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>> the race for san francisco mayor. we're expecting more results today in the race that does not have a clear winner yet. early returns show daniel lowry with a big lead over incumbent london breed. >> and the ice rink returns the holiday tradition is back in union square. we have all the details on the festive fun. >> you better spin. good morning. on this thursday, november 7th, i just want to once accomplish that. it's never going to happen. >> you can do it. i don't think i could. you're very athletic. i could see it. >> it's these ankles. it's like a giraffe. >> weak ankles. let's work on the stronger ankles first. >> okay. is there an ankle machine? >> ankle weights. >> ankle. ankle weights. oh, bring back the 80s. let's bring it back. >> come on. this morning we are tracking diminishing winds today, which is good news. so we are still under the red flag warning for one more hour. but you take a look at our map right now. and the strongest gusts we're finding anywhere from about 10 to 20mph. the oakland hills, the strongest winds at this hour. and it will get weaker throughout the day. so here's the red flag warning. some areas have been trimmed back. the city no longer

included in this. san jose no longer included in this parts of the inland east bay like danville, walnut creek, concord, and antioch. they have been removed as well. so for the next hour we have these winds and dry conditions. but after 7 a.m, the winds really back off and our fire danger gets a lot lower throughout the day. a live look outside from our east bay hills camera. it is clear out there. current sky condition. we are seeing plenty of stars this morning. it is chilly though. look current temperatures 30s and 40s get you going on this thursday. you'll feel that chilly air first thing, but the payoff is the afternoon. lots of sunshine today will bounce back into the 70s later on this afternoon. let's check in with gloria. see the commute this morning. good morning. >> you know, starting to get really busy out there. the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see right there getting really crowded in the middle lanes. the metering lights flipped on about a half hour ago. and right now, from highway four to san francisco, it will take you 46 minutes. there is a backup to west grand avenue and mass transit. we do have an alert for you. ace train one is ten

minutes late, but bart and caltrain are on time, and look e 87 camera. and youbad there. traffic is flowing in both directions of 87 at this time, and we want to switch gears to the live desk. i'mindeveloents n jose city council member omar torres. he is in jail this morning facing felony charges after being accused of molesting a child. and the accusation is different from the sexual misconduct investigation that led to tourists being absent from monday to say he was a survivor of sexual abuse by torres, 20 years ago. a policivor 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 his first t appearance yesterday and he is expected to be back in court for a bail hearing on november 14th, and will remain in custody until then. torres faces 24 years in prison if convicted. live in the studio gloria rodriguez abc seven news. gloria. >> thank you. more now on this omar torres had been facing weeks of public pressure part f downtown san jose with roughly 85,000 residents. now, those residents are concerned they don't have a city council representative that they can bring issues to. finding a replacement is going to take time. mayor matt mehan said the city council will decide whether to appoint someone or to hold a special election. officials also say tha >> 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 vot incumbent loh more than 50% of the vote, but that could change with the next batch of results expected later today. abc seven news reporter lena howland has been tracking omelessness and public safety. the next leader will have a lot of responsi global reputation. daniel lowry is puling it a victory. that's because the san francisco department of elections is still processing

around 157,000 ballots before a final winneranked choice voting adds another layer of complication in tabulating results. >> i mean, 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, 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 results could take up to three weeks. today's results are critical if mayor breed closes the gap, voters can expect this process to take much longer. but if lowry's lead increases, it could be game

over. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. 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 going to go to the general election, but then a recount was called 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 d.c. this morning, president biden will address the nation about the election. he's scheduled to speak at 8 a.m. and will bring that live to you wherever you

watch abc seven news. his address comes a day after vice president harris conceded the presidential race. abc seven news anchor julian glover was at howard university in washington, 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. >> 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. >> 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. >> julian glover abc seven news. >> 609. the accuweather forecast. let's get you morning going with the morning planner. you will find some chilly temperatures right now. a lot of

