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but it didn't feel for anyone in the neighborhood like we were being taken care of or protected. this morning, speculation after a days long standoff, a suspect is in custody, but now there's mixed reaction in the east bay. >> we're hearing from police after concerns raised over their response. 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 another chilly day today. good morning, lisa. >> hey there, stephanie. good morning to you. the afternoon feeling pretty good out there, but yeah, several hours until we warm up live doppler seven picking up on more rain in the pacific northwest. and you can see the cloud cover spilling down into northern california. current. look at those numbers. we had those mid 30s in on the peninsula in the south bay with freezing temperatures in novato. how about 31? santa rosa, 35 in fairfield and looking at our 24 hour temperature change, you are colder with those 30s in

mountain view, san carlos san jose. so this morning no exception for the cold air even though the frost advisory has been delegated for marin, sonoma and napa just like it has been with the freeze warning in the past few days. but everyone has their fair amount of cold this morning. so by 7:00 we are still in the 30s inland and then around the bay we're in the 50s. us by midday in the afternoon, some upper 50s, but the coast remains mild right now at 50 degrees. we'll talk about some slightly warmer overnight readings that we have to look forward to coming up, stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. new details 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. abc7 news reporter suzanne phan tells us how the

chief is responding saturday afternoon. >> police were still on scene at this home on clea patrick drive hours after 40 year old chungliang chao turned himself in. police say say chao 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 two 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 chao's 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 in. i also felt, and some of us felt based on our investigation, that

he may have a resentment or hostility towards law enforcement. being that he used to be law enforcement and he may have been suffering from mental health crises as police officers returned to the home friday evening, the chief says. >> chao fired as many as 30 rounds at an armored vehicle overnight. he surrendered 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 geske 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 well for anyone in the neighborhood like we were being taken care of or protected. >> 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. >> an i believe i made the right decision. having said that, the

factors 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. you can get alerts like this one that were sent out about the chief respond after the suspect was arrested. these details right to your phone just by downloading the app and enabling push alerts across the bay area. now ar leca high speed pursuit spanning three counties just after midnight on saturday. take a look. 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. 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 trans agency. >> oakland city council member trevor reid has 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 and decreases in robberies occurring in that area. >> so whenever you are very intentional and your approach and you bring a presence and follow on investigations, you will absolutely see an impact. there were also tough questions from the crowd. >> i mean, 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. you can have dialog. >> it's 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. california state assembly member mia bonta says that calls for more coordination across jurisdictions. that means that we need to lean into 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 as fiscalini was also a founding board member of opera san jose and was a supporter of numerous arts and education programs throughout the city. three san francisco 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. the second student had an air gun. the third attends galileo academy of science and technology in the russian hill neighborhood. police do not think these cases are related and no charges have been filed. officers say there's no indication the students plan to use the weapons while on campus. 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 that strong odor coming from the chevron refiner this weekend. >> inspectors from the bay area air quality management district issued a violation after an inspection on friday. according to reports, chevron staff told inspectors they had experienced an upset at their bioreactor, which caused that burnt tires, odor, smell and specters 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 check in with lisa. how's it looking? >> well, we are getting closer to sunrise and you can see how pretty it is out there. a mixture of high clouds and actually the sunsets have been beautiful as well due to the high cloud cover as well. at about 450. so we have that to look forward to. and a pretty typical afternoon for december. kind of cool. a little bit of sunshine line and some cloud cover. we'll talk about rain chances headed our way for the look ahead in a few minutes. thanks, lisa. >> coming up, weaning off remote work. a new study shows a noticeable drop in fully remote offices across the bay area. we'll explain. just how much coming up. then mickey, minnie, goofy and santa, the east bay home bringing a disney christmas to life, all to help local families. this holiday.

