captioned by los angeles distribution and broadcasting, inc. bart police officers are injured in a crash right near the west oakland station. you'll hear from a witness. also, it's a rough weekend, at least along the coast. there's a high surf advisory in effect, and more rain is on the way. bird flu infecting pets. what you can do to protect your four legged friend from the virus. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> good evening and thanks for joining us i'm j.r. stone. four people were taken to the hospital including three police

officers, following a serious crash that involved two bart patrol vehicles and a medical supply vehicle. the collision happened at seventh and mandela parkway, which is right in front of the west oakland station. the extent of all of the injuries is still unknown. abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke to witnesses. >> a multiple vehicle crash involving bart police blocked the intersection of mandela parkway near the west oakland bart station late saturday afternoon. >> it was like a big erupted noise, like it sounded like a skirt. and then you heard a boom like denise green and her mom saw the accident from their apartment. >> green says people from her building rushed out to see what happened and to help. green says she saw a police officer crawl out of his car. >> he brought a stretcher to. they had, like three ambulances and then a tiny ambulance right there to the people on the stretcher. >> did they look like they were passengers in the car or the police officer? >> there was one police officer that i know for sure because i

saw him come out the car, but the other two i don't know. >> bart and bart police did not return requests for comment. >> mandela's three vehicles involved two bart pd. >> but in an email to abc seven news, oakland police did confirm that two bart police patrol vehicles were involved. the oakland fire department, which also responded to the accident, says three officers were taken to the hospital. a fourth person who was in the medical supply vehicle was also hospitalized. >> people got to slow down when they drive in west oakland. >> igor duncan is another witness. residents say this is a busy intersection and that drivers often speed through yellow lights. duncan saw the crash from the bart platform. >> i was in the bart station at the time, heard a very loud noise, saw it from the top. there were two cars, one police car, and the car that hit him had run into the bus stop here and collided with the pillars. >> police don't know if alcohol or drugs were a factor in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> thanks so much. developing

news. now in south korea, the death toll is rising with now at least 120 people killed after a passenger jet crashed and burst into flames. it happened at nine this morning, local time, as the jet was landing at the muan international airport in the southwest part of the country. officials say the plane went off the runway, hit a wall and went up in flames. 181 people, including six crew members, were aboard the boeing 737 800 aircraft. the cause of the crash is under investigation. to the south bay, now where a suspect was arrested for manufacturing and selling ghost guns. ghost guns are homemade firearms that do not have a serial number and therefore cannot be traced. police in san jose say detectives discovered a social media account in late october that was being used to buy and sell illegal guns. the suspect was also importing high capacity magazines from florida and nevada to sell in san jose.

we're going to turn now to the weather, and we did get a little break from the rain late today, but that looks to be changing. tomorrow, spencer christian is here with your 24 hour accuweather forecast. okay j.r. >> it will be changing overnight. as a matter of fact, we're talking about a level one storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale during the overnight hours. we'll see scattered showers developing. then early tomorrow morning we'll get more widespread rain, heavier rain and gusty wind. and of course, rough, dangerous surf. here's the forecast animation starting at midnight. notice just a few showers developing in the north bay around 2 a.m. or so, but between 4 a.m. and about 9 a.m. every part of the bay area is going to get a good soaking from this system. it will be pretty wet and gust. wind will accompany that rainfall before the storm moves out of here in the early afternoon hours. rainfall totals will range generally between a quarter of an inch and a half inch. wetter conditions in the farther northern reaches of the bay area. let's talk about this high surf advisory, which will be in effect until 4:00 tomorrow morning. breakers breaking waves will reach heights of 15 to 25ft. and of course,

that means dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and probably some beach erosion. i'll have more on that and the complete seven day forecast a little bit later. j.r. >> look forward to that spencer. that high surf advisory is impacting beaches from santa cruz north to bodega bay. it coms after a week of powerful wavesms and dangerous surf in the bay area. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has a warning from first responders. >> surf's up at fort point under the golden gate bridge. way up. >> it's been big. a lot of power in the water. huge swell came uh- a few days before christmas. >> surfer jesse moreno was debating about getting wet, but matt schneider was all in. what was it like out there? >> what? out there? yeah, this is just the inside. it's not that big. i mean, it's nothing like out there, but it's fun. it's high tide. it just feels good. feels good to get wet. >> reporter a high surf advisory for the coast is coming with a friendly warning with swells this high. the fire department says the safest way to

