right now. >> it is the start of the storms. rain arrives in the bay area tonight, just the first of several wet days ahead. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. tonight, storm ranks one on the exclusive abc7 news storm impact scale. that means it's a light storm, and there's an even stronger storm to follow. >> so let's get right to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel, who's tracking our weather. sandhya. yeah. ama and dan. let's take a look at live doppler seven right now, because we are starting to see the first raindrops hitting the ground up around eureka at this hour. the front is going to take a little bit of time before it arrives. here. it is a level one on our exclusive abc seven news storm impact scale. as you look at live doppler seven. so timing it out for you 9:00 tonight the north bay is getting wet. by 2 a.m. it is widespread. you're going to see some pockets of heavier rain indicated by the oranges and the yellows as we go into thursday, 4 a.m, east bay and south bay. the commute is going to be dicey for the rest of you. just

scattered showers, pockets of low visibility, continuing into the morning, and even beyond that. so tot through tomorrow, we'll call it a light level. one light to moderate rain. initially switching over to showers tomorrow. it will be breezy in spots. we have a high surf advisory that starts tomorrow afternoon for the coastline. it goes until friday morning. wave heights will be building breakers 18 to 22ft means risk of rip currents and sneaker waves. we also have the king tides coming in. so 6:00 tomorrow morning until 1 p.m. monday. every morning those tides will be ranging anywhere from about six and a half to seven feet or higher. tomorrow morning it's at 812, 6.74ft. minor flooding is expected, so watch out, especially if you're in one of those park and rides in the north bay. there's another storm coming. that one's a level two for the weekend. i'll be back with those details coming up. >> dan okay, sandhya, thanks a lot. new at six. look at this. a big rig crashed on to 38 south at 580 in castro valley. it may make for a longer commute. the

california highway patrol in hayward tweeted these photos of a mazda pinned under a big rig. the driver's seat is completely smashed, but thankfully, amazingly, no one was hurt. it happened around 430. but one lane of two. 38 is closed so crews can clear the scene. oakland police are investigating a hit and run crash involving an ac transit bus. sky seven was over the scene. you can see damage to the front end of that bus. the crash happened at 94th avenue and international boulevard just after 1230 this afternoon. officers say the vehicle that hit the bus then took off. police say a number of bus passengers were injured. no word on their conditions. >> san francisco is walking back its rv parking restrictions after an appeal from advocates for the homeless and rv residents. abc seven news reporter monica madden is following the story and is here with a look ahead. monica. >> this sfmta rule allowed city officials to tow trailers and rvs parked overnight in residential areas or city

streets when there were signs banning such parking. but with new supervisors and a new mayor coming in january, it's unclear whether or not this reversal will last. trailers and rvs will soon have fewer overnight parking restrictions. >> i think this was the wrong decision by the mta board. i think they needed to be more thoughtful. >> after the board of supervisors voted 7 to 3 tuesday to roll back muni's towing policy for residents who don't accept shelter, and you're not going to solve the largest increase of those living unhoused in the city until we absolutely address this crisis of people living in vehicles. >> so we have to fully engage and invest in it. >> homelessness advocates arguing this policy is a better solution than having people sleeping on the streets, and rv is often where people can get out of survival mode, take a breath, and have the mental and emotional capacity to focus on

stabilizing and rebuilding their lives. but not everyone thinks it's working. >> once they settle in an area, they seem to kind of take over and make it their own place where they can just spread out and whatnot, and it kind of messes up the area. >> since 2021, the city received about 2000 complaints annually over rvs parking on the streets, and this october saw nearly 400 rvs with people living in them. >> we are not going to allow rvs to just park anywhere across the city. >> mayor elect daniel lurie definitively opposed to this move. >> so we have to get smart on it. i'll be working with supervisors and department heads in the coming weeks. >> outgoing mayor london breed agrees. her office telling abc seven news, quote, our encampment teams continue to go out and offer people services at vehicular encampment sites, but are often rejected by those living in vehicles. it's unfortunate that some of the board of supervisors rejected this policy, which means it will now remain harder for city workers to o

