Its all coming up in my accuweather sevenday forecast, chris. Lisa, thank you. A mother from the east bay says her teenaged son was trying to buy christmas presents at Whole Foods Market when employees think he was doing something else. The mother believes her boy was targeted because of the color of his skin. Shes now demanding an apology. Abc 7 News Reporter Elissa Harrington has the story. My children were born and raised in this community. They should be able to shop safely at the local health food store. Reporter but Marlena Henderson says employees at the whole foods in oakland racially targeted her son, kicked him out of the store, and defended their actions by saying he was aggressive and other terms that stereotype young black boys. This happened back on december 21st. The 13yearold stopped into the whole foods near lake merritt to buy his mother christmas gifts. She says he made the honest mistake of taking his basket into the restroom. Two men in polo shirts came after him, yelled at him, accused him of stealing. I was horrified because he was just he was trying to be independent, he was trying to be responsible. He was shopping for gifts. He was trying to be generous. Reporter marlena posted this detailed account of the incident on social media which has now been shared hundreds of times. Some people are threatening to boycott whole foods. She hopes this leads to change. They need to apologize to my son. They also need some sort of training with their management. Reporter whole foods released a statement saying the company has zero tolerance for discrimination. It also says, we conducted a full investigation of the situation, including the review of surveillance video, interviews with Loss Prevention and accounts from other individuals who witnessed the event. While we cannot share specifics as the customer is a minor, what has been described on social media does not coincide with our findings. In oakland, Elissa Harrington, abc 7 news. A massive fire destroyed part of an Elementary School in modesto yesterday. The modesto bee reports flames burned through three classrooms and a computer lab at bret harte elementary. Other rooms were damaged by the heat. No word yet how it started. There is outrage in the Lgbt Community this morning after the Trump Administration decided to cut every member of an important advisory committee. One activist calls the decision a war on people with hiv or aids. Abc 7 News Reporter Carlos Salcedo has more. Reporter Cecilia Chung is an transgender hiv activist who has been living with hiv for almost 25 years. I would like President Trump to remember what hiv has done to the Lgbt Community and the entire country. Reporter president obama appointed chung to the Advisory Council on hiv aids. Once her term expired in august, she had the option to stay in a Trump Presidency but left after three members resigned this past summer. We requested meetings to discuss what the directions that the administration wants to take. But most of these requests fell on deaf ears. Reporter the administration this week terminated the remaining members, which doesnt come as a surprise, as new administrations typically appoint new people. Now attention turns to who will be appointed to the board. Quite honestly i would personally be surprised if he does replace these people with his own people. Reporter he says he was discouraged with the World Aids Day proclamation. He erased the Lgbt Community entirely. He didnt even mention it. Reporter the council has advised the white house on hiv aids policy since 1995. There have been Great Strides in aids Research Since the epidemic broke in the 1980s. Now only time will tell who the president s pick will be to continue the fight against hiv aids. In San Francisco, Carlos Salcedo, abc 7 news. Happening today, a final farewell to fallen chp officer Andrew Camilleri and the public is invited to attend. Camilleri died on Christmas Eve while he and his partner were on patrol in hayward. A car hit the back of their suv as they were on the side of the road on interstate 880 near highway 92. The funeral procession starts at 6 00 this morning. The Memorial Service will take place at the Christian Life center in stockton at 8 30 this morning. We will live stream the event through our abc 7 news app as well our website and facebook page. Investigators say the suspect driving the car that killed camilleri was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Abc 7 news was in burlingame last night on a ridealong with the Police Departments dui enforcement team. Theyll be patrolling the peninsula, ready to stop and arrest alcohol and drug impaired drivers. We refer