results released this evening by alameda county. >> as you mentioned those numbers were just released an hour ago. loren taylor is in the lead with 16,400 votes or 35%. second place is shank how with just under 30%. these numbers just represent first round voting. we are told ranked choice results will be updated within the hour. now for some comparison. in 2018 150 8000 votes were cast in the oakland mayor's race. taylor is in the lead with 42,000 votes counted. once all the votes are in, they have to run it through the ranks choice process. the race for oakland's next mayor is down to two. the city council mayor pro tem and the candidate in the lead, lauren taylor pillar -- loren

taylor. >> i know that is the same way we will drive forward in addressing challenges. >> taylor spoke to abc 7 news at his watch party. taylor has consistently held a small lead but the race is far from over. >> those ones that were dropped off close to election day have not been counted yet. those are what we are starting to process. >> tim is with the alameda county register of voters. the vote for oakland mayor is done by rank-choice voting which extends the process. the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. everyone who put up for that candidate has their next choice counted. the process continues until a candidate reaches a majority. >> those votes are going to come in and then we are going to run the algorithm.

we will see who appears to be winning at that point of the election. we still have a lot more votes to come. >> we did reach out to shang towel. she did not respond for request for comment. >> it seems like a lot more ballots still have to be counted. any sense of when they might have a winner? >> here is where it gets a little more complicated. there is still a lot of outstanding ballots. they don't know how many are left. depue says their team will work through the weekend. they hope to have an update by monday. the number will likely be closer. >> rank-choice voting can be confusing. barria voters have dealt with it before. we explain how it works in a one minute video on abc7news.com. >> in the south bay the races

from mayor for san jose and sheriff of santa clara county are still undecided. for the san jose mayoral race matt meehan is ahead of cindy chavez. he has 51% of the vote. for the santa clara county sheriff's race, the latest numbers show bob johnson ahead. 51% ahead to >> johns -- as time ticks by, everyone waits to hear who will be the next mayor of san jose and sheriff of senate dare county. matt may hand and bob johnson took early leads. talented -- touted may many as outsider candidates. someone who has a new look is exactly what voters have been looking for. >> i think it is clear the voters want new leadership. one with a person -- a fresh perspective. >> i think they want us to acknowledge on homelessness,

crime and affordable housing we are moving in the wrong direction and while we don't have total control over everything that happens in society we public policy to >> make things better. mayoral candidate cindy chavez both have is of experience working in the south bay. chavez was unable to speak today but told us last week there is no insider or outsider as they have both worked in leadership roles. she recognizers that she recognizes voters one change. > we have got to see san jose clean if we won it safer. that requires a level of experience and relationships in the community that will allow us to move a lot of people in a better direction. >> jensen recognizes he is seen as the insider. >> i think people are looking for change diving: for change for 12 years.

it is hard to get people to understand the nuances of arrays and not just the topical here is a little bit about each race. i'm going to make my vote. >> political science professor melinda jackson told us even if the candidates don't fit their insider outsider mode, she thinks voters are making their feelings known. >> voters are becoming impatient and wanting faster progress on these issues. >> the registrar of voters is trying to process the majority of ballots within the next week. >> with many races still outstanding you can check results as they come in by going to abc7news.com/election. >> transportation authority has settled a lawsuit of eight victims killed in a railyard shooting. settlement includes financial compensation for each family. the lawsuit was filed in may 1 year after the mass shooting. the victims were shot quiet

disgruntled coworker before he took his own life. the lawsuit claimed vta should have known earlier the gunman was angry and dangerous. this afternoon a federal judge in texas knocked down president biden's student loan forgiveness plane. a trump appointee called the program, unconstitutional. the lawsuit was filed by a conservative group on behalf of two borrowers who have substantial college debt but did not qualify for the program which offers up to $20,000. the biden administration can appeal. >> a huge moment for wall street today. stocks had their single best day since 2020 because of a report showing inflation eased some in october. the dow rose more than 1200 points. the daz deck closed with a 760 point increase.

