seven mornings live. >> we really dodged a bullet on this one. consider ourselves lucky. >> now five aftershocks are still being felt overnight after the powerful earthquake off the humboldt county coast. the damage done and how people here reacted when a tsunami warning was issued for the bay area. >> and new details out of butte county. two kindergarten students shot at school. what we're learning about their conditions. plus, the information investigators have revealed about the man who shot them before taking his own life. >> the show will go on the last minute contract deal, keeping dancers on the stage for tonight's premiere of the nutcracker at the san francisco ballet. good morning to you on this friday, december 6th. >> let's begin with a check of the weather with drew, who was

here doing extensive coverage. >> my goodness. yeah, for about an hour yesterday. it was pretty exciting seeing if we would see any waves or not. thankfully, all is calm this morning and we're on tap for a really nice afternoon later on today. here's a look at live doppler seven. we do have issues with fog out there in the north bay. some of our typical spots the russian river valley, santa rosa right now, even novato, anywhere from a half of a mile to a mile and a half visibility in the north bay. outside of those areas, we're doing just fine. so we do have that fog first thing in spots that will linger through about the 8 a.m. hour. temperatures right now we have clear skies up above and that is leading to a colder morning about five degrees colder compared to this time yesterday. so a lot of us are sitting in the 40s right now as we get you going on this friday. but we're in store a lot of sunshine today. we'll see temperatures back into the low 60s along the coast. just a fantastic looking end to the week. heading around the bay shoreline. you have that chilly start right now. temperatures in the mid 40s, but with that sunshine we're going into the upper 60s. i think a few spots hit the

lower 70s once again this afternoon, about ten degrees above average and then inland it's looking fantastic. a cold start out there. have a couple of layers. then this afternoon the payoff is above average temperatures. december warmth back into the 60s. let's see how the commute is going. >> yeah, let's start with our drive times with a look at the altamont pass. you can see there's a typical slowdown there. 29 minutes is what it will take you to get from tracy to dublin, 16 minutes from san rafael to san francisco and then 13 minutes to get from antioch to concord and then a live look from our emeryville cam. this, of course, is the east shore freeway headlights headed toward the bay bridge. and then our time from highway four to san francisco. >> 26 minutes as you're sleeping. we were tracking the situation in humboldt county overnight. more aftershocks rattling the area after that powerful earthquake off the coast yesterday morning. so you're looking right now at the usgs earthquake map. the red dots are earthquakes that happened in the last hour. the orange happened in the last day. and you can see just how many there have been. the 7.0

magnitude earthquake caused intense shaking in humboldt county, rocking some homes and causing stoplights to sway in eureka, hundreds of miles away in butte county, water sloshed out of pools. and here in the bay area, the quake triggered a tsunami warning that caused people to rush to get away from the coast. the warning was over in about an hour, with no damage here. >> governor newsom declared a state of emergency to get resources to impacted areas more quickly. the epicenter of that quake was off the coast of humboldt county. while we haven't heard of any injuries, the earthquake disrupted life for many people living up there. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard went to ferndale, where he saw some damage firsthand. >> still, lots of frayed nerves in humboldt county tonight. most people know exactly where theyst were thursday morning, when that 7.0 quake hit. >> one big jolt. a little bit of jiggle. lots of roll. >> that's what it felt like to rio del mayor pro tem amanda

carter. a quake so strong it sent employees at city hall running for cover and caused this large crack in blue slide road, prompting the fire department to close the roadway to traffic. luckily, no major damage or injuries reported, but the shaking seemed to go on for a very long time. >> it went on for a solid 45 to 60s is what it felt like to me. of course, they always feel longer, but like you've been drinking. that's what it felt like downtown. >> this liquor store took a major hit from the quake. the owner tells us he lost about $5,000 worth of bottles. glass is everywhere. the cleanup job? certainly not over yet. >> so what have you been doing all day then? >> just cleaning through the garbage. that's it. all day. >> but man, everything in all the rooms went crashing down in ferndale. >> the quake turned martin tubbs house upside down. he shot this video of the big mess left behind. scary and stressful. >> my wife was really freaking

out. all the stuff in bookcases and shelves and whatnot just caved in. >> items toppled from the shelves at valley grocery store. some people's large appliances even moved several feet and headstones at the ferndale cemetery were cracked. this quake, doing far less damage than a 6.4 magnitude quake two years ago. but the stress is still there. >> we're all a little on edge because you never know when there's another one. i mean, it could be a week, it could be ten days. it could be. not at all. but when a big one like that rolls through, you're always on edge for a little while afterwards. >> we've been hearing about broken water pipes, broken water mains, even a gas leak near a school. everything has since been repaired. remarkably, no major damage or injuries. in humboldt county. cornell, in bernard. abc seven news. >> that is pretty amazing. the earthquake and tsunami warning impacted bay area transit. bart, muni and samtrans all made changes to respond to the earthquake and the tsunami warning. other transit agencies say they did not

