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spy program that could have major implications if it expires others, then the state pivots to a virtual tree lighting event at the capitol after the promise of protest. >> whether those could impact tonight's similar event in san francisco. >> and are you enjoying your candy canes the right way? well more than half of americans prefer to eat them. one particular way. >> do you all eat a candy cane at all? >> i do, yeah. do you like one? but like one a year. it's not like i'm taking, like, 50 of them and eating all of them right around christmas. and my tree is up. you missed it yesterday. i said my tree was up and jobina gave me a look like i was. that was like i was crazy extra. >> i know my extra c thank you. birds over here. >> wait, it's a tree. not supposed to be up. what >> thank you. okay. thank you. not crazy how time when did you do it? >> i didn't. phil did it. but let me just thank you. let me just clarify. our tree is this big. it's a tabletop and it's made out of ceramic. like, it's just like some lights. okay. this is the effort we put for,

you know, it's something i'm having, like the calendar. >> oh, now we're from my brother and sister. >> all sent me an advent calendar. it's so cute. i have to show you a picture of it. >> that's nice for you. >> get it together. >> okay. good morning. so we do have fog out there. it's not as widespread as yesterday, but we still have issues along the coast and in the valleys of the north bay where we are seeing a dense fog advisory until 10 a.m. but rain is on the way. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. our cold front is approaching. it's a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. expect scattered showers, isolated downpours possible. your biggest impact slick roads and rough surf. taking a look at the forecast today, what you will notice is that the best chance of finding that rain is midday and into the afternoon where we'll have those temperatures only in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. we'll go hour by hour on future weather coming up. show you this line of showers moving through in just a few minutes, guys. >> drew, thank you. >> well, we have breaking news

this morning. the pioneering tv screen actor and producer norman lear has died. his website broke the news this morning. he created all in the family, maude sanford and son one day at a time. and the jeffersons, among many others. he won six emmys and two peabody rs throughout his long career, lear was 101 years old. >> new development is on the israel-hamas war. israel says its troops have entered gaza, second largest city as fighting intensifies. the world health organization says hospitals in gaza are at a breaking point and struggling to care for the influx of patients. top u.n. officials are warning of an apocalypse situation with no place to go for civilians. is israel's prime minister said his country's war efforts in gaza are supported by humanitarian efforts. benjamin netanyahu said israel is allowing some fuel trucks to enter and also is aiming to prevent disease outbreaks in gaza. us officials expect the current phase of israel's ground operation to last several weeks before israel

transitions, possibly by january, to a lower intensity, hyper localized strategy. fbi director christopher wray is warning about the possibility of terror attacks in the us. jobina he's saying the terror threat level is the worst we've seen since the days before nine divided by 11. yes reggie aqui christopher wray says threats to the us are at an all time high, with the war raging between israel and hamas, a number of terror groups, including isis and al qaeda, are using social media to call for attacks. >> wray is urging congress to renew a key us spy program that would have major consequences if it expires at the end of this month section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act allows the us government to collect without search warrants the communications of targeted foreigners outside the country. wray says it's expiration would be like unit lateral disarmament in the current threat environment, 702 is key to our ability to detect a foreign

terrorist organization overseas. >> is directing an operative here to carry out an attack in our own backyard? >> wray also addressed other current threats to the us, like human trafficking and drug smuggling. he said in the last two years, the fbi's has enough fentanyl and this number is just unbelievable. able to kill 270 million people. stephanie wow, that is tragic. >> jobina thank you. here in the bay area, we're seeing symbolic stands when it comes to the war over fourrael and hamas. city council meetings demanding a cease fire in the war in san francisco. the line for public comment stretched outside city hall and down the block. supervisors dean preston and hillary. ronen introduced a resolution for a cease fire in gaza, joining cities like richmond and oakland. >> israeli airstrikes killed three generations of my family at once. >> the country is looking to us as a leading voice in social and racial justice in san jose, several speakers demanded the

city council introduce a resolution. >> mayor matt mehan said city policy prevents council from taking position on foreign policy during the berkeley city council meeting calls for a cease fire led to several disruptions for the second week in a row. >> okay, this is my second attempt to restore order. this is not okay. you are too close to the dais. you're too close to staff. >> the vast majority of people here are simply asking you, our local officials, to call an end to the bloodshed and residents in hayward asked the city council to draft a cease fire resolution. >> they're some council members say they are interested in continuing this conversation tonight. >> it's a happy holiday celebration at the civic center in san francisco. the annual tree lighting ceremony is expected to bring crowds to the area. there's a much different story happening at our state capitol for its event tonight. abc7 news reporter lena howland live in san francisco to explain these very different approaches to these very similar events. hi lena. hey reggie.

