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certainly cooler than yesterday. and we're looking at some wind already building along the coast as high pressure builds in. low pressure is fading away. and the tug between the two gradients allowing for some wind to contend with today. here's a look outside where it is nice and bright. 54, san francisco, 55, oakland and mountain view, as well as san jose and half moon bay and a look in santa cruz in the low 50s right now. beautiful beach shot with 50 santa rosa 51 in napa and livermore at 50 degrees. so compared to yesterday with the south winds, the clouds, it is a cooler day as much as 11 degrees cooler to start out. and then the winds are already breezy at 21 miles an hour. half moon bay, these are surface winds. oakland 22 miles an houric backdrop there. the sierra nevada with some fresh snow. we'll see sunny skies, increasing wind and clouds today. and details on the holiday week ahead in a few minutes stephanie, lisa, thank you. >> a public health advisory is now lifted for parts of contra costa county. it's after a fire overnight at the marathon

refinery in martinez sparked concerns over chemical releases as the county said, any potential release could affect people with respiratory illnesses or sensitivity. the area is under the advisory where martinez pacheco, concord and clyde company officials say that fire was under control at 130 this morning. one person was hurt and airlifted to an area hospital. the company says they will be investigating the fire to figure out what caused it. while that fire is being investigated, local and state officials are taking action against another refining company, the martinez refining company has been in the headlines after two toxic releases in the past year and an earlier broadcast. we mistakenly linked the two businesses, but we want to make it clear the martinez refining company is not affiliated with marathon's martinez facility. abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke to bay area congressman john garamendi to discuss the issue at hand. okay armagnac bill froehlich lives near downtown

martinez, which can be a great place to walk his dog. >> he also lives half a mile from the martinez refining company. i think there's a difference between now and before. >> there were always releases periodically, but it's been much, much more frequent. >> those releases like the one that happened in july, are also the concern of the contra costa county district attorney's office. it announced a joint civil enforcement action against the martinez refining company, which could potentially lead to a lawsuit. >> i'm glad they're doing the enforcement because it seems like there's a lower level of investment in the refinery. the releases are more frequent. some things wrong. >> this joint civil action involves multiple agencies, including the bay area air quality management district, department of fish and wildlife and the contra costa county health department. the contra costa county district attorney dana beckton states the goal of this joint effort with the air district is to achieve a resolution that ensures environmental compliance and to rebuild and foster a safer community. for the residents of martinez, it's a very, very

important step by the county to enforce this. >> its health requirements. these are county ordinances that these refineries in contra costa county must obey. in the case of this particular refiner, it did not us congressman john garamendi, who represents parts of contra costa county, asserts that the refinery did not properly monitor or maintain its equipment following a 20 ton toxic powder release last year on thanksgiving day, garamendi cosigned a letter to pbf energy, the parent company of the refinery, in it stating, we are concerned that this failure to notify local officials in a timely manner may demonstrate a lack of preparedness. >> es at the martinez refining company. and then came the coke dust release this summer, which indicates to me that they have not yet done the kind of remedial work necessary to

operate their refinery in a manner that is safe for the community. in an email to abc seven news, the martinez refining company acknowledged the joint civil enforcement action, stating, we do not have any further details and therefore cannot comment other than to reiterate our continued cooperation with all agencies regarding these matters. in martinez, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> well, saturday's downpours may have impacted some of your plans, but the good news one fire department says it's closing the books on this year's peak wildfire season because of that rain. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard shows us the weekend impact heavy rain overnight drenching parts of santa rosa for hours this person was braving the elements on a bike. >> the storm making for some dangerous roadway conditions in san francisco. this tree limbs snapped off, falling on a parked car near leavenworth and bush streets, blocking the intersection for a time when the

