>> in the bay area and across the country the votes are still being counted days after the midterm election. when we might know the outcome of some critical races that could shift the balance of congress. good morning >> we had morning drizzle. right now warming through the 40s for the most part. some peaks of drizzle pockets here and there mainly in the east bay and south bay but cloud cover clearing out. we'll keep the one on the board today because this evening we have a scattered shower chance.

so sunday mixing with clouds, we see more sunshine midday but the afternoon we bring back cloud cover chance of showers temperatures maxing out in the 50s and 60s. >> days after election day and several races remain undecided. numbers came out earlier to become the next mayor of san jose. mahan is still ahead of chavez in a close race. he has 51%. ant the sheriff's race the latest numbers show bob johnson ahead to kevin jensen's 48%. and for the san francisco district attorney race the city released the latest totals late friday afternoon. brook jenkins in the lead. however there will be a runoff if no one hits 50%. as for oakland we're expecting an update on the mayor's race on

monday. now to the race for control of congress. democrat mark kelly is projected to win the senate race in arizona. it's a big win overnight for democrats who are just one seat away from keeping control of the u.s. senate. all eyes on nevada where the senate race is still too close to call. mark kelly a former astrou naught. beat republican candidate blake masters who was backed by former president trump. president joe biden reportedly called kelly to congratulate him. developing news on hurricane nicole. recorded a category 1 that hit the coast of florida. people are starting to work to clean up what they can after major flooding and widespread damage. >> along the east coast people cleaning up after the remnants of hurricane nicole. the storm causing tornado sirens to sound in richmond, virginia. >> oh, boy look right here at

the lightning strikes. those really cycling up northeast of templeton. >> in boone, north carolina heavy rain. philadelphia travel delays and flight cancellations. >> we had to rebook our flight because of the storm. >> once the heavy rain clears up, parts of the country will experience cold weather. >> some heavy rain moving through western parts of pennsylvania and upstate new york. we could see some more isolated flooding. behind this once it does clear out we look for much colder air to roll in. >> nicole made landfall south of daytona, beach florida as a rare november category 1 hurricane. the storm destroying coastlines dozens of homes and hotels crumbling to pieces or left dangling and uninhabitable. climate scientists say rising seas make coastal floods flow

deeper inland making this almost yearly in some areas. >> the structural damage is almost unprecedented. >> the number of flu cases is bad and getting worse. that is word from the c.d.c. the latest numbers show more than 3 million cases already nationwide 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 has been in techades or 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 read -- really hard to absorb. >> the influx of pediatric patients, occupancy at 78% the

highest level nationwide in two years. covid cases are on the rise prompting new warnings. los angeles county public health director says two emerging variants are threating to fuel a fall and winter surge. numbers have been slowly but steadily increasing since the beginning of november. the swift downfall of the crypto currency company ftx has ensnarld some big names including here in the bay area. steph curry was an ambassador, ftx contracted a $17.5 million deal with uc berkeley. cal has not commented since yesterday's bankruptcy announcement. the n.b.a.'s miami heat announced it will be looking for a new sponsor. the found ser a bay area native. people who work at twitter have

had a tumultuous two weeks since elon musk bought the company after laying off half of the staff he is now telling those who remain that they must return to the office. no more remote work. what this could mean in the long run. >> elon musk is making it clear, work in person at twitter or resign. >> it's basically if you can show up and you don't, resignations accepted. end of story. >> in this recording, musk pushes back when someone says -- >> even if you return to the office, the offices are separate offices. we won't be in person. >> but you can still maximize the amount of activity. >> a stance as some employers may see as an example. a recent survey by good hire, 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. >> if your employer is doing what many employees want, you need 71% can work from home you would like to no you won't. if employers do it begrudgingly, sure you can work from home but implied that you shouldn't, then they may get laid off. >> the professor believes if more companies decide to require a fulltime return to the office, they could lose talent in the long run. >> if you think you're going to lose your source of income, then yes you're going to go back but i do think if you're not ready to go back or interested in going back because you in fact can be even more productive from your home why wouldn't you be looking for another job? >> he mrooes musk is using the work from home excuse to save money. >> probably to thin up later get

a lot of people to voluntarily quit. he doesn't have to fire as many people. another view is a short-run thing because you have to go through a massive change. so twitter is changing direction pretty radically. >> according to musk twitter is losing over $4 million a day. during that same recording musk said plenty of workers at tesla and space x are working remotely but on an exception basis for exceptional people. >> abc 7 is committed to building a better bay area and as we enter the holiday season food banks and nonprofitors feeling the squeeze due to pandemic and inflation driving up food costs. a look at the resources and the agencies across the south bay seas.owid >>hiarticu challengingtime. we tid a recent survey and over

