vital services in one of the city's most challenging neighborhoods. >> plus, it's ripping off apple. it's ripping off the charities. it's ripping off the government. so it's really a situation where everybody loses. >> former apple employees accused of rigging a scheme worth six figures. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> the next mayor of san francisco will face a roughly $800 million budget deficit, and at least one city service knows it might lose funding to help close that gap. good evening. i'm karina nova and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. hundreds of street ambassadors tasked with patrolling some of the most challenging sidewalks in the city could be on the verge of losing their jobs. >> we're talking about the group called urban alchemy. they're part of building a better bay area. >> abc seven news reporter louis pena explains what's on the line as city supervisors revisit the city's budget as they patrol

francisco's tenderloin. >> urban alchemy ambassadors received an email confirming that hundreds of them are on the verge of losing their jobs. >> we've got 300 people with 300 families that are now depending on this contract to feed their families. >> dale seymour is the founder of the nonprofit code tenderloin. his team also serves as subcontractors for urban alchemy, patrolling and keeping a watchful eye throughout the tenderloin. on wednesday, san francisco's budget committee will consider a proposed $7.8 million addition to the $16 million urban alchemy gets every year a tough decision as the city faces an $800 million budget deficit. >> i'm concerned. i was in y hall where i'm at right now all day yesterday, speaking to every supervisor i could to get them to know the importance of us losing this coverage. >> urban alchemy has been credited with helping increased safety on several streets in the

tenderloin, mid-market and soma neighborhoods where they're deployed. yet there are still some questions of their effectiveness as open air drug markets continue to be a problem in these areas. >> i'm glad the city, the tonality of the city right now, which is reviewing all contracts across the board, not specifically towards urban alchemy. it wouldn't be the best choice to abruptly cut services of any kind right now. >> in a statement, urban alchemy said in part, we're optimistic that the budget and finance committee will take action tomorrow to protect the jobs of hundreds of people who were formerly incarcerated or unhoused, and faced the most extreme barriers to employment. according to seymour, urban alchemy will be safe until at least april. the contract with urban alchemy is still set to expire at the end of june of 2025. by then, sand francisco will have a new mayor and the future of urban alchemy could still be in question. >> at this point, it would be a mistake. cutting services abruptly like that in san

francisco. >> luz pena abc seven news. >> $4 million. that's how much a special election is expected to cost. that could result in the san mateo county sheriff losing her job. today, county supervisors agreed to place a charter amendment on the ballot during a special election in march. if it passes, supervisors would be able to remove sheriff christina corpus from office. it's in response to findings of a report into internal claims that corpus abused her power. >> i want people to understand that these are not decisionsnd that we have come to lightly and we have to do what's right for this community, even when it's hard. >> corpus denies any wrongdoing. the board set a december 11th deadline to withdraw their request for the special election. if there is a change of heart. sheriff corpus spoke directly with abc7 news i-team reporter dan noyes about her fight to stay in office. her chief of staff also spoke with dan. you can see those exclusive

interviews on our website. abc7 news .com/ i-team. >> today we learn more about a passerby who helped rescue the sole survivor of a deadly crash in piedmont. it happened early last wednesday, the day before thanksgiving at hampton road and king avenue. of the four people in the tesla cybertruck, three of them, all young people, died. a fourth survived and is hospitalized. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley was in piedmont today where that community continues to grieve. >> i just feel for their families. i feel for the community. i can't imagine what these parents are going through. >> among the personal notes and plates of food and scorched debris at the crash site, there is palpable grief among those who come to pay their respects to the three friends sorin dixon, krista tsukahara and jack nelson. all 2023 piedmont high school grads who came home from college for the thanksgiving holiday and died here the night before in a fiery crash. the

tesla cybertruck they rode in veered off a four lane residential road and slammed into a retaining wall and tree as it erupted in flames. a fourth student survives in the hospital in stable condition. >> this is where their life ended in this exact location. >> one member of the community told me that a second car load of young people came upon the accident scene almost immediately after it happened, and heard cries for help from inside the burning vehicle. police were able to confirm that one of those people helped pull out the sole survivor. police are still waiting for a toxicology report from the coroner's office and a collision report from chp. >> they will probably look at everything related to the vehicle and try to make some determinations on what may have caused the accident, that more than likely may include a complete review of maybe any electronic information that's in the car. anything else related

