now abc seven mornings live school closures, possibly mergers, are top of the agenda for several districts here in the bay area. >> now at five, the proposal being considered today in the east bay. >> and it's an insult to the american people. >> an outburst as luigi mangione was taken to face a judge. we're learning more about the man charged with killing the unitedhealthcare ceo. the reason mangione's mother contacted san francisco police weeks before the shooting. >> let's take this live look in southern california, where fire crews spent all night battling the franklin fire burning right now in malibu. more than 3000

acres of burn. and we know some homes have been lost. today, crews face dangerous fire conditions before some relief finally arrives. good morning and welcome to wednesday, december 11th. >> yeah. let's begin with a check of the weather with drew. we know that rain is in the forecast. >> yeah. it's back late tonight, guys. this morning we are tracking some cold temperatures. a frost advisory in effect once again. one of the areas that is seeing some of the coldest temperatures. the north bay, santa rosa. we are down to 32 degrees and we have some thick fog this morning. visibility down to a third of a mile. just be aware of that. other temperatures widespread 30s away from the coast. 33 in sonoma, 36 in danville. good morning. palo alto. coming in at 39 degrees. so look at that frost advisory. this will last until 9 a.m. so just like yesterday, you want a lot of layers out there this morning to keep you nice and warm. later today. it's going to be a cooler afternoon compared to yesterday. just be aware of that. there's the fog we were tracking in santa rosa.

we're also watching some of the central valley fog coming in from sacramento could come through the carquinez strait and delta. we're already seeing reduced visibility in concord right now. three miles. if you're traveling highway four in the next hour or two, just be aware that we'll have some low visibility there. here's future weather, a bit of sunshine here mid day, but then the clouds race back in late tonight. so the daylight hours we are dry. but watch what happens in the overnight hours. here comes the rain and it will be heavy at times for a brief period. so we're looking at a level one system late tonight, lingering through thursday with some showers, a few downpours. we are looking at slick roads and also some breezy conditions in spots. so if you're out late tonight or first thing tomorrow morning, you will anticipate some wet weather moving through. now on the heels of this storm, we have another one that's moving in here over the weekend. saturday's even stronger. that will be a level two, so we'll go hour by hour. we'll time out this storm system and then we'll show you the stronger one on saturday.

that brings rain and wind coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with sue. see those drive times? >> good morning drew. good morning everyone. wednesday morning and traffic is pretty light out there. as w mentioned. just be aware of some fog with limited visibility. this is san rafael looking at the right side of the roadway that's headed southbound past the northgate mall through central marin. and no delays. pardon that graphic. that is not a current drive time. we've got no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza and a very light trafficll headed towards the span. westbound 80 from hercules, now about a 27 minute drive. so you're in the green. early morning commuters out of the central valley looking good there on the brakes as normal and things pick up towards livermore, but about a 25 to 30 minute drive now. tracy. westbound on 580. >> sue thank you. going to take again a look at what's happening in malibu right now. as you can see the franklin fire continues to burn this morning. there iso containment. the fire is alsoiso

destroyed at least seven homes and damaged another eight, according to the l.a. county fire department. so far, no injuries have been reported. over 1500 firefighters have been assigned to the fire. >> the safety of residents and first responders remains our top priority. the entire fire area remains under threat as long as the current red flag conditions persist. strong winds and low humidities will continue to challenge firefighters on the line and in the air as they struggle to contain the stubborn fire and the dangerous fire conditions you just heard described. >> continue today before finally, the weather starts to improve again. we're looking at live pictures of the area. evacuation orders are in effect for thousands of people there. students at pepperdine university are still being told to shelter in place. although the fire has mostly burned past the campus. the cause of the fire, we still don't know. fire

officials say the wildfires we've seen in southern california recently have marked a noticeable shift in fire activity across the state. from 2017 to 2020. many of the worst wildfires happened in the northern part of the state, including, of course, sonoma county. paul lowenthal represents the santa rosa fire department. he has seen the changes in the weather pattern firsthand and says the risk of a big wildfire here this winter is pretty low. >> i mean, yes, the chances of a large, devastating fire like what we're seeing to the south, happening in the north with the rains that we're having, the fuel moisture levels that they're at now is just not very likely. >> the franklin fire in malibu has been driven by strong winds. we haven't seen anything close to what they're seeing in southern california, but there have been some winds in the area, including uh- winds that knocked down this tree in berkeley today in the east bay unified school board is set to make a final decision on a plan to merge nearly a dozen schools. >> district leaders say the

