this is abc 7 news. start with a look at live doppler 7 showing rain right now over the bay area and more of it on the way indicated there in the green coming in from the northwest good evening and merry christmas to you. i'm j r stone here with abc 7 meteorologist frances. dinglasan francis. you said we should prepare for stronger rain ahead. is that right? yeah right now we're dealing with some scattered showers as you just said them with live doppler 7 and that will continue be to the continue to be the case through the morning hours. i want to show you the forecast. animation so we've got some light showers through noon tomorrow, then the rain starts to pick up once again, you'll see the areas of yellow there and even white for the snow, so it will be heavy tomorrow night into monday morning could be a messy commute for those of you who have to drive and we're going to add her rainfall total so far the last 24 hours we've had anywhere from a quarter of an inch near brentwood to lots of areas near hal

we will stream it live on abc 7 news.com and on the abc 7 bay area app driving under the influence speeding and driving without a seatbelt. it's all reckless behavior safety experts are linking to the pandemic and believe has led to a surge in car accident fatalities abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo talked to experts about why drivers may be taking more risks 38,680 that's how many fatal car crashes happened around the country in 2020 that number up 7.2% from 2019 and in the first six months of 2021 and even bigger jump set to be brought on by the pandemic an increase of 18% according to the national highway traffic safety administration. i treat people for airplane phobias and i tell them. you really afraid of being killed in transportation. don't drive a car dr. david spiegel is a and professor and associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at stanford. he says there are a couple factors that may be impacting the way drivers behave behind the wheel for some only being able to tolerate so much risk at once the risk of getting infected the risk of dying the risk of contami

this is abc 7 news. or the bay area is getting soaked many parts seeing rain and wind for most of this sunday and the storm is only going to get stronger. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion limb that you're watching abc 7 news at 11 live here on abc 7 and wherever you stream right away. let's get started now with meteorologist drew tuma tracking this storm drew. yeah. deanna is a wet night out there. and again that storms only going to strengthen throughout the day tomorrow live doppler 7 tracking light to moderate showers right now. we're going to press on in ac. parts of the north bay and the east bay we've a downpour that's about to move into berkeley right now. that's that pop of yellow about to move into the east bay another downpour. i'm bolinas another downpour around pacifica, so we are seeing some steady showers at this hour the wider picture on live doppler 7. we have more rainfall developing off the coast tonight more rainfall developing to our north and we are tracking signif

this is abc 7 news. so are we any closer to the a's getting that new waterfront ballpark in oakland the city released an environmental impact report today, which is about 3,500 pages abc 7 news spoke to team president dave cavill. this is about an hour ago, and he mains focused on the proposals that are on the table. well it has to be pose a we agree with and that works for our business and you know, we laid out one that the city had a different one and it needs to achieve the goals. we need financially to make sense for the investment of billions of dollars in private capital and we're hopeful that we can get there. you know, there's been a lot of good progress with things like the offsite infrastructure and the dollars that needs to be written down in legal language put in an exhibit in a development agreement that's binding and the teams are doing that right now. now there are several steps still that that have to be accomplished before any stadium deal is really done. the planning commission will mee

abc news reporter amanda custodio was there. i will love holly -- holiday show with the sentencing twist. especial review performance brought magic back to the historic california theater. from the live orchestra to the dancers, designers, more. the official return to live audiences came just in time for the holidays. >> everyone is involved in the theater. none of us have done what we love to do, for almost two years. the artistic director says that this also marks the first time that new ballet has taken stage of the restored theater. it is a special occasion for a very special audience. 200 families were invited to preview the show at no cost. >> the opportunity as ours. we are excited to invite into the audience today local families, kids from local mentors schools, downtown san jose, and also families infected -- affected with sensory and learning disabilities. >> the event was hosted by role paralysis represents the downtown core and surrounding neighborhoods. >> we have so many of our youth here in san jose. they don't ge

this is abc 7 news. anchor: tonight, cases o cases o covid-19 omicron variant are being detected across the u.s. cases have been identified in five states. in california, the first case was in san francisco, the second announced today in los angeles county. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. the discovery comes as president biden announces new steps to prevent the spread. morgan norwood has more. anime convention after a fully vaccinated and boosted minnesota man who recently attended the conference just before thanksgiving contracted omicron and is experiencing mild symptoms. the new jersey health department and new york's governor now urging the nearly 53,000 people who attended that conference to get tested immediately. >> we do anticipate there will be more cases. this does not cause for alarm. morgan: meanwhile, the president length down a sweeping push to get more americans protected, including a tool were the public can message their zip code to find the nearest booster shot location. biden

