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>> and this morning, speculation after a days long standoff, a suspect is in custody. but now there's mixed reaction in the east bay. the response from police following concern turns over how they handled the situation. good morning. it's sunday, december 10th. i'm stephanie sierra. we'll have more on our top story in just a moment. but first, we are getting ready for a chilly day out there. meteorologist lisa argent is tracking the latest. good morning. hi, stephanie. >> good morning to you. yes, it's cold, partly cloudy skies and quarter mile visibility and fog with 33 degrees in napa right now. there's a look at live doppler seven. we are the recipients of all the cloud cover, not the rain, unfortunately, 38in oakland right now. it's freezing in san ramon, 36 in livermore. our frost advisory through about nine, 10:00 this morning and we have freezing temperatures in santa rosa, napa, 36 by the delta. so it's another very cold start. 2 to 4 degrees colder in novato. look at san carlos, seven degrees colder and mountain view is five degrees

colder. so not only the areas in the north bay here very cold under the frost advisory but you notice that in our east bay on the peninsula it's quite cool out there. so we'll look for a mixture of clouds and sun today, temperatures from the upper 50s to low 60s. and we'll talk about the week ahead in a few minutes stephanie, lisa, thanks. >> new details now following a days long standoff in pleasant hill. a former pittsburgh police officer and marine is now in custody after authorities say he shot his wife thursday night. now the pleasant hill police chief is under scrutiny for ordering officers to leave the scene before the standoff ended. this happened right off monument boulevard near a busy shopping center. abc seven news reporter suzanne fein tells us how the chief is now responding. >> saturday afternoon, police were still on scene at this home on cleopatra drive hours after 40 year old charles turned himself in. police say sichow fired a shotgun through a locked garage door thursday night, injuring his wife as she tried

to get into their home. her injuries were not life threatening. on this saturday, the police chief had a lot of tough questions about their handling of the standoff. so the big question on many minds is why did officers leave the armed suspect barricaded alone in his home and why did officers leave? late thursday night? >> we didn't completely leave. we had surveillance going. we had undercover. we had ready response team of patrol officers ready to go as well. >> the police chief admits the swat team did leave the scene, but he says detectives were constantly monitoring his social media account and felt he wasn't a threat to the general public. >> i thought it was the best way to deescalate this situation. an i also felt and some of us felt based on our investigation, that he may have a resentment or hostilities towards law enforcement. being that he used to be law enforcement and he may have been suffering from mental health crises. >> police officers returned to the home friday evening. the chief says sichow fired as many

as 30 rounds at an armored vehicle overnight. he surrender peacefully just before 8 a.m. saturday, about 1000 people were impacted by the standoff, according to the chief. they couldn't leave their homes or return home. yeah that was very unfortunate. >> we regret that. >> neighbors we talked to had mixed reactions. >> it's hard to judge a judge. i think. i think they know what they're doing. >> amy joshi lives in the neighborhood. >> i want to give the police credit and think that they are doing the right thing. but it didn't feel for anyone in the neighborhood like we were being taken care of or protected. >> and the chief says he made the decision to pull the swat team and officers out of the area in hopes of de-escalating the situation. i believe i made the right decision having said that, the factors has changed and my decision to do that eventually it really didn't work and for that i'm accountable. >> we are glad that this thing did end peacefully with no loss of life in pleasant hill. >> suzanne phan abc7 news

anytime. >> breaking news updates happen we notify you via the abc7 bay area news app. so alerts just like this one were sent out about the chief responding after the suspect was arrested. now you can get these details right to your phone just by downloading the app and enabling push alerts across the bay area. now a reckless driver led chp on a high speed pursuit spanning three counties just after midnight saturday. take a look. you can see helicopter footage captured the 45 minute chase. the suspect crossed the bay bridge driving over 120mph. now, the car lost multiple tires after hitting spike strips, but continued on the rims for some time until the driver eventually lost control and crashed. five people in that car were taken into custody in the east bay. someone shot and killed a security guard at a 7-eleven store in oakland. it happened after ten friday night at the convenience store on harrison street in bay place. police say the victim tried to stop someone

