this did take us, take us aback you don't think about the line. you think about the issues that are at hand. long lines in contra costa county as in-person voting opens. let me go. tempers flare after a voter breaks polling place rules. we'll tell you what you need to know before you vote. every day our roads are getting older. every day they're more exposed to the elements. the bay area's

failing grade when it comes to our roads. good afternoon. i'm kristin and i'm larry biel. thanks for joining us. we'll start today with the weather and you could see it's really gray outside, a lot of clouds, rain moving in tonight. abc 7 news meteorologist danny patel begins our team coverage now with the forecast. he's india. hi there. yeah, you know what it is interesting, no doubt about it. larry and kristen, let's take a look at a live picture right now from our exploratorium camera you can certainly see the clouds are pretty much thickening across our region as we check out live doppler 7 right now. notice there is some wet weather up to our north around mendocino county looking at the wider perspective here. this is a level one storm that is heading in our direction. it will get here tonight and spread the rain while many of us are at home hopefully. so here's a look at the timeline. 6 o'clock tonight. it is up to our north as we head towards around 8 p.m. it starts to move into many parts of the north bay and then by 10:30, 11 o'clock we are seeing some downpours across the region. it is a level one on our exclusive

abc seven news storm impact scale we are expecting a good drenching at times. rain will be briefly heavy. those gusty winds and a slight chance of thunderstorms going into tomorrow morning. i'll be back with a full look at that forecast which includes your weekend coming right up. kristen larry. all right, thank you, sanders, you with the 7th day in a few minutes. uh, now let's get to the north bay and abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard. it sounds like from sandy's forecast, you're in the clear for at least a few more hours, cornell. yeah, larry, um, hi there. we are uh feeling a few raindrops, so it won't be long now, i guess, but uh folks around here say they are ready for some rain, but firefighters say beware of a plot twist, some fire weather danger not far behind. i don't like the heat, so. i like having the rain and the change of the season. melissa wagner is getting a quick walk in with her dog hunter before rain starts falling in sebastopol. it helps to sleep at night when it's cool and you hear the rain. we've all

been looking forward to the rains coming to stop our fire risk or slow it at least. the rain is a super welcome sight after a long hot summer, but firefighters urged the public to stay vigilant this fall. definitely not going to be a season ender for fire season, especially with these, you know, sharp transitions to northerly winds that are going to come in behind this front. stornetta says after the rain, fire danger could return later this weekend with gusty winds acting like a blow dryer. everything's gonna be primed and ready to, to burn again. the state lifting the burn ban november 1st, residents now getting a job burning brush before rain and strong winds arrive. cal fire and local fire departments have been active conducting prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk. october is always the month of concern for us and even into november sometimes, but we made it through october and now here it is, the beginning of november, and we got we got a rainstorm coming, so firefighters reminding homeowners that fire season now lasts all year long,

just really don't want people to get caught off guard because we're getting these lower temperatures in the evening. we're getting this little bit of rain and all of a sudden everyone thinks we're out of fire season because we're most definitely not. yeah, santa rosa fire department just telling us that it is canceling a controlled burn scheduled for sunday due to high winds. fire crews are asking the public later this weekend to postpone any type of yard work which could spark a fire. meantime, try to stay dry. rain on the way. we're live in sebastopol, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. thank you, cornell. the wet weather can really damage our roads, but that's only one problem. a new report analyzing the quality of bay area roads says there is a lot of work that still needs to be done. the region scored only 67 out of a possible 100 points. that's a level that stayed the same for the past 9 years, abc 7 news reporter tim johns has our details. bay area drivers have a common complaint. our local roadways aren't in the best shape. a new report from the

metropolitan transportation commission confirms that it rains the area's roads as only being fair, assigning the nine counties, a score of 67 out of 100. the exact same number it scored for the past 9 years. every day our roads are getting older, um, every day they're more exposed to the elements. every day they're more exposed to traffic. john goodwin. is a spokesperson for the mtc. he says despite spending money on infrastructure maintenance, many bay area governments are barely keeping up the money that cities and counties do have, uh, for pavement maintenance doesn't go as far as it did a few years ago, the cost of materials, cost of labor, etc. the condition of roads in the bay area depends largely on where you actually are in marin county, the city of larkspur has the best roads in the region, but on the other side of the spectrum here in vallejo, the pothole filled streets are ranked as the worst.

