to call with the latest results show one candidate is taking the lead for the first time. good morning, everybody. we are going to start with another check of the forecast. it feels like fall. lisa: this morning, we have some changes where we are not quite as cold as we have been due to upper wind that is still quite gusty. the entire state of california and pacific northwest dry as a ridge of high pressure normally in command of our weather but here are the numbers from just above freezing in redwood city. the east bay, mid and upper 40's. 50's downtown. some areas, three to 10 degrees milder. while up to the north, it is a chilly start. north winds are mixing the atmosphere. still breezy. the offshore flow allowing for this camera to move a little

bit. as we go through the day, we are warming through the 50's and 60's rate another colder night ahead and we will talk about thanksgiving and beyond, coming up. liz: we begin this morning with the election. it has been 11 days and the race for mayor is still too close to call. loren taylor had held the lead since election night but shane cow has been closing the gap. it is by the slimmest of margins. just under 700 rank-choice voting. it is the ranked choice to system that will determine the winner. thao said the statement saying we have been humble to watch the results shift in our favor. with the latest reports posted, we have taken the lead with very few votes left to count.

in the race for alameda county district attorney, civil rights attorney pamela price is declaring a win over teri wiley. wiley congratulated price in a statement. this race is making history with price becoming the first black alameda county d.a. she also released a statement saying the key numbers are confirmation of our victory. we knew this race was going to be an exclamation point for alameda county. new developments in the race for seneca county sheriff. the latest results show johnson's lead is nearly 6900 votes over jenson. in a statement obtained by our media partner, the mercury news, johnson says, i'm humbled and grateful to all voters for their support. -- provided -- kevin johnson and

i provided voters with two strong candidates. in the end, voters chose to go with a fresh set of eyes and i'm ready to step up and lead the department. jensen has not yet conceded. he said in a statement he will still be fighting for any lack of transparency like i have been for the last 12 years. disgrace their most -- theranos founder elizabeth holmes has been sentenced to 12 years. >> once the face of promise and potential, elizabeth holmes was sentenced friday to 11 years and three months in prison. not the max, but far from the minimum. holmes was convicted in january

on four counts of different rotting -- defrauding investors. >> the only good thing that happened form her today in this case was that she left the courtroom not in handcuffs. >> witnesses report seeing her>> running from court hand-in-hand with her partner billy evans. executive director of the center for applied ethics at santa clarita university says the sentence sends a clear message to silicon valley. you can craft of the best pitch for your product but it better be true. >> i think she's going to suffer the consequences of many bad decisions. >> her sentence includes three years of supervision following her eventual release from prison. restitution has not yet been decided by prosecutors wanted her to pay $804 million, money that would cover most of the nearly $1 million raised from investors. >> i think investors would like to believe this is a one-off and

could never happen again and yet, there is a pattern. >> referencing another former young tech icon under investigation. corrine sketches depict a moment she described taking full response ability for the company's failures. >> i think the court took into consideration her pregnancy not only in the sentencing been the fact he allowed her to stay outta have her child and gave her some time to bond with this child. >> homes must surrender on april 27, 2023. >> her conviction ultimately was about the investor but there are also all the employees, many of whom are not in a position to know that theranos was a fraud. where's is the justice for them? liz: now to the latest on twitter. elon musk emailed twitter employees that he will be back at the san francisco headquarters this morning and it

comes as he reportedly summoned some remaining workers back in the office. according to sources, he only asked for coders and employees that write software to show up. this comes as data suggest as many as 1200 employees may have resigned. >> he has cut the staff in half and it seems a lot more have walked out the door sense. he has to make sure that things are running exactly the way he needs them to. liz: a group of senate democrats including ion feinstein sent a letter demanding the ftc investigate twitter security and take necessary action for any breaches of business practices that are unfair or deceptive. moving on, one of the victims of an oakland school shooting has died. it has been six weeks since the shooting. david was a carpenter for oakland unified school district and had been hospitalized since the day of the shooting.

students and staff remember him as a valued employee who was always willing to help. he installed the school's pa system which played a major role in student safety the day of the shooting. >> he was a very kind, respectful, gentle human being who just lent a hand. liz: david told a coworker he was looking forward to retiring sunday. police have not made any arrests. the contra costa county coroner's office has released the identities of the five people involved in a wrong way crash it's berg. this is the scene of that crash from early thursday morning. the victims are at 27-year-old, a nine-year-old and a four-year-old. all five died upon impact. it is unclear why tucker was

driving in the wrong direction. police are still investigating. san francisco is taking part in a global rally for the liberation of iran. protesters have taken to the streets every day in iran since september. an estimated 344 protesters have been killed and thousands have been jailed without the right for representation. let's get a check outside. it should be a pretty nice saturday. lisa: we have a wide range of temperatures from freezing to 50 right now. you can see the beginning of a pretty sunrise but that does not happen until about 6:54. looking at a clear start and a mild afternoon for all of us.wen liz: just a few minutes. liz:summit in san francisco.

the conference the city is set to host next year. celebrations today years in the making.

