now. at six, the rain returns to the bay area. we are taking a live look outside. currently your commute could be slick this morning. drew is here tracking the wet weather and when it's expected to move out. >> locking up cell phones a bay area school district considering putting students phones in pouches during the school day. why? some say it would be educational malpractice if phone use is not limited. >> and macy's thanksgiving day parade balloons. wow. our first look at minnie mouse who will float for the first time down the route in just a few weeks. >> is it my imagination or is minnie doing this? oh wait. >> camera, camera. >> is minnie doing this? >> she's like, i arrived posing. >> got to do the pose. you know that gen z like thing? >> i'm here in my mind. >> yeah. good morning. on this

monday, november 11th, we're going to check in with drew. >> oh my goodness. that drive is wet. this. >> yeah it's a stormy morning out there. and we will find some steady rain moving through over the next several hours. live doppler seven along with satellite showing you an active picture across northern california as we track this cold front. moving through here, the closer view showing you currently on live doppler seven. just some light rain falling. we'll zoom on down to street level in the east bay, where we have some wet roadways out there. certainly highway four is going to find some slick and slow travel right now. similar story on 680. that's the biggest impact this morning is going to be those wet roadways out there. some of the heavier showers still well to our north around eureka this morning, but some of that is moving in our direction. level one this morning on the abc seven storm impact scale for light to moderate rain and that slick travel out there. temperatures right now we're basically in the 50s as we get you going on this holiday. but here's future weather that cold front moving through the north bay closer to 730, pretty much on top of the east bay. the city

around 930, moving through the south bay around 11 a.m. and then we're done with the rain and the clouds will finish the day with sunshine and drier conditions. let's check in with gloria and see how those roads are doing. this morning. >> good morning. well, of course it is a holiday. so happy veterans day to all of you out there. of course, some of you may not be going into work today because of the holiday, but if you are going to be driving, just keep in mind roads may be slick this morning. i know that's what i experienced today when i was driving here into work, but if you look at our overall map, mostly in the green, because again, traffic is light today. so things are moving. however, we do want to tell you about a crash over in oakland. this is on westbound 580 before high street. there's an overturned vehicle there. and so this is a solo spin out crash that we're told about. and this could be tied to the weather. we're still getting more information, but we just want to remind you be very careful if you are driving this morning because of those slick roads today, but there are no major delays because of this crash. we'll keep monitoring this for you throughout the morning.

looking at your drive times, mostly in the green, because again, traffic is light today. highway four to walnut creek, six minutes. walnut creek to 580 13 minutes. tracy to dublin, 24 minutes. amanda. >> all right, gloria, thank you. rain is back in the bay area and that's good news for firefighters hoping for a break from wildfires after a long, hot season. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us live in downtown pleasanton with a look at those impacts. and lena, you say it's starting to sprinkle. >> hey, amanda. that's right. we just started to see some sprinkles roll in here in the past 30 minutes. and while it may cause some slick conditions on the roads a little bit later on today, firefighters say this has been long overdue. in the north bay, local firefighters are happy to see the added moisture as they turn the corner on fire season. we checked in with sonoma county fire district battalion chief mike stornetta. he says. there's still plenty of dry grass and brush out there to burn, but november rain could help. pause and reduce the wildfire risk. after a busy fire

season, and he hopes the public will stay wildfire vigilant. >> obviously, any of the rain that we're going to get is going to be a welcome sign for us as we look to, you know, possibly end fire season. but, you know, until we start seeing green grass grow on the hills, we maintain our readiness. >> meanwhile, over in petaluma, preparations are well underway for the city's veterans day parade. that's one of the largest in northern california, with hundreds taking part. the organizer tells us rain delays are not an option and the parade will happen, rain or shine. the event organizer is encouraging all spectators to make sure they have an umbrella with them if they plan on attending. not a bad idea to grab a rain jacket before heading out the door this morning as well. live in pleasanton. lena howland abc seven news. all right, lena, thank you. >> and you can always keep an eye on the rain and weather where you live using the abc seven bay area app. it gives you access to the same live doppler

seven tools. our weather team uses. download the app and be sure to turn on the notifications. >> new new developments this week. two bay area school districts are considering school closures. gloria is tracking that from the live desk. gloria. >> good morning. this will be a pivotal week as school boards in oakland and in san jose meet to discuss those controversial closure plans. the proposed changes could impact thousands of students and their families in oakland. the district wants to merge ten schools at five existing campuses, and you could see them right there on your screen. oakland unified is facing a looming $95 million budget deficit. the district is also considering hiring freezes and layoffs. the board meets this week to discuss that proposal. and in san jose, berryessa union school district officials will meet this week to talk about a plan to close five elementary schools and also three middle schools. they blame declining enrollment. parents in both communities have expressed opposition to the proposals. both districts have about a

