>> good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> let's begin with breaking news. the pastor of an east bay church for a central american immigrants has just been charged with the sexual abuse of four young victims. >> now this comes just days after the abc7 news i-team broke the story of accusations against pastor victor hernandez and dan noyes. >> you're back with the update ama and dan. >> his full name is victor manuel hernandez pineda. he goes by victor hernandez. he's 53 years old. i confronted the pastor outside the pentecostal church in richmond last week about the accusations. hernandez would not comment. the complaint filed by the contra costa county district attorney's office this afternoon lists 16 counts involving four victims. the charges include forcible rape of a child under 14 lewd act upon a child kidnaping for robbery or sexual purposes, child molestation and more. i spoke to the spokesman for the da's office in just the past hour. >> i think anytime you have a sexual assault case against

minors, even if those minors are now adults, it's we take it very seriously. and it's, um, it's absolutely important to see if there are more victims out there to know that they should come forward, speak to police, let them take a report. he tells me hernandez is now held on $10 million bail. >> the pastor makes his first court appearance tomorrow afternoon. i'll be there. now, by the way, the richmond police, as he says, continue to investigate this case and believe there may be more victims. and if you have information, you should call the authorities. another update to an i-team investigation. the man who camped outside a richmond district grade school for the past year and recently posted a free fentanyl sign, appeared in court today on his public nuisance charge. the case was headed to trial, but an attorney for 46 year old joseph adam moore said the judge is biased against her and her client. so they will return tomorrow for assignment to a different apartment in october. i

interviewed moore about his free fentanyl sign. he said it was no joke that he passes on drugs that other homeless people give him. today, the court urged the two sides to settle the misdemeanor case, but the prosecution is insisting that moore be convicted for public nuisance and have a year probation. his attorney wants a deal with no probation so he can apply to have his status as a sex offender removed. so moore coming up tomorrow in court on that case as well. >> all right. some big updates here tonight from the i-team. dan, thank you very much. thank you. dan, there's new controversy over the valencia street bik lane in san francisco's mission district. >> it runs along the center of valencia from 15th to 23rd streets. those who are opposed to the bike lane are now calling for the sfmta's director to resign today. concerned business owners and residents held a rally calling for the bike lane to be removed. they say it's been linked to small business closures, increased traffic fatalities and a drop in foot traffic. >> one of the things that we're trying to understand is to what degree are the concerns that valencia merchants are facing? to what degree is that directly

related to the bikeway or is it related to other citywide factors? >> the bike lane is a pilot project that is set to end next august, but the sfmta board can decide at any time to remove it. >> san francisco could take a stand tonight in the israel-hamas war. supporters of both israel and the palestinian people rallied outside city hall before the supervisors meeting, which is happening right now. supervisor dean preston has said he would introduce a resolution soon calling for a cease fire and condemning anti-semitic and islamophobic rhetoric and attacks dozens of people are lined up for public comment at city hall right now. they want to make sure their voices are heard. >> we need our elected representative to come out in defense of our communities as our communities are experiencing, as hate crimes here. unfortunately, there's a resolution being introduced today that is going to inflame tensions in our community. >> and between two vulnerable communities. right now, the muslim and jewish community, in

a way that's just not appropriate. >> oakland last month approved a similar measure and some other bay area cities and counties are considering doing the same. for example, in the south bay, dozens of people came to the city council meeting calling on leaders to bring forward a cease fire resolution there. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes is at that meeting as it continues right now and has more on how people there hope local leaders can make an impact. it's been nearly two months since the start of the israel-hamas war, though. >> it's happening far away from the bay area. it still hits close to home for so many locals . >> this is not something that you just read on the front page. people are literally watching their family and friends being impact every single day. >> nadine mansoor is one of many palestinians living in san jose. she joined dozens of other community members at tuesday's city council meeting, calling on the local leaders to bring forward a cease fire resolution. >> there's a lot of people who are here, a lot of people who are here for peace and for justice and for balance.

