being called the holy grail of clean energy and scientists may have made a huge breakthrough. the announcement that could change the way we power our world. kumasi: governor newsom goes to the southern border as a the surge of migrants trying to get into the u.s.. and covid numbers rising. the recommendations that could be coming to york county. kumasi: shopping at costco is about to get more expensive. the cfo, saying membership fees are likely to go up. as long as they don't touch the food court. reggie: right. but they said they would never do it. and now they said they've got to do it. kumasi: it is the economy. reggie: things change. thank goodness, because where the news. welcome. kumasi: what is today looking like, drew? drew: it is cold. freeze warnings in effect. we are well into the 30's in

most cities right now. 35 in oakland. it is chilly in the east bay. it is in effect until 9:00 a.m. today. the aware, you may find frost on your windshield. but we are also watching this. there is fog. when you get fog close to the freezing level it can turn into freezing fog. it can create icy situations on area road ways. that is something we will keep our high on. just know it is cold to start our tuesday. here is a live look outside. our golden gate ridge camera showing -- take the hat, gloves, scarf with you this morning. i do today we will max out in the 50's. tonight freeze warnings expand into a larger portion of the bay area. we'll talk about how cold we get in about eight and its. kumasi:

will be unveiling the findings from scientists. they think they found a new, cheaper way to power our world. lena howland is joining us live from livermore with all -- with what all of this is about. lena: the world is watching the lab this morning as scientists inside believe they may have cracked code -- cracked the code for what is being dubbed the ultimate power source. scientists are expected to announce today they have finally acd a net engy g crtingto create e reaction. mini v nuc saing close to 200 ss at a tiny piece of metal the size of a pencil eraser, trying to fuse hydrogen atoms into a helium atom since helium weighs less than hydrogen the difference becomes energy, and the hope is this breakthrough

could lead to an unlimited source of clean energy, ending dependence on fossil fuels. >> there is no carbon emitted from the fusion reaction. you don't have the same long-term waste. fusion power plants do not have the ability to melt down. lena: it could be ye we see the effects of this breakthrough. still have to figure out how to channel enough of that energy on a widespread level to create fusion--- fusion power plants. but this is a significant step forward. live in livermore, lena howland, abc 7 news. kumasi: the energy department is set to make this announcement at 7:00 a.m. we will bring you it live on our streaming show. if you are not streaming with us right now, take a minute and download our bay area. reggie: last year's deadly shooting at the railyard in san

jose. after an internal investigation the transportation authority said it had no advanced warning of the attack. the suspect killed nine of his coworkers that day before taking his own life. in the months that followed a temp worker died by suicide. 47 witnesses were interviewed for the report, and the governments previous interactions with coworkers were poland question. the investigation found nothing signaled imminent violence. >> there have been several cases where direct threats were made and appropriate action was taken. the fact that somebody thinks somebody may do something is insufficient to get a restraining order were to take any further actions. reggie: an attorney for the family of a victim is disputing the findings, telling abc 7, our investigation indicates managers were aware of direct threats of violence cassidy made in the months before the shooting.

eta says there have been many changes made, like more access to mental health resources, and a study of workplace culture and climate. kumasi: this morning, the call for all of us to return to masking indoors is getting stronger as covid numbers surge ahead of christmas. santa clara is the first county to slip back into a high tier for covid. the cdc recommends wearing a mask in public places. salon and napa counties are in the medium tier. while there are no masking requirements for the general public, some doctors say there is good reason to be cautious. >> if you are going to be out in public right now you are going to be encountering these viruses. at least, you have a high likelihood of getting infected with them. kumasi: health officials say getting your vaccine booster is one of the most effective ways to fight covid. reggie: the person who shot a teenage boy in oakland is still out there.