investors were reacting to the latest inflation report. the consumer price index rose 7.7% compared to october of last year. that is the smallest increase since january and the forest -- the fourth straight month of declines. inflation is still higher than they want and the fed is expected to raise interest rates one more time this year to try to slow it down. >> underage of students took to the streets of downtown san francisco today it all around the world people are pushing for climate action. suzanne fawn has the story. >> they are young. some of the youngest protesters you have ever seen. >> their spirit is amazing. >> but they are hoping to make a big impression. hundreds of them chanted. they marched through san francisco today for change. they are on a climate strike.

>> their focus is on militarism and climate. they are drunk attention to the military's contribution to the climate crisis. >> around the country and around the world, students at adults are speaking up for change now because of cop 27 and the international talks run climate agreement. corey jones says students from her school were among the hundreds who came out. >> the military to stop its role in pollution and destruction of the planet. cop 27 leaders to make decisions environmentally sustainable and we would -- third would have to do with divestment of fossil fuels. >> for brian flores it is a lesson worth sharing. >> protesting against climate change because we want to make our planet a better place. >> leaders of tomorrow already know what is at stake in their demanding change from cap 27 leaders. >> try to hold them accountable and think about what type of world they want to leave us and the foundations of the world we

need to change to live a sustainable and equitable planet. >> we are concerned about our climate and our weather here. >> we have gotten a nice bit of rain so far. sandhya patel is tracking what is in store. >> it is the chill once again. extra blanket on the bed tonight. turn up the heat. tomorrow morning going under a frost advisory. temperatures shaded in blue. solano county, 30 to 38. frost will inform kid sensitive and tender plants will get damaged. 40's, 50's tonight at 7:00. we do have some high clouds overhead. upper 30's showing up in our coldest spots. by the time we headed to 7:00 a.m., in the mid 30's and that is not we are temperatures and up.

i'll be back with a look at the lows plus a look at life or second which does show a system heading in our direction. i would let you know if you see some showers this weekend. >> coming up next, working to build a better bay area with bart. if you build? ? it, will they come >> we saw what i think was the bottom. and i remember feeling really terrified for the neighborhood children. >> tonight, see how much better san francisco's tenderloin has become. proof of building a better bay area. >> i family traveling abroad is shocked to find they racked up a huge roaming charge. their phone service was about to be cut off. ahead on 7 on your side, how ahead on 7 on your side, how does tha

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>> some tragic breaking news in san jose were a motorcyclist has been killed in a crash with an suv. sky 7 was over the scene a short time ago. what is left of the motorcycle is on its side. a terrible collision. san jose police say the driver of the suv stayed on the scene and is think -- and his corp. writing with investigators. this is the city's 57th fatal traffic collision this year. intersection is closed because of the investigation. >> where the latest numbers in the race for oakland mayor. city councilmember lauren taylor has 53.3% of the vote. these results take into account several rounds of rank-choice voting for the most recently counted ballots. the registrar still has a lot of

other ballots to count. the results expected monday will be pivotable. >> a new vision for bart could be on the way by 2030. changes include adding a and more late-night trance. bart says whether those changes happen depend on with the public shows enough interest. zach fuentes asked art or the money for these changes is going to come from. >> jesse's commute starts here at the station in san leandro and ends in san francisco where he catches a downtown bus to get to his shipyard job. >> i worked all shifts. >> he says the same goes for his coworkers. part is looking to hear from people like him. they just released this survey. it asked people if they would take bart more if they added a sixth line and trains after 9:00 p.m. the options would expand east

bay service during daylight and evening hours >>. >>what happens during all seven days now is we go from of five line service during the day and early evening at 9:00 p.m.' it goes to thre line service. one of the interesting possibilities is a chance to expand the evening service and have more trips. >> the bar spokesperson says they would look at adding a portion of the red line that would continue past 9:00 p.m. and add a portion of the greenline. >> that would be a date thing for folks who work swing shift. that is something we have seen during the pandemic especially folks going to downtown san francisco and oakland. >> bar is still working to recover ridership following the pandemic. we asked where would funding for any potential service expansions come from. art says they are looking at

