rico as we celebrate there. new year just about an hour from now. so much more just ahead, so keep it right here. will it rain until the ball drops? stay with us to find out on abc. be back in a few. right now, two hours until we officially say goodbye to 2024. >> but in times square, the ball has already dropped. this was the moment an hour ago when new york city welcomed 2025. the bay area is ready to celebrate, with crowds growing ahead of the iconic san francisco fireworks show kicking off in just two hours. it will be our turn here soon. good evening and happy new year to you. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley. you're watching a special edition of

abc seven news at 11. as we count down to the new year, we have team coverage tonight from new year's celebrations across the bay area. and we're tracking your fireworks forecast as well. we'll begin with abc seven news reporter j.r. stone live in san francisco with the crowds ready for the midnight fireworks display. j.r. happy new year. >> a happy new year to you, dan. you can smell the street dogs out here. the crowds have gotten bigger and bigger over the course of the last few hours. and i want you to go off over my shoulder here. and you can see all of the people on the south side of the ferry building. this is one of the best spots when it comes to seeing those fireworks that will go off at midnight. and boy, we still got a couple of hours or a little less than a couple of hours, but come midnight it will be shoulder to shoulder. in this area. it is already been a busy day here in san francisco. exercising is key for five and a half year olds like alia. we're trying to stay awake long enough to see the fireworks in san francisco. the

fireworks don't go off until midnight. do you think you'll still be awake? >> oh, of course i am. i like fireworks, they're beautiful. and i'm not scared because they're amazing. >> just don't ask any of these little ones why we're all so excited about staying up late on this one night. you hear about this whole new year's eve thing. it's like it's going to be a new year tomorrow. have you heard about it? no, i did not. but to many who packed fisherman's wharf tuesday, they are well aware of the new year and what comes with it. it took only one, two, yes, three interviews before we started talking politics. >> we hear the president, he said he's going to make america great again. you know what i'm saying? so i want to see if he's going to make america great again. you know what i'm saying? while that's going on making america great again, what about our bank accounts? you know what i'm saying? make that great again to out of towners, though. >> they rang in the new year with some san francisco fun spinning around on these things,

eating street dogs, taking pictures with new friends, holding hands and kissing before a boat ride under the golden gate. >> then i'm going on a san francisco love tour on a vw bus goes from the park. >> maybe you'll find love too. >> well, i am single. >> oh, there we go. possibilities are endless. i see you have a boyfriend here. is there anything specific with your love life going on that you're hopeful for? hint, hint. hopefully he's not listening one day. >> married. but that's always the goal. we're trying to finish our education. so if anyone's out there who needs to finish their education, and i heard him say definitely to that love, of course, of course. we're always looking forward to that. >> others just focused on their newfound family love in 2025. >> i'm just excited because my daughter is barely one year old. just make more memories with her. making memories with my with my husband as well. he's my

our first child. >> so congratulations. >> thank you. >> and back out here live at the ferry building. big crowds already out here. and you can see that traffic is starting to stack up. probably a much different story in an hour from now when people are frantically trying to get down here. a lot of the parking lots. if you are coming down here, you're going to have to park a distance away, because already all of the parking lots within 3 or 4 blocks of the ferry building are packed to the brim with no spaces left. and then also, if you're coming out, be safe. we've already come across numerous people who are heavily intoxicated today though, but it's a happy new year and it's an exciting night out here in san francisco. dan, now back to you in the studio. yeah. >> happy everyone. have fun. we just want everyone to be safe. of course jr thank you very much. well taking a live look now at the embarcadero as we wait for those fireworks. the big question will skies be clear enough to see them? abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is here with your new

