announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> now at airlines under fire for canceling thousands of flights. more than have already cut today. why the airline says the winter storm is not all to blame. >> a strong storm in the bay area right now. this is what it looked like this morning in santa rosa. how much rain we are getting and more is on the way. >> live look outside right now and we cannot say much because of the rain, but people are still out on the roadways. th is e drew his explaining the t and what this means. >> it is causing problems this

morning on the roads. good morning. it is december >> do you want to go back to before the holidays? >> i do. >> can we get a redo? >> it was more relaxed but today, you are busy. drew: one of the things that will help is the air quality. a lot of people have been breathing harder the past couple of days. fresh air moving in and this has delivered one to three inches of rain already. winds up to 74 miles per hour. dublin, pleasanton, union hayward, you are seeing heavy rain. redwood city to palo alto also seeing rain. flood advisories in effect for a lot of us because of the standing water on the roads. level 3 strong storm until 9:00 a.m.

downpours, road flooding and strong, gusty wind. you are going to want to wait if you can until after 9:00 a.m. to travel. it will be easier. the walnut creek camera showing you the rain. the worst rain and wind until 9:00. between 9:00 and noon the showers will become more scattered. after lunchtime, we are drawing out and done with the storm. we will go hour-by-hour and show you the end of the storm and more rain in a few minutes. we have a lot going on. sue: we have got 56 different incidents on the chp. a typical morning would be 15. we have a high wind advisory on the golden gate bridge and rain coming down heavy at time. we also have the wind phenomenon that makes the bridge whistle. you will hear it all across the span. no major accidents on the span.

we have falling rocks partiallyl anca me uthbound 880 before jackson in the east bay we have an accident. 101 has an accident concord wig versus a car. lots of time needed this morning and keep your distance between other cars as the commute gets busier. kumasi: so much going on. we are on storm watch because it is bringing a lot of wind and rain. i want to show you what it looks like. this is 1:00 a.m. in santa rosa. you can see the wind whipping the flag around and heavy rain falling. lena howland is live in the east bay with what is going on right now. lena: good morning. we are live in hayward in the

parking lot of the south lane mall where we are already experiencing a lot of heavy rain, causing problems for drivers this morning. we are seeing light flooding on sidestreets, gusty winds, and a lot of slow-moving traffic along 880. this is a live look. keepn mind we are under a flood advisory until 2:00 this afternoon as this rain is only expected to get heavier. let's look at like an hour and a half ago when we were on our way here. the rain was coming down extremely hard, causing dangerous driving conditions this morning. already stuck in traffic because of the rain. local businesses we spoke with in santa rosa are bracing for a potential power outage and flash flooding. >> there might be some flooding,

i am assuming, downtown. >> if we do not have electricity, we will use candles. we have plenty of them in the store. lena: last year's atmospheric river brought widespread flooding and power outages across the bay area. more of the same is expected today, bringing a messy morning commute with wind gusts between 35 and 50 miles per hour. if you have to be on the roads this morning, whether heading into work or back home from your holiday vacation, make sure that you slow dowon the rdo not use n these conditions and make sure you have extra following distance between you and the car in front of you. we are going to continue to stay out here and monitor conditions. we will give you an update in the next half hour. lena howland, abc 7 eyewitness news. kumasi: you can get the latest

forecast and weather updates on the abc 7 news streaming app. karina: southwest is apologizing to customers and employees for challenges it calls "unacceptable." 70% of flights were canceled yesterday, and today, 60% are canceled, including oakland international. melanie woodrow has more. melanie: for passengers at oakland international, all signs pointed to a bad day. >> it is crazy. melanie: after a four hour delay, kimberly did not get home to oakland. >> it is total pandemonium. melanie: mike's flight was canceled. >> i can tell as soon as i got out of the car when i was dropped off there was an issue, because there was a line snaking all the way out of terminal 2, which is primarily the southwest terminal. melanie: in the latest update, southwest says it is working to recover from operational challenges following consecutive

