it is actually a ticketed event at the larkspur shake shack. how can people get tickets?lly going to do there are some tickets, but you can also just come on in between 12, 12 and three on sunday in the shake shack. so we're we're the new lovsky is a stone's throw away from the shake shack. so when you come, you'll be able to see the new lovsky space. but come on in 12 to 3 on sunday and you can have our menu as well as the all the shake shack favorites. that's awesome. >> and the other upside of this is proceeds are going to a scholarship fund that you folks created. tell us about that. >> yes, sir. so we have a scholarship named after a former restaurant at meadowood employee who unfortunately passed away at a very young age. and it's the hamer and thompson legacy scholarship was, which was created with martina and myself and cameron's mother and the culinary institute of america to provide access for underserved people of color to get into the culinary school. it covers their tuition, their room and board as well as job placement and ongoing mentorship with african-ame

just a heads up if you are planning on taking the larkspur ferry into san francisco. they are running a couple of slower boats so you might want to check the schedule. uh- leaving from larkspur into san francisco. and that slower boat is about 15 minutes slower. so just a heads up. otherwise we are green all around the bay area. kumasi thank you sue. >> as 2023 winds down, we're looking back at some of the best and most memorable stories of the year. we put them all together in a special that you can stream on demand, but here's a taste of what you can expect from abc seven news reporter. luz pena. hey one of my favorite stories of 2023 was about a group of bay area adults with disabilities who are making a difference in the robotics industry. >> this was one of my favorites because we got to highlight this community, which in many cases is forgotten. and we got to prove with this story that regard of our differences, everyone should be given a chance and it may surprise you. i hope you love it too. at 6 a.m, tim zalewski grabs his safety glasses and is ready to build

. >> if you have a family activity always over the holidays, it's fun to take the larkspur ferry into san francisco. it is the slow boat. this morning they had mechanical problems with one of the other boats, so that's about a 15 minute longer ride for the seven 2850 and 1005 larkspur ferries. pretty easy going on the bay bridge. excuse me, the bay bridge toll plaza. no worries. here and no brake lights. once you make your way onto the span and into san francisco. solid stream of headlights on the east shore freeway. but everybody's moving at a pretty good clip here. no stalls or accidents to get in your way as you head towards the bay bridge or parts beyond. elsewhere you're seeing mostly green, so that's a great way to start your thursday morning. it is a pretty quiet week. >> all right. thank you so much, sue. good morning america. it's coming up at seven right here on abc seven and somara theodore has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning gloria and kumasi. it's great to be with you this morning. coming up, we are tracking that relentless end of the year storm slamming the north

right now as the rain is falling, it's steady in the north bay, san rafael heading into marinwood, larkspur, magnolia avenue. as we look at street level radar in the east bay from emeryville all the way out towards orinda, oakland, you will notice seventh street. it is wet and from the san francisco area down the peninsula, heading across the san mateo bridge. watch out as visibility is going to be poor for parts of the bay area. santa cruz mountains, the summit, scotts valley wet as well. a coastal flood advisory is in effect for tomorrow for the bay area shoreline until tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. due to the high tides, coastal flood advisory is already up for the monterey bay until 3 a.m. friday day, so we're going to widen the picture here. satellite radar showing you that storm pushing in across the northern and central portion of the state as we go, hour by hour. rain continues tonight. going into 7 p.m. still some steady rain across the region, turning more showery later on tonight. the winds have been strongest in the hills up to 60 miles an hour at times. right now big rock ridge

so if you're a big fan go over the larkspur.e that. >> all right. 6.55, the sonoma county sheriff's office is hosting a toy collection for the holidays. it is friday from 2 in the afternoon till 05:00pm at the sheriff's main office in santa rosa. they are asking for new unwrapped toys and those toys will be distributed by the salvation army are hoops and other local community groups. >> for your money this morning, the cost to heat your homes is expected to be much less then last year. so more good news for you. and that's because natural gas is cheaper than it was last winter. californians will be paying about 30% less on average for natural gas this year, which is a big drop, actually biggest drop in prices across the country. so >> enjoy 6.56. right now. and coming up in the next hour, dense fog in the bay area making it difficult for drivers to see this morning will help steer you through the commute. and faculty san francisco state are going to go on strike this morning. we'll hear their demands and how this will affect stu

