it really is an american tragedy . >> people are dying and i'm committed to doing everything in my power as president to get this crisis under control. >> a powerful message today from president biden on america's fentanyl crisis. mr. biden vowing to build on the agreements he made during apec last week with chinese president xi jinping in san francisco, while also calling on congress to do more. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm stephanie sierra. mr. biden's efforts come as san francisco was expected to have a record number of accidental drug overdose deaths this year. a large majority due to fentanyl use. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena is in the newsroom with more on these efforts. loose. >> that's right. china and mexico play a key role in manufacturing and trafficking fentanyl into this country. a lot of it ending up on san francisco streets. and today we finally heard from president biden on the fentanyl crackdown that came out of his meetings during apec in san francisco

about two people died from a fentanyl overdose every day. and the latest numbers from the medical examiner are staggering. 692 people have died from an overdose this year, 83% from fentanyl. >> a fentanyl crisis is driving the worst public health calamity san francisco has faced since the aids crisis. >> last week, during apec, president biden made fentanyl one of his priorities when meeting with the president of china and mexico. >> i call this meeting to make sure we're doing everything we can to keep building on the momentum of last week. >> today, president biden announced what actually came out of those meetings, starting with china's production of the drug. >> during my meeting with president xi, we took a critical step of resuming counternarcotics cooperation between our two countries. was one of the important things we agreed upon. and 2019, china essentially stopped direct shipments of fentanyl from china to the united states. but in the

years since the drug trade has evolved. >> after his meeting with mexico's president, andrés manuel lopez obrador, president biden is hoping to see a disruption in of the trafficking of fentanyl. >> together, we committed to expanding law enforcement cooperation and intelligence sharing to better disrupt the flow of fentanyl. >> today, we caught up with speaker emerita nancy pelosi in the tenderloin, one of the cities, fentanyl hotspots. >> i hope there will be results in the conversation with the president of china because the ingredients come from there. the process is done. processing is done in mexico. so and the sales come on to the streets of san francisco. >> in june, pelosi announced operation overdrive deploying federal law enforcement resources to help local and state authorities to dismantle criminal drug networks. >> operation overdrive is an attempt to again address what's happening on the streets. >> all steps that are giving san francisco officials hope in the war against fentanyl.

>> i have never seen every body rowing in the same direction. >> and last month, governor newsom announced a new effort to hold drug dealers accountable on the streets of san francisco. his office announced a law enforcement task force that will investigate fatal overdoses as homicides. in the newsroom, lou pena, abc seven news. thank you. >> oakland's popular horn barbecue is now redtagged after an early morning fire ripped through the building. it happened just after 4:00 this morning at the restaurant on mandela parkway in west oakland. now the owner thinks he may have been targeted since the fire happened just two days after he made a scathing instagram post about vandals who tagged the building with graffiti. abc7 news reporter anser hassan has the latest from the owner. >> when matt horn arrived at his restaurant horn barbecue on tuesday morning, this is what he found. >> this breaks my heart. it really does. and it's tough. yeah >> the oakland fire department

says the fire broke out after 4 a.m. >> horn says he's still assessing the damage which destroyed the kitchen and damaged the venting system which cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars to install. >> i hear a lot of people say, well, you know, welcome to oakland. this is oakland. no business owner should have to deal with having their business and having their property destroyed. >> i don't know if we can call it a total loss. >> michael hunt with the oakland fire department says they're reviewing surveillance video and talking with nearby businesses as part of their investigation. but horn thinks this could be arson. >> the timing of it does feel that there's a possibility that it could be personal. >> he made a post on instagram calling out people who tagged the side of his building. he wrote to you cowardly individuals response for this. hear me clearly. you're nothing more than the filth that plagues our beautiful city. that was posted monday. the fire broke out tuesday morning. >> my team works extremely hard, but it's becoming harder and harder to try to go out and

