>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: now at 6:00, violent clashes getting more intense over china's zero covid policy. what demonstrators are demanding from the government. reggie: a live look at sfo. it is one of the best days to travel after thanksgiving. how many people made their way through the airport. kumasi: even with inflation high, americans are expected to spend big today. reggie: i feel like there is a divide on this table, look how beautiful and bright this is. we are muted colors. [laughter] i have to ease my way back in.

reggie: i really like what we are wearing. kumasi: she is christmas. we are still in thanksgiving. jobina: you are in your thanksgiving 10. it is holiday time. -- tan. it is holiday time. did you know she used a teleprompter? reggie: the macy's day parade was wild. when we got the paula abdul, i was screaming. it was everything i ■want. brian mcknight. i always expect him on the sesame street float. [laughter] lisa: first is sunshine. good morning, everybody. we have a leading edge of colder air moving into northern california, you can see it on

live doppler 7. that is kicking up the wind in the upper elevation, you are not feeling it at the surface. it is mixing the atmosphere, we are milder this morning.

45 in union city, look at the 50 downtown and mid-40's in novato. 44 in san jose. warmer this morning by a good 15 degrees, cooler and windier this afternoon. there is a look at patchy fog setting up, overall upper 50's to low 60's. reggie: it is back to work and school for so many of us. here is a live look at sfo.

airport officials say 5 million people passed through over the thanksgiving holiday. aaa expected more than 54 million to travel for the thanksgiving holiday, despite record high gas prices. as many return yesterday, you encountered pack roads and slow traffic. we just passed a couple of accidents and i would say to people to be safe, take your time. we will get there together. aaa said this thanksgiving travel season was on pace to be the third busiest into started tracking into thousand. as many of your return to work, you might be trying to sneak in to find some deals. it is cyber monday, so that means all the stores have discounts. the kid to know is to what you need to buy and what to wait for. what you need to know if you are planning to do shopping today. cyber monday spending is expected to top $11 million today, with the deepest

discounts expected on things like tv's, laptops and beauty products this year. as for larger processes this thursday, that is when appliances are expected to be at the lowest price, averaging 18% off at most retailers. they know the budgets are getting eaten up by rent, the necessity grocery purchases. the pressure is on for them to compete with each other and offer the best. to cope with higher prices, many shoppers are turning to flexible payment plans. according to one estimate, buy now pay later payments increased by 78% on black friday compared

to the previous week. for reference come on black friday this year, americans spent more than $9 billion shopping online. the 2% increase from last year and higher than forecasted. live in the newsroom, abc 7 news. developing news in china, the largest protest in decades has intensified as a citizens demand an end to covid restrictions. some are demanding the country's president stepped down. the calls to resign or growing this morning as people become more and more upset over china's zero covid policy. the strategy aims to isolate every infected person and has helped keep china's case numbers low, but it has confined millions of people to their homes for up to four months in some cases area people also complained about lack of reliable food and medical supplies. the recent protests have become increasingly violent with attacks on police officers. authorities in at least eight cities are trying to stop

demonstrations at in shanghai on sunday, police struggled with opposition for hours, taking away busloads of protesters. it is unimaginable that they would try to change the policy. it is not his style. fueling the protests, an apartment building fire that killed 10 people in the western city. residents say covid restrictions slowed to emergency response, something's government denies. this morning, the bbc is story of what led up to the 1978 murders of milk and moscone the wild trial and the infamous twinkie defense if you don't already have the app, you can download it now for your roku amazon fire apple tv or google tv to search abc 7 bay area in your devices app store new detail. san francisco police are reportedly identify the man arrested. hijacking a muni bus and smashing into at least 10 cars according to the chronicle. he is ricky dancy. it happened friday in the mission district police. say the suspect assaulted the driver then took control of the bus and drove about a mile hitting cars along the way there

were no passengers on the bus and the driver was able to get off dancing is in jail this morning facing more than a dozen charges including several felonies. rising cases of the flu covid and rsv across the country equals a triple threat the warnings coming from experts about gatherings this holiday season and looking to improve public transit how millions of dollars in funding can keep the wheels on the bus turning in the east bay? and a look at live doppler 7 shows the leading edge of some much colder air moving into the bay area today on very gusty winds grab the jacket. it's a milder start a cooler finish. i'll have the details next

