concerns for communities living nearby. now at five, how refineries are responding to these concerns as a much anticipated debate happening today, governor gavin newsom will come face to face with florida governor ron desantis. another extension in to a truce in the middle east. the cease fire between israel and hamas holds for an additional 24 hours as more hostage prisoner exchanges take place. >> after decades of work in foreign affairs, we're remembering an influential political figure, former secretary of state henry kissinger has passed away at the age of 100. >> good morning. and it's thursday, november 30th. >> yeah, let's start with a get a check of the weather with drew yesterday. it was crazy with the rain today, different. yes. >> slow go yesterday. today the rain is out of here. it's certainly a lot cooler this morning. and we do have a bit of a breeze to deal with throughout

the day. here's a live look from sutro tower. it's bouncing around a bit as you see a cool, dry northerly wind move in this morning. live doppler seven, it is quiet, quiet. no need this morning to worry about any downpours. temperatures are certainly a lot cooler this morning compared to yesterday. we're in the 30s and 40s for the most part. so certainly you do want that heavier jacket with you this morning. we do have the chance of an isolated shower later on this afternoon. future weather showing you. we see a bit of sunshine later on this morning. the cloud is build back in this afternoon and there's just a real isolated chance of a shower moving through. i think the best chance is probably in the north bay and along the coast. most of us are going to remain dry, but we will track that chance right around three, 4:00 pm. it's also a breezy day today. those winds are going to ramp up this afternoon, keeping temperatures basic in the low 60s. we'll take a closer look at those winds coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with joe biden and see your traffic's doing.

>> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we are going to begin at the richmond-san rafael bridge where we are in week eight of the sigalert. a totally different commute than yesterday in morning. we do not have any issues involving the rain. i'm going to continue to mention this throughout the week because this will certainly impact anyone relying on the bart daly city and glen park stations. the tree removal and track upgrades this weekend, you can expect delays up to about 30 minutes. they will provide free busses in between those stations. and then we will end here with a live picture in emeryville showing you 80 those headlights traveling in the westbound direction. thanks jobina. >> in the east bay, people living near a refinery. we are worried about yet another flaring incident and what it means for their health. the latest happened last night at the martinez refining company in martinez. it came just days after a similar one at chevron's refinery in richmond and several others we've seen over the past year. abc7 news reporter lena howland is hearing from people who live nearby who are on edge. lena you say we're seeing flaring happening as we speak.

>> yeah. reggie we just got on scene about 20 minutes ago and already we are seeing some pretty massive flaring happening just behind me on the other side of that fence. you can kind of see that flaring happening, poking through those trees. that's very similar to the scene that we saw out here last night. people who live in this area told us that they were worried about what may be released into the air from this flaring incident. now, this is what the massive flame looked like for much of the evening in martinez last night. the martinez refinery said this stems from an operation incident that happened around 430 yesterday afternoon here. they say the appropriate agencies were notified and a community notified station was given at an adding that ground level air monitoring has shown normal measurements. we talked to somebody who lives about a mile away and saw the flaring. >> number one, there's a sound. it's a kind of a roaring sound. and it kind of made my attention

like, oh, you know, something's happening. so i just turned to look over towards the refinery and there was quite a large fire that's coming out of there concerning for the whole neighborhood, you know, where if people start to wonder and don't know why you have asthma, you have all these other things and chronic conditions such as that, that they don't investigate it. it it's concerning to see something like this. >> this flaring comes just a day after a proposed class action lawsuit was filed against the martinez refinery, alleging the location has created a public nuisance, citing thanksgiving of 2022 when 2224 tons of spent catalyst air was released into the community, leaving metallic dust on things. in a statement on yesterday's incident, the martinez refinery said flares are an essential part of a refinery's integrated engineered safety systems designed to safely manage excess gases through efficient effect of combustion. now, the bay area

air quality manage management district says they are also investigating yesterday's flaring incident, which, as we just mentioned, is still going on actively here at this hour. live in martinez, lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you so much. this morning, we're remembering one of the most influential figures of the world stage for decades, former secretary of state henry kissinger has died at the age of 100 and jobina he earned great praise, but also criticism as he helped guide the united states through more than 60 years of foreign affairs. >> yes, gloria, henry kissinger is considered one of the most influential and also one of the most controversial diplomats in american history. he came to the united states at age 15 as a jewish refugee, escaping germany, eventually becoming a us citizen, and then a political scientist at harvard in 1969. kissinger became president nixon's foreign policy advisor and four years later became secretary of state. kissinger

