flightmare over? kumasi: those troubles caused a man to missing -- a man to miss an important medical procedure. jobina: the early morning rain causing a mass. the damage left behind. kumasi: taking a look from walnut creek but we cannot see much with the rain but we are prepared for more rain over the next two weeks. drew is tracking the timeline and what you need to know. jobina: good morning and happy friday. december 30. kumasi: two weeks? drew: the only totally dry day is sunday. sunday is looking beautiful and we will get the rain out of here for the fireworks. live doppler 7, it is a wet morning with in -- but not with intense rainfall but the rain is

adding up. live doppler 7 is a peppering of light showers, low visibility as well. we are down to a mile and a half in santa rosa. 2.5 in sfo. on the exclusive storm impact scale it is a light storm with scattered showers and the biggest impact is slick roadways and low visibility slowing you down. it is a wet picture from the exploratory ok amount. the embarcadero is lit up. on and off showers throughout the day today and early tomorrow morning and we have an atmospheric river set to hit us. we will talk about a stronger storm coming up. kumasi: more rain is expected tonight and tomorrow morning packing a punch. the bay area is under a flood watch. lena howland has a look at how the roads are looking. lena: good morning.

we are live on i-80 heading eastbound towards the city of richmond. we are seeing some seriously slick conditions on the roads. we have seen rain nonstop in every city we have driven through tens we have left in the dublin area. the rain has not let up at all. this is a look a on i-80 and this is a story only expected to get worse. the rain is causing problems for drivers. look at this video of a rockslide in marin county on southbound highway 101 south of spencer avenue. this damaged evan cars, four of which were towed and the others needed tire changes. right around 1:00 in the morning. caltrans had a loader clearing rocks and a scraper for the small stuff.

we talked to one homeowner getting gas for his generators to prepare for this incoming storm. >> i have to worry about landslides, mudslides, trees coming down. i have had to get a camping pack -- backpack and pilot my supplies and hike back in every two or three days. lena: he says after living in the mountains for eight years this has taught him in the word of increment weather is that anything can happen. the national weather service has a flood watch in effect for the entire bay area later on today and continuing into tomorrow morning which is why we are taking this storm so seriously. this is something everyone will want to prepare for. kumasi: thank you. the entire bay area under a flood watch until tomorrow and

north bay residents are preparing for that possibility. parts of sonoma county flooded earlier this week. >> every rain we have flooding, so i heard that there will be about three to six inches so our garage will flood every time. we are not ready for it. kumasi: san rafael have sandbags that residents barrier. jobina: a neighborhood in san francisco saw a heavy rain with multiple puddles forming throughout the area raising concern for minor flooding. san francisco residents and businesses can get 10 sandbags from the public works operation yard open today and tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. if you are not already streaming with us the app is one of the easiest ways to track the storm. we have live doppler 7, the

latest forecast and more. it is available for fire tv, apple, roku, devices. kumasi: southwest airlines nightmare. it appears to be ending. the airline will operate its normal flight schedule starting today but let us look at sfo. according to flightaware, only two southwest flights are canceled today, and only 39 southwest flight have been canceled for today which is a major improvement from the past three days when more than 2000 were canceled three days in a row. southwest's problems because a man from alaska to miss a lie straight -- a life-changing event, a heart transplant. he has congestive heart failure. he got a call from washington medical center last thursday saying that they had found a donor. he only had eight hours to get from fairbanks to seattle so he

raced to the airport only to find out that his flight was canceled. >> and in his second flight got canceled and then the third flight got canceled and i knew at this point and i told my brother i said the next phone call will not be good. just as i was calling her she was calling me back to say they would give the heart to somebody else. kumasi: he says he was glad that someone was able to get the heart but hopes that he gets another chance so he can see his kids grow up. the kids range from three to 36. jobina: three san francisco hospital emergency rooms have the highest percentage of on house patients. the question is will that impact staffing and long-term care. stephanie sierra dug into the issue and here is what she found. stephanie: on house patients make up less than 5% of emergency department admissions. that in some hospitals that figure is up to 32%.