month to finalize those plans. usd and berryessa union will each vote on closure proposals in december. reggie aqui. >> thanks, gloria. in the north bay, another school district could vote to make students lock up their cell phones during class. the tamalpais union high school district is considering buying pouches for students to store their phones during the day. some campuses in the east bay are already using them. 4600 students across five north bay high schools will be required to magnetically lock their phones throughout the school day. a district trustee says she feels they would be committing, quote, educational malpractice if they don't restrict phones. governor newsom signed a law earlier this year requiring all school districts to eventually limit student cell phone use. >> now to the rising concern over racist text messages sent to black children and adults in san francisco and across the country. the anonymous texts invoke slavery, addressing people by name. abc seven news reporter tara campbell takes us to a town hall where families were furious.

>> sunday, san francisco's naacp holding a town hall at third baptist church condemning racist text messages sent to students in the days following the election. >> let's do this. i'm ready. as a grandmother, a mother. we can't let them do this to our children. >> officials in more than a dozen states saying residents, including children, receive text messages from unknown numbers saying they've been selected to pick cotton, including some sfusd students. >> we have to look at how to establish policy to deal with this so that people know if they do this, there is a consequence. >> in durham, north carolina, a mother sharing the message her teenage son received a day after the election. it said good evening. >> his first and last name. you and your family have been selected to stay at the stagville plantation on december the 8th. >> a similar message for this student in virginia. >> first text i saw was somebody

texted me greeting me. first of all, greetings. and we will be there to pick you up for a cotton field. >> federal investigators racing to find the source of the messages, saying they believe some of the texts can be traced back to an anonymous web address in poland. but the original source is still unknown. that's according to the louisiana attorney general, who says her cyber team discovered the connection. >> we have no way of knowing where the individual is, who's actually sending the emails, but we will continue to investigate it. >> meanwhile, back in san francisco, reverend amos brown is calling on the community to show up in support of the students at this tuesday's school board meeting. senior pastor, you need speak out. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> a big shakeup on the san francisco board of supervisors supervisor dean preston is conceding to challenger bilal mahmood in the race to represent district five. preston is the only democratic socialist on san

francisco's board of supervisors. he posted his concession on instagram last night. mahmood has 52.7% of the vote at this point. mahmood is more moderate now, likely representing one of the city's most progressive districts, including the tenderloin, haight-ashbury and the western addition. he spoke with our partner, the san francisco standard, saying his victory shows that voters want, quote, a progressive who's going to get results. >> today, president biden and vice president harris will make their first public appearance together since the election. the two leaders will attend a veterans day ceremony at arlington national cemetery. and this morning, president elect trump has picked an ally and new york representative elise stefanik, to be a un ambassador. he is set to nominate several more people in the next few months to join his cabinet. over the weekend, trump made it clear that some former members of the administration will not be returning that includes nikki haley, who served as u.n. ambassador and former secretary of state mike pompeo, former presidential candidate and trump

ally vivek ramaswamy says he believes the president elect will bring the country together, urging democrats to give trump a chance in office. >> what you're hearing from donald trump is he is going to be a president for all americans. success is unifying. nothing's going to unite this country more than economic growth. >> the white house has confirmed president joe biden will meet with trump in the oval office this week, also telling cbs the two will discuss top domestic and foreign policy issues. >> 610 on our monday, the accuweather forecast, it is wet out there in spots. looking live at san francisco, where that light rain is currently falling 55 degrees, winds are picking up just a little bit out of the southwest at about 12mph. still dry in san jose right now. mostly cloudy, 59 degrees in the south bay. closer to 10 a.m. that's what we do. expect some of the showers to arrive in the south bay. in fact, we'll look at the rain chances throughout your day and you can see there's a big increase later on this morning. really, between about 10 a.m. and noon. that's when

most of us will find the steady rain moving through. after about 1 p.m, the rain really turns off and we'll finish the day with some sunshine. but this morning it is slick and slow travel out there. we do have some light rain falling across the region. those steadier showers again about a few hours away, starting closer to 10 p.m. we do have some lower visibility right now. just be aware of that. just add some extra time to where you need to go this morning as this cold front moves through here on the abc seven storm impact scale, it is a level one light storm. we are tracking. so looking at future weather. hour by hour, steadier rain in the north bay, closer to 830. that line on top of the east bay. the city closer to about 930 10 a.m. those steadier showers in the south bay around 1130, and then we'll clear it out for afternoon sunshine. daytime highs in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. reggie. >> drew, thank you. roaming the streets of san francisco, the next robotaxi company that's taking people around one of our neighborhoods. sauce shortage. the ban that has families scrambling for a popular filipino condiment. an interception celebration. the

olympic routine that inspired an nfl player to break out into the stance.

