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up in san francisco, just hours away from a high profile meeting . what is at stake as a world leaders come face to face a mysterious disease is sickening. >> and killing dogs across the country. some shelters are no longer taking in animals as a precaution. >> and a live look outside right now, mostly clear, but that is not going to be the case later on because we have some weather rolling in. drew, is tracking a level one storm on our storm impact scale. >> good morning to you. it's wednesday, november 15th. >> that's going to start the check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah, and we're anticipating later on this afternoon and this evening, steady rain becomes widespread out there. right now, there is an isolated shower here or there, but it's creating little impact. in fact, i'm looking at a lot of the observation on the ground and most of this is not even reaching the surface. so we're really awaiting a steadier line of showers later on this afternoon. and this evening on the abc. seven storm impact scale. it's a level one light storm with those showers and scattered downpours for the second half of your day, which will make a slower commute later

this evening for slick roads and also some gusty winds. here's a live look. this is our exploratory camera right now and what you'll find is that we are seeing mostly cloudy start to the day. it's the second half of your day. you focus your attention for the weather that will impact you the most. we'll find those light rain showers starting off right around 2 p.m. and lasting through about 9 p.m. this evening. we're anticipating up to half of an inch of rain is very possible. we'll go hour by hour on future by the way, of the system coming up in about nine minutes. let's check in with jobina angela travis doing this morning. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. we have a number of sig alerts. so we're going to get right to it starting in vacaville where we have a backup in the counter commute direction. eastbound 80 before alamo drive. we have an overturned big rig. injuries involved here, multiple cars involved in a crash in oakland on northbound 880 right at fifth street. and according to the chp, they just updated us saying that that fifth street off ramp is going to be closed for about the next three hours while they work to clear that crash and all lanes are temporarily blocked right now near east palo alto and southbound 101 past marsh

road due to a crash there. we will end with a live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza. we're metering lights came on at 515 and i will have closures in just a few minutes. kumasi. thanks, jobina in just a few hours, president biden will be meeting with chinese president xi jinping at a historic estate outside the city. >> it's all happening at filoli estate in san mateo county. and the talks are expected to last about four hours. they're going to be discussing a variety of topics, the economy and even tiktok abc7 news reporter lena howland joining us live this morning with an inside look at that high stakes meeting. lena kumasi today's meeting with president biden and chinese president xi jinping is expected to happen 25 miles south of san francisco. >> president xi's visit during apec marks the first time he and president biden meet in a tension filled year yesterday. biden bill used this meeting as a chance to get washington and beijing back on a normal course corresponding once again. but a spokesperson for the white house

national council said the president was not going to be afraid to confront where confrontation is needed on issues where we don't see eye to eye. lily mcelwee of the center for strategic and international studies says while the talks should be considered procedural, they should be seen as dialog to opening communication on many issues, including ones important to san francisco and silicon valley. americans care a lot about tiktok, for example. >> think that tiktok is just one one of a number of technology issues that may or may not be discussed on ai. however, we may see move to begin the dialog of how to set controls on the use of ai in warfare. >> another key topic of today's meeting between biden and xi fentanyl. the us and china are expected to announce an agreement that will see beijing cracking down on the manufacturing and export of fentanyl. an agreement on this could be a big win politically

for the president and also for the city of san francisco. according to the city's department of health, they attributed the drug to 72% of the seven of the 620 overdose deaths that we saw in 2022. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. now, before that meeting today, a landmark deal on climate change. the us and china have agreed to ease off fossil fuels and begin to increase renewable energy sources. it appears to be the first time china has ever agreed to cut emissions from any part of its economy. the framework of this agreement agrees to pursue efforts to triple renewable energy capacity globally by 2030, accelerate the replacement of coal oil and gas production, and make meaningful emission reductions in the us and chinese power sectors. >> there are lots of road closures and traffic changes because of the summit. jobina has the main ones we have to know about. >> thank you, reggie. good

morning, everybody. so our overall messaging is if you need to travel into san francisco too, please take mass transit because we have a number of closures. so we're going to start with the newest one on the embarcadero. this is between battery street and broadway. we can see it right across the street from the station. there's a lot of fencing up. you will not miss it if you come through the area because there not going to let you go here at the bay bridge. if you really have not been on the bay bridge in the last 24 hours, you may not know what to expect. but if you are going in the westbound direction, the far right lane is going to have a bunch of orange cones. you're not going to be able to pass through that area. and later in the day, we are expecting chp vehicles to be staged throughout that stretch of roadway. and then in the eastbound direction, the far left hand side is where you're going to see those orange cones that lane blocked all the way across. that will be in place until friday at 9 p.m. also the fourth street and fifth street, off ramps are now closed as well. there's plenty of signage.