days of extreme weather. captain casey marie is the president of the pilot's association and captain at southwest. >> it has been catastrophic. it has been a failure at every level. our processes, our i.t. was not there to support the operation. unfortunately, our customers are bearing the brunt. melanie: unlike other airlines that use the hub and spoke system, southwest flies point-to-point. >> they do not have hotels and they do not know where they are. melanie: kimberly heard that firsthand. >> we do not have a crew. melanie: the bahamas vacation also canceled. >> i was not stranded, which i think would be worse. melanie: stranded passengers had few options when it came to their bags. >> there is announcements on the loudspeaker that if your flight was canceled, it is going to be a 1.5 hour wait to get your luggage. >> we decided to leave our bags and we would pick it up later today. melanie: but it is not clear

when that will be. captain murray expects this to go on for days. >> this is going to continue until there is sweeping change to the way southwest operates. melanie: southwest says with safety first it anticipates additional changes with a reduced level of flights as we approach the new year holiday. "we will work to make things right for those we have let down, including our employees ." kumasi: officials report 51 people have been killed in the monster storm that is paralyzing the east coast. the majority in upstate new york. the area is expecting another foot by this afternoon. state police and residents are doing everything from shoveling snow to using snowmobiles to find anyone stranded. >> we are doing a vehicle by vehicle search with our partners from buffalo police and fire. it is a task force mentality. kumasi: the national weather

service says buffalo saw 43 inches over the weekend. president biden a proved a federal declaration of emergency to speed up the response. coming up, bart's open house. why they want your opinion on projects it is planning. karina: an entire lighthouse was covered in ice. makes you cold just thinking about it. drew: i am drew tuma. heavy rain this morning in the east bay, southbay, and flood advisories in effect for a lot of us. we have a lot of water on the highways. hydroplaning threat is high and we are seeing floods in the poor drainage are

kumasi: arctic conditions continue to hit the midwest and

east coast. this is footage sh pads at the ice on top of look michigan. and this lighthouse is frozen with giant icicles spanning the railing. according to the national weather service, blizzard conditions brought this region up to 24 inches of snow. drew: oof, no thank you. kumasi: no thank you. drew: we are on storm watch. live doppler 7 showing light, scattered showers. really focusing on the east bay, southbay and peninsula. that is where the atmospheric river is focusing the rain. from dublin to pleasanton, it is a bit of a mess. union city and fremont, those bright yellows and oranges indicating heavier rain. sunnyval clara, downtown san jose and the next hour will get heavy rain. this is a classic december storm. live doppler 7, you can see this

comma shape. this is funneling all the moisture into northern california. this atmospheric river is living up to its name, giving us one to three inches of rain and wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. will keep it at a level 3. flooding and strong, gusty wind. rain still along 7:30 and as we head toward lunchtime, the heavy rain is out and this afternoon, we dry out. more storms are headed are way. we will show you that in about eight minutes. let's see how we are doing with our traffic alerts. sue: a lot of them. 61 incidents on the road. typically at this hour undermining commute we would have maybe 15 or 20. but 61, yikes. it is flooding, standing water, high wind. 880 through oakland and we have standing water at broadway. 580 at fruitvale we have

flooding. 580 westbound at green veil we have middle lanes blocked. on the san mateo bridge they are reporting a problem on the high-rise blocking the right lane. sig alert 242 at concord where a big rig is blocking two lanes of traffic. kumasi: thank you. still ahead, if you hate talking on the phone, you are not the only one. the woman who is helping people have those conversations. karina: how long we can expect a worker strike at a ba bay area hospital to last. kumasi: live look at the rain we are seeing. this is san francisco. level 3 on the storm watch scale, we will keep you updated.

