now a5a fire prompts a late night emergency alert in the east bay. we hear from neighbors woken up by the flames. >> president biden now pushing for a humanitarian pause to get civilians out of gaza as israel is claiming responsibility for another strike on a refugee camp , killing more palestinians. >> keeping score in san jose. the proposal by mayor mehan to help improve the city. good morning. welcome to thursday, november 2nd. i'm going to start the check of our forecast with drew. >> hey, good morning. >> okay, so the mild weather continues for another day. here's a live look outside. this is our exploratorium camera this morning. we do have clear skies out there. it's another morning. we'll have a sunny start, but we will see some high clouds start to filter in from time to time. but all in all, it's shaping up to be a lovely thursday. once

again, here's a look at current temperatures and we're starting out a few degrees warmer this morning compared to the past couple of mornings. right now, we don't see any 30s on the board. we're mainly in the 40s and in the low 50s. so certainly the light jacket needed this morning and we'll warm up very nicely once again. here's future weather as we go hour by hour. you can see we're going into the 50s and 60s, closer to 12:00 pm and then later on this afternoon we'll go into the 70s by three, 4:00 pm. again, temperatures slightly above average for early november, but we'll have filtered sunshine throughout the day as we see some high clouds move in from time to time. so 72 in the city, 73 in oakland, 79. in san jose, about 75. in napa. that's your forecast. let's check those roads with jobina. good morning. >> good morning, drew. thank you. hi, everybody. so we are following a minor slowdown right now on our maps and it's due to a crash in oakland on northbound 880 past high street. you can see those speeds are around 17mph. the good news, though, is that it really hasn't caused a major backup because if you look

at our 880 at the coliseum camera, you can see that for the most part, traffic is moving smoothly, smoothly. and then we will end with an overall look at the map. reggie aqui macy, thanks, jobina all clear in the east bay after a fire prompted an evacuation warning for people in contra costa county early this morning. >> here's a look at the map. it happened in the community of canyon, which is very close to moraga, abc7 news reporter lena howland live in canyon with the tense moments for residents overnight. lena >> well, we are about a half mile down the hill from where the fire happened. staging at the post office this is where neighbors were told to evacuate to on foot in the middle of the night. this happened just after midnight. that's because the roads leading up to the fire were blocked by emergency vehicles. now, the video on your screen right now was taken around 1030 last night. it shows one home destroyed after a house fire which spread into nearby brush. according to fire officials, you can even see someone's car fully engulfed in

flames. the mirage orinda fire marshal said the fire burned between half an acre to a full acre. here's what one neighbor evacuating had to say. we heard an explosion and then a few minutes later, we heard fire trucks. >> and i went out onto the deck and we saw a house completely engulfed in flames. >> and the fire marshal said that they faced major access issues with very narrow roads and a limited water supply. that's why they had to bring in support from cal fire, east bay regional park district and the san ramon fire protection district. we are still waiting to hear if there was damage to any other homes up here in this community. but so far no injuries have been reported. live in canyon, lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. president biden is now calling for a pause in fighting between israel and hamas to allow time to rescue

more hostages. jobina. his comments come as attacks are increasing. >> yes, reggie so president biden is calling the israel hamas crisis, quote, incredibly complicated. a heckler confronted the president at a fundraiser yesterday in minneapolis. the president responded saying, quote, i think a pause is needed for what he says could give more time to get the more than 200 civilian hostages taken by hamas out of gaza at the rafah crossing injured palestinians were among the first to enter egypt from gaza. hundreds of foreign nationals followed at least five americans were able to leave, including two aid workers this morning. hundreds more trapped americans have been approved to cross into egypt, as president biden insists, the us is focused on bringing them home. >> working non stop to get americans out of gaza as soon and as safely as possible. all this is the result of intense and urgent american diplomacy with our partners in the region. >> in gaza, for the second time

in a in as many days, israel launched airstrikes at a refugee camp. the israeli defense forces say the latest strike targeted a hamas command complex and killed hamas militant. it's the hamas run gaza health ministry claims palestinian civilians are among the dead. >> reggie jobina, thank you. the conflict in gaza could have an impact on the 2024 election. a group of muslim leaders in minnesota is calling for president biden to work towardew they're vowing to abandon biden and help defeat him in 2020. >> four more votes now free and every decision and action has a price tag. and the decision you made and the path you took, the price tag is we will boycott you and we will campaign against you and we will never vote for you as long you are against the life, the council on american-islamic relations