have any service impact because of the san francisco zoo's proximity to the coast, officials decided to close out of an abundance of caution with sky seven overhead yesterday. >> you see, there was no one to be found. the zoo issued a statement saying, quote, guests have been evacuated, animals secured and staff have moved to higher ground. >> san francisco's hyde street pier was closed for several hours yesterday morning, even after the tsunami warning was canceled. rangers had to inspect the site before allowing tourists back into the national park. crab boaters at fisherman's wharf jumped into action when the alert came in. one fisherman described the dangers their boats would face if a tsunami actually happened while they were attached to the pier. >> you could sink boats, you know. you could rip boats apart, rip, rip, rip the side rails off of boats. we've seen boats submerged at docks before. from tsunami surges. >> michael cooley says police boats passed by urging voters to leave the docks. nearly a dozen boaters headed out to the middle of the bay until they were given

the all clear to return. abc seven news has been covering the developing news since the earthquake hit, and the tsunami warning got sent out. we're also staying on top of the impact here in the bay area. when breaking news happens, you'll find us on tv on abc seven news.com and on the abc seven bay area app wherever you stream. >> new developments in the school shooting that happened in butte county earlier this week. officials released the names of the victims in the shooting. six year old roman mendez and five year old elias wolford. investigators have also identified the shooter. abc seven, abc news reporter rhiannon ally explains there is also a clearer picture of his motives for the attack. >> authorities say the suspect who opened fire at this christian elementary school north of sacramento, california, wednesday had a long criminal history and was mentally ill. the victims include six year old roman mendez. he suffered twoold gunshot wounds and five year old elias wolford. a bullet traveled through his chest and abdomen. his family says he's now on a

ventilator. >> the fact that they are currently still with us, i think, is a miracle and something that we should all be very thankful for. shots fired two seven cox lane between highway 70 and stimson road. >> police say the shooter, 56 year old glenn linton, took an uber to the school after setting up a meeting with the principal about enrolling a student, but they say it was all a ruse. linton seen here, his hand inside his jacket, concealing a handgun. >> after that, he pulls the firearm and initiates his attack. >> police say linton turned the gun on himself after shooting the boy. his criminal history dates back decades and includes identity theft, fraud and forgery. investigators say while suffering from severe mental illness, he may have targeted the christian school in response to america's involvement in the middle east. >> how it was that he conflated what's going on in palestine and yemen with the seventh day adventist church. i can't

speculate. >> police say linton had also scheduled a similar meeting with an affiliated school in another town. as for those two boys, they remained in critical condition last night. rhiannon. ally abc news, new york performance crews have capped a broken sewage line that spewed millions of gallons of wastewater into an east bay marsh. >> that leak was near the shore acres pump station in bay point. the delta diablo sanitation district says the broken line was discovered monday, and it was giving off quite the stench. the district says corrosion caused the pipeline to fail. testing now being done to make sure the water is safe and nothing has damaged the environment. >> 509 this morning in the accuweather forecast. we'll begin with a live look outside from san jose. that's 87. you see the cars traveling on this morning. we have clear skies here. temperatures starting out in the mid 40s in the south bay. we'll take a live look a little bit further to the north from the exploratorium camera, and you can see current sky conditions across the board.

no matter where you are right now we have those clear skies, but areas around, say santa rosa, even petaluma are dealing with some low visibility. some fog has developed in our valleys of the north bay. just be aware of that this morning. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. we're tracking another picture perfect day december warmth this afternoon. the storm track is so far to our north. look at the very top of your screen. that's where the storm track is around vancouver, canada. so you can see california is underneath dry weather patterns over the next 24 hours and even into the weekend. it looks fantastic. so here's future weather as we go, hour by hour for you. by 9 a.m. we're climbing into the 50s with full sunshine out there. by noon it feels pleasant. temperatures already above average at this hour and then heading deeper into the day. here's 245. we'll be in the mid 60s to the low 70s for daytime highs. for any friday night activities you may have. it's not all that chilly early on. by 730 we're mainly in the mid and upper 50s at that hour, so

the call today we'll have december warmth, sunny skie, temperatures in the low 60s to the low 70s once again just feels very nice overnight tonight we'll have a few clouds. it does get chilly in our valleys. we'll find some of our coldest temperatures in the upper 30s. we'll find the bay shoreline more in the mid 40s to the lower 50s. looking at the three day forecast, lots of sunshine today. heading into the weekend, you will notice some cloudier skies developing and some cooler temperatures, but all in all, saturday and sunday those numbers still above average for this time of the year. reggie. >> true. thank you. this morning we're seeing new photos of the man accused of killing a health insurance ceo in new york city. still ahead, what police say caused that suspect to show his face. >> and kendrick lamar and sza are bringing their grand national tour to the bay area. and tickets go on sale today. we've got those details. >> a big milestone for bitcoin. the reason behind the massive rally

sort of seeing the team's new home field in las vegas become a reality. the las vegas stadium authority has approved a 30 year lease and other paperwork that clears the way for construction.

