helpful when it comes to really focusing on what your goals are. what do i want that end goal to really look like for me? what do i want my life to look like one year from now? >> doctor kroll says there will be bumps in the road. and remember, we're human. >> absolutely no such thing as somebody who sets out to achieve every goal they've ever had, and has carried out every step without any flaws. that just doesn't happen. it's not reality. >> don't beat yourself up about it or get upset. continue moving forward to achieve your goal. christiane cordero, abc seven mornings live. >> my friend just got hit by a car with a van and they were on the sidewalk and they ran. they hit me and my friend with the car like a shocking case. >> chase through san francisco a security guard accused of running down multiple people on

the sidewalk. hours later, police shoot and kill him outside a union square store. now, at six, the details about how it all unfolded, including that 911 call from the bystanders that were hit. >> a driver on the run from police plows through a beloved south bay area holiday display. the scary moments there that sent families running. >> the countdown is on to 2025. final preparations for the midnight celebration are underway in cities across the bay area and, of course, in new york city's times square and some parts of the world already celebrating the new year. >> this is video out of new zealand australia also entering the new year about an hour ago. good morning. it is tuesday, december 31st. that is new year's eve. >> yeah. let's get a check of our weather. i know that sometimes the fog. >> not today. impacts. it's going to be nice. you're going to see the fireworks. the 4th of july. you never see them. new year's eve, you will see them. it's going to be a nice evening, but it will be cold out there. here's a live look outside from our east bay hills. camera. we have clear skies. it is cold

this morning. we'll take a look at concorde, for example. we're at 37 degrees right now, so we have some very chilly air overhead. light winds right now. good visibility. so it is a cold morning, even colder than yesterday morning down to 34 in sonoma right now, 34 in danville we're at 39 in palo alto. good morning, san francisco. you're coming in with a chilly 46 degrees. so we do have frost advisories and freeze warnings in effect until 9 a.m. the frost advisories in blue, the freeze warnings for the even colder air dictated in purple. so bundle up this morning. it is going to be a very cold start to the final day of 2024. here's future weather. we're going to have a sunny day today. it looks lovely, but still at 9 a.m. we're in the 30s and in the 40s. by noon we're back into the 50s and it's a similar setup later on this afternoon, just like yesterday. temperatures a bit below average in the 50s. but as we ring in the new year heading towards midnight, a mix of stars and clouds and those temperatures mainly in the 40s. let's take a look at the commute with sue. good morning sir.

>> good morning drew. and there's really a lack of a commute this morning. it's pretty quiet out there. we have no chain requirements in the sierra. if you're heading on zipping on up there for new year's eve. quiet on the bay bridge. no metering lights at the toll plaza. we'll take a look at the metering lights or the tolls. and yep, it's zipping right on through. it's got a few cars heading there and yes, lots of various modified schedules for mass transit for ac train this morning. bart will be running new year's eve extended service with more trains for your tonight for the san francisco waterfront. fireworks and smart will be on the weekend schedule tonight. and no service on christmas day. just check those websites, guys. >> thank you. this morning we're learning more about a chaotic night in san francisco earlier this month that left a security guard dead. the guard was accused of running down multiple people on the sidewalk. hours before police shot and killed him. abc seven news reporter lena howland live in the studio with the dramatic new surveillance video. lena.

>> reggie. the dramatic scenes were about to show. you ended with half a dozen san francisco police officers firing on a union square private security guard. it happened earlier this month. police say that guard had been accused of running over multiple people on a busy sidewalk in his suv only hours before the shooting. new surveillance footage shared last night showed that scene. >> hello, me and my friend just got hit by a car. it was a van and they were on the sidewalk and they hit me and my friend with the car, okay? they ran him slosser. >> and that's just a small part of the 911 calls, which immediately came in from two women on the sidewalk who had been injured before that. surveillance video shows the driver of a black suv chasing an e-bike rider in union square. seconds later, the suv slams into that e-bike, sending the rider airborne. the driver of the suv took off after taking a bag on that e-bike, but around

seven hours later, officers say they found that suv and the suspect, 50 year old peter hodge, an armed security guard working outside of the well-known dior store and police body cam video. you can hear officers attempting to make an arrest. >> they gave him multiple requests to put his hands up and turn around. >> mr. hodge moved his right hand toward his waistband. area officers number four and five yelled out, hey, he's reaching! he's reaching, reaching! mr. hodge quickly took a shooting stance with his feet shoulder width apart, two hands on the handgun slightly bent forward while pointing at the officers in the street. >> who struck hodge, who later died at the hospital. as for the e-bike rider, police say they still haven't been able to find him. sources say that hodge chased down the rider on the e-bike after his suv. we asked police about that on monday but have not received clarification. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news.