change is needed to address a growing budget crisis, but of course, many are upset. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us with that impact. and gloria, this is an idea that has already caused some major disruption in the district. >> it has. amanda, many parents simply don't want these mergers. they warn that the mergers are a short term fix to growing budget problems. the oakland unified school district is facing a projected $95 million budget deficit in the next school year, and it needs to cut costs, the district says a part of the problem is declining enrollment and that it is operating too many schools, especially compared to districts of similar size. usc also blames increased salaries and the cost of repairs at schools. a plan being considered is merging ten schools already sharing campuses into five to save up to $3 million. the district says that dual language and special education programing would still be offered and shared site schools currently offering them, and the meeting tonight is at 4

p.m. a final vote is expected and it's in oakland. it's also accessible via zoom. amanda. >> all right, gloria, thank you. and families in san francisco gave their opinions about the school district's proposals to balance the budget there. the district paused closing schools in october after outrage or outrage from parents and students. but it still needs to find a way to balance its books. it needs to cut next year's spending by $113 million. if school closures are off the table, then the district says it needs to eliminate 535 positions. one idea it has floated is offering early retirement packages. the district is also looking to save money by reducing the number of contracts it has with outside parties. parents are fearful their kids will suffer in the classroom. >> we don't need more cuts. please, no more cuts. our students and staff are paying the price for the district's budget mismanagement. go after the district, not our schools.

how do you expect a school to function with a skeletal staff? >> a final plan must be presented in four days to keep the state from taking over. >> the district leaders in san francisco are backtracking on a plan to limit rv parking. yesterday, the san francisco board of supervisors sided with homeless advocates who appealth the sfmta's new rules. it means the city cannot tow rvs and trailers parked overnight when people living in them turn down shelter. in nevada, a sweeping new ordinance now bans camping on the streets. the change led protesters at last night's council meeting, they say. they say the new ordinance could have serious ramifications for the well-being of the unhoused. one protester has filed a lawsuit against the city for passing the new ordinance. >> we have a right to be a degree of safety that the government can't deprive us of the things that we need to survive and put us in increased risk of harm. >> the city of novato sent abc seven news a statement regarding the ordinances passing. it reads

in part. novato's municipal code already prohibited unlawful camping, with limited exceptions and councils. approved changes are similar to those being approved or considered in other jurisdictions jurisdictions. >> this morning, the man accused of killing the ceo of united health care is fighting an extradition order for him to be taken back to new york. and we're also learning that luigi mangione's mother contacted san francisco police weeks ago. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn explains why. >> 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 insult the intelligence of the american people. >> mangione, seen here in his booking photo, faces murder charges in the shooting death of brian thompson, the ceo ofath of united health care. investigators found some of mangione's 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. reporter. >> 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. >> suzanne phan abc seven news. >> and of course, we continue to follow the case. and the suspect's bay area ties. find the latest on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. >> time now approaching 511 this morning. we're looking at your planner today. and it is a cold start. frost advisories in effect until 9 a.m. 30s and 40s out there first thing. and it's going to be a wet end to the day today. here's live doppler seven along with satellite still tracking that red flag warning in effect around the franklin fire. winds will ease throughout the day today in northern california. here comes our next storm. this one will bg rain late tonight and lingering

through the day tomorrow. so looking at your rain chances through the next 24 hours during the day, you're totally fine. it's not until after about 7 p.m. late tonight into early tomorrow morning, that that rain moves through here. and right around midnight we will find some pockets of downpours developing as this front swings through here. so on the abc seven storm impact scale, it is a level one tonight through thursday for showers, a few downpours, some slick roads and it is breezy in spots, but it's not all that windy since this is a quick moving system looking at rainfall totals a good estimate for a lot of us between a quarter and three quarters of an inch of rain through late tonight into early tomorrow morning. we will get some snow out of the system starting tonight through tomorrow. 3 to 9in of snow above about 5000ft. now the storm coming our way on saturday reggie aqui is going to be a lot windier. future tracker showing you wind gusts 30 to 50mph. so we'll track a soggy saturday coming up in just a few

minutes. >> drew. thank you. this morning, health experts are monitoring two bay area children who show signs of having contracted bird flu. one case is blamed on milk. the other is still a mystery. >> transforming the county fairgrounds into a toy store. the toy drive takeover helping bay area families this holiday season. >> a magical adventure at sea. this morning ♪ mac and cheese, so delicious. ♪ ♪ sweet potato souffle. ♪ ♪ ham and turkey, hooray. ♪ ♪ feasting on some honeybaked all day. ♪ every bite is a celebration with the honey baked ham company.

