cutting measures go into effect in oakland, closing four fire stations across the city. >> and the san mateo county sheriff files a $10 million claim against the county. but her attorney is telling the abc7 news i-team. good afternoon. thanks for being here. >> i'm julian glover and i'm stephanie sierra. we begin with those unprecedented challenges in oakland. three mayors in just the last month at a special city council meeting today, a new interim mayor, kevin jenkins, took over as speculation swirls over who will run for office just a few months from now. >> here's abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley with all the action from oakland city hall today, motion passes with a vote of eight ayes. >> congratulations. >> a new interim mayor emerged from today's city council meeting in oakland. >> thank you so much, colleagues. thank you. >> it's been quite the shuffle. mayor shang tao was recalled by

voters in november, so oakland city council president nikki fortunato bass became interim mayor last month, but she stepped down today to take her new post as alameda county supervisor. so council voted today to make council member kevin jenkins the new president, which means he automatically becomes the new interim mayor. >> thank you. >> then former city council member rebecca kaplan was tapped to fill the district two vacancy created by bass's departure. >> oaklanders and bay area residents can expect over the coming months, as we're going to have a special election that will be held on april 15th to elect a new mayor, as well as to fill the district two vacancy. >> new interim mayor jenkins immediately walked into his new office. >> i think the first thing is meeting with staff, working with the city administrator on the budget that it is first. that's primary. we have to get back to basics as a city. >> nominations for mayor and district two are being

accepted now until january 17th. in the lead up to the april 15th special election. can you possibly run for mayor after april 5th for that election? that special election? >> i will not be the next mayor of oakland. >> so jenkins would serve only until a newly elected mayor is sworn in in early may. >> i do support council member jenkins as our council president and by default, our interim mayor. i believe you will do a fantastic job at oakland city hall. >> i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> now when possible, oakland mayoral candidate is former congresswoman barbara lee, abc seven news learned lee has filed paperwork today with the city in a sign that she plans a potential run for mayor. representatives for lee were not immediately available for comment. the oakland mayor nomination period closes on january 17th. the new mayor will be selected in the special april

15th election. >> the union representing oakland firefighters called on city officials to reopen fire stations closed by budget brownouts today. fire stations 25 and 28, both in the oakland hills, went out of service this morning. plans to reopen fireis station ten, located off of 580 and oakland avenue, have been postponed. union officials say the closures will lead to longer response times and potentially devastating consequences. >> chabot park, sequoia, nolan park, joaquin miller, oakmore skyline, grass valley, woodminster lincoln highlights excuse me, highlands and crestmont. hear this clearly. if you live in any of those neighborhoods that i just mentioned, be aware that you'll be waiting a very long time for help. >> four more fire stations are at risk of closure next month to help the city deal with a $129 million budget deficit.

according to the fire chief in oakland, the closures will last six months and save the city an estimated $5 million. >> well, some strong words from an attorney representing sheriff christina corpus, who said, quote, there are some who unfortunately still believe that law enforcement is a white man's world. >> that's the basis for a $10 million claim the sheriff has filed against the county. and i-team reporter dan noyes has been covering the ongoing back and forth for months now. he joins us now with the latest. dan. >> well, stephanie and julian, as you both know, the claim is the first step toward a lawsuit. the sheriff and her lawyerwsuit. announced a news conference for this afternoon, but canceled it overnight. looks like they're still building their case, but i've been in contact with both of them today. >> the peace officers bill of rights protects every peace officer, including the sheriff. >> brad gage is a los angeles based civil rights attorney now retained by sheriff christina corpus. this $10 million claim gage filed accuses the county of discriminating against, harassing and defaming a dedicated public servant because

the defendants did not want either a woman or a latinx person as the head of their sheriff's department. >> she's being treated differently than other employees that are male and not hispanic, specifically, having her individual records released to the media and the public is treating her differently than others. >> the county has 45 days to answer the claim. if they fail to do so or deny it. gage says a lawsuit is on the way. the claim cites several i-team reports that raised questions about an audit of the sheriff's office performed by retired judge ladoris cordell. she allowed all witnesses to remain anonymous, did not require them to testify under oath, and made several important factual mistakes. >> we want the names of the witnesses. we want the complete report. it's a matter of fairness. >> judge cordell also left out 29 pages of the interview transcript with corpus chief of staff victor j. from the final report, including a section

