so there's so much going on in downtown sausalito.t's a perfect time to really enjoy the community. come shop, see it all lit up. so i hope to see as many of your viewers there as possible. yeah. and tell us to about how preparations have been going for these events, anything that the public should also be preparing for as they head out there? >> yes, so i we have amazing dedicated volunteers and city staff who are putting a lot of time and effort into making this an incredible experience for everyone who comes out to visit sausalito. so i wouldn't worry about anything you need to be concerned with. just maybe take the ferry. we encourage folks to come in over the ferry and use public transportation where possible. but of course we have parking available downtown and we would love for you to come early and shop. you know, one of our restaurants, the spinnaker pole, geo angeleno. there's so much to offer and the food is amazing. and we've got some great new shops downtown to so just come and see us. and if you have questions or you wan

we've been doing that here in sausalito.g. everyone has been stopping by chatting. we have been loving talking with everyone talking with. >> everyone down here in sausalito. but i'm going to send it back to you in studio 7. all right. enjoy that breakfast. tiffany. >> i know those pancakes might warming up front. we still seeing some colder temperatures think systeall rig back. taking a live look now from our sutro cam. nice look at the golden gate bridge. you can see a chopper flying overhead too. like a nice start to the day at 9.42. this morning, but also a chilly one. brittany. yeah, beautiful day. it looks that way, right? when we take a look at that give me a little bit chills because those temperatures are still a little chilly as you walk out the door and slowly starting to warm up. but if you live in the north, you probably noticed as temperatures freezing some places below freezing at 30, all because of this atmospheric river in places like seattle, they're getting rain right now. dangerous rain. and we were talki

in sausalito today. holiday festivities continue with the annual jingle bell. 5 k run and brunch kron four's tiffany justice reports. >> dingell bell 5 k was a great hit sunday morning. this is all part of winterfest for sausalito that got started last night. today. they have their jingle bell. 5 k and brunch. the race is a benefit for did see kids, a local marine county youth development program see kids is a structure twice a week after school program that helps middle school kids learn confidence, discipline goal, setting all while making friends and improving their health. earlier this morning, we caught up with the mayor of sausalito along with other city officials. >> aaron sausalito, everyone well, i can out together get along. it's a good community vibe. mayor a great tone. she's out here running. so we've got to be here, too. >> with the kids is a great foundation that gets kids running it on the trails from an early age. this race is actually one of the training races for these kids who are, yo

and yeah, you're getting hammered around tiburon and sausalito. 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, whi

and the mayor of sausalito was there a lot of fun. >> aaron sausalito, everyone. i can out together and get along. it's a good community vibe, mayors. it's a great town. she's out here running. so we've got to be here, too. >> with the kids is a great foundation that gets kids running it on the trails from an early age. this race is actually one of the training races for these kids who are, you know, i-5 to who knows who will run the dips, the race in june. so it's a really great starting point for them. this is the 9th year. we've been doing that here in sausalito. >> let me tell ya, sus a late. it was a place to be because not only do they have the run, but it was the slido light parade like were they take the boats and they put lights on and have fireworks quite a weekend. james. >> all right. time now is 7.41 and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, the forty-niners snagging their 5th straight snagging their 5th straight win. now as that is definitely him. dude, that's just a guy taking a little break with a peppermint frosty. -going in. -what? hello? you'v

and a project to replace the ferry landing and modernize the sausalito ferry terminal. it will ship half of the fleet to zero emissions by 2025. >> it would help build, impressive work to go green, with the fleet, which i'm hold has cut emissions by 40% through vessel design. congratulations. >> the grants will support a project to replace the landing and modernize the sausalito ferry terminal. as far as zero emotions efforts, the first electric powered boat is expected to set sail in 2025. >>> a swift rescue by san francisco firefighters after a boat capsized off baker beach. it happened around noon. the boat was taking on water 200 yards offshore. two people were onboard. as firefighters were swimming out to rescue them, the boat capsized. crews were able to pull the passengers to safety. good job by san francisco fire. >>> let's talk about the forecast. nice to see the rain overnight. and saw some sunshine today. >> kind of a mix. repeat through tomorrow. sun and clouds. what we're tracking is two different systems that will be moving into northern california. let me

we've been doing that here in sausalito. the race, they had a pancake brunch. so that was fun. and also it's i mean, if you're running, that was a way to stay warm right us. and also in sus later, they have great weather for their big lighted boat parade. >> right yet which we love to do every year. it was year and it's clear out this morning was clear yesterday that fog kind of a thing of the past. john, good this is why. >> december is almost warmer than our summer months haha, it's truly kind of our little taste of cool summer. i guess we've got a cool feeling at the half moon bay view this morning. you can see a few of us out there on our bikes walking around, enjoying what is a crystal clear start to the day. fog is a long, distant memory of this forecast. we are seeing radar out there all that sunshine that you're going to be holding on to all day long today. and we stay this way. any chances of rain, snow are staying to the north as this high pressure ridge that's building right into our west stays. put with us for a