>> lena thank you. now to the south bay. startling video shows a driver accelerating right through san jose's crowded christmas in the park event, just missing some of the people who were there. police say officers tried to pull the driver over sunday night for a ticket, but he took off driving the wrong way on market street before cutting across plaza de cesar chavez. much of the area is blocked off for the christmas in the park crowds. because of that safety concern, officers did not chase the driver. officers searched for him yesterday and arrested him. >> we're learning the details of the funeral arrangements for jimmy carter. as people across the world are memorializing the former president and humanitarian at levi's stadium. yesterday, the video board had carter's picture. president biden will deliver the eulogy at carter's funeral next week. the public will begin paying their respects this weekend. saturday, a motorcade will carry carter's body from his hometown of plains, georgia, to the carter

presidential center in atlanta. that's where he will lie in repose through monday. on tuesday, carter's body will travel to the u.s. capitol, where he will lie in state until thursday. that day, carter's funeral will be held at the washington national cathedral. his remains will then be flown to georgia, where he will be buried next to his wife, rosalynn. >> tonight we ring in the new year. we're counting down to coverage here on abc seven, which starts at 8 p.m. you can see the clock right at the bottom of the screen. and here in the bay area, there's of course lots of options to celebrate. and you don't even need to stay up late. abc seven news reporter suzanne phan has a look at all the events for all ages. >> looking for a memorable way to ring in 2025. maybe it's something fun and festive, or perhaps something a little more low key. >> maybe the dance in the black cat. maybe the salsa. >> last year we spent it together with a friend. we went to club fugazi. >> we're going to be at home

with our new baby. >> the fireworks show in san francisco is always a big hit. the display launches from a barge between the ferry building and bay bridge on new year's eve. >> and so we do our best to put on a world class show. >> crews are working quickly to get ready for the fireworks extravaganza fired by a computer, so it's perfectly timed to the music at waterbar restaurant. party goers will enjoy a festive atmosphere with a spectacular view. >> seeing the fireworks under the bridge is pretty amazing too. >> don't forget the special menu and the wine pairings. waiting until midnight to ring in the year is a big ask for families. that's why there are so many events with children in mind. beginning at 9:30 a.m. on december 31st. thrive city at chase center will hold a kwanzaa and new year's eve celebration. it includes cultural performances and a noon countdown to the new year for families in the north bay. downtown novato business association will hold its annual bouncy ball new year. 25,000 balls will drop from a ladder

truck at noon in the east bay at oakland's chabot space and science center. more colorful celebrations for the youngins. a series of daytime new year's eve balloon drops celebrates midnights from around the globe. >> hundreds of balloons fall on you, and you get a chance to listen to music and be festive in the south bay. >> a ball drop in live entertainment from choo choo soul at the children's discovery museum of san jose. that gets started at 9:30 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. you spend new year's eve. >> last year, i went to a concert at bill graham auditorium. >> how was that? it was. >> it was amazing. it was fun. fun way to spend new year's eve. >> and however you plan to spend new year's eve this year, make it memorable. and happy new year in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> let's take you to the east coast. a live look now at new york city. some already claiming their spots for tonight's annual celebration in times square. the nearly 12,000 pound ball got a test run yesterday and is ready to drop at midnight. more than 1

million people are expected to pack times square for tonight's festivities. increased security measures are in place to make sure everyone stays safe, including drones, bomb sniffing dogs and police in plain clothes. you can see it all from the comfort of your own home right here on abc seven. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest gets the festivities going. festivities. festivities 8 p.m. then join us for abc seven news at a special time. so that's at 10 p.m. at 1030, we rejoin the party. ryan seacrest and rita ora will keep the party going until that ball drops at midnight. and then tomorrow morning, another new year tradition right here on abc seven. watch the rose parade starting at 8 a.m. >> right on. we got a lot going on. okay. here's a live look outside. this is sutro tower. it is another quiet morning. we have mainly clear skies, but it is cold. even colder than yesterday. frost advisories. freeze warnings are posted until

9 a.m. we're starting out in the 30s and low 40s this morning, so looking at your morning planner, it is chilly early on. we have those temperatures staying in the 40s through about 9 a.m, so you can see we stay pretty cold for much of the morning. later on, closer to lunchtime. it's a mix of sun and clouds. it looks lovely out there. we'll have temperatures in the mid 50s at that hour. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. the story we're tracking very quiet across northern california. some high clouds will stream in from time to time. we actually have a red flag warning in effect across southern california. another santa ana wind event underway through thursday. back here at home, region by region, the coast today will see a mostly sunny day, temperatures reaching the mid 50s. as we welcome the new year, we'll do so with temperatures in the mid 40s around the bay shoreline. it is cold out there right now, 30s and low 40s at 7 a.m. we're into the mid 50s this afternoon and then again very similar to the coast as we say hello to 2025. it will be quiet and dry, but temperatures are cold in the mid

