moving forward, finding solutions. >> a cold start to your weekend. drew is here to tell you when it will warm up. >> a storm could cripple your holiday travel plans. what you need to know if you are traveling. >> a giant aquarium tank explodes overnight, sending tens of thousands of gallons of water and hundreds of fish flying. >> the -- >> do you know when you are at the aquarium? it actually happened. drew: all of the water. the fish went flying. >> drew: fish were flying. >> we are taking you on a

journey. drew: through the will keep this cold weather with us. right now, we have been doing this for several mornings now, bundle up out there. 37 in oakland. the same in san jose. you are freezing in palo alto. it is cold out there. take all the precautions you need. although winter gear is needed. we have fog out there. it is thick in the north bay. we will watch the fog closely. expect a lot of sunshine today. the sun is up here at 7:18. we are slow to warm. yesterday felt comfortable if you are out in the sun. a close look at the highs

the weekend forecast coming up. experiencing can be dangerous for on housed people across the area. in an urgency shelter has been opened -- an emergency shelter has been opened. they do outreach efforts the day before it gets cold to let people know the service is available. >> it just feels good. someone will be sleeping out and have frost on their body when they wake up. instead they can be in the warming center. >> pets are also at risk during these temperatures. they should not be left outside in the cold. dogs can feel the cold and get hypothermia the. they put holiday shelters -- they put holiday sweaters on

the dog's at the shelter to keep them warm. >> starting today americans are facing severe weatr. te startin today,liss efaeaer. the first significant snowfall of the season for many people, authorities have a warning for drivers. >> we have a lot of people who are off the roads with disabled vehicles. >> in the south we are getting a new look at the aftermath of a tornado outbreak. the bottom line, if you are traveling this weekend, be prepared for slow roads and possible delays, especially if you are headed east. >> you can check the forecast anytime and get live doppler 7 on demand on our tv app.

>> som developments in the search for a woman with dementia who has been missing. she was found safe. virginio was found wandering inside a target. a loss prevention officer noticed she had been walking around for 2 hours. the officer immediately recognized that it was virginia. she was spotted trying to cash -- >> one of san francisco's oldest restaurants is claiming victory against its insurance company. they settled a their insurance group after they refused to pay a covid claim. as leanne melendez this could mean that other is this is get settlements to.

>> an iconi ordered to close due to the spread of the coronavirus. over 50 employees were told to go home. >> that was one of the hardest days of my life. i had to look family in the eye and tell them we will shut down. >> they quickly filed a claim with their insurance company. the insurance company wasted no time in responding. attorney joe cushite and his staff represented the restaurant. the losses have to be related to physical -- remember that word -- physical damage to the restaurant. in this lawsuit, the attorneys argued that the policy also included business interruption coverage.

who caused the interruption? the city and county of san francisco. remember the word physical? because covid is a very contagious virus, it created direct physical damage and dangerous conditions to property and people. >> it was not just a virus flying through the air. every table, every chair needed to be cleaned. people had to be called in to clean the entire restaurant. >> hence the term " physical damage." the justices asked for more legal arguments from both parties. that is when hartford decided it was time to settle with john's grill. hartford did not return our calls for comment. >> someone said, " we could end up with a bad decision that will affect us throughout the state

of california." they were looking at huge losses. >> john's grill said the money obtained will go to the employees affected by the closure. the family has contributed a lot to -- > an abandoned high school in contra costa county went up in flames overnight. there was heavy smoke and flames. no reported injuries is unclear what caused the fire. drew: let's go our east bay hills camera this morning's showing nuclear conditions. it is a bit colder than we were this time yesterday morning. we will look at temperatures in the south bay.

subfreezing in santa clara. we are 33 in allen rock. we find those temperature into the 30's in the coldest spots this morning. san francisco and half-moon ba are coming in that 45. -- coming in at if you are traveling to new york, boston, you may have some travel delays this morning. du jour weather into the 40's by 9:00 a.m. we will max out in the 50's. we will have -- it feels nice out there. cold mornings out there. in the dry conditions continue for hanukkah. let's get a check of traffic with jobina.

