now at five, the security precautions going into effect in san francisco this week as global leaders prepare to visit the city during the apec summit. >> a win for democrats across the country on election day. we are tracking the biggest races major policy decisions and how california is gearing up to head to the polls in 2024. plus the oakland a's should stay rooted in oakland and oakland

>> mayor shengtao fighting to keep the dream alive. her latest pitch to keep the a's in the east bay. >> and a downtown makeover. the improvements at un plaza that the city is hoping will drive out the open air drug use in that area. >> good morning to you. it is wednesday, november 8th. >> i'm just going to start the check of our forecast. >> yeah, good morning. so it's chilly out there right now. it's a warmer afternoon on the way. it's a lovely day ahead for us. here's a live look at our rooftop camera at kgo along the embarcadero. pointed at the ferry building, just a very light wind this morning. temperature wise, we are beginning with numbers basically only in the 40s and low 50s out there. current temperatures and air quality is good. so looking at those numbers right now, you can see we're at 45 in novato, 43.5 moon bay. we're at 48 in oakland, 49 in san jose. so take the heavier jacket with you this morning. future weather showing you with lots of sunshine. we'll warm pretty quickly. we'll go into the upper 50s lower 60s by 10 a.m. and then later on this afternoon, a few degrees warmer than yesterday. we'll go into

the upper 60s and lower 70s. so you've got sunny skies out there today. 69 in oakland, 71 in san jose, 70in napa, 68 in the city. we'll hit about 72 in fairfield. that's the forecast. let's check in with jobina joe. traffic's doing thank you, drew. >> good morning, everybody. so of course, no huge surprise here that the richmond-san rafael bridge sigalert is still in place. so this is going to impact you if you're traveling westbound on 580. we have those three lanes blocked and still no wide load vehicles are allowed on the bridge. so we will let you know when this all clears. but so far, no updates from the chp on this issue in emeryville. live picture of 80 headlights traveling in the westbound direction here. no blocking issues to report and a minor slowdown for our super commuters. tracy to dublin will be 37 minutes. reggie and kumasi , thanks for being a multi-million dollar makeover is about to be unveiled in downtown san francisco. >> upgrades at un plaza are being called for family friendly. abc7 news reporter lena howland shows us the city's latest hope to revive that area. so what is this? lena reggie, good morning to you.

>> this is an area that was once known for overdoses and drug deals in recent years, but it has since been transformed into a more family friendly space and today the city is preparing to welcome everyone back to it. permanent ping pong tables cornhole set ups, tech ball and foosball tables have been installed with the multi-million dollar upgrade to the plaza. but that's just the small stuff. san francisco's un plaza skate park will also officially open up today. it's the nation's first of its kind street skating plaza, but lots has been made about un plaza being an open air drug market in the past when city officials held a special outdoor hearing on the issue last spring, people shouted as mayor london breed spoke someone was taken down by police after throwing a brick towards officials with skateboarding. >> it's going to bring less sketchy activities around with people moving around and it's not so stagnant over here. now it's bring some more energy to the neighborhood, which i felt like it was been missing.

>> maybe the past year. >> but not everyone is happy with the renovations. those with the farmers market were relocated across the street and they're not happy about it. already reporting a huge decrease in the number of people attending to officially unveil these upgrades today, city officials will be hosting a day long un plaza reopening celebration. it's happening at the plaza near market and hyde streets. the event kicks off at 10:00 this morning and goes until 4:00 this afternoon. now folks attending this event can expect to see a climbing wall stem activity is for kids. also, some tech ball lessons and some fitness classes, just to name a few of the events happening today. for now, reporting live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> you just taught me well. you brought up tech ball and i had to look it up. and now my mind is blown. so did i. did you okay , good. same. if you don't know what it is, you're not alone. like ping pong meets soccer. >> oh, yeah. >> on a curved table on a curved

table. >> they really get into this. >> what we're doing these days with this ping pong and this tennis is amazing. okay, thank you. >> it's out. yeah >> thanks. a million years old. work is also being done to brighten up san francisco's chinatown ahead of the apec summit. crews just finished painting these clouds on stockton street pieces. they have the intersection of washington and stockton right next to the central subway station, which, by the way, is going to be closed next week for apec. the scaffolding wrap around the ferry building's clock tower is finally off. you're looking live at it along the embarcadero from abc7 roof camera. it is hard to tell but it has a new paint scheme so it's a different color than it was before, which is actually the old color that it was before they painted it. the new color, the clock tower has been wrapped up since february. the design team says the full restoration is expected by the end of the year. >> you know, they're getting everything ready for apex. look at this. this is a live look from our pier 39 camera. and the ferris wheel. it looks like it's, you know, getting closer

