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>> well, look, he is now at six meeting day in the bay. >> president biden, chinese president xi waking up. in san francisco. a high profile meeting yesterday day and it was really just a lot of excitement in the bay for apec. yeah. and we can't wait to share it all with you, including those amazing fireworks that i got to see there was a party right over here. president biden there hosting gwen stefani performed sing. and there's still two more days of apec left. so a lot to tell you about, including some new traffic closures. >> you're going to want to know about. jobina is going to be all over that and we will get to that in just a second. but first, we're going to start with what the weather looks like this morning. yeah so we are starting out with mostly cloudy skies, dry conditions for many of us. >> there's a couple of isolated showers just in the santa cruz mountains and most of us were dry. right now. and we're just waking up to a lot of cloud cover. we are still using the

storm impact scale for another day today, just like yesterday. the best chance will come later on this evening. but today, the showers not as widespread as what we experienced last night. outside this morning, we'll look at our sutro tower camera showing you the golden gate bridge. it's a blend of sun and clouds for much of the day. i think the best chance for most of us is after 4:00 pm to find those scattered showers. they'll be very light in nature. so certainly if you have evening plans, you want to take the umbrella with you. we'll have those temperatures mainly topping out in the 60s for daytime highs. we do have more wet weather for part of the weekend. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. but let's check in with jobina, see how we're doing with traffic on this thursday. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we are going to look at a couple of crashes we're following right now, starting in hayward. you can see we have some patchy traffic there and some minor slowdowns. southbound 8 to 84 west eighth street. your speeds around 38mph. and that spot and not too slow due to a crash. we're following in a little closer to san pablo i'd say westbound 80 pass el portal drive around 45mph. not bad at all. 880 at the coliseum camera. those headlights traveling in

the southbound direction. we're looking good for the most part on our major roadways. as reggie mentioned at the beginning of our show, we do have some apec closures to talk about and that'll be in a few minutes, guys. >> all right. thank you, jobina. now, here's a look at some of the major events as apec continues today. so today is the second and final day of the apec ceo summit. there's going to be a panel featuring salesforce ceo marc benioff and tesla ceo elon musk. president biden is also expected to speak there later in the day. president biden will be delivering remarks and participating in the indo-pacific economic framework. family photo and then ending the night. the president and first lady will be hosting the apec dinner at the legion of honor museum this morning. >> president biden is touting what he's calling important progress in us-china relations after a marathon face to face meeting with chinese president xi jinping. it happened in woodside at the filoli estate. both men, greeted by protesters as they arrived at the venue yesterday morning. clearly not all the protesters share the same views because we did at one point see a scuffle. abc7 news

reporter lena howland has more on what was discussed and the new agreements between the two leaders during that four hour meeting. lena. reggie two major announcements came out of yesterday's meeting. >> the first was a new push to crack down on the export of fentanyl and the second was an agreement to resume military to military talks. the president biden came out of yesterday's meeting sounding optimistic, saying they had some of the most constructive and productive discussions they've had. so far. military to military communication has been cut off since last year after congresswoman nancy pelosi visited taiwan. china had suspended those talks in retaliation. >> so we're back to direct, open, clear, direct communications and on a on a direct basis, vital miscalculations on either side can or can cause real, real trouble with a with a country like china or any other major

country. and so i think we made real progress there as well. >> as for the fentanyl agreement , the two countries agreed to work together to curb the flow of the precursor chemicals for fentanyl. an administration official had earlier said china is going to directly go after specific companies that are producing those chemicals. and back here live along the embarcadero, outside of where president biden held his apec party last night, we are seeing construction actively happening. crews are actively taking down the barricade shades, the black fencing and some of those street closures as well, cleaning up from that party just about as quickly as it went up. for now, reporting live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> i'm amazed at how fast they got to it. thanks so much, lena. there is a positive sign the meeting went well and it has to do with pandas at his dinner event last night, xi jinping announced that some of the pandas could be coming back to san diego zoo. a little over a week ago, some giant pandas were

returned to china by the national zoo in washington, dc. the san diego zoo actually lost their pandas to china in 2019. pan to diplomacy dates back to the 70s when a pair of pandas were gifted by beijing. there are only four pandas left in the us. they're at the atlanta zoo and they are supposed to be returned next year as lena just mentioned, those barricades are coming down along the embarcadero and dignitas from around the world. >> were there just a few hours ago. really attending the official apec reception for president biden and first lady dr. jill biden. it was at the exploratorium, the speakers included vice president kamala harris, governor newsom and warriors head coach steve kerr, abc's seven spoke with former senator john kerry, who is the first us special presidential envoy for climate. he says coming together now is more important than ever. >> we have the middle east in flames. you have ukraine, you have the challenge of the climate crisis. yes. and we all need to pull together. there is no way for any one country to

