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offers a silver lining. >> the thanksgiving travel rush getting underway with millions of americans on the move. if you're leaving today, there are definitely key times you want to know about, plus, what you need to know if you're heading to the airport and a live look outside a level one storm moving across the bay to start the week. >> and if you are working today, the commute will be wet. drew is tracking the timing of the storm, and he's got the thanksgiving day forecast. >> good morning. it is monday, november 25th and it is raining again. >> it is raining again. yes, raindrops. >> and thankfully like we don't have the flood risk today like we had last week. the showers are mainly light in nature and it's just leading to slower travel times this morning. so here's a look at live doppler seven. right now it is showing you for the most part we have mainly light rain and the storm has moved in from the south. so for much of the morning it has been raining in the south bay. the peninsula, the east bay. just now we're starting to see some rain move into parts of the north bay, where they certainly don't need any more rain. after last week, we're tracking this downpour, just moving out of the

city now, pushing into parts of the east bay. so berkeley on its way into el cerrito and richmond, a brief downpour. right now the biggest issue is going to be just some standing water on our roads this morning. live doppler seven showing you the bulk of the moisture with this next round of rain is to our south. that is where the flood risk will lie along the central coast. we don't have any risk of flooding here locally today, so it is a level one for scattered showers, isolated downpours with the best chance of steady rain this morning. so here's future weather going hour by hour this morning. we'll track those scattered light showers continuing into the early afternoon. it looks like we'll get a bit of a break as we head later into the day, but tomorrow we still have some showers to contend with before a drier pattern finally sets in. we'll show you that coming up in eight minutes. let's check in with sue. see those drive times? >> all right. we're headed over to walnut creek to take a look outside. and so far, not a heavy rain here at all. you can see those taillights heading southbound on 680 towards 24. and you're looking at a pretty good clip all the way. 24 to the tunnel. the caldecott moving nicely. so we have problems here

on the peninsula. this is south 101 near lawrence expressway that purple is never good. that means a very, very slow even stop traffic. we had the center lanes blocked. so it looks like they're in the process of trying to clear that out. in the meantime, they've made a traffic break to slow things down. >> thank you so much, sue. americans are expected to set a new travel record this week, so if you're one of the nearly 80 million people traveling for thanksgiving, you'll no doubt be keeping an eye on that forecast. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez at sfo this morning. with what you need to know before you hit the road or go to the airport. >> airport officials are warning passengers to prepare for long lines at airports starting today. that's definitely what i'm seeing at sfo this morning. you can see all the people behind me tomorrow. some 50,000 flights are expected to take off. the faa opening special airspace used by the military off the east coast and gulf of mexico. american delta and united say this will be their busiest season ever. united even

adding 400 flights per day to handle the demand. this while the faa grapples with an air traffic controller shortage impacting operations 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. >> and if you're one of the millions of americans driving to your thanksgiving destination 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 one and 7 p.m. this is a board that shows the flights here at sfo. i've been tracking flights this morning. quite a few are on time, but i have seen at least 45 that have been delayed in and out of sfo so far this morning at sfo. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. gloria, thank you. >> 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 the area of i-80 at castle peak. and as you can see, stretches of the freeway are wet, but mostly clear of snow, at least through the main thoroughfare. overnight, there were no chain restrictions on i-80 or highway 50, but that, of course, 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. >> despite the stormy weather, plenty of people will be heading to tahoe this week for thanksgiving. the sports basement at san francisco's marina district tells abc seven. business has been up the past few days, with people coming in to buy some equipment. if you're braving the snow and the icy roads, make sure to make to get yourself prepared for a treacherous drive. >> have your chains, your chain tensioners. make sure put them on your tires and make sure that they actually are fitted correctly. >> yeah, good tips. you also want to bring an emergency kit with warm clothes, blankets, gloves, a flashlight, food and water. of course, if you do this routinely, you know the drill.

