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left behind as the storm cleanup continues. plus, the rare tornado warning jolting bay area residents. we're hearing from experts on how to respond to these kinds of alerts. good morning everybody. people still waking up in the dark this morning. hundreds of trees down in san francisco. and as we mentioned, we've seen all morning the stunning images from scotts valley. >> and even though there wasn't a confirmed tornado in san francisco, straight line winds with winds up to 80 miles an hour, creating just a terrible scene in the city with trees down everywhere. and live doppler seven shows a break in the action we needed, and waking up to frosty conditions. big time change from yesterday where we are much colder. 37 in livermore. it's 38 in danville. good morning, palo alto, 39 with low 30s in calistoga. we do have a frost advisory inland east bay. and look at the temperature drop 10 to 15 degrees colder, 20 degrees colder in morgan hill this morning. the sun coming up

after seven. so we'll see our coldest temperatures at about 8:00 this morning. visibility reduced to nothing in novato half mile santa rosa. so it is cold. it is foggy in spots. we're starting out sunny, increasing clouds in the north bay, mid and upper 50s today. a dry day before. we'll track a level one system for your monday morning commute. stephanie. >> all right. lisa. thank you. cleanup is underway and will likely continue for several days in the aftermath of the tornado that hit scotts valley in santa cruz county yesterday. the national weather service has rated the storm an ef one. it flipped over cars and injured several people. here's abc seven news reporter anser hassan. >> i thought this was the view at lunchtime from bruno's bar and grill in scotts valley. a fast approaching tornado. >> it was like starting over that way. and it just started coming this way, so it was pretty crazy. >> what did you guys think? do you think it was going to hit? >> at first, yeah. but then it started disappearing. so then we're all good.

>> like many jasmine dobeck says a tornado ripping through scotts valley isn't something she ever expected, nor the aftermath it left behind. >> yeah, i was not expecting to do that much damage, especially flip a car, because cars are pretty heavy. so it was it was like, wow. >> the national weather service confirmed it was a tornado that touched down around 130 saturday afternoon. i've been a law enforcement officer and, you know, santa cruz county for almost 28 years, and this is the first i've experienced a tornado touched down in our area. >> it was it was shocking, obviously. >> scotts valley police captain scott garner says the damage was extensive. about six cars flipped, debris thrown around, which did significant damage to businesses and cars parked along the tornado's path. p-g-and-e's power lines and poles torn down. this tree was ripped up from its roots and landed on part of the middle school. captain garner says police and fire had to help evacuate people trapped by downed power lines and parking lots. he says in all, five

people were injured, but none with life threatening injuries. >> their main concern is, you know, getting people out of there, making sure the power lines are safe. >> power is cut off, vehicles that are turned over aren't, you know, spewing, spewing fuel. >> with the power out, cars made detours through blackened out shopping lots. restaurants like burger king and taco bell closed for business, but when the tornado hit, everyone rushed for safety. >> the first thing we were trying to get the customers inside just in case it was something worse. and then the doors started flapping open and close. open and close. so we were grabbing them to close them. and then when we came, we saw the going down, the tornado going down, and then it ended. it was just a blink of eye. >> mount hermon road, which is one of the main roads through scotts valley, suffered extensive damage. authorities say it will remain closed all night so crews can continue to clean up. in scotts valley, anser hassan abc seven news. >> tornadoes are rare but not uncommon in california. the national weather service shared this graphic. on average, the

state sees 11 tornadoes per year. typically, they happen in the spring and fall, and most of the time the storms are weak in intensity. now, this was the scene in livermore. two cars almost completely submerged in a flooded underpass. this was at murietta and stanley boulevards. that area was closed for several hours while crews worked to clean up the debris. it's been reopened, but police urged drivers to avoid flooded roads. and in sonoma county, at least two drivers had to be rescued after getting trapped in flood waters. fire crews helped a motorist on rohnert park expressway at stony point road. and another person was rescued on slosser road in windsor. you see all the road completely flooded there. san francisco is still cleaning up. the storm was so intense it triggered a tornado warning and that's never happened before in the city. the strong winds and heavy rain left behind plenty of damage. here's abc seven news reporter cornell

