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putting more pressure on israel. good morning. it's sunday, december 3rd. i'm stephanie sierra. and we begin with the weather. drew it's feeling a little humid out there. yeah, it's humid. >> it's muggy. there's still just a little bit of lingering moisture out there. we'll take you to live doppler seven this morning where most of us just waking up to a cloudy start to our sunday morning. but you can see parts of marin county, even parts of sonoma and napa county, we still have an isolated shower , maybe a pocket of drizzle. certainly across the richmond-san rafael bridge right now we're seeing just a light sprinkle, but that's isolated in nature and it won't linger that long. today is a lot drier than yesterday was for many of us. temperatures starting out in the 50s right now with mostly cloudy conditions. get used to the cloud cover will actually get rid of any moisture over the next couple of hours. so we are expecting a mainly dry day, but still limited sunshine means our highs are limited to just the low and mid 60s, so below average with our temperatures mostly cloudy skies, we'll find brighter conditions heading into
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monday and tuesday before our next chance of rain enters the picture. we'll show you those details stephanie coming up in a few minutes. >> all right. we look forward to that, drew, thank you. now to the war in the middle east and local impacts here. a coalition in san francisco is demanding an immediate and permanent cease fire in gaza. dozens of people held a rally and march outside of the capitol. organizers say their calling attention to the hundreds of palestinians who have been killed since the pause on the war ended friday. abc seven news spoke with a man who has been in contact with his family in gaza. >> things are terrible destruction everywhere. this bombing campaign is even harder than before the so called humanitarian pause. well, we're here to advocate for our people and elevate their voice >> the group is also calling on the us to end aid to israel. the war resumes as negotiations between israel and hamas reportedly comes to an end. this as hundreds of people gathered
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for the first anti-government protests since the initial hamas attack in october. here's a live look from tel aviv right now. you see people are walking around. it's just about 4:02 p.m. there the israeli military said new this morning it struck tunnels, shafts, command centers and weapons storage facilities in gaza during overnight raids. abc news reporter alison cossack tells us more, along with how world leaders are now responding . in tel aviv. >> hundreds of demonstrators gathered on saturday at the first anti-government protest held since the october 7th attack. protesters looking to put pressure on the israeli government to make freeing the remaining hostages a top priority. this follows the cease fire between israel and hamas, ending friday after talks to extend the weeklong truce fell apart. israel launching air strikes moments after the hamas
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run health ministry says at least 200 people have been killed and 650 plus wounded in the past few days alone. hamas also targeting southern israel, releasing video showing militants launching drones. both sides blaming each other for the renewed fighting. and now many questioning the fate of more than 130 hostages still being held by hamas, including eight americans in gaza. the un says about 1.8 million people have been displaced, but many hospitals overrun in. >> we cannot see more children with the wounds of war, with the burns, with the shrapnel littering their body, with the broken bones. >> in dubai, for the united nations climate change conference, vice president kamala harris joining world leaders to discuss what gaza will look like once the fighting stops. >> we all want this conflict act to end as soon as possible and to ensure israel's security and ensure securing tsay for the palestinian people. we must
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accelerate efforts to build an enduring peace. >> the vice president reiterating, as israel resumes fighting, they must be intentional and limit as many civilian casualties as possible. alison kosik, abc news, new york. >> we will continue to keep you updated on what's happening in israel, gaza and here at home. you can find the latest updates anytime at abc7 news.com and download the abc7 bay area app to get breaking news alerts and live stream updates. back here at home, street vendors in san francisco say being forced into new marketplaces is destroying their business. saturday marked one week of a moratorium which removed vendors from mission street. the ban means vendors both with and without permits, cannot sell items on the sidewalks in the mission district. vendors call the ban unjust and say the space hurts their business. vendors would have earned maybe 200 a day throughout the week.