from stealing, which led to the suspect firing several shots, eventually getting away. there have been no arrests in this case. now, issues around crime and safety continue to dominate public debate in oakland. a community safety forum attempted to address those concerns, but also highlight progress and improvements. abc7 news reporter anser hassan hears from the city's top leaders to have accountability to have action to have transparency. >> oakland city council member trevor reid held a public safety forum with local, county and state officials. >> i wanted them to know the investments that we have made. i wanted them to hear some of the outcomes that we've been able to deliver on. >> joining reid was acting police chief darren allison. they say since the launch of several initiatives this summer, such as bringing in the chp and foot patrol officers, east oakland's crime corridors have seen a 40% reduction in crime, decreasing and robberies occurring in that area. >> so whenever you are very intentional and your approach and you bring a presence and

follow on investigator actions, you will absolutely see an impact. >> there were also tough questions from the crowd. >> i am the mayor, so i take full responsibility for that. oakland mayor shengtao answering a question about why oakland missed a multi-million dollar state grant deadline to tackle retail theft. >> others in the audience praised the progress being made, but not convinced it will last. >> dialog is always going to be good. the concern is we get dialog, but we don't get follow through. >> this all comes as oakland faces a historic deficit in california, is expecting a $68 billion shortfall. the california state assembly member mia bonta says that calls for more coordination across jurist dictions. >> that means that we need to lean in to coordinated services to make sure that we are not focusing on duplicated services and we are being very focused on addressing the equity gaps that exist. >> reid also spoke of a new public safety task force that will launch in january. it will

work with other cities and counties to share strategies, technology and data to tackle crime. she also discussed a new policy to ensure equitable delivery of services as meaning parts of the cities that are in most need of services will get them first and through the city administration. >> who has a directive over those departments? he can help to get that done through that policy. otherwise, we have to get five city council votes to get what communities need, and that process has disserved us and has led to decades of disinvestment for communities like east oakland. >> in oakland, anser hassan abc7 news in the south bay. >> longtime community leader frank fiscalini has died at the age of 101. he was a school superintendent in san jose in 1990. he lost one of the closest mayoral races in city history by around 2000 votes. he then ran for city council in 1992 and was elected serving two terms. fiscalini also was a founding board member of opera san jose and was a supporter of numerous arts and education programs

throughout the city. in san francisco, three students are accused of bringing guns to school on friday. two of the students attend george washington high school in the outer richmond. one of them had a gun in a bag and was injured during a struggle with school staff over that bag. now, the second student had an air gun. the third attends gallia academy of science and technology in the russian hill neighborhood. police don't think the cases are related. no charges were filed and officers say there is no indication the students plan to use the weapons on campus. but on this topic, police collected nearly 200 guns at their annual gun buyback program. those who turned in guns received $100 and $200 for assault weapons. this was a no questions asked event. according to a report, 1 in 3 homes with children have guns and many of them are loaded and unlocked. organizers say this event is saving lives. >> i'm very supportive. we are

very supportive of the second amendment. we believe individuals have the right to defend themselves. but there's a lot of loose guns out there. there's a lot of households with individuals who are not trained in gun safety and people are being hurt. kids are being murdered. we have to do something. doing something is better than doing nothing any day. san francisco police are still offering free gun locks to gun owners who want one. >> we're learning more about the strong odor coming from the chevron refinery this weekend. inspectors from the bay area air quality management district issued a violation after a friday inspection. now, according to reports, chevron staff told inspectors they had experienced an upset at their bioreactor, which caused the burnt tires odor. inspector crews have been patrolling the point richmond area throughout the weekend. late last month, the air district issued violation notices to chevron because of flaring from the refinery. all right, let's take a peek outside with lisa. good morning. >> good morning. it's certainly cold out there. again, nice

visibility here from our sutro tower camera, but we have some clouds around and even fog in the north bay with freezing temperatures. so a good 10 to 12 degree spread. we'll talk about more clouds today and a look at the niners forecast coming up. >> lisa, thanks. and weaning off remote work. a new study shows a noticeable drop in fully remote offices around the bay area. we'll explain just how much coming up. then, mickey, minnie, goofy and santa. the east bay home bringing disney and christmas together to help dozens of local families this holiday but we're just getting started. everything going well? oh yeah. let's take a look at this knee. because it's the work behind the scenes, that truly matters. [ physical therapy staff discusses results ] for your mind. for your body. and for the community. -team! for all that is me,

