abc seven mornings live now at five, mourning the death of a south bay family. >> the four victims found dead in their milpitas apartment and police now saying it was a murder suicide. what we're learning about the investigation pushing back against the city. >> the san francisco zoo, responding to that scathing report criticizing the facility. zoo officials now saying that negatively impacted them and gearing up for a busy travel day. >> our bay area airports expecting hundreds of thousands of travelers this weekend. we are live at sfo with what you need to know if you're heading

to the airport or driving to your destination. good morning. you made it to friday, december 20th. >> i know, winter right around the corner.winter right around >> so one final dry day today and then tomorrow rain is back in the forecast. so live look outside this morning we'll take you to sfo, san jose. we're looking in the south bay this morning. it is nice and calm out there. good visibility a current temperature right around 44 degrees. we have clear skies. visibility is good. a light wind out there this morning. visibility is really good in most spots. a little bit of low cloud cover around mountain view this morning. but still we're above a mile there. so we're not talking about thick fog by any means. and today is going to be a partly sunny day out there ahead of some rain that returns this weekend. right now, temperatures will get you going on this friday morning in the 40s. right now, 47. in the city, 45 in oakland, 41 right now in napa. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. this moisture you see offshore, this is all going to our north. so we're not going to be wet today. we will get a lot of this cloud cover throughout the day before rain returns here

tomorrow morning. so today it's a partly sunny day. it will feel cooler out there compared to the past couple of days. daytime highs mainly in the upper 50s to the mid 60s. let's check in with gloria. see how the roads are doing this morning. >> good morning. so we're going to show you our map here of the roads in the bay area. you see a lot of the green this time of the morning very early. so no major incidents. for the most part, though, we do want to point out something that's going on in sonoma. this is on westbound 37 before lakeville highway. there's an overturned vehicle and the left lane is partially blocked. so traffic is backed up to highway 121. we'll let you know when that clears up. and looking livet our bay bridge camera. the upper deck. not crowded at all this morning. metering lights are off, so again, it is early. we'll see how that traffic shapes up throughout the morning. reggie. >> thank you. gloria. this morning we are learning more about the investigation into the deaths of a family found in their milpitas apartment. a mother, father and their two young children were all found with gunshot wounds. this is at the touring apartment complex. and it happened tuesday night. the case now

being investigated as a murder suicide. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has new details about the family's life in the south bay. >> a pile of flowers continues to grow outside the apartment where milpitas police found a family of four dead. investigators identified 36 year old van nguyen and his wife, betty pham. the couple had a nine year old son and a four year old daughter. they were all found tuesday following a welfare check. in an update thursday, police said each family member had one gunshot wound. >> van nguyen, betty's husband and father of their two children, is believed to be our suspect. a handgun, which is legally registered to vin was found at the scene. >> a vta spokesperson confirmed the husband and wife were both employees, according to a medical examiner's report. the couple was going through a divorce when we went to the apartment complex across the street from the great mall, we met gary tropeano, who knows relatives of the family. >> i couldn't believe it. i was just in shock. i was just like,

i was like, it can't be like, it's. it's like i don't really associate something like that bad to happen, like this time of year. so it was like it was really jarring for me. >> police said the couple had no record of domestic violence related calls in milpitas. investigators say finding a motive will take time. >> our detectives are still going through digital evidence and all the evidence that they have to determine if there's any, any notes, any additional evidence that was left from the suspect or any additional information. >> this is so heartbreaking, just like thinking about it. >> topino said his sister lives in the same building and knew betty pham and the two children. >> she's really shocked right now, and even though this is supposed to be a happy, like special time of the year, like it doesn't erase the fact that if you're struggling mentally that uh, you should speak up. >> police said the loss of their lives was preventable and wants the public to know. for anyone experiencing distress. help is available in milpitas. lauren

martinez, abc seven news. >> stories like this are disturbing and we want to know, want to let you know there are lots of resources that can help? go to abc7 news.com slash. take action to see the resources available where you live. it's important to take care of each other, yourself, and your mental health. >> suspected killer luigi mangione faces four new federal charges in the death of united health care ceo brian thompson, including a murder charge that makes him eligible for the death penalty if convicted. and gloria rodriguez is at the live desk with more on what happened during mangione's first federal court appearance. gloria. >> good morning. amanda mangione is waking up in a new york city prison this morning. yesterday, he waived extradition from pennsylvania, where he was arrested for thompson's murder. mangione was escorted by motorcade to a new york police department plane, which flew him to long island, where he boarded a helicopter for manhattan. he was met by the new york city mayor eric adams and the police commissioner, and then escorted

