abc seven mornings live now at five. >> airboat accident a collision in florida leaving more than a dozen people hurt, and many of them are parents and youth football players from the east bay. what we're learning about the crash and their conditions. >> and a commute change. storm damage causing a system wide smart train closure today. what you need to know if you typically take the train to work. >> another round of rain. taking a live look outside this morning and we are expecting to see more

rain later. lisa is tracking that forecast. >> plus, going 3d in and out debuts its 2024 ugly christmas sweater just in time for your holiday party. >> not more holiday parties. we're worn out. good morning. on this monday, december 16th. >> let's begin with a check of the weather with lisa. busy weekend. >> yeah, it was wild. we have a week and a quick moving storm that's moving through this morning. in fact, we're already getting some heavy rain in santa rosa. so as you look at live doppler seven, it's all queuing up for the most activity in the extreme pacific northwest. but you can see these returns here. pretty impressive. from cloverdale, down through santa rosa, back westward through point reyes. and as we get in closer. guerneville. looking at the reds here and oranges also towards santa rosa, where they just lifted that flood advisory yesterday. so more rain coming today, but it's not going to last long. we're looking at this level one, bringing anywhere from a quarter of an inch to three quarters of an inch in

the north bay. breezy winds along the coast and a lingering chance in the afternoon so you can notice that the rainfall picks up after 7:00. and then after 11:00 this morning, it really begins to diminish. and that will be in the south bay 44, in oakland with the cloud cover, 45 in sonoma. so with the clouds, we're 4 to 9 degrees milder this morning. there's fog as well. visibility reduced from concord at three quarters of a mile. livermore just a quarter of a mile. and here's the plan for today. then this morning, north bay rain getting to 8:00. the front sinks to the south, san francisco, oakland and concord. and then as we get towards about 1030, we're on the peninsula, the south bay with the rain showers. it exits by 1:00 in santa clara, and then we're left with cloudy skies. good morning to you, gloria. >> good morning to you, lisa. good morning to everybody at home. so far as you can see from our map hef the roads in the bay area, a lot of green, but you might see here a little bit of red. that's because we are following a sigalert. this is in south san

francisco. this is causing some big delays in this area. this is on southbound 280 right after westborough boulevard. the three right lanes are shut down because of police activity. we don't know when they are going to reopen this, so we will keep monitoring this for you throughout the morning and let you know as soon as we have more information on that. looking at your drive times. tracy to dublin, 42 minutes. san rafael to san francisco 16 minutes. antioch to concord 14 minutes. amanda. all right, gloria, thank you. >> a heads up for commuters in the north bay. if you see the smart train, you'll need to. if you use the smart train, you'll need to find a new way to get to work. this morning, the entire system is shut down. abc7 news reporter lena howland is live in marin county. with the problem and your options for today. lena. >> hey, amanda, good morning to you. we are at the larkspur smart train station right now where they are experiencing a system wide closure. now,ng a because of that, riders who depend on this train will need to find an alternate, an alternate route of transportation all day long

today. now, transit officials say downed trees blocked or damaged the tracks in multiple spots. they have to make repairs and complete testing to prepare for the opening of the new smart petaluma north station later this year. the testing was supposed to happen this weekend with a planned closure, but the weather got in the way for riders who end up taking a taxi, uber or lyft because of this closure. a reminder to save your receipts. smart says it will reimburse commuters. if you request it on the smart website, they'll send money to your clipper card. riders can also take the golden gate transit bus to get around this. they are still offering their regularly scheduled rides connecting sonoma and marin counties to san francisco, but they will be bringing in extra busses on route 101 to make room for the anticipated increase in ridership. and once you get here to larkspur, a reminder that the ferry service is still operating as normal today. and if you need help planning an alternate route

today, smart has expanded their customer service hours, opening up this morning at 4:00. live in larkspur. lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you lena. ski resorts are relishing even more fresh snow from the weekend storm. this is video from palisades tahoe, which says it received 17in of snow with a season total of 102. it wasn't just about hitting the slopes. yesterday was day two of the outdoor music festival tahoe live, with diplo and lil wayne performing. snowy weather forced the festival to reschedule lil wayne's performance from saturday to sunday. you can track the rain any time with the abc seven bay area app. it gives you access to the same live doppler seven our weather team uses. we'll also send alerts with important updates. >> this morning, players and parents from an east bay youth football league are recovering after a really scary accident in florida. they were there for a football tournament friday. they went on a walk on the water for an airboat tour when two of the boats crashed into each other.

