now abc seven mornings live right now at five. >> the thanksgiving travel rush. getting underway with millions of americans on the move. what you need to know before you head to the airport or hit the road. >> and we're waking up to more rain for parts of the bay area. the latest on this storm moving in during your monday morning commute. >> seeing that her statements are not truthful. i believe she had an agenda behind them. because if you don't kiss the ring in this county, they will push you out. >> more fallout over the scandal

playing out in san mateo county sheriff's office. now at five, we're hearing from the man at the center of the controversy and getting creative to give back in the bay area. >> a devastating fire did not stop this church from helping its neighbors in need. now a temporary solution offers a silver lining. >> good morning. it is monday, november 25th.g. it is monday, >> how's the timing on that rain? >> hi. yeah. so today it's a level one. the rain is not intense. it's just going to be with us through much of the morning. and early afternoon. live doppler seven is showing you it's the southern half of the viewing area that is seeing the steady rain for the most part in the north bay right now, some light, isolated drizzle, but it's the peninsula and parts of the east bay that have some isolated downpours that have developed. let's go down to street level on live doppler seven around redwood city. crossing the san mateo bridge, you have an isolated downpour. it's a similar story in livermore, right now, but what you'll notice is that the bulk of this moisture actually aimed at the central coast. so what that means we do expect the highest rainfall totals in

the south bay today, with lower amounts as you head north, but it is a level one. today we're tracking scattered showers. some isolated downpours. the highest rainfall totals will be in the south bay, but most rainfall will be less than a half of an inch over the next 24 hours. winds out of the southeast about 5 to 20mph. no wind advisories in effect. just all day today we have these light showers throughout the morning and into the early afternoon. we'll likely see some drier patterns as we head into the evening, but we do have some more showers to talk about here tomorrow. as well. rainfall totals again, very light in nature. highest rainfall totals will be found in the south bay. let's check in with sue and see how those roads are doing this morning. >> good morning drew. good morning everyone. it is mon. i thought we'd check in on your mass transit and changes for the thanksgiving holiday. caltrain will be on a weekend modified schedule on thursday and friday. golden gate transit no ferry service on thanksgiving and then you are back to weekend holiday for thursday and friday. bart is on a sunday schedule on thursday, a

regular schedule on friday. you can see the wetness and the rain coming down, the more intense rain and the oranges and yellows. we do have an accident partially blocking the left lane. this is north 680, in pleasant hill and the ramp to. 242. just partially blocked. i'm not seeing much slowing in the area, so thank you. >> americans are expected to set a new travel record this week. the airlines and the a getting ready for that. here's abc news reporter morgan norwood. >> powerful storms threatening to dump chaos on what's expected to be the busiest thanksgiving travel season ever. millions of americans already on the move. >> i thought it was like beating the crowds, but apparently i'm not. >> the tsa bracing for tuesday when some 50,000 flights will take off. the faa already opening special airspace used by the military off the east coast and gulf of mexico. a steady stream of passengers here at newark liberty airport. it will be a critical test for the faa as they grapple with the shortage of air traffic controllers. it's impacting operations here and also across the northeast. >> we will use traffic flow

management initiatives to deal with any staffing shortages on that particular day in this airspace, and we expect to have some of those shortages on the ground. >> the tsa says while passengers are seeing wait times at security checkpoints at their lowest levels, they're rolling out new technology to get you to your gate faster, like these new body scanners at salt lake city airport. and airlines are gearing up to our trevor ault getting a first look at american airlines plan to expand their boarding technology. >> sometimes people try to cut the line, and now there's this new feature, a sound that's going to play if you try to go ahead of your group. so i have patricia here who's going to show us how it works. if i were to try to board this flight early, patricia. go ahead. >> good morning. >> other airlines teaming up with apple. the company releasing an early software update helping passengers who have airtags alert the airline to track misplaced luggage. an airport officials warning travelers to expect long lines starting today. american, delta and united all say this will be their busiest holiday stretch ever. in fact, united adding an

additional 400 flights per day just to accommodate the demand. morgan norwood, abc news, newark, new jersey. >> and if you're heading to the lake tahoe area for the holiday. a winter storm warning is now in effect until 4:00 wednesday morning. this is a live look at i-80 at castle peak, where stretches of the freeway are wet but mostly clear of snow. overnight. there were no chain restrictions on i-80 or highway 50, but that can change quickly. the national weather service is warning that more snow is coming, and that could make driving difficult to impossible over the next couple of days. now, despite the stormy weather, plenty of people will be heading to tahoe this week for thanksgiving. the sports basement in san francisco's marina district tells abc seven news. business has been up the past few days, with people coming in to buy ski equipment. so if you are braving the snow and icy roads, make sure to prepare yourself for a treacherous drive. >> have your chains, your chain

