time to mask up again. the change is starting today at health care facilities in several bay area counties. >> then the war in the middle east raising concerns that americans could be at a higher risk of an attack. >> in san francisco, police may be increasing foot patrols in your neighborhood ad all in an effort to slow down crime. good morning. >> it is wednesday, november

1st. your rent is due and it's basically christmas. >> give thanksgiving. it's time. >> we got a whole month. >> we are airing these christmas commercials. >> i know. >> thank you for the money. yes, but we just weren't quite emotionally prepared yet. >> did you all hear that? that santa claus song right before this show came on? >> it's happening. >> and it was like so warm yesterday. it's like i'm not in the spirit yet. >> not yet. not yet. we've got time. but today it's equally as warm. welcome. november it feels a lot warmer than average. we'll have temperatures back into the 70s and 80s later on today for the first day of the month. we begin for the most part in the 30s and 40s. so a little cool air to begin your first day of november. but you can get rid of the jacket by about mid-morning because the planner shows you we have sunny skies, mild midday again. and then this afternoon temperatures very similar to yesterday. everybody back into the 70s again, some spots approaching 80 degrees in our warmest areas inland. by 4 p.m. that's the forecast. let's check the roads with jobina. good morning. >> good morning, drew. thank you. hey, everybody. so we are going to start here with a couple of crashes beginning with

a sigalert, though. this is a stalled or disabled, i should say, tractor trailer westbound 80 before the scales. your speeds are down to around nine miles per hour there. but we do have a crash reported. this is going to be in concord westbound for before solano way. it's an overturned vehicle blocking a lane speeds down to around 24mph and that spot your drive times tracy to castro valley around 46 minutes and we will end with a live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza. we're metering lights came on at 544. reggie thanks for being. >> starting today, a new mask mandates are in effect at health care facilities in several bay area counties. abc7 news reporter lena howland joins us with the rules and how they are going to differ from place to place. lena reggie, a number of bay area public health officials past mandates requiring seasonal masking rules. >> now the goal is to try to limit the spread of seasonal respiratory viruses such as the flu rsv and covid. these rules differ depending on which county you are in. so let's break it down for you. santa clara county

will see the biggest change today. patients caregivers and health care providers are now required to mask up inside of hospitals, clinics and long term care facilities. but in alameda, san mateo, contra costa and sonoma counties, it's just the health care workers required to mask up in patient care areas starting today. that's the same mandate san francisco has been following all along. masking required for health care workers. but not patients and caregivers. dr. peter chin-hong of ucsf explains why masking up is particularly important at this time of year. >> nobody really knows what's going to happen this winter. in the hospital last year, it was not so great, but we had the viruses taking turns. there was rsv, influenza, covid. we didn't have them all come together and this year they may all come together. and that may mean fewer beds in the hospitals for people who need them for other reasons. apart from these infectious diseases.

>> san francisco's department of public health says although health care workers wearing a mask does not fully eliminate the risk of transmission of these viruses, it does add a substantial layer of protection for both patients and staff. the mask mandate inside of hospitals and skilled nursing facilities is expected to last five months until at the end of march. live in walnut creek, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. we are learning more about the criminal history of the man accused of throwing explosive devices at police. they say it happened during a chase from san francisco to the east bay. 42 year old daniel garcia is jailed in san francisco this morning on more than a dozen charges. he's accused of punching a man attending mass at a north beach church on sunday and then leading police on a chase into martinez, where he was then arrested back in 2012. garcia was found guilty of placing and detonating a bomb under the suv of a former tenant. the woman

says she and her family rented two bedrooms of garcia's house in 2011. she says they only lived there for three days before learning. garcia was, quote, into crystal meth. end quote. she claims he stalked them at their new home. and then one day they woke up to an explosion in a bomb planted under her car, blew up. >> look at him. this many years later. it's a repeat. it's a shock. i was like, oh, my gosh, i almost like you want a blanket out. >> garcia was sentenced to 35 years in prison. greed still felt unsafe and moved her family out of state. garcia was released in 2019 after challenging one of the charges against him. >> tensions are escalating in the israel-hamas war. the gaza health ministry says israeli military airstrikes on a gaza refugee camp killed at least 52 palestinian civilians. jobina. there are now renewed calls for a cease fire. yes reggie aqui

