reggie and kumasi? >> thanks, jobina. >>> a popular type of wine could face tariffs by the trump administration. >>> new at 6:00, uber unveiled its top trends of 2019 from top destinations to the most ordered type of food. we're going to break it all down next. >>> a look at live doppler 7 tracking showers over the ocean that could bump into some of our neighborhoods later today. the big concern is friday when hydroplaning, standing water and the possibility of downe >>> let's take a look at temperatures and most of us are in the low to mid-50s. we have a few 40s out there, palo alto, saratoga. san leandro, walnut creek and american canyon. you can see the fog easing through the volleys there. mainly dry if you're out and about today, prepare for the next heavy rain getting the gutters cleared out. in the 50s through 11:00. down to 55 at 7:00. our least likely area for a random shower. the peninsula we have a chance as you head into the afternoon and early evening hours and we'll ramp up into the upper

reggie and kumasi? >> a protest against pg&e is set for noon today outside the company's headquarters in san francisco. >> a coalition of fire survivors, people with disabilities and others say they are outraged with how pg&e handled the settlement and power shutoffs. they want pg&e to give back all shareholder profits until they safely provide power, they want pg&e toinority communities and to turn pg&e over to the people. pg&e has until tomorrow to meet governor newsom's plan to rework their bankruptcy plan. they say the plan doesn't do enough to beef uf safety enforcement procedures required under a new state law. the governor says pg&e will have to negotiate changes before it can tap into a state fund to pay more than $13 billion in fire claims. the state fund is a key part to emerge from bankruptcy. pg&e says it is committed to paying the victims and it will continue to implement changes to improve long-term operations. >> fans from all over the bay area came out for the raiders last home game at t

kumasi? traveling through l.a.x. and los angeles may have been exposed to measles. public health officials announced yesterday three people with the virus passed through the airport last wednesday. they were in terminals four and five. because of this other people may be at risk of developing measles. symptoms like fever, rash and coughing may develop one to three weeks after being exposed. >>> check your credit card statements. visa says hackers could be stealing your information when you are paying for gas at the pump . the company says hackers are exploiting weaknessness point of sale systems. they can intercept your credit card information. it affects systems that use the magnetic strip not a chip. visa says multiple attacks have been discovered but it isn't saying where. gas station operators have until next october to install more secure systems or they'll be held liable for the fraud. >>> "star wars: skywalk skywalker" hollywood premier last night. our sister station in los angeles was

reggie and kumasi? >> as mike described we may be getting a break from the heavy downpours today. the next storm is just around the corner. >> people in the north bay already preparing. that's where abc 7 news reporter laura martinez joins us live. lauren? >> reporter: that's right, we're right off highway 101 in corte madera this area frequently floods. now over the weekend parts of the north bay saw an impressive amount of rain and residents are preparing for the next round. extra pallets have been ordered to keep up with demand. jeff works at the hardware store and showed us how they already sold out of tarps. >> just wiped out everybody. that was four days ago. boom, gone. >> reporter: now parts of northern sonoma county got 11 inches of rain over the week causing some mud slides in the kincade fire burn scar zone in the hills above healdsburg. for many rain is a welcome sight after a season of wildfires and power shutdowns. we're standing off highway 101 to see if there are possibly any signs prepa

reggie and kumasi? >>> developing news in the east bay, police are looking for the suspects they say attacked an off-duty chp officer. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in emeryville with more. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning. emeryville police are asking for help, any witnesses, anyone with any cell phone footage to please come forward, give them a call, help them in this case. they do have some surveillance video of the attack. you can see a young girl tell a group of eight juveniles to give her back her cell phone. they start shoving and pushing her. then a man got involved. he was also attacked. >> a witness who later identified himself as an off-duty chp officer intervened to save the victim from the group of juvenilejuveniles, the. they turned toward him and became violent with him. he was punched, he was kicked, he was taken to the ground, choked. he lost consciousness for a minute. >> reporter: when that officer regained consciousness he pepper sprayed the victims. a 14-year-old a

kumasi? >>> rescue operations have now turned to recovery following this terrifying volcanic explosion. the death toll has risen to six overnight and eight missing, presumed to be dead. the volcano is on an island called white island away from the north island which includes the city of auckland. san francisco tourist michael schade and his family tweeted these dramatic images. 47 people were on or near the island when the volcano erupted, nine of whom are american. >> these eruptions come with no warning. they're instantaneous. they just emerge from out of nowhere. there's no leadup time for anybody to react. >> this morning nearly 30 people are being treated at burn. they were from the cruiseship ovation of the seas. >>> part of building a better bay area involves finding solutions to stopping side shows and street racing. in the south bay people say they have had enough of the early morning wake-up calls. as abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo tells us, the residents want something don

