he'll guide san francisco's new mayor, daniel lowry, on matters involving labor unions and taking a live look at the golden gate bridge as a certain part, celebrates its first anniversary, and it has made a life saving difference. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> you have heard of the calm before the storm. this is quite literally the calm after the storm, as captured on live doppler seven. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. i like the calm after the storm. you better. you , we've had a series of stormy days over the past week, but we are about to see a big change in the weather. >> yes, this morning's rain in san francisco is some of the last wet weather we will see for a while. umbrellas were out. we shot this video downtown on davis street. >> and let's bring in abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. yeah, dan and ama. >> let's take a look at a live picture right now from our pier 39 camera. >> good evening everyone, and as you will notice from our pier 39 camera, there are just a few

clouds kind of hanging around, but a beautiful view and this is a sign of what's to come. temperatures right now 54. in the city and in oakland 52. livermore 57, in san jose. you're starting to feel that chill in the north bay, 49 in napa, 50 in santa rosa. looking at thanksgiving in the morning, it is going to be even colder than tomorrow morning. we're talking about some areas of frost, 30s and 40s, mainly sunny at noontime and really bright and milder in the afternoon with 50s and 60s. the chill will be back later on in the evening. live doppler seven showing you just some lingering clouds from san francisco east and southward as that plume of moisture continues to stream. showers south of monterey into the central valley. looking at live doppler seven. so if you are traveling another hour of that moisture stream into that same region, and then it's all cleared out of here and so your travel should be good to go. here's a look at the high temperatures for tomorrow. you're looking at 57 degrees in sacramento, 37 in tahoe and down south los

angeles, 66 degrees. a full holiday forecast is coming up. >> all right. look forward to that. thank you. sandhya, you're p-g-and-e's. bill could be going up again if approved. this would be the fifth rate hike this year. abc seven news anchor dion lim is following the story and explains what the money is for. >> it's a death by million cuts. it's just this nonstop rate hike after rate hike. >> already this year, p-g-and-e's has requested and gotten approval for four rate increases. the most recent resulted in an average increase of $6 on customer bills. this new proposal by the utility to the california public utilities commission would raise rates another $4.33 to cover $592 million of vegetation management costs. >> right now, you're paying an average of $50 more than from the beginning of the year. rates have been going up long beforees this year. >> this graph from the cpuc shows that p-g-and-e's average customer bill has doubled from january of 2018 to january of 2024.

>> it's so expensive for people to live in california, period. and then you add these ever increasing electric bills on top of it. it's not sustainable. >> senator scott wiener has long advocated for p-g-and-e's reforms. in 2020, he authored a bill for a public takeover of the company. >> this all stems from p-g-and-e's failure over many, many years to invest in its basic infrastructure, which led to wildfires and other problems. and the company just is it's a it's a real problem. >> last year, wiener proposed legislation to speed up the process for utility companies to connect to new construction, such as public parks and homeless shelters. p-g-and-e's wasn't available to speak on camera, but tells me funding will allow them to connect to 13,000 new customers this year, compared to 9800 last year. turn suggests customers continue to speak out against the frequent increases showing up at public hearings. i also asked senator wiener what else could be done. >> the legislature certainly has

the power, along with the governor, to set rules around p-g-and-e's rates and to tell the public utilities commission what to do. the question is whether the legislature has the political will to do that. p-g-and-e's uh- and its supporters still have a lot of power in sacramento. >> the puc is set to consider the latest rate increase on december 19th. if approved, p-g-and-e's says it won't be reflected on your bill until 2026. in san francisco. dion lim abc seven news. >> let's move now to the latest in the ongoing saga surrounding the san mateo county sheriff's office. a letter posted today by sheriff christina corpus reiterates that she's not resigning. the letter reads in part, quote, this moment challenges not only my leadership, but the independence and integrity of this office. i will not step down, nor will i allow this institution to be politicized or influenced by special interests. end quote. last night, san carlos became the first city

