right now, the san mateo county sheriff's fight to keep her job reached a new level of urgency today after a vote by the board

of supervisors, and those supervisors took the next step to force sheriff christina corpus from office. good afternoon, i'm kristen z. thanks for joining us. just a few hours ago, they passed a charter amendment that asks voters to give the board power to remove an elected sheriff from office. abc seven news reporter monica madden was at the supervisors meeting for this big vote, and has the latest now from the newsroom. monica. >> kristen. sheriff. christina. corpus. fate now rests in the hands of san mateo county voters. a charter amendment will now be placed on the ballot in a special election in march, after supervisors supervisors gave the green light to holding that special election today. corpus is accused of abusing her power and having an inappropriate relationship with her chief of staff, who she recently promoted, and sending racist and homophobic text messages. she denies all allegations. attorneys for the sheriff asked the board to delay today's vote, saying there has not been due process. supervisor noelia corzo

has been calling on corpus to step down. >> i have never in my seven years as an elected official seen an investigation. first of all, that has 15 allegations that are being investigated. i want people to understand how rare that is. that is not normal. and i think it speaks to the level of severity of what is happening in our sheriff's office. >> now, the board is also formally inviting sheriff corpus to give sworn testimony to them at their december 10th meeting next week. if supervisors have a change of heart by then, they can withdraw their request for the special election by december 11th. there was a lot of mixed reaction to during public comment, with some residents standing by. sheriff corpus while others applauded the board for taking this action. >> all right, monica. sorry about that. sorry for the delay there. no no, no. i was just thinking about how much could

such a thing cost the taxpayers to have this vote. >> we're still waiting for a specific figure. and i asked some of the supervisors this. but supervisor caruso gave a hint for how much it will cost during the meeting, saying that it could be millions of dollars for the county to hold this special election and just this entire process in general. so waiting for an exact number on that. but that's why supervisor caruso said that sheriff corpus should just step down herself to save the taxpayers that millions of dollars, which we're still waiting for that figure. kristen. >> right. and budget is tight right now. monica thank you. thank you so much. meantime, the debate over the great highway closure in san francisco is sparking a recall effort against supervisor joel engardio. this morning, west side san francisco residents filed a petition which seeks to remove him from office. they're very angry over his support of prop k, which passed and will permanently close the great highway to cars. members of the group which started the recall effort allege that engardio broke his promises to voters and failed to represent his constituents, saying the

closure will cause traffic chaos in their neighborhoods. engardio released a statement today saying i respect the views of voters who opposed prop k. many have told me they didn't feel heard in their objection to it being on the ballot. i take this feedback to heart. another big story today. the president of south korea has agreed to withdraw troops after declaring martial law. earlier today, president yoon suk yeol, following through with the south korean parliament's vote to lift the military rule. so he tried to put in martial law. the parliament said no, so he backed off. the u.s. state department says it's been watching the developments with grave concern. abc news reporter perry russom has the latest. reporter crowds clashing with police in the south korean capital of seoul today. >> local media capturing what appears to be tear gas used as the military breaks through a barricade at a government building. helicopters in the air as protesters chant below.

they're yelling dismiss! martial law! as armed forces walk the streets. today, the south korean parliament unanimously voting to lift the martial law. hours after the military rule was declared by the president, yoon cheol yoon, an embattled president, saying he declared martial law to defend the country from what he says is the threat of north korean communist forces. accusing some opposition party members in the country's parliament. yoon's conservative party is in a budget dispute with the liberal democratic party. yoon accuses them of paralyzing his administration with 22 proposed cases of impeachment since june. yoon says he will eliminate anti-state forces who have been wreaking havoc on south korea. >> we were not notified of president yoon's announcement in advance. >> the u.s. state department this afternoon, calling it a political dispute. >> our hope is and every hope and expectation is that any political disputes will be resolved peacefully and in accordance with the rule of law. >> president biden is in angola. he was asked about what's

