would have more validity that i had all this time to do something bad but i didn't. i did not. that's not who i am. >> reporter: saito said he had an exemplary record and was never violent but was told he was never going to be released. he was hoping tore free for a month to prove he wasn't going to harm anyone. today he's in court for a felony escape. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> wow. thank you so much, matt. this morning caltrans is watching areas susceptible to mud slides following the rain. >> slides can be unpredictable depending on the rain and wind. crews along highway 17 during the storm clearing debris and mud from the drains to prevent flooding. they moved from location to location during the downpour. all the rain made for tr treacherous conditions. storm erosion in the

fountaingrove neighborhood. it was badly burned in the wildfires last month. a plastic storm drain that once was there melted away during the fires and overall not any major problems as a result of yesterday's storm. the storm cleared just in time for what's expected to be the busiest travel day of the year at sfo. nearly 400 flights were delayed yesterday. 33 had to be canceled. aaa predicts more than 50 million americans will be traveling for thanksgiving. it is 4:30. a quick update on traffic and weather. >> hi, everybody. open up the weather window on the golden gate bridge to show you it's still damp out there. you'll run into wet, slick spots during the morning commute if you're one of our earlier commuters. later on once the sun starts to come up around the 8:00, 9:00 hour, we'll start to dry. a look at that golden gate bridge. we have some fog, some clouds. we'll call it partly cloudy.

44 to 50. it's cooler this morning. bright with a beautiful blue sky thanks to the clean canadian air over the top of us. 50s at noon. 58 to 62 at 4:00 and then grab a coat. it will cool quickly with the bone-dry air coming in. low to mid-50s by 7:00. let's get back to sue and see what she's looking at. >> some drive times and our traffic map. green is great. we do have a little bit of slowing out of tracy and up and over the altamont pass. we are hoping for friday light. we have smooth sailing all the way into the dublin interchange. we do have some road work out there. westbound 580 from foothill to eden canyon road. i'm not seeing any slowing according to the sensors here. and we'll take a look outside at some of your drive times now including mass transit. 1 trains, b.a.r.t. running on time. ace train number one left on time out of stockton and rail and buses from muni not a problem. a great morning to take mass transit. guys?

minnesota senator al franken is apologizing after being accused of forcibly kissing radio host leeann tweeden. she shared a photo of franken groping her while she slept on the plane. and now washington is responding. abc news reporter lana zak joins us live with the very latest. lana? >> reporter: good morning to you, jessica. just moments ago she was talking to robin roberts on "gma" and she said she doesn't feel like it's her position to ask for nor did she want to call for senator franken to step down, but she did say she wanted him to know that what he did was wrong and not funny. she says senator al franken kissed and groped her in 2006 while on a uso trip. >> is it funny if he does that to your sister, daughter or

wife? >> reporter: she says franken, then a comedian, assaulted her backstage after badgering her to kiss her for a scene he wrote. >> he puts his tongue in my mouth and my reaction, it was just, you know, i pushed his chest away with my hands. if you ever do that to me again -- i was so angry. i was in disbelief. >> reporter: the now senator penned an apology saying the first and most important thing is i'm sorry, and there's no excuse. i look at it now and feel disgusted with myself. it isn't funny. it's inappropriate. it's obvious how leeann would feel violated. >> this kind of conduct should not be tolerated by anyone or any public official. >> reporter: and senator franken says he'll gladly cooperate with any investigation of ethics. and you'll hear that tweeden says she accepts the apology of

franken. all that's coming up this morning. reporting live from washington, lana zak, abc 7 news. thank you. all new this morning from our live desk there are reports amazon's transparent may be preparing without its lead actor amid harassment allegations against him. two women have now come forward claiming actor jeffrey tambour harassed them. the first worked for the actor from 2014 to this year and accuses him of inappropriate behavior. the second is an actress on "transparent" claiming tambor made unwanted sexual advances. writers on the hit show, quote, have contemplated moving forward with the next season without him, without tambor, and he is denying all allegations this morning. i'll keep tracking the story. back to you. >> jessica, thank you so much. it's 4:35. this morning nine dogs are accounted for following a bizarre accident involving a dog walker's pickup truck in san francisco's sunset district.

