that was your mom? flashing lights mean move over. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> a last-ditch effort to prevent a railroad worker strike, the actions could be taking today to keep people on the job. >> a live look at interstate 80. the future of bay areaewsup is d one option include tolls. why officials say it could be the key to easing congestion. >> the bay area tech industry hit with more layoffs, what we're learning about the cuts in the middle of the holiday season. >> welcome on this wednesday, november 30. >> lots to get to this morning. want to start with a check of the forecast with drew. drew: today is cold this morning, it's dry the next 24 hours. this time tomorrow, prepare yourself, it is going to be a messy morning commute on your thursday with our next storm

arriving. 30's in the north bay. even sub freezing from santa rosa to napa to nevada. it is cold out there. down to 38 in san jose. 31 in san ramon. several layers needed this morning. you don't need rain gear. leave that at home. a live look showing you a crisp sky out there. we'll find increasing clouds ahead of our storm system. we'll max out in the mid to upper 50's by 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, rain is in the for cast. we'll talk about the storm impact scale and the impacts it has on your morning commute, coming up. reggie: live doppler 7 shows you conditions right down to your neighborhood. take a look by downloading the bay area app available wherever you stream. kumasi: the house is expected to take up a bill to prevent a railroad strike. this is a last-ditch effort to keep workers on the job and prevent a devastating blow to the u.s. economy. job ina: it is looking more and more likely rail workers will begin striking late next week. a strike would have a massive

impact on the supply chain and create shortages and price increases on everything from gas to groceries as well. so yesterday president biden met with congressional leaders at the white house to discuss what can be done to prevent a strike. lawmakers from both parties expressed reservations about intervening in union negotiations. >> i don't like going against the ability of unions to strike, but weighing the equity, we must avoid a strike. jobs will be lost. jobina: house speaker pelosi is preparing for two votes. first, consider a tentative agreement that was reached in september. it was negotiated by the biden administration, but ultimately reject by four of the 12 unions involved. the second would add seven days of paid sick leave for workers, and sick leave has been a major sticking point in negotiations. currently rail workers have no paid sick days available to

them. kumasi? kumasi: the future of your commute could include tolls, and not just at bay bridge bridges, but also freeways. transportation officials are considering the proposal as part of an effort to ease traffic congestion and meet the state's greenhouse gas reductions. here are the details of this plan. reporter: good morning. the m.t.c. website says freeway congestion has not just returned, it's actually worsening and will continue to worsen the bay area's transportation system if we don't shift gears. that's why officials are considering their reports plan bay area 2050, adjoint project between the m.t.c. and the association of bay area governments. it includes transportation strategies. one of those is charging drivers per mile on some congested freeway corridors. there would be discounts for car-poolers, low-income residents, and off-peak travel. during a presentation earlier this month, officials say that it's no longer feasible to keep widening the freeways to meet

demand. instead they envision tolling that would vary in pricing, depending on the time of day, very similar to the way that many electric companies charge more during peak time. keep in mind, this is not something that's going to happen for sure, this is a possibility, a proposal at this point, and there have been suggestions for how much those tolls would be. reggie? reggie: gloria, thank you. we're learning new details about more tech layoffs. our media partner, the east bay times, reports plans for a 913 job cuts have been revealed in filings with the e.d.d. these are across multiple conditions. they do include go fund me and twitter. the e.d.d. says twitter is laying off an additional 236 employees, which brings the jobs cut in the bay area to about 1,100, but that does not include the mass layoffs that just happened when c.e.o.elon musk issued a deadline to cut to his hard-core vision or leave.

kumasi: firefighters are investigating the of this two-alarm fire in san jose the flames broke out around 9:15 last night at the house on mitzi drive. crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the second floor and the roof partially collapsed. thankfully nobody was inside at the time of the fire. the website says this house is associated with the early agricultural development of santa clara valley. reggie: authorities are investigating aafter a man's body was found inside a burned apartment in oakland last night. it happened on foot hill boulevard and 23rd avenue. police believe the man, who was found with burn scars, lives inside the apartment. a dog was safely taken out, and we don't know yet what sparked the fire. kumasi: new developments, robots with the san francisco police department can now use lethal force in very specific circumstances. supervisors approved this controversial plan yesterday. it allows police to deploy robots to kill in rare cases when there is an imminent risk of death to civilians or

