ago, we saw smoke billowing from this building earlier this morning. there were flames that were still being seen. and though some work is able to be done from afar, firefighter was still and investigators still can't do much more until this building is demolished. something like you said, can't happen for weeks to come. the worst in the christmas morning fire at this los altos strip mall is over. but more than 24 hours later, flames and smoke could still be seen inside the building. once home to at least ten businesses, i can't imagine what they're going through. >> it's just been a christmas and, um, they're all hard working and i feel terrible for them. >> larry chu and his family have owned chef chu's restaurant for 53 years. they got the call early christmas morning that there was a fire near where the restaurant was located. >> just jumped out just in our pajamas, ready to find out what's going on, chu was relieved to see that their restaurant was fine, but heartbroken to see that the neighboring businesses he knows personally lost everything. we're close. you know, we since the pandemic, you know, we've gone through a lot all these small businesses and we've been

really supportive of each other. >> one of those businesses is lady m cake boutique. we found manager juan delgado and some staff carrying out what they could from their building, though somewhat separated from the main strip mall, it does share a wall. they're like charred. >> the buildings next door. ours somehow is it's still white. everything in there is still completely fine, though there were no injuries in the fire. >> the main building now redtagged is a loss. >> we are going to go through the demolition process for the building. >> fire officials say the full investigation into the cause of the fire can't even start until the demolition. >> we need to demo, remove basically the second story and the first story. um, and then we can once that's removed, it'll be safe for us to go in, though relatively unscathed by the fire lady. >> um, cake boutiques attached to the building leaves its fate uncertain. >> they do have one wall that's shared and so our concern is we're not going to know if how damaged that wall is until we do the demo. our goal and the city's goal is to keep that intact act. um, but we won't

know until we go through the demo process. >> despite uncertainties, delgado says he's grateful that friends and business neighbors were not injured. >> i do know that some of the residents in los altos that have businesses here, they stay there too. overnight so, um, 14 nobody was here. >> so again, the demolition process might be 2 to 3 weeks away. in the meantime, the part of the road, el camino real, that's closest to the building is going to stay closed. that's about a block wide, and it's the eastbound lanes of the road that are going to stay closed until that demolition process can begin. while there are still concerns over the potential collapse of this building right now, live in los altos. zach fuentes abc seven news. >> all right, zach, thanks very much. contra costa county officials held a surprise inspection this afternoon at a martinez refinery that's had several flaring incidents this month that we've reported members of the contra costa health department went into the martinez refining company to look at maintenance records and review staff training and procedures. health department officials say they are concerned about the frequency of flaring incidents at the refinery, which

is owned by pbf energy. they also accused the refinery of not being transparent with some of these things happening right now. >> a spare the air alert is in effect for the bay area as we take a live look outside at the conditions, looking a little bit hazy. all of this comes as we get ready for the return of rain. for all the details, let's get to abc seven news meteorologist lisa argen standing by. i don't know if that haziness is because of the air quality. >> lisa well, you know what we are under a spare the air alert that you said because we don't have a lot of mixing, we are anticipating better air quality with the return of some rain tomorrow. in fact, several chances of rain as we get through the rest of the week and the final days of 2023. so as for your wednesday, we'll get back into moderate air quality. so going from unhealthy to moderate and then by thursday the rain is ending and we get some good air quality around the bay area. live doppler seven right now showing you all the clouds offshore and we're going to see a system that is relatively weak move on in here

tomorrow. so it's a level one on our storm impact scale. scattered showers, some isolated downpours and gusty southerly winds. so it will be returned to some slick roadways and it will impact your morning commute for the north bay and your evening commute for the south bay. but this moves out of here. we have another advisory or coastal flood advisory to pass along to you for your wednesday. with that high surf and a high surf warning. so we're getting into a pretty strong system that's going to bring dangerous conditions along the coast. for your thursday. but this is the weaker system. we're going to talk about a stronger system in time for the weekend. but the big question is does it move out of here for new year's eve and new year's day? i'll be back with the answers coming up. dan okay, lisa. >> thanks. at the airports, the post-christmas travel rush is underway. although the busiest day isn't expected until later this week. here's a live look at san francisco international. there have been about 90 flights delayed there, but otherwise it's been fairly smooth. that is not the case in other parts of the country. here's abc news

