sentencing date for elizabeth holmes, the founder of theranos is expected to learn her fate. kumasi: concerns about covid cases and the potential for a winter surge as we are gearing up for the holidays and a city that is urging everyone to go back to masking. reggie: large-scale layouts and we are looking at the impact on workera' -- workers' mental health. lisa: we did get some sun with some high clouds in the way and more vitamin d on the way as high clouds then output that is on the heels of a system to the north of us that is going to wipe out the clouds. in its wake it is bringing gusty wind. there is a wind advisory to talk about for the delta, but locally we are quiet. as a result temperatures have dropped into the 30's. 37, santa rosa and novato.

41 in san francisco. the 24 hour temperature change anywhere from a couple of degrees to about four degrees milder around the peninsula. their has-beens and fog in the north bay, but here locally it is a clear start. we will be looking at the sun coming up. lots of 50's. 9:00 by noon. the wind will kick up in the hills, the north and east bay by 25 to 30 miles an hour. the offshore flow works into the 60's and 70 around santa rosa. we will talk about the win for your saturday and a look at thanksgiving coming up. kumasi: today elizabeth holmes will officially hear her sentence. prosecutors have asked the judge to sentence her to 50 years in prison but her legal team is asking for less. this gained national attention and focuses on a san jose federal courtroom where we find ryan curry on mora with what we

can expect. ryan: good morning, quite a bit of back-and-forth. we know that there is very opposite views on what kind of sentence that she should be receiving. of course the prosecuting side wants her to get as much as possible. she faces up to 20 years so she wants to be as close to that as she can. her legal team wants much less. court filings show that she is asking for 18 months in prison. while the prosecutors that we already talked about say they want around 15 years, close to that 20 year threshold. those are different requests from both sides. prosecutors say she deserves a late -- a lengthy sentence because she duped investigators by falsely claiming that her company developed revolutionary blood testing. her defense team says that she has already paid the price for those crimes and she continues to pay that price every single day.

she also has a lot of support. her lawyers gave the judge 130 letters including one from cory booker who said that they became friends when they met at a party. legal experts say that they are expecting her to get a sentence in between what both parties are asking for. >> i think the court is going to be looking at somewhere on the low end of two to three years, and on the high-end, somewhere between seven to nine years, under 10. that would be my guess. ryan: many of the letters sent to the judge tried to go over who she is as a person in hopes that the judge is lenient with the sentence, trying to appear about who she has and what she stands for. there is one major thing the judge will have to consider when imposing a sentence, the fact that she is pregnant according to court documents. that is something we will wait to see what kind of factor that

provides when the judge imposes a sentence later on. we are live in san jose, ryan curry. kumasi: the video shows a building with a big hole in the side and at least three cars with damage. this happened around 12:30 near montana street not far from interstate 580. it is not clear what happened or if anybody got hurt. we have calls into the police department -- police office for more details. reggie: north korea fired another ballistic missile, this one with the potential to reach the u.s. mainland. the u.s. condemns the launch promising to take "all necessary measures" to karen t safety. japanese and south korean leaders condemned the launch. it is a second missile launch this month. there is growing concern we could be in the beginning of another covid surge. cases are rising and at least one city is pushing people to wear masks again inside. jobina: public health officials

in los angeles are strongly recommending people mask up indoors again as cases go up. in the bay area officials are waiting to see if there will be a winter surge with cases increasing as well. the chronicle is reporting higher immunity levels due to vaccinations which could slow down the search for the bay area but people are getting more relaxed about prevention efforts and many people have not received the new booster shots and there are concerns about a surge influence actions and rsv. officials are urging everyone to get the covid and flu vaccines right away. kumasi: we might soon see the first black person to lead a party in congress. it seems that democrats are poised to choose hakeem jeffries to succeed -- to secede nancy pelosi. nancy pelosi said that she would let go of her leadership role.

