linda lopez, abc news, new york. >> all right. our other big story, you can see blue skies now, the fog is gone for now, but rain is once again on the horizon. mike. >> we'll start turning our focus towards the weekend because that's when it all begins. storm impact scale is one up to a light rain. some areas like the east bay valley and the south bay may not receive any measurable rain. here's a time line as we watch light grown and then the moderate to yellows andon, move into the north bay. mendecino county during the lunch hour. notice the yellows kind of go away as we head towards 4:00 and the steady light rain still up in the north bay, while there's a still few scout showers out ahead of it which could make it damp for some of us during the evening commute. at 7:00 it starts to fall apart and by 9:00, 10:00 it's over. let take a look at the rainfall and you'll notice that the mountains that i talked about up to a quarter of an inch is up in the north bay. they fall by 4:00. as we head through the rest of the commute. you ca

linda lopez, abc news, new york. >>> many federal services will continue. airports are operating normally. they may be crowded with holiday travelers. the post office is still running. so you'll still get your mail and packages. passport offices should remain open as long as they generate enough fees to keep them operating. federal benefits, like social security, medicare andd will be paid. >>> wildfire victims don't have worry about the shutdown affecting the recovery effort. they say employees are still working. fema has been busy helping those in butte county as well as the fire companies in southern california. >>> many people who showed upended up disappointed. we have a look at what's closed because of the shutdown. >> this is what i got. nothing. >> ricky from las vegas was hoping to see ft. point up close. but what he got was a closed barricade. >> sad, man. because i don't want no parking. sad, man. i'm not coming back. >> it's a shame, isn't it? i don't understand why it is. why it's happening. >> blame the partial government shutdown forcing the

linda lopez, abc news, new york. >>> a republican lawmaker says president trump's threat to shut downaken seriously. louisiana senator john kennedy says he doesn't believe the president is bluffing with this. yesterday, mr. trump warned democratic leaders nancy pelosi and charles schumer that he would shut down the government unless congress approve ed 5 billion for the border wall. here's how they reacted today. >> i don't know whoa going to win or lose this. i know too many people are preok pied with the politics of it. we ought to try to figure way out of this. just saying based on what i've seen. sxwl so if president trump wants the continue his temper tantrum ahead of the holidays and cause a shutdown, it is now so clear, it's solely on his back. >> shuman irschumer says democr presented him with two options yesterday and he hopes the president and republicans will accept one of them. >>> british prime minister may has survived a confidence vote by ore hen party. a secret ballot conservative party lawmakers backed may 200-11 p 7. she said he's grateful for the support, but did ac

. >> reporter: linda lopez, abc news, new york. >>> criminal charges could b al abuse at a shelter for migrant children outside of phoenix. that shelter is operated by southwest key, the nation's largest provider of migrant children shelters. some staff members were seen on surveillance videos shoving and dragging children. that facility was closed in october. the maur copa sheriff's office originally said actions did not rise to criminal charges but now it says based on the evidence gathered the case will be submitted to the district attorney's office. >>> millions of americans will keep their insurance for the time being after a judge ruled the fo for the affordable care act. it requires every american to have health insurance. millions doubted the future of their coverage after that ruling. >>> in the east bay firefighters believe hot ashes sparked a fire in martinez that forced nine people out of their home. the fire started just after 4:00 in the morning, and you can hear the roar of flames as crews fought the fire at a house on banbury loop. investigators say hot ashes placed in

linda lopez, abc news, new york. >>> the fbi's investigating a major hack of the national republicangressional committee in the run-up to the 2018 election. according to a story on politico, an intruder breached the computeers and accessed e-mail accounts of the committee which is the fund-raising arm for house republicans. reportedly the e-mail accounts of four top republicans were monitored for several months. the fbi is investigating if the cyber attack was conducted by a foreign agent. >>> it could be the strongest indication yet that former vice president joe biden may run for president in 2020. during a book tour stop in montana, biden said, quote, i think i'm the most qualified person in the country to be president. he said the issues facing the nation today including foreign policy and the plight of the middle class are the same ones he's been working on for a lifetime. biden says he'll make a final decision within the next two months. >>> one of the president's most vocal critics announced he will not run for president in 2020. michael avenatti represents adult film actress

abc's linda lopez has the story. >> reporter: michael cohen departed federal court in manhattan wednesdayeporters and cameras. minutes before, an emotional cohen apologized, pleading for leniency. he said his former boss, donald trump, caused him to, follow a path of darkness rather than light and cover up his dirty deeds. he pled guilty to eight felony charges brought by the southern district of new york including campaign violations related to hush money payments cohen allegedly arranged to two women during the campaign. he said he arranged the payments at the direction of candidate trump. he pled guilty to a charge brought by special counsel robert mueller who praised his cooperation. the judge sentenced him to 36 months. >> the fact he is getting 36 months i think is a win. keep in mind, in the federal system that means he would have to serve at least 85% of that time even with good behavior. >> reporter: judge william pauley saying cohen, quote, lost his moral compass and as a lawyer mr. cohen should have known better. despite president trump insisting he is in no legal jeopardy, lan

