moving forward and finding solutions. >> this is abc7 news. for air force one. >> president joe biden flew out of sfo as apec wraps up in san francisco. the plane of china's president xi jinping took off about an hour later. >> activists used their last chance to get attention. there was a mix of free tibet and pro-china demonstrators in these groups at the airport. police escorted them away. good evening . thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. it has been a busy week for the bay area hosting 30,000 international visitors and dignitaries for the asia pacific economic cooperation summit. and today it was the final day of the conference with many dignitaries leaving. this is the final day for many of the street closures. >> bay bridge, lane and ramp closures remain in place until 9 p.m. and then should reopen completely. >> the summit was expected to generate $53 million for our

local economy. according to san francisco travel. >> yeah, but many small businesses, especially around the moscone center, say apec has hurt them more than it actually helped. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fan joins us live to explain. suzanne ama and dan moscone center is one of the security zones for apec small business owners i talked to say that kept their customers away and that hurt their bottom line metal security, fencing, concrete barriers, uniformed officers, small businesses by moscone center say that has kept customers away at the corner of fifth and mission, there's soma restaurant and bar owner kazim altan says the week long apec summit has been tough for them. with this apec, we thought maybe going to help us, but took the business from us. altan says people didn't come to soma, people didn't come downtown getting our business down like over, like 67 to 80. it's a similar story for executive order, bar and lounge. the owner believes people stayed away because of the road closures and

extra security measures. >> it's cost us tens of thousands compared with this time last year. it's over loss in revenue. >> executive order, bar and lounge is inside the security perimeter, but there are no security checks needed to access the business at 868 mission, you can just come right off of fifth and mission street. >> you can walk down from market street, one of the hardest hit businesses is bonchon korean fried chicken. >> it's inside the metreon in the highest security zone. at the end of the day. wednesday, the owner closed his business for the rest of the week. bonchon lost at least $15,000 this week in sales. >> wednesday, the day we closed, we were down 80. we are a restaurant that normally serves 300 customers per day and, you know, we were served 58 all day. >> business owners are frustrated. they want city leaders to know it in response, supervisor matt dorsey of

district six released this statement today. quote, many of the small businesses in soma have been impacted by apec due to the closed off security zone. i'm committed to advocate for their long term success and sustainable city, and my staff will be out there today to connect with and provide resources to some of these businesses and the board of supervisors recently approved a resolution that set aside $10 million for community members affected by apec. the office of economic workforce development issued vouchers or gift cards for apec's staff to use at several impacted businesses inside the metreon now business owners tell me they appreciate the support, but they say much more needs to be done. live in the newsroom, suzanne fan, abc seven news. >> okay, suzanne, thanks a lot. bart. prepared for extra passengers this week, but that didn't happen. the only exception was monday when ridership just slightly exceeded last week. even with yesterday's protests that shut down the bay bridge, passenger levels were

actually lower than last week. the westbound side of the bay bridge was closed for four hours yesterday after protesters calling for a cease fire by israel blocked all lanes. the mtc, which tracks toll crossssis , logged nearly 70,000 fewer vehicles compared to other days this week. that's about one third the usual bridge traffic during this week of apec bridge crossings have been lower every day compared to this time last year. >> another noticeable difference this week, the number of homeless, especially around moscone center and in downtown san francisco. where did they go during aipac, abc seven news reporter luz pena went to the streets of the city to find out and she's here now. live loose. >> well, i'm in downtown san francisco and the areas surrounding moscone center every day it looks completely different. we found two changes the homeless population in san francisco was moved and many did get shelter just weeks before apec. it's not hard to notice a change. the san francisco standard captured this encampment on van ness avenue

and eddy street two months ago this week, a completely different look. planter boxes now on the sidewalk. this a mile from apec mena street between seventh and julia streets with multiple tents. two months ago this week cleared less than a mile from apec, all this leading to the question where did san francisco's homeless population go? we found many of them on willow street, where were you before being here on willow harrison and fifth street down the way. >> a bit before apec, cody had set camp two blocks from moscone center for the last week. >> us secret service has been restricting access to a 12 square block radius in the soma neighborhood for the summit. cody said city workers showed up and offered him shelter. he took it. so did the city move you? >> yeah, pretty much. you know, i mean, they tell you they'll block off certain streets and stuff and have to tell you to keep going. >> saint anthony's has been keeping track of the need for

