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to know from closures to planned events in san francisco and the new night market in chinatown, drawing hundreds. as we welcome world leaders and ceos to the bay area. good morning to you. it is saturday, november 11th. i'm gloria rodriguez. and of course, we will get to everything apec that night market looked like a lot of fun. yeah, but first, we have meteorologist drew tuma here and it looks like it's going to be a nice weekend. it really is. >> it's shaping up to be sunny, warm. but then we have to talk about some wet weather returning next week. but this morning, it is clear as could be, look at this, a live look. this is our mount tam cam zoomed into the city. you can see the embarcadero all lit up. we have great visibility out there. it is chilly in spots. we're starting out in the low 40s in our coldest areas. good morning, novato. you're at 4142 in san ramon and palo alto. a little bit warmer in the city. coming in at 54 degrees. the light jacket your best friend this morning but this afternoon you don't need it. we're shaping up for a mild day ahead. here's future weather. some high clouds early on giving way to bright sunshine. and then this
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afternoon, temperatures maxing out in the mid 60s to the low 70s across the region. so expect a lot of sunshine today. it's shaping up to be a really nice start to the weekend. a really nice veterans day out there this afternoon hit about 69 in oakland, 68 in the city, 73 in san jose, about 70in napa, 71in concord, about 69. the high in antioch. we'll take a look at that. rain headed our way next week. gloria, coming up in just a few minutes. >> sounds good. thank you so much, drew. the apec summit in san francisco begins today. the eyes of the world will be turning to the bay area and the city says it is ready. abc's seven news reporter tim johns talks to business owners in chinatown who say apec means opportunity. we incitement on the streets of san francisco's chinatown. >> it's like a dragon. dancers going on over there. there's a lot of good food and just really high energy. >> on friday night, hundreds came out for a new night market. the market is meant to be one of
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the unofficial starts to the highly anticipated apec summit, the biggest international event in the city in decades. the energy here in chinatown is absolutely palpable tonight. and organizers tell me this is exactly what they want to see throughout the entirety of the apec summit, as many as 30,000 people from around the pacific rim are expected to come to san francisco next week in chinatown . they're hoping many of them will make a stop in this historic neighborhood. >> a lot of small businesses already. so welcome. anyone any visitor, anybody from outside of , you know, come and enjoy the food and enjoy the gifts. >> and it's not just chinatown that's getting ready around san francisco. local leaders have been organizing for weeks, cleaning city streets, setting up road barriers and planning events for the influx of visitors at fisherman's wharf, the ferris wheel that once stood at golden gate park reopened friday. also just in time for apec. >> i think that it's going to bring a lot of people down here so that they can see a great aerial view of how beautiful the
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city is. >> the city's famous restaurant week also extended, keen to try and cash in and showcase some of the best in bay area cuisine. and we did that because the city had, you know, said, hey, it'd be great to extend this and have awesome offerings throughout the city and we have the most restaurants ever with the entire world watching the apec summit is being viewed as a way for san francisco to help fight back against some of the negative pr post pandemic. and after months of preparation in the city, says it's ready to shine. >> welcome to chinatown. welcome to a world class city, san francisco, in chinatown, tim johns, abc seven news and apec is going to have a big impact on traffic in san francisco. >> so for some more than others, it might be more of an issue for those trying to navigate around all of the various closures. so here's what you need to know. muni announced it is no longer able to serve stops in the so-called exclusion zones. those are the security zones set by the secret service, mostly near moscone center. sfmta was not planning to make changes to
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public transit until monday, but that has changed. abc seven traffic reporter jobina fortson tells us what else you can expect at the moscone center is basically going to be like a fortress in the city. >> so you see this red section in the middle. that's where all the road closures are. the green is going to be open to local traffic, but there will still be some security checks there. and also no rideshares, no food delivery through that section. that'll all be on the outside of the perimeter. now, i know a lot of people were panicking when they heard about the changes to the bay bridge down one lane in the eastbound and the westbound direction. so that's going to start on tuesday, november 14th at 5 a.m. that will not all reopen until 9 p.m. on friday day, november 17th. and then we have the off ramps closed as well. so that's going to be fifth street and fourth street through that same timeframe. okay now let's get into muni. all of these red dots. yes, those are all of the impacts to
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muni each of those lines. so too many to mention here on camera. so what you're going to want to do is make sure to check the schedules online. we also have information for you on abc seven news.com. so our overarching theme here is rely on mass transit and of course work from home if you can. that's number one. number two is if you do need to head into the city, bart is going to be running its usual service, but we'll have longer trains because they're expecting more people due to all of these impacts. and if you want additional information, because we know this is a lot to take in and a big overview here, just download our abc seven news app wherever you stream, you can also have it on your phone. and we will be sending alerts throughout the week. all right. >> great information there. thank you, jobina. us treasury secretary janet yellen met with her chinese counterpart for a series of meetings in san francisco. the treasury department says the meetings with china's vice premier, haley fong, are designed to further stabilize the economic relationship between both countries.