60% reported having less than $250 in savings. >> tracy with second harvest says food budgets are typically the first place people cut. food insecurity no doubt highlighted. a time when second harvest saw demand double to 500,000 people each month. >> it went down to about 40 o,000 people last year and we thought that was maybe the new normal. but with inflation and everything happening with the economy we're now up around 450,000 people every month. >> a realtime reflection, federal data shows grocery prices have jumped 12.4% since the start of the year. and with two weeks to thanksgiving, the countdown is on to make every dollar count. >> we're trying to alleviate a little bit of that suffering during the holiday season. >> cart we are sacred heart says the goal is to distribute 18,500

food boxes and asking people to help complete the holiday meal by donating. >> froeszen chickens, hams. canned goods are much in need during this holiday season. >> these organizations aren't immune. gas to get food to the distributions, the food itself all while attempts to meet increased need. >> it is a heavy push but we have a lot of people behind us. >> a smaller operation in the heart of san jose's neighborhood. the pastor with lighthouse food distribution expects to help 1500 people for the thanksgiving holiday. an effort made possible through partnerships with grossers and other nonprofits. >> some may get big bulks of turkeys and some may get mashed potatoes. and it's like one has one piece and one has the other so we have to come together in order to push out a good meal.

>> 8:. is the drizing starting to clear up we do have showers. a live look from our camera in tahoe look at that fresh snow from last week's storm. we'll take a look at the snow in the sierra and talk about the shower chances locally in a few minutes. >> an annual veterans day celebration spanning over 100 years. how a local bay area community gathered to honor those who served. an ice skating rink is back the activity fund raising for a good activity fund raising for a good cause this holiday season. the abcs of ckd a is for awareness, because knowing that your chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes could progress to dialysis is important. b is for belief that there may be more you can do. just remember that k is for kidneys and kerendia. for adults living with ckd in type 2 diabetes, kerendia is proven to reduce the risk of kidney failure,

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>> here is a live look over the golden gate bridge, truly a beautiful view of the bridge this morning. might as well take a look at your screen. oakland native vice president

kamala harris paid her respects to veterans at the tomb of the unknown sole jer. >> we come together as a nation to express our profound gratitude for all you have done and continue to do. >> the vice president attended the annual wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery in virginia. her husband and first lady jill biden also attended. president biden is on a three-day overseas trip. friday's pleasant weather made for perfect conditions to enjoy veterans day festivities. the 104th day parade featuring men and women who served back to world war ii. time where it abp our country is divided, veterans day provides an opportunity to come together united to celebrate and thank the men and women who served our country.

so we chief, wave, and thank them for their service, gratitude that means so much for korean war vet who was thankful to celebrate for many raejss. >> i didn't expect to come back alive because i was on the front line. an infantryman didn't last long over there. i was there the first anniversary of the war. >> veterans day is special for you. >> yes. >> celebrating its 104th anniversary a tradition born just before some of the heroes. a chance to look back on what they thawing for. some remembering arriving on omaha beach. >> i was only 20 years when i got off on the beach. it was scary. it is beautiful that they don't forget the sacrifice. >> brings back memories. we liberated a concentration

camp in germany. that was quite a sight for a 19-year-old kid. >> i thought it was quite an honor. >> during a week dominated by talks of red and blue waves we were focused on the red white and blue and what it symbolizes. >> they can vote because of what we did. i can do what i want to do. i come out here and celebrate veterans day. veterans honored across the bay area where thousands came out to celebrate them. each year a veteran is chosen to the the grand marshall. we need korean war veteran paul lewis who was chosen for his commitment to make sure the forgotten war will never be forgotten.