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>> some have earned as much and as high as about $10 a day. $3 a day in terms of living in san francisco and trying to survive in this city. there is no mathematical way that the formula that they've put in place is going to allow them to do that. >> the city says the ban was necessary because of safety concerns related to unauthorized vending and illegal activities. respiratory illnesses are on the rise in california. in fact, the cdc is reporting california has one of the highest rsv rates in the country. the california department of public health currently lists rsv at a 12.2% positivity rate here in california. and the flu at a 7.4% positivity rate. and the cdc lists california as one of the top ten states with the highest rates of rsv and the flu . right now, officials say while rsv is at its peak, the flu season has just getting started. and in the north bay, officials
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are calling a recent bird flu outbreak in petaluma the worst they've seen in sonoma county. the outbreak led to more than 250,000 birds being euthanized. and according to the press democrat, the first case was detected last week at the reichardt duck farm. the second was detected monday at the sunrise farm site off bodega avenue. the owners of sunrise farms estimate their loss alone could be more than $3 million, as in san francisco, about 80 trade union workers who maintain the city's public schools are striking tomorrow. they include plumbers, carpenters, roofers and other trade workers from san francisco unified school district's common crafts. they say they're demanding unpaid wages the district owes and other issues they have with an agreement made back in 2021, an arbitration meeting is set for wednesday, picketing will begin at 6 a.m. tomorrow outside the district's maintenance and operation facilities. they will then move to the district's main offices. now to a milestone on
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the peninsula nonprofit alaska played a critical role in helping farm workers. when the halfmoon bay community was devastated by tragedy. this year. this morning, it celebrates ten years as an organization. an abc seven news reporter, suzanne von talks to those making it all happen. >> this was an evening to celebrate mexican culture and tradition, making it easy, make it. and it was a night to celebrate the efforts of alaska for the past ten years. supporters say the nonprofit has helped the latino community on the coast side grow and thrive, offering cultural arts programs for kids and seniors, but also critical services like case management, resources, health services, translation and tutoring. >> last chance for ayudando latinos helping latinos dream. the acronym is also stands for wings. so that's what we truly believe in, and it's giving
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wings to our community. >> fernando cervantes is a construction worker. he says alice has helped his entire family, helping their community and halfmoon bay. >> and thank you and we appreciate all the help and all the support for us hispanic people. >> my grandparents who are in their late 80s are actually part of a program for senior citizens right now. >> saturday night was a chance to recognize the efforts of alice san mateo county supervisor rob mueller honored the organization for its service. alice has a partnership with 23 farms. organizers say alice has helped the community grow as well as heal. i knew project that doctor belinda hernandez arriaga planted to be able to bring art and culture directly on the farms for our farm workers. >> this was a special performance by farm workers. so we're happy to be able to provide music classes on the farms to the farm workers as healing therapy, music therapy for them, the mass shooting and vigils for the farm workers killed in half moon bay back in
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january are a painful experience for this community. >> the tragedy brought awareness to the struggles of farm workers on the san mateo county coast. many community members appreciate what alice has done for them. >> they helped out as much as they could. i mean, they gave they gave back to the families that were in need. >> compassion. their goodness was shown, their kindness and their hard working to help and support people. and the community in every way. >> we're just grateful, you know, to be here today, continuing to support our communities. >> 8-80 in half moon bay, suzanne vaughn, abc seven news. >> to weather now and a peek outside with drew. good morning. >> hey, good morning. alive. look, this is our sutro tower camera. we are beginning the day under mostly cloudy skies, some pockets of fog out there. we'll go hour by hour, show you what to expect on the second half of your weekend. coming up. >> thank you, drew. also, a head coyote caution san francisco animal control is warning some residents about urban coyote
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areas, they may venture out. so they may also say to keep your yard maintained and keep your pets indoors just to be safe. well, it's that time of year in several east bay cities from san ramon to oakland to antioch, held their annual christmas tree lighting ceremonies. this weekend. abc7 news reporter anser hassan was there as the pleasant hill mayor got a little help from santa. >> i think it's time to light a christmas tree so everybody give me a count of three. one, one, two, two, two, three. >> the countdown is on to christmas. saturday night. several bay area cities, including pleasant hill, held their annual christmas tree lighting. >> we are having an amazing time. pleasant hill is just an amazing community. everyone gets together during all the holidays throughout the year and it's just a great way to meet everyone and just get back together again. >> emma pender and her family
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were among the several hundred participated in pleasant hill's holiday block party in downtown. >> it's getting bigger and bigger every year. he's five years old. he's almost two. so, you know, as they become a little bit more aware of christmas, it becomes a bigger deal for our family. christmas tree street. >> the activities range from caroling to music train rides and free food. >> we got free cookies and now we're looking for a face painting. >> it's been the best part, huh? >> getting cookies around the bay area. >> thousands participated in christmas tree lighting ceremonies in the city of alameda. more music, more food. as families came out for the city's winter market and tree lighting. what's been the big the best part of that so far? >> the hot cocoa, the bautista family have been living in alameda for ten years. >> catherine bautista says the sense of community is just as important as the festivities. >> it's nice to bring the neighborhood together. it's really nice. you don't get it a lot one more time. merry
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christmas in the east bay anser hassan abc seven news. >> it's also a weekend of holiday giving across the bay area, but this season charities are asking for more help to assist those less fortunate. some nonprofits say financial donations are down and blame inflation. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard shows us how generous folks are stepping up to help. >> this is holiday express. merry christmas. >> santa and his crew were all aboard the smart train spreading good cheer down the tracks from santa rosa to larkspur. this is our holiday express, an annual event. >> we do a toy drive with toys for tots, and we're just out celebrating. >> the ride was free. if you brought an unwrapped toy for a family in need this holiday. >> oh, they love it. they're the ones that want to do it. they pick out the gifts and give them drop them in the box. i drop them in the box this year, but they love thinking about that. giving, giving away to other kids.
