announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: president biden demanding action from congress to avoid a real-world worker strike. the impact it could have on the economy. reggie: oaklands plan to stop violence appears to be working and the chief is extending it through the holiday shopping season. kumasi: looking outside, parts of the bay area waking up to freezing temperatures. reggie: it is giving tuesday and it is also giving tuesday. how was that? [laughter] kumasi: i liked it.

jobina: it was the hand motion. lisa: we have upper level wind and the coldest morning tomorrow morning when the wind really begins to lighten up. there is live doppler seven, 40 in foster city. freezing temperatures in livermore, napa and add in wind and it feels like it is in the 20's. elsewhere in the 40's for oakland. anywhere from a couple degrees to 11 degrees colder. looking at the north wind along for just enough mixing that we are cold but not widespread frost. upper 50's later on with a lot of sunshine. the at a cold night tonight. jobina: we want to get right to new video into our newsroom. a major sig alert we have been following for the last five

minutes on northbound 101 at lawrence expressway, close to great america parkway as well. you can see this is a serious situation with injuries reported. at one point, all lanes were blocked and now we have three lanes blocked. i can show the impact in terms of speed, 11 miles power right now. chp has not given us a time or when the lanes will reopen but a big issue with bart. the best way to explain that is bart is experiencing an equipment problem that is not allowing them to dispatch trains from the millbrae station. over a 20 minute delay now. this will really impact anyone that relies on that line and we will let you know when we get an update. kumasi: temperatures are

tumbling in some parts of the bay area. it is going to be drive but a storm is on its way this week. lena holland is live in pleasanton. lena: right now it is 36 degrees according to the temperature gauge off of santa rita road. it is only going to get colder as the week goes on with gusty winds and rain come thursday. that is why the race is on to protect the un-housed community from the elements and near freezing temperatures this week. we got a look at how volunteers are getting ready for the storm. they are a nonprofit outreach working on homelessness and estimate there are 1200 unhoused people living on the streets. we were there as they handed out cold-weather supplies to those in need. >> one of the things we do is we

give out raincoats and ponchos to help them stay out of the elements. lena: sonoma water officials hope the storms improve the drought picture. sonoma is one of the areas of prime drinking water edits lower levels in history. later this week, we have a 100% chance of rain come thursday, and that is when you will want to be prepared. leave early for work and be sure you have the umbrella with you before you go. kumasi: as the cold weather moves in, you can track whether changes and rain chances on live doppler seven. it is 24/7 on our abc bay area app. reggie: president biden is calling on congress to stop a potential railroad worker strike threatening to cripple the

economy. the deadline for something to happen is now less than two weeks away. jobina has more. jobina: sub -- if something doesn't happen by december 9, something could happen. resident biden calling on opposing a contract. it included races, annual bonuses and better health insurance and additional personal leave days but the main sticking point has been about the amount of sick leave available for workers. >> the president has been very clear, shut down is unacceptable because of the impact it would have on jobs and families and farms and is this is across the country. jobina: those impacts would be felt on everything from the food supply to critical chemical supplies are hundreds of business groups sending a letter to congress asking them to intervene.

there is one positive highlight, if you need to shop for gifts for the holidays, you won't be impacted because those were shipped to stores months ago. kumasi: today the california energy commission will hold a meeting to discuss what can be done about high gas prices, two months after the commission commanded answers from oil refineries. no formal action is expected. the commission said no major oil companies will be participating. according to aaa the state average for gas is $5.04. reggie: the oakland police chief is extending the crime strategy. shootings have declined since the new plan was put in place in september. more officers being reassigned to investigate instances of a gun violence. the traffic enforcement unit was also initiated. you hear it all time, people all

over the bay area saying they feel less safe over the years but do the statistics bear that out? you can find out with a neighborhood safety tracker weeks when how it works. >> crime and safety is a concern in the bay area, now you can get a closer look at what is happening in your neighborhood with abc 7 neighborhood safety tracker. from property throughout to violent crimes, it is all here. you can track trends and compare activity around the bay area and across the country, seeing how we compare to others. it is easy to understand and you can use it 20 47. you can get involved -- 24/7. you can get involved and find it on our safety tracker. it is on our app or website.