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>> both countries jointly stated that we welcome the objective of a healthy economic relations ship that provides a level playing field for companies and workers in both countries. >> as these diplomatic talks could help lay the groundwork for when president joe biden and chinese president xi jinping meet next week, the next stop for secretary yellen will be the apec finance ministers conference on sunday and monday, they will discuss trade and investment in the region in the east bay, community activists will rally in front of the antioch police department today amid growing scandals. a newly obtained police reports reveal that senior level officers signed off on multiple use of force incidents later deemed to be excessive. a federal indictment released in august charged several antioch police officers with using excessive force. this while other officers are linked to a racist texting scandal. >> all when it comes to
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investigations, when it comes to fbi. this and administrative proceedings that. um, that's all important. but the fact of the matter is that we need to change the structure internally so that we can begin changing the culture at the police department. >> antioch police did not return requests for comment. today's protests will be held at the police headquarters at noon. now to the south bay. police are warning about what they're calling a crime syndicate. the suspects are believed to have committed everything from online scams to carjackings. abc7 news reporter lauren martinez spoke with the man who once helped take down members of the italian mafia. >> san jose police say the city is seeing a large increase in romanian organized crime on wednesday, police arrested two suspects. they say are connected to approximately 25 separate crimes. they include armed carjacking, armed robbery, jewelry, robberies and facebook marketplace scams. police released these photos of
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evidence they believe are connected to the crimes that spanned from july to october. we reached out to bob delaney, a former new jersey state police trooper who infiltrated italian mob families in the 1970s. this is a system that's in place within that criminal group. >> and so for law enforcement to be able to stop it is difficult because it's ongoing. >> delaney went undercover for three years back then, which helped lead to the arrest of 29 people connected to organized crime. >> so 2 or 3 more people conspiring to commit a crime gives the technical version. but there's much more to it. there's a structure and many times law enforcement from my view gives them more credit. they're not as organized as we think. >> delaney says. though organized crime may not be as safia estimated as we think the criminals are innovative. san jose police say the suspects are targeting elderly members of the
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asian and indian community. police say a group of men and women in a car or suv will ask for directions, engage in a conversation and thank the victim while slyly taking their jewelry and replacing it with fakes. san jose police also said romanian organized criminal suspects have posed as general contractors, roofers or plumbers. anyone with information is asked to contact the san jose police department's robbery unit. >> the more that we take off layers of people within that organization, it keeps that organized nation disorganized. and it doesn't allow it to have a strong hold in a community in san jose, lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> today, president biden and the first lady are observing veterans day and they will take part in the traditional wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. >> we're taking a live look right now from the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington, virginia. the president will deliver a speech after laying a wreath at the tomb later this morning. and we hope to bring it
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to you live during our 8:00 newscast this year marks the tomb's 102nd anniversary. it is the final resting place for three unidenti fillled american service members dating back to 1921. and today there are multiple events commemorating veterans day here in the bay area for the marin veterans day ceremony starts at 9:00 in san rafael and san jose's veterans day parade and ceremony starts at 1045 at positas. chavez and six flags. discovery kingdom is hosting veterans weekend admission to the park is free for all veterans and retired military and active duty members, family and friends can get reduced tickets starting at $20. and of course, we want to thank all of our veterans here in the bay area for their service. right now, let's get a preview of our weather with drew. good morning, drew. >> hey, good morning, gloria. looking at a live look from pier 39 this morning, we have mainly clear skies, some chilly temperatures to start out your
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saturday morning. but we are in store for a really lovely afternoon. we'll take a look at the mild temperatures. we'll go hour by hour in future weather and just a few minutes. >> all right. thank you so much, drew. and also coming up, another cal state strike while faculty at san francisco state say that they will strike next month if a new contract is not reached. plus, new details from the pilot accused of trying to crash in alaska airlines flight. what he says he was thinking moment before that incident as his wife weighs in. but we need an atm from our bank unless you want to spend a small fortune in fees. uh, no, thank you. banking with us means more fee-free atms than the two largest us banks combined. well, that would be convenient but there is no b-m-o here. ah, you can just call us bee-mo, and there is now. you know what else is convenient? mobile banking that makes it easy to track your goals and manage your money get out of town. but we... just got here. when a bank helps you get and stay ahead. that's the bmo effect. ♪ bmo ♪