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liz: san francisco is said to hold world leaders. vice-president kamala harris the announcement yesterday. she says there is no better place to host apex 2023 than california. more than 20 countries take part in this event every year. kaiser and the california nurses association have reached a tentative agreement affording a -- of avoiding a two day strike that was supposed to take place. kaiser says this agreement demonstrates our commitment to continuing to provide excellent

market-based compensation and a work environment that supports well-being, safety and professional opportunities for our nurses. the nurses association says with this new agreement, we will create a new regional equity, inclusion committee to address systemic racism within the system. a dramatic freeway foot chases bringing to light the problem of auto burglaries in san francisco. there is a new abc 7 tool to help you keep track of crimes of cross the bay area. >> as tricia yearwood split -- hit played on the radio, a tow truck driver captured this stunning foot chase on southbound 101 or sfpd officers.

year-to-date through september, auto burglaries are up 12% in san francisco. for other crimes, the crime and safety tracker shows overall burglaries are down about 9% over the last 12 months. that is compared to the annual average from the past three years. the tool also allows users to track other crimes such as assaults, homicides and theft, broken down by neighborhood across oakland and san jose as well. users can look up the murder rate in oakland and see it is up by 21 incident in the past 12 months compared to the yearly average. in san jose, that number is down. the tractor goes one step beyond in contractual lysing what that means for you. the neighborhood safety tracker is updated regularly so you can see how incidents like this play

into the greater scheme of crime. liz: new developments with a story we have been tracking on high-profile schools pulling out of the u.s. news & world report ranking. stanford announced its loss -- law school would no longer participate. in a statement, the dean agreed with many of the equity concerns brought up by the other schools. two other prominent law schools also pulled out, georgetown university will no longer be taking part and columbia has joined the list of ivy league schools also boycotting the ranking. and east bay martial arts studio is asking for the communities help to build a new dojo after covid in inflation force them out of their oakland home. for one of the bay areas few black-owned martial art studios, it is about a lot more than money. >> on most nights during the week, you can find kenneth hits

hard at work teaching martial arts. >> i forget about other things that i would normally worry about consistently or be on my mind. i leave that at the door. >> for years, pits, one of the few black martial arts masters in the bay area has taught almost every age group. >> we learned stuff, how to defend ourselves when we are in danger. >> but the past few years have been more difficult than most. the one-two punch of covid and rising costs forced him to close his long-running dojo in oakland. now, he is teaching students in the driveway of his berkeley home while he builds a new martial arts studio in the backyard. >> the concrete two years ago is $8,000 and went up to $26,000. >> the total cost is estimated to be over $80,000. he is attempting to pay for it all on his own.

a steep price tag but when he says is worth the money. >> you cannot put a price on what i see and what the students are achieving. >> while the project starts to get off the ground, a gofundme has been set up to help raise funds. but help or no help, pitts says he is committed to doing the thing he loves and helping pass along his knowledge generation to generation. >> my thing is to inspire before i expire. i feel like if i can keep doing this for a long time. liz: let's hope they can find a new place. bart says it has finished out the fiscal year with a balanced budget. the transit officials said it is thanks to some federal relief funding and more than expected sales tax revenue.

due to all of the unfilled staffing positions, the agency says it also and $61 million less than next acted. happening today, the long-awaited central subway is finally opening up for services. it has been four years since the project was initially supposed to be finished and a decade's construction started. it cost nearly $2 billion. the first train rolls at 8:00 this morning with free rides this weekend from the subways for new stations. there will also be a parade through chinatown with traditional lions, dragons and firecrackers. it is opening day for the aloha skate roller rink replacing the ice rink at the circle of palms plasma on market street. you will be able to get a sweet treat from the snow and hot chocolate cabin which is right next to the rink. skating cost $20 for 20 minutes including skate rental. the opening ceremony will be held on tuesday and it will be open until january 8.