happening today in south korea. he said he was just getting briefed on the situation. perry russom abc news, washington. >> meantime, back here, a last minute change in the courtroom in the trial for the man accused of killing cash app founder bob lee. one of the jurors in the murder trial of nima mckinney fell sick and was replaced with an alternate. mckinney is accused of stabbing lee to death in san francisco in april of last year. prosecutors say it happened after mckinney's sister claimed she had been drugged and sexually assaulted by a drug dealer she met while with lee. well, many claims the stabbing was in self-defense in that lee was the one who came at him. mckinney's defense team is delivering their closing arguments right now in the south bay. leaders in alum rock union school district have voted to close, merge, or cut grades at a dozen schools. this is a decision that's upsetting many families that showed up to last night's school board meeting. you can see the impacted campuses there on your screen. the vote last night was unanimous, though, despite a

vocal group of community members who demanded other options to close a $20 million budget gap, 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. >> members of the mayfair community, made up of working class and immigrant families, will now have just one elementary school, because the district has already closed schools there. these changes could take effect as early as next school year. a group of apple employees facing charges in a charity fraud scheme, the santa clara county district attorney's office, says six former employees are accused of tricking the tech company into matching nearly $152,000 in donations to local charity owned by one of the employees, who then pocketed the cash. the group is also accused of overreporting around $100,000 in charitable donations as tax

deductions. all six face a number of felony charges. today, the santa clara county board of supervisors is discussing how to protect residents from president elect donald trump's mass deportation plan. supervisors will consider setting aside $5 million to respond to any potential needs of the community and associated with the incoming administration. trump has vowed to make mass deportation of undocumented immigrants one of his first priorities. this is a big concern in santa clara county, where immigrants make up 40% of the population. it's giving tuesday a day to recognize the true reason of the holidays. so all day long, abc seven is highlighting groups working to build a better bay area up first at three, a local organization on a mission to ensure that every baby has the diaper he or she needs

build a better bay area on this giving tuesday, we invite you to join abc7's day of giving. give what you can and donate to your favorite local charities. one great local charity in the bay area that needs your support this holiday season is helping help a mother out. the nonprofit, founded by bay area moms, works to ensure that all moms and babies have access to diapers regardless of income. joining us live now to share their latest campaigns and today's giving tuesday donation matching offer is the board chair of help a mother out. ashley martin. hey, ashley. >> hi, there. hi. >> real quickly. what was the genesis of help a mother out? >> yes. you know, when i first learned about diaper need, i was

shocked and horrified to find out that you couldn't use food stamps to buy diapers and that parents can't get diapers from wick either. so help a mother out started the san francisco diaper bank to distribute to parents in need. a healthy and reliable supply of clean diapers. >> i mean, i remember back in the day when my kids were littl, how expensive that box is, right? even at costco. and it does add up. so how do you go about facilitating getting those diapers and distributing them to moms in need? >> yes. so we have a contract with the city of san francisco and we also really rely on donations from the community to be able to purchase those diapers and distribute them through the diaper bank and through other partner organizations around the bay area. >> and i know you've done a lot in the past few years, and really the need has increased the last few years, right? i mean, i'm just watching inflation here. >> absolutely. diapers are most definitely impacted by inflation. help a mother out has

actually distributed 68 million diapers since our founding in 2009. but believe it or not, that actually only covers like a single digit percentage of bay area diaper need. so yes, absolutely. the need is here and growing and we wouldn't want any family to have to make that impossible choice of deciding to spend money on rent, food, bills or diapers. every baby deserves a clean diaper. >> you actually hear a personal stories like that where moms have to make that tough choice between food and a diaper. >> we do, we do, and we hear about folks going to all kinds of lengths to be able to, you know, try to keep their kids in diapers. you know, we hear stories about people using old bed sheets, newspapers, or even reusing diapers or keeping babies in diapers for too long, which isn't good for health. and it's a super stressful situation for those parents and those families, too. i know they want to provide for their kids. >> no, i remember the diaper rashes right? when you keep it on too long and it's already

soiled. so okay, the good news is you guys are working to change that and make sure no family has to face that situation. so just for today, i understand donors can stretch their dollar with a special gift matching offer. >> absolutely. yes. today every donation will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a $50,000 challenge grant. so we're really hoping that we can get a bunch of extra folks to donate to help a mother out, to help keep bay area babies in diapers. and yeah, your money, your donation could go twice as far today. >> okay? and as soon people do it at help a mother out.org your website right. help a mother out .org. okay. besides donating money are there other ways people can help? >> yes, absolutely. we have opportunities for folks to volunteer for diaper distributions to help us in our warehouse. and you know, i'm a volunteer myself as a as a board member. so that's another opportunity to really get involved. and it gives you such a sense of meaning and purpose to be involved in this, in this mission and in this vision to

