>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. ♪ >> the votes are still being counted days after the midterm election. here in the bay area and across the country, key midterm races are changing the shape of the country. good morning. i am liz kreutz. good to have you. rainy this morning. >> we will find more rain today as the day goes on. it is not a total washout but we have showers on live doppler 7. light drizzle through the city, san bruno moving through redwood city, danville. it is a level 1 today with morning drizzle, a scattered shower later today. the best chance of that

scattered showers in the north bay. temperatures in the 40's and low 50's. a bit of fog obscuring the lights of san francisco. any drizzle is out of here by 9:00 a.m. we will see a bright day today. into the afternoon, we will see that chance return for the north bay. we will time out the shower activity in a few minutes. liz: several big races in the bay area remain undecided. updated numbers came out this evening or last night in the contest to become the mayor of san jose. matt may hand is ahead of cindy chavez. in the santa clara county sheriff's race, bob jensen ahead 51 % to kevin johnson's 48%. the city released the latest totals for the district attorney's race. brooke jenkins is in the lead at 47%.

however, there will be a runoff if no one hits 50%. as for oakland, we are expecting an update on the mayor's race on monday. the control of congress is still undecided. in arizona and nevada, the ballot counting continued friday night with those senate races. a big one called in arizona. we are waiting to see what happens in nevada. there is a reaction from election officials on efforts to count the ballots. >> with votes still encountered in arizona, some voters are angry and suspicious that the results are not in. >> i don't know why every other state except a handful can count everything by now except arizona. >> kari lake, the republican candidate for governor, is now spreading vague conspiracy theories, accusing election officials of trying to slow roll the vote counting but of for no proof.

those officials fought back. >> it is offensive for kari lake to say that these people behind me are slow rolling this when they are working 14-18 hours. >> a drop of just over 78,000 new votes from maricopa county pushed democrats statewide ahead. >> i will tell you what, folks, i am feeling confident tonight. >> democratic incumbent senator mark kelly has expanded his lead over blake masters. the race for governor is tighter but lake is confident she will beat katie hobbs. >> 100% we will win this. >> in neighboring nevada, adam laxalt has a slight but shrinking lead over incumbent senator catherine cortez masto. tens of thousands of votes left to count still. >> we are doing everything to move ballots forward as quickly as we can. i cannot finish it all until it all comes in. >> officials are urging patience.

two years ago, some vote counting sounders were surrounded -- centers were surrounded by angry mobs. this year is different. so far, they are keeping calm. >> senator mike kelly in arizona is projected to win that senate race. developing news on hurricane nicole. nicole was recorded as a category one hurricane that hit the coast of florida. people starting the work to clean up after major flooding and widespread damage. christine sloan has more of hurricane nicole's aftermath. >> along the east coast, people cleaning up after the remnants of hurricane nicole. the storm causing tornado sirens to sound in richmond, virginia. >> look right here at the lightning strikes. those lightning strikes really cycling up northeast of templeton. >> in boone, north carolina, heavy rain flooding roads. in philadelphia, travel delays and flight cancellations. >> we had to rebook our flight

because of the storm. >> abc meteorologist rob mar ciano says once the rain clears up, parts of the country will experience cold weather. >> we could see more isolated flooding. behind this thing, we, look for colder air much colder air to roll them behind this. >> nicole made landfall early thursday south of daytona beach, florida as a rare november category one hurricane. the storm destroyed coastlines. dozens of homes and hotels crumbling to pieces or left uninhabitable. climate scientists say rising seas are making coastal floods flow ever deeper inland, making once in a century incidents like this almost yearly in some areas. >> the structural damage along our coast line is unprecedented. we've never experienced anything like this before. >> christine sloan, abc news, new york. liz: the number of flu cases in