to being ready. the parts weighing nearly half a million pounds got moved over the weekend. and yesterday we saw they had half of the wheel up. now the whole wheel is up. now they just need the gondolas. yeah, the little carts that you're going to get in and it's going to be open in fisherman's wharf on friday before the official start of apec. now, if you're going to be in san francisco during apec, you need to get ready for some heightened security. it's going to impact how you get around. today, san francisco police and the us secret service are set to reveal new details about the plans. we are already getting some details, though, in a new interview with abc news out overnight, secret service director kim cheadle says her agency is, quote, always monitoring the current environment and potential threats, end quote. and also saying about events, president biden is attending, quote, we bring personnel, we bring technical assets and a number of resources to bear. now, during a virtual meeting yesterday, sfpd

gave an overview of its plans. >> we're mobilizing the entire department. we haven't done that in over a couple of decades. what that means is that all the officers days off are canceled. so you're going to likely notice increased security starting on friday when the conference begins. >> there are going to be four hard zones to avoid across the city, along with the moscone center, the area around the fairmont hotel, the exploratorium right over here by abc7 and the legion of honor. those are the major conference venues, union square will close from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. and we're learning that south korean president yoon suk yeol and his wife will attend apec next week. >> his office announced that news last night. yoon will leave korea on wednesday to travel to san francisco. it's not clear if he will meet with president biden. yoon is expected to meet with korean residents in san francisco as well as hold a talk about clean energy and fighting climate change.

>> abc seven news is your station when it comes to anything apec 2023, you'll find everything you need to know right now at abc seven news.com or on our abc seven bay area app different conference but still a huge one dreamforce it is going to return to san francisco next year you might remember salesforce ceo marc benioff said that he might pull the conference out of the city depending on how things went this year after dreamforce went off without a hitch in september, he had only positive things to say. >> mayor london breed made the announcement on social media, saying the conference will be back in the city next september. >> democrats scored big at the polls driven by the battle over abortion rights. voters in ohio overwhelmingly backed a constitutional amendment on abortion rights. jobina has more on the national implications of election day in 37 states. jobina yes. >> kumasi so abortion access remains a top issue for voters in virginia. democrats won control of both legislative chambers, flipping the house of delegates and maintaining control of the state senate. the

results dealt a big blow to top gop governor glenn youngkin. he campaigned heavily for republicans who promised to pass a 15 week abortion ban with exemptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother in ohio, voters enshrined abortion protections in the state constitution in the state is now the seventh to protect abortion access through the ballot box. since the supreme court struck down roe v wade last year, doctors will now be able to provide abortion care, contraception care, miscarriage management in vitro fertilization, all of that because now it's in our constitution. >> the in deep red kentucky democratic governor andy beshear won his reelection while attacking his state's no exemptions abortion ban as extreme. >> there were a few firsts from yesterday's races as well. philadelphia elected its first female mayor and the virginia house of delegates will have its first black speaker ever as

well. kumasi. >> all right, thanks, jobina. in california, trends are changing ahead of the 2024 presidential election. a report by the california secretary of state shows the number of voters registered with no party preference is shrinking and the number of registered republican and democrats has grown since 2019. abc seven news spoke with the vice president of a bipartisan voter data firm. >> we always have to think about the fact that there are environmental factors like what's happening in our culture, what's on the news, what's on social media and then there's mechanical factors. he says. >> california does a better job than most states in getting people to register to vote and to stay registered. and in recent years, both parties rallied around issues like abortion and trans rights to drive voter turnout. polls show americans are becoming increasingly partizan. >> 510. we'll take you to live doppler seven along with satellite this morning. it is really quiet across california. we have mainly clear skies and we're in store for a really nice

afternoon. but changes will be coming our way tomorrow in the form of increased cloud cover and then the chance of some morning showers on friday. it's because of this area of low pressure in the gulf of alaska. this front will move into northern california for friday morning and bring us that slight chance of a light morning shower . this morning, though, under clear skies. we're cooler in most spots compared to this time yesterday. so a lot of us starting out in the 40s. so take the jacket with you outside. we'll take you to our rooftop camera at kgo. we have clear skies and it's really just a beautiful forecast. take the sunglasses with you. it's total sunshine from start to finish. our sun's up here at 642 in the morning. we'll be in the mid and upper 50s by 9 a.m, 60 by lunchtime. today's a little bit warmer than yesterday. we'll go into the upper 60s and lower 70s away from the coast under those sunny skies traveling across california for today, you'll have no weather issues. sunshine from northern to southern california. 70s along the coast from santa barbara to san diego, 78in la with sunshine and cool but sunny in south lake coming