solve any one of those problems, let alone all of them. now there was really one interested part of president biden's speech. >> got our attention. he mentioned governor newsom and may have alluded to his future political ambitions. >> i want to thank him. he's been one hell of a governor man. matter of fact, he could be anything you want. he could have on the job. i'm looking for. >> the job he's looking for is the presidency. he's running for president in 2024 to the public. governor newsom has firmly, repeatedly denied any chance that he would go for the white house next year. it's a possibility he could run in the future. >> abc seven news is your station. when it comes to everything apec, we're posting continuous coverage on our website and suite of streaming apps. that's where you can find our full traffic maps, new updates and stream major news as it breaks. you can download the abc7 bay area app wherever you stream. breaking news this morning. a pilot has died after a plane crash in la jolla last

night. police confirm he called for help around 930 because he was running out of gas. according to flightaware, the plane left from concord and was supposed to land in san diego. the faa says the wrecked single engine cessna was found early this morning around 3 a.m. the pilot was the only person on board. in d.c, crowds calling for a ceasefire in the israel-hamas war clashed with us capitol police jobina the chaos forced democratic leaders to evacuate their headquarter. >> yes, reggie aqui. the demonstration turned violent just outside the democratic national committee headquarters. protesters are denying reports from capitol police that the event was illegal and that it turned violent. but the video does tell a different story. officials say at least six officers were hurt and at least one protester was arrested for assaulting an officer. southern california congressman brad sherman says he was among a number of congressional leaders forced to evacuate the building. >> neither side, neither the right nor the left should engage in criminal behavior. attack

police or even disrupt other people's meetings in gaza, israel is now claiming control of the nine building al-shifa medical complex. >> israeli forces say troops uncovered proof hamas was holed up there. abc news could not independently verify those claims, and israel has not yet provided evidence supporting its allegation that hamas has tunnels under the hospital. sources tell abc news the us and qatar are making progress toward a deal calling for a cease fire and for hamas to release at least 50 israeli hostages in exchange for israel releasing dozens of jailed palestinians. but sources say israel and hamas differ on how long that cease fire would last. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. still to come, east bay parents on alert about a scary phone scam. callers saying they are holding children for ransom. what the district and police say you need to know. >> then it's been ten years since bat kid took over san francisco. we're looking back and checking in on his progress.

>> 609 this morning, another round of showers coming our way later on this evening. and then the final push of wet weather tomorrow night into saturday. we're going to go hour by hour on future weather plan out your thursday show you when the showers move

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likewise, our next round of showers right here. those will move onshore later on this evening. future weather for much of the day today. it's a blend of sun and clouds. then about 2 p.m, we'll start to see some showers pop up in the south bay. san jose, it's mild with some showers this afternoon. and then that line lifts north through 5 p.m. so for a lot of us, i really think between 3 and 7 is your best chance of finding the showers. and then it's out of

here after 9 p.m. so it's not a long duration event and it's not as widespread as the showers we experienced yesterday. we do have the chance for the southern half of the viewing area that a thunderstorm could pop up if one does. it's probably closer to gilroy and there could be some thunder and some hail. we'll keep our eyes on that today. sun and clouds giving way to scattered showers. temperatures mainly in the 60s and low 70s. kumasi >> thank you, drew. still to come, the popular tourist attraction in san francisco, cutting staff and ending tours until next year. then the moment a deer crashed through a restaurant window, sending people scrambling for cover as we head to break, we're taking a live look outside right taking a live look outside right now at 613. we'll be right back but it did change her. she developed agitation that may happen with dementia due to alzheimer's disease. she started yelling. pacing around.

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this, dear. cause chaos. complete chaos at a diner after it crashed through the window shattered the window onto multiple people. and then it looked like it was just running all around in the kitchen and everywhere else. this is in tennessee. surveillance video shows a deer running through the restaurant workers and customers were just trying to get out of the way. the teenager who was sitting next to the window had to get 11 stitches after this incident in the east bay. >> oakland unified parents are being warned about a new phone call scam. the school district says the calls are fake. scammers are targeting parents. they're telling them their child has been kidnaped. then they demand a ransom and apparently this is pretty realistic because there are even child like voices in the background telling someone that you've kidnaped their child and that you're not

