few showers as we widen the picture here, this light level one storm is coming in while you sleep and the wet weather will spread tomorrow morning. so let's look at the hourly forecast. tonight at 5:00. just isolated drops in the northern part of our viewing area. same thing for 8 p.m. but notice what happens at 3 a.m. you start to notice a slug of moisture moving through light to moderate showers. at that point. and then really spotty showers will continue through at 10 a.m. before this system winds down. it's a light level one. like i said, scattered showers, slippery roads, breezy areas of low visibility. i'll let you know how the second half of your weekend is looking in just a little bit. kristin, julian, celia, thank you. >> today is world aids day, a day to raise awareness and reduce the stigma of the disease. worldwide there are approximately 39 million people living with hiv. last year, 630,000 people died, and there were 1.3 million new cases. >> you're looking at the red ribbon that was displayed on the

white house today to honor those who died of the disease here in san francisco. there was a special ceremony at the national aids memorial in golden gate park. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard was there. dance azteca began the commemoration of world aids day inside the national aids memorial in golden gate park with the names of more than 3000 people lost to the disease. >> are forever etched in the landscape. >> i think it's very important that we all realize that the aids crisis is not over. people are still dying. i lost a friend about a month and a half ago. >> john cunningham says aids has taken the lives of an estimated 36 million people worldwide. and while there is still no cure or vaccine, people are living longer thanks to new treatments. >> i was diagnosed hiv positive in 1988, six months prior to the olympic games. >> olympic diver greg louganis says he wasn't given long to live after his diagnosis. >> we've come a long way. i mean, i didn't think i would see

30. i was 28 when i was diagnosed. and generally at that time, if you were diagnosed and then you have two years, i was told to get my affairs in order and all that. >> louganis is now 63 and feeling good now, sharing his journey as a longtime hiv survivor on the 35th anniversary of world aids day, louganis is being honored with the national leadership recognition award for his activism, breaking stigmas and promoting education. >> you know, it really is, you know, about taking care of yourself, being aware, educate yourself if you know how you get hiv, how you don't get hiv. all of that is really very important. >> but activists say there is still a long way to go. 16 states in the us have criminalized hiv. lashonda salinas was forced to register as a sex offender for 17 years after an ex-boy boyfriend reported her to the police for having hiv. she helped get the law amended this year, and after 17 years on july 7th, i came off of the sex offender registry.

many believe a future without hiv and aids will come. but for now, we honor the friends and family we've lost. >> i think it's important that we all today on world aids day, take a moment and to remember. for those that have gone before us and to hold them close, but then also to ask ourselves, what am i doing to bring about a difference? >> in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc seven news. clara county public health departments marked world aids day with a vigil at the aids commemorative grove in guadalupe river park. >> officials say while great strides are being made against hiv and aids, some 35,000 people become infected in the us each year. >> one demographic is disproportionately impacted by the virus in just really shocking numbers. >> abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on the concerning trend. this flag raising sends a powerful message on world aids day. >> we not only remember those who have lost their lives to aids but really honor and celebrate those who fought to

get us where we are today and where we are today is a long way from where we were years ago. >> like in 1982, the year david morse became positive with hiv treatments now available, have allowed him to live normally. >> people are living undetectable until transmittable for normal lifespans. >> yet in some ways, experts say, we're still a long way from where we can be. more than 3700 people are living with hiv in santa clara county. as of the most recent data available in 2022. but one group is being hit especially hard when it comes to new hiv diagnoses. >> 60% of these were among the hispanic or latino community. you know, there could be a variety of reasons why we're seeing that, but probably one of the main reasons is lack of access to care because of cost or insurance purposes. >> that demographic isn't just being disproportionately impacted in santa clara county. it's seen throughout the bay area and nationally. according to us statistics. dr. maria lopez is a pharmacist and president of mission wellness pharmacy in san francisco. in addition to insurance purposes, she says a disproportionate numbers can be traced to

education access to hiv prevention was not what patients can do or persons individuals can do to prevent and protect themselves from acquiring hiv. lopez has been part of work that's increased education and resources throughout the state. mission wellness was the first pharmacy in california to provide medications that prevent hiv like prep directly to community members. >> in a demonstration project that was started in san francisco with the health department and our site and has led to a state bill and a national model that is being expanded in other states. >> even with the advancements made, public health officials are fast to point out that there is still more work ahead. >> world aids day reminds us that the fight is not over and we really need to work with the community to break barriers to access to testing and treatment. in santa clara county, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> across the country, people are remembering sandra day o'connor, the first woman to serve as a justice on the us supreme court. she passed away today at the age of 93. what you

