now at six san mateo county sheriff's scandal. the controversial promotion she just announced as she continues to

face calls for resignation. >> the timeline for the great highways transformation. what we're learning about when some new installations will be going up. >> plus, getting ready for thanksgiving turkey, which is better? white meat or dark meat? the great debate over which one reigns supreme. >> real quick. >> dark. >> i'm going to be real controversial. i don't even love turkey. i don't like turkey. besides, i'm with you. >> okay. for me? okay. all right. >> i like the light meat, so. all right. well. good morning. it's thursday, november 14th. oh, my goodness. >> we're talking about thanksgiving already. we are chilly two weeks. >> it's only two weeks. come on. almost there. >> we're tracking showers still this morning. live doppler seven is showing you that the wet weather again is mainly in the north bay. just like yesterday. any showers today will be focused north of the golden gate. over the last hour, we have noticed one thunderstorm popped up. we do have the chance throughout the day as we get some sunshine kind of warming up the atmosphere, creating some instability. we could have 1 or

2 of these thunderstorms move on shore. here's a closer look at the north bay 101 essentially from ukiah down through santa rosa, seeing some wet weather. so on the abc seven storm impact scale, we're at a level one today for showers, mainly in the north bay. large breaking waves, longer coast. we have a high surf advisory in effect through saturday and minor coastal flooding during times of high tide over the next couple of days, the king tide could bring us some coastal flooding, 40s and 50s out there right now. as we get you going on your thursday throughout the morning, we'll track those showers, mainly in the north bay, for areas outside of the north bay, it's mainly a mix of sun and clouds, and those showers will taper after the sun goes down later on this evening. highs today will go into the upper 50s and mid 60s later on. that's a look at weather. let's check in with sue and see the traffic conditions this morning. good morning drew. >> good morning everyone. >> we started off our thursday morning commute with not one but two sig alerts. >> so let's get an update now. we still have a full road closure. this is east 80 near air base parkway in fairfield. it's a fatality. they expect to have it hope to have it reopened

by 8 a.m. so they are diverting traffic off at air base but expect major delays. and if you can put off your drive eastbound 80, please consider that also a sig alert southbound on the sunol grade. that's 680 near koopman road. a stalled big rig is still out there. you are stacked up now to bernal, and we're taking a look at the snow or pardon me, the altamont pass, westbound 580 near grant line. that earlier accident cleared, but you're still about a 55 zero minute drive from tracy up and over into livermore and dublin. pleasanton ladies. busy. >> thank you so much, sue. this morning dysfunction and drama in san mateo county. local leaders are demanding the sheriff resign after an explosive report accusing her of abuse of power and having an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes joins us live in studio this morning. and zach, the sheriff announced a really surprising decision at a special board meeting of supervisors last night where the board

voted. they have no confidence in her. >> yeah, that's right. this all stems from that 400 page report accusing sheriff corpus of abuse of power and having an inappropriate relationship with the chief of staff that she hired. and in the special meeting wednesday, she announced that she's promoting that person to assistant sheriff. and of course, we've got a lot of criticism from the board of supervisors who unanimously voted to declare it has no confidence in her. now, the report at the center of this was released tuesday, and it was done by an independent investigator. it claims corpus office uses retaliation and intimidation tactics against deputies who questioned her leadership. now, at one point, the special meeting last night had more than 1000 virtual attendees and the sheriff took time during public comment to deny the allegations against her. >> this inquiry was politically motivated and one sided. >> it was filled with lies. >> okay, so the sheriff is an elected position so the board doesn't have the power to fire corpus. now, one option would be to put a charter amendment before county voters in march. if it passed, it would

ultimately give the board the power to remove her. now we reached out to the sheriff's office for further comment, but they said her remarks at last night's board of supervisors meeting spoke for themselves. live in studio zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, zach, thank you. and this morning, police are still looking for the person who stabbed a man to death near the embarcadero bart station in downtown san francisco. we brought this to you as breaking news yesterday on abc seven mornings. the victim was found in the middle of market and main shortly before 6 a.m. the area was blocked off for several hours. the bart station was closed briefly as police searched for a suspect. a business owner tells abc seven news surveillance video shows the victim coming from beale street, stumbling, and then collapsing. >> the bay area council and local groups are calling upon governor newsom to deploy chp on bart, just as he's done in oakland. in a letter, a coalition of more than 100 aapi groups are requesting the governor address violence on the trains and in stations they call attention to the asian american