the u.s. is getting worse. that is the word from the cdc. the latest numbers show more than 3 million cases already across the country, with 23,000 hospitalizations and 1300 deaths. those numbers are nearly double from a week ago. the hospitalization rate this early in the season is the highest it's been in a decade, with flu season spiking faster and earlier than usual. so far, the south is reporting the most cases. >> here we are again thinking about and planning for a surge that will be really hard for us to absorb over the next couple of months. liz: the news comes as hospitals face an influx of pediatric patience battling rsv. bed occupancy is at 78%, the highest level nationwide in two. years covid cases are also on the rise. los angeles county public health director barbara farrar says two

emerging variants are threatening to fuel a winter and fall surge. average cases have been steadily increasing since the beginning of november. meantime, the swift downfall of the cryptocurrency company ftx has ensnared some big names and companies, including several in the bay area. this is a wild story. steph curry was an ambassador, san mateo native tom brady took part in this. ftx contracted a $17.5 million for the naming rights to memorial stadium. cal has not commented since yesterday's bankruptcy announcement. the miami heat had a naming rights deal with ftx but they did announce on friday that it will be looking for a new sponsor. ftx's founder, sam bankman-frie d, is also a bare area native -- a bay area native. people at twitter have had a to

mulches couple of weeks since elon musk took over. he is telling people they must return to the office. no more remote work. luz pena looks at what thi elon, work in person at twitter or resign. elon: basically, if you can show up in an office and you do not show up at the office, resignation accepted, and of story. >> in this exclusive audio recording obtained by abc news, musk pushes back when someone says -- >> even if people return to offices, the offices are separate. we won't be in person. elon: you can still maximize the amount of in person actively. >> a recent survey by goodhire found 78% of workers were worried that remote employees would be more at risk of losing their jobs during a recession than those in the office. >> example, if your employer is doing what many employees want,

and 71% of employers who can work from home like to come you will not be laid off. if you'r employer is doing it begrudgingly, they may get laid off. >> this professor believes that if more companies decide to require a full-time return to the office, they could lose talent in the long run. >> if you think you are going to lose your source of income, then yes, you're going to go back. if you are not ready to go back or if you are not interested in going back, because you have been back and can be more productive from home, why wouldn't you be looking for another job? >> a stanford economics professor believes elon musk is using the work from home excuse to save money. >> musk has banned work from home to thin out twitter, get a lot of people to voluntarily quit.

he does not have to fire as many people. . it's a short run thing because you're going to go through massive change. >> according to elon musk, twitter is losing over $4 million a day. during that same recording, elon musk also said that plenty of workers at tesla and spacex are working remotely but that's on an exception basis for exceptional people. in the newsroom, luz peña, abc7news. liz: abc 7 is committed to building a better bay area. as we enter the holidays, food banks and nonprofits are feeling the squeeze with a demand rising due to the pandemic and inflation driving up food costs. amanda del castillo oh has a look at the resources and agencies across the south bay and how we can all help. amanda: high prices and the holiday season. >> we did a recent client survey and over 60% of clients reported having less than $250 in savings. amanda: tracy with a second

harvest of silicon valley says food budgets are typically the first place people cut to make ends meet. food and security doubt highlighted and heightened during the pandemic, a time when second harvest assad demand double to 500,000 people each month. >> it went down to about 400,000 people last year and we thought that was maybe the new normal. but with inflation and gas prices and everything happening with the economy, we are now up around 450,000 people every month. amanda: a real-time reflection. federal data shows grocery prices have jumped 12.4% since the start of the year. with two weeks until thanksgiving, the countdown is on to make every dollar count. >> what we are trying to do is alleviate a little bit of that suffering during the holiday season. amanda: he says the goal between thanksgiving and christmas is to distribute 18,500 food boxes and they're asking people to donate. >> frozen chickens, hams,

turkeys, canned goods, especially those with pop tops are very much in need during this holiday season. amanda: these organizations are not immune to today's issues. gas, the food itself, all while attempting to meet increased need. >> it is a heavy push but we have a lot of people behind us. amanda: a smaller operation in san jose's north side neighbored. this pastor with the lighthouse food rescue and distribution expects to help 1500 people for thanksgiving, on effort made possible through partnerships with grocers and other nonprofits. >> some may get big bulks of turkeys and some may get big books of mashed potatoes. either one has one piece or one has the other so we really have to come together to push out a good meal. amanda: in san jose i am amanda del castillo, abc7news. liz: how is it looking out there? >> we have some drizzle.