may not know about is her deep connection to the bay area abc7 news reporter suzanne phan looks back at how the late justice s got her start. >> julian kristin justice sandra day o'connor served on the supreme court for 24 years and during that time she was referred to as one of the most powerful women in the country. >> see now she was a stanford grad and went to stanford law as the very first woman to serve on the nation's highest court. former supreme court justice sandra day o'connor touched many lives, written honored judge ladoris cordell appreciates her legacy. >> being the first just brings pressure. people are always looking, how is the first woman going to do where women had never been before? >> in 1982, cordell became the first african-american female judge in all of northern california at the age of 32. >> it's on the letterhead. supreme court of the united states, washington, d.c. cordell still has a very special letter that o'connor sent. >> both of them were stanford grads, says dear judge cordell.

>> i read with pleasure about your appointment to the santa clara county municipal court bench. you will be an excellent judge, and i trust this will be just the beginning. >> cordell says. o'connor impacted millions of lives. >> he was part of a court that helped move all of us forward to a more fair and equal society. >> o'connor forged a path for women in law. she was often the decisive vote on a narrowly divided court. she wrote landmark opinions on abortion and affirmative action. john trasvina is the former dean of usf law school. >> she has had an impact not only on the court in the continuation and ultimately the end of affirmative action. as we know as we know it, but also on on young women and on everybody. >> o'connor's first job out of law school was deputy county attorney of san mateo, san mateo, d-a's office posted this on x, formerly twitter. quote, we mourn the loss of former supreme court justice sandra day o'connor, a stanford law grad in

2014 inductee into the san mateo women's hall of fame, who before the first female justice, got her first job as a lawyer here, liz lee san francisco entrepreneur and mother, shared this message on x about meeting the supreme court justice years ago. quote, when you're 16 years old and they let you spend an hour with sandra day o'connor for taking first in the nation for constitutional debate, it it stays with you for a lifetime. i'm rip. justice o'connor, before and after o'connor stepped down from the supreme court, her career included hearing cases in the ninth circuit in san francisco in the newsroom. suzanne phan abc7 news. >> suzanne, thank you. we're following developing news regarding the labor negotiations at california state universities. the union representing teachers has called for one day strike next week at four csu campuses. that includes san francisco state on tuesday, december 5th. no other bay area state university will be affected. striking workers include professors, librarians,

counselors and coaches. they're asking for a 12% wage hike. this academic year. >> take it all in right here. san francisco skyline could soon be getting a new addition, a new skyscraper would be over 800ft tall and provide more housing for the city. abc7 news reporter ryan curry has a look at the project. the skyline of san francisco could change in the next four years. >> this 840 foot building on howard street could go in near the salesforce transit center. if finished, it will be the third tallest building in the city. but the indicators are clear. you know, they're unambiguous. even capital d downtown is. on its way back. baigell adventures is a developer. they plan to put it right over this parking lot. the whole building will be housing. we showed the renderings to san francisco residents who say it will make the city look different. >> i mean, it's going to be that next to salesforce. so it'll be the two kind of eye poppers. >> the building won't require approval from the planning commission or the board of

supervisors. that's because it's being built under a state law that allows affordable housing projects to be streamlined. >> hopefully they don't mess it up like they've done for most of the other buildings in this neighborhood. >> it's a little hard to imagine that a 70 plus story building is going to get built right in this little parking lot. but that's what's on the table. and some people we spoke with hope it creates necessary jobs, hoping it actually goes place not only for the housing in san francisco because housing is needed everywhere nowadays, but not but for work as well for the union members and everybody else. uh- oscar mazariegos is a carpenter as he looks at the renderings. one thing crosses his mind necessary work. this will be a lot of work for a lot of members, for at least a couple of years because there's 71 stories. >> it's pretty big. >> according to the planning commission, downtown is not suffering. it's actually on the cusp of a big boom. several developers have submitted plans to the city for large residential towers, activity and housing and density to our

downtown core, which sits on top of the region's transit nexus is what is what's in the cards. >> it's what our city is about in san francisco. >> ryan curry, abc7 news. >> santa clara county has signed a lease agreement to build affordable housing at one of its light rail stations. the project will create 203 rental homes in the parking lot of the vta capital station in san jose. currently vta has seven housing developments underway or being planned at its stations. >> shopping centers are struggling across the us, but one bay area mall appears to be on the verge of a comeback. a beaver rescued, but this story is about more than just a sick animal. it could be a sign of a sick environment. it and a family reunion. two years in the making and it almost didn't happen. how seven on your side helped i'm quite harmless, really. and when people ask, “but aren't you linked to dangerous flu complications...