to call on sheriff corpus to resign over misconduct allegations. san carlos has relied on the sheriff's office for law enforcement services since 2011, rather than have its own police department. the city council's vote follows the release of a report that says the sheriff has abused her power while in office, and an inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff, and sent out racist and homophobic text messages. sheriff corpus denies all of these allegations. she spoke directly with abc seven news i-team reporter dan noyes at it. so did her chief of staff. you can see those exclusive interviews on our website, abc seven news.com slash i-team. >> three weeks after election day, we are getting a better idea of what san francisco mayor elect daniel lowery's agenda will be. >> lowery is naming advisers to his transition team, and that includes his senior advisor on labor relations, james araby, who's a longtime labor organizer. >> abc seven news reporter monica madden sat down with araby one on one to get a look

at the administration's priorities for workers rights. >> well, 15% of california workers are unionized. it's one of the highest shares of unionized workers nationwide. so it's why araby says workers rights should be top of mind for leaders. >> my role on this is going to be to help the mayor elect really navigate the politics of the of the labor movement here in san francisco, in labor politics, union groups were split on their choice for san francisco's mayor, despite not endorsing lowery, ufcw local five leader jim araby will now advise him on labor relations. we represent a lot of the grocery store workers and macy's workers and other retail workers. literally the day after election day, i got a call and people asked if i would be interested in coming on as a senior labor advisor to mayor elect campaign. and i said, absolutely. >> talk a little bit about what his administration's priorities are going to be. and, you know how you will advise in that aspect. >> there's a lot of big things facing the city of san francisco around the state, the city

budget, you know, the issues related to hotel workers and the strikes going on right now. and then, you know, as as the mayor elect, you know, stays to his commitments of openness, transparency and really making the city work for all san franciscans. you know, labor is going to be a big part of that. >> one immediate challenge resolving a months long standoff over contracts for some of the city's hotel workers. >> you know, i think he needs to make sure that, you know, the people in the city are taken care of and that employers understand that this is a union town, but also to make sure that the that the hotels continue to operate at a place where these people can be employed. >> araby is optimistic that lowery's priority of bringing business back downtown will in turn, benefit those workers. >> i think this mayor elect will be able to really think through not only getting business in the right place, but making sure that workers that are here are protected as well. so he gets what the working people in this city are facing. and i'm just happy to be here to help him navigate the labor part of that,

because i do i do believe with his connections, he's going to be able to be successful at bringing business back to the city. >> mayor elect lowery has yet to announce any permanent positions for advisers in his. in his administration, but he likely could be looking at members of his transition team like araby. so time will tell. we'll keep asking when those announcements will come. >> all right. thank you. monica. >> well, one year ago today, crews finished installing the suicide deterrent nets below the golden gate bridge. and tonight, we're learning more about how those barriers are saving lives. the golden gate bridge highway and transportation district says that as of november 21st, eight suicides have been reported this year. that is significantly less than the yearly average of 30. speaker emerita nancy pelosi championed the project, and today she thanked the advocates who pushed to make it happen. >> when we had the dedication, i wish everyone could have heard the families of those who had lost their loved ones. they advocated for this protection.

they felt ownership of it. >> golden gate bridge officials are reportedly using the suicide deterrent nets as a model for bridges all across the country, and there is help available if you, or maybe someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or struggling with mental health issues, the holidays can make things harder. of course, as we know. go to abc7 news.com slash. take action to see the resources available where you live in the south bay. >> a big decision was made today that aims to keep homeless encampments a safe distance from waterways. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has more on the plan and response from critics. >> south bay waterways have become makeshift homes for many of the unhoused in santa clara county, something officials with valley water say have caused both ecological and staff safety issues. and it's those issues that are behind the ordinance. valley water's board of directors voted in favor of tuesday. >> the intention of the ordinance is not to criminalize or punish unsheltered people. it's to result in better behaviors in the waterway and to

prevent the kind of staff safety issues and environmental degradation that we're seeing. >> the ordinance lays out water resources protection zones, detailing what would be prohibited in those zones that includes encampments, disturbances to neighbors, and hazardous activities. >> we're looking for an outcome based successes here in preventing the environmental degradation, preventing incidents that impact staff safety. >> enforcement would include a warning and education first, with 72 hours to voluntarily relocate. the next step would be a misdemeanor charge with a fine or jail time, as punishment. valley water says that would be a last resort. advocates say any criminalization should be taken out of the picture. >> come at this through a place of love, as opposed to a place of criminalization. we can care for the earth. we can care for the water. we can protect our water system while we're also protecting humanity. we're protecting people who are at