>> good morning. the annual tree lighting event is expected to kick off tonight in civic center plaza from 4 to 7 and it's all happening across from city hall here behind me, which will also be lit up, making for the perfect backdrop of tonight's tree lighting. now the fun free, family friendly event will kick off with the lighting of civic center's 50 foot noble fir by san francisco mayor london breed . tonight's event also features a number of festive performances from dancers, singers and even a magician, not to mention a special appearance from the man of the hour, santa festive snacks, along with a full bar will be available for purchase. folks can also expect to see some snow flurries, a toy giveaway for kids with another planet. entertainment plus, free activities for everyone at the same time. tonight was also expected to be the tree lighting at the state capitol in sacramento that is now happening remotely because of protests against the war in gaza. governor newsom says he made the

decision to scrap the live event to protect participants and their guests. a spokesman for governor newsom said in a statement to the chronicle. as we continue to see protests across the country impacting the safety of events of all scales and for the safety and security of all participating members and guests, including children and families. the ceremony this year will be virtual. back here live in san francisco, we do not know of any current standing threats to tonight's tree lighting event. so it's still scheduled to go on as planned between the hours of 4 to 7 with the tree lighting starting right at 530. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. coming up, the scammers targeting unsuspecting homeowners and vacation homes are being listed as rentals despite not being available at all. >> and back to work officially for thousands of actors. their union signing the new labor deal ending a months long saga.

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right now, we do have a dense fog advisory in effect along the coast and in the valleys of the north bay until 10 a.m. but rain is on the way. here's future weather. by 11 a.m, we could see that rain really falling in the

north bay as we head into about 12:01 p.m. that front is crossing through the central part of the bay on its way into the south bay and the east bay. and we'll have these scattered showers through about 3 p.m. so there's a five hour window. we're looking at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for that rain, but also rough surf. we have a high surf advisory right now for large breakers and the risk of rip currents. look at current wave heights, anywhere from 14 to 16ft, right now along our coastline. looking at storm concerns today, ponding on roads is our biggest concern. slick travel midday along with some rough surf. power outages look very low because the winds are pretty calm. but sierra snow, we're looking at significant snow coming in the next 24 hours. a winter weather advisory is in effect for the sierra. we'll talk about snow totals and rain totals here locally. reggie, in nine minutes. >> drew, thank you. still ahead, a popular east bay bagel shop is set to open its new south bay location this week. and barbie director greta gerwig credits san francisco with some of her creativity. the one place that inspired her love of writing. as we head to break, a live look. this beautiful picture this

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crisis on city streets. >> they all took part in the abc seven take action town hall monday night, which i was a part of san francisco is more than six months into a multi-agency effort to shutter the open air drug market, including the chp, the national guard, the dea, the fbi. the city is on pace for its deadliest year yet amid the fentanyl epidemic that could see the loss of just this year. 800 plus lives. >> part of it, we're already doing we are not only making arrests for those who are dealing drugs on our streets, we're making arrests of people

who are using drugs with the hopes of trying to get people into treatment. >> we have filed over 300 motions to detain defendants in drug dealing cases. that means keep them in custody while their cases are open and we have only had a little over 30 of those motions be granted. and so that means 300 drug dealers who are in a revolving door in our courthouse. >> i thought that was a very interesting point, that the da made some people in the audience say the city needs to put more effort into providing treatment and other services. >> that is 24 over drop in centers that is wellness hubs. that is staffing. >> i would have liked to have heard exactly how they're going to fill the shortages, like how they're going to hire mental health professionals, what they're going to do to bring them in. >> well, you covered so many issues. we did. i thought it was

interesting when the topic and it still wasn't enough. >> you know, 60 minutes goes by really fast. >> exactly. ran out of time. yeah. i thought it was interesting. on the topic of homelessness that, you know, 50% of people refusing shelter. and the da pointed out, you know, we have to make them feel uncomfortable on the streets. >> yeah, that was an interesting thing that she said that night. and you know, this goes back to this whole lawsuit that the city is a part of right now where a coalition of the homeless sued the city. and as a result, the city cannot just go to these encampments and clear them willy nilly. they have to offer shelter to every single person there. if they refuse shelter, that's when they can start clearing these camps. and this is what we saw happen in recent weeks, especially early before aipac, right at and you could tell the mayor was really frustrated when we got to that part of the conversation. >> she was i thought, especially when that question was raised, about why could we do this? you know, for aipac, clean the streets. and she pointed out that that ninth circuit court