by dozens of fbi agents and nypd officers. once in court, federal charges of murder, stalking, and weapons violations were read. an attorney for mangione spoke briefly after that hearing. >> we're going to respectfully decline to make any comment at this time. but mr. mangione appreciates everyone's support. >> outside of court. dozens of people gathered in support of mangione, calling for changes in the u.s. health care system. mangione now faces a federal and a state trial, with the state trial expected to go first. he is now being held in a federal prison in brooklyn, reggie aqui. >> gloria. thank you. san francisco state's campus will reopen this morning for finals after an anonymous bomb threat sent to the school into lockdown. students on campus were told to take shelter for hours yesterday as university police conducted a sweep of the buildings, students off campus were told to stay away. all activities and classes were canceled for the entire day. sf state says yesterday's exams

will be rescheduled. police are still investigating the threat. >> new developments with p-g-and-e's. you will soon be paying more for your utility bill. the california public utilities commission unanimously approved a rate increase yesterday. this is the fifth rate hike for the utility this year. p-g-and-e's says it will cover the hundreds of millions of dollars it's going to spend on vegetation management to prevent wildfires. the increases come just days after we learned p-g-and-e's was receiving a $15 million loan from the federal government for infrastructure improvements. the exact increase you will see on your bill is not clear yet, but you can expect to pay more through 2026. >> the san francisco zoo is pushing back on a city commission report that was critical of several of the animal habitats. according to the chronicle, the zoo is looking for a retraction after holding a committee meeting yesterday. the report, released in october, said the zoo is outdated and unsafe for even visitors. the zoo responded

refuting the claims and said the report has hurt their fundraising. the board of supervisors has requested a financial and management audit. >> this morning, millions of people across the country are waking up, packing their bags and getting ready to head out on their holiday trips. the peak window for travel is officially underway. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live at sfo with what you should know before you head out. whether you are flying or driving. good morning zach. >> hey, good morning to you amanda. so yesterday today sunday they are what sfo are calling peak travel days. they are expecting 160,000 travelers to come through on those days.s and again that is just here. san jose mineta is expecting more than 300,000 travelers through january 5th. oakland airport expecting 500,000 through january 6th. and as high as those numbers are for air travelers nationally. triple a is forecasting nearly 90% of travelers are going to be driving to their holiday destinations in near record breaking numbers. >> the busiest air travel days

of all time have happened this year, so airline travel is just really high right now. but most people do drive to their destinations and that's true for every holiday. >> so here are some key times to look at this weekend. if you are driving for the holidays today, it's going to be best to travel before 11 a.m. you're going to want to avoid 1 to 8 p.m, and tomorrow you want to travel before 2 p.m. and not between 4 and 8 p.m. and then finally sunday. triple a says hitting the road before noon should help you miss traffic. avoid that. 3 to 8 p.m. time period. now back out here live at sfo. the usual tips are still in play. arriving early, checkg in online. but this year, thereg is a warning from the head of the tsa about that threat of a government shutdown. if that happens, it could lead to longer wait times here at airports. so we'll have more on that in the next half hour. right now, though, live in san francisco. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> thank you zach. 509 will take you to our sfo camera this morning. great visibility. you

can see one of the planes just taking off from the runway this morning. temperatures right now starting out in the mid 40s. 46 at sfo we have partly cloudy skies, great visibility, just a light wind out of the south. so if you're taking to the skies today, the weather is not going to be an issue here locally. here's the fog forecast. we're not looking at much fog, but we are looking at a lot of high clouds throughout the day. so just expect a partly sunny day. we'll call it filtered sunshine throughout the afternoon. temperatures upper 50s mid to upper 60s for a lot of us. any friday night plans you have, we're just fine. we do remain dry all day today. so filtered sunshine, the call for your friday. we'll get 59 in san rafael, but 62 in san mateo, up to 68 in san jose, 61 in the city, up to 62 in oakland. live doppler seven along with satellite. all these high clouds streaming through today. we're not going to see any moisture out of this front that's headed to the north. this is the system we're tracking here for tomorrow. this area of low pressure will bring us some light showers for the start of the weekend. so the abc seven storm impact

scale tomorrow morning. it's a level one. scattered showers. look at these. rainfall totals. less than a quarter of an inch of rain is expected. so not a high impact system by any means, but we have several more rain chances on the way, the next one coming on sunday with scattered showers and likely more rain as we head towards the holidays. on wednesday, we'll show you the full seven day forecast coming up in about eight minutes. drew. >> thank you. helping immigrants how the biggest legal aid organization in san francisco is preparing r mass deportations promised by the incoming trump administration and bird flu outbreak. >> the new action the oakland zoo is taking to keep its animals safe. >> celebrity bell ringing. two of our very own abc seven mornings team members joining in on the festivities today in union square, and a live look outside. >> the t

from a san diego county man who they say may have been planning an attack. a restraining order issued this week said he had contact with the teen suspect from monday's deadly school shooting in wisconsin. the fbi carried out that order against

