news this morning, all clear in the east bay. >> a fire at the martinez refinery prompts a brief public health advisory overnight. this as officials say they're taking civil action for its recent toxic releases. good morning. it's sunday, november 19th. i'm

stephanie sierra. now the rain has passed and we are getting ready for a more dry sunday. yes. >> and many days ahead after that. so we are starting out with some cool conditions. in fact, a lot cooler than yesterday. look at live doppler seven right now. the storm has passed and we are looking at some breezy northerly winds that will take hold today. say right now it is 53 in oakland, 42 in napa. temperatures drop significantly with low 40s in our inland valleys, anywhere from about six to maybe 17 degrees colder. you can see that up in santa rosa. so with a lot of sunshine to start out, we'll be pretty much in the 50s, 9:00 by noontime looking at upper 50s to near 60, around the bay and inland. and then the clouds will increase throughout the afternoon. just some high clouds . it will be breezy certainly in the hills. those north winds up to 20 and 30 miles an hour. and we'll talk about the accuweather seven day forecast, which includes some pretty nice and

quiet weather for the holiday week ahead stephanie. >> all right, we look forward to that. lisa thank you. a public health advisory is now lifted for parts of contra costa county. it's after a fire overnight at the marathon refinery in martinez sparked concerns over chemical releases. the county said it could affect people with respiratory illnesses or sensitivity. the area is impacted. were martinez pacheco, concord and clyde. officials say that fire was under control at 130 this morning, one person appears to have been hurt and video shows a patient being airlifted. contra costa public health first reported the fire as a level two incident, which requires a public health advisory. as the fire is under investigation. an local and state officials are taking serious action against the martinez refining company. the discussion comes after two toxic released is in just the past year. abc7 news reporter anser hassan has reaction and tells us what's at stake. armagnac bill froehlich lives

near downtown martinez, which can be a great place to walk his dog. >> he also lives half a mile from the martinez refining company. i think there's a difference between now and before. >> there were always releases periodically, but it's been much, much more frequent. >> those releases like the one that happened in july, are also the concern of the contra costa county district attorney's office. it announced a joint civil enforcement action against the martinez refining company, which could potentially lead to a lawsuit. >> i'm glad they're doing the enforcement because it seems like there's a lower level of investment in the refinery. the releases are more frequent. some things wrong. >> this joint civil action involves multiple agencies, including the bay area air quality management district, department of fish and wildlife and the contra costa county health department. contra costa county district attorney dana beckton states the goal of this joint effort with the air district is to achieve a resolution that ensures environmental compliance and to rebuild and foster a safer community for the residents of

martinez. it's a very, very important step by the county to enforce its health requirements. >> these are county ordinances that these refineries in contra costa county must obey. in the case of this particular refinery , it did not. >> us congressman john garamendi, who represents parts of contra costa county, asserts that the refinery did not properly monitor or maintain its equipment following a 20 ton toxic powder release last year on thanksgiving day, garamendi cosigned a letter to pbf energy, the parent company of the refinery. in it stating, we are concerned that this failure to notify local officials in a timely manner may demonstrate a lack of preparedness at the martinez refining company. and then came the coke dust release this summer, which indicates to me that they have not yet done the kind of remedial work necessary to operate their

refinery in a manner that is safe for the community. in an email to abc7 news, the martinez refining company acknowledged the joint civil enforcement action stating we do not have any further details and therefore cannot comment other than to reiterate our continued cooperation with all agencies regarding these matters. in martinez anser hassan abc7 news. >> well, saturday's downpours may have impacted some of your plans, but the good news one fire department says it's closing the books on this year's peak wildfire season because of that rain. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard shows us the weekend impact. heavy rain overnight drenching parts of santa rosa for hours. >> this person was braving the elements on a bike. the storm making for some dangerous roadway conditions in san francisco. this tree limb snapped off, falling on a parked car near leavenworth and bush streets, blocking the intersection for a time when the

