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that's do you know what it is? i do. you do. okay >> it's not good for you. it's a cookie. >> uh- steak casino. that's the problem. >> that's not really for us. >> okay. okay good morning. i'm going to look at the camera. yeah, we'll have the details on that. >> good morning. on this thursday, november 30th. >> yeah, well, of course, we're going to get to the cookie in a little bit. >> right? >> but first, it's going to start with the forecast. any rain today? >> we have an isolated chance, gloria, but it's a much different story this morning compared to yesterday morning where we had those showers and downpours live. doppler seven giving the active sweep. and we are dry to begin your day. temperatures are also cooler compared to yesterday. we're in the 30s and 40s for the most part. so you're feeling that cooler and also drier air settle in this morning. a live look from sutro tower. it's a breezy day today as a cold front swings through here. we'll have winds gusting 15 to 30mph this afternoon. and with that cold front by about 4 p.m, there is the chance of an isolated

shower. the best chance is likely along the coast. take a closer look at that chance coming up in six minutes. let's see how we're doing on the roads with jobina. good morning. >> good morning, drew. thank you. hi, everybody. so it's beginning to fill in just a little bit here at the bay bridge toll plaza. those metering lights came on at 528 and it's actually really increased in terms of the traffic there in the last five minutes or so. san rafael looking live at 101. clear conditions here. no problems so far, no major blocking issues. but this will be an issue if you rely on bart over the weekend, especially through the daly city and glen park stations, because of tree removal and track upgrades, you can expect about 30 minute delays and there will be free bus shuttles in between that area. and they just really want to get the word out ahead of the weekend. >> thanks, jobina. developing news in the east bay. people living near a refinery are worried about yet another flaring incident and what that means for their health. the latest flaring happened last night at the martinez refining company. it came just days after a similar flaring at chevron's refinery in richmond, as well as several others from the past year. abc7 news reporteren howland is hearing from people who live nearby. lena, you say

that we're still seeing this flaring this morning. >> reggie that's right. and we don't know if this has been burning through the night or not, but since our crews showed up on scene about an hour and 15 minutes ago, we have been seeing this flaring in the form of this massive flame burn continuously since we arrived on scene. you can see the flame poking above this fence and partially through some trees from our perspective. people who live in this area tell us they're worried about what's being released into this area. from the flaring incident. this is what this mass of flame looks like for much of the evening yesterday. martinez, the martinez refinery, said this stems from an operational incident that happened right around 430 in the afternoon. they say the appropriate agencies were notified and a community notification was given, adding that ground level air monitoring has shown normal measurements. we talked to someone 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 tension like, oh, you know, something's happening. so i just turned to look over towards the refinery and there's quite a large fire that's coming out of there. concerning for the whole neighborhood. and 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'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 20 to 24 tons of spent catalyst 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 our refinery. these integrated, engineered, safe systems designed to safely manage excess

gases through efficient, effective combustion. now, we have reached out to the refinery this morning to find out why this flaring is still happening, although they did say last night that intermittent flaring was expected to continue. new while this issue is being addressed. so much more to come on that live in martinez, lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. this morning, we're remembering one of the most influential figures on 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 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 conceivable 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 the presidents of china and ukraine. last month, he spoke at a gala promoting us-china relations. as kissinger leaves behind his wife, nancy, and two adult children. gloria jobina, thank you.

>> new developments hamas is taking credit for a shooting at a bus stop in jerusalem that 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 then opened fire on civilians. the two gunmen were reportedly killed by off duty israeli soldiers who happened to be near the crime scene. police and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu described the gunmen as terrorists. >> 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. we don't know how today's shooting will impact that truce. the hope is 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, don't

recognize him, don't know his name. but we're also told that's not real cause for concern because they were in two 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 citizen 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 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 hostage is 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 and they are holding out hope that they're alive and will be released. >> we'll 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 and download the abc7 bay area app to get breaking news alerts and live stream updates. >> checking in after one year in office. alameda county da pamela price revealing how she's helping victims of crime. >> silicon valley's congressional race. who's hoping to fill ana shoes seat after her retirement announcement at 609 this morning. >> whether starting out in the 30s and 40s this morning under a blend of sun and clouds later this afternoon, a cold front is going to move through here is likely trying to bring an isolated shower along the coast. but for most of us you're going to feel a breezy afternoon. we'll look at the gusty winds coming our way with future you ping and pong that body. you plunge that body.

