as i have, as i have been this entire time. with the city's decision to place oaklanders public safety at risk. >> right now, a52 fire stations in the east bay shutting down this morning, the budget crisis forcing the closures. and what will it mean if there's an emergency? >> we're beating the super bowl rush right now. we're getting a fresh catch. can't beat that. >> at long last, the dungeness crab season is open. we're

hearing from crabbers relieved to get going and customers waiting for the haul. >> and this live look this morning out of washington, d.c. as you can see, there's a record breaking winter storm that's hitting millions of americans. just as senators are preparing to meet at the capitol to certify the election. good morning to you. welcome to monday is january 6th, the first monday of the year. yeah. >> and so snowing over there. foggy here. >> yeah, it's foggy here. we have a real quiet week ahead. so this morning it's all about some thick fog developing. here's a live look outside our exploratorium camera. can't even see the skyline in san francisco this morning. that's how thick some of the fog is right now. 48 degrees in the city. we have that fog moving through. humidity is high. that's why we're seeing a lot of condensation this morning. it's not foggy everywhere. we'll take you to the south bay right now. good morning, san jose. we do have clear skies out there. temperatures right now 44 degrees underneath the clear skies in the south bay where we have the fog. it is thick this morning, generally along the coast and in the north bay. that's where we have the issues this morning. areas

like novato, napa, a quarter of a mile, zero miles visibility. so it's for that fact. we do have a dense fog advisory in effect here through 10 a.m. this morning. so this fog is going to linger for much of the morning. but it's a quiet afternoon later on today. so here's future weather. we have that fog burning off through 930 throughout the afternoon. it will be a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures pretty close to average for this time of the year. we'll go into the upper 50s and lower 60s later on today. let's check in with gloria. see, the commute is going. welcome back gloria. >> thank you. it's so good to be back on this monday morning. so right now we are following a sig alert. this is over in pescadero. there was unfortunately a fatal crash. this is causing some big backups this morning. this is some video that we have from that crash in pescadero. we know that one person has died. this was a vehicle versus a pole. both directions of highway one are now closed. this is near bean hollow road. they are shut down. and you can see that there are quite a few emergency personnel on the scene. we know chp is

investigating. the coroner is also on the site right now, and they're hoping to reopen everything by 630 this morning. so we're going to keep tracking this for you. but again, this is highway one in pescadero and both sides are shut down near bean hollow road. so we'll keep you updated on this guys. gloria. >> thank you. today in the east bay, oakland is getting another change of leadership. the city council is voting to elect a new president. and that person isnew going to take over as mayor until a special election is held in april. current president nikki fortunato bass is about to leave office to be sworn in as an alameda county supervisor. the changes in oakland's leadership come at a time when the city is facing a budget crisis, and there are major cuts on the line. we are seeing those happen this morning in a matter of hours. two fire stations are going to shut down. stations 25 and 28 are scheduled to stay closed for six months. those firefighters have moved to other locations. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in oakland, with a look at what the closures will mean. if you live

in oakland and you need help. lena. >> hey, reggie, good morning to you. we are at fire station 25 right now, and this is one of two different fire stations expected to close in about three hours and considered to be one of the least busy locations. this comes as the city tries to balance its $129 million budget deficit. the oakland fire chief explained on friday that this is a brownout process that will keep the stations closed for at least six months and save the city $5 million. it's meant to keep oakland afloat, as the city waits for long delayed money from the sale of the coliseum to go through. no firefighters will lose their jobs, but the local 55 union that represents oakland firefighters told abc seven news reporter j.r. stone it will impact response times. >> it's realistic that it's going to take 15 or 20 minutes for the surrounding companies that are already up on skyline boulevard to cover those areas. i mean, those are just facts. i'm not here to scare anybody,

but i am here to just deliver the straight facts, which is you will wait longer for a fire engine to show up. >> oakland's fire chief said data led them to these two different stations, which are among the least busy, according to the last published fire response report. oakland firefighters responded to more than 54,000 calls in 2023. fire station 28 responded to just 405. of those, fire station 25 responded to 834. both fire 25 stations will close at 8:00 this morning, and the brownouts are expected to last at least until july. live in oakland. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. this morning, a massive winter storm is hitting washington, d.c, just as congress is set to certify donald trump's win in november's election. and, gloria, this is the last step before trump's inauguration. and security is extremely high today. >> it is. amanda, for the first time ever, the certification of the presidential election has been designated a special security event in washington,