. >> reporter: i am here in sausalito, where anticipation hangs in the air as the crab season faces another delay . attempted to challenge for local fishermen and business owners. >> reporter: it is sheer frustration for many people in the san francisco seafood industry. >> when you take away crab season, you take away 100% of their ability to make a living. without that one fishery, they have nothing to fall back on. >> reporter: he is the co-owner of fish and restaurant in sausalito, and is responsible for two dungeness crab votes. >> this is year six or seven that we have not had little things giving crab. it does not seem that it is a local tradition anymore. >> reporter: it is the result of yet another delay to the start of the commercial dungeness crab fishing season which was set to start on november 13th. >> we are finding areas where it might be open and right now we find ourselves where the oregon coast is open, and we are pro-fishermen, we are pro-supporting fishermen, and especially fishermen that are fishing here just to the north of us while we wait for our local season. >> re

. >>> in the north bay, sausalito held a lighted boat parade.g the sausalito waterfront to watch decorated vessels and a fireworks show. was the 36th >>> it is time to check out the morning's top stories. israel's military is pressing an offensive in southern gaza targeting hamas militants. the united states shut down the latest international push for a permanent cease-fire. of the biden administration approved an emergency sale of more than $100 million of tank ammunition to israel. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said other countries need to understand you cannot support the elimination of hamas while calling for a premature end to the war. >>> in oakland coffee shop is closed temporary. violent video showed a confrontation. video showed derogatory graffiti about zionism in the bathroom at parleys east. the three workers are out of a job. >>> 7eleven security guard in oakland was shot and killed friday night. police a someone shot 59-year-old james johnson inside the store as he tried to stop a robbery. this is the second time a crim

there may be a couple of lines between san francisco and sausalito, san francisco and tiburon. our rooftop camera can see down to the roadways, the clouds are above the deck right now. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> 6:12 right now. cutting back on electric. ahead on "today in the bay," the major company scaling back production on one of their once highly demanded vehicles. >>> i just hope that they leave with a little bit of peace and joy. >> thousands of lights and one man's love of christmas. we'll take you to livermore where the holiday spirit is alive and well. you don't want you don't want ♪ ♪ california sky ♪ ♪ todos alcanzamos las estrellas ♪ ♪ sunny state of mind ♪ ♪ flexin' all the time ♪ ♪ todo es dorado ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪ >>> good tuesday morning. right now as we step out the door, it's 6:15. we're dealing with low clouds and fog. visibility not too bad right here in fremont, as we take a live look. it's going to be mostly cloudy through about 9:00 to 10:00. the rest of the day the sky is clearing and we're feeling cool temperatures

and a project to replace the ferry landing and modernize the sausalito ferry terminal. >> the effort here is the little effort to catch up with the rest of the world. what we're doing here and we're proud to be doing it, is what needs to happen in this country to be able to catch up with zero emission maritime technology. >> this is part of the plan by the san francisco bay area water emergency transportation authority, to ship half of its fleet to zero emissions by 2025. the first electric powered boat is setting sail in 2025. >>> it's that time of year when people get into the giving spirit. we're doubling up on bay area proud. two stories of people doing nice things for others. let's start with this video of santa's workshop by sue graham in oakland. she was a lifelong doll collector, mostly barbies. she donated her collection to charity. but lately, she's been taking used american girl dolls, rehabbing them and repackaging them with accessories and donating them to children with foster care. she pays for it out of her pocket but says it is worth it. >> sometimes if you don't have

claudia in sausalito. i remember the hot summer nights in sausalito, it looks freezing there now.eciate it. >> sandra: john, a group of white house interns are joining the growing list of those in the biden administration demanding the president call for a permanent ceasefire between israel and hamas. the group sent a letter accusing him of ignoring the pleas of the american people, calling for an end t his support of israel's military campaign. let's bring in fox news contributor steve hilton now. steve, top line thoughts on that. >> all of this is so extreme and ridiculous. let's start with the biden staffers. i mean, this is just totally connected, by the way, to the story in oakland, story in san francisco, here in the bay area where i am. they, too, passed a resolution. in san francisco city council, you would think there are better things to focus on, the crime, the homelessness, businesses leaving by the droves, but no, what do they do? they pass a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in gaza. that's what they are focused on, what the staffers are focussed on. when i

tomorrow, the sausalito police department presents the city councilor with their annual equipment report. the sausalito police currently have one ar style rifle and a rifle suppressor and 6 remington less lethal shot guns with 240 beanbag rounds. the police say that none of that equipment has actually been used in 2022. or a in 23 in the line of duty. they use it for training purposes. according to the report, the department has no plans to purchase any new military equipment in the coming years. the department like to replenish the beanbags, though, that they use in training at the cost of about 500. it's 10, 35 in the south bay, the santa clara county sheriff's office collected more than 300 guns over the weekend. it was part of their gun buyback event. rifles, handguns, ghost guns, 3 d printed guns all turned in for cash. >> important just to establish an environment where they can turn in unwanted firearms. and that's exactly what this is about for individuals of had those guns stored in a closet or something for years. don't use them. don't want this is a place to bring them. >> and

