Its the golden ticket. Reporter as for the rest, well, they spent the day with friends and eternal hope. Well, keep waiting, see what happens. Reporter in oakland, wayne freedman, abc7 news. But you still have to get there early for the event, right . Because first come, first served . Im very confused. Still. At least some people have tickets now. Yes. All right, it was a big day in the nations capital. A new congress was sworn in and now democrats have control of the house with San Francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi at the helm. Now, this change comes as democrats battle with President Trump over the partial Government Shutdown. Abc News Reporter Kenneth Moton is live on capitol hill with the latest. Kenneth. Reporter ama it was the first time weve seen President Trump in the press Briefing Room today. We can also report that he didnt take questions, but he congratulated nancy pelosi before making the case for his border wall. President trumps surprise appearance inside the White House Press Briefing Room with Border Patrol agents. On a busy day in washington, the president working to take back the spotlight in his fight for a border wall. Without a wall, you cannot have border security, without a very strong form of barrier. Call it what you will, but without a wall, you cannot have border security. Reporter on capitol hill, nancy pelosi regaining the gavel, first woman to become the speaker of the house more than a decade ago making history again. I now call the house to order on behalf of all of americas children. Reporter the 116th congress, more women, more diverse. Our nation is at an historic moment. Two months ago, the American People spoke and demanded a new dawn. Reporter with House Democrats now in control, first up, a showdown with President Trump in the middle of a partial Government Shutdown. Democrats will be offering the Senate Republican appropriations legislation to reopen government later today. Reporter House Democrats moving to approve bills which fund the government but not President Trumps southern border wall. Do you solemnly swear that reporter Vice President pence swore in members of the senate where house bills are a nonstarter for the gop majority. Despite voting for a similar vote two weeks ago that passed the house. The senate will not take up any proposal which does not have a chance of passing this chamber and getting a president ial signature. So lets not waste the time. Reporter this evening, House Democrats are still at work here on capitol hill. In a couple of hours, theyre expected to vote to approve funding to reopen the government but not the president s border wall. Again, Senate Republicans are not expected to vote on any of those measures. The president has invited congressional leaders back to the white house tomorrow to continue discussions, ama. Kenneth, how unusual was it for President Trump to actually go into the White House Press Briefing Room today . Reporter ama, very. We were surprised. In fact, press secretary Sarah Sanders actually made a call for a fiveminute warning. Thats all she gave us was a fiveminute warning over at the white house for this briefing, then she announced the president would come in. The president is obviously trying to take away some of the spotlight, take away the focus of this historic day here on capitol hill for congress, but just to give you some tidbits, some highlights about how exactly diverse this congress is, the fact that there are 102 women, the most ever this nations ever seen, the most diverse as well, the first somali refugee, the first Muslim American congresswoman, also the youngest member of congress, a woman, a new york democrat by the name of alexandria ocasiocortez. Ama . Kenneth moton reporting from washington, d. C. , thank you. Representative brad sherman from Southern California is expected to introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump. Sherman and a handful of other democrats pushed resolutions to impeach the president in the last congress. The house blocked those resolutions twice with the help of democrats who said the effort was premature. House leader nancy pelosi hasnt ruled out impeachment but says its a divisive activity that needs support from both parties. A texas man is feeling the pain of the Government Shutdown literally. Josh snyder of austin broke his leg. He was hiking with a friend from San Francisco on Christmas Eve now, this happened at Big Bend National park near the u. S. mexico border. Snyder had to be carried a mile and a half to safety by his friends and a few strangers because there were no Services Available at the park due to the shutdown. I was actually looking forward to the park being pretty empty, because that means that not as many people would go because it was shut down. So, i didnt expect to need any of the services that i was going to require. But snyder said he knew what to expect in terms of the park and other services because he spent a day at a different National Park during a Government Shutdown earlier this year. The shutdown is also forcing some drastic action by the mayor of washington, d. C. Because of its special status, the district is subject to federal laws. That means courthouses are closed, so no marriage licenses are being issued. D. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser plans to introduce emergency legislation that would allow the district to continue issuing marriage licenses, and she hopes it will be passed quickly enough to allow people to tie the knot. Fears of a weakening Global Economy and a warning from apple sent stocks down today. [ cheers and applause ] stocks plunged after apple warned its iphone sales in china are slowing down. Big exporters Like Technology and Industrial Companies posted the biggest losses. Apple fell 10 , losing 74 billion in value. The dow jones fell 660 points. The techheavy nasdaq was down 202 points, and the s p 500 lost 62. Also falling, temperatures. Oh, yeah. Another really cold morning in the bay area. Close to freezing in many areas. Abc7 news was in San Francisco at the Ferry Building where commuters were bundled up in heavy coats, scarves, gloves, and even had their coffee, trying to keep themselves warm. And now theyre going to get ready for something else, rain, spencer christian. Thats right, the cold weather will be replaced by a wet and sometimes windy pattern starting this weekend, but right now we just have a little bit of an increase in clouds as you can see on live doppler 7. A little bit of a haze here today as well. No doubt theres been wood burning the last few days with the cold pattern, so weve had a buildup. Particulate matter in the atmosphere and High Pressure has sort of compressed and trapped air the at the surface, thus declining air quality, but Beautiful Day nonetheless. Current temperature readings are 53 here in San Francisco. Low to mid50s oakland, mountain view, san jose, upper 50s morgan hill and half moon bay. Check out this sunset view from our emeryville camera. Just stunningly beautifu. Temperatures in the low to mid50s at santa rosa, napa, petaluma, fairfield, concord and livermore. Thats headed our way. Heres the forecast starting at 11 00 p. M. Clouds continue to increase tomorrow and theres our approaching storm that will be moving in on saturday, bringing periods of heavy downpours and strong, gusty winds, just the beginning of a long series of wet days coming our way. Ill give you a closer look at the sevenday forecast in a few minutes. All right, see you then. Domestic violence charges against former 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster have been dropped. Foster had been scheduled to be arraigned today in hillsborough county, florida, but prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence to file charges. Foster, youll recall, was arrested in november after his former girlfriend said he slapped her and slapped her phone out of her hand. The 49ers released foster after that incident. Hes had numerous offthefield issues in addition to that, but was claimed nevertheless on waivers by the redskins. A 6yearold girl was injured by gunfire on new years eve. Her condition said to be improving. The encouraging moment for doctors today. Plus, a big drop in oaklands crime rate. What the police chief is crediting. And the first snow survey of the winter. The snowpack is 80 of average, oh oh oh ozempic® announcer people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of onceweekly ozempic®. 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A suspect struck a scooter rider during a chase that stretched from los angeles to San Diego County today. Take a look. You can see, were going to show you the smashed windshield right there from the impact with the scooter rider. The victim was taken to the hospital, fortunately with nonlifethreatening injuries. The chase started when the driver failed to yield to a traffic stop. After two hours of pursuit, the suspect pulled over on southbound i5 near camp pendleton. There was a short standoff before he was taken into custody. An update on the 6yearold oakland girl hit in the head by celebratory gunfire on new years eve. Officials with ucsf benioff Childrens Hospital said shes improving and is speaking. The bullet cant be removed from her skull, and because of that, police wont be able to do a ballistics test to match the bullet to a gun, which will make it difficult to solve this case. Oakland city leaders say they are encouraged by the new crime report that shows a big drop in crime stats all across the board, and they Say Community involvement has been key. Abc7 News Reporter ancer husset is live with the story. Reporter larry, oakland city leaders say theyre not doing random policing anymore, they are focused on a strategy with results and say the new numbers prove that its working. There is much more work to be done. Reporter oakland city leaders seem to have something to celebrate, an 11 drop in all serious crimes. This represents an unprecedented, sixyear reduction in homicides and injury shootings combined, six consecutive years. That is unprecedented. Reporter so, what has changed . Oakland city leaders say their strategy. The goal isnt arresting people. The goal is breaking the cycle of violence reporter Oakland Police captain Ann Kirkpatrick says shes encouraged by the results, the lowest homicide rate in almost 20 years, a 25 drop in auto burglaries. Captain joiner says one of their strategies has been Crime Prevention and intervention. What weve tried to do for the last six years is eliminate gang violence. We try to eliminate individuals who were engaged in violence, and more importantly, embraced those who wanted a different way to do different things. Reporter venetia, who grew up in east oakland, says its working. People are reporting it a little faster. Reporter she believes the change in the relationship with police is increasing trust but also realizes that the community has to step up where the city falls short. Since we feel like the police isnt working fast enough or were not getting our right