>> plus, school closure is a last resort for me. >> s.f. unified isn't closing schools, so how will it balance the budget? >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> you could hear that wind and you can see the damage it did. and this is just one concern from the weather that's heading our way this week. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. gusty winds, freezing conditions, rainy days, potentially dangerous weather hitting the bay area this week. >> look at what happened to a house in berkeley. a large tree fell onto it. going right through the roof. gusts of up to 50mph caused the tree to crash onto the back of the home on eunice street around 130 this morning. here's a view from the ground. the house has now been redtagged. the house next door sustained minor damage. >> the winds also knocked over store displays and an outdoor seating area of an italian restaurant off shattuck avenue.

several of their outdoor heaters were blown over and shattering glass and leaving a trail of damage behind caused problems as well. so let's bring in abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. yeah. >> sandhya, you're not only tracking wind, but also low temperatures and some incoming rain. that's right. ama and dan. let's take a look at our winds first, and then we'll talk about what's ahead. so the winds have really backed off. we had gusts anywhere from 50 to 60 miles an hour. as far as the strongest locations in our hills, healdsburg hills picked up wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. looking ar rain chances over the next seven days, there are multiple opportunities. so get your umbrellas out. live doppler seven. tracking our first in the series of systems. it is a level one. it gets here tomorrow night and as you look at the timeline, you'll notice that rain at 9 p.m. in the north bay. by midnight it is spreading across the entire bay area thursday morning, still seeing some wet weather before the rain gets here. another frosty cold night in store. frost advisories 12 to 9 a.m. tomorrow. temperatures as

low as 30 degrees. you can expect the frost. switching gears to the malibu fire, you can see just how dangerous this situation is. as that fire exploded with very strong, gusty santa ana winds. not as strong right now. you'll notice malibu hills is 31 miles an hour, but they've seen winds anywhere from about 70 to 95. in southern california. critically dry fuels and of course a really they haven't had a whole lot of rain. so the red flag warnings are going through tomorrow evening. it's a particularly dangerous situation. wind advisories until noon tomorrow for the areas shaded here. that excessive or extreme risk of fire danger continues heading into tomorrow morning. and of course, the very dry conditions for them as they are not expecting any widespread rain anytime soon. >> dan really frightening there. sandhya, thanks very much. and that wind whipped fire in southern california forced people to evacuate their homes overnight. it's called the franklin fire, and it's burned more than

2800 acres near malibu since starting around 11:00 last night. reporter josh haskell from our sister station in los angeles, spoke with people whose homes are in danger. >> the sarah retreat neighborhood in malibu, taking a direct hit from the franklin fire, which started late monday night. flames surrounding the entire community. this home on mariposa de oro street a complete loss, completely surrounded by fire. >> every direction you look, surrounded by fire. i thought i was going to have to drive through a ring of fire just to get out of here. >> some residents of the community were luckier working all night to protect their homes and animals. >> the smoke was so thick you couldn't really see, like someone was standing over there. you couldn't see him. it was crazy. it's insane. i mean, they had so many fire trucks in here and just so many. i mean, the people that know this land, they they they really fought for it. >> although a number of homes were damaged, just one in serra retreat appears to be completely

burned to the ground on sweetwater mesa road. the garage was destroyed at a home, but the rest of the home was saved thanks to an all night firefight from the ground and from the air. the fire came close to the malibu pier and cross creek shopping center, but both were spared thanks to help from the community brigade volunteer malibu residents who worked the fire to save their community. >> this thing was born out of woolsey and a realization that community members really need to be take ownership of their risk to live in this area, and we worked with l.a. county and with their blessing and their uh- tutelage really grew this thing over the last five years. >> the fire burned through the santa monica mountains on both sides of malibu canyon road. that leads to pch and where malibu canyon hits pch. that's where you find sarah. retreat. >> we saved our house in malibu. we know there's going to be fires we prepare. >> josh haskell, abc seven news. >> what a situation there. well,