their worst. >> valley water was initially set to vote on the ordinance in july, but delayed it to get more feedback from nonprofits and advocates. still, they say the ordinance isn't creating a long term solution. >> coming out with a big hammer and forcing people out of creeks and into nothing does nothing except kill people. >> not all of valley water's board of directors saw eye to eye on the ordinance. still, the board voted 6 to 1 in favor of it. the ordinance will go into effect december 26th and will be enforced january second. in the meantime, there is an outreach campaign that's now underway in santa clara county. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> coming up next, giving thanks by giving food. it's a team effort to make the thanksgiving holiday a little better in the tenderloin. >> plus, a check on the holiday getaway traffic as we take a live look outside. this is 80 through emeryville. some are clearly not waiting until tomorrow to head out of town

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tomorrow, a new costco opens its doors in pleasanton. a ribbonits cutting ceremony will be held to open the store on johnson drive. that's at 730 in the morning. eager shoppers can line up before the grand opening starting at 6 a.m, and some probably will. this is the third costco warehouse in the tri-valley area, along with stores in danville and livermore. well, the spirit of giving was alive and well in san francisco's tenderloin district with a pair of big events helping to build a better bay area and make the holidays a little bit brighter for folks. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn shows you a turkey drive and a block party aimed at giving thanks. yeah. fi

turkey. >> oh my gosh, thank you. >> good things come in all sizes and on this tuesday it's a 15 pound turkey. >> a man pulled up in a motorcycle and dropped this beautiful turkey off for us. >> now we get to go like that. >> it's all part of glide's annual turkey drive, a two day event where people drop off turkeys for the beloved thanksgiving meal at the iconic nonprofit in the tenderloin. they've collected dozens of turkeys so far, but they're hoping for 300. >> everyone is worthy of a special meal. we're seeing more and more folks who are really in need of a warm holiday meal this season, and so also because of the rising cost of groceries, we are relying on our community to help us provide these meals by donating turkeys and to get into the holiday spirit of giving, you've got to support that special turkey suit. so coming out here looking like a silly inflatable bird brings joy to our community. >> a few blocks away, it's fun for the entire family at the

gorgeous tenderloin, resident maggie phungula and her eight year old daughter simba are getting some tlc. >> she's getting the same face paint as me. >> this face painting booth, one of many events at the saint anthony's foundation giving it thanks on golden gate block party. >> we're able to give back to the community, to the kids. >> 3500 kids live in the tenderloin. that's the highest concentration of kids in the city. and this block party. a reminder for maggie and her daughter of what to be thankful for. so what are you thankful for? >> my baby and my place. i'm not staying on the streets with her. >> the third annual giving thanks block party made possible thanks to the ongoing generosity of community donors. saint anthony's foundation says more donations are needed and welcome. >> the work we're doing here, you can't do alone, right? we're talking about transforming the tenderloin, and we don't do this by ourselves. >> kids appreciate it. the tenderloin community appreciates it. and i got a hat and a scarf

and some jeans. >> yeah, it's going to be coming in handy. >> giving back in the tenderloin and giving individuals and families a chance to give thanks for the community support in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. and the thanksgiving travel rush is well underway. >> you are looking live at sfo, where there's expected to be a 15% increase in holiday travel compared to last year. now, getting a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. cam. look at all those cars. triple a says nearly 72 million people are driving somewhere for thanksgiving. that's more than last year and more than pre-pandemic amounts. if you are hitting the road tomorrow, the best time to travel is before 10 a.m. gas prices have been steadily dropping nationwide for the past six months, the highest price in the bay area is in sonoma county at 4.69 per gallon. california averages 4.43 per gallon nationwide. triple a says gas is 306. >> nice to see us close to the national average at some point. >> would be a nice something to be thankful for, right?