experience all of this is from a distance. >> but we're asking this weekend during the high surf warning. don't make us come and get you. >> san francisco fire department captain justin shaw says waves are breaking between 15 and 25ft near ocean beach. >> just looking at the sheer power of the ocean behind us. it's cold, it's rainy, it's slippery. we're asking folks to just please stay away from the waterline. >> that didn't stop some swimmers from braving the cold water. we even caught this wakeboarder in the bay being pulled by a boat. >> but it just looks pretty cool. but to me, it's just dangerous. period. >> tourist ama torres says she and her kids are staying away from the water and possible sneaker waves. >> we don't. we're not going to have that problem. we are very scared of the water. we stay away from the water. >> on monday, a portion of the santa cruz wharf collapsed during high surf, sending three city workers into the water. all were safely rescued. as big waves continue to break, first responders are urging safety and common sense.

>> we want folks to be making good decisions based on good information. >> in san francisco. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> here's a live look now from san francisco international airport. people are still on the move to and from their holiday destinations, and the weather continues to be a problem, but mainly in other parts of the country. there are more than 250 delays and nearly 20 cancellations today at sfo. driving is easy going to and from the sierra tonight. the conditions aren't bad out there despite high winds around the mountain peaks for now. both interstate 80 and highway 50 are open, and there are no chain requirements in place. that could change tomorrow with another storm on the way. you can follow along as the forecast evolves with the abc seven. bay area app gives you access to the same live doppler seven that our weather team uses. will also send alerts with important updates. we've talked a lot about human bird flu cases, but the virus is also impacting

pets. cats and dogs are getting it, and in many instances it's fatal. so what can you do to protect your companion and is it safe to adopt one? abc seven news reporter tara campbell went to a local shelter to get some answers, and these are set up also in case we will unfortunately have any bird flu. >> amid intensifying concerns over the spread of bird flu. efforts are underway at marin humane to protect both animals and people. >> we have our staff on sort of medium to high alert, not quite the high alert yet here they do everything from taking in surrendered pets to sending crews out into the field. because we have animal service officers out investigating complaints and cruelty and reports, we have to be really careful about taking in birds, any sort of foul animal, any sort of wildlife handling, meaning precautionary measures are already in place, making sure they use protective clothing and protective gear when handling birds wildlife,

bringing them in their concerns also reaching beyond the birds as far as the cats go, because that's now a concern, is we definitely monitor the health and well-being of all animals while they're under our care. >> this week in oregon, a house cat died from the disease after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, prompting the portland based company to issue a nationwide voluntary recall. >> we do have many reports of cats bird flu, predominantly from raw food sources, so milk as well as raw meats. >> the medical experts encouraging people to keep their cats away from a raw diet and to consider keeping them indoors for now, and be on the lookout for symptoms of the virus. >> clinical signs we're looking at would be loss of appetite, lethargy, fever, severe depression, runny nose, gunk in the eyes, respiratory signs, and lastly, neurologic signs. >> meanwhile, back at marin

humane, they have a message for would be adopters. >> we would encourage people not to be cautious about adopting, emphasizing it is safe to pick out one of these friendly little faces for yourself or your family. shelters all around the bay area are filled with animals that really would do well being in a home. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> a lot of cute cats right there. still ahead on abc seven news at 11. what we know about the winning billion dollar lottery ticket sold right here in california. also see how volunteers in the east bay are making people smile with more than food during the holidays, and what one supervisor plans to do next. after serving on the san francisco

who's holding the mega millions lottery ticket worth more than $1 billion. but the owners of the store that sold it are ready to cash in. the winning ticketdy was bought at a convenience store in cottonwood, a remote area just south of redding. the owners will get a $1 million retail bonus for selling the winning ticket. >> there was uncertainty, and so it was like, did we really sell it? you know, how much do youll think we're going to get? i would say there was a little bit of nervousness, too, for some reason, but a lot of overwhelming excitement. >> the owners wrote on the store's facebook page, quote, here's to dreams coming true. and to the wonderful people who make cottonwood so special. congrats to them. >> do you believe the diameter of this earth? >> check out this video out of livermore tonight. a huge crowd came out to celebrate the fourth night of hanukkah. chabad of the tri-valley held their 17th annual hanukkah under the stars.