reporter reena roy. >> heavy snow pummeling parts of america's heartland and authorities shutting down a portion of this highway near elizabeth, colorado. the area under a blizzard warning until wednesday morning and from denver to the kansas border, i-70 eastbound closed for a time, drivers being diverted off the interstate. people trying to navigate the slick, snow covered roads similar scenes in nebraska were drivers have been facing whiteout conditions. parts of i-80 closed after a big pile up the dangerous weather right in the middle of the holiday travel rush. the same system now heading east. many are already dealing with dense fog in new york and boston, haunting morning fog also delaying some passengers in manchester, new hampshire. >> and i got another text on the way to the airport. my flight on december 26th from manchester now departs at 1107, but now i think it's actually delayed even more. >> meanwhile, in atlanta, some passengers tell us they waited

over an hour and a half in the security line. >> i think we're in a way, probably twice as long as our flight. our flight is two hours, but we are already an hour and a half in. >> this is how long we've been standing in line. >> and we're still in the overflow area. yeah but overall, things have been pretty smooth so far. >> delays in cancellations, limited and this holiday travel season keeps breaking records. the tsa says on friday alone, it screened 2.7 million passengers. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> respiratory illnesses are on the rise in 23 states across the country, with many reporting high or very high infection rates. respiratory illnesses can be defined as really anything tied to respiratory disease. things like the flu, covid, rsv or the common cold. the cdc is reporting over a 200% increase in cases of the flu and a 50% increase in covid rates. data shows that only 18% of the population decided to get a covid shot this year. in the east bay, oakland police are

looking into a liquor store robbery that happened in the middle of the night, when a car came crashing through the front entrance. >> a group of guys came in and broke into. they slammed the door with their van. they got inside. obviously. they grabbed a lot of liquors, secrets. the money we have in the registers, this one is our third time in less than two months. >> third time in less than two months. the robbery took place about 3 a.m. at the intersection of college and taft avenues. the owner of the store says he suspects it's the same individuals who robbed the store in the past. oakland police arrived within ten minutes of the alarm, sounding. however, the owner added that the thieves were able to smash and grab everything in less than five minutes. >> anti-semitic incidents at two los altos schools this month are shining a light on an undercurrent of fear in jewish communities, prompting some to hide their heritage. but it's not just in that city as abc seven's dustin dorsey reports, a new survey shows how widespread that fear is across the bay area

. >> the hateful graffiti in san francisco, oakland's largest menorah, smashed anti-semitic incidents are on the rise, and members of the jewish community do not feel safe. but it's not just a big city problem in los altos. >> i have never been more proud to be jewish. i've never been more vulnerable to be jewish, though at the same time, this jewish resident of los altos who wished to remain anonymous, says this fear is sadly not something new for her community. >> she and her family are trying to maintain pride in their heritage, but she knows many others who are fearful. as israel continues its military campaign in gaza. in retribution for the october 7th attack by hamas militants. >> i know so many people who have taken great efforts to maybe not speak hebrew in public , taking down their mezuzah, which is a clear indication that that is a jewish household wearing jewish jewelry to identify themselves. >> similar messages have flooded los altos council member pete daley's office, including concern for the safety of children. after at least two anti-semitic incidents took place at local middle schools,

swastikas were drawn on lockers at one school and students yelled jews must die in another. according to daley, who we spoke with on the phone tuesday, you can just sense it when you're talking to them, how scared they are and how much they question society and leadership and values around them, and wonder whether they're in the right place, a safe place to raise their families. the struggles of the jewish community here in los altos represent a micro chasm of a bigger issue. anti-semitism is felt throughout the bay area and beyond. we're seeing a big spike in reports jewish community relations council of the bay area ceo tyler gregory says his organization is hearing about anti-semitism by community members daily. a recent report by the jcrc shows about 61% of bay area jewish residents feel less safe living daily lives since october 7th, and 36% say they have experienced anti-semitism personally, gregory says more needs to be done to educate americans and stop hate before it grows. >> we want to make sure that in the same way that acts of racism