fulfill a dream and a purpose while justifying, crying. >> still, horn remains determined to rebuild and stand by his community. on wednesday, he still plans to give out 150 turkeys to those in need, which will be prepared in his outside smokers. and he plans to keep his employees working full time hours between his two other oakland restaurants. >> we decided to come here. we accept it. you know, the challenges that we may face. and in order to overcome those challenges, we need to continue to walk by faith and follow that light at the end of the tunnel. and so we're going to continue to serve our community in oakland, anser hassan abc7 news. >> two people are now charged in connection with the death of an oakland woman killed by a stray bullet that went through her house. 32 year old tremon gray is charged with murder. 35 year old alonzo dyer faces felony gun charges. police say both men were involved in the september 15th shooting near 39th avenue. and masterson street in the laurel district. 42 year old

wang yin wang was asleep on her couch inside her home, a block away when police say a stray bullet struck and killed her. her husband and their two children were also in the house, but thankfully were not hurt. >> there's nothing like losing a mother, a daughter, a wife, a partner. i can't even imagine what they're going through or what they've gone through. >> oakland police say they're still searching for at least two more suspects they believe are also involved in this tragedy. in union city, police arrested three teenagers who they say broke into a cannabis dispensary early this morning. it happened at the floor dispensary at the union landing shopping center. police say the suspects used a vehicle to ram through the dispensaries door. a security guard alerted police who nabbed all three. this is the third time florida dispensary has been burglarized. police say ten minutes earlier, thieves tried to break into another dispensary just a mile away. >> congresswoman anna schuh is stepping down from her seat next

year. the south bay representative announced she's retire ing and will not run for reelection after serving more than 30 years in office. she was first sworn in back in january of 1993. the democrat leader played a huge part in passing legislation to advance the internet and her decades long career. she passed 66 bills that were signed by five different presidents. her retirement comes in the midst of congressional turmoil with the struggle to avoid a government shutdown. but she says this did not influence her decision. >> i'm not fleeing the congress. that's not what my decision is about at all. i think that it's time for me. >> as she joins a growing list of sitting members of congress that are retiring. all right. >> for more now on isu's decision to retire, let's bring in abc seven news insider phil matier. phil, what's your reaction to issues decision and what do you think her legacy will be? >> well, i'm not surprised. i

mean, we've seen this coming and congresswoman issue has served more than 30 years in washington . before that, she had a local service as well. you know, dan, it's a drain. it's a tough job these days. you're in the minority in washington by a razor thin margin. the tensions are great, but every week you have to get on a plane and cross the country and meet up with your constituents. so there's very little time to yourself and a whole lot of responsibilities both to washington and your constituents and to the democratic party. so i think that this is about time for her and she feels it as well. as far as her legacy goes, you know, she was always quietly working. she is not one that attracted a lot of attention deliberately. she's very close with speaker emeritus nancy pelosi and was very strong when she was in that chair as speaker. but times have changed and her legacy will be that of a solid, quite reputable, solid vote, solid person who took on health care

and tech. two of the leading things in california. >> now, phil, we have a list here of possible candidates to succeed her. anyone you see as the clear frontrunner, i don't see a clear frontrunner right now, but i have to say that if there's something that the list jumps out at me is that they're all men. >> and anna eshoo was elected at first in the year of the woman, when we had this big surge with her with nancy pelosi, with dianne feinstein, barbara boxer in the senate. and now we're seeing sort of a shifting tide where ofttimes the women who are in congress are being replaced by men. so that's one of the things i see on that list as far as which one's going to get, it remains to be seen. maybe somebody else will get in the race. >> well, we know seniority counts in congress considering both eshu and congresswoman barbara lee, two high ranking women are now leaving. what does this mean for the bay area and the work that still needs to be done? >> well, stephanie, that is the

i wouldn't say $64,000 question. it's more like the $64 million question every year when it comes to where washington is going to spend its money. when we had nancy pelosi, dianne feinstein hang in there on the top of the scale, it a lot of it came our way. and as that's the irony of washington, is that like it or not, the only way you get up into more and more power is to be there longer and longer. and at the same time, you start collecting this criticism saying it's time for new blood to come in, time for new blood to come in. well that new blood starts at the bottom of the chain. and for us in the bay area, we are just seeing a tidal change. it's not the first time we've seen it. remember these you know, it's an issue was elected as well and others were elected as well. when feelings were let's bring in new people. but now newness comes with a price, a price that we didn't see before fill. >> this sort of dovetails into this issue of seniority with as retiring lee apparently ready to give up her seat. that's going to leave five members of the bay

