longer in some spots. so let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for the accuweather forecast. sandhya. >> yeah, and dan and julian, you're probably looking outside going the sun's out. what showers. we're not done yet. let me show you a live view right now from our homewood camera up in the sierra. you can see just how snowy the ground is right now looking at live doppler seven. snow is falling in the sierra as you just heard them mention chain controls and road closures. we're still watching some wet weather moving in. so first let's start out with the. now it's appearing to be a little bit of a lull, but we do have a couple of spotty showers beginning to pop up once again in kentfield larkspur area, and some thunderstorms developed along the mendocino coastline. there was one isolated cell right near our coast, so just keep in mind that this was just a little bit of instability as we go. hour by hour. 7:00 tonight, some showers move into the north bay. 10:00 pm in the san francisco east bay locations and going into 1130, then you'll get a break just in time for the weekend. we do have a beach

hazards until 9 p.m. tonight. those waves will bring the risk of sneaker waves and some moderate to high risk, dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. high surf advisory goes up tonight at 9 p.m. and will replace that beach hazards. it goes until sunday morning as 18 to 25 foot waves are expected, so be careful. i'll be back with your weekend forecast coming right up, julian. >> we'll see you then. thank you. sandy. up in the north bay, caltrans will soon begin overnight work on highway 37, a to prevent fld combat rising sea levels. the work, starting monday night, will impact a 12 mile stretch of eastbound 37 in solano county. abc news reporter cornell bernard shows us preparing the popular route for the effects of climate change is the long term goal. >> highway 37, a place where traffic, steel and asphalt meets eco sensitive north bay wetlands. >> there are a number of things going on on state route 37 right now as we prepare to be more resilient to flooding, to

address congestion, and also to prepare for sea level rise. >> a long term plan preparing this roadway for the effects of climate change starts monday night, january 6th. caltrans is closing eastbound lanes of 37 overnight between highway 121 and railroad avenue in vallejo. a detour around the roadwork will be in place. >> it's about a 40 mile long detour. pretty significant. it's allow us to do geotechnical drilling so that we can get information that we need to design the new state route 37. >> flooding has become a routine issue on 37 during the rainy season in marin county, causing lengthy closures of the vital commute route, a plan to widen and elevate the entire 21 mile stretch is the ultimate goal, creating more bicycle, public transit and carpool options for all travelers. >> it's easily going to take over 20 years to do the entire ultimate project, which is going to be an elevated viaduct. >> environmental advocates hope to create a corridor where wildlife and infrastructure can coexist. in a statement, the

sonoma land trust says our role is to ensure we can work successfully with caltrans to enable restoration on both sides of the highway and reconnect the bay with the wetlands, both existing parcels and those yet to be restored. a series of public meetings on the project will be ongoing. monday's construction project will happen weeknights through february 1st in solano county. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> the santa cruz pier is set to reopen tomorrow, nearly two weeks after a massive ocean swell took out the end of the wharf. about 150ft of the wharf was wiped out, including part of the dolphin restaurant. even some restrooms were washed right out into the sea. a reopening ceremony is planned for 10 a.m. tomorrow, and nearly 20 businesses on the wharf will also reopen their doors to the public. the wharf has been deemed safe based on a recently completed sonar and engineering assessment, according to city officials. the sonar scan shows where three heavy pieces of construction equipment fell into

the water. the engineering assessment says there is no structural damage other than the area that collapsed. >> oakland is temporarily closing two fire stations as the city deals with this growing budget crisis. station 25, located on butters drive and station 28 on grass valley road, are being shut down on monday. they will stay closed for six months. the closures will save the city $5 million this fiscal year. oakland's fire chief says the temporary closure is happening while fire danger is low. >> we're not directly in wildland season. this was an opportunity to use a couple of our hill houses that normally are in our high fire severity zone. we feel like we can cover these districts adequately. >> oakland fire chief damon covington says the fire department looked at data analytics and picked these stations for temporary closures because they're not among the city's busiest. abc seven news reporter louis pena will have more on the impact of the station closures coming up on abc seven news at five. >> the antioch police department

