abc seven mornings live. this is a moment of great, you know. >> and since great anguish and great sadness and, you know, i stayed it for very curly. it's a school board members nightmare. >> it doesn't make sense. and it's very clear that it's very political. >> this morning in the south bay, families waking up to the reality that their neighborhood school could be closing or merging with another. now at five, the plan, just approved by a local school board that has a lot of community members upset. >> we want to be ready to ensure that families feel protected and

that families are protected. >> a special session of the california legislature, the preemptive effort to prepare for the incoming trump administration, a pledge to keep the cable cars up and running, san francisco's mayor elect reassuring the city that the iconic attractions aren't going anywhere. >> good morning. it's tuesday, december 3rd. >> oh yeah. let's begin with a check of the weather. drew,h a you're here with friends. >> it's nice to be back with you guys. it's a really nice week ahead. we have a lot of sunshin. temperatures will stay above average. we're putting a pause on any storms this week. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. we've carved out kind of a slice of some very nice weather today. we have clear skies out there right now. southern california, some high clouds moving in. but today it's all about sunny skies and really comfortable temperatures. san jose right now we have those clear skies. it's a chilly start out there. we have temperatures in the south bay in the mid and upper 40s right now, 47 at the airport area wide cooler numbers in our sheltered valleys are down to the 30s. from sonoma

to napa, danville down to 3738. in fairfield. so certainly feeling that winter chill first thing this morning. but we do bounce back very nicely later on this afternoon. so expect sunshine no matter where you are today along the coast. it is very pleasant. lots of sunshine. this afternoon. temperatures will go into the low and mid 60s. close to the ocean around the bay shoreline. it's very pleasant bright skies, upper 60s to near 70 degrees later on this afternoon. inland, equally as nice except bright sunshine and highs a bit above average. we'll go into the mid and upper 60s by about 3 p.m. let's check in with gloria. see those drive times. >> thank you dear. sounds like it's going to be nice out there. it's also pretty nice on the roads this morning. you can see mostly green at this time. we do have that usual slowdown in the altamont pass, where you see the red and the slow down right now is on 11th street on westbound 205, all the way to northland road on westbound 580. and looking at your drive times for this morning tracy to dublin, 40 minutes, san rafael to san francisco 16 minutes and to concord 14 minutes. pretty clear

this early in the morning. reggie. >> thanks, gloria. it's a similar story that we've seen throughout the bay area. lots of families upset this morning after a school district decides to close or merge a bunch of schools. this is happening this time in the south bay at alum rock. you can see the impact to campuses on your screen. the vote last night was unanimous. despite a vocal group of community members who demanded other options to close a big budget gap. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us. this morning with the reaction to this. >> lena reggie aqui, after months of different proposals, the board of trustees made their final decision to close a total of six of those impacted schools and consolidate three. we were there as parents, teachers and community members tried to advocate against the decisions to close or combine schools for more than two hours. at last night's school board meeting. this comes as the district is faced with a $20 million budget deficit. the alum rock union school district created a community committee with parents like lisa tuthill to weigh in on

how they can budget $10 million in savings for the 2024 school year and the following school year. >> they looked at our proposal and said, oh, well, you didn't meet the $10 million, which their proposal didn't either. i'm not just an angry parent. i have looked at this very strategically, along with a lot of the other parents, and it doesn't make sense. and it's very clear that it's very political. >> and this isn't the first time the district has made the difficult decision to close schools. members of the mayfair community made of working class and immigrant families, will now have just one elementary school because the district has already closed schools there. these changes could go into effect as early as next school year. live in studio lena howland abc seven news. >> thanks, lena in the east bay, there are also budget issues for oakland schools. district leaders met yesterday to talk about how to tackle a $95 million budget deficit. next

week, the oakland unified board will finalize cuts. the board is considering a number of options, including school closures, a hiring freeze, eliminating positions and restructuring. >> today, defense attorneys will give their closing arguments in the trial over the killing of cash app founder bob lee. nemo mckinney is accused of stabbing lead to death in san francisco in april of last year. prosecutors say he stabbed lee after his sister claimed she'd been drugged and sexually assaulted by a drug dealer she met while with lee. they say mckinney then tried to hide the knife by throwing it over a fence. lee's brother was in court yesterday during the prosecution's closing arguments. >> i think dave did a great job of summing up this case and really putting it in perspective and really drawing in what the facts are of this case. >> mckinney has claimed the stabbing was self-defense, and that lee is the one who came at him with a knife. he faces 26 years to life if convicted of murder. new developments in the deadly stabbing near the

