tackler the perception reputation and reality of crime in san francisco go throughout today. >> abc7 is taking a full look at the true picture of public safety and what needs to happen to fix it. >> commercial ships attacked in the red sea could indicate a growing conflict in the middle east. how the pentagon is now responding and the violence in gaza showing no signs of ending. >> israel's military announcing it's expanding its ground operations into southern gaza. >> and caught on camera, a real life grinch along the peninsula taking off with the family's christmas tree. this bowl of beef only taking seconds to snatch it off the roof. not

this. wow >> good morning. it's monday, december fourth. i'm stephanie sierra. yes. so happy. >> hi. it's great to be with you guys. yes >> yes. and we're going to start the check of our forecast. >> yeah, good morning. so we do have areas of dense fog out there, a dense fog advisory is in effect for the valleys of the north bay and solano county until 10 a.m. this morning. we are seeing areas where visibility is very low, especially around novato, petaluma. we're at zero miles. visibility elsewhere. you can see napa, fairfield, we're at half a mile and it's not only there, look at this. this is our rooftop camera at kgo. and you can barely see even the lights of the embarcadero if you could on a clear morning, you would be able to see the ferry building. so temperatures right now we're in the 40s and in the 50s with this moisture overhead, this fog is going to linger through 10 a.m. so we're going to keep it pretty cloudy first thing early on. but that fog breaks down. we do get a fair amount of afternoon sunshine. so it will be a bright finish to the day. temperatures going into the mid

and upper 60s later on today. that's why let's get check out traffic with jobina. good morning. >> good morning, drew. thank you . hi, everyone. so we are first going to look at a crash we're following an albany that is causing a bit of a slowdown in the area. it's going to be on westbound 80 before the albany offramp. you can see the speeds are around 12mph in that spot. and now i'm echoing drew when it comes to talking about that fog this morning on the bay bridge. look at this video. you cannot make out the headlights. this is coming from our south beach camera. here's a view from the toll plaza. no metering lights on yet, but heavy fog throughout the entire span of the bay bridge this morning. and then we will end with our drive times, tracy, to dublin. 41 minutes. >> thanks, jobina. happening today, faculty members at four california state university schools are gearing up to strike as they fight for higher wages. now the first strike is today at cal poly. pomona followed by picketing at san francisco state . tomorrow, csu los angeles on wednesday and sacramento state on thursday. abc7 news reporter ryan curry live at san francisco state with the potential impact

for students. ryan kumasi. >> good morning. this is the last week before final exams. those actually begin this coming saturday. we're waiting to hear from the school about how that's going to be affected by this ongoing strike. but a nervy time for students and staff as we prepare for the end of the semester. faculty, staff, students, union members and others will be here on campus demonstrating they want what they call a fair contract. the union says csu management rejected their demands. the deadline to reach an agreement was last week. so now the strike begins. the teachers union or the union representing these teachers is asking for the following a 12% raise to keep up with inflation, manageable workloads and expanded paid parental leave to last the entire semester semester for more counselors for students safety, for provisions and much more. csu management says they can't afford those proposals. and as we prepare for those final exams, they say right now those teachers union has to use

this time to get that fair contract that they say they deserve. so we're going to be keep tracking this all week to see how it's going to be impacting this university as it prepares for the end of the semester here. we're live in san francisco. ryan curry, abc seven news. >> all right, thank you, ryan. on the peninsula now, a bay area couple became the target of a christmas grinch while running errands. a man named jesus tells abc seven news he and his wife picked up a christmas tree on friday evening and was spotted right here in san mateo. but watch as this white suv passes by, then backs up and parks in the neighboring space. the driver of that suv cuts each rope, loads the tree into their suv and then drives away the tree. scrooge has not been identified, but police say the christmas tree lot provided jesus with a new tree. across the country, people are talking about crime here in the bay area , specifically san francisco. >> yes, the homeless drugs empty downtown and of course, crime. but how do we move beyond these

issues to build a better bay area? so that is what we are addressing in a live town hall style event today with mayor london breed police chief william scott and district attorney brooke jenkins. part of this conversation will be around moving past san francisco's viral videos of smash and grab robberies and rampant shoplifting. here's abc news reporter dion lim. >> it's shocking videos like these that have given san francisco a reputation for crime in recent years. what the i've reported on many horrendous cases and received tips from viewers daily on social media. viewers are clearly fed up. a gallup poll shows san francisco was ranked a top city for perceived safety in 2006, but has seen a nearly 20 point drop in recent years. but does perception align with reality? we combed through years of crime stats and the results are complicated. overall, san francisco's violent crime rate is low compared to other major cities in the most recent data from 2022, san francisco clocked