but she gave no suggestions as to who should replace her. steny hoyer and jim clyburn also are stepping down from their roles. they were quick to enjoy her's jeffries. -- endorse jeffries. pelosi thanked a lot of people including her husband. he was not in washington as he is recovering from the attack in their home. >> my dear husband who has been my partner in life and pillar of support, thank you. we are all grateful for the prayers and well wishes. kumasi: right now we have a full look back at speaker pelosi's rise starting in california from a behind-the-scenes player to a top democratic fundraiser and a force to be record with an all of this at abc7news.com. reggie: twitter's offices are closed and badge access is

restricted as hundreds of people reportedly resigned rather than take elon musk's hard-core ultimatum. he made the offer that employees could stay on but they would have to ingredient to intense working conditions -- they would have to agree to intense working conditions or resign for a severance package. over the last two weeks over half of the employees have quit or layoff. in response he tweeted "the best people are staying so i am not worried." kumasi: we have been reporting on so many tech workers who have been laid off from companies including meta, twitter, and amazon. we are focusing on mental health and how this is affecting daily lives. amanda: large-scale layoffs sending shock waves with many learning very quickly that tech is not untouchable. how are these massive cuts impacting mental health? >> it will take for a while for

good data to emerge about how bad this will be. amanda: the psychology professor dr. thomas plante says the holiday season makes this especially hard to be hit with job loss. also adding this new generation of tech workers might not have any experience navigating life after being laid off. >> they might be thrown a curveball on top of very stressful times, and that is worrisome. amanda: jared was a tie -- was a child during the 2008 recession. >> i asked my dad what to do. amanda: she was laid off in mid-october ia a bay area tech company, moving from a dual income to single income household. they turned their focus to finances. >> it changes things and we are pulling back our budget and making sure to tap into savings to early. amanda: even cutting down christmas spending and instead investing in self-care.

he and his fiancee run a family business so he has managed to keep busy. >> waking up, driving to ups and the post office and dropping them off. that is great working in the warehouse and nice working with the team. amanda: he says the general consensus across the industry is cautious optimism that the new year will hold employment opportunities. he admits that there is concern about the unknown. his fiancee also works intact. >> it is not just the people who are laid off. there are other survivors who still have their jobs but their friends, colleagues, they are like when is the next shoe going to drop and is it going to drop on me. amanda: in silicon valley, abc 7 . kumasi: if you or someone you know is struggling with mental health there is health. go to abc7news.com/takeaction

for local resources. lisa: we are looking at the clouds offshore and yesterday they did not thin out too much. you see the line to the north, that is sliding down to the east of us. as it does it brings the wind and that will mix the atmosphere allowing for warmer conditions today. as we cool down it is kind of the posite today. looking tpetusro t30's in camp. 38, mt. view. 44, san jose, warmer than yesterday. 37, santa rosa. that -- we are mild, and that is due to the wind. no wind advisories locally but getting close from the delta. that is kind of local, right? and we are looking at the west slopes of the sierra nevada. 7:00 until 7:00 tonight, wind up

to 40 miles an hour. by the middle of the afternoon we have northeasterly wind over 40 miles an hour from mount st. helena and the breezier conditions. we will be watching this today. the atmosphere is not to dry but it will dry out. the recent rains have helped us. the upper elevations will dry out quite rapidly. a lot of sunshine with breezy wind some of them making their way down to the valley. 68, concord. a couple of 70's to the north so nice for santa rosa. 67, oakland with low 60's on the court -- on the coast. jobina: we are starting with a live look outside at san jose showing you 87. we do not have a single advisory or blocking issue so similar to yesterday morning which is very different from monday through wednesday. a live look outside from oakland showing 880 at the coliseum

trick -- coliseum kamrap. and then we will wrap up with the drive times. all green across the board even tracy to dublin. 33 minutes, and you know it is a good day. reggie: second lawsuit and why tenants are suing the owners of a san francisco building that flooded twice. kumasi: the historic project that just got the go-ahead. reggie: garth brooks getting ready for his next las vegas residency.