bernard with a closer look. >> but it was the scariest sound i've ever heard. like this loud roar is the best way to describe it. >> carmen marin woke up to heavy rain and strong winds outside her family's folsom street home in the mission. and then a crash. >> and then we came out and we saw both of the trees down. and then, unfortunately, our car was in the way. >> the family car was totaled by the large trees. other cars on folsom street were crushed, too. >> and then when i finally looked at the app to see what that message was, it said tornado warning. >> thousands of people in san francisco and daly city got this tornado alert early saturday on their phones. it expired a short time later, but many swear it felt like a twister moving through. >> we heard a swirling like this going around and around. it was like it just came all the way through like that. like a tornado. it was a tornado.

>> i mean, it's a tornado warning, which confused me because i'm like, tornadoes are like in kansas and stuff. and so i thought, i thought it was an earthquake because it was the house was shaking. >> a toppled tree took out alex's front window. the fierce winds left a trail of debris through many parts of the city. department of public works crews on cleanup duty. >> we're trying our best to get get it together and make sure everyone is safe, and we're safe. and you know, it's a mess everywhere. every street, every other street. trees are falling. just a mess. >> across town, large trees fell on fulton street. the cleanup lasting for hours. here and in golden gate park, several giant eucalyptus trees came down on jfk drive and chain of lakes drive east onto boesen mission. this tree also toppled. san francisco fire department says it got more than 100 calls about the storm. >> as it relates to the damage that we're seeing here in san francisco, we're seeing it

spread throughout san francisco. we're seeing a lot of it in the avenues, mission district, downtown san francisco. nobody has been immune to the effects of this storm. in san francisco, this giant eucalyptus tree, one of several which have toppled here in golden gate park. >> and check it out, the roots alone are about ten feet tall. san francisco fire department says the good news no injuries reported from this incident and the cleanup continues across the city. in san francisco. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> now, we all got those tornado warnings on our phones yesterday, right around 550 in the morning. many of you waking up to it. and thankfully the warning was short. but it did leave many people wondering what should you do in those situations? here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell. >> reporter downed trees and smashed cars. saturday's storm bringing along with it the first ever tornado warning for san francisco. it comes just one week after the bay area braced amid a tsunami warning. >> in one week, a tsunami warning and a tornado warning.

that's pretty remarkable in terms of how often we get those. >> san francisco state professor emeritus john monteverde studies severe storms and says with climate change comes more atmospheric rivers. >> that's the way we expect climate change to manifest with storms that produce more rainfall and intense rainfall. and embedded in those bands could be circulations like the one that produced the tornado that issued that that resulted in the tornado warning. >> i've been a bay area resident resident my whole life. we've gotten like a bunch of warnings for like, other weather related things, and i feel like nothing serious has ever really happened. >> i was confused, i woke up and i've never heard of anything happening around this area, so i was just more confused than anything. >> it's not fun to be woken up at 5:50 a.m, and it's alarming and it's unsettling. but the reality is that we in san francisco are trending toward more frequent and extreme weather events.

>> emergency management officials reminding people to take the national weather service alerts seriously. >> these alerts are based on very objective criteria and weather modeling, and that they're only sent again when there is a significant probability of a life safety hazard occurring. >> and as for this morning's alert directing people to a basement. >> we completely understand that many buildings in san francisco don't have basements, or the lower floors might not be accessible. so in those situations, in the event of a future tornado warning, if you don't have a basement, the next best thing is an interior room away from windows on the lowest floor possible. >> cara campbell, abc seven news. >> in the east bay, we're working to learn more about this eye catching sight along i-80. it appears a barge drifted from its moorings. it's now along the coast between emeryville and berkeley. no word on where it was anchored or who owns it. officials tell us a tugboat will try to pull it back into the bay during high tide today. well, happening right now. this is a

