Will be quiet tonight. But you know some people will do what they do on new years eve. Oakland. Lets look at whats going on outside. Its quiet. No fireworks from mother nature. That storm has passed a little tule fog in the central valley, but showers are quickly moving away. Lets see how the last day unfolds. Theres a rogue shower possible through 7 00. Temperatures in the 40s. Much milder than yesterday. You can see well be in the 50s with sunshine and a few high clouds. Definitely brighter than yesterday. If youre heading out this evening, dress warmer. It will be cooler already in the 40s by 7 00. Well be back with a wet weekend forecast coming up. Here is jobina with the morning news. In new years eve in San Francisco there will be no massive Hotel Parties or famous Fireworks Show, but like mike said, doesnt mean people wont try it, we know they will. Especially those fireworks displays. Abc7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield is live from the embarcadero with a warning from Public Safety officials. Good morning. Good morning. City officials will work very hard total to get the message out of everything you cant do tonight. Theyll hold a press conference later this morning. They want you to know there will not be a Fireworks Show this year at the embarcadero. S stay home. Do not come out. There will be nothing to see. At golden state park, they will turn off the holiday lights. Theyll block all the parking lots to discourage people from gathering. Ocean beach will also be closed. And b. A. R. T. Will make sure there are no rides home at midnight. They usually expand hours on new years eve. Tonight the trains will stop running at 9 00. Officials will also be reminding people that the sale and setting off of fireworks in San Francisco is illegal. So do not do that. They say actually the big message they will be pushing is to stay home and to only celebrate with people you live with not to get together with others. The city says Everyone Needs to do their part to slow the spread of covid. Reporting live in San Francisco, Amy Hollyfield, abc7 news. Thank you. You can ring in 2021 from home with the big show on abc7. Watch the ball drop on dick clarks new years rocking eve. It kicks off tonight at 8 00. We have developing news in the pandemic. California confirmed its first case of the new covid variant first seen in the uk there are now two cases identified in colorado. Kate larsen spoke to an expert about why this variant may be more transmissible. Reporter according to officials, the covid variant first seen in the uk was detected in a man in his 30s who lives in san diego county. Because theres no travel history, we believe this is not an isolated case. Reporter Colorado Health Officials Say one case and a suspected second case of the variant were from National Guard members deployed to a nursing home outside of denver. Governor newsom discussed the variant with dr. Anthony fauci. I dont think the californians should feel this is something odd. This is something expected. Theres no indication at all that it increases the virulence. And by virulence, i mean the ability to make you sick or kill you. Shannon bennett is the chief of science at cal academy. She explained why the variant may be spreading faster. There are mutations for this variant in many parts of the whole spike protein, and some of them, the ones on the receptor binding domain, are likely to icrease the stickiness. But the ones that are in the fusion domain might increase its efficiency to fuse with the host cell membrane and enter the host cell. Reporter the good news . For sarscov2 its evolving slower than influenza, so slower moving and the vaccine technologies were applying here, the two mrna vaccines are more adjustable than the influenza vaccine. Kate larsen, abc7 news. Icu capacity has dipped now to 7. 5 in the bay area. Thats the lowest weve ever reported. The Southern California and San Joaquin Valley regions are both at zero percent capacity. Governor newsom pointed out zero percent does not mean were out of beds but were in a surge phase. The number of covid vaccines is below what was initially promised. Tens of millions of doses were promised to be delivered nationwide by the end of december but those numbers have fallen short. When dr. Fauci spoke with Governor Newsom yesterday, he said everyone is working on learning how to give the vaccine correctly. As we get into january, the feeling is that were going to Gain Momentum to be able to catch up. Dr. Fauci also suggests that april could be open season for most to receive the vaccine and that by early fall we could see some sense of normality return. Dr. Jerome adams is on gma this morning talking about the criticism of the vaccine rollout. From a federal perspective we are on track to have 20 Million People able to be vaccinated, doses on the ground by the end of next week as general perna said. Were on track from that perspective and have to help the state even local entities to get the vaccines administered and