and sexism and homophobia are addressed by institutions, so too should anti-jewish, you know, hate be addressed in the same way from different types of leaders, in the hopes that everyone can live peacefully without fear, in their community in the south bay, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> rabbi ye, formerly known as kanye west, posted a statement on instagram apologizing to the jewish community for his anti-semitic remarks. the post was written in hebrew, but ye wrote that he deeply regrets any pain it may have caused. ye also added that he is learning from his experience and hopes to engage with greater sensitivity and understanding. the apology comes more than a year after he posted that he would go death con three on jewish people. >> the village project hosted their 17th annual kwanzaa celebration today at san francisco city hall. today's free event kicked off at noon to celebrate day one of the seven day holiday. family and friends enjoyed a day of live blues and jazz performers, dance speakers

and spoken word. kwanzaa was started back in 1966, highlighting seven core principles that commemorate african american culture. their lofts, loved ones and ancestors. umoja is the first principle which represents unity. >> we still ahead victims of oakland's ransomware attack continue to deal with the fallout of their personal information being posted all over the dark web. we have an update from the i-team now, ten months after the city was hacked. >> plus, it's the last opening day at golden gate fields. we'll hear from people at the racetrack who were there for the first day of the final season. >> but first, right after the break, new information about a bay area fault line and why seismologists say it's more dangerous than they originally thought. we'll be back

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expert with the us geological survey. she found that the west napa fault actually stretches nine miles further north than previously known. that fault produced a 6.0 quake in 2014, killing one person and injuring 200 others. this new information finds that if the 37 mile fault ruptures in its entirety, it could produce a 7.0 magnitude quake. the west napa fault is not in active or as active as well-known san andreas or the

hayward faults. experts do believe that the impacts of a magnitude seven quake on the west napa fault would be similar to the loma prieta quake in the east bay today. >> it was opening day at golden gate fields, and while it's just the start of the racing season, it is also the last opening day for the racetrack. abc seven news reporter anser hassan talked with people about what today means ahead of the track's planned closure for good in june . >> it's opening day of the winter spring season at golden gate fields and likely the last doesn't make me feel good, you know, i've been there my first year in california. >> i started in washington and my first year in northern california was in 1977. >> ed mosher has raced at golden gate fields every year since. he recalls the first time he drove past the racetrack on highway 80. >> i saw it, i thought it was like a biggest place in the world, and i thought how it was the coolest thing in the world, and i was uh, you know, just sad

that they're not going to be there anymore. >> with the closure of bay meadows racetrack in 2008, golden gate fields has been the only major thoroughbred racetrack in northern california . it held its first meet in 1941. in july, the owners announced they were closing, tentatively set for june of 2024. >> i've been there maybe a handful, 4 or 5 times and had some good times there, you know, betting on horses and eating nachos and cheap hot dogs, apollo pastor ing says he never won big up the races. >> but as the racetrack has been an east bay landmark for decades , it will be odd to see it not there anymore. >> driving by so i've had i've had good times there though, and our friends have had some fun, fun times there on, you know, sunday activity. >> the current owners say they're moving races to santa anita to consolidate operations, but there have also been protests over animal cruelty, demanding that the racetrack be closed. 17 horses have died at golden gate fields this year, most adds the track is also losing money.

>> if you're not making money in a place you know, the doors are always going to close. >> mojo currently has 44 horses in training and will move 25 to compete at santa anita, but he says closing golden gate fields will hurt california's horse racing industry. >> the horses, when you breed them, a lot of them aren't good enough to run them in the south, you know? so if they're not good enough to run there, then they're going to be breeding horses that that, um, no place to run that, he says, means horses and trainers will likely leave california in berkeley, anser hassan abc seven news. >> all right, talking about the forecast now and christmas certainly was lovely. >> oh, it was beautiful. >> hope you had a wonderful time with your family. a rain is coming. let's go back to abc seven news meteorologist lisa argen. lisa. >> all right. that's right. we are looking forward to some beneficial rain tomorrow and then we get a break before the weekend. talking about some rain just in time for new year's eve perhaps, but it looks like we're going to get a break after a second. stronger system heads our way friday saturday. so as we look at live doppler seven,