sun came up, the rain was still falling. what do you think of the rain? i'm enjoying it, actually. >> i'm enjoying all of the rain. >> it was a super challenging morning drive for cameron ferris, who commutes from american canyon to san rafael. it was a little misty, i will say. >> it was a little misty. >> i had to turn those windshield wipers on pretty high. all right. 3 to 1. >> and you guys around the annual. >> thanks giving kayak race through the canals of san rafael went on despite the rain, but the race hosted by one on one surf sports had to be shortened and fewer people took part because of the weather. >> it probably cost us about ten people, but we still had 33 hardy people come out and race rain fall totals were impressive in sonoma county overnight. >> the city got about an inch and a half of rain. what weather has produced wildfire danger so much in santa rosa. >> the fire department declared an end to the 2023 wildfire season this week, but we are

ready at any time to transition back into that wildland preparedness. >> if needed. if weather was to change and we start getting some warmer weather for now, seems the bay area's rainy season is definitely back in the north bay. >> cornell bernard, abc seven news. you can keep track of the rain anytime with the same live doppler seven radar. >> lisa uses it's available on demand on the abc7 bay area app. you can download it wherever you stream on developing news. now the washington post reports israel and hamas have reached a tentative deal for a five day ceasefire, allowing the release of at least 50 hostages in gaza. the report says the agreement is being brokered by the us. they would be released in groups every 24 hours over those five days. there are reportedly 239 hostages still being held by hamas. and the deal does not include military personnel or men. the release could begin within the next several days. a

pause in fighting would allow much needed humanitarian relief to get into gaza city right now, there are also demands for a cease fire in the israel-hamas war out of sacrament show thousands of protesters disrupted the california democratic convention last night. state officials met to consider candidate endorsements ahead of the march primary. now, the remaining events were canceled because of safety concerns as the california legislative jewish caucus is responding. it says in part, quote, we fully support the right to protest loudly and vociferously, but storming through security and shutting down a democratic process, particularly with chants calling for the destruction of israel and appearing to justify the hamas attack is completely unacceptable. all the caucus is co-chaired by senator scott wiener of san francisco. here in the bay area, a man is hopeful some of his relatives held hostage by hamas will be

released. eight. he recently learned at least one of his relatives will not make it home. abc7 news reporter tara campbell spoke with him. >> calls from jerusalem and tel aviv saturday for the safe return of more than 200 hostages still being held by hamas. i can't imagine there are babies there that can be brought home this in wake of the israeli defense forces announcing it found two of the hostages dead. a loss felt right here in the bay area. >> this is everybody's nightmare. oren rubenstein's referring to his relative, 65 year old hostage yehudit weiss, who's body was found in a house near al-shifa hospital. i think the hope and dreams of every single family that has hostages is that they come home alive. >> and that's been the hope for this pacifica resident putting up these posters of the hostages throughout san francisco, though three of the posters are three more of his relatives kidnaped when hamas attacked kibbutz

berri, killing more than 100 people. you have three older relatives. where does it leave you with them? well i'm going there and i'll be there on tuesday. >> and like here, there are vigils and marches and rallies and demands of their government to find and release these hostages, demands that just may have been heard. >> the washington post reporting saturday night that israel and hamas have reached a tentative deal to cease fire for five days to free dozens of women and children being held hostage in gaza. and it was shiny. luke meanwhile, rubenstein is leaving for tel aviv on monday to start raising money to rebuild the kibbutz and to help the children displaced. >> having lost their parents, their friends, their relatives, their teachers, their home, their communities and everything they have, and give them some measure of joy. >> setting up this gofundme page in hopes of bringing some

normalcy back into their lives, we're going to be buying bicycles and sports equipment, and we ask them what they wanted . >> and of course, steph curry jerseys and draymond green and all of that same things that kids want here. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> well, happening now, crews are removing security measures put in place for aipac. the summit wrapped up on friday. the city expects all roads, sidewalks, parking garages and muni service to return to normal by tomorrow morning. despite street closures, there were no major traffic backups due to the conference. aipac included members from 21 global economies working together to promote trade and economic growth across the pacific region. all right. let's check in with lisa. >> all right. good morning to you. we are starting out with a beautiful view here from our sutro tower camera. nice and clear. the winds building today, but much cooler this morning. 40s and 50s. we'll talk about how much we warm up for the