different options but nothing has been finalized yet. >> a key part of getting that funding is having a clear roadmap and knowing what our riders one is to do. this is an important step in that process. we talked to lawmakers. this is something they want to hear. they want to know our riders are on board with this. >> to find it and more w information can head to bart.gov/metro. >> san francisco taxi drivers and uber are partnering up. you may request and uber ride and see a taxi show up. abc 7 spoke with taxis in the city who say they are hopeful about the partnership. one driver says he already is seeing a boost in requests. >> one of the taxi drivers who opposed working with uber. >> i was. >> what changed? >> the business. >> better for us to work with them. come together.

serve the city in san francisco. >> uber says the one-year pilot program is aimed at getting more drivers on the roads saying we look forward to learning from rider and driver feedback as we work toward our goal of getting every taxi on over by 2025. >> if you are traveling overseas, you of course going to take your cell phone so how do you make it easy and affordable? in order >> a family thought they had it -- a north bay family thought they had it figured out until a cell phone company interrupted their trip a warning they had racked up major roaming charges. >> michael finney says they were obviously shocked by this. >> you probably heard these stories before. they are all over the place. this family of three say they were carrying their cell phones the whole time just in case of an emergency yet somehow they ended up wrecking hundreds of dollars in roaming charges

in just a couple of days. >> it was a lovely trip. >> daniel baking, his wife and their son were enjoying a blissful two and a blissful two and half weeks in greece. everything went smoothly until the fifth day there. that is when daniel got an alarming text message from consumer cellular. >> we are cutting you off. utter shock to us. >> the cell phone provider warned they had already racked up $500 in roaming charges and to protect against more fees their service would be cut off. >> i don't think we ever used the phone and we had very few texts. i have no idea why we would have build up a $500 bill. >> the family had made a point not to use any data saying they carried their phones only in case of an emergency back home. >> we were just walking around with it. >> they called consumer cellular which agreed to keep the service going but how do they rank up all those charges without knowing? >> the agent on this phone said you are using data even when you

are walking around not actively using your phone. >> the agent pointed out smartphone apps use data even when it no one is using them. a refresh in the background updating content like new emails or social media posts. consumer cellular advises customers to put phones in airplane mode while abroad and only use wi-fi to connect to services. >> they certainly did not tell us our phones were using up data when they were in our back pockets could >> smartphones let you turn off the ground refresh in the setting stab or turn off cellular data entirely. >> i just learned it from you right now. >> consumer cellular ceo edward evans responded personally to our inquiries about the charges saying people are always floored by surprise charges and it is an issue we are always dealing with industrywide. he advises customers to avoid the charges by swapping the swim cards from one of the country

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there will be some frost around first thing tomorrow morning in the inland valleys or temperatures come down to the mid and upper 30's. drop even lower than that. high clouds passing through the bay area. this is in advance of the system spilling high clouds across the region. it looks impressive but the energy is going to go into the pacific northwest. tomorrow freezing morning fog in tahoe. windy with a chance of snow showers on saturday. that snow system will bring snow to the tahoe area. on sunday morning clouds giving way to afternoon clearing. with all the fresh know it will be a great opportunity to go snowboarding or skiing in the mountains. oakland airport camera. it is a beautiful view. san francisco, 52. palo alto dropping to 49. here is a live view of the shark tank from san jose. 49 in santa rosa.