in with a high of 44 degrees. now back here at home tomorrow, we'll find cloudier skies moving in and then we'll have that morning chance of showers coming our way on friday. we'll take a closer look at that chance and also a very nice weekend ahead. reggie will have those in about nine minutes. >> drew, thank you. an east bay school district facing criticism after families come forward about students going missing from campus. the change they're demanding from school board members. >> plus, just to be clear, for people will be safe if san francisco leaders say the city is open for business in this holiday season is going to be a safe one. >> the change is being made at union square to cash in on that holiday shopping. >> and a fan and we are your bargain bliss market. what is bargain bliss? you know that feeling you get when you find the name brands you love, but for way, way less? that's bargain bliss. this thanksgiving, we're giving you even more reasons to celebrate. we are offering you $21 off a jennie-o frozen turkey with in-store discount. that's as low as $0.50 a pound.

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an oakland police sergeant is now on paid leave after he reportedly shot and killed a man and happened at 16th and san pablo streets not too far from city hall. according to oakland police, the officer says an

armed man approached his vehicle while he was on his way to work early yesterday morning. another officers responded after being alerted by a gunshot detection tool called shotspotter. >> upon arrival, the officers located an individual suffering from a gunshot wound. the officers immediately began providing medical aid to the individual, but unfortunately, the individual was pronounced deceased on scene. >> the oakland police officers association claims the individual opened fire first and then the officer shot back. the added, quote, a criminal picked the wrong victim and victim. we are thankful for our officers safety and equally relieved that community members were not injured during the incident. further investigation is underway. >> san francisco is trying to convince shoppers to come back to union square this holiday season. high profile thefts have deterred shoppers the last few years. it's been blamed as a reason some of the stores have closed. in a news conference yesterday, mayor london breed said retail theft has gone down in the city. she's hoping the

board of supervisors will approve her proposal to install 400 new license plate readers to track cars involved in crimes. security, of course, is a big focus. >> people will be safe. we have more police officers, both the uniformed officers as well as plain clothed police officers that will be all around this area. >> celebrity chef tyler florence is looking at the city with optimism. he recently opened two new restaurants at union square, san francisco inspectors who enforce regulations against illegal street vending are reportedly asking for new policies to help them feel safer on the job. department of public works employees made an emotional appeal to the board of supervisors yesterday. they say they're constantly exposed to violence and threats from people selling stolen goods on the street. according to our media partners at the san francisco standard. board president aaron peskin responded by saying the state legislature took away the city's right to enforce these

laws criminally. >> oracle park has transformed into a golfer's paradise. the ballpark back nine opens today, goes through sunday. it's a little like top golf, but they've created a nine hole course with tee shots all around the ballpark. players like logan webb helped to pick out some of the locations, which allow fans to go places that are usually off limits. >> something we heard last year was from a 20 year season ticket member who was taken to certain parts of the ballpark. they'd never been an experience, so we thought that was really cool and to build on that, we took a few of our players and former players around to try to scout out maybe what would be a unique hole that they'd want to play in. >> so those participating will have access to the ballparks. gotham clubhouse that's usually reserved for members. the clubhouse includes lounge spaces , more than 20 tvs to watch live sporting events and a full bar that also serves food. now we got you excited just to tell you that the tickets are sold out. what >> no. on that. rude.

>> i'm sorry. you know what? just look from afar and. ooh, no. and then look at. >> look, get a boat. go sit in the water and don't around here, if something goes on sale, you need to buy it right away, immediately. >> it's going to be left out. >> that's what i'm learning. >> well, you know, i thought that. except for this is not polite. >> this is not actually what was it, an artist. who was it? >> i know who she's talking about. >> oh, no. >> all i'm saying is there's a particular concert that's coming to our city rather soon. that is very much not. oh well, is there a reputation behind this? >> i was reading all about this yesterday. she doesn't. she doesn't show up. and then when she shows up, she's late. so, i mean, we gave you all the context clues. >> you need to do a little google to do a little like google search. >> just one key word, late concert would you might get the top result. >> i mean, she told you when she said girl, you better watch out. that day might be giving it back.

