now abc seven mornings live now at five. >> the work visa debate out of silicon valley. why big names in tech and politics are now clashing on the issue. plus officer expansion in the east bay. the major change governor newsom is pushing for when it

comes to police pursuits. and days after the partial collapse of the santa cruz wharf, leaders are now saying it might not be rebuilt. good morning everybody. it's saturday, december 28th, and we certainly use my windshield wipers this morning. >> yes. every time we're together here on the weekend, it seems like it's raining and we're starting out with some light rain across the bay area level one system. and as we head to live doppler seven, you'll notice most of the activity in extreme northern california. but throughout the morning hours and let's just call it the day, we'll see a level one system. but the morning activity here from the east bay, from oakland to san leandro, pushing out of san francisco and some wet roadways with mist and drizzle and light rain from lagunitas, mill valley and novato. so this level one system today. and as things dry out throughout the afternoon, it's not going to be a bad afternoon for some of us. but then the showers get going again overnight with gusty winds and widespread rain. dangerous surf. here we go again. right?

well, we will be looking at a nice second half of the day for both today and tomorrow. visibility reduced. santa rosa two and a half miles. temperatures from the low 50s in danville and fremont to the upper 50s in oakland. so that is cooler from 3 to 5 degrees this morning. and here's a look at the next several hours light showers. you'll see them in the north bay. it's 1030 and we're cloudy the rest of the bay. and then by the afternoon a few peeks of sun with some mid 60s in the south bay. and we'll talk about how much rain today and tomorrow before we get an extensive break. stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. here's a look at the roads in the sierra. the drive is expected to be smooth this morning for those traveling there and back. no chains are required on interstate 80 and highway 50. however, officials are warning about the wind expected later today. now you can follow along as the forecast changes with the abc seven bay area app. it gives you access to the same live doppler seven lisa and our weather team use. we'll also send alerts with breaking

updates. now to. the silicon valley is at the center of a political debate about work visas, which could dramatically impact its workforce. the debate is causing a public rift among big names in tech, and president elect donald trump's supporters. abc seven south bay reporter lauren martinez breaks it all down in online debate between big tech and politics continues into the weekend. >> at the center of the issue, the h-1b visa program. it's a gateway for skilled workers from around the world who specialize in areas that include mathematics, technology, engineering and science. 65,000 visas are issued each year, with an additional 20,000 given to those who have master's degrees or higher. ahmed bonafe is an engineering professor at san jose state. >> this thing about having this limit of 65,000, i mean, we could miss someone. >> trump's new ai advisor has advocated for the u.s. to remove

country specific caps on h-1b visas. tech industry leaders and trump advisors vivek ramaswamy and elon musk both made long posts on x on how their businesses rely on h-1b workers. ramaswamy pointed to the american culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math olympiad. maga supporter laura loomer tweeted. the h-1b program takes away jobs from american stem students. in a post, musk said there is a dire shortage of extremely talented and motivated engineers in america. >> look at musk himself. he is one of the products of the h-1b visa. i mean, we don't have elon musk. you agree disagree with him. we're not going to have tesla. we're not going to have space x uh- starlink. >> abc seven news insider phil matier weighed in on musk's support for the visa program. >> he's not only in favor of these high tech visas, he's also talking about expanding them to where if someone completes from outside the country, comes to

america and completes a four year college program, they should automatically get a green card that's bringing a competitive workforce into america that will be competing with native born americans for jobs. >> on friday, marjorie taylor greene made the case. young people are spending all their time trying to be, quote, the next youtuber, content creator or social media influencer. instead of pursuing a useful skill set trade education. so what will happen to h-1b visas during trump's second term? that's unclear. trump restricted the program in 2020 during his first administration in san jose. lauren martinez abc seven news. >> donald trump is asking the supreme court to delay a ruling on a potential tiktok ban until after he takes office. he wants his administration to pursue a political resolution to the issue. the request comes as tiktok and the biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court. the company argues the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by january 19th. the

biden administration says the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk. a vigil was held for the whistleblower researcher of openai, who died last month. it happened in milpitas for 26 year old suchir balaji. there are a lot of questions about his death. his parents say they've hired a private investigator. they do not believe their son would have died by suicide. >> yeah. i was the last person to talk to him. he was happy mood. he is not depressed or anything. and it was his birthday week. >> he made plans of going to see us in january. that was the last phone conversation he had with anyone. he went into his apartment. he never came out. there was no suicide note left. and there was nobody else in the scene. that doesn't mean they can just come to conclusion. and we have seen the blood shots in the bathroom. signs of fight in