the sharp rise in civilian deaths is prompting the united nations secretary general to renew demands that the two sides abide by international humanitarian law. >> abc news has determined the airstrikes on gaza's largest refugee camp caused craters consistent with bombs dropped from an aircraft. the israel defense forces confirmed it carried out the strikes and that it killed a top hamas leader and other militants. the idf accuses hamas of using civilians as a human shield. an idf official spoke with abc news about why the camp was targeted and there were secondary explosions and that subterranea infrastructure also exploded or imploded as a result of some kind of secondary explosion. >> and that there are quite a lot of casualties in the area, presumably a civilian. >> sorry, sorry to interrupt. civilian casualties at this stage, i can't confirm that. >> i assess that is the case. >> the rafah crossing into egypt reopened today with priority for

injured palestinians. the us hopes the same applies to americans defense secretary lloyd austin and secretary of state antony blinken are urging lawmakers to approve defense aid for israel. secretary blinken plans to travel to israel friday for continued talks with israeli leaders. kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. fbi director christopher wray says the israel-hamas war is real, adding the threat of an attack against americans in the us to another level. wray and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas outlined the threats before a senate committee yesterday. they they say there's no indication that hamas is planning or even has the capacity to carry out an attack here in the us. but it doesn't mean another group won't try. >> we assess that the actions of hamas and its allies will serve as an inspiration, the likes of which we haven't seen since isis launched its so-called caliphate, says years ago.

>> mallorca's told lawmakers that his department has seen a rise in threats against jewish, muslim and arab american communities and institutions across the country since the war started. he urged lawmakers not to let funding requests lapse in the coming weeks. >> former treasury secretary jack lew is the new us ambassador to israel. he was confirmed in the senate yesterday in a 53 to 43 vote. republicans objected due to lu's involvement with the iran nuclear deal during the obama administration. senate majority leader chuck schumer endorsed lew, saying he has a proven record as a public servant and, quote, ferocious ally of israel. >> the oakland education association is facing criticism after it posted a declaration associating israel with genocide and apartheid. according to the chronicle. the union also urged pro-palestinian curriculum within the district and then published an update saying its original post, which has now been deleted, did not accurately represent the declaration.

jewish community members say the union's comments sparked fear in their community. coming up, the white house makes it official. president biden and the chinese president will be meeting in san francisco. business owners in the city are still worried about what this could mean for their bottom line. >> and the new video showing the moments people were asked to risk it all to save others during these devastating maui wildfires. wow >> time now approaching 609 this morning. we start a new month, but we keep the warm air from yesterday. we're into the 70s and 80s. enjoy the mild temperatures because we are tracking cooler, cloudier and wetter weather on the horizon. we'll

body camera video from maui as wildfires ravaged the island in the various shots, you can see officers alerting people about the approaching fire. and in other videos, officers put people in their cars to drive them out of the danger area while the island is still trying to recover from the fires. 99 people died and 20,000 structures were damaged. it's hard to look at that, drew. >> that is really hard to look at that. and of course, we're familiar with those images is from years past with our wildfires. it's hard to see that. let's take it a live doppler seven along with satellite. the storm track to our north. you can see it around portland and seattle this morning. but what we'll watch is this cold front will eventually try and sink south into northern california over the weekend. and bring us some light showers. saturday and sunday. but today, enjoy the mild air, the sunshine , the dry conditions. hour by hour, we go. we're warming up very nicely. back into the 70s. later on this afternoon, maybe a few 80s popping up on the board. the three day forecast shows you november warmth. today we'll

start a cooling trend as we get towards the end of the week. but it's the weekend we're keeping our eyes on that rain. you could see over the next seven days, those rain chances really ramp up saturday and especially into sunday. we will go hour by hour in future with our time at that rain for you. kumasi coming up in about ten minutes. all right. >> thank you, drew. still to come, the shocking death of a longtime soap opera actor and more closures for stores in downtown san francisco. so which ones are shutting their doors and how many workers

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of young babies dying in the us is on the rise for the first time in two decades. this is according to a new report from the cdc. from 2011 to excuse me, 2021 to 2022, the overall rate

went up by 3. and experts say it could be a sign of an underlying health care issue in our country . but they will need to see the numbers for this year first to see if the 2022 increase is isolated. the white house has confirmed what abc7 news reported over the weekend. president biden will be meeting with chinese president xi jinping in san francisco later this month. the white house press secretary said yesterday that they will both be attending the asia pacific economic cooperation summit or apec that begins on november 11th. now some businesses in san francisco are worried about the impact of the conference coming. the area around the moscone center is going to essentially be locked down for apec. entry will be tightly restricted. there could possibly be metal detectors and wands. so for restaurants and shops, that means limited customers and difficulty accommodating delivery requests. >> in this case, if we are not doing any business and customers