40s inland. we have some of the coldest temperatures right now in the low and mid 30s. we'll get into the mid 50s today and then later on this evening those temperatures back into the 40s as we say hello to the new year. so today we'll see a mix of sun and clouds out there. temperatures mainly in the mid 50s for daytime highs. now we do have rain coming our way later this week reggie. we'll show you that coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you drew. a close call for two planes taking off at lax. coming up. the near collision captured on video. >> and a coastal community in recovery. how santa cruz neighbors are now rallying to help boaters and employees on the wharf following last week's collapse. >> plus, we meet the sisters responsible for creating an important and instantly iconic pa

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>> the time is now. 614. this morning, new video shows the burnt remains of that boeing 737 that slammed into an airport wall in south korea. an american team is at the site where 179 people died. investigators are looking at a new image of the plane that appears to show a puff of smoke coming from one of the engines, suggesting a bird strike just before trying to land. the pilots called for a mayday and bird strike. minutes later, the plane made contact with the runway. with no landing gear down, it skidded into a concrete wall at the end of the runway and caught fire. >> we don't know what happened in those four minutes between when the crew declared an emergency and the crash itself. why did they make the decisions that they made? why land fast?

why land with the gear up? and why land so far down the runway? they weren't able to stop the aircraft. >> there are also new questions about the concrete wall at the end of the runway, which protects communication antenna. some experts are asking why the wall was positioned there, and why it wasn't made out of a material that could break apart more easily. stop stop stop. >> exactly what you don't want to hear from air traffic control a close call. lax involving the gonzaga university basketball team. that was the voice of a controller telling the pilot of a private jet carrying the team to stop. just as a delta airlines plane was taking off. this was last friday afternoon. investigators are not classifying this as a near miss, because the private jet did not cross into the runway, and the delta plane was already in the air as it passed. a search in monterey county for two people who disappeared in the high surf one week ago has officially been called off. both incidents happened december 23rd. one of

the victims, thought to be a man in his 30s, got swept away at marina state beach. cal fire says the other victim was a traveler from asia. that person disappeared from pebble beach. >> the santa cruz harbor is still recovering from last week's massive swells. now, crews are getting a better sense of how bad the damage is. docks broke apart and many boats sank. some of them were people's homes, now gone. >> initial estimates are probably exceeds the 2011 tsunami. the docks are badly damaged. infrastructure is damaged. there are a number of boats that are still on the bottom. >> the u.s. coast guard is assisting harbor patrol as they work to assess the damage and clean up. the community is also coming together to raise money for repairs. and yesterday we gave you a heads up about scammers setting up fake fundraisers to cash in on the santa cruz wharf collapse. this morning, we're learning of a legitimate fundraiser to help the nearly two dozen businesses impacted. this disaster fund has been set up to support wharf

workers and people living on boats in the harbor. you can support their efforts by donating online to community foundation santa cruz county. >> it's the halftime show that we can't stop talking about. beyonce bowl provided fans with what a cowboy carter tour could look like, and i'm assuming it's going to happen, but i don't actually know. people are still buzzing over beyonce's iconic white hat that she wore during the performance, and now we know who made it. they are sisters. i'm missing the first. oh, no. >> oh, back. almost there, almost there. >> alejandro georgevich and elisa nevarez designed the hat. they are texas natives who now live in la. >> we grew up listening to her, you know what i mean? all her albums, since she was, like, in destiny's child to, like, now, you know, with her solo performance. i mean, she's beyonce. like, she's like the biggest artist right now. we've been creating custom hats for her photo shoot for the album, i

was like shaking, like shaking and like also tearing up throughout the whole moment and experience of it. >> the sisters started selling their products at local markets in 2018. earlier this year, beyonce's team reached out to them and now they've been getting, of course, a lot of attention. the hat she wore is not for sale, but you can buy a replica. it'll cost you 300 bucks. >> find a way to wear it anywhere. >> this is all over my social media that night. like, where can you get the hat? where is it from? how much is it? how can you make it? >> don't make it. just be perfect for, like, coachella or any of those festival outdoor festivals. >> at her concert later this year. >> love it. >> i can only imagine how many people are like, yep, this is it. they're going to show up all white feathers, $300. >> i can get you one on mission street right now. >> i was just going to say it'd be about 30. >> yeah, i was gonna say even cheaper than that. >> yeah, it depends on the time of day. >> right? >> yeah. you're right. right now it's about three. >> it's about three. as the sun

gets up, the price rises. so get out there. early this morning, we're tracking a cold start to the day. >> here's a live look from our exploratorium camera. the embarcadero center lit up this morning for the holidays. looking very nice. we have clear skies out there, but it's cold, even colder than yesterday. so freeze warnings and frost advisories are posted for most of us until 9 a.m. starting out in the 30s and low 40s this morning. you're going to feel that chill first thing now throughout the day. today, expect mostly sunny skies, but for the evening as we ring in 2025, it will get chilly once again. but we are dry and temperatures will be in the 40s. you'll have great visibility to see those fireworks tonight. now the next chance for rain will come on friday. light rain is expected the weekend. we bring back sunshine and dry conditions out there right now down to 39 in san mateo. the same in half moon bay, down to 36 in palo alto, 36 in castro valley. good morning. it is very cold out there with those frost advisories and freeze warnings down to 33 in cloverdale, 37 right now in concord. so the accuweather planner shows you