kumasi: there is a new development in the assault on house speaker nancy pelosi's husband, paul pelosi. a new judge picked to take over after the original judge disclosed a potential conflict of interest, saying she worked with pelosi's daughter in the 1990's. they are ready for the upcoming preliminary hearing set for december 14. still ahead, growing concern about the flu. we are talking to hospitals on what they are seeing and recommendations from doctors. reggie: by two and neighborhood cvs, the impact being felt by the ever hood. lisa: temp -- the neighborhood. lisa: temperatures at or below freezing. feeling like 25 in napa. we will take a look at the dry tuesday and when

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lisa: colder air settling in. below freezing in napa. lower 40's closer to the bay. looking at cold air not only settling in today but the wind backing off or wednesday morning. we have sunshine today. temperatures below average. clouds increase on wednesday. rain overnight wednesday into thursday. a sloppy thursday morning commute. the pink indicates freezing temperatures as we get into late on thursday. we could even see black ice for early on friday.

highs today in the mid to upper 50's. jobina: we want to go back to the video we showed you of a sig alert we are following in santa clara. these are images coming from that area on northbound 101 at the expressway ramp. it was reported around 5:00 a.m. we do not have an estimated time as to when the lanes will be open. at least one lane is blocked. injuries were reported in this crash. moving over to the graphics, speed will average 16 miles per hour. the other issue for commuters is if you rely on bart and the millbrae line, over a 20 minute delay. bart is telling us major delays because they are having an equipment problem at the tracks causing them to have issues dispatching trains.

this impact anyone traveling in the richmond, antioch and sfo directions. caltrans is helping you get from millbrae to san francisco. buses are helping but that really clogs things up traveling along the peninsula. we will wrap up with a live look at the san mateo ridge where people are stalled on the right lane. kumasi: still ahead, the u.s. is set to take on iran at the cup. as we head to break, a live look outside. trying to control my asthma felt anything but normal. ♪ ♪ enough was enough. i talked to an asthma specialist and found out my severe asthma is driven by eosinophils, a type of asthma nucala can help control.

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the magic of the train is more than how it takes us away. it's how it brings us together. reggie: the u.s. is set to take

on iran at the world cup. there is an issue of human rights. in september, worldwide demonstrations happened after a woman died in police custody for allegedly violating hijab laws. the soccer federation showed solidarity protesters by tweeting an image of the iranian flag without the emblem of the islamic republic. >> we are all trying to find ways for solidarity with the women, men, children, the folks fighting for freedom's on the ground in iran. the u.s. federation did their part in showing solidarity with the people. reggie: u.s. soccer federation has since deleted the tweet but not before it showed outrage here there were calls for the u.s. team to be kicked out of the world cup. the kickoff is at 11:00 a.m. kumasi: local doctors urging everyone to get a flu shot as the number of cases is climbing

in the bay area and across the country. 16 states, including california, reporting. high levels of flulike activity. local doctors seeing cases of covid and rsv. we went to two emergency rooms to see what they are seeing. cases are fluctuating. >> we are at capacity and the sense that we are full and having to hold patients in the emergency department to wait to get admitted upstairs but we also have additional capacity to manage this. >> we are seeing flu increase and we will see as the trends increase if we will see a huge spike in flu versus a huge spike in covid and hopefully not both. kumasi: the cdc is said it is seen more influence of cases earlier than it has in the last five flu seasons. reggie: in the south bay,

closure of a cbs having a big impact on the community. any residents say they no longer have a pharmacy within walking distance of their home. cvs and walgreens announced they planned to reduce the number of stores. others say they feel it is because of crime. security cameras have captured theft and multiple calls to police. >> this is supposed to be an up and coming area and it is telling that they know things that i think a lot of us also know that it has been a challenge. reggie: cbs has not commented -- cvs has not commented but it is said the store was chose foreclosure because the lease was expiring. kumasi: a new survey founds market force found in and out

ranked the highest out of 53 rands in customer satisfaction. the airline chain had a high score for food quality, atmosphere, service, and staff friendliness. today is giving tuesday and abc 7' as parent company disney is supporting toys for tots. it is providing a grant to deliver 75,000 additional toys for kids in need. you can help by donating a toy. for more information, go to disney.com/toy drive it. reggie: i just bought some toys and i will donate. i got these cute things from, where else, disney, for my nieces and i need to look up the name. they are the disney characters but in the shape of food.

