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 up for

christmas and hanukkah. plus. your keys up. >> stick around. round round round round. stick around. >> all right. barack obama's favorite music of 2020. for a look at the songs that made the former president's annual list. >> good monday morning to you for this holiday week. it is monday, december the 23rd. >> we're talking about a lot of mist and drizzle. >> drizzle? yeah, just cloudy, low visibility out there. first thing this morning you're taking a live look. this is our sfo camera i know it's kind of hard to see what is in this picture. you can see some of the runway lights. they can not make out any of the terminals this morning. so we have a lot of cloud cover out there. visibility right now at sfo less than half a mile. we are seeing other areas very similar. it's also pretty warm out there. upper 50s right now. some areas are in the low 60s. so we have a lot of fog in the north bay, the peninsula as well. some patchy fog in the east bay, concord right around a mile visibility right now. here's the wider picture. live doppler seven showing you some speckles of blue on here. we're just seeing

some fine mist, some light drizzle, a lot of cloud cover out there. so first thing this morning you will encounter some wet roadways, but we're not tracking any heavy showers on your monday. look at some of these numbers right now. good morning oakland. it's 61 degrees. it is pretty warm right now for this time of the day, 59 in san jose. we're at 54 in santa rosa holding at about 58 in the city. ocean temperature right now is at 54 degrees. we have a high surf warning in effect along our entire coastline today. breakers could exceed 30ft. so the ocean current is very active and that is dangerous for swimmers and surfers. a level one today for those showers mainly light the biggest issue you'll encounter just some slick roadways out there and that low visibility. so looking at the morning planner you notice those chances of some light mist, some light drizzle. it's just a real cloudy morning out there. get used to the overcast skies. we'll keep the cloud cover all day long. temperatures though. we'll get you into the mid and upper 60s later on today. let's check in with sue, see how the roads are doing this morning. >> good morning drew. just

gearing up here with the live look at oakland and where are unfortunately our picture froze. and that's what i was trying to fix for you. let's take a look at the drive time from hercules. all the way to san francisco is looking pretty good. and with the bay bridge, no metering lights yet. we're already at 603 on this monday morning, so we do have heavy mist and fog and a fog advisory for the richmond-san rafael bridge. we have an accident blocking the right lanes. this one is in pleasanton west 580 near hopyard. and you can see it's backed up now towards hacienda. it looks like and we'll move over to san francisco. just getting first reports of an accident. north 101 near vermont street blocking a lane of traffic. and it too is starting to stack up on your north 101 commute, guys. >> okay. thank you so much, sue. well, despite the wet weather, sfo saw one of its busiest weekends in its history. we're going to give you a live, excuse me, live look from our sfo camera. yesterday more than 200

flights were delayed. and this morning sfo is reporting 35 delays. oakland has two delays in san jose has four at this hour. on sunday there were so many travelers trying to get to the airport. traffic was backed up all the way to 101. you've seen this before. sfo said they handled nearly 167,000 departing passengers this weekend. we heard some people even missed their flights because of the congestion. >> travelers passing through bay area airports were a part of the nation's record breaking holiday travel season. christmas and new year's forecast to be the busiest both by air and on the roads. triple a predicts more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home through new year's day. now, this would top the previous holiday season high, which was set back in 2019. airlines expect thursday, friday and sunday to be the busiest days, but there is some good news. the worst traffic might be behind us. triple a says that was likely yesterday. >> if you were a last minute

shopper, this is the final push to get those shopping lists cleared, and chances are things will look different depending on which malls you go to. shoppers are apparently looking outside of san francisco for their gifts this year, noticing how different malls compare to the san francisco center mall. the one thing they can't ignore is the lack of stores at the center mall. >> 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. >> meanwhile, shoppers found crowded parking lots and stores in other bay area cities. new data showed that over half of last minute shoppers are planning to purchase gifts in person this year. >> all right, last minute shoppers, we're still talking to you because you have two days. we know target is open on christmas eve from 7 to 8 p.m. maxx, marshalls and homegoods will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. all of these stores are