officers. supervisors did add an amendment. it requires one of two high-ranking police leaders to authorize use of a deadly robot. they currently have 12 functioning robots. the department is saying it does not have plans to give the robots guns, but they could use explosives. reggie: president biden says he will promptly and proudly sign the so-called respect for marriage act. the senate has voted 61-36 to pass the bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. the law doesn't actually force states to legalize same-sex marriage, it rather forces them to recognize legal marriages performed in other states. senate democrats forced the vote s. the bill heads to the house, where it's expected to pass, and then the president will sign it. kumasi: the fight for land in the east bay is over. it's a new development meant to support our senior community. reggie: two militia leaders convicted in the insurrection, why this is a big win for the justice department.

drew: 6-07 a.m. megadoppler 7000 h.d., here comes our next storm system, entering the pacific northwest, and it impacts us greatly tomorrow morning. on the storm impact on your thursday morning tomorrow, it's level two, a moderate storm. we'll go hour by hour in future weather and talk about the storm threats with the system. ok, floor and decor, show me what you've got. now this tile says “spa day, all day.” but this tile says classic gone glam. and this modern look? it's sleek...yet chic.

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your bathroom upgrade has never been more “you.” drew: we have new satellite images this morning. we've been tracking the volcano all week long in hawaii. here with one of the lava flows. it was more than a mile long, wowing when she these pictures were taken earlier this week. two new lava flows opened in the last 24 hours. thank thankfully still no threat to local communities and hawaii residents, but there is concern

about air quality. officials say vof, which is volcanic smog, which is starting to impact people nearby, which is not that surprising. what stunning images from a volcano that's been pretty dormant the past four decades, now showing signs of life from satellite imagery. increasing crowds on your wednesday. we'll max out in the low 60's. but be aware it is a cold start out there. temperatures well into the 30's, even upper 20's first thing on our wednesday. everything changes tomorrow though. that level two moderate storm impact us tomorrow morning. 4:00 a.m., we're socked in with wet weather. what we're watching is see this line of yellow and orange? that's intense rainfall along a cold front occurring at 6:00 a.m. as the morning commute is underway. that's something we'll watch very closely within that band. we'll find some very heavy rain and some gusty winds. we'll track that all morning

long tomorrow morning. storm concerns we have thursday morning, it's all about your travel here. we're expecting water on our roadways, even poor drainage flooding in some spots. we'll watch our wind very closely, even our small streams. flooding if we see heavier pockets of rain settle over an area for an extended period of time. tomorrow morning's commute is going take time to get around. let's get a check with traffic with jobina. jobina: we are going to start in vallejo, where we're following a crash that is causing a large backup on westbound 37. you can see your speeds have dropped to around 6 miles an hour in the area. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on, traffic is backed up right now. just an wear of delays in that area. oakland, our 880 at coliseum camera, looking good. headlights are traveling southbound. as we wrap up here, bringing in our drive time, 52 minutes antioch to concord. kumasi: finally free and taking action. why an exonerated san francisco

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and i'm good to go. kumasi: welcome back. a jury in washington, d.c. has convicted two top leaders of the oath keepers militia of is he difference conspiracy in the january 6 insurrection. this is a significant win for the justice department, because this is the first time a jury has decided the violence at the capitol on january 6, 2021, was a product of organized conspiracy. attorneys for stewart rhodes and kelly meggs argued their language included references to a civil war were not that serious and that they were not

planning to commit violence. >> presented the case which showed through evidence and testimony that mr. rose did not commit the crime of is he difference conspiracy. kumasi: both face decades in prison. reggie: a man spent three decades in prison for a murder he did not commit. and he's suing san francisco and its police department. gentleman win soria was given a life sentence in 1991 convicted of shooting and killing his friend. however, soria was exonerated this past april. the northern california innocence project worked to prove his innocence, and a witness came forward. soria is now filing a civil rights lawsuit. san francisco city attorney's office says they've not yet been served with that suit. kumasi: chinese officials have abruptly lifted covid restrictions in the city as protests over the zero covid policy continue across the country. here in the bay area, people gathered in san francisco and in san jose last night to show

