now at six, striking a deal. israel and hamas agreeing to a temporary cease fire and a release of some hostages. the terms of the deal bringing a glimmer of hope to some families, then reinstated. >> openai brings back sam altman after firing him just a few days ago. the latest twist in that saga. >> plus, the little girl who improvised when she wanted to find a way to make her little

brother calm down. >> well, that's a ride. that's a whole ride. >> that is a cool little toy. >> i've never seen that before. >> yes, i'm more intrigued by, like, what is the toy? >> she basically has a bumper car. >> it is inside the car. >> good morning. on this wednesday, november. where are we? this camera. okay it's november 22nd and we're on camera for. >> all right. and we have lisa here with us with clouds and then some cold weather. i've been listening to you this morning. >> are you are. i got you there. slightly cooler weather, but if you want the warmer days. yes, today and tomorrow. certainly tomorrow, with the brighter sky we have weakening high pressure. that is going to bring the high level clouds once again and then the breeze behind it dropping temperatures 10 to 15 degrees in the sierra nevada. by the time you get to friday. so if you're traveling there, be advised, no travel trouble. maybe just a dusting above 9000ft. but then otherwise, we're looking at some cooler weather here. arriving 42

in sunnyvale, 50 in san francisco. it's in the upper 30s in the coldest inland valleys. so just about everyone is pretty chilly. this morning. what a view from mount tam. gorgeous out there. upper 60s to low 70s today. thank you, lisa. >> good morning, everybody. maps and zoom in to the richmond-san rafael bridge. yes, this is been our problem spot for seven weeks now. the sigalert in effect with three lanes blocked in the westbound direction. no wide load vehicles allowed here. again, no estimate from the chp when this will all reopen at the bay bridge toll plaza. we do not have on metering lights and it is nice and clear as you descend into san francisco. we also want to give you a look at some of the best and worst times to hit the road. if you do plan to travel for thanksgiving. so your advice to get out the door before to this afternoon and avoid the roads until after 6 p.m. then on thursday, thanksgiving day, of course, that's tomorrow. your best bet will be to hit the road before

10 a.m. or after 5 p.m. the worst time to travel will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and let's check out a live look from sfo. right now, the tsa is preparing to screen 2.7 million people today. sunday is expected to be the busiest day to return. and altogether, this week, it's expected to be a record breaking thanksgiving holiday travel week. we have major developments in the conflict in the middle east. >> israel and hamas have announced a temporary cease fire in order to release hostages held by hamas. qatar, the nation that helped broker this deal, release details of the humanity korean truce. it will begin within 24 hours and continue for four days, according to us and israeli officials. 50 women and children, prisoners in gaza will be released in exchange for 150 palestinian prisoners. around 240 hostages have been held in gaza since october 7th, including some americans. is the youngest american hostage is three year old abigail oden. she's expected to be among those

set free. abigail is a spunky little girl. >> i want abigail to know that her brother, her sister, her aunts and uncles and her grandparents are waiting for her at home. >> some families of those hostages met with the biden administration's top hostage negotiator as they advocated for the release of their loved ones. it feels like we're in episode three of this wild soap opera right now, a reversal of fortune for sam altman. >> this morning, he's back as ceo of san francisco based openai ii, less than a week after getting fired and hundreds of employees starting to quit, the board is now in flux. abc7 news reporter ryan curry live this morning with all of those developments for us. ryan yeah, just a really another crazy chapter in this ongoing saga after everything that has already transpired. >> he is now back as ceo of openai. the company posting on x saying he will return to his current position as well as a new board will be taking place.