this is abc 7 news. shortly after the announcement of a half dozen men arrested in connection with hate crime robberies of more than 100 asian americans across the bay area were hearing from one of those victims tonight. she was hurt when she was robbed. want to warn you you might find the images of our injuries upsetting abc 7 news. anchor dion limb brings us this woman's horrifying ordeal and her message to the public the story. you'll see only on seven. take on my right neck social media o and that's why i break my teeth and bleeding on my arms this woman who requested we only use her first name of anne hang described for me the terrifying moments of september 1st when at about 1:45, she and her husband stopped by costco in san jose. where she was knocked to the ground dragged face down on the pavement and robbed because he saw painful so i have to give up and he took away. my program to car for him near there. this incident according to police is part of a string of racially motivated robberies targe

dan: abc 7n: abc 7n: abc 7n: ab7 extensively on discrimination in the home appraisal process. tonight, a look into discrimination against renters in the area. ama: according to new research, black renters in san francisco are less likely to get responses when applying for a place to live. we look into the issue and what to do if you face discrimination while looking to lease. reporter: the bay area has long had one of the most competitive and expensive rental markets in the country. now research shows it is even more difficult for black renters to sign a lease in the city. the reason is simple -- >> because if you don't get a response, you have no way of accessing that property. reporter: a professor at the university of illinois is one of the authors of this study from the national bureau of economic research, that found renters of color in america's 50 largest cities are less likely to hear back from rental properties than white renters. >> in almost all the markets, both african-american and latinx renters received systematically lower response rates to inquiries to the sam

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you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00 a.m. live on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. i am julian glover. we start off with a check of the forecast now with meteorologist lisa argen. we have been keeping the umbrella handy over the last few days. it seems like we shouldn't let it go too far. lisa: you are right, julian. it keeps on coming. the rain has lightened up a little bit this morning but it's still slippery out there. there is more to come. this is a level 1 system for your sunday. notice that as we get through the last couple of frames of our radar it is quieting down, but there is snow around clear lake. the temperatures are ofl awfully cold. quiet in the north bay over towards vallejo closer to the east bay. showers south of livermore. upper elevations looking at some snow. temperatures near 30 and scattered showers from sunny veil to the summit, santa cruz mountains as well as mount hamilton. winds have been an issue from 25 miles an hour above 1,000 feet. it is gusty and that has allowed for wind-chill factors so it feels like it's near freezing in some spo

you are watching abc 7 news live here on abc seven, hulu live and wherever you stream. we are going to get to that story in just a moment, the heartbreaking story. first, let us start with a look at weather. it is rainy today, i sought on the way in. lisa: beneficial rain coming our way today, we have not seen rain almost for the entire month of november. december looking promising as we have a moderate atmospheric river headed our way. here's a look at live doppler 7, we see the system bringing in some rain, light drizzle across san francisco. as we get closer, you can see the yellow indicating heavier, light to moderate rain around san rafael over into walnut creek. that is 680 by concord picking up some rain. a wind advisory up for 4:00 this afternoon, for pretty much everyone except the north bay. winds could gust up to 55 miles per hour, when the rain gets going it will be a level to later on today with possible thunder and hail. with cold air coming into play, we could see higher elevation snow. look at how much warmer it is with the cloud, 30's yesterday, 10 to 1

tim johns, abc 7 news. liz: a low status mom accused of throwing secret drunken sex parties for teenagers will try to get out on bail for a second time. shannon o'connor was denied bail back in october when she was arrested. according to our media partner "the mercury news" she has not entered a plea to 39 criminal counts. if convicted, she faces up to 30 years in prison. her court lawyer said he would file a motion for bail and the hearing is set for january 18. today, fallen u.s. soldiers will be remembered with holiday wreaths as part of the annual wreaths across america event. headstones of thousands of fallen soldiers of the san francisco national cemetery at the presidio will be decorated with remembrance wreaths. los gatos memorial park will hold a similar event. they both start at 11:00 this morning. if you wake up in sonoma county this morning, bundled up before going outside. a freeze warning is in effect tomorrow morning and this morning is expected to be the coldest of the weekend. sonoma county

this is abc 7 news. last minute shopping for one of the seasons hottest items covid tests are flying off the shelves as families prepared to get together with loved ones for the holidays bay area residents excited to gather safely and stay healthy. good morning everybody. it's sunday december 19th. you're watching abc 7 news at 5 am live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. i'm liz kreutz and let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa. argen lisa. whether week ahead for us here. yeah liz this is the last total. dry day. we're going to see in a while this morning. it's certainly cold again in spots and not as much fog though. we do have some in livermore and santa rosa but the big picture still shows the jet stream and the storm track to the north, but look at the peninsula numbers. it is freezing in menlo park with 35 in redwood city 36, san mateo and as we look elsewhere into our inland valleys 36 in dublin with low. seasons san rafael due to that fog so looking at

