let's get right to abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano. and rob, some of the most dangerous we thinker is coming late tonight. >> reporter: it is, whit. this is going to be an expansive high-impact holiday event. you mention the advisories. check them out on the ma cold air, and flood watch across an area devastated by tornadoes a couple weeks ago. storm emerges into the plains. firestorm in colorado. pushes east into lincoln, nebraska. ice tomorrow morning in kansas city. heavy rain from arkansas all the way up through the ohio river valley. the severe weather threat in the warm sector, that's what i'm worried about the most. birmingham, atlanta, nashville could see tornadoes. the mild air feeding that is pushing towards the east. temperatures way above normal in the east. ringing in the new year on the mild side. whit? >> rob, thank you. >>> now to the new travel warning from the faa. expect for flight cancellations in the coming days. more than 1,500 flights grounded again in less than 24 hours making it six days in a row with more than

>> it was on abc and it is the one that was hitting off of the younger demographics, but they had a great writer, susan harris who created the show, and four great actresses ark and it was punny. and frankly, people need to ignore anything else. funny? funny. what brian said with the timing, and doing live comedy, you are doing so many things, setting up the joke, and listening to the other career. she start in 1951 and the history of sit-com, and even "leaving cleveland." and she was always game, game to be funny, and she could hit a line and be clever and come back with a kline. she really was an amazing pillow last hour, and she was unirer sally loved. >> >> and i was happy to hear in the interviews including the ones that e stiffer it the she appreciated still in the game, and still getting auditions and humility for her and she joked with "people" magazine a couple of weeks ago how she kept living so long, and she said, i avoid anything green, and it is still working, and i could not deliver the line the way she would, but the idea to give off humor with "people" magazine, and she wo

i'm reading an article from "the new york times" talking about an interview that she gave to abc's nightline in 2010. she said i've been working for 63 years. everybody says oh, it's a renaissance. she said, i guess i went away and i didn't know it. mohammed say oh, betty has a renaissance. she's coming back. her point is i never stopped working. >> she never ever stopped working. just as we were talking about a minute ago, she participated in this upcoming documentary to celebrate her 100th year, she she won't get to. but she just was a worker bee. that is why people like being on set with her and liked working with her. like i said, she never changed. her jokes and her comedy were so similar in the 70s, 80s and 90s. when we heard she was 88, her quick wit, her timing worked. it's eternal. it's always funny and always good and you can't learn that. she was innately funny and talented. >> she also served in world war ii, kaitlyn. she was part of the all-female volunteer core. >> throughout her life, she's been involved in animal charities. she was particularly passionate about them throughou

i know you saw the headlines on abc, cnn, msnbc, we will pop them out. that border agents were whipping migrants. it simply was not true. we also have a sound bite here that we will play from chris cuomo, no longer at his job, and in msnbc anchor on this matter. >> we saw the image of at least one border patrol agent using a weapon, he was effectively trying to lasso some of the migrants. you see that picture there. >> as an image, to me, it does smack of a bygone era. of slavery. >> kayleigh: bygone era of cuomo. dr. saphier. >> dr nicole: the way they media perpetuated that was disgusting, reckless, and an embarrassment. for anyone who even knows a border agent, we are so grateful for the immigration police there and the border agents, they do everything possible to not only keep americans safe but they do everything they can to keep the migrants save as well. they are out there day and night in the heat, and treacherous scenarios, putting their lives in danger, and then again, just like we were seems immigration agents in the northeast when they were

host: president biden doing an interview with abc last week. your top story of 2021. gail is in oceanside, new york. caller: good morning i just want to say i voted for president obama and i voted for donald trump. i feel the story is that the democrats are making the january 6 the biggest story. i feel that they abused trump before he went into office, when he was in office and after he was in office. i believe that the people went there because they really feel that the democrats are doing everything so trump could not be president again. i don't believe they should have attacked the capitol, but they definitely should have had protests in front of it. i voted my whole life and when someone i didn't vote for became president, i said, he is my president and i want my country to do good. this is the first time in my life -- host: a few in north carolina, democratic caller. caller: thank you for taking my call. i wanted to say about the january six insurrection, it is appalling that nobody realizes how crucial this is to democracy. especially with states passing laws w