the company saying on on x that the previous board of directors had refused to give any sort of specific reasons as to why he was fired in the first place. there were disputes between the two sides about the safety of ai and what that would do once it starts to advance. microsoft investing billions into openai. and once altman was originally fired, they moved quickly to hire him for their ai project. also around 700 employees threatened to leave openai if altman was not reinstated and microsoft ceo satya nadella said he would hire those employees if they left openai he posted on x saying, we are encouraged by the changes to the openai board. we believe this is the first essential step on a path to more stable, well informed and effective governance. he went on to mention he is excited about building their partnership, their current relationship. we know he's invested billions into the openai project and that company that is based here in san francisco. but yeah, just

another crazy saga and what has been a really crazy few days where you left out his position as ceo and now he is back at his position as ceo after so much has unfolded over the last few days. we're live in san francisco, ryan curry, abc seven news as the first woman and the first democrat to ever represent our district. >> i'm very proud of the body of bypasses can work. i've been able to achieve on your behalf and with that, representative anna eshoo announces her upcoming retirement after more than three decades in congress, the 80 year old has represented the south bay since being elected in 1992. >> during her tenure, 66 of her bills have passed and were signed by five different presidents. >> we spoke to our abc7 news insider phil matier about congresswoman askew's decision during our 3 p.m. show getting answers yesterday. >> and you know, i would say of the bay area congressional delegation, she is probably one of the least assuming she's

rarely in front of the cameras. she tended to do most of her work behind the scenes. and in washington, she was very big on the health issues and bringing us affordable health care under president obama, she was big on tech issues, which is understandable since her district included silicon valley . >> bill says we should expect a lot of competition for her seat. >> new developments from the east bay on a story we brought you just yesterday. concord police say the district attorney will now decide if the parent who went after a youth basketball player during a game will be charged. concord pd told abc7 that video evidence showing the elements of the alleged crime were not initially available to their investigators. now police say that's a decision being revisit. >> kid when i look at the video, it's troubling. you know, you see the woman run onto the court and she ends up on top of this kid and that's that that looks troubling to me. it's up to the district attorney's office. they are the lawyers and they ultimately make the decision.

>> the contra costa county da's office is likely to receive the case next week if a charge is filed, officers say it would likely be misdemeanor battery. >> happening today, street vendors in san francisco's mission district are speaking out against the impending vendor ban. the ban is set to start on november 27th. organizers with the mission street vendors association are calling on supervisor hillary ronen to postpone the restrictions. they hope to delay the ban until january 1st. many of the city's licensed street vendors are worried about making a living when it takes effect. if you're shopping in union square on black friday, you'll likely notice a heavy police presence. >> san francisco police will deploy more officers there and in other key shopping districts to deter crime. that's according to our media partners at the san francisco standard high profile theft in recent years has scared off many shoppers from going to union square, including smash and grab burglaries during the 2021 holiday season. the silicon here spreading the love, a local

ice cream shop vandalized as a possible hate crime reopens the owner trying to send a message of hope. then, hundreds of san francisco tenants displaced in a flood last year will have to wait even longer to go home. >> good morning to you. wednesday morning. what a gorgeous shot from mount tam, where we're looking at that sun coming up at 657. so already a gorgeous day on the way. notice the high clouds. we'll talk about that influencing your wednesday and when apart for a brighter thanksgiving next

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arsonist or in barbecue on mandela parkway was in flames when firefighters arrived early yesterday morning. the kitchen is destroyed inside now. the fire happened just one day after the owner took to instagram and blasted people who tagged the building. understandably frustrated. matt horne spoke with abc7 news saying he and other local business owners are fed up with being victimized. >> i hear a lot of people say, well, you know, welcome to oakland, this is oakland. no business owners should have to deal with having their business and having their property destroyed. this breaks my heart.

it really does. and it's tough to investigate. >> owners are looking at surveillance footage for leads. horne says his employees will keep working full time hours at his two other restaurants in oakland, a popular san francisco ice cream shop that was vandalized. and what police are investigating as a hate crime is now back open and the owner is spreading love. two men smashed the windows of jewish owned smitten in the mission district last month. they spray painted free palestine and out the mission on it with the help from the community, the owner raised more than $100,000 for repairs as new security measures and to continue paying staff while the shop was closed for a month for the reopening, the owner rolled out a new flavor called i choose love. >> the store reopening is a symbol of us coming together in a symbol of the strength of the love in this community. >> the store is also selling