the bathroom. >> vigil organizers say they're honoring balaji's bravery and raising awareness to incorporate accountability in ai. in the east bay now, the california highway patrol is going to keep a presence here in oakland, and the police department is glad to hear it. >> this has been a huge impact. >> it marks the third extension, and it came days before the chp surge was set to expire. governor gavin newsom is extending it one more month, but he's now calling on oakland's police commission to change opd's pursuit policy if it wants continued help from the state. >> someone that literally puts people's lives at risk. that occurs right in front of an officer in a vehicle. that officer cannot, under this extreme pursuit policy here in oakland, pursue that suspect. this commitment from the state can't continue unless we see

commensurate changes. >> the current opd policy only allows officers to chase someone if the suspect committed a violent crime or has a gun. abc seven news political insider phil matier says the governor is becoming increasingly frustrated with oakland's police commission. >> they've ignored him. they basically just said, buried it and said, no, we're not going to do it. and he's had it. he says, look, there's only so many highway patrol. there's other cities that want them and are willing to, to do it. but in oakland, it's they're the only ones that are doing the pursuits. oakland police don't. and they say it's sort of amazing when they stop people and they have bags and bags of stolen goods in the car that they said, hey, you weren't supposed to follow us. you weren't supposed to chase us. you're breaking the rules, right? >> and you may remember, public safety, of course, drove the recall vote against the former mayor and district attorney. as a result, film says the city council may overrule the police commission if it won't cooperate with the governor. now, speaking

of, there have been several smash and grab burglaries this week in the east bay, and among them, there's been a common method of attack. abc seven news reporter anser hassan shows you what's being done to tackle the problem. >> the gamestop in downtown san leandro is now permanently closed following what police are calling a ram and rob, where suspects used a car to ram into a store to rob it. it happened friday morning. store management declined an interview, but say the suspects only made off with a few hundred dollars worth of merchandise. unlike what happened at its other san leandro location, this gamestop location was hit on christmas eve. management tells us the damage just to the front is estimated at $20,000. they say the suspects took off with upwards of 30 playstation fives, valued at $450 each. >> i don't approve of it because then i can't. i have to go to another store and stuff. everything's been messed up, but that's just what it is. >> san leandro police say the suspects in the christmas eve incident were arrested. the

police department was not available for an interview. but in a statement to abc seven news says, quote, we are concentrating patrol and investigative resources in order to reduce the number of occurrences and also to apprehend those responsible for these wantonly destructive crimes. this is the fourth ram and rob incident reported just this week in the east bay. this one happened on thursday at the lucky's grocery store in oakland, california. governor gavin newsom addressed the issue at an event in oakland on friday, saying new legislation has been signed that will help law enforcement crack down on crimes beginning in the new year. >> those are included specifically as it relates to the package of bills that the legislature advanced and i signed in august. >> brick by brick in hayward, which sells legos, was hit twice. on tuesday, mayor mark salinas says he's been in contact with city staff and police about the incident. >> one thing that we do know is that a lot of these concerted groups are coming from outside of the bay area. >> mayor salinas says there is a

pattern in which stores selling specialized merchandise that are very popular, like legos or playstations, are being targeted. he says the city and property owners need to try new strategies to protect businesses, especially small mom and pop stores with metal roll up doors or with posts you know, steel posts in the in the front of buildings to prevent cars from, you know, driving right into the building. mayor salinas says alameda county cities are in talks with the county on how to collectively tackle these types of ram and robb incidents in the east bay. anser hassan abc seven news. >> you can get detailed information about what crime is like where you live with our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker in real time. it includes information for trends in oakland, san francisco and san jose. you can find it at abc seven news.com or via our app. all right, let's get you outside. good morning lisa. >> good morning steph. we are looking at some slippery roadways. you can see the raindrops on the lens here in san francisco as we have some

light showers scattered about the bay area. so our level one system with us throughout the day. but the rain picks up tonight into your sunday, but the second half of tomorrow actually getting pretty bright. and this could be our last system for a while. i'll have the details coming up. >> lisa thank you. also ahead, we're learning more about the heroic acts that took place when a portion of the santa cruz wharf collapsed. and there's a new billionaire in town where the winning mega millions ticket was sold. here's a hint. it

