street-level radar around south santa rosa, east railroad avenue, some slippery roadways. watch out around san francisco heading down to south city as well. it's steady, light in the emeryville area, alameda, visibility is also low across parts of the bay area around a male in novato. two males in livermore --in livermore. light to moderate rain, we're looking at low visibility, slippery roads and breezy. we time this out, 5:00 tonight, you see widespread rain. we are going to see at 10:00 pockets of moderate rain and the north bay. really scattered in nature as we head towards tomorrow morning. it's not going to be a widespread event until later on in the day. some atmosphericivthat is promp. i will be back with a closer look, coming up. dan: thanks very much.

let's go out to the north bay is our live team coverage continues. cornell barnard is there with the flood watch in effect. reporter: hey, dan. it's happening. the rain is falling. a lot of homeowners are getting ready for more storms, and possible flooding. out here on the roads, driving is already challenging. >> we arrived to the scene and found the bus on its side. reporter: firefighter say rain and slick roadways may have caused this transit bus to overturn thursday morning on anderson drive in san rafael. >> no passengers, just a solo driver. reporter: the driver had to be extricated from the bus and suffered minor injuries. hours later a tow able to flip the bus on its wheels. a rainy week brought flooding into sonoma county. highway 121 and highway 12 was underwater tuesday. a new flood threat returns

friday into saturday, as storms intensify. >> every storm we have a bit of flooding. reporter: this woman loaded up on sandbags to take back to her home in san rafael. she is hoping it will protect her backyard from the downpour. >> every rain we have flooding. i heard there's going to be about three to six inches. our garage will flood every time. not ready for it, this year. reporter: marin county severe weather shelter is opening for the third time this month, due to the heavy rain, for those experiencing homelessness. the shelter is located on kerner boulevard. it will be open through new year's eve day. sandbags are standing by outside downtown businesses, just in case. we found this man visiting from vermont. >> it is not snow, it's not sleep. that's good. >> you will take the rain? >> the reason that i'm a little disturbed is my umbrella just broke. reporter: doris definitely needs

a new umbrella. she will definitely need it this week, as all of us well. we heard from transit officials that bus driver was treated and released from the hospital a few hours ago. we're live in san rafael, where it is raining. i'm colonel bernard, abc7news. dan: take a look at this, and entire powerline fell on this car in san mateo county, in sent mcdonnell park. it sounds like everyone is ok. that heritage growth parking area is closed to safely remove the debris. the main parking lot on pescadero creek road is open. kristen: happening now, heavy snow could a damper on a trip to the sierra. if you have plans to hit the slopes. the video you see is highway 80 at donner summit. the storm could impact ski resorts during the busiest time of year. the tahoe region is currently getting blasted with severe weather. 130 miles per hour winds. eight feet of snow is expected

to hit some areas. black ice could threaten roads as temperatures drop overnight. drivers are required to have trains on interstate -- chains on interstate 80. it's advice to check conditions. dan: the oakland zoo is canceling its event tonight due to the rain. the zoo tweeted it is sorry mother nature interrupted the visit. it had close for general missions today. the zoo said if you had a reservation tonight, you will get an email for a refund. expect to hear from the zoo. with all of these storms, we are giving you constant alerts, just like this one through the news app. it has live doppler 7 running 24/7 and hour by hour from our meteorologists right down to your neighborhood. download the app noun be sure to enable push alerts. kristen: now to new developments in the death of a two-year-old boy in oakland less than an hour ago the police chief held a press conference with more information. karina nova joins us live from

the newsroom with what we have learned. karina: the investigation days to december 23 when san pablo police contacted oakland police about the death of a two-year-old. investigators found the boy was killed in oakland. but they found the body of the boy in this county. details have not been released about how exactly the boy was killed. but they know the body of that little boy was foundout doors. the chief said they arrested someone close to the child what did not clarify if the suspect is part of the family. no charges have been announced for the homicide. but that suspect is being held on unrelated charges. >> this is a tragic case of a two-year-old child. this should not have happened. we appreciate the hard work of the men and women of the oakland police department who was contacted by the san pablo police department,. .

