>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> now at 6:00, dozens dead after a weekend winter storm. extreme conditions hampering holiday travel. how it is already impacting bay area airports this morning. ready, set, return. the holiday gifts that you might not have liked, will say. maybe they were not what you expected. we tell you how to handle those returns. and it's a foggy start where we are bracing for heavy rain, wind, possibly thunder as the atmosphere arrives. and you know that we are tracking it all. good morning, everyone. it's monday, december 26. hope you had a good holiday, a

nice weekend and hopefully you are enjoying today as well. let's check on the forecast withdrew. drew: good morning,kumasi. a live look outside from the east bay hills camera with a bit of fog out there, not too bad. it's a mostly cloudy day with rain and wind arriving later this evening after sunset. this is a strong level 3 storm on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale. later tomorrow we have heavy rain with strong and gusty wind, flooding likely in thunderstorms possible. because of that a flood watch is in effect for the entire coastline and north bay overnight through tomorrow and a wind advisory is in effect. strong, gusty wind, heavy rain hour-by-hour, coming up in about eight and its. kumasi: as you just mentioned, the unhealthy air-quality alert has been extended, no would

burning because of pollution -- no wood-burning allowed because of pollution in the air. we have live doppler 7 up for you on the website anytime, go to abc7news.com. this holiday season is becoming a nightmare for so many, millions still dealing with deadly winter storms. thousands of flight cancellations and delays have many wondering how they will get to their final destination and some areas in the country are bracing for even more freezing temperatures. justin finch has the details. >> a tragic holiday weekend for dozens of families planning funerals now after winter storms nationwide left at least 39 people dead. >> substantial, significant, devastating loss of life as a result of this winter storm. >> storm related incidents blamed for 17 deaths in new york state. 10 in the city of buffalo alone.

the toll is expected to rise. multiple people were found dead in or near their cars. >> people that were stuck in their cars for more than two days. people in their homes that are below freezing temperatures. >> the storm dropping nearly four feet of snow, with an extra two feet still possible in some areas. the buffalo airport closed until tomorrow, adding to the growing list of flight cancellations across the country. >> i don't have a choice. i'm going to stay here at the airport. >> thousands of passengers left stranded nationwide, some sleeping in airports. 2800 flights canceled yesterday. 6700 delayed. from coast, treacherous road conditions. brockton, illinois, several injured in an eight vehicle crash. ohio, a deadly

dark over the weekend. con edison, the power supplier to new york city, thinking customers for reducing their energy consumption, saying the system has now stabilized. inonma if you or someone you know has a flight scheduled, check the status area airports n delays and cancellations already this morning. we have a live look at sfo where they are reporting 30 delays and 45 cancellations. looking live now from the oakland airport cam. when it comes to this airport there are at least 16 delays and 29 flights canceled this morning. please check. now to the south bay, live look here, recording 15 delays and 29 cancellations. getting and of course giving gifts is a big part of the

holiday season. so is get malls will be again as this is one of the busiest shopping days of the year behind black friday and december 23. what do shoppers need to know before they head out today? >> good morning it happens every year. you get a gift that maybe just isn't quite right, so you want to return it. almost 20% of merchandise purchased in the holiday season is expected to be returned this year to places like santana row right here in san jose. because of higher labor and shipping costs, retailers are scaling back some of the generous return policies they have had over the last few years. many retailers have limited their windows of returning gifts where many stores use to have 60 to 90 day return windows, the number is dropping back down. if you need to return a gift

this year, consumer reports says to make sure the tags are still on it or that it is still in the original packaging. check the return policy and bring your id. >> retailers may accept open vox returns but you may not get full credit. don't open anything you think -- if you think you might return it . that's your best guarantee for the most refund possible. >> if you have something to return, remember to move quickly as the cutoff dates approach fast. walmart and amazon's until january 31. best buy cutoff date is january 14 for items purchased after october 24. target, you always have 90 days from when it was purchased except for electronics and entertainment. those are only returnable through january 24. remember, retailers run big sales between christmas and new

year's. if you return a gift in person you can avoid paying the attorney fees and maybe find a good deal on something else. live in san jose, helen. -- san jose, lena howland. >> thank you, guys. kumasi: frosty, festive pajamas like you have never seen before. and a winter storm hitting much of the nation. we will have the update on that. drew: we are tracking a strong level three storm later tonight. high concern of flooding on the roadways with hazards overnight. downed tree limbs and power outages with small stream flooding that is about to get wet and windy. we will go hour-by-hour and show you the storm after the break.