solidarity. they also honored people who have lost their lives in the protest. >> this tragedy motivated us people to brave their lives to go on the street to protest the government, and some of them are already being roasted. kumasi: people here say they will do whatever they can to continue showing support. reggie: the fight over an open space is over. a big development is there. this is the area that's going to be developed, 30 acres of open space of what was seven hills wall near heather farm park. one community tried to stop development all together. others rallied in support of either retirement housing or single family homes. in the end yesterday the con camera costa board of supervisors voted for supervisor housing. adjacent is seven hills, a private school. they are supporting single

family home construction. >> i'm scared to have a wall, a house, noise, dirt, dust, and everything else to bother my learning. >> i think we need to look very long term at what is good not just for me, want just for seven hills schools, but the whole community now and in the future. reggie: the speaker's facility will include a 354 housing units and a medical center. kumasi: giving tuesday might be over, but there's still time to help a north bay nonprofit make the holidays sparkle for bay area families. the sparkle foundation received over 150 nominations for their single mothers holiday gift drive, and that's the most come nations ever received. the nevada nonprofit is on a deadline to collect gifts for this drive, which helps 58 bay area families. the founder and executive director tells us what they look for when selecting families.

>> we really seek this, the woman who's working, she's got a roof over her head, she can put food on the table, but there's no extra for christmas. we can plug that hole. kumasi: the foundation is asking for donations in money or voluntary time, wrapping gifts and delivering them to families will happen on december 9 and. tinder, the dating app, has defined a new to some label for young singles. reggie: apparently kumasi has known about this for a while much it's called a situationship, where people are down to play the field. they have a pool of go-to people for dates and other things. the term is a little murky. but this is what young singles aged 18 to 24 are apparently into. tinder saw a 49% spike where users are adding situationship to their profiles. they say it's taking off the pressure to jump spew a serious

relationship. ok, let's get into this, ok? we're having fun. can't we just keep it that way? what else? what else have you heard? kumasi: let's just take our time and see where things go. reggie: why label it? kumasi: we're such good friends, i really hate to mess what is your profession we already have. reggie: i'm out. you win. drew: this feels very personal. [laughter] kumasi: it's so rude. so rude. drew: i know people in their 30's. kumasi: why? drew: they're on the same page. that's how it just worked out. i think it got to what are we, and a situationship worked. reggie: yeah, i'm totally on board with that. i'm not on board with one person thinks it's fine and the other thinks it's other. drew: i've seen that play out, and you know which is which when you see the faces. it's not cute. reggie: when someone walks into a bar, and you see the eyes. wait, hold on now. drew: now, if you're in a

situationship, are you still able to date other people? how does that work? kumasi: first it is still dating other people, to be clear. you just don't know. drew: a reason or a season? it's short term. it's like a lease on dating. kumasi: i think this is good with tinder, because it's being up front about it. the shady thing about it is, people don't know they're in a situationship. the fact that turnedder is sangew: we like communication. all we want is honesty. reggie: not here for a long time, here for a good time. drew: the sun is slowly getting up here. it is a cold morning. we have sub-freezing areas. we have a stormy timeline tomorrow morning and another system over the weekend. currently cold temperatures, 29 in santa rosa. 27 in nevada. we have a warming shelter open in this area for good reason, because of the temperatures. 30's in a lot of spots this morning. dress warmly. don't need the rain gear or dry today. we'll find increasing clouds, mid 50's to low 60's. but tonight, after midnight, our next storm enters the picture.

we're talking rain and wind, downpours as well. on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale, a storm we're tracking here thursday morning, tomorrow morning's commute will be messy. here's future weather hour by hour. 4:00 a.m., we see pockets of heavy rain indicated by the brighter colors. by 6:00 a.m., we're tracking heavy rain. we're into the east bay, the peninsula, approaching south bay. just be aware. if you have the ability to work from home tomorrow, probably a good idea if you don't want to be stuck in a messy morning commute on your thursday. we'll track the rain as it moves through. rainfall totals,ng at tnn inch in some spots. that's a lot of rain in a short amount of time, and we will track snow in the sierra. a winter storm warning is in effect. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast, it is cold today, stormy tomorrow, and then we'll track more wet weather coming our way over the weekend. kumasi: now we're checking in with ginger, live with what's coming up on "g.m.a.." good morning. >> hey there, kumasi, reggie, great to be with both of you this morning.

