abc seven mornings live now with five. >> back on bourbon street, the busy corridor has reopened after that deadly truck attack. just a couple of days ago. a memorial for the 14 people killed continues to grow. this morning, investigators revealing what they found in the suspect's texas home and a push to rejoin the joint terrorism task force, the san francisco police officers association, asking the department to step up in the wake of the new orleans attack. >> their message as the city gets ready to host some big events later this year. >> solid start to winter. the results of the state's first snow survey in the sierra. but officials say we still need more

snow to supply the water in the bay area. >> plus, taking a live look outside this morning and the rain is returning today. drew and sue are tracking the forecast and the roads and how it will impact your morning commute if you're heading into work today. >> good morning. welcome to friday. it's january 3rd. yeah. >> and we'll start with that. look at the weather. >> we do have light rain that has returned to the region today. so this morning we will be in and out of the showers, some slick roadways out there over the next couple of hours. here's live doppler seven showing you that this front is just beginning to move on shore. we'll zoom in a little tighter. we're seeing rain developing in parts of marin, sonoma county. certainly mendocino county has some showers. we're about to see some light rain move into the city. and as you can see, this entire shield of moisture is moving east so it spreads across the region. over the next couple of hours. we are at a level one today. it's not a lot of rain, but it will create some slick roadways out there this morning. and we do have some large waves developing along our coast today. a high surf advisory will be in effect. so looking at the rainfall

chances, we're really honing in on about a four hour period between 8 a.m. and noon today. that's when we'll find the best chance of showers. working through your neighborhood. the afternoon we will actually see a return of some sunshine to finish out the day. so we're not talking about a lot of rain rainfall today. what to expect across the region. most cities will see less than a half of an inch of rain, but we do have some snow coming to the sierra. we'll show you the winter storm warning coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with sue and see how the roads are doing this morning. >> thanks, drew. yeah, we checked on chain requiremen. none required on any of the sierra freeways at this time. we'll keep checking for you a little closer to home. excuse me. it's moving nicely on the east shore freeway. gaps in the headlights. good thing at a pretty good clip. there's a look at your drive from hercules all the way into the bay bridge toll plaza and san francisco. gorgeous. across the golden gate bridge. three lanes southbound, three lanes northbound. at this hour, i think that's pretty much been the two holiday week configuration. and right now it's light traffic all the way

around friday and holiday light, guys. >> thanks, sue. developing news in new orleans where bourbon street is back open to the public this morning with tight security in plac. here's a live look at the areac. where just two days ago, a driver rammed a pickup truck through a crowd of people celebrating the new year. of course, it's only 7 a.m. there, so it's very few people ever at that time in new orleans, the fbi now says the suspect acted entirely on his own. they also say he rented the truck he used in the attack on december 31st and drove from houston. the city reopened bourbon street yesterday, just 36 hours after the attack and 30 minutes before the postponed sugar bowl. the game began with a moment of silence for the 14 people killed as flowers, candles and crosses now dot the french quarter. >> man, after all this happened, coming back to bourbon street, it just have an eerie feel to it. but looking around, the tourists look happy. they just walking around and they look like they're enjoying themselves. law enforcement on

every corner so it feels safe. >> abc news is reporting bomb making materials linked to the attack were recovered by law enforcement yesterday at the suspect's home in houston. authorities say he originally planned to harm his family, but decided that would not get enough attention. investigators are still trying to determine how the suspect, a us born army vet, became an isis sympathizer in the wake of that attack in new orleans. >> the san francisco police officers union is asking for the department to reinstate its partnership with the fbi joint terrorism task force. the partnership was suspended in 2017 because of pressure from civil liberties advocates. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has a closer look at the concern. >> it's about keeping people safe. >> the san francisco police officers association says it's time for s.f. police department to step up. the po posted on x, quote. the sfpd should rejoin the joint terrorism task force to work with all our law enforcement partners in keeping the people who live, work and visit san

francisco safe. >> we put out the tweet because you know what happened in new orleans? nobody wants to see that han again. >> lieutenant tracy mcrae says there will be a lot of eyes on san francisco because of upcoming events like the j.p. morgan healthcare conference. >> that's going to be really huge. and after what happened in new york with the ceo being killed in february, there's the chinese new year parade and the nba all star game. security is paramount. >> the sfpd pulled out of the joint terrorism task force in 2017 during the trump administration. sfpd faced pressure from civil liberties advocates and members of the muslim community, concerned that the fbi and pd would target undocumented immigrants and muslim residents. law enforcement leaders say pd and the fbi share information now, but that more needs to be done, even though there is information that is shared with the department, it's different from actually being part of this joint effort, this task force

where we would actually have someone dedicated to being on that task force, did not have sfpd involved in it as a member of it. >> uh- is ludicrous. >> former fbi agent rick smith says sfpd needs to be part of the task force. >> to be safe, you need law enforcement to talk together in real time to deal with these things. >> local leaders say what happened in new orleans is a wake up call. >> we have to double down on our relationships with federal partners, like through the joint terrorism task force. i'm going to do everything i can as a member of the board of supervisors to support that. >> a san francisco police department spokesman says it's time to rethink their membership in the jttf suzanne phan. abc seven news. >> the fbi is still working to determine the motive in wednesday's. tesla cybertruck explosion in las vegas. investigators do not believe it's connected to the terror attack in new orleans.