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kumasi: in the east bay a man was found dead at a house fire in concord. the fire was set on purpose. the flames broke out around 7:00 last night not too far from concord high school. our reporter is piecing together the investigation. >> we have confirmed that this fire was intentionally set in multiple locations throughout the house. fire officials say that when they arrived they found one man dead. >> there were that -- they were

at least 150 feet in the air. >> this neighbor was the first on scene and began to record. >> the ash stream, you would not believed it, it looked like glitter from all of the embers, i was shocked. >> this house was intentionally set on fire and the victim's brother would not talk on camera but said that his brother was 76 years old and owned the house. >> there was only in the house that passed away and there were multiple fires set at multiple locations on the property, and that is scary to me. i do not like hearing that. >> the neighbor says that it was thankful that it was cold and not very windy given how quickly the fire could have spread. >> i bet you if it was windy it would've been a lot worse. >> family members of the victims say they still do not know a motive for the fire.

in concord, abc 7 news. reggie: california got the green light for the largest dam removal and river restoration. four dams will be removed in southern oregon and northern california. the project is expected to be a major benefit to habitat restoration efforts and a major win for tribal groups and conservationists. kumasi: another -- the owner of a high-rise that has been flooded again has been hit with another lawsuit. they claim that management violated safety laws and broke promises and charged rent while it was uninhabitable. the first leak happened when a rooftop pipe burst and displaced 600 tenants. the real estate group issued a statement denying the allegations. the building will be unoccupied until next year. reggie: your voice, your vote,

he elections have not been called in the race to become district attorney and the leader has widened by 4%. the race for oakland mayor is very close. loren taylor's lead over shang tao is within 500 votes. vote counting is taking so long because of the mail-in ballots coming close to election day. >> it put a lot of pressure on us in a very short period of time to process a couple hundred thousand votes as quickly as we could. we will be looking at processes that we can put in place and some equipment that can help us because this is the new normal. reggie: there are more than 60,000 votes left account and the registrar says that most of them should be done by the end of today. tickets for the new garth brooks las vegas bracket -- residency is on sale this monday. he is calling it garth brooks plus one and had some notes

about who that should be. it is not know. you are going to be in the place that has had some pretty incredible performers and i'm talking about the divas, shania twain, mariah, celine. so this is a free idea. i think that for your plus one you should set aside one night each for each one of these divas. they are sitting in the audience, they come up. celine comes up and does it is all coming back to me now and you go into looking back. , on. -- come on. >> i love it. you had me at celine anyway. but try to remember i do carry an ace. when you talk about a diva, all of those names and i'm going to putms. -- ms. sherwood so it be fun to pull that card out and then i get to be the plus one for the diva. kumasi: ok.

reggie: it is not no. kumasi: i did not hear a no. reggie: you had to be preregistered through ticketmaster to get the first crack at tickets on monday but he will be there for a while at caesar's palace. it is at the coliseum which i personally think is a great venue. i will talk with him at 11:00 a.m. so you can catch that at midday live. one little nugget, i asked him because he has been in vegas before. he had a one-man show, this one is not. i said what is your spot in vegas? like where you want to hang out. and he said just between us? and i said no one is listening. just between us. he said in an out. he loves a burger. lisa: his wife is a big cook, a good cook. reggie: you have to makes it out. -- mix it up.

i asked what ee they are? -- what did he eat there and he said the whole thing. he says i.e. to icing. i am sure tricia yearwood would make appearances. reggie: he is just a joy to talk to. lisa: we are looking forward to a sunny day because we have a system that is going to push the clouds out although the prices gusty wind and low relative humidity with the wind picking up and as a result of the clouds overnight we are not quite as chilly and the atmosphere is getting mixed and allowing for a quicker warm-up. here is some of the clyde cut -- the cloud cover and we are mainly in the 40's except for redwood city dropping off to 36. elsewhere, the upper 40's, a warm start because they are in the upper elevations and you have the wind.