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kumasi: welcome back, everyone. the winter storm sweeping much of the country is creating interesting scenes to seeing the least. this family froze there festive pajamas in front of the house. you can see them standing upright in the front yard. the national weather service issued a wind-chill advisory for the area as temperatures fell below 10 degrees. at least they made the best of it. so many people are having a rough go. drew: we lucked out, had great weather this weekend but that luck is about to run out. tracking a strong storm moving in tonight. live look out of -- outside from sutro tower, one of the best things though is that when we get storms it clears out the air quality. today is a spare the air day. so that you can breathe easier tomorrow. the exclusive abc 7 impact scale, this is a pretty

strong storm moving in and overnight is when we will have the highest impact. rain with strong and gusty wind. flooding as well. mostly cloudy today, temperatures in the 50's to low 60's. going hour-by-hour we are drive-thru the day. rain at night in the north bay and as the evening goes on and we go into the night hours, we have pockets of heavy rain, bright colors, yellows, oranges and reds tomorrow morning. by 4 a.m. we expect heavy rain across the region and by 6 a.m. we have heavy rain continuing. if you are out early tomorrow or have to go back to work, prepare for the morning commute to be very slow. in terms of how much rain is expected, expect more than about eight and its. kumasi: having a look outside at the san mateo bridge, to give you an idea of what the traffic is looking like, you can see the people on their it's busy and it seems to be a pretty good ride

this morning. no issues to report right now and we will check back in if that changes. have a craving for pizza? two san francisco restaurants named on one travel website's best pizza list. and the first day of kwanzaa, we head bak, it's a ve looksi six: 12 loot downtown san francisco. downtown san francisco. trying to control my asthma felt anything but normal. ♪ ♪ enough was enough. i talked to an asthma specialist and found out my severe asthma is driven by eosinophils, a type of asthma nucala can help control. now, fewer asthma attacks and less oral steroids that's my nunormal with nucala. nucala is a once-monthly add-on injection for severe eosinophilic asthma. nucala is not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur.

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kumasi: san ramon police investigating two incidents targeting asian americans, hate incidents, christmas and christmas eve. elaine and her friend were meeting at an in and out, recording at tiktok and you can

hear a man making homophobicisto >> are y j >> i'm korean. [indiscernible] kumasi: goodness. you can see the pair laughing off the incident. >> it's like a fear response, your nervous. nothing else you can do in that situation except lath or laugh it off and keep looking behind your shoulder because we are scared he's going to follow one of us home. making it seem like a big deal -- not a big deal, a lot of asian people in general i think do that and i want to bring more awareness to this. i want people to realize how bad it is. kumasi: police say similar rhetoric was used in a separate incident yesterday morning. the police chief tells abc7news

that they are on the i-4 separate test similar incidents and they don't plan to go back. when it comes to that issue of race and social justice, abc 7 is helping you make a difference in your community, checking out a list of resources and how you can find an ally at abc news.com/takeaction. the central muni subway service stopping at 5 p.m. instead of midnight this upcoming weekend. tweeting that service will end early due to staff shortages and that will happen this coming saturday and sunday. there are not enough rail controllers to operate the free rail truck -- shuttle service. alternate routes are the 30 stockton and 45 union stockton set to come every 15 to 20 minutes. a travel website has released a list of the 50 best pizza places in the world. two of them are in san

francisco. tony's pizza and del pue on the list. pueblo started as a mobile pizzeria 10 years ago. now tony ge champion. 13 time. his restaurant is in the heart that winning in that pizza is so good. those slices? i love the big slices. drew: kumasi: me, too. you go and sit in the park right afterwards. [laughter] that's the location i like. there are a lot of locations but that's the one i like. have you tried the other one?

