seven mornings live now at six. the worst of the storm is behind us. this is what the live doppler seven looks like this morning. and residents across the bay area are cleaning up, following major flooding slides

and downed trees. good morning everybody. it's saturday, november 23rd. pretty remarkable images from yesterday. >> yeah. and thank goodness we're getting a break. we still have a level one system that will be with us for the morning hours. and then we get sunshine. so throughout the north bay this morning, a few scattered light showers, a slick roadways anywhere from 5/100 to maybe a 10th. and there is a look at the atmospheric river. well to the south and east of us, and we're seeing some showers here up to the north bay around lakeport and also hopland, 101 geyserville. this is the area that we certainly don't need any more rain. sonoma still has a flood warning through the 9:00 hour and around sears point highway 37. so right now it is 52 in vallejo, 50 in fremont with 48 in sonoma. it's a cooler morning. south winds are behind us, so we are definitely about 13 degrees cooler over in our inland valleys along the coast today, just mid to upper seconds with plenty of cloud cover. but

notice no rain drops. bayside. we're looking at upper 50s partly sunny conditions, so a cool day. cooler, but we're dry and then our inland valleys. check it out. upper 50s some sun and we'll look for another level one system for sunday. but it's another very light system, so we'll talk about several days of that before we get into more significant drying trend. stephanie. >> all right. lisa, thank you. well, this is something you don't expect to see in san francisco. a slide sending mud flowing into the streets. this is over in the glen park area near interstate 280, which also saw significant flooding. abc seven news reporter tara campbell shows us the damage from fallen trees to flooded freeways and stranded cars. >> heavy rain and high winds pounding the peninsula and san francisco friday. how are the roads today? >> we're just coming to get some of the sandbags because they've got them ready to go for us. >> san francisco public works extending its hours. workers

helping residents get loaded up. >> so we're going to try to patch up a leaking ramp into a garage because it's flooding right now, with all the water pooling up and pooling water wreaking havoc on friday night's commute from one flooded spot to the next in san mateo county, winds whipping and traffic slowed this person on a scooter trying to plow through the pouring rain while back in san francisco, crews cleaning up from this mudslide under 280 crashing down late this afternoon. >> we were commenting on how we appreciated how quickly the city was fixing it. actually, because it was looking a little scary earlier today with kind of all of the mud flowing into the street. >> a little jarring, a little apocalyptic. as we were, you know, going through our workday and looking outside the window. that's what we're seeing. yeah, you could see it from your house. >> yeah. the dog has been very curious by the backhoe all day. >> i was surprised it was so close to my house. so then i

started getting worried. >> and nearby residents taking precautions. >> i'm going to move my car away from the berm and tell my neighbors to do the same, just in case more dirt comes down. >> i'm seeing rain. >> meanwhile, scenes like this playing out across the city. >> we are cleaning all these catch basins. what you call storm drains. these catch basins to make sure all the stormwater run into these drains so we don't get ponding. >> tara campbell, abc7 news. >> a reminder, public works will reopen today at 2 p.m. if you're looking to pick up sandbags, don't forget your proof of address here. in san francisco. also in the city, this car was stuck in some wild flood waters in the design district. take a look. it was stalled there off the intersection of henry adams street and alameda street. it appears the driver got some help from a truck driver to get the car slowly pushed out of the water and in the east bay. it certainly got its share of rain. you see this person with an umbrella handy just in the nick

of time. as this pummeled through this area. we're talking about oakland, where it was really coming down in this area near downtown. now in marin county, several lanes of eastbound traffic were flooded along sir francis drake boulevard. it appears a storm drain got clogged right near the larkspur train station. a worker there attempting to clear it as cars tried to drive around. now, despite the rain, many activities went on as planned in the south bay. some people made it to enchant at paypal park in san jose. abc seven news, south bay reporter lauren martinez has that story. reporter. >> we're so thrilled to have enchant back in san jose. >> lights dazzled in the rain on opening night of enchant. this is the closest we're going to get to snow friday evening. families with umbrellas in hand journeyed through a maze of christmas lights inside paypal park. it may seem empty, but this is only night one. last year, enchant christmas in san jose was the top performing