d.c, at the request of the city's mayor. this is all part of an effort to prevent violence like we saw four years ago from ever happening again. and fencing is up all around the u.s. capitol building. the national guard is in place, and about 4000 additional police officers from around the country have been brought in as support. overnight, the u.s. attorney's office revealed it's evaluating whether to bring charges in roughly 200 new cases from january 6th, 2021. nearly 1600 people have faced charges so far. president biden urging newly elected members of congress to stand up for democracy. >> now it's your duty to tell the truth, to remember what happened and not let january 6th be rewritten as, or even erased. >> security will remain heightened in washington, d.c. for much of this month. thursday is the state funeral for former president jimmy carter. his body will be flown to washington, d.c, tomorrow to lie in state ahead of his funeral. donald trump's inauguration day is on

january 20th. reggie. >> thank you. >> new this morning, president biden makes a move in his final days in office to ban offshore oil and natural gas drilling in parts of the atlantic and pacific. the president announced an executive order that would block drilling in more than 625 million acres of u.s. oceans. he says drilling could cause irreversible damage to coastal communities and is not necessary to meet the country's energy needs. if incoming president donald trump wants to reverse the ban, he would need to get approval from from congress. >> in san francisco, advocates are putting attention on what they're calling environmental racism in the bayview and hunters point neighborhoods. we are unstoppable. >> a clean world is possible. we want it. >> over the weekend, all things bayview and gray panthers protested the darling international rendering plant. the company turns meat waste into other products like fertilizer and pet food. residents have been complaining

for years, saying it amidst toxic odors, and claims the area, quote, reeks of death. >> my heart is full because we know that it takes everyone to get this done. not the government agencies, not the mayor's office, not the board of supervisors. but it's our community partners and our allies. that's the reason why they're considering leaving, and we want to let them know that we want them to leave. >> the company responded to the protests, saying they strive to be a good corporate citizen and neighbor and have, quote, comprehensive processes then and protocols that are part of their day to day operations. fresh catch straight from the sea. crabbers in the bay area brought in their first batch of dungeness crab yesterday, marking the delayed start to the season. >> commercial crab season typically starts in november but got delayed because of humpback whale migrations off the coast. the timing and other issues have put these crabbers in a tough position. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard was at

fisherman's wharf when the first boats arrived. >> go get some crab over here. >> the first dungeness crab catch of the season is in at fisherman's wharf. >> it's just good to get out on the water. you know, the delays. something we're kind of used to by now. yeah. so we just roll with the flow. >> captain pat lazzari says his crew on board the edward letter caught about 7 to 8000 pounds of crab overnight. the fresh catch is quickly moved into holding tanks at pier 45. crab season normally starts before thanksgiving, but the season was delayed for the sixth year in a row by the state due to migrating whales off the coast. >> i'm just happy to work again. >> captain matt balwani's says so far, the crab catch is good. >> it wasn't as many, but the quality was very good. i think we've been averaging a little over 2 pound crab average. >> captain matt is selling his catch direct to a hungry public who waited hours in this long

line. >> we're beating the super bowl rush right now. we're getting a fresh catch. can't beat that. >> the off boat crab sales are happening on a newly constructed dock created to help salmon and crab fishermen generate income. >> salmon's been canceled for the last two years, so the crabbers are really like. this is the one chance these guys really get a chance to make money. >> it's been a really rough couple of years for the crabbers. >> turns out san francisco supervisor aaron peskin says crab is a big deal crustacean for the local economy. >> not only in our restaurants and our stores, but this is a jumping off point for all of northern california. there are huge crab processors here, and there's a lot of people whose economies and families rely on it. >> there's a lot of nice crab, but, you know, it's kind of a little bit slow, slower than what we're used to. and on top of that, we're going with less gear, less gear now. so it's going to be hard to scratch out a paycheck. >> joey gallia is adapting to

changes in the industry, but he's staying on board. >> we do it because we love it, you know, and we're good at it. >> and san francisco, cornell, bernard, abc seven news. >> the national weather service is warning of dangerous conditions along the coast today. they say to be prepared for sneaker waves, strong rip currents and breaking waves up to 20ft. the swell began this morning at 4:00 and is expected to last through tomorrow evening. it goes from mendocino county down to big sur. you are asked to stay away from the water, keep pets on a leash, and never turn your back to the ocean. >> those are some really good tips in the accuweather forecast. amanda, we're tracking that beach hazard statement along the coast, and we're also tracking some foggy areas this morning. you're looking live in the north bay where you can see the headlights on 101, really showing you that fog this morning in santa rosa, especially right now, visibility down to less than half of a mile. so we are dealing with some thick fog this morning in the north bay. we do have a dense fog advisory in effect through 9 a.m. for the north bay, as this fog