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so we've got 30s 40s and 50s you can see right around half moon bay 5250 downtown 44 in hayward is 40 in vallejo and a look outside our forecast highlights breezy cooler by as much as 10 degrees today cold and frosty for tomorrow and wednesday morning afternoon high struggling to make it to 60 and our exclusive. abc 7 storm impact scale for thursday and friday bringing periods of rain gusty winds half inch to maybe two inches in sonoma county. so how's today looking at about 60 in downtown with those breezy to windy conditions also on the peninsula and the accuweather seven-day forecast it is cold and then we're getting into an unsettled pattern. good morning. jobina. good morning lisa. thank you. hi everybody. so we are going to start in the east bay about 30 minutes ago the crash. we were following in berkeley on westbound 80 past gilman cleared, but you are still facing residual delays because the backup was huge. so elsa bronte san pablo richmond, el cerritos, you move through those areas. your speeds are tracking around 23 miles per hour in the

westbound direction a live. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we're meeting lights came on at 5:49 back up not too bad right now. so hopefully it stays that way for you this morning walnut creek looking live at 680. these tail lights are traveling southbound. no problems there. no blocking issues to report at the moment or advisories from the chp. i drive time is here the newest one. slow antiatric concord 29 minutes kumasi. thanks joe being a porch pirate is the latest report showing where the bay area ranks when it comes to package thefts and don't call the customer service hotline because there isn't one how to contact this major airline and moving forward. and as we had to break we are taking a live look outside right now at 6:12. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. there's nothing like volunteering at the fire department. there's nothing like hitting the waves. but with my moderate-to-severe eczema it hasn't always been easy,... ...since my skin was so irritated and itchy... ...and even worse with all my gear on. now, i'm staying ahead of my eczema. there's a power inside all of us to live our passion.

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the magic of the train is more than how it takes us away. it's how it brings us together. morning health experts are warning holiday travel and large gatherings could be leading to a

rise in cases of covid rsv and the flu. we've already been seeing a spike over the past few weeks abc news reporter elizabeth scholzi has more what we can all do to stay healthy. with wait times in many children's emergency rooms hours long some urgent care centers are overflowing with pediatric patients about 78% of the country's estimated 40,000 pediatric hospital beds are currently in use health experts say decreased immunity may be one contributing factor to this season's early spike of pediatric respiratory virus infections a lot of virus circulating communities some of the busiest travel days in the last few years and all mitigations have been lifted. so people need to be on the lookout there could be a lot more sickness around the corner some hospitals already overwhelmed with multiple respiratory illnesses as flu cases are also on the rise child after child. we're doing the swap or getting the test and it's coming back positive for flu the cdc reports more than half of us states are

experiencing high or very high flu-like activity meantime, the cdc reports covid-19. deaths are still averaging more than 2,000 per week nearly. you percent of americans have received the initial two doses of the covid vaccine. but only 12% have gotten the updated booster. the white house is dr. ashish. jah says vaccines will help everyone move on from the pandemic. you think it's incredibly important as we head into the holidays for people to update their immunity get the new covid vaccine get the flu shot. it's a great way to stay safe and healthy this holiday season. he also recommends basic respiratory hygiene measures that became commonplace during the pandemic such as avoiding. who are sick washing your hands and cleaning surfaces elizabeth schles abc news, washington this morning iranian state media is calling for the us to be kicked out of the world cup. the man is coming after the us soccer federation changed iran's flag on its social media platforms to show support for protesters in iran. the post showed the flag without

the emblem in the middle, which is considered to be the symbol of allah the flag was changed for 24 hours by the way, iran in the us face off tomorrow in the world cup happening today oakland city council members will discuss how to start spending $259 million dollars in transit grant money that comes from the state. the money will be used for improvements in west oakland and include areas near howard terminal where the a's want to build a new ballpark things like bike lanes transit hub on second street or underpass improvements to reconnect neighborhoods divided by freeways. while none of these projects is directly related to the a's howard terminal deal our media partner the east bay times reports. some are worried the city will prioritize projects that might sweeten the deal to get the ballpark built. san francisco made the top of the list yet again for the worst metro cities when it comes to porch pirates. this is the third time that the area of san francisco oakland and san jose has taught the safewise list for package theft. it felt a second last year, but

