now abc seven mornings live, now at six. >> prosecutors building their case against the united health care murder suspect this morning. how a bay area police

officer may have played a role in his arrest. >> plus, this video that you have to see a man barely escapes getting hit by a speeding car. we talked to this north bay band about the way he was able to get out of the way so fast. >> and we want to take a live look from san rafael this morning, where elves are preparing toys with the help of the salvation army. our very own gloria rodriguez is standing by, and she'll tell us more about the so-called elf collective. >> it was almost as if that elf heard you. yes. did that elf hear you? >> that was perfect. >> it was perfect timing. >> cue the elf. >> it is friday, december the 13th. and it's cursed for me. but hopefully it's great for you. >> it's. you're you're. it's improving. >> it's improving. it got wild there for a minute. you got to witness it. fortunately, you did not. >> you can't tell from here. well, the weather is going to get worse later on today into saturday, but we're not done with the rain. we have live doppler seven picking up on the rain offshore and in the north bay. it's a level one. the next couple of hours. so we'll see

the light shower activity from santa rosa down through san rafael, also along the coast there. and then we'll break out into just cloudy conditions. a bit of a break. the north bay, maybe not seeing much of a break as we transition into heavier rain tonight. so breezy winds, light showers, rough surf level one this morning. temperatures are from the upper 40s to the low 50s. we had a really good round of rain the other day. so as we add to this today, we're hoping for a bit of a break. you can see this model wants to lift the rain to the north because we have a doozy coming in later on tonight into tomorrow with soaking rain, several inches with very gusty winds. a high wind watch. a high wind warning and a flood watch for the north bay. so this is friday. it doesn't look too bad, but we will be tracking the heaviest rain. the gusty winds. when we see you in just a few minutes. sue. thank you. lisa. >> we are headed out to the well to san rafael. first, let's take a look at 101 past the northgate

mall, making your way towards central san rafael. it's moving at a really good clip. in fact, all the way to the golden gate bridge. you are in the clear. it's about a 20 minute ride across the span into san francisco. not friday light here. more like friday the 13th at the bay bridge. metering lights were on early because we had an accident near the metering lights that's been cleared out of lanes. and then once you get on the span, we're looking at slow traffic again this morning because we have this road work that i thought was picked up. chp went out and confirmed that it was not yet picked up. it might be now, but it was this southbound 101 roadwork at cesar chavez uh. it's still pretty backed up along the span. that is the residual effect. an accident on 280 in woodside. that's also slowing you guys. >> thank you. sue. firefighters are starting to get a handle on that wildfire in malibu after strong winds helped spread that fire earlier this week. the franklin fire has burned over 4000 acres. crews have made

progress. the fire is now 30% contained. it started monday night in malibu, burning close to pepperdine university. officials say preparation for the santa ana winds helped minimize the damage of the fire. 11 county fire reports six homes have been damaged and nine buildings destroyed, with the new progress in containing the fire. officials announced some residents are now being allowed back home. >> i am boots on the ground and i assure this community we are working diligently. we are working so quickly on this. i mean, the reality is we weren't going to open until later and we pushed this and worked with our utility crews, worked with our fire department. >> there are still nearly 2000 firefighters battling the franklin fire. >> a sad update to a story we've been following. one of the kids injured in a shooting at a butte county school last week may never walk again. the family of five year old elias wolford shared the update on his health and said he has not moved his legs. they say an mri showed a

bullet had damaged his spinal cord. another boy, who is six years old, is also recovering from his injuries. investigators say the gunman used a ruse to get onto the campus before opening fire during recess. the man then took his own life. >> this morning, there are new details about how san francisco police officer took action in the days leading up to the arrest of luigi mangione, the man accused of killing the ceo of unitedhealthcare. the chronicle reports four days before the arrest, the officer recognized mangione in the surveillance photos that were being widely circulated and contacted the fbi. the officer was familiar with mangione's face because he had been reported missing to san francisco police by his mother last month. it's unclear if the fbi responded to the san francisco police officer. meantime, we're continuing to hear from people who knew mangione, including a woman who says she spent time with him while he lived in hawaii. >> i would say he's a winner in everything, even in volleyball. he wanted to be the best. he

always wanted to win book club. he wanted to be the one who actually read the book, who had the best answers and the questions for everything. so he's he's a winner all around. >> mangione is still fighting extradition to new york from a jail in pennsylvania, where he was arrested. abc news reports prosecutors in new york are now presenting evidence to a grand jury as they work to secure an indictment. >> we will continue to follow the case, of course, and mangione's bay area ties. find the latest on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. >> within seconds, my life would have. i most likely wouldn't be here right now. i mean, the impact would have would have, would have, would have probably killed me. >> it doesn't get closer than this. on wednesday, ralph messiah was going for a morning walk when that car you see came racing toward him. he had probably a fraction of a second to move out of the way.

