airlines struggles continue, hours line wait times and thousands of bags left. what to expect if you are heading to the airport. >> apartment complex fire in the east bay, a man accused of starting the flames detained. what the suspect was doing as they arrived. >> snowstorm in the sierra bringing wind and a lot of fresh power. we will talk with some residents who braved the conditions. >> taking a live look outside, that storm soaked the bay area. >> good morning, it is wednesday, december 28. >> a lot to check you -- to catch you up on. drew: welcome back. >> we are never here at the same time. i had a wonderful vacation. drew: today is a nice day but tonight the rain will return. live doppler 7 giving you the active sweep.

it is dry and a much better morning. this time yesterday. no travel troubles but a little bit of fog. nevada, half a mile visibility. two miles in livermore. and that is it. a lovely view outside. a live look showing you the holiday lights. mainly clear skies. but through the day we are totally dry. it is later tonight that scattered showers exit the for class -- forecast around 9:00 p.m. this is a level one light storm so no one near as strong so nowhere near as strong as yesterday's strong. we will show you the storm in eight minutes. kumasi: developing news on the travel mass. all of america's age are -- major -- major imports -- airports and the bay area is feeling the impact. san jose has 150 cancellation so far. oakland has 120 four and sfo is

seeing 41. a majority of those are with southwest airlines. this animation shows how southwest operates compared to most other airlines. southwest uses a point-to-point system versus a hub and spoke system and it makes them more susceptible to widespread issues when a domino effect catches on. lena howland is live international airport with how this is affecting travelers. lena: hello. it is an understatement to say that the bay area has been experiencing delays and cancellations all week long at airports. in fact in san jose as you mentioned there are 150 cancellation so far, which is about re-times as many as sfo as of last check. here is a look at what things look like. this is yesterday. a pileup of hundreds of

suitcases. the airline canceled more than half of their flights this morning making up for 2500 flights following thousands more earlier. many folks are not able to get out for several days. southwest blames the holiday storm for its service cuts and rocky recovery prompting the ceo to apologize on twitter and a federal probe by the department of transportation. bob jordan apologized saying that the airline point-to-point operating system which relies on a network of direct flights is especially vulnerable to challenges like severe weather making for a slower rebound. >> with our large fleet of airplanes and flight crews out of position in dozens of locations and after days of trying to operate as much as our full schedule, we reached a decision point to significantly reduce flying to catch up.

we are focused on safely getting all of the pieces back into position to end this rolling struggle. lena: these problems are far from over. as you heard from the ceo he says that southwest was -- will significantly reduce flights in the hopes of being back on track before next week. many travelers have been hearing from says that the lights they are being rebooked on are happening in january, a few days from now which is why many travelers are opting to get a rental car and make a long drive home instead. live in san jose, lena howland. jobina: we are hoping for the best and it is not just getting their location which is the goal, making sure the bags arrive as well. michael laid out the rights you have an it comes to misplaced luggage. michael: if your luggage is straight up lost you are owed as much as $3800 for a domestic

light and $1850 for an international one. you have to prove what you lost and somehow -- and some high-value items are not included depending on the airline. jobina: he also says if your luggage is then found you are entitled to have the airline and ship it to any address you choose at no cost to you. you can contact michael finney, just send him your stories about buying a home, a car, anything has to do with money, triumphs and frustrations. go to abc7news.com/7onyourside to share them. kumasi: if you are driving to the sierra, make sure you are -- you have chains because they are required. a storm is bringing several inches of snow to the tahoe area. we spoke to some people from the bay area who braved the storm. >> for a second i thought the wind was knocking me over and i

thought that this was just crazy. j.r.: andrea flores of santa rosa is talking about the wind she felt monday night in the sierra. wind that was throwing the snow every which way at the palisades tahoe ski resort overnight into tuesday. they have impacted all of the resorts including boreal. >> we did not open the lifts all the way to the top of the ridgeline but we had options lower. there are still ones that take you to the terrain park features as well as tubing available. j.r.: as for the conditions tuesday afternoon and evening, flores says that she saw and felt a little bit of everything. >> it was a mix of rain and snow. it was very hard to see. so we had to get whatever to get out of there, honestly. j.r.: get outdated. as they headed back to the bay