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what did i say!?! for lecturers have taken classes away from students and placed heavier workloads on faculty. sf state's faculty are negotiating
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for a 12% pay increase, as well as additional teacher benefits. hollywood is back in business board members from the actor's union voted to approve the best and final offer made by the studio's. many of the board members were also at the negotiating table. the next step will be for union members who have been on strike since summer to review and vote on the new three year contract. a date for the member vote has not been announced yet. now to an update from the i-team. the details are emerging about the alaska airlines pilot accused of trying to crash a flight headed for san francisco. joseph emerson of pleasant hill told the new york times that he suffered a mental breakdown after taking psychedelic mushrooms. the i-team's dan noyes has more from the times interview. plus, he's also been speaking with emerson's wife, 44 year old joseph emerson was arrested and charged with attempted murder for each of the 83 passengers and crew aboard the alaska airlines flight from everett, washington, to sfo on october
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22nd as an off duty pilot. >> emerson had been riding in the cockpit's jump seat, but he told the new york times psychedelic mushrooms he took two days before left him questioning what was real, that he thought he was dreaming as he pulled the plane's fire suppression handles that could have cut power to the engines. emerson told the times. i thought it would stop both engines. the plane would start to head towards a crash, and i would wake up the pilots had to struggle with emerson to keep the plane under control. >> when joe and i spoke that weekend, he wasn't himself. it was odd. i didn't understand what was going on. >> his wife, sarah stretch tells me emerson had fallen into a depression after the best man from their wedding. a fellow alaska airlines pilot, scott penney, died in 2018 while jogging on a work trip to hawaii. >> the loss of scott was devastating to us and for joe especially, i feel he has never come to terms with his death, emerson told the times. >> he and his friends spent the weekend before the flight set liberating pennie's life and the
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one of them provided the psychedelic mushrooms. sarah stretch says the mushrooms may have triggered an episode and that her husband had resisted seeking help for his ongoing depression for fear it could ground him as a pilot. >> speaking to him after the incident, i was so confused and worried because he wasn't making any sense that it just wasn't the joe i know and married a mental health diagnosis is not a career ender, the faa announced thursday they are establishing a committee to provide recommendations on breaking down barriers that prevent pilots from reporting mental health issues. >> we have completed clinical research and amended policy to make it much easier for pilots on a widening number of antidepressants to continue with their careers. >> joseph emerson told the times. i don't know if i'll ever fly an airplane again. i really don't, he said. and i had a moment where that kind of became obvious, and i had to grieve that for the i-team. dan noyes, abc7 news. >> october marks breast cancer awareness month, but it should
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be on our minds and in our hearts all year long. a new documentary is out sharing the struggle of four bay area women who have fought the disease, survived it and continue to thrive in takes a brave soul heal the pain. the film is called it takes a miracle. the sound of survivors for bay area women connected by breast cancer, but also by music. all are accomplished singers and they have something else in common. they have survived. abc7 news anchor dan ashley spoke with one of the women, nona brown, who made the documentary. >> what was that like for you sharing your story with these other three women and committing all of it to this film? >> i have to say it was surprising, emotional. we all had emotional moments just going back to that time in our lives. but at the end of the day, we are all thriving and we all felt
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the same. that we wanted to share our stories, to give other women hope and courage. it takes a miracle is available right now on youtube. >> more than 800,000 sutter health patients had their personal information exposed in a data breach. a message on sutter health's website says the information was compromised during a ransomware attack last spring. the breach exposed birth daetz health insurance information diagnosis and even treatment information. the company is now offering a year of free access to a credit monitoring service. letters have gone out to those who may be affected. former wrestler and actor dwayne the rock johnson says he was asked to run for president. he made the announcement during an episode of trevor noah's what now? podcast noah revealed the 2021 poll showed that 46% of us adults would support the rock. as a presidential candidate. the rock says he was blown away once he found out that people would want him in political office.
