alleged attacker pleaded not guilty. the new court documents saying he was on a suicide mission. >> the son of a murder for hire suspect talking to abc 7. what he is saying about his father. >> why election officials say it's no big deal if you received two valid. -- two ballots. >> we are taking a live look from aour airport camera. we are tracking more changes for forecast. >> alaska airlines say good morning. so do we on this wednesday, november 2. >> want to start with a check of the forecast. >> we are excited about that new camera. we see. some showers this morning live doppler 7, we are not quite done with the wet weather. you can see in the east bay north of -- we have an isolated showers.

that threat continues all morning long. visibility is an issue right now. we are seeing some dense fog locally in the north bay right now. the storm impacts scale at level 1 today. spotty showers with the best chance happening this morning. it is breezy to gusty for any showers that move through. rainfall minima with any showers we may see. showers very isolated this morning. we have drier skies this afternoon, drier sunshine by 4:00 p.m. but another chilly day, temperatures only in the 50's to low 60's. we are in store for a pretty cold night. we will look at those numbers in about eight minutes. >> new details on the attack on house speaker nancy pelosi's husband. the suspect has pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail. news cameras saw speaker pelosi leaving her home yesterday and

it comes as court documents reveal chilling new details about what prosecutors claim the suspect was allegedly planning after the attack. lena holland live in san francisco with more on this. >> morning. the resources familiar with the matter tell abc news that the u.s. capitol police, which is responsible for providing security for house speaker nancy pelosi, did have cameras outside of the pelosi home here in pacific heights. but apparently, they were not being monitored at the time of the attack. nancy pelosi was in washington, d.c. when this happened, those sources say it wasn't until they saw police lights flashing that they rewound the video and saw the break in. it is unclear whether or not the cameras should have been monitored at the time. we are told typically when the speakers out of the area, the cameras are not monitored 24/7. court documents say the suspect,

david depape, was quoted saying he's sick of the level of lies coming from washington, d.c. nt came here to have a little chat with house speaker nancy pelosi. >> absolutely>> i consider him to be dangerous. he sought out the speaker and in turn, when he could not locate her, turned his violence towards her husband. >> we are going to be looking into mr. depapae, his mental state. i'm not going to talk any further of that until i have more information to speak more accurately. >> that was adam lipson, the public defender for david depape , who just meant his detriment his client yesterday when -- who just met his client yesterday. this man targeted several other targets, including a professor, state and federal politicians and their relatives.

it did not specifically name those people but did make reference to those very serious threats. live in san francisco, lena holland, abc 7 news. >> we have been on this story since friday morning. see all the angles covered in one place, the abc 7 streaming tv app. you can download it wherever you stream. we are on 24/7. >> we are now less than one week until election day and key races across the country are closer than ever. control of the house and the senate are both on the line. the big names in each party hitting the campaign trail. >> we have president biden and former presidents trump and obama all on the campaign trail in the final days leading to the midterms. mr. biden went after republican senator rick scott. he is leading the effort for republicans to retake the senate. president biden laid out what he says is all at stake. pres. biden: they're coming after social security and

medicare in a big way and he laid out a clear plan. he said every five years, social security and medicare would have to be reauthorized. >> former presidents barack obama and donald trump are also on the campaign trail this week. they will both be in pennsylvania on saturday. obama campaigning for john fetterman and trump for republican candidate and tv personality dr. mehmet oz. a new paul gives republicans an 80% chance of retaking the chamber. gop leaders are promising to go after the biden administration and biden's family if that does happen. reggie: thank you. santa clara county election officials are addressing concerns over some residents receiving multiple mail-in ballots. the county system sometimes generates a second ballot to reflect any changes you make at the dmv or if you update something at the registrar voters office. you can request a second ballot in case the first one is lost or

misplaced. >> we have systems in place to make sure that only one of those ballots is counted. which ever gets received back to our office is going to be the ballot that will be counted. reggie: county election officials say 14% of ballots have been returned. nationwide, more than 22 million voters have already gone to the polls or have voted by mail. go to abc7news.com/election to check out our ballot tracker. . we also have an interactive proposition voter guide to help you decide. >> we are hearing from a family member of the man accused of conspiring in a murder for hire plot involving his girlfriend. nelson chia was arrested thursday for the death of oakland dentist lili xu. abc 7 sat down with chia's son, who does not use his father's last name. he describes nelson chia as a