area, they stopped to buy chains so they would not be ticketed by the california highway patrol. even with these conditions it did not matter -- matter to diana visiting from the philippines. >> it was amazing. it was a first time i have seen that much now. [laughter] i was like a child. and it was so amazing. j.r.: snow is no even if it is -- snow is snow even if it is mixed with rain. there is hope for more snow as wet weather continues to hit the sierra. four hours to get from south lake tahoe to sacramento. >> is crazy. j.r.: was it worth it? >> definitely. >> old man winter is back again. somebody shall snow globe, that is for sure. >> especially when we reach near the lake, it was just awesome. j.r.: abc 7 news.

jobina: as drew has been telling us the next storm arrives tonight and you can track the rain with the bay area streaming app. we have the latest forecast and more and it is available for roku, apple tv, google tv devices. kumasi: the man accused of being the stockton serial killer is facing four more murder charges. two of the murders happened in alameda county and the other two in san joaquin county where there is an attempted murder charge. wesley brownlee was arrested for three murders including one in oakland. he is expected to be back in court on tuesday. a man has been detained after starting a fire at eight -- at an apartment complex. it happened before 9:00 on contra costa boulevard. police tell us that when they arrived a man with multiple knives in away from the building and he eventually used one of the knives to hurt himself.

officers deployed on we beanbags and detained the man who was taken to the hospital. the unit where the fire started was empty residents in three other units had to be evacuated. jobina: san francisco residents and businesses can get free sandbags and if you get up to 10 -- and you can get up to 10 of them. they are available from 8:00 p.m. through 2:00 p.m.. you need to bring proof of address and to load them into your own car so just a heads up, they can be heavy. officials urge you to call 311 if you see flooding or downed trees in your area. drew: we will likely see minor flooding in the days ahead. today is dry but tonight begins a parade of storms that will last new year's eve. it is a lovely picture with clear skies and good air quality o the recent rain so we

are breathing easy today and tomorrow. here is live doppler 7. that was our atmosphere and that soaked us earlier yesterday and is pushing out of southern california. much of today is dry and it is late tonight after 9:00 p.m. that are next storm arrives. we have a high surf advisory and the current wave height is 13 to 16 feet with breakers higher than that. today during the day it is a mixture of sun and clouds. most of us holding in the mid 50's. the exclusive impact scale comes in at 1101 with a light to moderate shout -- at a level one with light to moderate showers. rain arrives after 9:00 p.m. tomorrow morning's commute does not look bad. tomorrow afternoon and evening we will have periods of light to moderate rain. we will talk about what to expect for new year's eve coming up in eight minutes.

let us check in with sue. sue: a lot better than yesterday. new year's eve let us check in on some of the services you have available. bart is offering extended services until 1:00 a.m. muni and metro will be free after 8:00 p.m. caltrain's free after 8:00 p.m. as we look outside, all in green. yesterday we had about near 50 episodes on the chp line. this morning we have seven. we are looking good and they are minor spin outs and stalls. looking busy on the san mateo bridge. no accidents but a seven minute -- 17 minute drive towards 101. smooth sailing across the golden gate. you are fog free with three lanes in the southbound direction and the zipper truck will move it to four shortly. jobina: battle at the border.