minnesota says thousands of muslim voters will not be voting for president biden in the 2024 election in the east bay, a bike path that cuts through an upscale neighborhood is causing a big stir and a lawsuit. >> so look at this map. thousands of cyclists were using the path that goes from the diablo neighborhood in danville to the summit of mount diablo. well, yesterday, a group of protesters came together outside of us bank in danville. a man who filed the lawsuit was a part of the group. his lawsuit claims the bank recently foreclosed on the property and then a fence was installed which blocked the trail. the suit claims an easement for the trail was dedicated to mount diablo state park in 1979. so that means it's public property. but there is an issue the park never formally accepted it. >> we're claiming we want the court to declare that through its actual use for the purpose for which it was dedicated. it is in fact a public easement and therefore the bank has no right to block the public's access

over that easement. >> in an email to abc seven news, u.s bank says it is the trustee of the foreclosed property and it directed questions to the loan servicer for the trust, a company named mr. cooper. the company and its lawyers did not return requests for comment. now to an interesting idea from the mayor of san jose, a score card to track the city's progress. >> so here's how it would work. the city will survey a new group of 800 residents each quarter to add information to the score card by the end of the year. city officials hope to have 3000 residents surveyed, much like any kind of report card, the system will focus on several key subjects and the city's progress . that includes community safety , homelessness, reduction, neighborhood cleanups and attracting jobs and housing. mayor mehan says the plan will be used to track other city programs in the future. >> i just think we need to do our best to make the score card level be really easily digestible for the public.

>> mayor mehan says realistically, san jose won't become 100% perfect, but his goal is to get the city in a much better place. well this is exciting. >> for the first time since the pandemic at sfo, an air china flight landed from beijing. so this is the first direct flight from mainland china to san francisco since march of 2020. back then, there were 300 direct flights a week between china and the us. now there are only 48. so china is hoping to double that by the end of the year and reestablish close ties with san francisco's chinese community. >> people are not 100% out of the pandemic unless we are able to travel conveniently and freely, just like before the pandemic. >> so these direct flights are very important to san francisco and its chinatown. before the pandemic, one third of visitors to chinatown came from china. >> san francisco's only outdoor ice rink is back, while the return signals the start of the holiday season, it also means a

turning point in the year for surrounding businesses. organizers are hoping locals and tourists make their way to union square to kick off the holiday shopping season and, of course, to have a good time in stores like it, because thousands and thousands of people will come here in the next 12 weeks. >> thousands upon thousands. >> is it christmas time already? >> it's after halloween. it's starting, yes. play at the mariah carey song. yes. >> okay. >> opening day featured skaters from the san francisco ice theater. if you want to get in on the popular rink, you need to reserve a spot online. children's tickets go for 15 bucks and adult tickets cost 2609. >> this morning. here's live doppler seven along with satellite and we are tracking a cold front that you can clearly see. there are some rain falling across medford, portland, seattle. what we're seeing throughout the day today, we're going to get some blow off cloud cover from this front. we're not going to get moisture from it. it's going to hang well to the north of our region. so we'll call it filtered sunshine for

today, but eventually by the time we get into the weekend, we will get some showers out of this front. but this morning, good morning, san jose. here is a live look outside where we do have mainly clear skies. and here's how your day shapes up. we'll have the sun up here at 736 in the morning. we'll add some clouds into the forecast later on this afternoon. and that's why we're calling it filtered sunshine. but we'll still keep the mild temperatures. later on this afternoon, we'll go into the upper 60s to the upper 70s across the board. so temperatures still above average for this time of the year. your sun going down later on at 609 this evening. so enjoy another mild day out there. we have those temperatures in the 70s for most part, 79 in san jose. we'll go to 73. in oakland, 72. the high in san francisco, about 75in napa, 78 in fairfield along the coast, we'll see a mix of sun and clouds. upper 60s to the mid 70s. looking at the three day forecast tomorrow, we'll go for morning clouds to afternoon sunshine. we'll keep temperatures pretty similar in the afternoon. but then as we head into saturday, we'll start to cool off a little bit and

we'll bring that chance in for wet weather. but i do think there's a better chance for rain coming our way on sunday. we'll show you those details on future weather reggie, coming up in about nine minutes. >> thanks, drew. still ahead, the anonymous multi-million dollar donation pumping life into a program benefiting families in the east bay. and another shot at legalizing sports gambling here in the state. >> the new attempt to get a measure on the ballot, a beer that's banned in several states is coming to california. >> we'll explain what makes this so dangerous. and the hefty price tag that comes with it. >> a live look outside at 511. we'll