in san francisco will close. the company released a statement saying the store on webster street will close around february 7th. it was originally going to close earlier this year, but public pressure kept the doors open for 11 more months. all employees will be reassigned to other safeway locations in san francisco. pharmacy customers can have their files moved to another safeway of their choice. >> two human cases of bird flu are currently under investigation here in the bay area. in marin county, a kid came down with suspected bird flu after drinking raw or unpasteurized milk. the child has since recovered and no one else got sick. health officials

are puzzled over how another child in alameda county got infected. the centers for disease control ruled out raw milk, but so far they've been unable to determine how that child got exposed. concern about bird flu is prompting action at the san francisco zoo. the zoo has closed its walk through aviaries to the public out of an abundance of caution. officials say they're following biosecurity protocols to minimize the risk of transmission. and they're monitoring for ill wild birds to protect the zoo's animals, staff and guests. >> all aboard the treasure. disney's newest cruise ship has set sail on the high seas. >> this is the newest in the disney cruise line fleet, and it features experiences based on disney parks and attractions. elena gomez from our sister station in philly gives us a first look. on board the. please welcome aboard the walton family. >> all aboard the disney treasure. one. it's the sixth ship in the disney cruise line fleet. >> this is the first time on a disney cruise line ship. we're bringing the attractions to the

disney treasure. >> the treasure embraces the theme of adventure like the skipper society entertainment lounge, inspired by the jungle cruise and the lure and illusion of the first ever haunted mansion parlor. let's go inside. it's a 45 minute storytelling experience where ghosts magically materialize. >> this is called sympathetic libations. it has a little bit of a kick to it. okay. shall we? cheers. >> cheers. >> oh, you never know what will happen in here. >> did we awaken the spirits? another eatery. plaza de coco. authentically inspired by the 2017 film coco. >> and our story takes place three years after the film. miguel is a little bit older and music has transformed his family. >> the disney treasure also features luxury suites. >> welcome to our two story royal rajah suite. >> the aladdin themed royal suite sleeps six and comes with a private hot tub, and the epcot themed tower suite is a

showstopper. >> we're calling it the crown jewel of our concierge experience. >> ooh, okay. >> two floors. how much? >> show me the price tag. yeah, it looks beautiful. i'm sure you know. >> how much do you think it is for two floors? >> oh, for the two floor suite. >> oh my gosh. >> i think for a seven night cruise. 20,000. >> you know, pocket change for some people. i'm just guessing. yeah, i don't know. >> right on. right on. >> you don't ever need to. >> no, no, i will never know. i will never know. guessing. i will never know. unless they have a new ship and we go on it. >> yeah, we might need to be assigned to that. >> right. the next job is coming. >> we tried. i'd share my suite with you guys. >> you would try new york and philly. they've been on it. >> we're ready. >> you're not san francisco. >> standing in the wings, everybody. >> we have ports here. >> this morning. it's cold out there. all right. it's another frosty start out there. we need to bundle up again this morning. 39 in fremont. we're at 36 in

palo alto. good morning, santa clara. you're also at 36 degrees. some of the coldest numbers to be found in the north bay. subfreezing once again in santa rosa. yesterday we were right around 28, 29 degrees. it's a similar story this morning in sonoma county. 38 in concord. fairfield, 33 degrees. now today it's a mix of sun and clouds. during the daylight hours we are dry. we'll have temperatures mainly in the upper 50s to the upper 60s. it's tonight after 7 p.m. the rain moves in here and it's heaviest right around midnight tonight with that rain moving through. it actually keeps temperatures elevated, so we're not nearly as cold tonight. pretty much on either side of about 50 degrees. let's talk more about rain's return on the accuweather seven day. we have multiple chances. our first one is tonight. it's a level one through thursday. showers, a few downpours, slippery roads out there, especially overnight tonight. so here's future weather. by 9 p.m. that rain is first moving into the north bay. it's light in nature. then right around midnight, 1 to 2 a.m. that's