and that's in that area in sausalito, the common areas for the king tides? >> the low spots. the real obvious one is the off ramp on 101 as you're pulling into mill valley because it sits really low. if you're living near one of the spots, chances are you know. >> they know it's coming. >>> i'll start off the forecast and show you what christmas is going to look like. because i mentioned there was a small chance of a drop of rain in the north bay hills christmas day night. let me show you. monday, christmas day. we start at 6:30. it's going to be a wonderful day, just cloudy. and all the while, there's going to be a storm right off the coast. but it's not going to get here. if it does, we're going to experience maybe a few lone showers in the north bay mountains and hills into monday afternoon and evening. but notice most of that stays away. there's no rain coming really until wednesday. i'll show you that? a second. but just know on monday it's going to look cloudy. might get breezy, but nothing terribly strong. monday will not be as nice as today and tomorrow. those are rea

and then tomorrow night we have the lighted boat parade in sausalito.e also have a cool weekend ahead, with mainly dry conditions and looking at a clear sky. we'll go from 52 at 6:00 when people are lining the route to upper 40s by 8:00 tomorrow evening. if you're going to be along the coast this weekend, it's going to be a nice one. a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the 60s. >>> mike, you're still watching that crash in san jose? >> we have another look from a caltrans camera. it wasn't great until now. you're looking at the rig itself. this crash happened about 3:30. we have video on its side. now that we have this live picture from our caltrans camera, i'm going to step in and show you northbound 101, where all the traffic is jammed up, that's headlights coming toward us. the slow lane is blocked as you approach the area. this truck, i think it had to pull that rig on its wheels. it's on its wheels. that's good news. the truck was intact. i don't know if they can wheel it out of the area. if they can drive out of the area, that would assist them i

dozens of them cruising along the sausalito waterfront going from the bay model down south past downtownin and -- old town. then came the fireworks and a perfect night for the celestial celebration. crystal-clear, a bit chilly. just a perfect winterfest. we want to thank alicia with the boat parade committee and jeff over at the restaurant for making sure that this video showed off their spectacular, fantastic celebration of the holidays. >> he does. beautiful. i remember last year, they were worried about rain. but tonight, it is beautiful. >> clear skies, no wind. that is important for the lights. it is a bit chilly. >> it was chilly. >>> everybody is out there bundled up your nothing but 30s across the border now into the northbay. as expected, another cold night. let's get the view of christmas in the park. san jose, we are in the mid 40s. not too windy either. heading back over to san francisco with lights across the bay. 50 degrees and a lot colder across those wind sheltered interior valleys. all 30s up towards napa. 28 in fairfield. it could change by tomorrow morning. it is tren

they just direct us down to sausalito and do a turnaround. >> reporter: another round of heavy rain hit the bay area. and with that, had he weaned and dangerous waves like the one jenny recorded on her phone when we met her at ocean beach. >> i had no idea, i think this is unusual, i do. my husband asked me, are there any people surfing out there? >> reporter: authorities are encouraging people to stay safe and alert. >> we see very significant c heights , we have spring tides that are bringing higher high tides which is bringing the surf further onto the beach, normally we don't see it coming up so high. we are seeing some of those narrow steep beaches have more significant surf impact. so, we are also seeing swift currents because of all the rain runoff. >> reporter: coast guard chief petty officer jason said we should be ready for this winter. >> for the bay area, this is maybe five to 10 times per year depending on what kind of season we are having where we typically see more significant swells with the el nino years. so this year we are expecting that and we are expecting significa

nos despedimos esta noche de viernes invitándolos a celebrar con la comunidad de sausalito el winterfesticónico festival de luces, también de fuegos artificiales del norte de la bahía, que este año celebra 36 años. será mañana sábado desde las 17:00 de la tarde a las 19:00 de la noche, cerrando con su espectáculo de fuegos artificiales para ser parte. >> puede comprar las entradas en la página que le vamos a poner en pantalla y si no, ya se puede buscar en teléfo 48. >> si no lo veo ya no lo veo porque es que las luces estaban musica esta noche en noticias telemundo. 18 migrantes que acudÍan a la cita de (palabra en inglÉs( en reynosa tamaulipas fueron sepultados presuntamente por el crimen organizado, una pequeÑa inmigrante de sÓlo 11 aÑos tiene el testimonio desgarrador de lo que vivÍ en cautiverio. >> me apoyaron los dedos y las manos. >> fue el pastor de una iglesia que negociÓ con los criminales. prohibido el paso de inmigrantes en la frontera para los prÓximos 8 aÑos. este fue el fallo que le pone un alto a la polÍtica cero tolerancia de donald trump. una tormenta invernal amenaza

they help to reduce the number of anchor outs that was once in the hundreds in sausalito. >> is great to have a plan to move forward and reduce the number of boats, but you have to make sure that new boats don't come in. >> unfortunately, there are some rotten apples. those that aren't bad, they are going to suffer a little bit, too. >> you want to treat them in a fair manner, people are living there. >> reporter: jamie kelly says he's packing his belongings. >> i'm getting kicked out. why? what did i do wrong? >> police say they will have to clear out by thursday, december 21st. what happens if they don't? police are expected to seize any abandoned or illegal boats which will then be destroyed. >>> take a look at the flaring today at the martinez refinery, it was due to some sort of operational problem. and contra costa county is asking people with respiratory issues to stay inside. the flaring started around 10:00 in the morning and people start reporting a bad smell, we are talking rotten sulfur. those reports came as far as 11 miles away. health officials don't believe today's inc