seized to settle hundreds of lawsuits related to alleged sexual abuse by priests. a bankruptcy court presented the plan it could create a survivor's trust of 160 to $198

million. it would be funded with real estate sales alone and cash. the church says it could be used to settle nearly 350 child sexual abuse claims. we heard from an attorney for victims who called it a scam and a sham. that would shortchange people already victimized by the church. in a statement, the diocese said it recognizes, quote, no amount of money can fully and satisfactorily compensate survivors for the abuse they suffered, but added it believes the plan compensates them in a fair way. that also allows the church to continue its mission. now to a crackdown on large scale illegal pot grows in northern california. fairfield police seized more than 8000 cannabis plants while shutting down eight illegal grow houses over the last several months. police say the homes also contain hazardous chemicals and were at risk of electrical overload. fires. officers served warrants at two locations this weekend and handed out nearly $1 million in citations. this is

similar to a story we brought you this past august. million dollar homes in antioch turned into illegal pot farms. back then, police raided 60 homes and confiscated more than $1 million worth of illegal weed. at the time, the department of cannabis control suspected there were still more than 100 grow houses operating. investigators say the homes at the centers of both cases were owned by chinese nationals. amazon's robotaxi company, zoox, says its self-driving vehicles are hitting the streets of san francisco. these eye catching, futuristic vehicles are now shuttling employees around south of market. they're also running in foster city and the las vegas strip. they won't be carrying just regular folks until 2026. that's when the company begins really cranking out production of the custom built self-driving vehicles. >> a popular filipino condiment has been missing from store shelves because of an import ban by the fda. banana sauce, also known as banana ketchup, has been a beloved staple in

filipino cuisine since the 1940s, but last month, the fda issued an alert for certain food additives. a number of popular banana ketchup brands contain potassium iodate, and shipments from the philippines screeched to a halt. several bay area stores we called were sold out, but at at pacific supermarket in south city, we found some bottles still on the shelves. there was a four. per person limit. the shortage hit some customers hard. >> i'm kind of sad because that's one of my daughter's favorite sauce, and it's been years that we're using it. >> even reaching to our, you know, filipino purveyor that we use. you know, they even they don't even get the shipments in anymore. the good thing about making your own banana ketchup, you can control what's in it. and the sauce is brighter. it's fresh. >> get creative. media outlets in the philippines are reporting the maker of several popular banana sauce brands. they're now

reformulating their products. we're getting a first look at some of the new character balloons for the 98th. macy's thanksgiving parade. >> each year, the parade welcomes new and beloved characters. i'm laughing because i barely know who these characters are. and that's when you know you're what, old. six new balloons will make their debut flights in just a few weeks. okay, i know who minnie mouse is. obviously. then there's this fox. is it a fox? >> a magical fox is what it's set on. >> okay, nora and elf on the shelf. gabby from gabby's dollhouse. i'm sorry to gabby. i don't know who you are. something about dragon ball. dragon ball z, i don't know who that is. drew. oh. i'm sorry. i'm sorry to this man. >> sorry to this paw patrol. >> i've heard of paw patrol, but i don't know who that is. i like i couldn't name them. and there's a new sprite. oh, you know what i know? who. spider-man. there you go. good. >> we all know spider-man. >> is spider-man not skipping

leg day. what is going on here? >> major muscles there. >> what? okay, i'm. >> i'm convinced now minnie is doing that thing. she's doing that. >> that hand thing, for sure. yeah, but people do, and they're not going to have me again. >> and i said, off with their head. >> done. >> well, who is that? that's gabby. >> gabby. gabby's dollhouse. is it? i don't know much about it either, but i just know. but i was reading the mickey or the minnie mouse float that it's going to be as tall as five stories, so it's going to be huge. and as wide as five taxi cabs. i was curious, i looked on the website, but it's so cool because it's going to be the first time she has her own float. >> yeah, that is nice. >> yeah, some respect for sure. yeah. >> good for her. yeah. so it's not windy outside this morning. we do have some wet, windy conditions to kick off your monday on this holiday. a live look from our golden gate bridge camera showing you one on one. it is wet and that's the biggest impact with this cold front is just slick and slower travel. so the day planner looks like this. we're focusing on the morning

for that rain, that wind at times the steadiest rain falling between about 9 a.m. and noon after 1 p.m. we're done with this front. we'll finish the day with sunshine and drier conditions. daytime highs mainly in the 50s and in the 60s. here's live doppler seven showing you that cold front moving through northern california this morning. we have some light rain right now. the steadier rain still a few hours away from us. here's a closer view on live doppler seven. some light showers working through the east bay right now. the santa cruz mountains. some lighter rain working through parts of the north bay. cloverdale approaching santa rosa. right now we do have a winter weather advisory this will kick in here right around noon and it will last until 10 p.m. we're expecting about 2 to 6in of snow falling above about 6500ft. so our highest passes could see a half a foot of snow out of this front this morning. it's a level one for light to moderate rain. slippery roads out there and breezy to gusty winds at times. winds not too aggressive right now, mainly around 10 or 15mph in our breeziest areas. they'll pick up just a little bit more this morning by about 10 a.m. that