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you are watching abc seven mornings live. we will begin with lisa and our forecast. hi. >> good morning. how are you? live doppler seven showing we don't have rain. we don't even have clouds. that is why we are so cold. 32 napa, 30 santa rosa, ramon mid-30's, upper 30's toward san jose. the sun not coming up until 7:24, so several hours of subfreezing temperatures left in some areas. it is so clear outside. lots of stars. by noon, bright and chilly. mid to upper 40's from around the bayshore to england valley's -- to inland valleys. it will feel cooler. you may want to dress in layers. you will need sunglasses. may feel colder tonight. we will talk about that and the next chance of rain next time we see you. >> the emergency out of colorado this morning. terrifying images of wildfires like these ripping through homes, flames fueled by winds gusting up to 115 miles an hour. at least one first responder and six others have been injured. this is being called the most destructive fire in colorado history. there are two major ones burning now. look at this map. just south

that is the reason to hang in there. >> abc news, new york. jobina: hayley arceneaux and her crewmates raised $140 million st. jude's since their journey in space. kumasi: brand-new data on booster rates in america, the number of people who have gotten the shot. jobina: >> a tale of two parties in the bay area. >> how much did this past - hi mommy! - hi honey! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. ♪ hush little baby...♪ ♪...don't say a word...♪ but if slow upload speeds turn your goodnight call into an accidental horror movie... can you hear me? shut it down. just remember. you're not a bad mom. you just need better internet. at&t fiber delivers faster upload speeds for more reliable video calls. get at&t fiber, plans starting at $35 a month for a year. limited availability in select areas. call 877.only.att. >> this is abc7 news. >> catastrophe in catastrophe eco apocalyptic scene as wildfires tear through homes and shopping centers, whens topping 100 miles an hour. officials say the worst may be yet to come. >> p

. >>> an abc news exclusive. ghislaine maxwell's brother speaking out about his sister's conviction. why he says the jury got it wrong. >>> dramatic new video showing a tiger latching onto a man's arm at a zoo before deputies were forced to shoot the animal. >> it was a tiger defense, not a tiger attack. >> now the raging debate. should the man be criminally charged. >>> plus, why this coach is getting doused in mayonnaise. >>> and the new year's eve staple that's proving hard to get ahold of on this december 31st, 2021. >>> good morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news in colorado where a new year's eve disaster is unfolding right now. >> a wildfire has destroyed hundreds of homes in boulder county. it's already being called one of the most destructive wildfires in the state's history. video shows an apocalyptic scene as thousands evacuate the flames fueled by 100-mile-per-hour winds. investigators are looking at downed power lines as a possible cause. >> one hospital evacuated patients as the fire approac

victor oquendo, abc news, miami. >> and we will stay on top of that story for you. thank you, victor. >>> coming up, the push to make pluto a planet again. >>> also ahead, from french fries to mayonnaise, the bizarre new celebrations at college bowl games. that's next. find your rhythm. your happy place. find your breaking point. then break it. every emergen-c gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best with emergen-c. all the serums out there. this is the #1 in the world. revitalift hyaluronic acid serum from l'oréal. it seriously hydrates to visibly replump skin and reduces wrinkles. effective for all skin tones. revitalift hyaluronic acid serum from l'oréal paris. people everywhere living with type 2 diabetes are waking up to what's possible... with rybelsus®. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7. rybelsus® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2,

host: president biden doing an interview with abc last week. your top story of 2021. gail is in oceanside, new york. caller: good morning i just want to say i voted for president obama and i voted for donald trump. i feel the story is that the democrats are making the january 6 the biggest story. i feel that they abused trump before he went into office, when he was in office and after he was in office. i believe that the people went there because they really feel that the democrats are doing everything so trump could not be president again. i don't believe they should have attacked the capitol, but they definitely should have had protests in front of it. i voted my whole life and when someone i didn't vote for became president, i said, he is my president and i want my country to do good. this is the first time in my life -- host: a few in north carolina, democratic caller. caller: thank you for taking my call. i wanted to say about the january six insurrection, it is appalling that nobody realizes how crucial this is to democracy. especially with states passing laws w