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jobina: the supreme court sided with a group of mostly republican led states ordering title 42 remain in place pending a hearing next year. it was set to expire in last week -- last week. title 42 allows the government to turn away migrants over covid concerns. they stressed that a -- that without it a flood of migrants would overwhelm the border. in el paso, there is a state of emergency. many are sleeping in the streets and in during the winter cold. >> they continue to be coming in undetected and we willsi ben sas

ill enrc 42 that he thinks the end is overdue. kumasi: a san francisco baker is calling on state and city leaders protect small districts after thieves hit to their location after the sixth time. this is what the door looks like. they broke the glass to get inside monday night and took the , a safe with earnings for the past week and gifts given to employees by customers. in a post the owner wrote " london breed, nancy pelosi, and gavin newsom if you cannot protect san francisco small, family-owned businesses how can our city thrive?" the most upsetting part is how the thieves trash to the business. >> it is not enough to take what belongs to us, but they had to be -- it was a mess, a complete mess. the entire restaurant.

kumasi: employees say they might be the same ones who broke in last month because they had the tools to pry the safe from the floor where it was bolted. jobina: we are just a few days until the ball drops. crews are working overtime on last-minute preparations. will has more on what we can expect to see. >> 5 -- will: the countdown is on to 2023. in ohio they will mark the new year by dropping a giant walleye. in panama city florida, they drop a beach ball. in princess anne, maryland t celebrate with a stuffed muskrat dive. the main event will be here times square, new york city. >> it is like our eiffel tower or great wall of china, something that americans connect to. will: final preparations are underway and everyone is on the

guest list. >> we have found ways to carry on traditions each year during the pandemic and this year we are welcoming the world back without any restrictions. , early and get a great space and happy new year. will: that iconic star the times square ball, 12 feet in diameter with over 2600 crystal panels. the 2023f th we need this aftere pandemic, we have gone through a horrendous two years and we have come out on the other side of the break will: it weighs over 11,000 pounds which is more than two chevy tahoe's. >> two days from now people will watch the ball drop. >> ryan seacrest hosting it for the 18th year in a row counting down to 2023 with some of his favorite moments. from taylor to mimi, to dick

clark himself. >> there is no other moment like it, we are doing the same thing at the same time filled with hope. will: today it is celebrating its good riddance day, a chance for people to say that hurdles -- to say goodbye to the hurdles and frustrations and things they wish to leave behind that are negative. the confetti test will be held on thursday and the ball test will be held on friday before the main event saturday night. jobina: this new year's eve you can watch the ball drop and see the festivities right here on abc 7. the "new year's rock and eve" starts at 8:00 p.m. and there is a special session from 10:00 to 10:30 p.m. and then we will go right back for the countdown to midnight. there is a celebrity chef you might know him, guy fieri, talking about one of his favorite places to eat in one

session when it comes to seafood there is an important spot. kumasi: it is a fourth generation family-owned restaurant called do art -- duarte's tavern. he is convinced that there in pescadaro makes the best crab japeno. it is served with generous portions of crab, and shrimp. he is also a fan of the tavern's , how do you say this? this sandwich and sourdough bread. what is an abalone sandwich? is it a type of fish? jobina: i am looking it up. drew: i have seen that on the menu and i do not know what it is. jobina: i cannot really tell what i am looking at. do you all see this? drew: i have to get a better view behind you. jobina: is this a shellfish on

sourdough, but it is fried? it looks good to me. drew: you cannot go wrong with anything fried. kumasi: now i want to go down there. jobina: i want to order all of the things. i love half moon bay and it is beautiful, just not when its rainy. kumasi: that is when i had -- that is when i got a true sense of california and i went to a jacket and it was freezing. drew: the pacific ocean is different from the atlantic. jobina: the way the wind just slaps you. drew: highway one down into pacifica you're just like. jobina: everyone has on a and you think it is cool but it is just to keep from getting hypothermia. drew: this morning was different from yesterday, the wet weather returns late tonight. our city is sparkling and we had the rain to help bring us that air quality. it is a lot colder, 20 degrees colder in novato.