like treats. so it is stitch but in the shape of, some kind of dessert. lisa: how all rather twins? reggie: they are three. they smell like the thing they are shaped like and they are very fluffy. lisa: makes you give them to them and not keep them to yourself. reggie: i never see them because they are sent directly to them. lisa: you will need something to snuggle the next couple of days. the wind is up isome nehoods that not all of us ar chill. 36 in lafayette. above freezing in dublin. it is 41 in san carlos. this is a two to 11 degree

temperature change. a half inch to two inches of rain with snow levels accompanying this. this system bringing and more cold air. look at the heavy rain come 5:00 thursday morning. give yourself extra time for the commute in the east bay, bayshore. it gets hung up in the afternoon . higher a wh e owround donwants r elth of the bay. overall half inch to upwards of two inches of rain and we have a lot of snow, anywhere from one to three feet and there is a weaker system behind it that could bring an additional foot in the sierra.

this will change in the next few days. upper 50's in palo alto. our seven-day forecast, cold and dry through wednesday. a level 1 system thursday, a break friday and rain into the weekend. reggie: we are bringing in ginger zee with a look at what is happening on gma. ginger: it is great to be with you. i have been looking at that 100 plus inches in the sierra going into the weekend. we have one other major storm moving across the nation, and this will open up thiser and gi a ser down in mississipp, louisiana, arkansas, tennessee and parts of alabama. dozens of states have high snow and wind that could impact going into tomorrow. it potential railway struck could have an impact on our

economy. it is traveled to date so we will show you where you can find the deals. it is giving tuesday and we are kicking it off with gma gives back, a big surprise, all coming up on good morning america. kumasi: are we going to cry with the surprise russian mark ginger will you could, but it depends on your mental stability. kumasi: you do some good ones, and it is so sweet. reggie: is the surprise that mickey comes on? did i ruin it? ginger: that is not the surprise but mickey is coming on and that is what brings me to tears because if somebody could just look at me like that. reggie:." is amazing but mickey is so cute. ginger: so cute.

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reggie: warn th we of protests marching in front of the president of the open campus they want better pay and working conditions. the university has been negotiation -- negotiating since the strike began. the kerning -- current starting pay is less than 24 thousand dollars. -- $24,000. merrimack wants to fill the sea

-- fill the seats. >> this is simple common sense. the people should choose their elected officials not the politicians. reggie: he dismissed claims about the cost of holding a special election. he said the most important priority is empowering people. city rules say city empty seats can be filled by the council or a special election. san francisco's great highway is one step closer to staying closed on the weekend. board of supervisors advanced to keep the current closure schedule intact through 2025. the city will study options for a permanent plan that could include a compromise between car free supporters and people who want the road open. this is the first step taken since voters rejected a measure

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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: the world largest active volcano erupting for the first time in decades. the warning for people in hawaii and the impact felt for travelers. kumasi: preparing for stormy conditions here and how one nonprofit is helping the unhoused stay warm. reggie: it is travel to state and the deals to steal and what to look for when finding bargain airfare. this is all we have been talking about during commercial breaks.

kumasi: this is what matters. we know how high the airfares can be so 30 percent off with southwest is good. reggie: jobina said there are trips to hawaii. lisa: you are paying more for less than we have in years. kumasi: connecting flights. lisa: no way. we have a 80 picture. calm out there. here are the warmer numbers. 43 in oakland. palo alto is cold. half moon bay in the 40's. looking at the inland valleys, freezing, above in fairfield. it feels like 26. upper elevation wind allowing for cooling. the cool air mass, 10 to 11 degrees colder and we will be looking at wind to dial back and