amount of justice, i feel like us as a community and us as in one voice could do a lot. Reporter now, one of the programs is operation ceasefire, aimed at reducing gangrelated gun violence. They say the program has been so effective that big cities like chicago and new orleans are looking to implement the same program in their cities as well. In oakland, ansar hasan, abc7 news. Anser, thank you. San francisco had 46 homicides in 2018. That was a drop of ten from the previous year. San jose had 27. That was down from 34 in 2017. And richmond, they had 18 homicides. That was up from 15 the previous year. Uber issued a Statement Today saying its devastated by the death of a driver in Sonoma County yesterday. The 50yearold driver identified only as john suffered a heart attack and died while driving in the middle lane of 101 in petaluma. Highway patrol says his car rolled off the highway with two passengers inside. Both jumped out of the vehicle before it even came to a stop. One returned to the vehicle to perform cpr on the driver, who later died at the hospital. We are getting our first look at the justcompleted, 550 million expansion of the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Its taken ten years to finish the project. This morning, mayor london bree joined officials, tourism and hospitality leaders as well as members of the community to celebrate the reopening of the building. This wasnt necessarily an area that so many of us ever spent time in. And to see it grow into what i think is one of the best Convention Centers anywhere is absolutely amazing. The expansion includes more than 504,000 square feet of contiguous space, almost double what it used to have. There is a new 50,000squarefootballroom for major speeches and receptions. Its the only Convention Center in the country to achieve the highest level of environmental sustainability. California is off to a drier than normal start on the rainy season, according to state water officials. The state department of Water Resources conducted a snowpack survey today. Early storms in november and december brought some snow to the sierra, but water content is below average and the snowpack is just 67 of normal. While the measurement isnt ideal, Officials Say conditions have improved since last year. While these results are below average, they are a stark contrast to where we were last year, where there was just patches of snow at this location. Reporter officials blame Climate Change for the belowaverage survey. Rain is now falling at Higher Elevations than in the past. More rain is about to come. Yeah. And i saw a tweet from mike nicco on abc7 mornings, and he was saying six Straight Days of rain. Oh, wow. Its true. Mike is accurate. Yes. As we all are in the abc7 weather department. Yes, we are. Six days of rain coming our way. Not continuous rain, but six days of some periods of rainfall, and some of them could be heavy. Heres a look at live doppler 7. You can see just a little increase in clouds right now, although the sky remains relatively bright. This is a view of the western sky from the east bay hills camera. A colorful view as the sun is setting behind the clouds. Here are the forecast features. Clouds continue to increase tomorrow. We have a wet, windy storm coming in saturday. Thats just the beginning of a rainy pattern that will continue well into next week. Now, the first storm coming on saturday ranks two on the storm impact scale, a storm of moderate intensity, likely to produce half an inch to one inch of rainfall in most areas, but a lot more in some spots, especially Higher Elevations and the coastal ranges. Downpours are likely. Chance of thunderstorms. Wind generally will gust from 35 to 45 Miles Per Hour with stronger gusts in the Higher Elevations. Heres the forecast animation starting at 5 00 saturday morning. Notice a wave of rather strong, heavy rainfall will be sweeping in, along with strong, gusty wind at that time. It will rain throughout most of the day saturday, tapering off a little bit saturday night during that little bit of a break. Get ready for the next storm. The wind accompanying the storm on saturday will gust, as i said earlier, 35 to 45 Miles Per Hour generally with gusts up to or above 60 Miles Per Hour in some of the Higher Elevations. And rainfall totals by 11 00 saturday night will range generally from half an inch to about 1. 25 inches. And in the sierra, a wint yerp storm watch is in effect from saturday to noon sunday. Western slopes could receive up to 20 inches of snow generally, but up to 35 inches or almost 3 feet of snow in some locations. Travel will be difficult and visibility will be reduced. Now, lets get back to current conditions, sort of current. Going into tonight, overnight, well see partly cloudy skies, low temperatures in the inland valley still on the chilly side, not quite so cold as weve seen the last few mornings. So generally low to mid30s. Not many locations are likely to drop into the 20s tonight. Right around the bayshore line, upper 30s to about 40 will be the low. And on the coastline, well see mainly low 40s. And then tomorrows highs, as clouds increase and we have a few patches of moisture starting to approach the coastline. Well see temperatures ranging from midtoupper 50s, milder in the south bay where highs will reach upper 50s, 59, almost 60 degrees. Cooler just about everywhere else, including the inland east bay with low to mid50s, and well up north, lakeport, ukiah, low to mid50s. Heres a look at the accuweather sevenday forecast. And its going to be