tensioners. make sure that you put them on your tires and make sure that they actually are fitted correctly. >> you'll also want to bring an emergency kit with warm clothes, blankets, gloves, a flashlight, food and water. if you go regularly, you know the gist. but this week, as many as 80 million americans are expected to travel for the thanksgiving holiday, so keep that in mind. as triple a says, the roadways will be extremely congested. and if you're traveling for thanksgiving, be sure to have the abc seven bay area app on your phone. you can look at the same live doppler seven, drew, and the rest of our weather team use, and we'll also send alerts with breaking news when it happens, including updates on the roads and airports. the app is free. >> we're still working to learn more about the deaths of two people during our stormy weather. one of them died saturday morning after trying to drive through a flooded road in guerneville in santa rosa. the body of a man was discovered was recovered, i should say, in piner creek, which was swollen with high water. the national weather service says santa rosa received 13.2in of rain from

wednesday to saturday in placer county, the search is on for two men who were swept away in the american river saturday night. >> it happened south of auburn, the sheriff's office says three men went to the area to fish. two of them got into the water and one of them was swept away, and the second was pulled in by the current. when he tried to help, both men were in their 20s. first responders searched the area, but so far have not found them. >> for months we've been following the story of a san francisco church devastated by fire. the church, which is in the mission district, also provided shelter for unhoused people. abc seven news reporter tara campbell shows us how the church is finding solutions to keep up that work. >> this was the scene this spring at saint john evangelist episcopal church, the historic mission district building burned inside and out. >> the suspected arson forcing the congregation outside. >> there have been challenges for sure. worshiping outside and suboptimal weather is difficult.

>> it's also been difficult for the people relying on this sanctuary for shelter. it serves as a place for people to retreat during the day. but for the past two months, repairs have put them out. >> we're so close to sort of beating out the rain, but unfortunately the rain got to us before we were able to finish the job. >> there are still some more weeks of construction ahead, but they say there's been a silver lining. >> it's kind of been a beautiful opportunity. there are a lot of folks from the neighborhood who, during service, come and hang out in our garden when we would otherwise be inside. >> you know, you have to you have to make a win out of every tragedy and the church getting burned was was really scary for us and the community as a whole. but the ability to sort of clean up the space and make it make it more hospitable has been a big effort. >> the community coming through with donations, helping to make this makeshift shelter possible. >> while the insurance would pay for the fire damage, it doesn't

pay for the other things that we had to do to compensate for being able to, like, put up a shelter for people to get out of the rain. >> their sights now set on getting back into this sanctuary for christmas. >> the sanctuary feels like our church home, and so being able to be back in there and cozy and warm on christmas eve, i think will feel particularly special this year. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> in the accuweather forecast, we're looking at live doppler seven as we loop it over the last hour. and you can see showers moving in from the south because the bulk of this moisture is actually hitting the central coast this morning. and that's where we'll find the heaviest rain well south of the bay area. but this morning you can still see light to moderate showers. have this line of downpours that's starting to work its way into the city over the next 30 minutes, some downpours developing around fremont this morning. and that's what we're going to see throughout the morning. lighter showers with some

scattered downpours embedded with it. so winds right now they're out of the south. not as strong as they were last week. winds generally about 5 to 15mph right now. so it is a level one today. scattered showers, some isolated downpours. we don't have any risk of smaller stream or creek flooding. we may have some standing water on our roads, but just be careful of that. the highest rainfall will be in the south bay because the storm is coming in from the south and winds out of the southeast about 5 to 20mph. so around lunchtime, we're just tracking scattered light showers out there. we could see a brief break in a lot of the action here later on this evening. then tomorrow morning we're still going to be at a level one for scattered showers, but it looks like tomorrow afternoon we will start to dry out as the storm system pulls away. and that means wednesday is actually looking nice and sunny. here's the winter storm warning. it is in effect until 4 a.m. wednesday about 5500ft, 1 to 2ft of snow. below that, a few inches very likely winds will be

gusty, so travel is going to be tough at times. rainfall totals again. highest rainfall totals in the south bay. we're not looking at inches of rain. thankfully, most areas less than a quarter of an inch as the storm system moves through. so looking at highs today, we'll find daytime highs in the mid 50s to the low 60s with those scattered showers from time to time. if you are traveling, heading south today, you'll notice a lot of heavy rain through the central coast and then we start to dry out. once you hit southern california. looking at the three day forecast today and tomorrow morning, we have some showers. but then here we go. a dry pattern sets up here for wednesday and that does continue into the holiday. will preview that coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you. drew a pivotal day in court for the menendz brothers still ahead. what it could mean for their possible release from prison. >> and a bird flu alert for a bad batch of milk. how a bay area lab is making sure every sip is safe. >> a wicked success at the box office. the musical