>> i think it was impressive and i had no idea. i thought that the rest of the state was similar to us. it is a bit shocking. stephanie: dr. joann is the medical director for st. francis memorial hospital and st. mary's medical center. they are among the top three emergency departments with the highest percentage of on house patients. >> i think it is mainly due to our location, close to the tenderloin. stephanie: providers are seeing the same patients repeatedly often under the influence requiring additional nursing resources and security. >> there have been many workplace violence instances in our emergency department and i hear this even among my other colleagues that it just seems like there is more violence in general. that domino's into our set -- domino effects into our staff

feeling unfit to come into work. stephanie: hospitals offer care for an house patients typically eat more of the cost. 65% of the patients have medi-cal and rates have not been raised since 2012. another 20% are self-pay so the half and decile the hospital is not reimbursed. it is impacting both hospitals financially with the potential to limit staffing and better billeted -- bed availability. do you think this could lead to a staffing crisis? >> absolutely. in terms of recruiting and retention. stephanie: the disproportionately high percentage of on house patients is not straining staffing but the overall influx has required more space. >> we have opened additional units within the hospital to care for more patients.

we are seeing a higher volume across the board. stephanie: hospitals are expected to move patients through the er as fast as possible. we found all three san francisco hospitals with the highest percent of on house patients fell below the median percentage of er turnaround times. stephanie sierra, abc 7. kumasi: new developments with two racist incidents that happened over the holiday weekend. the suspect has been charged with two misdemeanors. we want to show you this video. he is accused of going on a rant at an in and out on christmas eve. and then the next day he is accused of spitting on a woman outside of a market. he is currently in colorado and will be extradited to california. jobina: san jose police are investigating a crash that left four people hurt at 10:45 last night. two cars were involved. the impact led one of the cars

to hit two pedestrians. those two people and what of the drivers suffered minor injuries and the driver of the other car was stuck inside the vehicle. firefighters cut the roof off to get them help. that person is expected to recover. kumasi: two people have died after a single car crash at midnight while the rain was pouring down. a third person had to be taken to the hospital. drew: we are on storm here is the reason why. we are wet, seeing scattered light showers, mist and most of the south bay dealing with overcast skies. we will see more wet weather encompassing the entire region. live doppler 7 will be busy through today and early tomorrow. just some light sprinkles.

you are looking at water vapor, and that is basically the fuel for storms, how much moisture they can unleash. as you go toward saturday morning we have a moderate atmosphere river aimed at central california which originates near hawaii. the heavy rain and it will feel mild in the 60's you will feel the warm weather. look at the numbers, in the upper 50's close to where we should be for the afternoon high. future weather is showing scattered showers that continue into the afternoon and evening and we will track downpours and then the strain -- then the storm will strengthen. upper 50's to lower 60's. a flood watch going into effect and emphasizing tomorrow morning because that is when it becomes a level two. we will show you saturday morning the threats we face coming up in eight minutes but let us check in with sue and see how we are doing with traffic.

sue: it is busy and nasty, 22 incidents. bart is recommending that you get there early and they are experiencing 10 minute delays due to the wet weather. the biggest problem is 880, a full freeway closure due to a jackknifed big rig. the tow truck is on scene and we are hoping for word that this freeway is open but you can see traffic back past the coliseum. international boulevard would be a good alternative or head over to 580. trucks are allowed on 580. purple is no good on our traffic maps. all lane shut down it fruitvale and all the way back towards the coliseum. jobina: it might be a good day for bart. protecting fast food workers, a group trying to stop a new law

