. >>> and still to come, allegations in a new lawsuit of badge bending and corruption in the vallejo police department. a former captain is speaking only to abc7 news christmas eve... everybody spends the night at the house. i love christmas, i always did. it's loud, it's family being together. a lot of food, music, people, hugs. that's a perfect christmas. ♪ i do motivational speakingld. that's a perfect christmas. in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, really helped me tremendously. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> there won't be any help for the holidays as the coronavirus relief bill remains in limbo. president trump demanded that the stimulus checks be increased from $600 to $2,000, and refused to si

better life. >>> new at 5:00, an investigation by the vallejo police department. the police chief says he is deeply disturbed by an e-mail the vallejo police officers association sent to a local journalist and is now looking into what's going on. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: "san francisco chronicle" east bay columnist otis taylor has been writing for the paper since 2016 and covering vallejo since 2017. >> i wouldn't say vallejo was my sole focus as a columnist, but it was something that i took great interest in. >> reporter: taylor characterizes his coverage as both critical of the vallejo police department and shining a light. he recently announced he was moving to georgia to work as an investigative reporter for the "atlanta journal-constitution." monday afternoon taylor received this e-mail from the vallejo police officers association. "looks like 2021 will be a little bit better not having your biased and uniformed articles printed in the newspaper that only inflamed the public. you have never looked for truth in any of you

. >> vallejo police are inge investigating their own union. the email some say is threatening. >>> and st. nick needs to sit this one out some say. the plea to would be santas in san francisco. >>> tracking winds for tomorrow and wet weather for the weekend. i'll have the hourly timeline coming up. >> we need the wet weather. thanks sandhya. all that's ahead. but first a look at what's coming up on "jimmy kimmel live." >> thanks dan and ama. watch this for your life. >> what are you doing mr. sanford? good to see you. we're going to party down. you want to come with us? good job here. >>> more reaction tonight to the abc 7 news iteam report revealing nine companies, part of the plump jack group founded by governor gavin newsom received millions of dollars in funding through the paycheck protection program. >> the intent of the program was to keep small businesses afloat and over the past 24 hours we've heard from hundreds of you, many of whom are small business owner who is struggled to get access to the ppp money. plump jack businesses, inclu

that's vallejo's public information officer, also known as a pio. candice: have you gone through it? judy: right, it doesn't have a date on the booklet so-- candice: but this is the one i got two weeks ago. judy: where did you pull it from? yeah. candice: the city pio. judy: yeah, i've not seen that. i have looked at the powerpoint. i've been in two sessions, and this is the first i've seen this. it's not language that i would think that--most of the communities are multifamily properties in the city are senior properties. this is-- candice: i mean, right there, it says off the top, and i think you see it. "criminals are like weeds." judy: mm-hmm, yeah, yeah. female: actually this is a document that has to be revised. so, candice, i'm going to have to stop the interview. candice: on monday, the city put out this press release where shepard-hall says, "i am grateful that the reporter shared her findings with the city regarding the unsuitable terminology of this training document. it did not speak to the values of the city nor the housing or police de

. >> vallejo police are inge investigating their own union. the email some say is threatening. >>> and st. nick needs to sit this one out some say. the plea to would be santas in san francisco. >>> tracking winds for tomorrow and wet weather for the weekend. i'll have the hourly timeline coming up. >> we need the wet weather. thanks sandhya. all that's ahead. but first a look at what's coming up on "jimmy kimmel live." >> thanks dan and ama. watch this for your life. >> what are you doing mr. sanford? good to see you. we're going to party down. you want to come with us? good job here. to syour body needs routine. system, centrum helps your immune defenses every day, with vitamin c, d and zinc. season, after season. ace your immune support, with centrum. people are saving hundreds on the most reliable in a land not so far away, network with xfinity mobile. they can choose from the latest phones or bring their own. and choose the data option that's right for them. they even get nationwide 5g at no extra cost. and since they are on the carrier ra

this is for the ride into vallejo, westbound 80 at 37. one car involved in this incident, it overturned. there's a lot of

traffic is slow and go out of vallejo. give yourself a few extra minutes if you are taking 806789 the positive news is that once you are past this point, past the bridge. traffic moving pretty nicely across the rest of the east shore freeway. that's when you get up the incline toward the bay bridge. we are tracking a few brake lights. the metering lights. westbound 80 as you work through there. the upper deck of the bay bridge. you will see pockets of slowing. westbound into the city. they have been turned on just about 6:13. just a couple minutes ago since that area -- you won't have any brake lights at the toll plaza. it'll be just past that. the other slow spot in to the pass this morning out of tracy. we have delays beyond north flynn. things getting busier here as you work westbound making that commute toward the dublin interchange and the south bay. better news. those brake lights we were tracking northbound 10 # have dissipated. traffic moving smoothly out of san jose with no troubles. south of there you will see so

this is for the ride into vallejo, westbound 80 at 37. one car involved in this incident, it overturned. there's a lot of debris in the roadway. three lanes are completely shut down. that leaves one lane open. a sign has been knocked down as well at the base of the post, in the center divide. take will take time to clear. as far as your travel times taking about 33 minutes from fairfield to hercul,es. you can use american canyon road to fair ground. that will get you back to 80 or if you are going toward benetia. you can take 680 as the alternate. we have wet weather on the way. >>> the showers will arrive by tonight. so today doesn't rain. you may notice the clouds increasing but you will get plenty of blue sky for wednesday afternoon. rain after sunset and it's not a lot. real pretty view from the top of the mark looking over the shoulder of the transamerica tower. you can see the low clouds hugging much of the immediate bay, there is even a mild issue with visibility when you get up into marin and some of the lower elevations but no wi