14, hayward. you will have to bundle up and you can leave the umbrella and rain gear at home. 48, san francisco. today it is all about sunshine in the morning giving way to clouds and we are dry during daylight hours. mid-50's and below average. after 9:00 p.m. the level 1 storm will move in and keep temperatures in the 40's overnight. here are the rainfall estimates. the highest amounts in the north bay and lower amounts towards the south bay but a good estimate that many will fall between a quarter and three quarters of an inch of rain. winter weather advisory will go into effect tomorrow morning. about a foot of snow expected. chain controls in effect and that will continue tomorrow and early friday. let us talk about the upcoming weekend. on friday, the rain is moving in

and the afternoon will find heavier rain and watch what happens toward saturday and new year's eve trying to form another atmospheric river. hopefully he gets out here -- gets out of here by nighttime. rain returns late tonight and the heaviest tomorrow in the afternoon and evening and then more rain it a level two and we keep our eyes open for more rain sunday night but more rain early next week. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know. jobina: the agency offering service for free of charge after the new year's festivities. kumasi: a live look outside.

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drew: we are going to be dealing with sunshine giving way to clouds today and tonight after 9:00 p.m., rain returns with the next storm which ranks a light storm on the exclusive storm impact scale. showers will linger throughout thursday. sue: chains are required in the sierra over the passes and on the major freeways. closer to home we had late roadwork pick up. it has been picked up but we are seeing slow traffic southbound towards highway 680. kumasi: the man suspected of being the stockton stearate -- stockton serial killer has been charged in four additional killings. wesley brownlee is expected in court on tuesday. jobina: commercial grabbing season gets underway after being delayed for more than a month. they are let -- they are allowed to put out traps but they cannot bring any crab to shore until the season ganz on saturday. kumasi: the last mega millions

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how some of our local reservoirs are faring. it is wednesday, december 28. jobina: we want to get a check of the weather because things will change up on us. drew: we will see more rain. but today we are dry. we are having a better morning. live doppler 7 showing we are quiet with some fog, dense fog in the north bay valleys and we are seeing the coastline impacted by the fog. a live look at san jose this morning, a lovely picture, a lot different than yesterday. dry with sunshine giving way to cloud cover and rain arriving after 9:00 p.m. this is a level 1 tonight into tomorrow so not as strong as yesterday with moderate downpours to contend with. we will go hour to hour coming up. jobina: the developing news on the worst air travel meltdown in

recent history. thousands of flights have been canceled, most of them southwest. the head of the airline pledging to make things right. in the bay area there are more than 300 flights canceled. lena howland is live at san jose international that is the most affected right now. what are you seeing? lena: this a san jose is experiencing the most cancellations out of all bay area airports. as of last check only a few minutes ago they already have 150 canceled flight so far and 11 delays. southwest is accounting for most of those issues. they have canceled half of their flights nationwide which is more than 2500 flights. the ceo issuing a video apology on twitter saying that they are promising to get things back on

track for next week. we drop -- we talked to one traveler was supposed to be back home three days ago on christmas night but got stranded in san jose. he was finally rebooked for a flight on the first of january, something he is not planning on waiting around for when he could drive home faster. >> i think i will rent a car and drive home and be home in 10 hours. >> until we recover from the service, but clearly we need to double down on our already existing plans to upgrade systems for these circumstances so that we never again face what is happening right now. lena: that was the southwest that you just heard from. he says they will significant reduce flights over the next coming days in the hopes of being back on track before next week. these problems are far from over. as far as the other bay area

airports as of last check, oakland is always -- is already experiencing major issues with 124 canceled flights. sfo has 41. live in san jose, lena howland. kumasi: a meltdown, that is what pete buttigieg is calling the problem this morning. his department has launched an investigation into what went wrong and secretary buttigieg is promising that south wedge -- southwest will be held accountable. >> we are pasa point where they could say -- past the point where we could say this is a weather driven issue. all of this began with the severe storm we saw with winter weather affecting the country and severely disrupting all airlines and our entire system. as of today the rest of the aviation system is down to a rate of 4% flights canceled. we are north of 60% when it

