now abc seven mornings live now at six, replacing shengtao.

>> the outgoing oakland mayor expected to leave office this month after a recall election. what we're learning about the process of filling the position. >> former apple employees arrested six people accused of stealing thousands of dollars in false donations. the charges they're now facing. plus, rocking around the christmas tree at the christmas party hop. >> the most popular christmas songs will tell you which holiday classic californians like the most. >> i do love me some brenda lee. that's a really good one. that is a good one. always reminds me of home alone, the movie. yeah, totally. for sure. >> fully triggered. >> we left home alone. >> you know i hate home alone. >> you hate alone. i know he has no soul. it's fine. >> oh, i was having this whole discussion with someone else. >> i thought it was one of the three of you. i was like, what? i just said. wow. yeah, i know. oh, so you like it? i've seen it. okay. all right. on this

wednesday, december 4th is going to be very nice afternoon. you're going to find warm weather once again. clear skies this morning. a live look outside from the exploratorium camera. plenty of stars out there. current sky conditions, no matter where you are. right now. you can see plenty of stars out there. and that's going to lead to another sunny afternoon on the way. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. not a whole lot going on across california that leads to those sunny skies today, and temperatures still above average could see 1 or 2 record highs like we saw yesterday, but with clear skies this morning, it certainly is feeling brisk out there, 30s and 40s right now for the most part. so you do need those layers. but just like yesterday, you can take a few of them off later on this afternoon. the coast looking lovely. lots of sunshine. we'll head into the low 60s, close to the ocean around the bay. shoreline warmer than that 60s if not near 70 degrees later on today with those sunny skies and then inland forecast equally as bright. temperatures above average will head into the 60s

by about three 4:00 pm. let's check in on the commute with gloria. good morning. >> good morning drew. >> good morning everyone at home. so traffic is definitely starting to build at this hour. seeing a lot more cars out there on the roads you can see live. look at our emeryville camera and all those headlights heading towards the bay bridge. but really no delays. there it is moving even though it is a little slower than usual. highway four, san francisco 48 minutes. and looking at our bay bridge toll plaza camera, that's also gotten really packed in just about the last half hour or so. metering lights did flip on at 533 this morning, and traffic is starting to back up to west grand avenue, but it is an easy ride across the span into the city and looking at your drive times. tracy to dublin 54 minutes dublin to mission boulevard, south, 16 minutes 101 to cupertino. also 16 minutes. amanda. >> all right, gloria, thank you. and the east bay oakland residents are expecting to get some clarity today about who will lead their city when mayor xiang tao steps down. she was recalled last month and will leave office likely in just a couple of weeks. abc seven news

reporter lena howland is here in studio with a look at the next steps. lena. >> amanda. current council president nikki fortunato bass is expected to lead a press conference this morning and a release from her office. we're told bass will discuss the next steps and will clarify who will act as mayor. going forward. according to a legal opinion published by oakland, city attorney barbara parker recalled mayor shengtao will have to step down after city council approves the election results on december 17th. city charter requires a special election 120 days after that meeting, which the city attorney says is likely to happen by april 15th of next year. but up until this point, it's been unclear who will be acting mayor because bass is also moving on after being elected to the county board of supervisors. so here are the scenarios. bass has the option to leave office in january when she is sworn in as supervisor, which would allow her to serve both as interim mayor and council president up until that

point. or she has the option to resign before then in order for the special races of both her and tao seats to appear on the same ballot for a special election. if she waits until january to resign, that could force two separate special elections. live in studio lena howland abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. this morning, an east bay hiker is missing in the mountains of new zealand. gloria. he's one of three men who attempted to climb the tallest mountain in that country. >> he is reggie aqui carlos romero is from livermore and has been climbing his entire life. and he's one of those three climbers who tried to get to the top of mount cook. according to new zealand geographic, at least 230 people have died or disappeared in mount cook national park and from those nearly 80 died while trying to climb the mountain. and a local avalanche school posted on facebook that new zealand authorities told them, quote, the climbers appear to have taken a fatal fall from high upon the peak. that information, though, has not been confirmed by officials. abc seven reporter