here's reporter ryan ketcham. >> you probably remember in this lot once stood the tiffany of the strip, an icon in las vegas. thank you trump. >> thank you trump. >> the tropicana hotel and casino was once the place to go for the best rooms, gaming and shows in the valley. wonderful girls there. >> that's like one of the landmarks of, like, old vegas. the all of the romanticism. so it's sad to see that go. >> but now. it's an empty lot. and the new athletics ballpark will take its place. wednesday, the stadium authority board and the a's signed all their final documents to bring the athletics to town. >> we should recognize that and celebrate that. and maybe clap a little about it, too. yeah. >> but just how much will it cost? sandy dean has some answers. >> we've known for a little

while that it could be materially above the initial budget of 1.5 billion. so now that's at $1.75 billion. >> if that sounds like a lot of money to you. well, it is. it's up more than a quarter of $1 billion over the original estimate. >> i think it is something that's definitely surprising. >> that is very high. yes. >> dean, who is the advisor for a's owner john fisher's family, says higher construction costs doesn't mean more of your tax dollars going to the ballpark. >> the maximum contribution that could come from the public here in nevada and clark county was $380 million in any increases in price, be it because of general inflation or because we add more things to make the ballpark great would be the responsibility of the team. >> the fishers will pay up to $1.1 billion and cover the rest with a $300 million loan, but more steps are still needed before breaking ground. next year. the next step with the athletics before construction

begins, is meeting in front of clark county to get final approval. reporting near the strip. i'm ryan ketchum. >> opening night for san francisco ballet's nutcracker will go on as planned tonight. a labor dispute involving members of the american guild of musical artists threatened the season. yesterday, the union announced it reached a tentative agreement with the ballet on a new contract. the deal still. the deal still needs to be ratified, but performances will go on as planned. the union represents the dancers and stage managers. san francisco's weeks long hotel strike is now impacting a convention coming to the city. soundtrack. display unicode. the association of american law schools announced they're moving next month's annual meeting from a union square hotel to the moscone center. about 2500 attendees were planning to stay at the hilton and park 55. in a letter to attendees, the association's executive director and ceo said, we know that

members of our community represent a wide range of views and we will not ask our attendees to cross a picket line. >> i think it's really admirable for an organization like that to say we're not going to cross picket lines, we're not going to disrespect workers, we're going to keep our business here in the beautiful city of san francisco, but we're going to do it in a way that doesn't, you know, prolong this fight where workers are here trying to fight for their families, for medical benefits and things like that. >> the union says they met with hotel leadership about three weeks ago to negotiate for the first time after more than 50 days on strike. they say the hotels failed to guarantee union medical benefits. >> the golden state valkyrie is expansion draft team draft tips off. i should say tonight to get you pumped up. yesterday morning, the team revealed their brand new uniforms. we briefly showed you these during our 6 a.m. hour, so take a look at them closely. there are two versions. the designs rooted in bay area pride, most notably the cool bridge spanning logo. we spoke with the team's president about picking up players to wear

those new jerseys. >> we're building a culture and we're building a culture of winning, you know, from day one. so when they come in to be a part of the organization, i think one of the things that we pride ourselves on from a staffing perspective, too, is we're looking for those relentless high performers and good human beings. and when you combine those pieces to the puzzle, what you can accomplish together is really unstoppable. and we get the opportunity to do that from day one. >> we'll have a lot more from jess smith coming up at 630. the wnba expansion draft airs tonight, and we're bringing you a special version of toyota after the draft right here on abc seven. sports director larry beil will be here in studio with valkyrie's head coach natalie nakase around 830 following the afc championship game today. >> general tickets go on sale for rapper kendrick lamar's much anticipated tour with singer sza. the pulitzer prize winning artist dropped a surprise new album two weeks ago, and since then the album, titled jinx, took the number one spot on the billboard 200 albums chart, and

five songs from jinx took the top five slots in the billboard hot 100 singles chart. the grand national tour will stop in 19 cities. he comes to san francisco may 29th, playing at oracle park in san francisco. we outside? >> oh, okay. >> okay. have you guys listened to it? >> not yet. no. >> he samples debbie. deb, when i hear music, it makes it so good. and luther vandross is out of this world. >> amazing. right on. i love it. >> i don't know that one. >> if this world were mine, i don't know that song. yeah. is it? yeah. that's. is that luther? yeah. >> okay. >> i would place that your feet on that. >> oh, my gosh, i feel like i'm at the concert. you know what? come on. amanda. will you be at. will you be at oracle park? let's go. >> it's on a thursday. >> i'm hoping that's not a bad day for a concert. honestly, i could do a thursday better than