jobina: we have a fog advisory along highway four so a heads up on that. there is a live look in the emeryville showing you 80, headlights traveling westbound towards the maze. things are light for your commute. we do not have any part delays for once -- once. no blocking issues. highway four to walnut creek, just a quick six minute ride. tracy to dublin, coming in at minutes. reggie: still to charities looking for your help this season. >> and what caused an to explode at a popular tourist spot. reggie: this live

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kumasi: you have to look at this -- a huge aquarium first in berlin, germany over -- burt berlin, germany last night. two people got hurt in this. initial indications are that cold weather may have caused a crack in the tank, which exploded under the weight of the water. reggie: a new round of missile attacks in ukraine at the hands of the russians overnight. authorities there have reported explosions in at least 3 cities. at least one city is without electricity. they claim russia launched 40 missiles at targets across the country but they were able to shoot down 37 of them. kumasi: a landslide in malaysia

has left it does instead. at least one of those killed is a five-year-old boy. it happened at a hillside tourist campground outside of kuala lumpur. conditions this week. is stuck in peru as the country deals with massive civil unrest. there are large protests. tao and her b peru before the unrest began. supplies to the hotel are cut off. >> our point of cont u.s. embassy said, " i hope you guys are flexible. hopefully in a week by christmas we should be able to get you guys out." they are also -- they do not

know what will happen. reggie: the usa department issued alerts to americans saying to shelter-in-place. kumasi: five law enforcement officers are facing charges in the death of green. as injury after ge explains, his family says -- as andrea explains, his family says that police initially lied saying he died in a car crash. >> 5 officers have been charged. >> jubilation for the family of ronald greene who died in 2019. a grand jury indicted five officers seen on body camera beating him. >> even though it was a small victory, we are still left heartbroken. >> green's family also

that the officers will be substantially punished. >> they need to be held accountable. >> police claimed green died after a car crash, despite police trying to suppress this body camera video, it was released two years later, showing greens violent encounter with officers. >-- police arrest. green can be heard apologizing. when officer later admitted to hurting him. an autopsy found that cocaine in green's injuries were factors in his death. police claimed they used force for their run personal safety. greens family say they want changes in policies and procedures. >> i do not feel like there is

public safety for black and brown people. >> greens family has filed wrongful death civil suit against the officers involved and their superiors who they claim tried to cover up the truth. reggie: with christmas over week away many bay area charities are in need of donations for holiday efforts. gloria rodriguez in the newsroom with how you can help. >> the countdown is on for these charities to make sure they have everything they need for their christmas programs. a of domestic violence had an adoptive family program for the last 10 years, but -- ado pt-a-family program for the last en years, but the need this yeae

haf thoseamilsthese are the is collecting for their adopt-a family program. i spoke with one of the place or members -board- members. >> it was a nice experience, something good to remember from being a kid, because you do not necessarily have much if you are living in a shelter. they were able to give us a lot. >> what is hard on their guests is a -- our guests is a the covid era help is fading. we have to pay more to --

anthony's in san francisco. they feed those in need year-round and he is reminding folks to remember those in need all year-round, not just at christmas to. people can donate this saturday at the st. anthony foundation in san francisco. they are also accepting donations online until christmas. those who want to donate to reviews place, can donate gift cards. contra costa county family services is welcoming gift card donations for kids in the foster care system. there are so many ways you can help out this holiday season. you can check out the websites of those different nonprofits you are interested in and donate their directly. kumasi: i appreciate, that knowing exactly what is helpful.

this is what you can do. reggie: and people -- drew: and people step up. kumasi: i love it. drew: we are almost there. reggie: we are almost there. i don't know time. kumasi: i don't either. reggie: time is just a construct. drew:drew: i know it's not this weekend. are you done shopping? bring me your gift! kumasi: i wrapped it. i didn't want to do too much. drew: i would have wrapped it. kumasi: i will show you. you can judge my wrapping. drew: it is all about the edges and the corners. kumasi: well -- [laughter] reggie: i'm not confident. drew: was there any kumasi: there was a reasonable amount of tapekumasi:. [laughter]

drew: ok. " a reasonable amount." it is another cold there. we have frost and freeze warnings out there. dry weather continues, unfortunately, into next week. we are in the 30's for the most part out there. subfreezing in spots. we have been doing this for several mornings. most of the region is under som kind of cold weather alert. that just means bundle about their, take those precautions -- bundle up out precautions. it is always 101 this c where we have thick fog via problem first thing. -- thick fog

thing. we have rain in the pacific northwest. the bay area stays dry. sunday evening at hundred begins -- begins. saturday and sunday at those outdoor plans. we will cloud up early next week. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know this morning. reggie:

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kumasi: here are the seven things to know this morning -- arrests have been made in the death of jasper woo. he was a 23 month old who die while driving in his car. reggie: another night of freezing temperatures. warming centers have opened up across the bay area. kumasi: -- drew: it is another cold morning out there.

we have frost advisories, freeze warnings in effect. you will get sunshine later today. we will next out in the 50's. kumasi: johns grell has it settled a lawsuit against the hartford group. to the owners of the restaurant to suit after the insurance company refused to pay a claim -- s company refused to pay a claim related to covid closures. e have rash reported right now in snd 238. you see that minor slowdown in the area. kumasi: the wait is over -- avatar the way of water is now in theaters. disney is the parent company of 20th-century studios as well as abc 7. space x

monitoring satellite into space. nasa wants to map nearly all the water on earth's surface to generate data on factors like ocean temperature. that could have an impact on us in the bay area. >> how the curre sealevel changes, as you get closer to coastlines, the bay area there is a lot of complexity there. kumasi: experts believe understanding flood patterns could help us recover and store valuable water being lost. reggie: mortgage rates dropped for. the fifth straight week -- the fifth straight week. for most of the year the rate has been going up. at this time last year the average for a 30 year fixed rate

was around 3.1%. kumasi: gas prices are dropping too around the state. they are down four cents in san francisco overnight. in the state the average is $4.42. nationally the average is $3. we found a gas station in concord offering gas for $3.19. reggie: elon musk now banning accounts previously critical of him. why he says they've violated the rules. right now this live look outside. (♪)

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>> building a better -- >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. reggie: more than a year after the death of jasper woo, police

have made an arrest. kumasi: what comes next as the -- at the southern border as title 42 is set to expire. reggie: oakland could be in the middle of financial crisis. why the city might end up in the red. kumasi: yeti coolers on shore. the guy who has already collected 2 dozen of them. reggie: merry christmas. kumasi: good morning. we made it to friday. it is december 16. drew: wh man. we will find temperatures around freezing. keep your heads inside in the warmth. we will find frost advisories in effect until 9:00 a.m. this morning.

everyone is under this warning first thing this morning. santa rosa, we have areas of dense fog first thing right now. here is how the day shapes up. later this afternoon it feels quite nice with sunshine. we will preview that we can forecast coming up in 9 minutes. kumasi: one of the men of the deadly shooting of 23 month-yeaold he was in the back of his mother's car when he was struck by a stray bullet. gloria: now. and nancy o'malley announced a three arrest in the case and said a gang shootout led to the toddler's death.

we now know more about was led up to killing of 23 month old jasper woo. a bullet went through his family's windshield as his family drove along i-80 because 2 rival gangs were having a traveling gunbattle. legal stone about whether those charges will stay. >> what the da is going to is that the activity involved here, involving rival gains shooting at each other is such an inherently dangerous activity, when one person is killed everyone can be charged with murder. gloria:the bullet that hit jaspo

is believed to have come from an assault rifle. the link that prosecutors make to the weapon is key here. there is a potential for a plea deal, but the defense will still question all of this. reggie: this morning a setback for the biden administration in an effort to end the trump- remain in mexico policy. there are 2 separate immigratio issues happening right now. the remain in mexico policy prevents asylum-seekers from remaining in the u.s. while waiting -- that judge ruled against the white house on a procedural level. >> the question is did they do

it properly? under the apa there are public comment provisions. there are spelled out ways you caunr the strore tond policy ce bands asyt the southern border citing public health concerns. once it ends expected to be a surge of migrants at the border. the biden administration released a plan for dealing with that search. kumasi: thank you. developing news with twitter. multiple journalists had their accounts suspended and just about all of them are critics of the new owner, elon musk. the new york post and, cnn all had reporters

