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over the killing of cash app founder bob lee, and we're seeing more fallout from the storms that hit the bay area, including a mudslide impacting a highway. on this day 35 years ago, the simpsons made their television debut. now, the series is celebrating this unprecedented milestone. >> i was just thinking about how at school, we were banned from wearing the bart simpson shirt. oh wow, how far we've come on this. tuesday, december 17th, the year 2024. >> all right. the year 2024. thank you for that. you're welcome. all year, all year long. >> all right. i know it's been foggy. i was coming in from san jose. i know you were coming in from the peninsula. yeah. >> that's the and that's the area that is really getting hit hard by the fog this morning. so we'll take a live look outside. like amanda said, this is a live look at our san jose camera. we've been tracking the low clouds all morning long. you can see right now visibility here. we're down to about a third of a mile. winds are light, high humidity. that is why we're seeing the fog out there this morning. here's a look at the area wide map. we've actually

seen a bit of improvement in the north bay over the last hour. but clearly you can see parts of the east bay, especially traveling highway four this morning. you have a lot of low visibility, low visibility up and down the peninsula. be aware of that. the dense fog advisory is with us until 9 a.m. this morning. it's pretty much for virtually everybody out there right now. so what we'll find is that fog is going to linger for the next several hours. use those low beams this morning like gloria has been talking about. add some extra distance and time to the cars and the commute this morning around you, because that fog is with us through about 9 a.m. after 9 a.m, we'll start to see increasing sunshine. the afternoon is actually looking beautiful. we'll get a lot of sunshine and some dry conditions, so highs will go into the low 60s later on this afternoon. let's check in with gloria and see that commute. >> good morning. yeah. you know, it is very foggy out there this morning. we're seeing a lot of fog, especially right now in the peninsula in san jose. check this out. this is a live look right now on northbound 101 around south san francisco area. our photographer stefan stifter has been at it all morning long,

and he has seen that fog out there. so as we are mentioning throughout the morning, just give yourself a little bit more time. it could be hard to see out there. i know i had that experience driving from the peninsula into the city, so you just want to be very, very careful. and we're going to go over to san jose. this is our 87 camera. this is one of the areas we're seeing the most fog this morning is in san jose, north of 87 towards the san jose airport. a lot of fog. highway 101 also there, you know, seeing that fog but no major issues despite the heavy fog this morning. we do want to also tell you about an issue that we are tracking. this is in sunol on southbound 680 before 84. there's a stalled big rig that's blocking the right lane. there's a backup to castlewood drive. it's causing about a 16 minute delay right now, guys. >> all right, gloria, thank you. and this morning, we're going to find out the verdict in a murder case that has made national headlines for over a year now, a jury in san francisco is set to announce their decision in the trial over the killing of tech executive and cash app founder

bob lee. abc seven news reporter lena howland is here in studio with a look at some of the potential outcomes. lena. >> amanda. after nine long days of deliberations, jurors have finally reached a verdict in this high profile trial, which first started back in october. during the trial, his attorneys argued he stabbed cash app founder bob lee in self-defense. they claimed it was actually lee who first pulled a knife on mckinney in a drug fueled rage, the prosecution arguing the opposite, saying mckinney targeted lee. they say many believed his sister had been drugged and sexually assaulted by a man lee had introduced to her. legal expert randall knox says the jury had a lot to consider to start with. >> do people agree that it was premeditated and deliberate with malice aforethought? if 12 people don't agree to that, then they consider whether it's second degree murder, if they don't agree that he intended to kill him with that mental state, it could conceivably be reduced

to voluntary manslaughter. >> i think the big question for this jury is what did they think of mr. mckinney's testimony? did they give him the benefit of the doubt? and how did that play into their verdict? >> legal analyst stephen clark, who you just heard from, believes it could be his own testimony that could have ultimately swayed jurors. the verdict will be read in court this morning at 930. if he is convicted of any charges, clark says he will come back for a sentencing hearing in about six weeks. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. and later this morning, we will bring you the news of that verdict as soon as it breaks. tune in here on abc seven or wherever you stream. >> we're following up on a story we first told you about yesterday on abc. seven mornings, a nasty air boat crash in the florida everglades. a bay area youth football team was on the boat when it crashed into another boat friday. members of the team and parents were sent flying into the swamp. and now

we're hearing from one of the mothers on board. this is alyssa windham. she says no one saw the other boat until it was too late. >> when i woke up, children were in the water. i believe we were knocked out a few seconds. the other boat was on top of our boat. and it just took a while to kind of realize what was going on. >> windham is several months pregnant and now has a broken tailbone. 16 people told her were taken to the hospital. everyone survived. her young son is shaken up, but physically okay. >> new details this morning about the tornado that left some major damage in scotts valley over the weekend. we're now hearing from a cal fire battalion chief who was injured. you see his truck there? manny garcia says the tornado sent his work truck flying into the air before it landed on its side. people who were close by had to break the windshield so he could get out. >> at that time, i looked around

