now abc seven mornings live. >> a crucial decision delayed in the east bay. now five families in oakland putting pressure on the school board to keep their schools open. >> new evidence in the case against luigi mangione. detectives say they found a matching set of fingerprints at the scene of last week's shooting in new york city. >> evacuations still in place in southern california, and the fire is only 7% contained. that has not changed since yesterday. fire crews in malibu getting a bit of relief from the weather, but they say they are preparing for more wind today. >> here in the bay area, rain is back in the forecast. many of us waking up to a wet commute this morning, and right now we're

experiencing the first of three storms expected to roll through over the next week. >> good morning. it's thursday, december 12th. >> yeah. we're going to turn to drew. it was a damp drive from san jose and will be in and out of the rain all day long today. >> so we're finding a level one storm here has arrived late last night and it continues throughout the day today. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. over the last six hours, we have this front that is moving through as we speak, supplying us with the rain this morning. the heaviest is now pushing off to the east, but behind the front. now the center of the low is going to supply us with more showers throughout the day today. a closer view will show you that line of heaviest rain moved through over the last three hours. so now we're tapering to more scattered showers out there and for the morning commute. do anticipate some slick roads out there and some scattered showers. so it is a level one for the rest of today. this morning the showers are more scattered in nature. this afternoon we'll see another round of steady light rain moving through. it does turn breezy in spots once again.

with this rain moving through, it's not nearly as cold as you were yesterday. it feels mild out there, low and mid 50s for a lot of us this morning. so as we go hour by hour and future weather, here's eight in the morning. an isolated shower at best. it's later on today you can see another round of light rain starts to move through here right around lunchtime. there's that steady rain continuing into the afternoon, so take the umbrella with you. you'll need it throughout the day and the 40 niners game later on this evening. we do include showers in the forecast. so highs today. we're staying in the 50s with on and off showers. and we're tracking an even stronger storm moving in for the weekend. we'll talk more about that in eight minutes. let's check in with sue. see the wet keeps going. >> yeah we're busy this morning, drew. as you might expect, due to the weather, we've got about 20 separate incidents on the chp log. wet roads, standing water, flooding, pooling, ponding. keep those speeds lower today and give yourself plenty of room between yourself and the other guy. we've got some wet roads in marin. that rain has pushed

through. i drove through it and it was getting lighter as i got towards the city. this is san jose. we do have a problem. north 101 near oakland road. it's a spinout solo spinout facing the wrong way. it's blocking a lane of traffic and we're seeing some backups around mckee oakland road, as i mentioned. so again, take it easy this morning. give yourself lots of time. we've got lots to cover. >> now to the franklin fire still burning in malibu, la. fire officials say improved weather yesterday helped them make progress, but they expect winds to pick back up today. the fire has grown to more than 7000 acres. it is still only 7% contained. evacuation orders are still in place for thousands of people this morning. the power is out for many. pepperdine university got its power back yesterday, and now they say the shelter in place has been lifted. >> new developments in the east bay. parents have once again successfully delayed major changes to schools in oakland.

last night, the school board was set to finalize plans to merge ten schools to help solve its budget crisis. but after a contentious meeting, the vote was delayed. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us live in studio this morning with the emotional pleas from students and parents. and what comes next. gloria. >> good morning. while the board did not take any action on closing or merging schools, some worry it's just delaying the process and adding to confusion. parents and students against school mergers spoke at this oakland unified school board meeting last night. the district is facing a projected $95 million budget deficit next year, and part of the issue is declining enrollment. usc considered consolidating ten schools into five to save up to $3 million, but didn't end up voting on this. the district is also considering some 30 measures to save money, but it's the school mergers that are drawing the most controversy. >> don't close schools. you already close my sister's school? >> no to the mergers.

