head tax to fund transit projects. the majority of its $6 million of its revenue would come from google. >> meanwhile, in san francisco prop c will tax big businesses to fund homeless projects. some of the biggest ceos came out against the plan. the question is now will the strategy work and how will big business respond? we want to know what you think. should big businesses pay more or will it drive them away? >> our live poll is open at "abc 7 news".com/vote. you can see the results that have come in on the bottom of your screen. they update live as new votes come in. you see 65% say they should pay more. 35% say it will drive them away. >> we appreciate your participating. go to abc7news.com/vote to take part. we will keep voting until we bring in two reporters to cover each of the issues we are talking about tonight. >> chris wynn will join us live from mountain view with details of measure p, but let's begin with lyanne melendez with

reaction to the passage of prop c. >> reporter: prop c had many supporters, but clearly the person who drove the campaign what salesforce ceo marc benioff, a career in politics perhaps? for mayor london breed on the other hand who opposed prop c, it was her first defeat. just hours after proposition c passed, mayor london breed had a more conciliatory tone, willing to work towards implementing proposition c. >> i have already made those phone calls to a lot of the folks who actually supported the measure and who opposed the measure, inviting them in, having discussions about how we move forward. >> reporter: breed expressed her concerns about the possible legal challenges from those big businesses who will get hit with an additional tax. but salesforce ceo marc benioff, a high-profile supporter of this proposal, said any measure put on the ballot by voters needs only a simple majority, not the two-thirds required if put on

the ballot by an elected official. >> the city attorney has already said 50-plus-one is victory. he has written about that. it is clear as day. there's clear legal precedent. let's enforce prop c. there's no legal question. >> reporter: here's the breakdown of where the more than $250 million generated by prop c would go. 50% would go to getting people into permanent housing. 25% would target those with severe mental health and substance abuse. the rest would go to preventing homelessness and getting more shelter and navigation center beds. there will be an oversight committee with experts revealing the results of this plan. in the meantime, breed will march ahead with her plans, which include adding 1,000 shelter beds at navigation centers by the year 2020. today there are 2,450 temporary shelter beds. that would increase the total number to 3,450.

>> don't want to speculate or worry about something that may happen a year or two or three down the road. so right now we are just focused on using what we have effectively. >> reporter: benioff had this to say to the big businesses who wish to challenge the implementation of the measure. >> it is our obligation to give back to san francisco, and that's how i look at this. >> reporter: remember, some big businesses have enjoyed tax breaks under the ed lee administration. twitter and others didn't have to pay the city's 1.5% payroll tax in exchange for moving to the city's mid market neighborhood. in the newsroom, lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news." lyanne, thank you. we mentioned we are looking at two issues tonight related to newly-approved measures. let's talk transit. >> mountain view voters passed measure p. chris wynn continues live team coverage with a closer look at the story there. chris. >> reporter: hi, dan.

the city of mountain view has not updated its business tax since 1954. proponents say it needed to happen, but critics argue this type of tax was the wrong way to go. you already know that traffic is rough across the bay area, but in mountain view, home of google, city officials have a long list of projects to tackle. >> we need to put in an underpass at the tracks, build a transit center. we have an advanced guide way we want to build. >> reporter: the city now has a pathway to putting those into motion after voters overwhelmingly passed a so-called head tax. it will athe city to charge businesses a tax per employee. the more employees you have, the higher the rate. google would pay $149 per person. the tax overall suld generate $6 million a year which will go toward alleviating the traffic problems caused by the growth of companies like google. >> there needs to be a private/public discussion about how to solve the housing crisis,

the transportation issues, and that convers hoping to see if a similar tax could work for them. sunnyvale is home to linkedin and apple is the big company in cupertino. some say cities should put a pause to copy the measure. >> the better tax should have been on land rather than labor because the infrastructure and other government services that make it more attractive and productive will increase the land value. >> reporter: city officials spent three years developing the plan which saw little opposition from local businesses including google, which stayed problem. >> what there problem is, is having housing and transit with their employees and we are trying to help them with that and the tax is the way to do it. >> reporter: with more than 23,000 employees here in mountain view, google will pay roughly $3.3 million in taxes on an annual basis. the tax itself will go into effect in 2020. we are in mountain view tonight. i'm chris wynn, "abc 7 news".