decision. >> right. and really, the city, though, was given a reprieve when in september they got clarification from the court that they could start clearing encampments where people refuse shelter. but the question is, what do you do with the people who refuse shelter? and leanne, who was the other cohost, leah melendez, who was the other co-host of the event, she said to da brooke jenkins, is there something legally you can do? right. and this is where it got into this conversation about the possibility of in the coming year, which is less than a month away now, new laws that make it possible for cities like san francisco to force people into some kind of treatment. yeah, we'll see if the city has the wherewithal to do that, because i think they're going to get a lot of pushback and to think that, you know, the mayor pointed out 200 nonprofits in the city alone that they're working with to try to make that happen. >> so, you know, appears they have a lot of support. the question is, how will it get

done? >> yes. so if you miss this event that we did monday night, really hope that you can watch it. we are streaming it right now on our apps, which you can also download for your tv. so you can watch it right at home and you can just watch it on abc7 because we are going to be airing it here at 9 p.m. that's saturday night and then sunday at 6 p.m. so multiple chances for you to watch this either streaming and on demand or on broadcast. i think it's really worth your time. it really is. >> and it really goes in depth on a lot of those issues with those pieces that aired beforehand that affect all of us, whether you live in san francisco or not. exactly >> oscar nominated director greta gerwig credits one san francisco institution for influencing her work. gerwig who is from sacramento, was in the city last night to receive the award for her film direction at the sf film awards. according to the chronicle, she told the crowd she used to go to city lights books just down the street from where we're sitting here to fuel her creative fire.

of course, that's in north beach. she says that's where she first discovered her love of poetry. gerwig also says she likes to visit the rodin sculpture at the legion of honor. that's very cool. >> that is very neat. well, here's another neat topic now to the debate about one of the most popular stocking stuffers. how do you eat your candy canes? well a new survey from the national confectioners association says was asked, rather 1500 americans how they eat their candy canes and more than half of people say they start with the straight end of the candy cane. and a little over a quarter of people eat the curved end first. about 17% of people said they break their candy cane into pieces. so what do you guys do? >> oh, a curve of the curve. yeah. in fact, i'm questioning someone's motives. if they start with the with the other side. >> i start with the other end because the curve to me is like a handle that's a handle. yeah. oh, like an umbrella. >> oh. >> so are you upside down?

>> yeah. and that's how i can like. ooh, that's a better grip. >> yeah, i see your point there. >> what, does that disturb me? it really disturbs. >> were you to turn this thing upside down and. look, i don't know. >> i do what i do because i did it. and you would do it, too, if you could. >> if i could. seriously, i think it's just sticky. i don't actually like to touch the actual item. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> a little piece here. >> yeah. oh, do you keep the plastic on and then bring it down like a banana? >> exactly. work my way. that makes sense. >> but breaking it, i don't know. i just feel like that ruins the fun. >> oh, if you break it straight to jail. yeah. you know, i really think straight to jail. and it turns yourself in. actually yeah. you know what you did? violence funny. >> like, if your kid does that, they're not going to turn out right. >> oh, man. no this. oh, man. good morning. detention every day. here's our east bay hills camera. >> a little bit of fog out there. the thickest fog right now is along the coast and in the valleys of the north bay, where we do have a dense fog

advisory until 10 a.m. there. the big story is that the fog is not nearly as bad this morning as, say, yesterday morning. later today, we are tracking a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale as rain returns to the region and sierra snow. a winter weather advisory, some of our highest peaks can pick up 1 to 2ft of fresh powder. we'll show you that map in one second. here's the abc seven storm impact scale to level one light storm we have today scattered showers, isolated downpours. biggest impact will be slick roadways and rough surf along our coastline. the best chance for rainfall today between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. this afternoon. a five hour window. so the morning commute is going to be just fine despite those areas of dense fog in spots, rainfall estimates a few hundredths, up to a half of an inch of rain is possible with this level one light storm. here's the winter weather advisory in effect starting at 4 p.m. today. above 6000ft. we could see 4 to 10in of snow. but our highest peaks will likely pick up 1 to 2ft. so certainly travel is going to be tough starting at 4 p.m. as that snow