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in your monday morning commute. so here's a live look. this is i-680 in sunol. it looks like the camera froze, but as you can see, the point is being made. it is wet out there. this morning, which i think you're used to at this point. you can continue to watch this this morning as drew updates your forecast for this level one storm on our storm impact scale in an interview you'll only see on seven. >> the man at the center ofe controversy around san mateo county sheriff christina corpus, is telling his side of the story. the sheriff's civilian chief of staff, victor angel, says the scathing report against the sheriff and her administration is built on lies, including their alleged romantic relationship. the report concluded angel had major influence over sheriff corpus and that he bought her expensive gifts, including $11,000 diamond earrings. he says that's not true, and says supporters of the old sheriff are telling lies to bring her down and stop the change that she's bringing to the department. >> let's talk about those 40

people that judge cordell interviewed. are you saying that most of those are supporters of the former sheriff bolanos? absolutely. i'm saying that. and a few of them are just scared for their job, because if you don't kiss the ring in this county, they will push you out. >> angel and corpus are facing calls to resign, and they both are refusing to step down. you can watch the full interview with angel over on our website, abc seven news.com. >> eight suspects, including children, have been arrested in connection to an organized retail crime spree. they're accused of targeting walgreens stores around san francisco. police say the group includes kids as young as 12. they're accused of stealing more than $84,000 in merchandise and at least 23 thefts starting in july. the investigation started after a violent robbery at the potrero avenue, walgreens. the suspects face charges ranging from assault and robbery to organized retail theft and grand theft. they are all bay area residents. >> raw milk sold in bay area

stores is being pulled from shelves this morning after testing positive for bird f. raw farm of fresno county is recalling a batch of cream top whole raw milk. it has a best by date of november 27th. the county of santa clara public health lab has been testing that milk for bird flu during the growing outbreak, and caught the bad batch. the state department of public health says no one, thankfully, has gotten sick from drinking the milk. health experts say pasteurized milk remains safe to drink, but it's best to avoid raw dairy. bird flu is also having an impact on grocery store bills. the cost of eggs went up more than 30% in october compared to last year. that's according to the consumer price index. and prices are expected to go even higher, especially as the holiday season brings more demand. the nationwide supply has been impacted since 2022. bird flu cases started to spike again last month, taking out 2.8 million egg laying birds across three states. that's a projected

loss of about 60 million eggs. >> in today's gma first look, more food safety concerns ahead of thanksgiving. the latest e.coli and listeria outbreaks involve farms right here in california. here's abc news reporter melissa adan. >> in this morning's gma first look, your thanksgiving meal and food recalls. >> i do think that people can keep in mind that when they're choosing food, that they're buying food from safe sources. >> california based grimmway farms recently expanding their e coli recall of organic carrots to now include additional bag sizes for organic whole carrots. after one person died and at least 15 people were hospitalized. the company's ceo telling abc news that consumers should feel confident that the carrots available for purchase are safe. >> often we find that contamination happens all the way back on the farm and could be related to irrigation water. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more on how to keep

your thanksgiving meal both delicious and safe with your gma first look. i'm melissa arden, abc news, los angeles. defying gravity and you can pull me down. >> you really can't hold her down. because wicked came out swinging and it beat gladiator over the weekend. some people are calling the wicked gladiator combo wicked. not me, but some people. internationally, gladiator just barely outperform wicked. but domestically wicked more than doubled. gladiators predicted sales. >> wow. for everybody. i guess you're right. seriously. >> either way, the box office wasn't doing great for the past couple of months. >> there hasn't been anything out there. there hasn't. i know. >> yeah, yeah. >> so it's good for them. yeah. >> and the nickname it's coming this week got moana too. >> yes. >> it's going to elevate it even more choices. oh goodness. now what kind of merch do we have here. sees wicked one time for

me. is this my wicked stanley cup. >> just casually pulled it out. >> you're like he's fully in. i was gonna say, did you see it? did both of you see? i was gonna say it. >> yeah, it's amazing. and i'm a wicked stan. and i was honestly worried about this movie. yeah, i needed worry. it was. i think it's probably the best movie musical i've seen. i think it might be better than chicago, which. >> oh, my gosh, that is saying something. yeah, yeah. wow. it was really high praise. i'm excited to see it. >> check it out. all right. this morning we are tracking rain in parts of the bay area. here's a live look from our exploratorium camera showing you some light showers over the city right now. live doppler seven is showing you that the northern half of the bay area is actually pretty quiet right now. we have some light showers around santa rosa. you can see the storm system actually coming in from the south. the heaviest rain is actually going to be well south of the bay area, but we do have some isolated downpours this morning. so as you commute early on, we're finding some heavier

showers around pacifica, south san francisco. some of these begin working into the city over the next 30 minutes. san leandro, san lorenzo seeing some heavier showers. a similar story asu work through sunol over the past. pleasanton seeing a downpour as well. here's the wider picture. live doppler seven along with satellite. the bulk of the rain is going to be to our south along the central coast. that's actually where the flood risk will lie over the next 24 hours. you look at the flood risk here locally and we don't have one. we're not tracking inches of rain like we saw for days last week. today, most of the rainfall is going to be between a quarter and a half of an inch of rain. where there is the flood risk is to our south around santa barbara points to the north, because that is where the heaviest rain is focused over the next 24 hours. so no flood watches are in effect here. we don't have any wind advisories. it is a level one storm for your monday 40s and 50s. as we get you going right now, do take the umbrella with you.