>> all right, chris. thank you so much. let's check the final results from our poll at abc7news.com/vote. >> yeah. about the new taxes on big bay area businesses. 56% of the people responding right now say they should pay more while 45% say it will drive businesses away. >> thank you for being part of this. if you have an idea, we would love to hear it. share what you are thinking by adding the #betterbayarea on your social media posts. we are working on building a better bay area together. in our election coverage, several key state and local races are still too close to call, especially given the larger number of mail-in ballots. "abc 7 news" anchor kristen sze is here with four of the very-important races. kristen. >> reporter: that's right. let's start with two high-profile state office races. so much money went into the race for superintendent of public education between democrat tony thurmond and marshall tuck. right now tuck holds a slim lead over thurmond. for insurance commissioner,

democrat ricardo lara holds a 1 1/2 percentage point leaf over steve poizner. to two bay area races, in district 7, san jose city council, look at this, a mere 13 votes separate the leader, incumbent tam nguyen and mire au esparza. in the alameda mayor's race, the challenger leads the incumbent, trish-hererra spencer by 1 1/2 percentage points. although we are starting to see congratulatory messages, there are still hundreds of thousands of mail-in and provisional ballots to be counted in these counties and each have 30 days to certify the results. >> thank you so much. the doc the larry beil sat political science professor on the "abc 7 news" at 4:00. he said that could bring the trump administration under scrutiny. >> they have investigative powers and subpoena power, and

as a result they are going to carefully, as speaker pelosi said today, they're going to carefully go after or look at some of the claims and some of the activities of the trump administration. this will be the first time in this two years that he's been exposed to checks and balances. >> the san francisco state professor emeritus also said because the house controls money through appropriations, the administration may also find it difficult to get funding for the mexico/u.s. border wall. big changes ahead in oakland after last night's election but not at the top. mayor libby schaaf was re-elected for a second term. the city council will change dramatically. "abc 7 news" reporter laura anthony has that story. >> reporter: the wall of photos outside the oakland city council chambers is in for some big changes. the kind the city hasn't seen in decades after two council incumbents lost to newcomers on tuesday night. >> i'm feeling great. a lot of great energy.

>> reporter: a third generation oaklander, lauren taylor, is one of the newcomers, having defeated long-time but embattled council member brooks in district 6. >> it has been stagnant too long, and residents are ready for a change and i'm excited that they chose to put their faith in me and to help lead that. >> reporter: in the east oakland neighborhood brooks represented for 16 years, we found some voters ready for a change, but others dismayed her long tenure is coming to an end. >> i know, i just heard and i'm so sorry about that because i was one of her definite supporters. i wish she was still in. i really have love for her. >> reporter: the other big change on the oakland council will be in district 2 where nicky bass upset one-term councilman. >> i'm incredibly honored to be the first filipino council member. >> reporter: while there are big changes ahead on the council, libby schaaf will remain oakland's mayor, winning a

second term in a city that hasn't seen a two-term mayor since jerry brown last held office in 2007. >> but also excited to usher in a council that would be more civil, have passionate but intelligent dialogue. >> reporter: the new council will be sworn in in january. in oakland, laura anthony, "abc 7 news". >> you can find complete election results on our website, abc7news.com/vote. we made it easy to look up results for specific races or areas depending on where you live. another political bomb sell today, the resignation of attorney general jeff sessions. >> at 6:30 we will look at what led up today's sudden departure and who will be in charge of the department of justice now. and next, new details about the shoot aa veterans home earlier this yea

captai the evening b.a.r.t commute is back on schedule right now after the rockridge station in oakland was briefly closed. mack arthur station was also closed for a short time. a passenger reported a suspicious item on board a train. that was at 3:30. police closed the station to check the item out and sweep the train. nothing harmful was found and the station reopened at 4:00. trains were back up on the antioch line but those delays are now backed up on the antioch delays, but nose delays are now over. everything moving smoothly. tom sent us these pictures from the ground as he stood among a crowd of b.a.r.t passengers today. remember when news happens where you are, just like tom did, let us know. use the #abc 7 now to get our

