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always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> you have accused him of sexually assaulting was through that methodology. befriending them, working with them in the rock climbing arena and then eventually getting them alone and by our allegations, sexually assaulting them. >> today, a world renowned climbing instructor from the bay area pleaded not guilty to charges of rape. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. jason crist has ties to san francisco and pacifica. he's charged with assaults on three women, but there are concerns that there may be more victims. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn is here with the details and a story. you will see only on seven. so, jason, chris went before a judge to answer to charges against him. he's charged by the san mateo county district attorney with nine felonies. but there could be more charges to come if there are more victims out there. 38 year old jason crist of pacifica pleaded not guilty to nine

felony sexual assault charges after appearing in san mateo court wednesday morning. crist, a former instructor at movement climbing gym in the presidio, is accused of assaulting three women between 2019 and 2023. the alleged assaults happened in pacifica, the presidio at joshua tree and in yosemite. the survivors include a movement employee and member. >> he ignored their demands to say no and assaulted them. >> san mateo county district attorney stephen wagstaffe explains how he knew the victims. >> he is a teacher of rock climbing. he is apparently has quite a legacy around the world of being an expert in climbing. >> he worked at a local gym for years. he was involved with outdoor uh- activities and brand ambassador for some large climbing brands. >> after wednesday's hearing, crist was released on $500,000 bail. we tried to contact him at his home, but we had no luck

reaching him, one victim told abc seven news. she's been climbing for more than ten years and was assaulted more than once by crist in pacifica and presidio. she said she filed several complaints with police and the climbing gym. other victims say they were assaulted when they were climbing outdoor. members of the climbing community were in court today to support the survivors. kimberly harrison is with the bay area climbers coalition. >> the climbing community is really looking inward now to see how we can respond to these issues. clearly, this is not the first case that's come up. >> kimberly moore has written several guidebooks on climbing. >> this is the second major sexual assault case in northern california in the last two years. two years ago, there was a famous climber who was convicted of sexual assault. he's actually serving a life sentence right now. this is charlie barrett. >> moore says the allegations against crist are deeply disturbing. >> joshua tree and yosemite are two of the largest climbing

areas in the world, and really special places for a lot of people. and the thought that somebody could, could take those really sacred pieces of land and harm somebody in them. it is incomprehensible to me. >> representing chris did not comment today. chris is out on bail, but he'll be back in court on december 16th. live in studio suzanne phan. abc seven news. >> all right. suzanne, thanks very much. in piedmont, three people, college kids are dead. and another is hospitalized after a fiery crash this morning. it happened at king avenue and hampton road just after 3:00 in the morning. friends have identified the victims as piedmont high school graduates who were sophomores in college. abc seven news reporter anser hassan talked with those who knew him and is live with the very latest answer. this is just a devastating story. >> dan. you're right. you can see friends continue to come by and drop off flowers and pay their respects. now, police say

this is still very early in the investigation, but they point out that this is a very wide road, no obstacles. they say they don't know how fast the truck was going, but speed was likely a factor. >> we're just devastated. i know that i know the family whose son is in the hospital right now, and i know the other families. >> eileen de soto was one of the many who dropped off flowers at the crash site early wednesday morning. three young people died when their tesla truck crashed into a wall at hampton road and king avenue in piedmont. de soto identified the victims as two young men and one young woman. a fourth person was pulled out of the truck by a friend. in another car. >> i know that he's had surgery. he has. he's in recovery. he is he has some burns. he is under sedation right now, so we're

hoping that he recovers. >> cindy martin was their middle school teacher. family, friends confirmed all four were piedmont high school graduates who were currently sophomores in college. >> they're smart kids. they're good kids. they were all so kids that were really supportive of all their friends. >> speed was was a was a factor. >> piedmont police chief jeremy bowers says just after 3 a.m, the tesla truck jumped the curb, struck a cement wall and got wedged between the wall and a tree. he says part of the investigation will be to determine if drugs or alcohol were involved. officials at at this time, there are no indications that the truck had mechanical issues, although they are still trying to determine how the truck caught fire due to the quick nature of being able to suppress the fire, we don't think the main lithium batteries of the car were on fire, but that's going to be determined as part of the investigation.