where he provides his most direct defense against claims of misconduct. i obtained a recording of the entire interview, including this section not included in cordell's report. >> and just for the record, because i want to make sure that it is understood, i never in any capacity or by myself, and i've never benefited from any deals or been representing myself as a broker or an agent at all whatsoever. >> sheriff corpus declined my request to comment today. you'll recall the county offered her $1 million plus four years of medical to resign. it's clear she's going nowhere. a defiance she showed in her first interview on this scandal in november. will you step down? >> i will not. i am resolved, i have worked very hard to get here. i know what i've done. i can hang my head up high.ne. i >> the claim also criticizes the supervisors for calling a special election to remove sheriff corpus. she sent me a written statement late today saying in part, i won't let this power grab get me down. i'm

posting her entire message on my social and at abc seven news.com as well. no comment from the county council, the county executive, the supervisors involved, or the judge. i emailed them as well. >> julian steffen so this of course, is separate than the millions of dollars that's expected to cost to put on that special election if it happens. >> right. you know, it might not happen. who knows. >> yeah. what is the next step for that? >> well, the next step, i mean, the new board of supervisors is in now. you have two new members. so they could have an impact on how things go in the future. so, you know, there's their first meeting is tomorrow. right. so we'll have to watch how it plays out. >> all right dan thank you. sure. >> lots of back and forth here. we appreciate it. dan if you have a story for the i-team just go to abc seven news.com slash i-team. they'd love to hear from you. >> in the south bay, san jose, police have arrested two people in connection with a drug bust that led officers to dozens of illegal guns. that bus led to a large stash of pistols, assault rifles, and thousands of rounds

of ammunition. you're looking at it right now. police say it started with the arrest of a suspect from stockton attempting to sell fentanyl in san jose. during the investigation, officers say they discovered that the suspect's girlfriend had been illegally purchasing firearms. that led to a search of the couple's home. >> this person was a prohibited person from owning firearms. they were not allowed to have firearms. yet. our suspect, an adult female suspect, was supplying that to them and they had tons of a large array of illegal narcotics, so who knows what that potential could be. >> also seized during the bust. cocaine, oxycodone and other illegal prescription meds, as well as thousands of dollars worth of designer watches, purses, shoes and other clothing. >> the bay area's homelessness crisis has worsened to a record level. that's according to new federal numbers out this month. the region's homeless population grew 6% to nearly 39,000 people in 2024. that number is a new high. federal data shows homelessness increased

the most in contra costa and san mateo counties, each up about 20%. in san francisco, it was up 10%. and in santa clara county, homelessness grew by 5%. homelessness actually went down in alameda county. statewide, there are an estimated 187,000 homeless people living in california, 3% more than last year. >> all right. it was a very foggy commute across the bay area today. take a look. this video was taken just be noon on the bay bridge and you could barely see anything. the fog also impacted flights at sfo, where there were well over 100 delays today alone, and that fog still lingering today. from the view from our cameras, you can barely see your hand in front of your face earlier this morning. >> right? so the question is, is there more fog in the forecast? we'll get right on over to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for that answer. hey, sandhya. hi, there. >> yeah, julian and steph, just for a little bit longer. and i'll explain why in just a

moment. let me show you a live picture from our golden gate bridge camera. it is socked in right now with that fog which is lingering across some parts of the bay area. as you can see on live doppler seven, visibility down to one and a quarter mile in half moon bay. but most other areas are seeing an improvement compared to earlier today, when you could barely see in front of you. the winds are starting to pick up, but they're not strong right now. 11 miles an hour. oakland hills. they'll get even stronger, which is why a wind advisory goes up for the north and east bay hills. 7 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. wednesday. it's gusty offshore winds up to 50 miles an hour. that will lead to the potential for a few outages and downed tree limbs as we go. hour by hour, 9:00 tonight, you can see those winds in the hills going up at 1 a.m. over 30 mile an hour winds and the winds get even stronger over 40 along the coastline. for your tuesday morning. it is going to be a potentially destruce santa ana wind event down in southern california, where they have not seen rain like we have. so they are facing the red flag