us in the 30s and 40s to start out the day. so invigorating air as you step out the door. let's call it that will bounce back into the 60s after 10 a.m, and later today will max out in the 70s away from the coast. here's a look at the coastal forecast. lots of sunshine coming our way. mid 60s for daytime highs with diminishing winds throughout the afternoon. a similar story around the bay shoreline. it's a sunny looking forecast. we'll have daytime highs mainly in the low 70s later today, and we'll find those temperatures very pleasant this afternoon inland as well. it is chilly right now. 30s and 40s gets you into the low 70s. that's the payoff. later today we are tracking red flag warnings one here locally. this will expire at 7 a.m. a more dangerous situation unfolding in southern california. their red flag warning is in effect until early tomorrow morning. but encouraging news. watch the winds. watch the bright colors throughout the afternoon. they diminish. the winds will start to weaken, and firefighters will have favorable conditions later on today to fight the mountain fire in ventura county. back here at home, we're looking at

sunshine after a chilly start. daytime highs enjoy this low 70s later today. amanda reggie aqui. >> all right, drew, i'll take it from you. strong winds fuel a dangerous wildfire. the firefight happening right now in southern california. and a dramatic airport arrival. a raccoon dropping through the ceiling. you see it there, causing chaos in new york and slinging free pizza slices. san francisco's golden boy pizza, opening up shop in the sunset district. when you

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from the bay area have joined the fight against a dangerous wildfire burning in ventura

county. the mountain fire started yesterday morning and quickly exploded 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 somis have been forced to leave their neighborhoods. our sister station in los angeles estimates at least 40 to 50 homes have 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. it's 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. >> 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 have been in the dark because of power safety shutoffs. the shutoffs were scheduled 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 when it was pitch black. the homeowner said this is her family's fourth or fifth outage since moving into the 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 everywhere. >> 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 our abc seven bay area app. you can access the same tools that our entire weather team uses and get alerts for important updates. a hip hop concert scheduled for this saturday at the oakland arena has been abruptly canceled. you

can see the hip hop 101 from new york to the bay event is canceled on the oakland arena's website. the one day festival was set to feature artists like flavor flav and bay area natives too short and mistah fab. no word on why the concert has been canceled. ticketmaster says refunds will be issued within 2 to 3 weeks. >> the oakland alameda water shuttle will be making more frequent service launches just three months after it began. the shuttle runs between jack london square and alameda landing, so it's a short little ride, but it's cute. operators added 52 trips per week. the boat, named woodstock, operates wednesday through sunday. rides are free and they take about ten minutes. >> it's the return of the rink. the holiday ice rink is officially open at san francisco's union square. there was a decent sized crowd out there last night with a lot of people with some talent. they were checking 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 special events throughout the season as well. >> a raccoon caused quite a scene at a terminal in laguardia airport this week. the whole you can see, the raccoon was doing a little cirque du soleil on the wire that was hanging from the ceiling. the terminal is in the older section of the new york airport, and i'm not reading this next part because you're not about to get me today. oh, not today. not today, not this week. not with the amount of sleep i've had. 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 the second san francisco golden boy will be at 25th avenue and taraval in the city. sunset 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, and they have another location in san mateo. as well. >> right on. yum. >> come on. pizza uh- your neighborhood pizza slice. >> go. >> where? my neighborhood. yeah, not my neighborhood, but i like longbridge in the dogpatch. oka, delicious. see? >> excelsior. you go. little joes, you go to bravo. >> give me that yellow moto. oh, do you know what that is? i have not had that yellow. it used to be the flour and water pizza. and now it's called yellow moto. >> oh, it sounds like the motorola commercial. >> hello, moto. >> yeah, you remember that? >> but the kind of junky pizza, like the late night pizza just close by me. oh, and i'm really sad about it because i relied on that. >> you want it? >> yeah. that's the. you get out of the uber and it's right there. yeah, yeah. >> grease me up, baby. no, i mean, cut it and cook it. yeah. okay. well, are you one of those

