an explosive wildfire disaster unfolding right now in southern california. hundreds under an evacuation order overnight as the flames spread and destroy dozens of homes. the fire still at zero containment. this morning on november 4th. >> san jose police were contacted by a survivor detailing new allegations not previously known by police, involving council member omar

election, i do not campaign. >> vice president kamala harris thanking her supporters during a concession speech at howard university. today, we're expecting to hear from presiden. good morning. it's thursday, november seventh, and it's very nice to see drew back. yeah. >> welcome back. back. yeah. >> welcome. yeah. so it stays windy across the state today. southern california getting the brunt of the strong winds. the red flag warning does continue. but thankfully we're near the tail end of this red flag warning. we'll take you into our hills this morning where we do have some breezy conditions right now. winds anywhere from about 12 to 24mph. the strongest winds right now on our map coming in in the oakland hills currently. so the red flag warning is still in effect until 7 a.m. today. it's been trimmed back for some areas, no longer includes

the city, no longer includes san jose. it's mainly in the north bay and in the bay shoreline. we'll find those winds breezy right now, but again, they will diminish throughout the day. that lasting until 7 do have cler skies in most areas. current sky conditions showing you a little bit of cloud cover right now. banked up along half moon bay. otherwise, we will start out with sunshine for the most part. temperatures. though we are chilly 30s and 40s right now for a lot of us. >> so looking at the forecast today, expect a lot of sunshine after that. >> cool start. winds diminish throughout the afternoon. 70s on the board later today. let's check inr drive times from highway four to

the maze, we're looking at 16 minutes. emeryville to san francisco, ten minutes. san francisco to sfo nine minutes. all in the green. this early in the morning. and we're goin nowg developments with former san jose city council member omar torres. he is in jail this morning facing felony charges after being accused of molesting a child. now, this accusation is different from the sexual misconduct investigation that led to tourists being absent from the city council for the past month. the new investigation came about after a relative contacted police on monday to say he was a survivor of sexual assault by torres, 20 years ago. a police report details a conversation in which torres apologized for assaulting the relativelleged assaults stad when both the survivor and torres were minors and continued after torres became an adult. but while the survivor was still a minor, torres submitted his resignation from the san jose city council on tuesday, before he was arrested.

>> he made his first court appearance yesterday. he is expected bail hearing on november 14th, and will remain in custody until then. torres faces 24 years in prison if convicted. amanda. gloria. thank you. >> torres had been facing weeks of public pressure to resign due to the original sexual misconduct investigation. he represented a part of downtown san jose with roughly 85,000 residents. now, residents are concerned they don't have a city council representative they can bring issues to. finding a replacement for torres will take time. mayor matt mehan said. the city council will decide whether to appoint someone or to hold a special election. officials also say that special election could cost the city up to $2 million. >> i personally prefer a special election, even though it takes a little more time and costs a little more money, because i think that the public, the community, the voters should decide on who their representatives are and that decision will ultimately come

down to a council vote. >> one race that still hasn't been called yet is the race for san francisco mayor. political newcomer daniel lurie is still in the lead ahead of incumbent london breed, with more than 56% of the vote. but that could change with the next batch of results that's expected later today. abc seven news reporter lena howland has been tracking this race for each step of the way. she joins us live in the studio. and lena, what's at stake? >> reggie san francisco has struggled in the past several years with post pandemic recovery, homelessness and public safety. the next leader will have a lot of responsibility in the direction of the city and its global reputation. political outsider daniel lurie pulling ahead of incumbent london breed by more than 24,000 votes as of yesterday, but not officially calling it a victory. that's because the san francisco department of elections is still processing around 157,000 ballots before a final winner can emerge. this includes provisional ballots and absentee

ballots sent in the day before and on election day. political science professor nolan higdon says ranked choice voting adds another layer layer of complication in tabulating results. >> ranked choice voting in general takes some time just because of the way in which it's calculated. it's not a straight count. so you add on top of that that folks are mailing in their ballots, and that's definitely going to going to take some lag time. >> incumbent mayor breed telling supporters election night she's not going out without a fight and urging supporters to be patient while ballots are being counted. we are expecting the next batch of results at 4:00 this afternoon, but the department of elections tells voters finalizing these results could take up to three weeks now. today's results are critical. if mayor breed closes the gap, voters can expect this process to take much longer. but if lurie's lead increases, it could be game over. live in studio lena howland, abc

seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. and one of the closest races in the bay area has been called. it's for district 16, in the u.s. house. the seat left vacant by anna eshoo. the ap called the race for former san jose mayor sam liccardo. it's been a contentious race since the primary election in march. liccardo won first place by a wide margin, but assemblymember evan low and santa clara county supervisor joe simitian tied for second place. all three were to go to the general election, but a recount was called for by a former staffer of liccardo's. low accused liccardo of being behind the recount, which liccardo has denied. >> the stakes were high and i think both of these candidates, you know, really gave it their all. >> liccardo released a statement yesterday saying he's already getting to work putting together a congressional staff, both here at home and in washington, dc. >> this morning, president biden will address the nation about the election. he's scheduled to speak at 8 a.m. and will bring that to you live wherever youg

watch abc7 news. his address comes a day after vice president harris conceded the presidential race. abc seven news reporter julian glover was at howard university in dc, and has the vice president's message to the country. >> vice president kamala harris walked out to a supportive yet solemn crowd at her ama mater, howard university. >> addressing the nation the outcome of this election is not what we wanted. not what we fought for. not what we voted for. >> in front of a crowd of thousands and to millions of her supporters watching at home, she called for unity and a peaceful transfer of power. >> now, i know folks are feeling and experiencing a range of emotions right now. i get it. but we must accept the results of this election. >> earlier today, vice president harris called president elect trump to concede the election. the white house also telling abc news that president biden called trump to offer his support. >> while i concede this

election, i do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign >> her husband, first gentleman doug emhoff, and running mate, minnesota governor tim walz and his wife gwen, were in attendance. the crowd of supporters moved from grief to glimmers of hope, some waving american flags, others capturing a slice of history on their phone as the vice president challenged everyone listening to get to work. >> so to everyone who is watching, do not despair. this is not a time to throw up our hands. this is a time to roll up our sleeves. >> a message that resonated with the crowd of supporters, lifelong friends, and howard alumni like jory fortson. >> she ended with a call for us to also think about how we live our everyday lives, and at the end, she said it in truth and service, which is the motto of howard university. and so, as an alumna, it really filled me with a sense of pride for longtime friend and supporter chuck collins. >> i had to wake up and think

about what life my grandchildren. >> it was a tough pill to swallow. >> it's emotionally hard for us to absorb the enormity of this loss, but we can't stop at our grief. we have to move through our grief into action. >> as for what's next for vice president kamala harris? abc news has obtained an email from a senior campaign official to the entire campaign staff, saying that vice president harris and her running mate, minnesota governor tim walz, plan to have an all staff meeting to thank all of the hard working supporters, the folks that were canvasing all across the country, to try and get out, to vote for their hard work in this unprecedentedly short presidential campaign. for now, reporting live here in washington tonight on howard university's campus, i'm julian glover, abc seven news. >> thanks, julian. outside, we are expecting clear skies this morning. and a lot of sunshine today. a beautiful picture right now from our sutro tower camera. let's go. region by region along the coast today. just a little bit of patchy cloud cover this

morning around half moon bay, but we're expecting lots of sunshine along the coast today. we'll get those temperatures in the mid 60s with diminishing winds throughout the day. it's a similar story with those winds. a little breezy right now around the bay shoreline, but those winds will weaken throughout the afternoon sunshine later today. it's going to feel nice out there. low 70s around the bay shoreline and inland. it's a similar story. clear skies right now. some chilly temperatures to kick off our morning 40s and 50s and then later today with that sunshine, we'll get you into the low 70s for daytime highs. looking at current red flag warnings, you see a cluster here in northern california encompassing parts of the bay area. for those offshore winds. but the winds are even stronger in southern california, where we are watching that fire in ventura county, right now, some of the peak wind gusts in the canyons in the passes in southern california have been in excess of 60mph. but there is encouraging news for southern california. we will find those winds strong right now. they will weaken throughout the afternoon. so the red flag warnings will expire later today. here locally, that red

flag warning expires at 7 a.m, so we're almost done with these winds today though we'll find lots of sunshine out there. very pleasant temperatures this afternoon. 70s for the most part 71 in oakland, 74 in san jose. sunny in the city with a high of 70 degrees. guys. >> drew. thank you. coming up. fire crews from here in the bay area are in southern california. up next, the fight against the wind driven wildfire forcing thousands to evacuate. >> power shutoffs in the north and east bay still impacting thousands of customers this morning. how families there are trying to carry on with their daily routines, and when they can expect the lights to come back on. >> get lunch today courtesy of golden boy pizza. the new location dishing out free sl