three of the dogs ran away after the crash but were later located. the pickup was parked and suddenly rolled down a hill and into a house at 26th avenue and santiago streets. >> double parked and then just started free falling. i guess the parking brake wasn't on or anything. >> the pickup's driver and a child riding in the truck were hurt. they are expected to be okay. police are trying to figure out exactly what went wrong. on monday closing arguments will begin in the murder trial for the man accused of killing kate steinle. a judge ruled that jurors will be allowed to consider a first-degree murder verdict as well as second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. jose ines garcia zarate is facing second-degree murder charges in the death of steinle in 2015. the defense calls her death a freak accident. pg&e plans to chop down as many as 25,000 fire-damaged trees to protect power lines in 13 northern and central counties. >> arborists and foresters are

assessing the condition of the trees following last month's wildfires. officials say the work to cut down or trim trees should be completed by the end of the year. pg&e has been blamed in several lawsuits that allege poorly the wildfires.er lines sparked pg&e has stated in a court filing that a private power line may have started one of the fires. the cause remains under investigation by the state. a pop-up store that provides free clothing and household items to fire victims is closing next week. "the press democrat" says the store has helped more than 1,000 people in the five weeks it's been open. organizers say the number of people showing up has dropped off. the store's last day is november 26th. >> twist on a garage sale that will help fire victims in sonoma county. people will be putting out household items, clothing and furniture. it will all be free for fire victims. the garage nonsale as they're calling it begins at 9:00 in the morning and you can find out the

specific locations on our website abc7.com. let's talk about the weather. we'll start right now. we're up to ten degrees cooler and some of our coolest weather our inland east bay neighborhoods. 47 in danville to about 51 in brentwood and also in pittsburg. we have 45 to 39 up on mt. diablo. you can see a cooler air mass sitting on top of us. a look at the richmond side bridge. you can see it's damp and see a puddle, a couple of them right here in these two lanes. that gives you an idea what to expect if you head out over the next half hour or so. so caution on the roads. that's the first part of your commute planner. good if you're on mass transit. it's chilly this morning. the cool this afternoon and it will be drier and calmer out on our water. around the state we have some fog down south. watch out for that. fresno will become sunny and 74. 72 in l.a. with afternoon sunshine. 41 at tahoe and take a look at

my seven-day forecast for tahoe. a light mix monday. some snow showers for thanksgiving morning. for us we have some healthy chances of rain. rainfall amounts aren't going to be all that great. we'll talk more about that in the accuweather seven-day forecast. here's sue. a live look at the east shore freeway as you make your way from el cerrito back into berkeley. you're moving at the limit from hercules highway 4 into the bay area and bay bridge. not a problem here. no metering lights. a minor delay for cash paying folks in the cash lanes. green is good. that's what we're seeing overall. a tiny bit of slowing out of tracy as you can see there. we still have the road work in lanes. and real quick a look at your drive times, highway 4 to the maze, 17 minutes. only seven minutes across the bay bridge f. you're heading to sfo, a nice ride south on 101.

>> sue, thank you. tesla is out to electrify the trucking world with its latest vehicle. >> they made a big deal out of this and i have to admit it was pretty impressive. unveiling its new all-electric big rig last night in southern california. this tesla semi can go 0 to 60 in five seconds unloaded. that's twice as fast as a standard diesel truck. the biggest question, though, how far will it go on a charge? >> 500 miles at maximum weight at highway speed. >> that is impressive. and then there was a surprise. elon musk unveiled this new roadster. now that can go 0 to 60 in just 1.9 seconds. it has a top speed of more than 250 miles an hour. i think that's above the speed limit on highway 101. am i right? >> only slightly. >> you'll have to wait until 2020 to get your hands on that. no word on a price. if you have to ask, you can't afford. >> it's one of those.

it is no roadster but san francisco's muni is rolling out a new train today. the features that will make it faster and roomier. >> new wheels just in time for the holidays. the essential piece of equipment to help less fortunate families in san jose. >> plus, a sad scene this morning at a senior living center in pennsylvania. will you look at this. a maj really? really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way.