attention and we will try to get the pictures on the air. "abc 7 news" learned that oakland police arrested a bombing suspect who is charged with targeting officers during a huge march in july to protest the fatal stabbing of nia wilson at a b.a.r.t station. "abc 7 news" reporter vic lee has the story which you will see only on 7. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: the protest march drew more than 1,000 people the evening of july 23rd. they gathered at the mack arthur b.a.r.t station to demand justice for the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old nia wilson the day before. the large crowd marched to downtown oakland. police were there to facilitate the event and ensure public safety. fights broke out on broadway. officers converged to keep the peace. suddenly someone threw an improvised explosive device into the police skirmish line. sky 7 shows the plume of smoke and the mayhem below. >> this guy decided to come down and attack oakland police

officers doing their duty. >> reporter: barry don lan heads the oakland police union. >> these guys were there to protect everyone else expressing their first amendment right to free speech. >> reporter: ten officers were injured. >> for three months oakland police, with the help of the fbi, tried to identify and track down the suspect. difficult because he used street aliases and moved around a lot. but good old-fashioned police work, security camera footage and sky 7's aeials helped investigators arrest giovonni gaines who police say carried the bomb. lieutenant beard who was injured in the bomb attack headed the probe. he said security camera video also showed a juvenile accomplice. >> we saw gaines pull up to the 13-year-old, remove an object from his backpack, handed it to the 13-year old and light it and you see the 13-year old throw it. >> reporter: the juvenile was first to be arrested. gaines was taken into custody and charged last week.

vic lee, "abc 7 news." new details surfaced today on a deadly shooting from eight months ago. it happened at a veterans home and claimed the lives of three hostages. the gunman also killed himself. "abc 7 news" reporter wayne freedman shares what we have just learned. >> reporter: it is an empty building now at the veterans home of california, a place that once harbored hope for those dealing with ptsd that caused so much pain and loss on the morning of march 9th. >> this case has been very trying. >> reporter: chief ernie sanchez of chp, they investigated the murder of three clinicians and an unborn baby by an angry patient in the nonprofit halfway home. it took 5 1/2 hours that day for law enforcement to confirm the suspect had died even though a sheriff's deputy entered the building four minutes after the call. >> there was a volley of gunfire between the deputy and mr. wong. he then turned the weapon on the clinicians, shot all three, and then turned the weapon on

himself and committed suicide. >> reporter: the chp has not released the entire report, but questions remain how a former patient can interstate property and a treatment clinic well-armed after he made threats against the people he killed. >> it is hard to say when a threat is made whether it will come to reality. >> reporter: john dunbar is the mayor of yountville and was a board member of the home. >> we heard from clinicians put in some level of peril on almost a regular basis. >> reporter: there had been no reports of violence inside pathway home in eight years. according to former board member jennifer brewstar. >> i don't think you could have stopped anybody coming in that day. >> reporter: then as now, there's no security guard, but since the shoot iing residents have noticed increased patrols. >> reporter: does it feel safer?

>> yes. >> reporter: it is a tempered one, too many bad remnants from an empty building with memories of loved ones lost. in yountville, wayne freedman, "abc 7 news." in the south bay a domestic dispute ends in a rescue from a fiery apartment complex. two people were rescued from the building in san jose. one had to be hospitalized. neighbors tell "abc 7 news" they could hear arguing just as the fire broke out, but it was unclear what it was about or how it was related. we are also told by construction worker that a half-naked man ran from the scene as the fire started. >> another guy comes out after the guy, hey, why did you do this, blah, blah, blah. he just jumped one of the neighbor's backyard -- >> reporter: he disappeared? >> he disappeared. >> a man with possible ties to the fire has been placed on a 72-hour psychiatric hold for evaluation but no arrests has been made. a pug was also rescued. in the east bay a fos response from alameda county

firefighters kept a three-acre grass fire from burning any structures in castro valley. sky 7 was over the seen off crown court this afternoon. the fire is now out. some homes were briefly threatened, but thanks to the quick response from the county and cal fire, no damage to them. happening tonight, a red flag warning takes effect in the north bay mountains and east bay hills. here is a live look from our east bay tower camera. >> pg&e is warning customers in nine california counties it may preemptively cut off power because of extreme fire danger starting tonight. it includes parts of lake, napa and sonoma counties. in sonoma, the alert is for portion goes of unincorporated northeast parts of the county. in napa, angwin, pope valley and st. helena. in lake county, clier leak oaks, cobb, hidden valley lake and kelseyville. >> this time of year we should be talking about rain, not red flag warning. >> spencer is here with the

latest. >> that's right. this used to be the time of year we expected a series of rain storms. right now it has been so dry for so long with relative humidity in the single digits in some locations with the increase in wind, you can see why there's greater concern now about fires. here is a look at live doppler 7. we have clear skies and mild conditions this evening after an unusually mild day for early to mid-november. check out this beautiful view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco. it is currently 60 degrees in the city. 61, oakland. mountain view, 62. 66 in san jose and morgan hill and a cool 51 in pacifica. this is a view from the east bay hills camera looking over parts of lake merritt. 60 right now in santa rosa. napa, 60. novato, 54. 52 in vacaville. 68 in concord. one more live look from the exploratorium camera, and these are the forecast temperatures. windy in some areas, especially in the high elevations.

