it's just getting a little tiresome. business doesn't stop because we're closed. >> now at 5:00 a.m., north bay businesses try their best to prepare for another round of public safety power shutoffs. >> when three bay area counties could start going dark today. >> good morning on this wednesday, november 20th. >> well get to that in a few moments. first let's check in with mike looking at our weather forecast for today. good morning. >> hi, everybody. we're in it. the critical fire conditions now through 7:00 tomorrow. we have gusty northeasterly winds up to 45 miles per hour. right now the surface winds are okay. they're picking up in places like fairfield, 39. 18 in napa, 20 in novato. we're already around 30 to 40 up in the north bay mountains. so we are at that threshold. the area will keep getting drier as we head throughout the day. here's san rafael right now. you can see it's quiet there. temperatures are cooler everywhere except up in the north bay. 49 to 50.

low to mid 60s at noon. grab a coat at 7:00. mid to upper 50s. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. good morning, everyone. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are not on. you can see things are starting to fill in here. i've been checking out our live camera of the bridge itself. once you get through this, it will be smooth sailing into san francisco this morning. south bay, how are you doing? 260, san jose looking good right now. nice and clear. it's been a clear commute across the board including mass transit here. 11 trains running for b.a.r.t., no delays there. ace 1, no delays. reggie and kumasi? >> thanks. in just a few hours, pg&e could start shutting off power to cstomers in the north bay. >> more than 51,000 customers could be impacted in sonoma, napa and solano counties. lauren martinez joins us live from santa rosa where people can get help this morning. >> that's right.

the residents in sonoma and napa county that may be impacted could start to lose power at 7:00 this morning. now, pg&e, we talked to a lot of small business owners that are starting to really take a toll during this time. we talked to a restaurant owner of stout brothers in downtown santa rosa yesterday. his business is closed and now up for sale. ownership says pg&e's most recent public safety power shutoff provided the last straw. >> it's very challenging to move all your inventory out and refill. it's like opening a brand-new restaurant when you go through tha that. >> the owner of mullsber rkel a in shutdown area. but the address check says they're all right. so he doesn't even know what to epect. the santa rosa veterans memorial

building will open up starting at 8:00 this morning. reporting live in santa rosa, lauren martinez, abc7 news. >> thank you. we'll send out push alerts as pg&e decides if, when and where it will shut off the power. get the latest news sent to you by installing the abc7 news app. at the live desk, i'm following a helicopter crash in afghanistan. the u.s. military says at least two service members died in the crash. the cause is still under investigation. the military says it does not believe enemy fire was involved. at least 19 americans have been killed in combat in afghanistan this year. classes are canceled today at san jose's oak grove high school. yesterday students and staff had to shelter in place when a suspicious device was found there. a bomb squad investigated, declared it to be safe. it's not clear what the

coervative commentator anne coulter is set to speak at uc berkeley tonight. bur she will speak about the u.s. immigration system and the dangers of mass immigration. a small group of students gathered yesterday calling for people to protest the visit. uc berkeley says it doesn't expect any problems. >> over the course of the last two years this campus hosted more than 13 prominent conservative speakers without a single problem, a single disruption. no reason that can't happen again. >> coulter canceled a visit in 2017 over security concerns. earlier that year some protesters incited violence before a scheduled speech that was canceled. building a better bay area can sometimes be messy. that is certainly the case in san francisco where there's a poop problem. there's no other way to put it. so far there's been more than 25,000 complaints to the city

via 311 since the start of the year that means we're on track for a 7% jump from last year. the dirtiest neighborhoods, tenderloin, south of market and the mission. what is being done to clean up the city in time for the holidays? here's chris reyes. >> reporter: i don't know about you, but i'm tired of people talking trash about our city. mayor london breed kicked off the love our city holiday eco blitz tuesday morning. the program will put city crews on the job every day of the week cleaning up popular business districts. a new analysis by the website rent hop shows complaints about human and animal waste on san francisco streets have been the worst so far in 2019. >> i've been kicking and screaming and yelling asking for more deep daily sidewalk and street cleaning. more bathrooms, you know, more trash cans. >> reporter: according to the same study glen park saw the highest year over year increase in poop complaints.