kids and parents were sent flying into the water northwest of miami. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone has details from team leaders. >> this helicopter video shows the scene after two airboats giving tours in the florida everglades on friday collided, injuring more than a dozen people. this is nearly 3000 miles away from california, but we've learned that the group on one of these boats was part of an eight and under youth football and cheer team based out of pittsburgh. they're called mega football and cheer, and they were competing in a national tournament in naples. team leaders tell us the group was on a swamp tour when one of the boats struck. the other parents and kids were thrown into the water. >> looks like there are some underneath the boat trapped under the boat. >> at this time, at least 16 people were hospitalized, according to emergency crews. those from the team tell us that some of the victims are now back in the bay area, but around 3 or 4 people are still in the hospital. in a statement posted to their facebook page, the

group writes, we're relieved to share that as of this morning, everyone is in stable condition. however, a couple of our cherished parents face a road to recovery. we're grateful for the strength and resilience of our mega community during this challenging time. family members of one of the victims tell us their loved one broke their tailbone. other injuries included broken arms and bad cuts, but everyone survived. we reached out to the airboat company to ask how something like this could happen, but as of this broadcast, they haven't gotten back to us. they did post a statement to their website on friday saying wooten's everglades airboat tours regrets that a collision involving two airboats occurred this afternoon. they went on to say, all of us at wooten's offer our sincere sympathies to everyone involved and wish them a speedy recovery. j.r. stone abc seven news. >> investigators say an overheated battery is to blame for a fire at an apartment building in san francisco. that

fire started yesterday inside the building on minna near sixth street. no one was hurt. two dogs did have to be rescued from the apartment. firefighters say the battery caught fire while charging in september. san francisco fire officials told abc seven news the department has seen a significant increase in fires caused by lithium ion batteries. the board of supervisors is pushing to create safety standards for certain devices. >> thousands of amazon workers could walk off the job during one of the busiest weeks for holiday shopping, and gloria is at the live desk with the potential strike and how it could impact shoppers. >> good morning amanda. friday, thousands of workers at the company's first ever unionized warehouses voted to authorize a strike, claiming the tech giant has refused to negotiate a contract at the new york facilities. yesterday was the deadline that the teamsters union set for aman to start negotiations. that never happened. the workers voted to unionize in 2022, but have been working without a contract. they're asking for a minimum pay of $30 per hour and more safety protections. last

month, workers in 20 countries, including the u.s, went on strike from black friday to cyber monday as part of the make amazon pay campaign. the annual effort is now in its fifth year, aims to convince the company to increase wages and allow more workers to unionize. >> amazon squeezes everything that it can get, but it changes its behavior depending on jurisdiction. s say in sweden, it engages much better in how it operates with trade unions than in the us, where it engages in in union busting. >> in response to the potential strike in new york, amazon says for more than a year now, the teamsters have continued to intentionally mislead the public, claiming that they represent thousands of amazon employees and drivers. they don't. and this is another attempt to push a false narrative. so could amazon customers be impacted by a strike? well, if your items are already on a truck, then you should be okay. but if they're sitting at one of these two

warehouses and they have not moved yet, that is more unclear. let's go to lisa with a check of your forecast. lisa, are we expecting more rain today? >> yes, we have a level one system. you can see some moderate to heavy rain in the north bay right now around santa rosa. yesterday the flood advisory was just lifted by noontime. so the water is receding from the wild weather on saturday. and now we're expecting anywhere from a half inch to three quarters of an inch in the north bay. here you can see lighter rain, santa rosa, petaluma, and we're expecting more rain to sink to the south. the frontal band and with it some breezy winds. so right along the coast, jenner, bodega bay getting wet. and as far south there as highway 29, some wet roadways. it's going to be another maybe two hours, 7:00 until we see the rain in san francisco. but it's progressive. it moves quickly. 50 in san jose, 41 in danville. right now, the cloud cover keeping us pretty mild. we had that full moon so still bright out there despite the cloud cover, a quarter mile

visibility. livermore one mile in concord you can see vacaville at four miles. so as the frontal band moves through, the breeze picks up, it's just going to be made primarily windy along the coast, 25 to 30 miles an hour. getting into the afternoon. the winds lighten up. we've got cloud cover and the frontal band is behind us. so here's the timing on it. 730 about 8:00. we've got rain in the east bay, san francisco, and then as we head towards the later morning hours and noontime, it is beginning to exit the south bay. and after that we've got cloudy skies, calm winds, and we're dry for the evening commute. so rainfall amounts ranging from a half inch in richmond, maybe a quarter of an inch in san jose. this could be a little bit more optimistic half inch in livermore, but hopefully we could see that much in the north bay. we don't need that much, but this should be just all beneficial. rain winter weather advisory. this is heavy, wet snow right now. it's in the 30s e freezing, only expecting 2 to 4in of snow in the mountains through tonight. 57 in oakland

and those breezy winds. the accuweather seven day forecast. we're dry the rest of the week until the first day of winter. then more rain returns for the weekend. >> reggie. thanks, lisa. temporary closure. what's forcing san francisco's contemporary jewish museum to shut its doors for at lea year? >> and a surprise for east bay drivers. this barge. wow. showing up right alongside a freeway. how it got back out to sea. >> end of year travel a record number of people expected to hit the roads and skies these last few weeks of the year. some tips on how to make your trip a little less stressful. >> and here at 511, we'll take a live look outside. ♪ home sweet home ♪ there's no place like the road home. receive a $5,500 bonus on a new 2024 audi q5 plug-in hybrid during the season of audi sales event.