when you may wake up to the sound of some downpours on your windows as this front moves through here, but it's fast by tomorrow morning. here's 5 a.m. the heaviest rain is out of here, so the morning commute tomorrow is rather quiet, but we'll still have some lingering showers here in the afternoon tomorrow. then a stronger storm moves in here on saturday. future weather showing you a more potent low pressure will bring gusty winds and some heavy rain. at times we're talking maybe 1 to 2in of rain and winds 30 to 50mph to kick off the weekend. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. dry during the day today. rainy at night with scattered showers tomorrow. then saturday we're watching that level two system that will bring about some heavy rain at times. some strong winds and more rain coming our way early next week, guys. >> all right drew thank you. coming up, the seven thingso know this morning. >> the holiday is known as a time for giving and shopping. but scammers are trying to take advantage of wha

this morning. number one rain is back in the forecast and i know we've had such a dry start to the month, but late tonight into thursday to level one. light storm with showers, a few downpours. more rain coming our

way on saturday. >> number two firefighters have worked through the night to stop the franklin fire burning through malibu. thousands are under evacuation orders this morning. cal fire just gave an update and says the fire has grown to about 3900 acres. it is still 0% contained. >> number three, oakland unified school board is set to finalize a plan to merge ten schools today. it's part of the district's effort to balance a projected $95 million deficit. >> number four novato novato has become the latest bay area city to approve a crackdown on unhoused people. this week, the city council approved a ban on camping on the street. >> number five live. look at the bay bridge. a hearing today will consider whether or not bay area drivers will have to pay higher prices on toll bridges. if approved, the increase would begin in january of 2026. tolls would rise as high as 1150, depending on how you pay by 2030. >> and number six, we're looking at yet another bart delay this time. if you're heading to the oakland airport via bart, they are

undergoing maintenance again today, so there will be every 20 minutes rather than every ten minutes. and they are offering ac transit bus service. seven a heads up for fortnite gamers. 600,000 players will start receiving refunds stemming from an ftc ruling saying they were tricked into making in-game purchases. the average payout will be $114. >> pretty easy to fall victim to a holiday grinch this time of year. a spokesperson with the better business bureau has 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 d flag. >> and if you're thinking of donating money to a charity this season, be careful. scammers are very active this time of year, and they use many tactics to confuse you to try to take your money. that includes creating fake websites or fake emails that look like real charities. if someone calls you soliciting a donation instead of giving your credit card information over the phone, consider donating through a verified website and be careful with digital links to donate. >> anyone can generate a qr code by a card reader, send a text message, make a graphic that doesn't, and that doesn't necessarily mean that they're legitimate. always confirm your donation is going to the real charity. >> scammers are also on social media. verify a gofundme is legitimate before you donate a south bay tradition helping bring the holiday magic to kids in who? >> kids? two kids who are in need is getting much bigger, so big that they're taking over the santa clara county fairgrounds,

turning it into one enormous toy store. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez shows us how the program is building a better bay area, and how it has grown. >> believe it or not, this one was just filled up today. >> bags of toys are filling up at martha's kitchen in san jose on friday. they'll be donated to the san jose toy drive. operations manager patricia garcia said she grew up with food insecurity. the food kitchen that fed her and her brother made a lasting impact. >> one holiday season, and then one christmas, they showed up with a whole bunch of toys. i'm going to get emotional, sorry. uh- showed up with a bunch of toys and, you know, said, hey, i didn't forget you guys. here you go. merry christmas. and that soup kitchen saved my life. and so that's what i try to do every day here. >> martha's kitchen typically provides 300 meals a night at just one of their 65 locations. this year, martha's kitchen is partnering with san jose foods to donate toys. >> well, it's a huge honor. i mean, i always tell people, you know, if you want this world to be better, you got to get

involved and make a difference. and making a difference means getting involved in whatever moves you. >> san jose foods is a hugely popular instagram account with 200,000 followers and counting. they champion the city. >> we're back and we're better than ever. matt. >> fourth annual county fairgrounds is just one thing we need. that's toys. >> this year, major partners like mayor matt mehan, sacred heart, community service and habitat and associates are throwing in their support toward the toy drive. founder of fu's, anthony gomes has a shed full of gifts from their amazon wish list. >> i'm excited. you know, i think the biggest thing for me is giving to kids and, you know, showing them that it's okay to give this weekend, they hope to distribute 30,000 toys to families at the santa clara county fairgrounds. >> they still need more to meet that goal. >> hoping to inspire the youth mainly. i think that's very important is to show them positive things because that will, in the end impact all of us in a really good way. >> 5200 kids are already