to it as dui saturation patrol, putting officers to look for impaired drivers on the roadways and if they were to be impaired, to remove them from the roadways. The chp is enacting an maximum enforcement period to help keep motorists safe. The operation will last through monday night at 11 59. If San Francisco is your destination for new years eve, be prepared for fireworks, street parties, huge crowds, and extra Police Officers on duty. This years new years eve celebration comes days after the fbi thwarted a terror plot targeting the city. Abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard explains how the city has you covered. Reporter new years eve is closing in. And a Police Presence around San Francisco landmarks is ramping up. We Found Department of Homeland Security officers patrolling around the ferry building. Sfpd k9 units around the embarcadero where people will gather for a dazzling fireworks show. People will be around the city ringing in the new year. Whats important to us is making sure that everyone is safe. Reporter the acting mayor joined police chief William Scott in a News Conference to assure revellers the city has your back. There are no known Credible Threats to the city. However, we know that any time there are large events with a large amount of people, we always have to provide Additional Police support. Reporter every available officer will be on duty, some patrolling around pier 39, the target of a foiled isisinspired Christmas Day terror plot by 26yearold former marine Everitt Aaron jameson. The chief admits he had little knowledge of the plot until jamesons arrest by the fbi. We were notified but didnt have a lot of details almost until the media had it. Reporter chief scott says his department will be working with the fbi on new years eve, sharing information and resources to ensure the last night of 2017 is fun, safe, and festive. So we used to live in new york, and we would go down to times square. So were used to the Police Presence there. I dont know if the extra Police Presence is necessary. Reporter a new years eve tradition many say they never miss. In San Francisco, Cornell Barnard, abc 7 news. Bay area transit agencies wll help people celebrate new years eve safely. B. A. R. T. Will run extra trains until 3 00 a. M. Be warned that some stations will be skipped due to overcrowding, so plan ahead. Caltrain, ac transit, samtrans vta and muni will be offering extra free rides on new years eve beginning at 8 00 p. M. And lasting until the early morning. People will be find if caught using illegal fireworks. The city has set up a hotline and website to report incidents. Officials are worried that the dry winter and use of fireworks could possibly cause spot fires that grow out of control. You can celebrate 2018 with abc 7 and dick clarks new years rockin eve with ryan seacrest. The fun all starts tomorrow night at 8 00 here on abc 7. Then join us for abc 7 news at 11 00. Then 11 30, new years rockin eve continues. Meteorologist lisa argen is here tracking the accuweather forget. Forecast. Its going to be dry, increasing clouds, milder temperatures. The roof camera, thats where the mildest temperatures here. Here in downtown, 49 degrees. Were 15 to 17 degrees cooler in our inland value eagle lanland. A change in the weather pattern in the new year, all coming up next. Lisa, thank you. Also ahead, a frank over a video game goes too far. Now a man is dead at the hands of police. Plus three generations have stood in line for haircuts from one man who is retiring today. Whoa the mercedesbenz winter event is back and you wont want to stop for anything else. [ barks ] ho lease the cla250 for 329 a month at your local mercedesbenz dealer. Mercedesbenz. The best or nothing. A Los Angeles Police Department Officer is in stable condition this morning after she was shot during an ambush. The shooting happened last night just before 10 00 after Police Conducted a pedestrian stop. Multiple shots were fired in the officers direction. Investigators have determined it was an ambush. The officer sustained a gunshot wound to her thigh. Police have one suspect in custody and have recovered a firearm. A shooting at a law office in long beach led to the death of a man as well as the suspect. Police swarmed the Office Building just after 2 00 yesterday afternoon. Another man was wounded in the rampage and drove himself to the hospital. Authorities say the suspect appears to have taken his own life. He and the victim seem to have been employees at the law firm. In kansas, an alleged prank swatting stunt ended tragically with Police Shooting and killing an innocent man. According to police, two