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to $1 billion for victims compensation. a representative for the archdiocese did not respond to the chronicle's request. request for comment on the group's valuation. >> san francisco based splunk is laying off 7% of its global workforce. according to its filings, nearly 540 employees will be cut with a majority in the us. the layoffs come ahead of the software company's $28 billion acquisition by cisco. in an email to employees, ceo gary steele said the cuts are not a result of the acquisition, but instead economic conditions. laid off workers will be offered a severance package, health care and job resources. there's a renewed effort to legalize sports gambling in california. it comes just a year after voters overwhelmingly rejected the idea to men reeve collins and ryan tyler walls introduce a new measure. we've learned the state's major tribes have to be involved in a deal in order for this to pass, it would be, um, exclusive to the state's native american tribes who could offer

sports betting in person at their casinos or across the state online using apps and sites that we would be branded with the tribes branding the california nations indian gaming association said not only do they not support these measures, but they weren't even involved in the planning. in a statement, the association said decision is driving the future of tribal governments should be made by tribal governments, while the sponsors of these initiatives may believe they know what is best for tribes, we encourage them to engage with indian country and ask rather than dictate. abc7 news tried contacting the men who introduced the measures, but we were not able to reach them. >> one of the world's strongest beers is coming back and it is so strong that it is banned in 15 states. it's legal here in california though. samuel adams utopias beer has 28% alcohol by volume or abv. now typical ipas have an abv of less than 7. yet experts say it tastes more like

a cognac or a port instead of a beer. utopias are meant to be consumed in small servings at room temperature. it is $240 a bottle. >> okay. happening today, starbucks is kicking off the holiday season with its seasonal cups. hot drinks will now be served in four festive cups of red green. and this is new magenta. starbucks says the magenta accent boosts the mood. okay ice drinks are also getting a makeover with so-called playful baubles and sparkles. >> oh, i like this, too. >> friends, last year, the coffee chain's revenue grew 14% over the previous holiday season . >> so we've been getting these cups since i've been here at least 2019. so we have a collection. we have a collection going. you know what's so weird? >> i have worn this jacket every day that the starbucks. >> have you? >> i'm just like having a flashback to the picture we all took over there. and i had this on. i don't know what that says,

but consciously festive. it is festive, actually. >> yes. >> we was like, oh, it's starbucks day. i'm going to get in the spirit to. >> so that was on purpose. perfect here we are. i love it. we were there yesterday morning and they had the boxes everywhere. oh, so they are prepared. i'm ready. cups? yes holidays are here. it's here. let's take a look at temperatures right now. so we are seeing some spots starting to dip into the 30s and staying in the 40s in a lot of areas. so some chilly spots like novato, that's usually our typical cold area this morning at 3940s and 50s around the bay shoreline. so we begin today with mainly clear skies but we'll have clouds moving in as a front gets closer to us. live doppler seven along with satellite, a bit more active than it has been over the past couple of days. a lot of rain coming to seattle and portland. it's a lot quieter as you head into california. you see this front here with that cloud cover. we're going to get what's called some of the blow off cloud cover from that system moving into our neck of the woods, not the moisture for today. we do stay dry, but as we increase the cloud cover

throughout the afternoon, that's why we're calling it filtered sunshine fine today, but still, we'll keep the trend of mild temperatures for another day into the 70s. for the most part, if you've liked the past couple of days, we continue that trend of above average numbers. 73 in oakland, 72 in the city near 80. in san jose, 75 in napa, going to about 68. in half moon bay. now let's go to future weather show. you that front as it tries to meander closer to northern california. so saturday night you can see this is 10 p.m. there's some moisture moving into northern california. i think saturday night, the best chance in the north bay. but by sunday, i think is a better bet for more people to see some rain. here's the accuweather seven day forecast next. seven days for you filtered sunshine and mild temperatures next couple of days there is that chance for those showers over the weekend. your clocks go back one hour. standard time begins and we still stay unsettled for early parts of next week. jobina >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so the good news is that that crash we were following in oakland has cleared, so i'm giving you the

thumbs up on the map on northbound 880 past high street. everything's running on time and i thought i'd just bring back our 880 at the coliseum camera to see you're not facing any residual delays a little further south from that crash site in emeryville bringing you a live picture here of 8-80. those headlights traveling in the westbound direction, beginning to pick up for you, especially for people traveling towards the bay bridge toll plaza and then tracy to castro valley is our slow spot in terms of drive times. you're looking at about 45 minutes. kumasi. thanks, jobina. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> a new way to observe dia de los muertos in the south bay. how the day of the dead holiday is being used to emphasize one of