that we have that cold morning right now, sunrise coming our way at 725. it's mostly sunny early on, giving way to some high clouds later on this afternoon with temperatures mainly in the mid 50s. so daytime highs very similar to where we landed yesterday. now this evening as we go about our festivities, we'll have a mix of stars and clouds out there. we're dry, but you do want to have the layers with you will be in the 40s all evening long and by midnight we're mainly in the low and mid 40s as we welcome the new year overnight. tonight, partly cloudy skies, another chilly night, 30s and 40s on the board. we stay dry tomorrow as we say hello to the first day of 2025. but by the end of the week we are tracking some light rainfall. here are the rainfall estimates on friday for most of us, about a quarter to a half of an inch a bit higher in the north bay. we'll keep you posted on the details as we get closer. here's the accuweather seven day forecast dry for new year's eve. it's a quiet start to the new year tomorrow. a little warmer here. thursday. there are those scattered showers on friday to

level one, but that rain is out of here for the weekend with sunny skies both saturday and sunday. guys. >> all right drew, thank you. now let's turn to newly engaged will reeve. he's live with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> that's how we're always going to refer to you will. >> yeah. it's not really that news like in november early november. it was almost two months ago. but anyway, thanks for the well wishes. as we head into the new year. reggie and amanda, we mean. wow, that's that's i appreciate it. and i appreciate being with you on this final day of 2024. we got a big show for you to close out the year. coming up on gma, we have our countdown to new years from the heart of times square. we've got the details on security preparations to keep the close to a million revelers who come here safe. and we've got the forecast for the big night all around the country. we're going to check out the lineup of blockbuster performers for tonight's new year's rockin eve. i'm going to head up to the crystal ball itself, and we're going to hear from one of the two survivors of that horrific

south korea plane crash that killed 179 people. we're getting our first look at video of that suspected bird strike that could have played a part in bringing the plane down. and also, we have a new health warning out about respiratory illnesses. the cdc reporting cases of cold, flu, covid, rsv. it's all on the rise with thousands of hospitalizations and emergency room visits, particularly for young children with rsv. we're going to tell you how you can keep your family safe heading into 2025. and we're going to get you ready for the new year with expert tips on finding love, managing money, getting fit, all great things. all coming up right here on gma. >> guys you know well i know you pooh poohed the intro that we gave you that we really worked hard on, but i'm speaking like all four of us here at abc seven mornings today. we are all married. and i think i can speak for all of us when i say it's okay, you know it's okay. >> what a what a beautiful message of love heading into the

new year. yeah. >> it's okay. >> i would just say ride out this engagement. >> hold on to that one. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> you know, don't be all the congratulations. >> what's interesting, though, is all over my algorithm. everyone's posting about having, like, stuffed their faces with grapes underneath the table. >> what's that? >> that, apparently, is how you find love. >> well, really? >> we. yes, we actually. funny, you mentioned that we have that the grape thing coming up on gma as well in our second hour. >> so i know there you go. more promo. i just go out. >> that sounds like something the grape industry did but i'll take it for now. >> i don't know if i'm into the fermented grape industry. thank you new years. >> cheers to you. we'll see you in 2025, sir. you too. a in as little as 2 weeks. so this is better. that too. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. it works with your asthma medicine to help improve lung function.

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>> reminder, starting tomorrow, it will be illegal to park within 20ft of a crosswalk anywhere in california. the goal is to make it easier for drivers and pedestrians to see each other at intersections. but even before this law takes effect, it's already been kind of confusing because now we're learning another city is delaying enforcement. berkeley is going to wait to start issuing tickets until april. remember, in san francisco, they're going to wait to start enforcing the law until march. and oakland has just said

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>> you're watching abc seven mornings live. >> the people that shot them just took off running. >> now, at 630, a family in mourning after a father is shot and killed trying to stop someone from stealing his son's scooter. >> the man convicted of a notorious crime in vallejo, now facing new charges. the two additional crimes he may have committed 15 years ago. >> a live look this morning at times square in new york city. nearly a million people expected to be out on the street for the midnight ball drop. >> good morning everyone. it is tuesday, december 31st. it is new year's eve. >> let's see what that forecast looks like. >> andrew. hey good morning guys. so it's cold out there. we have more frost advisories and freeze warnings posted. even colder than we were yesterday morning, if you can believe that. a live look outside at the north bay. you're looking at 101 from this vantage point right now, 35 degrees currently in santa rosa, just a light wind