the danish parliament has approved building the center on the island of linda hong which has been used for disease research kathy lopez had to and has more this is lent home the small deserted island at the center of denmark's immigration debate it's set to become home for about one hundred asylum seekers whose amplifications have been rejected because they've committed crimes including murder and rape they say they risk being tortured or murdered back home in denmark deports them the remote location is symbolic some ministers say it's meant to make people feel unwelcome and for decades the island's been home to animals infected with contagious diseases or scientists research swine flu and rabies. at denmark denmark's immigration minister is a leading advocate of the new policy the danish people's party known for its strong stance on immigration posted a video on social media which says until we can get rid of them we will transfer them to the island opponents say the plan is shocking and will feel division and hate we have seen the negative impact of such policies of isolation and should not replicate this policies a

ustedes en se muevan porque mÁs adelante tendremos mÁs de jennifer lÓpez en su visita a nuestros estudios en "un nuevo dÍa", y quÉ lindah muf con motivo de la navidad, sorpresa porque estos policÍas en el centro comercial no a aguantaron las ganas y se unieron a las coreografÍa y bailaron con estos jÓvenes, miren que bien lo hacen, pareciera que ha practicaron con ellos. tambiÉn un nuevo estilo de cabello estÁ trending en redes sociales con el #christmas trea hear. >> no es por nada, pero demasiada producciÓn para mÍ gusto. recuerden que pueden enviarnos sus fotos y videos de cÓmo pasa la navidad a travÉs de redes sociales utilizando el #"un nuevo dÍa" ahora quÉ les parece si vamos con laura y sandarti y una nota a todo lo que da. >> cÓmo estaban bailando los policÍas. >> cerca de mi casa, los hubiera ido a ver quÉ crees los autos de control remoto dejaron de ser un juego de niÑos y la fusiÓn para estos juguetes crece cada dÍa mÁs. >> camilo entrevistÓ al piloto venezolano que les contÓ todos los secretos de las carreras para que toda la familia lo disfrute, por favor revÍsenlo porque es impresionante en la pista de ca

linda sonrisa. otra expresiÓn fuera del protocolo fue la del mismo presidente al decir " me canso ganso" cuando hablo de cumplir sus promesas de campaÑa. presidente lÓpezcionario incluyendo el presidente viajar en clase turista. la polÍtica austera corta de tajo los seguros mÉdicos mayores a funcionarios pÚblicos y en la frase de todos coludos o todos rabones, el presidente lÓpez obrador ganarÁ sÓlo el 40% de lo que ganaba enrique peÑa nieto. [risas} adis: todavÍa quedaron mÁs cosas por decir, amigos. por quÉ se le llama " toma de protesta" en mÉxico, porque es un cambio de sucesiÓn presidencial en la que el presidente electo hace un juramento, no ante la biblia, ni tampoco hace una alusiÓn religiosa. pero Él asegura que si no cumple con su mandato con las promesas de campaÑa invita al pueblo a que se lo reclame y demande. vean ustedes a este carrete a quien le llamaban soldado del amor. es giovanni lizÁrraga de sinaloa. el lleva mÁs de 10.000 seguidores en instagram y dice que tuvo problemas con la novia. alan: pero causÓ sensación porque los memes no se hicieron esperar y decÍan que hasta se parecÍa luís miguel entre muchas otras cosas. adis: algo qu

lÓpez celebro la navidad con todo, ahÍ la vemos en su postal. >> quÉ bonita. >> ahÍ la vemos luciendo la verdad muchÍsimo mejor, radiante, feliz con su familia, su hija hermosa, quÉ familia tan lindate el descanso porque lo que te espera cuando regreses. >> hay una sorpresa que todavÍa no te la sabes, pero ahÍ viene el siete de enero. >> vamos con sandarti y una visita muy spechl. >> ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ ♪ (mÚsica) ♪ >> es la forma de presentar a un gran amigo de la casa, noel esÁa con nosotros, bienvenido amigo. >> llegÓ papÁ noel. >> Él o no el, si Él. >> quÉ placer recibirte en esta que es tu casa, la pregunta tiene que ver con cÓmo le haces para estar produciendo para ti solo, haciendo canciones con sin bandera, gira de 4 latidos con camila, ¿cÓmo le haces, amigo?. >> con muchas vitaminas y muchas ganas y este aro por la mÚsica que es mi vida, es bonito hacer todas estas cosas smut naemente. >> y en este proceso ¿ quÉ disfrutas mÁs, estar en el estudio trabajando o en tu casa componiendo o frente al pÚblico cantando?. >> disfruto cada faceta, pero vi lviv con la gente es algo que si pasan tres semanas y no ha habido un show es como.... >> te falta esa energÍa, esa retroal