. >> i saw one in sausalito and i took a picture but it didn't come out.>> the golden gate bridge. that view. any rainbow picture. >>> we did get the sun breaking through the clouds. right now clearing skies around the bay and a slight chance we might see a few showers for tomorrow during the day. after that, dry and we should see clearing as we approach midnight on new year's eve. right now 50 degrees in san jose, looking at a few showers off to the east. partly cloudy skies in san jose. more clouds around dublin. still saying rain. will have a look at that on the storm ranger coming up. 59 degrees and there you see the towering clouds near some of those showers near mount diablo. 59 in walnut creek and more clearing out towards san francisco at 55 degrees. as we take you on a tour of the radar into the north bay out towards fairfield and solano county still dealing with the showers. there is a look at the isolated showers near mount diablo and a couple more near the ultima path down towards san jose. not seeing a lot. partly cloudy skies. detrend should be heading towards tomorro

green its operations and the other is for the golden gate ferry to replace the ferry landing at sausalitoal. >> 16 million will go toward adding electric ferries for the san francisco bay ferry system. 6 million is designed to help or designated to help update the sausalito ferry terminal. >> bart says a pilot program to get more people to ride transit is working a two year trial designated a test for an unlimited transit pass in the bay area recorded more than 2 million riders in its first year. a 50,000 college students and affordable housing residents use transit 40% more. with that free clipper bay pass program, the next phase starts in january, involves recruiting bay area employers to participate at san jose. planning departments approved plans for a major new housing development. we have some artist's renderings to share of the housing project east of downtown san jose. the plan calls for building more than 900 apartments near the site of a future bart station on tripp avenue in san jose's roosevelt park neighborhood. the grand parking is expected sometime next year. >> new data sh

this could be the lighted boat parade and fireworks display that is going to be in sausalito starting at 6 o'clock in the evening on saturday. we will have some partly cloudy skies up above dress warmly. it is going to be cold outside temperatures going to be low 50's start maybe creep into the 40's as we head toward the fireworks and this should be a whole lot of fun to. how about the mary christmas? that is going to be a celebration of all the beautiful christmas music from mexico that takes place at 8 o'clock in the evening on sunday. get out there to enjoy all those festivities around the bay area. all right, lawrence, coming the hollywood sign is 100 years old. we're going to take a look back at how it became the iconic landmark. it is today. >> traffic alert for interstate 5.80, at the richmond, sandra fell bridge. this is a live picture at the toll plaza. you can traffic barely moving, trying to get onto the bridge from richmond. heading into sandra fell. once you get to maybe a 3rd of the way across the span heading westbound, it does start to move along but be prepared for de

martin luther king academy in sausalito.onprofit called performing stars helped connect the pair with the school to teach a dance class workshop to students. >> next week, students will get to see the performance happening at the orpheum theater in san francisco. organizers say students have been filled with excitement for the events they are having a ball. >> i mean, they were excited. the principal, david pinon, told me how excited they were when they knew that this was going to be happening. but they are. you could tell they they're learning a lot in just a short amount of time, too. and it's right here in the bay area. so it's important that we're able to bring these type of experiences to our community. >> students will also be given a chance to meet the cast after the show. that is fabulous. yeah right. >> all right. well, we still have much more news ahead at 530 on the abc seven bay area streaming tv. we do. >> and if you're watching us here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sanjay patel. all of us

in daly city, north bay, temperatures 60 degrees in napa, 61, in santa rosa, 58, in sausalito in thet bay. bright skies 58. berkeley 60 degrees in hayward 59. in oakland, head inland and temperatures will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. pretty narrow range. walnut creek 60 degrees. livermore is 60 degrees. all right. if you're going to the niners game at levi's stadium monday night, kick off at 515, it's going to be 56 degrees. fourth quarter dropping to 50, partly to mostly cloudy skies, but dry. so make sure you take a jacket with you if you are going and enjoy the game. if not, you can watch it right here on abc seven news, accuweather seven day forecast does feature plenty of sun for the weekend, dry for christmas and mostly cloudy skies as we head towards midweek, leading to a level one system. wednesday and also on friday, so we'll get back into the wet pattern. but the good news is it's all about the timing. dan and we're going to get you through the holiday before we bring back the wet weather. >> all right. that's good. thank you sandhya. all right. >> just a couple of night