this week as many 80 million americans are expected to travel for the thanksgiving holiday, so triple a says the roadways will be extremely congested. >> if you're traveling for thanksgiving, make 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 uses. we'll also be sending alerts with breaking news when it happens, including updates on the roads and the airports. the app is free. >> we're still working to learn more about the deaths of two people during our stormy weathe. one died saturday morning after trying to drive through a flooded road in guerneville in santa rosa. the body of another man was recovered 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 alone. 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. one of

them was swept away, and then 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 now, we've been following the story of a san francisco church devastated by fire. and this morning we're getting an update on its efforts to reopen in time for christmas, and how it's continued to serve the community. the fire tore through saint john, the evangelist episcopal church in the mission district back in march. the suspected arsonist forced the congregation to worship outside before the fire. the church also provided shelter for unhoused people thanks to donations from the community, they were able to create a temporary shelter. >> 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 church has a couple more weeks of repairs, with its

sights set on christmas eve for reopening. >> 607 looking at live doppler. seven it is showing you we do have another rainy morning here, but unlike last week, this is not an atmospheric river. it's not going to stall. it's not going to linger. it's not going to bring flooding. what it will bring this morning is some slower travel times and some standing water on our roads. for the most part, you're noticing it's just mainly light rain with a couple of isolated downpours mixed in as well. so it is a level one storm today for scattered showers, isolated downpours. the best chance of finding rain is this morning before noon. the afternoon. the showers are more widely scattered in nature. winds are not an issue like they were last week. pretty light less than 20mph. so here's future weather going hour by hour. scattered showers continue this morning, tapering a bit later on this afternoon. this evening. tomorrow morning we'll have some light rain to deal with once again. and then this system is finally on the move. we should

start to dry out tomorrow afternoon. winter storm warning is currently in effect in the sierra. we're talking 1 to 2ft of snow through early wednesday morning. after wednesday morning, it gets a lot easier to travel. highs today will be in the mid 50s to the low 60s. those scattered showers. so we'll find mainly overcast skies today. the best chance of a shower tomorrow is in the morning. and then stephanie, here we go. we finally start to dry out. wednesday looks spectacular. so does thanksgiving. we'll show you the seven-day coming up in about eight minutes. >> looking forward to that. drew. thank you. a pivotal day in court for the menendez 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. and a wicked success at the box office. the musical beating out gladiator in the

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you track the rain during your monday morning commute? here is a live look outside here at the bay bridge toll plaza. i can't exactly tell from our. and in san rafael, actually, you see the raindrops on our lens. drew is tracking a level one storm on all of your full forecast. coming up in an interview, you'll see only on seven. >> the man at the center of the 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 that i and j 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, 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 uh- 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. >> i and j and corpus are facing calls to resign, and they are both refusing to step down. you can watch more of our interview with i and j on our website, abc7 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 in 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 as being pulled from shelves this morning after testing positive for bird flu. 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 this milk for bird flu during the growing outbreak, and caught this bad batch. the state department of public health says thankfully, no one has gotten sick from drinking the milk, but health experts do say pasteurized milk remains safe to drink. but it's just 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. prices are expected to go even higher, especially as the holiday season brings more demand. the nationwide supply has been impacted since 2022, and 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. defying gravity. >> and you can pull me down. >> you can say wicked came out singing for its opening weekend. gladiator also hit theaters over the weekend, sparking yet another box office pairing. they're calling it glick and internationally, gladiator just barely outperformed wicked, but domestically, wicked more than doubled gladiators predicted sales. >> remember when they did barbenheimer? >> i do what people are saying,

though, is that the important part is that wicked, a family movie actually did so well. yeah, it's not unusual for a rated r movie to do well at the box office, but this combined with inside out two earlier this year, are two huge hits that everyone can see no matter their age. yeah, no. which is becoming increasingly rare. yeah. >> and as you pointed out, the talent supports it with. >> i mean, this is an incredible cast. there's no miss for me. >> no. it was well done. >> although it's really cynthia erivo for me. >> yeah. her voice is very good. incredible. yeah. and her acting? yeah. they both act. >> they're both fantastic. but cynthia was the one who, like, took it for you. >> yeah. made you feel your. feels a little bit. yes. did you have trouble getting in to the. >> i mean, i got this, like, more than a month ago. yeah. it was sold out. >> yeah. i was going to say sold out. a lot of the theaters are sold out. >> i saw it at. i'm not going to