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jobina: a powerful fast food industry group is trying to stop a new law protecting it includes aaa, in and out -- chipotle, starbucks and and outy 1 calling for a council to raise employment standards and set a standard minimum wage for the entire industry. opponents are trying to get it before voters. they want the law to be put on hold until 2024. kumasi: a request for a recount has been set to the alameda county registrar of voters. it came after an error was found. a setting was left unchecked causing an error in the rank-choice voting method. the correct results could put

mike hutchinson's -- as the winner. the alameda county registrar voters leased a statement reading "there are jurisdictions outside of california that require our cv to handle the first weight which is why the eurasian exists in the system." the registrar could reject the request. two people died at a rockslide in yosemite national park. it happened tuesday morning. the road is closed from the park boundary to big old -- big oak flat road and it it will be a few days before it opens up. if you want to get through you can get to it through a couple of other routes. the names of the people who were killed has not been released. jobina: if you are into aloe -- towels you will like this story -- owls you will like this story. blurred lovers flooded the neighborhood to look at a snowy owl. neighbors spotted the bird on

several rooftops. people brought out professional cameras. they said this is the moment because it is a once-in-a-lifetime event. it is rare for this type of board -- bird to be in southern california. some experts believe that the owl could have slipped into a ship that brought it to the golden state. kumasi: this owl is gorgeous. jobina: i love it. look at the feet. kumasi: that would be me. i would get a lawn chair and set out. we are here owl watching. i have the food. jobina: power to it. if i were to envision you as an at -- as an animal, you would come back as a snowy owl. either that or shiba also kumasi. i know. kumasi: thank you for that.

jobina: anytime, i've got you. kumasi: so if you are thinking about what you will have for breakfast, one of america's favorite foods is being celebrated. jobina: today is national bacon day. there is the obvious eat dishes made with bacon but they encourage us to eat bacon while watching kevin bacon movies or movies with bacon in the title. if you are in san francisco there is a restaurant called sweep -- sweet maple. it is delicious known for the signature millionaire's bacon slow cooked for hours with brown sugar and spicy peppers. drew: shout out to fred's. jobina:ave not been to fr' they deliver. nothing is like a saturday morning. jobina: you know, the bacon

flight you know what i am talking about? kitchen story. they have a san francisco and oakland location. drew: they give you four. jobina: jobina: also the coconut latte is good but that has nothing to do with break -- with a can. drew: shout out to the coconut latte. it is wet and we are focusing on tomorrow morning for stronger weather. here is the rooftop camera at kgo. it is wet and a level 1. tomorrow the storm will intensify and a level two moderate storm on your saturday morning. this is before 10:00 a.m., moderate to heavy rain with wind and issue gusting up to 50 miles an hour. we have already seen minor rock and mudslides and we will likely see more than the dutch more of those. small stream flooding and downed trees and we will watch for

power outages as that picks up. light rain, drizzle, cloudy and it is warm. what we are feeling is air transported from near hawaii. upper 50' then the storm gets upgraded to a level two with heavy rain. scattered showers throughout the day, take the umbrella. and then early tomorrow morning, the heavy rain really intensifies and it focuses its energy through the city, east bay, and southbay. the rainfall estimates add up one to two inches over the next 36 hours. snow coming to the sierra, high elevation snow above 7000 feet. we are talking one to three feet, and certainly travel will be difficult over the passes but

the high elevation snow means around lake level one to three inches. scattered showers and a stormy morning. enjoy sunday. this might be the only dry day we have over the next two weeks because rain is in the forecast. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know. jobina: thank you notes, are they a thing of the past? what an adequate expert is saying. kumasi: we are thunderstorm watch at san francisco.

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the national weather service says that travel could be difficult to impossible because of the storm. jobina: so far so good for southwest. the airline has acted normal service after the meltdown left thousands of people stranded. kumasi: the woman accused of killing two young children in a home is expected to be in court today. they were found unresponsive by their father on december 23. jobina: the house ways and means committee is set to release former president donald trump's tax returns. we should not expect to see anything new that we did not find out last week. kumasi: number seven, final preparations for the new year's eve celebration in times square. a confetti test. today, the ball drop test. can see all of the festivities starting at 8:00 p.m. jobina: americans hoping to start off the new year filthy