that distinction is an annoying reality for many vallejo drivers dodging potholes left and right. put it that way, we're dodging potholes that may change the radio station. garrettulli tells us it's gotten so bad that at one point several years ago, he and some friends actually started filling potholes around the city themselves, something abc 7 news first reported on back in 2022. a lot of those people in vallejo, they do come from low, low income communities and you know that's just another um a hassle for them that's just another financial burden i have to deal with due to heavy investment as well as a commitment to infrastructure improvements from local officials. goodwin expects the region's overall roadway score to increase in the coming years, something he says will improve everyone's quality of life. i see that as a strong leading indicator that we're moving in the right direction, but we're moving. at a real slow pace. the average roadway has a life expectancy between 18 and 25 years in vallejo, tim johns, abc 7 news. in the south bay, a man

is in jail after police say he was found in a middle school girls locker room in san jose recording students. abc 7 news reporter louis pena spoke to parents who were questioning the school's safety. parents and students at brett hart middle school are questioning how a complete stranger walked on campus on monday and entered the girls' locker room with no one stopping him. it was crazy. san jose police confirming there were multiple students in the locker room who shot him with a phone. the suspect did have a mobile device and was recorded inside of the locker room. one parent whose daughter was in the pe class in question said students saw the teacher acknowledge the suspect. the pe teacher saw the student or saw the person come in suppose he said hi to him. so students saw him walk by. minutes later, several students reported the stranger to school staff. he was in the bathroom for a while and he was obviously supposedly taking pictures, you know, so

it's concerning that anybody can just walk into campus like that and no one said anything school staff confronted the suspect he fled. police found and arrested him two days later, yet parents are still questioning how did this happen? right by, supposedly, um, when they told him that he had to leave, he's he just flicked them off, cussed at them, and then, um, nobody really engaged in like trying to really remove them from the school. police found the suspect in san jose with photos on his phone. the suspect was booked into the santa clara county maine jail for possession of child sexual abuse material as well as using a camera to record inside of a private area. san jose school district and have not heard back according to parents, there will be a special meeting. to speak about the incident. very upset. very upset kind of question i think the safety now it's kind of a kind of buckled me that, you know, it's, it's a reality check. in san jose, luz pena abc 7 news.

an old motel in san jose has been converted into affordable housing for transitional youths, the new affordable housing complex by the nonprofit jamboree is located near the county center. sunrise pavilion offers 30 studios and 12 one-bedroom units for people up to age 25 facing homelessness. one of the new residents is a former foster child who has had trouble finding stable housing. they told me i was moving in. i was in shock and i wanted to cr. i couldn't believe it, but i was grateful to be alive that day, grateful to see a new beginning. besides housing, residents will get on site support services like workforce and education assistance. it cost $32 million to convert the motel into affordable housing. coming up on abc 7 news at 4, we are closing in on election day ahead, the dos and don'ts of voting in person and why turnout could be even higher than expected. we will meet the new giants general

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already voted. >> well, today, both campaigns in the battleground state of wisconsin vying for the last minute and those undecided voters live picture of both the harris and trump rallies underway as we speak. and right now, vice president kamala harris is speaking in wisconsin. abc news reporter christiane cordero has the latest on this last minute push. >> today, vice president harris is weighing in on former president trump's violent rhetoric against his political opponents. >> anyone who wants to be president of the united states, who uses that kind of violent rhetoric is clearly disqualified and unqualified to be president. >> this is what trump said while campaigning thursday about former republican congresswoman liz cheney, who has endorsed harris. >> she's a radical war hawk. let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrel shooting at her. okay. let's see how she feels about it. you know, when the guns are trained on her face, you know, they're all warhawks when they're sitting in washington.