look at all the power outages across the bay area right now, according to p-g-and-e's. now, this map does look better than it did about 24 hours ago. but i will say there's 5000 people down south in pescadero waking up in the dark rig boulder creek area. of course, that scotts valley area hit hard from the tornado yesterday. there's at least 5000 people there without power as well. you'll see it from all the orange on our map as we as we take you up north in corte madera. we're tracking another big outage that has some orange on the map, and it pretty much nearly every bay area county. there is at least some sort of impact from this, so keep tracking on it. you can use our app to direct you to that in real time. all right. we're following some breaking news right now. emergency crews in san francisco are on scene of a warehouse fire in the dogpatch neighborhood. the fire department just sent us this video and some photos. you can

see it's burning at minnesota and mariposa street. this is right near the children's hospital. but the fire department tells us the hospital is not under any threat. the public is asked to avoid the area. it's unclear if anyone was inside or what may have sparked it. we'll be sure to keep you posted with any updates. all right. to weather now. how's it looking out there, lease? >> it's awfully cold. we have a full moon, a frost advisory for many of our inland valleys. pretty picture though, and a nice calm day today before we see some more rain return. nothing like we saw yesterday, though. temperatures bottoming out in the 30s in some of our valleys. i'll have that for you. track the rain tomorrow and the look ahead coming up. >> lisa. thank you. also ahead, a police officer on duty crashes into a pedestrian. we'll have more on that story. plus seven on your side investigates the inaccuracies. why homeowners say they were dropped by their insurance

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welcome back to a live look outside from our pier 39 camera. you see some sleepy sea lions taking a nap this morning at 614 in san francisco. an on duty police officer struck and killed a pedestrian with a patrol vehicle yesterday morning. medics were on scene to help there at bayshore boulevard and industrial street. the man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, but he later died. the sfpd traffic collision unit took over that investigation. now to the latest on speaker nancy pelosi. her office says she underwent a successful hip replacement surgery and is, quote, doing well and on the mend. the 84 year old fell while walking down

a staircase at the grand ducal palace in luxembourg. she was part of a congressional delegation commemorating 80 years since the battle of the bulge. pelosi's staff say she won't be able to attend any of the other ceremonies, but will continue working. a settlement in a case between abc news and donald trump. abc agreed to pay $15 million to trump's presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit. trump sued the network and anchor george stephanopoulos in a this week interview. stephanopoulos said a jury found trump liable for rape when he was really found liable for sexual abuse. a jury found trump liable for sexually abusing advice. columnist e jean carroll back in 2023. coming up on this week, stephanopoulos speaks to homeland security's alejandro mayorkas about the apparent drone sightings surge across the east coast. you can watch the full interview on this week at eight this morning right

here on abc seven. now to this. stanford university researchers have created a sophisticated technology to help scientists explore our planet's threatened ice sheets. it's a low cost ice penetrating radar system called orca. the systems, drones and radar kits have been deployed to areas like greenland and glaciers in the arctic circle. they look through the ice, which is key to understanding melting glaciers and their potential effect on sea level rise. and it's a new chance to help find solutions to a problem threatening our planet. >> 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. >> while some ice penetrating radar systems used by government agencies can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. the stanford researchers say they can build a base model for about

$1,500 using their design. well, it feels a little icy outside. it's certainly the chill is out in full force today as we continue to track all the devastating damage in the south bay especially, it's going to take a while to clean that up. >> it's just incredible. the winds not only in san francisco, that 83 mile an hour wind gusts at sfo. yes, and then scotts valley later on in the day. so those straight line winds in the city and damage all over the place. and you add on the flooding. we are above average all across the bay area except over into the east bay, about 70 to 75% of average for this time of year for livermore and oakland, and about 47% of average for san jose. well over 100% san francisco, santa rosa. more rain to come and a nice break here. as we look at that next system coming up. it's a weaker one, though much weaker. we have fog in the north bay half mile visibility. santa rosa, novato, zero and the rest of the bay area is doing fine, but temperatures continue to