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help. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland looks at the need for blood donations this holiday season. >> for brant juarez, donating platelets is a monthly activity. >> there's no pain. i don't feel pain. >> armed with headphones and movies, he's been coming in on the first of every month for three years in honor of his dad, who went through rigorous cancer treatments before he died in 2020. >> he had to go in for a lot of platelet platelet replaced daetz. >> so i decided that, you know, kind of in honor of him that i would start donating platelets every month on the monthiversary of his death. >> but the empty chairs around him tell a bit of a different story. vitalant a local community blood center, says this time of year historically sees the fewest donors. so far, they're seeing about a 20% drop in donors. despite the recent fda changes, expands eligibility. >> one, we don't do any school

blood drives over the holidays because school is out. businesses have employees that aren't coming into the office. so we have fewer business. so sponsored or business supported blood drives. >> but the need for blood hasn't changed. 25% of all donations go to cancer patients undergoing chemo. >> it is extremely important. it's extremely needed. and you would feel great after you donate. you feel like, hey, i'm doing something wonderful, i'm helping somebody out. >> if you donate blood at any of the six vitalant bay area locations anytime between now and december 17th, you will get a $10 gift card in san francisco . lena howland, abc seven news. >> spider-man put his web slinging to good use today, grabbing batman and climbing the side of lucile packard children's hospital. stanford that's where they join mister incredible and flash to wash some windows. and it was all to entertain the kids inside. and this is the 10th straight year the super friends have scaled

the walls to lift the spirits of the kids there in the hospital. and there you can see some of those kids and nurses waving back. >> all aboard for bay area holiday tradition and a mission to collect toys. caltrain is rolling out its holiday train tomorrow with snow music and santa. the train is decorated with more than 75,000 lights. tomorrow the train will stop in san francisco. redwood city, mountain view, sunnyvale, and santa clara. the fun continues with more stops on sunday. a holiday toy drive kicked off today in the east bay. members of seiu local 1021 put a giant red rudolph nose on this hayward unified school bus. they hope to fill two busses with donated toys and coats and then deliver the items to east bay families. donations can be dropped off at the seiu union hall at 100 oak street in oakland. >> tonight, downtown san francisco, landmarks will be transformed into a spectacular holiday light show. organizers are using some really high tech

projectors and lasers to transform the ferry building. salesforce tower and others into magical works of art. here. these pictures are so captivating. let's go. sf now in its third year runs through december the 10th, so you got to check it out quickly. wow. don't have much time. >> right? right. okay no snowflakes for real, but maybe some raindrops in our future. >> hopefully none for the big event happening tonight. downtown sandia. >> well, the pressure is on tonight. it's just going to be isolated. showers. julian and kristin, we are seeing some right now, but scattered showers will move in overnight and going into tomorrow. so more areas will see wet weather tomorrow. let me show you a live picture from our exploratory zoom camera. hopefully you have fun if you're going to the event. good afternoon, everyone. taking a look from our exploratorium camera, you see some sun there. clouds are starting to gather and the pacific northwest is getting hit with rain and snow. it's a multi day storm at spheric river. they're going to be dealing with from the weekend through next week. several feet of snow, heavy rain. there are

watches and warnings out across much of the western us for us, we're just getting sort of the back end of this. so the front is still up to our north, but ahead of it, we are seeing some light showers developing right around bodega bay dawn beach road. you will notice. so don't be surprised if you see a shower or two, but it's not a widespread event for tonight. it's just mostly clouds increasing throughout the night. breezy around 14 miles an hour in san francisco. so not quite as gusty as what we expect just yesterday. here's a live view from our golden gate bridge camera. and it is pretty with a mix of sun and clouds mid to upper 50s from san francisco to oakland, san jose, 60 degrees, 59. in palo alto. it is definitely cooler today from our san jose camera. you can see some sun there. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s from santa rosa to novato, napa, 63 degrees right now in fairfield, 58 in livermore and concord is at 60 degrees. clouds are gathering from our oakland airport camera isolated showers through this evening. scattered showers tomorrow. we are expecting milder weather next week with