it is beginning to feel a lot like the holidays here. days away from thanksgiving. i organized and ready? lisa: no. hoping for more snow and rain. unfortunately, that has been erased from part of our seven-day outlook. if we look beyond that, there is a hint always teasing us that there is more rain to come. you can see from live doppler 7 how there is no cloud cover from all of california, oregon and washington as the storm track is into canada. we are dry, the upper elevations where we have had the offshore flow, only 20% to 30% relative humidity and no fog. the issue this morning is the wins creating relative humidity and with the wins out of northeast, over 30 miles an hour. 6:54 is the official sunrise.

just over 10 hours of daylight. 50 downtown a pretty mild for a change. ar look warmest location a55. 41 in santa cruz. nice day ahead. santa rosa, it was 32 last hour. 38 in napa. our 20 fire temperature change, most of you are milder but tell that to our friends in santa rosa, ukiah and san jose where it is equal. otherwise, five to 10 degrees warmer this morning. mount diablo, relative humidity at 23% and the winds are still gusting to over 30 miles an hour. this is mixing the atmosphere allowing for the slightly milder start. look at the visibility here. gorgeous golden gate bridge where we are looking at clear conditions this morning.

not as cold for some of us. still chilly mornings on the way the next several days particularly sunday morning. it was 74 in sonoma county yesterday at the airport. the dry pattern continues. big game over at cow and berkeley where temperatures will be in the upper 60's at 2:30 and then a few clouds dropping into the upper 50's. we are losing that offshore flow. that makes for a cooler day and we will look for highs today ranging from the low 60's, which is pretty pleasant at half moon bay to the upper 60's in santa rosa. oakland will be about 66 as well as concord, fremont, livermore. a colder morning for your sunday morning and we keep mild

afternoons monday, tuesday, wednesday, high clouds and temperatures come up a few degrees into thursday as well. that bird looks like he is trying to get away. we talked about the rain, which we took out of the forecast but next weekend could see a little into the very beginning of september. -- december. liz: do you have an issue always make on thanksgiving? lisa: i'm trying to mix it up. i will have to focus. liz: mike will do all the hard work and you will get to enjoy. [laughter] turkey shortage, what is behind the nationwide problem and why you should get yours now.

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liz: janai norman joins us now. >> coming up, the massive winter snowstorm slam western new york overnight bringing white out conditions and record amounts of snowfall.

the precautionary warnings to residents from officials. our weather team has the latest. also, more on the special counsel appointed to oversee probes into the actions of former president donald trump. the legal implications for trump and the investigation surrounding our lago and the january 6 interaction -- insurrection. and taylor swift speaking out for the first time on this week's ticketmaster disaster that disrupted online ticket sales and shut out thousands of her fans from buying seats. what the singer had to say is one attorney general now investigates. that is all coming up. liz: there are new rules can -- protecting your credit score from reporting on medical debt. >> medical that has always been a problem because it is different than credit card debt. it is not like you go out and buy a whole bunch of things. if you are sick or wind up in

the hospital, you have no idea what it might cost you, what the insurance company might pay and what you might get stuck with. >> he has reported on and offended consumers for decades. bobby peyton learned about the issue the hard way. >> i am still currently paying from a surgery i had back in january. >> the single parent worries about medical debt showing up on her credit report and with good reason. >> don't be late. you are a day late and there is a phone call. that had to happen last month and i have an automatic debit come out on an hsa card. i was six dollars short in making the payment and it denied and i got a phone call the next day. >> however, there is good news for her and others stuck in her situation. the three major credit report agencies are making big changes. right now, medical debt won't be

reported for a year. soon, those medical debts under $500 won't be reported at all and paid bills won't hang around to haunt your score. >> effective july 1 of this year, the new changes went into effect that paid collections. but i paid will no longer be considered on reports. >> great news but there is a catch. >> for member, this is voluntary. the credit bureaus have agreed to do this on their own so if you had a situation where medical debt was recorded and they say they are going to remove it, you need to check your credit or and make sure they have done it. >> and if you need help, there is help available. >> that is where working with a nonprofit consumer credit counselor can help. we are the first-line of defense. we offer free counseling unbiased, objective and neutral. liz: if you have not bought a

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>> building a better bay area. liz: we are going to start this half-hour with another check of the forecast. he nice, dry weekend ahead. lisa: the afternoon is getting warmer as we head toward the holiday. you can see his shaky mount tam where the winds are still cranking above 20 miles an hour. that is allowing for a warmer start for some of us. 45 in oakland. 48 in palo alto with a cool, chilly 36 in santa clara. so clear out there. 32 in santa rosa. 38 in napa with 45 in livermore. it is warmer by a lot in livermore and concord and half moon bay but it is still awfully cold in santa rosa, ukiah and even san jose feeling the chill. northerly winds will be easing up throughout the day. that is going to allow for a pretty nice afternoon. 9:00, sunny skies, 40's and 50's.