leave melanie woodrow abc 7 news. hundreds of san francisco high school students are expressing outrage today over what they say is the school district's lack of response to a number of sexual assaults and harassment cases. the students staged a rally at city hall where they accused the district of a lack of accountability and transparency. they also presented a list of demands among them create a support system for survivors and teach students the meaning of consent starting in elementary school the protests continued with a march to school district headquarters where the deputy super didn't acknowledge that more can be done. we are getting ready for storm watch but as you look live outside right now, you can see it's still. i out there at the moment sparkling in fact, but that's all expected to change very soon very soon navy to seven weather. anchor spencer. christian is here now with the timeline. you need to know about heading into the weekend spencer. that's right, kristen and dan we've got some drenching rain a

we will stream it live on abc 7 news.com and on the abc 7 bay area app driving under the influence speeding and driving without a seatbelt. it's all reckless behavior safety experts are linking to the pandemic and believe has led to a surge in car accident fatalities abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo talked to experts about why drivers may be taking more risks 38,680 that's how many fatal car crashes happened around the country in 2020 that number up 7.2% from 2019 and in the first six months of 2021 and even bigger jump set to be brought on by the pandemic an increase of 18% according to the national highway traffic safety administration. i treat people for airplane phobias and i tell them. you really afraid of being killed in transportation. don't drive a car dr. david spiegel is a and professor and associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at stanford. he says there are a couple factors that may be impacting the way drivers behave behind the wheel for some only being able to tolerate so much risk at once the risk of getting infected the risk of dying the risk of contami

this is abc 7 news. larry: about an hour ago, new york's governor announced five cases of the omicron covid-19 variant found there. so now it's in at least four states, including california. san francisco health officials says it's very likely there are already more cases here in the bay area. abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra spoke to experts about what we can expect going forward. reporter: health officials stress there are no immediate plans to impose additional restrictions at this point. we simply don't know enough about omicron yet. the other experts say per the memory data from south africa -- for the merry data from south africa suggests it could only be a matter of time. with growing fear, the omicron variant is not only here in the bay area, but could be more infectious than delta. we're left wondering, should we change our behavior? usf says not yet, but words be careful. >> there is no evidence yet that it would be causing serious disease. that might change. reporter: dr. john moore is a p

is abc 7 news. ♪ >> i gave everything i had. really it is basically that simple. reporter: he was a joint on the sidelines with the personality to match. >> we are going to kick out there. reporter: legendary raiders coach and television not -- announcer, a name synonymous with the videogame. john madden has died at the age of 85. >> i've never worked today in my life. i went from player to coach to broadcaster and i'm the luckiest guy in the world. dan: good evening. tonight, the sports world is remembering a fixture of the nfl for decades. john madden coached the raiders for 10 seasons, winning super bowl 11. he went on to win any awards as an analyst. he died unexpectedly today. abc news anchor chris alvarez is here with a look at his legacy. larry: chris: passing away at the age of 85. at the day and night, tribute to been pouring in. he grew up here in the bay area. madden eventually became a hall of fame super bowl winning coach of the raiders then transitioning as a broadcaster, spending three decades. the namesake for th

this is abc 7 news. everybody you're watching abc 7 news live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream as we mentioned before. we are awaiting an abc news special report on the blue origin la with michael strahan on board, but for right now as we await we are going to get started this morning with a look at the weather again a lot going on lisa including rain on the way tomorrow. so do your activities today if you need to that's right. in fact, we have a pretty sunrise out there right now from san francisco where you can see the colors there it is clear, but we are looking at some frosty numbers in our protected valleys right now. it is 45 downtown 37 in oakland 33 in mountain view. 37 in san jose with 34 morgan hill and half moon bay beautiful shot of our exploratorium camera where we have low to mid 30s from napa, nevada santa rosa below freezing in fairfield also in livermore a little bit of wind mixed in so the wind chill is about 26 degrees and down around morgan hill, san martin. it is right

this is abc 7 news. anchor: tonight, cases o cases o covid-19 omicron variant are being detected across the u.s. cases have been identified in five states. in california, the first case was in san francisco, the second announced today in los angeles county. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. the discovery comes as president biden announces new steps to prevent the spread. morgan norwood has more. anime convention after a fully vaccinated and boosted minnesota man who recently attended the conference just before thanksgiving contracted omicron and is experiencing mild symptoms. the new jersey health department and new york's governor now urging the nearly 53,000 people who attended that conference to get tested immediately. >> we do anticipate there will be more cases. this does not cause for alarm. morgan: meanwhile, the president length down a sweeping push to get more americans protected, including a tool were the public can message their zip code to find the nearest booster shot location. biden