>> i'm walking. i'm walking up. i see it out of the corner of my eye. i see it coming and i just. and it happened and you know, and that's the reaction is from being at the gym and doing the crossovers. >> shout out to the gym. yeah. wow. >> what? >> and you can see the aftermath of the crash. police say the driver suffered a major medical emergency. seconds before a passenger was also hurt. both are expected to survive. now back to ralph for a second. he said he called 911 and he went to check on both people who were in the car. he is he is blessed, that is for sure. >> a fatal bike crash on the peninsula is bringing safety advocates together to renew their push to make a busy overpass safer. the crash happened last month on holly street, near the 101 overpass in san carlos. that's where community members placed what they call a ghost bike, in honor of 31 year old andrea vela. bueno yesterday afternoon. she's a stanford researcher who was

killed in that crash. the city had plans to make that area safer by building a bicycle and pedestrian bridge. but the one on one express lane project delayed the plan. >> bicyclists and pedestrians continue to cross this overpass, riding right across on and off ramps to the freeway. it's just utterly dangerous. >> safety advocates say they hope the city can come up with a short term solution to help prevent future tragedies. >> there's some major pushback to a judge's decision to allow the release of a man suspected in the death of a community service officer in san jose. officer long pham was killed in august when suspected drunk driver juan herrera palacios crashed into him while he was performing traffic control duties. a recent court decision allows the suspect to post bail. san jose police chief paul joseph and mayor matt mehan are blasting the decision, citing the suspect's previous conviction on alcohol related reckless driving. >> you know, you're repeatedly

making bad decisions and have had a warning and have failed to change your ways, and then deciding to engage in that risky behavior again has led to the death of an innocent person. i just have a i have a hard time with this decision. >> the santa clara county sheriff's office says the suspect is still in custody and has not posted bail. >> good friday morning to you. we've got light rain out there. it's raining on the peninsula up in the north bay, a level one system. and this is our lull before we really get into the heavy stuff. a level two tonight. gusty winds, a wind warning right here on the peninsula where we could see winds gusting over 60 miles an hour. so we're talking about the possibility of downed trees and power lines overnight tonight into early saturday. right now this is just the light stuff. in fact, it's going to lift up to the north and we'll have a drier afternoon as we time this out for you. you can see the rain here. then by the late morning hours and the afternoon, we've

got cloudy skies. the rain sinks south again. by late this evening the wind kicks up. then we've got a band of very heavy rain. this is midnight. as we get into 5:00 tomorrow. check it out. this is going to be pounding rain, gusty winds and then the winds continue throughout the afternoon. then we get a big dry slot and it's over. we could even see a chance of a thunderstorm early tomorrow. breezy winds turning gusty tonight, a high wind watch and a high wind warning. and then as we get into this tomorrow, good idea to stay off the roads. it's going to be crazy here. early morning and then this all will shut down. but look at these winds. 11:00, still over 40 miles an hour. the peninsula, the santa cruz mountains and rainfall amounts today and tomorrow, anywhere from 1 to 2in. today, maybe a half inch in the north bay, a 10th elsewhere. and this takes us through friday night into saturday. so we're looking at the possibility of flooding in the north bay again. and then there is our winter storm warning, which could bring a half a foot to a foot of snow,

maybe more up around donner through the weekend. reggie aqui. >> lisa. thank you. still ahead, san francisco police planning a big crackdown on drivers behaving badly in the new year. what you're going to want to know. and a popular east bay restaurant is back and better than ever. the latest business to arrive in jack london square, bringing in authentic taiwanese street food. also a note tomorrow the nba cup will be right here on abc seven. the houston rockets taking on the oklahoma city thunder. our coverage starts at 5 p.m. we'll also have the finals on tuesday and stick around for aft