warning gusts anywhere from 50 to 80 miles an hour, isolated 80 to 100 with the low relative humidity. so that is going to be a dicey situation. i'll be back with a full look at the forecast coming up. >> julian. thank you sandhya. and as she just mentioned, parts of southern california could see the winds this week stronger in that area than they've seen in more than a decade. the notorious santa ana wind gusts are expected to get up to 50 as high as 80 miles an hour in los angeles and ventura counties. starting tomorrow night, isolated gusts could reach 100mph in some fire prone parts of the mountains and the foothills there. the national weather service is calling it a life threatening and destructive wind storm. red flag warnings and high wind warnings have been issued all across the region there. >> was a small landslide has closed the point bonita lighthouse in the marin headlands. you see the landslide here in the photo. this is from the golden gate national recreation area and that shows the landslide partially blocking

that trail. the debris is being removed and the lighthouse is expected to reopen for its normal schedule on sunday. well, tonight, caltrans will begin overnight work on highway 37, a project designed to prevent flooding and combat rising sea levels in the north bay. the work will impact a 12 mile stretch of eastbound 37 in solano county, widening and elevating the entire 21 mile stretch of highway 37 is the ultimate goal here, creating more bicycle, public transit and carpool options. a 40 mile detour around the roadwork will be in place weeknights through february 1st. >> still to come the growing frustration as egg prices continue to skyrocket. if you can find them, and the long lines ahead of the closure of one of san francisco uh- san francisco neighborhoods, only grocery stores and no more drill baby drill off the california coast. details as abc

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higher risk for bird flu. >> well, the bird flu is hitting the national supply of eggs hard. it's limiting supplies and driving up prices as a result. >> yeah, we're all seeing that. according to a recently released report by the usda, the cost of a dozen large eggs in california costs an average of $8.90. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has more on what local bakeries and restaurants are saying and doing about it. >> reporter if you're looking for eggs, you may be shocked at what you see at the safeway int san francisco. you'll see empty shelves and a sign showing eggs going for 9.99 a dozen. if you're buying organic eggs. >> that's too much. that's crazy. really? >> at trader joe's on bay street. eggs go for 3.99 to 6.49 a dozen. the shelves there are also empty. >> i tried to buy them yesterday, and they actually didn't have any in stock. >> the supply of eggs in california is really taking a big hit because of the bird flu. >> you can still get eggs for 5

or $6 a dozen and upwards of 9 or $10 if you're buying organic eggs. but until we can get this under control, there's going to be a limited supply of eggs. >> at victoria pastry company in north beach, where they make all their cakes and cookies by hand. eggs are a key ingredient. >> since october, late october, prices are just. hi, hi hi, hi. and today i was wondering when this is going to stop. >> it makes it a little bit. at moe's grill. customers come for the omelets as well as the burgers. the restaurant goes through a case of 180 eggs a day. two cases a day on the weekends. >> most of the eggs we use is for omelets. >> the owner says the cost of a case of eggs is way up. >> it has gone up five times. >> usually these organic eggs are twice the cost of regular eggs. but the restaurant owner here tells me today they're all the same price. hussain malik tells abc seven news that when he can't find regular eggs from his supplier, he tries to buy

organic eggs. >> what i do is i have to go and look around for it at costco's. >> many people wonder how long the egg shortage will last. according to bill mattos with the california poultry foundation, the supply of california eggs has dropped 40% compared to this time last year. >> our farmers are working very hard to refill those cage, those cage free operations and get your fresh eggs to market as soon as possible. i'm hopeful that that will start happening within the next month, and by easter, you'll see a good supply of eggs at a good price. >> in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> safeway is preparing for the closure of its fillmore district location by offering some deep discounts on practically everything. a long line of shoppers waited in the fog early this morning, eager to seize on the opportunity. the last day of business for the store is february the 7th. you can see the people in the distance there. it's been open for 40 years. this particular location, there were some mixed emotions from shoppers.