yo abc 7 news. so now official the united states will not be sending a diplomatic delegation to the 2022 winter olympics in china abc news. chief white house correspondent cecilia vega explains what this will mean for the athletes. calling out china for human rights abuses the white house today declared neither president biden nor any other american official will travel to the beijing winter games a diplomatic boycott who will not be contributing to the fanfare of the games american athletes can still compete in february, but the snub sends a strong political message and is a direct response to beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy and free speech activists in hong kong and abuses against uyghur muslims. it's the first time americans have boy an olympic since 1980 when president jimmy carter refused to send a delegation to the moscow games in protest of the soviet invasion of afghanistan, but carter kept american athletes home, too. not just officials. it's a diplomatic boycott enough given the human

this is abc 7 news. >> we politely asked them to leave. >> in an interview you only see on abc 7, a san francisco restaurant owner expands white uniformed police were asked to leave her restaurant. the business is calling it a teachable moment. thank you for joining us. i am dion lim. right away, new details tonight about a san francisco restaurant 's decision to turn around and deny service. abc 7 news reporter, cornell barnard tells us the restaurant owner's apology today and the action from the community. >> i am so sad. >> joseph zero was disappointed to learn that three on-duty san francisco police officers were recently denied service at hilda and jesse restaurant on union street. two blocks from central station. >> i hope one day they don't need that. >> three uniformed officers were asked to leave. it had nothing toad nothing toao they were but what they were carrying. >> it is not about being anti-police, we just don't allow rove -- weapons in a restaurant. we were uncomfortable so we asked them to leave. the owners said they were welcome to come back when they were off-duty an

you are watching abc seven news at 6:00, live. according to flightaware, more than 10,000 flights have been delayed and more than 2400 canceled outright. our reporter was at sfo, where families are stranded and the staff says the worst is yet to come over the holiday weekend. >> call it the nightmare before christmas as omicron fears jet into holiday panic. >> i keep seeing these cancellations and keep my fingers crossed. >> she was hoping to fly to united -- on united. >> how many flights have been canceled? >> to my knowledge, 170. the number keeps going up. >> airline staff sick, prompting a slew of airlines, including jetblue, to cancel hundreds of flights nationwide and here in the bay area. it happened to jack. he's worried he won't make it to seattle. >> we are on the 12:50 flights, but it has trouble. we are going at 2:18 now. >> we've been constantly checking all the websites. we are crossing our fingers and hoping we will be able to make this trip. >> do you have a backup plan? >> no, we don't. >> omicron mixed up 50% to

is abc 7 news. ♪ >> i gave everything i had. really it is basically that simple. reporter: he was a joint on the sidelines with the personality to match. >> we are going to kick out there. reporter: legendary raiders coach and television not -- announcer, a name synonymous with the videogame. john madden has died at the age of 85. >> i've never worked today in my life. i went from player to coach to broadcaster and i'm the luckiest guy in the world. dan: good evening. tonight, the sports world is remembering a fixture of the nfl for decades. john madden coached the raiders for 10 seasons, winning super bowl 11. he went on to win any awards as an analyst. he died unexpectedly today. abc news anchor chris alvarez is here with a look at his legacy. larry: chris: passing away at the age of 85. at the day and night, tribute to been pouring in. he grew up here in the bay area. madden eventually became a hall of fame super bowl winning coach of the raiders then transitioning as a broadcaster, spending three decades. the namesake for th

this is abc 7 news. not just wet roads flooded roads, and you don't have to go outside to feel the effects of this storm. it is invading homes and threatening holiday plans. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm on a date and i'm dan ashley. you're watching abc 7 news at 6 live here on abc 7 hulu live wherever you stream. that is certainly the sound of the day the rain triggered the most storm damage. we've seen all week. even though today's storm actually only ranks one on the abc 7 news storm impact scale still quite in effect live doppler 7 looks quiet at the moment. so let's get right to abc 7 news meteorologist santia patel for the details of what still coming our way sandia? yeah. what's coming our way? alma and dan is colder storms potential for some snow over ohio elevation. so i want to show you live doppler 7 right now because it is quiet, but we do have a couple of showers nothing like the intensity of this morning right now in the north bay as we take you into street level radar here ho

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this is abc 7 news. the water was rising so rapidlyp that the fire department had to reposition their fire truck because they began to take water. deadly flooding on the peninsula claims the lives of two people after heavy morning rains contribute to the flooding of an underpass. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm a date and i'm dan ashley. you're watching abc 7 news at 5. here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream now the heaviest rains have eased up for most parts of the bay area this evening, but not before creating dangerous and even deadly situations we have tim carjar, ryan curry is on the peninsula where two people were killed after driving through a flooded area and laura anthony is tracking the conditions on the roadways. that's all coming up, but let's begin with abc 7 news meteorologist, sandhya patel for the very latest on the condition sandia. yeah, dan. let's take a look at a picture right now because while most areas are in a break, it's still a slick out there on the golden