>> at the end of the day, the school board has to be willing to make difficult decisions if it's in the best interest of the future. students for the school district. >> that's kerry harnell of a national education nonprofit. she says while no action means no closures for now, the budget problem is not going away. and she's right. this budget problem has been going on for years, and you may remember a previous plan to close and merge schools back in 2022 led to several members of the school board being recalled by the community. so it appears, at least for now, the community has won on this issue. again, reggie. >> gloria. thank you. a san francisco woman now facing charges for shoving an asian woman to the ground last year. that woman ultimately died from her injuries. the suspect is already facing charges for a similar incident earlier this year near the gilman playground in the bayview neighborhood. there, a 71 year old woman was seriously injured. the other incident, the deadly one, happened in july of 2023 on

third street and was initially considered an accident. the da's office says the suspect entered a not guilty plea yesterday. >> the union, representing hundreds of workers at the women's federal prison in dublin, is blasting the decision to permanently close. the prison has been plagued by scandal and was first temporarily closed in the spring. the bureau of prisons announced the permanent closure last week, citing infrastructure and staffing. the union's letter reads in part, quote, this decision was made without warning, without consultation and, most disturbingly, right before the holiday season, a time that should be spent with loved ones not in uncertainty and fear for the future. the group is considering legal action. >> breaking news from overnight u.s. officials say a missing american may have been found in syria. they say the person seen in this video that is circulating online could be travis timmerman. timmerman is a missouri resident who went missing from hungary earlier this year. u.s. officials say

they're working to provide support to the person in the video. thousands of people have been released from prisons across syria this week after rebels toppled the country's former president, bashar al assad. the manhattan district attorney is vowing to bring the suspect in the killing of the unitedhealthcare ceo to justice. d.a. alvin bragg said he's confident luigi mangione will be quickly extradited to new york to face a second degree murder charge. mangione is still fighting that extradition from a pennsylvania jail. here's abc news reporter andrew dymburt. >> this morning, authorities eager to get luigi mangione back to new york after charging himck with murdering unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. >> we will get the defendant here and bring him to justice through our court proceeding. >> mangione is fighting extradition from pennsylvania, where he was arrested and initially charged with gun and forgery offenses, insults the intelligence of the american people. according to investigators, mangione's fingerprints match a water

bottle and snack wrapper near the shooting, and the gun found in his possession matches shell casings at the scene. sources say mangione's notebook reveals an alleged plot to whack thompson at his parasitic bean counter convention. mangione's lawyer, asking people not to prejudge the case. >> we've seen no evidence. that's one of the many reasons why we're challenging the extradition at this point. >> police believe mangione may have been motivated by animus toward the health care industry, possibly stemming from a spinal condition and severe back pain. investigators are also taking a close look at the 3d printed gun or ghost gun, allegedly in his possession. homemade ghost guns are harder to trace. >> it's something we're seeing more and more in use. >> the nypd, expressing concern that thompson's alleged killer could be seen as a martyr. a law enforcement bulletin includes this image of a highway banner invoking the words found on the shooter's bullets. gofundme has repeatedly shut down fundraisers seeking money for mangione's defense. senator elizabeth warren, a critic of the health

care system, condemned thompson's killing but said it should serve as a warning. >> violence is never the answer. this guy gets a trial who's allegedly killed the ceo of unitedhealth. but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands. yeah, we need regulation. >> thompson, a married father of two, was laid to rest this week. andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> we'll continue to follow the case and research. suspect luigi mangione is bay area ties. you can find the latest at abc seven news.com and on our abc seven bay area app. >> all right, let's go to tahoe a live look. it is snowing out there this morning. we are going to see a couple of inches of snow this morning. we are underneath a winter weather advisory for much of today until 4 p.m. up to a foot of snow is possible above 5000ft, a little bit higher on our tallest peaks. so travel not great. this morning. we'll