people that pats the grease? i will never in my life take napkins. oh, no, i'll eat it. >> i do to be honest. yeah, because if it's so greasy at first, you're like, i don't know. give it a little pat. >> just give it a little pat. >> yeah. no, that's all the deliciousness. leaving. what did you say about grease five seconds ago? >> that. i'm. >> i'm not saying it again. oh, man. fool me once. >> if you could just say it directly to camera for a close up. >> no. this morning, let's do this. sunny skies we're about to have later on this morning. a live look outside from our exploratorium camera. it is clear out there. it is breezy in some spots, so we still have this red flag warning until 7 a.m, so it is about to expire. our strongest winds are certainly behind us and throughout the day today the winds will relax. we'll get more of an onshore flow developing which brings higher humidity and lower fire danger. over the weekend, a quick moving cold front will slide through here late at night saturday into early sunday. likely see some spotty drizzle in spots, but it's early next week. a better

chance of widespread rain coming with a level one storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. temperatures this morning will take you around the bay shoreline. good morning, hayward 49. we're down to a chilly 41 in palo alto. even colder as you head towards danville at 39. a similar story in napa right now 55. that current temperature in san rafael. so it is chilly this morning. the payoff is the afternoon sunshine, the mild air for the most part will go into the mid 60s and mid 70s for daytime highs today. so it's bright out there. a little breezy this morning. those winds relaxing this afternoon. daytime highs will go into the low 70s. and a lot of cities from san rafael to oakland to palo alto 70 that high and antioch overnight tonight we'll have clear skies for the most part. another chilly night on the way. 30s and 40s heading into friday. friday is looking fantastic. then over the weekend we have that chance of some drizzle. look at those rain chances. a bit of a bump here over the weekend. you can see just a low chance of some drizzle. you can clearly see it's monday during

the day. that's our best chance of finding widespread rain. so over the weekend, maybe a few hundredths of an inch of moisture as we see that drizzle move through. but it's monday will likely see widespread rain here. some light to moderate showers to kick off the week next week. probably some slick conditions by monday afternoon. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days are showing you we have that morning fire danger right now. those winds weaken throughout the day. lighter winds tomorrow. some drizzle very likely overnight in the weekend hours. but then monday our best chance of rain and cooler temperatures. >> guys thanks for good morning america is coming up at 7:00 right here on abc seven. >> and sam champion has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning america coming up. we are live on the scene of a fast moving wildfire in southern california. thousands of people have been forced from their homes. dozens of houses have been destroyed. we have the very latest also this morning, the transition is underway for donald trump's return to the white house, what we know about the president elect's plans and the actions he's preparing to take on day one. back in office. that's all coming

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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 would lower the approval threshold for issuing some local bonds from two thirds to 55%. prop 32 to raise the minimum wage and prop six to ban forced inmate labor. now that prop has drawn more than 5 million, no votes. if it does fail, 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 constitution was recommended by the state's reparation task force, which was created to address inequities that harm black californians. now, let's talk about the propositions that have passed. there are four of them. they include prop three, which is about marriage rights protections. prop four has passed. that's the $10 billion climate bond. prop 35, which provides permanent funding to medi-cal. and by the widest margin. prop 36, it increased sentencing for certain drugs and

theft. crime. uh- voters in favor of prop 36. hope it will improve safety in at the mercy f criminals was very disappointin, 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. >> opponents, including further crowd the jail system and disproportionately affect communities of color. next, at 630 robotaxi partnership, lyft's latest collaboration to bring autonomous cars to its platform. and we're taking a live look from ventura county, where the mountain fire has burned entire neighborhoods. this is our first look as light has come up. it's burned more than 14,000 acres so far. no containment yet. we'll keep you updated throughout the morning as we continue to get more information. but first, here's drew. >> yeah, rachel, a little bit more on the mountain fire. the latest perimeter about 14,000km there. you can see where the fire is currently burning. some