reporter: abc 7 news. liz: in the east bay, the oakland zoo is going to be closed today because of the weather. the closure includes the zoo's nighttime glow-fari event. if you have reservations for today, you will be able to rebook or get a refund. just head to the zoo's website. you can keep an eye on all of the weather, including live doppler radar, any time. find it on the abc 7 bay area app, which is available on roku, amazon fire, an dried tv, and apple tv. new developments in governor newsom's gun control plan. the governor is working on a way for private citizens to be allowed to sue makers of assault rifles and ghost guns. newsom announced the plan on twitter, and he says it's inspired by texas' latest abortion law, which allows private citizens to sue abortion providers. on friday, the supreme court upheld that texas law in most places. and now newsom says his plan would allow residents to seek damages up to at least $10,000 and legal fees against anyone who manufacturers, distributes or sells an

you're watching abc 7 news at 11 live here on abc 7 and wherever you stream we begin on storm. watch tonight soggy sunday night with on and off rain all day in the bay area even snow in some spots like here on mount hamilton and this winter storm slamming the sierra under a winter storm warning tonight abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma closely tracking the weathernd what apprs a very active system with rain and snow drew want to get right over to you. what is it looking like? yeah. it's pretty stormy out there. jr we have rain here locally. we're tracking snow in the sierra. so get to all of it in a second. let's take it a live doppler 7. it is tracking. the action and we're finding more moderate pockets even some downpours developing in the north face or down we go to street level live doppler 7 there you can see from sonoma to napa american canyon sears point 121 and highway 12 are wet at this hour on the storm impact scale. it is a level 2 moderate storm we have tonight into tomorrow morning. so track those brief downpours even the potential for some hail out there localized flo

this is abc. the news confusion and frustration in the east bay tonight over the lack of enforcement when it comes to a month old covid safety requirement for indoor dining and now contra costa county supervisors are demanding answers from the health department. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'mma dates you're watching abc 7 news at five live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. the official messages are mixed in one east bay county when it comes to enforcement of a vaccine mandate for inside dining. contra costa county has required restaurants to check for vaccine cards or negative covid tests in september, but as abc 7 news reporter laura anthony tells us it's now unclear whether county health officials are actually enforcing those rules. there h

this is abc 7 news. another day of rain is here, but more storms could mean more problems resident in one peninsula neighborhood fear flooding could push them out of their homes. good morning. it's sunday december the 26th. you're watching abc 7 news at 5 am live on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. i'm julian glover in for liz kreutz this morning. we start off with the check of the forecast now with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. good morning, julian. everyone flowers, but they are going to be more scattered in the morning hours before they increasing coverage again later on this afternoon into monday. so it is a level one system right now. you can see the flow from the northwest to the southeast even a little bit of snow up here around clear lake as the air is certainly cold in the north bay novato to marinwood down through mill valley a few scattered light showers. you can see the pink there that indicates the freezing precipitation, san ramon 680 little wet there as we get down

you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00, live on abc seven, hulu live coming in wherever you stream. wet roads in a tricky travel in the sierra. we are on stormwatch tonight to make sure you get home safely this holiday weekend. it is a white christmas in the sierra. snow is falling right now at zephyr cove on the southeastern edge of lake tahoe. the chp says heavy rain caused a fuel truck to flip on northbound 680 in the fremont this morning as it tried to avoid a car. thousands of gallons of fuel leaked. 100 homes had to be evacuated as a result. the freeway was shut down for hours as the crews cleaned up the mess. now the freeway is open and everyone is back at home on this christmas eve. here is a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. as you can see and would expect on christmas eve, very quiet on the golden gate. things are going to change. let's go to abc 7 news meteorologist frances dinglasan with the forecast. frances: we are getting light showers come up with a heavy rain is on its way. just to the north, we are getting light showers, then some lightning off the coast

this is abc 7 news. >> this morning high concerns over the omicron variant as families gear up to spend the holidays together. doctors giving their best advice for celebrating if you're planning to gather this year. good morning, everybody, it's saturday, december 189, you're watching abc 7 news live at 5 and on hulu live and wherever you stream. i'm liz and let's start with lisa. it sure is cold out there. lisa: it is. we have fog. as you look at live doppler 7 it's clear. the visibility is reduced from quarter of a mile in fairfield and santa rosa and can't see anything at all in nevado. be careful out there. 47 in union city. look at 34 in fremont and mountain view as well as santa rosa and temperatures will continue to drop the next few hours. we're certainly colder, 3-7 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. lingering fog. temperatures in the upper 40's and 50's elsewhere. we talk about a cool second half of the weekend and multiple rounds of rain returning, liz, for next week and beyond coming