into bodies and arms. The Surgeon General talked about the new variant of coronavirus. Take any worry you have and understand the vaccines still look like theyre going to work and talked to dr. Collins and fauci about it as recently as yesterday. A more contagious variant means its more critical we follow basic health measures, wash your hands, wear a mask, watch your distance and wait to gather. You can see more at 7 00 a. M. On guy. Governor newsom revealed a plan to reopen california schools for inperson instruction as soon as february. Distance learning will still remain an option for parents and students. Theres a lot of trepidation, we recognize that, a lot of anxiety about going back into the classroom. The plan includes 2 billion in funding. Young Elementary Students and students with special needs come back first. The plan calls for increased covid testing and school staff and students would be required to wear masks. We have more reaction to the plan coming up in the next half hour. Right now on our website, you can find complete details on how it would work. Head over to abc7news. Com. All right. Lets talk about what to expect when you step outside. Its dry on live doppler 7. We do have slick streets out there. Well talk to sue hall in a second. The cloud cover definitely kept us milder. Double digits in many neighborhoods. In San Francisco, 50s out there. Temperatures range from 47 in lake merced to about 53 in crissy field and also bayview. Elsewhere, mid to upper 40s. Lets look at what will happen today. You can see a few clouds hanging around. Well definitely see a mixture of sun and clouds, heavily weighted on the sun side that will help us reach the mid 50s to 60 this afternoon. Tonight, high clouds blanket us once again. I think well be about ten degrees cooler tomorrow morning but dry. As we get into the first evening of 2021, you can see another nocturnal storm coming in. By midnight, its in the heart of the bay but scattered and light. By the time we get up saturday morning, its already gone. Lets see how much rain this 1 on the storm impact scale will leave us. Up until midnight friday, a couple hundredths of an inch to a tenth of an inch in the north bay. Lets than a tenth of an inch for most of us heading through the overnight hours. I have more storms coming up as the parade of storms is starting 2021. Thats in the accuweather 7day forecast. Lets get back over to sue and find out about the morning commute. Nice to see you. Nice to see you, mike. Everyone else at home. We have chain requirements in the sierra. If you are headed up on0 a 80 a 50. Slick roads in the bay area. We have a couple of solo spinouts. Lets take you to the first look. It looks like its been cleared. See the headlights on the ramp from eastbound 80 towards powell street. We had a wrong way vehicle there. Its been cleared out of lanes. It looks like theres a bit of a backup making your transition on to eastbound80 from westbound 580. Looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, nothing to report here. Across the span. A few brake lights making your way towards the tunnel and on the western side towards San Francisco. The other solo spinout, looking at the maps now, that looks also cleared. Northbound 280 to northbound 101. That was blocking the two connector lanes. If you do see it out there, you can continue on to the north 280 extension into downtown San Francisco. But it looks like that has been cleared as well. Well be back in a couple minutes to update all of this thank you very much. Coming up here, the end of an era today for a San Francisco iconic restaurant. A Football Team having a little too much fun celebrating, the fumble that happened right after a big game. And david bowie or david louie . The local wheel of fortune connection who had a little slipup. It is my favorite story of the month. Maybe of the year. Well get to that. Well take you m ic happening today in San Francisco, the cliff house restaurant is set to close permanently after 157 years. On instagram and facebook the longtime proprietors announced the cliff house sign will be taken down at noon today. They say after days of negotiations with the National Park service, talks fell apart. The nps said it offered the concessionaries a new 3 1 2 year term to keep the restaurant open but accept the offer. Fairy land will continue to stay closed. It will provide an online space for children and families to play. Today is goodwills annual donateathon. You can drop off donations including toys, clothes, electronics and household goods. Your donations make a Lasting Impact on the lives of employees. The donateathon runs from 9 00 a. M. To 4 00 p. M. A lot of you watch jeopardy and wheel of fortune every night here, and a few get to be on the show like an east bay woman not long ago. She had a little trouble with solving one of the puzzles. What happened next was a special moment for our own david louie. Wheel of fortune its the tv game show fans have been watching for 45 years. Only a few get to