now abc seven mornings live now at five. >> a community mourning. we now know the identities of the three young people killed in a fiery crash in piedmont the day before thanksgiving. their parents sharing memories of their lives. plus a harrowing story of a

teenager who lost his legs in gaza. we'll hear from him and the bay area doctor who went above and beyond to help him. and coming up snowy east coast weather causing major problems for the millions traveling this holiday weekend. and it is still a holiday weekend, but we're wrapping it up now. >> says who? right. right. good morning to you. >> it is sunday, december 1st. i can't believe that we're already here. >> i know, and would you believe 15 degrees above average for many days in the extended outlook? so we are looking at a very springlike forecast. but as we look at live doppler seven, you see some of that green there. and boy that looks promising right even closer into the north bay. looks like rain, but unfortunately it is evaporating before it hits the ground. we are tracking fog once again by the delta. dense fog advisory around vallejo sassoon. and also we're looking at that visibility reduced in concord and walnut creek a mile and a half right now. spare the air alert today. you probably notice the hazy conditions yesterday. we're getting into that winter regime where high pressure just

sits on top of us. very little wind. but look how mild 43 sonoma 50s elsewhere. that's anywhere from 11 to 14 degrees warmer in oakland. and novato. that's due to the cloud cover. and as we go through the mid morning hours, it begins to break up. we're partly cloudy mid 60s all around the bay shore. low 70s for gilroy, san jose. and then we drop back off into the 50s. so we'll talk about that warmer than average weather in detail coming up. zach. >> lisa, thank you to those new details about the fiery crash that killed three college students in piedmont. officials have released their names and are sharing memories from their families about those young lives lost. sean dixon, christa tsukahara and jack nelson died when the tesla cybertruck they were in crashed. a fourth person who was injured in the crash remains in the hospital. all were 2023 graduates of piedmont high school and were home for the thanksgiving holiday. the city released statements from the families of the three victims who died in that crash.

sean dixon was a student and lacrosse player at usc. his family wrote sean lit up a room, made friends easily, and had a unique ability to make everyone feel welcomed and valued. chris tsukahara was a sophomore at the savannah college of art and design. her family says she will be remembered for her kind and sensitive heart, love for her family and friends, and for her incredible eye for style and design. jack nelson attended the university of colorado. his family remembered his adventurous spirit, saying he cared deeply for other people and had a strong faith. he proudly shared through the cross. he wore every day. there's still no word on the cause of the crash. the california highway patrol is investigating. the chronicle reports that the national highway traffic safety administration is also part of the probe. well, a scary scene at a farmers market at el cerrito plaza saturday morning. a car crashed through the market, hitting one person. el cerrito police did not share details, but a witness tells abc7 news that the pedestrian who was or was an older man who

appeared to be in his 70s. both the driver and the pedestrian were injured and transported away from the scene of the cras. police have not yet released any updates. an armed carjacker is now in custody after vallejo police fired rubber bullets at him during a standoff. police say a ski mask gunman stole a 2001 bmw 740 near sonoma boulevard and tennessee street on thanksgiving. officers later spotted him driving the stolen car near springs road and oakwood avenue. after a forced stop, the man fled the vehicle and hid in a nearby apartment complex. he was forced to surrender after officers fired a round of rubber bullets near him. authorities recovered the gun and the vehicle was returned to its owner. police in san mateo county say san mateo and burlingame officers shot a man after he pointed a gun at them yesterday morning. they were investigating possible gunshots in a burlingame neighborhood, and police say when they arrive, a man pointed a gun at them and ran off. he was found near

myrtle and bayswater roads, yelling in the street. police say efforts to de-escalate failed. they shot the man when he refused to drop the gun. he was taken to a nearby hospital on the peninsula. a scare for a large group of boaters on oyster point. they had to be rescued after being hit by a large wave. the coast guard says just after 830 saturday morning, 18 people, including two children, set out on board a 14 foot long wooden dragon boat and the wave knocked 15 of those people into the water. all were rescued safely and no one was seriously injured. while a season marked by debate and national attention for the san jose state women's volleyball team may be over for match point and the championshi. >> and it's an ace for colorado state. >> the spartans lost to colorado state yesterday in the finals of the mountain west conference tournament. san jose state

