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everything you need to know. >> the headline is drew. >> you love to see it. >> especially if you do not have to travel today. our weather ramps up. live doppler 7 showing have wet weather, heaviest in the north bay. we will zoom in tighter. in napa, we are seeing downpours. it is a light storm today and tomorrow. slow travel is the biggest impact. the san rafael camera showing you wet rain. a brief lull i rain wraps up. >> we are giving alerts. it has live doppler 7 hour-by-hour forecasts.

download the app and make sure you enable push notifications. developing news. for the first time, we are seeing signs of improvement. southwest has canceled more than 2300 flights today. it is 58% of its flights. that is down by 2500 yesterday, 2700 tuesday. lena howland is live in san jose, seeing the most impact out of the airports in the bay area. >> that is right. this airport is the most impacted airport in the bay area again. as you can tell from these hundreds of unclaimed bags sitting in baggage claim. they have been here for several days. this airport has 145 canceled flights this morning. that is only two fewer than yesterday.

nationwide, more than 2500 southwest flights are canceled today, marking the fourth straight day the airline has canceled more than 50% of scheduled flights, putting out a new video statement last night offering three things, an apology, a pledge to repair relationships with customers, andfastest -- possible. you can submit a refund request for canceled flights. if you have expenses because of this, you can submit those receipts on their website, southwest.com. >> we have extended flexi for self-service travel changes through january 2. if you have travel plans with us before then, you should not need to get on a call or stand in line. >> i hate southwest. i hate them. my feet are swollen. >> that was a passenger founded

houston after driving -- found in houston after driving 24 hours from new york city. we are seeing hundreds of bags set aside here. you can submit information online on how to receive those at no cost to you. a check on other bay area airports. oakland also experiencing significant issues, with 117 canceled flights so far. sfo seeing the least number of issues. they had 38 canceled flights. if you had a flight that was supposed to go out, check before you go. lena howland, abc7news. >> some bay area football fans rethinking new year's plans because of the chaos. they were planning to fly to las vegas. ken account on social media. his flight was cled la

night. his family decided to cancel the trip. other people were able to book on different airlines. >> it was supposed to be tonight. >> 25 of us excited to go, spending the amount of money we did on these tickets, we have to go. so we are flying united at this point regardless of what southwest does with that flight. >> the other option for fans will be to drive to las vegas. that option would include dealing with rain. >> problems with southwest started with weather delays. there flights are still being canceled while other airlines are lying -- are flying their usual schedule. a passenger advocate group says an old rule should be reinstated. it comes after airlines were deregulated in 1978. until then, if your flight was delayed or canceled, the airline was required to get you out on

the next available flight with a seat, no matter the airline. >> we have a market inefficiency, stranded passengers and unused seats on other airlines, so we should have a reciprocity rule that benefits the airlines that are most efficient and keep their schedules and it would penalize those who are less efficient. >> if that was still in effect, southwest would have been required to by thousands of seats for its passengers. san jose police are investigating a crash that left one person hurt before midnight on blossom hill road. firefighters say when they got there, someone was trapped inside the car. they were able to get the person out safely but not without significant injuries. >> we are on storm watch has the next round of rain is moving across the area. in santa clara county, warming centers will be open to help homeless people get away from

rain and potential flooding. >> it is dry. it has lots of fun things for people to do. we are a welcoming space for everyone to find what they need. >> they are open to the general public. the zoo will be closed during the day today because of the rain. the zoo says the event is still on for this evening. >> in the sierra, a winter storm watch is in effect today until sunday. they got a foot and a half from a snowstorm earlier. if you are heading to the sierra, packed chains for your tires, food and blankets. travel could be difficult to impossible. >> the department of homeland security warned of potential violence targeting migrants at the southern border if title 42 had been lifted. the policy allows officials to

turn away migrants over kobe concerns. the threats were not specific, but officials say online chatter included discussion of getting migrants into trailers where they would be poisoned. the threat of violence highlights how harrowing the journey is for many people. when they reach the u.s., the surge of people at the border has led to life-threatening conditions in border cities. >> you have two situations coming together to create pandemonium and chaos. >> we made seven h trips in bringing food and clothes. >> that was lily ray from bay area border relief, focusing on providing financial support to agencies on the ground, including one shelter housing hundreds of migrants. >> the the holy see press office says retired pope benedict is lucid and alert but his

condition is serious. hope francis asked francis asked for prayers for the former pope. he is said to be resting in his apartment at the vatican. it has been nearly 10 years since benedict stepped down in 2013 at the cathedral of -- into thousand 13. benedict was the first pope in 600 years to retire from his position. tom daly met benedict years ago. >> one of the bishops said he was the most perceptive to questions -- most receptive to questions, hospitable. there was a human, kinda side to him you might not think existed. >> pope francis visited benedict at his home yesterday. no specifics have been released about his condition.