location out of six throughout the country. nick simons and his family drove from livermore. >> we came last year and then when we knew she was coming, we got tickets a long time ago. we have our little sawyer here, so we thought she would like seeing all the lights tonight. >> oh, really? what does she think? so far? >> she has been staring at them nonstop under the friday night lights. >> it was branham high school in campbell against sacred heart in the playoffs. >> i think the rain isn't necessarily getting me as much as like, the stress, you know, just like i want them to win this game. so i'm not worried about the rain. >> parents are used to supporting an all types of weather. they said. thankfully it's not too cold, just wet. >> i felt like i was well prepared and i dressed for the snow with like my kids snow jacket and rain pants leggings. >> i have hand warmers, layers and rain boots. yeah. >> earlier in the night, san jose resident darrell eggers and his dog dempsey tried to go on their walk at the right time. >> i looked at the radar on my phone app and i saw it's going

to get worse between 6 and 8 p.m. and the dog has to go out. so let's go now before it gets even worse. he's an english labrador. he loves water. so no, i don't think it bothers him near as much as it bothers me. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> and take a look at this. a section of silverado trail has reopened after a temporary closure. the road was a muddy mess in between some napa wineries near yountville. crews cleaned up the aftermath of flooding and debris piled up there, and it's still raining this weekend. you can track the storm as it moves through your neighborhood by scanning the qr code on your screen with the camera on your iphone. then bookmark that page and you can easily check the latest forecast from abc seven anytime. all right, let's get you outside. how's it looking? >> a little damp in the north bay. we have a level one system, but locally we're not doing bad in the mountains here. state line, winter storm warning through tuesday. this is for the west slopes. and then also for

the greater lake tahoe area, where we're getting snow right now, which is good news because it has been rain. so travel to the mountains not advised through the early part of the week, and then we will get a break and be able to talk about the snow totals which have been in the upper elevations. so my full accuweather seven day forecast is coming up. >> all righty. thank you for that. and also ahead, holiday travel season begins. some people making their way to their thanksgiving destinations. how this year could be different with the weekend storm. plus the remaining charges for the protesters who blocked the golden gate bridge for hours

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in the camera. you see the holiday lights up, up showcasing the san francisco skyline at 610 more than 45 flights are delayed going in or out of the san

francisco international airport. yesterday was a travel nightmare at sfo. more than 580 flight delays and nearly 70 cancellations. there was an average ground delay of over two hours just because of the winds. it was the third day in a row of weather complications there, so keep an eye out for changes if you plan to fly out this week. and as we head into thanksgiving week, triple a has provided insight into the best travel times for you and your family. roads and airports are expected to be more crowded this year, with nearly 80 million people set to travel this week for the holiday. the faa is expecting over 50,000 flights and despite thanksgiving being later this week, experts are saying to prepare early thanksgiving is the busiest travel holiday of all. >> this is the time of year when most people travel, so already you're comparing a very high number from last year, the fact that last year was a record and that we're even going to surpass that this year means a lot. >> roads are expected to be crowded, too, with millions

driving to their holiday destinations. people are leaving earlier this year, with many choosing to head out on tuesday and coming back on monday to avoid major traffic. it also may not cost you as much to fill up your tank this year, according to the national average for gas, this is a technically $3.05 this year for an unleaded gallon, that's over $0.20 lower than it was last year. and as you're planning your travel into thanksgiving week, especially if you're planning to leave on tuesday, as we just mentioned, lisa is tracking more moisture coming this week. >> not much though. we went from 24% of average tuesday in san francisco to 300, 118% of average. wow. and in santa rosa, 364% of average, with over 15in of rain. so san francisco picking up three and a third inches and santa rosa. you heard about it 15.30in of rain. so

look at the sunny skyline here. that's what it's going to be like this afternoon. this morning a few light showers. level one system less than 5/100 with the slick roadways and some minor flooding still up in the north bay, atmospheric river is way out of here and we're just looking at some scattered showers you can see up in the north bay here, tracking them for you from anywhere up towards guerneville and around penngrove north of novato. highway one, a few light showers, but the rest of us quiet and will continue to stay that way. but each and every day for the next several days. still a chance of showers as low pressure hangs off the coast. so a flood warning from jenner through guerneville. we've got the russian river that is above flood stage, which is at 32ft, cresting at about 34.9. and that's going to take some time to recede. so a lot of roads still closed up in the north bay. so do be careful.