get a bit of a lull tomorrow before a stronger storm moves in here on saturday. here's live doppler seven showing you the heaviest rain is now in the central valley. this move through early this morning around midnight, 1 a.m. it's now modesto. fresno. seeing the heaviest rain we have right now. some scattered showers, mainly in the east bay, the south bay and along the peninsula where it's mainly light right now. but the biggest issue like sue has been talking about this morning, we have a lot of standing water on our roads and it's still still dark outside. it can be hard to see that standing water, so just be aware of that. we're at a level one today for the rest of your thursday this morning the showers are more scattered in nature. this afternoon we see another round of steady light rain moving through, and this is all leading to slick and slow travel on your thursday. so taking a look at the rainfall chances throughout the day, we're going to see a little bit of a lull for the morning commute. what we'll find is just mainly cloudy skies, standing water on our area, roadways as you get going this morning and then this afternoon you can see those rainfall chances really do

ramp up. and we're talking around one 3:05 p.m. we'll see more steady light rain. so that does include showers for kickoff at the niners at 515 this evening. so take the poncho if you're in a levi's stadium. we do have showers in the forecast looking at additional rainfall. not a lot of rain coming our way today, but it will be on and off and very light in nature. however, down the pipeline, a stronger storm is brewing. we'll have morning showers tomorrow and then saturday just looks like a washout with some really high winds. amanda, we'll talk about the weekend coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right drew, thank you. a lawsuit against google involving parental leave. still ahead, we hearm parents who say they were targeted for layoffs. >> bringing science fiction to life. a look at the first ever humanoid summit here in the bay area. >> tis the season to get hyphy. the san jose sharks are celebrating

in google. she's accusing the tech company of discriminating against employees who take parental leave. paula byrne was

on leave from google after giving birth to her daughter in june of 2023. she says her colleagues, not the company, informed her she was being laid off. she alleges in the lawsuit that five out of seven employees selected for termination from her team and two from an adjacent team, were also on parental leave, had recently taken or were about to take parental leave. >> i'd love to see them change their processes so there's not so many parents and women put in this situation. >> i mean, google definitely has a youth culture where they they hire young, keep young, promote young. >> a google spokesperson sent abc seven news a statement that says, 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. >> a conference in mountain view is bringing science fin to life. the humanoid summit showing off some of the newest

robots on display. abc seven news 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. >> so here we are. but this was the perfect training ground, and some of these humanoids were more human than even i expected. like the marukai 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 with. >> 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.

>> what was about to happen there? cut off right before that. was there about to dance? dustin, are you okay? okay. >> i don't know. stay. energy regulators have approved a $1.4 billion investment to expand electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling across the state. the funds will go out over the next four years to build about 17,000 new light duty chargers across california. the agency says at least half of these new chargers will be for low income and other disadvantaged communities that need them most. california currently has 152,000 chargers. >> the san francisco board of supervisors has unanimously approved a project to revitalize part of fisherman's wharf, according to mayor london breeds office. the plan involves expanding the waterfront plaza and promenade and renovating significant portions of pier 45. one shed on the pier was destroyed in a fire in 2020. the project would also upgrade the piers infrastructure to make it more resilient to earthquakes

and sea level rise. >> this morning, you can already get your tickets to bottlerock in napa valley, which is hilarious to me because we're still in 2024. they're holding a special holiday presale starting at 10:00 this morning. a limited number of $455 three day passes are available. a presale for, you guessed it, drew amex card members started tuesday. we still don't have the lineup, and we probably won't get it for a while. the 2025 bottlerock festival takes place every year over memorial day weekend. >> yeah, it never let you down, though. >> is it fun? have you been. >> oh, it's so fun. >> i've never been. but i want to know. i want to go. >> i'm shocked. >> i know, because it's in my neck of the woods. yeah. >> you would really like it. >> i know, i know, i just have to get there. it's. >> it's what i call bougie festival. >> okay. i like bougie. >> me, too. >> i want an elevated experience. >> that elevated experience, i think, goes for $6,000. >> i don't need it. i don't need that. >> okay. >> no no, no. >> it's ga for me, but i just