to the car, and then some of the crash dynamics. >> it will be several weeks before that information is available. and at that point, police will begin piecing together what happened leading up to the tragedy. >> we probably would start with interviewing those people that might have been with the occupants of the vehicle before the collision and try to back trace maybe where they were and what they were doing prior to the collision. >> one funeral is now set for late december at a local church in piedmont. i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> the diocese of oakland is mourning the loss of its second bishop. bishop john stephen cummins passed away today at the age of 96. he was ordained into the catholic priesthood in 1953. cummins was installed as the bishop of oakland in 1977. the second person ever to hold that role within the diocese. he served until his retirement. that was in 2003. cummins is a berkeley native and started his career at mission dolores basilica in san francisco.

>> the jury is about to get the case and the bob lee murder trial. bob lee was the founder of cash app. he was stabbed and died last april in san francisco. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow has been in court throughout the trial, and has the latest twist coming from the closing arguments. >> 9-1-1 defense attorneys had their chance to persuade jurors today. defense attorney samrors zanganeh appealing to jurors common sense making argument after argument, attempting to introduce doubt into the government's case. the most powerful punch coming at the end of his closing arguments, as he showed jurors surveillance video of bob lee and his friend bo mojabi outside the downtown social club. the battery in that video. zanganeh suggested you could see lee allegedly doing drugs off an object that looked to be the same size as the knife, the murder weapon in this case. adding to the defense's theory that it was bob lee who pulled a knife on nima momeni and not the other way around, saying in a hammer to jurors that the government's motive for

the stabbing doesn't make sense, that momeni killed bob lee because his friend and drug dealer jeremy boivin, allegedly touched his sister's behind. zanganeh also poked holes in sfpd's investigation for not speaking to an unhoused man near the crime scene. not speaking to the driver of a white vehicle, lee had attempted to flag down after he was stabbed, not examining the blood splatter at the scene. the defense attorney, suggesting their theory is more plausible than many, saying something about lee not spending time with his family. seven months after he moved away from his children wasn't an easy pill for lee to swallow, and that he got mad during the rebuttal closing argument, prosecutor omid talai said that if the object lee was allegedly doing drugs off of was the knife in question, why wasn't his dna on the handle? he also reminded jurors that all three character witnesses testified they never saw bob lee with a knife. telling jurors that defense attorney zanganeh is trying to distract them with things that aren't true. concluding his rebuttal by saying to jurors,

help bob by following the law and using your common sense. do not let him get away with it. >> bob never carried a knife, and he would never do coke off of a knife. right? it's just it's insane. right. and that. bring that out and you saw that was part of the theatrics that we saw. >> he's holding the same exact shape, size of the knife that was found outside of the caltrans parking lot. why is the knife. >> so why is why isn't his dna? why is there no dna on the handle? i don't know. >> you know what? listen, let me tell you. dna doesn't. it's not always on things. >> jurors will receive their final instructions tomorrow after approximately six weeks of testimony. an unexpected change here for jurors. a juror was out sick today and was replaced by an alternate. reporting outside of the hall of justice in san francisco. melanie woodrow, abc seven news. >> in the south bay, six former apple employees have been

charged in a donation scheme using the tech company's matching funds, money that police say instead went right back into their pockets. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how investigators claim those suspects attempted to pull this off during this holiday. >> season. six former apple employees have been arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars meant for charity. the santa clara county district attorney's office has charged them with multiple felonies, including grand theft, perjury and tax fraud all part of an elaborate scheme that d.a. jeff rosen says had many victims. >> it's ripping off apple. it's ripping off the charities. it's ripping off the government. so it's really a situation where everybody loses. apple loses, the community loses. and all because these six individuals wanted to make some money. >> we are not naming the suspects until their arraignment. but rosen said one man orchestrated the crimes involving apple's donation match program that took place from july 2018 to april 2021. that