high fire danger with us through friday morning. the dry, sunny pattern continues into next week. overnight, clear skies and it will start to get quite windy in the higher elevations of the north bay and the east bay. overnight lows mainly in the mid to upper 40s but chilly in the north bay valleys, in some locations down to about 40 in santa rosa. mid 30s at ukiah and lakeport. let's talk about the red flag warning which goes into effect at 10:00 tonight and will remain in effect until 7:00 friday morning for the north bay and east bay hills and mountains. low humidity from 8% to 15% during that period of time. wind gusts may reach or exceed 50 miles per hour, especially in the higher elevations. here is the wind gust animation, taking us into the early morning hours, 5:00 tomorrow morning as the commute gets under way. of course, these are winds that will be gustier in the hills, but even at the surface winds will gust 25 to 35 miles per hour. that's quite windy, with stronger gusts up high. the wind will taper off a little

bit. notice here in the east bay and north bay mountains, by mid afternoon tomorrow, but they will reintensify tomorrow evening. so we will have the gusty winds and dry conditions with us for at least a day, day and a half. in fact, a wind as visory, not surprisingly, in effect from 10:00 tonight until 10:00 tomorrow night. high temperatures tomorrow ranging from almost 70 at the coast to mid 70s around the bay shoreline. mid and upper 70s inland. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. we will see a slight drop-off in temperatures on saturday, but only by a couple of degrees. it still will be quite mild for this time of the year. mid 70s inland, low 70s around the bay. it will warm up a couple more degrees on sunday and monday, which is veterans day. it will level off in that pattern of sunny, dry, mild days for the week ahead. we are looking beyond the seven-day forecast period, we see no hint of any rain coming our way for at least a couple of weeks. >> wow. >> maybe longer. >> that's too bad. spencer, thanks. all right, flip phones are

old school, but a folding phone? hey, that's new. also, because of live post-election coverage this morning today's episode of "the view" did not air. it will be broadcast in its entirety starting at 2:08 a.m. entirety starting at 2:08 a.m. so set in 2017, entirety starting at 2:08 a.m. so set california had the worst wildfire season on record. scientists say, our weather is becoming more extreme and we all have to be better prepared. that's why pg&e is adopting new and additional safety precautions to help us monitor and respond to dangerous weather. hi, i'm allison bagley, a meteorologist with pg&e's community wildfire safety program. we're working now, to enhance our weather forecasting capabilities, building a network of new weather stations to identify when and where extreme wildfire conditions may occur, so we can respond faster and better. we're installing cutting edge technology to provide real-time mapping and tracking of weather patterns. and we use this information in partnership with first responders and california's emergency response systems.

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what a wednesday on wall street following the election.

the dow surged 545 points, ending at 26,180. the nasdaq added nearly 200, and twitter today also made some gains. it was exactly five years ago today that the san francisco company went public. twitter's ipo price was $28 per share. today, $26 per share. today it closed around $35. the newest phone has a new feature, folding. samsung announced it today, the infinity flex display is part pocket-size flip phone, part tablet. the phone unfolds like a book to reveal a tablet-size screen inside. samsung says it will be out next year. just yesterday a chinese company announced a foldable phone called the flex pay. >> this thing doesn't fold. >> it doesn't fold. going downhill with no brakes? a recipe obviously for

