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 help him. and coming up snowy

east coast weather causing major problems for the millions traveling this holiday weekend. this holiday weekend that's now coming to a close on this december 1st. it is already december. lisa. >> yes, i know we're getting into a very dry weather pattern. a spare the air alert issued for today and tomorrow as hazy conditions will continue. we have a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. we have fog by the delta. you see the cloud cover there and what looks like rain in parts of the north bay. this is evaporating before it reaches the ground. and that dense fog advisory, including vallejo six 8-80 the delta there out by fairfield and visibility reduced to just about a mile there. so be careful. and as we look at the air quality right now, it is moderate all around the bay. the winds will be light, so that's really not going to help us out. high pressure continues to build. it is 50 in hayward and 50 in novato as well as vallejo. so the cold temperatures not with us this morning 16 degrees warmer in novato seven degrees milder in san jose. so

throughout the morning hours the clouds will part will be left with hazy to sunny conditions with mid and upper 60s today, overnight lows again will be on the mild side. we'll talk about how long this drier and warmer trend lasts coming up. zach. >> lisa. thank you. 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, kristen 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. kristen tsukahara or krista tsukahara, excuse me, 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. now 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 that investigation. 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 abc seven news that the pedestrian 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 crash. police have not released any updates yet. an armed carjacker is now in custody after vallejo police

fired rubber bullets at him during a standoff. police say a ski masked 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. and 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. police say when they arrived, a man pointed a gun at them and ran off. he was found near myrtle and bayswater roads, yelling in the streets. now, 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 and 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 a board a 14 foot long wooden wooden dragon boat and the wave knocked 15 of those people into the water. all, thankfully, were rescued safely and no one was seriously injured. well, 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 championship. >> 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. the university and 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 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 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 contains some graphic language. >> 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. >> with the intent, emmett 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 al-haj walked with the help of organizations like heal palestine and shriners hospital. >> emmett 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 is what we're talking about. a noise that's been described as whistling, whining or wailing. it's been happening since 2020, when the bridge was retrofitted to make it safer. vertical slats were installed along the handrails with the intent of allowing more air through, but they also turned the bridge into a giant instrument of sorts. right. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge right now. the san francisco chronicle reports a project to install noise suppressors will begin in the next few months. clips with rubber sleeves will be attached to all 12,000 slats. the work is expected to last at least a year and cost about $450,000. all right. we've got a lot more ahead. let's check in with lisa. >> it's mild out there, zach. 40s and 50s due to cloud cover. a spare the air alert and mild temperatures throughout the afternoon. we'll get into some sunshine, but more cloud cover with us this morning will lead to any rain. i'll have the answers next. >> thank you. lisa. also ahead,

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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 buoy 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 are 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 and 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. >> yeah, it looks like it was a good time, and we're still waiting for some more numbers on black friday, which is the day considered to be the official start to the holiday shopping season. early reports show people were not going to the stores, but snapping up deals online. now, adobe analytics says people spent nearly $11 billion friday, which is 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%. the city of san francisco kicked off its second entertainment zone last night at thrive city, outside chase center. 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 vaughn 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. one 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. 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. >> that winter wonderland looks beautiful. the tree and the snow. that was in there, too. but that snow, of course, was not real because we had such a beautiful weekend and a beautiful past few days. lisa? >> yeah. that's right. but, you know, kind of transitioning into that winter, spare the air time where we have that stagnant air mass, hazy conditions. and yesterday the bay area air quality, air management company advised that the air quality was getting moderate. and so today and tomorrow a spare the air alert. and you may have noticed that haze out there. we also have some cloud cover a weak system offshore. it doesn't look as foggy as it was yesterday, but 680 into highway four. pittsburgh. antioch. martinez. pleasant hill. lafayette. some fog there. our dense fog advisory around the delta. but

