now abc seven mornings live now at six. >> the work visa debate out of silicon valley. why big names in tech and politics are 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 this partial collapse of the santa cruz wharf, leaders now saying it might not be rebuilt. good morning everybody. it's saturday, december 28th. i hope you had a nice holiday. merry christmas, happy hanukkah and happy kwanzaa, which is celebrated through the first. >> yeah. and then the new year right around the corner right here. yeah. well, you know, we are once again starting our weekend off with some spotty light showers and some drizzle. you can see live doppler seven picking up on the steadier rain through the north bay, the extreme northern california. and we will be looking at this rain to increase overnight tonight. but it really is going to focus today in parts of the north bay. and then by the afternoon we're cloudy in many locations. so today through tomorrow spotty showers and then widespread rain tonight with the gusty winds. the dangerous surf continues, visibility reduced along the coast two and a half mile. there

are the raindrops san francisco, where we have cloudy skies and the light winds 58 degrees. okay. the wet tarmac there, 57, with some rain coming down. and in san jose it is cloudy, 57 degrees with good visibility. the rest of us in the 50s right now, 56 in brentwood, 52 in livermore. and you can see the rain chances throughout the day peaking throughout the early afternoon, but not a whole lot out there. we're going to save that for tonight into this time tomorrow morning, which could be the last hurrah of some pretty significant rain for quite some time. details in a few minutes. steph. >> 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 right now. however, officials are warning about the wind expected later today. 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 this. silicon valley is at the center of a political debate about work visas, which could dramatically impact its workforce. the debate is now causing a public rift among big names in tech, and president elect donald trump's supporters. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez breaks it all down. >> an 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 or 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. >> new developments this morning, 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. we're also following this story. 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. bellange's parents say they 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 ces 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 spots 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. 3-6. >> 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 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 the 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 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? >> public safety drove the recall vote against the former mayor and district attorney. as a result, phil 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 this problem. >> reporter 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 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. it includes information and trends for oakland, san francisco and san jose. you can find it over on our website or on our abc seven bay area app. all right. let's get you outside. how's it looking? >> well, it's pretty damp out there right now, steph, with a level one system. and check it out. look at the raindrops here

on the lens where we've got slippery roadways. haze and fog to start your weekend. conditions will dry out in parts of the bay, but then steadier rain arrives tonight for some pretty good downpours and gusty winds. stay tuned. my full accuweather seven day forecast is next. >> 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

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collapsed wharf may never be rebuilt. and 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 latest developments. >> 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 mullin 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. >> the city of santa cruz has declared a local state of emergency to allow for state and federal funding. they're still trying to determine if the contractors working on construction of the wharf have any accountability in this now. high surf advisory is in effect until tomorrow afternoon. at least six feet in santa cruz, which made waves much higher expected. up north along the coast. this is video taken yesterday of the choppy water and hazy skies in pacifica. officials are warning people the conditions could be dangerous

for swimmers and surfers, so keep that in mind as we're tracking even more rain in the forecast. lisa is tracking the latest on that and the timing. >> yeah, that's key because some of it will be while you're sleeping. like this system and also the heavier one, which is still a level one system that's going to arrive overnight tonight with more of a punch, gusty winds and a solid area of downpours from the north bay to the south bay for the first half of the day on sunday. but let's get you out the door for saturday or keep you in bed either one. as we look at live doppler seven and our water vapor imagery. northern california looking at the shower activity, but a damp and cloudy day on the way as spotty showers are focused in the north bay. and as we go in closer, we have a few right now from about san leandro, down through 880 just north of union city. hard to pick up some of this falling underneath the radar beam, but you can see the focus here. so if you're headed up to wine country, cloverdale, healdsburg should be a damp day out there.

level one system. spotty showers through the day today. focused in the north bay, and then widespread rain returns tonight into your sunday morning, gusty winds and then the second half of the day, north winds take over. we'll get into some sunshine, but through the entire weekend we have dangerous and rough surf. so this visible this imagery is from our high resolution model that picks up on the moisture throughout the next couple of hours. you can see how spotty it is. and then by about 10:00, things wiget become more cloudy. and then even some thinner clouds in the east bay. but then the rain returning. 10:00 tonight it is 57 degrees in oakland and san jose with a cool 47 in oakland. san jose. right now it is dry today. scattered showers. looking at your sunday, a soggy start with the brief downpours. level one system both days, and then for new year's eve and new year's day. it's a dry start to 2025 and a dry ending to 2024.

so with our surf 20 to 30 foot along the coast from half moon bay to pacifica, even along the north coast, here, right now, 12 to 13ft, and certainly dangerous conditions out there picking up on the rain, increasing throughout the overnight hours. this time tomorrow it is going to be raining pretty good from santa rosa to oakland through about 8:00. and then as we get into the late morning hours, it exits san martin, gilroy, and we are looking at some sun for the second half of your sunday. a couple hundredths of an inch is what you can expect today to nearly nothing out there in the south bay and east bay. to a third of an inch san mateo, half inch napa, santa rosa and our winter weather advisory. 1 to 4in of snow through 8:00 tomorrow night with those ridgetop winds of over 100 miles an hour. there's a look at the ski resorts. 5 to 7in of snow, tahoe city to donner. low to mid

60s with peeks of sun this afternoon. east bay and south bay. cooler with the spotty showers in the north bay. and then we're clear and cool for much of the week ahead. monday night football here on abc. 753 to start out dropping off in the 40s for santa clara. level one system spotty showers saturday. sunday. the rainy and windy start to the day and then we're looking at fog taking over dry for new year's eve, new year's day