out of the northwest at six miles per hour. a lot of us beginning the morning in the 30s. 36 in vallejo this morning, down to 39 in palo alto. good morning. danville. we're at 34. 37. that current temperature in concord. so look at the frost advisories in the freeze warnings, the frost advisories here in blue for those temperatures in the upper 30s. lower 40s. the freeze warnings in purple, where those temperatures are even colder. flirting with the freezing mark this morning. so here's a look at future weather. still chilly at 9 a.m, but we do expect a lot of sunshine here this morning throughout the afternoon. it's a mix of sun and clouds, daytime highs in the mid 50s, and as we head into our festivities later on this evening, we will find temperatures right around midnight close to the low and mid 40s. so bundle up as we welcome the new year. we do it on a dry note. let's check in with sue and see those drive times. >> thanks, dru and good tuesday morning, new year's eve. it's pretty light out there. as you might imagine, there is a virtually no commute. we've got light traffic leaving san rafael headed southbound past the northgate mall and the civic

center, all the way through marin county to the golden gate bridge. look green everywhere. wish we could say this was a normal morning. obviously it is not. drive times are looking great. no roadwork out there. we had an earlier stall on the san mateo bridge. the high rise that has been cleared out of lanes. so just be safe and enjoy the ride. >> thanks, sue. this morning, new details emerging in a deadly police shooting at san francisco's union square earlier this month. investigators now say the suspect pointed a gun at officers before they shot and killed him december 20th. this was hours after they say he ran down multiple people on a downtown sidewalk with his suv. abc7 news reporter lena howland is here with the new surveillance video that shows how dangerous this all was. lena. >> well, reggie, in a chilling 911 call, you're about to hear from two women on the sidewalk who had just been hit by an suv. this is about seven hours before the police shooting happened.

>> on what hurts on you. what did they hit on your body? >> my foot and my side. and they. they basically flew. >> the driver of a black suv, which actually looks like a law enforcement vehicle, appeared to be chasing someone on an e-bike. according to this surveillance camera video. after plowing through a group of people on the sidewalk, he appears to hit the e-bike rider, sending them airborne. the driver took off after grabbing a bag on the e-bike. it wasn't until seven hours later when police found the suv and the suspect, 50 year old peter hodge, an armed security guard working outside of the well-known dior store in union square. in police body cam video, you can hear officers attempting to make an arrest, even using nonlethal force at one point. >> turn around, turn around. >> hit the officers, gave mr. hodge multiple commands to put his hands up and to turn around. mr. hodge partially raised his hands and stated quote. for

what? what are you worried about? >> that's when police say hodge appears to pull out a gun, take a shooting stance and point his weapon at officers. six san francisco police officers fired, hitting hodge, who later died at the hospital. sources say that hodge chased down the e-bike rider after he scraped his suv. we asked police about that and they say they haven't been able to find the rider yet. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. an oakland family is asking for help after a beloved father was shot and killed right in front of his son and right in front of his home the day after christmas. abc seven news anchor dion lim sat down with the family, now living in fear. it's a story you'll see only on abc seven news. >> he was always at home here with us. it's hard. we were all happy. we don't understand why. >> ponciano tule bernal, also known as chano to his loved ones, was a cook by trade,

passionate about soccer and as a father of six children, was a family man to his core, a role model to his 14 year old son. >> my dad inspired me to finish school for him and get a nice job. >> the day after christmas, at around 3 p.m, his son, who requested we not use his name or show his face, rode his electric scooter to pick up tacos at 11th and foothill. that's when he was confronted by three young people. >> they wanted to steal his scooter. >> after learning about what happened, chano went out in search of the three individuals who robbed his son. when he found them, the juveniles followed him home and tragedy struck in an instant. on his front yard, when he got out of the car to confront them. >> but when they came out, they fired on him. when they pulled out the gun, he said, don't do it, don't do it. but they shot him anyways. >> it was very fast, right in the heart in front of his son and his brother. >> that's why i'm angry. he wasn't doing anything bad.

>> tonto's death comes as oakland police held a press conference and declared 2024 as the, quote, safest year since the start of the covid pandemic, with a 35% decrease in murders. its statistics chono's family doesn't believe me. >> we're tired of so much violence in oakland. something must be done or will march for justice, for police to pay attention, for the robberies, to stop. we're tired. we can't leave our homes because there are robberies. they're taking the little money we make. >> as for his 14 year old son, he has this message to the world. >> always be careful. be aware of people. never go out alone. always love your father, your parents. >> opd tells us they have images of the suspects and are working to get them in custody within the next week. the family has set up a gofundme to help bring chono's body back to mexico. in oakland. dion lim, abc seven news. >> and we have a link to that family's gofundme on our website. find it within this story at abc seven news.com. our