shelter in the tenderloin. it has seen an uptick this week. so a month ahead of apec. what did you guys notice? >> approximately about a month before apec began there was an intentional engagement with the city and homeless people experiencing homelessness in south of market. >> in a statement, san francisco's department of homelessness acknowledged that when events like apec take place, efforts change, saying, quote, we want to put our best foot forward. dedicated outreach efforts will be focused on the conference vicinity and offering safe places for people experiencing homelessness. this will be priority. >> many of the folks who who are staying south of market on the street have been asked to relocate, and many of those people who were asked to relocate were offered shelter. >> businesses in the tenderloin are glad more homeless individuals are now in shelters, but are concerned of what will happen once apec is over. so you're going to keep pushing for this. we're definitely going to keep pushing. >> we're all the constituents,

the property owners, the businesses. we are the mayor's constituents. we are the city of san francisco, and they need to listen to us. >> and san francisco's homelessness department said that even though there was no special shelter capacity for apec, the city did open winter shelter on the same day apex started in san francisco, adding about 300 beds to the shelter system. ama all right, luce, thank you so much. >> before president biden left this afternoon, he held one more meeting with heads of state. abc seven news anchor kristen sze has more on that and what else went on today on this final day of apec. >> what a difference a day makes. the international media center here has quieted down the leaders and their motorcades are all out of here, but not before a final day of meetings for the leaders, a field trip for their spouses and a final victory for the negotiators who managed to hammer out a formal statement signifying their agreements on a whole range of issues. it's been a demanding three days for president biden in san

francisco, but last night, diplomacy happened over a toast at the legion of honor. >> tonight, it's about breaking bread together we know one another a little better after tonight, that looser style was reflected in today's events. >> this morning, biden held direct talks with mexico's president andres manuel lopez obrador and joked about the attention he got from first lady joe biden. >> if you are so captivating, i was worried she liked you more than she likes me now. >> they focused on cracking down on fentanyl trafficking and enforcing the borders. lopez obrador thanked biden for creating new rules for asylum seekers. >> it's a humane way to address the migratory phenomenon. >> while china got the bulk of the attention, taiwan, which china claims as its own. but the island is self-ruled also got a moment in the spotlight today due to its status, its delegation was led not by its president, but the iconic founder of the taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company. it's two relax the

tension. >> it is reestablished at the communication channel. >> joe biden then held the last leaders gathering at the moscone center. he then handed over the apec chair to next year's host, peru's president dina baluarte. in his goodbye address, biden urged for more climate action and freeing up supply chains. he then shifted to artificial intelligence and the work the us is doing with tech companies to regulate ai. >> i would respectfully suggest all of us around this table have a responsibility to work together to seize the opportunities and manage the risk of this technology. >> lots of bilateral meetings, lots of hands shaking and pledges made though most of the agreements were modest, the visuals of cooperation were certainly strong. so where do we go from here? we'll see. for now, apec 2023 from san francisco is in the books. back to you, kristen sze thank you so

much. >> what a fascinating week it has been. we have complete coverage of apec on our website, abc7 news .com. >> well, we are experiencing another day of rain in the bay area windshield wipers on 101 near candlestick point. we're needed for drivers this afternoon. as and look at this downpour in walnut creek. >> wow. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking all of our wet weather. sandhya yeah, and ama and dan. >> it is pretty widespread tonight. let's take a look at live doppler seven and we'll talk about where we are seeing some of the heavier rain falling right now. so as i take you back just the last couple of hours, we've seen thunderstorms erupting. the last one just off the san mateo coastline, right near half moon bay right now, heavy rain is falling across parts of south city, also around daly city, pacifica street level radar showing you where it is coming down around san rafael, larkspur for laurel grove parkway into the east bay we go, hayward hesperian road, definitely a tough, challenging

commute, if you will, 580 san leandro heading into dublin. so as we look at the wider picture, that area of low pressure that's been sitting off the coast finally starting to move towards the coastline. it's a light level one storm, but that's why the activity is picking up unstable air mass 7 to 8 p.m. you can expect some more of the wet weather, more widespread tomorrow morning at 3 a.m. with some thunderstorms as well. scattered showers are expected for the second half of your day, which is for the afternoon hours. it is definitely getting gusty, especially up in the hills, 36 miles an hour. mount diablo and a look at the storm impact scale. it's a level one through tomorrow. rain heavy at times, thunderstorms, gusty winds, minor roadway flooding. i'll be back with a full look at the weekend timeline coming right up. dan and amy. >> all right, sandhya, thank you. coming up next, the threats targeting schools all around california. see how the bay area responded. plus this is the foil back osb material that's that's underneath the roofing material.