a tuesday. better than. better than a monday. prepare the others. yeah, right. remember leading up to start monday? leading up. you got to set the. you got to set the breadcrumbs. feeling clammy. yeah. you okay? is that a tickle? if you need help, i will also. are you okay, man? you should this morning. let's go outside. it's a nice looking morning. it is chilly out there. here's a live look in san jose. we do have clear skies from this vantage point. 47. that current temperature winds are essentially calm out there. we have good visibility from this view. elsewhere, we do have some colder numbers. it is a colder start compared to yesterday morning because we don't have that cloud cover upstairs anymore. so we're down to 36 in fairfield, 40 in santa rosa. good morning fremont. you're down to 43 degrees. we do have some fog developing in the north bay. we're doing okay from petaluma to novato, but down into santa rosa. that is where we have an issue with thick fog half a mile visibility. there. watching fairfield right now, some of that fog trying to creep into solano county. we're down to less than two miles there. but outside of the north bay, we're not dealing with low visibility. so some good news there. here's a

look at the forecast planner today. that sunrise here at 711 this morning. we'll keep that north bay fog through about the 8 a.m. hour. after that it's full sunshine for everybody. and just like the past couple of days, pretty much this entire week has been december. warmth. and that's how we'll finish it today. 4 p.m. your temperatures low 60s to the low 70s. and again, that is about ten degrees above average. and a lot of spots out there. so certainly not feeling a whole lot like early december this afternoon. air quality today and tomorrow. very similar to the past week. we're mainly in the moderate category. the next 48 hours because high pressure, just acting like a lid on our atmosphere, trapping a lot of wood, burning smoke and also pollutants from cars out there. so just be aware of that. with that moderate air quality today, we'll have full sunshine at temperatures going into the mid 60s to the low 70s feels very nice out there. once again, your ocean water temperature currently 54 degrees overnight. tonight we'll have a few high clouds starting to move in here, but overnight lows generally will be in the upper 30s to the lower 50s as we head into the weekend. here's a

look at future tracker showing you saturday afternoon. we do find some cooler weather moving in here on the heels of additional cloud cover, but still both saturday and sunday, despite the drop in temperatures, we're still dry. both days this weekend. it's a mix of sun and clouds both saturday and sunday, so the weekend is still going to be very nice. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. let's play the next seven days for you, showing you december warmth. today we are cool and cloudier. tomorrow a mix of sun and clouds here on sunday. then we're back to full sunshine on monday, tuesday and wednesday. a bit of a dip in our temperatures, but that sunshine is back here on thursday guys. >> all right jerry thank you. coming up, the seven things to know this morning a new addition to the trump administration. >> the man with bay area

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>> number three san francisco ballet's nutcracker will open tonight as planned. the ballet has agreed to a new contract with the union, representing dancers and stage managers. >> number four. the biggest holiday projection event in the country, returned to san francisco tonight. let's glow. kicks off at the foot of market street near the ferry building at 5 p.m. >> very cool. number five in the accuweather forecast. we're back to warm sunshine again this afternoon. temperatures about 5 to 10 degrees above average. mid 60s to the low 70s later on today. >> number six we take you to hayward southbound 880 after winton avenue. there is a two car crash at the point f winton avenue off ramp. it is causing a minor slowdown to eighth street and right ahead of the crash, the transition ramp onto 92 is shut down. and number seven, those carnita burritos at chipotle will cost you more. the chain is increasing prices by 2% due to inflation. officials say they don't want to skimp on portion sizes to offset the higher costs for ingredients. >> a local venture capitalist

will join president elect donald trump's team in the new year. mr. trump appointed david sachs to be his white house artificial intelligence and crypto czar. sachs is the former ceo of palo alto based paypal. this summer, sachs held a fundraiser for the president elect at his san francisco home. sachs has investments in major companies like meta, uber, spacex and airbnb. cryptocurrency, bitcoin surged over $100,000 for the first time this week. the record high was sparked by president elect donald trump announcing a pro crypto pick for the sec chair. paul atkins is the nominee for the securities and exchange commission, which regulates cryptocurrency. bitcoin has increased a lot over the year, with most of its increases happening in the post election season. >> in today's gma first look, ariana grande is responding to criticism about her appearance during press. her press tour for wicked. here's abc news reporter eva pilgrim. dear linda, you are

just too good. >> how do you stand it? i don't think i could. >> in this morning's gma first look, wicked star ariana grande opening up about scrutiny over her appearance. >> i've been kind of doing this in front of the public and kind of been, you know, a specimen and a petri dish. really? since i was 16 or 17, you know. so i have heard it all. >> in a new interview with french journalist celine, known professionally as sally, the singer opening up about how she grapples with beauty standards, i'm really lucky to have the support system that i have and to just know and trust that i'm beautiful, you know? and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have more on grande's comments and why they're being applauded by fans across the globe. with your gma first look, i'm eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> and talk about the power of media. disney's ceo bob iger has been honored with the ad