kumasi: i take one bite. real hungry. [laughter] drew: good morning, everybody. it's storm watch this morning and it has been such a drive pattern the last week to 10 days , it's changing tonight. this time tomorrow we will be in the thick of some heavy rain and strong wind. today during the day it's time to prepare, so to speak. we are dry in the daylight hours. temperatures in the 50's out there. 64 in san jose and concord. it's after sunset overnight when we have a strong level 3 storm that will bring about the heavy rain and strong gust of wind. on the storm impact scale with that level three strong storm, we've got heavy rain with strong gusty winds.

flooding is likely on the roadways. even a thunderstorm as possible tomorrow morning. look at the rainfall estimate. it's a short amount of time in which the rain will fall and the good estimate is that we will all see one to two inches of rain thanks to the atmosphere that slams into northern california. i think there will be areas with heavy downpours and you could see two inches of rain in some cities. that is why flooding is a big concern in the north bay, in the city and on the coast for sleep -- street flooding. some of them could flood early tomorrow morning. watch it closely. it's about the wind, to. wind gusting 35 to 50 miles per hour. a wind advisory is in effect for the east bay hills of the north bay and the coast for strong wind gusts blowing around those unsecured objects. good idea later tonight to not park under any trees, the tree limbs could come down.

because of the high surf advisory in effect, breakers are up to 25 feet. beach erosion will be an issue. winter storm warning in effect tomorrow, up to 5500 feet with two feet of snow and difficult travel conditions around tahoe. here's where the rain and wind is overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning [no audio] days of rain and on new year's eve we will have those weather conditions. kumasi: "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 and gio benitez has a look at what's ahead. drew: coming up, -- >> coming up, the latest on the holiday storm that left 30 people dead across the country, paralyzing the city of buffalo. four power substations attacked in washington state, cutting power to thousands and law enforcement and now a warning that extremist groups could be

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drew: we are on morning. later tonight a level three strong storm move in with high concern for flooding on the roadways. it will turn windy around here, we could see down tree limbs and power outages as well. live doppler beginning to enter northern california, strengthening later tonight, and during the daylight hours it's a mostly cloudy day that the rain flies after sunset at 6 p.m. moving into the north bay with on and off heavy rain first thing tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning, 4:00 a.m.. on your screen there's heavy downpours working through and by 6 p.m. we have heavy rain in the east bay and the south. one inch to two inches, even higher than that across the region. heading back to work tomorrow know that that morning commute

will be a slow one as this storm pushes through. kumasi: on christmas day day, many families work together to open presents, enjoy a holiday meal and hopefully catch the warriors when. but as with every christmas some people were out working. we have a closer look at those stories behind the holiday shift. >> here you are, merry christmas. >> there's a lot to love about the buena vista café in san francisco. for tony hernandez, working christmas day is a tradition. >> every christmas it has been a tradition for me for the last six or seven years. >> it's amazing and mesmerizing to watch them whip up those treats. >> coffee, sugar, whiskey, nice cold cream on top. people that come in are people like shanta rea.

>> it's an institution. my parents came here on their first date and that we are here as friends. so grateful and thankful for them working, we can be here and have that tradition of irish coffee on christmas day. >> in the san francisco chinatown restaurant, restaurants are packed with diners and waiters are scrambling to deliver dumplings and other dim sum items. >> custard buns. >> people often come to chinese restaurants on christmas day when so many other places are closed. >> we definitely don't take it for granted and are so appreciative. >> it goes without saying that while most people spend time with her family and friends, some are working. >> essential workers in various capacities working so hard to make our celebrations joyful and safe. >> including our firefighters. >> we are here for the public. for the citizens of san francisco.