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kitchen when the crash happened. but the house, which sits on a downhill curve on murphy drive as you can clearly tell, has significant damage. >> the section of the ten freeway in los angeles that

burned last weekend is expected to reopen on tuesday. caltrans is working around the clock to get it fixed. ten revealed the fire, which might be an act of arson, caused less structural damage than originally thought. there is now a live web camera set up to show the repair progress. you can see it here. this is a live view. again, the freeway is scheduled to reopen tuesday, weeks earlier than originally anticipated. >> a tense day for law enforcement agencies and school administrators in the bay area and across the state, for that matter. it comes after threats were emailed warning of explosive devices planted at schools. abc7 news reporter anser hassan spoke with a principal of one school that was targeted. students are safe at saint theresa's private school in oakland, but principal alicia ortegon says the school day started with a bomb threat. >> earlier this morning. one of our staff members received an email that was threatening in nature towards our school. >> that email came from someone claiming to be linked to a russian terrorist group which had, quote, planted multiple

explosives that were detonate late friday afternoon. those receiving the email were allegedly targeted for supporting ukraine. ortega notified oakland police. >> we had three officers come out this morning and walk through the school, make sure that everything was okay and secure. saint teresa's wasn't the only oakland school targeted. >> redwood day school closed for the day due to the threat. the email list shows that dozens of bay area schools, mostly private , got the email as well. in an email to abc7 news, the oakland police department says it's actively investigating the threat. it's also notified other law enforcement partners friday as threats come the same week that the oakland unified school district warned parents of a kidnaping phone call scam, telling someone that you've kidnaped their child and that you're not going to give them back unless you unless that person gives them money. >> and so that's a really, really grotesque thing to do to anybody. >> principal ortega notified parents to assure them that their students are safe, but told parents they could pick up

their children out of an abundance of caution. >> it bothers me when people again target children. they're the most innocent people. they're vulnerable. that's why adults do. why we do what we do as teachers, as educators, is to protect and educate children and it just breaks my heart when people actually target them for fear or hate or threats. >> in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> a blow for x after four of the company's top advertisers, lions gate, disney, apple and ibm announced they are pulling all advertisements from the platform. the companies say it's due to hate speech and anti-semitic rhetoric shared on the platform, including from elon musk. just days ago, he responded to a post about an semitic concept known as the great replacement theory, calling it, quote, the actual truth. >> it's finally time where we see it's finally time that you can leave and you can survive. and so i do think the exodus will continue. what i hear is a sort of an unsustainable loss in revenue because they're not just

any big name advertiser. they're also big spenders. >> since elon musk took over exante, semitism on the platform has risen. a recent report by the anti-defamation league found it's up nearly 1,000% since early october for the ceo and founder of openai, sam altman is out here are pictures of him at an event in san francisco just yesterday. the company behind chatgpt says an internal investigation found altman was not always truthful with the board. the board said it is no longer had confidence. it no longer had confidence in his ability to lead. altman says he quit. chatgpt launched late last year and currently has 100 million active users. >> former first lady rosalynn carter has entered hospice care. the carter center announced today the 96 year old is at a home in plains, georgia, with former president jimmy carter. mr. carter, now 99, entered hospice care at home in february . the couple have been married for more than 77 years. earlier this year, it was announced the

former first lady suffers from dementia, but those two have had remarkable lives together. for more than 77 years of marriage. but mrs. carter, now entering hospice care along with her husband, the former president. okay. all right. >> well, we hear sandra, she's getting ready to give us the weather. >> she is indeed. meteorologist sandhya patel here. boy, it really came down in spots today, sandy. >> yeah, dan and anna and it's still pouring across parts of the bay area. good evening to all of you. if you could stay off the roads, this would probably be a good time. but if you are commuting, obviously a challenging one. a live view from our golden gate bridge camera. and the rain is coming down. it has been heavy in spots as we look at live doppler seven. i want to show you what it is looking like right now. so we've had thunderstorms from the north bay to san mateo county along the coastline and now now as we get you into street level radar here, i'm going to show you where it is coming in. i just wanted to update this for