sun came up, the rain was still falling. what do you think of the rain? i'm enjoying it, actually. >> i'm enjoying of the rain. >> it was a super challenging morning drive for cameron ferris , who commutes from american canyon to san rafael. >> it was a little misty, i will say. >> it was a little misty. i had to turn those windshield wipers on pretty high. >> all right, 3 to 1 and you guys around the annual thanksgiving kayak race through the canals of san rafael went on despite the rain. >> but the rays, hosted by 101 surf sports had to be shortened and fewer people took part because of the weather. it probably only cost us about ten people, but we still had 33 hearty people come out and race. >> rainfall totals were impressive in sonoma county overnight. >> the city got about an inch and a half of rain. >> wet weather has produced wildfire danger, so much in santa rosa. the fire department declared an end to the 2023 wildfire season this week, but

we are ready at any time to transition back into that wildland preparedness if needed. >> if weather was to change and we start getting some warmer weather for now, seems the bay area's rainy season is definitely back in the north bay. >> cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> a reminder you can keep track of the weather any time with the same live doppler seven radar. lisa uses. it's available on demand on the abc7 bay area app. you can download it wherever you stream. developing news now in the war between israel and hamas . we're taking a live look at the western wall in jerusalem. you see dark skies as it's just after 7:00 pm in israel right now. the washington post reports israel and hamas have reached a tentative deal for a five day cease fire, allowing the release of at least 50 hostages in gaza. now, the report says the agreement is being brokered by the us hostages would be released in groups every 24 hours. over those five days, there are reportedly 239

hostages still being held by hamas. and the deal does not include military personnel or men. the release could begin within the next several days. abc news has not confirmed the post report. the white house security council says a deal has not yet been reached, but officials are working hard at it. a pause in fighting would also allow much needed humanitarian relief to get into gaza. meanwhile as those talks continue, president biden is restating his opposition to a cease fire in gaza. the president wrote an op ed that appeared in saturday's washington post. he said, quote, as long as hamas clings to its ideology of destruction, a cease fire is not peace. he went on to say the goal should not simply be to stop the war for today, but to end the war forever, and that the road to peace must lead to a two state solution. the president also said a pause in any fighting would give hamas time to rebuild its stockpile of weapons. and he called on israel

to respect humanitarian law and minimize the loss of civilian life here in the bay area, a man is hopeful some of his relatives held hostage by hamas will be released. he recently learned at least one of his relatives will not make it home. abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with him, calls from jerusalem and tel aviv saturday for the safe return of more than 200 hostages still being held by hamas. >> i can't imagine there are babies there that can be brought home this in wake of the israeli defense forces announcing it found two of the hostages dead. a loss felt right here in the bay area. >> this is everybody's nightmare. >> oren rubenstein's referring to his relative of 65 year old hostage yehudit weiss, whose body was found in a house near al-shifa hospital. >> all i think the hope and dreams of every single family that has hostage is, is that they come home alive.

>> and that's been the hope for this pacifica resident putting up these posters of the hostages throughout san francisco. three of the posters are three more of his relatives kidnaped when hamas attacked kibbutz berri, killing more than 100 people. you have three older relatives. where does it leave you with them? well i'm going there and i'll be there on tuesday. >> and like here, there are vigils and marches and rallies and demands of their government to find and release these hostages, demands that just may have been heard. >> the washington post reporting saturday night that israel and hamas have reached a tentative deal to cease fire for five days to free dozens of women and children being held hostage in gaza. and it was shiny. luke meanwhile, rubenstein is leaving for tel aviv on monday to start raising money to rebuild the kibbutz and to help the children displaced. >> having lost their parents, their friends, their relatives, their teachers, their home,

their communities and everything they have, and give them some measure of joy, setting up this gofundme page in hopes of bringing some normalcy back into their lives, we're going to be buying bicycles and sports equipment, and we ask them what they wanted. and of course, steph curry jerseys and draymond green and all of that same things that kids want here. >> tara campbell, abc7 news. >> well, remember these barriers across the city happening right now. crews are removing the final security measures put in place for aipac. the summit wrapped up on friday. the city expects all roads, sidewalks, parking garages and muni services to return to normal by tomorrow morning, despite street closures, there were no major traffic backups due to the conference. thankfully aipac included members from 21 global economies is working together to promote trade and economic growth across the pacific region