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now at 630. showing support after the election how the lgbtq plus community is coming together to prepare for a second donald trump term. >> all eyes on the federal reserve, its latest decision on the direction of interest rates is expected today. plus, money. honey, i could be your lifeguar. >> beyoncé's baywatch, the singer channeling iconic pamela anderson roles in her latest visual from the cowboy carter album. okay, we finally got a video. >> you got the visuals. is it what you expected? >> it's not what i expected, that's for sure. >> good morning everyone. it is thursday, november 7th. >> check on your forecast first from drew. >> yes. so we do have that red flag warning for the next 30 minutes. but the winds are diminishing over the next couple of hours. our strongest winds have already occurred over the past couple of days. we'll show

you the speeds right now. you can still see that offshore flow, that wind strongest in the oakland hills, but not aggressive by any means, about 22mph. other areas. we have a lot weaker winds currently this morning, but the red flag warning will be with us for the next 30 minutes. this will expire at 7 a.m. the winds will diminish throughout the afternoon. it will become more onshore, raising that humidity level and also lowering our fire danger throughout the day. so some good news there. live. look outside from our east bay hills camera. it is totally clear this morning. a lot of sunshine headed our way this afternoon, but we start out with some cold temperatures, 30s and 40s in parts of santa rosa. danville 47. that current temperature in san mateo. but here's the payoff. later today, after the chilly start, we get mild air, lots of sunshine, seconds across the area. let's check in with gloria and see the commute. this morning. good morning. >> we're going to get started with your overall map of the roads here in the bay area. you can see mostly green. we do have

our usual slow spots where you see the red, but nothing too major at this time. of course, we always have that slowdown from tracy to dublin. 62 minutes san rafael to san francisco 17 minutes. antioch to concord 31 minutes. and looking live at our richmond bridge camera, traffic is stop and go here on westbkwae mid span. and we have walnut creek camera here. east of that in walnut creek. you will have no issues on 680. so southbound 680 from 242 to highway 24 is open. reggie. >> gloria. thank you. 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 that 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. >> president biden has spoken to both vice president harris and president elect trump, and the president is going to address the nation today. that's scheduled to happen at 8 a.m. abc news will have live coverage. you can see it wherever you watch abc seven news. governor newsom issued a statement following vice president harris's speech, writing, though this is not the outcome we wanted, our fight for freedom and opportunity endures. california will seek to work with the incoming president, but let there be no mistake. we intend to stand with states across our nation to defend our constitution and uphold the rule of law. >> 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 lurie leading incumbent london breed. we're expecting another update this afternoon. abc seven news reporter lena howland has been tracking the race this week, and she's in the studio with where things stand. lena. >> reggie. good morning. 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. this includes provisional ballots and absentee ballots sent in the day before and on election day. so far, daniel lurie is pulling ahead of incumbent mayor london breed by more than 24,000 votes. lurie is a philanthropist and the founder of a san francisco nonprofit. while ranked choice voting always leaves room for the unexpected. former mayor willie brown says it's a tough showing for an incumbent. >> there is no question that once you get as high non-incumbent in the numbers, as lurie has gotten, there's no question he can't win. >> if mayor breed closes the gap in the next batch of results, voters can expect this process to take much longer. but if lurie's lead increases, it could

be game over. the department of elections says they will 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. >> thanks, lena. despite not being named the official winner yet. abc seven insider phil matier says lurie will face a challenge but also have an advantage if he takes on the role of mayor. >> he is going to continue to try to manage the homeless situation in in san francisco. i don't know if he can solve it, so he'll be another mayor who's faced that same dilemma. public safety, same situation again. where everybody's talked about doing something. but has it really had an impact? he will, however, benefit from the fact that things have been getting better in san francisco visually and how people feel just not good enough for mayor. london breed. so he's going to take the direction that city has already

