on. finally, some sunny skies as we look live outside from our mount tam cam. but don't let that fool you. there is definitely a chill in the air and the temperatures will plunge to freezing in certain areas tonight. good afternoon, i'm

stephanie sierra. we are counting down to monday night football tonight. the 40 niners host the lions right here on abc seven starting at 5:00. now let's get to the big chill here across the bay tonight, a freeze warning and frost advisory will go into effect for much of the bay area. abc seven news was in san rafael today, where team members from safe specialized assistance for everyone reached out to the unhoused community. ahead of today's freeze warning. the team is handing out jackets, gloves, hand warmers and some snacks. >> it's harder right now that it's the holidays because a lot of the organizations are not open. normally, the folks out here, once they see our vans, they tend they tend to flag us down. >> in addition, employees at marin humane want to remind people not to leave their pets outside when the temperatures drop. they say water bowls will freeze as well. now, speaking of, let's get the timing now on

when exactly the temps will plunge. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is here to help us prepare for the birds. >> for the birds. right, steph? well, the plunge will come later tonight, but the gradual drop is already underway. so let me give you a look at what's going on. here's the satellite radar image. you can see just a few thin, high clouds passing by. so we've got those clear skies you mentioned. and as those clear skies remain clear going into the evening hours, the temperatures will drop rather sharply after dark. right now we're looking at relatively light wind, so that's good. wind speeds under ten miles per hour. we won't have a wind chill, for example, but and you can see the 24 hour temperature change, except for just a couple of locations. most places are 3 or 4 degrees cooler right now than at this time yesterday. so let me give you current conditions first before we get to the frost and freeze warning 57 in san francisco right now. oakland 5960 at hayward, 61 at san jose. we have mid to upper 50s at half moon bay and redwood city. blue sky over the golden gate for the most part, 60 up at santa rosa and at concord and fairfield. so that's pretty mild for those

locations because they're going to get really cold overnight. petaluma, napa and livermore at 57 degrees. so here's a look first at the frost advisory. now that's in effect for the north bay coastal range for the san francisco bay shoreline, the east bay hills and valleys, all of the peninsula and the santa cruz mountains and the santa clara valley. that's in effect from 8 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow. temperatures down to as low as 34 degrees can cause frost to form, and that could damage sensitive plants. now, let's overlay the freeze warning, in effect for the same period of time from 8:00 tonight to 10:00 tomorrow morning. that freeze warning is for this area. the north bay interior valleys and mountains and down into the east santa clara hills. it's going to. temperatures will drop in the coldest spots to about 2829 degrees in some of those areas. and as you look at the forecast animation with the clear skies, you can see how that radiational cooling that occurs under clear skies at night will allow the temperatures to drop to those levels. we expect a low of 29 at

santa rosa. many inland locations will have lows in the mid 30s 34 livermore, 35 at vallejo and even around the bay shoreline. we'll see lows of 35 to fremont, 38 san mateo down to san jose, a low of 36 degrees. it's going to be cold all around the bay area. highs tomorrow, mainly in the mid 50s. not any higher than about 5060 degrees in most locations. and of course we've got monday night football on abc seven tonight from levi's stadium. the 40 niners taking on the detroit lions. game time. kickoff is 515. it'll already be pretty chilly getting chillier going to the fourth quarter when temperatures will drop to about 45 degrees. and of course, here's your new year's eve forecast for tomorrow evening. clear skies, mainly just a few high clouds. uh- temperatures from 8 p.m. to just after midnight will drop from about 4849 degrees into the mid 40s, so it will be chilly tomorrow night, but not quite so cold as tonight will be. and you can see here in the accuweather seven day forecast. a nice quiet start

to the new year on wednesday. uh- clouds enter the picture on thursday and maybe we'll get a few showers on friday. but the big thing is the br for tonight. >> yeah, that br is no joke. as you said, bundle up for the niners game tonight if you're going. yeah. all right spence. thank you. okay steph in the east bay, a major headline out of oakland today. the city is on track to finish 2024 as the safest year since the start of the covid 19 pandemic. >> this year, 39 lives of our black and brown men have been saved in oakland. that's 39 families who were able to celebrate together during the holidays. rather than mourn a tragic loss. >> as of december 1st, there has been a 34% decrease in murders compared to last year. oakland has also seen a 34% reduction in non-fatal shootings. leaders credit the return of the city's ceasefire program, which aims to identify people who are at high risk of being involved in gun