to be able to respond to napa county and actually recover this two-year-old child is a testament to their tireless effort to solve this case. a really tragic one. my heart goes out to the family and community. karina: an autopsy is being performed. police are asking the public for any information related to the case. live in the newsroom, karina nova abc7 news. dan: more than 50 days after the november election. the outcome of a race is doubted again. the à la county -- the county residence say the candidate may have one. we explain what is happening and the new calls for a recount in all the oakland city elections. >> as ballots were being counted in last month selections, something was wrong. >> the algorithms and election officials almost always get it right.

this instance, it was simply button that was left checked in the menu option. for the algorithm that was not unchecked. >> sean is with the california rank choice coalition, saccade the. in program, foes can be handled in two ways. the first way, if a voter skips their first choice, that vote is skipped. in alameda county, the correct setting should have advanced the second choice to become the first choice, that matters in right choice voting candidates which are eliminated every round. >> if you do it in the correct order, were no candidate is eliminated, and then you counties ballots, -- then you count these ballots that made the difference. >> in statement, the alameda county registrar voters explains their jurisdictions out of california that require rank-choice voting to be handled the first way.

that's why the configuration exists in the system. that difference means that my coaches and who finished third -- mike hutchison, who finished third. the errors called after the organization ran the cast vote record which is a recount. a common practice he says that is done after every election since his public record. >> it is up to us to make sure we have the checks and balances in place to ensure that the vote count is accurate. in this instance, we had to -- the checks and balances. >> the oakland branch of the naacp missed the deadline to demand an official recount. given the error the school board raised they are demanding a manual recount. even the -- though oakland has been using rank-choice voting for over a decade. >> we think the integrity, if there is any integrity in the selection, that a manual recount might bring about some

credibility. >> the issue for the county is how to recertify the election in an election outcome that is unprecedented. dan: in addition to the end of cap -- naacp, they call for a recount in the mayor's race. i will be up tot the alameda county officials to decide if they will grant and pay for it. kristen: in the south bay starting january 1 to san jose residents who own a gun will be required to have insurance by law. san jose is the first city in the nation to require gun owners to have liability insurance to ensure that they must be kept with their firearms. the insurance policy must cover losses or damages from the unintentionally -- unintentional use of firearm, including death or property damage. the mayor says the insurance provides security for gun victims and is an indicator that gun owners will maintain self gun behavior. >> this is not about taking away

anyone's guns. this is not about invading anyone's homes or private spaces, or cars. there will be none of that. this is simply about ensuring that gun ownership is safer. kristen: anyone who fails to comply will be penalized with a minimum $200 fine. the new year will bring other new laws. they cover everything from retail theft and rap lyrics to privacy and crime. you can find them at abc7news.com. dan: a lot more to come. they had everything destroyed by wildfire. now getting fair payment back to them, just hit a snag. saying goodbye to a soccer icon. a legend. the lasting legacy of the man known as simply as pele. attributes coming in from around the world. also, a rare sighting in southern california. it's the humans flocking to see what just showed up in their backyard.

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news that pele has died. we of a look back at the life of a long time king of soccer. >> he was known by one name, meant for one thing, being one of the greatest soccer players the world has ever known. pele was born in brazil in 1940. as aoy talencking around aold k sucked with -- stuffed with rags. coaches persuaded his parents to leave home to join a professional team. the world got to know the brazilian player during the 1958 world cup in sweden, just 17 years old pele scored three goals in a semifinal win over france. who score to mourn the finals to lead brazil to -- and scored two more to the finals to lead to a result win. during the 1960's he was the most famous and highest paid athlete in the world. it's often reported that the two