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brockman is also involved in discussions about returning to the company open. ai said the founder was, quote, not always truthful in his communications with the board in the east bay. saturday marked 45 years since the jones town massacre. the community gathered for a memorial service to remember the more than 900 people killed, including over 300 children. the senseless tragedy led by cult leader jim jones, happened in guyana in 1978. some were shot, but many died by cyanide poisoning. bay area congresswoman jackie speier was shot five times and survived. saturday's memorial service was held at evergreen cemetery in oakland. it is the final resting place for more than 400 victims whose bodies were never claimed. today, san francisco leaders are remembering those who have lost their lives in traffic incidents . parents of victims will speak at the event. that includes the parents of a four year old girl

who was struck and killed in a crosswalk on fourth and king street back in august. a temporary memorial will have a ghost stroller bike and pedestrian in front of city hall. it will also include the name of each person killed in the city since 2014. right now, millions of americans are on their way to their thanksgiving destination. and experts predict this travel season will break records. but as people travel, major delays are already on the horizon. abc news reporter johny fernandez tells us about the storm moving across the country. >> millions of americans have hit the road or are heading to the airport for thanksgiving as a major storm moves across the country. the storm system will bring rain, thunderstorms and winds in different parts of the states between sunday and wednesday. on turkey day itself, the weather is expected to be cooler than normal. tsa predicts more than 30 million people to take the skies between now and november 27th. that's up 10%

from the same time last year, according to triple a, the busiest and most expensive days to fly between thanksgiving will be tuesday, november 21st and wednesday. the 22nd with holiday travel expected to hit record numbers, some travelers were looking to avoid it this year. >> we try not to travel during thanksgiving, but we have to take the grandkids to see the grandparents triple a predicting most people will opt to drive. >> with nearly 50 million americans expected to get behind the wheel with the busiest day to drive being wednesday. that's why some travelers see the train as their best option. you know, i got worried about the cars. >> i got worry about the airports. it's easier. just that simple. johnny fernandez, abc news, new york. >> a local law firm, helped kick off the holiday week with a giveaway of hundreds of turkeys. >> volunteers from walk up melody to kelly and schoenberger teamed up with alumni from san francisco's lowell high school. they gave away 500 turkeys for thanksgiving. families simply

drove up and picked up a bird. well, the holidays are coming up. >> i think we all recognize that they can be difficult times and we wanted to do something for the area. we're a local firm, have been here since the 50s, actually. and we wanted to give back. >> this is the first ever turkey giveaway by the walk up law firm. the group says it hopes to make it an annual tradition and that taking care of the community is a shared response ability. well, turkey time means christmas is right around the corner. and yes, that means the great dickens christmas fair. take a look. it creates an immersive victorian experience at daly city's cow palace. there are hundreds of characters from literature and history. you can interact with. not to mention there are pubs, dance halls and hearty food to choose from. the event runs each weekend until december 17th. a popular lake tahoe ski resort is backtracking on its exclusive membership plan after facing months of controversy. according to the