. >> unfortunately we're following a deadly crash in vallejo. the chp issued a sigalert for the area as we bring in the map here. this is going to be on westbound 8 before state route 37. at least three lanes are blocked right now. according to the chp, one of the cars is overturned, that passenger was ejected from the vehicle. we have a deadly crash in vallejo. you can expect delays in this area. the chp issued a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge this morning. just make sure to take your time as you move in and out of the north bay. i know it doesn't look that bad on the camera. they did issue the advisory. checking in on-week, aside from the major problem we're watching unfold in vallejo, everything else is looking clear on our roadways. >> thank you. >>> a special delivery is headed for the port of oakland today. sky 7 flew above the new cranes and these will allow the port to handle massive container ships. transporting the cranes is a delicate operation. the crane booms had to be lowered in order to fit under the golden gate and bay b

covering vallejo since 2017. >> i wouldn't say vallejo was my sole focus as a columnist but it was something i took great interest in. >> reporter: he characterizing his coverage as critical of the police department and shining a light. he announced he was moving to georgia to work for the "atlanta journal constitution." he received this email from the police officers association. quote, looks like 2021 will be a little bit better not having your bias and articles printed in the newspaper that only inflame the public. you have never looked for truth in any of your writings. we will warn our georgia colleagues of your impending arrival. taylor believes whoever wrote the email misspelled uninformed. >> the email that they sent to me was a reply to an email that they ignored in september. so, while they're saying that, hey, you never look for the truth, they're replying to an email when i was asking for comment. this threat of i am going to call the cops on you, police know exactly what that means. >> a little more than 24 hours after taylor received the email, vallejo police chief shawnee will

we don't have any other problems aside from the major issue in vallejo. we'll be right back. >>> the astrazeneca vaccine has just been authorized for emergency use in the uk and this comes as joe biden is criticizing the pace of the u.s.'s vaccination rates and we're learning more about an incoming congressman who just died of covid-19. a lot to get to from abc reporter averi harper. >> reporter: louisiana congressman luke letlow is the first member of congress or member elect to die of covid-19. the louisiana republican and father of two was hospitalized on december 19th and never recovered. louisiana governor john bel edwards saying i'm heart broken he will not be able to serve our people as a u.s. representative but i'm even more devastated for his loving family. health officials saying distribution of the vaccine is critical. only 2.1 million doses of the vaccine have been administered. that's far behind the 20 million that the trump administration promised by the end of the year. president-elect joe biden issuing a stark warning. >> if it continues a

the national campaig >>> the vallejo police department is investigating an email that the vallejo police association sent to a journalist. otis taylor announced he's moving to go work for the "atlanta journal constitution." monday afternoon he got an email from the vallejo police association's email account. it says looks like 2021 will be better not having your biased and uninformed articles printed in the newspaper that only inflame the public. we have never looked for truth in any of your writings. we will warn our georgia colleagues of your impending arrival. >> the email that they sent to me was a reply to an email that they ignored in september. so, while they're saying that, hey, you never look for the truth, they're replying to an email when i was asking for comment. >>> the chief said he was disturbed by the statement and said the union's views do not represent those of the police department saying we do not condone any form of disrespect, discourteous behavior or act of intimidation towards our media partners. >>> a san jose family is getting national attention for their christ

a similar seen at mare islandle in vallejo. about a thousand wreaths were placed by volunteers during the ceremony. it was outdoors with safety measures in place. warrior star stephan hansen a od his family were handing out goodies and food to more than a thousand families at the coliseum today. each got a $250 gift card. you can see the wife and kids helping out as well. this was held drive-through style and socially distanced. in the south bay, the salvation army held a give away that drew can a long line of cars. we were at the s.a.p. center for the drive-through eemt. enough food was on hand for 500 and toys up for 2,000 children. families received a gift card to walmart. the salvation army said it hopes this provides happiness over the holidays. >> the families we're serving have been impacted by covid like a lot of us have. there have been a t lot of suffeing and setbacks with covid. today is a chance to give a little bit of a sense of hope. >> sj sharkey was among those helping out today. to volunteer or make a donation,

steady rain coming down in palo alto and vallejo. chief meteorologist paul hagan is tracking the rain for us tonight. >> reporter: plenty of rain too. looking at the radar loop, you can see it moving from northwest to the southeast. everyone across the bay area picking up at least some welcomed rainfall. not enough to erase the rainfall deficit that we have run to this point so far in the rainy season, but every little bit helps. actually there's more on the way. zoom out to the wider perspective. starting to see signs the flow of moisture from the pacific is beginning to diminish a little bit with some showers out there to transition across the bay area throughout the rest of tonight. so good rain chances for the next several hours. but things are going to taper off as we head towards early saturday morning. the showers on saturday look like they will be more miss than hit. can't rule out the possibility of a passing shower though and then another wave of a very welcome rainfall in the forecast on sunday. i'm going to track that wit