time is up for san francisco unified to present its early financial report to the board. >> now, the school district paused closing schools back in october despite facing a huge budget deficit. >> abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez is here with information on where they are going to make those cuts. leanne. that's right. >> so this is the financial plan we've been waiting for, and the school board is reviewing it as we speak. so the school board gets the plan tonight, approves it. and that plan must be in the hands of the state, which is overseeing sfusd finances by december 15th. now, the plan calls for not closing any schools next year. so they have kept their promise. instead, 535 positions will be eliminated. and that's not going to sit well with everyone. san francisco unified has to cut next year's spending by $113 million. if a few schools are not to be closed, then eliminating 535 positions district wide is their

main solution. starting with staff that are close to retiring. >> if you're 55 years old and have worked with us for five years or more and you choose to retire from the district, then the incentive is that we'll give you 60% of your current pay as an incentive to take on the early retirement package. >> think of it as a one-time buyout. but if not enough people take that deal, then the district will begin sending layoff notices in march. that's not sitting well with the teachers union, where they're going to find 500 additional jobs that they don't determine they need for students. >> is impressive and surprising and, quite frankly, disappointing when our students and families are saying they need more, not less. >> the district has also had a hiring freeze. another area of cuts will come from reducing the number of contracts the district has with outside parties. this

budget crisis is due in part because some families have left through the years, meaning schools continue to miss out on millions of dollars from the state. there are approximately 49,000 students in the district. the previous superintendent, supported by most members of the school board, had decided to close or merge some schools in an attempt to balance the budget. here's what doctor matt wayne told abc seven news back in october. >> i think we need to do a better job of explaining our budget crisis, and then why school closures fit into our picture of addressing this budget crisis. >> but mayor breed and others said there was a lack of transparency in the process for closing schools, and the district was forced to hit the pause button. instead of being realistic and saying, we have low enrollment, we need to close schools instead, you are possibly cutting jobs and somebody's livelihood. what do

you say to that? >> school closure is a last resort for me. it makes no sense to board up beautiful school buildings in beautiful neighborhoods just so that we can get to a number. i think what's really important for us is to make the hard decisions. now to rightsize our budget. and if we have if we have to in the further years, in the out years, i'm a decide on school closures. we will. and so i want to be sure that when we when that time comes, i want to be ready to have answers for families. >> now, if they are able to make those spending cuts, they are still not out of the woods for 20, 2627. they would still need to cut another 13 million. not so much. which represents cost of living increases. now the district is hoping to get more families to enroll in san francisco schools, which would bring in more money from the

state. but as we were discussing, you know, the entire state of california is going through this. people are not having kids, as you know, like they used to. yeah. the country. >> yeah, they have to make some really challenging decisions. that's right. years ahead. thanks, liane, very much. sure. >> we move now to developing news. we are learning more about 26 year old luigi mangione, the man accused of killing the ceo of united health care in new york city last week. mangione went before a judge today as part of legal efforts to return him to new york. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn joins us live with the latest tonight. suzanne. so we got a good look at luigi mangione today. >> cameras were rolling when he shouted out to reporters as he was escorted into court. now, we asked san francisco police chief bill scott more about mangione's connections to the bay area. luigi mangione resisted police as they escorted him into a pennsylvania court for a hearing to bring him back to new york city. he yelled out to cameras as completely out of touch, and is insulting the intelligence of

the american people. mangione, seen here in his booking photo, faces murder charges in the shooting death of brian the thompson, the ceo of united health care. investigators found writing about the crime when police arrested him at a mcdonald's in altoona, pennsylvania, on monday. we're learning mangione considered the killing to be a symbolic takedown of united health care over perceived corruption and, quote, power games, according to a confidential assessment of the crime described to abc news by the nypd intelligence bureau. according to the criminal complaint presented in court on this tuesday, officers found a 3d printed pistol and black silencer. mangione faces charges in pennsylvania for having a ghost gun. mangione has a number of ties to the bay area. abc news has confirmed with police sources that his mother filed a missing person report in san francisco before the shooting. we asked the san francisco police chief about that and whether sfpd is working with