is launching a public education campaign opposing the city's budget proposal that includes closing fire stations. oakland faces a $129 million budget deficit, with planned layoffs and service cuts to balance the budget. under the proposal, the oakland fire department may have to close several fire stations. the union says the closures would increase emergency response times as well as threaten public safety. we're waiting to get a response from the city on the firefighter union firefighters union's campaign launch. the san francisco police are planning to ramp up traffic enforcement in the new year. it comes after the department says the city is on pace to see its deadliest year on the roads in the last decade. >> internally within the department, we have to start prioritizing this in a different way and hopefully we will get to

that point in this coming year and the years beyond. >> the police commander telling the board of supervisors sfpd rolled back traffic enforcement during the pandemic. now, because of so many deadly crashes, especially involving pedestrians, officers are going to be on the roads in full force next year. the department plans to implement what it's calling wave operations. these are targeted enforcement locations two days a week for two hours a day every three weeks. sfpd says the intervals help decrease speeding and reckless driving. a group of administrators facing charges for shutting down the golden gate bridge tried to get their cases dismissed. they chanted as they headed into the courtroom at san francisco's hall of justice yesterday. the judge denied the group's motion. a total of 26 people were arraigned and all pleaded not guilty. they were charged after this pro-palestinian demonstration in april. some commuters were trapped on the bridge for three hours. earlier this month, a judge dismissed most of the charges against the

group. >> we're getting a look inside jack london square's new waterfront restaurant, dragon gate. it serves traditional taiwanese food. it opened a new and bigger location on franklin street. the owners hope to inspire others who want to start their business in oakland. co-owner and head chef johnny chang grew up on the streets in taiwan. he knows how to cook up authentic street food using ingredients like shark, rabbit and octopus to bring the people. >> it was actually working on the asian street or taiwan night market or working on the street. i can get something really special and tasty. >> sifu vong opened dragon gate a few blocks away. it did close during the pandemic, and they waited three years to take over this new space. >> this morning, kids woke up extra early to help give back to their community. >> the annual salvation army angel tree toy shopping spree started just a bit ago, and the event invites kids to shop for other kids in need. live in san

rafael this morning, abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez. gloria, tell us what's going on. >> there we go. good morning. well, the kids are out here shopping at the target in san rafael. they've been shopping here since about 545 this morning. and check this out. these are all the gifts that they've already purchased for kids in need. you can see everything from dolls to stuffed animals. just all types of stuff. it's really a cool program. and this is called the elf collective. and so they've raised about $80,000 so they can shop for children in need. and those toys are going to be distributed by the salvation army next week at their toy distribution. and so you can see targets rolled out the red carpets here for the kids. they've got cookies for them, hot chocolate, even these little trophies that you see over here where all of the volunteers are going to be getting a trophy at the end of today for all their hard work, helping raise money and shopping for the kids. so throughout the morning, it's been really fun to just kind of see the kids out here shopping.

we've got two kids that we talked to, so we have landry and bodie. we met them a little bit ago and they've been shopping all morning long. so guys, this is really cool what you're doing. tell us what you've gotten so far. >> we've gotten cameras. we've gotten a lot of jewelry sets, nail polish kits, lots of toys, board games, all the fun stuff. really. >> and this is your second car? >> this is our fourth cart. maybe we got fourth cart. >> so what do you got here? >> this is just cars. we've just started this cart, so we'll get more later, but we usually fill it up to, like, here and then drop it off, which is really fun. >> and i think what's so cool too is that again, it's the kids that are shopping for other kids because who knows better than kids what other children need and want. so, bodie, what do kids want this year? >> you think a bunch of kids are wanting the polaroid cameras? they really like the scooters. they've been wanting all the plushies like iron man, superman, spider-man, all that kind of stuff. and then they've really been liking jewelry kits and all that kind of stuff. >> and why is it so special for you all to participate in this

today? because i know you were here by 545, so you had to get up super early today. >> i kind of say that it just like i've done this for like three years, and it's added just like a personalization to all the donations that you make. and it kind of makes it very personalized. and you get to see where you're donating goes to and what it contributes and how much it contributes to what's so wonderful that you two are doing this. >> thank you for joining us this morning. and of course, we'll be here throughout the morning. bring you some more. but yeah, this is just such a fun event. and it's so wonderful that all the toys are going to be distributed next week at the salvation army store distribution. >> guys, that is really nice. i'm. oh. hi, lisa. i'm obsessed with the cookies. those target cookies. they're so cute. >> hopefully they get, you know, put into those gift bag bags as well. i'd be happy. >> hey, i'm just putting it out there and. and here we go. gloria. pretending like she can't hear me. i get it, i get it. gloria, that makes sense. >> it's tv for dogs, right? yeah. know what i'm saying? good for those kids. that's really