attendees lit the menorah and enjoyed live music. uh- donuts. the fire department even showered the crowd in uh, in chocolates that look like coins that are given to children during the holiday. happening tomorrow, the community of oakland will be celebrating the fifth night of hanukkah with a new menorah at lake merritt. this 15 foot menorah replaces the one that was vandalized last year and then tossed into the lake. donations helped fund the new one. it was purchased by the chabad center of oakland. tomorrow's hanukkah celebration at lake merritt starts at 4:30 p.m. in the east bay today, 2500. holiday meals went out to homeless encampments and transitional housing projects throughout emeryville, oakland and berkeley. it's an annual event organized by the emeryville citizens assistance program, or ipac. volunteers spent the day distributing hot meals, clothing, dog food and even flowers to celebrate

birthdays, anniversaries and things of that nature. >> and just to let people know we care. you'd be surprised at how happy people get when they see flowers. >> the holiday dinner distribution project is done in partnership with the islamic cultural center of northern california. ipac also distributes food and other products to 300 families six days a week. spencer christian joins me. it's amazing to see that. you know, it's amazing to see that now during the holidays, but also during the regular parts. absolutely, yeah. >> i mean, great during the holidays, but we should do this kind of thing all the time, right? and those flowers do lift the spirit, don't they? yes. >> and clear skies lift the spirit, too. although we always like getting the rain. >> we may have to wait a day, a day or so for the spirit lifting from the skies. here's a look at live doppler seven and the satellite. you can see that there's some active weather well to our north, but it's moving in our direction as well, and we're going to get a little storm out of that.

right now we're looking at calm conditions around the bay area, especially the winds, very light, generally ten miles per hour or lower. so it's not breezy out there yet and it's much warmer than at this time last night. the 24 hour temperature change shows it's basically about 3 to 5 degrees warmer in most bay area locations than at this time last night, and skies are partly cloudy to partly cloudy to clear. it's 59 degrees in san francisco right now, 60 in oakland, 59 in hayward, 61 san jose and 55 apiece in redwood city and half moon bay. a clear view from our rooftop camera looking across the embarcadero. 57 in santa rosa right now. mid 50s at petaluma, napa, fairfield, concord, 59 degrees and 56 at livermore. let's talk about this approaching or developing storm. it's a level one storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. so through midday tomorrow, starting with the overnight hours, we'll see scattered showers during the early overnight hours, but then rainy and gusty conditions by mid-morning on sunday, continuing into the afternoon. and rough surf is developing with this storm as well. here's the forecast animation starting at midnight. notice between midnight and about 2 a.m. we'll see showers developing

in the north bay mainly becoming more widespread. but then after 2 a.m, between four and about 9 a.m, we'll see a surge of widespread and heavier rain that will drench or dampen all parts of the bay area going into the mid morning hours, and by 1 or 2 in the afternoon it will be pretty much over and skies will start to become at least partly clear. rainfall totals from this system will generally range between a quarter of an inch and a half inch, but it will be wetter up north at yountville, which will receive about 7/10 of an inch over 9/10 at clear lake and over an inch and a half at ukiah. so you can see the north bay. it will be the wettest as it has been the last day or so region of the bay area, and we have a high surf advisory in effect until 4:00 tomorrow morning. breaking waves will reach heights of 15 to 25ft. of course, that means dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and possibly beach erosion. and with all that saturated soil in the north bay, we have a flood watch. not a warning, but a watch in effect through tomorrow morning for the three north bay counties. saturated soil, rapid runoff. there could be some localized flooding on creeks, streams, small

