militia district permitted vendors are questioning if it's working. >> governor newsom versus governor desantis. the two set to square off in a prime time debate tomorrow night in georgia . the issues they're expected to talk about.

>> and let's get a live look outside this morning. it's a slick start to your day. drew is here with when the rain is going to move out. and jobina is tracking how the roads are impacted today. >> good morning to you. it is wednesday, november 29th. >> yeah, let's get a check of that forecast because we've been talking about that rain. is it sticking around all day? yes. so it'll stick around at least for the next 3 to 4 hours. >> it's just hitting during the morning commute. so it certainly is creating slower travel out there this morning. here's live. doppler seven. you are noticing some pops of brighter colors mixed in with the light rain. those are the scattered downpours we're tracking on the abc seven storm impact scale. we are at a level one this morning for those scattered showers and isolated downpours. your biggest impact, certainly the travel. we have slick roads out there. we have low visibility. you want to add a little bit of extra time to the commute. you can clearly see it is wet out there from our san jose camera 101 and 880. that's what you're looking at. we'll keep the showers in the forecast through 9 a.m. after 10 a.m, we're pretty much done with the wet weather. it turns drier

and brighter into the afternoon. and those temperatures going into the low and mid 60s for daytime highs. let's see how we're doing on those roads with this wet weather this morning. good morning, jobina. >> good morning to you. thank you. hi, everybody. so, yes, due to the slick conditions out there, we are seeing a number of crashes out there and specifically spin outs. that's what happens when this pavement is wet. westbound 80. the connection to southbound 680 and fairfield. we have a crash there , speeds down to 12mph. and that spot all lanes blocked in sonoma on northbound and southbound 121 at mango ranch road. and then we have a new crash reported in oakland. this is going to be southbound 880 past 980. we'll bring you the bay bridge toll plaza. we're metering lights came on at 534 and you should expect some delays here as well. thanks for being. >> a new development to six day cease fire between israel and hamas is set to expire today. this morning, cia director bill burns is in the middle east in hopes of negotiating another extension to that cease fire and the release of more hostages. israel says there are now 161

people being held hostage in gaza after hamas released 12 more people yesterday. that includes 17 year old mia lindberg and her dog. they survived over 50 days of captivity so far. hamas released one american hostage and nine others are still being held captive. >> there's no indication that hamas is trying to play some sort of game here in terms of the americans. we can't just assume that hamas has ready access to everybody in a moment's notice. >> more, more aid has flowed into gaza. officials say 54,000 pounds of aid from the us arrived this week with more to follow. >> in the east bay, a chaotic scene at last night's berkeley city council meeting protesters into erupted the proceedings demanding that the council pass a resolution calling for a permanent cease fire in gaza. council members left the chamber and went to a separate room away from the public. berkeley's mayor released a statement opposing a resolution saying it

will not end the violence in the middle east and will only increase hatred at home. >> a new lawsuit accuses uc berkeley's law school of allowing the spread of anti-semitism on campus. according to the chronicle, the lawsuit was brought by a zionist group that cited a 2022 policy by the campus group law students for justice in palestine, saying that it wouldn't invite pro-zionist speakers, zionists believed jewish people have an ancestral right to land in israel. the lawsuit asks a judge to prohibit the university from recognizing any organization that excludes jewish people. the student group says it doesn't exclude jewish people or zionists, only pro-zionist speakers. a uc berkeley spokesperson tells the chronicle the university is committed to confronting anti-semitism and supporting jewish students, faculty and staff. next week, presidents from some of the most elite colleges in the country will testify before congress about anti-semitism on campus. that includes the presidents

from harvard, mit and the university of pennsylvania. tensions have surged at some schools after last month's attack on israel by hamas. some lawmakers want to hold school officials accountable. many university leaders are struggling to balance this, protecting students and allowing expression of all opinions is in san francisco. >> street vendors, both with and without permits, are not allowed to sell on the sidewalks of mission street for the next 88 days. but some vendors say that is not stopping the sale of stolen goods on the streets. abc7 news reporter lena howland is live at city hall right now with reaction from frustrated vendors. lena good morning toyo. >> while some of the sidewalks have been cleared out, many street vendors tell us the illegal fencing operations that the city was trying to put a stop to are still happening. one vendor who was selling on 24th street up until last week is now documenting what's happening on the area where he used to set up