>> you know, return it, return it, send it back. >> let's go outside. >> here's sutro tower this morning we have clear skies. it's chilly this morning on the accuweather headlines. even colder tomorrow morning we have sunshine, milder weather today. friday there's a light chance of showers. everything's great for the weekend but next week it appears things start to get much more active. we'll talk about that in a second. today. enjoy the sunshine, the dry conditions, temperatures, upper 60s to lower 70s. really just a delightful november afternoon out there with light winds overnight tonight we'll keep those clear skies even colder than we are right now. more 30s on the board in the north bay, parts of the inland east bay low to mid 40s for the most part around the bay shoreline. now future weather as we head into thursday. what you'll just notice we'll start out with sunshine tomorrow. clouds will thicken as that cold front gets closer. thursday's totally dry. friday morning. here we go with a very light shower similar to what we experienced on monday morning. it's just during the commute hours. we have that isolated light shower chance. it's a quick mover. so it's out

of here by midday friday and then we're clearing out our skies by the end of the day, friday night, that leads to a beautiful weekend. future tracker temperatures, sunshine on saturday, upper 60s, lower 70s, almost a carbon copy forecast on sunday. but next week we have the potential for several storms moving into california. just a preview of next week, likely tuesday, wednesday and thursday. it turns very active. now. the exact storm track has to be fine tuned , but just know it looks like we'll track several storms approaching california next week . here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days for you. it is sunny and mild this afternoon. cloudy or tomorrow with a chance of morning showers on friday. there's that gorgeous weekend. get out and enjoy the weather and then we'll track that wet weather returning for next week jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everyone. so we are going to start here with a look at our maps because we are following a hit and run crash. thankfully, no injuries are involved here. this is in tracy, though, slowing down our super commuters just a bit. it's on westbound 580 past grant line road. the speeds around 19mph. as you approach the area on the

san mateo bridge is moving at the limit. no problems here or advisories coming in from the chp. and then for our live pictures, you'll end with a look at san jose showing you 101. now we do want to look ahead also to apec because we already know there will be a big impact on traffic here in the city. the area around moscone center, where the event is taking place is essentially going to be locked down and there will also be one lane closed in the eastbound direction and one lane closed in the westbound direction on the bay bridge. there will also be freeway on and off ramp closures near the moscone center next week. so you can see these all indicated on the maps there. and all of these changes have some people who work downtown rethinking their commutes. >> i am going to try my best to see if i can work from home and definitely taking bart in because i can't imagine being stuck on the bridge. >> my advice would be if you don't have to get on the road during the apec convention, don't. >> i mean, that's basically it. the summit begins this saturday,

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secret service are expected to give new details about security for the apec summit. you can expect to see increased police presence in the city starting friday. for more information about the security zones around san francisco and how traffic and public transit is going to be impacted, go to abc7 news.com. >> number two, san francisco's un plaza has officially reopening today, just two months after construction started to transform the troubled section of the city. there's a new skate park and fitness court, a celebration of the plaza's new look is happening from 10 to 4 today. >> number three, you have another chance today to weigh in on an idea that could lead to tolls being required. if you want to drive on bay area freeways and online public meeting will be held tonight at 5 p.m. for a link, go to mtrca dot gov. click on meetings and events. number four tonight is

the third republican president debate. >> five candidates will take the stage in miami, florida. donald trump will once again not be there. he plans to hold a rally nearby. >> and number five, get ready just for a november beauty. this afternoon. sunshine. it's a little bit warmer today compared to yesterday. we start out chilly, though. we have a lot of 40s to begin our wednesday. but by the afternoon, upper 60s, lower 70s away from the coast with sunshine number six. >> we are bringing you a live picture right now from oakland showing you our 8-80 at the coliseum camera. those headlights are traveling in the southbound direction and so far no major blocking issues or advisories from the chp. >> number seven, the national zoo in washington, d.c. is saying goodbye to three remaining giant pandas. they're going back to china today as a loan agreement with the zoo is over and the pandas will be a part of the breeding program in china. >> oakland is now home to the city's first lgbtq cultural district. the city council's life enrichment committee approved the proposal.

organizers say the goal is to provide oakland's lgbt families, allies and community members with a space that's free from violence and discrimination. the emcee of yesterday's event, oakland's very own jeopardy champ, amy schneider. >> but this was a labor of love for our community. it's following the successful opening of the town youth club, the queer healing arts center. does dozens of lgbtq plus owned businesses and nonprofits in the area, and, of course, the founding of the lgbtq district. in 2017, oakland's lakeshore, lgbtq plus cultural district includes the area just northeast of lake merritt between grand avenue and lakeshore avenue, up to boulevard, way to the north, the city's lgbtq community center is located in that neighborhood. >> oakland mayor shang tao city council and port officials are unified in their effort to keep the a's in oakland last night, fans made their voices heard say enough, let's say oakland

