live now at five, waking up to some slick roads across the bay area. we're taking a live look outside from what appears to be the oakland airport. lisa is tracking whether or not the rain will come back later today.

plus, a disturbing arrest in the south bay. parents angry a random man walked into a girls locker room and started filming. but first, we are closing in on election day. what last minute voters need to know before casting their ballot. good morning everybody. it's saturday, november 2nd. great to be back with you and lisa. i certainly had the wipers going last night. yeah, the roadways are slick for sure this morning. >> and this level one system just lingering the next few hours where shower activity is winding down. here's the big picture. you can see that lightning strike there in the central valley as we get in closer. notice a few showers there around six 8-80 south of fremont and notice that also most of the area is looking at dry conditions. we saw almost two inches mount tam, about a third of an inch around skyline boulevard, and perhaps over a 10th around hayward. so the next few hours, some scattered light showers. right now it's cool. 54 palo alto and sonoma. 47 santa rosa, and it is milder with all the cloud cover, 15 degrees

warmer in livermore. the next few hours, the winds continue to pick up out of the west northwest behind the front, up to 30 miles an hour by late tonight. so here's the plan for today. increasing sunshine, a few clouds around throughout the early afternoon. then we're mostly sunny, but today a near to slightly below average look at those highs after 4:00. upper 60s in our inland valleys, nearly 60 at the coast and low to mid 60s bay shore. so we'll talk about another offshore wind event, a few of them coming our way actually as soon as tomorrow and throughout the middle of the week in a few minutes. stephanie. all right. >> lisa, thank you. firefighters in the north bay are watching the weather closely. they're hoping the upcoming fall storm will help reduce fire danger before things could pivot back. as gusty winds are likely to return this weekend, it's 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. >> cal fire and local fire departments have been conducting prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk, but they remind homeowners fire season, of course, is year round to the election now three days away. vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump, both keeping their attention on battleground states, holding events in wisconsin while once again making different pitches for the presidency. in this final sprint, trump focused on what he calls fixing problems of the biden-harris administration, and he also pointed to the weaker than expected jobs report released earlier this week. >> it's hundreds of thousands of jobs, less than it should be. but those numbers are so low they're almost disqualifying. the only thing good about the numbers i'm going to give you now are that it's great to run against the people that created those numbers, because it's terrible. >> wisconsinaled to an alternative to trump's. quote, hate and division. >> unlike donald trump, i don't

believe that people who disagree with me are the enemy. he wants to put them in jail. >> i'll give them a seat at the table. >> as of today, more than 68 million people have already voted by mail or in person, according to the university of florida's election lab. now, with the election a few days away, do you know what's allowed or not allowed at the polls? from selfies to dress code? abc seven news reporter monica madden has 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 story. 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 in the east bay, five early voting locations opened their doors in contra costa county. >> election officials want people to know they're prepared and staffed up for election day. hundreds of people lined up at this one at walnut creek city hall. >> turnout perspective in 2020, returns are higher than what we've seen so far, but we but we do expect there to be a big uptick this weekend. there'll be a big spike to get us to that, to that 85 plus percent turnout by the end, they're working to

get more ballot devices operating so they can cut down on the lines. >> you can always skip the wait by dropping off your ballot at a post office, or one of the many drop off locations we have across the bay area. the county's voting sites will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day. also, lyft and uber users can receive a 50% discount on rides to their polling station on election day, according to a report released by lyft. people without cars are less likely to vote, so lyft users can pre-load the code vote 24 into their app until november 5th. uber is also offering half off rideshare costs of up to $10 on tuesday. of course, abc seven news is here to help you navigate through all the races and measures on the ballot. we have a voter guide on abc seven news.com where you can look up races specific to your county and you'll find it all under the election section in san jose. a man is in jail accused of

entering a middle school girl's locker room and recording students inside. police say the man ran when staff at bret hart middle school confronted him inside the building on monday. on wednesday, he was found and detained. police say they found photos on his phone. parents want to know how something like this could happen. >> it's concerning that anybody can just walk into campus like that and no one say anything. we walk right by. supposedly, when they told him that he had to leave, he he just flipped him off and cussed at them and then nobody really engaged into, like, trying to really remove him from the school. >> he's been booked for possession of child sexual abuse material, and the recording of juveniles with a hidden camera in a private area. developing news now the superintendent of alum rock union school district sent a letter to the community over potential school closures. the district has been considering closing 13 of its 21 schools. superintendent herman serda recommended holding town