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are burning in ventura county. the mountain fire started yesterday morning and quickly exploded into in size due to fierce santa ana winds. it's

grown to more than 14,000 acres and is 0% contained. thousands of people in the cities of camarillo, moorpark and somers have been forced to leave their neighborhoods. our sister station in los angeles estimates at least 40 to 50 homes have been burned. a man and his son tried to save homes in their moorpark neighborhood with a garden hose and a shovel, but it was enough to give us to stop the fire from. >> well, it's so windy. blowing the fire like crazy. >> the homes have been lost up here. >> there's 15 on fire, they say on this side of the street. >> wow. another fire broke out in malibu, but was quickly contained. ventura county fire officials will give an update at 10:00 this morning. >> today, electricity is expected to be restored for some p-g-and-e's customers who've been in the dark because of power safety shutoffs. the shutoffs are scheduled to prevent fires. more than 16,000 people are without electricity. napa and sonoma counties are the hardest hit, but the shutoffs extend into the east bay. abc

seven news went to a walnut creek neighborhood last night, and as you can see, it was pitch black. one homeowner telling us this is her family's fourth or fifth outage since moving to that neighborhood in march. >> all of a sudden, it's just like i'm making trying to make breakfast for my kids and everything's out. we feel kind of like we're being held hostage because we don't know exactly when it's going to go down, and it's like. like we are like, literally sitting around with our four kids, like with light bulbs and flashlights everywher. >> for now, her family is keeping their food in coolers filled with ice outside. track the fire danger and the power shutoffs at abc seven news.com and on our abc seven bay area app, you can access the same tools that our entire weather team uses and get alerts for important updates. >> golden boy pizza is a north beach staple, and today the restaurant is getting ready to serve up slices at a brand new location. the soft opening for san francisco's second golden boy will be at 25th avenue and taraval in the city's parkside

neighborhood. to celebrate, they're handing out free slices of pizza starting at 11 this morning until they run out. golden boy has been making sicilian style pies on green street since 1978. they have a third location in san mateo. >> the oakland alameda water shuttle will be making more frequent service launches, just three months after it started. the shuttle runs between jack london square and alameda landing. operators added 52 trips per week. the boat, named woodstock, but definitely not named after the yellow bird from snoopy, operates a wednesday through sunday. rides are free and it takes about ten minutes. >> it is the return of the rink. the holiday ice rink is officially open at san francisco's union square. okay, show off. there was a decent sized crowd out there last night to check out some of the special performances. it will be open every day from 10 a.m. until 11 p.m. through january 20th. tickets can be bought online and the price includes skate rental. if you want to rent a locker, that's an additional $5. there

are also special events throughout the season, and i saw they were lighting the tree next week already, so it's that time of year.eady, so it's that time >> things are happening. >> yeah. stop giving out candy and all the decorations go up. i don't hate it. i'm not very good at ice skating. i can do it. >> everyone out there last night like wobbly ankles on my part. >> i can never get it tight enough around my ankle. no, it just isn't going to happen. >> no it's not. our own dan ashlwe need to find the video you haven't seen the video? oh, he's been ice skating on our air before. oh, really? oh, yes. >> okay. wow. year and we never made it. >> yeah, we didn't. we had it on the way to get there. >> it never made it out. the group chat. >> it didn't make it past the bar. >> yeah. >>

winds are dim night into early sunday, we'll likely see some spotty drizzle as a front passes by, but a better chance of rain coming our way on monday. it's a level one light storm here early next week. we do expect widespread beneficial rain across the region. we'll show you that in one second. temperatures right now. good morning everybody. we're in the 40s and low 50s. half moon bay though coming in the mild spot at 61 degrees. but look at the temperatures in the north bay fairfield, santa rosa, ukiah. it is so looking at the forecast today, we're expecting a lof sunshine no matter where you are. it's a nice looking day. temperatures for the most part will max out in the low 70s later today. and again, those hills as we headthe ly

widespread 70s this afternoon, 70 in napa, 71 in fremont. we'll go to 72 in fairfield after that cold start in the 30s. right now, 71 in san mateo. overnight tonight, another chilly night. mainly clear skies and temperatures dipping into the 30s and into the 40s. let's talk about that spotty drizzle here over the weekend. late saturday, early sunday, aof drops will likely fall in the overnight hours, but watch what happens here on monday, a bigger system moves into northern california, and this will likely bring us some widespread rain early next week. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you that morning fire danger right now before it gets sunny this afternoon. lighter wins tomorrow. spotty drizzle over the weekend before better rain