say the name. yeah, i saw it. a place where people were dropping multiple things behind me throughout the movie. that was a little distracting. >> oh, no. >> like kids. >> no employees. >> oh, no. >> i don't know what was going on, but, like, stressful. >> oops. and then, like, oops again. >> oh, okay. good. >> cynthia is trying to fly right now. if we could just keep it down to get to the magic a little bit. >> yeah. oh, man. i might have to see it again. all right. this morning, we're tracking rain. live doppler seven, showing you it is wet out there. you can see our live look from the exploratorium, the holiday lights on the embarcadero. we have light rain falling in the city right now. 53 degrees humidity is high. the winds are really light. so unlike last week where the winds were strong for several days. today, those winds are very light less than 20mph. live doppler seven. showing you most part, it's just light rain out there. a couple of embedded downpours. but this is not an atmospheric river for us by any means. this is not going to stall over us. this is not going to bring inches of rainfall for the most part. it's

less than a half of an inch of rain coming our way. the bigger picture, showing you the bulk of the moisture is to our south. that is where the flood risk will lie along the central coast today and tomorrow. so the flood risk today don't have one here locally. you may find some standing water on our roads, but that's about it. our streams, our creeks, our rivers will be just fine where the risk is, is to our south around santa barbara. that is where the heaviest rain is going to fall today and tomorrow. so a level one today. scattered showers, some isolated downpours. the best chance for steady rain is now through about noon later on today. those showers taper to more scattered in nature, so let's show you the wider picture. you may be traveling over the next couple of days across california, heading south. today you do encounter those heavier showers once you hit la. things are pretty quiet today. now tomorrow it is going to be a similar story. the heaviest rain focused along the central coast for us here locally will likely have an early morning shower leading to drier skies in the afternoon. snow is still falling in the sierra. again, that winter storm

warning until wednesday evening. heading into tuesday evening into wednesday, things start to quiet down. so your best travel day across california is going to be wednesday. it's sunny. we are dry and it should be easy to get to where you're going. midweek rainfall total here. locally not a lot of rain. we're not talking inches of rain on this map for the most part. this morning we'll find less than a half of an inch of rain moving through our region. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days. few scattered showers today. the best chance of shower is tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon we start to dry out. then wednesday is a great travel day across california. sunshine is back and that leads to a dry holiday here on thursday for thanksgiving. a mix of sun and clouds on friday, but we'll keep it dry through the upcoming weekend. saturday and sunday it's mild and sunny with temperatures in the 60s, guys. >> thanks, drew. now let's turn to ginger zee. she's live with a look at what's coming up on gma.

>> good morning ginger. >> yes reggie. stephanie great to be with you. so coming up here on gma we're getting ready for the thanksgiving travel rush. dozens of airports have reported a spike in car thefts. so we'll get into that. plus gio got your airport strike news that started in one city. who it could impact. and we're tracking the storms that could cause the trouble. of course from your state all the way across the nation. it wouldn't be a holiday without a storm to track. and then the food safety concerns nationwide, after a series of recent outbreaks, we're going to have a reality check on all of that. and then robin goes one on one with sir elton john. he is revealing something this morning and how it is impacting his music. then chef robert irvine is here. he's going to put a signature twist on some of our favorite thanksgiving dishes, and will gans and tori johnson are getting you ready for your holiday shopping sprees. a game plan for when you should buy certain items, and then some key shipping deadlines you don't want to miss it all on gma. >> ginger, you'll be proud of me. i did not make my stovetop for our friendsgiving on friday. i made a brand new. i also