pre-registered for the toy drive. if you'd like to help drop unwrapped toys at the fairgrounds, ideally friday in san jose. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> general motors says it is stepping away from the robotaxi business. coming up at 530, what that means for its autonomous vehicle unit crews. >> this live look outside at ♪ home sweet home ♪ there's no place like the road home. receive a $5,500 bonus on a new 2024 audi q5 plug-in hybrid during the season of audi sales event.

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>> the message they got from stubhub leaving them empty handed after traveling all the way to toronto for the final performance of taylor swift's eras tour. good morning everyone. it is wednesday, december 11th. >> i mean, certainly that is terrible. i don't know if it's a disaster, you know, i think it was it was a swiftie who definitely wrote that. >> okay. and i read it because, you know, i know that we have swifties at home who are like, this was a disaster. >> yeah, really bad day. drew. >> well, we can never forget she was your number. third most streamed on your spotify wrapped. so, you know, how are you feeling this morning as the most listened to swiftie down bad. okay, good. i'm glad this morning. here's a live look at san jose where it is clear it is cold out there. 41 is that current temperature? other areas are in the 30s. the air quality is moderate this morning. just be aware of that. we'll find some improving air quality tomorrow with some rain moving through. down to 32 in santa rosa, 33 in fairfield, 39 in fremont,

oakland, san francisco coming in at 47 degrees. so you need those layers like you did yesterday morning. it is cold to start our day. frost advisory in effect until 9 a.m. this morning, where we could see those temperatures again hovering in the low 30s until that sun gets up here and warms us up. we're watching some areas of some patchy fog santa rosa, concord right now, the sacramento valley, some of that fog pushing through the carquinez strait and delta this morning. so highway four, you're likely looking at low visibility for some time from brentwood to antioch through pittsburg. just be aware of that. highs today. we'll have mainly cloudy skies. that's cloud cover ahead of that rain that moves in here tonight. that rain arrives after 7 p.m. so in the abc seven storm impact scale, it is a level one tonight through thursday. showers, a few downpours and some slick roads. we'll have another storm coming our way this weekend. we'll talk all about the wet weather coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with sue and see those drive times. >> thank you drew. and just getting word from my producer that the metering lights have just been turned on at the bay

bridge. we'll take a look live here in just a sec. but there's your drive through emeryville, westbound on 80. updating your drive time from hercules through the 80 corridor. through the backup. well, minor backup at the bay bridge, as you can see, but the metering lights are on, so that should be filling in here shortly. some brake lights on the span on the san francisco side. and your drive out of tracy. up and over the altamont. starting to see some fog move in. so heads up that may be limiting your visibility. certainly typically slow. we're looking at just about an hour now from tracy, westbound on 580 into dublin pleasanton. >> all right. so thank you. it has been one week since the ceo of united health care was shot and killed in new york city, and there's growing concern the crime could inspire copycats. this morning, law enforcement is on high alert for threats against other health care executives and their families. here's abc news reporter nicole d'antonio. >> this morning, suspected ceo killer luigi mangione is held without bail in a pennsylvania

prison fighting extradition to new york. after this outburst. outside court. completely out of touch. >> and it's an insult to the intelligence of the american people and lived experience. >> mangione, yelling at cameras as a team of deputies forced him inside. it could be weeks before the ivy league graduate is returned to new york to face second degree murder charges, along with other charges for allegedly killing the ceo of united health care, brian thompson. >> if you're an american, you believe in the american criminal justice system. you have to presume him to be innocent, and none of us would want anything other than that if that were us in those shoes. >> suspect arrested at this mcdonald's in pennsylvania. in his backpack, police found a three page handwritten document taking responsibility for the murder and blasting u.s. health care companies. now, a bulletin from the nypd warns of new threats to executives in the insurance industry, including an online hit list showing names and salaries of eight top executives. community and corporate leaders are now on