aftermath of that partial wharf collapse. city officials gave an update, and there's now a chance the portion that collapsed may never be rebuilt. we're also hearing from the lifeguards who helped save lives when a 150 foot section fell into the water. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has been following

the story. >> take a look at this video showing the moments powerful swell sent this portion of the santa cruz wharf collapsing into the ocean in these very moments, watching it happen in real time were two lifeguards, myself and lieutenant hoffman could see the wharf collapsing into the ocean. lieutenant isaiah mullen and sam hoffman had seconds to act, and on jet skis, rushed toward the debris. >> we could see the true scope of what had happened, the amount of wharf that was in the water, the buildings and structures that were still standing on it, and two individuals standing on the wreckage waving us down for help. >> all the while, the two lifeguards were still dealing with the powerful waves. >> it caused the tide to suck in, sucking underneath the platform, kind of pulling us towards the structure. >> miraculously, the lifeguards were able to save two construction workers. a third pulled themselves to safety. no one was seriously injured. now, days later, attention turns to those most affected by the

indefinite closure of the rest of the wharf, home of more than two dozen businesses owners who have already taken huge hits. >> i did own the dolphin. yeah, up until the 28th of last year, we had swells like this and we lost some some pilings and that collapsed the floor of the dolphin. >> that was the portion of the wharf under construction at the time of the collapse, with work planned out to be done between september and march. the city friday shedding more light on why work was being done during a time of year where high surf is now expected. >> we are bound by a number of permits and regulations, part of which is through the california coastal commission that regulates our ability to do major project work and maintenance on the wharf friday, debris cleanup was well underway, including the removal of the restroom facility that washed away to the mouth of the san lorenzo river. >> back at the wharf, the city said friday that it's not sure if it will rebuild. >> i don't think we can speak with any confidence at this point as to whether rebuilding that section of the wharf is

feasible, or the appropriate thing to do in light of the increased frequency and power of these storm events that we're experiencing along our coastline. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> cruz has declared a local state of emergency to allow for state and federal funding, and they're still trying to determine if the contractor is working on construction of the wharf. have any accountability in this now? a high surf advisory is in effect until tomorrow afternoon, and you can check out this video from yesterday of the choppy waves and hazy skies in pacifica. officials are warning people the conditions could be dangerous for swimmers and surfers. this, of course, comes as we're tracking even more rain in the forecast. lisa is tracking the very latest on that. >> yes, that's right. in fact, we have a system today and a slightly stronger one tomorrow that will be compacted so that it will move through progressively. and as we get through the day today, parts of

you, parts of the bay area, the east bay and south bay will see a little bit of sun. the north bay once again focused on some cloudy skies and intermittent, intermittent rain showers. here's a look at our visible picture. i should say our water vapor picture, where you can definitely pick out the trough there. and as we go in closer, here's a look at that morning shower activity that is pushing through the east bay right now. so certainly some wet roadways out there. lake chabot, back towards the san mateo bridge, highway 92, and you can see just west of union city a few sprinkles and up to the north bay. it has been soggy from san rafael down through marin county, mill valley, and the fog has been an issue as well. level one system today and into sunday with spotty showers for your saturday. focused in the north bay this morning. and then we'll be looking at the widespread rain tonight with the gusty winds sunday morning, dangerous and rough surf and then

northerly winds take over tomorrow afternoon, drying us out significantly. here's a look at the next several hours. so notice 6:00. we've got a lot of activity will looks like it in the north bay. this continues to move through through about nine 10:00. and you'll notice that we're left with a lot of cloud cover throughout the day. and then the rain picking up again tonight. temperatures right now from the low 50s in danville, 57 in san jose. our forecast headlines. scattered showers today. tomorrow soggy start with those brief downpours, the gusty winds and then an early call for new year's eve. looking at that dry evening and a dry start to 2025, we do have our high surf advisory 13 to 14 footers right here, right now along the marine county coastline. but this could go up to 20 to 30ft. so not as epic as it was, but still quite dangerous out there. picking this up into your tomorrow sunday morning, you'll notice that we get that heavier rain from this time tomorrow right on