smart passenger trains already move along 101 between larkspur and santa rosa.he new line would be an east- west route. >>> 49ers quarterback brock purdy took a beating from the fans and media after the lo >>> from playing on christmas day to playing on new year's eve the 49ers are holding the sunday game will be much different. >> quarterback brock purdy will have to play better than he did against the ravens to bounce back. he threw a career-high four interceptions in the christmas day loss. >> he always looks inward first and he generally feels that way. i think he may be too hard on himself.

smart passenger trains already move along 101 between larkspur and santa rosa. the new line would be an east- west route. >>> 49ers quarterback brock purdy took a beating from the fans and media after the lo ss >>> from playing on christmas day to playing on new year's eve the 49ers are holding the sunday game will be much different. >> quarterback brock purdy will have to play better than he did against the ravens to bounce back. he threw a career-high four interceptions in the christmas day loss. >> he always looks inward first and he generally feels that way. i think he may be too hard on himself. maybe not too hard on himself but that's the way he has. it's cool that he never shows frustration. and it's probably easy because i think he has little frustration and always looks at what he can do better. >> they still have a chance to score the top seed in the nfc and with that comes the ever important first-round bye but th will have to ey in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. tha

but you can see boy along 101, a tough travel all along that area down through larkspur. you've got some heavy rainfall the way back toward the golden gate bridge. and we've seen some strong gusty winds accompanying some of these storms to. we've had some gusts over 50 miles an hour today. so more than on the way, some that making its way into the sunset right now. as we take you down the street level, you can see at fulton street some moderate to some heavier amounts of rain that continuing to terrible. also down on the great highway seeing that as pacifica, kind of get a little bit of a break. and between there right now boulevard you're seeing things pick up there as well in the coma. but there is plenty more to come in and is now stretching across the bay. and you can see some of that making its way in toward richmond and hercules. that's going to the track. it's going to continue to move on shore and just off the coastline there some heavier bands. you can see some of the cells out there right now. and some of the rain rates and better than some of these cells. very

>> reporter: we are in larkspur right now, near the terminal, and it started raining in the north bay. middle of the afternoon, and it really has not stopped. right now, not too bad. it was raining harder earlier. we had a chance to drive over to where it was really coming down. in fact, we saw some people cleaning leaves out of the drain when that water was starting to build up. of course, they wanted to make sure that it drains like it should. we also had a chance to check in with southern marin fire. they were saying that, so far, the season has been fairly mild, which is a good thing, but certainly, they are prepared for these situations if they change. audrey? >> christie , you are obviously a very busy woman all over the place with a number of people. i know you got to spend some time at rodeo beach, closed yesterday because of the surge. what was the latest there to us today? >> reporter: out there earlier before, we saw some people that were curious when it started to rain with the high surf warning along the coast yesterday. they wanted to see what they called the tail end of

this is board chicks. 5th bay area spot joining the shops and berkeley palo alto and larkspur to name a few. a bit of hollywood is san francisco tonight. the annual sf film awards was held this evening at the yerba buena center for the arts said look who came to the city. nic cage, famous actor was presented with the lifetime achievement award for acting on the red carpet. nicolas cage shared what he likes about san francisco. >> just love the way the city makes me or, you know, i love the weather. i love mister in the mornings. i love that. it's not too hot by the people are nice. i like the architecture, the queen and victorians. just the most heartwarming memories of my time with my family here. my the best times of my here in this city. >> he's a fed san francisco actor ryan gosling and barbie director greta gerwig also attended ger wake received an award for film direction. next. in sports, the niners are riding high after their 4th straight win. they beat the eagles in dominant fashion. yesterday, sports director jason dumas is next. another one in the books. but we're just gett