compete and spin the famous wheel for cash, dream trips and maybe even a car. Insurance agent Jacqueline Rios was one of those lucky ones. Imagine the pressure as the letters come up and youre hardpressed to come up with the correct answer. I will solve. Okay. Go ahead. Under pressure by queen and hm, looks like david, but whats the last name . David louie. What went through your mind at that point . I think at that point i was just under so much pressure, and i thought of you and abc 7 since i grew up watching you guys, and thats the first thing that came to my mind. So, thats what i said. And i instantly knew it was incorrect, but i figured i better Say Something than nothing. The correct answer of course is david bowie. Well, i know who he is now. It turns out that wrong answer wasnt her undoing. I actually went to the bonus round and i solved that puzzle and i won, so i redeemed myself after that. Jacqueline won 45,000 in the bonus round, total winnings of 64,000 which is a good start for her Daughters College fund and a few Home Improvement projects. Do you forgive me for popping into your mind when you gave that answer . 100 . David louie. Abc 7 news. Its the best. That is so good. Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh. Also, im so glad she ended up winning all of that cash. This could have been a different outcome. Im glad that wasnt the nail in the coffin. I was telling our producer that david louie is famous. When im out in the field, everyone is always like, i ta talked to david louie. And his face is on the wall in a san mateo restaurant. Really . Yes. I went there to do an interview. Theyre like we love abc7. David louie. Jobina, your name has some fame on it. Just this week i was buying doughnuts down the road and the woman said now you say hi to jobina. I know what doughnut shop youre talking about. I know you know. Good morning, mike. Hi, mike. Good morning louie, thats a him. Lets look at live doppler 7. Nothing is going. Its quiet out there already. You can see the leftover moisture on the golden gate bridge. We will end 2020, begin 2021 briefly dry. We have a parade of storms coming in starting tomorrow night and ending thursday with possibly a 2 on the storm impact scale. Tonight will be much colder. If you are going to be out and about, not that theres anything to see, dress warmly. Lets look at todays temperatures, coolest along the coast, 56 to 59. About 57 to 60 around the bay. About 58 to 62 in our inland neighborhoods. Maybe a couple degrees warmer than average. You can see the 30s are back tonight, except around san rafael, richmond, oakland, san mateo, San Francisco and the coast. Lets go through this active accuweather 7day forecast. So no storms today. None tomorrow until we get to the nighttime hours. Storm comes in, nocturnal, nightly storm, friday night into saturday morning. Sunday a chance of showers. Better chance monday, lingering into tuesday. Wednesday and thursday is when we could get our greatest soaking. Hopefully you got an umbrella for the holidays. You will definitely need it. Up next, the 7 things you need to know. And new details on that incident involving a woman who falsely accused a black teenager of stealing her phone. The new Surveillance Video from inside the hotel. As we fight the coronavirus pandemic, california is mandating face masks to stop the spread. Thats why abc7 wants to remind you to wear a mask, for it is 5 20. Heres the 7 things to know this morning. California confirmed its first case of the new covid variant. That was first seen in the uk. It was detected in a man in his 30s who lives in san diego county. He began showing symptoms sunday. Number two, the president ial inaugural committee announced it will host a memorial to remember the lives lost to covid19 on the eve of the inauguration day. The ceremony will include a lighting around the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in washington, d. C. Number three, President Trump cutting his holiday vacation short. He is leaving florida to return to d. C. Today one day earlier than expected. This means hes going to be skipping the annual new Years Eve Party at maralago. The white house has not revealed the reason for the change. Number four, Governor Newsom revealed a new plan to reopen california schools for inperson instruction as early as february. There wont be any fireworks or big parties in the bay area tonight. The city of San Francisco shutting down several parking lots to discourage big crowds and risking the spread of covid19. Our last day of 2020 is going out like a lamb. Very quiet. High clouds and sunshine. Temperatures around 60. If youre out this evening, dress warmer. Well be into the 40s if not a few upper 30s by midnight. Following your quiet new years eve day. Thursday morning drive this morning with a look at the golden gate bridge. Its clear, four lanes in the southbound direction. Some standing water out there. Watch your speeds. In todays gma first look, theres new Surveillance Video showing the woman who