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live now at eight. a 13 year old boy, the only survivor on a boat that capsized in bodega bay, shares his story of survival. plus, the results are in for two major recall elections in the east bay, and you will soon pay even more at the pump. how much gas prices will rise and why? good morning everybody. it's saturday, november ninth. it's a bit chilly out there. yeah it is. >> it has not changed with those numbers dropping into the 30s in our north bay valleys. live doppler seven showing you more changes on the way with the system headed to the north of us. but it will bring in some high clouds and a couple degrees of cooling. today, 51 downtown, 53 in san jose, 45 half moon bay, the golden gate bridge. nice and clear. thus those 30s in the valleys there. 44 by the delta. it was down to freezing in petaluma earlier, so overall everyone is a bit cooler this
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morning at this hour. and as we go through the 10:00 hour upper 50s, a few high clouds, by the afternoon, we're back into the upper 60s with some sunshine mixed in with clouds. and then the afternoon highs 3:00 will be upper 60s to near 70 near average. we'll talk about another dry sunday, another dry day before we add rain and a real level one coming for the holiday on monday. steph. >> all right lisa thank you. we're following developing news overnight. a man is arrested following an hours long standoff in antioch. it started yesterday afternoon at a house on stonecrest drive. police say they were called there for a possible assault case, but the person inside refused to answer the door. that led to a standoff that lasted 6.5 hours. it finally ended around 11:00 last night. residents were told to shelter in place while police were on the scene. now to a heartbreaking story. a 13 year old boy went crabbing with his father and some other family
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members over the weekend in bodega bay. now that boat capsized and the boy is the only one who survived. he shared what happened with abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez. >> he was a pretty funny guy and he was there for us and he would do anything for especially our family. >> julie, carmen, cousin jude for short, is the only survivor of a deadly boat trip. he went on with his father and other family members surrounded by family in a san jose home. the 13 year old described what happened last weekend. >> it was very cold and windy. >> while crabbing in bodega bay, their boat capsized, sending all six people overboard into the cold water. wearing a life jacket, jude said he crawled into a cooler. his father was also hanging on until he let go so jude could reach the shore faster. >> it was a pretty terrifying to see my dad go too soon. >> it took hours before jude
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reached the beach in the pitch black dark. >> so i prayed to jesus christ and all of my family members that i can make it out alive and get to see my family and the everybody that i know. >> tired, jude said he slept on the shore and waited until daylight before walking to get help for days. rescue crews have searched for his father and his uncle johnny, johnny's two sons and a family friend. the body of one of johnny's sons has been found. through this time of grief and uncertainty, jude is remaining positive. >> it kind of set in and it was like a good dream because i actually wanted to see my family again. but it's a really good thing i'm back with my family because i'm happy to see my family, and every one of my family members are supporting me throughout this journey without my father. >> one of those family members is his auntie shanice. >> i focus on the kids to try to
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see what their needs are and how they're going to make it. >> the family created a gofundme. jude's father was their main provider. >> when was this? >> jude showed me photos of his family with a wall full of his father's fishing rods. jude plans to return to the water one day and continue doing something they loved together. >> at least get to see to live a longer life. >> in san jose, lauren martinez abc seven news. >> truly heartbreaking. a reminder a link to the family's gofundme is on our website, abc seven news.com, and there will also be a vigil in bodega bay next weekend. we'll stay posted on that. now to your voice. your vote. days after election night, the results are now final in two closely watched recall elections. first, pamela price has been ousted as alameda county district attorney, 65% of voters approved that recall effort. critics said price's progressive reform platform was too soft on criminals and led to
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a spike in crime, and the mayor of oakland is out, as well as you see here, 65% of voters in oakland said yes to a recall of mayor shang tao, the president of the oakland city council will step in as interim mayor until a special election can be held, likely in april. tao said she is committing to a smooth transition. tao has been harshly criticized for several of oakland's main issues, including the crime rate. she issued a statement in response to the recall, thanking oakland citizens and saying, quote, it was my goal to make oakland safer, cleaner and more vibrant. i am proud of what we accomplished together. we brought crime down dramatically across the board for the first time in over a decade, oakland went over a month without a single murder. our work literally saved lives, she said. congresswoman barbara lee is reflecting on the accomplishments during her time representing california's 12th district. she sat down with her newly elected replacement, lateefah simon, to talk about that legacy and the future for
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the district. they spoke about fighting for the rights of women of color and various international aid. plus, a gesture welcoming simon into the position, li past her literal baton. as you see here, like ron dellums passed to li back when he retired from congress in 1998. now, alameda county officials are still way behind in counting election ballots, but say they are making progres. only about half of the ballots cast in the county have been processed so far. the county registrar of voters says there are still about 370,000 ballots left to be processed, and were given until the beginning of december to certify the election. >> we have no there's no risk that we're going to be having any issues with getting this election certified. i do recognize that people are anxious, especially with some of the high profile races that we have. >> county officials plan to work through the weekend and even on monday's veterans day holiday.