. the city of san francisco put on its best face for the aipac conference, but there are still challenges that will need to be faced when with the dignitaries gone, mayor london breed sat down with this week co-anchor martha raddatz to talk about aipac and her vision for the future. >> the thing that gives me hope is the fact that finally some of the policy decisions, some of the financial investments they are working and they are making a difference. they are attracting businesses, new leases are being signed in the downtown area and other parts of the city. you're not going to tell me you're worried about anything? well part of it is it's really me as a leader. it's important that i am confident about the condition of the city and that i'm continuing to communicate the message necessary to ensure that people know how these things are working. >> well, you can find that full interview on abc news.com. all right. let's take a peek inside

with lisa. good morning. >> good morning. what a beautiful view here. the golden gate bridge where temperatures are in the low to mid 50s in and around san francisco. some breezy winds certainly at the coast today. the upper elevations and they will be out of the north northwest. we're going to see a warming trend as we get towards the holiday week, but we will see any rain. i'll let you know when we come back. >> thanks, lisa. also coming up, could sam altman go back to openai? the report about a possible return just one day after he was fired? plus, a busy few days on the roads and in the sky. how travelers are trying to avoid the rush and the most expensive days to fly.

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brockman immediately resigned in protest. brockman is also involved in discussions about returning to the company. openai said altman was, quote, not always truthful in his communication with the board in the east bay. saturday marked 45 years since the jonestown massacre, where the community gathered for a memorial service to remember the more than 900 people killed, including over 300 children. the senseless tragedy led by cult leader jim jones, happened in guyana in 1978. some were shot, but many died by cyanide poisoning. bay area congresswoman jackie speier survived after being shot five times. san thursday's memorial service was held at evergreen cemetery in oakland. it is the final resting place for more than 400 victims whose bodies were never claimed. today, san francisco leaders are remembering those who have lost their lives in traffic incidents. parents of victims will speak at the event that includes the parents of a four

year old girl who was struck and killed in a crosswalk on fourth and king street back in august. a temporary memorial will have a ghost stroller bike and pedestrian in front of city hall . it will also include the name of each person killed in the city since 2014. well right now, millions of americans are on their way to their thanksgiving destiny plans. and experts predict this travel season will break record as but as people have travel underway, major delays are already on the horizon. abc news reporter johnny fernandez tells us about the storm moving across the country. >> millions of americans have hit the road or are heading to the airport for thanksgiving. as a major storm moves across the country. the storm system will bring rain, thunderstorms and winds in different parts of the states between sunday and wednesday. on turkey day itself, the weather is expected to be cooler than normal. a tsa predicts more than 30 million people to take the skies between now and november 27th. that's up

10% from the same time last year , according to triple a, the busiest and most expensive days to fly between thanksgiving will be tuesday november 21st and wednesday, the 22nd with holiday travel expected to hit record numbers. some travelers were looking to avoid it this year. >> we try not to travel during thanksgiving, but we have to take the grandkids to see the grandparents triple a predicting most people will opt to drive with nearly 50 million americans expected to get behind the wheel with the busiest day to drive being wednesday. >> that's why some travelers see the train as their best option. you know, i got worried about the cars. >> i got worried about the airports. it's easier. just that simple. johnny fernandez, abc news, new york. >> a local law firm helped kick off the holiday week with a giveaway of hundred of turkeys. volunteers from walkup melodia kelly and schoenberger teamed up with alumni from san francisco's lowell high school. they gave away 500 turkeys for

thanksgiving. families simply drove up and picked up a bird. >> well, the holidays are coming up. i think we all recognize that they can be difficult times and we wanted to do something for the area. we're a local firm, have been here since the 50s, actually, and we wanted to give back. >> this is the first ever turkey giveaway by the up law firm. the group says it hopes to make it an annual tradition and that taking care of the community is a shared responsibility. right now, the berkeley half marathon is happening. the race started at 730 this morning. the fastest runners are already done at this hour. the 13 mile course takes them down telegraph avenue and through uc berkeley's campus. and runners go north through the finish line in civic center park and we are taking a live look from one of the lifts at homewood mountain resort, that lake tahoe resort is backtracking on its exclusive membership plan after facing months of controversy. tsay.