didn't make the recipes that you all offered, although i really thought about it. instead, i went the stuffing route and i made from scratch a hawaiian themed stuffing. >> i'm proud of you. that's because that's hard. and doing all these different steps i love. how did it turn out? >> drew, was it good? drew says it was delicious and i agree, it turned out really well. >> okay. >> yeah, i'm really happy with that. i think i'm going to make it. >> i'm proud of you. >> thank you. yeah. >> no, i also had questions from everybody around me to ask if you did withhold from singing in wicked because they just wondered, you know. >> no, not only did i withhold from singing, and if my husband happens to be watching, i guess i apologize to him. but don't interrupt anything. when cynthia erivo or ariana grande are singing, even if the food is coming, you know, like, i don't want. he was worried about our food. we were ordering food and he was worried because it wasn't arriving on time. so he was interrupting me and i actually just put up my hand like, no, yeah, not this, not right now.

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during your monday morning commute. here's what it looks like outside at 624 this morning. it is going to be wet, but certainly not as wet as what we saw last week. this is a level one storm on our storm impact scale. new at six a health alert about vaping. new research has found vaping has an immediate effect on your lung health. even if the e-cigarette doesn't contain nicotine. the research was presented at the annual meeting of the radiological society of north america. it showed even though vapes don't contain the same cancer causing chemicals found in regular cigarettes, they still contain dangerous or chemicals that can be dangerous. researchers also found that each time someone vapes, they had a decrease in blood oxygen levels. scientists say these results may mean that vaping regularly could lead to vascular disease down the road. 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 these cameras at lincoln and soscol avenues. three more intersections are slated to be installed by mid next year. once the cameras are up, the city will issue warnings for 30 days, and after that they'll give out citations. it's the week of thanksgiving, but already people are, of course, looking straight 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 into a fictional realm of performances, interactions, foods and trinket. >> 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 also the friday after thanksgiving. so this friday and it goes until december 22nd. we continue to track the impacts of the latest atmospheric river. next, at 6.30. cleaning up and drying off. a look at all the mess left behind from the storm in the north bay. and a reminder monday night football is back on abc seven tonight. it's the baltimore ravens taking on the la chargers. coverage starts at 5 p.m. then stick around for our sports show after the game with abc seven sports director larry beil. jeopardy! and wheel of fortune aired a special time. they start at 930, and then a full hour of abc seven news starting at 1030. right now, here's drew. >> hey, reggie time approaching 627. we are tracking light rain on your monday morning. a level one light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale slick roads along the embarcadero this morning, so we'll have light rain, steadiest before noon, tapering to scattered showers later on today. daytime

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abc seven mornings live now at 630. >> several days of rain has left behind this mess in the north bay. a look at 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. >> plus, letters to santa gingerbread houses all before thanksgiving dinner has even been served. people across the bay area are already looking ahead to christmas. >> good morning everybody. it's monday, november 25th. >> as you can see, there's live doppler seven behind us, which means it's once again raining. i can't wait till this is not here. >> i know we have two more days today and tomorrow with rain. and then we'll start to dry out. but this morning it is certainly wet. the good news. this is not an atmospheric river. this is not going to stall. this is not going to bring us inches of rain. what it will bring us this morning. slower travel times and some standing water on our roadways. that's the biggest issue we have right now for the most part. you see it's mainly light rain. we have a few bright colors here and there. we just had a downpour move through the city. some heavier showers around richmond. a similar story in hayward as you just saw. live doppler seven update. so for the most part, this morning it's just lower visibility and some light rain moving through. the bulk of this moisture is to our

south. live doppler seven showing you the central coast is where we're going to see the heaviest rain. not here. locally level one today for scattered showers and isolated downpours. winds are not an issue. the winds will remain pretty light today, so here's future weather. steadiest rain likely falling before noon today into the afternoon. the showers are more scattered in nature. daytime highs mainly in the mid 50s to the low 60s. let's check in with sue. see how those roads are doing this morning. >> good morning drew. yeah we've got wet roads out there, some slick conditions. you can see the bay bridge toll plaza. rain on the lens and metering lights were turned on about an hour ago. and you're stacked up now beyond the overcrossing toward the macarthur maze. the red, obviously slow traffic. so let's take a look at some of our problem spots. we had an earlier overturn that for a time, had all lanes blocked. that's been cleared. this is south 101 san jose near the lawrence expressway, but still some slow traffic backing towards 237.