the 20 year old california man on tuesday. >> i pulled in and they had their guns out all over the street. there's cop cars. there's about 15 cops here, i'd say. well, i'm just glad that they were on top of it. and, you know, they they're going to get to the bottom of it hopefully before something bad happens. >> investigators say the man messaged the wisconsin shooter about his intent to attack a government building with a gun and explosives. the man now has a court hearing scheduled for january 3rd. >> with mass deportations promised by the new trump administration, local nonprofits are raising concerns about a growing waitlist of people in need for immigration representation. abc seven news reporter luz pena went to the largest legal aid organization in san francisco to see what they're facing. >> 11 years ago, this single mom who asked us to blur her face and keep her identity private fled el salvador with tears in her eyes, she recalls gang members threatening to kill her

and her disabled son. i was afraid to lose my life and my son jobina, and that's why i came here. she's now afraid of mass deportations under the new administration, even though she's just one step away from becoming a u.s. citizen. even though i have a green card, i'm still afraid that i could get deported. >> because laws changed. and with this new president, you never know what could happen. >> stories like this one are flooding nonprofits like open door legal, where many attorneys are sounding the alarm months before projected immigration operations. concerned that many won't have legal representation. >> there is a coalition of nonprofits with a waiting list of 1200 people who are in deportation, deportation in immigration court. >> if an undocumented immigrant doesn't have legal representation, are they still required to go in front of an immigration judge?

>> yes, they are required. in fact, if they don't appear before an immigration judge, it's very likely that they will be removed and deported from the country in absentia. an immigrant does not have a legal right of state funded legal representation. >> legal experts are also noticing another concerning factor not enough judges. >> immigration court system in the united states is broken. there are not enough immigration judges to handle the large number of people that are on the backlog. >> bill hing, professor of law and migration studies at the university of san francisco, believes funding now will be imperative to provide funding for representation because right now some people have been waiting for six, seven years for their immigration cases. >> and when people come in at the border who are fleeing violence, they have a right to a hearing for their asylum cases as well. >> in san francisco, luz pena abc seven news.

>> this morning, we're following the growing concern about the bird flu outbreak spreading across california's dairy farms. the governor declared a state of emergency earlier this week. and now we're learning the oakland zoo is taking action to keep their animals safe. the zoo tells us they have an action plan that runs on a scale from 1 to 4, and currently they're operating at a level three. and that means their care plans change. they give birds at the zoo foot baths. update feeding strategies and work to minimize exposure to wild birds. they're also working with the zoos with the association of zoos and aquariums. >> it's lindsay wildlife museum, it's the usda really working international bird rescue, all talking to each other, sharing information on what we're seeing as this outbreak progresses and really ebbs and flows. >> the zoo and other wildlife groups are also working to protect birds beyond zoo borders. they have gone to several sites across the state to vaccinate the endangered california condor. today, we're

expecting to get an update on governor newsom's state of emergency declaration. he will hold a news conference at 11 this morning. we will stream that for you at abc seven news.com and bring you any important updates as they are announced on midday live. >> happening today, you can meet some local celebs and help the salvation army's red kettle campaign. the annual celebrity bell ringing event happens at unn square this afternoon, and guess who's going to be there? gloria rodriguez and sue hall, along with miss san francisco and others to help raise money. you can meet them near the entrance to winter walk, which is at stockton and ellis. that's happening between 1230 and 230. >> ring that bell? >> yeah, we're really looking forward to it. i mean, the salvation army said that they're seeing a 10% increase in need this year. so, you know, this is so important to help children here in the san francisco area get those toys and just those services that the salvation army needs. i'll be there at 1230 to 130. sue will be there 130 to 230. so hopefully some of you can drop by and donate and say

hi. yeah. >> are you going to have a santa hat? >> oh, i forgot it. i'm sure. anybody have one. i could borrow one. sure. >> you got to get that ringing down. you can have, like, a beat. oh, okay. >> i need to practice it. maybe you could give me some pointers on that. >> could help. no kidding. that's a lot to ask for. >> you got a fresh new face. >> the holidays are here. fa la la. fa la la. fade. you got parties this weekend. okay, so you have you got invites? i got invites to my couch. i will be just relaxing the next couple of days outside. today it's partly sunny. we'll find temperatures very comfortable out there. upper 50s. upper 60s. again, we are dry today. temperatures are pretty close to average for this time of the year. overnight tonight we do remain quiet. we'll see. overcast skies. rain doesn't arrive here until tomorrow morning. so if you have friday night plans, you'll be good to go no matter what you're doing. so let's talk about that rain. future weather i want to emphasize this is not a lot of rain by any means.