keep bay area babies in clean diapers. >> all right. ashley martin, goals with help a mother out. thank you so much for coming on today. i hope you guys have a really successful giving tuesday. and again it's help a mother out.org. thank you. >> thank you so much. >> still ahead we'll highlight another great local group for giving tuesday. but first changes ahead in your seven day accuweather forecast. >> my six year old almost every other day. daddy how's your butt cancer doing? >> oh oh. actor james van der beek shares details about his health. one month after announcing his

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may. waymo currently operates in san francisco and san mateo counties, los angeles, and the phoenix area. now to your accuweather forecast. we are enjoying some warm, lovely weather with temperatures above average, but how long will this warm stick around? abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma has your answer. >> the accuweather headlines call for a dry pattern continuing this week, and in fact, we think it will continue through much of next week as well. so the next several days, all that warm sunshine, temperatures in the 60s and 70s, about ten degrees above average for this time of the year. the weekend it is cloudier, a little bit cooler, but it stays dry both saturday and sunday. the weekend is looking very nice as well. let's show you the rainfall map the next ten days. the storm track is going to stay to our north over the next 7 to 10 days we'll see a couple of storms in the pacific northwest, 1 to 2in of rain around portland and seattle. but we're not going to get any rain here locally in

the bay area, we have kind of flipped the pattern, so to speak, after such a wet november. we're starting out december on a pretty dry note. here's future weather. hour by hour we go later today. mid 60s lower 70s just feels very nice out there even this evening. we're not quick to really cool off, so even by seven 730 we're still feeling pleasant. in the 50s across the board. so taking a look at overnight lows will dip into the 30s and into the 40s. so today it's all about december warmth 65 in the city but 70 in santa rosa, 71 in san jose. we'll go to 67 in oakland. that could be a record for the state. we'll keep you posted on that. 60 two half moon bay 66, in concord overnight tonight we'll keep mainly clear skies. and just like this morning, our overnight lows will be in the 30s and in the 40s. accuweather seven day forecast does show you a december warm day today, above average tomorrow dry thursday friday a little bit more cloud cover, a little cooler, but still nice on saturday. sunday is the warmer of the two days. a near average early next week. >> all right. actor james van

der beek brought to tears. maybe you have seen this. speaking to abc news in his very first live interview on gma about his colon cancer diagnosis, the dawson's creek star sharing how he and his family are coping. abc news reporter zohreen shah tells us why van der beek is talking about it. >> actor james van der beek opening up about getting a diagnosis he hadn't imagined colon cancer. >> it felt like a nightmare, honestly, at first that i that i couldn't quite wake up from. >> the 47 year old actor, perhaps best known for his starring role on the 90s tv show dawson's creek, telling gma's robin roberts the diagnosis came as a shock. he thought he was in great shape and eating healthy. he said he immediately tried to approach cancer with hope for the future. >> as soon as i got diagnosed, i, i knew all right, this is going to add many happy years to my life. i'm going to make changes that i never would have made otherwise, that i'm going to look back on in 30 years and

say, thank god this happened and that's how i was about 90% of the time. i would say about 10% of the time i was a sobbing, terrified mess. >> he says getting present with loved ones has helped. getting very emotional when talking about his wife. >> this is where i'm going to lose it. she's she's been amazing. i'm she's really taught me what? unconditional and i'm someone who is always in the past trying to do everything for everybody. and never asked for help. myself. and this has put me in a position of having to ask for help and having to receive help. >> the father to six children says his kids help keep his spirits up. >> my six year old almost every other day. daddy, how's your butt cancer doing? oh, and so yeah, they just they they really they keep it light. but again, it's that's also like an opportunity for connection.