rivers and poor drainage areas. now overnight lows, mainly in the low 50s. highs tomorrow up to about 60 degrees. and monday night it's monday night football here on abc seven at levi's stadium in san francisco. 49 ers taking on the detroit lions at 515. kickoff. it will be clear a little bit. well we'll call it brisk at 53 degrees. temperatures dropping into the mid 40s by the fourth quarter. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. once again a level one storm tomorrow but mainly in the morning. monday night football at levi's stadium on monday. dry conditions through new year's day by the way. so new year's eve dry and a bright start to 2025 on wednesday. but later in the week we'll get increasing clouds. not much of a chance of precipitation, but our best chance of rain in the next seven days will be late next week. >> and you just hope all those people, if they're cog back from tahoe tomorrow, they slow down and hope the roads are in good shape. >> yeah, they need to slow, slow down because there's a winter weather. excuse me. lose my

voice. winter weather advisory in effect for the tahoe area with about 4 to 6in of snow. likely. >> you've been hanging out in the snow too. >> that's why i'm losing my voice. >> thanks so much, spencer. okay. still ahead on abc seven news at 11, a colorful celebration at the library. see how san francisco

kwanzaa, and the san francisco public library is once again taking part in the cultural celebration. the library hosted an event today focused on collective work and responsibility. the theme of day three participants lit a candle, poured offerings, and honored their ancestors. >> kwanzaa was started in the 1970s, around the just after the civil rights movement, and as a way to gather the community of african americans together. it's really a time for african americans to come together as a

people, celebrate our culture and enjoy good company. >> there was also musical entertainment and a feast to rejoice in this time with community. kwanzaa is a seven day celebration of african american traditions from december 20th 6th to january 1st. tomorrow's theme cooperative economics. the 40 niners are hungry for a win in more ways than one. chris alvarez is here with a preview of sports. >> hey j.r. coming up in sports, how does some house of prime rib sound for niners linemen taking part in the annual feast? plus steph adding to his own personal highlight reel. one of the most impressive baskets i mean in a long time. help with this health insurance stuff. - check out covered california. it's a free service from the state

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casino. the warriors jumped out to a 12 and three start in their first 15 games since then three and 12. even in their record at 15 and 15 through 30, get this the warriors have gone from first place in the west on november 24th to 11th place and out of the playoff picture. entering tonight's game against phoenix, kevin durant and the suns in town visiting chase center jonathan kuminga had a career high 34 on friday. something might be unlocked. draymond green the alley oop to jc who throws it down. that was

a nice play there. final seconds of the first half stephen curry racing puts it behind the back and then flips it up and in at the buzzer. he even amazes himself sometimes. this one is really so nice that we do have to show it twice. look at that. even kd has to give him some love and fred warner in the house. the niners linebacker getting ready for the lions on monday night. you'll see it here on abc seven dubs. down four at the break. suns built a nine point lead. durant. oh that's nice. and one. he had 31 points for the slim reaper. dubs fight back. kuminga forces the steal. defense to offense. and then jc hammers it home. consecutive 34 point games for kuminga down to late now. dennis schroder was zero for six from deep. how about one for seven and a big time splash. dubs take a one point lead. last chance for the suns. durant going to have the ball in his hands. you know he's going to shoot it. draymond some good defense and shots off the mark. warriors win 109 105. what a victory. >> there's no reason why this

can't be a turning point to turn back. but you got to build on it though. it just don't happen. you're not out of the woods. we're 16 and 15. so we got to put some wins together. i think we're capable of doing that. but to get one kind of get the monkey off your back is good. >> the 49 ers host the lions monday night in the home finale. you're going to see it right here on abc seven. since 2003 the niners have either missed the playoffs completely or reached at least the nfc championship game. talk about boom or bust. no postseason this year, but plenty of pride on the line. >> i'm a little bit different in the fact that i'm a little bit off mentally, where i can get myself to a different place, even though we are out of it with the playoffs and everything else. like, i can still prepare as if, you know, we were in that situation and trying to give it my all on monday night. >> week 17 ends right here on abc. 740 niners and lions a 515 kickoff immediately followed by after the game with larry and mike in studio. i'll be down at levi's with postgame reports. the 40 niners held their annual offensive linemen dinner tonight at the house of prime rib.