tomorrow morning, here's 630. you see some light to moderate showers in the north bay. i think closer to 8:39 a.m. a few of us in the city, the east bay, the peninsula may pick up a drop or two. and that's really about it for saturday. the afternoon is pretty cloudy. we remain dry. then on sunday we'll see another round of light showers very early in the morning. it's sunday night that we'll see some light to moderate rain returning to the forecast. not out of the question. the middle part of the day on sunday we get some sunshine popping out before more rain enters the picture for the end of the day on sunday. so here's 630 with some light to moderate showers moving through, so rainfall totals as we head through the weekend. you can see for a lot of us, less than a half of an inch of rain. we'll watch. areas in the north bay could pick up an inch, but again this is spread out over two days, so this is not going to cause any flooding concerns. the winds remain light. it's just going to be a damp time from time to time over the weekend. but we do have more storms in the forecast. more showers likely monday evening. it's christmas eve on tuesday. i think this is the most impactful storm we

have on the seven day forecast. just because we will have heavy rain at times and some strong gusty winds. and also, this is a time when people are likely traveling the most on tuesday on the roads, christmas day and hanukkah looking great. so we're dry on wednesday and these storms will be warm, meaning we're not seeing a lot of snow coming our way to the sierra next week. maybe a foot of snow on our highest peaks. rainfall totals will be highest along the north coast next week. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days should be partly sunny today. morning showers tomorrow. also winter arrives tomorrow as well. scattered showers on sunday. monday in the evening is your best chance. and we'll have a wet and windy christmas eve. and then we're dry for the holidays on wednesday, guys. >> all right drew thank you. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> new public artwork. a look at the pieces that may be installed along san francisco's great highway. >> and

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sfo. if you are flying today, all three of our bay area airports expected to be incredibly busy as people head out on their holiday trips. the tsa is warning if a government shutdown happens, you should be prepared for delays on your return. >> and number three, looking at the forecast today, we're dry. partly sunny out there, but the weekend we do have some showers in the forecast morning. showers tomorrow. scattered showers throughout the day on sunday. >> number four your p-g-and-e's bill is going to go up again. state regulatos just approved another rate hike. it's the fifth one this year. >> number five the myshake app. many of us already have on our phones is now available for mac and chromebook computers. the app gives you a up to 15 second warning before an earthquake, so you can get to a safe place. >> and number six in sonoma on westbound 37 before lakeville highway, there is an accident there. lanes are slowly opening, but traffic is still backed up to highway 121. >> number seven, the head of instagram posted a new video teasing new ai tools for

creators. he says they will allow users to do whatever they want with videos, from changing outfits to altering backgrounds. even adding a chain. >> what? yeah. >> okay. the new tools are expected next year. >> why is that the important thing? what could go wrong? okay. in today's gma first look, the fda has approved a new device to treat spinal cord paralysis. here's abc news reporter will reeve in this morning's gma first look. >> spinal cord injury breakthrough. >> the future of spinal cord injury treatment is being written right now, based on the results of a pivotal trial published in nature medicine. >> the fda announcing it has cleared a spinal cord stimulation technology from swiss company onward. the device, called arc x, helps paralyzed people regain some mobility in their arms, hands and fingers and freedom. seattle resident jesse owen was paralyzed 12 years ago when a tree fell and crushed the car

she was riding in with her parents. architects now offering her life changing possibilities. >> this is one of the most meaningful steps i can think of for the spinal cord injury community. and it works, and it gives us hope. >> and coming up at 7:00, we'll tell you what this medical breakthrough means for others with spinal cord injuries. with your gma first look i'm will reeve abc news, new york. >> and on the peninsula, a menlo park firefighter showed off a new tool to help them save lives. it's a hands free thermal imaging device that's mounted onto helmets. now, the menlo park fire protection district will be the first department in the world to use this device. it has a camera that helps firefighters see through smoke and navigate burning buildings more efficiently. >> the idea is simplifying the environment, displaying that right into the firefighters eyes so they can rapidly size up the scene. identify where a path to safety is, where a victim might be so they can rapidly make decisions. >> developers say the see

through helmet cam, as it's called, can help firefighters get in and out of burning buildings three times faster. the tool also sends a signal back to the command post so the captain can watch what's happening. >> this morning, we're getting a look at some of the new artwork that will be on display along san francisco's great highway. the city wants to commission temporary murals for eight major intersections and some walls for restrooms. some ideas for sculptures are taking shape as well. if the plan is fully approved, officials will sign off on the individual pieces by february or march. they will be installed sometime in the spring. >> all right. very cool. coming up at 530. holiday toy drive, the east bay fire department hoping you'll give back to the community this morning. >> but first, this live look outside. it's 527. aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez, i'm luz pena, i'm tara campbell, i'm j.r. stone at abc7 news we deliver local stories with real