>> though no cease fire resolution was on the agenda tuesday, the community members say their call is for the council to add a resolution to the agenda for its next meeting, something mansoor said matters even though the council's governing reach is only within city limits. >> the reality is that these are publicly elected officials. they have the responsibility to be the voice of the people. we have a huge and very diverse community here today, which represents americans who again want a ceasefire, though many were there in support of the council, eventually voting in favor of a cease fire resolution. >> others said they were there to discourage the council from moving in that direction. >> calls for a cease fire. at this point are not true. wishes for peace, but they are wishes for an eventual hamas victory. should this council choose to pronounce in favor of the terrorist side in this war, it will divide the community. >> we reached out to san jose mayor matt mahan's office ahead of the tuesday meeting. he issued a statement that said san jose has a city policy that prevents us from getting involved in foreign policy. our world is full of violence, pain

and sorrow. this is our moment to show the rest of the world that we can come together, respect each other, and learn from each other. >> this is a dialog around oppressed people and so it's not just palestinians. it's not just arabs. it's not just muslims, it's christians, it's allies, it's jewish people who are showing up to say enough is enough. >> the council's next meeting is set for december 12th in san jose. zach fuentes, abc seven news, much of the bay area started its tuesday with a dense blanket of fog that is a cool shot. >> it caused delays for the morning commute as well as for travelers flying in and out of san francisco international airport. the fog did eventually lift, but that doesn't mean we are in the clear. no, the fog moves out and the rain is moving in. so expect a wet wednesday. >> yeah, right. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> sandra? yeah we've got multiple hazards to talk about. dan and omar. let's take a look at a live picture right now and we'll talk about mt. tam shows you a view of some of that fog that is still lingering on live doppler seven. we also have some

higher clouds up above. visibility is low in half moon bay where the fog is sitting just over two miles. and as we head towards tomorrow morning, more areas are going to start to see poor air quality, poor visibility excuse me, as you will notice, hour by hour, 9:00 tonight, the fog is advancing 40s and 50s. tomorrow morning, we start out with pretty gray skies with areas of dense fog. at 8 a.m. as we head into the afternoon, things will be changing. so let's talk about the dense fog alert overnight through tomorrow morning. visibility less than a quarter of a mile for parts of the bay area. use your low beams, extra distance, extra time, am and on live doppler seven, we do have a light level one storm heading in our direction and that is going to bring rain as early as 10 a.m. in the north bay. it spreads by the time we head into the lunch hour across other parts of the bay area, early afternoon, one, 2:00, and then isolated showers at 4 p.m. but we're not done with the rain. just yet. more is coming. i'll be back with a full timeline in

just a few minutes. ama. >> all right, sandhya, thank you. faculty union members are on strike at san francisco state university. organized hours say more than 1500 faculty members held a boisterous rally today during the second of four one day strikes planned at cal state university campuses this week. the faculty members, including professors, librarian and counselors, are demanding an immediate 12% wage hike. csu is offering 5% each of the next three years as the reason we do this job is because of the love of it, not just there is any money in it, but we have to have a, you know, a you know, living wage. yesterday, union faculty members at cal poly pomona walked off the job tomorrow. cal state, los angeles faculty members will walk out, followed by sacramento state and some san jose state university professors worry that the ongoing labor strife in the csu system could dramatically impact the quality of education for students. >> abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey looks into the changes. students may see next semester and why professors are

so concerned. >> as the negotiating battle continues between the california state university system and its faculty uh- some professors at san jose state university say the school is trying to pressure them to make up for a $14.7 million budget deficit and come to a csu contract agreement. >> i have been through these before 20 years of them. these cycles, but i've never been told so directly that that you're going to have to change, like the number of students in your class so dramatically in november. >> meteorology and climate science professor eugene cordero says the university told professors that major changes are coming in the spring 2024. he says some undergraduate class sizes will increase anywhere from 80 to 100. >> our course sizes are relatively small. that means we can give feedback to students that means we can give them written assignments that i'm going to grade and give feedback on. it's different than the uc where they have these large lecture halls. we don't have large lecture halls here at san jose state, but they're asking us to change that model and to