website is also where you'll find detailed information about what crime is like where you live. our abc seven neighborhood safety tracker has information and trends for oakland, san francisco and san jose. >> san francisco is gearing up for its big new year's eve fireworks show tonight. the 15 minute show starts at midnight along the eastern side of the embarcadero. spectators are, of course, encouraged to get there early so you get a good spot. if you want more information about more local events, you can visit our site at abc7 news.com to find our guide for everything that's happening tonight around the bay area. all morning long, we're counting down to coverage of the celebration in new york city. you can see that right beneath me at the bottom of your screen. times square expected to host a million people for tonight's ball drop. this year's show on abc will be a ryan seacrest 20-30. he says he's excited to reconnect with some of his longtime friends. >> carrie underwood, who's been doing this for 20 years, is super cool. jonas brothers i've been with them as they've grown up for 20 years. yeah, now that i feel myself walking up the stairs to the ball, you know, i

used to just glide up the stairs. >> it's kind of like, you know, just really being well behaved. and then once the works out of the way, enjoy it. yeah. >> dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest kicks off at 8 p.m. right here on abc seven at ten. you can join us for a special edition of abc seven news. then at 1030, we rejoin ryan seacrest and rita ora to continue the party until the ball drops at midnight. it's all tonight here on abc seven. egg shortages from bird flu have restaurants jacking up the prices coming up. the charge is beating up people's wallets. >> and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up about 99 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> more bang for your buck at disney world. the dining purchase announced for some visitors. but first, here's drew 6.39. >> this morning we're taking you to santa cruz with a live look outside as the sun begins to rise. we have clear skies out there. it is cold though. we have 30s and 40s on the board, prompting frost advisories and freeze warnings. as we walk you

through the morning, you notice we're going to stay in the 30s and 40s through about 9 a.m, so the next several hours will be quite cold closer to lunchtime. it's a mix of sun and clouds out there and temperatures getting into the mid 50s by that hour. so region by region will begin along the coast where we do have those temperatures right now in the low 40s will max out in the mid 50s. later on this afternoon under partly cloudy skies. then this evening, if you'll be out and about for new year's eve, we will have those temperatures on the cool side in the mid 40s. it's a similar story around the bay shoreline. chilly right now in the 30s and in the 40s with clear skies. partly cloudy skies this afternoon get us into the mid 50s and then again close to midnight. tonight will be in the mid 40s for temperatures inland. it's even chillier right now. some spots flirting with the freezing mark. so we're well into the 30s with those freeze warnings. in effect we'll go into the mid 50s later on this afternoon under partly cloudy skies. and then later on tonight, temperatures mainly in the low 40s as we ring in the new year. so just like yesterday, our daytime highs a bit below average for this time

of year for most of us will be in the mid 50s, 56 for high in the city, the same in oakland, 53 in antioch, 55. in napa, hit about 59. in santa cruz. we do have some rain coming our way to finish out the week. we'll show you z's bakery is looking to add a pizza oven,

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>> time now is 643. the man convicted of a notorious crime in vallejo now faces new charges in two other crimes, thanks to advances in forensic dna testing. matthew mueller was charged in court yesterday for two 2009 home invasions and sexual assaults in mountain view and palo alto. santa clara county, da investigators say they found mueller's dna on straps he allegedly used to bind one of his victims. >> what we have been able to do is to eventually solve these two serious crimes, even though 15 years lapsed. were these two investigations handled perfectly? >> no. mueller is already in prison for breaking into the vallejo home of aaron quinn and denise huskins. that was back in 2015. he drugged and tied them up before kidnaping and sexually assaulting huskins. she turned up two days later. vallejo police falsely accused the couple of making it all up. that saga saga began on march 23rd,

2015, when mueller broke into quinn's home, tied him up and kidnaped huskins. as he mentioned, huskins turned up alive two days later near her parents huntington beach home on march 27th. authorities labeled the case a hoax, claiming they found no proof of a kidnaping. in june of 2015, the alameda county sheriff's office arrested mueller as a suspect in a home invasion robbery near dublin. investigators soon found similarities between the robbery and the huskins kidnaping. mueller pleaded guilty to kidnaping charges in september of 2016. he was sentenced to 40 years in prison in march of 2017. >> a new development in the menendez brothers bid for freedom. their attorney is now attempting to change the prosecutor's handling of the brothers resentencing case. he's filing a petition to have the california attorney general's office take over from the office of the newly elected los angeles district attorney. the defense lawyer claims there is a conflict of interest with diaz, with the da's office, with a

da's office employee who he says formerly represented a family member who wants to keep the menendez brothers in prison. >> it's kitty's older sister. it's. it's jose's older sister. those are the people that i'm really looking out for to have a voice in this process. >> the menendez brothers have been incarcerated since 1996 after being convicted of murdering their parents. >> federal authorities are issuing a warning to multiple professional sports leagues after several high profile players have been broken into their homes during the games. the fbi says organized theft groups are targeting these athletes. the groups come from south america and conduct surveillance, using public information to prepare for the burglaries. they are able to bypass alarm systems using things like wi-fi jammers. whether you're a high profile star or not, experts say staying proactive, both with technology and other means is crucial because you need redundancy, you need cameras, you need lights, you need motion sensors.