>> at the firehouse 13 fire department the crew is working and there is a way to show thanks to the staff. >> today the officers cook for the firefighters. normally it's the other way around. it's like a day off for them. >> whether or not you are working, the holiday spirit is all around us. >> merry christmas. >> and media crews like edward and i are working today. merry christmas, everyone. >> happy holidays, bay area. >> san francisco abc 7 news. kumasi: i like that. kwanzaa begins today and there will be special events to celebrate. it all starts at noon at city hall. there will be a performance and poetry reading at 7:00 tonight. city hall will also be lit up tonight in red, green, and black during the public library will be hosting a game day at the library at 2 p.m. and you can

register for the event at s fpl.org. next at 6:30, the mega millions mega jackpot, one of the biggest prizes in the history of the game is up for grabs. plus the warriors season of giving. >> how was your christmas? >> very good, so far. very. >> a special day for fans before the christmas day game. we are taking a live look outside right now. we'll be right back. sometimes a cough isn't just a cough, so it's better to be prepared. binaxnow™ gives you reliable results in 15 minutes and detects multiple variants including omicron ba.5. binaxnow™

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house is blaming for what it calls a cruel act in front of the vice presidents ec home -- d.c. home. tonight, a new atmosphere is arriving andrew has more on when the heaviest down oars are expected. hope you had a good holiday, are having a good relaxing start to the week. it was so nice this weekend. i hope you enjoyed it. drew: nice and dry and warm. tonight, rain returns to the forecast. it will be a strong level 3 storm on the storm impact scale. visibility is an issue in the north and bay. we have a dense fog advisory in effect until 9 a.m., 40's and 50's out there right now. here is how your day will shape up. in the daylight hours you will be fine, dry with mostly cloudy skies. after sunset rain and wind arrives.

a levels -- level 3 strong storm tonight into tomorrow morning with heavy rain and strong, gusty wind. a flood watch will go into effect later today for areas shaded in green for the threat of localized flooding with a wind advisory is well going into effect overnight. we will track the heavy rain and talk about the strong and gusty wind hour-by-hour, coming up. kumasi: with all the weather moving and you can get the latest forecast and weather updates on the abc 7 news streaming app available for roku, apple tv, fire tv, and google tv devices. renewed concerns about the security of the electrical grid coming after more power substations were vandalized, knocking out power on this miss. derek dennis has the details. >> new attacks this morning highlighting the vulnerability of the power grid. sunday, christmas day, three power stations were broken into.

two of them vandalized. as a result, to, and puget sound energy reported 14,000 customers left in the dark. urging customers to report outages. >> you don't think much about , turning the lights on, but when you lose power for a few dayst >> fe we substations were up at -- attacked in washington and oregon last month. two more in north carolina. the targeted shootings leaving entire towns and counties without power for days. >> we confirmed this was malicious intent, no accident. >> the local sheriff says that duke energy crews saw someone shooting from a vehicle near a power plant and speeding off. shell casings were covered, search warrants issued in the case. it wasn't clear if they were for a person or people in the area. >> every investigator working on the case, state, local, and

federal, know what you want and that's answers. >> many substations are vulnerable because they are in remote areas and unattended to. christmas day the statement from the peers county sheriff says deputies are conducting the initial investigation and do not have any suspects in custody and it's not known if there are motives or if it was a coordinated attack on the power systems. one former regulator said he can't recall another month as many physical threats made to the electrical grid and a recent homeland security bulletin warning that domestic extremists have been developing plans to disrupt the grid since 2020. abc news, new york. kumasi: the bay area set to receive 279 million dollars in federal funding next year according to the chronicle where the funds will go towards expanding transportation, homeless services, environmental projects, and more. nearly 190 projects will get money, each district getting 15

to $29 million. the senate and house passed the bill last week and the president is expected to sign it by the end of the week. it happens to everybody, you get a gift you might not like for the holidays and you might onto exchange it for what you really want. what do you need to know if you are planning to take your items back to the store? lena is live in san jose with more on how to handle those returns. >> packed once again today as this is one of those busiest shopping days of the year not just for gift cards for returns. almost 20% of merchandise sold during the holiday season is expected to be returned. now, because of higher labor and shipping costs, retailers are scaling back on some of their more generous return policies of the last few years. many retailers have limited their windows for returning

gifts where many stories used to have 60 to 90 day return windows but that we are seeing the number drop back down. if you need to return a gift, consumer reports says make sure the tags are still on it or that it is still in its original packaging. check the return policy before you go and bring your id. >> if you have a gift receipt, it will be a much better chance of accepting the. -- the return. >> if you have something to return, remember to move quickly, cut off dates are coming fast. walmart and amazon has until the 31st of january. best buy is the 14th. target products have 90 days from when it was purchased except for electronics and entertainment. those are only returnable through january 24. remember, many retailers have