in at 658. violent crimes per 100,000 people. this lags behind new york, los angeles and houston. it's also half the rate of minneapolis, a city with less than half the population. violent crimes include homicide and rape, aggravated assault and robbery. a robbery is when property is taken from someone through threats or harm. san francisco was thrust into the national spotlight with this video in 2020. one of a massive smash and grab robbery involving nine people at a louis vuitton at union square. the next year, gun wielding individuals hit a camera shop for $180,000 in year four, according to sfpd data. in our neighborhood safety tracker, robberies increased slightly in the last 12 months, compared to all of 2022. but they haven't reached pre-pandemic levels. videos of shoplifting have gone viral as well. who could forget this video captured by abc7's lyanne melendez at a walgreens where a garbage bag wielding shoplifter rides a bicycle right

out the front door shop lifting has become such a problem some stores say it's part of the reason they've closed in recent months. data from the california department of justice shows a significant rise in 2022 than the pre-pandemic average. and then there's this. here in san francisco. it's not hard to find broken glass from car break-ins on the street. you'll see signs like these all over encouraging drivers to park smart, but they frequently happen in tourist hotspots like lombard street or the palace of fine arts cases seem so commonplace. several months ago, the san francisco da and police chief held this briefing. >> we are restaffing our deployment for our tourist areas . >> if you look at unconfirmed vehicle incident reports from sfpd, the numbers are high. 18,262 break ins year to date in 2023. but they're actually lower than pre-pandemic when in 2019 there were more than 25,000 break ins during the same months

. >> are you sick of it? >> of course i am. >> i've interviewed hundreds of crime victims over the years and ask many of them and they will say the data is skewed. it's because oftentimes they're frustrated and have given up reporting to police in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. >> our in-depth coverage of these issues continues tonight when san francisco mayor london breed police chief william scott and district attorney brooke jenkins, as we mentioned, will be sitting down to talk with abc news about the big issues facing san francisco as well as the solution means take action. san francisco will be hosted by seven's own reggie aqui lee melendez and abc7 news insider phil matier. you can watch live tonight at streaming at 7 p.m. on our abc7 news bay area apps or wherever you stream abc seven news developing news now in the middle east. >> over the weekend iran backed houthi rebels attacked commercial ships. that prompted the us to intervene with a naval

destroyer. jobina is at the live desk with the details of what happened. >> thank you, stephanie. three commercial ships were attacked in the red sea. the pentagon says missiles coming from yemen hit the ship during the seven hour long attack. the us says carney, a navy destroyer in the area, intercepted and shot down three drones while on patrol, assisting the ships. the pentagon is blaming iran for the attacks. >> it may have been that the missiles flew over the us ships on their way to the intended target, which is one of the civilian ships. so there's a little bit of semantics here, but the important point here is that the houthis are playing with fire by launching missiles over us ships and a statement, the pentagon said, quote, the united states will consider all appropriate responses in full coordination with its international allies and partners, end quote. >> this isn't the first attack since the start of the war between israel and hamas. there have been a number of attacks from houthi controlled areas of yemen on ships in the red sea.

us central command says the attacks represent a direct threat to international commerce and maritime security. kumasi. >> thanks, jobina. and those attacks on us naval ships come as israel is renewing its military operations in gaza. the israeli military says it expanded, quote, ground operations to every part of the gaza strip. hospitals in gaza report being overwhelmed with hundreds of people killed just over the weekend. the us is urging israel to protect innocent civilians. meanwhile, more than 130 hostages taken by hamas are still being held. >> we're working at this literally by the hour. the national security council and all the way up the high levels of the administration to try to see hour by hour if we can get these discussions back going going forward to see if we can get the pause back in place and get the hostages out in gaza. >> the hamas run health ministry says more than 700 people have been killed, hundreds more