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"abc 7 news". applause for jeff sessions as the former attorney general left the department of justice today. sessions submitted his resignation at the president's request. >> yeah, the two have had a rocky relationship since the start of the administration. abc news reporter maggie rulli has more. >> reporter: at the request of the president, jeff sessions is stepping down as attorney general. >> thank you all. >> reporter: the president confirming his resignation on twitter, saying he was pleased to announce his replacement. sessions, once the president's earliest and most-dedicated supporter in congress, had a rocky tenure as a.g. >> i am disappointed in the attorney general. he should not have recused himself. >> reporter: the president often openly criticizing him after sessions recused himself from all matters related to the investigation into russian election meddling and possible collusion by the trump campaign. >> therefore i have recused myself. >> reporter: allowing special counsel robert mueller to take

over the investigation. >> any attorney general, whether this one or another one, should not be able to interfere with the mueller investigation in any way. >> reporter: with his future uncertain, sessions departed with a simple statement, saying he was honored to serve. with sessions out, oversight of the special counsel's investigation has been taken away from rod rosenstein and is now in the hands of the new acting attorney general, matthew whittaker. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. as soon as news of sessions' resignation broke we sent out this push alert on the "abc 7 news" alert. download the app and customize it to topics and places that you are interested in. tonight the white house revoked a cnn reporter's press pass following a heated exchange with president trump earlier today. reporter jim acosta, recorded as the secret service asked for his credential and denied him entry into the white house. >> this is jim acosta.

i am in front of the white house. secret service officer is asking for my hard pass. obviously no hard feelings to the officer, but i am now giving my marred pass. >> we want to know, do you think he deserved to have his press pass revoked? go to abc7news.com/vote and see the results update on your screen. white house press secretary sarah sanders says his pass is revoked until further notice following the incident at today's news conference. >> i think you should let me run the country. you run cnn, if you did it well. >> if i may ask one or question. >> go ahead. >> may i ask a question, are you worried. >> that's enough. >> i was going to ask one of the other folks. >> that's enough. >> pardon me, ma'am. >> that's enough. >> mr. president, if i may ask. >> that's enough. that's enough. >> that was white house intern attempting to take the mike away. sarah sanders tweeted tonight that the administration won't toll race a reporter placing his hands-on a young woman. before all of this happened the president weighed in on the

midterm election taking credit for wins in title senate races. >> there have been only four midterm elections since 1934 in which a president's party gained even a single senate seat. i think people like me. i think people like the job i'm doing. >> he also praised how democrat leader nancy pelosi saying he gives her a great deal of credit for how she has worked and what she has accomplished. >> i had a conversation with president trump about how we could work together. one of the issues that came up was part of our for-the-people agenda, building the infrastructure of america. i hope that we can achieve that. >> pelosi says she is confident she will be elected speaker of the house now that the democrats have the majority there. all right. let's check in on our poll. >> the question is do you think jim acosta deserved to have his press pass revoked. 22% are saying yes, but the overwhelming majority say no. >> thank you for participating. history was made in the midterms yesterday. josh haskell from our sister

station in los angeles, looks at the progress made by women. >> reporter: a lot changed tuesday night not just with control of the house of representatives but with who is heading there. >> women led the way to victory with at least 30 new women coming to the congress. is that not exciting? >> reporter: santa clarita's katie hill is heading to congress after defeating republican steve knight. it is not just the house. in the senate, a record five states will have two female u.s. senators, nevada's jacky rosen is joining sin ocasio. >> i'm pleased to be the fifth state with two women senators. >> reporter: women on both sides of the aisle won in big numbers. tennessee elected its first woman to the senate, republican marcia blackburn.

in south dakota, kristie noem will be the state's first female governor. the surge of women running was attributed to the me too and time's up movements, and the diversity of those elected signals a big change in the house and senate. sharice davis and deb haalandand will be the first native americans in congress. >> i never expected a world where someone who looks like me. >> the chair of the democratic women's caucus joined us on "abc 7 news" at 4:00. our colleague kristen sze asked about the pink wave. >> i think women decided to get it done. a lot of women looked at the state of the country and said i make the majority of decisions in the household when it comes to health care, to consumer choices, when it comes to education, when it comes to the household checkbook, why not run for office and do it on a broader scale. >> election day is always the first tuesday after the first

monday in november in america. it has been that way since 1845, but among other advanced industrial democracies we don't have a lot of company. according to the pugh research center the u.s. is one of nine countries to hold elections on a weekday. two of those countries, israel and south korea, make the day a national holiday. 27 other countries have voting on the weekend. pass or fail. next we wrap up the fate of california's 11 propositions in just one minute. and we've had gorgeous weather this week, but a red flag warning takes effect tonight. spencer points out the danger zones and has the seven day

