now abc seven mornings live. >> happening right now at five. the airports are packed and so are some of the malls. from travel to shopping. the holiday rush is on just two days out from christmas and hanukkah. they're the same day this year. yeah. >> luigi mangione will appear in a new york courtroom today. he faces both state and federal charges related to the killing of unitedhealthcare ceo. >> and we're also remembering a baseball great this morning, the tributes honoring the life of rickey henderson. >> rain is back in the forecast. this is a live look from our roof cam. you can see it is wet on our roads already. drew tells us to prepare for a wet week ahead. >> good morning. it is monday, december the 23rd, the eve of, christmas eve. appreciate you being here. yes.

>> and we're going to start with that check of the weather. we saw the camera showed some wet roads. yeah. >> it's cloudy, it's misty. it's low visibility to start out our week. so here's a live look at our bay bridge toll plaza camera, where you can clearly see we're dealing with mist out there. some drizzle, some light showers across parts of the region. we'll flip it on over to doppler. and what's happening a lot of this moisture is actually falling right underneath the radar beam. so you're not seeing a whole lot of action on live doppler seven. but there's a lot of low cloud cover. there's a lot of mist. there's a lot of drizzle. in fact, you look at visibility reduced in the north bay, the east bay right now. so just prepare for a cloudy day and a mild one as well. live doppler seven along with satellite showing you we're actually tracking a cold front moving through this morning. and that's why it's so drizzly out there. it's a level one today. we have showers, mainly light in nature, but please be aware of the coastline. today we have a high surf warning where waves could be in excess of 20ft throughout the day. it's not terribly cold out there. we're at 60 right now in oakland, 62, in

san jose. so just expect clouds all day today, mist and drizzle throughout the afternoon. temperatures mainly in the mid and upper 60s. but heading into tomorrow we are tracking some heavy rain, some gusty winds. we'll show you that coming up in about eight minutes. let's check in with sue and see those drive times this morning. >> thank you drew and good monday morning everyone. as drew was saying the roads ae slick and that is the biggest concern for your drive this morning. no major stalls or accidents to talk about in your entire ride. coming south on 101 from novato through san rafael and southern marin across the golden gate. it is definitely foggy and you will find yourself coming up on it pretty quickly over the waldo grade. so heads up you can see the fog on our traffic map. you can see our early morning commuters coming up and over the altamont out of tracy. slowing your drive just a bit. and we just watched this accident clear. it was eastbound 80 near grand in oakland. for a time, all lanes were shut down. you can still see the residual

recovering. that should be a recovering all the way next time we speak. >> okay. thank you so much, sue. certainly rainy, wet and foggy out there this morning. and despite the wet weather, sfo saw one of its busiest weekends in its history. we have a live look from sfo this morning. yesterday more than 200 flights were delayed this morning, though, looking a lot better. sfo is reporting 26 delays, oakland has two and san jose has three delays now. on sunday there were so many travelers trying to get to the airport. traffic was backed up all the way to 101. sfo said they handled nearly 167,000 departing passengers this weekend. we heard some people even missed their flights due to all the congestion there and travelers passing through bay area airports were part of the nation's record breaking holiday travel season. christmas and new year's is forecast to be the busiest both by air and on the roadways. triple a predicts more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from their home through new year's

day. this would top the previous holiday season high, which was set back in 2019. airlines expect thursday, friday and next sunday to be the busiest days. there is some good news, though. a bit of a silver lining. the worst traffic might be behind us. triple a says that was likely yesterday. >> now, from record travel to record shopping days away from christmas and hanukkah, shoppers who have made their lists are checking them twice for last minute gifts. here's abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn. >> well, christmas is wednesday, so the clock is ticking and christmas is just around the corner. >> i'm just late. >> we kind of did everything last minute. >> the final push is on to get those shopping lists clear. chances are, though, you'll find very different experiences at different malls. at the san francisco center mall. the holiday decor is splendid. however, the former westfield mall is struggling. the crowds are scarce, the escalator hardly packed, many of the store windows empty. stephanie doughtery of walnut creek, brought her family to san

francisco to look at all the lights and then to shop at san francisco center. >> we grew up going to nordstrom. we grew up to go to all these other stores. you know, there's more vacancies, less stores, less restaurants. so that part is sad, but hopefully it'll come back. >> miles away at town center corte madera, more shoppers are securing christmas gifts at the 11th hour. >> hopefully, this is it. >> according to a recent report from the national retail federation, nearly 157 million americans were expected to wrap up their holiday shopping this past weekend. >> you got to go to sephora for the women in your life. >> matt anacker of san anselmo was shopping for his wife and daughter on this sunday night. >> it's not that bad. i was a little concerned about the parking situation, but it's been good. it's been easy. >> he pointed out the difference between shopping at san francisco center mall and at a mall outside of the city. >> san francisco is busy and kind of crowded, but as you said, the center is really kind of it's on its last legs. but these suburban malls seem to be a lot of energy.

