just gruesome. the 34 year old defendant goes by rafa solano. the jury ruling today that he killed the mother of his child in our jailhouse interview. months ago, solano claimed he killed karina castro in self-defense and that she had threatened him over social media. september of last year, on a san carlos street outside her apartment, solano used a samurai sword and slashed repeatedly at the mother of his child, badly cutting her arm and then hitting her neck several times. several witnesses saw what happened. solano initially got away, but then came back to the scene to turn himself in for half the court session last monday. solano spoke in his defense, saying he had no memory of that day, even though he told me something quite different. he denied killing karina castro and even claimed to not recognize her photo. the woman with whom he had a child, he later went silent on the stand and in the following days refused to come to court. rafa solano has been found guilty of first degree murder and an additional allegation of using a sword in the slaying that could bring additional time in prison as

upcoming sentencing hearing. now, after the verdict, castro's family and friends loudly reacted and began to sob. understanding. plea. dan kristen sze horrifying as crimes come and hopefully this chapter is over, the family can get some solace. we'll see what the sentencing brings. so shocking. yeah, absolutely. >> thank you, dan. well in vallejo, police are on the scene of a shooting right now. >> according to the vallejo sun, a robbery suspect was injured after being shot in the arm by an officer. this shooting came after a chase. and two car crashes will continue to follow the story and bring you more details as soon as they come into our newsroom in the south bay. >> a settlement in the case of a muslim woman whose hijab was taken away in a santa clara county jail. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey has a look at how the case is leading to changes that will safeguard religious expression. >> a victory for religious freedom in santa clara county last october. asia aden was booked into the main jail and forced to remove her hijab while

in custody until she was released. it was the second complaint in two years involving a removal of a religious head covering at a santa clara county jail. >> we were told last time that there were new policies in place , that training had happened and that we would not have to worry about this happening again. and then it did. the trauma that that experience caused is something we want to make sure no one else, be they muslim, sikh or otherwise ever experiences. >> a settlement was reached between the san francisco bay area office of the council on american-islamic relations and the santa clara county sheriff's office to do just that. in addition to a $90,000 financial settlement for aiden kerr, sf bay and the sheriff's office created a policy that will allow people to keep their head covering or be provided one while in custody, including in booking photos. law enforcement can still have detainees remove head covering for safety purposes like patent search or mental health concerns, but it would be in a private setting. sheriff bob johnson said in a statement. the sheriff's office respects all religious faiths and the office is committed to

ensuring safety and security within jail facilities in a manner that is consistent with protecting the rights and religious expression of those in custody. >> my hope is that this settlement is a step forward. it is the county and the sheriff's office demonstrating that they understand that this was not the standard. we approached this as an opportunity to educate and not to blame. >> you can't undo the harm that my client suffered, but it was really important to my client that the same kind of harm not happen to other people. >> this new policy is being implemented now at santa clara county jails. and in january, senate bill 309 will offer similar religious freedom protection at all prisons and jails in california. in santa clara county. dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> two employees of the san francisco sheriff's department have been awarded more than $1 million in a discrimination and harassment lawsuit against the department. according to the lawsuit, danielle dillard and kim lee say they endured years of racial abuse on the job. lee

and dillard both worked as clerks, processing warrants for the department. a jury awarded the two women, $1.1 million for emotional distress. >> this has been my job for 18 years and it will continue due to be my job until it's time for me to retire. hopefully there's some type of change, change i can move on. >> i can build myself back up. i can do some mental work on myself. and i know that i don't never have to be silenced on any job. >> the sheriff's department and the city respond to the ruling and a joint statement that reads in part, we are surprised and disappoint by the outcome of this case. we will continue to take all reasonable steps to make our employees feel safe and valued in the east bay. >> oakland city leaders say they're doing all they can to stop violent crimes. >> today, the city announced a new permanent leader for the oakland department of violence prevention on abc seven news reporter suzanne phan giving us a closer look at what that will

mean. >> i want to introduce to you our all of our new chief of the department of violence prevention, dr. holly joshi, who . the new chief of the department of violence prevention. dr. holly joshi, is a big win for the city of oakland, says mayor shengtao. >> i know that she has the pulse of the community. she understands the community. >> the announcement was made at esperanza elementary school on the campus of stonehurst elementary in east oakland. joshi attended it as a little girl. joshi worked for the city of oakland for 14 years. from 2001 to 2014. >> when i was a member of the oakland police department, i think i worked in every department that you could inside of the police department. i was the chief of staff. i ran an investigative unit that was focused on violent crime, intervention and response. i was an undercover officer. i was out here in east oakland for several years partnering with community based organizations. >> oakland's mayor says heading