people playing the game call of duty made a prank call to police. The 911 caller gave the address of a home of a father of two who had no involvement. Officers swarmed the mans address. Police fatally shot him when they thought he was reaching for a gun. Due to the actions of a prankster, we have an innocent victim. Swatting is when someone reports a hoax emergency that prompts a large police response, often the s. W. A. T. Team. As people rush to pay their property taxes by the end of the year, new alarms are being sounded in the bay area about the potentially damaging effects on the bay area housing market. Abc 7 News Reporter Laura Anthony has the story. Those factors will hit heavily. Reporter realtor mark ross says new federal limits on mortgage interest deductions and tax writeoffs could deal a big blow to the bay area housing market. This will make people think twice about selling. They might remodel instead of selling. That might have an overreaching effect on the supply. When the supply is constrained, the prices continue to go up. Reporter the new law only allows interest to be deducted on new mortgages up to 750,000, down from 1 million. And federal deductions for state and local taxes including property taxes will be limited to 10,000. Were all very badly damaged by this new tax law. Reporter realtor chuck lamm says there may be some relief for seniors in the new year in the form of a possible ballot measure. To let people who are seniors or handicapped keep their tax base and move up or down as many times as they find prudent in their lives. Were not quite sure what the effect is going to be yet. Reporter some say the overall strength of the bay area market will offset any negative impacts from the new federal tax law. Well wait and see what the effect on the market will be. But i dont think were going to see an immediate effect. 2018 will be as strong a year as 2017 for the Real Estate Market in the bay market. Reporter Laura Anthony, abc 7 news news. Its the end of an era for three generations of men who have been going to the same barber and in some cases for their entire lives. Abc 7 News Reporter Jonathan Bloom got to hang out with rod the barber in danville, who retires today. Tomorrow is my last day. Really . How long have you been here for . 48 years. Reporter for rod broxterman, it all started by accident when he came to live with his uncle. He graduated high school and asked me, what are you going to do now . I said, i dont know. He said, youre going to be a barber. Reporter it was the family business, right here in this barbershop. You have to stick with it. Reporter and he has, through three generations. Grandpas, dads and grandkids. Reporter who wouldnt dare go to anyone elses. How are you doing today . Reporter some things havent changed. Same haircut. For 20 years. Pretty much. Reporter he tried getting new chairs. They just didnt hold up. I had to go back to the good chairs. Reporter time inside the barbershop hasnt stood still. As the world outside changed, rod state at the top of his game by changing with it. When i first came to work here, we used all clippers. Reporter but styles changed. Rod started going to hair shows and became a master with the scissors. Theyre sharp enough to cut you. Theyre almost razor sharp. Reporter long hair put rod on the map. Hes kept up with every trend, even the ones that baffle him. Combovers have been around for a long time. Thats usually for the bald guys. Thank you pretty much. Its been a pleasure. Reporter rod is looking forward to life in the mountains. Thats on crater lake. Reporter but he says hell be back. You dont think youll stay retired . I retired twice and im back in the business. Reporter in danville, Jonathan Bloom. Hows that looking for you . Good. Reporter abc 7 news. Today is the last day for an ed historic shop in san joses japan town. San jose tofu has been making handmade tofu since 1946. Customers prize it for its taste and texture. The shop has been owned and operated by three generations of the nozaki family. But the owners say its time for them to retire. The physical effort of lifting 100pound trays and starting work at 2 00 a. M. Has taken its toll. Inside i feel like im falling apart. I feel like im about 97 years old. So tired every day, stuck in the cold water all day long. Theyre very iconic. Theyre so much part of japan town, our history, the culture, everything. Such an emotional day. It was like winning the lottery. People waited patiently to get one last taste of handmade tofu before the shop closes after 71 years in business. Good saturday morning. Live doppler 7 tracking the low clouds. So we do have reduced visibility in parts of the bay area this morning. The typical spots in the north bay, half mile. Napa, less than a mile in santa rosa. So far two miles in concord. And the south bay doing much better. We have haze and cold temperatures with numbers in the mid30s in the east bay, 34 in san ramon, 30 in santa rosa. Freezing in novato at 32. On the coast its 39 degrees. 