we have a lot of energy in the pacific. you see that system curling around? that is a very dynamic and energetic area of low pressure that will bring bringing in a high surf. warning for your thursday with 20 to 30 foot waves breaking along the coast here. so some very dangerous conditions. so it's going to bring the waves and it's going to bring some wind and rain to the bay area. kind of a murky looking view isn't it. for 57 the sunset san francisco 5655. in oakland you can see 61 in san jose. and another view from our sutro tower camera. lots of clouds stacked up. the winds are calm. it's been kind of a chilly day out there. 56 santa rosa. napa is at 56 with low 50s in livermore. so our highlights chilly overnight dry conditions. we will wake up to some morning rain in the north bay, spreading across the east bay of the peninsula and the south bay throughout the day. on wednesday , and then getting into that high surf warning on thursday.

the coastal flood advisory beach hazard statement. so dangerous conditions at the coast for the next couple of days in anticipation of that area of low pressure heading to the north of us 54 in oakland overnight. notice how mild the temperatures are. those southerly winds out ahead of the front, keeping temperatures up overnight for a change. so we are dry through the overnight hours, stopping this at 9:00 on wednesday. so pretty much escaping a rainy morning commute. but look what happens by about 230. we've got lightrillionain all across the bay area moves on out just in time for the evening commute in the south bay. unfortunately for wednesday, we're dry thursday and we'll look at some light rainfall totals for most of us throughout the day tomorrow. but the north bay picking up the most anywhere from about 2/10 to a half inch santa rosa, but look at the amounts less than a 10th of an inch of the peninsula, and you can see livermore just over a 10th of an inch. i wish i had better news for the sierra nevada snow. not likely. this is another warmer system with only about a couple of inches

expected in the mountains. it is going to bring the winds. so as we get into your wednesday overnight, tuesday into wednesday morning, the winds begin to pick up right along the coast and look how gusty they are accompanying the rain with 30 to 40 mile an hour winds along the coast. remember we have the high surf advisory, so a sloppy day for your wednesday with upper 50s to low 60s. it's a little bit on the milder side simply because we've got those south winds ahead of it. so it's not a cold system. an early look at our new year's weekend and new year's day forecast calls for a little bit of morning rain on saturday that will be ending a level one system. we're dry for new year's eve, and then we get into another dry day, new year's day, which is some good news. we're not talking bright sunshine. we're talking more cloud cover because it looks like more rain is going to arrive tuesday after the first day of 2024. so we are back into it. and boy do we need it still falling behind in our where we should be for this time of year.

>> nice to see a rainy season pattern stepping in and the breaks in between. >> yeah thank you lisa. >> well, the annual chipping of christmas trees happened today at the civic center plaza in san francisco. officials announced how you can also be sustainable this holiday season by joining recology christmas tree collection. it all starts january 2nd and goes until january 12th. how it works is residents can sit their tree on the curb the night before their scheduled pickup, and trees taller than six feet must be cut in half. the more than 30 year tradition is an effort to protect the city's environment. >> you don't want to have your tree in your home when it can get dry, when it can cause a fire, especially in the days after christmas when we're a little bit more relaxed. >> on average, san francisco recycles 500 tons of trees each year around this time, and if you're looking to ring in 2024 with some oohs and ahs, you can count on san francisco's annual waterfront fireworks show. >> the 15 minute show will begin

at midnight, but spectators are encouraged to grab a spot early along the promenade to get the best view. the city is also encouraging people to visit the shops and the restaurants, of course, at pier 39, as well as the ferry building. before the show, just to help the businesses out. stay