>> this teacher from fairfax is just getting started on her holiday shopping. the big crowds at corte madera mall didn't concern her. >> it was okay. some stores were more busy than others. >> she's got a few more presents to go, but she's not sweating it. all in all, shoppers say they enjoy the spirit of the holiday season in san francisco, suzanne phan. abc seven news. >> and attention, last minute holiday shoppers. you have two days. >> you know, if you're in this boat. target is open on christmas eve, apparently from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. tj maxx, marshalls and homegoods will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. all of the stores are closed on christmas day. as for grocery stores, safeway is open on christmas eve and some locations will be open on the 25th. trader joe's and whole foods are both open on christmas eve, but they are closed on christmas day. >> most shipping services like ups and fedex are open on christmas eve with modified hours, but are closed on the 25th. most

local, state and federal government offices are also closed on wednesday. >> you'll want to plan ahead if you are taking public transportation during the holidays tomorrow. muni, bart, vta, ac transit and samtrans plan to operate normal service, but on christmas day, they will all operate on a holiday schedule. caltrain will run on a modified schedule tomorrow and a holiday schedule on wednesday. >> president joe biden is taking 37 people off of federal death row. he announced this morning that he was commuting their sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole. the majority of these individuals were convicted for murders, but biden did not excuse those with charges of terrorism or hate related killings. there are three people remaining on federal death row, and they include dzhokhar tsarnaev, one of the two brothers responsible for the deadly boston bombing in 2013. dylann roof, a white nationalist who killed nine people at a historically black church in

charleston, south carolina, in 2015. and robert bowers, who killed 11 worshipers at pittsburgh's tree of life synagogue in 2018. and today, united health care ceo shooting suspect luigi mangione is expected to be arraigned on state charges in new york. he also faces federal charges. abc news reporter jen sullivan is tracking both cases and explains what's next. >> it's a high profile case that will now likely involve two separate trials. luigi mangione faces federal charges and newne york state charges in the death of united health care ceo brian thompson. mangione was extradited thursday from pennsylvania to new york, where he faced a slew of federal charges, including a firearms offense, two stalking charges and murder, three use of a firearm if found guilty. he faces a maximum sentence of either the death penalty or life in prison. his attorneys, dodging questions about the federal case. >> karen, do you have any

comment on these charges today? not at this time. thank you so much. >> the federal criminal complaint describes chilling details about contents inside a notebook that authorities say was found on mangione when he was arrested at a mcdonald's in altoona, pennsylvania, earlier this month. according to the criminal complaint, the notebook contains several handwritten pages that express hostility towards the health insurance industry. in one entry dated october 22nd, 2024 describes intent to, quote whack, the ceo of one of the insurance companies. >> we always talk about motive. opportunity means all three of those elements are addressed and captured in in the criminal complaint as well as his notebook. >> mangione is expected to be arraigned in new york monday, where he faces 11 state charges, including first degree murder, as an act of terrorism was targeted, uh, premeditated and meant to sow terror. jenn sullivan abc seven news.

>> and if you missed it on tv, manhunt, luigi mangione and the ceo murder a special edition of 2020 is now streaming on hulu. it takes a deep dive into the case that has fascinated the nation, a's fans and the baseball world are remembering rickey henderson, the greatest athletic of all time this morning. >> the hall of famer passed away friday at ucsf from complications with pneumonia and asthma. he was 65 years old and would have turned 66 on christmas day. henderson had a 25 year baseball career. he is the mlb's all time leader when it comes to stolen bases, leadoff home runs and runs scored. tributes like this one are popping up in oakland. we'll show you that in just a moment. you can see in the video we'll get to flowers. there they are. and notes left at the baseball field at rickey's high school, oakland tech. it's called the field of dreams, as well as rickey henderson field. >> and as you can imagine, notes of condolences have been pouring in from across the country. the

a's released the following statement, saying in part, quote, rickey was undoubtedly the most legendary player in oakland history and made an indelible mark on generations of a's fans over his 14 seasons, wearing green and gold as fellow bash brother jose canseco played with henderson during their glory years of 1989 to 1992. canseco sent this message on x, saying in part, i'll never forget all the incredible memories we created together. memories i'll never forget. rest easy, my friend. >> in san francisco, giants legend barry bonds shared this message on facebook. he wrote i'm so glad we were able to see each other recently and laugh about old times. the san francisco giants organization is also reacting to henderson's death. it released a statement calling henderson one of the greatest players of the game, then went on to say, quote, a true bay area legend. rickey's larger than life personality and love for the game made him a beloved figure across the baseball world. our thoughts,