want the whole thing to be. >> they have some good performers all the time. >> yeah. every year. >> yeah. yeah. >> it's ga. and then find the friends. >> find the friends. >> and, you know, work the crowd. that's work the crowd. you know, work smarter, not harder. so this morning we're working hard with the rain. live doppler seven. we had some heavier showers move through earlier this morning. now, the heaviest rain is off in the central valley, but we're still seeing some scattered light showers out there around the south bay. the east bay. sue has been tracking numerous roads with standing water this morning. just be aware of that as you get going. could be hard to see some of that water on our roads. here's the bigger picture. live doppler seven. along with satellite. we have this front moving through as we speak. scattered showers behind it for the rest of the day will be in and out of the light rain throughout the afternoon and the evening. once this storm moves out, a stronger storm is going to move in here for the weekend with downpours and some strong gusty winds. we'll show you that in one second. let's plan your day today. so light, steady rain is back right around lunchtime. so you do want to take the umbrella with you. you can take the smaller one

because the winds are not terribly strong today. you don't need the large, sturdy umbrella. the one that can fit in your purse is best. we'll find those light showers throughout the afternoon and throughout the evening. here's about 830. more light rain is in the forecast, so if you're going to the niners game later on this evening at levi's, do have the poncho with you. we'll have scattered showers in the forecast. kickoff temperature right around 55 degrees. so today we'll find cloudy skies, light rain from time to time. temperatures mainly in the 50s. this afternoon as we take a look at the weekend. saturday we just had flood watches issued for the north bay, marin county, sonoma county, napa county, lake county, mendocino county. we'll find some of the highest rainfall on saturday. so here's future weather as we get you into saturday morning. we're starting to see that rain move into the north bay as we get up here right around eight 9:10 a.m, we're going to see a line of some very heavy rain move through when future weather starts to show you these areas of red. we could have thunderstorms within this

line of showers, and then we're in and out of the showers for the rest of saturday afternoon and saturday evening. but it's also the wind that is going to be a big concern. winds are going to be very strong on saturday. we're talking winds gusting 40 to 50mph pretty much all day long. so it's for that fact. we do have a high wind watch along the coast and including san francisco for those gusts potentially up to 50mph. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we have the scattered showers today. it's just a stormy saturday here a level two we have to watch to see. maybe we upgrade that to a three depending on how much rain we get in the next 24 hours, then more rain on the way early next week guys. >> all right drew thank you. coming up the seven things to know this morning. >> make sure to thank your delivery drivers this holiday season

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downtown area. p-g-and-e's says about 6700 customers are impacted and the power should be coming back on around 5:30 a.m. >> number three, the oakland unified school board delayed a vote on merging ten schools after a contentious meeting last night. the district is proposing the mergers to help balance the budget. a budget deficit that's projected to reach $95 million. >> number four breaking news overnight, the white house announced president biden has commuted roughly 1500 sentences and granted 39 pardons. it's the biggest single day act oft's the clemency in modern u.s. history. >> number five, the effort to permanently close part of san francisco's great highway takes another step forward. the plan will be discussed at the california coastal commission today, which has to approve changes before they can go on. >> number six, your thursday morning commute. we're looking at the westbound richmond-san rafael bridge. no problems here, but if you're traveling eastbound on 580, merging onto 80, that's where we have an

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abc seven mornings live. >> a shakeup at san francisco city hall, now at 530. how the incoming mayor plans to restructure the office. >> the head of the fbi is stepping down ahead of trump taking office. his message to the department. >> a double honor for donald trump. how time magazine and the new york stock exchangee recognizing the president elect this morning. >> warriors head coach steve kerr more heated than we've ever seen him before. the call during last night's game that has him fired up and calling out the refs. good morning everyone. it is thursday, december 12th. >> we are starting with the rain this morning. >> yeah, it's back after about two weeks. we have wet weather right now. live doppler seven light. we had the steadiest rain early this morning. you can see that front moving through. the heaviest rain right now through the central valley. but and outl day long. here's live doppler seven will get closer to the south bay. this is the area that