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according to data from the secretary of state this year, alameda is by far the slowest at counting ballots of the ten most populous counties in california. now, here in san francisco, a political newcomer will soon be at the helm of city hall. nonprofit founder and levi strauss heir daniel lurie, will be the city's first elected mayor in a century with no governing experience. he officially declared victory to supporters at a rally and shared some of his big priorities. >> government must deliver on its promises clean and safe streets for all. tackling our drug and behavioral health crisis. shaking up the corrupt and ineffective bureaucracy. building enough housing so our neighbors can afford to live here. supporting our small businesses and breathing life back into downtown. >> lurie says he plans to meet with every department head and determine what leadership changes he thinks need to be made. so far, lurie has not
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said much about one of mayor breed's final efforts bringing back pandas to the san francisco zoo. abc seven news reporter tara campbell tells us more about the pending panda plans. >> i'm most excited about going to china and bringing back pandas. i'm like, fingers crossed, i want to see a panda in person in china, too. >> that's mayor london breed months ago, making a push to bring a pair of pandas to san francisco from china. the potential tourist attraction, a major part of her push for reelection, and now that she's lost, are all hopes for pandas lost, too? or will mayor elect daniel lurie continue the push? >> you know, the pandas are kind of an interesting illustration of the challenge of being mayor of san francisco. on one hand, people really like them and they bring a lot of attention. on the other hand, people say they're frivolous and it's a waste of money. but you know, san francisco is supposed to be attracting people. and this is one of the ways to attract it. >> the pandas coming with a multi-million dollar price tag.
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breed was trying to raise $25 million needed to build a new panda enclosure at the san francisco zoo. >> i'm pro panda loving the pandas, but with all of the dangerous things that are going on with the zoo, i think we should hold off on the pandas. >> the zoo. last month, facing a scathing report, the san francisco animal control and welfare commission saying many of its enclosures are extremely outdated. >> i also think we have a lot of other problems to solve before bringing the pandas over. like every single thing that our mayor elect ran on, it's an opportunity to learn about pandas and children love to see live animals, so why not? >> hey, listen, anything to get more people to the city, right? if you see a panda, it's very cute. >> so i'm pretty sure it'll track a lot of people coming from other cities. >> as for the incoming mayor, he says, i don't know the status of all the issues that are going on at the zoo. >> if it's doable, uh- great
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telling us he plans on getting up to speed before taking office. i will talk with mayor breed and her team and see where we are with that. you know, anything that brings tourism to our great city we should be looking at. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> so more to come on the panda front. how's it looking out there, lisa? >> well, you know, it's still cool, but at least we're getting some sun. you can see the view here a little hazy, the golden gate. there are some high clouds. it's a cooler day, but not by much. we'll talk about a bigger cooldown and when rain arrives. coming up. >> lisa. thank you. we're also following this story. bay area students receiving racist text messages. how a local school is now stepping in to condemn hate and make sure students feel safe. plus, governor newsom extends additional chp enforcement in the east bay. why? critics say it's doing more harm than
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our emeryville camera. looking at the bay bridge. it's 813. we're hearing new reaction to san francisco unified students receiving racist text messages. the students are among the victims in more than a dozen states who were targeted. the messages come from unknown numbers, and they tell people they've been selected to, quote, pick cotton at the nearest plantation. in a statement, san francisco unified says hate will not be tolerated, and it's providing wellness support to any student who has been affected. the district says it will cooperate with any law enforcement investigation into these messages. >> we want to turn within and make sure that we take care of our children and that we keep our communities safe from this uncivilized behavior. >> san francisco mayor elect daniel lurie put out a statement on x, saying he's spoken with reverend brown. he also said he stands with community leaders in