yummy. the annual tradition, started by restaurant owner joe betz back in 1987. it's a tradition for a rookie to get a 4 pound slab. dominick puni was this year's honoree. that is a lot of meat. the dinner is held before the last home game of the season because of the deep playoff runs. this is the earliest the dinner has been in years. it's betsy's way of saying thank you. >> these guys play so hard you never get any credit. that's why we have it. i admire these athletes. the offense is nothing without the offensive line. they protecting. they are running. they are pulling. they are just very special athletes. >> couldn't agree more. abc seven sports, sponsored by river rock casino. j.r. >> chris, thanks so much. much more to come on. abc seven news at 11:00. facing allegations his country shot down an airplane. russian president vladimir putin offers up an apology. what he said next. aaron peskin's time at san francisco city hall is just about over because he is

termed out. he shares with

l russia's vladimir putin is apologizing today for that deadly passenger plane crash in kazakhstan, but not taking responsibility. the cause is not yet determined, but multiple sources point to potential russian involvement. abc news reporter inés de la cuetara has the latest. >> as investigators comb through the crash site where the passenger plane went down, a stunning statement from the kremlin today. russian president vladimir putin apologizing but not taking responsibility for the crash. the azerbaijan plane crashed in kazakhstan christmas day. experts from around the world have been pointing fingers at russia, blaming russia's anti-aircraft defense systems for damaging the plane. russia has been locked in aerial combat in the area in its almost three year long war with ukraine. but while putin apologized for what he called a tragic incident in russian airspace, he did not accept blame for the crash. the head of russia's aviation agency blaming ukraine, saying the situation in the grozny airport area was rather complicated

on that day. and at those hours, ukrainian drones were conducting terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure. lieutenant colonel fredrik koga was a ballistics expert on the investigation that determined malaysian airlines flight mh17 was shot down by russian forces in ukraine in 2014. >> if you look in detail to the punctures, these are all inwards oriented punctures, meaning that something from the outside went inside. so this is not the typical damage that you see simply due to an aircraft crash. >> 38 people were killed in the crash, including 13 year old mohammad ali yanov. his funeral today in baku, the capital of azerbaijan. he had been traveling alone to visit his mother in grozny, russia. miraculously, 29 people survived, some able to walk away from the wreckage, others in the hospital now speaking out. vafa shabanova saying about 20 or 30 minutes after takeoff she felt two explosions. a crew member says he heard three thuds above grozny and noticed he was

injured. he says in the left arm, i don't know what touched me. i just looked and saw blood. but the conversation cut short, he says. i have to turn my phone off. they're not allowing me to speak. several airlines, including those from azerbaijan, dubai and israel's main carrier el al, have now suspended flights to russia. ines de la cuetara abc news, london. >> in florida today, three firefighters and 12 train passengers were injured when a bright line train crashed into a fire truck in delray beach, north of fort lauderdale. fortunately, nobody was killed. it happened around 1045 eastern time this morning. according to delray beach fire rescue, the truck was en route to a call when the crash happened. authorities are investigating whether the crossing gates were working at the time of the collision. the new year will bring out a lot of new faces to san francisco, in addition to a new mayor, san francisco is also getting four new members on the board of supervisors. current board president aaron peskin is

termed out. his district covers the northeastern corner of the city, including neighborhoods like chinatown, union square, and the waterfront. as abc seven news political reporter monica madden tells us, the so-called napoleon of north beach plans to rally the city's progressive base despite a moderate shift in the last election. >> 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 buy 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 on abc seven news at 11. a new year means lots of new laws, from ai to canceling subscriptions. there's a lot to keep track of for 2025. we'll look at some of the big ones for california. >> i'm spencer christian. we have a storm developing overnight and a rough surf advisory. i'll have details on this and the accuweather seven day forecast coming