special t shirts and sweatshirts that say in the spirit of ice cream, i choose love. proceeds will benefit the courage museum. new details this morning about the flooded san francisco high rise that displaced residents at 33 tehama. they're going to have to wait even longer to return to their homes. unfortunately, according to the san francisco chronicle, the buildings owner sent a message to residents saying they can't return this year due to unfinished repairs. more than 400 tenants were displaced when the 35 unit building flooded back in june of 2022. they were first promised to return by fall of last year, but that was pushed back to the second half of this year, giving thanks courtesy of one of the bay area's most charitable organizations, saint anthony foundation hosted its second annual giving thanks on golden gate block party, hot chocolate holiday cookies and balloon animals were all handed out to the hundreds who came to celebrate this event. >> it doubled as a holiday

giveaway, with volunteers passing out warm winter gear and hygiene kits to those in need. >> we really wanted to do something where we could connect one on one with those in need. with guests. so we came up with the giving things on golden gate. block party chromerida nancy pelosi was there, as was the giants mascot, lucille. >> i think we're going to see lucy see. do you see how he pushed the turkey out? >> did you see the turkey said, let me just step aside. >> he said, out the way. lucille also in my mind said, oh, you're still in this photo. >> don't worry, i'm going to crop it. >> and really, it can be completely cropped. no turkey. and look at lucille with the rings. it said, you know who's a champion? i love that. >> keeping kids entertained can be hard for some people, but not for a three year old girl who came up with a creative idea for her baby brother, courtney gladney shared this video of her kids. the toddler was driving a little bumper car with her brother's walker attached to it. and as you can see, it creates a

whole different ride. okay, wait. you know what? this reminds me of? well, everything reminds me of disneyland, but this reminds me of. did you see the in cars land? they have this thing that is a tomato ride. no, like the little tow trucks. it looks like this. it looks just like this. >> why am i blinking? >> because i went on the cars ride. >> i'll show you a video of it. >> okay? yeah. >> so in my mind, she's an imagineer. >> she now that is a future imagineer. oh yeah. because where'd she get the little strap to attach to the walker? i feel like dad's an engineer or something. >> yeah. yeah. >> and also the very low key way that she's doing it with the capri sun on the other hand, duh . >> just. just be quiet back there, please. >> that's cute. did your kids do that? >> lisa? >> they. >> yeah. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. yeah. yeah, that's very fun. and then the third one comes along and everybody forgets about that one or the fourth, you know, it goes , yeah, but the first two, it's cute. very, very cute. buddies

hey, i'm the youngest two. lisa's first two children. only for the third one. >> it goes, you're on your own, hon. >> yeah. kind of. they find a way. >> she's doing her thing, though. >> she's doing well. everyone okay? yes, she is. >> thank you. good morning, everybody. we are doing well in the weather department with some high clouds, mid-level clouds, although we do want some more rain. right. and more snow, unfortunately. not only is today dry, the end of the week, the weekend, how about till the end of the month? but we could see some better news for early december where as for right now, portland in seattle, looking at the wet weather and we'll look at once again high pressure holding on for another day. it's a dirty ridge of high pressure allowing for the low clouds out there and some high clouds. 50 san francisco, it is 45 in mountain view, 39. palo alto. and another look on top of vollmer peak. beautiful view of mount diablo there, 36. santa rosa, 39in nevada. sun not coming up until right before seven with 35 in fairfield traveling. it is soggy in the northeast. it'll clear up in

boston and new england later on. and then maybe eight inches of snow for maine. otherwise, some wet weather for parts of the gulf coast. and we're looking at maybe eight inches of snow or a foot around wyoming. the plains there, as this system heads into the middle of the country. but as for california, the golden state, we are looking dry and warm. southern california, how about 80 degrees in los angeles? san diego, 76. but they'll have brighter conditions today as we see the high clouds, the mid-level clouds, 71 in yosemite. as for temperatures a little bit above average, 72. in san jose, 67 in napa for thanksgiving, waking up to a few clouds, but then bright and sunny. so that'll allow for temperatures to warm up back into the upper 70s, although so it'll be breezy north and east bay hills looking at those gusty winds, offshore winds temporarily and the accuweather seven day forecast, we're featuring the mild weather today, the high clouds warmer on thursday for the holiday and then behind that system, a much