reggie and kumasi? high-speed rail authority is moving ahead with a plan to pursue its biggest contract in history. a 30-year contract from san jose to bakersfield. the plan should be scrapped. the feds say it's premature because high speed rail faces significant delays. >>> aaa predicts a record number of people will be traveling for the holidays. more than 115 million people will be on the move and that is a 4% growth from last year. more americans are choose to go fly. >> still about 104 million people are expected to drive to their destinations and thaerl getting an early present. the state average is $3.62. $3.65 in oakland and down to $3.56 in san jose. modesto has the cheapest at $3.39. >>> this is a special moment for a dog who found a forever home. >> she's been waiting a long time and here is the moment. >> this is her moment. >> that is, and she's -- look at that. >> she loves everybody. >> i feel she's saying good-bye to the shelter people. that is nice. that is class. cheers and confetti fo

kumasi and liz? >>> all right.olorado towns are on edge after multiple reports of drones with six-foot wing spans in night skies. so look at this video. you can barely make them out. these tiny specks of flickering light. last week local sheriffs started hearing from residents about up to 30 drones crisscrossing the night sky. the first sightings were in northeastern colorado and in nebraska and now officials in three more counties are getting calls from residents who are just baffled by this. the man who shot the footage says he just wants to know what's going on. >> it's a little frightening. i'm more worried about what they're doing and why they won't tell us than them actually flying around. >> drones that fly at night require faa approval, so the agency behind the flight can warn other pilots. the air force says the drones are not theirs. experts say they likely belong to a private company that's mapping power grids or pipelines. >> okay, so not aliens. >> unfortunately, no aliens. >> the story can't keep goin

congratulations to you, kumasi. >> i'm ready. >>> all right.'re heading into the city, plan on a lot of cloud cover today. conditions will get progressively drier throughout the morning hours. mid 50s at 10:00. upper 50s by 2:00 in the afternoon. and we have winter to look forward to on saturday. officially it begins at 8:19. of course somewhat the longest day of the year with that sun coming up at 7:18, setting at about 4:50. >> good morning, everyone. looking live now at san rafael, 101 here. smooth start to our morning commute. you can see that fog looming in as people drive further down. so far so good on the roads. san jose, 280, nice and clear. no issues that i'm seeing on the board at the moment. i will check in on the drive times. we have walnut creek to dublin, 14-minute ride. santa rosa to san francisco, 49 minutes. and highway 1 to los gatos, 22-minute ride. >>> a mother/daughter team made a big donation for children in need just in time for the holidays. >> sue graham and her daughter laura founded one closet which provides new styl

reggie and kumasi? >> thanks, jobina. >>> in the south bay a man suspected of stabbing a woman before taking their 2-year-old daughter is in jail in santa clara county. >> the situation led to an amber alert. strangers ended up cornering the suspect at a gas station in cambria, about 200 miles south of san jose. the suspect identified as victor had locked his keys inside a van at a gas station. his 2-year-old daughter was inside. video shows people surrounding him before police arrived and then made the arrest. the gas station manager watched it all unfold. >> and so he went over behind him and grabbed him in a chokehold or a bear hug and held him until police came. >> the girl's mother was found slumped over in a car not far from her home. he is being held without bail. video police tweet this had photo of a car being towed. a western was cited. about 100 people were at the sideshow. someone in the crowd fired shots and a police vehicle was damaged. no one was actually hurt. >>> new york police are sea

kumasi? >> thanks. >>> california is now taking an official stance on pregnant women and the use of marijuana. a panel of scientists governor newsom appointed just voted to put cannabis smoke and thc on the list of reproductive toxicants. cannabis officials said there's not enough research on thc to support the move. >>> in an effort to building a better bay area, san francisco now has an online tool to make it easier to get mental health or addiction treatment. this website, findtreatmentsf.org shows a realtime number and location of treatment beds. this is part of an initiative to help the hroughly 4,000 homeles people with treatment. >>> a dog's leash gets caught in an elevator, a split second decision that saved its life. >>> and we're going to try to temporarily bring you some sunshine sunday and monday. look at that. on either side of this, we have chances here, it all starts withello! hi!... how can i help? a data plan for everyone. everyone? everyone. let's send to everyone! wifi up t

reggie and kumasi? >> the san jose city council is backing the mayor's proposal to turn pg&e into a customer-owned utility. the council voted to formally support the resolution that mayor sam liccardo recently introduced. it follows pg&e's public safety power shutoff that left thousands in the dark in the bay area and beyond. it appears san jose elected leaders are not the only ones fed up with the utility. 90% of you want to get rid of pg&e. >> this is according to a poll just released. julian glover is live with those details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's rare that we have a consensus like this. bay area residents saying they are in favor of getting rid of pg&e, this endless cycles of blackouts and wildfires. they are sick of it. the headline here, 9 out of 10 residents in the bay area surveyed say they are in favor of getting rid of pg&e. the biggest problem is we can't agree on what to do going forward from there. let's look at the numbers out by the "l.a. times" and uc berkeley. ze

kumasi and liz? >>> thanks. coming up next at 5:00, a look at how people are getting ready for new year's eve around the globe. >>> the nypd will be rolling out for the very first time this year to keep an eye on the crowds. >>> plus, you remember we saw them win abc's the great christmas light fight. now the home has been hit by crime. why the family a drink with friends can turn into two.. and a prescription can be stronger than you thought. stop! there are a lot of ways to get a dui. and a lot of ways to go. text a friend. call a cab. share a ride. whatever you choose to do, go safely, california. a drink with friends can turn into two.. and a prescription can be stronger than you thought. stop! there are a lot of ways to get a dui. and a lot of ways to go. text a friend. call a cab. share a ride. whatever you choose to do, go safely, california.