rich are buying mega millions tickets. the jackpot is going by a staggering amount. here is demarco morgan. demarco: mega millions mania the jackpot grows to $640 million. will anyone be able to claim the winning ticket? >> we are hearing from players and saying they are excited about the megamillion jackpot and trying to start the new year with perhaps a new life and new vacation spot. demarco it is up $75 million the last few days. it has been growing since october and is the biggest prize ever offered around new year's. >> than more tickets that are bought and the higher it grows. demarco: it is not just the players with visions of dollar signs. the store omer -- the store owners. if they still the winning ticket they get a piece of the pie. with your gma first look, i am

demarco morgan abc news, altadena, california. kumasi: when it comes to saying thank you do you send a text or handwritten note. etiquette experts say that more people are exchanging two word text. and then get this, in all do not yell at me. and then people put a string of heart and smiley face emojis. "the wall street journal" spoke to the author of "higher etiquette" who said a text is great but a handwritten note is a preferred way to say thank you and learning to craft one is an important skill. if you insist on texting she recommend starting with a greeting, that is kind. mention the specific gift, why it is special and close with wishes for a happy new year and then add the emojis. . -- no caps.

jobina: none of the above. write it out, send it. maybe it is the southern in me, that if you do not send a thank you note -- kumasi: for everything? jobina: for a gift. if somebody -- of 70 does something great, thank you video or text but if you send a gift, come correct. and i agree on all caps. and that is today's etiquet course from jobina and kumasi, you are welcome. a look at how the cold conditions on the east coast is freezing food instantly. kumasi: we are talking about the rain. drew is tracking everything you need to know. jobina: a live look

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solutions, this is abc 7 news. jobina: now at 5:30 the the massive travel meltdown. what the ceo of southwest is saying. kumasi: feeling the effects of the pandemic, the study about learning loss and out -- and how it will impact future learnings -- future earnings. jobina: a december drenching. do not forget your umbrella. kumasi: the rain is not letting up for several days and then you said sunday is the only dry day we will have. drew: we will start out 2023 with sunshine but that is the only dry day we have. live doppler 7, light showers and drizzle and low visibility and also warm, one of the warmest mornings starting out in the upper 50's. visibility is an issue adduced in a lot of spots as the rain moves through. throughout the morning and the day. the umbrella is your best

friend. it is a level one light storm and the biggest impact is the slick roads and low visibility and slower than normal travel. to sfo where it is wet and the runways are glistening. on and off showers, gray with temperatures in the 50's and into the low 60's. mild, but tomorrow morning the storm intensifies and the atmospheric river brings a flooding threat and we will talk about that in eight minutes. kumasi: a huge house fire breaking out in san jose. this is near the amigos. you can see that this video shows the flames shooting out from the garage and roof of the house. one person got hurt but there is no word on the extent of their injuries. we have reached out for san jose fire department. jobina: more rain is comin

people are bracing for the threat of flooding which could also push back the long-awaited launch of the crab season. lena howland is live on the roads for us. where are you now? lena: hello, good morning. we are live on i-80 heading westbound near emeryville where the rain is still coming down. honestly it has been raining in every single city we have driven through and it is not letting up anytime soon. this is a live look at the heavy rain falling on the highway and it is impacting the morning commute. we are on our way to the jackknifed semi that was on 880 that sue was telling us about. this happened around 2:00 and it still has all northbound lanes blocks. and just 3.5 hours after the crash happened. here is a look at a rockslide in

marin county that happened around 1:00 on southbound highway 101 in sausalito south of spencer avenue damaging seven different cars. this storm is adding uncertainty to the launch of the commercial dungeness crab season set to open early tomorrow morning after multiple days. the san francisco chronicle says that many fissures are not sure if it will -- fishers are unsure if it will be possible to deliver crab because of the bad weather including high wind on the ocean. since most seafood buyers will be closed the soonest most people can expect to see local dungeness crab in stores might not be until early next week. we will just have to wait and see. we are still on our way to the semitruck on 880 throwing a major ranch into the morning commute. -- wrench in the morning commute.