played a pivotal role in many foreign policy events, including helping to orchestrate an end to america's involvement in the vietnam war. >> there is no country in the world where it is conceived evil that a man of my origins could be standing here next to the president of the united states. >> kissinger also helped organize the controversial and secret us bombing campaign in cambodia, which killed thousands of people. that led to some calling him a war criminal. kissinger left his position as secretary of state in 1977, but never left politics. in the past few months alone, he met with with the presidents of china and ukraine last month, he spoke at a gala promoting us-china relations, kissing girls behind his wife, nancy, and two adult children. >> reggie, thank you, sabrina. new developments. hamas is taking credit for a shooting at a bus stop in jerusalem. um, it

left three people dead and 16 hurt. israeli police say heavily armed suspects drove up to the bus stop, got out of their car and opened fire on civilians. the two gunmen were reportedly killed by off duty israeli soldiers who happened to be near that scene. police and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu described the gunmen as terrorists, but that shooting happened just a few hours after negotiators were able to broker a last minute deal to extend the ceasefire between israel and hamas. is not sure how that shooting will impact the truce. the hope is that more hostages will be released today. israeli officials say more than 150 people are still being held in gaza. the family of berkeley native hirsch goldberg, poland, is unsure what's going on with their son. he was taken by hamas in october. >> two people have been released so far from the music festival where hirsch was. those two people don't know him. they don't recognize him, don't know his name. um, but we're also told that's not real cause for concern because as they were in

to small groups, out of 40 people, 40 ish people, so not real cause for concern. but we know nothing a woman who is a dual israeli american was among those released yesterday and a bay area man says two of his relatives have also been released. >> we first met pacifica resident oren rubenstein a few weeks ago. he was putting up posters of the then 200 plus hostages being held by hamas. rubenstein says his cousin's wife and his cousin's 18 year old daughter are now at an israeli hospital and are doing physically fine. >> and they didn't even know they're going to be released. they were just taken out of this cave that they were in this tunnel in israel, prepared for 240 hostages to be released. and they have houses and, you know, facilities and doctors. >> rubenstein says he has a cousin who is still being held hostage. they are holding out hope that they are alive and will be released. we're going to continue to keep you updated on

what's happening in israel, gaza and here at home. you can find the latest updates anytime at abc7 news.com download the abc7 bay area app to get breaking news alerts and live stream updates happening tonight. >> governor gavin newsom goes head to head with florida governor and presidential candidate ron desantis. the two governors are set to meet for a 90 minute debate in georgia. it's expected to put the stark differences in policy between california and florida on display. newsom is expected to focus on issues like abortion and lgbtq plus rights while touting california's tech based economy. desantis is expected to hit on california's declining population and the drug and homelessness crisis. >> 509 this morning, looking at the 24 hour temperature change, we are cooler this morning compared to this time yesterday because we don't have that overcast sky leading to that blanket which creates a warmer overnight period. this morning, we're in the 30s and 40s for our starting temperatures. here's

live doppler seven along with satellite. what we're tracking, there's this dip in our jet stream, a trough right now situated along the west coast that is creating the cooler conditions this afternoon. but we're watching. there's a ripple of energy right here. you could see some light showers around eureka. this morning. 1 or 2 of these may try and move in later on this afternoon, say around 3 or 4 p.m. but for the most part, it's just a breezy afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. future tracker wind gusts showing you by 11 a.m. you'll notice those winds picking up out of the northwest, gusting over 20mph at times. and that's how the afternoon and evening will go. we'll have those winds gusting 20 to 30mph as we see this trough kind of sit over us over the next 24 hours. so the day planner today showing you that we have bright skies throughout the morning. then in the afternoon, clouds will build in for the isolated shower chance, the best chance probably along the coast and in the north bay. but again, most of us do remain dry today. the three day forecast shows you sun and

clouds tomorrow. and then another chance of showers on saturday. the best chance in the north bay. we'll take a closer look at those rain chances coming this weekend. and even some snow coming to the sierra. reggie, we'll show you those numbers in about nine minutes. >> drew, thank you. more bad news for crews. the latest announcement from its parent company that could be trouble for bay area employees. >> an embattled alameda county district attorney, pamela price now pleading her case to her constituents. what she says her office is doing to help victims of crime and the proof that she's sharing a better, more beautiful san jose. >> the plan to transform the downtown area into a gateway that's welcoming for locals a you ping and pong that body. you plunge that body. you green that body. you brain power that body. you practice... and practice that body. you make it rain that body.