some of them. >> artificial intelligence is becoming a bigger part of our lives, but not all of it in a

positive way. several new laws offer some protection against abuse. it's now a crime to create and post a sexually explicit image or video of a real person that was created using artificial intelligence, but made to look real. social media platforms now have to provide mechanisms to report these deepfake videos, and they have to take them down quickly. if you're a victim of doxing when someone posts personal information about you online, like your address or phone number, you can now sue for up to $30,000 in damages. ever heard of a cannabis cafe? you will in 2025. a new law allows cannabis retailers to prepare and sell food and beverages in newly created lounges. that means customers can buy and use cannabis at a business while they eat a meal or watch a live performance. interested in buying pet insurance? providers now need to tell you whether they base their premiums on the age of your pet or where you live, and if their policies exclude certain preexisting conditions. having trouble

keeping track of your online subscriptions? service providers have to get clear consent for automatic renewals or continuing service, and they have to send you annual reminders of what you signed up for. the law also makes it easier to cancel automatic renewals if you need to take paid family leave to care for a sick family member or a new baby. your employer can no longer require you to take vacation time first. if you're a freelance worker. employers now must provide a contract in writing indicating that work will be performed and how much and when you'll be paid. california is expanding its protections against racial discrimination to include traits such as hairstyles or textures that are associated with certain races, and the minimum wage is going up to 1650 per hour. fast food workers have a higher minimum wage. karina nova, abc seven news. >> we've compiled a more extensive list of new california

laws on our website. check it out at abc7 news.com. today was the annual good riddance day in new york city. it's a day where people in times square write the things they want to leave behind on small chalkboards, and then erase them. the symbolic gesture serves as a clean slate in the new year. >> goodbye. say goodbye to the health of overthinking and procrastination. >> so bedbugs and saying goodbye to those. that was like a month and a half. i'm saying goodbye to loud neighbors. uh- lost a couple family members. so next year i'm looking for a bit of joy. >> this is the 18th good riddance day has been celebrated in times square. 18th time, that is. it comes just days before millions are expected to meet in new york city to ring in the new year. spencer christian with me. i don't have my chalkboard here, but do you have any good riddance items? >> i like the idea of starting with a clean slate, because it's going to get messy again in about two months, right? yeah, exactly. >> exactly. going to fill it up again. >> that's it. let's take a look

at this slate. we've got the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. storm building overnight will bring. it's a level one storm through midday tomorrow. it will bring a scattered showers during the early overnight hours just after midnight. rainy and gusty conditions through much of the morning. and rough, dangerous surf. here's the forecast animation showing by £0.02 2 a.m. rather, we'll see showers moving through the north bay by 4 a.m. widespread heavier showers that will then swing through the remainder of the bay area, giving all of us a little bit of a drenching and it will be accompanied by strong, gusty winds, by the way, but we'll get clearing at least partial clearing by mid-afternoon tomorrow. rainfall totals anywhere from a quarter of an inch to about a half inch for most of the bay area, and we have a high surf advisory in effect until 4 a.m. this storm is whipping up waves that will reach heights of 15 to 25ft. dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. don't forget monday night football here on abc seven. this monday evening it will be the giants. the 40 niners taking on. that would be quite a game right. the 40 niners taking on the lions at levi's stadium. it will be clear and it will be crisp. and here's the accuweather seven day

forecast. we have dry weather through wednesday new year's day and then the clouds arrive with all that rain. >> good riddance to the potholes. that's mine. >> yes, i'm all for that. >> thank you so much. here's chris with a preview of sports. >> hey j.r. coming up in sports. bay area native jared goff returns home with the lions vying for the nfc's top seed monday night. and it is college football craziness. pop tart bull see nice and toa

it is hard to believe. but exactly 11 months ago today, the 49 ers completed an epic comeback to beat the lions in the nfc championship, advancing to super bowl 58 where they met patrick mahomes and the chiefs in vegas. we'll just leave it at that. the pride of marin catholic and cal football jared goff leading his lions back into levi's stadium on monday night. detroit comes in with a 13 and two record. they're fighting with minnesota for the division crown, but more importantly the