neat that they're doing that. that is cool. >> yeah, and she was right. who better than a kid to know what a kid wants? >> absolutely. polaroids. >> that's very. >> they're back to me. they're back. >> those kids are definitely going to be asleep. fully asleep by six, period. you know, they they got up really early to do this, so. >> yeah, absolutely. and, you know, hopefully you'll sleep through the rain tomorrow because it is going to be coming through the overnight hours a level two system. here we go this morning with a level one system that's increasing the next couple of hours we have rain on the peninsula. it's light rain. it will continue to be some light rain from san francisco south, even over to parts of the east bay. but the north bay could see this. just continue right on through the day. it's been light, but we're talking russian river some issues as we get into the weekend. so we have rain through about 8:00 and then it decreases and we'll see cloudy skies. so amounts today focusing to the north around a third to a half inch in better amounts. but look at the rest of us. just a couple

of hundreds. this is your friday. as we get into our high surf advisory. this takes us through tomorrow night, 10 to 22ft breakers. and then our coastal flood advisory for the king tides. it continues right on through the weekend into tomorrow. our high wind watch transitioning into a high wind warning right along the coast here. winds gusting to 50 and over 60 miles an hour through early tomorrow, then early tomorrow afternoon. still in the 42 mile an hour range, we have our flood watch. marin sonoma, napa extended through sunday, could see 4 to 6in of rain in the russian river area, so we're concerned about that. the heaviest amounts to the north today. we see things taper off east bay and south bay, and the accuweather seven day forecast featuring that level one system today. level two tonight, gusty winds, soaking rain through midday tomorrow a break on sunday. another level one system on monday a break and then slightly warmer. we'll need that break the middle of next week. >> all right. thanks, lisa. now we're going to bring in ginger

zee. she is live in houston with a look at what's happening on gma. >> yeah good morning ginger. >> reggie aqui amanda great to be with you. i was just looking at those models for your forecast. so i will be sharing some of that on gma as well. but we have a lot of news to get to. it's all going to start in syria. we've got the latest there from that american found alive and his family who by the way are of course overjoyed after going months without seeing him. we're live in damascus, where our chief international correspondent, james longman, went inside the presidential palace, and he's going to tell us what he found. also, we had that stanley cup recall, more than 2.6 million of those mugs are on a list due to burning dangers. we're going to tell you what to do if you happen to have one. plus, golden globe nominee timothee chalamet and elle fanning telling us about that bob dylan biopic, which i can't wait to see. and i'm right here at the houston zoo enjoying a beautiful lights display for the holidays. but probably even better is meeting kirby, the one month old

elephant, the baby that we will be able to introduce you to here on gma coming up. >> we were watching earlier this morning. you saw it kirby was you know you know how they wobble and wiggle when they're trying to get their footing. >> it's so cute. >> how lucky did you get. wait how close were you to this elephant? >> i know i'm like, i got a kiss from kirby's sister joy. let's just say that. >> what joy. >> oh, i like that. that's nice. and it looks so festive in houston, so that's sweet. can't wait to see the elephant. and you, ginger, a

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later on tonight we will time it out for you, but we have a myriad of watches and warnings to pass along throughout the overnight hours and into your saturday. good morning sue. good morning lisa. >> it is friday but not friday. light at the bay br.

more on that in a second. it's looking good though, on your commute from marin county over the waldo grade and across the golden gate bridge, the volume is increasing just a little bit, but no fog and just light rain to contend with. there you go. the 880 freeway past the oakland coliseum. everybody moving at a good clip. i love to show speeds at the limit where we have a friday the 13th unlucky commuters across the bay bridge. we had this road work southbound 101 again this morning, picked up at 6:00. and that's the domino effect back all the way on to the span and through the metering lights. here's a look at your drive times up and over the altamont still in the yellow this morning. it's we'll call it medium. and your drive over the golden gate bridge into the city. less than 20 minutes from san rafael, just starting to bunch up a bit into concord west on four reggie aqui. >> thanks. if you're making a trip to the lake tahoe area this weekend, make sure that you know what you're getting into. snowy conditions have been causing issues on the roads, and a winter storm