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>> yeah. i mean, we know all across marin, all across the state, all across the nation, there's just a lot of people in need. i think around the holidays really all year round. we should be thinking about those that could use some extra support, but especially around the holidays. and that's really what this is all about. >> smart says the drive collected more than 600 toys on saturday in santa rosa. the salvation army getting some star power from north bay celebrity chef guy fieri, who was bell ringing for donations. his foundation even taking it a step further. bell ringing. >> there's not enough awareness. so people got to just walk by, but they don't know where that money really goes and what it does. we do. so we've asked people to come down and we said whatever they put in the kettle today, we'll match. >> the salvation army says giving is down. this season at a time when the need is great due to the high cost of living in the bay area. people are feeling a little more reluctant to give because they feel like maybe, perhaps they have to hold on to it. >> you know, for that rainy day. but it's events like this where people see guy out here giving and they feel they can give to
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the redwood empire. >> food bank says it's financial donations are down 25% this holiday compared to 2022. at a time when more families are requesting food to make ends meet. >> they're very concerned with what the new year is going to look like if we don't make our numbers this holiday season. things will have to change in the new year. >> north bay charities are hopeful the public will step up and come through during a season when their generosity is needed most. merry christmas. in the north bay, cornell bernard, abc seven news. >> well, it is officially winter, but you would not know it in new york city. let's take a live look from the big apple right now. and you can see it's pretty dry outside. people there have not seen an inch of snow in exactly 657 consecutive days. can you believe that? that is the longest wait on record. and they're not the only ones. philadelphia, baltimore and the washington, d.c. area have also been experiencing a similar snow
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drought. and here at home, drew, i saw that snowpack levels across lake tahoe are 30% of normal. >> yeah, it's been a slow start to our winter season. we've seen a couple of storms here or there, but not huge storms yet. but with el nino on the horizon for us, it typically means that the back half of winter is usually when it gets more active. january and february are typically the months that we do get the heaviest rainfall with an el nino winter. that's something we're watching very closely over the next couple of months for you this morning, though, we have a little bit of lingering moisture. you can see the richmond-san rafael bridge camera, the top left. we have an isolated shower moving through, but it's very isolated. most areas. we're just starting our sunday out with mostly cloudy skies from santa cruz. the exploratorium camera and san jose. good morning. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. the storm track is to our north. some of the showers we've had over the past 24 hours have just been kind of isolated and we've gotten brushed by some
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of these showers to our north. and this system is lifting off to the north. but we'll keep a lot of the cloud cover today despite still seeing high pressure building in for monday. and tuesday. right now, temperatures we are in the 50s with that cloud cover over ahead. it acts like a blanket in the nighttime hours. so that's why we're not too chilly out there right now. but with that cloud cover, it means our temperatures will be slow to warm this afternoon. we'll only go into the low 60s for daytime highs a little bit of fog out there. it's dense right now around santa rosa. we're at a quarter mile there. but elsewhere where we're doing a lot better, the number ten is as good as it gets when it comes to visibility. and miles, day planner today, use of the cloud cover, it's hanging around here. any of those isolated showers we have right now, mainly in the north bay are out of here by about 9 a.m. the days just peeks and pokes of sunshine here and there. but it's a pretty gray sky today. by 4 p.m, we're limited to the low and mid 60s for daytime highs. so 63 today in san francisco and oakland, 65 in san jose. we'll go to 61 in napa, 63 and half moon bay,