prayers, and deepest condolences go to rickey's family, his friends, his teammates, and all those whose lives he touched. of course, he will surely be missed and forever remembered here in the bay area. you can read more about henderson's life and baseball career up on our website. >> abc7 news.com and the entire bay area coast is under a high surf warning. >> this video from pacifica beach just yesterday. danges 30 foot tall waves are expecteds until tomorrow afternoon. and to kind of check in on what those conditions are expecting we're expecting is drew. hey, amanda. >> yeah, let's talk about the high surf warning, because it's just one of those warnings you do want to heed very closely. you want to stay out of the water because these waves are already very active. 12 to 14 foot waves right now in areas. and this high surf warning will continue through tomorrow. like amanda said, we could see waves in excess of 30 to 40ft. that is life threatening waves, dangerous

swimming and surfing conditions as we see several storms move through the region over the next couple of days. let's take you outside. this is actually a live look at sfo this morning, where we do see a lot of low cloud cover out there. visibility not great. two miles right now, 56 degrees. it is mild out there to look at some of these numbers. good morning san jose. you're at 62 degrees 61 in hayward. so it is not terribly cold by any means. we are on the storm impact scale today. it is a level one for some light showers. it just creates some slick roads, some slower travel out there. we are monitoring the coast for that high surf warning. looking at your morning planner, just expect a lot of cloud cover, low visibility mist and drizzle. at times. the winds remain very light today. so what? that means you can take the smaller umbrella with you as you go about your day. the winds are not terribly strong. highs today will get you into the 60s upper 60s in some areas, so it is a mild monday. despite the lack of a lot of sunshine out there. tomorrow though, it is wet and it is windy in

the morning for christmas eve, but it's dry for the holidays. julian, we'll show you that tuesday storm coming up in just a few minutes, okay? >> thank you so much, drew. president elect donald trums doubling down on one of his most controversial allies ahead of taking office. coming up, what trump told a crowd of supporters about elon musk and grinch esque activities happening this holiday season to unsuspecting families across the bay area, how local police departments are helping to make sure those targeted by thieves are taken care of. and a shakeup at the box office this weekend. we'll tell you which movies are the new ones in the top ♪ home sweet home ♪ there's no place like the road home. receive a $5,500 bonus on a new 2024 audi q5 plug-in hybrid during the season of audi sales event.

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of kindness by the south san francisco police department after another family's presents were stolen. >> james irwin visiting the bay area from illinois to spend christmas with his daughter and grandchildren, had all these things to take to them. >> mostly things to trim the tree, but special things they'd picked out for them. >> he says since having major surgery, he can't move as quickly as he used to, and while unloading his car to the hotel, that's when thieves struck. >> it just it just really sickened me. >> two bags filled with gifts for his grandchildren. no longer where he left them, and i just couldn't believe they were gone. unsure what to do next, irwin reached out to the south san francisco police department in hopes of somehow finding the stolen presents before christmas. he was sure he'd never see them again. that was until three detectives came knocking on his door later that night. i was shocked. police weren't able to find the stolen items, but that didn't stop them from doing something to help. >> i couldn't imagine the generosity and the friendliness. >> officers started a fund and were able to buy irwin's

grandchildren all new presents. >> i'm from a very small rural area, and to be in a major city like this and have the police officers be so concerned about a little matter like this of my grandchildren's gift, it just boggled my mind. >> irwin says it's one of the kindest things he's ever witnessed and is full of thanks. this holiday season. >> his daughter amanda agrees he was in tears when he got in the car, and he ■was so touched by this act of kindness. just to have this little extra help with gifts is just a really kind and helpful and a big blessing to our family. >> dion lim, abc seven news. >> well, tonight the annual showdown of lights displays a san francisco fire. stations will all be decked out for their annual holiday decorations their contest. we've got some video right here from last year's event. the tradition started in the late 1940s, with firehouses wrapped like christmas presents. it was revived in 2020 during the pandemic. open houses will be held at city fire stations tonight, with the winners

announced on christmas eve. that's tomorrow. the sf fire credit union is putting up $4,000 in prize money. it will all go to the charity of the winning station's choice. really cool tradition here in san francisco they brought back. >> yeah, they take it so seriously. the fire house by your house? sure. oh my gosh. they decked that thing out for halloween. for christmas. it's fantastic. okay, so today we are tracking some light showers and then some heavier rain for christmas eve in the morning. today we are at a level one for showers, mainly light. it's just going to lead to slick roads out there this morning. and we are highlighting that high surf warning along the coast all day today and tomorrow. be aware of that. so expect a lot of cloud cover, not a lot of sunshine. kind of a gray afternoon, but it will feel mild and a bit muggy out there with daytime highs mainly going into the 60s later on today. so let's plan out the next couple of days for you. future weather not showing you a whole lot in terms of showers this morning, but we do have a lot of mist and drizzle and low visibility out there.