violence. the program then offers those people services like life coaching, workforce development and mental health care. well, he's known as the gone girl kidnaper. now, matthew mueller is facing charges in connection with a series of home invasions and sexual assaults back in 2009. mueller is the subject of american nightmare, a netflix documentary series that chronicles his 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins from vallejo. and now he's facing two felony counts of sexual assaults allegedly committed during home invasions 15 years ago. years before huskins kidnaping following a new lead, the santa clara county da's office coordinated with the palo alto and mountain view police departments to send all evidence back in those home invasions to the lab for further testing. and they found mueller's dna on straps used to bind one of the victims. >> we're not perfect in law enforcement, and i think it's

fair to say that there were mistakes made in this investigation. and what we're proud to say now is that we're able to bring this perpetrator to justice and that this nightmare is over. >> mueller was arraigned today in san jose. if convicted, he faces life in prison. he's already serving a 40 year sentence for huskins kidnaping. today, the nation mourns the passing of the 39th president of the united states, jimmy carter. in a proclamation issued overnight, president biden set next thursday, january 9th, as a national day of mourning, with a state funeral to be held at the national cathedral in washington. carter died yesterday at age 100, surrounded by his family at his home in georgia. around the world and the country, there has been an outpouring of sympathy from the new york stock exchange to the united nations. >> the members of the security council convey their deepest

sympathy to president carter's family, and to the government and people of the united states. >> carter was just 56 years old when he left the white house in 1981. after serving one term, he and his wife, rosalynn, devoted themselves to humanitarian pursuits for the next 40 years, helping build homes, monitoring foreign elections, and working to fight disease. now, in honor of jimmy carter, president biden has ordered all flags on federal public buildings and grounds to be flown at half staff for the next 30 days. details of the state funeral for carter were just released, and it will begin on saturday and last through thursday, january 9th. carter will arrive in washington, dc on january 7th to lie in state in the capitol rotunda, where he will remain until january 9th so americans can pay their respects. now we have much more on the life and legacy of president jimmy carter available right now on our app or on abc7

news.com. coming up, new clues discovered in the wreckage of a south korean plane crash. the latest on the investigation into yesterday's crash that killed all the passengers. and we'll get some answers from aviation expert john nance about

in her crash. family members of the 179 people killed are pressing officials to work faster to identify their loved ones. abc news reporter christiane cordero has the very latest on this investigation. >> white flowers a tradition for korean funerals, mark a place to

mourn for those shocked and saddened today. officials say 179 people, including five children, were killed when this jeju air flight attempted to land without the landing gear down. video shows it skidding down the runway before slamming into a concrete wall. this woman says she's in disbelief that her friend's daughter was on board. among the pieces of evidence part of the investigation. this video, which shows a flash and a puff of smoke on one engine shortly before the attempted landing, officials say the flight arriving from bangkok was warned of birds in the area. two minutes later, the pilot made a mayday call saying they had hit birds and were going around. the plane made a 180 degree turn and crash landed moments later. that turnaround typically takes 10 to 15 minutes. in this case, it took less than five. investigators have recovered the partially damaged black boxes, saying the cockpit voice recorder is intact. and now officials in korea are taking a closer look at all potential factors. >> the landing was not actually

what caused the death of the passengers. the passengers were killed by hitting a solid structure just over the end of the runway. >> some family members gathered as their loved ones names were read. others, like park hyun jin, demanded the government bring in more experts as several victims have not yet been identified. investigators are working to recover the data from the black boxes, a process that's expected to take at least several days. the ntsb is there to assist. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> now, the boeing 737 800 model that crashed in south korea is one of the world's most popular aircraft, raising serious questions about what exactly went wrong and boeing's tumultuous history of accidents and errors. joining us live now to discuss this is john nance, an aviation analyst for abc news and gma. john, thanks for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> so according to this latest report, it's still unclear whether this crash was caused by

a system malfunction, human error or some combination of those factors. given what you've observed from this video, what's your take? >> well, keep in mind that there is never, ever just one cause to a major accident. it's always a multiplicity of causes intersecting. and we're going to find that, i'm sure, in this one. first of all, the probability is that they did hit birds and that it knocked out at least one, if not both, engines. that gives them a hydraulic problem. and if they turned around to the airport too soon, unable to get the gear down in time and unable to get the flaps down uh- you very easily could have seen exactly what we saw. >> let's stay on that for a moment, because there was a failed landing attempt before the crash happened. investigators, as you mentioned, are looking into whether the bird strike warning, which is an alert about the risk of colliding with birds, played a factor in that. how much of a factor do you think it played? >> well, there's a likelihood that it was the initiating factor that everything else followed from that uh- from that