cooler friday, saturday, sunday, we stay dry and even below average through next week. jobina thank you, lisa. >> good morning, everybody. we are starting here with the live picture in emeryville showing you 8-80 those headlights in the westbound direction. no delays in that spot. san rafael looking live at 101. same story here. no blocking issues. advisories from the chp. we don't know those today. it's a great time to head out the door if you need to. and of course, i need to remind you, if you do rely on mass transit for thanksgiving or black friday, there are some changes. so bart, thursday and friday running the sunday service, thursday for muni sunday service as well. no service on thursday and friday for a train and a number of other changes. so make sure to check the schedule. >> and now we bring in ginger zee with a look at what's happening on gma. >> good morning, ginger. >> yes, reggie jobina. happy almost thanksgiving to you. coming up here on gma, if any of you are traveling in the next hour or two to the east coast, boston specific or perhaps eastern north carolina, there's a couple little pockets of heavy

rain yet to come, but we've got to track that new storm that's dipping out of the pacific northwest for thanksgiving weekend. and of course, sunday's going to be the big travel back day. so gio is going to have all of that information and how to avoid the worst of it. and then on top of all of this, we are going to talk about the biggest news overnight, and that would be the deal reached between israel and hamas to free about 50 hostages. national security adviser jake sullivan joins us live. and the ceo of grocery chain kroger are also joining us live with a holiday food forecast. ways to save only on gma and once you buy the food, you got to cook it. experts from america's test kitchen are here with their tips and hacks to help make your holiday meal great. i am off for the first thanksgiving ever and i have got a whole team, including my children, that are lined up. and i told them half day today, kids, get your aprons on and we're putting you to work. ooh, okay. >> so, ginger, what's your main dish, then? what are you making?

>> well, we are doing a turkey. and, of course, i had to like meat. the turkey. and it's farmer before we did that because it's like a big deal. i did. i go to this place pretty extreme. and then i've got a stuffing that is not stovetop. and i also did a shaved brussels sprout salad to kind of change up my salad, you know, in some other things too. so my big announcement this week. >> how about you all? >> well, we did our our friendsgiving just like you all did on friendsgiving had some delicious, joyous holiday treats from jobina his mom that she made and overnighted to us. >> i don't cook ginger. i bring the vibes is what i bring. i'm going to bring you wonderful energy and drinks to your thanksgiving ing. >> that's important. >> and i added a special step this year to my stovetop stuffing recipe, which was the garbage can. i threw it in there beyond be gone. it's over. >> it was that good. >> it was that good. we're done. >> it's okay. well, i can't wait to see you now that you've

graduated, what we're going to do next? >> yeah. it's called catered. okay. it's called catered. >> it's called leveled up. >> we leveled up. we leveled up. >> we now have the coins to pay a little more. a little extra? yeah. it's fine. >> it might even be a whole paycheck. >> it might be that, you know what? >> and that's fine. >> i just can't. with the prep, i have to say, that's the thing you're missing on the prep food eating because like, i made the cranberry sauce yesterday, i had way too much of it. just like it's so good. i made it with wine and then i also fully got into the pecan tart and, like, ate a piece. like, that's what i'm going to serve. the half eaten thing. i don't know. so i might have some extra work on my hands. >> oh, that smells delicious. wellap thanksgiving to you and your family. ginger yeah,

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it open. i ending several tumultuous days of uncertainty and looking live at sfo right now today could be the busiest travel day of the year so far. >> the best times to fly or drive if you're leaving town for the holiday, move over my right warneford. with five christmas carnival is not the most streamed holiday song on spotify right now. >> the one that has her beat at least for the moment. okay, now she's still collecting plenty of coins. >> she is? yeah. that tour, it's giving. >> it's giving thanks. >> it's giving thanks. we could definitely say that. tomorrow we will. we will all be here tomorrow. we will be here tomorrow. except lisa, who's enjoying herself. >> she said we'll be here tomorrow. >> joke's on you too. >> sorry about that. all right.