chronicle. homewood mountain promise to maintain public access, dropping its prior decision of becoming a member only club. it the huge privately owned resort, will continue selling daily and seasonal passes. it is now launching a new lifetime membership program. homewood still has plans to build ski homes and a hotel. well speaking of lake tahoe, north star was supposed to open this weekend, but lisa, i saw on their twitter, it's delayed due to mother nature throwing some warmer temperatures out there. huh yeah, certainly. >> you know, this time last year, we had several atmospheric rivers that came our way and we are running behind, but we were running ahead last year. prior year. so we certainly have some ground to make up. but, you know, thanksgiving is usually a little sketchy if you can get to the mountains by the holiday, it's always a bonus. and unfortunately, no storms is in the forecast. but we certainly have cold air in the mountains to means this morning it is 27 at the tahoe valley airport. you

can see the storm system has passed off to the east of us. high pressure building in gusty north northwest. winds will arrive today and look at mount diablo, 36 degrees. that's cold. but we have those mid 40s down the road in san ramon and danville. it is 45. good morning to you in lafayette. and as we widen the view, notice those low 50s closer to the bay 51 in hayward, 53 in oakland with 52. san francisco, 41 with some fog up in santa rosa. live look outside where you notice it is quiet and no wind here. we'll be looking at that upper elevation wind to really gust later on today. so clear and cool this morning. few high clouds this afternoon. so partly cloudy and becoming breezy, especially over the higher elevations. that will take us through monday, starting out with some gusty winds and then sunny days ahead, maybe some high clouds as the ridge flattens out by the end of the week. here's a look at how we start out with a beautiful start to the day. and then by the

afternoon, you can see just a couple of higher clouds. but really more importantly will be the winds that continue to build throughout the day today. so you can see 1:00, we've got the colors and 25 to 33 mile an hour winds from the san mateo coast to the marin county coast. but then look what happens as we go through the six, 7:00 hour. the colors come into play here. so these are the winds that will continue to pick up. and then by 11:00 tonight, it is very gusty in parts of the hills of the north and east bay, 6:00 tomorrow morning. and you'll notice that we still have those gusty 30 to 40 mile an hour winds. so highs today average in san jose, mid 60s, climbing a little bit on monday. and then as we go through tuesday, wednesday, the holiday on thursday, looking nice. temperatures above average here and then dropping off a little bit. but it's going to be a dry workweek week ahead or holiday week. highs today ranging from the low to mid 60s here. look for 63in richmond. these are the high clouds that will come

through later on. but then we'll clear on out again as high pressure rebuilds into your monday with the breezy to gusty winds 65 today in san jose we talked about that 62 in fremont and a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. so we've got a bright and breezy day on the way to start out and then overnight lows cool with that clear sky coming into play and then as you look in the next five days or seven days, it looks like probably wanting some rain, but at least for thanksgiving, we're dry, we're mild and should be very pleasant out there. so no problems here in our neck of the woods. >> yeah. see, you even have sunny for shoppers there. yeah. black friday. >> nothing will stop them. >> yeah, exactly. >> all right. well, still ahead, a creator of approach to climate change. we introduce you to the santa cruz student who created a tool to help keep our oceans and waterways clean

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bay reporter dustin dorsey introduces us to this student helping to build a better bay area. our oceans and waterways are facing threats from the effects of climate change. >> the problem is we can't easily check to see if the water's conditions are healthy for humans and the environment. well, that was until santa cruz's jack driscoll, natalie decided to take matters into his own hands, being able to have more water health data will allow communities to be able to see the real effects of climate change in their local areas. >> so i went to kind of fill that gap to be able to create a system that was durable enough to be put out in the field and efficient enough and accessible enough to bring that data to communities. >> driscoll natalie was doing a lab at pacific collegiate school when the senior could not find the water health data needed to complete the project and then the sensors down into the water. so like most people do, he went to the internet to learn how. driscoll natalie taught himself electronics and computer programing to create this one of a kind device. it basically

takes in the ph ph temperature and oxygen reduction potential of local waterways and then using a wi-fi module, we're able to transmit that data wirelessly directly to the cloud. >> so that means community members can view the health of their water from anywhere, even locally or anywhere internationally. >> driscoll natalie says that firsthand information exists for surfers when checking conditions of waves at given locations. and with this, people could check on water health. >> we knew we had the sensors and the wireless capacity to be able to bring that information to community. but all we had for water health was we had really high end sensor systems used by a lot of really scientific and big corporations locally and internationally. and those could cost upwards of $100,000. >> driscoll natalie is working with the monterey bay aquarium and other groups to patent his technology in order to build upon it so it has greater coverage to benefit people worldwide by not having access to that information was detrimental to the health of not just us as humans in the water, but for the environment and all the animals living in it and knowing that technology existed.