a grieving community gets answers about these shootings. the team was killed friday night on avenal avenue near 67th. on sunday morning a man was killed on 16th street. of times officers were tipped off to gunfire by the shotspotter system. police chief leronne armstrong talked about the loss of the teenage boy. >> you know, i've said many times that it hurts our community even more when it is a young person, a 16-year-old. it affects our community, it affects the family, it also affects his school and those who knew him. reggie: the killings bring oakland's homicide total for the year to 115. kumasi: happening today, the sf mta board could begin the process of eliminating 1000 parking spots. this is to give muni buses more room at stops.

some 1200 of muni's 35 hundred stops our flag stops. cars can legally park at them. buses or streetcars can stop in the middle of the street to pickup and drop-off. the board will decide whether to change the parking spots00 - prs will improve safety, and opponents say this will make street parking harder. reggie: officials are grappling with an increase in migrant crossings at the southern border. border patrol says they are at capacity. governor newsom went to the border to see the problem for himself. jobina: he visited a state-funded migrant center that provides services to asylum-seekers in imperial county. shelters have been overwhelmed as they process asylum-seekers. some are worried it will only get worse when the trump-era border policy ends this month. the policy allowed border agents to force migrants to return to mexico before they applied for

asylum. >> people are going to fall through the cracks. young kids are going to be sleeping on the sidewalks. it is an immigration system that has to be reformed. yet there is no discussion of it in congress, because the republican congress wants nothing to do with it. jobina: the state has spent nearly $1 billion working with nonprofits. homeland security secretary alejandra mayorkas plans to visit el paso, texas today. one of the most impacted areas of the border. here is a live look at our east bay hills camera. we are clear out there. we are cold. used to this picture. for the week ahead we are storm-three. expect dry conditions, cold mornings, brisk afternoons, and a lot of sunshine over the next several days. this morning you want to bundle

up. it is one of those mornings where we are near or sub-freezing in most cities. the freezing mark in palo alto. we are down to 35 in oakland. take several layers with you. want to stay warm this morning. visibility right now, we have a thick fog in parts of the north bay. that is certainly impacting this morning. that fog lingers through the 9:00 a.m. hour. by about noon we will start to see some 50's pop up on the board, and later on today, very similar to yesterday, we will max out in the low to mid 50's. it is bright on your tuesday. take the sunglasses with you as well. we will have bad sun glare once that some comes up. a freeze warning again for the north bay. now we have a freeze watch for much of the east bay southbay, we will flirt, if not go below

32 degrees. we will take a look at overnight lows and show you the seven-day forecast in about nine minutes. jobina: good morning, everyone. we will say that everything is pretty much clear as you head out the door this morning. we are going to bring you this live picture at the san mateo bridge. everything is moving at the limit. we have no advisories from the chp or blocking issues. our coliseum camera. those headlights are traveling southbound. we will let you anything changes. yesterday we had a number of issues. not the case this morning. tracy to dublin, 39 minutes. antioch concord, 14. mine ride.aano, it was an overall view of our map. most likely it is green, which is good news. reggie: still to come, the country where young people will no longer be allowed to buy cigarettes forever. kumasi: the stunning details from uvalde.

the outrage now as it has unveiled many in the department did not have mass shooting training. training. reggie: what the life is expensive. so why is omar snoozing like a baby? because he made the smart choice to shop with ikea, with new benefits for ikea family members, including 5% off all eligible purchases in-store. every visit. every day. ikea

kumasi: there is new outrage this morning over the deadly uvalde school shooting. an independent review found there was no active shooter policy in place then the local sheriffs department at the time of that attack. the review also found only 20% of deputies had received active shooter training. the sheriff has received no training. new details came out during a county commission meeting. many -- many members of the community called for him to be fired for his failure to mount a response at the school. >> i was in total shock. i could not believe that, with all of the mass shootings that have taken place, just in texas alone, that there was no policy in place. it was a total shock. of course it is very difficult.