shop at 840 yesterday morning. he captured images of people pulling merchandise out of suitcases and selling them on the sidewalks. when we showed up several hours later, 24th street was clean. no vendors in sight. and public works inspector began to show up with sfpd. turns out when these videos were shot, it was before inspectors began their patrol. >> we feel very disappointed. distributors. we are not selling right here, right now on the street. but all the vendors, they are on the street. so we want we demanding more actions from the city. >> a spokesperson for san francisco public works said they will be asking vendors to pack up and leave between the hours of nine in the morning to eight at night and 8 to 4 on weekends. if they don't leave, they'll be cited with a notice of violation, which carries fines of 100 to $1000, depending on how many times people have been warned. but off camera, a public works inspector told us that

unpermitted vendors leave as soon as they see them coming. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you so much. happening tomorrow, the governor's of california and florida will go head to head in a highly anticipated debate. governor gavin newsom and ron desantis will meet for a 90 minute battle in georgia. newsom is expected to hit desantis with issues like abortion and lgbtq rights while touting california's tech based economy. desantis is expected to attack newsom. with california's declining population and the drug and homelessness crisis. >> they're able to use their opponent as a foil, right? newsom can use desantis to play to his base and talk about how progressive he is and how well california is doing against florida. and then desantis is going to do the same thing with newsom. >> desantis supporters hope the debate will help boost momentum for his presidential campaign.

>> your voice, your vote and a major endorsement for republican presidential candidate nikki haley jobina is tracking that from the live desk. >> thank you, reggie. former south carolina governor nikki haley was just endorsed by the americans for prosperity, or afp. afp action is the political advocacy group backed by billionaire charles koch. filings showed the group has already raised more than $70 million, 25 million coming from koch himself and another 25 million from one of his nonprofit groups. afp action believes haley can win key, independent and moderate voters, something many analysts say frontrunner donald trump has no chance of winning. >> we are now in second place in iowa, the second place in new hampshire and second place in south carolina. one more fellow we got to catch up to. >> abc news partner 538 shows trump is leading the republican

primary by more than 40. those numbers come after skipping debates and, of course, facing multiple criminal cases. ap action says it's never engaged in a presidential election before, but it wants to quote, turn the page on the past to make sure president biden and former president trump don't return to the white house. >> thank you, jobina. when it comes to the 2024 election, meta is unveiling a new list of policies that is supposed to combat deceitful social media advertising. they include not showing any new ads in the final week before the election, disclosing content made by to weed out deep fakes, labeling people appearing in the ads as either, quote, real or, quote, fictional, and prohibiting ads that discourage people from voting. however meta did not say how all of this is going to be enforced. the famous stud bar nearing its highly anticipated reopening the approval it just got from the city of san

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low, bring some scattered showers. here's live. doppler seven down the street level. you can see some heavier showers working through the marina this

morning. the financial district that stretching up into parts of marin county, tiburon mill valley this morning, seeing those scattered downpours, lighter showers along the peninsula. but it is still wet out there from san mateo to redwood city and palo alto are the heaviest showers have moved out of san jose into alum rock in the east foothills this morning. and as we take a look at the east bay, we're finding some showers late in nature. here's highway four for reference. so it's a little bit slower this morning thanks to that wet weather and just some scattered light showers in the north bay right now. future weather showing you post 10 a.m. we're done with this wet weather. so last through the next four hours, the afternoon, reggie, some peeks of sunshine and dry pavement for the evening commute. >> drew, thank you. the oakland a's, who are they now? it's all about the bees, the new sports team swinging into oakland starting in the summer and opening night. the drive thru light show in the south bay to kick off the holidays as we had to break a live look outside. it is now 613. and we'll be ri and i love overcoming challenges.

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step closer to reopening, according to shefs. the board of supervisors has endorsed granting a liquor license to the stud. the bar announced it signed a lease for a new location on folsom street in soma in september. the new location will be twice the size of the old venue, which was located at ninth and harrison. the original location shut down in 2016 because of a rent increase. the oakland ballers, that's the new name of the minor league baseball team, set to start playing in oakland this spring. oakland natives paul friedman and brian karmel held a news conference yesterday to announce the team. the idea for this team started in june. they wanted baseball fans to still be able to root for a team in oakland. the oakland ballers