closed on christmas day. as for grocery stores, safeway is open on christmas eve and some locations will also be open on the 25th. trader joe's and whole foods are both open on christmas eve, but they're closed christmas day. >> and if you're looking to ship some things last minute ups, fedex, they're both open on christmas eve with modified hours, but they are closed on the 25th. most local, state and federal government offices will also be closed on wednesday. >> and you want to plan ahead if you're taking public transportation during the holidays. tomorrow. muni, bart, vta, ac transit, and samtrans. they 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. >> the man suspected of killing the ceo of unitedhealthcare is scheduled to be arraigned on state charges in a manhattan court today. luigi mangione is facing multiple charges, including first-degree murder as an act of terrorism. he's also

facing federal charges for the murder of brian thompson. according to the federal criminal complaint, a notebook found on mangione when he was arrested expressed hostility towards the health insurance industry and intent to kill a 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. >> the state trial against mangione is expected to begin before the federal trial. the next scheduled court date for his federal case is january the 18th. and if you missed it on tv. manhunt luigi mangione and the ceo murder a special edition of 2020. it's now streaming on hulu. takes a deep dive into the case that has fascinated the country. >> a's fans and the baseball world are remembering rickey henderson, the greatest athletic of all time. 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 in stolen bases, leadoff home runs and runs scored. tributes like this one are popping up all around oakland. you can see flowers and notes left at the baseball field of rickey's high school, oakland tech. it is called the field of dreams, as well as rickey henderson field. >> 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 the green and gold and his 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. and 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. he will, of course, be missed and forever remembered here in the bay area. you can read more about henderson's life and baseball career on our website. abc7 news.com. >> 609 on our monday morning, the accuweather forecast showing you some wet taxi ways as we take a look at the okay camera this morning. current temperature. look at this 61

degrees. it is very mild out there this morning. it's mostly cloudy overhead. visibility is okay here. but in other areas we are seeing those numbers less than a mile on over to our san jose camera this morning. a live look very quiet here. cloudy. and it's on the mild side again 59 degrees. visibility is good. some light winds, but we'll take a look at visibility across the region. the city right now having an issue with visibility. we're down to a fourth of a mile in the north bay. you can see novato has some fog. just a cloudy, misty, drizzly morning out there. we'll keep light showers in the forecast all day long. so today we will be at a level one for those showers, just mainly light in nature from time to time. slick roads, some slower travel times out there swease tracking that. and we also have some rough surf and some dangerous swimming conditions, so a high surf warning is in effect right now. this will last until tomorrow. we could see breakers upwards of 30 35ft, possibly up to 40ft. that is life threatening when it comes to our ocean current. you

do not want to go in the ocean today or tomorrow. live doppler seven along with satellite. we have a cold front moving through right now, supplying us with the low clouds, the mist, the drizzle. tomorrow morning though, this front will bring us a round of heavy rain and some gusty winds first thing in the morning, but today get used to the overcast skies. it's cloudy, it's mild this morning. we'll keep the clouds all day long. temperatures get you into the 60s later on this afternoon, but watch what happens tomorrow morning. here comes that heavy rain moving through. this will be a level two on the storm impact scale. a close look at these impacts. we'll talk about those julian coming up in just a few minutes okay. >> we'll see you then. thank you so much drew coming up. beware of scammers. the warning you need to know if you're looking for a new job in the new year. and it's the season of generosity. we'll tell you about the bay area police department showing up for a grandfather whose holiday gifts were stolen, and fire department light fire. san francisco fire station is holding its annual holiday decoration

new job. experts are warning to be extra aware of scams out there. apparently, scammers are now using job postings to lure people into sharing their personal data. the scam goes as far as even conducting fake job interviews. experts say the big thing to look out for is questionable text messages offering jobs. >> it says, hey, you know, there's this job opportunity. it provides you flexibility x, y, and z. please feel free to give us a ring at this phone number.