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condemning these messages. the naacp is also holding a town hall on the issue tomorrow. abc7 news, of course, does not tolerate racism. that's why we've put together a list of local resources to combat hate. you can find it over on our website abc7 news.com/take action. meanwhile, the oakland unified school district is considering a change that could affect thousands of students and families. the district wants to merge ten schools at five existing shared campus locations. a letter sent out proposes mergers on the campuses of manzanita community school and manzanita seed elementary, korematsu discovery academy and esperanza elementary school. think college now and international community school. also life academy and united for success academy and encompass academy, which shares a campus with acorn, woodland elementary. now the proposal will be voted on by the board at a meeting on december 11th. oakland unified is considering school closures
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as well as hiring freezes and layoffs. the district is dealing with a looming $95 million budget deficit. governor gavin newsom is extending the chp enforcement surge in oakland. it's been underway since february and was set to end this week, but will now continue until the end of the year. newsom says it's necessary to maintain public safety following tuesday's election, but the plan is not without criticism. >> the chp has a terrible record in terms of being racially biased. people of color, voters of color are more likely to be stopped, and when they are stopped, they're more likely to be assaulted. >> i don't know if chp has to be the answer, but at a moment when oakland pd is performing so poorly, it leaves the governor with not that many choices. >> newsom says officers are making progress against crime. chp says officers have arrested nearly 1200 suspects in the east bay since february. the port of
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oakland is getting $322 million from the environmental protection agency. the grant will help decarbonize the port and help tenants switch to zero emission alternatives. congresswoman barbara lee says this will also help the climate and benefit people living near the port. >> not for too long. low income neighborhoods and communities of color near the port have had to bear the brunt of pollution and health risks that come with it. so this investment is about reversing these inequities, reversing them by bringing cleaner air and better health outcomes. >> lee emphasized the urgent need, citing president elect trump's opposition to switching to renewable energy. californians are going to be hit with a gas price increase of $0.65 per gallon. the state's air resources board voted in favor of a policy to reduce emissions and improve air quality. the idea is to raise the price to reduce demand for
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gas, to reduce the use of fossil fuels long term. more than 100 people showed up for a public comment, and as you can imagine, the debate was heated on both sides. >> what we have before us is not perfect. it has driven notable investments into cleaner alternatives. this policy is key to the ev transition and ev infrastructure. >> you know, clearly going to have an impact on really poor communities. >> the amendments aim for a 30% cut to greenhouse gas emissions by year 2030, and 90% by 2045. they go into effect next year. happening tonight here in san francisco, caltrans is set to continue repairing emergency barriers on highway 101 and 80. the southbound 101 connector at i-80 will be closed, as well as the southbound 101 on ramp from 10th and bryant street. caltrans says the roads will reopen
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monday at 9 a.m. across the bay now, oakland zoo's glow safari is back. glow fair opened last night for the first time this season, and as you can see, all the color this year, there are hundreds of new animal lanterns to light up. the zoo safari runs on select nights through january 26th, so you have some time. tickets are available on the zoo's website. what a beautiful night to do it. you certainly needed a jacket out there though, lisa. >> yes, it's definitely feeling like the season is here, which is fall, and with temperatures dropping off in the 30s. yeah, it's been really cold in our north bay valleys. that's because the air is still very dry. the dew points are low, so not very hard to drop off into the 30s through the overnight hours. and we will get extra cloud cover now and again through the next few nights, which will mitigate some of tha. but overall, it's definitely been the cold mornings, the mild afternoons that changes just a little bit today with increasing
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clouds. there's a look at a pretty view from santa cruz, where temperatures will be in the upper 60s later on. right now it is sitting at 51 downtown, 50 in oakland. hayward is at 53 as well as san jose. a cool 41. redwood city 48 on the coast. it was in the 30s for the time being, and you can see some of that cloud cover and the sun from mount tam 37, santa rosa, petaluma, down to freezing this morning, 43 napa and 49 in concord. so there is a sunny but hazy san francisco. over the weekend. we'll have a few more clouds and some sprinkles at the coast, primarily tomorrow into monday, and then on monday, the holiday, veteran's day will be wet and breezy and cooler. a level one system headed our way the middle of the week. the verdict is still out. if we will see measurable rain for the second half of next week. so it looks like there is a chance, but focusing on this system monday. the level one with light to moderate rainfall throughout the first half of the day in the