41 in mountain view. Certainly a frosty morning in spots. Our highlights call for hazy sunshine and a mild holiday weekend. And it will be dry, not only for today but for new years eve. New years day. A rainy pattern will set up in the middle of next week. So far, 26 dry days in december, going on 27 for tomorrow. And as we look at the calendar, we had just a splash about a week ago, and then you barely probably can remember the earlier part of the month. November saved us and brought us all our rain so far. We just had a couple of hundredths in december. Our storm impact scale, the next several days will feature 1s. That will be wednesday, thursday, and friday. Breezy at times, rainfall estimates a half inch to an inch. Wednesday afternoon, 2 00, some scattered showers. By wednesday night it looks like the commute, the rain gets going. It wraps around and stays with us until thursday. But then a break for midday thursday. And the last impulse on friday morning gives that heaviest push in the mountains. It looks to be rather warm, a little bit of snow for the highest elevations, more like some rain at lake level. But back home, amounts ranging from about a half inch, hopefully in oakland. Remember, this is almost five days away. These amounts will change as we get closer to the event. Perhaps 3 4 inch in San Francisco. The first system coming in from the south, thats why looking at the totals, heftier on the coast. Usually we get the higher amounts in the north bay, but well see. This system allowing for perhaps a half inch around hayward. Highs today underneath that hazy sunshine, high to midlevel clouds. Another spare the air alert. 60 today in oakland. Weve been locked into this pattern with very little change day to day. After the weekend, well shake things up. 64 in fremont and san jose. Overnight tonight once again some patchy fog with cold numbers. 30s to upper 30s in our inland east bay. 41 in palo alto. The accuweather sevenday forecast, temperatures above normal once again. Not only today, it looks like through the next seven days, increasing the clouds each and every day. Download our accuweather app. By the time the event gets closer, well perhaps see lighter rain on tuition night. At this point we look to see the rain come in wednesday, thursday, and then lasting into friday. I think any day, any time, any amount, bring it on. So many eyes especially on that holiday forecast. Of course well be tracking it all for you. Thats right. Lisa, thank you. Ahead, the Holiday Season keeps on giving for annual enthusiasts in the bay area. Dan harris joins us now from new york to tell us whats coming up at 7 00 on good morning america. Good morning. Coming up on gma, ringing in the new year with a bitter blast of cold, what could be the coldest new years in decades. Questions over what police call a swatting prank, a man now in custody accused of making a 911 call that ended in the death of a man. Jackpots continue to climb. Between the powerball and Mega Millions, the surprising things you should know if you win big. All coming up on gma. See you soon. The first elephant pups of the season have arrived. There are three hanging out with the rest of the family. There are many more pups expected to be born this month. Wildlife officials want to remind the public to stay at least 50 feet away from the mammals. Still to come on abc 7 mornings, families are sharing heartbreaking stories of loss following that deadly Apartment Fire in the bronx. What Officials Say started the fire. Thousands of artists have created phone works of art at the ice announcer good morning south bay. Lets get up and get going. This is abc 7 mornings. Thanks for being with us. Im chris nguyen. Meteorologist lisa argen is tracking conditions where you live, hi, lisa. Hey, chris, good morning to you. A spare the air alert has been issued for this afternoon and tomorrow, with poor air quality in the north bay, central and east bay. South end of the bay doing better with moderate air quality. But this morning youre shivering around the bay with low 30s for you in santa rosa. Freezing in novato. 