good morning. >> good morning to you liz and kumasi. of u.s. 101 are open this morning. that's big news as we expect volume to pick up as the morning rush gets on here. chp was out here for several hours overnight investigating what has been confirmed as a fatal accident. we want to show you some video. they had several lanes of u.s. 101 in the northbound direction closed for a number of hours overnight as they looked into the crash that happened right here, this was 11:30 last night. police tell me the driver did stop, but it's unclear if the driver was cited or will be facing charges. you will also notice in the video, this happened steps away from bay 101 casino. chp telling me at this time they're not sure where the pedestrian might have been going, if alcohol may have been a factor. this is very close to bay 101 casino. good news as the morning rush picks back up, all those northbound lanes are reopened. we're still waiting to learn the identity of that pedestrian who was hit and killed overnight. reporting live in san jose, julian

reggie and kumasi? >> thanks. >>> so be honest, how much time do you spend watching tv? time most of us spend in front of a tv may surprise you. if you add it all up, a new survey finds the average person spends almost 79,000 hours in front of a tv during their lifetime. the study was commissioned by lg electronics and surveyed 2,000 british adults. the average household will have two arguments every week just over what to watch. is this true? >> it's not true for me. >> that's too much drama. >> there's no reason to argue. >> too many tvs in this world. you go over there. >> i have no problem with the amount of time we're watching tv. >> go outside. >> it's raining outside. >> read a book. >> i did read a book. i read a book in the past few months. >> okay. >>> new at 6:00, hundreds of thousands of uninsured will have access to hiv prevention drugs. the new program launching across the country. >>> first you can set your watch by it every tuesday. but san francisco's world war ii era emergency sirens are about to go silent. >>> and the shopping trip that will put a smil

kumasi? >> we have following breaking news that crash involving multiple cars overnight. we just learned new information about what led up to all of this. julian glover is live at the scene with those details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. like you said, we just got new information from chp and that is that that red car, that zip car, the driver of it is actually what caused this entire thing in the first place. we're hearing that person was arrested for a dui and when you get to the video, you'll see why this is all so remarkable that the person is okay this morning. actually want to go back live and show you what's happening here. we have those caltrans crews that are working hard to get the last remnants of glaravel off t road. if we go to the video, you can see two of those work trucks involved in this crash with that red zip car. one of those work trucks was carrying gravel. that spilled over to the northbound and southbound lanes. that caused this mess. we do want to g

i'm kumasi aaron from "abc7 mornings." 80,000 passengers to come through san jose from now to january 6th. >>> good morning, everyone. we are following that sig alert in san jose. a mess right now. i wanted to show you the caltrans camera, and give you an idea of where this is exactly. it is westbound 237 as well as eastbound 237. and you can see it on the right-hand side of the screen, the cars are turning around and the big rig flipped over and blocking all of the lanes on eastbound 237 and avoid that area. thank you, [ dramatic music ]ing ] ahhhh! -ahhhh! elliott. you came back! >>> now, your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> unfortunately we saw the thick fog out there with livermore and concord and petaluma and sfo where you can't see it it is so foggy and delays there. caution because of the folg until about 10:00. this is a look at saturday night with all of the rain in the north bay and the rest of us get the rain and a lot of it while we are sleeping with showers. we will wake up to that sunday morning. kum

kumasi and reggie? >> thanks. >>> santa is coming to town and he's using something a lot different than his regular sleigh today. >> as we head to break, a live look >>> a tracy man could spend up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to sabotage. abdul aloni worked as an american airlines mechanic. yesterday he admitted to disabling a plane's navigation system because he wanted overtime pay to fix it. the flight in july was headed from miami to the bahamas. alani will be sensed in march. >>> in the south bay, a special graduation surprise for one san jose student. the university made sure a touching message of support made it more than 5,000 miles. it was from her boyfriend, an air force lieutenant serving in japan. >> i'm sorry i couldn't be there to experience this with your family but know i love you, i miss you and i can't wait to see you soon. congratulations, jianna. >> she looked surprised and touched. that is salinas and her family. they were moved to tears. salinas is a first generation