>> cheney responded by writing on social media, this is how dictators destroy free nations. they threaten those who speak against them with death. trump's campaign today says he was referring to her lack of military experience. trump also has no military experience, and she had to face the consequences of battle. >> she wouldn't be doing it, so it's easy for her to talk on the campaign trail. >> trump and running mate jd vance each courting voters in michigan. >> we have got just four days to go, four days to turn michigan red and four days to make donald j. trump, the next president of the united states. and we're going to do it. >> harris, speaking with union workers in a town once home to the oldest general motors plant in the country, janesville, wisconsin. always good to be in the house of labor. tonight, both harris and trump rally in milwaukee. on the economy, harris has pledged tax incentives for small businesses and first time home buyers. trump has vowed to, on day one, create a new cabinet position focused on bringing costs down, though he didn't offer

specifics. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> a new berkeley igs poll shows kamala harris with a big lead over donald trump in the race for president. among california voters expected in a state where democrats outnumber republicans 2 to 1. democrat adam schiff is also ahead of republican steve garvey for the u.s. senate seat. prop 36, which would stiffen penalties or for repeat offenders, has broad support. prop 32 to increase the minimum wage is failing, as is prop 33, which would expand rent control laws. >> i mean, shut the up. >> let me vote. take him outside. take him out. >> a fight broke out at a south carolina voting place after a man showed up wearing a. let's go, brandon hat. things got heated when he was told that that hat was a political statement, and they asked him to take it off the term. let's go. brandon is used to mock president biden, punches were eventually thrown in this situation. now voters are not allowed to wear political items near voting places. and that

voter in particular found out the hard way. so if you haven't voted yet, there's a few more things you need to know before you head to the polls. abc seven news reporter monica madden explains the do's and don'ts of voting in person. >> if you're planning to vote in person the old fashioned way, there are a few things you need to know before you cast your ballot. first and foremost, there is a dress code. now. it doesn't mean you have to be wearing your sunday best, but there are restrictions on any clothing or accessories that are in support of or against a certain candidate or proposition. that's because california law bans electioneering. the idea is to create a neutral environment for voters, so they don't feel pressured to vote a certain way. this means you got to leave any campaign gear behind. no maga hats, no harris wall shirts. it even applies to buttons. but don't worry, the i voted sticker is okay. another question we get is what should i bring to the polls? in most circumstances, voters are not going to be asked to present an id to an election official, but it's another stor. if you're a first time voter. now in california, first time

voters can register to vote on the day of and get a provisional ballot. you're going to want to make sure that you bring a california id or present your last four digits of your social security number to an election official, and make sure to bring proof of residency, like a recent utility bill or any other government issued mail that you might have gotten recently. when you get there, you may see people watching the process there, poll watchers, not election officials. the difference is they're volunteers here to monitor the process and make sure everything is running smoothly. however, they're not allowed to ask you for personal information like proof of voter registration or your id. selfies are permitted at the polling place, but ultimately it's up to the discretion of election workers if it's causing a disturbance and any photograph you may take cannot compromise other people's personal information. now, there's always the option to mail or drop off your ballot at one of these official drop box locations. if you're doing it by mail, though, your time is running out. it needs to be postmarked and in the mail on or by election day,