accommodate more students, cordero says he was told to give less written assignments and more easier to grade multiple choice tests. >> sociology professor preston rudy says that hurts the quality of education and directly goes against the school being a transformative university for students. just like nurses in a hospital, the faculty are the people that work with the patients or the students, and we're the ones that do this most of us, as you heard my colleague say, we're concerned with the learning that the students are doing. a university spokesperson told us some classes and departments may be impacted more than others, saying it's closed some sections due to enrollment and resource availability. csu says the average class size for spring 24 is only up to 21.6. students from 20.4 in spring 23. at the same point in time, although they expect that to go up marginally as more students enroll between now and then. but rudy and cordero says the plan presented is not the way to ensure that students have the best opportunity to thrive and succeed as the school promises. >> this is really going to affect the our educational

mission. and i don't think the university's really talking about that. i hear a lot about budget, but i'm concerned about our students at san jose state university. >> dustin dorsey, abc seven news . >> is danger lurking under bay area freeways what caltrans discovered following last month's fire in los angeles, a dog and the van it's in are stolen. >> now we just got an update on the frantic search. and there is a happy ending. plus, the panel was great. >> i thought we needed even more time. >> after an hour of take action, san francisco with the mayor, police chief and da abc7 news is continuing our commitment to building a better bay area by following up on the promises that were made last night. stay with

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the money to help pay for transportation programs. this came to light last month when a fire broke out under interstate ten in los angeles. that fire, which is being investigated as arson, spread from a storage yard to the roadway above, causing a lot of damage from the flames. in fact, the freeway was shut down for more than a week. now caltrans is looking at least lots near other major freeways and more than a dozen spaces have been flagged for reinspection in the bay area. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has more on the results of these new inspection shows. >> valuable caltrans land under our maze of urban freeways are leased out, letting caltrans over $34 million a year. >> we have about 600 and about

600 sites across the state where we lease out areas underneath the freeway, what we call airspace leases. half of those sites are in the bay area. >> but after the massive i-10 fire in los angeles in mid-november, caltrans decided to re inspect some of those airspace leases. >> what happened in the in i-10, in la, in is we had inspected the site and we were actually in litigation with the tenant for being out of compliance. >> 13 sites were identified as warranting a closer look at safety and compliance in the bay area. five of them in san francisco and five in oakland in the last week, additional inspections were completed. some of the sites in oakland are piled high with everything from wood pallets to rvs and vehicles . there are parking lots and dumpsters. there are fences with prominent signs saying no dumping, no trespassing by caltrans. and i have had a great relationship. >> i mean, we started i started

renting from them back in, i want to say, 2006. >> bernardini enterprises, just past the recent inspection. but they say there's more to safety than just compliance. there's a homeless problem. >> we've called the sheriff's department. we've called the chp. we've called oakland pd. >> and i've asked them, told them that obviously they're trespassing, they're squatting. >> they won't come out. >> they refuse to come out. >> a fire at an encampment shut down i-80 at grand avenue, a few months ago. as for the leased land, caltrans says they're aware of the potential problems and are awaiting a final report from the state fire marshal. as they keep a closer eye on the sites. >> nothing is of great concern in the bay area in the east bay. >> i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> in the north bay, there's concern about the spread of avian flu after it was detected and led to hundreds of thousands of birds being euthanized. we know of at least two farms in petaluma that were affected. sunrise farms and reinhart duck

farm. abc7 news reporter suzanne fawn has a closer look at the situation. >> we've had hens, we have roosters, we have whatever hatches is what we have. >> carol perez raises many different animals on her three acre property in petaluma. besides goats and cows, she has hens and roosters. news about the avian flu spreading concern her to a degree. >> we're always concerned. and you just try to do what you can to make sure that they're okay. but then at the end of the day, there's really not a lot i can do about it. i can't put them in a bubble and prevent any other bird from from coming and drinking out of their water. >> perez lives right across the street from sunrise farms, which is one of two commercial poultry operations in petaluma devastated by the avian flu. the california department of agriculture has euthanized about 80,000 hens here at sunrise farms and another 170,000 birds are being put down at reichardt duck farm. >> it's heartbreaking. i feel bad for them. i do. i mean, you know, because that's not