>> american legion veterans day parade the largest in the bay area. i think it's important to have a parade to honor those who serve. this year we're honoring korean war veterans. paul lewis is the ideal grand marshall. >> i was living in good life in 1950 in high school. i had the 39 chevrolet, had the best looking girl in high school clipped to my hip. life was good. and they deal with korea came up so i joined the national guard. >> he served in some of the most brutal situations in korea and came back home to become a civic leader and help his veterans. >> when i came back memorial day i would walk where the flags were over guys. i found three high school boys that i knew real well that didn't come home. i said they're not going to be forgotten. that's where i stepped in. >> paul was instrumental in

putting together the war memorial. this was a physical monument dedicated to their sacrifice and loss that took place in korea. i can't tell you how appreciative the veterans were to see it, especially the korean war veterans. >> and like douglas macarthur said sold jerz fade away. but we're going to leave a mark about not being forgotten. >> that was cornell bernard reporting. in the meantime the holiday rink reopened friday night in san ramon a holiday favorite among residents. a ribbon cutting ceremony kicked off the reopening. general admission to the rink is $21. all proceeds will go towards the always dream program which is aimed to promote literacy for underserved children. the rink will be opened from

noon until 9:30 on weekdays and 10:00 to 9:30 p.m. on weekend. with this weekend's snow many resorts made the decision to open early. the resort fired off snow making guns for three days straight to make hundreds of snowboarders and skiers during the holiday weekend very happy. >> i'm feeling great. i'm excited. i've been waiting. snowboarding is a favorite part of winter and i've been waiting. and opening early that's the best thing to be expected for this coming up winter. >> other resorts opening this weekend are heavenly mountain, kirkwood, and north star california resort. we have a complete list of opening days on our website. it is so cool to see that. i know people are so excited and it's just so good after last winter where there wasn't that much snow to see it happening. >> the first big snowstorm of the season, yes. >> bring it on.

>> and that's what we saw last week. we had that storm tuesday and wednesday that brought feet of snow. we had that wet morning on tuesday. this morning we have drizzle but we have showers likely later on this afternoon. let's take you to the sierra snow pack. this is what it looked like. look at that void of any snow. we had barren landscape across our mountains. watch what happens this week. look at that fresh powder on our sliet image. some picked up five feet of snow. enjoy all that fresh powder. back here at home our abc 7 oakland airport camera. the tarmac's a bit wet. afternoon sunshine but it is chilly this morning. a few showers are possible, that is in the north bay. outside later today most remain dry and that dry weather really stretches on for much of next week. along with satellite really just

some patchy drizzle, nothing to uniform. we have fog, anywhere a quarter to zero miles visibility. if you're travelling 101. temperatures slowly climbing through the 40s but that cloud cover is slowing that warming process. along the satellite you can see that spin very nicely that's the area of low pressure that is moving our way and that will supply that chance of an afternoon/evening shower. on the storm impact scale the morning drizzle ending. but then tooevening a scattered shower is likely the best chance happening is in the north bay. 10:30 we have bright skies. looking nice over the next several hours. by 2:00, 3:00, more cloud cover into the north bay with showers that moves south as the evening wears on. those showers are really falling apart.

i expect areas in the south bay to pick up minimal if any rainfall. and it clears out quickly. overnight tonight we turn the clear skies and quite chilly. looking at total rainfall with the storm not impressive but we're going to measure rainfall in hundreds of an inch and find that best chance again in the north bay. later today will max out in the upper 50s with sunshine giving way to late day clouds. clouds showers are out of here by midnight. starry skies, chilly, 30s and 40s into sunday. here's the seven-day forecast. spotty showers later on this evening tomorrow. look how beautiful it is. lots of sunshine. it is a chilly morning but we'll top out in the 60s sets the stage for a nice week ahead. friday a steady pattern of sunshine. chilly mornings but temperatures pretty average this time of year will go into the 60s. >> one more weekend to

thanksgiving. you have a spreet? >> we have the whole friends giving who is bringing what and how much. it is essential. we have to be organized. >> what's your thing? >> green bean casserole and i do the potatoes. >> a lot of butter. >> that is the key. >> bring some. >> one of the most anticipated movie is he quells with fans waiting four years for the return of the black panther on screen. we head to oakland for opening night.