let's talk about this so-called precip, which, you know, could offer up a sprinkle or two. you can see up towards the north bay there, west of penngrove highway 101. but most this evaporating before it reaches the ground and to the south of us here, as it continues to ride up here to the east of us highway five could see a few sprinkles. otherwise, we're counting on these clouds dissipating somewhat today for a partly cloudy afternoon. there are the mild readings from 53 downtown oakland. and look at that. 51 in san jose, ten degrees warmer in redwood city, at least. and that sun coming up after seven. this is our exploratorium camera 42, santa rosa. normally we see all of these 30s here, even in our inland valleys. so we've been dealing with the fog a little bit and the mild temperatures. this is going to be the way it's going to stay for the next several days. how about for the week where we have temperatures above average in the morning, some patchy fog spare the air

alert in the afternoon light almost nonexistent winds except for those drainage winds, those winds that are slightly offshore that pulls in that tule fog from the central valley, allowing for the reduced visibility in our inland east bay. so our air quality right now, it's moderate. it's not going to get a whole lot better throughout the day, maybe a couple hours there throughout the middle of the afternoon. things really brighten up. and then they warm up for our afternoon highs around 3:00. there's a look at that light breeze, cloudy. not as cold this morning, today and tomorrow a spare. the air alert and it could continue beyond that. and then the rest of the week we are counting on that december warmth unfortunately. but that does follow the la nina pattern, which gives us warmer than average temperatures. and we're getting into a dry slot, a dry pattern here. partly cloudy throughout the day today, even into your monday. plenty of sunshine returns into tuesday, so afternoon highs today from the mid 60s. once again. it was 66 in oakland yesterday. it was 64. half moon bay, upper 60s on

the peninsula. the 70s will become really more average for much of the week ahead. we'll continue to see those mid to upper 60s in the north bay. the accuweather seven day forecast. so for the first day of the week it's above average. that trend continues throughout the week ahead with december warmth and temperatures that feel more like spring than winter. zach. >> lisa. thank you. just ahead, moms helping moms. the group making a difference for growing families. it's now restoring one helpful

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this sunday coming up here on good morning america. up to six feet of snow threatening to make the journey home a hassle for millions of americans. the tsa expects to screen 3 million more fliers today alone. the advantages of having a plan b, and we're going to look ahead to travel tuesday. we're finding some of the best deals out there for your next vacation. plus, president elect donald trump announcing he plans to nominate loyalist kash patel to be the next director of the fbi, someone who has promoted conspiracy theories of a deep state and even embraced qanon. the question now can he be confirmed by the senate? and some ugly moments after some major upsets in college football and coach herm edwards from espn talks. eagles versus ravens. niners versus bills. broncos versus browns. all of it coming up right here on gma. >> all right we have a building a better bay area breakthrough to share this morning. and it comes from a group making a difference for new moms across the bay area. the mother's milk bank is reviving one important service years after the pandemic forced it to stop. abc seven

news reporter lauren martinez explains. >> it made me realize that, you know, this is this is the impact, is that this is helping create more healthy, energetic babies. >> this holiday season, new moms like lauren morgan are paying it forward. the mother's 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 321. >> the holiday of lights and

winter wonderland in downtown san rafael had a very special guest star. two of them, santa and mrs. claus, who 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, they've been busy. they've been hopping all over the bay area. one of their 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 also listened to christmas wishes from local children before continuing on to 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

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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, still has plenty of time left in his term. got plenty of news to get to for you this morning, but first, this half hour. let's get a look at the weather. >> okay. that sun coming up in a little bit. we're beginning to see a pretty sunrise out there, but we do have some cloud cover. santa cruz right now is at 50 degrees and going for a high in the mid 60s today. 53 much milder in oakland and hayward this morning. san jose 51. redwood city is up and from mount tam you can see the cloud