coming up, we start with all the tornadoes, nearly 30 reported already in several states. they're still happening as we speak. we just saw a tornado west of panama city. i'm going to get into the track of that, but not just the southern side. we've got a windy northern side. if you all are traveling to new york today, if anybody has flights, please watch. boston, too. it's going to be windy and wet. then on top of all of this, we have stunning new details on the delphi murder case, the court documents revealing what led police to make that arrest more than five years later. dan abrams and brad garrett will break it down. and an urgent alert from the f.b.i. about an alarming rise in scams by people posing as technical support, costing older americans a quarter of a billion dollars. last year alone. why you should watch out for pop-up windows on your computer. and then we're getting into the holiday spirit. paul and pru from the american baking show. plus after team u.s.a.'s big world cup win, the team captain joining us live. don't miss it on "good morning america." reggie: i have breaking news.

the spotify rap is one of the best things that happens all year long. because we are confront with what we have listened to. >> the wrapup? reggie: yeah, i don't know if you've looked at yours yet. >> you know how i avoid that? i don't use spotify. reggie: you're not aspotify? >> no, but i will tell you right now, it would probably look just like a 12-year-old girl's. that's like what will i've got going. reggie: wait. we need to dig into this. are you apple music person? >> yes, very much so. my husband doesn't get it. he is all about the s spotify. and then when he leaves the house, i can't use it. it's a whole thing, because of my spotify. i think i made an account a while ago, and i had a password, but it's one of those things where you're like, i don't know what it is. looks likes two music notes, i'm good. thank you. reggie: you're with couple asie

and drew. kumasi: we have replay. so we can which that later. reggie: ginger and i are alike. >> yeah. we are divided, but together we can. reggie: we're going to make it. we'll see you have at 7:00. we'll be

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covered california, this way to health insurance. reggie: supervisors demanding answers to build a new public toilet. according to the chronicle, district seven supervisor has given the department of public works 60 days to explain the price tag and provide accounting reports. she wants to compare the prices of recent projects completed by public works to projects that went to bid to private firms. covid hospitalization rates are surging once again for the first time since august. bay area hospitals are seeing more than 600 covid patients. statewide, the new covid infection rate is averaging a

10.6 new daily cases per 100,000 residents. that's a 63% jump in just one month. while the updated booster is available, only 12% of americans have gotten that dose so far. next at 6:30, a study on alzheimer's. what an experimental drug to treat the disease could get f.d.a. approval. plus a tornado outbreak in the south now being blamed for at least two deaths. we're tracking the storm that's now headed for the east coast. and right now at 6:27, a live look outside as the sun is coming up.

>> believe a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. reggie: now at 6:30, marking their memory. which community these make-shift tombstones will tribute to in san jose much kumasi: bringing down high gas prices. the action the state is taking to keep money in your pocket. reggie: a live look outside,

another cold start to the day, and drew is tracking rain that is headed right for the bay area. kumasi: good morning, everyone. reggie: drew is back just in time for this weather that we're going to get. drew: and tomorrow morning, this time tomorrow it will be a mess. this morning is all about cold temperatures out there. sub-freezing for much of the north bay, even inland. we're at 30 in san ramon. freezing in palo alto. several layers certainly as you get outside this morning. you don't need the rain gear. today is dry. beautiful sunrise on the way. a live look outside the rooftop camera. just increasing clouds today. temperatures in the mid and upper 50's by 4:00 p.m. things change tomorrow morning on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale. the level two, a moderate storm that will make a mess of the thursday morning commute. hour by hour, talk more about the next storm coming up in nine minutes. reggie: warming centers are open until the end of the week. here are some of the locations. santa clara county, seven centers are set up in cupertino,

morgan hill and woodland library branches. the hours vary. in the north bay, a shelter is open in santa rosa from 7:00 until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. it will be at the homeless services center on sixth street. kumasi: as cold weather moves in, you can track temperature changes and rain chances with live doppler 7 steaming on our abc 7 bay area app for your connected tv. available now on roku, amazon fire, google and apple tv by searching abc 7 bay area. reggie: we're tracking a dangerous storm that spawned nearly three dozen tornadoes overnight across the south. jobina, we've learned some people have been killed in this storm. jobina: yes, reggie, we're getting confirmation from officials in alabama. they say they've confirmed two deaths in montgomery county. there were at least 29 tornadoes in four states overnight. in alabama, winds reached up to 60 miles per hour. the national weather service is

calling this extreme weather event a rare and particularly dangerous situation. at least two people in louisiana are hurt after a tornado went through their home. and in mississippi, lightning knocked a steeple from the top of a church. heavy winds and rain made it hard for drivers to see the road. the storm is now heading up the east coast with heavy rain expected today. snow is also piling up in minnesota. they saw at least eight inches of snow yesterday. reggie? reggie: thank you, jobina. the city of san jose has been given permission to continue clearing a homeless encampment on a lot owned by san jose international airport. our media partners at the mercury news report the move comes just two weeks after a federal judge stopped the work when several people who live at the camp filed a lawsuit. the city argued in court documents the camp posed a danger to the people who live there and to the public. the judge agreed.