going to give them back unless you unless that person gives them money. >> and so that's a really grotesque thing to do to anybody . >> the district sent out an email with suggestions of what you should do if you get one of these calls first, write the number down and then other traits of the caller. then call the school. call police. police want to remind parents that if your child is absent from school, the school will call you . >> it has been ten years since the city of san francisco came together to help make one child's wish come true. and you might recognize him. this is myles scott. back kid. make-a-wish greater bay area granted his wish to be batman. he was five. now he's 15. and crowds cheered myles on as he fought crime across the city. >> i do remember one part in that whole day going to that burger shop, looking down in the window, and they're all dancing with signs and stuff. and i'm standing there by batman. why are they dancing? they're dancing for you. that brings

them hope. and you have the wish. you know, you're you're done. you can't stop you anymore . oh we're so excited to tell you that myles is cancer free. >> he plays football and baseball, and he helps his family on their farm in siskiyou county. and he's now looking toward his future and he says he would either want to be a welder or a hunting guide instead and be creative in my own world. >> okay. >> gwen stefani took the stage last night in san francisco and performed some of her biggest hits, really right across the street from us here at abc7 at the exploratorium as a part of that big apec party, president biden hosted. and this is her song sweet escape. and this was just one part of that party

because when i tell you the fireworks s o that is cool. the fireworks, folks, i just happen to be at kakari, which is a couple of blocks away. ooh. and i heard them and walked outside and saw them in all their glory. these were right over the waterfront as a part of the welcome reception for that event at the exploratorium. it was amazing to see. and it really reminded you that we have a global event right here in our backyard. yeah, right. the traffic was a mess, but. but it cleared up. yeah, but i'm like, what do you expect when the president and all of these people are two blocks away? you know? yeah. and so there was a certain energy about it that was exciting. and i was like, san francisco is really hosting this, this event. and it's great. >> don was really in the front. yeah, i mean, her selfie. diane lim. >> yes. anchor here it's her. and then gwen wynn and then she turned around and there's justin trudeau next to standing next to

the first lady watching. >> gwen yeah, that looks fun. >> the concert. yeah, yeah, i've enjoyed that. yeah. yeah. escape is. oh, yeah. >> it's such a good song with the akon feature. >> yeah, it hits and that part where she goes. >> dut dut dut dut dut dut dut dut dut dut. >> yeah, she is. i knew i was getting the end part here. i know exactly what you're talking about. yeah. >> one time this morning. okay, we have an isolated shower out there. most of us waking up to mainly cloudy skies. we'll press on in a little bit closer on live doppler seven. here we go down to street level near redwood city, palo alto, mountain view, 82, impacted by a light sprinkle this morning. even parts of 101. but this is really the exception, not the rule today. most of us waking up to dry skies, but a lot of cloud cover. the storm impact scale is in effect today. it's a level one light system with our next round of scattered showers coming our way this evening. even the chance of an isolated clap of thunder later on. so here's future weather, 4:00 pm. there you can see some scattered showers, maybe an isolated

downpour here or there. but after 9 p.m, it lifts out of here. so we're quiet in the overnight hours. friday begins under partly sunny skies and then that low pressure finally moves onshore. so we see those showers return friday afternoon lasting through the rest of friday evening. and then saturday, we'll track scattered showers on and off for much of the day. rainfall totals today, we're showing that we'll see no up to a quarter of an inch is possible in some spots. and then we'll add to those totals as we head into friday. that low really moves onshore highs today. expect temperatures in the 60s, a blend of sun and clouds giving way to those evening scattered showers after 9 p.m. the wet weather really winds down, leading to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50s overnight. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days for you. unsettled this evening. our final round of showers moves in here friday night lingering on and off for much of the day on saturday by saturday night, we're drying out and that leads to a better half second half of the weekend on sunday and next

week. i know a lot of people probably traveling. it looks nice. it's mostly sunny and temperatures in the 60s and 70s jobina. thank you, drew. >> good morning, everybody. so the good news is that that crash we were following in hayward has cleared, but you are facing residual delays in the area southbound 880 before west eighth street was the site of the crash. your speeds are going to be resting around 18mph. i'm bringing in our kgo roof camera just to show you the embarcadero. there are ticker at the bottom is kind of covering the work trucks. but we did have a colleague just step outside because this is right across the street and talk with those workers. they say they hope to get everything cleared up in the next 30 minutes, but they do expect that one of the lanes will be blocked as going towards fisherman's wharf. and that's because of the equipment. and they're going to be removing things in that area at the richmond, san rafael bridge. we still have the sigalert in effect. we are in week six of this, three westbound lanes closed and no wide load vehicles allowed. reggie thanks, jobina now we're going to turn to somara theodore. >> she is live with a look at what's happening on gma. good