1:00, the clouds begin to move into the north bay. afternoon highs, low to mid 60's all around the bay with a mostly sunny afternoon. we will talk about those high clouds and a cold morning sticking around for your sunday and thanksgiving, coming up. liz: merrick garland has officially named a special counsel to oversee the justice department's investigation into the presence of classified records at mar-a-lago in the january 6 insurrection. >> jack smith officially named the special counsel by attorney general merrick garland to oversee the investigation around donald trump. smith began his prosecutorial career 28 years ago at the new york county district attorney's office. most recently serving as the chief prosecutor for the special court in the hague investigating war crimes in kosovo.

these cases not only involving a former president a presidential hopeful. the first case in question, whether trump unlawfully mishandled hundreds of classified documents after leaving the oval office carrying them to his private mar-a-lago residence. >> i signed an order appointing jack smith. >> this is a rigged deal just like the 2020 election was rigged and we cannot let them get away with it. >> while smith will oversee both doj cases, he will still report to garland who will ultimately have the final say of whether to bring charges. trump's attorneys have denied all allegations and at the white house, president biden has yet to comment on his latest move. liz: health care leaders are sounding the alarm as a number

of rsv infections among young children need to rise every the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association are asking the federal government for a formal emergency declaration. both organizations say they are seeing a surge of pediatric respiratory cases. >> we are seeing this very high surge of rsv as well as other respiratory illnesses. i think the wary is we don't know how high the number will climb. is this the beginning of a surge or are we about to? liz: a spokesperson has responded saying they are helping communities most in need. the latest data shows more than three quarters of pediatric hospital beds are in use across the country. governor newsom is releasing $1 billion for state homelessness funding that he was held earlier this on. funds were positive local governments agreed to bolster plans to reduce the number of un-housed people. some of the agreements include

methods to help people get into housing and ways to build housing for poor households. the investigation is launching investigations on filing lawsuits against cities that resist. after the ticket sale debacle for taylor swift's upcoming tour live nation is the parent company of ticketmaster ticket sales left millions of fans heartbroken after the app and website failed to load and complete ticket transactions during its verified fans sale ticketmaster canceled the general public ticket sales for yesterday taylor swift addressed the issue saying she would quote figure out how this situation can be improved. happening today, you're invited to a celebration for a historic neon sign. this is in san jose. the stevens meet company dancing pig sign was recently removed from its original location on montgomery street ahead of google's construction developments. well, it's been relocated to a temporary spot in history park.

the preservation action council has worked to keep the sign operational for many years as an example of neon design and technology. today's event starts at 3 o'clock and there will be art demonstrations a scavenger hunt and free hot dogs. all right. we've all been been there sitting in traffic across the bay area and research finds that most of it might be our fault now the world's largest open track traffic experiment is being done to test technology that may help. excuse me. help drivers overcome shortcomings abc 7 news reporters. zach fuentes spoke with researchers who hope this will alleviate congestion and perhaps a better bay area. it's one of the most aggravating things on the road being stuck in congestion for an extended amount of time only to clear it and see that there was no accident or other obvious cause experts call it a phantom traffic jam and it's caused by human behavior. now these researchers and students from uc. berkeley are pioneering car automation software that can help alleviate those traffic jams and even reduce energy

consumption. we've been testing testing them extensively in simulation, but when the data that we collect in real world can give us definitely more insights this week these uc berkeley researchers and students are in nashville helping to test it in the real world on the open road with 100 cars finally being able to see our algorithm run on a real car and see the speeds that in change and real time truly remarkable. the research has been led by what's called the circles consortium and some big name auto makers have been on board as the cars equipped with artificial intelligence. hit the road. the vehicle will receive data about traffic and with that. will make informed decision on how the vehicle should speed up or slow down according to the congestion that this is or not. see i had before this large-scale test 20 cars were tested on a closed track with only one car that had the automation system. they found that that one car alleviated to stop and go pattern that causes congestion and change the driving behavior of the other 20 cars their goal with this larger scale open

