>> all the more reason we need to start fixing infrastructure of the united states. >> reporter: debut run from seattle to portland, first to carry commuters on new high speed route going further inland to improve travel times. >> wondering if did dry runs before passengers were aboard. it's terrible thing, very upsetting. >> reporter: scott cardy, abc news, seattle. >> if you have questions about friends and family, amtrak hotline 1-800-523-9101. we've been following the latest details all day long. download the updated abc7 news app. get push alerts. power is back on at world's busiest airport but problems after massive power outage in atlanta, more than 400 flights cancelled, including some from the bay area. and could be days before affected passengers make it to destinations. >> reporter: frustration and fatigue from this atlanta couple. been at sfo since yesterday. >> flight canceled midday and got stranded at airport. >> delta can't rebook until tomorrow. these ladies on canceled frontier flight received worse news, next flight isn't until after christmas on december 28th. >> we have no plan. no way we can get out of here. just crying. >> reporter: 11-hour power outage brought hartfield jackson international airport to a standstill. fire in underground facility. so fierce it knocked out backup system. spokesman for sfo says that not likely to happen here. >> airport gets power from two different places. two different cities and san mateo. can run 100% off a single location. >> reporter: and has generators. while reassuring, don't matter to these passengers who want to get home. >> hard to be away from family right now. we need to get back. >> reporter: few steps away this mom is thrilled, her flight to atlanta is on time. nothing would keep her from home on the holidays. >> would have to drive with baby across the country. >> reporter: all the flights leaving this afternoon and evening are on time. tiffany wilson, abc7 news. if you're worried about the delays affecting packages, fedex and ups tell abc7 news that he didn't affect operations. up to six people announced running for mayor. >> lyanne melendez live at city hall with more on the political climate there. >> reporter: now we have six. mayor ed lee's memorial was yesterday but any political analyst will tell you efforts to take his place started days ago. london breed is interim mayor, left by back door to avoid talking about potential run for the office. regardless i asked her. >> people caught up in the frenzy and want to know and be the first. fact of the matter is we lost our mayor, focus has to be on taking care of san francisco. >> reporter: long-time political observer says there's a lot of positioning going on right now. >> every politician in town is saying appropriate calming, somber, solemn words about the passing of the word and backroom conversations are nonstop. >> reporter: two supervisors are circulating, mark farrell and jane kim at same event as breed. >> strongly considering it and will be making a decision shortly. >> reporter: mark leno turned in papers last thursday and allison alyoetto did so today. another candidate is assemblyman dave chu. june 5th, 2018. anyone thinking of running for mayor has to have a clear vision what they want for the city. >> address homelessness, remain economically vibrant, remain a beacon of civil rights to the world. >> reporter: today's event proved to be excellent setting for politicians, health department expanded beds for homeless people in respite program. went from 45 to 75 beds for homeless people recovering after they leave the hospital. shelter is located in jane kim's district. of course as we all know, london breed is a big advocate for the homeless. live at city hall, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. tributes honoring mayor lee will continue this week, community candlelight vigil in chinatown portssmith square. latest fire on tully road near monterey highway, stopped the flames before they reached nearby mobile home park. suspect someone set it on purpose just like fires at homeless camps along i-680 the past week. smoke rising out of oakland when fire broke out there in homeless encampment, underneath interstate 580. nobody was hurt. firefighters hope that calm winds today and tomorrow help them gain ground on one of the biggest and most destructive fires in california history. one commander called it a critical time before warmer weather next week. thomas fire, still threatening people. one firefighter died from injuries battling the flames. 420 square miles burned in last two weeks. it's been a dry december in the bay area but we're getting close to first significant rainfall in a while. it's right now now, sunny and pleasanty cool. most locations around the bay area no more than about 1% of the average rainfall. santa rosa .04, trace amounts in livermore and san jose. may be more in next 24 to 46 hours. as it gets cooler, high clouds moving in tonight and early tomorrow morning. tomorrow will be dry, next chance of rain is approaching frontal system northwest at the moment. looks like wet weather may arrive as early as tomorrow night. how much? closer look in a few minutes. we know the names of father and son goat rock beach in jenner, sonoma county. went into the water to rescue son and another child swept out yesterday afternoon. hernandez and son axel did not survive. other child made it out on his own. sky7 flew above china beach when coast guard and rescuers recovered a woman's body. u.s. park police working to figure out if woman was victim of a crime. name not released. bay area swimmers had cold water thrown on routine today. half a dozen hearty souls back out at aquatic park in san francisco. scheduled to reopen after sea lion attacks sent swimmers to hospital. park department announced swimming ban stay in wednesday. experienced swimmers have braved it for decades but observers wonder, if they're tempting fate. >> it's like jauz tlt, some people don't listen. take off a leg. some