through 8:00. the downpours from napa, concord, oakland and then exiting the bay area at 11:00. and then we are left with a dry and sunny sunday afternoon. rainfall amounts through your saturday. anywhere from nothing in the south bay to a couple of hundredths to a 10th in the north bay. adding on your sunday totals. and we've got about a 10th for you in san jose, a third of an inch in oakland, about a half inch in the north bay. winter weather advisory with anywhere from a couple of inches of snow in the sierra nevada to about eight inches above 7000ft. gusty winds up to 60 miles an hour. you can see the resorts picking up about a half a foot into kirkwood. cloudy skies for most of us, with low 60s to mid 60s in the south bay. scattered showers in the north bay and on abc seven monday night football with the niners hosting the lions 53 degrees at 515. the accuweather seven day forecast level one. spotty showers today. a rainier

start with heavier rain sunday morning, a dry second half of the day and then look at the drying trend as we get through the next uh- new year's eve, new year's day, and into next week. we're not talking about

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good morning, everybody. thank you for joining us. this half hour rain is back in the forecast. i certainly woke up to it this morning. >> that's right. very drippy out there. a level one system right now that is going to keep us a little bit soggy here and there today. the main activity extreme northern california. but as we go in closer, you can see a few showers into san francisco pushing over into oakland along the bay bridge and some spotty mist and drizzle throughout the

north bay, taking you further south into newark and 8-80. wet roadways. it is a level one system today with the spotty showers and then into tomorrow morning we get into heavy rain. so overnight tonight with the gusty winds into sunday morning, dangerous and rough surf. visibility certainly an issue. three quarters of a mile at the coast. three miles in oakland. there's a look at san francisco and the raindrops. 58 degrees with those light south winds. here is okay, where we have the cloudy skies, the wet tarmac in the mid 50s, and from the south bay, plenty of clouds there in san jose, 57 degrees with a little bit of wind. so the next several hours notice we've got the rain chances. that's not a lot, but still enough to keep us damp throughout the early afternoon. and then we'll talk in detail about amounts today and that heavier, potentially less system tomorrow. stephanie. >> all right. lisa. thank you. the cdc announced the first bird flu virus mutated inside a human patient in louisiana. some

experts are now worried not enough is being done to stop the spread. many officials are comparing the bird flu to covid. they say early intervention is key to stopping the spread of the virus. >> because we haven't been used to seeing these kinds of infections because they've been mainly in birds. we may get very sick, kind of like the early days of covid. >> medical professionals are hoping people will take the lessons learned from the covid pandemic to avoid a bigger, bigger impact with this virus. they also say there are steps you can take to keep yourself safe, like keeping up to date on your flu vaccine. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins charged the first case under prop 36. that's the new law that took effect last week. voters approved it by a two thirds majority in the november election. 29 year old jason barber was arraigned on a felony charge yesterday. he's accused of stealing cough and cold medications and ice cream from a

walgreens in noe valley on christmas eve. the total value of the stolen items was less than $500, but he has several prior theft related convictions. and under the new law, that makes the current case a felony. >> and so now for those who are repeat offenders in our stores in san francisco and across the state of california, if they have prior convictions for misdemeanor theft, and they continue to engage in that behavior, we can now charge them with a felony, which is what occurred in this most recent case that we filed today. >> the defendant also was charged with possessing tear gas. he pleaded not guilty and will be back in court next month. san francisco is not only getting a new mayor next year, it's also getting four new members of the board of supervisors. one of those leaving is board president aaron peskin, who is the longest serving supervisor in the city's history. abc seven news political reporter monica madden talked to peskin about his future. >> what can people expect from

aaron peskin? >> i mean, i'm going to stay civically involved. i love the city. i love these incredible neighborhoods. and i don't know how that's going to manifest, but i am sure that issues and races will come along. not for me to run in, but we'll see. we'll see what the future brings. >> aaron peskin was first elected to the san francisco board of supervisors in the year 2000, playing a role in the city's politics for almost a quarter of the century. >> i have learned so much along the way. i mean, i was 35 years old when i first ran for office. i am 60 now. i'm sure there are things that i would do differently. i've learned that it's always better to start with honey than with vinegar. >> over the last two decades, the berkeley native has been elected five different times to the board. term limits restrict supervisors from having more than two terms in a row, but they can always return and return. he has. >> i love the city and i keep running for supervisor and i