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says it's cutting spending for driverless operations. last month. cruise's self-driving robotaxi dragged a pedestrian who had first been hit by another car in san francisco. the dmv then pulled the company's driverless permit earlier this month. cruise's ceo and his co-founder resigned.

cruise employs about 3800 people, a majority of them live right here in the bay area. >> the off duty pilot accused of trying to crash a flight headed for san francisco last month is expected back in court today. joseph david emerson pleaded not guilty to federal and state charges, including 83 counts of attempted murder. authorities say the former alaska airlines pilot tried to cut the engines mid-flight. he later told police he took psychedelic mushrooms about two days prior and thought he was dreaming. >> today, two people accused in a brazen smash and grab robbery of the christian dior store in san francisco will be back in court. an employee at the union square store said that the suspects stole $275,000 worth of merchandise. the suspects are charged with commercial burglary, grand theft, organized retail theft, conspiracy and resisting arrest. san francisco police say that they've arrested a 14 year old in connection with several retail burglaries in the city. according to police, the

teen faces multiple charges accused of stealing over $30,000 worth of merchandise in as many as 15 organized retail crimes. sfpd has been investigating a large number of those same crimes committed by a group of juvenile and adult suspects. as alameda county district attorney pamela price faces a recall, she's trying to show what her office has done to help victims of crime in her first year in office. >> yesterday, she held a news conference to highlight programs. price says after taking office, she conducted a full audit of victim services. she says the audit uncovered a department that was understaffed, under resourced with unpaid bills and a backlog of services, which meant victims weren't getting help. >> what i want the public to know is that the alameda county district attorney's office under my administration is fully and complete, fully committed to serving victims of crime. >> as the recall campaign

against da price builds, those involved argue instituting new programs doesn't guarantee those programs will be successful. and they're bigger concerns still centers around criminal prosecution. >> they're in a grave. so they don't get an opportunity to have a second chance at life. they don't have an opportunity to come back and get a job. they don't have an opportunity of any of that. but there's never any talk about these victims. and i feel that that's very unfair. >> da price is pushing back on those accusations. she says her initiatives attest to the worker office is doing with more to come. >> in today's gma first look as black friday and cyber monday packages start to arrive at your doorstep, police departments across the country are coming up with new ways to catch those porch pirates. here's abc news reporter andrew dymburt. >> in this morning's gma first look porch pirate alert caught on camera. a delivery driver in kansas approaches the door with a package, sets it down and takes a picture of it. but then he looks around and grabs the package again, taking off with

it. and this morning, the victim of that suspected porch theft speaking out to gma. >> my initial reaction was shock because you hear about things like this happening, but they're always like random people in the neighborhood that come and get them. i've never heard of a delivery person doing it. >> and with all those black friday and cyber monday packages on the way, authorities say suspected crimes like this one are on the rise. nation wide during this time of year, of course, there are more gifts, more presents, more boxes. >> so it makes the opportunity much better than it is other times of the year. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll show you the creative ways communities across the country are fighting back against porch pirates with your gma first, look, i'm andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. all right. who wants to be on the news tonight? >> you you. >> last night abc seven anchor ama daetz helped kick off the holiday season at the tree lighting ceremony at san francisco's chase center. on the outside of the arena has now

been transformed into thrive city's winter wonderland and families enjoyed live performances by the warriors dance teams and holiday choirs. and run dmc founder darryl mcdaniels. the plausible future holiday festivities throughout the month of december, including ice skating, hanukkah, kwanzaa and also new year's eve celebrations. looks like fun. >> reggie. that is cute. microsoft is getting into the ugly holiday sweater trend with a bit of nostalgia. there new ugly sweater features the icon nick bliss backdrop from windows xp. if you know what i mean. just look at the screen and you'll know immediately. it's the one with the green hill and the blue sky with the white clouds. that's actually a real location in sonoma county. the limited edition sweater has been popular. as you can see, the first shipment is already sold out. >> people love those ugly christmas sweaters. >> you know, like the sweaters. i'm not calling them ugly, but no, like those themed holiday sweaters. people just really get a kick out of it. >> yes, they do. i don't do

anyone else know that that background was in sonoma county? just. okay. thank you. look it up. >> so it's off of highway 12? yep. >> wow. >> it's really. you seen it? oh, yeah. oh. oh, yeah. foley when i first moved here years ago, i was like, i need to find that place because i knew it was in the bay area. really? yeah. it's really pretty. wow. it's hilarious. there's a lot of locations that kind of look very similar to those rolling hills, but it's that one spot. sonoma county. go check it out. it's really pretty. it's really like peaceful and it's quiet. it's nice. >> like what's the closest in incorporated city? because whenever we say sonoma county, i'm like, yeah, that's a lie. that would be right. like actually in sonoma proper. >> yeah, that's what that says. oh wow. >> yeah, it's not too far. wow. it's really easy to access. go check it out. like, check it out like in the spring time. like after the winter when everything is like lush and green and it's like popping with those nice colors. it's the perfect time to see it. >> oh, my gosh. we did a whole story about this in 2014. >> yeah, of course. >> it's i think that's because of me. >> i was like, wait. i was like,