woman shoved into a train in july. they say the woman fatally stabbed at a station last weekend was also asian american, polling from the bay area council found riders have been staying away from bart over crime and safety concerns. >> president elect donald trump is making more picks for his cabinet. he is nominated now former florida representative matt gaetz to be his attorney general. gates was spotted traveling with trump and his motorcade during his visit to washington yesterday. the senate must confirm the appointment, but it isn't clear if he can get enough votes. soon after the announcement, gates resigned from congress. his resignation effectively ended an ongoing probe by the house ethics committee related to alleged sex trafficking and obstruction of justice. bay area representative eric swalwell had this to say. >> well, to the president, i say no, seriously, who is your pick for attorney general? because this pick is a middle finger to democrats and sane republicans. >> trump is nominating former

hawaii representative tulsi gabbard for direction a director of national intelligence. gabbard, once ran for president as a democrat, and she played a big role in trump's campaign. >> and trump had his moment at the white house yesterday. president biden met with him in the oval office. they shook hands and biden said, welcome back, promising a smooth transfer of power. the pair then met behind closed doors for nearly two hours. governor newsom is back in california this morning after meeting privately with the state's congressional democrats in washington, dc. the governor's been there since monday to prepare for the trump administration's expected plan to roll back liberal policies in the state. he says biden offered to support california's wildfire recovery efforts with no conditions. >> that's not the state of mind of donald trump. and that's not just rhetoric. it's not just threats. those were actions by donald trump in the past. and i guess that's what people voted for. but i got to tell you, a lot of folks will be hurt if we

don't push back. and so we're going to we're going to be firm. >> why not? >> governor newsom says he did not meet with any of california's congressional republicans during his trip. >> extreme weather across the country and globe is causing severe damage on the east coast. new york firefighters are battling wildfires. more than 200 since the end of october. those fires, fueled by record droughts and strong winds. in denver, residents got more than 20in of snow, making it the snowiest november the state has had in 40 years. and across the atlantic in spain, areas are dealing with nearly a month's worth of rain in one day, just two weeks after the country experienced deadly flash floods. the intense rain caused another flooding event a big announcement for the city of san jose. a 4000 home community powered by data centers. it's called a net zero community. when data is stored in the cloud, it is sent to data centers, and those centers, they produce a lot of heat, which

normally would turn into greenhouse emissions and impact our atmosphere. now, p-g-and-e's and the city are wanting to use that heat to warm homes and provide hot water to neighborhoods. developers say it's a unique proposal in terms of actually utilizing the excess heat from a data center to provide energy to the downtown community. >> it's going to be the first one. >> the first homes would be 110 rental units in the former bank of italy building. if all goes well, the program would expand and may even include affordable housing. the proposal still needs to be approved if it passes, construction could start in 2025. >> hey, amanda. 608 this morning in the accuweather forecast live doppler seven, along with satellite still tracking some scattered showers throughout the day today. just like yesterday. the best chance of any wet weather will be in the north bay. for a lot of us outside of the north bay, it's just a mix of sun and clouds. throughout your thursday, we do have a high surf advisory about to kick in. this will last through saturday so just be aware our ocean

currents are rough already dangerous swimming and surfing conditions will be in the forecast through the start of the weekend, and our northwest facing beaches are most at risk. it's that time of the year. we have our king tides, our highest high tides all year, so coastal flood advisories will be in effect today through monday. so during times of high tide we could see some minor flooding close to the coast. here's a look at future weather today. some isolated showers in the north bay. elsewhere, it's a mix of sun and clouds. daytime highs will mainly be in the upper 50s to the mid 60s. so looking at any rainfall totals, very low amounts, maybe up to a quarter of an inch in the north bay. and there you can see for many around the bay shoreline and areas south and east, we're picking up nothing. so looking at today's forecast, the best chance of showers will be in the north bay. and then the payoff friday and saturday. amanda looking beautiful. we'll have that full weekend forecast coming up in about eight minutes. >> all right drew. thank you nurse navigator. the new program in the south bay to help transport people with health problems. possible service cuts. the impact you may see if you take muni across san francisco and later, we're checking in

with reggie, who is at the happiest place on earth. he's going to give us a sneak peek at disneyland's newest attraction, which opens

the southern part of the united states got hit by terrific storms this fall. so many people have been hurt. we all go through storms in life. it may be a marriage. it may be our children. it may be our health, cancer. do you have an anchor to hang on to as you go through these storms? i do, and that's jesus christ. 50 years ago, i gave my life to jesus christ. if you've never done that, you can do that right now. just pray this prayer with me. just say, "god, i'm a sinner." "i'm sorry for my sins." "forgive me." "i believe that jesus christ is your son, that he died

for my sins on the cross, and that he was buried, that on the third day you raised him to life." "and i would like to invite him to come into my heart and live from this day forward forever." "amen." if you prayed that prayer, call the number that's on the screen. someone would like to pray with you and talk to you right now, just call that number that's on the screen. god bless you. cases in the bay area. according to the state department of public health, there were nearly 1800 cases of pertussis at the end of september. the month with the most recent statewide data.