>> i see that there and i mean it's going to probably be everywhere unless we do something. >> reporter: this summer the city launched three 24/7 pit stop toilets as part of a pilot program. but the supervisor mat haynie says reports for feces on the streets won't decline until bathrooms are all over the city. >> i think given a choice people would choose to go to a bathroom with a toilet if they have that option. is. i watch everywhere i go. i scan that sidewalk ahead of me. >> that's smart. >> that is smart. want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our building a better bay area group on facebook. >> that's why everyone looks down when they're walking in san francisco. >> it's -- >> you have to be careful. >> you have to protect the shoes. >> i get it. let's talk about what's going on. mid to upper 40s through the tri valley and mid to upper 50s for antioch, brentwood.

49 in san carlos. 46 in hayward. 54 in oakland. 53 in san francisco. 57 in novato. 60 in napa. 51 in san jose. here's a look at some of the breezes blowing through san francisco from our roof camera. if you're out and about today, be vigilant. we have a high fire danger. cool and comfortable if you're exercising a small craft advisory out on the bay. this time it's from the bay bridge northward, golden gate bridge eastward through the delta. it's out there now through 2:00 this afternoon. northwest winds gusting up to 30, 35 miles per hour. north bay, 54 at:0 7:00. 70 at 3:00. 58 at 7:00. 9:00. low to mid 60s from 11:00 through 5:00. down to 58 at 7:00. san francisco, mid 60s during the afternoon hours. a nice weekend coming up in the seven-day forecast.

>> i have a heads up for people traveling in and around san francisco. the dreamforce convention is back. that means so are the traffic issues. so howard street between 3rd street and 4th street will be closed through now -- it started on november 12th and it will end on november 24th at 8:00 p.m. take a bike, walk, but do not bring your car in that area. you will face backups. antioch to hercules this morning, 28 minutes. highway 4 to the maze, 14-minute ride, highway 85 to the san jose airport, 7 minutes there. a live look now at our emeryville camera. starting to get busier as people head into the maze is definitely moving nicely. no issues that i'm seeing on the roadways there. same story for walnut creek. starting to get busy as people head further south looking good so far on 680. >> all right. thanks. m ccoming up next, 7 things

know as you start your day. and a man who damaged a tesla after a 49ers game. the car recorded it all. and a warning if you shopped at macy's recently. the information hackers stole over a whole week. >> hackers are busy. taking a look outside. a look at pier 15 as

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this morning. the latest pg&e power shutoffs are set to begin this morning. more than 51,000 customers in sonoma, nap a and solano countis will be on notice. let's check out the winds. gusts of helena. 49 at tamalpais. we are in the critical fire conditions and we will be through 7:00 tomorrow morning. number three, the alameda county sheriff's office says they are working to identify the victim of a deadly stabbing on b.a.r.t. involving a good samaritan trying to stop another man from stealing. abc 7 news was there when that suspect was taken into custody after he ran away looking for a getaway car. another public impeachment hearing suspected to begin in less than an hour. today the house will hear from ambassador to the eu gordon sondland. number five, there's a democratic presidential debate tonight in atlanta. ten candidates will take the

stage. former vice president joe biden, senator elizabeth warren, senator bernie sanders, and mayor pete buttigieg lead many polls. number six, we had a smooth commute so far this morning. i do want to give a heads up for people on the san mateo bridge heading westbound. there's a stalled car in the center divide as you get to the toll plaza. happy 72nd anniversary to queen elizabeth and prince phillip. kensington palace posted this photo this morning and wished the couple a happy anniversary. there are new flu concerns this morning. the cdc says 30 states including california are already seeing cases of the flu. it's the most in a decade for this time of the year. check out this map. it shows california, louisiana and maryland in red. those three states are seeing widespread flu activity. the cdc can't predict will this season will be more intense than previous years. they are warning people to get their flu shots. the recommendation is for

everyone six months of ainge and older. santa clara police want to find the person caught on camera kicking this tesla outside of levi stadium. the car itself recorded the whole thing. it happened short ly before the end of the first half against last week's game with the seahawks. teslas have century mode which is meant to protect the cars from bumps and break-ins. that system activated as the man got close to the vehicle and appears to have caught him in the act. >> it's a huge dent. it's not on the bumper. it's on the metal. this is all one piece. to see another fan do that to our vehicle was saddening and unfortunate. >> the person responsible could face felony charges. the tesla owner is now offering a $1,000 reward or two niners tickets for information leading to an arrest. a new push to keep people from riding e-scooters and