now with more on that, and the final days of the trump presidency, chief washington correspondent for abc news, jonathan karl. the new book titled "betrayal: the final act of the trump presidency". >> it looks like a clown show except these people were in the white house, they had power and they were trying to overthrow the united states government or at least throw the election of a duly elected president when every federal judge, including all those appointed by donald trump said there was absolutely nothing to the charges. what was your takeaway talking to donald trump and digging into this as deeply as you did? >> well, first of all, i think that the role of mark meadows that was just mentioned by mika there is incredibly important because there has been a lot of talk about the memo written by john eastman, this outside lawyer who advised trump. no, this was right in the white house. this was the white house chief of staff, this was his -- one of his campaign lawyers, outlining a very specific plan with dates and times that was all send centering on mike pence obeying the orders of do

abc news poll just out 7 in 10 americans disapprove of president biden's handling of inflation. when you want to spend trillions and have you already spent trillions this year already, that can do that, and, look, you can soft pedal this all you like, americans are simply not buying it, kayleigh. kayleigh: but joe biden and ron klain tells us it's transitory. don't worry about that joe concha. >> right. kayleigh: border agents egregious lie media. >> we saw image of one border patrol agent using a whip and effectively trying to lasso some of the migrants. you see that picture there. as an image, to me it does smack of a by gone era of slavery. kayleigh: chris cuomo boy that's a flashback. >> seems years chris cuomo patronizing people on television. rush to judgment led by the president of the united states and those in his administration. mr. biden owes those agents a public apology. i never really heard much about that investigation by the way while those agents were suspended. the media members that pushed this b.s., they knew better yet they went ahead and with that narrative

abc 7 news reported j.r. stone has been following the story closely for us and is in the newsroom with the latest. reporter: an intense situation tonight. i've been talking with those who don't know if their house is still standing in doubt and those who have lost pets. this is because of the most destructive fire in colorado history. when that has already burned at least 1600 acres. heartbreaking images coming out of colorado as more than 500 homes have burned to the ground. as to wildfires have torn through the cities of superior and louisville in between older and -- denver and boulder. this man, driving through flames to get to safety as evacuations were issued for tens of thousands of people. >> i would say within 25 minutes, the situation completely changed. >> it was when the winds shifted around 5:00 or so. it switched 10 minutes later to hate, get out. reporter: not only was smoke seen, but flames too. costs estimated as strong as 115 miles per hour. officials believe downed power lines started the f

one of those women spoke exclusively to abc news. here's abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter: british social lie ghislaine maxwell who once lived the life of luxury, socializing with the rich and famous, running in the circles of princes and presidents, now facing the prospect of the rest of her life behind bars. in a bombshell verdict, a jury finding maxwell guilty of sex trafficking in addition to four of the five other charges against her. >> it's a tremendous relief to be here. i wasn't sure that this day would ever come. >> reporter: her accusers taking the stand in the high-profile trial, saying when they were teenagers, maxwell befriended, groomed, and off they ared them up to be sexually abused by then-boyfriend disgraced billionaire and sex offender jeffrey epstein. opt one to publicly identify herself calling the verdict a monumental step toward justice. >> i just feel so grateful that the jury believed us and sent a strong message that perpetrators of sexual abuse and exploitation will be held accountable no matter how much

we get a glimpse of abc news interviews like the one he gave the other day saying yes, we should make a cough or the filibuster. he's at the same thing a couple of months ago. but where is he leading the charge against the filibuster? because if we don't get rid of the filibuster there is no saving the american city. where is the charge against leaving the big lie? where is the plot in which the ap identifies. the other day when we saw trump was covering up his covid debate. biden was asked by reported, what is your reaction to that story? biden said, i tunnel to think about him very often. which was not a very clever response from the president. no, sorry joe biden. you should be thinking about donald trump. because the man incited an insurrection. he's getting and planning the next one. so you should be thinking about donald trump. >> i want to talk about the question of democracy, the question of the sort of insurrection, but then there is also increasingly outright sedition talk. so if you guys stick around, the national divorce proposed by marjorie taylor greene, supported by a w