falsely accused a black teenage boy of stealing her phone. Heres adrian bankert. Reporter the family of Keyon Harrold jr. Is speak out against claims of the woman shown on the video accusing the 14yearold of theft. Can you kidding me . You feel theres only one iphone in the world . Reporter in this Surveillance Video you can see the woman wrestle with keyon junior in the lobby, tackling him to the ground. Her phone was brought to her in an uber. There is nothing to say to her but look at the video. On wednesday Police Say Following a review of the video at the arlo hotel, theyre considering additional possible charms for the unnamed woman including assault, grand larceny and attempted robbery. Coming up at 7 00 a. M. , the new details from the unreleased phone interview, the unnamed woman speaking out for the first time with your gma first look, abc news. History made in san antonio. Spurs coach Becky Hammond was the first woman to lead a team as acting head coach. She took over for Gregg Popovich after he was ejected yesterday. She called it a big deal and b substantial moment. I try not to think about the huge picture and aspect of it because it can be overwhelming. I have to make sure im helping those guys do the thing that will help us wind. Hammond is in her seventh season in the spurs coaching staff. The san joe spartans will battle the ball state cardinals in the arizona ball today. Ball state, san jose state, bam thats whats going to happen were going to destroy them oh. That is not what i was expecting. Me either. Im up now. Lets destroy them. That was crazy george all fired up during yesterdays virtual pep rally. The spartans are hoping to complete the schools best season since 1939. Kickoff at 11 00. So the part spartans hope to celebrating today, but i hope this doesnt happen to them. Check out what went wrong in wiscons wisconsins celebration after capturing the dukes mayo bowl. Oh that is badgers quarterback graham mertz fumbling the football shaped trophy. It shattered all on the locker room floor. Yep. It happened. I dont have anything besides that. My mom would call it a booboo. Well be all right. Well bounce back. It will be the last trophy i ever drop. I guarantee you that. The coach later joked he wanted everyone to have a piece of that trophy. Thats unique. If youre a quarterback, dont you have one job . Hold on to it . Thats some college vibes. You see how he laughed . Got a booboo. My mom said it was a booboo. And i was this many days old when i found out there was a mayo bowl. How about that. Im a sports fan and im right behind you. Well be back with a full 90 minutes of news including a reall that could affect your pet. And the Family Friendly virtual celebrations that will be happening today. Testing the new years eve ball. Were looking ahead to the start of the new years eve rocking eve show. First a live look outside as almost no one is coming in or out of the city this morning. Very light traffic at 5 26. Real be right back. Itthe new sleep numberst pric360 smart bed. On on what if i sleep hot . Or cold . No problem, with temperature balancing you can sleep better together. Can it help keep me asleep . Absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. Will it help me keep up with mom . You got this. So you can really promise better sleep . Not promise. Prove. Dont miss our new years special, save up to 1000 on new sleep number 360 smart beds. Plus, no interest until january 2024 on all smart beds. Ends monday. Jordbut tonight, hes nt eat earned that right. F nachos. Because a few hours ago, in the middle of happy hour, he recognized a sign. Not from the gods or a bolt of lightning, but from a doubleheart, a kissy face, and a fourth ha in hahaha. Thats when jordan knew he was buzzed. So, when it was time to go, he got a ride home instead of driving. Be a legend like jordan. Recognize your buzzed warning signs and get a ride home. Now at 5 30, the countdown to new years eve, but it will look nothing like this here in the bay area. The warning about staying safe and staying apart. The new covid19 variant found in california. What were learning about the new cases. The question isnt should we open the schools, the question is what do you need to feel safe . Reaction to the governors 2 billion plan to get students back in class. Were talking to district leaders about what worked and what hasnt. After rain overnight, mike is tracking sunshine today. Good morning to you on this thursday, december 31st. Absolutely. Last day of 2020. We are going to check in with mike nicco for a look at your new years eve forecast. Hi, mike. Hi, jobina, reggie. Hanks for joining us this last day of 2020. It will be a quiet day. The showers overnight are already down over fresno and bakersfield and will run into the wall in the grapevine and fall apart before making it into l. A. As far as were concerned, Clear Conditions out there. Maybe a bit of fog forming, most of it in the central valleys. Today, we have issues at the beaches. We have the high surf