the lawsuit filed by the residents will move forward. there are some exciting new developments in the fight to treat alzheimer's. an experimental drug is showing promise in a clinical trial. research shows the drug reduced alzheimer's symptoms by 27%. after taking it patients with early signs of the disease showed less cognitive and functional decline. the f.d.a. is slighted to make a decision on its approval in january. this drug is different than the controversial drug the f.d.a. approved last year. kumasi: cannabis shops in san francisco are getting another tax break. supervisors agreed to extend a postponement of the city business tax through 2025. voters approved the tax in 2018. it's been delayed two other times. supporters of postponing the tax say cannabis operators in the city are struggling because of overproduction, and regulations. the city budget office says that the tax would have raised about $10.2 million annually.

a special legislative session is happening next week to see if a new law is needed to reel in california gas prices. yesterday the california energy commission held a hearing in san francisco to talk about what can be done to lower gas prices. the price is coming down, but we are still paying much more than drivers in other states. the commission wants to know why prices have been so high here. one reason, when refineries shut down for maintenance, other refiners often make more money. >> if you're a refiner who has a significant addage, you are entering to the marketplace to purchase replacement to continue. however, the other refiners, they didn't have a problem, and then wholesale prices rose, and that's the new market prices. kumasi: five major oil refiners in california did not show up to yesterday's meeting, citing legal and other concerns. 7 on your side reached out to

them. none returned our request for an interview. there's another meeting set for next week. reggie: the future of your commute, why you may be paying tolls to travel on some freeways. kumasi: this is live at the new york stock exchange. another update on the markets next. reggie: world heritage status, the french staple that received a high honor this week, and stay once on the abc 7 bay area streaming app at 7:00 a.m. we do abc 7 at 7:00. that's right, we are live every weekday after this show from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m., but you got to get to streaming. it's available on all the devices you see on your screen. drew: look at some of these temperatures in the north bay this morning. we are down to 24 degrees. 29 in petaluma. 28 in san rafael. good reason why we have warming centers open in this area, because of sub-freezing temperatures. it's quite cold out there this morning, certainly feeling like the end of november right now. we're at 37 in oakland.

32 in salo alto. but 26 in fairfield. bundle up this morning, as cold temperatures are slow to warm as day goes on. we're totally dry today. here's future weather hour by hour. we'll find increasing clouds as the day goes on. we start with sunshine. we'll thicken up the cloud cover, lower the deck of clouds as the day goes on. it's all ahead of rain we're tracking early tomorrow morning. today, we'll find 57 in the city. 59 in oakland. 60 in san jose. about 56 in santa rosa. 57, the high in antioch. tomorrow, we bring in the storm impact scale. it's a level two, a moderate storm here thursday morning with brief downpours, gusty winds. we will see water standing on our roadways, so that creates problems for the thursday morning commute. look at this rainfall. half of an inch to an inch and a half for most areas. that's a lot of rain in a short amount of time. here's future weather. this is 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we have the shield of moisture overhead. lots of bright colors indicating the heavier rain. we will watch this band you see

right here that that heavy rain. that's a cold front that brings us strong winds as well. that's at 6:00 a.m. thursday morning. that creates problems on our area roadways. storm concerns we have tomorrow, hazardous travel as heavy rain creates flooding on our freeways, even poor drainage areas could see flooding as well. winds gusting well over 30 miles per hour, could bring down some small tree limbs. isolated power outages not out of the question, and we will watch our smaller streams and creeks for flooding potential, because some areas that pick up more than an inch of rain in a short amount of time, that could overflow some of our smaller streams and creeks over their banks. we'll watch this very closely. if you do have the potential to watch from home tomorrow, not a bad idea as the morning commute will be messy. we'll track it all morning long tomorrow. that is weather. let's get a track of this morning's commute with jobina. jobina: hi, everyone. we're starting with a new crash, where you're going to face the backup traveling northbound on