my son and daughter-in-law just cannot keep it together to be able to enjoy the holidays. it is going to be definitely different this year. and very sad. kumasi: acti is not required by texas law. since the shooting the sheriff's office has put an active shooter policy in place. reggie: this morning san francisco police want your help to find the person who attacked a 79-year-old woman on a muni bus. we want to warn you, the video is tough to watch. the attack was captured on surveillance video. you can see this man knocking the victim to the ground. it happened december 3, around 11:00 a.m. the victim was getting on a bus to go to work for her shift at oracle park. >> i get in the bus, him standing up. he kicked me out with his foot in the stomach. reggie: the victim is ok and is

already back to work, and once again riding the bus. investigators are asking anyone with information to come forward. kumasi: the president of the san francisco police commission is up for another term in april. but some progressives are pushing to fast-track her reappointment, despite criticism. cindy las is one of the longest-serving members of the commission. twice the board of supervisors has unanimously supported her, and she appears to have the votes necessary to be reappointed. phil matier ways and. -- ways in. >> the current board, which is leaning to the progressive side, is afraid in the coming months may be new members that do not share that philosophy, and they want to preempt the idea of somebody else becoming a critical vote on the police commission. kumasi: here is a closer look. six month ago the board had seven progressives, but the two

new elected supervisors are more to the center. this means there will be six moderates and five progressives. the san francisco police recruit -- police commission will decide the future of the city's safety policy. some big issues, should police be allowed to pull people over for a minor infraction? should police have potentially armed robots? and what will happen when chief phil scott retires? reggie: president biden is expected to sign landmark legislation. the respect for marriage act requires states to recognize marriages from other states. it gained support from lawmakers across the aisle. abc news will carry president biden's signing of the bill at 12:30. kumasi: more big changes at twitter. the company reportedly dissolved its safety council. the council was one of the institutions created to make

twitter safer and more civil. dozens of civil rights leaders, academics, and others from around the world had volunteered their time for years to be part of this council. the washington post is reporting members were told the council is no longer the best structure to bring external insights to twitter. reggie: building a better bay area includes helping uplift our communities. how many are doing what they can, local food banks say they are struggling. donations are down, while the need is up. we spoke to one volunteer at food bank of contra costa in salina. she said there was not always enough to eat when she was growing up. even now, some of her family struggles with food insecurity. boxed a lot of people don't have to deal with that, and that blows my mind, people who do not experience thatse struggle, that is just like, we lucked out. reggie: the food bank says it is serving 100,000 more people per

month than last year, and 25% of them are children. kumasi: your cosco membership is going to be more expensive. company's cfo said the increase will happen soon. he did not specify exactly when or how much the increase will be. the last membership increase was in 2017. this announcement comes a month after costco's against competitor, sam's club, raised its prices. in thing that is not going up and cries is hotdogs. the ceo vowed in september they would never raise the price of pot dogs. reggie: new zealand has the goal to become cigarette-free by 2025. today it passed a law banning cigarette sales or anyone -- sell tobacco by 90%. now decreasing the chemical amount of nicotine allowed in tobacco products. new zealand's minister of health said there is no need to sell a product that is proven to kill half the people that use it.

lawmakers passed legislation 76-43. kumasi: the oldest member of bts is officially part of the south korean military. jin reported for military service. many fans gathered at the base to say goodbye. the other members are expected to join the military in the coming years. their enlistments have prompted a debate in south korea over whether to revise the country's draft system to provide exemptions. this means the group likely will not be playing again until 2025, at the earliest. reggie: can we go back to cosco for a second? reggie: yes. drew: i get mesmerized by how they make the pizza. they put it on the spinning thing and then the red sauce, a spiral? they are hypnotic. reggie: i want to see the line. kumasi: that is what we were talking about. and i was in cosco the other week i bought some eggnog and i went to the self-checkout. they were like, if you want to

buy this -- because it had alcohol in it -- you need to go. i said, i'll put this back, because i can't. the line to the food was longer than the line to check out. people were patiently lighting -- patiently waiting. drew: last night on my tiktok feed i was alerted to the fact that -- let me know if this is right -- you don't need a membership to get the food at the food court. someone told me you do not have to be a member at cosco to get the food at the food court. reggie: you also don't have to be a member to use the pharmacy. drew: correct. kumasi: is that why the line was long? drew: i will get my hotdog. kumasi: i will get up there when i get up there. drew: that's probably why it is long. wouldn't you want it, though, if you did not have to pay for the membership? kumasi: the line. i don't believe in a line. drew: what is worse, cosco