drop off with numbers in the mid 30s there for fairfield 3439, santa rosa 37, in livermore, upper 30s on the peninsula. gilroy is at 35 so full moon mount tam there this morning. cold with foggy spots. partly cloudy today, increasing high clouds in the north bay. the bulk of the workweek after tomorrow will be dry, but we are looking at that level one for monday and then perhaps a return to some rain as we get into next friday and saturday. so there's a look at our early morning rain tomorrow, and then a nice dry stretch. another system end of the week flood advisory still for rohnert park up through sonoma, forestville, santa rosa. and we are looking at conditions here getting better but still looking at some of those roads flooded impassable. and with our coastal flood advisory lasting until the middle of the afternoon tomorrow, still looking at problems out there for sure. in fact, that high

tide over seven feet. that happens at 1022 this morning. so we've seen the flooding and we already have really full creeks and streams, many locations. so be careful out there. hour by hour we're dry, we're cold, we're sunny to start out. and then the increasing high clouds here in the north bay, looking at the later part of the day. and we are mostly cloudy as we get into the overnight hours. rain beginning to enter the north bay 5:00 santa rosa and cloverdale 8:00. it's moving into parts of san francisco. you can see it's still yet to slide into the east bay and south bay. that happens after about 8:00 and then exiting the south bay after 10:00. so morning rain first half of the day is soggy with about. now we're trending downward. this forecast model a 10th to 2/10. for most of us. it looks like north bay could see more than that. highs today ranging from about 57. this is average mid 50s for you in richmond with about 53 in

concord. so overnight lows with some of that cloud cover bringing us back up into the low to mid 40s and then rain on the way to start your monday level one system, the accuweather seven day forecast. looking at the dry days after monday, several of them, and then perhaps more rain into next

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investigates liberty mutual insurance and its use of aerial footage to make decisions on your coverage. lots of people, of course, have been dropped by insurance companies in recent years, but this morning we're digging into this particular case, raising questions about the accuracy of the process. >> 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 moths, mildew, algae and

mold on their roof. >> they sent me some aerial views that showed absolutely nothing. >> i couldn't even believe that you 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. 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 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. >> we have a good holiday, 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. >> 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. >> amy bock did add legislation is in the works and it's expected next session. we'll certainly be following it now. if you need help, be sure to let us know. you can reach out to us by going to our website, abc7 news.com/7 on your side. turning

now to whit johnson, who joins us from new york to tell us what's coming up at 7:00 on good morning america. >> good morning. coming up here on gma. a rare tornado touching down in california leaving several people injured, flipping cars and downing power lines. local officials calling the damage extensive. and the latest on those mysterious drones growing calls for more action from the federal government after sightings were reported near one of new york's international airports. plus, the major night in college football 2024 heisman trophy winner travis hunter joins us in the studio as he celebrates the big honor, the first two way player to win it in 27 years. it's all coming up right here on gma. >> and also still to come on abc seven mornings. yesterday's storm hitting the local christmas tree industry. >> we'll tell you how one north bay business is still managing to sell despite significant flooding. and this morning, certainly a calmer perspective

this sunday you'll be waking up to. but we'll have a lot to tell you about all the damage from yesterday.

you're watching abc seven mornings live now at 630. >> santa cruz county rocked by a rare tornado. residents there and around the bay area continue their cleanup today after yesterday's powerful storm, and we continue to hear from viewers dealing with the aftermath of this. diana writing us from scotts valley. 11 people went to the hospital that she knows of. >> so scary. and that weather system as it moved through, really packed a punch everywhere with the flooding and the winds. and really it took all day to get power back for many folks and still many still without

power. this morning we have a frost advisory highlighted there in the blue and dense fog out by the delta and fairfield, and still some flooding that has an advisory posted from the national weather service up by santa rosa. so the frosty conditions lasting through 9:00. that sun coming up 719 it is 39 fremont palo alto 36 in livermore, 39 on the coast with 33 calistoga. much cooler everywhere. i'm sure you feel the chill anywhere from 18 to 14 degrees colder. so for those of you without power, it is rough out there with a half mile visibility to a quarter looking at a full moon and with clouds clearing, some of the low cloudiness will get into high clouds later on. partly sunny, mid and upper 50s. a dry day today. rain arrives overnight tonight. stephanie. >> all right lisa, thank you. and we want to show you that wild scene in scotts valley where a rare tornado hit yesterday afternoon. cleanup is still underway and will likely last for several days. you're

