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and a silicon valley congressman is calling for reforms of a worker visa program that's popular in the tech industry and causing a rift among republicans. abc seven news starts now. >> from abc seven live breaking news. >> we begin with that breaking news, the passing of jimmy carter at the age of 100. the carter center says he died peacefully today at his home in plains, georgia, surrounded by family. thanks for joining us on this busy evening. i'm j.r. stone. carter lived longer than any other u.s. president and was a celebrated champion of human rights. abc news reporter karen travers has a look at his remarkable life. >> when americans elected jimmy carter the 39th president of the united states, it was a vote for something new. it was a vote for >> so help me god. congratulations. >> james earl carter was born in plains, georgia, october 1st, 1924. in 1946, he graduated near

the top of his class at the u.s. naval academy. married rosalynn smith and served in the nation's developing nuclear submarine program. he returned to georgia to run the family business, a peanut farm, and launched a political career that took him from the local school board to the governor's mansion. >> jimmy carter do solemnly swear. >> then in 1976. >> my name is jimmy carter, and i'm running for president. >> carter defeated gerald ford in a race for the oval office. carter's single term was marked by a lagging economy and a nationwide energy shortage. inflation climbed to 15% in 1980, and carter's approval rating plunged. he blamed the nation's problems on what he called a malaise in the american spirit. >> it is a crisis that strikes at the very heart and soul and spirit of our national will. >> internationally, president carter was influential in efforts to make peace in the middle east, encouraging a treaty between israel and egypt with the camp david accords. but the event that seemed to doom his presidency was the taking of 52 american hostages at the u.s.

embassy in iran. they were held for 444 days. released just hours after carter left office. yet carter launched a post-presidency that many would consider more productive than his four years in office. in 1981, he established the carter center, sponsoring programs to promote human rights in the third world and monitoring elections in developing democracies. the former president and his wife volunteered their time and energy building low income housing for habitat for humanity. in 1997, carter was asked about his legacy. >> i would hope that that 50 years from now, whatever, that people would associate the words peace and human rights with my name. >> it was this work that in 1999 earned him the presidential medal of freedom, and in 2002 the nobel peace prize, leaving many americans remembering him best for his achievements after the white house. karen travers, abc news. >> abc seven weather anchor spencer christian has known jimmy carter since the late 80s,

and i want to start by saying my condolences go out. oh. thank you. thank you. jimmy, you first met him on good morning america, and we'll get to that in a moment. when did you last see jimmy carter and how did he look? >> the last time i saw him was in 2019, at his 95th birthday celebration, a joint celebration of his birthday. and mrs. carter's 92nd. and i was invited to emcee that event. wow. and he looked good. he really did. yeah. >> he was able to last all the way to 100. describe meeting him on good morning america. >> so i was sent to interview president carter, former president, in 1988, on the grounds of the carter presidential library. and he was out running, doing his morning run with the secret service agents, ran up to where i was setting up the camera, and he goes, hi, spencer. i'm jimmy carter. as if i needed an introduction. and the next thing he said was, the carter family really appreciates how kind you were to billy, his younger brother, when you interviewed him years ago, because a lot of people in the media made fun of billy carter, but i allowed him to keep his dignity and the fact that the president would express

that word of thanks to me for just a kind gesture was very, very touching. >> you build a friendship with him over the years. how did that how did that happen? and he was so active even after his presidency. and that's what really made him special. >> absolutely. well, i worked with the carters a couple of times on habitat for humanity and did live broadcasts for good morning america on those locations. i interviewed him a couple of times on release of new books. he authored about 40 books. in 1999, the year that i moved here, i was invited to emcee his 75th birthday celebration in americus, georgia. that went quite well. >> and you said there are a thousand people or so. >> yeah. yeah. it was a black tie event held in an old auditorium there. dignitaries from all over the world and members of congress, diplomats, media. it was amazing. and then i was invited back 20 years later for his 95th. but in between those two occasions, i also interviewed him a couple of times on the