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until 7 a.m. this morning for about the next 90 minutes. winds diminish throughout the afternoon that brings lower fire danger. expect lots of sunshine today. mild temperatures, mainly in the low 70s. >> number two fierce santa ana winds are driving a devastating wildfire in vena county this morning. the mountain fire has burned more than 14,000 acres and destroyed multiple homes. crews from the bay area left for southern california yesterday to help. >> number three, we still don't have a clear winner in san francisco's mayoral race. daniel lowery is leading incumbent mayor london breed. election workers counted 157,000 by. thee those results today. >> number four, vice president harris conceded the presidential race in a speech at howard university this morning. president biden plans to address the nation. we'll bring that to you live around 8 a.m. wherever you watch abc7 news. >> number five, former san jose city council member omar torres has been charged for sexually

assaulting a minor. that's different from the sexual misconduct investigation that led to him being absent from city council meetings for the last month. >> and number six, we're getting a live look at the emeryville camera here west of the east shore freeway is already starting getting busy as people head towards the bay bridge. if you're going from highway four to san francisco, it will take you 33 minutes right now. >> number seven, the federal reserve is expected to cut interest rates again today. economists expect a quarter point drop. that could mean better interest rates for things like credit cards and home loans. >> californians voted on ten statewide propositions, half of them still, too close to call. >> it looks likely that californians will pass prop two. the $10 billion bond for public schools. prop 34, the revenge initiative which targeted the aids foundation, is likely to pass. >> these three props are likely to fail. prop five, which lowers the local approval threshold. prop 32 to raise the minimum wage and prop six to ban forced inmate

labor. that prop has drawn more than 5 million. no votes if it fails. forced labor in state prisons as punishment for a crime will continue. those who refuse to work can be disciplined. the push to remove the forced labor clause from california's, california's constitution was recommended by the state's reparations task force, which was created to address inequities that harm black californians. >> four propositions have passe, and they include prop three about marriage rights protections. so as prop for the $10 billion climate bond, prop 35, which provides permanent funding to medi-cal. and by the widest margin, prop 36 increased sentencing for certain drug and theft crimes. abc seven news anchor dion limb breaks down what prop 36 means for our safety, existing at the mercy of criminals was very disappointing, very disheartening. >> and i guess we had to hit rock bottom before finally people woke up and they realized that it's time to take a different turn. >> that's the sentiment shared by more than 70% of voters in

california who approved proposition 36 on tuesday's ballot. i'm not surprised the measure would bring back harsher penalties for theft and certain drug crimes issues that have plagued the bay area and the state in recent years. >> they were really looking for relief from so many people allegedly committing redefined petty crimes and being able to get away with it. >> it's a reversal of prop 47, which passed in 2014, reducing some felonies to misdemeanors. reclassification meant crimes such as repeat shoplifting merchandise under $950 carried a much lighter sentence on a felony. >> you can get up to a year in the county jail, and you or you could actually go to prison if the circumstances warranted it on a misdemeanor. it's misdemeanors are not going to jail, or they're going from very minimal time a weekend or something like that. >> drug crimes under prop 36, such as fentanyl trafficking, would become felonies. >> it was not in the category of cocaine, methamphetamine, or heroin at all, or pcp. it was

off on like a possession of a prescription drug, a non of a prescription drug. >> opponents of the measure, which include governor gavin newsom, say prop 36 would further crowd the jail system and disproportionately affect communities of color. the curb coalition, which advocates to reduce prison spending, released this statement wednesday condemning prop 36 passage, calling it a setback and a, quote, misguided attempt to revive the failed war on drugs. despite sfpd reporting overall crime down 30.6% compared to this time last year, that drop wasn't enough to. voters we spoke with who overwhelmingly agreed that prop 36 is the start of a safer state. >> i think right now the city is just kind of having an outcry for just wanting some change. >> i don't know if it's going to have a major impact, but i'm hoping it's going to have some impact in san francisco. >> dion lim, abc seven news two. recall elections in the east bay appear to be passing, coming up at 530. how the oakland police

officers association is reacting to the initial results as we go to break, h >> fierce santa ana winds are driving a wildfire in ventura county this morning. the mountain fire has burned more than 14,000 acres and destroyed multiple homes. crews from the bay area left for southern california yesterday

the trump transitionin then aute vice president's campaign. >> many marginalized groups in the bay area are preparing for what may come with another four years of a trump presidency. how leaders here in california plan to help vulnerable people from other states. >> we're expecting to get more results for san francisco's mayoral race. at last check,