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concord. up to about 64 degrees now tonight. but we'll begin to break down some of this cloud cover as high pressure begins to build in. and it's a little bit cooler later on tonight than we are this morning. 40 to low 50s as we get into monday. future weather monday and tuesday looking brighter, looking warmer. but by wednesday, here comes our next cold front. and this is going to swing through here mainly wednesday morning. so anticipate the wednesday morning commute probably a little bit slower than normal thanks to these showers moving through. we'll get some high elevation snow in the sierra snow levels look to be around 7000ft with this next storm. so a lot of the areas will see a rain snow mix in the mountains and some of these showers could linger into thursday as well. looking at rainfall estimates as we get into wednesday and thursday, i think a lot of us pick up anywhere from about a 10th to a half of an inch of rain with this cold front. some areas of the north bay a little bit higher. that's something we'll watch very closely. some downpours could develop, but all in all, it's a level one light
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storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it's mostly cloudy today, temperatures low to mid 60s. high pressure builds in here for monday and tuesday, bringing us brighter and a little bit warmer weather. but by wednesday there's that rain, that level one storm as it swings through here, some lingering showers possible even here on thursday before we brighten up friday and into saturday. so it's great today. yeah, a lot drier than we were yesterday, but certainly brighter tomorrow. >> all right. good to know. and looking ahead to wednesday, any possibilities for flash flood warnings, you think up north? >> probably far to our north. i think for us here locally, we're okay. but say around eureka, they'll get some heavier showers. but still, the timing, the morning commute, not the best time. >> all right. thank you, drew. well when we return, safety and beauty. that's the focus of one project underway in the south bay. how leaders say they plan to improve the first impression of san jose
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america >> good morning. coming up here on gma. israel intensifying its bombardment in gaza as the biden administration urges more should be done to protect civilians as negotiations for another truce remain at a standstill and what that could mean for the hostages. still held by hamas. and in los angeles, the week long manhunt for an alleged serial killer now over the suspect accused in four different killings. more on the investigation and what led police to his arrest. and ready, set, return. how some retailers are shifting their return policies, attempting to avoid hassles on both sides. that's all ahead right here on gma. >> in the south bay, a major effort is underway in san jose to clean up areas of blight. it's part of the clean gateway
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idea. it aims to improve high traffic locations near entrances or gateways to the downtown area. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has more on the campaign. >> first impressions matter and that first look for many in the city of san jose, like downtown resident patricia anderson has not been as great as they would hope. >> i walk a lot and we've just seen a lot of homeless encampments. we've seen trash torn fences that are cleaned up, up, and they all look great. but then it comes back and here in the shadow of the sap center, where thousands of locals and visitors are offered that impression, this is not what city leaders want to see. >> how the city looks and feels impacts people's perception of the direction our city is going in. >> and we have a choice to make. we can get back to basics, focus on safety and cleanliness, and create a virtuous cycle where people want to spend more time here and invest more here and grow here or not.