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the 51 year old says he has no plans to run right now. while i know he has a lot of fans, so he probably would get a lot of votes. well, let's switch gears, right? everybody loves a rock. >> i love the rock. grew up watching wrestling. he was great. one of my heroes. yeah. and he's done so many, like, positive things. yeah. so charismatic, too. and always so positive. on a positive note, the weekend weather looking fantastic. laura, we have sunshine. we'll have mild conditions coming our way today and tomorrow and then things start to change here as we head into the new workweek. we'll talk about our rain chances coming up in one second. here's a live look outside from the exploratorium camera. looking great this morning. all lit up as we take a look at the accuweather headlines. just some passing high clouds this morning. chilly in spots and temperatures right now in some areas beginning in the 40s and low 50s. it's dry and mild weather for saturday and sunday and then we'll talk about periods of showers and even some pockets of heavy rain in the forecast for parts of next week out there. right now, your temperatures, we're chilly in spots, 43 in fairfield. good
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morning. we're at 43 in santa rosa, 44 in fremont, the same in livermore, san mateo, a little bit warmer at 51 degrees. so certainly take the light jacket with you over the next couple of hours. live doppler seven along with satellite. we have this weak ridge of high pressure right off the coastline and that's supplying us with the mild weather, the sunshine, any of this wet weather you see on live doppler seven, that's going to stay away from us throughout the weekend. emeryville our camera looking great. the bay bridge. nice going in and out of the city. and here's how your day shapes up for veterans day. we'll have some high clouds early on. sunrise here at 645. and then it's sunshine throughout the day. mild later on this afternoon. 60s close to the coast. 70s away from the coast. so highs across the region. we'll hit about 73 in san jose today, 68 in the city. very nice in oakland near 70 for a daytime high. 73 in santa rosa, 69 in antioch, half moon bay. we will see a lot of sunshine with a temperature of 64 degrees overnight tonight. we'll keep some of these high cirrus clouds from time to time. we'll call it mainly clear skies and temperatures dipping into
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the 40s as we head into sunday. future tracker temperatures on sunday. nice day. those temperatures similar to today, mid 60s to the low 70s for daytime highs and then cooler weather starts to move in here for next week. let's talk about those rain chances. future weather will start you here on monday and what will happen. there is an area of low pressure that's going to sit and spin off our coastline. and what that will do, that's going to send moisture in from the south. so this is tuesday, tuesday morning. we'll start to see those bands of showers moving onshore. and as that low continues to spin close to us, it will continue to bring showers into the forecast wednesday and thursday. so how it looks right now for next week, we'll track showers, pockets of heavy rain at times. currently, the wettest period is likely tuesday night into wednesday morning. but timing and amounts can change with this forecast. so this is one of those seven days you really want to stay up to date each and every day as those showers and that storm moves through california. so here's the accuweather 70 forecast. lovely
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this weekend for veterans day. fine fall weather tomorrow and then we're cooler monday with those showers on and off tuesday, wednesday thursday glory even friday looking unsettled throughout the morning . >> all right. it sounds like a pretty nice week. thank you so much, drew. and when we return, a heart all swease in san francisco in a story you'll see only on seven, the famous sculptures, new home and the connection to the legendary tony bennett and i love overcoming challenges. ♪ when better money habits® content first started coming out, it expanded what i could do for special olympics athletes with developmental needs.
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the late entertainer's link to the fairmont hotel. >> tony bennett first saying i left my heart in san francisco show here in our venetian room. so how fortunate are we that the heart that he painted gets a permanent home at the fairmont san francisco. >> the sculpture now showcased in the hotel's lobby. bennett painted the golden gate bridge on this giant six by five foot heart in 2004. it's one of the first hearts auctioned to raise money for the san francisco general hospital foundation. he had such a big heart for this city. pam bear, wife of giant ceo larry baer, is one of the founders of the hearts in san francisco fundraising gala. >> he was an advocate for the vulnerable. and he said if i can paint a heart and i want it permanently left in san francisco, i will do it for you for. >> for years, bennett's heart had a home in union square, becoming a selfie stop for hundreds of people. all a.