will linger for much of the morning. again, good idea. use those low beams. add some extra distance to the cars around you because we're down to zero miles in novato. that's as bad as it gets. that's thick fog right now. a quarter of a mile in napa along the coast. we're having some issues as well. half moon bay also coming in with zero miles visibility. so a live look at our golden gate bridge camera. you can see along the coast. we are dealing with that low cloud cover this morning. we'll have that fog mainly along the coast and in the north bay through about 9 a.m. the farther south you go, we are clear. so the south bay, clear skies, no issues with fog this morning. it's a mix of sun and clouds throughout the afternoon. it is quiet. it's nice. upper 50s to the lower 60s, so a high of 60 in oakland will go to 62. in san jose, 59 in the city, 63 in santa rosa. hit about 58 in half moon bay. once we burn off that fog. looking at the three day forecast, it is sunny tomorrow and wednesday will find temperatures above average. but as we head into tomorrow, we do have a windy night on the way. reggie. we'll show you those wind

gusts coming up in about eight minutes. >> thanks, drew. at least it's not a blizzard because several states are experiencing severe winter weather this morning. coming up, the blizzard like conditions burying many communities under feet of snow and the impact. if you have travel plans this week, the fbi uncovering new details about the deadly attack in new orleans, what we're learning about the suspect's actions leading up to the attack. history being made in the north bay. the impact one team of leaders pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?"

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a look at washington, d.c. this morning. millions of americans are facing an intense winter storm from the midwest to the east coast. for some, this is the biggest snow storm in a decade. blizzard conditions could bring 15in of snow to parts of kansas and missouri. the snow has already caused some terrible driving conditions, and at least one person has died in a crash in cincinnati, ohio. people were trapped on interstate 71 for more than seven hours after semi trucks got stuck in the snow. >> just yelled down to one of

the drivers who was standing there who got out to basically stretch his legs, and i yelled at him and i said, hey, how long have you been here? he said, three hours. that was an hour ago and there's still been no move. >> schools and government offices in several states are closed today. if you do have plans to fly east, be prepared. 9300 flights were delayed or canceled yesterday and more of the same is expected today. today, governor newsom will be giving an update on california's high speed rail project. he's set to appear in kern county with the ceo of the high speed rail authority. phase one of california's bullet train of project will eventually connect san francisco to l.a. the first 171 miles of track are currently under construction. that's between merced and bakersfield. despite that progress, construction is billions of dollars over budget. and it isn't even clear if the incoming trump administration will continue to provide federal funding for the project. >> in the north bay, a popular

mexican restaurant is closed for good following a federal investigation into child labor laws being violated. casa has been in napa for 15 years. the u.s. department of labor says the restaurant allowed children to work outside, permitted hours during school days, and operate hazardous equipment. the restaurant has disputed these allegations. the department of labor fined the business more than $45,000. see casa's website did not list a specific reason for the closure. the owner of the oxbow public market, where casa was located, told the press democrat the pandemic was a factor. >> building a better bay area is our mission here at abc seven news, and this morning we have two breakthroughs to share for women in local government. >> for the first time in its history, napa county's board of supervisors is made up of all women. the newest members took the oath of office saturday. napa county is the second county in the state to have an all women board. it follows los angeles county. >> it's a message to all,

including our daughters and our sons, that we as a community are helping to open up the possibilities of who can be a leader. it means more opportunity for everyone. >> the new supervisors have varied backgrounds, including nonprofit work and experience in community based organizations. there are multiple attorneys and a scientist. the board officially gets started tomorrow. >> our other breakthrough, sonoma county, will have more female judges than male judges. it's the first time that's happened. they'll have 11 women and nine men on the roster. the county swears in the new judges later today. experts say diversity among judges helps better ensure fairness in the courtroom. >> a busy weekend for many mexican bakeries in the bay area. ahead of today's three kings day celebrations, bakeries like la mejor on 24th street in san francisco's mission district are selling dozens of the traditional rosca de reyes cake. it's a sweet, flaky pastry decorated with dried fruits and other morsels, symbolizing the gifts that were brought to baby

jesus on the epiphany. when catholics believe three wise men visited him. the cake holds a figurine, usually of the baby jesus, inside the rosca. >> the bread that we make. we always put the baby a little plastic baby inside so people take it and cut it on the sixth. >> so the whole idea is if you get the plastic baby in your slice, you and your family are in charge of cooking tamales for everyone. on february 2nd or candelaria day, and i saw there's actually some of that in the newsroom. >> so if you want to try it, we brought it in. yeah. there's one of these cakes. rosca. reyes. yeah. >> that's amazing. uh. i found the baby before. oh, and then the following year, i moved awa, so i wasn't able to bring the cake again. and i'm always reminded from those friends. like when you moved away, when you won the baby. oh, they're. >> they're keeping track of that. >> oh they are. >> you didn't send one delivery. you're like, nope. bye bye. i'm gone. i moved across the country.