embarcadero bart station last month. san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins says she will not bring charges against the accused killer. jenkins said that while police had probable cause in making the arrest, her office cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the suspect did not act in self-defense. >> federal investigators are now looking into the deadly crash that killed three college students from piedmont. shawn dixon, christa tsukahara and jack nelson died when the truck they were riding in crashed and caught fire the day before thanksgiving. a fourth person who was injured in the crash is in the hospital. all were 2023 grads of piedmont high school. they were home for the thanksgiving holiday when the crash happened early wednesday morning. those young victims are being remembered in the east ba. students at piedmont high school wore black and purple ribbons for a gathering and a moment of silence yesterday. >> the principal just said a few words, just acknowledging the tragedy, and then led us all in a moment of silence, which was it was really powerful. the

feeling is very heavy in the community right now. >> officials have not said what caused the crash. the students were driving in a tesla cybertruck. it veered off the road and crashed into a cement wall and tree and caught fire. there have been a handful of similar incidents and investigations into cybertruck crashes. >> a dedication to a newer legacy. the san francisco federal building is now officially called the speaker nancy pelosi federal building. we told you about this yesterday morning. congressional leaders past mayors and the building architect attended the celebration yesterday. the 18 story tower in soma now stands as tribute to the woman who has represented the city for 37 years in congress. >> for me to have a building named. speaker nancy pelosi saying to the people of san francisco, your representative was the speaker of the house, the first woman, first californian speaker of the house really fills me with great emotion. i'm very proud of that.

>> last year, many building workers worked from home as much as possible because of safety and crime concerns in that area. some say the area is dramatically cleaned up, while others say illegal activity simply moved blocks away. >> a symbol of san francisco will keep rolling despite a budget shortfall. we're talking about the cable cars. the city's mayor elect, daniel lurie, posted on social media. some things are untouchable and the cable cars are here to stay. lurie says they are part of san francisco's economic recovery. earlier this year, we reported the san francisco municipal transit authority was considering suspending some cable car lines due to a looming muni budget deficit. >> in the accuweather forecast, we'll take you live outside a view from san jose this morning. we have clear skies there. it's just shaping up to be a really nice day today. we'll switch it on over to the exploratorium camera and show you the bay bridge lights. light chop on the bay waters this morning. clear skies there as well. so a lot of sunshine in store today. and

just like yesterday, we'll have those warm, mild temperatures in the afternoon. it's really just the trend for this week. we've hit pause on any of our storms for the first week of december, and it's all about december warmth out there. here's future weather as we go, hour by hour. here's 915. we'll be in the 40s and 50s at that hour with that sunshine feeling very nice. later on this afternoon, you can see those temperatures well into the 60s, a few spots likely hitting the low 70s later on this afternoon. just feels very nice out there. and then even on this evening, we'll have clear skies a little bit of patchy cloud cover close to the coast, but no defined fog coming our way. here's your 7:30 p.m. temperatures. we're still in the 50s, so looking at your highs today, we'll hit about 65 in the city, 70 in santa rosa, 66 in concord, a very pleasant 71 in san jose, 67 in oakland, by the way, could be a new record for this date. we'll keep our eyes on that. even 60s along the coast for half moon bay and santa cruz. so look at the forecast today. expect lots

of sunshine, temperatures ranging from the low 60s to the low 70s. light winds, just a really pleasant afternoon overnight. tonight we'll keep those clear skies, but we'll get chilly again in our valleys. 30s in our coldest areas around the bay shoreline will be in the 40s. >> reggie aqui drew. thank you. the holiday shopping sn well underway. coming up, the push to shop local over the next few weeks, and an ongoing goose dilemma along the peninsula. >> the public now weighing in on proposals to get rid of them. >> jim plunkett i think belongs in the pro football hall of fame. >> but growing support for jim plunkett. fans of a former bay area athlete hoping

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in theaters now. raw milk here in california. state officials have now suspended the distribution of raw milk, bottled by a company called raw farm. bird flu was detected in samples of the milk, but so far there have been no reports of anyone getting sick. raw farm sells to more than 450 locations across the state. consumers have been warned not to drink the raw milk. >> this morning there's a new

twist in a goose story on the peninsula. we've been following the situation in foster city for several years now. i'm never going to get over this graphic. the city has been trying to get rid of a big population of canada geese that have overrun some parks. and gloria. now there's a plan to get these geese to leave. >> there is the plan approved by the city council last night involves making the geese so uncomfortable that they decide to leave on their own. experts are calling it habitat modification, and they say it should happen as soon as possible. the process could change the look of park areas in nearby lagoons, for example, the city could cover fences that surround beaches so the geese can't see the water from the park area. >> you need to take away both the land and the water as a safe space, so that they don't just go from the land to the water, and then when you leave, they come back to the land. you want the whole area to be unsafe. >> the city may also use loud noises, drones, or even dogs to scare the geese away. while many