parking -- i will say, trader joe's has the worst parking set up. they purposely put 10 spaces for groceries -- for a grocery store that can hold 100 people and you fight it out. i don't love it. cosco, you will find your way. kumasi: i always find a good spot at cosco. drew: really? i always get airport parking, like way back in the corner. kumasi: i don't know what that is. drew: she's like, a1. reggie: she doesn't believe in lines. they don't exist. kumasi: i'm gonna put this back. drew: we are clear. envelope. we had a cold morning out there. freeze warnings are in affect. this morning freeze warnings will expand to include the south way -- the south bay. it is most of the north bay,

part of moran, all of napa for temperatures that are sub-freezing in spots. area-wide it is cold. most of us waking up to the 30's. 32 in novato. you can see freezing from livermore to palo alto. the mild spot is this city, coming in at 43 degrees. expect a lot of sunshine. we are expecting a cloud-free sky today. it is bright, it is brisk. bundle up. you may need some extra time to warm up your car this morning, so you may find frost on your windshield as well. tonight, freeze warnings for the north bay, and now we have freeze watch is in effect for the south bay and east bay. we are more confident tonight that temperatures will get close to, if not drop below 32 degrees in a lot of locations. it is another cold night tonight. take all of those precautions. take your pets inside.

protect your pipes as well. expect sunshine the next several days. temperatures pretty steady, in the mid-50's. that is below average for this time of year. we will get a dry weekend. saturday and sunday expect partly cloudy skies and temperatures below average. kumasi: coming up, the seven things to

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effect this morning for much of the north bay, area-wide we are waking up to cold temperatures in the 30's. it is a right day today. take the sunglasses too. images mainly in the 50's later today. jobina: we have a crash on the antioch bridge in the northbound direction. the driver is trapped inside the vehicle. expect minor delays in this area. kumasi: janet jackson is going back onto her. ts at a.m.n untainiew reanbull the playful eight-year-old dog is working at a rehab center on the outskirts of the kyiv. there he is. workers say vice has tricks, but

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faces of cryptocurrency, arrested in the bahamas. reggie: lighting up chinatown. the event is this owners hope can help bring back customers and their money. kumasi: reunited and it feels so good. the dog back with its owner after seven years. good morning, everyone. reggie: first we check on the weather. it is cold outside. drew: we have freeze warnings in effect. we have widespread readies, if not sub-freezing temperatures to start out your tuesday. we want to bundle up out there. we are at 31 in santa rosa. 32himornin to see you have any frost on the windshield. this is lasting until 9:00 a.m.. here is where we are finding some of the coldest temperatures this morning. i'm of our cities waking up into the upper 20's. we also have performed to talk

about. we are down half a mile in petaluma. one mile in livermore. when you have a fog, close to freezing temperatures, that could create slick areas of ice. that is something we are watching closely this morning. our rooftop camera at kgo, looking clear. bundle up. it is a brisk afternoon. tonight those freeze warnings will expand to include part of the east bay and southbay. we will talk about that coming up in eight minutes. kumasi: thank you. new developments this morning in a fight that caused outrage in san mateo. after hours of debate and more than a week with adam mayor the city council has appointed omron sleep -- amirance l rex good morning. there had been controversy over whether to vote lee in. the council had a split vote.

this even though san mateo's mayor has been the council member the most seniority. the city council voted in lee. lee is san mateo' and asian mayor. she has been on the council for three years. three of four councilmembers are new to the board. over 100 people when in person or called in to comment on the mayoral debate. and also the appointment of a fifth councilmember. a majority of them urging the council to make lee mayor immediately. lee, making a statement after her appointment. boxed this year is going to be one of owning and growing together. it is incredibly rare to have so many new councilmembers. as we transition to b

