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comes to police pursuits. and the rain has made its way back to the bay area. it's not too bad, but it's enough to beat a level one on our storm impact scale. lisa is tracking the latest for you as you start your weekend plans. good morning everybody. it's saturday, december 28th and you can see the fog and the raindrops behind us. >> we were out in it and we got kind of wet, didn't we? level one system here. we're going to keep it with us throughout the day, as the spotty light rain and drizzle has been all around the bay. and as we go in closer, you'll notice that the past few hours it really pushed on through the east bay, the peninsula, and throughout the day, the north bay will be seeing the most in terms of scattered showers. and then tonight it picks up where we get gusty winds, heavier rain, that rough surf lasting through the weekend. there's a look at santa cruz. it is 54 in the city. 57 in san jose and a cloudy and foggy. sfo 54, petaluma 57, in concord. 24 hours ago we were

milder. we had that muggy air mass overhead. we're slightly cooler. we do have fog. look at the coast. can't see anything at all. and the next few hours we will begin to see the temperatures come up. east bay and south bay. the clouds break up, but not so much in the north bay. we will add up rainfall totals for your saturday and sunday, and talk about a dry outlook for 2025 coming up. >> all right lisa thank you. and 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 as of 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 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 banfa 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. >> donald trump is asking the supreme court to delay a ruling on a potential tiktok ban until he after he takes office. that is, 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, but his 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 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 officers association says it's glad to hear it. 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 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. >> 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. >> the gamestop in downtown san

leandro is now permanently closed, following what police are calling a ram and rob where suspects use 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 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. >> a reminder 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. to weather now it's raining out there. let's check in with lisa. >> well, we have fog. haze, those spotty showers. you can see all the clouds here. the golden gate bridge, temperatures in the 50s. level one system for today. but the rain increases tonight through your sunday morning. then we get an extensive break. we'll talk about lowering snow levels, though, between now and then. and your new year's eve forecast

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 was sold right

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 south bay reporter zach fuentes has been following the latest. >> 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 shutting 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. meanwhile, a high surf advisory is in effect until tomorrow afternoon. at least six feet in santa cruz, with waves much higher expected up north along the coast. this is video taken yesterday of the choppy waters and hazy skies in pacifica. officials are warning people the conditions could be dangerous for swimmers and surfers. so this comes of course, as we're tracking even more rain in the forecast. lisa is tracking the latest on the timing, which we know is expected another round later tonight. as you said. >> yes, it's a stronger system still level one. and this system has still some moisture moving in from the pacific. and we are looking at the spotty light rain showers focusing on the north bay. but they've really been on the peninsula, the east bay throughout the morning hours with fog as well. so as we look

at live doppler seven, you can see how light it is. a lot of this falling underneath the radar beam and that low level moisture with us throughout the weekend with spotty showers today, but the rain and gusty winds pick up while you're sleeping tonight. heavy downpours for your sunday morning with wind, and we'll be looking at that dangerous surf through about 4:00 tomorrow. a high resolution model shows how wet it is throughout the morning hours in the north bay, and then throughout the afternoon, a bit of a lull. we get into more rain later on tonight, and then we'll be talking about totals in just a few moments. look at our view here. obscured by all the raindrops. 54 in the city, 57 in san jose, o.r.k also 57 with the wet tarmac there. so some slow going perhaps, but it looks drier here from san jose and it will be milder throughout the afternoon in our far east bay and south bay with those clouds thinning out. but as for sunday, it's a soggy start. those brief downpours and a drier finish to the weekend. new year's eve

starts out dry and then 2025 as well. high surf advisory. now these breakers will continue to increase to up to 20 and 30ft. so certainly a good idea to stay away from the shoreline as we go through the next few hours, we will see the clouds begin to pull apart in parts of the far east bay. but look what happens. 7:00 everyone into the heavier rain, and by 9:00 the east bay into the south bay. this pulls on out before noontime, and we are looking at a partly cloudy afternoon. rainfall amounts throughout the day today, up to a 10th of an inch in the north bay could see nothing at all from livermore to san jose. with those clouds dominating and then pulling apart the afternoon. and then they gather again as the cold front pushes through into your early sunday morning, a quarter to a third of an inch for most of us, a half inch to the santa cruz mountains and the north bay winter weather advisory for the sierra nevada. here, the greater lake tahoe area with 1 to 4in of snow,