i'll deliver a nice day today and tomorrow, though. why not with temperatures above average, you kind of usually like it. dry i would think, for the holiday. and we're going to deliver that. there's a look at mt. tam, 50, in san francisco. it is 44, oakland 45, mountain view. good morning, san jose, 46 for you, 39. palo alto, another pretty shot here from our explorer camera. look at all the 30 santa rosa, nevada, napa, fairfield, livermore, 38 41in concord. so with the less cloud cover, we're cooler. we will see the high mid-level clouds today. nine degrees cooler in novato and so we'll call it partly cloudy with temperatures climbing through the 60s throughout the afternoon . could even see a few low 70s down around gilroy today. we'll talk about the passage of that cold front and what that means for some gusty offshore winds coming up. jobina. >> thank you, lisa. good morning, everybody. we are going to start with a look at 101 in san jose where things are very clear for you this morning. we have not had any major issues underway for our commute this is

our new walnut creek camera showing you 680. and for your reference point at the bart station is off to the left hand side. we will end here with the drive times. tracy to dublin around 46 minutes reggie aqui by air or by car. >> you can expect our local airports and roads to be packed with holiday travelers. today. it's likely to be the busiest travel day of this holiday season. that means you could be waiting in long lines or gridlock if you leave at the wrong time. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us live from the newsroom with that. gloria, good morning, reggie. >> if you are driving today is the busiest day to hit the road for the thanksgiving holiday. triple-a estimates that 49 million commuters will be driving over the holiday and the airport will also be packed today. check out how it looked at san jose minetta in international airport yesterday afternoon. an tsa says today will be one of the busiest days. they're expecting to screen more than 2.7 million people across the country with more than 50,000 flights taking off tuesday and wednesday before

thanksgiving are very busy. >> the busiest day usually is the sunday following. and so the sunday following thanksgiving this year, we expect about 3 million passengers going through our screening checkpoints. if so, that will be an all time record. >> i am so excited and i'm traveling to new jersey and forecast show stormy weather moving from the midwest to the east, bringing heavy rain in up to two feet of snow is possible in parts of new england. >> also, parts of the west. and forecasters are also expecting storms to impact some of the 49 million commuters that triple a estimates will be driving over the holiday. so here's a look at some of the best and worst times to hit the road. your advice to get out the door before two this afternoon and avoid the roads until after 6 p.m. and then tomorrow on thanksgiving day, your best bet will be to hit the road before 10 a.m. or after 5 p.m. the worst time to travel will be between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and there are some good news. you'll be paying less for

gas. also flight delays and cancellations are actually looking pretty good right now. they're looking pretty low for what is one of the busiest travel days of the year. the faa says the military is opening up restricted airspace from the east coast to the gulf of mexico to help keep flights moving. and also to lessen delays and triple a is encouraging all travelers to anticipate delays and make sure that you leave early. live in the newsroom, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. reggie, thank you. >> gloria. >> it has been a turbulent past few days at openai. last friday, the company fired ceo sam altman , but this morning he is back as ceo and it's the board that's being shaken up. abc seven news reporter ryan curry is live this morning with those developments for us. ryan >> yeah, jobina good morning. a really crazy last couple of days for openai altman. yes. is set to return as their ceo after he was fired last week over what is an unclear dispute between him and the board. he actually threatened to leave and go to

microsoft or microsoft was ready to hire him and hundreds of other employees. but now he's going back to open a altman. and the board had reportedly had disputes over safety when it comes to artificial intelligence as it became more advanced, though it wasn't clear what the specific reason was. they fired altman. the board was very quiet about that following his firing. microsoft, who invested billions into openai, was ready to hire altman and their ai for their ai project, and also about 700 employees were ready to follow him if the board did not resign and reinstate altman. microsoft ceo satya nadella says they were ready to hire all of them. now a new board is ready to take charge and altman is coming back as the company's chief executive. altman posted on ex, saying it was clear that this was the best path, best path for me and the team with the new board and with satya support, i'm looking forward to returning to openai and building on our strong partnership partnership

with microsoft. he did sound like he was very ready to go to microsoft and have that be his new project and now, now a turn of events in this whole saga. he is now going back to openai, where he was at for years and helping found the company. and just another crazy chapter. and what has been a saga for this artificial intelligence company. we're live in san francisco. ryan curry, abc seven news. sure is. >> ryan thank you so much this morning there's another major scandal in the world of digital crypto. digital currency, i should say. the ceo of cryptocurrency giant binance is accused of helping criminals and rogue nations. the feds accused binance and its ceo, changpeng zhao, of processing more than 100,000 transactions by a child. abusers, cyber criminals and terrorists, including hamas. zhao has pleaded guilty to multiple violations, including money laundering. binance is also accused of profiting off transactions with sanctioned countries, including iran. >> the message here should be