34 in san ramon. With that, some fog. Onemile visibility in napa. Two miles over in concord and livermore. Better in the south bay. We expect the fog to stay in the north bay. 30s through the 7 00 and 8 00 hour. Inland and east bay. The coast will be in the 40s and 50s by noontime. With the high and midlevel clouds, well still have a mild afternoon with highs in the low to mid60s for most. The evening will be mild as well with that sunset at 5 00 tonight. Were tracking rain for next year, coming up in my accuweather sevenday forecast, chris. Lisa, thank you. All of that bitter cold weather thats kept millions of americans bundled up for days is here to stay, stretching well past the new year. For some places, theyve been dealing with record snowfall. Even more is on the way. Abc reporter chuck seibertson has the latest. Reporter in snowweary erie, pennsylvania, theyve been digging out from the 5 1 2 feet of snow thats fallen during the week. The employees plows are again, a lakeeffect warning in effect there, forecasters predicting 18 inches. Another blast of snow is moving into the northeast saturday. In michigan, low visibility is blamed for this 40car pileup on u. S. 31 at muskegan. Tow trucks pulling cars off the median, closing the highway. The white house conditions out here started a chain reaction. It was chaotic, as you can imagine. Reporter in rockton, illinois, a convertible sliced through this semi. Police say snow was a factor. Millions of americans are suffering bonechilling cold. In texas, work crews are out prepping the roads. Those frigid temperatures now dipping as far south as charleston, south carolina. And it will be the coldest new years eve for much of the lower 48 in decades. Windchills make it feel like minus 8 in boston, minus 25 in minneapolis. Frostbite can set in in just 30 minutes. Happy new year reporter in new york city it will feel like 4 below zero when the ball drops. Chuck seibertson, abc news, new york. Its also cold in china, were artists have created a village of intricate frozen works of art. The 2018 International Ice and snow sculpture festival features national landmarks, frozen palaces, and ice slides lit up with l. E. D. Lights. 10,000 artists were involved in constructing the exhibit. Although organizers admit large machinery has replaced much of the labor. If you want to see the sculptures, you still have time to make the trip. It runs through the end of february in the northeast chinese province. Now to that devastating fire in the bronx. Officials say it was a 3yearold boy playing with burners on a stove who started thursday nights fire. At least 12 people were killed. Abc News Reporter Erielle Reshef has more. Reporter a first look inside the charred hallway of this new york apartment, the path of destruction after flames raced up these stairs, claiming 12 lives including four children. Fire travels up. The stairway acted like a chimney. It took the fire so quickly upstairs that people had very little time to react. Reporter the walls blackened by smoke. Water still dripping from floors above. Fire officials revealing the deadly blaze ignited in the kitchen of a first floor unit. It started from a young boy, 3 1 2 years old, playing with the burners on the stove. Reporter that boys mother coming out of the shower to find smoke. Officials say the fire spread so quickly in part because she left the door open when she fled the apartment with her son and 2yearold. The call coming in just before 7 00. Fire in a multiple dwelling on multiple floors. Reporter more than 160 firefighters race to go the racing to the scene, arriving within three minutes, performing cpr on the injured as they were whisked away. Weve got a child trapped, unknown floor. Reporter as many as 20 people crammed onto the fire escapes in the frigid conditions trying to outrun the fast moving flames. Those who managed to get out, facing single digit temperatures, many with no shoes or coats. Red cross and neighbors rush to rushing to keep the victims warm. What do i do . Where do i go from here . Reporter families sharing horse breaking stories of loss. Oh, jesus. Four from one family. Come on, now. Reporter those four victims including shawntay young, her aunt and two cousins on the fifth floor. This man says his son who was in the army died trying to help his next door neighbors get out. I couldnt find him. Then i knew something was wrong. Reporter maria batiste trapped in a bathroom with her 8monthold granddaughter, calling her family in the final moments. The smoke overcame her. Everything happened so quick. Reporter Erielle Reshef, abc news, new york. President trump visited one of his florida golf clubs again yesterday. He invited some 60 members of the coast guard and a round of golf to thank them for their work in the hurricanes in texas and florida. The president is