changed and run with that. so he he's basically he picks he he comes in at an advantage. he doesn't have to turn the battleship so much as just make it move faster. >> phil says due to the tight race and ranked choice voting, lurie was really relying on being a lot of people's second choice in the election. although, as we saw he won the first round all the way through the 14th. >> now the official results are not in, but the recall election against oakland mayor shang tao is passing by a wide margin. and, gloria, some voters say that new leadership will help lead oakland down a new path. >> that's certainly what we're hearing. amanda mayor xing tao's team says she will not be commenting on the recall until the final results are in, and if those results 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 and 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, and after that, the city council must declare the result at its next meeting and that's most likely going to be on december 17th. 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. >> reggie aqui alameda county da pamela price is urging patience as the vote for her recall is counted. so far, the results are showing that 65% of voters in alameda county want price out of office. karl chan, one of the organizers who helped lead the

recall price effort, says voters in the county are celebrating the preliminary results. chan believes the da was too soft on crime and didn't seek harsh enough punishments for those who broke the law. chan says the next step is getting a good candidate to replace her. >> 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. >> if price is recalled, the board of supervisors will appoint an interim district attorney. that person will serve until the election in 2026. the oakland police officers association says both recalls sent a clear message. it released a statement that reads in part voters recognize 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 ron bernal with a large lead over the incumbent,

lamar hernandez thorpe. >> we leave antioch a stronger, 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 ron bernal for comment, but have not heard back. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer. it is 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 state is already 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. those issues range from abortion to gun control. he'll outline these plans at crissy field at

1015 this morning. >> today, the defense in the bob lee murder trial could call their witnesses to the stand, including defendant nima mckinney. mckinney is accused of stabbing and killing cashapp founder bob lee in april of last year. prosecutors rested their case yesterday. well, defense attorneys made a motion for a mistrial, but the judge denied it. the judge also denied a defense motion to acquit mckinney. the judge said there is not enough evidence to send the case to the jury. >> still ahead. banned from the playoffs. what we're learning about the future of an east bay high school football team and the investigation into its violations, and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >> you can see we're down about five points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> candlestick point project. the latest approval from san francisco leaders on the new development coming to the site. but first, here's drew. >> hey, reggie. 641 this morning. a live look outside from our mount tam cam. it is clear this morning. it is on the cool side. current numbers right now in the 30s and 40s for a lot of us, as we get you going on

this thursday. look at the morning planner. that sun is up here very shortly. it gets cooler early on, and then we'll find those warmer temperatures by about 10 a.m. 11 a.m. we're getting into the 60s on our way to the 70s. for a lot of us away from the coast. so the coastal forecast today showing you bright skies, mid 60s for daytime highs with diminishing winds. remember that red flag warning will expire at 7 a.m. this morning looking at the bay shoreline. cool this morning get us into low 70s with sunny skies this afternoon and a similar story for inland forecast. chilly right now, but the payoff later today will hit the low 70s with full sunshine. this afternoon. a high of 71. in oakland today, 73 in san rafael hit 70. in the city, 74 in san jose, 71. that high in both fremont and palo alto. but as we head deeper into the forecast, we have a couple of chances for some moisture, some spotty drizzle, very likely over the weekend, but our best chance of rain coming monday with a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale will preview

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ask your specialist about dupixent. in the east bay. el cerrito high school is now banned from playing in the north coast section playoffs, scheduled to begin next week. according to our media partners at the mercury news, the football team is also being placed on probation after for two years ending in 2025 and 2026 school year. we've reported on this

situation several times. the school has been in trouble after the principal reported that several players were not eligible to play. they had to forfeit a number of games, reversing their winning record. el cerrito last game is on friday. >> it's now 645. los angeles 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 tells our sister station in la that 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 of

parole be reconsidered so they could be parole eligible. lyle and erik s nearly 35 years in prison for the 1989 murder of their parents in south lake tahoe. >> voters are so far, overwhelmingly saying no to a proposed tax on vacant homes and apartments. so far, 73% have voted no on measure n, and if passed, measure n would have the city impose a $3,000 fine on properties that were vacant for more than half a 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 of the other local races we are following in newark. a city council seat is tied. two seats are open. 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. in berkeley, measure g will be voted down. this is for 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 si. and in san francisco. here are the results of prop k highly contentious. it appears voters are in favor of kicking cars off a stretch of the great highway near ocean beach for election results in four races across the bay area and the country go to abc seven news.com. >> new insight into elon musk and robert f kennedy jr. s role in the new presidential transition. sources tell abc news both men spent the day at mar-a-lago with the former president 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. and robert f kennedy 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 jr. is considering getting rid of popular cereals he says have