some rain chances reappearing on our abc7 news storm impact scale. this is a level one for tomorrow. scattered showers, slippery roads certainly will be areas of low visibility and breezy conditions at times. so 5:00 tonight, a couple of pop up showers, 8 p.m. still in the northern part of our viewing area. at midnight, you start to notice that moisture is increasing in coverage 3 a.m. you will see those light to moderate showers. and then as we head towards 7 a.m, still some wet pavement at 10:00 as well. and then early afternoon, maybe a few more lingering, trailing and that's about it. unless you're in the north bay. then sunday, you may still see the possibility of a few showers now through saturday night. you're looking at a few hundredths in the southern part of our viewing area to about 2/10, one quarter of an inch for our wetter locations in the northern part. temperatures tomorrow morning, 40s, 50s, not quite as cool because of the southerly wind. the cloud cover insulating us and tomorrow afternoon it's in the numbers will be in the low 50s to the mid 60s mostly cloudy and breezy. here's your

accuweather seven day forecast light level one scattered showers for tomorrow a slight chance on sunday in the northern part of our viewing area and then we're going to warm it up for you. temperatures in the 60s and even some 70s showing up early next week before rain chances reappear wednesday and again on friday. julian, kristin, sandy, thank you. >> you buy something, it doesn't work, so you try to return it. but the company says no. but it's not quite what you think. we'll explain. >> your dad has a terminal disease. you want him to meet your family. but the us government says no. i'm michael finney with a hard to unwind problemunund. seven on your hi, my name is damion clark. if you have both medicare and medicaid, i have some really encouraging news that you'll definitely want to hear. depending on the plans available in your area, you may be eligible to get extra benefits with

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but the us government says no. >> that all sounds reasonable. so where do you turn? you call seven on your side's michael finney, of course. and michael, you're here. so how did you end up helping this? oh, this is an amazing story. >> since the pandemic began. seven on your side has been getting a great many viewers. the passport daetz they need to travel now in this case, a visa was needed. now, that's tough because here you're dealing with overseas us embassies which have federal government rules and marching orders but never say

never to hey, how are you guys doing today? >> pretty good. pretty good. good. >> wonderful. it looks like everybody got here, huh? >> yeah, they made it finally. i'm just trying to get in seats. yeah yeah, they got the. >> okay. they were on a flight. >> this is a family reunion. more than three years in the making. >> we're so happy we're here now. and you guys helped us do that. we're so thankful. but we lost years of time that as a family, we could have been together. >> at first we thought it was the thai government that was holding everything up. so they would have more reason to hold things up. yeah. and we found out it was the us government that's holding us up and they were very that upset us and flew infeld, his son lauren, lives in thailand with his wife, aria, and their daughter lily. >> it was important for this group to be all together in san jose a few years ago, my dad was diagnosed with als and it's a degenerative disease that slowly

lose you slowly lose function in your body all your. >> the problem was every time they apply for a visa, they were denied a visa and they applied a lot. >> lauren is a us citizen. lily has dual citizenship, but aria is a thai citizen and she was denied a visa by the us embassy. now gayle has been working the system every way she could and she eventually reached out to seven on your side through our web page, and we went to work. we also suggested she contact congressman jimmy panetta's office. she did. and boy, were the folks there wired in. >> there's this thing called a humanitarian parole, which means if you're coming to see someone sick, very sick or take care of them in the us, they give you some they give you time to go there. >> here's congressman jimmy panetta. >> they tried the b-1, b-2 visas

to come here as a spouse. that didn't work. we found this workaround, this i 131 parole, which basically allows them to come in for humanitarian purposes. within four months. we're able to get her that visa to come in. this is a process that normally takes 7 to 16 months and that is how everyone ended up here. >> we really appreciate everything you guys did. all right. >> we'll see you guys. bye bye. have a good time in the us. oh we will. >> thank you so much. >> the congressman singled out staffer bertha munoz by name, saying she is his offices. immigration guru. so if you need help, you know who to talk to. >> incredible. so happy to fu. >> glad they got together. >> i'm glad someone figured it out. yeah. >> yeah, absolutely. >> appreciate it, michael. thank you. >> a surprise rising trend in return policy tsay. some retailers are letting people keep their returns. 59% of