season has been marked by forfeits, protests and a lawsuit centered on gender identity. several schools forfeited games rather than play the spartans claiming there was a transgender player on san jose state's team who should be blocked from participating. now, the university and the player have never said how they identify. >> i don't want to talk necessarily about the way we played. i want to talk about how proud i am of them. they fought all the way through the end. they showed a lot of heart. they showed a lot of desire. they showed a lot of moxie. they showed a lot of character throughout the season. i don't think any of those things can be taken for granted. >> a lawsuit was recently filed by players from various schools, including a player from san jose state. they claim that the athlete in question is getting preferential treatment. the spartans still have a chance to extend their season if selected to play in the ncaa tournament. in oakland, a young teenager from gaza met with supporters who helped to bring him to the u.s. for medical treatment. a south bay doctor also played a

role in getting him here following a chance encounter back in february. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the story and a warning this story does contain some graphic language. reporter. >> ahmed abu obeida is 15 years old. he lost both his legs in an israeli drone strike in february while he was out picking vegetables near his home in gaza. he came to the bay area to learn to walk again. >> the journey continued with ahmed explains he was hit in the legs, hand and face. >> his house was destroyed. he knows he's lucky not just to be alive, but also to be among the lucky few cleared by israeli authorities to seek medical treatment abroad. >> farhan. >> walked with the help of organizations like heal palestine and shriners hospital. ahmed and his mom arrived at sfo in july. since then, it has been months of grueling treatments, including strength training for his upper body and learning to

walk again. >> ahmed came to me on the verge of death. he was hemorrhaging. >> doctor mohamed is an emergency physician in saratoga. he's done two volunteer medical missions to gaza. on the second day of his first trip, he was the doctor who had to amputate his legs in a makeshift tent hospital without anesthesia. >> not much in terms of equipment and medications were available to us, and so it made it nearly impossible to save people's lives or save limbs. >> doctor says ahmed is mature beyond his 15 years. >> his soul is so beautiful. you sit and talk to him just for a few minutes and you realize his perspective on life and his gratitude. and i think we have a lot to learn from children like ahmed in terms of their resilience and their ability to see purpose in their life. >> through it all, ahmed says he has learned strength, courage and patience. he's a soccer fan, likes video games, and like most teens, keeps busy on social media. what he is not is a

victim. he says he is young and that gives him time to rebuild a life in service of his country and community in the east bay. anser hassan abc seven news. >> well, a shrill sound that comes from the golden gate bridge on windy days might be silenced as soon as next year. yeah, that's the noise we're talking about. it's been described as whistling, whining, even wailing. and it's been happening since 2020, when the bridge was retrofitted to make it safer. vertical slats were installed along the handrails, along with the with the intent of allowing more air through, but they also turned the bridge into a giant instrument like a musical instrument. now, the san francisco chronicle reports a project to install noise suppressors will begin in the next few months. here's the bay, the golden gate bridge live right now, and the clips with rubber sleeves will be attached to all 12,000 slats. that work is expected to last at least a year and cost about $450,000. all right. we got a lot more

coming up. let's check in with lisa. >> okay. good morning to you. a spare the air alert today. you may have noticed the hazy conditions that we had yesterday. so today. and tomorrow? yes. not the most ideal air quality. as temperatures continue to climb. beautiful festive view out there, but very mild seconds and 50s. this morning i'll be back with my full accuweather seven day forecast coming up. >> thank you lisa. also ahead, black friday and small business saturday proving that people are ready to shop. just how much the weekend sales brought in. and it was the first night for the thrive city entertainment zone. but the winter wonderland looked like last

at the beautiful bay bridge this morning. quite a few cars out there for this hour. more to be expected of course, as this is still a holiday weekend. a lot of people traveling to and from places that they visited for thanksgiving. all right. the early numbers show americans spent big on black friday

talking about the holiday weekend. but on saturday, shoppers were encouraged to go small as in small business. it's an effort to help those mom and pop shops get their piece of the pie. and abc seven news reporter lena howland has more from the east bay on how this year's small business saturday went. i'll have a blue christmas. >> thanksgiving came and went. black friday had its moment, but now it's time to swing into small business saturday. >> today already it's been nonstop all day, so customers all day long, which is nice. >> in downtown danville, jackie, amaya saw no shortage of hungry customers lining up at danville chocolates. >> it's just great when people come in and they they see the place and they feel it. and you don't get that when you shop on amazon. >> and shoppers are getting rewarded too. they're walking away with these. i love danville tote bags just for shopping at participating small businesses. >> and the small business owners are now more than ever. they need that support, that love, that help. >> john kabateck is the california state director of the

