and if you new year's eve plans, just like magic we start to clear out from new year's eve to new year's after those two storms roll through, the trend towards next week should be a bit of a stormy start and then clearing skies for new year's eve. so we're dry to about tuesday night, some rain at times wednesday. wind and rain, that's a classic december storm setting up for friday evening and saturday, and then this time next weekend clearing as we wrap up 2023. and, you know, a lot of people have trouble staying dry on new year's eve. >> it's true. the weather will be helping out. rob, thanks a lot. >>> coming up, a family demanding answers after a 6-year-old boy boards a plane to the wrong city. what spirit is saying about the flight fiasco. [narrator] covered california is a free service from the state that's already helped millions of people like you get and pay for health insurance. with financial health to lower the cost of health coverage, you could get a quality health plan for less than $10 a month. every plan covers preventive care, doctor visits, emergency care, and more. if y

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. >>> thanks for joining us this christmas eve. i'm terry mcsweeney. christmas just an hour away hopefully you have everything you need to celebrate. across the bay area shoppers raced to get the final last minute gifts some even venturing out in their pajamas to get their gift. >> i fear my reputation as a good daughter will be spoiled by this interview because i waited until the last day to do my most important christmas shopping. but i come here i know i'm going to find the best gift. >> she got it done. one of the most popular shopping areas busting all day into the night. we report from union square on the gifts and memories shoppers were looking for. ♪♪ >> reporter: people of all ages flocked to union square this christmas eve. for many a highlight was stepping into stores to shop. >> i was saying to mom it's much busier now. everywhere is busy. >> reporter: this san francisco woman took her mom who is in town from ireland shopping. >> some nikes, a hoodie for my dad. >> others like this man who grew up in the bay area were wrapping up last minut

eastern on new year's eve for dick clark's new year's rockin' eve.reat performance. meghan thee stallion, ll cool j and my girl cardi b. >> that's lineup right there. >> it is. >> got it. >> skip over the bathroom part. thanks, andrew. coming up in our gma morning menu, we are getting ready to rock and roar into 2024 with last minute party planning tips from the duo -- [ laughter ] >> things are happening up there. >> cameo. >> hi. that guy right there, king of new year's eve, ryan seacrest, is joining us as well. >> gotta love it. also ahead, lori bergamotto is here with the last right stuff of 2023. she has the most hydrating products to save your skin from those cold winter blasts. give ryan a microphone and a horn. [ laughter ] plus, rotc cadets jordan and vaquan have no idea they're about to get the super bowl surprise of a life time as we salute their service. that is coming up right here on gma. it's good. hone bill! we pay for things that we don't need! bloated bundles, the reckless spending! no more... (mom) that's a bit dramatic... a better

millions of americans are hitting the skies this christmas eve. triple a is predicting that 15 million people will travel more than 50 miles from home for the holiday weekend, and taking a live look now from i-80 in emeryville, you can see all lit up. really just a sea of headlights here. an estimated 7.5 million people are projected to fly to their holiday destination. now, hopefully all of those travelers will get to their destinations on time. san francisco international airport as we take a live look at it, has 76 flight delays today, but just one cancellation. san jose international airport has 42 delays and one cancellation, and taking a look now at oakland's airport, where there have been 37 delays and five cancellations. well it looks like most of the bay area is in for a chilly christmas eve night . let's get a check in with the weather with alex cheney and your accuweather forecast. >> alex, a very merry christmas eve, everybody. i'm alex cheney here again from kabc down in los angeles to bring you the weather forecast this upcoming week