we will give you a look at that crash as we are coming up. right now live on a -- i-80, lena howland. jobina: be careful. the oakland zoo is closed today. people who made reservations will get a refund. the website says that the glowfari event is expected go on as planned but they will reassess and make changes if necessary. kumasi: watch abc seven mornings tomorrow starting at 5:00 a.m. for the latest road conditions. lisa and liz will timeout the storm and you can find more storm coverage on the app and you can download it for apple, google, amazon fire, or roku tv. jobina: two big storms are in the -- are in motion across the nation. the storm that crept -- the opal denver moved into the midwest. people are racing for flooding. the historic snowstorm that. the city is beginning to melt.

and rain is in the forecast over the weekend and into next week. crews are digging drainage ditches so that we can divert the water. southwest airlines is promising it is back on track. this disaster for holiday travelers facing thousands of cancellations and delays. gloria is live with the latest on the problem and how the ceo is responding in an exclusive interview. gloria: good morning. nearly 16,000 flights have been canceled since last week and southwest is catching up. i have been tracking flights on flightaware and less than 50 flights are canceled nationwide so far. in our area only about five have been canceled. we have footage from san jose international airport that was virtually empty. some of the chaos was dying down

but somewhere trying to figure out travel plans once flights were canceled. bob -- the ceo to gma and he apologized saying that he realized that it impacted their plans. he was asked why southwest cancellations continued for days with some blaming technology and was asked whether the system needed to be updated. >> the storm had an impact but we had impacts beyond the storm that obviously impacted southwest differently. it was the scope of the problems attempting to be solved just to move crews around. we have great tools, we have regular operations and those tools will process service as well but this was something we had not seen in our 51 years and we are making investments in operational areas and there will be lessons learned and we will make more investments. gloria: the airline is facing a challenge of returning tons of

baggage to travelers. staff is working to sort through all of the lost suitcases. the airline is facing the challenge of gaining back trust. the airline says it will work with passengers on a case-by-case basis to reimburse them for any expenses occur -- incurred during the disruptions. the department of transportation says it will keep a close eye on the airline to make sure it meets legal obligations. kumasi: a woman accused of killing two young children is expected to be arraigned in court. she has facing two counts of murder -- is facing two counts of murder. the father called 911 and he returned friday morning and found the children unresponsive. despite efforts the one and five-year-old girls were pronounced dead at the scene. officials have not confirmed her relationship to the victims. jobina: oakland's police chief

says that an arrest has been made in the death of a two-year-old boy. his body was found last week but investigators determined was killed in oakland. investigators have arrested someone close to the child on unrelated charges. >> the individual connected to the child's death was identified and arrested with the assistance of san pao ppartment. associated are still under investigation. jobina: it is terrible. the cause of death has not been revealed. police are asking anyone with information about the case to come forward. kumasi: san firefighters are investigating what caused a house fire that left a woman dead. they responded to a call from the woman's son who said that his mom was trapped inside the home. firefighters pulled the woman out but thought -- and bought the fire. paramedics tried to save her but she did not survive. jobina: new data about covid-19

showing reasons to be optimistic. hospitalizations are at a plateau or -- are at a plateau and cases are going down. all bay area counties are seeing a decrease. san francisco, san mateo and santa cruz are ranking -- are raking in the low category. non-rank in the high stage. kumasi: learning loss from the pandemic could have lonlasting -- economic implications. a study found the average student will lose $70,000 of earnings in their lifetime if something is not done. california students might learn -- lose more because earnings are higher. there is something that can be done. quality learning is more important than quantity learning. they suggest school districts focus on recruiting and retaining effective teachers. the cdc warning and the stunning prediction that they are making

about diabetes and young people. >> we need to stand together because we do not want to be represented by a clown. jobina: the george santos scandal getting worse. the new lies coming up about his alleged past but first let us check in with drew. drew: we are on storm watch and it is warm. t wrtwe havethis is truly trop. we are looking at the water vapor imagery and that is fuel for storms and how much moisture they can take and drop on us. you see the right colors aimed at us that is the moderate atmospheric river set to hit us. its origin is from hawaii. that is the air we are tapping into. we are not in the 80's like hawaii, it modifies. we are getting the increased

