nevada grabbing insulation to protect their water pipes at home from freezing. >> it has happened before and then it would burst. this morning. small earthquake. they had caused this what it meant. the break sent water pouring into four homes for at least 45 minutes before crews could shut the water off. >> rupture. >> 22° the other day. >> keeping warm is top of mind for many. >> and space heaters are hot items during this cold snap. the store is averaging three

shipments a week just to keep up with demand. >> space heaters, tabletop heaters. >> we found this man by all of the heaters that he could for his airbnb ranch. >> i have some little cabins i want to keep warm. we are getting little space heaters to keep the pipes warm and to keep us warm. >> several warming centers open in sonoma county, dividing overnight shall differ unhedged people. important it is to protect dogs and cats from the cold. this four-legged shelter crew was keeping warm and holiday sweaters. >> if it is uncomfortable he called for us, it is uncomfortably cold for them. >> abc 7 news. >> we are watching the fog. >> it will be cold overnight. lows.

29 to santa rosa. low 30's in concord, livermore. it will be quiet cold. let's talk about the fog. you can see overnight not only will be have increasing high clouds, that dense fog in the central valley will spill through the delta, which of the inland east bay and to solano county. the flood advisory will be in effect until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. visibility will be down to about a quarter of a mile or less. producing hazardous driving conditions and on top of that, we have a spare the air alert for tomorrow. air quality is declining. only moderate air quality in other locations. indoors and outdoors. >> >> good reminder. the fog in your throat.

the manure in san francisco's union square has been lit. take a look. this is video of last year's celebration. the 20 food -- 22 foot tall manure will be lit. the lining of the manure has been a tradition in san francisco since 1975 and we will have much more on it and other lighting ceremonies. the house committee investigated the january 6 capital right. final report on the committee's findings include more than a 1000 witness interviews. this will wrap up a year and a half long inquiry with that committee set to dissolve at the end of the year. the biden administration is on track to lift pandemic related

regression restrictions on wednesday. port authorities are ready for unprecedented levels of migration. >> over the past week, roughly 2500 migrants have crossed into el paso, texas every day. city officials are declaring a state of emergency. >> asylum-seekers are not safe. >> the mayor saying emergency declaration would give authorities the resources to shelter migrants across the mexican border. millions of migrants are making the dangerous journey from latin america hoping to flee poverty and violence in home countries. you want to make sure we are prepared for that. >> title 22 is an policy here.

across the globe without knowing what their health status is, that almost by definition is a public health risk. >> alex padilla says the biden administration has been planning for the end of 42 and places blame with the trump administration. >> the prior administration starved the department and agencies that we need not just to patrol the board about to process these lawful asylum claims. >> a u.s. court of appeals panel in washington dc blocked efforts led by 19 gop states challenging the expiration date of december 21. abc news, los angeles. >> the white house post-covid response coordinator is trying to clear up confusion about whether people should be getting the bivalent booster. he is urging people t

another shot if it has been six months since the last one. this comes as health officials say there has been a 40% increase in covid cases and hospitalizations since thanksgiving. efficiently, people are gathering. driving the increase. >> despite the advice, it seems americans have been slow to adapt to the new booster according to a kaiser family foundation study. 44% of adults who received the original vaccine series say they don't think they need a booster. argentina came out on top in a thrilling world cup final in qatar today. this was the scene at sheep sullivans bar in northridge after argentina beat france on

penalties. plenty of many french fans gathered on broadway in san francisco. even more people bundled up and braved the chilly temperatures to watch at san francisco's official finals watch party. chris alvarez will have much more on your world cup pilots coming up in sports. there were plenty of -- there was plenty of holiday cheer. performances. organizers also hoped people would spend some time shopping at local businesses. much more to come including new developments with twitter. links to other social media sites now banned as elon musk appears to put his own fate into users hands. and given back in the east bay. the efforts to make sure