support these ideas, some would like the city to kill the geese. that idea was on the table two years ago, but it never happened because a lot of people complained about it. so what happens next? will. the city will begin testing methods to get the geese to leave, and then the council will meet again in two months to vote on a full-scale plan and the funding that is needed for it. amanda. >> all right, gloria, thank you. the national park service announced it will remove a controversial fence that kept hundreds of tule k confined to the tip of point reyes national seashore. the fence has been up since 1978. animal rights advocates supported removing the fence to allow the elk to roam more freely. ranchers wanted to keep the fence to prevent the elk from competing with their cattle for food. removal of a two mile section of the fence could begin as early as next week. >> thanksgiving is over. now, many people are focused on getting ready for christmas, and this year we have fewer days than usual to get all that shopping done. and small businesses are now feeling the christmas crunch. online retailers are taking advantage of this. they reported a record

breaking haul for shopping during cyber monday. so here's a look at the numbers. adobe analytics estimates that people spend as much as $13.5 billion yesterday, marking the biggest online shopping day of all time. that's in addition to $10.8 billion spent on black friday, 40 billion may have been spent during cyber wee, which is the five day period between thanksgiving and yesterday in san francisco. leaders are encouraging people to take some of that money offline and into our local shops. >> i think we really haven'. we still haven't completely recovered from covid. i think all of our neighborhos are feeling, you know, the sort of the loss of tourism dollars a lot of folks are spending more time outside the city. >> according to business owners, the past black friday weekend treated them well. >> i'm hearing great news from other merchants that had really good weekends when their normally a little sleepy for them after thanksgiving. >> if you haven't started your holiday shopping yet, you have

just about three weeks to get it all done before christmas. >> all right. star wars fans, there's a new entry from the galaxy far, far away. skeleton crew is here. this series strays a bit from the franchise's more recent stories. it focuses instead on a group of kids who discover something hidden, and suddenly they're off on a dangerous adventure. the show's cast and creators talked about it during the premiere at disneyland last night. >> i think when star wars works really well, it makes you feel like you're ten years old, no matter how old you are. so we were just always trying to we capture that spirit. >> it's a completely new perspective. it's led through the eyes of children, and it's thrilling. there's pirates involved. it's very there's a lot of adventure going on. you don't need to have any prior star wars knowledge. >> okay? that's a sell. you don't have to have any prior knowledge. the first two episodes of star wars skeleton crew are streaming now on disney plus. disney is the parent company of abc seven news. >> right on. so the barrier for

entry is pretty low. just start watching there. yeah. and you'll be good to go. >> talk about impressive, though. that little kid in his delivery. i am always so impressed when kids are like, yes, this is blah blah blah blah. very passionate about what they do. >> and i love the curls and the sparkles. >> it was that for me. yeah. >> the shiny objects. >> yeah. >> yeah. this morning. let's go outside. here's a live look at live doppler seven this morning. and it is quiet. and live doppler seven will remain quiet for much of the week ahead. we are anticipating a lot of sunshine through the end of the week. warm temperatures. it's a break from the storms from much of last month. here's the bigger view. you can see really quiet. we're carving out a really nice piece of weather today here. lots of sunshine in northern california and really comfortable temperatures. so right now we do have that typical morning chill where our coldest valleys are well into the 30s. like danville, fairfield, sonoma right now, upper 30s there around the bay shoreline. we're finding numbers in the mid and upper 40s at this hour. so looking outside, a live look from

our east bay hills camera, it is clear out there, but it is chilly to begin with. you need a couple of layers out there. first thing sunrise here at 709 this morning, but later on this afternoon you can take off a couple of those layers because 4 p.m. that sunshine feels nice. temperatures are warm, low 60s along the coast. upper 60s, lower 70s around the bay, shoreline and inland. your sunset, by the way, coming at 451. this evening. so today, expect a lot of sunshine after a chilly start. 65 in napa, but 67 in palo alto. we'll have light winds out there, generally less than about ten miles per hour. 65 in the city, 70 in santa rosa will hit about 64 for a high in antioch. overnight tonight, we'll keep mainly clear skies. a few high clouds around the bay shoreline, but that's about it. and very typical with our overnight lows in the 30s and in the 40s. now the big picture shows you that this warm weather is going to encompass a big portion of the u.s. not only this week, but for much of next week. and in fact, it's california that will likely see some of the warmest temperatures as we head

deeper into december. not only this week, but also through next week through the 12th of december. really remaining above average with dry conditions. so the first half of december certainly starting out quiet. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. warm today. we'll keep it sunny and above average through the end of the week. saturday you'll notice cooler temperatures, some clouds moving in from time to time. we do remain dry over the weekend. sunday full sunshine is back and a little bit cooler on monday, guys. >> all right. thank you. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> it's not looking good for the 40 niners. the latest injury announcement. that could