clear using new technology to break the law does not make you a disruptor. it makes you a criminal. >> zhao has agreed to pay more than $4 billion in fines and stepped down as ceo. he will be sentenced in february and faces up to 18 months in prison. >> a former san jose police officer who sent racist text messages has been decertified. and according to the california commission on peace officer standards and training website mark mcnamara, certification is under temporary suspension. mcnamara resigned earlier this month after an internal investigation uncovered the messages. the santa clara county da is also reviewing cases involving mcnamara. that includes the controversial shooting in downtown san jose when he shot keegan green. green had disarmed a gunman in a restaurant and was backing out of it when he was shot, suffering major injuries in the south bay. >> health officials say they're seeing a rapid surge in rsv

cases and flu like illnesses. santa clara county is using wastewater data to track illnesses. it's similar to how many health departments kept tabs on covid. so we're definitely knowing thing that this is pretty dramatic rise in rsv and what we're seeing is that rsv wastewater has doubled in the last week in the palo alto, sunnyvale and gilroy sewer sheds and it doubled in the san jose sewer shed over the last month. young children and adults age 60 and over are being urged to get vaccinated. there's a shortage of vaccines for infants , but if the vaccine is administered during pregnancy, babies will have some protection when they're born. >> our project to protect monterey county from major flooding is taking a step forward. an agreement was just signed to fund a reconstructed levee system for the pajaro river the back in march. the entire town had to evacuate when the levee broke, and now the us army corps of engineers and the regional flood management agency has signed an agreement to move

forward with a nearly $600 million fix. crews will build ten foot a ten foot setback and restack a 110 acres of historic floodplain. that work is set to start in the summer in the north bay. >> a new program is helping low income families deal with rising utility bills. north marin community services has partnered with other nonprofits to give out energy and water saving devices. in january, monthly p-g-and-e's bills will jump more than 10. some marin water bills have spiked nearly 20% since the summer after approved rate increases. >> my bill is high and the house where i live is comfortable. but it's cold and i'm a senior. >> 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. >> low income families who want a free kit just need to fill out a survey. if you're still planning your thanksgiving menu, you want to pay attention to this story.

>> a new poll finds people are divided over what they want on the dinner table. according to ap, 32% of adults say turkey is their favorite dish. that's followed by stuffing and mashed potatoes. the least favorite dish cran berries, about 20% of people say cranberries or cranberry sauce wouldn't be missed. and as for dessert, most people say pumpkin pie is their favorite. 6% say they don't like any pie. okay, so don't eat it. >> there are so many things to discuss. but at a later time, the most important being that it really should be sweet potato pie. thank you. what is pumpkin in? >> that's for halloween. >> thank you. still ahead, the white house's push to make cord cutting easier and cheaper. you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >> we'll have an update on how the markets are doing next. >> and mariah carey no longer has the top stream holiday song on spotify. the christmas classic now in the lead at least for the moment. and stay with us on the abc seven bay area

streaming app at 7:00 for abc seven at 7:00. our producers decided it's a good day for us to do planks, so we're going to be doing that right before thanksgiving, right on this floor. >> on the floor. >> we are going to have mats. lisa don't worry. >> excuse me. yeah, yeah. nobody ran that by me in this. i don't know about that. okay good morning, everybody. pacific northwest has the rain. we're staying dry high and mid-level clouds across the state, mainly northern and central california. and a gorgeous view from mount tam right now, 50 san francisco, 45 in mountain view. it's 39 in palo alto, half moon bay is at 43. and you can see it is nice and clear here. the golden gate bridge for now. but we're still going to have those high clouds streaming in today. 37 novato and napa, it is 38 in livermore. i talked about the off shore winds coming into play tomorrow into thursday night. your holiday, they're going to peak as we get into friday. so 35, 40 mile an hour winds north and east bay hills. calistoga