morning, tamara. >> good morning, reggie and kumasi. it's great to be with you both this morning. now coming up, the latest on a story we're all following, the antiwar protests outside the dnc in washington that turned violent. six police officers injured. also this morning, the reaction to president biden's high stakes summit with china's leader in san francisco yesterday. top white house national security council spokesman john kirby joins us. plus, we have an exclusive warning from the better business bureau about gift card scams. and we're taking you to disney's new world of frozen before it opens. don't miss how they're bringing elsa, anna and olaf to life. that's coming up right here on gma. >> that's a hong kong. >> that is going to be good. >> i know. it looks beautiful. of course, i already did the pov on youtube. tamara, you don't know this about me, but i'm a little obsessed. ginger is also a huge disney parks person, but this one right here, another level, like a lot of my friends really? yeah. >> so, okay, are we riding the. what's the ride at mgm that

drops you really fast? you're not afraid of that one? absolutely. tower of terror. they still got that? >> oh, they still have that. but we have an even better one here at disneyland, calif, the which is called guardians of the galaxy. if you ever want to come out here and you want someone to go with the disneyland that that is me. >> whole itinerary. >> i'm the first. >> it's a date. >> okay, good. we'll get in and we'll have a great day. samar

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airspace system safety review team warned in a new report that current safety levels are unsustainable. they say the main issue is with understaffing, which is leaving many workers using overtime time to fill shifts that otherwise can't be covered. the review team laid out steps for airlines to take to fix these problems, saying it's urgent in order to keep up with capacity. new at six, the san francisco landmark is now closed until at least the spring

. tours are suspended at the haas-lilienthal house in pacific heights through the end of the year. planned private events will still go on. sfgate reports. the museum is taking a pause to examine its financial situation. three staff members have been laid off, leaving just one person. the museum focuses on victorian architecture. it is on the national register of historic places. a big move by the bay area's newest pro sports team, the bay fc, officially signed its first player, alex loria is a santa clara university alum, just like the team's co-founder and soccer legend. in 2020, loria led the broncos as a captain to the ncaa division one national championship. she tells abc7 news it feels like a full circle moment to play for this new soccer franchise in the bay area is definitely something that i pride myself on is just giving back to the community so i'm looking forward to being able to inspire for these young athletes . the club will build the rest of the roster around the mid

defensive, i should say, around the defensive midfielder. she joins the team from the kansas city current, the general manager for bay fc says acquiring players with bay area ties is important to the club. next is 630. congress makes a deal to prevent a government shutdown with just days to spare. details on that plan and why we won't be done talking about more shutdowns in the future. then just how many local workers are out of a job due to the closure of several bay area targets? as we had a break, a live look outside. it's 627 and we're coming right back

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red cup rebellion. >> some starbucks workers using one of the busiest days of the year to walk off the job and the high tech way some children are putting together their christmas and holiday wish lists this year . good morning, everybody. it is thursday, november 16th. >> we'll get to all that. but first, let's see what the forecast has in store. >> hey, good morning. so we are in store for another round of showers this morning. there's just an ice slated shower moving through parts of the south bay. most of us mostly cloudy skies and dry conditions. but we are tracking our next round of showers this evening. it's a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale with those scattered showers even an isolated chance of hearing a clap of thunder. but this morning, we'll take a live look from sutro tower pointing towards the golden gate bridge, showing you dry conditions there. it's a blend of sun and clouds throughout much of the daylight hours today. we'll see those showers move in on the back half of the forecast. i think for most of us, it's after 4 p.m. that we have that chance of a scattered shower. everything looks pretty light

and they linger until about 9 p.m. this evening. temperatures by the way, maxing out in the 60s. that's forecast. let's see on the roads with jobina. good morning. >> good morning, gio. thank you. hi, everyone. we are going to begin at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are tracking this week. kind of like pre-pandemic levels. so they flipped on at 515 and traffic is into the maze at this point. it's moving very nicely, though. once you're on the bridge, even though we still have that one westbound lane and one eastbound lane blocked for our drive times, our supercomputers, it has not been too bad. tracy to dublin 45 minutes. antioch to concord 24. generally speaking, traffic looks good. we do have those apec closures that we'll talk about in a few minutes. southbound 884 west eighth street. you're still facing residual delays due to an earlier crash, but it is picking up there. jobina this morning. >> reaction coming in after that face to face meeting between president biden and chinese president xi jinping. they covered a wide range of issues during that four hour discussion at fillled estate in woodside, even announcing some important agreements. abc seven news reporter lena howland in san