cannot be here, i think the city should compensate us. you know, for this for losing this business. >> abc7 reached out to the mayor's office and to the office of economic workforce. it's not clear at this point if any type of financial assistance might be a possibility for these businesses. the apec joint information center says it expects minimal impact to the businesses in the security zone. new at six, you'll likely see more police officers around san francisco neighborhood soon. the board of supervisors approved legislation this week that requires the city's police department to establish and implement a strategy to add more officers for foot patrols. city and law enforcement leaders have expressed support for the concept, according to the examiner. for the problem is that sfpd is short hundreds of full time officers from its suggested staffing levels. >> the queen of halloween is back. heidi klum arrived to her halloween party with an entire team as her costume. so she's a

peacock. wow but as trying to figure out what's going on here because it takes a second. do you see that? those are people like there's a whole group of people behind her and she's standing on somebody, right? yep. yep these are cirque du soleil performer hours. wow can you imagine? >> that's really cool. yeah, it's amazing. >> so she said her goal this year was to do a costume where many people could create one thing and that's what she did. in the past, she's been princess fiona from shrek, a cadaver. i remember the worm. >> yes, that was a big one. >> but this is i don't know. to me, this is probably her most spectacular. yeah, well, someone wrote not as good as worm. the worm is so incredible. >> well, i think the best part, because she was on the carpet just lying horizontally.

>> and it was. but look at this. there it is. >> cool acrobatics. yeah, this is cool. this is really cool. >> she's also one year a group of heidi klum's. >> i saw that. yeah. >> that one is really insane. >> wait, what is happening here? >> and then she was also like, her elderly version of heidi klum. oh, i remember that. >> she's really good. >> she says it takes a year. she starts planning right after halloween. >> you would have to for that execution. >> that's cool. can we talk about the haters who go right on and say, not as good as the worm? >> i just i mean, in the words of french montana, if you ain't got no haters, you ain't poppin. that's true. that is accurate. >> that is very true. they're looking the lichen, they're commenting. >> yes, that's right. >> they took time out of their day. >> you did. why are you studying me? yeah. >> yes, you care so much. >> she did a good job. i want to go to that party one year, get a degree in someone else, get it like that. >> i like that too. i just made that up. >> oh, good for you. here's the abc7 oakland airport camera this morning. we have mainly clear skies, just a few high clouds to

begin our day. we're dry and we're mild through friday and then cloudier and cooler heading into the weekend. we do have some light showers likely saturday and sunday, but we are warm today. we'll continue that trend of temperatures really just staying above average for this time of the year, 70s and low 80s. so it's a warm start to the month. overnight tonight, we'll have mainly clear skies and temperatures, mainly in the 40s and in the 50s. let's talk rain chances. here's future weather starting out on saturday. the front moves into northern california late saturday, probably saturday, the best chance of showers in the north bay north of the city. and then into sunday, we'll see a ripple of energy work along that front. it looks like sunday, the best chance right now for most of us to get some light showers out of the system. again, we're on the fringe of this front. the heaviest rain as well to our north, but still we'll find additional cloud cover cooler weather moving in this weekend and that chance for some showers, highs amounts likely in the north bay. then they taper a bit as we head south. but probably a quarter of an inch is

likely in a lot of cities over the weekend. here's the accuweather 70 forecast. mild weather today. we'll start to increase that cloud cover by the end of the week. shower chances over the weekend a level one on sunday and those clocks go back one hour with standard time beginning the weekend. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we are beginning with the richmond-san rafael bridge where the backup extends about 2.5 miles long. as you approach in the westbound direction due to the sigalert. we do have three westbound lanes blocked there. no wide load vehicles allowed. still, this is week four of that drama, san jose 101. nice and clear. we do have a couple of issues to point out starting in fairfield, large backup here due to a sigalert for disabled tractor trailer westbound 80 before the scales and then we will end with the backup in concord due to an overturned vehicle on westbound four before solano way reggie thanks jobina. >> now we bring in ginger zee with a look at what's happening on gma. >> good morning, ginger. good morning reggie and kumasi. >> nice to be with everybody. so it's a tuesday here on gma. we'll start with the latest on the war between israel and hamas after israeli forces hit a refugee camp in gaza and as hundreds of foreign nationals,

including at least five americans trapped in gaza since the war began, have finally been allowed to cross into egypt. also the new report showing a rise in cancer among young people. what might be behind that? dr. ashton is here and a thanksgiving feast forecast what you should and shouldn't buy, which staple item is up by 60% and when should you get that turkey? also, it is that time of year. again, oprah's favorite things. we have the first look at some of the new items on this year's list and exclusive of savings for gma viewers. so don't miss that all. and i thought that i was going to be queen of halloween, but i forgot about heidi klum. so i heard you earlier, reggie. i'm just bringing it up. >> yeah, no, we were just talking about because kumasi was looking at her previous costumes like the worm. the worm was a lot. yeah. >> yeah, that was a lot. i like the peacock. i'm into this. like, this is. this is performance art now. >> it's beautiful. it's really pretty. yeah i enjoy it a lot. did you all get a lot of trick or treaters?