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karina: registered nurses plan to be off the job once again today. the nurses walked off the job saturday and say they will continue their strike until monday. it affects the summit campuses in berkeley and oakland. new contract negotiations have been happening since june of last year. nurses say they are concerned about working conditions and benefits. >> we are out here today because we have been in bargaining for 18 months and the hospital is not willing to bargain with us for some of the things -- for most of the things -- we believe are important. karina: a spokesperson said the affected hospitals provide care during thelltithey say the

unsustainable. kumasi: bart is transforming some parking lots into housing. they will housing units in retail and community space built over the next several years. the developments will not replace any parking spaces. this makes it easier for people to avoid driving and will reduce pollution and traffic congestion. you can go to bart.gov to give your input until january 8. gen z and millennials say they have anxiety when we have to talk on the phone. now there is a solution, but at a cost. karina: they are used to texting or messaging on the apps. one woman is charging $480 hour to tackle phone phobia. [laughter] mary jane set up a consultancy

called the phone lady to help companies improve phone skills. she said younger people have lesser experience without having a landline and rely on instant messaging. she trust to help people and provides more by doing things like calling them randomly for practice conversations. kumasi: do not call me randomly. i was telling reggie about this. sometimes you get a phone call and you think something is wrong. karina: right. kumasi: it must be something. karina: but they did not text me, so why are they calling? i enjoy talking on the phone. i will not call you, don't worry. [laughter] drew: i will not pick up but you can. karina: what if something is wrong? drew: i take into account, what time is it? kumasi: i take into account the level of mental energy. if it is someone i talked to all the time, i can be like, whatever. if i think i have to get ready to have a conversation? drew: not ready right now. karina: but so many people face time now. no? drew: i do.

my husband is like, randomly facetiming me. [laughter] karina: i want to see your face. we have the technology. drew: it is funny. there is no practice to it. she is telling people how to -- karina: do they not know, hello. how are you? kumasi: it is the comfort level. you feel like you have got to be on. we do so much more texting. on the phone you need to be present and you have to be together. drew: more places are texting and i love this. karina: but to pay somebody? drew: she is smart. kumasi: she is. drew: $480 an hour? she is going to make some money. karina: i guess. let's talk about the weather. [laughter] kumasi: i think it is so funny. drew: it is. karina: teaching people to talk on the phone. 10 or 15 years ago you would have been like, what? drew: but sometimes you do not have the strength. kumasi: i do not have the

strength to talk. drew: i don't. [laughter] let's talk about your morning traffic. call you anytime? karina's number is 415 kidding. [laughter] the next 2.5 hours, if you can hold off on any of your travel plans, you are better off after 9:00 a.m. we are still seeing heavy rain. this is san jose. you are getting wet with heavy rain in the south bay, east bay and the peninsula. that is where we are focusing our attention. that is where the atmospheric river is setting up heavy rain. that is the orange and yellow on your screen. heavy rain this morning. as we head toward ie r beg afternoon goes on. this is additional rainfall on top of what we have seen. some areas will pick up over an inch the next couple of hours. wind advisory in effect until 9:00 a.m. we have gusts exceeding 50 miles

per hour. flood watch in effect as well. we have a lot of roadway flooding, high surf advisory, you get the idea. we could see waves up to 25 feet. winter storm warning in effect above 5500 feet. the highest peaks could see 40 inches of snow. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. level 3 storm until 9:00 this morning. more wet weather thursday and friday. we are dry new year's day but more rain early next week. karina: "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00. kumasi: gio benitez looks at what is ahead. gio: good morning. the flight fiasco. southwest canceling thousands this weekend and thousands more today, stranding passengers. some may be stuck for days in the federal government is launching an investigation. all as a result of the deadly holiday weather, killing more than 50 people. we are live in buffalo, a city

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palo alto and mountain view. live look at san jose. it is wet. the worst rain and wind until 9:00. we will keep the level 3 until then. after that, like showers and we dry out later. temperatures not budging much from where we are. kumasi: thank you. nasa is revealing photos of mars experiencing the winter season. these images show mega dunes with carbon dioxide, frost and ice on them. nasa says frost makes the landscape look darker. when the planet reaches below zero, it sees cube shaped snow and it could get as low as -190 in the winter. karina: four national parks in northern california and oregon are unifying under one annual parks pass. distribute tourism across some places that are not as well visited as much as other sites.