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there's a trough, a dip in our jet stream. that's along the west coast. you can see the wind barbs kind of taking that dip across california. the cold front, we're tracking, that's going to kick up our winds later today is right here. that swings through here in the afternoon. a chance of an isolated shower along the coast. but for most of us, we'll feel those winds. that's the biggest issue later on this afternoon. future tracker wind gusts, they pick up by lunchtime and then later today, by 4 or 5, 6 p.m, we'll find those winds gusting probably 20 to 30mph. so it's a blustery day later on today and keeping temperatures in the low 60s. right now, we're starting

out with those numbers in the 30s and 40s for the most part. so taking a look at the three day forecast, it's breezy today with an isolated chance of a shower, sun and clouds tomorrow and then another chance of a shower in the north bay saturday morning. we'll take a closer look at that saturday chance gloria coming up in about nine minutes. >> all right. thank you, drew. christmas at chase center. look at how thrive city transformed into a winter wonderland. and as we head to break, we'll take a live look outside this morning here in san francisco. it's a beautiful morning. we'll have more news and weather when we we're building a better postal service. with easy, more affordable ways to ship. so you can deliver even more holiday joy. the united states postal service. delivering for america.

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on 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 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. >> a prominent figure in south bay politics is setting his sights on the congressional seat about to be vacated by anna eshoo. santa clara county supervisor joe simitian officially announced his candidacy for the district 16 seat, submitting ian has been a supervisor since 2012 and also served in both the state senate and the assembly. his announcement comes a week after she announced that she won't seek reelection in south bay. assembly member evan low and former san jose mayor sam liccardo are also considering entering the race. 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. as alameda county da pamela price faces a recall, she's trying to show what her office has been doing to help victims of crime in her first year in office. yesterday she held a news conference to highlight her program. james price says after taking office, she conducted a full audit of victims 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 completely committed to serving victims of crime. >> as the recall campaign against da price builds, those involved argue that instituting

new programs doesn't guarantee those programs will be successful full and that the bigger concern 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, saying that these initiatives show that her office is doing the work and that there's more to come. all right. who wants to be on the news tonight. >> last night. abc seven news anchor ama daetz helped kick off the holiday season at the tree lighting ceremony at san francisco's chase center. the outside of the arena has been transformed into thrive city's winter wonderland. families enjoyed live performances by the warriors dance teams, as well as their holiday choirs. and run dmc founder daryl mcdaniels. the plaza will feature holiday

festivities throughout the month of december, including ice skating, hanukkah, kwanzaa and new year's eve celebrations. >> microsoft is getting into the ugly holiday sweater trend, which seems to have been going on for a very long time. but this is interesting because they are banking on our nostalgia for a screen saver. do you remember this backdrop from windows xp? the green hill, the blue sky, the white clouds, that is actually a real location in sonoma county. we can prove it because drew has been there and we've done a story on it. the limited edition sweater has been so popular that the first shipment is already sold out. oh, drew. one more thing about this. i was looking it up. it's in sonoma county, right? yep so it's changed since they took it because now it's covered in vineyards. >> oh, of course it is. >> was it with vineyards when you saw it? i don't think it was. >> oh, interesting. >> i saw a more recent picture. vineyards now. but otherwise the same. >> i wonder how much that real estate cost. >> i just want to know how much

that man got paid for that photo. he won't reveal it, but it's in the six figures. >> oh, wow. yeah, well, i know you guys are excited about this story as well. >> we were talking about this earlier. if one cookie isn't enough for you, how about a cookie? that's a foot long? check this out. subway is getting ready to celebrate national cookie day next week by announcing it will offer a foot long cookies early next year. the 12 inch cookies will be chocolate chip. they can be found nationwide. subway says it sells more freshly baked cookies than any other restaurant company in the country. national cookie day is monday, december fourth. wow. the cookies are popular. >> yeah, i'm a fan of the subway cookie. >> it's been a minute since i've had one. i don't need a foot long. cookie share. >> that's a tube of toll house. >> that's a tube of toll house. thank you. >> yes. which by the way, is not bad. no we love i mean, you know, i'll eat that right out. >> will you eat it right out fully? >> yeah. never once have i