will be playing in the pioneer league. >> we identified the league that we wanted to join. being the pioneer league, which has its roots in 1939. and then we worked to build a community to support us because we really believe at the end of the day that sports teams are about community. they're about bringing community together. >> the oakland bees see what they did there will likely play at laney college. >> i love that name. well, the bay area's tallest tree will light up tonight in san francisco chase center is hosting a tree lighting ceremony at its thrive city outdoor plaza tonight at five. the lights on the 90 foot tree will turn on the celebration will also include the warriors dance team choirs, food and drinks to get everyone in the holiday spirit. and another celebration is going to be held on the first night of hanukkah. that is next thursday. >> christmas in the parks drive thru light show returns to san jose tonight from your car. you can see this is a holiday light show that has music accompanying it. organizers say these tickets help fund the free walk in

christmas in the park event in downtown every year. tickets are 30 bucks for every car and the drive through light show is available until january 1st. >> what a cool idea. and it's beginning to look a lot like christmas outside san francisco city hall. check out that huge christmas tree. it's now up at civic center plaza. the city will hold its official tree lighting in just one week. and the festivities will include live entertainment, snow flurries, food and drinks and free holiday crafts for the first 400 kids under the age of 12 who show up. the san francisco police foundation will give away a free toy toy. the celebration starts at 4 p.m. on december 6th. >> some people are calling and avant garde a pair of boots fashion, while others say that it's just it's just weird. louis vuitton debuted its illusion boots dyed to mimic a woman's leg wearing white ankle socks and a black stiletto. >> what i'm trying to figure out what i'm looking at here.

>> okay, so the boot is the sock and the shoe is this whole thing . >> it's the whole thing thing. >> but i wish i could see it on someone because this is. this is this looks like concept art. doesn't that look like just something that was. it does in a can you are we on the website now or is this is video because if you click through, you can see the zipper on the side. >> oh you can't. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. keep going, keep going, keep going. >> while we look for that they cost about $2,500. wow. they come in two skin tones. if you want less skin showing in the boots, there is an ankle boot option. >> oh, i see the zipper. >> this was the topic of tiktok kind of into it. >> i mean, it's rough that there's only two skin tones. you're going to see a lot of people not matching real well. yeah yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i don't know. >> i'm into this. i don't know why, but i kind of feel like if you want that look like, just do the sock with the shoe, you're going to pay almost $3,000 for that. >> i don't know. >> people are going to do it.

people are going to do it. >> i was just saying that luxury brands are are hurting right now or that. >> yeah. expensive. yes. so even the richie rich's aren't buying stuff. >> so i don't know that they're going to buy this but now i know why you put a lampshade on it. >> put a lampshade. >> that would be hot. yes. >> that's a reference to something. >> come back to a christmas story. i mean, let's update it. your live doppler seven this morning. we have scattered showers and those downpours, those are the yellows and oranges you see on your screen there. very isolated in nature. but as one crosses through your neighborhood, it does bring low visibility at times as low pressure. it's off our coastline and it's not going to directly move onshore. what it's actually doing, it's traveling pretty quickly to the south paralleling our coastline. so we're getting these outer bands of the rainfall, but it's only going to last through about 10 a.m. because this low is to the south of us later on this afternoon. and that means a drier afternoon is on the way. it's a warmer

morning compared to yesterday. remember yesterday we had frost advisories or freeze warnings in some areas. we are 20 degrees warmer right now compared to this time yesterday. thanks to the cloud cover up above. we're in the upper 40s to the low and mid 50s to start out that morning. here's a live look from our rooftop camera. it is damp out there. take the umbrella with you. you'll need it through about 10 a.m. this morning after 10 a.m, the showers are done. they're out of here. that low pressure is moving down to the south. and what that means, a brighter afternoon. temperatures, though, below average only in the low and mid 60s for daytime highs. so today we have those morning showers right now lasting until 10 a.m. after 10 a.m. we'll see brighter conditions, drier conditions, the evening commute will be a lot easier to tolerate. we'll have dry pavement and better visibility out there overnight. tonight, we'll find a mixture of stars and clouds. we'll watch. there could be some areas of fog developing in the valleys of the north bay. we'll keep our eyes on that. heading into tomorrow, the rainfall potential, the next ten days, it really looks like

the storm track is going to stay well north of us. you can see seattle, portland picking up several inches of rain for us. the next best rain chance is probably on saturday and it looks pretty light. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. a wet morning leading to a dry afternoon. a slight chance in the north bay tomorrow evening, but most are dry through friday. saturday trending a bit wetter but we're drier on sunday with those temperatures below average over the weekend. jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we are going to start with the look at the 4.2 mile long backup. as you approach the richmond-san rafael bridge on the westbound direction. those rain droplets on the camera, the weather is not helping with the commute. it's just very slow. and a lot of spots, including the san mateo bridge, you can see off to the right hand side, all of that brake tapping because of people traveling towards the peninsula. also, we're now getting an update from bart. they are now running trains at slower speeds due to the rain. so you can expect about a ten minute delay throughout out the system right now. are drive times, especially for the highway four commute. antioch to concord is 39