>> oh, my goodness, no. we went to a neighborhood where there's just a lot of action. and this was the first time miles really remembered. and understood. and it was so fun because we are pretty strict with candy. and so usually if they ever get a piece, it's one piece. so he sees other kids eating as they're walking and he's like, mom, what is this? these kids are eating candy like in the middle of the day. it's like, what can you imagine? and then like two houses later, he's like , i mean, do you think that i could have a piece of this? candy, we sure seem to be getting a lot. and i was like, yeah, you could have one now. and he goes, but not one later. i said, yeah, you can have one now. and later. and he goes, you're on the nice list. oh that is adorable. >> that is so sweet. >> i love that. yeah. oh, what a cutie. oh although he's learning, he's learning and observing and growing. >> what is happening. >> he's. he is. he's investigating. >> following up, following up. >> stretching boundaries. we see what's happening. soon he'll be 18. we're going to go from this.

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asians or in some cases have already done so. according to our media partners at the san francisco standard, 28 employees who work at the bank of the west on montgomery street are going to be laid off. another 200 workers located in san ramon are also being let go. owners bmo bank and they say that changing business needs require it to reduce its workforce force. and then just down the street from where we are here at the studio, the 24 hour fitness on california street is going to close at the end of december after the gym did not cite why it's closing the location, although in 2021, 24 hour fitness filed for bankruptcy because of economic challenges from covid 19. also down the street from from here, mcdonald's on front street is closing at 235. front street.

they cite challenging economic conditions and empty offices downtown. the daytime emmy winner, actor tyler christopher, has died. he was best known for playing nicholas cassidy on abc's general hospital. his general hospital costar maurice bernard, said that christopher died yesterday morning after a cardiac event in his san diego apartment. bernard also said christopher was an advocate for better mental health and substance and also substance use abuse. he spoke openly about his struggles with bipolar depression and alcohol. tyler christopher was only 50 years old. happening today, negotiations will continue between sag-aftra, a major studios. according to cnn. the negotiations have made significant progress at the bargaining table. they say a deal could be reached sometime this week, but there's no word yet on the possible terms of that deal. sag-aftra actors have been on strike for more than 100 days. they want changes in their pay and protections from

artificial intelligence as a rare horse species will be coming to san francisco zoo and gardens. the critically endangered bird chabowski horse will have a new zoo home for the first time in history. it's a smaller, stockier horse breed named after a russian explorer back in the 1800s. this animal has never been domesticated and is known as the last truly wild horse. the species was listed as extinct in the wild roughly 40 years ago. next, at 630, the high profile sporting event coming to the bay area in 2025. then an alert for anyone thinking of buying a home. the major ruling against the national association of realtors , what it means for

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now at 630. a shocking discovery made inside lake merritt. crews find a body stuffed inside a suitcase. a homicide

investigator session now underway in oakland's new plan to bring people downtown. >> how the mayor says it's going to work to drum up business and keep people safe. it's time this is the most extra person in the universe. >> it's the queen of christmas, says it is now time to fall out the decor. yeah is it too soon? darling, it's never too soon for mick. >> well, now that i've seen the outfits, i think i'm ready. >> are you? you're feeling good? >> holiday onesie. last hour, you were, like, not into it. >> that was last hour. the present is the present. >> good morning, everybody. we want to remind you, it's still november the first. >> yes. and that does mean your rent is due. it sure is. the good news is we have our lives. yeah that's a nice sort of our health. >> there you go. and warm

weather and warm weather. let's talk about how to be nice this afternoon. here's a live look at our temperatures right now. we're in the 30s and 40s for the most part. so it is a cool start to the day. but just like yesterday, we are in store for a mild afternoon. a live look. this is our east bay hills camera. great visibility out there. all of the city lights. we have sunny skies. sons up here in about an hour at 734, it's mostly sunny and mild heading into the middle part of the day. and then the afternoon it is november. warmth on this first of the new month. we'll see 70s across the board, likely some spots getting close to 80 degrees by 4 p.m. so temperatures certainly above average for this time of the year. but we do have some cooler, cloudier and even some wetter changes on the horizon with the forecast. we'll show you those coming up in about nine minutes. but let's check in with joe baena and see how traffic's doing this morning. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we do have a couple of issues to focus on, and they've been persisting for the last half hour or so. so it's the sigalert underway right now in fairfield on westbound 80