is still seeing some steady light rain currently from campbell over to san jose, santa clara, cupertino right now, kind of on the edge of some of these lighter showers. so throughout the day today it is a level one, a light storm. the showers are scattered this morning. later on this afternoon we'll see more steady light rain move in here. and we do have a high surf advisory along our coast today as this front moves through. it's a lot warmer this morning compared to yesterday. temperatures are in the upper 40s to the mid 50s as you get going. take the umbrella with you as we'll have showers throughout the day. for the morning commute. your biggest concern is standing water on our roads. this morning. more light rain moves back in right around lunchtime, and we're in and out of the showers all afternoon and all evening. so highs today with that rain we'll have temperatures mainly in the 50s. we're tracking a stronger storm for saturday. we'll talk about that in eight minutes. let's check in with sue. see that wet commute this morning. >> yeah. good morning drew. good morning everyone. we've got a sloppy mess out there for your morning drive. so give yourself lots of time standing water, ponding,

puddling will be the issue most of the morning. so here's our most severe problem. this is a sig alert. it is a stalled and crashed big rig. it is westbound 580 which is also eastbound 80. it's kind of confusing right near central. and it is blocking the two right lanes. you cae westbound 80 is slowing and eastbound 580 is slowing at that merge. so just a heads up. give yourself lots of time. this is one of many incidents. this just happens to be the most severe. we've got some drive times to show you already this morning. over an hour to get west 580 up and over the altamont. if you're heading south san rafael through southern marin, it's not a bad drive. they have it in the yellow, but it's still about 15 to 16 minutes. and highway four westbound. they're getting some rain right now and some fog. give yourself, as always, extra time. this morning you're looking at about a 20 minute drive into concord, guys. >> great reminder sue. thank

you. parents and students in oakland have gained more time in their fight to keep their schools open. oakland unified school district is considering merging ten schools to save money. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is following the story. and gloria, a vote was expected last night, but that didn't happen. >> it didn't happen. amanda. the board did not end up voting on the school closures, which would consolidate ten schools into five to save up to $3 million. but that does not mean it is off the table. the district is also considering some 30 measures to save money. usd is facing a projected $95 million budget deficit next year. part of the issue is declining enrollment. parents and students spoke out against school mergers at this oakland unified school board meeting last night. >> don't touch our schools like you need. we need more, not less. >> don't close schools. you already close my sister's school. >> i'm tired of you lying to us, saying that you're going

to vote no tonight. but you're still going to go to merge these schools. >> now, while the board did not take any action on closing or merging schools, some worry it is just delaying the process and adding to confusion that's already there. now you may remember previous plan to close and merge schools back in 2022 led to several membs of the school board being recalled by the community. so it appears, at least for now, the community has won on this issue again. of course, we'll stay on top of this for you, reggie. >> all right. thanks, gloria. christopher wray is resigning as fbi director at the end of president joe biden's term. he reminded agents of their mission during his announcement yesterday. >> 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's a ten year term, but president elect donald trump made it clear he planned to move on from wray. he has nominated kash patel to be fbi director. >> san francisco's mayor elect, daniel lurie, plans to reorganize the mayor's office, and we're getting a look at how currently 56 agencies report to the mayor through the chief of staff, with the centralized policy director at city hall. this flowchart explains the new structure. it will split the policy director job into four policy chief jobs, who will then report to the mayor through the chief of staff. the goal is to increase oversight. >> this is going to help us break down silos, make sure that we have better collaboration, cooperation and communication. we're going to be able totion. deliver results for all of you. make sure that we get the most out of taxpayer dollars going forward. >> those four policy chiefs will

represent housing and economic development, infrastructure, climate and mobility, public health and well-being, and public safety. there will also be a budget director starting january 1st. >> parking within 20ft of a crosswalk becomes illegal here in california. we've been warning you about this for a while now. cities across the bay area are preparing for the changes differently. daylighting is what they call it. it's meant to increase driver visibility at sidewalks, at crosswalks, i should say in san francisco, the sfmta now says it will not start issuing tickets for the new violation until march 1st. the agency has been issuing warnings about this new law since november. here's what the city of fremont is doing. they're putting these white plastic posts near some intersections as no parking zones for me as a driver. >> in fact, when i get to school in the morning right now, it's dark when i arrive and is dark usually when i leave lately. but it makes you more aware because of those setbacks. but you