minutes. and then very quickly, just want to zoom back in on a crash. we're following in fairfield and has not improved much. westbound 80 connecting to southbound 680. your speeds will be around 19mph. reggie thanks, jobina. >> now we're going to bring in ginger zee with a look at what's happening on gma. she's in glendale this morning. >> yeah. good morning, ginger. >> yes i'm so close yet so far away. >> reggie. gloria, it's great to be with both of you. and coming up, we are talking about the storm that's making its way through the state and eventually southern rockies and then opening up in texas for some tornado action tomorrow. but we got to also check in on that lake effect snow that's been blowing and the deep freeze down to florida. so i'll track all of that. also, we've got to get into the negotiations to extend the cease fire between israel and hamas as more hostages come home. the emotional reunions as we hear from some of the family members of those released and finally, the viral tiktok that shows what one family found on their christmas tree. we're going to tell you why you might

want to go ahead and check that tree twice before you start trimming it and celebrating that. and so much more on gma. >> when you cut down the tree in florida for your story about a more sustainable and actually cheaper option, were there any critters, any heebie jeebies, anything jumping out? >> no, i didn't see any. i was warned by so many people online, though. they said, yeah, but make sure you don't bring home ticks and they had a bunch of tips like you've got to put it in water for a while, you know, like let it sit and like let it kind of clear up. listen, we did it every year in michigan, but maybe because we had already done big freezes, it was no problem. i've never once had bugs from a christmas tree. so i think this is a unique situation in and i don't think that it means don't do it. >> okay. >> all right. that's good. we don't to think about that. yeah. >> also, ginger, this has nothing to do with anything we just talked about. but as soon as you came on the screen, all four of us said, come on, hair, come on, outfit. we're loving it. >> yeah, it's so good. >> it's good. uh huh, yeah.

>> i'm in my california best today because i've got to shoot and i've got to kind of. i had a lot of outfit changes this morning, that's for sure. and we're not mad. >> ginger, we'll see you

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wednesday morning. drew is here with a timeline of when the rain moves out. and jobina has everything you need to know about the traffic impact. >> push for a permanent home word bound program once san francisco supervisors proposal to help connect unhoused residents with their home town. plus a new music festival. >> the organizers behind bottlerock are expanding in the north bay. details on the two day event that is set for the summer. >> good morning to you. it is wednesday, hump day already november 29th. and it's a wet morning today, guys. yeah. >> good morning. we are tracking those showers for the commute now until about 10 a.m. that's when we're going to deal with this wet weather. here's live. doppler seven showing you those showers moving in from the west. we have some isolated downpours out there. it's a level one on the abc seven storm impact scale . those showers and downpours creating slower travel. slick roadways and low visibility this morning. not a bad idea. just add maybe just a few extra minutes to your morning commute because it is a little bit

slower. thanks to the rain. here's how the day shapes up. we keep those showers in the forecast through 10 a.m. after 10 a.m, the rain moves out and that leads to a drier and brighter afternoon, meaning your evening commute is going to be dry. temperatures later on today going into the 60s. we'll go hour by hour on future weather. show you the showers exiting. coming up in a few minutes. let's check in with jobina and see how that commute is going. thank you, drew. >> good morning, everybody. so we have a couple of crashes to point out starting in fairfield where the backup is just getting longer. westbound 82 southbound, 680 is that crash, 16mph. and that area in sonoma, we do have these lanes now open on northbound and southbound 121 at angel ranch road. so that's good news. that had been blocked all morning long. still a minor delay, though, in oakland, southbound 880 past 980 due to a crash there. we will end at a very crowded bay bridge toll plaza. we're metering lights came on at 534. >> thanks for being in san francisco. street vendors both with and without permits are not allowed to sell on the sidewalks