humidity and mild temperatures. scattered showers creating difficult commute. your umbrella is your best friend. tomorrow night tomorrow morning the storm intensifies. upper 50's to lower 60's and mild air. a flood watch goes into effect for the entire region. we have seen an inch of rain through the past 24 hours and we can see two more inches tomorrow morning. this is a level two moderate storm. heavy rain flooding andin es posblwe wilshow u e storm and if you are planning for -- planning on going out for new year's eve we will have the forecast. sue: there are about 18 incidents and the biggest one is the sig alert with the closure on 880. we had a flipped big rig that happened at 2:00 a.m..

they have a full closure in effect. i was watching a crane trying to pick it up. we are hoping to have better news. they have a diversion at high street. if you can get over to international or san leandro 580, they are taking trucks on 580 or you will be stopped on your screen. we go to our maps you will see the backup extending past the coliseum. full closure at high and fruit veil. avoid 880. if you are heading towards the oakland airport, take 580 and then the exit for the airport of 580 and it will take you oi880ogether to get tondnd or rt experys as well. we will b

kumasi: new details about the scandal involving george santos. he says he will be one term and done on capitol hill. andrea explains this comes as more lies about his pastor catching up to him. andrea: abc news learned that george santos is telling local republican leaders that he will not seek reelection in 2024 as his background comes under more fire. >> watching the slow george santos train wreck take place. we need to stand togethe because, we do not want to be represented by a clown. sue: the nassau -- andrea: the nassau county republican chairman said that they would not support santos writing "i do not know what party would endorse him as a candidate."

he has set to take office next week and refuses to step aside this by calls for him to resign as more possible lines -- lies about his schooling and family come to light. he claimed he attended horace mann but the school claims there is no record of him. >> i attended horace mann prep and the bronze. andrea: he suggested his grandparents survived the holocaust playing up his ukrainian-jewish roots but he is catholic. >> to lie about being descendants of holocaust survivors for the purpose of political gain is beyond unacceptable. andrea: federal and local prosecutors are investigating to see if he committed any crimes and lies -- with his finances and lies about his background and heap apologizes for embellishing his resume. top republican leaders are staying silent including kevin mccarthy and mcconnell. if he were to resign republicans would lose a house seat which

would require a special election for a swing seat that the republicans just flipped. jobina: diabetes rates searched for young people according to a study. the nondurable -- the number of people who have type two diabetes under0ig b060 ifreea ie one diabetes. type two has increascas.researcg people who are black, hispanic, asian, civic islander, and -- pacific islander and hawaii and are more likely to have diabetes. kumasi: san jose is the first nation in the city that requires

insurance along with the firearm. they have to cover losses and damage including death, injury, and property damage. they provide security for gun victims and is an indicator that gun owners will maintain safe behavior. >> this is not about taking away guns or about invading anyone's homes or private spaces or cars. this is about ensuring that gun ownership is safer. kumasi: anyone who fails to comply will be penalized with a minimum $200 fine. the new year bring several other laws including retail theft to privacy and crime. you can find every one of them at abc7news.com. jobina: warming up frozen pasta is taking on a new meeting. you can see a plateful of spaghetti frozen made scoop in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. you can see that the fork is

stuck in midair. the temperature on christmas eve was in the single digits most of the day with the wind chill at minus 25 degrees. drew: it looks like art. jobina: it does look like art. drew: you would see that in one room by yourself and you would think the vision. there is my meal. jobina: what am i visualizing, and you go and they have the samples that are plastic versions of the real thing? i feel like i have seen that? i am going to google it. i will get back to everyone. i swear i have seen this. drew: probably have. jobina: japan town. thank you. drew: the display of what it could look like. jobina: but it is not the actual thing. i do not have more information. that is all i have got. drew: i love japan town, the