now it's bumped its way back up to the top the runner up for most stolen packages seattle, tacoma, washington then austin, texas and then hartford new haven connecticut a new area code is gonna be added to the mix in california today 350. we're overlay the existing 209 region which includes portions of alameda county the california public utilities commission says, it's an area with high demand if you live in the impacted area and you get a new line, you might be a sign that new area code existing phone phone numbers will not change. now every year there's something called spotify wrapped. you probably know about it from social media or if you have kids on social media. it's a personalized. sorry it shows you what you listen to during the whole rest of the year. now. they have a personalized music festival lineup. yes, and they call this one instafest. so basically all you would need to do is go to instafest.app sign into your spotify account and then it makes you one of these is a lineup of the artist you've been listening to the most you can choose if you want

to use artists in the last four weeks the last six months or of all time. you can also switch up your looks so it can look like summer beach party, which is what this is and then they have a late night city vibe and then they also have a desert theme. now i am not trying to be paranoid. but but it kind of looks like this is done by spotify. it's not it's just some lady created it, but you have to sign into your spotify account in order for it to make it work. i don't need that lady to have my spotify account. got heidi, she's just some lady. she probably did some work. she's doing some work with my credit card, too. that one, you know, she's like cyber monday. i'm not going to get got today. you do have to be careful. we do tell people to be careful. so i'm just i'm not saying that there's anything going on here. lady could be legit, you know.

well, we are starting out seems kind of mild out there thirties forties and fifties. we haven't gotten to the cold air yet that is still on the way. we've kind of been advertising that and rain headed our way. there's a little live doppler seven here is the leading edge of that air mass. that is just going to plumb it into the bay area the winds kicking up upper elevations now, they'll be at the surface later onwalnut creek and back towards the bay. we've got 50 downtown 44 in san jose even nevada, which is a typically cold spot at 46 napa's 38, but by the time we get to tomorrow wednesday, even the rest of the week very cold. here's a look at the wind profile throughout the morning hours. you can see the winds crank up up elevations along the coast, but the entire bay area will be breezy cooler by as much as 6 to 10 degrees today, and then that opens the door for the storms to move through which are slated to arrive. late in the week into the

weekend highs tomorrow upper 50s to near 60 and as we get into your wednesday even cooler, we'll be starting out with perhaps some record lows in the 20s and 30s tuesday morning wednesday morning, so tough to recover from matt and then thursday here comes that moisture. there's a look at the beginning of the week where we're still looking dry. but here comes the colder air and then the first system a moderate to week atmospher. river for central southern california a break on saturday and looks like a rainy sunday. so grab the heavier jacket 61 in oakland and san jose today back to you guys. all right. now we're gonna turn to ginger zee with the look at what's happening on gma this morning. good morning ginger. one of my friends reggie kumasi everybody great to be with you here on a monday morning. we are tracking that storm. that's all the way from the cascades and olympics just north of you into the rockies those high wind alerts to the mexican border and then that becomes kind of a hodgepodge of fronts, but it will end up meaning a

severe weather outbreak in mississippi, louisiana, arkansas and tennessee will take the brunt of that. we think there could be long track tornadoes going through tomorrow afternoon and into the overnight. that's the type. you just don't survive if you're any not in a shelter. so we'll be watching that and then we also are watching the major protests sweeping china as anger grows over the zero covid policies some are now calling for the president to step down and then we're getting you ready for cyber monday and by we i mean becky worley because she has found some great deals. also tori johnson here with a special deals and steals great gifts and free shipping. we're also counting down to avatar zoe saldana plus joe jonas and gloria stefan with her. emily performing live and times square it's going to be a great morning right here on good morning america. the one and only gloria estefan that's gonna be good. yeah, correct. she's not doing okay. she's so beautiful. is she doing calm down? but oh that's a holiday theme. you know what i could use from

gore stefan christmas conga. wouldn't that be good? oh question it to her in the hallway when i pass by tell her. oh, yeah. you tell emilio like if she just walks by and she's busy if amelia has a second. know maybe pass it to him maybe in a notes. i mean so her daughter and the great they all wrote the songs that they're singing and so i'm sure they could come up with it. probably makes it on the way down to dc which she said they're leaving for right after this. so i'll mention it. oh, thank you so much. i really appreciate this. this is a free idea. i'm not looking for any kind of kickbacks or residuals. i just want to hear it. that's all. making dreams come true. it's gingerie. it's 7am the christmas conga. we'll see you in ginger. we'll be right back if you fly f,