and noticed there was a more than five cars flipped over. debris all over the roadway. power poles just leaning. and i'm thinking to myself, like, what just happened? like, we don't get tornadoes here, but this looks like a tornado. >> oh my god. garcia's fire gear was thrown into the trees by the wind. luckily, he walked away with only some minor scrapes and bruises. >> investigators in madison, wisconsin are trying to figure out how a 15 year old girl got a gun. they say killed at least two people at her school. a student and teacher died and six others were injured. two are in critical condition. a second grader alerted police of the violence happening on campus. here's abc news reporter christiane cordero with what we know about the investigation. >> this morning, madison, wisconsin's abundant life christian school's doors are closed to all but investigators after a teenage student brought a handgun and opened fire in a study hall monday, according to

officials. the 911 call came in just before 11 a.m, they add from a second grade student at the school. >> don't let that soak in for a minute. a second grade student called 911 at 10:57 a.m. report a shooting at school. >> officers entered the school within four minutes, finding the shooter killed two people. six more were taken to the hospital with injuries. >> i heard gunshots and screaming and it was all really scary and i was like, terrified. so were my friends. >> investigators say the suspect, 15 year old natalie renaud, who went by samantha, took her own life. police cleared the rest of the school room by room as parents arrived to pick up their children, britt and kyle. grange, speaking with abc's alex perez are grateful their kids are okay. >> i'm very, very, very thankful. i mean, the gut wrenching feeling that you feel

when you get that notification. there's no like you always just hope that never happens. and it happened today. we can't do it. >> the community gathered in a prayer service last night as investigators searched the alleged shooter's home and social media accounts, all looking for answers in the latest school shooting for the lessons not yet learned. >> we've got to care about this as a problem. you can't just again be number one on the planet for school shootings, for mass shootings, and not see that as a problem. >> this is the 488th mass shooting in the u.s. this year, according to gun violence archive. the suspect's parents are cooperating with investigators. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> this morning, a big headache. if you drive in the santa cruz mountains, a portion of highway nine is closed after recent storms caused a mudslide. and. gloria. this isn't the first time. >> it isn't reggie. it's the second year in a row that there's been a big mudslide on this portion of highway nine.

it's between redwood gulch road and sanborn in the saratoga area. we have video of it right here. you can see just a big mess. caltrans decided to close the highway yesterday. officials say the mud is just too wet and soupy for crews to clean it up. crews have been actively working to improve the stretch since september to install new drainage and improve the hillside. last year, a similar slide took out two roads, including a driveway that leads to five homes. a temporary road was installed, but the county says a private driveway is not their responsibility. that's left residents frustrated because they can't fix their driveway until a permanent road is finished. >> how long is it going to take for them to really support that road? because we were at their mercy, like, you know, they they hold all the cards as far as what we can do. >> a timeline for a permanent road has been vague, but the county says the temporary road should be safe this winter. now, as for highway nine, caltrans is hoping to clear the road and

reopen it tomorrow. so i know some residents, like probably those there, want a break from this rain or are they going to get it? >> yeah, we have a couple of days where dry weather is in the forecast, but out there this morning it's the fog that is an issue. we have some low clouds, a live look from our exploratorium camera looking at the sf skyline right now. we're at 48 degrees in the city. we do have visibility that has ebbed and flowed around about a mile right now, so we'll take a look at the visibility map where we do have some localized low clouds. san jose. we're down to a half mile visibility a quarter of a mile in concord. certainly traveling highway four this morning, you'll encounter some of that low visibility, especially along the peninsula as well. we find improving conditions, though, in the north bay, where that fog is starting to lift a bit between novato and santa rosa. so here's a look at future weather. the fog will linger through 9 a.m. the dense fog advisory is going to expire at 9 a.m, but i think it's closer to ten. 11 a.m. we're totally through with this fog. there you can see it burns off and we'll see a lot of sunshine

this afternoon. the afternoon is looking lovely. temperatures will be in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. so high of 61 in the city today. we'll hit about 64 in san jose, 60. the high in vallejo and in fairfield. so this morning we're dealing with fog out there giving way to sunshine. that dense fog advisory will be with us until 9 a.m. it's dry. it's mostly sunny wednesday and thursday, but the weekend we do have some rain back in the forecast. we'll talk about that in eight minutes. >> thanks, drew. deadlines to ship your presents. almost here. we have you covered with details. >> and the woman who boarded a flight without a ticket last month is in trouble again. how?