don't drive through them 1.53in in hayward. the last 24 hours. look at that inch and a half in los gatos 0.7 for san jose. ben loman over five inches of rain. mount tam over four inches of rain 2.87. santa rosa and looking at nearly two inches by the delta. and all of this obviously came down so quickly yesterday with our level three system 56 in oakland. it is 48 in sonoma with 50 in fremont and a very festive look outside our weak system. level one today with a few light showers this morning. then by about noontime on sunday again a few light showers. thanksgiving looks dry. here's a look at that shower activity 6:00 and as the model shows us by 9:00, you'll notice a smattering of a few returns. this is the rest of the day where we are breaking out into sunshine. so a nice looking saturday sunday at about noontime. notice along the coast, point reyes, santa rosa, maybe a brief shower and then

still partly cloudy with some sun throughout the rest of the day. the next system is going to head to the south of us. this is monday and we're looking at a few showers, but as we get into monday night and tuesday, the bulk of the activity will not be in the bay area today and tomorrow. rainfall potential here expected anywhere from nothing to about 5/100 to maybe a 10th up in the north bay. our winter storm warning for the west slopes, the greater lake tahoe area, looking at feet above 7000ft. but if you get down by lake level, 5500, we're still only looking at two to maybe 10 or 11in as we get that colder air in place. could be more because it is snowing there right now. 60 in concord. look for the low 60s today in san jose. the accuweather seven day forecast level one system today and again tomorrow. and light amounts less than a 10th of an inch, maybe a little more on monday. showers continue tuesday. we're dry wednesday, thanksgiving and the day after. >> all right lisa, thank you.

we're following new developments in the case against protesters who blocked traffic on the golden gate bridge. back in april. the san francisco chronicle is reporting a judge has thrown out most of the charges against them. the group was protesting the israel-hamas war. 32 of the 44 charges against those protesters have been dismissed. now, most of them counts of false imprisonment. however, some federal conspiracy charges still remain. one defendant's case was dismissed entirely. four lawsuits have been filed against the martinez refining company over the 2022 thanksgiving day chemical release. that's when a flare up sent thick white ash raining down on nearby neighborhoods. the lawsuits were filed on behalf of 700 residents, who say their health has been severely impacted by the refinery's repeated discharge of those toxic chemicals. and we're following this story. an infant is dead following a listeria outbreak impacting yusheng brand. ready to eat meat and poultry

products. the infant's mother also tested positive for listeria. the family is from california. the cdc says there have been 11 cases of listeria linked to this outbreak. those cases are across four states. yusheng food has recalled more than 72,000 pounds of food due to possible contamination. oakland's teachers union wants the school district to rethink how it's approaching its projected $78 million budget deficit. one of the plans being considered is merging ten schools. the oakland education association says this would disrupt students learning. it also says previous closures did not save the district any money and led to declining enrollment. >> we are seeing growing administration, central office and contracts while our teachers are doing more with less, and this has been going on for years. ousd has continued to push more cuts to schools and

balance the budget with discriminatory closures. >> usda says the mergers would save the district $3 million. the union feels the district is inflating that amount of the budget deficit, basing it on peak spending during the pandemic rather than during typical years. the board will vote on that plan next month. on the peninsula, a deal has been reached, ending a labor dispute between samtrans and bus operators. the san mateo county transit district board of directors approved the latest four year contract, affecting about 400 union operators. members will receive close to a 4% average raise each year. the contract also includes pay adjustments for jobs samtrans says were below market value. operators had been working without a contract since the end