-district elections, let's from member to stay united by considering our needs and interests of san mateo as a whole. >> you voting in a fifth councilmember, with one of four voting against. crks erged among members. there were issues such as housing that split the council, and that has made the appointment of the council's fifth member all the more important. that person could be seen as a tiebreaker for some of the city's biggest issues. reggie: thank you. just 90 minutes from now the energy department is expected to make a major announcement that could change how we power our world. it was discovered here in the bay area at the lawrence livermore national labs. that is where we find lena howland. what do we know about the discovery? lena: good morning. here at the lawrence livermore labs, scientists believe they may have discovered the holy grail of clean energy, saying it

could change the way we power this world. today scientists are expected to announce that they finally reached a net energy gain, creating more power than it took to create the reaction. they have been re-creating mini versions of the nuclear fusion that powers the sun, aiming close to 200 lasers at a tiny piece of metal the size of a pencil eraser, trying to fuse hydrogen atoms into a helium atom. the hope is this breakthrough could lead to an unlimited source of clean energy using hydrogen and help in the dependence on fossil fuels. >> you want the individual atoms to be going so fast that when they run into each other they overcome repulsion and fuse, and blowback apart and release way more energy than they had to begin with. lena: it will still another decade before we see technology used to power the lights in our house -- homes, using this method.

this is still a very significant step forward. live in livermore, lena howland, abc 7 news. reggie: that is amazing. the announcement is expected at 7:00 this morning. you will have its streaming on abc 7 live. please download that a area app wherever you stream. kumasi: after a legal ballot -- legal battle there are plans to create housing for people in north san jose. concerned about traffic come -- nonruction.t traffict now there is hope this vacant building could become a solution in the housing crisis. the project would create the first housing units in north san jose in more than a decade. but it is not stopping there. >> over the next decade we hope to build tens of thousands of how -- tens of thousands of housing units. these will be greener, smarter, and transit-oriented. this step makes that possible. kumasi: the first step is

beginning -- is slated to begin in 2023. reggie: a man accused of shooting another man in his neighborhood is -- let's see -- is back in custody after a judge revoke his bail. mark henry waters pleaded not guilty yesterday. the das office said the shooting happened in october, when the victim was walking to the store. prosecutors say waters shot the victim while his back was turned. henee vtim himkene in high. anyway. there is nothing that would cause him to fear the victim. the victim had not stepped foot in his driveway, in his front yard. reggie: the victim is black. the alleged shooter is white. the reason i bring that up is because there could be potential hate crime charges involved. attorneys said water's car was

broken recently and his garage door openers were stolen, and he thought the victim may have been one of the suspects. the judge said there is no evidence the victim is connected to the previous crimes. kumasi: this morning the stanford native behind failed cryptocurrency startup ft acts is under arrest. authorities tracked him down to the bahamas. jobina: authorities bankman-fried into custody last night in the bahamas after prosecutors charged him with fraud. the sec alleges he diverted funds from ftx to his other company, alameda research, but concealed the move from investors. eventually ftx collapsed. >> this is a whole new kind of scheme. they were looking at the use of customer funds from ftx to satisfy funds from alameda research, which is the trading firm he founded. jobina: regulators signal this

may be the first of multiple charges to come. the sec said there are ongoing investigations into other securities law violations, and into other entities and individuals. bankman-fried was set to testify before congress today, but that has been canceled. reggie: today marks one month since the murder of four college students in idaho. police have not been named a suspect or motive. police are using analysts to comb through surveillance video. they say they are being tight-leapt to protect the evidence they have. right now they are looking for who might have been driving a white hyundai near the crime scene the morning of the murders. >> we are not leaving any stone unturned, but you can see for yourself the vast amount of information, the ever-growing amounts of people speculating, and rumors, and hearing new things. we want to know all of that, and we are piecing it together. reggie: the parents of one of