♪ i'm on my way ♪ ♪ home sweet home ♪ there's no place like the road home. receive a $5,500 bonus on a new 2024 audi q5 plug-in hybrid during the season of audi sales event. san francisco contemporary jewish museum has closed its doors for now. yesterday was the final day for the museum in the city's soma neighborhood before a year long closure. the museum's executive director says a slow recovery from the pandemic and overall economic struggles downtown are key reasons they decided to pause

operations. >> the work that we're doing now by taking a temporary closure and putting together the team work to re-envision the contemporary jewish museum will enable us to have a long term future. >> and over the next couple of months, the museum will be cutting staff and closing exhibitions. the space will still be available to rent for events, which is a critical source of income in the east bay. >> a barge that appeared to drift into the emeryville crescent is now back out to sea. our emeryville camera captured this video just before 930 yesterday morning. on saturday, the barge showed up along the shoreline right by interstate 80 between emeryville and berkeley, and that was an eye catching sight for drivers on the freeway. the coast guard says that 100 foot barge, identified as the mud scow, ran aground and was resting on sand. pollution teams assessed the situation. then a tugboat had to wait until high tide to tow that vessel out. >> millions of people are

getting ready to travel these last few weeks of december and into the new year. abc news reporter reena roy has more on the best ways to plan to make your trip less stressful. >> the winter holidays are a time to spend with loved ones, and many of us will need to travel to do so. triple a projecting. nearly 120 million americans will venture out 50 miles or more between saturday, december 21st and wednesday, january 1st. stacy barber, vice president of triple a travel, says there are ways to get through it to make sure this holiday season that you preplan as much as you can. most will be driving, benefiting from lower prices at the pump. >> we are looking at pretty close to $3 national average per gallon. >> air travel is expected to hit a record high. other forms of travel include trains, busses and cruises expected to soar as well. >> we are seeing almost double digit increase in trains and cruises. cruises are up almost 15% versus this time last year. >> more will be on the road, but not all at once. >> the holidays really spans over two weeks, whereas we were

more condensed during the thanksgiving holiday and so you'll see heavier traffic, but it's not going to be in concentrated times except those weekends before christmas and new year's. >> the weekends after christmas and new years will likely see the heaviest traffic. heading back right away could help avoid the crush on the holiday itself. >> the first after you've enjoyed the festivities on new year's eve, that's definitely going to be the best time to go. >> other tips for your road trip try getting an early start. get a tune up on the car. if you're flying, try to catch the first flight of the day. flights after 9 a.m. are twice as likely to be delayed. airport services that can be arranged before your arrival should be. >> make sure that you do your parking reservations. make sure that you have the ability at some locations to pre-book your tsa. that's going to help save a lot of time. >> experts suggest building a buffer day into your itinerary if you can, and buying travel insurance to help give you some peace of mind in case you run into any delays. reena roy, abc news, new york.

>> to me, it feels like this is a little late, but if you still want an ugly sweater for your holiday party, in-n-out has you covered. the burger chain just released its ugly christmas sweater, and it looks like this. just trying to keep it together this christmas. okay, it's $70, y'all know. and to me, that's more out than in. but you know, you do you. we are a week away from christmas basically saying when are you supposed to get this rush shipping? >> you have to pay for rush shipping. >> that's what i'm saying. yeah, that's true. >> and everybody has already had their christmas parties this weekend. so anyway, now that i destroyed that, enjoy. >> and i love me some in-n-out and i still would not. >> yeah, the in-n-out sweater really needed to say your phrase, which was light. well, yeah, she likes her fries. light. well, light. >> well, live well light. well, yeah. see? yeah. next year. more red too. it's like very green and white and needed a little

more red in there too. yeah. >> somewhere in and out writing us right now. >> yeah. >> the critiques never end at abc. seven mornings. >> we're only human. right. all right. good morning everybody. we are waking up to some wet weather in the north bay. in fact, rain has been coming down pretty good there. and they did have a break while all of us had a break yesterday. but, you know, they had a flood advisory just lifted noontime sunday for sonoma county. and here we go with more heavy rain. it's just a level one and your rain will be over within the next hour or two. and then this frontal band sinks to the south and east and everyone sees some wet weather. so live doppler seven picking up on the rain in guerneville and healdsburg as we go in closer. and this is where we have the heaviest rain through windsor. highway 101. and it gets lighter as you head down towards highway 116 and not quite yet trying to move into highway 37, sears point, novato. the rest of us dry, cloudy and rain in the forecast for your morning commute at about 8:00 for san francisco and