political outsider daniel lowery is leading incumbent mayor london breed. >> good morning everyone. a lot to get to. it is thursday, november seventh. >> let's start with the weather. hi, drew. >> hey good morning guys. let's start with some good news in the weather department. our red flag warning is about to expire in about 90 minutes. it's been a pretty windy past couple of days. we'll take you into our hills. currently, the strongest winds we're seeing in the oakland hills right now, about 24mph throughout the morning and into the early afternoon, you will notice the winds diminishing and more of an onshore flow which brings that higher relative humidity. so here's a red flag warning. it has been trimmed back overnight. the city san jose no longer included in this. this will last until 7 a.m, so we only have a couple more minutes with this red flag warning compared to the event we had been through the past couple of days. outside right now we have clear skies across the board. it's looking lovely temperatures though it is chilly. 30s and 40s right now and our coldest area so certainly want to have several layers on right now, but it's a nice

afternoon. here's the payoff later today. diminishing winds, bright skies, sunshine into the 70s. we go. let's check in with gloria. see those drive times this morning. >> good morning. so actually we have a traffic alert for you. the metering lights have just flipped on at they bridge toll plaza. you can see right here traffic is starting to build, but it's not too bad just yet. you won't have any major delays at this time, but the metering lights just flipped on about two minutes ago, so we'll keep tracking the traffic there for you this morning. and looking live at our san jose 101 880 camera. traffic is starting to build there on northbound 101 towards sunnyvale, and the peninsula, but it is flowing nicely at this time. looking at our overall map, mostly in the green, except we do have that slowdown, of course, from tracy to dublin. >> 50 minutes reggie, this morning donald trump is reportedly already working on his transition back to the white house. sources tell abc news his team is starting to vet potential candidates for his cabinet as they work to fill roughly 4000 government positions. sources also say his team is preparing a list of

executive actions he could take day one during his campaign, trump promised to bring down inflation, impose tariffs on foreign goods and carry out the largest mass deportation in american history. yesterday, vice president harris spoke to trump to congratulate him. then she addressed the nation to publicly concede. >> i also told him that we will help him and his team with their transition and that we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power. >> take a seat if you have one. >> president biden has spoken to both vice president harris and president elect trump. he will address the nation today. that's scheduled to happen at 8 a.m. abc news will have live coverage, and you can see it wherever you watch abc seven news. >> today, organizations serving the lgbtq plus community in san francisco are gathering for what they're calling a healing circle. organizers say it's to show support for one another after the presidential election. san francisco pride executive director suzanne ford says many trans people are afraid of

what's to come. in a second donald trump term. the group held a board meeting last night to plan their next steps. >> we've got to find a way to develop a fund that will allow us to bring people out of red states to states like california. we absolutely have to. >> san francisco's office of transgender initiatives also released a statement to reassure its commitment to providing a safe haven for trans people in trump's first term, california fillled more than 100 lawsuits against his policies. >> this morning, the race for san francisco mayor is still undecided. the last update from elections officials was yesterday, and it showed daniel lowery leading incumbent london breed. we're expecting another update this afternoon. abc seven news reporter lena howland has been tracking the race this week. she's here in the studio with how things stand. lena. >> well, reggie, there are still many more votes to be counted in order to call a winner in the mayor's race, the city's department of elections tells us they are still processing around 157,000 ballots. now, this

includes provisional ballots and absentee ballots sent in the day before and on election day. so far, daniel lowery is pulling ahead of incumbent mayor london breed by more than 24,000 votes. lowery is a political outsider, the founder of a san francisco nonprofit and heir to the levi strauss fortune. while ranked choice voting always leaves room for the unexpected, politicos say it's a tough showing for an incumbent. just just ask, former mayor willie brown and people are beginning to express themselves, not through somebody. >> and if we politicians don't develop the ability to listen, we're going to be in trouble. we'll be replaced with somebody whom the individual thinks might listen. and there is no question that once you get as high as a non-incumbent in the numbers, as

lowery has gotten, there's no question he's going to win. >> if mayor breed closes the gap in the next batch of results, voters can expect this process to take much longer. but if lowery's lead increases, it could be game over. the department of elections says they'll be putting out results of ballots counted over the past two days. this afternoon at 4:00. but they say finalizing those results could take up to three weeks. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. now to the east bay. the official results are not in, but the recall election against oakland mayor xiang tao is passing by a wide margin. gloria, some voters say that new leadership will help lead oakland down a new path. >> that's what they are saying. amanda and mayor xiang tao's team says she will not be commenting on the recall until the final results are in, and if those results do hold, mayor tao will be recalled with 65% of voters saying they want her gone. prominent oakland attorney