authorities identified the suspect as 37 year old matthew lee berger, a decorated u.s. army green beret from colorado springs. they say he rented the cybertruck online in denver and drove it to vegas. this video shows the vehicle pulling in to the trump hotel and then leaving. it came back a short time later, and that's when it exploded in front of the entrance. >> the individual had sustained a gunshot wound to the head prior to the detonation of the vehicle. >> officials cannot say with 100% certainty that the body in the vehicle is levels. berger. they say just before christmas, he legally bought two handguns that were found inside the car. there were also gasoline canisters and fireworks. the seven people hurt in the explosion have minor injuries. both the las vegas explosion investigation and the new orleans case are evolving fast. we are keeping. abc seven news.com and abc seven bay area

app up to date. and of course, we'll pass along any new information this morning as we as we get it. >> and happening today, x49 dana stubblefield could find out if he's getting out of prison. he's set to be back in court a week after an appeals court overturned his rape conviction. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in san jose with what his attorney wants to see happen to this case, and why he says stubblefield should be released. lena. >> amanda, good morning to you. stubblefield's attorneys are hoping that he will be released from prison today, and they're also hoping prosecutors will rectify this by dropping all charges to bring you up to speed here. the former forty-niners player was convicted of raping a woman under the threat of a gun, who had come to his home to interview for a babysitting job in 2015. but his defense team says that's not what happened. they say the judge blocked the admission of key police evidenc. that includes the accuser's own confession that she was a paid sex worker with her own website

and business operation. stubblefield said the interaction was a paid, consensual transaction. the appellate court ruling last week that the prosecution violated, excuse me, violated the racial justice act by saying in its closing argument that it didn't search stubblefield's home for a gun over concerns that it would open up a, quote, storm of controversy amid civil unrest at the time over the police killing of george floyd can't hold a trial that has the fundamentals of due process, the fundamentals of fairness, the fundamentals of the constitution, and keep referring to somebody as a big black man. the racial justice act went into effect in 2021, just a year after his conviction. this makes it illegal to convict someone on the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin. stubblefield's attorneys are expected to be back in court here at 9:00 this

morning, motioning for their client to be released. live in san jose. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. now, even with winter here, we need more snow in the coming months. that's the word from state water managers after their first snow survey of the season. yesterday, they measured the snow pack at phillips station, south of lake tahoe along highway 50. they found 24in of snow. it's 91% of average for this time of the season, but only 37% of what's needed by april 1st to supply the water that's needed in much of the bay area. officials say the northern part of the state has been a lot more wet this season. >> central and southern sierra, we need some help. we need above average accumulation for the remainder of the winter to really catch back up. >> besides providing water for us to drink, the snowpack also creates runoff that keeps our forests greener in the summer months, which can help reduce wildfires. the next snow survey is set for february 3rd. >> we're doing so much better this year than last year. last

year we were had about 35% of our average snowfall for the state. so the sierra is doing well. we're getting more snow later on today. a winter storm warning kicks in here at 7 a.m. most of the snow is going to fall later on this afternoon and this evening. so if your plans are to go to tahoe. morning is best afternoon. things kind of go downhill. we're expecting 6 to 10in of snow above 5500ft. our highest peaks could see 15in of snow throughout the afternoon and evening. here's live doppler seven. you can see our front moving on shore. light rain overspreading the region. that snow arrives later this morning and into the afternoon in the sierra behind this front it gets really quiet. so this is the last rain we'll see this week. next week looks very dry across the region right now in santa rosa. currently raining. it's 49 degrees, just a light breeze out of the northwest. we're not expecting windy conditions as this front moves through. so here's future weather by 7 a.m. it's raining in the north bay. we have those showers spreading south and east throughout the morning. here's 9 a.m. that rain is falling in the east bay, the

peninsula approaching the south bay as you head later into the morning, 11 a.m. we're still within these light showers, so the morning is going to be wet. we'll find slick roadways out there. rainfall less than a half of an inch. but watch what happens this afternoon. sunshine reappears, but it will feel cooler compared to yesterday. yesterday we were in the upper 60s in some areas. today will be in the upper 50s for daytime highs as we preview the weekend forecast. it's looking lovely. saturday and sunday. sunshine is back. start to warm up by sunday afternoon reggie. >> thanks drew. coming up. vision zero coming up short a look at what the city of san francisco accomplished n the last decade in hopes of making streets safer, preparing for possible chaos at the u.s. capitol. >> the house convening today to vote for a speaker. republican mike johnson, fighting to keep his job and free chipotle for a year. >> the chain teaming up with the san francisco based company