>> i wanted to bring that to water health, to not only sustain our community but also communities all over the world. >> in santa cruz, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> next on abc seven mornings, an update on the repairs for the i-10 freeway in la is expected today. how authorities are asking for the community to help in the arson investigation. plus, president joe biden says, quote, a cease fire is not peace. what else he has to say about the war? and a new op ed

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in santa rosa. a little fog, 45 in fremont. our 24 hour temperature change, though, certainly tells the story of a cooler start anywhere from five to look at that up in the north and east bay 15 to 17 degrees cooler. so starting out sunny, the winds will be kicking up today and as we stop this at 11:00, you can see all the low 60s. we'll have breezy north winds and then the clouds some higher clouds throughout the afternoon. and some gusty winds. so it will be certainly bright to start a little filtered sunshine for the second half of the day. and we'll talk about more sun to start the workweek and wind. but will we see any more rain? i'll have the answers coming up, steph. >> all right, lisa, thank you. this morning, an update is expected on repairs of the i-10 freeway in los angeles county. a suspected arson fire damaged a large stretch of the freeway. governor gavin newsom, vice president kamala harris and la mayor karen bass are expected to appear at a press conference about the repair today. the process is expected to wrap up

by tuesday. now, cal fire is asking for the public's help as they identify a person of interest in this case. the agency released these images over the weekend. take a look. authorities say he had burns on his left leg and a knee brace on his right leg when he left the scene. coming up on this week, san francisco mayor london breed will sit down with abc co-anchor martha raddatz. they're expected to have a conversation about the challenges the city of san francisco is facing and her vision for the future. you can watch the full interview on this week at eight this morning right here on abc seven. president biden has rejected calls for a ceasefire in gaza. the president wrote an op ed that appeared in saturday's washington post. he said, quote, as long as hamas clings to its ideology of destruction, a cease fire is not peace. the president went on to say a pause in any fighting would give hamas time to rebuild its stockpile of weapons. the president also called on israel

to respect humanitarian law and minimize the loss of civilian life on the peninsula. now, multi-faith and local leaders took part in a vigil showing solidarity with the israeli people. one of them saying they are coming together to stand up against hate, against anti-semitism and mourn the loss of life. >> part of the power of this evening is the fact that so many different faith based communities have stepped forward to say, we want to be with you. we want to stand with you. we're here together. and in our community. we won't allow hatred and bigotry and anti-semitism to exist. >> they gathered at the saint bartholomew catholic church there, representing 12 different faith organizations of christian, catholic, muslim and jewish communities in san mateo county. the multi-faith coalition works together on a variety of issues throughout the year, artists in berkeley hosted a holiday gift bazaar in support of palestinian families. the event included an auction for a live painting artists also sold

a range of ancient crafts, including ceramics, jewelry and scarves. there was a live tortillas demonstration, which is a type of traditional palestine embroidery. the middle east children's alliance, or mecca, has hosted this bazaar for 20 years. now the second test flight for the spacex starship ended in an explosion just minutes after launching saturday. the spacecraft is designed to bring nasa astronauts to the moon. as abc news reporter phil lipof explains, some people are calling the launch a win for space x. >> spacex launched its mega rocket starship saturday morning from south texas for its second test flight to one. company officials said it successfully lifted off under its own power. the booster then separated and the rocket ship reached space before communication was lost. eight minutes in. the spacecraft experienced a, quote, rapid