the department of violence prevention is a big move. >> we are safer and healthier in our community through the different resources that we offer. we're all better for it. >> antoine towers, a so-called violence interrupter, works with youth alive and oakland violence prevention coalition. he supports the new chief named. >> she's an amazing individual that's done great work in the community. >> and tower supports the work of the department of violence prevention in every time we work with a family and save an individual or mediate a situation and prevent an escalation, it counts. joshi says she plans on looking at the root causes of gun violence. gang violence and gender based violence. >> our role at the dvp is to focus on prevention and intervention and then the police department's role is accountable city. so we're going to work really hard at our role prevention and intervention because we want to reduce the footprint and the need to utilize the criminal justice system in oakland. >> suzanne vaughn, abc seven news. some bold car thieves made off with about $100,000 of

inventory in hayward. the robbery happened last night at the city. motors used car lot. burglars broke into the business and forced open a lock box that held all the vehicle keys. the thieves then helped themselves to three cars driving one of them directly through the glass showroom doors. yeah, the dealership says after the police arrived, took a report and left. the thieves actually returned and to steal a fourth car. police are still looking for the suspects. san francisco mayor london breed says the city's retail theft blitz strategy is working and will be expanded as we enter the holiday shopping season. according to the mayor's office, police have arrested more than 300 people since stepping up operation last year. the theft blitz includes putting officers inside stores and using those bait cars and plain clothes officers to target auto burglaries. san francisco received a $17 million state grant to combat organized retail theft in september. >> more to come here this busy day. busy holiday travel week is

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destinations this week, do not forget this. >> i would certainly wear a mask in the airport, especially if you're going long distances. >> mask up as covid cases go up. >> so we unfortunately will expect a bump after thanksgiving and another bump that continues is after the december holidays and then another one after new year's. >> ucsf infectious disease experts dr. peter chin-hong and dr. george rutherford explain. and while bay area covid hospitalizations remain low, there's a looming threat for a tripledemic covid flu and rsv. >> i think cases will definitely more than double for influenza because we're just at the beginning of our influenza season for rsv. hopefully we won't increase too much more and we can start coming down, although it's still relatively early with rsv. >> plus, concern over the country's most dominant and infectious variant yet. hsv1 on the cdc says unvaccinated travelers should be on alert. >> it's very transmissible. so

the things that you might have used or strategies before to escape infection may not work quite as well anymore for at sfo masks are optional but recommended as the airport is forecasting 6.3 million passengers to travel through from thanksgiving to new year's. >> that's 87% of pre-pandemic traffic, a surge that's impacting parking. >> and we're concerned that we might reach capacity over the thanksgiving holiday. so think about some alternate ways of getting to the airport. >> meanwhile, at the oakland airport, non-risk reserved parking is already limited. >> we project over 360,000 passengers will pass through the airport between the last friday and monday, the 27th. that's 85% of pre-pandemic traffic. >> the next busiest days for both airports will be this wednesday and next friday. so to add to that, this wednesday alone, sfo's expecting 144,000 people coming through. so, dan

and kristen, i know there's the procrastinators out there myself included, but this is why you should be at the airport two hours before your flight. and they're saying three hours if you're traveling internationally . back to you. >> good advice, steph. thank you so much. ukee usf researchers say the common headache people experience after drinking red wine is due to quercetin that is a plant pigment that blocks the metabol ism of alcohol. experts say it's typically found in wines that are grown in more sun exposed environments. napa valley cabernet and some australian reds are most likely to cause this effect. >> well, i've never known our resident wine expert to have a headache after drinking a glass of wine i never had. >> in fact, it cures it for him. i think it makes my head feel a whole lot better. it makes my forecast more accurate as well. it's just gorgeous weather we're having. oh this is just beautiful. leading up to thanksgiving. can you believe how mild and warm and clear it is? let's take a look at what's oops. let me change the graphic here because we don't want to start with that one. we'll start

with the current winds. i was looking ahead because there's a lot to look ahead to. we've got calm winds right now for the most part after a gusty start to the day, especially over our higher elevations. but right now, it's just breezy outside and it's significantly warmer than 24 hours ago. in fact, 4 or 5 degrees warmer in locations like hayward, san carlos mountain view, san jose, san jose, yes. and san francisco and oakland as well. so here's a look at blue sky over the golden gate from our exploratorium camera. current temperature reading 65 here in san francisco , also mid to upper 60s at oakland mountain view, san jose, palo alto and 61 at half moon bay, blue sky over the golden gate at freely flowing traffic at 69 right now up north at santa rosa, mid 60s at novato napa fairfield and concord, 61 at livermore and as we look toward the mount diablo range area from the east bay hills camera, you see lots of clear sky and it's not going away anytime soon. these are our forecast headlines as winds diminish overnight, clear skies with a few high clouds mixing in a dry, mild weather will be with

us into the weekend. and thanksgiving travel locally and statewide looks pretty good. forecast animation showing clear skies with the arrival of some early morning high clouds. but again, mainly clear going into the morning, morning hours and mainly sunny throughout the day. overnight, low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 40s highs tomorrow mid to upper 60s at the coast, upper 60s to near 70 around the bay shoreline and some inland areas will warm up into the low to mid 70s tomorrow. now here's our thanksgiving day forecast. as you can see, sunny skies throughout the day with temperatures warming up to the upper 60s to about 70. in the afternoon hours from the bay to inland. so probably couldn't ask for a nicer thanksgiving day. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. seven dry days ahead with mainly sunny skies, a few high clouds around the next two days and again, it's just amazing how mild to warm it's going to be through thanksgiving . we'll have a slight cool down on friday, black friday, but it's still a nice day for