points east, and then not until about 11:00 in the south bay, where it's 50 right now with the cloud cover, 44 san rafael. we have fog as well, with a mile visibility in concord, just a quarter mile in livermore. and notice it's better elsewhere around the bay. forecast highlights. rainy morning commute for you tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday. dry and milder. in fact, we'll see some temperatures well into the 60s. a nice break setting up, and then by next weekend, the winter solstice, we'll see a return to some rain. too soon to tell how much rain we're expecting. breezy winds pick up with the frontal band as it passes late morning early afternoon. still have our coastal flood advisory until 1:00. that's today and we're looking at the king tides at 11:00 this morning. a little bit lower, less than seven feet. but still, it has been kind of a mess around here the past couple of days. this is the way the system is going to play out. 730 8:00 it's wet in san francisco and oakland over into concord. and then by

about 1030, 11, it's sinking to the south, pulling out of the east bay. but we've got rainy conditions from half moon bay into san jose through the noon hour, and then we're left with the cloud cover, breezy winds midday. this forecast model is the one that's pretty generous. upwards of about half an inch. another one only wants to bring in about a quarter of an inch. so splitting the difference. the highest rain totals in the north. we're expecting maybe a quarter of an inch in the south bay to the east bay. higher amounts up around the diablo range possible 2 to 4in of wet snow in the mountains there. mid 50s for most of us today with the clouds throughout the afternoon. level one system today. a nice dry stretch for us throughout the workweek. slightly milder and rain. why not over the weekend again? >> all right lisa thank you. coming up, the seven things to know this morning celebrating hanukkah a lookt the festivities happening at ghirardelli square this season. and we will take a live look outs

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this morning in the south bay. >> number two, we're tracking power outages across the bay area. p-g-and-e's has been working to get the lights back on all weekend. most of the outages you see now will remain until this afternoon. >> number three a heads up for north bay commuters. smart train service is suspended today as crews clean up from the weekend storm. no bus bridges are available, but you can get reimbursed for taxi or uber and lyft rides. service is expected to resume tomorrow. >> number four we're still tracking the sigalert in south san francisco on southbound 280 right after westboro boulevard. the three right lanes are shut down because of police activity. we don't know when they will reopen. >> number five, people in scotts valley are still cleaning up. after that ef e tornado flipped cars and caused damage on saturday. city leaders there say one person remains in the hospital, but they also say it's a miracle no one was killed. >> number six today, robert f kennedy jr will meet senators on capitol hill as he tries to secure the votes to become the

next u.s. health secretary. he's expected to face questions about past comments he's made regarding the u.s. food system, the safety of vaccines, including the polio vaccine. >> number seven, youtube tv is reportedly offering some users a price lock before its subscription rate goes up next month. the fee is going up $10 to $82.99 per month. some people trying to cancel say they're being given the option to keep the current rate for six months. >> it's like cable tv all over again. in today's gma first look, multiple homes in one neighborhood had their christmas decorations stolen and it's all caught on camera. here's abc news reporter rhiannon ally in this morning's gma first look. >> it's a real life grinch trying to steal christmas. >> my husband woke me up and said, our santa is missing. and he was upset. his head. you can see from our upstairs. i look out the window and i see santa. that morning there was no santa. >> clarice. us capture video of the scrooge on her security

camera and she's not alone. >> my two girlfriends and. and kim, who live on the north and south end of the street. both of theirs were stolen, too. >> it's the tinsel trend that will land coal in your stocking. criminals and decking your halls. >> we don't make a ton of money, but, you know, we enjoy what we spend. and. and when it gets taken away from you, it kicks you in the gut a little bit. >> and coming up at 7 a.m. how to keep your holiday decorations starry and bright with your gma first look i'm rhiannon ally, abc news, new york. >> san francisco skyline will be a little less colorful tonight. last night was the final night of let's glow s.f. the holiday projection arts festival had been on display downtown since december 6th. large scale animated light installations created by artists from all over the world have lit up eight locations across downtown. the downtown s.f. partnership has hosted let's glow s.f. since 2020. i. said it's.

>> new ideas for the town. >> so some lights go out and others go on. this is the hanukkah celebration in ghirardelli square. a large menorah was lit as part of the glowing hanukkah pop up, hosted by the jewish community center of san francisco. hanukkah officially begins on christmas night and continues through january 2nd. the ceremony also included a blessing and a sing along. >> coming up at 530, cleaning up and clearing out huge trees. blocking several roads in golden gate park after the weekend storm. >> and a programing note for tonight. you can watch monday night football right here on abc seven. the bears taking on the vikings. our coverage starts at 430. then stick with abc seven for after the game with sports director larry beil at nine. it's world news tonight with david muir. that's followed by jeopardy! and wheel of fortune. and then you can catch a full hour of abc seven news starting at 1030, and we will take a live look outside here at 527.