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abc seven mornings live. >> good morning everybody. thank you for joining us. this half hour rain is back in the forecast. we see all the raindrops on the camera lenses. >> yes a slippery out there with

some fog as well. so it's damp in spots. and we're looking at live doppler seven right now where the system is pushing into extreme northern california. but the tail end of it keeping things pretty wet from cloverdale to santa rosa and some showers pushing into the east bay. but as we go in closer, you can see just a few returns there, closer to the bay. and our level one system will allow for those spotty showers through today, mainly in the north bay and mainly in the morning hours, with widespread rain returning tonight with gusty winds into sunday morning. dangerous and rough surf. visibility a quarter of a mile. half moon bay and we are colder anywhere from 2 to 7 degrees. chillier this morning. the next couple of hours we're in the 50s. look what happens though, as we get towards about 1230. we've got plenty of cloud cover. the clouds begin to thin out in the east bay. still some showers and mist in the north bay. and as we get towards the 9:00 hour, the rain increases and we're going to talk about how much

rain to expect through the weekend in a few minutes. stephanie. >> all right, liz, 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. >> want to minimize any chance of mixing genes with the bird flu, because that will give it opportunities to enter our body. >> medical professionals are hoping people will take the lessons learned from the covid pandemic to avoid a bigger impact. they also say there are steps you can take to keep yourself safe, like keeping up to date on your flu vaccine. in the south bay, 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 is gone. so everything 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. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins charged the first case under prop 36. the new law 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 is 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 was also 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 is leaving 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 mayor's 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

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overnight tonight into your sunday morning with gusty winds and then the dangerous rough surf through sunday at about 4 p.m. our high resolution model picking up on the slick and wet start to saturday. as we go through 10:00, you can still see the spotty showers from oakland to the peninsula. and then the second half of the day, things get a little quieter until things pick up again as a cold front spreads from north to south. tonight this is 10:00 and it really gets going this time tomorrow. 57 in oakland right now. good morning san jose. it is 54 in sonoma with 47 in gilroy. look at that picture from our exploratorium camera. scattered showers today sunday a soggy start, brief downpours. new year's eve and new year's day will be dry. in fact, we're looking for a prolonged drying trend. our high surf 20 to 30 foot breakers throughout the day today and tomorrow as they continue to build. and as we get through tonight, look what happens into this time tomorrow.

we've got heavy rain from santa rosa over into oakland, livermore, the peninsula, half moon bay, 830, but by 11:00 it's pushing through the south bay, and we've got a drier second half of the day. even with sunshine today, a couple hundredths, you can see how the north bay is painted pretty wet here. the peninsula as well. this is through 6:00. then we'll add on the overnight and early morning rainfall, which takes us up to a quarter to a third of an inch from hayward to oakland, maybe a half inch the santa cruz mountains up through santa rosa, a third of an inch, novato, san francisco, half moon bay. winter weather advisory until 8:00 tomorrow night, 1 to 4in of snow, so the snow levels will be progressively getting lower throughout the overnight hours into tomorrow. and that's why we're going to pick up anywhere from about a half a foot in kirkwood to five inches in tahoe city right now, upper 30s to low 40s. it's too warm,

unfortunately for snow, but we will be looking at better conditions. 62 in oakland today. some sun in san jose, while it remains pretty damp in the north bay. here's a look at monday night football on abc seven, where we'll have low 50s kick off 515 with the lions in town by the fourth quarter. it's a chilly 45 degrees and the accuweather seven day forecast. rainy start to the day tomorrow and then as we get into monday, starting out foggy and then dry for new year's eve. bright start to 2025 and that dry pattern continues through the end 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. same story on the court. the warriors also looking to snap a three game losing streak. the dubs face the suns in san francisco at chase center. tipoff is at 530. then san jose takes on calgary tonight at home inside 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. with 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. >> thank you. larry. well in san francisco a coalition of community groups put on their annual kwanzaa celebration. 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. kwanzaa runs through january 1st, and 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. the night will welcome well-known singers and this year's up and coming artists. this year also marks seacrest's 20th time hosting this show and here on abc seven on new year's eve. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest as we just mentioned, it gets the festivities going at 8:00. then you can join us for abc seven news at a special time, 10:00 at 1030. we will rejoin ryan seacrest to get to midnight. and it's all right here on abc

56. and here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, we have a level one system with those damp roadways this morning, spotty showers. and this is going to pick up through the overnight hours as we have gusty winds into your sunday morning. >> number two if you're driving up to the sierra no chains are required on interstate 80 and highway 50. but officials are warning about the wind expected later today. number three, governor gavin newsom is extending the state's law enforcement partnership with oakland, but he wants police to change its non pursuit policy. number four, there's a chance the portion of the santa cruz wharf that collapsed earlier this week may never be rebuilt. >> 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. >> cleanup is still underway, and miraculously, lifeguards were able to save two

construction workers who were swept away. a third pulled themselves to safety. no one was seriously injured, and the wharf is closed indefinitely. while engineers assess its structure. number five, the cdc announced the first bird flu virus mutated inside a human patient in louisiana. many officials are comparing the bird flu to covid. and number six, someone is $1.2 billion richer after hitting the huge mega millions jackpot. the winning ticket was bought in cottonwood, california, south of redding. and number seven, the new year's eve ball arrived to its location in times square yesterday. the ball is 12ft in diameter and weighs almost six tons. very beautiful. that year flew by, didn't it? >> it sure did. it's been a wet one to wet one too. >> yes. thank you all for joining us on abc seven mornings. we'll see you back here at eight. have a great day and stay dry.

>> janai: good morning, america. it's a stormy last weekend of 2024. weather threats coast to coast. >> oh, my god. >> janai: the risk in the south for large and long-track tornadoes. icy weather in the northeast and the atmospheric ri