e-bikes on sidewalks. sacramento will now ticket people who violate the rules. people are supposed to ride these on the street and not on the sidewalk. as of yesterday sacramento police started citing riders who were breaking the law. tickets cost about $200. lime and jump both operate in san francisco. sfo partnered with uber to make your holiday travel less stressful. the chronicle is reporting that starting today, riders who pay extra for uber comfort, uber select, and uber xl can get curbside pick up at the airport. uber drivers will meet them outside the domestic terminal doors instead of the designated garage. rides who choose uber black and black suv already have curbside pick up. after sfo changed its ride hailing policy in june, most uber and lyft riders werehe drit the garage. >> do you think it's worth it?

now there's first class at the curb, too? >> for the holiday. >> merry christmas, mike. >> if you have the money, you can get anything you want. walnut creek, temperature in the upper 40s here. 47 degrees. south on 680, a cool and breezy day with a red flag warning. pleasant hill weekend, and tracking another chance of rain on wednesday. we'll have to see if it stalls down south like this one is. you can see the counterclockwise flow of that low. this is backing its way towards us last night. it brought us some rain up to about 0.08 inches in today's temperatures, 64 to 66 throughout the bay. 66 to 67 in the south bay. 68 to 70 inland, 67 to 71 up 63.

you can see how much cooler tonight is. 30s around santa rosa and yucaipa, livermore, san ramon valley, everyone else in the low to upper 40s. tomorrow, the fire threat tapers. it will be a gorgeous afternoon with low to upper 60s. upper 50s to upper 60s for friday. a touch warmer saturday and sunday. then the breezes kick in monday and cooler weather tuesday. >> thank you, mike. things are getting busy at the bay bridge toll plaza. metenghtare not ining lights ar. the best part is the cash lanes moving at a decent rate. drive times right now, tracy to dublin, 48 minutes. a slight slowdown there. that's our usual slow spot i would say for this time of the morning that's good. antioch to concord, 17 minutes. san rafael to san francisco, 17-minute ride. overall a fairly quiet morning.

we do have deadly hit and run investigation that's going on in san jose. i'll be back with more on that shortly. president trump and apple's ceo tim cook are traveling to texas today. the president and ceo are visiting a facility in austin where apple makes some of its computers. in september apple moved its mac pro assembly to austin after winning tariff exception for computer parts. you may want to check your credit report if you shop at macy's. the company is warning customers about a havenrecent hack. information was stolen for about a week. that includes names, addresses, credit card information. the company did not say how many people are impacted. all birds is accusing amazon of copying its design. the co-founder told cnn amazon's private label shoe looks nearly identical to his company's iconic wool runner sneakers.

both are made with a wool upper, but amazon is selling it for $45 compared to all birds $95. amazon says its shoes do not infringe on the design. the co-founder says the look-alike shoe may be cutting ail birds sustainability efforts. a new massive food hall is coming to the bay area. the port of oakland tweeted saying a 40,000 square foot market hall will join the oakland waterfront food scene at 55 harrison next summer. it will be called oakland assembly. the "mercury news" reports that around 20 renowned chefs will be part of this project. >> i like it. >> i know. the that will be good. the color and tradition of big game week is taking centery california. ♪ cal students joined the band, the cheer leaders and the bear

on the steps of spraulhall.hall. oh. look at her face. her face is like i'm about to get this. >> not all trees deserve a hug. okay. sports is wild. >> my gosh. well, there's that. and you should also know that the 122nd big game kicks off at stanford on saturday. you weren't ready for that. >> i didn't know that happened. >> she's like let me get this. she had the whole face going. >> people get into stuff. >> i know. >> all right. places not to visit. the popular road trip deinve deinve acrs theal o

we're 53 minutes into -- an hour and 23 minutes into our hire fire danger. the wind at st. helena, 51 miles per hour. 30 in tamalpais. 43 in tab bldiablo. be vigilant today, the critical fire conditions will continue through 7:00 tomorrow morning. all right. so, if you were planning your next road trip, here's one destination you need to just avoid. >> skip big sur. huh. the online travel guide says the area has been dealing with overtourism. ltl lies" he taken trips to monterey county to see the bridge and drive down the pif cst ghwa th bee illegal camping and officials are working on a plan to accommodate the boom in