nypd on the investigation. >> did you have contact with nypd? again, i know there's a whole lot of interest in this. we're getting a ton of inquiries. i'm going to have to defer answering any questions. refer you to nypd. >> according to authorities, mangione was allegedly found in pennsylvania with $8,000 of u.s. currency and $2,000 in foreign currency. during a brief appearance in court in blair county, pennsylvania, mangione challenged his extradition to new york to face second degree murder and other charges there. mangione remains in jail without bail. late today, a comment from mangione's defense attorney. >> if you're an american, you believe in the american criminal justice system. you have to presume him to be innocent. >> and according to nypd intel analysts, mangione appears to have been inspired by the unabomber. the report, obtained by abc news, was distributed to law enforcement and warned that mangione may become a martyr who inspires a wide range of extremists to act. mangione allegedly described himself as the first to face united

healthcare with such brutal honesty. live in the newsroom suzanne vaughn, abc seven news. >> okay, suzanne, thank you. and we continue to follow the case and the suspects bay area ties. find the latest on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. >> but for the moment, we'll move on. coming up next. holiday gift bags given to people who really appreciate them. it's part of building a better bay area. >> and new protections for a type of butterfly

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music, so enjoy. you know, small gestures can go an awfully long way this time of year. and for the past 20 years, the national alliance on mental illness of santa clara county has been spreading holiday cheer to community members struggling with mental health concerns. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey was there to see how they're helping to build a better bay area. >> every holiday season, it's always better to give than to receive, and giving a gift filled with love to people who need it, like those struggling with mental illness, can make this a wonderful time of year. >> christmas is kind of, you know, the day where we're, you know, alone. when we moved down here, we were actually lost. we had no friends or. u these people here are our friends and family. >> grace art and wellness program in san jose is a city run organization that serves

adults with mental illness and other cognitive disabilities. here, a family was forged by people experiencing similar struggles and circumstances. hi there. >> here you go. >> but there is love shared from outside of these walls as well. through gift bags put together by local students, donated by the national alliance on mental illness of santa clara county. >> it feels amazing to be giving back to the community, knowing the fact that i'm helping other people, that actually helps me in return. >> they have a gift card to starbucks or target, something they can go get for themselves. we have a pair of warm fuzzy socks, and we have some candy in there just to bring about the holiday cheer. >> a small gesture that goes a long way. >> it helps a lot because sometimes people don't have the support. >> it shows the spirit of christmas and the, you know, reason for christmas giving and stuff like that. >> for many, this might be the only gift that they receive. life has thrown challenges their way. but host sway covarrubias with the grace art and wellness program, says this is a spark of joy they all need. >> they deserve the right and dignity to be part of that

community, to feel welcomed and included. so it's, you know, we all have some connection with mental health, either ourselves or family. i think we could all benefit from being a little more aware of how that affects us. >> so everyone feels loved, no matter the circumstances in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news of course, the holidays can be a hard season for a number of reasons for folks, and we want to know you to know that there are a lot of resources that can help. >> go to abc seven news.com. take action. slash take action to see what's available where you live. you know, it's important to take care of yourself and your mental health all year long. but certainly during the holidays it's a little bit tougher. >> yeah, it really can be. okay, let's turn to our weather. it is getting a little bone chilly for us. >> it is a little chilly and it's about to get a little rainy too. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that sandhya. >> yeah, and we're going to trade that chill after tonight for some wet weather. and it is going to be welcome because we need the rain, as you all know.