gotten salmonella. >> i know salmonella. you know, listen, i want to meet someone who has gotten it right. oh, i know, right. they always say. >> they always say they always say don't eat it. >> and then give me a receipt. >> right. thank you. granted, you are putting a raw egg in it, but i've never once. >> i don't. people put raw eggs in smoothies sometimes, you know, like those. i mean, rocky, just thank you fully. >> thank you. >> and rocky is fine. rocky. yeah, well, he's a real person. >> you know, i read marilyn monroe would eat raw eggs. i totally believe it. >> and she's fine. she's fine. well she did great. yeah. famous, infamous. here's pier 39 this morning. partly cloudy skies. it's just a lovely start to our day. we will have the chance of an isolated shower. a cold front swings through here by about 4 or 5 p.m. i think the best chance of a shower along the coast. for most of us, it's just a breezy afternoon tomorrow. it's a mix of sun and clouds. and then on saturday, early in the morning, you could see another weak chance of an isolated shower, mainly in the

north bay. the big takeaway, there's no impactful storms coming our way next couple of days. rainfall estimates, you can see very low with those chances of isolated showers both later this afternoon and then early again on saturday. we are going to get a little bit of snow into the sierra late tonight to early tomorrow morning, a few inches around tahoe city and donner, but higher peaks like kirkwood could see up to nine inches of snow. back here at home today, it's all about breezy conditions gusting 15 to 30mph. that isolated chance of a shower along the coast. and temperatures on the cool side, low 60s overnight tonight. it's a blend of stars and clouds. 30s and 40s get you into friday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. friday is a blend of sun and clouds a chance of a north bay shower first thing in the morning. saturday but much of the weekend is dry but below average before warmer weather moves in next week. jobina. thank you, drew. >> good morning, everybody. we are going to begin with some news coming out from caltran caltrans an excuse me right now. so caltrans specifically the fourth and king street station there is some police activity

underway impacting inbound and outbound service. so they are asking commuters right now to find an alternate route. at the moment, the fourth and king street station for caltrain not available to you due to police activity. elsewhere, though, on the roadways, not too bad, but you can see it's starting to get pretty crowded in emeryville in showing you 80. hear those headlights are traveling in the westbound direction. a totally different story in san jose. nice and clear on 280. reggie thanks to pienta. >> now we're going to bring in ginger zee. she is live in irvine with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> good morning, ginger. >> hey, gloria. reggie, great to be with both of you this morning. so here in your state, i'll get to why we're doing a fire demonstration in a moment. but first, the big news out of jerusalem. matt gutman is there right after that breaking news of a deadly shooting broke out after israel and hamas agreed to extend their ceasefire after more hostages returned home. and then here in irvine, we're with scientists that are researching the latest on ember activity. a

lot of the embers that have flown miles ahead of the fronts of fires and then started other fires that we all know all too well. also, what landscaping you as an individual or a homeowner can, you know, simple choices. you can make to defend your home. some really good research that you're going to want to see in big demonstration. i'm going to be lighting stuff on fire. so don't miss that. and then tory johnson's back and she will have a holiday extravaganza, some gift ideas could be right there for you in deals and steals today. so don't miss it all. every time i see this jacket, all i can think about is that it's not water resistant. oh, right. and that it's freezing. like it's just a little liner. >> so it's probably the one that you sent me back. >> it is so ginger generously sent me her outfit along with her hair so that i could be her for halloween last year. >> and so, yeah, i got to experience it. but, you know, she's like out in hurricanes. >> i know. >> and it's not water resistant.

>> yeah. >> so it's like it's so ironic. >> i know. >> and ginger, i'm sure this one actually attracts water. >> attracts water. >> yeah. ginger i'm sure you don't remember this, but i was in north carolina probably a couple of years ago. >> and you were there, too. we were both covering hurricanes and you were wearing that jacket and i was wearing a similar one. and you just i mean, you get drenched out there, right? >> yeah. >> and it's never going to change. >> it is the shell that's made it all the way around and every type of weather and just keeps me nice and wet and cold and i love it. >> so wouldn't know it any other way. >> well, we're going to see you light things on fire at 7:00, and we look forward to it. ginger we'll see you later. thank you. 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.