a slick start to some of our morning. a live look from our east bay hills camera. we have fog. we are not done with the wet weather later today. showers are possible in the. a brighter sunday on the way. liz: also i had come an annual veterans day celebration spanning over 100 years. how a local bay area community gathered this weekend to honor all those who served. an ice rink is back in east bay. the holiday activity that is fundraising for a good cause this holiday season. ♪

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day provides an opportunity to celebrate and thank the men and women who served our country. ♪ we cheer, wave and thank them for their service, gratitude that mean so much for korean war vet corporal calvin long who -- calvin wong, who is thankful for many reasons. >> i do not expect to come back alive because i was on the front line. infantrymen did not last very long over there. i was over there on the firs v'l for you? >> yes. >> the parade is celebrating its 014th anniversary -- 104th anniversary. the holiday gives them a chance to look back on what they fight for. some remember arriving at omaha beach. >> i was only 20 years old when i got on the beach. it was scary. beautiful. i will never forget.

never forget the sacrifice. >> brings back memories. we liberated a concentration camp in landsberg, germany. and that was quite a sight for a 19-year-old kid. i thought it was quite an honor. >> during a week dominated by talk of red wave's and blue waves, we were focused on the waving of the red, white and blue and thankful for the freedom it symbolizes. >> these people can vote because of what we did. we have a free country and i can do what i want to do like come out here and celebrate veterans day. >> in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc7news. liz: as a nation celebrated trips yesterday, bay area communities were hard at work keeping veterans day traditions alive. thousands of people gathered for petaluma's annual parade. the event pay tribute to those who served in the korean war, something veterans say they are

thankful for. >> i have veterans that have lost their lives in vietnam and everywhere else. by saluting them and celebrating them, it makes us feel good because they sacrificed their lives for us. liz: people cheered and waved flags as veterans, current service members and city leaders made their way through downtown. ♪ the u.s. naval sea cadet corps band of the west performed the service song of each branch of the military. there is also a blue star wreath presentation and speeches from active service members as well as retired service members. the kristi yamaguchi holiday rink reopen friday night in san ramon. it is a holiday favorite. a ribbon-cutting ceremony kicked off the reopening. it will stay open for the next eight weeks.

general admission is $21. all proceeds will go to kristi yamaguchi's always a dream program aiming to provide literacy for underserved children. it will be open from noon to 9:30 on weekdays and 10:00 to 9:30 on weekends. many ski resorts have made the decision to open early. for yelp mountain resort opened on friday. the resort fired off snowmaking guns for three straight days to welcome hundreds of snowboarders and skiers. >> i'm feeling great. i'm excited to be out here. i've been waiting for a long time. snowboarding is my favorite part of winter and i've been waiting. opening early, that's the best thing to be expected for this winter. liz: other resorts opening our heavenly mountain, kirkwood mountain and northstar california resort. we have a complete list of opening days on our website. have a lot of happy people this morning in tahoe. >> the minute we mentioned snow is in the forecast, everyone

gets really excited. they have to get their gear outcome get ready. a feet of snow. 2-5 feet of snow fell last week. we have a little bit more coming today. we have a bit of rain. it will impact your morning. a little bit of shower activity even into the evening. not a washout but we have wet conditions. a live look at our abc 7 open airport camera showing you that waet pavement. it is chilly. we have some patchy drizzle. you see the wet conditions first thing this morning. sunshine midday. on the back half of saturday into the evening, a few showers are possible. i think the best chance of finding showers will be in the north bay. after today, we have a stretch of dry weather that will last for much of next week. visibility is an issue in the north bay. zero miles visibility in novato,