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from new york to paris without a ticket last month, is in trouble again. authorities say svetlana dali cut off her ankle monitor over the weekend. her roommate saw it and reported her missing. dali was caught on a greyhound bus headed to canada. yesterday she had made it to buffalo from philadelphia. she is expected to be charged with bail jumping, and she could face up to five years in federal prison. >> a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the pacific nation island of vanuatu today, killing at least one person. surveillance video is going to show you how much shaking there was off the coast of the capital city of port vila. tsunami warnings were issued. they were later canceled. several buildings were damaged, including the building that houses the u.s. embassy. red cross volunteers are there

helping people impacted by this quake. and a reminder about getting prepared for earthquakes here. make a kit. get a plan together. be informed if you need ideas. all you have to do is check out our website, abc7 news.com/prepare norcal. >> new. this morning, mountain view based waymo has just announced they will start testing their vehicles in tokyo. the alphabet owned autonomous driving company says the project will help their vehicles maneuver on left handed roads. they say it will arrive in early early next year with a fleet of their all electric jaguars. at first, the cars will be operated manually before they're ready to take the road on their own. the namesake of a popular sushi restaurant on the peninsula will serve his final rolls this month. sam, the heart and soul behind sushi sam's at amada in san mateo, is retiring after 36 years, but his legacy will continue. the restaurant says on facebook that it is moving and will reopen under the name sushi

amada. the last day of sushi sam's will be saturday, december 28th. during the pandemic, mark zuckerberg and priscilla chan gave eight of their favorite restaurants $100,000 in sushi. sam's was among them. >> the simpsons marking a milestone this year with its holiday special that premieres today. it has been 35 years since the series premiere, and disney+ celebrated with a world premiere screening of its newest christmas special called oh, come on, all ye faithful. on the red carpet, join the simpsons creator and 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? >> the christmas themed double episode premieres exclusively today on disney plus, and disney is the parent company of abc. >> 735 years. oh my goodness. that's a joke. >> what do you think that patti labelle, since she's involved, do you think that the christmas special is going to have her very famous now? her infamous situation where she was playing in the capital and she said, where are my background singers? >> i don't know the words. please tell me, because the simpsons can't have patti labelle without addressing that. right? i think they have to. or her pies. yeah, i was thinking that too. >> i was thinking about the pies as well. >> come on sonic, all around this morning. >> let's take you outside. this is sfo this morning. we've seen fog ebb and flow here, and you can clearly see the low cloud cover through those airport lights. so we do have a dense fog advisory until 9 a.m. for

most of the region. we'll have the cloud cover give way to sunshine this afternoon. we have a nice dry pattern setting up at least through friday, so we do expect sunny skies into the afternoon. now the weekend outlook. we do have some rain returning to the forecast. nothing like we experienced last weekend with those destructive winds. we do find lighter showers both saturday and sunday, so here's a dense fog advisory all areas shaded in gray. it's most of us this morning where we do have visibility at times has been down to zero miles. that is some thick fog out there this morning. here's a look at the morning planner. fog in the forecast through 9 a.m. then we'll start to see sunshine break through that fog and into the afternoon. we'll find full sunshine out there and a nice feeling day. so highs later on this afternoon after we get rid of that morning fog 61 in the city and in oakland, about 64 in san jose. hit about 63 for a high in santa rosa overnight tonight not expecting widespread fog. we could see a little bit

of fog developing around the delta, the carquinez strait. that's something we'll watch very closely. 30s and 40s heading into wednesday. now the storm track on live doppler seven, along with satellite well to our north seattle and portland. seeing the storms this morning, we remain dry through friday, and then in the weekend that storm track will dip a little bit more to the south. so here's future weather gets you into the start of the weekend. saturday around noon will likely track some light showers. moving through here, continuing into sunday and much of next week as we approach the holidays. it does look like it's an active pattern, but at least we get a couple of dry days today through friday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. fog to sun today. mostly sunny tomorrow and thursday with increasing clouds on friday as we say hello to winter. on saturday, rain returns lingering into sunday and even more rain early next week guys. >> all right drew thank you. now let's turn to greg dutra. he's live with a look at what's coming up on gma. good morning greg. >> good morning reggie. good morning amanda. great to be with you. some serious news of

course. we're live in madison wisconsin with the latest on the deadly school shooting there. what we're learning about the victims and the suspect. also this morning, the latest on the drone sightings across the northeast, now spotted in at least seven states. how the administration is responding. top white house national security spokesman john kirby will join us, hopefully with some answers. plus, will reeve went to the mall helping shoppers reunite with cold, hard cash. big news about unused gift cards. he shows you how to turn those into real american dollars. and we have news about a beloved sensation. da da da da da da da. yeah, it's bluey and we are loving that. and also a bakery famous for gingerbread houses. they're going to share their tips for how you can make your own. that's all coming up right here on gma. >> guys, you can definitely tell that you are the father of young children. there is no question about it. greg i have a i have a grievance to file about these gift cards. so listen to this. my brother just he just sent me a gift card to a restaurant, and