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now at 630, the flaring continues in martinez. new video shows the activity this morning. what neighbors are saying about the concerns they have regarding their health. >> blame the bike lane businesses along valencia street in san francisco saying the lane is doing more harm than good, but a solution might not come soon enough. plus tomorrow morning, 10 a.m. santa is coming to town. >> oh, my god. santa here. i know him. >> tapping into tradition, the top holiday classics. people say they rewatch every year to get

into the festive spirit. still haven't seen it. >> i love that movie. you got to watch it. >> i don't know her. >> yeah. well good morning to you. it is thursday, november 30th. >> i'm a christmas vacation. >> that's a good one. or home alone. >> another good one. great holiday films triggered. good morning. let's show you live doppler seven. >> it is a lot quieter this morning compared to yesterday. we have a dry start out there. partly cloudy skies and that's leading to a colder morning compared to yesterday. we're beginning our day for many of us in the 30s and 40s, it's only those spots very close to the ocean like sf and half moon bay that are in the low and mid 50s to begin the day. here's a live look. sutro tower showing you those sparkling lights of the city, the east bay and the background. great visibility we have a breezy day on the way. a cold front is going to move through here. and as it does, it'll try and bring an isolated shower to the coast later today. most spots remain dry for most of us, it's the wind that's the issue. and temperatures only in

the upper 50s to the lower 60s. for daytime highs. that's a look at the forecast. let's see how we're doing on the roads this morning with jobina. good morning. >> good morning, drew. thank you. hi everyone. so we are focusing on caltrain right now due to ongoing police activity at the fourth and king street station in all inbound and outbound service right now is not available. all so they are telling commuters to find another way. at the moment, we have reached out to sfpd and also caltrain to see if we can get more information on what's happening there at the richmond san rafael bridge. we have an over four mile long back up as people travel westbound due to this ongoing sigalert that we are in week eight of. and we will end with a live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights came on at 528. gloria jobina, thank you. >> more flaring coming from refineries in the east bay. new video from this morning shows the activity at the martinez refining company in martinez. the flare up comes 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 this morning right? >> yeah, that's right, gloria and it's unclear if this has been continuing throughout the entire night or not. but we have been seeing the same flaring that our crews captured here last night for about the past two hours here. this morning. the refinery said this stems from an operational incident that started right around 430 yesterday afternoon. take a look. this is what the mass of flame looked like for much of the evening in martinez yesterday. they say the appropriate 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 emitted coke dust so thick it blanketed nearby cars. >> is there a belief that it affects anybody's health? >> i think there's definitely concern on 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 lab tests show the previous flaring incidents released magnesium, sulfur, nickel and other harmful components. pbf 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 refinery's integrated engineered safety systems designed to safely manage excess gases through efficient, effective combustion. now, we have reached out to the refinery already this morning to see why this flaring is happening so

early today. we are still waiting to hear back. however, in a statement last night, they did say to expect some intermittent flaring while their crews work to address this issue. live in martinez, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. new developments in the middle east. police say three people have been killed and 16 hurt in a shooting in jerusalem. and hamas has taken responsibility for it. jobina that shooting happened just as negotiators were finalizing a deal to extend the ceasefire between israel and hamas. >> yes, reggie, the cease fire extension was just reached minutes before the previous pause was due to expire. the qatari foreign ministry helping to broker the down to the wire deal, announcing this latest cease fire was extended under the same terms as the past 110 israeli hostages for 30 imprisoned palestinian women and teenagers. yesterday, hamas released 16 more hostages taken from israel, including 49 year old dual american israeli citizen liat bane and president

biden, who is personally working to free more americans, says she has spoken with her family. >> i talked with her mother and father. they're very appreciative and things are moving well. >> and until we got that, the final okay, that she really was amongst the people that were returns then could finally re take a deep breath. that's bane and sisters speaking to abc's matt gutman about the release bane and a mother of three was kidnaped from her kibbutz along with her husband aviv, who remains missing. >> beynon is now the second us hostage release so far. the us says at least eight more are missing. it's unclear who is holding them and exactly 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. so we will continue to follow that. >> reggie, thank you, jobina last night, hundreds of people marched in san francisco as part

of what was being called international solidarity with palestine day. they plan to protest on howard street, but ended up marching gathering at spear and then making their way along the embarcadero. organizers say this event was a follow up to some of the many protests that we saw on black friday. >> and in the east bay, protesters rallied at east bay. congressman eric swalwell castro valley office. they are demanding that 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 the congressman who was in washington through facetime passages in exchange for cease fire that is occurring right now. >> as i said, my position is that's the pathway to a permanent ceasefire.