tourism. >> it's a good thing people are down there, right? can it be d d d d d >> people are obnoxious, but don't tell me where to go. >> they want to warn you. >> that's rude, don't go there. it's beautiful. a rare double ceremony on the hollywood walk of fame. >> the women who brought el is a to life in "frozen" just got their own stars. [ applause ] >> i love these women so much. kristin bell and adean that menzel revealing them yesterday. bell said she was surprised when she saw two stars. >> i thought we were going to be on the same star until i saw two separate stars. i was thrilled with that. >> you were? >> that's generous of you. i was like give me my own. >> i'm not sharing a star with

you. >> "frozen 2" hits theaters tomorrow night. disney is the parent company of abc 7. so santa might favor milk and cookies, but ranch dressing lovers have a holiday treat of their own. >> hidden valley is releasing ranch-filled christmas stockings. may made out of plastic. each is filled with a package of hidden valley original ranch dressing. it comes with a tour spot at the stocking toe and a silver mantle holder if you want to proudly display it. you can preorder for $35. >> i feel like people are making stuff up at this point. like that taco bell bisque. >> don't go after that taco bell bisque and compare that to this ranch dressing. >> you want this? >> no. i want the $35. i'll take the cash. all right. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news, including a preview of a disney

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plus. now, how are we going to top puppies? >> i don't know. >> skip to that. >> skip to the puppies. i love it. >> i wasn't ready. >> welcome to this wednesday, november 20th. >> i know. we have to talk about weather before we get to puppies. >> we have to wait until friday to play with puppies. let's talk about what's going on this morning. we have serious issues. even though we had some rain last night, look at this. this is san jose, we had about 0.05 inches of a rain. it started 11:00, lasted for about an hour or so. dropped a couple of bolts of lightning in the santa cruz mountains before it moved on. let's talk about what will happen today behind this, we still have the high fire danger through 7:00 this morning. wins up to 70 miles pind e, serious potential for the fire

danger. 28 miles per hour in the east bay hills. low to mid 60s at noon. low to upper 60s at 4:00. back into the mid to upper 50s at 7:00. we have an update on that three-car crash in san jose. police say that it was a deadly hit and run. the crash happened at alum rock and jackson avenues last night. police say a man was driving east on alum rock in a honda and struck a tesla and then a dodge durango. that driver ran off and has not been found. a total of nine people were left behind in the crash. a passenger in the honda died. another passenger has life threatening injuries. police say the intersection at alum rock and jackson avenue will be closed until 6:00 this morning. in about an hour and a half or so the latest pg&e power

shutoffs will start. more than 51,000 customers in sonoma, napa and solano counties are on notice for outages. the sheriff's office says the shutoffs will start around 7:00 this morning. the g the utility is shutting off power to prevent wildfires. some schools in sonoma county will still be closed today because of these looming power shutdo shutdowns. they include the alexander valley unified school district and forrest school district. we will send out push alerts when pg&e decides when and where they will be shutting off power. this morning we'll be watching a critical witness in the impeachment inquiry. american ambassador to the eu, gordon sondland will speak to

the house committee in less than an hour. he recently changed his testimony to say that he now remembers president trump offering a quid pro quo to the ukrainians. he was on that july 25th call between the president and ukraine. yesterday tim morrisson testified on sondland's role on forming the president's ukraine policy. he called it the gordon problem. >> i decided to keep track of what ambassador sondland was doing. i didn't necessarily always act on things gordon suggested. sondland is the most anticipated witness so far. abc new also carry this public impeachment hearing in a live special report. it's set to begin at 6:00 p.m. we'll stream the hearing live at abc7news.com. we are not going anywhere if you want to watch local news, weather, traffic you are welcome to. also by going to abc7news.com.

we'll stream the entire show always live until 7:00 am.m. we hope to learn new information including the names of the people involved in a deadly stabbing on a b.a.r.t. train yesterday. we know the victim was trying to stop the suspect from stealing when the victim was stabbed. amy hollyfield is live at the south hayward bart station with those details. good morning. the good samaritan was killed in this case. the "san francisco chronicle" is reporting that he was stabbed to death with his own knife. it happened yesterday afternoon about 1:00. that's when police got the call to come to the south hayward b.a.r.t. station a shoeless man was trying to steal shoes from a passenger. a man jumped in to prevent the shoes from being stolen. the two got into a fight. the man was stabbed and killed. the police say the shoeless man ran to a car dealership to try to steal a car. but a salesman fought back.