some light rain from time to time throughout the afternoon. but what we're watching is first thing tomorrow morning. this is 330 in the morning. on tuesday we have this line of very heavy rain moving through here, some gusty winds in the morning and that continues to lead to some heavier showers at 630 tomorrow. we'll track some downpours and even the chance of a rumble of thunder thirsting as we head into the afternoon. all of this rain is going to get out of here, so it's certainly a wet start to the day on christmas eve tomorrow. but we find some drier skies in the afternoon and in the evening. so looking at total rainfall out there, we will find some heavier showers, about a half of an inch to an inch and a half of rain expected throughout the day tomorrow. so we do have some standing water issues first thing in the morning on tuesday, and likely some gusty winds here at 4 a.m. as that line of heavy rain moves through, we'll find those winds gusting about 20 to 35mph. no wind advisories out there, but just be aware it will be a breezy and wet christmas eve morning. we do have a winter weather advisory kicking in here tomorrow. about 6 to 10in of

snow above 6000ft. some of our higher peaks could see a little bit more than that. so tomorrow if you're heading to tahoe, it is wet. it is windy. we will have snow from time to time, but drier conditions move in for christmas day. so look at the holidays. christmas eve it is morning downpours, gusty winds and then we find cooler weather moving in here for christmas day. but christmas day itself is looking dry with a mix of sun and clouds. in fact, for hanukkah at sundown on wednesday, it's mostly cloudy. it's cool, sunset at 456, and temperatures mainln the 50s by wednesday evening. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you light rain today. it's wet and windy tomorrow morning. christmas day and hanukkah is actually the only totally dry day we have on the seven day forecast, because more light rain is to be found thursday and friday and then into the weekend, saturday and sunday we'll find more light showers level ones on the storm impact scale, guys. >> all right drew. thank you. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> and also blake lively is suing her costar in their latest

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is in effect today. we'll have light showers throughout the day. low visibility. a lot of clouds, but mild temperatures in the 60s. >> number two, triple a predicts more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home through new year's day. thursday, friday and next sunday are expected to be the busiest days for airports. >> and number three, following your monday morning commute with, as drew said, mist and drizzle and lack of visibility in some spots. no metering lights yet at the bay bridge. be aware of that fog. >> number four the man accused of killing the ceo of unitedhealthcare will be arraigned in court later today. luigi mangione is in new york this morning, facing state and federal charges related to the high profile killing. >> number five, we're expecting to see the house ethics committee report on matt gaetz. the report was the result of an investigation looking into alleged drug use and possible sexual misconduct involving a minor and other allegations

against the former representative. >> number six japanese automakers honda and nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger. the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding today. a smaller nissan alliance member, mitsubishi motors, also agreed to join the discussion. no dollar value was given and the formal talks are just getting started. number seven get warm and cozy with the yule log. it's streaming right now on abc seven news.com and on the abc seven bay area app. there are versions with and without music. now at the box office, moana two dropped out of the top spot this weekend, falling to number four. wicked came in third place. mufasa the lion king came in at number two, and lion, who would change our lives forever? >> mufasa. >> disney, which made mufasa and moana two, is the parent company of abc seven. you could say the box office winner outran its

competitors. wow. >> are you guys seeing this? >> he looks just like you. >> impossible. you're a colorful bunch. >> sonic the hedgehog three raked in $62 million in its opening weekend. it's the second best opening for the sonic franchise. five new movies will arrive in theaters on christmas day. >> well, speaking of movies, actress blake lively is accusing her. it ends with us costar. of sexual harassment and claiming he tried to ruin her image when she spoke out about it. here's abc news reporter rhiannon ally. >> i thought we were friends. we are friends. >> this morning, actress blake lively accusing her. it ends with us costar and director justin baldoni of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign designed to destroy her reputation over the weekend. lively filing a complaint in california alleging sexual misconduct on set, saying baldoni showed her nude videos and images of women, discussed

sexual conquests, and criticized lively's weight. >> stop walking through this party following me around. you just shut up for one second. >> the filing detailing a meeting held to address the concerns, lively says she was retaliated against for speaking up. the filing includes messages lively says show the alleged coordinated scheme between baldoni's team and a crisis management expert. one message reading we can bury anyone. another saying i'm having reckless thoughts of wanting to plant pieces this week of how horrible blake is to work with. an attorney for baldoni, firing back in a statement to abc news, writing these claims are completely false, adding a crisis manager was hired prior to the film's marketing cam muld threats made by miss lively during production, which included her threatening to not show up to set and threatening to not promote the film. rhiannon ally, abc news, new york. >> well, changes are coming to san francisco coming up at 530.