cover here. 42 santa rosa, 43, in fairfield. there's a system to the south spreading the cloud cover, and we do have visibility reduced to a mile up by 680. highway four. that's why we have a dense fog advisory out towards the delta. air quality is moderate. a spare the air alert today and tomorrow. temperatures running above average this morning and throughout the afternoon along the coastline. low 60s. it was 64 yesterday. half moon bay. partly cloudy skies on the way for the bay shore. milder here. upper 60s, maybe even a 70 degree reading. and our inland valleys lagging behind a bit. you've got that fog, that high relative humidity, but still mild in the low 60s today. zach. >> lisa. thank you. we're finding out more about the meeting between 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, despite the two countries operating under a trade deal that trump crafted in his first term. >> it was a it was a nice 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, behind 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. trump 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. >> and 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 bhattacharya's nomination has many in the 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 talking about president elect trump's recent tariff threats. jonathan. jonathan karl speaks with republican senator mike rounds to talk about how trump is targeting canada and mexico with tariffs. and 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. let's get you a live look now at sfo, where so far there's been 28 delays and nine cancellations this morning. 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 begin preparing the cabin for landing at 18,000ft instead of the usual 10,000ft. so that means seat backs will need to be raised and tray tables stowed about ten minutes earlier than normal. southwest says that this is all 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. the fire is believed to have been 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 a billion dollars was raised to restore the cathedral before the fire. 13 million people visited notre dame each year. all right, still ahead on abc seven mornings. 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 right now, as the sun is starting to slowly come up and we're looking at the bay

(ethan) is that the one? (janet) so much space! that open kitchen! (tanya) ...is that a walk in closet? (ethan) i want those tiles! (intercom) boosters engaged. (ethan) wait! we've got a problem! (janet) problem?! (ethan) how can you sell your house when we're stuck on a space station for months???!!!

(tanya) no, no! bad timing, janet!!! (janet) but that was the one!!!! (brian) no, no, no... opendoor!! (tanya) don't open the door. (brian) opendoor gives you the flexibility to sell and buy on your timeline. (all) really? (brian) yea!!! (intercom) we have liftoff. (janet) nice! (janet) houston we have a playroom! a shot from our mount tam cam overlooking our beautiful bay area this morning. this sunday morning. that is now getting underway. all right. 36 years ago, then san francisco mayor art agnew asked religious organizations to step up and help with the homeless crisis. it didn't solve the problem then, 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 to 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 us, even though like, probably i put, you know, like regular thing, you know, i see you here. no. they think you are homeless. you know, degraded,

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 cook 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 people 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, lyanne melendez, abc seven news. >> all right, we've got more news coming up and also sports after the break. but first, let's get a check of the weather with lisa. >> all right, zack, you can see the partly cloudy sky here. 53 downtown. we have 42 up in santa rosa. and there's a sprinkle or two around rohnert park. and petaluma. but overall, we're talking dry warmer than average and a spare. the air alert toda. that's all coming up. >> also next. the bears missing mendoza. cal faced the tough smu squad in the lone star state. were they able to close out the regular season without their star quarterback? sports

us 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 a hard time as 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 k.d. right there. dre moved into second place on the all time warriors blocks list. o'donnell foyer alone 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 steph 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 play. college ball cal at smu. reigning acc quarterback of the week fernando mendoza out with an illness, so cal was shorthanded 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, cj 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 keenan 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 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 9790. 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 morning to you. waking up to cloud cover and even a little drizzle up towards petaluma. rohnert park, most of it not reaching the ground, but you can see right here some of that moisture trending to the north and then turning to the west. and it's all due to this area of low pressure. the driving mechanism. and this will continue to send up mainly clouds, maybe a sprinkle. and as we go in closer you can see highway one 101, rohnert park and right here around pepper road could see a sprinkle or two. the rest of us, well, we're looking at the cloudy conditions and this moisture to i-5, but basically the cloud cover allowing for highway four and 680 to run into some pretty foggy conditions. it's mild as well, though, with the cloud