you do not need the large, sturdy one. the winds are not strong today. they're pretty light out of the southeast. so level one today for scattered showers. highest rainfall will be found in the south bay. that's where most of the moisture has been throughout the morning. and those winds out of the southeast. so here's future weather as we go throughout the morning light. scattered showers will be in the forecast, continuing into the early afternoon. likely see a little bit of a break here in a lot of spots overnight. and then first thing tomorrow morning again, we'll find light showers, nothing intense. and then the system is finally on the move. we start to dry out by tuesday afternoon and that leads to a spectacular wednesday and thanksgiving holiday on thursday. rainfall totals again. last week this map was showing inches of rain in many cities. this morning, you can see most areas picking up less than a quarter of an inch. so it's not a huge issue. but if you are traveling today, that just means your travel times will be a bit slower. daytime highs today mid 50s to the low 60s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast for the next seven days for you. scattered

showers today. tomorrow in the morning is the best chance of a light shower. then we start to dry out in the afternoon. sunshine is back here on wednesday. we're nice and dry for thanksgiving on thursday and even into the upcoming weekend. we'll keep the sunshine and some warmer temperatures. guys. >> thanks, drew. coming up, the seven things to know ths morning. >> letters to santa and gingerbread houses all before thanksgiving dinner has even been served. people across the bay area are already looking ahead to christmas and looking ahead to monday night football right here on abc seven. >> the baltimore ravens take on the la rams. coverage starts at 5:00, then stick around for after the game with abc seven sports director larry beil. jeopardy! and wheel of fortune are at a special time tonight starting at 930. they have a full hour of abc seven

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officials say if you see signs warning of flooded roads, you should stay away. >> number three, the weather could cause headaches across the country. if you're traveling this week, if you are driving today, triple a says the best time to leave is before 11 a.m. if you're flying the tsa says 50,000 flights are scheduled for tomorrow. the faa has opened up special airspace usually reserved for the military to help ease congestion. >> number four, a pivotal day for the menendez brothers. they are set to appear in court virtually for a hearing where a judge could rule if they're eligible for parole. >> number five more hotel workers in san francisco have gone on strike. union workers at the marriott marquis joined the picket line yesterday. 2500 workers from six hotels are now striking for better pay, improved staffing and affordable health care. >> and number six, we're following your monday morning commute. you can see the rain coming down at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights yet to the south. bay 280. very wet. in fact, we've got an accident on 101 south near the lawrence expressway, blocking

middle lanes. >> number seven. you got to love this. if you're cooking a turkey for the holidays and need some help, the butterball turkey talk-line is back. you can call one 800 butterball to get your questions answered. experts are also available via text and live chat. >> we are living in 2020 for this week. the city of napa plans to begin installing the first of four red light cameras meant to make roads safer. on friday, they will start installing the camera at lincoln and soscol avenues. three more intersections are slated to be installed by mid next year, and once the cameras are up, the city will issue warnings for 30 days. after that, it's the real citation. >> it's the week of thanksgiving, of course, but many people spent the weekend looking ahead to christmas at the cow palace in san francisco. the 40th ruby jubilee celebration of the great dickens christmas fair kicked off. attendees joined to a fictional realm with performances, interactions, foods, and trinkets.

>> every single year, it gets more and more detailed and more and more rich in terms of the beauty of it and the opportunity for people to really lose themselves in the experience. it's like time travel. you're coming into a version of victorian london that is brought to life by the actors that bring the stories of charles dickens to life, and then there are all of these shops surrounding you. >> the fair runs saturdays and sundays and the friday after thanksgiving until december 22nd. >> the fairmont san francisco gingerbread house is now open for the holiday season. it is life size. it's two stories tall and it's right in the lobby. it's made of more than 8000 edible baked bricks and more than a ton of icing and candy decorations. guests can also admire the 23 foot tall christmas tree and contribute to the donation box, benefiting make-a-wish greater bay area. this is all on display through january 1st. >> the u.s. postal service also getting into the holiday spirit. they teamed up with hayward fire

crews to help kids write letters to santa. operation santa helps to get these letters to the north pole by december 9th. for more information on how you can help, you can go to usps operation santa.com. and we continue to track the impacts of this latest atmospheric river. coming up at 530, how crews on the peninsula had to come to the rescue of a horse. >> right now, a live look outside. it's 527 and there is the