actually have a clearer view. >> san rafael is looking at four different options to paint curbs red near crosswalks, installing no parking from here to corner signs, designated loading zones, designating loading zones, or replacing remove parking spaces with bike racks. the world's largest psychedelic church, located here in san francisco, is set to close its doors by the end of the year. z side, or i should say, is located in the soma neighborhood on howard street, pastor dave hodge hodges says persistent crime and drug use outside of the church is one reason for the closure. the other is what he calls the harassment of his organization by the city's planning department. he says over the past few months, the city has told him he needs to make numerous changes to the building. >> 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. >> we reached out to the san francisco planning department for comment. we haven't heard back. okay. >> and good morning. sue hall in the abc seven traffic center. metering lights have just been turned on 530 this morning. already seen a bit of a backup. and don't forget, we've got this sigalert. it is westbound highway 580. pardon me, 580 at the merge in richmond onto eastbound 80. it's a big rig blocking the two right lanes. >> thanks, sue. now it's time for our abc seven mornings adventure. our way of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead here in the bay area. >> first, the teenager charged in the shooting that injured forty-niners wide receiver ricky pearsall is expected in court today. the 17 year old is charged with attempted murder. pearsall was robbed at gunpoint after shopping in san francisco's union square on august 31st. police say then came a struggle and gunfire from

the suspects firearm struck both pearsall and the teen, who was shot in the arm. the teen was arrested shortly after the attack. injuries from the shooting caused pearsall to miss the forty-niners first seven games of the season. >> the effort to permanently close a two mile stretch of the great highway to traffic will be taken up by the california coastal commission today. voters back the closure with the approval of prop k last month. now, the city and the county want to add safety improvements and a protected bike lane along sloat boulevard and a park at ocean beach. those changes would mean less street parking in the area. >> officials in oakland are scheduled to celebrate the reopening of the city's main library later this morning. the downtown branch has been closed since may for renovations, including a new roof, a modernized electrical system, and ceiling upgrades throughout the building. a ribbon cutting is set for 9:00 and it is open to the public. >> the stars of wicked right here in the bay area. how are we not told where? fans were

treated to a q&a session with ariana grande and cynthia erivo? but first, a check on the weather with meteorologist drew. are you holding space? >> i should have. you really should have. i didn't know, right? >> your body should have been in that space. >> you know, i don't know what i don't know. now i'm mad this morning. >> are you mad? >> or are you loathing? >> loathing. unadulterated loathing. >> knowing what amanda said. what? amanda, son. >> this morning, we're taking a live look at lake tahoe. look at that snow coming down this morning. we have a winter weather advisory in effect until 4 p.m. today. up to a foot of snow is possible. so this morning, obviously that snow falling. it's travel is slow and slick. back here at home. we had some steady rain early this morning right around midnight. the heaviest is now off to the south and east, but we saw some light showers in the east bay the south bay this morning. standing water on our roads. the biggest concern. we're in and out of the showers all day today. we actually see a bit of a lull right around the morning commute. so just be aware that even though it's

not raining, we do have that ponding on the roads this morning. sue has been tracking it all. she is busy this afternoon. the steady rain is back. it's light, but it's with us all afternoon and all evening. so you do want that umbrella handy all day long? additional rainfall. we've already seen anywhere from a half of an inch to an inch of rain overnight. tonight, we'll likely see about a quarter to a half of an inch throughout the day today. now, looking at the levi's forecast, the niners game do have the poncho with you. showers in the forecast for kickoff, a temperature of 55 degrees. more rain is on the way. a stronger storm moves in here saturday. flood watches are posted. high wind watches are up for saturday. we'll talk all ab