enough, oakland mayor tao is urging team owners to reject the a's bid to relocate to las vegas when they meet to vote on that proposal next week. she prepared information packets for every owner showing the viability of keeping the a's in oakland. >> i hope that you know, if we showed anything to the owners who are taking on the relocation vote that it shows that there are questions that should be asked of john fisher. there are questions that should be asked of dave kaval and if there are questions as they should be of me, please reach out to me. i am available to talk to any of these owners at any given time. there's no hiding of anything. we've been very transparent and we have receipts. >> last night the city council unanimously approved a resolution stating that the a's belong in oakland and putting on the record that the city had made tangible progress toward achieving a deal at howard

terminal. >> taking a break from social media. we've all done it, or at least thought about doing it. coming up at 530 at the high school teen sharing her experience after totally breaking up with social media. >> plus, the debate over tolls on bay area highways. the reaction from community members during a meeting last night and why local leaders say paying to drive on the freeway could be a

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themselves from former president donald trump. but the party's frontrunner once again will be absent. good morning, everybody. >> it is wednesday, november eighth. >> let's see what the weather is like today. adrian hey, good morning. >> we are in store for just a really lovely day with a lot of sunshine this morning. we have clear skies, a live look. this is our east bay hills camera looking off to the west. you can see we have great visibility. if you look right there, that's sutro tower blinking. so you can see there is no fog. and we are going to have a lot of sunshine. once that sun's up here shortly after 630. temperatures, though, we are starting off cooler even than yesterday for most of us, beginning our day in the 40s. so certainly take the winter jacket with you. you don't need it later on this afternoon because we do warm very nicely. here's future weather as we go hour by hour. we have sunshine warming us up efficiently. 60 on the board by 11 a.m. and then later on this afternoon, we'll go into the upper 60s and lower 70s. so a bit warmer than yesterday. 71 in concord and san jose. today, 68 in the city, 69 in oakland, a lovely 70in napa. santa cruz are up to 69 degrees. that's the

forecast. let's see how we're doing on the roads with jobina. good morning. >> good morning, drew. thank you. hi, everybody. so we have a new crash that we're following right now in oakland and it is causing a slowdown. it's involving multiple vehicles, including a motorcycle on westbound 24 right at the 580 split. so you're seeing there, your speeds have dropped to around 28mph. and that spot moving further east into tracy, we're still looking at this crash westbound 580 past grant line road speeds there around 17mph. so just a couple of minor slow spots. we'll end here with the busy picture from 680 and walnut creek where you can see all those tail lights traveling southbound. reggie and kumasi. thanks, jobina. >> a bay area sex trafficking ring busted. investigators say the colombian based ring ran brothels out of hotel rooms in santa clara and alameda counties. 18 victims have now been rescued and nine people arrested. abc's seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live in the newsroom with what happens now gloria? >> good morning, kumasi. this investigation took two years and was led by the santa clara county district attorney's office. the da's office deeming

what the victims went through as slavery. santa clara county prosecutors say they dismantled an unprecedented human trafficking ring in the state. the colombian based sex trafficking ring allegedly used various hotels in san jose, gilroy, hayward and san leandro, where the women were forced to have sex for money. the da's office says they identified 18 survivors from latin america and southern american countries, including a minor. all nine of the alleged traffickers who come from across california appeared in court on tuesday. they're attorneys say they intend to fight the charges, denying all the allegations. >> i mean, if you really want to go into it, there's been a lot of things in this case that we've already reviewed that we need to go a little further in. you can enjoy the show, but there's going to be some lawn motions done that i, i don't know if the government is going to like it. >> they had the women stay at these locations. they had them

remain in their room where they were under constant surveillance. >> investigators used wiretapping of cell phones to identify 30,000 text messages and calls for evidence, a first for a human trafficking case in santa clara county. the da's office says they are still looking for six suspects. the next court date for the nine suspects is in two weeks. live in the newsroom, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you, gloria. the parents of the children who were lost by an east bay school want the district's board of education to make a change. abc7 news recently covered the story of a five year old with special needs who left del rey elementary school in san lorenzo without the staff realizing it. a driver found him in traffic a third of a mile from the school after the report ran another parent came forward saying the school lost her daughter with special needs. last school year. she was later found in a classroom. the five year old boy's mom tells the board that she's disappointed no one called her. >> i am appalled by the