looking at video of it right now. the national weather service confirmed it was in fact, a tornado that touched down right around 130 in the afternoon. about six cars flipped over, multiple power lines went down, and there was significant damage to businesses and cars parked along the tornado's path. witnesses describe the scary moments were the stoplights rip off, rip off sparks. >> we saw the that white car over there started going into the air, into the air about 15ft. >> and then and the community jumped in to help pretty immediately, which is great, but it looks like everyone's walking away. >> everybody's okay. there's injuries. two people are injured, but they're both okay and they're both in ambulances. svb's walked away. >> police are reporting a total of five people were injured, but we've heard that number is higher from viewers who have reported that to us, this tree was ripped up from its roots and landed on part of the middle school you see here. police and fire helped evacuate people trapped by downed power lines

and parking lots, and power was knocked out for some areas in petaluma, the storm caused a creek to rise above its bank and flood a christmas tree lot. that's where mickelson christmas trees saw their field fill with water. countless christmas trees, decor, bales of hay and inflatable washed inflatables that is washed away. owner trevor mickelson says the storm hit at the worst possible time. >> this is a big weekend. this is one of the last big weekends people are supposed to be coming out here. you know, we bring a lot of joy to the community, and families are supposed to come out here, you know, visit santa and going on tractor rides and buying a christmas tree. and now, i mean, we're just it's disheartening. >> police are despite the damage the lot stayed open and the owner now says they went back to their roots of how their business started 15 years ago. before buying this lot, employees salvaged what they

could and sold trees from the side of the road. and take a look at this. a viewer sent us this video of a levee breached in redwood shores, right near the redwood life development project. he says it flooded in the same area last year, but was fixed. nasty road conditions in the sierra as heavy rain and snow made travel treacherous up there. but that did not stop some drivers from braving the conditions to get out to lake tahoe to go skiing. road crews plowed as much as possible, but hazards as you can imagine remained. some drivers regretted their trek up. >> we knew it was going to snow, but we didn't know it was going to be this this bad, right? >> do you have any advice for people who are trying to drive in conditions like this? stay home, stay home. >> meanwhile, in baxter, interstate 80 eastbound was shut down for some time because of several spinouts in the mountains. drivers were told they'd have to wait for hours to keep driving east. caltrans began requiring all cars to have

chains between baxter and the nevada state line, except for cars with four wheel drive and snow tires on the peninsula. now, a deadly bike crash 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 a so-called ghost bike in honor of 31 year old andrea bueno. she's the stanford researcher who was killed in that crash. the city had plans to make the area safer by building a bicycle and pedestrian bridge, but the 101 express lane project delayed that 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. still to come this morning, how democratic lawmakers are

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welcome back to this stunning sunrise on this sunday morning from our mount tam camera. it is 637. california has launched a preemptive strike against the incoming trump administration. we've told you about the state legislature's plan setting aside millions of dollars to defend some of the golden state's progressive laws. but what about imposing other measures? here's abc seven news. building a better bay area reporter, lyanne melendez. >> and it's not just rhetoric. it's not just threats. >> governor newsom and most democratic lawmakers are preparing to protect california's progressive policies in the courts, like

they did during the first trump administration. >> california won 80% of those lawsuits. and so this is a man who has no issue violating the law. and we want to send a very clear message, not just to donald trump, but to the people of california, that we have people's backs here in california. of course, we should and we will work with the president elect on areas where we agree. and there's always going to be some agreement. and you shouldn't. it's not about fighting for the sake of fighting. >> this time, lawmakers anticipate there will be more on the list of possible lawsuits. >> it could be things like climate action, reproductive freedom, civil rights, immigrant families. but also one part of this that's important as well is protecting california taxpayers, protecting california taxpayers means ensuring that if californians pay their share of taxes to the federal government, then president elect trump