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you're watching abc seven mornings live. my god. >> okay. oh my god. >> wow. a rare tornado touching down in scotts valley. the damage the twister left behind. and the response from the vice mayor who says it's a miracle no one was killed. >> and a new entertainment zone. the neighborhood that could be home to the next big event. and how soon it could happen. plus, all i want for christmas is >> the most streamed holiday songs. and here's a twist in san francisco. it doesn't belong to mariah. ooh, ooh. >> good morning everyone. it is monday, december 16th. >> yeah, i was obsessed with that when i saw it this morning. >> what is it? >> what is it? you have to wait to see it. let's do a check on the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, reggie. amanda, good morning to you. level one system

this morning. already spreading some pretty good rain up in the north bay, santa rosa and guerneville. and this is a cold front that's going to quickly sweep through the bay area throughout your morning commute. the heaviest rain here right now from guerneville to jenner and occidental taking you over to calistoga and saint helena. a little bit lighter, but this all will sink to the south and much of marin county through about six 7:00 will be wet. the rest of us is going to take a while. 8:00 in san francisco and the east bay. rainfall amounts about a 10th to three quarters of an inch, a lingering chance throughout the afternoon. breezy winds along the coast. so from 7:00 to 11:00, the rain increases, and then the second half of the day is dry. 44 in oakland. no rain there. 43 in fremont. we are 4 to 7 degrees milder this morning with the cloud cover. and there's fog, particularly in the east bay from livermore at a quarter mile, visibility in concord, and then rain arriving at about 8:00 there in the east bay. here it is almost 8:00, and we've got some rain over in oakland, san francisco, a

pretty good downpour and those downpours sinking to the south 9:00. and then right before noontime, lingering showers in the south bay. so it looks like a rainy morning commute for many of us. take your time out there. slippery roads. gloria. all right. >> thank you so much, lisa. well, we're going to get a live look outside right nowt our emeryville camera, and you can see that there is some traffic out there already this early in the morning, especially on westbound 80 there. and you can see all those headlights heading towards the bay bridge. so if you're going from highway four to san francisco, 35 minutes right now and looking live at our san jose camera at 101 and 880, you can see in san jose it is getting a little busy north of 101, but really pretty much an easy drive from san jose to sunnyvale heading up to the peninsula. no issues there. however, we are tracking a sigalert in south san francisco on westbound 280 right after westboro boulevard. the right three lanes are shut down because of police activity. we still don't know when they are going to reopen, but we are seeing some minor delays in

that area, so just keep that in mind if you're driving there on southbound 280 in south san francisco. amanda. >> all right. gloria. thank you. happening now. p-g-and-e's crews are still working to get the lights back on for more than 3500 customers across the bay area. they have made progress, and there are fewer dots on the outage map. as you can see, the north bay saw the worst of the outages over the weekend. p-g-and-e's tells us they restored most people's power within 12 hours thanks to crews pre-positioned in hard hit spots. >> we use our meteorology team's machine learning models to pre-stage crews, equipment and resources in those areas that are forecasted to be hardest hit and the storm came in really as strong and in the locations where it was forecasted. so we were well positioned and prepared. >> p-g-and-e's map shows most of the larger outages won't be fixed until this afternoon, and there is still quite a bit of damage in san francisco after saturday's fierce storm. several large trees are still on the

side of the road at golden gate park, waiting for crews to clear them out. the fire department responded to more than 100 calls about damage from the strong winds, toppled trees, crushed multiple cars, a rare sight that's still causing a mess in scotts valley. >> look at this tornado that tore through town saturday. santa cruz county officials say it's amazing no one was killed. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard talked to witnesses who saw the funnel cloud on the move. oh my god. >> okay. >> oh my god. it's a scene straight out of the movies. but this was real life for people in scotts valley saturday. a confirmed ef one tornado touching down on mount hermon road. ben hughes was there. >> everything was getting blown that way. cars were suddenly moving. you can see the traffic lights just leave the poles. >> the tornado touching down between two shopping centers, tearing through power lines and flipping cars over some with people inside. >> i'm like, dad, we need to go help people. so me and my dad sprinted out of target, and then we helped this lady out of her

car, and we made sure we put pressure on her head because she was bleeding. >> we started dragging branches off the street when the emergency vehicles were coming and to kind of create room, and everyone was kind of in a state of like, should i get my car and drive away or should i help out? or what do i do? >> police say five people were injured. one remains in the hospital. >> it was a miracle that no one was killed in this event, scotts valley vice mayor derek tim says the city is cleaning up and still assessing the damage. >> a classroom at scotts valley middle school was impacted by a fallen tree. >> really lucky that it didn't hit any of the infrastructure here or the buildings directly in this location. the fact that one person was critically injured is still tragic, but we're pulling for that person. >> the tornado cutting a clear path through the shopping center parking lot. tree limbs are everywhere. lots of smashed cars are here to check it out. this suv lost all of its windows. a sign at the local mcdonald's was trashed by strong winds. manager chris joaquin was working the