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watching abc seven mornings live. >> congress has just until midnight tonight to pass a spending deal and avoid a government shutdown. i'm christiane cordero with the latest from washington, also at 5.30. >> waymo's safety study, the new research the company just released saying its autonomous vehicles outperform humans. >> plus, its national ugly christmas sweater day. so break out your ugliest holiday attire because today is the day to show it off. >> so we're still doing this. >> could you imagine friday walking into your office? that is an ugly sweater. is that a compliment? >> how new and refreshing. >> december 20th, you guys. >> it's happening. hi, drew. >> you're like, i actually got this at ann taylor loft, right? like, i didn't i didn't know it was ugly sweater. it's just beige this morning. here's a

live look at. okay. we have great visibility out there. live. look at the temperatures. 45 degrees right now. high visibility. humidity is high as well. it's just going to be a very calm day across the region before rain returns here tomorrow. visibility. we have some lower numbers, but all in all, we're not finding thick fog out there. what you're noticing with these lower values. partly cloudy skies up above and throughout the day today. it's just a mix of sun and clouds. we're calling it filtered sunshine on your friday. temperatures right now. starting out in the 40s. 45 in santa rosa. good morning. livermore at 40 degrees 42. that current temperature in san mateo. so, futurecast showing you all those high clouds with us throughout the day, midday into the afternoon. we'll get those temperatures in our warmest spots back into the 60s. any friday night plans you do have, you'll be good to go. we do remain dry through the entire day, so highs very similar to yesterday. but rain returns tomorrow and continues through the rest of the weekend. we'll show you that coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with gloria to see the commute. >> good morning. traffic is

starting to assemble here in emeryville, west of the east shore freeway. you can see starting to get a little busier out there. however, no major delays among other than your usual, you know, traffic this time of the morning. now let's get a look here from highway four to san francisco. 33 minutes right now and looking at your overall map for the most part, mostly in the green. some slow spots, as we usually see in the altamont pass. we also want to point out something. in san francisco, there was roadwork on southbound 101 at the hospital curve. it is clearing up, but it is causing some stop and go traffic. so just keep that in mind if you're driving in that area. it might be a little slow, but hopefully that will clear up soon. amanda reggie aqui. >> thanks, gloria. we are tracking developing news this morning out of washington, where republicans are scrambling to come up with a plan for funding the government. >> the government shutdown is looming at midnight if a deal cannot be reached. andt would mean millions of federal workers will stop receiving paychecks right before christmas and hanukkah. now we have live team coverage this morning. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live at sfo. with how a

shutdown could impact your holiday travel plans. your >> we'll get to him, but we're going to start with abc seven news reporter christiane cordero. she's live in d.c. to explain how a bipartisan funding plan blew up at the last minute. >> hey there. reggie aqui amanda. good morning. so the first bipartisan deal sank when billionaire elon musk slammed it for wasteful spending. so house republicans scrambled to get a new version out, and now they're scrambling again. this morning, some 3.5 million federal workers and active duty military members are at risk of losing their paychecks this holiday season if congress doesn't pass a new spending bill by midnight tonight, billionaire and trump ally elon musk tanked the original bipartisan bill. then last night, a new republican plan backed by president trump also failed the musk, johnson proposal is not serious. >> it's laughable. extreme maga republicans are driving us to a

government shutdown. >> the latest proposal would have suspended the debt ceiling for two years, giving trump more financial leeway to fund his agenda. but 38 republicans joined the majority of democrats in voting no. >> i am absolutely sickened by a party that campaigns on fiscal responsibility and has the temerity to go forward to the american people and say, you think this is fiscally responsible? it is absolutely ridiculous. >> among the millions of federal workers caught in limbo, the bittners of austin, texas. i have a mortgage payment still due january 1st. >> they don't care. >> jennifer's husband, army lieutenant colonel randall bittner, could be required to work without pay in a government shutdown, as would many other military families. air traffic controllers and tsa agents. >> i can't put into words how difficult it is to think that our livelihoods can just thought of as a pawn.

>> now also in limbo, billions of dollars in hurricane relief and aid for farmers, which were included in both of the spending bills that were voted down. reggie aqui amanda, back to you. >> christiane, thank you. if this government shutdown happens, it could not really be at a worse time. the holiday travel rush underway as we speak, and the tsa is now warning that it has theow potential to make lines at the airport even longer. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live at sfo this morning, where officials are expecting to see tens of thousands of people just today. hi, zach. >> hi, reggie. tsa workers are essential, so that means they have to come into work even if they aren't getting paid. but in past government shutdowns, those workers called out sick in big numbers. and that's why we're getting that warning from the tsa here at sfo yesterday, today and sunday are expected to be peak travel days, with 160,000 people expected to come through san jose. mineta is expecting more than 300,000 travelers through january 5th. oakland