factions of the nigerian civil war agree to a 48 hour pele cease-fire so they could watch pele playing exhibition match. in 1970, pele lead bra third world cup victory, scoring four goals. he retired in 1974. he was lured to america to play for the new york cosmos. his presence in the u.s. gave the sport a huge boost. he retired for good in 1977. 12.he was named fifa's co-playef the century. during the next 30 years, pele was a popular ambassador for the sport, especially as his home country hosted the 2014 world cup. >> football was the best promoter of result. always put brazil in the top. >> the man born died as a globally celebrated icon publish sports. dan: new analysis of california's lands show all of

our states and rural areas are classified as high very high risk for wildfires. the for street and fire protection district -- the force tree and fire protection district says the rural land is at risk, 14% higher. the climate crisis is the key reason for this change. efforts to make fire victims pg&e settlement payments federally tax-free before the end of the year have failed. legislators will take up the issue at the start of the new year. our i-team reporter has reaction from fire victims. >> this was our house, a two-story. reporter: lisa has been rebuilding her santa rosa home for five years since the 2017 fire. >> it is frustrating and has taken over my life. reporter: her frustration boiling over with the news that efforts to make fire victims pg&e bankruptcy settlements federally tax-free before the end of the year have failed. >> we were hopeful going in. it was a bipartisan legislation. reporter: this congressman says the legislation was part of an

omnibus bill which package together several matters. >> we were hoping we could ride the coattails of that. the whole tax extender or modification package did not make it into the omnibus bill. it went down with the ship on that one for now. >> it should have never been taxed in the first place. this is not income. this is reimbursement. reporter: richard is also a fire survivor. >> we did not know when we first agreed to the bankruptcy agreement that we were going to be taxed on our recovery money. reporter: september 29, governor gavin newsom, would require pg&e settlement statements tax-free. >> the state can get it done, or cannot the federal government? reporter: while he was able to rebuild, taxes on the settlement payment have prevented other survivors from doing the same. >> i feel frustrated by it. i also feel on behalf of all the fire victims, forgotten. reporter: he says he understands. >> their people, through no

fault of their own, are having to deal with this. >> we will take it up as soon as we get sworn in. reporter: i asked him if that is enough. >> it will have to be enough. there is no other option at this point. kristen: a rare sighting in southern california. bird lovers flooded in orange county neighborhood together eyes on a beautiful snow we our will. several people spotted the exotic bird on several rooftops in cyprus. people brought binoculars and cameras to capture a a once-in-a-lifetime event. it is rare for this type of bird to be in socal because it is native to arctic regions. some experts believe the owl could have slipped bringing the estranged bird into the state. dan: they are fascinating to watch. kristen: it is confused if it is not used to this climate. dan: the head is swiveling all around. let's turn our attention to a

series of storms coming in. kristen: what is going on? sandhya: we are in an active pattern. we need the rain. but it could cause problems come saturday. let's take a look at live doppler 7. yes, we have widespread light rains in the last 24 hours we picked up 307 of an inch at san jose airport half an inch at canfield, -- canfield. seven -- emeryville heading into oakland, san francisco down towards risk rate lake merced. definitely some wet roadways in the north bay as well, napa you will notice old sonoma road, grabbed the umbrellas before you go. you will need them. temperatures in the 40's and the 50's. here is a live view from our mount tam cam. widespread rain tomorrow morning. atmospheric river arrives early saturday. we're looking at dry conditions

for new year's eve. and the first day of 2023. timing cannot be better. it's light level one, light to moderate rain, low visibility, slippery roadways. it will be breezy. keep that in mind. 5:00 tonight we will have widespread rain. 8:00, moderate pockets. tomorrow morning the rain tapers to showers, still waves of showers to the afternoon hours. the rainfall totals will not be that impressive. but it's beneficial rain. 13 hundredths in mt. view, almost an inch in the northern part of our viewing area. the morning will begin with showers, temperatures in the 40's and 50's. not terribly cold. tomorrow afternoon upper 50's to the low 60's. grabbed the umbrellas, you will need them. a level two storm, it's a moderate strain storm for saturday morning. atmospheric river will bring moderate to heavy rain. when guests 35 -- wind gusts 35