lunch shift. >> i saw some people outside. they ran inside and started holding the door shut, and i could see that they were they were really holding on hard and uh. luckily, everyone was safe. >> customers in the drive thru were not injured. >> i think only one person needed a refund. and you know, because we couldn't complete the order. let's go home. >> let's go home. this community now, moving forward from a day they will never forget. >> i feel like we dodged a bullet on this one in terms of the injuries and no fatalities in scotts valley. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> storm damage in the north bay is going to cause a headache for some commuters today. smart train service has been suspended and they're not offering busses as an alternative. abc seven's lena howland is in marin county this morning. so, lena, what is the option? >> well, reggie, riders have a few different options this morning to use as alternatives to. instead of hopping on a smart train, they can uber, lyft, or hop in a taxi. and once they get up here to larkspur,

the ferry service is still running as normal. but keep in mind riders can still take a bus through golden gate transit. they're still offering their regularly scheduled bus service connecting sonoma and marin counties to san francisco. the transit agency says they will be bringing in extra busses on route 101 to accommodate the anticipated increase in ridership. smart customers can get on at pioneer and industrial, the copeland transit mall or at redwood and grant. smart transit officials say today's closure is happening because downed trees blocked or damaged their tracks in mule spots. they have to make repairs and complete testing to prepare for the opening of the new smart petaluma north station later this year. the testing was supposed to happen this weekend with a planned closure, but the weather got in the way. if you need any help planning an alternative trip today, smart has expanded their customer service hours, opening up this morning at 4:00. and for those riders who do end up taking a

lyft and uber or a taxi, a reminder to save your receipts. smart says it will reimburse commuters through their website and load that money right back on to your clipper card. live in larkspur. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. and as the bay area gets ready for another round of rain in southern california, they're preparing for more dangerous winds and wildfire conditions. schools are reopening in the malibu area today as firefighters make progress to contain the franklin fire. it's now 49% contained. last week, the fire forced thousands of people to leave their homes, including legendary actor dick van dike. he was trying to set up a hose in his backyard when he realized he was in danger. >> i couldn't get up and they had to pick me up and carry me to the car. they saved my house and my life. these guys, otherwise they wouldn't even be here. >> yeah. he's talking about a crew of neighbors and local volunteers who helped get van

dike to safety. >> i'll tell you what. he's much tougher than he says. got him in the car and buckled him in. and just as he did, he grabbed my arm and he said, please don't let my house burn down. >> crews were able to save van dike's house, which is filled with hollywood memorabilia. as you can imagine. and they also saved his beloved cat, bobo. >> dick van dike is a national treasure, so i'm glad. he's glad he's all right. we're following new details in the murder investigation of unitedhealthcare ceo, and how the ceo of a bay area company says he is now getting death threats in connection with the case. san francisco company peak design made the backpack. investigators say the suspect, luigi mangione wore during the shooting. peak design ceo peter dearing said he and his staff have received threats due to misinformation on the internet. he says the company has not provided customer information to the police, and would only do so under a subpoena. mangione is accused of killing brian thompson on december 4th in new york city.

>> now to the fight to get luigi mangione back to new york to face charges. gloria. he's currently in jail in pennsylvania, but could be extradited as soon as tomorrow. >> good morning. amanda. sources tell abc news that mangione is almost certain to waive extradition from pennsylvania. a grand jury in new york could also hand down an indictment at any moment, speeding up the extradition process. abc news has also learned that mangione's mother spoke with the fbi and new york city detectives the day before his arrest last week, and she indicated that surveillance photos being circulated at the time could be her son. the task force was still working on the information when she provided. when mangione was spotted at a mcdonald's in pennsylvania and was arrested. over the weekend, mangione added a high profile defense attorney to his legal team, kieran friedman. agnifilo spent seven years as second in command at the manhattan district attorney's office before she became an attorney. she offered a preview of a potential defense strategy.