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>> tuesday, along the guadalupe river, mayor matt mehan put those words to action. this is the site of the city's first gateway cleanup program. what once looked like this has now turned into an area that is clear from trash, has boulders to help facilitate a no encampment zone and has flowers and trees planted to help beautify the area. >> the first thing they see is hopefully not graffiti. the first thing they see is not an encampment, but the first thing they see are beautiful, newly planted trees and new new new plants. but most of all, clean gateways. >> council member omar torres says the small businesses downtown have struggled to survive due to the poor impressions of the city. and with work done to clean up the city. since he and mayor mehan took office, san jose has the fastest downtown recovery in california since the pandemic. to continue that formula, ten more of these gateway cleanup projects will happen to help create a city residents can be proud of. >> this particular attempt looks really good and it just makes such a more pleasant experience
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to walk to whole foods and feel like i really love this city as opposed to wishing it would get better. >> the 11 clean gateways will be completed in the next year in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> coming up in our next half hour on abc7 mornings green climate fund, the new agreement banding nations together and why advocacy groups are now advocacy groups are now criticized. the us. you ping and pong that body. you plunge that body. you green that body. you brain power that body. you practice... and practice that body. you make it rain that body. you flu shot that body. and now, you spikevax that body... because even though the pandemic is over, covid-19 isn't. spikevax by moderna is a vaccine
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weather we have out there this morning. and this will only linger for the next hour or two. we're expecting a lot of cloud cover today, but not nearly as wet as yesterday was in many cities. right now, temperatures we are in the 50s right now. we'll take a look at hour by hour. future weather showing you that cloud cover. it's stubborn today. it's going to hang around all day for mostly cloudy conditions. so expect some peeks and pokes of sunshine here and there. but clouds really rule the sky and temperatures below average in the low and mid 60s. we'll talk about bright weather on the horizon before our next chance of rain moves in here. we'll show you that in the seven day steph in a few minutes. >> all right, drew, thank you. now to los angeles, where a man has been arrested in connection with multiple killings in a matter of days. police say he's connected to the deaths of three homeless men. and now to a deadly home invasion. abc news reporter alison kosik has the new developments. >> we announced there was a killer on the loose. now he is in custody for fatal shootings that occurred in the los angeles area this week have all been
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linked to one suspect, according to the los angeles police department, 33 year old jared powell was already behind bars, accused in a follow home murder and now police connecting him to the deaths of three homeless people across los angeles. >> i'm grateful that this suspect in this case is in custody and no longer a threat to our community. >> powell pulled over by cops wednesday night. detectives tracking his license plate after the follow home shooting. according to police, finding a gun in his car and arresting him for murder. then investigators say they linked him to those other murders. >> this suspect responsible, we believe, based on our investigation for the murder of four individuals over the course of four days. >> authorities allegedly linking his car to all of the crime scenes. the los angeles police chief saying the motive is still unclear, but believes if the tracking technology had not alerted police to his license plate. more people may have been killed had they not had those
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access to those tools. >> this individual, i am convinced, would still be moving about the city in the region and killing individuals as innocent individuals, helpless individuals. >> and the sheriff says there could be more victims out there who they don't know of yet. the district attorney says the major crimes division will go over the case monday to decide charges. alison kosik, abc news, new york. >> vice president kamala harris announced new funding for climate action at the united nations climate change conference in dubai. harris said the us would pledge another $3 billion to the green climate fund. reporter rob kirkpatrick explains the criticism now coming from advocacy groups. >> the clock is no longer just ticking, it is banging. this warning by vice president kamala harris at the un climate summit in dubai on saturday. >> she called for transfer normative change to make up for lost time in fighting global
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warming. >> we must treat the climate crisis as the existential threat that it truly is. >> harris said the us would pledge another $3 billion to the green climate fund, a fund that helps developing nations adapt to the climate crisis and cut fossil fuel pollution. >> it's so important that in this decisive decade for climate action, we have accountability. in addition to commitments and transparency. we've got to get the receipts. the move by the us to contribute billions of dollars to the fund comes after criticism that america wasn't doing enough. >> today they are putting money. >> it means tomorrow they are. whole story will have changed because they realize that we are unrelenting. they realize that we're not going to shut up. >> 123 countries signed a declaration formally acknowledging the link between climate change and health. the declaration covers a myriad of issues, including reducing
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emissions and increasing the amount of money devoted to the climate crisis. >> i know we will build a cleaner, healthier and more prosperous world for this generation and for generations to come. >> i'm rob kirkpatrick reporting . >> coming up on this week, abc news will have breaking news reports from inside the war front in gaza and the 2024 presidential race. the next gop debate is just days away. the question is, is nikki haley's momentum enough to challenge donald trump? you can watch this week at eight this morning right here on abc seven and here at abc seven, we're working to build a better bay area and coming up tonight on abc seven news at 11, we'll have 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. it's a town hall event where we'll talk with san francisco's mayor, police chief and district
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attorney, and it will be hosted by abc seven's reggie aqui lyanne melendez and phil matier. you can watch it live tomorrow streaming at 7 p.m. still ahead on abc seven mornings, the billionaire backed company that's planning to build a new city in solano county is facing criticism from the sierra club. the latest concerns about ag land and the possible implications to travis coming up. and here's a live look atop our roof cam. you can see we are just about 15 minutes away from sunrise, looking at the bay bridge this morning with some nice green lights on the ferry building. time now, 636. we'll be right back
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backed group california forever is endangering the base by ignoring years of smart growth planning. now, we've been following this story closely. this is raising renewed concerns about the implications to travis, the solano sierra club says california forever secretive billion dollar acquisition is nothing short of a hostile takeover. criticizing the plan for a new city conflicts with county policy that restricts development on agricultural land and losing prime land means we're losing our ability to feed ourselves. princess washington is the chair of the solano sierra club and mayor pro tem of suisun city. she says over the past 30 years, the bay area has lost more than 217,000 acres of ag land to new development. >> this land we cannot get back. >> washington and fairfield mayor catherine moy both called out concerns surrounding travis air force base. >> the threat to travis air force base. that's a big fat no. >> city officials say they've asked california air forever.