national federation of independent business, which represents about 13,000 small businesses across the state. he says shopping small means feeding your local economy. >> small business saturday really helps remind people how important it is that we help those small businesses who help create jobs, help feed our tax base. that really helps our local services, our schools, our hospitals, our filling, our potholes. definitely our first responders. >> meanwhile, in pleasanton, more than 150 vintage vendors set up shop at the alameda county fairgrounds. >> that's what's important about coming out and experiencing this is that you'll find unique items that you'll never find in the big box stores or corporate places today. >> some, like nes relics, are promoting reduce, reuse, recycle by selling hard to find items that are more than 20 years old. >> it's real nostalgic, so it brings back a lot of memories, and it just continues to give and give and give and the value of it increases.

>> while others, like smooth, like butter, are keeping the shark tank dream alive. >> shark tank. we come in maybe 1 or 2 years, but we're going to get there by selling a new form of organic body butter they make out of their home in san carlos. obviously, we can't compete with the bigger brands and stuff like that, but we all got to start small and we all got to start somewhere. so getting the support for the small businesses is always two thumbs up in the east bay. >> lena howland abc seven news. >> and we're still waiting for some more numbers on black friday, the day that's considered the official start to the holiday shopping season. but early reports show people were not going to the stores. instead, they were snapping up deals online. adobe analytics says people spent nearly $11 billion friday, and that's an increase of 10% from last year. in-store shopping might be a different story. retail next says so far its data shows a drop in traffic of a little over 3%. well, the city of san francisco kicked off its second entertainment zone last night at

thrive city outside chase center, and this comes a little over two months after the very first entertainment zone debuted on front street. winter wonderland combined holiday festivities. special appearances, and a chance to feature local businesses. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn gives us a closer look troc dancing, dazzling performances and the one and only montell jordan. >> this is how we do it. >> it's saturday night. >> the energy and the excitement on stage goes hand in hand off stage with drinks and good eats, along with family and friends. all that highlights the second new entertainment zone that just launched in the city of san francisco. this one at thrive city. >> today is our first day of trying out the entertainment zone here at thrive city, and that means people can come and watch the tree lighting ceremony, enjoy all the entertainment, and they can walk around with a beverage from one

of our retailers. the holidays the bay family from hercules eager to catch the festivities. >> this is exciting. it's like having three centers over here with the tree lightings. this is amazing. >> on this saturday winter wonderland tipping off the festive season with the annual lighting ceremony. what? go first the lights, then the snow. ushering in the holiday season. the special celebration featuring the bay area's largest tree. it's 90ft tall. amazing. >> and check out all the festive activities throughout thrive city. >> abc seven news's amanda delcastillo was on stage with warriors legend festus ezeli to welcome and energize the crowds that turned out. >> y'all ready by thrive city activating its first entertainment zone that highlights local businesses and allows them to sell alcoholic beverages to go for attendees to enjoy within the zone. >> it's awesome. it's absolutely awesome. >> local leaders say thrive city's new entertainment zone is a game changer for san

francisco's nightlife and economy. >> yeah, i think it's really, you know, part of the city coming back again. you know, we had so many restrictions for so many years, and now people want to relax and have fun. >> big turnouts at the first entertainment zone on front street in san francisco means big wins for businesses, bars and restaurants. many here say that's what they've been waiting for. and they're all in. in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> yeah, such a fun visual event they had there. that tree is gorgeous. and thankfully the snow. there wasn't real snow. it was just a beautiful weekend to be having all of these events. that event, black friday, thanksgiving. we lucked out. >> yes, the morning chill. not with us this morning. yesterday we had the frost advisory and the fog out towards our inland valleys and once again, concord walnut creek. very foggy for the next several hours. but the rest of us perhaps enjoying a not so cold morning. pretty mild out there with 40s and 50s. that's due to that blanket of