airport is expecting 500,000 through january 6th, and triple a says the holiday travel rush can be seen at airports nationwide. >> we always include two weekends, so this year is from december 21st, which is a saturday to wednesday, january 1st, new year's day. so you have two weekends in there and those are going to be the busiest travel days. even though people leave at different times. >> as busy as air travel will be, triple a says most people are going to be driving for the holidays. so they say if that's you and you're leaving today, it's best to travel before 11 a.m. you're going to want to avoid 1 to 8 p.m, and tomorrow you want to travel before 2 p.m. and not between 4 and 8 p.m. and finally, sunday. they say hitting the road before noon should help you miss traffic. avoid that 3 to 8 p.m. time period. again, back out here at sfo, the usual tips are still being t out there, so arrive early.ing t check in online. give yourself plenty of time. we're at terminal one right now and we are seeing some congestion in

and out right here as people are driving to leave people at the departing gates here. so just leave yourself plenty of time. don't be like me rushing for your flights and you should be fine right now. live at sfo zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> thanks, zach. good reminders there. now, the city of oakland is facing a severe budget crisis, and we're learning more about the how city leaders are making cuts to emergency services. in january, oakland will be temporarily closing two of its 26 fire stations. citywo leaders say the cuts to fire and police departments are necessary to balance the budget, while fire officials worry about the impacts, they are moving forward with plans. >> we're doing some modeling with with our constituents to make sure that we're choosing wisely. there is no firehouse that we can, you know, comfortably lose and have no impact. >> officials say the cuts will be based on how many calls each station receives throughout the year. there are no planned layoffs. firefighters from the closed stations will be moved to

other stations to reduce the amount of overtime work. >> today, about 10,000 starbucks workers will be on a picket line instead of behind the counter. right now, only stores in la, chicago and seattle are participating in the strike. the union says it plans to escalate this over the next five days, unless it can reach a deal with the company. starbucks says the union prematurely ended bargaining this week. starbucks just the latest company to call for a strike this holiday season in san francisco. a group of amazon workers joined a national strike, and hotel workers in the city have been on demonstration for several weeks. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone has more on all of these strikes. >> the spotlight is on three groups of workers who are and have been on strike. amazon workers represented by the teamsters went on strike thursday. at the same time, hilton and hyatt workers have now been on strike for 89 days. but the glimmer of hope comes from marriott workers in san francisco, who reached a tentative deal between both sides on thursday.

>> we were able to achieve a fantastic contract with big wage increases, securing our medical benefits, which has been one of our biggest issues here. >> more than 1500 of them will return to their jobs on saturday. not the case though, with hilton employees. >> we are fighting for our health care, our medical coverage and our wage increase. >> the national headlines thursday were on amazon's teamster workers. >> a lot of the workers in there have found that when they wear buttons or vests or hats or anything showing that they support the union, the management doesn't treat them the same way. >> we're going to be fighting until we get what we deserve. >> teamsters say they represent 10,000 employees. amazon, though, says that is not the case, saying that the group picketing is almost entirely outsiders who aren't amazon employees or partners. amazon also says that the strike, which includes workers in the bay area and southern california, will not impact any holiday gifts that you may be sending. j.r

stone, abc seven news. >> and new this morning, waymo has released new data suggesting its self-driving vehicles are safer than human drivers. a report from waymo and the swiss reinsurance company shows waymo vehicles faced about 90% fewer insurance claims related to property damage and bodily injuries when compared to cars driven by humans. the findings come from a six year period during which waymo says its vehicles drove 25 million miles across san francisco, los angeles, phoenix and austin. >> what was once slated to be oakland's busiest food hall is now going to be a dave and busters. jack london square's 55 harrison shown here, will be the home of that new location. the original plan was for a high end food hall, but that fell through during the height of the pandemic, and it's been vacant since. after losing several breweries and restaurants, jack london residents will now be getting something new. the official opening date of the dave and buster's is unknown, but i will see you at the skee

ball. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer a preview of something happening today in the bay area. >> first dungeness crab season is opening for parts of the northern california coast today, after being delayed due to a health hazard. crabbing will now be allowed from mendocino county to the oregon border closer to us. the season is still delayed to protect migrating whales from becoming tangled in fishing gear. >> you can join firefighters and bring a little joy to families in the east bay. crews with the alameda county fire department will be holding their annual holiday toy drive. you can drop by the chili's at bayfair center in san leandro this morning until 10 a.m, and you can drop off toys at any of the nearly 25 fire stations in alameda county. they're also asking for diapers for young families. still ahead, urgent holiday help. the message from a local food bank how you can pitch in. but first, a check on the weather with drew here at 541 this morning. >> we're looking live in san jose where it is very quiet. we're expecting a quiet morning out there on the day planner. so