advisory. Big breakers out there, sneaker waves, rip currents, be careful if youre going to the beaches. Almost total sunshine, temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. Not a bad way to end the year. A parade of storms starts tomorrow night, theyll get heavier as we go through the accuweather 7day forecast. Heres reggie. Dont start none, wont be none. Thats basically what bay area cities are saying when it comes to new years eve celebrations. Officials will make it Crystal Clear that now is not the time to gather or set off fireworks. Abc7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield is live along the embarcadero where nothing will be happening tonight. Nothing. Dont come down here to the embarcadero, there will be nothing to see. San francisco officials canceled the citys Fireworks Show, the annual show they have every new years eve. That is not happening. Stay home, do not come out to the embarcadero, theres nothin to see. Theyre shutting down other parts of the city. Over in golden state park, they are going to turn off the holiday lights there. Theyre going to block parking lots to discourage people from gathering. Ocean beach and stern grove parking will be closed. B. A. R. T. Also shutting down. Theyll shut down their service at 9 00 tonight. They usually expand the hours on new years eve to make sure everyone has a safe ride home. Tonight the trains will stop rub running at 9 00. City officials are so concerned about new years eve theyre holding a press conference later this morning to emphasize they want everyone to stay home. Celebrate with people in your household. Do not get together with others. City leaders say Everyone Needs to do their part and try to slow the spread of covid. Reporting live in San Francisco, Amy Hollyfield, abc7 news. Thank you. Now this is my kind of celebration here. Kids can ring in the new year virtually today without stayingg up. The Chabot Center at noon will have hundreds of balloons drop from the ceilings center via zoom. There will be a Dance Party Countdown to ring in 2021. The onehour celebration begins at 11 00 a. M. Tickets are available on the chobot space and Science Center website. Heres some other celebrations, Happy Hollow Park and zoo is holding a Virtual Event at 11 30 this morning. And the Bay Area Discovery Museum is hosting a Virtual Pajama Party with music, dancing. You can join a livestream with the childrens Discovery Museum of san jose for a celebration at 11 45 this morning. A live look right now in new york city. Expect a very different pretty strange, you know, new years ev and times square this year ahead the pandemic. The famous new years ball drop is still happening, the public is not allowed to be. There the event is just as starstudded as ever. Well have ryan seacrest, billy porter, sierra and lucy hale all hosting new years rocking eve. Now to the latest in the pandemic. California has shattered its record for covid deaths. 432 deaths reported yesterday. A total of more than 25,000 californians have died from the visit. Progress is being made in vaccinations. More than 300,000 doses of the moderna and Pfizer Vaccines have been administered statewide. We are learning new details about that second confirmed case of the new coronavirus variant discovered in the u. S. Averi harper has that and a grim new prediction from the cdc. Reporter the second confirmed case of the more contagious variant of covid19 has been found in Southern Californias san diego county. Health officials there trying to determine where the 30yearold patient got it and how many more people could be infected. Because there is no travel history, we believe this is not an isolated case. The first case found in colorado and another in a suspected member of the National Guard. We do not have evidence that the variant virus is circulating in that facility, but testing is ongoing. Reporter Health Experts say the mutation is not more deadly and vaccines should still be effective against it. But the pace of vaccinations is still far behind expectations. That number is lower than what we hoped for. The Trump Administration pledged 20 million vaccinations by the end of the year. So far 14 million have been distributed and only 2. 5 million doses administered. The president blaming the states for the slow rollout tweeting they need to get moving. There are fears the death toll will only worsen as we enter the new year. Deaths could reach 424,000 by january 23rd. Averi harper, abc news, washington. Governor newsom wants to reopen california schools for inperson instruction as soon as february. Transmissions among and from younger students, students to students is simply not common. Fundamental fact that learning remains nonnegotiable but obvious neither is safety. A new plan from the governor includes 2 billion in funding. Young Elementary Students and students with special needs would come back first. The plan calls for increased covid testing and school staff and students would be required to wear masks. J. R. Stone