comes to southwest. what this indicates is a system failure, and they need to make sure that the stranded passengers yet to where they need to go and they are provided adequate compensation with things like hotels, ground transportation and meals because this is the airline's responsibility. kumasi: he talked about his conversation with the ceo of southwest. and watch the full interview on gbm -- on gma. jobina: southwest problem started with the deadly storm over print -- over christmas week and 52 deaths are being blamed. more than half his account -- is where the county that buffalo is located. the national weather service reported 50 inches of no. a driving ban remains and they are begging residents to stay off the roads. emergency crews are using forklifts to clear abandoned vehicles. progress is being made in all

major highways are back open but officials say the next threat to be flooding as the snow begins to melt with normal tempered -- with warmer temperatures. kumasi: we are hearing stories from survivors after the storm. nearly 30 people died in western new york from the heavy snowfall. some people were found dead in their cars. that is what the tisdale family feared might happen to them. they lost power in their house so they drove to look for a hotel. but the storm was too much and they got stranded in their car fearing the worst. >> it was very intense. we tried to keep it together as long as possible because we did not want to frighten the kids. but i have never seen anything like it. kumasi: how scary. fortunately firefighters rescued the family and they spent christmas weekend in a fire house. jobina: the man accused of attacking nancy pelosi's husband

will be back in court. he is facing a second arraignment on state charges after a judge ruled that his trial can move forward. during the last hearing one of the responding officers testified that the attack. body camera video was shown and earlier this month stephanie sierra reported on speculation that he could possibly plead insanity. she asked d.a. jenkins about that and jenkins said it is common and they will prepare for it. former ufc fighter cain velasquez be back in court facing attempted murder charges for a shooting in santa clara county. prosecutors say he shot a man accused of molesting his son but hit someone else instead. he has been out on bail while awaiting his trial and has pled not guilty. kumasi: the commercial and crop -- the commercial crab season gets underway and grabbers are able to set their traps. the season has been delayed to

protect migrating whales. it opened saturday and grabbers will pull their traps and bring fresh crab to sure. dexter sure. concern for whales might mean that the supply is limited. jobina: we are getting new insight into how dim -- empty downtown san francisco is. real estate firm cbre found a vacancy rate of 27% downtown up 8% from last year and up 23% from 2019 the pandemic. analysts say that the trend will continue into the new year, but they think that there could be a rebound by the end of 2023. kumasi: the new year means new laws. gloria is joining us to tell us about the news law -- the new laws that will impact drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. gloria: one new wall -- make --

one new law makes a walking illegal. in the new year you will be able to safely cross the street even if you are not in the crosswalk but the clear has -- but the road has to be clear. phil offered -- freedom to walk act meaning that drivers will need to look out for pedestrians even where there is no crosswalk. another change requires drivers change lanes to pass cycle is like other vehicles when it is possible. laura friedman authored that one. >> the reason we are doing this is not to encourage a whole lot of ticketing trying to tell drivers that a cyclist -- what you think is a safe passing distance might not be safe because a cyclist who hits a rock or a debit might unexpectedly move into the path of your car and that does happen. jobina: the law will let isaac list proceed through and enter -- bicyclists proceed through

the red light as long as the crosswalk in that intersection is eliminated. they say that ticketing only impact certain communities and it was time to reconsider whether the jaywalking laws protect -- protect pedestrians. kumasi: thank you. the new year will bring several other new laws covering everything from retail theft -- retail theft to privacy and crime. you can find each of them right now at abc7news.com. pg&e made its first settlement over the 2019 kincade fire. according to the press democrat the first payment was $1.2 million. under that agreement pg&e will make five payments to local organizations that support survivors. it is also submitting to five years of district attorney oversight. in exchange the da dropped 22 misdemeanor counts against the company. jobina: storms are bringing

much-needed water to the state that there is not to get enough out of -- not enough to get us out of the cthe reservoirs are % capacity and it will take a lot of water to get them full again. >> even having just one year of above average rainfall is not going to get us out of the current situation that we are in. jobina: santa clara county says they are doing their best to counter as much water as possible. valley water is awful -- is also offering water saving tools. kumasi: why some san will be paying more for trash pickup starting next month. jobina: robots working in restaurants and why more chains are testing machines to make the food you eat let us check in with drew. drew: 5:40 a.m. we are at sfo where the weather will not hamper flying today.