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good morning, lisa. >> hey, there, kumasi.e looking day. 46 in san jose and chilly in parts of the bay and sea breeze this afternoon. we have a beach hazard with strong waves this afternoon through tomorrow. and the forecast for the holiday looking at the clouds increasing tonight. jobina? >> thank you, lisa. the issue has not been to roads, but with the trains. capital corridor because of train 550 hit someone and killed that person on the tracks. this is the ripple effect that we are looking at right now. train 521 behind by an hour and 45 minutes. train 522k with a 55-minute delay and train 523 is an hour and ten minutes behind. kumasi. >> thank you. it is time for "live with >> all: road trip! [car engine turning over] [upbeat music] [horn honks] ♪ [cheers and applause] [air horn blares] ♪ road trip! >> steve: it's "live with kelly and ryan" from las vegas. today, comedian, actor, and host howie mandel, and steve patterson-- hey, that's me-- takes us on a tour of instagrammable vegas, plus a performance from "the beatles l

i'm kumasi aaron from "abc7 mornings."meet the new requirements of the safety law. and pg&e is proposing to give $13 million to wildfire victims. >> looking at the map here, we have slowdowns, because we are in the thick of the morning commute. no major issues. live san jose to 280 and it is beginning to stack up there as people are going south, and no problems for the mass transits problems for the mass transits with the ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ all we need is somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪ sweden's greetings. enjoy your first payment on us when you lease a new volvo. now through january 2nd. >>> now, your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> all right. a look at the temperatures outside and noticing a little bit of in the 40s and few 30s in the north bay. all right. a look at what is going on as far as the commute, everything is quiet this morning. but as we are heading tonight, and especially into midnight and through 7:00 tomorrow morning that is when w

i'm kumasi aaron. mike has the forecast. >> thank you, kumasi.cade fire burn area. we will have two moderate storms for friday and saturday. jobina. >> good morning, everyone. i wanted to start out with the fog that you can see through the altamont pass, and mountainview as well. we are experiencing a foggy commute this morning. that is a live look from san mateo bridge, and slow as people are making their way westbound. kumasi. >> yes, it is time for "live with kelly and ryan." >> ryan: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the serious, "bluff city law," jimmy smits. and performance by actress and recording artist, lea michele. all next on "live!" ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here we come, kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ryan: good morning.

and then kumasi. >> pretty much. we have a one on the storm impact scale.adiest this morning. moderate downpours, and then scattered showers for the rest of the day. up to a third of an inch is possible. ponding on the roadways this morning. heavy rain moving through antioch, crossing deer valley road and highway 4. that's heading to the north. watch out up around fairfield. you can see heavier rain moving in to santa cruz and watsonville that will head to the south wba in the next half hour or so. the rain is coming to us from the south. the south bay, the santa cruz mountains and the east bay has the best chance of rain. heaviest this morning and scattered during the morning hours. mid to upper 50s now through 4:00. isolated chances of rain for the evening commute. jobina? >> we are still following the sigalert in san jose. really serious situation here. nine cars involved in this crash. this is northbound 280 before state route8 87. serious injuries have been reported. speeds are down to 6 miles per hour. three lanes are still blocked. emergency crews ar

that should open up some, as kumasi would say, options. >> always good. >>> coming up next. 7 thingsefore you go. >> as we sarah's last tuition payment, sent off. feeling good? oh yeah. now i'm ready to focus on my project. ♪ ♪ this is why we plan. ♪ ♪ you never cease to amaze me, maya. see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. >>> it is 6:55. if you're just joining us or going out the door, here's 7 things to know. breaking news on capitol hill, nancy pelosi says democrats will move forward with drafting articles of impeachment against president trump. >> number two, very thick fog in livermore. the altamont pass.ywre else iis morning. temperatures in the upper 40s, low 50s. heavier rain tomorrow. >>> number three, breaking news, the novato fire district is investigating the cause of a house fire that left a woman in her 80s dead. the fire was reported about 10:30 last night on cherry street. firefighters found the woman inside. rescuers attempted cpr but she did not survive. >>> dozens of shoppers in south san jose are voicing frustra

kumasi and liz? >>> thanks, jobina.ext, the 7 things you need to know before you go. >> as we head to break, we want to take you outside for a live look this morning. >>> welcome back. time now is 6:54. we are all getting ready to ring in the new year tonight. we are so excited you're joining us. seven things you need to know before you go. >>> number one, a big problem in oakland. the sig alert has cleared. 880 northbound at high street.s. a backup more than three miles so expect delays in this area. >>> number two, sky 7 is live over richmond where there are major delays for capital corridor trains. we have confirmed one person has died on the train tracks. at least three have been delayed because of this investigation. >>> president trump is blaming iran for an attack on the u.s. embassy compound in baghdad. he is calling on iraq to protect the embassy. dozens of people broke in after air strikes by the u.s. as week killed 25 people. >>> number four, thousands of people will ring in the new year tonight right here in