injured over the weekend. we will keep you updated on what's happening in israel, gaza, as well as 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. >> 510 this morning. and it's all about areas of dense fog that have settled in this morning and we're not seeing it just in the north bay. we're seeing across the city and parts of the east bay right now. i do want to press in a little bit closer down into oakland where we do have dense fog settling in, visibility, visibility rather less than a mile there. so certainly it's going to be a slow go as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza with that dense fog, even lower visibility in the north bay, we're down to zero miles. visibility in petaluma and novato with those dense fog advisories lasting until 10 a.m. this morning. so use your low beams out there with that fog extra distance while you're driving between the cars around you. that fog is going to lift after 10 a.m. for

bright skies, but it certainly creating some issues. first thing this morning, here is the bay bridge toll plaza showing you that low cloud cover out there. so we'll have that dense fog advisory in effect until about 10 a.m. that fog begins to lift. and we do have a bright afternoon on the way. it's a nice finish and it's a little bit warmer today compared to yesterday. we'll get our temperatures into the mid 60s for the most part. your sunset, by the way, coming at 450. so we have that early morning dense fog lifting after 10 a.m. and then we'll turn to partly cloudy skies this afternoon in those temperatures in the mid 60s. we do have rain in the seven day forecast. first, we'll show you on our next storm arrives coming up in about nine minutes. stephanie drew, thank you. >> well, the bay area is due for some potentially dangerous conditions at the beach. up next , the so-called sneaker waves posing a threat this week. and a major merger between alaska and hawaiian airlines could impact your future travel plans with the nearly $2 billion deal could mean for you. and drama on the sideline. if you were watching the 40 niners seahawks game last night, you may have seen it. we're hearing from an angry coach kyle shanahan about the

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get for a while a sideline scuffle between a 40 niners player and eagles chief security officer. and both of them got ejected. so it happened in the third quarter. linebacker dre greenlaw tackles an eagles player out of bounds. now, the eagles didn't like it and the security officer shoved greenlaw . greenlaw pokes back at the officer, 49 ers, head coach kyle shanahan, still simmering when asked about that after the game. >> i just can't believe someone uninvolved in a football game. canton. our players like that and put their hands in our guy's face. that was a very frustrating play. i got to watch it or have a true opinion on it, but i loved how we rallied after it. >> 49 ers won 4219. they play the seahawks next sunday at levi stadium. >> today we're expecting to see the new las vegas ballpark renderings from the oakland athletics. a's owner john fisher is expected to be on hand. the

new build is estimated to cost $1.5 billion and seat at least 33,000 fans. as you're taking a look at the old renderings before, team officials opted for a change. and now many wonder if the new design will include a retractable roof to help block the vegas heat. the stadium is planned to be built on a portion of the tropicana resort site on the vegas strip. however there is still a very long approval process and multiple years before this ballpark is ready to play ball. >> winter, like weather is causing some traffic issues across the state. near crescent city highway 101 has opened back up after a mudslide covered part of the highway yesterday morning. caltrans is monitoring the area. it says it could close again if it's necessary. and a warning now about these dangerous sneaker waves around the bay area starting this afternoon. the national weather service says these large waves, they could sweep across the northwest, facing beaches just

last weekend, a five year old girl died. her grandfather went missing after being swept away by large waves in half moon bay. her body, his body excuse me, has not been recovered. now if you are heading to lake tahoe, you need to take it slow. truckee officials say the recent rain paired with the snow making the roads pretty slippery. and that's leading to scenes like this. nobody wants to see that. one driver over the weekend had minor injuries after his truck slid off the road. police say we need to be prepared for delays. the chance of chain requirements because as there is more snow expected, drew. so many things to consider. >> yeah, we've got a lot going on this week. i know this morning we have the fog, then the sneaker waves later this afternoon and then the middle part of the week, wednesday, rain here locally and then snow coming the sierra. so the next three days getting pretty busy across the region. look at this. this are a south beach camera this morning. it's a live look on a clear morning. you would be able to see the entire western

span of the bay bridge. you can barely make the headlights of the cars moving into the city this morning. we have areas of dense fog with a dense fog advisory in effect until 10 a.m. use those low beams because that cloud cover lingers for about the next five hours. after 10 a.m, we'll start to see sunshine break through the clouds. and this afternoon, it's a nice finish. we'll get bright skies and a bit of a warmer afternoon compared to yesterday. but that beach hazard statement is in effect today for the increased threat of sneaker waves. our west and northwest facing beaches have the highest threat of those sneaker waves. so it's a great idea just to never turn your back to the ocean when we have these beach hazard statements, because those sneaker waves get their name because they sneak up on you, it can really take you out into the ocean. highs today will go into the mid 60s for the most part, feels a bit warmer than yesterday morning. fog too afternoon sunshine then tonight will likely see more areas of fog developing once again with those numbers dropping into the 40s and into the 50s. here's future weather on tuesday. we're dry. tomorrow, a mix of sun and