man with narcissistic and sociopathic characteristics and a strong desire for money. chia died by suicide in jail on friday. >> i didn't have any sadness or emotions towards the news of my father passing. for me, it's been like a huge, ominous monkey off my back. >> investigators say chia hired hasheem bason in a murder for hire scheme. bason is now facing charges. chia arranged xu's accounts and her state worth up to $14 million into his name. reggie: the wet start to november is dampening some fire season fears but we are not out of the woods yet. experts say there's still the potential for high winds. the campfire happened in november 2010. the thomas fire tore through 1000 structures in december of 2017. >> the saturating rain will keep the fine feels very wet probably

for at least 10 days before it has a chance to dry. i think it gives us a 10 day window of lower potential fire danger. reggie: more people are also starting to use candles and space heaters, which brings an increased house fire risk. oakland is ramping up its sound the alarm company, which helps get. smoke alarms in more homes. . >> 5:08 a.m. we welcomed the rain yesterday. isolated showers this morning. live doppler 7 showing you a peppering of showers, a lot of them focused in the south and east bay. we have snow falling around tahoe. chain controls in effect on 80 and 50. the snow level lowering down to about 5500 feet this morning. here is our cold front, brought us widespread rain yesterday. that was nice to see. picked up to about 1/3 to half an inch of rain in some cities. on the backside of that cold

front, you can see these showers moving in from the north and we still have the chance of an isolated shower as the morning goes on. we will see a chance along the coast for an isolated shower to pop up. most of us will not see a shower. where we do find one, you could quickly see some gusty winds. partly cloudy skies later on this afternoon. we do dry out. rainfall indicating -- rainfall estimates indicating the best chance for rain on the south coast and east bay. it's another chilly day. temperatures only topping out in the upper 50's to lower 60's, 10 degrees below average for this time of the year. let's check in with traffic. >> thank you. we are going to start with a live look at the san mateo bridge. we have a wind advisory in effect, also for the venetian bridge through the altamont pass. good news is that you are not running into that slick pavement at this time for your commute. bringing in drive times, tracy

to dublin, 42 minutes. antioch to concord, 40 months. san raphael to san francisco on time at 15. while this work continues, we have to keep reminding about that retrofit delay. reggie: climate committee. the actress coming to san francisco today for a fundraiser. >> a new push to ben tiktok. the new concern from u.s. officials about the gap. -- about the app. ♪ reggie: the backstreet boys are back with holiday songs. their

the magic of the train is more than how it takes us away. it's how it brings us together. >> welcome back. there is a new push to ban tiktok, one of the most possible -- popular social media platforms. one sec commissioners pushing to ban the company in the u.s.. gloria rodriguez joining us with the details. >> there are questions about

what tiktok does with users' pe rsonal information. the company planned to use the app to monitor locations. the fcc commissioner says they ban is the only way to make sure data does not get into the hands of tiktok's parent company, byte dance. there is not sufficient protection on the data that you could have sufficient confidence that it's not finding its way back into the hands of the chinese communist party. a cyber expert says the kind of data that tiktok collects could be anything from an email address to a digital print of your face that's called a faceprint. >> when you start having a look at what china could do with the information, they could use it to further target people for hacks. >> tiktok's parent company has been negotiating with a committee on foreign investment on how it could continue

operating here under a possible sale to a u.s. firm. lawmakers do listen when fcc commissioner's express an opinion. tiktok has denied claims that china gathers the date of tiktok users and says it supports data privacy legislation that would apply to all companies. reggie: thank you. from tiktok to torture, a lot of changes over -- tiktok to twitter, a lot of changes since elon musk took over the company. at least five talk executives left in recent days. musk fired 4 others immediately after he took over. a new study shows an increase in hate speech on the platform in the 12 hours after musk acquired the platform. yesterday, elon musk said he would make verification eight dollars a month. those blue checkmarks are free but you have to prove who you are to get one. san francisco public school teachers will hold another protest over payroll issues. the issues started in january. many educators say they are fed

up with waiting for their money and some are even quitting. some say it has deterred new people from applying to work and it's been distracting them from their work with students. teachers plan to gather outside the sf usd headquarters at 2:30 this afternoon. >> in the north bay, five teenagers are facing attempted murder charges for a stabbing outside of an elementary school in novato. two teenagers were stabbed after school hours last month. one was critically injured. police say the suspects include three 13-year-olds and two 15-year-olds, a 19-year-old who was also arrested. reggie: some outdoor partly it's in palo alto may have to go away. they may have to get consent from neighboring businesses to keep them. some business owners said they are covering signage or blocking accessibility. palo alto city staff hope businesses can work things out among themselves without getting the city involved. one café owner does not think that is a good solution.