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attorney general says uber and lyft have agreed to pay a combined $328 million for wage theft. this money will be distributed to cheated drivers who can file a claim to receive money owed. number four, berkeley police are looking for a hit and run driver who hurt a seven year old boy who was trick or treating halloween night. >> it happened on derby street. the boy had a broken leg. berkeley police do not have a good description of the car. they say it might be a dark sedan and number five, get ready for the mild weather to continue out there. >> we are seeing temperatures again in the 60s and 70s. we'll call it filtered sunshine under a mix of sun and clouds. this afternoon. >> number six, we are in week four of the sigalert on the richmond-san rafael bridge. this is still in place for people traveling in the westbound direction. we have three lanes blocked. >> number seven, some doordash users are being warned that no tip could mean their order will take longer. the company says drivers can decide what

deliveries to accept and orders without a tip are less attractive. >> if you don't have health insurance right now, is your chance to enroll in coverage through the state. it's open enrollment time for covered covered california. today, the agency will hold a news conference in san francisco to talk more about incentives meant to help reduce your out-of-pocket costs. it's a big goal this year is helping enroll people who don't have health insurance through work but also aren't eligible for medi-cal. you can see how much a plan would cost by visiting coveredca.com. open enrollment runs now through january 31st. >> many families are celebrating dia de los muertos right now. the day of the dead honors the lives of loved ones who passed away in the south bay. more than two dozen people who were organ donors were honored at santa clara valley medical center. abc7 news spoke with one woman whose 16 year old sister was an organ donor. last year she met the person who received her sister's lungs. >> as she was saying that nancy has traveled with her to malaysia, australia, fiji and

she no longer has to carry a tank of gas or oxygen tank with her and she can now get on airplanes and knowing that nancy made an impact, it it brings us comfort. >> experts say not enough people are registering to be organ donors. right now, 22 people die every single day waiting on a transplant. if you want more information, you can head to donor network, westport org. >> oakland mayor shang tao is launching a new innovation. i should say, to help families in need of child care and housing. ready, set, go is a mobile head start classroom vehicle that provides educational services to unhoused families. yesterday's launch included activities such as car seat safety checks, a food pantry, book distribution, family and lunch service and laptop and fi technology support . the mayor says resources to support early childhood education shouldn't be limited to families who can afford it. the service is provided to families with children under

five years of age. a large donation brings oakland community leaders one step closer to a collective initiative. an anonymous person donated $10 million to rise east . the money will go toward improving a 40 by 40 block area in east oakland and hopes to keep and bring back displaced families of color improvements include black led nonprofits, a black cultural zone and a youth development center. all organizers need to raise $50 million by the end of the year to start the project. >> i'm a big fan of making sure that we work with community to have community led efforts so that we can actually come to the community with trusted messengers. >> the 40 blocks make up oakland's largest concentration of black residents. >> it's a learning center that provides a higher, higher education for adults with special needs is growing in the south bay. >> the college of adaptive arts in saratoga is hoping to refer students to a new advisory group that the county of santa clara

is building. the group will focus on disability issues and include adults with disability. as sharon lee started as a volunteer at the college but is now the director of music, is a society. >> we need to up our game and take that time. listen because if you take that moment to listen, these students are these these individuals are going to contribute so much to society. city. >> now, people who are interested in serving on the panel can sign up at the office of disability affairs website until december fourth. >> coming up at 530, new music from the beatles drops later this morning. but there's some controversy over how the song was made. plus the rates are too high. >> we have had enough. >> we need to put an end to skyrocketing rates. >> rallying against proposed p-g-and-e's rate increases. 16 million customers throughout the state now getting ready for another round of hikes. >> but first, this live look outside. it's 526. we'll be right back. >> this is abc 724