clouds. but by wednesday, here comes our next cold front. it's likely going to cross us late in the morning, into the early afternoon on wednesday. this is 1 p.m. wednesday, bringing us some light rain. it is a level one light storm. i'm on the abc seven storm impact scale. a look at expected rainfall totals on wednesday. most areas between about a 10th and a quarter of an inch of rain here by wednesday evening. here's the accuweather 70 forecast all about that dense fog this morning. dry tomorrow. rain returns on wednesday. snow coming to the sierra. an isolated shower possible thursday, but it's all about cooler weather moving in with frost possible in the morning on friday jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we are going to start with the crash and then look at that fog that drew was talking about. so in albany, you're still facing a pretty large backup, right now due to a multi car crash on westbound 80 before the albany off ramp. those speeds still resting around 12mph in the backup is now into el cerrito at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see some of that fog that drew was talking about. it's much worse on the western span.

but i drove through this patch as well. so be aware of low visibility, especially as you approach the tunnel. and then also look at this. this is looking like our cameras in black, but it's not. this is because it's all fogged in around our emeryville camera. so you cannot make out any. so take it slow out there kumasi. >> thanks, jobina. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> a popular drug being used for weight loss is back in the headlines this morning. the added side effects some users are saying they are experiencing on ozempic. >> take a live look outside right now. now at 520, be careful out there. >> it's a little bit foggy. you're watching people make their way across the bay bridge right now. we'll be right back but we're just getting started. everything going well? oh yeah. let's take a look at this knee. because it's the work behind the scenes, that truly matters. [ physical therapy staff discusses results ] for your mind.

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abc7 is sitting down with mayor london breed police chief bill scott and da brooke jenkins for a town hall style event. it's streaming live at 7 p.m. on our abc7 bay area apps and on abc7 news.com. >> at number five, we are beginning with a dense fog advisory until 10 a.m. this morning. you can see it's for the valleys of the north bay solano county. we have dense fog in the east bay as well. you can see that on our bay bridge toll plaza camera right now. so here's how the day shapes up. we'll have that dense fog advisory through 10 a.m. then brighter skies do prevail and is a warmer afternoon with temperatures mainly in the mid 60s. number six, in addition to the fog, we have the big backup that our commuters will have to deal with. >> if you're traveling through albany, you can see that the traffic has extended through el cerrito. the crash itself is on westbound 80 before the albany offramp. >> number seven, a holiday tradition is back in alameda. christmas tree lane is now open every night until new year's eve through this morning. spotify is laying off 17% of its workforce

in a third round of job cuts in less than a year. that's about 1000 hundred employees as the ceo made that announcement earlier this morning, saying the music streaming company is undergoing a significant step change. he also says that the company has become less efficient and moved away from the resourcefulness that defined its early days as a tech startup. spotify has an office here in san francisco, but it's not clear if any workers there have been impacted. >> new details this morning. changes are coming to big name air carriers that could affect your future travel plans. as alaska airlines announced an agreement to acquire hawaiian airlines in a nearly $2 billion deal. now, if the deal goes through alaska airlines will be the fifth largest airline nationwide. the companies say honolulu, hawaii, will become a major hub, offering expanded service to locations throughout the asia pacific region. however, experts are concerned with overlapping routes between the two airlines. >> a merger of this size whose route maps do overlap a little

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look at our rooftop camera at kgo. on a clear morning, you'd be able to see the ferry building lit up right here, but you can't even see that. that's how thick the fog is across parts of the city right now. the dense fog advisory is officially in effect for the valleys of the north bay. and solano county until 10 a.m. but we are seeing other areas out side of the north bay dealing with that dense fog. look at oakland. we're down to a quarter of a mile visibility there. so we are certainly dealing with an issue when it comes to being able to see with our visibility this morning. here's the exploratorium camera with that fog that has settled in right now. we'll keep that dense fog advisory in effect until 10 a.m. this morning. after that, the cloud cover will lift for brighter conditions. and by 4 p.m, it is a warmer afternoon compared to yesterday with temperatures in the mid 60s. that's a look at weather. let's see how we're doing on the roads this morning with that fog and jobina. good morning. >> good morning, drew. thank you. so we have good news at least when it comes to that big crash we were following in albany. the backup is still there, but the crash itself has cleared on westbound 80 before