suspended. elon musk set on twitter the accounts violated twitter's terms of service, accusing them of sharing private information about his whereabouts. reggie: several people are wanted for a took over -- a takeover style robbery. police say the group entered the store, pointed guns at the employees, then smashed the display cases, and grabbed $80,000 worth of merchandise, before they ran out the door to a car waiting for them. all of the suspects are described as being in their 20's, wearing dark clothing. kumasi: a potential financial crisis for the city of oakland. it could see a budget that is several million dollars in the red for example,

fund which pays for fires, police, and other city departments is looking at more than $100 million in the whole next year. these are just projections -- in the hole this year. these are just projections. reggie: crews have demolishing a building in san jose as to goal goes forward with plans to build a transit village. you can see crews at work. this is on south montgomery street in the downtown area. this property sits in the footprint of the transit village and google will knocked down a total of 4 buildings. kumasi: the 49ers are one step closer to the super bowl this morning, becoming the nfc west champions. san francisco won 21-13. here is trent williams with that

locker room celebration. ♪ >> every year, we have to grind for it, we got in this atmosphere for hey ha di i'm just -- bg toimmy aat the done.>> he is definitely the mt poised druggie i have ever had. he has been like that since he has gotten here. under our circumstances, he got better and got better as the game went. kumasi: the 49ers will play at least one home game in january. reggie: steph curry will not need surgery but he is expected

to miss the next few weeks because of a shoulder injury. he is unlikely to play on christmas day against memphis. curry has not missed more than one game in a row so far this season. tiktok may be sending harmful content to teens within moments of them making an account. >> a new study cautioning parents about kids and tiktok. theorithm mmends pts on the for you page that may introduce users -- >> it'd that content is pus addictive, dangerous content to children that worried us. >> pretending to be 13-year-old girls. >> within moments it was sending self-harm and suicide content.

>> e to stay on top of their children's social media usage. we will have more on thi and what parents need to know coming up at 7:00 a.m. kumasi: the push to create a roller rink in the east bay. reggie: and the dog found in s that now has a forever home. drew: we have another morning with frost advisories in effect. we have clear skies out there. our temporary changes showing you we are cooler this morning in many cities. six degrees colder in oakland. we will take you into the east bay. we are down to 39 berkeley. bundle up. we are 34 degrees.

31 in palo here is live doppler 7. it is a mess across the northeast. snow, ice, an traveling there later today. into the 40's we go. by later today we will have a lot of sunshine. we will max out in the 40's. expect cold mornings, dry days ahead, through the weekend looking nice. sunday, the pattern continues. jobina: good morning. we want to get back to that crash we were following in san leandro. we are seeing that slow down increase. this is on southbound 880 before 238. not

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kumasi: a community in the east bay is looking to pu roller rink in west oakland, but as abc reporter john's tells us, their mission goes beyond lacing up their skates. >> everything

out as something small to do during the pandemic has slowly grown to a full on movement in their west oakland neighborhood. >> after my mom and dad passed away, rollerskating was no way for me to put everything. >> every week th local park and are joined by other skaters. on thursday they held a skating fundraiser, their ultimate to raise enough money to create a permanent skating rink for the west oakland community. we have made a lot of strides in this year. we are meeting every week. the park and would ideally look something like this -- an ambitious project that would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. >>we are not trying to replace anything that is already in the park. >> the rink would be a lot more

than just a place to gather. the group says it would be an investment in the community that >> a lot of youth in that community are underserved as far as nontraditional recreational sports. >> with fundraising underway, they hope to start the permitting process in the near future. the progress they have been able to make so far has been nothing short of remarkable. >> there are no words to sum up the gratitude i feel in my heart. thank you is going to have to suffice. >> in oakland, tim johns, abc7news. reggie: that venue though. kumasi: i want to go there! i'm doing too much. reggie: many parents may be considering tech gifts for their children for christmas, but what is the right age for giving your

kids their first cell phone? >> you are really traditional signs of responsibility and how they already handle screen time. if you let them play video games, are they good at respecting when time is up? do they show emotional issues when you turn off the videogames, or netflix, or something like that? do they do simple things like their chores? reggie: kelly says the right age is usually between 10 and 14 years old, sometime when kids are in middle school. if you are at my house, i think you would get a cricket, something very limited. you would get a actual cricketn -- get an actual cricket. [laughter] kumasi: a government report found emergency rooms make 7 million incorrect diagnoses every year. that is 6% of people who go in