let me show you a live picture right now. that mild pattern that we had was nice while it lasted. a live view from our okay camera right now showing you just basically pretty good visibility. but it is cloudy out there. here's a look at the headlines overnight. one more cold frosty night is on tap tomorrow night. rain arrives and spreads and your weekend weather will feature a stronger storm, particularly on saturday. this morning, by the way, santa rosa was down to 29 degrees. fairfield 30, livermore was 36 degrees. so we are in for another cold night. those temperatures are running lower in most areas, 12 degrees lower in oakland, down five in half moon bay. here's a look at that frost advisory. just once again a reminder that frost will form by morning midnight to 9 a.m. we have that advisory going up for the north and east bay valleys and hills, eastern santa clara hills, and also the santa clara valley, so temperatures as low as low 30s. bring your pets inside. protect any

frost sensitive plants. here is live doppler seven and our next system is sending us the clouds. we'll get that rain coming in tomorrow evening. you can certainly see there's a lot of cloud cover out there, but there's also some haze as the winds have eased. and so the pollutants are trapped right down near the surface. most areas are reporting moderate air quality. that is going to carry over into your wednesday because the rain doesn't get here until tomorrow night. thursday you will see an improvement in the air quality. we're going to go to good to moderate, which obviously we welcome at this point a beautiful view from pier 39 camera. right now it is 52 degrees in the city, 51 in oakland. if you're doing some holiday shopping tonight bundle up san jose 55. it is 48 in half moon bay. golden gate bridge camera right now showing you a pretty good view. temperatures already in the 40s from santa rosa to petaluma to napa and livermore. 39 in fairfield, 50 degrees in concord. first thing tomorrow morning, those temperatures will in the coldest spots will be in the low to mid 30s. fairfield 3236. napa 35,

santa rosa 36. in concord 44. san jose 45. oakland 47 degrees in san francisco tomorrow afternoon. highs will range from the upper 50s to the upper 60s in places like san jose, but partly to mostly cloudy skies, giving way to a level one storm for tomorrow night. going into thursday morning, it's a light system, light to moderate rain, slippery roads and breezy conditions and spots. as we start off tomorrow morning, you're still going to see some areas of less cloud cover, which is going to allow those temperatures to drop off. but then tomorrow night, here comes the rain at 930 1130. most of the bay area is getting wet. it will be briefly heavy, but it's going to move quickly. so thursday morning we do have some rain in the south and east bay. 7:00 it's just scattered showers and the showers continue as we head into the early afternoon hours. your rainfall projections anywhere from about a third of an inch in san jose to over an inch around ukiah and yountville. as we check

out the winter weather advisory, it goes up tomorrow night for the sierra above 5000ft continues until thursday afternoon. 3 to 9in gusty winds means travel will be hazardous. now i'm going to show you the snow projections from tomorrow all the way through early next week. 43in at kirkwood 37, donner 28 at kyburz. we'll take it. accuweather seven day forecast. it's a one for tomorrow night and thursday morning. and then we have another storm that's stronger saturday. it's going to soak us, bring us gusty winds. that's a two. and then one more on monday. that is a one dan and ama a busy pattern. >> coming in. thanks, andy. well, monarch butterflies are going to be listed as an endangered species. there's also a proposal to protect thousands of acres of their habitat in california, which includes parts of alameda and marin counties. monarchs often spend their winters in those locations. early counts this winter show the lowest population in years. factors in the decline include pesticide use and a loss of

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evacuate and cannot go home yet. a red flag warning will not expire for another 24 hours, so it's going to be a very tense time down south. tonight, new details on the federal raids involving soon to be former oakland mayor sheng tao. >> this was big news when it happened six months ago. before dawn on june 20th, fbi agents raided tao's home on maiden lane in the lincoln highlands area of oakland. other agents, including from the irs, raided the offices of california waste solutions on embarcadero in oakland. the fbi also raided two homes on view crest court and skyline boulevard, linked to the loooooong family, which runs california waste solutions, a major garbage vendor. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan has new information that helps connect the dots. >> reporter this 55 page motion filed monday alleges there is, quote, financial motive to commit a crime and that the money was likely obtained for unlawful purposes. the case goes back to 2022. mario juarez is a longtime oakland business owner and former candidate for oakland city council. he faces felony