if you have something like this, you want to share, just like susan did, from vallejo. email it to us. bayareabright spots@kpix.com or put it on social media, hash tag it kpix bright spots. that will work as well. vern, over to you. >>> i don't have holiday lights but i got highlights. two-fer saturday night. this time, it's not just one sports segment. oh no. two. and ahead in this one, dub nation, you waited long enough. after nine months, they went up tempo at chase center tonight. you might even like the result. pre-se >>> nba up top. march 10 the last time the warriors put a uniform on with winning intentions. nine months later here we go. steph curry hitting from everywhere. in the field of play against the nuggets, mid season form. wow. he had a seat and let the newbies get used to the offense. dubs grab the lead as much as 20. but of course, denver made a run at it. tied it. then michael mulder did something about it. deep ball hit. first one, since march, a good practice, a good scrimmage. warriors won it 107-105. captain? this experience tonight? >> definitely

we can see from san rafael over to just the north of richmond into vallejo we're seeing some of the pockets of the heavier showers moving through right now. so, if you're about to head out the door, expect it to be a very wet commute and we're also seeing some of that light rain moving through the south county. we'll talk more about this coming up in a few minutes. mike, also slowing down the commute or should slow you down. >> exactly. should slow you down if you're not slowing down. do be careful because the live look at the bay bridge shows you the wet pavement. we can see the pavement because not as many cars and expecting a lighter volume overall. again, a word of caution because of those conditions. the map shows you the toll plaza approach is not a problem. we still have the crash and slowing right near the exit there for fish ranch road the updated location that i have. a smooth flow of traffic around the perimeter of the bay and as we move further out we see slowing west 580 grant line road and a semi blocking your left lane another five to ten minutes,i i'm told. we'll check the p

. >>> three people who work for the city of vallejo don't work there anymore. they say they were fired for being whistle-blowers. our i-team has both sides. that's next. >>> i'm spencer christian. the dry mild weather continues but >>> new at 6:00, three former vallejo former employees were fired for being whistle-blowers against city manager. the three employees have filed a claim for damages against the city. abc 7 news i-team reporter melanie woodro spoke with them and has the city manager's response. >> reporter: on april 23rd of this year, vallejo city manager greg fired three. two were his assistants. moratt managed the economic division. >> i was terminated and they didn't give a reason why. >> reporter: he managed special projects and communications. >> i was told the city manager decided to go in another direction and my services were no longer needed. >> reporter: she was his special advisor. >> i mean, i was shocked but not surprised. >> reporter: because one month prior, the city compelled all three to participate in an investigation into nihoff. th

june 2nd a vallejo police officer fired from the back seat of an unmarked vehicle hitting and killing month rosa outside a walgreens. police say he was crouched down in a half kneeling position, revealing what appeared to be the butt of a handgun. it turned out to be a hammer. the monterosa sisters wanted to meet with the governor. >> i'm always open to that. let me get the facts on the basis of the investigation. >> reporter: they say they haven't heard from him. >> the pressure doesn't stop. this is a long fight that we're committed to. it's a lifetime fight for us. nothing is going to bring sean back. >> reporter: for the i-team, melody woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> today's high tide caught one person by surprise in the east bay. the chp spotted this car trapped by several feet of water by the bay bridge toll plaza. when investigators showed up, they spotted a man in the back seat. he was not able to leave until hours later when the tide receded. at least there was >>> after dry skies today we are going to get hit with some rain again. >> we are and we need it desperately. sandhya pacel

calidad de aire moderada en regiones como vallejo. san francisco bajo con calidad de aire moderada. se espera que maÑana mejore la situaciÓn. temperaturas varÍan en gran parte de la bahÍa entre 58 y 62. especialmente en santa rosa. temperaturas en los bajos 60. grandes cambios en las condiciones del tiempo. paso de frente frÍo traerÁ lluvia para la zona. >> si quiere tener la informaciÓn del tiempo a la mano en su celular, descarguÉ nuestra aplicaciÓn gratuita. hablamos con dueÑos de negocios y sutra los trabajadores sobre cÓmo estÁn manejando la crisis que estÁ dejando la pandemia durante la navidad. encuentre una prueba de coronavirus en el condado de san mateo en el centro de eventos del contado este sÁbado de 1:00 a 8:00 p.m. puede presentarse maÑana en el bachillerato jefferson de 10:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. haga una cita nueva variante de coronavirus que se propaga mÁs rápido causa preocupaciÓn entre la comunidad cientÍfica. alrededor de 40 paÍses han suspendido vuelos al reino unido. marisela hablÓ con un especialista y nos explica porque podrÍa ser tan pelig

