right now. >> repairs and cleanup continue in humboldt county today as crews fix a massive crack in the road. and business owners pick up toppled shelves in the aftermath of that major 7.0 earthquake that shook the area yesterday morning. good afternoon. i'm kristen sze. the seismic activity has not stopped today. there continue to be dozens of aftershocks in northern california, with more th since the

initial 7.0 quake. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking all of that for us. but first, let's get to abc seven news reporter cornell bernard in humboldt county and talked with those cleaning up today. cornell. reporter. >> well, 24 hours after that 7.0 quake rocked the north coast, a lot of damage is now coming to light like this large crack which opened up here on blue slide road in the community of rio del. crews are working to fix it. lots of other cleanup is happening around here, too. the largest quake to strike northern california in decades, hitting residents with dozens of aftershocks. cabinets jolting open, pools overflowing and roads cracking. this public works crew in rio del were trying to fix this crack, which opened on blue slide road. it's about 20ft long, caused by the big shaker. and i was stocking these pumpkin pies, and i had a cart right here, and i thought somebody was messing with me. >> and shaking the cooler. >> april says the quake was no

joke. she works at toby's market in scotia, where employees were told to evacuate when the rocking started. >> and then my boss came through and she was like, everybody outside, everybody outside. so i'm literally like, tiptoeing, trying to walk this way because the floor is going up and down. i've never. i'm from kentucky. i know tornadoes. i do not know earthquakes. >> april sharing pictures of the huge mess left behind. she says about 30% of all grocery stock was destroyed. >> but our main priority was getting the floors cleaned up enough to where we could bring people in. so people could eat and get food and get groceries, get whatever they needed. >> a sign at the dollar general store in rio del. says closed until further notice. and for good reason. we saw lots of items scattered on the floor and in the aisles. workers at city hall took cover when the quake hit. city manager kyle knopp was there to significant shaking. >> this is definitely like the

rolling, you know, unwelcome roller coaster type of earthquake. >> knopp says his staff is still looking for damage, but not finding anything major compared to a quake in 2022, which left homes redtagged. >> well, i think we got tremendously lucky, you know, this this earthquake could have been much more damaging, much more significant. >> officials in humboldt county urge home and business owners who had quake damage to report it, but everyone agrees the area was spared this time from that quake. no major damage or injuries in humboldt county. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> as we mentioned earlier, there have been more than 120 aftershocks since the initial 7.0 earthquake. so let's bring in our weather anchor, spencer christian, now monitoring all those numbers for us. that's pretty stunning. yeah i'm sorry. that's pretty stunning. >> yes, it is stunning. as a matter of fact, here's something even more stunning in just the last few minutes, that report has been updated. it's closer to 200 aftershocks now since the

big quake yesterday. now, this graphic we're looking at right now indicates the number of the area i should say where magnitude 2.0 or higher tremor aftershocks have occurred in the past 12 hours. you can see an expansive area here off the humboldt county coast, where all this seismic activity is still going on. not surprising because this area is the most seismically active area of california and the coastal region. and the reason for that is you can see the san andreas fault running right along this area. but the main reason for all this seismic seismic activity occurring so, so rapidly, so frequently is that this is a meeting point of three tectonic plates, and it's often called earthquake junction or triple junction. so after a major quake like yesterday's, you can understand why there's. so there are so many aftershocks in a place where three tectonic plates meet together. now we'll continue monitoring the aftershocks. and of course, we'll let you know if anything stronger than 2.0 occurs. right now, we're looking at our

weather, and this is what's coming our way right now. mainly clear skies today, but some active weather to our north moving into the pacific northwest, some clouds trailing out of that may swing through the bay area tonight, giving us partly cloudy skies, but it looks like skies will be mostly clear, allowing for some cooling overnight. the winds right now are very calm and conditions are mild. we've got sort of a 2 to 3 degree increase in temperatures since this time yesterday, and most of the bay area. here's a view looking out over san francisco from sutro tower. we've got mid to upper 60s right now at hayward, oakland, san francisco, 73 at san jose, 70 at redwood city, 59 at half moon bay. clear skies mainly over the golden gate. other temperature readings right now 70 at santa rosa, but mainly mid to upper 60s at petaluma, napa, fairfiel, concord and livermore. looking down into the bay from mount tam. these are our forecast headlines tonight. just a few high clouds. it will be cooler than last night. this weekend brings some patchy morning fog, especially tomorrow then sunny afternoons. but late next week rain chances will increase. now