you. so here we go. we're going to go in tighter at and i'm going to show you that thunderstorm form that has developed just off the san francisco coastline. let's track this for you. it is moving northward. and as it does, it will be in mill valley at 654, larkspur at 720 are getting some heavy rain around seventh street. oakland skyline boulevard. seeing those downpours also down the peninsula from san francisco to south city. daly city, hickey boulevard. watch out. the rain is light to moderate right now in parts of the north bay around american canyon highway 29. as we show you the wider perspective, here's why the activity is picking up that area of low pressure that's been sitting off the coast for days now, giving us waves of showers now finally approaching. and that's why the instability is increasing. thunderstorm possibility, thunderstorm possibility pretty much extending up and down much of california, which includes us from our oakland airport camera. we are looking at a wet runway. air temperatures in the low 60s

from san francisco to oakland, san jose, you're at 64 and half moon bay in the upper 50s. san jose camera showing you those dark skies overhead. upper 50s from santa rosa to novato, low to mid 60s around napa, concord area. and as we look at one other live picture from our kgo roof camera, certainly the embarcadero is wet out there. scattered downpours and thunder tonight. widespread rain in the morning, showers in the afternoon keeping that possibility of thunderstorms in the forecast for tomorrow. but it's a dry pattern. warmer days for next week. so it's a level one storm through tomorrow. rain heavy at times. thunderstorms with those gusty winds and minor roadway flooding. we've already seen that materialize as winds have been picking up. they'll get gustier as the night goes on over 35 miles an hour, close to 40 along the coast. and then at 9 a.m. tomorrow, you'll still notice those southerly winds are gusting winds switched direction. once that system passes through out of the northwest tomorrow night. but still will be on the windy side for parts of the bay area. 7:00 tonight. you're still looking at the widespread wet weather. 8

p.m. becoming more scattered in nature. but then here comes more widespread rain. again, this is going to be 4:00 tomorrow morning, 530. still those downpours and then turning over to scattered showers for the afternoon hours of course, there's a big game. cal stanford tomorrow at 330. i think the game will be okay. there will be a few showers still lingering. there's another game, the niners hosting the buccaneers on sunday. that game will be just fine. so rainfall projections for tomorrow, you're looking at over an inch in the wettest north bay locations to about 15 hundredths to a third of an inch for some of the other areas. winter weather advisory for the sierra tomorrow afternoon until sunday morning. several inches above pass level up to a foot for the peaks. gusty winds could make it very difficult to travel your morning temperatures. 40s 50s, windy so really mild but wet tomorrow afternoon you're looking at scattered showers, gusty winds, temperatures in the 50s and 60s. accuweather seven day it's a one tomorrow thunder

and gusty winds along with rain in the morning and then just scattered showers for the afternoon sunday is a chilly start but a bright day dry for outdoor plans right on through thanksgiving and it's going to be milder. so really nice. ama and dan. excellent. >> thanks, nadia. >> sfo says this is the busiest travel day for thanksgiving. next to look at where we could see record in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introducing

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san francisco spca and macy's unveiled the annual holiday windows. little puppies with that little face and kittens are up for adoption. they will be available to see thursdays through sundays until the end of the year. hopefully, you can give one of them a good home. >> i just want to go by with a van and take them all home. they're so sweet. oh, goodness. they do need a great home. all right. well, speaking of the holidays, today is expected to be the busiest day for thanksgiving travel at sfo. >> i think really what drives it is a lot of schools give kids the entire week off. so more and more we're seeing people really begin their thanksgiving travel today. today is going to be our peak day. >> nationally, it's typically the sunday after thanksgiving. that's the busiest for airlines, both united and american owns american think this season could be their busiest ever. >> and according to triple a, the majority of people going somewhere for thanksgiving drive

like you see people out on the roadway here. the busiest day on the roads is usually the day before thanksgiving. >> well, coming up next, the building boom in wildfire country and the new high tech construction techniques. some homeowners are now turning to help them survive the next major blaze. >> plus, local concerns after a big earthquake hit the

president biden flew out of sfo this afternoon on air force one in san francisco. we'll start seeing security measures disappear and streets reopen, but it will take some time. today is the final day of lane and ramp closures on the bay bridge. they should all reopen after 9 p.m. this evening. >> and the president of the philippines was in san francisco for apec at the same time, that 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit his country. the death toll stands at six with dozens of others injured. >> the quake was centered in the area of general santos city. >> the recovery is being closely watched by filipino leaders attending apec. abc seven news