a period of wet and active weather after tomorrow. The storm coming in on saturday ranks two on the storm impact scale followed by another moderate storm on sunday, whose heaviest rain will fall in the north bay in the afternoon hours. That continues into monday. Looks like a messy morning commute on monday and maybe wet weather for the College Championship Football Game monday evening at levis stadium. Tuesday, earlymorning showers, then another moderate storm comes in on wednesday. Rainy, windy conditions then with lingering showers into thursday. So a little bit of that rainfall deficit may be made up next week. All right. Thank you so much. All right, big surprise for some Young Warriors fans. Whatwith coverage havinthroughout your home . How about having internet that can help you save on Wireless Phone service . Xfinity gives you the fastest speeds from americas best Internet Provider to stream on all your devices. Plus, with Xfinity Mobile included, you can switch your wireless carrier and save hundreds of dollars a year. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Get started for 29. 99 a month for 12 months. Plus, ask how you can get Xfinity Mobile included so all you pay for is data. Switch today. A surprise announcement today from gma day cohost sara haines. She and her husband are expecting their third child. She showed her sonogram on todays show. The baby is due in july and will join big brother alec and big sister sandra. Gma day airs weekdays at noon on abc7. Before that, its abc7 news at 11 00. And starting monday, it will be on for an hour with more news, more weather and hot topics. Join us every weekday at 11 00 a. M. Right after the view. Again, that starts on monday. And maybe more food on that show, because im going to tell you about an item handmade in south San Francisco. It is in high demand across the country, and you have to say it just the right way. Yes, panatone from roy isnt just for the holidays. We have how its produced. Whats the highest ratio of chocolate to dough that i can get away with without having it be against the law . I am chef and cofounder of from roy. I make one thing. I make panatone. The mixing is a twostage process that began last night with an initial dough that is allowed to ferment, you know, proof overnight for 12 hours. We bring it out of the proofer, add the remainder of the ingredients in a very particular order and cadence, and thats the final dough. Well pull that out, let it rest for 10 or 15 minutes, divide it, preshape it, shape it finally, put it in the molds. And then it goes to proof for five hours. Then we bake it. Over 40 hours, beginning to end. My goal is to have it be accepted that from roy is a giftgiving item and it doesnt have a season. Its 12 months a year. There is no bad time to indulge. Its delicious. Weve tried it. Yes. You can check out abcs new brand at localish. Com. Its also on facebook as well as instagram. Some Young Athletes got advice today about one of the hottest trends in the nba, the three ball tim hardaway made a surprise visit to a warriors youth basketball camp in San Francisco, told the kids that as much fun as it is trying to copy steph curry and klay thompson, youve got to develop basketball fundamentals first. Look at the bounce pass, the lost art of the bounce pass right there. And he warned the kids not to focus on longdistance threepoint shots before you master the basics. I just want to teach the kids and make them understand, youre not Strong Enough to shoot out there just yet. Its fun to shoot out there, but youre not Strong Enough. And they need to hear the truth, and i try to tell them the truth as much as possible and make them understand, the fundamentals of basketball is very, very, very important. And just to show that timmys still got it. He kind of shoots a knuckleball, but nothing but the bottom of the net. The warriors hosting more than a dozen of thesero the bay area this winter, and the current team will play the rockets tonight at oracle. I did the first in a rookie wit the warriors. Oh, fun and i was asking him about the killer crossover. And i said, can you explain how you do that . And he said, bam, bam, bam and im at the hoop. Thats easy. Once its explained to you anybody can do it, yeah. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is apologizing after reports that multiple women were treated inappropriately by staffers during his president ial campaign. What sanders promises for the future. Plus, a new years day tragedy in new york. The allergic reaction possibly it looks like emily cooking faildinner for ten. It looks like jonathan on a date with his wife. Entresto is a Heart Failure medicine that helps your heart so you can keep on doing what you love. In the largest Heart Failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. 