retailers now tell shoppers to keep items that cost more to ship back than they're worth. so it's like, you know, it's not worth that much, but it costs too much to bag. they say just keep it. according to return services firm a go to g, that number is up significantly. last year, 26% of companies had a keep it policy. yeah amazon has one for sure. >> yeah. >> yeah. it's like when the thing is bulky and heavy. exactly. >> yeah. just keep it. yeah. all right. well, bringing back downtown san francisco, the challenges the city's facing and the possible solutions out there . >> and next week,bcis holding a tn hall. we want to know the questions you want asked. scan the qr code on your screen to submit your questions

downtown san francisco continues to experience record vacancy rates as office workers continue to work at home and retailers fail to attract customers. >> at abc seven news, we cover the topic often because we are committed to helping build a better bay area. and next week abc seven will host take action. san francisco one hour of questions and answers with mayor london breed police chief bill scott and district attorney brooke jenkins about the city's problems and potential solutions, including downtown slow recovery. >> here's abc seven news reporter j.r. stone with a look. >> the skyline of san francisco's financial district is about as picturesque as it gets. an area that was bustling with people several years ago, but one that according adding to the numbers, is now more vacant than it ever has been. so right now in downtown san francisco,

we have a vacancy rate of a little over 35, which is the highest that we've ever recorded in the history of san francisco. colin yasukichi is executive director of the tech insight center at cbre, which focuses on the tech industry and how it affects commercial real estate. he says that office vacancy numbers in san francisco were 3 to 4% pre-pandemic, meaning we've seen at least a 30% increase. and that trend may continue. >> we think that the vacancy rate will probably creep up some more in 2024, probably at least through the first half of the year, would say, because there still are firms who are consolidating and reducing the amount of office space they have. >> the challenge still remains remote work and the city's reliance on tech as its largest industry. and those tech workers, they they've been working from home for a long time. many of those businesses are operating successfully from home. >> and while the bay area

council's jeff bellisario says homeless crime, public safety and all around cleanliness are still the top concerns among current and potential san francisco employers. he also says one thing is true it's not a doom loop, right? >> the numbers don't necessarily suggest that a doom loop would have high unemployment. you would have businesses running to other cities. that's not where we are. but we're not in a spot where we're thriving and succeeding. right? we're kind of surviving. >> companies like nordstrom, cinemark and old navy have closed retail locations in the city, bellisario says. san francisco business license data shows that overall the city is no longer losing more companies than it's gaining. still, though, retail vacancy rates have risen to above 18% in union square, kazuko morgan of cushman and wakefield says businesses are opening up. and good news is on the horizon. >> there are a fair amount of leases that have been signed that have not been announced

that will be probably forthcoming next year. >> we have a fair amount of tenants that are under construction that's going to add to the vibrancy as well. >> morgan says that workers going back to the office and more conventions would both help retail, but the positive image of san francisco must also get out there to our biggest issue. >> i think, has been just the backlash with the media and throwing us under the bus. the city and i think that's been that's been that's probably been one of the toughest things that we've had to deal with when people, you know, just everyday people go and take video of dozens of people running out of a store and then all of a sudden you see walgreens close multiple locations and cvs closed multiple. >> i do think there's something to be said about that. there are actual problems. >> yeah, there are actual problems, but a lot you know, those problems exist in every city, right? in every shopping mall, even some of the best of

the best with the best security and, you know, your classic high end and luxury politicians have talked about the recent interest in san francisco from artificial intelligence companies. >> those we talked with said that while that is a definite positive going forward, those i companies would take up only a portion of the millions of square feet of vacant space available. j.r. stone abc. seven news sunday night at 11 a look at public safety in the city and whether perception aligns with reality. >> our in-depth coverage culminates monday with take action. san francisco hosted by abc7's reggie aqui, lyanne melendez and phil matier. >> it's a town hall event where we will talk with san francisco's mayor, police chief and districtttorney live on december the that's this coming monday at 7 p.m. streaming to you live. >> if you have any questions you want us to ask, just scan the qe to submit them or you can go to

abc7 news .com/ take action. >> sf the bay street mall in emeryville is making a comeback of its own with a new focus on food. abc7 news reporter anser hassan spoke to some of the new restaurants there about why they think bay street will become the next big thing in the east bay. friday night will be big for andrew shinn. the grand opening of sassy asian. >> the concept was was born out of my time and soul. going to grad school. and, you know, just experiencing my. motherland born out of soul brought to emeryville. >> shinn says he's excited to expand his hit san francisco restaurant across the bay bridge. >> somebody comes here. what are you going to tell them to order? what's the thing they got to get sausage and ball for sure. >> i mean, it's just the top selling item every day, every week, every month, every year, shinn says. >> for seven years, he was looking for his new location in emeryville made sense. >> i knew emeryville was up and coming. i took a tour of the