>> experts say you should always be wary of recruitment emails from personal accounts like yahoo and gmail. another red flag is requesting or sending money. scammers will claim the fees are for things like establishing employment. just don't do it. just don't fall for it. police in antioch are helping to save a family's christmas. thieves got away with all of their christmas gifts during a home burglary last week. the victim had recently lost her job and was unable to buy new presents. thanks to officers and the community, they were able to tap into some holiday magic and replace the stolen gifts. now, to an act of kindness by the south san francisco police department after a family's presents were stolen. james irwin is visiting the bay area from illinois to spend christmas with his daughter and grandchildren. he says the thieves struck as he was unloading his car, two bags filled with gifts for his grandchildren were stolen. irwin reached out to the south san

francisco police department in hopes of somehow finding the stolen presents before christmas. well, police were not able to find the stolen items, but that didn't stop them from doing something to help. officers then started a fund and were able to buy irwin's grandchildren. all those 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 was one of the kindest things he's ever witnessed and is full of thanks. this holiday season. times. >> the annual showdown of lights displays san francisco fire stations will be all decked out for their annual holiday decorations contest. you're looking at video from last year's event. the tradition started in the late 1940s, with firehouses wrapped like christmas presents. it was revived in 2020. open houses will be held at city fire stations tonight, with the winners announced on christmas

eve. that is tomorrow. the sf fire credit union is putting up $4,000 in prize money, and the money will go to the charity of the winning station's choice. >> former president barack obama is sharing his annual list of favorite songs this year. for your keys up. >> stick around. round, round round round, stick around. >> and those are all five seconds that we can play for you right there. beyoncé's texas hold em made the list. we have a look at his other favorites of 2020 for his jack white, billie eilish, kendrick lamar, leon bridges and shaboozey. just some of the artists to make it onto obama's list this year. look at what else he has there. >> what else? >> he always has a wide range. >> he does. >> he listens to a lot. >> he's giving you something for everybody. totally squabble up. >> really pretty squabbling up. who are you squabbling up with? pretty. pretty popular songs for the year, for sure. yeah. yeah, totally. >> look back at 2024. >> yeah, totally. all right. this morning we're looking at

our golden gate bridge camera. we are seeing some light showers. if you look closely, you can see the headlights kind of kicking up some of that water on the roads. so we do have some light showers from time to time throughout the day. here's a look at your day planner. as we head deeper into the day. you'll find temperatures first thing this morning. on the mild side, upper 50s, lower 60s. as we get you going on this monday sunrise here at 723 this morning, we have fog, we have mist, we have drizzle, we have low visibility in spots. so just be aware of that. it stays pretty overcast all day today with those light showers from time to time. daytime highs getting into the 60s later on this afternoon. so you're looking at the rainfall chances as we go throughout the entire day. not super high for any sort of time period. just from time to time. may have a light shower in your neighborhood. it will be very fast moving and rainfall totals today less than about a quarter of an inch where we do find those showers. so today we'll keep those showers in the forecast throughout the afternoon. we'll keep the cloud cover as well. your daytime highs. this feels pretty nice

for this time of year. mid and upper 60s for a lot of us. but as we head into tomorrow morning this will become a level two, a moderate storm for heavy rain at times gusty winds and will keep that dangerous surf along our coast with that high surf warning still in effect. let's go hour by hour for you first thing tomorrow morning. i'm talking first thing. this is 230 in the morning. we'll track some heavy downpours beginning in the north bay. those will cross the city. the east bay, the south bay, closer to sunrise, 6:37 a.m. and at this time we also will find some gusty winds as well. tomorrow morning looks pretty wet. different story tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow afternoon looks pretty dry. we'll finish the day with clearing skies and that will lead to a dry holiday on wednesday for christmas and hanukkah. so looking at rainfall totals with this system today and tomorrow, for a lot of us, we're looking at a half of an inch to an inch of rain. just be aware first thing tomorrow morning will likely have some standing water on our roadways as some of these downpours move through. winds are gusty. we don't have any sort of wind advisory posted, but they'll be breezy from time to time. in the

morning. winds about 20 to 30mph as those showers move through. now the storm, it is pretty warm. so we're talking about not a lot of snow coming to the sierra. a winter weather advisory will be in effect tomorrow. 6 to 10in of snow above 6000ft. so we have high snow levels. and that just means travel will be a lot slower. tomorrow will likely have some chain controls from time to time, but drier conditions are moving in for wednesday, so christmas eve tomorrow we do find those downpours, gusty winds at times. that system is out of here for christmas day. we are cool but dry with a mix of sun and clouds for hanukkah at sundown. looking great. mostly cloudy and cool. wednesday evening sunset at 456. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you mist. drizzle. cloudy today, wet and windy tomorrow morning. we're dry for the holidays on wednesday, but rain returns on thursday for the upcoming weekend guys. >> all right thank you drew. good morning america is coming up at 7:00 right here on abc seven. >> and brittany bell has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning. it's great to be with you. coming up, the bitter cold blast and snow on