the forecast animation shows just those passing high clouds i mentioned during the overnight hours. but again, it will be a mainly clear night, allowing for some cooling in fact, low temperatures tonight will drop into the low 40s in most inland locations, down to 37 at fairfield and mid 40s around the bay shoreline. highs tomorrow under bright afternoon skies, mainly in the low to mid 60s. 65 at oakland, san mateo and fremont. 67 at livermore, 69 down south at san jose. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. as you can see, it will be nice and mild the next three days. it starts to cool down a bit on tuesday under bright but brisk conditions. then clouds come into the picture on wednesday and thursday and friday looks like we have a slight chance of some rainfall at the moment. we're not putting a ranking on it in the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale, because right now it's hard to determine just how much or how little rain will get out of the system coming in late next week. okay. >> all right. got to keep watching that. thank you spencer

okay okay. stay with abc seven news. when news breaks. yesterday we were on the air and stream live for more than three hours after the quake hit. and of course, the tsunami warning went out, bringing you all the updates and our first view of the damage. 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. shifting gears now. new details tonight in the search for the man who killed the ceo of unitedhealthcare in new york city earlier this week, police now say the gunman spent ten days in the city before the shooting and that he was seen on the subway, taxi and even a mcdonald's, always paying with cash and staying masked. abc news reporter morgan norwood has more. >> armed with new photographs, videos and now a fingerprint and dna evidence, the nypd getting more and more information on the suspect, who they say shot a health care ceo in the middle of midtown manhattan. the first unmasked images come from a

youth hostel where sources say the suspect used a fake new jersey id. the clerk asking to see a smile to verify his identification. >> that photo, which is golden, put that out nationally and wait for the phone calls to come in, which i think will happen. >> authorities hoping newly collected dna evidence can help identify the suspect before the shooting. police say the suspect stopped at a starbucks to get coffee, water and snack bars. a fingerprint from the water bottle may not be usable because it's smudged. law enforcement sources telling abc news investigators believe they were able to score dna samples from several pieces of evidence discovered at or near the scene. police say the suspect waited for hours for united health care ceo brian thompson and fired several shots, police sources say. shell casings found at the scene had the words deny, defend and depose. echoing a 2010 book, delay denied 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. >> investigators also working to piece together a timeline on the shooter's movements. sources say the suspect arrived in new york on november 24th on a greyhound bus originating in atlanta. police aren't sure where he got on, but he was spotted on board in washington, d.c, and now officials are looking into whether the suspected shooter left the city on a bus after the shooting. >> everybody thinks at this point he's fled the city and we don't know how he's done that. or at least they haven't said how. there's a lot of ways he could have got out. >> and we're learning. brian thompson had been living separately from his wife for years. he was the father of two teen boys. morgan norwood, abc news, new york. >> a santa clara county judge has just continued a hearing until march 21st on whether to be resentencing a convicted mass murderer. in 1988, richard farley went into esl incorporated in sunnyvale and killed seven former coworkers and wounded six others. now, 32 years after he was sentenced to

the death penalty, santa clara district attorney jeff rosen is seeking to sentence him to life without the possibility of parole. the hearing is part of a wider resentencing plan in santa clara county. in sacramento, an emailed bomb threat led to the evacuation of the state capitol this morning. workers were told to leave the capitol building and two other legislative offices while law enforcement investigated the threat. the state capitol was reopened this afternoon after a search of the premises. no suspicious items were found. the impact on elected officials was minimal. governor gavin newsom was in southern california at the time, and state lawmakers were in their districts today. california senator laphonza butler is wrapping up her 14 month term in washington, d.c, with her very last day on monday. during her time in the senate, she introduced 33 bills, co-sponsor more than 300 pieces of legislation, and served on five committees. in october 2023, governor newsom appointed butler to fill the seat after

the passing of senator dianne feinstein. senator butler is only the third black woman to serve in the u.s. senate. adam schiff is set to take that seat on monday. still ahead, will the delayed start to our local commercial dungeness crab season be extended? we have an update from state officials. plus, it's a bay area holiday tradition with a big impact on kids in the community. and former giants star hunter pence will help explain how you can join them

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season has been delayed once again. today, the california department of fish and wildlife determined the risk of whale

entanglement remains high and therefore delayed crab season off the entire california coast for at least two more weeks. in the area north of mendocino county, crab season could be delayed until december 31st due to high levels of domoic acid. local commercial dungeness crab season used to start in mid-november, but has been delayed in recent years. a special event comes to oracle park next week, celebrating the season of giving and helping underserved bay area kids experience some christmas magic. the annual holiday heroes reception happens next tuesday night. abc7 is a proud media sponsor on our midday show today, i spoke with hunter and alexis pence about this year's event. >> well, there's many reasons. i mean, it's one held at oracle park, which is really fun for us. you get to play baseball, you get to hit in the batting cages. it supports local youth. this is the bay area. we support our own, the under-resourced children. and what better thing to do during the holidays than to support your local community.