49, livermore. you know it is going to be a cold night to where you will need the heat or an extra blanket. from our roof camera, a lovely view. spotty light showers saturday and a milder pattern setting up for next week. highs a good four to seven degrees below average. tomorrow is going to be another repeat performance. veterans day come a mix of sunshine and high clouds for your friday. light level 1 system coming in. this is a borderline light level 1. best chance and if the north bay. when full under five hundredths of an inch. a few sprinkles tomorrow night in the north bay. early in the morning across parts of the east bay and the san mateo santa cruz coast. look at the next batch coming in with the low.

saturday afternoon between 3:00 and 4:00 the north they has the best shot of showers. runs into drier air and so you may not measure anything us parts of the bay area. anywhere from zero to a few hundredths of an inch. the accuweather seven-day forecast. cold morning with frost. light level 1 system. it is a milder pattern on sunday. plenty of sun and we are looking at cooler or breezy sunday. temperatures into the mid-60's next week with numbers in the upper 50's to low 60's. going into a quiet pattern but it was great to have some rain. >> our goal is building a better bay area. tonight a story that shows how it is done. >> changing what it feels like for a child to walk home from school.

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>> all this year we have been committed to focusing on san francisco's tenderloin as we work to build a better bay area. >> are things getting better as we near the end of the year? phil matier joins us with an update. >> it is not all bad news. we have been watching this for a year. we have been pushing for change and we are starting to see it. it is no secret for years the tenderloin has been a containment zone for a lot of san francisco's problems. the pandemic it became the epicenter for the region's homeless problems as well with rampant drug seat -- rampant drug use and sales on the street. has it gotten better? some say yes. talk -- it all comes down to what block you live on. where money is being spent, there is a difference. at the height of the pandemic, this was the tenderloin. you could not turn a corner without seeing open drug use or open dealing were streets -- or streets lined with tents. fitness is, nonprofits, even the

university of california demanded action. kate robinson is the executive director of the tenderloin community benefit district. there's been a lot of attention paid. has it paid off? >> i would say yes. i have been in this neighborhood for 13 years. really solid at its worth -- i really solid at its worst during the beginning of the pandemic. i have never seen such neglect in my life. >> it was pretty amazing. it was jaw-dropping so it had to get better. >> it had to. we saw what i think was the bottom. i remember feeling really terrified for the neighborhood children to go back to school and wondered what is going to happen. and feel like the city and the community really came together and marched to city hall. residents, families saying

enough is enough here. and that is when the mayor declared the emergency. > but we are still seeing the tents. >> but this is dramatically improved and we are in the area outside of where urban alchemy is operating. they to me where the game changer. >> urban alchemy is a nonprofit that puts regular people on the streets instead of police to address the tenderloin's most basic problems. according to robinson their presence has changed the atmosphere on the blocks they patrol. the street ambassadors have cleared the way to clear things up. >> they really engage with people to create safe spaces. so it is possible for others to do the work that we do in activating spaces. >> and you can now literally see the difference in the tenderloin.

i want to show you something. across the street is one of the ambassadors that keeps an eye on things. notice how clean the street and sidewalk is? the end here. take a look at the rest of the street. what is the difference between these two blocks? >> urban alchemy is the difference between these two blocks. >> what does that mean to the viewer? > it means urban alchemy is present on the south side of eddy street and south of here as well as midmarket and that is where we see really active clean and safe spaces. >> why aren't they up there? > funding. > so we only have enough to do half the tenderloin or a quarter of the tenderloin? >> yeah. >> the city has provided $4 million to fund community based improvement projects. >> this is the urban alchemy oasis. this used to be a parking lot with a lot of negative activity. > this used to be a thieves

market and a homeless camp. i remember it. > this is the transformation. >we see a lot of residents come and bring their dogs. it is one of the few dog parks in the neighborhood. a lot of people come and have meetings here or have their lunch here. it is in open space for anybody. >> across the street, city funding helps to pay for monitors to watch children play in playgrounds they would not have gone year -- gone near a year ago. this is w another one of your successes. >> absolutely. this is renovated right before shelter-in-place began to it is active until 8:00 p.m. with children and families. we have hundreds of visitors to the park's nearby residents accessing the parks every day. >> this was ground zero for a lot of the drug dealing and a lot of the tents right here.