where is this? i know it's here. and he's like, i will show you. and we did a whole story on it. wow. >> okay, that's cool. very cool. it is. >> i mean, everybody's like screensavers. cool. you're like, where is this hill? log on my computer. what a fun time at school. >> do you really know all the facts? i wanted to know. >> i knew it was here. and where is it? and wayne freedman, he's like, i will show you. here's a live look from our oakland airport camera. we are dry this morning, but we do have the chance of an isolated shower. we're going to have a cold front move through here. what the bigger issue will be with this front, the winds really pick up. so we'll have winds gusting about 20 to 30mph. the chance of an isolated shower, most of us do remain dry today. we're also getting some snow in the sierra late tonight, too early tomorrow morning. we'll show you those numbers in one second. tomorrow, it's a mix of sun and clouds and then again on saturday, mainly in the north bay, early saturday morning. we do have the chance of an isolated shower, but the weekend is looking fairly quiet. but it is going to be a mostly cloudy weekend. rainfall estimates, i mean, look at these numbers for the next 4 to 8

hours. really low totals. i think the best chance of any wet weather, the coast and in the north bay. let's talk snow late tonight to early tomorrow morning, a few inches around donner or tahoe city. kirkwood though, that higher elevation getting more snow, seeing nearly ten inches over the next 24 hours. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. so we'll have breezy conditions this afternoon. an an isolated chance of a shower tomorrow. sun and clouds and then saturday early in the morning that chance of a shower in the north bay. it's just mostly cloudy temperatures below average over the weekend before warmer weather moves in next week jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we are going to start in walnut creek showing you a live picture of 680. this is a different view from our previous camera. so for your reference, the bart station in walnut creek is going to be off to the left hand side. there so no problems for the most part , no blocking issues or advisories coming in from the chp. as we show you this live picture from the golden gate bridge. so we will check in on our drive times for tracy to dublin. our super commuters

there. you're looking at about 45 minutes, gloria. >> all right. thank you, jobina. and coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> load up the car. head to the south bay. the holiday tradition that started during the pandemic is back never enough!

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when hamas has been extended through today. the announcement coming just hours after hamas released ten more hostages in exchange for 30 palestinian prisoners. >> number two, one of america's most influential and controversial diplomats has died . former secretary of state henry kissinger died at his home in connecticut yesterday. he was 100 years old. >> number three, new flaring at the martinez refining company has people living nearby worried about what it means for their health. the refinery says it issued the appropriate notification last night. it comes just one day after a proposed class action lawsuit was filed accusing the refinery of creating a public nuisance. >> number four, today, oakland is kicking off the holiday shopping season by launching a think oakland first campaign. the goal is to get more people to shop at small businesses. also today, city officials will outline resources aimed at

making people feel safer and more comfortable while they shop. >> and number five, get ready for a breezy afternoon. we start the day with dry conditions, mostly sunny skies into the afternoon with that wind picking up. we'll also see an increase in cloud cover. there is the slight chance of an isolated shower. the best chance along the coast this afternoon on number six, bringing you a live picture from the san mateo bridge. >> traffic is clear for the most part. no delays on mass transit either. we'll let you know if things change out there at number seven, a reminder that starting today, bar is no longer accepting paper tickets. >> everyone in will now need to pay using a clipper card. san jose is back with one of its annual holiday traditions. christmas in the parks drive through last night kicked off abc news south bay reporter lauren martinez went to capture the sights and sounds of the holiday spirit. a christmas in the park's drive through holiday light show is officially open. >> it's great. drivers at

history park in san jose can tune their radio to 93.5 and hear songs sinked with more than 200,000 lights. my favorite part is just people being together and creating joy. this drive through experience all started during the pandemic, and organizers say it's now their biggest fundraiser of the year. >> in 2020. we were the only show in town. we're not a city run event. we are a nonprofit. and the tickets that people buy for our drive through help us keep our park downtown. free tickets are 30 to $35. >> family ali's we heard from said this holiday adventure was worth it it was so awesome christmas in the park said in years past they averaged 2000 vehicles a night. oh it's super convenient. >> it's nice to be cozy in your car with the heater on and going through very slowly. >> the light show runs a mile and a half long. it took crews roughly 20 days to put the dazzling display together. everyone young, old and those with varying abilities can enjoy an evening out. i threw my back

out a little while ago, so like trying to climb all over this, you know, walk through it would be much harder. >> so it's nice to have something still for us. >> christmas in the park drive through runs until january 1st in san jose. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> well that looks so cool. it does. i love that you were saying you went to something similar to that. >> yeah, but it was just in a parking lot. like we literally just went back and forth in a parking lot. this is much more impressive. >> yeah. a mile and a half. yeah. i got to check this out. >> okay. i was way too excited about this. spotify wrap thing coming up at 530. the artist topping the global charts for spotify listeners and a new bike lane in san francisco's mission district was supposed to make things safer for cyclists, but many say it's literally killing small businesses. >> his along valencia