falls down, especially on 80 and 50. back here at home today, we'll have that midday rain. our level one light storm, upper 50s to lower 60s for daytime highs. then overnight tonight is a dry period. we'll have those numbers in the 40s and in the low 50s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days for you. light rain returns here today for the middle part of our wednesday. some scattered leftover showers thursday morning. thursday evening. dry as hanukkah begins and then some frosty mornings starting on friday into saturday. but the weekend looking very nice with a warming trend coming our way early next week jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we do have a positive update on the crash we are following in bay point. it has finally cleared, but you are still facing some residual delays. speeds are around 21mph, i guess, in that spot. westbound four before bailey road was the site of the crash. it is busy at the richmond, san rafael bridge due to this ongoing sig alert that we are now in week nine, we have a 1.6 mile long backup and again, no wide load vehicles allowed in that area. you've heard drew mention throughout the morning that the fog is not

widespread in the way that it was yesterday, but we're seeing it along the coast. and the chp has issued a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge. and you can tell from our camera you'll experience some low visibility. reggie thanks, jobina now we're going to bring in ginger zee with a look at what's happening on gma. >> good morning, ginger. >> i'm wanting to you, stephanie . reggie it's great to be with everybody this morning. so coming up on gma, we will also be covering that storm mostly to your north with all the water rescues that were happening in washington state, but also the several the parade of storms yet to come through the weekend. and then those snow elevations starting to drop. i heard drew talking about it also, we are following the headlines on donald trump's comments. the former president was asked if he intends to abuse the power of the presidency if he were elected back into the white house. we'll break down his answer about what he said he would do on day one. and president biden, meanwhile, getting candid behind closed doors about his decision to run again. also, robin and sam are live in rolling fork, mississippi, that town that is rebuilding still from the deadly

tornado back in march. we're going to meet some of the remarkable people who have helped that community get back on its feet. also, you know, we've got some big surprises on gma. >> did you hear a discussion that we had about candy canes a minute ago? i did not. >> okay. but tell me. >> so there's this whole survey, stephanie was telling us about, about people who i guess start the candy cane. do you start it on the right, curved side, curved side or the straight side? >> oh, straight side. thank you. >> straight side. >> thank you. >> oh, there's only one of us here who starts with the curve. >> yeah, that's true too. it's true. >> and we find that it's true. >> yeah, that's an interesting thing. >> okay. yeah. >> see, but it just doesn't physically make a lot of sense. also, are we ever finishing one? that's the other question. >> yeah, no, good point. but we also talked about breaking them and how that's ruins the fun, right? >> so agree or disagree, if you see someone break a candy cane and that's the way they're going

to start this journey, that's immediate jail, right? >> leave the house. >> yeah. that i just you got to try. but like and then i'm the one who can't be slow enough. so i'm always going to chew. i'm always going to bite on it. and then my kids are like, oh, i can do that, too. i've set a really bad precedent. and yeah, you know what's better? the little ones, the mini candy canes. then all is well. and that's all we need. >> that's all we need. >> and then no one goes to jail. right? and no one breaks their teeth. >> that's right. good. >> candy can jail. you're behind those. >> yes. actual candy canes. >> a delicious solution. >> yes. >> i'm so glad we solved that. this morning. we'll see you at 7:00, ginger. and we'll be right both simple and life-changing. what's not a choice? addiction to opioids like fentanyl. but even with opioid use disorder, you still have a choice. by choosing treatment, you choose family, your career and your life on your terms.

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of anticipation, owner emily witon announced on instagram the santa clara shop opens tomorrow at 2050. wyatt drive. winston told the sfgate she

chose the location because of inl and its outdoor patiolike space. boychick bagels has multiple stores across e bay area, including its original location in berkeley, larkspur and also one in palo alto to well, coming up next at 630. the city of oakland telling the a's owner to pay up the deadline for him to pay his share of the coliseum. is moved up and it won't be cheap. the cost in the millions of dollars. then president biden calls former president trump a threat to democracy. his recent comments about his reelection bid

now it's 636 dead and three hurt, including two police officers in separate texas shootings that may be connected. investigators trying to figure out if the same person committed both crimes and business owners frustrated over a controversial

bike lane. >> the embattled sfmta director set to meet with them today say the fog may not be as bad as the last few days, but it is still out there and there's rain. >> drew is tracking your forecast as we prepare you for a level one storm on our storm impact scale. good morning. >> it's wednesday, december 6th. and that fog is still with us. >> it is. how's the day going? >> not as bad as yesterday, but still, we have dense fog advisories out there along the coast and in the north bay that is where we have the worst fog. but you can see areas like oakland, hayward, san carlos, not nearly as bad as we were yesterday. live doppler seven along with satellite. here comes our next rain maker. this cold front moving in here later on today on the abc. seven storm impact scale. it is a level one light storm with scattered showers and downpours. your biggest impact, slick roads and rough surf along our coastline. so breaking it down by area today, middle part of the day inland. that's where you find the showers moving in along the bay shoreline to similar story. it's the second half of your day