this was it. >> this was it. >> can we honestly report this is the way it is seven days a week now? >> yes. >> part of the plan to keep it that way comes from a program called safe p passage. the tenderloin has been home to some of the most dangerous streets for pedestrians in the city. > it is an incredible operation. we are focused on training ourselves to be safe when we are looking after each other safety. and of really connecting with people when we are out here and changing what it feels like for a child to walk home from school. changing what their memories of growing up in the tenderloin would feel like and knowing that they are looked after. >> where there is more presence, there is more change. >> this is also an example of transformation. >> this used to be a post office.

>> yes. >> now it is what? >> a food hall. it is a community space. it has seven different businesses inside three nonprofit. >> when it you guys opened up? >> we opened officially last year. all of the women in this space are low income women of color and women who have started their and businesses. we get people from the community, residents, folks from city hall, folks from local nonprofits. it is a nice community hub. > two people feel safe coming here? > i would say sold. -- i would say so. this building was not showing any love. that invites in folks to take over. our charge and a coming into the space was now only to create a welcoming safe inviting community space. not only to create economic opportunity and ownership to these businesses but positively activate the corner and make it

a place that enhances and brings up the neighborhood and makes it a place where folks want to come by and come inside. >> just about -- not just about getting people to come inside. it is about quitting place outside for folks who live here where they can go and feel safe. what are we looking at? > this is safe passage part. -- safe passage part. it is an extension of the sidewalk. it is an ability to activate open spaces. it is reclaiming the streets for the residents and the stakeholders and the tenderloin. >> about a year and a half ago they said they cannot step outside their house because they did not feel safe walking on the sidewalks. >> when this opened up there were programs offered by the salvation army. there were special events being held. it became this thing where it is a safe -- a space where people can be a part of what is happening in the neighborhood. there are people who come here

and use the space to sit down. it is a reprieve from what happens and the tenderloin to >> most of the money to fund these programs is coming from the city but for those on the ground here it is the people who live here and work here that are making the real change happen. >> people refer to this neighborhood as a containment zone. the good things in this neighborhood also get contained. nobody outside of the neighborhood here every day gets to see there is collaboration like i have never experienced before and care and cooperation like i have never experienced before. it exists here. that is what gives us the hope and shows us this is possible. we just need more support to sustain it. >> so the big take away is things are looking better in the tenderloin. they almost had to. he could not have gotten much

worse. it is certainly better that the height of the pandemic but it comes down to money and commitment. if the city going to continue to be able to pay for people to watch the streets? things are going to get better. where they don't pay, the streets still looked pretty grim. >> that is encouraging. >>. it is if we commit. as we did here at the station abutting a bay area, we are hoping the city accountable and we have to give credit. >> if you want to help make a difference where you live, go to abc7news.com/take action. >> outdoor clothing and equipment stored port apache is reopening its doors. davis smith met with city leaders and police to enhance door security. three weeks ago he announced the closure in a controversial social media post. he called san francisco a city of chaos after large-scale thefts and raids of the story. today he apologized saying the intent was not to on san

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california has improved. most of the state and most of the bay area is in the orange color which indicates severe drought. >> at least we are getting some rain the last few days. >> let's get the sandhya patel for the latest. >> let's take a look at the drought. a little closer. as you both just mentioned some improvement in the past week. the yellow category is still at 100%. want to draw your attention to the third category. 91.83% last week. the recent rain brought it down to 88.09. it is a three point 74 difference in percentage but it is a difference. some improvement locally. we are still in the severe to extreme category of drought paired new many more storms to make a major impact on the drought situation. tomorrow they will mix in with the sun. a continuation of cooler than

average highs. heavy bands of rain have been moving across florida into georgia should basically it made near vera beach this morning. it has been drenching the area from florida to georgia. tornado watch box is in effect. it has a weekend considerably. when you look at rainfall projections there are still going to see a couple inches of rain up the carolinas and into the northeast. this will be a concern as it interacts with a friend. veterans day starts out with cold conditions and frost. a late level 1 system on saturday. we will go with milder conditions as we head into next week. >> larry beil is here with sports. >> this is really tough. being a professional athlete has its perks but the downside can be brutal. just as he was about to return,