>> i want to say something that would have been $600. i probably spent only like $280, $300. so this is a great deal, you know, and it's going to stock us up for months. >> you know, we need more stores here. we don't need it to close with these seniors. where are they going to go. the estimated. >> so what's happening with the spacex? a private developer will turn the site into market rate housing. >> a warning to beware of sneaker waves, strong rip currents and breaking waves up to 20ft high along the coast. here's how things looked in half moon bay earlier today. the swell is expected to last through tomorrow evening from mendocino county, all the way down to big sur. so you're asked to keep your pets on a leash. if you head out there and never turn your back to the ocean. and that beach hazard continues today, it does. >> and we're also seeing the warm temps kind of continue into the new week too, which i like. we check back in now with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for a look at that accuweather forecast. yeah. >> first we're going to touch

upon the dangerous beach conditions julian and steph. and then we'll talk about the weather conditions ahead. that's making julian smile. so let's take a look at the live picture here from our santa cruz camera. and you can see the waves are just crashing there along the coastline. we're going to continue to see high waves, big breakers up to 20ft. beach hazard statement until 9 p.m. tomorrow. current wave heights between 4 to 10ft. it's a long period northwesterly swell that's bringing an increased risk of sneaker waves and rip currents. looking at live doppler seven, we did have some very dense fog this morning, even into the afternoon, and some of that fog is lingering, but we also have some higher clouds up above the fog layer. so this is just a visible satellite picture taking you back in time. notice how thick the fog was. it is shrinking and it is going to disappear later on tonight. for the most part. i'll show you why high pressure is going to build in behind a departing trough, and that's what's going to kick up the winds. the winds will go up later on tonight. they're

going to be coming out of the north northeast over 30 miles an hour. at 1 a.m. will notice the strongest winds over the hilltops. 37 fairfield. at noontime, you're looking at 33 mile an hour. winds in napa. still going to be gusty going into tomorrow night and even into early wednesday. but until then we have to deal with the fog from our sfo camera 50 san francisco, oakland, san jose. you're at 62 degrees along with redwood city and from our east bay hills camera, you're seeing peeks of sun between the clouds and the fog. temperatures in the 50s from santa rosa to napa, 57 in concord and livermore. exploratorium camera showing you a little bit more in the way of sun tonight through wednesday morning. gusty offshore winds along the coastline. watch out for those large breaking waves and sunny and milder weather this week with the possibility of records, i'm going to show you hour by hour what's going to happen. as the winds kick up, the fog gets blown away. you start to notice more clearing tomorrow morning, beginning with clear skies compared to this morning. and then higher clouds will just kind of fill in

tomorrow afternoon and evening. so your morning temperatures anywhere from the 30s to the 40s. it is going to be breezy to windy tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at high temperatures that will come up above average 67 in santa rosa and san jose, mid 60s around san francisco, oakland, concord, palo alto, 64, in half moon bay. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. gusty. and it's really a mild pattern. strongest winds in the hills. mild pattern continues into wednesday. you will notice that the warmest locations going into thursday into the low 70s around the bay. mainly sunny, but over the weekend we start to notice some more cloud cover and it begins to cool. so steph and julian, i think it's going to be one of those weeks where people want to get outside and enjoy. >> yeah, well, enjoy it while it lasts. absolutely. thanks, andrea. >> well, a big merger today involving two major streaming providers. disney, our parent company, will combine its hulu plus live tv service with fubo. under the agreement, disney will own a 70% stake in the newy will

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every health care setting in the u.s. is facing scrutiny over its accuracy, especially on people of color. the fda is now considering some new recommendations for pulse oximeters. the device fits around the tip of your finger and measures the amount of oxygen in your blood. doctors believe pulse oximeters might have contributed to the higher covid death rate for black patients compared to white patients. i first reported on the issue last january when the ceo of roots community health in east oakland coauthored a study that highlighted those inaccuracies. the ceo of the health clinic, doctor noah abelardo, joined us on abc seven news at three today. to break down what you and your family need to know about the accuracy of the oxygen reader. >> what has come to light now is that the melanin in the skin