which is next tuesday, november 5th in san francisco. monica madden, abc7 news. >> check out these long lines. as people waited to cast their vote in contra costa county in-person, early voting began this morning at five locations. this was in walnut creek. >> one woman has been in line for 45 minutes. another voter has been in line a half hour. normally, these are just a walk up and vote and go. this is not just happening at this early voting site. it's happening at all five voting sites across contra costa county. >> but you don't think about the line. you think about the issues that are at hand. you know what i mean? that's more important than what this line might look like to me. >> i want to make sure that i'm getting my vote in early, because i think a lot is at stake. >> contra costa county is expecting an 85% voter turnout. officials say that appears to be right on target so far through today, but the early voter turnout today could indicate even higher interest. >> one of san francisco's oldest restaurants is getting ready for a big election day bash. extra food and drinks delivered today at john's grill for the

traditional election day luncheon. that gathering has been going on since the 1980s. this is video from the last election. it's a moment for politicians running for office to take a break from months of intense campaigning. >> there's no such thing as any expression of unfriendliness at this event. >> the event at john's grill is hosted by former san francisco mayor willie brown, who you saw right there, open to the public. the food and drinks are free. in fact, you can get a lot of perks on election day. here's just a few of the items available on tuesday. krispy kreme is giving away a free original glazed donut. johnny rockets handing out a free shake. if you can prove that you voted. and ikea has free frozen yogurt with a coupon. >> all right. and abc seven will be helping you navigate all the races and measures on the november 5th ballot. we have a voter guide on abc seven news.com. you'll find it under the election section.

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is that what it is? i didn't know if you were casting a spell on me or something. it could have been that too. yeah, just. just me. sandy, what are we looking at this weekend? well, we are going to have some rain going into early tomorrow morning. larry and kristen. but then the second half of your weekend is just fine. you know, kristen, halloween was yesterday. if you're trying to cast a spell. let's take a look at live doppler seven right now. the system is starting to move into northern california. they are getting some rain and snow right now as we look at our local radar. a lot of cloud cover and we are starting to see some light rain reaching the ukiah area. getting you down to street level radar right now. south straight state street, old river road getting wet. so this is what you can expect from our mount tam cam. it is socked in right now. temperatures in the 60s from san francisco to

redwood city, half moon bay, 55 degrees walnut creek camera the clouds are also moving in ahead of the system, 60 degrees in santa rosa, 64 in concord and sfo. camera winds are not an issue right now. level one storm moves in tonight to rain downpours at times tomorrow afternoon it's going to be bright and breezy. and then sunday, going into early next week we do have gusty winds setting up warmer weather and fire danger coming up as well. so right now we're not talking about fire danger. it's a level one storm tonight through early tomorrow morning, a light system rain will be briefly heavy at times. that slight risk of thunder and breezy to gusty winds as we go hour by hour. right now we do have that rain in the north bay. 6:00. you will notice that it is up across the north bay still 8 p.m. and then heading into 1130. this is when we're seeing some pops of red, some downpours coming through the region. 2 a.m. while you're sleeping, you may be woken up by the downpours that are coming through the east bay and the south bay, and then 6:00 in the

morning, while the north bay is starting to see clearing, there are still some scattered light showers for parts of the bay area. by noon. it's all done so if you do have outdoor activities and plans for the saturday afternoon sunday time period, you don't have to worry about the rain during that time. rainfall totals anywhere from a 10th to about a half an inch, but wetter spots like napa could pick up a little bit more and isolated locations could see up to three quarters of an inch of rain. winter weather advisory starts at 5:00 tonight for the sierra. 2 to 8in of snow above 6000ft. with those gusty winds, travel could be impacted, so that's something you'll want to keep in mind. i would carry the chains if you were heading up to the mountains, 30 to 50 tomorrow morning. some spotty showers. breezy out there tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at a bright one. still breezy. temperatures will be in the 60s. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast early in the morning. it's a one after that. that storm impact scale goes away and you will start to notice the clearing trend sunday. don't forget we go to standard time. set your clocks back one hour winds come up.

fire danger rises. that pattern takes us into warmer weather through election day and then gusty winds redevelop on wednesday. offshore winds will raise the fire danger again. so kristen and larry, we've got to be ready. these storms are not going to erase our fire danger just yet. oh. all right. thank you santa. >> all right. it is official. the giants have named their new general manager. and we will talk with zach minasian live in studio about his new role and some big news about sunnyvale and semiconductors. >> so why should you care? the impact it