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♪♪ it's how it brings us together. in a recent clinical study, patients using salonpas patch reported reductions in pain severity, using less or a lot less oral pain medicines. and improved quality of life. that's why we recommend salonpas. it's good medicine. >> abc 7 sports with larry beil. >> 49ers cornerback jason brett all set to return sunday against his old team the chargers. toward the achilles tendon in his left leg. this is fourth catastrophic injury he has -- injury.

once again he has done for the season. a series of horrendous injuries. tour has achilles in both legs and toward acl in both knees. this time a noncontact injury and silence came over the practice field when he went down. to me no stranger to injury. said it was emotional to see him hurt again. >> a guy you have been a brother with as long as jason, you have seen him go through the process of injury after injury and grinding to come back from it. it is tough when you see a guy go down like that. we'll put in so much work. the time you put in to the game is unforgiving. when you see something happen like that, it breaks your heart. >> all those guys, seeing him working, seeing him back out there and the energy he brought to the team, him being out there and everybody seeing him work, it was uplifting for the entire team. when you see him go down, it is

a somber mood for everyone. >> after seven seasons in the nfl blake martinez is retiring. the stanford man was playing for the raiders. a fourth round pick green bay in 2016. lead the nfl in tackles next season. he wants to focus on family and passion. the warriors are being carried by steph curry who is once again playing at an m.v.p. level but it is not sustainable to have them paying -- have him playing such heavy minutes. he is bringing his a game. his teammates are not. what does he think of the so start -- the slow start? >> some people say it is the championship hangover however season started. part of the is championship confidence. how the last year ended. how i was playing. work i put in in the summer. ultimate confidence. letting the game come to you.

depending on how the defense is playing. depending on what the game calls for. got to keep doing it until we can continue to get went and make strides and continue to play better in all assets of. our game. . >> free>> agency starting today. the giants have a lot of holes in the roster peterson made the all-star team last year. he grew up in palo alto. he is a favorite. made only 6 million last year. he may take the 19 right now. giants declining to pick up the option on third baseman evan longoria. the giants will buy out his deal for 5 million and he may return to the giants if there is mutual interest. a lot of injuries he has dealt with. talk a lot about klay thompson coming back from a.c.l. and achilles. for jason brett, both knees, both achilles and at a torn

labrum. >> this is his fourth year long recovery injury. >> most likely. i don't know how you can get back and start the rehab after all this. >> coming up tonight on abc 7. at 8:00, station 19 followed by grey's anatomy, reasonable doubt airs at 10:00 and stay with us for abc7news at 11:00. abc7news is trimming 24/7. the bay area app and join us wherever you are. that is it for this edition of abc7news. >> we appreciate your time. hope you have a nice evening and we see you again for abc7news at 11:00.

♪♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is the... here is our next group of semifinalists-- an associate professor of operations research at the naval postgraduate school from pacific grove, california... a software team lead originally from el paso, texas... and a postdoctoral researcher from cambridge, massachusetts... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings. [applause] thank you, johnny. welcome, everyone, to the second of our semifinal games

in the tournament of champions. amy schneider demonstrated her super-champion skill yesterday, defeating two very strong champions in a runaway game. and today we welcome three new champions to the semifinals-- matt, john, and sam. good luck to all three of you. with the finals on the line, let's take a look at our categories in play in the jeopardy! round. first we're... then we have some... we move to... and finally... don't actually drop the mic, please. matt, begin. map, $800. - matt. - what's pitcairn? - yes. - map, $1,000. this landlocked country highlighted here is pretty flat. the average elevation is less than 600 feet. matt. what's belarus?