a quarter-mile santa rosa. pretty cloudy conditions. here is live doppler 7. pockets of drizzle first thing this morning. it will press down into the peninsula from san mateo into redwood city. light showers south of palo alto this morning. there is the area of low pressure that is dragging a cold front through here later today. if that area of low pressure, when it moves through later this evening, that will supply the chance of scattered showers. on the storm impact scale, is a level one storm with drizzle, scattered showers this evening. later on this morning, we are seeing a lot of sunshine out there. it is a great start to the day. by the afternoon, clouds will increase in the north bay with those showers. if also part. you will find scattered drizzle as the sunsets.

much of the south bay remains dry later on today with increased cloud cover. clouds get out of here close to midnight. early tomorrow morning, clear skies and chilly conditions, which leads the way to a bright second half of the weakened. we are talking less than 1/10 of an inch where we find showers. 60 in oakland, 61 in san jose, 62 in concord. overnight tonight, we get rid of showers, clouds get out of here, it turns chilly. we will find low and mid 40's along the bay shoreline. here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. next seven days. spotty showers today. best chance in the north bay. that system is out of here. in its wake, it is bright after a morning chill. a nice weekend ahead -- a nice week ahead. we will see a lot of sunshine. temperatures very close to average.

it is a really nice stretch after last week had that soggy tuesday. liz: i feel like now we can enjoy this nice stretch since we have the right. love it. just ahead, wakanda forever, one of the most anticipated movie sequels. we go to oakland for opening night. ♪

liz: the wait is finally over for marvel fans around the bay area. the highly anticipated "black panther: wakanda forever" officially hit movie theaters on friday. oakland's grand lake theater held a special opening night event that brought out a few big names. tim johns was there to bring us the story. ♪ tim: after nearly five long years, the cultural phenomenon is back. ♪ on friday night, the new disney

film "black panther: wakanda forever" was released in theaters across the country. >> we are super excited, here come on time, we are ready. >> it's like a childhood movie that i've watched since i was a kid so it's really exciting to see the second one. tim: espn and disney held a special permit event at oakland's grand lake theater. >> i am an oakland native, born and bred in the town, and it was so important to me to be able to do this at home with my friends and family. tim: she is not the only one with oakland ties. the film's director also hails from the east bay city. the black panther franchise has been a massive commercial success since its launch in 2018. for so many in oakland and the country as a whole, it's about a lot more. >> this is black excellence. i just know that when i saw the movie, to see us as superheroes, to see us intelligent, to see us

in science, to be leaders. tim: that representation goes beyond just race. the film also features a number of leading female characters. >> i think that our young girls need to see that. they've been through a lot with the shutdown and the pandemic and i think that they need to see positive representations of who they are. tim: while people all around the nation tune in to see wakanda forever on the big screen, hopefully they will see pieces of themselves, too. in oakland, tim johns, abc 7 news. liz: disney is the parent company of espn marvel and abc 7. still to come, elon musk putting pressure on twitter workers to return to the office. the impacts on bringing back remote workers to san francisco's downtown. big bart plans for a new rail line

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moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. liz: good morning. thanks again for joining us. here with the drew tuma. hi. it is so good to be with you and we have a really nice week in store. drew: we really do. today, we are starting off with a little bit of drizzle. we have a couple of showers along the peninsula, fog in the north bay but we are anticipating more scattered showers as the evening goes on. the morning drizzle. the best chance in the evening for scattered showers is really in the north bay. temperatures in the 40's for most parts. 39 on the board in santa rosa. a live look from sutro tower showing you a better fog. morning drizzle leads to a bright lunchtime. in the afternoon, we will cloud backup. hour-by-hour when i talk more about this, coming up in just a few minutes. liz: twitter's new owner, elon

musk, has sent in email to employees thanking them for working long hours. p invited his employees to survive last week's 50% reduction in workforce to visit him at the office. the social media giant then paused it's eight dollars blue subscription service and the move comes after people used the badge to impersonate brands and famous people. musk has told twitter employees to return to the office or quit and that could make a big difference for local businesses that count on that foot traffic. suzanne fong has a look at the possible impact on san francisco's market street. >> at twitter headquarters in downtown san francisco, on the very first floor is a store open to the public called the market. the owners chris foley. >> 6000 customers. >> pre-pandemic, 6000 customers a day, 50% of them were twitter employees. the market only sees 20% of their original shoppers.