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evan low only serves himself. and celebrated the team's world series title. an estimated 200,000 fans lined the parade route through downtown la when the giants had parades. it was over a million just saying. the dodgers won their eighth world series title wednesday night, and that ties the giants with the fifth most in the major leagues. >> i'll be honest. i mean, i haven't told zach this like i didn't go into this process thinking that zach was was honestly even a candidate. so when i, when i got word that it was somebody that i should look into, i was open minded, but i

didn't i if i'm, you know, agai, being honest, i probably didn't see us sitting right here a month later once, once this process started. no offense, zach, no offense. >> giants legend and director of baseball ops buster posey. introducing our guest, zach. just officially named the new general manager of the team. so first of all, congratulations. i know you got your family here as well. so it's got to be, you know, a great time for everybody involved. what are the past 24 hours been like for you? >> it's been a little crazy. a lot of text messages, phone calls. i'm still trying to deal with an infant baby and make sure he gets his sleep, but it's been fun in a sense of making the calls to the people have been so impactful on my life. my career and their reactions. it's been awesome. so in a sense, as crazy as it's been, i'd love to relive it so many times over just to hear those reactions again. >> for sure we'll talk more about the family aspect of this, but let's get to business, okay?

because just as you were being announced, blake snell made the announcement that he's opting out of the final year of his contract. not a surprise, given the way he pitched in the second half of the season. what is your feeling about the possibility of bringing him back and what it might cost? >> yeah, i mean, obviously he pitched great for us and earned the right to go to free agency, and we respect that. and, you know, as we get into free agency, major league baseball has strict rules about commenting on particular free agents. so in regards to the free agent market as a whole, we're going to do our due diligence across the entire spectrum of free agents, trades, major league, free agents, minor league free agents. every avenue we can to acquire players, we're going to look up and down. >> so you're a baseball lifer. you come from a baseball family. your brother is the gm of the angels. we're not going to hold it against you that tommy lasorda of the dodgers legend is your godfather was your godfather. yes. but do we put that low in the bio that you know, tommy, you know the

dodgers. >> i think the people who know me best. and i have three older brothers and, you know, four boys in a very sports related family. you're kind of having to scratch and crawl for everything. and whether that's attention winning a pickup basketball game and whether i liked it or not, i probably developed this little chip on my shoulder that i had to prove myself and try and get that attention. so in reality, uncle tom being my godfather, i actually think it's the perfect fit for me to be in this role with the giants now, people may not know you started like as a little kid working in the texas rangers clubhouse. >> so i was told to ask this and i wish i had a prop, but you're supposedly really good at folding towels. >> i've i've folded a lot of them, and my dad was my boss, and he held a very high standard for me and my brothers. >> and he was very direct. if you're going to be in this

clubhouse, you're going to be working. and a big part of that was cleaning the bathrooms and folding towels. >> man, i really wish i had a towel with me right now. so. all right, let's get to the elephant in the room. the giants have tried you tried. with shohei ohtani and aaron judge unable to sign those guys, what are you going to do differently to try to convince free agents that san francisco is where they should want to be? >> i think it's a bunch of different facets that can work into this. and for me personally, i'm extremely biased. i live in the city. i live about five minutes from the station. my wife lives in this city. we started a family here. we love it here. so from a personal aspect, trying to relate to free agents, what a great place san francisco is. and then from a professional aspect, trying to relay to them what a great ballpark we have, how it may relate to pitchers, and what a great place it is to pitch. and i've been in this ballpark as a visitor when those stands have been, have been full. those orange towels waving. and it's a pretty daunting place to come in in as