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attention to san francisco's vision zero. it's the city's plan to make streets safer and bring traffic deaths to zero by 2024. and with 2024 over, that vision has not come to fruition. in 2024, 41 people died in on san francisco's streets, including two dozen pedestrians. that number even more than in 2014, when vision zero was first announced. that year, 31 people died. abc seven news reporter tara campbell looks at what ten years of work actually accomplished, and what's next? >> it's a record san francisco certainly didn't want to set, but now it's official. the city saw more traffic deaths in 2024 than any other year in the past decade, a decade that was devoted to dropping those deaths down to zero. >> it's absolutely working. i can't imagine what san francisco would be like if the city didn't invest in vision zero, didn't put the resources aside. >> dozens of cities across the country have taken the vision

zero pledge, but like others, san francisco is seeing the death toll rise, particularly among pedestrians. last year, 24 people died while walking the streets. >> it's combating decades of streets designed for vehicles versus for all of us. >> we spent tens of millions of dollars reconfiguring the streets, putting in protections, putting in bike lanes, putting in a lot of different things to try to make the streets safer. >> but abc seven insider phil matier says a lack of law enforcement is catching up. >> one of the reasons ticketing went down over the years was that they didn't have enough police. another one was that there was a concern that tickets were a form of racial discrimination, and that minorities and people of color wound up getting most tickets. >> there's never anybody getting caught for like, running red lights or stop signs, minor traffic violations that tend to cause pedestrian injuries. >> advocates have long been

pushing for the use of more technology to combat fast, distracted driving. the governor this past year signing off on a pilot project that will help catch people speeding through intersections. >> we believe that the pilot, the speed camera pilot that's going to be turned on in march, is going to be a game changer. >> san francisco will be the first of six cities to launch the pilot program. >> imagine 33 locations with speed cameras. so really changing people's behavior and having them obey the speed law. >> meanwhile, they're calling on mayor elect daniel lurie to re-adopt the vision zero policy. in his first 100 days in office. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> as san francisco considers a future of traffic safety, the city will also take a new approach to public safety. overall, incoming mayor daniel lurie appointed former san francisco police officer paul yep to be the city's first chief of public safety. and abc seven news spoke with you up about the job. >> what i'm super excited about is that this will be the first time that a representative from

the mayor's office will be coordinating all the emergency services and public safety departments for the city of san francisco, and the coordination is important because we want to be all on the same page and hyper focus on our priorities as needed, to make the city safe. >> yep. has been part of lurie's transition team. he was a member of the san francisco police department for 28 years. >> happening today. several family members of eric and lyle menendez will meet with the newly elected l.a. county district attorney. they are pushing for the brothers to be resentenced. the prior da asked a judge to sentence the brothers, who were convicted of killing their parents nearly 30 years ago. the new da delayed the case, saying he needed time to review it. most members of the menendez family say theof brothers should be released from prison. >> taking a live look at the u.s. capitol this morning where it could be a chaotic day, the 119th congress convenes today, the first order of business picking leadership positions. and it's not clear if house speaker mike johnson is going to

keep his job. yesterday, johnson met with fellow republicans who are undecided about whether to back his bid to retain the gavel. at least 16 republican members have not committed to voting for him. he cannot afford to lose more than one republica, and representative thomas massie of kentucky has already said he's a no. >> he doesn't have my vote. >> so you won't vote for him. >> he does not have my vote. >> will you change your mind? >> it would take a christmas miracle. >> johnson does appear to have the support of the majority of his party, and has the endorsement of president elect trump. oakland democrat barbara lee served her last day in the house of representatives, but she's signaling she's not done fighting for the people of her city. lee issued a statement saying, quote, it has been the honor of a lifetime to provide constituent services. she added she will continue to fight for working families, the middle class, low income and poor people. this is important because her name is being floated as a possible candidate to fill the seat of recall mayor

shengtao. lee has said she'll make an announcement sometime early this month. >> well, here's your chance to score free chipotle for an entire year. chipotle is teaming up with san francisco based exercise app strava for their 2025 city challenge. for the next month, people in 25 cities, including san francisco, can run, bike or walk along chipotle segments using strava and log the mileage. the person who completes the most segments will get free chipotle lifestyle bowls for a year. the city with the most mileage completed will win a bogo free entree for every resident. >> wow. admittedly, i have not been to chipotle for a while. what's a lifestyle bowl? >> i don't know, but it sounds healthy. and you have the strava app. >> i don't i don't know what that is either. >> okay. >> and what workout app? okay. mostly for bikers, but also for runners and walkers. so you go, you get download the app. you do have to pay for it. i think it's like 80 bucks a year. what?