council's award for public service. he was joined on the red carpet in new york city last night by some colleagues from disney, abc and espn. this includes robin roberts and desmond howard. the ad council is a nonprofit organization that helps educate people with campaigns like smokey bear. iger was honored for the walt disney company's partnership with the ad council and its work with make-a-wish. disney is the parent company of abc seven. >> we are 19 days to christmas, but who's counting? well, people who haven't sent off their gifts, that's who. and also the city of whoville, who? coming up at 530, the new tools postal workers are using to make su

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in on the identity of the man accused of killing the ceo of united health care. i'm nicole deantonio in washington. with the new images police hope will bring new leads in the case. >> where do you go? what do you do? yesterday's tsunami warning had many people confused after being told to evacuate to higher ground. good morning everyone. it is friday, december 6th. >> yeah, things got a little unruly yesterday, but thankfully we're all okay. and meteorologist drew tuma was taking you through that for hours and hours. >> yeah, thankfully, everything has calmed down. we're still tracking some aftershocks near that quake off of humboldt county. the last 24 hours. but locally, we are quiet and we are calm. this morning. we do have some patches of fog out there in the north bay. santa rosa, down to half of a mile. fairfield less than two miles. a similar story in novato. we do anticipate this fog sticking with us through about the 8 a.m. hour this morning. the lack of any cloud cover upstairs is keeping us cooler this morning compared to this time yesterday, by about six degrees in many areas. so

you're starting out with temperatures. you'll feel the chill a little bit more this morning compared to yesterday morning. down to 36 in fairfield. good morning. 49 in san rafael. we're at 45 in palo alto. good morning. gilroy coming in at the current temperature on the cool side at 41 degrees. but again, just like this past couple of days, the afternoon is so fantastic. it's low 60s along the coast with mostly sunny skies around the bay. shoreline will go into the upper 60s to the lower seconds in some areas. it's a december warm afternoon once again, and even inland we'll have those temperatures about 5 to 10 degrees above average. settling in the 60s later on today. amanda, how's the commute going this morning? >> well, drew, we'll start in san jose. our 87 camera showing that things appear e calm. but if you look in the distance, there is a report of a major crash blocking the right lane just before skyport drive. but passing this crash, you can see wide open heading towards the san jose airport and highway 101. and then we'll take you to mass transit, bart and caltrain. no issues there, but ace

train one is seeing a 20 minute delay in stockton, so just keep that in mind. if you take ace. and this morning, new york police appear to be getting closer to identifying the man wanted for shooting and kilg the ceo of united health care. investigators have released new surveillance images as they pieced together clues about what happened. abc news reporter nicole d'antonio has the story. reporter. >> this morning, investigators continue poring through surveillance video as they try and track down the man accused of shooting and killing the 50 year old ceo of united health care, brian thompson. take a look. police releasing these new surveillance photos. they say a woman checking in the suspect at a new york city hospital asked to see his smile. the suspected shooter then pulled down his mask just long enough for the surveillance camera to capture his face. police, now receiving a flood of tips as their manhunt enters a third day. >> looking for a male about five feet, ten inches in height. cream colored jacket. black mask. black gloves.

>> law enforcement sources tell abc news the shooter arrived in new york last month on a bus from atlanta. he then checked into the hostel using a fake name. police are also learning more about the specific nine millimeter gun. the man used as they tracked down recent sales of its type across the region. >> we are on the right pathway. >> police have not revealed a motive, but they found clues that may point to a grudge against unitedhealthcare or the whole insurance industry, including shell casings with the words deny, defend and depose written on them. this echoes the title of a 2010 book, delay, deny, defend why insurance companies don't pay claims and what you can do about it. >> i think this shooter is trying to send a message that someone, either himself or a loved one, or someone close to him, has been harmed by by this insurance company. >> unitedhealth is the largest private health insurer in the u.s. earlier this year, activists targeted the company in its home state of minnesota.