big sales still going on right now in between christmas and new year's. so if you are coming to return a gift in person and want to avoid extra return fees, maybe you can find something else better suited for you. live in san jose, lena howland. kumasi: distribution kicking off in san francisco, 2000 breakfast and meals served to those who may be alone this holiday season. including ham, turkey, various sides. some guests said it gave them the feeling of home. >> reminds me of you know, back home. when you don't have no family, you feel good to eat some turkey. kumasi: love that. glide on the go vans delivered 250 holiday meals to encampments. the christmas celebration included musical performances as

well as a serving that sermon. a long-standing tradition for the salvation army, holding their annual christmas meal delivery program. hundreds of local volunteers delivered meals to thousands who cannot leave their tne. gls, g d went and delivered enow to a ce time, carolers gathering to see inside a metro station in the ukrainian capital while an air raid alarm went off across the country. ♪ this year the community decided to go underground to protect carolers in case of the air raids. here in the bay area, ukrainian carolers continued to keep the spirit alive. ♪

>> the sounds of a ukrainian christmas carol. her mother's safety by her side, bringing her to the bay area to flee the war. >> it's been a joke for -- joyful holiday still because she is finding traditions here as well. >> cooking traditional meals, celebrating with friends. quick she was so happy, speaking and singing ukrainian. >> their heart, still in their homeland under seizure. a russian attack on christmas eve killing at least eight people. >> it's four minutes away from our family home. >> the president of ukraine with a historic visit to washington last week. urging congress to deliver more

aid and presenting speaker pelosi with a ukrainian flag. on it, signatures from soldiers. >> we pray for those trenches, you know? it's them. they are our heroes. because of them, ukraine still stands. >> standing in their hometown, a christmas tree. >> when i saw the tree in my hometown, i immediately thought of resilience. >> she says this tree is symbolic of the determination of the people to stand tall and proud. >> these people still have the strength and dedication to find the strength to celebrate. >> maria, her mind is still home , hoping to someday return.

an arrest, what charges is the suspect now facing? tax saving tips, what should you consider before the year comes to an end? drew: we are on storm watch. later tonight and atmosphere will move in to bring heavy rain and some strong, gusty wind. one of the benefits, it will help the air quality. it's a spare the air day thanks to the overnight rain. you can breathe easier tomorrow and we have the exclusive storm impact, it's level 3 later tonight into early tomorrow with heavy rain and strong, gusty wind. flooding is likely thanks to the gusty wind with a thunderstorm possible. storm concerns overnight, hazardous travel with flooding on the area roadways. downed tree limbs are possible with power outages and we will watch the straw -- smaller streams and creeks for flooding. during the day, prepare for wet

weather. totally dry during the daylight but later tonight after the sun goes down the rain arrives first in the north bay but overnight just on and off heavy rain into early tomorrow. by 4 a.m. we are seeing a line of very heavy rain with bright colors on your screen that continues at 6 a.m., 7:00 a.m. and the south bay. if you are returning to work know that the commute is going to be slower than you are used to. t 50 mile hour. we take y t tol withnow he sierra. we will have that in about nine minutes. kumasi: taking a look outside at the traffic this morning, from the camera looking at the bay bridge you can see people making their way across very easily this morning.

hitting the roadways and we want you to have an idea of what you will expect. if anything changes,

kumasi: welcome back, everyone. greg abbott is being blamed for dropping off migrants in front of the home of, harris in record -- kamala harris in front of -- in the record-breaking cold. some were only wearing t-shirts before being given blankets and taken to a local church. the white house is calling it a cruel, dangerous, shame. . habit has not responded. 2022 is coming to a close and it's a good way to look at last minute ways to save money on your tax bill. lori rodriguez joins us with some tips. >> happy holidays.