a visitor. and it's a fantastic place to play when it's your home crowd. >> this is diving into you know, inside baseball stuff a little bit, but i feel compelled to ask because analytics have taken over the game. you're more of a scouting guy, and buster said that's what he is looking for. >> yeah, so the way i look at it is i, i try to stay away from putting people in the box of scouting and analytics, and the way i look at it is a baseball person is someone who's passionate about the game. they're willing to sacrifice their time to try and build the best possible team we can have. and for me in particular, i've been fortunate to work in different departments, see different departments on a daily basis, and i have a ton of respect for our analytical department and expect to work with them on a daily basis. and i'm excited about that. okay. >> full disclosure, zach is married to karina nova, who is one of our anchors here at abc7

that might have had something to do with your availability for this interview in studio on your first day on the job officially, but this is your opportunity to tell your wife whatever you want to tell her. with a new baby and a new job and a new everything, the floor is yours. there's your camera. yeah, well, i definitely i definitely am here because she wants me here. >> not necessarily the giants, but in all seriousness, i wouldn't be in the position i'm in if it wasn't for her. she makes me believe that miraculous things can happen on any given day, so i owe it all to her. and watching her with nico has been awesome. and the thought of walking out with them onto that field on opening day is pretty amazing. >> all right, last second prop, kind of small towel. let's see what you do. all right, all right. is there a trick to this? what should i know? >> no pressure. no pressure. >> right. zack minasian, here's the first fold. i'll do. this is the first time i've ever called a. there you go. there's your

towel. oh. >> it's important. it's important to have this side so it's easier to grab. you know, you don't have the multiple layers there. >> this has been a learning experience for me. hey, congratulations. thanks, larry. the great thing is, i don't have to yell at you in the parking lot anymore. are you going to sign a free agent or what? zack. come on. thank you so much. >> i appreciate you having me on. yeah. >> thank you. all right. take care. all right. >> i just think all the wives already think you're doing a good job, zach. so welcome aboard. all right. a mexican restaurant in san jose got a surprise visit from an all time great san francisco 40 niner. hey, let's go, everybody, let's get inside. >> let's go, let's go. >> that was former 40 niners wide receiver jerry rice encouraging people to go inside a mexican grill for free lunch. the restaurant got a $14,900 donation from pepsi. it's part of an initiative by the soda company to support local eateries. to celebrate, pepsi. and the 40 niners picked up the bill for customers eating lunch around noon. the best place to sit on an airplane and the world

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on an airplane isn't a specific seat assignment. it's any seat next to someone who doesn't use headphones. apparently, 83% believe it's just proper travel etiquette to wear headphones, 58% say noise pollution from fellow passengers has reached public crisis levels. wow. okay. while that's true, the noise can be, you know, annoying if somebody is, like, not wearing their headphones, i think it's the seat right in front of the bathroom in the back, right on the aisle. >> last row does not recline. i'm sorry. that's true. my funny story. years ago, i went to the. you guys may remember. of course you went to the white house to

interview the president at the white house, and we booked at the last minute. i'd worked the night before, got up at the crack of dawn the next day, and we had booked. they had booked the travel department. the only seat they could get was the middle seat in the back of the plane, up against the bathroom. didn't recline. i went, you think i could get an aisle? i'm going to go see the president. nothing. >> that's not how it works on american airlines. >> it was a long needed to play the dan ashley card. >> i think you must know, i might have gotten kicked off the plane a pretty big deal around here. >> you know, they might have put me in the bathroom, and i tried that next time. >> asked for air force one to come pick you up. >> oh, yeah. that's true. yeah. it's efficient. do you have a best friend? a new survey found that more than three quarters of adults have a person they consider their best friend, but on average, the people replying yes to that question would actually give the title to two people in their lives. 21% said they prefer to spend time with their close friends over other people. i'm kind of in that category where i have a handful of people, not just one person.