protesters accusing the company of greed and pointing to thompson's $10 million compensation package. law enforcement are now calling this a premeditated, pre-planned and targeted attack. they're now offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. nicole deantonio, abc news, washington. >> well, that was certainly scare me. talking about the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit northern california. you can see from this video yesterday's quake rocked a home in fortuna in humboldt county that's less than 50 miles from the epicenter. aftershocks have been happening all night long, so here's a recap of what happened at 1045 in the morning. a big earthquake hit off the coast of humboldt county yesterday. it was initially reported as 6.0, but the usgs revised the magnitude all the way up to 7.0. some people here in the

bay area felt the shaking five minutes later at 1049. the national weather service issued a tsunami warning now that stretched 500 miles from oregon, all the way down near santa cruz. that tsunami was predicted to hit san francisco at 12:10 p.m. people around coastal areas of the bay started evacuating and heading to higher ground, but then, thankfully, at 11:54 a.m, the tsunami warning was canceled because the big waves did not form. yesterday's events left many people wondering what am i supposed to do in an emergency? >> and many got word to evacuate or move to higher ground. but are those warnings more dire depending on where you live? abc seven news reporter j.r stone spoke with several experts about what you need to know. >> they did the right thing in this situation. a seven magnitude earthquake is not a small earthquake and it could have been devastating. >> amy palmer is referring to the tsunami warning that was issued thursday here in the bay area. and along the west coast.

after the 7.0 earthquake struck offshore along the northern california coast. palmer is deputy director of the california governor's office of emergency services. >> sometimes when the earthquake happens a little further out, there are buoys that give us some indication of how big the waves might be. in this case, we didn't have that data. >> after the warning was issued thursday and before it was canceled, some san franciscans went to coit tower, the highest spot in the city's north beach neighborhood. merry christmas. in sausalito, where there was a christmas tree lighting thursday night, the talk was still all about those tsunami warnings that went out. >> i didn't panic that much. >> it begs the question, how safe are we here in the bay area? if a tsunami hits? kostas lakis heads usc's tsunami research center, and we are not yet scientifically at the point that we can predict immediately

after an earthquake, after a big offshore earthquake, how big the tsunami will be. tsunami scientist jose borrero says that if there was a tsunami, waves would likely look different. after coming under the golden gate bridge and into the san francisco bay. >> generally we're not. we wouldn't be thinking of like the big mammoth wall of water somewhere inside the bay. yeah, that's, of course, a different story. if you're outside on the open coast. >> borrero says there are exceptions, though, and he says that those in cities along the san francisco bay should still use caution. >> even in a small tsunami, waves can generate really large currents. when the earthquake is so close and in the first minutes it happens, we really do not know that information very well. so it's important to actually always on the side of caution. >> j.r. stone abc seven news. >> so we know how to prepare for an earthquake. but are you

ready. get a kit make a plan and be informed. if you need help check out abc seven news.com slash. prepare norcal. >> three santa clara county hospitals are accused of illegally dumping medical waste, including confidential patient information, vials of fentanyl and even human flesh. the findings come after a year long investigation by the district attorney's office. they dug through tons of trash dumped by saint louis and o'connor hospitals and santa clara valley medical center. now the da is taking civil enforcement action against the county and says the hospital system will likely face millions of dollars in fines. >> this is not a polite, bureaucratic request from one county agency to another. this is the law and we are enforcing it. >> santa clara valley health care says when it learned the details of the investigation, it immediately began implementing corrective action to address the concerns. >> after some public outrage,

anthem blue cross has reversed its new policy on anesthesia coverage this week. the insurance company announced it would limit coverage, telling doctors it would predetermine the amount of time it would pay for a patient to be under anesthesia for surgery. the announcement was met by immediate backlash from patients and doctors. about 24 hours later, anthem reversed the decision for the patients. >> they don't have to worry now that if the surgery goes more than a certain amount of time, they could be liable for a portion of that bill. >> anthem blue cross said the new policy was to clarify the appropriateness of anesthesia. in a statement, the company shared it walked back on the decision due to the spread of misinformation. >> and now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer our way of highlighting some things happening today in the bay area. >> first caltrans annual holiday train is returning this weekend, and they're looking for toy donations. the train features more than 70,000 lights and will stop at nine different caltrain stations between san francisco

and santa clara, starting atco five this morning. so about 40 minutes ago, the train will be on display. there will also be santa and his elves and the salvation army is asking people to bring toy donations for families in need. >> and if you're still looking for christmas presents, there will be a pop up holiday market at the san francisco center mall. that market will showcase local artists with over 70 different vendors. this year's market will also feature holiday lights, live music, and fun activities. it's going to be open today and tomorrow. >> the biggest holiday projection event in the country is coming back to san francisco starting tonight. let's glow uses high tech projectors and lasers to showcase large scale animations on some of the city's most iconic buildings. the free outdoor event runs through the 15th. tonight's kickoff starts at 5 p.m. at the foot of market street near the ferry building. the lights officially switch on at seven. >> guess who won? deacon dave in livermore. that's right. he won the great christmas light fight