carscom tracked trucks hybrids suvs evs found evs hel value worse lost half value after five years by modeled s, the chevy bolt nissan leaf well over half value loss after five years? why is that? two reason rebates, kind of tend to inflate the mnrsp. >> elon musk, is what they told us. >> when you have the percentage of ev market he still does have lower your prices on evs dramatically over 12-month period guess what? all prices for your cars every other ev come down because you own that much of the marketplace. >> and the final note, may be bad for tesla as well, the market king worldwide, but looks like this year byd, chinese company is going to sell more electric vehicles than tesla for the very first time in history a whole lot of cheaper models that seems to be gaining traction with folks in china. amazing, cheryl that people in china companies in china making something cheaper than here in u.s. cheryl: who would have thought that is craziness. >> good to see you i think interesting here tiana the depreciating chefy not a fan would you make it attractive? >> in practicable speak

that is why we're looking so close at ev makers. tesla is on their six straight week of ev gains.ews flow has been so negative. they're cutting 1300 jobs in michigan, relating to ev's at the orion plant, chevy volt was where electric pickups were coming for 2025. tesla saw a pilot recall, not any slowdowns behind these names. in the outlook for next year, it doesn't look bright. caroline: the ev outlook is not where it was six months ago. this overarching take away from the market outlook. three companies that are worth bearing in mind for culpability. gm, ford, tesla. let's dig into the statistics. why is some of the exuberant dialing back the demand for ev's? >> this is a different case for these three companies where you can put gm and ford together, they are lacking in ambition and execution. they are dialing back their ambitions because they set these really ambitious targets for ev sales but they have not come to pass. there has been some self-inflicted wounds and mistakes they have made with gm struggling to update their program. the forward trying to get its lightning out

coming up, countdown tomorrow is new year's eve. looking forward to ring in the new year and look at preparations and safety concerns. [narrator] covered california is a free service from the state that's already helped millions of people like you get and pay for health insurance. with financial health to lower the cost of health coverage, you could get a quality health plan for less than $10 a month. every plan covers preventive care, doctor visits, emergency care, and more. if you have questions, we're here to help every step of the way. covered california. this way to health insurance. enroll by december 31 at coveredca.com. >>> welcome back. 7:13 on your saturday morning. final weekend of the year. cloudy skies over walnut creek. wet pavement out there as we hopefully bid farewell to this heavy rain as we look forward to welcoming the new year in tomorrow night. cinthia pimentel will have your micro forecast in a few minutes. >>> but first, we have new details in the case against disgraced sam bankman-fried. prosecutors decided

of new year's eve.p in the information and analytical genre today will change the classic. next year 2024, by the way, will be such a sensation, and especially for those who haven’t taken a single newspaper out of their mailbox, turn on the main new year’s broadcast! here are the messages of the first, which were applauded by the whole world, and a little more economics, to the familiar new year melodies, it’s snowing, we’ll add a fly in the ointment in the form of a battle of western politicians, we’ll season everything with congratulations, bright performances with the dragon, and of course, children.

ntv apartment building at margulis novosil's new year's eve.ther for tomorrow, just before new year's. far east as a holiday gift. the first signs of weakening frosts will appear in the west of yakutia. in peaceful it will immediately warm up by 15 degrees, well for the rest all this is already in the new year and in general there is a very clear trend here: the closer the region is to the west, the warmer it is in lonuda -8, in blagoveshchensk - 18, in khabarovsk 20. on new year's eve - 26, and then the frost will let up a little. the cold is not rushing into the southern regions of the krasnoyarsk territory at all, but at least not now on new year's eve. mild frost in the irkutsk region, without severe frosts in the south of western siberia, but the weather there is very windy, so it will seem that...