area congressional delegation over the age of 70. so the question is, should we expect to see more announcements like this ? >> i, i would i'm not sure they're going to be happening this cycle. they might happen next cycle as time rolls on for these various people. it takes a special kind of person that can put up with this stuff for that long and it will start turning its interesting. it's always turned this way. and we have, you know, eric swalwell and we have ro khanna and we still have john garamendi out there. there's a number of people out there still pushing the agenda. but dan, you know, it's a tide. the tide comes in, the tide goes out. but i suspect that right now we're going to be seeing more people leaving in the next couple of years. >> yeah, i think you may be right on that. all right, phil, thanks very much. >> just ahead, the bay area county dealing with a sharp rise in rsv cases. plus steps. you can take to best protect yourself and others. plus i didn't imagine that that that would happen to me because of a ten minute uber drive, uber

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wastewater data is showing a dramatic rise of rsv in the community. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains the latest recommendations to keep you and your loved ones

safe. >> rsv is on the rise in santa clara county. health leaders say an already busy flu and covid season is getting even busier with a rise in respiratory syncytial virus. >> what we saw last year and so far what we i think we're seeing this year is a peak first in rsv, then a peak in flu and then a peak in covid. so we're going to be monitoring that's part of what we do here at the public health department. but so far, it does look like rsv is probably going to peak first in wastewater monitoring backs that up. >> santa clara county is the leader of community detection for a number of illnesses and diseases, including rsv. in the last month, the wastewater has shown double the amount of rsv in san jose and in the palo alto, sunnyvale and gilroy sewer sheds. it has doubled in the last week. >> rsv affects everybody in every age in our community and we know that the more rsv there is in the community, it's then going to spread to and put those young infants at risk, babies younger than one and people older than 60 are most vulnerable to serious

complications from the virus. >> and a new rsv specific vaccine aims to help them. it's found to reduce an infant's risk of hospitalization from rsv by 57. santa clara county public health assistant health officer dr. monica roy says despite a shortage of infant vaccines, there is a recommendation for expected mothers to protect their children without waiting to get them vaccinated after birth. the idea is that weeks 32 through 36, the mother gets vaccinated, she develops antibodies. >> those get passed on to her infant and so that baby is then protected during this this fall winter rsv season. >> in addition to the rsv vaccine, dr. roy says an increase in emergency visits for influenza like illnesses means it's important for everyone to get updated on covid and flu shots as well. and of course, she says don't forget proper cold and flu season practices to stay safe during this thanksgiving holiday. >> you know, wash your hands, cough in your elbow and mask up if you're going to be around a lot of people indoors and stay

home if you're sick in santa clara county. >> dustin dawsey, abc seven news. well the thanksgiving holiday travel rush is on. >> take a look at this. this is how it looked at san jose mineta international airport this afternoon at most airports today and tomorrow are going to be the busiest days to fly. and sunday will be the busiest return day. now, millions more will be hitting the road. the absolute worst time to travel is tomorrow afternoon, but any afternoon this week, we'll be back. uh- the best time for your thanksgiving travel is before noon. >> well, if you're staying put, you're going to have some great weather. if you're traveling, you'll want to know what it's going to be like where you're going. >> exactly. meteorologists said patel is tracking what you need to know. hi. hi, there. yes. and dan and steph, let's take a look at the national picture and what you need to worry about is if you're heading to the east coast and across parts of the southeast, this is where the trouble spots are going to be. >> you will notice that there are some heavy showers moving through the southeast and as we