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you're watching abc seven mornings live several days of rain has left behind this mess in the north bay. >> now, at 530, the cleanup ahead for areas hit hardest by a record breaking rainfall and the hotel strike in san francisco is growing. >> heading into the holiday season, the major expansion sending workers to the picket line over the weekend. >> an online exodus is now underway. political discourse driving hundreds of thousands to

leave x for a newer social media platform. >> good morning everybody. it's monday, november 25th. >> no blue sky this morning, drew. >> no. another day of rain on our way. but thankfully it's not flooding rain by any means. for the most part, the showers are mainly light with a few isolated downpours over the next couple of hours. live doppler seven showing you the storm is actually moving in from the south. so for much of the morning it has been raining in the south bay and along the peninsula. the north bay has been mainly quiet. you can see that rain beginning to shift a little bit to the north over the last 30 minutes. i want to zoom on down to the east bay, where we do have this downpour. it's impacting moraga right now. danville, san ramon, so traveling 680 over the next 30 minutes. just be aware of some standing water on our roads as this downpour moves through. the wider picture shows you the bulk of this moisture is actually going e aimed at the central coast. that is where the flood risk will lie today. for us. we don't have any risk of flooding, thankfully, but you could see some standing water on our roads this morning,

so just be aware of that level one today for scattered showers, some isolated downpours, winds not all that aggressive today out of the southeast. so future weather showing you we're in and out of the light showers throughout the morning and into the early afternoon. we'll get those daytime highs into the mid 50s and low 60s. but we do have dry days on the horizon. we'll show you that coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with sue and see how the crew is going. >> and now the wet weather is starting to affect your drive. 880. the live shot in oakland. those headlights headed southbound traffic is fine here, but once you get past into hayward, we have an accident. it is southbound 880. it blocking the middle lanes. you can see this is a 101 in san jose near the lawrence expressway. we've got a middle accident in the middle lanes there over towards 880. and we've got this accident in walnut creek, pleasant hills southbound. pardon me. northbound 680. the ramp to two. 42. now we'll get over to 880. you can see the wet roads there. the bit of slow

traffic this is south of 92, in hayward, near tennyson. and it's minor slowing now, but it doesn't get out of there quickly. you're going to see a pretty big backup on 880 through hayward. we'll check back in just a few. >> thank you. sue. in the north bay residents and businesses on the russian river are still cleaning up and drying off after last week's atmospheric river brought devastating flooding. the survey report surrey rather resort iny report guerneville is dealing with the aftermath of more than three feet of flood water, furnishings and appliances were floating in the water and there was even more water in the parking lot, the manager says. they lost 80% of the items in their bar. employees say they simply cannot believe the damage. >> it was very heartbreaking. i am still recovering in a little shock. this is my first experience with a flood in the area and well, it's a learning experience too. next time we will be more prepared and then

our beautiful pool, the largest pool in guerneville and now the dirtiest. >> the resort staff says they plan to partially reopen in about three weeks from now, as flooding remains a very real issue. as you can see across the area, the sonoma county fire district is reminding drivers to stay off closed roads. >> we are getting rain. the sierra was getting snow and this is new video shared by palisades tahoe. officials there say they've received 23in of fresh powder over the past seven days, including 12in just since friday. snowmaking teams are using the cooler temperatures to continue to add to that snow base, and more snow is expected tonight. this morning, millions of americans are getting ready to head out for thanksgiving. this is expected to be a record breaking year for travel, so whether you're heading to the airport or hitting the road, there are definitely some things you need to know. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is at sfo this morning with a look at

the travel rush that's just getting started. >> so far, there have been at least 40 flight delays in and out of sfo. this morning, but on the board behind me, i am seeing a lot of flights on time. aseing many as 80 million americans are expected to travel for the thanksgiving holiday by air and on the roads. american, delta and united say this will be their busiest season ever. united, even adding 400 flights per day to handle the demand. the faa opening special airspace used by the military off the east coast and gulf of mexico. tomorrow, some 50,000 flights are expected to take off and airport officials are warning travelers to expect long lines starting today. >> i thought it was like beating the crowds, but apparently i'm not. >> tsa is expecting a potentially record breaking holiday travel season. if recent experience is any guide, these will likely be some of the busiest travel days in u.s. history. >> the tsa says while passengers see wait times at security checkpoints at their lowest