suspect is an executive with hop for kids, an organization with a mission to support children and teenagers living in poverty and with the american chinese international cultural exchange council, another nonprofit that aims to promote a peaceful and livable world. >> the ringleader instead of the money going to those charities because he had status and positions in those charities, he kept the money that apple meant to go to those charities and gave back the money that the employees put up back to those employees. >> the investigation found employees made donations to hop for kids and ac, dc through a third party platform, which was matched by apple by either 100 or 200% in total. the men are accused of stealing $152,000 in false donations and over reporting around $100,000 in charitable contributions as tax deductions. d.a. rosen said they're investigating other companies in similar scams, and this needs to serve as a warning. >> we would encourage those companies to do a check, to do

an audit, to make sure that the money that they are giving to these charitable organizations really is going there. >> we reached out to the nonprofits and apple, but did not hear back. the six men face more than five years in jail and restitution payments if convicted in santa clara county. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> coming up next, the importance of three acres in the east bay. this land and water is part of building a better bay area. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. december warmth is setting a record in downtown oakland today. i'll let you know how long this is going to last. coming up, when i heard your story, i was like, oh my god. >> it only makes sense to do this in a bigger picture, a bigger picture and a big difference. >> we're sharing this story in

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a better bay area. on sunday, we first told you about a longtime oakland toy drive in dire need of donations. they had only ten toys. since then, support from all over has been pouring in from all around the bay area. the organizer told us just minutes ago, in fact, they have more than 1000 toys with more on the way. abc seven news anchor dion lim has the story. >> a few hundred toys are coming in. so far, tucked away in a back room of oakland's lincoln square rec center, this pile of toys may seem modest, but for karen chung, it's an improvement. it was so sad and heartbroken. i was crying night time when i received the car. >> karen has led chinatown's christmas in the park toy drive for the past 18 years, providing hundreds of families in need

with a little joy during the holidays. but when only ten toys were donated this year by praying for a miracle to happen. maybe not a miracle, but when we reported on the lack of donations and they desperately need your help this holiday season, the power of community started trickling in. karen, nice to meet you. one of those people is t tran, owner of monster pho, who had started a toy drive at his restaurant. >> when i heard your story, i was like, oh my god. >> tran's car, packed to the brim with those toys from his customers, now donated to karen's drive. >> when we first came to america in 89, i remember i was like five years old. i got two toys. i don't remember what it was, but i remember it was like the best thing ever. >> while we were there, the special deliveries just kept coming. packages from viewers via amazon and more. >> i just heard from little saigon community over at east oakland will be coming here tomorrow with a bunch of toys. oakland chinatown lions club will be bringing 200 toys as well via social media. >> karen started getting

messages from across the bay area, including this man named mark from san jose, who is part of a global car club. >> i know how it feels like to have nothing. you know, my parents were working two jobs, three jobs just to make a living. and, you know, being homeless at the age of 16 also to, you know, was a big thing for me. so being having what i have now is a true blessing. and at the same time, i always want to give back. >> he also got his entire workplace involved in the toy drive and plans to make their delivery. this weekend. i just heard by tuesday afternoon, donations were on track to possibly surpass last year's contributions. but what is certain? the love from our bay area community is stronger than ever. it's just. yeah. in oakland. dion lim abc seven news. >> abc seven. through our parent company, disney, is donating 5000 toys to our local toys for tots chapter. it's for the disney ultimate toy drive. >> you can donate toys in person or online, find drop off locations at toys for tots.org, or go to disney

store dot com through christmas eve to help make the holidays happier for kids in need. >> so proud that our company can do that. that's fantast. yes, i'll tell you what. the weather could not be nicer. >> no, it feels warm for this time of year. let's check in with sandhya now for the details on that. >> yeah, karina and dan. it was warm. warm enough for a record in downtown oakland. take a look at the high temperatures. 70 degrees. the previous record was 67, set back in 2014, also with 67 in 1999, 2007, 2011. okay, so you get the drift here. 71 in san jose, 69 in san rafael, 67 santa rosa, concord. 65 in the city, 68 redwood city. pretty nice day. 58 in half moon bay. the only thing is with the pattern we're in, air quality is not terrific. we do have some yellows here indicating moderate air quality with high pressure. putting a lid on the atmosphere. the winds are really light down below. pollutants are getting trapped, so no spare the