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timing is everything. and the heart now taking center stage just days before the apex summit, president biden reportedly a guest here next week. and who knows? he may even see it. >> i'm not sure how he'll be entering and exiting. i think only the secret service know that. but but i hope we have an opportunity to showcase that. >> you can already see tony bennett's statue outside the fairmont. now his true love for the city is on full display inside. what do you think his reaction would be? >> my heart really is in san francisco in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc seven news. >> well, this is really neat. well, still ahead on abc seven mornings, the efforts to beautify san francisco and wow those world leaders for the summit. and this morning, a robot taxi company reduces its fleet for the next week. then at accusations of anti-semitism, jewish families are now angry at a resolution recently passed by the oakland education association in
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good morning and happy veterans day. i'm gloria rodriguez, meteorologist drew thomas here with us this weekend. and drew, of course, we always want to just thank our veterans for their service and everything that they've done for our country. yeah of course. >> and it's really going to be a great day today and tomorrow. the weekend. we've got great weather. we have some cold temperatures this morning. a live look from the tam cam. great visibility looking at the city this morning and we'll find temperatures. right now, we're mainly in the 40s and in the 50 soquel's some chillier spots in the low 40s, some of her more milder spots coming in at about 53 degrees in the city. so as we go hour by hour on future weather, you can see we'll have some high clouds giving way to sunshine. early this morning. no dense fog out there. and later this afternoon, we'll go into the mid 60s and lower 70s for daytime highs. mostly sunny out there. it is a nice afternoon on
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the way. if you are traveling perhaps across the state, it's warm, southern california in the 70s and 80s, but we do have wet weather on the horizon. we'll talk about our chances for showers coming up in a few minutes. and that could affect apec here in the city gloria. all right. >> thank you so much, drew. this morning, apec is officially here in san francisco, so security is heavy in the city as the city prepares to welcome the world's top foreign officials to the international conference. the general public will face bay bridge lane closures, downtown ramps being closed off and large barriers around the moscone area where the conference will be held. >> these ramps are closed because they specifically feed right into the area of the moscone center. those directly feed into security areas where people aren't allowed to be. >> and you can expect a major street closure and transit impacts. most of those do take effect today or excuse me, monday. california highway patrol says that official closures will start wednesday through friday of next week from
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5 a.m. until all 9 p.m. in addition to the fencing around the barrier, city leaders are making sure that san francisco looks good. abc7 news reporter suzanne phan explains all sorts of arrangements that are being made to wow and welcome visitors as san francisco get ready to wow the world illuminate the nonprofit famous for lighting up the city by the bay is about to do it again on monday night during apec. >> we're actually going to double the number of lasers from 6 to 12 that go down market street. >> so for the 21 heads of state that will be in san francisco, the diplomatic corps and the more than 1000 ceo, those ben davis with illuminate says get ready to be dazzled and let our city continue to shine in the eyes of the world as a at the ferry building, visitors and locals alike can delight in the new and improved clock tower. after months of renovation, the scaffolding has been removed and down by pier 39, this site catching the eyes of tourists
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like anya ustinova visit from vancouver, canada. >> i like it. yeah, i think it's totally worth it. the ferris wheel that was at golden gate park is now at the waterfront area. >> i did love seeing it there, but i love seeing it here too. so wherever. as long as it stays in the city, we'll go wherever it goes. >> across town at the war memorial opera house, these banners are welcoming apec attendees. and in chinatown, san francisco merchants and food vendors are ready to kick off a series of events friday and saturday nights. dozens of vendors will be on grant avenue for a special night market. we want them to come and explore it because this is the biggest chinatown out of asia. also, be sure to check out the hundreds of lanterns during the evening along grant avenue. many of them were just replaced. >> walk through at night is beautiful. >> another special treat for chinatown. visitors just in time for the apec summit. this beloved 150 foot golden dragon will be brought outside on the streets of grant avenue for people to see. >> we're going to displace it on
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the street so that people can actually come in and see it and touch it. so many sites around the city to take note of. >> and appreciate whether you're an apec attendee or a local. >> it's always beautiful. it's going to stay beautiful in san francisco. >> suzanne phan abc seven news. new this morning. >> waymo will reduce its fleet around san francisco during apec. the robo taxi company says it's working with local and national agencies to comply with the implemented security zones. that's according to our media partners at the san francisco standard. street closures are and also restricted areas will include south of market nob hill , the embarcadero and near the legion of honor. and we have everything you need to know about the summit and how it will impact you. so if you want notifications like this one that we sent last night just download the abc7 news app and enable your push notifications as a 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck 12 miles off the coast of petrolia, california last night. that's a town of about 1000 people south of eureka. the quake happened