keep winning. and it's been a pretty wonderful chapter of my life. >> he fell short in his 2024 bid for mayor, standing out as the leading progressive in a crowded field to unseat incumbent mayor london breed. peskin trailed breed in third place with political outsider but well connected daniel lurie, elected mayor. you had conversations with him. are you giving? is he asking you for advice as he gets ready for coffee yesterday morning down the street? >> and i'm here to i mean, as somebody who has a lot of government knowledge and knows how the city works and has been, i've been very interested in making government function. i've let them know that i'm around for advice, free advice. i'm not looking for a job with the administration, but i'm here as a resource. >> despite his loss, peskin says he's leaving city hall with his head held high, pointing to other progressive wins on the ballot like his proposition to create an inspector general's

office for the city. peskin also backed the winning prop e to evaluate the commissions in san francisco. it was an alternative pitch to the heavily funded prop d, which would have slashed commissions down to 65 total and give the mayor more power. what do you think the message is from voters about the state of san francisco? >> i think san francisco voters are remarkably smart. they're very well informed. they still embrace san francisco traditional progressive values at their base, and they actually, by incredible numbers, rejected a lot of the very conservative pushes that were on the ballot. >> going forward, peskin plans to rally progressive groups to combat what he calls special interests that put millions into san francisco's november election. >> $62 million was spent on the outcome of supervisors and mayors, races and ballot measures that could have been spent on all sorts of public good businesses to succeed and

to thrive in san francisco. but i don't want them to use their influence in a way that benefits them at the cost of the san francisco taxpayer. >> abc seven news insider phil matier says the heartbeat of the progressive movement in the city may be slowing down. >> it's a pretty nuts and bolts economic survival feeling in the city, and not one that has a lot of room for ideology. we'll have to see how the progressives go with the donald trump in the white house. however, the progressives will be raising their voices. the question is, are people listening now? >> while this chapter in public office might be over, peskin is still committed to public service. >> i'm not going anywhere. my interest in every aspect of the city is undiminished. and, you know, i'll just be on the outside of the tent. >> in san francisco, monica madden, abc seven news. >> at least 14 people in san jose, including four children, are looking for a place to stay after a devastating fire friday

morning. it started around 5 a.m. in an apartment complex near gemelli way and north capitol avenue. thankfully, nobody was hurt. dimitri hopkins was dropping someone off at work when he returned home to see the destruction. he called out for his cousins and saw they were okay, but his home was deemed a total loss. >> devastated, actually. i don't have anything. everything was gone. the only thing i have is what's on me. my watch collection, my cameras. uh. playstation. everything is gone. >> three of his four cats are also still missing. before fire crews arrived on scene, neighbors banged on each other's doors to make sure everyone got out safely. well, still ahead this morning, another person caught boarding a flight without a plane ticket. the changes being made by tsa to ramp up security at airports. and we'll take you outside for a live look

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wet roads this morning. here's our view from the bay bridge toll plaza. it's 540, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 japanese attack on pearl harbor has died. warren upton of san jose was 105 years old. he was also the last remaining survivor of the uss utah. upton passed away on wednesday at a hospital in los gatos after a bout of pneumonia. the utah, a battleship, was moored at pearl harbor when japanese planes began bombing the hawaiian naval base in the early hours of december 7th, 1941. the attack propelled the u.s. into world war two. we're following some breaking news this morning. russian president vladimir putin is apologizing for azerbaijan's flight that crashed christmas

day, killing 38 people. the kremlin said air defense systems were firing near kazakhstan due to a ukrainian drone strike. and we're now hearing from the survivors. abc's nicole d'antonio has the very latest. >> survivors of azerbaijan airlines flight 8243 speaking out, recalling the moment the plane crashed. christmas day. this passenger says he heard a loud sound as the plane descended towards grozny, the capital of russia's chechnya republic, and thought it was going to fall apart in the sky, later adding i already realized that it was all over. i decided i should film my last minutes now. a flight attendant says from the impact from what he calls an external blow. he injured his arm. flight data shows the plane took off from azerbaijan and flew into russian airspace before crashing in kazakhstan. white house national security communications advisor john kirby says there are early indicators it could have been