according to the chronicle, homewood mountain promised to maintain public access, dropping its prior decision of becoming a member only club. the huge privately owned resort will continue selling daily and seasonal passes. it is now launching a new lifetime membership program. homewood still has plans to build ski homes and a hotel. well, speaking of lake tahoe, northstar was supposed to open this weekend. but lisa, i saw on their twitter it's delayed due to mother nature throwing some warmer temps. yeah that's right. >> we did see a little snow there, maybe a little more for thanksgiving, actually. just a dusting, though. so not what's needed to open the resorts, unfortunately. and it'd be nice to have a day or a couple of days to dry out. right. we have that for you. with plenty of sunshine on the way. but as high pressure builds on in the tug between high and low pressure, allowing for some wind to kick up throughout the day today. so we'll be breezy certainly in the hills at the coast. and as we look outside and maybe even across the bay, some whitecaps

forming later on. but for right now, it is calm and we're looking at 54 in san francisco right at the coast, though, we do have a little bit of wind already. it is 55 in mountain view and san jose with half moon bay at 57. that north wind allowing for pretty mild temperature. and look outside here from vollmer peak, it's 50 santa rosa, 51in napa with livermore 50 degrees and busy place this week sfo where we've got a lot of clear sky, clear and cool this morning. we'll see sunshine today. breezy winds pick up high clouds late in the day and then the look for the week ahead is sun with some high clouds as a couple of systems miss us to the north. as for today hour by hour, you'll notice we're clear a couple of high clouds throughout the late afternoon. high pressure rebuilds. we have a sunny monday and then that first system allowing for some filtered sunshine on tuesday, but no rain in the forecast in terms of the

wind, though, that's what we're watching today. 1:00, we've got wind gusts 20 to 30 miles an hour along the coast, getting quite breezy around the bay throughout the afternoon today. then the gusty winds throughout the upper elevations from 20 to 27 miles an hour here. this graphic shows. and then as we get into the morning hours, even windier. this is late tonight, actually. and by late in the overnight hours towards morning, that's when the winds will subside. and monday looks like to be a very nice day with plenty of sunshine checking out the rest of the week. then notice high pressure deflects the tuesday system to the north. and then here's another chance of more clouds on thursday. could see a little bit of snow here in the mountains. other than that, though, we are staying high and dry for the foreseeable future with temperatures in the low to mid 60s. this is about where we should be for this time of year. 62 in fremont, look for 63 in vallejo. niners today. plenty of

sun temperatures in the mid 60s a beautiful day there. winds maybe 1015 miles an hour out of the north. and as we look at the accuweather seven day forecast, a string of sunny days from here right on through the upcoming week, breezy winds this afternoon colder starts as we get into tuesday and wednesday and then perhaps a little bit cooler at the end of the week as high pressure begins to flatten out a little bit. but the peak warmth looks to be on thanksgiving, which is nice and mild. yeah, nice and mild. the windows open. yeah, exactly. >> that turkey day. all right. thank you, lisa. still ahead, a creative approach to climate change. we introduce you to the santa cruz student who created a tool to help keep our oceans and waterways clean. your an amazing thing, but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness or even trouble with recall. >> thankfully, the breakthrough

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novato and the coast was as well last hour. so we'll continue to see those coastal winds build upper elevations. also and then look what happens late in the day. we're sunny right through 130, 2:00. we'll get some high clouds in here and talk about a sunny monday. and let's talk about turkey day coming up. stephanie lisa, thank you. >> we turn now to an update on the repairs of the i-10 freeway in los angeles county to get us to this point ahead of schedule. >> eight days to get this thing open and operational. and that means if you're doing the math, that this thing opens tonight, it will be fully operational tomorrow. so now you hear there governor gavin newsom announcing that the repairs are finishing today for the large stretch of arson fire damaged it.spected >> cal fire is asking for the public's help as they identify a person of interest in this case. take a look at your screen. the agency released these images over the weekend. authorities