walter riley was part of alameda county district attorney pamela price's transition team. he strongly opposed the recalls of d.a. price. mayor tao he says the recalls are just another attack on progressive politicians led by business interests. the oakland police officers association backed the tao recall, saying she could not meet the moment. >> the issue is that her inability to work with other unions, other cities and entities to make sure that we can sustain and survive in the challenging environment. >> oakland city council president nikki fortunato bass says the registrar of voters has 30 days to certify the election. after that, the city council must declare the result at its next meeting. that likely will be on december 17th. and that's when tao would have to step down, and city council president bass would become the interim mayor. a special election would have to be held within 120 days from tao leaving office. amanda. all right. >> gloria. thank you. alameda

county district attorney pamela price is urging patience as the vote for her recall is counted. so far, 65% of the ballots in want her out of office. abc seven news reporter tim johns spoke with both sides of this recall. >> the results so far indicate alameda county voters are set to recall district attorney pamela price by a nearly 2 to 1 margin. carl chan, one of the organizers who helped lead the recall price effort, says voters in the county are celebrating the preliminary results. >> they are saying that, you know, they have enough of this, you know, district attorney who has a failed policies and not able to perform her job. >> chan believes the da was too soft on crime and didn't seek harsh enough punishments for those who broke the law. while celebratory wednesday, chan says the next step is getting a good candidate to replace price. >> they want to see real change. they want to see this attorney to be replaced by someone who is capable to rebuild the office, rebuild the trust of the people.

>> there are some who are also unhappy with tuesday night's tentative results. while price herself didn't return our request for comment. we spoke with activist cat brooks. brooks leads the anti-police terror project and believes price never got a chance to really do her job. >> they started calling for the recalls as the ballots were still being counted. you can go back and look on social media. you can go back and look at interviews. >> brooks says the da was also a victim of false narratives surrounding her policies, especially those perpetuated on social media. she says the recalling of the county's first black female district attorney is painful for people to say that the da was not sending people to jail is just false. >> it's just not true. she sent plenty of people to jail for long periods of time. >> if price's recalled the board of supervisors will appoint an interim district attorney. that person will serve until thethat elections in 2026. in alameda county. tim johns, abc seven news. >> the oakland police officers association says both recalls send a clear message. the association released a statement that reads in part voters

recognized their progressive leftist policies, directly harmed and impacted residents, neighborhoods, working and middle class families, and small businesses in the east bay. >> it appears the mayor of antioch is also about to be ousted by voters. initial results show that ron bernal with a has a large lead over the incumbent, lamar hernandez. thorpe. >> we leave antioch a stron, better place than it was four years ago. and so, you know, we have a mental health crisis response team. we're we've hired 40 new police officers after the racist text messaging scandal, and we've opened a hotel to accommodate our homeless population. we just got a grant from the state for 6.8 million. so i'm confident and hopeful that we built a strong foundation so that the that the new mayor and the new city council can build from. >> we've reached out to bernal. we have not heard back. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer our way of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead here in the bay area. >> first, california attorney general rob bonta will be in san

francisco to discuss how the san state is getting ready for a second trump administration. bonta told politico earlier this week his team has been preparing arguments on, quote, almost every issue that could possibly arise during trump's presidency. the issues range from abortion to gun control. he'll outline those plans at crissy field at 10:15 a.m. today. >> the defense in the bob lee murder trial could call their witnesses to the stand, including defendant nima mamani. mamani is accused of stabbing and killing cashapp founder bob lee in april of last year. prosecutors rested their case yesterday. defense attorneys made a motion for a mistrial. the judge denied it. the judge also denied a defense motion to acquit mamani. the judge said there's not enough evidence to send the case to the jury. the district attorney of la voted out. up next, what that means for the menendez brothers case. but first, a check on the weather with drew. >> hey, reggie. 541 this morning, we're looking at your morning planner. get used to this image. a lot of sunshine coming our way today. looks very nice out there. it is cold this morning. our

coldest areas in the 30s. a lot of us starting out in the 40s. but that sunshine gets up here after 7 a.m. it will feel warm later on today into the 60s. we go past 10 a.m. so looking at the forecast in our coastal regions, first we'll go into the mid 60s along the coast today with full sunshine. it's looking lovely no matter where you are. temperatures in the bay shoreline will max out in the low 70s. after that cool start this morning. and inland it's a similar story. we'll find diminishing winds throughout the day, temperatures maxing out in the low 70s later on today. do you have a couple of red flag warnings in effect? a cluster here in northern california that does include bay area. this will end at 7 a.m. and more than an hour. so we are seeing our winds diminishing today. it's southern california that is seeing the brunt of these offshore winds. in southern california we call them santa ana winds. we have that fire burning in ventura county. the mountain fire. but encouraging news as firefighters fight that blaze. there's no containment right now. the winds are pretty active. but you watch as we head deeper