will be under federal monitoring for five years as part of an investigation into racist texts by police officers. 13 antioch police officers have been fired or reassigned or resigned, i should say, as part of the scandal. the texts used derogatory terms for blacks and encourage shooting the mayor.nd under the agreement with the fbi, antioch police will hire a consultant to update department policies and training around the use of force hiring and investigations. a new development in san mateo county. embattled sheriff christina corpus, has filed a $10 million claim against the county, alleging discrimination and harassment. it comes after a 400 page report documented complaints of intimidation, conflicts of interest and alleged corruption in the sheriff's department. the report also says that corpus and her former chief of staff have an improper relationship. they've both denied that. sheriff corpus says the investigation is part

of a conspiracy to defame her. she will address the legal claim, we're told, on monday. >> a massage therapist in san mateo county is under arrest and charged in a sexual assault case. guosheng chen, of hayward, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a victim during a massage therapy session in december at a business in millbrae. the charges include sexual battery of an unconscious person. the san mateo county sheriff's office believes there may be other victims. and that's why we're showing you this police booking photo. they are encouraging people who recognize him and have more information related to the case to please come forward. >> new details following the overturned rape conviction of former forty-niner dana stubblefield. attorneys were in court today trying to get him released from jail, but no decision was made. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes was in court as well this morning and has more now. on why stubblefield has to wait for a decision. >> a lot of discussion, but no decision. in a santa clara county courtroom friday, attorneys for dana stubblefield

asking for the former 40 niners release from jail, but now have to wait until january 17th. >> there are some technical issues and some technical areas of law. this is an unusual case. >> it comes after an appellate court overturned stubblefield's rape conviction last week. he was convicted of raping a woman under threat of a gun who had come to his home to interview for a babysitting job in 2015. his defense team says the judge blocked key police evidence from being admitted. >> the judge in this case allowed that the jury did not hear the truth. >> attorneys say that includes the accuser's confession that she was a paid sex worker. stubblefield said the interaction with her was a paid, consensual transaction. he was convicted in 2020, but a year after the racial justice act went into effect, it makes it illegal to convict someone on the basis of race, ethnicity and national origin. the appellate court ruled that the prosecution violated the act when it said in its closing argument that it didn't search stubblefield's home for a gun over concerns it would open up a, quote, storm of controversy amid civil unrest at

the time over the police killing of george floyd. >> and the appellate court said here that this was even if not malicious, a violation of the racial justice act. by alluding to mr. stubblefield's race without any legal justification. >> stubblefield has now been moved from corcoran state prison to elmwood correctional facility back in santa clara county. still, the question in court friday was whether or not the santa clara county courthouse, where the trial was held, has jurisdiction to grant stubblefield's release. the next move could come from the appellate court, when it formally sends the case back to the trial court. >> at that point, the process and the case number will be assigned again to this court. so what the judge questioned was whether he can do anything before that point. >> it's up to the santa clara county da to decide if they want to retry stubblefield. in a statement, the office said, as we study this opinion to determine our next steps, we remain steadfast that stubblefield remains in custody. experts say the overturning of the conviction because of the racial justice act is historic. >> this case will resonate in

prosecutors offices throughout the state when they look at issues involving race and how best to address that to a jury in santa clara county. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> up next, the high stakes political drama on the floor of the house of the u.s. representatives today. we'll take you behind the scenes for a look at what led up to that contentious vote. then, looking ahead to inauguration day here in san francisco. how mayor elect daniel leary will spend the next few days before he is sworn in. and are you ready for some football? the special super bowl fan event coming to levi's stadium next month before the big game

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san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi in a return to congress following hip surgery. it came as the house of representatives voted to elect a new speaker. the former leader of the house democrats received a round of applause from colleagues while casting a vote for hakeem jeffries to become the next speaker. jeffries. as you saw there, the two shared a hug, but jeffries ultimately fell short and will remain. minority leader mike johnson will continue to lead the house. abc's nicole deantonio is in washington with the details. >> congressman mike johnson starting the day trying to hang

on to his old job as speaker in the new congress. >> we need to unify so that we can move the trump agenda. this election is not just about one person. it's about moving forward with the america first agenda. >> with republicans holding a razor thin majority in the house this year, johnson could only afford to lose one republican vote. the name of the honorable mike johnson, a representative from the state of louisiana. johnson at first lost three votes from within his own party, but after voting officially ended and before the final tally, two conservatives with a change of heart, switching their vote to back johnson, allowing him to continue on as speaker. johnson, with a personal appeal, spotted huddling with key holdouts. >> the tellers agree in their tallies that the total number of votes cast is 434, of which the honorable mike johnson of the state of louisiana has received 218.