live on abc. they're both on hulu now if you missed it. we had an incredible cast. kevin hart, jennifer aniston, damon wayans, jon stewart -- i'm not going to go through all the names, but they were absolutely great. and we also had some surprise guests. snoop the dog was with us. [ cheers and applause ] he played vernon, a friend of arnold and willis. and jason bateman and will arnett played tim and dink, football players hot girls had crushes on. they march in like lenny and squiggy. watch the background of this scene. they're wearing wigs. there's will and jason, you see they're having an animated conversation. [ laughter ] and then -- lego batman smacks ozark right across the face. [ laughter ] illegal, i think. it was a long week and a fun show. then we had a party, which is tough on a tuesday night because i have to go to the work in the morning. my wife and i are at the party, go to bed around 1:00. at 2:00, one of the smoke detectors in our house starts beeping. it's not the fire beep, it's the change the battery beep. [ laughter ] i had to go all around the

abc 7 news reported j.r. stone has been following the story closely for us and is in the newsroom with the latest. reporter: an intense situation tonight. i've been talking with those who don't know if their house is still standing in doubt and those who have lost pets. this is because of the most destructive fire in colorado history. when that has already burned at least 1600 acres. heartbreaking images coming out of colorado as more than 500 homes have burned to the ground. as to wildfires have torn through the cities of superior and louisville in between older and -- denver and boulder. this man, driving through flames to get to safety as evacuations were issued for tens of thousands of people. >> i would say within 25 minutes, the situation completely changed. >> it was when the winds shifted around 5:00 or so. it switched 10 minutes later to hate, get out. reporter: not only was smoke seen, but flames too. costs estimated as strong as 115 miles per hour. officials believe downed power lines started the f

in 2015, abc investigations, i got statistics like you do. 95% buried 2017, it was 80%. boom, two statistics in a row, what are you going to do now! two in a row, and you know what? hundreds of millions of dollars. i may not be a financial advisor but that's a waste of money and then it's our money and they take our rights. i'm done with the tsa. this propaganda and the knives and they don't say it's actually butter knives. i don't think anyone's life was spared because of this. >> emily: i agree. >> that never happens. >> emily: isn't this irs largest another example the federal government only cares about clawing back the lost income? they don't care about your lost income. if you get robbed, it doesn't matter. it just matters that you, that that person hasn't reported to them. >> this is the worst government attempt to make something happen since the fbi started and insurrection. that's a joke. >> i like that! >> what come on, criminals, tell me about your stolen property just so we can claim taxes. it's so they can go get you for being a thief and put you in jail as

you know, i'd been making a very particular brand of television for abc. you know, "shonda land" on abc was a certain brand of television, which i was very proud of, but i really wanted to spread my wings and do more than that. and this was a real opportunity to do so. david: so you go over to netflix. now when everybody is -- when somebody is famous, and they move, say that a baseball player or a football player, they go to a different team or somebody tries something different, people are always saying this person isn't really as good as their reputation, and they're going to flop. and there's a lot of, i would say, in hollywood, maybe there's some people that don't like people that are too successful. and so they're kind of wishing secretly maybe they're gonna flop. but you didn't flop. you had an incredible hit. your first show, "bridgerton," was the most successful opening show of anything on netflix ever. ♪ >> all is fair in love and war. david: so when it went on for the first time, were you worried that night whether it would actually be a succes

that is when air right here on abc 7. my new favorite thing ever, dumping things on college football coaches. frosted flakes, french fries for the potato bull winner. last night, dabo swinney got a cheese at shower. we have a new undisputed champion. release the mayo? for winning the duk duk duk dukk -- mayo bowl. he handed them towels afterwards as if that's going to help anything. when i look at you guys, i think of winners. so i brought some mayo. which of you -- >> dan: ladies first. ama: you're always so polite. dan: it all seemed so much better than gatorade. it was dry if you are a coach until the mayonnaise. reporter: gatorade is traditional. i started with the mayo, that's how i got my hair super bowl -- perfect. dan: how about maple syrup. ama: we can do that. coming up tonight on abc 7, at 8:00, catch the full world of deceit, frozen. at 10:00, back to back episodes of home economics. check back with us at 11:00. dan: stay away from us mayonnaise. we appreciate your time. enjoy the rest of your evening. we will

abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> now from abc 7, live breaking news. ama: that breaking news, the destruction of 500 homes in just a few hours, with thousands more at risk. from the shop from this camera. it is scary. 40 foot tall flames are ripping through colorado, pushed by winds of 100 miles per hour. the fires are burning 20 miles north of denver. at least one person has been injured. the sheriff did not rule out the possibility of more injuries or even deaths. lots we know that there are structures, both homes and businesses that have been burned and lost. hundreds of structures. i want to assure you our fire personnel are working as hard as they can to save additional structures as we speak. ama: more than 1600 acres have burned, forcing the evacuation of 35,000 people in the communities of superior and louisville. broomfield is under pre-evacuation orders. let's take a live look from boulder county where you can see this fire ravaging what used to be at home. gosh, barely anything left at a this point. so sad to see. good evening. thank you for

>> now from abc 7, live breaking news. >> did you guys ama: to see that. ama: in colorado. more than 32,000 people are being told to evacuate. this man escaped through a wall of flames. this is one of multiple buyers running 20 miles north of denver, fueled by strong winds, up to 100 miles per hour. the communities of superior and louisville have been evacuated. >> it is raining down ash a mile >> or so that way. >>>> scary>>, right >>? seen anything like it? >> ama: authorities believe downed power lines may have sparked at least two of the buyers. heavy rain and snow are expected tomorrow. good evening, thank you for joining us. dan: we move next to the coronavirus and its impact on new year's eve celebrations. some large-scale events are still on, despite many others being canceled. our reporter is in the newsroom with more. reporter: we are talking about 400 plus people at some of these events, all set in close quarters. they're the type of parties doctors are worried about. some concerns they could be super-spreader events that will hinder the most infectious. of our s

we get glimpses of him in abc news interviews like the one the other day saying, oh, yes, we should make a carve-out for the filibuster, said same thing in a cnn town hall. but where is he leading the charge against the filibuster? because we don't get rid of the filibuster, there is no saving of american democracy, there is no voting rights legislation. where is he leading the charge against the big lie, against all of these trump plots that the ap has identified? do you have the other day when we found out donald trump was covering up his covid at the presidential debate is? he may have risked joe biden's life. biden was asked, what's your reaction to that story? he said something telling. "i tend not to think about him very often." which some people think is a clever response from the president, above the fray. no, sorry, joe biden, you should be thinking about donald trump. the man incited an insurrection. he's sitting in mar-a-lago, planning the next one. you as commander in chief should be thinking about donald trump. >> i want to talk about -- there's a sort of -- the question of

danny benjamin, cochair of the abc science collaborative and distinguished professor of pediatrics at duke university. i want to ask you about the research you're conducting, but first, what do you make of what the secretary of education was just telling us a few moments ago? do you think the federal government should be doing more, and are they perhaps relying on too much of an optimistic scenario where they can keep classes open across the country without any kind of hybrid learning? >> jim, thank you. i think the secretary was spot on in his emphasis on keeping schools open. and jim, this is an important concept that i would just like to extend, perhaps, on the secretary's comments. paradoxically, kids are safer in school, even if the only outcome you're looking at is covid. this is in the masked environment in school. let me explain that to you, jim. first of all, that's based on data that we and others have published, with a chance of infection is only 1% or 2%, if i'm exposing you, that data has been replicated repeatedly by a number of investigators across the country. that's a

abc 7 news reporter, stephanie is in the newsroom. reporter: while some events are being canceled, other parties with hundreds of people attending in close quarters are still happening and doctors tell us those could be super-spreader events. the next two weeks will be the most infectious period of our omicron search. on the eve of new year's eve, a tale of very different parties. in marin, empty tables. >> i will be really bummed that we cannot go. reporter: mike donahue is relieved that the yacht club canceled the new year's eve ball. >> a lot of fear of omicron. reporter: some are prioritizing safety while others are setting sail with sizable risks. in san francisco, 400 people are attending a new year's eve yacht party. proof of vaccination is required but large gatherings like these are considered high risk even for people that have received boosters. >> i think people need to be careful. attend smaller events to the greatest extent possible. attend events where everyone has been vaccinated and boosted and keep your masks on if y