lanes should reopen outside of that one portion of vallejo clear. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> happening now if you've been dreaming of a jumbo jackpot to ring in the new year this might be your lucky day. nearly $800 million. that's what's up for grabs this week between the powerball and mega millions. this comes after no one won the mega millions drawing last night for $376 million. the next drawing is on friday. the estimated jackpot there for now is $400 million. the powerball jackpot drawing is tonight. >>> wouldn't that be a nice way to turn this year around? coming up next a quick look at our top stories including the dangerous new mutant strain of the virus that's been confirmed here in the united states. why some help officials believe it's already in the bay area. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> welcome back. here is a quick look at the top stories we're following for you wednesday morning. in just a few hours small business owners can apply for those covid relief grants. >> bob redell joins us live. when would the business

oakland, vallejo, concord y san josÉ, la calidad del aire se encuentra buena. maÑana podemos amanecer con temperaturas cerca de los 32. la mÍnima de 37 en la zona de napa. en regiones como san josÉ 39, hayward con 43. estamos esperando condiciones de niebla densa. este miÉrcoles, agradable en la regiÓn con temperaturas en las mediados 50 livermore, concord, san josÉ, hayward mÁximas en los 60. es posible que el viernes de la vida tengamos lluvia en el Área de la bahÍa. paola: si quiere tener informaciÓn el tiempo a la mano en su celular, descarguÉ nuestra app y noticias. es completamente gratis. se reparten alimentos grÁficos en la ciudad de san josÉ. estos negocios estuvieron a punto de cerrar por la pandemia. perolas tan paola: el presidente trump anunciÓ que no firmara el proyecto de ley de alivio econÓmico por coronavirus, a menos de que se modifique la legislaciÓn. [habla en inglÉs] en un vÍdeo transmitido a travÉs de twitter, el mandatario le pido al congreso que enmiende el proyecto de ley y pide $2000 por persona o 4000 por pareja. le

that's horrible news for westbound 80 through vallejo. some of the details aren't lining up with what i often see. this crash is blocking three of your four lanes. ledding to the carquinez bridge. no estimated time for opening. looking at possibly 6:30 when they can open lanes. allow yourself about ten minutes to get through the traffic if you're heading through the area and the rest of the bay no delays. back to you, laura. >> thank you, mike. it's 5:40. new details in the death of breonna taylor. two officers involved in the raid at taylor's home are getting fired. in march the detectives raided taylor's apartment to obtain evidence in a drug investigation of her boyfriend. taylor was fatally shot during the raid in which police found no drugs or money. >>> and this morning the sculptor says he's going to rebuild. it was installed two weeks ago and then this weekend someone destroyed it. leo carcon says whateve isr left over will beonated to the family of breonna taylor. kris? >> reporter: the vaccine rollout for the covid vaccine is re

mid to upper 50s for san jose, concord, vallejo , napa. check out the extended forecast as we are looking at a coldstart. then, sunshine in the afternoon. our next weather system roles and wednesday night into thursday morning, catching a bit of a break on friday. we could see a few showers for the north bay on friday. otherwise, another weather system roles and for the weekend bringing in more wet weather. it is a really good weather pattern of weather system after weather system, bringing that beneficial rainfall that we need. >>> kissing 2020 goodbye. how you can safely rock your way into the new year in the comfort of your couch. that is after the break on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. my mother died when i was a kid. it inspired me to become a doctor. then covid hit. no one has ever seen anything like covid. you feel hopeless. my best friend's father died of covid-19. then my father caught it. wearing a mask, washing your hands. sacrifice those things now. you have the power to protect the ones you love. >>> here is an idea i

other locations, napa at 34, 36 in fairfield. 43 vallejo. receipt wood city at 37 degrees. fremont at 38 and 36 for mountain view. checking the visibility. dense fog, down to ia quarter mile. also at sfo. a half mile in heyward and san jose this morning. he as we take you through the day we are going to catch that clearing sunshine and looking at a mild afternoon. 62 degrees for a high temperature by 3:00 p.m. for thest bay. looking at temperatures in the mid6o's this afternoon with that sunshine. the south bay. san jose, looking at 65 for a high temperature with that sun this afternoon. that strong ridge of high pressure keeping storms well to the north and that dominant ridge will continue as we head through the rest of the week and in fact into next week as well. taking you hour by hour on future cast. you can see that sunshine as we go through the day for tomorrow, mostly sunny skies in the afternoon, now a weather system will move to the north and that will just bring a few more clouds as we look at wednesday night this to thursday. that's about it for us. let's show y

you see them in santa rosa, napa, vallejo with some of our valleys concord. 41 for san francisco. and as we get into tomorrow, notice we look at futurecast here the clouds start rolling in on our saturday. it's going to be one of those deals that we almost could have should have didn't get any rain. it's going to be another warm day tomorrow. the rain will once again stay to the north of us. i think we can see a sprinkle or two. here are your highs tomorrow. you can see well above average. we're supposed to be in the upper 50s this time of year. livermore tomorrow is looking at 67 degrees. 65 in santa rosa and san jose. getting to be another warm one. unfortunately once that system passes us by it's going to set us up for an offshore wind event. that of course can bring fire danger with it. i will have that information for you when i come back in just a bit. for now i will send it back to the desk. >> we have a lot of questions when it comes to these new stay at home orders. coming up we will talk to the chief of medicine at ucsf about the troubles ahead. >>> and as we head to bre

