>> this is >> happy new year, festivities her back to pre-pandemic crowds for the first time since 2020. a look at the festivities as the world is celebrating the new year. it is sunday, january 1, 2023. >> we are starting out with a dry day. san

second wettest day ever since the records were cap. temporarily for the day today. 46 in santa clara. 51 alameda. no fog out there but we have breezy wins in spots. otherwise a cooler start anywhere from five to 13 degrees cooler. 40's and 50's right now skies with low to mid 50's noon time. a few upper 50's and then dropping to the mid 50's by 4:00. a level 1 system arrives for monday and we have a stronger atmosphere coming up. liz: yesterday's rain created rude wake-up call for some residents. cornell barnard checks in with people as they spend the last day of the year cleaning up from

floods. it's not the new year's eve rachel and her family had planned. after inundated parts of the boulevard. >> i was woken with a knock on the door. i was figuring it was pg and there was a downed power line. it was my neighbor telling me we need to move our cars immediately because it was flooding in the front. >> rachel showed us how close the water came to her door. steady rain brought trouble. this and other trains. >> it was a high tide. >> chuck was worried about flooding on arm spring at dutch armstrong avenue, he was trying

his best to clear the debris. >> if it keeps raining like this it will get worse. it's can go right up the driveways here and we will be flooded. >> in napa county, caltrans -- caltrans crews were working to remove this tree. luckily no injuries. the intersection of highway 121 and highway 12 was closed. it was underwater, detour in place for drivers. greg larson is happy for the rain. >> this is good to see. we experienced some we are rationing water. everything is drying up. >> kinds of rescues and cleanups. police arrested a person from a

submerged -- rescued a person from a submerged car. another person to clear out water in their apartment. a car in business in san mateo. 72-year-old woman has died in santa cruz after -- it happened yeste emergency crews managed to find the woman and treated her on the scene but they could not save her. interstate 80 is closed from colfax to the nevada state line because of whiteout conditions. there been multiple spinouts. it also says if you're planning to head that way you turn around. you can keep track of the weather with the abc 7 news app. the app is available wherever you stream.

goodbye, 2022, hello we are celebrate the new year today. san francisco rang in the new year with joy and excitement. fireworks and music poured into the streets. it ended up being dry by midnight. this year's new year's evethe . celebration in times square was back to full capacity. the famous ball dropping high above the city to ring in the new year. confetti fallen on the crowds below. australia was one of the first countries to welcome in the new year with a massive fireworks

display over sydney harbor. within one million people gathered. buildings along his -- victoria harbor. fireworks lighting up the sky in taiwan as well. in dubai, of the world's largest skyscraper with an elaborate fireworks display. in ukraine, no fireworks the new year. we wish for victory in skies. across europe after two years being canceled by covid restrictions, cities celebrated. in germany fireworks over berlin's landmark welcomed the new year. cwdher -- huge crowds gathered for and an fireworks display. -- in the united kingdom a display over the london eye for

the first time since 2019. >> let's get a check very different warning than we had yesterday. >> temperatures have dropped into the 40's. not a lot of fog to speak of. sunshine on the way, break we need and by early monday we will be talking about this again with the stronger storm later in the week. >> plus we are learning more about the suspect in the murders of four u

>> developing news in alabama. one person dead and nine are hurt after a mass people are still rushing out of the area as police flooded the scene. police received reports of gun fire last night. the conditions of those nine people injured are not known right now. we will give you updates as soon as they are available. businesses were hit by flooding in san francisco yesterday. dave share this video of his gym on market street, you can see the flood in there, a started cleaning up. stores on 14th from harrison to folsom, the 15th and howard was another trouble spot.

this caused a lot of damage, more than people expected. >> this a another one coming our way. hard to protect how fast they will move. this certainly slowed downs we gotordthprolongi and those allowing for lots of flooding around the bay area. you heard about san francisco getting half of decembers rainl- doppler 7 showing you the valley. a nice day to dry out. 41 in danville. a lot of video coming in, a 49 in pleasant hill. as we look toward san francisco it's in the upper 40's. look outside, it's nice out. nice to have some dry roads so

clear and sunny this afternoon getting in to a rainy, breezy and cooler monday. a level 1 system on the storm impact scale. a stronger storm wednesday into thursday. rain starts as early as tuesday night. a look at the most of your commute looks dry but can't rule out a stray shower because look what happens i 10:00. the beginning of rainfall in the north bay. by 2:00 in the afternoon areas of showers all through the bay area, a moisture with this system. it exitsthevmmute andeconditions but not for longo ds by 11:00 beginning to see rain here with most of ait rivingater on tuesday. y. this is anywhere from less than

a 10th of an inch you can see the rain shadow there, couple one hundredths to a half inch. as we get into the week ahead we will recap what happens on monday. the break on tuesday, the much stronger atmospheric river wednesday and thursday and it looks like the showers lingering into friday and saturday. get set for some hefty rainfall totals and more flooding concerns as we look from tuesday to saturday. anywhere from three to four inches of rain here in oakland, san francisco and check out santa rosa. some of the hills could exceed five to six inches of rain. may overdone in san jose, but nonetheless a strong system headed our way midweek. upper 50's to mid 50's in the forecast. a nice day to start the new year. a level 1 system on monday.