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>> oh, and if you come for me, you best not miss. that was the message representative jorge santos had for his colleagues in congress after a vote to expel him failed. he still facing nearly two dozen charges related to fraud and money laundering. the community in lewiston, maine, coming together over football following last week's mass shooting. >> some celebrities even sending video messages to help in the healing. >> first, though, flames in the east bay overnight. the alert telling some residents to prepare for to evacuate. good morning, everybody. it's thursday, november second. >> we're going to get a start with a check on the weather. drew, another warm one today. yeah, we got another mild one out there. >> here's a live look. this is the exploratorium camera. it is clear out there right now. but we'll have filtered sunshine as the morning goes on. temperatures right now we have our typical chilly spots. we have a couple of 40s on the board around the bay shoreline, say san francisco, you're one of the milder spots at 55. same in san mateo. good morning, oakland. a little bit cooler at 47. so you certainly need the

light jacket. but temperatures again, just like the past couple of days, will warm nicely into the 60s and low 70s by lunchtime am. and then we'll go into the 70s for the most part across the board later on today. but do know we'll have increasing cloud cover, so we'll call it filtered sunshine with these mild temperatures. but we do have cooler and even some wetter weather on the horizon. we'll detail that in about eight minutes. but let's say hi to jobina and see how we're doing with traffic this morning. thank you, drew. >> good morning, everybody. we are going to start here with a live picture from walnut creek. those tail lights are traveling in the southbound direction. you can see it's beginning to fill in as people approach north main street and on the san mateo bridge, i should say, we are clear in both directions and at the limit for the most part, we don't have any slowdowns for you, and that includes mass transit, bart, muni and ace. all on time. but for our super commuters, they know the drill. tracy to dublin. it will be around 40 minutes. reggie thanks for being a scary moments for people in the east bay overnight when a fire prompted an evacuation warning. >> this happened in the community of canyon, which is near moraga, abc7 news reporter

lena howland is live there this morning. lena reggie the fire happened only about a half mile up the road from where i am standing right now. >> i am at the post office which is where neighbors were told to evacuate to on foot in the middle of the night. that's because the narrow winding roads leading up to the fire were blocked by emergency vehicles. the video that on your screen right now was taken around 1030 last night. it shows one home destroyed after a house fire which spread into nearby brush. according to fire officials. as you can even see, someone's car fully engulfed in flames. the moraga orinda fire marshall said the fire burned between half an acre to a full acre. one neighbor told us she believes the person who owned the home had many dogs. she was worried that the fire was going to get out of control. >> well, we said we've got to go and unfortunately, i'm kind of upset because we have an elderly neighbor who refused to come

with us. we're a pretty tight community. it's very small egress and it's very difficult. so our phone tree was activated right away. most of our immediate neighbors are here. >> the fire marshal said they faced major access issues fighting this fire with very narrow roads and a limited water supply. that's why they brought in support from cal fire, east bay regional park district and the san ramon fire protection district. we are still waiting to hear if there was any other damage to any other homes here in this neighborhood. so far, no injuries have been reported. live in canyon, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. the man accused of throwing explosive devices at police during a chase from san francisco to the east bay is due to be back in court today. yesterday daniel garcia pleaded not guilty to a dozen different charges in a san francisco courtroom. he's accused of assaulting and attempting to rob someone at

saint peter and paul church sunday night, he allegedly threw multiple bombs at officers while leading them on a chase to the east bay. he was taken into custody in martinez. garcia is also dealing with a domestic violence case. he was also found guilty in 2012 for detonating a bomb under the car of one of his then tenants. legal experts say garcia's past could weigh on any potential sentencing for persons found guilty when it comes time for sentencing, then the judge is going to consider a range of factors and there someone's criminal history can make the punishment more severe. da brooke jenkins says she's planning to keep garcia in custody because of the threat he poses to public safety. >> san francisco city leaders are taking a stance against license plate covers that drivers are using for sideshows. the products cover plates with a screen and just a push of a button. they can be bought on amazon, ebay, etsy and walmart. city attorney david chiu sent a cease and desist letters to all four companies. our profound

hope is that these four online retailers will do the right thing and ensure that these products are not displayed on their sites. >> if these things are on the cars and we can't detect an and see the license plates, it prevents us from doing the follow up work that we that we do nowadays with these sideshows . >> people also use these covers to evade tolls and speeding cameras. our team reached out to each of those companies, but we have not yet heard back. >> happening today, former president donald trump's younger son, eric trump will be testifying in a new york courtroom in his father's civil fraud trial yesterday. trump's eldest son testified he never worked on the key documents. donald trump jr. ran the trump organization while his father was president. the family and their company are accused of exaggerating their wealth on financial statements to secure loans. the trumps are blaming irregularities on the organization's outside accountant, donald bender. bender testified last month that