officials have yet to release any information about the four victims, but those who knew them describe them as popular students. good athletes for young people known for their generosity. >> this shouldn't happen to any kids. when you know t makes it worse. >> i spoke with some of the friends who came by to pay their respects. they're planning a vigil sometime over the next few days. live in piedmont, anser hassan abc seven news. >> such a tragedy. all right. thank you so much. in san ramon, investigators are trying to figure out what a 17 year old was doing on the freeway when he was hit. and killed around 430 this morning. it happened on southbound 680 just south of the crow canyon road exit. the chp says the teen was in a freeway lane when he was hit by an oncoming car going the speed limit. the driver was unable to avoid hitting the teen, but did pull over and call police after the crash. chp investigators are asking anyone with information to contact them. >> and in just about an hour,

the chp maximum enforcement period is set to begin. that means throughout the weekend, officers across the state will be cracking down on impaired driving and speeding, trying to keep people safe. last year's maximum enforcement period resulted in more than 1000 arrests for dui and 27 fatal crashes. this year's maximum enforcement period lasts until midnight on sunday. >> let's take a quick check of the roads this is a live look at conditions on 80 through berkeley, and you can see a lot of cars out there on the road. >> yeah, according to triple a, the worst time to travel today was between 1:00 and 5:00. so perhaps that means the traffic is easing a bit. this is a look at 280 in san jose in walnut creek. >> traffic is flowing obviously a little more slowly. on one side this is 680. if you are heading out of town but haven't left yet. triple a suggests driving tomorrow. >> and here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. triple a also says drivers returning on sunday should leave early in the morning. don't wait until late

in the day. golden gate is moving along nicely monday morning. drivers should expect a mix of travelers and of course, folks heading back to work. >> the san francisco ballet's nutcracker is in jeopardy this year. it's supposed to open on december 6th. that's the same day the contract with its dancers and stage managers expires. the american guild of musical artists posted a statement yesterday afternoon saying while negotiations have made some progress, several issues, including wages and working conditions, haven't been addressed. the san francisco ballet hasn't commented on negotiations, nor a possible strike. >> in pleasanton, there was a line of cars and people waiting to check out the newest costco location and some rare luxury items. abc seven news reporter lena howland is there. joins us live. lena, how are things looking out there tonight? >> well, dan, even even around ten hours after they first opened up their doors and welcomed shoppers inside for the very first time, we are still seeing some pretty heavy backups of traffic just to even get into the parking lot here. but for those who did have the patience

to wait in line and also wait for a parking spot, shoppers say this opening couldn't have come at a better time. >> one. >> after what city officials say has been nearly a decade in the making, costco is now open in pleasanton. conveniently the day before thanksgiving. >> it was definitely worth the wait. >> people started lining up in the dark overnight hours before the ribbon was cut, many hoping to score some hard to find luxury items like pappy van winkle bourbon. >> we were looking for the high end whiskey. maybe buy them as christmas gifts for some of our friends, but they're all sold out. >> they have a lot of alcohol. let's just start there. we didn't buy alcohol, but they have a lot. the line was around the corner, the parking lot also full, backing up traffic in both directions of the entrance. >> for the first time. i said okay, it doesn't matter how long it takes to park, i'm going to go into the store on the first

day. >> cyrus roy from dublin waited 15 minutes just to park, but that didn't dampen his excitement. >> i hope my cart will be full of stuff when i walk out of this place. >> instead of driving to livermore or danville for his warehouse deals. now he's got a much closer option. >> so excited. i mean, we have been waiting for this for such a long time because all the time we have to drive on both sides, you know, ten miles each side and wow, what a relief. you know, this is this is a blessing to us and costco. i love costco and other shoppers like kelly simms drove in from oakland. >> i would come to this one more than i would closer to my house. >> leaving with a cart full of the thanksgiving essentials. >> come and get your last minute items before they go, because everyone is here. >> and this new costco is bringing in more than 380 new jobs to this area. we're told this location will stay open until 830 tonight. for those still looking for a few last minute thanksgiving items, it

will close for the holiday tomorrow and reopen on friday morning. live in pleasanton. lena howland abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you so much. coming up, reversing decades of damage that is causing parts of the state to sink up to a foot every year. we're going to show you what a team from stanford has found and what they're hoping to do next.