enjoying his break from washington, even sitting down for a impromptu interview with the New York Times. Abc News Reporter david wright has more. Reporter as his first year in office quickly winds down, President Trump appears to be in a jovial mood. It was the 17th hole. I think all of you were watching my shot, right . Did you see it . A shot and a birdie, and i made it. Reporter back at the clubhouse, sitting down with a New York Times reporter, even the ongoing russia investigation doesnt seem to bother trump. The president assured the reporter 16 times in a 30minute interview that there was no collusion between his campaign and the russians. Gone were his recent snipes at the integrity of fbi investigators. Its a shame whats happened with the fbi. Reporter instead, the president said repeatedly that he thinks special counsel bob muellers investigation will be fair. Trump did however say he thinks the investigation makes the country look very bad, and it puts the country in a very bad position. For months now its been a white house talking point that mueller should wrap up his investigation by the end of the year or shortly thereafter. I dont know how much longer it could possibly go on. But were in great hopes that it wraps up. Reporter trump admitted to the times that may have been wishful thinking. Timing wise, i cant tell you. I just dont know. But i think well be treated fairly. David wright, abc news, washington. Still ahead on abc 7 mornings, the best skaters in the country are in san jose this weekend. Hopes are high for some hometown magic on the road to the olympics. First, a live look outside from the abc 7 exploratorium camera. Heres a live look outside from our abc 7 roof camera. Good saturday morning to you. We hope your weekend is off to a great start. There are some minor changes ahead in the forecast. Lisa argen returns in a little bit to let us know what we cash expect as we ring in 2018. Several area state parks will offer a way to ring in 2018 with a series of special hikes on new years day. Dose docents, rangers, and volunteers will lead the hikes as part of the seventh annual first day hikes across california, including mt. Diablo, angel island, mt. Tam, and big basin red woods state park. Find more information on abc7news. Com. Happening today, take advantage of the nice weather in San Francisco to enjoy some silent disco yoga, sponsored by outdoor yoga sf. The event at baker beach allows you to heal the soul and recharge from busy city life. When you go, bring headphones like the people you see here, which lets you listen to your own music while practicing yoga at the same time. The class begins at noon. Not a bad way to end the year on that note. Thats right. Well have some clouds out there. Well call it partly cloudy. Should be a nice mild afternoon, even at the coast. Check it out from mt. Tam, isnt this beautiful . But boy, its cold. In the north bay, its 30 in santa rosa, 32 in novato, 33 on the coast. Numbers with the fog in the north bay, you can barely see it there, but a nice rebound in store. Well talk about a dry end of the year and a wet start to the new year, coming up. Lisa, thank you. Also ahead, christmas is over but the warriors were still in the spirit of giving. How far they gave away the game last night against the hornets. Welcome back, everyone. Were taking another live look this morning from our abc 7 roof camera. The current temperature in San Francisco is 50 degrees. A hazy start to the day. Lisa will return in a little bit with the forecast. In sports, warrior superstar steph curry has been cleared to return to tonights game after he missed 11 games with an ankle injury. Tonight golden state takes on memphis. Last night the hornets were in town hoping to win their third home game of the season. Heres Anthony Florez with the details in this mornings sports report. Good morning, everyone. Charlotte was the first game steph curry missed after sprang his ankle and it will be the last. The warriors came in with a 91 record without curry on the court. A fast start by klay thompson, had 13 points in the first, 20 for the half. Finished with 24. Dwight howard doing damage for the hornets and the paint. He had 30 before the break, tied at 53 before recess. Kevin durant rolled his ankle but stayed in and looked all right here. He had 27 points. The dubs couldnt turn on the jets. Nice pass from Marvin Williams to howard. Howard finished with 29. And turnovers, well, those were the dubs achilles heel again. Charlotte with 32 points, off 18. Dubs give away. The dubs lose it 111100. Curry back on the court later tonight. Womens hoops. Pac12 play against ucla. Brittany mcfee led. All scorers with 26 points as the cardinal pulled away. Dekalb women won. As for the men, theyre at stanford tonight. Usc taking on ohio state at the cotton bowl. Rough start for trojans quarterback sam darnold. The route is on. Ohio state on offense. J. T. Barrett calling his own number. Its the right call. He races 28 yards for the touchdown. It was 240 buckeyes at one point. Frustration begins to boil over late for usc as the buckeyes snap a sevengame losing streak to the trojans. 