i looked it up to see. okay, well, where is this restaurant exactly? they're closed. they just closed. >> and so it's fake money. >> it's gone. it's gone. like the money is just. it's just gone. and. >> have you brought this up to him yet? >> yeah i did. i've thought about not doing it. and then i thought, no, i want him to dispute it with the credit card company. >> yeah, that that would be the. >> and so he's doing that right now. yeah. but here's what's dirty about it. they, they closed before they even bought the gift card. so they were still selling gift cards on the website. and the restaurant was physically closed. >> what. >> imagine how many people you guys got to get your i-team's or something on that? >> the i-team. the i-team doesn't answer my calls. they answer everyone else's calls. but they said reggie aqui block. >> too many grievances, too many questions for reggie aqui. >> well, greg, it's always good to see you and thank you for the singing this morning. we always appreciate it. >> great to be in. (vo) living with your albuterol asthma rescue inhaler?

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closer. here are some of the final dates for shipping to make sure your gifts arrive by christmas eve for ups. the last day for a three day shipping is the 19th. the last day for next day shipping is the 23rd. and

for usps, the last day for ground and first class shipping is tomorrow. priority mail is the 19th and priority mail express is the 21st. finally, fedex's final date for express savers is the 19th, and they are one of the few to offer same day services. and that's on the 24th. >> at that point, just don't do it. it's just not going to be worth it. that means you have money. >> money and you don't care. >> maybe. maybe you're right. just burn your money on the street mass at 630. an update from the fed on interest rates going down, but the cost of some food might be going up. >> and we'll introduce you to the east bay trash pandas and their mission to clean up their community. but first, here's drew. >> hey, amanda. we'll take you live to our exploratorium camera this morning where you can see we are dealing with low clouds right now. we do have a dense fog advisory in effect through 9 a.m. by noon. we have better visibility. in the afternoon. it's sunny. we have dry skies. look at those temperatures.

later today we'll go into the low

abc seven mornings live now at 630. >> it's tiktok for tiktok. they're turning to the supreme court and the incoming president for help. what we know this

morning, with a month left before the app is banned in the u.s, and what the threat of deportation looming, california is taking steps to protect kids at school. the state's high speed rail system is in trouble again. why? there's concern over the long drawn out project. >> good morning everyone. it is tuesday, december 17th. >> we'll get to all of that. but it's a foggy morning, although it is going to be a dry day, right? yeah, it will be. >> we get some dry weather later this afternoon, but we are tracking that fog right now. live look from our golden gate bridge camera. you can see some of that fog bouncing off the headlights this morning. we'll look at the visibility map, and you're looking at how far you can see in miles. and we can see some areas consistently. concord has been one of the areas that has had low visibility this morning, down to a half mile, less than a mile in oakland, a mile for san jose and mountain view. so we do have this dense fog advisory advisory for virtually almost everyone this morning until about 9 a.m. so we're going to be dealing with this fog over the next couple of hours. after 9 a.m, the fog will

burn off. we'll find increasing sunshine. so here's a look at some of the tips and tricks. not a bad idea to remember. use those low beams, not the high beams. that makes it even harder to see with the fog. drive slow with caution and add some extra distance to the cars around you. here's the fog forecast as we head towards 9 a.m. the advisory is over, but i still think we're dealing with some fog out there. it's closer to 10 a.m. 11 a.m. the fog is gone and we'll have afternoon sunshine today with temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. let's check in with gloria to see the commute this morning. >> yeah. as drew has been mentioning, the fog is the big issue this morning if you are driving. i know i had very low visibility when i was driving from the peninsula to the city, so check this out. this is a live look at our camera here. this is in the sfo area, southbound 101. and stephan stifter, our photographer, has been driving all morning long and he has been seeing quite a bit of fog. so as drew was mentioning, you always want to just give yourself a little bit more time, a little space between the car in front of you and behind you. use those low beams when you're driving in the

fog. be extra careful. we want to show you throughout the bay area, you could see the patches of fog that are affecting our drive this morning and really impacting that visibility today. and we also want to tell you about an incident that we're tracking. this is in mountain view. multiple vehicle crashes blocking the right lane. there is a backup to fremont avenue and the speeds are down to seven miles per hour. so we'll keep checking on that for you throughout the morning. reggie aqui. >> all right. thank you. gloria. happening today, a san francisco jury is going to reveal its verdict in the bob lee murder trial. the tech executive was killed in san francisco last year. abc seven news reporter lena howland is here with this case. that's been laid out over the past couple of months in court. and the possible outcomes we could see. >> lena reggie aqui it took jurors a total of nine days to deliberate, coming in with a verdict just before heading home for the day yesterday. and keep in mind, this all started back in october. tech consultant tech consultant nima momeni is accused of murdering cashapp founder bob lee back in april of last year. his attorneys argued