insulation, the cloud cover coming up from the south. sun comes up at 706. it's going to take a little time for those clouds to thin out. we'll call it partly cloudy today. and that sun setting. well before 5:00. so this is moisture that is not really reaching the ground. coming up from about san luis obispo. and you can see right offshore here. so we're tracking it with the cloud cover and earlier thoughts were maybe a sprinkle or two. but no that doesn't look likely. we are looking at mild readings 54 in oakland yesterday it was 66. it was 69. in redwood city with 64 in half moon bay. so mild. and we'll continue that trend. the cool numbers 43 for sonoma. very foggy out towards brentwood at 43 and the delta. so we're looking at that 24 hour temperature change. quite dramatic 16 degrees milder for half moon bay. look at oakland at 11 degrees warmer and novato 14 degrees warmer. so that cloud cover insulating us. but we also

have that ridge of high pressure that is continuing to build in putting a lid on the atmosphere so that just in better two mile visibility in concord, it will be hazy throughout the next several hours into the early afternoon. so, you know, this time of year, we get a couple of hours where it's bright and feels pretty mild. so starting out cloudy, not as cold and a spare, the air alert for your sunday and monday. and then as we get into the rest of the week that december, warmth continues with dry conditions. here's a look at the next several hours, and you'll notice we do have the partly cloudy skies. sunny in the east bay, the peninsula clouds hanging along of half moon bay, and perhaps san jose, and then into monday. we're mostly sunny again. a few high clouds. this is tuesday. the pattern continues and each and every day we'll see temperatures maybe come up a few degrees, then drop off. this is a look at the next seven days in san jose. look how mild we're going to be in. and around 70 degrees right on through the workweek. maybe

not what you would want in december. we always hope for the rain, but as for today, we'll call it partly cloudy 64 downtown. and once again half moon bay, mid 60s, upper 60s, peninsula, low 70s, san jose and the accuweather seven day forecast. first day of december. quite mild and that december warmth continues into the middle of the week. above average readings right through the end of the week and into the weekend. zach. >> lisa. thank you. just ahead, moms helping moms. the group making a difference for growing families. now restoring one

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more healthy, energetic babies. >> this holiday season, new moms like lauren morgan are paying it forward. the mothers milk bank in san jose is bringing back their donor milk pickup program, and they're hoping to spread the word. any mom who lives within santa clara county can pack extra breast milk and have it collected right from their doorstep. >> it really feels precious because i can share it with others. >> morgan and her eight month old daughter marie live in emeryville. morgan is happy to donate the life saving nourishment to babies in need. >> one of my friends, who i met through a moms group, she had her baby in the nicu and used donor breast milk and just seeing the look on her face of like, oh my god, and you're donating like thank you. >> just one ounce of donor milk can feed a premature baby for an entire day. founded 50 years ago, the mothers milk bank distributes over 2,000,000oz a year. we spoke with ceo jennifer benito. >> need for donor milk is

growing, and we're seeing a lot more hospitals and outpatient needing more milk. and so that's why we're putting the call out. >> this holiday donor pickup service runs until january 15th. moms who are interested will need to be screened. >> fill out the form first, and then we'll set you up with two labs that we work with to get that blood test going. it's pretty easy. >> i think this is an important time to focus on what can i do with the power that i have now? and right now i have the super power of i'm a young mom, and i can make the world a better place with just sharing what i'm producing. naturally, the mother's milk bank says this holiday promotion is part of a pilot program they're hoping to expand in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. two one. >> the holiday of lights and winter wonderland in downtown san rafael had a very special guest star. are two of them, we should say santa and mrs. claus.

they stopped by to help lead the tree lighting and celebrate with the kids and their families. they also took pictures with the kids and listened to their wishes for this christmas. the event included a train through the street and other rides, plus vendors, live music, and more activities for the family. and look, santa and mrs. claus were busy hopping all over the bay area. one of their other stops saturday afternoon was at the river plaza shopping center in petaluma. the town greeted them with music, family activities and ballet dancers from the local production of nutcracker. the north pole couple took time to pose for pictures with families and listened to christmas wishes from local children, before continuing to on visit other towns. all right, still to come on abc seven mornings. new info on the meeting between canadian prime minister justin trudeau and president elect trump. what we know about their talks on tariffs. plus, trump's made his latest pick for fbi director. what that means for the current director who still has years left in hi