high alert. >> business leaders all take very personally what happened to brian thompson? because here was a guy who was doing his job, and in a sense, it could have been any of them because there is vitriol in social media across the board about corporate america. >> now, mangione's attorney tells abc news he plans to plead not guilty on all charges. nicole d'antonio, abc news, washington. >> happening today, a final decision is expected on merging schools in oakland unified as the district tries to close a multi-million dollar budget gap. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is here to break down the plan, and why some people are pushing for other options. gloria. >> good morning reggie. the plan is to merge ten schools that already share campuses into five to save up to $3 million. the oakland unified school district is facing a projected $95 million budget deficit in the next school year, and it needs

to cut costs. the district says part of the problem is declining enrollment and that it's operating too many schools, especially compared to districts of the same size. now, ousd also blames increased salaries and the cost of repairs at schools. many parents, though, simply do not want these mergers. they warn that the mergers are just a short term fix to growing budget problems. the district says that dual language and special education programing would still be offered in shared school sites that currently offer them. a hiring freeze, the elimination of positions and the restructuring of some departments are also being considered. if approved, the mergers could take effect in the 2025 2026 school year. a final vote is expected at today's school board meeting in oakland. it starts at 4 p.m. it will also be accessible via zoom. amanda. >> all right. gloria. thank you. general motors has decided to put an end to its cruise robotaxi service. gm spent billions of dollars developing autonomous vehicles and rolled them out in san francisco before

expanding to arizona and texas. but crews quickly ran into problems. vehicles would stall, and there was an incident in san francisco where one dragged a pedestrian after the person was hit by another vehicle. gm cited high competition and cost as part of why they were ending the robotaxi program. the dmv suspended cruise's permit in october of last year. >> a menlo park company is being sued by the parents of a child over its ai chat bot. they claim the app made by character. i told their child it was okay to kill them for limiting his screen time. now, this is the second lawsuit brought by parents against the company. the first was over a child who died by suicide. the lawsuit seeks to get the app removed until its alleged dangers can be fixed. character ai spokesperson says the company is not commenting on the lawsuits, but its goal is to, quote, provide a space that is both engaging and safe for our communities. >> switching gears now, parf building a better bay area is

highlighting economic growth. we're learning an ai computing company is expanding into san francisco. the chronicle reports the startup lamda is leasing a 20,000 square foot office at 45 fremont street. lamda launched in 2012, in san francisco and then moved its headquarters to san jose. but that office space is now at capacity. the founder told the chronicle they are opening another office in san francisco because it's clear the city is the central hub for ai. the dates are set for the temporary closure of the rose park subway station in san francisco's chinatown. sfmta says the closure will run from february 20th 6th to march 14th. it comes one week after the agency approved a plan to repair damage to pipes and other leaks, at a cost of $6.5 million. the project will take nine months. the subway opened in january of 2023, four years behind schedule. >> a famous author giving a holiday bonus to employees of

san francisco's city lights bookstore. james patterson giving them each 500 bucks. city lights is one of 600 booksellers receiving the bonus. patterson chose the winners from thousands of applications. the bestselling novelist has been awarding independent store employees since 2015. he says in a statement, quote, booksellers save lives, period. with just three weeks left in the year, yes, just the three until new year's eve. google releases the list of top searches in 2024. now, half of the top ten are about sports. we're just going to leave it at that. the most searched person was donald trump, followed by catherine, princess of wales and kamala harris. u.s. selection was the top trending news search so far. none of this is surprising. disney's inside out two was the most searched movie. disney is the parent company of abc seven. now it's time for abc seven mornings advancer a preview of some things happening in the bay area today. >> now, first, hundreds of hotel

workers are planning another rally and march through downtown san francisco. they've been on strike for nearly three months over health care benefits at marriott, hilton and hyatt hotels. workers are asking to keep their current union health care plan, but they say the hotels are threatening to eliminate it. the strike includes about 2500 housekeepers, servers, cooks, bellhops and more. >> the bay area toll authority is meeting today about a toll hike. tolls on bay area bridges would start at 850 and increase by $0.50 every year for five years through 2030, but also include a change to the carpool lane policy, establishing a uniform three person requirement at all seven bridges. that would be for half price tolls during weekday commute periods. if approved, the changes would start january 1st of 2026. >> san francisco will honor the victim of a deadly shooting by renaming a street after him today. a stretch of grove street will be renamed aubrey acosta junior street in a ceremony this