levels, they're rolling out new technology to get passengers to their gates faster. like new body scanners at salt lake city airport. american airlines plans to expand their boarding technology, making a sound when passengers try to board early before their group. and if you're driving today, it's best to get on the road before 11 a.m. worst time to drive is between 1 and 5 p.m. tomorrow. get on the road before 10 a.m. worst time to travel is between 1 and 7 p.m, and you could see how busy the tsa checkpoint is here at sfo. so as always, before you leave for the airport, make sure you check your flight status and give yourself plenty of time. at sfo, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> remember, you can track the weather where you live with our abc seven bay area app. you can get the latest forecast and look at the same live doppler seven radar that our weather team uses. just search abc seven bay area in your device's app store and download it now. >> and just about three minutes

ago at 533 bay bridge metering lights were flicked for on this monday morning you can see it is wet. we also have a high wind advisory for several of the bay area bridges. no backup as of yet, but expect that in the near future. >> thanks, sue. heading into the holidays, we're seeing the san francisco hotel strike growing. 500 more hotel workers hit the picket lines over the weekend. why do you want a contract? >> why do you want now? >> union workers from the san francisco marriott marquis joined 2000 striking workers from the city's grand hyatt hilton union square, marriott, union square, palace hotel and westin saint francis. they're all demanding better wages, improved staffing, as well as affordable health care. >> the company had to be ready to negotiate in good faith because we are ready to go for thanksgiving. we are ready to go for christmas. we are ready to go for new year and whatever it takes until we get a fair

contract and we get our demands. >> marriott says the marquis remains open. marriott, hilton and hyatt say they will continue negotiating with the union. >> the election is helping drive a social media shift. blue sky is continuing to amass new users as the x platform falls out of favor. the twitter alternative is seeing an explosion of interest. digital intelligence platform similarweb reports more than 115,000 x users deactivated their accounts the day after the election, citing concerns about owner elon musk, ai training and hostile posts. meanwhile, blue skies ceo says they hit 20 million users this week and sort of like subscribing to magazines. >> and so people who like cat pictures are just looking at the cat feed. so this lets people get really creative and discover their communities. always focused a lot on trust and safety, making sure that users have an ability to have an expere that's free from bots and harassment and spam. >> twitter founder jack dorsey

created blue sky, the platform's traffic is still far below x's. in march, x reported 550 million monthly users. >> president elect donald trump has completed nominations for his top cabinet members, but this morning there are growing questions about some of his choices. critics are calling former congresswoman tulsi gabbard a, quote, sympathizer for russia and syria, and they're concerned about defense secretary nominee pete hegseth history with women. abc news reporter perry russom has the latest from capitol hill. >> this morning, senators on both sides of the aisle suggesting at least two of president elect trump's cabinet nominees face an uphill battle to be confirmed. that includes tulsi gabbard, trump's pick for director of national intelligence. senator tammy duckworth calls gabbard compromised, citing gabbard's 2017 trip to syria when russian controlled media called her a russian asset. >> so i do think that we have a real deep concern whether or not she's a compromise person.

>> senator markwayne mullin, taking issue with duckworth's comment. >> i got a lot of respect for tammy and i've known her for years. we served together in the house, but for her to say ridiculous and outright dangerous words like that is wrong. if she was compromised, if she wasn't able to pass a background check, if she wasn't able to do her job, she still wouldn't be in the army. >> trump's nominee for defense secretary, pete hegseth, has come under scrutiny after a police report revealed a woman accused him of sexual assault in 2017. the army vet denies the allegations and was never charged. republican senator joni ernst telling politico the claims are worthy of a discussion. senator bill hay calling hegseth a very talented person. >> don't let these allegations distract us. what we need is real, significant change. the pentagon has been more focused on pronouns than they have lethality in the past four years. >> trump nominating doctor marty mccarry to lead the fda. he is a surgeon and author who opposed vaccine mandates during the pandemic. it comes as new

questions are being raised over how trump's transition is being funded. trump's team has reportedly not signed a document with the biden administration that would allocate federal funding for the transition to pay for things like staff and travel. that's raising concern about private donations and potential conflicts of interests. perry russom abc news, washington. >> time for our abc seven mornings adventure. we highlight some things happening today in the bay area. >> first, help for families in need i the south bay this holiday week. this morning, p-g-and-e's and the nonprofit hunger at home are giving away food to anyone who needs it. organizers say each box contained about a week's worth of groceries. the giveaway is happening from 9 to 10 a.m. at paypal park in san jose. anyone can show up, drive through and get some food. >> also in san jose, sacred heart community service will kick off its annual thanksgiving holiday food distribution event today. sacred heart gives away boxes of thanksgiving meals to people every year. today's event is happening at their location