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proposed terms include releasing more civilian hostages taken from israel in exchange for more than 100 imprisoned palestinian teens in israel. here's abc news reporter justin finch in tel aviv. >> heartbroken families of civilian hostages held in gaza pleading for the israeli government's help to free their loved ones. we hope that they will make a deal as soon as possible because we need to save them. the crowd amassing outside the israeli defense ministry complex and propping up our glasses, they say, represent time running out for captives held in gaza since the hamas october 7th terrorist attack on israel, abc news sources saying hamas and the islamic jihad rejected an egyptian proposal that they relinquish power in the gaza strip in return for a permanent cease fire. israel's prime minister netanyahu, remaining resolute and resistant hamas, netanyahu saying to hamas militants, we see you and we

will get to you. the israel defense forces releasing new video from its ground offensive showing troops locked in a gunfight at a top idf general saying they are concentrating their efforts on the southern gaza strip, khan yunis and the central part of the territory. and they're expecting the war to continue for many more months. the hamas run gaza health ministry says at least 70 people were killed in an airstrike on a central gaza refugee camp, and what may have been the most deadly bombing of a single target since the start of the war. more women and children among the scores of injured israel also handed over the bodies of 80 unidentified palestinians killed in the ongoing conflict for burial in gaza. justin finch abc news, washington. coming up, we're learning more about the lingering headaches from oakland's ransomware attack. >> tonight, the story of one victim whose credit score took a

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of people was leaked onto the dark web. the i-team was the first to report the city's oversight, exposing dozens of victims that were never notified that their sensitive financial information was exposed. >> it's really terrible. and tonight we're learning what's happened. since i-team reporter stephanie sierra has been tracking really every development of this story. she's here with new details on what's going on. stephanie. >> that's right. we've been following this for nearly a year now. the aftermath of this hack started with one oversight after another, and the city even admits they were not prepared and there was outdated it infrastructure for a lack of warning and notification and a lack of overall investment. tonight we want to introduce you to one of the victims. that's now paying for it. as dress a driver's license number, social security number. >> oakland native dedrick warmack is living through a financial nightmare on a credit report. there's credit cards that should have been closed. there are now open with balance is of like 17,000, um, 30 something thousand. and i don't

have them right now. yeah. i have no idea what's going on. >> months after the city's network was hacked, he says his credit score dropped more than 200 points, but little did he know, that was only the beginning. do you think your identity was stolen from the oakland hack? >> yes, yes. i mean, i'm getting the phone calls, the emails that i get stating, oh, you have this account, you have that account. i've been getting letters from chase and bank of america. i don't have a bank account here. after the hack, the i-team consulted cyber security professionals to download the leaked data. >> this was an attempt to get a better idea of the impacts facing victims. due to a limited response from the city. that's when we found warmack social security number published on the dark web. >> if you look at my email now, my entire list of emails, it all reads fraud. it looks like my junk mail. >> warmack is one of dozens of victims the i-team contacted who previously filed a claim with

the city, alleging injury, but instead ended up with their sensitive financial information leaked. now, he says fraudulent checks are being made in his name. >> so i don't know what this is. >> $2,000? >> yeah. to strange sewage and water bills being sent to him. the water and sewage wasn't from east bay. mud like, what is that? is that new england? so how can i have an open balance and then this there's things that are popping up on my phone. i'm getting notices about refinancing a home, and i'm like, i pay rent. >> warmack believes someone has even purchased a home in his name. >> somebody has something in my name somewhere. since october, i've been getting things from bestbuy about about kitchen installations. >> and to add to the stress, he says he didn't even know about it. until we contact him. now he's scrambling to get help. like many others. in april, we spoke to dozens of victims on the phone and in person, but not

one said they received any notice from the city that their personal and financial information was impacted. we kept some of their identities anonymous. >> my information was found on the dark web with an apartment in my name, without me even knowing. >> in march, the it masked mayor shengtao how far along her admin was informing the thousands of people impacted by the breach. but we did not get a straight answer. >> are you 50% done with that process? do you know if you're almost done with that process? where does that stand? that's going to be an ongoing process. >> we have notified the current employees and not just that, but we are now notifying employees that have left the city. the city's ignored, ignored and stonewalled its own employees. >> that was ten months ago. today, we're told the city's notification process has been completed for several months, but the i-team continues to receive complaints from residents affected. >> i never heard anything, no, no. >> in may, the mayor committed to spending an additional $10 million to upgrade and harden

the cybersecurity protections over the next two years, documents obtained by the i-team from the city administrator s office show only 30% of that goal has been spent since, including the restoration of opd's cctv server, which the mayor says is now fully operational. but other concerns still linger. >> we're not managing or directing properly on the heels of a multi-million dollar missed opportunity to fight retail theft following 1911 dispatcher application was overlooked, some city officials are concerned about another mistake, including cyber insurance. >> eight months ago, the i-team consulted cybersecurity experts to weigh in on oakland's current policy. do you think oakland's coverage is sufficient enough to protect against a ransomware attack? >> yeah, it's it seems like it's mostly covering, uh, comprehensive of electronic information and security liability coverage, shutting down systems. the downsream effect, not able to deliver services. this policy not necessarily designed to meet those needs.