air. but the air quality will remain moderate the next two days. here's a look at live doppler seven. you can see that ridge of high pressure clearly diverting the storm track well to our north. so right now as we look at live doppler seven, it is pretty quiet. your temperatures anywhere from the 50s to the 60s. here's a look at your evening forecaf you're stepping out this evening. inland areas in the low 50s. clear skies dropping into the 40s later on tonight. around the bay from the mid 50s with starlit skies to the low 50s. calm conditions later on tonight and the coast going from 52 eventually to 48 with some patches of fog. a live view from our exploratorium looking beautiful overnight areas of fog tomorrow through friday. mild with above average temperatures again and the start of the weekend will be cooler and cloudier. but as we head into sunday, you'll see a lot more sun and milder weather tomorrow morning. upper 30s to the upper 40s to start the day. you still need that extra layer in the morning so you know we're headed towards winter in a few weeks.

afternoon highs low 60s to the low 70s and our southern part of our viewing area. also up around ukiah. now, as we look ahead to the next ten days, you're probably wondering any rain? any rain? well, right now nothing is looking likely with this computer model here in the bay area. the pacific northwest gets over an inch of rain over the next ten days down to eureka. about a third of an inch. we could see a little bit of drizzle at some point, but that's not for a while. the accuweather seven day forecast will show you that mild pattern. continuing with 60s and 70s, and then saturday will cool off a little bit. temperatures bounce back slightly, and then monday, tuesday. dan and corina, those temperatures will be closer to where they should be for this time of year, as opposed to well above average with 5 to 10 degrees above average. >> yeah, well, it's a good weather to go outside and put the christmas lights up and do anything, any kind of decorating you want to do. >> maybe you want to go to the patch and go get the tree, i love that. >> remember, we don't have much time this year, but i know

thanksgiving and christmas. it's nice weather. yes, exactly. >> well, it's a historic day for the nation here in the bay area. they were given ownership of their first waterway in castro valley. abc7 news reporter anser hassan explains why this move is not only sacred for the native tribe, but it's also building a better bay area. >> we have some california native seeds that we're going to broadcast as just a way of welcoming us back to this land. >> karina gould is the tribal chair for the confederated villages of the la nation. before it was the san lorenzo creek and castro valley, it was lashawn. they believe this is the waterway they were born into and along with mount diablo, where their relationship with the earth begins, we are received the first waterway back for our land trust. >> but also it's a sacred place for our tribal people.red place >> the land has been vacant for decades after a freeway project was canceled, eden housing bought it in 2019 to build affordable housing. the tribe fought the project not because

they're against housing, but because they wanted to protect their sacred land. eden housing listened. >> eden is an affordable housing developer. we do not typically own land or creeks like this,y but we saw the value of this asset. so the lashon nation sometimes generically referred to as the ohlone people, will hold a cultural easement on the land. >> the land comes with state funding for maintenance in perpetuity. that money will be used to restore the land to its natural state, maintenance for plants and wildlife, and cleaning up the water. >> how do you just like, take care of three acres of water? water moves right? we imagine and dream of is that this waterway would become so clean again that those salmon and steelhead trout will come and find their way here. >> the land is currently closed to the public. gould says they will make it open space for everyone to use. organizers say they will need community support. they'll be asking for volunteers to help with cleanup and restoration around the creek

in castro valley, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> all those amazon purchases add up. next, you see just how much money american shoppers have spent since thanksgiving already. here's a hint