on abc. so we'll hear from him. we introduce you to him yesterday on abc seven mornings. first check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. >> i mean, rightfully so from the video we've seen. i mean, that's a lot of lights this morning. speaking of lights. will take you to our east bay hills camera where we have great visibility. you can see we have tons of city lights out there this morning from this vantage point, looking at the morning planner. let's walk you through the next several hours. we start out on the chilly side, certainly colder than yesterday under those clear skies. we'll go into the low 50s, closer to 9 a.m, and then by 11 a.m. we'll go into the low 60s. so this afternoon, it's another day with temperatures above average. that's how the entire month of december has been so far, about ten degrees above average each afternoon. and a lot of cities. the forecast today sunny skies, mild to warm, 71 in san jose, 66 in oakland, about 65 in the city. we'll hit 68 in walnut creek. so here's the hour by hour forecast heading into the afternoon. by noon. feels really nice

out there. full sunshine mid 60s and a lot of areas if not upper 60s in the south bay. and then later on by about 245 3:00 pm. a couple of 70 degree readings on the board for most of us. we'll find those temperatures in the mid and upper 60s for any friday night plans you may have. it does stay relatively comfortable. we're not going to cool off dramatically tonight. we'll find those temperatures right around the mid and upper 50s at 730. so looking at the forecast today we have december warmth, sunny skies, low 60s to the low 70s. later on this afternoo. overnight tonight we'll have a few clouds out there. some patchy fog chilly in our valleys. coldest areas will dip into the upper 30s. looking at the three day forecast, today is beautiful wall to wall sunshine. december beauty out there tomorrow and sunday it is cooler, a bit cloudier, mix of sun and clouds both days this weekend but both days are dry. we'll let you know when our next chance of your next favorite thing about this place is waiting to be discovered.

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at 545. metering lights have flipped on, but we're still seeing that friday light that we like to talk about from highway four into the city of san francisco. that drive will take you about 34 minutes. >> the los angeles times is adding an artificial intelligence powered bias meter on the paper's news articles. speaking on a podcast. the owner of the paper says the meter will allow readers to get both sides of the story. he claims major publishers have failed to adequately separate news and opinion. the union that represents l.a. times employees slammed these comments, saying its members abide by a strict set of ethics guidelines. >> one of the biggest mega millions jackpots ever will be up for grabs tonight. it's been several weeks since anyone matched all six numbers in the drawing. tonight's prize will be worth about $579 million. mega millions has produced very little luck in 2024. the jackpot

has been won just three times this year and less than three weeks until christmas. at this point, and postal workers, they are going the extra mile to make sure your gifts arrive in time for the big day. >> abc seven news reporter tara campbell went to see how all that hard work gets done. >> one package, one box, one letter at a time. the united states postal service is ready to deliver this holiday season. >> this year, we're expected to fill uh- 60 million capacity, right? >> nationwide here in san francisco. the processing facility expects to push out 200,000 packages a day throughout the entire peak season. >> we expect to see millions of packages come through the entire season, and that usually rolls into january 2nd as we get packages coming in and returns. >> and these hands are helping to make it all happen. >> and about 1000 postal elves are at this facility alone. >> this is basically like our super bowl. we've been training all year for this and this year

the pressure is piling on. we had the election that just happened. we went right into black friday sales and right into christmas. >> new technology helping to move it all along. >> as far as our internal processes. we've upgraded our scanners. you know, a lot of machinery. we've there's 158 new machines installed nationwide. >> but it's these workers who are getting the bulk of the credit. >> the employees are doing a great job. you know, we're really proud of them. and they're doing a awesome job. >> and if you're wondering about the deadlines to get your gift under the christmas tree, 21st is for that very last minute express shopping. >> so you want to aim for the 19th and get your packages in early and a tip from the inside. >> double check the zip code. the zip code is like the most important thing. even getting one digit wrong will, you know, cause a lot of delays. >> and if you're using an already used shipping box, it's very important to take off the old shipping label. >> that happens a lot where people leave the old one on and it causes a lot of issues with sorting all things to keep in mind as the holiday season rolls

out. >> tara campbell, abc seven news deacon davis, representing the bay area on a national level with his dazzling holiday house in the east bay last night, he won abc's great christmas light fight. >> we brought you his story yesterday morning where we got to see his massive display outside and even inside his home. who can forget his 44 specifically decorated christmas trees? he started the massive christmas display at his livermore home more than 40 years ago, and today there are 902,120 lights strung all over the place. very impressive. deacon dave gets a $50,000 prize, and we're learning that he's doing some good with it, too. >> yeah, apparently he's going to give it to an organization that gives gifts to people in need. deacon. dave. very cool. the 15th annual drag on ice event also spread holiday joy in san francisco's union square last night. the christmas tradition brought fun performances by the city's fiercest drag queens, or at least those steadiest on their