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why not make the land immediately surrounding travis air force base available to be relinquished? what's your response to that? >> i mean, i think that they should wait for the overall plans before anyone is kind of making making up an opinion about the project, which is what most of the electeds in the area are doing. and we're very confident that the uses that we're going to propose in the new year, such as using it for solar farms, are going to be entirely compatible. and in fact support the operations of travis . >> washington says california forever recently learned that certain parcels northeast of travis air force base were identified as targets for the department of defense to acquire for their environmental protection program. >> by the time the parcels were identified, there company had already acquired them. >> did the department of defense request for those specific parcels back? >> no, absolutely not. and we acquired them from third party landowners. so no, we didn't even learn about the fact that this was a priority for them from them, we learned about it from just independently talking to people in the community and those are the very parcels that
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we propose to swap to the water agency. >> sramek says he would exchange around 1400 acres of pasture land for 1500 acres of their land that he says has the highest habitat values. but mayor moy says there's more to the story. >> right now in this land swap, they're trying to pass off a piece of land to the solano county water agency that's now under investigation by state and by other environmental groups. and that could come with fines, up to $20 million. >> what's your response to that? >> that's categorically fillled false. and i would ask her to present the evidence of that because that is absolutely not true. >> the solano county water agency will decide whether to negotiate with california forever to supply water sometime this month. if they don't. ceo jan sramek says he's still confident he'll have enough water to support a city of tens of thousands of people. and those plans continue developing.
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two new offices opened in vallejo and vacaville on thursday day so residents can come in and ask questions. we have details about that over on our website to get in touch with dan, melanie and i on the i-team, you can call this number on your screen or go to abc7 news.com, i-team. well, last month was reported to be the warmest november on record. the japan meteorological agency says it beat the previous record set back in 2020 by nearly 33°f. november also marked the sixth month in a row of record global average temperatures. scientists have said this year's warmth is the result of the combined effects of el nino and human caused climate change. now to lake tahoe and a warning for drivers heading up. take it slow because of the snow. that's the message from officials in truckee. they say the recent rain paired with the snow are making roads slippery. it's leading to scenes like this. a driver had minor injuries after
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his truck slid off the road. police say be prepared for delays and the chance of chain requirements because more snow is expected this weekend. let's check in with drew. good morning. >> hey, good morning, steph. here's a live look outside from our sutro tower camera. we are starting the day with mostly cloudy conditions. we do have some brighter weather in the forecast before our next rain maker moves in. we'll talk about all the details in the accuweather seven day just a few minutes. >> thank you, drew. also next, the big title rematch between the 40 niners and the eagles as abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez tells us how players are preparing for the nfc showdown today
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not come out with a win last night against the clippers. it was a tough loss tonight. the dubs are back in the bay. they take on the portland trail blazers. tip off is at seven in the nfl. a huge game today. the 49 ers are on a quest for redemption as they face the philadelphia eagles on the road. here's abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez. good morning. >> it is hard to believe, but the warriors are actually nearing the quarter. mark of the season already. yesterday's matinee against the clippers in l.a. that was game 20. now a win. the warriors get back to 500 at ten and ten overall. andrew wiggins warmed up, ruled out for a second straight game after slamming his finger in a car door earlier this week. moses moody again got the start in his place. and look at moses hustle. let him cook. great effort here and oh, what a fall back jumper. he got to go in the lane 21 points and 32 minutes for moses draymond green started out hot from deep wide open triple yes sir for five from