>> trying to grab somebody with no shirt, nothing on, it was hard. i dwas digging into him. i didn't know if it was my blood or his blood. there was blood all over my shirt, which the police took. >> the salesman let the man go. he says the man sat down and waited for police. here he is being arrested. the names of the suspect and the victim have not been released yet. the suspect was charged and booked for murder and carja carjacking. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. you can take your concerns about safety on b.a.r.t. directly to the system's new general manager. rort powers will continue his t station at noon. he has been going station to station listening to riders issues and questions. fleetwood mac will rock san francisco tonight. >> but that also means traffic could be a problem. the band is playing a benefit

concert at oracle park to help raise money for ucsf children's hospital s. salesforce is sponsoring the concert and it is at the same time as the dreamforce concert. fremont is a diverse and inclusive community. how it's using the strengstrength of family to build a better bay issue. >> and muni has a solution to ending an operator shortage. first a check on your weather and traffic. >> thank you. good morning. so, we do have an issue that's popped up in vallejo now. a single car crash is starting to slow things down. this is westbound 80 before tennessee street. you can see that orange line there. hopefully that does not turn into red. we are not clear if injuries are reported, but people are on the way to help clear

also here, a live look at our friends in the south bay, 280 is looking nice for the most part. i do want to let you know, i talked about this earlier in the show, there is an investigation in san jose due to a deadly hit and run. so alum rock and jackson avenues will be closed because of the investigation until 6:00 this morning. unfortunate to hear that happening. also now, live look at the golden gate bridge. things are looking smooth there. i know things are not as smooth for our weather right now. >> no. >> let's talk about that. >> definitely watching the 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts, for a hurricane the wind speeds are 74. let's talk temperatures really quick, mid to upper 40s for san leandro, castro valley. everyone else 51 to 55 along the

east bayshore. near 50 along the peninsula down to the south bay. mid to upper 40s in the east bay. antioch and brentwood at 58 and 57? fairfield and napa, it's 60 degrees. that's up to 15 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. the rest of us are 10 agrees cooler. here's the richmond side of the rirnl richmond-san rafael bridge. this area could be buffeted by those dangerous breezes today around 2:00. the north bay commute will be choppy. cool to mild conditions on mass transit. here's the east bay valleys, 50s through 9:00. 66 at 11:00. upper 60s from noon through about 4:00. down to 61 at 7:00. waking up with a low cloud cover on the peninsula and 48. near 60 at noon. mid 60s at noon through 4:00, 58 at 7:00. the last stop, south bay. 54 with clouds through 9:00.

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mainly 40s except the bay, 50s and 60s. 59 at the coast. mid to upper 60s for the rest of us.

2.2 million people through 7:00 tomorrow morning are dealing with the winds. we have a winter weather advisory of 8 inches of snow at the highest peaks. look at the rain and thunderstorms in southern california. it's a crazy weather pattern. 36 in tahoe today, 63 in los angeles a couple more chances of snow in tahoe. thanks. right now we want to take you live to washington where we are waiting for the start of the impeachment hearing. here's a live look inside the hearing room right now. the abc news will bring you life coverage when the hearing starts. that's expected to be around 6:00. we're not going anywhere when this starts. you can watch abc7 mornings live on abc7news.com. we'll stream our entire show live there until 7:00. the city of orinda voted to change its short-term rental laws. the ordinance comes after five

people were shot and killed at a halloween party hosted at an airbnb property. last night the city council unanimously passed a 45 day emergency ordinance. that bans non-hosted short-term rentals in orinda. it also requires a two-day minimum stay with the owner of the property. people against this are calling the changes arbitrary and unfair. the ordinance takes place immediately and expires in 45 days but city leaders can extend it for up to two years. one person suffered burns and two others were rescued as flames ripped through a two-story house in san francisco. flames were pouring through the home last night as firefighters arrived on the scene. the injured person was taken to a burn center for treatment. san leandro police are asking for help identifying an arson suspect. these photos of the sus wecht