should not withhold any kind of federal disaster funds, as he threatened to do last october. >> on the flip side, 1st may argue that necessity is the mother of political innovation. new york state senator liz krueger recently suggesting some liberal northeast states could withhold billions of dollars in federal taxes if president elect trump goes through with his plans for mass deportations. california already gets back less in federal taxes than it pays 2022. data reveals that california and 12 other states shown here received less in federal funds. that means california and the other wealthier states are subsidizing the rest of the states shown in blue. in fiscal 2022, california sent about $692 billion to the federal government and only got back around $620 billion in federal funds. that's about a $72 billion deficit. by

comparison, that's about three times the state's $27 billion 20 2324 budget deficit. we've known about this disparity for some time because in 2003, then republican governor arnold schwarzenegger complained that the federal funding system was unfair and that he would fight for the money. he was quoted then as saying, for each dollar that we pay, we only get $0.77 back. so there's a lot of money we can get from the federal government. but would california lawmakers today have the political will to intensify its pressure on the trump administration? >> i think if you're going to start to threaten the federal government with withholding, demanding that individuals withhold their federal tax payment, that isn't a rhetoric that actually works very well. and you don't actually really, i don't think, want to be in that battle. >> john perez was speaker of the assembly near the end of schwarzenegger's administration, and says there are ways to get more money for california. >> one of the things that i

think are going to be the most successful strategies at drawing down more federal money, is actually keeping money here at home. how do we do that? we do that by working on a bipartisan basis to, to, to, to overturn the limits on deductibility of california state and local taxes. >> tax reforms passed last time president trump was in office. limited tax deductions to $10,000. he has indicated he may reverse those limits on things like vat cap on your mortgage interest deduction. voters have also indicated they want government to work for them. and as the national election showed us here in california, there was voter frustration over some of the state's progressive policies. that's one reason why republicans gained ground in almost all counties in the state. >> our constituents, they don't feel that the state of california is working for them. >> and so the new speaker of the

california assembly suggested that we set certain issues aside and focus on charting a new path forward and renew the california dream by focusing on affordability. >> they're anxious because they feel it. they feel it at the grocery store when they have to pay their bills. they feel it every time they fill up their gas tank for their long commutes from work to home. >> the democratic party has not sufficiently addressed the rising cost of living, has not sufficiently addressed economic concerns. so certainly, if you're going to talk about the agenda for the for the legislature for the coming year, addressing affordability, the cost of living, housing, those related set of issues that we know are priorities for voters is critical for the legislature to address. >> so how do you make california more affordable housing, making energy cheaper and improving public infrastructure? all of that has to happen quickly and efficiently, something california doesn't always do. lyanne melendez, abc seven news.

>> all right, let's get you outside. how's it looking, lisa? >> well, we're still pretty cool, but you can see this interesting picture here from our exploratorium camera, where we have some cloud cover, but elsewhere, it's just clear and cold. a frost advisory for our inland valleys. plenty of 30s out there. a nice dry day today, but tracking a level one system tomorrow. it's a weak one. we'll have that. and the look ahead. the last full, almost full week of winter. of autumn. (box thuds) (water boils) (packet tears) (tea bag clanks) (water pours) - listening to people that drink bigelow tea is so important to my family, because making that perfect cup, it's the reason we do what we do hi, guys! - hi! - hey! - so what are you guys drinking? - constant comment. - when i'm drinking bigelow tea, it's just a moment for me. it's just me time. - that's what a cup of tea is. - it is.