front is beginning to move through much of the region, and winds pick up closer to about 25mph. here's a look at the rainfall. future weather showing you steadier rain later this morning. closer to 8 a.m. working through the north bay by about 930, the line of steady showers working through the east bay, the city closing in on the south bay right around 11 a.m. and then this front is out of here. the afternoon sunshine is back out and will clear out the cloud cover as well. rainfall estimates about a quarter to a half of an inch of rain this morning, so add some extra time to where you need to go. we do have some wet roads out there and some lower visibility. first thing right now, here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you morning rain to afternoon sunshine. sunny and dry tomorrow, then another round of evening showers here on wednesday. another possibility of light rain on friday before we dry out. looking wonderful for the weekend guys. >> all right drew thank you. now let's turn to ginger zee. she's live with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> good morning ginger. >> yeah reggie amanda. great to be with you. coming up here on gma we will start with the wildfires burning not just in your state but over here in the

east coast. pretty rare to see so many. and one unfortunately turned deadly in new jersey over the weekend. we're still dealing with the smoke, even though we got a tiny bit of rain, we're still going to see a lot of fire action from here up through massachusetts. so i'll get into all of that and look at the forecast for the west coast too. also this morning, the dramatic rescue at sea, a disney cruise ship saving four people on a sinking boat. what the captain is saying about coming to their aid. and we're going to get a jump on gifts for the holidays. laurie bees got a look at some first and very special and affordable early black friday deals. also, dwayne johnson taking over gma this morning telling us about his new movies. red one and moana two. plus a sneak peek at moana two, which everybody cannot wait for. and a big surprise for a very deserving man. you do not want to miss it. reggie. you'll especially like it. it has a little something to do with hawaii. >> oh, really? oh. that's exciting. yeah. nice. >> and all the talk about moana two, that's going to be fantastic. who gets to go on the journey? yeah. >> are you seeing moana two early? are you getting to go to,

like, a premiere or something? >> i have not heard of anything like that, but, you know, i'll be all over it. of course i'm. >> did you ever. do you have your tickets already for your kids to go? not yet. oh, yeah. >> i definitely have to. we have all of the things, though. we have, like maui's fishhook. we have the costume. >> okay, so we're ready. i just i love auli'i cravalho, and my middle name is ali. and so i feel like we are aligned even though she has no idea who i am. yeah. >> so she will. >> someday. someday? someday. yeah. i'm going to make it. ginger, always a pleasure seeing you. we'll see you at 7:00, and breathe better in as little as two weeks. when you can breathe better, what isn't better? this is better. this is better. that's better. dupixent is an add on treatment for specific types of moderate to severe asthma. it works with your asthma medicine to help improve lung function. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. it's proven to help prevent asthma attacks.

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on social media. cameron bynum of the minnesota vikings. his game winning interception is an ode to rachael ray gun gun. the australian breakdancer who went viral for her paris olympics routine. bynum says he has been planning this for a few weeks, and he says he's a big fan of ray gun because she went out there and had fun, which is what he says he does on the field this holiday season. toys for tots is looking for donations in livermore. it's part of the disney ultimate toy drive. marines, volunteers and

employees are set up outside of the disney outlet store, taking any toy donations you may want to contribute. >> you know, to see a kid get a toy during this holiday season will fill your heart with a ton of joy. so toys for tots does that for over 70,000 kids in the alameda county, and we need our partners to continue to help us to step up and to help us collect toys to do different types of toy drives out there to donate and to make a difference for our community. >> and you can bring a new unwrapped toy in person at a drop off like this one you see here. or donate a toy online through disney store .com. disney is the parent company of abc seven. next at 630 recall election after alameda county residents voted in favor of ousting d.a. pamela price. what's next? first, here's drew. >> hey, amanda. we're looking at live doppler seven this morning. it is tracking some light rain out there. a level one light

storm over the next several hours, some light rain falling around san ramon, pleasanton, livermore, union city. right now. slick and slow. travel your biggest impact? look at the afternoon, though. quite a different story everywhere. morning rain leads to afternoon sunshine temperatures in the

at 630. get ready for a wet week. we're taking a live look outside as the rain returns to the bay area. drew is tracking the time line of the showers and what you need to know as you head out the door. >> cracking down on drivers. the sfmta will start issuing warnings today for people who park too closely to a crosswalk, and that means thousands of parking spots are going away. plus. okay. okay. >> okay. okay. okay. okay. okay, ladies. now let's get it. formation. >> understanding beyonce's impact. the course one ivy league will soon offer to focus on the grammy winner's influence on american culture. okay, cool. >> good morning everyone. it is monday, november 11th. >> and thank you to all our veterans. we are celebrating you today. and meteorologist drew tuma has rain in the forecast. >> we do. and it's not for the entire day. it's this morning. we had those stormy conditions. it's wet. it's windy out there.