warning is going to effect this afternoon. people are being encouraged to avoid traveling as that next storm movesorm moves . now, yesterday some people got stuck when a big rig crash shut down interstate 80 in snowy conditions. >> i was on my way back to san francisco for my office holiday party. cannot believe that we are. we're stuck here. >> there were several other crashes as well. like a truck that slid off the road and down an overpass and multiple spinouts this morning, chains are required on both interstate 80 and highway 50 heading into the tahoe area and closer here in the bay area. there's a high surf advisory through 4 a.m. tomorrow. this is for all the bay area beaches along the pacific coast. the only exception is santa cruz. waves have the potential to reach 22ft and the currents could be dangerous. you can keep up with the weather conditions on our abc7 bay area app. it gives you access to the same live doppler seven our weather team uses. if you turn on push alerts, we'll send notifications with important updates.

>> a new audit is blasting the overtime practices of the san francisco police department. the report by the city's budget and legislative analyst found sfpd spent more than $108 million on overtime in the 20 2223 financial year. it also says around 200 officers, or about 12% of sworn staffers, accounted for about a third of the total overtime budget. outgoing san francisco supervisor dean preston commissioned the audit. he believes the city has let sfpd spend too much money for too long. >> you know, i've got constituents who are facing service cuts, but folks who rely on the city for food aid, for other forms of relief. everyone's being told it's a deficit and we need to cut. meanwhile, you have this audit shows that the police department is just on a spending spree. >> the department responded in a statement, writing in part, the sfpd has been using overtime to backfill our patrol and investigation units to ensure

san francisco remains one of the safest cities in the country. as we continue to rebuild our ranks. overtime hours will decrease. >> the incoming administration is beginning to take shape in san francisco's city hall. mayor elect daniel lurie has announced three more appointment appointments to his leadership team, so lori chooses stacy slaughter to serve as his chief of staff. slaughter worked for the giants for nearly three decades as as executive vice president and senior advisor to the ceo. most recently, she served as an advisor to the global investment firm sixth street partners and is a board member of bay fc, the bay area's new national women's soccer league franchise. lori also added matthew godot as deputy chief of staff and han xu as director of public affairs. >> san francisco's transit chief is stepping down from his role after five years in city hall. jeffrey tumlin is expected to announce his official departure at the next sfmta meeting.

tumlin was appointed to the seat in 2019. since then, public transit delays had fallen significantly and sfmta related crashes also declined. tumlin has recently been the subject of a petition demanding his resignation. many say that his leadership has ignored many of the public's concerns, as sfmta will soon start the process of finding a new director. julie curtis bomb, who currently oversees muni, will be the interim director. >> two suspects have been charged with a union square smash and grab that happened two months ago. in october, police say a car rammed into the dior store and at least ten people ran in and ransacked it. police say they were in and out in less than a minute, stealing more than 60 bags worth over a quarter of $1 million. they did another quarter of $1 million in damage to the store. the suspects are being held without bail. they are due back in court christmas eve. they both pleaded not guilty to charges including burglary, grand theft, vandalism

and organized retail theft. >> the city of san jose and san jose state are entering into a partnership with the tech giant to expand the use of ai in government. a new team up with nvidia is focusing on a new workforce initiative. the goal is to use ai technology across a range of city services to boost government efficiency and productivity. nvidia is also partnering with csu to better prepare students to use ai in future careers. >> amazon giving donald trump a financial boost as he gets ready to retake the white house. the online retail giant reportedly donating $1 million for the president elect's upcoming inauguration. company founder jeff bezos is also planning to visit trump within the next few days. >> and ahead of the inauguration, president elect donald trump is seeing a wave of support out of silicon valley. time magazine is owned by marc benioff, the founder of san francisco based salesforce. time recently named trump as the person of the year. trump has

also gotten support from mark zuckerberg with a $1 billion donation to his inauguration fund. all this support is spotlighting a change in the tech community. >> for the longest time, it's just been assumed that everyone in silicon valley is a democrat. and so i think that was the reason that he probably went along with some of those things. but deep down, that libertarian drive and ethos, i think is really, really central to mark zuckerberg and a lot of these tech founders. >> though trump has vowed to repeal president joe biden's ai executive order. the order aimed to create safeguards and protect people's rights without hurting innovation. >> president elect trump says that he has met with the union that represents dock workers around the country to talk about automation. they went on strike in october and that was one of the issues. the strike didn't impact the port of oakland, but who knows what will happen in the future. they did agree to wage increases, but nothing was hammered out on the automation issue. in a social media post