the massive twitter layoffs announced last week. >> the day twitter got bought, there were a lot of them down here. >> there's another reason for employees to be worried. elon musk says all employees are expected to be in the office at least 40 hours a week and any request to work remotely must personally be approved by him. >> to i think that's pretty tough? yes. do i think that people coming back to work is good? i do. i think you should have them have a transition back to her, not be so brutal. >> carlos is a tech worker in the city. the idea of making every employee returned to the office. >> i don't necessarily agree with that but i do like that they are more people in the area or the idea more people returning to the area. >> shauna randolph is the senior director of bay area council economic institute. >> downtown san francisco needs people coming back to the office. >> the office occupancy rate is about 37% or 38% because of all the tech and professional service employees working

remotely. >> we've been slower coming back into the city in san francisco than almost anywhere else in the country. >> twitter ceo elon musk bringing people back could change at. >> whether he can pull that off as hard to say because workers have resisted that for a long time now. with so many layoffs happening right now, perhaps. . there is more leverage >> in san francisco, suzanne found, abc 7 news. liz: it is the first large airport in north america to earn a high level carbon accreditation award. sfo is on track of its goal of zero carbon emissions by 2030. if it meets that goal, it would be the first airport in the world to achieve a net zero carbon footprint. it has converted buses to electric and banning single-use plastics in its food courts. happening today, joe biden is meeting with climate leaders in cambodia. 's final step is meeting with

chinese president xi jinping in bali for the annual summit of global leaders. the president spoke at the cop 27 summit in egypt focused on combating climate change. he announced the u.s. will pledge millions of dollars to smaller countries to tackle climate issues. his mission is to globally cut down gas emissions by 2024. pres. biden: we have to make vital progress by the end of this decade. that's why the united states is rallying the world around climate game changers. liz: joe biden will meet with xi jinping in indonesia on monday. this is the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since joe biden took office. it will be interesting to see what happens. . a new vision for bart could soon be on the way and the changes would include adding a and more late-night trance -- adding a new line and more late-night trains. whether that happens depends largely on the public's interest. zach fuentes spoke to bart

officials. >> i ride bart everyday. >> jesse's commute starts here and ends in san francisco, where he catches a downtown bus to get to his shipyard job. >> i work all shifts, days, graveyard, swing. >> bart is looking to hear from people like jesse. they just released this survey asking people if they would take bart more if they added a sixth line and if they added trains after 9:00 p.m. the options would expand east bay service during daylight and early evening service in the core of its system. >> what happens during all seven days now as we go from 85 line service during the day and the early evening -- from a five line service during the day on the early evening a ghost to a three line service. one of the possibilities is the chance to expand evening service. >> a bar spokesperson says they

would look at adding a portion of the red line from richmond to daly city that will continue past 9:00 p.m. and also at a portion of the green mine from mayfair to daly city. >> that would be a big thing for folks that work swing shift. that's something we've seen during the pandemic, especially for folks going to downtown san francisco and downtown oakland. >> bart is still working to recover ridership following the pandemic. ridership is at 40% of pre-covid expectations. we asked, where would funding for any potential service expansions come from? bart 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 riders want us to do. this is an important step in that process. when we talk to lawmakers, they want to know that our riders are on board. . with this >> the public has until november 20 32 take the survey.