>> swalwell's office says a congressman will hold a town hall on the issue soon in the south bay. this maltipoo named bambi is recover suffering 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 to people were already outside of their silver bmw confronting the driver of the car that bambi was in. and shortly after another driver jumped out of a different car. and you could see they walk over , they jump on the back window, smash ing it, glass covered bambi's body and got into his eyes. and 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, 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 that the suspects are all connected to 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 is unusual for the city because it goes down the center of the street. it was approved in april as a 12 month pilot program. it was supposed to make things safer for cycling, but many say it's actually killing small businesses. the project led to the removal of about 70 parking spots. it also eliminated all left turns. business owners are protesting with these posters. >> 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. >> sfmta was supposed to release

an evaluation of the bike lane by the end of the year, but then last week the director announced that a formal evaluation won't be coming until early 2024. new at six, there could be a familiar face on san francisco's mayoral ballot in 2024. >> moderate mike farrell briefly served as mayor five years ago and is considering a mayoral bid . farrell told the chronicle that he wouldn't have thought about it until others encouraged him. the venture capitalist and former district two supervisor was appointed in 2018 after former mayor ed lee died. his term lasted less than six months because he did not run in the subsequent special june election, which current mayor, london breed won remain membrance and renewal. >> the fundraising event tonight in san francisco ahead of world aids day. >> and you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. another update on how the markets are doing coming up next. >> beautifying the south bay. the projects focus on cleaning up some areas in san jose. and stick with us on the abc7 bay area streaming app at seven for

abc seven at seven. we're live every weekday from 7 to 8 a.m. you can download the app now wherever you stream. >> 641 this morning we're looking at live doppler seven along with satellite. we have a trough, a dip in the jet stream. you can see those wind barbs showing you that dip across the west coast. it is creating below average temperatures. and now we have a cold front. it's a weak cold front and it's quick moving, meaning it's going to kick up our winds this afternoon and along the coast by about 3 or 4 p.m. it may bring an isolated shower, but for most of us, we remain dry, but all of us will feel those winds increasing. future tracker wind gusts showing you later this afternoon. we'll have those winds ramping up, gusting about 15 to 25mph. and then later on into the evening, we could see winds gusting close to 30mph with the passage of that cold front. future weather as we show you a closer look at that rain chance. it's really just along the coast. and by about 4 or 5 p.m, that's the best chance of finding a sprinkle. i think most of us are dry. this is not a significant rainmaker by any

means. it's more the winds that will be an issue. looking at the three day forecast, it's breezy later today with an isolated chance along the coast of a shower. tomorrow we're dry with a mix of sun and clouds. but by saturday, we do have the chance of a shower in the north bay to start out the weekend. we'll take a c

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the platform, not his own behavior and decisions. >> the golden state warriors are suing two san francisco based companies over unpaid luxury suite fees. the lawsuit claims mosser companies and bauman landscaping construction failed to pay for long term contracts to occupy suites and chase center. the ceo of mosser tells our media partners that the san francisco standard they have requested a modified payment arrangements as it tries to recover from covid 19. he says the warriors denied those requests. bauman landscape did not return a request for comment . >> 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 a 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 there to help facilitate a no encampment zone. and there are flowers and trees. >> how the city looks and feels in 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. >> now it's your morning money report. san francisco based cruise is gearing up for more layoffs. its parent company, general motors, says it's cutting spending for driverless operations. last month, cruise's self-driving robotaxi dragged pedestrian, who had been first hit by a different car in san francisco. the dmv, then pulled the company's driverless permit earlier this month. cruise's ceo and co-founder resigned. cruise employs about 3800 people, a majority of them are here in the bay area. bank of america