dry skies through daylight hours and the next storm arrives after sunset with air quality, good a qi. this will continue through the e waves are 13 to 17 feet. that is causing a bit of beach erosion and we could see breakers higher than that. it will expire in about three hours. today we are totally dry, sunshine giving way to clouds and temperatures below average in the mid 50's. tonight after 9:00 p.m. we bring back the storm impact scale, a level one light storm blasting through thursday with light to moderate showers and a quarter to an inch of rainfall and low visibility will be an issue. increasing clouds with rain arriving after sunset. light showers into the overnight hours. tomorrow we are dodging drops but the heaviest rain moves in

tomorrow afternoon and evening. this is 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. downpours developing and we will keep an eye on that. nothing like yesterday morning. let us get a check of traffic. sue: nothing like we saw stthings are looking great fear wednesday. looking at the bay -- for your wednesday. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza you will see a little bit of brake lights. otherwise it is looking calm and quiet for your commute this morning. 880 by the coliseum. both directions heading in the southbound. no problems getting into the bay bridge. we will take a look outside, arenas great over the altamont pass with minor slowing through livermore. we do have traffic because of the earlier roadwork. that might be typical that there are a lot of folks traveling

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kumasi: with the holidays coming to a close officials are warning that the festive decorations could pose a fire safety issue. here is matt. matt: in the gma first look those holiday decorations could put your home at risk. this fire breaking out early christmas morning. fire rescue teams battling flames that ripped through the home that started from an artificial christmas tree with an electrical malfunction. >> set -- in seconds overcome. one of the most common things from homeowners they did not think it would happen to them. and it does happen and it can happen. matt: between 2016

fire departments responded to an estimated average of 790 home structure fires per year that began with decorations. coming up, what you need to know to keep you and your family safe. with your gma first look, i am matt gutman. jobina: developing news, there are health conserves for retired pope benedict. pope francis revealed the news at his general audience saying that an addict is "very sect -- very sick" and asking for prayers. his health has been deteriorating in the past few hours. he is being monitored by his doctors. in 2013 he announced that he would step down becoming the first pope and 600 years to retire. since then he has been living on a monastery on vatican ground. kumasi: an incoming republican congressman said that he falsified key parts of his resume.

george santos flipped a long island house seat back in november but a "new york times" investigation found out that he lied about his education, to even being of jewish heritage. he said that his grandparents survived the holocaust and now he says he is "jewish-like b clearly catholic." he is pushing back on those who are calling for him to resign. >> i am not resigning. i have to leave congress, it will be by a pink slip by the voters november of 2024. kumasi: he is scheduled to be sworn in on tuesday and could face a congressional ethics probe and campaign finance investigation. the republican jewish correlation said that he has -- coalition said he is no longer welcome. jobina: a week after that 6.4 earthquake hit humboldt there are people under a boil

water advisory. people in rio dell must follow that advisory to make sure that there running water is safe to drink. the red cry us -- red cross overnight supply center is still open about the distribution center might have its last day today. they have distributed kits to help people move degree -- debris and 30 homes are not safe to live in. two people died in 17 others were hurt. kumasi: the cost of trash pickup is going up for some people. most customers will see an increase in their bill starting next month. this is the result of an 8.8% cost-of-living adjustment authorized by the san francisco controller's office. it is driven by inflation-related calls which include wages, employee health care, and the price of fuel. starbucks freebies are going tts

popular starbucks reward program. it is reportedly increasing the number of points you need to redeem for many menu items. according to a business insider an update will roll out in february so things like free coffee, tea, or bakery i items will require 100 stars and it used to be 50. so that means the other 150, have they doubled that? kumasi: to 300? jobina: that would be a mess. it takes me a long time to get to that. kumasi: and the way we order starbucks in here, you should see us after the show. jobina: did you sign up for your points for the airline? kumasi: i need to do that before that changes. the next time you eat at a restaurant you might notice something different. jobina: the meal right be made by a robot. more and more restaurants are