the trumps weren't always forthcoming with all the required info for financial statements. donald trump is set to testify on monday. >> the house has blocked a move to censure democratic congresswoman rashida tlaib for her criticism of israel over its response to the hamas terror attack. she angered colleagues, including some democrats, after she refused to apologize for blaming israel for a deadly hospital explosion in gaza. the us said initial evidence suggests the blast came from an errant palestinian islamic jihad rocket, not israel. new york republican congressman jorge santos has survived an effort to kick him out of congress. jobina members of his own party from his own state tried to expel him. >> yes, reggie so critics accused congressman jorge santos of being a serial liar. the resolution to expel him needed two thirds majority to pass. most democrats voted for it, but most republicans who only have a slim majority here in the house said no. critics argue his long history of lies, his embellished resume and legal problems make

santos unfit for office. santos has pleaded not guilty to 23 federal counts. he's accused of stealing people's identities, making unauthorized changes on his donors credit cards and lying to federal election officials. >> distraction and it's a punch line for a lot of commentary regarding the republican party that we don't need. >> i don't want away from this process. but the notion of wanting to have a pre determined outcome is wrong. that is that is literally a banana republic stance. and i'm glad that that that didn't go through. >> santos posted this picture of himself wearing a crown and saying, quote, if you come for me, you best not miss. his federal trial is set to start next september for the house ethics committee is set to announce next steps in its investigation. john santos says he is cooperating. kumasi >> thank you, jobina. happening tomorrow, president joe biden, first lady, dr. jill biden will

be traveling to lewiston, maine. they'll be paying respects to the victims of last week's mass shooting along with family members and first responders. funeral services are set for some of the victims starting this weekend. there is now a plan to establish an independent commission in maine to investigate the mass shooting that killed those 18 people last week. the state's governor, janet mills, issued a statement saying she knows that a thorough and comprehensive investigation is under way. but an attack of this magnitude demands a higher level of scrutiny. her announcement came just hours after maine newspaper reported there was a 12 hour delay between the time officials found the suspected shooter, robert carr's vehicle and when investigators began using it for tracking and evidence. the town of lewiston is taking another step in its healing process after a high school football team celebrated a much needed victory before for the lewiston high school football team beat their rivals at home. celebrities recorded pre game videos to rally the community.

>> let's bring it on like it's donkey kong. have a great game. go go. fight win. whatever that means. >> hello, folks. it's gronk. i've been thinking about everyone in lewiston, maine, and i'm sending my love james taylor also sang the national anthem before the big win. >> the original game had to be postponed last week because of the shooting. >> one of the five former memphis police officers charged in connection with the death of tyree nichols is changing his plea. desmond mills junior now plans to plead guilty to federal offenses, along with the federal charges. mills and four other former officers also face state charges, including second degree murder. nichols died in january 3rd days after a traffic stop turned into a violent encounter and left him badly beaten. he grew up in sacramento before moving to memphis. >> well, some good news for fast food workers. not so much for customers. up next, how popular chains are planning to pay their

employees more money. >> it's only been on store shelves eight days, but it's made a big wave in the entertainment industry. up next, a quick success of britney spears memoir. the woman in me. we'll get to that. but first, here's drew with weather. >> thanks so we are looking at live doppler seven along with satellite. you can see it's clearly active to the north with a front in an area of low pressure bringing rain showers from portland to seattle. vancouver, a little bit of light rain trying to make its way into northern california. but for the most part, we are staying dry today and tomorrow we'll get some high clouds streaming off from this front from time to time, moving into our neck of the woods. so we'll call it filtered sunshine by about three, 4 p.m. today, we'll keep the mild temperatures, but any of this moisture is not going to hit us until likely late saturday night. believe it or not. that's how long that front is going to get stalled there. here's a live look at our abc7 oakland airport camera. the tarmac is dry. we have mainly clear skies up above and here's how the forecast shapes up. we'll have that sunrise here at 736 this morning. mild midday

and the afternoon there's that filtered sunshine we're talking about those high clouds blowing off from that front. temperatures still on the mild side. upper 60s to the upper 70 soquel's by 4 p.m. your sunset, by the way, at 609. so it's another mild day out there. we have bright skies this morning giving way to a blend of sun and clouds. in the afternoon. 77 in santa rosa, 73. in oakland, 72. in the city. i've got about 79. in san jose, 76 in antioch. here is the three day forecast. we'll keep temperatures on the mild side today and tomorrow. then heading into the weekend, we start to see a chance of some showers moving in here. i think the best chance on saturday is likely in the north bay late, but by sunday, i think we all have a better shot of seeing some light showers around here. we're going to go hour by hour on future