afternoon. acosta died after being shot at grove and baker streets in the northern panhandle neighborhood. this was back in 2006. he was just 17 years old. the case remains unsolved. >> it's all about billie eilish in the south bay. today, we're hearing from some of her dedicated fans trying to score last minute tickets for her tour stop at the sap center. but first, a check in the weather with drew. are you there? >> 540 this morning we're taking a look at air quality right now. it's not all that great. moderate to poor out there. a lot of this is from folks burning in their fireplace to stay warm in the overnight hours. the mixture of light winds and cold, dense air this morning is keeping all that smoke and particulate matter near the surface. this map will look a lot different tomorrow morning thanks to rain moving through, kind of cleansing the atmosphere. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. still tracking that red flag warning in effect around malibu for the franklin fire. winds will ease later on today. and this is our next storm. this arrives late tonight with some

showers lingering into thursday as well. so look at the storm impact scale. it's a level one tonight through thursday for showers. a few downpours, some slick roads and breezy conditions from time to time. now looking at when it's going to rain throughout the daylight hours, you can see we're dr. we're not expecting any rain while the sun is up here tonight though. after 7:00 pm those rain chances start to ramp up and it's really around midnight and early tomorrow morning that will find the steadiest rain. if you're out late tonight, do take the umbrella with you. looking at rainfall estimates tonight through tomorrow, a really good estimate. most of us will wind up between a quarter and three quarters of an inch of rain with this system moving through. and again, a lot of this falls while we're sleeping. a winter weather advisory begins tonight at 10 p.m. we're looking at a little bit of snow here, 3 to 9in, so that will create some slick and slower travel, not paralyzing conditions when it comes to getting to tahoe. but just be aware tonight through tomorrow they are seeing some light snow coming their way. this is a level one storm, but

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tour may be over, but ticketing complaints continue to come in to seven on your side. this time, a north bay family says their weekend was almost ruined after stubhub refused to give them the tickets they were promised. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has their story. >> back in february, i bought these two tickets on stubhub for

taylor swift in vancouver, canada. >> i got emails confirming the $5,400 tickets, and his 11 year old daughter, sophia, was overr 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 until 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 knee, especially my wife and my poor 11 year old daughter who's crying at the end of the day. >> do 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. >> and 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. >> tonight, fans will get a second night of billie eilish live in the south bay. the grammy winning singer will be back on stage at sap center after last night's sold out show. fans lined up early and in some cases, camped out overnight to grab tickets to the hit me hard and soft tour, which is something i never thought i'd say on tv. one of the bay area's most anticipated music events of the year. >> we weren't able to get tickets during presale, so we just thought we could get cheaper tickets here. >> it's been a long, a long night, morning, whatever you want to call it for sure. i'm studying for finals right now, so. >> oh, you know what? i like her. she's getting two things done at once. getting tickets and also studying.

caltrain is devoting a special car to take sap center's all vegan and vegetarian for two shows at billie eilish's request. so you're not going to get a burger tonight. you might get an impossible burger or beyond, i don't know what. sap center serves, and they do those up. >> they dress them up. >> that's cool. i've never heard of that before. >> no, it's a first for me. >> i want to see what that caltrain train looks like. >> yeah. >> go for the concert. stay for the food. yes. looks good. >> yeah. i mean, you know, let us know. >> is it good? yeah. >> i have no idea. >> i want to see this morning. >> let's go outside. here is sutro tower. we do have another cold morning on our hands. temperatures right now are in the 30s and 40s, down to 37. in redwood city. we're at 43 in hayward, oakland, san francisco coming in at 47 degrees. other areas in the north bay, some of our coldest spots, like santa rosa holding at 33, the same in fairfield. so just like yesterday, have all those layers with you because it is a cold morning. frost

advisories are in effect until 9 a.m. this morning. sunrise. today at 715. we'll have hazy sunshine early on with moderate to poor air quality out there. please be aware of that increasing clouds this afternoon while the sun is up. we are dry. it's at night. the rain starts to arrive first in the north bay by 8:00 and then spreading south and east. we all get soaked around midnight tonight. daytime highs in the upper 50s to the upper 60s. so here's that rain tonight with the rain moving through. it actually keeps temperatures elevated. so not as cold tonight as we ae right now. basically on either side of about 50 degrees. here is the abc seven storm impact scale. haven't used this in a couple of weeks. rain is finally back in the forecast tonight through thursday with those showers breezy in spots at times. so here's future weather. 9 p.m. we're tracking that rain in the north bay. and then late tonight, early tomorrow morning. here's 130. probably all many of us are sleeping may get woken up by some downpours on your window. it's a fast front.