to 50 miles per hour, bringing flooding potential, not just on the creeks and roadways, but for the rivers as well, possibility of mudslides. so, the weather service has posted a flood watch tomorrow afternoon, through saturday evening for the entire bay area. let's time this out. the intensity of the rain comes in saturday morning, 6:00. it will continue to be heavy as we head towards 9:00. i cannot rule out thunderstorms. saturday afternoon the rain moves out of the north bay. it lets up in intensity. it's in the east and south bay. look what happens before you ring in the new year, is going to dry out. rainfall estimates, most of you wanted to inches. some of our wettest spots, picking up three, possibly more inches of rain. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. periods of shower tomorrow. it is a two for saturday morning. the new year's day is dry. you're starting out 20,, 23 without any rain.

do not get used to the idea. the pineapple express setting up next week. you know that means. we are talking about wave after wave of rain. right now, level one. monday through thursday with a series of storms. but that could change, so stay tuned. dan: at up all of those numbers we have seven. sandhya: they just keep coming. kristen: wow. thank you sandhya. fda under fire, concerns over the handling of an alzheimer's drug. congress is involved. dan: a golden gate makeover in the works. the new plan to reshape the symbol of the bay area. as 2022 comes to an end, abc 7 is looking back it all the stories we brought you this year. we've compiled our favorites into a new one hour streaming special, building a better bay area, best of 2022, available right now and demand on the abc 7 bay area streaming tb app. you'll find it in the new popular section. make time for that when you can.

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dan: the san francisco golden gate bridge an upgrade. nancy pelosi announced the landmark will get $400 million to get upgrades. the the highway administration will provide funds to strengthen the bridges main suspension which will reinforce the resilience against earthquakes.

officials deemed the bridge to be in fair condition but with no improvements it could become poor over the next three years. to keep it from deteriorating, they want to make this an improvement. under the infrastructure law signed by president biden last year, this money is available. kristen: a federal investigation has revealed the fda's approval process for the high-priced alzheimer's drug included a troubling number of irregularities. the findings are in a new report released today, after an 18 month investigation by two house committees. it's highly critical of biogen, the company that makes the medication. biogen sent and unjustifiably high-priced for the drug. the collaboration between biogen, did not include full documentation of how the reps from both sides would discuss the medication. dan: the southwest struggles were terrible. but today a promise to get back on track. our cameras have caught some long-lost reunions. kristen: other precious plans

canceled by the meltdown. one man missing out on a lifesaving opportunity. dan: all eyes on the catholic church. a live look from the center of the madigan -- vatican. >> the abc 7 storm impact scale. today storm is level one, that means light rain. keep an umbrella and drive safely track today storm anytime on the abc7news

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operations tomorrow after a disastrous weekend that included a staggering 15,000 flights canceled. there were 2000 more today. the airline is facing a federal investigation for the system meltdown. it's directing passengers to its website for a refund and reimbursement requests. customer say it is too little too late. >> i will never get that time back. i trusted southwest of my worldly belongings to get me from .8 appoint be. i was robbed at this point. dan: southwest's promise to be back to normal tomorrow, is welcome news to travelers. our reporter has the latest from san jose international airport, where some flights are leaving. plenty of luggage remains lost in plain sight. reporter: as some travelers are finally able to catch a flight home, after the southwest airlines christmas nightmare. >> my plans are ruined. by been stuck your for three days, trying to find lodging, things of that nature, finally i get to go home today. reporter: others are frantically

working to get reunited with their luggage. >> did you find your bag? >> i found it. >> oh my gosh finally. reporter: this woman was not alone. jesse swift was supposed to head home to mount house flying into the san jose airport from vegas on monday. his bag was already checked when his flight got canceled. no sign of the bag until he saw it live on abc 7. from these hundreds of unclaimed a bag sitting in a pile of hundreds of other unclaimed bags. we raced to the airport to get it. there was k bar glow out of woodland -- thre was kay out of woodland. he was supposed to fly in from san jose to hawaii, where their cars are. instead they got rebooked on a flight to vegas were they have been stuck since monday with no sign of their luggage. >> no extra clothes, no medication, no makeup, nothing. >> right. fortunately our doctor was able