>> but the i-team was told the city cyber insurance policy has not changed. it's leaving victims like warmack wanting to leave the city worried. this nightmare. won't end. >> you know, if oakland can't protect themselves, how are they going to protect our information now? >> cyber analysts say one of the groups that hacked oakland also attacked the city of el cerrito. and since then, data shows the transit agency bart, as well as the cities of modesto and hayward, also got hit with ransomware attacks so far this year. and, you know, it really goes to show you the need for more investment across the board. >> yeah, what a helpless feeling for that gentleman and so many other people i know. >> it is very shadowy figures and yeah, thanks, stephanie. >> thanks. now, if you have a story for stephanie and the i-team, you can call the number. it is on your screen right now or head to abc7 news.com slash i-team. >> all right. once the calendar flips to 2024, in a few days, a slate of new laws is set to hit

the books in california and many of them are aiming to help you save more money. >> here are a few of those policies going into place. >> minimum wage is getting increased to $16 an hour for all employees. all employers, i should say fast food employers are required to pay workers a minimum of $20 an hour, starting april 1st. health care workers are seeing an increase in pay to $18 an hour. >> more sick time is coming to california. workers. workers will get at least five days or 40 hours of sick leave every year. that's up from the standard three day minimum, or 24 hours per year. the new law aims to standardize sick leave policies statewide, and a ban on junk fees goes into effect halfway through 2024. >> july 1st. the new law prohibits the act of deceptively advertising low prices, then tacking on additional required fees, either in print or toward the end of the transaction. state attorney general rob bonta says california now has the most effective piece of legislation in the nation to tackle this problem. >> also, in effect, starting

july 1st, a ban on expensive security deposits, landlords with more than two rental properties will not be able to require deposits that cost more than a single month's rent. landlords that own only two properties, with a total of four units, will be exempt. >> well, it is almost time to ring in the new year, and here's how new york city is getting ready for the big celebration. crews have been have officially hoisted the giant 2024 numerals. each one is seven feet high and weighs over 250 pounds. don't forget, you can ring in the new year right here on abc seven. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest kicks off at 8 p.m. on sunday, new year's eve. that's followed by a special edition of abc seven news at 10 p.m, and then we'll take you back to the new year's rockin eve show at 1030. for all the festivities leading up to the countdown and the big ball drop. >> well, coming up from a recap of the 40 niners big loss to an airline that is now apologizing

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holiday magic for the top seeded team at levi's yesterday, as the ravens handed the niners their worst loss of the season. brock purdy threw a career high four interceptions and baltimore won went on to win 3319, but the loss just might be the wake up call. the team needs right now heading into the playoffs. casey, you know, in some ways their playoff picture hasn't changed with this loss. but maybe it tightens them up a little bit. a splash of cold water. >> yeah. fortunately for the niners they had a loss to play with. this one was philly's navy dud for the niners on christmas day. that's how i described it. brock purdy for picks but still having a great year. niners still the one seed. not quite time to panic yet. their schedule isn't that hard. the rest of the way they win out there. the one seed everything is fine. and this could really rejuvenate them. >> really fire them up. >> yeah. it's never bad to take a loss when you're on a roll because it refocuses you. it reminds you, hey, we're vulnerable. we need to lock in, and lock in is what they have to

do down the stretch. and they will be again, the one seed control their own destiny by in the first round. and then home field throughout the postseason until the super bowl. >> it's still hard to see them lose. lisa. >> you know i had to walk away. i hate to be a fair weather fan, and then i'm sure there's a lot of talk about kyle shanahan when anything goes wrong like that, people start to get nervous and they came back after those three losses earlier in the season. so this was really hard to watch in the interception. and then brock purdy just walked out and they had the other quarterback. but you know what. >> onward. now we're heading into the playoffs. that's that's in the past. didn't hurt him too bad in a lot of ways. >> you know as someone said on facebook i saw this comment. maybe we should just not have any nfl games on christmas anymore. and we can avoid all this only if they're on abc. >> we'll keep those nfl games on abc. >> that's true. it's good for us. all right. moving on spirit airlines is now investigating how a six year old boy was put on the wrong flight. the little boy named casper was flying