the forecast gives us a break on tuesday. could be a level three on wednesday. scattered showers lingering into the last -- rest of the week. >> a wet end to 2022. to developing news as more about the investigation into the brutal murders of four university of idaho students. a man has been arrested halfway across the country in pennsylvania. police believe he is responsible for the targeted murders and he acted alone. they don't anticipate additional arrests. he remains in custody until he is extradited back to idaho he is facing four counts of first-degree murder. details on the suspect in the investigating team. >> police confident the only person responsible for the city's most heinous crime is in custody. reggie: we believe -- >> we believe we have our guy.

the alleged killer. the chief hyundai a launcher a -- elant belongs to the suspect. the car now in police custody after being taken from his home in pennsylvania. officials using dna technology to help track him down 2500 miles away. >> what was it like to start zeroing in. >> stressful, you know individual is out there somewhere. we knew there was going to be an arrest made in pennsylvania. >> the crime scene where he had been working tory p -- towards a phd in criminology at washington state.

those who knew the alleged murderer left stunned by his arrest. >> it was just a shock. he was always nice to me. maybe not to other people. >> that was cano whitworth in iowa reporting. police have not released information on a possible motive for connection between the victim -- the suspect and the victims. the attorney says he wishes to be quickly brought back to iowa -- idaho to be exonerated. we will learn more prosecution's case against him. coming up, a roundtable discussion as we get closer to a house vote including kevin mccarthy's speakership battle. it also includes frost is making history as the first member of generation z to

be elected to congress. you can watch the full segment at 8:00 this morning. just ahead, remembering the life of anita pointer. norman, bad news...

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>> grammy award-winning star anita pointer has died at the age of 74. she was one of the founding members of the r&b group the pointer sisters. they began singing in their hometown church. they won their first grammy in 1974. benedict pope benedict xvi who passed away at 95. his body will lie at st. peter's

the silica in the vatican from monday through wednesday. he made history with that stunning announcement in 2013 being the first pope to step down nearly 600 years. dignitaries have shared attributes to the former pope. >> pope eve ceremony praising his predecessors kindness and thanking him for his testimony of faith and prayer especially in these final years of his retired life. benedict shock to the church when he announced his retirement in 2013. the first pontiff to step down nearly 600 years setting a lack of strength of mind and body due to his age. the pope emeritus residing at the vatican giving up his red shoes for a quiet life valley to live hidden to the world. he appeared frail and in declining health.

francis said having benedict at the vatican was like having a wise grandfather at home to turn to for advice. in 2005 at 78 he was oldest pope elected. he served as the cardinal archbishop of munich in the late 70's and early 80's. this year benedict cited in a damming report accusing him of mishandling cases of sexual abuse by priests when he was head of the archdiocese. the sexual abuse scandal plagued his papacy. while he was the first pope to meet with victims -- >> i am deeply sorry for the pain-and-suffering victims have endured. >> he also faced intense criticism accused of not doing enough to hold -- to hold church officials accountable. a decision that could change the church forever. >> one of the gifts he gave was

the freedom for future popes to resign. >> among the tributes pouring in, president biden, himself a devout catholic, remembering him as a renowned theologian. at the vatican, makeshift memorials are starting to pop up. someone's brought photos of the former pope. >> your asked you to come here. >> the franciscan brothers around the world will unite to mourn his passing. >> only then you'll realize the value of family. >> the vatican saying body will lie in state at st. peter's basilica starting on monday. it will be -- be presided over by pope francis. >>elyto the u.s.e vi19 testsult.

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them on the streets because anytime is a good time for ice cream. >> very chilly. for dan, bother him any day. >> if the sun is shining you can buy ice cream. >> i will never turn ice cream down. >> found cruising the streets ready to serve up tasty treats. >> this streets, bread and butter. >> the music is people out. >> around on a truck. you can get most of these things

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>> starting the new year cleaning up after yesterday's storm. how one woman and her two young family members made it out of the house after it was quickly overcome by floods. happy new year. a lot of cleanup underway. >> we are starting out with clear conditions. but not after we broke that record in san francisco. for the second wettest day ever. and we picked up half the amount of rain we should see over five inches in san francisco just in one day. 47 in oakland. 49 in san jose. beautiful visibility here. 52 with a little bit of win by fairfield. 44 in livermore.

east bay nine to 14 degrees colder. sunny skies, upper 40's to 50's. we are in the low 50's, we see some upper 50's to near 60. and then by some clouds increasing by the evening. this will lead to a level 1 system which arrives on monday. it's a weak system and we will see a break for a much stronger system heading our way wednesday into thursday. >> in the east bay we saw plenty of flood rescues especially in parts of the tri-valley. woman pulled out of her home with her two young family members.