track test is to see if that improvement can hold it finally wrapped on friday. and while we're still many years from rolling this out. researchers say so far so good. my friends know what i'm doing researching. they have high hopes for me to reduce the traffic in the bay area and i want to help them achieve that zach fuentes abc 7 news. aaa says 54 million people are planning to travel more than 50 miles for the thanksgiving holiday. that's up by about one and a half percent from last year in the bay area triple a says the most congested corridor will be interstate 80 around san pablo dam road between four and five pm this coming wednesday the crowds at the airport will be intense with air travel expected to be up about eight percent. new developments lake tahoe tourism experts are now firing back after the destination was put on folders. no list for 2023 voters suggested traveling elsewhere citing overcrowding and environmental damage while according to the chronicle the reactions range from somewhat concerned to quote freaking out a little bit experts say the

list came at a bad time as the winter ski season ramps up their efforts to combat tahoes tourism issues and a publicly available destination stewardship plan is being set up for release next year. still ahead on abc 7 mornings american music awards wayne brady said to host the annual show how he's getting ready for his new gig and a live. look outside sun's starting to come up here on this saturday morning. hope you're having a good start to your morning. we'll check in with lisa when we get back. get back. what makes the train so magical? it's not just the enchanting call of the whistle or the adventurous spirit in every bend of the track. it's about where it goes. to places. and faces. and the warmest of memories. the magic of the train is more than how it takes us away. it's how it brings us together. ♪♪

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liz: you can help a nonprofit this season by donating a turkey for thanksgiving. saint anthony's is running their donation event. volunteers will be at the tenderloin site to pack essential items kids. those will be given out on tuesday for the giving thanks on golden way. if you cannot donate in person,

a virtual drive is happening until thursday. also happened today, second harvest is launching its largest ever. second harvest provides food every month. you can donate on shfb.org. lisa: we can see ther thhere it is 41 degrees in san jose. a little bit warmer today with temperatures in the low to mid 60's. a beautiful day, but you are going to have to wait throughout much of the day to warm up. still, we could use winter like whether and we will you know what my accuweather forecast holds when we come back. liz: the warriors back home for

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liz: the world cup officially takes -- kicks off this weekend in qatar. the san jose earthquakes are hosting watch parties. keep in mind, you will have to get up early for some watch parties. some games start at 5:00 a.m. today is the 125th edition of the big game. stanford takes on cal app stadium. here is larry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. eight road losses in the

blistering assessment from steve kerr definitely got the warriors attention. they came out focus last night. so much focus on klay thompson struggling to shoot the ball. wo andrew wiggins, rocksolid, 20 .7 boards. curry is playing another sport. he is just ridiculous. coming off a 50 point game. i love the reaction. he is blowing his own like -- i did that? steve kerr wants to see more bowl movement -- ball movement. 24 points, 10 assists for steph. klay sees the opening. attack mode and this is with authority. his first dunk of the season. warriors respond. coach kerr is a lot happier.

>> much better approach, energy and spirit. the group was connected, they stuck together when the knicks made their run. now we just have to do that consistently and i have >> no doubt that we will. >>young stanford vans having fun at maples. the cardinal hosting cal poly. stanford scored the first 19 points of this game. 47-19 at the half. . 80-43. santa clara men's hoops are in the bahamas for the baja tournament. broncos with a 17-2 run in the first half. broncos by 15 at the half. a game-high 21. he is a lefty. santa clara, victorious.

ucf, the tournament championship. santa clara women's taking on notre dame. they are in the snow. penalty kick late in the first. the irish outshot santa clara 26-0 in the first half. early in the second half, broncos fall to the irish. cal unveiled a statue of kevin mullin. cal and stanford will play the 125th edition of the big game today in berkeley. everybody, have a great weekend. liz: in football news, you don't forget the 49ers take on the arizona cardinals in mexico city this monday. coverage begins at 5:00. heading to the east coast for the thanksgiving holiday, you might be seeing a lot of this. a dangerous snowstorm brought

more than four feet in parts of new york. this is in derby. the storm is being blamed for at least two deaths. officials say those people died due to cardiac events due to shoveling or snowplowing. you are familiar with buffalo, new york. it is pretty intense. lisa: certainly for this time of year and the amounts are just wild. growing up there, some of the streets where the snow was plowed would be up to the streetlamps. it was certainly all due to the warmer lake. those lakes not frozen over. that wind picks up the moisture and dubs it over on the other side. high-pressure here protecting all of the west coast. we are looking for this ridge to break down after thanksgiving. right now, it is all about the wind keeping us in some spots pretty mild.