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online through their live chat on the company's website. it's app whatsapp or social media. instead of being on hold before talking to a human. you're not going to have to deal with the chatbot before you can get through to a real person on the chat. it's a new day. just over a month since elon musk takeover of twitter and we are learning half of its top advertisers have pulled out of the platform. that's according to nonprofit media research organization media matters for america 50 of the top 100 advertisers accounted for nearly two billion dollars on twitter this 2020 some of those companies include pfizer audi general mills general motors. this comes this must says the company is going to launch a new multicolored verification system. this week companies will get a gold checkmark government officials get a gray one and the blue check mark goes to people who pay eight bucks a month, even if they aren't celebrities musk has said twitter will

manually authenticate all verifications before the system goes live. nexus 630 heading home from the holiday weekend how people fared in the air and on the road. as they returned from thanksgiving trips. also deals deals deals on this cyber monday and how you can find the best bargains online and as we have to break a live look outside at 6:27.

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good morning everyone. it's monday november 28th. yeah, we're gonna get to all that but first we check in with lisa to see what our forecast looks like. it was nice. wasn't it over the really nice now? it's really cold. yeah, and it's gonna get really wet as we get towards the second half of the week. good morning everyone. you can see the camera shaking mount tam windgus our upwards of 40 miles an hour. so that is providing that mild 50 right now 41 in oakland 38 palo alto 44, san jose 52 half moon bay. that's sun coming up after seven setting at about 4:51 just a couple of thirties. they're up 30, so it is cold but by this afternoon a real about face temperatures are gonna drop in fact this morning as they're milder. they're not going to move too much today with those gusty winds. we're talking highs today in the upper 50s. we'll get to the mid 50s by 11 o'clock a few low 60s and our warmest locations and then we'll talk about that frosty tuesday wednesday when the rain arrives coming up. thank you li.

now, let's take a live look at sfo if your holiday guests waited to head home today is considered to be one of the best days to travel over thanksgiving yesterday. it was much more crowded because we saw a steady line of cars dropping passengers off in front of terminal 3 tsa is saying more than 2.5 million people were screened at airports across the country yesterday almost as many as 2019 before the pandemic despite the crowds people. we spoke with said it was awesome. i've had some doozies when i've tried to travel over the holidays for work and so far. i think this has been pretty tame. is good to hear we checked in with bay area major airports and non-reported any significant issues yesterday. happening now cyber monday is here despite inflation reaching a 40-year high experts expect spending to top eleven billion dollars today abc 7 news reporter lena howland is live in the newsroom with some tips if you're looking for those good deals by lena. hey reggie. good morning. cyber. monday is all about knowing what

to buy today experts say you'll want to stay away from high ticket items like mattresses and furniture because better deals can actually be found on president's day. this comes as americans spent more than nine billion dollars shopping online during black friday this year a 2% increase from last year and hire them forecasted still cyber monday spending is expected to top eleven billion dollars today with the deepest discounts expected to be on tvs laptops and beauty products this year a minute inflation to cope with higher prices many shoppers are turning to flexible payment plan. so according to 1 estimate by now pay later payments increased by 78% on black friday compared to the previous week. week cyber, monday's roots are in tech. so anything that is tech related that you did not get on black friday, but that you want the cyber monday is the time to get it. keep in mind a huge factor looming over the holiday season is inflation at a 40-year high right now the federal reserve