. >> good morning liz and kumasi. nice to be with you. g coming up on "gma," we have more on the texas church shooting and the hanukkah stabbing in new york. we'll have more on the investigation and the heroes who helped save lives. >>> and the holiday storm alert. so many folks with those blizzard conditions over the holiday weekend, now that foot and a half of snow plus the ice and a tornado potential, they had seven reported tornadoes in mississippi moving through the east coast. we'll tell you who has to be on alert. ohio this morning, 100,000 customers already without power from the wind from the storm. you'll want to see my new year's eve forecast. a medical emergency for zac efron. reportedly facing a life threatening illness. had to be airlifted and stuff. wait until you hear this story. we'll tell you about his recovery and his message for everyone. >>> and i have some sparkly stars and pants on so you know we're close to new year's eve. we counting rocking new year and 2020 just around the corner. >> i'm loving the jacket. >> so

reggie and kumasi?> elsa has been the queen of the box office since thanksgiving but she got bumped off this weekend. jumanji the next level debuted at number one. the sequel earned $60 million. it brings back some familiar characters from the original including dwayne johnson and kevin hart. that's followed by "frozen ii," knives out, richard jewel and black christmas. all of that will be different by the time we get to next monday, "star wars" the rise of skywalker debuts this weekend. it's produced by disney, the parent company of abc7. >>> a woman captured video of a bear scare in california. >> imagine seeing this in your rearview mirror. taylor hawkins shot this video. taylor was stopped in traffic on her way to sequoia and kings canyon national park when a roaming bear made his way through the line of cars and got on the trunk of this car. i guess it changed its mind because it hopped on, hopped off. it left. >> look at this nice push up. >> ready? okay. >> imagine -- he wanted to show us. look w

kumasi. >> okay.iday morning. very special audience. welcome to all of you and welcome to all of our candidates here for pet of the year. >> oh. >> you can take one home, jon. >> i'm telling you, hello, buddy. look at that. >> that is coming up. welcome jon hamm, everyone. [ cheers and applause ] starring in "richard jewell" about the security guard who saved hundreds of lives only to find his life turned upside down when he was wrongly accused and did a story on the movie earlier in the show creating a fair amount of controversy over the way the reporter who had a relationship with your character in the movie is portrayed. care to weigh in on that. >> well, it's interesting. i mean, obviously when the events of 1996 happened you were probably there. or around. >> covering it. >> and it's terrifying when the rush to judgment happens, especially when you're not fully informed with all the facts. and, again, it seems like this is what's happening unfortunately again -- >> playing itself out all over aga

coupl kumasi. we have an area of low pressure and cloud cover pushing offshore with the rotation and the movement of this low to the south. we're clearing in the north bay looking at temperatures around 40 in santa rosa. high pressure in control today. for the next several days. it is 51 in oakland. 48 for you in fremont. good morning to you. san jose at 48. here's a look outside. visibility not an issue in san francisco. patchy fog, perhaps in our inland valleys.. sunny today, dry for new year's eve and new year's day. 59 in san jose today. look for 57 in san mateo. northwesterly winds keeping it cool in the mid 50s at the coast. 61 though in petaluma. warmer day for some of you. with the sunshine, it's going to feel warmer, upper 50s in el cerrito. 60 in concord. looking at tomorrow night, we'll hold on to cloud cover. 40s to near 50. by 10:00, not bad. mid 40s. midnight looking at low 40s inland valleys. as we usher in 2020, we'll hold on to some clouds, that will help us retain a bit of heat th

>> reporter: reggie and kumasi, everything is clear now. investigators were here until 4:00. it happened in the m osswalk b the island. police say a woman was hit just before 11:00 p.m. she was pinned under the train. the train did stop. the fire department had to come in and bring heavy equipment to get her out. right now she is with family. she's at san francisco general hospital. police are trying to determine why she was there. was she trying to walk? they know she wasn't pushed. they say this was all an accident, but muni service is running as usual. when i came into work at 3:00 this morning the train was here, so they were here for quite some time trying to figure out what happened. reporting live in san francisco, lauren martinez, abc7 news. >>> yet another projectile hit a vehicle on highway 101. the latest incident happened last night in monterey county in prunedale. there have been 47 cases of projectiles hitting cars in the area since february. this is video from an accident last month. chp is investigating these incidents. >>> a barber on the mend after police sa

>> kumasi, what can do you with him? i'm assigned to read that story, i will read that story. >> that was the beauty of the whole thing. as soon as i saw that story coming up and you were reading, i was like all right, must-see tv. let's look at 880. there's the coliseum. this area was foggy yesterday. clear today. but look at this. the fog is getting even thicker on our walnut creek cameras. east bay valleys, watch out. it's dangerously low, the visibility. we have two storms and they're both 2s, moderate. the first one hits today. the second one hits tomorrow. drier sunday. that continues through next week. today's temperature, low to mid 60s. 6 to to 64 degrees with a southerly wind making it more humid for us. tonight will be mild. mid 50s just about everywhere. low 50s in the north bay late tonight. here we are, a few scout showers possible out ahead of the steadier rain which moves in to the north bay at about 2:00, 3:00. it moves into the heart of the bay as we head into the 7:00 hour. yellows, oranges, reds, that