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abc seven mornings live. >> the holiday rush. it is. here we are in the thick of it. we're just two days away from christmas and the beginning of hanukkah. now at 530. how bay area airports are dealing with the crowds as families begin to travel home this morning. >> a full investigation after a navy fighter jet was shot down, apparently by friendly fire over the red sea. i'm nicole deantonio in washington with details on how this happened and what comes next.

>> merry christmas to everyone, especially to you. >> okay. santa shares season's greetings while last minute shoppers hit the stores. a check on whether san francisco's union square is getting a holiday shopping boost. good morning everyone. it is monday, december 23rd. >> yeah, thanks for waking up with us. hopefully you're nice and cozy at home. no work, no school, just enjoying some holiday time with friends and family. >> do it for us. >> exactly. we want to check in now with drew tuma for a look at the forecast. because we got some rain to talk about here. >> we do. it's light rain today and then a stronger system tomorrow morning. so a live look at okay this morning where it is wet out there. we do have low visibility but you'll notice it's also quite warm right now 60 degrees currently at oakland. we are finding a mild morning out there and a warm afternoon on the way. so temperatures right now 54 in sonoma we're at 61 in hayward 62 is that current temperature in san jose. so it's a warm start out there.

live doppler seven not showing you a whole lot. but what we are seeing is some mist, some drizzle, a lot of low cloud cover and some visibility issues, especially in the north bay and in the east bay. sfo seeing a lot of low cloud cover over the last 30 minutes we have dropped visibility significantly less than a mile there, so just be aware of that. we are at a level one all day today on and off light showers. the biggest impact is along our coast. we have a high surf warning in effect, so be aware of that. waves possible higher than 30ft today and tomorrow along our coast. that is dangerous. the morning planner shows you mist and drizzle a lot of cloud cover, but temperatures later today it's actually mild despite a lack of a lot of sunshine. temperatures mainly in the 60s for daytime highs. let's check in with sue and see the commutes going. >> all right thanks, drew. and warm temperatures here means also warm temperaturep in the sierra. no chain controls at t at all on any of the sierra freeways. checking the richmond san rafael bridge wet. and also a fog advisory issued by the chp for the span.

in fact, it is very foggy throughout a lot of the marin area, including over the waldo grade and the golden gate bridge. a nice drive on 80 westbound, your east shore from hercules into the city. it's in the green. here's san rafael fog. this is by the northgate mall southbound. the taillights headed past the civic center, and it is light moving at the limit. just in case you are out and about today or tomorrow, i should say. and on sunday. tomorrow, mass transit will be on christmas eve. modified schedule for most mass transit services. ace will have no christmas day service, but modified tomorrow. bart will be on a christmas day sunday service and that means 8 a.m. to midnight. no changes for christmas eve. smart christmas eve weekend holiday. no service on christmas day. >> good to know. thank you so much, sue. happening today, the house ethics committee report on matt gaetz is expected to be released earlier this monthe committee secretly voted toonthe

release that report after previously deciding to keep it under wraps. the report was the result of an investigation looking into alleged drug use and possible sexual misconduct involving a minor and other allegations against the former representative. gaetz has denied any wrongdoing. president elect donald trump is fighting back against attacks from democrats that have mockingly called billionaire elon musk president musk. democrats have taken this line of attack against trump after musk took to his social media platform x and effectively blackmailed republicans into killing a bipartisan government spending bill last week. democrats have been calling out musk and his growing influence in government decisions. yesterday in phoenix, trump said musk is not the president and won't be. >> but elon has done an amazing job. isn't it nice to have smart people that we can rely on? don't we want that? >> trump says musk will head the newly created department of government efficiency. >> this morning, a full

investigation into a u.s. guided missile cruiser mistakenly mistakenly shooting down one of their own fighter jets over the red sea. the u.s. navy says its two pilots are okay. here's abc news reporter nicole d'antonio. reporter. >> this morning, a full investigation into a rare incident over the red sea after a navy fighter jet was shot down, apparently by friendly fire. two navy pilots ejected from the plane, both later safely recovered, one with minor injuries. the pentagon says the f, a 18 fighter jet, had just taken off from the deck of the uss harry truman aircraft carrier when one of its escort ships, the uss gettysburg, mistakenly shot it down. the u.s. military has been patrolling the area for more than a year. they're combating the houthi fighters in yemen, backed by iran, who have been attacking commercial ships in the waters between the middle east and africa. >> it's important to point out that some of these decisions are just a matter of seconds before they fire at, say, an incoming

houthi suicide drone. so it still should never have happened. multiple things must have gone wrong for this to happen. >> several hours earlier, the military said u.s. forces conducted precision airstrikes against a missile storage facility and a command and control facility used by the houthis. they also shot down multiple uncrewed aerial vehicles and an anti-ship cruise missile. the red sea deployment marks what the navy has described as its most intense combat since world war two. nicole d'antonio, abc news, washington. >> this past weekend, flights into and out of sfo surpassed numbers from previous years. triple a is expecting record travel through the next few days. for those taking to the skies and those driving here to give us an insight into what travelers can expect today. as abc seven's gloria rodriguez reports, a fast moving winter storm could throw travel plans into chaos here at sfo this morning. >> you can see it's very busy.