the albany off ramp. the speeds have picked up there now at 29mph. so we're getting closer to your standard speeds there. now i'm going to echo drew. when it comes to the fog, we have a dense fog advisory issued by the chp for the bay bridge. and i drove it myself this morning. it is difficult to see, especially on the western span. so a heads up, if this is a part of your commute. so far, we're not seeing that the metering lights are on, but that's the view from our south beach camera and you should be able to see everything. also, we still have this sig alert in effect at the richmond, san rafael bridge in week nine of this with three westbound lanes blocked and no wide load vehicles allowed. >> stephanie jobina, thank you. new developments from the middle east now. israel has been bombarding gaza as combat operations resume following the collapse of a truce on friday. israel has recalled its team of negotiators from qatar after reaching what it called a dead end in talks aimed at securing a fresh pause in fighting with hamas. here's reporter rob kirkpatrick. >> israeli defense forces are resuming strikes in gaza after

talks of extending a truce broke down over the weekend. yes we are engaging. >> we are seeking out hamas wherever they are. >> the israeli military says it told civilians to leave large swaths of the gaza strip, including a number of neighborhoods in southern parts of the enclave where many have taken shelter in recent weeks. meanwhile the us has stepped up pressure on israel to do more to protect civilians. >> i personally pushed israeli leaders to avoid civilian casualties and to shun irresponsible rhetoric. >> according to the hamas controlled health ministry in gaza, more than 15,000 people have been killed there since israeli operations began in early october. the idf says it has destroyed about 500 tunnels shafts during its offensive in gaza. in a statement, the idf says many of the tunnel shafts were located in civilian areas and many miles of tunnel routes have been destroyed. talks of extending a truce collapsed on friday over the terms of releasing women still being held

hostage in gaza. according to a source familiar with the talks, it's also important to understand why the pause came to an end. >> it came to an end because of hamas. hamas reneged on commitments. it made family members of hostages are once again frustrated that their loved ones are still being held captive. >> and now they're for the 56th day. all of the hostages that were with him were released. anthony he is now left alone. >> i'm rob kirkpatrick reporting . comedian dave chappelle appeared to show support for pro-palestinian protesters. >> he was seen in an suv near the white house over the weekend and waved to demonstrators. a journalist at that event said chappelle's suv honked his horn from the street in october. he was criticized for comments he made about the war during one of his shows. he has since said what's happening in the middle east is bigger than everybody. >> grammy award winning artist the weekend is giving 4 million

meals to help people in gaza. those meals will feed more than 173,000 palestinians for two weeks. he has been a un goodwill ambassador since 2021. the artist has directed $2.5 million from his humanitarian fund to gaza. >> san francisco board of supervisors could consider a resolution on the israel-hamas war as soon as this week. according to our news partner, the sf standard supervisor, dean preston's office has been working on finalizing language for a ceasefire resolution. the standard also reports multiple supervisors say the discussion will likely spark controversy. that would would have no impact on the war and it would take time and attention away from the work they're doing here at home. no ceasefire. no ceasefire vote. a small protest calling for a permanent ceasefire was held outside of the home of speaker emeritus nancy pelosi. members of the group code pink

say they feel the us government is ignoring the suffering of the people in gaza. speaker merita pelosi did not appear to be home when the protest was happening yesterday. >> kites were seen high above crissy field yesterday, a nod to the world record set by children in gaza back in 2011. the group kites in solidarity held a kite flight over san francisco to bring awareness to the children. being affected by the war in gaza. kites were also available to purchase with proceeds going towards the middle east children's alliance. 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 abc seven bay area app to get breaking news alerts and live stream updates. >> today the supreme court will hear a case stemming from the opioid crisis and who's to blame for jobina is live with more on how the outcome could have implications far beyond the pharmaceutical industry. >> jobina yes. kumasi the supreme court will review a $6 billion bankruptcy settlement between purdue pharma, the maker