northbound 880 near whipple. we had an accident southbound on scene. some slow traffic. that northbound accident was cleared. you will find the brakes starting brake lights starting at about just past highway 92, south on 880 and about an hour up and over the altamont pass for your drive. it is sort of wet just now, getting the rain on the altamont. be aware of your speeds here as well. >> thanks, 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 surrey resort in guerneville is dealing with the aftermath of more than three feet of flood water. furnishings and appliances were floating and there was even more water in the parking lot. the manager says they lost 80% of their items in the bar and 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. >> wow. yeah. the resort's staff says they plan to partially reopen in about three weeks, 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. >> all that snow is starting to pile up in the sierra. so here's new video shared by palisades tahoe. officials there say they've received 23in of fresh powder over the past seven days, including 12in since friday. snowmaking teams are using the cold temperatures to continue to add to their snow base. more snow is expected to start falling tonight and 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 going to the airport or driving somewhere, here's something you need to know. from abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez,

who is at sfo. sfo this morning with a look at the travel rush that's just getting underway. >> 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. as 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 one and 7 p.m, and you can 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. >> a reminder 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 that our weather team uses. just search for abc seven bay area in your device's app store to download it.

>> now, 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 contract? >> why do you? why 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 the 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, and the marriott, hilton and hyatt all say they will continue negotiating with the union. >> the election is helping drive a social media shift. blue sky 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 experience that's free from bots and harassment and spam. >> twitter founder jack dorsey also created blue sky. the platforms track 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 compromised 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 hagerty 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 interest. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> and now it's the abc seven

mornings advancer. here's a look at some things that are happening today in the bay area. >> first, help for families in need in 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 contains about a week's worth of groceries. the giveaway is happening from 9 to 10 a.m. at paypal park in san jose, and anyone can show up, drive through and get 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 that starts at nine. this morning. 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 different 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. still ahead, cher's new memoir is now out, and we're getting a better picture into her personal life. what the legend says she learned in her 30s that she thought she knew all her life. you would think right in this scenario. >> interesting. >> then hyundai and kia issuing recalls on hundreds of thousands of vehicles. what to look for and when you could be notified. >> and you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you see the dow is up about 464 points. >> oh, sorry. go ahead. oh, i was just going to say we'll have another update coming up. yeah. >> that's significantly up. if you're a last minute thanksgiving shopper. we have details on the new costco opening this week in the east bay. but first, here's drew tuma. >> hey there. 642 on our monday and we are tracking light rain on live doppler seven. this is a level one light storm. this is not an atmospheric river. this is not going to stall over us.

we're talking rainfall less than a half of an inch, but it will lead to slower travel times this morning. speaking of travel live, look at sfo this morning, the latest from the faa. inbound flights are now being delayed about two hours into san francisco so that could have kind of a domino effect later on this morning and into the afternoon as the inbound aircraft are delayed elsewhere across california. we have no issues when it comes to our airports. so sfo right now is dealing with the weather. level one today with scattered showers. isolated downpours. winds are not an issue. they're pretty light today. less than 20mph. so future weather, we'll track those scattered showers throughout the morning. they taper just a little bit later on this afternoon. and this evening. tomorrow morning we'll track another round of rain. and then tomorrow afternoon this system is out of here. and we are drying out. so rainfall estimates again. we're not talking any sort of flooding, just maybe some ponding on our roadways. you can see rainfall less than a quarter of an inch in most spots. winter storm warning is in effect for the sierra until 4 a.m. tomorrow or 4 a.m. wednesday. rather, 1 to