247 the final. The 49ers will try to make it five in a row when they head to l. A. In the Season Finale on sunday. Last night for the 30th straight year, the offensive linemen got together to celebrate their season. Abc 7 news was at the house of prime rib as they ate like kings, like they have done every season since 1987. Look at the prime. Center Daniel Kilgore is always honored to be a part of the feast. This is my seventh year being part of this dinner. Its such a great dinner, it celebrates the offensive line, towards the end of the year. Its a dinner for everybody to go out, ending a great year. And we had some of that prime rib here at the station. I have to tell you, it was some great eats. Thats a look at your morning sports. Have a great weekend and a happy new year. Good saturday morning to you. You may be tired of this persistent ridge of High Pressure but certainly not tired of that, a pretty shot, a nice way to wake up. Mt. Tam with the painted sky there. Low clouds allowing for Poor Visibility in parts of the north bay. A pretty good weekend, although clouds will continue to increase. Temperatures in the low to mid60s. Today above average, as well as tomorrow. Well get into a little more cloud cover. There is a system offshore that eventually will bring us some wet weather. It looks like well see a couple of days of wet weather. Outside we go. ,here well be looking at just a little bit of patchy fog into the east bay. Most of it is in the north bay. And we look for better visibility as we go through the day. Then we have the haze to contend with because it is a spare the air day. Up to the north, 3 4 mile in petaluma. Boy, is it cold out there with temperatures ranging from below freezing in the north bay, santa rosa, 32 in novato, mid30s from san ramon, 46 in fremont, low 40s for you in the south bay. 43 at half moon bay. We have several weather stations. One of them reporting 39 degrees. From our exploratorium camera, you can see the beginning of daylight here with hazy conditions throughout the afternoon. In fact for the entire holiday weekend, weve had that it seems like day after day, week after week. It will be dry for new years eve celebrations. Then rainy conditions develop for the middle of next week. So lets get going with that and show you our storm impact scale. We rate our storms 1 to 5. The next few systems coming in will be a number 1, rainfall estimates a half inch to inch in half. By midday wednesday, well be a little bit wet. Scattered showers. By the afternoon, perhaps the evening commute, more showers. Some steady rain into thursday morning. Scattered showers, but by friday morning into friday afternoon, were looking at that last push of rain. These systems bringing up s subtropical moisture. Notice rainfall amounts vary quite widely, 3 4 inch in San Francisco, 1 2 inch in the north bay, 4 10 to 1 2 inch in the east bay. Still several days out, be sure to check back with us. The statewide forecast has been record warmth. Yesterday, 89 in los angeles. Today, 74. Look at what the revellers will have to deal with tomorrow. 9 above in chicago, 20 in st. Louis. How about minus 6 for the high today in minneapolis. Spare the air today with 62 in livermore, 61 san rafael, 63 in napa. These numbers about 10 degrees above average. Download our accuweather app and youll notice the numbers still stay mild. But the clouds will continue to increase throughout new years eve, new years day, a slight chance of showers at night on tuesday. Wednesday, thursday, and friday bringing in that rain, finally. So hopefully we can keep that trend going. Yes, we certainly need it. Lisa, thank you so much. The u. S. Figure skating championships have arrived in san jose. Its the final step in choosing who represents team usa at the winter olympics. Yesterday it was americas future skating stars who took their turn at center ice. Reporter on their biggest stage yet, these athletes soak up their moment in the spotlight. We practice really hard for like this day, especially since its in the bay. Reporter at the u. S. Figure skating championships in san jose, peninsula pairs team alison kim and ethan musladen are making