yeah, yeah. >> just go by chipotle for $80. >> there's a number of lifestyle bowls. it looks like all very healthy. >> when did this happen? >> a life i guess. >> it has been a minute since i've been over there. >> none of us are, like, in charge of their marketing, though. >> they're doing a really good job. >> i guess so, yeah. >> wholesome for sure. good chance. i mean, the bay area is very healthy. yeah, they love to be outside, but for the whole city. >> is that what they're proposing? >> that's pretty. and then the city gets a bogo. bogo. >> it looks like the same stuff that i walk, but. all right. >> yeah, that's going to be extra. that's going to be extra for sure. >> always is. this morning getting that run in. that exercise you may have to wait a couple hours because we do have showers moving through. it is getting wet out there. here's a live look from our exploratorium camera showing you that rain on our camera. so it's a level one storm today. it's not an all day affair. it's this morning. we are tracking those showers the afternoon. believe it or not, the sun is back out. will actually dry out to finish the day. that leads to a really nice weekend. sunny both saturday and sunday with dry

conditions. and in fact, the extended outlook looks pretty dry all next week we are rain free. in fact, after this morning's rain we could stay dry for the next two weeks. we'll keep you updated on that. here's live doppler seven showing you our front is moving on shore. light rain overspreading the city right now. we have light rain moving through marin county, sonoma county, and you can see the movement of this front. it will spread rain across the entire region over the next couple of hours. that's why we're at a level one today, especially this morning for those showers the next several hours leading to slick roads. we also have some issues along our coast with large breaking waves wet on the golden gate bridge this morning. 101 is slick, so we have that light rain this morning. by noon, the showers are actually tapering and that leads to a dry and sunny afternoon, but we're about ten degrees cooler today compared to yesterday, so temperatures are mainly in the 50s. rainfall totals today again less than a half of an inch across the region over the next 12 hours. we do have that winter storm warning kicking in at 7 a.m. highest peaks about 15in of snow

lake level. we're looking at 2 to 4in and again this afternoon. this evening, that's when the bulk of the snow will fall, and that will lead to some slick and slower travel to tahoe. today we'll find those temperatures only in the 50s, so it will feel cooler out there. morning rain to afternoon sunshine. that high surf advisory kicks in this evening, lasting through sunday. right now, waves anywhere from 4 to 11ft, but we could see breakers in excess of 18ft, so that is dangerous. swimming and surfing conditions. accuweather. seven day showers. rough surf today and look at the weekend. sunshine is back. we'll start to warm up next week and keep it dry through thursday guys. >> all right drew thank you. coming up the seven things to know this morning. >> serious scandal. how much apple just agreed to pay to settle a lawsuit involving its

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♪ ♪ some like them toasted. eat em how you like them. pop-tarts. crazy good. number one, we are at a level one this morning on the storm impact scale. you can see live doppler seven. light rain is spreading across the region. slick roads this morning. so you look at the morning planner over the next several hours. it's a x of low clouds and rain for the morning sunshine. drier conditions are back this afternoon. >> number two, we're following your friday commute with another bart delay. this one actually has the coliseum. oakland

airport shuttle. bart. no service this morning. ac transit bus 73 will be setting up a bridge. >> number three people are back on bourbon street in new orleans after the deadly new years truck attack. the street reopened yesterday. sources tell abc news investigators found bomb making materials at the killer's texas home. authorities no longer believe there are any other suspects. the fbi and department of homeland security are now warning the country's 18,000 law enforcement agencies about potential copycat attacks, though there is no specific threat number for today. >> a hearing is set to consider releasing former 40 niner dana stubblefield from prison. it comes a week after a state appeals court overturned his 2020 rape conviction. >> number five, the 119th congress is set to convene today. the first order of business for both parties will be selecting their leadership. it's still not clear if current house speaker mike johnson has the votes to keep his job. >> number six. the santa cruz wharf is set to reopen tomorrow,

nearly two weeks after powerful waves tore a section of it apart. the city says an assessment shows the remaining part of the wharf is safe. >> number seven, a heads up if you bought broccoli from walmart. 12 ounce bags of market fresh broccoli florets are being recalled over potential listeria contamination. the packages have a use by date of december 10th, 2024. you can get more information about what to do at fda.gov. >> and back to new orleans. now. in today's gma first look teams playing in yesterday's sugar bowl honored the victims of the bourbon street attack. here's abc news reporter trevor ault in this morning's gma first look. >> new orleans standing strong. the new orleans mayor leading the crowd at the sugar bowl. remembering the victims in the attack on bourbon street and outside. the sounds of new orleans coming alive again. big band music greeting the tens of thousands of people pouring in. but law enforcement was also front and center. how do you feel being out in public?