he stabbed lee in self-defense. they claimed it was actually lee who first pulled a knife on mckinney in a drug fueled rage. the prosecution arguing the opposite, saying mckinney targeted lee. they say mckinney believed his sister had been drugged and sexually assaulted by a man lee had introduced to her. >> if he is convicted of any charge, what will happen next is about six weeks from now, there will be a sentencing hearing where both sides will present information to the court as to what is the appropriate sentence based on a number of factors. >> jurors will first consider first degree murder charges if it was premeditated and deliberate. if all 12 don't agree with that, then they'll consider if it's second degree murder. legal experts say if they don't agree that mckinney intended to kill him with that mental state, it could then be reduced to voluntary manslaughter. the verdict will be read in a san francisco courtroom this morning at 930.

live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. and this morning, a last ditch effort to save tiktok. gloria. the social media company is hoping the supreme court or president elect trump could come to the rescue to keep the app available in the u.s. >> that's right. amanda. tiktok ceo jose chu is hoping to overturn the ban that's set to start on january 19th. yesterday, chu and president elect donald trump met at mar a lago, and trump also discussed the future of tiktok at his recent press conference. he credited the app to help in getting him reelected. now that's a turn from trump's first term, where he also tried to ban the app. during that meeting with trump, chu insisted that the company does not share american data. that's one of the main concerns behind the ban. it's a claim that he has maintained since testifying before congress last year. >> i have seen no evidence that the chinese government has access to that data. they have never asked us. we have not provided. >> the social media app ceo is also appealing to the supreme

court hoping they will overturn the ban. tiktok filed an emergency appeal to the court yesterday, saying the ban violates the first amendment. if the supreme court does take up the case, or tiktok's chinese owner does not sell the app, tiktok is set to be banned in the u.s. starting on january 19th. that is the day before trump takes office, and of course, he could work on a solution once he is in office. amanda. >> all right, gloria, thank you. trump also says his team is looking into the possibility of privatizing the u.s. postal service. he says it's, quote, not the worst idea i've heard. trump says shipping is different today because of amazon, ups and fedex. the constitution gives congress the power to establish post offices. luigi mangione may be extradited back to new york as early as this morning. he's accused of killing united health care ceo brian thompson. sources tell abc mangione is almost certain to waive extradition from pennsylvania. over the weekend, mangione added a high

profile defense attorney to his legal team. and she says the potential defense strategy would be to plea a case of not guilty due to insanity. >> state superintendent tony thurman is backing a bill to essentially keep immigration officials out of schools. >> the bill's been introduced today. the bill says that schools can't work with ice, and ice can't be on campus. and the bill calls for a one mile radius around schools, recognizing that sometimes ice officials might be sort of lying in wait near campus. again, we don't want students to stay home. we don't want attendance to be suppressed. >> this bill has an urgency clause in it, meaning it could move quickly through the legislature. >> some neighbors in vallejo are signing up in support of getting the chp into the city to combat crime. more than 3000 people have signed an online petition to urge the governor to deploy

the chp and sheriff's deputies to assist vallejo police. those who support the petition say vallejo is experiencing an alarming increase in crime. the police department is dealing with a staffing shortage. no one from the city has responded to our requests for comment. the incoming trump administration is causing some growing concerns for supporters of the california high-speed rail project. state democrats worry about how the new administration will handle existing federal grants if they terminate those awards. a lawsuit will likely follow, which will further delay the train's progress. many republican representatives are already against the rail project, according to the san francisco chronicle. democrats say the longer the project is put on hold, the more expensive it becomes. >> coming up, the push locally and statewide for beds to address homelessness. >> and you are looking. we will be taking a live look at the new york stock exchange. another update coming next. >> we're also going to take you behind the scenes of the new movie mufasa, with original music from lin-manuel miranda.