spoke with Bay Area School district leaders who have already reopened classrooms for inperson learning. They talked about whats worked and what hasnt. Its 15 times more likely for you to get covid outside a School Setting than inside a School Setting. Reporter the marin county superintendent of schools says the numbers show that schools are safer than the community. Shes proud that 95 schools in her county are currently open for inperson learning. We have the data to show that with those components that, in fact, we do not see inschool transmission. Reporter just six transmission cases among 44,000 kids and adults, inperson learning in marin. She says the time is now to open more schools. Palo alto unified superintendent don austin agrees but believes the governors 2 billion plan will set things back because of the restrictions and requirements, specifically with the governors goal of testing all staff and students for covid. I think its late in the game and with an incomplete understanding of the lo justices involved with School Districts becoming testing centers. Reporter palo alto has had 8 student positive cases and 17 adult ones with no transmissions on campuses. They had more than 3,000 students and employees. They test more than 200 staff every two weeks and have had to dedicate a whole team to it, something that austin believes will be hard for many bigger districts. The most important thing that we could do in our state is open schools, and it seems to be, perhaps, the least prioritized. Reporter but something that we are all now talking about for the first time in weeks. The question isnt should we open the schools, the question is what do you need to feel safe . Reporter j. R. Stone, abc 7 news. Coming up, right before the holidays, unemployed workers found their edd accounts frozen with no access to money. But there is some good news ahead. 7 on your sides Michael Finney has the story. And preparing for the big new years celebration including the ball drop in times square. Well hear from lucy hale. First mike says it will be a nice day today. Were starting off much milder than yesterday thanks to the clouds over us earlier. Clearing out now. Temperatures will drop another 5 or 6 degrees. Right now mainly in the midto upper 40s in the east bay neighborhoods. You can see some low 40s in napa and santa rosa where the clouds have cleared out. The rest of us are in the mid to upper 40s. San jose, its a little slippery there. Rain falling on 87. Well get to sue and see if there are any issues with your commute. Its going to be pretty good today, slightly breezy once in a while. Lets jump ahead to normal night. Another nocturnal storm, this one coming ing in a couple hour later and just as weak. Its the weakest storm to start 2021. Lets talk about today. You can see a mix of sun and clouds. More sun than clouds. Then you can see as we head through friday up until 5 00, were fine. Then those showers move into the north bay. Theyre in the heart of the bay by midnight. Then theyre gone by 9 00 saturday morning. What theyre going to leave behind is not much, but it does keep us in this wet pattern and out of a high fire danger. Ill show you those heavier showers coming up. Heres sue. Good morning. Tomorrow brings a new year, with the new year we have new traffic laws that you should be aware of. I listed some of them for you. Move over and slow down. Thats already in effect for emergency vehicles when you see them on the freeway. Now its in effect for city streets and surface streets. Violation of handsfree that will result in a fine and within 38 days you will get a point now off on your driving record. And youll be exempt from civil or criminal liability should you need to rescue a child six years or younger from a hot car or dangerous situation. Those are three new laws that happen as of tomorrow. Week n walnut creek now, you can see the brilinking emergency lightst the top of the screen. Its a solo spin out. This is blocking the far right lane past north main. Only a bit of slowing as you approach that solo spinout. Well be back with more news, traffic and weather. Governor newsom has appointed a new director of Californias Employment Development Department and were learning that rita sains will head the edd as it works to streamline Unemployment Benefits and investigate fraudulent claims. They proeviously worked as a private consultant. She served in several positions under governor jerry brown. A lot of you are saying you felt an earthquake a few minutes ago. I felt it too, here along the embarcadero. Well gather information to see how big that one was. It felt pretty small. Well check on it. A lot of people waiting anxiously during the holidays to find out if they have Unemployment Benefits in the new year. In california thousands of jobless workers still dont have this years benefits. Bank of america froze their accounts leaving them with nothing all right before the holidays. 