fraud charges for bounced checks used to pay for political mailers that attacked then candidate sheng tao's opponent in her bid for oakland mayor. the motion, first reported by the east bay times, claims that a review of the account gives, quote, a more complete picture of what was occurring, and some involved are also targets of an fbi investigation from june. the motion claims that juarez received a $75,000 check from california waste solutions. the company is owned by the duong family, which has contracts with oakland to provide waste management services. homes owned by the family were raided in june as part of an fbi investigation, as well as the home of mayor tao. though details of the federal investigation have been limited. juarez also received another check, this one for $50,000 by abc security, another company with a contract with the city of oakland. the motion also states that juarez received another $170,000 from the companies. the motion goes on to say that juarez was, quote, essentially a conduit for these companies to

help the mayor win and preserve and enhance the company's access to taxpayer funded contracts, though the motion does not claim that either company committed a crime. >> mayor tao has repeatedly told the story that she barely knows the songs. they're people who showed up in photographs with her. the motion from the alameda county da's office seems to tell another story. >> justin burton is a media and political strategist and the communications director for mayor tao's predecessor, mayor libby shaft. he points to the two checks paid to tao's partner, andre jones, after the election, as documented in monday's motion, though it does not specify what the payments were for. and there is no indication that tao knew of the payments. >> and so now there's a credibility war between the mayor of oakland and the prosecutors in the district attorney's office. >> another political consultant who would not speak on camera points out that california waste solution contracts were already in place before tao was elected mayor. tao declined a requested

for comment. the attorneys for the others did not return our request for comment. in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> san francisco city officials are encouraged by a new report about crime in the city. today, officials released data showing homicides are at their lowest level in more than 60 years. a total of 33 so far this year. police chief william scott says crime in all major categories is down. he says that is no accident. >> we want to rewrite our narrative in this city because, you know, we've we've taken some lumps, sometimes justified, sometimes not. we got to get the truth out there and show people what we're doing. show people the results. and that's going to help with the feeling of safety. >> officials credit the drop in crime to community policing initiatives, plus new technology like drones, public safety cameras and license plate readers. mayor london breed cheered the report, saying it was a product of hard work, but added that officials know they have more work to do to make people feel safe. san francisco says 33 homicides so far this

year is down about a third from last year. oakland police also report homicides down about the same amount. opd has recorded 77 homicides this year. that's down from 118 at the same time last year. san jose police report 26 homicides through the end of november. it's higher than last year's total. 19 homicides in 2023. but that was an exceptionally low year for san jose over the past five years. it averages about 31 homicides per year, so the current year is below average. and you can get detailed information about what crime is like where you live with our abc7 neighborhood safety tracker. it includes information and trends for san francisco, oakland and san jose. find it at abc7 news.com or on our app. >> a man was sentenced today, nearly a year after he leaped across a courtroom to attack a judge who was about to sentence him in a different case. whoa whoa whoa, hey, whoa. hey, remember that it happened in an instant back in january in las

vegas, 30 year old debra redden was being sentenced for attempted battery when he attacked the judge. no one was seriously hurt. redden pleaded guilty but mentally ill for charges of attempted murder and today was sentenced to 26 years. >> i saw nothing but red and i don't remember doing anything except for jumping on top of her and doing this to her robe. i was like, why are you doing this to me? that's what i wanted to ask her if i think i know myself, but i'm not really sure. >> when handing down today's sentence, the judge called the incident in january an attack on the entire judiciary. >> republican senate leader mitch mcconnell fell at the capitol today. the 82 year old was cleared to continue working. mcconnell suffered a sprained wrist. he was seen walking around later with a brace on his wrist as you see, and a bandage on his face. last year, mcconnell fell while at a hotel and suffered a concussion and fractured rib, which kept him out of the senate for weeks. mcconnell also sparked concern twice last year when he appeared to freeze in front of television

cameras, though he was later cleared to work by the capitol physician. >> also in washington, a remarkable career is coming to a close. wiping away tears today, bay area congresswoman anna eshoo delivered her final speech on the house floor. >> i thank god for the blessings that have come to me, and i say farewell to all of you, my colleagues. this has been the joy, the privilege and the pleasure of my life, and i thank you for it. may god continue to bless. >> anna eshoo is retiring after serving more than 30 years. her district that's district 16 includes parts of santa clara and san mateo counties. sam liccardo, the former mayor of san jose, will take over that seat after defeating evan low in what became one of the most contentious races in the bay area. >> people, places and things. tonight, a look at what the world was looking for. google's top searches of 2024 are coming up, and we'll get an update on