their debut at the national level. Were pretty nervous too. Its kind of a combination of nervous and excitement. Reporter this weekend, its the lower level competitors who are hitting the ice at solar for america, one of the largest ice rink facilities in the country. Senior level skaters will compete at the s. A. P. Center next week to determine the olympic team. There are nearly 400 athletes competing at these championships, the culmination of hours of hard work and perseverance. San jose stands to benefit. The city previously hosted nationals back in 2012. Tourism Officials Say the event generated more than 23 million in Economic Impact that year, and they expect the numbers to be even higher this time around. This is typically a slow time for san jose hotels. And to have a big event coming at this time of year, it really helps the local economy, downtown hotels, and brings more people into the area that would not normally be here. Reporter bay area coach and former champion derrick dellmore says its gate to have the competition close to home. Its nice to see not just for hockey, not just the sharks, but huge support for the past champions and future champions being created this weekend. Reporter a chance to impress among the very best, even if these two dont always get along. Do you guys get along . No. No, not really. Reporter thats okay. The audience thought they were great. Tickets are Still Available for the senior level competitions. For more information head over to our website, abc7news. Com. Next, a Lucky Lottery ticket tears apart two long time friends. Why one is considering legal action. Here are the winning numbers from last nights 306 million Mega Millions drawing. 4, 10, 18, 28, 62. The mega number, 7. Nobody picked all six, so tuesday nights jackpot goes up to 343 million. A waitress in arkansas is considering legal action after a long time friend and coworker ran off with a Lottery Ticket they were supposed to share. Leslie underwood and mandy van houten, waitress at the same drivein, when they opened the lottery scratchoff tickets their boss gave them for christmas, with the understanding any winnings would be split. Mandy scratched off a 300,000 top prize ticket, 150,000 for each, or so leslie thought. We talked about how life changing it would be and what we would do with the money. She even talked about giving back because it was a blessing. She decided to take it and run. Took it and ran. Leslie next saw mandy in this photo posing with a 300,000 check. Mandy wasnt at work last week and hasnt returned phone calls. By the way, mandy is the only one who signed the back of the ticket. Jedi, beware. Youre about to meet a 5yearold star wars fan who now has the power to fight the force. A Storm Trooper hand jacob tagger t er ttaggert f was born with just a thumb and partial fingers on his right hand. Hes been so frustrated trying to change and to fit in with the other kids. We have customized it to meet his size and shape requirements and weve also customize it can to meet his personality by making it a Storm Trooper hand. And thanks to a nonprofit, jacob can now battle it out like hes never been able to before. Good to see him smiling. Final weather check with lisa. Were starting out with some fog, a little haze this afternoon. A spare the air alert with low 60s in concord and napa. The accuweather sevenday forecast, were dry and cloud throughout the rest of the year. Then the new year begins dry. Wednesday, thursday, and friday, featuring light rain showers on and off. Friday looks to be the biggest impact. Looking at some high elevation snow. So finally a change on the way. Good to see the storm impact scale finally working its way back into the forecast model. Yes, finally. Lisa, thanks. And thanks to you for joining us on abc 7 mornings. Im chris nguyen alongside lisa argen. The news continues online on twitter, facebook, and instagram. Good morning america is next. Abc 7 news continues at 8 00 a. M. Well see you then. Good morning, america. This morning, killer cold. The deep freeze from coast to coast claiming lives. The blinding snow, frozen falls and ice coated rivers along with massive pileups with more snow falling right now. Plus, this elk herd saved. Good work. Whoo our weather team tracking this bitter blast. Swatting death. Police body cameras rolling. Show your hands. Walk this way. Authorities say a prank call led to an innocent mans death. The arrest this morning over a thousand miles away. Dueling jackpots, Mega Millions growing even larger overnight as hopeful millionaires snap up tickets for tonights powerball drin
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