>> i didn't know that. when you find something, the prize is you have to do something. well, let me not win. >> for everyone. >> yeah. you want to pick through your cake first? just to make sure. it's like. >> yeah. choking. >> okay, well, maybe now you could do it for us. you can make us tamales. >> no, i didn't find the baby jesus in california this morning. we're finding fog out there. here's a live look outside from our golden gate bridge camera. you can see some thick fog this morning, especially along the coast and in the north bay. so that's our first accuweather headline. we have this dense fog advisory with us until 9 a.m. most of the fog is confined to the north bay and along the coast. outside of those areas, we do have clear skies. we have mild days ahead. we have a round of several days where we have above average afternoons here, and the next seven days we do have a dry pattern. there is no rain in the forecast the next seven days, but here's a look at visibility right now. we're certainly watching the north bay and the coast. big improvement in half moon bay over the past couple of

minutes. up to eight miles. just a few minutes ago we were at zero miles visibility. but we're still having issues in the north bay, and that is where we do have the dense fog advisory this morning. this will last until 10 a.m. so taking a look at temperatures right now, we're in the low 40s to the low 50s. good morning saint helena 41. we're at 48 in the city, 44, in san jose. livermore right now, coming in one of the colder spots at 39 degrees. so here's live doppler seven along with satellite. you do see this fast moving piece of energy to our north that's now in nevada. and this is an area of low pressure that as it slides down the great basin, it is going to kick up our winds later on tonight and tomorrow morning. in fact, winds will be very strong across southern california. another red flag warning has been issued for those areas across la. that is because southern california has really yet to see a drop of rain this season. quite a different story in northern california where we've seen several storms. that is why the red flag warning is in effect down south. so back here at home today, we'll go into the upper 50s, lower 60s under a mix of sun and clouds overnight tonight the

big story will be the wind picking up. so let's take a look at those wind speeds. future tracker showing you later on this evening. notice those winds offshore developing 20 to 40mph. and then we just have a windy night ahead. but thankfully we have seen a lot of rain so far this season that our fire concerns are very low. we don't have any red flag warnings in effect, just know it will be a windy night. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you sun and clouds today. warm and breezy tomorrow. and then look at the seven day forecast. dry through the weekend guys. >> all right drew thank you. coming up the seven things to know this morning. >> trapped in a continuous loop. what one man had to do to stop as you welcome the feeling of touch with clearer skin and less itch. the #1 prescribed biologic

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winter storm dumps up to ten inches of snow in the area. >> number three, today, president biden travels to new orleans. he is set to attend a prayer service for the victims and survivors of the deadly new year's day attack on bourbon street. >> number four today is san francisco mayor. london breeds last day in office. daniel lurie will be sworn in tomorrow. >> and number five in the accuweather forecast. we do have a dense fog advisory in effect for the north bay this until 10 a.m. so just be aware of that low visibility first thing but is a dry week ahead. take a look at the three day forecast. mix of sun and clouds today. warmer and brighter tomorrow and wednesday. >> and number six we are tracking a sigalert in pescadero right now. both sides of highway one near bean hollow road are closed because of this fatal accident, and they're hoping to reopen by 630 this morning. >> number seven, mcdonald's is launching a new value menu tomorrow, along with $5 meals. it will include an option to add popular items to your order for $1. >> autonomous rideshare services are becoming more common,

especially here in the bay area. they work well most of the time. reporter adam mintzer introduces us to one man in phoenix, who experienced a glitch during a waymo ride that left him driving in circles. >> yeah, i got a flight to catch. why is this thing going in a circle? i'm getting dizzy. stuck in a loop. look at what it's doing. >> on monday, waymo passenger mike johns took an unexpected detour to the airport when his autonomous car kept driving around a small traffic circle in a north scottsdale parking lot. >> it literally was just going in a loop. >> john suspects the area's layout led to the car getting confused. he says after several minutes of circling and about eight laps, a voice came over the speakers. >> if you have your app pulled up, i need you to tap my trip on the lower left corner of your app. >> can't you just do it? you should be able to handle it. take over the car. you don't need my phone. >> a tech worker himself, john, says he supports the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles. but when he was late for his flight and didn't know how to manually open the locked