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names. tim was there and brings us the story. ♪ >> after nearly five long years the cultural phenomenon is on friday night the new film black panther was released in theaters across the country. >> we are super excited here on time and ready. >> a childhood movie that i've watched since i was a littlepec trte wcomean the best outfits a. >> i'm an oakland native. it was so important to be able to do this at home with my friends and family. >> she's not the only one with oakland ties. the film's director hails from the east bay city.

a massive commercial success. but for so many in oak land 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, intelligent, in science, to be leaders. >> 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 they need to see positive representations of who they are. >> so while people all around the nation tune in, hopefully they'll see pieces of themselves too. >> 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 remote workers to san francisco's downtown. ♪ ♪ for every holiday. for everyone. ♪ ritz. a taste of welcome.

>> good morning. thanks for joining us. we're getting a check of the forecast. a little sun. >> midday looking great. it's in the afternoon we'll bring in the chance of shower but warming through the 40s and 50s. so a bit of a chill. we had some pockets of drizzle but they're fading at this hour. down to a quarter of mile. live look from our camera that sunshine mixing in with clouds. pretty bright around lunchtime but clouds come back, showers stoil in the forecast. level light one storm. hour by hour. a closer look coming up. >> twitter's new owner has sent

an email thanking them for working long hours since he took over the company. he spent thursday night at the headquarters and invited employees to visit with him. overnight the social media giant did pause its $8 subscription service after they used it to impersonate brands and famous people. musk has told employees to return or quit and that could make a big difference for local businesses that count on that foot traffic. a look at the possible impact on san francisco's market street. >> at twitter headquarters in downtown san francisco on the very first floor as the store opened to the public called the market. >> you have how many customers? >> 6,000 customers prepandemic. 50% were twitter employees now the market only sees 20% of their original shoppers. the layoffs announced last week?

>> the day twitter got bought there were a lot of tweets down here and they're worried about what's going to happen. >> now another reason for some to be worried. musk says all employees are expected to be in the office at least 40 hours a week and any requests to work remotely must personally be approved by him. >> do i think that's tough? yeah. do i think people coming back to work? i do. but i think there should be a transition. >> carlos is a tech worker. the idea of making every employer return? >> i don't necessarily agree with that but i do like that there are more people in the area or the idea of more people returning to the area. >> the senior director of bay area council economic institute. >> downtown san francisco needs people. >> right now the office occupancy rate is about 37 or 38% because of the tech and professional service employees

working remotely. >> so we've been slower coming back into the city in san francisco than almost anywhere else in the country. >> twitter's c.e.o. bringing people back could change that. >> whether he can actually pull that off is a little bit hard to say because workers have resisted that for a long time now. but on the other hand with so many layoffs happening right now, perhaps there's more leverage. >> taking a live look at sfo this morning the first large airport in north america to earn a high level carbon accredit dags award. on track of its goal of zero carbon emissions. if it meets that gold that would be the first in the world. converting buses to electric and banning single use plastics in its food court. president biden is meeting with climate leaders in cambodia, his

final stop in balli meeting with chinese president for the annual summit of global leaders. yesterday the president spoke in egypt focused on combating climate change. he pledged to tackle climate issues. his mission is to cut down global emissions by 2024. >> we have to make vital progress. that's why the united states is rallying the world around climate game changes. >> biden will meet with chinese president on monday and it's the first face-to-face meeting since biden took office. locally here a new vision could be on the way. the changes could include adding a new line and more late-night trains. whether those happens depends largely on the public's interest. how they plan to gauge that i want rest and where the money would come from. >> i ride bart every day.