today, the president elect pointed the finger at foreign companies and said they should be hiring the dock workers instead of laying them off. >> advocates for criminal justice reform are praising the biggest single day act of clemency in modern u.s. history. this was breaking yesterday on abc seven mornings, president joe biden commuted the sentences of nearly 1500 americans who were released from prison and put on home confinement during the pandemic. that includes some people who were once imprisoned at the now shuttered women's prison in dublin. he also pardoned more than three dozen people, including one man from california. we spoke with a stanford law professor who says biden's pardoning of his son, hunter, opened the floodgates. >> there's so much political pushback that i think it meant that he really needed to exercise the pardon power in a way that didn't seem as self-serving. >> the white house says biden will continue to review pardons and commutations in his final days in office.

>> now it's time for abc seven mornings advancer a preview of what's happening in the bay area today. >> we'll start off with top golf. it's opening one of its largest venues yet today. the new three story venue is in burlingame, near bayshore freeway and airport drive, right off 101. you can see it. some features include 108 hitting bays, where you can practice your swing or lounge nearby. there's also a full service bar and private event rooms. >> san francisco's iconic santacon is going to stick around a little longer than usual. santacon is now a three day event. it's usually only on saturday, and now it is today, tomorrow, and sunday. it's the same old santacon just longer. so pub crawling toy donations. i mean, except for the bars where they're not allowed. there will also be a performance by the sf burlesque band and carolers. you know, i'm not sure if i'm familiar with the sf burlesque band. >> i'm not. i'm interested.

>> is it exactly what it sounds like? >> it sounds like it. and three days. so take it slow. take it easy. drink some water. >> coming up, our breakdown of the impact of bird flu not only in the bay area, but across the state. >> and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up about 125 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> and if you subscribe to youtube tv, sorry, but you're going to have to pay quite a bit more for the streaming service starting next month. first, here's lisa. >> all right. we've got light rain this morning. our level one system. you can see how the rain is increasing the last several hours from the north bay to the peninsula and a little bit in the east bay. so we go in closer and you'll see south city 280, the wet weather, slick roadways down through 82 san mateo. but the bulk of it is here up in the north bay. and we'll continue to see this. it will lift to the north throughout the oh nine, 10:00 hour. but the next few

hours it continues to increase. we get a break throughout the bulk of the day, and then we'll be looking at our very strong storm system tonight into tomorrow. so right on through tonight, anywhere from almost three quarters of an inch in santa rosa to upwards of over an inch, maybe two inches ukiah, but you can see just a couple hundredths. the rest of us. so here's a look at our high surf advisory. up to 22 foot breakers through tomorrow. our coastal flood advisory with the king tides right on through monday, so flooding is likely there. a high wind watch goes into a warning as we look at the purples right along the coast. overnight into tomorrow, winds gusting to over 60 miles an hour. half moon bay and then our flood watch here right on through sunday. so flooding likely in the north bay. the russian river could easily see 4 to 6in of rain. and then here's a look at our heavy rain. midnight. and then into early on saturday. so soaking rain with heavy wind gusts and we could

see the possibility of some downed trees and power lines. so very dangerous system coming into play. stay tuned to the

tomorrow marks 12 years since the deadly mass shooting at sandy hook elementary on

december 14th, 2012. a gunman killed six adults and 20 students at the school in newtown, connecticut. earlier this week, survivors and other gun violence victims traveled to capitol hill in hopes of pushing congress to pass new gun safety laws. since the tragedies, many schools in connecticut spent millions on better security. >> that's your morning money report. youtube tv. the latest streaming service to raise its prices. starting next month, youtube tv is going to cost 83 bucks a month. when it launched in 2017. a subscription was $35 a month. it jumped to 50 by 2019, then to 73 last year. in july, peacock increased its premium subscription by 20 bucks, and in october, disney, abc7's parent company, raised prices for disney plus, hulu and espn plus. analysts say the next big price hike we should expect the just about the only one i haven't named so far. can you guess it? netflix. they haven't

predicted an exact number, but told abc news it will likely be robust and happen in the new year, so save your pennies. a new federal rule will cap bank overdraft fees at $5. millions of americans pay around $35 per transaction when they overdraw money from their checking account. the consumer financial protection bureau says this change will save americans $5 billion a year. well, now you can pay for hulu and peacock and netflix and everything else. >> having to pay 35. >> yeah it's part of a biden administration plan to crack down on junk fees. >> big banks love overdraft. it is easy profit for them, but it is punishing for so many americans, especially those who live paycheck to paycheck. >> what a dramatic sound bite. love it. okay. the consumer bankers association filed a lawsuit against the federal agency, claiming blatant overreach. the law is set to take effect in october of next