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The dow dropped more than 650 points today over concerns about the slowing Global Economy. Technology companies suffered the worst loss in seven years. Russia has indicted an american on espionage charges. Paul whelan was detained in moscow last week. Erin ka tur ski has the latest. Reporter his russian attorney told abc news paul whelan is in good spirits and ready to fight the espionage charges against him. Today the attorney is contesting whelans detention in an isolated cell at a notorious moscow prison, where whelan has been held since his arrest december 28th and where u. S. Ambassador jon huntsman visited and found him in good condition. Whelan was arrested at the upscale Metropol Hotel where he had been staying, according to family, for a relatives wedding. We realized something had gone wrong and paul wasnt where he was supposed to be, but no one knew where he was. Reporter a russian news site tied to its Security Services says he was found with russian operatives. The same site reported whelan tried to recruit russians, first by cultivating them on social media, then by coming to russia to meet them. His lawyer said whelan rejects the charges, but the attorney believes its likely his client will be convicted and then exchanged for a russian being held in the united states. He said it would not necessarily be maria butina, the Russian National who tried to infiltrate conservative political circles. I cant think of any plausible reason that paul was arrested in russia. Reporter whelan had visited russia a number of times so he may have been an easy mark, but he seems an unlikely spy. The marine corps gave him a bad conduct discharge for attempted larceny, the kind of blemish that may make u. S. Intelligence services leery. Prosecutors in saudi arabia are seeking the Death Penalty for five of the eleven suspects in the killing of Washington Post journalist jamal khashoggi. The suspects attended their First Court Hearing today. He was killed on october 2nd at the consulate in istanbul, turkey. He had written articles critical of crown prince bin salman. At first, they denied he had been killed but acknowledged his death several weeks later. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is apologizing after multiple women claim they were treated inappropriately by his staffers during his 2016 president ial campaign. Recent reports by the New York Times and politico detail stories of sexual harassment, pay disparities and demeaning treatment of women by campaign members. Sanders told Anderson Cooper that he was unaware of this alleged treatment and that he promised to do better in the future. I am not going to sit here and tell you that we did everything right in terms of human resources, in terms of addressing the needs that im hearing from now that women felt disrespected, that there was sexual harassment, which was not dealt with as effectively as possible. So, i certainly apologize to any woman who felt that she was not treated appropriately. Politico reports more than two dozen men and women who worked on the sanders president ial campaign have asked for a meeting with the senator and his top advisers. The fbi is joining the manhunt for a suspect in an unprovoked, Fatal Shooting of a 7yearold girl in houston, texas. Jasmine barnes was killed in a driveby shooting on sunday near a walmart parking lot where she was with her mother and three sisters. 30yearold laporsha washington, you see here, she was shot in the arm. She told police that a man driving a red pickup truck pulled up alongside her car and opened fire. A 100,000 reward is now being offered. Part of that reward is coming from nfl star Deandre Hopkins of the houston texans. Hes donating his paycheck from saturdays playoff game to the barnes family. The Southern California house where a couple allegedly tortured their children now has a new owner. The Riverside Press enterprise reports the fourbedroom house in paris sold at auction to an unidentified bidder. The price tag 310,000. Authorities arrested david and Louise Turpin last year on torture charges for allegedly keeping many of their 13 children shackled to their beds. Police say the kids were also beaten and starved. Both have pleaded not guilty. New York Police Say an 11yearold boy died on new years day, possibly after just smelling fish. Oficers responded to reports of an unconscious person at a home in brooklyn. 11yearold camerron jeanpierr was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Witnesses told investigators somebody in the house was cooking fish. Camron did not eat it but may have still had an allergic reaction. Doctors say this is unusual but not unheard of. A North Carolina man is now in custody accused of posing as a pastor to smuggle drugs into a jail. Authorities say 28yearold james mormon used bibles to sneak drugs and other contraband into the Scotland County detention facility about 90 miles east of charlotte. Inmate bryson brown is also facing felony charges. Officers say a number of items, such as illegal substances, were located during a sweep of the facility. A High School Senior in florida says shes being accused of cheating because she improved her s. A. T. Score by more than 300 points. Camilla campbell received a letter from the Testing Company saying her score was invalid. When she took the test the first time, she scored 900. The second time, she got a much higher score, 1230. I did not cheat. I studied and i focused to achieve my dreams. To have your effort taken away from you and them saying, oh, well, we think you cheated, its not fair. She wants to go to Florida State university but says she cant apply until her score is validated. Shes hired an attorney. Possibly new hope for detecting different types of cancer. And it lies in a breathalyzer. The trial getting under way in the united kingdom. Im spencer christian. Sunsets dont get much more colorful than this. Looking westward from emeryville, but we wont see many sunsets like that next week. The accuweather forecast is a breathalyzer thats designed to detect types of cancer is now being tested in the united kingdom. Cancer research uk has launched a twoyear trial of this new device. They call it the breath biopsy. The goal behind the