>> sometimes you need dogs. the whole key in crime prevention is what i call is a term called target hardening. you harden the target in this case your house. but you have to do it consistently. >> luka doncic of the dallas mavericks is the most recent star who had his home burglarized. there are no reports of any bay area athletes who have been targeted. >> now it's our morning money report. a major update this morning in california's effort to address the home insurance crisis. it's an issue we've been covering for a while now. people in wildfire prone areas having their insurance canceled. the state has just issued a new rule that could get people more insurance, but it will also mean everyone could end up paying more. in the new year, insurance companies will be allowed to pass on the cost of reinsurance to policyholders. that's basically insurance for insurance companies. in exchange, insurers that have stopped providing coverage because of wildfire risk will have to start issuing policies again. >> it's a carrot and a stick. you get to do this, but you have to do that. and so for

consumers, we're all sitting here with our fingers crossed saying, okay, i hope this works. >> some estimate we could see some insurance rates spike as much as 40%. once that new rule takes effect. california has been the only state that did not allow reinsurance costs to be passed on to customers. >> many people's p-g-and-e's bills will also be going up in the new year, but the company says the bills will be steadier overall in 2025. p-g-and-e's says the average electricity and gas customer will pay 1% more on january 1st than they did at the beginning of 2024. the rates for gas alone will go up by more than 8.5%, so the company can pay to replace old pipelines. state regulators expect electric rates to fall through 2025 and 2026. all this comes after a year of record price hikes for p-g-and-e's customers. the walmart knockoff of an iconic fashion accessory is taking over

the internet, and its nickname is the gherkin. the company's leather handbag that looks and feels like a standard birkin bag from french maker hermes, is garnishing a lot of online attention. of course, the price is what sets these two bags apart. a real birkin bag costs more than $7,000. while most people can get the one you see here for just under $80. >> disney world in florida rolling out a new budget friendly perk. disney announced free dining plans for three night disney world packages, including park hopper tickets, dining plans, get ticket holders, a few meals, a snack and a refillable mug for every night of their stay. there are date restrictions, so be sure to check disney's website. disney is the parent company of abc seven, and now taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. you can see that we're up this morning about 140 points. >> party like it's 1999, a quarter century later. and we're talking about it again. the biggest tech glitch that was

supposed to happen and then never really did. new year's day marks the 25th anniversary of y2k. y2k is the term used for a widespread computer bug that was expected to crash computers and impede public transit and banking systems, and ultimately caused chaos when the year turned. from 1999 to 2000. however, the millennium bug, as it was called, never happened. the fear caused tech companies to spend billions of dollars updating systems months in advance. people also stocked up on basic necessities like we saw during the covid pandemic. really? all of that to say, when the clock struck midnight for the first day of 2000, everything was fine. we're still here. >> we were. i vividly remember this. >> oh, yeah. remember stashing all the food water bottles? >> we didn't do that. >> i didn't do that. you didn't do that? >> no, no, i think we're just like, well, yeah, whatever. >> whatever. >> yeah, we went to the movies that night. we saw toy story two. we're like, oh, the world's

going to come to a screeching halt. might as well just go to the movies. yeah. disney always working its magic. toy story two. it was great. it's wild time. >> yeah. crazy. >> all those doomsday bunkers. >> oh, yeah. that's what i'm talking about. >> yeah. >> i mean, we didn't have one. >> yeah, but people were like. >> are you sure? i'm okay. >> what a wild time. so bizarre. yeah. crazy. this morning, we'll take you to the tam cam. >> it is lovely on this final day of 2024. outside. you see that sunrise getting up here this morning? but it is cold. we have those temperatures in the 30s and low 40s right now. so that has prompted the freeze warnings and the frost advisories. right now those will last until 9 a.m. so we have the cold morning right now. but the day is looking very lovely. a lot of sunshine out there. we'll get those temperatures mainly in the mid 50s this afternoon. dry all day today. tonight. no worries about rain. it will be partly cloudy. visibility just fine for any fireworks, but it will be chilly. temperatures in the 40s. our next chance of any rain will come on friday. just

some light rain expected. a level one currently on the storm impact scale. the big story this morning is how cold it is. we're down to 35 right now in palo alto, 36 at current temperature in castro valley and in livermore. the wider picture shows you even colder air in some parts of the north bay. 33 in cloverdale right now. good morning concord, you're at 37 degrees. you need to bundle up this morning. the morning planner features that cold morning early on. sunrise today is at 725. we will have a mostly sunny day later on this afternoon. we'll see an increase in high clouds, but we stay dry with temperatures mainly in the mid 50s. so just like yesterday, we're slightly below average for the final day of the year, 56 for the city and oakland. near 60 in san jose. we'll hit about 55 in napa later on this afternoon. now tonight, as we get closer to midnight for new year's eve, it's a mix of stars and clouds. you do want to have several layers if you will be outside to see the fireworks by midnight. for most of us, we'll have those temperatures mainly in the mid 40s. which leads us again to a cold night on the way. 30s and 40s on the board.