before the scales. you can see those speeds around 12mph. we have an overturned vehicle in concord still at least blocking one lane there on westbound for before solano way speeds approaching that area will be around 19mph. it has an impact on the westbound four commute to bad lake because you could see there any active conquered. it's around 33 minutes. tracy devlin will be 44. reggie thanks, jobina. >> a shocking discovery in the heart of oakland. a suitcase found floating in lake merritt with a body inside that discovery made yesterday morning on the eastern side of the lake by pine knoll park. this morning , still so many questions about how this happened. abc7 news reporter ryan curry is in the newsroom with what we know. ryan. yeah. >> reggie, good morning and absolutely horrifying scene how that body got in there and who did this are the biggest questions investigators are asking right now. it is shocking for them. and also shocking for the people who live nearby. workers cleaning the lake rediscovered a suitcase that was floating near the lakeshore avenue side. they thought at

first it was a mannequin or a cadaver, but it ended up being a real human body. police taped off the area while they recovered the body and looking for other evidence. residents around that area say crime has gone up in the last few years. we spoke with the cleaning crew who discovered the body. i thought it was a dummy. >> you know, like one of the human dummies. it looked like, you know, look like a human flesh. and then we opened it up further and realized the person who told me just said, did you hear about the body in the suitcase in the lake? >> wow. >> just really shocking for those people. police are asking anyone around that area to review home security camera footage to see if they caught anything suspicious. it's possible the luggage was dumped elsewhere and the luggage floated to the south end of the lake. but a very surprising and shocking scene in an area that has a lot of foot traffic. it makes sense why oakland residents are on edge in that area right now. live in the

newsroom, ryan curry, abc seven news. thank you, ryan. >> the city of oakland is offering a new solution to tackle its ongoing public safety issue and to bring more people into oakland. mayor shengtao just announced the new five after five initiative. it'll let you park at the franklin plaza garage for $5 after 5 p.m. and all day on weekends. city officials say oakland's downtown area is the second largest tax base for the city. they believe this new strategy will draw more foot traffic to the area and boost the economy for small businesses. >> having a safe garage is going to be incredibly important for the downtown area and for people to feel safe to come out and shop and so that's only one part of the solution to all of these different variances. >> now, in addition to other violent prevention initiatives, the city is also working to connect businesses to a citywide camera network. people living in antioch who call police will now get a text or an email update if the response gets delayed. the feature is automated for anyone

who calls using a phone that has sms text messaging enabled. and antioch is really facing a big shortage of officers. the department is facing multiple investigations for alleged civil rights violations by officers who have been placed on leave. >> san francisco, a five month long crackdown on drug dealing, is leading to more arrests, and that means the city has to do something that hasn't done in a year and a half. the city's jail location in san bruno reopened its annex to deal with the spike in the number of people being incarcerated. county jails have seen a more than 30% increase compared to this time last year. and these photos give you a glimpse into what that annex looks like. >> it's a dormitory style setting, so we have open space and it's a dorm space for up to 50 people right now. currently today we have 46 in that housing space and we have the capacity to open up additional dorms if the count continues to increase. >> the san francisco's da, brooke jenkins, is also reporting an uptick in drug dealer arrests since the end of may when the crackdown on the

tenderloin began in the da's office has received nearly 450 felony narcotics cases and has filed more than 350 starting today. >> new mask mandates are going into effect for bay area health care facilities. local health officials voting to mask up as we go into the holiday season. abc7 news reporter lena howland joining us now with the growing concern around rsv, covid and the flu. lena >> well, that's right. kumasi remember that double that triple whammy of rsv the flu and covid that hit 40% of us households last year. well, it put a big strain on hospitals just like this one here in walnut creek. and that's exactly what bay area public health officials are hoping to avoid this season. let's break it down for you. santa clara county will see the biggest change today. patients, caregivers and health care providers are now required to mask up inside of hospitals, clinics and long term care facilities. but in alameda, san mateo contra costa and sonoma