of mission street for the next 88 days. some vendors say that isn't stopping the sale of stolen goods on the street. abc seven news reporter lena howland live at city hall this morning with the response from the city's public works department. lena reggie, the city's public works department says they are focused on monitoring and enforcing this ban, but only during their specific working hours, which is not 24 hours a day. >> at around 840 yesterday morning, one vendor who was selling on 24th street up until last week captured these images of people pulling merchandise out of suitcases and selling them on the sidewalks. when we showed up several hours later, 24th street was clean, no vendors in sight and public works inspectors began to show up with sfpd. turns out when these videos were shot, it was before inspectors began their patrol for the day. >> weekdays. we're there right now from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m, although we're looking to see if we can extend that a little bit. it's really dependent on

resources. and then on weekends, we're out there from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. so outside of those hours, people can go out there and continue vending. so what the city's going to do is really monitor this. is it working during these hours, several bart plazas are also a part of the ban. >> in the past, they have been fencing operation hotspots. on the phone with the bart police commander. they confirmed they are now adding extra resources to the area. but many street vendors trying to do this the right way say it's not fair that unpermitted vendors get to set up shop when inspectors are not around. and now street vendors who do not leave the area could be facing fines between $100 to $1000, depending on how many times they've been warned. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. the san francisco board of supervisors voted to pass a measure that will allow voters to weigh in on the city's police staffing. according to the chronicle, after weeks of very heated

disagreement, it's the board voted 6 to 5 in favor of this legislation. so voters will be able to determine the minimum level of police staffing. it comes as sfpd struggles to fill vacant positions. the measure will be on the ballot march, i should say. it will be on the march ballot for the 2024 presidential primary election. >> new at six, the san francisco supervisor is trying to expand the homeward bound program. the program reconnects unhoused people with their loved ones and hometown ins and then covers the travel expenses. right now, the program is offered to only current or former unhoused people or those who receive welfare. according to the chronicle, one supervisor is proposing to make it a permanent program to also cover people in city shelters and permanent supportive housing. >> san francisco is facing a drug crisis that has people dying on our streets. at abc7 news, we cover the topic often because we're committed to finding solutions to help build a better bay area. all this week

abc7 news will be taking a closer look at the issues impacting the city. our in-depth coverage culminates with take action. san francisco, a town hall event that is happening on monday here on abc7. one hour of direct questions and answers with mayor london breed, police chief bill scott and district attorney brooke jenkins about the city's prolonged problems and potential solutions. if you have questions you'd like us to ask, scan the qr code on your screen to submit them or go to abc7. news.com slash take action sf new developments. >> the owner of martinez refining company pbf energy is facing a proposed class action lawsuit. it stems from a 2022 incident when the refinery spewed an ash like dust into neighborhoods to martinez. residents accused pbf energy of violating federal pollution laws. the refinery told the chronicle it is unable to comment on pending litigation action. this comes after a flaring incident monday at a different refiner in richmond.

chevron says the flares were an important part of keeping the facility running safely while the facility was suffering a power outage. contra costa public health took multiple air quality measurements during the incident, but no health alerts were issued. details of the incident are being reviewed. an incident report is due to the county tomorrow. >> developing news a us military aircraft with six people on board has crashed off of southern japan. officials say japan's coast guard found a person in and debris from the osprey in the ocean near yakushima. sadly, that person died at the hospital. we don't know yet on the status about the status of the other five crew members. this new video shows the search and rescue operation underway. japan's coast guard posted a picture of what's believed to be the plane's wreckage. the country's vice defense minister says the osprey had attempted an emergency sea landing before it went down. >> new developments, a two day cease fire extension in the

israel-hamas war is set to expire today. this comes after both israeli hostages and hamas prisoners were released yesterday and jobina the us and the world is now watching and waiting to see if another extension will be made. yes gloria, senior officials with the state department say the nation's top hostage negotiator, roger carstens, is traveling to israel. >> he'll accompany secretary of state antony blinken, who is expected to arrive in israel tonight. cia director bill burns is already in the middle east for talks aimed at getting all remaining hostages home. 12 hostages were freed yesterday and taken to the red cross after spending more than 50 days in captivity. so far, hamas has released one american. the us believes nine americans are still being held by militants. >> israel's going to follow the rules of war, the law of war. we need to stand solidly behind them. and the administration needs to keep putting their foot on the accelerator and getting the american hostages and all