you can't miss it and you can't get very close to it right now. speaking of not getting close to things, the moscone center, this red area you see here on the map, which is also near yerba buena gardens, is going to be completely locked down, essentially like a fortress for the rest of the week. the green area, local traffic, that means no rideshare vehicles, no food delivery service, the muni stops will be heavily impacted. that's where you see all of the red icons. so make sure to check the schedule. there are other mass transit agencies will be running their normal schedule. bart will have longer trains expecting more people there. on bart, we will keep updating you on this, keep reminding you on this. but of course, download the abc7 bay area app and also check out abc7 news .com for more detailed look at those impacts. kumasi >> thank you. jobina. this morning, climate activists will march to demand citibank and exxonmobil stop funding fossil fuels and it's just one of many demonstrations that we will be seeing here in san francisco during apec this week. now this is video from mission and third

street yesterday about a block from moscone center. both supporters and protesters of china's president gathered near the hotel where he sang demonstrators for various social causes believe apec is the perfect setting to get their message across and city leaders say they are ready for anything. >> san francisco, you know, we're used to dealing with a lot of protests, you know, throughout the year, we probably have at least one protest somewhere in the city every day. so our officers are really skilled at handling those, facilitating first amendment activities last week, the san francisco chief of police said his entire department has been mobilized for the first time in decades. >> abc seven is your station when it comes to everything apec 2023, our complete coverage has all the things you need to know. you'll find it on the front page of our website abc7 news.com or your abc7 news bay area app. >> the house has approved a stopgap funding bill by newly elected speaker mike johnson, which could avert friday night's government shutdown. >> the bill had bipartisan

support, though more democrats daetz backed it than republicans. this bill now goes to the senate for approval. senate leaders say they will support it and they promise quick action. >> leader mcconnell and i will figure out the best way to get this done quickly. neither mcconnell nor i want to shut down after the senate. >> it goes to president biden's desk. it doesn't include any supplemental aid for israel or ukraine. the bill will keep the government funded at the same 2023 levels until the end of january. new house speaker mike johnson says the plan gives time to pass individual spending bills and will avoid the need to pass a massive spending bill near christmas. >> still ahead, a warning for those riding e-bikes in the north bay. health officials trying to remind people to wear helmets and stay safe on the roads. >> then what in the world? two lawmakers nearly come to blows on the senate floor. what started the tension in the first place? >> 609 this morning. and we are at a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact

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sitting off our coast, you can see that stream of moisture, that cloud cover really just funneled into northern california this morning. so as we take a look at the commutes, the morning rush, there's an isolated shower out there. it's little impact because the rain is not widespread. that will come our way for the evening rush. we do anticipate widespread, steady light rain, slick roads, low visibility rainfall totals today. the steadiest rain later on this afternoon and this evening will likely see anywhere from a 10th up to a half of an inch of rain

today. and the forecast stays unsettled over the next couple of days. steady showers later today. it's a similar story tomorrow, uh. i don't think tomorrow's as wet as today is. and by friday, that low finally moves onshore, bringing us some evening rain chances. reggie aqui go hour by hour on future weather. show you the rest of the three days coming up in just a few minutes. >> drew, thank you. coming up, mystery illness impacting dogs nationwide and the symptoms to look out for so you can spot it in your four legged friends. then the local airport that tops the list as the best in the but some can stop you in your tracks. like the tens of thousands of people who were diagnosed with certain hpv-related cancers. for most people, hpv clears on its own. but for those who don't clear the virus, it can cause certain cancers. gardasil 9 is a vaccine given to adults through age 45 that can help protect against certain diseases caused by hpv. including cervical, vaginal, vulvar, anal, and certain head and neck cancers such as throat and back of mouth cancers, and genital warts. gardasil 9 doesn't protect everyone or hpv infection.