on south first street in san jose. it starts at 9:00, and they'll also be handing out food tomorrow and wednesday. >> in this season of giving, there's an increased need for blood donations. the vitalant blood donation center says donations tend to decline more than 20% during the holidays, and especially the days around thanksgiving. so it's holding two blood drives this week. today at cambrian park church in san jose from noon to 5 p.m. and tomorrow at the usf school of nursing in san francisco from 9 a.m. to 145. in the afternoon. >> shares a new memoir is out, and we're getting a better picture of her personal life with the legendary artist, says she learned in her 30s that she thought she already knew her whole life. but first, let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. >> reggie 542 this morning you can see live doppler seven is active once again, but with this next round of rain, the heaviest is going to be focused to the south of the bay area. we're just on the northern fringe of some of these showers this

morning, but a closer view will show you, for the most part, the rain is light with a few embedded downpours. you can see the brighter colors over the peninsula right now. some of those working into the east bay. so heading into concord, pittsburg, antioch, brentwood, you'll likely see a heavier shower over the next 30 minutes. and the biggest issue with this level one storm is going to be some standing water on our roadways. we don't have that flood risk like we had last week. we're not anticipating any widespread flooding, but slower travel times over the next couple of hours. level one today for scattered showers and isolated downpours. winds are not an issue like they were last week. winds are pretty light less than 20mph. so here's future weather. throughout the morning, we'll track those scattered showers as the system rolls by to our south. we could likely see a break in the action late tonight. here's 9 p.m. on our monday evening, and then tomorrow morning we'll see one final round of some light showers, and then we begin to dry out tuesday afternoon. and that leads to a spectacular wednesday and

thanksgiving on thursday, winter storm warning is in effect until 4 a.m. we're seeing 1 to 2ft of snow above 5500ft. so the travel forecast today, as you head south, you will get those heavier showers and heading to tahoe. you do have to deal with on and off heavy snow above 5500ft. but we'll show you that beautiful looking drier forecast starting ♪ home sweet home ♪ there's no place like the road home. receive a $5,500 bonus on a new 2024 audi q5 plug-in hybrid during the season of audi sales event.

♪ i'm on my way ♪ ♪ home sweet home ♪ there's no place like the road home. receive a $5,500 bonus on a new 2024 audi q5 plug-in hybrid during the season of audi sales event. the rain during your monday morning commute. and as you can see, it is pretty wet along the golden gate bridge. this morning and you see what's happening on live doppler seven. we're going to continue to check in with drew about this level one storm as we go through our newscast this morning. a horse on the peninsula is resting easy after being rescued from a mud pit. this happened yesterday in woodside and equine rescue team and firefighters used straps and

a tractor to help that tired, weakened horse out of the mud. >> we were able to successfully use the tractor to gently lift that horse and allow it to get on its four legs, which it did pretty quickly, and then again, give it some time to recover. and ultimately the rescue operation was successful. >> the horse was able to walk away on its own after that rescue. >> an unusual rescue in san francisco. animal care and control officers are now caring for a barn owl that was stuck in a flower pot. this was at a home in laurel heights on saturday. officers say the owl was soaked and lethargic when they arrived, and this morning it's now recovering in a shelter. barn owls are typically uncommon in san francisco, but is the official bird of the city of berkeley. >> fun fact i'll know that for trivia next time. happening today. what could be a critical hearing in the menendez brothers bid for freedom? eric and lylers menendez are set to appear in court virtually for a hearing,

where a judge could decide whether new evidence warrants a reexamination of their convictions. that evidence is related to the brothers claims they were sexually abused by their father before they murdered their parents in 1989. today's hearing is in response to a petition filed by their lawyers last year, december 11th. a judge is set to consider the request from l.a. county's outgoing da to resentence the brothers. however, that hearing is likely to be delayed, so the new da has more time to review the case. >> all right, cher has been a part of american culture for six decades, but it turns out there's still plenty. we don't actually know about her. this is kind of crazy. like many celebrities, she does not go by the name she was given at birth. according to her new memoir, cher didn't even know her birth name for years. she thought cher was short for sherilyn. however, when she decided to change her legal name to share in 1979, when she was 33 at the time, she

found out her legal name was actually cheryl. cher's new book, cher the memoir, part one, was released last week, so the birth certificate mix up here is just kind of crazy to me. like, that's how often does that happen? >> oh, until you're 33. wait, so i'm trying to figure out what so happened there. >> did her family think her name was cheryl lynn? >> is her mom still around? no. named after her mom. my mom was alive for a long time, and. >> yeah, and someone just recorded it incorrectly, right? >> there was a mix up with the birth certificate. >> oh, okay. >> and i guess that, you know, i was i was, like, googling it this morning, and apparently, i mean, it's a really uncommon to get a mix up with your birth certificate, but it happened to her and she didn't know until all these years later when she tried to change her name. right. weird kind of weird to check my birth certificate. >> what's my name? yeah. >> you know, i don't know. it's weird. all right. this morning