we suspect were released from the november 10th episode. the suspect used an accelerant to set the front tire of the vehicle on fire. the top polling democratic candidates will meet tonight for their fifth primary debate. since the last debate mayor pete buttigieg jumped in the polls. one iowa poll shows he has a double digit lead. former vice president joe biden, senator elizabeth warren and senator bernie sanders are also fierce contenders. state voting begins in 2 1/2 months. the iowa caucus is just 75 days away. we're getting a first look at an adorabledocu-series. >> it's called pick of the litter and it's about bay area puppies training to become guide dogs. >> it takes a confident dog to do this job. >> there's three boys, three

girls. >> my goodness. i want to keep watching. so cute. pick of the litter will premiere on disney plus on december 20th. the series is based on the award winning documentary film. guide dogs for the blind in san rafael says the docu series -- the series documents ups and downs of the training process. >> that will be interesting. i've never seen anything like that before. i'm not familiar with how it works. >> this is the consent i'm here for. mosh of this. it's also cool it's here. >> mm-hmm. and a friend of our writer upstairs. >> hi, norma. >> yes. norma is lovely. i'm assuming this woman must be. >> this is her friend who creates this documentary. i'm excited to watch it. >> i like that. we have guide dogs for those who have diabetes also over in concord. it would be neat if we could expand upon that later on. it will be fantastic.

those are some perfect pets there. more than pets obviously. northwest wind 21 to 35. right now sunny and breezy today with the high fire danger. that will taper tonight with much cooler conditions. a pleasant hill weekend on the way. the next chance of some rogue showers like last night. possibly tuesday. the low, here it is. it's stalled down to the south. you can definitely see the wetter side of it in the four corners and the dyer air wrapping in behind it we had a chunk of energy roll off the mountains, hit our mountains in the north bay last night and also the diablo range. that was enough lift that we had a few showers during the overnight hours. if there's drops on your car, that's the reason why. 71 in santa rosa. 70 in san rafael and yucaipa. concord. mid to upper 60s for the rest of the neighborhoods. mid 60s for san francisco, low 60s along the coast. tonight, mid to upper 30s

yucaipa, santa rosa, lake port, san ramon valley. everyone else in the 40s. my accuweather seven-day forecast, we will have m its in t temperatures in the 50s and 60s friday, cooler next week with that chance of rain. >> we're starting off with an issue inside the caldecott tunnel this is for anyone traveling eastbound.el. inside there's a man out of his car waving his shirt trying to direct traffic in the right lane, because his car stalled out. you can see there's a bit of a slowdown there. because people go through that tunnel quickly, we want to let people know. moving up to vallejo, westbound 80 before tennessee street. a crash causing slower speeds. 27 to 46 miles per hour. doesn't look like clean up will be happening yet. we'll keep you posted on when that resolves. over to the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights came on

at 5:18 this morning. things are stacking up. >> thank you. muni riders in san francisco know buses run late on a daily basis. now the transit agency promised a sweeping change to improve service by 2021. muni will make it a priority to hire bus and muni operators. there's been a severe shortage of operators. an audit in 2018 found hundreds of city buses not in service because there were not enough drivers. ♪ for the past month abc7 news has been embedded in the city of fremont. this week, we are bringing you stories about their solutions to problems that we all face. >> behind those solutions are the people of fremont. they are the face of a diverse and inclusive community.

>> reporter: the longest and largest piece of art in fremont harkins to long ago. it's based on the 1907 photo of the train that runs through niles canyon. a rustic time before the suburbs sprouted. some families still have links to that era. has fremont changed? >> yeah. it really has. too fast, too busy. >> takes you a half hour to get across town now. >> arnold, his wife kathy, homegrown and married 69 years. >> they said it wouldn't last. >> reporter: kathy and arnold still live in the house they built in 1958 with a mortgage of $65 a month on walnut avenue. how times have changed. >> i think the best days we had was in the '50s. >> reporter: times when they raised their kids cindy and arnie. now those kids have taken over and continued the trucking company their family built from scratch with sweat and toil in 1946.