anyone with information is asked to give san jose police a call. >>> an attorney for the vallejo police union says an e-mail sent to a journalist complaining about his reporting was ill advised. that reporter says the message was a thinly vailed threat. ktvu's henry lee joining us now with more on this controversy, henry. >> well alex, a san francisco chronicle columnist says the e- mail he got was nothing less than intimidation. but a police chief is apologizing but says that the e- mail is not a threat,. >> they should know better. >> the timing of that letter and even the content was ill advised. >> reporter: that issue is an e- mail sent to san francisco columnist otis taylor jr. who's leaving the paper for an investigative job in atlanta. the police chief sent an e-mail saying, looks like 2021 will be better not having your biased papers that only inflame our colleagues. we will join our georgia colleagues about your impending arrival. >> chilling to me as a black man in america to say that they're going to warn their colleagues about my arrival. >> the e-mail was written by lieute

fremont 61 east bay looking nice a lot of sunshine for monday, numbers in the upper 50s and 60s vallejo 57 degrees. it will be nice after a chilly night. clear lake 60 degrees sunshine for monday the extended forecast shows us our first shot of rain between now and then it looks like nothing but son. i think, now, here is something to say about kpix . >> i do, thank you so much , brian, kpix was first to report on the hack on the debit cards costing victims hundreds of dollars. thousands of jordache delivery charges on the cards miles away from where the vic dems live. >> what does the money mean to you? that is lunch for the whole week we're that is my internet. >> tune in for our special report and that is tomorrow night at 11:00. >>> a christmas rescue mission houses santa claus was tangled in powerlines. make your holidays happen...at ross! surprise! ahhh! yes! i love it! you don't have to spend a lot to give a lot to the ones who mean the most. you've got the holidays, and we've got you, with the best bargains ever... ...at ross. yes for less! at ross! yep! get the gifts you love..

patchy fog once again especially out toward fairfield, vallejo. we are talking solano county and also toward napa and possibly santa rosa. a coldstart for 30s and 40s. as we mentioned there is a lot of stormy weather just not in the bay area's. the storm track has been focused toward the pacific northwest. this an area of high pressure wants to return. some areas of high fog with hazy sunshine and mild conditions. it looks like we will hold onto this pattern into monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. then possibly christmas day. there is a chance we could be talking about a return to some rainfall. here is the forecast model in the short term showing you some of the fog and into the afternoon hours we will gradually clear things out. monday, partly sunny skies. you will notice some rainfall in the north coast. temperatures for tomorrow upper 50s to the lower 60s. tomorrow both areas should be a little warmer than today. tomorrow is the last day of fall and the winter solstice monday morning. to be precise, 202 in the morning. you can see it is

if you're commuting through vallejo, fairfield, american canyon, heads up to you and be prepared for some of that low visibility especially in and around napa. reggie and cumassa. >>> coming up an annual tree lighting goes virtual. >> the give away happening this week that is still in need of some donations. >> airbnb crackdown. >>> new dog on the block. the job this adorable police puppy is currently training for. >>> before we get to those stories let's t than a holiday dinner table. gives you more options in a lan pick the speed that's right for you, with options faster than gig. and get reliable internet with top-notch coverage. plus, help keep your data safe and private with security included. no antlers on the table. how come you get to eat first? get started with this great offer, or ask about our fastest speed, 2 gig up and down. switch today. >>> san francisco police are investigating a deadly shooting on highway 101 nooer the caesar street exit. it appears the car crashed after the shooting. we're told the driver of a car was pronounced dead and a passenger was inneried. we

vallejo's own e 40 going against oakland's to short each of them performing their biggest hits for fans. both rapper say the biggest winner of this event though is the bay area jonathan what you think how did i get any work done is the question you did but know there's a couple like turn it up. >>i mean club crime on the senator on was on and we also need to censor just a little bit of that but it was super fun was the good yeah, they did great. coast represent you know what it takes me back to my childhood you know before i >>put together dad and. you know back in younger like you know. >>you were a a. >>you know just in the clubs and you know you listen to all the music and stuff like her so >>there's been a lot more on that in a minute we'll talk about this okay, yeah i have some questions follow-up questions. there was a toy drive in san jose that is helping to gifts under the christmas tree of those in need the toy distribution is happening at martha's kitchen on willow street. that's in san jose some 400 cars made their way through today mark this kitchen partnered with toys for t

. >> new at six, vallejo police , a new approach to community crime control called operation piece. it is already making a big difference. >> we are sending a clear message to perpetrators that none of us will sit by and tolerate violence that claims innocent lives and tears apart our city. >> reporter: it partnership between local, state and federal agents these, operation piece stands for predictive enforcement and community engagement. and in aims to harness the collective power of police, city officials, the community, and the clergy to stop crime before it ever happened. officers have made dozens of arrests and intercepted guns and drugs since the program launched in september. >> morgan hill police are trying to track down the burglars who broke into the specialized bicycle headquarters. they got away with nearly $160,000 worth of high-end bikes. the break and happened in broad daylight on sunday afternoon. police say the suspect mask the front of the building, still several bikes in the companies exam, it is believed they got away in this white man. >> they are highly recogni