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californians voted on 11 propositions yesterday, and tonight all have been decided and six have passed. >> proposition 1 authorizes $4 billion for housing loans perhaps and grants for veterans. proposition 2 authorizes $2 billion to build housing for people with mental illnesses. >> prop 4 authorizes bonds funding construction at children's hospitals. prop 7 allows the state legislature to change daylight saving time. prop 11 requires private sector emergency ambulance employees the remain on-call during work breaks. proposition 12, which calls for

setting minimum cage and pen sizes for livestock and egg-laying birds passed, despite opposition from peta. >> voters rejected five propositions. prop 3, a bond for water projects. prop 5, a tax break for older whom owners. prop 6, the gas tax repeal failed so we will keep paying the $0.06 a gallon tax. the governor is celebrating that the repeal effort failed. >> other people don't want to say think about what you are saying, but not what we are buying. we are buying safety, bridge overpasses holding up in an earthquake. >> voters said no to capping profits at dialysis clinics statewide. prop 8, campaigners spent a record for most money spent. >> it was a fascinating midterm election. you can find complete election results on our web page, abc7news.com/elections. >> we made it easy to look up

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you've seen those lime scooters all around the bay area. some call them a nuisance, some say they're fun. one woman says they're dangerous. "abc 7 news" anchor eric thomas has her story. >> i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: pat brogan has the pictures to remind her how painful it was, a broken hand with two pins inserted, assorted cuts and scrapes and the mother of all bruces on hises on her l. she said it happened when they were riding lime scooters to get back to their boat. >> i immediately braked because i didn't want to go down the hill on my scooter and the brake didn't work. >> reporter: to add insult to injury -- >> when i was in the emergency room they kept sending me notices saying they're billing me. >> reporter: lime wouldn't comment on this specific case but in a written statement told us, the safety of our riders is our number one concern. that's why this week we launched a multi-facetted national safety campaign, respect the ride, to educate our users and the public

on safe and prove riding practices. injury lawyers say beware the rental agreement that comes along with these. often it signs away rights you think you have. for example you agree to arbitration instead of court. you agree the company will not cover most injury costs, and damages are capped at $100. brogan is deciding whether to test the matter in court. >> to me, there's a product liability concern if you're putting something out there, you are taking somebody's money for it in a good faith transaction that it is not broken. >> reporter: a law firm in southern california has launched a class action lawsuit against scooter companies for injuries suffered by riders. eric thomas, "abc 7 news." tomorrow the salesforce transit center will have been closed as many days as it was open. we are keeping track of how many days the $2.2 billion bus terminal has been closed -- 43 so far. also tomorrow, the trans bay joint powers authority will meet to receive an update on repairs

to the two cracked steel beams that led to this closure. last month the san francisco board of supervisors voted to suspend nearly $10 million in funding to the center, saying it was concerned about oversight. "abc 7 news" and our parent company disney are committed to helping bay area food banks this holiday season. today eric thomas presented a $15,000 check to the food bank in contra costa and solano. >> this will be a big difference for us. the folks back here are bagging oranges. we have donations of food available to us, fresh produce available to us year around, and it requires transportation, it requires bags, it requires all of the attendant pieces to get it out. >> abc 7 and disney are donating to all five bay area food banks to help fight hunger in our community. well, with this warmth it may not feel like the holidays but it is starting to look like it, at least at san francisco's union square.

the special event was the opening of the safe way holiday ice rink. a crowd of kids got a chance to strap to a pair of skates courtesy of olympic champion and he calls it first class. >> i have skated on many different ice surfaces in my life, and they -- bar none, they do the best ice surfaces in the world. >> how is that for a testimonial? admission is $13 for kids under eight years old, and don't let a lack of skating experience stop you. the rink offers free skating clinics on weekends for families who sign up online at the union square ice rink website. >> looks like fun. keep the ice cold though. >> i know. >> come on. >> with the sun beating down on this warmth, it is not easy. spencer is back with the forecast. >> you could go skating in your shorts and shirt sleeves it is so mild. it will get cool overnight with low temperatures dropping into the 40s in some spots, and we have a red flag warning in effect, going into effect at