into the afternoon. watch as these bright colors really disappear later on today. and that means the winds are really backing off. that will give firefighters improving weather conditions later today. and that red flag warning for southern california will expire later on tonight. back here at home, lots of sunshine out there. winds are diminishing. we have a cool start, but will end with mild temperatures. 74 in santa rosa, 70 in the city today. about 71 in oakland, 74 in san jose, about 72 in concord. we do have a storm to talk about early next week. we'll

da george gascon, formerly of san francisco, is losing his job to a conservative opponent. nathan hochman's election creates more uncertainty for gascon's highest profile push to resentence the menendez brothers in their murder case. hochman told our sister station in la he will likely delay next month's hearing the same methodology that i would approach the menendez case is how i would approach all cases, which is you have to thoroughly review the facts and the law. >> in the menendez case situation, you'd have to review thousands of pages of confidential prison files that i don't have access to at this point. >> last month, gascon announced that he was recommending the menendez brothers sentence of life without the possibility possibility of parole be

reconsidered so they could be parole eligible. lyle and erik menendez have spent nearly 35 years in prison for the 1989 murder of their parents in south lake tahoe. >> voters are so far overwhelmingly saying no to the proposed tax on vacant homes and apartments. so far, 73% have voted no on measure n if passed. measure n would have the city impose a $3,000 fine on properties that were vacant for more than half the year. el dorado county election officials are not expected to release an update on the vote count until friday. >> here's a look at some other local races we're following in newark. a city council seat is tied. two seats are open, but it looks like terrance grindal will win one of them. >> in alameda county, voters appear to support measure v. it would allow 16 and 17 year olds in albany to vote for the school board. and in berkeley, measure g g will be voted down. this is for a proposed tax on gas powered refrigeration and cooking equipment. >> sonoma county voters appear

to have struck down measure j. that would have meant changes to the farming industry limiting the size of livestock. livestock facilities in the county. and in san francisco. here are the results of prop k. it appears voters are in favor of kicking cars off a stretch of the great highway near ocean beach for election results for all the races across the bay area and the country, go to abc7 news.com. >> in today's gma first look, major retailers are amending their return and exchange policies due to fraud. here's abc news reporter rhiannon ali. >> in this morning's gma first look, a holiday shopping alert, some of the biggest retailers cracking down on online returns. >> when you see customers return their items at a high frequency, this becomes concerning. >> outdoor retailer rei confirming that some frequent returners will be banned from any exchanges or returns. come with me and you'll see this on the heelf

target announcing a new right to refuse refunds and exchanges if they suspect fraud. and amazon, who in june tacked on a processing fee to items that have a high return rate. >> customers shouldn't be concerned, but they should be diligent about what they are buying. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll tell you how to be aware of these new rules while still checking off that holiday shopping list with your gma first look. i'm rhiannon, ally, abc news, new york. >> it's red cup day at starbucks. you can get your favorite holiday flavored drink. the coffee company is rolling out its holiday menu that features, of course, its classics and some new drinks, including a cran. wait, is it really called cranberry cranberry? a cranberry orange lemonade refresher, and a cranberry drink with coconut milk? and then there's the usual caramel brulée and chestnut praline lattes. today is also the first day starbucks is no longer charging for those nondairy alternatives and that, for me at least, is a reason to

celebrate. >> yeah, big day for starbucks. >> okay, now let's rewind back to august. >> you know, i got dragged for getting the pumpkin spice latte for it was. it was time. is this too early for the holiday drinks? can i get a chestnut praline? >> you weren't here. but. but. yes, but last week, the day after halloween, we said to everybody. merry christmas. >> fa la la la la. >> yeah, we started singing. starting early. deck the halls, deck the halls. don, we now our gay apparel. it's happening. oh, man. >> i did put my tree up. oh, wow. i did, i know ornaments are on it right now. i just wanted it to glow when i wake up early. i can hear you know, at 3 a.m. i just want, like, a little beacon of light. yeah. in my living room. >> i get it. yeah. >> my husband was like, oh, my gosh, you could enjoy it longer. >> yeah, that's what i'm saying. where did it go up? >> right after halloween. >> this past weekend. so it was okay. >> yeah, i debated doing that. but then i said, you know what?