look up to the north, new england area, they're seeing snow. so not only downpours across parts of the east coast, but gusty winds as well. that wintry mix tomorrow morning could cause challenging issues as well. but tomorrow afternoon, you will notice that the storm system pushes off the coast line and it'll quiet down here. so 59 in d.c, 58 degrees in new york. you're looking at 53 in boston through much of the country, though, it is going to be pretty quiet. chicago, 46 degrees. denver, 66. out west, you're looking at 52 in portland. and in california, it is going to be really just nice weather in terms of traveling. so 80 down in los angeles, pretty warm there. 66 in vegas. if you're heading up to eureka, a few showers, but nothing heavy. duty 58. and in tahoe, 56 degrees with increasing clouds leading to a slight chance of a few showers tomorrow night. rain, snow mix around 7000ft on live doppler seven. you will notice those passing high clouds. they've been coming through the bay area throughout the day

today because we have what is known as a dirty ridge. it's strong enough to keep the storms away, but not strong enough to keep the clouds away. so those mid and high level clouds have been spilling over the top of the ridge and that is going to happen again tomorrow. but we're not expecting any rain. a live view from our emeryville camera looking at san francisco here in the city, just 60 degrees. beautiful view there. oakland mountain view, mid 50s, san jose, 59. palo alto and half moon bay. you're at 52 degrees from our santa cruz camera. all is quiet on the coast mid 50s from santa rosa to napa, 49 in fairfield and 56 degrees in concord. well, it's always nice to see this view from our pier 39 camera as we look at the ferris wheel there. sun high clouds tomorrow, bright and sunny holiday breezy in the hills on thanksgiving. colder nights and cooler days this upcoming weekend. let's talk about thanksgiving forecast in the morning. it's going to be a cool start. temperatures in the 40s for the noontime hour brighten breezy and really a mild afternoon. we're looking at mid 60s to low 70s at 3:00. once

the sun sets, we're still looking at clear skies and cool weather. tomorrow morning is going to start out chilly despite the high clouds there is a weak front that is going to pass to the north tomorrow night. that'll bring some wet weather up to the north a few snow flurries in the sierra by thursday. that snow level in the tahoe area will be dropping down to 6000ft. so just keep that in mind. 30s and 40s for most of you, 50 in san francisco tomorrow morning starts out with a lot of cloud cover tomorrow afternoon, a mix of sun and high clouds, mild weather mid 60s to the low 70s mid 70s right around morgan hill. accuweather seven day forecast does feature a nice looking forecast for the holiday. we are looking at temperatures inching up from tomorrow to thanksgiving saying it's a bright holiday. chilly friday morning for black friday shoppers. so make sure you bundle up if you're heading out there and then cool in the afternoon. certainly cooler than thanksgiving. and we're going to go with some very cold mornings for the weekend with possible

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for struggling families to pay their bills. >> that's right. in the north bay, an effort is now underway to help low income families bring down their costs by making their homes more energy efficient. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard takes a look at this new program to build a better bay area. by now, have a happy thanksgiving. >> the annual drive through thanksgiving meal giveaway is happening at north marin community services, where the need for food has never been greater. of course, it's great. >> it's a big help for us for a thanksgiving meal. >> but this year, luis lopez isn't thankful for her rising monthly water and power bill. >> my bill is high and the house where i live is comfortable. but it's cold and i'm a senior. >> in january monthly p-g-and-e's bills will jump nearly 13% and some marin water bills have spiked nearly 20% since the summer after approved rate increases. >> families are living too close to the edge where one crisis is going to impact them and affect whether or not they're going to be able to pay their p-g-and-e's whether or not they're going to

be able to put food on the table. so you'll see different kind of light bulbs. >> and this this for your water. so for your shower. >> these free energy saving kits are being sent to low income families who fill out a survey. the partnership with other nonprofits is designed to help cut utility bills. maria jaramillo is getting the word out, creating community outreach videos in spanish. >> and then we have this smart plug ins that you're able to connect to your cell phone. yeah. families are really worried about how they're going to make it month by month. >> this safety net organization now serves 10,000 people across north marin every year. >> rent, food, child care, utilities. these are the stressors in the family home that we're seeing right now, helping families manage monthly bills is one way the agency is easing the pricey burden of living in the bay area. >> luis is hoping to get her own energy saving kit soon. >> i hope so, because winter is

already here. yeah i'm feeling it in the north bay. >> cornell bernard, abc seven news. just ahead here tonight, an i-team investigation on uber's sexual assaults. >> the numbers, personal accounts and what the rideshare company says they're doing to address this problem. plus a look at what's reportedly in the deal that would win the freedom of dozens of hostages in the midd east conflict