hall meetings with families in the district for feedback. he also recommended closing eight schools and consolidating two other schools. any proposal still needs to go through the alum rock union board. on the peninsula now, the public finally had a chance to ask about a slimy spill at a tesla facility in palo alto. that spill, which we've been following, happened over two weeks ago now. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez was there as residents questioned city officials. what exactly is in this bright green substance? >> i do have a question about how it was determined, what was spilled. >> questions are still swirling about a chemical spill in palo alto. a neighbor took this video on october 17th and alerted the city. officials say 916 gallons of a non-hazardous solution came from a tesla research facility. the spill was seemingly an accident on friday evening. palo alto city manager and the fire chief hosted a community

meeting. >> i wasn't clear if this got into the matadero creek bypass. what's the plan to have less of this type of impact and more communication going forward? >> officials say a formal investigation as to what exactly is in the solution will take time, but the initial test is with a ph test to test the acidity of the material. >> so again, and i always say we don't necessarily know what it is, but we also know what it isn't. >> a point residents wanted to address why it took the city five days to notify them of the spill and cleanup. >> so the same thing that happened with the, you know, va spill, same thing that happened with the cpi incidents, you know, is how quickly these things should be communicated to us. you know, as neighbors, whether they're serious or not serious. you know, let us make that determination of, you know, we're concerned or not. >> the city said as far as next steps, they will change their notification protocol. >> basically any significant

incident going forward. we're going to step up our communication. >> residents appreciated the city holding this meeting. winter dellenback said the amount of neighbors that came out on a friday night is an indication they deeply care. >> you can't just care and not get involved if all you do is sit around and care. it doesn't mean anything. you have to do some things. >> also discussed in the meeting early next week, the creek will be tested to make sure it's clean and there are no remnants from the spill in palo alto. lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> all right. how's it looking out there, lisa? well, certainly. >> slick. stephanie. we still have a few lingering showers over into the east bay and perhaps the south bay in through monterey, but overall, it's cloudy and we'll see the winds kick up and the skies clear. just a couple of hundredths her. recorded in san francisco. we'll talk about an offshore wind event and a stronger second offshore wind event for the middle of the week when we return. >> lisa thank you. also ahead on the right track. that's the

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in fact, there were no homicides in the entire month of october. oakland mayor xiang tao joined the assistant police chief to make that announcement. abc seven news reporter anser hassan explains why, putting this in context in the month of october. >> we haven't had a single homicide. assistant police chief james behre says the oakland police department is, quote, not waving a victory flag, but he wants oakland residents to know the city is making strides against violent crime. >> we're sitting at 113 homicides this time last year. for 2024, we have 71. >> according to data released by

the city, that represents a 33% drop in the homicide rate compared to last year. it also points to a 37% decrease in overall crime. this year, a data point that tells us that we are on the right track and that we need to continue our focus and we need to continue having the resources that we have focused on. >> ceasefire. >> doctor holly joshi was brought in last december with the mandate to fully relaunch the ceasefire program, after an outside audit shows it works. the program brings together those at risk of committing gun violence through group meetings to foster dialog. >> ceasefire is effective is because it's a strategy. it's not something thrown at the wall. >> sergeant hui nguyen is president of the oakland police officers association. he praises the work done to reduce the number of homicides, but he says further budget cuts would mean fewer officers and possible cuts to the ceasefire program. >> if the direction that we're moving to 600 police officers, the challenge is ceasefire might not even exist because we won't

have enough officers just to answer 911 calls. >> oakland mayor shengtao, who faces a recall vote on tuesday, restructured opd to work with the department of violence prevention and programs like ceasefire. >> again, oakland is on the right track, but we're going to continue to dig in until we have zero homicides in oakland, anser hassan. >> abc seven news. >> in the south bay, sunnyvale has been chosen as the site of the new national semiconductor technology center. the u.s. department of commerce chose this city. the plant will help ease the us's reliance on semiconductors, made overseas. >> 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. >> semiconductors are used in everything from phones to cars to make the electronics work. the center is expected to drive more than $1 billion in research funding, and create more than 200 jobs over the next ten years. an old motel in san jose