district's lack of concern for my son. i call i left messages that same day for you, dr. camp, for kim noble. i left messages, voicemail is on. with your assistance, dr. camp. nobody from the district called me back. i'm sure anyone here who has a child or knows a five year old. he was running on bachman road unattended. >> we do take that seriously. and we want to make sure that all of our students are are safe and they're on campus. and we need to work as a team in order to make sure that happens. so be sure to speak with abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow will have more on the school board meeting today right here on abc seven. >> to get in touch with our abc seven news team for a story you want investigated, you can call the number on your screen or go to abc seven news.com slash i-team. >> today, five candidates will be participating in the third republican presidential debate. foreign policy and the israel-hamas war are expected to be prominent. topics. the five candidates who qualify side are chris christie, ron desantis,

nikki haley, vivek ramaswami and tim scott. donald trump will again skip this debate in miami and hold a rally nearby. ivanka trump is expected to take the stand in her family's civil fraud trial today. unlike her father and brothers eric and donald jr, she's not a defendant in the lawsuit. ivanka was an executive vice president for the trump organization. she then became a senior adviser at the white house during her father's presidency. new york attorney general letitia james accused donald trump of inflating his net worth to obtain favorable loans from banks. >> but this morning, there's a growing push for a pause in the fighting in the middle east. axios reports the us, israel and qatar are discussing a proposal that calls for a three day pause where hamas would release up to 15 hostages. the white house has not confirmed that report. meanwhile, the fighting continues with israeli troops saying they've entered the heart of gaza city. an estimated 70% of gaza's population has been

displaced. the un secretary general calls gaza a graveyard for children. we come now to shout and invite you to protect us. >> we want to live. we want peace. >> in southern california, hundreds of jewish americans are learning how to shoot guns. they say they fear for their safety because of the events overseas. one firearms training company reports a 300% increase in calls since the war in gaza started. >> the house of representatives voted to censure democratic congresswoman rashida talib. republicans and some members of her own party voted for a resolution that claimed she had been, quote, promoting false narratives about the hamas attack on israel. she criticized israel over its response to the terror attack yesterday. she defended her stance, saying she will, quote, not be silenced. this was the second time talib faced a censure over her comments. a bay area congressman says he wishes he could change his vote on a resolution

addressing anti-semitism on college campuses nationwide. it's coming as the california jewish legislative caucus demands action to better protect jewish students across the state. house resolution 798 condemned the support of hamas, hezbollah and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education. it called on campus administrators to condemn all forms of anti semitism, and it was approved by a vote of 396 to 23, one of those voting no was congressman jared huffman of northern california. and marin county. huffman is now saying publicly he regrets his vote and has apologized. >> if you could go back, what would you do differently? >> i would vote yes, and i would explain that i wish the resolution had been written better. i pretty quickly realized that the broader message of just sort of getting on record against anti-semitism was a lot more important than in what might be seen as nitpicking of technical details in

legislative text. >> meanwhile, the california legislature, legislative jewish caucus, issued a letter demanding immediate action by uc and csu leaders to counter a wave of anti-semitic ism sweeping campuses. it stated jewish students at uc berkeley, uc davis and san jose state have reported being physically attacked for expressing support for israel. the legislators said university presidents and chancellors can do more to protect jewish students as much as they gone to bat for other marginalized groups. >> it's a big day and the revival of a troubled area of downtown san francisco un plaza has become a hotbed for drug deals and sadly overdose in recent years. abc7 news reporter lena howland gives us a glimpse at the multi-million dollar makeover that's set to open today. rina reggie the multi-million dollar makeover includes things like permanent gaming tables and a brand new skate park and today the city is inviting the entire community in

to come celebrate these new upgrades. >> here's a look at some of the newly installed permanent ping pong tables, cornhole setups, tech ball, foosball and some chess tables in the plaza, not to mention the un plaza skate park being unveiled today is the nation's first of its kind street skating plaza. but with the renovation is those with the farmer's market were relocated across the street and they're not happy about it. already reporting a huge decrease in the number of people attending one farmer's market shopper told us he believes that this just pushes the homeless and drug dealers elsewhere. i mean, i think the fact that it can't accommodate the farmers market is real detrimental to the tenderloin neighborhood and the south of market neighborhood that really depend on that market for access to healthy produce and fruits and vegetables. >> hopefully we can have some oversight people here to kind of usher people in and out to make sure, you know, we don't have anybody destroying the property. >> tuesday night, homeless individuals were lined up, not in the un plaza, but along a

wall outside the nearby asian art museum to unfit to officially unveil these upgrades , city leaders will be hosting a day long un plaza reopening celebration today. it's happening at the plaza near market and hyde streets. the event kicks off at 10:00 and goes until four this afternoon. and this event will also include several different activities and events, including a climbing wall, some stem activities for kids, tech ball lessons and also some fitness classes as well. and the event is free for everyone. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. thank you, lena. >> up next, a medical service now available to amazon. prime members this morning and at a low cost. >> the panda express delivery that is leaving a lot of people pretty sad. a final goodbye this morning to two pandas heading back to china after 23 years at the national zoo. but first to check on the weather with drew. >> yeah, let's get you into some