j.r stone talked with mountain climber caleb burns, who knows romero well. >> hearing the news? definitely. i'm still processing. he's, you know, run trips in japan, run trips over in europe, south america, all over the world. he's a very experienced climber and very experienced, guide the world, but really like the guiding community, has really lost someone special. >> several climbing related items believed to belong to the men were found earlier this week. however, crews have not been able to search for the men for about two days because of bad weather conditions and they hope to renew their search today. guys. >> all right, gloria, thank you and we are following the story of embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus, who will now face a special election. it will cost about $4 million to ask voters if county leaders should be allowed to fire a sheriff. county

supervisors have agreed to place a charter amendment on the ballot during a special election in march. if it passes, supervisors would be able to remove corpus from her job. this is all in response to findings of a report into internal claims that corpus abused her power. >> i want people to understand that these are not decisions that we have come to lightly, and we have to do what's right for this community, even when it's hard. >> corpus, however, 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 abc seven 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, abc seven news.com slash i-team. >> in the south bay, six former apple employees have been accused of stealing thousands of dollars meant for charity. the santa clara district attorney's

office says they did it by doing something called a donation match scheme. so here's how officials say it works. apple employees would make donations to two nonprofits, and apple would match it. then a person who worked for two nonprofits would refund the donations to the apple employees instead of refunding apple's donation, the employee of the nonprofits would keep apple's money for himself. the suspects are charged with multiple felonies, including grand theft, perjury, and tax fraud. >> 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. >> the suspects are accused of stealing $152,000 in false donations, and over reporting around $100,000 in charitable contributions as tax deductions. we've reached out to the nonprofits and apple we have not heard back. the six men face more than five years in jail and

restitution payments if convicted. santa clara county is following the state's lead and taking action ahead of a second trump presidency. >> our community is over 40% foreign born. we have incredible strength in our diversity, and we will need to continue to ensure that people access the critical and vital county services that they need. >> yesterday, the board discussed support, resources for immigrants and how to make those more of a priority. the board also discussed putting together an extensive report about protections for county residents before the inauguration that includes immigration rights, outreach and workplaces, and options to expand programs defending against deportations. the board is also looking at ways to prepare for increased incidents of religious, racial, and gender bigotry. >> developing news on president elect donald trump's transition. abc news has learned trump is considering replacing his pick for defense secretary pete hegseth. this comes after a

number of senators privately signaled they won't vote for hegseth due to allegations of his mistreatment of women. trump is reportedly coming up with a list of replacements, which includes iowa senator joni ernst and florida governor ron desantis. >> today, the u.s. supreme court will hear oral arguments in one of the most high profile cases of the session. the case challenges a tennessee law banning hormone therapy and puberty blockers for transgender minors in the state. some legal experts are worried the court's conservative justices won't look at the constitutional specifics. >> i think it will be a signal of where the supreme court is joining a partizan, and non-neutral war against transgender persons. >> lawyers for the biden administration argue the law is unconstitutional sex discrimination. the state's lawyers plan to argue they're justified, citing scientific evidence they claim is contradictory, and the uncertainty about long term

effects of the treatments. today will mark the first time an openly trans attorney will argue a case before the supreme court. >> 610 in the accuweather forecast on this wednesday, we're looking at your planner where it is chilly this morning feels brisk under clear skies, 30s and 40s. the name of the game through about 8 a.m. by 910. we're into the 50s and we're already warming into the 60s. close to that noon hour, so feels nice again later on this afternoon. this morning we do have one area of some thick fog around santa rosa and the russian river valley. that is where we have visibility still down to about a half of a mile here, and that fog will linger through about the seven. 8 a.m. hour before that sunshine warms us up, burns off that fog. so just anticipate some low visibility around santa rosa for the next two hours or so. forecast. today a lot of sunshine. it feels warm just like yesterday. 60s and 70s could have a couple of record highs once again, so future weather will warm you up at 930 into the 50s. and look at noon. if you can grab lunch outside,