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investigators are looking at his financial history. he listed no assets and a salary of $55,000 when he launched his campaign. in 2022, he had assets of over $20 million. santos's press team has not responded to questions. he has been facing calls to resign after admitting he lied about his personal background during his campaign, including saying his grandparents survived the holocaust. >> an iconic restaurant on the peninsula is closing its doors. hong kong flower lounge says its last day will be saturday, new year's eve, because the lease is ending. it opened in 1989. the owners say thank you for the support for all these years to make is one of the most popular eating establishments and we want to acknowledge and thank the employees. >> a lot of people are drinking

dr pepper. the overall soda market is declining. the company that owns dr pepper is now the third largest offering maker in america, right behind coke and pepsi. from 2003 to 2021, dr market share grew 9% compared to a 26% decrease in the overall market. >> move over, hamilton. a new musical about the first women on the supreme court is coming to the bay area. >> it is called justice. it explores the relationship between sandra day o'connor, ruth bader ginsburg and sonia sotomayor. it will be playing starting in february. the play, written before ketanji brown jackson became the first black woman on the supreme court, offers foresight into her rise. the director says she hopes the musical can spur conversation and bring a new perspective to how we view the country. >> how did you start the song?

>> she made it. there is a correspond you. >> i am here. >> i'm not leaving. >> justice. >> she will be like, don't talk about my play anymore. >> they stole my song. >> we will keep this. get your money. >> exciting. >>. good for them. we are getting soaked. some snow falling around tahoe. the moisture just aimed at us. we have this wet weather to get through. saturday morning, some of the heaviest rain causing a flooding threat. we are waking up to upper 40's to lower 50's. taking umbrella with you. you will need it.

level 1 light storm. biggest impact, slower travel thanks to the rain. mid-50's later today. cloudy skies. overnight tonight, we will keep the rain in the forecast. either side of 50 degrees. focusing on saturday morning, it becomes a level two moderate storm. flooding is a concern. we have a flood watch in effect for the bay area saturday morning for heavy rain thanks to an atmospheric river. saturday morning by 3 heavy rain falling. look at all the heavy rain impacting us, bringing the threat of flooding. the next three days, the rainfall adds up. look at the rain shadow effect. likely more than three inches of rain falling in the north bay. here is the seven-day forecast.

on and off showers today and tomorrow. saturday morning, that is the most rain. new year's day is bright, but the new year will bring more days of rain. >> thank you. let's turn to geo bonita has. he's live with what is coming up. >> hey. every time we do this, i think you lead with a sing little singing . coming up -- bringing the denver area to a standstill. a major interstate clogged with stranded cars. we are there with the latest. that southwest airlines nightmare. thousands of flights canceled with travelers stranded for days and more trouble on the way. how new storms could make things worse as the airline struggles to get passengers home.

the new avatar movie is now $1 billion. it still has a long way to go before it nets a profit. we will tell you why. look ahead to the big movies to come. will hollywood see another hit in 2023? we are counting down to the new year. we are helping you get started off right from a career reboot to beating the winter blues to ryan seacrest joining us on gma with a preview of the biggest party of the year. that is all coming up after the best morning show on television in san francisco. >> this is true. >> type us up -- >> we're talking about what we are doing for 2023. what are you going to be doing? >> ok, so i salsa lessons, because i did a

story where i was doing them with dancing with the stars and it made me kind of emotional. i was thinking of my cuban family so i may do that. the first thing i will do tomorrow, get on a plane, go to colorado, and i may learn how to ski. >> that is fun. >> be careful. where the outfit. just take a picture and look the part. >> that part. >> now we are talking. we will see you on gma. >>