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seven state owned bridges. tolls would rise as high as 1150 by 2030. you can submit a comment by sending an email to info at bay area metro.gov. >> number for today is giving tuesday. it's a day to give back during the holiday season. you can find a list of vetted bay area organizations to donate at abc7 news.com. slash. take action. >> and number five in the accuweather forecast, we have warm sunshine later on this afternoon. temperatures a bit above average in the low 60s to the low 70s. later today at number six, we do want to tell you about a stall at the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> there is a stall on westbound 580 near the mid-span, so there are some delays because this is blocking the right lane on westbound 580 near the mid-span. >> number seven, elon musk's bid for a $50 billion pay package for his role as tesa ceo has been denied again. a delaware judge upholding her earlier ruling that the deal was made in sham negotiations between musk and tesla's board. >> in today's gma first look, police are reporting new

progress in the murder of jonbenet ramsey. nearly 30 years after her death. here's abc news reporter mola lenghi. >> in this morning's gma first look, a new update in the 28 year old unsolved murder of six year old beauty queen jonbenet ramsey. >> obviously, a homicide, a criminal act has been committed. somebody did it. >> sources telling abc news that progress is being made in the investigation. according to sources close to the investigation, a team of experts is going through the remaining evidence using the most modern scientific and cold case techniques to try and crack the case. the crime now back in the public eye, someone killed this six year old child, due in part to the newly released netflix docu series cold case. who killed jonbenet ramsey? and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more. on what boulder investigators are saying about the jonbenet ramsey case and the steps they're taking to solve the crime with your gma first look, i'm mola lenghi, abc news.

>> we're learning more about the injury to 40 niners. star running back christian mccaffrey on sunday versus the buffalo bills. the 28 year old suffered a pcl injury in his right knee and will go on the injured reserve list. the injury likely will not require surgery, but the stanford alum will miss at least six weeks, ending his season with sunday's loss to the bills in buffalo. the 40 niners playoff hopes have dwindled down to below 10%. >> happening today, the pro football hall of fame will announce the finalists for the senior category of enshrinement. fans here in the bay area hope that san jose native jim plunkett is on that list. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has a look back at plunkett's legendary career. >> when deciding who is enshrined into the pro football hall of fame. one question stands above the rest for voters. can you tell the story of the nfl without this player? and if you ask fans in the bay area, there is no way to do that without mentioning a local

legend not yet enshrined. east san jose native, stanford grad and san francisco 49 ers and oakland raiders quarterback jim plunkett, an idol on the campus of his ama mater, james lick high school. >> for us to be able to have people such as jim plunkett come out of our school, it's only an inspiration for us athletes that played here, that continue to play here and say that i too can make it somewhere. >> plunkett accomplished nearly everything you could during his football career against all odds, he was born to blind parents and had to work several jobs to support his family. but still at james lick, he won a championship at stanford. he took home the heisman trophy and became the first hispanic player to be drafted number one overall, and after a rough start in the nfl, he won two titles with the raiders. all that remains is the hall of fame. california state senator dave cortez has been a fan of plunkett since watching him win the 1971 rose bowl. cortez is introducing a senate resolution, a hail mary of sorts, to the selection committee to right the longtime wrong and vote plunkett in few if any quarterbacks that win two

super bowls are left out of the hall of fame in fact, right now, jim plunkett is e only one who has won two super bowls that's left out of the hall of fame, and we think that needs to be corrected. >> we think the nfl should recognize the fact that he was a big part in building up the league itself. >> plunkett was the first nonwhite qb to win a super bowl, changing the game and inspiring fans of hispanic and native american heritage. forever sports writer mark purdy says he's a key piece of nfl history. >> he's already in the college football hall of fame, he's already in the san jose sports hall of fame. he's he's in a number of other halls of fame. but i happen to believe that jim belongs in the hall of fame for both his football accomplishments and for what he meant to the nfl. >> the final inductees of the 2025 hall of fame will be announced in february at the super bowl in east san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> the golden state valkyries have released the schedule for their inaugural season. the new

wnba team will play their first ever game at chase center against the los angeles sparks. this is on may 16th. they'll take on caitlin clark and the indiana fever on june 19th and august 31st. the valkyries will be the 13th team in the league, making the 2025 season the longest one yet, with 44 games. that's up from 40 last season. the wnba expansion draft is this friday at 530 on espn. the 12 other teams in the league will get to protect six players on their roster, and the valkyries can draft one unprotected player from each team. stay with abc seven for our coverage of the draft during after the game, hosted by abc seven sports director larry beil, and that is on friday. more troubling news ahead of the a's eventual move to las vegas. coming up at 530, what new documents reveal about the team's plan for a new ballpark. >> right now, a live look outside at 527. >> hi, i'm alison goodwin,