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downtown in the first quarter a season high 21 and nine rebounds steph curry went on a personal eight zero run to end the half and look at this move step back three splash hit him with the home alone down the sideline dubs down or up 19 at the break led by as many as 20 two fourth quarter look at jonathan kuminga we and a poster for warriors up seven early in the fourth clippers trail the entire game until paul george time winding down step back over klay good 8.9 seconds to go and lay up one final seconds last chance for the dubs steph drives gets it to draymond in the corner open three no and the warriors lose a game they led for all but the final eight seconds 113 112 brutal loss to me it felt like we deserved to win tonight. >> we took care of the ball. we kept them off the foul line. we showed poise when they made their runs. so this one hurts way more than the sacramento game. >> you shouldn't lose a game. you're up 23 points. i don't
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care what goes wrong. we shouldn't lose that game. but you got to give those guys a lot of credit. they never quit this version of our team. >> this is the team i expect going forward. but no question, this this hurts huge game later today in philly, 49 ers and eagles head to head in an nfc championship rematch at the same site where brock purdy suffered an elbow injury that required surgery. >> now the young quarterback treating it like it was any other game but this matchup with the ten and one eagles, it is critical whether purdy wants to admit it or not. >> am i going to go into the game saying i want revenge and all this kind of stuff? it's not like that, you know? so i'm just going to try to go do my job and be the best brock that i can be for this team. >> obviously, with, you know, us losing in the nfc championship last year, you know, there's definitely emotion that comes with it, but you got to let those natural emotions just come as they do and just focus on complete execution. there's more immediate people this week of practice i've seen all year. >> you guys tend to, you know, make things a little bit bigger than they are. it's a week 13
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game. yes, it's against the philadelphia eagles. yes. they're the one seed. we're fighting for potential seeding. yes. that's all big. >> cannot wait. sec championship number one. georgia had won 29 straight. they hadn't lost since the 2021 sec title game when nick saban and alabama beat him in late first half. bama three until jalen milroe found georgia transfer, jermaine burton to add on great catch in the end zone. alabama led by ten one half and roll tide puts georgia's win streak to sleep alabama wins 2724. they are the sec champions making things very difficult for the playoff selection committee. that is your look at sports. enjoy. niners and eagles later today have a great sunday. we'll send it back to you. >> and a reminder monday night football is on abc tonight. the jacksonville jaguars host the cincinnati bengals at home in everbank stadium. coverage starts at 5 p.m, followed by our sports show after the game. hey, drew. >> hey, good morning, steph. it is we'll call it a moody sky out there. here's a live look from our tam cam. certainly a lot of
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cloud cover. we have a couple of spots of lingering showers in the north bay. but today is a day where the clouds will rule the sky. it's a mostly cloudy finish to the weekend. we had steady showers yesterday, but they were just very light in nature. so looking at the 24 hour rainfall totals mill valley, close to a quarter of an inch, but a lot lower when you get into the city. oakland, danville, san jose, concord, just a few hundredths of an inch of rain. now that moisture is wrapping up as the storm track shifts a little bit farther to the north. here's a live doppler seven along with satellite. the heaviest rain well north into portland and seattle. we just got brushed by some of the leftover showers with this system. high pressure is building in from our south and that'll bring about brighter skies and warmer temperatures tomorrow and tuesday before our next front moves in here on wednesday, temperatures not too chilly this morning. we're starting out in the low and mid 50s for the most part, under mostly cloudy conditions. we are tracking just a little area of dense fog around santa rosa. here. you can see the visibility
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map showing you santa rosa is down to about three quarters of a mile. visibility elsewhere, we're doing just fine. the number ten is as good as it gets out there. here's how the day shapes up. some pockets of drizzle. first thing in the north bay. but by 9 a.m, any moisture is really done. but the cloud cover is going to stick around. it's just mostly cloudy throughout your sunday and with limited sunshine, we'll keep those temperatures below average topping out in the low and mid 60s later on today. a high of 63 in oakland, 65 in san jose, we'll go to 64. in san rafael, 63 in the city, the same in palo alto, 65. that high in fairfield overnight tonight, we'll begin to lose some of this cloud cover as high pressure builds in a blend of stars and clouds and a little bit cooler later on tonight with temperatures dipping into the 40s and low 50s . now future weather showing you monday and tuesday, it's quiet. we expect a lot of sunshine. but by wednesday, here comes our next front and wednesday morning especially, you can see that front on top of us bringing steady light rain to the region to start out the day on