light to moderate rain right around woodacre san rafael, san anselmo, kentfield, magnolia avenue, larkspurst keep those umbrellas close by as we look at the wider picture here. it has been turning to snow above 7000ft, but there is rain still at lake level and these are just the showers that came through here. there have been thunderstorms east of the bay area, and certainly we have the potential for seeing thunderstorms here locally as well, especially as we head towards that overnight hours and towards tomorrow. so rainfall since sunday. it's really impressive. close to five inches in ben lomond. that's in the santa cruz mountains. 9/10 of an inch in san jose, 1.8 for san francisco, oakland, an inch of rain just over that in concord. livermore. you were not in the rain shadow 1.22 and you will notice over three inches in santa rosa. close to that in kentfield. we're still counting those totals as we take a look at those temperatures right now. really mild with a south wind 60 in the city. oakland 59. low to mid 60s from hayward to san jose right now san mateo 62 degrees. by the way, our

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right now as the rain is falling, it's steady in the north bay, san rafael heading into marinwood, larkspurk at street level radar in the east bay from emeryville all the way out towards orinda, oakland, you will notice seventh street. it is wet and from the san francisco area down the peninsula, heading across the san mateo bridge. watch out as visibility is going to be poor for parts of the bay area. santa cruz mountains, the summit, scotts valley wet as well. a coastal flood advisory is in effect for tomorrow for the bay area shoreline until tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. due to the high tides, coastal flood advisory is already up for the monterey bay until 3 a.m. friday day, so we're going to widen the picture here. satellite radar showing you that storm pushing in across the northern and central portion of the state as we go, hour by hour. rain continues to

smart currently runs between larkspur and santa rosa, but would like to expand farther north. >> a sobering statistic from the south bay. a record high number of animal deaths at san jose animal care and services. the trend has staff and volunteers worried about the future of the animals. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has a look at the issues at the shelter. >> with the turn of the new year days away, san jose animal care and services staff, partners and volunteers hope it brings a new beginning as well. 2023 is recognized across the board as a harrowing year for the shelter, with jarring overcapacity numbers and tragic animal death statistic. current and former volunteers are concerned about the safety of the animals. it's just terribly, terribly frustrating. >> it's sickening. >> it's so disturbing. >> it makes me so sad that animals are suffering, being euthanized, dying in their kennels when it's unneeded. >> their concern is warranted. as a year end report released by the shelter shows, 426 animals died while in shelter care during the last fiscal year, a five year hi

smart currently runs between larkspur and santa rosa, but would like to expand farther north. >> a soberingrom the south bay. a record high number of animal deaths at san jose animal care and services. the trend has staff and volunteers worried about the future of the animals. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has a look at the issues at the shelter. >> with the turn of the new year days away, san jose animal care and services staff, partners and volunteers hope it brings a new beginning as well. 2023 is recognized across the board as a harrowing year for the shelter, with jarring overcapacity numbers and tragic animal death statistic. current and former volunteers are concerned about the safety of the animals. it's just terribly, terribly frustrating. >> it's sickening. >> it's so disturbing. >> it makes me so sad that animals are suffering, being euthanized, dying in their kennels when it's unneeded. >> their concern is warranted. as a year end report released by the shelter shows, 426 animals died while in shelter care during the last fiscal year, a five year high compoundi