alone for the very first time. he was supposed to go from philadelphia to fort myers, florida to meet his grandmother, but instead he ended up in orlando more than 150 miles from fort myers. spirit has since reimbursed casper's grandmother for her three hour drive north to pick up the boy. i feel as though lisa gas money. that's it. yeah, i mean, she should own the airline at this point, i'd be furious. oh that's frightening. >> it's extremely frightening. yeah, i hope there's some other things that happen that we don't know about because as you see that a lot. you know, usually the flight attendants will walk the child to the airline. i just can't imagine. it's always a kind of a nervous thing. and they should take special care. hopefully they did, but they didn't this time. so like you said, yeah, they should own the airlines. i'm with you. >> yeah. and casey, i have so many questions about how this would have happened also because i'm sure you hold on to your kid. you know, for dear life. and then when you put them in the hands of someone with the airline, i don't know.

>> yeah, i have a six year old daughter and she's not going through security and checking herself in on her own. i can tell you that much. they have to be on the six year old child from the moment they get to the airport through security, through the check in, right onto the plane. i remember traveling as a kid. they would literally seat you. they would walk you in and seat you and make sure you were on the right flight. so i have no idea how they could have missed this bad. >> yeah. although personally, i would not put a six year old kid on a flight by themselves anyway. yeah, that's a whole other issue. >> yeah, maybe, you know, ten or something. >> you're getting that to that age. maybe. all right. if santa didn't bring you exactly what you wanted this holiday season, return your items to the retailer. might cost you more retailers are charging fees for holiday returns. that's according to the national retail federation. an estimated 17% of purchased items are returned by shoppers, costing companies more than $800 billion every year. i'm fortunate i'm not returning anything. i like everything that i received this year and it all fits. lisa, how about you? >> that's a win. yeah so far, maybe 1 or 2 things, but ouch. you know, i'm not surprised.

that hurts. but you know how we got gavin on the rent? we're not paying three months for security . maybe he can do something about that. you know, i know, i'm sorry. >> go ahead. >> dan, no, no, i have a coworker not current, i should say former coworker. not here either. who used to buy, like, 5 or 6 dresses and then try them all on and then return them. and the cost to do that, i can only imagine is really detrimental to the retailer. >> yeah, that's kind of abusing the system too. but i would think, casey, you know, it might make people reluctant to maybe people give gift cards if they're worried that things they're going to get charged to return things, maybe that will kind of put a damper on some gift giving. yeah >> and sometimes, you know, companies will have big sales leading into the holidays if you buy something for sale, then try to return it. they often won't take the return because they bought it or they sold it at a sale price. there's a lot of factors here. one thing i've learned, though, and my wife is really good at this. if we have items we can't return, she puts

them on facebook marketplace and people come by them really fast. actually so that's your alternative. if you can't return it, try facebook marketplace. >> oh yeah, it's the best. >> yeah, that's a good idea for baby things. >> you can find everything for troc. all right. finally. now a minnesota woman is going viral after using a christmas card to find love. check it out. 27 year old julia mcclellan has her friends keeping her christmas card on the fridge to seek eligible bachelors. read the fine print it says are you seeing this on my friend's fridge? are you a single male? between the ages of 25 and 35? hi, i'm julia, she's received a few dms since posting it on tiktok. look, i understand that the landscape out there is challenging these days. you got to be creative. >> that's creative, whatever it takes. >> i mean, i don't know if tinder isn't working for you. let's go old school, i like it. >> yeah, she's brave. give her that one. >> well, that's gonna go on a side. her friends like a dating site, cast a wide web. this is better because you're putting it on the fridge of somebody you know and trust. so presumably, only good people will see that. she's thinking that's smart.