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around 7:15 p.m. it was felt up and down the coast. now, the good news is there are no reports of any damage in the area. and now to the war between israel and hamas. french president emmanuel macron has called for a cease fire in gaza, urging other world leaders to join him. so here are the latest developments. israel is now reporting 1200 people were killed by hamas in a series of attacks on israeli communities on october 7th. the number is a revision from a previous figure of 1400. the parties involved in the ongoing negotiations to secure the release of hostages are working towards a deal. us officials confirm with cnn that the deal would mean a days long pause in fighting. in exchange of hostages being freed. the foreign ministry says nearly 240 israeli hostages remain under hamas. dozens of jewish families , teachers and allies rallied against a new resolution introduced by the oakland education association. i was
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there at that news conference yesterday, and they say the resolution could stoke anti-semitism within the community. families say that they don't think the resolution in schools is necessary. >> i have a hard time understanding why a teacher's union or a school board thinks they should be creating resolutions around one of the most complex international conflicts when even global leaders currently cannot agree on a resolution. the oca tells abc7 news that the resolution endorses palestinian liberation and calls on elected officials to call for an immediate cease fire. >> in a statement, the oca condemned all anti-semitism and islamophobe, the local jewish organization has set up empty shabbat tables across the bay area. they are paying tribute to the 240 israelis taken hostage by hamas. the event is part of an international effort calling for their safe return. the tables are set in berkeley foster city, napa, san francisco
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going to be a beautiful weekend as well. we're going to check in with drew in a little bit for your forecast. and today, we are honoring every military veteran who has served in our armed forces. so thank you so much. and here in the bay area, we have been seeing different events to commemorate the holiday. abc7 news reporter dustin dorsey attended one at santa clara university city. >> the significance of this ceremony is not only unique to the united states. countries around the world offer wreaths to symbolize the beauty and brevity of life. as we lay this wreath for those that have gone before us in times of peace and in times of war, we remember their sacrifice in the defense of our american way of life. >> an important represent station of life that takes a different meaning. on veterans day weekend, every year, we honor those who serve both living and the ones we now remember. it's a bonding day for the community and service members. >> you see all kinds of people. you see white, black, chicano, you see mexican, asian. it doesn't matter who you are or
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where you come from. everyone decides to serve their country for one reason or another. and it's important to recognize who those people are. so we can all move forward together as a country marine corps veteran and current scu student keanu spinola helped organize this day of celebrations to help the santa clara university community do just that. >> come together from the wreath laying ceremony to a luncheon and a speaker series opportunities for veterans to connect with the community through sharing. >> sometimes people don't like sharing their story and sharing what they've been through, but it's a way to openly talk about them. the good experiences, because sometimes people think like, oh, they're all bad experiences. but no, they're also good because we built this family in that family bond continues to grow on veterans day, while the parades and celebrations are important and appreciate by these men and women, they say conversations can make an impact that lasts a lifetime. >> i would say reach out to veterans, connect with them. >> and i also ask veterans connect with their communities to understand each other and to understand veterans can say,
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hey, this is what i did when i served and i can still contribute. >> we're not so different from each other. after all, we all want to have a better life. we all want to live a life free from tyranny and oppression. and i feel that it's important for us to share our stories as veterans so we can all move forward together as a community and as a people. a people united and thankful for all who served at santa clara university. >> dustin dawsey, abc, abc7 news . >> volunteers joined forces to help repair the home of a 93 year old veteran in santa clara. volunteers with the local nonprofit rebuilding together and lockheed martin wanted to create a safer and more comfortable living space. korean war veteran don murphy says he is happy to finally get the help that he's been seeking for some time now. >> great. it's just wonderful to see all these people and they're all so happy and enjoying themselves. that's great. it's something i tried to get through with the with the city, but it didn't work at. and they came
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through. that helps a lot. >> well, he's certainly deserving, according to the us census bureau, over 2 million veterans live in poverty and are unable to afford essential home repairs or modifications. the marbles is now in theaters. the movie marks the return of captain marvel, played by brie larson. but this time she's joined by two characters from the marvel cinematic universe. abc7 news reporter george pennacchio has a preview. what is happening to me? >> she's entangled our light based powers. >> oh my god. >> the marvels brings together captain marvel, photon and ms. marvel all the trio has somehow become linked every time they use their powers, they swap places with each other, causing their worlds to collide in comic and surreal ways. as nia dacosta is the film's director, and she calls this a space opera. >> it's just a movie with
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heightened emotions. big action, and it all takes place in space. and space is an integral part of the peril and the stakes of the film. i'm asking. for one l fight. >> brie larson returns to the role of carol danvers, aka captain marvel, the costa says her input was integral to making the film. >> she brings a lot of experience, a lot of knowledge and also just the desire to be of service and to be a resource not just for myself, but also for the other actors. because she's been through it before. she knows what it's like. and also, she really cares about captain marvel's character. she really cares about this character. >> we're a team. >> oh, no, no, no, no. we're not a team. we're not a team. >> dacosta assembled a team filled with talented female professionals, both in front of and behind the camera. laura karpman is the marvel's composer. >> you're in store for epic fun.