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san francisco, it could be the last. yes, the city's buzz werks 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. >> works spent 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 in the east bay. a family is making the holidays extra special. 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. one >> 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 vitali 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 smidge 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, 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. >> just thinking about how long it took to get all those lights up, pretty amazing. well the antioch police department is still accepting toy donations. so it's not too late. and disney, of course, is the parent company of abc seven. to weather now and the chill out this morning. lisa we were talking about that your credit card was put to use this morning. >> yeah, i needed something to get some of that get that scrape . yeah. and you know, 3:00 not much. but the longer you wait, the thicker it gets the colder the temperatures are. and so we are bottoming out in the next hour or 2 to 7, 8:00, where temperatures are going to be at freezing. once again, we have our frost advisory through 9:00, about maybe 10:00. it depends on kind of how warm we get in the

en, 8:00 hour. but check out our satellite loop. look at all the storms lining up in the pacific. can we get some of this action in? yes, it looks like we will. it's going to take a while to break down the ridge of high pressure. that will be over us for the week ahead. but current conditions show the rain once again up towards portland, the pacific northwest, where they can't seem to get a break. and as for the bay area, a mix of clouds and sun and what a pretty start out there from mount tam. that sun coming up at about seven, ten, seven, 12 depending on where you are, 49 san francisco. so really not too bad out here locally, 40 oakland and 43 in hayward, 37, san jose, san mateo right at 40. so certainly cooler on the peninsula. look at half moon bay though, 52 degrees mild there and the panels for the north bay and our inland valleys in the east bay. check it out. 30 petaluma. so we were 28 yesterday, getting close to that. fairfield is at 30. we have some fog in napa and

fairfield, 35 concord, livermore, certainly colder there. napa is at 34. so another frosty start out there. the frost advisories for the north bay. but of course, you can see that pretty much into the east bay as well for today, a mixture of sun and high clouds. so we'll see a few more serious clouds fade that afternoon. sun and then for the week ahead, we're mild and temperatures will respond to more of that sun. take a look at the hour by hour forecast. there's a system to the north and west of us allowing for some of that thicker cloud cover to come our way. that is sunday. but into monday, looking at sunny conditions and then tuesday, about the same deal, a few high clouds, but mostly sunny. and then those temperatures will be pretty comfortable. so san francisco, it's a mild week. check it out. monday throughout the next 4 or 5 days here looking at numbers coming up in saturday, it looks like that ridge builds right before we could see some rain into the mid 60s down at levi stadium. low

60s today, partly cloudy skies and for the overnight, the high temperatures, oakland 60 to 64 there in and around santa clara and san jose, 38. concord mid 40s. san francisco, 37 napa and vallejo. so that looks a little warmer. should be not quite as frosty tonight. sunny or milder for monday. partly cloudy tuesday and then by the middle of the week a mix of clouds and sun. look at all those 60s and very mild conditions towards the end of the week and looking at perhaps some rain by the end of next march. yeah next weekend. >> 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 city leaders what they're doing to tackle homelessness. their response and what homeless advocates argue stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop.

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good morning. coming up here on gma, the deadly tornado outbreak ripping through the south. multiple people killed and dozens injured through parts of tennessee and kentucky. and that same storm system heading east. more than 50 million americans facing dangerous flood threats. our weather team is tracking it all. and campus fallout. leaders of one top university now stepping down following major backlash over capitol hill. testimony on efforts to stop antisemit ism on college campuses. plus, nostalgia is in season. why some classic toys are among the latest holiday gift trends and how you can snag your favorites from the past. it's all ahead right here on gma . >> homelessness is one of san francisco's most challenging and complex issues during our abc7 take action. san francisco live event, city leaders promised us

they see things changing by taking a more forceful approach. abc7 news reporter luz pena is looking at what the city is actually doing to solve the problem and what's standing in the way. >> there are nearly 8000 homeless individuals in san francisco, according to the latest count, and the city spends 5% of its $14 billion budget tackling homes closeness. 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, and the fact is, it wasn't because of apec. we made progress because we got clarity on a court decision. 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. >> swease 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 you know, the lawsuit 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. >> what we need more of is more of this. we need to have more sessions and more working groups where people can come together. >> in san francisco, luz pena, abc seven news. >> well, there is much more to this conversation. if you missed the town hall, there are still