something that you know, that's their business. that's their livelihood. >> there are two locations, commercial poultry flocks in the county that were impacted last week. >> abc7 news reached out to sunrise farms and reichardt duck farm for comment, but they did not return our calls. andrew smith is the agricultural commissioner of sonoma county. the california department of food and agriculture and local agencies responded to mitigate the impact of that pathogen so that it doesn't spread to other farms and also to depopulate those facilities because there's no cure for highly pathogenic avian influenza. >> food and agriculture experts expect avian flu will drive up the price of eggs in stores. >> experts say the avian flu was first detected in sonoma county the week before thanksgiving. the avian flu impacted san benito county this week. the virus is highly contagious in domestic poultry, ducks, chickens and turkeys and spread through water, feces and bodily

fluids to prevent the spread. experts say infected facilities are being quarantined and tested . whether it's a big poultry producer or a small flock owner like perez says, you can take precautions, but you can't prevent any of this. >> there are diseases that are being coming more and more prevalent in petaluma. >> suzanne phan abc7 news. >> that is a shame. >> it is. all right. to our weather because the umbrellas are coming back out. yeah they are. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya. yeah. >> and we welcome the rain that is coming up tomorrow. but until then, dan and irma, let's take a look at live doppler seven and we'll talk about where all the rain has been going. it has been pushing into the pacific northwest. as you know, this has all been going in this direction . the atmospheric river that is all going to change as we head towards tomorrow. we're going to start to get some of the rain in our area. but that storm has been kicking up our swells beach hazard statement until 7 p.m. tonight. current wave heights are 9 to 12ft. there's an increase risk of sneaker waves that hazard statement remains up

a little bit longer for santa cruz county coastline until 4 a.m. thursday for the rest of the coast, it gets replaced by a high surf advisory starting at seven runs until 4 a.m. thursday. breakers will continue to build large breakers expected between 18 and 22ft. risk of rip currents and certainly dangerous conditions out along the coastline. so be careful. here's a live view from our santa cruz camera. while it doesn't seem very crazy right now, just be careful, because what's about to come will be bigger waves. 50 and 60 on those temperatures. hours at this hour. i want to show you where we ended up earlier this afternoon. after that heavy fog this morning. even some mist and drizzle. we ended up with some mild weather. 67 in oakland and napa. livermore 71 in san jose, 72 degrees in santa cruz. got up to 63. in san francisco and santa rosa. here's a view of the golden gate bridge and it is still good in terms of visibility but not for long. dense fog and patchy drizzle. overnight rain returns tomorrow, showers on thursday and we do

have colder nights and mornings coming your way for the end of the workweek. tomorrow morning, extra time for the commute, no doubt about it. it's going to be pea soup again. very thick fog, 40s and 50s tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at high temperatures in the 50s and 60s. it'll be breezy, cooler than today. and then the storm impact scale comes in. it's a light level one for tomorrow. we're looking at widespread rain, particularly during the early afternoon with brief downpours, breezy conditions, and it's going to be rough, dangerous surf continuing. so the winds begin to pick up out of the south at 11 a.m, 20 to 25 miles an hour. by 2 p.m. we're talking about close to 30 mile an hour winds. so definitely breezy to gusty as we head into your wednesday. now here's a look at the timeline. first, it's the fog and the high clouds. so tomorrow morning, we start out with the gray skies at 5 a.m. notice the coverage of the fog increases by eight. and then at 10:00, the fog will get scoured out as this front comes in, the rain moves in to the north bay and then spreads by the lunch

hour. most of you will be needing the umbrellas as we head into 2 p.m. wide spread rain with moderate pockets there, even some brief downpours. and then for the afternoon around three, 4:00, it's just isolated showers going into the late night hours. your rainfall projections for tomorrow anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch in the southern part of our viewing area to about 4/10 in the northern part. i think the wetter spots will still pick up up to a half an inch or more. accuweather 70 forecast. it's a level one for tomorrow. we're going with the fog in the morning, rain for later in the day. a level one for thursday with those scattered showers and as hanukkah begins at sunset, we will notice those temperatures quickly plunging. friday and saturday will be pretty cold in the morning with some frost by sunday. temperatures do moderate both daytime and morning and then milder weather for early next week. >> ama and dan, very nice. thanks, andy. >> a house explosion as police move in to serve a search warrant. >> what we know about the suspect they were after. stay