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past april ended in an explosion shortly after liftoff. but since then, spacex has made dozens of improvements to the booster and its 33 engines as well as the launch pad. spacex founder elon musk taking to his social media platform x, calling the launch a success, posting several images of the rocket as it soared into space and congratulating everyone who worked on the mission. nasa administrator bill nelson also praised the launch. the faa said no injury or public damage have been reported and added it will oversee spacex's investigation into the mishap to ensure the company complies with regulatory requirements. spacex cannot launch another starship until the review is complete. nasa is counting on starship to get astronauts to the moon sometime around the end of 2025. the space agency awarding spacex a $3 billion contract to make it happen by transferring astronauts from its orion capsule to starship in lunar orbit before heading down to the

surface. phil lipof, abc news, new york house house fire down for now. >> there are demands for a cease fire in the israel-hamas war out of sacramento. take a look. thousands of protesters disrupted the california democratic convention last night. state officials met to consider candidate endorsements ahead of the march primary. the remaining events were canceled because of safety concerns. the california legislative jewish caucus is now responding. it says in part, quote, we fully support the right to protest loudly and vociferously. but storming through security and shutting down a democrat process, particularly with chants calling for the destruction of israel and appearing to justify the hamas attack is completely unacceptable. the caucus is co-chaired by senator scott wiener of san francisco, now on the peninsula, now multi-faith and local leaders took part in a vigil showing solidarity with the people of israel. one of

them saying they are coming together to stand up against hate, against anti-semitism and mourn the loss of life. part of the power of this evening is the fact that so many different faith based communities have stepped forward to say, we want to be with you, we want to stand with you. >> we're here together. and in our community. we won't allow hatred and bigotry and anti-semitism to exist. >> uh- they gathered at saint bartholomew catholic church in san mateo. there were representing 12 different faith organizations, dozens of christian, catholic, muslim and jewish communities in san mateo county. the multi-faith coalition works together on a variety of issues throughout the year. arts in berkeley hosted a holiday gift bazaar in support of palestinian families. the event included an auction for a live painting. artists also sold a range of ancient crafts, including ceramics, jewelry and scarves. there was a live tetris demonstration, which is a type of traditional palestinian embroidery the middle east children's alliance, or mecha,

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>> people were heard yelling for water in the stadium and officials now say water will be free at future events because of this swift postponed the next day's concert. new developments in the united auto workers labor deal with ford motor company. 69% of ford's union members voted in favor to ratify a new agreement. it. the vote sharply contrasts that of general motors, which showed 55% in favor of a similar deal. members at stellantis will also be voting soon on their contract. that strikers at all three automaker owners have returned to work. all right. it's a busy shopping time already in mega retailer target is trying to improve life for its customers inside its stores this season. the company is testing out a new policy in some of its stores by restricting self-checkout lines to ten items or less. shoppers with over ten items must use the full service cashier lanes. target says the self checkout restrictions are designed to

reduce wait times and better understand customer preferences as well. we are five days away from black friday and we all want to know when is the best time to holiday shop for the best deals. well, abc's seven news reporter leslie brinkley says your strategy should be different than last year. what type of dress are you looking for? >> pink. >> if you're after a really specific toy or color or size. experts say maybe by now government reports show imports of things like footwear tvs and toys are actually down so far this year with railroad operates reporting, they're picking up fewer loads at ports to haul to destinations inland. yeah there are fewer products being delivered into the retailers, but there already running a little bit heavy on inventory. >> why? because they've been running slower on sales for the fall period that means there is excess inventory on many items. >> there is a lot of uncertainty as retailers analyze current

shopping data. >> if the numbers are not something that they like, they're going to execute some pretty dramatic price cuts in the latter half of this month. >> retail sales as a whole is moderating. >> it is plateauing. >> thanksgiving is going to be the big kick start. and very late in december, consumer sales are clearly telling us that they are going to be shopping even later than normal. >> uncertainty comes from how much inflation will put a dent in budgets. >> i guess part of me thinks that it would be a little bit less this year. >> inflation definitely affects what we would do. >> we will spend a lot on grandchildren that are little and not much for anybody else. >> data shows consumers are still looking for experiences. what is expected to be big this year is dining out gift cards for restaurants, things that they can experience together in walnut creek. i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> well, christmas is right