>> i feel safe. i mean, we walked around yesterday in the french quarter, and there were police and fbi all over the place. >> in less than a mile away, the iconic bourbon street now back open for business with officials adamant the y and its tourist sites are safe. >> we want to make it clear the superdome and the surrounding area is safe. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have full live team coverage tracking the very latest on the investigation with your gma first look, i'm trevor ault, abc news, new orleans. >> apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of using its virtual assistant siri to eavesdrop on users. the proposed settlement would resolve a five year old lawsuit. apple is accused of activating siri to record conversations through iphones and other devices for more than a decade. some of the recorded conversations were then allegedly shared with advertisers. if this is approved in court, iphone owners would be

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seven mornings live now at 5.30 a new barricades in new orleans. city workers installing barriers after the deadly truck attack that killed 14 people. and now a new warning from officials about the potential for copycats ready to reopen. >> not even two weeks after that devastating wharf collapse in santa cruz. the city says there are signs it's safe to open back up. >> plus crown for a corgi. meet the dog who won the winter where pooch pageant at san francisco's downtown first thursdays event. >> we love a dog in disguise. >> you better. woof! >> good morning everyone. it is

friday, january 3rd. >> so these are just things that come to my mind. we still need to workshop. we begin with a check on the weather with meteorologist drew. >> i loved it, i thought it was perfect. no notes. all right. this morning. you need the light umbrella out there. rain has returned to the region. live look from the exploratorium camera right now showing you that rain. we have this front moving onshore. it's very limited in terms of how long it stays with us. it's really just showers this morning. sunshine is back this afternoon, but rain is crossing through the city right now. we now have showers developing around el cerrito, moving into oakland. some showers developing along the peninsula right now. it's been raining for much of the morning in marin county. so we're at a level one this morning for these light showers. rainfall totals will be less than a half of an inch. and the biggest impact slick roadways. later this evening we will have some large breaking waves and rough surf along our coast. so here's future weather throughout the morning. we'll watch this rain spread south and east. it continues to bring showers here through 11 a.m, but watch what happens this afternoon. sunshine breaks back out to finish the day and will dry out, but today is going to feel cooler than

yesterday. we'll max out our temperatures in the mid and upper 50s. so you need the umbrella this morning. you can leave it at home this afternoon. rainfall totals today, less than a half of an inch across the region. let's check in with sue. see how we're doing on the roads this morning. >> pretty quiet, but as you, drew. take a look. rain is falling at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights. in fact, we haven't had any for these last two holiday weeks, so i'm assuming it will stay the same. we will, of course, keep an eye on it. light conditions heading into the city. in fact, all the way through the 8-80 corridor from hercules, through the toll plaza and into the city. less than 30 minutes popping in on the richmond bridge. we had a stall yesterday morning that really gummed things up so far this morning. it's moving nicely. you can see the sheen on the roadways expecting overall friday and holiday light. so far so good. no commute out of tracy, up and over the altamont. only thing we have is some road work northbound on the carquinez bridge. not seeing any delays. >> all right, sue, thank you. the fbi now says the 42 year old army veteran who

killed 14 people in new orls on new year's day, planned and carried out the attack entirely on his own. he rented the truck in texas and drove to louisiana. >> yesterday, a bourbon street reopened to the public. and now a memorial grows for the people who lost their lives. abc news reporter christiane cordero joins us live from new orleans with the latest on the orleans investigation and the measures being taken to protect people who are on bourbon street. christiane. >> hey there, reggie and amanda. so this time yesterday, this whole area around the french quarter was pretty quiet. now it is vibrant once again as the larger community still searches for answers. this morning, bourbon street is back open with security reinforcements and a new warning that stretches nationwide. the fbi and department of homeland security have alerted every u.s. law enforcement agency of the potential for copycats trying to mimic the new year's day attack that killed 14 in new orleans. as part of this investigation, officials are trying to figure

out how the suspect, us born army veteran shamsudin jabar, became an isis sympathizer. >> what i can tell you right now is that he was 100% inspired by isis. >> authorities now believe jabar acted alone in the bourbon street attack, planting explosives and ramming a rented pickup truck into a crowd. but they're unsure if he was radicalized online, on his own or recruited. new video shows the moment people began running for their lives after the driver turned onto bourbon street. dozens are still recovering, with injuries among those killed. 18 year old kareem badawi, a freshman at the university of alabama. >> a fun loving guy, uh- never looked for the center of attention. he was always there, though, just because he was a positive guy and well-liked. >> and 26 year old drew dauphin celebrating the new year with his younger brother, matthew. >> everybody that knows drew and knows matthew, they were they were one. they were best friends. drew lived in