a live look from our walnut creek camera. you got a break out the rain gear. dig it out. we are seeing some showers steady at times working through parts of the east bay this morning. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. clearly you can see it's getting active across northern california. the bulk of the moisture still off to our north. for a lot of us, we'll see the steadiest rain between 9 a.m. and noon later on today. here's live doppler seven, the closer view showing you some light showers in the north bay. some light showers in parts of the east bay and in the santa cruz mountains. this is a level one on the abc seven storm impact scale. a light storm this morning. light to moderate rain. the biggest impacts slick travel, slower travel times and some gusty winds throughout the next couple of hours. temperatures right now basically all in the 50s. as we get you going on this holiday, here's future weather, the cold front moving through about 730 in the north bay by 930. that front is on top of the city, the east bay, the peninsula by about 11 a.m. it's working through the south bay. and then the afternoon it's out of here, increasing sunshine and drier conditions to finish out the

day. let's check in with gloria, see how the commute is going this morning. >> well, of course we want to say happy veterans day to all our veterans out there. because of the holiday. roads are much lighter on this monday morning. you can see mostly green right now. one thing you will encounter this morning, though, for a lot of you slick roads if you are going to be driving. so just be extra careful. get out the door a little bit earlier this morning, you can see a look at our drive times, mostly in the yellow and green, no red, which is what we like to see again because of that light traffic. highway four to the maze 18 minutes. emeryville to san francisco 18 minutes as well san francisco to sfo ten minutes. and we do want to tell you about a two vehicle crash. this is in walnut creek on southbound 688 geary road. there are a few delays there. it is backed up to gregory lane, so we'll keep tracking that for you throughout the morning. reggie. >> thanks, gloria. this morning rain has returned to the bay area is also veterans day as gloria just mentioned, and the wet weather could have an impact on some of those events. today. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in downtown pleasanton. i see that the hood

is now up. does that mean you are getting some rain? >> yeah, that does mean we are starting to see that rain. it actually started to pick up on us only within the past hour here in downtown pleasanton. so today is going to be one of those days where you will absolutely want to grab an umbrella before walking out your door this morning. now up in the north bay, petaluma is preparing for one of the largest veterans day parades in northern california that kicks off at 1:00 this afternoon. but this year, parade goers are urged to pack their rain gear, with hundreds taking part. parade organizer joe noriel says rain delays are not an option. >> parade covid rain or shine, our community loves its veterans, so we don't expect any downturn in participation. of course, all our veterans will be here as they see far worse conditions. >> meanwhile, sonoma county firefighters are happy to see the extra rain while there is still plenty of dry grass and brush out there to burn, they

say november rain could help pause and reduce the wildfire risk. after a busy fire season. now, with this rain today as you are heading out on your morning commute, just remember to not drive through any standing water. slow down and try to give yourself a little bit of extra travel time to get to where you need to go today. for now, reporting live in pleasanton. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. developing news, extreme weather conditions on both coasts are fueling wildfires. thousands of firefighters are battling the mountain fire in southern california and multiple fires on the east coast. gloria's tank tracking the dangerous conditions at the live desk. gloria, this is much different than we're seeing here in the bay area. >> it is. amanda, there's a large firefighting effort happening right now across the country, especially in new york and new jersey. and you could see some of that firefighting effort right here. while it did rain overnight, extreme drought conditions have fueled multiple wildfires in recent weeks. over the weekend, a falling tree killed a volunteer force ranger

in new york. he was fighting what's being called the jennings creek fire. it's burned more than 3000 acres and is only 10% contained. in southern california, nearly 3000 firefighters are battling the mountain fire in ventura county. that fire has destroyed nearly 170 acres. excuse me? structures most of them are homes. >> we lost our house in the thomas fire in 2017, and we moved to this neighborhood after the fire. >> the mountain fire has burned more than 20,000 acres since it started on wednesday. it's 36% contained. and overnight, cal fire says there was minimal fire activity. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. reggie. >> gloria. thank you. climate change is fueling more severe wildfires across the country. today, a major conference kicks off to try and find solutions. it comes as our planet reaches an ominous milestone. this year, earth reached 1.5°c above