. >>> the golden gate ferry was also awarded a $6 million grant to upgrade the sausalito ferry terminal. >>> starting today, b.a.r.t. is no longer accepting paper tickets those tickets were already phased out in some stations. but now , you must use clipper to pay your fair the change comes as b.a.r.t. prepares to change fair gates at its stations. >>> and just about an hour, governor gavin newsom will take the debate state to square off against his rival from florida , that, of course, is governor ron desantis. >> lauren toms joins us now they look at what to expect and why this whole thing is even happening at all, lauren? >> hey, i spoke to a political expert, told me that tonight's debate is about much more than the 2024 election. it's a debate that has been brewing for years, two front runners to lead the future of opposing parties. for the governor ron desantis and california governor gavin newsom. please tonight's debate really kind of sets the tone for what comes next for the parties and what comes next for their coalitions for how they assemble their hand, if you will. and that

nos despedimos esta noche de viernes invitándolos a celebrar con la comunidad de sausalito el winterfest

well, if you're going to head to scoma's today, be it sausalito or san francisco, you might want to bringket. you might bump into a few santa clauses out there, too, right? >> yes. >> santacon will be in full swing by the afternoon. and giving you a look here at a beautiful golden gate bridge, we are looking at, you know, that connection there between san francisco and sausalito. of course, partly cloudy skies to start the morning. we do have high clouds overhead, a little bit of a breeze in our hills. outside of that, it's a quiet, cold start to the day. and this ridge of high pressure is going to remain locked in for our weekend. and that is going to keep the storm track to the north. it's been a little bit of a dry season thus far. we want the rain to come back. we're not going to see it for the weekend, though. 47 degrees in san francisco right now, 44 in livermore. and then you get into the east, north bay. i should sa w temperatures of freezing and near freezing for our valleys. that's where we have a freeze warning that goes until 10:00 this morning. your afternoon highs for today

and then this weekend you could check out the sausalito lighted boat parade, and that starts at 6:00 saturday evening, and temperatures in the low 50s, so chilly. >>> there was late pickup with the construction, and then a crash, and both are cleared but it's slow here, and that caused the ripple down through the canyon pass. vasco, an improvement here. contra costa county shows a little more slowing into walnut creek on 680. highway 37 holding steady. and traveling west 80, not a major concern. the rest of the bay, the typical traffic. >>> a frightening encounter for a driver making his holiday rounds. he was robbed at gunpoint. how an alert neighbor may have kept the situation from getting worse. >>> one final debate from the candidates that want to replace joe biden. >>> plus, drag queens on ice. the fierce, fabulous and festive event spreading holiday cheer to e bay area. th th 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 than the two largest

biden administration's infrastructure plan. 6 million dollars will go towards replacing the existing sausalito ferry terminal, which was built back in the 1970's 15.9 million will be used to retrofit one ferry terminal in san francisco in 2 in alameda. the plan there is to electrify the terminals as part of a long-term effort to replace the existing ferries with all electric ferries. according to plan, a significant number of electric ferries could be operating on the san francisco bay by 2035. >> the city of oakland's the town of oakland is hoping to be the holiday destination for shoppers and visitors. town leaders announced a new campaign today called think oakland first it encourages people to shop, dine and stay on the town and support small businesses and help keep visitors safe. the city is promising more police presence, including foot patrols and undercover officers. there's also a new probe up parking program to try to prevent car break-ins. >> we're at we just actually >> we're at we just actually launch 5 after 5. wha 5, 5, after 5 is $5 after 05:00pm in the downtown business corri

this is an annual tradition in the city of sausalito, annual holiday event that features brightly litollowed by a fireworks show. look how beautiful that is. we want to see your holiday decorations. i know i have seen all over the neighborhoods driving around, all the gorgeous lights and inflatables. e-mail pictures and videos to newstips@kpix.com . show off your decorations. use #kpix on social media. >> why are you holding out on us? >> i need to do it. >>> 49ers won fifth straight sunday and received some help from a long time rival. >>> a live look before break, lights down there on the ground will meet the lights coming in the sky when the sunrise happens. you can bet your community station will show you. we' [narrator] covered california is a free service from the state that's already helped millions of people like you get and pay for health insurance. with financial health to lower the cost of health coverage, you could get a quality health plan for less than $10 a month. every plan covers preventive care, doctor visits, emergency care, and more. if you have questions, we're he

green its operations and the other is for the golden gate ferry to replace the ferry landing at sausalitorry terminal. >> 16 million will go towards adding electric ferries for the san francisco bay ferry system. 6 million is designated to help update the sausalito ferry terminal. >> time now is 808. the 49 ers will face the philadelphia eagles this sunday. fox sports promoting this as america's game of the week football analysts are going a step further, calling it the game of the year. it is a battle between two of the league's biggest teams in a rematch of last season's nfc championship. the two teams do not like each other. deebo samuel called one of the eagles players trash. eagles pass rusher haason reddick, who hit brock purdy and ruptured his elbow ligament in last january's game, says he's tired of the niners whining. >> and it was a lot of boos last year a lot of crying a lot of what if a lot of this a lot of that they get a chance to come back in here. line that up and prove it again to say have i had this game circled for the last year? >> has honestly, it hasn't been like tha