year's new year's eve forecast. spencer, unlike new york, it's not raining here. but will we see the fireworks? >> dan i think we will. you know, we had quite a bit of cloud cover tonight, but it was mainly really high clouds and now they're thinning out a bit. check this out. here's the forecast animation starting at 1030. notice that by 11 we'll see more clearing. fewer clouds, 1130. even clearer still. and that pattern continues right on through that midnight hour when we expect to see the fireworks. so i think that we have a good chance of having good viewing conditions. meanwhile, later tonight after the fireworks are over, of course, frost advisory in effect for many of the inland valleys and the hills of the bay area until 9:00 tomorrow morning, temperatures dropping down to about 3233 degrees in the coldest locations. i'll give you a closer look at that and the accuweather seven day forecast for the new year coming our way in just a few minutes. >> dan, it is here. thanks, spencer very much. on the peninsula. redwood city rang in the new year early with a music and light show. lasers lit up the sky. counting down to midnight on the east coast so they didn't have to stay up

quite as late. abc seven news reporter anser hassan was there. reporter. >> one it's the countdown heard around the world and in redwood city, a little earlier than the traditional midnight drop. >> we just had dinner afterwards. we thought it would be a nice festive way to bring in the new year. >> the annual family holiday light show is 20 minutes of a high energy, light and laser show, and red morton park, which is transformed into a winter wonderland. >> we have some cousins visiting from out of town, so we thought it would be fun to bring all the kids out to watch and fun to see a light show. >> the first show is at 9 p.m, timed with the midnight countdown on the east coast. perfect for families with young kids. >> you look for things to do with the kids and this kind of stood out. and then of course, it's a little cold, but i figure, okay, we're here. it looked very festive. >> glenn iwamura grew up in redwood city. he says it's tradition to spend new year's eve with family. his 11 year old son also liked the show, but has a very specific reason for being excited about the new year.

>> and i like video games, so new video games coming out, that's always a good one. >> iwamura says being here with his kids is an early start to his new year resolution for 2025. >> i was worried that as years goes on and you get older, you get slower. i'm hoping i just get enough energy to be able to keep up with them. >> in redwood city, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> well, happy new year, charlie brown in the north bay. they couldn't wait until midnight for this peanuts themed celebration at santa rosa's charles m schulz museum. a jean schulz, the widow of peanuts creator charles m schulz, attended the party this afternoon along with some of the peanuts gang, snoopy and woodstock and the rest that is fun. well, rain could not dampen the spirits tonight in times square, a huge crowd turned out for the traditional ball drop to welcome in 2025. this is the last new year's for this particular ball. it is being retired and replaced. it has been in use since 2008. and stick around after the news here. as new year's rockin eve

continues counting down to midnight. our time, we'll go back to ryan seacrest. well, moving on. new developments with former 40 niners star dana stubblefield. his attorneys today filed a motion to have him released from prison, and a hearing could happen later this week. last thursday, a federal appeals court overturned his 2020 rape conviction. the ruling said the prosecution violated the state's racial justice act, which makes it illegal to convict someone on the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin. the santa clara county district attorney's office put out a statement saying it was studying the opinion. an update now on a story. we've been following another legal defeat for bart in the fight over a covid vaccine mandate. a judge yesterday rejected bart's attempt to toss out a jury's verdict. jurors found the agency discriminated against six employees who lost their jobs for refusing to get the covid vaccine. bart was ordered to pay a total of nearly $8 million in damages. the workers argued bart

did not accommodate their religious vaccine exemptions. well, a lot more to come here ringing in the new year with new laws. that could mean big changes for your social media feeds and for kids homework. plus, a private island in the bay area heads to auction. originally for sale for tens of millions of dollars. you will not believe where the bidding starts now. >> and coming up in sports, the warriors are ready to leave 2024 behind and turn the page to 25. plus purdy on the men. why the 40 niners starting quarterback brock purdy likely won't play in sunday's finale. that's all the way, chris. >> thanks. and 2025 is starting with a bang around the world. throughout the show, we'll bring you images of the new year's celebrations all around the planet. here is the view from rome as fireworks lit up the colosseum. how spectacular! we'll be

the happiest place on earth you'll find all kinds of happy you can find the my-dream-is-finally-coming-true kind of happy

the i-just-found-my- new-favorite-treat kind of happy you can also find that woo-hooooo! (shouting) kind of happy there's the teaming-up-with-my-hero type of happy ... and the we're-never-going-to-forget-this kind of happy come find your happy today ... only at the disneyland resort.