brought down by russian air defense systems, but other experts believe it was the cause. russia denies involvement and is urging the public not to speculate until the investigation is complete. meanwhile, flydubai, israel's main carrier, and other airlines have suspended flights to russia amid the investigation. nicole deantonio, abc news, new york. >> the tsa is working on new barriers around ticketing checkpoints after a second person was found sneaking on a delta flight without a ticket. police in seattle found the stowaway in an airport bathroom after delta airlines turned the plane around and removed all passengers. the incident happened on christmas eve on a flight from seattle to honolulu. airport officials say the stowaway got through tsa without a boarding pass and boarded the plane without showing a ticket. >> this has got to stop because there is a very definite security risk in having people get aboard without a ticket. >> a representative for delta said their employees followed

procedures. tsa says it will be adding more security measures in the future. the u.s. is pushing to get aid to ukraine before president biden leaves office. officials say the u.s. is expected to send another $1.25 billion in military aid to ukraine. the aid package would include a significant amount of munitions, air missile systems and the hawk air defense system. officials expect the announcement to be officially made on monday. all right, let's get you outside. lisa, how's it looking? >> well, we've got a little bit of light rain, haze and fog this morning. look at the raindrops on the lens here, san francisco. so, level one system arriving while you're sleeping, keeping it pretty damp out there. so as we go through the day, things get a little bit drier in spots. but then we're going to bring in a stronger system overnight tonight. details. moments away. >> lisa thank you. also next, jonathan kuminga stepping up for the dubs. but was it enough

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to another soggy weekend, but not totally. here's a look at live doppler seven right now, where you can see the moisture moving into northern california. and as we go in closer to the east bay over in alameda, a few raindrops, mist and drizzle 8-80 on the damp side, as well as marin county up in sonoma. you know the radar not picking up a whole lot right now. but as we take you to the sierra nevada, we have wet spots, a winter weather advisory there and our level one system allowing for the spotty showers, mainly throughout the morning hours today up in the north bay, and then more widespread rain tonight with gusty winds moving in overnight, making for a very rainy start and windy start to your sunday. things break up and brighten up for sunday

afternoon, but our dangerous surf stays with us throughout the day, so this is our high resolution model that keeps things rather damp throughout the first part of the day. and then as we go to the second half of the day, it's not too bad. but look what happens as we go into the evening hours. the showers return and that system is aligned associated with the cold front 55 in vallejo. right now it is 54 in santa rosa. and there's a look at the south bay. so scattered showers today. looking at tomorrow for a soggy start with the brief downpours. then we dry out on tuesday, new year's eve. it's dry as well as wednesday, the start of 2025, in fact. looks like we could see a prolonged drying trend after tomorrow's system until 4:00 tomorrow. we have our high surf advisory where the breakers here could get quite dangerous again between 20 and 30ft. picking this up overnight tonight where the rain really moves in throughout the entire bay area and gets quite heavy from the north bay to the entire bay,

through the peninsula and east bay, even into the south bay, exiting by about 11:00. and then notice that's your second half, the drier part of the day. so through your morning hours, a couple of hundreds to pretty much nothing out there from the east bay to the south bay, the precip focused on the north bay today and then through tomorrow, about a third of an inch in oakland, maybe a quarter of an inch in hayward, less than a 10th in the south bay, upwards of a half inch in the north bay. winter weather advisory for the sierra nevada through tomorrow, with 1 to 4in of snow above 7000ft, eight inches. those gusty winds up to 100 mile ridgetop winds and through tomorrow about 4 or 5in from south lake to tahoe city. and highs today with the clouds dominating the sky, a few sunny breaks. east bay and south bay. low to mid 60s there. cooler with spotty spotty showers in the north bay. we're clear and cold for monday night football on abc seven with 53 degrees kick off 515. with the lions in

town. the accuweather seven day forecast. spotty, mainly morning showers today and then tomorrow. rainy start to the day. a drier second half and we are looking at fog to start the 30th on monday and then new year's eve to new year's day. we are dry and then dry the rest of the week. stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. on the ice now the sharks will try to snap a six game losing streak tonight. while on the court, the warriors are also looking to snap a three game losing streak. the warriors face the suns in san francisco at chase center. tipoff is at 530. then san jose takes on calgary tonight at home inside the sap center. face off is at 7:00. here's abc seven sports director larry beil. >> good morning everybody. no steph curry no draymond green. would that add up to no chance for the warriors in l.a. against the clippers were actually decent even without kawhi leonard who's hurt again. and steph also hurt dealing with tendinitis in his knees.