doors, he felt powerless. >> if we got to the 10th loop, do i need to jump into the driver's seat? what happens there? what happens next? because the car is still in control, i can bench press 300 plus, but am i able to control this? is somebody playing a joke on me? >> this was john's second waymo ride, and he left feeling like a guinea pig rather than a guest. >> it's like people are the experiment. >> we reached out to waymo for comment saturday. they haven't responded. on its website, the company says it's on a mission to be the world's most trusted driver. and in its first 25 million miles on the road, waymo claims their cars had 81% fewer airbag deployments and 57 fewer police reported incidents compared to human drivers. while waymo says its phone, a friend style customer service system, can remotely check the car's sensors and cameras to assist passengers, johns was surprised customer service couldn't do more. >> well, can you stop this car? >> i am trying to pull it over

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it was a wonderful celebratory moment. we want to thank the wharf crew, the wharf crew, the wharf crew. god love them. >> back open for business. restaurant and shop owner is excited to be back on the santa cruz wharf since the partial collapse. >> a popular theme park in the south bay to see a much shorter season this year. how this will

impact your visit to california's great america. >> public safety may be the price to pay for a budget shortfall in the east bay. the fire station shutting their doors this morning, and how it will impact emergency response in the community. >> good morning. it's monday, january 6th. >> be careful out there because it's very foggy. drew. >> yeah it is, especially along the coast and in the north bay and across parts of the city right now. so here's a live look outside our exploratorium camera. the visibility has been ebbing and flowing this morning, so this picture looks a lot better than, say, about 30 minutes ago. but still, visibility is down about three miles here in the city. 49 degrees with that fog overhead. but it's not everywhere. we'll take you to oakland right now. okay, camera. it is totally clear. so that fog is not area wide, but where we have it, it is thick. 45 right now in oakland. here's our visibility map. and you can see clearly in the north bay. that's where having a lot of issues from novato to fairfield down to zero mile, visibility about a quarter of a mile from santa rosa to napa. this is where we have a dense fog advisory in effect until about 10 a.m.

this morning. so use those low beam low beams and add some extra distance to the cars around you throughout the day. it's a mix of sun and clouds. it looks very nice. this afternoon we'll get those temperatures into the upper 50s and lower 60s pretty close to average for this time of the year. let's check in with gloria to see how we're doing on the roads this morning. good morning. >> you know, overall, drew, we are seeing a pretty quiet morning on the roads on this monday. you can see mostly green. however, we do see that red in the altamont pass. it looks like that holiday traffic no longer the case because people are back to work this morning. it seems like we're seeing that slow down that we usually see there pretty much again in the altamont pass from westbound 205 to westbound 580. so a lot busier this morning than we've seen the last few weeks. however, we are following a sigalert in pescadero. this is on highwy one. and right now we have both northbound and southbound directions that are shut down there in that area because of a fatal crash that occurred about 1:00 this morning. and we're told that there was a vehicle

that landed into a tree, slammed into a tree there. so this was a solo vehicle crash. however, there's still crews there on the scene. it was a fatal crash, and they're hoping to reopen by 630 this morning. but right now, still big delays in that area. >> okay, gloria. thank you. this morning, we're about to see the impact of the budget cuts oakland is facing. in just a matter of hours, two fire stations will close its doors. fire stations 25 and 28 will shut down for at least six months. you can see the locations on the screen there, both in the hills. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in oakland. with what the closures will mean for emergency response in the city and how neighbors are reacting. lena. >> reggie. neighbors of fire station 25 here say they're concerned about increased response times, and they say that their loss is alarming. this these closures come as the city is trying to balance a $129 million budget deficit. we talked to one neighbor who said it was a consideration when they bought their house here in the

oakland hills to have a fire house this close in proximity. back in october, the keller fire burned 15 acres in the oakland hills and damaged at least two homes and displaced hundreds of residents. the union representing oakland firefighters says fire trucks from closing stations 25 and 28 were among the first there. >> absolutely. they were among the first companies that were on scene fighting that fire. so without a doubt that that entire incident would have gone very differently with the absence of just these two fire engines, for sure. >> a lot of trees, a lot of houses, a lot of big houses. and it gets really dry in the summer. so yeah, that's scary. >> the oakland fire chief explained on friday that this is a brownout process that will keep the stations closed for at least six months and save the city $5 million, he added. these are considered to be the least busy stations in the city. fire firefighters from these stations will now move to other fire stations, and these closures are expected to last at least