the new program could also help give a boost to these regions that are in various stages of recovery from wildfires. how would you like to get paid to watch tv? kumasi: it is not just any tv, it has to be teateen you can be paid $1000 to watch 10 series over four weeks. we might need your calculator again? $1000, four weeks, so that is $250 a week. drew: close to what beyonce makes. kumasi: add a couple of zeros to the end. [laughter] we are talking "one," "friday night lights." i think it should be $1000 an episode or at least a series.

karina: but those shows, they are not bad. they are good shows. it is not like you are watching something horrible and you are getting paid to watch tv. you know, it is like free money. kumasi: my time is valuable. [laughter] some of u wonderful things to do. [laughter] the heavy rain and how much rain we could still expect. karina: he will give us his thoughts on watching tv. kumasi: and this is such a headache. millions of travelers are still stranded after mass flight cancellations.

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ov to make the drug karina: live look o this morning. it is wet and windy andrew is tracking the timeline of this first storm of the winter season. it is a pretty bad one. kumasi: good morning. it is tuesday, december 27. we want to start with drew. drew: first level 3 of the season and delivering one to three inches of rain. wind gusts up to 60, 70 miles per hour. the heavy rain is focused along the peninsula, east bay and southbay. that is where we will focus our attention. sunnyvale, milpitas, palo a lot of heavy rain causing flood advisories for the shoreline, santa clara valley and north bay. underneath the flood advisory means we are actively seeing water on the roadways. high threat for hydroplaning and

flooding in poor drainage areas. on the exclusive abc 7 impact scale, this is a level 3 storm until 9:00 a.m. that is when we could see the worst of the downpours, the wind and roadway flooding. if you can hold off your travel until 9:00, you will be in better shape. wet view from san jose. like showers by lunchtime and this afternoon we are drying out. we will go hour-by-hour and show you the exit of the storm, but let's check in with sue. we have a lot of traffic alerts. sue: 68. 38 incidents -- 68 the chp log this morning. it is normally about 15 or 20 typically. we are looking at 101 in san jose at 880. wet roads and hydroplaning. bart is experiencing a delay of about 10 minutes. southbound 101 at shoreline, the

left lane is blocked. san mateo bridge has the right lane blocked. this lane is blocked with an accident. north 101 at sfo the left lane is blocked. very slow traffic. west 580 northdrivtimes are abos normal. give yourself extra time and please slow down. it is nasty outthe strongest wes season. overnight, the heavy rain caused a rockslide county. lena howland is live in the east bay with more on the storm sweeping across the area. are conditions getting better? it still looks like a downpour. lena: um, still a bit of a

downpour, but the rain is coming down right now. i would say it was heavier when we first got out here at 5:00. but the rain has not let up very much. we are seeing flooding on sidestreets and some extremely gusty winds. one thing is for sure, we are also seeing a lot of slow-moving traffic right behind us on the 880. we in a flood advisory until 2:00 this afternoon as this rain is only expected to get heavier. here is what 580 looked like on our way here between dublin and castro valley. rain coming down extremely hard, causing very slow and dangerous driving conditions for drivers. we prepping for the storm yesterday, bracing for the possibility of flowing today. e itaing double

pane glass windows to sustain the wind and breaking out the leaf blower. >> just trying to get up the leaves because if they are not maintained, they will run into the street and clog the drains and then we get flooding. lena: last year's atmospheric river brought widespread flooding and power outages across the bay area. more of the same is expected today, bringing a messy morning commute with wind gusts between 35 and 50 miles per hour. if you have to be out here on the roadways this morning, this is a very important reminder you are going to want to slow down. do not drive with crews control on -- cruise control and have following distance between you and the car in front of you. it means that commute time is going to be slow. you are going to want to leave earlier than expected. lena howland, abc 7 eyewitness news. kumasi: the peninsula is getting