around the corner and that means the great dickens christmas fair is to. it creates an immersive victorian experience at daly city's cow palace. take a look. there are hundreds of characters from literature and history. you can actually interact with here. not to mention there are pubs dance halls and some hearty foods you can choose from. the event runs each weekend until december 17th. hi, lisa. >> hey, good morning to you. we're looking at another pretty view from our emeryville camera where temperatures are in the 50s. highs today right around average, low to mid 60s. the wind may make it feel a little bit cooler. and then we'll talk about some high clouds. what about the rain? will we see a return to that? i'll let you know with my accuweather seven day forecast coming up. >> lisa, thanks. also next cal and stanford the 126 big game. abc7 sports anchor chris alvarez has all the highlights after the break. >> my late father in law lit up a room but his vision dimmed

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prix is facing a lawsuit after canceling its first practice thursday. the class action suit is filed on behalf of the roughly 35,000 people who bought tickets for that season. a loose drain damaged a race car during practice, which paused the session for 5.5 hours. officials said. fans needed to be removed as a safety precaution. they offered $200 merchandise voucher to single day ticket holders in the nfl. the 49 ers are back home this weekend. san francisco faces tampa bay inside levi's stadium and kickoff is at 105. in college football, it's one of the oldest rivalries as cal versus stanford and the big game. abc7 sports anchor chris alvarez has your morning sports. >> good morning. it was the 126th big game and last in the pac 12 as cal and stanford joined the acc next season. the bears trying to win the ax for a third straight year while former cal quarterback troy taylor is now stanford's new head coach

looking to win the ax back for the cardinal in his first game. on the other sideline, it has to feel weird for coach taylor. no matter how hard he tried to play it cool during the week. there's the prize officially awarded for the first time in 1933. it's the ax. cal scored two touchdowns in the first half. both fernando mendoza to tron grizzell for three golden bears at the half as he scores easily on that big play touchdown. stanford women's basketball star cameron brink there she is playing the stanford band big game for her today against duke. later on third quarter cal extends the lead jade knot. he had 36 carries 116 rushing yards in the score also two catches for 22 yards, 21 six cal late third ashton dales up top for tiger bachmeier great catch for the touchdown but stanford missed the two point conversion still a 2112 football game fourth quarter now cal up 2115 on the golden bears cap 13 play drive mendoza to fresno's jeremiah hunter he's in cal went for two and missed but the ax stays in berkeley for the third straight

year 2715 golden bears in big game number 126. i can't even grasp my words right now because i just saw how much it meant to everybody. >> and when you're on that field and playing, it just meant more. and for our guys, we wanted it more. so we won and we came out there with the ax and that was the only objective. it doesn't matter if it was messy or if it was clean and we did it. and i'm extremely proud of our guys. >> you know, when you first walk out on the field and you see a school that you're been affiliated with for a long time, it's a little strange. >> but honestly, once the game starts, it's kind of all you know, faceless opposition to me, just numbers and what they're doing defensively and all those things. so it wasn't, it wasn't too strange. >> senior night for chevan cordeiro and the spartans hosting san diego state, san jose state we get bowl eligible with a win third quarter tied of ten qualley conley eight touchdown of the year from 20 yards out he had a career high 155 yards on the ground 1710 spartans fourth quarter now senior kyree robinson running it in the antioch native de la

salle product scores his school record 16th touchdown this year. san jose state has won five straight games they're now bowl eligible 2413 winners warriors hosting the thunder trying to snap a five game slide. stephen curry back in the lineup after missed two games with the knee injury and he looked like steph how about a look away three the warriors led by 1879 61 at one point curry had 25. under 10s to go we're all of a sudden tied at 114 curry misses kevon looney one of his 16 rebounds out to andrew wiggins hits the triple with 1.6 seconds to go for the lead a season high 31 for whigs chase center just going crazy. one last chance for thunder. chet holmgren. oh, he got it. career high 36 for the rookie and we're headed to overtime all okc in ot shea gilgeous alexander blocked steph and then he's in a finish on the other end he had ten points in overtime scored a game high 40 the warriors lose one 3123. first ever five game home losing