pre-industrial average for the first time, with 2024 likely to be the warmest year on record. 40,000 scientists, activists and world leaders are going to head to azerbaijan for the united nations summit. the goal is to figure out how much wealthy countries should pay to help developing nations deal with the effects of climate change. >> a new administration is starting to take shape. president elect trump has announced who he will tap to lead border security. he's also weighing in on the new republican controlled senate. abc news reporter christiane cordero has more on the trump transition this morning. >> former immigration and customs enforcement director tom homan, who carried out one of the most controversial border policies during donald trump's first term, is set to return to the white house, the president elect announced. homan will serve as border czar tapped to fulfill trump's campaign promise of the largest mass deportation in american history. homan recently spoke with 60 minutes. >> i hear a lot of people say,

you know, the talk of a mass deportation is racist. it's threatening to the immigrant community. it's not threatening to the immigrant community. it should be threatening to the illegal immigrant community. >> as ice director, homan led the zero tolerance policy that separated parents from their children at the border. the aclu estimates between 500 and 1000 families have yet to be reunited. when asked if there's a way to carry out mass deportations without separating families, homan said this, of course, there's families can be deported together. trump, also weighing in on the new republican controlled senate, saying whoever leads it must allow recess appointments that would give trump temporary power to fill vacancies without senate approval. the issue came up in 2014, when the supreme court ruled against president obama's use of recess appointments. now, senators john thune, john cornyn and rick scott are each running for senate majority leader. and on recess appointments. they've all signaled support. trump says

two members of his first administration will not be back. former ambassador to the un nikki haley and former secretary of state mike pompeo. they have both been critical of trump. christiane cordero abc news, washington. >> supreme court justice sonia sotomayor is making it clear she won't step down before president-elect trump. president-elect trump is inaugurated. unsubstantiated rumors have been circulating around d.c. saying the 70 year old justice would retire in the next few years. some people on the left are calling on her to resign so that president biden can pick a replacement. now, before he leaves office, sources close to sotomayor tell abc news the justice is in good health. another tells cnn the court needs her now more than ever. and now let's get to your abc seven mornings advancer. we highlight some things happening in the day ahead here in the bay area. >> first, a major change for where you can park in san francisco and everywhere in california for that matter. starting today, sfmta says it will start enforcing the state's

new day lighting law, which bans cars from parking within 20ft of any crosswalk. drivers who are found in violation will receive warnings for now. in january, $40 citations will be handed out. thousands of parking spaces in san francisco and elsewhere are set to be eliminated by the new law, which is supposed to improve pedestrian safety. >> crews will wrap up repair work this morning on interstate 80 and highway 101. in san francisco. the ramp from southbound 101, the connector at 80, is still closed, while crews finish replacing damaged concrete barriers. the southbound 101 on ramp from 10th and bryant street is also shut down. caltrans says the roads are expected to reopen by 9 a.m. also today, some businesses will be closed for the veterans day holiday that includes most banks. >> there also won't be any usps mail deliveries. however, fedex and ups will be open today. you can also expect nonessential government offices to be closed in observance of the federal holiday. >> first career touchdown ricky

pearsall getting the scoring getting the scoring started for the 40 niners in their game against the bucs. >> and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up about 432 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> plus, do you remember we were telling you that there's going to be a dev patel lookalike contest here. we're going to show you who won the competition. that drew hundreds of people to dolores park. >> but first, here's drew. can't wait to see that. okay, here's a live look outside sfo. this morning. we are on storm watch as we do see a level one light storm moving through the bay area. so looking at our rain chances, we're highlighting about a three hour window later on this morning between 9 a.m. and noon. that's we'll find about the steadiest rain working through after 1 p.m. the rain is over, the clouds clear out for afternoon sunshine, but it is messy out there. this morning. live doppler seven showing you some light rain in the north bay. zoom in just a little closer here. 101 slow and slick. travel from healdsburg up through cloverdale, ukiah. some

light rain falling around fort ross sea ranch this morning. some light showers in the east bay from san ramon down through pleasanton. the altamont pass is getting wet this morning. a similar story for sunol. the biggest impact once again will be slick and slower travel with this cold front. level one this morning for light to moderate rain and some breezy winds this morning, here's future weather. we'll time out the rain this morning. moving through the north bay first. later on this morning by 10 a.m. it's working through the heart of the bay area, close to 11. we're seeing that rain in the south bay and then it's out of here. the afternoon we dry out and sunshine is back with daytime highs in the 50s and 60s. so find that rain gear this morning. you'll need it all morning long. sunnier. this afternoon we have another chance of rain coming our way wednesday. we'll s

outpacing no by nearly 2 to 1 margin. once that vote is certified, tao's out and the city council president, nikki fortunato bass takes over as mayor. then a special election will be held 120 days following the certification, and alameda county district attorney pamela price is also being recalled. price is the county's first district attorney to be recalled. she faced criticism for being too lenient on crime. that margin is similar to the oakland mayor. recall margin, and although it's very unlikely the outcome will change, another batch of results is expected later today. so what happens now? well, once that vote is