you know the love story documented in letters between a boy in oakland and a girl in sausalito? >> the 100 year old love story that was discovered through a purchase on e y between two bay area teens. she shares how they reveal what oakland was like 100 years ago. >> you will make a splendid man. so show them that you are a man by fighting. >> it's a treasure trove of century old letters. suzanne robinson never expected the person doing the estate sale just couldn't bear to throw the letters away. >> right. so he posted them on ebay. >> she spent about 30 bucks only to discover a priceless love story between pen pals. i think there's something really special about these. >> this story, these people, all . >> the tale begins in 1921 with letters addressed to conrad zerby in oakland, written by a love struck teenager in sausalito. audrey young, one of the letters she signs, it yours till the sun rises in the far west and sets in the near east. >> audrey. and of course, that means forever, right? the sun will never, uh, sun will never rise in the far west. so she's basically saying

part of the biden administration's infrastructure plan. 6 million goes to replacing the existing sausalito ferry terminal that was built back in the 1970's and almost 16 million goes to retrofit a ferry terminal in san francisco and then too, in the city of alameda in alameda, they're going electrify the terminals as part of a long-term plan to replace the existing ferries with all electric ferries. and if goes according to plan, there would be a significant number of electric ferries operating on the bay in 2035. it's 10 11 and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, the state public utilities commission delays a decision. >> on the settlement with pg e over their role in the dixie fire. plus, san francisco police say retail crime is actually going down in the city. will take a closer look at the numbers. it's a rematch. 10 months in the making. the san francisco forty-niners taking off to philadelphia. >> to try to avenge their loss in the nfc championship. this time they hope to have brock purdy play the >> 10, 14 and let's talk football. the forty-niners get ready for their biggest ga

moving north, richmond's point isabel also offers shoreline views, as well as the sausalito boardwalk. and if you're planning to do a little shopping on new year's day, or perhaps just grab a bite , a reminder monday it's a federal holiday. some of the big name stores shutting up shop for the day that we know are a costco, sam's club and trader joe's. target and walmart, though, are expected to stay open on the first day of the new year. and if you feel like shopping and using those gift cards you got over the holidays, good news, because stores like macy's, kohl's and ikea, they'll be open to the best advice we can give. call that store ahead of time. it's the best way to avoid any disappointment. well foggy, foggy night in the sierra . take a look at that. this is a live look along interstate 80 near soda springs outside truckee. a winter weather advisory was in fact for in effect for most of the day as parts of the region saw snowfall joining us now in the studio. meteorologist roberta gonzales. >> it is off to a very slow start in the great lake tahoe area, but that's okay. rememb

anywhere from tiburon through sausalito into mill valley, san rafael, and i'm getting lots of emails and text messages and even messages on twitter or x middletown. i hear you right there. you're getting hammered as well as cobb and hidden lake sfo visibility is restricted at this hour. it is pouring there. the winds are subsiding right now. they are blowing up to 15 in fairfield, but that wind advisory is going to allow to expire at 7:00. remember the storm just a couple of days ago that had more wind than rain this one encompasses more rain than wind and we still have that high surf warning in effect until 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. we're talking about the swells up to 33ft. the waves could even reach 40ft. know your limitations. stay away from the coast. meanwhile, we do have snow that will be falling in the high sierra. therefore, we have a winter weather advisory in place tonight through saturday night. you must be mindful of that. if you have any traveling plans on 80 or highway 50. right now, it's two warm at lake level at 6200 or 6250ft, but but it's too warm to snow, right now

you know, a love story documented in letters between a boy in oakland and a girl in sausalito. >> laterthe 100 year old love story that was discovered through a purchase on ebay and delivery drivers. starting in february. ktvu lamonica peters reports in san jose with details on how the new minimum wage requirement is playing a big role in this move. >> starting in february, pizza hut lovers will no longer be able to order delivery directly from the local restaurant, and one customer we spoke to isn't happy about it. >> i think it's a horrible decision, you know, we should definitely, um, put money in the community so everybody can survive. everybody out here is having a hard time right now, and finding people is not the solution, man. >> pizza hut franchise owners recently announced that they will cut over 1200 delivery jobs throughout the state next year. >> pizza hut restaurant nice, nicer pizza you ate in there. the home delivery was never the core part of the business. >> in april, under assembly bill 1228, the minimum wage requirement for fast food restaurants increases to $20. an

it's getting a little bit busier coming from mill valley and sausalito up and over the waldo into sanse. you can see the sky there starting to clear a little bit. it's still slick on the roads. traffic is a little lighter than normal, only due to the christmas holiday, i believe, and also the yucky conditions out on the roads. if you want a years of very traffic, technical terms, it's just yucky out there. you can see where the slowing is most of the bridge is pretty slow as well. >> thanks to we're continuing our weather coverage this morning with abc seven news reporter lena howland. she's live at the bay bridge, where she's seen some drivers fortunately start to slow down, although the one behind you just went right through pretty fast. hi, lena haha, hey reggie! >> that's right, these drivers have been getting hit pretty hard with rain. really over the last two hours. non stop. the good news is that yes, most drivers have been slowing down and starting to avoid some of that ponding standing water on the highway, but it is making for quite a slow commute. trying to get on to the br