couples across the country are gearing up for new year's eve weddings. it's typically a season of weddings on this day, a special day, but this year, the rush is especially high, because when you live out the date, 12/31/23, that is 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. las vegas wedding chapel to one of the spots couples are booking like crazy. >> with new year's eve, it is one of the busiest days of the year, regardless of what your it is. it is, so far, i have lost count of how many ceremonies we have booked. we have ellis impersonators, dracula, mrs. claus a few weeks ago. pretty much anything other than setting the chapel on fire is pretty much a go. >> las vegas is on track to set a new year's eve wedding record. the county clerk says, usually, they see about 500 weddings new year's eve. this year, they spent at least 1500. >> wow.to get that date? >> yes. >> really good one. >> 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. >>> get ready in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introduci

then monday uh- did i say christmas eve? new year's eve? i i had it rattling around in my brain there. new year's eve. then on monday, new year's day, a sunny starts at 2024 and a relatively mild day compared to tomorrow, which is new year's eve. then on tuesday, clouds will start to increase. wednesday, rainy and breezy, a level one storm developing on the middle of the week. then sunshine returns on thursday. partly cloudy on friday and rain returns next saturday. now >> abc seven sports with chris alvarez the 40 niners hit the road to play the four and 11 washington commanders tomorrow afternoon. >> some of the notable injuries for san francisco eric armstead, jaire brown and jauan jennings. all out offensive lineman eric banks is questionable, while trent williams is good to go. the 40 niners control their destiny as they try to lock up the number one seed and home field advantage in the nfc playoffs. now, with the win over washington and next weekend at home against the la rams, that's the easiest way to do it. san francisco will claim

for a noon new year's eve.hat's always great because the kids get to celebrate, not to stay up a little too late, but let's get a check now of the bay area forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. that's a good time for us to lisa, get a good night's sleep. >> totally. yeah. or do it with the east coast for sure. that's what i always would do. all right. good morning everybody. we are looking at an active pacific and you can see even some showers off shore. but this next system is going to miss us for the most part. heading down to southern california. you can see the cloud cover here. 722 the sunrise mount tam in the distance. there it is. 50 in san francisco, as well as hayward and half moon bay. 48 san mateo, with temperatures in the upper 40s in oakland and from pier 39, mostly cloudy out there. 50 santa rosa and napa with 52 by the delta, so the cloud cover keeping the fog away. the temperatures up, but a few numbers slipping into the 40s in our inland valleys. and as we look at our highlights, we've got th

do you prefer to work on new year's day or new year's eve?, it seems to me that there is no such money with which warmth can be measured, but friendly, such familiar communication, because, well, you and i know, all the money. earn money, i made a decision that in my there will be holidays in life , so i keep them for myself, and the new year is one of my favorite holidays, which i spend with the people i love, well , this year you don’t change your traditions at home, no, no, with friends, yes, you know this friend very well, if you’ve watched the belarusian program at least once... yes, of course, here we are visiting vartan, something happened like this, already the twelfth year in the program, we were introduced once upon a time , well , they just nudged each other while filming and said: here you are, please meet you will host this program together, and we began to host, and we began to recognize each other, we entered into each other’s families, that is, i met him... we weren’t at the same table, we show, well, in general, it’s all fun,

that is how we fill up now with ev's instead of gas station. toll fees and perhaps registration fees for cars. a whole lot more we would be asking of drivers that are not getting gas. >> i was going to ask that next. what are ev owners saying? they pay more registration every year also. they got there ev's so they can save money and now they will pay more. >> they are not happy. if you're not paying a gas tax we are putting that burden and the burden of axing roads and bridges on those cars and their owners that do get gas and why are ev drivers not sharing that particular part of the burden? that sort of make sense but ask anyone whether you drive an ev or gas pirate car -- powered car and they will tell you they are already to tax. we are talking about a decade when the state is expected to have billions of dollars of deficit we are facing. these are hard economic times. a lot of hard choices. >> okay, i guess we will go with just -- see how it goes. thank you. >>> elon musk is adding another investment to the list. he is opening up a stem sc