through july. live in oakland. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. people are braving the cold to pay their respects to former president jimmy carter. a live look this morning, his casket lying in repose at the carter presidential center. that's in atlanta until tomorrow morning. that's when the former president will be taken to washington, d.c, where he will lie in state in the capitol rotunda. carter's state funeral will take place thursday at washington's national cathedral, where president joe biden is expected to eulogize his longtime friend. mardi gras season kicks off today in new orleans, and officials are working to shore up more resources for security. as we're learning new details about the new year's terror attack that left 14 people dead. and gloria, investigators are revealing the suspect visited the city before the attack and documented part of the city with glasses made by menlo park based meta. >> that's right. amanda. investigators say the 42 year old army veteran who carried out the attack traveled to new orleans two times before the

attack, and the fbi released this video here that shows him wearing the glasses, the meta glasses, and he was riding a bicycle around the french quarter. they're also giving us a detailed timeline of the attack, saying that he drove from texas, arriving in new orleans around 10 p.m. on new year's eve. and then at 12:15 a.m, he set a fire inside a house that he had rented in the city. 153 he can be seen placing a cooler, which authorities say contained an ied, on bourbon street, and about a half hour later, he places another one nearby. at 315 is when he races rented pickup truck down bourbon street, killing 14 and injuring dozens. authorities say that more people could have been killed, but the fire in the rental home burned out before it could spread, and the detonator in the ieds failed. >> lone actors or small cells of individuals who typically radicalize to violence online and who primarily use easily

accessible weapons, have posed the greatest terrorism threat to our homeland. >> sources tell abc news that the suspect recorded several videos in which he claimed that he had joined isis earlier this year. authorities are also looking into whether trips that he took to egypt and canada in 2020 3rd may have led to his radicalization. amanda. >> all right. gloria, thank you. in today's gma first look, the ex-girlfriend of matthews levels burgers. he's the man who blew up a tesla cybertruck in front of the las vegas trump hotel. he. she's speaking out about the man she knew. here's abc news reporter andrew dymburt. >> in this morning's gma first look speaking out. >> i failed him, we all failed him. >> for the first time, we're hearing from the ex-girlfriend of matthew burger, the man who carried out the vegas detonation in front of trump hotel new year's day. and this morning. alicia earhardt is describing the man she knew in happier times. >> matt. matt was the kindet man i ever met. i'm. i'm a

single mom. and, for example, my son decided to join a baseball team. matt took him under his wing, and he taught him how to play baseball. and he he coached him, and he just walked him through everything. and he was so patient and just empathetic. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more of our interview, plus the very latest on the cybertruck investigation with your gma first look. i'm andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> the santa cruz wharf is officially back open two weeks after a 150 foot section of the pier collapsed into the ocean saturday morning. santa cruz mayor fred keeley welcomed back business owners, community members and tourists to the popular wharf. the collapse happened december 23rd when powerful waves slammed into the pier's already damaged south end. the dolphin restaurant and a restroom fell right into the ocean. the area had already been closed to the public for nearly

a year because of previous storms. >> how quickly could we get this wharf open safely? that's the most important economic development action we can take is get the wharf open so they can resume their businesses. >> engineers say the wharf is structurally sound, but mayor keeley says climate change is having an impact and will affect the wharf's future. >> now to a story we've been following here at abc seven news. new testing shows a popular east bay park is safe after there were concerns about elevated radiation. documents detail decades of toxic dumping by the former stauffer chemical company, later acquired by zeneca. some of that dumping ended up at the city of berkeley landfill, which we now know as cesar chavez park. the berkeley city manager now says testing from the fall shows the land does not pose a risk to water quality or human health, though they found some tough to access. groundwater had elevated levels of radiation.

>> it looks like the music will continue to play at a beloved and iconic music store in el cerrito. down home music has been in the same building on san pablo avenue for nearly 50 years, when the building went up for sale in october, the music shop and its neighbors worried they'd have to find a new home. now they expect to be able to buy the building thanks to fundraising and huge community support. >> you think about the old school barbershop. this is like the barbershop, but you come in here to talk. charlie parker instead of we're not talking sports. we're talking music. >> it's not a done deal. while the businesses bid has been accepted, they are still fundraising. >> last night was the final night of winterfest at california's great america, and it may not be returning in november. the la times reports the park is notifying seasonal passholders that it will only be open from april 5th through late october this year, and that seasonal events will not be included. the theme park next to