for help. 375,000 of died because of that misdiagnosis. stroke is the most commonly misdiagnosed ailment. the most likely reasons for the errors are nontypical symptoms. women and people of color had the a higher likelihood of being misdiagnosed. reggie: actress jane fonda has a goone diagnosis. she is in remission. she called the news the best birthday present ever. she is turning 85 next week. kumasi: an alaska man has a collection of yeti coolers he found on the beach. he has found 23 of them.

they have been floating in the ocean since last year hundred cargo containers went overboard on a ship. a said that some coolers could be floating for up to 30 years before they make it on shore. reggie: i didn't realize the obsession over these yeti coolers until this week. kumasi: pplwhat color do you li? i like the yellow. reggie: they all go together really well, which was not the point of this. the san francisco spca held adoption party for a special pop. someone left -- a special pup someone left this pup behind at

the airport. i love the name of this pup -- it is polaris! that is business class. the for him for the holidays. him was with a san francisco area based pilot. >> this was a unique united air lines employee team who came together to make sure polaris was able to have a happy holiday. reggie: i always think that that was rooster. to celebrate the holiday season the sfsp fees for adult dogs and half off the adoption fees for puppies.

it looks a little bit like my dog rooster. drew: psa, really think about if you want a dog. all these people adopt dogs over the holidays and in the spring they give them back. kumasi: do work. reggie: since i have had personal experience with the sfspca, i think they do a good job with that. the interview process, guiding you through whether this dog is good for your particular home, and even for your particular neighborhood within your community. i told them i live in the mission, it is a busy area, so they were like, " these 4 dogs, not for you." they are good at screening. kumasi: cute!

drew: thank you. no one wanted that dog back? reggie: isn't that terrible? drew: you go through security with your dog? kumasi: that is not an airport were -- if there was any airport where i would want to be left, it would be sfo. reggie: polaris! kumasi: polaris is loved. drew: speaking of airports, let's go to oakland. got alaska that is southwest in the foreground. i'm so easily distracted. let's talk about what the forecast has in store. it. temperatures --

afternoon. temperatures are above average. you, will want the layers extra time to warm up the car. it is quite cold out there. this until 9:00 fog is an issue. i want to zoom in there. san rafael, santa these areas are dealing with dense fog first thing this morning. temperatures are really close to average for this time of year. tonight we do not have any warnings or advisories. it will be a cold night under clear skies. the next 10 days, you want rain you have to go well to our north. hanukkah on sundown on sunday, it is clear skies. here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. drive-thru the weekend, we will

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kumasi: welcome back. a holiday tradition in san is returning starting tonight. ♪ california theatre as dancers did a dress rehearsal for the not cracker. it is being put on by the new ballet.

there is a special version for kids called " my very first nutcracker." reggie: a family caught a thief stealing right from their front porch. a doorbell camera ticking off with 30 chicken nuggets. -- taking off with 30 chicken against. they later found the'food in the owner -- they later found the food in the owner's backyard. kumasi: the food at that long, especially if you have fries? you reggie: reggie: never saw bears in florida, did you -- reggie: you never saw bears in florida did you? kumasi: no. why is the food out there? was it a delivery service?

drew: have you never ordered food and then fell asleep? reggie: i walk. kumasi: to get food? good for you. [laughter] reggie: i'm not paying all this money! 100% walk score. drew: 100%! i think mine is 99 percent. there can eat pizza. that is the thing that is closest to me. a 40 piece? it is all about economics of size. get more! 5 nuggets or 40 nuggets? kumasi: do it. drew: get them all, eat them later. some of us don't have a 100%

walk score. you can see those temperatures are chili. keep your pets nice and warm. we will go into the 50's. kumasi: next at ruling for one of san francisco's oldest restaurants. how it could help other businesses impacted by the pandemic. reggie: an abandoned school on fire overnight. what might have started the fire in contra costa county. kumasi: a review of a controversial social media bill surrounding free speech.

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