we're tracking more rain. >> live outside here is san jose mineta international, where we do have some light showers falling at this hour. current temperature 54 degrees with elevated humidity. now, let's talk about the flood risk today. you can see here locally we don't have a risk of any flooding. the showers today are very light in nature. but where there is the risk of flooding is to our south in this area in green, both today and tomorrow is going to take the hardest hit. when it comes to heavy rain over the next 48 hours. here's live doppler seven. that's not to say we don't have action on live doppler seven, but it's not the intense rainfall we had for much of last week. but we do have some downpours. one now moving through the city. so working through the marina right now, the presidio, the financial district, even the mission seeing a brief downpour this morning, standing water on our roads would be the biggest issue.t is slow. go on highway four, making your way through brentwood, antioch, pittsburgh on your way into concord because of this downpour that is moving off to the north. so again,

standing water could be an issue on highway four in the south bay. for the most part, the rain is just very light in nature. from cupertino to san jose, all the way through alum rock this morning. so level one today for scattered showers. some isolated downpours. winds are not all that strong. they're just out of the southeast. so let's show you the wider view. all of california you can see to our south. that is where the heaviest rain is falling. this morning. we'll likely see a little bit of a break in the rain later on this evening. snow still falling in tahoe and then tomorrow. look at that heavy rain falling in the central valley along the central coast. for us here locally, the best chance of a shower is in tomorrow morning. and then we actually start to dry out tomorrow afternoon. if you're thinking of traveling, wednesday is your best bet across california. the rain is out of here. the sunshine is back and the travel times should be a lot better by midweek. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. scattered showers today. the best chance of showers tomorrow morning. and then we start to dry out. sunshine is back here

on wednesday. we are dry for the holiday on thursday and that sunny, dry pattern continues into the weekend. guys. >> drew thank you. new at six. new health concerns ths morning over vaping. the reports of serious side effects with or without nicotine. >> but first, if you're a last minute thanksgiving shopper, we have details on the new c

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is set to open this wednesday, giving last minute shoppers another option. it will be closed on thursday for the thanksgiving holiday, and this is actually the third costco warehouse in the tri valley area, after danville and livermore. it's also the second bay area location to open recently after the napa store opened in october. >> we are now in the full swing

of holiday shopping, so whether you're taking advantage of deals in the store, online or maybe a combo, black friday and cyber monday can be a little overwhelming. abc news reporter zohreen shah has tips on how to make the most of these discounts. >> black friday and cyber monday are more like a whole week of deals these days. >> some of the deals will be valid just on black friday through cyber monday, but then you'll also see other deals kind of popping up throughout that week. >> if you plan to make holiday purchases while the sales are happening, smart shopping expert trae bodge has some tips, starting with whether to shop in store or online. >> a lot of people are going into the stores. they love that excitement. they want to see the products in person. >> if you prefer to place orders in your pjs, bodge says most deals are available online, but a few stores will be offering exclusives in store on black friday because retailers are trying to draw consumers into the store, you may find that there are exclusive special items in those stores, so target

is one of them. >> if they are selling, you know, an exclusive item from taylor swift, you might want to be there in person so you can grab it before someone else does. >> bodge says you'll find deals across all categories, but you can focus on those that are expected to have the deepest discounts. >> this is one of the best times of the year to buy tech, and i am seeing discounts anywhere from 20 to 50% off those deeper discounts tend to be on a previous generation of an item. however, that previous generation may have all the bells and whistles that you want, so don't turn your nose up on those. >> she adds that small home appliances will be about 40% off, and beauty products will be about 25% off on average, and then fall merchandise like apparel and footwear will be deeply discounted. >> clearance level. >> bodge says you may be able to save even more by checking deal sites for extra coupons, signing up for loyalty programs, and taking advantage of cash back on debit and credit cards. >> i would also say if you see a discount on black friday, it's not as deep as you hoped. i

think you could hold out until cyber monday unless it's like a special exclusive item just to see if that discount deepens on cyber monday, because it might. >> and keep in mind, sometimes retailers will price match if a price drops after you've made your purchase. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> we have a lot more coming up at 6 a.m, including protecting your privacy, the new regulations on the way for payment methods like apple pay and paypal. >> plus, the holiday travel rush really getting underway as many parts of the country are seeing some bad weather. what you need to know before hitting the road or heading to the airport this week. >> plus a san francisco church devastated by fire. finding creative solutions to continue serving its community during repairs. how soon it could reopen to the public? >> and a meteorologist, drew tuma. we are tracking some light rain out there this morning. a level one storm will bring us some slower commute times this morning. here's the storm impact scale. we are anticipating. just scattered showers, some isolated downpours. winds ae not an issue and we're not

expecting flooding like we saw last week. here's a look at the three day forecast. showers today and tomorrow morning. and then look at wednesday. a dry pattern starts and contin

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