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both the nasdaq and s&p 500 made gains. here's a look at the numbers the dow dropped 76 points, the nasdaq gained about 77, and the s&p bumped up nearly three. this year's holiday shopping season was a record setter, as predicted. cyber monday was the biggest u.s. online shopping day ever, according to adobe analytics. consumers shelled out a whopping $13.3 billion. that's up more than 7% from the previous year. it capped off a five day spending spree that totaled more than $41 billion, smashing previous records. >> we hear a lot about companies moving out of california. now we're learning a popular brand is about to move to california next year. dickies will move its headquarters from fort worth, texas, to orange county. if you don't know the 100 year old clothing brand specializes in workwear. according to the l.a. times, this move was the decision by dickies parent company vans to centralize its

brands at its headquarters in costa mesa. down south, some changes are coming to frontier next year. the budget airline plans to introduce first class style seats in the first two rows on its planes in late 2025. it is also changing its loyalty program to include free seat upgrades to elite members and free companion travel for some status levels, and the ability to trade in miles for bag and seat bundles. >> coming up next, new at 6a7 on your side investigation into california's insurance reform plan. the plan and the commissioner who came up with it face some criticism. >> he's not doing his job. i'm very disappointed. he's made a bargain with the devil. >> next, you'll hear the insurance commissioner answer that criticism, and you'll see what's written in the fine print and what's

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haven't you done it? >> is ricardo lara's plan of action on the side of consumers or insurers? >> abc seven news reporter stephanie sierra holds the commissioner accountable on what exactly will change. >> she joins us now. and, stephanie, this is something that affects all of us. >> it does in every county across the state. now, the commissioners plan is supposed to be implemented in less than a month. but his colleagues in the state legislature and dozens of members of congress are worried his strategy is giving insurance companies too much leverage. so we pressed him about his promises to the public versus the fine print in his own regulation. >> well, i got a letter in the mail from my insurer, said they were dropping me. >> we first introduced you to janet mountjoy last month. the 86 year old widow is trying to make ends meet after being dropped by triple a. >> i called repeatedly, begging them for reconsideration because i live right next to the fire station. >> but she got no help from the insurer or the state, just like her. portola valley neighbors kind of stuck.

>> certainly annoying. >> there should be some progress. >> if you ask california's insurance commissioner, we have risen to this unprecedented challenge. ricardo lara says progress is coming with a plan he calls the sustainable insurance strategy that's supposed to be implemented by the end of the year. in it, he's made this promise insurance companies will write no less than 85% of their statewide market share in wildfire distressed areas. >> insurance companies, for the first time are committing to writing 85% of their business in the wildfire distressed areas. >> notice, he says insurers are committing to writing policies in fire prone areas, specifically, 85% of their sales elsewhere. but we look through his regulation and found why critics say that's misleading. that 85% figure is only the high end of a range. insurers have the option to cover as little as 5% if they choose. and there's no mandate of compliance. >> he's not doing his job. i'm

very disappointed. he's been lying to the state. >> you know, this is the commissioner's attempt. >> some of your critics, not just consumer watchdog, but others who have read the fine print of that proposal, have said it's really only giving insurers the option to do 5% with no mandate of compliance. if you could answer yes or no, is that true? >> that's that's inaccurate. that 5% is for 5% is for our small and medium sized companies. >> but that's not what his own regulation says. i want to show you we went through every page, and nowhere in the fine print does it specify 5% is for small or medium sized companies. in fact, the entire section is pretty vague, indicating any insurer may commit to writing more policies in fire prone areas by at least 5%, but they have two years to do it if they choose to at all. so why isn't the regulation more clear? we wanted to ask him these follow up questions in the interview, but it was cut off. >> and stephanie, really quick, this is mike. i know you have

questions. we do need to move him along. >> well, i still have quite a bit really important questions. it happened not once i asked him, can i? can i please ask a few more? not twice. >> i, i know you got to go. i got to catch. >> but three times. >> stephanie, i got to go. >> thank you. you got to go. >> just under 30 minutes and our time was up is not available. we asked michael soller, the following week for around 15 minutes, with the commissioner to ask some follow up questions, but we never got an answer for an on camera interview. so we resorted to back and forth emails where i specifically asked his staff to point out where in this regulation it mentions the 5% option for small or medium sized companies. his office never did because it doesn't exist. instead, we were told regulations are written broadly to enhance enforcement authority. so if insurers have the option to expand coverage by 5 to 85%, is that holding them accountable? >> that's a big range. >> and that's the fundamental problem we have, is we have a