7 on your sides Michael Finney is here with the story of one moms heartbreak. Its days before christmas. I have no money. Well, im sorry, there is nothing i can do. Life was hard enough when the pandemic hit and diane davis lost her bar tending job. Unemployment benefits kept her afloat until someone somewhere took all of her money. When i looked at my statement and went all my money is gone. Diane suddenly found dozens of mysterious charges on her edd account many from a company in africa. What is this whogohost west africa, south africa. I dont know. All she knew is her Unemployment Benefits were gone. 7,000 taken out of my account. It hurts. She immediately called bank of america. Im on hold for three hours and then you finally get someone on the phone and click. You get disconnected. Instead of reimbursing her for the fraud, bank of america denied her claim, let the fraudulent charges stand and then froze her account. I was angry, cried a lot right before christmas. Diane says the bank never alerted her to the suspicious charges as they piled up. I have nothing, absolutely nothing. I think i have 12 cents in the bank right now. Thank you for continuing to hold. Your call is important to us. She tried the bank once more. Were experiencing higher than normal wait times. We appreciate your patience. Hello . Are you there . Got disconnected. It left her with nothing for the holidays. Thankfully my kids understood. Christmas is our favorite holiday. We would love to get together and have a nice big meal, open presents. We didnt have that this year. Kind of makes me sad, but we asked bank of america why they didnt reimburse her for the apparent fraud and now the bank agreed to reconsider her case telling us we encourage people who disagree with our decision to ask for reconsideration. We take any new information and if it addresses our concerns, we will credit the customers account. Hopefully ill get my money back and well be able to celebrate christmas at a later date. I have good news. I just got word after our investigation, bank of america has now agreed to reverse those fraudulent charges and return dianes money. Bank of america says it is in the process of unlocking her account now so diane should have money in time to celebrate the new year. Now, i want to thank bank of america for making this a better holiday for this family. Now, if your edd account is hacked or frozen, remember, im here to help. Contact me through our website. Really glad that worked out. Organizers in new york city are preparing for the new years eve ball drop in times square tonight. Happy new year yeah check that out were moving up i love the Energy Everyone is bringing today. They did a test run yesterday sending the ball up the 130foot pole. This year nobody is allowed near times square to watch the ball drop. Nypd is busy shutting down skre streets and subway entrances. Theres a bunch planned for everyone watching from home. This morning we are hearing from lucy hale she will join ryan ryn seacrest and billy porter. Its going to look different this year but well try to kick start the new year with hope and positivity. This year there wont be crowds. Well have to bring energy in different ways. Well have a lot more performances. President elect joe biden, ryan will be talking to him. All i know is im looking forward to the billy porter coat situation. As far as my job, i dont know. I roll with the bunches. You know, i sort of fan girl over everyone. Jennifer lopez will be the headlines act singing just minutes before the ball drops. You can watch dick clarks new yearss rocking eve tonight starting at 8 00. Were learning more about that earthquake that a lot of just felt and that woke up a bunch of you. Mike, how big was this . It was a 3. 6. It was on the san andreas fault. It was 4. 2 miles south of beach. Youre hitting a lot of areas not solid around San Francisco, so that will make the jolt feel more jarring. We had a small one yesterday in san pablo of 2. 6. Nobody talked about that one. That was about four hours ago. The big one the bigger one, lets call it that, its 3. 6, its not that big. Thats the one that is just south of mir beach. Lets talk about whats going on with san jose. 2020 ends dry. 2021 begins dry briefly. We have a parade of storms that starts tomorrow night and they progressively get heavier ending with a two likely wednesday. Heres live doppler 7. It is quiet outside. With high clouds and a lot more sunshine than yesterday, we should rebound into the mid to upper 50s along the coast. The rest of us 57 to 62 degrees. We have issues at the beaches once again until 3 00 tomorrow morning. We have long runup sneaker waves, beach erosion, more energetic rip currents. We have to be careful if were going to the beach. Beach combers dont turn your back on the water. Tonight will be cooler with a no storm mpact scale today. None until tomorrow night on friday. I should put it on there. You can see a 1 for saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. Doesnt mean it will rain the whole time but a series of storms will be sweeping through. Wednesday