880. the crash is at davis street. speeds down to around 13 miles an hour right now. at least one lane blocked there, and also one lane blocked on westbound 37 in vallejo. speeds there about 5 miles an hour. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on. and then much smoother here in walnut creek as we bring enthuse live picture showing it. we'll b

reggie: make-shift times will soon memorialize unhoused residents who have died on santa clara county streets this year. abc 7 news reporter met with volunteers and has the story of their personal connections. reporter: with a bit of spray paint and several strokes of a paint brush, volunteers in san jose are memorializing unhoused residents across santa clara county who have died since december 2021. >> when you don't have the

money, do you things like this, and this is, i think, more memorable. reporter: cheryl and others have dedicated days to completing this project. the team of volunteers is made up of curr currently and formery unhoused people. their loved ones and homeless advocates. >> that matters a lot, because you can bring in anybody to paint, but to have people, they're all telling their stories. reporter: the unhoused response group says for most, these tombstones serve appears the only visual markers honoring those who have died on our streets. she says it's a source of closure for many in the unhoused community. >> it's so hard when people are unhoused, because you're like, oh, my god, did you hear about bob, and then it's like yeah, and you move on. because there isn't time to take time to mourn. you've got to go find food. you got to find water. you've got get sweats. reporter: last year they made a record 250 tombstones. this year, at least 240 unhoused people are being remembered.

for fleming, painting this year is even more personal. her long-time friend, brenda, died in october. >> my boyfriend and i saw her the day before she died. and we stopped at rogers avenue, where they turn in the recycle, and she had her little dog up on her driver's side window. i can't say anymore. reporter: but it's emotional. >> yeah, it is, very. yeah, very. reporter: tombstones will be on display at the annual homeless personals interfaith memorialize service on december 21. >> we put in our live, and somehow i know she'll know. kumasi: a san jose nonprofit is helping neighborhoods found a sense of security. the organization rebuilding together is providing security cameras and lights to 80 residents in the seven trees neighborhood. now the 70 trees, seven trees

association is working to get the word out about this. the pilot program is only four residents in seven trees right now. the hope is it can eventually expand. reggie: the future of freeways is the focus of a new study by bay area transportation officials. they are shifting gears to try to reduce congestion during peak travel times. guess what that means. there's a suggestion that we might be adding tolls to some of our busiest corridors. abc 7 news reporter gloria rodriguez is live in the newsroom with more on that. reporter: good morning, reggie. most of us don't like the sound of that, having to pay to drive on the freeway. but officials say that congestion is mounting partly because they've kept the user price of driving on freeways down. officials are considering the report plan bay area 2050. this is a joint project between the m.t.c. and association of bay area government. it includes transportation strategies. one of those is charging drivers per mile on some congested

freeway corridors. there would be some discounts for those who are car-pooling, for low-income residents, also those traveling off-peak times. during a presentation earlier this month, officials argued it is no longer feasible to keep widening the freeways to meet demand. >> the concept of tolling is similar to the way electric companies charge more when we consume power during certain hours of the day. reporter: that presentation you just heard from is the same one that they were presenting yesterday evening. now, keep in mind, this is not something that is going to happen for sure. there have been no suggestions for how much the tolls would be, and, of course, we'll keep you updated on that. reggie? reggie why, gloria, thank you. now it's your morning report. local families who may not have the financial resources to send their kids to college are starting to apply for the state's new college savings account. california hopes the cal kids program will make higher education more accessible to low-income families. they say free college savings

account that starts out with either a $500 deposit, a $1,000 deposit the child is a foster care, or $1,500 if the child is homeless. families aren couraged to contribute more as the years go on. >> no one thinks that $500 is going to be nearly enough, so what it does is starts families off on a footing that says this is the first step to you investing in your child's future. reggie: last night the office of education hosted an information and registration session for families. trying to capitalize on the popularity of youtubers and twitch celebrities through virtual reality. if you're not familiar, twitch is a live streaming service that focuses on video game streaming. sony wants to produce a motion capture system that relies on sensor that is you strap to your body. those sensors help you take control of a virtual character, enhancing the virtual reality experience.