25, is off to a vibrant start in syria, where revelers celebrating new beginnings. hundreds gathered in the streets of damascus to sing, dance and watch these really remarkable fireworks. looking forward to a future with a new government after the fall of the assad regime just weeks ago. all right, time now for a special new year's eve edition of the abc seven news at 11, helping you get ahead on what's coming up next. in the news tonight, we're focused on three new laws that take effect tomorrow, new year's day, what some are referring to as the locked door loophole takes effect. the hope is that it will cut down on car burglaries currently, to prove someone was guilty of breaking into a car, the state requires proof the vehicle was locked and therefore they had to break in.

that will no longer be the case. california is also looking to do more to protect kids from social media addiction. a new law makes it illegal for platforms to knowingly provide addictive algorithmic feeds to children without parental consent. also, social media companies cannot send notification while kids are at school or between midnight and 6 a.m. today, a federal judge blocked a legal challenge to the law. a group argued it violated the first amendment. and our final advancer here tonight. the healthy homework act takes effect in the new year. while it does not ban homework, it does urge schools to come up with policies that consider the health impact homework has on students. it also encourages input from parents, teachers and the kids themselves. the act was authored by a santa clara assembly member. recent surveys show that homework is a top stressor for students who also take effect. you could soon own a private island in solano county as it

heads to auction. point. butler island was first listed for more than $70 million. now it's listed for a mere $40 million. the island's future has been tied up in court for about a decade now over environmental regulations, following a court order. it's going up for auction on january 22nd at the solano county courthouse. that's according to our partners at the mercury news. if interested, you must register before january 7th. let's not all sign up at once, but it is interesting. all right, let's go back. talk about the weather. we're talking about. of course, the fireworks display coming up in less than two hours now, but spencer is back with a full forecast for the rest of the week and the weekend. spencer. >> all right. dan, just an hour or so ago, the clouds were pretty dense and it didn't look like we were going to have very good viewing conditions for the fireworks. but right now you can see on the satellite radar composite image, the clouds are breaking up a bit. we have more clear spots out there, and right now we have a nice clear view from sutro tower out over san francisco, where it's 50 degrees. we have 50

or 51 degrees, also at oakland, hayward, san jose and mid to upper 40s at redwood city and half moon bay. and another clear view from relatively clear from mount tam, looking down into the bay. mid to upper 40s at santa rosa, petaluma, napa, fairfield, concord and livermore. the prospect of good viewing conditions is getting better. so these are our forecast headlines. fair skies for fireworks tonight friday showers will move in with some light rain. then on the weekend, look for sunnier and drier weather as we go into the first weekend of it's going to be cold overnight. we have a frost advisory in effect until 9 a.m. for the north bay interior, mountains and valleys for the east bay interior valleys, and for the eastern santa clara hills. temperatures drop down to around 3334 degrees. of course, frost can form at that temperature, and it can damage sensitive plants overnight. low temperatures more specifically 34 at santa rosa, mainly mid to upper 30s in the inland east bay. certainly mid 30s down in the south bay. and we'll see lows right in the low 40s around the bay shoreline highs tomorrow mainly upper 50s to about 60. but in the

south bay a little bit milder. we'll see 63 at san jose, 62 at morgan hill. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so a nice start a quiet start to the new year tomorrow. then on thursday a little bit milder. but on friday clouds increase and there's a chance of a very good chance of light rain and showers. so we're going to label this a level one storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. over the weekend, skies get sunnier and it gets drier. but going into early next week, we get a little bit of a warming trend. not not a big warm up, but we'll take 60 or 62, over 56 or 58 anytime. we'll

(box thuds) (water boils) (packet tears) (tea bag clanks) (water pours) - listening to people that drink bigelow tea is so important to my family, because making that perfect cup, it's the reason we do what we do hi, guys! - hi! - hey! - so what are you guys drinking? - constant comment. - when i'm drinking bigelow tea, it's just a moment for me. it's just me time. - that's what a cup of tea is. - it is. - a moment for you, someone you love. - aw! (customer sighs) - it tastes really great. - yes! it was always bigelow tea