in 1921 with letters addressed to conrad zerby in oakland, written by a love struck teenager in sausalito, audrey young, one of the letters she signs, it yours till the sun rises in the far west and sets in the near east. >> audrey. and, of course, that means forever, right? the sun will never, uh, sun will never rise in the far west. so she's basically saying in a clever way, i'm yours forever. actually she kind of is. conrad dear. forever. because here we are in 2023, reading about this kind of beautiful love story. >> in one letter, we catch a glimpse of the roaring 20s when audrey invites conrad to a friend's party in oakland to dance. >> she's talking about how he changed her life. >> in another, she teases him about buying a car during an industrial era when cars were replacing horse drawn carriages on the streets towards the beginning of the 20s, it wasn't as common for people to have cars, but then the popularity of cars exploded over the course of the decade, the letters pointing to the technological advancements in oakland at the time give readers an idea of what teenagers like

the sausalito police department, we'll be presenting the city council with its annual military equipment report. now the police department currently has one ar style rifle and rifle suppressor. they have 6 remington less lethal shotguns, which means they fired bean bags about 240 of those rounds, according to police, none of the equipment was actually used in 2022. or 2023 in the line of duty. but it has been used in training exercises according to a report given to the council. the department has no plans to purchase any new military equipment next year or the year after that, the department would like to replenish its beanbags, though, which they used in training. and that will come at a cost of about $468. >> it's 7.27. and coming up next, a forty-niners offense next, a forty-niners offense comes through you'll never guess what we're doing to the baconator. —we're putting it... —a pretzel bun!!?? on the baconator. kathryn, you seeing this? poster's everywhere. what? the baconator you love with a new pretzel twist. choose wisely. choose wendy's new pretzel baconator. another one in the

martin luther king academy in sausalito, a nonprofit called performing stars help connect the pair withance class workshop to students. and next week, students will get to see the performance happening at the orpheum theater in san francisco. organizers say that students have been very excited for these events. >> they are having a ball. i mean, they were excited. and the principal, david pinon, told me how excited they were when they knew that this was going to be happening. but they are. you could tell they they're learning a lot and just short amount of time, too. and it's right here in the bay area. so it's important that we're able to bring these type of experiences to our community and students will also be given a chance to meet the cast after the show. >> very cool. well, thank you all so much for joining us this morning. i'm gloria rodriguez, along with lisa origin and abc seven news continues at 8:00 this morning. have a wonderful this morning. have a wonderful morning. but we need an atm from our bank unless you want to spend a small fortune in fees. uh, no, thank you. bankin

in 1921 with letters addressed to conrad zerby in oakland, written by a love struck teenager in sausalito. audrey young, one of the letters she signs it yours till the sun rises in the far west and sets in the near east. >> audrey. and of course, that means forever, right? the sun will never, uh, sun will never rise in the far west. so she's basically saying in a clever way , i'm yours forever. actually she she kind of is conrad's here forever. because here we are in 2023, reading about this kind of beautiful love story. we >> in one letter, we catch a glimpse of the roaring 20s, when audrey invites conrad to a friend's party in oakland to dance. >> she's talking about how how he changed her life. >> in another, she teases him about buying a car during an industrial era when cars were replacing horse drawn carriages on the streets. >> towards the beginning of the 20s, it wasn't as common for people to have cars, but then the popularity of cars exploded over the course of the decade. >> the letters point to the technological advancements in oakland at the time. give readers an idea of what

francisco and southern portions of marin county that does include mill valley, tiburon, larkspur, sausalitoof 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 effect for pa

weather and up to the north bay marine county mill valley highway one either side of it there through sausalito tiburon. you can see from the richmond-san rafael bridge over into richmond, el cerrito, looking at some wet weather and up to the north, more widely scattered. there's our sweep on top of mount saint helena, and we'll be getting into a drier afternoon. you can see not a whole lot going on into the east bay temperatures right now in the 50s, 53 in oakland, and it's 53 in fremont, napa at 54. so the range is narrow, but we're much cooler, 5 to 7 degrees cooler behind the system. certainly going to feel it out there. so this morning showers an isolated chance of a thunderstorm. we still have that coastal flooding. the dangerous waves throughout the afternoon. and then looking at a chance of just some isolated showers tomorrow. we're not ranking this on our storm impact scale because the main event is heading to southern california and we will be on the back end of that system. so the next several hours, 6:00 notice we've got the scattering of showers out there. and then as we take you t

as you drive through areas like sausalito, sandra fell on up towards petaluma. also some pretty widespread moderate shower activity to heavy pockets from fairfield vacaville, conquer down through danville and about to be increasing out towards pittsburgh, antioch, rent without that direction little bit further southward to right around san mateo, down to redwood city really coming down pretty heavy for you in these spots. san francisco, you're about to see rainfall, intensity, increasing 6.85 ad out in the east bay. all very wet for some good at our rainfall down there. we've got a little bit of a rain shadow right now in san jose. you have showers, but they're a little lighter than up in the santa cruz mountains. all of this rain falls about to push your direction. so overall, just a lot going on on radar this morning, something that is going to be having a big impact on your morning commute with slick conditions. so make sure to give yourself that extra time this morning for sure. absolutely. need the rain jacket, the umbrella, all of it. 40's 50's for current