release of various books that he wrote. >> i know we're sort of out of time here, but definitely somebody who is special to you. >> oh my gosh. very special to me. when jimmy carter smiles at you, you feel like smiling, too. >> well, thank you so much, spencer. sorry for your loss. we'll talk more about this online. >> j.r. yeah. >> today, speaker emeritus nancy pelosi is responding to the passing of jimmy carter. in a statement she said, quote, as president, his work to restore integrity to the political arena during a difficult chapter in our history was a testament to his firm faith in the sanctity of public good, which he always placed above his own. we also caught up with san mateo environmentalist robert coughlin. today. he worked in the environmental protection agency under carter's administration. coughlin says he met carter years earlier, when he was trying to stop a dam from being built on the stanislas river. after that, carter told him he was thinking about running for president, and then took him back to the airport the next day. >> and he said, can i call you again? i said, sure, i'll stick

with you until you lose. well, i'll stick with him forever. he's a wonderful man. >> coughlin described carter as an honest, compassionate, intelligent and strong man. we'll have a closer look at jimmy carter's life and legacy. you can watch jimmy carter a full life. a special edition of 2020 here on abc seven, starting tonight at 10 p.m. a fast moving storm swept through the bay area today, dumping a lot of rain, causing flooding in parts of the north bay. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows us much of the rain had nowhere to go because the ground is so saturated. >> an overnight storm drenching the north bay, where the ground is already waterlogged. some vineyards in the russian river valley are under water. flooding from a swollen creek inundating mark west station and starr roads in windsor with more than a foot of water closing both roads to traffic because it's too dangerous to drive through. this intersection has flooded before, during past storms and

as you can see, it's done it again, looking more like a river. >> it has been a very wet month. >> santa rosa fire marshal paul lowenthal says it's no wonder why creeks and streams are rising fast. >> that's why we're seeing a lot of those relatively quickly issued flood watches, flood advisories for the national weather service just because of how saturated the soils are. following the back to back storms we received this year that we do typically now get those rapid rises in streams and creeks with the rainfall that we receive. >> rain making for some dangerous driving causing spinouts like this one in santa rosa and in the east bay. moraga police say slick roads may have contributed to this crash on saint mary's road, where a driver lost control hitting this roadside. luckily, nobody hurt. in walnut creek, rain water was running off and umbrellas were up across town. >> we're trying to put away before the next rain. >> rain bringing challenges for vendors and shoppers at the sunday farmers market in sebastopol. thank goodness for tents. >> i've been here holding down

the tent at times. uh- the coffee tent always becomes kind of a social. people like, come on in because it's pouring rain, so i can barely move in here at times because people are hanging out and getting out of the rain. >> there's no doubt rain is a welcome end of the year gift insurance for the future. >> the reservoirs are all full and that's that's what counts. >> so as the storm passed through, check it out. this rainbow stuck around in the north bay. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> quite the images there. a man that antioch police considered armed and dangerous is now in police custody. >> this is the antioch police department. exited residents with your hands up. >> officers say that 30 year old marlon wheeler was initially able to get away after he shot at his girlfriend last night inside a home. antioch police say wheeler was arrested today after a brief pursuit. wheeler had barricaded himself in his vehicle but eventually surrendered. a firearm was recovered. wheeler's girlfriend and her children were not hurt.

still no word from investigators on the cause of a crash involving two bart patrol vehicles and a medical supply vehicle in oakland. the crash happened yesterday afternoon at seventh and mandela parkway, right in front of the west oakland bart station. three bart police officers and one other person are recovering from injuries. all four had to be taken to the hospital, but the extent of their injuries is still unknown. one witness says she saw a police officer crawl out of his crashed car. >> they had like three ambulances and then a tiny ambulance right there to the people on the stretcher. >> do 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. >> one vehicle came to a stop on top of a fire hydrant and nearly struck a crowded bus shelter. a visa program commonly used to recruit tech workers is under scrutiny. and now a silicon valley congressman throwing his support behind reforming the