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>> abc news reporter melissa don is following the developing story. >> video captures the dramatic moment when a duplex exploded in a virginia suburb of washington, d.c. the blast obliterate this home, sending debris flying across the neighborhood. >> i was sitting in my living room watching television, and the whole house shook from the sound concussion. >> arlington county police arrived to the home with a search warrant to investigate a man inside, discharging several rounds from a flare gun. but the suspect wouldn't come out. they claim the suspect discharged several rounds from what they say they believed to be a firearm from inside the home, causing an explosion. it felt like we got attacked. >> i got pushed forward. i mean, my roommates and i ran out and we looked outside and the fire was just getting going. >> first responders evacuating neighbors and blocking off the roads as fire crews worked to put out the flames. the fire burning for more than two hours. investigators now working to figure out what caused the

blast. >> officers on scene suffered minor injuries, but none of our officers were required transport to the hospital. >> police say the suspect, 56 year old james you, is presumed dead. police say they do not have any evidence that others were inside the duplex at the time of the explosion melissa. don abc news, washington. >> and we have an update on a news item we first brought you an hour ago on abc seven news at five murray the stolen bernedoodle has been found in san francisco's panhandle neighborhood. take a look at video of the puppy. oh look at those smiles being reunited with his family just a short time ago. everyone is ecstatic, thankfully, and relieved. i'm sure murray was riding in a dog walker's van when someone took it in the nob hill area this morning. the owner of the dog walking company shared this video with us. it all started around 930 this morning when the dog walker stepped away to pick up another dog, leaving murray inside the van at california. and hyde streets. next thing she knew, a stranger was in the driver's seat, taking off with

six month old murray still inside. >> so today, one of my dog walkers was picking up dogs from our route. she stopped to pick up another dog. murray was in the passenger side, and when she came out of the house, she saw the car driving down the street. so she chased it and was able to look inside the window and get a description of the person that stole the van. >> sfpd says the van was found near the dmv at baker and hayes streets with murray inside on harmed, thankfully, yes. >> that sweet face. coming up next, we're joined live by the hosts of take action, san francisco, our abc7 event with the mayor, police chief and da of san francisco. we'll talk about what's happening as a result of our event that will build a better bay area and a little later, unlocking the incredible journey. >> what local researchers are trying to learn from sea turtles that travel thousands of miles to the west

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together to address these challenges, then i'm more than happy and willing to do so. >> you're going to be able to continue at that level? >> yes, absolutely. >> well, that's a short answer. a good one. yeah it's making promises. >> it's the result of take action. san francisco, part of abc7's commitment to building a better bay area. the event was hosted last night by abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez. abc7 mornings anchor reggie aqui and abc7 news insider phil matier. and tonight they are talking with dan about what's next. dan? >> yeah, that's right. i'm just a great discussion last night. i have leanne and phil here with me now. the event covered four of the city's big issues. of course crime, the drug crisis and the effort to revitalize downtown after the pandemic. but certainly homeless was top of the agenda. and leanne, can you can talk about that tonight. we saw some action actually on this topic. >> yeah. you know, and i think i was very proud and on behalf of abc7 news that we were able to bring people together. that's terrific. so that they could have access to the mayor, to the

district attorney, to the police chief. but you know, there are, as we know, many nonprofit assets in the city that deal in one way or another with the unhoused and the department of homelessness and supportive housing will have a budget of more than $700 million in fiscal year 2024. now, here's how it works, right? that department delivers its core services is through nonprofits, which they in turn have contracts of their own now because there are so many of them, there are not talking really to each other as much as we would like and wouldn't it be more productive to have a more coordinated effort? and that's what we brought to the town hall. >> yes, nonprofits don't have the partnerships. we always want with our elected officials. and mayor breed asked. it said, you know, i've got an open door policy. so i went right up. i was the first person to talk to her and i said, i'm going to