last month anthony fauci pope of science was spotted hobnobbing at book party for abc jonathan karl at washington's cafe milano. he was pulling his mask off and on as he moved through the crowd and reportedly explained by telling sally quinn who once penned novel about fauci figure before everyone in the authoritarian left was doing it every day i decided if anyone came up that i didn't know i would put my mask on. this was during a citywide mask mandate by the way. but fauci had nothing to worry about. it's not like anyone would arrest him or that he would know any of the help, the masks are for them, after all. on the precipice of the year of our lord 2022, the covid-19 pandemic entering its third year, this is what the panic and politics of the disease has brought us. a house divided. measures that might have made sense in early 2020 when there was no good understanding of the sickness, no vaccines, no therapies, no experience as a guide make no sense now. in early 2020, nearly the entire nation was willing to do its part to beat an onrushing plague enduring lockdowns, masking up, s

next and stay with us for abc 7 news at 4:00. we will see then. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. life-threatening wildfires sweeping through parts of colorado. late today, the governor declaring a state of emergency. reports of multiple injuries, burn victims rushed to the hospitals. high winds fueling the flames. tens of thousands of people in the denver suburbs told to get out right now. evacuations under way throughout boulder county. powerful gusts downing power lines. transformers exploding. store customers rushing for the exits. the area expecting snow tomorrow, but it may not come soon enough. rob marciano standing by with the fire conditions and severe weather threats ahead of the new year. >>> also tonight, the highly contagious omicron variant surging across america. the national case average climbing to an all-time high. 316,000 cases per day. and with the record number of hospitalizations among children, reports tonight that booster shots for 12 to 15-year-olds could be authorized within days. the cov

world news tonight is coming up next and stay with us for abc 7 news at 4:00. we will see then. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. life-threatening wildfires sweeping through parts of colorado. late today, the governor declaring a state of emergency. reports of multiple injuries, burn victims rushed to the hospitals. high winds fueling the flames. tens of thousands of people in the denver suburbs told to get out right now. evacuations under way throughout boulder county. powerful gusts downing power lines. transformers exploding. store customers rushing for the exits. the area expecting snow tomorrow, but it may not come soon enough. rob marciano standing by with the fire conditions and severe weather threats ahead of the new year. >>> also tonight, the highly contagious omicron variant surging across america. the national case average climbing to an all-time high. 6,

let me show you some comments he made to abc's david muir christmas week. >> are you prepared to support fundamental changes in the senate rules to get this done? >> yes. >> what does that mean? >> that means whatever it takes. change the senate rules to accommodate major pieces of legislation without requiring 60 votes. >> so you support a carveout of the filibuster for voting rights? >> the only thing standing between getting voting rights legislation passed and not getting passed are the filibuster. i support making an exception of voting rights for the filibuster. >> so, sam, i think a lot of people waited a long time to hear that. there it is. what do you think the chances are that his call there will be heeded? >> well, yeah, people waited a long time for that, maybe too long. the window here is pretty finite. they need to get some legislative movement early in the next year if they want to get something passed. we're already seeing a pretty crowded senate calendar. of course, they still need to move the build back better bill, but the big problem here is not that he waited too lon

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anthony abc news, giving his latest thoughts on dealing with this pandemic. joining us now is dr. nathaniel landau, in my you school of medicine professor of microbiology -- nyu school of medicine she. i would love to get your thoughts on how people should be ticking about these vaccines now. we have the vaccines, we have the boosters, and most people are trying to avail themselves of these vaccines. we do have a sizable percentages that does not. but if you are vaccinated, if you are boosted, how should people go about their lives in the face of this omicron variant? dr. landau: it looks like, if you got vaccinated and you are boosted, you who -- you will have very good antibody's against the omicron virus. when you get the boost, you get about 10 times more antibodies as a result that fight the omicron virus. so i think you are in very good shape. the virus itself is a little bit less bad as compared to the delta virus. so if you are vaccinated and boosted, for the large majority of people it is a very mild infection. so it is important that people go about their lives and not j