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north bay. the second half of the day in the south bay and east bay. slippery roads. the winds kicking up. and today the cloud cover thinning out there. it was 1:00. and then late in the day you will see partly to mostly cloudy skies for your sunday. starting out with some sun. afternoon. mostly sunny on sunday and then perhaps some drizzle there early monday. there's the front 6:00, so that morning commute if you're working rain free, but by say 10:00 11:00, the front is pushing through the north bay noontime, slicing through the east bay and the peninsula and stopping this at 3:00, clearing the east bay and pushing through the south bay so the commute should be dry. those roadways still kind of slippery though, and into monday we are partly cloudy. rainfall amounts still have been trending pretty decen, anywhere from about a quarter of an inch to 4/10 in ben lomond, maybe over a third of an inch in santa rosa. and looking at that quarter of an inch in our inland valleys. so that first system pushes through. we're dry tuesday, wednesday. this wetter model wants to bring in more
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rain as well as thursday and friday. chances of showers. not buying it quite yet on monday. rainmaker bringing us snow 2 to 5in five inches in kirkwood by monday night 72. livermore 68 santa rosa. average in the city mid 60s. the accuweather seven day forecast a mixture of clouds and sun today. tomorrow. level one system for the holiday. monday we're dry tuesday and then the second half of next week could feature some more light rain. we'll fine tune that for you in the days ahead. stephanie. >> all right. lisa. thank you. well, college football is here on abc seven and espn college game day anchors rece davis and steve coughlin preview week 11 matchups from the game day set in baton rouge, louisiana. >> an sec tripleheader on abc. and steve, one of the things about conference expansion and realignment, you get to see matchups you don't see very often. florida and texas haven't played since 1940. gators going to keep billy napier as coach, but they come in battered and bruised. >> yeah this is a tough matchup
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for florida. i look at the other side texas quinn ewers that offense. how explosive can they be. they need a big performance to prove what they are in the rankings to me. and that's what i'm looking for as far as that one. >> 330 eastern time georgia and ole miss. this is like an elimination game for playoff consideration for the rebels. yeah. >> and they have not had success against top two teams 1 in 24 all time. and that's the proble. you just haven't seen ole miss win this game. and then you think about what georgia looked like at texas dominating on defense. it's a great great matchup. see if ole miss can get over the hump. >> and if you love the old school before playoff expansion be all end all kind of feel to regular season games. we've got it in prime time alabama and lsu fighting for survival. >> yeah, the best series in the last 20 years. when you talk about what's been at stake, how many times the teams have been ranked? lsu has not won two in a row here since 2006. quarterback matchup is crucial. whoever doesn't turn the ball over will win this game. >> and you've mentioned a few times, too. overtime is
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liable in 25 different lawsuits accusing his company of addicting children to social media. plaintiffs argued zuckerberg tried to conceal the negative effects of social media from children and ignored repeated warnings. u.s. district judge yvonne gonzalez rogers ruled there was a lack of specifics about what exactly zuckerberg did wrong. the decision does not affect other claims against meta itself. new this morning, san francisco based real estate company opendoor is facing another round of layoffs across all departments. this is the third year that the company has had to
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cut jobs. the company's ceo says about 300 jobs, or about 17% of their total workforce, will be let go. opendoor is expecting to save about $50 million a year as a result of those layoffs. the timeline for these layoffs is still unclear. declining sales and competition is forcing nissan to cut 9000 jobs. the japanese automaker also announced it will shrink global production by 20%. nissan executives will also be taking voluntary pay cuts. the company hopes to build its electric and hybrid lines in china and here in the u.s. still to come this morning, the mountain fire in southern california burns through dozens of homthe insurance challenges families face as they begin the rebuilding process. plus, how educators are planning for possible changes in public education under a second trump term. >> i'm reggie aqui.