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abc seven mornings live now at 530, a big shakeup could be coming to the fbi. >> president elect trump has announced plans for a new director. this while the current director appointed by trump back in 2017, has years left in his term. we'll get to that in a moment. but right now, good morning to you and thanks for being with us this half hour. let's get a look at the weather now with meteorologist lisa argen. >> okay. good morning to you. it is not as cold out there. you may have noticed that already. maybe the furnace isn't cranking as much, but we do have fog. still not only in the central valley, but closer to home around the delta. vallejo, sassoon until 11:00 and you can see the visibility here has been reduced to just two miles in concord and out towards byron, 51, in hayward. that is mild. how about 55 la scotts and the cooler spots low 40s, santa rosa and sonoma. so compared to 24 hours ago wow. 16 degrees warmer in novato. and look at livermor. nine degrees warmer. it's going to take some time for that fog

to burn back when it does will be hazy. low 60s at the shoreline today. but look how mild around the bay shore. mid maybe even some upper 60s. we had 70 in monterey yesterday, 70 today in san jose, inland around pleasanton and danville. low 60s there. zach. >> lisa. thank you. we're finding out more about the meeting between the president elect trump and canadian prime minister justin trudeau. the two getting together friday night at mar a lago amid reports of tariff threats. abc's jay o'brien has the details from florida. >> president elect donald trump now saying he had a productive dinner friday with canadian prime minister justin trudeau at mar a lago. trudeau making the surprise visit last night after trump threatened sweeping 25% across the board tariffs on goods from canada and mexico. trump accusing both countries of allowing drugs and illegal migrants to flow into the u.s. also at the table, david mccormick, the newly elected republican senator of pennsylvania. trump, posting on

social media the two leaders discussed fentanyl trade deals and what trump says is a trade deficit between canada and the u.s. the two countries operating under a trade deal that trump crafted in his first term. >> it was a it was an excellent conversation, trudeau telling reporters. >> tariffs wouldn't just harm canadians, but would also raise prices for u.s. consumers and harm industries here at home. canada is the second largest trading partner of the u.s. only mexico, both countries accounting for more than $1 trillion in trade. a year. president biden urging caution. >> we have an unusual situation in america. we're surrounded by the pacific ocean, the atlantic ocean and two allies mexico and canada. and the last thing we need to do is begin to screw up those relationships. >> and trump today naming charles kushner, the father of his son in law, jared kushner, as his choice for ambassador to france. kushner was convicted in 2005 of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion and

witness tampering. trump pardoned him in the final days of his first term in west palm beach, florida. jay o'brien, abc news. >> and president elect donald trump announced plans to appoint kash patel as the next fbi director. patel is described as a trump loyalist and has said the fbi needs to go after journalists and anyone that he falsely claims rigged the 2020 presidential election. current director christopher wray has three years left in his ten year term, and would need to either quit or be fired for patel to step in. now trumps the one that appointed wray in 2017 after firing james comey. and this news comes just after news that trump has turned to the bay area for his choice to head the nation's leading medical research agency. i was able to look further into the experience of stanford's doctor, jay bhattacharya. doctor jay bhattacharya is a professor of health policy at stanford university and now the nominee to be the next director of the national institutes of health. in a statement on social media, he said he was humbled by the

nomination and promised reform. bhattacharya has made national news long before this nomination. >> the harms from these lockdowns are absolutely devastating. >> that was an interview abc seven did with doctor bhattacharya back in 2020. he openly opposed the covid lockdown restrictions at the time. in october that year, he was one of three authors of the great barrington declaration, an open letter that promoted herd immunity or that people at low risk should live normally to build immunity and those at higher risk should be protected. fast forward more than four years later, some in the local medical community are looking back at his views differently. >> i think no one got the pandemic right, but there was a lot in his approach that in retrospect, actually made sense. >> doctor monica gandhi is a professor of medicine and infectious disease doctor at ucsf. the university is funded by the nih. she says she'll be closely watching how the trump administration handles infectious disease research. >> i can't say i'm not nervous because our universities not only depend on this money, but

it's not the time to, you know, we stop hiv research. we just we have a lot of work to do. on the other hand, i think doctor bhattacharya is kind. he is gentle. he has had a complete reputation of being respectful, of listening to others, and i think that gives me a lot of hope about his leadership. >> political science professor doctor melissa michaelson says bhattacharyya's nomination has many in bay area higher education circles, questioning his experience and ability to run the large agency. she said his nomination, along with trump's nominations of robert f kennedy jr and doctor mehmet oz, could indicate what future public health policy will look like. it kind of gives us a vision of what that federal response to the next pandemic might be. bhattacharyya's nomination will need to be approved by the u.s. senate. and coming up on this week. they're going to be talking about president elect trump's recent tariff threats. jonathan karl speaks with republican senator mike rounds to talk about how trump is targeting canada and