>> johnson had been adamant there would be no backroom deals to gain the support of far right members, instead leaning on the importance of this moment and the need for republicans to make the most of unified government. >> i'm grateful for this nomination. i'm grateful for this election, for the confidence this chamber has placed in me. >> the stakes were high for the incoming administration. the house would have been at a standstill, likely unable even to certify trump's election or swear in its members until a speaker was chosen. nicole d'antonio, abc news, washington. >> we're learning more about inauguration events for san francisco's next mayor, daniel lurie. the inauguration is wednesday, but festivities actually get underway this weekend with cleanup events around the city. tuesday night, lurie attends an interfaith ceremony at congregation emanuel on and on inauguration day itself. lurie will help serve breakfast at saint anthony's, then take a cable car to ghirardelli square. he will be sworn in as mayor in at civic center plaza. that's at 1130.

that will be followed by a chinatown celebration with a night market and a concert. so a whole series of events for the inauguration of the new mayor. and of course, the weather will be critical. >> yeah, things are relatively quiet right now, but it is a mess if you're heading to tahoe this weekend. we check back in now with sandhya patel for a look at that forecast. >> yeah, you know what? if i were you, julian and dan, i would hold off on that. travel to tahoe today. you can go up tomorrow. it will be better conditions. let me show you live doppler seven right now. let's talk about what came through. we did have some rain, obviously started early in the day during the commute. and as the front went through, that's when we saw our steadiest of the rain. as we take a look at the sierra, you will notice all that snow that is falling right now. they are reporting some heavy snow. they're chaining up on the all roads leading up to the mountains. and there are some areas that are dealing with closures. so we had a few lightning strikes off the northern california coast earlier today. and we still have a little bit of energy off the coast. so we're going to keep a

couple more showers in the forecast. first, let's talk about the sierra until 10 p.m. tonight. we do have that winter storm warning above 5500ft. with the gusty winds and snow it's going to be hazardous driving conditions. let's talk about the rain. most areas were about a half an inch or less. ben loman 5100 1800 san francisco, oakland. a little more than that. santa rosa, just under a half an inch and two hundredths in concord. up in venado. they picked up 6000/400 of an inch of rain. the surf is building, as you can see from our santa cruz camera. 50 san francisco, oakland, hayward right now. redwood city, 57, san jose 62 degrees. and we are seeing some blue popping up from our golden gate bridge camera. temperatures are in the 50s from santa rosa to concord and livermore from our east bay hills. camera. still seeing a lot of cloud cover today. a few more showers and then fog during the overnight hours through sunday. large breaking waves this weekend we are expecting dry and partly cloudy skies as we go.

hour by hour. notice at 7:00, a batch of showers moves into the north bay. those showers at 10 p.m. very spotty from san francisco to oakland, and then 1130. heading out of the picture. as we go into tomorrow morning, there will be some fog around, so plan accordingly if you have plans early on in the day. now the sun will be out after the fog, but then high clouds will be streaming in so it will filter the sunshine. additional rain. it's really not much, which is why we don't have the storm impact scale anymore. a few hundredths of an inch where it does rain. not everyone is going to measure. morning will begin with the fog and a little bit of a chill 30s and 40s out the door tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at highs in the 50s for generally all of you, so i would definitely hang on to that extra layer. the accuweather seven day forecast. morning fog a dry day for your saturday. your sunday is milder. notice those temperatures just slowly trending higher as the workweek progresses. when you're near 70 around parts of the bay. midweek, you know those