leave us with the chilly day. by the afternoon, upper 50's for most. reggie: as this it was mentioning, if rusty day. efforts underway to make sure the cold doesn't catch anyone off guard. lena holland it's in pleasanton on how to deal with the chill. lena: it is only a couple degrees about freezing, 35 degrees according to this at mission plaza. later on this week it is going to get colder with gusty winds and rain coming our way by thursday. in sonoma county, water officials hope the proceeding -- approaching storm helps the drought. where the prime sources of drinking water at the lowest level in history, 40% capacity. spokesperson for sonoma water set every drop of water will

help get us through both spring and summer. yr, but it is really an uncomfortable place to be. lena: state needs the moisture, it is different for people who are homeless and unsheltered, with more than 1200 unhoused people living in marin county. officials were out handing out raincoats and other cold-weather supplies. these of the day you will want to bundle up. on thursday, have the extra jacket and an umbrella before you head out the door. reggie: you can follow along with cold temperatures in the storm moving in with live doppler seven, showing conditions in your neighborhood. you can find it wherever you stream. kumasi: the world's largest

active volcano is erupting on hawaii's big island and jobina has more on the precautions officials are taking. jobina: it has come out of dormancy after 38 years and having an impact. southwest has canceled several flights to and from the island. lava started pouring out. the corruption is not an immediate threat. shelters have opened as a caution and the national guard is on standby. >> we have asked residents to review the volcano preparedness plans, and it will definitely be a week -- weak c4 moving into any populated areas. jobina: residents with respiratory issues are asked to stay indoors and avoid falling ash and officials say it is difficult to predict how long it will continue. reggie: hazmat teams expected to

have more answers about a thick, white ash that rained down in martinez. -- for the flareup should wash off with water and claims the dust is naturally occurring materials, non-toxic and not hazardous and poses no health risks. someone from the refinery bought carwashes so people could run them through for free. >> it was more of a white color, heavy dust and it was real thick, especially on the wind it was just hoping your car? >> it was enough that i went home and try to get it off and it wouldn't come off with water. reggie: they are asking people who have trouble removing the dust to reach out. hazmat team took samples and expects analysis today. kumasi: san francisco's board of supervisors expected to vote on a proposal to allow sfp robots

to use deadly force. it would only allow deadly force when a public and law enforcement lives are in imminent danger. the board is addressing the issue because of a new law requiring authorizing the use with law enforcement agencies. some robotics company signed an open letter saying robots should not be weaponized. reggie: there is a new effort to stop cyber bullying try to get social media cstudents came togo alto and they were hit hard when a burn book which said bad things about people and their backgrounds. the page was tried to be taking down but new ones popped up. >> working on legislation to hold companies accountable and

mandate assessable tools to allow parents and school leaders to have cyber bullying removed from social media platforms. reggie: tiktok, twitter, and meta we talked to and they said they directed us to background and how it prevents bullying saying it removes content when found. kumasi: a new high-tech bathroom kiosk is back open after experiencing technical issues on friday. the closure came two days after the new public restrooms were unveiled. a french media company has agreed to pay for the toilets in return for everett -- advertising kiosks. hot deals are stithe table.uesday. reggie: you are looking at the new york stock exchange, or we are in positiveerritory.an updae

doing, coming up. kumasi: unrest in china over covid lockdown protocols. how the bay area is feeling the protests across the globe. reggie: stay with us on the abc seven streaming app, and we are at live every day from 7:00 until 8:00 but you have to watch it streaming on our app. lisa: it is chilly this tuesday. a cool air mass settling in and temperatures anywhere from a couple degrees to 11 degrees colder. freezing in livermore. a little upper level wind, getting set for our exclusive storm impact scale, raining in a level 1 system thursday. gusty winds, a half inch to over two inches before the system is out. we could see snow in mount hamilton, mount diablo.

re com t h rvyain.warning commu, give yourself extra time. into the evening hours, looking at a system bringing an extra punch in the south bay, clearing out in the overnight hours. a winter storm watch late tomorrow into friday, one to three feet of snow and another system behind it. the highs today in the upper 50's in oakland. if 26 in half moon bay. the coldest morning of the week should be tomorrow. more rain with a weak system over the weekend. jobina: if you were with us earlier and heard me talk about the sig alert in santa clara, has cleared out of the way. the problem with bart is still ongoing in the mill brain -- mel bari -- millbrae area.

caltrain is stepping in to take you to and from san francisco. buses also providing help. looking at the bait ridge plasma, backup is certainly there. we finally are getting the stall off the shoulder of the san mateo bridge out of the way. we have another major crash this morning and valeo on westbound 80 at magazine. speeds down to six miles per hour as you approach the crash site.