look for 62 over in fremont, livermore about 60 in vallejo. mid-60s down towards morgan hill, a little milder there, 65 in santa cruz, and the accuweather seven-day forecast for today may be a few degrees warmer in spots from upper 50s to mid-60s around the bay. winter arrives on monday, really just with no real fanfare. it's tuesday we could see a little bit more cloud cover, maybe a few sprinkles monday night and as we get into your wednesday, back side of that system brings some breezy winds and hoping for that level one on friday to bring us a little christmas treat in the form of a little rain. liz? >> it would be nice. lisa, thank you. >>> just ahead, an update on covid-19 in marin county, where latinos over the summer made up nearly 80% of cases. i talk with the ceo of the canal alliance in san rafael, one of the people who has been at the heart of addressing this issue. >>> as we near the end of the year we've been looking back at important people and stories that have shaped 2020. in july we took an in-depth look at marin county. lati

we have a crash in vallejo that is causing a bit of a slowdown now. so this is going to be for everybody that will be impacted by this. on westbound 80 before magazine street, speeds down to 14 miles per hour. no injuries reported. but there is at least one lane blocked. >> all right. thank you. >>> san francisco unified now scrambling to cover millions in its budget short falls. they met last night to make some tough decisions. how it might change the return to in-person learning. >>> and the san jose family going all out for the christmas season. the legendary light display >>> the san francisco unified school district is trying to determine how it will deal with a 1$169 million budget deficit over the next two years. the chronicle reports the school board met last night to figure out which programs and resolutions to cut or put on hold. in addition, san francisco unified may spend another 5 million to 38 million to reopen schools next month. the school board plans to hold another meeting on january 5th to talk about budget priorities. >>> this is a

san rafael, vallejo in the east bay, a nice day but we're behind in terms of rainfall. 63 fremont. inland valley, 65 and liver moore. first system coming our way tomorrow night into thursday. it's really going to throw more crowds our way. second system on saturday bumps do a rimming of high pressure and doesn't make it. unfortunately, the next seven days are dry. everything's going over the top of us as this ridge of high pressure dominates. the accuweather seven day forecast, partly cloudy skies on thursday, a little cooler. brighter and warmer for friday as we head into the weekend. subtle changes expected. dry pattern continues. above average temperatures. keep in mind winter hasn't starpted even though meteorological winters has started, meteorological winter is few weeks away still. >> thank you. >> still ahead, why a place ha has provided more than 50 . >>> coming up on abc7news at 6:00 could we be looking at a return to march as coronavirus cases rise again, new restrictions could start this week. plus pay versus perks, the pandemic is changing how we work, of course, and w

and a 7-eleven in vallejo sold not one, but two winning super lotto tickets. the prize about $8,700 each. >>> well today is national visit the zoo day. just because pandemic restrictions are barring humans from visiting, it doesn't mean that the animals can't have a little fun. archimedes and the fox visited the ferret. it featured hundreds of larger than life animals. the ferret even had a harness to help him explore safely. >>> we've got a little bit of rain on the way. though it sounds like a littler bit than it was sounding l like earlier in the weekend. >> if you take a look at hi-def doppler, let's put it on the last frame, put the sweeps on this. and hi-def doppler is able to read this. we've only picked up lightning out there earlierer, but that's quieted down. let's play it forward, specifically looking at the santa cruz mountains. those are the outlines for the fire perimeters from just this year. one we're concerned about is the one down here in the santa cruz mountains. if we watch the future cast, the rain coming in over the next several hours, wh

. >>> now to vallejo where six flags discovery kingdom is getting creative. it has now debuted it's first ever holiday in the park drive through experience. this is the only event like this in a northern california theme park. it features festive displays along a mile long stretch. solano where the park is located is one of the few that doesn't yet have a stay at home order. >> nice drive. >>> coming up on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area the christmas lights display causing a huge traffic jam. find out why people are lining up in their cars for hours. >>> and coming up in sports. it's seth curry ready for the regular season? we have the video to prove it. we will tip it off coming up. . >>> and let's take a live look outside before we head to break at the city of -- san jose. i almost said san francisco. it's san jose. . >>> the year before she land at stanford were 9-19. 35 years later she is the all time leader in wins. just too bad she couldn't get it at home. instead an empty gym at uop in stockton many needing one more to -- set back in 2012. tara h

. >> homicides and violent crimes rising at a concerning rate in vallejo. today a new collaboration between several agencies to put an end to the trends. plus. >> the first skilled nursing facility staff members getting inoculated with the pfizer vaccine. the line is long. a behind-the-scenes look. >> this christmas the stars will literally online. well, more like planets. the phenomenon you won't see again for hundreds of years. >> still ahead, the fresh snow in the sierra a big draw for skiers and snowboarders. how businesses are enjoying the boost. does your vitamin c last twenty-four hours? only nature's bounty does. new immune twenty-four hour plus has longer lasting vitamin c. plus, herbal and other immune superstars. only from nature's bounty. >> in several inches of snow. chain controls have been lifted and i have been 80 entire week that the. the storm could allow some ski resorts to open, more runs as soon as this weekend. renc boost in business. >> the skiing has ended for the day here but the snow was certainly a benefit for business, in fact be