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wednesday. that will likely create a little bit of a slower wednesday morning commute. and even though showers will linger into wednesday evening and possibly into thursday as well, we'll get some high elevation snow in the sierra. unfortunately, it's not a huge snow maker. we don't have enough cold air to really bring those snow levels down right now. snow levels look to be around 7000ft with this system on wednesday. back here at home, looking at rainfall totals, we're expecting maybe a 10th to a half of an inch of rain wednesday into thursday. some areas in the north bay could see higher totals depending on where some of the steadier showers set up for a little bit longer. but here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days for you today it's all about mostly cloudy conditions. tomorrow and tuesday we'll see brighter skies and a little bit of a up as high pressure. briefly builds in here ahead of a front on wednesday. it's a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale with the steadiest rain probably wednesday morning. but some of those showers will linger into thursday as well. but then we'll dry out for friday and saturday. but keep those temperatures as a
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little bit below average for this time of the year. so certainly get used to this sky behind us. it's mostly cloudy, brighter, though, for your day tomorrow. >> all right. good to know. and for the lingering moisture we're seeing today, is that going to wrap up? >> yeah, in the next hour or two, mainly in the north bay right now. and for a lot of us, a lot drier today than yesterday. >> all right. thank you, drew. and a reminder, you can watch all of drew's forecast and our newscast live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. you can download the app and start - i'm lea. and we live in north pole, alaska. - i'm a retired school counselor. [lea] i'm a retired art teacher. [steve] we met online about 10 years ago. as i got older, my hearing was not so good so i got hearing aids.
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policy. >> i ordered a rug and when it arrived to me, i realized the color just wasn't right. and they were like, you know what? no, just keep it. we encourage you to donate it to someone who needs it, but we don't need that thing back. >> retailers are not advertising the policy, though, or revealing which items it applies to. but experts say there are items companies are more likely to consider letting you keep. so keep that in mind. there are things like food, clothing, bedding or baby baby products that is that may have been used and well to the giving season. the golden state warriors are certainly in a giving mood this holiday. they hosted a holiday tree and new toy giveaway. it took place at thrive city outside the chase center here in san francisco. the team partnered with kaiser permanente to give the trees and toys to 150 bay area families in need. saturday's event also included holiday themed family fun activities, the 40th annual
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california international marathon will begin any minute now. crews finished up the final touches on the finish line friday night in sacramento. and there expecting more than 10,000 racers from 42 different countries in all 50 states. yes, it's interesting. sim has a reputation for being one of the fastest marathon ins in the country because of its geography . the course begins in folsom and ends in front of the state capitol with a nearly 400 foot drop in elevation. >> there's nothing too challenging about the course. >> you're not going up hills a lot, and people can run it fast. >> this year's race is also a big win for women nearly 50% of the participants are female, and the race begins at 7 a.m. certainly a little muggy out there, though, for them. >> you know what, though, for runners, that's great weather. yeah. when it's cloudy and cool, i know it keeps you going. yeah, right. not overheating too much. here's live doppler seven this morning. we just have a couple
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of pockets of isolated sprinkles. that's about it. they'll wrap up over the next hour. temperatures right now, we are in the 50s. so you take a kind of a gloomy view from our golden gate bridge camera. it's just a mostly cloudy day stuff. we'll keep those temperatures below average this afternoon in the low to mid 60s. >> all right. thank you, drew. and thank you all for joining us this morning. i'm stephanie sierra, along with drew tuma, abc7 news content. news at 9 a.m. we'll see you then. >> this is abc. 724 in san francisco, live in the south bay in san jose in concord. >> live in oakland. yes you're watching abc seven news live. any time, anywhere. we are. we are. we are. >> we are. we are. we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and start
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>> gio: good morning, america. coast-to-coast storms. winter weather alerts for a foot of snow or more in the west with avalanche warnings and 15 million people under flood alerts. plus, the washout in the northeast. the storm tracks and forecasts for the week ahead. >> whit: battles raging. israel hits hundreds of targets across southern gaza, looking to root out hamas milit.
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