it will also come out with a smartphone capturing all the data. oh, boy. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange, you can see we are down about 18 points. kumasi: the heads of two of the largest grocery store chains in the country are making their case for a mega merger. kroger wants to buy albert sons for $25 billion. the union representing albertsons workers says this proposed merge we're lead to thousands of layoffs. the c.e.o.'s of bothd a senate subcommittee saw that's no theyaytill benefit customers. >> we willotloseny store distribution centers or manufacturing facilities or lay off any frontline associates as a result of this merger. >> the proposed merge her help protect the local community grocery stores that people love. kroger albertsons will continue to be the staples of their local communities. kumasi: albertsons has nearly 600 stores in california. it owns safeway, lucky

supermarkets and others. kroger owns food max stores here in the bay area. the french baggett is finally getting the recognition it deserves. reggie: it's been given world heritage status by the science and cultural organization. but t has become an integral part of dining all over the world for breakfast, lunch or dinner. unesco experts say bakers also deserve recognition for keeping the recipe into existence since the 1800's. the french government will create an official baguette day and, of course, any time i say baguette, i think of "beauty and the bea." anyone else? kumasi: no. reggie: you don't think that have moment? drew: i think of cheese. reggie: you don't think of the iconic moment when belle is walking down the street, shadily

casting alive everyone, reading, and then you overhear the conversation from a bakery where the husband says to the wife, marie, the baguette! hurry up and the that wasn't a life-changing time for you? kumasi: not so much. drew: appreciate your brain. kumasi: yeah. drew: i love a baguette, though. reggie: what did you call me? [laughter] kumasi: please let's go on. [laughter] drew: ok. [laughter] come on. it is cold again this morning. we have sub-freezing areas. we're emphasizing tomorrow morning because it is going to be a stormy morning commute with another storm arriving over the weekend. this morning, the concern is how cold it is out there. it's certainly feeling like the end of november.

lots of 20's and low 30's on the board. warming shelters open in parts of the north bay for these cold temperatures. so dress warmly this morning. you don't need any new rain gear. leave that at home today, mid 50's to low 60's with sunshine giving way to increasing clouds ahead of our storm system. tonight, this is a stormy night on the way with temperatures in the 40's with that rain and wind moving in. on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale level two moderate storm on thursday morning, it downpours and gusty winds, it will create water standing on our freeways, and rainfall totals, half an inch to an inch and a half for most areas. as we take a look at future weather tomorrow morning, we're socked in with rain early on. this is 4:00 a.m. by 6:00 a.m., the morning commute is underway. we have pockets of heavy rain, and along this front, we will have strong, gusty winds as well. as we head towards lunch time, the steady rain will move out of here. the afternoon, we could see an isolated shower, but really tomorrow morning we'll see the brunt of the rain and wind.

total rainfall, we do notice some areas picking up more than an inch of rain. future weather really indicating downpours that will create a lot of rain in a short amount of time. that's why we think freeway flooding is high with heavy showers moving through. a winter storm warning in effect today at 10:00 p.m. heavy snow, one to three feet expected in the sierra with this storm system. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast for the next seven days. all about the cold morning this morning. tomorrow, a level two, a moderate storm on the storm impact scale. we're dry on friday. then isolated showers working our way for saturday and sunday. kumasi: apple has announced its best app store app of the year. iphone app of the year goes to social media app be real. note taking app, good notes 5, gets best ipad app. apple's global app store editorial team helped choose the 16 overall winners. apple says they have spotlighted apps that have inspired change and deliveredden gauging

experiences. why are you looking for a winter getaway and you love mariah carey? this is for you. reggie: she's offering two lucky winners an overnight stay in new york city. mariah carey teaming one booking.com. it will cost $20.19 in honor of the year her classic hit first reached number one on the bill board hot 100. the pair of winners gets to stay at the plaza hotel. tickets to her christmas concert, a shopping spree at saks fifth avenue. the best part is you go into her penthouse. i don't know if she's going to be there. kumasi: you get to see the closet. you get to see everything. reggie: do you think you would take something? kumasi: no, that's rude. reggie: not even a little thing. would you leave anything behind, a note? kumasi: no. reggie: no, you're not me. kumasi: no, i'm not trying to get dragged out of that motel.