has been converted into affordable housing for transitional youth. the new affordable housing complex by the nonprofit jamboree is located near the county center. sunrise pavillion offers 30 studios and 12 one bedroom units for people up to the age of 25 facing homelessness. one of the new residents is a former foster child who had trouble finding stable housing. >> they told me i was moving in. i was in shock and i wanted to cry. 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. the entire project cost $32 million to convert the motel to affordable housing. bad news for the california salmon population. the coleman fish hatchery recorded less than 5 million eggs, about a third of the number they were hoping for. officials say the recent drought

impacted the population of fish that returned to the hatchery. most of the male salmon are too young. only 1000 female salmon returned short of their goal of 3500 salmon. the hatchery says these factors are hurting the spawning process. well, tonight san jose will hold its dia de los muertos celebration at mexican heritage plaza. it's their biggest event of the year, with an expected 2500 people. there will be street vendors and performance hubs. you're looking at video from last year. of course, people are looking forward to the lucha libre drumming troupes, dancers and concerts. altars will also be on display to honor the dead. the avenue of the altars is tonight from 530 to 1030, and there are multiple dia de los muertos events planned for the bay area. this weekend. there's a procession through san francisco's mission district tonight. san jose is having an additional community celebration starting at 11 a.m. at the museum of art. san rafael is also holding its 36th annual celebration at the borough

community center. and on sunday, there's going to be a festival at oakland's fruitvale village. and lisa, i went to a street fair honoring the holiday in the sunset last night. we had our empanadas. they were delicious. and then it started to rain. >> oh yes. kind of shut it down. >> right? >> yeah. yeah. and there wasn't much to it in san francisco. the big amounts were up in the north bay, where we're talking anywhere from a half inch to upwards of two inches on top of mount tam, but upper elevations of the east bay, about a third of an inch over in the east foothills. and then things trailing off significantly. so there is what's left of that quick moving system. you can see some clouds moving on in. then the west northwesterly winds taking hold for a breezy afternoon. so these are the hills here east of fremont and this is where we're picking up some of the precip there. just another live view of the precip moving off to the east. and as we check out a live camera here, you'll notice that the amounts from mount tam 1.61 really trail

off a half inch santa rosa. over that in petaluma, over a third for skyline boulevard. but then you get down to oakland. it's only 6100 sunnyvale for 100. so looking at just a few light showers. otherwise we're cloudy to partly cloudy. it is 47 in santa rosa, 57 in fremont, looking at 55 in san francisco. and a look here at the shark tank. so a few lingering showers this morning. throughout the day today, bright and breezy and then looking at an offshore component tomorrow allowing for temperatures to jump up and things to dry out. now, fire danger shouldn't be too much of a concern because of our rain today. but as we get another stronger offshore flow into tuesday, wednesday and thursday, we could be looking at red flag warnings. so that would be late tuesday. so we'll see how that pans out. as for the next few hours, notice it is dry. a few high clouds throughout the afternoon and our beaches will be looking at partly sunny

conditions. there's a look at the wind. you can see breezy 15 to 20 miles an hour, 9:00 and as we get into 4:00, we're gusting to over 35 miles an hour there at point reyes breezy inside the bay tomorrow morning. it's still breezy, so we're looking at 20 to 30 miles an hour. this is early, probably when you're sleeping 6:00. and then look what happens by late in the afternoon. we've got wind gusts even stronger, but the temperatures will be coming up high pressure is building in. and that offshore component working to dry out the atmosphere. still a winter weather advisory for the greater lake tahoe area. a couple of inches 1 to 2in left there. and as we look at your highs today looks kind of cool, right? little breezy temperatures barely at 60. half moon bay 65. around the bay in fremont and oakland. upper 60s for you in livermore and the accuweather seven day forecast. our level one system ending and looking at that extra hour of sleep with the offshore winds on sunday, sunny and warmer the next couple of days. and then for election

day, looks like a nice day. but we'll be watching those gusty winds into wednesday and thursday for perhaps high

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now at 5.30 today, the former president and the vice president turning their attention to the south. if you haven't cast your ballot yet, you have three days until election day. good morning, everybody. thank you for joining us. this half hour. we had some rain overnight and more chances today. >> well, we are pretty much done with the rain, but yes, the winds are going to kick up and we're going to see a bright and breezy afternoon. but the big winners in terms of rainfall, the north bay. and as we look at this progressive system, you'll notice a few lingering showers here. the east foothills and also down towards 680 east of san jose. and a live look outside. you can see over an inch and a half mount tam, santa rosa, a third over a half. petaluma skyline boulevard. the higher elevation, obviously picked up a little bit more with