warriors. still they look good early a lot of fight jonathan kuminga the rebound. great outlet pass to moses moody with the jam. second quarter moody returns the favor. role reversal finds the cut in kuminga for the big jam right here jc with a career high 34 points. look out below. but l.a. is still up five at the break. to the third quarter. clips build their lead. norman powell misses the three. derrick jones, junior. this would be with authority. monster putback slam 14 points for jones on the night. warriors battled back from as many as 21 down 14 zero. fourth quarter run helps moody for three. the deficit is three, but the dubs were seven of 38 from downtown. hard to win that way. and the clippers break the press jones again. come on warriors lose 102 92 home tonight against the suns. this is why the sacramento kings are the sacramento kings. they gave mike brown a three year extension in june. and yesterday they fired him. brown was previously a warriors assistant was coach of the year just two seasons ago. it's not like he forgot how to coach. the kings

are on a five game losing streak. ownership with a very quick trigger. their 49 ers host the lions on monday night football here on abc seven. rematch of the nfc title game from a year ago. these teams have gone in opposite directions since the niners came back from a 17 point deficit to win 3431 and advance to the super bowl. the niners out of playoff contention. meanwhile, detroit 13 and two. brock purdy, who just turned 25, knows the season is not over yet. >> we got nothing but real strong love in this locker room. and so to go out there and play for each other and do what it takes to win at levi's at home man. like that's that's everything for us. so that's our mindset going into it. we know that they're going to come in with, you know, a heavy heart from last year and ready to go for this game. and but that's what makes this league exciting. so monday night football man. and it'll be fun. >> sharks and vegas tomas hurdle warmly welcomed back to the tank after 11 years wearing the teal. shakir muhammad scored his first career nhl goal. nice moment for

the 22 year old sharks in the second period. getting aggressive. check out the forecheck and hustle by macklin celebrini and will smith gets the gritty goal in front and we're tied at two apiece. tyler toffoli look at the crazy ricochet boink boink and in from behind the net. you don't see that too often. three two sharks. but san jose gives up two shorthanded goals on the same penalty. come on. jack eichel gives the golden knights the lead for good and vegas wins it six three. and that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody i'm larry beil. >> a reminder that you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. you can download the

of community groups put on their annual kwanzaa celebration.

they. it was held at the minnie and lovie ward rec center in the ocean view neighborhood. the celebration brings in traditions from across the african diaspora. the coalition focuses on the group's ancestors and their love for community. organizers say it's also about community economics, supporting everyone as a village and a family in order to move forward together. kwanzaa runs through january 1st. well, we're days away from the annual rose parade in pasadena, and thousands of volunteers are putting the final touches on over a dozen floats. this is the 136th running of the tournament of roses. it includes three types of entries floats, marching bands, and equestrian units. and this year's theme is best day ever. it's one of the most iconic images that marks the new year. we're talking about the ball drop in new york city, and we're one step closer to that moment. the ball has arrived to its location in times

square yesterday. the ball is 12ft in diameter and weighs almost six tons. it's made of more than 2600 crystal triangles and 32,000 led lights that create a kaleidoscope of colors, as you see on your screen. very exciting. and another new year's eve tradition. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest will be hosting a night of stars to celebrate the end of the year. the jonas brothers, carrie underwood and blake shelton are some of the artists performing, and the stars are excited to be kicking off the new year. i was so excited, i couldn't believe it. i was like, really? >> and then i told my dad immediately, who grew up watching dick clark, and he was freaking out. so it was like a fun family moment. >> the night will welcome well-known singers to this year's up and coming artists. this year also marks mark seacrest's 20th anniversary as the host of this show. so much

fun and a reminder for you here on abc seven on new year's eve. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest gets the festivities going, as we mentioned, at 8:00. and then you can join us for abc seven news at a special time at 10:00. at 1030, we will rejoin ryan seacrest to get to midnight. it's all right here on abc seven on tuesday. still to come this morning at 6 a.m. big names in tech spar with president elect donald trump's supporters. the public debate over visas for skilled workers. plus, cracking down on retail thefts. another smash and grab style burglary in the east bay. what's being done

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