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joining the shops in berkeley, palo alto and larkspur. starting at midnight tonight. caltrans is closing lanes along the northbound lanes of highway 101, in san francisco for repairs. the lane closures will be in effect from cesar chavez to patrol avenue through 5 o'clock tomorrow morning to northbound lanes will remain open at all times southbound lanes on one-on-one will not be affected. caltrans says its warning drivers to you use alternative routes as they expect delays through that area. still ahead, the investigation out of the east bay after police find an explosive device in oakland neighborhood. what a recently released report is revealing about the smoke that filled the skies enrichment. >> and why a quarter of a million birds euthanized in the bay area. police are investigating an explosion at a home in arlington, virginia, where officers were trying to serve a search warrant >> police say a suspect inside the home fired several shots. and then this explosion the explosion knocked out power for several homes in the area. >> a week ago there were a lot of fl

crossing to the north bay, we cross over the $4 in larkspur. thank you for sharing your prices at gasbuddy.com. light traffic on friday. lighter than typical with the end of the year. the metering lights have been on for a half hour and no issues here. look at the middle drive times at vasco road. it is under 20 minutes from marsh creek road to an 580. this is when the drive times creep up. not bad. back to you. >>> thanks, mike. >> 6:08. honoring a music icon. the street renaming happening today in honor of the director of the san francisco symphony. >>> on wall street, new records. we expect more today, perhaps, as we go to the futures. it will be hard to say. nasdaq up 40% for the year. >>> striking gold in a donation pile at the shelter. the high price pair of shoes once owned by spike lee now up for auction. keep it here. you are watching "today in the bay." look mom, i found one. oh, yeah, you did. but we need an atm from our bank unless you want to spend a small fortune in fees. uh, no, thank you. banking with us means more fee-free atms

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mill valley, marin, marin city, novato, nicasio, san rafael, larkspur and upstream. we go for all of our friends in middletown. you have heavy precipitation. that's landing on your rooftops right now. so this activity is going to stick with us at least until 8:00. the heaviest stuff. then it gradually trucks towards the sacramento area, mostly cloudy skies right now at sfo where the winds are beginning to diminish. we do have a 12 mile per hour wind in fairfield. otherwise the wind advisory is going to allow to expire in just a matter of minutes by 7:00. but meanwhile, the high surf warning that remains in effect until 2 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. know your limitations. stay away from the coast, potentially 40ft. wave moves. now as far as the sierra forecast is concerned, if you have traveling plans, be be very mindful of winter weather advisories in place for blowing snow. we're talking about some very windy conditions right now. it's too da mhile for it to snow down to lake level, which is 6200ft, but by tomorrow when the temperature drops, the snow will fall at leas

we have bart delays of 20 minutes and the larkspur ferry service will be running the slow boat this morning you're traveling to san francisco, seven 2850 and 1005, that means 15 minutes longer to number five. >> oakland mayor xiang tao is rejecting all three final candidates for the role of police chief. she's now requesting a new list of nominees from the police commission in former chief lauren armstrong, who was fired by tao, was one of those finalists. >> number six two san ramon police officers are recovering after being hospitalized from an accidental fentanyl exposure. police were searching a vehicle in a safeway parking lot when the exposure happened. hazmat crews were then called out and right now we don't have an update on those officers conditions. >> number seven chp made more than 900 dui arrests during the christmas weekend. maximum enforcement. that's up 42% from last year. there were 20 fatalities, which was down 23. there will be another maximum enforcement period starting at 6 p.m. friday and going to midnight monday for the new year. the cost of wine and liquor going up o

larkspur. you will notice right around san rafael when you look at some of these rainfall rates, about 1.44 uh- inches per hour is what they are seeing. concord 680 pleasant hill into benicia. seeing some steady rain. it's not quite as heavy there, but certainly seeing decent rain falling in the south bay as well as you just saw from lauren's live shot san jose into santa clara, benton street, sunnyvale rainfall so far kentfield picking up over an inch, almost an inch at the santa rosa airport, but we have seen rainfall varying quite a bit as some areas are just starting to pick it up. big sur getting 6/10 of an inch from the santa cruz mountains to gilroy. we are seeing the steady rain, so we're going to widen the picture here because we do have this line of some very heavy rain moving in the direction of berkeley. by 653, concord by 8:09 p.m. so we're not done yet. as a matter of fact, some storm reports are already coming in from just the past few hours. nine reports so far from coastal floo