pertussis is a bacterial disease that causes whooping cough. that's a big increase from 2023, which only saw 644 cases. the entire year in the bay area. san francisco has seen 84 cases this year, compared to 1 in 2023. marin county has had 336 cases, up from 17 last year. and contra costa county has had 109 confirmed cases. this is up from 16 last year. the number of e coli cases linked to the mcdonald's quarter pounder has risen to at least 104. four of the people affected have developed a potentially life threatening kidney disease complication. one person died in colorado. no cases have been reported here in california. the source of bacteria may have been from the onions out of salinas, based taylor farms. the company recalled their onions in response to the outbreak. chipotle is being sued by one of its own shareholders over viral complaints about its alleged skimpy portion sizes. the

proposed class action lawsuit claims the restaurant understated customers dissatisfaction. customers suggest chipotle is downsizing its portions without lowering prices and cutting down on quality. the proposed class action lawsuit would make eligible anyone who bought or sold chipotle stock from february 8th to october 24th of this year. in the south bay, some people who call 9-1-1 may end up getting an uber instead of an ambulance. the new program, called nurse navigator, willirect calls about non-life threatening health problems to nurses rather than sending paramedics right away. the caller will be assessed and decide the best course of action and arrange transportation if it's needed. >> maybe you don't have access to health care. maybe you're uninsured. maybe you don't have a ride. or maybe there's other things that prevent you from getting access to your primary care. your only option is 9-1-1. and unfortunately, by doing that, it's taking that service away from other folks.

>> rideshares could be used to get patients to an urgent care or to a pharmacy. the navigator is a pilot program offered to residents in the west valley. it will officially launch on wednesday. muni is trying to avoid potential bus and train service cuts while it scrambles to boost revenue. the agency faces an annual deficit estimated between 239 million and $322 million by 2026. muni was previously betting on proposal l. it would have taxed ride hailing services and given muni about $25 million annually, but prop l failed this election, according to the chronicle. the proposals are not final, but could come as soon as next summer. >> a clear timeline for a new park along the great highway in san francisco will not be discussed until december, but a promenade with temporary art installations, murals and seating will be up by early next year. 54% of residents voted in favor of prop k. it closes a portion of the highway to cars

to create a coastal park. the two mile stretch is from between lincoln way and sloat boulevard, and according to the examiner, park officials will apply for a state permit with the california coastal commission for early next year. the future of the massive macy's christmas tree in san francisco's union square is facing uncertainty. yesterday, people gathered for the 35th annual tree lighting ceremony, but there are concerns that this year could be the last. macy's announced earlier this year it would close its union square location when it sells the property. and despite the questions about the future, people at last night's event were really soaking up the holiday cheer at the christmas tree. >> i mean, it's not even thanksgiving, and we have our gift. and if you don't take advantage of it, it's your loss. >> and they aren't there yet, but one of the most iconic parts of macy's holiday display is returning. of course, we're talking about the sf spca. they

host kittens and puppies in the windows and i just love checking those out every year. yeah, always something to look forward to. >> toronto has unveiled what they think is the flavor of the century, and it's probably not what you'd imagine. the san leandro based sirup company celebrated their 100th year in business with their newest flavor, diamond. they describe it as tasting like freshly popped bubbly and warm vanilla. the company says 100% of the proceeds from every bottle sold until december 31st will go to work readiness programs for adults with disabilities. thanksgiving is exactly two weeks from now, and one of the most common debates of the holiday is white meat or dark meat. >> that is a big debate, and i can't believe it's already two weeks away. my goodness. well, according to a poll from last year, 43% of americans prefer the white meat of turkey. that's me. that's surprising. you like the dark meat, and you're along with about 22% of other people. because a lot of people also like the dark meat. i know it's

a big debate every year, and a lot of other people just say, hey, they like both options. some americans say that they choose white meat because it's the healthier option, but the dark meat does have more flavor because of the fat content found mostly in the skin. and some people, i guess, like both. so you get a little of each, and some people don't like either one. >> don't like it. it's on my it is on my plate. it's just a very small part of my plate. my plate is like you drown it. >> i do like the sides. all the sides of thanksgiving. that's the. yeah. >> i could easily eat the whole thing of green bean casserole. that is mine. >> that is good. >> it's so, so good. >> stuffing the stuffing. cranberry sauce all over. mashed potatoes. >> be healthy on thanksgiving. just eat whatever you want. yeah, the healthier option. >> like you got to go for it all. yeah. just eat it all. >> this morning, live doppler seven showing you. we are tracking scattered showers out there, mainly falling in the north bay. and throughout the day. that's where we'll likely find most of the wet weather. outside of the north bay today, it's a mix of sun and clouds and