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watching abc seven mornings live now at 630. >> you are waking up to slick roads this morning. we're taking a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. the cleanup efforts underway across the bay area. of course, the north bay was hit very hard, but even seeing the cars submerged in water here in san francisco is just amazing. >> yeah, a lot of rain coming down in a short period of time. we had a lot of flooding yesterday from our atmospheric river. today. it's a level one system as a few light showers

will visit us this morning. we do have the slick roadways. then we'll get into some sunshine less than a 10th of an inch and all the activity throughout the central valley, southern california, we're going closer to the bay area, and we do have some light rain up in the north bay from clear lake, middletown and healdsburg. and as we take you further south, a smattering of showers, highway one, novato and inverness. but here, san francisco and looking partly cloudy and temperatures from 54 here to 55 in oakland, 52 in redwood city. it's 50 in santa cruz with a high of 57 today, 47 by the delta. and we are much colder this morning, although south winds switching to a westerly wind about 13 degrees cooler along the peninsula. look at the rain showers. they're just moving from the north bay out towards the delta from now till about 11:00. then we're partly cloudy. a few pop up showers. you can see them in the south bay as well, but overall we're looking at a dry afternoon and the main activity this

morning in the north bay later on in the south bay. but a weak level one today and into sunday as well. stephanie. >> all right lisa, thank you. and rohnert park two cars got stuck in high waters on redwood drive. take a look. one person was stuck in their car here. city services are continuing their work to mitigate flooding and close affected roads. they warn residents to avoid going in any standing water or around flood signs. people are urged to only use 9-1-1 for emergencies, as they've been overwhelmed with calls in the area. the sonoma county fire district says it had to rescue two people in a jeep after they drove onto a closed road because of flooding. the driver and passenger, thankfully, were not hurt. in guerneville, people are moving to higher ground because of the rising russian river, which is causing significant flooding. here's abc seven news reporter cornell bernard. >> pretty soon, and by this evening, it'll be like three feet of water in here.

>> olivia lindauer and her father are wasting no time moving her house trailer out of downtown guerneville. her neighborhood could be under several feet of water by saturday. >> i mean, it's not as big of a pain as moving your entire house. that doesn't have wheels on it, but it's still not fun. that's for sure. all right, let's go. >> brianna homes is already on the move to higher ground with her trailer. >> just like getting uprooted from your home and stuff. have to go find somewhere else to live for a few days. >> pet care. all of it. am i probably going to miss work tomorrow too? >> so that's unfortunate. >> super stressful. it's so stressful. >> it's probably the. it's probably the most stress i could have. are you okay up there? >> some guerneville neighborhoods are starting to flood. firefighters going door to door, checking on residents. all eyes on the russian river, which is expected to reach flood stage soon. >> it's in monitor stage now, but it's looking at this time to be about at 34ft. so as you can see, the neighborhood we're in, this is a pretty good indicator

to us. these are the first areas that start to flood for us from some of the creeks. >> but it's nice. it's high up there. so hopefully we don't get water won't get us, water won't get us. >> everything that isn't nailed down is being moved up and away from the floor. at the surrey glamping resort, the resident cat is also ready for transport. the resort sits on a low lying spot where flooding is almost guaranteed. >> today we're just having the staff basically clear everything out and then, you know, if the flood waters come up, you know, we'll clean up, put the tents back up before next season and we'll be ready to go. >> an rv on the property got stuck in the rising water and mud in nearby healdsburg. heavy rain caused this mudslide on buena vista drive. city crews are waiting for drier weather before they can shore up the hillside. back in guerneville, it's time for neighbors to move out in a couple days. >> home. don't go anywhere in sonoma county. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> in the east bay, college football fans are prepping for a

very wet big game today. it's the 127th big game at cal and both teams and their fans are committed to the tradition. despite the inclement weather we've been having. it's one of the biggest football games of the year between the bears and the stanford cardinals. >> we're ready. we have our ponchos, so we're ready for the atmospheric river or whatever they call it these days. so we're good. >> some of the events on campus have been canceled due to the weather. while flood warnings have expired in berkeley, there is still expected to be rain throughout parts of the bay area throughout the day. despite the setback, students and fans say they don't expect to kill the energy for the game. kickoff is at 1230 today. now to the south bay, the wet weather comes as setups continue for christmas in the park to open next week. we got a look at the work being done to protect the festive structures while they're still being constructed. here's abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes.