has raised interest rates six times this year to cool the economy and bring down spending putting pressure on retailers to sell as much as they can now as for larger purchases this thursday december 1st is when appliances are expected to be at their lowest price averaging 18% off at most retailers live in the newsroom, lena howland abc 7 news. thank you, lena 500, san mateo residents will find out this week if they will be getting a special kit to prevent catalytic converter theft. it's called cat guard. so the kit will help car owners edge a unique serial number on their catalytic converters. that number will go into a database which will trace back to the owner. even if it's stolen, excuse me, if it's stolen or recovered, there are also stickers that you could put on the car to possibly deter these from taking it in the first place san mateo police say these still more than 10,000 catalytic converters across california between july of 2021 and june of this year. today's students at the

university of idaho are going back to campus for the first time since four of their classmates were brutally murdered at an off-campus home. no one's been arrested in. jobina. it seems like as time is going on the people even more anxious around this community. yeah. so edgy the community is really gripped by fear this morning, especially as students and faculty return to campus from holiday break officials same they're seeing an increase of 911 calls for quote unusual circumstances or even welfare checks and the local locksmith says they've been getting 50 calls a day from people wanting deadbolts installed in their homes. just a eerie feeling moscow just doesn't feel the same right now. feel better. till they have somebody. apprehended it's been two weeks since the murders know murder weapon has been found no arrest made as reggie mentioned just a moment ago investigators have also not revealed a motive in the case, or if they think there was one suspect or multiple

suspects here. the university of idaho is offering remote learning for students who don't want to return to campus and they've also increased police patrols around campus as well kumasi. thanks. jovina happening now the fourth largest city in the country is under a boil water advisory. this is coming after a power outage at houston's main water purification plant this notice impacts 2.3 million customers authorities are asking residents to boil tap water for at least two minutes before consuming it and they are also urging people to consume bottled water if that's not an option some schools have already cancel classes for today because of this emergency, texas governor, greg. abbott says the state is ready to help as well. the earliest the city expects to be lifted from this order is by tomorrow morning. schools in one part of maryland are also closed today after a small plane crashed into a transmission tower more than 120,000 customers are without power because of the damage you see there are pilot in his passenger got rescued and

survived the impact they were trapped for hours dangling a hundred feet above the ground firefighters climbed the tower and pouring rain to get them to safety. each time and point. we got and learned a little bit more a little additional parts, which is how we knew why we had to take the next steps that we did slow methodical and risk-based. the victims have been taken to the hospital and the faa is now investigating the collision. eckers say this morning after a water rescue, marin county's tamales bay over the weekend. the marin county fire department requested the sonoma county sheriff's helicopter to help pull these kayakers to safety on saturday a bystander says to four kayakers were being swept out to sea in rough surf and a remote part of tamales bay the two adults and two kids were rescued and then flown to safety and the lawson's landing area. new details to share a trash

fire caused a major damage to the ymca in san francisco's japan town according to the chronicle. it happened yesterday afternoon at the building on buchanan street firefighters were able to quickly put out the flames and thankfully no one was hurt. the facility was temporarily closed at the time of the fire and their causes under investigation. san francisco's new high-tech bathroom. kiosks dubbed the future of public toilets is already closed. the closure comes less than a week after the new sleek public restroom was unveiled wednesday oo tet the k bk up andrrehed c tinalldvti ksksa i 25 of these will be operational throughout the city in the next 45 years. it appears the city of san jose is getting an economic boosturns for wor parties local businesses. say events organized by the san

jose earthquakes and the downtown association have brought business to san pedro square in a way that they haven't seen since before the pandemic one bar manager says he has seen sales quadruple since the start of the tournament another large crowds expected when team usa resumes action tomorrow against iran. safe shopping in san francisco the concerns about crime that may affect how many people shop in union square. and you're looking live right now the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're down right now by about 85 points another update in the market's next plus sippy cup recall why officials are warning of a possible lead poisoning hazard related to these bottles and cups? and stay with us on the abc 7 bay area streaming app at 7:00 for abc 7 at 7. we are live weekdays from seven to eight am and you can download the app now wherever you stream good monday morning everyone. we at the ldi uch puinexemhernlifornia. th be a in,heain acvi in termsnd