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that were fully remote this time last year went down to 11. most of those are the 9% of businesses which don't have a physical office. of the companies that do, the majority have employees coming in 3 to 5 days a week. a noticeable change. well, in san francisco, it could be the last as the city's buzz works brewery is finishing off what could likely be the end of anchor steam kegs. the brewery's beer bust is a way to celebrate the former business during the holidays. anchor steam's annual christmas brew was their most popular release before the beloved sf brewery went under. and apparently it's still just as popular. expecting at least 500 people today. >> that was the rsvp. and if there's more or less, it doesn't really matter because we're all still going to have a great time. and those over here are going to get a chance to enjoy the original anchor steam brewed at the original location for one final time. >> one final time. well buzz works bought the last seven kegs, made back in july and has kept them on ice for this event. some of the proceeds will go

towards the comeback of a new anchor brewery, but reopening may be a long shot. happening today, there's a rare opportunity to see two ink painting shows together in the us. the masterpieces called six persimmons and chestnuts, are on display at san francisco's asian art museum. six persimmons is also called the zen mona lisa. you can see it while you can because after today it leaves the us and may never return. chestnuts will be on display through the end of the year. so you have some time. they were painted in china by the 13th century. monk muqi and sent across the sea to japan. the paintings have not left japan since the 16th century. also happening today, bart is trying to get as many riders as possible together for a holiday group photo. the agency is hosting sweater fest this weekend, and you're asked to wear your bart holiday sweater from any year for this group picture. and take a look. you're looking at this year's sweater.

there will also be prizes. other bart merch for sale and music sweater fest is at 2 p.m. at the rock ridge station in oakland. well, speaking of getting into the holiday spirit in the east bay, a family is making the holidays extra special. this year. they held a toy drive at their home decked out with disney characters. abc seven news reporter ryan curry shows us how this effort is giving back in more ways than. >> almost every neighborhood this time of year has a home with a dazzling display, the home of the vistoli family in antioch fits that description. it's not just the thousands of lights. it's the decorations, the whole yard is filled with cutouts of iconic disney characters. so how many cutouts do we have now? >> there's a total of 71. gary vistoli is the mastermind behind this display, a true diehard disney fan. >> he doesn't want the joy of visiting disneyland to end when

you leave the park, when the holidays come around. he wants to bring that joy to this community. >> for me to be able to bring a just a small smidgen piece of that here and have people say, god, this is like going to disneyland. oh my goodness. that that was what i was trying to achieve. >> but it stretches further than just being a unique way to decorate for the holidays. they held a toy drive saturday throughout the night, cars drove by, dropping off money or toys that will go to families who can't afford them. how successful is it? this mountain of toys says it all. there is enough here for over 100 families. it's just really fun that people are seeing it and they're coming and they're being involved as well, too. >> and there's people that we don't even know. so that's wonderful. >> kristen vitali says this is the fourth year they've had this toy drive, but the last two years have been difficult. she is battling breast cancer and wasn't able to attend the drive last year. this year she can, she says helping other families gives her energy to progress through her treatment. >> people say, oh my gosh, you're still going to do it. of course we're going to do it. i want to do it. i can't not do

it. i wouldn't it wouldn't be the same. >> they are partnering with the antioch police department, families receiving the toys can come by the department and apply for the program. they say it leaves a lasting impact on those families. >> we know that they're going to take those home and that on christmas morning and those kids that might not have gotten any gifts at all are going to have an opportunity to have gifts. so for us, that's huge. and i think it really impacts the community in a really positive way. >> olaf said. in frozen love is putting someone else's needs before yours and that is exactly what this disney loving family is doing in antioch. ryan curry, abc seven news. >> yeah, what a beautiful way to give back. so sweet to see that the antioch police department is still accepting toy donations. disney of course, is the parent company of abc seven. well, to weather now and the forecast is also fitting the chilly season. and lisa. gosh, i was really turning up the heat this morning. >> i know for the past several days it has been really frosty out there. this morning i had to get the old credit card out to