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you as we look outside there from our exploratorium camera. it is dark. it's cold. the official sunrise at 718, and we have about 5 or 6 days left before winter officially begins. and we've had a lot of it, haven't we? here's a look at our next system. it will arrive overnight in the north bay, spread across the bay area tomorrow morning for the morning commute. for the rest of us in the 40s in santa cruz, it is

chilly out there 47 downtown, 43 in oakland with upper 30s redwood city and half moon bay. and from mount tam you can see some of that cloud cover here. it's very foggy in spots and temperatures dropping off into the mid 30s with fog out by the delta. it is 36 in livermore, so we'll see these numbers drop a few more degrees before they recover to near average readings this afternoon, which will be in the 50s quarter mile visibility. novato improving just a little bit there. half mile santa rosa. but this is going to take some time. and it's going to be a week of tule fog for many of you in our east bay valleys. so we get the clear sky, the radiational cooling, that damp pavement. some of that tule fog certainly drifts into our east bay, and it takes some time to burn off. so as we get into the morning hours, it's cold. we have the foggy spots. today, partly cloudy, increasing high clouds in the north bay. and then for your monday, rain is on the way. it's going to be in the morning. it's a level one system and the latest forecast model

trending lower with the rainfall amounts. here's a look at our flood alerts. we still have one here in santa rosa looking at still those creeks and streams and roadways flooded and closed in spots. so really do be careful all across the bay area with the tides here higher than average. the full moon today looking at over seven feet at 1022. and you certainly have seen those flooded parking lots and some of the bike paths and running paths. and with all that water around, it's going to take a while for things to drain, but at least we have no more to add to it today. hour by hour we're sunny. then you see some of those high clouds tracking the overnight shower activity into the north bay very early, stopping this at 5:00 so you get a line of some pretty good downpours here. and then it's still just beginning to slip across the central bay. 8:00 so maybe the commute, the tail end of it will be wet for some of you, but for the rest of you

into the east bay by about 930, 10:00 and then the south bay. then it exits the bay area and we're dry for the rest of the day. so this system, just a level one here and allowing for anywhere from about 2/10 in redwood city, a 10th mountain view and san jose and perhaps 0.46 in novato. so we're looking at rainfall totals a little lower than they should be this time of year, east bay and south bay. but we're adding to them, and we could see more rain by next weekend. 57 today in oakland for your high 59 in fremont. so temperatures around average cooler in our inland valleys with low to mid 50s. upper 50s in santa cruz. it's a cool winters day out there. and then overnight tonight that extra cloud cover. so numbers should be in the 40s. the rain on the way in the north bay for the early morning hours. and as we look at your accuweather seven day forecast, noticing that that dry day to day today leads to the level one system, tomorrow the morning rain and

we're dry tuesday, wednesday, thursday with increasing clouds late next friday. winter arrives on saturday. stephanie. >> all right lisa thank you. to sports. now the dubs are preparing for their matchup with the mavs today after a disappointing loss last night. and now they're acquiring a new player from the nets. here's abc seven sports reporter chris alvarez. >> good morning the warriors. oh they were oh so close to playing in the nba cup semifinals. but a last second loss in houston wednesday night knocked them right out. tonight they're going to host klay thompson. the mavericks a 530 tip off at chase center. yesterday the team making a move to trade for veteran guard dennis schroder. according to espn nba insider shams charania the warriors finalizing that deal with brooklyn to acquire him for de'anthony melton. melton underwent season ending acl surgery a few weeks ago. golden state will also get a second round pick, and they're going to send three second rounders back to brooklyn. schroder is averaging 18.4 points per game and a career high 6.6 assists. and now we just await official word from both teams, which is likely going to come later

today. all right. saw it right here on abc seven saturday night. rockets and thunder winner gets to play for the nba cup tuesday night. low scoring first half oakland board ahmed thompson 13 of his team high 19 in the first half, including the hammer. houston by one at the break. okc, though, went on an 11 zero run that span late first half and early third quarter. look at lu dort the hustle and then ahead to cason wallace for the lefty flush as the thunder starting to make a run. santa clara product. jalen williams a first round pick a couple of years ago defense. he goes defense to offense the steal and the one handed hammer on the other end. he had 20 points for okc. rockets head coach jimmy udoka feeling this slipping away for his team. and then thunder star shay gilgeous-alexander. just 12 points in the first half started to heat up with 12 in the third quarter alone as the thunder go up six after three. and sga went for a game high 32. good luck stuffing that double digit lead and the thunder win 100 1196. they advance to the nba cup final, where they will play the winner of this game.