a good soaking. despite the forecast weather, a lot of people said they are just happy to see the rain. they are going out to eat and we spotted families gathering in a restaurant to warm up. >> there are a lot of things you can do at home. for us, you know, either we go out and eat soup or we prepare ramen at home or drink hot chocolate. kumasi: all good options. the national weather service issued a wind and high surf visor referred today as conditions intensify along the coast. keep an eye on the storm and its movement on the website. live doppler 7 is timing out the rain and wind 24/4. more than 2400 flights were canceled yesterday, but southwest accounted for more than 70% of those. southwest canceled at least 2900 flights yesterday.

gloria rodriguez joining us with the latest on this. gloria: good morning. unfortunately, today is not looking much better. southwest already canceling at least 60% of its flights across the country. i just got off the phone with sfo's airport duty manager. he says they have already had 67 flights canceled this morning and more than half of those are southwest flights. 37 flights are delayed and he is recommending you check with your airline to make sure your flight is taking off as scheduled. many passengers have been stranded at airports, unable to get to their loved ones for the holidays. there were more cancellations at sfo yesterday. napa resident mike bolen learned his flight to phoenix was canceled and he is not the only one. >> i could tell when i got out of the car that there was an issue, because there was a line snaking all the way out of terminal 2 at oakland airport. >> alaska air

canceled our flight and we have been here for two days. gloria: the line for the ticket counter snaking through the airport and extending outside. southwest does not partner with any other airlines and passengers cannot be rebooked on other flights. frustrated passengers waited hours just to be told there was nothing to be done. the customer service line jammed with wait times of five hours or more. our team checked flightaware and there have been at least 400 flights canceled at the local airports in the past 24 hours. about 50 flights had delays. the bottom line for stranded travelers is it could take a week or longer for the flight scheduled to return to normal. karina: thank you. developing news now, that holiday winter storm that has hit the country is being blamed for 51 deaths. more than half of the people who died are reported in buffalo, where video shows a wheel loader

lifting a vehicle out of the snow. vehicle emergency assistance is on the way to western new york, which is seen over four feet of snow. more than 500 have been rescued. kumasi: the san francisco fire department confirms multiple people at a private residence overdosed on christmas day. firefighters got the call from six patients initially in critical condition. it happened on post street between webster and laguna in japan town. five had to go to the hospital, one required transportation. all of the victims are adults. officials could not confirm if fentanyl was involved. karina: the anti-overdose drug known as narcan is one step closer to being sold without needing a prescription. the wall street journal reports the fda is fast tracking the inexpensive reversal drug for over-the-counter use. this as the company harm reduction therapeutics plans to distribute the three milligram nasal spray called revive. the company says the fda gave it

a target approval date of april 28. it joins other drugmakers in seeking fda approval for nonprescription use for narcan. kumasi: bart is out the new year's eve schedule. on the yellow, blue and orange lines, the trains will leave at 1:00 a.m. after we ring in the new year. that means the last east bay bound train through downtown san francisco will be around 1:30 a.m. and the last southbound train heading toward millbrae will run through san francisco at 2:10 an service will not go to the san francisco airport. karina: if you spent a lot of money this christmas, you are not the only one. how much more people spent this year. kumasi: looking live at the big board of the new york stock exchange. we are down right now about 10 points. karina: queen bay could be making a return. where she is reportedly going to return next month. drew: we are on storm watch.

it is a messy morning. live doppler 7 with light rain in the north bay, heavy along the south bay and east bay. we have numerous storm reports because of the atmosphere river. we will show you a couple of them. flooding reported by chp. three to four feet of water by gateway boulevard. this is in over and. -- orinda. we have numerous issues this morning. it is a mess and a lot of spots. heavy rain from san mateo, woodside, palo alto. it is a similar story in hayward. flood advisories in effect because we have water on the roadways creating issues. the hydroplaning threat is high. santa clara, san jose, no pedis,

you have heavier rain and it will stay that way the next couple of hours. this is a level three the next few hours. we will find the heavy rain and more roadway flooding. still tracking heavy rain in the south bay as we head toward noon. the worst of the storm is happening through not :00 a.m. and then a dry afternoon in the upper 50's. sue: taking you back to the bay bridge toll plaza. high winds, lots of rain and no metering lights. we have an accident in the maze from the aad approach -- 880 approach to 580. you can see lots of red in