the hostages that remain out. it's unclear where or specifically who is holding those americans. >> the white house says there's no indication americans are being held for leverage. sources tell cnn that israel has been given a list of the six set of hostages expected to be released today once the war resumes. the us is urging israel to prioritize civilian safety, national security adviser john kirby says secretary blinken will meet with israeli counterparts to reassure them of us support and talk about getting humanitarian assistance to gaza. reggie jovina, thank you. >> new developments. elon musk has reached an agreement to operate his starlink satellite internet service over gaza, but only when israel's government approves it. that's according to israeli government officials. as the deal fulfills musk's offer to provide internet service to internationally recognized aid organizations in gaza. after israel cut off communications following the october 7th attack

by hamas, israel had originally opposed starlink service over gaza due to fears that hamas would be able to use it to organize an emotional meeting in southern california between a holocaust survivor and a man who survived the attack by hamas in israel. >> never did i ever believe after the war ended that i'm going to see a repeat of history like this. >> the men toured the auschwitz exhibit at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley. they also shared stories of how they stayed alive, describing what they went through. so the world doesn't forget. >> and it was like in the movies when the bullets hit the sand and the sand pops up and we were all running for our lives and the sand was just dancing and moving all around from the bullets. >> ariel engle now has a tattoo on his arm to remember a friend who died in the attack. it's similar in style to how the

identified jews in concentration camps. >> a private funeral will be held today for former first lady rosalynn carter. a public memorial was held yesterday at emory university in atlanta, and her husband, 99 year old former president jimmy carter, attended the ceremony under a doctor's care. all of the living first ladies were there as well as president biden and former president clinton. rosalynn carter was remembered as someone whose life was dedicated to helping others. >> what we witnessed was a first lady who saw her role as going well beyond the essential, all warm and welcoming host. >> after today's services, rosalynn carter will be buried at her home in plains, georgia. extending a dog's life. a san francisco based company is creation that could keep your four legged friend feeling young for many years to come. >> and holiday sweater fest. bart hoping to gather dozen of riders in their holiday sweaters for a group photo and stay with

us on the abc7 bay area streaming app at seven for abc seven at seven. we are live weekdays from 7 to 8 a.m. so download the app now wherever you stream. >> 641 this morning we're taking a live look at the richmond side of the richmond, san rafael bridge. and you can see we have some downpours moving through the traffic is slow and that is the biggest impact that with the showers this morning, it is creating a slower morning commute. here's live doppler seven. let's zoom on down to that downpour that is affecting the richmond-san rafael bridge moving through marin county right now. so certainly we have some downpours through mill valley on the way to san rafael and marinwood. and let's time out this line. it's moving very slowly at about 15mph. so approaching novato at 703. vallejo at 750 and napa. if that line holds together, it'll move through your neck of the woods around 817 this morning. have an isolated downpour working through san leandro right now it's wet on five 8880 right now that is creating some spinouts for the morning commute across

the region. we had some heavier showers in the south bay. they're now moving out for some drier pockets, but more showers are moving onshore over the next 2 to 3 hours. so we do anticipate this wet weather sticking around through about 10 a.m. after 10 a.m. it is out of here. and that is going to lead to peeks of sunshine later on this afternoon. and a dry evening commute with temperatures maxing out in the low and mid 60s. we have another chance of rain on the seven day forecast. we'll show you that coming up in about nine

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from competing on girls and women's teams. if their birth assigned gender was male. while the school district says the decision was made while they investigate if the school staff, in fact, violated state law. >> we want to make sure we do this right. nobody is guilty of anything at this point. that's what an investigation is for a florida lgbtq plus advocacy group suggests the student may have been outed. >> safe schools south florida says in part, such actions can inflict irreversible psychological harm and betray the trust that every student should have in their educational institution. >> investigators are trying to figure out if a propane leak sickened a dozen people at an overnight youth camp in sonoma county. the occidental volunteer fire department responded to a 911 call from the catholic charities cyo camp early yesterday morning. authorities say that young campers were checked out at the camp on bohemian highway to how to go to the hospital. the western propane gas association tells

abc7 news that a company called mcphail fuel provides the propane equipment to the camp. the president of the gas association says they believe a faulty space heater may be to blame. >> a new drug could keep our dogs around for much longer. the san francisco based company that created the drug reached a new milestone. the company is called loyal. it says the fda gave it a technical section complete for its drug known as loi one. this means the fda agrees that loyola's data proves the drug's effectiveness. loi one is designed to help extend a dog's lifespan and would come in the form of a routine injection. experts say it could benefit large other dog breeds that typically have a shorter lifespan. the smaller ones, due to years of selective breeding. >> the drug is doing is once the dog is fully grown, it's compensating for this genetic mistake. and to kind of make them more similar to like a medium sized dog. >> the company aims to have loi one and similar drugs available