number one overall seed in the nfc, which means home field advantage and a first round bye. but the bay area kid is keeping his focus squarely on monday night's matchup. >> a regular season game when we need to win, when we want to win. they're a good team. i don't care that they're eliminated. they've got a lot of great players on that team that have played in big games and are going to want to beat us, and so we got to come out ready to go and it'll be hard on the road. good atmosphere. i get a lot of family there, which would be nice. you know playoffs kind of started now like it's a bunch of good teams. we're going to play and go on the road again this week to a hard atmosphere and got to try to find a way to win. >> we've got 40 niners and lions on abc, a 515 kickoff monday night, immediately followed by after the game with larry and mike in studio. i'll be down at levi's with postgame reports. rams hosting the cardinals and arizona win, though, would keep seattle's division hopes alive. la trying to get close. just over three minutes to go. cards down for fourth down. kyler murray going for it all. and the rams pick it off. and it looks like the game is over. murray visibly

upset but the rams go three and out. and now matt stafford can only watch as the cards back in the red zone. now first and goal 40s to go. and the pass goes off his receiver's helmet. and forever niner ahkello witherspoon diving interception. look at it from pylon. cam ball touches the ground. but he has full control of the reviewed and upheld. amazing play. rams win 13 nine. they're in the driver's seat for the nfc west title. young broncos fans in cincinnati. denver clinches a playoff spot with a win or tie in this one. down seven. under 15 seconds to go fourth and one. and bo nix going for it all to marvin mims junior. did he catch it. ball's moving. does not touch the ground. originally called a touchdown stays a touchdown. we're tied. let's go to overtime. under three minutes. bengals can win with a field goal right here. cade york. oh, you got to be kidding me. off the upright. and the broncos have new life. can't believe he missed that one. denver though goes three and out. and the bengals get the ball back. joe burrow going deep for tee higgins. out of bounds to the one more pylon cam yes that is a catch. and then very

next play burrow back to higgins. that's your ball game. bengals win 30 to 24 in overtime. so four afc teams fighting for one playoff spot a denver win over kc next week there. and if not things are going to get real interesting. bit of a surprise friday when the sacramento kings fired head coach mike brown, especially considering the former warriors assistant just signed a three year contract extension back in june. but friday, brown was in the midst of a five game losing streak. remember, he was the nba's coach of the year just two seasons ago. at the time that snapped a 16 season playoff drought. steve kerr reacted to the news before his team's game in l.a. friday night. >> you know, we all kind of know this is the nature of the business, but it just seems so shocking when a guy is the unanimous coach of the year a year and a half ago. and when you think about where that franchise was before mike got there and where they've been the last couple of years, the job that he and his staff have done, it's just really shocking.

>> you've heard of elf on the shelf? how about sharky on the shoulder? oh yeah. sharks trying to snap a six game slide tonight against the flames. second period. macklin celebrini one timer on the power play. 12th of the season. game tied. great shot from the rookie. a couple minutes later, flames retake the lead on the power play. michael backlund scores! two one calgary. and how about gilroy native dustin wolf in net for the flames tonight. stood on his head especially late 21 saves including a late sharks push as the sharks lose it three one. seven straight losses. hey, did you see this? the mascot for the pop tarts bowl? of course. pop tart. yeah. this year they made the trophy, a workable toaster, and they even toasted pop tarts in the broadcast booth during the game. a flying out of a football. the broadcaster, of course, had a couple. and then miami's mascot trying to have a snack right there. and after iowa state won the game, they chose to eat cinnamon roll. so down into the toaster and ready to eat. and the players, yeah, they ate it all up. how can they top this next year? well, pop tarts bowl representatives say just you wait. all right. abc

seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino. j.r. >> chris, thank you so much. boy, he sure does love those pop tarts. 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 app now and start streaming. well, that's it for tonight. i'm j.r. stone. abc seven news continues tomorrow morning at five. for spencer and chris thanks for joining us. stay dry out there.

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