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i'm dreading, like, who's going to show up in this car for tonight? >> women sexually assaulted by their uber drivers share their stories as lawsuits filed on behalf of victims. get underway and their comments come as uber's own reported sexual assault numbers. i might not tell the full story. >> abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has the story. you'll see only on seven. stephanie and dan, this has to do with which assaults and attempted assaults. uber is self reporting. i interviewed two sexual assault survivors, one who lives in the bay area and

one who was visiting san francisco tonight. their stories and uber's response. billions of uber rides are taken and given every day. and according to uber's own 2019 to 2020 us safety report, close to 4000 sexual assaults across five categories were reported on the uber app. these are predator drivers. >> i thought it would be safer to take an uber to an. and it was. it was not. it almost felt like the driver. >> he was just waiting for someone to get in the car and like a young girl to take advantage of. >> now, two women who say they were sexually assaulted by uber drivers are sharing their experience in the hopes that uber will change its safety practices around screening, hiring and removing drivers from its platform. on her way to cat sit in the mission this summer, jennifer says she took an uber to avoid walking through the tenderloin, thinking she'd be safer immediately. she says her uber driver began asking her inappropriate questions. >> oh, do you like to party? and oh, are you having fun? and i'm

getting off of work at her destination, he offered to help with her bags. i was taking my backpack off and then hands were touching me. i just kept thinking, i can't. i can't believe this is happening. and i said, no, that's that's that's very inappropriate. that this is not i know i don't i don't want this. i know jennifer says he eventually left, but returned the next day with her cell phone that she had left in his car. >> a neighbor took the phone for her. she filed a police report. sfpd tells the i-team the investigation remains open. at the time, it was unclear to jennifer whether or not the driver was removed from uber's platform. peiffer wolf attorney rachel abrams says uber doesn't tell the passenger if a driver is removed from the platform. unless they are in litigation and discovery in its 2019 to 2020 us safety report, uber says the core tenets of its approach are to remove requirements of conclusive corroboration and survivor credibility when determining whether to ban the accused party from uber's app.

in response to a media request, the rideshare company tells the i-team jennifer's driver was deactivated from the platform. uber refunded jennifer's ride and sent her information on an uber resource hotline and national sexual assault hotline. >> i didn't imagine that that that would happen to me because of a ten minute uber drive. >> abrams says uber doesn't properly screen drivers. >> we do know that they want to do the bare minimum because they want to get drivers. without drivers, they don't make money. >> according to uber's 2019 to 2020, us safety report, sexual assault is defined as any physical or attempted physical contact that is reported to be sexual in nature and without consent. the sexual misconduct and violence taxonomy ranges from staring and asking personal questions to non-consensual penetration. but abrams says uber's self-reported assault numbers only include five categories non consensual sexual penetration, non-consensual kissing of a sexual body, part non-consensual touching of a sexual body, part attempted non

consensual sexual penetration and non-consensual kissing of a non sexual body part. >> they're not reporting things that the community would want to know about. in its 2019 to 2020 us safety report, uber writes no rider or driver is deactivated from uber for a safety report without a human review. >> uber also says limiting the categories of incidents to the most severe helps us maintain a higher level of classification accuracy, reliability and consistency. with our previous report in 2017, alex says she was visiting san francisco by herself when she took an uber. immediately. she says her driver began asking her if she had a boyfriend and if she would be his girlfriend. she says he insisted he show her around the city. i felt like i just needed to be agreeable because he was kind of he seemed kind of impulsive of eventually driving her to treasure island. >> it was out of the way. it wasn't on the way. >> as she took a picture of the view, she says he took her phone to get a selfie. >> he actually, like took a picture with me. and i have that picture still then persisted

that she sit in the front of the car. then he reached over, grabbed me, tried to kiss me, touched my breast, and that's when i pushed him away and was like, take me back right now. no. got really angry. me like making me feel like i had done something really, really wrong. and i think at that point i was just like, in fight or flight, alex did not report what happened. >> she also later realized her driver had canceled the ride, felt really shameful about the whole thing, just like, oh, why did this happen to me? >> is this my fault? >> and only years later began to openly discuss it. it felt like such a big weight off my chest, uber tells the i team alex's driver was deactivated from the platform, though it's not clear why or when, because she didn't report the driver, uber told the i-team. there are many different reasons why a driver can lose access to the platform and for privacy reasons, couldn't go into details about this driver alex says she had at least two other incidents with uber drivers talking sexually during her rides, which she has reported to uber.