temperatures are well above average. so of course dan and julian, everyone always says, oh my gosh, we have a whole week of dry weather in january. hey, this happens. we get a week or two every few years or every year. >> it's yeah, we do winter dry spell. it's normal. >> we'll take it too. yeah yeah appreciate it. thank you. >> all right. >> the super bowl is coming to santa clara next year. but verizon is hoping to help local football fans feel closer to the action this year. they're organizing a free multi-city super bowl watch party. this all day event takes place in santa clara and 29 other venues across the country. fans will gather at 130 on super bowl sunday. that's february 9th to watch the game on the big screens and in premium lounges in levi's stadium, with food and drinks provided by local restaurants. they'll also get to meet 40 niners legend patrick willis. the gold rush cheerleaders and sourdough sam. verizon customers can get their tickets online at verizon fanfest. >> dot com should be a good

time. outgoing san francisco mayor london breed held one of her last official acts in office today honor, privilege to give you a well-deserved the highest honor of our city. and that is mayor breed giving warriors head coach steve kerr the key to the city of san francisco. breed says kern not only brought excitement and pride to the bay area by leading golden state to those four championships in just seven years. he also spoke out on gun violence and social justice issues. >> to be honored for, you know, my involvement with the community, it goes beyond basketball, way beyond basketball. but but it represents what the warriors mean in this city. >> and breed says she also grew up cheering for michael jordan and the chicago bulls as a child. and basketball fans will know that was a team that included steve kerr as guard. it sure did. >> good for him. nice honor. oh, yeah. well, coming up next, if you've ever said something and

then saw it, an ad for it on your phone, you're not alone. >> apple is now agreeing to pay up for serious potential snooping and you could get a cut. >> also, hear another reason to think before you drink. the new surgeon general's warning about the link between alcohol and cancer. >> and the late former president jimmy carter's legacy. a look back at his impact on the judiciary system as the nation prepares to say farewell

a new warning on alcohol and its link to cancer. vivek murthy says consuming any kind of alcohol, including beer and wine, increases your risk for seven kinds of cancer and that it is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in america. abc news reporter zohreen shah has the story. >> the u.s. surgeon general now sounding the alarm about potential cancer causing dangers of even moderate amounts of alcohol consumption. vivek murthy on x stating that drinking is the third leading preventable cause of cancer after tobacco and obesity, and that it contributes to about 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths each year. murthy stated that any kind of alcohol consumption increases risks for at least seven different cancers, including breast cancer for women and cancers in the

colorectum, esophagus, liver, mouth, throat, and voice box. the surgeon general also called for a reassessment and revision of the guideline limits for alcohol consumption to account for increased cancer risk, and suggests updating the current warning on alcohol beverages to include cancer risk warnings like those on cigarettes. >> it's not that surprising to see that these these guidelines have. the discussion has been going back and forth for so many years because the research is continuously evolving. >> government warning labels for alcohol have remained the same for nearly 40 years, and only warns of dangers when consuming while pregnant, and that it may inhibit the ability to drive a car or operate machinery, and that it may cause health problems. congress would need to pass legislation for a cancer warning to be updated. many with mixed feelings about how helpful a label would be. >> i don't think it's going to make that big of a difference. putting a warning label. i would hope it would, but my gut

feeling is no. >> well, i think even though it might not help, it might make people stop and, you know, take a second thought about it. so in that respect, it may help a little bit. >> u.s. health officials say consuming more alcohol leads to a greater risk of cancers. theo surgeon general adds only 45% of american adults know that alcohol consumption increases their risk, and that is why he's calling on congress to act and urging public officials and community groups to help with educational efforts. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> if you own an iphone, you could be getting 20 bucks over accusations that siri has been listening without your permission. the payments are part of a proposed $95 million settlement filed in a federal court in oakland yesterday. five years ago, apple was accused of activating siri to record conversations. even when people did not use the trigger. words like hey siri. some of the recorded conversations were then allegedly shared with advertisers. apple is not admitting to any wrongdoing in the settlement, which still has to be approved by a judge. to