eheees0 dowow y know, it is mile upper levelsbut as t dial back tuesday morning just 30s for many of us could have a frost advisory and wednesday morning even colder some of the protective valleys and the 20s and wides. 30s but your afternoon highs for tomorrow really stuck in the mid and upper 50s bayside few 60s. this could be the coolest day when we have cloud cover and even rain heading our way and breezy winds as we get into your thursday. here's a look at what's to come for the week ahead. we're dry for the first half of the week wednesday late in the day can see if you sprinkles but a week to moderate atmospheric reverse sets up on thursday and friday we get a break on saturday. looks like more rain unsettled weather with us into the weekend. so we're looking at a statewide event if anywhere from one to two inches of rain locally and look at the snow. we're talking one to three feet. so it should be something to

look forward to. jobina. thank you. lisa. sounds good. hi everybo. gng to start in san pablo right now where we're following crash blocking at least on westbound ptaspeedsp ho so n t but you do have stop-and-go traffic through that area until you reach about berkeley live look right now the beverage told last few minutes here. i'm meeting lights came on at 5:49 here and this is not our e richmond san rafael bridge if you were traveling and the westbound direction your speeds are going to be under the limit until you reach about the center span of the bridge there antioch hercules 42 minutes for that ride highway 4 to the may's 25 minutes. we'll -seriously? -why do you do it? -you ignore the signs and the flashing lights.

-that's my dad. -that's my mom behind those cones. -how would you feel if that was your family? -flashing lights mean "move over."

-listen up. why do you drive so fast?? you're ignoring the and the flashing lights. please slow down. pay attention. how would you feel if that was your mom? flashing lights mean move over. sunrise second. let's talk about holiday shopping. it is now in full swing and in san francisco businesses say shoppers are returning to union

square, but there are some concerns about safety abc 7 news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live in the newsroom with how people are feeling and the crime that is bringing back some memories from last year. unfortunately, it is reggie many shoppers say that they do feel safer than in previous years when the covid-19 pandemic and crime really affected everything but holiday thieves are still out there and some are calling for more police in the area union square appears to be bustling this holiday season one san francisco cab driver tells abc 7 that he's been taking more riders here compared to last year many believe there's more foot traffic even more ice skaters at the rink compared to 2020 and 2021 this after smashing grab robberies targeting high-end retailers rock the city in 2021, but on saturday for people getting out of a grace sedan near bush and then robbing a camera strike gunpoint taking off with nearly a hundred eighty thousand dollars in equipment abc 7 first

showing you that surveillance video the san francisco police chief has assured the public of additional safety measures in the area, but managers at cafe encore on post street say that they like to see more police there. more cops and more proper ways of safety. i guess. i know that we had a rough time last year with all of those things going on right across the street as a matter of fact, and but i think the people they feel the anxiety that's going on, but but they want to try to open their hearts of and just try to put a smile on their face to get out here and just try to of things. and some shoppers tell abc7 they do feel safe compared to last year when there was a lot of insecurity many retailers have their own in-store private security and some store employees told abc 7 off camera the foot traffic has been steady since black friday, but that sales could be stronger higher

inflation costs making it tough for many families this holiday season kumasi. thank you gloria. the mind administration has started to ease sanctions on venezuela it controversial move that scene by sam is an effort to bring down gas prices, san ramon bay chevron has been given a six-month license to pump oil in the country the bind administration denies that the change is to bring down oil prices, but is saying that it's a move to foster democracy in that country. republicans in washington have criticized the decision saying companies should focus on domestic oil production instead. now for your morning money report, check your cabinets stainless and steal stainless steel bottles just to say and sippy cups are being recalled because of possible lead poisoning the consumer product and safety commission says the bottom base of these green sprouts items can break off exposing a solder dot that contains lead more than 10,000 of them have been sold from january of 2020 through september of this year if you have one you can contact the green sprouts for a refund.

no injuries have been reported. whole foods is taking lobster off the menu. the grocery giant says, it'll stop selling main's biggest export at hundreds of stores across america whole foods representative. say lobster fishing is no longer considered sustainable because it's declining populations environmental groups also worried that lobster traps are hazard to whales maine's governor says whole foods is following misguided environmental propaganda and response. whole foods says it's committed to working with suppliers fisheries and advocacy groups going forward. take a live look at the new york stock exchange now is training gets underway this morning and we are down about a hundred and fourteen points. new at 6 we're getting our first look at the holiday decorations at the white house first lady jill biden revealed the decorations this morning the theme this year. we the people more than 150 volunteers from across the country spent a week helping decorate this year. there are 25 wreaths 77 christmas trees and more than