basically. but if you get above 7000ft, you will see more than that and the very gusty winds. so the resorts looking at anywhere from a half a foot at kirkwood. as the snow levels continue to lower throughout the second half of the weekend. so that's some good news. right now, temperatures are pretty mild near 40 degrees in the mountains later on today. once again low to mid 60s. east bay, south bay, kind of muggy in the north bay. cooler and a little more damp. monday night football with the lions in town. low 50s 5-5-5 dropping to the 40s. so a chilly evening. getting into the heavier rain for your sunday morning. drying out in the afternoon. and then we'll see that morning fog monday, new year's eve, new year's day, bright sunny, and the rest of the workweek for the new year looks dry. stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. and if you don't want to face the crowds on new year's eve, settle on the sofa for a night of music's hottest stars on dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest, here's entertainment reporter george

pennacchio pure joy. >> you know, it's a big deal. you know, not having necessarily a new career. you know, this is a big this is a big deal for me. >> t-pain is just one of the many music stars taking the stage for dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest 2025. he'll join jonas brothers, carrie underwood, blake shelton, luis fonsi, lenny kravitz and tinashe who can't believe she's part of the festivities. >> it's always been a holiday tradition to turn on new year's rockin eve and see all the performances, so to be a part of the performances and be on stage is definitely an honor. >> this is seacrest 20th anniversary as host, and that's not the only milestone. the women of tlc will celebrate 30 years since their smash album crazy, sexy, cool. alanis morissette celebrates 20 years of jagged little pill. she'll perform you ought to know with renée rapp and natasha bedingfield, celebrates 20 years of her hit unwritten.

>> i'm going to sing unwritten and the crowd is, we're just going to be one with the music and it's going to be going for it. and people tend to sing that song at the top of their lungs, and so do i. >> some of this year's biggest newcomers will also rock the house. >> my god, 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. >> i wasn't expecting that phone call. and i mean obviously grew up watching the show, so it was cool to get to call my mom and tell her i was going to do that. >> it's so cool. i'm just so honored to be asked to be a part of this amazing thing. and i mean, there's no better way to celebrate the new year, and it ties a really wonderful bow on the crazy year i've had. >> george pennacchio, abc seven news. >> 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 at 8:00. then you can join us for abc seven

news at a special time, 10 p.m. at 1030, we'll rejoin ryan to get to midnight. it's all right here on

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home sales in the past year, and some new homeowners have their own advice. >> i think the first thing is having a plan each month, saving a little bit more, and also working with lenders and understanding what goes behind buying a home is what led me to it. >> experts say mortgage rates will likely stay high for a while. well, someone is waking up. america's newest billionaire and the lucky mega millions ticket was purchased right here in california, just south of redding. here's abc news reporter will ganz. >> tonight's mega millions jackpot is an estimated annuitized $1.22 billion. >> this morning, someone in the golden state is waking up with a golden ticket. one worth $1.2 billion. just one lucky ticket sold in the massive mega millions jackpot, the fifth largest jackpot in mega millions history. there were 30 drawings with no winner, which is what sent the jackpot soaring. the

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abc seven mornings live. >> good morning everybody. we're starting this half hour with a look at the weather. and you see the raindrops behind us on our camera lens starting to taper off. you're saying? yeah, a

little bit. >> we're looking at a damp and cloudy day as we have a light level one system today with the spotty light showers. the main activity in extreme northern california. we go in closer. and this morning you probably slept through it, but we had some light rain all throughout the bay area. but for the weekend we'll focus on the morning hours, the spotty showers here today, then the rain increasing tonight with gusty winds through sunday morning. dangerous surf through the weekend as we're looking at san francisco. cloudy skies 59 degrees. there's a look at okay. and it looks damp out there with 57. and finally in san jose a drier outlook with even some sun in the afternoon. temperatures in the upper 50s. the rest of us mid 50s. along the peninsula there is fog reducing visibility to pretty much nothing from half moon bay. santa rosa over two miles and we will be looking at the temperatures once again. milder before the colder air moves in behind this system. so we're talking 60s east bay and south bay 50s in the north bay. and

we'll talk rain totals in a few minutes as well. 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. >> 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 19 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, but

dmitri hopkins was dropping someone off at work when he returned home to see all the destruction of his home, 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. the only thing i have is what's on me. my watch collection, my cameras. uh. playstation. >> everything is gone. he also told us three of his four cats are still missing before fire crews arrived on scene. neighbors banged on each other's doors to make sure everyone got out safely. in 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 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. that's 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. 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? >> we had 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 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. >> still ahead this morning, another person caught boarding a flight without a plane ticket. the changes now being made by tsa to ramp up security at airports. and we'll get you

outside for a live look at sfo this morning. lots of fog in the area and some raindrops