the way ahead of the holidays. what it could mean for travel as millions prepare to hit the road. also this morning, the latest on the suspect in the killing of the unitedhealthcare ceo, as he gets set to face a judge in new york on state charges. and we're getting you ready for the holidays with gifting 9-1-1 the last minute gift ideas that you can get just in time for the holidays, and where you can find the biggest savings right now, plus tips and tricks to wrap those gifts like a pro, including the odd shaped ones. that's all kept me out of the picture. now i have skyrizi. ♪ i've got places to go and i'm feeling free. ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything to me. ♪ ♪ control is everything to me.♪ and now i'm back in the picture. feel significant symptom relief at 4 weeks with skyrizi, including less abdominal pain and fewer bowel movements. skyrizi helped visibly improve damage of the intestinal lining. and with skyrizi, many were in remission

at 12 weeks, at 1 year, and even at 2 years. don't use if allergic. serious allergic reactions, increased infections, or lower ability to fight them may occur. before treatment, get checked for infections and tb. tell your doctor about any flu-like symptoms or vaccines. liver problems leading to hospitalization may occur when treated for crohn's. now's the time to take control of your crohn's. ♪ control is everything to me. ♪ ask your doctor about skyrizi, the #1 prescribed biologic in crohn's disease.

been named one of the most popular real estate markets in the country. zillow says sunnyvale is the 10th most sought after city in the u.s. experts point to sunnyvale's affordability when compared to other parts of silicon valley. coming in at number one is manchester, new hampshire. zillow compiled the list by analyzing page view, traffic, home value, growth, and how quickly homes are sold. there's new technology under works from apple for your home. it's an apple doorbell camera, and it will feature face id unlocking for your front door. and according to bloomberg, the camera could come as soon as the end of next year. they also say this is part of apple's push for a smart home centered on apple

intelligence. 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. >> your colorful bunch. >> sonic the hedgehog three raked in $62 million on its opening weekend. it's the second best opening for the sonic franchise. five new movies will arrive in theaters on christmas day. next at 630 store expansion the chain that's opening up a new location in downtown san francisco. and signs of hope for a hostage deal. how bay area

families are feeling more than 14 months since the war between israel and hamas started. but first, here's drew. >> hey, amanda. 625 this morning. a live look from the exploratorium. camera man. look at all that cloud cover out there. it's mist, it's drizzle. it's foggy out there this morning. get used to the clouds all day long. we'll have daytime highs into the 60s with on off light showers. the level

abc seven mornings live now. now at 630. >> now at 630. there we are. holiday travel rush. it has been a busy couple of days at our bay area airports. everything you need to know if you're heading out for the holidays, and some san francisco hotel workers reaching a deal with hyatt. >> details about the new contract. after nearly 90 days of an employee strike. plus, all i want for christmas is you. >> okay, you got your holiday favorites, but how about the most dangerous christmas songs to listen to while you drive? making the list is this mariah carey classic. the other songs you should not listen to when behind the wheel. >> you know, even beyond christmas, i feel like i have

some questionable music tastes. should i be listening to it behind the wheel? >> what just takes over? we are not going to be the fun police. then listen to mariah carey. listen to your favorite songs. >> good morning everyone. it is december 23rd. >> yes. and we have to talk about this forecast because we have rain, fog, mist, drizzle this morning. >> we're tracking some low visibility too. let's take you to san jose. this is one of the areas. the south bay is looking pretty good. it's quiet out there right now. it's mild this morning. we're at 59 degrees with overcast skies, but watch as we flip our camera to sfo. you are looking live at sfo. you can barely if you look very, very closely right there. you can barely make out some of the lights from the taxiways this morning. so there are some areas dealing with low visibility this morning at sfo. right now we're down to less than a half of a mile. so certainly if you're traveling a 101 in this region, it's a slow go. use those low beams this morning. practice that safe driving because we do have those pockets of fog out there. it's not everywhere. hayward san jose we're looking good in the north bay. some low clouds, but it's really around