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from the live desk, at least 20 people are hurt after this massive fire ripped through a senior living community in pennsylvania. you can see those huge flames that were there this morning and the center is in westchester about 35 miles west of philadelphia. the fire spread in no time to multiple different buildings. last night it forced residents to get out of there, evacuate during the cold. some of them were in wheelchairs. i want to show you these brand-new images, the latest ones that came in only a few minutes ago. you can see all the damage there and still smoke coming out of the buildings that firefighters are still dealing with. so a lot of work still to be done this morning. i am also still waiting on an update on the extent of those injuries to those victims. as soon as we get an update i will pass that along. >> that is horrifying am thank you, jessica. san pablo police are looking for help finding the armed robber who targeted a liquor store.

this happened last thursday night at handy's liquor store on san pablo avenue. you can see the man entering the store, pointing a gun at clerks. police say he fired two rounds into the cash register. he eventually ripped out the cash drawer and then, as you can see, he takes off. anyone with information asked to call police. >> food trucks might be associated with being trendy. sacred heart showing off a different kind of new truck with a different kind of mission. katie marzullo has the story from san jose. >> reporter: with that sacred heart community services new truck is ready to work and not a moment too soon. >> there's a great need when people don't have enough and they're trying to stretch their budget. >> reporter: this truck wasn't in sacred heart's budget. it took a year and a half to raise the $125,000 needed for the purchase. for employees and volunteers, valuable wheels are priceless. >> the new truck will allow to

us do a food pantry distribution at our schools. we can take the food where it's needed the most. >> also when there's emergencies like there was during the floods in the past year we can also take aid to those communities as well. >> reporter: the old truck is retiring. she's put in 15 years and nearly 200,000 miles. it has a hydraulic lift and side door that will make loading and unloading donations much easier. it's so special it's been given a name. >> i started with the word heart. the spanish word for heart and then i found out that cora is a short form. >> reporter: cora is the name of his new niece on hand for the big event. muni will roll out its new trains. they're more comfortable and rider friendly. that should provide wider aisles and a new digital signs and the trains will be quieter.

the car being dedicated today is the first of more than 200 new vehicles that will let muni add vehicles that will let muni add more service. ♪ new train smell clang, clang, clang goes the trolley. >> oh, my gosh. >> i don't know what i'm doing. >> we've been through a whole lot of rain. >> i think i went into "meet me in st. louis" or something. >> you did. i'm not complaining. let's talk about what's going on. yeah, a long day yesterday. maybe people are short of sleep this morning. a look at 101 and 880. nearly an inch of rain in san jose. becoming sunny and cool. grab the sunglasses today. seeing stars tonight, even cooler. and chances of rain next week. look at this pineapple pie, about 2,000 miles in length and it's going to bring rain into

socal as we head throughout the day today. around foster city, san mateo, heading back along skyline boulevard and 280, sprinkles there. warm springs boulevard. and 680. as far as temperatures today, with the increase in sunshine, we'll be around 59 to 60 along the coast. 61 to about 64 for the rest of us. check out the temperatures tonight. mid to upper 30s in the north bay valleys. east bay valleys. the rest of us around 40 in palo alto to san francisco at 48. here's a look at my accuweather seven-day forecast. you'll see a lot of sunshine, a few high clouds tomorrow. more high clouds sunday. a one for monday, tuesday, and wednesday as light rain is possible. the best chance will be tuesday and wednesday. and it does linger into thursday morning if you're putting the turkey in early. there may be few drops. sue? back to the bay bridge toll plaza. chp is reporting an accident

east of the toll plaza which would be right where our camera is and i'm not seeing any amazing slow traffic or any, use here at all. that's good news. a couple cars stacked up to pay cash on the left-hand side of the toll plaza. they must have pushed that accident off rather quickly. i'm not seeing any delays there. to walnut creek, 680 moving at the limit. taillights heading on to the 24 interchange. 24 west into, slow traffic of tracy is typical. on the other hand your ace train number one is a great alternative and that is moving ontime to delays there. guys? thank you, sue. if you love r2d2 why not build your own. >> that's a challenge in presidio. teens from facebook, fitbit and google squared off in the