the victims is trying to raise money for a private investigator. detectives said they do not know who the target was, but that one victim may have had more gruesome injuries than the rest of them. kumasi: there are new guidelines about how to deal with diabetes. this year it includes nearly 100 new recommendations. diabetes patients are recommended to lose 15% of body weight rather than 5%. the new guidelines also called for more screenings for ulcers and arterial diseases. the valley of the white lotus was one of the most talked about episodes on tv they share. morgan norwood explains how the show is inspiring world travelers. morgan: white lotus wanderlust. >> god. are you kidding me? look at that pool. >> you guys are going to have such an amazing trip. morgan: fans taken with its

setting, sicily. hopper telling abc news that searches for vacations there are up 50% this season. >> i am impressed you are even here, and you are old, no? >> if you are thinking about that sicily trip, try going early may or next fall. you are going to get the best deals and really be able to stretch your italy trip budget further. morgan: this is not the only show inspiring travelers. we will show you some of the locations in america seeing an uptick thanks to vacationing viewers. i'm morgan norwood, abc news. kumasi: holiday event at chinatown business owners hope will lead reggie: reggie: to a christmas boom. janet jackson is coming back to the bay area. when she is playing and when you can get tickets. first, and check on the weather with drew tuma. drew: ♪ it's all for you ♪ let's look outside.

we have generally clear skies from our east bay cameras.live h satellite. it is quiet across california. get used to this picture. it is going to stay that way. freeze warnings in effect for the north bay. 28 in clear lake. 32 in novato. fairfield at 30 degrees. area-wide it is a cold morning. 35 in oakland. you can see gilroy coming in at 34 degrees. 10:00 a.m. we are warming into the 40's. by lunchtime we will have a couple of 50's. later today we will top out in the low and mid 50's. below average, but it will be a bright day. bright and brisk on your afternoon. 53 for san francisco to oakland. about 52 in napa. tonight we continue another

freeze warning for the north bay, and now a freeze watch has been issued for parts of the inland east bay, we will likely see numerous drops below 32 degrees. we will take a closer look at these overnight lows in about nine minutes. let's check in with jobina and see how we are doing with traffic. jobina ian younow thatn e antio bdge we will begin whivlook e, showingou 8 right htrang pltoa. ligs -mengghts just flipped on. this looks like a bridge crew. happened there. it did look like there was a stall was reported in the westbound direction. our drive times here are looking really nice. antioch to hercules, 33 minutes. highway 85 to the san jose airport is going to be around a quick eight minute ride.

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reggie: part of our commitment to building ar bay area means keeping an eye on our local economy. san francisco's chinatown was hit hard during the pandemic. but there is a new kind of holiday celebration there, and it is the first time they have done this. j.r. stone brings us the story from chinatown. >> the festive dragon in chinatown monday night. but on this night it is not just about those unique sounds. ♪ on this night, it is about the holiday lights hanging from many chinatown businesses. something never seen before here. >> it is actually the first time we light up for christmas in chinatown. j.r.: frank choi earns -- owns own out tearoom, which happens

to be the oldest dim sum restaurant in america, at 102. still, others in chinatown are hurting you to a quiet financial district and what he calls a lack of convention traffic. >> i think we are struggling the most in terms of san francisco. we basically have 20% of the regular office lunch, and in terms of tourists as an example cisco i think we are not even 50% of where we were in 2019. j.r.: holiday s the dragon, colorful lights funded by a $500,000 grant. initially was -- ini thought was 20 to 30 business of would be interested in lights. >> merchants signed up for it and they are all willing to decorate their store and make it pretty. >> come and see the lights. j.r.: business owners tell me it has been tough going this year,

and they are hopeful that people will make the decision to come and holiday shop in chinatown, and hopeful that the holiday light program will help that. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. reggie: could we have lunch in chinatown? kumasi: i would like that. reggie: let's do that. kumasi: brock purdy is listed as day-to-day after suffering an oblique injury. the 22-year-old was the last pick in this years draft. on sunday he led the 49ers to a dominating performance over the buccaneers. and tom brady. abc 7 spoke with coaches from his alma mater in gilbert, arizona. >> he was always going to do more than what was asked of him. it was just an unbelievable pleasure to coach. >> i'm sure his stock is rising with other teams too. it is impressive to see. kumasi: seven rookie