83,000 lights. there's also a sugar cookie replica philadelphia's independence hall. there's a man who 3d printed the entire city of san francisco in homage to his hometown to take a look at the images posted to nick hollister's website. according to sf standard. the map is made up of 38 tiles of plastic filament hollister grew up in the western edition before moving recently to rhode island, you know keeps the peace on the wall of his bedroom to keep him close to his roots to make it. he used topographical scans by the us geological survey public database. if you zooms in enough hollister says he could print cars and people exactly as they were in that moment of time. hmm that's nice. it's good to feel connected to a place that has not holds special memories for you. yeah.

that but she kind of like a salt mat for those. yeah for a second just for a second. good for him. yeah. hope you enjoy looking at it. very cool. all right. good morning. everybody. we are getting set for a pattern change and abrupt pattern change. we have been mild above average for so long just yesterday 70 in the south bay widespread 60s. although the mornings have been cool a little bit of opposite action going our along this morning with the leading edge of that cold air windsor gusty. so that's allowing for a warmer start camera shaking here from mount ham 50. it is 51 41 in oakland 44, san jose and from our exploratorium camry see the sunshine. some high clouds. it is 52 in nevada. so upper level winds really bringing down some milder mixing that colder air 38 in livermore. so anywhere from three to almost 20 degrees warmer this morning as we look at those winds. this is the culprit for the warmer morning and then as they

eventually make their way down to the surface. it's a cooler afternoon. so get set for a breezy and cooler day, maybe five 10 degrees cooler looking at those cold frosty mornings, tuesday wednesday. our exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale thursday friday possibly over the weekend as well. so today with the breezy winds. we're only in the low 60s and our warmest locations about 56 half moon bay and the accuweather seven-day forecast. so we're cooling off each and every day staying dry through the middle of the week rain arrives on thursday lingering showers on friday and our next wave of rain comes in in over the weekend, finally. thank you lisa tomorrow is giving tuesday today that encourages people to donate to charity and there are many legitimate charities, but there are also some bad actors trying to scale people abc news reporter arena roy has some tips to help you sort through it all it's the time of year when americans mailboxes emails and phones are filled with appeals from various groups asking for

donations. there are roughly 1.5 million charitable organizations in the us. so, how can you make sure that a charity is legitimate experts say you should check to see if the charity is a 501c3 organization and if they have an employer id number you can go to the irs's website or you can come to a resource like charity navigator and you can enter that organization's name or you can enter its tax id, which will give you very specific profile. and that will confirm if the organization is a validity. if bad credit card or check if you get a phone call from someone asking for a donation, don't let the caller rush you into anything don't feel pressured into to giving that gift. don't give your credit card information over the phone. you can certainly ask for them to send something in the mail. it's also a good idea to check how a charity will use your donation. so the main thing that you want to look for is what the

organization's mission is what their model is if they have a proven track record in delivering on that mission check the organizations website to see what percentage of money donated. to their charitable work. typically we look for 70% or more could be allocated towards programs for donor and that's why it's so important that you give with your heart. but also you give with your head and you do a little bit of due diligence before you give a roy abc news, new york. do it six there are concerns this morning about water quality at point reyes national seashore according to the chronicle of recent water quality report shows high levels of bacteria downstream from the farms that dot that area and also found cow manure and lagoons and beaches that are really popular for visitors. the park will do more testing this winter to determine just how bad this pollution is farmers say they have already done a lot of work to reduce the risk to visitors. well, there is one place you can get a free christmas tree this

year the stanislaw national forest permits are being issued at no cost because removing the trees will help to reduce wildfire risk, every permit allows you to take up to two trees that are no taller than 20 feet. you can cut pine fur cedar trees, but you cannot cut any hardwood trees. so no aspen no oak. you do need to bring your own tools like gloves a saw ropes and tart. you know why this is exciting to be i would like to go with somebody who is cutting down some trees. i just for some reason whenever you list the things that you need it just makes me laugh and a truck a truck a level string, right? tobacco i'm talking about backhoe. like i know what that is. oh you were very it was convincing right? thank you. well three weeks after releasing thanksgiving ice cream flavors salt and straw is now out with its holiday series and we are