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had some tips, particularly when it comes to trying to find a hot item that you see online. >> you know, this is so common, and it's one of the things that we see, 76 to 78% of our scams reported online start on social media. so these are the ads that you see on instagram or facebook with products that go viral, especially on tiktok. so you want to make sure that you understand what you're clicking on and get to know your product before you click on anything. understand how much it costs. again, we're talking about, you know, stanley cups or $5,060 and above. if you see one for 15, that's a red flag. you just want to make sure that you understand exactly what you're clicking. and keep in mind that you are providing personal information about yourself to individuals that you might not even know. so just be cautious about the information that you're sharing. >> always be cautious. other things to watch out for puppy scams along with fake charities as well as fake shipping notifications really got to be on top of your game. >> they love to pull at our heartstrings too, right? with just three weeks left in the year, can you believe that?

three weeks left in the year? google today released its list of top searches for 2024. half of the top ten searches worldwide were about sports. the most searched person was donald trump, followed by catherine, princess of wales and kamala harris. u.s. election was the top trending news. search. disney's inside out two was the most searched movie. disney is the parent company of abc seven, and one of the hottest tickets of the year was for taylor swift's concert next. >> seven on your side helps out a local family who traveled internationally to see swift perform, only to face a last minute change. >> plus going all out for billie eilish in san jose. from the fans to the food. stay with us

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♪ (gets ga goin' slower.) ♪ so shift gears and get going. don't delay. ask your doctor about izervay. it is the first of two sold out billie eilish concerts at san jose's sap center. fans started lining up early this morning to get inside as the pop star prepares to take the stage. there's excitement all across the bay area. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has a look. >> bay area billie eilish fans have been sticking together like birds of a feather. it's kind of like a little community. by thef time we spoke with carmen trevino almanza on tuesday, she

had already spent the night at the park across from the sap center, and i knew that i wanted to, like, camp out and, like be the first person to, like, try to get in here. >> so i try to come as early as i could. >> she's extremely early. carmen's tickets are for night two of the eilish concerts in san jose, so she has another night to go. she's one of many who camped out in tents across the street. others got in line early the night of the first concert to try and get last minute tickets. >> we weren't able to get tickets during presale, so we just thought we could get cheaper tickets here. >> we got situated at 4:30 a.m. it's been a long, a long night morning, whatever you want to call it for sure. >> i'm studying for finals right now too because you still got a while to go. it's what, 11? something almost noon. >> red bull coffee. anything for billie? anything for billie. >> they hit me hard and soft. tour has been one of the bay area's most anticipated music events of the year. caltrain even devoting a special car to take fans to and from the venue on night one of the san jose shows, the 522. >> tonight, we're going to

have a themed billie eilish car. we're going to be on board giving away both caltrain and billie eilish merch. >> there's the avocado roll, your traditional vegan roll. >> local restaurants and food vendors inside the sap center got a special request. >> they said, hey, can you do all vegan? and we said, let's make it happen. >> a request sushi confidential said it's working nonstop to accommodate. >> we're excited. it's a sold out show tonight and tomorrow night, so we're ready for the challenge. >> still, no one is more excited than those diehard fans. >> i don't know man. her music and just like her overall message, it it really does touch me in the south bay. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> it's going to be a good show. while taylor swift's eras tour may be over, but ticketing complaints continue to come into. seven on your side. this time, a north bay family says their weekend was almost ruined after stubhub refused to give them the tickets that they were promised. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has the story. >> back in february, i bought