>> well, the weather has cleared just in time for the long holiday. >> yeah, we're thankful for that, sandhya. >> yeah, we are definitely thankful. especially after a week of that wet weather. let me show you a live view right now from our skystar wheel. this is from fisherman's wharf on top of the skystar wheel. and although we just have a few clouds around tonight, it is dry. we are expecting a little bit of fog to form, especially in our inland valleys. so tonight, here's a look at the forecast. if you're stepping out, bundle up inland. low 50s coming down into the 40s between 9 and 11:00 around the bay 53 degrees. and then coming down to the upper 40s by 11. and as we look at the coastal areas, partly to mostly cloudy from the 50s to the 40s. now here's a look at how much snow has fallen over the last 72 hours. we're talking 31in at boreal bear valley, 18 sugar bowl, 20in. good stuff. and as we look at the live doppler seven, you can see the snow showers are winding down, but the rain showers still

remain. with that moisture plume south of monterey continuing into the central valley and out towards the sierra. there, as we look back in time, you probably remember we had the wet weather earlier today. it wasn't just the morning. there were a few showers that lingered into the early afternoon, around noon to 1 p.m, and then those showers finally dissipated. so we look at live doppler seven. we need the rain, we all know that. but we're finally going to get a break. so up to our north we're seeing the clearing. but a lot of cloud cover from parts of san francisco to the east bay and the south bay. looking ahead, a southerly swell, long period southerly swell is heading in our direction. so beach hazard statement goes up at 10 p.m. tonight until 10 p.m. thursday. watch out. there is a risk of sneaker waves and rip currents and so it's dangerous to get into the water. just watch out if you're going to be there. frost advisory tomorrow night at 10 p.m. until 9 a.m. thursday. this is north and east bay valleys. you can see all the areas shaded. also, the eastern santa clara hills, temperatures down to the low

30s means we are expecting some frost. a beautiful view from our mount tam cam as we look back towards the city. low to mid 50s from san francisco to oakland, san jose 57, redwood city 53. and from our east bay hills. camera getting a glorious view. it's nothing like nice clean air following rain. 50 degrees in santa rosa already in the 40s. petaluma, napa, fairfield 52. right now in livermore and san jose. cameras showing you just a few clouds around next two nights cold with areas of frost. thanksgiving is bright and sunny and the holiday weekend will include fog in the morning and then milder afternoons chill in the morning. even though that frost advisory doesn't go up until tomorrow night, it is going to be cold tomorrow morning and we may see some patches of frost. low 30s to mid 40s tomorrow afternoon. sunshine from coast to inland. upper 50s to the low 60s. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. that morning chill will give way to a nice day. we will see plenty of sun, not just tomorrow, but for thanksgiving, dry for shoppers and then even the weekend is looking nice, but

we will have a combination of fog and sun as we start december on sunday, and that pattern change will bring us milder weather. low to mid 60s. really right on through early next week. >> dan okay all right. thank you sandhya. all right. >> if you're cooking over the next couple of days please remember the warnings from fire officials. deep frying a turkey can be delicious, but it can be dangerous if it's not done properly. so fire departments are once again issuing their holiday warnings. experts say cooking fires are the leading cause of house fires. southern marin fire tweeted this advice fill up your pot with water. dip the turkey in if any water overflows, use less oil when you actually conduct the fry. just be careful. >> that's good info. all right. we are less than a month away from christmas and we are streaming the yule log again. look for it on abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app. there are versions with and without music, and we're just hours away from the highly anticipated finale of dancing with the stars. >> next, hear from the fantastic

five remaining couples hoping to win that coveted mirrorball trophy. stay with us