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moon bay, 52 with upper 40s. san francisco, oakland coming out of the upper 30s and from mount tam what a view right less water vapor in the air that dry air allowing for those saturated colors. 32 santa rosa it is 30 petaluma as well as fairfield. a little fog in parts of napa and fairfield, mid 30s in concord. and so there are the colder numbers for mountain view to san carlos and san jose. this morning and not to be outdone, though, the coldest numbers here from santa rosa down through mill valley, perhaps sausalito. otherwise, mixture of high clouds and some sun today with 40s and 50s arriving by about nine, 10:00. here we are at noontime 58 in hayward, 59 in san jose, and then a few breaks in the overcast for mid 60s today in santa clara. stephanie. >> lisa, thank you. tensions over the israel-hamas war have simmered on college campuses across the country, with many struggling to handle the clash of opinions. now the university

of pennsylvania is dealing with the fallout at its president. liz mcgill 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 voluntarily resigned from her position on saturday, saying in a statement it has been an honor to work with our faculty, students, 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 7th 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 specifically 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 out 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 investigations into ten universities and colleges where

students are reporting high incidents of anti-semitism and islam phobia. the university of pennsylvania and harvard among them, derek dennis, abc news, new york. >> new this morning, secretary of state antony blinken said the us is trying to lower civilian casualties from israel's military campaign against hamas, but he claims there is a, quote, gap between israel's military intention and the results of the war. we're taking a live look at the gaza skyline this morning where, wow, we've seen smoke periodically rise from the ground as fierce fighting is underway. and i want to point out this is significantly worse than it was just an hour ago. it is just after 4:30 p.m. there during an emergency meeting this morning, the world health organization said gaza's health system is, quote, on its knees and collapsing. the us is also facing scrutiny after it vetoed a united nations resolution demanding a cease fire. developing news across the country now. search and rescue crews are on the ground in

tennessee after deadly tornadoes overnight. those tornadoes caused major damage in montgomery county, where three people are dead and 23 others are injured. and 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. >> 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. 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 here 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 claims trump's financial inaccuracies were simply minor errors. the new york attorney general plans to present a brief rebuttal case after his testimony 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. plus the battle in congress over israel, ukraine and our border policy. liz cheney appears in a sunday morning exclusive. you can watch the full interview on this week at eight this morning right here on abc seven. well, still ahead this morning, something remarkable is happening with the redwood trees burned by the wildfires. the recovery underway showing environmental resilience. plus, here's a live look. beautiful shot from our exploratorium camera. you can see that stunning burnt orange sunrise in the distance. it's 636

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lightning complex fire devastated the redwoods of big basin state park three years ago. but today there's still standing and making a miraculous recovery. researchers now say they know why. abc's seven news reporter dustin dorsey shows us what they found inside the trees. that's been key to their survival. >> 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 fighting 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 biological 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 dawsey, abc seven news. >> all right. here's something to wake you up this morning. only in australia would a snake literally drop into a podcast. take a look. as you can see, this speaker doesn't even know that a snake behind him is hanging from the ceiling. only the people watching him take notice. hands on her mouth. some start laughing, but andrew ward here, who was chatting about greenwashing, takes it in stride, as you can see, kind of laughing it off, staying completely calm as he says, it's only a carpet python in no big deal before he continues his talk. i don't know, lisa. i certainly wouldn't be laughing. >> no, i think they're particularly brave down, down

under there with all the creatures. all right. good morning, everybody. live look outside with colorful start to your sunday. the sun coming up. not until after 7:00. and we have freezing temperatures in the north bay, but plenty of 30 peninsula south bay and east bay. so we'll talk about some 60s returning today with a few more high clouds when we come back. >> lisa, thank you. and a record setting deal and major league baseball. abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez has what we need to know about shohei ohtani . s decision to join the l.a. dodgers

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inside levi's stadium. kickoff is at 105. and the big news in major league baseball, it's official. two time league mvp, shohei ohtani will wear dodger blue next season. abc7 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 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 should 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 we do, which i think we can and will. and 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 13th 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. 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 champion. >> i'm the little guy, you know, it was a blessing, a dream come true. i 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. i'll send it back to you. >> and if you're heading to that niners game, lisa is tracking the forecast. >> yeah, pretty nice day down there. and we're looking out in the pacific now because because even though we've had this stagnant weather pattern, some of the prevailing weather models are showing some changes. and if you're looking on twitter at all, you've probably seen them as well. advertising way, way out from 7 to 10 and 13 days. but now it's getting closer and it looks like things are going to line up for a big pattern change by the end of next weekend. but you can see how active the pacific is. but once again, the jet stream riding way too high in the pacific northwest for the bay area to see any rain at all. beautiful start to the day here. exploratorium camera and noah, they're visiting it is 49 degrees in san francisco. so that feels pretty good out there compared to oakland at 40 43in hayward, 37, san jose. look at the upper 30s on the peninsula. san mateo, but half moon bay