but what about you guys? >> i have two, so i'm totally in that category as well. >> larry, you want to identify them? >> no. >> so it's not me and kristen. it's not me and kristen. okay. all right. >> actually, now i know in all seriousness, you guys are among my dear friends that we work with. yeah, it's true. as you know, we're very close, all of us. but i have i have a handful, 2 or 3 people i would consider best best friends. but i have a lot of very, very good friends. i'm very grateful for that. >> yeah, i'm lucky to have a few because you do tell different things to different people. and my very bestest friend, you know, may not be the one i spend the most time with, you know what i'm saying? it's just like different people nourish us in different ways. so i'm thankful for all of you. >> you know, when you have those friends too, that you haven't talked with a long time, but you pick up the phone and it's as if you saw each other yesterday. >> yeah, i have the two best friends, but then i have that close group of friends as well. that's part of that. yeah, yeah, you guys are in that group. >> i know bestos is not a word.

it's what i say with regard to friends. you're my bestest friend. okay? oprah is out with her annual favorite things list. there are 116 items, a few more than last year. prices ranged from $11 for a journal to an $1,800 espresso machine. there's some bay area companies, including family run business jade and kai, which makes children's clothing and mighty mallow treats. gourmet marshmallow company out of concord. this is always fun to check out right? >> do you guys have any favorite things that you share with oprah? >> no, no, i don't know. >> what do you give a billionaire? >> yeah, 116 things apparently. >> it's amazing how that favorite things concept that she brought out years ago has just caught fire. every year people look forward to it. even years after she was offered daily show. it's just as big as ever. >> and there's like a nice range of prices too. that's for everybody, which is good. >> yeah. one of the things is it really shows. i mean, oprah's marketing power, because if

you're a retailer and you're on that list, oh, big time, it means good things, especially as we head into the holiday season. >> yeah, but those things are also more affordable than the neiman marcus catalog, which is like, oh, you look. but that's it. >> which is just kind of a looky loo catalog. yeah. just for fun. >> yeah. needless markup. uh- ready for the word of the year. according to collins dictionary, it is brat which can be used to characterize someone who is confident, independent, and has a hedonistic attitude. it comes from the title of the latest album by british pop star charli xcx and inspired the brat summer summer movement being used in politics to charli xcx. x tweeted kamala is brat now. for some generations, the term brat would not be endearing to an because it no longer mean people who behave badly or who are spoiled. >> have we changed the meaning entirely? >> i guess that the kids, no longer the kids, like this now they've redefined it. so who's brat around here? i mean, i

think we all are no confident, independent, hedonistic into pleasure and things like that and fun things. just go on, keep going. christy. >> they're a bunch of words like that. like sick turned into a positive. >> exactly right. like that. >> yeah. >> so you're a sick brat. >> is that how you say it, kristen, since you think we're all brats, we'll call you the brat pack. okay? brat pack, this is the brat pack. >> this is it. this is this the 2024 version of the brat pack? that's right. that's fantastic. >> don't you forget about it. >> dancing it. come on. you're the singer here. >> no, no. >> well, maybe he's not such a good friend of ours after all. >> oh, no. that's exactly why you're sparing us. >> all right, that's

technology center. >> abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on how the announcement can impact the entire bay area. >> electronics are part of everyday lives and semiconductors are the technology behind everything from phones to cars. now, sunnyvale will be a key location where those semiconductors will be made and improved, leading to no shortage of possibilities for technological innovation and advancement. the u.s. department of commerce chose the city to be home to the headquarters for the new national semiconductor technology center. >> this is a big deal because it reinforces california's status

as a leader, as an innovator, but it also reinforces our value proposition. >> the news was announced by governor gavin newsom friday. it's drawn lots of excitement. the center is expected to drive more than $1 billion in research funding and create more than 200 direct jobs over the next ten years. >> i'm just overjoyed to see that sunnyvale was the chosen location. >> sunnyvale mayor larry klein said the city is ready to welcome new talent and is already worked on long term planning to add office housing and retail space so that there's additional places for our partners to grow, but also housing for people to live here for the employees and all the all the scientists that will be part of this project have a place in sunnyvale. the news also means chances for students at nearby universities to collaborate on cutting edge semiconductor research. it will be an internship. >> there will be places where there will be some projects. there will be some grants. all of this one will open the door for strengthening the relationship between the academic world and the government, and the industry itself. >> there have long been concerns