>> i got a statement like, thank you for submitting this. i think maybe one of them was refunded even to this day. i just if i'm riding an uber alone, i'm dreading like, who's going to show up in this car? >> in an emailed statement on november first for an abc7 news report about related litigation in uber, spokesperson wrote quote, sexual assault is a horrific crime and we take every report of this nature very seriously. while we cannot comment on pending litigation, we are deeply committed to the safety of all users on the uber platform. during a recent hearing, abc7 news attended, uber's attorney said assaults being litigated in a multidistrict litigation were not preventable from uber's point of view, a point which will be central to ongoing litigation. >> it attracts predators like these rapists to their platform because they can get away with it. >> jennifer and alex say they're speaking out to protect others as there needs to be more safety or like at the very least, the types of people they're hiring. >> i want this kind of thing to

happen to so many people and for it to just get swept under the rug. >> uber says it's constantly working to identify patterns of potentially risky behavior. uber tells abc7 news it aims to put out a safety report every two years. the last report was released in june of 2022, so possibly as early as this summer for the next one. >> wow. thousands of reports. you have to wonder how many go under reported, as alex alluded to. right >> because some women feel shameful and they don't come forward. so even more. >> all right, mal, thank you. is rails cabinet tonight approved a deal to free some of the hostages in the middle east conflict? >> abc news has learned the agreement would call for 50 women and children to be released by hamas. and three americans are expected to be part of that initial group. in return, fighting would be halted for four, maybe five days. also, israel would release three palestinian prisoners for each israeli hostage. president biden is optimistic. >> we're now very close, very close and could bring some of

these hostages home very soon. but i don't want to get into the into the details of things because nothing is done until it's done. >> we're still awaiting word from hamas that it has agreed to this deal. qatar is serving as the mediator between both sides. more than 200 people were taken hostage during the attack last month. >> today, president biden issued a proclamation calling for flags to be flown at half staff for former first lady rosalynn carter. the proclamation covers flags at all federal and public buildings starting saturday until the interment on november 29th. mr. biden issued a statement saying mrs. carter was, quote, a champion for equal rights and opportunities for women and girls. an advocate for mental health and wellness for all, and a supporter of the often unseen and uncompensated caregivers of our children. aging loved ones and people with disabilities. carter died sunday at the age of 96. >> the founder of the largest global cryptocurrency exchange

has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges, and his company will pay a massive fine that's in the billions. billionaire changpeng zhao is the ceo of binance and is going to step down as part of this deal with the federal government . binance will pay more than $4 billion in fines and other penalties. zhao is going to pay around $200 million himself. he faces up to ten years in prison, although his sentence will likely be much lower. >> now, a new report out today outlines the benefits and risks of generative artificial intelligence. the report is required by an executive order signed by governor gavin newsom in september. in addition to looking at the risks, the report looks at the potential benefits of ai use, including how the state could implement ai. one of the recommendations is that humans should review all ai outputs and state officials should disclose to the public how they're being used. >> more to come here. a local ice cream shop targeted by vandals is back open next with