their jobs out in the neighborhoods. lurie says the soon to be closed rv lot at candlestick wasn't working either. >> it's cost us too much money for too few spots. we have toy have a couple dedicated spots for people to park, but under my administration, we are not going to allow people to just park anywhere that they want. >> a partial plan, but not an immediate solution. and we didn't get the chance to ask the mayor elect about his alternative proposals. in the event that overnight parking for rvs and trailers gets banned again. these are the types of issues that his team says lurie is working on with his transition advisors as he prepares to take office on january 8th. ama. >> all right. thank you so much, monica. daniel lurie plans to reorganize san francisco's mayor's office, and we are getting a look at how. take a look. this flowchart explains the new structure. basically, he's splitting one job into four jobs to increase oversight of the 56 city agencies that currently report to the mayor through the chief of staff. he'll still have a chief of

staff. then he'll have four policy chiefs, not department heads. those four policy chiefs will represent housing and economic development, infrastructure, climate and mobility, public health and well-being, as well as public safety. there will also be a budget director. >> an early morning fire destroyed the historic bidwl mansion adjacent to campus. the campus of chico state. officials say flames had already fully engulfed the 156 year old victorian home and museum by the time firefighters got there. they say firefighters had to take a defensive approach since the building was at risk of collapsing. the cause of the fire is under investigation, but it's a terrible loss. more than 1500 firefighters are battling the state's biggest active wildfire right now in very steep, rugged, difficult terrain. the franklin fire has burned more than 4000 acres near malibu. it's 7% contained. more than 6000 people are still evacuated, and they cannot go home. reporter sid garcia, from our sister

station in los angeles, talked with people who live and work in the fire zone. >> a top corral canyon road. you can see how much work the aircraft had done between the water drops and the fire retardant. the homes up here have been spared. >> oh, my god, it's i. i'm having, like, ptsd from woolsey because this is just the same. >> seven homes destroyed, nine damaged. when you consider that thousands of s were in the fire zone. the los angeles county fire department says they were able to keep property damage down to a minimum. ryan lippert tells us what it was like when the flames came close to his house. >> well, it burned to right on top of this little last ridge here before it came down the canyon. luckily, the fire trucks, i mean, the helicopters, the strike teams, everybody got it out right there. so we were blessed. >> a lot of preparation before the santa ana winds hit. according to l.a. county, fire is the reason only a handful of

homes were damaged or destroyed. residents told us they prepared with neighbors to protect their property. >> it was a team effort. i all i basically did was get as many assets of hoses, ladders, water buckets in place so that if, when the fire, if and when the fire came, we'd have a chance to put out the embers. >> alec gillis talked to us about how he and a buddy tried their best to save a neighbor's home and theirs as flames came roaring up the canyon to their homes. >> my buddy was on the roof of our house, getting our house just totally soaked, and i was getting a palm tree out. and by the time we could get here, it was too late, said garcia. >> abc seven news. >> all right. and since it filed that report, an update from cal fire tonight, a changing the totals to nine homes destroyed and six others damaged. >> now to developing news. it has been a week since unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson was shot dead in new

york city. the suspect, luigi mangione, was arrested monday morning in altoona, pennsylvania, after an intense manhunt for the first time. we've learned there's forensic evidence linking him to the case. >> we got the gun in question back from pennsylvania. it's now at the nypd crime lab. we were able to match that gun to thee three shell casings that we found in midtown. at the scene of the homicide. we were also able at our crime lab to match the person of interest fingerprints with fingerprints that we found on both the water bottle and the kind bar near the scene of the homicide in midtown. >> mangione is being held without bail in pennsylvania. he is fighting extradition to new york. his lawyer says he plans to plead not guilty to the charges against him, which include second degree murder. if convicted, mangione faces 25 years to life in prison and we will

continue to follow the case and research suspect luigi mangione. bay area ties find the latest on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. >> coming up on abc seven news here at six. see how a seven on your side investigation helped restore a san francisco couple's home insurance policy. >> and next, the first of its kind