>> the rain is not going to ruin this san jose holiday tradition, so we open on the day after thanksgiving on november 29th. >> the rainy days are my most favorite days in the park because there's fewer people here and all of the lights just kind of glisten and it's just magical. so that's what i think people should come down here. >> still, precautions are taken to protect the beautiful displays. >> we're prepping for the rain. we're putting sandbags out just to protect some of our displays. but all these displays are designed and built to be in the rain. the wind, the sun, and they're going to be just fine. >> and it's not just christmas in the park that's focus on the sandbags. valley water making sandbags like these available at stations throughout the county. they're asking residents right now to stay alert. >> we've been messaging out to the public to make sure that they're prepared. as you know, the wet season starts. so we're asking everybody to make sure that they have an emergency plan in place in case there is flooding. >> san jose resident dan

mccarthy taking no chances and making sure his family doesn't either. >> my son's got a got a shed in the back that has a low point by the by the door. so i thought i'd take a little preventative action today. >> right now the hope from officials is that the rain will have as minimal of an impact as possible on residents like mccarthy and his son, and instead bring benefits. >> we're hopeful that this will just be good for our water supply, although we're not expecting a lot of water to go into our reservoirs in san jose. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news you can track the weather where you live with the abc seven bay area app. >> you can get the latest forecast and look at the same live doppler seven radar. our weather team uses. just search abc seven bay area and your device's app store to download it. now. becoming climate ready can mean searching for big solutions and now a research team at uc berkeley is focusing on a pollutant found around the globe. plastic, and they've created a tool to help get rid

of it. here's abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma. >> it pollutes the oceans and countries in nearly every continent, making its way into the food chain and our bodies. but a team from the university of california believes eliminating plastic pollution is not only possible, but achievable. this month, the united nations will conduct final negotiations on an international plastics treaty. >> it is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to actually end this because plastic is such a global problem, it's really hard to solve with san francisco doing the right thing, california doing the right thing, even the us doing the right thing. this is our one chance to come together as a planet. >> they're hoping to influence the outcome with something called the global plastic policy tool that we first profiled here on abc seven last year. the current version allows policymakers to click on any number of data points to see what the effects of a specific

policy would be. among the possibilities requiring 40% of global plastic waste to be recycled invest 50 billion in expanding waste management and introducing a packaging tax, a combination they believe could nearly eliminate most plastic pollution. >> and the first thing we discovered was really exciting observation that actually, you can at least theoretically, end plastic pollution using this treaty, data scientists sierra martinez helped develop the tool. >> she says the challenge was to get it into the hands of decision makers, to help them understand the data and really put a connection of humans making decisions that really led to an improvement in our model, improvement in our tool. >> and i think that was the missing piece to kind of actually get it into the, the, the hands of people who could actually use it for good. >> they point out that microplastic particles are already making their way through the marine food chain and showing up in drinking water,

and even the human bloodstream, and they believe an enforceable global treaty may be the best chance to turn the health threat around. and potentially life saving for the planet. >> so it certainly has the potential to be the thing that sets the stage for the rest of my life. the rest of our kids lives for coping with plastic pollution or eliminating it outright at berkeley. >> drew tuma abc seven news. >> still ahead this morning, president elect donald trump making more picks for his cabinet. we'll have the latest details on that and take you outside for a live look from our santa cruz camera. it's

from the oakland airport. it's 642 this morning. developing news. president elect donald trump is wasting no time in forming his next administration. and as he's doing so at a faster pace than when he was first term

began, eight years ago now, abc news reporter johny fernandez has his new picks. >> president elect trump continues to announce top jobs for his next administration at a rapid pace friday evening, filling key roles for treasury secretary trump, offering billionaire scott bassett bassett, the founder of a hedge fund, has advised trump on economic policy. trump's pick to head the budget office, russell vought, who served in the same role during trump's first term and was coauthor of project 2025 for labor secretary trump, nominating oregon representative lori chavez-deremer. those appointments come after trump picked a new attorney general, pam bondi, the former florida attorney general turned lobbyist. her nomination came after matt gaetz withdrew his name from consideration after gaetz had been under scrutiny amid sexual misconduct allegations. gaetz was one of several members of congress nominated for a trump cabinet position, but is the only one to resign from congress pending