shoppers and the cooling continues into the weekend. it'll be a brisk, bright and brisk, but it'll be dry, right? >> yeah. no, no, no. with shopping, you don't want it too hot because you're working up a sweat. just running. running? yes. you are. yeah. cools. good. thank you. spencer >> okay. all right. >> coming up in about half an hour, one of the most highly anticipated games of the season, the eagles visit the chiefs in a super bowl rematch. our coverage starts at 430 with kickoff at 5 p.m, followed by after the game shakeup in the world of i and the effect it could have right here in the bay area. and later on, our abc seven streaming channels. the price of happines stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears.

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and now hundreds of employees say they want to go with him. if some changes aren't made immediately. >> really interesting developments. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more on how experts think the bay area could be affected by this openai. >> the company behind chatgpt has the artificial intelligence industry reeling? the company's board fired ceo sam altman on friday. the reason not entirely clear the equivalent of if apple had fired steve jobs right after the iphone came out. it's something hundreds of openai employees are not happy about now. monday. openai

company behind chatgpt has the artificial intelligence industry reeling. the company's board fired ceo sam altman on friday. the reason not entirely clear the equivalent of if apple had fired steve jobs right after the iphone came out. it's something hundreds of openai employees are not happy about now, monday, an announcement that altman, along with openai former president, will join investor microsoft in an open letter. employees has called for the company's board to resign. they threatened to take up microsoft on job offers and join altman there. microsoft is based in washington. openai is based in san francisco. >> employees who are in california may well go to microsoft, right? so and the they can't take the trade secrets from openai. right. but they but they can't take the know how. >> experts say any negative impacts openai may face would not just impact the company itself, but the startups built on its technology. >> and a lot of the startups, of course, are in san francisco. there's been talk about how ai in general and the investment that was going into it, the billions and billions of dollars

of investment was really priming san francisco to possibly have an upswing, with many companies requiring employees to work in at least a hybrid format. >> the ai industry has grown increasingly important to san francisco's real estate market. >> those people are coming in much more often than maybe other tech segments in the market. you know that that is a big plus. >> robert salmons, a senior research director with cushman wakefield, says that despite the headlines, he remains optimistic for the city's outlook. >> hopefully this is just a hiccup, i think because it is such a focus in san francisco with the ai workers, ai employees, is that that will continue to be the case and certainly will still be the center of that revolution for now, industry experts are keeping a close eye on what the new partnership between altman and microsoft could produce. >> if you see this movement of employees right, microsoft will be coming out with its own product or enhancing their product. so it will be interesting to see what microsoft can do. >> zach fuentes, abc7 news.

>> cruise co-founder dan, can quit just a day after the company's ceo, kyle vogt, resigned. can told staff he was stepping down in a slack message today. a vogt announced his departure yesterday. both decisions follow the recall of 950 cruise autonomous vehicles after a cruise car dragged a pedestrian on a san francisco street last month. general motors driverless car unit was recently ordered to stop operations in california ahead of tonight's monday night football game. >> the woman who will be happy she no matter who wins, as i'm sure everybody is tired of our family in some respects. >> i don't know about that. the mom with a son on both teams and now she's making a name for herself. stay

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coming up next. you can see all this great stuff. in the meantime. yes, the nfl's favorite mom. >> yeah. as her sons gear up to face each other on the field tonight, abc news reporter will reeve caught up with donna kelce, america's number one football mom, gearing up to see her sons, jason and travis kelce, face off for the first time since that thrilling super bowl as her and her boys popularity soars to new heights. >> i'm sure everybody's tired of

our family in some respects, but it's really with joy that we're able to do things together and her younger son, travis, soaking up the limelight as his fast growing and imagination capturing relationship with taylor swift takes over. obviously, it's a mega star and i think travis is embracing it as much as he can. he likes attention. he does. he'll be fine as long as he can handle it. i don't have any problems with it. she's very, very nice person. >> mama kelsey, as she's known, is making a name for herself these days, getting deals from big brands, including papa john's. >> it's neat because the philly cheesesteak represents philadelphia and the barbecue represents kansas city. >> and for tonight's game, mama kelsey is representing both teams. this is the jacket that you wore to the super bowl. >> yeah, it is. it was in the hall of fame for a while, but they sent it back to me. i had shoes and one was eagles. one was chiefs. and then i had my jersey. >> so the dream scenario every

year for them and for you is you showing up at the super bowl wearing this jacket, eagles chiefs. >> it would be that would be fun. how does the dream of what you might have had for your boys growing up compare to the reality that they're living now? oh this far surpassed anything i could have imagined. they've won the highest trophy in their sport, so they've pretty much reached the pinnacle of what they can do. >> that's so great. >> all right. stick around for monday night football, abc news at four continues on our streaming channels

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