from the lion king to the weather king, here's drew foster. >> nicely done. this morning, the weather king is tracking some fog out there. here's a live look at our south beach camera this morning, where you can just see a few headlights moving through some of this low cloud cover. this morning, the dense fog advisory is with us until 9 a.m, and you can see some of the areas when it comes to visibility that are finding problems. concord oakland this morning less than a mile. visibility improving conditions to be found though in the south bay, san jose up to a mile and a half. that's better than it was, just, say, 30 minutes ago. so temperatures right now with that fog, we're mainly in the 40s and in the low 50s. 49 in santa rosa this morning, 51 in oakland. that fog, 51 in palo alto. so taking a look at the morning planner, we have that fog early on. that dense fog advisory will expire at 9 a.m. we'll see increasing sunshine as we approach noon. and later on today it's a dry day. we'll get a sunny afternoon here and really comfortable temperatures

once this morning. fog burns off. so highs today 60 in richmond, about 62 in san mateo, san jose. morning fog, afternoon sunshine. we'll go to 64 degrees 60 in napa. low 60s along the coast from half moon bay into santa cruz. now, looking at the three day forecast today, we are fighting that fog this morning through about 9 a.m. we'll get some afternoon sunshine out there wednesday and thursday looking fantastic. sunny skies, dry conditions, temperatures in the 60s. but heading into the weekend we do find rain returning to the forecast. so we'll show you that coming up on the

involving the san mateo county sheriff's office. the san mateo county district attorney just announced he will not file time card fraud charges against a union head who has been highly critical of sheriff christina corpus. here's i-team reporter dan noyes. >> i am disgusted at how low these people will go. >> that's sheriff christina corpus. a little over a month ago, blasting a scathing audit report into her office that alleged abuse of power, intimidation and retaliation, and a personal relationship with her chief of staff. the i-team has since identified problems with the report, including missing pages from an interview

transcript and outright mistakes. >> this is a hatchet job of an inquiry, which was commissioned with a predetermined outcome. >> but on the same day the report came out. corpus took action against one of her loudest critics, arresting the president of the deputy sheriffs association on charges of time card fraud. carlos tapia self surrendered and kept speaking out. he read a statement at a news conference today. >> i'm grateful to the district attorney's office for recognizing these charges for what they were. yet another attempt at retaliation from sheriff corpus at our expressed loss of confidence in her administration. >> after a month of investigation, district attorney steve wagstaffe has announced he's dropping the case. >> so what the sheriff's office had, what the investigator had. it wasn't wrong. it was simply they the investigator did not talk to the additional people in their own his own fiscal team, as well as with the county hr to

find out exactly why. there were explanations for every one of those hours. >> i'm disappointed, but i'm not surprised. >> i spoke with sheriff corpus today for her reaction. >> he has an independent office and i have to respect his decision. but, you know, with the information that i was presented, i felt that we had overwhelming evidence for the i-team. >> dan noyes, abc seven news. >> and of course, if you have a story for dan and the i-team, just go to abc seven news.com slash i-team. >> if you're a fan of cryptocurrency, this year has been pretty good to you at least recently. bitcoin is up 150% in 2024, and has been really surging in the past month since donald trump won the presidential election. yesterday, it reached a new record high, surging past $107,000 after trump reiterated plans to create a national stockpile of bitcoin. so imagine that being similar to the

country's strategic oil reserve. experts say trump's support of cryptocurrency is really helping. >> there's a lot of risk around bitcoin. regulatory environment continues to still be choppy, but the path for bitcoin is much more positive. and blue skies today than some stormy clouds that we've seen over the last few years. >> earlier this month, trump named silicon valley entrepreneur david sachs as his artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency czar. he also said he would nominate pro cryptocurrency washington attorney paul atkins as the new head of the securities and exchange commission. san francisco officials are asking the state for more money to get some of the most mentally ill, unhoused people off of the streets. according to the chronicle, the city is asking for $144 million to add 175 new treatment beds. 50 would be in locked psychiatric facilities to treat people with severe mental health disorders. those facilities treat people in

conservatorships, which is when the city has legal authority to make decisions about their care. the money would come from a $6.4 billion mental health bond passed by voters in march. and now it's our abc seven mornings adventure. we highlight things that are happening today here in the bay area. >> first, the san jose city council will vote on expanding its emergency interim housing program. the resolution would allow the city's housing director to extend grant agreements with its nonprofit partners in order to keep six existing interim housing units up and running. the housing program is part of san jose's long term strategy to fight homelessness. >> the smart train system is expected to be back up and running this morning. storm damage in the north bay shut down service on sunday. transit officials say a downed trees blocked or damaged the train tracks in multiple spots. >> china is extending visa free travel in hopes of growing its tourism industry. the extension has tripled the amount of time visitors can spend in china without a visa to ten days.