2ft of snow above about 5500ft. so looking at the three day forecast tomorrow, the best chance of rain is in the morning. and then here we go. a dry pattern sets up starting wednesday and the holiday is looking beautiful on th

the governor announcing that the state will replace a federal electric vehicle tax rebate if president elect trump's new administration were to end it. the federal government offers a $7,500 tax credit for buying certain electric vehicles. trump is considering rolling that back. governor newsom now says that california would restart its state tax credit system that ended in 2023. the governor is trying to get all new vehicle sales to be electric by 2035. >> new at six. an investigation is underway into a deadly plane crash at an airport in lithuania overnight. the dhl cargo plane went down as it was landing, crashing into a home. one person on the plane died. at least two others were taken to the hospital. and thankfully, no one on the ground was injured. but the plane was traveling all the way from germany. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >> happening today, what could be a critical hearing in the menendez brothers bid for freedom? erik and lyle 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 la 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. >> a horse on the peninsula is resting easy this morning after being rescued from a mud pit. it happened yesterday in woodside. take a look at this video. an equine rescue team and fire crews used straps and a tractor to help the tired, weakened horse get 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. and another 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 tired when it arrived, and this morning it's now recovering in a shelter. >> now it's your morning money report. there are new regulations coming to popular digital payment apps like apple pay, venmo and cash app. the new government rule will require apps handling over $50 million in transactions per year to follow. stricter privacy and fraud protection laws. this is the same scrutiny that banks face. federal officials say the rule will help to protect consumer privacy and you should know if you have a hyundai or kia that they're recalling over 200,000 electric vehicles. the recalls for a transistor that can be damaged and stop charging

the car's battery. this affects the 2022 through 2024 ioniq five. the 2023 to 2025 ioniq six, cv 60 and 70, and the 2023 to 2024 g80 kia is recalling its 20 to 2022 through 2024 ev6 cars. owners will be notified by letter in december and january if they should take their cars to a dealer to get a repair. and now we take a live look at what's happening on the new york stock exchange. still considerably up this morning. about 470 points. >> krispy kreme is getting the grinch even into the holiday spirit with a new treat for doctor seuss fans. it features sweets based on characters like cindy lou and the grinch. it also has a santa's belly donut and a holiday sprinkle donut. the sets will be available in boxes of six and 12 starting on november 29th, the day right after thanksgiving. >> okay, i really like the

grinch one. >> i know it's cute. >> that's good. i don't see what the cindy one is. >> and the santa. >> you see that? >> yeah, it's kind of hard to see cindy, you know. let's see. the santa one is clearly the jelly donut. yeah. >> but then the other one is the grinch again. so is cindy a part of this? i think cindy has been taken out of the conversation. >> she when was the last time you guys had krispy kreme? >> definitely not in there. >> cindy lou even she's on the box. she's in the box. oh, yeah. there she is. she's right there. >> she's like, don't put my face on a donut. >> we were lied to about cindy lou. >> i guess you have to show up if you want to. why did they lie? >> you want to see cindy? oh, gosh. >> what do they have? >> are they a part of the cindy lou like industrial complex, or are they part of the cindy lou erasure? >> why is she being erased? i don't know. honestly, i wouldn't have been able to tell you her name. >> would you been able to pull that out? >> cindy lou? no. >> cindy lou who? cindy lou who?

who? who who? >> oh, gosh. so tough. stupid. this morning. >> let's show you san jose. we're seeing light rain. you're looking at san jose mineta international. no delays here, but sfo inbound aircraft to sfo experiencing about a two hour delay on average. here's live doppler seven. we are tracking light rain this morning. this is not an atmospheric river. this will not stall over us. we're not talking inches of rain. less than a half of an inch of rain is expected today, but it will lead to some slower travel times this morning. a little bit of standing water on our roadways. the heaviest rain is to our south. live doppler seven showing you will track the flood risk along the central coast. for us it's just we're on the northern fringe of this storm system. that's why we're not taking the direct hit like we had last week. so no flood risk today. again, you may find some standing water on roads, but our streams, our creeks, our rivers are going to be just fine. the wider picture shows you to our south. that is where the flood risk is around santa barbara, and that's where it will remain today. and tomorrow. so level one today for this light rain