-- november 23 to take the survey. liz: still had, with high inflation, there is a big need d local food banks and they say donations are crucial, especially as we approach the holidays. here's a live look outside looking at the golden gate bridge. we will check in with drew

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liz: welcome back. it is rainy in parts of the day but we have a really nice weekend. families and communities continue to struggle with food insecurity. the need for donations at local food banks is increasing. anser hassan tells us one bay area food drink has seen an increase of hundred thousand people per month -- food bank has seen an increase of 100,000 people per month. anser: gail came by with her two

sons. >> inflation is really high, the cost of food is really high. there's a lot of families in need. anser: these individual donations are crucial since they account for approximately 70% of the donations the food bank gets. this year, the need is even greater. >> it's really the perfect storm. donations are going down while the natives going up. many of our most popular programs are seeing in over 50% increase in need. anser: christina's director of communications at the food bank. they serve 275,000 people every month. that's an increase of hundred thousand people per month since last year. >> that's a huge number. anser: that includes a 50% increase in seniors and 25% increase in children who are in need of food. >> 25%, one fourth of the people that we serve our children. that to me is unacceptable. anser: which is also impacting

the food bank. she says there's been a 30% increase in the cost of food. turkeys are a 40%, a popular item during the holiday season. >> it's astounding to think in the united states that we have people that are so needy but we do need to donate and help. anser: just one dollar can feed families in need. >> because we work with local retailers and grocery stores, we have the purchasing power to get certain foods on discount so no dollars wasted. anser: in concord, anser hassan, abc7news. liz: that demand grows during the holidays. we are, well, two weeks away from thanksgiving? drew: is your menu planned? liz: i'm making some pumpkin bread, cornbread. drew: here's a live look outside

our rooftop camera. we have some drizzle and the chance of a scatter shower later this afternoon. we will time it out, plan your saturday. liz: superstar steph curry is unstoppable this season. golden state taking on the cleveland cavaliers last night at chase center. larry beil will have all the highlights coming up in sports. ♪

liz: welcome back. here is a live look over the san francisco skylight. let's talk sports. the warriors had one of their best efforts of the season with steph curry leading the way against the cleveland cavaliers at home inside chase center. larry beil has all the highlights. larry: good morning. warriors still very much trying to figure it out, last night hosting the cavaliers, who

pretty much have figured it out since adding donovan mitchell. deebo samuel in the front row. evan mobley with 20 points, mitchell, 29 points, 96. curry, one-handed runner through contact,th consecutive game with a three. steph reload, draymond, one of his 13 assists. we are tied. angry steph curry is dangerous. mitchell misses, kevon looney, terrific outlet pass. refinishing. curry goes for 40, including 15 in the fourth quarter and this would be night night. cavs i disbeliefn >>. warriors win. stanford women at pacific. cardinal up five after a quarter. haley jones will take it up the

court. 16 point game. cardinal would go on a28-8 run. stanford cruises 98-44. stanford men playing wisconsin. cardinal down 12 at the brick. off the turnover, silva and it is a five-point game. stanford forced to press late. carter gilmore will get this and throw it down as the badgers win 60-50. cal last year their season opener on monday. cal was down 20. --- cal lost their season opener on monday. they were down 20. sharks fans, get rowdy on the

glass and all dressed for success in dallas. timo meyer forces the turnover, deep in the zone, gets it back. sharks up3-2. 36 seconds later, dallas defense, another giveaway. barabanov to logan couture. sharks hold on to snap a five-game slide. have a great weekend. i am larry beil. liz: we are starting off with drizzle. will it clear up? drew: it will clear up, we will get sunshine around lunchtime. in the afternoon, another chance of scattered showers. mostly cloudy conditions up above. it is chilly with the morning fog, especially in the north bay. a few afternoon evening showers are possible. those of us outside the north bay remain pretty dry for the