take you up on your open door policy. it's nice to see you again. here's my business card. and she said, okay, let's get a meeting set up that makes so much sense. >> it really are individual fiefdoms. >> in a way, they're right. and we suggested a summit meeting. it wouldn't be a bad idea to have maybe three day summit where we could talk or they could talk. people who deal with the homeless situation, maybe you know, this group talks about one issue. this group talks about an issue. and she didn't say no. >> she didn't say no. but, you know, it's interesting, dan, you know, homelessness is until recently been like hoisted upon the cities, whether it's san francisco or oakland or counties with little help from the state or anywhere else or organization, you have a department, you have a police department, you have a roads department. but until recently, they just started having these homeless ones. and in san francisco, you got three different city agencies is dealing with it. is it emergency services? well, if it's on the street, is it homeless services? is it health department? is it the police? so, you know, and they don't necessarily work all

that well together because they have different goals. >> and it's really to the power of two. combine these great organizations, these great minds, all of these resources, human resources is to solve this problem. another topic addressed last night was downtown and what's being done to revitalize that area after the pandemic, which was so badly devastated, of course, and still struggles to fill. the mayor actually, what has the mayor actually done when it comes to dealing with this downtown problem? >> well, there's a big question about what she can do and what she's doing is she's encouraging. she's saying she's trying to cut the red tape. so some offices can be converted into housing. she's proposed a soccer stadium for the where the westfield mall is now. she says, okay, that might sound grandiose, but the point is we have to make san francisco more than just offices downtown. we have to make it retail. bring that back if we can, she said. that's going to be tough because of the change in people's shopping patterns. but to bring entertainment down there, maybe bring a universal tsay in other words, mix it up like other american cities, we became a one industry town and we have a history of that. and as we know from other cities around the

country, whether it's pittsburgh, pennsylvania, name different towns that have been sort of one industry towns for a long time. >> they go through difficult transition periods. and then if they do diversify, they end up much stronger in the end. >> yeah, new york city is one example, but what i'm really concerned with the small businesses in the downtown area and i've spoken a lot to them and they tell me that it would help tremendously if people would be able to come back to the office in person more than 2 or 3 days. >> wait, wait, wait, wait. not be able to be to, but the problem is they don't want to come. >> they don't want to come. and there's there lies the problem. right. and then you ask, well, why isn't the mayor or the city officials doing a little bit more to push the private sector? but really, when you think about it, many, many of the city workers are not coming into the office five days a week either. right. so that's an issue that we've see, see and could help tremendously. and the deal is

filled that they the city feels that if they impose this on their city workers, hey, you have to come in because we have to support the downtown area. the revitalization. then they think, well, we're going to lose them to the private sector. that's the fear. >> yeah. well, with any luck, the private sector will say, come on, you have to come in. but the point is, there is that they're trying to get workers back. but then she's also looking at the possibility that this is the new reality. okay the five day workweek, whether it's here or in pittsburgh, is a thing of the past. it's three days. how do we deal with that? and that is it's a challenge and it's going to take time. i mean, it is may be ideal, but it's tough to turn back the clock. >> we are we've moved into a new space now and there probably is no going back. marc benioff has said many times we're not going back to the way it was. >> the idea of going back is just not it. you have to create anew and san francisco and the bay area has done that repeatedly and they will do it again. it's not going to happen

overnight. we've gone boom and bust since the gold was discovered in this town and it's hard to watch in real time. >> it is this great city and the vacancy rate is also, as we know, a big problem. >> um, and much worse than it was during the it's very obvious other cities it's not as obvious. >> san francisco's 48mi■!s whetr it's homeless or empty offices as you see them here. and that's what we have to do. well, the bottom line is, i thought watching the program that you guys so ably did last night with reggie, we really we saw some solutions being talked about. >> we really saw people coming together to in a sense of community and caring to try to figure this out. it was very encouraging. >> i think it was very encouraging. and i think wanted by all sides, don't you think? i think people who were in the audience wanted to hear what they had to say. and i think the mayor and the chief. >> and so now it's our job to keep an eye on them and see if they go through. but i think it's definitely watch watching. even if you don't live in san francisco, because san francisco is really the motivator for the

bay area. >> it's a hub. the hub here. all right, you guys, terrific job last night. just great stuff. thank you. well done. now if you missed the town hall there are still ways to watch it. and i would really encourage you to take time. it was fascinating. the take action event is now available on the abc7 news bay area streaming app. find it wherever you stream and the full conversation will air on television this saturday at 9 p.m. and sunday at 6 p.m. it is well worth your time. phil leanne. thank you. >> local researchers are trying to unlock a mystery. the significance of what happens if they can figure out why sea turtles travel thousands of miles from japan to the west coast