birmingham, but he would go to the lake every weekend to be with his brother. >> 36 hours after the tragedy, the sugar bowl kicked off with a moment of silence for the victims as new flowers, candles and crosses dot the french quarter. now, in response to the fbi determining jabar was inspired by isis, the houston chapter of the counl for american islamic relations unequivocally denounced the violence and stood in solidarity in mourning. the victims of this tragedy. one of those killed, kareem badawi, who we mentioned was a muslim american from baton rouge. guys, back to you. >> all right, christiane, thank you so much. now, this morning, authorities are piecing together the final hours leading up to the moment a man blew up a cyber truck outside the trump hotel in las vegas. that, too, was on new year's day. investigators don't think there's a connection to the new orleans attack. the suspect in the cyber truck explosion has been identified as 37 year old matthew berger of

colorado springs, colorado. he was an army soldier on leave. new surveillance video shows the truck pulling up to the hotel around 730 wednesday morning. it then left, driving along las vegas boulevard before returning to the valet area. around 8:39 a.m, the truck exploded 17 seconds later. yesterday, investigators searched berger's home in colorado springs. his wife reportedly told investigators he'd been out of the home since around christmas after a dispute over allegations of infidelity, similar to the attacker in new orleans. berger rented the truck on the san francisco based turo app. officials told abc news he told the person he rented the truck from that he was going camping at the grand canyon. both las vegas explosion investigation and the new orleans case are evolving fast. we're keeping abc seven news.com and abc seven bay area app. we're keeping all of that updated with the latest developments. 24 over seven. if you download the app, you can

turn on notifications to then get a heads up when new information comes in. >> happening today, x49 dana stubblefield could find out if he is getting out of prison. he is set to be back in court a week after an appeals court overturned his rape conviction. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in san jose with what his attorney wants to see happen to this case, and why he says stubblefield should be released. lena. >> well, reggie, after three years behind bars, stubblefield's attorneys are arguing today for his immediate release from prison. they say he is an innocent man. and key police evidence was blocked by the judge from ever being seen by the jurors. the former forty-niners player was convicted of raping a woman under the threat of a gun, which was never found. who had come to his home to interview for a babysitting job in 2015. but his defense team says evidence that wasn't presented at trial includes the accuser's own confession that she was a paid sex worker with her own website and business operation.

stubblefield said the interaction was a paid, consensual transaction. the appellate court ruling last week that the prosecution violated the racial justice act by saying in closing arguments that it didn't search stubblefield's home for a gun over concerns that it would open up a, quote, storm of controversy amid civil unrest at the time over the police killing of george floyd. it's now up to santa clara's district attorney to decide whether to retry the former 40 niner. >> they would have to do then is bring him back and start from scratch. and the question would be, will he get bail again? since he's now had his conviction overturned because he's convicted of nothing, not even a parking ticket. so he should be restored to where he was home with his family, where he should have been for the last few years. >> we reached out to the santa clara county district attorney's office and were told, quote, we are studying the opinion.

stubblefield's attorney is expected to be back in court here this morning at 9:00, motioning to have their client released. live in san jose. lena howland, abc seven news. >> two oakland fire stations will close on monday because of the city's budget cuts. that's according to the firefighters union. these are stations 25, which is located on butters drive, and 28, which is on grass valley road. station ten is already closed for remodeling and it won't reopen. firefighters plan to hold a news conference monday morning at city hall, as the city council is scheduled to hold a meeting. the union plans to demand the stations reopen because of the impact the closures could have on public safety. >> a dramatic scene in south korea overnight as the country's president defied an arrest warrant and ended up in a standoff with police at the presidential palace. this happened at the presidential palace, as i mentioned, where thousands of supporters and police were gathered. police ended up leaving after being confronted by what they said was a human wall of soldiers and the president's security team. you

may remember last month the president declared martial law and was then accused of insurrection under south korea's constitution. if a sitting president is accused of insurrection, the police have the authority to arrest him while he is still in office. >> now it's our abc seven mornings advance. we highlight some things happening here in the bay area today, nearly two weeks after massive waves took out the end of the santa cruz wharf, city officials announced the pier will reopen this weekend. >> officials say the wharf has been deemed safe after a sonar and engineering assessment. the original incident took 150ft off the wharf, including a part of the dolphin restaurant, and restrooms took them all into the sea. now, beachgoers and surfers are happy to hear the area won't be closed any longer. this is the best place. >> this is my piece. >> i shake because i'm just so excited to be here. >> go have you some calamari. >> so nearly 20 businesses on the wharf will also be reopening. there will be a reopening ceremony at 10 a.m.