>> firefighters had to use kayak to help this mom and her three him -- three-year-old and six-month-old out of the house. ug year. >> he loves the fire trucks. out the drains but it did not help. >> thought it was making a difference but there was just too much water. >> officials say this is not typical. the chief says there was too much water flooding the creeks. >> so what's normally a small creek has turned into this. >> think about so i'm hoping neighbors will be ok. >>

barrier, water still made it in. >> several feet above, neighbors weren't as lucky. they had to be evacuated on paddle boards. family you saw there being evacuated. fire officials say they will have a better idea of how much damage was done later today once the water subsides. on the peninsula highway 101 going northbound and southbound is back open after some heavy flooding closed off roads. officials say it left stranded on the road. throughout the day. >> flares went chavez entrance.

numerous trees have come down in this storm. one toppled over francisco general hospital. an oak tree landed on the contra costa canal trail. a lot happening this weekend. cleanup underway. you can keep track of the weather before you start your day with the abc 7 weather news app. more rain on in the coming days. moving on, in new york city overnight the nypd and fbi investigating a machete attack that happened blocks away from times square hours before the ball drop. the suspect was armed with a knife and machete. they are being treated at the hospital. the suspect was shot by police and those gunshots send people in the area running. two tourists said they thought

it was a mass shooting. >> i was like there's guns out. >> they were all telling us to go. everybody's standing. >> people were dropping their stuff. acai backpack in the road right where it happened. -- right where it happened. >> sources say the suspect is 19 years old. his motive remains under investigation but authorities are not ruling out that he came there specifically to attack officers. the suspect and officers are expected to recover. we are officially pandemic restrictions, everyone was ready for the new year. chuck has a look at some of the celebrations.

onto new york city times square. it the city. after being scaled back, this year's celebration was back to full capacity. an estimated one million people there despite rain. it was party time in los angeles, australia was one of the first countries to welcome the new year and the massive fireworks display over sydney harbor. within one million people gathered. fireworks lit up the sky in hong kong along victoria harbour. in dubai the world's largest skyscraper was the site of an elaborate fireworks display. in ukraine to welcome 2023.

>> we wish for victory and peaceful skies. >> across europe after two years of new year's celebrations being canceled, cities celebrated. in paris a countdown while a large 2023 was on the arc de triomphe. fireworks over berlin's landmark. over in the united kingdom, a big ben rung in 2023 a fireworks display over the london eye. >> we are celebrating the new year today, san francisco rang in the new year with joy and excitement. fireworks and music poured into the streets last night. people were stringing -- singing and dancing.

hope you had a great last 2022. still ahead, the push for a greater future. pl in san jose. the other new laws to look out for this year including a boost in minimum wage paid a live look outside. a very different picture hours ago. we will check in with lisa on what to expect.

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>> overnight north korea entered 2023 with a missile launch. south korea's military detected the launch sunday morning. the joint chiefs of staff called it a grave propagation -- provocation. leader kim jong-un intends to

further increase his military strength. this comes after a year of unprecedented numbers of missile launches from north korea. the city of berkeley says they passed an ordinance that close the loopholes on single use plastic bags. it includes a band for numerous retail stores, a 10 cent surcharge for any non-compostable checkout bag. and it requires stores to reasonably accept customers reusable bag or container. if you live in san jose and own a gun you are required to have insurance. san jose is the first in the nation to make this requirement. proof of insurance must be kept with the weapon. the policy must cover losses or damages from the unintentional use of a firearm. it's indicator done owners will maintain safe behavior.

archival >> -- >> this is not about invading anyone's private homes or spaces. this is about ensuring that gun ownership is safer. >> anyone who fails to comply will face a minimum fine of $200. in california year means a list of new laws and regulations go into effect. the state legislature passed and the governor signed nearly 1000 bills into law. many of them won't have an impact on your eveday ve it includes jaywalking no longer being illegal and a bump in minimum wage. workers through the bay area will receive a higher minimum wage than they did last year. workers in santa clara will earn $17.25 an hour.