as we head into the new year tomorrow. now, our next chance of rain comes on friday, and you'll notice rainfall totals early on. we're looking at, for a lot of us, a quarter to a half of an inch of rain, a little bit higher in parts of lake and mendocino county. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you it is dry for new year's eve today. a quiet start to the new year. tomorrow a little warmer thursday. scattered showers back in the forecast on friday, but that system is out of here for the weekend. sunshine is back with warmer air on sunday. >> reggie aqui drew. thank you. good news for people who enjoy fishing. a popular lake in monterey county has been restocked with fish following a die off last summer. the department of fish and wildlife let the public know that more than 4,000 pounds of rainbow trout have been put back in lake san antonio. officials found the die off was caused by a natural algae phenomenon because of the high heat in july. >> the fda is planning to collect samples of certain aged cheese to test for bird flu. they'll be testing aged cheese made from raw or unpasteurized cow's milk. pasteurization is a process that kills viruses and

bacteria. the fda says samples that test positive for the bird flu will be evaluated on a case by case basis. meantime, the usda is testing raw milk itself for bird flu. the current bird flu strain was first detected in u.s. dairy cows that was back in march. >> and more on that now. diners in california and across the country are paying more because of a nationwide egg shortage that has caused, in part, by the bird flu. restaurant owners are raising prices to offset their costs. the owner of one eatery in san luis obispo says it's his first price hike in decades. he has added a menu surcharge of $1 per egg for certain meals. >> a couple of weeks ago, we were paying $51 for a box of eggs, which is 15 dozen, and that went to 110. when i saw they had to charge the extra dollar per egg or whatever, i was like, oh, i'll get oatmeal and sausage this time. >> it's unclear when the price of eggs is going to begin to go down again. >> san francisco's curbside ev

charging pilot program is entering its next phase. yesterday, mayor london breed announced three companies have submitted proposals to provide new curbside ev charging stations. the companies are urban ev, it's electric and vault post. san francisco needs 5000 chargers by 2030 to meet the growing demand of electric cars. a better bay area and a more beautiful bay area. in the span of six days, a san francisco artist painted a dozen utility boxes along the embarcadero, all with the same theme robots. >> these robots are like here, like saving the humans, because we've gotten kind of caught up in, like, a rat race. >> so the art is part of a program called paint the void. it started during the pandemic when the city hired local artists to paint murals on empty storefronts. >> i can get i can get behind these robots because they're painted on. >> yes. they're not moving around like boston dynamics, doing flips, doing all of that.

>> yeah, they have a really approachable face, and it doesn't seem like they're trying to kill me. in fact, it seems like they're trying to help me. >> this is the way we should do it. >> just paint them. yeah. >> i fear it's propaganda. just to get us used to the robots that are going to come and take over, obviously. but that's fine. that's probably not till 2026. >> we're good, we're good. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> reminder you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app that's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now you can start streaming. >> as we head to break, we'll take a live look outside. beautiful. the time now is 655. we'll be right back. >> 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

>> the time now is 658. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, san francisco police shot and killed a security guard earlier this

month because he pointed a gun at them. it happened hours after police say the man ran down multiple people on a sidewalk near union square. the department released this new video during a town hall meeting yesterday. >> number two, the plans for president jimmy carter's funeral are emerging. it will begin saturday with a motorcade through georgia. tuesday, carter's body will travel to the u.s. capitol, where he will lie in state until thursday, the day of his state funeral. then he'll return to georgia to be buried next to his wife. >> number three right now on our app and abc seven news.com, you can check out all the new laws going into effect tomorrow. that includes daylighting, which makes it illegal to park within 20ft of a crosswalk. enforcement will vary by city. >> and number four, we have frost advisories freeze warnings this morning. take a look at your new year's eve tonight. bundle up. we'll have dry skies. temperatures in the 40s. >> number five. it is very light out there. this picture tells it all. no major stalls or accidents to get around and enjoy your new year's eve. we've got all kinds of mass transit

schedule changes. >> number six san francisco gearing up for its big new year's eve fireworks show. tonight starts at midnight along the embarcadero. we have a list of other events around the bay area at abc seven news.com. >> number seven, if you're staying home this new year's eve, keep it here on abc seven. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest begins at 8 p.m. it's live from times square, with performances across the country from the jonas brothers, carrie underwood, megan moroney, teddy swims, our alanis and so many more. >> happy new year. >> we'll see you next. don't worry, i ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good morning america. >> rebecca: it's already 2025 half way around the world. here? we are just hours away. the new year's eve ball getting a final test drop before the big moment. and the latest on the security preparations. e