find out more about this lawsuit and what it could mean for apple users, i spoke today with cindy cohen, executive director at the electronic frontier foundation. >> even before you said the words, you know, the wake up words, hello, siri, the phone sometimes would start recording people and they they they called these accidental or kind of unintended triggering of the listening. well, i think it's really important that we pass comprehensive privacy law. these companies should not be operating in a context in which it's really about good faith or whether we catch them. and did we catch them at one thing or another? we need a pretty serious, comprehensive privacy law in the united states to try to really set the ground rules for this, because people do like voice activated technologies. and one of the things that apple's going to have to. apple definitely denied that it was using these unintended captures to target ads. the case settled

before we really got evidence, one way or the other about that claim. so we still kind of don't know about that. but, you know, it's important that we all have the understanding of when these technologies are listening to us, when they're not, and then what's going to happen with that information. and one of the things that apple's going to have to do is give you a chance to opt in if you want these any kind of unintended or use that that happens to be used to help, you know, train the technology further. this is one of the allegations is they use these little faults where there it was a zipper or somebody's name to help train up the phone, but the users didn't know that they were part of the training. >> any tips for our viewers out there as to what they might be able to do to better protect their data and secure their privacy? >> well, always install the updates, look at your privacy settings and use them. but most importantly, we need to pass a comprehensive privacy law. this isn't something that should be put on users to have to protect

themselves. >> you can see more interviews like that every weekday on abc seven news at 3 p.m. we get answers from local experts about current events, trending topics and issues that matter to you. >> coming up next, more on former president jimmy carter's career and legacy. legal experts weigh in on how he reformed the judicial system even without appointing a supreme court justice. stay with us. abc

that deadly new orleans terror attack. police say they're being flooded with tips more than 400 so far from the public. >> and now law enforcement is revealing that they found inside the suspect's home what they found there. abc's morgan

norwood has the latest on that investigation. >> as the fbi combed through hundreds of hours of surveillance video and hundreds of tips. federal authorities now warning law enforcement agencies across the country to be on alert for copycat attacks. it comes as dramatic video shows people scrambling to safety as a white f-150 truck raced down bourbon street on new year's day. one person just barely getting out of the way. robert neville, works in the area. he described the scene as terrifying. >> we watched the people actually flip in the air, like like the. crazy, like as we seen the incident happen, we all tried to, you know, rush out to aid the people. >> the fbi revealing a new detailed timeline, saying shamshuddin jabar drove that rented truck from houston to new orleans on december 31st, posting multiple videos to facebook claiming he joined and pledged allegiance to isis. despite earlier fears the 42 year old may have had accomplices. the fbi, now saying he was likely a lone wolf. at

2:03 a.m, he is seen near bourbon street. the fbi saying he planted explosives in two coolers with a remote detonator. by 3:15 a.m, surveillance video showing him taking a right turn, then barreling down bourbon street. >> the guy hit by this car, and now we're learning more about the victims who lost their lives. >> kareem badawi, a freshman and fraternity member at the university of alabama, a fun loving guy. >> he was a positive guy and well liked in 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. >> now, according to a 2019 security assessment, the city of new orleans was warned that broken blockades made bourbon street vulnerable to a vehicle ramming incident. now, the city immediately beefed up security presence and worked to install new barriers. but that work wasn't done. and questions now as to whether it would have stopped. what happened here on new year's day. morgan norwood,

abc news, new orleans. >> we also have some new details in the cyber truck explosion outside of a trump hotel in las vegas. suspect matthew berger shared personal and political grievances in two letters found on a phone in the vehicle, officials say. according to those letters, the country was being led by those out to, quote, enrich themselves. he also claimed that the incident was not meant as a terrorist attack. police say berger, who was a highly decorated green beret, died by suicide. both the las vegas explosion investigation and the new orleans case are evolving quickly. we're keeping abc seven news.com and the abc seven news bay area apps updated with the latest developments. 24 over seven. >> state funeral plans begin tomorrow for late president jimmy carter. starting tomorrow morning, carter's body will be transferred via motorcade from the hospital, where it is now to his hometown of plains, georgia. there will be a brief salute of the motorcade in front of carter's boyhood home. it will