actually interferes with the passage of this light going through. and as a result, the pulse oximeter device systematically overestimates oxygen level in people with darker skin tones. so it would make you appear as though you had more oxygen than you really did. so you could actually be sent home from the emergency room. you could be, you know, left at home or told that everything is fine based on this reading. >> the fda says it wants companies to conduct larger studies and include more patients from different racial groups. >> a new study finds sugary drinks are even worse for your health. that's according to senior researcher. it's a public health crisis. now, the study found sugary drinks caused more than 330,000 annual deaths from diabetes and cardiovascular disease. the problem is most serious in latin america and the caribbean, which had the largest number of heart disease cases related to these beverages. the study is published in the

journal nature medicine. >> a big move by president biden, the ban on offshore drilling and what it means. >> plus, i'm abc's perry russom in washington. the election results have been certified on the fourth anniversary of the attack at the capitol. that story coming up. >> and governor newsom on high speed rail where we are now and

pictures of former president jimmy carter lying in repose at the carter presidential center in atlanta. tomorrow morning,r 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 biden is expected to eulogize his longtime friend. abc news will be providing live coverage of tomorrow's events right here on abc seven. >> well, it is official donald trump has officially won the 2024 election. >> that's right. the results certified by congress today, just four years after hundreds of trump supporters attacked the capitol on january 6th. >> abc news reporter perry russom has the story. >> the snow in d.c. not slowing down the certification today. it comes four years after the attack at the capitol. no mention of the attack today during the counting of votes. the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. now official donald trump declared the winner today. the votes counted. the results certified before a joint session of congress donald j. >> trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. kamala harris. kamala harris of the

state of california has received 226 votes. >> trump's opponent in the race, vice president kamala harris, presiding over the constitutional formality. >> today i did what i have done my entire career, performing my constitutional duties to ensure that the people of america, the voters of america, will have their votes counted. >> the results certified in the same building attacked by trump supporters four years ago. on january 6th, 2021, trump urged his supporters to march to the capitol, telling his then vice president, mike pence, to reject the results of the 2020 election that president biden had won. republican lawmakers today with no plans to mark the anniversary. >> this is a great day for the country. we're going to certify the election of donald j. trump as the 47th president. that's our approach today. >> the department of justice says more than 1200 people have either pleaded guilty or were found guilty at trial for charges tied to the attack. trump has promised to pardon some, calling them political

prisoners. today, enrique tarrio, the former leader of the proud boys, is asking trump for a full pardon. he was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the attack. >> pardoning the criminals who assaulted police officers and tried to halt the democratic process would be a dangerous endorsement of political violence. >> in a letter to trump, tarrio's lawyer says his client is nothing more than a proud american who believes in true conservative values. prosecutors say he helped rally his members ahead of january 6th to stop the transfer of power. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> today, president biden announced a ban on offshore drilling on most american coastlines, including california's. the ban covers the pacific and atlantic coast, the eastern gulf of mexico and a section of bering sea off alaska. in a statement, california governor gavin newsom thanked biden's actions, saying in part, quote, for decades, we have led the fight to protect the pacific coast and the millions of californians who call these

coastal communities home. new offshore drilling has no place in california. >> the state is offering more guidance to california citizens concerned about potential changes to immigration policies. >> california doj is here to protect, defend and enforce immigrant rights, regardless of who is in the white house. >> today, attorney general rob bonta hosted the latest know your rights workshop, laying out two new sets of guidelines regarding educational rights of immigrant students and their families. the first set touches on the right to receive a free public education and confidentiality of personal information. the second provides information to help school officials understand the rules around immigration enforcement. the new archbishop of washington, dc, has been a vocal defender of immigrant rights. he also has ties to the bay area. cardinal robert mcelroy of san diego received this honor from pope francis. mcelroy is a san

francisco native and was first ordained a priest at saint mary's cathedral here in the city back in 1980. he studied at stanford and has been a harsh critic of president trump's immigration policies. >> a major development on california's long awaited high-speed rail project. the first set of tracks have finally been laid. governor gavin newsom was on hand in kern county this afternoon to pile in the first railroad tie. it is a majorrst milestone for the 171 mile corridor between merced and bakersfield. more than $11 billion has been invested so far. it's money well spent, the governor says, to build the backbone of a rail network that will eventually reach san francisco and los angeles. >> to the cynics that are filled with cynicism, that stand on the sidelines and don't engage. we're here making this work. would we have started this whole thing in 2018 with a different. that's you know what? we can't we can't go back. we just have