with that wet weather along the coast. you're dealing with fog. this morning before those showers move in right around lunchtime. so we'll go hour by hour on future weather show you this rain coming up in about eight minutes. let's check in with jobina and see traffic's doing this morning. good morning. good morning, drew. >> thank you. hi, everyone. so we are going to start with actually a crash in richmond and we'll get back to the san mateo bridge in just a moment. this crash is on westbound 80 before el portal drive. your speeds are going to be around 34mph in this spot. so not too bad, but definitely under the limit at the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights came on at 529 and traffic is really backed up in this area. you will not be facing the same visibility issues through the maze that you had yesterday. you heard drew just mentioned that fog. and then we will end with the san mateo bridge here. crowded in the westbound direction as you travel towards the peninsula. reggie thanks, jobina. >> developing news out of texas. a suspect has been arrested after a series of shootings in austin near san antonio, leaving six dead and three others hurt. police say yesterday morning the suspect killed two people in a home, then shot and killed a man

and a woman. after that, he allegedly shot a man riding a bike before opening fire on a police officer who was responding to a burglary call at a home where two more people were found dead. the suspect is charged with capital murder. he could face additional charges and the former pilot accused of trying to crash an alaska airlines flight headed to sfo has been indicted by a grand jury. >> in oregon, joseph emmerson now facing 83 misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person. now, that's instead of the 83 counts of attempted murder, he could have faced, emmerson told the new york times. he suffered a mental breakdown after taking psychedelic mushrooms. emmerson also texted a friend he was having a panic attack. >> oakland a's owner john fisher will reportedly need to pay alameda county $45 million by mid may, according to the chronicle. it's what he owes for his $85 million purchase of a half interest in the oakland coliseum site. the payment wasn't due until 2026. the board of supervisors made the decision

to move the move. the deadline up this week. fisher's bill is not likely to prevent the move to las vegas, but it could free the coliseum from fishers. hold on development of the property this morning. >> a four day rolling strike of california state university faculty heads to southern california. cal state los angeles faculty members will walk off the job for faculty at san francisco state. walked the picket line yesterday. you can see here, organizers say more than 1500 faculty held this rally. this included professors, librarians and counselors, all demanding an immediate 12% wage hike. csu is offering 5% every year over the next three years. 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 as union faculty members at cal poly pomona walked off the job on monday, the strike moves to sacramento state for the final

day tomorrow. >> some professors at san jose state worry the ongoing labor conflict in the csu system could be impacting the quality of education for students. they say the school is trying to pressure them to make up for a $14.7 million budget deficit and come to a contract agreement. one professor says there are plans to increase the number of students in some undergrad classes starting in the spring. >> 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 u.s. 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 to a university spokesperson told abc7 news. >> some classes and departments may be impacted more than others, saying it's closed some sections due to quote, enrollment and resource availability. >> san francisco mayor london breed is getting ready to flip the switch on a holiday tradition. the city's tree lighting at civic center plaza gets underway tonight and it

comes as the governor announces changes to the capital's version of the lighting ceremony. let's go live to abc seven news reporter lena howland with what to know about both events. good morning, lena. >> good morning. by tonight, this area in between city hall and civic center plaza will be filled with people all hoping to play a role in lighting up the city this holiday season. here's what you need to know. civic centers, massive 50 foot noble fir tree will be lit by san francisco mayor london breed right around 530. tonight's event also features a number of festive performances from dancers, singers and even a magician. not to mention a special appearance from the man of the hour, santa. folks can also expect to see some snow flurries, a toy giveaway for kids with another planet entertainment. plus, free activities for everyone at the same time. tonight was also expected to be the tree lighting at the state capitol in sacramento that is now happening remotely because of protests against the war in gaza. a

recording of the event will now appear on the governor's social media sites later today. a spokesman for governor newsom's office says he made the decision to scrap the live event to protect participants and their guests, including the children who would normally attend. a statement from the sacramento regional coalition for palestinian rights said the governor decided to cancel the tree lighting event rather than face a public that is upset by his, quote, shameful silence on the genocide in gaza and back here live in san francisco, there have not been we do not know of any threats made to tonight's event. so it is it is still scheduled to happen between the hours of 4:00 and 7:00. and the tree lighting itself will begin right around 530. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. developing news, the migrant crisis is taking center stage in congress as lawmakers consider more funding for the war in ukraine. some republicans refuse to approve more aid unless changes are made at the southern border. the concern follows the mexican