>> he was brilliant. his whole life. he comes from this great family. i mean, something changed, right? significantly. something changed. and they're going to, i think, potentially have a not guilty by reason of insanity potential defense. >> mangione is facing a second degree murder charge in new york, and he's expected to plead not guilty. reggie. >> all right. thanks, gloria. the success of san francisco's entertainment zones has city leaders looking to add a new zone in coal valley. entertainment zones like on front street and at thrive city were created to boost local businesses. earlier this month, coal valley began hosting a successful night market and according to neighbors, turning the area into a zone would help support the community. according to the chronicle, if approved, coal valley could be added as soon as march. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer our way of highlighting some things happening today in te bay area. >> first, we're heading into the second full week of verdict watch in a major murder case.

deliberations in the trial of nima momeni are set to resume this afternoon. he is accused of killing cashapp founder bob lee in april of last year. and he faces first degree murder charges. but jurors can potentially consider lesser charges, including second degree murder or voluntary or involuntary manslaughter. the jury has already deliberated for six days without a verdict. >> the diocese of oakland is back in bankruptcy court on wednesday awaiting a judge's approval. the judge could sign off on the plan to reorganize and settle hundreds of sexual abuse claims. the catholic church filed for bankruptcy protection last year, overwhelmed by lawsuits. on friday, some of those victims testified against the proposed settlement. the diocese is offering between 160 to $198 million to settle the abuse claims. >> tomorrow, the san jose city council will discuss plans for the city to potentially break off from p-g-and-e's. earlier this month, our media partner, the mercury news reported p-g-and-e's offered the city of san jose an agreement to build

out its grid and provide firm commitments and deadlines to improve service. the utility company is hoping to stop san jose from pursuing its own city utility. san jose leaders are concerned about rising costs, reliability and out of power expected growth downtown and into north san jose. >> still ahead, airbnb is anti-party tech. the company trying to stop unauthorized parties at its properties on new year's eve. but first, a check on the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> okay. good morning to you. we're looking at this level one system, bringing pretty good rain already into the north bay, marin, sonoma and napa. santa rosa has been getting heavy rain. you can see bodega bay, dylan beach, also in the reds here in oranges, indicating some pretty good downpours. highway 101, windsor to santa rosa, highway 12. but then it kind of just stops. it gets much later as we lighter as we get towards sears point. highway 37. nothing going on in the east bay peninsula and south bay. that's going to change as the front sinks to the south and east. 46 right now with

the rain in sonoma, 42 in fremont, 50 with the clouds in san jose. there's our roof camera. a rainy commute because this front is on the move. so san francisco and oakland, yes, you're going to see the wet weather through about the 7 to 9:00 hour. then we're dry and milder the second half of the day tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday and then next weekend, summer solstice, winter solstice on saturday. and we're going to look at more rain. the winds get breezy right in time or in association with that frontal passage throughout the mid to late morning hours. and here's the way it plays out today. so throughout the 7 to 9:00 hour, the wet weather is moving into san francisco, oakland, over into the east bay. and then it kind of falls apart and progresses as we get towards the later morning hours and noontime. not a whole lot for the livermore valley, but you can see the peninsula, san mateo, palo alto and san jose still getting a little bit wet through the noon hour. then the winds lighten up. they'll be about 20 miles an hour to 30 on the

shoreline. the coastal communities. and this forecast model has about a half inch for many of us. i think it's going to be more like a quarter to a third of an inch and upwards to three quarters of an inch in the north bay coastal flood advisory through 1:00. we're looking at the king tides under seven feet and a coupe inches of wet snow in the sierra nevada. highs today then in the upper 50s with a dry afternoon. good morning gloria. >> good morning to you, lisa. good morning to everyone at home. we have a traffic alert for you right now. the metering lights have just flipped on over at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see the traffic is starting to build right now. it is starting to get a little busy right there in the midanes to the beginning of the parking lot, but you really will have no delays across the span into the city. they flipped out about 534 this morning just about ten minutes ago, so it is starting to get busy out there. and of course we'll keep monitoring this for you throughout the morning. let you know how it's looking. from

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for answers. as drones continue to be sighted across the northeast despite having to stop air traffic in two states over the weekend, government leaders are insisting there is no threat. abc news reporter nicole d'antonio explains how the government is responding. >> the federal government is sending additional resources to new jersey and new york to help solve the mystery behind drone sightings reported across at least seven states, from new york to maryland. >> the robin, which used not a linear line of sight, but 360 degree technology that has a much better chance of detecting these drones. >> the reports have prompted authorities to shut down an airport over the weekend. the faa confirming stewart international airport, north of new york city, temporarily closed its runway friday night after multiple reported drone sightings in the area. homeland

security secretary alejandro mayorkas told abc's this week exclusively that there is not a national security threat, and says the federal government is taking action. >> we have not seen any foreign we know of no foreign involvement with ret to the sightings in the northeast, and we are vigilant in investigating this matter. >> further complicating matters. a rule change from the faa in september of 2023 allowing drones to fly at night. the fbi says that it is processing roughly 5000 drone related tips, but found less than 100 have generated credible leads. >> some of those drone sightings are in fact drones. some are manned aircraft that are commonly mistaken for drones. but there's no question that drones are being sighted. >> the house intelligence committee is expected to receive a classified briefing on the drone sightings this tuesday. nicole d'antonio, abc news, washington. >> if you're thinking about hosting a big new year's eve party at an airbnb, maybe come