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abc seven mornings live right now at 530. >> the battle over the san mateo county sheriff's job. the sheriff remaining defiant about not stepping down. today, county supervisors are poised to take the next step to try to remove her from office. >> president elect donald trump is less than 50 days away from taking office, but the fate of some of his cabinet picks is unclear. i'm christiane cordero, with the latest from washington. >> over a cliff on purpose.

that's what investigators are in santa cruz are trying to figure out. after a driver was saved from the ocean, what an officer says about the moments leading up to that plunge. well, good morning everyone. it is tuesday, december 3rd. >> yes, it is giving tuesday, but is it giving mild temperatures? is it giving sun. >> it's giving very nice. later on today it's giving you don't need a jacket this afternoon it's giving. almost feels warm out there. so there's a lot going on when it comes to our temperatures today. it feels very nice later on this afternoon. but this morning we do have that chilly air overhead. a live look from sutro tower right now, showing you the sparkling lights of san francisco. current sky conditions. we are cloud free across the board from the city to the east bay to the south bay and the north bay. you have plenty of stars up above this morning. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. not a whole lot going on in northern california. clear skies, a few high clouds in southern california. but for us locally, we expect a lot of sunshine today and very comfortable temperatures right now, though, we have our chilly areas, especially

in our valleys like danville and napa. we're in the upper 30s right now. 47 in oakland. good morning. 47 in san jose, the city currently coming in at 50 degrees. so looking at the forecast today, expect a lot of sunse out there. temperatures really pleasant later on this afternoon no matter where you are, even around the bay shoreline and along the coast, we have a lot of sunshine coming our way. so daytime highs today ranging from the low 60s to the low 70s with lots of sunshine and a light wind out there. let's check in with gloria. see these drive times? >> you know, it's really busy out there on the roads right now compared to about a half hour ago where the roads were pretty empty. now we're starting to see more traffic out there. this is a live look at our emeryville camera. you see the traffic there on the west shore freeway. that's west of the east shore freeway. excuse me. headlights heading towards the bay bridge from highway four to san francisco right now. 35 minutes and looking live at our san jose 101 8-80 camera. also getting a litte busier there. traffic starting to fill in north of highway 101, but it is an easy ride into sunnyvale to the peninsula. looking at your mass transit

for this morning, good news caltrain, ace, bart all on time. amanda. >> all right, gloria, thank you. we know several bay area school boards and school districts are tryingo figure out how to address budget problems, massive budget problems and last night, alum rock union school district in san jose made some decisions. abc seven news reporter lena howland is following the story this morning. and lena, a dozen schools will be impacted. >> amanda. that's right. and out of those dozen schools, six are now set to close as early as the end of this school year. >> you can see a list of them on your screen right now. >> the district also plans to consolidate three schools and redesign three others. the school closures are happening as the alum rock union school district is facing a $20 million budget deficit, and they're hoping to avoid a state takeover ar months of different proposals,ar parents, teachers and community members tried to advocate against the decisions to close or combine schools. at last night's school board meeting, it went on for more than two hours,

but ended with a unanimous vote. members of the mayfair community made of working class and immigrant families, will now have just one elementary school, because the district has already closed schools there. >> it's not fair. it's not it's not fair that we keep getting the hit. you know, all the time. and you ask yourself why? why our community? why? may 1st, that hits all the time. >> it would be new for me because i would also i don't know how it would get there. walking the bus, driving. >> and what if it's not? and that was sixth grader juliana escobar, who you just heard from. she says it takes two minutes to walk from her home to her middle school renaissance at fisher that is now set to close. the nearest middle school is ocala, a 15 minute drive away. most of these changes are expected to go into go into effect as early as next school year. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. we're following the controversy surrounding the san mateo county sheriff. and today, county supervisors are set to take the

next step to try and remove her from office. gloria, the sheriff continues to fight to stop this effort. >> she does. yesterday, san mateo county sheriff christina corbett sent a letter to county supervisors saying that she opposes a charter amendment that would ask voters to give the board power to remove an elected sheriff from office. the board is set to vote on that charter amendment today. if passed, it would be placed on the ballot in march. and this is all happening because of a bombshell report that was released last month. it accused corpus of abuse of power and inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff, who she recently promoted, and of sending racist and homophobic text messages. corpus told abc seven news i-team reporter dan noyes last month that a lot of the accusations in the report are, quote, made up garbage, and she's refused multiple calls to step down. you can see dan's exclusive interview right now at abc seven news.com. amanda. >> all right. gloria, thank you. a 72 year old man is believed to have gone overb. the ruby princess cruise ship