alto, mountain view and many others. laws taking effect next year you can check out the list on abc7news.com. a lot of interesting stuff there. new data from the cdc about the latest covid booster targeting. it shows 80% effectiveness. nursing home residents and staff haven't received the most up to date shot. it's a trend that's getting worse. the covid winter surge, why is less than half the country's most vulnerable population still not up to date >> on their vaccinations. many of us feel like no one cares. >> only 49% of nursing home

residents are up to date with covid vaccines in california. for staff it is even worse. with only 36% up to date. our analysis found rates among both groups started to trend down this week. infections do come from staff and people who were out in the community. >> new study found a increase in vaccinations can significantly reduce infections and death. >> the suggestion is with a small marginal increase in vaccination rates, the secondary effects would be huge. >> a university of chicago professor estimates it would prevent the deaths of more than 20,000 nursing home residents each year. >> as a society, we really have not stepped up. >> the president committed to

bringing reform and commitment to the nursing home industry during his state of the union but it wasn't until just last week the white house waived restrictions to allow nursing home staff to administer booster shots. >> we think that nursing homes are just not high up on the priority list. >> but we have the vaccine for years now. why was the protocol enforced last week? >> it's a good question. >> what if vaccination rates do not increase? >> we will see greater than normal deaths. time. >> a dry start to the new year. >> breezy wins, 39 degrees, north bay picking up around two inches, marin county, certainly

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contact your volvo retailer to learn more. >> here is a live look outside. let's talk sports now. a huge upset in ncaa football but not for the bulldogs. casey pratt has that and more. >> 49ers to ninth straight win. a rookie of the week on or the championship belt. college football semi's, no pressure.

ohio state dominating early. the buckeyes led into the fourth quarter. george's was 18 in the fourth when stetson finds mitchell, 54 seconds left. chance. a chance to repeat his national national chance next week. the other semifinal taking on tcu. they led the whole game. they fumble the snap, trying to make something out of nothing, putting -- pulling out the huge upset. happy 21 brink with one of her 14 rebounds.

fifth double-double this season. you can convince me this st. mary -- these two head coaches aren't the same person. broncos by one at the break. but the gales surge ahead thanks to aiden mahaney. the gales hang on. how are they in the same place at the same time. the sharks ending the year in dallas. the sharks down one in the third on the power play. dallas forces the pocket loose. beating james for the shot. the sharks have lost six of seven. have a happy new year everybody. >> let's get another check of the forecast. lisa, dry right now but more rain on the way. >> are upper-level pattern will send in a couple of systems. the first one being tomorrow which will be much lighter than

what we saw yesterday. this will be a level one system. by the middle ofheric river headed our way. beautiful view, 7:25 the beauty at -- a snowy cove in they picked up about a foot of snow. another one inch to go. temperatures hover in the upper 20's today. 48 in nevada with well as livermore. 52 in fairfield. the sun setting at plenty of sunshine. you can see the upper level winds that will allow for a dry day today and tomorrow looking for changes with a weak system headed our way. breezy as well so temperatures

today with the sun making it through the 50's maybe even around 60 in some spots and then into wednesday and thursday we are talking several inches of rain with flooding concerns coming back into the bay area. alameda county someone -- conditions allowing for the banks to reseed and allowing for some welcome runoff to dry out and allow for a break between now and you notice it early monday we are dry but not for long as we look at 10:30. here, some light rain, a system. mixed with snow up towards lake county. it moves through the middle of the day, this is 2:00. a couple of pockets of moderate rain up in the north bay. the evening commute, the tail end, of the rain has ended andng

storm headed our way wednesday into thursday. monday's system anywhere from a couple hundredths in the southbay to a third of an inch in the north. elsewhere may one 10th to 2/10, that's what we can handle for now. as we get into the break on tuesday this is what we are concerned about. more mountain snow wood looks to be a system that will bring several inches of rain. at this point by the time we get to saturday we are looking at anywhere from another two to four inches of rain locally. highs today with sunny conditions mid and upper 50's and the accuweather forecast reaching the dry day today. the clouds of the break on tuesday and on the strong system wednesday, thursday. >> a lot of rain, which we do need.

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d these dogs tgoant adopted an's as simple as that. >> provide relief. you can foster a dog for at least two weeks at a time and contact the county if you're interested in taking in a new four legate family member. let's get a final check of the weather. >> nice to get outside today and enjoy that son. mid to upper 50's this afternoon. breezy to start. we will be dry start your monday but then a week level 1 system arrives by the morning hours bring anywhere from a couple hundredths to a third to maybe half inch of rain. strong system wednesday and thursday, a lingering reins of the weekend. bringing in some more flooding our way. we had way too much rain.

more time to dry out seems likely this week. >> that was a lot yesterday. thank you so much and thank you for joining us here as we start 2023 together. i hope you have a great rest of your day. you gma.

three, two, one -- happy new year! >> good morning, america. happy new year. we're ringing in 2023 with a look at lots of changes in washington a divided government. republicans now control the house, they're promising investigations from border policies to hunter biden. plus, the supreme court's decisions on affirmative action, voting and lgbtq-plus rights, and donald trump fighting legal battles as he makes another run for the white house. your money in the new year, will recession fears come true? how to ease the pain on your pockets, stay on budget and invest wisely. college football frenzy. the big bowl games on tap, the