area of the mall of bay street, really was excited about everything that they were doing, developing, bringing in, wanted to be a part of that. >> it's one of five new restaurants to open just in the past few weeks, driving the mall's makeover. >> it's really exciting, actually, looking at all the new places it makes emeryville feel like a more of a spot for students like us to be here. it does. >> and big name stores left during the pandemic, there was a 35% vacancy until the new owners took over about two years ago. emeryville mayor john bauder says the new restaurants are helping to revitalize the area, bringing people into your city is critical to not just the city's economic success, but it's actually a huge component of actually improving public safety and livability. >> so people in india is like a fig tree. >> so in early days people used to sit under fig tree, which is called a peepal tree, and then they used to chit chat, discuss things, have a lot of food. >> that sense of community is what rahul bamri is trying to capture at bay street. just eat.

in its second week, the emeryville spot joins his four other michelin recognized indian restaurant sites. >> the response is pretty good. people are liking the food, people liking the ambiance that we've created. so i think it should be a good destination for foodies in emeryville, anser hassan abc7 news. >> traffic trouble dealing with stress and shelling out money to hit the road plus why you should toss out those thanksgiving leftovers. the 404 is how are you doing between practices? i feel pretty good. surrounding myself with a great team. de'aaron we're going to take a quick look at your knee with ultrasound. everything is looking great. but not just for me. for them. it's great to see you again man. thanks jb. for all that is me, for all that is you, kaiser permanente. looking to save big on holiday shopping? xfinity mobile has you covered.

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i on a new york city plan to charge drivers for traveling downtown on the first in the nation plan would charge passenger cars $15 to enter manhattan south of central park. london already has this type of congestion pricing, and san francisco considered a similar tax for cars going downtown. but paused it two years ago. and now, of course, they're just saying, come downtown. hello, please, everybody. but yeah, i mean, using money as a deterrent for entering congested area downtown area and maybe doing transit. what do you think, sandy? yeah, i mean, i think it's better for the environment, but also just to get people to use public transportation, like you said. >> i mean, hopefully it will help everyone out since that area tends to be very highly congested. >> and yeah, i mean, i think this kind of thing might make

sense in an area that actually is congested. i feel like a lot of the cities have, you know, emptied out at least a little bit since the pandemic. >> julian no, i agree. yeah, they're literally trying to reel people in on a line to try and get them back to, you know, downtown san francisco or the financial district. that's why let's glow. sf right. the big event kicking off tonight is a thing to try and give those businesses some more foot traffic, not to deter people. larry >> hey, five minutes ago we had j.r stone doing a story about all the office vacancies. so it's you can't be charging people more to come in. now. maybe it's different in new york city. maybe maybe there booming i mean new york city is always congested. it's a nightmare to drive there you know under even good circum stances so maybe but your tax to death in new york i mean you've got a city tax. you've got all kinds of other charges that you pay. i mean, it's expensive to live there. >> it is just to breathe it feels like right? yes. well if you're thinking about being stuck in traffic, you also might want to consider your blood pressure, because a new study

shows a brutal commute could make you feel sick. researchers say it's the highway pollution that can raise your blood pressure while sitting in the car, not because you're wanting to. you know, pump the brakes or slam on that horn because someone's driving you crazy on the roads. they track vehicles with and without working air filters and found breathing unfiltered air caused a bump in blood pressure for up to 24 hours after the drive. a good reminder to check that air filter. >> right? you know what it reminds me of is one of my favorite subjects. since work from home would solve this dilemma. and everybody's lungs would be pure, just. breathing tremendous oxygen. the best oxygen. >> i'm with you, larry. i think it's great. yes. >> there you go. >> i third. i third. that motion. awesome. >> come on, kristin. >> meanwhile, and i cede my time to larry for more of larry's argument. >> oh, he's got many more reasons. >> there's a group, a group of

managers like ten feet away that are waiting to pounce on me. >> after that, they love the subject just as much as i do. yeah >> all right. now to something that could help ease anxiety. some health advice being shared on social media suggests that sucking on sour candy can reduce anxiety and panic attacks. apparently the sour taste helps distract the brain. health experts say the theory is not bad, but they say sour candy is not a long term coping mechanism . >> it's not. >> well, let's just try it. >> well, hang on. >> producer stacy gave us these. i have no clue what they are, but it's pretty good. >> it's not good enough. >> yeah, it's not that sour, though. >> it's not sour enough. >> it's not that sour. no. but to me, the important thing is, you know, when you're getting news about health and nutrition, tiktok is always where i go first. oh, yeah? well, after the dancing, you know, after that. but yeah, i will say. >> what was that, larry? >> what was that dance.