44, san jose. the delta has the wind advisory at 36 degrees. two to four degrees warmer getting greater as we warm up quicker. wind up to 20 miles an hour. mount st. helena, marksville and mount diablo 20 miles an hour. they will peak anywhere from 4:00 to 10:00. warmer today and cooler days this weekend with dry and mild for thanksgiving. 66 and morgan hill on the peninsula, low to mid 60's. 66 this afternoon. 64 downtown and one of the warmer locations, nevada. santa rosa, a long way to go to 70's. upper 60's in pittsburgh.

this features the sunny and warmer day before we cool off the slight chance of rain is getting sunnier and milder. kumasi: coming up the seven things you know. reggie: the display goi

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kumasi: 523 and here are the seven things that you need to know. a mass accidents at twitter continuing. hundreds of people have decided to quit after the hard core ultimatum. the company has closed all of its offices. reggie: elizabeth holmes will find out her sentence. prosecutors are asking for 15 years in prison and $800 million in restitution. the defense argues that she has been published by public opinion. -- punished by public opinion. kumasi: north korea fired another ballistic missile this one reaching the united states. the biden administration vowed to keep -- take measures to keep the country safe. reggie: speaker pelosi will not speak -- seek a democratic leadership position. she will serve san francisco. lisa: it is a mild start and a warmer finish. the wind will pick up in the

hills with near 70 today in santa rosa. jobina: everything is looking clear for your commute as we bring you a live picture from the san mateo bridge where everything is moving at the limit. kumasi: if you are traveling, there will be a lot of people with you. aaa says that 54 million people will hit the roads, traveling by the air and on train tracks. this year it is the third busiest thanksgiving since the year 2000. uc berkeley law school is turning forces with yale and harvard and pulling out of rankings. the dean says that participating in the rankings outweighs the cost. he echoes the dean's saying that the rankings do not value efforts to attract diverse students. u.s. news and world report released a statement saying it will continue to rank schools whether or not they submit data. starting next month there will be a new monument dedicated to cats. reggie: our media partners

obtained this picture of cat henge. it will be up at patricia's green and hayes valley. they have made appearances at burning man. the artwork is created by longtime san francisco artist david normal. the ribbon-cutting tapping that happens december 2. lizzo's stuff at a local business. what she bought and then showed off. kumasi: a big lease renewal. how me more years levi's is

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are wondering when the chaos will end. kumasi: now accepting applications, do you have what it takes to be san francisco's first ever drag laureate. what your responsibilities will be if you get the job. reggie: the thanksgiving travel rush, the worst time to drive and which parts will be the most congested. kumasi: good morning and happy friday, it is november 18. lisa: good morning. we are starting out mild due to some wind picking up in the upper elevations but we have the 30's in danville, dublin, and the interior valleys dropping off with clear sky and lighter wind. 37 napa and that is where the wind is kicking up. above 1000 feet we are looking at 20 miles an hour building through the afternoon and early evening hours with a wind adro and sacramento valley into the west slopesthe

sierra nada. wind could gust up to 40 miles an hour. 9:00 we have full sunshine and temperatures responding quickly. 11:00 in the 60's and through the afternoon we are looking at warmer conditions in the north bay. the coast stays cool and by 3:00, upper 60's. we are in the mid 60's and it is a one-day event because this will feature cooler mornings and we will talk about that and whether or not we will see the rain arrive before thanksgiving. kumasi: there is more chaos at twitter. the company's offices have been closed and bad -- badge access turned off over the weekend and hundreds of people quit instead of sticking around for the push to work extremely hard core. gloria rodriguez is tracking the story. gloria: twitter employees were

locked out of office buildings overnight having the company more time to figure out who still works there. scores of employees heading for the exit after elon musk's ultimatum. and now the top trending # riptwitter and check out this video, somebody projected angry messages directed at elon musk after the company chaos. it has phrases like "worthless billionaire and bankruptcy baby." elon musk firing about half the workforce just a few weeks ago. in an email, he gave employees until 2:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon to commit to working extremely hard core or being laid off from the company and getting a three month severance package. according to sources many employees who got the email decided to resign including several who work on targeting

misinformation and hate speech. the perception seems to be that the company is in chaos. >> this is one of those unusual cases that is going to go down in corporate history no matter how it plays out, even if elon musk pulls is off as one of the weirdest acquisitions and first few weeks of someone taking over a company that i have personally ever seen. gloria: this is just the latest turmoil. one of his ideas to allow users to pay for a verification check mark, twitter pausing the feature after people were impersonating celebrities and brands. abc news obtained audio of elon musk demanding that his employees returned to the office. a group of democratic senators are calling for the federal trade commission to investigate his recent actions. twitter has not responded for comment but elon musk was tweeting throughout the night and -- to say that usage hasn't