new advice is to find out if exhaled molecules can be useful for cancer detection. Several illnesses are known to create signature smells from the body like typhoid fever reportedly smells like baked bread. While the breath of diabetics reportedly has the aroma of acetone or rotten apples. China says it made History Today with the first ever landing on the far side of the moon. China Central Television says the countrys lunar explorer touched down on the moons largest and oldest impact crater. The far side of the moon is relatively unexplored. The landing is considered a huge milestone for china as it attempts to position itself as a leading space power. Announcer now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. Well start with live doppler 7 showing an increase in clouds over the bay area right now. Overnight chilly once again, not as cold as last night, but lows inland will drop in the low to mid30s some spots and tomorrows highs as clouds continue to increase and rain approaches, highs will be mainly in the midtoupper 50s. Now, lets look ahead. I showed you the forecast animation for this saturday storm earlier. This is for the sunday storm thats going to be pretty strong, rainy, windy pattern coming in on sunday that will continue into monday morning. So mondays going to be a wet and messy day, and it looks like we may have some rain and showers lingering into monday afternoon and monday evening when we have the big College Championship game at levis stadium. So look for a chance of showers there that evening, but they may taper off as the game goes on. Heres the accuweather sevenday forecast. Storms on saturday, sunday and monday will rank two on the storm impact scale, storms of moderate intensity. A lighter storm on tuesday, another moderate storm on wednesday and a light one on thursday. Weve got some rainy days ahead, folks. Yeah, we do. And a wet field, most likely. Thats for sure, yep. The south bay is ground zero for College Football fans with the Playoff National championship only a few days away. We will take you inside playoff fan central before it opens. Whatwith coverage havinthroughout your home . How about having internet that can help you save on Wireless Phone service . Xfinity gives you the fastest speeds from americas best Internet Provider to stream on all your devices. Plus, with Xfinity Mobile included, you can switch your wireless carrier and save hundreds of dollars a year. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. 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Reporter hey, well take you inside the Convention Center in just a bit, but first, look at the signe tteady inallednront ngehin right now to get that expo ready as thousands are expected to take in some of the fun over the weekend. Were less than 24 hours away from the start of the College Football Playoff National championship weekend. And inside the san jose mcenery Convention Center, the sound of progress as vendors prepare for the arrival of big crowds over the next three days. Playoff fan central is a 200,000squarefoot interactive experience, including games, clinics, entertainment, and special guest appearances. Tickets cost 10 bucks a piece, but bay area residents get in for free on friday. Elin warner with the College Football playoff is ready to put on a great show for fans. Its kind of our way of saying thank you to the folks in the bay are and san jose that are helping us make this weekend the greatest in College Football. Reporter looking ahead to mondays game at levis stadium, alabama clemson matchup continue to drop to levels not seen in years. However, that doesnt mean there isnt an interest from outoftown visitors. In fact, tourism Officials Say all hotel rooms in the Downtown Core are sold out. San jose has so much potential as a sports destination that im glad that people will be recognizing what we can offer and what we can do. Reporter locally, the bta is anticipating large crowds, especially at discovery meadow, where the free outdoor Concert Series begins friday night. But service at the Childrens Discovery Museum train stop will be suspended starting tomorrow through the weekend, so Officials Say plan accordingly. Our app, easy fare, is free. And it allows you to essentially pay for fare in advance and get on board bus and light rail so you dont have to wait in line to purchase your tickets. Reporter the College Football Community Setting the stage for what will likely be a memorable weekend for many. The expo opens tomorrow at 12 00 p. M. Again, it is free for bay area residents. And dont forget that free concert over at discovery meadow features alessia cara. Again, thats tomorrow night. Live in san jose, im chris nguyen, abc7 news. All right, chris, thank you. Weve got the championship trophy right here, which ethnic saban or dabo swinney will be holding up on monday night, probably in the rain, unfortunately. But joining me is rachel lindsey, host of espns Football Frenzy and a College Football Playoff Foundation ambassador as well as the bachelorette. Yes, yes. So, people will know you from a variety of ways. And funny thing about the trophy you want to hold up this sign . Because charlie already warned me. Yes, i hold this up and so does the trophy. Yes. Do not touch the trophy. Yes. Do not touch rachel or the trophy. Otherwise, charlie will be all over you. So, as the ambassador, what are your responsibilities . Oh, well, first of all, i love this. A lot of people are like, what . What is the bachelorette doing . Why is she involved in sports . But