6/100 in oakland, 4/100 in sunnyvale, a little bit more than that in milpitas. it is 60. in oakland, 47 santa rosa. and we are looking at just a few lingering showers today. bright and breezy throughout the afternoon, we get to an offshore flow component tomorrow and a stronger one midweek, so we'll talk about that and detail your slightly cooler than average temperatures today with everyone in the 60s. stephanie. >> all right lisa. thank you. election day is right around the corner. and today, vice president kamala harris and former president trump will both be in key battleground states, including north carolina. abc news reporter chuck sivertsen has more, including their dueling rallies in wisconsin. >> this morning, harris and trump turned their attention to southern swing states after crisscrossing wisconsin. >> it's great to be in milwaukee. we love milwaukee. milwaukee. are we ready to do this? >> ending with dueling rallies in milwaukee in the crucial industrial battleground state?

>> unlike donald trump, i don't believe that people who disagree with me are the enemy. >> harris calling trump's violent rhetoric aimed at former republican congresswoman liz cheney disqualifying. >> 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. >> trump asked why he used such violent language, seeming to change his story. >> and i said, if you ever gave her a rifle and let her do the fighting and later she's a tough one. but if you gave liz cheney a gun and put her into battle, facing the other side with guns pointing at her, she wouldn't have the courage and the strength or the stamina. >> cheney responding, this is how dictators destroy free nations. they threaten those who speak against them with death. we cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man

who wants to be a tyrant. cheney adding this hashtag women will not be silenced. harris, who's been endorsed by cheney, was blunt. >> this must be disqualifying 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. >> with this race so tight, both campaigns are trying to reach a tiny sliver of undecided voters. going back to more battleground states this weekend. chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. >> one of san francisco's oldest restaurants is getting ready for a big election day bash. extra food and drinks were delivered at john's grill for the traditional election day luncheon. the gathering has been going on since the 1980s, and this is video from the last election. it's a moment for politicians. you see, district attorney frank jenkins there a moment ago for all of these politicians running for office to basically take a break from

months of intense campaigning and have a bite to eat. >> 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. it's open to the public, and the food and drinks are free. abc seven will help you navigate all the races and measures on the november 5th ballot. we have a voter guide over on our website, abc seven news.com, and you'll find it under the election section. new developments now. former louisville police officer was found guilty of violating breonna taylor's civil rights during a march in 2020 during a police raid when she was shot and killed. now, taylor was a 26 year old medical worker. her killing helped inspire nationwide protests against police brutality, and her mother spoke publicly after this verdict. >> i'm grateful i'm grateful to

god. it took a lot of patience. it took a lot of time. 1694 days, thousand 694. it took was long. it was hard. it was. i don't even know if i got some words, but thank god brett hankinson fired ten shots into taylor's apartment. >> but none of those bullets hit her. he is the first officer involved in taylor's killing to be convicted on criminal charges, and he faces up to life in prison. new details have emerged in the investigation into liam payne's death. the former one direction star died last month after falling from his hotel balcony in argentina. now, sources tell abc news police reviewed surveillance footage and it shows exchanges between a drug dealer and a hotel employee. the hotel is apparently a key part of the investigation, detailed in a new 2020 episode this weekend.

>> the fact that the police raided the hotel means there's probably more to the story >> you can catch price of fame the liam payne story a special edition of 2020 on tomorrow night right here on abc seven, and it will air at 10:00 right here in the bay area. we got this surveillance video that helped solve a whodunit, but it couldn't solve the problem behind it. that's when seven on your side investigated. and the video, as you can see here, clearly shows a postal truck hitting a family's parked car. months later, the family is still trying to recoup their losses. it was not someone you'd expect to hit your car and then flee the scene, but that's what happened here. and months later, this family is still trying to recoup their losses. >> i just want to let you know something's wrong with the car. you know, the back is all smashed. >> brady muir got the urgent call from his son. the family's vw jetta was mysteriously