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make it easy. make it with reynolds. with the stars. >> tonight's finale episode is three hours long, and you can watch it right here on abc seven tonight. reporter george pennacchio, from our sister station in los angeles talked with the couples, hoping to take home that mirrorball trophy. >> everyone wants it. i think

you can tell as much as there's so much love in the room. i don't think anyone is still in this isn't thinking about how great it would be to win that trophy. >> do you have the best freestyle imaginable? >> i sure hope so. we're going to stay true to ourselves and our partnership and what it's done for us throughout this competition. and i hope that's enough. >> what is it that you want to show us in that freestyle? >> i think many different facets, facets of myself, you know, dances from all over and just kind of show like every little piece that i've improved on. >> does she know what she's in for right now? >> honestly, i don't think she knew this whole season what she was in for. and it's been working pretty well, so we're just going to keep at it. >> it's going to be a stephen oriented freestyle. >> yep, yep. it's going to be very stephen. is it something that dancing with the stars has never seen before? stephen is a rare case. he's the only male gymnast that has competed on the show, so i think it's going to be really, really special when you watch it. >> what are you going to show us? >> hopefully one that. that is

good. i think that the concept that we have for our freestyle is more important than anything that we can articulate in the ballroom. it's so much more than the show. it's so much more than the two of us. and so i just want to do that justice. we're just going to rip it, you know, we're going to rip it. >> we're going to have some lifts and tricks in it. and i think it's going to be very memorable. something that gets people really excited. >> we're all pushing for each other. we're all competing against each other. but you know, we're all friends at the end, so it's fun. >> we're just going to focus on what we can control, which is putting the best dances out there. but she said it's a celebration. i think all five couples deserve it, so it's going to make the celebration even bigger.on. the three hour finale starts at 8 p.m. right here on abc seven. that's good stuff. >> all right, coming up next, trump's tariffs world's leaders respond to a pledge by the incoming president to put a price on border security. you're going to hear from an expert on what it could mean for international relations. >> and your wallet. and one of the fbi's most wanted terrorists

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biotech firm. it was the first of several bombings of bay area companies. the suspected bomber had eluded authorities until now. the suspect, daniel san diego, was the subject of an international manhunt. >> he is now under arrest in the united kingdom. abc seven news reporter lena howland has more on the case. >> after more than 20 years on the run, 46 year old daniel san diego was captured by authorities in a rural part of northern wales. san diego, a berkeley native and known animal rights extremist, is charged with planting two bombs that exploded about an hour apart back in 2003 on the campus a biotech company in emeryville that used to be called chiron corporation. the fbi says this security video shows san diego walking outside just before the explosions. the first blast happened near the entrance, the second in the parking lot. a month later, a third bomb, which

the fbi says san diego built, exploded at the pleasanton headquarters of a nutritional products company called shaklee corporation. all three blasts went off, causing minor damage, but no one was injured. within days, the fbi launched a domestic terrorism case. >> it is a matter of time before someone is killed, and that's a very sobering thought. >> up until his arrest, investigators said san diego was last seen in 2003, when the fbi was closing in on him on market street. >> he parked his car, got out of his vehicle and started walking down the street. and if i'm not mistaken, he went into a bart station and that was the last time that we've seen him following san diego's arrest, i briefly talked to the suspect's 78 year old father, edgar san diego, over the phone tuesday morning. >> he's the retired belvidere city manager still living in marin county. he said he has nothing to say at this point. fbi director christopher wray put out a statement tuesday morning saying, this shows that

no matter how long it takes, the fbi will find you and hold you accountable. there's a right way and a wrong way to express your views in our country, and turning to violence and destruction of property is not the right way. san diego appeared in a london courtroom tuesday. he now faces extradition. in pleasanton, lena howland, abc seven news. >> new developments 13 months of fighting has come to an end in lebanon, as israel and hezbollah have ad to a peace plan. it starts with a 60 day cease fire that began 30 minutes ago. in that time, israel will withdraw its troops from lebanon and hezbollah will retreat from southern lebanon. the lebanese army and united nations peacekeeping troops will monitor hezbollah's movements. israel says it may strike again if hezbollah violates the agreement. the united states and france brokered this deal. >> this is designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities. what is left of hezbollah and other terrorist

organizations will not be allowed. what i emphasize will not be allowed to threaten the security of israel again. >> fighting continued today as the peace deal was being finalized. israel bombed southern beirut 20 times in a two minute span. president biden says the cease fire could jump start a peace plan in gaza. >> stocks gained ground today with the dow and s&p 500 hitting new highs. investors weren't scared off by a pledge by donald trump to impose new tariffs. the dow gained 123 points to end the day at 44,860. the nasdaq picked up 120. the s&p 500 closed up 34 points. those tariffs did impact shares of auto companies. tesla stock closed down 11%. general motors 9%. and ford shares dipped 3%. donald trump says he will levy a 25% tariff on imports from canada and mexico, unless they crack down on illegal immigration and drug smuggling