climate stats that we just got in this morning. this coming from the european union, which just released it that last month, october 20th, 23, was the warmest on record across the entire globe. you could see a lot of red on this map, meaning the average temperature when you take the high and the low was well above where it should be on a normal day across a huge swath of the globe. in fact, looking at the stats, this is the hottest on record for october globally, it was more than three degrees fahrenheit above the pre-industrial average. that's kind of the mark we look at to see how warm or how cold we are. that's besting october 2019 by more than half a degree fahrenheit. and this will likely be the hottest year on record across the entire globe. we'll keep you updated on that live doppler seven, along with satellite showing you quiet across california. it's looking lovely out there from our east bay hills camera. and here's how the day shapes up. expect a lot of sunshine today and temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s. but we do have a couple of chances of rain on the

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service for example, caltrain, the cost will be between 10 to $0.30 per mile, depending on the level of congestion tolls will be lower and off peak hours and would disappear on nights and weekends. and yesterday's webinar, mtc gave an example. if there's no freeway pricing by 2035, it claims it would take 100 minutes to drive from antioch to san francisco. that would cost $8 for a bridge toll and 16 for fuel and maintenance, which would add up to $24. >> okay. so now look at the numbers in 2035 with freeway pricing, that same drive would take 80 minutes. it costs $35. that includes a total cost of $11 for the highway toll. and then the bridge toll and maintenance costs. mtc says a driver traveling on high congestion freeways five days a week for at least 40 miles would pay $270 a month.

>> that we want to reduce congestion on freeways that we need to reduce driving if we're going to meet the state's emission reduction targets. >> okay. so the study factored in a 50% discount for drivers who live in households that earn less than $55,000 a year and people or households with disabilities. there is another public webinar on this tonight. it starts at 5:00. it goes till 630. you can find the link on the mtc website, which is mtrca dot gov and just click on meetings and agendas. >> it is a bittersweet goodbye at the national zoo in washington, d.c. this morning. some beloved animals are heading home to china. jobina is at the live desk with the details of this move. yes, i've had the joy of seeing the three giant pandas at the national zoo and unfortunately, fans are having to say their final goodbyes. >> they are heading back to

china today to be a part of their breeding program. the pandas are leaving on a special fedex flight called the panda express. they will travel with 300 pounds of bamboo that they can munch on. they arrived at the national zoo in 2000. they were only supposed to be on loan from china for ten years. but the agreement was renewed three times in 2020. a panda baby boy was born there, but unfortunately, the efforts to renew the agreement failed again . experts say it's a sign of worsening relations between the us and china. pandas are no longer considered an endangered species. as with the giant panda population now growing. zoo workers say that's partly because of their work here. >> he doesn't flinch when they put the needle in. he also gets voluntary blood pressure readings. the cuff goes right around his arm, inflates, deflates. he's also had abdominal ultrasounds, cardiac ultrasounds, and he's also had x rays done on his chest only for

pandas will remain in the us. >> those are at the atlanta zoo and their agreement with china expires next year. richie, did you ever get to see loon? loon yang yang in d.c? yeah, no, the ones in atlanta and atlanta. yeah. >> you know what? weirdly i didn't. i never went to the atlanta zoo. is that odd? that's really odd. >> that is. it's actually where you live, too. i know. we did. >> no, don't worry. we did go to the cyclorama. >> okay? okay. >> which is right next to the. >> it is next to the zoo behind that, which is. >> yeah, it's a it's definitely an attraction that exists. >> yeah. >> wait, what is this, the cyclorama? yeah. what is this? >> how do you describe this? >> it is a it's a theater that you're in that that moves. >> okay, okay, that's. >> that's fine. while for a panoramic. >> yeah, i was going to say, it's like kind of over your it's unveiled of the civil war. i couldn't get you some photos.