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open today, about a month after it was vandalized. and what

police are investigating is a hate crime. abc's seven news reporter suzanne phan explains that the owner, who is jewish, says she's fighting hate by spreading love. >> it's delicious. >> i got cookie dough. >> what flavor did you get? >> i choose love. >> whatever flavor you choose at smitten ice cream in the mission district, supporters say every scoop, every pint spreads love. today was the grand reopening of the popular ice creamery after a heartbreaking experience about a month ago, robin sue fischer's store was vandalized. she says two men smashed the front windows, spray painted free palestine and out the mission. fischer is jewish. she shared her thoughts in this instagram post on the attack on the store. >> really left us, me and my team, scared and hurt. with help from the community, she raised more than $100,000 to pay for repairs to add new security at her store and to pay the wages

of her 18 staff members. >> they were out of work for a month. >> the community helped lift us up. >> fischer named her ice creamery smitten, which means in love. >> and she hopes that by reopening her store more, that she can show the world that love is fierce and that this ice cream is a unifying force. >> this store reopening is a symbol of us coming together in a symbol of the strength of the love in this community. >> fischer created a new ice cream flavor for the occasion. it's called i choose love, which has strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. she hopes ice cream will bring people together even during difficult and divisive times. fischer's also selling these special t shirts and sweatshirts that say, in the spirit of ice cream, i choose love. proceeds will go to the courage museum. that's an empathy building education center, said fischer. fischer has a lot of supporters. >> i think it's really important that we stand behind her on this reopening day and bring community together and choose love. >> it's amazing that she could turn something that was directed at her by hate into something

that's about community and love. and i think it's a really wonderful thing in san francisco. >> suzanne phan abc7 news. >> on the peninsula today, an annual thanksgiving tradition continued. samaritan house held its holiday food distribution. many in need in san mateo county were able to get a free turkey dinner with all the fixings in addition to what was handed out. samaritan house also serves more than 1000 thanksgiving meals to community centers, senior centers and people who are homebound. we'll do another meal distribution before christmas. it's all possible because of community donations and the bay area rescue mission hosted its annual box of hope turkey dinner giveaway this morning in richmond. volunteers helped distribute free holiday dinners to 500 families in need of food assistance. the meals included a turkey stuffing and several thanksgiving traditional sides as the bay area rescue mission has been serving impoverished families in the bay area for 58 years. well just ahead, the

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feelings. >> here we go. the stones are back and hitting the road today. the legendary band announced a new tour kicking off in houston on april 28th and wrapping up here in the bay area at levi's stadium on july 17th. tickets go on sale december 1st. this will be the stones first us tour since 2019 and their first since the death of drummer charlie watts in 2021. of course, they have a new album out that will they will be supporting with this tour. great to see him back on the road. >> i got to say to our viewers, full disclosure, i am sitting next to the biggest rolling stones fan on earth, right? >> dan? i don't know on earth, but i've seen a number of shows. >> big fan. i bet you're going to be there in july. >> i will. >> well, but in the meantime, we're talking about the weather forecast for thanksgiving. >> that's right. we'll send it over to sandy to check in on that thanksgiving forecast. >> yeah, and it's looking good. and steph, i don't know if you know this, but dan also sings as

he's got his own band. >> oh, yes. >> a musician i knew. you knew that. all right. let's take a look at a live picture right now from our zephyr cove. you will notice all is calm up in tahoe right now. it is a chilly 35 degrees. if you're heading up there tomorrow, it clouds up a slight chance of a few showers tomorrow night. it's a rain snow mix. thursday, thanksgiving, looking like the possibility of some showers as well. and then really drying out and brightening up as we look at live doppler seven, you will notice some passing high clouds tomorrow afternoon. sun will get filtered by those high clouds. it will be a mild wednesday looking at mid 60s to the mid 70s. and as we fast forward to thanksgiving system crosses the tahoe area, bringing the potential for some snow down to 6500ft, mixing in with showers. but it's going to be quick moving and the rest of the week, the holiday week is dry as a matter of fact, out west, rainfall projections is nothing measurable here in the bay area, the pacific northwest and parts of northern california getting the rain uh- accuweather seven

day forecast. we're going to go with a warmer thanksgiving. it's going to be sunnier as well. chilly for black friday and cooler as well as we head towards the weekend with some cold nights coming up, get ready to pull out those flannel pjs. steph and dan, it is definitely going to be colder this weekend. >> all right, sandhya, thank you. good to know. >> all right. big game on thanksgiving. >> impressive performance from brock purdy. we hope to see it again. yes, i may have misheard this. >> are you you're baking apple pies for everybody in the station. is that what i heard you said for thanksgiving? that is so generous of you. oh angela's cooking all the rest, and i'll bring the pie for everybody. right. everybody you get a pie. you get a pie. you get a pie. 49 ers, as steph was mentioning, playing thanksgiving night in seattle, hoping to serve up some seahawks in a fight for first place. sports is