then head to atlanta, where it will stop at the state capitol before going to the carter presidential center. carter will lie in repose there until tuesday morning. the federal funeral is on thursday morning in washington. and although former president carter never had the chance to appoint a supreme court justice. legal experts say he made a lasting impact on the judiciary system. carter was the first president to make sweeping changes to the makeup of lower federal courts by appointing a significant number of female and minority judges. abc seven news reporter monica madden has that story. >> up until the carter administration, there had only been eight female federal judges in the u.s. president carter went on to appoint 41 women to federal judgeships. jimmy carter left the oval office deeply unpopular, with most deeming his presidency as a failure. but in his death, americans are remembering him as a human rights champion to make the

utmost impact for peace, for human rights, for freedom. with history judging his legacy more kindly, especially when it comes to his impact on the judiciary branch. >> there was no administration in our history until you got to clinton, which is later that appointed the number of women and minorities to the court that carter and mondale appointed. >> longtime bay area trial lawyer joseph cotchett argues, no one tore down those barriers like carter did. it was unheard of, a goal the former president outlined in his inauguration that we had torn down the barriers that separated those of different race and religion and religion, and where there had been mistrust built unity with a respect r diversity. in california alone,

18 out of 56 cotchett says carter appointed at least 18 female or minority judges. >> i remember this so well. judith keith down in l.a, marilyn patel right here in san francisco. thelton henderson, the first african american to be put a fabulous human being to be put on the district court here, eventually became the presiding justice. >> but he says it was a team effort giving much credit to carter's vice president, walter mondale. >> i always describe it as carter had the heart and mondale had the brains to pick the right people, played a small role, too. carter looked to walter mondale to help him with the judicial selections. so alan cranston asked me here in california if i would serve on his committee to help the appointments. well, i got involved with walter mondale's committee. excuse me. and it was

phenomenal. >> in total, carter appointed 41 women and 57 people of color to the federal judiciary, something cox says changed the game for representation and opportunity for years to come. >> they laid the foundation and got him up there. >> this was something the late justice ruth bader ginsburg often commended, since carter appointed her to the u.s. court of appeals, which then positioned her to later join the u.s. supreme court. in a 2006 speech in montreal, ginsburg said, quote, once carter appointed women to the bench in numbers, there was no turning back. in the studio, monica madden, abc seven news. >> still to come on abc seven news. making the food you eat safer and healthier. the executive order just issued by governor gavin newsom and looking ahead to the top travel trends of 2025. what you need to know

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april the 1st. >> all right. coming up, another look at the weekend forecast. the skies are clearing up a bit. we'll check back in with sandhya. >> and it's never too soon to start thinking about your travel plans for this new year. we dive into the trend of set jetting and yes, that is right. set jetting. abc pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get high speeds for low prices. better than getting low speeds for high prices. right, bruce? -jealous? yeah, look at that. -honestly. someone get a helmet on this guy. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get an unlimited line free for a year, plus a free 5g phone.

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country packed with passengers the last few weeks. if you traveled, you probably noticed this nearly 39 million people passed through airport security checkpoints across the united states in a span of 15 days. the tsa also set a record for the entire year, screening more than 904 million people in 2024, and that busy travel trend is expected to continue into this new year. >> abc seven mornings anchor reggie aqui spoke with the new york times travel editor amy virshup about what's in store for 2025. >> okay, what's what's buzzing out there? what's in the ether? >> okay, so there are a couple of things. one is, you know, there's been this trend called set jetting, which i'm not sure if you're familiar with the term, but it means traveling to go to places that are on your favorite television show or movie. so there have been a lot of people going, you know, to outlander. destination scotland has become very, very popular. and of course,

the white lotus is returning this season for its third season, and it's set in thailand. and there is a lot of people are expecting thailand to be very big this year. >> that is one of the places i actually have been in thailand. i can't recommend it enough. i do think it's one of those places which is right on the edge of at any moment being destroyed by tourism, so i kind of feel like you need to see it now. do you agree with that? >> yeah. i mean, and we also there we also just did a piece on laos. oh yeah. which is a much less touristed country in the same area. it's landlocked, so it doesn't have the beaches, but it does also have stunning natural beauty. really interesting culture. and you could be like one of the first people to go to laos as opposed to one of the many, many people who've gone to thailand. >> i was just looking at tht