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they've agreed to pay more than $300 million for wage theft. abc seven news reporter ryan curry in the newsroom with how prosecutors say both companies cheated drivers out of money. ryan >> yeah, kumasi good morning, new york. attorney general letitia james called this the largest wage theft settlement her office has ever secured. the money will be distributed to cheated drivers who will get back pay and mandatory paid sick leave. the two bay area companies will now start to give that money back to drivers who file claims. according to the attorney general, from 2014 to 2017, uber deducted sales taxes and black car fund fees from drivers payments. when those taxes and fees should have been paid by passengers. lyft deducted an 11% administrative charge from drivers payments, when it also should have been paid by riders. the new york attorney general said in a statement. for years, uber and lyft systemically cheated their drivers out of hundreds of

millions of dollars in pay and benefits while they worked long hours in challenging conditions. this settlement will ensure they finally get what they have rightfully earned and are owed under the law. not only will this get drivers the back pay that they now are entitled to, it would also give them guaranteed paid sick leave, which is under new york law. they will also get a minimum rates fee. we reached out to both lyft and uber for comment on this. we have not heard back yet. live in the newsroom. ryan curry, abc seven news. thank you, ryan. >> stock markets are on the rise after the federal reserve put a pause again on interest rate hikes. >> we remain committed to bringing inflation back down to our 2% goal and to keeping longer term inflation expectations well anchored. the stance of policy is restrictive, meaning that tight policy is putting downward pressure on economic activity and inflation and the full effects of our tightening have yet to be felt for future meetings and developments will determine further decisions and economic tightening. >> us stocks rallied following

the fed's announcement yesterday . the dow gained 221 points, or 0.67. the nasdaq composite jumped 1.6% and the s&p 500 rose 1.1. >> cpuc has rescheduled a vote on raising p-g-and-e's interest p-g-and-e's rates. it was supposed to happen today, but it's now set to happen in two weeks. on november 16th. rape heirs deserve accountability. >> we want puc to step up and give us accountability. >> groups opposed to the rate hike proposal protested in front of cpuc headquarters in san francisco yesterday. now if this does happen, the average customers monthly bill could go up by $31. customers say the price increase will negatively impact working families and some doubt whether this additional money would go toward wildfire safety and ratepayer protection, as p-g-and-e's is claiming. if cpuc votes in favor utility bills would be going up in january. if you eat at

mcdonald's or chipotle, you might be paying a little bit more for your food soon. so both of these fast food chains say they are raising prices next year throughout california so they can pay their workers more. governor newsom signed a law in september raising minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 an hour. mcdonnell says it hasn't calculated how much the prices are going to go up. chipotle expects to raise prices by mid to high single digit percent. >> disney is now set to purchase comcast stake in the streaming service hulu. comcast, which owns nbc, has a 33% stake in hulu. the acquisition will cost disney at least $8.6 billion. that number could go up depending on hulu's appraisal. a final sale price won't be set until 2024. disney says the move will further the company's streaming objectives. disney is the parent company of abc seven. >> jean trebek is teaming up with the stand up to cancer organization to launch the alex trebek fund in honor of honor of

her late husband, the jeopardy! host. she is planning, pledging $1 million for pancreatic research. november marks the start of pancreatic cancer awareness month. this is one of the most difficult types of cancer to detect and to treat. stand up to cancer will continue to fund raise for this research effort throughout the month. more than a million copies of britney spears memoir have sold in the us in the first week since its release that includes preorders, print sales, ebooks and audiobooks of the woman in me. >> critics praise the memoir as a compelling account of her rise to global fame and her ongoing struggles. spears says she poured her heart and soul into the memoir, and she is grateful to her fans for their unwavering support. my only critique of the book so far is that i want more. >> i know. i wonder if there'll be a part two called like filling in the gaps. yeah, yeah. there are gaps. yeah. just like dropping bombs. >> she. she drops bombs and then

just goes right on to the next sentence and you're like, wait, whoa, whoa. what happened? >> sometimes i think it takes a while, even though, like, it's been a while to process some of those things. so maybe as time goes on, she'll be able to share more because some of those things are like, what happened. it might be easier to move on. >> yeah, yeah. good point. >> all i know is that she's on hot rotation on my spotify right now. >> yeah. oh, there you go. >> have you looked lately what your theme is this morning. i think about that a lot. >> oh the daily. yeah, the daily. >> must be interesting to see if it's like pop centric for you right now. it probably is. >> i'm going to look as soon as you take this weather. >> here we go. let's go outside here is a live look from the tam cam. it is looking lovely. we have good visibility out there. you can see the bright lights. that's the north bay in the foreground. the city in the middle. and then you can see parts of the east and south bay all the way off on the horizon. here's the forecast headlines. we have high clouds out there this morning. we're in store for a mild afternoon under a blend