hit an all-time high. we do not know how many employees had resigned and how many are staying. reggie: what a time. some of these employees are filing lawsuits. we spoke with a labor law attorney to -- who waited and if -- weighed in on if they had a case. she says her concern is she believes the email was courier sieve. -- coercive. >> will these people be terminated in different layoffs, slowly in a way that tries to ding them for performance because they were not working every weekend and in that case what were their rights? workers are operating on a lot of uncertainty which is extremely unfair and unlawful. reggie: california's warn act mandates that 60 days are given before mass layoffs happen. so far twitter is in compliance. kumasi: we reported on a lot of

companies packing up and leaving the san francisco office and one major company renewed its lease. according to the "san francisco business times" levi's sign a new 12 year lease, the largest after wells fargo. reggie: elizabeth holmes is expected to learn her fate. prosecutors are asking for a 15 year prison sentence and the defense is looking for something different. ryan curry is live breaking it down. ryan: good morning. it is ridley a bat -- it is really a battle of two different sides with two different outcomes when it comes to the sentence. of course her defense team wanting her to serve as little time as possible at the prosecution wanting up to 15 years and she faces 20 years but they wanted to be as close to that as possible. according to court documents

prosecution want that 15 year sentence. her defense team wants 18 months. prosecutors say she deserves a lengthy sentence because she duped investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars by falsely claiming that her company developed revolutionary blood testing. her lawyers sent to the judge 130 letters asking for a lenient sentence and many of those letters try to paint the picture on who she is, the human side of her. her defense says that she has paid the price for her crimes and she continues to pay the price every day. legal experts in the bay area says that is not likely going to sway a judge. >> if the court views that as punishment enough then we are entering the world of real privilege that if you are a public person you can say i do not need to go to prison because i have been publicly humiliated. i do not think the court can afford to do that.

ryan: one of the support letters came from cory booker, who said that he met her at a party. they said also to expect a sentence to be posted around seven years to eight years, which is probably most likely the outcome coming from this later on. of course court documents mentioned that she is pregnant, again, which is something the judge will have to consider when it comes to determining what sentence they will impose later on today. we are live in san jose, ryan curry. kumasi: people are being urged to stay home as a life-threatening snow storm is moving through the east coast. people are planning to travel for the holiday so what should they expect. jobina: the potentially historic snowstorm is sitting parts of new york and the great lakes area. kathy hochul declared a state of emergency in 11 counties overnight, more than three inches fell in one hour at the buffalo airport.

thousands are without power right now as the snow makes road conditions worse. or than 130 miles of road from rochester to pennsylvania has been shut down. the national weather service says you can expect near zero business -- zero visibility. truck drivers say they are racing against a clock. >> i am trying to get far away from new york as i possibly can. jobina: it comes eight years after a lake effect system hit the same area with five feet of snow and left 13 people dead. this storm is expected to last through sunday. a blast of cold air is reaching the gulf coast with freeze warnings issued for texas and the carolinas. reggie: we are committed to building a better bay area including putting a focus on the economy. here is a live look from our camera as the airport -- the airport years up for thanksgiving travelers.

54 million people are expected to travel and according to aaa this will make it the third busiest thanksgiving travel period since 2000. we spoke with passengers. >> i have noticed an increase in just traffic, so i try to get there two to three hours early, just in case because you never know what will happen. reggie:oads are supposed to be packed next week and aaa says the worst time to travel is wednesday from 4:00 until 5:00 p.m. and this is about to get specific on westbound interstate av -- westbound interstate 80 from maritime street. kumasi: san jose firefighters are investigating the cause of this fire started after 12:30 year west heading street. it is a vacant building and firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor. they were able to evacuate the

building next door, it was an animal hospital and they got all of the animals out safety. reggie: applications are open for the drag laureate position including serving as a spokesperson for the lgbtq plus community and also help put on big events like pride and produce their own drag events. winner will get a $55,000 stipend while serving an 18 month term. you have to be over 21, living in san francisco and have a history of community activism and drag. other talents like lip-synching to dua lipa are possible but not mandatory. kumasi: the fiasco over taylor swift tickets continue. but you will not be able to buy today. reggie: whatnot -- what to be on the lookout if you are planning on getting a pet for the holidays. lisa: we are looking at the system that will change the