>> i'm okay. >> yeah i think we got it. >> we got it. yeah >> both of you. >> we're fine. i think i got the picture painted. >> the pandas were great. the twins were born at the zoo. yeah, and i actually ended up doing a whole deep dive when you brought up the pandas earlier, because they are the first ever surviving panda cubs in the united states. and i guess it's very hard. panda twin cubs, twins are very hard to get twin pandas to make it into adulthood . >> you got a year to go see them? >> yeah. yeah >> we won't have any down to zero. >> you know, maybe a skip, a cyclorama. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i feel like i know the gardens. >> yeah, i might check that out. >> beautiful. what about the aquarium? >> oh, the aquarium. >> come on. i mean, we've got the best aquarium ever. well, i mean, come on. monterey bay, though. that aquarium is so fun. i'm sure that's outside. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge right now. here's the accuweather headline showing you

clear and chilly this morning. sunshine today, a chance of showers by friday morning. the weekend looking great it but then a very active pattern coming next week. we'll talk about that in a second. it's a november beauty today sunshine upper 60s lower 70s. enjoy the weather. it's mild today. it's feeling nice tonight, though. clear skies, chillier tonight than we are this morning. more 30s and low 40s to begin your day here on thursday. now thursday's dry we'll just find increasing clouds ahead of that cold front friday morning there's some isolated showers we're not looking at widespread rainfall and it moves through pretty quickly. by friday afternoon, we're already seeing sunshine return and that sets the stage for a gorgeous weekend here. sunny, on saturday, temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s looking lovely here for on sunday next week, though, keep in the back of your mind. tuesday, wednesday and thursday. it looks like the pattern could become very active across california. fine tune those storm details but looks like a wet pattern is coming our way next week. here's the accuweather seven day forecast mild today cloudier tomorrow with a chance of morning showers on friday the weekend perfect for any outdoor activities and

then we'll track that rain returning for next week jobina thank you, drew. >> good morning, everyone. so we are seeing that backup in the crash. we're looking at in oakland continuing to build right now. this is going to be westbound 24 at the 580 split at that slowdown when we are tracking it was around 20mph. there it's not to 13 yet, but this is the same spot where we had a sigalert form yesterday so it can get jammed pretty quickly at the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights came on at 541, so just about ten minutes ago, we still had the sigalert in effect at the richmond san rafael bridge. so we will have those three westbound lanes of 580 blocked. no wide load vehicles allowed there and still no estimate as to when this will be clear for everybody. >> reggie, thanks for being new at six. the major retailer set to make shopping easier and calmer during the morning hours. >> but first, more bay area layoffs announced in the tech industry. the companies involved in

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here in the bay area, virtual reality company pico interactive is reportedly laying off hundreds of workers. the exact number isn't known at this point. tiktok owner, bytedance, bought the mountain view based company in 2021, according to reuters. the cuts are partly in response to the falling demand for vr headsets. social media platform nextdoor is slashing nearly 200 jobs, which is 25% of its employee base. san francisco based company announced a cutback in the third quarter earnings report. >> it's very 2023 that this is news in today's gma first look, a high school senior is not on social media. here's abc news reporter andrew dymburt in this morning's gma. >> first, look how one teen broke the grip she felt social media had on her. >> i feel like there's just like a huge weight off my shoulders. kate romanowski is like any high

school senior who grew up on a steady diet of technology. all i was doing was just using my phone. then switching to my computer, then going back to my phone. and it was so draining. >> but when an app estimated that she'd likely spend seven teen years of her life watching screens, she knew she needed a change. >> after a few days. i think the thing i realized the most is just replacing your social media habits with more productive ones. i just felt so much more in tune with with myself and i felt so much less pressure. slosser coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more of kate's story and the important lessons for teens and parents with your gma. >> first, look, i'm andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> we're now going to the biggest night in country music. the 57th annual cma awards are taking over nashville and they're airing right here on abc seven tonight. >> this is the super bowl of country music with luke bryan as your co host. it's easy to laugh

and easy to have fun. we just love getting more comfortable in the role country music star luke bryan returning to host for the third year. >> he is sharing the stage once again with legendary quarterback and nfl hall of famer peyton manning. the show will include a star studded lineup with five time nominee and first time performer jelly roll opening the show. luke combs posting alone. chris stapleton, kelsea ballerini also taking the stage. our coverage starts at 730 tonight with on the red carpet at the cma awards and then the awards show kicks off at 8 p.m. and of course, stay tuned right after that for abc seven news at 11, getting your morning walk in. >> it is chilly out there to start. we're mainly in the 40s but we will get that sunshine an up here temperatures warming through the 50s by 8 a.m. and then we're already into the 60s by 10 a.m. here's a live view. this is our tam cam. look how clear it is out there. we're starting to see first hints that sun coming up here and it's really just a beautiful

afternoon. we'll have that sunshine and midday. temperatures in the 60s. today's a little bit warmer than yesterday. we'll go into the upper 60s and lower 70s by about 4 p.m. the news at six is next. then we are looking for you. we are the peace corps. with volunteers in more than 60 countries. living together. working together. transforming lives. together. join us.

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