>> his commute starts here at the station in san lee and ro and ends in san francisco where he catches a downtown bus to get to his ship yard job. >> i work all shifts. >> he says the same goes for his coworkers. bart is looking to hear from people, they just released this survey that asks people if they would take bart more if they add add sixth line and if they added trains after 9:00 p.m. it would expand during daylight and evening hours and evening hours in the core. >> what happens during all seven days is we go from a five line service in the day and early evening, at 9:00 it goes to three line service. so one of the i want -- interesting is to have more trips. >> in order to do that they would look at adding a portion of the red line from richmond to

daly city and add a portion. >> 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 working at bars and restaurants. >> bart is still working to recover ridership. as of last month it is 40% of precovid expectations. we asked where would funding for any expansions come from? they say they're looking at different options but nothing has been finalized. >> a key part is having a clear roadmap and knowing what our riders want us to do. so this is an important step in that process. we've talked to lawmakersing this something they want to hear. they want to know that our riders are on board with this. >> the public has until november 23rd. you can head to bart.gov/metro. >> still ahead, with high

inflation the need remains great at local food banks. they say donations are crucial as we approach the holidays. a live look outside this morning. looking out over the san francisco skyline. you can see the rain is gone this morning, we'll see the sun come up. we'll check what we can expect, coming up.

>> earlier in the show we showed you how communities in the south bay are dealing with food insecurity. with inflation the need for donations at local food banks is increasing. one food bank has seen an increase of 100,000 people per month since last year. >> veterans day proved to be a popular day to donate. >> inflation is really high the cost of food is high. a lot of families in need so we're trying to do what we can to help out other families.

>> these individual donations are crucial since they account for approximately 70% of the donations the food bank gets. and this year the need is even greater. >> it's really the perfect storm i think. donations are going down while the need is going up. many of our most popular programs are seeing an over 50% increase in need. so any donation really matters. >> the director of communications at the food bank says they serve 275,000 people every month. that's an increase of 100,000 people per month since last year. >> it's a huge number. >> she says that includes a 50% increase in seniors and 25% increase in children who are in need of food. >> what continues to shock me is that 25%, so one fourth of the people that we serve are children. and that to me is unseaaunaccep. >> part of the need is struggling through pandemic then came inflation. she says there's been a 30%

increase in the cost of food. turkeys alone are up 40%, a popular item during the holiday season. >> it's astounding to think in the united states that we have people that are so needing. but we do need to donate and help. >> the donations don't have to be big. just $1 can feed families in need. >> because we work with local retailers and grocery stores we have the ability. >> check outside starting to see the sun. >> we had a little drizzle this morning. that's slowing down for brighter skies but we do bring back showers into the forecast later on this afternoon an evening. we'll go hour by hour. and a brighter back halftime of the weekend tomorrow. >> thanks. also, coming up next we're going to talk sports, super star steph

curry playing the cleveland cavaliers here in san francisco. we'll explain, coming up.

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nothing brings the pack together like a trip to great wolf lodge. now open in northern california. >> the warriors had one of their best efforts with steph curry leading the way at home inside chase center. >> good morning. warriors still very much trying to figure it out mode last night hosting the cavs with a huge squad. lobs to mobily overcoming 11 po deficit in the second half. curry, runner through contact his 200th. 120 left to play. we are tied at 98.

steph talking smack. an angry steph is a dangerous steph. mitchell misses. curry smooth finishing with the reverse. loving every minute of it curry goes for 40 including 15 in the fourth quarter and this would be night-night. in disbelief warriors finish strong. number two stanford women at pacific. got to get your nutrition. blowing this open, jones will take it up the court. it's a 16-point game. two of her 14 and stanford cruises 98-44. men playing wisconsin at the park, first time hosting a basketball game. cool set-up on the baseball field. down 12 at the break. off the turnover, silva and it's a 5-point game. stanford forced to press late,

cart er gilmore will get this ad throw it down as the badgers win 60-50. cal lost their season opener on monday. cal was down 20. they cut it to 1. scoring inside, pumped but k state would answer with an 8-0 run. off the turnover, a 63-54 loss. fans getting rowdy. dressed for suck seesz in dallas. deep in the zone, scores his second in as many days. 3-2. only 36 seconds later dallas defense another give away. he scores for the second game in a row. sharks hold on 5-4 to snap a five-game slide. that is a rap on morning sports. have a great weekend. >> it was so nice to get the

rain but also nice they're going have a little bit of a break. >> we'll take that stormy pattern from last week and get rid of it for much of the extended forecast. here's a live look at san jose. a lot of that cloud cover breaking down the sunshine but this afternoon we have a couple scattered showers best chance in the north bay. most remain dry to start out the weekend and a dry stretch that will last into much of next week. we had a little drizzle cross through the area. cloud cover breaking down but we still have fog in the north bay. up to a mile but still a quarter of a mile in santa rosa. numbers quite chilly, now that the sun's up it's doing its job 50s. the story we're tracking, you can see that counter clockwise