damaged. >> you know, at first i was hard on my on my kids because i was like, just tell me what you did. >> his teenager said they were not responsible. they'd gone to get burgers and returned safely. >> they're like, well, literally like we went to in and out and then came home. so i was like, you know what? let's go through our ring. >> brady scrolled through his ring camera video, and all of a sudden i see the post office. he was shocked at what he saw. the video shows a mail delivery truck with no driver inside. slowly rolling away from the curb. the driver runs back and jumps inside, and all of a sudden. >> and then you hear a large bang. and then the volkswagen moved like 4 or 5ft. and i'm like, holy cow. like, it was the post office. and i was just like, in complete disbelief. >> the driver backs up and slowly veers around the damaged car, then drives off. >> did we get a note? did they ring our doorbell? nope. person got back in the car and just drove off. just like nothing

ever happened. >> brady contacted the local post office to make a claim. an employee came and took pictures. >> well, i'm going to, you know, turn this in and we'll get back to you. >> however, no one did. brady contacted the postmaster in sacramento. >> okay. what you need to do is take the car to get two estimates, and then we'll get back to you. >> again, no one did. so he called back. >> he's like, to be honest with you. he goes, it's going to take anywhere from 6 to 9 months for us to get going on it. and i was like, yeah, that's not going to work. >> the damage seemed minimal, but the impact had actually bent the frame. the car was a total loss and the insurance payout didn't cover the replacement cost. brady had to settle for an older model. >> that's when the reality hit. >> he'd lost a perfectly good car, plus the insurance deductible. rental car costs, lost hours at work. all through no fault of his own. and months later, still no word from the

u.s. postal service. >> your agent ran into our car, destroyed our car, and decided to drive off. it's on video. clear cut. then nothing. crickets. >> seven on your side. asked why the u.s. postal service never responded to his claim. a spokesperson said it's all because brady never filed standard form 95. he can't file a claim without it. brady said no one told him that, so he quickly filed the form. but that was ■back in july. still no wor. >> here we are and getting ready to get to november and nothing. >> so we contacted the postal service again. this time, a spokesperson said his claim would be reviewed. that very day. brady would get a check in a few weeks and quote, we sincerely apologize and thank you for bringing this to our attention. but yeah, fingers crossed. so frustrating. right? in case you are wondering, usps has the driver who caused that crash retired immediately after that incident, and brady says he filed a police report, but did not pursue criminal charges in this case. if you have a story

to share or experienced a similar issue, go to abc7 news.com/7 on your side. and that's where you'll find a way to contact our team, as well as all of our other stories about helping people. still ahead this morning, potholes are a common problem in some bay area cities. despite funding to fix the issue, experts say elected officials can barely keep up. and we'll take you outside for this live look atop our roof

it's 541. all this wet weather can be damaging to our roads, but that's only one problem. a new report on the quality of bay area roads shows there's a lot of work that still needs to be done. in fact, the region scored 67 out of a possible 100 points, a level that stayed the same for the past nine years. abc seven news reporter tim johns has the

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 nine years. >> every day our roads are getting older. 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, etcetera. >> 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. >> garrett tullis 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 seven news first reported on back in 2022. >> a lot of those people in vallejo, they do come from low income communities and, you kno, that's just another hassle for them. that's just another financial burden they 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 seven news. >> interesting. great to see the community stepping in to help there, lisa. but, you know, you and i both know potholes are the worst. >> oh yeah. and you know, right now we've got a combination of the oils on the road with the wet weather. this is the sierra nevada where it is raining in the mountains. temperatures right around freezing. picked up a little snow in our winter weather advisory extended through 11:00 this morning for an additional few inches of snow. so that's the start. we'll talk about the rest of your saturday, a breezy sunday with offshore w

rain is ending, pushing off to the south and east, and the san joaquin valley. we're looking at fresno picking up some pretty good rain showers, but for the bay area, we are exiting the

higher elevations looking at some drizzle, a few light showers, and we do have some fog. vacaville half mile visibility. it is improving in santa rosa. half mile visibility in half moon bay. okay, let's do that one more time. as we look at the temperatures, we're in the mid 50s. palo alto 58, in san jose with some seconds up in the north bay. we're beginning to clear and as we clear the winds switching around to the west northwest will bring in a breezy but bright day. so our forecast headlines, a few lingering showers to the south and east, mainly of the city, and then looking at those winds kicking up sunshine on the way. a few high clouds. and then into your sunday. it's an offshore component and that could bring fire danger. not so much on sunday, but more like wednesday. into thursday is a stronger event. so starting sunday and then it levels off and ramps back up tuesday night into wednesday and thursday. so the next couple of hours notice the showers really winding down and