into the u.s. auto companies rely on those two countries for production of parts. >> that threatened import tax would likely hit us in the wallet by raising prices. on abc seven news at 3:00 today, alan sykes, a stanford law professor and senior fellow at the stanford institute for economic policy research, spoke with us about the price increases we could expect to see. >> i would say agricultural goods from mexico. if there's an across the board tariff, we get a lot of agricultural goods from mexico. there are increasing numbers of high tech components of things made in mexico that are inputs into things that are made here. automobile products and so forth. >> sykes says he would not stock up on items that may cost more, but he says some manufacturers might stockpile parts in advance if the tariffs happen. >> did scammers find a loophole in a new state law? tonight, california state regulators follow up on a seven on your side investigation.

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is catching the attention of california state regulators. an 83 year old east bay woman lost nearly $50,000 to a crypto scam. it happened nearly a year after the governor signed legislation into law limiting the amounf transactions at cryptocurrency kiosks. >> and now there are questions about how or if the scammers circumvented that law. for seven on your side investigates, here's abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow with the story. >> in september, seven, on your side investigates brought you the story of an 83 year old east bay woman named lois, who lost nearly $50,000 to a scam. at this coin kiosk in rossmoor. >> a man said, i have your grandson. he was so distraught and crying. >> over the course of three days in august, lois fed $100 bill after $100 bill into this machine, believing she was paying her grandson's bail and legal fees, while someone on the other end of the phone gave her the cryptocurrency account

numbers to send the money. >> they just destroy people's lives. they're despicable people. >> the department became aware of abc7's reporting on this matter. >> john king is an attorney in the enforcement division for the department of financial protection and innovation. >> i saw it personally on the news. >> the fbi could not confirm nor deny an investigation io lois situation. lisa, lois daughter, says the agency contacted them. >> they were just interested in the whole process of the transaction. >> lisa says her mom provided the fbi with these voucher receipts generated by the coin machine after every thousand dollar transaction. a california law sets daily limits on the amount any one customer can accept or give out at a crypto kiosk. >> one of the key protections in our new crypto asset law is that a crypto kiosk or a crypto atm, as they're also known, cannot accept or give out more than $1,000 in a single day by email. >> coinbase tells seven on your side investigates. coinbase complies with the thousand

dollar transaction limits imposed by california law. the scammer, using a sophisticated ruse, exploited this individual by convincing her to deposit funds into over 50 different accounts over several days in order to circumvent coinbase's safeguards. the author of the legislation, california state senator monique limon, tells seven on your side in an emailed statement. the law, quote, does not make exceptions based on how many accounts that customer may use to transact. >> i don't know that there's a loophole. >> robert harrell is the executive director of the consumer federation of california, a major proponent and sponsor of the legislation. >> these crypto kiosks, they are not humming 24 over seven. so for someone to stand there for hours on end, presumably to do $1,000 at a time, that's very concerning. >> in its emailed statements to seven, on your side investigates, quinn writes in part, quote, we encourage all users to pay attention to the three warning screens presented during each transaction on coinbase enabled coinstar kiosks. the company also says users must complete an identity

verification process as part of its know your customer program. as for how the scammers accounts got past kyc, coinbase writes in part. quote scammers can sometimes bypass safeguards using stolen identity information from data breaches and phishing scams. scammers also recruit mules who knowingly or unknowingly allow their identities to be used to create accounts, making it harder to detect suspicious patterns. there is no know your customer at the kiosk, according to coinbase, meaning lois didn't have to verify her identity. >> i think the bothersome thing for me is that there there no effort to identify who was sending this money. she was never asked who she was, and she was not asked to open an account with coinbase before the transactions began. >> that's because, according to coinbase, quote, the accounts the victim used were not created at the kiosk, but by the scammer who utilized criminal methods to use multiple accounts. as for who was collecting the money on