for western christians, christmas eve is christmas eve; one of the most important holidays of the yearor believers will occur on the night of december 24-25. houses and churches are already decorated with symbolic fir trees and wines. each family prepares for a traditional christmas dinner, where the whole family gathers and shares a cloth, a lighted bread, a sign of goodness and reconciliation. on christmas eve, every catholic strives to visit the temple. services in churches today pass during the day. the main place of worship for believers is an improvised bethlehem cave with gospel characters, but so far without the infant christ. solemn services in honor of the birth of jesus will be held this evening. we are going to the holy imsha-pastorka, which is the evening of healing. at the ushanavannah of jesus christ the new people. and this holy one gives us the memory of the shepherds, the first patchouli, the good news of the wise men, and the first, these simple people, who ran, to add the hole to the paklon, smell these saints our skin will become kind, joyful and happy; christmas e

want to get an ev get an ev. most persons, and i know you know.s they want to get in your car and go. if they want -- let's hit a road trip, we're going to go two days or day and a half. charge their car and hope nobody comes and puts a gun in their face while they are having to charge their car, that's what they want. they want to get in the car and go. what is a gas powered car mean in american history? does it mean freedom? >> it certainly does. and i mean, giving people, again, that ability to literally gas and go. not wait at a charging station as you pointed out where, again, these days some of those are not even working. they are not at full capacity. the infrastructure. another huge peels of this. i just was talking to a client a moment ago in my showroom. he asked me what the car was right behind me when i said it's an ev he went away oh gosh i would never own one of those. i would be shocked any got on route 50 or the beltway and you have been on the d.c. beltway and imagine if your car dies in an ev. if it dies there is no jump starting

looking for something to watch on new year's eve, and even in good quality.hole of 2024 promises to be of high quality. next year, by the way, is like that. and especially for those who have never taken a single newspaper out of their mailbox. turn on the main new year's broadcast. here we are. take a seat in front of the screen in your apartment, it’s never too late to dream, well for those who want to celebrate the new year away from the screens, a varied festive program in all corners of the country, so residents and guests of the capital are invited to the new year's vernissage, a magical interactive show presented: in the upper city, bright images, performances from participants in creative studios, professionals of belarusian theaters and show ballet, as well as fiery dances, in just half an hour all viewers will be inspired to believe in... paintings, but they are all about the new year, because the new year's mood can work wonders, all the most famous paintings become new year's eve, everyone enthusiastically approached the preparation of the event, l

charging or with evs. which is it with ev charging charging and the city passed a law, i believe, a couple of years ago to require garages, public, publicly accessible garages to have a certain percentage of charging. so how does the how does the fire department's requirement kind of overlap with that with that part of our law? now are those garages still required to do those percentages? but they just have to incur the cost of the of the sprinklers now? yes so there is some overlap. so we do require that for new construction or renovations that that percentage of ev charging has to go in and now this will be in place with the fire department's administrative bulletin as well. so they will work hand in hand. i know with sfpuc, who's also implementing the incentive for the charger expansion, for those sites, they're aware of this requirement as well. so we're working with any stakeholders that we know within the multifamily charger space to ensure that we can collect cost information so that we can understa

you can see the new year's eve ball now in place.is year, according to the vice president of the times square alliance, they expect new year's eve crowds to return to pre-pandemic levels, meaning at least a million people are expected to watch this ball drop in times square. >>> here at home, final preparations are under way for new year's eve's celebrations in san francisco. and as nbc bay area's sergio quintana tells us, this year it includes a warning from the city about where not to watch the fireworks display. >> reporter: preparations are already being made here in san francisco for sunday night's new year's eve's fireworks display, especially along the embarcadero, which is where the best spot will be to get a look at those fireworks up close and personal. there are already parking restrictions set up on the embarcadero from howard to washington streets. now, the police department has also put out an advisory asking people not to go to treasure island in yerba buena. that's because there's a whole lot of construction going on

merry christmas eve and foremost, i hope eve first and foremost, i hope you're eve first and foremostou hello folks. and a happy >> hello folks. and a happy christmas to you all at gb news. >> thank you. thank you . >> thank you. thank you. >> thank you. thank you. >> well, well, look. so, um, shall we just start, i think, with what we're expecting to see in terms of these rallies that are taking place. right. should that have been allowed, do you think in the run up to christmas, busiest shopping day of the year, everyone's with of the year, everyone's out with their to get their families trying to get a little bit of last minute shopping, getting in the christmas mood and you've got all on. all that going on. >> one of the great >> yeah. well, one of the great attributes western democracy attributes of western democracy is the freedom protest. but is the freedom to protest. but when the freedom protest when does the freedom to protest become intimidation become, um, sheer intimidation of shoppers and traders and i think the protesters and the organisers of such rallies at this time