this is near and dear to me because the College Football Playoff Foundation is about uplifting teachers, and its about inspiring teachers and the teaching profession. And i used to be a substitute teacher, and my mom was a teacher for 20 years. And so, bringing in sports and education is what the college  football Playoff Foundation is about. And it has the initiative it only takes one, because every student athlete can name that one teacher thats affected them and changed their lives. And really, outside of being a student athlete, everyone can. And i think, you know, on the sports side, we focus on bama and clemson and sure. All the xs and os, and stuff, and people may not even be aware that there is this College Football foundation thats at work and trying to help teachers out there. So, tell us more about the work of the foundation. Absolutely. The College Football Playoff Foundation started in 2014, and its the philanthropic arm of the College Football playoffs. And its impacted 150,000 teachers. Wow. Its reached 4. 6 million students, and its benefited over 20,000 schools, and all in a matter of five years. And the goal is over ten years to impact a million students. And were doing work here in the bay area as well as nationwide. And right now we have a campaign thats a tax give campaign and its about benefiting teachers and students in butte county, which have been affected by the camp fire. It started december 31st, but it goes until january 7th. You can text and give back and get all of that information that you need to get at the cfpfoundation. Org. Okay, say it again slowly. Cfpfoundation. Org. Thats how you can give back and help the teachers in butte county. And lets do the text information, because they can donate 10 by texting the word teacher to the number 20222 . And so, take part, enjoy the game, and help the teachers who so desperately need it. Absolutely. And that goes until january 7th. Okay, awesome. Well, its great having you here. Thank you so much. You know, its funny that i mean, first thing i wanted to do was touch the trophy. Have you touched the trophy . Have they let you . I have not touched the trophy. Do you want to break the rules . Im afraid what charlie will say if i say i have. Charlies like, what am i going to do . What am i going to do . Maybe, maybe, maybe for instagram well do it, how about that . Off air. Yeah, off the air. Its a pleasure meeting you. So nice to meet you, too. Thank you for having me. Yeah, all right. So, you knoew about the game, clemson alabama, levis stadium monday night. Watch the championship game on our sister network, espn at 5 00 p. M. Give me that trophy dont touch it all right, the new year kicked in some important changes that will affect what some drivers will pay for vehicle insurance. 7 on your sides Michael Finney is here with all the details. Ive been talking to lawmakers about this over and over again for years. Amazing. Its about time. Gender equality is coming to car insurance. The new regulation by the department of insurance that took effect on january 1st prohibits companies from considering a drivers gender to determine rates. Now, in general, women pay less than men for insurance, just like men pay excuse me, its the exact opposite of what happens in health insurance. Companies like esurance state on their website that they charge higher rates for men because men typically have more speeding tickets, get into more accidents and buy more expensive cars. But now rates must be determined by factors within a drivers control. The popularity of suvs will continue into the new year, according to edmunds. One out of every two vehicles sold in 2019 will be either a Sport Utility vehicle or a crossover. The jeep compass tops the list of the hottest selling vehicles from 2018. More than 170,000 of the small suvs were sold last year. Now second on the list is a tesla model 3. Tesla had a big Third Quarter to boost sales after a slow start in production. Rounding out the top three is a subaru crosstrek, which saw sales jump by 31 last year, nearly a third after a model redesign. It looks like the nfls going full steam ahead on gambling with the raiders pending move to las vegas. Today the league announced that Caesars Entertainment would become the first ever official casino sponsor of the nfl. The threeyear deal is worth an estimated 30 million a year. The partnership is for casino gambling only. It does not include sports betting. Las vegas will host next years nfl draft, the nba and nhl and Major League Baseball already have deals with mgm resorts centered on sports betting. The raiders will move to las vegas for their 2020 football season, you may remember. Now, i want to hear from you. The 7 on your side hotline is open monday through friday from 10 00 to 2 00, 4159548151. You can also reach me on my Facebook Page or abc7news. Com. What do you think about the nfl, is that a big deal . Well, all the leagues are going to go for money grabs with the various casinos, and the entire country is going to be opened up to legalized gambling. Wow. Some states may not go for it, but its going to be big dollars and that will get funneled through the leagues and more money for players. So, there they are. Yeah. Thank you, michael. A concorde family is raising twins with a rare genetic disease. Kind of put a lock around your heart and you just go through the motions of every day. The new experimental therapy this family hopes can help ward off the effects. Right now, dan is here with whats coming up on abc7 news at 5 00. New at 5 