levi's stadium is expected to eventually close for good once the land it's sitting on is sold. the timeline for that is not yet clear. >> tomorrow, san francisco mayor london breed last day in office. yesterday, a glide memorial church held a special sunday service to honor her. glide's president and ceo honored breed for her impact on advancing equ, compassion and progress in san francisco. >> i have no doubt, mayor breed, that your best days are yet to come. i look forward to cheering you on as well as glide as you continue to fight for your dreams and for glide for many years. that's come in front of us. >> it doesn't change who i am, whether i'm mayor or not. i'm still london breed from the projects. i'm still london breed from san francisco. i'm still london breed. that's going to be there for glide no matter what. >> breed has served as mayor six and a half years. and that brings us to our abc seven

mornings advancer our preview of things happening in the bay area. >> first, after mayor breed wraps up her last day in office, san francisco welcomes new mayor daniel lurie will be sworn in wednesday. after his inauguration, lurie will attend an evening of celebrations in chinatown over the weekend. lurie took part in what he called a weekend of service, where he spent time with supporters cleaning up neighbors in the city neighborhoods in the city. and this afternoon, california attorney general rob bonta is set to share new guidance for immigrant students and school officials. it comes as he's been holding a series of public seminars informing students and their families of their rights. these meetings are part of bonta's effort to prepare california to push back against anti-immigrant policies that might be imposed by the incoming trump administration. and finally, today. state parks and cal fire officials will give more information about the fire that destroyed bidwell mansion in chico last month. if you know the area, you're aware of, bidwell mansion and the state

park it's part of are considered to be iconic. a man was arrested for arson last week. officials are still discussing the future for the historic landmark. >> a san francisco shout out all the way from hollywood. the san francisco native who won big to kick off award season and the local venue she chose to mention. but first, here's drew. >> hey there. 542 this morning we do have a beach hazard statement in effect along our coast today. this will last until tomorrow afternoon. waves right now between 4 and 7ft. but from time to time we could see breakers up to 20ft. so there is the increased risk of rip currents and sneaker waves along our coast today and tomorrow. we're still tracking. our visibility is pretty thick in terms of fog in the north bay. this is where we do have a dense fog advisory in effect outside of the north bay and in the city, we are finding clear skies where you see the number ten. that's as good as it gets this morning when it comes to those clear skies. this is actually a le look at sfo right now. on a clear morning, you would easily be able to see the terminal

lights. but right now all we can see some of the lights on the taxiways and the runways this morning. so looking at your day planner, we keep that foggy north bay in that fog advisory until about 10 a.m. this morning. we have clear skies the farther south you go. your sunrise here at 725 this morning. throughout the afternoon, a mix of sun and clouds. it's pretty quiet temperatures really comfortable in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. but tonight it does turn breezy, if not windy as we head into tuesday morning. highs today pretty close to average in most cities. 60 in richmond we'll go to 59. in san mateo, 61 in livermore, 58 in half moon bay, hit about 63. in santa rosa. the three day forecast does show you that mix of sun and clouds today. warmer, brighter skies as we head through midweek. but we do have that breezy to windy night on the way. tonight. we'll take a closer look at the

for you this morning. the metering lights have flipped on at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see a live look right now. traffic is starting to build right now, but it's actually not too bad just yet. you won't have any delays heading into the city. the metering lights flipped on about 539 this morning, and depending on where you drive today, you may experience some fog during your morning drive. that's definitely the case here at the golden gate bridge. you can see it's really foggy there. a dense fog advisory has been issued for the golden gate bridge as well as the bay bridge, but right now we're not seeing any major delays in those areas. reggie aqui. >> president biden leading a ceremony for the nation's most influential people. this year's medal of freedom honorees included big names like bono, hillary clinton, bill nye, jane goodall and jose andres. the award is for those who have made great contributions to the security of the u.s, toward world peace, or toward cultural and public endeavors. >> as the lead singer of u2, one

of the most successful rock bands in history, bono changes the world through his art and activism in an irish tradition of poetry and protest, rebellion, and rejoicing. he has composed anthems to peace and civil rights, denzel washington, magic johnson, and george soros were among the other recipients. >> the president says all 19 are great leaders who have made america and the world a better place. >> san francisco native ali wong won a golden globe last night. wong, who grew up in park heights, won best performance by a stand up comic on television for her special ali wong single lady. in her acceptance speech, the comedian thanked the city and the punchline comedy club for helping to start her career. >> you know, i come from san francisco and that's where i started doing standup, and i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for all the stage time that i got there and all the practice, i got to become a standup comedian. so i really want to thank molly schmenk from the sf punchline comedy club.