i'm just going to wait till thanksgiving. there you go. it's two weeks after thanksgiving. okay. the day after. >> you can't be right too early or too late. what do you. what are you doing at amanda? this is the same woman who i decorated for halloween in august. so. >> but i took those halloween decorations down right away, right away. >> and now your house is bare with your children. no, it's all it's all artemis. >> all of these orange leaves, fake leaves everywhere. >> she has gourds. you know what? i do have some harvest stuff. that's why i was like. i got to keep the pumpkin harvest stuff out the cornucopia. are we still talking cornucopia? do you have a cornucopia? well, i have, like, a little, you know, full graphics. tis the season. tis the season. mocha cornucopias. >> all right, here we go. outside. here's a look at sfo. how many minutes pass? i think like four. >> counting. >> sfo is looking lovely right now. sunny and breezy. that red flag warning. it will expire at 7 a.m. so the worst of the winds are past us. it's

been a pretty windy past couple of days. those winds will diminish throughout the day and that will bring lower fire danger. thankfully, over the weekend as a cold front swings through here, some spotty drizzle is very likely late saturday into early sunday, but a better bet of widespread rain coming with a level one storm on monday. we'll show you that in one second. current temperatures right now around the bay shoreline. we're mainly in the low 40s to the mid 50s. good morning, san mateo. you're at 46. but look, some of these colder temperatures. danville, fairfield, santa rosa, starting out in the upper 30s. so certainly colder in our valleys right now. looking at the forecast today, that cold start leads to a pleasant afternoon. sunny skies across the board, even along the coast with daytime highs mainly maxing out in the mid 60s to the lower 70s. so very pleasant for this time of year. and again the winds are going to back off current wind speeds in our hills right around 2020 five miles per hour. so not too aggressive currently, but they'll get lighter throughout the day. 70 on the board from napa to san rafael, 71 in san mateo, 70

in antioch and about 74 in san jose. 71 the high in oakland with lots of sunshine overnight tonight, we have mainly clear skies. it's another cool night on the way. 30s and 40s for the most then over the weekend we'll talk about a chance of some drizzle. look at our rain chances. a low chance saturday night. sunday. about a 20% chance here with that spotty drizzle and that cold front. you can really see the best chance here th. and then watch what happens here on monday. there's that better chance of finding widespread rain across the bay area. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast plan seven days for you showing you that morning. fire danger diminishhen monday. that's our best chance of finding some rain, some breezy conditions and some cooler air. guys. >> drew thank you. new at six concert canceled. the one day

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back on the table. the controversial deal would spare khalid sheikh mohammed and two co-defendants from the death penalty. a military judge ruled the plea agreements are valid. it contradicts an order from defense secretary lloyd austin, who threw out the deals this summer. several u.s. lawmakers and families of victims in the nine over 11 attacks are still upset. >> the government is failing us to take it off the table now. a lot of people are outraged. >> the deals were first approved by the military official overseeing the war court at

guantanamo bay. the ruling could still be challenged by government prosecutors. >> new insight into elon musk and robert f kennedy jr. s role in the presidential transition. sources tell abc news both men spent the day at mar-a-lago, with trump participating in meetings with transition team leaders. musk spent more than $100 million helping trump the tesla founder's net worth went up more than $12 billion after trump's victory. now rfk jr. could be the next secretary of health and human services. if not, he's expected to still play a major role in public health in donald trump's administration. rfk is considering getting rid of popular serials he says. have harmful chemicals like froot loops. studies show the artificial dyes could cause behavioral problems in children. the fda claims most kids do not have adverse effects. >> if you compare a box of froot loops from the united states and canada, you will see they have roughly the same number of ingredients. the big difference is in what is being used for

dyes in canada. it's a natural dye such as carrot, watermelon, or blueberry juice. whereas in the united states they're using artificial dyes like red 40, blue one and yellow five and six. >> rfk jr says the fda is not doing its job in protecting american children's health. >> well, a lot more news ahead. at 6 a.m, a new nordstrom, the store pitching a new location in san francisco's pacific heights. >> protecting pedestrians. the new law about parking restrictions and the written warnings starting next week. >> and a meteorologist, drew tuma, in the accuweather forecast. we still have a red flag warning for the next hour. this will expire at 7 a.m, which means weakening winds throughout the day. lower fire danger. so some good news there. looking at highs today, it is chilly this morning. 30s and 40s. our coldest spots. but the payoff? sunny 70s on the board later this afternoon. the news at six is next.

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