weather from when, warm, and sunny in time for the weekend at the big question is what is so we can forecast. jobina: oh, hello, good morning. we are going to start here with a live look in emeryville. this is a live picture showing 80 with the headlights traveling westbound. this is the most crowded section. this shows you 680, so ignore that. everything is moving smoothly for our traffic except for one area in concord that i will point out in a minute.ive timesu know it is all clear except in concord. we have roadwork in the area with speeds down to around nine miles an hour. miles an hour. i will let you know when it meet leon the third... leon the second... and leon... the first of them all. three generations, who all bank differently with chase.

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reggie: ticketmaster has really upset taylor swift fans after scrapping plans to sell concert tickets to the general public. >> in this morning' gma first look, taylor swift fans versus ticketmaster. swifties taking on ticketmaster as the site cancels a sale for public -- for concert seats because they have nearly run out. >> i waited in line for six hours. >> they blame extraordinarily high demand and insufficient remaining inventory, but widespread outages and hours long wait times causing chaos and leaving millions of other fans empty-handed. >> the system got completely overwhelmed. those fans who got everything right and still had problems they had a right to be mad. >> so what are they to do?

it is all coming up at 7:00 a.m. . kumasi: if you are planning to get someone a pet for the holidays be aware of this because scammers might be trying to take advantage. we have been reporting on the puppies scam for years and it is not going away. daphne wilson wanted to surprise her son with a dog. t in a 50% deposit and waited for the dog at oakland international airport. >> i was waiting for the plane, and i was looking and looking he kumasi: she never got a refund of that deposit. the better business bureau says that people -- that people are enticed with cute photos of puppies that scammers have stolen from somebody else. reggie: a player hearing -- a

plea hearing is set for the family members charged from a three-year-old's death. she died during an exorcism attempt. the girl's mother and uncle drove her to this church believing that she was possessed. because she cried throughout the night. the mother, uncle and grandfather said that they were trying to expel a demon. in august a judge agreed to consolidate the cases so there is one trial for all three. kumasi: a popular kids brand is recalling 50,000 pairs of these genres, carter's brand footed yellow pajamas with a heart pattern and pink animals. they have concerns that there are small wires that could puncture and hurt young kids. no injuries have been reported. if you own any of these you can find a carter store or requested a refund. reggie: an avatar of the

notorious b.i.g. will take the stage in a virtual reality concert which will be available on meta platforms. the avatar will perform his classic songs and lead fannin -- fans on experience. wallace was murdered in los angeles at only 24 years old. his mother says that she is excited about the product. lizzo was right here at the chase center and she played a visit to flute world where she bought a new platinum flute. the classically trained flautist bought the instrument before a performance this past saturday. she was in town for her music tour where she brought it out to fans. the team initially contacted the business for her -- for repair of services on her main flute. platinum flutes can cost anywhere from 4500 to more than $21,000 and before you come for me i looked it up because i had

a question about it. it can be flautist but it can also be flute-ist. flautist is more popular in europe. now for something extremely unhinged. if you do not want to be alone this holiday season there is a new item for you. kumasi: it is a human sized emotional support bear. just take this and. this is puffy. reggie: it is this photo that put me over the edge. kumasi: it is the way he has his arm over here. so the bear is the shape and size of a male human body with the head of a teddy bear half-asleep. the company says he is the perfect gift for you or any loved one that is going through some lonely moments and feeling emptiness. he does not come with any close -- clothes. reggie: see.