tomorrow. >> still ahead, curbside ev charging, san francisco leaders choosing two neighborhoods where the stations will be installed. but first, to check on the weather with drew. >> hey there, 541 this morning and rain is back. we are tracking showers crossing the region this morning. you're looking at sfo right now. as you can see, some of that light rain is falling. the taxiways, the runways are wet, currently 54 degrees out there as that light rain is falling this morning. and we'll find those showers mainly in the next 5 to 6 hours. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. our front is moving on shore. rain is spreading across the region, but it ends around noon today. this afternoon, sunshine is back, so this is not a long duration event by any means. live. look at our golden gate bridge camera. you can see the roads are wt 101. going north and south here is going to be a little bit slick this morning. just be aware of that. we have some lower visibility out there as this rain moves through. so the day planner looks like this. you need the smaller umbrella this morning. winds are not an issue so don't

worry about your umbrella blowing around. we will find that light rain over the next couple of hours, but those showers are already beginning to end around lunchtime. sunshine begins to break out here midday and as we head into the afternoon, it is mostly sunny and it is dry, but it will feel cooler compared to yesterday. about ten degrees cooler with temperatures mainly in the 50s for daytime highs. for contrast, yesterday our warmest areas were in the upper 60s. today we're in the mid and upper 50s 58 in the city and in oakland, about 58. in livermore, 55. that temperature in napa. again, we go for morning showers to afternoon sunshine. looking at the three day forecast today, we have those showers. some rough surf develops along our coast later on this evening, tomorrow and sunday. the weekend is looking spectacular. sunshine is back and a bit of a warming trend. as we head into sunday afternoon. we'll look at

and has just blocked an acquisition of u.s. steel by japan's nippon steel. he made the vow back in march that he would block the deal, pledging to keep the industry domestically owned and operated. nippon steel had promised to protect jobs and invest nearly $3 billion in its facilities, but the deal faced bipartisan opposition by lawmakers who do not want the american steel industry to be owned by foreign companies. nippon and u.s. steel have both previously vowed to take legal action if the deal was blocked. >> if you've been to the soma neighborhood in san francisco, especially along sixth street, then you already know the homelessness and open air drug use is happening. there is some of the worst i have personally ever seen. it's why supervisor matt dorsey is calling for more arrests of drug users, and a new strategy to clean up neighborhoods. abc seven news reporter monica madden spoke about it. >> some say drug use in the sixth street corridor is worse than ever. look around and you might see why. while crackdowns

have focused on dealers, san francisco supervisor matt dorsey wants to take it a step further, making interventions that get people under arrest into drug treatment. and it's personal for him. >> something i consider nothing less than the obligation of my own survival as a recovering drug addict. we do need to be making arrests of drug users with an eye toward making sure that any criminal justice intervention we make is a medical and life saving intervention. >> it would be a significant shift in the city's approach, which has long focused on harm reduction strategies. >> what may have worked in the heroin era is not working in the fentanyl era. we are facing drugs that are deadlier than ever before in human history, and we're seeing levels of addiction driven lawlessness that we have never seen. >> with prop 36 now in effect. authorities can charge repeat drug offenders with a treatment mandated felony, giving people the option of rehab over prison time. >> nobody is asking for draconian sentences like, you know, the bygone era of the drug

war. what we are asking for is for people to be held accountable for drug driven lawlessness. >> what's that going to cost? >> i think the answer is that can we afford not to solve this problem? >> it's not the first time the city has tried this. in 2023, mayor london breed directed sfpd to make more drug related arrests. forced treatment wasn't welcomed by all. >> their risk of overdose sometimes sort of paradoxically, goes up. we've said you can't use humane and created a situation where they're not using opioids. their tolerance goes down and a relapse can be deadly. >> the ceo of san francisco's aids foundation telling abc seven news, in part, decades of research have shown that criminalizing people for their health conditions or circumstances perpetuates harm rather than fostering recovery. >> all of it comes back to public safety. a city that is as premised on being welcoming and safe and clean for tourists and conventions, and shoppers and

commuters cannot lose sight of how valuable it is to solve these problems. >> monica madden, abc seven news. >> new details in a plan from san francisco to install curbside ev chargers. the city is now choosing to put them in dogpatch and post triangle. the initiative aims to provide chargers for san francisco residents who don't have access to off street parking. the city will need 5000 chargers by 2030 to meet the growing demand of electric cars. in the pilot program, three companies have been chosen urban ev, it's electric, and volt post. >> in the south bay, enforcement just started over a controversial ordinance to reduce the number of homeless encampments near waterways. officials say the goal is to move unhoused people from local rivers and creeks to help clear pollution and improve safety. enforcement includes a warning and education first, with 72 hours to voluntarily relocate. the next step would be a misdemeanor charge with a fine or jail time as punishment.