we were watching abc seven mornings live. we are going to start with a look at forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. lisa: i don't know about all of you, but that reminds me of the blizzard of 1977, from the midwest of the northeast. it was something. we could not get doug out for week -- bug ou -- get dug for weeks. traveling there is not going to be advised. the rain yesterday in southern california. back home, we have partly cloudy skies and a look at the golden gate bridge, where things are moving slowly. 43 in the city as well as morgan hill. upper 30's in santa rosa. it is a chillier start. we have sun to enjoy. we will let you know how long the dry conditions last in a few minutes. kumasi: right now, that record-breaking snow is making for major problems in the sierra. the main highways have reopened. it is still a treacherous journey to get back to the bay area. if you don't have traction control, you are not going to get far in pollock pines. these visitors parked at a gas station and have been digging out for thre

we were watching abc seven mornings live. we are going to start with a look at forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. lisa: i don't know about all of you, but that reminds me of the blizzard of 1977, from the midwest of the northeast. it was something. we could not get doug out for week -- bug ou -- get dug for weeks. traveling there is not going to

abc's em nguyen has the latest from washington. em, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. mona. yeah, the fda has actually authorized two new over-the-counter at home covid-19 tests. one manufactured by seimen's was given the okay and another on christmas eve. this will bring tens of millions of new tests in the united states amid another growing wave of covid-19 cases. this morning a tsunami of new covid-19 cases. in the last week alone the u.s. seeing 1.9 million new cases meaning around three people test positive for the virus every second across the country. the u.s. averaging 277,000 new cases a day, more than at any other point during the pandemic. the white house reporting a 126% increase in cases over the last two weeks. new york state seeing another record-breaking day with more than 67,000 new covid cases. health experts predict daily cases across the country will climb even higher. dr. jha telling cnn -- >> no doubt we'll at least half a million. we might hit a million a day. >> reporter: now more than 84,000 americans including edgar and marilyn are in the hospital w

fauci speaking with abc. alongside kailey leinz and matt miller, i am jonathan ferro. we have a ton of questions on this new isolation guidance from the cdc and some interesting comments from the director of the cdc in the last 24 hours. let's get you to it with an epidemiologist from the johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health. the cdc has cut isolation from 10 days down to five. no symptoms, you can go back to work. some companies, particularly on wall street, require negative tests to get into the office. the director of the cdc suggested you should not look for a negative pcr tests because you might test positive for up to 12 weeks. if you have tested positive, you have completed five days of isolation, you no longer have symptoms, should companies drop the requirement for a negative pcr tests? >> there is another piece to the five days, you need to wear a mask for five days after. it is still 10 days, but it is five days of isolation and five days of mask wearing. the issue with the testing is pcr tests can indeed stay positive for longer. it is not really

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

. >> the chairman of your committee, bennie thompson, told abc news that the committee would be happy to hear from house republican leader kevin mccarthy and would actually consider sending mccarthy a formal request to appear. do you think that's likely to happen? and how important is it for the committee to hear from mccarthy? after all, he did speak with the president as the attack was unfolding on january 6th. >> well, i think it would be important to listen to what kevin mccarthy has to say. he has, in fact, indicated publicly that he has nothing to hide, that he would be willing to talk further. and i hope that he lives up to that. we know from other republican members who related the conversation he had with the president, that he had some communication. i would like to ask kevin about that. and i expect if he has nothing to hide -- and i'm not suggesting he does -- that he would want to come forward and make sure that we understand all the facts as he knows them. >> congressman zoe lofgren, member of the january 6th committee, thank you so much for your time tonight. i greatly

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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

