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 clara,

san jose. tomorrow, light to moderate rain . low visibility and slippery roads and breezy at times. tonight at 6:00, widespread rain . tomorrow, on and off showers in the afternoon. an atmospheric river is headed in our direction for saturday morning and will bring storm concerns, flooding on the roads, small stream flooding and down tree limbs. power outages look like a moderate possibility. i will be back with a closer look at the storm system for the weekend. dan: we continue team coverage in the north bay where rain is creating flooding concerns and dangerous driving conditions. reporter: as you can see rain is really coming down.

homeowners are getting ready for more storms and possible flooding. on the roads, driving is already challenging. >> we arrived on scene and found the bus on its side. reporter: rain and slick roads might have caused this transit bus to overturn. >> no passengers, just the driver. reporter: the driver suffered minor injuries and had to be extricated from the bus. a tow truck was able to flip the bus back on its wheels. a severe weather shelter open thursday because of heavy rain. shelter is on kerner boulevard in san rafael. >> we regulatory monitor the weather and do what we can to offer mitigation strategies as our commitment to the on house to put -- i'm

housed -- unhouse our community. reporter: the bus driver was treated and released from the hospital. >> the oakland zoo is not dry and was closed today because of the rain. they say they are sorry that mother nature interrupted the visit and if you had a reservation for tonight, they will email you with refund information. the zoo is expected to be closed tomorrow but the event at the night will be open. dan: you can get the latest forecasts and updates on our streaming app available for roku, apple tv, fire tv, and google tv devices. >> the developing news on the southwest airlines meltdown.

the company expects to resume normal operations tomorrow after days of thousands of canceled flights but trouble is not over yet. za jose international airport with the latest on how things are going. reporter: there is some rel and operations are expected to be normal tomorrow but at this airport today there are as many cancellations as yesterday and a lot of bags had to be returned to owners. some don't know where their luggage has landed. the southwest travel nightmare continues thursday with the airline confirming they are still operating one third of their travel schedule but they say operations will be back to normal tomorrow. san jose airport continues to have cancellations. this is what the lines looked like at the rental car center on wednesday as people waited for

hours. one day later it is virtually empty. perhaps the trouble was are beginning to ease up but many are still in a state of limbo. these people county into san jose. >> we left orange county and it was fine. i said, good job to my husband. then the trauma. reporter: charles got his luggage. chris wasn't so lucky. >> we spent an hour at the baggage department of southwest. they said they would call us when they found it. reporter: their tro just started but the headaches for a local teacher started on christmas when she tried to fly to st. louis to see her parents. itinerary. >> i missed my connection in san

diego. they said my bags were offloaded there and they were never to be found. reporter: she drove back to san jose but days later, still no bags. >> she says they -- they say they were shipped to st. louis, which was my destination. fingers crossed they will be shipped back to san jose but i do not know when. reporter: there was a mix of happy reunions. a reunion others are hopeful they will have as well. >> i just want my bags back. i will call it a day. reporter: this is the area where bags are being stored. at one point this area was packed with suitcases and now it has thinned out so there has been some relief. if you are still missing luggage, there is a travel disruption page on the southwest website where you can go to

claim your luggage. they will ship it to you for free. ama: it was a similar situation in oakland. we were there as some travelers were reunited with luggage. southwest travelers missing luggage and they can submit a form to have their luggage shipped anywhere for free. dan: new details and the death of a two-year-old in oakland. the police chief held a news conference with information and our reporter is in the newsroom to explain what we learned. >> on december contacted about the death of a two-year-old. the boy was killed in oakland. his body was found in napa. he was two years old and details have not been released as to how he was killed. his body was found outside.

the police chief of oakland says someone was arrested close to the child on unrelated charges but it is unclear if that person is a relative. no charges have been announced yet for the homicide. >> this is a tragic case. this should not have happened. we appreciate the hard work of the oakland police department who relentlessly followed up every lead same day to napa county and recover the two-year-olds -- two-year-old. it is a testament to their effort to solve the case. my heart goes out to the family and community. reporter: an autopsy is being performed on police are asking the public for any information. if you know anything about the case, please call them. ama:

announce an arrest on a hospital -- announce an arrest early morning homicide. there were reports of a home break-in and arrived to find a 42-year-old man had been shot and died on scene. a 50-year-old man have been -- has been arrested. dan: on the verge of a staffing crisis in san francisco. we look at the impact the homeless population is h

dan: there are more people being treated in three san francisco hospitals than in any other across california. how will the rising rates affect staffing and long-term care?