- wow! that's what my family hopes for. cheers. - cheers. (bright upbeat music) jen b asks, "how can i get fast download cheers. speeds while out and about?" jen, we've engineered xfinity mobile with wifi speeds up to a gig, so you can download and do much more all at once. it's an idea that's quite attractive. or... another word... -fashionable? i was gonna say- "popular! you're gonna be pop-uuuu-larrr!" can you do defying gravity?! yeah, get my harness. buy one line of unlimited, get one free for a year with xfinity mobile. and see “wicked,” in theaters now.

come to an end. a season filled with super bowl expectations fell very, very short. the injuries continue to pile up during last night's loss to the lions. brock purdy hurt his right throwing elbow late in the fourth quarter here and did not

return to the game today. kyle shanahan said it's only an elbow bruise, but with nerve swelling. purdy will likely be out for sunday's season finale. >> yeah, basically just my arm was on fire kind of thing, and so i tried throwing a couple on the sideline and i couldn't at that point. so that's that's what hurts me is like i couldn't finish the game. >> after last night's loss to the cavs, the warriors entered 2025 at 516 and 16 overall, but it feels way worse. remember opening 12 and three. they've gone just four and 13 since steph curry limited to 11 points. jonathan kuminga scored 18, but cleveland pulled away in the second half to secure an nba best 28th win. here's steph on being 500 entering a new year. >> donovan had a kid say we're very mid right now. we're just very average. we go in a56 game run. to us that sounds like a lot. but it is like the numbers. you can make up a lot of ground pretty quickly understanding, you know one good week you're kind of back in it. that's where

we are. >> sharks hosting the fliers. macklin celebrini playing rock, paper scissors with a young fan. core memory unlocked. down one nothing. after one second period. philly scores two goals in 95 seconds to take an even bigger lead. so the sharks playing uphill all game, celebrating now. trying to get the sharks on the board late but access denied. sharks lose four. nothing. eight straight losses, one shy of tying their season high nine game losing streak, which, remember, opened the season. college football playoff quarterfinals boise state penn state in the fiesta bowl in glendale, arizona. penn state up ten at the half. here come the broncos maddox madsen to a wide open matt lauter 53 yards. let's eat. broncos down now three. penn state responds though. drew dowler finding tyler warren his second touchdown of the day. what a grab. so nice. we show it twice the lead back up to ten boise state fans colorful but a little bit concerned in the stands. and penn state ices it right here nicholas singleton

see you later 58 yards boise state's great story comes to an end. penn state wins 3114, advancing to the orange bowl semifinal in ten days. sports on abc seven, sponsored by

help with this health insurance stuff. - check out covered california.

it's a free service from the state that helps you get health insurance. millions of people have used it. - wait, for real? - mmm hmm, they even offer financial help to lower the cost. - nooo... how you know about all this? - that's how i got my insurance. i got a great plan for about $10 dollars a month. - okay, i see you. - if you've got questions, covered california can help, every step of the way. enroll by december 31st. covered california. this way to health insurance. (♪) 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. get 1.9% apr for up to 60 months, plus $1,000 retail bonus cash on specially tagged 2025 sportage and sorento vehicles. of revelers watched from the sandy beaches of rio de janeiro and enjoyed from nearby cruise ships and boats as well. keep it right here on abc seven for new year's day. we'll air the rose parade tomorrow morning at 8 a.m, but for now, that is our report here on this last day of 2024. we appreciate your time

for spencer christian, chris alvarez, all of us. i'm dan ashley. new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest is coming up next. all of us here wish you a very safe and happy new year. >> see you next year. bye for now.

live from times square, it's dick clark's new year's rockin' eve with me, ryan seacrest, monday by sia. tlc and carrie underwood just minutes before midnight. plus jonas brothers and rita ora take the