remaining at 52 degrees. and from mount tam, gorgeous view here with 28in petaluma. so some certainly frosty in the north bay. 31 santa rosa, it is 30 by the delta and 35 in concord and livermore. i had to scrape that ice off of my windshield very early this morning. so you add a few more hours and it's getting thicker out there for sure, for until we get past about 8:00. so frosty particularly in the north bay valleys with that frost advisory through the next several hours. and then sun and high clouds today looking at some sunshine mixed in with some clouds next week. and very mild conditions with a reinforcing ridge of high pressure. and that's going to allow for milder air really as soon as tomorrow. so here are the clouds today, the system missing us to the north. and then as we get into your monday, it is sunnier temperatures in the low to mid 60s for many of us around the bay and then into tuesday. still just a few high clouds, but mainly sunny conditions. so pretty nice out there. but as we

look out towards the week ahead, look how mild san francisco low 60s to mid 60s as we end the week. but still we are looking at some systems behind this dry, dry air into next weekend. 60 today in richmond. look for 62 in oakland but the mild is there here in the south bay mid 60s for you in san jose morgan hill at 66. so low from the 30s to the 60s. that's what happens with this very, very dry air cools off and warms up rather quickly. less moisture in the atmosphere allows for that rapid increase and decrease in temperatures. pacific northwest for the next ten days. looking at rain, but not as much as they've seen. they've picked up five and six inches. but look how it slips to the south. this takes us through the middle of next week. so these amounts will vary from day to day, but the consistency with the models is promising for some rain out there. so 40 again tonight in oakland, but we've got some high

clouds out there. temperatures hopefully in the upper 30s in napa and santa rosa, 35 in livermore. so a cold area for our inland valleys, but no advisories as of yet for that cold. those cold conditions tonight. the accuweather seven day forecast. we've got some clouds today but still low to mid 60s out there. sunnier tomorrow. and then as you look for look towards the middle of the week perhaps a little cloudier come wednesday thursday and then the ridge ridge begins to build even more so in advance of a big change. so we'll get the mildest weather at the end of the week. >> okay, good to know. lisa thank you. happening a reminder first that you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app. you can find that on direct tv, hulu, apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. the list is long. there you can download the app now and start streaming. well, happening today there is a very neat art exhibit that is

happening. we want to tell you about. and this is at the asian art museum. there are rare opportunity for to ink paintings to see at the same place. so the masterpieces are called six persimmons and chestnuts and there again, as i just mentioned , at display at the san francisco asian art museum. so 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. now chestnuts will be on display through the end of the year. 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. well, it's like uber, but for airplanes coming up, how much it will cost you to fly from sfo to vegas and get this your own private flight. details next

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look at all those santas. it's a different kind of fund raiser in san francisco's union square. yes. 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. it was fun walking around the city, seeing all the santas. i will say i did run into some tourists from italy who came up and asked, what is the deal with all these santas? and i said, well, this does happen every year. and they were really happy to be here. and they actually went to go find some costumes themselves. so it's cute to see even the tourists enjoy it 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. one oakland usps facility is working hard this holiday season to bring cheer to some families as us postal staff in oakland anticipates up to 7 million

parcels just for the holidays. 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. two a thousands of households in the east and north bay's. staff says their goal is to bring loved ones together. for we do is we bind families from coast to coast. >> we are not just employees of the postal service. >> we are also co users of the postal service. >> usps recommends getting your packages out early because the closer it gets to christmas, the more likely packages can be delayed. a good reminder there. well the reviews are in for mcdonald's new cafe concept and they're not all good cosmics 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 which can be customized nine other cosmics locations are expected to open in texas next year. it's interesting. i obviously haven't tried it yet since we don't have one, but the their menu is very similar to that of the regular mcdonald's. and you know, i guess they're trying to mimic starbucks and you know, you can create your own drinks. but i wonder like how different really will be, you know, it looks similar. >> and for people who go for that, no sugar, why bother? right. exactly. yes exactly. yeah. a treat for some for sure. okay. well, we have a treat with a mild air, especially in the south bay niners getting low 60s maybe mid 60s in santa clara. just about 60in the north bay. a mix of clouds and sun for much of the workweek ahead. getting milder towards the end of the week and looking at rain next weekend. >> all right, thank you, lisa. and thank you all for joining

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