. >> oh, no, never what you want to hear on christmas eve. a ground stop today at a major travel hub causing a ripple effect across the country, how our local airports are holding up. >>> and santa may have to fly through some fog when he stops in the bay area tonight. meteorologist rob maeta tracking your christmas climate, including a look at the forecast for tomorrow's 49ers game. ♪♪ >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us on this christmas eve, i'm terry mcsweeney. gia has the night off. the last-minute rush is on. many christmas eve shoppers spent the day racing to get final gifts, quite a few a people out at union square in san francisco, and analysts expect this to be a record christmas shopping season when the final numbers are tallied. the national retail federation is forecasting record spending for the holidays, posted $960 billion. online retailers are also expected to take a record portion of that spending, more than 270 billion. according to u.s. news and world report, 35% of spper are still looking for that

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officials in new york city revealing new design for 2024 new year's eve ball. bowtie was created by fountain blue las vegas. appleby's is charging $650 per person for their vacation or book at marriott for $12,000. what are your new year's eve plans? looking forward to making plans with family. eat lobster and be in bed by 10:00. i'm coming over, that sounds idyllic. and gary says his family will watch florida state beat georgia on new year's. >> joey: i feel bad for him, in for disappointment. i hate it. >> griff: tough new year's eve. >> joey: sleep through that one. >> carley: none of those are spending for the marriottspay marquee. >> carley: one issue of being in time square, you can't go to the bathroom unless you are in a restaurant. if you got to go, you got to spend $650. >> joey: my son is up, he wanted to check out the hotel from "home alone 2." this scene is why, check it out. >> excuse me, where is the lobby? >> down the hall and to the left. >> joey: that is president trump, young president at the time not president, kevin mcallister from "home al

she missed, they would begin on christmas eve of us. we have to, by the way, you were not allowed to read anything on christmas eve, except such people show a kind of weeds, partridge. and it's just an only after the 1st stock came out at the end, we would celebrate christmas at the beginning of the holiday season and stretching all the way until a bethany no good will interiors. and if there were many interest thinks initially just by fortune telling, people have always been interested to find out about the future, that sort of thing. but, so i can't help it ask, this is a sleigh. it seems like the perfect time of day with all the snow. do you want to go for right now? yes. cost as well. hey, coach, man. the so i have to associate this with the crazy russians, but you guys also have a tradition of diving into free z. i see water is in the middle of this cold juncture. it's during the of tiffany, can you talk to me about the tiffany and the traditions that you have associated with that shania profession is about remembering the baptism

. coming on, on christmas eve.u christmas day. what would you say go to sleep. get say to them? go to sleep. get some of yes. some rest. oh of course, yes. >> they'd be fast >> they'd have to be fast asleep. otherwise i can't come into the house. that's right. if they're. if they're awake, then they can't see me. >> tell me rudolph, >> tell me about rudolph, because there is a legend going around got big around that he's got this big nose up. that's nose and it lights up. that's correct. does that happen? correct. why does that happen? what's all that about? >> helps us. it helps what's all that about? >>get helps us. it helps what's all that about? >>get get helps us. it helps what's all that about? >>get get tozlps us. it helps what's all that about? >> get get to where. it helps what's all that about? >> get get to where we helps what's all that about? >> get get to where we need to us get get to where we need to go. he's like our navigation system, okay? >> like a compass. is he? >> he's like a compass. is he?