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exchange this morning, as he receives the honor. this is the second time trump has been named time's person of the year. the first time was in 2016, after he was elected president. talk about a celebrity sighting. fans of the movie wicked got a blockbuster thrill at a screening in san rafael tuesday night. ariana grande and cynthia erivo, who costar in the movie, were at a theater for a q&a session following the film as part of the theater's academy awards contenders series. wicked continues to break box office records. on monday, the movie passed $325 million in ticket sales nationally, and the chronicle is reporting that this was at the smith rafael film center and the nearby skywalker ranch. this was in marin county on tuesday. that's fun. wicked fans, you won't have to muffle your singing voice in the movie theater for much longer. the hit movie musical is extending its

theatrical run with a series of singalong screenings over the holidays. moviegoers will be able to freely sing their hearts out to the film's soundtrack. the sing along screenings will start on christmas day and run through january 2nd. tickets can be purchased from various movie theaters and, of course, other ticket retailers. >> it's interesting the number of people i've talked to about wicked who respond to me by saying, oh, i don't want to go right now. i think it'll be too many people singing in the theater. i haven't heard of any singing in the theater. >> they've not. they've asked them not to sing. >> yeah, and people have complied because people are still fairly normal and at times. yeah. >> let's talk about the san rafael thing. >> yeah i know. >> so was it was it at skywalker ranch or was it at the rafael smith rafael theater? because those are two separate. >> it says it took the stage at the smith rafael film center and nearby skywalker ranch. >> so two appearances? both. yeah. i'm sick. >> i want i am sick.

>> both are just minutes away from where i am. >> oh, yeah, that makes sense. they worked on the movie. >> it wasn't on the next door. >> i'm here on a lot of limos going down. >> these people. interesting. very cool. this morning, it's all about the rain coming back here. live doppler seven was busy this morning tracking the steady rain. you may have heard it on your windows close to midnight, 1 a.m. that's when the steadiest rain moved through. we saw some scattered showers out there this morning, so the next couple of hours, the best chance of a shower is isolated for most areas. it's not steady rain this morning, but more rain is coming our way this afternoon. so here's the front live doppler seven along with satellite. we are getting that steady rain pushing off to the south and east. i just looked at tahoe. we have chain controls on 80 but not on 50 this morning. just be aware of that. more showers are coming our way this afternoon. and then another storm. this one is set to soak us with rain on saturday and some very strong winds. we'll talk about the winds in one second. today though, you see that rain returning this

afternoon. steady but light in nature with temperatures in the 50s. and then we're just in and out of the showers all afternoon and all evening. so take the umbrella with you. you will need it today. highs will mainly stay in the 50s with overcast skies on and off light showers. it is a level one on the abc seven storm impact scale, but heading into the weekend, a stronger storm on saturday becomes a level two, a moderate storm. we will see a period in the morning where we have some very heavy rain moving through here, and when future weather shows you these pops of red, those are very intense. downpours will likely find first thing saturday morning. so rainfall totals on saturday for a lot of us, anywhere from a half of an inch to two inches of rain. we're watching portions of northern sonoma county, mendocino county, lake county. we could see a lot more rain in these areas. it's a similar area that got hit pretty hard back in november, so we'll watch that area very closely. in fact, the weather service watching that area as well. flood watches are posted for the north bay for that heavy

rain, creating some flooding very possible friday into saturday. the winds will also be an issue. i want to show you this because this is a big concern we have on saturday. some of these winds on the coast could approach 60mph. a high wind watch will be in effect. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you scattered showers today. morning showers tomorrow. then it's all about those gusty winds and downpours on saturday with rain still in the forecast on monday guys. >> drew thank you. new at six higher costs brewing for coffee lovers will soon payn more for that cup of joe. >> we do want to take you outside for a live

it caused plenty of confusion, as confusion as officials battle rumors it was from iran across the country. a chinese national has been charged with flying a

drone over a u.s. military base. abc's rhiannon ally has more. >> this morning, growing concern over hundreds of these mysterious drone sightings in the northeast. that is not an airplane. videos on social media showing drones described as much larger and faster than those typically used by hobbyists hovering over parts of new jersey, new york and pennsylvania in recent days, some spotted over a u.s. military facility, over reservoirs, and over president elect trump's golf club and summer home. the fbi is investigating, but so far, no answers. >> you're telling me we don't know what the hell these drones are? in new jersey are. is that correct? >> that's right. it's crazy. i mean, that's crazy. >> a new jersey congressman claims iran is responsible. >> iran launched a mother ship probably about a month ago that contains these drones. it's off the east coast of the united