the other end, coinbase writes quote, in the event of suspicious behavior, our systems trigger additional review steps and alert our compliance team, potentially leading to account suspension or further investigation. in this case, it was lois who contacted coinbase to alert them about the scam. coinbase says the scammers circumvented the company's safeguards. also that the company is continually enhancing its technology and processes to stay ahead of increasingly complex tactics bad actors use. coinbase says the scammers accounts have now been permanently closed and that the funds are unrecoverable because transactions are instantly sent outside of coinbase platform. >> fraudsters and scammers are always advancing their techniques and trying to stay ahead of the law. >> state senator lyman writes, quote, it is my understanding that the department of financial protection and innovation is investigating this case. i will refrain from speculating on the outcome of an ongoing investigation and i expect a briefing from our law enforcement agency once their work is complete. >> i think it definitely brings to light that some changes need to be made for seven on your side investigates melanie

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plant based foods, including alternative meat, could have a significant impact on our ability to stay. climate ready going forward. and now, a team of researchers at stanford is working to unlock an important secret to making that happen. a key part taste. just watching someone bite into a burger, you can probably imagine how it tastes, but there's more to that memory than flavor. there's also the experience you get biting into it, pull it apart like, oh yeah, you can see that. and now a research team at stanford is unraveling the role. that texture plays in how we experience taste and the foods we eat. and their discoveries could ultimately help alternatives like plant based meat to seem a lot more like the real thing, the chewiness, the way it responds to biting, how you break it, the viscosity, how

much water comes out of it when you bite. >> so all kind of the rheology, the mechanical properties of it. >> professor ellen kuhl says the team is studying a variety of processed meat and meat alternatives, mixing mechanical measurements with ai to map their characteristics. >> and we can say, okay, if we want this certain desired properties, can we have an ai that gives us the formula for the product? so if you tell me i like the taste of this, ideally we want to design an ai that tells you, okay, this is exactly how we have to make the product. >> when we test, we'd create something like this a nice square sample. >> team member skyler saint-pierre sliced up a quick sample to place on a benchtop stretcher. the instrument delicately pulls the slice on all four sides until it finally tears streaming data on its strength into a software model monitored by colleague jeremy mcculloch. >> and when you see the force go down, that is how you can tell that the material has failed by using a number of instruments to pull, squish and analyze.

>> the team is developing a kind of three dimensional database that startups and alternative food producers could leverage to improve their products. >> and what we try to do is we make it open source so that little startups can jump in, can to produce something, and they can compare it against a whole library of data that we've collected and make it open source available for people to participate. >> for the student team. it's a mission to change the world we live in by changing the food we eat. >> so actually, some of the products people did not like that much, but that's actually an opportunity for us to come in and say, hey, maybe this is the reason that people don't like them. maybe they're too soft, maybe they're not soft enough. >> yeah. so for me, it was really more thinking about the environment, especially as americans. we're known for eating and overconsuming meat relative to the rest of the global population. >> eating habits they hope to tweak by discovering why we enjoy the foods we do. and while the engineering team is focused on texture, they say other labs

could potentially add data on the chemistry of flavor, creating an even more detailed artificial intelligence recipe book for alternative meats. it's really continuing to catch on and advance. fascinating. i know it can be done. the science of it. yes. >> all right. what can be done about the weather? >> let's turn to our scientists on the weather meteorologist, sandhya patel. sandhya. >> yeah. we're going to bring you good looking weather, that's for sure. dan and ama in time for thanksgiving. so we look at a live picture from our exploratorium camera, and you can see it's just a beautiful view of coit tower. thanksgiving forecast. if you missed us at the top of the show, it's going to be a cold start with some morning frost, 30s and 40s, but mainly sunny skies. something to be thankful for after a week of rain, which we needed obviously, but we are definitely going to be seeing some beautiful weather out there with milder conditions in the afternoon. the showers that are left south of monterey o the central valley will be pushing on out of here in the next couple of hours, and right now we are just seeing clouds here in the bay area across some regions. tomorrow afternoon it's

a bright sunny view. 50s 60s for your highs and the accuweather seven day forecast does feature a dry pattern that takes us through the end of november. beginning of december. we will have some fog around this upcoming weekend and milder weather as well. temperatures will go above average early next week as well. >> ama and dan that is something to be. >> yeah, absolutely. >> thank you. sandy. all right. sarah hodges is here with sports tonight. hey, sarah. that's right. the warriors defensive woes continue to haunt them. and with the tough schedule ahead, it's something that they need to clean