about the u. s. s reliance on semiconductors being made overseas. the chips and science act, which is behind the new facility, has aimed to ramp up america's ability to design, develop and manufacture its own semiconductors. >> silicon valley will go back to the golden days where, when it started with the semiconductor, we don't have to rely on anybody outside the united states to build and to design our chips. >> mayor klein said that right now there are general ideas as to where the center will be located in sunnyvale, but until that's finalized, there's no announcement yet. in sunnyvale, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> san francisco's ferry service is getting greener and faster thanks to new grants from the federal government. the environmental protection agency is giving the port of san francisco $55 million to help create a first in the nation all electric ferry fleet. the funding will support a workforce training program, electrification infrastructure and even allow the port to finish a new ferry terminal at mission bay. >> now all we need to do is order the float, build the ferry

landing. it's permitted. it's designed, and we're ready. we're celebrating that kind of money today. >> the epa is also giving $322 million to the port of oakland. the funds will allow the port to convert semi-trucks and cargo handling machines to zero emissions equipment. >> coming up celebrating dia de los muertos. >> and how is being updat

for abc seven news at 11. san francisco's mission district holds one of the country's largest dia de los muertos celebrations. day of the dead. the group that puts on the colorful yearly event shares with abc seven news how they've adopted or adapted the 3000 year old tradition to meet today's needs. >> it's glittery and shiny, and it's popular and makes people think about their mortality, and

it makes people think about how many ancestors had to be born before they came about. this is an important part of our history. it's a moment we're all reaching together to actually understand some human language that will help us save our planet and ourselves. my name is rosa de anda. i am the executive director of marigold project. i am originally from mexico. of the dead traditionally has been celebrated for over 3000 years. a lot of the practitioners who are still practicing the old traditions are are bringing forth a very male warlike energy. i rethought the process because the process was not speaking to me. what was

i doing ceremony for? if i wasn't doing it to reflect the community and the problems that my community faced. >> we are in my art studio in south san francisco. it looks like a storage unit, i know, but it's not. here are some special things. these three gents, the clerks here they are all from oaxaca, mexico. everything that has to do with day of the dead that i contribute to day of the dead happens here, whether it be altar making that i have committed to making year round, whether it's making flower crowns, whether it be honoring heroines of my world like frida kahlo or my two different grandmothers. you'll notice an arch. and

underneath that arch is a hungry calavera. that arch is from an event that we did in august. the hungry ghost festival in chinatown in san francisco, very similar to day of the dead, but also really wildly different. they invited us there as ambassadors of death and grief and special guests. that came along was our hungry calavera. he's made out of papier mache. he was born in 2023, so he's still young, but you'll notice as you look at him, his mouth is agape. he's hungry. and what he's hungry for is the messages to your beloved. so whenever you see this skull, whenever you see this hungry calavera, that is our invitation to you to write a note to your beloved. write a note to your ancestors. write a note to what feels right to your heart and your core. you throw it into the hungry calaveras mouth. and then what we do is we do a ceremonial burn. we call the directions. we open an ancestral portal, and we do a ceremonial burn to make sure that your messages are sent to the other side.

>> it is important to take a moment not just on november 2nd, but just a brief moment in our daily lives to feel our happiness and our joy for being alive. >> quite a tradition. reminder abc7 news is streaming for you 24 over seven. get the abc7 bay area streaming tv app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. all right, that's going to do it for this edition of abc7 news at four. i'm larry beil, abc seven news at five is coming up nex as mayor of san jose, he took on pg&e and special interests to lower utility bills and reduce emissions by 36%.

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