scrape the window. what else do you have in california? you don't have an ice scraper. we should say. it has gotten so cold and a frost advisory for about nine, 10:00, not what it is for the valleys of the north bay, but it is getting frosty everywhere for out there. it is freezing over by the delta. how about the afternoon, though? yesterday. that was nice. 65 in santa cruz, san jose was 64. half moon bay, 63. oakland was 61. sunrise 714. it sets at about 450. and once again, where's the rain? all the way up to the pacific northwest. and we are left with a mixture of high clouds and some sun today. look at some of those cold numbers right now in napa. it is freezing out there and there is fog up the road in santa rosa. but right now we are looking at partly cloudy conditions elsewhere around the bay in oakland. how about 38 degrees? that's pretty cold for this time in the morning. we'll see temperatures drop off a few more

degrees. and last stop here in san francisco where temperatures are once again mild. this a good 10 to 14 degrees warmer than our coldest readings, 48 degrees in san francisco. so the rest of us certainly chilling out at 32. in san ramon, looking at 35 in concord, 36 in livermore. and you'll notice that not only in the north bay, but down along the peninsula, 35, palo alto, 36in gilroy, it is just really cold out there. so we are going to get a slightly warmer air mass overhead in the next several days and that will allow for the numbers to come up just a little bit. that would be nice, right? so the frosty morning, the advisory is for the north bay. it is cold everywhere. sun in a mixture of high clouds today. so we're getting into a partly cloudy afternoon. and then for the week ahead, we are remaining dry. but there are signs at some point next weekend, whether it is saturday or late sunday, we could see a return to some rain. but for the week ahead, a

mixture of clouds and sun. let's get through today and you'll notice that system to the north and west of us, allowing for the partly cloudy conditions from time to time. and as we go into your monday afternoon, mostly sunny and this is going to help warm our temperatures up into the afternoon on tuesday. also looking at more sunshine, maybe a few high clouds around. so it's going to be a quiet week ahead. heading down to santa clara today. how about some low 60s seconds? great afternoon. in some of the high clouds. it should be a fantastic game. and the rest of us enjoying upper 50s. perhaps if you're up in the far north bay. but otherwise, how about 61 in fremont? 62 in livermore with vallejo at about 60 upper 30s. so we're trying to get you out of the low 30s in our valleys overnight. 41 in oakland and the accuweather seven day forecast. so we still have that cold morning and then a milder partly cloudy afternoon and for the week ahead we are mixture of clouds and sun temperatures coming up into the mid 60s for many of us and by

the end of i should say the middle of the weekend, things getting a little cloudier. stephanie >> all right, lisa, thank you. when we return, finding solutions to key issues in san francisco is part of building a better bay area. abc7 is asking leaders what they're doing to tackle homelessness. their response and what homeless advocates argue after the break smiling first can help someone find the courage to do the same. ♪

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homelessness. >> when questioning the top three city leaders on this crisis, the audience pointed out many of those living on the streets seemingly disappeared during apec and dreamforce and the audience wanted to know why and how it was done. so quickly. >> we've made significant progress, yes, and the fact is, it wasn't because of apec. we made progress because we got clarity on a court decision on mayor breed blamed part of the homeless crisis on the ninth circuit court decision that prevented the city from moving people who declined shelter. >> we were not able to move people the way that we're able to move people now. the court decision came after a lawsuit was brought forth by the coalition on homelessness. the executive director for the coalition was sitting in the front row when the mayor pointed out the legal challenge. >> we have groups that are suing the city for the things that we are and aren't doing. >> did you notice that she looked at you when she talked about suing the city?