reporter ryan curry spoke with the philippines ambassador to the us as filipino residents here wait to hear from loved ones back home. >> devastating video in southern philippines. people screaming as the roof of a shopping mall collapses. others in mindanao rushing for cover. >> i try to call them all the time, but i cannot reach them anymore. >> for dory pinza in tears, the quake knocked out cell service and internet, making it impossible for her to reach her loved ones. >> it's really sad because they are all my second family. they really you know, they're very close to me. >> she works with the filipino bayanihan center in daly city, a community home to many filipino americans. she is scrambling to organize relief aid to those impacted with apec going on. the president of the philippines and other country leaders are here in san francisco. the ambassador to the us telling me they are still gathering new information.

do you know what the current death toll is? >> that's what we're waiting for. there's our people on the ground are still assessing the situation on that. that's the sort of 9:00 this morning. >> he says the country is focused on bringing aid to the areas impacted by the earthquake . the ambassador is not ruling out asking for aid from other countries. >> welcome any kind of assistance coming from anyone, not only domestically but internationally, depending on how much damage we received. panitza and her nonprofit are asking anyone in the us to donate to help families who may have lost their homes in the earthquake give support. >> all the filipino. so let's go unite and help and support. please we need to help them. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. we'll continue to follow the developments there as we learn more about this earthquake. >> well, speaking of natural disasters, for many people here in california, memories of our recent wildfires are still very vivid and very painful. but even with that new research by our

abc7 news data team shows that movement into those fire prone areas is not slowing down as part of our ongoing series weathering tomorrow, we examine the cost and possible solutions of coexisting with the threat of wildfire. so that was the fire coming through and that came in in a matter of minutes. ed messinger can recreate the terrifying moments from recent wildfire in sonoma county. in chilling detail, he captured images of fast moving flames from fires with names like glass kincade and tubbs. the tubbs fire. >> i was here at home. we noticed there was we could smell the grass fire in the distance. we lost multiple homes. our family lost some homes, and our kids lost home. >> but at the same time, you could say ed messinger is uniquely resilient. not only has he lost homes to wildfire in the past, he's also helping to build a new generation of homes designed to survive them in the future. >> okay. so what i'm about to show you is a conventional style

home that is built unconventionally as a consultant and former builder in messenger gave us a tour of a development in windsor near santa rosa. >> it's hilly terrain where luxury homes dot the same ridges that have recently burned, but increasingly they're constructed with a dizzying array of technologies ranging from steel framing to fire resistant roofs and venting systems designed to keep flaming embers from being sucked into the structure. >> there's nowhere for the ember to get cast into. it would touch this resaw and cedar material and not ignite. >> and he says there is so much more to see. but before continuing our tour, it might be helpful to take a quick detour here to understand why fire resistant homes are now part of $1 billion debate over wildfire insurance and continued construction in areas known as swease wildland urban interface. was first built. more people are moving into those fire prone

areas on the fringe of forests and similar landscape types. an abc data team analysis has found that home building in wui areas has increased 40% statewide over roughly the last 30 years. in that same time period, building even increased in wildfire devastated counties like napa, sonoma and solano and while areas like lake tahoe and the wine country continue to attract high end development, experts say the pressure to live or build in fire prone areas is often more complicated. kumiko barrett is a wildfire researcher with headwaters economics. >> there are other reasons for living in these locations, and that's simply out of necessity. there are simply no other place to move into, and we know places like california, for example, do have a significant housing crunch. >> but after increasingly destructive cycles of wildfires linked in part to drought, forest management and climate change, the insurance bills are coming due. the abc data team confirms more than 600,000

policies were canceled between 2015 and 2020 one inches the state's highest fire risk areas. and a growing list of insurance companies are threatening to leave california, making affordable policies even tougher to find. >> if you ask any agent that's been around, they'll say, i've never seen the market conditions this bad. >> amy bock directs the consumer nonprofit united policy holders. she believes changes currently being considered by state insurance regulators could also result in rising premiums in wild fire prone areas. her group is supporting legislation to provide coverage guarantees to homeowners who build or retrofit their homes to one of two wildfire resistant standards. >> any property owner who has met the standards either safer from wildfires or wildfire, prepared home standards. that's to different. very, very similar standards. both are in effect, and the groups behind them are