sfo this morning. we have that visibility mist and drizzle. on live doppler seven you don't notice any uniform showers. it's mainly just a lot of mist out there this morning. we do find those low clouds, but light showers in the forecast from time to time. today it's a level one as a cold front moves through here. the biggest impact? some slick roads. be aware though, we do have a high surf warning along our coast today and tomorrow. that means waves could exceed 30ft. that is dangerous if not life threatening when it comes to swimming and surfing conditions. mist and drizzle early on this morning. cool those cloudy icons. not a lot of sunshine today, but it is mild this morning. upper 50s to the lower 60s right now. so later on today we'll keep the cloud cover. we'll keep a light shower here or there. temperatures mainly in the 60s this afternoon. let's check in with sue and see how the roads are doing this morning. >> good morning drew. good morning everyone monday. and look at the. well you can barely see the east shore freeway. that's the fog coming and going as drew's been talking about. and it is affecting your visibility. we have a fog advisory for the richmond san

rafael bridge, and there are patches of it all throughout the bay area. some very, very thick highway four. that's hercules all the way into the city. still a nice drive this morning. 35 minutes. problem spots 24 westbound at camino pablo. we have an overturned accident blocking the middle lanes. if you're backed up now all the way towards lafayette, westbound 24. and once you get into san francisco, or i should say on the bay bridge, san francisco side towards fremont street, we had an accident. it is still out there blocking a lane, and the bridge is pretty backed up, although no metering lights at the toll plaza as of yet. >> all right, sue, thank you. >> now, this past weekend, flights into and out of sfo surpassed numbers from previous years. and this morning there are 35 flights delayed out of sfo and one canceled flight. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez has more on what travelers can expect today. reporter you can see this line behind me here at the airport. >> it's very busy at sfo this

morning. and when it comes to overall holiday travel, a fast moving winter storm could throw travel plans into chaos. 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. >> it's pretty busy. definitely busier than i expected. i probably should have left a little bit earlier. >> it's a pretty long line, but i've been traveling a lot by myself and i'm pretty used to it. but it's nothing out of the ordinary for, you know, holiday travel. >> the tsa is expecting more than 6% increase in passengers at checkpoints compared to last

year. so if you are flying for the holidays, plan for some big crowds at sfo. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> this morning, there are signs of hope for a hostage deal between israel and hamas. it comes after more than a dozen people were killed by israeli airstrikes over the weekend. it's been 14 long months since the war began as negotiations continue. abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with bay area families who have loved ones still being held captive. >> this was the scene one year ago. hamas releasing a handful of hostages, including two of oren rubinstein's three loved ones kidnaped in the october 7th attack. the pacifica residents been pushing for the release of the hostages since the hamas attack in october of 2023. last year, plastering these posters across downtown san francisco and now with reports of israel and hamas closing in on a hostage deal, comes renewed optimism. >> my thought is that this is going to happen. we've all been

praying for it for a year and a half, almost. >> israel says hamas is still holding 100 hostages, with over a third of them believed to be dead, one of them being oren's cousin. >> alon is still a hostage. we know that we want him back, and we think he'll come back. >> i think everybody in the jewish community has been on edge for more than a year now. so the idea that a hostage deal is getting nearer, especially towards the holidays and the end of the year, you know, i think everybody has their fingers and their toes crossed to hear good news. >> the deal, according to officials involved in the mediation, would include the exchange of israeli hostages for palestinian prisoners, releasing 30 israeli hostages in the first phase, half of whom are believed to be alive and pellinore. calderon is hoping her cousin is one of them. >> my cousin calderon was kidnaped with his daughter and his son in their attempt to flee the children, sahar and erez,

were returned in the very last hostage deal the last time. >> now trying to remain hopeful her cousin will be returned. >> we have to really be careful about what we get excited about and what we get emotional about, because the emotions are so raw and the situation is so raw that it makes it very difficult to have any emotion about it. >> i think, you know, the best thing we can do is really hope for the best, to pray for the best, and also make sure that we're prepared for a longer fight, knowing that we may not get everything we want in, you know, a first round of a hostage deal. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> we are following the story of an attack at a christmas market in germany. the suspect has been charged with five counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder. a nine year old boy and four women were killed. 50 year old talib abdul mohsen is accused of driving a car through the market last friday night. officials say he