>> i did notice that, yeah. and i you know, the lawsuit suit is a way for us to push the city to have more shelter. guess what? they added more shelter beds since we filed this lawsuit. >> according to the mayor, the city offered 300 people housing and shelter in the month of november. only 100 accepted the executive director for code tenderloin pushed back on why many tell her they decline shelter people are turning down shelter because it's not a safe place for them. >> we have to come with out-of-the-box solutions. >> a recent san francisco report found 54% of people experiencing homelessness declined. >> shelter district attorney jenkins, is there anything legal that can be done? >> so i think the recourse is obviously outside of the criminal justice system. but is it? it is. i mean, the criminal justice system is just say no, i'm camping here. well, no, they have to be made to be uncomfortable is the truth of the matter. we cannot make it comfortable for them to pitch a tent on our sidewalks and stay. >> abc seven take action. san

francisco brought opposing views face to face after the town hall, we noticed chief scott and the executive director for the coalition on homelessness talking. >> we asked about it the end of the day, you know, they asked not just for jennifer and me, but i think for everybody is we have to work together on these things. we're not going to always agree after one hour of tough questions for san francisco's top leaders, there was consensus, well, we need more of is more of this. >> we need to have more sessions , more working groups where people can come together in san francisco, luz pena, abc seven news. >> now, if you missed the town hall, there are still ways to watch the take action event is now available on the abc seven news bay area streaming app. >> you can find it wherever you stream and the full conversation will air on tv tonight at 6 p.m. in our next half hour on abc seven mornings. you pens president resigns what she had to say after the decision as she faces backlash over her testimony at a hearing on

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hours. look at the peninsula from san carlos to mountain view, 5 to 7 degrees colder. still holding on to some of that warmth at the coast. so these areas have been the chilliest up in the north bay, marin, sonoma, napa for days now. but as we get into the afternoon, you'll notice more cloud and temperatures slowly climbing through the mid and upper 50s. here we are at mid day and then by the afternoon a few low 60s milder in the south bay. go niners and we'll talk about the rest of the workweek coming up in a few minutes. stephanie lisa, thank you. >> well, tensions over the israel-hamas war have simmered on colleges, college campuses across the country, with many struggling to handle the clash of opinions. now, the university of pennsylvania is dealing with the fallout. its president, liz mughals, resigning following criticism of her testimony during a hearing on capitol hill . abc news reporter derek dennis has more. >> just days after her testimony before congress. embattled university of pennsylvania president liz mcgill voluntari,

resigned from her position on saturday, saying in a statement it has been an honor to work with our faculty student, staff, alumni and community members to advance penn's vital missions. scott bach, chair of the university board of trustees, also submitting his resignation since the october seventh hamas terror attack on israel and israel's bombardment of gaza college campuses have been experiencing growing tensions. mcgill, along with the presidents of harvard and mit, have been accused of failing to condemn anti-semitism on their campuses. all three testified before congress on tuesday. this exchange prompting calls for mcgill's resignation. >> i am asking specific calling for the genocide of jews. does that constitute bullying or harassment if it is directed and severe or pervasive, it is harassment. so the answer is yes . >> it is a context dependent decision. congresswoman. >> hours later, mcgill issuing an apology posted on penn's website. >> i was not focused on, but i

should have been the irrefutable fact that a call for genocide of jewish people is a call for some of the most terrible violence human beings can perpetrate. >> harvard's president, claudine gay, also questioned on capitol hill. so the answer is yes, that calling for the genocide of jews violates harvard code of conduct . >> correct. >> again, it depends on the context. the next day, gay issuing a statement saying that calls for violence or genocide against the jewish community or any religious or ethnic group are vile. >> they have no place at harvard. the department of education has opened investigation into ten universities and colleges where students are reporting high incidents of anti-semitism and islamophobia. the university of pennsylvania and harvard among them. derek dennis, abc news, new york. in the middle east, the battle between israel and hamas is intensifying. >> we're going to take a live look at the gaza skyline this