perhaps by the delta. the diablo range and then late in the day on friday, they will dial back. but in the meantime time we've got warm weather with the high clouds today. sunny, your tuesday, that's our thursday. that's our warmest day. and then the temperatures will drop off after the holiday. now look at more high temperatures around the bay area today sponsored by disney's wish. now playing in theaters, try something new >> um, okay. >> how is any of this possible? just relax. >> once upon a time gets a twist . >> this is crazy. we love crazy. yes. >> oh, please don't hurt me. >> it's not me you should be afraid of. >> boom. disney's wish rated pg now playing only in theaters

thanksgiving. so the sacramento fire department really wants you to be aware of all this. they led. their annual demonstration showing what could happen if you don't use safe methods when cooking, especially that turkey. experts say cooking fires are the leading cause of house fires . officials recommend frying your turkey outside and avoid overfilling your pot with oil. >> no matter the holiday dogs love to get those table scraps, but vets are warning you that some of the most popular thanksgiving dishes are actually very bad for your pups. the american kennel club created a list of foods toxic for dogs. i don't know why this dog's being dragged by the leash, but okay. also don't do that. it includes turkey bones, skin and gravy, ham stuffing and pumpkin pie.

those are knows when it comes to your dog. here's what is safe for your dog to eat. turkey meat without skin or bones. sweet potatoes and plain pumpkin while these are considered safe, officially vets still say be mindful of how much your pet is actually going to eat. >> american airlines is now reviewing a viral video showing ring airline workers at miami international mishandling a travelers wheelchair. you can see the wheelchair here on a jet bridge shoot. and then on there it goes, crashes onto the tarmac. the woman who shared this video says she saw workers laughing after it happened. an american airlines spokesperson says the video is disturbing and the company is gathering more information. the airline says it will work to improve training for employees who handle wheelchairs and other mobility devices. southwest airlines has increased alcohol prices on its flights. beer was $6. now it's seven. wine is now $8, up from six liquor went from $7 to nine.

whether you get it straight or mixed water, coffee and tea and sodas still free, but only on flights longer than 175 miles long. >> now, if your morning money report, there's a new proposal to help eliminate junk fees when it comes to cable and satellite service contracts, the fcc, the fcc is now proposing to ban early termination fees. the commission also wants to require providers to give customers a prorated credit or rebate for the remaining days within a billing cycle. after cancellation, the potential rule is a part of president joe biden's effort to eliminate junk fees for americans. and i would take a live look at the new york stock exchange. we are up this morning about 160 points. >> it's a seasonal showdown. everybody, mariah carey's all i want for christmas is you is the second most played holiday hit behind this classic rockin around the christmas tree at the christmas party. >> hop. yeah >> so according to spotify,

brenda lee's rockin around the christmas tree is the most played christmas song on the platform. she recorded it. now this is the part that gets me every time this song comes up. she was 13 years old in 1958 when she recorded it. now you all tell me the voice 13. i never knew that until right now this happened. i think a few years ago. this song i almost feel like this exact same scenario might have happened where that song ended up being first. something i'm wearing the script reading the script, not wearing it. i don't know what i'm saying. i'm also wearing i'm also wearing it. >> wear it, right, you know? yeah >> and that she was 13 years old in 1958 when she recorded it and i was blown away. yeah and it's the seventh most played song, just generally speaking, on spotify right now. so i'm surprised i would not have picked that as the throne for.

>> yeah, i like it. i just thought that it would be at the top. yeah >> what do you have a favorite christmas? >> i don't. oh don't i don't >> fun fact joy to the world by mariah carey is the best joy to the world. >> the live version. it's really good. the live version will knock you off your feet. that song is wonderful. >> i do like mary kay blige and she gets in it with mary kay blige. mary, what's her name? mary. >> well, there's mary kay, who is the makeup, mary kay. and then there's mary j. >> sorry. >> i was going to let you bring the script i'm talking about. >> i'm wearing the script. >> she's mary kay. and we've got reggie fulfilled. >> reggie setting everybody straight. >> mary j with pavarotti. >> oh, does a christmas song that i like. >> okay. >> and you know what you're giving mary j with your outfit today to mary j. >> right? no, no. >> i want to give mary j. leave mary j back into the 50s.