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accusing former house speaker kevin mccarthy of assaulting him. you have to see this video. jobina is about to show it to

us. >> it is so wild. reggie so republican senator markwayne mullin of oklahoma stood up during a hearing as he appeared ready to physically fight a witness. senator mullin was questioning teamsters president sean o'brien when the two nearly came to blows. >> you want to do it now? >> i'd love to do it right now. >> well, stand your butt up, then. you stand your butt up. >> oh, hold up. oh stop it. this is a hearing. and god knows the american people have enough contempt for congress. let's not don't like and let's do this because i did challenge you and i accepted your challenge and you went quiet. >> no, i didn't go quiet. i was i was. you challenged me to a cage match, acting like a 12 year old schoolyard bully. >> excuse me. >> and. whoa. so, senator mullen, who owns a plumbing company, says his feud with o'brien started months ago. he accused the teamsters of trying to intimidate his employees into unionizing. also yesterday, tennessee congressman tim burchett says former house speaker kevin mccarthy elbowed

him in the kidney as they were gathering to vote on a new funding bill. the exchange can be heard from his audio from npr . >> ah, what kind of chicken move is that? you're you're pathetic, man. you are so pathetic. you know, it was deliberate. it was just a it was just a cheap shot by a bully. >> did you elbow him? okay >> no, i did not elbow him. no, i would not elbow him. i would not hit him in a kidney. richard was among the republicans who voted to remove mccarthy as speaker last month. >> all that drama overshadowed house speaker mike johnson's victory yesterday. his short term spending plan to prevent a government shutdown was approved with the help of democrats. so reggie, what are we what are we watching? >> that was that was some wwe nonsense. yeah. okay, jobina thank you. a safety alert is being issued over e-bikes in marin county public health officials say in one month, the rate of e-bike accidents for

kids 10 to 19 was nine times higher than adults. the alarming data was discovered when marin county ems service began designating e-bike accidents separately. now the county is reminding people helmets, proper riding, posture and following the rules of the road are key to safety, especially on e-bikes. >> they're heavier. they travel more quickly. they accelerate more quickly and are now we're seeing contributing to an increased number of accidents. i want to be clear that we're not discouraging the use of e-bikes, really. rather, we're we're trying to promote e-bike safety. >> marin county is also creating a task force in an effort to spearhead e-bike safety measures around the country. >> a san francisco staple is being nominated for a usa today's best hotel for the holidays. can you guess what it is? the fairmont in nob hill. it's known for its dazzling decor and 25 foot tall gingerbread house every year for the holidays. according to usa today, the hotel is currently

ranked number three in the competition. the broadmoor in colorado springs comes in right before it, and then the roosevelt in new orleans is a top hotel to beat at number one. >> okay. i've never stayed at either of those. yeah the top two, the fairmont is always lovely. >> that's what the president is. >> i mean, if it's good enough for him and his team, we were in that sweet. >> yeah, the sweet presidential suite where the president is. >> isn't that strange? >> and give us give us the t. >> oh, beautiful. >> it is beautiful. >> it is really pretty. they just renovated it. >> they did. they have. it's really the stunner is really that balcony which i i'm just assuming the president can't go out on. >> true. but it does have an amazing view of the city. >> lovely because there aren't buildings as tall as it right blocking the view and it's on the hill right there. >> yeah it's a good position i love that gingerbread house, though. me too. and i believe you can drop off a letter to santa. yeah. yes. there's something like when you walk

through and then they have the little tea. you can have yourself a whole holiday time just in that little loop because you can go swing by the ice skating rink down the hill. yep. and that's so true. have a good time. >> oh, that ice skating rink. i've got to hit it. i know. you got to get on it. it is the time. it certainly feels a lot more like the fall and winter weather. we're used to. we have some storms in the forecast. but here's live. doppler seven isolated showers. most of us are dry to start the day. not out of the question that a few of you are feeling light drops. but i looked at the observations near the surface and a lot of this isn't reaching the ground. it's evaporate because it's just so light, steadier, heavier rain moves in here later on this afternoon. and this evening. and that's why we have the abc seven storm impact scale in use today. level one light system for showers and scattered downpours. the steadiest later this afternoon and this evening that will create low visibility, slick roads and some gusty winds. to finish out our day. here's future weather later on this afternoon. here's 3:00 pm. we're seeing those showers steadier, moving on shore and then it's light rain through the

evening. this is 5:00 pm showing you pretty much area wide. we're tracking that wet weather continues through 7 p.m. and then after that, the showers lift off to the north for a pretty quiet period in the overnight hours. so today it's a level one for showers and downpours. later on this afternoon and this evening, most of us will settle in the 60s. certainly, if you're going to be out all day, i would take the umbrella with you out the door this morning, even though you're not using it right now, you will later on this afternoon, soon, overnight tonight. we'll see those drier conditions prevail and temperatures mainly in the 50s. now, we still have more showers in the forecast for thursday. future weather showing you those showers tomorrow afternoon are more scattered in nature. it's not as widespread as as later on today. and we'll even keep scattered showers in the forecast for friday evening. here's the accuweather seven day steadiest rain coming later today. scattered showers thursday into friday lingering into saturday morning before we dry out saturday evening for a nice finish to the weekend on sunday jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. we have so many traffic issues out there. we're going to touch on the big