you're watching abc 7 news on abc 7, who live, and wherever you stream. we are going to start this half-hour with a check on her weather. meteorologists. >> a morning. it is awfully great out there. starting out once again with a coastal fog that is bringing the marine layer back. we're talking about two leaf fog. where there is a advisory. eight mile visibility in fairfield and venetia, and looking at some fog as well as plato. or mile visibility and san jose, you can see the gray sky. 53 in san francisco and oakland. mt. view and san jose, already nine. looking at 51 in santa cruz with a high of the lower 60's. hazy afternoon, and the sun was slowly get out of the 50's for some of us. air quality remains moderate at livermore in fremont. san jose, we will get into a better. air quality patterns by early next year, and as for today, we will see hazy morning sun by about 11:00, with mid 50's and some lower 60's at the warmest locations. we will talk about a warmer sunny -- sunday and some rain chances, coming up. >> thank you. now to the concerns over omi

this is abc 7 news. brings the battle over vaccines to a city council meeting in the north bay tonight. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm a dates abc 7 news reporter jr. stone went to tonight's meeting in healdsburg, but it didn't go on as scheduled. protesters tapping on the glass windows that healdsburg city hall making it known that they are against the vaccination mandate in place at city hall freedom is more important than health council member skylar palacios is on vaccinated because of that. she's unable to attend council meetings in person go into council chambers and must attend the meetings on zoom things that anger those in this crowd that showed up on monday nights and out support any seen any of these covid vaccine mandates? i think that they're unjust they're unconstitutional and they're unnecessary at one point protesters were mostly unmasked were able to get into city hall and at that time they were told the in-person meeting was moved to a virtual one. forced

this is abc 7 news. sooner or later with omicron and its capability you're going to be seeing it everywhere. and ominous warning from dr. fauci about what is now a rapidly spreading covid variant infection rates are rising as our hospitalizations, new york is breaking records with its number of daily cases and new york city is rethinking. it's iconic new year celebration for those trying to get a covid test be prepared to wait in line. here's abc news reporter deirdre, bolton. with just days before christmas health officials are sounding the alarm about the rapidly spreading omicron variant. it seems to be overtaking all the other variants including delta with a doubling time of about two to three days, which means that this is really something to be reckoned with nationwide hospital admissions are up. foreign percent sur beds are available and this is getting really free i know we are all tired of this. i am tired of this, new york, new hampshire maine and ohio calling in the national guard to ease the

costa county laura anthony abc 7 news. alright, it's on to the weather now our abc 7 storm impact scale returns for you. now some parts of the bay area already seen light showers abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma is here with the forecast drew. yeah, dan it certainly looks like winter out there. it feels like a tooth temperature chilly in the 40s and 50s and we do have some light rain moving through this evening live doppler 7 is tracking it with the scan around the region. you'll find some light showers right now dotting the landscape mostly in the north bay right now along the coast as well and those light showers will continue over the next 12 hours. you see the wider picture it will find that those showers are going to be moving in from north to south right now live doppler 7 there you can see i think we're on the wrong max computer right now, but doppler 7 is showing you that that rain will move through it is a level one light storm we have on the storm impact scale. we'll find some light scattered showers throughout

this is abc. the news confusion and frustration in the east bay tonight over the lack of enforcement when it comes to a month old covid safety requirement for indoor dining and now contra costa county supervisors are demanding answers from the health department. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'mma dates you're watching abc 7 news at five live here on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. the official messages are mixed in one east bay county when it comes to enforcement of a vaccine mandate for inside dining. contra costa county has required restaurants to check for vaccine cards or negative covid tests in september, but as abc 7 news reporter laura anthony tells us it's now unclear whether county health officials are actually enforcing those rules. there has been no official change in policy are approaches always started and led with education in early september contra costa county instituted a new requirement on restaurants bars and gyms. the customers must show a

this is abc 7 news. and taking a live look at the golden gate bridge, no raindrops yet, but the north bay will be the first to get hit as an atmospheric river moves in tonight. it's the start of what is expected to be three days of rain. good evening. i'm jr. stone. let's get right to abc 7 news meteorologist and meteorologists there frances dinglasan tracking the rain tonight. what does it look like right now francis? so right now we're starting to see the rain hit parts of the north and it will spread overnight throughout the bay area. this system is going to have a 1-2 punch. i want to show you with the satellite radar image where we're getting some light rain starting to move down towards the north bay and this will spread overnight. so this atmospheric river heading our way in fact the forecast animation shows 12 o'clock still mainly in the north bay than 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. we'll see lots of widespread rain all around the bay area some even moderate rained areas there in yellow and then sun