year, but legal challenges could delay that. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we are up about 76 points in san rafael this morning. >> kids are shopping for those in need at the annual salvation army angel tree shopping spree. groups showed up early this morning and counted off before starting that shopping. abc seven news gloria rodriguez she is live at target now. good morning gloria. >> good morning. this is really an incredible program where kids are shopping for kids in need. and check this out. they've already gotten all of these gifts here at target. they're going to be spending $80,000 here at target. and the gifts are going to be distributed next week at the salvation army's toy distribution. so right now we have live with us, butch hayes, and butch is with the elf cooperative. and you are kind of head elf. tell us all about your organization. >> well, this is now our 15th year. we're so excited to bring so much hope and joy to so many families throughout the bay area. the salvation army just

does an absolutely amazing distribution and helping of families. you can still give to the salvation army, but this has been a huge partnership with target. we have tracy here who runs the entire northern california division. we couldn't do it without your help. and my son's here that get up at 330 in the morning to help us. and all these kids that have gotten together that really understand the true season of giving. and a lot of people wonder why i'm wearing this outfit. i have a buddy of mine, greg nelson. he gave us $5,000. he said, you dress up like buddy the elf, i'll give you another five grand. so, greg, here it is, baby. >> i love it. do you have a buddy the elf impression for us? uh. >> oh, this is going to be good. i like it sparkly. >> very nice. but, you know, one of the things that i was really struck by is you started this because of your own experience growing up. tell us about that. >> yeah, well, i was raised by a single mom and an old business

partner of mine. same situation. and, you know, she was working all the time, and we understand how many single moms out there are struggling or just parents. dads too. right. and having some type of way to give back. and what i really love and what it's evolved into is kids learning about giving back at a really young age. like we have emma right over there, and she's just learning all about how to give back. and we love giving that message out there. >> how did you raise all that money, $80,000 for all these toys? >> a lot of friends owe us favors. no uh. we have a lot of really kind, generous people. and that's the biggest thing, is we couldn't do it without our friends that are out there that really believe in this cause, believe in what target does for us, what believe in what the salvation army does. and it's just great when people come together and want to do something good for the community. and i think the bay area is feeling that whole new optimism that's out there. and

it's really exciting. >> but thank you so much for your time and for everything you're doing for the community. and as butch mentioned, you can still donate the elf cooperative. you can go to their website, of course, the salvation army as well, and check this out. let's just take a quick little walk here and see some of the gifts that they've collected already so far. so you've got a lot of these stuffed animals, the squishmallows that if you have kids, you know all about these. we've seen a lot of dolls here. look at this big bike. just so much stuff for those kids in need. and again, you know, it's really neat because the kids are the ones that know what other kids want. so they're choosing all the coolest stuff here. guys. it's really been just heartwarming to see the kids up early and just giving back to the community and truly butch's energy. >> gloria, i'm so please thank him for sharing that meaningful story about, you know, his reflection of all of this. but it's really good to see the kids out there. you you already mentioned that. but i mean, that's saying something because waking up this early. >> yeah. are they going to school after this? gloria. yeah.

do you want to. >> you know, bring us a cookie. >> gloria. okay. >> we'll see you back here. >> you know, one of these days we're going to figure out live tv. we will get. we're gloria someday. it was great someone. but, you know, until that day comes to work out, then we'll just throw it away in the meantime, all right? >> yeah. a lot to talk about in the weather department having that weird issue. oh, there she is. that is, now she can hear us. all right. well, great. cool. bye. all right. good morning everybody. live doppler seven, north bay rain and peninsula light sprinkles. also pushing into the east bay. this is a level one system. it's with us for the next couple of hours. then it lifts to the north. we get a break before the heavier system arrives later. so not all of this is reaching the ground. but we have wet pavement, we have breezy winds throughout the day, and the bulk of the activity will be in the north bay. so rainfall amounts through 11:00 tonight, anywhere from a couple hundredths for most of us to three quarters of an inch. in