confirmation friday. he said he doesn't plan to go back. >> i'm going to be fighting for president trump. i'm going to be doing whatever he asks of me, as i always have. but i think that eight years is probably enough time in the united states congress. >> johny fernandez abc news, new york. >> president joe biden hosted his last white house dinner as president last night. >> i believe we can be proud. we're leaving an america in a better place today than we came into office four years ago. this country was living through the worst pandemic we'd seen in over 100 years. our economy was in a tailspin. we had just witnessed something we thought we'd never, ever see in america. a violent insurrection on january the 6th. and so much more. >> his speech to his supporters at the dinner was a reflection on his time as president. guests of the dinner include major

donors, longtime friends and top officials. back here at home, we continue to track the latest election results. and this morning, new data coming from santa clara county in gilroy. incumbent mayor marie blankley is still about 200 votes behind challenger greg bozo, and it's official nikki fortunato bass has won a seat on the alameda county board of supervisors. john bowers conceded yesterday that race was a close one, with bass ahead by only about 400 votes. at last check. all right, let's get you outside. good morning. lisa. >> good morning. as we take a look out towards homewood. definitely some snow out there. a winter storm warning continues for the next several days as the system winds down in the bay area, but still upper elevations in the mountains getting snow. there's also some snow at lake level. we've got a level one system back home. stay tuned to have a but do they really? do they see that crick in your neck?

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later on today because our level one system is for the morning hours mainly, and we'll see a few light showers, slick roadways, less than a 10th of an inch, really less than 5/100 for most of us. but we do have a few showers out there to start the day up in the north bay, certainly where they could use a break, but the bulk of the day will be dry. so let's get in closer towards santa rosa, and you'll notice that we do have a smattering of showers from sebastopol, cotati back towards dillon beach. still some flooding going on here. certainly around guerneville, the russian river and olema highway one a few light showers this is our flood warning until tomorrow, 5:00, where not only the russian river at guerneville, but johnson's beach and throughout the early morning hours in central sonoma, looking at still some of those creeks and streams out of their banks. so 3.57, your 24 hour total in san rafael, mount tam was over

four inches. you can see ben lowman over five inches. look at oakland, 2.46.74 in san jose and nearly three quarters of an inch in livermore. but hayward picked up about an inch and a half, as well as redwood city and all of this coming down basically in a few hours yesterday. you can see the clouds out there right now, 54 downtown, 55 in oakland with 52 in redwood city. so nice to have a dry couple of hours. this will continue into the day to day with some sun breaking out. 50 santa rosa and petaluma with 53. in concord and from our exploratorium camera light showers this morning. sunday, same. and then we'll be looking at a dry thanksgiving. and it looks like we could be getting into a more significant drying trend. here's a look at those showers today. a few slipping south by about 930 and then partly cloudy later on. today we could see a few more in the south bay, but this is overnight where we'll see a few more light showers. another level one for sunday and then into monday. our

next system bringing another level one. but the bulk of the activity will be to the south of us. this continues into tuesday, so we're not looking at a lot of rain. in fact, this is through sunday. you can see just a couple hundredths, maybe a 10th or better up in the north bay. if we add it on monday and tuesday. still very light returns. so we'd like to shut it off for a while and we probably will as we get into the second half of the workweek. so we are looking at our winter storm warning here for the west slopes. the greater lake tahoe area. and this takes us through 4:00 on tuesday above 5500ft. so 1 to 4ft. that's high up though. we're talking six 7000ft. and at lake level a couple of inches. so we have gusty winds and difficult travel here taking you to the ski resorts through the early part of next week. we will continue to see several inches of snow. and depending on how much cold air gets into the mountains, we could see a little bit more than this. so certainly better conditions. it was