>> another notable bay area win from last night's golden globes director, jon chu. he's from palo alto and is the director of wicked part one. last night, the film took home the award for cinematic box office achievements. george pennacchio, from our sister station in los angeles, gives us more highlights from last night's winners. >> amelia perez amelia perez a musical about a cartel leader who wants to transition, was named best motion picture musical or comedy. >> it also won the motion picture prize for a non-english language film and for original song. plus costar zoe saldana won the night's supporting actress award. >> this recognition is just it's paramount for my continuation as an artist and there are no buts. >> and kieran culkin won the supporting actor golden globe for a real pain. demi moore won her very first acting award, named best actress for the

substance. >> it's important not to make it mean too much, but it's also important to remember not to make it too little and to really be in the joy of what this is. >> sebastian stan's work in a different man earned him the golden globe for musical or comedy best actor. >> there was a big risk in terms of what it speaks to d trying to walk into somebody else's shoes who has neurofibromatosis like adam pearson. so that had its own challenges as well, and wanting to do that. right. >> the brutalist, the brutalist. >> a big winner at this year's golden globes, it took home the gold for best motion picture drama, best director for brady corbet and best actor adrien brody. >> i am very grateful. i've had a very blessed career, but as you can see, it's still a challenge to find work that is as meaningful as this. >> dramas best actress prize went to fernando torres for the portuguese language film i'm still here.

>> i'm really, really touched by it. and i never expected. i thought i was so happy already, just with the nomination. it's a great, great honor. >> wicked won the new category at the globes cinematic and box office achievement. on the television side of things, shogun was named best drama series with its stars hiroyuki sanada, anna sawai and tadanobu asano also taking home. awards. hacks won in the musical or comedy category, with star jean smart winning her second globe. the awards train makes another stop next sunday night at the critics choice awards in beverly hills, california. george pennacchio for abc news. >> i might be really behind. did you all know that they're filming another hacks right now? oh, wow. >> no, i love that show, though. great. >> yeah, for sure. i'm ready for it. it's so quick. it's so fun. >> and it's one of the only things i watch. >> yeah. you're like that. wants something. i know. >> got to catch up. right. it's

that time of the year that you're like, i got to watch all these movies. >> shows everything. >> to be fair, some of these movies haven't even come out here yet, so. >> that is true. >> we have time. >> you got time for the oscars? not a lot of time. you have time this morning. it is foggy out there. we'll take you to san rafael this morning. this is 101 on your screen, and you can see clearly that there is some low visibility out there. we'll keep a dense fog advisory in effect for the north bay through this morning between about nine and 10 a.m. that's when it will expire. we have mild days ahead this week. it's not going to look or really feel like january. we have a dry pattern and temperatures well into the upper 60s some afternoon. so that means we have a dry pattern in effect the next seven days, which is not uncommon. we can typically get 1 or 2 weeks in the month of january and february, where we're rain free before the storm door turns back open. visibility. right now it is an issue in the north bay. we're tracking petaluma, novato, fairfield right now. we're down to zero miles. that is why the dense fog advisory

is in effect in these regions throughout the morning. just be aware of that. it's a slow go in the north bay as we track that low cloud cover. temperatures right now a mixed bag really upper 30s to the lower 50s. right now our cold spot is livermore at 39 degrees. some warmer air in ukiah and cloverdale at 51 and 50, respectively. we're at 48 in the city. good morning. palo alto. coming in at 42 degrees. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. you can see this quick moving piece of energy. this low pressure is sliding through nevada this morning, and its track will create some windy conditions, especially later tonight into first thing tomorrow morning. that is why a red flag warning is in effect across southern california. pretty rare to have a red flag warning so late in the rainy season. highs today will be in the upper 50s. lower 60s here under a mix of sun and clouds tonight. the issue will be the winds. they will be gusty at times and when we have a windy night, that temperature profile tends to be elevated. so we'll be in the upper 40s to lower 50s for the most part. so here's a look at the winds. future

tracker showing you late tonight into early tomorrow morning. we'll have those winds gusting about 20 to 40mph. so just be aware of that. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. sun and clouds today. warm and breezy tomorrow. and then look at the seven day forecast. we'll keep it sunny with above average temperatures as we head into the upcoming weekend. >> guys thanks. still to come on abc seven mornings. a gas pipe ruptured, causing families in san francisco to evacuate their homes. we're going to hear from some of those evacuees who were forced from their residence for hours. >> but first, better wi-fi in the sky. >> the service being promised a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo.

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