>> the intention of the ordinance is not to result in criminalization. i think it would be a very successful deployment if it doesn't result in any criminalization at all. >> advocates for the unhoused have raised concerns before the ordinance even passed, saying that it doesn't create a long term solution and that any criminalization should be taken out of the picture. san francisco kicked off the new year with a return of downtown first thursdays. yesterday, it's a celebration on second street between market and howard that includes outdoor bars, food vendors, shopping and for this opening night, a doggie winterwear fashion show. the winner? typo the corgi. >> she is a party girl. like i said, she loves to party. she's the life of the party and she always likes to have fun. and she's the sassy queen. >> oh my gosh. someone please clip that and make it a meme. typo and her owner won a gift

certificate for disco dog, a san francisco based company that makes clothes for dogs. by the way, the next first thursday is scheduled for february 6th. >> typo was uninterested. she's like, let's get back to the party. >> yeah. let's go. >> i hope this woman works for some sort of newspaper with that name typo. >> i want this woman to be the only person that ever gives a soundbites. yes. no matter what the subject it's giving. >> she understood theng. assignment. >> she's a party girl, and she's sassy. >> so the center of attention. >> she is that girl. >> so good. just put that in your bio now. she's sassy. center of attention. i love that this morning we're tracking rain back in the forecast. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. roads are wet this morning as rain spreads across the region. on the accuweather headlines, we will find a level one storm today. it's not raining the entire day. the rain is here just this morning. the afternoon sunshine is back out and we will dry out to finish the day. the weekend is looking fantastic. sunshine, dry conditions. in fact, the

extended outlook. we could be looking at a pretty long period that we remain rain free all of next week. we are dry looking at temperatures right now, upper 40s mid 50s. so not too chilly as this rain moves through. here's live doppler seven showing you this initial band working through the city now into the east bay along the peninsula, approaching the south bay this morning. and then another band of rain will move through here later on this morning. it's a level one today for these morning showers. the biggest impact will be slick roads. then later on this evening we have some rough surf developing along our coast. we'll show you that in one second. here's future weather. just notice those showers moving through as we head deeper into the morning. by 11 a.m. we're still tracking some light rain out there, but the afternoon, we're done with the showers. this is 3 p.m, the sunshine is back out, but it will feel cooler today. temperatures are mainly in the mid to upper 50s, about a 10 degrees drop compared to yesterday. rainfall totals with this quick moving front, less than a half of an inch across the region. so not a huge issue, but take it slow this morning. we have some slick roads out there. we have a winter storm warning

beginning at 7 a.m. today for the sierra. highest peaks like donner could see upwards of 15in of snow lake level. we're looking at 2 to 4in and a lot of the snow falling in the afternoon, so be aware of that. if you are going to tahoe, it will be slick and slow as that snow falls. back here at home we'll find temperatures in the 50s. morning rain to afternoon sunshine. that surf becomes stronger later on this evening as a high surf advisory kicks in near 9 p.m, could see breakers in excess of 18ft. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. showers. rough surf today. then the sunshine is back through the weekend and then much of next week. it is quiet with sunny skies and above average temperatures. >> guys thank you. still to come. super bowl fan fest i can get in on the activities this year, even though the big game won't be played here in the bay area. >> yeah, and here at 553 we're taking a live look outside. we'll

party ever. verizon just revealed it's hosting super bowl fan fest, bringing the fun to 30 nfl cities across the country, including the bay area. fan fest is coming to levi's stadium on super bowl sunday, which is february 9th at the superdome in new orleans. you'll be able to watch the big game live on the screen and get access to the lounges at levi's. you can also meet 40 niners legend patrick willis and other nfl alum. you have to be a verizon customer to get tickets. and for more info, visit verizon fan fest.com. and of course, a reminder that levi's stadium will host the actual super bowl number 60 next year. >> and tuesday is launch day for 40 niners. wife and fashion designer kristin hughes. check her line of fan apparel will be available online starting january 7th. the brand is called off season and the first

collection includes limited edition puffer jackets and vests. kristin is the wife of niners fullback kyle juszczyk. she first made a name for herself by hand making customized sports inspired jackets, many of them worn by celebrities. >> good for her. we got to talk to them a little while back and this is fun. i'm glad to hear it and hopefully it's affordable. >> you know, i want a puffer jacket. >> yeah, affordable for someone. >> coming up on abc, seven mornings at six, the terror attack in new orleans is leading to calls for a change involving the san francisco police department. >> it's been ten years since the announcement of a plan to end traffic deaths by 2024. an update on where we stand a decade later. >> and a meteorologist, drew tuma. light rain is moving through the region this morning on live doppler seven. this morning we will be in and out of the showers all morning long, but the rain is pretty much over by noon. sunshine is back later on this afternoon, so we need that umbrella for the next couple of hours.

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mornings live now at six bourbon street, back open after the deadly truck attack. the new information law enforcement has revealed about their investigation and what they're now saying about the potential for other suspects. >> we're getting more insight into what san francisco will look like under the incoming mayor, daniel lowry. his approach to public safety