>> yesterday there were so many travelers trying to get to the airport. traffic was backed up all the way to 101. five flights were canceled and more than 200 delayed. sfo said they handled nearly 167,000 outbound passengers this weekend. sfo was just part of the nation's record breaking holiday travel season. christmas and new year's is forecast to be the busiest both by air and on the roads. triple a says nearly 107 million people will be driving to celebrations. nearly 8 million americans are flying to their destinations, and passengers are gearing up for long lines to get through security 50ft from the door, and then it will be outside. >> so it's a long time. >> it's been pretty smooth. yeah. so like so far, the tsa is expecting more than 6% increase in passengers at checkpoints this year compared to last year. >> at sfo, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> union employees at the hyatt hotel in san francisco unanimously approved a new union contract over the weekend. saturday's vote result ends a

three month strike, bringing hundreds of employees back to work for the busy holiday season. the contract agreement is the same as the one marriott union workers approved last thursday. the terms include wage increases along with new protections under against understaffing. nearly 650 workers remain on strike at the hilton hotel nearby in union square, as some stores in downtown san francisco closed down. >> another one is expanding. our media partners at the sf standard report. ross dress for less has signed a new lease deal for an additional location. it will be located at fifth and market, about a block away from the current location at fourth and market. the new location was once a nordstrom rack and briefly the san francisco democratic party headquarters. there are no details yet on when that new ross will be opening up. >> this week is your last chance to visit the san francisco flower mart's longtime location in soma, before it moves to its new home. after nearly six decades at the corner of sixth

and brannan. the market will close its doors for the last time on thursday. then, a week later, it will reopen at 16th and mississippi in the potrero hill neighborhood. the new space is smaller and will house fewer vendors, with only 27 of the current 40 vendors making the move this friday. >> habitat for humanity's restore is holding a free furniture friday at its oakland location for the very first time. organizers are expecting huge crowds, with lines circling around the block. shoppers can expect to find green tagged free items on everything from furniture to lighting, home decor, even building materials. restore oakland is located on san leandro street near 92nd avenue. doors are going to open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 a.m. 5 p.m. and again, that's coming up on this friday. last minute holiday shopping was in full swing this weekend. retailers are hopio cash in big time, especially in san francisco's union square. abc news reporter cornell bernard spent the day there. in.

>> away the holiday spirit alive in union square. fueled by last minute shoppers on a mission and supervised by santa. >> thank you so much. merry christmas to everyone. >> traffic around the square backing up too. but mayor jamar from richmond isn't complaining. >> do we not see? look at this fabulous tree. the shopping, the ice skating. it's family. it's holidays. yeah. >> it's christmas. the winter walk on stockton street is a big draw. two blocks of family friendly experiences along with food and music this holiday season. >> you know, i haven't seen this many people out here since, you know, well before the pandemic and the feedback we're getting from the people who are actually here is it just felt safer, cleaner. >> small business owner blake mccall is happy to see so many shoppers. the square still facing challenges, fronts, retail theft and the recent police shooting of a hit and run. suspect jennifer lovelace and sister stacey are visiting

from sacramento. >> big police presence, feeling definitely very safe. even driving through, i was like, okay, it looks safe. we feel safe. girls like hold hands. >> tell me. in the east bay, last minute shoppers are hitting broadway plaza shopping center in walnut creek. what did you buy? >> let me see. almost done. barely prepared. more than last year. but, you know, there's always that last minute gift you got to buy. >> this year has been okay. we did a lot of our shopping online, but we are now just checking out the stores and getting the kids out of the house. >> back in san francisco, sunday is the last evening for winter walk. the union square alliance is still holding up crowd numbers, but they say it's definitely been successful, bringing visitors to the city and to the square. they hope to bring it back next year. in san francisco. cornell, bernard, abc seven news. >> now it's time for our abc seven mornings adventure. it's our way of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead here in the bay area. >> first, a severe weather

emergency shelter is opening for marin county's unhoused population. the overnight shelter is located at the marin health and wellness campus at 3240 kerner boulevard in san rafael. it will be open from 5 p.m. tonight through 6 a.m. tomorrow morning. people are allowed to bring personal belongings to the shelter. there is also shelter available for families. >> the uc berkeley botanical garden is closing early starting today. the public garden features over 10,000 different plant species for people to admire throughout the year. the gardens holiday hours start from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and go through the 26th, the day after christmas. so that will be this thursday. and then on saturday, hours will go back to normal. >> today, hundreds of families will be receiving christmas turkeys can courtesy of the bay area rescue mission. starting at 9 a.m, families can line up to pick up their turkey dinners at 200 mcdonald avenue in richmond. the bay area rescue mission says they will be helping nearly