of those clouds and some sunshine into the weekend. we keep advertising cooler weather moving in, even the chance for showers. i think sunday is probably the best bet for that wet weather next week. we do remain unsettled. no day is a washout on the seven day forecast. we're just kind of within range of fronts. none of them are really strong enough to bring us a day of rain. but there are some shower chances even monday and into tuesday. but here's future weather. you can see the cloud cover. it's just going to thicken a bit as the day goes on. we're getting these high clouds coming off of a front that is offshore and that's going to give us that blend of sun and clouds, even cloudy conditions to start out the overnight period. but we'll see those clouds quickly get out of here. so tomorrow is actually a very bright day. but our marine layer finally returns. that's a big change to the forecast. we haven't seen our fog for much of this week. we'll see it return friday morning. today, another mild day out there. blend of sun and clouds, filtered sunshine, most of us back into the 70s. so we continue that warm weather trend for another day this week. overnight tonight we'll have clouds clearing for mainly clear skies tomorrow morning. and those numbers dipping mainly into the 50s. so one of our

milder mornings this week, here's future weather. let's time out that rain for you here saturday morning early that front gets onshore here by saturday night. the north bay has the best chance of finding the showers. but by sunday, i think that chance becomes area wide. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. enjoy the mild temperatures through friday. there's those showers with that best chance on sunday a level one on the storm impact scale and then again monday and tuesday. we're still unsettled with chances of showers in the forecast jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we are beginning at the bay bridge toll plaza and while we have no official word from the chp, we are going to put money on it that the metering lights are on based off of the backup here. so we'll see when they update the log for us so we can give you an exact time at the richmond-san rafael bridge. we have this sig alert still in effect, week four of this issue. and this is in the westbound direction of 580. we have three lanes blocked, no wide load vehicles allowed there. and then for our bridge drive times in terms of the golden gate bay bridge and san mateo bridge, everything is

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to encourage more tipping of their delivery drivers. i think doordash should pay their drivers more and meet their other customers or clientele in the middle. doordash says while the vast majority of customers do leave, a tip offers that don't include a tip can be seen as less desirable. this impacts our entire community, leading to longer wait times for customers orders sitting longer at merchants and less value for dashers. and we'll have much more on this escalating tipping debate coming up at 7 a.m. with your gma. first look, i'm becky worley, abc news, oakland, calif . >> well, it is christmas in november for beatles fans. the british rock group's new song now and then is out today. it's set to be released at seven this morning, our time. and it's being described as the beatles last song. you can also watch a mini documentary on the making of it on disney plus. it gives some background on how the song

came together with vocals from john lennon from the 70s guitar parts, from george harrison in the 90s, and then finishing touches by ringo starr and paul mccartney. the song came together with the help of ai. disney is a parent company of abc news. >> let's take a look at the nationwide map of temperatures. if you are traveling today, some of the warmest weather can be found not only here, but across texas and florida. it is quite chilly in the upper midwest, like a fargo. 39. minneapolis, 39. right, 53 for high in chicago. if you're headed to new york, boston, we'll stay in the 40s. so it feels like winter almost. and a lot of those areas back here at home, if you're staying here locally in california, 80s for l.a. upper 70s for san diego will go into the 70s around the bay area tahoe looking lovely today. south lake coming in with a high of 68 degrees. here's our abc7 oakland airport camera where the tarmac is dry. we have mainly clear skies up above. good visibility well off on the horizon. that is sf skyline. so we will have that sunshine up

here at 736 this morning. we have filtered sunshine throughout the afternoon. we'll have clouds coming off of a front nearby uh- that'll bring about those high thin cirrus clouds from time to time. but despite that filtered sunshine, it's another mild afternoon. we're keeping that trend going. 60s and 70s by 4 p.m. we're dry today. we're dry. tomorrow. rain showers return to the forecast first saturday night in the north bay kumasi and then sunday. i think everybody has a chance of a light shower to finish out the weekend. >> thank you, drew. >> new at six theme park merger. two companies coming together, which impacts two parks here in the bay area. then the local unhoused woman who is now living and sleeping in a hearse. >> it's a story you'll only see on seven. and mariah carey celebrating the holiday season. >> but now she's embroiled in a lawsuit over her most famous song. >> right now, this live look outside. it's 557. we'll be righ then we are looking for you. we are the peace corps. with volunteers in more than 60 countries.

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