morning where, as you can see here, we've periodically seen smoke rise from the ground as fierce fighting continues to be underway. the israeli military are now telling civilians to evacuate. much of khan younis, the second largest city in the gaza strip. now, this morning, the us is facing scrutiny after it vetoed a united nations resolution demanding a cease fire. humanitarian organized action. doctors without borders call it a vote against humanity. the us now defending its decision, pointing to a lack of remorse for the horrific terror attack on october 7th, including the sexual violence unleashed by hamas is developing newsnow search and rescue crews are on the ground in tennessee after a powerful storm brought deadly tornadoes overnight. those tornadoes caused major damage in montgomery county, where three people are dead and 23 others injured. another three people are confirmed dead in nashville, the massive twister spawned by a

powerful storm packing strong winds, heavy rain and lightning. locals recount the scary moments they had to leave their homes. and it hit me when one of the neighbors came out and said, guys, we've got to go home. >> and i turned around and my 17 year old and 16 year old were standing there just looking at me and, you know, like a lot of teenagers are just like whatever. but you saw fear in their eyes, right? >> the storm system has millions of americans on flood watch across 12 states, as it's expected to bring as much as four inches of rain to the east coast today into tomorrow. well, we have new information about a controversial plan to capture and move storm water in northern california. the project would build a 45 mile tunnel beneath the sacramento-san joaquin river delta. it would divert water from the sacramento river to cities and farmlands in the south california released a final report which shows environmental challenges, construction would threaten

endangered fish species and impact both farmland and tribal cultural resources, including burial grounds. despite those concerns, the report is a step towards the expected approval of this $16 billion project. happening tomorrow, former president donald trump is set to return to court for his new york civil fraud trial. trump is the only witness on the schedule. accounting professor eli bartov will return to court tuesday to wrap up his testimony. bartov complains claims, rather, that accounting fraud did not take place and that trump's financial inaccuracies were simple minor errors. new york attorney general letitia james plans to present a brief rebuttal case after bartov's testimony. now, coming up on this week, the 2024 race. abc news will cover the fallout from the fiery gop debate and trump, who is currently leading the polls. and the battle in congress over israel, ukraine and our border policy. tsay. plus, liz cheney

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the redwoods of big basin state park three years ago. but today they're still standing and making a miraculous recovery. researchers now say they know why. by abc7 news reporter dustin dorsey shows us what they found inside the trees. >> the historic fires of 2020 took an incredible toll on nature's giants. reminders of the ccu lightning complex fire remain on the mighty redwoods at big basin redwoods state park in the santa cruz mountains. but these hundreds of years old trees remain resilient. you know , it wasn't clear initially if they were going to survive. >> you know, there's not really a precedent for this kind of event. you know, my first impression was this park is destroyed. you know, um, but pretty quickly it became apparent that a lot of those trees had actually survived. >> biologist drew peltier and a team from the save the redwoods league in northern arizona wanted to learn why that was. they knew that some of the biggest redwoods have up to a foot thick of bark to protect the insides of the tree. and when it comes to finding against

fires, the study learned what's on the inside matters. >> trees produce sugars from photosynthesis, and then they kind of have two choices. they can use it for growth or metabolism or something, or they can store it for later. they have these really old 50 to 100 year old carbon reserves that have accumulated for many decades that they can draw upon to build new leaves and do new photosynthesis. that's what we saw when we visited the park. >> new life, from what some experts thought was the death of the tree, the new sprouts coming from what's known as a bud trace , a line that runs from inside the tree to the surface that could lead to new leaves. peltier says in a biology anticipation of an event like the wildfires, some of these trees grew. the bud traces thousands of years ago. so in a sense, then the trees were actually more prepared for the fire than we were. >> yeah, yeah. >> and so that's kind of the surprise, is that the trees actually, you know, they were able to survive it and they're able to recover. they're not going to look the same as they did in the past and it's going to be a while. um, as to whether or not they'll survive, it seems like they're doing okay, but perhaps they'll be more