we do have the chance that 1 or 2 of these showers may have enough energy associated with it this afternoon that it turns into a thunderstorm. if that does happen, it would be a very low chance we could see some hail throughout the afternoon. so looking at the abc seven storm impact scale, it's a level one today for showers. a chance of a thunderstorm. that best chance is in the north bay. we have a high surf advisory along our coast through saturday for large breaking waves, some dangerous surfing and swimming conditions, and we have coastal flood advisories now up through monday. it's that time of the year. the king tides are here are highest. high tides all year. so during times of high tide, high tide, we could have some coastal flooding. looking at the rainfall estimates today again, the north bay likely seeing most of the wet weather upwards of a quarter of an inch in spots. and then outside of the north bay, the bay shoreline, the east bay, the south bay. we're ending up with nothing. so mix of sun and clouds outside of the north bay. some showers around santa rosa and napa today. temperatures in the upper 50s to the mid 60s. overnight tonight we'll find cooler weather moving in here. mainly clear skies and 30s and 40s. we do have a winter weather advisory still in effect for the

sierra until tomorrow evening, where we could see some snow upwards of a foot and some strong wind gusts. if you're thinking of going to tahoe tomorrow evening, just be aware that we will have some issues on our freeways and on our roads as the snow falls on the order of a few inches. but again, our highest passes could see upwards of a foot of snow. now behind this front saturday morning here locally, get ready for probably some of the coldest air we have seen in about six months. look at your saturday morning lows, widespread 30s and low 40s. you'll need to bundle up to kick off the weekend. accuweather seven day forecast shows you best chance of a shower today in the north bay. brisk and bright tomorrow. with that cold start to the weekend saturday morning. but the payoff is a mainly dry weekend. sunday night late. a chance of some rain, but that's a fast mover because sunshine is back starting on monday, guys. >> sounds good. thank you so much drew. good morning america is coming up at 7:00 right here on abc seven. >> and ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> gloria, amanda, great to be with you. coming up here on gma, we'll have the reaction to president elect trump's pick for attorney general. this morning we're going to hear what some

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for at least a year because of financial difficulties. the museum sits on mission between third and fourth streets and will close to the public on december 15th. in a message posted on its website, the museum says the closure is not permanent, but it's just a pause. amazon is launching a discounted storefront that sells items for $20 or less. that includes clothes, fashion accessories, home goods and electronics. it is called amazon haul and it's mobile only. amazon is targeting cheap online competitors like sheen and temu, and the items will take 1 to 2 weeks to be delivered and shipping is only free for orders

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president elect trump has announced several new hires, unclear if those who need senate approval will get it, even with republicans in control. i'm christiane cordero with the latest from washington. >> also at 630, pushing back against possible mergers. the sharp criticism that oakland unified school board is facing after announcing some schools may be combined. plus buying a bus. >> and it's all because this is how we do it. south central does it like nobody does. >> this is how we do it. >> okay, winter wonderland at thrive city and montell jordan is joining in on the fun this holiday season when you can see him perform for free. that's always a good song to get you going. yeah, i feel like i got to pull out my planner. i want

to know. i want to go, yeah. good morning everyone. it is thursday, november 14th. yeah. let's get a check of that forecast with jude two. because jude, we've been talking about possible more rain. right. >> some showers falling right now in the north bay. you look outside from our south beach camera and it does have that stormy looking sky to the forecast today. and just like yesterday, it's the north bay that has the best chance of finding those showers. and that's what live doppler seven is seeing this morning. we'll zoom on in a little bit closer, about to have a downpour move through santa rosa petaluma, rohnert park right now. similar story with some scattered showers around healdsburg, cloverdale, ukiah. and this is all moving into napa county as well. over the next hour or so. so on the storm impact scale, it's a level one today for showers. even the potential chance of an isolated thunderstorm. if one pops up, we could see some hail, large breaking waves along our coast, and even some minor coastal flooding during times of high tide. the next couple of days, with our king tides underway, looking at temperatures right now, we're in the 40s and in the 50s. so future weather showing you throughout the day. it's

mainly the north bay that will be dealing with the showers. outside of the north bay, it will be a mix of sun and clouds and drier conditions. so highs today will be in the upper 50s. lower 60s. folks in the north bay take the umbrella with you as we track those isolated showers throughout the afternoon. let's check in with sue and see how those commutes are going this morning. >> good morning drew. good morning everyone. we've got better news now. we had a couple of earlier sig alerts and accidents that have been cleared. looking at some drive times it's still over an hour west 580. earlier accident cleared. that one was near grant line 680 southbound. we've had a stalled big rig out there all morning long just now cleared. they lifted the sig alert that was near koopman. so you can see it's nearly an hour about 50 minutes, getting south towards fremont. 85 northbound, 101 to cupertino is in the green. that's good. metering lights on at 537 this morning. you're backed up now towards the macarthur maze. you can see the areas of red still concern. we have this fatality in fairfield. still all lanes blocked.