unshare fueled disassembly, then explode via the self destruct system over the gulf of mexico at nearly 400ft. starship is the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. the first test flight of starship this past april ended in an explosion shortly after liftoff. but since then, spacex has made dozens of improvements to the booster and its 33 engines as well as the launch pad. spacex founder elon musk taking to his social media platform, x, calling the launch a success, posting several images of the rocket as it soared into space and congratulating everyone who worked on the mission. nasa administrator bill nelson also praised the launch, which the faa said no injuries or public damage have been reported and added it will oversee spacex's investigation into the mishap to ensure the company complies with regulatory requirements. spacex cannot launch another starship until the review is complete. nasa is counting on starship to get astronauts to the moon sometime around the end of 2025.

the space agency awarding spacex a $3 billion contract to make it happen by transferring astronauts from its orion capsule to starship in lunar orbit before heading down to the surface. phil lipof, abc news, new york. >> new developments in the united auto workers, labor deal with ford motor company. 69% of ford's union members voted in favor to ratify a new agreement. the vote sharply contrasts that of general motors, which showed 55% in favor of a similar deal. members at stellantis will also be voting soon on their contract strikers. at all three automakers, thankfully, have returned to work. next on abc seven mornings, get those shopping carts ready. why you should shop different lee ahead of the holidays this year as we count down to black friday. and we'll take you outside for a live look from our exploratorium camera looking at the san francisco skyline all lit up here. still from aipac week.

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a moment ago was blowing in the wind. there uh- lisa is telling us to expect breezy to gusty conditions throughout the day later today. taylor swift says she is devastated after a fan died shortly after attending her concert in brazil during a scorching heat wave. a 23 year old woman and a clerk, machado took her first flight ever just to see the pop star in rio de janeiro. she was taken to the first aid center after feeling unwell. she was then transported to the hospital where she later died. swift posted on her social media about the tragedy, saying machado was incredibly beautiful and far too young. attendees

complained they were unable to bring their own water in, despite the dangerous heat wave. very hot. >> so if somebody says they need water when it's just hot, they say we need it. >> people were heard yelling for water in the stadium. officials say water will be free at future events and swift postpone in the next day's concert. all right. it's a busy shopping time already. and mega retailer target is trying to improve life for its customers inside its stores this season. the company is testing out a new policy in some of its stores by restricting self checkout lines to ten items or less. shoppers with over ten times must use the full service cashier lanes, and that was ten items. target says the self checkout restrictions are designed to reduce wait times and better understand customer preferences. well, we are five days away from black friday. now the question is when

is the best time to holiday shop for the best deals? abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley says your strategy should be different than last year. what type of dress are you looking for? >> pink if you're after a really specific toy or color or size. >> experts say maybe by now government reports show imports of things like footwear tvs and toys are actually down so far this year with railroad operates reporting, they're picking up fewer loads at ports to haul to destinations inland. >> yes, there are fewer products being delivered into the retailers, but they're already running a little bit heavy on inventory. why? because as they've been running slower on sales for the fall period, that means there is excess inventory on many items. >> there is a lot of uncertainty as retailers analyze current shopping data. >> if the numbers are not something that they like, they're going to execute some pretty dramatic price cuts in

the latter half of this month. retail sales as a whole is moderating. >> it is plateauing. thanksgiving is going to be the big kick start. >> and very late in december, consumer ears are clearly telling us that they are going to be shopping even later than normal. >> uncertainty comes from how much inflation will put a dent in budgets. >> i guess part of me thinks that it would be a little bit less this year. >> inflation definitely affects what we would do. >> we will spend a lot on grandchildren that are little girl and not much for anybody else. >> data shows consumers are still looking for experiences is what is expected to be big this year. >> is dining out gift cards for restaurants, things that they can experience together in walnut creek. >> i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> how's that? black friday shopping list coming? lisa? >> well, you know, there's time, right? shopping all the time. all right. good morning, everybody. look outside emeryville right now where it is

so bright and clear. the shot here and a lot of sunshine to greet you this morning. some breezy winds and high clouds for the second half of the day. we'll talk more in detail about your sunday and the holiday week ahead. coming up. >> lisa, thank you. also next, cal and stanford, the 126 big game. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has all the highlights coming up after the break [ computer chimes ] sometimes it takes a different approach to see the possibilities all around you.