officially certified, price will step down. the county board of supervisors will appoint an interim da who will serve until the next general election. experts say the board will likely seek a candidate with a combination of prosecutorial management and victims rights experience, and someone who was an ada or in a management level and not quite an executive level, but had managed a unit like a victim's crime unit. those against the recall say the board will also have to balance the pursuit of justice against what they call the very real problems in the justice system. public interviews could happen as early as january. >> the future of san francisco's great highway has been hotly debated. now, it appears voters decided to have a two mile stretch of the highway closed. the latest numbers show measure k passing, getting 54% of the vote. closing off the road to cars will create a new oceanfront park, but not everyone is happy. the great highway was temporarily shut down to traffic during the

pandemic. the city then closed it on weekends and holidays. opinions on the measure have been mixed and contentious. >> i think that we're going to have to experience the city in ways other than being in cars a lot more as the world changes. >> it's very disappointing right now for us. that did not want the great highway to be permanently closed to cars. >> opponents say the residents directly impacted by the closure and increased traffic did not ask for this measure. they say a higher concentration of yes votes came from the eastern parts of the city. for election results for all the races across the bay area and beyond, go to abc7 news.com. you'll find them under the top stories section. >> new at six a unique highway improvement is coming to vallejo. this is a visual of what is called a diverging diamond interchange at fairgrounds drive and highway 37. this is right near six flags discovery kingdom. the interchange is the first of its kind in the bay area. it works by swapping the direction of

traffic in order to lower the number of intersections. officials say this will help ease congestion. the project is expected to cost $25 million and take a year to complete. >> on this veterans day, governor newsom is warning $33 million in grant money to help veterans better access mental health care. the funding will go to community organizations statewide that provide mental health treatment for veterans and their families. the hope is to reduce patient wait times, expand telehealth options, and increase the number of mental health workers. >> now it's your morning money report. consumer financial advocates say in the wake of the presidential election, a lot of young people will be doing doom spending. that means spending money to try and soothe fears about broad issues like politics or the economy. psychologically, it can give people a sense of control during stressful times. experts say this kind of catharsis can help with short term anxiety, but can also cause long term damage to a person's

financial health. so watch your wallet. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway, you can see that we're significantly up about 367 points. >> an ivy league university will start offering a course in the spring focused on this iconic singers cultural impact. >> that girl acting naughty church girl don't hurt nobody. you can be my daddy if you want to, okay? >> a professor at yale says the course will dive into archives and visual albums to understand beyonce's influence on black feminist thought and american culture. she believes that after the election, and with the events leading up to it, it's important to recognize beyonce's contributions. the class will look at her artistic work from 2013 to 2024, right? >> yeah, sounds like a good class. >> is there going to be a tour? there should be, because if there's going to be, can we know about it soon? because we need to. we're just talking about financial impact. we need to save, start planning it.

>> yeah we do. >> maybe she'll do like tax season and your tax return. >> hopefully that would be nice. >> hopefully you know that would be kind. that would be kind. this morning we're showing rain and walnut creek. a live look outside. it is stormy out there right now. we have wet roadways in your day planner shows a pretty wet start to the day. so this morning we have that rain. it's a level one here on the abc seven storm impact scale. still scattered showers around noon, but after 1 p.m. we're done with this rain. sunshine comes back out. we dry out this afternoon. daytime highs in the 50s and in the 60s. but this morning we are tracking rain. live doppler seven showing you steady rain falling in the north bay. some scattered showers in the east bay and in the santa cruz mountains. a winter weather advisory begins here at noon in the sierra. we're expecting anywhere from about 2 to 6in of snow above 6500ft throughout the evening. just be aware of that. we're certainly going to have some issues on 80 and 50 as that snow falls this morning. it's a

level one light to moderate rain, slick travel, slower travel times and breezy to gusty winds at times. winds are starting to pick up a bit, gusting closer to 30mph right now. in ukiah, winds between 10 and 15mph for those along the coast. future weather the front is moving through here closer to 10 a.m, and that means winds do increase a bit. we'll likely see gusts around 25 to 30mph later this morning. so here's the front futurecast showing you the rain this morning in the north bay. first crossing through the east bay. the city around 930 10 a.m. steady rain falling in the south bay around 11 a.m. and then we're done with it by 1 p.m. that front is well to our east. we have sunshine breaking out and we're drying out for the back half of our day, but rainfall amounts anywhere from a quarter to a half of an inch of rain. this morning as we track this front moving through so morning rain and wind giving way to afternoon sunshine. daytime highs certainly cooler than average. upper 50s to the mid 60s overnight. tonight we'll get rid of the cloud cover. we'll find clear skies, chilly temperatures. it's not too bad out there. right now. we're in