raining yesterday, snowing right now, today 60 downtown with some sun and a few clouds, a few light showers, 57 in napa and the accuweather seven day forecast. scattered light morning showers today. a level one system sunday, monday, tuesday and then we'll dry out on wednesday. thanksgiving looks nice and a mix of clouds and sun with dry conditions. on friday. stephanie. >> all right lisa thank you. on the ice now the sharks are back in the bay area after losing back to back games on the road. san jose takes on buffalo tonight at home inside sap center. face off is at 5:00. and in the nfl the 40 niners will have a new starting quarterback on sunday in green bay. here's abc seven sports director larry beil. >> good morning everybody. the task just got a lot tougher for the 40 niners in green bay on sunday. no brock purdy no nick bosa. that means longtime backup brandon allen will make his first start as a 40 niner. purdy's shoulder is still sore,

so he can't play. allen has not started a game since 2021 with the bengals. he's 32 years old. the third string qb last year now thrust into a starting role in a game. the five and five niners desperately need to win to keep their playoff hopes alive. >> i feel very comfortable in the offense, definitely going back to last year and then all through this year, just just being in the system, calling the plays, seeing them play out, all that. so you know i definitely feel comfortable in this offense. >> the niners also without their best pass rusher nick bosa who was in obvious pain last sunday because of a hip injury that will keep him out against the packers. and on top of that, left tackle trent williams will likely be a game time decision because of an ankle injury. nba warriors taking on the pelicans for the third time this season, an nba cup game. check out the hook pass from steph curry. the bomb to andrew wiggins. hopefully brandon allen is that accurate. sunday wiggs goes for 30. ahead to the fourth quarter. tic tac toe trace jackson davis with authority. fast forward final seconds. warriors by two.

draymond green throws it away. here come the pels with a chance to win this thing. trey murphy the third. no good. warriors hang on 112 108 and clinch a spot in the cup quarterfinals. college football. san jose state hosting unlv. rainy night in the south bay, especially in the rain. don't throw near revis island. isaiah revis pick six off hajj malik williams spartans in control early, but unlv took over after that. jaden thomas with the hand off here goes 25 yards to the house. he finished with 135 yards on 26 carries as unlv wins in the rain, 2716. >> hi kids, i'm joe thornton and meet my pal slappy. say hi to the kids, slappy. howdy, kids. >> that's unbelievable. ha, ha. still got it. >> the always colorful joe thornton getting his number 19 jersey retired tonight by the san jose sharks. regarded as the best player in franchise history

and along with his sense of humor, the sharks respect jumbo's love of the game. >> what joe did for the city is it put the city on the map and the team on the map, and it got guys to come here for the first time. >> i met him until now. i mean, he's just always had that smile on his face. always loved to play hockey and just loves the boys. >> being around and salute to joe is going to be great. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody. i'm larry beil and a reminder that you can watch all our newscast live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. >> it's available for apple tv,

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thanksgiving travel paired with the storm is leading to more flight delays and cancellations across the bay area. right now, more than 40 flights are delayed into and out of sfo. number three, san francisco residents can pick up sandbags today from public works starting at 2:00 this afternoon. the city saw major flooding in neighborhoods and even landslides. some of the worst flooding was near interstate 280. number four, president elect donald trump revealed his picks to fill seven more positions in his cabinet. among those johns hopkins professor marty mccarey for the fda and former congressman and doctor dave weldon to lead the cdc. number five. israeli airstrikes have killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central beirut as diplomats try to broker a ceasefire. the lebanese health ministry said the death toll could rise as emergency responders look for survivors. strikes continue in gaza. number six. the texas board of education approved a new k through five curriculum allowing bible teachings in

classrooms. the instructional materials, called bluebonnet learning, are developed by the state. the lessons would be optional. and number seven, the annual life sized gingerbread house at the fairmont here in san francisco, has returned. a ribbon cutting and tree lighting ceremony will be held today at 11 a.m. it's so fun to see that every year. it's so incredible. it's like truly life size walking through it. >> i got to check that out. very cool. >> beautiful. well, thank you all for joining us for abc seven mornings. we'll see you back here at eight. have a great day

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