spin there. that's the area of low pressure that is moving our way that will supply us with a chance of a scattered shower later on this afternoon and evening. level 1 today with those scattered showers the best chance in the north bay of finding that wet weather it does turn breezy along our coast line. 10:30 this morning an hour-and-a-half it's nice. we have a lot of sunshine but conditions do change in the afternoon. we'll find increasing clouds, a chance of a shower by 4:00 p.m. but as this entire system moves to the south it really just fa falls apart. the showerers are out by midnight. tomorrow morning we start out with plenty of stars and chilly temperatures. today sunshine here midday. the afternoon chance of a shower in the north bay will top out in the upper 50s to lower 60s later this afternoon. and tonight any sign of a storm it is out of here. we turn to clear skies but it does turn chilly in the north

bay well into the 30s. 43 in oakland. 41 in san jose. 47 in the city. tomorrow morning we have a beach hazard statement at 10:00 a.m. our entire coastline include dz for rip currents. tomorrow is looking like a fantastic day to be outdoors. if you go to the coast just don't turn your back towards the ocean with that current. we have some dangerous surf for the sefkd half of the weekend. today is about the spotty showers in the north bay 1 tomorrow nothing but sunshine. chilly start but temperatures maxing in the 60s. sets the stage for a tranquil pattern monday through friday will track bright conditions, start out chilly each morning that's typical but in the afternoon 50s and 60s.

certainly looking at stormy weather behind us and dry conditions through friday. >> it's nice we can enjoy noi that we just had the rain. >> and that fresh air quality. >> thanks. california searchs for ways to conserve water during the drought, a team at stanford is highlighting the work done by a group of engineers. they're not human but they are very busy. >> if you live in a bay area city chances are you may never have seen beavers at work but now researchers at stanford are claiming that their dam building prowess will be increasingly important if climate change and long cycles of drought continue. the evidence comes from a newly release dz study that mixes persuasive science with a good bit of luck. >> really exciting that there was this great natural experiment. >> he set out to study changes

in wet and dry years at a tributary up the colorado river. but while his team was setting up instruments to measure things like water quality a team of beavers moved in and set up shop themselves. >> we were set up to capture the impacts of this event and then also the impacts on water quality. >> by measuring changes in water quality they were able to document the benefits. as the beavers dam spread the river water through mar shi banks the researchers documented a cleansing effect and a drop in contaminants and excess nutrients such as nitrogen. >> when we have these periods tear going to step in and start changing the hiydrhydraulics. >> these come at a time of increased interest in nurturing

beaver activities, even in martinez where one celebrated group was discovered building in 2007. in a separate paper stanford visiting fellow connects the dams to a drought strategy known as nature based solutions. >> you end up with an amazing rest ration, flood control, sediment control. >> meanwhile christian duie and scott are hoping their study will focus attention on how natural eco systems could be stressed by drought and climate change and on the benefits of supporting natural populations that might be able to help. >> that's the primary message to appreciate them and do everything we can to have them naturally repopulate. >> researchers say the nitrogen filtered by the beaver dam can threaten waurlt quality in

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meet grace this video was taken shortly after she was born on october 30th. grace had trouble getting on her feet and mom tried to assist. after a little wobbling she was able to stand. there's no -- this is not a small bundle of joy, she was 5-9 and 127 pounds at birth. the birth only took 35 minutes. >> very sweet and mom clearly loving on little grace. >> final check we had that sun that is increasing as we speak warming us into the 40s and 50s. a live look, bright skies in the day for lunch things could change again clouds move back. bring the chance of the shower in. best chance in the north bay clouds clear out after midnight. a cold night on the way but tomorrow nothing but sunshine. >> thanks for joining us here.

coming up a full day of college football here on abc 7 next at 9:00 the navy mid shipmen take on the fighting irish. then at 1:00 michigan hosts nebraska. tcu plays texas. and then stay tuned for after the game at around 8:00 p.m. then continues at 11:00 tonight. we hope you stick around for that and join us again tomorrow. have a great day.

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