previously, eligible travelers could visit for 3 to 6 days without a visa, depending on the destination. china has been making several changes to increase visitation to the country this year. foreigners entering the mainland hit a record high since tracking began in 2014. >> and now it's your morning money report. if you've been to the grocery store lately, you've probably noticed that the price for some food continues to go up. in some stores, certain items are in short supply, so in the bay area, eggs have been one of those items. local stores have been selling out as their supplies have been limited. that's because of the bird flu outbreak. the price has gone up along with the shortage about 40% this year. over the past, i should say, the price of beef, coffee and other drinks have also gone up, but only about 5%, economists say. when it comes to the increase in egg prices, they should start to come down once the bird flu outbreak is over. the federal reserve begins its last meeting of 2024 today. experts predict the fed will

announce another interest rate drop at the end of the meeting tomorrow. however, they warn we should not get used to these cuts. with inflation staying put at a little over 2%, the fed is looking at fewer cuts next year. >> december marks more than just holiday season. it's bowl season. college football has 36 bowl games. 31 can be seen right here on abc seven and our sister station espn. the san jose state spartans will play on christmas eve in the hawaii bowl. meanwhile, cal plays against unlv this wednesday in the art of sport la bowl. these games mean a lot to the seniors playing in their final college games. >> just being able to be in a bowl game, being able to go over there to hawaii is a blessing, you know? i know the guys are excited, the coaching staff is excited. and you know, we're ready to go over there and put on a showcase. >> just really trying to enjoy my time with the guys, just try and slow down and just have as much quality time with them as possible. you know, before it's all said and done.

>> the bowl season ends on january 20th with the national championship game. >> as part of our mission to build a better bay area, we're always happy to highlight neighbors making a difference in the east bay. a group of community members fed up with piles of trash thrown onto the side of the road, are banding together to do something about it. they've been working on grizzly peak road in the hills above berkeley. a group of more than 70 volunteers say they've been hard at work for over a year, working to clear over 20 tons of trash. and they have quite the name the east bay trash pandas. >> this is 100% a team effort. we had people, you know, elbow deep, shoulder deep into the poison oak yesterday. we want to put pressure on the landowners. you know, uc berkeley, this is your property. you're tasked with cleaning this area up. you've got to do the work. >> the group says they've reached out to put pressure on uc berkeley, requesting that it takes responsibility for the neglected sites. we've reached out to uc berkeley for comment. we have not yet heard back. >> in less than a decade,

lin-manuel miranda has become disney's songwriting royalty, and now he is one of the masterminds behind disney's latest film, mufasa the lion king. from moana to encanto to the little mermaid and now the new mufasa origin story, the award winning songwriter has brought these movies to life in extraordinary ways. miranda sat down with abc to talk about what it's like being part of the disney legacy. >> it doesn't really sink in until you take your kids to disney world, and you hear your music in the fireworks parade. you see, is that it? that's when you're like, oh my god, it's me, it's me. >> yeah. it's me. >> yeah, mufasa. the lion king opens friday. disney is the parent company of abc seven. >> got my tickets. i'll be there. >> it will be fun. i love all of his music, all of those movies. every lyric is just so memorable. >> you get into it. yeah. >> you're one of the characters. >> i'm ready actually. >> he hasn't missed.

>> he's so talented. yeah, it does seem like everything he does is just so good. >> we have hamilton here right now. >> i know you go see his work there. yeah, at the movie theater? yep. >> where is this man? not printing money booked. >> he's been busy. busy? yeah. >> this morning we're busy tracking the fog out there. here's a live look at our golden gate bridge camera this morning. we can see that we are dealing with low visibility out there. and it's not just here. it's in many, many towns this morning. so we have a dense fog advisory until 9 a.m. this morning. after 9 a.m, the fog will lift, we'll get some afternoon sunshine and we'll get a break from the rain. we're expecting dry skies through friday. so much of the week ahead will feature sunshine in the afternoon. the weekend is a different story, though the weekend outlook does feature rain returning to the forecast. light showers projected for saturday and sunday. we've been tracking our visibility with this map all morning long, and it has been the east bay and the

peninsula that's been dealing with a lot of low visibility. this morning, less than a mile from concord to oakland, down to a quarter of a mile in mountain view. so remember, use your low beams this morning, add some extra distance to yourself and the cars around you as we deal with this fog. so looking at the day planner, we have that dense fog advisory right now. sun's up here at 720, but it's going to take some time seeing it better visibility here. by noon the fog will have lifted. we get sunshine later on today by 4 p.m. we have those dry skies and temperatures maxing out in the low 60s for the most part. so morning dense fog advisory with us until 9 a.m. this morning, breaking for afternoon sunshine. we'll go to 60 in napa and in richmond, about 61 in the city and oakland, 64 in san jose. good. about 58 for a high in antioch overnight tonight. we're not expecting widespread fog like we're seeing out there right now. we'll find temperatures overnight in the 30s and in the 40s heading into those dry days tomorrow and thursday, here's live doppler seven along with satellite. we actually have another round,