francisco this morning with the details on those agreements and the new interview this morning with national security advisor john kirby traveling with the president. lena >> yeah, that's right. earlier this morning, john kirby, a spokesperson for the national security council, he was just giving his remarks and his reaction to these talks on gma and he talked about how a four hour meeting may not necessarily solve military tension right away, but it was a significant step forward with two major agreements coming out of that meeting and really two big deliverables, one coming out of this meeting knowing that the military to military communications will restart at various levels, not just at the top, but down to the theater commander level and below. >> and number two, getting that agreement to have the chinese crack down on law enforcement and export of these chemical ingredients that make fentanyl a huge, huge achievement. but there's a lot more work to do, military to military talks between the two countries were

cut off originally one year ago after congresswoman nancy pelosi visited taiwan. >> as for the fentanyl agreement, the two countries agreed to work together to curb the flow of the precursor chemicals for fentanyl and an administration official had earlier said china is going to directly go after specific companies that are producing those chemicals. and back here live along the embarcadero, we are seeing sort of the aftermath of president biden's apec party held at the exploratorium last night. if you take a look behind me, you can see that work being taken down. the billboards that were in front of the explorer exploratorium are down and the crews right now are in the process of removing those shipping containers. you'll also notice some of the roadblocks and all of that tall black fencing along the embarcadero has since been removed. and so that's our look outside of the embarcadero for now. reporting live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. president

biden is waking up again in san francisco this morning where he is set to participate in more events at the apec summit this afternoon. he's expected to speak at the final day of the ceo summit. salesforce ceo marc benioff and tesla's elon musk are also expected to be there later tonight. president biden will deliver remarks and participate in the indo-pacific economic framework. family photo and ending the night. the president and first lady jill biden will host the apec dinner at the legion of honor museum. that event will mean new street closures for the day. streets near the museum will be shut down to traffic. jobina has more about that. >> thank you, reggie. yes. so legion of honor drive will be closed. also clement between on 33rd and 42nd and that's something the sfmta is making a note of because it will impact muni routes in that area. so they're encouraging people to please check the schedule. you may need to walk or bike to another area to get to those rerouted spots. also you see veterans drive impacted here, el camino del mar as well. also chase center. the good news is

that you could see from lena's live shot there that the embarcadero is in the process of getting back to normal. but we do have still events at chase center tonight. so a little further down that impact there. they're playing oklahoma city at seven. that's with the warriors. and then tomorrow night at 730, we have miss lauryn hill performing there for her concert. a reminder, i mentioned this earlier in our show, but we still have one westbound lane and one eastbound lane closed on the bay bridge that will reopen tomorrow night at 9:00. and then we also have the fifth street and fourth street off ramps closed as well. and that will reopen officially done with all of that friday night at 9 p.m. as well. and then all normal service for bart, caltrain, ac transit and the san francisco bay ferry. so traffic has been pretty smooth. a lot of people have been heeding the warnings. so good luck out there if you're traveling into san francisco today. kumasi. >> thanks, jobina. now, outside the exploratorium demonstrates arrested as they came right to the front of those security gates, shouting their message to all the high profile guests

inside for that gala. they're fighting biden. you can't hide. >> we joined you in genocide. >> we charge you in genocide. protester shouted at police and people attending the gala demanding president biden do more to stop the conflict in the middle east. >> we are here to say that we need an immediate cease fire to ensure that no more palestinians are massacred. >> we as constituents, it's have power and right now, those in power are not listening to our voices. so this is a message to those in power. >> another group of protester has gathered outside the ferry building earlier in the day, they created a memorial out of children's shoes to represent the people who have died in gaza to the meeting between president biden and china's president was the headline maker yesterday, but there were many other meetings involving high level leaders, including this one between governor newsom and canada's prime minister, justin trudeau. >> they had a conversation on the sidelines of the summit. the

main topic fighting climate change. first lady jill biden received a showing of support and gratitude while she attended a fundraiser in atherton acting as created a human chain of roses is thanking the bidens for their ongoing effort to help free the israeli hostages held in gaza. in the castro, local leaders held gay peck celebrating the asian american pacific islander and lgbtq plus communities. this was at the bow nightclub and featured drag performances, and it was attended by asian american leaders. >> while the city of san francisco will definitely benefit from this week's events, it appears aipac, aipac has not done enough for small businesses downtown. a lot of workers, including many who only go into the office a few days a week, are staying home all week to avoid traffic, and that's having a big impact on local restaurants, including oasis grill. we were expecting all our customers last week. >> they were going to be busy. you're going to be crazy, but nothing. yesterday we expecting a busy buried monday slow today