10:00 tonight until 7:00 friday morning nor the hills and mountains of the north bay and east bay, high fire dangerous with relative humidity dangerously low and gusty winds. tomorrow's high up to about 70 degrees on the coast, mid 70s around the bay. mid to upper 70s inland. here is the system bringing us this dry pattern. high pressur anchored offshore. its clockwise circulation deflecting the storm track to our north. over the next ten days some rain will move into the pacific northwest, but not here in northern california where it will be dry. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. beautiful weather ahead. sunny, mild days all the way through veterans day, which is next monday, and into the middle of next week. we need rain though. the weather is lovely but we need rain to reduce the fire danger. >> don't see any. >> not for the next couple of weeks, matter of fact. >> thanks, spencer. >> sports to talk about. >> larry is here. baseball news, giants raided the dodgers to get their new

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madison bumgarner. here is mindi bach with more on the new gm. >> in his four years, he drew up the blueprint that led the dodgers to back-to-back appearances in the world series. he has the same goal in mind for the san francisco giants. >> our goal is to play meaningful baseball, as deep into the season and, you know, as soon as we can. >> reporter: the giants and dodgers playing 19 games against each other during the regular season, say zaidi is familiar with the current players on san francisco's roster. he sees strength in the bullpen and a rotation that needs to be reinforced, but what stands out most, zaidi says, is the giants' selfless play. it is that culture he wishes to keep as he makes personnel decisions. >> more generally, adding a little youth to the roster, a little more athleticism to kind of complement some of that culture of selflessness. you know, that would be the ideal combination. >> reporter: but when it comes to who will be able to put their bats and helmets into this rack

next year, he says that he's going to have to consider other factors such as costs and length of contract. no player is off limits, but who he adds and who he trades will be a collaborative effort. >> i just think where we are as an organization right now, we have to cast as wide of a net as possible. you know, i'm eager pinioghetto -- to get opinions from a wide range of people on what they think makes sense on a broader direction. where we are, everything has to be on the table in terms of how we move the team and roster for. >> reporter: in san francisco, mindi bach, abc 7 sports. >> everything on the table is the headline. days after picking up his first gold glove, matt chapman was honored with a defensive player of the year award from wilson. the 25-year-old chapman led all major leaguers regardless of position in defensive runs saved with 29. that's a lot of runs. on to football. the raiders head into the second half of the season, 1-7 record. they face the l.a. chargers on sunday. they're hot. they won five straight including a victory over the raiders last

month. the silver and black coming off the 34-3 loss to the 49ers a week ago. carr was sacked seven times behind the banged-up line. he admits the beatings have taken a toll but he's strong. >> definitely strong physically. i'm always honest with you. i alts tell you the truth, you know. i always tell you the truth. definitely physically, but mentally, no. >> i'm not going to make any excuses. i think derek is doing some good things, but it does make things difficult when you have the amount of injuries that we have had. i just got a nice call from my brother. he lost all of his linemen the other day, too. so we've got eight games left. we have to continue to coach hard and find a way to improve. former raiders linebacker bruce irvin has a new home. he signed with the falcons. he is a native of atlanta. he will get $1.5 million from the falcons for the balance of the season, in addition to the 3.7 million the raiders payed

him. he was one of the raiders defensive captains, although to be honest he did not do much this year. real quick. you play fantasy football? add dez bryant before it is too late. the saints signed him to a one year deal. it takes the whole cardinal team to stop him there. great for the cowboys for a long time, but wore out his welcome there. he went unsigned for most of the season. the saints rolling now. they've won seven straight and drew brees has a shiny target. >> dez has been a really good player in the league for a long time, and there's certainly a skill set he has that will be beneficial, you know. so i look forward to getting to work with him. i look forward to building a rapport with him. i look forward to getting him involved in the offense. >> if you are giving drew brees another receiver and he's big and strong and fast, it is almost unfair with their offense. >> thanks, larry. join us tonight at 9:00 on kofy tv 20, cable channel 713. the airline that's imposing new

rules for passengers with allergies, what they will be expected to do at 9:00. and on "abc 7 news" at 11:00, pg&e is warning it may shut off power to bay area communities again in a move to prevent wild fires. this time the utility is taking a different approach. >> tonight on abc 7 starting at 8:00, catch "the goldbergs," "american housewife" and "modern family." at 9:30, "single parents." . at 11:35 check out "jimmy kimmel live". to nights guest are melissa mccarthy and dennis miller. >> look for breaking news whenever you wish on the "abc 7 news" app. daetz.eciate your time. for larry beil, spencer christian, all of us here, thank you for being here tonight. >> see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. ♪

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