stephanie sierra has the story. >> the number of unhoused patients is more than triple, even up to six times more than other areas in the state, including l.a. and medical directors are concerned about the impacts. unhoused patients make up less than 5% of emergency department across california but in san francisco, it is up to 32%. >> i thought the urban areas was similar to us so this is shocking. reporter: this is the medical director for st. francis and st. mary's medical center. both hospitals are among the top three emergency departments in the states with the highest percentage of unhoused patients. >> i think it's because of

location. we are close. reporter: providers are seeing the same patients repeatedly, often under the influence, requiring additional nursing resources on security. >> there has b violence instances in the er and i hear this across the city, even among my colleagues, that it just seems there is more violence in general. the domino effect impacts our staff feeling unable to come into work and then we are short staffed. reporter: care for unhoused patients typically eat more of the cost. and since 2012. 20% are self-pay on the hospital often is not reimbursed. the doctor says it impacts both hospitals financially with the

potential to limit staffing and availability of beds. >> in ter retention it leads to a crisis. reporter: the chief medical officer says the high percentage of unhoused patients in the er does not strain staffing but does strain space. >> having additional units in the hospital to take care of more patients. higher volume across the board of all patients. reporter: hospitals are expected to move patients to vr as quickly as possible and all three with the highest percentage of unhoused patients fell below the median average for er turnaround times across the state. ama: 1, center a residents who own a

gun will have to have insurance by law. it's the first city in the lesion -- in the nation for this rule. provides security for gun victims and indicates gun owners will maintain safe done behavior. >> it's not about taking away guns or invading homes or space or cars. it is simply ensuring that gun ownership is safer. ama: anyone who fails to comply will be penalized with a $200 fine minimum. dan: looking the power -- using the power of light to overcome the power of darkness. one bay area using

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continue to leave millions of the dark in ukraine. one bay area man and his brother are bringing some light to the dark. reporter: this solar lantern is poised to bring much needed light to ukraine. >> we are shipping these units to families who can use them in homes and underground shelters. reporter: this nonprofit was founded by his brother and their ukrainian friend. the massive airstrike on thursday left thousands more without power. russia launching more than 100 missiles. >> the three of us said with the bombing, these can be very useful. reporter: so they started calling friends, assembling a team. >> we have web

francisco, friends in los angeles, a ukrainian shipping company in new jersey. reporter: the manufacturer making it possible by donating the light. >> this will produce 50 hours of light on a single charge. you open it up. this is a usb port. reporter: for some, the lantern will serve as a lifeline. >> if you have no electricity and you cannot charge your cell phone, you are alone in the dark. reporter: hoping to get the lid and turns to their families, a group of students. >> a student these across the country. these catholic students to take a big group of the first batch and gave it out to jewish

communities to celebrate hanukkah as a sign of solidarity. >> may the light of these lanterns help us all. the power of light will always overcome the power of darkness. dan: what a powerful idea. well done. it is time now to talk more about the weather and the rain. sandhya: we do have rain right now on the doppler. and heavier rain is coming this weekend. looking at oakland airport, slick roads and a slick roadway -- runway but there are no delays reported because of weather. looking at the doppler seven, it is steady rain across most of the bay area. seventh street, boulevard, seeing rain. it is raining pretty much across san francisco, south san francisco, give yourself extra

time in the north b.it is wet. temperatures are in the 40's and 50's. give yourself extra time getting to where you need to go. widespread rain tonight and showers tomorrow. drawing on new year's eve in the first day of 2023. a light level one storm tomorrow, low visibility, slippery roads, breezy. 6:00 p.m. tonight, wet. umbrellas needed at 9:00. tomorrow, scattered on spotty rain. 7:00, on and off showers through noon. more showers at 4:00 p.m. not widespread tomorrow.

in the morning, 40's and 50's. don't leave home without your umbrella. 50's and 60's in the afternoon with showers. level two storm comes in saturday morning with moderate to heavy rain and gusts 35 to 50 or higher. flooding is possible. possible mudslides flooding concerns in the small streams and creeks and the roadway. there is a high likelihood we could have some rivers flood. flood watch tomorrow afternoon through saturday evenings through the bay area. heavy rain on top of the saturated ground is a problem. downpours 70 morning. then it switched -- saturday morning. light rainfall saturday afternoon. when you ring in the new year we will dry out.

over an inch of additional rain on saturday. one to three inches of rain with the atmospheric river. winter weather advisory saturday through sunday for the sierra. difficult with very high snow levels. one to three feet. showers tomorrow. level two on saturday morning. a break just in time to ring in the new year. dry on sunday. level 1 system's come back next week. keep your umbrellas around. dan: one of soccer's greatest players, brazilian soccer great pele has died after a battle

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been stanley's 100th birthday. dan: the stage is set for a new year's rock and eve which will be a step towards normal. ryan seacrest and liza koshy offered a preview of the party. >> we are hoping there will be a normal or larger than normal crowd because we have not had that in years. there is potentially a little rain but i think we will see the streets packed this year. >> on our way to this interview, it was packed so i imagine it will be packed and we are excited about it. i love the crowd interactions. i am so excited to see. dan: you can catch the rock and eve right here on abc seven saturday night at 8:00 p.m. and they will be a special edition of the news and then we will go back for the countdown to

midnight. be sure to tune in on new year's eve. ama: world news with david muir is next. dan:

tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the cross-country storm set to disrupt new year's plans for millions. and paying tribute to pele. a global soccer icon. first, that major winter storm. heavy, wet snow stranding drivers in denver. some people stuck in a tunnel, propping doors open to protect themselves from carbon monoxide poisoning. all part of that fast-moving system slamming the west. and in the east, in blizzard-ravaged buffalo, the death toll still rising. roads are reopening. but now, the new threat. rapidly melting snow. more than 800,000 sandbags at the ready for possible flooding. mola lenghi in the storm zone. and rob marciano tracking the new year's threat coast to coast. >>