counties, it's just the health care workers required to mask up in patient care areas starting today. that's the same mandate san francisco has been following all along. masking required for health care workers. but not patients and caregivers. >> in san francisco, we always had that. it never went away. and i think it's really because of two things. the first is that, of course, you want to protect vulnerable patients from getting infected from covid or from other respiratory viruses like influenza that can be easily transmitted from one patient to health care worker back to patient. the second reason is that you want to maintain a really healthy healthcare worker workforce during the time when we really need it. >> that was dr. peter chin-hong of ucsf. he warns that there is a new covid sub variant called hiv 0.1. that might explain some of the latest increase in cases. but he says the good news is

that sub-variant is very similar to the type included in this year's covid shot, making it that much more important to get ahead of winter. this mask mandate is expected to last for five months through the end of march. live in walnut creek, lena howland, abc seven news. thanks lena. >> this morning, there are new questions about how police responded to the mass shooting in maine last week. 18 people died, 13 others were hurt. jobina some law enforcement officials are raising concerns about communication. in addition to missed warning signs. >> yes, reggie, the portland press herald reports there was a 12 hour delay between when officials found the shooter's car and when investigators started using it for tracking and evidence here. speaking anonymou, a local law enforcement official says that slowed the manhunt down. abc news has not confirmed the official's account. this comes after several missed warning signs about the gunman, robert card, in september. the army reserves requested a welfare check on card after another

soldier was worried he wanted to commit at a mass shooting and documents show in january, cards family reported concerns about his mental health, access to firearms cards. son says his father thought people were, quote, calling him a, end quote. but officials are defending their response. >> now, we looked at what was done as it aligns us with our policy. i think we need to look at it. i think we need to say, is there other ways to approach these situations? >> court documents show card's sister told police after last week's shootings that had been that he had been, i should say, delusional since february of 2023, following a bad breakup and had stopped taking his medication. officials say card's sister said he was hospitalized for mental health treatment after breaking up with his girlfriend. she says they met at the bar where one of the shootings was carried out. >> kumasi thank you, jobina. new

data shows a decline in hate crimes against asian people here in the united states. an official fbi report shows anti-asian hate crimes have decreased more than 30% in the last year. there were reportedly 500 anti-asian incidents in 2022, compared with more than 750 incidents in 2021. a hate crime can include things like an assault, intimidation and robbery. >> still to come, the fed to announce whether or not interest rates will get raised again. the prediction coming from economists. >> we're going to take a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're down, but not much. by about ten points right now. another update on the markets next. >> then, a soap that can potentially cure cancer. the groundbreaking invention created by a team. and stay with us on the abc seven bay area streaming app at seven for abc, seven at seven. we're live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. download the app now wherever you stream. >> it's 41 this morning. here's live doppler seven along with

satellite. we are seeing our storm track well to the north of us. this morning. it remains there through the end of the week. but we will see this cold front eventually try and sink its way south into northern california and supply us with a chance of some light showers on saturday and sunday. but today it's all about warm temperatures , a lot of sunshine. future tracker showing you we warm up very nicely throughout the morning and afternoon. by 1 p.m, we're back into the 70s just like yesterday day. and today is very similar to where we landed yesterday afternoon into the 70s and upper 70s in our warmest spots. a few spots could hit 80 degrees later on today. so 75 in oakland with sunshine. it is mild to start the new month today, 80 in san jose, 73in the city, 79 in santa rosa, 76 and antioch. we start to see some cooler weather move in by the end of the week, sort of back to average by friday. but over the weekend, we do have our rain chances increase. look at the chance for rain over the next seven days. it does increase both saturday and especially on

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home. the national association of realtors and several real estate companies have been ordered to pay 1.8 billion in damages after a federal jury found them guilty of conspiring to artificially inflate commercial loans. so this case specifically focused on the practice where sellers pay the commission for both their agent and for the buyer's agent. this verdict could mean that buyers and sellers will have to pay their own agents. analysts say the result could be some buyers no longer being able to afford to buy a home or an increase in one agent representing both parties. and then that raises questions about a conflict of

interest. the nar plans to appeal this decision. now it's our morning money report. >> we work plans to file for bankruptcy as early as next week. the new york based company that provides coworking space is reportedly struggling with a massive debt. we work shares fell 32% in extended trading yesterday. they fallen about 96% this year. the company agreed with creditors to extend a 30 day grace period to make interest payments on some of its debt scheduled to expire this week. the agreement will terminate in seven days. today, the federal reserve is set to announce if it will impose another interest rate hike as it continues to try to bring down inflation. an economists expect the fed to keep interest rates on hold, but leave the door open for another hike this year. it's already increased increased rates 11 times since march of 2022. during that time, mortgage rates have more than doubled to a 23 year high of around 8. and the average credit card interest