santa rosa. we have our high surf advisory takes us through tomorrow. these waves will increase our coastal flood watch, which is because of the king tides. that continues to monday. so you can count on that flooding. but this is what we're worried about. the wind watch headed into a high wind warning along the coast in the purples, the valleys of the east bay, the coastal north bay, the san mateo coast where winds could be in excess of 60 miles an hour. with the heavy rain, we already have a flood watch that has been extended into sunday, where we're looking at the russian river, coming perhaps close to its banks or out of its banks on sunday, and then an additional three inches or so in the north bay. the good news is this is a quick mover, so we get a shot of 1 to 2in of rain, and it moves on through. the bulk of your saturday afternoon is dry, although it's going to be very breezy. we'll see the wind gusts the strongest in the first part of the day. this is later on today and then overnight through

early morning we get a break and then it ramps up again. you can see 55 mile an hour winds 7:00 and then it continues the winds through 11:00. the rain will be tapering off, then the wind, and then we'll look for a big break on sunday. so the accuweather seven day forecast level one today. showers in the morning. level two tonight. heavy rain, gusty winds, a break late saturday into sunday and some lighter rain, maybe an inch in the north bay on monday. amanda. >> all right lisa thank you. new developments in elon musk's fight with the securities and exchange commission over his 2022 purchase of then twitter shares before he bought the company. now, musk posted on social media this morning that the sec is demanding he pay a fine of an undisclosed amount or possibly face charges. the sec has been investigating whether musk committed securities committed securities fraud before he bought twitter. musk responded on social media by posting a letter from his attorney and an image showing

the sec chairman appearing to look like a snail. okay. taylor swift is breaking records again. swifties. last night, she became the most decorated billboard music award winner in history at the annual awards show in las vegas. she now has 49 trophies. swift won ten awards, including top artist, top hot 100, songwriter and top streaming song artist. >> beyonce took home her first country award for her cowboy carter album, winning the top country female artist category last night. she now has 17 career wins at the billboard music awards. it's interesting because she got snubbed at the country music association awards. zero nominations for her album, but she gets to walk away saying that she's beyonce. >> i mean that too. >> and she's like, i'm busy with mufasa. >> my family collecting a check on preparing for the christmas

performance and probably a tour and everything that comes with that hasn't been confirmed. >> save your coins. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today as we head to break. >> a live look outside at 655. and

all right. number one, our weather is pretty soggy out there. level one system throughout the morning hours with some breezy winds. light scattered showers, mainly up in the north bay. then turning cloudy. >> all right. number two, thousands of people have been allowed to return to their homes in the malibu area as fire crews make progress on the franklin fire. officials say the fire is now 30% contained and has burned just over 4000 acres. >> number three, uc berkeley is warning international students to return to campus before inauguration day. there's concern they could be stranded if president elect donald trump issues a travel ban when he takes office. >> number four, millions of stanley cups are being recalled this morning due to a burn

hazard caused by a faulty lid. so they're talking about the switchback and trigger action stainless steel travel mug. and they were sold between june 2016 and this month. if you have one, you can contact stanley for a free replacement lid. >> number five a heads up for drivers in san francisco. police are going to ramp up traffic enforcement in the new year. officers will focus on speeding and reckless driving. the goal is to reduce traffic deaths after the deadliest year on the roads in a decade. >> number six, we're looking at relatively light this friday the 13th, except here at the bay bridge. we had a much earlier accident near the metering lights. the lights went on just after 5:00 this morning, and you're looking at some slow traffic on the nimitz over the altamont. and of course, getting into marin county from richmond. >> number seven, a new topgolf is opening today in burlingame. it features 108 hitting bays, a lounge, full service bar and event rooms. if you're planning to go prepare for a wait, the manager says walk-in wait times could reach five hours this

weekend. the one in san jose. we make reservations. we show up, we get in, we get out. we move on with our lives. five hours, i don't know, i can no, i couldn't. >> well, i don't know if you're aware of this, but i don't speak line. >> yeah i don't speak line. i'm with you. >> this is not for reggie aqui. >> that's not. that's not a language that i understand. so if i see something like that, then i say something. >> you see something, you say something. what i say is goodbye. right? i'll be back later. >> i like that, all right. >> anyway, it's going to be raining this weekend, so enjoy that. >> waiting in line outside. no no no. >> abc seven streaming show seven at seven starts now. otherwise it's good morning >> michael: good morning america for our viewers in the west. the arctic blast creating whiteout conditions and dangerous travels.

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