excited about this so they have fly five flavors, which they say capture the nostalgia and the cozy traditions of the season. so here they are salted ganache with almond brittle. spiked eggnog, which will get back to in a second gingerbread cookie dough peppermint peppermint. coca coke one of my peppermint cocoa and the great cookie swap, which is a bunch of cookies put together and it's vegan. is vegan it? has it really that's surprising you can get all five points for 85 bucks. the holiday series is available now through december 29th, and you should know that they put tequila. in one of these the one that is supposed to be the rum i thought okay, so i did some research. yeah. and it is the duante which is apparently their friend dwayne the rock johnson that's his alter ego with his tequila that he put in here, which is the terramana. and that's what you got

tequila's in the eggnog. tequila is an eggnog now. usually it's like a bourbon or like some kind of dark liquor. okay, so they they take a different on it. all right. you just wanted to say dark liquor. you said it. let's talk about this the 49ers are giving back to students in santa clara. the team is gifting nearly 5,000 kids the book the name jar. so tomorrow defensive lineman, eric armistead will be talking about the book at a special assembly at scott lane elementary school. now, this is video of armistead at a similar event last year the team brought the books from black owned bookstore marcus books in oakland. it's just part of the 49ers read for justice program happening tonight the holiday tree in san francisco's castro district will be lit. mayor london breed and other elected leaders will be among those attending the official lighting of the castro holiday tree each year the event kicks off the holiday shopping season for local businesses in the neighborhood appearances by the

san francisco game men's chorus in santa claus are expected. it starts at 6:00 at castro in 18th streets. one of my friends is a part of the cast of merchants association. he's actually the president. okay. i said i'm available. if you need me i could be there. yes. crickets not crickets, right? good morning, dave. it's all available. well, maybe he already had somebody in mind. i hope they have a wonderful event. i really do though. i love that tree. show up. just grab the mic grab the bike. hello, everyone. up next to seven things you need to know today. that's where to break this live. look outside. it is a gorgeous sunrise at 6:55.

it is 6:57 if you just joining us through the seven things to know this morning number one the man accused of murdering 10 black people at a buffalo new york supermarket is expected to plead guilty this morning. he's facing life in prison without the possibility of parole number two back to work and back to school for millions of americans today who rushed home after the long holiday weekend bay area roads were packed yesterday afternoon officials at sfo say they saw five million people pass through during the thanksgiving travel period number three after thanksgiving and black friday now, it is cyber monday and analyst day today is going to be the top spending day online in 2022 after mastercard reported black friday sales were up 12% from last year. number four of the world's largest active volcano has started to erupt for the first time in nearly 40 years officials say right now, there is no indication of lava exiting the summit of hawaii's mauna loa shelters are now open for people who are evacuating on their own. number five elder start but

today upper number six we have a crowded start to the morning at the bay bridge toll plaza. we're meeting lights came on at 5:49 and same thing at the richmond san rafael bridge slow for our westbound commuters. number seven gaslighting has been named miriam webster's word of the year. it is the act of act of practicing okay it is when you mislead somebody. mm-hmm. i make it seem like they're the ones that created the problem. are you felt that way? that's it. so they said that searches for this word increased 1700 and 40% from the year before. oh goodness. so other top searches this year include queen consort lgbtqia, and lo me, which was popular a wordle guest back in august. i don't know. i mean, i'm glad i'm not the only one i was feeling a little not that's you pronounce it. hey your guess is as good as

mine. good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, the rush home from the holiday and the rough weather on the way. cross-country storm on the move, the south bracing for a potentially severe tornado outbreak and at least 16 states on alert for heavy snow and high wind. plus, the urgent boil water notice for an entire major american city. hundreds of delays up and down the east coast with travel back near pre-pandemic levels. plus, the mid-air scare, one passenger threatening another with a weapon. what happened next. biggest wave of unrest in decades. rare and brazen acts of public defiance against the communist government in the streets of china.

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