the 50s, but overnight tonight we'll find 30s and 40s on the board. accuweather seven day forecast shows you a level one this morning for afternoon sunshine, dry and sunny tomorrow evening. showers very likely wednesday with another chance on friday. but a wonderful weekend on the way. saturday and sunday guys. >> all right drew thank you. emmy award winning talk show host kelly ripa and mark consuelos are soaking up some of the southern california sunshine. the new york city based talk show live with kelly and mark is taking a vacation from the east coast gloom, and they're spending the week visiting fans in the palm springs area. george pennacchio from our sister station in la, was in the desert with kelly and mark and the couple loves the socal scene. >> you guys seem so happy here. tell me what adventures we're in for as an audience. >> oh man, we're going to take you through the forest. we're going to do some hiking up in the up in the mountains and do a little golfing. i do a historic architecture tour, which is fascinating, very interesting. >> we see, like the original celebrity homes and the different areas, and there's a

lot of history. >> we discovered this new sport that nobody really knows about. i think we're on to something. it's called pickleball. >> never heard of it. kidding of course. live with kelly and mark. we'll have shows this week from southern california. you can catch it here on abc seven starting at 9:00. >> ricky pearsall got the scoring started for the 40 niners in their win against the tampa bay bucs. quarterback brock purdy connected with pearsall for his first career touchdown. it happened in the first quarter to put the niners up seven. nothing. of course, he missed the first six games after he was shot in an alleged attempted robbery in san francisco's union square. the 40 niners beat the bucs 23 to 20. their next game is sunday at home against the seahawks. >> hundreds of people showed up to san francisco's dolores park for dev patel lookalike contest. we first told you about this last week on abc seven mornings. take a look at these photos on the event's website. they show the winner, who earned a $50 cash prize. according to our

media partner, the sf standard, 25 year old preet hundal of san jose won the competition. hundal said he was going to share his winnings by getting a burrito for the first four people who showed up to el realito when he was there. first four people, $50, he would have had to have reached into his wallet and pay more because a super shrimp and meat burrito at el farolito is about like 15 to $16. >> it wasn't a generous contest, but hopefully a good time was had by all. do you really make one of those big, huge checks out when it's for 50? >> you had to pay $50 to get it made. i mean, sorry, we had to take from. >> okay. >> all right. well, congratulations to you. and this morning, we're getting our first look at stitch from the upcoming live action remake of the 2002 animated film lilo and stitch. >> this is my favorite. i love lilo and stitch so much. so here it is. >> oh, looks amazing. fantastic ten out of ten. >> i love him. they shared this

image during d23 brazil. the caption reads cute and fluffy, which is a nod to a quote from the original film. the movie is set to be released in theaters may 23rd of next year, and disney is the parent company of abc seven. i know they filmed some scenes on oahu because on the north shore, because people who are on the north shore vacationing took pictures of them filming this. >> oh how fun. >> and they knew it was lilo and stitch because, you know, they don't advertise what's happening. they knew it was lilo and stitch because they saw all the actors talking to, like, a pretend thing. okay. you know, like a tennis ball that was walking around. yeah. >> looks amazing. all right, up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> ohana, as we head to break a live look outside at 655. i know it's a bad impression. you're a voice

a light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. live doppler seven showing you it's busy this

morning, especially in the north bay, where you zoom in even closer to street level. some light to moderate rain falling around lakeport, hopland, ukiah and we all get in on the wet weather throughout the morning. the best chance of finding rain between 9 a.m. and noon. this level one light storm, the biggest impact. slick roads out there and slower travel times. >> and number two, as drew mentioned, we are seeing some slick roads this morning, so give yourself a little bit of extra time if you are going to be driving. however, overall traffic is lighter because of veterans day. you can see from a live look on our bay bridge. it is getting a little crowded on the upper deck, but not as busy as it usually is. this time of the morning. we do have a little bit of a slowdown from treasure island to fifth street. >> number three, the mountain fire in ventura county is now 36% contained. this morning. this burned more than 20,000 acres since it started last wednesday. 134 structures have been destroyed and more than 11,000 structures remain threatened. >> number four racist text messages sent to black children and adults across the country have found their way to the bay

area. the anonymous text invokes slavery, addressing people by name. community members in san francisco plan on attending tomorrow's sf unified school board meeting to denounce the text and show support for students. >> number five president elect trump has picked new york representative elise stefanik to be un ambassador. she's been a big ally. president biden says he will meet with trump at the white house this week, promising a smooth handover come january. >> number six, today is veterans day. some businesses will be closed for the federal holiday that includes most banks. there also won't be any usps mail deliveries. fedex and ups will be open. also, expect nonessential government offices to be closed. >> number seven, check out this celebration from a vikings player, camryn bynum makes an interception and then celebrated with a dance like ray gun. of course, as the australian breakdancer from the olympics. >> wow, it's that right there. >> that's my favorite part. skills. >> like we did hip hop dancing last week and someone called me reggie reagan.