it will feel very nice with light winds, full sunshine, and temperatures already into the 60s at that hour. so today's forecast. the dry pattern continues. it's sunny and warm, low 60s to the low 70s overnight. tonight we'll find partly cloudy skies. not as chilly as we are right now with temperatures mainly in the 40s. that dry, warm, sunny pattern continues for the rest of the week, but a few changes for the weekend. reggie, we'll show you that coming up in about eight minutes. >> drew. thank you. coming up, animal shelter audit. what the report reveals about the pets under the city of san jose's care. new recall efforts. some san francisco residents launching a campaign to push their district supervisor out after the controversial great highway proposal and central subway repairs. transit leaders approving a multi-million dollar plan to fix leaks

leaders and community members are responding to a new audit. finding animals are suffering in the city run animal shelter. council members called for the audit last year, and yesterday they reviewed the findings and noted in the summer there were nearly 700 animals there. the shelter capacity is only 500. the average length of stay for animals increased and there are 39 recommendations for improvements or changes. >> and so it's not like we're doing this in a place of calm. we're doing this in a place of crisis with the animals. and so we're trying to get to a place. what is there additional resources that would help make

that happen? we need to evaluate that quickly. >> they've known about this issue for at least two years for these issues. and it's a hole that's getting deeper and deeper. and now they're having to dig their way out of the hol. >> san jose city council will receive its first bi annual update from the auditor in march. shelter officials will provide the council with their own update in may. the ongoing debate over the great highway has now sparked an effort to recall san francisco supervisor joel engardio. a new petition to remove engardio from office stems from his support of proposition k, which is going to permanently close the great highway to cars. recall organizers allege that engardio, quote, broke his promises to voters and failed to represent his constituents, saying the closure will cause traffic chaos in their neighborhoods. they'll have to gather thousands of signatures for the recall to actually go to voters. engardio released a statement that says, quote, i respect the views of voters who oppose 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. >> not even two years after the

rose pack subway station opened, it is now needing repairs. just yesterday, sfmta approved a multi-million dollar plan to fix leaks. there are new photos of some of the damage to pipes and other leaks, as well as the mta voted to approve the repairs, which will cost $6.5 million. the project will take nine months and the station will close early next year for up to 17 days. these funds were in reserve, so it won't add to the agency's budget problems. the subway finally opened in january of last year, four years behind schedule. free fridays on the ferry between richmond and san francisco appear to be helping boost ridership to nearly 90% of pre-pandemic levels, according to the chronicle. ridership nearly doubled during five free november fridays compared to last year. nearly 2000 richmond and san francisco riders on average rode the ferry for free on those days. the trip will remain free on fridays through the end of the year.

>> i'm not so sure about this new survey, but you know you think what you want to think now that thanksgiving is over. you of course, been hearing more christmas songs and a new survey shows which christmas songs christmas song is the most popular in every state. according to finance buzz. and what is finance buzz? who are you? so we'll get into that. but according to finance buzz, the most popular in california, along with 12 other states including new york, is jingle bells. what? that's so b >> it's actually the most popular in a bunch of states. if you look at that map right there. >> i know, but i mean, look for santa, baby. okay. >> oh, that's all right. >> that's a choice. last christmas is also a choice. but at least nevada gets, like, jingle bell rock. >> you know, you know, it's funny. blue christmas in tennessee, where elvis, of course, lived. memphis. that makes sense. >> now, do you think it was the first? how is there anyone you

think of? or they gave you a list to choose from? because i think if they just came to you and said, what's your favorite christmas song? i feel like you just instantly. >> i mean, i don't know what finance buzz does, right? >> what are your means and methods of doing this? >> what is little saint nick maine? what is that and why is wisconsin? all i want for christmas is you. we have so many questions. >> i rebuke this more questions than answers with this. yeah. we did. >> sorry. go ahead. >> it says finance buzz. personal finance topics include. so they look at credit cards insurance, banking, investing, retirement and more. >> what do they know about song. >> right. so while they're diversifying your 4-1-1 like just by the way, you know, like, what's your favorite holiday song? >> right. >> like great. another one. mark that off the list. so random. come on. spot. wait, where's spotify? isn't it supposed to be this time of the season? where's unwrapped? right. are we supposed to see, like, who dominated our playlists? >> yeah, any day now. >> wicked stuff. >> i don't know. you'd be surprised. you're like, oh,