generating compelling evidence for what the standards can achieve at their testing center in south carolina, the institute for business and home safety used powerful fans to blast burning embers towards a variety of home building materials to judge their effectiveness. >> this demonstration shows how a common wooden fence is helping flames reach the home on the left, while a metal fence gap on the right is preventing it back along the fire scarred hillsides in sonoma county, some of the most advanced technologies are being put to the test in real time and then this is the foil backed osb material that's that's underneath the roofing material. that's where construction consultant ed messinger helped peel back the covering on an ultra modern home reveal thing. the steel, construction and fire resistant materials used from top to bottom, a home that now qualifies as a double survival over this was in construction during the tubbs fire, and then in 2019, when the kincade fire

came through, the fire burnt all the way around. >> it hadn't been landscaped yet, but the fire burnt all the way around and we suffered no smoke damage inside the house and no exterior damage to the outside of the house. now the challenge could be whether similar technologies can be introduced quickly enough to protect fire prone areas in the near future and possibly ease a dangerous insurance crisis in california. >> what is clear is that our future ability to live side by side with wildfire could ultimately depend not only on where we build, but how we have detailed information on the wildfire risks both here in the bay area and across the country. it's part of a special series called weathering tomorrow, and it's all on our website, abc7 news.com slash weathering tomorrow. information on the internet is often wrong. >> today i have some more proof and this could actually put money in your pocket. i'm michael feeney. seven

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blue chip stamps. it was 1997, and palo alto is all american. market was one of the last to still be a blue chip grocer. carl jamrog was the head checker then. >> a lot of people, when they see us doing it for somebody else, will start the program. you know, they say, like everybody else, i thought those things died a long time ago. >> back then, joanne hall told me they were a great deal. >> it's kind of convenient for me because i don't live far from here, so. and you only have to put them in an envelope and you just mail them back to me and ups delivers it to your house. all right. >> bowling centers were still giving out stamps then, too, but 13 years later, in 2010, blue chip stamps were no longer given out, but they could still be redeemed. and today they go online and you'll find plenty of old blue chip stamps for sale on ebay. and etsy as collectors items search further on the internet and you could bump into plenty of bad information about

blue chip stamps on reference, it says blue chip stamps can no longer be redeemed on quora. they are no longer redeemable. all it's like that all over the internet. can you use blue chip stamps? no wikipedia doesn't say if they are redeemable, but they are. i contacted the pasadena based company and found there are only a couple of people left working there and stamps come in for redemption. maybe once a month. there are no longer any items to buy with the stamps. instead, the stamps are redeemed at $1.80 per book. blue chip pays your postage charge. if you have a stash of blue chip stamps, here's where you can call to get mailing instructions . (626) 585-6700. now i talked to two of the nicest people at blue chip stamps. they're working. they're still they did

not want to speak with me on camera, but they are more than willing to take care of any redemptions you have, although they don't want to redeem stamps bought online and from what i've seen, you'd be hard pressed to buy them online for less than their redemption value. >> so interesting. i remember those well in the books. you've been talking about this story for a couple of weeks. it's been fun to it's just amazing that they're still out there and still redeemable. >> yeah, all right. >> thanks, michael. good stuff. >> well, we are seeing rain right now and we'll have some more rn this weekend, but it won't last all weekend. see, (♪)

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yeah, we're going to see a good soaking tomorrow morning as well. dan and let's take a look at live doppler seven. it is coming down right now as we speak across parts of the bay area. so we have lightning just off the coast here of san francisco, fulton street. you will notice where it's heading, which is northward. so if this thunderstorm holds together, it will be in muir beach, 7:00 mill valley shortly after and into san rafael at 734, seeing the heavy rain right around walnut creek, 680 orinda street level

radar showing you where it is raining right now in the north bay around and black point novato you will notice some downpours coming across larkspur as we widen the picture here. this is a light level one storm. the rainfall intensity continues at a good clip. thunderstorms have been developing and that's going to continue. so tonight we're keeping that all in the forecast tomorrow morning, widespread rain while you're sleeping. you may hear the pounding of the rain on the pavement. it is gusty out there in the hills. tomorrow morning. that continues tomorrow afternoon. switching to more scattered showers. and as you look at your high temperatures with windy conditions, 5060s, i would keep the umbrella handy for tomorrow. after that, you can put it away and look at the accuweather seven day forecast after that level one storm. we are going with a dry sunday, a bright one on chill sunday and monday mornings and then milder weather for the afternoon. certainly the sun continues as we head towards thanksgiving, so looking great next week. >> oh that's great. glad to hear that. thanks andy. all right.