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he says china's policies dramatically impacted his business. china suspect -- is suspended access to weekends and confined millions to their homes for up to four months. for the pandemic, he would take tour groups to china a dozen times a year. >> right now it is no tourists until the flight going in and everything is back to normal and then we can bring the two are back into it -- the tour back into it. kumasi: we also spoke to someone in chinatown and he said that herbs are backed up because of the lockdowns. reggie: twitter didn't make a formal announcement but a change updated on the website and that move comes as the new ceo is ramping up criticism of apple.

musk claims apple is threatening to remove the twitter app from its app store and is slamming apple for suspending ads on the platform. apple has not commented on those claims. the senate is set to vote on a bill that would protect same-sex and interracial marriages. the bill would not legalize same-sex marriages across the country would require states to recognize legal marriages performed in other states. if approve, the bill would ed the house approval before making its way to the white house.rih'l pay fines to settle a lawsuit. they claim the company deceived customers by enrolling them into a vip program with automatic recurrent credit card charges. the program broke california's automatic renewal law. they also told a story credit could be used at any time and

that turned out not to be true. kumasi: a production company being sued on a spring 2023 ad campaign for $25 million. it included images on a supreme court ruling on child not graffiti. -- on child pornography. they said they rented the documents from a prop house. that is separate from showing teddy bears in inappropriate outfits. reggie: abc seven news reporter gloria rodrigues is in the newsroom with ways again help to avoid becoming a victim of a scam. gloria: giving tuesday was created in 2012 to encourage people to do good. it is now a nonprofit but a spokesperson for giving tuesday at said they are excited to see

the creative ways people celebrate generosity. local charities tend to see an increase on giving tuesday. first place for youth hopes to give a boost -- get a boost and they helped foster youth 16 to 25 across the nation every year. they serve 900 youth in the bay area alone. a captain from the salvation army and others are getting the word out on the red kettle christmas sweaters they are selling. >> in past online engagement where people can sign up to volunteer on our website. i have seen engagement through our virtual cattle and also engagement through giving in person through the machine or a dollar in the bucket in front of a store. gloria: experts say you should

check to see if the charity is a 501(c)(3) end if they have an employee number and look out if you are asked to give up money in a gift card on check, it is safer to give by check or a gift card. the giving tuesday website sent even a smile is an act of kindness. we have nor -- more ways to help out. reggie: it is giving tuesday. the holiday spirit continues through other parts of san francisco. kumasi: cranes are ready for let's go sfx. here is the magic. this is what it look like last year.

this is the largest arts festival. >> there pieces from around the globe. it is winter themed and ready for everyone to be happy and welcome in downtown san francisco. kumasi: the projectors weigh 150 pounds each. when you are down there, it is magical. reggie: that is amazing. kumasi: it is cool to see how they make it happen. the festival kicks off on friday. there is a ceremony on market street at 6:30 p.m., and you have until december 11 to check it out. reggie: today, some of the best travel days of the year are here. looking to book a trip for 2023, experts say this travel tuesday is the best way to do it.

they say they see 50% more deals today compared to black friday and more deals than cyber monday. it is called international bucket list flights. >> airfare from new york city to rome is as low as $400 for some travel dates. on travel tuesday it will be an additional $100 off. reggie: expect to find great deals on hotels. hyatt is offering up to 20% off at nearly 1000 hotels, but you have to book by tomorrow. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange. we are down about 32 points. we are learning just how big cyber monday was. y'all were busy. according to data released, yesterday was the biggest online shopping day of all time, of a .5% compared to last year.

a total of $11.3 billion yesterday spent, and between iraq and 9:00 p.m. last night, $12.8 million being spent every minute. the deals were hot. two of the largest grocery store chains testifying in front of a committee after announcing a merger. elected officials opposing the merger say it could impact retail jobs, industry competition and food prices. a final decision could come as soon 2024. albertson's owns safeway and other chains and kroger also owns a food chain in the bay area. kumasi: a group of bears interrupted a bachelorette party in tennessee. reggie: look how close they got.