>> she's gonna have another problem, though. she'll have too many people contacting her, i think. >> all right. an embarrassment of riches, perhaps.

happy about it. the new railings started going up along marine drive in fort point. they're made of aluminum, as you can see, and can blend into the grayish black ground, but many people were attached to the old rusty railings. they looked kind

of like nautical chains and reminded many of san francisco's fishing heritage. there they are. the park service says the new fencing improves safety. >> all right, let's go back and update the weather forecast. >> yeah. lisa standing by with a little bit of a rain in the forecast. >> yeah we're looking forward to that. i am anyway level one system for your wednesday. so if you're heading out tonight it will be dry. but it's a level one system tomorrow we'll have light rain showers in the north bay for the morning commute, spreading across the bay area during the day. the winds will be gusty out of the south, so that will certainly make the commute perhaps in the afternoon in the south bay a little bit on the slick side. and here's a look at what you can expect overnight. then into the evening hours, temperatures will be held up due to the cloud cover. in the 50s. here we are early wednesday morning. maybe a few sprinkles in the north bay, and then by about 11:00 in the morning that rain begins to move to the south and east of the north bay. 4:00 it is a messy afternoon commute, and we'll get into those gusty winds as well.

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>> building a better bay area is our mission here at abc seven news. and as 2023 winds down, we're looking back at some of the best and most memorable stories of this year. >> so many to write. we've compiled them together in a special you can stream on demand , but here's a taste of what you can expect from reporter lauren martinez. >> hi, i'm lauren martinez and my favorite story of 2023 was the surfboard biting sea otter in santa cruz. because she managed to make trouble but remain in her natural habitat. i hope you enjoy it. >> i came over here and everyone's talking about it and i said, well, i was videotaping a cute little otter and everybody said, hey, that's that's eight for one. >> the surfboard biting sea otter in santa cruz has once again evaded capture attempts by wildlife officials. >> i'm extremely frustrated and exhausted, colleen young is one of the divers on the capture team from the california department of fish and wildlife.

>> they've been working with monterey bay aquarium staff since july 2nd. these are photos taken wednesday. officials are responding because this five year old female otter is showing concerning and unusual behavior by approaching people. >> we don't have this issue that frequently to, you know, know exactly how to, um, to capture an animal with with this, uh, set of behaviors. so, um, you know, we're just trying to be as adaptable and creative as we can . >> otter has quite the history. tsay, a spokesperson for monterey bay aquarium, said the otters mom was rescued in santa cruz in 2016. the mom had reports of approaching people on kayaks and boats, but nothing to the extent of her daughter. otherwise known as otter. 841, which is her rescue number. >> although we haven't observed her being aggressive towards people, she's really focused on the boards. or if they're wearing fins, she's focused on the fins. um, you know, we don't want to have a person, um, accidentally bit.

>> officials say when she is captured, she will undergo a health assessment and eventually rehomed in a zoo or aquarium. local surfer joseph wilcox said that's a shame. he held a surfboard friday that says keep eight for one free. every time humans come across some nature that doesn't act their way or, you know, acts like nature, we got to put it in a cage and, you know, take it somewhere. >> this is where she belongs. this is her home. this is our home. we can share it. and yeah, watch out for the otters. >> wildlife officials say they had crews out on friday, and they'll keep trying until they capture her. >> obviously, the ocean is her home. uh, everyone who's in there is a visitor, but. but unless everyone's willing to stay out of the water, which i think is unlikely, um, you know, with capturing her is the only way we see this issue resolving in santa cruz. >> lauren martinez abc seven news. >> building a better bay area best of 2023 is now streaming on demand. you can stream it at our website. abc7 news.com, or from

our abc7 bay area apps on your phone or tv available on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and google tv. >> check it out when you have a moment. but that is this edition of abc seven news at four. we appreciate your time. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm dionne lim. stay with us because abc seven news at five is next. in just a couple of minutes ...thanks to dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. and can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks...

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line that caused the 6.0 earthquake in napa nearly a decade ago. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm diane lim. >> that quake in 2014 took the lives of two people and damaged more than 2000 structures. >> and now we're learning more about the risk of that fault line. the west napa fault runs north to south from saint helena to vallejo, nearly p