customers. you will soon have fewer banking options in the bay area. b of a plans to close nearly two dozen local branches or atms by the end of the year. they include locations in san francisco, walnut creek and hayward. the list of closures was first reported by the san francisco business times, saying that some of the locations have already shut down. we've seen other big banks closing branches as more customers bank online. and we take a live look now at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we are up about 207 points and if you haven't already started seeing all the posts on social media, get ready. >> it is that time of year again. spotify is once again doing its yearly wrapped application. you can also see your personal metrics for the year, including your top artist songs and podcasts. this year, spotify, says taylor swift, is its global artist of the year. no surprise there users have streamed her music. more than 26 billion times this year, and bad

bunny came in second, although he had the top album, miley cyrus's song flowers, that was the number one song of the year. that is a good song. and my one and a half year old rio always starts dancing when that song comes on. okay that's cute. yeah >> bad bunny having the biggest album globally. congratulations. that's huge. yeah, that's awesome. >> yeah, amazing. >> are these yours? oh, this is mine. oh, let's see. oh, and they get a nice little phone. cute okay. okay. >> so if you're looking at those minutes and you're like, do you live your life in silence? i do not. my husband is the dj in the car and at home, but shout out to the bay area with number four pillow from pinole, a bay area rapper and then everything is beyonce. except flowers did make it into my top five and i find it interesting that my top genre is rap, but there aren't really any rappers in my top five artists, which is interesting. yeah. so i think i'd just like to spread it out. yeah. with the genre. yeah. but i will play beyonce down clearly to the end.

>> one of the new things this year is that it characterizes you as a listener as well. and do you remember what they told you you were. >> let's me look at my files. >> yeah, you told me i wasn't the illusionist. >> good memory, the illusionist. you are on it today. >> i remember when you said that. me? >> okay. >> they said i'm a musical purist, and i listened to the album start to finish all the way through, which is true. >> i do like to listen to people's albums and then curate a playlist from there. >> you do not skip the song? no, no, i don't like to skip because i really want to hear like what the song is, you know? >> you're not going to throw me off with a couple of first notes. now what's your character? >> mine is really shady. >> really? yeah well, i mean, yeah, it's shapeshifter. >> oh, interesting. oh, she has no identity. she will just make up. you don't know who she is. it says one moment, you're head over heels for an artist, the next you've moved on. >> i think that's unfair. >> i have been very consistent. >> you have been consistent all

year? yeah that is funny. >> this particular year, consistently changing. can we come back consistently changing his his love. beyonce was was my artist all year long. she has three of my top five so i don't spotify drive me i guess. yes maybe take it as you like all all genres you're not just. yeah yeah sure. all right trying to find that silver lining. that's interesting. and i thought i knew you lines there on the right hand side. if this camera were to pan just to the right, you can see, like, one little fin line. right there. they're sleeping. here's a live look. this is our pier 39 camera showing you. we have mainly clear skies. the cold front's going to move through here. could bring us an isolated shower between three and 5 p.m. most areas will remain dry. it's not a big issue. the bigger thing with that front, the winds whip up later on this afternoon. friday's dry and then saturday. there you can see early in the morning there's another chance of a sprinkle in the north bay. but you look at the rainfall

estimates, this is not impactful by any means. we're just measuring it in a few hundredths of an inch of rain. but the next ten days, the storm track is well to our north. we're tracking several storms from seattle to portland, where they're going to see several inches of rain for us. we're just getting some of those leftover isolated sprinkles the next couple of days. some snow is coming to the sierra late tonight, early tomorrow morning, a few inches. it's a pretty high snow level, looking to be above about 6500ft. but it is cooler air that is moving in over the next couple of days. here's the accuweather seven day forecast breezy today with an isolated chance of shower, sun and clouds tomorrow. there's that north bay chance early saturday much of the weekend it's just partly sunny with below average temperatures through early next week jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning , everybody. we are going to begin with a crash we're following right now in fremont. this causing a minor slowdown in the area. it's going to be on southbound 680 before mission boulevard. so right before you get to 62 there. also, we have police activity underway right now at the caltrain station at

fourth and king streets. so be aware that inbound and outbound service right now is suspended while they work on that. we have calls in to see if we can get some more information. and we will end with the san mateo bridge where it's a bit heavy if you travel in the westbound direction. reggie thanks to being there. >> across the country, people are talking about san francisco's image crisis, crime tense, drugs empty downtown streets, closed stores certainly sending a bad message for a city that relies on tourism. how do we move beyond these issues and build a better bay area that is what we're going to address in a live town hall style event on monday with mayor london breed police chief bill scott and district attorney brooke jenkins take action. san francisco will stream live monday. that starts at 7 p.m. if you have questions you'd like us to ask, now is the time to submit them. we are going to be talking about that later this morning. leanne and i are hosting this event along with phil matier. you can scan the qr code on your screen to submit them or go to abc7 news.com take action sf. >> happening tonight, an