she is also not happy about a possible fee. >> it will be detrimental to everybody. it will be detrimental to the business, it will be detrimental to the city that intends to collect rent on public property. reggie: san francisco is also changing its rules and just required new applications for parklets. the current pandemic error rules end in march. an updated report tracking climate change indicates temperatures are continuing to accelerate. california epa says 1000 records were broken across the state during a 10 day heat wave in september. the epa report finds wildlife, vegetation and diverse ecosystems are experiencing lasting impacts from rising temperatures. the effects include harmful algae blooms and changes to migratory bird patterns. happening today in san francisco, actor and activist jane fonda is hosting a town hall to raise funds for her clement political action committee.

the town hall starts at 6:00 p.m. at manny's. tickets are between $15 all the way to $5,000 for a check. fonda's political action committee is hoping to elect claimant champions in the upcoming midterms. getting a look at the backstreet boys' first holiday music video. >> they are getting ready for their very own christmas special. >> ♪ last christmas, i give you my heart ♪ >> ♪ [laughter] reggie: they look good. >> the band dropped their first ever holiday album last month. it has three original songs and they have covers of christmas clacssics like last christmas, silent night and have yourself a merry little christmas. next month, they will have their own special. they are going to perform some holiday hits and it's on our

station, december 14. reggie: they already had a holiday album. why did they wait so long? nysnyv -- nsync was on it so fast. >> it was their time. reggie: they are back, literally. >> we really said november 1, christmas, it's christmas. reggie: it is christmas. i'm sorry to tell you. i heard someone yesterday, they brought up thanksgiving. the rebuttal was, thanksgiving is a day, christmas is a season. >> well -- >> no, i don't know. i giving thankss a season? do you only give thanks on one day? i don't know. >> that's true. reggie: it's kind of like a parade, emile, it -- a parade, a

meal. >> is it because there's no exchanging of gifts? reggie: and there's just not much more to it. you gather, you fight, you sleep. >> all the problems come out on that day. you haven't seen your aunt in like a year, says something, you are like what? reggie: and you redesign your christmas party list after the. -- after that. >> valid points have been made. >> valid points. if you do fight with your family, it is just a day, and then nearly. >> look at our oakland camera. >> we completed the trifecta of our airport cameras this morning. this is our exclusive abc 7 airport camera. you can see the terminal in the foreground, the beautiful lights of san francisco shining in the background.

we will have some showers are very isolated in nature. it is a chilly afternoon, temperatures mainly in the 50's and low 60's. a cold night on the way. we are tracking more rain over the weekend. the best chance of showers really this morning before lunchtime and any additional rainfall is pretty light. look at these numbers and the north bay, down to 39 in santa rosa, 37 in novato, 40's and 50's along the bay shoreline, a bit warmer than the north bay. isolated showers this morning. it looks like by 11:00 a.m., any showers are likely in the south bay as well. winds not nearly as strong as yesterday. still have snow in the sierra following, a winter storm warning until 8:00 p.m. today. we do have chain controls in effect on 80 and 50 this morning. after the chance of a morning shower, is partly cloudy to the, 50's and low 60's.

30's and low 40's widespread as we head into thursday. here's the accuweather 7 day forecast. we will track some frosty mornings tomorrow and friday. we will cloud up over the weekend and then showers returned sunday, monday and tuesday of next week. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning. reggie: california hall of fame. the inductees representing the bay area. bay area. >> a live look outside right ♪music playing♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪

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triggering a recession. reggie: get your powerball tickets. the jackpot for tonight's drawling is $1.2 billion. why am i telling people what to do? there's been no winner since august. the drawing is 8:00 p.m. >> on isolated showers chance this morning. we are starting out in the 30's and 40's. the chance gets out of here in the afternoon. it is a partly cloudy sky but drier, in the 50's to low 60's. . i am not telling you what to do, do what you please. if you need to >>, specifically one for the san mateo bridge. >> cvs, walgreens and walmart have reportedly reached a $12 billion deal to end thousands of lawsuits over opioids. the chains were accused of failing to think monitoring systems to detect fake prescriptions being fulfilled. reggie: as a holiday travel season approaches, delta pilots are threatening to strike and

united pilots will begin picketing soon. >> in this morning's first look, could a potential pilot strike ground your holiday travel? united pilots announcing they will start picketing soon and at delta, nearly all of them voting to authorize a strike. >> we have worked incredibly hard throughout the pandemic to get our customers safely to their destination but we are ready and willing to strike. >> delta telling abc news we are confident that the parties will reach an agreement that is fair and equitable, valley this won't affect operations. pilots say they are frustrated with pay and benefits as they put in long hours working record over time. >> the ball is in the company's court. >> united pilots rejecting a tentative agreement, saying pilots will begin informational picketing immediately. coming up at 7:00 a.m., we will tell you what you need to know if you are worried about that holiday flight. with ugma first look, abc news,

washington. history has been made on >> is the first black woman to have a broadway theater named in her honor. horne got her start at the cotton club at just 16 years old. she starred in movies and tv shows and performed in nightclubs across partly. she was also active in the civil rights movement for more than happy century. lena horne died in 2010 at the. age of. 92 reggie: there are 11 new inductees into the california hall of fame. governor newsom announced the class and the bay area is well represented. local honorees include physicist steven chu from stanford, ice skater peggy fleming, who was born in san jose, choreographer alonzo king and teacher and former astronaut barbara morgan, a stanford alum. also on the list is a stock -- soccer star megan rapinoe. the governor said all of the inductees are people who celebrate the state's innovative spirit.

winter storm warning. what you need to know if you are heading to the sierra. >> and punishment for participants and spectators. san francisco pushing state lawmakers to crackdown on sideshows. reggie:

♪ >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. ♪ reggie: now at 5:30, local leaders responding to the paul pelosi attack. growing calls for change this morning. >> guaranteed pay proposal. what one san francisco supervisor wants for military members who are called for duty. reggie: giant shindig. the big event internet is planning for its -- in and out is planning for its 75th anniversary. a check on the weather. >> after a wet day yesterday, we still have the chance of an isolated showers this morning. live doppler seven showing you any isolated showers we have in the south bay and it is running

along 580. pleasanton, livermore like leasing a light drizzle and that chance of a shower lingers throughout the morning. on your exclusive impact scale, level 1 storm. the best chance of any wet weather is this morning. as we head into the afternoon, that chance really fades. it is breezy to gusty with wents and any additional rainfall is very minimal. sutro tower bouncing around this morning with a breeze. we will keep that chance of a shower in the forecast first thing this morning. we are in the 30's and 40's in our coldest cities right now. dryer skies prevail later today but it is a cool day, many of us staying in the 50's and low 60's. we will take a closer look at the size in about eight minutes. reggie: the man of attacking paul pelosi last week is expected back in court friday. new details are emerging into the investigation into the attack. court documents indicate the suspect, david depape, was on a

suicide mission and planning to target other alternatives -- other politicians. speaker pelosi was seen leaving the couple's pacific heights home. capitol police have equipped of the home with surveillance cameras but they were not being monitored at the time of the break in and that is typical procedure when the speaker is not home. we are learning the list of potential other targets include a local professor and state and federal politicians. while court documents do not name the possible targets, a did make reference to the threats. >> not only is this someone who engaged in a preplanned attack on the speaker in her home, but someone who was willing to enact violence that was politically motivated. reggie: during a court hearing yesterday, the suspect, david depape, pleaded not guilty to six felony charges. he is being held without bail in the san francisco county jail. as more details become clear,

local elected leaders are responding. lena howland live in san francisco. many are warning we should tone down the political rhetoric fueling threats of violence. >> that's right. after the attack on paul pelosi in the middle of the night here inside of his pacific heights home, calls from other local political leaders and national political leaders as well continue to grow in terms of putting out calls for change. data from the u.s. capitol police threat assessment team shows that threats against lawmakers have more than doubled since 2017. some, like representative eric swalwell, have been very open about ongoing threats to not just themselves but also their families. following pelosi's attack, local leaders say the divisiveness needs to stop and they are putting out a warning to tone down the political rhetoric fueling threats and violence. ro khanna says immediate steps need to be taken. >> it is probably impractical to