so you get to do all that with with the with the christmas cheer. as well, you know, making cookies and s'mores. so it's just a win win all the way around. >> oh, definitely. i love all the arts and crafts, and i've even tried the batting cage thing, not very successfully, but the fact that kids get to go to this place that is so amazing, where all this magic happens. >> yes, they're bringing in 400 kids. i know that's going to be a lot of fun, a lot of energy, and we're excited to be there. >> that's great. so people will get to say hi to you guys. you'll hang out, take photos and all that. >> yes, people can always say hi to us. this is true. >> you're like the most down to earth people. but also kerri walsh. i hear is going to be there. patrick willis, 40 niners legend. so wow, a lot of amazing people. >> very amazing people. i'm excited. i hope i get to meet patrick willis as well. do i get to count as one of the kids, one of the 400? you're kind of a kid. >> you agree with that? i do, i do agree i got to grow up one of these days, okay? >> that's fantastic. and you said it really benefits underserved children. i know the organization. you know, the

money raised goes to the giants. junior junior giants. right. and also the warriors foundation. just all these organizations that are helping kids and giving them access to sports. and why is that so important for kids to have that, whether it's free baseball glove or clinics or all that? >> yeah. so they've raised over $10 million in 15 years. and it's extremely important this this particular event is going to be helping build an east palo alto, a baseball field for under-resourced kids so that they get an opportunity to practice and play the game and enjoy the game that they love. but you learn discipline, you learn team skills, you learn leadership. you learn camaraderie. you make friends that last a lifetime and getting that opportunity, just having a field. i know for me personally, the opportunity of the fields that we're around, the local area that i was from made a massive difference. and i literally hung out there after school for until the sun went down. so this is a wonderful near and dear to my heart, obviously, that they're going to be building a baseball field for our local kids. and this is the bay area, kristen. this is what we do. we are a tight community. >> we totally are. i hear also for folks who come, they can donate a baseball glove. there's like a drive for equipment. so

all that great stuff. but you guys are so busy you do something else too, which is another way to help the bay area. i know from a climate perspective, that's why you guys launched the nonprofit healthy planet project. tell us about that, lexi. yeah. >> so we are trying to educate youth as well on how important it is to plant trees and what it means to really invest in our green spaces here in san francisco. and hunter and i have done a great job this year by having tons of events. and of course, we teamed up with a school here in the tenderloin and before school started, we helped them bring a garden. we helped. i think we have video of that. >> look at that. do you? >> yeah. fantastic. yeah. and that for me this year i think was probably the most fulfilling event we had. i mean, all of our events are fulfilling, but this one was really great because they have like eight gardeners for all the schools here in san francisco. so this really felt like we made a huge impact for the kids this year. >> and i think i have to we have to throw out a huge thanks for the support, the local support of the community coming out, tons of volunteer work, tons of

local businesses that come out and support with funds. and i've seen, you know, the ceo of niantic come out and plant a tree in hunter's point and just tons of great companies that come out. the ceo of rakuten picking up trash around the ballpark. so the support in the community has been unbelievable, amazing, amazing. >> we have about 30s super quickly. how can people take part in future planting events that you guys do through healthy planet? and then also how can people attend? holiday heroes? yes. >> so there's a couple tickets available left for holiday heroes. you need to go to holiday heroes.org uh- and you can sign up for the newsletter for healthy planet project at healthy planet project.org. but go get the tickets to the to the holiday heroes event here at oracle park on tuesday. so december 15th, just a few tickets left. so yeah, come and see us. come and see patrick willis, some of the other local bay area legends. yeah. and then get in the holiday spirit and support the local youth. >> oh, totally. we're going to have to decorate cookies together and have a little competition. and then you can give me some batting tips and then you destroy me in the cookie cutting competition. maybe that part. >> i'll take it all.

>> okay. all right, you guys, thank you so much. all right, folks, so do come holiday heroes next tuesday night at oracle park. and you get to meet hunter and alexis pence. check it out. all right. still ahead, making a winter visit to tahoe is more than just about skiing or snowboarding these days. how one resort is hoping to attract crowds with the help of some big name entertainers

ice and warm temperatures in lake tahoe. as more ski resorts start up their season this weekend, kirkwood began operations today, following in the footsteps of northstar, heavenly and palisades. most have recently made significant upgrades to their facilities, but that's apparently not even enough these days. the latest trend at the nation's top ski resorts is to ensure the fun can be had not just on the mountain, but off the mountain, as well. that means taking entertainment to a whole new level. joining us live to talk about this trend is