eastbound 80 near air base parkway. they are diverting traffic off at the parkway, and they're hoping to have that cleared by 8 a.m. all right. busy on our roadways this morning. thank you. sue. and this morning surprise. even shock on capitol hill after president elect donald trump's latest cabinet pick, he nominated matt gaetz to be attorney general. the florida representative resigned from congress almost immediately, effectively ending an investigation into sexual misconduct and drug use. as abc news reporter christiane cordero reports, there are questions of gates and other trump picks can pass senate confirmation hearings. >> congress is back in session with new leadership and republican control over both chambers, and with one trump appointee. representative matt gaetz notably absent. >> he issued his resignation letter, effective immediately, of congress. that caught us by surprise. >> trump tapped gaetz to serve as attorney general. the nomination came as the house ethics committee was in the final stages of its

investigation into gaetz over allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. sources tell abc news if matt has resigned and is no longer a member of congress, the ethics investigation will cease and no report will be issued. since gaetz is no longer a member of congress, the committee has no jurisdiction over him. the report won't be made public, and gaetz, who has denied any wrongdoing, is now trump's pick to lead the department that investigated him for years. confirmation by the senate is likely to be an uphill battle. >> i think it would be absolutely essential in investigating his background and his qualifications to have access to that full report from the house. >> also potentially facing an uphill battle. trump's pick for defense secretary pete hegseth receiving pushback for saying women should not be in combat roles. hegseth served in iraq and afghanistan before becoming a host for fox news and has never worked in government. >> i respect his his service and the fact that he's a decorated combat vet. but, you know, it

takes weeks to figure out where the bathroom is in the pentagon. >> the republican controlled senate has elected its new leader. south dakota's john thune was chosen by his peers via a secret ballot. trump reportedly favored senator rick scott for the position, though he never officially endorsed anyone. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> a new uc berkeley la times poll finds vice president kamala harris would have a huge advantage among democrats if she were to run for california governor in 2026. about 72% of democrats polled said they would be very likely or somewhat likely to consider harris for governor. only 8% of republicans and 38% of voters with no party preference said they would support her. governor newsom is unable to run again because of term limits. this morning, dysfunction and drama in san mateo county. the county board of supervisors has unanimously voted to declare it has no confidence in sheriff christina corbus. at a special meeting

last night, the board demanded her resignation after an explosive report accusing her of abuse of power and having an inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff. during public comment, the sheriff said that the inquiry into her was politically motivated, one sided and filled with lies. the sheriff is an elected position, so the board does not have the power to fire corpus. one option would be to put a charter amendment before county voters in march, and if passed, it would ultimately give the board the power to remove her. >> we're basically out asking the voters to give the board the power to do so under specific circumstances. there would still need to be a finding the appropriate findings by the board at a later date. should that charter amendment pass, and then a vote to remove the sheriff. >> during last night's meeting, corpus refused to step down and in a shocking move, she announced she was promoting her chief of staff to assistant sheriff. supervisors have also voted to have their council look into whether she is legally able to do that. the man accused of

killing tech executive bob lee last year in san francisco will be back on the stand today. yesterday. nima momeni testified that lee attacked him with a knife for telling a bad joke at lee's expense. he then reenacted his version of the deadly encounter, saying he redirected the knife back at lee, but he said he had no idea lee was fatally injured when he walked away. lee's brother was in court and had this reaction to his testimony. >> nima obviously did a lot to damage his own credibility today, and just seeing him get angry and stuff on the stand. i'm feeling, you know, that's what my brother saw that night, right? it's him getting angry. and him, you know, his story makes no sense to me. >> well, his legal team argues he acted in self-defense in the east bay. the public got its chance to ask questions about a plan to merge up to ten schools in the oakland unified school district. the school closures are part of the district's effort to fix a huge budget

deficit. mergers are seen as a more immediate fix, with a budget gap expected to only get worse. the district says it's seen a drop in enrollment, with operating costs going up and the plan is to merge ten schools that you see on this map into five. it's estimated that this could save about $3 million. one of the student members of the board had some sharp criticism, though. >> merging schools is just like just a nice word to say that they're closing the school. like, we cannot hide the fact that they're going to just close down schools and it's not fair. we're limiting the access to younger kids, especially now. these are elementary schools that are getting closed down. i'm going to be for real. >> a final decision on the merger plan could come next month. and now it's time for our abc seven mornings advance. it's our way of highlighting some things happening the day ahead, right here in the bay area. first, this morning, former san jose city council member omar torres will be making another court appearance. torres is facing felony charges after