>> you're not getting it twice. yeah. >> this was almost as good as the four four earlier this week when you all were talking about the new slang. >> that's cap larry. okay. >> oh, oh, oh. >> you want to jump back to drip, huh? >> do you? >> you really want to go there? oh, i'll come down to that studio right now. >> julian, you got some good drip on today. i like your drip. okay. empty promises, larry. >> there we go. wow. you know what's nice? >> i get targeted whether i'm up here or next to you. kristin, it's wonderful. >> some things never change. >> no, i know. >> okay, well, hopefully we can all agree on this, right? if you're eating thanksgiving leftovers still, chuck them. there's no discussion. that's it. that's the entire story. the us department of agriculture says refrigerated leftovers can safely be eaten within four days as well. that means monday was the last day to safely eat those leftovers. so stop it. put the fork down. if you had that thanksgiving meal last thursday, if you froze those leftovers, you're still okay for about another month or so. yeah. does

anyone still eating thanksgiving leftovers? >> no, but i mean, if it's like mashed potatoes or corn corn, i mean, does it really go bad after? yeah. no but eventually, you guys. >> i do often save the drippings and the broth and then i can use it to make gravy, whatever. so i freeze that, freeze it, and then it lasts a long time, months, even to the next year. i mean, i literally have stuff from a year ago. you know what's funny is my kids, they look at, you know, best use by date, that sort of stuff. >> if it's an hour over there and i'm like, no, it's too weeks. i give it to plus or minus two weeks. i'm fine. you know, larry, your girls are spoiled. >> i do. plus or minus two years. two years. >> wow. we're coming to your house to do a fridge raid. whoa >> come on. we'll make sure we don't come over. >> that'll do it for the entresto is the #1 heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists.

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its first confirmed sighting of a beaver in 160 years. and then this week, a sick beaver in palo alto needed to be rescued. but despite that, just the fact that that beaver was even there provides hope. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey reports along the banks of the matadero creek in palo alto, a surprising discovery for longtime animal control officer cody mccartney. >> we've gotten lots of interesting animals from harbor seals to even a sea lion. a few

years ago. um, you know, usually it's the run of the mill squirrel, raccoon, duck, you know, dog cat, all these kind of things. but beaver is a first for me. and i believe a first for the department. officer mccartney waded into the creek waters and was able to rescue the 63 pound female beaver that was showing signs of distress. the fact that i could walk up on her kind of going through creek water and she didn't really hear me coming or have any problems with me being near her until i picked her up. that is, um, you know, it kind of tells you that something's wrong. the beaver was taken to the wildlife center of silicon valley, which has cared for only three beavers in its 30 year history because the animals are so rare in this area , the beaver is now receiving support of care. we're happy to report that she is now standing. >> she's alert and she's eating her temperature has been it keeps dropping and it's fluctuating. so we had to do that. so we're keeping her inside for the next week and then we're going to do the next rehabilitation steps. >> now, while the beaver was rescued in palo alto, there's actually reason to believe that she originated from here in the los gatos creek.

>> here's a juvenile beaver. >> south bay clean creeks coalition founder steve holmes has been following beavers through trail cameras for nine years. he says storms likely pushed young beavers from san jose to colonize in other areas, including the peninsula, which saw its first beaver sighting in 160 years this september. holmes is thankful the female beaver is recovering after its rescue. the popular station is still recovering after the industrial fur trade pushed the population to near extinction. >> beaver are a keystone animal and they also are drought busters. you know, their dams hold back water, so they're good for the environment and they're good for our streams. so i'd like to see them increase. >> the hope is to eventually release the beaver back into the wild near where it was found in the south bay. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> and we are staying on top of some breaking news right now. you're looking at live images of a house fire in san leandro. we're learning that this is along bristol boulevard. it appears that that garage is what you see with the smoke billowing

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