cover. 53, san francisco, oakland 51, san jose 46, in redwood city. look at that colorful sunrise. 706 is the official sunrise mount tam. there. beautiful view. 42 up in santa rosa. so with the cloud cover that's insulating us, we would be easy. ten degrees colder this morning, maybe more with the clear sky. we do have relatively light winds, but we have that very light offshore flow, those drainage winds that will be pulling in that fog from the delta, that tule fog. and as a result of the fog and the clouds. look how much warmer, 18 degrees warmer in novato. everyone is warmer. three quarter mile visibility here in concord and out towards the carquinez strait. some tricky traveling there. look at the air quality. moderate throughout the morning hours and the afternoon. our exploratorium camera cloudy, not as cold this morning, today and tomorrow a spare. the air alert could happen the rest of the week, as well as our weather pattern remains quite stagnant. so here it is. the partly cloudy sunday afternoon. sunny skies on

monday that continues on tuesday, and a look at western new york where we've had problems around 90. that's where the highway was shut down 29 degrees at about 5:00 and then upper 20s breezy to gusty winds, a half a foot of snow on the ground, and then maybe an inch or so or less during the game. have that cold air from thes. we north moving over the relatively warm waters of lake erie, just below toronto. there. and that's where we get those snow bands dumping that snow in the southtowns of buffalo, which orchard park is not. so that's why they're not getting as much, but still cold and blizzardy in parts of that region as it usually is. 67 in livermore, 64 in napa today, mid 60s along the coast. this is above average. it's hazy. spare the air alert for the next day or two, and we could see that continue. and as we get into the workweek, very little change. light winds, high pressure, hazy conditions, plenty of 60s out there and in

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if you're just joining us, here are seven things you need to know. this morning. number one, president elect donald trump will 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. number two officials have released the names of the three college students killed in a fiery crash in piedmont. sean dixon, christa tsukahara and jack nelson died when the tesla cybertruck they were in crashed. a fourth person injured in the crash remains in the hospital. number three a season marked by debate and national attention might be over for the sdsu women's volleyball team. the spartans lost to colorado state yesterday in the mountain west conference tournament. they still have a chance to extend

their season if selected for the ncaa tournament. number four a scare for a large group of boaters on oyster point yesterday morning. 18 people, including two children, set out on board a 14 foot long wooden dragon boat. the boat toppled over after being hit by a large wave. 15 people were thrown overboard. the coast guard rescued all of them safely and no one was seriously injured. >> number five hazy conditions once again today as we have a spare the air alert, but it looks pretty good here in santa cruz. 50 degrees and looking like mid to upper 60s today. there's a look from emeryville, so we have clouds this morning. not as cold 40s and 50s and that spare the air alert continues into your monday. there's also dense fog out by highway four and 680. and our december warmth. check it out. mid upper 60s. even some low 70s. today. is it going to last? yes. right on through the week. >> all right. to number six black friday. early reports show

people were not going to the stores but snapping up deals online. adobe analytics says people spent nearly $11 billion friday. that is an increase of 10% from last year. and number seven, the wonderful world of disney. holiday spectacular airs tonight at 8:00 right here on abc seven. it streams tomorrow on hulu and disney plus. disney is the parent company of hulu and abc seven, and i've been talking about it in the studio and in the newsroom for forever. but i'm going to disney world this week, so i'm super excited. i'm excited to watch that and to be there in person. >> yeah, disney world, that's a big deal. >> yeah, it is a big deal. but yeah, i still have things to pack and i'm leaving after the shows today after our 9 a.m. newscast. yes, i got plenty to do, but it's going to be fun. yeah. for sure. a lot of people traveling this weekend, so we thank you so much for joining us. i'm zach fuentes along with lisa argen. abc seven news is going to continue at nine. then i'll go on my trip for right now. have a great day.

>> whit: good morning, america. bitter blast. up to 6 feet of lake-effect snow creating hazardous driving conditions as americans head home from the holiday on what could be the busiest day ever for air travel. what to expect on the roads and at the airports if you can get