by 2026. wow >> well, it is the end of an era on bar. today is the last day that you can use those paper tickets starting tomorrow. you will need a clipper card. if you have leftover tickets, you can mail them into bart and if they add up to more than $1, you will get a check back and another option is to fill out a refund claim form at a bart station. the change comes as bart gets ready to install new fare gates. >> now it's our morning money report and we haven't talked about this in a while. silicon valley bank, the go to bank for tech investors, which collapsed in march, is nearing a deal for new office space in san francisco. according to the chronicle, svb is calling this move a relocation down to the second street tower for the roughly 60,000ft■!s of office space is linked by, at least i should say, by linkedin. the bank is supposedly leaving its larger 83,000 square foot howard street office. svb is the latest company to downsize their footprint in the city. so far,

the deal has not been finalized. now we're going to take a look at what's happening on wall street this morning. you can see that we are up about 57 points. all right. >> now let's go to a fun dance class. it is called boomer ballet. and it's exactly what you think it is. students 55 and older are getting together to learn ballet in classes that are growing very popular in minnesota. >> flex your toes and six and we're going to start seated up and switch and bend. stay down. stay down, down. >> we are realizing since the pandemic, we just have to keep moving. i own being a boomer, you know, i'm proud of being a boomer. >> so i think it's a great name. >> the younger dancers are all worried about how they look and what their friends are thinking. older dancers are like, i am here for me. look at that. >> dancers say it is never too late to learn something new. you. and you know, i don't know if that's come to california

yet. the craze, the boomer ballet. but i think it looks like a lot of fun. all i see as people sitting on the floor, that's a stretching. >> okay. >> okay. >> i love ballet. >> you want to see the plié? >> yes, all of that. >> i want to see someone on pointe. >> oh, yeah. >> but you know what? i. no i don't. >> yes, you do. yes. >> because that that that's going to be hip surgery. we got some knee issues, the bunions. >> right? they're screaming. >> they're screaming. >> i really like that, though. yeah, it's really it is cute this morning, we are tracking showers out there, creating a slow morning commute for a lot of us. >> here's live doppler seven and you can see the showers are scattered. we have some isolated downpours. those are the brighter colors on live doppler seven. when you see yellow or orange, that's a heavier downpour. what we're tracking, low pressure is actually centered far off our coastline line. it's brushing bias, meaning it's sliding south. it's not moving on shore. so we're getting these outer bands of that rainfall and this low is a quick mover as it moves to the south over the next 3 to 4

hours. it will take the showers with it. so we do expect the showers to end right around 10 a.m. it is creating a warmer morning compared to yesterday. yesterday with those frost advisories freeze warnings and some spots were 20 degrees warmer than we were. this time yesterday. upper 40s to the mid 50s. you're starting temperatures out the door. certainly a gray, moody sky to begin our wednesday with those showers moving through on our east bay hills camera keep showers in the forecast through 10 a.m. after 10 a.m. they're out of here the afternoon. we're finding brighter conditions, certainly drier conditions for the evening commute and temperatures in the 60s. so the morning rush use caution as the showers are moving through. we have slick roads out there, low visibility. jobina has been tracking all those spin outs. the evening rush is a lot better. the showers are out of here and we have dry pavement. additional rainfall you can see will pick up a few hundredths of an inch of rain over the next 3 to 4 hours as the showers move through. so today, temperatures in the 60s morning showers to afternoon sunshine and those temperatures are a bit below average for this time of the

year. accuweather seven day forecast showing you our next best chance of showers coming on saturday with a drier back half of the weekend on sunday. jobina >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. let's get right to those crashes. we're following. the biggest backup going to be in fairfield on westbound 80. the connection to southbound 680. the speeds down to 15mph. we have at least one lane blocked there. still as you approach the san mateo bridge in the westbound direction, we have a crash in hayward on westbound 92 before hesperian boulevard. you can see those speeds 12mph. the good news, though, is that once you hop on the bridge, it's not too bad. but you can see as people start to approach the center span, they're tapping those brake lights. that's been a problem spot this morning as is the bay bridge, because we've had a number of minor spin outs here that have cleared quickly, but slowing things down, metering, lights came on at 534. >> reggie, thanks jobina there's new speculation over what might be next for billionaire mark cuban. yesterday, he announced his departure from the hit abc show shark tank at the end of