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>> in the south bay, a deadly crash near highway 87. it happened just after 2:30 this

money. the chp says a car hit a pole and one person was killed. northbound lanes of 80 54 closed for more than two hours after the investigation. president biden marked the 50th anniversary of the death of his first wife. a private memorial service was held in delaware. their 13 month daughter, naomi were killed on a way to pick up a christmas tree when a tractor-trailer slammed into their vehicle. his two sons were critically injured. president biden was joined by the first lady. the service. twitter is trying to curb the competition. twitter announced today it will ban links to other social media sites including facebook and instagram. accounts that try to direct users to other platforms need to

be suspended. there will be a book for major policy changes. he also tweeted a poll asking if he should step down as the head of twitter. the temple along local organizations hosted a blanket and toy drive for kids. committee members have been collecting buckets and toys since november. >> those things and more. it has become a great >> it is tradition. this marks the 39th anniversary of the like it toy drive. the pup celebrated his 86th birthday at the vatican over the weekend. in true birthday fashion, pope

francis enjoyed a cake that he shared with a group of children. to remember in children suffering the ongoing war in ukraine. christmas, santa stopped by san francisco. he comes of a slide. and we will come to break. it does look clear but he warned, it is cold out there. spencer christian is up next with your accuweather forecast. >> coming up in sports, no 49ers today but this is one of the most amazing endings in football history. what an early christmas present for

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he will be back at that spot from 12:00-4:00. hoping for good weather but it will feel seasonally cold out there. >> let's look at temperature change. you can see it is going to be cooler in some spots. seven degrees cooler in concord. the chill is settling in. here is a live view under clear skies. 48 degrees right now. temperatures in the mid to u 40's in oakland, palo alto. dense, morning fog.

increasing clouds and cool tomorrow. it will bring with it warmer weather. here is a look at the forecasted generation. this is important to bear in mind. you can see that dense central valley fog. most severely affected by dense fog. visibility will be down quarter of a mile or less. it is going to be really chilly. we will see lows in the mid to upper 30's.

here is another live view as we give you the air-quality report for tomorrow. wood-burning is prohibited both indoors and outdoors. highs tomorrow mainly in the low to mid 50's. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. cloudier and cooler tomorrow. a little bit more mild on tuesday and wednesday. in the beginning of a warm-up that will continue into christmas weekend. check out saturday and sunday. christmas eve and christmas day. we will see high temperatures in the mid 60's. hope you like the forecast. they made a stop in toronto.

he hit three straight threes. the warriors up by 10. dante dear vincenzo, gets to his buddy, jordan poole. the warriors up by 14 at recess. third quarter, what about more? th this is the jordan poole show, everyone. this will give him a ne career-high. he finished with 43 points. >>, like the term must win until

you have three losses in a playoff series. that is what a must win is. as i said before the game, i really like this team. i think we have a chance to be really good. the fact that we are having to climb out of the hole and find ourselves, figure out our identity, guys are having to find roles, it is rewarding. >> stanford women hosted tennessee. double-double. 12 rebounds. their only loss c carolina. the 49ers victory in seattle clinched the nfc west.

ever. so the touchdown counts. three seconds left. it looks like the patriots will run it out. he gets going a little bit. he looks like he might break it but then gets caught up. he does a lateral backwards. that is the raiders's chandler jones. what? what happened. he is going the other way. 48 yards. an incredible game winner everyone stunned. the raiders went 30-20 four. one of the most stunning, craziest, wildest finishes ever

in nfl history. aaron rodgers and the packers will host the l.a. rams right here on abc 7. green bay needs a win to keep their very slim playoff hopes alive followed by a special edition of after the game. france and argentina, messi scored twice to give argentina delete. kyle mbappe with a hat the final. a chance to win it here. there it is. off goes the shirt. storybook ending. the third ever world cup title. this cap is an incredible career. i watched that raiders finished live. i can't remember a finished like that in a long time. that got me screaming and i scream a lot. but like that. to those announcers after the

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