>> what's the weather in this dancerie? why >> all right. we are looking at high and mid-level clouds. pacific northwest and a little bit of rain there. portland and seattle and some cool temperatures as we get behind a couple of systems that will visit us later on today is minor and then into thanksgiving, there's a look at santa cruz, 45 degrees, a high of 70. today. it is 50. in san francisco, 44 in oakland with 46. in san jose, 38 in palo alto, beautiful view here. exploratorium camera. so we have the sunshine now with cold temperatures. that's because it is so clear. 36, santa rosa, 38. in livermore 35 by the delta novato and napa at 37. and here's a look at the high mid level clouds, weak system pushing the clouds away as we get into your thanksgiving and we will be looking at maybe a few snowflakes in the sierra nevada. but temperatures dropping a good 15 degrees in the mountains behind that front on thanksgiving. so if you're headed to the sierra nevada,

highs in the 50s today, just about 40, getting into the weekend. low 70s today and tomorrow in san jose. so very mild, sunnier for thanksgiving and then the sun stays with us. we'll need it. it'll be cool. the winds get gusty late on thursday into friday and temperatures are going to drop below average. 67 in concord, 70 in livermore today. and there's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. our mildest day tomorrow and then the temperatures dropping off but dry through next week. >> taylor swift night at dancing with the stars led to the most oh sorry i jumped you. that's all right. >> we're having you see, we're a party of three today, so we're doing things a little differently. we've got the richmond, san rafael bridge for you. everybody, this will be your busiest spot if you are headed out the door this morning because of this ongoing sig alert that we are in week seven. but look at that bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights and completely empty there in an easy ride into san francisco. things are picking up, though, for our super commuters. tracy to dublin will be around 54

minutes. back to you, richie. >> all right. let me tell you about taylor swift and i on dancing with the stars. it led to the most viewer votes of any episode this season on social media star harriet jowsey and his partner, riley arnold had the lowest judge's scores for the last five weeks. viewer votes have been saving them. that is, until last night. i think the biggest sense of victory is the odds are kind of stacked not in our favor. >> you know, it's our first season. i've never danced before . and the fact that we were able to go through thick and thin to be able to get to taylor swift night, yeah, it was a massive victory in itself. who is that man? >> that man from the show that we like on hbo season two, he played and not white lotus, white, lotus. he was on white lotus. the guy that's the guy that takes her assistant. >> she is, is. >> that's him. so why do we call him a social media star? he's an actor, right? yeah okay. i don't know. anyway, singer jason mraz

and his partner had the only night's perfect score for mandy moore, the head choreographer for. for the swifts eras, for taylor swifts eras tour joined the judges panel. and we've run out of video. oh, that's all you really need to know. >> congratulations to the people who are still in it. yes. all right. a south bay community marked its first thanksgiving celebration at san jose's most supportive housing site, path villas at fourth street is people who are 55 or older and formerly homeless, nonprofit path helps find people, homes and permanent housing around california. patty freedenberg is one of the 94 residents enjoying their new home difference in the anxiety and stress and all the noise and the fighting, all the trouble, all the fear, all the time has been has been really rough. >> so coming here, it's like, man, i am sleeping. like a baby. i don't take anxiety meds anymore. home patty so she was once a bakery manager, but her

career was cut short because of her health issues. >> a holiday dinner was organized by a local church called sparc. mayor matt mehan and his family were there to help serve meals. >> did you did you notice that that was him? i was like, that looks like mayor matt. yep, it sure is. the mask. i could still see it. >> yeah, he has a distinct look. he does? yeah well, up next, everybody, we have the seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area. connected tv app. it's on apple tv google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app. now you can start streaming. >> and as we head to break here, we'll bring you a live look outside. look at this cotton candy sky. it is really pretty. oh, we're blessed. >> not a single person on this beach. >> no, they said we're off today. >> they're going to sleep in. >> we'll be right back. >> you all are great. >> you're great students. i heard you're a really good in school. >> how can the community move forward and make progress? what is a viable solution? >> and we just really love to see that kind of support happening in so many of our

communities. >> the home appraisal process appears to be broken, at least broken for black and brown families every day at abc seven, we're building toward something better, a better bay area.

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good morning, america for our viewers in the west. the major storm and where you could have a snowy thanksgiving. >> cold,