we don't know sell early like few orders but nothing one thing these businesses are seeing a lot of this week is city crews doing everything from painting to steam cleaning. >> aipac is continuing to be covered by us here at abc7 because we have a couple more days left and you can find it a date habit day by day guide at abc7 news.com. >> jury deliberations continue this morning in the trial of the man charged with attacking paul pelosi in san francisco. during closing arguments yesterday, the government again laid out a timeline of each piece of evidence that points to the defendant, david depapes intent to target speaker emerita. nancy pelosi. the defense tried to paint a picture that depape was not motivated by her official duties as a member of congress by recapping evidence of all the other targets on his so-called hit list. the 43 year old is charged with federal assault and attempted kidnaping of a us official. since this is a federal criminal trial, the verdict has to be unanimous in order to avoid a mistrial. >> today, a starbucks red cup

day, a major seasonal moneymaker for the company. but this year's event is being met with some resistance. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez is live with details on what some striking workers are calling the red cup rebellion. >> gloria, good morning, reggie. this is the red holiday cup from last year. we know these cups are coveted, but many starbucks employees say they're just not equipped to handle the huge crowds that are expected today. so some are walking out and that could impact you if you're planning on getting some coffee at starbucks today. thousands furious over staffing levels and scheduling issues are going on strike today. the coffee giant will be giving away free, reusable holiday cups with certain orders in one of its biggest promotions of the year. the strike affects about 360 unionized starbucks locations in nationwide. but the union is calling on all starbucks stores, whether they're unionized or not , to join the walkout. they're calling it the red cup rebellion . >> it's red cup day. it's a

crunch day where they give employees a lot of work and very low staffing and give customers only one day to get a coveted cup. >> and the union is demanding a new contract with better pay staff, housing and more local control, including the right to turn off mobile orders. in response, starbucks says the workers union has not agreed to meet for contract bargaining in more than four months and says we again call on workers united to fulfill their obligations and engage in the work of negotiating. and i took a close look at employees at some starbucks locations here in san francisco, as well as in oakland and stanford are participating. and you can find out which stores are affected on the starbucks workers united website. live in the studio, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you, gloria. a stopgap funding bill has been approved by the us senate, averting a government shutdown just days before the friday deadline. that

bill passed with a bipartisan vote of 87 to 11, with ten republicans voting in favor. one democrat, senator michael bennet of colorado, voting against it. president biden is expected to sign the bill funding the government through the beginning of next year. >> coming up, breaking news about the a's effort to move to las vegas. a major decision is reportedly just been made. >> and a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange, down by about 55 points. another update on the markets next. and more trouble for cruise. >> you won't see any of their cars on the road at all. stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. we're live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. you can download the app now wherever you stream. >> 6:42 a.m. on our thursday live doppler seven, you can clearly see that low spinning off the coast. here comes our next round of showers right there that will impact us later on this afternoon and this evening. we do have an isolated shower working through parts of sunnyvale this morning. even clipping parts of campbell. very

light in nature. and we're tracking a cell that's crossing the bay into the east bay. so 707 hayward, this morning, you'll likely see a light sprinkle san leandro closer to 7.21 this morning. but most of us dealing with dry conditions, mostly cloudy skies to start the day. but that will change later on this afternoon. future weather showing you as we head into the two, three, 4:00 pm timeframe. another round of showers is going to work into the region from south to north. so san jose, san jose, rather, will see the showers earlier than the north bay by about 6 p.m. we'll see those showers working through petaluma, napa, santa rosa, and then by about 9 p.m, the action is pretty much done. and we're turning to a pretty quiet period in the overnight hours. the southern half of the viewing area could see an isolated thunder shower today. if one does pop up, we could hear a clap of thunder. of course, we'll keep our eyes on that. today. it's a mix of sun and clouds leading to a scattered shower. later on this afternoon and evening, temperatures mainly in the 60s. our final round of rain comes here tomorrow night into saturday. we'll detail that on the seven day in about nine

las vegas. a source close to the vote tells abc7 news. mlb owners unanimously voted 32 zero at a meeting this morning. the a's need to still finalize many local and state agreements before the move can actually happen. we'll have more about this as we learn more throughout the day. >> formula one is going all in for its first race in las vegas, the grand prix is happening saturday on a circuit which incorporates the city's famous strip. but not everyone is happy about it. jobina is at the live desk with the details of the inaugural event. it is going to be unlike anything f1 has seen or done before. jobina. >> yes. kumasi a star studded ceremony kicked off the first ever las vegas grand prix.