ryan curry, abc 7 news. larry: hotels near union square are happy to see the presence of extra police. compared to the same time last year, the hotel occupancy rate is up. lyanne melendez has more on what you can expect. lyanne: during this holiday season, there are signs that the hotel industry near union square is coming back. >> is really exciting because it is feeling really busy and almost a bit like normal on union square. i cannot believe it. lyanne: kevin carroll of the hotel council of san francisco says while the hotels are not fully booked, the increase in occupancy is having an impact on jobs in the local economy. >> our employees have been out of work, many of them, for over 1.5 years paid when more people travel and come here, when people stay in our hotels, they are spending money outside the hotels. lyanne: prior to the pandemic, the hotel occupancy rate during the holidays was close to 85%. today, they say, they are nowhere near those numbers yet they remain optimistic. today, that number is

for the i team, dan noyes, abc 7 news. ama: and dan traveled to rome to cover the story and put together a documentary of the case. it's available on our abc 7 app, which you can download for apple tv, android tv, fire tv, and roku. new developments as a man seen kicking and 84-year-old man out of a walker made a return to court after being let out. >> that the words restorative justice have been weaponized to silence a victim of hate! ama: the outrage of passion is for what they say the way 84-year-olds attack has been handled by the district attorney's office. abc 7 first broke the story of him being viciously kicked out of a seated walker in the tenderloin in february of 2020. he suffered serious head injuries and a blood clot, which required drilling into his skull. according to documents, the perpetrator spent seven months in jail and was released on mental health diversion. a victim services advocate for the da's office claimed him, who speaks only, cantonese wanted him for his perpetrator, something his family says

announcer: now abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. chris: the 49ers are in control, their playoff destiny with a win over atlanta today, the 49ers would hold key tiebreakers overfilly, minnesota and atlanta as a handful of team fight for the five and six feats. john taylor, patrick willis honored today, great to see those guys back. the 49ers opening kickoff, he fumbles and the falcons recover, what a terrible start for san francisco. ensuing drive, fourth and goal and the falcons are going to go right away. matt ryan, broken up, huge stand by the defense and momentum to san francisco. late second quarter, we're tied at 10-10, deebo samuel, seventh rushing ttd of the year, 17-1049ers at the break. he is a receiver, he does it all. so does this guy, george kittle, been an absolute beast since returning from the i.l. in early november. george fighting for more yards, he had six receptions, that is, 93 yards, nick bosa, how about him, my vote for defensive player of the year, his 15th sack, watch out for 97, matt ryan fumbles and fred wa

stone, abc 7 news. kumasi: law enforcement authorities in marin are investigating a case involving parents who knowingly sent a covid positive child to class. around 75 students at neil cummins elementary had to quarantine over thanksgiving break after being exposed to the student. the marin county district attorney says she is aware of the potential or the -- health order violation and will review it. reggie: postponed again. lyft says employees will not have to go back to the office until 2023. a spokesperson told abc 7 news, "we want to give people a choice for next year." offices will open as planned in february, but working from the office will be optional for all 2022 to a kumasi: day two of testimony will get underway in the trial of kim potter. she is the police officer on trial for shooting and killing daunte wright. we saw dramatic new video the moments before the shooting. here is abc news reporter philip of. some of this video is hard to watch. >> sit down. reporter: newly released video sho

stone abc 7 news. in other local covid headlines tonight next week oakland city council will consider a proposal from councilmember dan call that would require proof of covid vaccination for customers at several indoor places including restaurants gyms and libraries the city of oakland today reopened a walk-up vaccine clinic at iowa plaza, which recently closed due to contract issues with the third party vendor state regulators today approved some changes to coronavirus workplace regulations in 2020 to the biggest change both vaccinated and unvaccinated workers will be treated the same under most rules. vaccinated workers will now have to stay home for 14 days if exposed to covid or where a mask and socially distanced themselves for two weeks. dr. anthony fauci says omicron will become the dominant covid-19 variant in the us within a few weeks cases are surging in many places events are being canceled and organizations are tightening protocols. people are lining up for coronavirus tests since dates acr

you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00, live on abc seven, hulu live coming in wherever you stream. wet roads in a tricky travel in the sierra. we are on stormwatch tonight to make sure you get home safely this holiday weekend. it is a white christmas in the sierra. snow is falling right now at zephyr cove on the southeastern edge of lake tahoe. the chp says heavy rain caused a fuel truck to flip on northbound 680 in the fremont this morning as it tried to avoid a car. thousands of gallons of fuel leaked. 100 homes had to be evacuated as a result. the freeway was shut down for hours as the crews cleaned up the mess. now the freeway is open and everyone is back at home on this christmas eve. here is a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. as you can see and would expect on christmas eve, very quiet on the golden gate. things are going to change. let's go to abc 7 news meteorologist frances dinglasan with the forecast. frances: we are getting light showers come up with a heavy rain is on its way. just to the north, we are getting light showers, then some lightning off the coast