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joining us. we begin with the first official work day for congestion pricing in new york city. folks have been talking a lot about this. drivers who go into central manhattan during peak hours will pay $9 during the day, and about 225. overnight trucks pay the most, nearly $22 at peak. the project is expected to result in 80,000 fewer vehicles daily. the ultimate goal is to relieve congestion and help fund new york's mta large scale projects. if you've been on the trains recently, a lot of them certainly need upgrades there. what do you all think about thi? congestion pricing $9 during peak? >> that's pretty crazy. it's interesting. i mean, they're calling it the most ambitious traffic experiment to date. and i saw the new york times piece on it, and they profiled

different commuters. and for some it you know, it's easy, right? i mean, for an e-bike or they talk to who just has to go across the brooklyn bridge and she's a few blocks from work and it's fine for her. she has a big cart so she can put all her groceries in at the end of the day. but for other people, i mean, they talked about a music teacher who had, you know, all these different instruments he had to carry around. and he doesn't have that luxury. he has to have a car to be able to do his job. >> yeah, i agree with you. it doesn't work for everybody. i think most people would love to jump on a train and get to work. you can be on your phone and it's that easy and it's less expensive. you're not putting wear and tear in your car and having to pay for gas, but people are driving most of the time because they need to drive. it's more convenient. you have a kid pick up drop off, right? there's so many reasons. so i see the point and i see the goal. but i think for some people it's just impossible. and unfortunately it's just going to cost them more money. >> yeah, yeah. it'll be interesting to see what happens. well, this next one, workers are feeling a little stuck, and some

may be looking to make some big changes in the new year. reporter brian abel looks at what you can do if you're feeling trapped. >> employees are feeling overworked, undervalued. underpaid. >> according to gallup polling, people are looking for new jobs at the highest rates in nearly a decade. but in a cooling labor market, along with a low unemployment rate, there's fear those opportunities may not be there. >> the time between jobs for people to find a job after they lose a job is pretty high. it's 23.7 weeks on average. >> gallup refers to this shift as the great detachment, and it's causing frustration for employers to 18% of people in their latest report are actually engaged at work. >> so that means you've got 82% of your people as an employer who are saying not feeling it. >> if you're not feeling it and ready to make a move, you can simply start by talking to the people you know. >> reach out to that network to

identify people that they know who would be in a position to give advice, to make introductions, and don't rely on one click job applications with the same resume each time to land you that dream position. tailor the resume that you're sending in so that it uses the keywords that are in the job description. >> in washington, brian abel reporting. >> all right, as that lady said, not feeling it, 82%. >> i mean, that's staggering. yeah. >> we went from hot job summer to like cool or cold search winter that we're dealing with right now. i get it, a lot of people are thinking, well, can i get a remote work job somewhere? can i get a job with more flexibility? there aren't enough of those jobs in the market to meet the demand. clearly with folks who are looking for those opportunities. so it's tough right now if you're trying to find something like that. >> yeah. it is. i mean, that quiet quitting term where you don't formally quit, but you just disassociate from the job. and we see that too, of course.

but people want to know about the perks. like you said, can i work from home or are you going to give me more vacation? >> you know, people want something better, right? yeah. >> i think the pandemic really changed things up for so many people. obviously, you know, they're seeing what they were able to do and what kind of life. you know, they want all those incredible lunches at meta. >> i had some family members who work there, and that was the case before the pandemic, and they've certainly scaled that back. so yeah, it's all that stuff that, you know, matters. >> certainly changing the workforce for sure. well, forget baby showers. nesting showers are apparently the new thing. okay. so what's a nesting shower or nesting party instead of gifts and games, it's where friends come over to build furniture, fold clothes, and essentially do chores around the house. for those expecting parents, the trend, of course, is popular on social media, with videos getting millions of views and searches on pinterest have increased 200% in the last two years. as someone who's