mexico with tariffs. there's also some recent developments in ukraine and the middle east. so you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanopoulos at 8:00 this morning, right here on abc seven. well, people are gearing up for a busy travel day as they return home from thanksgiving and some winter setbacks could make their trips a bit more complicated. here's a live look at sfo this morning, where travelers anticipate flight updates. abc news chuck sivertsen has more. >> as millions of americans make their way home from thanksgiving, severe weather complicating the return today is expected to be the busiest travel day, with tsa expecting to screen 3 million passengers. millions more will be driving up to six inches of snow falling along the i-70 corridor from topeka through kansas city, union station. a winter wonderland lake effect snow creating challenges along the great lakes from michigan to upstate new york. erie, pennsylvania turned into a frozen tundra with more than

30in of snow. further east, in dunkirk, whiteout conditions. the roads barely visible at times. a state of emergency declared for parts of new york. in buffalo, superfans helping to shovel out highmark stadium ahead of tonight's game against the 49 ers. some parts of the region could get more than five feet of snow by monday. >> make sure you're being vigilant. if you're heading out of the house and going anywhere, make sure you're checking what the weather forecast might be. >> in new york city, temperatures dipping into the 30s. the real feel in the 20s in bryant park, folks bundled up getting into the holiday spirit and more wintry weather could be on the way. >> it's going to bring widespread snow to everyone in the northeast by the middle of next week. likely a little too early to know exactly how much snow, but we are talking about inches of snow for the northeast and even new york city might see their first snow of the year. >> chuck sivertsen abc news, new york. >> southwest airlines passengers will have to get ready for

landing earlier than normal starting wednesday. flight attendants will start preparing the cabin for landing at 18,000ft, instead of the usual 10,000ft. so that means that the seat backs will need to be raised and tray tables stowed. about ten minutes earlier than normal. southwest says that's all being done to protect flight attendants from turbulence. well, the famed notre dame cathedral in paris is set to reopen on december 7th. it closed down in april 2019 after a devastating fire destroyed much of the 800 year old cathedral. that fire is believed to be an accident, not arson. over the past five years, more than 1200 artisans helped restore the cathedral building a new roof replacing wall stones and restoring 8000 pipes of the grand organ. about $1 billion was raised to restore the cathedral before the fire. 13 million people visited notre dame each year. a lot more coming up. i call it a matter of choice when it comes to building a better bay area. more shelters are available to help the homeless, but will they use

them? and here's a live look from our roof cam looking at the ferry building this morning. lisa argen is going to

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in shining lights of the buildings. at least the sun isn't out yet, but it's coming soon. we all get to get our day started here shortly. all right. 36 years ago. then san francisco mayor art agnew asked religious organizations to step up and help with the homeless crisis. that didn't solve the problem, but it did lead to the interfaith winter shelter program, which is back in service this week. but as abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez found, not everyone wants help. >> the homeless crisis seems even more dire during times of bad weather, and the bitter cold we ran across anwar el, who sought shelter in this tent that

had not yet been removed by the city. >> i was out laying on that ground right there with the blankets and stuff that i'm laying on in this tent in the cold, in the cold, in the rain. and a lady came by and she gave me a tent, and they've been trying to remove me from this tent and this place that i am not blocking sidewalk traffic at all. >> for solomon gabra, it's people's attitude towards the homeless that irks him the most. so you were saying that people don't respect you when you're out here? no, no, no. >> and as soon as they see, even though like probably i put, you know, like regular thing, you know, i see you here. no. they think you are homeless. you kno, i degrade you. you know, they degrade you. yeah. totally. >> gabra came to san francisco in 1986 from africa. and until recently always had a place to live. >> but everything collapsed when the covid came. >> he now stays at the sanctuary. 24 hour shelter.