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senator eric schmitt are calling for reform on the h-1b visa program. >> you shouldn't have lower skilled things that could be done by american workers. you shouldn't have that kind of category in the united states. it shouldn't be for accountants or entry level it jobs. it should really be for exceptional talent. and we can have that

balance. and i hope president trump actually looks at that bipartisan bill that would reform this. >> program to hire thousands each year. president elect donald trump previously opposed the program but voiced support yesterday after tech billionaire elon musk posted in favor of it. many maga supporters who want to see more restrictions on immigration are opposed to the visa program. 40 niners fans heading to tomorrow's game are advised to give themselves extra time to get to levi's stadium. heavy traffic and delays are expected on major roads around levi's. a stretch of tasman drive will be closed beginning at 130 tomorrow morning. vta will be running additional service for fans. stadium parking will open at 145 in the afternoon. pregame festivities tomorrow include fireworks and a military jet flyover. watch that game right here on abc seven. coverage starts at 5 p.m, followed by after the game with larry beil and cal agent mike

pawlowski. they literally rang in the new year today in san francisco. a look at the. an ancient buddhist blessing for the new year and the 16th century japanese bronze bell. that's the center of the tradition. >> i'm spencer christian. the rain is ending, the clouds are clearing, and the temperatures are plummeting. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up when abc seven news at make the most of your season during the kia season of new traditions sales event. gift yourself some savings and visit your local kia dealer today. look out for these stickers to find great deals on vehicles backed by a 10-year, 100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty so you can start new traditions for years to come.

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ringing a historic bronze bell to celebrate japanese new year's. and comes from a temple in japan to san francisco's asian art museum. thousands join this

event every year. a zen buddhist priest conducted a blessing and purification ritual before attendees joined in, sounding the bell 108 times. it's meant to suppress the mortal desires that torment humanity. we're joined right now by spencer christian. you know, we talk about new years. looking ahead, i think all eyes are on you for a great forecast. >> i think i've got something nice to deliver. yes, it's starting to clear already. i think most people are happy about that. as you can see on the satellite radar composite image, there might be a couple of stray showers out there somewhere, but basically we've got dry conditions right now. still pretty breezy. we have some stronger gusts earlier in the day, up to about 30mph at times. right now it's breezy close to the coast. 23 mile per hour winds here in san francisco, 18 mile per hour gusts in novato. and it's getting chilly. the 24 hour temperature change shows us anywhere from four to about seven degrees cooler in most bay area locations than at this time last night or this time yesterday afternoon. 55

degrees in san francisco, right now, 58 at oakland and hayward, 60 at san jose, mid-fifties at redwood city and half moon bay. skies are clear now at the golden gate, 55 degrees up north at santa rosa, petaluma 52. that's our chilliest location right now. most other locations napa, fairfield, concord and livermore in the mid 50s. here's our forecast animation going into the evening hours starting at 6 p.m. notice clouds will continue to move out of the bay area. it will be clear overnight that's going to allow for radiational cooling. temperatures are going to drop sharply, and it's going to be quite chilly in the overnight early morning hours. in fact, a frost advisory will be in effect from 10 p.m. tonight to 9 a.m. tomorrow for all of the bay area except the city of san francisco and the peninsula coastline, temperatures will drop as low as 32 degrees. and of course, frost can kill sensitive plants and other vegetation. overnight, clear skies look for lows down to about 32 at santa rosa, 31 at lakeport. we'll see a mid to upper 30s in places like morgan hill, livermore, concord and low 40s near the bay. and then

tomorrow's highs will barely reach into the mid 50s, so it will be a bright day. lots of sunshine, but it's going to be a cool one. and speaking of cool ones tomorrow. tomorrow evening at levi's stadium, it's monday night football. the 40 niners taking on the detroit lions. game time. kickoff is 515. at that point, we expect clear but crisp conditions, about 53 degrees and about 45 going into the fourth quarter. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. and as you can see, new year's eve is shaping up rather nicely as well. it will be dry, but it will be really chilly. in fact, going into tuesday morning we may have a freeze warning, not just a frost advisory, so bear that in mind. next two mornings will be cold. we won't see temperatures in the daytime getting up into the low 60s again until thursday and friday. the second and third days of the brand new chilly year. >> cold and clear. >> that's it. >> thank you so much. well, one guy we're focused on new year's eve, whether he's focused on the niners, whether.