have that kind of security for 535 members of congress and the senate. there should be assessments of residences to make sure that they are safe. >> i have had, you know, of course, protesters in front of my home, including someone who walked around with a pitchfork that could have been used as a weapon. >> it is not just a national level politicians who have been the targets of threats or harassment, but local leaders, too, including san francisco mayor london breed. mayor breed says city officials are working very closely with their federal partners to make sure that the suspect in the pelosi attack is brought to justice. reggie: thank you. breaking news, cvs, walgreens and walmart have reportedly agreed to pay a combined $12 billion to settle an opioid

lawsuit. cvs will pay nearly $5 billion. the companies were sued by local -- what people states, local governments and tribes from mishandling opioid painkillers and failing to think of monitoring systems to detect fake prescriptions being fulfilled. >> the federal reserve is set to raise interest rates for the sixth time this year. what should we expect? >> the goal is to slow the economy just enough to bring down the cost of goods, not slow to the point of triggering a recession. we expect the interest rate hike will be the same as the others we've seen this year, 0.75%. economists say it will be a while until we see with. >> it's going to be a difficult 12-18 months under any scenario. what their little bit of luck, maybe we will make our way through without experiencing an outright recession. >> we have been feeling those

price hikes. pepsi says chip and drink prices went up by 20% the last year. the other thing to keep an eye on this week, a new jobs report is due out this friday. it is expected to show that job growth has slowed. a strong job market is one of the main reasons that the u.s. economy is not considered to be in a recession right now. >> the november election is coming up next week and some of the most contentious races on your ballot are the fight for local school boards. in contra costa county, a single yard sign has part a lot of controversy. it says back to education. one parent who runs a facebook group says it reminded him of the phrase "make america great again." the sign belongs to three candidates who are part of a loosely coordinated group of parents. they say they decided to run after becoming frustrated with how schools handle the pandemic -- handled the pandemic. >> what are we going back to and

where are we going that they don't want to go? the national republican party and national conservatives have explicitly said we, conservatives, need to take over school boards. >> curran is one of more than 500 parents who signed a petition against these three candidates. one piece of their evidence is small but an attention grabbing donation from prominent conservative ginni thomas, the wife of justice clarence thomas. stay with abc7news for all things leading up to election day. we have a special section on our website, abc7news.com, where you can find more information about the california general election and a proposition voter guide. >> houston police are urging witnesses to come forward after a popular rapper were shot and killed. takeoff was part of the rap group migos. he was killed and two other people hurt in a shooting yesterday at a bowling alley.

there was a private party there. after the party entered, there was an argument when a large group gathered outside the door. there were at least 40 people at the scene and many left without giving statements. >> it does not matter how famous you are, you may not be famous at all, anybody that loses his or her life is a life lost and their family members and friends who are grieving as a result. reggie: migos has collaborated with drake, katy perry, kevin harris, many who have shared condolences online. takeoff was only 28 years old. >> a northern california woman is sharing how she survived a halloween crowd search that killed more than 150 people in south korea. savannah is a kindergarten teacher from harbin. she shared this -- from auburn. she shared this photo from her hospital bed. >> i could feel people in front of me pushing forward. and because the crowd was pushing and pushing and pushing, my feet, like, kind of started

pushing with the people. >> savannah also shared this photo of the crowd just moments before the chaos. she estimates that she was in the human crush for up to 20 minutes. she couldn't breathe, she had people's elbows in her mouth, on her throat. she said she even had to bite people who were on top of her to keep them from suffocating her. >> i just remember being under all of these layers of people and thinking i am not dying, i am not doing this to my family, i am going home, i will see my family again. >> savannah credits the person who was on top of her with saving her life. she says that he did his best not to push down on her. coming up, we are going to hear more of her exclusive interview

with abc news, including how she helped to save a young girl. that is after abc seven mornings. reggie: in rome is open for people interested in applying for covered california. enrollment started yesterday for the state's health insurance program. you can apply on covered california's website from now until january 31. scott weiner and other health leaders are holding an enrollment event at san francisco's to celebrate a decade of the program. >> employers may have to cover pay for military service when they get called to duty. according to the examiner, this legislation was announced yesterday by a supervisor. the legislation requires companies with more than 100 employees to cover the loss in pay for up to 30 days. anyone working in san francisco would be eligible to be compensated. it's not clear how many reserves would benefit from the legislation given the threshold for employer size.