of oxycontin, and the victims affected by the opioid crisis. the deal gives purdue farmers owners sackler family immunity protecting them from lawsuits. attorney edward niger helped negotiate the settlement and wants it upheld. but the justice department is oppose, arguing there must be yun'an consent among all the claimants to give the sackler family, which made billions off of oxycontin immunity. >> the sacklers may be bad people, but they're not stupid people and they will not give any money to abate the opioid crisis or to victims to help rebuild their lives. unless they get those releases, if they really want to make a lesson of what the sacklers did, they can and should criminally prosecute the sacklers. >> if approved, the bankruptcy settlement would pay $6 billion to individual families, state health programs and aid native american tribes over the next 18

years. but if the deal is blocked, legal experts say it could set a precedent for how corporate bankruptcy cases are settled. stephanie, thank you, jobina. >> happening today, faculty members at four california state university campuses are kicking off a series of one day strikes. it's part of their plan to demand for better pay. one of the schools being impacted this week is san francisco state. that's where we find abc7 news reporter ryan curry. good morning, ryan. >> yeah, stephanie, good morning . final exams actually begin here as early as this coming saturday. there's only two weeks left in the semester so it's a very busy time for this university. they say they have not received the contract they want so now they will be going on strike this week. the demonstration at san francisco will be tomorrow. today's demonstration is at cal state pomona. faculty staff, union members and students will be demonstrating, asking csu to give them the contract they want . the union has a list of demands they want. met a 12%

raise to keep up with inflation manageable workloads and expanded paid paternal leave to last an entire semester. more counselors for students safety provisions and much more. csu leadership says they can't afford all of those demands. the union says they can. and this strike going on this week is going to impact how people continue this end of semester struggle that they have to get through. there's also going to be demonstrations at other universities throughout the state as the week progresses. we're live here at san francisco state, ryan curry, abc seven news. >> thank you, ryan. it is a surprising trend. you might notice while you're doing your holiday shopping this season. some retailers are changing their return policies. in a survey of major us retailers 59% are telling shoppers to just keep the items that would cost more for the retailer to ship back. last year, only 26% of surveyed companies had the, quote, return list 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 this policy or revealing which items it might apply to, but experts say there are some items companies are more likely to consider letting you keep things like food, clothes and bedding or newly used baby products as a holiday shopping season gets into full swing. a few small businesses in san francisco are providing local events as incentives to lure shoppers to their neighborhoods. now, there are two in particular chinatown and the castro have shop owners getting creative with store passport stamps and prizes as toy giveaways for kids in need to. weekend events are highlighting the complex challenges. san francisco faces in its post-pandemic roadmap. >> i think one of the issues that we see here living in san

francisco, there's a lot of economic and social disparities that we need to address. but this is just something that we can do as an immediate solution to sprinkle a little bit of magic during the holidays. >> the small san francisco businesses are hoping shoppers will think local this holiday season. >> the oakland african american chamber of commerce celebrated the sixth annual black sunday holiday expo. yesterday's event was hosted at calabash restaurant and included vendors, entertainment and food. it was fun for the entire family, along with a day of exciting activity. organizers say the event was an opportunity to connect with the community. the mission of the organization is to advance economic growth and strengthen the black business community in the east bay. this year's 85th edition of christmas tree lane in alameda is now open for the holiday season. residents along thompson avenue put up festive decorations for viewers to see every year. many call it one of the best holiday light shows in the bay area. organizers say the

lane is open from now until new year's eve every night from 5 to 10 p.m, it's recommended to park nearby and walk up and down the block. the lincoln middle school band will perform wednesday at 7 p.m. on the lane. >> a series of cyber scams is now getting the attention of the secret service. up next, what you need to know about the so-called pig butchering scam. >> and as expected, queen bee beyonce is breaking the box office. a look at the early numbers after her concert film release over the weekend. but first, let's check in with our friend drew. >> hey, stephanie. we'll take a live look outside our sutro tower camera. and there's not a lot to see because we're dealing with dense fog. this morning. you can see about the top of salesforce right there. and we're seeing dense fog across the city in parts of the east bay and in the north bay right now. look at visibility. we're at a quarter of a mile in oakland. so, folks, as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza, it's probably a little bit slower this morning with that low level cloud cover out

there. right now, it's even worse around nevada. we're down to zero miles. visibility half a mile in napa. this dense fog advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. so we'll keep fog in the forecast out through about 10 a.m. that fog is going to lift. after 10 a.m. we'll get some sunshine into the forecast. so it is a brighter end to the day. it's also a warmer than yesterday. we'll get those temperatures into the mid 60s for daytime highs. so we have that dense fog this morning that advised free until 10 a.m. we're seeing that fog in the north bay across the city and parts of the east bay right now after 10 a.m. that will lift for sunnier skies and those temperatures into the 60s. 67 in santa rosa, 64 in the city today. go to 65. in oakland, near 70in san jose for a daytime high, 65, the high in concord. looking at the three day forecast with that morning fog to sun today will likely see a similar setup tomorrow morning with areas of dense fog developing for a partly cloudy afternoon on tuesday. we're dry tuesday, we're also mild temperatures, nearly ten degrees above average, but by wednesday, rain does return to the forecast