one thing, depending on, of course, whether or not it was a complete wipeout of both engines. very much like captain sullenberger situation on the hudson so many years ago, or whether it was a partial, for instance, the loss of the right engine, which we have that photograph showing a puff of smoke. at any rate, it will it will take quite a while to piece this together. the decisions made in the cockpit were obviously erroneous, but that doesn't mean they were wrong. the flight crew faced whatever they faced, and they didn't have a whole lot of time to make a decision, for instance, on how to get the gear down or how to electrically motor the flaps down if they didn't have the hydraulics. >> this, of course, has been a rough year for boeing, starting with the january 5th flight from portland to ontario that ended with an emergency landing after a door plug blew out mid-flight, and before that, it was crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people. both those accidents, as you know, blamed on poorly designed pieces of flight control software. so looking big

picture here. what do you think is the root cause of boeing's failures? >> well, first of all, that's a little bit too much of a blanket indictment. there was nothing at all wrong with either of the 737 maxs it was. there was a lot wrong with some of the philosophy that was designed into it. i agree with that. that's back in the max as far as the door blow out. that is a pain to a philosophy that had been put into place on boeing's floor, so to speak, that that basically lionized production and speed versus uh- versus quality and that that was a huge price to pay. fortunately, we didn't lose anybody off that alaska jet. but boeing is an incredible company and incredibly important to the united states. they're going to have to go and they are going through a mid-course correction. but i don't think that anything in this muon accident uh- points to any inherent defect in the 737. >> for any of us who fly regularly, there's confidence lost when boeing shows a pattern

of mistakes like this. but, you know, to your point, we have to put this all in perspective. i think the scary part when people read about this is that the aircraft involved is one of the company's best selling models, also one of the world's most popular aircraft. so can you put this particular crash in context for us? should people be worried to fly these models? >> well, i would say to anybody, and this is very important to understand every single day we have over 100,000 flights departing and arriving around the world on which any of us could buy a ticket, and almost nothing ever goes wrong. on top of that, probably for close to 50% of the jetliners out there are boeing 737. i mean, over 12,000 of them have been built. so when you look at those statistics, i know sometimes that doesn't do anything to calm the jitters, but it really should because it is the most incredibly uh, i should say, not only safe way, but reliable way to travel. >> now we have about 30s left. john, and i want to ask you this one last question. boeing

whistleblowers have reported to the bbc low staff morale, along with concerns about corners being cut on the production line. of course, they faced a massive strike this year that reportedly cost the company more than $5 billion. do you think there's cost cutting measures that are jeopardizing safety? >> well, the jeopardizing of safety was an incident, basically a symptom of a philosophy that was put in place when mcdonnell douglas joined boeing and an individual named harry stonecipher took over. his philosophy was speed, money, bottom line, etc. the philosophy of boeing had always been quality engineering, and that's what they're getting back to, and that's what they have to get back to. >> all right. well, interesting. certainly more to come on this investigation. john nance, thank you for joining us and for your

bottles of champagne to ring in 2025. but for gen z and millennials, no booze? no

problem. there's a growing movement of what's being pegged a sober, curious lifestyle. joining us live now to discuss this booze free landscape is hilary sheinbaum, author of going dry a workbook. hilary, great to have you with us. >> thanks so much for having me. of course. >> so this concept is interesting and certainly gaining popularity, whether the incentive is for physical health or mental health. in your book, you talk about your experience going sober for 70 days. how was it for you? >> yeah, so i actually started doing dry january in 2017, and i've done it every year since. and now i extend it into february, into march, even into april, sometimes six months at a time. so it's really become a lifestyle for me. and i haven't quit alcohol altogether, but it definitely makes me feel better. and it's great for my sleep and my mental health and everything else. >> now you're behind a website called going dry.com. can you