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claims are being made against the school district and its after school program. a bay area family says their ten year old child was the victim of repeated abuse. abc seven news south bay

reporter zach fuentes has more on their claims and the response from officials. >> the palo alto unified school district is facing claims of systemic racist abuse after a series of incidents involving a now ten year old black student. his identity is being protected, but advocates spoke wednesday on behalf of the boy and his parents. >> we are speaking out today to address the harsh bias, abuse and discriminatory treatment our child has endured at the hands of the palo alto union school district. >> many of the allegations stem from an after school program the boy attended called right at school, which works with the district. the first incident allegedly happened in january, and the after hours program at escondido elementary. >> an individual, a staff member, allowed other children or directed other children to kick our claimant in the genitals and also locked him up, as was stated earlier, for 15 minutes in a closet as a joke. >> the school district and right at school say the employee involved was immediately fired and he now faces charges. but

attorneys say the young boy has since experienced retaliatory harassment. the boy recently reported thoughts of suicide to a school psychologist, and the school dismissed it as a joke. >> did not report it to the parents. >> sean allen, president elect of the san jose naacp, claims the district has a history of discrimination. >> we have several instances within this school district where people of color, children of color have been referred to in derogatory terms of referencing their color, and there's actually no discipline. >> in a statement, the school district said in part p.a, usd and right at school are united in our commitment to diversity and inclusion, do not tolerate discrimination or retaliation, and remain committed to supporting the student and family involved in this incident. a separate statement from right at school points out the boy's parents continued his enrollment after the january incident and then re enrolled him this school year. but attorneys say the parents recently pulled the boy from escondido elementary and are focused on filing claims against the district. a necessary step before a lawsuit. >> not only that, the claimant,

be that his damages be handled, but also that change be effected for other children. >> the district has 45 days to respond to these claims in palo alto. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> a conference brought science fiction to life in mountain view today. the humanoid summit had some of the newest robots on display. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey takes us to the event to show us how humanoids could soon make your life easier. >> if you've ever watched the movie i, robot, your feelings might be shaky at best when it comes to humanoid robots. but get ready. the future is here, and industry experts believe it's for the better. >> i do believe as an optimist, this is the type of technology that can improve our everyday lives. >> and the very best of that technology was on display wednesday in the south bay for the humanoid summit, a sci fi fan's dream playground, and a way for these robots to actually get more intelligent. >> you want to get to machine intelligence. you need to live among and learn among people, not just in a vacuum. there's

not enough diversity there. >> but this was the perfect training ground. and some of these humanoids were more human than even i expected. like the robots from enchanted tools. >> we are designing characters, and from the beginning of that company, we created a movie. we created everything around this character in order for them to not just be robots, but be a guy with whom you want to live. >> and we're here with an exclusive interview with one of the enchanted tools humanoids. tell me, what is your name? >> my name is neroca. nice to meet you. >> leaders from the top companies in the world showing off what their humanoids can do for the public. >> the goal here is general purpose robots that can do anything humans can do. >> there's unease about this future, including how these tasks may soon lead to the loss of jobs for different laborers. but humanoid summit founder modar alaoui says perception may not exactly be reality. >> in my opinion, the greatest. currency is time. and if technology in general allows you

to have more time to do other things, i think that's a benefit. >> benefits that these developers believe will be here for everyone before you know it. >> in mountain view, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. than. >> that's cool. i think one day they're going to make us do the housework. >> i think so too. they're going to put their little robot legs up and just watch. no, relax. >> it will work anyway. all right. let's talk about the weather forecast. rain is coming. >> yes. let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya? yeah. >> it's going to start to get wet tonight. let me show you a live picture. right now, san francisco is just sparkling. it's a stunning view of downtown. it's going to look different later on as we look at live doppler seven, we do have a series of storms headed our way, and this first one gets here tonight. the clouds are already increasing. most of this moisture is evaporating before it hits the ground, but in a couple of hours it will be