we have wind gusts at 41 miles per hour. that flag is blowing pretty hard. it 50's in san francisco, 45 in oakland. numbers coming up here. sutro looking at a cool morning for some of you, but 50 downtown. 41 in nevada. mid to upper 40's, concord, livermore. with mount diablo and the northeast wind still gusting over 40 miles per hour, that is mixing the atmosphere. cooler in the north bay and parts of the south bay as well. here's a look at the winds. 17 miles an hour out of the north. relative humidity 20% to 30%. still drying up the atmosphere. eventually, these winds will subside and tonight, we will get our temperatures down to our dew point. some of the areas are in the mid

30's. it is going to be a frosty morning for your sunday. much colder mornings ahead. or just be with visibility really fantastic out there this morning. as we look towards the afternoon, they will be mild afternoons. not as warm as it was yesterday. we had the 74 degree reading. thanksgiving, the day after, into the weekend, beyond that is questionable. stanford over in berkeley, 63 degrees. 58 as we get out of the 5:00 hour. warming up to 66 on the peninsula. a nice recovery from redwood city and palo alto with mid 60's. near average downtown with lighter winds and high clouds in the north bay. 66 in oakland and fremont and you head inland where we are looking at about 65 into

pleasanton. the accuweather 7 day forecast, a little changed tomorrow though we will wake up to much colder readings with calm winds. that holds true for monday and tuesday despite afternoons coming up a few degrees. the day before thanksgiving, near 70. that bird wants to get away. we are going to keep him around for a pleasant day and by friday, still dry. maybe december 2 is when we are looking at some rain but that is december 2. liz: we have a lot of time before then. a lot of time for things to change. tomorrow is the american music awards. actor in musician wayne brady is set to host at the microsoft theater in l.a. george pennacchio talked with brady ahead of the show. >> my folks are from the islands and we always have six jobs so bring it. >> the carpet has been rolled out in the stages being set at la's microsoft theater for

sunday's american music awards. wayne brady will take the stage to host, perform and add his own comedic touches to the evening. it will also be bring your daughter to work day. >> does this mean you get to meet the biggest music stars in the world? >> it does. it means i get to be in the same room as some many people i love very much. >> with so many, who ranks number one? >> beyoncé. >> drake. >> she is nominated, but i don't know if she will be there. if it is beyoncé, that i might not be able to go. -- that i might not be able to go. >> then i will have to drag you across the floor. >> i'm shaking thinking about it. >> way lives he has made the final four this season on dancing with the stars. as he rehearses for both shows, his dancing partner says she is

grateful wayne catches on quickly especially with such a limited time and a freestyle number that pretty much requires you while the crowd. >> we are going to do what we always do and that is focus on how we can show everybody how great of a performer he is. >> the company mandate is have a blast because if you have a blast the audience has a blast with you. >> could the word epic be attached you are freestyle? >> 100%. it is going to be epic, for sure. i'm going to make that word happen and come to life. liz: that was george pennacchio reporting. you can wants to american music awards tomorrow night at 8:00 right here. next, great dickens christmas fair. the new additions to this years facilities at the cow palace.

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i have added an ice-skating rink and you will be able to buy christmas trees this year. active military officials can get free tickets. a holiday favorite is back in san francisco's union square. adoptable animals are at macy's for the first time. the spca revealed its 26th annual holiday window display yesterday. >> it is great because we are getting back to normal. we have volunteers out here and we are doing this through january 1 so it is a great time to adopt a cat or dog. liz: you can stop by the store to see the puppies and kittens up for adoption. lovely and great to have that tradition back. have you got your christmas tree together? lisa: i did know someone who had a christmas tree at halloween. liz: wow.

i was going to see i saw people a week or so getting it and that me. but halloween? lisa: they have little kids. liz: they were just excited. lisa: we have time. today, the weather cooperating for a busy week ahead with any days like this with sunshine in the afternoon. after some cold numbers in the morning. the accuweather 7 day forecast featuring a string of sunny, dry weather right on through the weekend. tomorrow morning, much colder and we will look for temperatures even warm as we head towards the day before thanksgiving and thanksgiving day. upper 60's around the bay. liz: sounds good and thank you for joining us on abc 7 mornings. abc 7 news continues at 8:00. have a great day.

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