>> yeah, and i heard that traffic jam. just start driving. i mean, that gets so bad over there. all right. coming up in sports the niners down to just two games to end the season. and a monday night magic. left the niners getting ready for the lions tomorrow night. monday night football on abc seven sports is next.

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released back in the spring. what was the first thing i looked for? when are the niners playing on abc seven? we had them the home opener against the jets way back on september 9th,

and tomorrow will be the home finale against detroit. nothing like monday night football under the lights. brock purdy and the niners were dominant back in that 3219 week one win over the jets. since then, though, we all know ton of injuries. too many fourth quarter collapses, no playoffs to go around. but tomorrow, one final opportunity this season in front of the faithful and purdy is more than ready for it. >> i mean, our season, it's been tough and just the way how it's gone. but man, we got two games left. we got a monday night game in front of everybody to go out and live a childhood dream. and for me, the little kid in me is always pumped for these kind of games and stuff, so i'll never take it for granted. and more than anything, i just want levi's to get rolling and rocking, and i want to do my part in helping it get to that point. and so that's how i'm looking at this game. and, and i know all my teammates are too. so we're excited for it. >> bears and lions right here on abc seven 515 kickoff tomorrow night. immediately followed by after the game larry and mike in the studio. i'll be down at levi's with your

postgame reports. all right. football today. skol. love that chant. the lions keeping an eye on packers, vikings a minnesota loss. and the lions would clinch the division with a win over the niners tomorrow. but early second vikings down three nothing. former niners sam darnold up top for jalen nailor. wide open 13 three vikings at the break. third quarter a little play action. talk about a perfect pitch and catch jordan addison diving in 20 to 3. darnold a career high 377 passing yards minnesota was up 2710. but here come the pack. this touchdown pass from jordan love makes it a two point game late. so green bay needs a stop to have a chance in this game. go vikings. coaching him up on the sideline. here's darnold on a big third and two. and he flips it to cam akers. first down ball game vikings hang on 2725. and look at this locker room celebration for darnold. that is awesome. so no matter what happens tomorrow vikings at lions next week will be for the division. and the top seed in the nfc. two california kids facing off. chico and callum. aaron rodgers and his jets

taking on firebaugh's. josh allen and the buffalo bills. rodgers was sacked four times today, including a safety in the first half. bills up 12. nothing at the break. what a disaster of a year for the jets. third quarter. rodgers sacked by von miller. the 566th time he's been sacked in his career, passing san mateo's tom brady for the most in nfl history. very next play rodgers going to get picked off for the second time on the day he was pulled late as the bills ran away with this one because a couple plays later allen going to drop it in perfectly for the former raider amari cooper 19. nothing. bills and the rout is on. they win 40 to 14. they clinch the afc's number two seed. so there you go jr. that is the end of sports for now. we'll have much more coming up at six. >> saw a couple of lions jerseys in the ferry building. but i kept the trash talking to myself. what team do you like again. niners all the way. all the way the bears. i thought it was the bears. up next, are you ready for new year's eve? the biggest party in the u.s. had

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year's eve celebration in the nation. three. two. >> one. happy new year! >> crowds gathered today to watch a practice confetti drop in new york city's times square. within minutes, the stage and nearby streets were blanketed in confetti. on tuesday, 3,000 pounds of confetti will be dropped by hand from nearby

buildings as the clock strikes midnight. i love how they're doing it by hand still. yep. we hire people to work there. you can watch it here live on abc seven. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest gets the festivities going at 8 p.m, then join us for abc seven news at a special time at 10 p.m. at 1030, that is, we rejoin ryan seacrest to get to midnight. all here on abc seven. on tuesday, the 31st. so it should be a fun time. all around 10:00 here come new year's eve. that's all the time we have for ab of "world news tonight." former president jimmy carter, the 39th president of the united states, has died. he was 100 years old. he was the longest living american president. a veteran of world war ii, a peanut farmer turned politician. a popular but little known georgia governor when he entered