sushi and it just goes around and all of it. so good. indoor activities is what you want to do today and tomorrow. today is a level one but tomorrow is a level two storm with an atmospheric river moving in with heavy rain. the wind and flooding will be an issue even some minor rock and mudslides. this morning and for all of today, a light storm. it is causing issues on our aerial roadways and it is wet out there. low visibility but warm in the upper 50's. we are not climbing too far in the afternoon, either side of 60 degrees. and then tonight the storm is upgraded to level two. heavy rain moving through and temperatures holding in the 50's. we are getting a workout -- the umbrella is getting a workout today. if you have evening plans we have downpours living through by 10:30. early tomorrow morning the storm

gets at desk at some energy and then heavy rain across the peninsula. it continues through 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. total rainfall anywhere from one to two inches likely locally higher amounts. as we look at new year's eve the rain is out and the afternoon clouds are clearing. it will be dry for fireworks tomorrow night. a winter storm warning in effect with a high snow level of 7000 feet. here is the seven-day forecast. wet today with a stronger storm tomorrow. we are starting at -- we are starting out 2023 with bright sunshine and wet weather. jobina: former president trump's tax returns will be public. what we will -- but we are expecting to see and why it might not be the bombshell. kumasi: millions of dollars set aside for the golden gate bridge. how much money is going toward

seismic retrofitting. jobina: a live look outside, a rainy start. the careful we have seen a number of crashes. number of crashes. there's nothing better than my 2 for $6 sausage biscuits in the morning... or at dinnertime... you get the picture. try my 2 for $6 sausage biscuits anytime you le.

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try my 2 for $6 sausage biscuits anytime you like. jobina: this morning ukraine says its power system has been stabilized and that the latest rounds of attacks -- after the rounds of attacks with russia. a bay area nonprofit lights to ukraine. >> we are shipping thousands of these units to families and they can use it in their families and -- in their houses and underground shelters. jobina: they work for 50 hours on a single charge and they were distributed by a student run volunteer service.

the golden gate bridge is getting an upgrade. the bay area landmark will get $400 million for seismic retrofitting. it will strengthen one of the main suspensions which will reinforce its resilience against earthquakes. they deemed the bridge to be in fair condition without improvements the condition could change the poor. the funds fall under democrats' infrastructure laws signed by president biden. kumasi: the countdown is on to 2023. crews will be testing the crystal ball dropping tomorrow night and yesterday they tested out the confetti. we have to show you that. they tested some of the 3000 pounds that will rain down when the clock strikes midnight. the confetti includes thousands of wishes written on paper and submitted at new year's eve wishing wall. you can catch "dick clark's prime time rockin'new year's

eve -- new year's eve with ryan seacrest. and then we will go back for the countdown to midnight. drew: the -- they are forecasting rain tomorrow, would you stand outside? and what you stand outside of was dry? kumasi: no. jobina: that too. drew: if it was 80 degrees? kumasi: no. jobina: how about you? drew: never. i almost came close one year in college but then we thought about the logistics and we have to stand there. kumasi: for the whole day. you cannot leave. drew: i do not want to think about the bathroom situation. lord. jobina: not if you are drinking a bottle this size. drew: i love my water. i am staying hydrated. today is a level one light storm with the biggest impact being slower travel. on-and-off and off showers and this primes us for a stronger storm tomorrow morning and a

flood watch is in effect because of heavy rain. a moderate storm saturday morning with areas of letting and rock and mudslides. kumasi: what we are learning about the moments that lead to the death of a california sheriff deputy. jobina: how much senior citizens and others can expect in their monthly payments. kumasi: recreational marijuana sales again in new york. jobina: a live look outside. we 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. rink.

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> fingers crossed for southwest. the airline says operations will be back to normal today after thousands of canceled flights. what the progress is looking at -- is looking like. jobina: emergency rooms push to the edge. the concern from san francisco doctors as the amount of on housed patients is at its peak. kumasi: the impact of the recent road -- of the recent rain. jobina: in bringing you a live look outside. get ready for more showers for the next two weeks. drew is tacking the timeline. kumasi: i feel like people when i moved here they were like january is the rainy time, but it has not happened last few