harmed harmful chemicals like froot loops. studies show the artificial dyes could cause behavioral problems in children, but 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. >> new at six. the developer for candlestick point in san francisco is one step closer to making the new commercial space a reality. the board of supervisors approved the transfer of nearly 2,000,000ft■s from hunters point shipyard to candlestick point last week. according to the san francisco business times, irvine based five point is now working on the updated design and

infrastructure plans. candlestick point will be made of housing, retail and office space. there is no timeline for construction. >> nordstrom is reportedly looking to make a return to san francisco. according to the san francisco business times, the company is looking to open a store on fillmore street in the pacific heights neighborhood. it would be much smaller than previous locations. nordstrom hasn't had a presence in san francisco since last year, when it closed its location in the former westfield mall. >> now it's your morning money report. the fed is expected to cut interest rates today, setting the path for lower borrowing costs. two days after the victory of president elect donald trump, many economists predict a quarter point drop smaller than september's half point drop. rate cuts trickle down to things like credit cards and home loans, but bank rate says americans will not see an immediate impact. the fed's current benchmark rate is between 4.75 and 5%. and now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets

underway and we are up about 35 points. beyonce finally released a visual for her song bodyguard from her latest album, cowboy carter. >> so the clip features beyonce wearing looks inspired by some of pamela anderson's most iconic roles. and sometimes i hold you closer just to know you're real. do you see it there? i see the resemblance. beyonce captioned the video baywatch b e y. watch, of course, as a nod to anderson's role in the hit tv series. the clip was released on tuesday to coincide with election day to urge people to vote. so this doesn't scream vote to me, but i get it. you know it. >> i think this would have worked better on halloween. >> yes, i agree. >> and i kind of wonder what happened there. yeah. is it possible it was supposed to come out on halloween and not ready? >> that's what i think the editors were like. >> how's this? and she said, not ready.

>> are you ready for my notes? >> or she's. you know, what is her famous thing that she said? i mean, it's fine. it's boring, but it's fine. oh my goodness. that was my favorite feedback that i've ever seen anyone give. >> yeah, i would have thought maybe you'd go, like, a more like a whitney houston route if you're thinking bodyguard. no. bodyguard is. yeah, that would have been. maybe get something from the movie and maybe incorporating voting would have been so good sitting in that chair with the christmas scene behind her. >> yeah. you know what i'm talking about. yeah. >> maybe the video. yeah. the video. >> that iconic. yeah. but i do like the play off the baywatch. the. oh, yeah. that's funny. yeah. that's good. but i think it kind of got lost with the election. i mean, i didn't even notice this until you told me today. i'm like, oh, no. it was just so much going on, you know, that day. so. okay. >> all right. well, it's a great song. it is a great song. the accuweather forecast. tear it up. drop it off. excuse me. it's sunny out there this morning. we

do have our red flag warning for the next about eight minutes. it will expire at 7 a.m. so what? that means we'll find weaker winds. we'll start to feel higher humidity the next 24 hours and certainly lower fire danger. so some good news there over the weekend. late saturday, early sunday a cold front will sweep through here. could bring us some spotty drizzle, but a better chance of widespread rain coming on monday with a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. this morning, though, we'll take you around the bay shoreline. we're starting out in the 40s and 50s right now. good morning, santa clara 41. colder in some of our valleys, like sonoma, napa in the upper 30s. 38 right now in danville. so certainly a chilly start for some. we'll get a payoff of temperatures in the 70s later on today. lots of sunshine, no matter where you are, even along the coast, it will be a bright day with temperatures along the coast. we'll keep it in the mid 60s, so we'll have diminishing winds throughout the day. higher humidity, lots of sunshine. it feels nice this afternoon. we'll find those temperatures again in the low 70s for a lot of us. and