one way to reduce what you owe uncle sam is to boost your retirement savings. it could offer big tax benefits. contributions to your 401(k) could affect your paycheck before the income taxes are a duck -- reduced. you can contribute up to 2500 dollars for 2022 and if you are over 50 you can make a catch-up contribution of $6,500 for the year. your employer may match money that you put into your retirement 401(k) and you could. contributions could come from pretax or after-tax dollars. our forbes advisor tax analyst camberley washington has some advice. >> you can put up to $6,000 into the account and you have some time to give or put more money into the accounts, you don't have to do so until april 18 of next year, the tax deadline. >> it's important to check the

balance in your flexible spending account. pretax money to positive could be used for health-care expenses not covered by insurance. washington says you should check your account balances and spend down your account because you could lose it all after the 31st of this month. charitable donations also can give you an added deduction but make sure that your charity of choice is a tax-exempt organization. kumasi: now for your morning money report, the irs is postponing its new tax rule for those who get paid with -- for goods and services with apps like event mode and apps -- at sea. it would apply for payments of more than $600 over the course of the year. the postponement concept concerns from a multiple industries as well as some lawmakers. tomorrow's mega millions drawing is at 560 $5 million, the sixth largest in the history of the

game. the lark -- odds of winning are one and 350 2 million. we don't want to state -- still your joy so play anyway and we hope you win. christmas day, you saw the grizzlies grizzlies on abc 7. there were vip guests watching in person and it was a special surprise for the season of giving. we have the story of their pregame meet up. >> as the warriors made their way to the court, they made the christmas handoff to the kids cheering them on. >> who gave you that gift? >> clay. >> the first gift is full of winter swag. >> shirts and a hoodie. >> you like it? >> yeah. >> it's the second after that lights up his smile. >> ipad. >> pretty cool? >> is it better than socks? >> yes. >> priceless for his dad.

trey is battling a kid disease. >> it felt real good to bring him here. >> the kids here are from family house in san cisco. your station helps families and children who are battling cancer. they are invited to participate and watch the game as part of the season of giving. >> he was diagnosed with stage nt. was five now. >> ry says thn in remission foro pastew have been tough. her husband was at home with their daughters while she and her son were in and out of ucsf for months on end. >> financially it's hard. mental, i would say 75 percent to 80% of couples divorce when they have a child in medical. it was a tough situation.

>> he says that the getaway the warriors game with some gifts was a big deal for her kids. but so was the fact that her son fought and survived. saying it's the first real christmas they have had years. >> it's been an amazing transformation. if you had seen him a couple of years ago you would say it's not the same kid. he's made a comeback. >> the big sister there is old enough to understand what it means that he's still alive. >> i was super happy to go to the warriors game. i love spending time with my family. i just really like sports, too. >> must be nice that your brother can join you this year, too. >> yes. >> i love that. christmas may be over but one song continues to top the charts. >> ♪ all i want for ch you ♪ kumasi: yes, all i want for

christmas is you. the 1994 hit topping the billboard hot 100 chart for the fourth christmas in a row. the popularity of the song on streaming platforms has created a repeated surgeons, making it the wrong to have four separate holiday runs at number one, breaking the all-time record on saturday for the biggest single day stream on spotify with more than [indiscernible] does that make sense? drew: if someone else beat her i would be surprised, like what, who? kumasi: finishing broken. drew: it would not be ok. let's bring back some rain showers tonight. we are on storm watch with some first level three storms of the season arriving. this morning it's quite pretty out there. a live look from the tam cam showing you beautiful sunrise in the east and north bay right now. during the day we are dry. daylight hours, mostly cloudy. temperatures in the upper 50's

to lower 60's. turning stormy after sunset and overnight tonight. level three storms with heavy rain and strong, gusty wind on the storm impact scale. our first level three storm of the season. tonight to tomorrow it's heavy rain with strong, gusty wind thanks to the atmosphere in northern california with flooding on the roadways a high concern. thunderstorms also possible. rainfall overnight into early tomorrow morning, the really good estimate is one to two inches of rain with likely higher amounts for downpours and setups. this is where we have concern for flooding on the roadways where the flood watch is in effect for the north bay, san francisco, the entire coastline. poor drainage areas are starting to see flooding overnight as well. the wind is also a concern because early tomorrow morning at 4 a.m., look at the gusting