ones. so if you were with us earlier, the ziegler in oakland has cleared, but this one in vacaville persists. eastbound 80 before alamo drive. we're seeing a backup there. we have a new one in east palo alto. the good news, though, is that all lanes are no longer blocked. but we do have at least two lanes blocked in this area. this is southbound 101 past marsh road. also, we have a hit and run reported on the san mateo bridge. and we do see the stalled vehicle off to the left hand side there on the shoulder. not sure if that's involved or not, but you can see that the traffic is pretty heavy in that area and of course, very heavy at the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights came on at 515 and i will continue to watch the roads for you. reggie, thanks, jobina. >> now we're going to bring in ginger zee with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> good morning, ginger. >> yeah, hi there. reggie kumasi it's nice to be with both of you. so coming up here on a wednesday, the latest on a story that we're all following closely, the war between israel and hamas as israeli forces raid the largest hospital in gaza. matt gutman is right there. and

the new twist in the case of the florida state law professor gunned down nearly a decade ago. plus, we have an abc news investigation into the safety of drinking water at public schools across the country. it's not great. we also have a lot of star power in times square this morning. viola davis, rachel ziegler and tom blythe from the new hunger games movie are here. plus chris pine talking about playing that super villain in the new disney movie wish. he is so positive evil. well, his character is in it and he's a lot of fun, not positively evil. >> i like that description. ginger also viola davis. if i saw her, i would just be like queen, like i might bow, i might actually bow. >> we are lucky to have her quite a bit. and you're right, i feel like that every time. >> every time. we can't wait. that's going to be a good show. >> we'll see you at seven. ginger. also, i love this yellow. yes, see you then. >> it just woke up giving us life. >> thank you. got to bring

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of the two highly contagious disease cases. this morning, we are hearing from the arkansas man who is a recipient of the world's first eye transplant. we first told you about this last week. aaron james is a military vet. he suffered a work related high voltage electrical incident which destroyed the left side of his face, his nose, his mouth and as his left eye as well. surgeons at nyu performed the transplant earlier this year. it took 21 hours. aaron talked about the importance of the procedure. >> you know, even can't see which i didn't have another to begin with, you know, after the accident, you know, at least, you know, we all can learn something to help connect person . i mean, that's how you got to start it, you know, you got to start it somewhere. so hopefully this opens up a new a new path. now he cannot see out of that eye yet, but he is hopeful his

vision may come with time. >> new at six two bay area airports have been named the best in the country, according to the wall street journal. san jose mineta international is a top midsize airport. the journal based the rankings on reliability, value and convenience. the other midsize airports in the top five, san antonio, sacramento, indianapolis and houston's hobby airport. now, let's take a live look at sfo, which came in number six. number six among large airports, it's phenix, minneapolis, lax, atlanta and detroit made the top five. next at 630, the local museum cutting jobs amid sliding ticket sales. then many main roads in san francisco are either going to be closed or impacted today because of the president's visit. jobina is back with a detours and the alternate

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now it's 630. president biden and chinese president xi are met by protesters upon arrival in san francisco. at least one group of demonstrators say they've only just begun the fight as the two leaders prepare for a high stakes meeting today. >> then paul pelosi's accused attacker breaking out in tears during trial, testifying about why he went to the home that night. >> and running to recovery. marvel star jeremy renner making remarkable progress. just ten months after he nearly died in a snowplow accident. >> good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, november 15th. >> a lot going on today. let's see what the weather is going to do. it's not the best day. no, especially later on this afternoon. >> this evening. so we begin this morning with a lot of cloud cover out there. and we're anticipating steady rain to come our way for the second half of our wednesday live. doppler seven right now, an isolated shower is possible with some moisture moving through. but i looked at a lot of the observations from our local

airports. it doesn't look like any of this is really reaching the ground. so we're starting out on a really cloudy note. here's the abc seven storm impact scale today. showers and scattered downpours steadiest in the afternoon in the evening and we'll have some gusty winds and slick roadways out there. so does that cloud cover from the exploratorium camera? it's the second half of your day that will find that light rain area wide and temps in the 50s and in the 60. we'll take a closer look at future weather coming up in just a few minutes. reggie, thanks for we've been telling you about how increasing security around san francisco is impacting your commute all week. >> well, today is really the day that things are going to get a little hairy. jobina is tracking that situation this morning. >> yes. thank you, reggie. good morning, everybody. so we are keeping with our messaging. if you need to travel into san francisco, please take mass transit if you can and if you can avoid the city altogether, which a lot of people have been doing, because we saw the traffic was pretty light throughout the city, including the bay bridge as well. we've seen that. so just a heads up this is what's happening new today. the embarcadero closure. so battery street between