>> i have to i have nowhere to go. >> denzel cooke was once homeless and remembers doing what he could to stay out of the cold, now with no tents. >> uncertainty. i mean, it's like helplessness. you feel helpless. >> as of this week and through the end of march, there are more choices for the unhoused as different faith organizations convert their day facilities into evening shelters, rotating monthly between five locations throughout the city. this month, the canon kip senior center on natoma street and eighth will house 30 people operated by episcopal community services. >> folks can just, you know, come to the front door because they need to be, you know, in a safe place out of the inclement weather. they just want to be able to walk in, have a bed for the night and leave in the morning. >> people are also offered a shower, dinner and breakfast. the san francisco interfaith council started this program 36

years ago. >> it's safe to because p are treated with respect and dignity, and so they want to come for us also, it's a it's a social and a moral imperative. >> we told solomon gabra about the winter shelter, which coincidentally is located less than a block from where we found him, the one on the corner, the senior center. yeah. that one. but while many people may benefit from this act of generosity, for some it's a matter of choice. it's always their decision. >> i find it more peaceful here in my tent. i call it my little hobbit hole, and i have more serenity and tranquility. >> this way, we're not going to be able to solve the crisis on our own, but we're doing what we can do to treat them with that kind of dignity. >> in san francisco, leon melendez, abc seven news. >> all right, we have a lot more ahead. let's get a check of the weather with lisa. >> okay, good morning to you.

spare the air alert today. gorgeous view out there. cloudy skies, not as cold. mainly in the 50s this morning. well into the 60s again today with some sunshine. but we will talk about this stagnant weather pattern that's going to stick around for a while when we return. >> lisa thank you. also next, the bears missing mendoza. cal faced a tough smu squad in the lone star state. were they able to close out the regular season without their star quarterback? sports is next

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for bay area sports fans. cal played smu on the road in dallas this weekend, and on the court, the warriors tried to break a three game losing streak on the road against the suns in phoenix. here's abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez. >> good morning. after jumping out to a 12 and three start, which included the first team to clinch a spot in the nba cup quarterfinals, the warriors, a little bit of hard times of late, dropping a season high

three games in a row, but a future splash bro in training in the desert stephen curry back in the lineup against phoenix. here's former warrior kevin durant corner triple over draymond green closeout and the two future hall of famers. i wonder what they're saying a little smile down the court. just a little later though. draymond green gets the last laugh. rejects kd right there. dray moved into second place on the all time warriors blocks list. adonal foyle leads the way. dubs trailed by as many as 17 devin booker. game high 27. there's three of them right there. suns back up a dozen. here's stephen curry. nice move in the lane. dubs down eight. then in the fourth draymond nice pass to a back cut for steph who had a team high 23. just over two minutes to go. defense to offense jonathan kuminga steal and score makes it a six point game. jc 12 off the bench. but the suns hit 18 from deep. there's durant. he had 21. suns win 113 105. four game losing streak for the dubs. they head to denver tuesday night for the final game in nba cup group pla.

college football. cal at smu. reigning acc quarterback of the week fernando mendoza. out with an illness. so cal was short handed at number nine. smu down 21, nothing. chandler rogers is sacked on fourth down. he would leave the game in the third with an injury. straight to the fourth. now 24 six c.j. harris at quarterback picked off by jonathan mcgill, who returns it just outside the red zone. and that led to this two plays later, kevin jennings to a wide open rashad smith. that was easy. 31 six home team. and the mustangs were not done. next ponies possession. the backup quarterback preston smith getting involved to keyshawn smith 40 yards. smu wins 38 six. cal now awaits their bowl bid and smu will play clemson in the acc championship next saturday night. something to cheer about for them, for sure. sharks and kraken for the second day in a row. fans up there in seattle. san jose scored three goals in the second and back to back games. luke kunin his sixth of the year. two nothing. and then

check out jake walman acrobatic move. keeps the puck in the zon. macklin celebrini missed the net, but cody ceci the rebound. his first goal as a shark and then 46 seconds later, mikael granlund. the saucer pass to will smith, who scores in his third straight game, fifth of the year and the sharks win it four two. college hoops stanford hosting cal poly. down in the late second half, mustangs take the lead. isaac jessup for three. cal poly goes up two. just under two minutes to go get the ball to maxime reno. he'll tie the game in the lane. he had a team high 21, but jared hyder gives the mustangs the lead for good. cal poly wins 97 to 90. their fifth win surpasses their total from all of last season, and it's their first win against stanford since 1976. big 40 niners game tonight in buffalo. it's going to be cold and snowy. that is your look at sports. have a great sunday. let's send it back to you. >> good sunday morning to you. waking up to fog by the delta. very mild conditions. spare the air alert today and tomorrow.