southerly winds. 45 to 50 miles per hour overnight, there's a possibility of tree limbs coming down with ice and power outages. it's a good idea to not park under the trees tonight. high surf advisory, you got the picture. feet causing beach erosion with dangerous conditions. a winter storm warning in effect tomorrow. we will see a half foot to two feet of snow. highest up to 35 feet. certainly travel will be difficult under this winter storm warning. just prepare. tomorrow morning the commute will be messy and slower than normal with the heaviest rain and wind. setting the stage for a wet week. waves of rain coming through midweek and even new year's eve. we expect rain to move through the region. kumasi: if you received a parking ticket in santa cruz,

look closely. a 19-year-old has been arrested accused of creating and distributing fake tickets with fraud charges that involved a qr code to direct victims to the website. he admitted to the hoax but said he never got any payments. detectives are looking for other people who may have received a fake parking ticket. officials with the faa and ntsb are investigating a fire on a plane. 160 passengers had to be evacuated. the fire started right after the plane landed. >> the captain came flying out of the cabin with a fire extinguisher and was doing like in o.j. simpson over the seat. putting the fire out. kumasi: passengers had to exit the plane using the emergency slides. faa said that initially they reported a smoking laptop in the

cabin after landing but it turned out to be a smoking phone charger that caused the flames. nurses at the summit medical center are on strike, they will be walking the picket line until at least next monday at medical centers in berkeley and oakland. it's their third strike this year as they demand of wage increase that the hospital calls unsustainable and they are raising concerns over working conditions, continuing education , and benefits. we are just a few days away from 2023 and a few days away from new laws in california. we want to show you the long list of changes we are going to see that covers everything from traffic, retail, privacy and crime. you can find each of them at abc7news.com. it's only out for 10 days but already brought in more than $850 million globally. disney and 20th-century's " avatar the way of water," fifth highest grossing movie of the

year, making $250 million could domestically. the strongest turnout outside north america is chump -- coming from china, korea, and france. the sequel is expected to continue gaining sales by the end of the year. a third film i released in 2024. disney is the parent company of abc 7. up next, the seven things you need to know today and you can watch all newscasts live and on-demand in the abc 7 bay area news app. you can download the app now to start screaming. as we had to break, let's see what it looks like outside beautiful beautiful monday morning looking at the embarcadero. the bay bridge in san francisco. it's 6:5

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know at least 34 people have died in a winter storm that hit so much of the country. thousands of flights are either delayed or canceled today and dozens are right there in the bay area. drew: we are on storm watch. our first level 3 strong storm of the season arrives and we have heavy rain with strong, gusty wind. flooding is a high concern overnight, hazardous travel even early tomorrow morning. gusty wind bringing down tree limbs and power outages. we will keep our ion the streets where they are flooding. kumasi: a live look at the emeryville camera right now, not bad for the monday after a holiday but as you mentioned, storm tomorrow, could be a lot. number four, staffing shortages are forcing a stop to the muni ntrasu midght ween there are not enough rail controllers to

operate the shuttle. number five, the bay area is set to receive 270 $5 million in federal funding next year going towards expanding transportation, homeless services, environmental projects , libraries and more. number six, kwanzaa starts today and there will be several events in san francisco to celebrate. festivities start at noon at city hall. that there will be a poetry reading later in the day and at the main library there will be a family game day at 2:00 this afternoon. number seven, look at this. a family in indiana surprised with a christmas miracle. police say that earlier in the day someone broke into their home and stole all the gifts so officers got in touch with some people to replace the gift to make sure the kids had presents under the tree and you can see it meant the world to them. drew: remember coming around the corner as a kid to see

everything? kumasi: and it's the bike for me. it's that bike. they are so happy. i hope you all had a wonderful good morning, america. deadly holiday winter weather. dozens killed by the arctic cold and massive winter storm sweeping across the country. the city of buffalo paralyzed. nearly four feet of snow trapping people in their cars and in their homes. hundreds rescued. the misery felt coast-to-coast, wreaking havoc on holiday travel, with thousands of flights canceled. plus, the passengers forced to evacuate a jetblue plane using the emergency slide, after a phone charger started smoking. breaking overnight, new attacks on the power grid. thousands losing power in washington state on christmas