government suspending migrant deportations and transfers due to budget issues. that means it will no longer move migrants south from its northern border, prompting people to take their chance at crossing. senators held a tense briefing on that issue. >> it was a very tense meeting. it was a very tense meeting. chuck schumer tried to shut down anybody who raised the border issue. >> one of them started was disrespectful and started screaming at the one of the generals and challenging him to why he didn't go to the border. >> the white house argues, a not funding ukraine will help russia and president vladimir putin. san francisco is now featured in a new billboard in el paso, texas. two new signs are up with one reading. san francisco welcomes immigrants. the other says new york city welcomes immigrants. the message is clear. the intent isn't a little known. group called sanctuary city says it's behind the signs, and it's a website suggests sanctuary cities have ample services to help undocumented immigrants. the group has not

responded to questions about these billboards. the 2024 presidential election. is less than a year away, and president biden is making a candid new remark on why he's running for reelection, saying he's, quote, not sure he would be running a former president. >> trump wasn't also in the race and jobina the president is now trying to clarify his comment. >> yeah, stephanie so president biden is expanding on his remark that his reelection campaign was prompted by former president trump's decision to run again. president biden made headlines at a fundraiser yesterday when he said, quote, if trump wasn't running, i'm not sure i'd be running. the statement came as he portrayed trump as a threat to democracy. would you be running for president if trump wasn't running? >> i expect so. >> but look, he is running and i just i have to run. this might be the biggest insight we've seen yet into why joe biden is running again. >> meanwhile, there are new details in the election interference case against trump involving his alleged role in

the january 6th riot. in a new court filing, special counsel jack smith outlined more evidence he plans to introduce at trial that evidence claims trump, quote, sent supporters, including groups like the proud boys, to the capitol, to achieve the criminal objective of obstructing the congressional certification. trump has pleaded not guilty. tonight, trump will attend a fundraiser as his primary challengers face off in their fourth debate. former congresswoman liz cheney, a fierce critic of trump, now says she is considering a third party run. >> stephanie it'll be interesting to see what happens tonight. jobina thank you. the hollywood actor's union ratified a new contract with major studios and streamers, putting an end to the months long actors strike in hollywood. sag aftra agreed to a deal in early november. members spent about three weeks voting on whether to ratify this contract. their new agreement with the alliance of motion picture and television producers expires on june 30th. in 2026. this coming up, the iconic house in san francisco that won't be lit up for the

holidays this year. and you're looking at live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see the dow is up 105 points. we'll have another update on how the markets are doing next. >> any east bay coffee and wine bar building community as it hopes to find a permanent location and stay with us on the abc7 bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. we're live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. you can download the app right now wherever you stream. >> 641 we'll take you to the exploratorium camera this morning where we are seeing a little bit more fog. that's a 30 minutes ago, but it's not nearly as bad as it was yesterday here. but in napa, we are seeing thick fog. the current conditions right now in napa, that visibility is less than a mile right now. so we do have thick fog in the valleys of the north bay. and that's exactly where we do have a dense fog advisory in effect. and along the coastline until 10 a.m. this morning, the fog is not nearly as widespread as yesterday, but we're still dealing with pockets before rain arrives later on today. here's

future weather later on this morning. that rain first arrives in the north bay as this cold front swings through here into the early afternoon. the best chance of finding showers between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. later on today. also high surf advisory in effect today. look at these wave heights right now, 13 to 15ft in areas. we have large breakers and the risk of rip currents breaking down the storm. concerns with this cold front, the biggest concern will be ponding on roads with that water we have rough surf out there, but thankfully, the winds will be pretty light. so power outages are a very low risk. but sierra snow is coming. a winter weather advisory starts at 4 p.m. we'll talk about how much snow we could expect there and how much rain you could expect here locally com

he faces calls to resign. the controversy is over the valencia

street bike lane, along from 15th to 23rd streets. business owners and residents rallied yesterday for frustrated about the lane's alleged impact on local businesses. they say it has led to closures more deadly crashes and a drop in foot traffic. we asked the sfmta director about those claims. >> 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? again, here in downtown san francisco, merchants are also really struggling. >> the bike lane is a pilot project set to end in august, but the sfmta can decide at any time to remove it. now to a warning about a really frustrating scam. this one has to do with one family trespassing into what they thought was their vacation home. the family booked the iowa rental on verbo, but it turns out the listing wasn't posted by the homeowner. yep. so they