competition to see who could build the most clever droid. >> that's a lot of fun. say good-bye to justin herman plaza. what the san francisco landmark will be known as for now. and fake news versus real news. sometimes it's hard to tell on facebook, on social media but some tech companies are banding together to try to make it easier for everyone. i'll explain next. plus, how much is that dog in the window. the macy's tradition happening today. it's a sure sign the holidays are here. in today's "tech bites" amazon is warming up for black friday. the online retail giant is posting discounts on electronics starting today. >> analysts say deals on some of amazon's own devices are the best prices ever, but they expect to see the best holiday deals this year in stores not online. and a new robot can cross fit better than any human. >> boston dynamics is showing

atlas. it can jump from elevated block to block and it can do 180-degree spin. what's most impressive the robot what's most impressive the robot can do a back flip.

we're back at 4:53 on this friday. next week a big travel week. look at the potential rain from .15 to a third, half an inch around the bay,

three-quarters to an inch across the north bay. more details on that and a couple football games up next. hi, everyone. new this morning, a major idea from tech companies and media companies coming together trying to make it easier to identify real news versus fake news. and this morning facebook, google, twitter, along with media outlets like "the washington post" say they will start using what they're calling indicators or trust indicators, something part of the trust project. and i want to show you what those indicators look like. this is an article. i will scroll down and zoom in to what i'm talking about. so here is an example of something you would see when you read an article and it has information on how the story the reported, by whom, and their credentials. get this, also, the trust project will be based locally at santa clara university, and it's all part of a project that began two years ago but now it is

expanding and expanding nationwide. back to you. >> jessica, thank you. san francisco's justin herman plaza will be renamed. the park commission voted 4-2 in favor of the change yesterday. critics say herman drove the poor and minorities from their homes when he ran the city's redevelopment agency in the '60s. the space will now be called embarcadero plaza until a new name can be chosen. >> abc 7 was outside at&t park as thousands of people carried lanterns in the light the night walk. it raises money for the leukemia and lymphoma society. organizers hoped to raise $1.5 million to help people battling cancer. abc 7 is a proud sponsor of light the night. >> what a great event. the rain stopped just in time. that was nice to see. hi, everybody. let's take a look at your 12-hour day planner from san francisco. you can see we're going to wake up with sunshine by 9:00 at 54 degrees and total sunshine until the stars come out at 5:00.

we'll top out at 59 at 3:00. down to 52 at noon down to 52 at 9:00. all right. we've got the patriots and the raiders sunday. 1:25 kickoff. 58, down to 57. mostly sunny. we have a big game forecast for cal and stanford tomorrow at 5:00, 57. down to 53. >> love college football. a look at our traffic maps. some slow traffic out of tracy. not too bad for this time of the morning. take a look at your drive times, tracy to dublin, highway 4 westbound from concord -- antioch to concord is about a 15-minute ride and if you're coming from marin across the golden gate you are fog free. some slick roads leaving marin county. less than 20 minutes to get into san francisco. we'll be back and look at your south bay commute. happening today puppies and kittens at macy's, does anything

else need to be said? >> will be featured in the holiday window display at union square. this year's theme is the perfect gift brings people together. the joy of sharing holiday festivities with those we love. a chef will partner with snoopy. spca says people adopted 257 pets from the holiday windows last year. i remember going every year with my parents. >> i still do. i love it. next at 5:00, a first of its kind move for a national park. >> b.a.r.t. says its new trains would roll out by thanksgiving. that deadline just hit another delay. a shooting victim recalls stunning details about what stunning details about what happened to her after get

now at 5:00 a.m., guys, this is the biggest travel day of the year at sfo. a live picture of the airport. you can see the tarmac is wet but thank goodness the majority of that rain moved out just in time. do get ready for crowds today if you're going to be heading out to catch a thanksgiving flight. >> the whole week off for the holiday? i'm shock. >> i was surprised, too, but i guess a lot of kids have off so people travel today. >> not us. >> my kids when we moved here never had the whole week off. we moved here, we get the whole week off. >> more power to them. i love it. >> i have thanksgiving off for the first time in ten years, but i'll be here bck