kumasi: so you can dress them however you want. please dress him. it is 160 dollars. if some to get you this it is shade. reggie: it is the end of that relationship. kumasi: it is over. reggie: they hate you. it is worse than that. kumasi: you do not like me. reggie: so -- actually, get out. kumasi: take the bear with you. reggie: take your friend. lisa: well, you guys have they plans this weekend? reggie: puffy. lisa: we are setting up for a dry several days hoping for a little bit of rain and we have to erase that. we will go the opposite direction and bring some really warm weather and mild conditions through the end of the seven-day

outlook. this is what is leading the charge, a trough from north to south to the east of us setting up a wind component allowing for a warmer start. we do have a wind advisory to the east. the delta, the straight and the sacramento valley and a few clouds that will scatter. 58, mount diablo and we have the atmosphere mixing, but then about 36 and then you go down the road to dublin, just as chile. and then back home in the city, 47 with 40's and the protected valleys. but the wind is getting going and allowing for three or four degrees milder. as we look at the upper elevations we can see the direction of the north from mount st. helena or mount diablo up to 20 miles an hour. the peak wind should last through the evening hours when we see wind to about 30 or 40 miles an hour.

here's a look at 10:00 when the colors indicate the gusty winds through napa, discovery bay and looking down towards the diablo range. livermore valley getting breezy. and you can see the direction northeast and we can have one of the warmer days again up to clear lakes and santa rosa. wind advisory 7:00 through 7:00 tomorrow morning. looking at highlighted areas to the east of us and west foothills. all of that sun coming up through the mid and upper 60's to around 70. 65 in fremont and the seven-day forecast cooling in and the wind subsides saturday and sunday. into the cooler afternoons the lowe's -- the lowe's will drop again. there is the milder travel day and thanksgiving. reggie: the 95 euros grandmother making history at the latin grammys. kumasi: yelp names the top spot

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kumasi: 5:53 and a holiday tradition is returning. adoptable pets will be popping up in the windows of macy's. we have to show you the video of what it looked like during the covid years. reggie: the scrns are not the same look at this. for babies in action. so this year, this is what you are going to see.

live puppies and kittens. this is the 36 year at the san francisco spca has partnered with macy's. you can see the animals every thursday through sunday and this goes until january 1. reggie: i'm going to check it out this weekend. that is always fun. holiday lights are coming to the buildings. the embarcadero center will hold its building lighting ceremony. 17,000 lights will flip on in the fun begins with a family-friendly carnival at 4:00 and they will have face painting, games, photos and a special appearance from santa and his elves. kumasi: a san francisco restaurant grabbed the top spot on yelp's top brunch spots. it is a thai fusion restaurant. reggie: it has a 4.5 star rating with more than 1200 reviews. the brunch menu includes chicken

and waffles. this is interesting, a tom young burritoub. e -- brito. ube latte. i want that. have you had ube pancakes? it based the brunch rankings on the total volume of review and nine other restaurants are on the list. i have never had a thai brunch. kumasi: shall we go? do we make reservations or get comfortable in line? reggie: are we every comfortable -- ever comfortable in line? kumasi: a nice drink. reggie: i am always looking for the fast past -- fast past, and i am not finding it. let us talk about snacking. kumasi: it is a part of life and one black bear in tennessee went on the hunt for some food. >> o lord, he got them

popcorn's. look at them. he just wanted some food. girl he got the popcorn, and got out. reggie: this is so good. kumasi: that is the best part. the video shows the bear opening the door of the condo. reggie: like a human. kumasi: they really go -- they really do. >> please don't. oh lord, he up in the car. reggie: who is this? who is she? she is a star. >> oh lord, he got them popcorns . look at him. he just wanted some food. reggie: she gets it. that is -- you know what, kudos to this bear because it did not cause damage. >> girl, he got the popcorn and

got out. reggie: this is in gatlinburg, which i do like, which is right down the street from dollywood. he seemed like a nice bear. she is a star. kumasi: a huge u-turn from organizers day before the world cup. the decision that could frustrate thousands of people who are traveling to the biggest event. reggie: nancy pelosi will step down from her leadership role. who might fill that position for the democrats. kumasi: more tension on the korean peninsula. north korea fires a missile that could potentially reach the u.s. mainland. reggie:

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. kumasi: a car crashes into a home overnight leaving a big mess behind. a cleanup underway this morning. multiple cars are damaged. reggie: elizabeth holmes hours away from learning her fate. her friends and loved ones pleading for a light sentence. prosecutors asking for 15 years. kumasi: tensions rising in korea as the north launches a missile some say has the potential to reach the u.s. mainland. reggie: welcome to friday, november 18. let's get a check of our forecast. >>