arrived to find a house that wasn't prepped for guests, but they let themselves in anyways through an unlocked door. the homeowner was out of town at the time. then this happens as the renters were dividing bedrooms, as the owner's friend just happened to drive by to check on the place. what are the chances of that? he then found the renters inside and they already started to notice things were off the bed, start made. >> and then we were in the kitchen. i was like, there's just a few dishes in the sink. like, this is just weird. >> glad they picked my house. what if they picked a different homeowners house who had a gun? so it got resolved. >> verbo suspended the scam account and issued the family a full refund. but the homeowner says he received pushback from the company he wants verbo to replace his bedding and pay for his house to be cleaned. now it's your morning money report. >> job openings across the country dropped to more than two and a half year low in october, according to a labor department report. employers posted 8.7

million jobs in october. that's the fewest since march of 2021. and a sign that hiring is cooling in the face of higher interest rates. and that number is down significantly from 9.4 million in september. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning. and you can see that we're up about 92 points this morning. >> it's wikipedia wrapped the free online encyclopedia released the most searched pages in 2023. and guess what? coming in at the top spot chat gpt, the ai chatbot developed by san francisco based openai chatgpt has become popular this year as it's made its way into schools, health care and law. the other most searched topics that made it to the top five deaths in 2023. 2023. cricket world cup, indian premier league and the film oppenheimer. >> new at six and san francisco are unique and beloved. holiday tradition has gone dark this year, according to the chronicle . jerry goldstein of the tom and

jerry house in noe valley died last month. i know he and his husband, tom taylor, have been decorating the house for decades . he continued after taylor died in 2020, before taylor died, he said up to 40,000 people would pass by the house each year to look at the decorations. but this year, the huge christmas tree in front of the home is bare and none of the lights are up. i hate to hear. so i'm so sorry about that loss. >> gosh. >> well, after launching as a pop up in downtown oakland last year, popular coffee and wine bar kinfolks hopes the town will be its permanent home. jobina is here with this really neat story . >> thank you, stephanie. so despite challenges with crime and changing business landscapes, the team behind kinfolks refused to be discouraged. and they're calling on the community and some unique ways to help keep their business thriving. so here's a quick look at the full story that will air on abc seven at.

davis is a born and raised san franciscan who has a kid, always loved spending time across the bridge, an outlet. >> you know, i just remember growing up and, you know, just be, you know, walking up to people dapping, you know, showing that love and showing that just, you know, that openness that i think is very much emblematic of the bay. >> that's part of the reason why after many years of living around the country. davis moved to the town. but things are different as the characteristics and demographic of the bay has changed to you know, more tech, more in your home. >> we've lost some of that feeling of community. >> which brings us to kinfolks. it's a coffee shop by day and wine bar by night in downtown oakland. co founded by davis alongside two friends. the space was a coffee shop before the closed at the start of the pandemic and sat empty for over a year. you see the sign on the door that says for lease and the

little for me for this little little boy starts whisper in your head and says, call the number. >> call the number. all right >> so that is just a little preview of what you can see on our streaming show, abc seven at seven. and i'll give you an additional sneak peek, which is this that they are going to launch a community advisory board and also have this space serve as a community forum. we know i mean, reggie just had this town hall here across the street from san francisco, but those problems are unfortunately not unique to san francisco, oakland is dealing with them as well. can folks unfortunately, has been broken into four times this year alone and they don't want to leave. they want to find thoughtful solutions, work with the community to do that. so they're going to invite people in and this board will be made up of people that live in the neighborhood to best work on how to solve some of these problems. >> wow. >> that's all the issues that san francisco is facing. i would

say. take that and magnify even more. yes exactly. >> and you know, it's unfortunate because there are so many wonderful things about oakland, this place being one of them. i go there all the time. you should check them out. but we have a smaller population than san francisco, so it's like we have a smaller group of people dealing with these exact same issues and in some cases tenfold. so we need to fix it. they're working to find ways to fix it. but i love that they are not leaving. you know, there are so many people that are like, you know, i'm done. right. and they're not. >> they're standing by it. >> oh, i love it. >> love that trendy. and it's giving back. i love that. >> yes. look forward to seven. to see more. let's go outside talking about oakland. here's our oakland airport camera. not nearly as foggy as yesterday morning, but we are still dealing with areas of dense fog along the coast and in the valleys of the north bay. that is where we do have a dense fog advisory in effect until 10 a.m. this morning. but later today, we are tracking a level one light storm that will bring light rain to the region. the best chance between about 10