and there are three of them. they were spotted hanging around the deck where the hot tub is. if you are wondering why they didn't just run out of the way, first of all, they are stuck in the corner and second, you can't tell but they are 100 feet up. they didn't really have a lot of options. what they did was they had people inside the house bank pots and pans to distract the bears so the woman could make a run for it. it doesn't seem like the bears want to get into the water. kumasi: they were not interested. reggie: just hang out in the hot tub and chill out and have hope that mama doesn't come -- and chill out and hope that mama doesn't come. i want to know what my options are when three bears are on my deck. kumasi: right. reggie: i think the answer is you sit on the hot tub because that is not a bad way to dry --

bad way to die. lisa: is going to be cold. we look at an air mass sticking around and reinforcing shots of cold air. it is 32 in livermore. freezing in santa rosa. upper level wind has allowed for some temperatures to stay in the 40's. here is a look at cloud cover increasing. the rain holds off until the overnight hours. it is sloppy and raining all day, heavy at times. cold air coming into the south bay. this could set the stage for not only snow in the upper elevations but some black ice for the overnight. san francisco, very beneficial, but we could see ponding on the roadways and localized flooding.

we are looking at over two feet in some spots and four feet in some spots. look for 56 today, breezy onshore winds. upper 50's in the inland valleys. reggie: post offices seeing an increase in his nest and they don't expect that to slow down. news crews were offered a behind-the-scenes look for packages ready for delivery. the branch saw a 20% increase yesterday over a typical day. the post master says the crews are ready for the rush. >> it brings us joy the fact that when we go to a house and a kid is standing there excited for their package and they put out their hands and we hand it to them and they have a smile on their face, it brings joy to your heart. reggie: the postal service suggests getting packages out early as possible here and here

are the expected dates, december 17 is a day for retail ground and first class. december 19 is the deadline for priority mail. december 23 is if you don't have time and have a lot of money and that is prior to mail express service. kumasi: we are hearing from the stanford football coach who announced over the weekend he is stepping down. he spent 12 years at stanford and is the winningest coast in the university history. he led them to three pac-12 titles and two rose bowl victories. one word comes to mind when he thinks of his journey. >> it is magical. i think about staying on that stage three times and holding up that unnecessarily heavy trophy [laughter] and holding that up with my family is a dream. kumasi: he is looking forward to spending time with his family and being a stanford fan.

the search for a new coach is underway. nike is bringing a shoe that can transform you into an overgrown cap loss. reggie: what did you just say -- kumasi: here it is. it is called forest green. reggie: the shoes are made from synthetic for and comes with a hidden zipper and was made to look like you just walked through mud. they will be up for grabs today at 7:00. they will cost $190 and as we just said, they are the company that went viral for the mcdonald's -- kumasi: happy meals with the

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the magic of the train is more than how it takes us away. it's how it brings us together. kumasi: here are the seven things nope you're number one, the cold weather we have been,

dipping to reason. local nonprofits making sure the un-house are prepared. lisa: number two, evidence is the below freezing temperature in napa. just about in san ramon. chapters near 40 in the bayshore. reggie: number three, president biden asking the congress to step in on a railroad possible strike. kumasi: number four, officials expected to give an update on the thick, ash that came down in martinez. reggie: number five, today is giving tuesday. we are helping out supporting the toy drive for toys for tots. jobina: number six, we do have a mass transit update. an issue with 20 minute delays. kumasi: number seven, holiday cheer and they let the tree and it was fabulous.

reggie: you didn't show up as i suggested. good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, we're tracking a major storm that is sweeping across the country this morning. on alert. the south bracing for danger. a severe weater outbreak expected along the gulf coast including a potential tornado outbreak. the major cities that could be impacted. plus, the winter storm warning from colorado to michigan. more than two dozen states bracing for heavy snow and high winds. ginger is tracking it all. putting the brakes on a rail strike. president biden stepping in. why he's calling on congress and how apotential strike could impact the supply chain threatening everything from farming to food. the unprecedented protests in china spreading.