stone abc 7 news. in other local covid headlines tonight next week oakland city council will consider a proposal from councilmember dan call that would require proof of covid vaccination for customers at several indoor places including restaurants gyms and libraries the city of oakland today reopened a walk-up vaccine clinic at iowa plaza, which recently closed due to contract issues with the third party vendor state regulators today approved some changes to coronavirus workplace regulations in 2020 to the biggest change both vaccinated and unvaccinated workers will be treated the same under most rules. vaccinated workers will now have to stay home for 14 days if exposed to covid or where a mask and socially distanced themselves for two weeks. dr. anthony fauci says omicron will become the dominant covid-19 variant in the us within a few weeks cases are surging in many places events are being canceled and organizations are tightening protocols. people are lining up for coronavirus tests since dates acr

you are watching abc 75:00 a.m. here on abc seven, hulu live, and wherever you stream. i am liz kreutz. let's start with a quick look at the weather. lisa: welcome back. good morning to you. we are starting out with foggy conditions along the shoreline. if you are headed across the golden gate some dense fog. live doppler seven showing you cloudy skies. 52 hayward. 50 novato. northerly winds dry out the atmosphere a little sooner. look at that mile and three-quarter visibility in fairfield. 2.5 miles in half moon bay. look at the upper level winds. from st. helena to mount diablo 37 miles per hour. it is a cooler start, two to six degrees cooler. air quality will be moderate. we will break out to sunny and slightly warmer conditions today with more 60's arriving. we will talk about rain chances arriving as soon as monday night. another chance later in the week. liz: thank you. a trendy san francisco restaurant is explaining its decision to turn away and deny service to three on-duty police officers. there is a social media firestorm corrupting. one of the officers spoke

this is abc 7 news. >> live doppler 7 show when you were the worst of the storm is right now and where it is going next. dan: you're are watching a special edition of abc 7 news. the storm ranks level two on the impact scale. drew tuma explains what that means. drew: we of the storm but tracking heavy showers. here is live doppler 7. i want to show you a couple of areas where we have some moderate to heavier rain working through san francisco, oakland right now. that line of showers is going to move through the south bay as well. we have these pockets of heavier showers to deal with. it is a level two on the storm impact scale. you can see from oakland to daly city, the bright yellows and oranges. it is pouring right now. from belmont to san mateo, we have heavier showers around 101 and 280. this is all moving to the south over the next couple of hours some more rain will fill into the south bay through midnight tonight. it is a level two because we have a flood watch in effect for the majority of the re

this is abc 7 news. dan: the nationwide school bus and driver shortage is having an impact on one local community in marin county. several kids were at risk of having no way to get to school next week. ama: that has been resolved but as liz kreutz found, it is a band-aid solution. >> he is enjoying his last few days of winter break but his mom has been getting worried. this morning she did not know if her seven-year-old would have a way to get to school next week. >> first it was adequate transportation and now they are talking we won't have any transportation at all for our kids to get there. >> she relies on buses to get him from their home in marin city to a school in sausalito. he was moved as part of a school integration effort, but since the year began, the bus has been unreliable, often late, sometimes broken and a few times has not showed up at all. >> our kids were getting to school right at the start. sometimes even late. they would not really have time to eat breakfast. >> he is the district s

reporter: abc 7 news. dion: with the number of covid cases skyrocketing, president biden is going to deliver remarks next week focused on the omicron variant. this surge is breaking records in new york and disrupting professional sports leagues. christine sloan has tonight's headlines. reporter: the biden administration says it is delaying enforcement of its vaccine or test rule by a month. companies with 100 or more workers will have to require proof of vaccination or begin testing workers in early february. as covid-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to rise across the country, health officials say omicron is spreading quickly and is set to overtake delta as the dominant variant. >> it is spreading faster than any variant before. millions of cases will come in the next few weeks. reporter: the holiday travel rush gets underway. the tsa screening 2.2 million travelers on friday. >> use the next week to make sure you're practicing safe, prevention, mitigation strategies so that when you come toget

abc 7 news at 11:00 starts now. announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> our most the parties, but i feel like staying safe is the way to go right now. >> many of us are changing plans and scaling back, uncertain about the risks of getting covid. clear guidance on how we can celebrate safely this new year's eve. thanks for joining us, i'm dan ashley. many of us will embrace -- embrace bringing in the new year amidst the covid search. our abc 7 news reporter spoke with a county health officer who issued guidance on how we can celebrate safely. >> it seems that this covid surge is going to have some sort of impact on new year's eve. many folks that i spoke with tonight would say they are not chancing going out this year. >> just not a risk i feel like i can take. on this years new year's eve. and i usually full of parties, but for breonna, not this year, she's traveling to a wedding in two weeks, so she won't be turning friends at a large party in napa due to cov