to call in a prescription to the pharmacy here in vegas. so, that was good. but i learned my lesson. reporter: we saw her personal back -- bag tag sticking out of the corner, with her phone number and address, and decided to try calling. at this point before i called you, did you have any idea, where your bag was? >> no. i was getting ready to fill out the form. reporter: southwest says it will be waiting for her, as soon as she gets back tomorrow, despite flying into sacramento first. i have a passenger on the phone. her suitcases in the corner. tell her to come get it? ok. s southwest says if you are still missing your luggage, you can submit information on how to receive ■it, through their website at no cost to you. meaning they will ship it to any address free of charge. you're not obligated to get to

another airport to pick it up. in san jose, lena howland abc7 news. kristen: southwest problems because the from alaska to miss out on a life-changing event, heart transplant. patrick holland has congestive heart failure. the father of seven got a call from washington medical center in seattle, saying he actually found how actually found a heart donor. he raced to the airport only to find his flight was canceled. >> the second flight got canceled and then the third fight -- flight got canceled. at this point i knew, the next phone calls not going to be good. then, just as i was calling her she was calling me back to tell me that they were going to give the heart to somebody else. kristen: heart wrenching. reporter: holland says he was glad someone else was able to get the donated heart. he hopes he will get another chance soon, so he could see his children grow up. the kids range in age from three to 36 years old. dan: antioch mayor pleaded no

contest to driving under the influence. the no contest plea is avoiding guilt. he was stopped by highway patrol and was arrested for driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, a second charge was dropped. he was ordered to complete a dui program, through use of probation and when you're at the sheriffs because the alternative facility in --. who's in oakland are figuring out what happened -- why fire was caused in a warehouse. it started at 8:00. it was under control about 20 minutes later. officials say people were living inside the building at the time. two people may have been treated for smoke inhalation. kristen: now to the latest on the health of former pope benedict. a live look from the vatican at 1:30 a.m. local time. the pope is resting well.

but he is in grave condition and prayers for him already welcomed -- are welcomed. our reporter has more from the pope's failing health and what comes next. >> the faithful praying for the pope. and addict. -- pope benedict. he is lucid, alert and stable but his condition remains serious as doctors continue to monitor his health. on wednesday, pope francis revealed that the former pope was ill, asking for prayers. in 2013 he became the first pope in 600 years to resign, citing a lack of strength of mind and body due to his age, potentially paving the way for future popes to step down. >> i thought it was a great act of humility to give up the most powerful job in the catholic church. benedict set the standard. reporter: he has faced a criticism for failing to remove priests accused of abusing children was the first pope to meet with children of -- victims

of sexual abuse. >> i'm deeply sorry for the pain-and-suffering to victims. reporter: he chose to live out retirement in seclusion in monastery in the vatican gardens. his declining health raising questions about what happens when he dies, since it will be the first time a reigning pope would presumably preside over the funeral over a former pope. special mass in honor of benedict will be held friday at st. john lateran, benedicts former cathedral. pope francis is not expected to attend. in new york, alexis christoforous, abc7news. kristen: benjamin netanyahu was sworn in. this comes 18 months after he was removed from power from an opposing political party. the prime ministers bringing one of the countries most far right government who will fill several cabinet positions. netanyahu is israel's serving prime minister serving 12 consecutive years in the

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it's a big step to getting passengers like jesse swift and their luggage to the right location. jesse lives in mountain house. he was supposed to find him san jose monday -- into san jose monday. his flight was canceled and he did not see his bag, until he thought live on abc 7 sitting on a pile on unclaimed bags. he raced to the airport to get it. so lena howland, way to go, connecting man in his luggage. dan: can you imagine? that's mine. ama: i love any happy story out of this. kristen: i am scratching my head. the video of all of the luggage. anyone can go there and take it. it is such a headache. that may not catch up for a while. sandhya: it is sad for those poor people that have been trying to get to their destination, cannot get there and they don't have their bags. i hope they're able to locate them and get to where they need to go, back to. kristen: their tags. dan: air tags is not a bad idea.