>> we are on storm watch today and the next three days. light scattered showers throughout the region. the heaviest rain falling in the north bay. yellow on the screen around pin

grove. there's scattered downpours. here is how the day shapes up. showers this morning, a brief break in the rain, and more showers in the afternoon and evening. here is the early call. we will have light showers in the early afternoon but all indications are the wet weather gets out of here in the evening. drying skies, clouds clearing, upper 40's and low 50's. >> thank you. next, ground workers fed up. why southwest employees say their crews are struggling. a controversial comedy show. bill cosby's potential plan to get ba

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incorrect election results. the oakland school district race being affected and what the new winner is saying. >> test before taking flight. the new restrictions imposed for those coming to the u.s. from china. >> ambulance shortage. how contra costa county says you can help as first responders battle covid, the flu and rsv. >> a lot going on. >> there is. >> stay safe. it is december 29. >> someone told kumasi we were looking like an r&b group. i think with the rain -- you know how in the 1990's -- the rain coming down? number one on trl. come on.

let's go. showers. that will be the theme throughout the day. on and off wet weather even into friday. biggest issue. wet on the embarcadero. showers ramp up, heavier this afternoon and evening. we have flood watches for the final day of 2022. >> a shakeup in last unified school board election. now, the third-place candidate has been told he is the winner. gloria rodríguez joins us in the newsroom. this is all about ranked choice voting. >> the alameda county registrar

of voters says it learned its rank-choice voting tally system was not configured properly for the november 2022 election and the registrar says it is working with its vendor to provide safeguards. the registrar of voters saying that they have already notified the candidates and the only race affected is the school board director district four race. earlier this month, nick seg was certified the winner. hutchinson told us yesterday that he is the winner. >> without being cynical, i now believe in holiday miracles. it is shocking to wake up this morning and receive a phone call at 10:30 from the alameda county head of elections informing me that i had actually won the election. this came from fair vote, a

group that has worked on ranked choice voting nationally. they did an audit that led to this, i have discovered. but this did not come for me as a candidate or my campaign. >> i have been tracking the results all morning. it is still showing resnick as the winter but the registrar says the posted results are the original certified votes and they are working to recertify with the correct tally. realistic been the first transgender person to be elected to a school board in california. >> a man accused of attacking nancy pelosi husband will be back in february. he pleaded not guilty to six state charges, assault with a deadly weapon,

and attempted murder. he waved his right for a speedy trial. he faces federal charges of assault and attempted kidnapping. he pleaded not guilty to those charges last month and remains held without bail. we are keeping track of every update. you can check out this timeline on abc7news.com. >> peo from china will soon be required to provide a negative covid test result. the cdc is implement in this due to lack of transparency. the goal is to further slow the spread of covid-19 in the u.s. we spoke with a correspondent about the new requirement. >> any passengers originating on a flight from china to the u.s., even going through another country, will require proof of a negative covid test no more than two days prior to getting on the plane. it could be pcr or an antigen test.

they are required to take it via telehealth with a health professional watching. >> airlines will be in charts. passengers can also show proof of a positive test before a flight if they show proof of recovery. this will go into effect in january. >> taiwan might be able to beef up its arms supplies soon. the biden administration has approved a potential $180 million arms sale alongside heightened tensions between the island and china. their proposed sale has bipartisan support in the u.s. it will help improve security and political stability. it is likely to provoke anger from beijing, which sustains taiwan -- which maintains taiwan is part of china. airline workers are struggling. some employees are upset about

long shifts and extreme working conditions. randy barnes is the president of the union that represents ground workers at southwest, the people who work outdoors. he says his members were battling subzero temperatures, driving winds and ice storms. many have been working 16 or 18 hour shifts. >> clear performing one of the most dangerous jobs out of any rate -- we are performing one of the most dangerous jobs out of any industry. >> barnes says he pushed southwest to cycle employees in and out of the cold and those requests were honored though not soon enough, he says. he says with better planning, the meltdown could have been avoided. >> more airline trouble. a family visiting the bay area says delta offered them $24,000 in vouchers to give up their seats and then took them back

after the agreement was made. david reeve says he agreed to give up his, his wife and his daughter's seat because delta offered them $8,000 for each seat, but the offer did not hold up. the copilot did not show up, so delta ended up canceling the flight and the vouchers. >> you are not honoring the vouchers you agreed to pay and now you are canceling the flight. i thought it was bad business. >> delta offered to rebook reeves and paid for his hotel and rental car, but did not pay for his next flight. airlines are required to compensate passengers before they bump them from the flight, though the conditions of the compensation are not regulated. we have not heard back from delta. >> developing news in colorado, where people were forced to sleep in their cars after a snowstorm. snow was coming down at two inches per hour.