>> larry beals here from college ball. >> yeah. i wonder if big game will be in a mud bog. >> rain rivalry games are always fun. >> this is big game week for cal and stanford. sadly, their final meeting, the final clash as members of the pac 12. who gets the ax next. in stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms

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the rivalry is still there. so the players and coaches definitely get fired up to play in the big game. the 126th edition will be at stanford. obviously, some epic moments in these battles. and sandhya told me in the break, rain should not be a factor. so that's good. cal is about a seven point favorite to keep the ax, which has been residing in berkeley the past couple of years. and this is unfortunately their last matchup as pac 12 rivals because both teams are heading to the acc next year. >> the importance, the history, the ax, all that goes into it because they're a part of this rivalry and i want them to appreciate the significance and how how much it means to everybody. and how special that really is. >> it's a great rivalry. see, everybody in the bay area really comes alive and pays attention to it. and there's, you know, history that's made and names that that are remembered forever because of it. >> and troy taylor played at cal coaching stanford now going to be a busy week for the 49 ers. they host tampa bay kind of looks like a trap game on sunday and they're right back at it with a thanksgiving night

showdown in seattle. fight for first place in the nfc west, kind of a low key friday today in santa clara, like the calm before the storm. team niners have three losses already. they cannot afford to look past opponents and even though the last time they faced tampa bay tom brady was the quarterback head coach kyle shanahan says even though the bucs come in with a four and five record, do not sleep on baker mayfield just watching how he plays. >> you watch him last week. i mean, how decisive he was, how he gets rid of the ball every time that the they had the right look on he had zero hesitation when he had the wrong look on. he's been getting rid of the ball as fast as anyone in this league, not taking sacks. i think he only has four turnovers, four picks when he also is not scared to let it go at all. >> an an mri today confirming the worst for bengals quarterback joe burrow torn ligament in his right wrist suffered in last night's loss to the ravens burrow said he landed on the wrist after being hit by jadeveon clowney. it's the second time that burrow has suffered a season ending injury in just a four year nfl career with steph curry and draymond

green out, the warriors are in the midst of a five game, losing streak. steph questionable tomorrow night with a sore knee but steve kerr says he might be able to go a ton of pressure on klay thompson to score but he's shooting horribly 33% from deep this year through 11 games. okc last night they wouldn't let klay get an open look. they were all over him. part of the reason he went one for ten from the field and they just kept him really smothered and he was trying, you know, to get his own shot. >> and he took a lot of tough ones. and so out of frustration, i think, you know, he's just trying to get himself going. but we got to try to find a way to get him get him some cleaner looks. >> klay has traditionally started slowly shooting the ball. i mean, we've seen this the past couple of years. so it's a little bit early to start freaking out about it. the lack of success. also when steph is on the court, it changes everything because of his gravity. the defense is totally looking at him. so klay will shoot better. i mean, it's like a 40% three point shooter throughout his career, so it'll get better. it would be nice if

it got better tomorrow, so no reason to panic. >> but the panic button is there. >> it's you can you can almost. yes, right there. you can get it. i can. i can get it. yeah. thanks larry. >> coming up tonight on abc seven at eight, shark tank followed by 2020 at 9:00. then do not miss abc seven news at 11. finally this friday, a few thoughts about what really matters. >> it's a little like a wedding, months, even years of planning and then it's over in the blink of an eye. apec, the asia pacific economic cooperation conference has wrapped up after a busy and by all accounts, productive week for those in attendance. the marquee events drew most of the headlines, none bigger, of course, than the much anticipated meeting between president biden and china's president xi jinping. but behind the scenes, countless important meetings and discussions with representatives and attendees from the 21 member economies participating real decisions taken and agreements made, new relationships forged and. old

ones renewed for the world to see through the hundreds of reporters who came to cover apec, we demonstrated american leadership and california's role as an economic force rivaled by only a handful of countries as a city. san francisco shined showcase our best, while in truth masking our challenges. what really matters as everyone goes home now is that we celebrate this victory and find the will and the way to find a way to do more than just hide the homeless for a few short days. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and social media at dan ashley, abc7. >> that is it for this edition of abc seven news. thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel larry biel all of us here, we appreciate your time. have a great evening. we'll see you again at 11

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