reaching the ground. our air quality is moderate for most areas, indicated by the yellow dots. it has been poor for sensitive groups in some spots. as we look at the air quality forecast the next two days, it will be moderate. when stronger winds arrive this weekend, that will help to clear out our air and bring us better air quality. a lovely view from our pier 39 camera from san francisco tonight. 54 degrees 55 in oakland and san jose. right now it is 48 and chilly in half moon bay from our okay camera. visibility is good right now. 52 in santa rosa. you're in the 40s already. petaluma. napa, fairfield, concord. livermore, 51 degrees. good evening to you all. now, i do want to tell you it was in the upper 20s in santa rosa and fairfield this morning. so you don't have to worry about it being that cold anymore. from mount tam. we still have good visibility, but haze is still in the air tonight. first storm moves in tomorrow. scattered showers and your weekend forecast. it's a stronger storm. a level two friday night going into saturday. so a level one

for tonight. light to moderate rain tomorrow. it switches over to showers. breezy in spots as we time it out. 10:00 tonight the rain steady in the north bay. it is widespread at 2:00. these pops of oranges indicating some heavier rain. but it will be brief. 4:00 it's in the south and the east bay for the morning commute, so that's going to be a little dicey and tricky for those of you who are commuting early. after that, just scattered showers, some sun breaks. and then here comes another band of rain around noontime will be spreading going into the afternoon and the evening hours, and then it will pretty much wind down by late tomorrow night. rainfall estimates with that first system, anywhere from about a half an inch to just over an inch of rain. now in the sierra, this is all going to turn to snow. half a foot to a foot above 5000ft. winter weather advisory 10:00 tonight until 4 p.m. tomorrow. gusty winds up to 40 miles an hour. may make things a little tricky to get up there. your temperatures in the morning, not the 20s and 30s we had in our coldest spots this

morning, with all the cloud cover and the storm coming in as south wind. we're looking at 40s and 50s, so a milder night, cooler afternoon temperatures will range from the 40s at lakeport to the low 60s in san jose. everybody else in the 50s. now we're going to look ahead to that next storm. so this computer model wants to bring in the possibility of some wet weather to the bay area as early as friday afternoon evening. the other computer model is a little bit different, so we'll go with this one for now. saturday is a wet day. it's a windy one. the sierra is looking at snow and then you get a break sunday before more rain arrives here on monday. so as we take a look at the rainfall totals for that second storm, this could cause some problems, especially in the north bay where they're looking at two 3.5in of rain. they could see some minor flooding on the roadways. also, russian river will have to be watched as it will start to rise. the rest of you looking at 6/10 to about an inch and a half of rain now in the wind. as far as the

wind goes, that's going to be picking up friday night out of the south, over 30 miles an hour, getting over 40 miles an hour. and then by saturday afternoon we're talking topping 50 miles an hour. so be aware of that. be prepared. accuweather seven day forecast. it's a one for tomorrow. chance of some afternoon evening rain friday. but it's a level two for saturday and then a one coming your way on monday. after that, just as we head towards that holiday weekend ama and dan we'll clear it out for you, right? >> yeah. >> excellent timing. right. >> all timing. yeah. thank you. santa. >> this is not easy for me. >> coming up next, a changing of the guard. the fbi's director isn't sticking around fo

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the california resources corporation, an independent energy company celebrating its 10th anniversary, rang. today's closing bell. at the new york stock exchange, the dow dropped almost 100 points. the nasdaq was up 347. the s&p added nearly 50 points. the satirical news site the onion still wants to buy the conspiracy theory platform infowars. the onion won a bid for infowars in an auction last month. yesterday, a judge rejected the sale, saying the auction process left potential money on the table. the infowars sale is part of founder alex jones's bankruptcy case,

which came after he was ordered to pay $1.5 billion in defamation lawsuits to the families of sandy hook shooting victims. >> christopher wray has decided to resign as fbi director at the end of president biden's term. during his announcement today, wray reminded agents of their mission and what absolutely, positively cannot, must not change is our commitment to doing the right thing in the right way. >> every time our adherence to our core values, our dedication to independence and objectivity, and our defense of the rule of law. >> wray took over as fbi director in 2017 after james comey was fired. usually it is a ten year term, but president elect trump made it clear that he planned to move on from wray. once he takes office. he's nominated kash patel to be the fbi director. >> coming up next, the lawsuit against google involving parental leave. hear from