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still, like, left him, like, very like disabled in a way, a case of road rage leading to a violent outburst that injured a dog. >> now, at 530, that interaction all caught on camera. >> i may be more skeptical now than i was walking into it. >> communities in solano county finally getting a chance to address the group leading the proposal for a new city near travis air force base. the concerns that neighbors are raising about the plans, air quality in the east bay being called into question by people living near refineries. >> as we're seeing another flaring incident that happened last night and still happening this morning. >> good morning to you. it is thursday already thursday, november 30th, thank goodness. >> hi, drew. >> hey, good morning. and it's a lot easier to get around this morning because we're dry. no showers to deal with to start our thursday live. look, we're dry in san jose under partly cloudy skies. live doppler seven is totally quiet. it was a different story 24 hours ago when we had those downpours moving through, making the wednesday morning commute slow.

the thursday morning commute is shaping up to be a lot easier. weather wise, but we are cooler out there now. numbers are mainly in the 40s. you're going to feel that chill. also that dry air, air that's in place, the dew points are lower. you probably feel your skin a bit drier this morning. future weather showing you will have sunshine this morning, giving way to increasing cloud cover as a cold front slides through here this afternoon, there is the chance of an isolated shower around 4 p.m, the best chance along the coast, most of us will remain dry. it's also a breezy day today. winds are going to pick up this afternoon, keeping temperatures limited to the low 60s. we'll take a closer look at those winds coming up in seven minutes. let's see how we're doing on the roads with jobina. good morning. >> good morning, drew. thank you. hi, everybody. we are going to start in san jose showing you 101. traffic is pretty clear. we have, of course, the ongoing sigalert at the richmond-san rafael bridge. but aside from that, no problems and that's true for mass transit as well. showing you our 8-80 at the coliseum camera. those headlines traveling in the southbound direction. and we will end here with a look at our bridge drive

times, the golden gate bay bridge and san mateo bridge are all on time and so far, no metering lights yet. >> jobina. thank you. more flaring coming from refineries in the east bay. this is video from last night at the martinez refining company in martinez. the latest flare up happening just days after a similar one at chevron's refinery in richmond, as well as several others over the past year. abc7 news reporter lena howland is live this morning and lena, i understand that flaring is still going on right now. is that correct? >> gloria? that's right and it's unclear if this flaring has been continuing throughout the entire night or not. but this is the same flaring that our crews captured yesterday evening that we have been seeing on scene for about the past hour here at the martinez refining company. the refinery said this stems from an operational incident that started right around 430 yesterday afternoon. take a look. this is what the massive flame looked like for much of the evening in martinez yesterday. they say the

appropriate agencies were notified and a community notification was given. this flaring comes just a day after a proposed class action lawsuit was filed against the same refinery alleging the location has created a public nuisance. the lawsuit highlights two recent incidents of flaring on thanksgiving day last year, where more than 20 tons of toxic powder were released. and in july, the refinery admitted coke dust so thick it blanketed nearby cars. >> is there a belief that it affects anybody's health? >> i think there's definitely concern. that's part of what we're asking for in our suit is to make sure that there is a medical monitoring regime that people can go and find that out for sure at scale paid for by the refinery. so there's definitely a concern. >> the lawsuit says that lab tests show the previous flaring incidents released magnesium, sulfur, nickel and other harmful components. bf energy, which owns the refinery, would not

comment on the lawsuit because it's a legal matter, but did issue a statement about yesterday's incident, saying flares are an essential part of a of a refineries integrated engineered safety systems designed to safely manage the excess gases through efficient, effective combustion. the refinery did say last night that it's possible to see some intermittent flaring continue while these issues are being addressed by their team, which could explain why we are still seeing this out here in martinez. more than 12 hours after this incident started live in martinez. lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. new developments in the middle east. police say three people have been killed and 16 hurt in a shooting in jerusalem. hamas has taken response ability for that jobina the shooting happened just as negotiators were finalizing a deal to extend the ceasefire between israel and hamas. >> thank you, reggie. the cease fire extension was reached just minutes before the previous one was due to expire. the qatari

foreign ministry helping to broker the down to the wire deal announcing the latest cease fire was extended under the same terms as the past 110. israeli hostage is for 30 imprisoned palestinian women and teenagers. yesterday hamas released 16 more hostages taken from israel, including 49 year old dual american israeli citizen leah beno. president biden, who is working personal plea to free more americans, says biden and has spoken with her family. >> i talk with their mother and father. they're they're very appreciative and things are moving well. >> until we got that, the final okay that she really was amongst the people that were returned then could finally we take a deep breath that's beynon's sister speaking to abc's matt gutman about the release. >> beynon, a mother of three, was kidnaped from her kibbutz along with her husband, aviv, who remains missing. beynon is now the second us hostage released so far. the us says at