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

one of his great partnerships, at both abc and nbc, was th al michaels, who told me earlier today why he thinks madden was“ as important as anybody in the history of football.” well, there have been a number of really great coaches, so john gets into that cat gore-- category because he d the highest win percentae of any coach in history who won a hundred or more games, so on one level you have him on the pantheon of koamps, and then he created a new level in broadcasting and became maybe the most iconic broadcaster of his time, so you have that, and then went out and created a video game, and he was immersed in the production and the development of that game. he didn't just lend his name to it. and that made millions and millions and millions of young fans for the foot football league, so when you combine all of those three, that is why i say, when you look at the whole body of work, there was no more important man in the history of the national football league. >> he is often credited so much with changing sports broadcasting, bringing in that every man aspect, the presentation f

let's get right to abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano. and rob, you're watching major tornado threats tonight. >> reporter: yeah, we had record heat today across the southeast again, whit, and that is feeding these storms that are rolling through dixie alley. take a look at the tornado watches now extending all the way into georgia until at least 10:00. that line that moved through tupelo and nashville has some damaging winds, it's moving through huntsville and eventually it will make its way through atlanta. we had temperatures that broke records in shreveport, over 80 degrees there. that's feeding this. it goes away by tomorrow morning. that next system now dropping into california. we'll get all the way into southern california and stays there for a good day or so. san diego, look at that plume tomorrow morning. flash flood watches posted there. more mountain snow and that energy gets into the plains for another severe weather threat come new year's eve. whit? >> concerns heading into the new year. rob, thank you. >>> and news out of w

i got my news pretty much down the middle cbs, abc, nbc. ,i will never forget one time when john kennedy was running for president and west virginia was a swing state. my parents were all excited. i did not know why they were excited about politics. the young person running and he was a catholic and we were a catholic family. there's not many catholics in west virginia so they were all excited. so i got excited. we were watching television and it had to be walter cronkite who said it has been said if john kennedy becomes president, the pope will run the country. i looked at my mom and i said, boy, you don't know the catholics we know. [laughter] that is all i could come up with because i've never seen anybody tell a catholic, a protestant, or a jew anything. they're going to make their own minds up. david: have you ever thought life would be easier for you if you shifted to being a republican? somebody said recently people have approached you about doing that. sen. manchin: every day. david: wouldn't life be easier? sen. manchin: it would b

just search abc 7 bay area and download it. dan: crab season is now underway at the port of san francisco, making it easier for local fishermen to sell their catch. ama: commissioners launched a pilot program this year allowing fishermen to sell fresh crab right off their boats. the process began a few hours ago, one fishermen we spoke with loves the change. >> it's great, especially for smaller boats like mine, that don't produce thousands of tons. it gives us a little bit of an option to sell off the boat and keep our living going. dan: the pilot program will run at least a year, fresh dungeness is selling for $10 a pound this year. the start of the commercial season was delayed until today to allow whales to migrate safely for the winter. ama: a lot of people ar excited about that. world news tonight is up next. dan: from all of us here, we appreciate your time, hope to see you again in half an hour for abc 7 news at 6:00. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption conten

this is abc 7 news. dan: governor newsom activated the state operations center because of the record-breaking snow that is having major impacts in the sierra. for those in places like south lake tahoe, concerns have turned to short fuel supplies and food supplies at local businesses. many who visited for the christmas holiday are finally home after spending more than 12 hours in traffic. sacramento has spoke with some of them and has more on the challenges that locals are dealing with. >> it was the most terrifying experience i have ever dealt with. reporter: emily is back in san francisco -- sacramento, home after more than 18 hours in the car. we spoke with her guests today -- with her yesterday. >> a lot of cars were slipping into snowbanks, we ended up losing control of our car and almost crashed into two other people. reporter: this meant is also back home after he and his family how their own long commute back. but to get back on the road, it was nearly impossible for his family who had a rented ho

this is abc 7 news. anchor: good afternoon and thank you for joining us. you're watching getting answers. we are asking experts your questions every day at 3:00 to get answers were you in real time. we are just a few days away from the new year, time to start thinking about resolutions if you make them. a stanford school of medicine professor says it is keyed to be mindful of the goals you set so you can have a better routine in 2022. we will get is expert advice coming up at 3:20. there was a lot to cover about the pandemic. christmas became the super-spreader event that experts feared. our special correspondent is a member of our vaccine team tracking the case count and headlines you need to know. dr. badel, good to see you. happy holidays. >> happy holidays to you as well. i hope everyone in your house is happy and safe in the second dystopian christmas we are seeing. to be honest we had a great time and we still had christmas dinner, we had family come over but we took all of the safety protocols. we had a conversation with every person who is here abo