parents who were laid off. >> plus seven on your side really went over 100% helping us. thank you so very much. from the bottom of our heart. >> a seven on your side investigation helped this bay area family with their

near 580, in castro valley. the right lane was closed for over an hour because of this big rig crash, which happened aroundrig 430. a mazda, as you see, was pinned under the truck. we are amazed to tell you, and glad to tell you that no one was hurt. all right, now to a seven on your side investigation. >> seven on your side investigates. liberty mutual insurance and its use of aerial footage to make decisions about coverage. >> that's right. insurance companies in recent years have been dropping people, as you know, and it's been a problem for so many. seven on your side's stephanie sierra is digging into a case that is raising questions about the accuracy of this process. stephanie. yeah. >> the bottom line here is they're watching us. liberty mutual insurance says it doesn't use drones to assess property

risk. however, according to this report, the company obtained aerial images that were used as the basis for dropping a local homeowner's policy. and as the couple found out, the reason cited turned out to be false. >> since 1976, i've never missed a payment. >> meet karen and tony hoover. liberty mutual has ensured their san francisco victorian for nearly 50 years. that's until last week when they got this letter from the company dropping them, claiming aerial footage found moss, mildew, algae and mold on their roof. >> they sent me some aerial views that showed absolutely nothing. >> i couldn't even believe that. i can't see one mark of discoloration. anything. >> here's a close up of the pictures, liberty mutual provided that appear to be from google earth. >> all they do is show this picture. the whole roof looking down. >> but like any good faith homeowners, the hoovers wanted to be sure they hired excelsior roofing to do a follow up inspection. a licensed and well

respected roofing company that's been doing business in the city for more than 100 years and has an a+ rating with the better business bureau. >> i climbed up here. >> we showed up for it and the inspector told us so, is the roof okay? perfect. yes. >> i don't see nothing wrong with it. >> no kidding. it's perfect. so? so no mold, no algae. in fact, he told them the roof is actually good for another 20 years. and the report he compiled included more than a dozen photos from every angle. even close ups of the shingles clear of any growth. >> i'm infuriated. >> so the hoovers appealed liberty mutual's decision, including the inspection report disproving the alleged problems. but over the past three weeks heard nothing. that's until seven on your side got involved and reached out directly to the company's ceo. we were told by his staff, we are reaching out to miss hoover directly to address her concerns. home inspections have long been a standard in the insurance underwriting process, which

can include plain derived aerial reviews within an hour after hour follow up questions, the company reissued the hoover's insurance policy. >> seven on your side did an incredible job. thank you so very much. from the bottom of our hearts. >> happy holidays. >> but the couple is still frustrated. it took a news agency to get them answers after doing business with liberty since 1976. >> i just feel like it was pressure that not to have bad press. and we're just one example. >> liberty mutual has been disappointing us. >> attorney amy bock is the executive director of united policyholders, a nonprofit that's pushing for legislation that would require insurers to be more transparent with non-renewals. >> so what we want insurers to do is to tell the homeowner what conditions at their property are out of compliance. number two, give the homeowner a reasonable amount of time to remedy those conditions. if they remedy those

conditions, offer them a renewal policy right there at the brown house, just like the hoover's. >> except, to their disappointment, their family home right across the street was dropped to citing the same roof issues. >> there wasn't any option to fix it. >> so it's situations like that united policyholders is trying to prevent, with its latest proposal. and amy bock says legislation is already in the works and is expected to be introduced next session. so when you think about it, it's really common sense. if you are fixing the issues, you'd expect to get your policy back and you both know this is not cheap. >> oftentimes it's not. i've had someone you and i were talking about had to spend $40,000 and they got dropped anyway. wow. >> yeah. >> thanks, stephanie. >> of course, if you need help with your home insurance, let us know. please reach out to seven on your side by going to abc seven news.com/7 on your side. >> google is being accused of discriminating against employees who took parental leave, and now legal action is being taken. a