streak in steve kerr's ten years as head coach. that is your look at sports have a great sunday. let's send it back to you. >> thank you, chris. and don't forget, it's a super bowl rematch on monday night football . travis kelce and the kansas city chiefs welcoming brother jason kelce and the philadelphia eagles. coverage begins at 430, followed by our sports show after the game. lisa good morning. >> hey, good morning to you. we are watching northerly winds that are going to pick up today. it's already getting quite breezy at the coast as high pressure wants to build into california. low pressure is pulling away. and we've got a sunny start out there. gorgeous as we look at the golden gate bridge, 54 degrees. it's 55. oakland mountain view in san jose with the north wind up to 22 miles an hour, allowing for half moon bay to be 57 already. and from our sutro tower camera, those breezy winds along the coast, it'll get quite gusty from time to time. later on today into early tomorrow. 50 in santa rosa, 55. novato and 53 in

concord, san jose. all that sun for the game today. clear and cool this morning. mostly sunny. some high clouds visiting us the later part of the afternoon with the winds and then sunshine with more high clouds tuesday perhaps into thursday thanksgiving. but hour by hour today, you notice how we are nice and clear. a few clouds by three, 4:00. and then monday, starting out with the breeze and the upper elevations, but nice and sunny throughout the day. weak system to our north, bringing in some high clouds for tuesday, but no rain. here's a look at that wind as it builds throughout the afternoon along the coast. look at half moon bay, 24 miles an hour, 31 miles an hour, point rays. and then it gets quite breezy all around the bay, 7:00 and certainly feeling the chill out there as that sun sets before 5:00. and then as we get into your 11:00 hour, really the winds continue to build here in the upper elevation. so they will dial back into the rest of

your monday afternoon. but monday morning, still quite gusty in the upper elevations. there it is with the light winds by the afternoon. so today in the south bay santa clara right around average in the mid 60s, plenty of sun, north winds maybe 10 to 15 miles an hour. and then we begin our warm up for monday, tuesday and wednesday. even into thursday. temperatures above average here in the 70s. so a whether or not we have those high clouds, it will certainly still be on the mild side despite some of that sun being dimmed from time to time, 61in napa today. look for 65 in san rafael with mid 60s on the peninsula. remember kind of breezy right here along the coast and also in the upper elevations later on through the day into the evening hours. and a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. well we are featuring sunshine each and every day. temperatures will be above average, beginning to warm up as we get through the tuesday, wednesday time frame

and then as everyone else is kind of dealing with a lot of rain across the country, we will be high and dry. it should be a nice afternoon. and looking at slightly cooler weather by friday and saturday. so we do need the rain. probably want the snow, though not in this seven day outlook. >> yeah, but mild for thanksgiving, which will be nice and those turkey trotters. >> yes. yes a great day for them as well. >> great lisa, thank you. a reminder that you can watch all 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 the app now and start streaming. we'll be right back. >> e season finale is upon us live asians hope they sell keep us dog food in thy fridge. >> oh, it's not dog food. it's fresh pet, real meat, real veggies, food. >> i beast. oh thy what now.

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foundation will volunteer to distribute 150 meals to help those struggling with food insecurity. also happening today, the 10th annual west coast craft fair is in the works here in san francisco. more than 275 artists and craft makers are showcasing their goods at the fort mason festival pavilion. it will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today. and it's always free and open to the public. good weather for it to. >> lots of goodies there, for sure. yeah yeah. nice and sunny. it'll be a little breezy out there throughout the day and temperatures will be near average, low to mid 60 soquel's. some high clouds late in the day as well. the accu weather seven day forecast. no more rain on these seven panels. just sunny skies, mild temperatures, high clouds from time to time and temperatures above average through thanksgiving. so that's a nice switch compared to yesterday. >> yeah, we look forward to it. thank you, lisa. well, thank you all for joining us on abc7 mornings. i'm stephanie sierra along with lisa argen. abc7 news

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