your new year's eve looks mostly dry. now as we head toward the midnight hour, newsday also looks dry. but after that, storm clouds make a return, here comes that rain again as we head toward late tuesday and into wednesday of the new year. temperatures for tomorrow be fairly mild and should be mostly dry number. generally in the 50's and the 60's out over the next couple days taking into the new year. looks like we're going to start things out little bit wet as we head toward the middle of next week. storm clouds roll back in the bay area again this friday. you can expect to see more chp officers on the roads this week. the new year's maximum enforcement period starts friday at 06:00pm. >> it will last until midnight on monday. chp officers will be keeping an eye out for drivers under the influence and speeding among other things. last year. the chp says it made 570 dui arrests statewide during this time period. so if you're not fit to drive, make sure you have a designated driver or use a rideshare service. >> police in

the new year's eve ball is bigger and brighter than ever. check it out. the ball has more than 2600 crystal panels with a bow tie to match. it's a reminder of when times square used to be known as the bow tie. organizers unveiled the design at the top of one times square today. more than 1 million people are expected to be there to watch the ball drop on sunday night. that looks fantastic, and you can ring in the new year right here on abc seven. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest kicks off at 8 p.m. sunday. abc seven news is on at 10 p.m, so you can we can take you back to ryan seacrest at 1030 for the countdown to midnight. >> be sure to tune in. you think they could recycle the ball? i mean, like, would anybody notice if it wasn't? so every year? probably not. all right, let's talk about the weather forecast for here in the bay area because we wonder if fireworks will be able to be seen. that's true. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. >> sandhya, i think they will be just fine. but there will be a lot of cloud cov

whether you buy an ev or not. in los angeles, william lajeunesse, fox news. >> all right, we have some breaking news for you, especially as some people are making their way back from their holiday destinations. and during rush hour fire in the caldecott tunnel eastbound, causing some major issues. a look at the traffic map here. >> yeah, here's a look now at that map you can see the red line. the call just came in. you can see the line going there in the well. it looks like the eastbound direction. it's on 24. it's red and going really slow again, especially in the eastbound direction. it's going to take some time. it possibly is a car fire. we just got the call that came in. we're trying to get more information as to what happened, but we're told the car that's on fire is in the lane. number one of the second boer in the eastbound direction. so again, as you look at this traffic map, you can see the solid red line there. and it is the height of the commute hours. so on this day after christmas it's going to take

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and you can join us new year's eve for live converage around e clock. our special coverage begins just before midnight in sydney stral, which is midday in london, and morning in new york and carries on throughout the day and night. >>> still to come, the u.s. economy took some surprising turns in 2023, as many of the twists turn out better than expected. we'll talk about that and a look at what could happen in 2024. that's coming up. please stwul. loving this pay bump in our allowance. wonder where mom and dad got the extra money? maybe they won the lottery? maybe they inherited a fortune? maybe buried treasure? maybe it fell off a truck? maybe they heard that xfinity customers can save hundreds when they buy one unlimted line and get one free. now i can buy that electric scooter! i'm starting a private-equity fund that specializes in midcap. you do you. visit xfinitymobile.com today. >>> well, if there's one thing that can be said about the u.s. economy in 2023, it's that things weren't as bad as we were told to expect. this time last year, the storm c

>> hello and happy new year eve . >> hello and happy new year eve. welcome to gb news sunday i'm dawn neesom and for the next three hours i'll be keeping you company on tv, online and on digital radio, making sure you're informed this new year's eve , keeping it fun and light as eve, keeping it fun and light as well. because it's a sunday, it's new year's eve, come on. it's the last weekend of the year wish goodbye to year and we wish goodbye to 2023. i don't even remember most of it. do you.7 uh 2023. i don't even remember most of it. do you? uh coming up this houn of it. do you? uh coming up this hour, we'll be crossing live to sydney at the top of the next hour as australia begins to see in the new year, with probably the most spectacular firework display anywhere in the world. plus, i'll be speaking to pub club and bar owners across the country , finding out how they're country, finding out how they're preparing for the new year's eve celebrations and how you can make sure your night goes with a bang as well. but but will people even make it to t