people don't listen. signs saying stay out of the water, stay out of the water. you know what i'm saying? >> swimmers today were allowed to finish laps. marine biologists believe could be the same animal in all three attacks. celebrity chef and bay area restaurant owner joins us. judge on ninth circuit court of appeals stepping down, latest to leave a job because of harassment claims. plus -- >> i will be the best nfl owner that you can imagine. >> p diddy wants to buy an nfl team and apparently steph curry wants in. solution to bay area's traffic troubles. you'll be coughing up some of the money to pay the bill. outside, san francisco skyway, parking lot. congested. >> and hazy. nobo weaving your own shoes... by out of flax. or simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. we all know traffic in the bay area can be a mess. looking at traffic in san jose on the left and bay bridge toll plaza which looks decent right now. tolls may be taking a big jump, if, if, voters approve it next year. talking about increase of possibly $3. talk of even bigger spending plan ahead to relieve bay area traffic. david louis is live along 101 in san jose with what could be waiting ahead for us. >> reporter: we all feel the pain of clogged highways and backups, cleaning up all the congestion is projected to cost billions of dollars. to help pay for that, you mentioned that voters will be asked next year to raise bay bridge and other state-owned tolls to pay for it. may not stop with that. regional measure 3 would follow two $1 increases that voters approved in 1998 and 2004, but this time could be as much as $3 to add more rail cars to b.a.r.t. fleet, extend it to downtown san jose and freeway interchanges. >> we all feel the pain. we believe the public will be supportive of this. done two poles in 2017 which show strong support throughout the region. >> reporter: indicated 56% would support $3 bridge increase. only a simple majority is required. provide relief in short time frame. but there is recognition by. is puchlt. are, bay area megameasure is mentioned as possibility. may need to raise as much as $900 billion. compared to $4 billion to $5 billion it's projected to raise. >> right now just a lot of ideas. would have to be a lot of work throughout the bay area with regional areas to see what with he would do. right now it's talk. >> congestion increased 84% past four years. typical commuter equivalent of 3 1/2 work days slowly. building consensus. nine bay area counties, 101 cities and two dozen transit agencies to find the right solutions. live at san jose, david louis, abc7 news. facebook is cracking down on what is known as engagement bait. tactic designedto artificially inflate company's reach on the news feed algorithm. spammy posts that try to drum up posts, like this if you're aries, will be demoted. claims the algorithms can detect the bait and tell the difference between spam and sincere posts. steph curry, p diddy and now colin kaepernick want in, part of a group interested in buying the carolina panthers franchise after jerry -- said he was selling the team. sean colmes announced intentions on instagram. >> i would be the best nfl owner that you can imagine. i will immediately address the colin kaepernick situation. >> i'm sure that's what nfl owners want to hear. this morning steph tweeted, i want in on the ownership group. richardson won't entertain offers until the end of the season. and much as i want steph, owners need you in the deal. it's exclusive club. it's not costco. >> scan membership card. >> likelihood they would be entertained as serious group is low. >> and cost -- >> $2 billion or $3 billion at this point. maybe if you had somebody super wealthy. >> could probably raise the billions but still need to be invited in. >> can't just say you want in. >> larry is in though. >> i wouldn't be invited either. i'm all in with arrival of rain this week. not much but enough for me to get excited, although that doesn't take much. live doppler 7. sunny i skies. cool but should be this time of the year. so dry. sutro tower over san francisco, mainly sunny, temperatures in upper 50s, san francisco, oakland, mountain view, mt. tam over the bay, we have a few clouds in the sky but mainly sunny. napa, 60, 57 at livermore. another live view of the soon-to-be setting sun. beautiful. showers arrive late tomorrow, evening perhaps, into wednesday. north bay, swinging south and east. winter begins this thursday. dry and sunny start to winter. overnight, increasing clouds, low to mid-30s in north bay and inland east bay. upper 30s near bay, 44 is morning low in san francisco. tomorrow clouds increase in the north bay where high temperatures will be upper 60s to around the bay low 50s. san jose, warmest, high of 64. bring in the storm impact scale. approaching system ranks one, light intensity arriving tuesday night, continuing into early wednesday morning. bringing light showers. less than .2 inches of rain. animation starting 8:00 tomorrow night, showers north, swinging southward. 11:00 look for rain moving toward golden gate through marin county. little bit later, 1:00 a.m. or so, moving to parts of the east bay and peninsula. 4:00 a.m., south bay and out of here. dry after that wet start. snow in the sierra from the frontal system, half inch up to six inches at donner and tahoe city. seven-day forecast. relatively light storm, one on the impact scale and partial clearing after morning showers. thursday, 8:28 winter solstice arrives. mainly sunny days. dry to start winter. monday christmas day, ho, ho, ho. can't wait to open gifts. >> is that the animated santa? >> a hint. >> adorable. long lines for folktis hopi for helping hand in season. one person w east bay family is getting early holiday gift. albany hill mini mart, workers know who the $40 million super lotto plus winner is but they're not telling. 