not cirque du soleil. they were the halftime show for the bucks and the hawks. that is impressive. good aerials right there. trae young from the logo in the third quarter. nothing but net. game high 35. it's a close one into the fourth quarter. but giannis taking over down the stretch. the bucket right there as he lays it in. then defensively a huge block of clint capela up at the rim. giannis just misses a triple double 32 points 14 rebounds nine assists. bucks win 110 102. they will face okc tuesday night right here on abc seven. the 90th heisman trophy ceremony in new york city saturday night. the finalists were miami quarterback cam ward, oregon quarterback dillon gabriel, boise state running back ashton gentry and colorado two way star travis hunter, who was the favorite going in. and then the announcement came. >> it is my honor to announce that the 2024 heisman award to travis hunter. let's

>> yeah. let's go. the heisman caps off a week of winning for hunter. he's the first ever player to win the heisman, the chuck bednarik award, and the top defensive player as the top defensive player. and the fred biletnikoff award for best receiver. he cleaned up. hunter is going to play in the colorado bowl game, and is expected to be the top pick in the upcoming nfl draft this spring. that is your look at sports. enjoy the bonus game tonight. warriors and mavericks will have it all from chase center. have a great sunday. let's send it back to you. >> all right. thanks, chris. the simpsons marking a milestone this year with its upcoming holiday special. can you believe it? it's been almost 35 years since the series premiere of the simpsons and disney plus celebrated with a world premiere screening of its newest christmas special, o come all ye faithful, it's called so on the red carpet joined the simpsons creator and all the stars of the series. >> it's twice as long as our usual episode. we've done two part episodes before, but they're separate and this is one big episode. it's like a mini

movie. we have a lot of music that's amazing. patti labelle knocks it out of the park. she's unbelievable. and there's some other surprises in inimitable simpsons way, they manage to impose this crisis into springfield, but the characters remain the constant. >> so i think it will be really fantastic. i can't wait to see it for tonight. we all just get to be fans of our own show and what a gift is that. >> shout out to bart simpson! well, the christmas themed double episode premieres exclusively december 17th on disney plus. that same day is the 35th anniversary of the simpsons original premiere date. all right, a lot of red and white out there. santacon was on rain or shine yesterday. people flooded the streets of san francisco in their best saint nick attire. and i'm sure you saw if you were driving through the city, hundreds of people roaming around, bar hopping, day drinking and visiting the local landmarks. >> i feel like it's so like

strange for us because we don't do that and it's like americans are doing like 100% for everything. and so like being here with everyone dressed up, it's so funny. >> i saw this costume and i was like, that looks fun. i mean, look at all these people. everyone's here with the christmas spirit, all the love and the here to see me. >> santa got to love all the energy. well, attendees are encouraged to donate new toys to the fire department toy

656. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, an ef1 tornado hit scotts valley in santa cruz county, sending several people to the hospital. it caused significant damage, flipping cars, toppling trees, and sending debris into the streets. number two, earlier yesterday morning, we all got that alert. san francisco had its first ever recorded tornado warning. many of you probably woke up from the emergency

alerts on your phones. the warning lasted about 20 minutes. >> number three, we have fog from our sutro tower camera, and it's pretty frosty out there for our inland valleys. plenty of temperatures dropping off into the 30s. >> number four, speaker nancy pelosi had hip replacement surgery in luxembourg. she fell down the stairs while commemorating the 80th anniversary of the battle of the bulge. number five. a warehouse caught fire overnight in san francisco's dogpatch neighborhood. it's at minnesota and mariposa streets, right near the children's hospital. it's unclear what may have started it. you say ho. >> i make fly. you say ho, then i fly. >> number six, if you love k-pop, the k wave pop up festival is happening in downtown hayward from noon until six. and number seven, you can celebrate hanukkah at grindley square today at 430. there is a candle lighting blessings and sing along. thank you all for

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