that is hopefully a fading memory for the stuck travelers. before was they had a low -- hello to, 2023 it is time to say good riddance to 2022. people are invited to times square to destroy their bad memories for good riddance day today. you write down all the things you want to leave in the past, and watch them get destroyed. this includes bad breakups, disappointments and self-doubt. anybody have anything they would like to leave behind this last year? kristen: i have plenty. i'm not going to mention them on air. [laughter] dan: that's true. kristen: i am really working hard to try to let go and not hold on to the bad things. dan: we all have. but you're doing a good job of that. it's so important, isn't it, to tries best we can? we all have our disappointments. to to try to move forward. sandhya: absolutely. i have always said that life is in fair.

we are all dealt with challenges. it's how you deal with them and how you look forward to what could be better days. i think that is important to keep that optimism, even if it is tough, so you can move past some of the tough times. dan: you are in optimistic person, by nature? kristen: mostly. i do appreciate those gestures. the symbolic moves to really say, i'm throwing out the old in with the new, new attitude. dan: symbolic. kristen: you're committing to it. ama: it is a release. like how you say -- they state internal, to write things down help something with the brain. actually doing the action helps. kristen: i really will run two miles before work. american girl has a new girl of the year. here is -- here she is -- he she is. she is the doll's first south asian character.

she is from new jersey. she is a train away from singer broadway shows. american girl is a donating to scholarships for kids to participate in summer programs in new york. i love this idea. as people of color, you sometimes have a hard time finding dolls for your children who look like you. so, they can see themselves and you. sandhya: i think this is awesome. it's long overdue. i think it is nice that little girls can actually look up to somebody, who looks like them, perhaps, they can see a role model and that. i think that's something to look forward to. dan: you cannot underestimate that. the power and importance of that. it's easy to overlook it. for young people, it has such a profound effect. kristen: i never -- i had barbies, but i always felt like, who is this foreign thing? ama: in fact i was at target two days ago, i went to the aisle with the barbies and thought, i

need to look for some better representation for my daughter. i was looking for one of color, one that may be had the correct body proportions. [laughter] dan: did you find something? ama: there were some. i was impressed. i didn't buy any, there's a lot of stuff around, but i know it is in the back of my mind for next time. dan: that is really encouraging to hear there were options. well, here is something we can talk about in terms of options. soda in america has fallen on hard times, except for dr pepper. data shows the overall soda market has fell in by 26%, from 20 -- 2003 to 22 anyone. dr pepper's share rose. it's third behind coca-cola and pepsi. i have to say, guilty pleasure. ama, you know this, i love my coke zero. most of you, you guys never drink soda. wait a minute.

are you drinking a dr pepper? kristen: i grabbed one from our circle seven café. ama: i don't. but in honor of dr pepper -- i am definitely coke over pepsi. 100%. i don't normally drink soda. i'm not going to drink this whole thing because you not like me when the sugar jacks me up. dan: i am impressed. you guys don't drink too much soda. i try to drag more water but, young people, i know so many young people don't touch soda. kristen: what do they drink? energy drinks. dan: a lot of them just rainwater. kristen: that's good. ama: i hardly ever drink soda. maybe twice a year. kristen: what? ama: i really don't. kristen: i take sips for my husband. he gets a coke. when we got to eat. dan: sometimes at the movies with the popcorn. i'm not having water with my popcorn. [laughter] ama: that's just ridiculous, dan. [laughter]

dan: well that is this addition of the four at 4:00. drink up ama.