moved to germany from saudi arabia in 2006, and has been making anti-islamic and threatening statements in recent months. germany's chancellor says of the more than 200 people injured, 41 are still at risk of dying. >> president 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 the federal death row, and they include dzhokhar tsarnaev, one of two brothers responsible for the deadly boston marathon bombing in 2013. dylann roof, a white nationalist who killed nine people at a historically black church in charleston, south carolina. this was back in 2015, and robert bowers, who killed 11 worshipers at pittsburgh's tree of life

synagogue. that was in 2018. new this morning, matt gaetz has filed a lawsuit in an effort to stop the house ethics committee from releasing its report on the former congressman. that report is expected to be made public today. gaetz's lawsuit claims its release would be unconstitutional given he is now a private citizen. a final draft of the report, obtained by cnn, shows the committee found gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs on at least 20 occasions, and that he paid a 17 year old girl for sex in 2017. gaetz has denied any misconduct. 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 he won't be. >> he's not going to be president that i can tell you. and i'm safe. you know why he can't be? he wasn't born in this country. >> trump says musk will head the newly created department of government efficiency. >> it is now time for our abc seven mornings advancer here at 6.39. 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 on kerner boulevard in san rafael. it will be open starting at five tonight through 6:00 tomorrow morning. people are allowed to bring personal belongings to the shelter. there's also shelter available for families. >> the uc berkeley botanical garden is closing early today. the public garden features over 10,000 different plant species for people to admire throughout

the year. the gardens holiday hours are 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. today. it's closed tomorrow and christmas day, new year's eve and new year's day. after the saturday, though, hours will go back to normal. >> today, hundreds of families will be receiving christmas turkeys, courtesy of the bay area rescue mission. starting at nine this morning, families can line up to pick up their turkey dinners on mcdonald avenue in richmond. the bay area rescue mission says they will be helping nearly 500 families this holiday season. >> well, still ahead here on abc seven mornings, we'll tell you about the automaker merger, the two brands that just announced a partnership this morning. >> and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're down about 122 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> then the flower mart move your last day to visit the longtime san francisco staple before it relocates. but first up, we check back in with drew. >> hey there. time now. 640 on our monday, you're taking a live look at our south beach camera pointed at the bay bridge this

morning, where you do notice some of that fog underneath the light. so it's a cloudy morning. we have some mist and drizzle in spots. it's also mild. you step outside, you wonder, i don't need that many layers right now. upper 50s, lower 60s. we keep it pretty cloudy and mild all day long, with on and off light showers into the 60s later on today. now, looking at our statewide airports, we do have an issue at sfo this morning because of low cloud cover. there's a ground delay program in effect. so flights departing to sfo are being delayed almost an hour. other airports are doing just fine, but sfo has some visibility issues this morning. it's a level one today. light showers, slick roads out there and along the coast. we can't emphasize this enough. we have a high surf warning in effect for some very high waves throughout the day. wave heights in a lot of areas right now 11 to 16ft. we could see breakers in excess of 30ft. so that is life threatening. swimming and surfing conditions out there with our active ocean current. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. we have a cold front moving through this

morning, supplying us with the mist and drizzle in spots. the low cloud cover. more organized showers will arrive here tomorrow morning. this will become a level two with heavy rain and some gusty winds first thing in the morning. but as we take a look at the three day forecast today, we're at a level one for some light showers from time to time. tomorrow is wet and windy in the morning, but we are dry for the holidays on wednesday. this level two tomorrow morning will feature heavy rain at times, some gusty winds in excess of 30mph and will continue that dangerous surf along our coast. a closer look at the timeline coming up in a few minutes, but let's check in with sue. she has a traffic alert this morning. >> yes i do, thanks, drew. yeah, the metering lights have just been turned on. 638. a little late this morning, but better late than never, i suppose. or not with the bay bridge. we do have very little backup at this point. the backup is actually on the other side of the span. because we had an accident in the san francisco side at fremont street. and we're also looking at an accident westbound

24, an overturn at camino. pablo, that's really jamming your drive. we'll be right back with bladder protection underwear. try always discreet! it's rapiddry core absorbs up to 25% faster than depend and fits up to 95% of body shapes. try always discreet! designed to protect. not to be dramatic, but i love my whole body deodorant. really? mine stinks. look. here. try secret whole body deodorant. it doesn't leave an icky residue. and it actually gives me 72 hour odor protection... everywhere. secret whole body deodorant.