they consider youths as anyone under 19 and seniors older than 64, smart currently runs between larkspur santa rosa, but would like to expand farther north and in san francisco, long lines formed outside of la palma in the mission, waiting to stock up on ingredients necessary for tamales. it's a christmas tradition for many families in the longtime business. sold a lot of them. it's going to be a big weekend for many families as they gather to make or buy tamales to enjoy over the christmas holiday. and then also in the mission, dozens of families gathered last night to receive free winter jackets that giveaway was spearheaded by members of the latino task force, along with other local groups. abc seven news reporter tim johns was there and brings us that story. >> the line was out the door friday night in san francisco's mission district. hundreds of people and dozens of families coming out to receive free winter jackets that included elizabeth portales, who spoke to us with the help of a translator . >> it's really good. it's beautiful. >> the giveaway was run by the latino task force

it will be adding to their shops that already exist in berkeley, palo alto and larkspur. alright, 11 is the time. still to come this morning, san francisco is seeing a drop in car break-ins in the city compared to last year. we'll have the latest on those numbers for you. >> and the fog dense this morning really packed into the bay. here is your view from mount tam. you can see just a little bit of salesforce tower rising up through now, today's foggy tomorrow, >> 14 right now. and wow, the fog really hit me in the face this morning. i didn't know a camera that is behind you. it's all just socked him. i know. i've actually been trying to figure out what we're looking pretty sure that this is peered at the transamerica building, which is not existence. that bush anywhere i think so. that tree or but we are looking at a lot of fog out there all across the bay area this morning. yesterday was bad in certain spots. you're definitely seeing even more of an impact this morning. so if you had issues yesterday, definitely anticipate that again, this is what you're venturing into.

it's friday and if your plans take you into the city this morning, larkspur ferry is running a slow boat. we had mechanical problems with one of the faster boats for the last couple of days. so the seven 2850 1005 all the slow boat, which means adds add 15 minutes onto that ride to the bay bridge toll plaza. slick drizzly, a little fog, but no delays. so that's the good news. bad news. and it's moving nicely all the way across the span as we pop to san jose. that's 280 right underneath the 17 overcrossing and it's moving nicely. both directions about six minutes. seven minutes. make it from downtown san jose to cupertino ladies. >> thank you sue. now to breaking news. we've been following all morning. a heavy police presence in oakland. it's happening on embarcadero and fifth avenue near 8-80. we have seen multiple officers racing to the scene this morning. abc seven news reporter lena howland joining us live there with the very latest lena. >> see, we are at the port of oakland right now, and this is about as close as police will let us get to the scene at this hour. now, in the past ho

. >> from santa rosa to larkspur. >> this is our holiday express, an annual event. we do a toy drive with a toys for tots and we're just out celebrating the ride was free. >> if you brought an unwrapped toy for a family in need, this holiday. >> oh, they love it. they're the ones that want to do it. they pick out the gifts and give them drop them in the box. i drop them in the box this year, but they love thinking about that giving giving away to the other kids. >> yeah. i mean, we know all across marin, all across the state, all across the nation, there's just a lot of people in need, i think around the holidays really all year round. we should be thinking about those that could use some extra support, but especially around the holidays. and that's really what this is all about, smart says the drive collected more than 600 toys on saturday in santa rosa. >> the salvation army getting some star power from north bay celebrity chef guy fieri, who was bell ringing for donations. his foundation taking it a step further by bell ringing. >> there's not enough awareness, s

they've already got shops in berkeley, palo alto and in larkspur. 9.11, on the clock. we're going take a quick break. but still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, another tech company announcing another round of layoffs. why some experts think this is a trend that's probably going to continue. and san francisco police say they've seen a drop in car break-ins in the city compared to last year. we'll tell you why they think that is. >> and today been a foggy one so far. some of us are starting to see a little bit sunshine breaking through. >> this is your view from tower where you can see the sunshine. about to see and those other spots where the fog has been stubborn. i'll be talking about >> 9.14, right now before you head out the door, you are the fog. we lay of the land for. john, in the weather center with all that. good morning, john. yet trying to get as clear but view possible out there in so many of our web cams. and it's just been so socked in now. we have seen some a little bit of improvement visibility at the embarcadero can actually see some of the buildings