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embarcadero. looking at the bay bridge there, calm now, cold and chilly. but do expect some breezy conditions later this afternoon. formula one las vegas grand prix is facing a lawsuit after canceling its first practice thursday. the class action suit is filed on behalf of the roughly 35,000 people who bought tickets for that season. a loose drain damaged a race car during practice, which paused

the session for 5.5 hours as officials said fans needed to be removed as a safety precaution. they offered $200,000 merchandise vouchers to single day ticket holders in the nfl. now, the 40 niners are back home this weekend. san francisco faces tampa bay inside levi's stadium. kickoff is at 105 this afternoon. and in college football, it's one of the oldest rivalries, cal versus stanford in the big game. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has your morning sports. >> good morning. it was the 126th big game. and last in the pac 12 as cal and stanford joined the acc next season. the bears trying to win the ax for a third straight year, while former cal quarterback troy taylor is now stanford's new head coach looking to win the ax back for the cardinal in his first game. on the other sideline has to feel weird for coach taylor, no matter how hard he tried to play it cool during the week. there's the prize officially awarded for the first time in 1933. it's the ax. cal scored two touchdowns in the

first half. both fernando mendoza to tron grizzell 14 three golden bears at the half as he scores easily on that big play. touchdown stanford women's basketball star cameron brink there she is playing the stanford band big game for her today against duke. later on third quarter, cal extends the lead jade not he had 36 carries 116 rushing yards in the score also two catches for 22 yards 21 six cal late third ashton daniels up top for tiger bachmeier great catch for the touchdown but stanford missed the two point conversion still a 2112 football game fourth quarter now cal up 2115 and the golden bears cap 13 play drive mendoza to fresno's jeremiah hunter he's in cal went for two and missed but the ax stays in berkeley for the third straight year 2715 golden bears in big game number 126. >> i can't even grasp my words right now because i just saw how much it meant to everybody. and when you're on that field and playing, it just meant more. and

for our guys, we wanted it more. so we won and we came out there with the ax and that was the only objective. it doesn't matter if it was messy or if it was clean. we did it and i'm extremely proud of our guys. >> you know, when you first walk out on the field and you see a school that you're been affiliated with for a long time, it's a little strange. but honestly, once the game starts, it's kind of all, you know, faceless opposition to me, just numbers and what they're doing defensively and all those things . so it wasn't it wasn't too strange. >> senior night for kevin cordero and the spartans hosting san diego state. san jose state. we get bowl eligible with a win, third quarter tied at ten. kylie conley eight touchdown of the year from 20 yards out he had a career high 155 yards on the ground 7 to 10 spartans fourth quarter now senior kyrie robinson running it in the antioch native de la salle product scores his school record 16th touchdown this year san jose state has won five straight games they're now bowl eligible 24 to 13 winners. warriors hosting the thunder trying to snap a five game slide. stephen curry back in the lineup after

missing two games with a knee injury and he look like steph how about a look away three the warriors led by 1879 61 at one point curry had 25 under 10s to go. we're all of a sudden tied at 114 curry misses kevon looney one of his 16 rebounds out to andrew wiggins hits the triple with 1.6 seconds to go for the lead a season high 31 for wiggs chase center just going crazy one last chance the thunder chet holmgren oh he got it career high 36 for the rookie and we're headed to overtime all okc in ot shai gilgeous-alexander blocked steph and then he's in a finish on the other end he had ten points in overtime, scored a game high 40. the warriors lose one 3123. first ever five game home losing streak in steve kerr's ten years as head coach. that is your look at sports. have a great sunday. let's send it back to you, uh. >> thank you, chris. and don't forget, it's a super bowl rematch on monday night football. travis kelsey and the kansas city chiefs welcome in.