reggie: the sierra is entered a winter storm warning until tonight and you can clearly see why. a caltrans camera show snowy rose around don ehrlich -- around donner lake. chains are required on 80 in parts of placer and nevada county and on highway 50 in el dorado county. >> lowering energy costs. the new -- what vice president kamala harris is expected to announce today. reggie: a new way to play as steph curry. a look at the action figure of the basketball superstar. >> we are still looking at the rainfall from yesterday. a lot of us picked up a quarter if not close to one third or more than that. we still have isolated showers possible later on today. here is live doppler 7 right now showing you what whether focused in the south bay and the east bay. it very scattered in nature. we are seeing dense fog in the north bay, down to 3/4 of a mile in santa rosa, a mile in novato.

snow falling in the sierra. a winter storm warning is still in effect until 8:00 him this evening. as we go throughout the morning, isolated showers along the coast, likely in the south bay as well. chance of a shower by lunchtime. that chance really feeds in the afternoon. conditions really drying out across the region. rainfall estimates throughout the morning hours, the best chance along the coast and likely in the south bay and east bay. they are very isolated in nature, not like that widespread rain we had yesterday. he morning, partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. upper 50's to low 60's, below average for this time of the year and a cool night is on the way. tomorrow morning, take the winter coat with you. widespread 30's in the north bay, low to mid 40's from most of us -- 40's for most of us along the bay shoreline.

let's see how we are doing with traffic. >> i want to mention quickly on camera here, unfortunately, we just got news from san jose police that they are investigating a crash between a pedestrian and one vehicle. it is going to be closed until further notice while they work on the investigation. san jose has had a lot of problems with pedestrian incidents. hopefully, we get more clarity on everything happening. bringing you a live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza. lights came on at 5:38. we will see if that backup ends up feeling in. oakland, showing you 880 at the coliseum camera, headlights traveling southbound. everything is moving smoothly. we have a lot of winter advisories this morning -- a lot of wind

>> happening today, kamala harris is set to announce new steps to help families lower energy costs over the winter. the government will provide $13 billion in assistance, $4.5 billion to help people pay bills and another 9 billion dollars to upgrade apartments and homes to make them more efficient. reggie: city leaders want to get tough on people who take part in slegers. supervisors -- in sideshows. supervisors voted on an amendment. they want the number of days a car can be impounded extended to at least 180. they want vehicle registration renewal contingent on paying fines. >> california has launched a new portal to help support sexual abuse survivors. they will be able to track the status and location of evidence

gets. the state has hired an outreach coordinator to facilitate between law enforcement and medical facilities and during -- handling these kids. >> victims and survivors never should be left in the dark. these kits should not only be processed timely, survivors deserve to know the status of their kits. >> this comes two months after a rape victim filed a lawsuit against san francisco accusing the police department abusing her dna from her kit to arrest her for a crime years later. reggie: whales are eating plastic, a lot of it. stanford researchers say all of us should be paying attention. the team determined that whales, particularly blue whales, have been ingesting far higher levels of micro plastics then we previously thought. in some cases, we are talking about millions of pieces per day, mostly from their prey. researchers say it reveals a level of foodchain contamination that runs right to our tables.

>> if it's in krill and dates in fish and we eat fish like anchovies and sardines, there is a good risk it will get to us, too. reggie: this is so worrisome. researchers -- researchers in the works to determine the effects of micro plastics, what they could be doing to individual whales that ingest them. >> spotify is lashing out at apple over a dispute on their fee for in app purchases. spotify is refusing to pay the fee and cannot self audiobooks as a result of that. it's a business the company is trying to break into. spotify trying to build in workarounds but got rejected by apple after app star reviews. a spotter for -- store reviews. a spotify lawyer says it's reflective of apple's anticompetitive practices over the years. oprah's list is out.