just nor the robin williams tunnel in sausalito. so drive times are going up just a little bit as a traveling along one-on-one, mindful that if you do have to take that route, our other highways and bridges were not seen major issues there. so that's the silver lining. 12 minutes on the bay bridge or san matteo bridge just under 15. if you're traveling from 80 to 101, highways of the south and along the peninsula. 40 minute ride. 85 up to middle part 2, 80 82 also looking really good. if you are taking that over in the east bay 8, 80 celie in showdown he's 32 minutes heading up 85, 80 starting to see traffic building just a bit. we've been like for most of the morning. now things are starting to pick up the kraken out towards the maze. 23 minute ride. all right. james thank 20 right now and national news. the holiday break is postponed for the senate because they're trying to hammer out a major immigration deal. they are. yeah, the lawmakers are leaving for the weekend, but they're going to be back on monday trying to pass something

part of the biden administration's infrastructure plan, 6 million will go to replacing the existing sausalito ferry terminal that was built back in the 70's and 16 million will be used to retrofit a ferry terminal in san francisco and 2 in the city of alameda, the plan and alameda is to electrify the terminals as part of a long-term effort to replace the existing ferries with all electric fair is. and if all goes according to plan, a significant number of electric ferries could be operating on san francisco bay by 2035. all right. let's turn our attention football. the forty-niners getting ready for the biggest game of the year. don dunn niners eagles facing off in the city of brotherly love and kron four's will tran is live at levi's with the preview of sunday's game. hi, will. >> the san francisco forty-niners will leave either today or first thing tomorrow morning for a rematch that's been 10 months in the making. let's get to the low lights. if you are a forty-niners fan. 8 minutes, that's all brought pretty played in the nfc championship before he tore his elbow. it was so bad and there

rain through parts of the richmond-san rafael bridge, muir beach, parts of tiburon and mill valley, sausalitoimes through santa rosa. petaluma and napa just getting into the rain activity. parts of the interior have been socked in cloud cover. the moisture is coming as we take it hour-by-hour. the rain will let up at times as we go midmorning into this afternoon. we're looking at lunchtime, covered in lots of rain throughout the bay area. very heavy at times. even as we go into the afternoon. but i'm looking at it mostly staying over the diablo range. we could be looking at light rain from parts of 101 through redwood city and parts of the east bay shoreline. we're going to tap in on more rain now through at least when the storm system exits on thursday. we are looking at areas shaded in oranges and reds, about an inch to two in the coastal mountains for marin county through the peninsula coast and the santa cruz mountains. we should start to dry out for thursday, giving everything a chance to seep in. the storm system will push south into l.a. and toward mexico. if your travel plans are taki

the sausalito police department is going to present the city council with its annual military equipment report. the police department currently has one ar-style rifle and rifle suppressor and 16 remington less lethal shotguns with 240 being backgrounds. according to police, none of the equipment has been used in either 2022. or 2023 in the line of duty. but it has been used for training purposes, according to a report given to the council, the department has no plans on purchasing any new military equipment in 2024 or 2025. the department would like to replenish bean bags used in training and that will come at a cost of about $468. time now 6.26. in coming up on the kron. 4 morning news next. the forty-niners offense comes through big time. through big time. >> and they 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 than the two largest us banks combined. well, that would be convenient but there is no b-m-o here. ah, you can just call us bee-mo, and t

the bcdc helped reduce the number of illegal anchor outs in sausalito that was once in the hundreds. >> it's great to have a plan to move forward and solve it, but you've got to make sure new boats don't come in. >> unfortunately, because of rotten apples, those that aren't bad, they're going to have to suffer a little bit too. >> you want to treat them in a compassionate and fair manner. people are living there. >> reporter: jamie kelly says he's packing his belongings. >> i'm being kicked out of oakland. why? what did i do wrong? >> reporter: but doesn't know where to go. >> police say anchor outs will have to clear out by thursday, december 21st. what happens if they don't? well, police are expected to seize any abandoned or illegal boats which will then be destroyed. >>> to the east bay now. some community groups are rallying to keep the alameda county district attorney in office. supporters of pamela price gathered in oakland. the d.a. there is facing a recall effort from the group save oakland for every. they have criticized price for her policies and accused her for being soft

part of the biden administration's infrastructure plan. 6 million will go to replace the existing sausalito ferry terminal, which was built back in the 70's at about 16 million is going to be used to retrofit a ferry terminal in san francisco and 2 in the city of alameda. the plan in alameda is to electrify the terminals as part of a long-term effort to replace the existing ferries with all electric ferries. and if all goes according to plan, a significant number of electric ferries could be operating on san francisco bay in the year 2035. 707, right now. and this is the man who was arrested for trespassing in the bar transbay tube on wednesday. that should created a huge mess for commuters because they had shut down the service while they look for the man police arrested jerry howard, they say that he caused a major disruption in service wednesday night. and now we're just learning on how he got onto the tracks. as moving through the transbay tube. >> and he pulled the emergency door release. and what that does is it slows the train to a slow stop. >> and then you pull it again and the doo