a mystery that stretches nearly 8000 miles across the pacific back to our own coast. >> and to do it, they're enlisting the help of satellites, tracking devices and roughly two dozen hungry juverna while sea turtles. >> abc seven spencer christian has the story. oh my. >> the small loggerhead sea turtle may not realize it, but he's setting off on a journey that could change the way we understand the pacific ocean and perhaps lead a research team along a mysterious path that essentially stretches from japan

to the coastline of mexico and california. >> so we've developed a science hypothesis as to how turtles get across the ocean and now we're actually testing that hypothesis . >> dana briscoe is a marine scientist with stanford's door school of sustainability. several months ago, the team released 25 sea turtles fitted with tracking devices near a nutrient rich band of warm water known as the north pacific transition zone, depicted as a white line in this animation, researchers say the hungry turtles typically follow it like a kind of ocean going buffet. at least most of the time. but then earlier studies revealed some rare exceptions. >> we had over 200 turtles that were tagged in the early 2000 and only six turtles made it to this eastern part of the pacific ocean. >> and they really showed us the pathway of how turtles get from the middle of the ocean to their important habitat off of north america. but the mystery now is how and why some turtles journey

through the waters that are normally too cold for them. >> briscoe and stanford colleague larry crowder developed a hypothesis they believe the animals could be taking advantage of a warm water channel. they describe as a thermal corridor or a kind of portal that either opens up or slams shut, depending on the changing ocean temperature was allowing the turtles to pass through. >> so we're going to, if true, be able to predict under what oceanographic conditions we should expect to see loggerhead sea turtles in baja, california or even in the state of california. >> and while the predicted thermal corridor may have evolved, naturally, the stanford team wants to learn if it could be changing and weather influences like climate change may be shifting the balance and thereby altering the migration pattern of other marine creatures as well. to fully test the theory, researchers will track the turtles through warming and cooling ocean cycles, starting with this year's warm el nino. >> we started off this year with one of the strongest el ninos on record, which is a banner of a year to kick off this study. and

what we hope to see are other conditions does change and evolve over the next four years. and they say there is evidence of change already, including along our own coastline. >> we documented the first loggerhead sea turtle ever in the history of monterey bay in july. >> so with climate change, we're going to know a lot more about where these animals are likely to be and what kind of risks they're likely to be exposed to. and they say those discoveries could help biology daetz better protect the endangered loggerhead sea turtles and ultimately other marine life as well. >> spencer christian, abc7 news. >> enough scares in the air. the faa is taking action to address pilots mental health. >> what it announced today and the update on the pilot accused of attempting to crash a plane headed to san francisco. stay with

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just one day before the national transportation safety board holds its first ever summit on pilot mental health. and certainly pilots mental health was thrust into the spotlight in october when a bay area pilot was accused of trying to crash an alaska airlines flight headed to san francisco international airport. joseph emerson told the new york times he suffered a mental breakdown after taking psychedelic mushrooms. emerson also texted a friend he was having a panic attack. emerson was indicted by a grand jury in oregon today on 83 misdemeanor counts of reckless endangering another person, much less serious charges than the 83 counts of attempted murder he could have faced. as we close out the year, we are starting to see various awards and honors handed out. >> time announced soccer star lionel lionel messi. is that where we're going with lionel? i think that's right. yeah is athlete of the year. how about we just say messi because we all know who he is. he helped lead argentina to the world cup and

then made waves over the summer when he decided to join the mls. he signed with inter miami and the team instantly became the hottest ticket around. and it also led to a massive spike in people buying subscriptions for apple's mls season pass service. >> he's pretty phenomenal, have to say. all right, let's update the weather forecast and the fog and maybe the rain. yes andy patel is checking it all, sandhya. >> that's right, ama and dan. >> let's take a look at a live picture from zephyr cove where it seems so quiet right now other than a little gentle breeze. but it's going to look different. we do have a winter weather advisory for thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. they're expecting up to a foot over the higher peaks, up to eight inches above 4000ft. certainly gusty winds will make for slippery, possibly hazardous conditions. as we take you through time from tonight. tomorrow, excuse me, to thursday, you're looking at 11in at kirkwood, 21in at donner blue canyon, four inches of snow right now. we have fog and clouds on live doppler seven that will get replaced by rain as a light. level. one storm is heading in our direction for tomorrow. so as we time this out for you, definitely watch out