these two tickets on stubhub for taylor swift in vancouver, canada. >> kayvon kafaji got emails confirming the $5,400 tickets, and his 11 year old daughter,, sophia, was over the moon. fast forward to last week. the seller had not released the seats. >> i saw the concert. they got closer. we started becoming anxious because we didn't receive the tickets and we were flying to vancouver. so we started calling customer service. >> they, like the seller, has till 3 p.m. pacific time, four hours before the event to release the tickets. i'm like, this is cutting it too close. >> the family said they were repeatedly told about stubhub fan protection guarantee. no matter the issue with the ticket, we will strive to find an equivalent or better ticket to get the buyer into an event or provide a full refund. so sophia and her mom flew to vancouver, making friendship bracelets along the way with six other friends who had gotten their tickets.

>> 2.5 hours before the concert, they sent me this link with the alternate tickets. they're horrible. horrible. unacceptable. tickets. they were behind the stage. no view. >> they refused the tickets. golnaz ashraf scored what she called great seats on another site. seatgeek. 30 minutes before showtime, close to their original seats. >> i'm very upset that they didn't offer not only they offered a comparable ticket, they offered the worst possible ticket. so you know what they advertise is not right. >> stubhub responded saying, we do not have insight into ticket inventory that other platforms have for events. they offered a refund and 25% off. >> i said, this is not about money. this is about what you have put us through. my me, especially my wife and my poor 11 year old daughter who's crying. >> at the end of the day. if you feel like stubhub ruined this

for us and what was supposed to be a joyful, once in a lifetime experience turned into this nightmare of uncertainty. >> but they did see taylor swift perform. i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> thank goodness they got to see the show. now, if you need help, let us know. reach out to seven on your side by going to abc seven news.com/7 on your side. >> all right. time to get to the weather. things are changing. >> they are. some rain is coming back. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the latest on that pattern. sandhya. >> yeah, and we definitely welcome that active pattern. ama and dan. let's take a look at live doppler seven. the clouds are here. we're going to continue to see periods of cloud cover going into tomorrow. and then tomorrow night the rain gets here. so tomorrow afternoon you're looking at high temperatures that will range from the upper 50s to the upper 60s. partly to mostly cloudy skies. there may be some patchy dense fog tomorrow morning, just like we had this morning. now we're going to fast forward to the next storm friday. late in the day. going into saturday

is when we're expecting heavier rain, gusty winds. the sierra will get a good dose of snow, mixing in with the rain. and then one more system on monday will deliver some wet weather. so when all is said and done, we will get more rain coming in. so this is really taking you through from friday night to next tuesday. anywhere from an inch in san jose to just over three inches in crescent city. everybody else in between the accuweather seven day forecast. it's a one tomorrow and thursday. we get a break on friday, a level two. friday night into saturday we have a level two coming in with the heavier rain and wind and then a onr monday. all right. >> okay, sandhya. >> thanks. all right. we have chris alvarez into our sports tonight looking at thursday's scheduled 515 in santa clara. >> is it raining? >> we'll have some scattered showers for the first half of the day, but i would keep an umbrella handy. >> okay. all right. not a washout. there's your forecast for levi's stadium. the niners lost the rams in la earlier this year. it's a game they should have won. now they're looking for payback. teams officially in

playoff mode. no margin for error. that thursday 2,000 years ago, god sent an angel to a group of shepherds, and he brought them a message: "fear not, for behold, i bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be for all the people. for unto you is born this day in the city of david a savior, which is christ the lord." you see, god sent his son, jesus christ, from heaven to this earth to take our sins, to save us from our sins by taking our sins to a cross and shedding his blood, being buried, but on the third day, god raising his son to life.

if you've never trusted jesus christ as your savior, you can do it right now, this christmas. do it right now, just pray this prayer. just say, "god, i'm a sinner, i'm sorry, forgive me. i believe that jesus is your son. i believe that he took my sins to the cross, that he died in my place. he was buried, but you raised him to life. and i want to invite him to come into my heart and take control of my life, starting right now, in jesus' name, amen." if you prayed that prayer, call that number right now that's on the screen. merry christmas.