sensitive to things like drought. we're definitely a repeat fire. and so those are the types of things that we would hope to avoid for them. >> climate change may make it harder on these trees, but we're learning they remain equipped to survive for the long haul. at big basin redwoods state park, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> well, only in australia would a snake literally drop into a podcast. as you can see, the speaker doesn't even know that a snake is hanging from his ceiling behind him. only the people watching him actually take notice of this. and you can see they're covering their mouths, kind of pointing, eventually telling him. but andrew ward, who you're looking at now, who was chatting about greenwash thing, takes it in stride, staying completely calm, as he says, it's only a carpet python before he continues his talk. not a stress in the world. listen, i know i certainly couldn't be that calm if that were me. >> no, i would be long gone. all right. good morning, everybody. 23, 2400ft, where our camera is,

it is much warmer, 43 degrees. it is 53 on top of mount diablo and ben lowman. and in the valleys freezing. we have a little bit of fog. we'll talk about high clouds for your sunday when we return. >> lisa, thank you. and a record setting deal in major league baseball. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has what we know about shohei ohtani's decision to join the la dodgers but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry,

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in the sec history with 50 touchdowns in a single season. wow. in the nfl. the 49 ers are back in the bay area. the niners take on their biggest rival, the seattle seahawks. inside levi's stadium. kickoff is at 105. and in the biggest news in major league baseball, it's official. two time league mvp shohei ohtani will wear dodgers blue next season. abc's seven sports anchor chris alvarez has your morning sports. >> good morning, giants fans. you have a new dodger debut for the next decade. shohei ohtani headed to hollywood, signing a historic ten year $700 million contract. he posted the news to instagram with just an la dodgers logo. while most of his money will be deferred, the contract is the largest in baseball history, topping his former angels teammate mike trout, who signed a 12 year $426.5 million deal back in 2019. the two way phenom had elbow surgery in september. will not be able to pitch at all next season, but will have no hitting restrictions. the two time al

mvp is the fourth reigning mvp to change teams in an off season and second free agent since barry bonds went from pittsburgh to san francisco in 1992. the warriors are now two games under 500, blowing yet another double digit second half lead on friday night. another overtime loss to the thunder. stephen curry scored a team high 34. he was great once again. hoop and the foul came down to the final seconds where tied steph with a chance to win it but this shot is off the mark and it went to overtime where turnovers continue to be a problem for the dubs a season high 29 in the most by a warrior warriors team since 2002. bottom line they just have to execute better. >> we're good enough to win a championship. i believe that this team. but if we're going to just turn it over and throw the ball to the other team and foul over and over, then we're going to lose. >> i don't know, man. got to figure out how to stop talking about it and do it, or else you'll be, you know, into the

new year with the same problems. >> you got to win in the margins. and we haven't done a good job of that. but if we do, which i think we can and will, then you put yourself back in contention but 22 games in, i don't think anyone's throwing in the towel. >> college hoops saint mary's at nine and zero and 13 ranked colorado state clifford the big red dog maybe he's a csu fan. second half gaels up four campbell and those aidan mahaney from steph range only made three of the night their seven point lead under a minute to go gaels up one inbounds play for joshua jefferson buckets he had 16 gaels win 64 to 61, handing colorado state their first loss of the season in world championship boxing at chase center last night. the bay area's own devin the dream haney moving up to 140 to take on regis prograis and he wins by unanimous decision taking the wbc super lightweight title. he's 31 and zero and he's now a two division champ. ian i'm the light. >> you know, it's a blessing, a

dream come true. i've always dreamed of these moments and the time came and the bay area came out and supported me. so, you know, thank you to everybody that came out and lsu quarterback jayden daniels won the heisman trophy last night. >> that is your look at sports. let's send it back to you. >> all right. who's going to that niners game today? let's check in with lisa on how the forecast will be shaping up. >> pretty nice out there. yeah, i'm not going. it would be fine. but we are looking at some really nice weather temperatures will be mild, always a little warmer there in the low to mid 60s as we look at live doppler seven, the rain, the clouds, most of them up in the pacific northwest. but we're getting a little piece of that cloud cover throughout the day today. you want to look at the temperatures here in napa, 32 degrees. it is freezing there. and as we go across the bay to oakland, temperatures in the upper 30s, san francisco, a good ten degrees warmer with 48 degrees right now. the rest of us really cold. how about mid 30s vallejo and fairfield and temperatures