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get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. dan: before you dump 3000 pounds of confetti from the sky you have to test it. new york city got the party started testing the confetti that will rain down on the clock it's midnight this weekend. the confetti this year includes thousands of wishes, written on paper submitted at new york's

new year's eve wishing wall. crews will test drop the crystal ball to make sure it all goes as planned. can you imagine having to clean up the confetti twice? on saturday ring in the new year with abc 7, dick clark's prime time new year's eve rock and eve, with ryan seacrest. then, we are going to go back to ryan seacrest for the countdown to midnight in times square. kristen: exciting. for midnight, it looks like our weather will hold. dan: which will be nice. we have a lot of continuous rain coming. we my time it just right. sandhya: it is going to be perfect timing for new year's eve and new year's day. that window for you to ring in the new year. on live doppler 7 we need the rain, and you are seeing very light stuff for most areas. there are pockets that are moderate. let's get you into street-level radar, san rafael, heading

across 580, watch out for the slippery roads. the concord area, 680 pleasant hill, some roadways and in the south bay, from san jose talon rock. you are seeing light rain, as we widen out the picture it is a light level 1 storm coming. it will continue often on tomorrow before stronger storm comes in. tomorrow in the afternoon you are looking at 50's, 60's, a mild day but keep the umbrellas handy. level to storm, exclusive to abc7news, for saturday morning. it will bring moderate to heavy rain, gusty winds and that means flooding. not just on the roadways but we're talking about streams, creeks and river flooding and mudslides. those mudslides. there is a flood watch through saturday evening, covering all of the bay area. we're went to take a look at alive picture. you see the snow on the ground. they have the seer snowpack at

-- seer snowpack. up to a foot of snow. much more coming. winter weather advisory a.m. saturday until 4:00 saturday. up to 40 inches above 9000 feet. travel will be difficult to impossible. the eastern slope of the sierra has a winter storm owning -- warning that goes until sunday morning above 7000 feet. one to three feet expected above 9500 feet. once again the snow levels are going to be rising and high above past levels before they come down. in terms of snowfall totals, 47 inches at kirkwood. by sunday night, 24 inches at honor. the accuweather seven-day forecast, level 1 for tomorrow, level two for saturday. we'll go for a drive forecast for new year's eve and new year's day, before we bring in more ones next week. keep the raingear handy for the first week of january. dan: takes so much.

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the is always over a. that's why we don't offer a car. we offer the car. ♪ sixt. rent the car. kristen: coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, catch celebrity jeopardy followed by 9:00 by the parent test, celebrity will a fortune airs at 10:00. it's a massive undertaking. that is now another james cameron classic, avatar to the way of water is now past the $1 billion mark at the box office after high production costs. as our reporter reports, is all for the price of conversation. >> the way of water connects all things. reporter: making a big splash at the box office. >> this is our home. reporter: disney's avatar the way of water shattering expectations this holiday

season, surpassing $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales, reaching the historic milestone in two weeks. other films making more than a billion dollars this year, top gun maverick. which took more than a month to reach the billion dollar mark. four months. >> why do they always have to go bigger. >> for jurassic park dominion. reporter: avatar director, making bank to make the delayed sequel and it appears to be paying off. >> analysts believe it has to hit about $1.5 billion to $2 billion in box office receipts to just be profitable. reporter: the original avatar released in 2009 brought in almost $3 billion, the highest grossing release ever. >> the technology that james cameron has used has never been used before. reporter: pushing boundaries while creating a story line underwater for all to enjoy. >> i am a part of something groundbreaking, trailblazing,

special, it has resonated with more people across the globe that i could have ever imagined. reporter: the holiday weekend was not so kind to other films at the box office. the whitney houston biopic brought in $6.8 million in the u.s.. puss in boots ranked in $20 million. kristen: parent company of abc 7. i did see avatar [applause] . the 3d was stunning. abc 7 instrument 20 47. get the bay area streaming app. that is going to do it for abc7news at 4:00. abc7news with dan and ;a

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and off showers. good evening. >> the heaviest rain is not here yet but people are taking the >> opportunity to prepare. >>to timeout the storms, we begin with our meteorologist. >> let's show you the doppler. right now, light showers across most of the bay area. there are some moderate pockets around the north bay and port saint pedro road. watch out if you are stepping out this evening. san francisco, san bruno, steady light rain. in the east bay, fairmont drive and toward south bay, light rain across the area, santa