least eight more are missing and it's unclear who is holding them and where. secretary of state antony blinken is now in tel aviv, where he says the us will focus on extending the cease fire to free more hostages and get more aid into gaza. >> reggie, thanks, jobina last night, hundreds of people marched in san francisco as part of what was being called international solidarity with palestine, an day they planned to protest on howard street, but it ended up going from spear along the embarcadere row. organizers say this event was a follow up to some of the many protests we saw in the bay area on black friday. >> in the east bay, protesters rallied at east bay. congressman eric swalwell castro valley office. they are demanding the democrat back a permanent cease fire in gaza and end american financial aid to israel. >> and we do not want this in our name with our tax dollars. we need to end all aid to israel. we need our congressman swalwell to sign on to the cori bush house resolution 786, a

group of 40 hope to meet face to face with swalwell to share this message. >> a staffer in his office connected protesters with a congressman who is in washington through facetime passages in exchange for cease fire that is occurring right now. >> and as i said, my position is that's the pathway to a permanent ceasefire. small orwell's office says a congressman will hold a town hall on the issue soon. >> the group behind plans for a mystery metropolis in solano county is now facing the public face to face. the group of ultra wealthy silicon valley investors have been buying up thousands of acres of farmland. last night, the company ceo showed up to field plenty of questions from the public. here's abc seven news reporter tim johns. >> we came from our houses to talk to you personally. >> heated moments during a town hall in vallejo wednesday. the ceo of california forever, the company behind the proposal to

build a new city in solano county. taking questions from the audience. >> and i'm sick of developers coming in and we don't know nothing. and then you say it's not in secret. >> the project has drawn heavy skepticism from many in solano county, as well as at the state and federal levels. it first started several years ago after silicon valley billionaires secretly bought $800 million of land to develop near travis air force base. the company's ceo, jan sramek, says the county stands to benefit from the project. >> this is by far the best site that we have in solano county in the bay area and probably in the entire state for a project that can really make a difference. >> during a presentation, summit talks about the long term economic boost it could provide. he mentioned everything from the creation of white collar jobs to new infrastructure and a safe city to raise a family. a tough sell to many in the audience. >> yes, i may be more skeptical now than i was walking into it, but the job guarantees the lack of talk about affordable housing despite the heavy pushback that the project received during

wednesday's town hall, the developers tell us they believe that the majority of solano county is actually behind them. >> the people who are kind of creating this this panic about it are the same people who on another project would be talking about some tree on another project. they would be talking about about noise on another project. they'll be talking about views certain people just hate development. the vallejo town hall was the first of eight. >> the california forever plans on hosting around solano county in the coming weeks. many locals here, though, say if the company really wants to help, it would be better off investing in communities that are already there and work with what you have and make it better. >> but the idea of just saying, well, i'm going to take my little marbles and play my game over here is unfair. >> in vallejo. tim johns, abc seven news. >> the south bay. this maltipoo named bambi is recovering after being nearly blinded in a road rage incident. it happened on november 11th in the area of capital expressway and tully road in san jose. a driver shot

this video. two people were already outside of their silver bmw confronting the driver of the car that bambi was in. shortly after another driver jumped out of a different car, walked over and jumped on the back window, smashing it, glass covered bambi's body and got into his eyes as the man named james, who was with bambi, believes that the drivers were mad at him for not driving over the speed limit. >> like he started like waving like middle fingers and like, hand signs. and i kind of just rolled down the window. i asked him like, hey, what's up? is there something wrong? did i do something wrong to you? and i guess he got really, like, agitated and mad with that san jose police say the suspects are all connected. >> the person who jumped on the back window was arrested and faces felony vandalism, battery and animal abuse. >> it'll be a few more months before we officially find out how a controversial new bike lane in san francisco's mission district is working. but many business owners aren't waiting to voice how much they hate it.