states of america. >> but he's refusing to reveal sources to back up his claim. >> they do work with the air force. they do work with national defense. they do work with drones. >> the pentagon denying any so-called mothership on the west coast. a chinese citizen has been arrested, accused of using a drone to snap aerial photos over vandenberg space force base just hours after the launch of a u.s. spy satellite last month. authorities say he hacked the drone to enter no fly zones. some are comparing these drone incidents to that chinese spy balloon the size of two school busses, which was shot down off the south carolina coast last year. >> so my responsibility is for the american people to have full disclosure. that doesn't mean we tell them military secrets, but when you have something the size of a chevy suburban hovering over your backyard, and these reports are real and they don't deny them, the pentagon doesn't deny the reports. nobody does. there's something going on here,

obviously. >> rhiannon. ally, abc news, new york. >> seth. the v foundation for cancer research hosted its annual booyah event, a celebration of stuart scott. he was a well-known on air personality at espn. this january will mark ten years since his death. booyah helps raise money for scientists doing cancer research for underrepresented groups. stuart scott's daughters were in new york city last night for that event. >> it is so powerful to know that we are not alone in in grieving and in celebrating him. still, ten years later, our parent company, the walt disney company, was one of the event sponsors. >> dubs fans probably not happy this morning. >> the warriors have lost a chance to go to the nba cup semifinals in las vegas, and coach steve kerr says the referees from last night's game against the houston rockets are to blame. it was a wild finish last night. even if you aren't a basketball fan, the warriors

were up by a point in the final seconds of the game when steph curry missed a shot in the scuffle to get the ball, the refs called a personal foul on jonathan kuminga, giving the rockets two free throws that then gave them the game. you see coach kerr there visibly furious. couldn't believe it. on the court and after the game. >> the game was a complete wrestling match. you know they didn't call anything. steph curry got hit on the elbow plain as day on a jump shot. just clubbed right on there. no call. so you've established you're just not going to call anything throughout the game. it's physical game. we're going to call it a loose ball foul on a jump ball situation with guys diving on the floor with the game on the line. this is $1 billion industry. you got people's jobs on the line. i don't think an elementary school referee would have made because that guy would have had feel and said, you know what, i'm not going to decide a game on a

loose ball 80ft from the basket. i wanted to go to las vegas. we wanted to win this cup. and, you know. we aren't a loose ball foul 80ft from the basket with the game on the line. i've never seen anything like it in my life. and that was ridiculous. thank you. >> and he walked off. karl will likely be fined by the nba for his comments. the rockets advanced to the nba cup semifinals versus the thunder this saturday right here on abc. seven. coverage starts at 5 p.m. then you can watch after the game. taco bell is shaking things up with a new live, live mos cafe. >> is it live? >> mos live. >> mos live live live live. we have a thing with live here. >> those. okay. it's the first of its kind for now. only available at this chula vista location in southern california. the new menu offers new cafe

drinks, like a mexican mocha and a beekeeper or chata instead of baristas. a live mos cafe has bell. reese does people loving the place, loving the drinks. >> and yeah, it's like everything is so popular right now. the most popular will be the iced coffee, the mexican chocolate, iced coffee, and my favorite part? >> okay, customers can add all the usual taco bell cravings to their order. the new cafe will also have a drive through live mos, live more. that's it. >> live more. yeah. >> live more coming up on abc seven mornings at six. the new project bringing upgrades to san francisco's fisherman's wharf. >> but first new evidence in the unitedhealthcare ceo murder. what investigators found near the crime scene, and the unique system developed by a team at stanford. >> key to understanding melting glaciers. >> and a meteorologist, drew tuma, will be in and out of the

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