marin city, larkspur, and also in novato into petaluma . we're looking out right now towards the estuary where we do have the rain falling. the winds are calm pretty much at sfo. nine mile per hour winds, a mountain view that's not bad at all. in fact, we do have winds at 17 at oakland international airport with the wind gusts at 29mph. and this is why we do have that wind advisory in place. and that's in place until 7:00 tonight. we could still see some gusts up to 50 and the highest elevations. so okay, when is the rain going to stop? let's take a look at our futurecast here. and you see that we are in it deep all the way through 7:00 tonight. and this streams all the way into redding. that line all the way to concord, clayton, walnut creek into san jose, cupertino, campbell, all the way into monterey bay and we have this activity the heaviest, pushing in an easterly direction down towards sacramento. by 11:00 tonight, we are still wet with the post frontal precipitation line all the way through 7:00 tomorrow morning through the afternoon

for san francisco and southern portions of marin county that does include mill valley, tiburon, larkspuralito, all of the city as well, because we have heavy rain, which is creating minor flooding on our area roadways. here's live doppler seven. let's get you the big picture for us. you can see it's very active this morning. the brighter colors, the yellows, the oranges and the reds indicating that heavy rain will zoom on down to where we have that flood advisory. you can see that heavy rain falling up and down 1 to 1 from the city into southern marin county. right now that precip is falling at nearly an inch per hour. and that is some very heavy rain. we have this morning. it's not only in the city, it's down through the peninsula into the south bay, even the east bay shoreline. right now is seeing these heavy rain showers move through on the abc seven storm impact scale to level two through 10 a.m. this morning, where those showers are heavy at times. that is leading to a wet and slow morning commute and already seeing areas of localized flooding. we already have a flood advisory in ef

his crew were all aboard the smart train spreading good cheer down the tracks from santa rosa to larkspuran annual event. we do a toy drive with toys for tots, and we're just out celebrating. >> the ride was free. if you brought an unwrapped toy for a family in need this holiday. >> oh, they love it. they're the ones that want to do it. they pick out the gifts and give them drop them in the box. i drop them in the box this year, but they love thinking about that. giving giving away to the other kids. >> yeah, i mean, we know all across marin, all across the state, all across the nation, there's just a lot of people in need. i think around the holidays really all year round. we should be thinking about those that could use some extra support, but especially around the holidays. and that's really what this is all about. >> smart says. the drive collected more than 600 toys on saturday in santa rosa. the salvation army getting some star power from north bay celebrity chef guy fieri, who was bell ringing for donations. his foundation taking it a step further, a bell ringing. >> there's not en

his crew were all aboard the smart train spreading good cheer down the tracks from santa rosa to larkspurhis is our holiday express, an annual event. >> we do a toy drive with toys for tots, and we're just out celebrating. >> the ride was free. if you brought an unwrapped toy for a family in need this holiday. >> oh, they love it. they're the ones that want to do it. they pick out the gifts and give them drop them in the box. i drop them in the box this year, but they love thinking about that. giving, giving away to other kids. >> yeah. i mean, we know all across marin, all across the state, all across the nation, there's just a lot of people in need. i think around the holidays really all year round. we should be thinking about those that could use some extra support, but especially around the holidays. and that's really what this is all about. >> smart says the drive collected more than 600 toys on saturday in santa rosa. the salvation army getting some star power from north bay celebrity chef guy fieri, who was bell ringing for donations. his foundation even taking it a step further. b