500 families this holiday season. >> the mega millions jackpos nearing $1 billion, and it could be yours. coming up on christmas eve. so get those tickets now. but first, let's check the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. >> very cool. all right. we're looking outside. this is our rooftop camera at kgo here along the embarcadero in the city. and you notice there is a lot of mist drizzle, some low cloud cover, poor visibility to be found in some spots. but we'll switch over our camera to san jose, where it's a lot better. we're dry here, better visibility, but the clouds will remain pretty much all day long. so look at your day planner today. this morning it's warm out there. we're in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. we have fog. we have mist. we have drizzle. sunrise here at 723 this morning. just expect a lot of cloud cover throughout the day. some on and off light showers will be a level one on the storm impact scale all day today with temperatures mainly in the 60s. so winds are not an issue with this system. but

waves are becoming an issue. we have a high surf warning that is in effect through tomorrow. waves right now in some areas 11 to 14ft high. we could see breakers in excess of 30ft. so that is life threatening. swimming and surfing conditions along our coast today and into tomorrow. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. we have a cold front that is moving through right now, supplying us with the drizzle, the light showers, the mild temperatures this morning. but we're tracking a stronger system that will be arriving here tomorrow morning. and that will bring us some heavy rain and some gusty winds first thing on our tuesday. so looking at the three day forecast today, it's all about light showers out there. cloudy it's mild. then tomorrow it is wet and windy in the morning. but for wednesday, the holidays, christmas day, hanukkah we actually dry out. tomorrow though, we will be at a level two, a moderate storm on the storm impact scale for heavy rain at times, strong gusty winds in the morning and that dangerous surf. so we'll take a closer look at this storm. we'll go hour by

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on this monday morning. and in today's gma first look, the faa is investigating what caused drones to collide and crash into a crowd at a holiday show in florida, injuring a seven year old boy. here's abc news reporter rhiannon ally in this morning's gma first look drone show. >> nightmare. i don't think they're supposed to be falling. >> it wasn't like a big commotion because you could just see them falling. so obviously something had gotten had gone wrong. it had to be dozens that ran into each other and fell out because some landed in the water. >> drones went up to the sky and honestly, just one shot out, a green one shot out and went directly towards me and my son. we turned around and we saw that he was hit. he s unconscious. it was it was horrible. now we're here in the

air because of the impact. >> now he's in heart surgery. open heart surgery because of what happened. they're saying it was, like, equivalent to him getting hit by a car in the chest and coming up at 7 a.m. >> we'll have more on what led to this shocking in-air collision with your gma first look. i'm rhiannon ally, abc news, new york. >> now, if you're feeling lucky, get yourself a mega millions ticket asap. the next drawing is tomorrow, christmas eve, and the jackpot is now sitting at $944 million. no one has ever won the drawing on christmas day. >> this is all i want for christmas. >> seriously, that would do. >> $944 million covers pretty much everything. >> yeah, i'd even share it with you all. yeah. yeah. merry christmas. yeah, you heard it. hey! flip it. send it. i didn't say how much i would share, but save the air. i will, i will. absolutely. yeah. very nice this morning. it's low. visibility is

an issue right now. live look from our exploratorium camera. on a perfect morning, you would be able to see the entire skyline of san francisco. we're not seeing any of that out there right now. in fact, over the last hour, visibility has been dropping in a lot of areas, especially along the peninsula, in the city and in the north bay. so we're dealing with a lot of low cloud cover out there this morning, mist and drizzle and some light showers throughout the day. it's also pretty warm out there. we're starting in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. so here's the morning planner showing you that small chance of finding drizzle in your neighborhood this morning. we'll kind of hang in the 50s and low 60s throughout much of the morning. a lot of cloud cover, not a whole lot of sunshine today. so the storm impact scale is a level one today for showers, mainly light. some slick roads. and we have that high surf warning along our entire coastline today and tomorrow. so daytime highs 63 in the city today near 70 in san jose, 61 in santa rosa, 65 in oakland. so it is a warm afternoon despite a lot of cloud cover. so here's future weather mist