for the fog first thing tomorrow morning. there may be some drizzle as well as we head into 10 a.m. to noon. time is when that rain begins to move in. it spreads across the region through the early afternoon and then continues through the mid afternoon, early evening hours. your high temperatures in the 50s, 60s cooler than today. a look at the next seven days, just a projection of where the heaviest rain is going to remain. atmospheric rivers and multiple rounds of rain have been up around the pacific northwest. they're expecting several more inches. and northern california for here in the bay area. accuweather seven day featuring rain tomorrow after the morning fog and then more showers on thursday and we'll go with colder nights coming up at the end of the week dan and emma okay very good. >> thanks, andy. >> chris alvarez is here with sports. what you got going? oh look at that show and tell. >> draymond green bobblehead night tomorrow at chase. first, 10,000 fans get one of these. he's going to hang out with me for my sportscast niners getting ready for the seahawks on sunday and could there be warriors on the way how about his friends

chris paul andrew wiggins trending towards a return sooner than later. we'll talk about that ok. ♪ from christmas tree mats...

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has missed the last two games after slamming his finger in a car door. ouch. both players practice today. tomorrow is one of two newer games on the schedule since the dubs were eliminated from the nba's in-season tournament. they host portland tomorrow at seven. draymond green bobblehead night and then at oklahoma city on friday. all right. to football now with a win over the seahawks and some help this weekend, the niners could clinch a playoff spot on sunday. quarterback brock purdy has entered his name into the mvp conversation. according to espn bet. purdy is now the favorite to win the league's mvp 3 to 1 odds. he started at 45 to 1. a long shot for purdy ranks first in the nfl in completion rate yards per attempt passer rating and qbr for 3200 yards about their throwing and 24 touchdowns. and today deebo samuel joined kay adams and said purdy has his eyes on some other hardware for painstaking days, taking weeks. >> we got to go out here and continue to make plays for him and i think he'll get the job done for us in the mvp conversation. but i don't think that's his ideal goal for us. you know, um, something that he

really, really want to accomplish right now. i think at the end of the day, as a whole, as a group, as a, you know, as a team, we want to be standing there, standing there at the end of the year holding the lombardi trophy. >> they want that super bowl. jaguars quarterback trevor lawrence suffered a high right ankle sprain during last night's monday night loss to bengals. it looked a lot worse than that. head coach doug pederson said he's going to be reevaluated this week, but did not rule out the chance that he could play in cleveland on sunday. so that's good news for the jaguars. the mlb winter meetings are going down in nashville this week and the big buzz, of course, surrounding shohei ohtani. espn's jeff passan reports that the giants, blue jays and dodgers are presumed to be the front runners to land ohtani, who could command a contract worth $600 million. manager dave roberts said they met shohei for about 2 to 3 hours. ohtani underwent surgery on his right elbow in september. he won't be able to pitch until the 2025 season, but we'll be able to hit next year. he is such a good player. all right. on the ice, sharks in new york taking on the islanders and talk about getting a early christmas gift. the

hockey stick right there. first period down one nil. tomas hertl scores. we're tied at one second period. the islanders score on the power play. two, one. and at last check, new york leads four two in the third, and cal star running back jaden ott was named the pac 12 first team today, led the league in rushing. six other golden bears were among nominees for the all conference teams and honorable mentions. had a career year, 1260 rushing yards and 11 scores and real quick on the way out, congrats to the california grizzlies. 9 to 10 year old boys cross country team national championship win in tallahassee, florida. they battled all kind of rain and lightning there from the bay area and they know how to run. they ran their way to a national championship. congrats to those guys. >> that's fantastic. good for them. i love the smiles. yeah thanks very much, chris. >> all right. that is going to do it for this edition of abc seven news. thank you so much for joining us. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel chris alvarez. all of us, we appreciate your time. hope you have a great evening and that we see you again at 11

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