lawsuit was filed today in santa clara county over this, and abc seven news anchor dion lim spoke with a former google employee behind the claim. >> it's supposed to be the most joyous time of your life, and it's just turned into this nightmare. >> paula byrne was on leave after giving birth to her daughter isabella in june of 2023 when she was alerted not by her former employer, google, but by her peers that she was being laid off. >> i was really shocked to hear who else was being laid off as well. >> byrne, who worked for google since 2010, alleges in a lawsuit filed in santa clara county wednesday that five out of seven employees selected for termination from byrne's team and two from an adjacent team were also on, had recently taken or were about to take parental leave. >> and of the six that said none had young children, it just seemed very, very unfair. >> byrne's lead attorney, tracy lemmon, said her client wanted to stay at google. >> that was never on the cards for them. >> she then sent this letter to

the tech giant in april in hopes of a better severance package for byrne, after she was replaced by someone allegedly younger and without children. lemmon says after very little response from google, her client decided to file a complaint. >> google definitely has a youth culture where they they hire young, keep young, promote young. >> liz morris of the center for workplace law for uc law says there are protections in place for men and women under the california family rights act and family medical leave act. >> in the case of a large layoff, it may be that some people who are on maternity leave are let go. but when you start to see disparate numbers where everybody who was let go was on maternity leave and everyone who stayed was not, you know, that that starts to seem like there may be something illegal going on. >> a google spokesperson sent me a statement saying in part, we completely disagree with these claims. we have zero tolerance for discrimination and take all concerns very seriously. they went on to say reorganization

and eliminations were part of doing business and based solely on business needs, without health insurance or luck in landing a similar role. byrne has since moved to the uk for more affordable health care, and hopes the stress of this lawsuit is worth it. >> i'd love to see them change their processes so there's not so many parents and women put in this situation. >> in san francisco, dion lim, abc seven news. >> coming up, the closing of a church, it's a denomination you might not have heard of. some call it the psychedelic church. >> plus, technology that could open up icy regions to a whole new generation of researchers. it's thanks to a help with this health insurance stuff.

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with the yule log. we're streaming it on abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app. there are versions with and without music. travel records could be set over the upcoming holidays. that is according to a prediction from triple a for the weekend before christmas through new year's day. triple a says more than 119 million people nationwide will travel, and that would exceed pre-pandemic levels. 90% are

expected to drive. gas prices are lower than last year. in fact, they are about the lowest they've been in three years. california's average is currently 4.35 per gallon. last year it was 4.71. triple a also expects air travel to set a new record. this is a live look now at san francisco international airport. you see the plane going by right there. thanksgiving travel set records for the tsa with more than 3 million passengers screenings on a single day. >> remarkable. well, in san francisco, the world's largest psychedelic church is set to close its doors by the end of the year. the church's leader says harassment by the city's planning department, as well as issues on san francisco streets, are the reasons the church, called side door, is located in the south of market neighborhood on howard street. abc seven news reporter tim johns went to the church today and has the story. >> walk into door church in san francisco's soma neighborhood, and it's clear this church is unlike many others. side door is a part of the so-called church

of ambrosia, the largest psychedelic church in the country. their leader, pastor dave hodges, says they sell an array of different mushrooms and other products to their 120,000 members. >> to us, these tools are access to your soul. so the one who has the real answers is actually you. it's just a matter of getting you to that place in the safest way possible. >> but hodges says the last few weeks of 2024 are set to be zaida's last in san francisco, thanks to two main problems. the first is the persistent crime and drug use outside the church's doors. the second, hodges says, is what he calls the harassment of his organization by the city's planning department. >> i really feel like it's because of what we're doing here. again, the building didn't have any problems until we moved in this sliding glass door. on the second story of the building, we have google images showing it was there in 97, and multiple businesses have been in this building. they even permitted a delivery service. >> hodges tells us over the past few months, his church has had

repeated issues with city building and planning officials, who have told him he needs to make numerous changes to the organization's physical building. but hodges believes it's what his religion entails. that's the real reason he's being forced to make changes. snyder says their closure will impact more people than just their members, though hodges tells me that the organization also helps many people who live right here in their community. >> we've had members drop off clothing and provided it to the people right outside the door. we've had there's been multiple times that we've had to call an ambulance or even administer narcan somebody. >> hodges says while the church of san francisco location will close by the end of the year, they'll still be able to serve their members through the group's oakland location. and he hopes one day they'll be able to once again operate in the city. >> we would love to come back to this building. we put a lot into it, and it feels like an appropriate home for us. >> we did reach out to the san francisco planning department for comment, but they did not get back to us by our deadline in san francisco. tim johns abc seven news. >> more rain is on the way. and