abc7 news reporter is in vallejo where he found support for the new lockdown. >> you're looking at the last outdoor dining that we will see in the entire area. the region will go into a stay-at-home order late thursday night. >> for me i understand the order. i really do. it is icu bed capacity. >> reporter: the owner, ken, isn't alone in the acceptance of the order. sl the salon owner agrees. they will have to think outside the box when it comes to making enough money to get by. >> it will be house calls. the one-on-ones. we've had to do that last closure. we've had to make a few house calls. >> reporter: solano county has 13% capacity. just over the reason's average of 12.9. they don't regret staying open longer saying their findings show that the numbers are not being seen at businesses. >> cases are during at people's homes so it made no sense to prematurely punish business when's it wouldn't do anything to reduce it. >> reporter: they believe the county has done a good job allowing them to stay open. while he is okay with the stay-at-home order, he does question the state's guidan

six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo redesigned the holiday in the park experience to make it a drive-through attraction. in the south bay, christmas in the park has been reimagined as a drive-through in history park. one of the east bay's most popular spots is christmas tree lane in alameda. this year, it was no different. in the north way, ellsberg is inviting people to follow a walking tour of 20 art installations and projections in the downtown district, including this one at the harmon's guesthouse. the hour-long tour features several bay area artists. betty yu, kpix 5. >>> still ahead tonight, a critical lifeline for the program housing the homeless people in hotels across california. the push to expand it further, and the challenges standing in the way? >>> they say we don't have any rooms available. you do have them available, you're just not willing to fill them. >>> snow is causing trouble on the roads. ♪ [ music ] >>> this is a unique performance at notre dame cathedral, months after a disastrous fire. >>> welcome back on this christmas night. federal and state funding has been a

one crash in the north bay i've circled in vallejo. a smaller crash. we'll track that. a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we had no metering lights yesterday. i'm predicting the same for today, laura. back to you. >>> all right, thank you very much, mike. new details this morning, a federal judge is blocking president trump's attempt to keep immigrant children at the u.s. border. "the chronicle" reports the children must be released to a parent or guardian in the u.s. as soon as possible due to a 1997 legal settlement. the settlement requires i.c.e. to put the children in the least restrictive setting available. the trump administration has been trying to end the settlement since 2019 because of an influx of immigrants coming to the border and new confinement regulations. >>> according to the sf gate the money came from an orange county consulting firm and organizers say they have 800,000 signatures to force a recall election. >>> a live look at capitol hill, members of the congress and senate staffers will receive the vaccine. they have received guidance from the cap

as we zoom in, locations still getting the wet weather, richmond, vallejo, over the bay bridge, over berkeley, you see some showers there. our temperatures are running in the 40s and 50s. it's not as cold as yesterday morning. current winds. we are looking at breezy conditions at sfo at 14 miles per hour out of the west, 13 in hayward, 7-mile per hour winds in concord as well as for livermore at this hour. we are looking at that low pressure system that drops the cold front our way. that will continue to move out and a drier air mass will move in as a ridge of high pressure builds into the bay area. we are going to clear out quickly as we head through the day. after a few isolated showers this morning, we are going to catch that clearing in the afternoon. here we are on futurecast right around 2:30 in the afternoon. as we look to tomorrow, we will see plenty sunshine for your friday as that ridge of high pressure builds in. as we look to the rest of our morning and afternoon, we are going to see breezy conditions behind this cold front and of course a lot of snow up in the sierra wit

the 30s will be in vallejo and livermore. the low pressure system brought the rain. now we are seeing high pressure built back in. it will shoot storms over the top of us, as we have stayed dry. we will see that again as we head across the next week. tomorrow we will wake up chilly but will see sunshine. is a role futurecast you can see that is monday. no rain. i will go all the way to christmas day. and you can see there is a front trying to bring rain in. is a first shot of potentially getting rainfall. we will see if that even holds together. we only have about 20% to 30% normal rainfall totals this year of where we should be. as you can see, the areas in red are in extreme drought. the rest of the bay area is in what is considered severe drought. we can use the rain. there are your highs tomorrow. we will be at 56 in pacifica. a lot of sunshine. no rain in the forecast over the next five days. temperatures warming as we go through the weekend. watch out for that chilly temperatures, especially in the inland north bay over the next couple of nights ago we will be

another survivor attacked in vallejo in 1992 says that they will haunt her for the rest of her life. >> the feeling of being scared and all of that, that's just going to be there. this is the end and i just feel awesome. >> reporter: prosecutors say his dna was found at all but one of the crime scenes saying dna does not lie. they credit genetic genealogy to how they won this case. his defense attorney will appeal but outside court at this case is over. >> we did everything we could but unfortunately the dna was just too much. >> the family never showed up to the court appearances, some of the survivors say that his daughter did reach out to them and apologized on his half. he will serve his sentence at the california state prison, he is not going to be eligible for parole. >> coming up, is this a secret to keeping business is alive and infections low? the 20% solution. >> if you are smart, in where you reduce your visit, you get a lot of bang for your buck. >> in new york man trapped in his car buried in snow for 10 hours with no heat. why it took so long to rescue him. >> coming up