right around freezing. san ramon 35. palo alto, 36 in gilroy. with novato freezing as well. so starting out with that frost advisory in the north bay valleys throughout the morning hours. but you can see the temperatures are cold pretty much everywhere. mixture of some sunshine and more high clouds today for your sunday afternoon and then into next week. we have some sunshine mixed in with clouds by the middle of the week. but temperatures coming up now and again into the low to mid 60s. so as for your high temperatures today, notice we will be fairly similar to yesterday. yesterday we came up a few degrees simply because we had more sun. but as we get into the afternoon near average 62 in oakland, about 60 in richmond and looking at numbers milder in the south bay from 64 in san jose to 66, in gilroy, a look at what we can expect for the week ahead. you know, we're noticing not only the pacific northwest rain, but it finally looks like maybe the sunday, monday,

tuesday time period that we're going to get some rain in here. and when it starts, it might be that kind of thing where it just keeps on coming the little bits at a time. way too early to tell, but we're looking at a pretty pronounced jet stream that's going to allow for several disturbance races. so early call half inch to an inch maybe as we get into the sunday to wednesday time frame, but then the rest of december. yeah it looks like we could definitely see some changes. so overnight lows tonight, you can see some of the cloud cover and with a slightly warmer air mass overhead and high pressure building, we'll look for temperatures is hopefully in the upper 30s instead of the lower 30s, about 37 santa rosa and napa, mid 30s in livermore and temperatures in the lower 40s from san mateo, san francisco could drop b be dropping off into the mid to low 40s. the accuweather seven day forecast. we have the morning chill out there after you mix of clouds and sun. a sunnier monday and then by tuesday maybe dropping a few degrees mixing clouds and

sun for your wednesday thursday looking cloudier notice low to mid 60s was pretty much for the end of the week and then as we get into that next weekend, looking at the rain chances hopefully holding together so that would allow for slightly warmer conditions. but then we've got the damp weather. but what are you going to do? that's winter in san francisco. >> that's right. and we get a little break before then. yeah all right. thanks, lisa. a reminder that you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. you can download the app now and start streaming. coming up, it's uber, but for airplanes, how much will cost you to fly from sfo to vegas? and get this, your own private flight

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look at all those santas. a different kind of fund raiser in san francisco's union square. you're looking at the annual citywide pub crawl known as santacon. the event brings large crowds of people dressed as santa and his elves into the city. and while they support their local bars, their generosity can be as free flowing as their spirits. participants were also asked to bring unwrapped toys to donate to the san francisco fire department toy drive. well one oakland usps facility is working hard this holiday season to deliver some cheer to us postal staff in oakland anticipates up to 7 million parcels just for the holidays alone. they suggest anyone mailing packages to use reinforced boxes for fragile items and refrain from glittery ink on letters to prevent any delays. the facility added several new processing and sorting machines to keep mail flowing to thousands of households in the east and north bays. staff says their goal is

to bring loved ones together. >> we do is we bind families from coast to coast. we are not just employees of the postal service. >> we are also users of the postal service, usps recommends getting your packages out early because the closer it gets to christmas, the more likely packages will be delayed. >> private flying is becoming more accessible now that there's a new company allowing people to charter their own flights. connect air's website lets you plan and book a private plane for a relative bargain. it works by using ai backed software to find empty seats on existing flights and offering them up to users. they say that quick hops can go for as little as $111. but if you want to take it into your own hands, those flights can be almost $2,000 per person. interesting. well, we've been talking about this mcdonald's new cafe concept, cosmic's. well

the reviews are in and they're not all good. the company just opened its doors in illinois. and according to the food website spoon university .com, one user didn't like anything she tried except for the hash browns. another review from a tiktoker described cosmics like starbucks, but mcdonald's cosmics focuses on cold sweet beverages that can be customized to your liking. nine other cosmics locations are expected to open in texas next year. interesting. well, coming up next on abc7 mornings at 6 a.m. it's smelly in the east bay. why the richmond refinery is to blame for a strong odor there. and a bittersweet beer bust. how one local brewery is finishing off anchor brewing's most beloved releases as.

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