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>> i'm lyanne melendez. i'm luz pena. i'm tara campbell i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news. >> we deliver local stories with real answers to help ma
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good morning everybody. we're starting this hour with a look at the weather. lisa is here. we're starting to see that clearing behind us. >> yes, it really is getting sunny out there and it's going to take a while for that to warm us up because it has been quite cool. very little wind, not only right now, but throughout the day and even on your sunday. 51 downtown is 53 hayward, san jose. good morning, redwood city 46 and pretty view from pier 39 where we're getting some visitors. there. love that 37 santa rosa and ten degrees warmer upper 40s for you in concord. but overall everyone is a bit cooler. we still have the dry air, the low dew points, the low relative humidity, and by the afternoon the sunshine winds
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out for upper 60s in our inland valleys. about the same around the bay shore from hayward to fremont at the coast, it's cooler near 60 and we'll see more cloud cover, maybe some drizzle. looking at a similar sunday and then we will usher in the rain. finally on monday. steph. >> all right lisa thank you. right now southern california firefighters are battling a massive wildfire that has destroyed over 130 structures in only two days. and this morning, first responders and residents are hoping to get some relief with easing winds. abc news reporter jacqueline lee has more on that, plus other fires burning around the country this morning. >> the wicked winds that spread, ferocious fires finally dying down. >> if you think of what this looked like 48 hours ago, the first 24 hours of this was a significant extreme fire fight. i am so grateful for the responders here. >> the first day the wildfire in ventura county, northwest of los angeles exploding in size this week, growing to over 20,000
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acres in just 36 hours. more than 130 homes have been destroyed. many others damaged and thousands more still at ris. some evacuated residents grateful to return home. what were your thoughts as you started driving through? >> i actually was i was really relieved. i was relieved to see all the support from the firefighters and the police officers, and it felt really safe and, you know, of course devastated. and your hearts morning for that. but at the same time, it it was also really heartwarming to have all the support. >> now, the same weather system with those furious winds dumping feet of snow in the rockies, states of emergency in new mexico and colorado. authorities warning travelers to be prepared to be stranded if they venture out. and from boston to philly to new york, gusty winds and the driest fall on record fueling rare wildfires in the shadow of the new york city skyline.
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helicopters dropping water scooped up from the hudson river onto a brush fire in new jersey. and in san diego, firefighters getting the upper hand on another blaze with an aerial assault of fire retardant and better weather. and the winds here have died down significantly. firefighters tell me they're going to try to take advantage of these conditions as they continue to fight this fir, but this good weather window may be short, though. santa ana winds could come back next week. jacqueline lee abc news, ventura county, california. >> now for the families whose homes burned down the beginning of the rebuilding process often starts with a call to the insurance company. we of course, know that well, here in the bay area. reporter carlos granda, from our sister station in los angeles, looks at the challenges those homeowners face. >> the bowcock family home is gone, burned to the ground. >> it's amazing to see such devastation as they prepare to rebuild, they wonder what will happen with their insurance. we started that process yesterday and our our insurance cover is covering this airbnb. they they
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gave us, you know, this is how much money that you'll have for up to 12 months. unless there's a state of emergency, then they'll increase it. >> the governor proclaimed a state of emergency in ventura, and that allows the insurance commissioner to impose a moratorium. so insurance policies in those areas cannot be canceled for a year. >> the purpose there is to just give consumers and homeowners some breathing room to kind of to recover and to make sure that they have that peace of mind that their insurance policies are still there. >> but that would not apply to anyone trying to get new insurance in these areas. companies have already stopped issuing new policies at this point. >> we're getting moratoriums. obviously, insurance carriers are closing those zip codes, so we can't do any new business. there. so if somebody is buying a new home, that's going to cause them some major grief. >> i asked the department of insurance today what should homeowners do to prepare in case they do have to evacuate? >> take an inventory of things in your home. things like different possessions, whether
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they be furniture, jewelry, other types of things, and even if possible, if you're able to take a video record of this. >> over the last two years, a number of insurers have left the state. californians are already dealing with high premiums, and now they could go even higher. >> insurance companies are getting pummeled with these losses. these natural disaster losses, and they're in business to make money. so, you know, they've got no choice but to raise their rates. >> carlos granda, abc seven news california's insurance crisis is hitting a breaking point. >> so many of us here in the bay area are seeing that firsthand. so if you've been dropped by your provider struggling to get answers from the state, reach out to me and our seven on your side team by going to our website, abc7 news.com/7 on your side. we want to help. in other news, developing in southern california, workers at both orange and riverside county registrar of voters were forced to evacuate after they received bomb threats. orange county sheriff's deputies said they were already inside one of those