rate is now at a record high of nearly 21. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we're down about 13 points. >> the 49 ers have made a big trade in hopes of boosting their defense and title chances. they traded a third round draft pick to washington for defensive end chase young. young was previously the second overall pick in 2020. he'll help bolster the 49 ers defense, which has struggled the last few weeks. the niners are five and three, with a three game losing streak. they're not playing this week. the next game is on november 12th at jacksonville. the nba all star game is coming to the bay area. according to bloomberg league officials have selected the golden state warriors to host the 2025. all star weekend festivities. are expected to include the usual competitions like the three point contest, the skills challenge, and of course, the all star game. now, the last time the bay area hosted this event, 23 years ago at oracle arena. the western

conference won that game. both shaquille o'neal and tim duncan were named mvp of the game. allen iverson was the leading scorer with 26 points. >> a local couple raised nearly $4,500 for charity through a massive halloween attraction in their south bay home. hundreds of people lined up for this experience in san jose, which included decorated gardens, photo ops and interactive games with prizes. people waited up to three hours to get in. the kids, you know, they're having fun going trick or treating to the houses nearby. >> so during the wait time, they were able to get you know, candy from the neighbors. britta and glen peterson steam this year, i think you can probably guess it. >> the nightmare before christmas. admission was free, but the couple asked people to support the fundraiser for the give the kids the world village. the petersons say it's for critically ill children and their families in orlando to have a fun week together. they actually send them to orlando from across the country. next year's theme is disney's haunted

mansion. they must be huge disney fans and to that i say amen. >> a 14 year old is getting a lot of praise because of his creation that treats cancer with a bar of soap cts, which stands for skin cancer treating soap. it works through nanoparticles. it activates the body's immune cells to fend off cancer. heyman beckel drew inspiration from his native ethiopia. >> people work really long hours in the sun, and there is no awareness or any sort of information being shared around about how dangerous sun exposure really is. so then when they do end up developing issues like skin cancers, it's really just incredibly difficult for them to be able to afford the affordable cures. >> all right. heyman. the soap costs $8.50. you compare that with other types of treatment that average well over $40,000. he is hoping to eventually get it. fda certified. >> that's the most incredible story of the day. i just cannot

even believe that. welcome to november. for now, that means a lot of things, but it also means it's mariah carey day. . >> it's so ridiculous. >> i love it. so much. the singer shared this video on social media at midnight with the caption, it's time. now, this has become an annual tradition for her. the day after halloween to get ready for the holidays as this year, the video featured her twins, moroccan and monroe, dancing to her hit all i want for christmas is you. >> or were they also in her clothing? that's what i was wondering. >> it looked like the clothing, because she has this partnership now with the children's place and everybody looks good. yeah. now, are you all into the comfy holiday fashion? like the onesies and all of the holiday? >> oh, yeah. >> i'm not a onesie person. >> you know, i wouldn't say

onesie, but chris is pajamas. holiday pajamas. absolutely yeah. >> oh, i still have our christmas onesies from last year. >> i just said i'm not a onesie person, but it makes no sense. but i did for the first time by them last year. you remember? you recall that we had. do you remember? >> yes. and your and your when you snapped and changed into to do a commercial on them. >> they are sitting up in the closet ready to go. >> yes. >> check them out this weekend. it's a little warm for that. >> okay. well we have. but you know what? live your life. >> my heater on yesterday. >> your heater. your heater. >> don't judge me. >> so warm. >> i felt a little nippy inside. i don't appreciate the judge. >> it was a high in the 70s. she's got the heater. >> i understand. no air. i know. >> but like during this time, the only nippy you should be feeling is if you're playing whitney houston. that should be the only nippy in your house. >> top to each their own. thank you. you felt cold. thank you. and you turned on your heat. >> this sunrise, though. >> i know. whoa >> what is this?

>> this is from our tam cam. it is a lovely morning out there. great visibility. so we're in store for a sunny day today. dry mild pattern through friday. then we're cloudy or cooler showers likely this week. and we'll show you that timing in one second. but enjoy the warm, mild air today for the first day of november. that's sunshine is back in full force, 70s and 80s, very similar to yesterday, above average overnight tonight, we'll have mainly clear skies and overnight lows in the 40s and 50s. here's that rain chance future weather will begin on saturday i think saturday evening and in the north bay is probably the best chance of showers to start out the weekend. but by sunday another ripple of energy works through here and that gives everybody a better chance of finding some light showers. here's the early call on rainfall estimates. it's not a doozy of a storm by any means. probably some higher amounts in the north bay. they go a lot lower as you head south. a good quarter of an inch of rain is likely and several cities as we head into the weekend, we'll fine tune those details as we get closer to the weekend. here's the accuweather 70 forecast. mild and warm and dry today. there's that shower