00, before she became speaker, nancy pelosi and the list that practically left her speechless. Younger, bluer, and more diverse. Reaction after a day of firsts in congress. And what you need to know before you buy your next vacuum cleaner. Those stories and a lot more when we see you for abc7 news at 5 00. Lets take on the issues. T lets face it, we have a trash issue here in San Francisco. And find real solutions. Lets have hard conversations. I feel that the community has failed people of color. And hear one another. We can use words. We dont have to use our fists. Our concerns might be different, but were in this together. And superior accuracy in the palm of your hand. The new accuweather app from abc7 news. Minutebyminute forecasts, plus realtime radar and alerts, keeping you safe. Search accuweather in your app store and download now. Tonight in prime time on abc7 at 8 00 and then again at 8 30, the conners. Then at 9 00, the last days of jfk jr. Then stay with us for abc7 news at 11 00. An east bay family has a message for prospective parents. Their 7monthold twins are battling a rare genetic disease for which there is no treatment or cure. But experimental gene replacement therapy just might help. Abc7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow has the story. Reporter these beautiful baby twins are bat leal an extremely rare genetic disease called canavan disease. Theyre lacking an enzyme needed to break down a chemical in the body. Without that enzyme, the chemical accumulates in the brain and is toxic. When the twins were 3 1 2 months old, mom gabby noticed her son seemed to be looking through her rather than at her. Testing revealed a genetic abnormality in both twins. I was in complete shock, you know. You dont expect anything to be wrong. Reporter children with canavan disease often dont live past 10 years old. They cant do anything on their own. They cant even play. They dont that has to be taught. Reporter genetic testing prior to conception would have revealed that gabby and her husband are both carriers of the gene that causes canavan disease. Each twin had a one in four chance of developing the disease. Armed with that information, gabby says she would have chosen invitro fertilization over natural conception so that the couples embryos could have been tested before implantation. Gabby says Kaiser Permanente emailed her about the testing but didnt directly speak with her about it. An emailed statement to abc. News reads in part, Kaiser Permanente provides genetic testing for canavan disease. We follow recommendations of the American College of obstetricians and gynecologists and American College of genetics and offer canavan testing to individuals who identify during screening that they are of ashkenazi jewish dissent. They are encouraging everyone to get the genetic testing prior to conception. They also need to raise 2 million for the twins to participate in experimental gene replacement therapy being pioneered by a doctor in philadelphia. We are fundraising for research to be translated into the clinical setting with the fda approval. Reporter in the meantime, they are hopeful neuro Movement Therapy will help the twins reach some milestones. Well do whatever it takes. Reporter anything to extend an improve the quality of their lives. In concord, Melanie Woodrow, abc7 news. Theyre so cute, those little babies. Hopefully youre in tears, i know. New mom, so youll feel it more than others might. But theyre just adorable. Yeah. Hopefully, theyll get some help. A reminder that you can get the latest news any time with our abc7 news app with enhanced live video, more customization and personalized push alerts to get more news you want delivered to your phone and in realtime. Hopefully, theyll be okay, okay . I know. Theyre so precious. I know. Theyre adorable. What . Call an ambulance heartwrenching new video of a teenage boy pleading for help. Hes the victim of a hitandrun. And now police are issuing a plea of their own. Nothing was looking up on wall street today. Bad apple news led the way for the worst day in years. What experts are telling retirees to do right now. Nancy pelosi gets the gavel and makes history. She may now be planning to make peace. Announcer live where you live, this is abc7 news. He was hit by a car and dragged four blocks. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im kristen sze. Police are tracking down the driver and passenger who ran off after hitting him near the fruitvale b. A. R. T. Station in oakland. Abc7 News Reporter Leslie Brinkley met with the man who took cell phone video of the aftermath of that accident. Yeah, they reporter they were aware they hit him . Oh, yeah they were trying to get away. They wanted to get away. Reporter Charles Green took a midday break from work on wednesday and happened upon this horrific scene on 34th avenue. He had a feeling it was a crime of some sort and started recording. It appeared to be the aftermath of a hitandrun. He said there was a gold car, a woman in a striped shirt and a man in a white tank tshirt switching between the drivers seat and the passengers seat. On the street, an injured teenager. I found the kid was 14 years old. He was drug four blocks. I mean, who does that . Who does that . Reporter green immediately stopped recording and called an ambulance. The boy is now in Critical Condition with major injuries to his head, his torso, and his legs. Police say the accident happened at the fruitvale b. A. R. T. Station along 35th avenue, and the gold honda was eventually found