brother jason kelce and the philadelphia eagles coverage begins at 430, followed by our sports show after the game. lisa, good morning. >> all right, good morning to you, stephanie. waking up to some pretty cool conditions as we look at live doppler seven. we are under a building ridge of high pressure and we'll see some wind because of that today as for the current numbers, it is 47 in blackhawk, but on top of mt. diablo in the 30s and the winds will begin to kick up and get quite gusty over the hills tonight into early tomorrow. it is 43 in dublin, 50 in martinez. you can see the low 50s from san francisco to oakland with 41 and some fog up in santa rosa. so the winds right now out of the north in the upper elevations and mt. tam gusting to 28 miles an hour. saint helena over 30 miles an hour. you can see mt. diablo there. so the winds will work their way down to the surface eventually. it will be breezy at the coast. nice view here of the golden gate bridge. clear and cool to start out this

morning. then a few high clouds making for a partly cloudy and breezy day today. more sunshine on and some more clouds visiting us from time to time as we get through the week ahead. the holiday week ahead. there's a look at the clear start. and then by about 2 to 3:00, maybe a few high clouds, you'll see filtering the sun from time to time. but overall, a lot of sunshine today. and as we look at the winds here, by 1:00 in the afternoon, basically along the coast, they're pretty gusty. and then they'll build in the hills. we could see gusts to over 40 and even up to a 45 miles an hour as we get through the evening hours. this is 11:00 tonight. and then look what happens as we get into your early monday morning. still quite gusty out by the delta. up in the north bay. and then the winds should ease throughout the later part of the day. but bringing more bright sun on the way for your monday with mid 60s san francisco. and look at those upper 60s arriving a little bit above average to near 70, maybe a few high clouds coming into

play on tuesday and then a weak front perhaps on wednesday day, not bringing any rain, keeping it dry day to day and temperatures will stay on the mild side. as for your highs today, underneath some high clouds late in the afternoon, 64 in oakland as well as san francisco. so this is right around average for this time of year, 63 in palo alto with low 60s up in napa. and then overnight tonight with those winds ease it'll be quite breezy to gusty in spots so we'll keep the temperatures up from the mid and upper 40s certainly in the upper elevations. so it looks like the week ahead with the winds calming down. we'll see some colder nights. the accuweather seven day forecast bright and breezy today, low to mid 60s. a colder start tomorrow. more sun on the way for your monday and then leading up to thanksgiving saying we'll see warmer days tuesday and wednesday. mostly sunny mid and upper 60s for most of us low 60s at the coast and thanks giving looks quite nice and by the end of the week maybe a little bit

cooler. so really quiet out there. we could use some more rain obviously, but not this week. >> yeah. no it's great timing, especially for those turkey trotters on thanksgiving day. yes absolutely. thank you, lisa. well, a reminder, you can watch lisa's forecast and all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area. connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. you can download the app now and start streaming. we'll be right

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event ahead of thanksgiving. it's in partnership with hunger at home and happening at paypal park from 8 a.m. to 11:00 on monday morning. the quakes foundation will volunteer to distribute 150 meals to help those struggling with food insecurity. miss nicaragua has been crowned 2023. miss universe s. meet shayna palacios. she best 19 semifinalists to win the annual beauty pageant in el salvador. miss thailand placed as first runner up. palacios takes the crown from arbani gabriel of the usa, who served as last year's miss universe. congratulations to them. well, still ahead on abc seven mornings at 6 a.m, how this weekend's rain is helping fire crews in the north bay and hope for hostages in gaza. we hear from a bay area man whose relatives are being held by hamas.

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