quarterbacks have made their nfl debut against tom brady. all of them have lost, except for brock purdy. reggie: you are not ready for this story. a texas man's dog ran away years ago, and now they are reunited. but they are 1000 miles apart. what did his dog go through? this is jazzy. jazzy runoff during the fourth of july years ago. jazzy's owner recently call from orange county, florida. they rescued a dog. the dog was abandoned in a motel without food or water. so they scanned her for a microchip. chip your dog. i knew as soon as she went to a vet i would get the call i have been waiting for for seven years. i always wondered if she was alive. i always wondered if she was happy. she is not right now, but we will get her feeling better. reggie: wow.

not long after he got the call he flew out to orlando to pick up jazzy. she is now getting back into the life she once had. she has been through a lot. this poor dog. what happened, though? kumasi: what did happen? how did jazzy end up in that hotel room? reggie: who leaves a dog in a hotel room? people are wrong. i glad jazzy is back home. florida. kumasi: we didn't have to go there. we didn't have tther plenty of s in florida. [laughter] reggie: you are right. kumasi: loved. [laughter] reggie: anyway, janet jackson is going on to her. kumasi: the presale starts this morning. ludacris is joining her as the opening avenue -- opening act. the show is set for june 16 make here in mountain view. tour starts in april. where? reggie: florida. kumasi: start with the best.

[laughter] presale, today at 11:00 a.m this is only if you have a citi card. reggie: is that true? kumasi: i asked you yesterday and he were like, you don't need a car. reggie: janet said you would get a code on your website. drew: when will my chase card ever be relevant? it's always amex, always citi. reggie: fan club presale -- kumasi: i'll tell you later, drew. reggie: i'm sorry. the fan club presale starts today as well. so, if you are in the fan club, then? kumasi: are you in the fan club? reggie: i'm not. i am a jan fan. we stann -- w

drew: we stan jan reggie: i need to update you. this is a tour called "together again", right? but she also says she is honoring the janet period album. kumasi: that is my favorite. reggie: that is her best album ever. anytime, anyplace. drew: also just pray that ticketmaster holds up. can keep it together. kumasi: and the bots. drew: and the bots are not botting. reggie: they make us go through everything. drew: godspeed, jan fans. hope you get tickets. here is a live look at our a oakland airport camera, where we have clear skies. it is a cold morning. we have freeze warnings in

effect for the north bay. it is a chilly afternoon, and then those warnings will expand tonight to encompass more of the bay area. it is a dry pattern. here is the freeze warning in effect for much of the north bay, where we are finding sub-freezing temperatures this morning. might want to add a few minutes to your morning to warm up the call -- to warm up the car. we also have dense fog as well in the north bay. widespread 30's. want to bundle up -- you want to bundle up. you will want to have the gloves, the hat, the scarf. futurecast showing you it is nothing but sunshine on your tuesday. 53, popular temperature today. we will go to 54 in san jose. a freeze warning for the north bay, then we have a freeze watch for the inland east bay and santa clara valley for cold temperatures. you're more confident late tonight that more of us may fall below freezing. be aware of that. it is another cold night on the

way. here is the seven-day forecast. cold morning today, another tomorrow, but a lot of sunshine in the afternoon. heading into the weekend, you can finally get outside and enjoy saturday and sunday. partly cloudy and temperatures in the 50's. reggie: not only janet coming back, cirque du soleil is coming when you can get your tickets for that show. kumasi:

>> moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7news. >> the holy grail of clean energy. a local scientist may have made the breakthrough. we are roughly a hour away from the announcement that could change the way we power our world. >> a trump immigration about to expire. governor is traveling down south. reggie: new restrictions and recommendations where you live. it is tuesday, december 13. we will start our forecast with drew. drew: bungle up.