sunrise here at 721. you'll notice just throughout the day a lot of high clouds streaming in. it's filtered sunshine throughout the afternoon, but pleasant once again, temperatures in the 60s for anything you're doing. later on this evening, we'll have dry skies for sunset coming at 454 this afternoon. so highs today will be in the upper 50s to the upper 60s, very similar to where we have been the past couple of afternoons. 59 in richmond, 61 in the city. we'll go to 62 in oakland, about 68 in san jose, 65. the high in fremont. live doppler seven along with satellite. you do notice some moisture off of our coastline. this is all heading to the north. what? we are getting the high clouds out of this front today. behind this system, we have another storm. this one right here. you see this comma shape that is our system over the weekend that will bring us some light showers from time to time. but over the weekend we do change seasons as well. winter arrives on the abc seven storm impact scale saturday morning. it's a level one. this is a low impact system. rainfall less than a quarter of an inch,

but we will have rough surf along our coast. be aware of that. a high surf advisory will be in effect also in the morning. tomorrow, winter arrives. it is the winter solstice happening at 121 very early tomorrow morning. that is when the sun's rays are directly over the tropic of capricorn. yet is the shortest day of the year, meaning we have the least amount of sunlight. from here on out. we'll start to gain some daylight as we head towards the summer solstice. looking at the next three days. it's partly sunny today. showers back here tomorrow morning with scattered showers on sunday and more rain chances next week. we'll go hour by hour on future weather. show you

california's growing home insurance crisis. according to the chronicle, liberty mutual has announced it plans to drop all condo and rental policies.

the company is california's fourth largest home insurer, the chronicle reports. liberty mutual has told state regulators it will stop offering new condo and renter policies next year. existing customers will begin losing coverage the following year in 2026. >> new numbers from the u.s. census bureau shows the u.s. population grew by nearly 1% in the past year. that's the largest growth we've seen in the last 20 years. california saw its overall population grow by more than 232,000 people. that's despite 239,000 residents moving to other states. migration into california from outside the country grew by 361,000 people. california also saw 110,000 more births than deaths in the north bay. >> a local food bank is sending an urgent call for holiday help less than a week before christmas and hanukkah. redwood empire food bank in santa rosa says the need for food assistance is far outpacing

donations coming in. the rising cost of living is hitting clients hard, and food and cash donations are not keeping up with demand. >> and our need is what it's never been before. and so it's not that people aren't giving, it's that the level of need and the cost of food and the cost of fuel is, is so extravagant that people's gifts are are not making as big of an impact. >> the food bank serves five north bay counties. it serves 142,000 people per year. >> a bay area mother is going to be headed to the new year's rose parade in pasadena. this is a thank you gift for something very generous. ucsf medical center honored cindy. sabine. sabine. sabine. what do you think? >> sabine. sabine. sabine. >> cindy, i'm messing up your name. i'm sorry, but this does not take away from the major contribution you made. she donated part of her liver to a stranger. cindy decided to do it after volunteering to donate

part of her liver to her husband, dave. that didn't work out. >> i had planned to donate to him, but by the time he received it, my liver was not large enough, so he received it from a deceased donor. and then i just wanted to give back. so i donated mine to whoever was the next person in need. >> cindy will be with the one legacy donate life parade float. more than 23,000 californians are waiting for an organ transplant. cindy, way to go. yeah. >> congress has passed a pair of bills to honor late california senator dianne feinstein. the bills would rename the san francisco federal building at united nations plaza and the post office at rincon center. when she was mayor, feinstein oversaw the development of rincon center near the embarcadero. feinstein passed away last september. she was the country's longest serving female senator. both bills await president biden's signature. >> california hall of fame has welcomed seven new members, all

of them women. legendary chef julia child, who brought french cuisine from the kitchen to the tv. one of those honored also inducted was the late tina turner. of course, she's the queen of rock n roll. other inductees include california's first poet laureate, civil rights activist alice piper. olympian vicki manalo draves, and conservationist dian fossey. also, civil rights pioneer tetsuya endo. >> today is national ugly christmas sweater day. it was started in 2011 by two friends who used the idea of ugly sweaters as an opportunity to raise money for cancer treatment for another friend. and we do want to take a look at some of the ugliest we can find on amazon. okay. >> i'm going to say it. i'm going to. can i say it? >> is that a dog shooting lasers out of its eyes? >> yeah. everything is lasers. >> oh, i got it. >> i regret to inform you that this is over. >> this is a trend. >> this trend is over. you know,

i went to a bunch of holiday parties last weekend. now, was it of a certain group of people? sure it was. i mean, just look at me. but. but i didn't see. i didn't see anything happening in this arena. and i would say it drew back me up on this. we're usually at the forefront of trends. and if our people are saying that this is over, then i regret to inform you that it's over. >> it's over. i do remember years ago when it was the big thing and everybody was having the ugly christmas party, you know, and everybody do the ugly sweater parties. it was really fun. but yeah, i haven't. i don't think i've worn mine in a while actually. i think i got rid of it. yeah. >> and if you own one you don't want to own multiple, but then you wear them every year and it's like, all right, we get it. you love that sweater. >> yeah. we got it. >> i don't know that you have to look forward. what is the next trend? you got to figure that out. >> in the meantime, we're just looking nice. >> yeah. presentable. presentable? yeah. for photos. >> sequins. sparkles. are those