and drizzle to be found throughout the morning. some low cloud cover as well. some light showers from time to time. there's no organized system moving through today. it's a cold front that's passing by, supplying us with the light shower chances. tomorrow morning though, i really want to highlight this because first thing in the morning we will be tracking a line of some downpours, some heavy rain and some gusty winds. this is 330 tomorrow morning. that heavy rain does continue through about 6:07 a.m, and then we'll transition to lighter showers for the rest of the morning. but we could quickly pick up anywhere from a half of an inch to an inch of rain first thing tomorrow morning, and then it's actually drier tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. so rainfall totals today and tomorrow we will add up anywhere from a half of an inch to about an inch of rain coming our way through tuesday. winds will be an issue first thing tomorrow morning. we'll see some gusts about 20 to 35mph as that rain moves through the region. not a whole lot of snow coming our way. this is a pretty warm system. we have a winter weather advisory for the sierra. about 6 to 10in of snow coming our way tomorrow, so

will make travel a little more difficult as these light snow showers fall. but we do dry out for christmas day and hanukkah on wednesday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. mist. drizzle. mostly cloudy today. wet and windy in the morning tomorrow. we're dry for the holidays on wednesday, with more showers continuing thursday and into the upcoming weekend. >> guys okay, just a reminder, we do need the rain so we'll take it. well, coming up, stranded on a malfunctioning gondola for six hours, we have the dramatic rescue at a colorado ski resort over the weekend, and we will take a live look outside. >> here. we're talking a lot about that mist and d ♪ home sweet home ♪ there's no place like the road home. receive a $5,500 bonus on a new 2024 audi q5 plug-in hybrid during the season of audi sales event.

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malfunctioned, trapping skiers in the air. here's abc news reporter alison kosik. >> this morning, a dramatic rescue at a popular ski resort in colorado. skiers and snowboarders evacuated from a gondola after it malfunctioned, leaving them stranded and suspended in mid-air for six hours. >> still hang on. >> rescuers using ropes and ladders to save the 174 people who became trapped when the ski lift malfunctioned. saturday afternoon, investigators say this photo posted online clearly showing a cracked piece of metal, was part of the malfunction. >> it stopped, as it should. we're not sure exactly what caused the failure on the part, so the part has currently it has been removed. the new part is being replaced. >> no one was injured. the incident was the first time the lift has been evacuated since opening six years ago. passengers telling us they're thankful for the first responders who saved their

christmas. >> the ski patrol dropped in like santa claus and told us all what was going to happen. >> though the broken part has been replaced, a winter park resort spokesperson says there's no estimated time for when the's ski lift will be running again. the cause of the malfunction is under investigation. alison kosik, abc news, new york. >> a group in san francisco is sharing holiday cheer with local families, volunteers with the san francisco nonprofit. the guardsmen spent their sunday giving out christmas trees for free to low income families in the bay view. the guardsmen sell christmas trees each year, with proceeds going to help at risk kids attend summer camp in after school programs. they give away any trees they have left over. >> we're trying to figure out what to do with all these extra trees, and i had the idea to create this amazing christmas tree giveaway. and here we are now we have all of our guardsmen out here in full force, playing

some good music in the background to their. >> this is the ninth year of that giveaway for such a great cause. hundreds of people attended, with people starting to line up hours before that giveaway started. >> and families in san francisco are taking advantage of the holiday fun at thrive city's winter wonderland. ice skating. chase center was filled with carolers, treats and an appearance from santa claus himself. over the weekend. the skating rink is open this week, tomorrow, thursday and friday. tickets are free, but donations to the warriors community foundation are encouraged. the warriors are making sure local families are stocked up with groceries to prepare a meal for the holidays. is part of the franchise's annual seasons of giving campaign. families visited a holiday themed pop up at the chase center. it was part of the warriors wishes for dishes season long campaign, which serves a million meals each year to underserved families. former warrior kelenna azubuike was there to help pack groceries and take pictures with fans. his nonprofit, the

athlete's corner, also shared his wife's gourmet cornbread at the event. very cool. well, coming up on abc seven mornings at six. busy travel days, sfo dealing with some delays and cancellations along with heavy traffic getting to the airport and the most popular housing market in california, will tell you the bay area city that was just named in the top ten in the entire country. >> and a meteorologist, drew tuma. we are at a level one all day today for some light showers, mist and drizzle. we have some high surf along our coast as well, so live! look at our richmond-san rafael bridge camera showing you a few drops on the lens. just a foggy morning. it's also quite mild temperatures in the mid 50s to the lower 60s. right now we'll have light showers throughout the afternoon. daytime highs will get into the 60s later on today. the news at six is next.

now abc seven mornings live now at six. >> remembering rickey henderson, the legendary mlb player passing away just days before his 66th birthday. the tributes coming in to honor the man long considered to be the greatest a's player of all time. >> and here at 6:00, we're taking a live look outside. this morning. you can see some scattered showers to start your monday, but we're getting ready for more rain this week. drew is tracking the forecast and how the weather is shaping u