broadway is going to be shut down. and there's fencing all around the area. as soon as you approach it, you won't be able to try and skirt by or anything like that. there's security wrapped around that area as well for the bay bridge, if you're traveling in the westbound direction, just to give you a visual, the far right lane is going to have cones lining the whole thing, orange cones. and we're also expecting as the day continues to see chp vehicles staged throughout that area as well in the eastbound direction. it's going to be the far left lane with those cones and the same kind of sight that won't open again until friday at 9 p.m. also, the fourth street and fifth street, off ramps shut down until friday as well. there's plenty of signage. you can't miss it. and you can't get through. now when you're in the city around moscone center and the yerba buena gardens, this center in the middle where you see all that red completely shut down like a fortress. and then where you see the green area, that's going to be local traffic. all of these red icons across the map, those are the muni stops that are going to be affected due to the street

closure. so make sure to check that schedule for other forms of mass transit, especially bart running its normal schedule. they will also have longer trains than normal because they're expecting a higher volume of riders. and of course download the free abc7 in bay area app. we are going to be updating you there. also check out abc7 news.com. and if you're wondering about chase center, no games tonight. we do have a game tomorrow so i will update you then. and a concert friday night. >> reggie jobina. thank you. now let's talk about president biden and chinese president xi jinping's meeting that is going to happen later today. they're both waking up in san francisco. they are just hours away from going to historic filoli estate near woodside to meet face to face. abc seven news reporter lena howland explains what we know about the meeting and the topics that will be discussed. >> we know the meeting happening about 25 miles south of the city is expected to last for about four hours and we know that they are expected to talk about a number of hot topic issues such as trade, climate change and

keeping an open line of communication on chinese president xi jinping. visit during apec marks the first time he and president biden meet in a tension filled year. from today's meeting. we have learned the us and china are expected to announce an agreement that will see beijing cracking down on the manufacturing and export of fentanyl. part of the agreement says china will go after chemical companies that manufacture the source material for the highly potent synthetic opioid in exchange, the biden administration is set to remove restrictions on china's institute of forensic science, which has a controversial role in alleged human rights abuses. >> now, there are reports that the us and china are set to announce that beijing will help cut down on the manufacturing and the export of precursor chemicals to fentanyl that often go through mexico and are then through those supply chains. the drug is created and imported into the united states.

>> a senior biden administration official who briefed reporters ahead of the meeting said one big reason why she decided to make the trip to the us was to send the message to american ceos that china was still a good place to invest. of course, that all happens ahead of president biden's party at the exploratorium tonight. that according to the sf standard, is expected to include a performance from gwen stefani in san francisco. lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. we have seen protests all week long in san francisco because of apec. and today they're expected to get even bigger. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live with the plans for today and the demands being made. gloria >> good morning, kumasi. this morning, we're expecting the largest protest as activists are planning to block people from entering apec's ceo summit. ceos of google, microsoft and salesforce are among those expected to be there because of the apec summit this week. and with so many world leaders here in san francisco, activists are

making their voices heard on a number of topics. hundreds of people marched down san francisco's market street yesterday day demanding an immediate cease fire in the israel-hamas war. tuesday's protest was part of a larger no to apec movement, organizing various rallies around the bay area. recently, activists have been out protesting a range of issues from the war in the middle east to human rights issues to climate change. they have no choice but to listen to us, frankly, because while they're here having a party that the whole rest of the city is not invited to, we're here in the streets. >> all the chinese people are very happy to see the president. tsay will be here and we'll have the meeting with the president of biden. and it's a sign of the improvement of relationship between china and the us. >> in addition to protests, hundreds of chinese americans went to third street near townsend, welcomed chinese

president xi jinping yesterday, and our media partner, the san francisco standard, shared this video from outside the saint regis hotel hall where president xi is staying as people for and against him clashed. and you can see one woman right there holding a sign reading. in part, she jinping give me back my human rights and in a new video message, san francisco police chief bill scott says while his department supports people rights to protest that they are prepared if things get out of hand. now, if you drive around san francisco today, you should be prepared because there could be delays because of these protests and because of apec live in the studio, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> san francisco mayor, london breed reportedly met with the czech news crew that was robbed at gunpoint covering apec. according to the chronicle. city leaders are offering psychological help and sending links to a fund for victims of gun violence. the crew is at city lights bookstore sunday when three armed people stole more than $8,000 worth of equipment and then took off. the