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climate ready by precisely tracking where our groundwater is going and possibly reverse decades of damage that has caused parts of the state to literally sink with stunning views stretching off to the horizon, it's hard to visualize the san joaquin valley sinking unless of course, you have a measuring stick about the size of a telephone pole. >> we grabbed this one from the archives of the united states geological survey. it documents

that parts of the valley had already sunk by nearly 30ft between the 1920s and the 1970s. >> that photo is it's something that we use to talk about past events that shows how extreme subsidence can get. but now, matthew lees and senior researcher rosemary knight from stanford's door school of sustainability have some predictions for the future. >> in a newly released study, the stanford team combines satellite data from multiple decades with readings from the ground based gps stations. the result is a kind of three dimensional map pinpointing the area's most affected by the overpumping of groundwater in the central valley, and how quickly they're still sinking. >> and what we've shown in this study is that, well, it's not just something from the past, it's happening now. and what's more, it's faster than it has a faster than it was before, dropping as much as a foot in many of the years since 2006. >> but with those measurements comes the beginning of a possible solution. when we first

met professor knight several years ago, her team was pinging the valley floor with electromagnetic antennas suspended from a helicopter, mapping california's underground aquifers and the soils that run through them. the goal to identify super porous basins and farmland that could be flooded or pumped with diverted water to recharge the sinking aquifers, she says, adding in the new precision mapping data could help do that and more. >> so we are trying to integrate these two data sets. the big picture that we see with our geophysical images of the subsurface, where the sands and gravels, where the clays, and then the satellite based measurement that's giving us very precise measurements of the way in which the ground elevation is changing based on calculations from the california department of water resources, knight's team believes there is enough surplus water in most years to reverse much of the damage. >> if it's sent to the most critical areas. she points to

collapsing aqueducts and wells too dry to supply safe drinking water. >> let's be even more strategic, and let's target those areas where the subsidence is causing significant economic or human damage, and perhaps begin to reverse the damage that's literally pulled california down for decades. >> and just to underline the scale of this, we're talking about an area roughly this half the size of the state of new jersey. in fact, one government report calls it one of the single largest alterations of land surface attributed to humankind coming up, the rain is gone, but the cold is back. >> here's a live look at the conditions right now. after the break, we're going to check back in with abc s

forecast. when i woke up today and opened the curtains and saw the sun, i was awfully. >> i know it feels good, right?

let's get to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. hi, sandhya. hi, there. >> yeah. ama and dan. it definitely is an uplifting forecast when you see bright skies. let me show you a live view from our tower cameras right now. and it is absolutely gorgeous. no matter what direction you look from our tower cameras, most areas are clear. santa cruz showing you a few high, thin, wispy clouds. we'll be seeing more of those tomorrow. thanksgiving day planner clear, cold and frosty in the morning. temperatures in the 30s and 40s as we head into noontime, bright and sunny, and then a few clouds in the afternoon. 50s 60s getting chilly again by 8 p.m, so high pressure is in control of our weather. the winds are light, but that high will keep us dry. and as you will notice, there is going to be some fog. this is the kind of setup where we have a dense fog advisory from tomorrow 1 a.m. until 9 a.m, the central valley solano county is included, so if you are traveling, keep that in mind. visibility will be below a quarter of a mile. right now on live doppler seven, all is clear. your temperatures at this

hour in the 50s or earlier today, and 60s. earlier today we got up into the upper 50s to the mid 60s. a frost advisory is going to go up for the area shaded in blue from tonight at 10 p.m. until 9 a.m. tomorrow, and once again tomorrow night into friday morning. temperatures are going to drop down to the low 30s, and that means we're going to see some frost. if you have any sensitive plants, bring them inside or cover them. beautiful view from our east bay hills camera. thanksgiving sunshine for the holiday tonight and thursday night. we are expecting cold frost advisory will be going up and this weekend. areas of morning fog followed by milder afternoons as we go into 620 this evening. 40s and 50s skies are still clear, but that radiational cooling will take place because there are no clouds to insulate us. so we're looking at getting cold right away. 10 p.m. you're already seeing 40s and 50s, and by morning those temperatures will be down near freezing in our coldest inland valleys. but by the afternoon, the sun will be out. occasional high clouds will be streaming through going into tomorrow evening. so your morning temperatures try 33 in