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karina: police have arrested a man believed to have directed two racist ou outbursts over the weekend. dion lim has the story. dion: danville on christmas morning was the last time

abigail and her siblings expected to have an encounter like this. >> that guy sells cocaine. dion: we heard a guy yelling from his car window, keep walking. you need to get away from that store. >> it quickly turned racial and included a hand gesture. >> he kept going on and on saying, you guys are filipino idiots. you guys probably sell cocaine. dion: thanks to social media the family quickly learned they were not the only asian americans in the east bay to be targeted by these racist grants. police tell me the suspect seen in the video is the man they arrested monday, linked to this tirade at a and in and out burger christmas eve. >> filming yourself eating? >> yeah>>? dion: they were filming a fddi oh-fer tiktok when they say man approached them, pelting them with insults so vulgar they try to laugh it off. >> in the moment, did not take

it seriously. but afterwards, it kind of started to hit me that this was serious. dion: like what happened in danville, the hate speech escalates. >> i am korean. >> [indiscernible] with the japanese boyfriend. filipino [censored] dion: after our story aired, san ramon police were inundated with tips from the public. that led to the arrest of a denver man with ties to the bay area. both sets of victims realize the power of speaking out. >> making it seem like not a big deal, i think a lot of asian people in general do that. i want to bring more awareness to this and i want other people to realize how bad it is. >> i want people to learn that hate crimes against asian americans is a very real thing. dion: the individual who we are not naming or show his face because he is not been charged

was booked on two counts of hate crimes with more pending. during a time when hate crimes toward asian americans have surged, the family believe this sends a strong message. >> it makes me feel safe people are taking these crimes seriously. dion: dion lim, abc 7 eyewitness news. karina: when of race and justice, abc 7 is helping you make a difference. check out our resources at abc7news.com/takeaction. kumasi: new details on the buses of migrants dropped outside the vice president's home. it was 18 degrees at the time and many were wearing nothing but t-shirts. texas governor greg abbott confirms they came from texas and willingly chose to go. this is the first time his office acknowledged it was behind the drop off. he said the migrants signed a voluntary waiver when they boarded, saying they agreed to be bused from texas to d.c.

the white house calls it shameful but greg abbott's calls them hypocrites. >> i removed them to locations that self identified sanctuary cities that have the capability and desire to help these migrants. that is what is taking place. kumasi: nearly 1.6 million people are waiting for their asylum applications to be processed. karina: now for your morning money report. if you spent more this holiday season, you are part of the national trend. mastercard is reporting retail sales in the u.s. increased more than 7.5% from last year. the company looked at online and in-store sales from november 1 to december 24. deep discounts and deals prompted us to open our wallets as shoppers stretched their giftgiving budgets to offset inflation. peleton is offering a discount for refurbished bikes across the u.s. and canada. the program gives the same 12 month warranty, putting up

models priced between $1100 and $2000. people returning to gyms causing company sales to drop. they are also giving month-to-month option to rent the equipment. live look at the new y exchange as trading gets underway. we will have much more for you on this later on. let's talk about this. beyonce is giving her first concert performance in four years. but there is a catch. kumasi: do not get excited because you need to have connections and a lot of money to be booking beyonce. according to the british newspaper the sun, she is performing an hour-long show january turn to first at a five star resort in dubai. this is invite only and described only as a huge, luxury event. beyonce is reportedly making more than $20 million for the