next year's season. and then hours later, news broke that cuban is selling his majority ownership stake of the dallas mavericks. cuban stake is reportedly valued at nearly $3.5 billion. the ap says he plans to sell to miriam adelson, the widow of casino magnate sheldon adelson. the rapid fire moves were fueling many online to think cuban might be gearing up for a presidential run, perhaps even this presidential run like 2024. we'll see. >> well, right now is the time to start mailing out those cards, cards, presents and packages to friends and family. last year, the us postal service accepted nearly 12 billion items for holiday delivery. this year, 100 new sorting machines have been installed to meet the season's demand. but the postal service is also providing deadlines to help your deliveries make it before santa does so if you're shipping anything by ground pound or

first class mail, make sure you get it in by december 16th and then december 18th. and 20th for anything prior by mail or priority mail. express. always good reminders. >> bar is trying to get as many riders as possible together for a holiday group. photo bart is hosting sweater fest next weekend. it's a family friendly event. the agency is asking you to wear your bart holiday sweater from any year for a group picture. there will also be prizes as other bart merch for sale and music. the sweater fest is sunday, december 10th at 2 p.m. at the rockridge station in oakland. >> those sweaters are popular for the popular bottle rock festival in napa is expanding. organizers are launching the inaugural la onda latin music festival next summer. the two day event is set for june first and second, the weekend after bottle rock at the napa valley expo. organizer say la onda will offer top latin musical acts spanning several genres. la onda translates to the way a but

bottle rock says it can also mean the vibe. the lineup will be announced on monday and tickets go on sale next friday, december 8th at 10 a.m. and you can get more information at la onda fest.com. >> i'm country music icon dolly parton is still refusing to learn how to text message and her reasoning is pretty funny. the 77 year old revealed on the drew barrymore show that, quote, she's a low tech girl and a high tech world. she simply doesn't want to talk to everyone and doesn't want to have to answer them. parton says she could learn if she really wanted to, but she chooses to stick with her fax machine method. she will pick up a phone call or return a call, but only if she really wants to talk to that person. >> wow. you know what? i read somewhere that reba mcentire, the way she communicates with her, is to send her a fax. that's how she gets in touch. >> that's true. >> also, did you know that dolly parton only now just got her first top five album on the

billboard 200? oh, wow. >> i didn't know that because she has this album out now. >> that is that are rock covers and people are eating it up. wow and we love it for this queen. >> yeah. i mean, she is just so amazing. everything she does. i can't get over that outfit. still. she looks so the game from the game. yeah, she looked great. i love it. well, coming up next, the seven things you need to know today as we head to break, a live look at the rain

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moving through. this is a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. the biggest impact is going to be slick roads, low visibility for the morning commute, but it's a different story later on today. after 10 a.m. those showers are out of here. it's a dry afternoon with temps in the 60s as number two. >> we have a number of issues on our roads this morning, especially early spin outs due to this wet weather. our biggest problem in hayward westbound 92 before hesperian boulevard, our backup is extensive and speeds

are down to 12mph. number three, a search and rescue operation is underway after a us osprey helicopter carrying six people crashed into the sea off japan, killing at least one crew member. >> no word yet on the status of the others on that aircraft. >> number four, israel and hamas are expected to release more prisoners and hostages today before their six day ceasefire comes to an end. negotiations are still happening to try and extend that ceasefire number five, san francisco's 90 day ban on mission street vending is now in effect and permitted vendors say it is not stopping people from selling stolen goods on the sidewalk. >> there, asking for more enforcement. public works says that it's looking to see if it can extend the hours that inspectors are out there patrolling the area. >> number six, a private funeral will be held today for former first lady rosalynn carter. yesterday, a memorial with invited guests was attended by former president jimmy carter and every living first lady. >> number seven. check this out. morgan hill neighborhood has been transformed into a winter

wonderland. one of the homes is now lit up with thousands of lights and glowing figures ringing in the holidays. really gets you in the holiday spirit for sure. >> yeah. love, stuff like that. driving through those neighborhoods. >> yeah. gorgeous. >> have you ever done one of those drive through things like they have in san jose today? >> i have, but not here either. that's true. it depends on how much i like that. >> yeah, you feel happy and warm? yes good morning america for our viewers in the west. the country bracing for a one-two punch, with tornados and arctic air. freeze. the coldest air of the season from florida to maine. freeze alerts along the gulf coast, as whiteout conditions wreak havoc, and winds toppling the national christmas tree. is more snow on the y?