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 holidays. the contract agreement is the same as the one marriott. union workers approved last thursday. the terms include wage increases along with new protections against understaffing. nearly 650 workers remain on strike at the hilton hotel. nearby 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 lease 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 the new ross will open. >> 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. 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 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, from home decor to building materials. restore oakland is located on san leandro street near 92nd avenue. doors open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. >> last minute holiday shopping is taking over bay area malls and shopping centers yesterday. san francisco's union square was a hub of winter activity and shoppers. the area has been transformed into a winter walk with live music, small business

markets and even a santa claus hanging out and taking some pictures with the kiddos. event leaders and business owners say the event has been successful in bringing back foot traffic 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. >> union square is not the only place getting plenty of holiday traffic in the east bay. shopping centers were also crowded, with customers looking for last minute deals. >> if you are feeling lucky, get yourself a megamillions. tickle. tickle. tickle. a mega millions ticket asap. i got you. 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, so good luck. >> it is now time for your morning money report here at 648. nissan and honda have plans

in the works toward a merger that would make them the third largest automaker by sales. the japanese auto making titans have formally agreed to hold talks over the next six months if the merger is approved. visible signs of progress would not be public until 2030 or beyond. nissan has struggled since the collapse of its alliance with renault. its profits are down 94% this year compared to the same period last year. the container store has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. it's the latest retailer impacted by customers cutting back on discretionary spending. the 46 year old company has $230 million in debt and nearly $12 million on hand. thanks to the filing, it will receive $40 million in fresh financing. the retailer's 102 locations and website will remain open for orders during the process. once chapter 11 is complete, the container store plans to merge or merge, rather as a private

company. we're taking a live look at the new york stock exchange now as trading gets underway this morning, you can see it's down about 210 points. one of the last days of trading before the holidays. >> and if you've been listening to christmas music while you drive. a study by the south china university of technology says there are some songs considered to be dangerous, and they say you should not listen to them while behind the wheel. now, this song is reportedly the most dangerous. >> frosty the snowman was a jolly, happy soul. >> no, i did not anticipate it was going to be that. now, researchers found songs with a high rate of beats per minute or bpm encourage dangerous driving habits. frosty the snowman is the most dangerous, with 172 bpm, according to this study. >> are they listening to a different version of frosty the snowman with 172 bpm?

>> what? that can't be right. >> so other songs with high bpm are mariah carey's all i want for christmas is you, feliz navidad, santa claus is coming to town, and happy christmas. war is over. >> this list is so perplexing. >> no, i'm not buying it. sorry, sorry. came from a radio standpoint. nothing is dangerous to listen to it. >> i know, that's right. you know what i'm saying? right. >> if you're listening to the radio, it's a good thing. >> totally. i mean, sometimes the music takes over me a little bit. right. we've got to slow down. okay. >> all i want for christmas, i can buy that one. it's upbeat. frosty. >> i mean, no, it's like this is the most dangerous burl ives thing. >> i know. that's so wild. okay. all right. >> this morning, we're looking at santa cruz. the issue is low visibility in several spots. you can see the fog from this vantage point. you can also make out some of the waves that are crashing. we have a high surf warning in effect along our entire coastline today and

tomorrow. breakers could exceed 30ft. that is very dangerous looking at visibility right now. the numbers on your screen are how far you can see in miles san francisco really having an issue this morning? we're down to a quarter of a mile visibility. just a lot of low cloud cover out there and many cities. some mist, some drizzle as well. you also step outside and you notice it's not too chilly. temperatures upper 50s, lower 60s right now, 61 right now in oakland, we're at 57, in san mateo, holding at 60 in san jose. so we'll look at the morning planner. you just notice that chance of some mist and drizzle early on this morning. a lot of clouds, overcast skies throughout the day. we'll have temperatures gradually climbing into the 60s closer to 10 a.m, so it's a mild afternoon despite not a lot of sunshine out there. we're keeping it a level one today for some mist, some drizzle, some light showers. from time to time. your biggest impact will be some slick roadways out there. but overnight tonight, first thing tomorrow morning, we are tracking a level two moderate storm that will bring downpours and some gusty winds. we do have