the valencia street bike lane was approved in april as a 12 month pilot program. it was supposed to make things safer for cyclists. it goes down the middle of the street, so it's a lot different than what most bike lanes look like. the project led to the removal of about 70 parking spots, which some business owners say is killing their business. they are protesting with these posters. >> so i decided to close today just today? not permanently, no reservations whatsoever. zero business. so i'd rather close today than having to pay staff at a loss that is tough to hear. >> sfmt was expected to release an evaluation of the bike lane by the end of this year. but then last week the director announced a more formal evaluation isn't coming until sometime in early 2024. >> a major effort is underway to clean up eyesore areas in san jose. it's all part of the clean gateway idea. it's aimed specifically at high traffic locations near the entrances or

gateways to downtown. mayor matt mehan was at the guadalupe river park on tuesday. it's the site of the city's first gateway cleanup program. the area is now trash free, as you can see right there. they also have boulders to help facilitate a no encampment zone. and flowers and trees. how the city looks and feels impacts people's perceptions of the direction our city is going in. >> and we have a choice to make. we can get back to basics, focus on safety and cleanliness, and create a virtuous cycle where people want to spend more time here and invest more here and grow here or not. >> there will be ten more gateway cleanup projects this year. it's been a turbulent year for x, formerly known as twitter , but could this be the end? coming up, ceo elon musk now commenting on the declining state of the social media platform. >> it is spotify wrap season. we're going to show you which artists are taking the global titles this year and a look at

some of our metrics which each very much track. >> well, it's literally your data. >> yeah. >> let's go outside. here's san jose. we're dry. here's the day planner today. it's a breezy afternoon as a cold front moves through here. and as it does so later on, by 4:00 pm, it's going to bring us an isolated shower with the best chance close to the coastline. most of us remain dry for most of us, you're going to feel that wind later on today. we have this trough on live doppler seven along with satellite situated along the west coast. here's the front itself that's going to kick up our winds later on this afternoon as it crosses through here. here's future tracker wind speeds by lunchtime, you feel that northwesterly wind gusting over 20mph at times and that just continues throughout the afternoon and the evening. by the evening, we could see some winds close to 30mph. and are more gusty locations. so take a look at the three day forecast today. it's breezy with an isolated chance of a shower in the afternoon tomorrow we're dry. it's a blend of sun and clouds. and then on saturday in

the morning, we have an isolated chance of a shower in the north bay. but much of the weekend is just partly sunny, with below average temperatures. in fact, looking at the storm track, it's the pacific northwest, the next ten days that is really going to get slammed by a series of storms. we're talking inches of rainfall from seattle to portland for much of northern california. we're just on the tail end of some of these showers. and really for the bay area, an isolated light sprinkle is the best we're looking at over the next ten days. but we'll take a closer look at that rain chance on saturday morning and also some snow coming to

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triscuit. unapologetically wholesome. it's a celebration of espn. sportscaster stuart scott, who died in 2015 after a battle with cancer. reporter lauren glasser from our sister station in new york spoke with scott's

daughters about his legacy and what the foundation does for cancer research. stuart scott was a trailblazer in the world of sports broadcasting. >> call konerko butta because he is on a roll. his descriptive style made him an espn stand out. >> scott died eight years ago after battling cancer, but his legacy of trailblazing continues with the stuart scott memorial cancer research fund. >> it funds research ers who are focusing on areas of health care and cancer research that in which there are discrepancies along racial lines. it also funds minority researchers themselves to pursue the research projects that they're interested in. >> his daughter, sydney and taylor say the work those researchers are doing is saving lives. and with espn's help the fund in partnership with the v foundation, has awarded nearly $16 million in grants since its inception in 2015. >> the 54 researchers that have been funded by my dad's program

have collectively generated over 7500 publications, 1200 patents and connected to over 125 clinical trials. >> the scott sisters say their father would have been incredibly proud of. >> i think that booyah really encapture that's how my dad would feel about it. >> boyle on monday, the booyah event will be held in new york city to raise money for their dads fund. >> it is a day that is so magical that it reminds us that this is why we do it. we want people to have more days, more days, more time, more opportunities, more chances to be together, more things to build together. >> and that ties in with the mission of the foundation, which was started 30 years ago by espn and the legendary basketball coach jim valvano. the goal then and now is for victory over cancer. lauren glasberg, abc seven news. >> you are going to see these all over social media if you haven't already. this is spotify wrapped. it's the time when your spotify friends post what they

listen to throughout the year. it includes your personal metrics showing you the top artists, the songs and podcasts and the number of minutes that you streamed this year. spotify says no surprise. taylor swift is its global artist of the year. users have streamed her music more than 26 billion times this year. bad bunny came in second, although he actually has the top album and the number one song, flowers, is by miley cyrus . hmm. yep. okay now, when i tell you, as soon as i saw this hit on instagram yesterday, jobina and i really stopped everything that we were supposed to be doing and instead went through our spotify wrapped and here's mine. >> oh, you sent yours? yes. >> oh, i put happy mother's day on it because my top two are beyonce. amidon. that's cute. i'm going to go ahead and also call sam smith a mother. >> love that. >> yes. >> pink is literally a mother. and love is not a mother or a mother. but i'm going to go ahead and include him anyway.