boychick bagels has multiple stores across e bay area, including its original location in berkeley, larkspurnd also one in palo alto to well, coming up next at 630. the city of oakland telling the a's owner to pay up the deadline for him to pay his share of the coliseum. is moved up and it won't be cheap. the cost in the millions of dollars. then president biden calls former president trump a threat to democracy. his recent comments about his reelection bid now it's 636 dead and three hurt, including two police officers in separate texas shootings that may be connected. investigators trying to figure out if the same person committed both crimes and business owners frustrated over a controversial bike lane. >> the embattled sfmta director set to meet with them today say the fog may not be as bad as the last few days, but it is still out there and there's rain. >> drew is tracking your forecast as we prepare you for a level one storm on our storm impact scale. good morning. >> it's wednesday, december 6th. and that fog is still with us. >> it is. how's the day going? >> not as bad as yesterday

use as anyone under 19 and seniors have to be older than 64, smart currently runs between larkspur and santa rosa, but would like to expand further north in san francisco. long lines formed outside of la palma in the mission, waiting to stock up on ingredients necessary for tamales. it's a christmas tradition for many families. the longtime business sold a lot, and this is going to be a big weekend for many families. as they gather to make or buy tamales to enjoy over the christmas holiday, and also in the mission. dozens of families gathered last night to receive free winter jackets. the giveaway was spearheaded by members of the latino task force, along with other groups that are local. abc seven news reporter tim johns. was there and brings us the story. >> the line was out the door friday night in san francisco's mission district. hundreds of people and dozens of families coming out to receive free winter jackets that included elizabeth portales, who spoke to us with the help of a translator . >> it's really good. it's beautiful. >> the giveaway was run by the latino task force in

his crew were all aboard the smart train spreading good cheer down the tracks from santa rosa to larkspur. >> this is our holiday express, an annual event. we do a toy drive with a toys for tots and we're just out celebrating the ride was free. >> if you brought an unwrapped toy for a family in need, this holiday. >> oh, they love it. they're the ones that want to do it. they pick out the gifts and give them drop them in the box. i drop them in the box this year, but they love thinking about that giving giving away to the other kids. >> yeah. i mean, we know all across marin, all across the state, all across the nation, there's just a lot of people in need, i think around the holidays really all year round. we should be thinking about those that could use some extra support, but especially around the holidays. and that's really what this is all about, smart says. >> the drive collected more than 600 toys on saturday in santa rosa. the salvation army getting some star power from north bay celebrity chef guy fieri, who was bell ringing for donations. his foundation taking it a step further

and if you're planning on taking the ferry this morning from larkspur into the city, it's a slow boat issues. so the 720 that you just missed to the 850 and 1005 will all be the slow boat. so add 15 minutes on to that drive or ride, i should say. and very slow. uh, as far as commuting this morning we are looking at very light traffic. it's a slow morning, i should say, at the bay bridge toll plaza. kumasi >> thank you sue. meteorologist drew tuma has a quick look at 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 introducing the small business bonus. for a limited time you can get up to $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. yup, $1000. so switch to business internet from the company with the largest fastest reliable network. give your business a head start in 2024 with this great offer. plus, ask how to get up to $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. switch today. ford f-150 get huge savings across our entire lineup. like 6000 total bonus cash on ford bronco sport. now'

group they're hoping to place rent control measures on the ballots of at least four bay area cities larkspur, pittsburgh, redwood city and san pablo. the organizers say more protections for tenants are needed because of a record number of evictions. now that cities have lifted pandemic eviction bans, the proposals include restricting yearly rent increases to no more than 3 or 5% rent timers 406 all westbound lanes on the richmond-san rafael bridge are open again after a deadly crash. the chp responded to reports of a two car collision about 8:00 last night. all of the westbound lanes were blocked, making it hard for firstrillionesponders to quickly get to that scene, according to the chp, one person has died, another was transported to the hospital. the chp reopen all of the lanes just before 1130 last night and a child is dead. another is seriously hurt after a car crash in martinez shortly after midnight yesterday. investigators say the car was on highway four near morello avenue when it ran off the road and into a tree. they say the five year old, who died was not properly restrained in a