and on christmas eve, it's really exciting. year to get some magic in what we do and take a look at what santa's up to as of right now. santa has already delivered over 4 billion presents and he's not done yet to all the kids go to norad, santa dot org, play a few games knows around and that website and get a feel for what we're up to every day to protect you and your mom and dad. >> that was lana wells reporting for us tonight. all right. so let's take a live look right now at norad. and we're keeping an eye on santa claus as he heads across the globe delivering toys too. all the kids out there and he is certainly in. he's currently in santa fe, which is in awe new mexico. of course. new mexico. so he's probably dealing with a little bit of cold, chilly weather being in the higher area there. you know, the mountains at all that in northern new mexico. the fun thing about this, though, is check this out. rudolph has. he's a red nose and is leading the way there. so that's cool. i feel like we haven't had that before. haven't. a

hoped you a very merry christmas eve. we now have less than an hour before christmas day. san francisco and san jose city halls both lit up in red and green tonight to mark the occasion. and a lot of people out enjoying the holiday in union square taking pictures in front of the christmas tree, hitting the ice rink, and just spending time with loved ones. and one of the hottest tickets in town every holiday season is the san francisco gay men's holiday chorus show. they concluded the series at the castro theater tonight. take a listen. ♪ deck the halls with boughs of holly. ♪ >> the gay men's chorus performed three shows tonight wrapping up the annual holiday tradition. they also had shows in sonoma, berkeley, and more. >>> a man in the east bay needs help to find his food truck after it was stolen early this morning. and if losing a vital part of your business on christmas eve wasn't bad enough, it's also preventing him from helping others in need. here's the story. >> reporter: the owner of touch of soul is asking for the public's help. he woke up this christmas eve to f

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. >>> security is increasing around the world for new years eve. and especially in the most famous new years eve of all, times square. what the nypd is doing to keep people safe, coming up. >>> plus, president biden's latest focus on immigration and the border with mexico. how the white house says it is planning to address this crisis heading into the new year. >>> and ukraine launches the deadliest attack inside russia since the start of the war. how putin is responding. >>> new migrant numbers illustrate just how dire the crisis is at the southern border has become. homeland security says the numbers have reached the highest monthly total in more than two decades. facing mounting political pressure, president biden dispatched secretary of state antony blinken and alejandro mayorkas to meet with officials this week. a trip senior officials described as very productive. cnn joins us now in st. croix where the president is vacationing. how is the white house planning to address this white house in the new year? >> reporter: you do see them trying to

officers will be patrolling key areas new year's eve events. special attention will be given to preventing sideshows a number of dui checkpoints possibly set up throughout the city. don't forget you can watch new year's eve with us to talk more about that later. all right. coming up, what researchers say is causing more intense long covid symptoms. >> plus, the assembly member vying for congressman kevin mccarthy seat is suing after he was disquylified from the race. plus. >> republican presidential candidate nikki haley is being forced to respond to controversy caused by her comments on the civil war. i'm hannah brandt in washington. i'll have that story >> republican presidential candidate nikki haley is fighting back after critics hit her for comments about the civil war, washington, d.c., correspondent hannah brandt has the latest. >> nikki haley surging presidential campaign hit a snag on wednesday night at a town hall in new hampshire. what was the cause of the united states civil war? well, don't come with an easy question. think the cau