before it docked in san francisco. according to princess cruises, they searched the ship several times and reviewed closed circuit television footage before coming to that conclusion yesterday. the coast guard also conducted two searches of the ocean yesterday but did not find anything. the man was traveling alone. u.s. customs and border protection is now investigating this disappearance, and search delayed the ship's departure for a 16 day cruise to hawaii. in santa cruz, two bystanders sprung into action to save a driver who went off a cliff. take a look. there. now. police are investigating whether that driver went off the cliff intentionally. >> original. there was an accident between two vehicles and immediately following the accident, the driver of the nissan that went over the cliff put the car in reverse and then accelerated off and drove off the cliff intentionally so bystanders helped her to a harbor patrol boat, and she was then flown to a hospital. >> her current condition is not known. the santa cruz fire

department praised the bystanders, saying their quick response helped save the woman and a traffic alert for you this morning. >> the metering lights have just flipped on at the bay bridgejust toll plaza. they flipped on at 532 this morning. still early. no major delays at the tolls yet, and traffic is wide open after the tolls across the span into san francisco. >> president elect donald trump set to make his first foreign trip since the election. he'll visit paris this weekend to attend the reopening of the notre dame cathedral. the cathedral was badly damaged by a fire in 2019. president elect trump posted about his plans on truth social, saying in part. president emmanuel macron has done a wonderful job ensuring that notre dame has been restored to its full level of glory. it will be a very special day for all. president elect trump is less than 50 days from taking office, but the fate of some of his picks for cabinet positions remains unclear. trump's nominees for fbi director and defense secretary each face potentially contentious confirmation

hearings. here's abc news reporter christiane cordero. >> congress returned from the thanksgiving holiday with a full plate. as senators weigh in on president elect trump's cabinet picks, including his choice to run the fbi loyalist kash patel. >> i have an open mind about all the nominee's nominees. once again, that's why we have confirmation hearings. >> patel has vowed to dismantle what he calls the deep state going after anyone perceived as a political adversary, as well as members of the media. >> we're going to come after you, whether it's criminal or civil, we'll figure that out. but yeah, we're putting you all on notice. >> with patel's nomination, trump is expected to fire his previous pick for fbi director christopher wray. two years shy of his ten year term, fbi directors are appointed to ten year terms to separate the bureau from political motivations. patel is likely to face in his confirmation hearing. >> what you don't want are people politicizing them and using them for personal retribution, for going after for

others. and that's going to be the concern of everybody. >> another controversial nominee, defense secretary pick pete hegseth, who has already denied allegations of a 2017 sexual assault, is the subject of a new report in the new yorker. it describes multiple instances of alleged financial mismanagement while he ran two veterans organizations, and workplace behavior concerns involving alcohol. citing an internal whistleblower report, abc news has not independently confirmed the new yorker's reporting. one instance claims hegseth brought his employees to a strip club, and hegseth, quot, had to be restrained while drunk from joining the dancers on the stage. hegseth, who has no government experience, has been on capitol hill courting support. >> what i know and what i've talked to him about, what i've read, what i've studied and been around him, i'll vote for him. >> hegseth adviser tells abc news, quote, we are not going to comment on outlandish claims. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> house minority leader hakeem

jeffries says congressional democrats will not back down, despite the republican sweep in last month's election. the new york democrat shared his views during an appearance at the commonwealth club in san francisco. jeffries says democrats accept the results of the election and will look to find bipartisan common ground whenever possible. >> the american people are clearly saying, we want you all to work together to solve problems in a common sense fashion, and that's what we're going to work hard to do. >> but jeffries doesn't believe the election gave president elect trump and the republicans a mandate to enact what he called a far right wing agenda. he says democrats will do all they can to protect medicare, social security and the affordable care act. >> california is positioning itself for legal fights against the upcoming trump administration in an effort to uphold state policies. state attorney general rob bonta. governor gavin newsom and state lawmakers are proposing ways to protect california. yesterday,

bonta announced two bills he says will safeguard access to reproductive care in the state. >> doj is proudly sponsoring these bills because the basic fundamental right to abortion is being threatened throughout the country, and unfortunately, even right here within the state of california. >> one bill would ensure that non-surgical abortion remains an accessible option. a second would allow the state to enforce the reproductive privacy act. bonta says during trump's first term, the state filed more than 100 lawsuits and won most of them. and now it's our abc seven mornings advance. we highlight some things that are happening today in the bay area. >> first, today is the last day you can let officials know how you feel about a proposed proposal to raise tolls on the bay area's seven state owned bridges. public comment is open until 5 p.m. you can email your thoughts to info at bay area metro.gov. if approved, tolls start going up in 2026, by 2030