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some wet roads and fog this morning. here's our view from our exploratorium camera. you see all those raindrops on our lens? we're tracking no significant delays at san jose, mineta, sfo or oakland. at the moment. it's 840. famous european actress olivia hussey has died at age 73. she was best known for her role as juliet in the 1968 film romeo and juliet. the role gave hussey her first golden globe at only 16 years of age. hussey is survived by her husband, three children and a grandson. according to a statement on her instagram. the actress died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones. the oldest living survivor of the 1941 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 with pneumonia. the utah 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 developing news this morning. russian president vladimir putin is apologizing to his azerbaijan counterpart over the flight that crashed christmas day, killing 38 people. he called it, quote, a tragic incident but did not admit any responsibility. the kremlin said air defense systems were firing near kazakhstan due to a ukrainian drone strike. and we're now hearing from the survivors this morning. 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 its 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, and 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. >> okay. it's a damp and cloudy day today with some spotty showers. you can see the richmond-san rafael bridge here and all the raindrops on the lens. we will look for the rain to increase tonight. and getting into heavy downpours and gusty winds for your sunday. so more rainfall to add up over the weekend. level one systems coming to an end as we say goodbye to 2024. i'll have the details coming up. >> lisa thank you. also next. jonathan. jonathan kuminga stepping up for the dubs. but was it enough without steph and draymond? we'll

rain is going to be this time tomorrow. so with the level one system, a weak one today, a light one, we are still in the sector of that pacific, allowing for that steady stream of moisture coming in from the pacific. but today we do get a break in the afternoon and then the rain picks up overnight. gusty winds accompany the next cold front and the rough surf continues all weekend long. so our high resolution model shows the spotty showers throughout the morning hours here. and then it picks up throughout the later part of the afternoon and evening hours again in the north bay. then here comes the cold front overnight tonight. kind of a vigorous one. there's a look at santa cruz temperatures from the mid 50s. downtown 57, oakland and hayward and san jose. and as we look out towards pier 39, pretty quiet out there taking a nap there. the sea lions, 55 santa rosa and looking at upper 50s in concord. pretty damp view here, right? the scattered showers throughout the

day today. a soggy start on sunday with the downpours, the gusty winds. then we dry out. in fact, closing out the weekend on a much drier note. new year's eve dry. and then into 2025, we're going to look at more dry weather. so as we look at our high surf advisory, the wave heights continue to go up 13 to 14ft right now and we could see 20 to 30ft once again. so pretty dangerous out there. as we head towards your sunday morning, look at the heavy rain from santa rosa to marin county, over into the east bay, the peninsula, the south bay. second half of the day dry north winds, partly cloudy skies, rainfall today anywhere from less than 1/100 for you in hayward and fremont. but then the north bay painting a little damp, more damp of a picture. but as we add in your sunday morning, we're up to a third of an inch in richmond. also oakland, a little better than a quarter of an inch in hayward. so if you like the rain, the next heavy aspect of

the level one system will be this time tomorrow. so a third of an inch along the coastline with upwards of a half inch, the santa cruz mountains and santa rosa. so that's what we have for tomorrow morning. and then finally the snow levels begin to lower. so it's been so mild. it's been muggy. 1 to 4in of snow for most areas. but the ski resorts, some of them doing a little bit better. the winds though really gusty 60 to 100 miles an hour. the for the ridge tops five inches tahoe city through tomorrow seven inches donner. as for your highs today, we break out into some of that thinner cloud cover with low to mid 60s livermore and san jose. upper 50s in napa with the cloud cover, some showers up around lakeport and it's a chilly evening. monday night football here on abc seven with low 50s. santa clara. 515 the lions in town with temperatures dropping off into the 40s. so level one today. the spotty showers, heavier rain early tomorrow, ending tomorrow afternoon. then we have fog and a dry new year's

eve, new year's day and the rest of the week. stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. on the ice, the sharks will try to snap a six game losing streak tonight. same story on the court. the dubs looking to snap a three game losing streak. the warriors faced the suns here 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 tent after 11 years wearing the teal. shakir muhammad doolan 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. and 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 it

i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. i'm luz pena. i'm tara campbell. >> i'm j.r. stone at abc seven news. >> we deliver local stories with real answers to help make our city better. >> if you're just joining us, it's 856. and here are the seven things you need to know. we are starting out with a level one system. a damp and cloudy day. the spotty showers. then the

rain increases tonight along with gusty winds. high surf all weekend. >> number two, if you're driving 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. miraculously, lifeguards were able to save two construction workers who were swept away. a third pulled themselves to safety. no one was seriously injured, but 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, just 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. a dry new year's eve to. >> yes. looking forward to that. >> will be very nice. thank you all for joining us. we'll see you back here at 8 p.m. have a great day.