piece on laos, and i'm intrigued because i have a feeling that will be white lotus part 33 or something. so yeah, get get on it now. okay. exactly. another piece of new york times has done recently. i was fascinated because i happen to love rick steves, the travel writer, and, you know, watch his pbs show for so many years, use his books, and you have a very good piece interviewing him. and so he is one of these people that taught me never to check a bag. and i know this is a big debate that you've had with even your own, you know, travel staff at the new york times. you are team check a bag, defend your position, miss. >> haha. you know, i know that i'm in the minority on this one, but i will tell you one i just like i check the bag, i'm free. i don't have to lug the thing around with me. i don't have to pull it through the airport. i don't have to worry about where it is. but really, the thing that i love about checking a bag is that i don't have to fight with people for space

in the overhead bins, and that has become such a fraught experience, and there's so much anger and resentment among people just for that space in the bins. and, you know, and this has been created by the airlines charging people to check bags. and but i just i want to get out of that battle, leave me to the side. >> no. okay. i understand that argument. although at s point, amy, don't you have status where you're boarding first? >> you know, i fly economy most of the time, actually, basically all the time. every now and then i might get an u but i don't. i'm not a front of the plane person. you know, the new york times is not a front of the plane, but you can have status. >> you can be an economy and still have status and board pretty close to the beginning. and yeah, and fight for that space. >> but even so, it's like i'd rather i'd rather just be out of it. >> okay, you know what? i hear

your argument. can i please make my argument? >> go ahead. >> and that is i know this has happened to you too, that i have had my luggage lost enough times at this point, which can absolutely ruin your trip. i mean, maybe they'll get it to you in 24 hours or so, but already that you're wasting like a whole day of your trip getting involved in this. the other thing is, i've also had my trip totally changed by the airline when i get there. where now a flight has been canceled or it's been severely delayed. but if i have my luggage with me, i haven't checked it yet. i can very easily move to a different flight, move to a different airline and figure it out. i think it just gives you more possibilities, i hear that, i hear you and actually, you know, if i'm going for a weekend or something. >> yeah, i carry on. but this is if i'm going, you know, like i'm going to europe for two weeks or something. >> i want to talk to you about solo travel, because i've been hearing a lot more about this recently. i haven't really done this outside of, you know, business related travel, but there are a lot of folks who are choosing this.

>> it's definitely a trend that we are seeing. and if you look at like tour companies, if you look at cruises, more and more of them are finding ways to accommodate solo travelers. you know, the thing on a cruise has always been if you're solo, you had to pay this single upgrade fee and they're getting rid of those. and i think it's, you know, and one of the really interesting things that we've heard is that a lot of this is driven by women, and a lot of it is driven by older women. and i think they're like, tired of waiting around for their husbands to get off the couch. and they want to go. and they're like, if i don't have somebody to go with, i'll go. and especially people will go on group trips because there's a little more safety and there's the feeling, okay, i'll go and i'll meet interesting people and i'll have somebody to share my trip with. but i can do what i want and go where i want. >> i'm wondering over your many years of travel and

travel writing, if there ist of a mindset that you would wish that more americans traveling, especially abroad, would adopt. >> i mean, i think the thing that we all need is patience and openness. i think you really have to open yourself up to travel in order to have travel be meaningful, and that if you go and you expect, you know, italy or norway or wherever, you're going to be the same as the united states, then why are you going there? and you really have to be willing to experience the new and take it in and not be, you know, rigid in your expectations. >> so i want to ask you, you know, are you team pack a bag? >> yeah. yeah, i think so. >> you try and check it i try to check it. >> but it's so hard. yeah. you know, just a couple pairs of shoes take up a whole bag. i