right for the holidays? faux fur? yeah. >> give it to me. faux fur. mob wife esthetic. >> let's do it this morning. let's go outside. here's the golden gate bridge camera. it's a very quiet morning. we don't have any issues with visibility. we will be dry today, but rain is back here tomorrow. so on the accuweather headlines the weekend outlook is showing you we have scattered showers back in the forecast. those i do know how to spell christmas i promise. christmas eve. we have i promise you i know how to. wow. i know, i'm sorry you typed fast christmas eve. wet and windy. travel. see, i can spell it correctly here. i did that christmas. i'm just kidding. on wednesday, we have dry skies and some sunshine. let's talk about today. partly sunny skies out there. we're dry. upper 50s to the upper 60s for daytime highs. just a really pleasant day. no issues with wind or visibility. tonight we will find overcast skies. rain is not here until early tomorrow morning. probably closer to 4 or 5 a.m. so much of the nighttime is just fine. here's future weather. 630 some light

showers in the north bay closer to 9 a.m. some lighter showers around san francisco, the east bay, the peninsula. and that's about it. we're not anticipating much in the south bay tomorrow, just a lot of cloud cover on your saturday. saturday afternoon's pretty quiet. early sunday morning. just some light mist and drizzle. here's 230 in the morning. throughout the day on sunday, we'll actually get some breaks for sunshine, but it's sunday night. this. we have a better chance of wet weather here. 6:30 p.m. sunday night we'll have light to moderate showers moving through the region. rainfall totals. this is not a high impact storm by any means. this is not like last weekend's storm. we had those vicious winds and heavy rain. we're talking about lighter winds. rainfall for a lot of us, right around a half of an inch for the east bay. the city a lot lower as you head south and east in the north bay. we could have a couple of spots northern sonoma county, northern napa county, lake and mendocino county could see about an inch of rain out of this system, but more rain is on the way. monday night more light showers. it's tuesday, christmas eve. this could make travel a little tricky as some heavier rain moves down and even some snow in

the sierra. so looking at the holiday forecast, christmas eve is when we'll have some tricky travel. we have rain, we have downpours. we have some gusty winds for christmas day. we are dry and cool with filtered sunshine, but temperatures in the 50s as hanukkah begins at sundown on wednesday, dry skies a cl evening sunset at 456. we'll have temperatures mainly in the 50s. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. partly sunny today. morning showers tomorrow with some scattered showers on sunday. the best chance of rain on monday is in the evening. tuesday for christmas eve. it's just a wet and windy day. we're dry for the holidays on wednesday with more rain coming our way on thursday. >> gloria drew thank you! i love all the graphics. there's a lot going on. that's so cute. well, we do have a traffic alert for you right now. the metering lights have flipped on at the bay bridge toll plaza. they flipped on about 545 just almost ten minutes ago. but you can see it's not too busy just yet. you can still get through the tolls pretty easily this time of the morning. highway four to san francisco, 37 minutes. and

you can see from a live loot our bay bridge camera that the upper deck is a little bit crowded right now. that's because there was some road work on southbound 101. it has cleared up, but there are still some delays because of that. amanda reggie aqui. >> thanks, gloria. new at six. an east bay housing project. years in the making has been approved. why? some residents say it's still not a good idea. >> but first, making his bay area debut when soccer star lionel messi will be here to play against the san jose earthquakes. >> but first, this live look outside, it's 553 and we're coming right back. happy chirstmas.

and there are plenty of games to get excited about, including wednesday, may 14th. that's when the quakes host lionel messi and his inter miami teammates. the

international star joined miami in 2023 and has dominated, winning the mls mvp award this past season. the earthquakes season starts saturday, february 22nd. it ends in october. >> the holiday spirit is in the air in san francisco. abc7 news anchor dan ashley performed with his band at winter walk at union square. seven miles is coming. >> to town. yes. >> okay. get it. look at those dance moves. winter walk continues through the weekend and offers a little something for everyone. this includes shopping, food trucks, music, and other activities. go down. >> i'm glad they're doing that again this year because i wasn't sure if it was. it was going to happen. but that is where that's where gloria is going to be today, right? for the salvation army bell ringing. yeah. so go check her out. >> a bunch of celebrity sightings. you guys coming up on abc? seven mornings at six. increase approved. why? you'll be paying more for your p-g-and-e's bill over the next

couple of years. >> plus, a california man arrested in connection to the wisconsin school shooting. what federal agents say about another planned attack. >> and a bay area sports team is being named the most valuable in its

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