up with another plan. airbnb has rolled out anti party technology to prevent rowdy celebrations over the holiday. the website will identify and block potentially high risk bookings of entire homes. so, for example, if you're traveling to reserve a house for 1 to 3 nights, your reservation could be blocked. last year, 74,000 people got blocked worldwide, 33,000 of those were in the us, and we are just nine days away from christmas and hanukkah. >> and holiday music is in full swing. new data shows this song is the most streamed holiday song in san francisco so far. rockin around the christmas tree at the christmas party hop. so the chronicle looked through data from spotify's most popular song streaming in the city, brenda lee's rockin around the christmas tree came out on top. now, the other most streamed holiday songs are mariah carey's all i want for christmas is you, wham's last christmas,

jingle bell rock and santa tell me by ariana grande. >> i found this fascinating for some reason. yeah, because i didn't see rockin around the christmas tree coming. >> i didn't see that as number one at all. i understand all i want for christmas is you. >> i feel like, yeah, that's how you signal the season. >> but, you know, an ariana grande. >> that's a great song. >> yeah. >> so san francisco bay area think so too. >> yeah. >> so is underneath the tree by kelly clarkson. >> oh, i heard that the other day. yeah that one was playing a lot on. i've been listening to the christmas carol. yeah. as i drive around. it's so nice. i know those songs. do you have a favorite lisa. >> do you have a least favorite? >> a least favorite? you know, they just they get played a lot. >> so and earlier this year on kauai, which was what we learned, you know, they're just always kind of in ambiance. >> and so they're just there and it's fine. >> you know what we don't talk about what the

christmas shoes. oh it's just it should be banned. the christmas it should be banned in every country. >> yeah, yeah. >> are you familiar? no. okay. >> i don't think i know that one. you don't? >> oh, good. this is good. so my plan is working. >> yeah. >> if you knew what the christmas shoes are, then you already know. delete it. >> okay. yeah. i was thinking about judy garland's that went up for auction for several million christmas shoes. i was thinking red. >> oh, yeah. no, not those shoes. yeah. no, these shoes are manipulative, and i see, yeah, i see. >> okay, maybe another time then. right. all right. good morning everybody. there's a look at some heavy rain in the north bay. this is just a level one. but we are looking at the downpours from santa rosa right along highway one. and this will slip south. not the very heavy rain. unfortunately, h of the north bay is going to experience this very heavy rain. you can see from valley ford road. we're up towards highway one, tomales dillon beach along the coast in bodega bay. we take you in closer to 101 from santa rosa highway 12 and over towards

saint helena, calistoga. coming down at a good half inch an hour, and then it gets lighter as you head towards central marin and then down towards bolinas. not really raining at all in southern marin, the golden gate, maybe a little bit of mist and drizzle, but nothing in the east bay, the south bay, the peninsula that will change as this level one sinks to the south and through 1:00 we'll have the slick roadways, with rainfall totals anywhere from a 10th to about three quarters of an inch in the north bay, where you're getting that heavy rain. so breezy south winds mainly along the coast and a lingering chance of showers in the afternoon. it's in the 40s. we've got clouds in the south bay and fog in the east bay from a half mile visibility concord to a quarter mile in livermore. breezy winds with the frontal passage through about ten till noontime, mainly along the coast. and then look how this sinks to the south. the reds kind of disappear, but we're still getting heavy downpours from the east bay. san francisco, 730 till about 830 or 9. and then it's the south bay and

peninsula where this exits towards noontime. we're left with cloudy skies, light winds and rainfall amounts anywhere from about a 10th to 2/10 in the south bay, half inch to better than that in the north bay. and still looking at those flooded parking lots and around the sloughs and perhaps marshes. because of our high tide and the full moon, heavy, wet snow in the mountains. and then we'll see the cloudy skies linger throughout the day. >> thank you. lisa, coming up at six. tis the snow season. we're going to take you to tahoe with a look atw hard they're getting hit right now. >> yeah, but first holly holiday fundraiser. holiday holiday. >> all of it. >> tear it up. >> the event you can take part [upbeat music] ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪

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kids in need across the bay area. the nonprofit moms against poverty held its 14th annual holiday helping hand gift wrapping event in burlingame. volunteers wrapped new toys, which were donated during the organization's toy drive. there was also music, food and fun activities for children. a santa grinch, as you see him here, even made a special appearance to drop off gifts. >> the annual tunnels of joy christmas fundraiser and lighting event is taking over the deer ridge neighborhood in brentwood. throughout the month, you can join the festivities, including christmas lights, live performances, food trucks, and photo ops. donations from the fundraiser will help a family with a child struggling with cancer, and that event runs every day. it goes from 5 to 9 p.m. >> yeah. coming up on abc, seven mornings at six. what we know about a potential strike at amazon, meaning thousands of workers could walk off the job nine days away from christmas

and hanukkah. >> we're still looking at all the storm damage from over the weekend, and looking at a storm that is still to come.

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