chance over the weekend. a level one light storm on sunday. your clocks go back one hour over the weekend as standard time begins. jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we are following two sig alerts right now and a couple of crashes. we have a more than three mile long backup as you approach the richmond, san rafael bridge in the westbound direction due to the sig alert here. this is week four of that, we have a new crash reported in orinda westbound 24 before camino pablo. those speeds down to around 15 miles, 15mph. there we also have a disabled tractor trailer which has caused a stigler and fairfield westbound 80 before the scales. and then we will end in concord with our fourth issue on our roads right now westbound four before solano way speeds around 22mph in that spot. kumasi >> thanks jobina the holiday ice rink at san francisco's union square is set to reopen for the winter season today. now abc seven was out there yesterday. you can see it looks like

everything is set to go. the tickets start at $15 for kids. eight and under, $20 for adults. and skate rental is included. so you don't have to worry about that part. a portion of the ticket proceeds go to san francisco rec and parks and the rink will stay open until january 15th. cost for costa county offered a spooky twist to wedding ceremonies. >> the county clerk's office performed what it called ceremonies for 18 couples. oh my. the annual halloween tradition happened in martinez yesterday. the staff officiated the weddings while wearing costumes. oh for couples who are interested in this and obviously some were couples could choose which staff member or character they wanted to perform their ceremony. some couples also participated. as you can see, by dressing up. >> it's always been my favorite holiday, you know. so i thought that maybe, you know, why not, you know, so it's something you love and you're passionate about . so go for it. >> county officials say

halloween is one of their busiest times of the year for weddings. >> there is somebody for everybody because look, they were on board with it. truly yeah. >> and what's that oogie boogie who was officiating? i think it might have been. >> i don't know. i like that. >> can you imagine you show up in that costume and then they also have the third person for your costume happens to be there and there's going to officiate blessed of next is seven things you need to know today. >> now i would have actually been murdered if i would have suggested that for my wedding. >> but absolutely not. it would have been our first and last day. as we consider some things, you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app. >> it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now and start streaming. can we see the night? oh there it is. >> as we head to break, a live look outside 655. we'll be right back

to carry out an airstrike on a densely populated refugee camp in gaza that has targeted a hamas leader. at least 52 people, including civilians, were killed. the attack came just hours before egypt opened its rafah border crossing, allowing injured palestinian and some americans to get out of gaza. >> number two, oakland police are investigating after a body was found in a suitcase in lake merritt. the identity of the victim has not been released. >> number three, mask mandates returned to some counties today in health care settings in santa clara county. everyone is required to wear masks in public patient care areas. alameda, san mateo contra costa and sonoma counties are requiring health care workers to wear a mask. >> number four, today, the federal reserve is set to announce what it's going to do with interest rates as it continues to try and bring down inflation. economists expect that they'll leave the rates alone this time, but leave the door open for one more hike this

year. >> and number five five, it is a warm day to start out november. right now, we have our typically cool temperatures as the sun gets up here in the 30s and in the 40s. but what a lovely picture this is our mount tam cam. we have sunny skies. it's going to be a nice day. temperatures very similar to yesterday. we're going to keep those temperatures above average. it's mild. the middle part of the day, 60s and 70s by £0.04 pm. everybody's in the 70s, if not close to 80 degrees and our warmest spots away from the coast. >> number six, well, we have a number of issues on our roads this morning. this is our worst one. the backup as you approach the richmond-san rafael bridge in the westbound direction. backup is extending to about four miles long. now and number seven, starbucks has just released the design for this year's holiday cups. >> what do we think the coffee chain says? the magenta accent lifts the traditional holiday colors and makes the red look even brighter. there's also a

new iced gingerbread and oat milk chai is that for us? >> jobina that's for us. >> i think that's for us. now, you can start getting these tomorrow and buy you. i mean. reggie right, because right. >> run. >> i will be your delivery person. >> thank you in advance. thank you, sir. welcome >> what a blessing. good morning america. the race to escape as fierce fighting rages in the middle east. hundreds of foreign nationals, including at least five american, finally allowed to cross into egypt, since being trapped in gaza since the war began. dozens of ambulances cross over after a deadly israeli air strike hit a gaza camp. israeli forces say they killed a top hamas commander, while thousands of palestinians and hundreds of americans are still

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