in the north bay a peeping tom is wanted for recording women in public restrooms in vallejo we want to show you a picture of the person who police are looking for in at least 2 incidents women reported seeing a cellphone slip underneath the partition of their stall before the suspect got away this picture of the suspect was taken on tuesday during the second incident, not much to see there it is he did get away. >>in the south bay firefighters in san jose put out a large warehouse fire that fire happened in the 1600 block of 7th street, this is between east elma and failing avenue right now there are no reports of injuries, no word on what caused this fire. all right, let's check in on the 4 zone forecast a live look outside along san francisco's embarcadero chief meteorologist lawrence karnow has the details for us >>mostly clear tomorrow we'll see a few clouds moving into our skies. there's even a slight chance you may see a couple of sprinkles by later on tomorrow night but in the meantime though out the door tonight. is clear it is going to be chilly tonight maybe couple patches ac

a 7-eleven in vallejo sold two super lotto plus tickets that matched every number except the mega number. those are worth about $8700 each. >> i got a couple of tickets for christmas but it did not work out for me this time. >>> coming up, we are tracking this winter storm and the rain we know we need. another look at the forecast, coming up. >>> plus, late last night, president donald trump signed a $900 billion stimulus package. we will explain what it means for people here in the bay area. >>> here is a live look outside before we head to break from our exclusive mark hopkins hotel camera. we will be right back. james brown and bill cowher welcoming you back to the midnight snack run. this is one tricky obstacle course. he's reaching... but he pushes it away! he's approaching a plate of iced cookies... he blows right by 'em oh the fridge looks like he's headed for the soda. wait! he jukes left! grabs the water bottle now he's just gotta get out of there. look what dropped from the sky! don't do it dennis. that's the way you execute a midnight snack run. stand up to cancer and rally wa

50's right along the that's because of the fog right there that's keeping those temperatures down in vallejo benicia pittsburgh in antioch compare that to napa sonoma in youngsville in the low 60's santa rosa down through center fell also in the low 60's today. here's your look ahead at the next 7 days so today, your first day of winter and the shortest day of the year, however longest night last night and tonight as well we'll be looking at skies clear and dry through christmas day at least early on christmas day into the evening is when we see showers returning as you can see those showers stick around through the following weekend. james. john thank you very much quick check of the roads for you this morning so far still looking pretty good here on west bound 5.80 no issues as you make your way from oakland and san francisco. >>no backup at the toll plaza yet we'll let you know when that starts to happen little bit later on this morning. we're also tracking a nice ride here across the golden gate bridge, no issues on one southbound the chp has been out and about no major problems to repor

looking at 61 today in san leandro danville walnut creek up to concord and eventually into the nation vallejo all right at 60 degrees and even a little bit warmer than that further north in the bay petaluma and santa rosa at 63 today. tomorrow's daytime highs will be quite as warm as 2 days, we'll have a little bit of cloud cover tomorrow, but daytime hours on wednesday. stay dry. wednesday night into early thursday morning. that's when we see our next shower thursday, the rest of the day for the last day of the year looking nice and dry as will be the start of friday as well friday night into saturday morning, another chance of evening showers and next week also looks to bring more rain. rob all right. thank you for the update john appreciate it. >>in recent months a number of companies have announced plans to leave the bay area for greater greener pastures in texas. but there's another city now making a strong pitch to woo companies from california. the mayor of miami says that he is rolling out the red carpet to bring the company's to south florida kron four's jonathan mccall reports. >>kn

in the north bay a peeping tom is wanted for recording women in public restrooms in vallejo here's a picture of the person who police are looking for and at least 2 incidents women reported seeing a cellphone slip underneath the partition of their stall before the suspect gets away. this photo of the suspect was taken on tuesday during the second incident as he also ran away. well flags at the state capitol will be flown at half staff this week in honor of a fallen san francisco sheriff's deputy, 56 year-old lynn martin senior died on tuesday night after suddenly collapsing at the county jail in san bruno governor gavin newsome released a statement saying the deputies dedication is community will not be forgotten. and the south bay these 5 people are in custody in connection with a million dollar fraud case involving at least a 100 victims. sunnyvale police say they use the victims identities to apply for unemployment benefits throughout the state. officers searched the hotel room of one of the suspects early last month. and that's where police found large amounts of stolen mail, soc

abc7 news reporter is in vallejo where he found support for the new lockdown. >> you're looking at the last outdoor dining that we will see in the entire area. the region will go into a stay-at-home order late thursday night. >> for me i understand the order. i really do. it is icu bed capacity. >> reporter: the owner, ken, isn't alone in the acceptance of the order. sl the salon owner agrees. they will have to think outside the box when it comes to making enough money to get by. >> it will be house calls. the one-on-ones. we've had to do that last closure. we've had to make a few house calls. >> reporter: solano county has 13% capacity. just over the reason's average of 12.9. they don't regret staying open longer saying their findings show that the numbers are not being seen at businesses. >> cases are during at people's homes so it made no sense to prematurely punish business when's it wouldn't do anything to reduce it. >> reporter: they believe the county has done a good job allowing them to stay open. while he is okay with the stay-at-home order, he does question the state's guidan