. >> reporter: good morning to you, kumasi and reggie. soon you'll have to bring your own cup to any of the blue bottle coffee shops that you might visit here across the bay area or you'll have to put down your own deposit to use one of their cups or mugs. the ceo announcing overnight all of its nearly 90 locations, many here in the bay area, others across the world, will be going to a zero waste initiative and getting away from the single use products. blue bottle coffee ceo bryan meehan says each coffee shop goes through about 15,000 of those disposable cups a month, more than 12 million of them a year. you can see how this adds up. the company will stop handing out single use paper cups and are asking that you bring your own mug or use one of theirs. it is one of the latest to working to end the endless cycle of thoughtless consumption. several other local shops and chains have swapped single use plastic they have several dozen other locations all across the world, in tokyo, in seoul, new york and d.c. as they move to the zero waste in

reggie and kumasi? jobina. >>> mark your calendar, the dates are set for smart service expansion in the north bay. the new stations in larkspur and downtown novato will open on saturday, december 14th. next saturday. it comes after more than two years of construction and testing. the new station is across the street from the golden gate ferry terminal. that should make it easy for north bay commuters who want to take the ferry to san francisco. until now they had to take a bus bridge. that's a pain. this is good news for people in the north bay. >>> an update on unicorn puppy. you might remember the little dog born with a tail right on his forehead. now he has a new job. >> little narwhal became a spoegs dog. he was found in the freezing cold last month and ended up at mac's mission rescue in missouri. experts say he can't wag his extra tail. he can't notice it he's just healthy and happy. the plan is for narwahl to become a spokes dog for different iswant to make sure ht living at the shelter, he has a

julian and kumasi? >> thank you. >>> happening now, the house of representatives is preparing for an historic vote and a big day on capitol hill. >> later today president trump will become the third ever u.s. president to be impeached. ines de la cuetara joins us live from capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: that historic vote moments away. the house is meeting at 9:00 a.m. to debate those two articles of impeachment against president trump and the final vote expected this evening. today the u.s. house of representatives is set to impeach president trump just the third time in u.s. history that's ever happened. president trump is accused of obstructing congress and abusing the power of his office for personal gain when he pressured the leader of ukraine to investigate his political opponents. >> mr. president, do you take any responsibility for the fact that you are about to be impeached? >> no, i don't take any. zero to put it mildly. >> reporter: in a scathing six-page letter to house speaker n

kumasi? >> thanks. >>> affordability is one of the big challenges in building a better bay area. high costs are driving out one of san francisco's biggest conventions. oracle usually holds its open world conference at the moscone center but next year it's moving to vegas. oracle blames skyrocketing hotel prices and street conditions for the move. the city's tourism says open world's departure will cost san francisco about $64 million a year. >>> california is expanding an investigation into the catholic church's s.e.ex abuse scandal. the move it's making to get answers. >>> 1600 weapons off the street thanks to san francisco's gun buyback program. the impact it's made on saving lives. >>> and aeeishia and steph curr honor their three kids. >> first it's 4:35 and we'll look at the weather with mike nicco. people need to watch out for rain again today? >> yes, we have some rain, some leftover slick spots because of the rain last night and we'll have rain increasing heading into the evening hours. for your bay area commute, no matter what you're taking, just be prepared for random s

kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. >>> he may look like a salesman peering into this home but he's about to commit a crime and he has help. police say he was on the phone with an accomplice when he targeted a home on skyline drive just two days before thanksgiving. he used a window punch to shatter a sliding glass window. they say the elderly resident inside interrupted him after hearing the glass breaking. the man ran away and hasn't been caught. he was posing as a salesman to determine which homes were empty during the holidays. >>> new developments with a cal football player accused of trying to carjack a police officer sunday morning. the daily california reports that joseph ogunbanjo is no longer on the team. they found the allegations troubling. there is concern about his well-being. he's facing several charges including carjacking and battery of a police officer. abc 7 news learned a woman who delivers dogs for a living will be cited after someone stole her van filled with pups. the van dis

i'm kumasi aaron from "abc7 mornings." here's mike nicco with our forecast. >> thank you, kumasi.on the roadways. you can see that the intensity does taper into the afternoon and evening hours. we will get a break for a few days before more rain this weekend. >>> good morning, everyone. so this has really been a messy commute with the rain and impacting everyone coming into work. a couple of things quickly. we have a special report. >>> now reporting george stephanopoulos. >>> welcome back to our special coverage of the impeachment of president trump. want to go straight to the house floor where the articles of impeachment are being read. >> he did so through a scheme or course of conduct that included soliciting the government of ukraine to publicly announce vest gaug investigations that would benefit his re-election and influence the 2020 presidential election to his advantage. president trump sought to pressure the government of ukraine to take these steps by conditioning official united states government acts of significant value to ukraine on its public announcement of the in

i'm kumasi aaron from "abc7 mornings."ers and one of them is being held in palo alto and the other in san francisco. this is biden's third fund-raising viz sfosit to the area. >> hello, everyone. no major spots, but some slowdowns circled here in red. be aware that you can expect some delays as you head out the door this morning. taking a life look in emeryville, 80 is slow, and especially the people trying to move to the maze this morning and foggy as you know when you're at ross and you realize it's time your sister stopped borrowing your sweaters? yeah! that's yes for less. stop stealing mine... never. holiday gifts everyone's sure to love at 20 to 60 percent off department store prices. at ross. yes for less. and you realize you are the the hostess with the mostest. you know when you're at ross yes! yeah! that's yes for less. entertain in style all season long. it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less. >>> now, your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> good morning. it is very mild out t