santa rosa, 36 degrees in concord, 34 livermore, 39 san jose. you will notice 40s right around oakland, san francisco, half moon bay, 38, in palo alto. bundle up. extra blanket on the bed would come in handy tonight. 50s and 60s. tomorrow afternoon. you'll see a lot of sun out there, occasional high clouds and a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. your thanksgiving is looking beautiful, but it will start off cold in the morning. morning chill for friday. it's going to be dry for shoppers. don't have to worry about lugging those bags in the rain, and then the weekend will feature some fog in the especially out towards the inland areas, followed by milder afternoon. as we turn the page over to a new month. that mild pattern for early december continues into early next week. we're going to see temperatures in our warmest spots down in the mid to upper 60s. >> oh, yeah. okay. all right. thanks, andrea. >> that's nice. yeah. well, the day is finally here. disney's moana two is in theaters today. and coming up next, we've got a

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hit theaters today, it's already on the way to being a box office smash. actually. both. right? >> well, the film already set a record with $13.8 million in preview screenings. that was yesterday. that's the biggest preview haul in the history of disney animation. >> entertainment reporter george pennacchio from our sister station in los angeles, looks at what makes moana two so special. >> rule number one you never saw me like this. even though i still look very cool. you look like a kidney stone and you look like someone who would know what that is. >> now dwayne johnson returns to voice the role of maui, the character he played in the original moana movie. johnson says maui was inspired largely by his grandfather. we talked about that during an interview for the movie in hawaii. >> he was a professional wrestler and he died here and he's buried in diamondhead. not

maybe 15, 20 miles from here. and it just means so much. i've been in the business a long time as of you have you have as well. we've talked for many, many years. but to come here to hawaii, it kind of like full circle for me. and it made me really emotional. this is serious. it's something distracting you. >> johnson very much believes in the old adage it's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. and he knows he has a nice life. >> when i wake up in the morning, i really, truly want to run to the thing i'm doing because i have little ones at home. i got a family and i love being their daddy. i love school drop offs and pickups, so i want to make sure that the films i'm doing are just stuff that i love, man. and that challenge me too. as well. >> after famously singing you're welcome in the first, moana, johnson gets a new challenge in moana two. another song all his own. >> and so, dude, i'll tell you this, i said to them after my third or fourth session, i said, is it me or is this song it's

challenging right? and they said, it's like bohemian rhapsody. i was like, holy, it really is. but it was so fun to sing. can i get up? >> get it, get it, get it, get it. >> can i get her? can i get her? she who? >> you've been saying you're welcome for eight years, and now you're gonna deal with this? >> yes. and families all around the world are going to be at me again. >> dwayne is not done playing maui just yet. you'll also see him in a live action version of moana in 2026. in los angeles. george pennacchio abc seven news. >> he always seems like the nicest guy. well, it rained tiny turkeys today outside the hiller aviation museum in san carlos. those are styrofoam turkeys. souvenirs for kids to take home from the museum's annual pre-thanksgiving celebration. there was also a turkey hunt for prizes inside the museum, along with cotton candy and face painting. >> this is our third year now of dropping little styrofoam turkeys. they're not real turkeys. they don't. domestic turkeys don't fly, so that would

be a bad idea. but we have these little foam ones. and then the kids can take them home with them. >> it was so cool. >> is it amazing? yeah. >> how cute. hiller aviation museum is known for presenting events using helicopter. the easter bunny arrived by helicopter earlier this year and next week, santa is scheduled to drop in to kick off the christmas season. >> so much fun. yeah. all right. we have much more news ahead at 530 over on abc seven streaming tv. >> and if you're watching us on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us, we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> we'll see you again at six.

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tonight, the major >> linsey: tonight, the major thanksgiving storm taking aim at the northeast, with millions of americans on the move. and the news just coming in, a security breach at jfk airport. a stowaway found on an international flight. and the fbi investigates numerous threats targeting