they would rise to 1050 for fast track users and 1150 for people who receive an invoice. the toll authority says the increases are necessary to keep up with bridge maintenance. >> also today, the golden state warriors are celebrating giving tuesday with their generation thrive tree giveaway. students and families of the willie brown middle school, the adopted school of the warriors, will be able to pick up a complimentary holiday tree, ornaments and more gifts and goodies. generation thrive aims at helping bay area kids attain educational goals and access support. coming up deals on flights, hotels, vacation experiences. what you should be looking out for on this travel tuesday. tuesday is busy. >> tuesday is really busy. >> it's getting booked and busy. >> it is giving. i mean, we just got back from the holiday already booking your next trip. i get it, you want to stay busy. >> here's sfo this morning. a live look outside where we do have clear skies. no issues at the airport right now. we do have just a little bit of

fog. and it's around santa rosa right now. it's not too thick currently. right around two miles. in terms of visibility. elsewhere, we're doing just fine. so you know the russian river valley, we're finding just a little bit of fog this morning. elsewhere we have good visibility out there. so the forecast today, we have a lot of sunshine on the way from the city to oakland, san jose coming in with a high of 71 degrees. that feels very nice for the start of december. mild sunshine and walnut creek coming in at 67 degrees. let's break it down hour by hour along the coast today. it's beautiful with clear skies. this morning. temperatures starting out on the cool side in the 40s. later on this afternoon, we'll bounce back into the low 60s by about 3:00 pm around the bay shoreline. it's warmer than that upper 60s to near 70 degrees later on today with that sunshine, it feels nice. you need a few layers this morning, but get rid of most of them later on this afternoon. with temperatures above average inland. it's a similar story. we have mild sunshine temperatures back into the 60s for daytime highs. so looking at highs today, a few areas watching oakland, this could be a new

record for today a high of 67. we'll go to 71 in san jose, 65 in napa, 70 in santa rosa. along the coast, looking lovely with highs in the low and mid 60s. now heading deeper into the week. we do have some cooler weather that hits us just by the weekend. we'll show you the weekend forecast comi

five. a deal between san francisco city leaders and the nonprofit urban alchemy should keep the organization from shutting down. urban alchemy focuses on cleaning up the streets of san francisco and aiding the city's homelessness crisis. this deal would add almost $8 million to the organization's current budget. if the deal falls through urban alchemy would likely have to cut hundreds of employees. some city leaders worry about how the deal would impact the city's current budget deficit. >> we now know the walgreens stores in east oakland slated to soon shut down, according to

oakland side stores located at 3434 high street and 5809 foothill boulevard are set to close. five other oakland stores will remain open. this includes another on foothill boulevard. the company is closing more than 1000 locations they claim are unprofitable. >> another budget blow to the city of oakland. according to the east bay t, the real estate firm seeking to buy the training facility used by the oakland roots and soul soccer teams backed out of the deal last month. the raiders used the facility until they moved to las vegas. the firm, prognosis issued a statement saying it determined the deal wasn't going to work out. the report says the city expected to receive $12 million from the sale of that 16 acre property, and construction hasn't even started yet. >> but the estimated cost of the a's proposed stadium in vegas has gone way up. according to the las vegas review-journal, the price tag now stands at $1.75 billion. that's a quarter of a billion dollars more than

the original estimate. the high cost is being blamed on inflation and what the a's are calling features to make the ballpark, quote, a premier facility. the a's hope to move into the 33 000 seat stadium by 2028. >> well, here's something dog lovers will want to get their paws on before the new year. san francisco international airport's k-9 barney is mr. august and the transportation security administration's 2025 calendar. who's a good boy? oh my goodness. who's the best little boy? >> oh, boy. >> the calendar features dogs from k-9 units in airports across the country, but san francisco's barney is a standout. he was named the tsa's 2024 cutest canine. the calendar is available for download on tsa's website. and man and i got a chance to meet him. >> oh my gosh, you were like, get out there now! >> barney's in the lobby. >> he was in the lobby. i just happened to be walking through the lobby and barney was just standing there waiting to be greeted. >> a good boy, we like him. >> the goodest. all right. black friday and cyber monday came and went. but ty

is the day for a more recentt ty trend. travel tuesday. today, many airlines, hotels and cruise companies are offering big savings for anyone wanting to book a trip for next year. for example, carnival cruises are up to 45% off right now for two guests. hilton is offering up to 40% off hotels in las vegas. companies are seeing growing interest in travel deals over the past few years. google trends data shows searches for travel tuesday reaching an all time high last month. >> they know that the demand is there for it and they don't want to miss out on that. on that shopper who wants to book something extra. >> if you want to make the most of travel tuesday, experts suggest bundling your hotel and flights and checking the fine print. of course, on every deal before purchasing. >> drew and i were talking about this yesterday, and drew, i believe you declared that it's sit down. it's the year to sit down. oh, yeah. >> 2025. stay indoors and stay. save your money. sit and stay. saturday. stay saturday. you've been traveling a lot this year. yeah. and i know this doesn't