. >> i'm kumasi aaron for "abc7 mornings."conference on climate change. >>> and now, the screen is going to show slowdown, but no major issues on the road now. the san rafael bridge slowup started due to the shoulders being closed due to bridgework, but they will reopen at 2:00 this afternoon. and it is slow across the bridges this ♪ you are the one ♪ light of my life ♪ i love you so please be my wife? yes! yes! save on a gift that says it all. ♪ only at jared >>> now, your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> good morning. the damp and foggy commute continues into a lesser extent this evening. you will see more wet weather coming ashore from the west and moving east. future radar is not doing to be as widespread as this evening hours when it picks up again. so tomorrow's morning commute could be as bad as this one. look at the chances of rain, kumasi. >> thank you, mike. we will have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes, but you can find us on the ♪ frosty the snowman >>> welcome back to "gma." and we are so excit

kumasi? >> thanks. >>> it's a fund-raising frenzy for democratic presidential candidate joe biden in the bay area because there is big money in campaign contributions up for grabs. cornell barnard has those details. >> reporter: former vice president joe biden arriving at the fairmount hotel on nob hill ready to shake hands at a private democratic fund-raiser hosted by senator diane feinstein and others. oakland mayor libby schaaf was one of 160 attendees. earlier sky seven was over the palo alto home of receventure capitalist greg sands. the events part of an in person and online biden fund-raising push happening since october. >> he's starting to put up great financial numbers now. he's done three events today. i think we were sold out in san francisco. >> reporter: he's playing a major role for democratic fund-raising this election. he believes the departure of senator kamala harris will mean more financial backing for biden. >> with her dropping out of the race i think she had a good show

reggie and kumasi?rambling to prepare for our next round of major storms. >> in the north bay the constant rain since the weekend has caused the creek to ride. pictures of flooding roads which crews were quickly able to clear. one neighbor in novato says she can see the impact just by looking at her backyard. >> this little pond was bone-dry as of thursday. now it's full. >> some businesses in san rafael are getting a boost from the rain. soul foods says they've seen a jump in delivery orders because people don't feel like going out. >>> caltrans is ready to deal with more of this, all three lanes of highway 87 over julian street in san jose were flooded for a while yesterday. the water eventually subsided and traffic moved smoothly again. with the snow easing up, it's smoother going in the sierra. interstate 80 is open in both directions. there are no chain controls on i-80 or highway 50 right now. a rock slide blocked part of 50 near echo summit but that has been cleared. >>> time now is 4:30. if you'

. >> good morning to you, kumasi. know now, is that a crew was out here boarding up this business. this is the cash one here in san jose. it's a pay day loan advance place. you can see those boards on the front door right now. all of the glass down there on the ground. it was a different scene about three hours ago when a car slammed into the business and look at the mess left behind. the entire car practically inside of this business here in san jose. again, causing a big mess overnight. we do know that at least one person was transported to the hospital. we believe that to be the driver. at this point, the car has also been towed away from the location. a big mess left behind. lots of glass until thrown all about the business that has to be cleaned up before they can think about reopening. you can see some transmission oil down below and the wood boarding up the business. thankfully this happened overnight when this business was not open and more people were actually inside here. a big mess to clean up for this cash

kumasi? >>> i'll take it. the storms are gone but the problems are not.rancisco residents dealt with a foot of mud and water inside their homes. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live for us this morning. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. the water in this neighborhood has nowhere to go. we're hearing at least 12 homes were flooded. a look at what residents were dealing with after the rains came through here on saturday. this is the west portal neighborhood in san francisco. city officials say this area flooded because the is not big enough and they are working on plans to improve the situation but a new, larger system will take at least another year to put in place. rsidents are cleaning up. it's not just water they are worried about. >> she's wearing a hazmat suit. that was a foot deep in my master bedroom. why am i not in a hazmat suit? >> reporter: there was raw sewage throughout here as well. west portal supervisor norman ye is now calling on the city to speed up plans to upgrade the storm drains and sewer system. people who live here

kumasi. >> thank you.on my juice. >>> we're excited to welcome back our next guest. you know this oscar nominated actress from "the theory of everythin everything" and "rogue one: a star wars story", now starring in "the aeronauts." please welcome felicity jones. ♪ blame it on my juice [ cheers and applause ] >> how are you? lovely so see you. hi. >> how are you? >> i'm well, thanks. how are you? lovely to see you. hi, guys. >> this one roll, be careful. >> yes. >> we get a lot of compliments. >> a bit of acrobatics, good morning. >> there you go. you stuck the landing. beautiful. >> you had to go awful high up in the movie, "the aeronauts." you play a gas balloon pilot. any fear of heights? >> i didn't have any fear of heights before i did the movie and then afterwards suddenly now i'm petrified of them. >> that will do it. >> that will do it. your first day of shooting with the wonderful eddie redmayne who you've worked with before, it didn't end like it was supposed to exactly. can you tell everybody ab