they're like a new set of treads on experienced wheels. >> does fremont fit with san francisco? >> no. >> it's a big city but also a small town. >> reporter: fremont is a changing town. just sample the local restaurants. your taste buds will tell you all about that. >> i'm indian, afghanistan, pakistan, i like to try everything. >> reporter: 57% of fremont is asian, including a large afghani population. this owner of a restaurant moved here 14 years ago from kabul. >> in the united states, i'm happy to have freedom. we have a good life. >> reporter: this is a man who fell in love overseas, married and emigrated. his wife had been in the states much longer. >> we're fortunate to have a sense of security here in the u.s., whereas in afghanistan you don't have that. >> reporter: now they have 11-year-old miriam and 3-year-old michelle. two weeks ago they added ibrahim

and ismail. the only constant here is change. in fremont, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> such a nice story. >> so good. so coming up, it could be pretty tough shopping for teens. a new study reveals the one thing a lot of them want. and a new kind of gift card scam. how thieves can drain the balance on the cards you're buying. first we'll leave with you a lve loo

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53 on a wednesday. an hour and 53 minutes into critical fire danger that will continue until 7:00 tomorrow morning. the winds have been st. he saint helena, 57 miles per hour. the winds will spread throughout the morning. we'll get some drier weather and then that wind will taper overnight. wake up tomorrow morning, it will be calmer. hire is the fire index. green and blue is what we want. yellow, orange is what we're getting. it will remain in the red, that's extreme, that's as high as it gets through 6:00 tonight. then it starts to taper there. we wake up tomorrow morning in

the low to moderate fire danger index. we have a while to go. we're just getting into this event. >> good morning. we are going to start off with an update for you all of what's been happening in san jose. this is alum rock and jackson avenues. sjpd will be there until 6:00 a.m. not much longer. but they're investigating a deadly hit and run. unfortunate situation that happened there. happened around 10:00 last night. they're still working down there to figure out where the driver responsible is. moving up to vallejo, westbound 80 before tennessee street. single car crash there. speeds are down to 24 and 31 miles per hour. so people headed further south, possibly into san francisco, oakland, this will impact you as you head out this morning. hopefully that clean up will get under way soon. wooe walnut creek, 680, looking good and feeling good. for the most part smooth ride. let's check out the drive times. tracy to dublin, 55 minutes,

dublin to mission boulevard, 18 minutes, highway 101 to cupertino, 16 minutes. >> thanks. now to an important holiday shopping alert about gift cards. >> it turns out scammers are coming up with new ways to drain the value with en knowing it. fraudsters are employing sophisticated hacking tools to drain funds. >> bad bots are becoming an epidemic. they're checking to see if those gift card account numbers are legitimate. if they have funds available or balances and if they do those cybercriminals can go ahead and scrape those funds from those gift cards. >> so experts recommend that you treat your gift card like it's cash and keep them protected in your wallet. also make sure there's no stickers over the bar code. all right. if you need to shop for a teen, listen to this. >> or don't. >> piper jaffray surveyed

income gz-ers and found these are the most popplar brandular . s apple is the top, nike was second most mentioned. followed by louis vuitton. this is rich. scratch that right off that list, kid. >> okay. >> mm-hmm. >> that was not what my list looked like. >> no, that's what your list looks like now. >> i'm trying. next at 6:00,s it it's day of the impeachment hearings. >> here's a live look at capitol hill where people are gathering for today's hearing. it is expected to start in the next five minutes or so. once it starts we will continue abc7 mornings on our app and on abc7news.com.

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d.c. where day four of the impeachment hearings is about to get under way. >> as soon as it starts, abc will have live coverage, and we'll continue on abc7news.com. so you will need to exit out and then click the red bar at the top of your screen if you want to keep watching. >> let's talk about who is testifying this morning. gordon sondland is considered the key witness in this investigation. he's expected to face scrutiny over recently revealed phone conversation with president trump a day after the president's july 25th phone call with ukraine's president. >> in the afternoon, we will hear from laura dessectaryrussi affairs. it starts right now.

>> announcer: this is an abc news special report. the house impeachment hearings, now reporting, george the our special coverage of the impeachment of president trump. that is the scene right now on capitol hill. 1100house longworth building where the where the committee has been gathering for their fourth day of testimony hearings. it could be the most critical day yet. so far, the witnesses that have appeared have not had first hand contact or much first hand contact with the president. today is gordon sondland. he was hand picked to the european union. there you see him arriving on capitol hill tod.