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offices when they received the bomb threat yesterday, just after 6:00. the threat came in only 15 minutes before workers were scheduled to stop processing ballots. bomb detection dogs were sent in and no explosives were found. new this morning we're learning about a meeting that will happen next week between president biden and president elect trump. the white house press secretary says mr. biden invited mr. trump to the white house on wednesday. they'll meet in the oval office at 11 a.m. the white house says it will release additional details. details that is later. now, speaking of president elect trump, educators in california are wondering what schools might look like under a second trump administration. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey looks at what state leaders are now saying, as all candidates do. >> president elect donald trump made many promises throughout his campaign, including, i want to close up the department of education, move education back
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to the states. now that he's been reelected, trump may try to put this into action. but california state superintendent tony thurmond and other leaders are not waiting to protect the students. >> we are ready for california versus trump round two. >> we are going to champion the line that defends our most needy, and we call on president elect trump and the members of congress to reaffirm their commitment to public education, dismantling the department of education could impact programs like title one that help educate children from low income families. >> an idea for students with disabilities, including special education. california would also lose federal funding. without the doe. nearly $8 billion lost for students and educators like jeff freitas. >> our messaging was to provide funding, which is what we do provide a safe and welcoming environment for all students. and now that's under attack by the president elect. >> trump supports school choice programs and content restrictions on curriculum like critical race theory, and he
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wants to move the power over education from the federal level to the state level. uc santa cruz professor nolan higdon says trump has not made a plan fully clear, but this follows decades old republican ideals that democracy works best when it's local. >> the federal government is a necessary evil, as so many conservatives have often called it, where they think government should just do select things, and we should keep government as small as possible. and they think something like the department of education is overstepping where the government should be. >> trump cannot act alone on this. it would take an act of congress to remove the doe. thurmond says he's already started to reach out to representatives to support public education, and should the worst happen, he would sponsor legislation to make up for billions lost in funding that would call on the california state legislature and the governor to backfill that funding to preserve and protect that funding for the students of california so they can get the education. thurmond says they all deserve. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> all right, let's talk about
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propositions. californians voted on ten, and so far, half of them have passed. they include prop two, the $10 billion bond for public schools. prop three about marriage rights protections 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. prop five to lower the local approval threshold and prop six to ban forced inmate labor are all likely to fail. now, two props are too close to call that includes prop 32 to raise the minimum wage. it's at 48 to 52% against, as you see here. also nearly tied as prop 34. the revenge initiative which targeted the aids foundation. it's 51 to 49% in favor. now one proposition has failed. that's prop 33, which would have
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expanded local rent control. a reminder for all the detailed election results for races across the bay and the country, you can head to our website, abc seven news.com/election. still ahead this morning, the purchase of the oakland coliseum by a group of investors say they're withholding payment. we'll explain and we'll take you outside for a live look from our sutro tower camera. moisture is in the forecast.
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swept by caltrans. now that man and his son say they're left with next to nothing. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has their story. >> this was the nativity scene. miguel maruyama set up for the holidays. and this is what happened to it friday morning. maruyama said he's lived next to this freeway with his 19 year old special needs son. after losing his job and being evicted
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for two two months already. maruyama said the area in san jose, near seventh and virginia streets was filled with trash when he first got there, so he worked to beautify it. >> me and my son, we cleaned the whole area like we planted a total of 130 like bushes, trees, palm trees, like flowers. >> along with the plants he also brought in several birds and in october set up this ofrenda for dia de los muertos. it was around then that he first got notice that caltrans planned to sweep the area. the news got a lot of attention and caltrans didn't end up sweeping it when it said it would. so maruyama put up a nativity scene. this time, though, caltrans followed up on its notice. >> i didn't believe that they were going to actually, you know, do the way they did it. >> in a statement sent to us, caltrans said that the sweep was originally planned prior to halloween, but postponed it until friday. it said notice was given to local partners for outreach. advocates say they've worked to get maruyama services, but the process has been slow. >> here's a family that's been out here for less than 90 days.