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can continue holiday traditions without taking money from normal bills. >> like me. work a lot of hours and girlfriend works a lot to provide for family and pay rent. outrageous, work butts off every day, do what we have to do to survive in silicon valley. >> reporter: it's not just food, kids register for the toy box. parents able to pick out toys and books for families. >> i love seeing the parents come. volunteers are great helping them choose toys. >> reporter: still needs toys, about 8,000 short. if you'd like to help, go to abc7news.com, we have a link with more information. matt keller, abc7 news. president trump outlining his new security strategy. >> any nation that trades away its prosperity for security will end up losing both. >> closer look at plan and how it could affect international relations. big shake-up in the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco, judge forced i'm worried. i have this medical bill...oll, huh? dave, you have anthem and they have people to 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kozinski in the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco. carolyn with the latest. >> called weinstein effect. first entertainment, then politics, now legal profession. that was alex kozinski last week on three-judge panel hearing climate change case. after 32 years he retired after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct from women like emily murphy, now a professor at uc hastings college of law, accused judge of suggesting she exercise naked. stanford law professor. >> when that misconduct is inabled, perpetrated or condoned in legal profession, it's especially problematic, sends message to women that they don't have access to justice. >> allegations span decades, some pointing to 1968 appearance on the show "the dating game" as example of his behavior towards women. judge kozinski issued a statement saying in part, it grieves me to learn that i caused any of my clerks discomfort, never my attempt. while allegations start coming every day, larry represented a watershed case in 1984 that captured stantial attention and ended with punitive damages for secretary rena weeks who sued her boss and won. >> i hope the message to all women is go ahead and stand up. because i think it's reaching a critical mass now. >> in his statement judge kozinski said he sincerely apologized. appointed to the appeals court by president ronald reagan. president donald trump will appoint his successor. in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, abc7 news. accusations of sexual misconduct led to resignation of regional director with california democratic party. chess log's twitter page. stepped down after 23-year-old woman claimed he sexually assaulted her, alleged to happen at airport hotel last year. president trump outlined new national security strategy today and president who ran on putting america first detailed a policy that could sharply alter relationships. kenneth is live with details. >> reporter: not a speech typically given but white house says it's one president trump was very excited to deliver to the american people and the world. president trump's new national security strategy. >> and we will stand up for our country like we have never stood up before. >> reporter: president pushing america first policy onto the global stage, refocusing the relationship u.s. has with countries across the world. puts heavy emphasis on economic competition, labelling china a strategic competitor. long been critical of china's trading practices. >> any nation that trades away its prosperity for security end up losing both. >> reporter: also words for russia, change from warm words with vladimir putin. >> we will attempt to build a great relationship with those and other countries but in manner that always protects our national interest. >> reporter: making clear won't back down on issues that alienate other countries. including climate change and immigration. hard line on defense, making case for more spending to build up military and build his wall on the u.s./mexico border. >> strategy breaks from the damaging defense sequester. we're going to get rid of that. > reporter: trump also addressed north korea threat. renewed call for united nations and nato to spend more on defense, says the u.s. will insist on others paying their share. >> president called russia a rival power but didn't mention them meddling in the 2016 election, correct? >> reporter: correct. didn't mention russia meddling in his speech. but document from administration outlining the national security strategy did, said that russia engaged in cybercampaign to quote, undermine the legitimacy of democrats, no word from the white house on why the president left out those critical words in his speech. >> thanks to you. president trump's private lawyers and robert mueller's team expected to meet tomorrow. regarding mueller's problem into russian influence in the 2016 election. lawyers argued to congress that the documents were the president's property and contained materials that should have been protect bid attorney/client privilege. president trump is apparently not worried. >> i can't imagine there's something? on them frankly. as we said, no collusion. >> question is what is the white house afraid of? let's let them finish the job and get the facts. >> democrats say there's no such thing as private documents on american public government e-mail system. newest addition to hall of presidents in walt disney world when it reopens tomorrow. animated figure will help tell the story of the american presidency. envisioned by walt disney to honor the presidents. parent company of abc7. celebrity chef tyler florence, somebody is excited to talk to him in a few minutes here. going to get recipes. >> so embarrassed. new ways city of san jose is trying to combat illegal fireworks this christmas eve. ask finney is just ahead. post with #askfinney. i'll answer in a few minutes. another all right. consumer news time. ask finney. 7 on your side's michael finney here. just back 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