a.m. and 3 p.m. later on today. and this storm will bring some significant snow to the sierra. finally, our highest peaks could see 1 to 2ft of fresh powder. here's the abc's seven storm impact scale today. it's a level one light storm. we're tracking scattered showers, isolated downpours. the biggest issue will have slick roadways and that rough surf. we have a high surf advisory in effect right now along our coastline. rainfall totals across the region. again, that five hour window will pick up anywhere from about a few hundredths to as much as a half of an inch of rain later on today. the showers should wrap up between 3 and 6 p.m. this evening. let's talk about that snow. winter weather advisory begins at 4:00 pm above 6000ft, 4 to 10in of snow. but our highest peaks, look at that, 1 to 2ft of snow. so through tomorrow. so that's going to create some slick travel. certainly on 80 and 50. back here at home today, it's all about that midday rain. our level one light storm and temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s overnight tonight. it is dry with a blend of stars and clouds and numbers mainly

falling into the 40s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast by the next seven days for you. light rain here today with a level one light storm. some early morning scattered showers possible tomorrow. tomorrow evening we're dry and that leads to some cool frosty mornings but friday and saturday. but the weekend looking great. dry with sunshine on and next week we'll find a warming trend moving our way. jobina. thank you, drew. >> good morning, everyone. a quick traffic update for you starting with the sig alert at the richmond-san rafael bridge because the backup is now over two miles long as you approach in the westbound direction at the bay bridge toll plaza not as foggy as yesterday, which is good news, but heavy traffic here, metering lights came on at 529. we have the bridge drive times for you. so if you're going westbound on the bay bridge, it's about 16 minutes to get across. once you make it through the metering lights and we will end with a crash we're following in richmond. speeds down to nine miles per hour here. westbound 8-80 before el portal drive. reggi jobina. >> thank you. if you're not getting enough rest, a new study says be like a penguin. apparently penguin parents take more than 10,000 tiny naps a day , allowing them to catch a quick

little snooze while they are managing their chicks or guarding their eggs. researchers say the micro naps last for around four seconds at a time. it adds up to 11 hours of total sleep a day. the study involves nesting chin strapped penguins. you can read more about it in the journal science. >> 10,000 naps a day. wow. i just came to the conclusion i have no idea if this is true that my dog sleeps with his eyes open. >> really? yeah. or it's just able to completely space out because i'll just be saying his name and be like rooster. rooster and after, like, the third time, he'll be like, huh, that's so funny. >> you know, bubba sleeps, like, all day, but dogs usually get a lot of sleep. i mean, they have to like 16 hours a day. i'm jealous. i know, right? and penguins, apparently. >> what are we doing wrong? >> i know. all right. up next, the seven things you need to know today. you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected-tv app. >> it's available for apple tv,

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as yesterday. but along the coast and in the valleys of the north bay, we do have a dense fog advisory until 10 a.m. later on today. so looking at today's forecast, you can clearly see rain returns here by about the middle part of your day lasting through the afternoon. those temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s. >> number two, continuing with the fog story this morning, the chp has issued an advisory for the golden gate bridge. but there is not one in place for the bay bridge. check that out. much better than yesterday. >> number three, pioneering tv screenwriter and producer norman

lear has died. he created all in the family, maude sanford and son one day at a time and the jeffersons, among many others. lear was 101 years old. >> number four, the director of the fbi says terror threats to the us are at an all time high, with the war raging between israel and hamas. he says the threat level is the worst since the days before nine by 11. >> number five, sfmta's director plans to meet with business owners along valencia street today who are upset about the new bike lane installed earlier this year. community members have demanded it be removed. >> number six, a holiday tradition in san francisco, or the city's annual tree lighting at civic center happens tonight. it goes from 4 to 7 p.m. >> number seven, pixar's pandem films are finally headed to the theaters. abc seven's parent company, disney, is releasing soul. luca and turning red next year. all three movies debuted on disney plus when most theaters were closed because of the pandemic. >> wow. i really love soul. me too. i thought that was such a

great movie. >> oh, the other two. i have not seen yet. so maybe that's a reason i know to go. >> oh, turning red is so cute. >> yeah. yeah. okay. yeah it's about. do you know what it's about? >> a girl in middle school going through puberty turns into a panda. >> oh, yeah. interesting >> and it takes place in a very specific time. yes. when boy bands are really big. >> oh, it's like there's a whole boy band in it. >> yes. >> yes, it's cute. i have not seen luca, though. yeah, i haven't. i haven't seen it either. >> and add it to the list. >> yeah. i really like the panda movie. >> yeah. >> good morning america for our viewers in the west. overnight donald trump on the abuse of power and retribution on his first day in office. overnight donald trump refuses to rule out abusing the power of the presidency if elected back into the white house. s