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scam called pig butchering. it's a type of crypto fraud and it's on the rise across the us. the us secret service says the scam originated in southeast asia and is now spreading around the world. >> the pig butchering scam. it's a type of romance scam that's a little more sophisticated in which criminals lure victims into a virtual relationship to build trust over time. events usually the victim is convinced into investing in a cryptocurrency online. we expectation that the money's going to double or triple in a matter of days or even weeks.

the victims take and monitor what they believe is a legitimate website, but it's actually fraudulent in which the victims believe their money is growing exponentially at that point, they're kind of convinced like, hey, at first they've got to pay a capital gains tax on it. so when they're out of money, they've got to go to family members or take additional loans. >> one victim we spoke with last year, a software developer, lost $1.3 million. are you continuing to see more cases like that? >> yeah, unfortunately, i just talked to a victim yesterday that lost $750,000. so we're probably seeing an average of 400 to 500,000 just locally here in our office. >> can you walk us through how hackers are finding new ways to target victims in silicon valley ? >> yeah, i mean, there definitely increasing and growing in sophistication. so take like crack cracking.com. it's a good legitimate you know, exchange operating here in the us. however a fictitious website that we just discovered on a

friday is cracking dash dot com and we came across was galaxy dot dot net. if you click actually the download button, it will actually take you to what appears to be like the app store. however, it's not. it's just kind of sending you to another website now. >> special agent bradstreet says one way to check the legitimacy of the website is to do an internet search for the name, and it should pop up with a scam advisory if it's in question. and if you have a story for the i-team, you can call this number on your screen or go to abc7 news.com slash i-team. legendary rock band kiss bid farewell to the stage, but it may not be the last time they perform. >> sort of. saturday night was the final show of their farewell tour at madison square garden in new york city. during the encore, the band left the stage and then digital avatars appeared and then virtual kiss launched into a performance of god gave rock and roll to you.

it was all made possible using technology from george lucas company industrial light and magic, which is based here in san francisco. it turns out the shows will continue for virtual kiss. the band calls it their shot at digital immortality. now the beehive might be happy about this one. queen bees movie renaissance, a film by beyonce. do dominated the box office over the weekend in first place. according to amc theaters, it's estimated the film made $21 million in ticket sales in north america. and it's the first time a film has opened more than $20 million in the first weekend of december in 20 years. that doesn't even account for inflation, right now, the movie has a 100% rating on rotten tomatoes, and i think that's because joe biden is in the movies. joe is in the movie. >> okay. okay it it so, steph, i

got to take you to this time last week because i was blowing up our group chat. >> i was like everyone, everyone . i think i'm in it, but we weren't sure. and then drew really saw him like, come down because we went upstairs to the newsroom and my sister found the tiktok clip. but i wasn't in it. it was everyone in my group but me. and i was like, that's my that's my shoulder. >> and i was like, yeah. she was like, really? really stretching it. there >> pleased to report that the clip was just cut off. so he listened to crazy in love or watch. now blink and you miss it. but solid like to seconds. you're in it. >> you're in it, you're in it. >> we got to get the popcorn out, give you a credit. >> thank you. in it. >> i know i should have stayed through the whole credits just in case. >> just in case. so did you love it? did you get a lot of behind the scenes? >> it is so good. okay. and i will say the star of the show is miss blue ivy carter. okay beyonce's daughter. >> okay. >> that is so sweet. and i