season for the 40 niners. the bad news? they needed a lot of help to. reach the postseason. now the good news. the six win 49 ers host the seven win. rams a team they're trying to move past in the standings. they have a chance on a short week

thursday night game at levi's. the team holding their only practice of the week today. running back isaac guerendo did not participate so they could be down their top three running backs. also possible dre greenlaw could make his debut. he was limited in practice. now, playoff mode has been activated for a team that has no margin for error. >> last week felt like the playoffs already. so you know since that buffalo game every week is a playoff game. so it feels like it this week and hopefully we can take care of business. so next week feels the same. >> you know we don't have room for error. like now's the time to get up and go and to create momentum and energy for each other, both sides of the ball playing as a team, we've kind of established the culture over the course of my career was just that. >> every single week is just focus on that one week, because every week is a must win. i think we've those that's the reasons why we've had such great success in the past. it's like we were just so good about, hey, just focus on this week, get that win and then focus on the next one. >> so here we go. all right. quarterfinals in december, the nba cup single elimination game. starting tonight. the warriors face the rockets tomorrow in houston with a trip to las vegas

on the line. now, despite their recent struggles, the warriors enter tomorrow's knockout game with good momentum. sunday's win over the t-wolves that was vintage steph beating the third quarter buzzer. and draymond green is accepting his new role as of now. coming off the bench, he finished things off with a vicious slam. and then he pulled the his own version of the night night. i sat down with steph and ayesha curry last week and asked steph about playing for this nba cup. >> russ it's a great simulation for what a playoff type atmosphere can be like. you go in you. it's like a must win type situation. can we just go win that game and get to vegas and have a new experience? you know, facing the nba cup. the money is great obviously for everybody in the locker room to have a little bit more of an incentive. but you know you want to play high stakes basketball. you look forward to that during the playoffs. this is kind of a nice test run if you will. >> i feel like basketball is always high stakes for you. it could be like a bag of popcorn and you're still going to compete at the level you do. >> popcorn is important. you know. the emirates nba cup

semifinals begins saturday in vegas. we have the nightcap game. the finals are tuesday, december 17th. complete postgame coverage on after the game both nights. so basketball atgs are coming up tonight. game four of five and the road trip for the sharks. that hasn't stopped their roster moves. yesterday, team teal traded goalie mackenzie blackwood to colorado for goalie alexandar georgiev. yeah that's tough. same to say winger nikolai kovalenko. also san jose placing will smith on the air with an upper body injury tonight. skating in carolina first period down one. nothing. watch macklin celebrini skate by two players and then feeds luke canaan macklin. so good. first of his two goals on the night that made it one one there late in the first. we go to the third period now two one san jose hurricanes with some great passing tic tac toe and is forever shark. brant burns remember him? he ties it at two. the sharks were dominant in the third period, but jalen chatfield is going to score from the point. heartbreaker for the sharks. they lose it three two. they've lost three straight

games. sports on abc seven is sponsored by smart and final. you heard aisha talk about stefan playing for popcorn right a little more than popcorn. the winner of the nba cup. each player gets 500,000 plus dollars. so i buy a lot of popcorn. >> yeah, you could buy a popcorn. buy your own popcorn? yeah, absolutely. that is a lot of popcorn. thanks, chris. yeah. >> all right. we do have a night of holiday fun tonight on abc seven. it all starts at 8:00 with olaf's frozen adventure. that is followed at 830 by toy story. that time forgot. those are both goodies. at nine, it is disney's prep and landing. then at 930, disney's prep and landing. naughty versus nice. america's funniest videos follow us at 10 p.m. and of course, stay with us for abc seven news at 11. that is a great lineup for the family. all right, that'll do it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandyha patel chris alvarez all of us here. enjoy the evening. we appreciate your time. we'll see you again tonight at 11.

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