weak commissioner. the companies know it and they are exploiting it. >> we got an independent perspective from amy bach with united policyholders, a nonprofit insurance advocacy group. >> look, you know, do i think it's a perfect plan? no. you know, do i think that there's a lot of wiggle room here for insurers? yes, i do. do i think this was probably the best deal that he was able to negotiate with insurers in order to try to bring them back? i guess it is. but here's how the commissioner describes the plan. >> to think creatively and be critically and critically, with consumer protection at the forefront. >> is it true that there is no mandate of compliance, whether it's between 5 and 85%? there is no mandate of compliance? yes or no? >> we cannot mandate underwriting. >> he's mistaken. >> lara says he can't legally mandate insurers to comply with this regulation, citing prop 103, which, ironically, is california's law that aims to hold insurers accountable by protecting consumers from arbitrary rates and

practices. but the author of prop 103, harvey rosenfield, says the case law his offics using to make that argument has since been ordered by the california supreme court to be published, and is no longer part of the law. >> we sent him two years ago a legal opinion and a legal analysis that show that under proposition 103, he does have the authority to determine whether insurance companies are underwriting properly or not. >> rosenfield, who also happens to be the founder of consumer watchdog, believes lada can still use his emergency authority in these situations. for example, lada could implement a rate freeze on insurers like congressman john garamendi was able to do for more than three years during his tenure as insurance commissioner. >> insurance commissioner lara has that same power again. >> you have that legal authority to file suit against some of these insurers. >> of course, this is this is a crisis. >> this is we're all aware. commissioner, will you do it?

>> of course. >> we're always in litigation with the insurance companies that break our rules. and break our laws. >> how many court cases have you had in litigation against state farm? allstate, usaa? i mean, do you know that? >> i do not know. >> off the top of my head, but we can get you that information. >> seven on your side investigates. could not find any litigation. the california department of insurance filed against those insurers pertaining to wildfire insurance issues. we asked lara's office to confirm, but his team did not give us a straight answer and forwarded our questions to the public records office. >> yet we were told, i can send you a list of different, you know, court cases that we've won where we've continue to keep and hold insurance companies accountable. >> his office provided a list of five cases. they said lara has won against insurers for allegedly overcharging consumers. but we found only two of them resulted in penalties. his office did not clarify about the other cases, and there were no records made available on his website.

>> we need competition. competition between insurance companies is a big factor in keeping rates down. >> lara says his plan will do that. but will it come at a cost? >> i feel very confident that we're going to bring down the cost of insurance for consumers. we're going to get this done within one year and that isn't unheard of. we're literally flying and building the plane at the exact same time. >> he's going to he's going to crash that plane and all the rest of us with it. >> homeowners, specifically congressman john garamendi, along with dozens of other lawmakers who signed this lette, still aren't sold. his plan will work. >> i was looking at my insurance policies, and in the last three years, the rates have tripled. why? we don't know, because there's been no transparency. >> putting pressure on these insurance companies. how are you going to make that commitment to your constituents? >> our current enforcement tool, if they don't abide by the agreement, then guess what? i can call i can retract that rate and hold them accountable for

their for bringing down the rate increase. >> i was really worried. >> meanwhile, millions of people just like janet are sort of traumatic experience. will be waiting to see if that happens, and it would be nice to have a system that provided help. now, as you heard, the commissioner said, insurers have already committed to writing 85% of their business in fire prone areas. but his office later said that actually won't happen until the regulations are in effect next year. so until then, lara hinted allstate and farmers have announced their intent to resume coverage, citing early success with his strategy. but the key word there being intent. right. so we'll see if that happens. >> and i know so many people who've had insurance dropped. it's such a big issue for so many people. >> it is it's remarkable. and as we continue to see insurers drop out of the state, it becomes even more pressing. >> or for people to get insurance if they're buying a house. right? exactly. that's true. all right, steph, thank you so much. >> well, if you need help with

your home insurance, let us know about it. reach out to seven on your side by going to abc seven news.com/7 on your side. >> coming up next chaos in south korea. martial law imposed, then overturned. we'll explain the latest and you'll see how people in the bay