realized i don't think i've ever heard her speak before. yeah, okay. this is good. it's good. >> she became the star of the tour. she did. >> she did. >> it makes sense. >> you're excited. yes jobina. yes >> number 1 degrees away from beyonce. yes she saw me. she saw you this morning. it's tough to see out there. we have a live look from our rooftop camera at kgo on a clear morning, you would see the ferry building, the piers. you can't see any of that. you can barely see some of the street lights out there. we do have a dense fog advisory in effect until 10 a.m. it's for the north bay. but we are seeing other areas across the city, even across oakland this morning, where visibility is quite low. so that fog will lift after 10 a.m. we have a nice looking afternoon. by 4 p.m. we have bright conditions and it's a warmer day compared to yesterday. but we do have a beach hazard statement in effect today for the increased threat of sneaker waves and the highest threat will be our west and northwest facing beaches. that's where the ocean current is coming from. so just never turn

your back to the ocean. we have a beach hazard statement because the sneaker waves get their name because it can sneak up on you. highs today, partly cloudy later on, we'll have temperatures going into the mid 60s overnight tonight, we do expect another round of dense fog developing as we head into tuesday morning. temps in the 40s and in the 50s future weather tuesday afternoon itself is a blend of sun and clouds. but by wednesday here comes our next rain maker. it looks like middle part of wednesday is when we do expect some steady rain to cross through the region. it's a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. we'll measure that rainfall anywhere from a few hundredths to as much as a half of an inch of rain by wednesday night. here's the accuweather seven day forecast all about that fog this morning giving way to sunshine. rain returns here on wednesday with just an isolated chance on thursday and then cooler air starts to move in. we'll track some frosty mornings starting on friday jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning , everyone. we have a new crash we're following in sunol, causing a large backup now. this is going to be on southbound 680 right before andrade road. you

can see the speeds are down to around 16mph in that spot. and the backup has now extended past 84. looking how full it is now at the bay bridge toll plaza. so in addition to the fog, you are also dealing with some crowds, the metering lights came on at 532 and there is a dense fog advisory we've been hearing drew talk about that all morning long. and also the fog is now present on the san mateo bridge. and this is increased, i'd say, in the last few minutes or so. we will end here with the drive times for our super commuters. tracy to dublin, 47 minutes. antioch to concord, 24. stephanie jobina, thank you. >> well, coming up in italian tower is leaning and it's not the one you're thinking of. the efforts to make it stand a little straighter. >> first, though, save by a cell phone, how a 20 year old college football player survived a drive by shooting

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in burlington, vermont, last weekend was born in san francisco. hisham awartani is now paralyzed from the chest down after one of the bullets hit his spine. his mom says he's expected to be released from the hospital next week. police say he and two other students were shot outside of the home of a relative while speaking in arabic. the case is being investigated as a possible hate crime. the suspect has pleaded not guilty to attempted second degree murder charges in southern california. >> charges are expected to be filed today against an alleged serial killer accused of multiple murders within four days. police say three men killed between november 26 and november 29th in los angeles were unhoused. authorities say each victim was shot and killed while they were sleeping. the suspect was arrested wednesday in connection to a separate deadly shooting during a follow

home robbery near la. >> it was chilling. the cold blooded manner in which he walks up and shoots this individual without any hesitation. >> investigators used an automatic license plate reader to identify a car of interest that led to the arrest. officials are now looking for more possible victims. >> talk about life saving devices in florida, one man has his phone to thank for literally saving his life. abc news reporter andrew dymburt has the story. this morning. >> authorities in florida say a college athlete's phone likely saved his life, serving as a bullet absorbing shield. >> it's by the grace of god that we're not discussing a serious homicide case today. >> authorities in martin county say the victim was walking home when there was a drive by shooting. he was shot three times. one bullet traveled through his index finger, hitting the phone, which he was using at the time. this is what the phone looked like after the shooting. >> it's just not just but it is a attempted homicide case. it was inches from a homicide case.

>> investigators say the victim, a 20 year old college football player, was shot in the thigh and hand. they did not release his name, only saying he has no criminal history. his friends just hope he can recover. >> it's bad. i hope that the young man be okay because he's young, just starting to live. >> andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> 556 this morning and we are tracking that dense fog advisory for the valleys of the north bay solano county as well. this until 10 a.m. this morning. but we are seeing other areas that are having low visibility problems, especially in oakland. we're down to a quarter of a mile visibility. we have some fog over the city as well. but the thickest fog certainly around nevada right now where visibility is down to zero miles. and again, that fog is going to linger until 10 a.m. this morning. after 10 a.m. that fog will lift. we'll get some bright sunshine this afternoon soon. and a warmer day compared to yesterday. the three day forecast fog to sun today, temperatures in the 60s, even warmer tomorrow before rain returns here on wednesday.

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