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and when i say epic, i mean there are there are massive canvases in this film. it is a space movie. it, as nia called it, a space opera. so i think that's very apt. and you're in for a lot of fun as these three characters figure out how they can work together. >> get ready for some amazing hijinks and some fun and entertainment and like heartfelt , um, you know, emotional stakes . like, i think it's you have these three characters and they mean so much to each other and a lot of their warmth. i think is going to going to come through in a really beautiful way. the marvel's uh- is in theaters now. >> george pennacchio for abc seven news. >> wow, that looks pretty good. you know what else is looking good? the weather this weekend, right, drew? >> totally is gloria. i mean, look at sutro tower this morning. the city is sparkling. you can see great visibility. the east bay far off in the background. we do have some chilly temperatures to start out our saturday. we'll bounce back nicely this afternoon for mild
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sunshine. we'll take a look at how the entire weekend is shaping up. and wet weather on the horizon for next week. coming up in a few minutes. >> all right. thank you, drew. also next, the dubs take on the cleveland cavs today, but what's the deal with this new court over at chase center abc7 sports director larry beil has the details coming up next in we're still going for that nice catch. we're still going for that sweet shot.
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we know the airport will be quite busy as many people come into town for apec. we'll get a check of your forecast coming up in just a little bit. but right now, let's go to sports. the warrior spurs are back at chase center today. the dubs take on the cleveland cavaliers. tip off is at 530 and a busy weekend for college basketball fans. both cal and stanford had home court advantage for week one of the regular season. abc seven sports director larry beil has your morning sports.
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>> good morning, everybody. we're at the intersection of the nfl, college football, nba, nhl. now college hoops season is here. cal and stanford both trying to start the season at two and zero. cal with oski cheering on their new head coach, mark madsen hosting pacific won their opener first half. jalen cohn steal and score finished with 22 points but cal was down by two at the half at home seem to be in control in the second half lobbing to jalen tyson for the slam. he just became eligible really good player but he came up hobbling left the game and came back left again pacific would take advantage donovan williams knocking down the three he had a game high 23 points here is the dagger bo odom from beyond the arc. the tigers stunned the bears 87 to 79 last time they beat cal 1954. that was during the eisenhower administration. and google it kids. stanford hosting sacramento state. first half jared bynum looking like brock purdy to brandon angel. angel had a team high 18
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cardinal led by eight at the break second half bynum drive and kick out to spencer jones who hits the three jones three of four from deep had 15 points bynum a career high ten assists here to maxi moreno who throws it down stanford victorious 9173. they're two and zero sharks looking for their season high third straight win they're in vegas opening minute of the game alex pietrangelo to the net wrap around goal the sharks root only give up goals before you even get your popcorn or sit down it's chronic second period vegas shorthanded jack eichel william carlson the one timer that's a shorty team teal comes up short they lose five nothing win streak over the big ten suspending jim harbaugh for the final three games of the season because of that signal stealing controversy. the conference saying having a staffer trying to steal signs at opponent games violates the league's sportsmanship rules. the former 49 ers and stanford head coach is appealing, but wolverines play penn state today. the niners will try to snap a three
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game losing streak sunday in jacksonville. the jags have won five in a row, so a healthy trent williams would be big for the niners, but he's questionable with an ankle injury. quarterback brock purdy certainly hoping williams and deebo samuel are both available. samuel trying to come back from a shoulder injury obviously you get the ball in the in the d bose hands and he can do some crazy stuff and help our team out big time. >> so to have deebo back will be huge. you know, give a spark and bring that energy to our offense. it's huge. >> the warriors will debut their city edition court and city edition uniforms for the first time today when they take on cleveland. check out the time lapse of the arena crew putting the court down the city edition court celebrates 150 years of cable cars in san francisco. and i'm told new courts like that could cost upward of $200,000. that is a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> thanks, larry. we'll go outside. here's our abc7 oakland airport camera where the tarmac is dry and we have clear skies