being accused of molesting a child. he was arrested last week after a relative came forward to police to say he was victimized by torres 20 years ago. torres is being held without bail. he faces 24 years in prison. if convicted. a critical vote today could transform san francisco's ocean beach. the california coastal commission will vote on a plan to build a seawall to protect against erosion and rising sea levels. we first told you about this plan yesterday morning. city planners say the $175 million project would also shore up a sewage tunnel and a wastewater treatment plant along the coast, but those with the surfrider foundation have their concerns. >> seawalls make erosion worse by disrupting the natural flow of the ocean. sand will get pushed outwards, kind of pinched out along the seawall, and over time there will be no more sand, no more natural beach left at all. we are concerned that the city will not be able to keep this seawall buried as they

claim. >> the city's plan also includes a seaside trail and other features. the surfrider foundation wants to see a seawall that's made of dirt and more long term maintenance plans. this morning, california celebrates its annual ruby bridges walk to school day. the statewide walk honors the historic civil rights moment when six year old ruby bridges became the first student to integrate a southern elementary school. local san francisco students will march from city hall to their schools to honor bridges and her bravery back in 1960. ruby bridges walked to school. day was designated by the state in 2021 and still ahead, the beloved san francisco street fair that had its last dance, unfortunately for so many. yeah. and a first look at tiana's bayou adventure. reggie is there and will give us the scoop on the new ride at disneyland. but first, here's drew. >> yeah, we are so excited to see that he was so entertaining the last hour. i can't wait to see him on the ride. finally! here's a look at our high surf

advisory that begins very shortly at 7 a.m. we're talking about breakers 12 to 18ft, and this will last through saturday. so just be aware. along the coast we have dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. our northwest facing beaches most at risk. we're at that time of the year where we have our king tides, our highest high tides all year. a coastal flood advisory will begin this morning. this will last through monday. so during times of high tide, we could see some minor flooding on area roadways and parking lots. here's live doppler seven, along with satellite. we had a cold front move through here yesterday. brought some rain to the north bay. now behind that front we're still dealing with some energy. some showers still located in the north bay from time to time throughout the morning and the afternoon, some isolated showers will be around. so here's future weather. we'll track that chance later on this morning into the early afternoon. and again, it's areas in the north bay that have the highest chance of seeing wet weather for those folks on the peninsula, the south bay, the east bay, and even in the city. it's just a mix of sun and clouds today. and temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower

60s. looking at rainfall totals, you can see any amounts pretty low in the north bay, and then nothing around the bay shoreline. so looking at highs today, 50s and 60s, and tomorrow we're drier. we're brighter and we're cold to kick off the weekend. the full weekend

you'll need a reservation. the park just announced the change for february. that's when the sun hits horsetail fall just

right, creating this an illusion that the water running down the side of el capitan has turned to hot lava. it's become an extremely popular event for photographers and sightseers. reservations will become available on monday at 8 a.m. you have to make them on the government's reservation websit, recreation.gov. and if you're headed to palisades in tahoe, you'll need reservations for parking. the ski resort introduced the program last year, and it's back for this season. reservations are required for saturdays, sundays and select holidays starting december 7th through the end of the ski season. you can make reservations online for free. they're released on tuesdays at noon and 7 p.m. for the following weekend. >> despite its massive popularity, the how weird street fair in san francisco is coming to an end. organizers announced that they will not be getting permits for 2025 because of growing costs of permitting and production. they lost thousands

of dollars in 2020 when they were forced to cancel and again this year, when their may plans were postponed because of a rainstorm. so although its september event was a big success, organizers say that operating without sponsorship or grants is just too overwhelming. >> all the holidays are coming to thrive city in san francisco. >> yeah, the area outside of chase center announced its winter wonderland holiday programing. the tree lighting ceremony is set for saturday, november 30th. former warrior will be there also. montell jordan is going to be performing, so there's going to be a lot going on. and then starting on december 21st, the ice skating rink opens there and there's a hanukkah celebration that's on december 29th, and you can also celebrate kwanzaa and ring in the new year on december 31st. so all of those events are free, and they have just so much going on. and you can see that beautiful tree. it's going to be gorgeous when it's all lit up. and just so exciting. >> no kidding. and speaking of

celebrations, he worked his way up through abc and then up the ladder at disney, achieving many accolades and titles. now bob iger has received one more. he just received one of the highest honors from the president of france. the walt disney company ceo was given the chevalier de la légion d'honneur, that is a french title originally equivalent to the english knight. what makes this even more special? walt disney himself received the same award 88 years ago. >> so amazing. and in new york, another member of our disney family was celebrated deborah o'connell, who is president of news group and networks for us here at disney, was honored as part of the dear new yorkers class of 2024. she was awarded with the distinguished citizenship award by reisenbach philanthropies. the foundation was started in 1991, and it has its roots in media and creative industries, and it uses that to help with its mission of helping build a better, safer new york city. and disney, of course, is the parent company of abc seven.