feet. i'm trying to see what's going on here. okay. wow. oh! kick it! city leaders also attended the event. the ice rink remains open to the public from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children 18 and under. all of this takes bravery. now, this is what i would do because the more padding, the less it hurts when you fall. >> that is exactly right. what i was saying. >> oh, that's my friend. i think that was jubilee. >> oh, okay. >> i wonder if she fell this year. >> that christmas tree, though the padding, the christmas tree i love this. >> oh that's amazing. >> i love this. oh, that's really good. yeah. >> no spin. >> you got it. you know what? they could have done a little more rehearsal. i'm not gonna lie about it. >> you know, i think if you don't fall, that's. that's the win. you know what? you're righ, you're right. did it fall? may have gone slow and steady, but if you come out without blood running down your stockings, you won. >> merry christmas on camera. >> is that. no, it's a candy

cane. it's a candy cane. is that. no, no, that's a candy. >> okay, it's a hard candy. >> christmas, everyone, let's get you to that medical tent, shall we? this morning. here's a live look outside from our sutro tower camera. the golden gate bridge looking great this morning. traffic flowing freely across 101 here. and we do have good visibility from this vantage point. here's a look at the accuweather headlines today. it's a fantastic friday out there. we keep that warm december pattern with us. another day. full sunshine later on this afternoon. hard to find a problem with that over the weekend. we will find some additional cloud cover. it's a mix of sun and clouds, both saturday and sunday as a weak system passes by us to the north, we remain dry over the weekend, but the temperatures do cool off a little bit as we head into saturday and sunday afternoon. our next chance of rain still looks like it's going to happen between december 14th and december 17th. you still have a lot of dry days ahead before we get to that next rain chance. in fact, future weather as we show you the

hour by hour forecast, here's december 14th. that's likely when we'll find our next kind of significant storm system impacting the west coast. heaviest rain, probably to our north, but we're looking at some light showers here on the 14th and then likely another storm behind that one arriving on the 16th and 17th. so the middle part of this month looks to turn a little bit a little bit more active than we have been so far. day planner today, looking at some fog in the north bay right now around santa rosa and fairfield. sunrise here at 711. once that fog burns off close to about 8 a.m, we'll find full sunshine everywhere. it's looking very nice today. by 4 p.m, those daytime highs in the low 60s to the low 70s. air quality remains moderate in most areas today, and tomorrow, thanks to kind of a lid on our atmosphere with high pressure traps. all those pollutants near the surface. so just be aware of that more haze in our sky today. here's a look at forecast highs mid 60s to the low 70s 71 in san jose today 65 in the city, 66 in oakland about 69 in santa rosa, 67 in concord. low to

upper 60s along the coast for half moon bay and santa cruz. overnight tonight, we'll have some patchy cloud cover. overnight lows in the 30s and low 40s in our coldest spots. mid 40s, low 50s around the bay shoreline. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. december warmth today. cooler and a bit cloudier here. saturday a mix of sun and clouds on sunday, but still those daytime highs still above average. full sunshine back here on monday and we'll keep it dry tuesday and wednesday guys. >> drew thank you. coming up, a trip back to the moon delayed. the reason nasa is pushing the mission to 2027. >> and we are taking a live look outside. that's the golden gate he

have to wait a little bit longer. nasa is delaying its artemis program, which aims to

return astronauts to the moon this decade. the mission was scheduled for 2026, but it's been pushed back to mid 2027. a separate mission to fly astronauts around the moon next year will now take place mid 2026, and here's why. nasa says the capsule that will be home to the astronauts during both missions is charred and eroded from the uncrewed artemis mission in 2022. >> australian researchers are working on new life saving technology in the form of cyborg cockroaches. what the insects are being designed to help people in disaster sites where it's too dangerous to send human rescuers. the roaches are outfitted with tiny circuit boards, which can help locate survivors or potentially deliver aid. now, some are questioning the ethics of these biohybrid robots and are advocating for better regulation and oversight. i'm just taking a moment to understand what's going on here. >> i mean, in theory, disaster

zone help. sure. but like what else would they be able to do? they're so tiny they can get everywhere. >> when does the horror movie begin? >> i want to be on flat on that wall. well, you know, you can. wow. language learning company babbel teamed up with a closed captioning company to create a list of the most mispronounced words in 2024. in this video explaining one of them on the list, important figures like vice president kamala harris to break out pop star chappell roan. also making the list was transportation secretary pete buttigieg. he even released t-shirts with the mispronunciation boot edge edge. some other fun names were actress zendaya, fridge, the olympics mascot and the main ingredients in the weight loss drug semaglutide. okay. coming up on abc seven mornings at six, calming down and cleaning up. we hear from people in northern california where that strong earthquake rocked humboldt county. >> change in venue the hotel strike in san francisco having an impact on a convention set to take place next month, and holiday hub uber launching a new

now abc seven mornings live now at six. >> we really dodged the bullet on this one. consider ourselves lucky. >> lucky? certainly that powerful earthquake a magnitude 7.0 rocking the northern coast and even triggering a tsunami warning here in the bay area. aftershocks are still being felt as you wake up. >> another day, another delay when