formula one transformed the city into a racetrack. drivers will hit speeds topping 200mph, weaving past the venetian caesars palace and the bellagio. the track loops around the msg sphere and down the strip. formula one ceo hopes the events and race will boost the local economy by $1.7 billion. that tops expectations for when the super bowl comes to town in february. but not everyone is cheering about this. many locals are frustrated with the course blocking some access to the strip. grandstands are blocking the famous fountain at the bellagio. right now. and ticket prices, which approached $1,700, are said to be falling fast. some hotels are also reducing room rates. earlier this week, formula one apologized for the month long road work that was done there and all the things that were needed to prepare the strip for the race. you can watch the race, though, this saturday night at 10 p.m. on our sister network, espn. reggie drain and green has been

suspended for five games for putting an opponent in a headlock. >> that means he won't play tonight at chase center against oklahoma city. this happened during a scuffle between the warriors and timberwolves, less than two minutes into tuesday's game. the league called green's actions unsportsmanlike and dangerous. the nba said the length of the suspension is due in part to green's history of unsportsmanlike actions. as green now loses nearly $770,000 in salary for these games, missed out. three other players, including klay thompson, were fined for their role in the incident. >> if you bought eyedrops off amazon, you need to check your cabinets. the company is removing seven eyedrop products from its site. and here are the brands you see right here on the screen. the move comes after the fda sent a warning letter saying the products were not approved. amazon says customer safety is its top priority. >> with a little over a month left in the year, some very grim news, it's very likely 2023 will

be the deadliest year for san francisco drug overdoses as of october, 692 people died because of an overdose. the record is officially held by 2020, where more than 700 people died. but again, we are so close to breaking that record, according to the chief medical examiner's office, the leading cause of accidental overdose deaths was fentanyl. the examiner says the most deaths were reported in august, just months after the state provides additional assistance. >> cruz is pausing all operations, including manually driven cars on public roads. this is an expansion of last month's pause of driverless operations. in a blog post, cruz says this move will affect about 70 cars in an effort to rebuild public trust as the company undergoes a full safety review. just last week, cruz's parent company, general motors, announced it was recalling 950 robots, taxis that came after a crash in october involving a

cruise vehicle that dragged a pedestrian in san francisco. gm said the cars need to have updated software. >> for now for your morning money report, more than 200 jobs could be eliminated by the end of the year following the closure of three bay area target stores. target says it gave employees the option to transfer to a different target or receive separation pay, according to the chronicle. target expects, quote, few involuntary terminations. the retailer closed stores in san francisco, oakland and pittsburgh because of concerns about theft and organized retail crime. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning. you can see we're down about 15 points. >> who could be the next superstar to light up the las vegas sphere? well, the businessman behind the venue is hoping it could be this entertainer. he the everybody according to the new york post, the executive chairman of the sphere, has been talking to beyonce's team about a

residency. u2 is currently performing there. their run ins, early next year. and apparently beyonce's mother and jay-z have taken separate tours of the venue. her team is reportedly asking for $10 million to produce a high tech show, which is about the same amount. the sphere is paying u2. well, now, was this always going to be the visuals? >> am i still stuck on the visuals? >> still, she said, we are the visuals. yeah. >> and we are the visuals. >> we need to let it go. >> maybe, but could this really be the visuals? >> you want some visuals? >> i'm just blown away by this. >> this was first reported to me by drew tumor at a at 345 this morning. >> yes, very early on. >> my feed jobina came with some fact checks. >> please tell us what you think. >> i was a little skeptical because the report was saying her manager and mother, tina knowles, and i was like, oh, tina is not the manager. so already problem number one with

the reporting. >> but could that have been two separate thoughts? her manager and also it said manager slash mother, tina. >> that's why i was like, oh, but hey, that could have been a minor detail, right? they are unfamiliar and they got the broader story, correct? yes, i would hope so. i would love to go. >> i would love this. >> oh, i'm very i'm into this easily. and you already saw her. >> i saw her in vegas. so that seems to be the place where i go. >> yeah, that's the beyonce home. >> beyonce take take my hundreds of dollars again. yes i will. happily part one. >> yeah, totally. okay. today, here's the storm impact scale and the level one light storm. we have here with our next round of scattered showers mainly coming this evening. we even have a chance of an isolated thunderstorm. let's plan out your day for much of the day, really before, say, three, 4:00 pm. it's just a blend of sun and clouds. then we'll track scattered showers. it's not as widespread as yesterday evening's rainfall and it's not going to last all that long after about eight, 9 p.m, the