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tomorrow for a thanksgiving night showdown with the seahawks . this is another full circle game for brock purdy. last december, also on a thursday, purdy went into seattle, threw a couple of touchdowns in a win over the seahawks. now, purdy had injured his ribs in the prior game, so there were questions about exactly how healthy he was at the time to many in the 49 ers front office. this was the game they truly realized how special brock purdy

is, and they're hoping that experience will help in one of the nfl's most hostile environments. >> it's real valuable. i mean, he's been to some loud places, too, but seattle is always right there as the loudest, if not tied for it. and you can always tell people how loud it is, but they don't know until they go there. and he went there. so he knows what we're talking about. so i don't have to stress the importance of it to him. he's going to be doing it to our guys for these two days. they have guys that we haven't faced. so there's all that into play. so i think it's different for sure. and so that's how i'm looking at it. and i think that's really the reality of it. and so they're a good team. so, you know, we're not going in thinking, oh, we beat these guys. however many times before. it isn't like that. >> 40 niners fans watch the eagles chiefs game closely, but they didn't get the result that they needed in the standings because the eagles won 2117 so they're now nine and one. they're two games up on the niners in the nfc. meanwhile, espn and abc certainly got the

result. they were looking for. this was the most watched monday night football game since 1996 with 29 million viewers as the matchup was exceptional. but tom brady told stephen smith today on espn, the nfl has been pretty mediocre lately, and outside of a few teams, tom's not wrong. >> i think there's a lot of mediocrity in today's nfl. i don't see the excellence that i saw in the past. i think the coaching isn't as good as it was. i don't think the development of young players is as good as it was. i don't think the schemes are as good as they were. i think the rules have the rules have allowed a lot of bad habits to get into the actual performance of the game. so i just think the product, in my opinion, is less than what it's been. i think guys are competitive, guys play hard. i look at a lot of players like ray lewis and rodney harrison and ronnie lott and the guys that impacted the game in a certain way. and every hit they would have made would have been a penalty. >> wondering if tom will be as forthcoming and honest, if he's

doing games on tv for fox next season. we'll see. the warriors finally snapped their losing streak last night, ending a six game slide thanks to steph curry, of course, who led the way with 32 points in a victory over the rockets at age 35. steph curry is defying father time and it also helped that he finally got some help from his friends. klay thompson had been in a major slump to open the season, finally found his touch on the way to 20 points. so the warriors will take a seven and eight record into phenix tomorrow against kd and the suns have steph back from that knee injury is key. i'm sure there are some names. >> i watched steve nash play really at a high level for into his late 30s. it feels like what steph is doing is just at a different level. he feels better than he ever has looked before, so it's remarkable what he does and it's a testament to how much he works at his craft, on his body, on his conditioning all summer long. he just he never stops. he's and he and he's always searching for ways to get better, too. it's incredible to

watch him work. >> all right. so you know, at 35, i think steph and lebron and lebron's 38. right. you're supposed to be at the tail end of your career at this point. and lebron has slowed down. the injuries are a factor. but steph is arguably at the peak of his powers. he is ridiculously skilled. >> well, i think these days, too, there are so much more sophisticated training and nutrition and all of that to extend those careers. but he's obviously very well. >> lebron's supposedly spends $1 million a year on his body. is that true? >> wow. imagine if we spent a million dollars. >> can you imagine? we'd do better with 50 bucks? yeah we go to 50. k to 50 to 50 to 50. >> we'll be fine. all right. thanks. gosh >> well, coming up tonight on abc seven at eight, catch dancing with the stars. then at ten, watch. press your luck and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. that's it for us at abc seven news at six. i'm stephanie sierra. >> and i'm dan ashley for sanjay patel, larry biel. all of us, we

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