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understanding what is happening at the far reaches of the earth. >> now, a team at stanford is working with a technology that could open up those icy regions to a whole new generation of researchers. >> abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma has the story. >> it takes some sophisticated technology to peer through our planet's threatened ice sheets. but now researchers from around the world may have an easier way to explore the damage. >> okay. tell me when you're ready, danny. >> a team from stanford has developed a low cost, ice penetrating radar system that's meant to be shared. it's known as orca for open radar code architecture. >> so an ice penetrating radar is a system that uses relatively low frequency radio waves, usually looking straight down through the ice. it takes advantage of the fact that ice is relatively radio transparent

at these like hundreds of megahertz and below frequencies. there's uh- rf connectors in the back, and then it connects to these antennas that are underneath the wings at their lab at stanford, thomas weisberg and daniel may showed off the drones and radar kits that have been deployed in areas like greenland and iceland, glaciers in the arctic circle. >> they say peering through the ice is key to understanding melting glaciers and their potential effect on sea level rise. may has focused on the massive thwaites doomsday glacier melting in antarctica. >> the geology below the glacier, as well as the temperature within the glacier, and trying to figure out how that that boundary is going to move over time, but often just getting the radar equipment to the glacier is a major challenge. >> the stanford team, including collaborator anna broom, have developed makeshift transport systems out of everything from snowmobiles to inner tube mounted sleds. >> so a standard sled wasn't

going to do very well because standard sled is you pass over even a small crevasse in the ice, the sled can get stuck in that, in that crevasse, and then you have to dig it out. and that's a whole pain. so this concept of using a whole bunch of inner tubes linked by flexible bamboo was really great. >> they say the goal is to help a research team build affordable equipment unique to their work. while some ice penetrating radar systems used by government agencies can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, the stanford team says they can build a base model for about $1,500 using their open source design, potentially giving global research teams a chance to help find solutions to a problem threatening our entire planet. at stanford. drew tuma. abc seven news. >> really important work of the stanford team says the hardware used to build the radar is also generic, which helps keep the cost down. >> it always helps. all right, let's get a check on our weather and the rain. >> yeah. meteorologist sandhya patel is back. sandhya? >> yeah, it's 35 degrees right

now in tahoe. d to show you a live view from our zephyr cove camera. things are pretty quiet. that scene is going to change. we're going to get some snow in there. as we take a look at the projected snow totals all the way into early next week. 29in at donner tahoe. 18. 27 at kirkwood. meanwhile, here in the bay area, a combination of haze and a little bit of cloud cover reduced visibility, especially around byron for miles right now. you had the fog earlier today. as we look at live doppler seven. eureka is getting rain. the rain hasn't reached us yet. we're seeing a lot of this evaporating before it hits the ground in mendocino county. but that will change during the late night and morning hours tomorrow afternoon. scattered showers, 50s, 60s. if you're going to the niners game against the rams at levi's stadium, 55 showers and cool at kickoff. fourth quarter. isolated showers still going. low 50s, so definitely pack on the layers and take the poncho. accuweather. seven day forecast. scattered showers with the level one tomorrow. chance of some afternoon

evening rain friday, but it's a2a wet, windy saturday before one more system comes in on monday and that one on monday and will bring us lighter rain. >> okay, great. thanks, andy. >> all right. she's getting us prepared for sports. >> chris. yeah. i love a sports forecast in the weather. i love it. all right. also, the warriors in a big game tonight in las vegas. and sandhya mentioned the niners getting ready for a playoff type atmosphere at levi's tomorrow. rain or shine, they're going to play. plus the sharks bring the holiday cheer. the must see video. no doubt it's going to