you can see all the cloud cover. looks like some moisture moving up from the south. and as we get in closer, certainly the radar is reflecting that. but this is evaporating before it reaches the ground. and we're set for a partly cloudy afternoon right now. look at all the 50s and upper 40s. we're 51 in hayward, 50 san rafael. usually we've got 30s and 40s here and a smattering of 30s in our inland valleys. the peninsula, a couple spots there. usually cooler. we are much, much milder, anywhere from about 5 to 18 degrees warmer this morning due to all the cloud cover, that blanket insulating us. you saw that on our satellite picture. we also have fog, a dense fog advisory out by the delta fairfield sassoon. but that includes that fog, that tule fog just pushing into concord and walnut creek. we get those drainage winds and they're very light offshore. and they just kind of push that central valley fog into our inland valleys. a lot like yesterday. and that creates the haze. you saw that this morning.

really nice view this morning from mount tam. but we'll get into spare the air alert throughout the day today and tomorrow. so we start out cloudy, not as cold. the hazy to partly cloudy conditions and then december warmth continues. the rest of the week, even into the weekend. very little change day to day. here's a look at that cloud cover beginning to pull apart. this is right through the early part of the afternoon. then we get into your monday. we're mostly sunny, a few high clouds. we'll do it again on tuesday. could be another spare the air alert on tuesday. western new york upper 20s for the game. and as we look at the great lakes here, you'll notice that we get that trajectory of that colder air moving over lake erie and ontario. and there is i-90, which has been shut down due to all the snow. and this is where orchard park is, where the stadium is just below toronto. and you get that warmer air just being lifted and dumped on the other side of the lake. and so they have about a half a foot on the ground. orchard park the snow will diminish throughout the day and temperatures will be

cold, and the winds will be quite gusty. 65 in oakland, 67 in fremont today. so a nice day here with low 70s in san jose. a lot of 70s for the week ahead in the south bay. the accuweather seven day forecast. we'll be looking at very mild conditions with dry weather not only today throughout the week ahead and above average temperatures. notice very little change as we get through the middle of the week, the end of the week into the weekend, maybe a little bit more cloud cover. partly cloudy. zach

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amazing performances and holiday fun for the whole family. julianne hough is back for hosting duties, and she's brought along her dancing with the stars host, alfonso ribeiro. wow, thank you so much for making our holiday dreams come true. >> it truly, truly, i think they're going to expect a great show. i think it's going to be a little different. obviously, i'm joining julianne this year for my very first time being here with alfonso. >> it just feels like we're back home in the ballroom. but just like a much bigger, grander ballroom like you know, cinderella's ballroom. so it's very exciting. and. yeah, just happy to be back. >> julianne and alfonso will also perform, joining a star studded list of musicians in the special, including elton john, john legend, seth macfarlane, carly pearce and many more. there will also be a unique element to the special. >> it's a little different this year. we're going to go on a journey and we've got the amazing kristen bell to kind of

take us on this journey, and we're going to really bring all of the parks to life. >> oh yes we are. and then, of course, what we can expect, like usual, are amazing performances. the cast members that we so dearly love, like mickey mouse and minnie mouse, donald and daisy, george pennacchio for abc news. >> oh hey, hey, we're talking back here. i'm going to disney world this week, so i'm really excited about that. looking forward to actually being at the park and watching this. the wonderful world of disney. holiday spectacular airs tonight at eight right here on abc seven. it streams tomorrow on hulu and disney+, and disney is the parent company of hulu and abc seven. and look, we want to show you this two in mexico city. thousands came out to celebrate the 10th annual bolo fest, a parade that kicks off the christmas season. bolo is the name of the polar bear mascot of mexican department store liverpool. the parade includes giant balloons of cartoon characters, dancers, marching bands, and more lively entertainment. adult parade

goers said the nostalgic atmosphere made them feel like kids again and helped them get into the holiday spirit. it's amazing how that can be felt, really just around the world. all right. next on abc, seven mornings at 6 a.m, a season of conflict and controversy may be over for san jose state's women volleyball women's volleyball team. we're going to have developments in that. and tis the season. mr. and mrs. claus are already taking requests for christmas. the unique event today in the north bay.

abc seven mornings live now at six, a community morning. >> we now know the identities of the three young people killed in a crash in piedmont the day before thanksgiving. their parents sharing memories of their lives, plus a harrowing story of a teenager who lost his legs in gaza. we're going to hear from him and the bay area doctor who went above and beyond to h