reggie: sticky b socks was founded by a pilates instructor. according to the website, grip socks make sweat sessions easy. it is one of 84 small businesses oprah is highlighting. you could find out some of the deals and steals on some of oprah's favorite things. >> i am going to go through this list. >> my mom and i, during the oprah show, we loved this episode. i want that, that's nice, what about the? >> she is always so excited about all the things. i needed now. >> it could be like gum. >> when i wake up and i just need some gum, this is it, this is. i need gum. >> i hate cinnamon, but now i love it. reggie:! cinnamon!

it's not the steak, it's this is. >> sell it to me -- it's the sizzle. >> sell it to me. here is our abc 7 oakland airport camera. we love having new vantage points. you can see the terminal in the foreground, the lights of san francisco in the background. still have the chance of an isolated shower this morning. it is a chilly afternoon. a cord night on the way. it is november. more rain arrives this weekend. storm door is open. the chilly air is certainly in the north bay. vacaville down to 38, 41 in napa, sausalito at. 47 degrees outside of the warm bay, mid 40's to low 50's, 53, 47 in san jose. on the storm impact scale, level 1 today. the best chance of showers this morning. the afternoon, that chance

really fades away. it does remain pretty breezy. here is future weather, eight :00 a.m., tracking isolated showers around half moon bay, san mateo. by the afternoon, that chance is out and the skies dry out. still tracking snow in the sierra. chain controls on 80 and 50 this morning. snow level down to 5500 feet right now, an additional six inches of snow is expected as the day goes on. surely for this time of the year. it is cold tonight, widespread 30's and 40's. accuweather 7 day forecast shows you an isolated chance of a morning shower, frosty mornings tomorrow and friday. the weekend, ran returns to the forecast. next week looks pretty stormy. reggie: some minor early-morning earthquakes popping up, one in a very familiar place.

>> a holiday tradition returning to san francisco. 'what is on tap for tonight reopenings reggie: worth -- how much are the san jose sharks worth? worth? >> the magic of the train is more than how it takes us away. it's how it brings us together.

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and protect california kids. if you need a reason to buy a ticket for tonight's powerball drawing, how about 1.2 billion of them? that's the jackpot, the second largest prize in the game's history. two tickets sold in california matched five of six numbers on the monday night drunk. those are worth a million dollars each. tonight's drawing is that it :00 p.m. reggie: the value of the san

jose sharks is up by $50 million this year. out of 32 teams, they are only the 26th most valuable. the sharks are worth $755 million this year but the value of 13 other teams also grew, putting san jose lower on the list. the team made $145 million last season. all 32 franchises are worth a combined $32 billion. >> from the court to videogames and now to an action figure, stephen curry is joining seven other stars as part of hasbro's new starting line first edition figures. we have to see what it looks like. curry's is sporting the team's icon edition jersey and his own shoes. the accessories include two pairs of additional hands. reggie: what? >> you can switch out the hands. reggie: why? >> there is a flight stand.

you can switch out the hands. reggie: why would you do that? >> i am not sure. >> but you can switch out the hands. reggie: does this, does it look like him? >> let's see. it's getting me a little klay vibes. reggie: i was going to say, is this klay mixed with, is this a combo? >> if you can't decide. reggie: this one could have gone back for another meeting. >> ok. reggie: in-n-out are celebrating a 75th anniversary. it will host a giant shindig in southern california october 22 and will be called the in-n-out burger pomona dragstrip. the owner says the racetrack is nostalgic for her because she

went there as a kid to watch her daddy's. the event will include dragracing, live music, food rings and an in-n-out truck. tonight is the kickoff to the holiday season in union square. >> the holiday ice rink is opening and it is celebrating its 15th year. if you want to go check it out come the opening ceremony includes special performances, including an appearance by stars from "frozen the musical." the rink will be open until my birthday, january 16. tickets start at $15 for kids eight and under, $20 for adults and the skate rental is included in that. a portion of ticket proceeds go to san francisco rec and parks. will we make it this year? reggie: we have to. we always try to make it and we end celebrating -- end up

celebrating at the pre-party and we don't actually make it to the skating. >> ok, so we will go to this first. i really want to go. reggie: after a little bit of a happy are? >> you barely want to skate now and i know this. reggie: you are right. >> a greener writer passage. the funeral home offering a different way to pay respects. reggie: a different side of the story in a local murder for hire plot. >> adding affordable. the tricky new way oakland could fund more housing and it all lies in your taxes. reggie:

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