crew says local stations offered to donate equipment for the remainder of their visit. abc seven news is your station. when it comes to everything apec 2023, we are posting continual coverage on our website and suite of streaming apps. that's where you'll find full traffic maps, new updates and stream major news as it breaks. download the abc7 bay area app wherever you stream a special envoy for hostage affairs is meeting with the families of american citizens kidnaped by hamas. >> it's coming as israel announced a new assault against hamas terror. it's believed to be hiding inside a network of tunnels beneath the largest hospital in gaza. jobina has more on what's being called a quote, targeted operation. jobina. >> thank you, kumasi. the israel defense forces says it's ground operation at al-shifa hospital in gaza city is ongoing. the hamas run health ministry claims dozens of soldiers were inside the emergency department as israeli forces searched the hospital's basement. but us officials say there is evidence hamas has been using tunnels

under hospitals to hide weapons and hostages. a senior us official calls the tunnels, quote, multi-layered and extensive, containing hundreds of hamas fighters who have set booby traps in gaza city. >> they have weapons stored there and are prepared to respond to an israeli military operation against the facility. >> a senior israeli source says progress is being made toward a deal that could free some of the 239 hostages being held by hamas. the source says a breakthrough could come within 72 hours. israel's war cabinet met last night to discuss a possible hostage deal, but still no word on a decision. reggie >> thanks, jobina. today, the federal criminal trial resumes against the man accused of attacking paul pelosi. david depape gave an emotional testimony on tuesday, breaking down in tears. jurors listened to depape describe his beliefs about hollywood isles and his attempt to, quote, search for the truth. he said he lived in hawaii for two years before

moving to the bay area to work as a carpenter. depape told the jury he spent his off time playing video games, watching youtube and listening to right wing podcasts. >> if there are jurors on this panel that feel empathetic to him, that believe him, all it takes is one federal criminal defense attorney adam gassner said he did not meet the bar for a federal insanity defense. >> talking about depape, of course, depape told the jury he only remembered hitting paul pelosi once, but a surgeon said pelosi was hit three times as depape admitted that he went to the pelosi's home in october to discuss last october to discuss russian involvement in the 2016 election. yesterday, the jury also heard from one of depapes alleged targets, gayle rubin, who is a women's and gender studies professor at the university of michigan. depape believed a false theory that she supports child pedophilia. that was a journey that was coming up . a fight breaks out at the warriors game. the two dubs players who got ejected before any points were scored.

>> and a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're up by about 80 points right now. another update on the markets next. >> then, starbucks strike workers plan to walk out tomorrow. how it might impact you if you grab that morning cup of joe every day. >> let's take a look at live doppler seven this morning. we have this area of low pressure which is sending cloud cover and moisture into the bay area over the next 24 hours. the local view, i'll step out of the picture and what we're watching. you see that line of rain offshore. this will eventually move across the region later on this afternoon and this evening and supply us with steady rain later on today. here's future weather. hour by hour this morning, we just have mostly cloudy conditions as we go throughout the day. here comes the rain this afternoon and it's pretty steady and it's area wide. it's not just focused in one particular area. we do expect a pretty wet commute for wednesday evening and then after about 8 p.m, those showers will lift out of the region. but this

is a level one light storm on the storm impact scale turns gusty, especially close to the coast where we could find winds in excess of 30mph. so today we have those showers and downpours coming our way this afternoon and this evening. temperatures mainly in the 60s for daytime highs. and we do remain unsettled through the rest of the week. scattered showers tomorrow and even into friday as that low pressure finally moves onshore. we will go hour by hour, show you thursday and friday and preview the weekend forecast coming up in about ten minutes. but we will be right back