reggie: you're right, because there are cameras. that's a good lesson for me to learn. kumasi: ok? please don't. salvation army is known for its annual red kettle campaign during the holidays, but this year one san francisco branch is taking it to the next level by putting those famous kettles on a sweater. >> we got the shield, the red kettle. part of the tradition is music. we teach music, and we also have brass bands. and then we also have one of my favorite parts is the bell. kumasi: you see what they want you to do, purchase your ugly sweater today. they're being sold throughout the salvation army center. they're $63 each. look for them at this website. it's right there on the bottom of your screen. good eats at a good price. three area restaurants have been added to the michelin list. this is video of hilda and jesse in san francisco, the creative

and ambitious take on brunch. the other two local additions are joe's modern thai in oakland and good good culture club in san francisco. to qualify, restaurants have to offer two courses and a glass of wine or a dessert for less than $50. you can win free mcdonald's for 50 years. this is a part of the fast food chain's season of sharing. from december 5 to 25, each purchase in the mcdonald's app will get you an entry into the drawing to win a mcgold card. three people will win four cards. if you do win, you'll be able to get two free meals a week for 50 years. the gold card has been around for years now, and celebrities like warren buffett, bill gates, and rob lowe all have one. reggie: we are looking at spotify's 2022 wrap. it's one of the best days of the year. for me. kumasi: we is not -- i'm not. but anyway, it is here, and you have to download the app to join in the fun. you also have to have spotify,

which is why i'm not looking. reggie: this is the time of the year when you discover who in your friend group is spotify and had who is apple. jobina and are you spotify. drew and kumasi are apple. dry we're split. reggie: i hear you have something, and it's what? kumasi: apple replay. reggie: did it work for you? kumasi: not at this time. friend is so shady. he's over here. what's your most listened to song? he knows. it didn't come up. he knows. and then he said, oh, you don't know? drew: i have mine. reggie: what do you think your most listened to song is? drew: probably something about dua lipa. reggie: jobina and i have the same most listened to song, which is "break my soul." three of the top five songs are the year are from the renaissance album. alien superstar, yeah. they're all great. my other one is kacey musgraves, and my fifth one is, i'm not

kidding you, the theme song from disneyland paris parade. kumasi: oh. drew, wait, is that even a song? reggie: it's actually my most number two streamed song. couple as you're: get you ready for the day? reggie: it's called ready for the ride. drew: the more i talk about this, the more it doesn't seem normal. i regret this entire segment. coming up next, the seven things you need to know today. kumasi: a live look outside right now at a beautiful morning. drew: ready for the rid

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storm on the exclusive abc 7 storm impact scale. prepare yourself for a slower than normal morning commute tomorrow. we'll track all that have wet weather first thing tomorrow. kumasi: a tornado outbreak in the south overnight is being blamed for two deaths in alabama. there are at least 29 tornadoes. reggie: number three, robots in san francisco can now use lethal force in some circumstances. supervisors approved the controversial plan yesterday. it allows police to deploy robots to kill in extremely rare cases when there's an imminent risk of death to civilians or officers. kumasi: number four, could you one day day per mile to dry on bay area highways? that's what transportation officials are considering in an effort to ease congestion in the future. no decision has been made, and e on its website. jobina: we have a couple of issues we're following on our roads. a crash that we' at in

san leandro, in the process of clearing past davis street on 880. ridge: prill and kate middleton are visiting boston for three days. it's the first trip to boston in eight years. they're meeting caroline kennedy and visiting harvard university. kumasi: rapper megan thee stallion is the first black woman to cover on the cover of "forbes'" 30 under 30 issue. she earned $13 million this year from a combination of ticket sales, record royalties, and endorsements. reggie: excited for her. kumasi: i'm surprised she wasn't in my top five. maybe she's in the top 10. reggie: she, she, she. kumasi: her, her, her. reggie: that's a really good song. it doesn't get the credit it deserves, in my opinion. kumasi: we wish her the best always. reggie: break my soul? jobina: the entire renaissance album. kumasi: how are you doing today? drew: energy.

jobina: church girl. good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, breaking overnight, twisters, snow and more dangerous weather on the move heading to the nort northeast, as the west braces for heavy snow. overnight tornado outbreak in the south. the damage after more than two dozen twisters reported in at least three states. plus, heavy snow in the midwest and seven states from california to montana under winter storm warnings bracing for heavy snow and strong winds. ginger is tracking it all. race to avert a rail strike. congress set to act to prevent what could be a devastating blow to the economy. plus, the bipartisan breakthrough putting marriage equality one big step closer to becoming law. guilty. the leader of the far right oath keepers convicted of