showers are already lifting off to the north and we're drying out. so there's a small window this evening that we could find scattered showers in our neighborhood friday begins dry. and then finally, this low pressure which has been spinning off our coastline, will move on shore. that means a pretty damp friday evening around here. and those showers are going to linger into much of saturday as well. rainfall totals could see up to a quarter of an inch in spots. and then we'll add on to those totals tomorrow with another round of showers moving through today, we'll find a blend of sun and clouds. afternoon and evening, scattered showers out there. a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale number showers mainly in the 60s for daytime highs after 9 p.m. those showers are really exiting the region. so it's pretty quiet in the overnight hours. mostly cloudy conditions and temperatures in the 50s. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days for you. we'll track those scattered showers for you later on today. our final round of rain with this system will come friday night and it looks to linger for much of the day on saturday and saturday evening, we'll start to dry out, which will lead to a bright and dry

sunday and much of next week. looking quiet with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. jobina. thank you, drew. >> good morning, everybody. so we are going to look at a couple of crashes. we're following right now starting in bay point that is slowing down that westbound for commute. so the crash is westbound four before bailey road. the speeds around 11mph hopping over to the north bay. this is going to be near san rafael. this crash reported on southbound 101 at the alameda del prado on ramp. your speeds are down to around nine miles per hour. and that spot is heavy as you travel westbound on the san mateo bridge towards the peninsula. and then also we still have the sigalert and affected the richmond-san rafael bridge in the westbound direction. you're looking at about a 4.3 mile long backup in that spot. thanks jobina. >> a little bit of the midwest flew into hollywood for the premiere of fargo, juno temple. jon hamm, joe keery and the rest of the cast hit a rainy red carpet in hollywood to celebrate the fifth installment of the storied franchise. as the season follows, juno's character,

dorothy dot lyon, whose happy life with her husband and child, takes a very dark turn and jon hamm's character has something to do with it. fargo premieres november 21st on fox. it streams the next day on hulu. disney, of course, the parent company of hulu and abc7 news children are getting more creative with their christmas wish list, some even preparing powerpoint slideshows. what? yes, indeed. with their pitches ready, kids get up in front of the living room tv and start the presentation slides in hand, hoping to convince their parents to get them what they want. it's gotten so popular, the hashtag christmas list presentation has 6.5 million views on tiktok. >> no. >> i mean, you do. it is important to learn presentation skills. it's important to learn how to advocate for yourself. it's a life skill and to be

humble, all that part and to be appreciative. >> i'd be humbled real quick, wouldn't you? can you? mumbled what would your mom say if you presented to get up? uh huh. and you would run. >> she'd be like, are you done? good now this is what you're getting. >> exactly. >> because it's already bought. it's under the bed. >> we'll be right

new sources confirmed mlb owners approved the move at a meeting this morning. they still do need to finalize many local and state agreements before a move would happen. >> and number two, it's a mostly cloudy start to the day. we're expecting another round of scattered showers this evening as a level one light storm on

the abc. seven storm impact scale temps later on this afternoon, mainly in the 60 as number three. >> bringing you a live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza. we still have apec traffic closures, including one westbound lane and one eastbound lane on the bay bridge itself. >> number four, the meeting right here in the bay area between president biden and chinese president xi jinping. the men vowed to stabilize the relationship between the us and china, combat illegal fentanyl and reestablish military communications. >> number five, if you are heading to starbucks for red cup day today, you might encounter a strike. unionized workers are planning to walk off the job demanding better staffing on promotional days like today. >> number six, p-g-and-e's proposal to raise rates set for a vote today by the california public utilities commission. p-g-and-e's says it needs the money for fire prevention and to deal with inflation. >> yes. number seven, formula one is going all in. this is its first race in vegas and the

first race they've done through city streets. so the grand prix will be on a circuit which incorporates the city's famous strip. you can watch the race saturday night at 10:00 on our sister network, esp n. very cool. it's really cool. the grandstands were set up when i was there last weekend and i can imagine it's going to be amazing . >> any other life watching it? f1 is getting super popular now. >> i know. i don't know really. think about it. yeah >> the whole scoring system. >> you do. >> it's cars going fast, right? that's all you need. >> there's a there's a crazy scoring system. >> good morning america. an anti-war protest in washington turning violent. breaking overnight, demonstrators demanding a cease