so some big honors and they definitely deserve them. yeah, yeah. >> congratulations. all right. in the accuweather forecast we'll take a live look at the mount tam cam this morning where once that sun gets up over the horizon, it's fighting a lot of clouds this morning, especially in the north bay. and that's where we actually find some showers falling. we had that cold front move through here yesterday. it brought rain mainly to the north bay. and that's how today is shaping up. as well. we'll look at the north bay on live doppler seven, zoom on in a little bit closer to street level, showing you we have a downpour that's moving through rohnert park right now, clipping parts of santa rosa, even petaluma. some light showers around cloverdale, middletown and all of this is moving into napa county over the next hour or so. we even have the potential of seeing 1 or 2 thunderstorms pop up. once we get that daytime heating some energy in the atmosphere. if we see a thunderstorm, hail is potentially likely later on this afternoon. of course, the north bay probably the best chance of seeing any of that action on the abc seven storm impact scale today. showers in the forecast,

mainly in the north bay. we have that high surf advisory along our coast and also some minor coastal flooding during times of high tide with those king tides. so here's future weather later on this morning. by 11 a.m, we're back on air for midday live. we'll track those showers through parts of marin and sonoma and napa county. it's a similar story in the early afternoon. notice areas outside of the north bay. pretty quiet under a mix of sun and clouds. after the sun goes down, the showers are pretty much done, so it's a very short lived rain event. looking at highs today. upper 50s to the upper 60s. cooler and cloudier in the north bay. warmer and brighter as you move south and east. overnight tonight we'll find mainly clear skies and overnight lows will be in the 30s and in the 40s. we have a winter weather advisory still in effect through tomorrow. above about 5500ft, we could see 6 to 12in of snow. and of course that could create some slick travel. so if you're traveling to tahoe, especially tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening you will be dealing with snow and especially snow at night. a lot of this falls after the sun goes down, so that makes travel pretty tricky as we take

a look at the weekend though, we will be able to enjoy sunshine and some warmer temperatures in the sierra. now behind this front it does get chilly. what you're looking at is saturday morning and our morning lows on this map. so future weather showing you kicking off the weekend. we have cold weather out there, widespread 30s in the north bay, even upper 30s. low 40s around the bay shoreline. so this is going to be one of our coldest mornings. we have seen in about six months. the payoff, though, is that we have a lot of sunshine in the afternoon and some warmer weather heading into sunday. sunday morning is not as cold. we'll start to see a little bit more mild air first thing in the morning, and then heading into monday. you'll notice it's a similar story with those overnight lows in the 30s and in the 40s. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. let's play the next seven days for you. the best chance of any showers today will be in the north bay. it's a level one outside of the north bay. it's a mix of sun and clouds and even the potential of an isolated thunderstorm popping up later on today. if one does, we could see

some hail. then the payoff tomorrow we get bright sunshine back. a brisk morning around here, but the cold morning get ready for saturday. that's when we have temperatures well below freezing and a lot of areas 30s and 40s around the bay shoreline. and then in the afternoon, we get sunny skies to kick off the afternoon 50s and 60s for the weekend. sunday rain at night. so much of your weekend is just fine. those showers after sunset on sunday, but a quick mover early next week. sunshine is back and drier conditions guys. >> all right. thank you so much drew. well abc seven is teaming up with bay area fire departments for the 15th annual operation save a life event. >> i was at fire station four in san francisco with fire officials to help increase public awareness of fire and carbon monoxide safety. one of the key messages from the event was about the importance of having a working smoke detector in your home. as we head into the holidays, especially especially at this time of the year, with thanksgiving, where we have in one specific day the most fires throughout the entire year. >> as you can imagine, a lot of

people are in their homes cooking. >> fires just burn hotter and faster because there's more synthetic materials that we bring into our homes. >> so it's so important that you have working smoke alarms. >> so important now, operation save a life includes a partnership with the home depot and kira and has provided communities with more than 1.5 million smoke and carbon monoxide alarms since it began. very important. well, normally when people go on a water ride, they might wear a poncho or at least bring a change of clothes and as we know, abc seven news anchor reggie aqui he's not basic, he's not generic, he's not typical. some may say he's not normal. not me. i wouldn't say that. >> and we say that in the very nicest way. only reggie. but reggie, of course, is live at disneyland this morning to show us the new attraction. that's opening tomorrow. that's so exciting that you're getting a sneak peek today, reggie. >> so exciting. now let me tell you, i'm not like you. other