childless, i think this is a cool idea, right? instead of like, giving people, you know, money, right? give them the things they really need. you know, help with things around the house, help do chores. it makes sense to me. >> karina, you can attest to this. >> i can't. okay, so, steph, you were part of my baby shower and i absolutely loved it. but if you would have said we're all just going to come over, we'll get pizza and we're going to help you build everything, put batteries in things, wash the clothes, hang them up, put them away. there are a million things to do, especially like two months out. you start realizing all the things you need and you start freaking out about it. so if you were to say, we're just going to come over and do this, i would be so happy about that. i would have loved it. building furniture and putting things away. not not my thing. >> well, you're giving me ideas now for baby number two, karina. oh, great. >> come on over. >> come on over. >> i'll order the food. >> ask and ye shall receive. karina, you know what? >> you definitely should go with that. karina. you know how

practical it can be to have that extra set of hands. >> extra set of hands, even right now, so. oh, yeah. anytime you guys want to come over and just. just hold the baby. yes. >> little niko, my gosh, he's the cutest guy. >> yes, he is. and he's a smiley, happy baby. >> he certainly is. >> all right. >> if you are looking to get rid of those old christmas trees, here's a possible option. throwing it. yeah. in germany, competitors line up to toss these trees you're seeing here in the event is inspired by a scandinavian tradition called canute. it focuses on three disciplines distance, height and slinging. now as five two. you guys, i got to say, if i were to do this, i'd have to be a really tiny tree. >> we'll get you a little charlie brown small christmas tree. >> there we go. >> you know, one of the many ones, right? >> right. >> come on. you've got muscles. >> well, i don't know, sandy. i'll have to. i'll have to show you some time. i don't know how

far i would have to. >> how it would go. this video is so entertaining. >> like, people are really getting the aggression out. >> yeah, yeah, i know, maybe that's some of the incentive for people to do this. there you go. >> oh, interesting. >> i didn't get what i wanted. i'm going to throw the christmas tree, throw the whole tree out. >> yeah. oh, gosh. >> wel

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the point reyes national seashore for breeding season, and many folks are making the trip to see them from a safe distance, of course. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has our look. >> the roar of mighty elephant seals staking their claim to drakes beach at point reyes for their winter breeding season. you really have to see these creatures to believe them. >> this is incredible to get this close to them and how large they are. >> rangers say some bulls can weigh 5,000 pounds the size of a small car. drakes beach is now off limits to the public, but you can still view the giants from a safe distance. >> we started seeing some large bulls in december and now females and pregnant moms are coming back. so right now, in front on drakes beach, we estimate over 30 with more on the way there. >> so extraordinary. comical. we were having a discussion in the car about where they ugly or not. i gather that there are a

couple of cows that have come in that are pregnant and, you know, will be giving birth any moment. >> some seal pups like this one have already been born nearby. rangers say the elephant seals journey to northern california is the largest marine mammal migration on earth. >> twice a year, these elephant seals make the migration from the aleutian islands up in alaska down to where we are. and when they get there, they're pretty tired and they're looking to relax. and so they find, like a large expanse of beach and just kind of chill out for a little bit. and drakes beach has been one of those comfortable spots for them in years past. >> some of the elephant seals actually came up from the beach staging a takeover of this parking lot. that's why they built this fence to keep everybody safe. >> previous years, when the fencing wasn't so robust, they went right over and smashed it. >> the beach parking lot could close when seal pups are born to give them space. the national park service says check their website before you come, and don't forget to say hi when you

get here. these guys are hard to miss. in marin county. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> they are cute. >> very cute. you know, they look so comfortable out there just laying there after that long trek. >> they deserve some rest. >> yes. and our weather is looking pretty comfortable the next few days, too. >> it is. we checked back in now with sandhya patel for a look at the forecast. also, some troubling conditions, especially down in southern california too. >> yeah, absolutely. and julian and steph, it's because they're going to be dealing with red flag warnings going into the next couple of days as their fire danger is elevated. they haven't seen much rain here in the bay area. obviously we've seen our wedding rain. so that lessens our fire danger. we have the fog on live doppler seven and it will get pushed out of here by gusty offshore winds later on tonight. tomorrow afternoon it is a milder day, mainly sunny. you're looking at low to upper 60s. if you like this pattern, you're going to enjoy the warmth that is coming our way. look at wednesday. i mean, you're up to 67 in napa and san jose.