so a bit of a north south split through christmas eve. spells, blustery eve.rs half showers across the northern half of uk . wind gusts of 6070 of the uk. wind gusts of 6070 miles an hour. so do take care if travelling further south. cloudy across england and wales. outbreaks heavy across outbreaks of rain, heavy across wales for a time and mild for everyone. mild, everyone. exceptionally mild, 1415 celsius making it one of the warmest christmas eves on record. as we move through the evening and overnight, further outbreaks of rain across southern parts of england and wales. the winds stay strong for a time across northern scotland but easing later on. clear spells here allowing a frost to form but elsewhere. generally mild cloudy showery mild, cloudy and showery outbreaks of rain with a brisk wind and temperatures generally holding up 1112 celsius in the south, falling close to freezing. a few icy stretches to take us into christmas day here, and for christmas day itself . a and for christmas day itself. a lot of cloud across england and wales. some brightnes

the new year's eve ball is bigger and brighter than ever. check it out. the ball has more than 2600 crystal panels with a bow tie to match. it's a reminder of when times square used to be known as the bow tie. organizers unveiled the design at the top of one times square today. more than 1 million people are expected to be there to watch the ball drop on sunday night. that looks fantastic, and you can ring in the new year right here on abc seven. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest kicks off at 8 p.m. sunday. abc seven news is on at 10 p.m, so you can we can take you back to ryan seacrest at 1030 for the countdown to midnight. >> be sure to tune in. you think they could recycle the ball? i mean, like, would anybody notice if it wasn't? so every year? probably not. all right, let's talk about the weather forecast for here in the bay area because we wonder if fireworks will be able to be seen. that's true. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. >> sandhya, i think they will be just fine. but there will be a lot of cloud cov

do enjoy new year's eve? do you enjoy new year's eve?>> you can get it wrong. you can get overexcited and think you're going fantastic, get overexcited and think you're gointhen fantastic, get overexcited and think you're gointhen might fantastic, get overexcited and think you're gointhen might faryou ic, get overexcited and think you're gointror might faryou ic, get overexcited and think you're gointror you1ight faryou ic, get overexcited and think you're gointror you can: faryou ic, get overexcited and think you're gointror you can: aaryou ic, know, or you can have a surprisingly nice news, but is it just is it just an excuse for a big party, or is it a time to sort say, look, we this has sort of say, look, we this has been a of horrible been a lot of people horrible year just get year and they want to just get it out of way and start afresh. or it to look w—n >> or is it to look back and reflect and think of the positive that have positive things that have happened the a good positive things that have happ toad the a good positive thi

the civil on new year's eve is mainly a family holiday scene. so you have your whole family or your closest friends gathered around the table. elizabeth tv is usually on people watched the president's address. we followed, of course, by the times of this bhaskar tower clock on the red square on the you're supposed to make a wish while the clock is trimming. again, some people just to think of their wage on the other scribble it on a piece of paper burnett and slip the ashes into their champagne glasses. and this way it should come true. so after that outdoor fun begins, most people go outside for firework. does it, so is a study of calf, ask about food there's, there's a lot of different new year's traditions when it comes to food. one of them is official wearing a for a coat of but talk to me what kind of food you guys have it me. as i spoke, i say it's a talking about traditional new year's food. we make all kinds of parties salads with need fish and me and a new such as the famous. i'll live here, solid harring under a 1st coat with them a mo

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new year's eve. as we take this live look outside at san pedro square market in san jose. a dry morning out there. boy, we're crossing our fingers it remains this way so we can all ring in the new year tonight. thank you so much for starting your time day of the year here with us. i'm kira klapper. we have the forecast. no pressure, everyone relying on you. >> we'll have all of the details. thank you for joining us on the final sunday here in the bay area. low clouds and fog hanging around parts of the bay over towards walnut creek in san francisco. we're waking up in the 40s and 50s. cooler behind the cold front as we see the cloud cover coming on in. ment it will be a weak storm system off to the pacific that brings in a couple of sprinkles as it goes down into the coast and southern california. there is a rain chance in our forecast for this new year's eve. it will be light as it comes in from the south. mostly in the afternoon hours. once we start to hunker down, things start to dry out. we'll ke