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headlock, dragged him away for a few seconds. thompson green and mcdaniels got ejected. and that's green's eighth career ejection. the most in the league . and the warriors lost a well let's talk about the a's new developments with the team and its potential move to vegas. >> it seems it's never ending. saga is still far from over because the a's have now hit another roadblock. the nevada teachers union is now filing a lawsuit to stop the public funding of the baseball stadium in vegas, claiming that it would violate the state's constitution. the public funding issues could sour. a's owner john fisher's bid to relocate to las vegas. a source familiar with the mlb owners meeting, which is happening right now in texas, says they're expected to make a decision on whether or not to approve the a's move. now, the a's, they have unleashed their air fleet flying a plane over the meetings with

the message the a's belong in oakland. we have some video of that to show you in a minute. there it is. recently retired a's closer. trevor may is really disappointed and frustrated by the whole thing. >> you know, not the smoothest thing in the whole world. i don't think it comes down to it. there's just so many. like even from a business standpoint, it's hard to even make the case that it's a it's a easy homer. it's not really a one of those like, we would be stupid not to move situations which those do exist. and they have in the past this isn't one of them. so that's what's making it really interesting. i think. uh- yeah, even from that standpoint, i don't really, you know, understand the urgency. uh- so it'll be interesting to see what the other, the other owners think. but you know, if the past has been any indication of how they they operate, i wouldn't hold your breath about them being the last bastion of

resistance. >> the vote is expected to happen tomorrow. we will update you on any developments, new developments in the case of a stolen humvee taken from the national guard armory in the north bay after months, that camouflaged truck was finally spotted and safely recovered. the humvee was first stolen from santa rosa back in july. it was spotted yesterday morning in jenner, where police got reports of someone in a humvee shooting at a p-g-and-e's truck. thankfully, nobody got hurt. but when authorities found the vehicle, the driver led them on a chase 25 miles south to penngrove. i've got eyeballs on my humvee. >> chp is behind a shots fired suspect vehicle. all drivers, 40 to 50 year old male shots fired at a p-g-and-e's truck. >> petaluma police threw out spike strips to stop the suspect. 34 year old anthony stable was booked on two misdemeanor warrants and multiple felonies. authorities also found a gun and ammunition

in the humvee, a sphere is coming to sunset boulevard in hollywood, not as big as the newly opened sphere in vegas, but the west holly commission, west hollywood commission hopes it will drum up some foot traffic. >> oh, okay. yeah, it's nothing like the one in vegas. it will have performance spaces instead, it will have areas for broadcast and podcasts, a rooftop terrace and media themed plaza are in the plans. the la sphere is in the rendering phase. it still needs approval from the west hollywood city council. >> the san francisco museum of modern art is cutting 20 staff positions as it struggles to get attendance levels up after the pandemic. sfo is citing a 35% drop in attendance since the start of covid 19, according to the chronicle. this decision affects seven staff members and it leaves 13 open positions vacant, wrote in a letter to staff and the community director, christopher bedford called admission and membership fees pillars of sfmoma's

financial support. now it's your morning money report. >> the us postal service is reporting a $6.5 billion net loss for its 2023 fiscal year. it will not break even next year as first class mail fell to the lowest volume since 1968. the postal service said revenue fell 0.4% to over $78 billion. us usps plans to cut $1 billion in transportation costs next year. and now a live look at what's happening at the new york stock exchange. we're up about 81 points tomorrow is red cup day at starbucks. >> and the workers union says baristas will be striking. they are calling it a red cup rebellion against the day that starbucks hands out reusable red cups to customers who buy a holiday drink. the starbucks workers union says they are understaffed at on the biggest day of sales and they're walking out in protest. the union also organized a walkout last year and more than 100 stores. and they say this year will be even

bigger. >> balenciaga is back with another expensive item, something that you already have in your home and you can make yourself. the fashion company just dropped a $925 terrycloth towel skirt. yup. it's just a towel. well, it does come with an adjustable belt buttons and embroidered embroidered balenciaga logo. you feel like you need this. you can preorder it now. who wears a towel with cargo pants? >> it's a look. okay >> look up close and see dry cleaning. >> adjustable belt with buckle inside my dry cleaning milano. >> it's a towel. >> good for them. complete the look. complete the look, huh? with your towel? >> i don't know what to say about balenciaga. >> you need a towel. you need an umbrella. something later today? >> yes. you need something nice. >> segway. i like that. you do need your umbrella later today

we are tracking steady light rain this afternoon and this evening. so that's going to impact your day, especially if you're commuting later on. here's a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. the clouds are certainly in place. we're starting out with overcast skies. but it's this afternoon and evening that the storm impacts scale really gets its use. it's a level one light storm today with those scattered showers and downpours gusty winds, slick roads, low visibility all on the menu later today. here's future weather. we'll go hour by hour showing you that rain arrives this afternoon, noon and then it's pretty steady throughout the evening hours with this rain that'll taper off likely after 8 p.m. and the overnight hours will turn to mostly cloudy conditions and dry skies to begin your thursday. but rainfall totals area wide, we will see probably a 10th to as much as half of an inch of rain moving through here later on today. and again, that will create some slick roads and lower visibility highs today underneath those showers and downpours are pretty much limited to the 60s for daytime highs overnight tonight, we get rid of the showers, but we keep a lot of the cloud cover.