a stormy night on the way. here's the storm impact scale for tomorrow morning. a level two for heavy rain at times some gusty winds will keep that dangerous surf along our coast. here's a future weather. we're talking very early tomorrow morning, 230 in the morning. we have some heavy downpours starting to move through the north bay. this whole system slides to the south and east. so by 6:37 a.m. we have some moderate rain falling across a huge portion of the region, but this system will clear out by the afternoon. the afternoon features dry skies, so it's the morning that will find an issue with rain and wind. rainfall totals today and tomorrow, about a half of an inch to an inch of rain. and again, most of this is going to fall first thing tomorrow morning. we do have some breezy conditions. tomorrow morning. by 4 a.m. we'll have winds about 20 to 30mph. not a lot of snow coming. this is a pretty warm storm, meaning we have high snow levels, not a lot of cold air to work with. 6 to 10in of snow tomorrow above 6000ft. just realize that if you're headed to tahoe on

christmas eve, it's a little bit slower. likely have some chain controls from time to time. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. mist and drizzle. mostly cloudy today. a wet and windy morning tomorrow, but we are dry for the holidays. christmas day and hanukkah the only dry day. we have showers back thursday and those light showers continue into the weekend. julian. >> it's a holiday miracle i know, believe it or not. >> wednesday looking nice. >> appreciate it. thank you. drew. well, a group in san francisco is sharing some holiday cheer with local families, volunteers with the san francisco nonprofit. the guardsmen spent their sunday giving out christmas trees for families that could use some extra help in the bay view, the guardsmen sell christmas trees each year, with proceeds going to help kids attend summer camp and 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. >> this is the ninth year of this giveaway. hundreds of

people attended this one, with people starting to line up hours before it started. >> 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 families are stocked up with groceries to prepare a meal for the holidays as part of the franchise's annual season of giving campaign, families visited a holiday themed pop up at the chase center. it was part of the warriors swishes for dishes season long campaign, which serves a million meals to each year to underserved families. former warrior kelenna azubuike was there to help pack groceries and take pictures with fans. his nonprofit, the athletes corner, also shared his wife's gourmet cornbread at the

event. yeah. up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> and as we head to break here on this eve of christmas and hanukkah eve, we're taking a live look outside. if you can see through the fog. wow, really dense out there this morning as you hit the roadways. take a short break and be back with more after

you need to know this morning. number one, we are tracking some showers, some mist, some drizzle this morning. we have a high surf warning in effect along our coast as well. you're looking live from our rooftop camera at kgo here in the city. just a cloudy day today. temperatures into the 60s. tomorrow morning, expect some heavy rain and some gusty winds. >> 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, we're following your christmas eve eve commute. and it is. it's slick

out there. metering lights were turned on here at the bay bridge about 630. we have a couple of accidents just cleared west 24 camino pablo. that's gone. and be aware of slick roads in the santa cruz mountains. >> number four, just moments ago, the man accused of killing the ceo of united health care pleaded not guilty to state murder charges in new york. luigi maglione is facing several charges, including first degree murder, as an act of terrorism in the high profile killing earlier this month. >> number five, we're expecting to see the house ethics committee report on matt gaetz today, cnn reports. the committee's investigation found the former representative paid money to women for sex or drugs at least 20 times, and he paid a 17 year old girl for sex. gaetz filed a lawsuit this morning to block the report's release. >> number six japanese automaker honda and nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger. no dollar value was given in the formal. talks are just starting. >> number seven a christmas elf in italy is hard at work getting presents ready for the holiday.

the toy fixer works year round in his workshop to prepare donated toys for children in need. over the years, he's repaired thousands of broken toys. >> we love that idea. prepare things instead of buying new stuff out there, right? >> what a job. >> yeah, i know. >> good for him. i love it. good job. fa la la. >> saving stuff from the landfill. thanks for joining ♪ ♪ >> "good morning america" with d praise for the holidays and volunteering temperatures a as a new fast moving storm is across the country could not bring a white christmas. and train travel, thousands stranded with downed power line suspended the amtrak's and the northeast. we are live with the latest plus tens of millions of americans headed