important fundraiser will get underway in san francisco. it comes on the eve of world aids day, the day of remembrance will start tonight with light the grove. organizers say it's a magical celebration of reunion, remembrance and renewal in the national aids memorial grove at golden gate park. all proceeds directly support local programs ranging from scholarships for young activists to outreach, honoring those lives lost earlier this year. >> this week, i should say, we told you about open tables, top restaurants in the bay area. now esquire is out with its list of best new restaurants in america. they are michelin starred oro, which is in calistoga. burdell in oakland, which serves soul food. and in san francisco. so dileita sounds right. >> okay. >> and this is always the toughest for me, pronunciation wise. the restaurants. >> yeah, they have unique names. >> sorry to this delita if i'm saying your name wrong, it

highlights the flavors of the eastern mediterranean and also kiln a tasting menu spot. eight other restaurants in southern california also made the list. >> mm. >> got to try those out. >> yeah. i'm always late. >> i know. me too. and i don't get out much anymore with a baby. i mean, what's way behind a new like, hot restaurant in the mission last night? >> and that was like, this is so cool. i remember when this was a coffee shop. how long has this been here? and they're like, i'm like, two years. >> oh, really? oh wow. okay. the new restaurants changed quickly to the popular ones. >> yeah. >> tis the season to watch all your favorite holiday movies. >> yeah. a new poll finds the top ten regularly watched holiday films. so here is the list coming up at number ten. this is die hard. and then it's miracle on 34th street. the santa claus. and then it's a wonderful life. national lampoon's christmas vacation. then we have at number five, elf and then rudolph the red-nosed reindeer and then a charlie brown christmas, a christmas story, then and the top watched

holiday movie is home alone. i knew it. there you go. >> yeah. >> psychologists say that people tend to rewatch holiday movies because they tap into emotions. they allow us to connect and feel compassion and empathy. and i do love home alone. so i agree with this. what about you? do you have a favorite one? >> i hate home alone. >> you do? i really do. >> i know i have a very particular story about home alone. why? i hate it. it's triggering. >> oh, okay. >> my mom tried to sneak us in by paying for the kids price even though we were too old for the kids. price there was a whole confrontation in the theater between the ticket taker and my mom. okay home alone is a bad memory. so it sparks some bad. i don't think it was funny. >> no, i thought it was funny. yeah but you know what? >> we still have to get you to watch elf. >> -why do you do it? -you ignore the signs and the flashing lights. -that's my dad. -that's my mom behind those cones. -how would you feel if that was your family?

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when the flaring started last night. it comes after a proposed class action lawsuit was filed accusing the refinery of creating a public nuisance. >> number two, the cease fire between israel and hamas has been extended through today. the announcement came just hours after hamas released ten more hostages in exchange for 30 palestinian prisoners. >> number three, one of america's most influential and controversial diplomats has died. former secretary of state henry kissinger passed away at his home in connecticut yesterday. he was 100 years old. >> number four, oakland is kicking off think oakland first. it's a campaign to encourage more people to shop at small businesses as city officials will outline resource bills aimed at making people feel safe and comfortable while they shop. >> and number five, get ready for a breezy day with the sutro tower bouncing around a bit this morning, the winds are going to pick up as cold front moves through an isolated shower. possible along the coast this afternoon. but most areas will remain dry. number six, we just got video into our newsroom of

why there is police activity at the caltrain station right at fourth and king streets. >> there appears to be a person you can see in that close up of the video of someone on the power lines. so that is why there that there it is. that's what's going on. and number seven beyonce fans await is over queen b's new movie renaissance hits theaters tonight at the theaters are expecting big crowds. >> so you. good morning america for our viewers in the west. another 24 hours of cease fire followed quickly by an attack in jerusalem. breaking news. a deadly shooting in jerusalem. dozens of rounds fired, just moments after israel and hamas agreed to another day of their temporary truce. our matt gutman is there live on the scene in jerusalem, as 16 mo