show. karina: how much is second? drew: $5,500? karina: a second. drew: this is where we get the visual album maybe? kumasi: i don't know. i think she wants to share that with the people. drew:kuma what will it take? karina: i would like to see the list of people that get invited. kumasi: they better know every single song from renaissance, top to bottom. drew: they are not going to know it. play "crazy in love" and she will be like -- karina: no. go to the club and listen to that song. [laughter] drew: everybody's rich family is going to get a ticket. if you could hold off until 9:00 a.m., you will be in better

shape to travel. it is messy right now. heavy rain and downpours, poor visibility, standing water, trees down. extra time certainly needed. walnut creek right now, it is wet and windy. live doppler 7, the north through the worst of the rain. our atmospheric river has now set itself up over the peninsula, east bay and south bay. put this into a 30 minute loop and we have draing.thatshye areg flooding ods on the exclusive storm impacaleg stm unti:00 a.m.ats en we seraim this is additional rainfall on top of the one to three inches we have already seen.

the focus is along the peninsula, east bay and the south bay for the heaviest rain. wind advisory has been extended until 9:00 a.m. for the winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour. flood advisory still in effect and a flood watch until this afternoon. we have a lot of water out there. it will take time for it to receive. high surf advisory beginning today. weighs up to 25 feet possible the next 24 hours that will cause erosion and dangerous conditions. snow conditions above 5500 feet. back at home, it is a stormy morning. by noon the storms out of here. dry afternoon with temperatures in the upper 50's tonight. louds eang down aratures in the's and 40' here is the ve fect. the worst is happening right now until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow is dry and then we have

days of level 1 rain, including new year's eve. and new year's day looks dry. karina: this new year's day the south end rowing club is marking their 150th anniversary. 99 people will brave the frigid waters and swim nearly 1.5 miles. participants range from 18 to but everyone must take part in a qualifier before hand, ensuring they are capable of the task. a team of volunteers will make sure everyone gets back safely. kumasi: final preparations are here for new year's classic, the tournament of roses. thousands are transforming these floats for the 134th parade. most are assembled by professional companies, but every year there are self built floats funded with small donations. you can watch that live on abc on monday at 8:00 a.m. it is followed by the rose bowl

game on espn. the seven things you need to know today. karina: you can watch all the newscasts live and on-demand through the abc 7 app. it is the connected tv app available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire and roku. download the app now and start streaming. kumasi: we are taking a live look outside on the rainy day. we will be right back.

drew: here are seven things to know. have a level 3 storm soaking us this morning. all the bright colors on your screen, it is a messy morning. live look at san jose showing you the heavy rain. the worst just before 9:00 a.m. we dry out this afternoon. karina: we are following that with 69 incidents on the roads. sue: the golden gate bridge has that wind howl because of the high wind advisory. we have chain requirements on 80 through the sierra and 69 incidents with a sig alert on242. kumasi: southwest airlines has canceled 60% of its flights today. the ceo said they were also dealing with operational issues. karina: 51 people reported dead in a storm paralyzing the east

coast. president biden approved a federal emergency declaration for new york to speed up the response. kumasi: bart is extending service after we ring in the new year. lines will run past 1:00 a.m. new year's eve. karina: tonight's mega million dollars is at $565 million. the drawing will be at 8:00 p.m. kumasi: nasaeang ptos winter o myou cheega des with heicre coast storm inffighouse - drew:t like i will take the rain any day. kumasi: we need it. karina: the news continues on the abc 7 streaming apps and

abc7news.com. ♪ good morning, america. breaking news, flight fiasco. federal authorities overnight launching an investigation into the southwest airlines' meltdown after it canceled more than 70% of its flights, stranding thousands of passengers. >> they said no one's getting on a flight, a southwest flight for four days. they said, we can't help you go home. >> the airline already axing half of its flights today. what went wrong as customers and flight crews demand answers. death toll rising. more than 50 lives now lost in that blizzard and record cold battering much of the country. in buffalo, officials calling it the deadliest blizzard in 50 years.