the snow lead to accidents that ended up closing interstate 70 near denver. cars were backed up for miles, people trapped on the road for 10 hours. at least four other highways in colorado were also closed. the state patrol they patrol saying people should delay their plans. >> for shortage of ambulances a shortage of ambulances. there is not always an ambulance available. officials in contra costa county say they have 30 ambulances that respond to calls and some times they are used for things that are not an emergency. >> ambulance services have been impacted by the pandemic, the recent events, but also they large use of the ambulance service for normal calls.

to only call 911 if it is a true emergency and asking you to consider urgent care instead of the er. there's an indication that uc berkeley's plan to build housing at people's park is falling apart after a tentative ruling from an appellate court. neighborhood advocates who want to preserve the park claim university failed to consider other locations. the case arguments january 12. >> disgraced comedian bill cosby says he's considering a return to touring next year. the 85-year-old made the comment during a radio interview yesterday. cosby has been out of prison for just a year after his 2018 sexual assault conviction was overturned.

he's facing new lawsuits after five women accused him of assault under a new york law that suspended the statute of limitations. thousands of travelers still stranded. we are live in san jose with the latest chaos. >> let's look at the big board for the new york stock exchange. of 230 points. >> youtube and google are getting sued for allegedly tracking the online activity of kids. we are going to check in on the forecast. >> no more dry days left in 2022. storm watch through the end of the year. wet roads at the bay bridge toll plaza. slow travel is the biggest impact. live doppler 7 showing you l to moderate rain in the east bay and north bay. they have about to move into napa.

cloud cover overhead likely a brief break around lunchtime. it fills back in this afternoon and evening. rainfall totals up to an engine parts of the north bay. lower totals in the south bay later today. mid-50's. take the umbrella with you. a stronger storm is set to arrive saturday morning. a flood watch in effect for the region for the threat of flooding to finish the year. we will talk about that in nine minutes. let's check in with sue. >> we have floodin lucky drive. bart is experiencing 20 minute delays. wet tracks the issue there. earlier problems, we have this

accident coming into san francisco, cleared out. traffic is recovering nicely. we go to the santa cruz mountains. we have a spin out on north 17 to the right-hand side of the road. give yourself extra time.

>> there are growing demands for accountability as more than 2300 flights are canceled today. it is going to be days until operations get back to normal. it is hard to believe today is an improvement. lena howland is live at the airport with more on how the airlines are dealing with the mess. >> good morning. san jose is once again the most impacted airport in the bay area.

take a look of the arriving flights. were o s fts tt will:00. this airport has 145 canceled flights. that is only two fewer than yesterday. southwest pledging to repair relationships with customers and offering new resources to get the fastest service possible. the airline says you can submit a full refund request. if you have any travel expenses because of this, you can also submit those receipts directly on their website. the criticism of southwest is growing. we spoke with a texas couple. they were supposed to fly home to houston monday night but the soonest they could get rebooked was the 31st. they opted to rent a car and

drive 27 hours back to houston instead. this also canceled their second vacation, which they should have been flying out for last night. >> i started to see southwest was still canceling 2500 flights a day, and i was like, i don't trust them to get us there by saturday. >> make sure those passengers get to where they need to go and they are provided adequate compensation. >> that was transportation secretary pete buttigieg as the federal investigation into the airline is gaining momentum. if you are still missing luggage, you can get information on how to receive those bags, meaning they will ship to any address for free. as for other bay area airports, oakland is still experiencing major issues. at last check, they have 117 canceled flights today.

sfo seeing the least number of issues so far with 38 canceled flights. it is still a wise idea to check before you go if you have a flight scheduled for today. lena howland, abc7news. >> the plastic waste produced amazon has skyrocketed for a second year. according to a new report, amazons waste surged by 29%. the retail giant generated 709 million pounds of plastic packaging in 2021, up from 599 million pounds the year before. it is concerning because much of it cannot be recycled. the report says an estimated 26 million pounds will end up polluting oceans, rivers and lakes. >> while cars and trucks are still a major source of pollution, a study reveals we have come a long way in reducing emissions.