liz, kumasi? >>> thanks, lisa.n for the new year and thousands will be bringing it in tonight in san francisco. >> final preparations are under way for the annual new year's eve fireworks show on the embarcadero. abc 7 news reporter julian glover is there with everything you need to know. good morning, julian. >> reporter: good morning to you both and happy new year's eve to you. we are live here in downtown san francisco where thousands of people will be packing the embarcadero in just a matter of hours ready to ring in the new year. we saw the delivered a minute ago. they are making sure nothing goes wrong. a team of first responders -- firemen, police officers, and also folks from the emergency management department. they will be on hand ready to handle pretty much anything keeping you and your family safe so you can focus on the big fireworks show. we got a chance to talk to the team of producers putting on the show and they tell us get ready for surprises this year. they're trying several new effects for the f

i'm kumasi aaron from "abc7 mornings."e. >> it looks like a google double-decker bus ran into the truck of a right-hand shoulder ax and this is past lafayette and looks like it should be cleared up in the next 20 minutes or so, and you should expect delays in that area, and also for anyone taking the golden gate bridge, a lot of fog and starting to clear, but you know when you're at ross and you realize it's time your sister stopped borrowing your sweaters? yeah! that's yes for less. stop stealing mine... never. holiday gifts everyone's sure to love at 20 to 60 percent off department store prices. at ross. yes for less. and you realize you are the the hostess with the mostest. you know when you're at ross yes! yeah! that's yes for less. entertain in style all season long. it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less. >>> now, your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> this is fog that is an issue, and 52 in oakland and 50 in half moon bay and the golden gate bridge and we have the low clouds and

. >> good morning, kumasi. the team is apologizing to fans. coach jon gruden apologized to the fans for not giving them a win at the last home game. they have their tradition of huge epic delicious fan tailgating at the coliseum. they're also known for their loyalty and costumes and spirit. so this was all still a good time. it wasn't until the second half that things turned sour. the jaguars dominated that half. the raiders lost what is expected to be their last game at the coliseum. fans were booing and throwing trash on to the field and feeling sad when we caught up with them later. >> we lost the game. we lost the team. it's -- i don't know. we'll see them in vaegas. >> it didn't seem so final to me. >> this is the scene at ricky's in san leandro. up less there are surprise construction delays, that was the last game at home. the team will play at a new stadium in las vegas starting next season. this season has two games left, l.a. and denver. then they can bring in the moving boxeses. any have to pack uf the officup offices, the training

kumasi? >> thanks. >>> a fund-raising frenzy for a democratic presidential candidate joe biden in the bay area because there is big money in campaign contributions up for grabs. yesterday afternoon a fund-raiser was held in a private home in palo alto. another event was held in san francisco at the fairmount hotel on nob hill. he was joined by senator feinstein and alexis pelosi and others. a third small event was held in south san francisco. some democratic leaders believe the departure of senator kamala harris from the race will mean more financial backing from biden. >> with her dropping out of the race, she had a good showing. the question is who's going to pick up most of that support and so far i think the answer is joe biden. >> this is biden's third fund-raising trip to the bay area and likely will not be his last. california's primary is march 3rd. >>> joe biden's visit comes as a new cnn poll finds likely democratic primary voters in california are about evenly split among the top t

. >> abc 7 mornings anchor kumasi aaron was emcee for the all-stars benefit luncheon today. dr. eloise joseph was honored with the lifetime achievement aword. the nonprofit organization helps inspire people from the bay area's poorest communities to follow their hearts and create success in their lives. >> in that theme diego perez is a writer and speaker. you may know him as yung pueblo on social media. has quite a following. a book out called inward and holds speaking engagements. thank you for being here. >> thank you so much for having me. >> you're here for a couple speaking events. you spoke last night in mountain view. how did you start as a writer? >> after i did a few courses, i really started dealing with my personal anxiety and sadness that was really impacting my behavior and being a burden on my life. once i started seeing it was decreasing and real healing was happening that was a big surprise and took to writing. >> i don't want to pry, you mentioned burden and sadness. what was the cause of that? >> i was always inclined in this way. i don't think there was r

kumasi?> thanks. >>> part of building a better bay area is making it more affordable to do business here. high costs are driving out of one of san francisco's biggest conventions. oracle usually holds its open world conference at the moscone center but next year it's moving to vegas. oracle blames skyrocketing hotel prices and street conditions for the move. mayor london breed acknowledged those problems need to be addressed, but she doesn't believe other conventions will believe san francisco. >> san francisco is such an amazing city. people talk about the challenges but they also talk about the fact they love san francisco. they love the restaurants. they love the shopping. they think it's one of the most beautiful cities in the world. >> openworld's departure will cost san francisco an estimated $64 million a year according to the city's tourism bureau. >>> this is a story that's becoming all too common. small businesses forced to shut down because of rent hikes. what the mayor says is the