notice that three out of my five are beyonce. >> yes, of course. >> and excuse me, same three out of five are also by beyonce. >> and we're both in the point five. yes percent are the top beyonce listeners. you sure are. both of us made it proudly. >> wow. proudly. what was your number one song again? >> okay. it was i'm going to turn the sound off so we don't get sued. oh, yeah. >> good idea. >> my number one song was my energy. it was energy. energy, which is off of the renaissance album. i also would be remiss if we did not mention in that jewel ham was an intern in 2019 at spotify and is the one that made this happen. spotify rap. yes, it was an intern. spotify wrapped was created in 2016, but it was like a weirdo email link. it didn't work. it just wasn't hitting with the people. and as an intern project, she was like, what you should do, put it on the phone, make it this cool, interactive social experience for everybody. and they took her project and said, bet, i hope they also wrote a check. well, this is also a bigger

conversation. they did know they didn't know about intellectual property and people as interns, artists, young people that, you know, your ideas are valuable. yeah. so remember that too. >> and she said, where's my money? and. and they said, actually, that's a wrap. >> yeah. they said the wrap and that spotify wrapped made me think of mariah. >> so it's a wrap for you, babe. also, sir, 45,000 minutes. yeah. now was amazing. listening, listening. >> where do you do most of your listening? >> everywhere. okay. everywhere in the car with apple. >> play walking around. yeah while i'm doing work upstairs. yeah. working out it never ends. >> yeah, i love it. >> i love it. >> that's amazing. yeah. >> very cool. outside this morning, let's go to sutro tower and the tam cam both showing you very nice conditions. here is the tam cam. what a lovely view. we have this morning. future weather. we have a cold front that's going to move through here later on this afternoon, trying to bring us an isolated

shower. but the bigger story, the winds are going to pick up tomorrow. it's all about just a mix of sun and clouds. we're dry on friday and then saturday morning, you can see early on there is a chance of an isolated shower in the north bay. the theme is there's no real impactful rain coming our way. the next couple of days. look at the rainfall estimates. very very low. and i think really it's the coast that has the best chance of seeing any wet weather. we are seeing a little bit of snow late tonight to early tomorrow morning in the sierra, a couple of inches around incline village donner, it's kirkwood. it's those higher elevations that are going to see maybe half a foot, up to ten inches in some spots. here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you today it's all about that breeze, that isolated chance in the afternoon of a sprinkle sun and clouds tomorrow the north bay and the morning the best chance for an early morning shower but the weekend looking partly sunny. temperatures below average before warmer weather moves in next week. jobina >> thank you, drew. good morning, everyone. so we are going back to our biggest issue that has remained our biggest issue for the past eight weeks. it's really unbelievable that the richmond-san rafael bridge,

this is still underway. the sig alert, three lanes blocked and we know that it creates a really messy backup later in the morning. the metering lights are now on at the bay bridge toll plaza. but as you can tell, the backup is not too bad. so you're in good shape there and then we will end with a look at our drive times. tracy to dublin, 48 minutes. antioch to concord 21. >> thanks to jobina new at six bracing for closures. the bank that's shutting down more than two dozen branches here in the bay area. >> but first, a profanity laced interview with elon musk. >> what the embattled ceo is saying about advertisers who left his social media platform over anti-semitic content. >> across the country, people are talking about san francisco's image crisis, crime, tents, drugs, empty downtown streets and closed stores is sending a bad message around the globe. how do we move beyond these issues and build a better bay area? that's what we plan to address in a live town hall style event monday with mayor london breed district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott take action. san francisco will stream live. that

is monday, december 4th from 7 to 9 p.m. if you have questions you'd like to ask you can scan the qr code on your screen to submit them or go to abc7. news but we're just getting started. everything going well? oh yeah.

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conspiracy theory on a social media platform. in an interview with the new york times, musk said that his comments may have been one of the, quote, worst and dumbest posts he's ever made, but he had a different message for the companies that pulled ads from over that tweet. he told them, don't advertise. he said it in a much more colorful way, using an expletive on live tv, i should say must concede an advertising boycott

could ruin the company, but insisted that the world would believe advertisers killed the platform, not his own behavior. and his own decisions. let's take you over the next couple of hours. >> we are starting out on a chilly note in the 40s under partly cloudy skies. we'll get you into the 50s by about 9 a.m. with increasing sunshine this morning. sutro tower is showing you the bright lights of san francisco. great visibility, the east bay all the way in the background. we'll have bright conditions early on. it's a breezy afternoon. and later on, by 4 p.m. as a cold front moves through and an isolated shower is possible, but the best chance is likely just along the coast. >> gloria, thank you, drew. new at six road to the oscars, the awards being handed out in san francisco next week. and did you know celebs ortiz will be there fun. yeah for a challenger to mayor london breed the politician who is hinting at a run to

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