testing out automation. mcdonald's is experimenting with its first-ever robot restaurant in fort worth, texas. aaa is testing to see if a robot could make tortilla chips in stores. and white castle is trying out a robot named libby programs to -- flippy program burgers or chicken wings. or is all of the meat so process that it takes the same amount of time? drew: going back to starbucks, that is a huge story because that was a lie cac that -- life hack. then i realize you get less coffee because yikes, so i switched to half -- to hot coffee. jobina: ice? do you still get the? drew: that is a possibility and now it is opening up. that was a good cheat and i was

like 50 stars, good. jobina: i am a little upset. what was the day? it said soon. drew: february. kumasi: we have a month. it is basically january. drew: oh my word. i call this week a black hole. kumasi: it is. jobina: i was really struggling to know what day it was. on my phone when i was traveling back one of my phones was on the wrong hour so i woke up not sure what time it was. i ran into the kitchen like -- kumasi: that was scary. drew: looking at the microwave like -- kumasi: i am so glad we change the time on the manual clock. jobina: i would've been like neighbor, what time is it? drew: i would've been like ma'am, it is dark. that is all need to know. here is a look outside.

we can see folks along the embarcadero, no weather-related travel troubles, quite different than yesterday. a lot colder, 20 degrees in some spots and waking up in the upper 30's to lower 40's. during the day we are dry finding sunshine giving way to cloud cover. tonight rain returns to the forecast after about 9:00 p.m. here is how much rainfall you can expect. a good estimate between a quarter and three quarters of an inch of rain, probably higher in the north bay but nowhere near the soaking we got yesterday. this will cause troubles tomorrow evening as the rain move sir. a winter weather advisory act. pretty high snow levels and about a foot of snow. above 6500 feet. friday and saturday. friday afternoon, the next storm will move in and future whether

is trying to create an atmospheric river. new year's eve looks pretty wet. right now it looks like the storm moves out by 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. and we will keep our eyes on that. late-night showers and heaviest in the afternoon and evening and then moderate rain friday night to saturday morning. saturday night looks dry and sunday is a nice and sunny day. jobina: room visits. why they are calling a study on pediatric mental health concerning. kumasi: a store that is can --" deals with covid. jobina: a live look

kumasi: on the peninsula covid is causing a headache for people

trying to ship things. one of belmont's two ups is closed. customers arrive to sign a sign that that covid caused a staffing shortage. the other location seems to be operating normally. jobina: this story just work with me because most of us do not spend time thinking about what would happen if an asteroid hit your neighborhood but i knew app focuses on that scenario. it is just a scenario. it is called asteroid launcher. it gives people the chance to see the effects of an asteroid hitting anywhere on earth. for example when you enter san francisco it shows the impact would create a massive crater more than 1800 feet deep and nearly six miles wide. more than 76,000 people would be vaporized. no need to worry, there is no immediate concern of an asteroid

hitting earth. maybe we should have led with that. but the app -- but the app plays out different situations for people who are fascinated with that. if you are into that this is for you. kumasi: i am not even -- this is what i cannot take. do not introduce this into my spirit. jobina: do not want it. kumasi: why? jobina: i do not know. i really do not know. there is some beauty behind curiosity. i am trying to get behind it that i am struggling. kumasi: new at neighborhood shop has been burglarized so we will talk about the plea coming from the san francisco bakery after they were targeted for a sixth time. jobina: an adventure up the ice, that takes a very scary turn. a climber was able to survive a 40 foot demi, i'm so proud of you and how you have persevered

through your cancer diagnosis. never forget those who loved you so well and know that you have the responsibility to give back. love, dad.

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. kumasi: the travel terror continues for southwest airlines. thousands of bags left at airports and frustrated travelers. what do you -- to expec local airports. jobina: title 42 remains.