know, i know, i don't want to go anywhere the next few days because the weather's not bad. >> oh, it's picture perfect around here right now. we check back in now with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel for a look at that accuweather forecast. hey, sandhya. >> hi there. yeah, and julian and dan take your plans outdoors because this weekend we have a dry one. i do want to show you live doppler seven. so we had our share of rain this morning. sierra is getting snow. now i want you to take a look at this moisture off the northern california coast. there are a few more showers that are still trailing. they'll come through here later on tonight, so we don't have a storm impact scale because they will be isolated in nature. but there's a front that went through that brought us light to moderate rain earlier this morning. we do have a beach hazard statement. current wave heights 4 to 10ft. this is going until 9 p.m. for the bay area. but the northern portion of monterey bay, it is in effect until 3 a.m. sunday. watch out. surfing and swimming is not ideal. as a matter of fact, there's moderate to high risk of sneaker waves. high surf advisory will go up at 9:00 tonight. remain up until sunday morning. look at those breakers 18 to 25ft. e

careful as we look at a wider view of what's happening, you can see that the sierra is starting to see that snow piling up until 10 p.m. tonight. there is a winter storm warning, gusty winds, hazardous conditions to drive up there you can see zephyr cove is just snowed in. i mean, it is not only windy and snowing, but visibility is poor. so you do definitely need to carry those chains if you are heading up. but i would wait until tomorrow morning. you'll have a dry weekend to get up there. temperatures in the 50s for most of you right now. 45 at clear lake as we go, hour by hour. pretty quiet until 730. north bay starts to see a couple of pop up showers. that continues into san francisco, east bay at 10 p.m. and by 1130, just isolated showers remain. it's all gone, but the morning will begin with fog and then the afternoon and evening a mix of sun high clouds. we're not looking at much more additional rain a few hundredths of an inch where we do see any more moisture. 30s and 40s on your temperatures in the morning. it is going to be chilly. watch out for the fog tomorrow afternoon. 50s

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to help make our city better. >> tonight on abc seven at eight. it's high potential followed by 2020 at nine. then you'll want to stick with us for abc seven news at 11. >> philadelphia eagles legend jason kelce is adding espn talk show host to his resume. >> starting tonight, they call it late night will feature celebrity guests and of course, plenty of talk about football and some smack talk to reporter john paul from our philadelphia sister station. >> talked exclusively with kelce for a closer look at what we can all expect. >> reporter we got a sneak peek at jason kelce's newest venture. they call it late night. it was a dress rehearsal for the football star turned talk show host. it seemed like you're really comfortable doing something like this. >> well, it's good that it seems that way because it doesn't feel that way. yeah, this has been i don't know, there's something really fun in trying something

new and doing something you've never done before. it's an entertainment show combined with talking about something we all love, as well as honoring and paying tribute to the players that have played it and the fans that enjoy it. >> and this show is going to be performed before a live studio audience saw the fans right here. and i got to tell you, he's also going to be using this entire studio. so how does a pro athlete make the transition to late night television? >> i actually went to an improv studio out in la. i went to upright citizens brigade, and i didn't do any of the improv comedy, but they do a set essentially up and do a monologue, and you kind of improvise a story on the spot. so we did some things to try and prepare for situations like this and get a little bit more comfortable. >> the first guests are all well known names around the country, and in philadelphia, where the show is produced. it's also a family affair with his pregnant wife, kylie. part of the act. >> i've always been a fan of this type of humor, so to be doing and incorporating things like that on a much lower quality level, unfortunately due

to me. but it's fun to be a part of. >> they call it late night is filmed in front of a live audience in philadelphia. the first of five weekly episodes debuts on espn tonight at ten. it streams tomorrow on espn plus and youtube. disney is the parent company of espn and abc seven. he should talk to his brother, see if they get taylor swift on this. >> oh, ratings gold right there. wherever taylor is, the swifties will follow. that's true. that'll do it for abc seven news at four. >> i'm julian glover and i'm dan ashley for all of us. we

right now. >> so there are going to be delays in our delivery. but when you call 911, an engine is going to show up for sure. >> the consequences of fire station closures set to begin on monday in oakland. the town's fire chief acknowledges there will be an impact to response times. good evening. thank you