we still have a few clouds there as we get into 11:00, it's mostly sunny and then those winds begin to kick up their fast moving throughout the day. and even gustier as we get into your sunday. this is saturday. you look at 2:00 over 20 miles an hour up to about 30 miles an hour right along the coast. there by the evening hours in about 15 to 20 miles an hour inside the bay. so with that, it's going to feel cooler than average in the 60s. today in the mountains, we are right around freezing a couple of inches to go here, perhaps through 11:00. so certainly slick here in the mountains. and a good way to start november right. highs today in the mid 60s for you in oakland. we've got breezy winds at the coast. partly sunny conditions 64 downtown. but our warmest locations only in the upper 60s. so we'll see temperatures warm up for the second half of your weekend. but with that, we're looking at that offshore flow. the accuweather seven day forecast going back to standard time for sunday. yay! another hour of sleep. and then

as we get into monday, notice we've got those 70s sticking around. but that offshore flow kicks up election evening and then into wednesday and thursday. we could have a few advisories around here from the national weather service. so we'll keep you posted on that stephanie. >> all right. lisa, thank you. now to sports where there's some excitement in the air about a new chapter for the san francisco giants. abc seven sports director larry beil speaks with the giants new general manager zach minasian. >> good morning everybody. zach minasian started working in baseball as a little kid. he was a bat boy working for his dad, folding towels in the clubhouse. he's worked his way all the way to the top. the new general manager of the san francisco giants. now buster posey, is the director of baseball ops. he admitted zach was not at the top of his list initially, but all roads kept leading back to zach, who joined me to talk about the challenges ahead. 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 who 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. >> 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, the dodgers legend, is your godfather. was your godfather. yes. but do we put that low in the bio that, you know, tommy and all the dodgers. >> i think the people who know me best, 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. >> 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? zach. come on. thank you so much. >> i appreciate you having me on. yeah. thank you. >> and i used to scream at him in the parking lot like that. zach's first order of business is going to be blake snell. he just opted out of his giants contract. so he's a free agent. remember snell had an awful start to the season but he finished strong era of 1.23 in his last 14 starts. and that included that no hitter right there. snell made $32 million this season will likely be looking for more and many more years on an extension in the open market. dodgers spent the day partying with 200,000 of their best friends at the world

series victory parade through downtown la. remember when the dodgers won the title back in 2020? they couldn't hold a parade because of the pandemic, so this was kind of like two celebrations in one. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody. i'm larry beil. >> a mexican restaurant in san jose got a surprise visit from an all time great san francisco 40 niners. 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 a 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. that day. a reminder that you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple t, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. you can downl

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diwali, the festival of lights and fremont families and friends showed up to honor this holiday. it's a chance to celebrate the light over the darkness and happiness over sorrow. while diwali is known as the festival of lights, bay area residents say they have several ways of celebrating. >> it's the festival of lighting, family gathering, helping others. it's more like a thanksgiving and it's more like a christmas. >> great occasion to, you know, express gratitude and wish for prosperity, happiness, health for all the family members. >> many families also participate in prayer before enjoying good company and great food. well, you still might be cleaning up your halloween decor or prepping for thanksgiving.

there's always one group of people immediately ready for christmas. once we hit november, we just skip over thanksgiving. some massachusetts locals and tourists are a part of that group, paying a visit to a very special spruce tree. we're talking about the new rockefeller christmas tree. tourists, of course, traveled from all over the world to see this new tree before it's taken to new york. >> we flew copenhagen to switzerland and then to new york and had an evening in new york. and then we drove up here and i took the wrong way. we call it the scenic route. so it took six hours instead of 2.5 hours. but we found it and we found the tree and we we're very happy. >> the tree will be lit on december 4th. it will have 50,000 multicolored lights and a swarovski star on top. this is the first rockefeller tree to come from massachusetts since 1959. still to come on abc seven mornings at 6 a.m. the countdown

to election day continues. the new early voting locations now open in contra costa county. plus, santa clara based intel kicked out of the dow. which other bay area software company is now taking the big board by storm? >> i'm reggie aqui i'm lyanne melendez, i'm luz pena, i'm tara campbell i'm j.r. stone at abc seven news. we deliver local stories with real answers to help make our city better

at six. waking up to slick roads across the bay area. we're taking a live look outside at the oakland airport. lisa is tracking it all for you. plus a disturbing arrest in the south bay. parents angry. a random man walked into a girls locker room and started filming. more on that. but first, we are