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korea's president has agreed to withdraw troops. just hours after declaring martial law. the troop withdrawal comes after south korea's parliament voted unanimously to lift martial law. the country's embattledtial law. president said earlier today it was needed to defend from what he calls the threat of north korean communist forces. here at home, the white house is keeping a close eye on developments. south korea is a key u.s. ally, with 30,000 american troops stationed there. >> and these developments in south korea certainly sent shockwaves all around the world, including here in the bay area. >> president yoon, it seems like he's an unpopular president at the time right now, because his ratings are going down. and iis think he needed to do something where, you know, kind of like a shock factor. and he just kind of wanted to seize power. he's from a very conservative party. >> president yun's party is in a

budget dispute with the liberal democratic party. president yoon accuses them of paralyzing his administration with 22 proposed cases of impeachment since june. many korean americans tell abc seven news they're waiting to see what happens next. but some are calling for president yoon to resign. >> well, talking about the weather. our december warmth will stay with us for a while. see what to expect in sandhya's seven-day forecast next. and also ahead. >> we just go in, give lots of different activities, opportunities, lots of role models for kids. >> this nonprofit makes a real difference for kids. and you can make a difference too. >> stay with us from all of us at second harvest. thank you. abc seven and disney for your amazing generosity and support over all the years. your gift of $15,000 will go to work immediately, helping us provide nutritious food to the 1 in 6 people in silicon valley who reach out to second harvest for help. silicon valley is a place

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local organizations that are near and dear to us and can always use a helping hand to make a difference in our communities. >> tonight, abc seven news anchor ama daetz tells us about an organization she's involved with who recreation enrichment outdoor adventure. >> every child should have those opportunities. but for kids in san francisco's visitacion valley, those opportunities aren't a given. >> visitacion valley there's just it's historically underrepresented. lots of challenges there and just not a lot of resources. >> kurt yagi is executive director of rock real options for city kids, a nonprofit dedicated to the development of youth in this valley. >> we just go in, give lots of different activities, opportunities, lots of role models for kids so that they can have, you know, they can we can expose them to new activities, ideas, enrichment activities,

anything, even the basics like making sure every child who needs glasses gets glasses. >> leveling the playing field to set them up for success. the success of the organization is clear to see. kids who went through the program often come back joining rock. >> we have so many alumni who work for rock that it's just that full cycle where they could see people that come from their community. >> but rock can't do it alone. >> a big portion of our budget comes from donations, so we rely on this to pay our people to pay for program supplies and just about everything else. >> even a small donation can make a huge impact. ama daetz abc seven news. >> so true. doesn't take much. whatever you can. if you'd like to help this organization or any of the others, we've profiled on abc seven news today, we have all the information on our website. it's important to do it today too, because many nonprofits are doing matching pledges on this day of giving. just head to abc seven news.com/take action. so many

great charities and organizations we've been able to profile yet. >> every little bit adds up. >> it really makes a difference. we'll have another one actually, that i support coming up at 11 tonight. >> oh good. i'll be watching that and will be tuning in for the weather again because we're getting some good news. you know, it's so nice out there. warm. >> it's a nice especially after all that rain we had. meteorologist sandia patel is back. >> yeah. and dan and karina, do you remember? it wasn't just the rain that we had for a week, but last week we were freezing. this week it is better. definitely. no doubt about it. so above average temperatures in san jose the last three days by 9 to 10 degrees. today it was 71 degrees. now looking ahead to tonight's forecast. upper 30s to upper 40s clear early. patchy fog overnight. and as we look at tomorrow low 60s to low 70s. hazy and mild with above average temperatures once again. here are your specific numbers 71 in san jose, 67 in oakland, 64. san francisco 69 in santa rosa. live doppler seven. no rain to speak of. unfortunately,