temperatures on the mild side, low to mid 50s. getting you into thursday. now future weather on thursday looks like we'll find more showers moving through here tomorrow afternoon. probably not as widespread as what we're going to see later on today, but still unsettled for your thursday afternoon and evening. and then finally, that low pressure which is currently spinning off our coast that will move onshore by friday afternoon and evening and supply us with more shower chances to finish out the week. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. let's plan the next seven days for you showing you that we have the steadiest rain coming later today then scattered showers remain in the forecast through saturday morning, saturday evening we dry out. that leads to a nice finish to the weekend on sunday jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everyone. we have so many traffic issues today. so sorry about that. we're going to start in emeryville where you can see the crash from our emeryville camera here. it's on westbound 84 powell street. we have at least two lanes blocked, including those carpool lanes and potential for injuries here. major damage to say the least, though, and no estimate when all of this will reopen. i wanted to bring you a look at that backup

from our sensors. we've been tracking the speeds for you. they're averaging around nine miles per hour as you travel westbound from albany. so give yourself some extra time if that's a part of your commute. this morning. also in vacaville, the overturned big rig remains a sigalert here on eastbound 80 before alamo drive and then also a signaler at the richmond san rafael bridge. we're looking at more than a 4.4 mile long backup as you approach westbound 580. that's due to three lanes blocked. no wide, wide load vehicles allowed in this area. reggie, thanks jobina the entwined enchanted forest is back at san francisco's golden gate park. >> it comes back next month. it's a field of illuminated trees. it was first installed in 2020 and includes these led cubes that change color and according to our partners at the san francisco standard this year, they are plussing it by adding a huge new piece of art. they made its debut at burning man. it's going to be a very large tree. they're also going to have an interactive feature so you can actually use qr codes to build your own color patterns

. >> actor jeremy renner is sharing his progress after a serious snowplow accident ten months ago. he posted the video on instagram showing him running up a steep driveway. he wrote it was the first attempt he's made to do something like this. renner had 30 broken bones, blunt chest trauma. this was new year's day. he was run over by a large snow plow on his property in nevada. he says he was brought to tears of joy and hopefulness and gratitude for all the support that he got from his friends, his family and, of course, his fans. that's a remarkable recovery. >> it is. and he looks great. he's such a good actor, too. i'm very happy to see this. me too. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today. you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. >> it's available for apple tv google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. you can download that app now and start streaming. here's a live look outside at santa cruz this morning. and we'll be

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hjorth's later this afternoon and evening. it's a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. here is a live view. this is sfo the clouds are in place so we begin with gray skies today and we'll find that light rain mainly in the afternoon and the evening between about 2:00 and 8 p.m. that's when the steadiest will occur. temperatures mainly in the 50s and 60s expect slick roads, low visibility for the evening commute number two, we wanted to give you a visual of what the closures look like on the embarcadero right now. >> this will be in place all day long between battery and broadway. so you see those vehicles being rerouted. avoid the area entirely if you can, because the backups are all but

certain as we go on later today. >> number three, president biden will meet chinese president xi jinping later today. the meeting will happen at the excuse me, the filoli estate in woodside. >> number four, multiple protests are planned in san francisco today surrounding the apec summit. one is expected to start in just a few minutes near moscone center. we will have live coverage streaming at 7 a.m. >> number five, jury deliberations expected to begin today in the federal trial of the man charged with attacking congresswoman nancy pelosi's husband, paul david depape had an emotional testimony on the stand yesterday saying he remembered hitting pelosi with a hammer, but did not appear very remorseful. number six, if you have plans to drive to la for thanksgiving, you should know that a portion of interstate ten will be closed. officials say it will take 3 to 5 weeks to make repairs after an intense fire over the weekend near downtown la. >> number seven, you can own some of the most iconic pieces of prince's wardrobe. more than

200 items up for auction from the late musician's legacy. that white ruffle shirt that he wore during purple rain. this is a performance through the 1985 american music awards that was valued at $15,000. now, where are the heels? >> but also, don't you feel like his shoe size was small? maybe it could work. i need to look it up. >> i got to see i just do like princess and small feet. >> and i say that with love. i love prince, as always. good morning america for our viewers in the west. breaking overnight. israeli forces inside gaza's biggest hospital. the israeli military raiding the hospital which it says hamas uses as a command center.