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questionable going into tomorrow night's game against the thunder, dealing with some knee soreness. it doesn't matter if they can't win right after a month of some really, really good basketball, we're starting to see some of the warriors struggles from last year trickle into this season, and that's blowing big leads. they were up 17 against the spurs on saturday only to fall short last night. they had an 18 point lead over the nets with seven minutes left in the third quarter. but in the fourth their defense struggled, giving up 41 points, ultimately handing them their first back to back loss of the season. and if you look at the dubs schedule, you'll see it doesn't get any easier. so big leads is something that they certainly need to capitalize on when they have them. >> we gave them too much life and too much belief, and then i don't care who you throw out

there, it's a recipe for disaster. >> 20 is the old ten. so i don't think it's exclusive to us. i see this leaguewide. no lead is safe, so you know that doesn't mean we can't do better. we obviously can do better. and we've got to figure out what that means. >> san jose state wide receiver nick nash is a finalist for the belinda hof award for the nation's top receiver. he's the first spartan to become a finalist and currently leads the nation in touchdowns and receptions. the winner will be announced on december 12th. this friday, though, is the bill walsh legacy game between san jose state and stanford. the game is named after the 40 niners legendary head coach he played and started his coaching career at sjsu and went on to coach the cardinal before going to the nfl. it will be the first time this game has been played since 2013. >> he played a lot of tough teams and played them tough, beat a really good louisville team at home and you know, had a

tough loss last week when they were up against cal in a rivalry game but had every opportunity to win that game. so you know it'll be a tough challenge. >> very sound. and their guys play really hard. so it's a it's a challenging team and we're excited for the opportunity and know we got our work cut out for us. >> we're excited for some friday football. all right. let's turn to the college. d now stanford taking on grand canyon university. first half game knotted at seven maxime renault coming in hot. second half reynaud says catch me down low or pulling up from the top of the key. he had 29. but that bucket puts the cardinals up by two. but grand canyon, they go on a run. this one ray harrison for three. and then tyrone grant foster just makes that one look way too easy. stanford falls 7871. their first loss of te season. cal taking on michigan state. pick it up in the second quarter. game tied at 26. lulu tisdale says not no more. three ball money shed 20 points on the night. that bucket part of an 18

to 0 bears run. third quarter cal up 12. yukon ona strong down low finishes with 13 points. but here come the spartans in the fourth. it's a two point game. that's nyla hampton draining the three spartans up one later julia errol with the dagger that calls game as cal falls 7872. sports on abc seven sponsored by smart and final. you guys this time kind of my favorite time of year because we're getting some good football that matters. basketball starting to heat up. it's a great time of year for sports. >> college, college bowl game soon. >> bowl game soon. >> aren't there like there's like 225 bowl games? yeah. >> it's going to be so much fun. the playoff has expanded, so we get more excitement when it comes to college football and the playoffs. so best time of year. all right. >> thank you so much sarah. >> all right. tonight on abc seven it is the three hour season finale of dancing with the stars. >> buckle up. starts at 8:00. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. do

remember that abc seven news is streaming 24 seven. you can get the abc seven bay area app, and then you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. all right. that is going to do it for s edition of abc seven news. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel, sara hodges, all of us here, we appreciate your time. >> hope you have a great evening and that we see you at 11 as we leave you. ama. >> ooh, people are heading out early. this is 8-80 in emeryville, 8-80. excuse me, in emeryville. oh, be safe out there, everyone. at least the weather is cooperating. we're looking at the toll plaza. oh, yeah? yeah. you're packed in there real good. poor folks. all right. have a safe holiday. we'll see you tomorrow. >> you're at home watching tonight. >> i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. i'm luz pena. i'm tara campbell. >> i'm j.r. stone at abc seven

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