anchors and reporters, okay? they gave me one of these to wear, which is very cute. it has mickey on it. it's a poncho. and i said, i don't need this. all right, i'm going to ride it sans anything because it's a water ride. and when you go on a water ride, you get wet. roll the video. so i'm in the front row, which is usually the place where you are going to get absolutely soaked. this is tiana's bayou adventure. it used to be splash mountain. that's the past. it's a new season. tiana has taken over this mountain and she is telling you the post story from the movie. and as i'm going through this, i'm thinking, any moment now, i'm going to be underwater. well, i don't know if i was just protected by tiana or protected by louis alligator, but somehow i came out nearly unscathed. i got a little splash in the water. it woke me up, and that's all i needed. when i tell you i love this ride. i love this ride. darcy is going to join me right now. she is from imagineering with disney. she helped create this ride. darcy. the thing i love about tiana's

bayou adventure is that there's no trauma. there's no drama. tiana is living her life. she is no longer a frog. she is a businesswoman. and she's going to send us down to 50 foot waterfall. >> absolutely. i totally agree with you that it's all about fun. it's all about party celebration. that's what a great ride. from the moment you get on it, you start to hear the good music. so the finale where we have our signature special spice song, it is just a good time all around. >> darcy, i don't know if you were here yesterday when we were riding the ride, but i got off the ride. the most magical thing happened. i think we have some video of it. we can show it. tiana herself, anika noni rose was there and i got some video as she was crouching down and hugging a guest, and it was the best thing, i felt like i was being hugged. >> that's amazing. yeah, i know she was here yesterday. her jennifer lewis put on a great show for the media last night on the riverboat, belting it out all of the original songs. our new song, it was fantastic. >> and that song special spice is now stuck in my head. and darcy, i hold you responsible.

>> i'll take it. i think it's not a bad one to have stuck in your head. it makes you tap your toes. you feel good and the message is just so positive. everybody's welcome. we're here to have fun. party, celebrate. tiana's business. it's a good time. >> it is such a good time. and when i tell you the animatronics are, i'm just going to say it. the best y'all have ever made. louis, the alligator is my king. i mean, the way that he moves, he's like, scrunchy. and you know what i'm saying? like, i don't know if there's a better word for it. if you have one in the vocabulary of imagineering, i think he's just very real. >> it's louis in the in the flesh and our team did such a fantastic job, and it took literally a team of over 100 folks to bring all of those figures to life, from the critters to the louis to mama odie and tiana, and it just really makes the story come alive. >> i loved it, okay, so i did promise my coworkers, darcy, that i was going to bring them back something. and so now here's the problem. both of our anchors today have children. i have one tiana doll. ooh, you get to pick. so does does amanda

get to give her child this doll or gloria? >> oh, i can't pick, but i think we could go get another one at louis critter club if you want. maybe that's just over here with that. that's just. >> just down the bayou. >> that's right. just down the bayou. all right. we can go grab. >> darcy is very good on her feet. she came up with a solution. so we'll have tiana for one of you, and then we'll get something else for the other one of you. does that sound like a deal? >> oh, that is so sweet. you know, thank you for even thinking about us, because all i'd be able to think about are the animatronics we're not talking about just a few of them. >> this is an entire, like, cast. >> yeah. >> oh, yeah. and you see louis alligator multiple times. oh, i forgot my favorite figure in the whole thing is this little shimmy. a shady armadillo who he doesn't even move or talk, but his eyes follow you as you go through. he knows things. he's seen things. you know what i'm saying? you get it? >> he's inbred. i have so many

questions, but they're telling me we're out of time. so i know you're joining us at 7 a.m, so hopefully we can ask you all the questions at 7 a.m. and i'm so looking forward to seeing what he has to say at seven. and that's so sweet. he's going to bring us back something for our children and

one outside of the north bay today. drier and brighter skies. >> number two, the san mateo county board of supervisors has voted unanimously to demand the immediate resignation of embattled sheriff christina corpus and oust her chief of staff. instead, corpus is refusing to resign and yesterday announced she's promoting her chief of staff to assistant sheriff. >> number three, president elect donald trump has nominated now former florida congressman matt gaetz as attorney general. the pick surprised many, and it's not clear if he will get senate confirmation. >> number four, san francisco's contemporary jewish museum will close for at least a year due to financial issues. leaders say the close is temporary.

>> number five, you may see more kids on your commute this morning. that's because it's ruby bridges walk to school day. the day encourages students to walk to school and engage in discussions about anti-racism, anti-bullying, and activism. >> number six following the sigalert with a fatal accident having all eastbound 8-80 lanes closed in fairfield. hoping to have that clear by eight. number seven, today is the day to get your coffee and a free reusable red cup at starbucks. you'll have to get a holiday drink, but you can get your cup anyway when you order online or in store. red cup day. >> big day for a lot of people. >> get that holiday drink at that free cup. >> reusable. >> we'll see you again. i'm excited. >> 77 at seven. >> robin: good morning america. the president-elect's trip to washington, a possible breast cancer vaccine, and the stars