within the last 50 years, we have reduced car emissions from 99% -- emissions 99%. two associate professors at berkeley looked at policies and regulations. it turns out the biggest gains came from the clean air act of 1972. >> it is illegal to sell a new car in the u.s. if, when it is newly manufactured, it omits more than some number of grams of pollution per mile driven. >> the study highlights the success of government regulation. researchers say the road ahead is still tricky, especially when it comes to getting rid of the biggest polluter, old cars. they are generally cheaper and more accessible for low income drivers who might not be able to afford newer and more fuel-efficient models. >> a bay area woman is now safe from deportation after fighting to stay in the country for years. president biden signed a bill authored by mark to sign a into

law. they were invited to take part in a clinical trial in 2003 because she could not get the care she needed in guatemala. she still needs the treatment but the trump administration canceled the medical deferred action program in 2019. she and her family are protected as permanent residence under the law. your morning money report. google and youtube content providers must face a lawsuit about children's privacy, accusing them of violating the privacy of under of those exchange.

we are up about 250 points. futures are showing promise as crude oil prices are falling and investors way what china's reopening could mean. >> twitter appears to be back up after a major outage yesterday. musk tweeted that server architecture changes rolled out and twitter should feel faster. the incident is the first disruption since elon musk took over twitter in october. >> people are saying goodbye to the worst memories of 2022. >> it is all about starting the new year fresh. people were reflecting about what frustrated them in 2022 theualooance day at times square. there is a punching bag. every time i laugh. people wrote down

they want to leave behind. >> and 2023, i am trying to get rid of doubt that i had. i want to enjoy life more. take a dance class without worrying if i will be amazing. >> other people said goodbye to bad memories brought on by the pandemic, clothes that do not fit. >> we have been on this. >> i had to do this two months ago. i had so much. i feel so much better in my house. >> she did it. >> lake, i never wore this. >> and i'm never going to. >> a fresh start. >> it is nice.

>> i was listening to about minimalism. not like you have to have one chair. but listening to them talk about throwing stuff away. >> the hardest is the first item. >> it is. >> don't have one chair, though. >> only one pillow. >> here is the camera. it is wet out. let's compare our water years. it resets every october 1. last level four storm. we got soaked. compare it to this year.

we are running behind where we were. some cities are afoot behind where we were this time last year. despite it being a wet pattern, we still have gains to make. live doppler 7, scattered, light ow on and off throughout the day. a light storm tod a overnight. focusing on the snow sierra. moderate storm moves in. flooding is a threat. we have a flood watch. heavy rain will be moving through. flood totals will add up. the seven-day shows you it is a wet end to the year. a dry start.

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>> we are tracking scattered showers throughout the d live doppler 7 showing you moisture moving in from the north. it is wet. it is overcast skies, on and off showers. the heaviest will fall this afternoon and evening. saturday morning, a flood watch in effect for the entire region. a stronger storm moves in for the final day of 2022. >> standing water affecting your drive. our biggest incident is in san jose. a box truck overturned in the left two lanes. that's flooded. there's a sig alert in effect. >> still struggling to get home,

flight cancellations topping 13,000 nationwide this week. southwest says it will work to refund stranded passengers. >> people around the world are praying for retired hope benedict -- pope benedict. the 95-year-old is very sick. >> a rank-choice voting error in november's election has changed the results of the race for oakland unified school board. my coaches and says he received a call yesterday morning informing him he had won. alameda county says he's working to recertify the election. >> as the investigation into the january 6 capital riot comes to an end, abc news has learned the committee has formally withdrawn its subpoena to former president donald trump that demanded documents and testimony from him. >> san francisco's

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good morning, america. breaking overnight, at a standstill. a life-threatening snowstorm in denver shutting down a major highway, turning it into a virtual parking lot. miles of vehicles stuck for hours. people sleeping in their cars. we're on the scene this morning. plus, digging out in buffalo. as the death toll rises and warmer temperatures and heavy rain bring new risks of flooding. when will it end? southwest airlines canceling thousands of flights again with passengers still stuck and steaming. what the ceo is now saying as he vows to solve the chaos, the airle investigation. its stock plummeting. breaking overnight, ukraine