this morning, some slower travel times and winds right now are out of the southeast. so here's future weather showing you the big picture across all of california. in case you may be traveling over the next couple of days to the south. today is where we find some of the heaviest rain. it will be snowing on and off throughout the day in tahoe later on this evening. locally, we may find a brief lull in the activity and then another round of rain moves in here tomorrow. again, very light. first thing in the bay area. heaviest rain to our south in the central valley tuesday. and then the system is finally on the move. your best travel day is going to be wednesday across california. we have dry skies, sunshine is back and it should lead to easier travel compared to today and tomorrow. so today we'll track those light showers. it is a level one mid 50s to the low 60s for daytime highs. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. scattered showers today. best chance of a shower tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon we begin the drying out process. so full sunshine is back here on wednesday. dry for thanksgiving

on thursday and the weekend looking spectacular stephanie. thanks, drew. >> share has been a part of american culture for six decades, but it turns out there's still plenty. we don't know about her. like many celebrities, she doesn't 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 marilyn. 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. >> the holiday shopping season is in full swing, with black friday and cyber monday just around the corner, and there are plenty of ways to take advantage of deep discounts. while most deals are available online, some retailers are offering exclusive in store sales. that's an effort by companies to draw customers back outside deals will be available in all categories, but you can focus on those that are expected to have the deepest

discounts, like in tech, 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 wan. >> don't give me a previous generation. >> you know what i'm talking about, right? >> i want them now. >> okay, here and now. >> okay, 2024 i deserve it. >> you can save more money by checking deal sites for coupons, signing up for loyalty programs, taking advantage of cash back on debit or credit cards. but watch those credit cards now. >> well, a new costco in the east bay is opening its doors this week just in time for thanksgiving to use those credit cards. the store in pleasanton is set to open wednesday, giving last minute shoppers another option. it will be closed, though, on the thanksgiving holiday on thursday. this is the third costco warehouse in the tri-valley area, after danville and livermore, the u.s. postal service. >> getting into the holiday spirit, they teamed up with

hayward firefighters to help kids write letters to santa. operation santa helps to get letters to the north pole by december 9th. for information about how you can help, go to usps operation santa dot com. wait, why? >> by december 9th, i know they got to start early mail by december 9th to get to santa in time. i know they need weeks of fun, right? but i love that they do this every year. it's so cute. >> don't put a limit on my creativity timewise, right? >> they need extra, you know what i'm saying? you know what i'm saying. >> all right. up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> why am i so demanding this morning? get me the new model and don't put a limit on my creativity time wise as we head to break a liv

snow this morning. number one, we are tracking a level one storm today. live doppler seven showing you light showers out there. rainfall will be less than a half of an inch today. the biggest issue, just some slower travel times this morning. the three day forecast shows you though we begin to dry out tomorrow afternoon, leading

to a spectacular day wednesday and a nice holiday on thursday. >> number two in the north bay, people are still cleaning up after the recent rain. we've had some areas still flooded, officials say if you do 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 tomorrow. in fact, the faa has opened 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, rain is affecting your commute this morning, so take extra time. no

golden gate ferry service to angel island today through wednesday. >> number seven i love this every time. if you're cooking turkey for the holidays, you need some help. the butterball turkey talk-line is back! you can call one 800 butterball to get your questions answered. and experts, surprisingly, are still available via text and a live chat, just in case that turkey is overcooked. >> i like that better be out of the freezer. >> better be thawing. >> yes? yeah. >> has anyone ever called the turkey talk-line? no. >> yeah, i think i have. you know, i might have years ago as a radio bit just to. >> oh, it's a bit. >> yeah. just to you know, they're very nice. like they're extremely they're >> robin: good morning america for our viewers in the west. the holiday travel rush under way, and the food safety concerns ahead of thanksgiving. on the move, trying to beat the thanksgiving rush during what is