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they have special needs and we're saying, why can't you house them rapidly rather than leave them outside with special needs that prevent them from going into a large shelter environment? you know, there should be exceptions and this would be an exception. and so right now, the system failed this family. >> in its statement, caltrans said maruyama's belongings are being held for 60 days, and that contact info on how to get it back was provided. maruyama says he's not even sure if his belongings are intact after the way they were handled friday morning. >> i can see with my own eyes like how they started destroying everything, like they took everything that i have. >> maruyama said he's not sure what's next for him and his son. a gofundme account has been set up, and he's working on selling the plants that caltrans left behind in san jose. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> and we have that gofundme link over on our website, abc seven news.com. all right. how's it looking out there, elise? >> well, it is 53 right now, which is a degree a degree cooler than it was yesterday. at this time in san jose. and we'll
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see a few degrees of cooling today. some clouds. they're still mild, though in the afternoon. but finally we'll get back to some rain. you would expect that in november. and even san jose here could see a quarter of an inch. i'll detail that for you. coming up. >> please. thank you. also next, a salute to klay. yeah. the former warrior returns to chase center next week. and we have a look at the fan giveaway item ahead of tuesday night's game against the mavs. and take a
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a system that's going to get us wet, but the one behind it. so we are priming the atmosphere for some wet weather by the holiday on monday. so some clouds filtering the sun from time to time today. tomorrow. no wind at all there. from our roof camera you can see the sun shining. it is in the low 50s. that's where it's been sitting all morning long in san francisco. oakland is at 50 and
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catching up in redwood city where you were chilly this morning. still cool at 46, half moon bay was in the 30s. what a view here from pier 39 where we're looking at a quiet start, partly cloudy skies. 37. santa rosa, 44 by the delta and san francisco right now. partly sunny, more clouds around from time to time. and the sprinkles, i think they'll be later on tonight. early tomorrow, perhaps at the coast. otherwise it will be slightly cooler. slightly cloudier until we get to monday, where we have wet and breezy conditions with temperatures dropping off for everyone in the 60s. now. wednesday thursday is marginal. whether or not we're going to see rain but the middle of the week is trending still cloudy and cool with those rain chances continuing. level one system this we're pretty certain about on monday. light to moderate rain. slippery roads. the winds really increase from breezy to gusty. 1:00 you can see partly sunny, partly cloudy. the evening hours will be once
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again partly cloudy and into early sunday. you'll see just minimal cloud cover and more sun in the afternoon. it's into monday when things really begin to change. the clouds thicken up at all the layers of the atmosphere lower and mid level, high level, and then as we get into the second half of the day, finally getting wet in oakland and on the peninsula, it's the first half of the day after the morning commute in the north bay, where you'll see the light to moderate showers, and then it continues to push on through by 3:00. here it's looking like it's headed into the central valley still, perhaps in the south bay. and rainfall amounts for once, they should be fairly uniform with anywhere from just under a quarter of an inch to over a third of an inch region wide. you'll see upper elevations. ben loman the santa cruz mountains could pick up more than that. and as we look at the rest of the week, it looks like more rain chances will be with us as we get into wednesday. this one could kind
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of dry up and not bring us too much, but then as we into the rest of the week, still a chance there for some light shower activity. this first system bringing a couple of inches in the mountains, mainly upper elevations. kirkwood though picking up those five inches mid 60s today. so cooler for you in the north bay with that cloud cover. some low 70s where you get some sun for a little bit longer, and the accuweather seven day forecast. more sun tomorrow. some clouds to wake up to the holiday level one system on monday. we are dry on tuesday and then still rain chances for the second half of next week. stephanie. >> all right lisa, thank you. on the court now the warriors made a stop in cleveland last night to try and extend their five game win streak. but it did not go well. here's abc seven news sports director larry beil. >> good morning everybody. after beating the defending world champs in boston, the warriors continued their road trip facing old friend kenny atkinson, who has the cleveland cavaliers undefeated coming in with a90 record. and the dubs walked