tell us a little more about that? >> yeah. so going dry.co is actually a brand that helps curate nonalcoholic menus for hotels and restaurants. so we partner with the four seasons jackson hole. we bring geesin 0% wines to their menu and we also throw events. so we just had one actually in san francisco at the new bar and some in new york and la and various cities throughout the country. so it's a lot of fun and there are no booze involved. >> so new year's resolutions, a popular time for people of any age to embrace this. and you mentioned dry january and that you pick three months out of the year to do this. how did you settle on that period of time? >> listen, i think that any time is a great time to give up alcohol. i think that there are so many nonalcoholic options these days that are actually tasty, including like mionetto alcohol removed wine and geesin alcohol removed wine. as i mentioned before, there are spirits like flower and free

spirits that help you like make your favorite cocktails like margaritas or palomas etc. so i think that, you know, reducing alcohol intake can do so many wonders for your health and your wallet. and now there are so many options to replace your favorite drinks, so why not just try it? >> let's talk about the benefits too. you mentioned it significantly changed your life. what have you noticed? >> oh my gosh, better sleep, clearer skin, better digestion, certainly less anxiety. you know, those hangovers are brutal sometimes. and financial savings because cocktails are not inexpensive. i also think that, you know, if you're out and about, a great option too is there are apps like better without that can help you find bars and restaurants that serve nonalcoholic menu items. and also there's this great app called reframe for anybody who is looking to lessen their alcohol consumption. they've

helped more than almost a million people really reduce their alcohol. so it's great. >> and not to mention the nonalcoholic beverage industry is already $1 billion industry and is expected to get to the trillion dollar mark by year 2034. so very interesting. thank you, hillary, for your time with us. we appreciate it. and happy new year. >> absolutely. >> happy new year to you. >> thank you. well, the centerpiece of the times square new year's eve celebration was put to the test. today, we're talking about that iconic crystal ball. >> three. two. one. happy new year. >> 2025. nice job. good job. >> weighs about six tons and is made up of 2700 crystals. this will actually be the last year this specific ball is dropped before it's retired and replaced with a new one for 2026. more than a million people are expected to ring in 2025. in

times square on new years eve. and speaking of, you can watch it here live on abc seven. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest gets the party going at 8:00. then you can join us for abc seven news at a special time. 10:00 at 1030, though, we'll rejoin ryan to get to midnight. that's all right here on abc seven tomorrow night. still to come. picture this. an art project serving as a reminder for us not to sweat the small stuff. how the city program is beautifying san francisco's sidewalks while encouraging us to not take

focuses on how art enriches our community. you might have noticed unique works of art now covering those nondescript utility boxes lining sidewalks here in san francisco. well, the paintings are part of a city program called paint the void, and as abc seven news reporter lena howland shows us, the art is meant to serve as a reminder for people to not take life too seriously. >> taking a stroll, bike ride or drive down the embarcadero, you'll notice robots. >> so i picked a theme for them all robots on the water. they're all part of a robot family. >> even robots on a skateboard. >> these robots are, like, here. like saving the humans. because we've gotten kind of caught up in, like, a rat race. we're also, like, the mecca for tech and the hub for that. so. and their utility boxes. so i thought it would be like, perfect to put robots on the utility boxes. >> that's darnell tasker. she painted a dozen of these san francisco utility boxes last month in the span of just six

days. >> i would get on my bike and i would paint them all white, and then i would go back, and then i would do the actual art on top of them. >> the boxes run from townsend to green street, all on the south side of the embarcadero. a fitting place for her on a personal level, after spending the better part of the past three decades working in restaurants in the same area. >> i spent a lot of time working here on the embarcadero, so i have a big connection with the space, so i was really excited when i got this location. >> she's being paid to help beautify the city. one utility box at a time through a program called paint the void. it was first developed during the pandemic. local artists, including tasker, were hired to paint murals on empty storefronts. >> like with my work like, it really is about spreading joy and love and remembering like, you know, they do have this message about like saving the humans. and i just feel like to have, like a sense of humanity that i think could get really lost. >> she says each utility box

tells a different story, and she hopes her art will help inspire visitors and residents alike to not take life so seriously. >> be happy like this is our life, right? and just to remember that, like each person we see, like, has a story to tell. >> in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, let's go. niners. join us for monday night football as the niners host the detroit lions. coverage starts here on abc seven at 5:00. then you can catch after the game with larry beil. thank you all for joining us. world news tonight with david muir starts right tonight, tributes pour in from around the world for jimmy carter. america's 39th president, who died this weekend at the age of 100. the state honors planed for the capitol and the national day of mourning. and the breaking news of a major hack at the u.s. treasury. first, what we're learning about the events to honor jimmy