we do need the rain. right now it is looking like it's going to stay in the pacific northwest this weekend. going into next week, it will drop into northern california by friday, but we're still in this dry pattern and the accuweather seven day forecast reflects this. but it will get cooler, a little cloudier on saturday and then the temperatures will bounce back slightly on sunday before the numbers come back down closer to average and in. all right. sounds good. we'll take that warm weather. yeah. why not? all right. >> sports anchor chris alvarez is here. the eternal optimist. yeah. >> it's still hard to believe that it was 71. the niners playoff chances are way below 71. very slim. closer to like that subfreezing buffalo weather there. slim. but why? there's still hope. i am the eternal optimist. down the stretch. the niners their playoff chances plus san jose state they're going bowling. why the team may need to pack some

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they're getting ready for a four and eight bears team that has lost six games in a row, san francisco. well, they've dropped three themselves in a row, that is. and they're five and seven. their chances to make the playoffs just stands at 10%. if they lose it's at like 3%. so don't lose the losing streak that started three weeks ago when seahawks quarterback geno smith found the end zone with seconds remaining, a gut wrenching 20-17 loss. and since then, the niners have really been outplayed in green bay and in buffalo, san francisco has

been outscored 73 to 20 in the last two games. and frankly, they haven't even been that close. it's a new position for a niners team that's used to setting the tone. >> this just isn't the standard that you know that we play with the last couple of years and stuff of our mentality of coming out to games and, you know, being the enforcers and the dominators, you know. so to have two games like this back to back late in the season and it sucks. but you know for us, man, it's got to be next game up. and we can't be down in the dumps man. because we still have an opportunity in front of us. >> as brock said, the niners trailed the first place seahawks by two games with five to go. now san francisco plays just one team with a winning record. that's the detroit lions. an nfc championship rematch monday, december 30th. that's on abc seven. so tune in for that. now the seahawks schedule as you see on the right much harder. they have two division games. all those teams are playing for something. and two games against nfc north powers, green bay and minnesota. so you're saying there's a chance just maybe all right for the second straight postseason san jose state is headed to the islands. the

spartans accepted a bid to the hawaii bowl. and hey, if you told me i was going to hawaii for free too, i'd be jumping for joy. sign me up. the spartans going to take on south florida on tuesday, december 24th, a 5:00 pacific kickoff. that's just three weeks until now. kickoff will be on christmas eve. i can't believe the end of the year is winding down like this. sharks open a five game road trip in chile dc first period they strike first. tyler toffoli, a wrister, his 10th of the year, tied for the team lead one nothing in the third game. tied at one. macklin celebrini took a high stick from tom wilson. a four minute double minor could have broke his nose. stayed in there because he's tough. and then on the power play in overtime, it's william eklund, the one-timer great pass from mikael granlund, and the sharks win two one. in overtime, the warriors already clinched a spot in the nba cup quarterfinals tonight. draymond green is out against the nuggets with left calf tightness. his first missed game of the season tonight is the dubs final game in nba cup group play. golden state still playing for a home

game in the quarterfinals, they need to see what happens against the nuggets tonight. opponent. date. time still to be decided based on those results. so we'll wait and see. we'll have an answer tonight. the wnba expansion draft is friday 330 on espn and then friday night. stay tuned for our after the draft show following college football on abc seven around 830, valkyrie's head coach natalie nakase is scheduled to join larry beil in studio. so the valkyrie season they open up may 16th, the home opener at chase sports on abc seven, sponsored by smart and final. did you get that all? there's a lot. >> there is a lot. i don't even know if i remember what i just said. >> no wonder you're so busy. oh, man. thanks, chris. >> can i go to hawaii, though? get a tan? >> yeah. go for it. yeah, that'd be fun. >> tonight on abc seven at eight, it's cma country christmas, followed by santa claus is coming to town at ten high potential. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. and that is it for this edition of abc sevn news. i'm karina nova and i'm dan before sandyha patel, chris alvarez, all of us here. >> we appreciate your time. hope you have a lovely evening and that we see you again tonight at

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