>> the american cancer society says about 1 in 23 men and 1 in 25 women will be diagnosed for colorectal cancer, making it the third most common cancer diagnosis. they recommend getting a screening at the age of 45. if you have an average risk. van der beek also says that cancer is very expensive, even with insurance, so he is raising money selling jerseys from his hit football movie varsity blues to help with his medical bills, and also put it toward an organization to help others. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> a bay area legend will have to wait another year to see if he'll be invited to join the pro football hall of fame. east san jose native jim plunkett, who played quarterback for the oakland raiders and the san francisco 49 ers, was a nominee for the seniors category. today we learned he is not a finalist, but a different legend with bay area ties did make that list. mike holmgren, a san francisco native, began his nfl coaching career as an assistant for the 40 niners. he's one of five people named class of 2025

finalists. the final inductees will be announced in february. and on this giving tuesday, we're highlighting a bay area nonprofit that's been empowering the chinese community for 150 years. learn about the work of cameron house and

i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. i'm luz pena. i'm tara campbell. >> i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news. >> we deliver local stories with real answers to help make our city better. >> our giving tuesday coverage continues now, one historic nonprofit in san francisco has worked for 150 years to improve

the lives of the whole family in chinatown with services for everyone from kids to the elderly. joining us live now to talk about the work of cameron house and how you can get involved is cameron house, ceo scott lamb. hey, scott, thanks for joining us. >> hello. thank you so much. >> happy giving tuesday and congratulations on your 150th anniversary. is that right? >> it is. yes. we celebrated 150 years this past september. we had our big 150th anniversary gala. it was a wonderful celebration. many longtime alumni and supporters came out. we had about 450 folks come out to saint joseph's art society here in the city to celebrate with us 150 amazing years of impact here in chinatown. >> it is a lot of impact. scott, i want you to share your historic beginnings with us and looking at your website, it clicked in my head. i wonder if i watched the show. it's wonderful. called warrior and i

think there was a character in there based on your founder, right? >> indeed, yes, yes. in the show warrior, there is a character that was based upon donaldina cameron. and so, as you may know, 150 years ago, in 1874, we were founded as the occidental mission home and back then the purpose of the mission home was to rescue young asian girls from the sex trafficked trade. obviously, over the years, we have evolved and we now offer you know, youth services. we have a bilingual after school program. we have many services and counseling services that we offer to the seniors and families here in chinatown. but yes, we did originally start as a mission home to rescue these young girls from sexual trafficking, and that was important. >> then by the way, this is a

plug for people to see warrior, but also to check out cameron house's website and see all that you do. you mentioned today there are services for youth, but i see there are also things for adults and education and people who might be fighting cancer, right? >> yes, yes, indeed. and so i think, you know, as as many nonprofits have, have faced challenges that have come about because of the pandemic. cameron house, we have also shifted and are trying to innovate and create new programs to meet the needs of families and individuals here in chinatown. i think one example of this you may have heard of another amazing aapi nonprofit called asians are strong. we're going to be partnering with them to host self-defense workshops for our seniors here in chinatown. as a result of, unfortunately, a lot of the anti-asian hate that has been happening over the past four years. >> why are these services so vital to the chinatown community, and to kind of have the cultural awareness as you provide these services? >> yeah, it's such a good question. you know, i think

we're at a we're at an inflection point right now in 2024 where we see the needs of the community. and again, we see the shifting needs both for youth and for our seniors. and one other initiative that that we're that we're taking for our youth is creating a makerspace where kids can engage hands on with, you know, 3d printers and other equipment and machinery to really engage with science, technology, engineering, mathematics, as we've seen the need, especially post pandemic for students to engage in more hands on learning activities. and so, you know, as the as the needs of chinatown shift as they evolve. cameron house is here to try and meet those needs. >> all right. got to go. but real quickly, how can people support your work? >> yes, definitely. so please go to our website givingtuesday. you know, your your percy or the

donations go directly to support all of our youth programs and the seniors and the families here in chinatown. >> all right. scott land with certainly cameron house in san francisco. thank you so much. appreciate it. and if you'd like to help these organizations, any of the ones we're profiling on abc seven news today, we have all the info on our website. it's important to do it today. as many nonprofits are doing matching pledges on this day of giving. so head to abc seven news.com/take action. and that's going to do it for now. thanks for joining us. world news tonight with david muir starts right now. and i'll see you back here at 4:00. tonight, the images coming in right now. dangerous conditions. new york to michigan. drivers off the road. vehicles, tractor trailers. and new york city and philadelphia and the winds now coming. the system right behind