as we head into thursday, it's still pretty mild. some 70s popping up, and then friday is comfortable as well, well above average. a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. gusty in the hills. certainly a warmer pattern setting up for this week. dry right on through the weekend but cooler by the weekend. steph. >> pretty nice. thank you sandhya. well still ahead will trent returns to prime time will be trent. >> what? you thought you could hide forever? >> the show is back, but the star is doing more than

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eight. catch up with will trent with three back to back episodes, then stick with us for abc seven news at 11. will trent star ramon rodriguez is breaking barriers both in front of and behind the camera. the proud puerto rican isn't just starring in the season three premiere of will trent, he's also stepping into the director's chair. reporter joelle gargiulo caught up with will trent himself. ramon rodriguez. >> will. with trent, what, u thought you could hide forever? >> it is genuinely so nice to see you. how is life right now? >> i'm blessed. i'm grateful. we're working. everybody's really working their tail off. continue elevating the show. how is life now? executive producer. add director to that, please. >> and director as well. >> there you go. please. i got to direct the premiere, which was absolutely a great episode. that's right. >> when it comes to your professional career, what's your why? >> it ignites me from the inside

out. i love it artistically, emotionally, being able to explore, being able to step into different shoes and perspectives. >> no, he likes his privacy. >> i know he just seems lonely. >> and then there's also, obviously, the part of just being latino and really trying to change the narrative out there of how we're represented, and that's a big deal for me. >> sorry. who are you? >> i'm special agent will trent gbi. who are you? >> so will trent is back. >> will trent is back. okay, we start with him. bearded, curly hair, no suit, no three piece suit. kind of off the beaten path. had a hard decision at the end of season two, and he sort of had to get away till the gbi came, you know, came knocking and said, we need you to help us solve this case. >> what was that for? >> for leaving town and not telling anyone where you were. >> knowing a little something about you kid from new york city, the lower east side. how did will trent come to you? >> i read the books. kind of just got more invested into this character, who's very much an underdog and what he'd been through and what he overcame. so there was a lot of that kind of drive that i was able to connect

to. and, and, you know, the fact that he has a heart, like he's really i think he's misunderstood in a beautiful way, and he grows on you. >> what do you think? maybe we get a hot tub. oh, okay. >> are we going to see more of these? fight choreographed? i don't want to say dance scenes, but george kranz, when you guys busted out him. dada. that was. that was a song from my past. that was my. oh, my god, i lost it. >> we were putting together the fight sequence, and the key to it was to have something that would show the history between these two characters. yeah. how do you do something that's violent but funny? it's threatening, it's tension, but yet there's a history. i was trying different songs and then din dada, which is my childhood song too. that's the jam. i gotta try that. and then, you know, liz and dan, the showrunners, were like, this is amazing. they couldn't have loved it more. we do a couple throwback. i mean, a lot of the show feels like a throwback. so do a lot of old school songs, but then a couple of times we'll get some old school hip hop classics and groove. >> can you finish this line for me? yes. season three of will trent will be dramatic.

>> boom! all right, girl, let's get to work. >> i'm joelle gargiulo, abc news. >> all right, let's get you caught up for the new season because we have three encore episodes tonight starting at eight. you can watch the season premiere of wilfred tomorrow at 8:00, right here on abc seven. abc seven news is streaming 24 seven. get the abc7 news bay area streaming tv app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. well, that'll do it for this edition of abc seven news at 4 p.m. i'm julian glover. abc seven news at five with dan and seven news at five with dan and ama is straight ahead. it's time to say “not so fast, chronic kidney disease.” because with a progressive disease like ckd, slow is good. and believe me, i know all about slow. that's why i'm here to tell you about jardiance — it's a little pill...

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