by tomorrow morning we're back on air for abc seven mornings. the heaviest rain is out of here. maybe 1 or 2 isolated showers in the morning, but the afternoon we still have to include the chance of some light rain moving through on the heels of this storm. an even stronger one moves in here on saturday. here's the bigger picture. to kick off the weekend, we track a stronger area of low pressure and what that will do. it will bring about some very gusty winds. we're talking winds gusting 30 to 50mph, heavy rain at times. so just anticipate saturday does look to be a washout. the next seven days we will add to our rainfall totals. a lot of us around the bay shoreline, 1 to 2in of rain coming our way. the next seven days we will have to watch parts of the north bay, northern sonoma county, parts of lake and mendocino county. we could see 3 to 6in of rain over the next seven days. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. dry during the day today. rainy at night with some scattered showers tomorrow. and then we're watching saturday very closely. it's a level two, a moderate storm on the storm impact scale with more rain early next week. guys.

>> drew thank you. new at six. inflation report has jt been released and it shows inflation rose last month. what it could mean for another interest rate cut when the fed meets next week. >> but first, another nfl player's home

his own death and leaving his family to go to europe, is now in u.s. custody. online records show ryan borgwardt was booked into wisconsin jail yesterday. this all started in august when he was reported missing after a kayaking trip. authorities initially thought he drowned, but they later discovered he staged his own disappearance and traveled to eastern europe. investigators were able to contact him there through a woman who spoke russian. he is a married father of three, a bengal just got burgled and he's

not the only one. quarterback joe burrow became the latest professional athlete to have their home broken into during a game, while his bengals, his bengals, were taking on the cowboys in dallas monday night. burglars ransacked burrow's home in the cincinnati area. it's not clear yet what items were stolen, but the bedroom window was shattered and the home torn apart. a warning went out to nfl players after the homes of patrick mahomes, the homes of patrick mahomes, patrick mahomes and travis kelce were burglarized during games in october. nba players have also had their homes broken into. >> well, the health scare. football player demar hamlin went through on the field has led to legislation that could potentially save the lives of high schoolers. the buffalo bills player suffered cardiac arrest during a game in january of 2023, and has since become a fierce safety advocate with the help of new york senator chuck schumer. the senate unanimously passed the hearts act. it will provide grants to high schools

so they can acquire aeds so defibrillators and make cpr training more accessible. the bill now heads to the president's desk. >> in today's gma first look, elton john discussing his life and legacy in an abc news exclusive interview ahead of his documentary, which is premiering on disney plus this week. here's good morning america anchor robin roberts. >> in this morning's gma first look, an abc news exclusive one on one with elton john. you said early in your career you described that time as an emptiness within. how did you find the healing to get out of that loneliness? we're sitting down to discuss his life, legacy and his latest project, the documentary. it's beautiful. the way it bookends your career and just your rise to stardom, coming out, overcoming addiction. any part of your journey that captivates you still? >> i've forgotten about the early stuff so much. and then i when i saw the footage of the first five years and the records that we made, i was really proud

of what we'd done. i was, thank god we did a lot of incredible work in five years. >> 13 albums come on and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more of my interview with elton john with your gma first look, i'm robin roberts with abc news. >> of course, we have a lot more news coming up at six. >> time is running out for san francisco unified. the cuts under consideration while district officials try to balance the budget. >> and which city is putting a halt on its recently implemented rv parking ban? >> plus, the heartwarming effort to help people struggling with mental illness during the holiday season. >> and a meteorologist, drew tuma, in the accuweather forecast during the daylight hours. we are dry on your wednesday. tonight through thursday, rain is back in the forecast. it is a level one. most rainfall totals will wind up between a quarter and three quarters of an inch of rain. that means for the niners game tomorrow at levi's, we do include the chance of a scattered shower during kickoff. be

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abc seven mornings live now at six. >> we're getting a live look at a brush fire in southern california. we know it exploded in size in the last 48 hours. sky seven is flying over those flames in malibu right now. firefighters are working around the clock amid dangerous fire conditions, when they could start to see some relief