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up above. if you're traveling ing this morning, you should have no weather issues out of our major airports, whether it's oakland, sfo, san jose this morning we are dry so we have some passing high clouds this morning. we are chilly in spots starting out in the low 40s and our coldest cities right now. dry and mild. that's the forecast for today and tomorrow. the weekend is looking very nice, but then next week, our attention is on an unsettled weather pattern. we have several chances for rain on the seven day forecast later on right now, though, we're in the 40s and 50s to begin your saturday 42 in palo alto. we're at 44 now in antioch, 43 in napa, 53 currently in the city. that is the warm spot this morning. here's a live doppler seven along with satellite. what we're tracking there is a ridge of high pressure, a weak one right off our coastline that is keeping any of that rain. you see falling across the pacific northwest. best out of our region today and tomorrow. expect a lot of sunshine across the entire state and mild temperatures today and tomorrow. it's just a lovely view this morning from our sutro tower. great visibility. we have calm
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winds out there. and for veterans day today, we have a lot of sunshine in the forecast that sun's up here in about an hour. at 645, we'll have nothing but sunshine this afternoon. mild temperatures, 60 close to the ocean, but away from the coast, we'll have those temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s by about 4:00 pm. highs today hitting 69 in oakland, 73, though, in santa rosa, a nice 68. in the city with a lot of sunshine across sf 73 in san jose and livermore 69 in antioch, santa cruz. a nice day in santa cruz. lots of sunshine and temperature of 72 degrees overnight tonight we'll dip back into the 40s under mainly clear skies and tomorrow is equally as nice as today. future tracker temperatures showing you again. we'll go into the mid 60s and low 70s for daytime highs under bright conditions to finish out the weekend. now next week we have chances for rain, low pressure is going to start to spin off of the coast and that's going to send moisture into our neck of the woods starting likely on tuesday. and then it's on and
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off wednesday into thursday, even lingering into friday morning, as well as that low pressure just spins nearby. so how it looks right now, we have showers and pockets of heavy rain with this wet pattern next week, the wettest period right now currently looks to be tuesday evening through wednesday morning. but of course , as we get closer to this event next week, the timing and the amounts of rain can change. this is one of those forecasts over the next seven days. you really want to stay up to date each and every day as some of these details as we fine tune them, can change a bit, but it does look unsettled for next week. here's the accuweather seven day forecast for the next seven days for you. enjoy the weekend. it's nice and mild today and tomorrow . so monday it's cooler with increasing clouds as we track that unsettled weather moving in tuesday, wednesday, thursday we have showers in the forecast even early into friday. we have a little bit of moisture, but again, it's one of those forecasts that it could change day to day. so you really want to stay up to date with each day
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as that rain moves through. definitely >> and for this weekend, it sounds like it's a perfect weekend for apex. anything you want to do outside today or tomorrow? >> no issues. >> wonderful. well, thank you so much, drew. we always love good weather and a reminder, you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it is available for apple tv google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. so download the app now and start streaming. we will be right back ♪ meow, meow. ♪ [ background cats singing ] ♪ meow, meow, meow. ♪
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a popular musical of the popular musical by an all star cast of middle and high school students. the show is based on the classic novel les miserables by victor hugo of a society in misery on the verge of chaos. the theater's program director says the youth cast brings a level of professional wisdom to the production. >> it's just amazing to see young people doing so. such
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profound emotional quality theater. >> the play is now running at the throckmorton theater in mill valley. the showtimes are thursday through saturday at 7 p.m. and then sunday at 2 p.m. through november 12th. so you still have a chance to watch it. next up on abc seven mornings at 6 a.m. a rally for reform. the new reports about excessive use of force among antioch police officers as activists get ready to protest today
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