thanks to the time change, you can see your sunset getting closer to 5:00 pm this evening. overnight tonight, we'll have clear skies and temperatures cool once again in the 30s and in the 40s. now friday is looking fantastic. much of saturday is great. early sunday morning will likely find some spotty drizzle, but it's monday. you could see widespread rain is very likely. so to zoom on in a little bit closer to the bay area, showing you those rainfall estimates through the weekend and into early next week. i think a good estimate, a lot of us, a quarter of an inch of rain, which is beneficial, likely some higher amounts in the north bay. we'll fine tune these details as we get closer to monday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you we'll have diminishing winds today, lighter winds tomorrow, a chance of some spotty drizzle saturday night into sunday, but then get a better chance here monday with that level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. guys. >> drew thank you. lyft is teaming up with three autonomous driving startups to keep up with uber. those companies are mobileye, may mobility, and nexar. mobileye will be bringing

autonomous vehicles to lyft rides mobility and nexar will be using their data and video telematics telematics to help lyft partner with autonomous vehicles. the company says they're working on something called lyft ready, which they say is a solution for everything having to do with autonomous services. >> starting monday, parking enforcement officers in san francisco will start issuing written warnings for vehicles parked too close to sidewalks crosswalks. a new statewide law, which takes effect on january 1st, says you can't park within 20ft of a crosswalk. whether it's marked red or not. officials say the daylighting law prioritizes pedestrian safety over parking. busses that start or end their route near a crosswalk will also be moved back 20ft. fines starting in the new year will be $40. >> now, the next thing we're about to show you is for people who really want to spoil their pets and have a lot of money in the bank. this is a louis vuitton doghouse. it costs

almost as much as a real house, not here in the bay area, but in normal places. the problem is the price tag there $60,000. the listing says it's a very functional. the door is removable, the floor is easy to clean. pharrell williams, who you may know as louis vuitton's men's creative director, is credited for the design. >> pharrell. pharrell, look what you did. >> can i say something? say it. i took my dog yesterday to the vet. and if this vet didn't look at me and say. your dog is chubs thick. and the way i was ready to fight. >> oh, no. >> i was ready to throw down in that vet room and protect my dog. yes. and his reputation. rooster. just because he's thick doesn't mean he's chubs. you know what i'm saying? yeah, he's big boned. >> rooster, you have to. >> he was born that way. he would not fit in that house. that's basically my point.

>> for 60,000. >> no, that's not his fault. >> you know what? >> but it's functional, they say. >> she said, do you take your dog on walks, ma'am

flag warning is about to expire at 7 a.m, so throughout the day, diminishing winds, lower fire danger, lots of sunshine. this afternoon, temperatures into the 70s number two. >> fierce santa ana winds are driving a devastating 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 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 were counting 157,000 ballots yesterday. they plan to release more 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. this is 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 our bay bridge toll plaza camera. and you can see, especially those middle lanes are really packed right now. it's backed up to the foot of the maze. but of course if you are on those fast track lanes, you will not have any waits there. >> number seven starbucks

holiday cups, drinks and food is all back. starting today. new drinks include cranberry flavors, cranberry. there was also an app outage this morning, but that seems to have been fixed. >> how do you feel about cranberry? >> i don't drink it all that often. >> me neither. >> no. >> for the holidays, i do like it with a little like prosecco, you know? yeah, that's right. >> call that a little holiday party now, is it the juice or the berry in your glass? you'd be fancy. oh, yeah. >> a little berry. oh, yeah. i can get a bowl. >> robin: good morning america for our viewers in the west on this thursday morning. a wild fire raging out of control and the threat right now. a fast moving wildfire. more than 14,000 acres burning. residents running for their lives as thousands are forced to evacuate. each of those glowing dots is a home on fire.