rest of the. a dry stretch starting on sunday. much of next week, expect a lot of sunshine. we will go to the peninsula first. live doppler 7 going down to street level. this line of drizzle is going to approach palo alto over the next hour or so. even some drizzle and east bay from brentwood to discovery bay. this area seeing some slick spots but that's about it in terms of the wet weather we have first thing on a saturday. . down to zero miles of visibility in novato so thick fog in parts of the north bay. we are tracking this area of low pressure. you can see that counterclockwise spin is approaching us later today. that will supply the chance of an afternoon scatter shower the best chance in the north bay. level 1 today on the impact scale. morning drizzle, bright skies mid-day and then the afternoon, we have that scatter shower chance,. . the best chance in the north bay9:30 this have fairly bright

conditions after the morning drizzle reports. to the afternoon, we will start to see some clouds increase in the north bay pair showers around ukiah. as the system moves south, it really just falls apart. pockets of isolated showers at this point and then it sinks out and really falls apart. later on tonight, early tomorrow morning, we will clear out the skies and find some pretty chilly temperatures. rainfall estimates, not a lot of rainfall by any means, we are talking a couple hundredths of an inch. 61 in san rafael, 59 in the city, 60 in oakland, 61 in san jose, 62 in concord. we will get rid of cloud cover, any showers. after midnight, totally clear skies. chilly temperatures in the north bay overnight tonight.

low and mid 40's around the bay shoreline. a beach hazard statement starting tomorrow morning at 10:00. we will have a long period northwesterlyof swell swell. spotty showers later on today, best chance north bay. sunday shaping up to be a gorgeous end of the week. sunshine in full effect. we will keep that pattern for much of next week. expect bright skies. the afternoon looking quite delightful with temperatures tapping on the 60's. liz: love to see that. at the beach tomorrow? drew: just don't turn your back to the waves. liz: california searches for ways to conserve water during the drought, a team at stanford is highlighting the work done by a group of engineers. what makes the workers unique as they are not human they are very busy. spencer christian reports. >> if you live in a bay area city, chances are you may never

have seen beavers at work. researchers at stanford are claiming that their dam building prowess on creeks and rivers will be increasingly important if climate change avalon cycles of drought continued. the evidence comes from a newly released a study that mixes persuasive science with a bit of luck. >> really exciting that there was this great natural experiment happening right before us. >> christian do we>> was a phd student at stanford when he set out to study changes in wet and dry years at a tributary at the colorado river. while his team was setting up instruments to measure things, a team of beavers moved in and set up shop themselves, damming. >> the>> river we were set up to capture the hydrologic impacts of this event and also the impacts on water quality. >> they were able to document the benefits, especially during drier years one water quality

typically degrades. as the beaver's dam spread the , the researchers documented a cleansing effect and a drop in contaminants and excess nutrients such as nitrogen. >> when we have these long periods without a lot of rainfall, they are going to step in and start changing the hydraulics of the river systems. >> thi comes at as was discovered dam building and 2007. in a separate paper, stanford visiting fellow felicia marcus connects the dams to a drought strategy known as nature-based solutions. >> you end up with an amazing restoration potential. you end up with flood control. you end up with sediment control. >> meanwhile, christian and scott are hoping thatir study will focus our attention on how natural ecosystems could be

stressed by drought and climate change in the future and on the benefits of supporting natural populations that might be able to help. >> that is a primary message, is for us to appreciate them and to try to really do everything we can to have them naturally repopulate. spencer: spencer christian, abc 7 news. liz: researchers say the nitrogen filtered by the beaverdam can do and water quality in the several ways, and that includes providing algae. specialty rose, fresh coffee and more. the exciting annual festival pouring over the city of san francisco. ♪

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>> the votes are still being counted days after the midterm election. when might know the outcome of some critical races that could shift the balance of congress. it is saturday, november 12. i am liz kreutz. we have drew with us. >> we have some drizzle out. starting with gray conditions. we are finding some of that drizzle on our saturday along the peninsula. we have some drizzle along atherton this morning. this will approach palo alto over the next 20 minutes. we will get sunshine midday. we have a chance of scattered showers but the best chance of that happening is in the north bay. take a couple of layers with you and we have partly to mostly cloudy conditions. we will go hour-by-hour.