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right into the buzzsaw in this game. atkinson, in his first season in cleveland, and the cavs just look great. less than five minutes in darius garland pull up three. cavs up 20 to 2 at the start. second quarter exit. warrior ty jerome nothing but the bottom of the net. cleveland up 30. you see the trend here. caris levert three ball 40 point lead for the cavs. they hit 20 threes in this game. closing out the half. caris levert the steal. up the court to garland. the warriors they made the final respectable but lose 136 117. the cavs now ten and zero. dubs on to okc. klay thompson returns as a member of the mavericks tuesday night. and every fan at chase center that evening will get a klay captain's hat as modeled by steph curry there. just like klay wore on as many boat trips here in the bay. 49 ers visit tampa bay on sunday. and christian mccaffrey is expected to make his season debut. he hasn't played at all this season because of achilles tendinitis. needless to say the 49 ers are really pumped to have cmc back. >> anytime you can have a player
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of that caliber come back and not just like his talent level, but just kind of what he brings to the field and the team with his energy and the playmaking ability stuff. it's just a whole new level of energy that we're going to have out there. >> obviously, he's a, you know, one of our key players on the team and extremely talented. so you know i'm excited to see him back out there. >> college football. cal at wake forest where's waldo in winston-salem. cal kicking off in the first quarter. this is a gift damon claiborne fumbles myles williams says. hey, thank you very much. scoop and score ten. nothing. cal. second quarter fourth and one. the demon deacons gambling flea flicker hank bachmeier to claiborne, 44 yards for the score, but cal still up 2914 at the half. fernando mendoza throws for 385 runs for 51, both career highs in from five yards out. 3621 cal, and they seal the deal in their first ever atlantic coast conference win, with jayvian jet thomas into the end zone. cal victorious, 4636 and heads up soccer fans. bay fc's first ever playoff game is
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tomorrow. the club, which is coming off its inaugural season, will play the washington spirit in the first round of the nwsl playoffs. you can catch that match right here tomorrow morning, 930 on abc seven. that is a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody. i'm larry beil. >> thank you. larry. well the group of investors looking to purchase the oakland coliseum complex has not made a $10 million payment. that was due on thursday. they tell the abc7 news i-team they are withholding that payment on purpose. the team formerly known as the oakland a's, has agreed to sell its 50% share of the complex to the african american sports and entertainment group, but alameda county has to approve that part of the deal, which hasn't happened yet. members from asg went to the board of supervisor, urging them to approve the assignment of the a's interest in the coliseum to their group. ray bobbit is co-founder of the investors. >> we feel like this. the pieces of this transaction are all really coming together, and this is a very, very critical piece.
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so we're here really to thank the board for the steps that you've taken so far. but we're here to truly encourage you to allow for county council to have formal direction on completing this assignment. thank you. mr. >> after a closed session, the board assigned a second negotiator to help speed up the process. asg hopes to wrap up this part of the purchase by the next board hearing set for next week. a reminder that you can watch all our newscast live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. you can download the app now and
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for their annual holiday toy drive. you can drop off a new unwrapped toy at any san francisco walgreens or any district police station. but it's not only police, it's the san francisco fire and sheriff's department as well. last year,
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6000 toys were donated and sheriff paul miyamoto says they want to double that number. this year for south bay. families got some free home repairs this week. it's part of a partnership between lowe's and rebuilding together called rebuild the block in san jose. volunteers repainted 100 year old sarah's home and cleaned up all the debris yesterday. and they also painted 93 year old john's home and made some minor repairs to his place. over the past 17 years, lowe's and rebuilding together have helped thousands of families across the country, with home repairs in need. great to see that. well, nasa's hubble telescope has taken some stunning photos of a galaxy about 49 million light years away from earth. this is ngc 1672. that is, nasa calls this galaxy a multi-talented light show. and this photo also shows the end of a new supernova. this photo will allow astronomers to
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get a view of companion stars near the supernova, something only possible when it starts to fade. pretty neat. >> very cool. yeah. yeah. all right, well, we have a pretty cool start to the day. in fact, we're looking at temperatures still in the 40s. a few 30s in our north bay valleys, then upper 60s. partly cloudy in oakland. still a few low 70s in our warmest inland valleys. morgan hill, 73, san jose. still a few degrees cooler than yesterday. the accuweather seven day forecast, a mixture of clouds and sun again on sunday. maybe some coastal drizzle. level one system on monday for the holiday. we're getting about a quarter of an inch of rain, maybe more, maybe less in spots and then partly cloudy. tuesday. chances of rain wednesday and thursday. not looking great. keeping it dry for now, but seasonal. so counting on that monday rain to help us out. >> all right. not bad. just like this candy shout out to our director jerry, who brought in some chocolate. this morning. >> sustains us. >> yeah. we'll see
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