unfortunately, of santa ana winds in southern california. a red flag warning is posted today and tomorrow. the storm track is to our north. clearly you can see portland and seattle getting the rain this morning. it's not until the weekend that the storm track dips a little bit more to the south, and that's why we see rain returning to the forecast. so here's future weather showing you this is saturday at noon. we have some light showers in the forecast. nothing like we experienced last weekend with those destructive winds and heavy rain. at times these light showers linger into sunday and into monday as well, with another system moving in early next week. so take a look at the rainfall chances this weekend. not a ton of rain here locally. i think a lot of us probably around a quarter to a half of an inch of rain. some of the higher rainfall totals around eureka and crescent city, closer to the center of some of these storms. so the accuweather seven day forecast shows you we're dealing with morning fog that is dense right now. that dense fog advisory will continue until 9

a.m, then we get some afternoon sunshine breaking through tomorrow and thursday. very quiet, sunny skies, really pleasant temperatures. we'll find increasing clouds returning here on friday. then as winter arrives here officially on saturday, we'll find rain returning late at times into sunday, with more rain likely early next week. reggie. >> thank you. drew, i want to share with you now a cherished tradition in half moon bay. this is a latino led nonprofit collaboration bringing tamales and gifts from farm to farm, along with singing some festive music. one stop held particular significance to these volunteers. >> well, right now we are at the mushroom farm, which holds a very special place in our hearts and also holds a lot of pain as we know that this is where we lost our seven farmworkers to the mass shooting. and we were here one month before the tragedy. and so they are our first stop today, as always. and, you know, they're very present with us today in this moment. all those that are not here and those that are here to

remember and celebrate their life. >> each farm worker got a gift bag of essentials and toys for their kids. >> there was a menorah lighting ceremony in san francisco's castro district last night. they had some speakers to mark the occasion and people were able to light their own candles. people hung out to socialize and enjoy some musical performances. now doesn't begin until december 25th, but locals came to get a head start on their celebrations anyway, and acts of service in the south bay. >> sacred heart community service handing out holiday food boxes to san jose families in need. all they have to do is show up. if you're interested in donating, they say they're always accepting frozen turkeys, chickens and hams and toys. >> so important. >> all right. up next, the seven things you need to know today and a reminder you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. >> that will be especially important this morning at 930, when we are expected to get that momentous verdict. it's available for apple tv, google

tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now and start streaming. >> and as we head to break, we'll take a live look outside. we've been tracking a lot of the fog during your commute. we'll check back in with gloria and drew in just a bit. we'll be right back. >> i'm reggie aqui, i'm lyanne melendez, i'm luz pena, i'm tara campbell, i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news. >> we deliver local stories with real

to know this morning. number one, you're looking at a foggy view from our south beach camera this morning. we do have a dense fog advisory in effect until 9 a.m. visibility. in many areas, you can see less than a mile from mountain view into concord. we are dealing with that dense fog this morning. here's the dense fog advisory this until 9 a.m. after 9 a.m. that fog is going to lift. so the morning planner features those low clouds early on. brighter skies after 9 a.m. the afternoon looks lovely. it's sunny, it's dry, and temperature wise we're very pleasant. so be aware of that fog first thing this morning.

sunny this afternoon. highs in the low 60s. >> all right. and i know drew's been talking about the fog. we cannot emphasize it enough. it is foggy out there. this is a live look in san rafael. you can barely even see some of those headlights because of that fog this morning. there have been some dense fog advisories issued for some of the bridges, including the benicia bridge. so give yourself a little bit more time. you might have to drive a little more slowly this morning. >> number three a san francisco jury has reached a decision in the trial over the killing of tech executive bob lee. the verdict will be read at 930 this morning. we will have live coverage wherever you watch abc seven news number for heads up north bay commuters. >> smart train service is back up and running this morning. it was suspended yesterday partially due to storm damage. >> number five a last ditch effort to save tiktok. the social media company, is asking the supreme court to block the law that bans it in the us next month, unless its chinese owner sells the platform number six. >> today is his last day as oakland mayor, voters recalled her last month. the city council will declare the office vacant

at a meeting today, and there's going to be a special election next year to find a permanent replacement. >> number seven a possible new gig for jamie lee curtis. she may be stepping into an iconic role, the one of jessica fletcher. deadline reports she is the frontrunner to play the lead role in the film adaptation of murder, she wrote. angela lansbury played fletcher on tv from 1984 to 1996. >> i have to wrap my head around this one. >> did you see it? >> you could see it. okay. i mean, she's she's wonderful. she's such a great actress. she's just so different than angela. >> and maybe that's what you need. >> that's true. >> well, i have a feeling she'll kill it. >> yeah, that's. >> thanks for watching us >> robin: good morning america. a community in shock. the new air travel warning. and unwrapping holiday money. deadly school shooting.