is the biggest one of them all, 2, moderate on the storm impact scale. Quite a way to start 2021. We need the rain. Jobina, you didnt feel it . I think the studio is a little bunker, which is good to know for the future. Not a thing. All right. Im directly above jobina, im in the cafeteria. I felt a bit of a shake. Wow. I guess the second floor is the place to be if you want that earthquake action. Im glad youre safe down there. Sounds like everybody else is this morning. They just got up earlier than expected. Still ahead, a look at a if you new laws taking effect tomorrow. And a recall on a pet product. The dry food that the fda says could be dangerous for your dogs and cats. And a Deadly Police shooting in minneapolis. Its the first Police Killing there since george floyd died in may. Details we expect to learn today. And abc7 launched new streaming apps. Wherever you are, you can get our live newscast, breaking news, weather and more with our abc7 news app on apple tv, android tv, fire tv and with the kids at home and less money coming in, thered be no way we could afford health insurance. My kids think im a superhero. But even superheroes need help sometimes. We found help at covered california. And not just us. 9 out of 10 people who enrolled got financial help. Covered california. This way to health insurance. Enrollment ends january 31st. Jordbut tonight, hes nt eat earned that right. F nachos. Because a few hours ago, in the middle of happy hour, he recognized a sign. Not from the gods or a bolt of lightning, but from a doubleheart, a kissy face, and a fourth ha in hahaha. Thats when jordan knew he was buzzed. So, when it was time to go, he got a ride home instead of driving. Be a legend like jordan. Recognize your buzzed warning signs and get a ride home. A pet company is recalling some dry Food Products because of a potentially deadly ingredient. Dozens of dogs have already died. The recall involves sportmix pet food that includes energy plus, Premium High Energy and original cat. Its manufactured by midwestern pet foods. The fda says it may contain lethal levels of a toxin produced by mold. At least 28 dogs have died. Eight others have gotten sick. You will find a complete list of the recalled products on our website, abc7news. Com. With the new year several new laws are taking effect tomorrow. Workplaces will be required to tell employees and customers if theyve been exposed to covid19. More workers will be eligible for family leave. Companies with five or more employees must offer it. It used to be 50 or more. Another new law will protect people who try to break in and rescue kids under 6 left in unattended hot cars. Theres a full list of the new laws on our website, abc7news. Com. There wont be any new years eve Fireworks Shows or big parties in the bay area tonight, but some Entertainment Venues are getting create i with immersive new virtual they open proceeds to the event will provide an end of the Year Economic boost. Seems to make sense that this year we kept growing it a little bit and went virtual. For a more relaxed vibe, the San Francisco Champagne Society is offering bubbly delivered to your door and a virtual tasting to ring in the new year. A little shake, rattle and roll this morning. With he had two earthquakes within the last 5, 5 1 2 hours. One in san pablo, which nobody is talking about. It was 2. 6. The one on the tsarnasan fault, it was a 3. 9. They rarely cause damage, i would be surprised if this one did. The only reason it might is because the soil is softer around San Francisco. Things may shake a bit more. Speaking of San Francisco, it will not look like this tonight. No fireworks, if youre going to be out, dress warmer. Temperatures in the 40s if not a few 30s by midnight. Enjoy and be safe. Thank you. New at 6 00, the mesmerizing sight in the north bay that has a lot of people bird watching. And that contagious covid19 variant has spread to california. Dr. Anthony fauci explains why this is no surprise. And an iconic San Francisco restaurant is closing for good today. Now at 6 00, take a good look at this video. Last years fireworks in San Francisco, it will not look like this tonight. The safety precautions in place because of covid19. Theres a lot of trepidation, we recognize that. A lot of anxiety about going back into the classroom. Gom lvernor newsom lays out plan to get students and teachers back in the schools. And a live look outside from the sutro tower. More rain could be headed our way this week. We need it. Good morning on this thursday, december 31st. Well get to that in a moment. First we start with meteorologist mike nicco. The hey, mike. Good morning, reggie, jobina, sue. Thanks for joining us this morning on this last day. I want to start with live doppler 7 and show you that storm system came through as quickly as we talked about. Look you to far south it is now and leaving behind us mostly clear out there with a little bit of sheen on the roads. We need to be careful through the morning commute. You can see