help today, but typically, this week and next week are some of the cheapest days to fly and stay. so we're thinking next year, you know, international trips, some of the cheapest fares and cheapest hotels are the two weeks after thanksgiving because they call it dead week, which is not a great name for it. but between thanksgiving and christmas you can find some good deals. >> but no one can go then. >> that's why. >> that's why it's a good deal. >> i'm just saying, if you can find a way. it's a good tip, though. it's a good time to go. this morning we're finding clear skies. it's nice to sit and stay here this week. i mean, we're finding sunshine, warm temperatures. it's going to be a lovely week ahead. so here's the accuweather headlines a dry pattern is underway. it continues all this week. and for all intents and purposes, it likely will continue into next week as well. we're looking at two weeks of lots of sunshine, warm sunshine the next several days. today we could have a few record highs as some areas go into the low 70s. later on. this afternoon. the weekend outlook. it is a little bit cloudier cooler, but we do

remain dry. both saturday and sunday. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. the story we're tracking is not a whole lot across northern california. really quiet today. sunny skies, some high clouds in southern california, but there too. it will be a very nice afternoon. so looking at temperatures right now where we have those calm winds, clear skies, that's really a recipe for some colder numbers. livermore. good morning at 38. 39 in napa. we're at 44, though, in san mateo. good morning, santa rosa. coming in at 40 degrees right now. so looking at the planner today, we have clear skies early on your sunrise this morning coming at 709. we have those chilly temperatures first thing. so you need a couple of layers as you get going this morning. but the afternoon it's all about that sunshine above average temperatures. we'll find daytime highs in the low 60s to the low 70s for sunset today is at 451. so highs around the region. we do go above average just like yesterday. low 60s to the low 70s 71. in san jose

we'll go to 67 in oakland 65 in the city, 70 in santa rosa, 66 in concord, santa cruz, looking lovely along the coast, coming in at 67 degrees overnight tonight, mainly clear skies, kind of a rinse and repeat forecast, 30s and 40s as we get you into wednesday. now the temperature outlook this week and into next week is showing a big swath of the country keeping temperatures above average for this time of the year. and much of california will find some of the warmest temperatures through next week. this is going through december 12th. we see these bright colors on your screen, indicating a high chance of keeping those above average temperatures for the first two weeks of december. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast, showing you december warmth today. above average with sunshine tomorrow and into thursday. friday looking lovely. then over the weekend there's the additional cloud cover. it's a little bit cooler. the dry pattern though, does continue both saturday and sunday and early next week. temperatures closer to average for this time of the

year, guys. >> drew thank you. new at six. waymo ridership way up. how many people took robotai rides throughout california after the company opened up paid trips. >> and we will take when your child has moderate to severe eczema, it's okay for them to show off. show off their clearer skin and noticeably less itch, with dupixent.

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people in your community or around the world who may need it the most. abc. zohreen shah is looking at some ways to participate today is giving tuesday an opportunity to give back. >> the importance of generosity is really honoring that we are all humans. we have this shared humanity, and somebody else's suffering is just as terrible as our own and really should be caring for one another. >> giving tuesday is a global generosity movement celebrated each year on the tuesday after

thanksgiving, and a popular way to participate is to donate to a cause you're passionate about, and you can donate good deeds instead of dollars. >> it's not called fundraising tuesday to be honest. it's giving tuesday, and while you will see lots of organizations in need and kicking off their giving season by asking for donations, it's an opportunity to take a scan of all the assets you have to give. it could be a talent or a skill, or a good an item that you could give to others. >> you can volunteer at a local nonprofit, collect items for those in need, help neighbors with their home, or use your voice to amplify a charity on social media to inspire someone else to think, oh well, if they were able to do that, i could do something like that, or i can join them the next time that they're doing that. one small act of generosity can make a big difference. >> all it takes is just one person to add to another person, to add to another person's generosity, to make really big impact. it's about collectivism that we can do more together

than we could possibly do alone. >> and you can use giving tuesday to spark a habit of giving back year round. i always tell people there are 52 tuesdays in a year, not just giving tuesday. >> so what about using tuesday as a day that you think about doing something generous for your community, and it's about keeping that going? >> zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> and if you'd like to participate in giving tuesday, we have plenty of ideas on our website. it is important to do it today, though, as many nonprofits are doing matching pledges today only. just head to abc seven news.com/take action. and coming up on abc seven mornings at six. closing arguments. the high profile murder trial of the man accused of killing cashapp founder, bob lee. closer to coming to an end. >> plus a controversial approach. a tech founder getting a lot of attention for no work life balance at a san francisco company.

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