palisades tahoe's senior communications specialist maddie condon. hi, maddie. >> hi. hi. >> okay, this is really interesting because before we get into the festival, would you say there is an intentional transformation happening where resorts like yours are competing not just on the quality of their slopes, but entertainment as well? >> well, i can't speak on behalf of other resorts, but what i can say about palisades tahoe is that we definitely enjoy the energy that live music can bring. and so we've been having live music come to our slopes for many years now. i mean, we even had jerry garcia back in the day. we had ludacris last year. we had shaquille o'neal. the list goes on and on. we endure having live music here because we really think that our resort, especially has such an energy that not only on the slopes, but also just out and about in the village. so bringing that here, bringing people here to come and enjoy the atmosphere. i mean, i'm standing at the backdrop of what tahoe live will be, so it's quite an incredible experience, i will say. >> i mean, the view is definitely one of a kind. okay, so in that vein, by bringing the

music back, that's part of the tradition of the resort. you are doing a festival this weekend or next weekend, i should say next weekend. it's sort of a coachella on the slopes. tell us about it. >> yes, there's a lot of different kinds of music, but it is december 14th and 15th. tickets are still on sale on december 14th, which is saturday. we have lil wayne and loud luxury. so grammy winner lil wayne is going to be coming to palisades tahoe. and i also know he snowboards, so i don't know if we'll catch him on the slopes. that's my hope personally. and then sunday we'll have diplo and rl grime as well as a long list of other really big names. so it's something that we're really excited about, having people here to come and party and kick off winter. >> does this appeal to a specific demographic group? i mean, i'm wondering if it draws from a different audience than the traditional skiing family. >> i would say that this our goal in general is just to include people. i mean, we love to share the spirit of these mountains with everybody, and this definitely appeals to a particular demographic, it being more, you know, rap and dance and edm. this is an 18 year old

festival. however, we have other kinds of live music here all the time. so this particular one, though, i think it's about getting the party started. >> all right. well describe the experience because i know this is the fourth one, right. so you've done it a few times. what's the experience like attending a music festival on a snowy mountain? >> well, you're much colder than you might be at a coachella in the middle of the desert, so definitely wear your layers. but one of the things that we do is we have an amazing, like, laser light show. so the tramp base that's behind me, we shoot lasers up on the mountain, and i mean, people are dressed up all warm, but once you're dancing, you stay warm and sometimes snow is coming down. that happened at winterwondergrass last year. there was snow coming down and it's just an incredible experience. so to have people come ski all day, ski hard and then doors open at three and we've got live music from three until 10 p.m. it's unlike anything i've ever experienced in any other kind of music venue. >> i mean, i know the skiing and snowboarding will always be the main part, but it definitely feels like at resorts there's

this effort to make it a year round destination with different kind of events to draw people. okay, so tell us what else have you done at the resort to kind of create these different kinds of experiences outside of skiin? >> well, so we've had the live music. we sometimes have world class ski races here. so the past two years we had the world cup races, which we're not having this year, but at those events we did have ludacris come and perform. we'll have fireworks, we have disco tubing, which where you can slide on the snow and your tubes, and we have a live dj and lasers going everywhere. and that's definitely family friendly and family fun. but just in general, i mean, we're just trying to upgrade facilities. we want people to come and enjoy nature year round, especially here with us. so we're doing everything in our power to provide just a great experience for our guests and our community. >> all right. i know tahoe live, the music festival is next weekend. but in terms of folks who might want to ski this weekend or even next weekend, how is the condition right now? >> well, so right now palisades tahoe has the most terrain open of any resort in the lake tahoe area. we have 21 lifts open and

over 100 runs because we are still early season, we have decent coverage considering it is early season, but there are still some rocks and trees poking out, so i'm always saying you should ski in control. conditions are variable, but there is some chalky snow. you can find some powder stashes if you know where to look, and maybe some icy patches. so skiing control, we've got a really great ski school here. so southeast tahoe so you can come for fun. >> all right maddie

draft tips off. you can watch it on our sister network, espn. but earlier today, abc seven news anchors reggie aqui and amanda delcastillo talked with the president of the valkyries, jeff

smith, about how the draft works. for those of us who maybe aren't familiar now have our attention on the wnba. >> what is all kind of going into the draft today? >> yeah, this is a huge day for us. we've been building this team since last october, when the golden state ownership group earned the rights to bring a team here to the bay area, and it was just in may that we announced our team name and the golden state valkyries and everything that went into that. but this is the first moment that we actually get to talk about players. our incredible general manager, ohama, has been hard at work, and in this moment, what we have the opportunity to do is actually take a player from every other wnba team. if we choose to, there's a couple of other pieces with that. we start with expansion free agency gets to us in january and february, and then we'll have the college draft in april before tipping off in may. >> the wnba expansion draft airs at 330, and we'll bring 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 three 8:30 p.m. reminder, we have special programing even before that with the ark game at five, followed by after the draft at nine. you can catch world news tonight, followed by jeopardy! and wheel of fortune, and join us for the news at 1030 and 11. thanks for