at levi's. with their season on the line, a win keeps their faint playoff hopes alive. a loss it's all but over. left tackle trent williams and safety malcolm stafford are both out tomorrow night. now the good news linebacker dre greenlaw, listed as questionable, was a full participant in today's walkthrough practice. all signs point to him making his season debut. remember, he tore his achilles in the super bowl last year. third string running back isaac randall questionable with the foot sprain. if he can't go, patrick taylor junior is going to be the lead back and defensive end nick bosa officially questionable as well. everyone knows it's go time right now. >> like i said, last week was a one game mindset and it's the exact same thing this week. thursday night football against a divisional opponent. uh- everything on the line. our season is on the line. they have a lot to play for. it's as playoff of atmosphere as you're going to get. >> night games at levi's stadium

are so much fun. our fans just get into it, especially when our defense is playing well. they love nothing more than seeing, you know, nick bosa and fred warner make plays out there. and so we can do that. feed off the energy a little bit. it's going to be really really fun environment. >> but cal football team plays unlv one week from tonight in the l.a. bowl. but today starting quarterback fernando mendoza entered the transfer portal. the bears brought in new offensive coordinator bryan harsin on tuesday. cal had been aggressive, looking for a big time starter for next season. mendoza was told he'd have the opportunity to compete for the starting job next year. the expectation now is fernando will sign with indiana, where his younger brother actually currently plays, and earn an nil deal over $1 million. but fernando mendoza is moving on from cal. the biggest news in college football stays in the acc. six time super bowl winning champ head coach bill belichick officially named the head coach at north carolina. 72 year old surprise move comes after a year away from the nfl. unc is set to play at cal next season, while stanford will go to visit chapel hill. those dates and times to be announced when the college football schedule comes out

sometime in the spring. half of the nba cup semifinals are set. both milwaukee and okc won yesterday. the hawks beat the knicks tonight. the other half is going to be set tonight. officially, the winner of tonight's warriors rockets game is going to face the thunder saturday in vegas. andrew wiggins out with an ankle injury for the dubs. that's big. the result of tonight's game will determine the length of the dubs road trip. head coach steve kerr preparing for all scenarios. >> we packed to go to vegas like we want to go and we want to we want to win the cup. we're we're in the quarters. we're in a good spot. uh. so we're our intent is to go after it. it's either a two day trip or an 11 day trip, or maybe a six day trip. i mean, i've never seen anything like this, so i personally only packed for five days. i'll just do laundry if i need to. >> you drive down the streets, they're unmistakable holiday decor that is inflatable. my neighbors drive by and they all stare at festive characters filled with air.

>> inflatable decorations. yeah, this is really good. hey, do you see this? ten years after their viral video holiday sweaters, the sharks releasing their newest hit holiday inflatables that look like dan ashley. i'm not. i'm not sure if that was dan. check out the entire video on the sharks socials or their website. it is definitely worth the watch and maybe a guest appearance from dan. we'll see. >> sports on abc seven. >> sponsored by smart and final. >> it's fun. really well produced. i cannot believe belichick is going to my ama mater. >> wow. north carolina, are you going to be part of the staff? you probably need some coaches. >> yeah, but i mean, it's interesting to go down to the college level after so many years. yeah, it really is. >> there are so many rumors about him maybe looking for an nfl job, those hot seats and he's going to go to the college game. he's going to recruit 18 year olds that want million dollar deals, a lot different than what he's used to in the nfl, where he says, you know what, i'm just going to cut you. >> so that's true. wait and see. all right. thanks very much. yeah, absolutely. >> coming up tonight on abc

seven at eight, it's celebrity wheel of fortune. that's followed by celebrity family feud. then at ten, the best of family feud. decades of laughs. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. remember that abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. that is it for this edition of ac seven news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel, chris alvarez, all of us here. we appreciate your time. have a great evening and we'll see you here again at 11. >> on the abc seven storm impact scale. >> heavy rain right on top of from 1 to 5. >> light to severe. know exactly how every storm will impact you. >> downed trees. road closures. >> be prepared with

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