yeah, i did listen to that person a lot this morning. we're tracking a very nice day out there. we will find clear skies this morning. a live look from the tam cam showing you that sun is on its way up this morning. just great visibility out there. not a cloud from this vantage point. so the accuweather headlines for the rest of the week. we're keeping the sunshine, the dry pattern and the warm conditions. the weekend will have a couple of changes on saturday. we'll have additional cloud cover in our sky. we could have a little bit of early morning coastal drizzle. some cooler temperatures as well, but even saturday's highs still remain above average for this time of the year. sunday is looking fantastic. now our next significant rain chance. any sort of storm? not until next weekend. we're talking december 15th, 16th or 17th. so the next ten days we do remain dry in the accuweather forecast. the storm track remains to our north. but by next weekend, that storm track starts to dip a little bit more to the south. and that will supply us with a chance of some rain. but today is all about sunshine. it is brisk out there

this morning. live doppler seven along with satellite showing you it is clear as could be out there. so as we take a look at the air quality today and tomorrow, moderate across the board, no spare the air in effect. but you'll notice just a little bit of haze in the atmosphere today. so look at the day planner. sun's up here at 710 this morning. it is chilly out there. you need those layers again. just like yesterday. but just like yesterday in the afternoon, you can get rid of a lot of your layers because it feels really nice out there. warm sunshine, 60s and 70s. so highs today, 71 in san jose will hit 65 in napa, 64 in the city with light winds, 67 in oakland, 66 in concord, right along the coast today with temperatures in the 60s for half moon bay and santa cruz. now overnight tonight, we will find some high clouds streaming in, turning our conditions to partly cloudy. not as chilly as we are right now. most of us remain in the 40s as we head into thursday. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you it is nice and warm today. still above average with mild sunshine through friday. saturday begins with cloudier and cooler weather, but again, those temperatures still a bit above average. sunday. the brighter of

the two days this weekend, will keep it dry and sunny through early next week, guys. drew. >> breaking news. spotify wrapped is out. >> i heard that means nothing to you though, because i know i don't have an apple. >> i'm an apple music gal. >> ginger, you have important things to say to us, but are you a spotify rap person? do you get excited every year when this happens? >> apple all the way. you're an apple girl. i'm on with drew on this one. we've got two apple girls in the house. all right. okay, well, i'll see you. >> we'll enjoy whatever. >> okay. my husband will be really excited. oh, good. because we are a house divided. yeah. so he's going to be pumped. >> you are. you two are making some choices. all right. ginger, what is happening on gma today? >> i'm here to tell you it can work if you've got that division in your household. reggie aqui. amanda. wonderful to be with all of you coming up here on gma on a wednesday. we start with the father of jonbenet ramsey sitting down with abc news. we'll tell you what he's saying about the investigation into his daughter's death after reported progress by investigators and

then some breaking news about the popular injectable weight loss drugs. how two of the medicines approved to treat obesity compared in a new study. one of them came out on top, and we are revealing our gma holiday card. it's inspired by a viral tiktok trend and we did our best. and then mindy kaling also live here in times square. so a lot to get to on gma. >> who do you think is going to be your number one for whatever apple does? i honestly don't know what it's called. i just know unwrapped. i it's i don't know what it's called either because i'm not as wrapped up as see that spotify is a little like you guys get really stuck on it. >> so i don't know, actually it's called because i don't know how the analytics work. oh, it's called replay. good to know. >> yeah i'm going to guess that mine. what do you think? i think mine is going to be chappell roan. >> you accessed it and it immediately started playing. right. >> and that was the song they were playing. yeah. so i'm

assuming that's what it's going to be. >> replay. >> replay i know, look it up. >> well i will report back tomorrow if i get i don't know when apple's comes out. i don't know if this is like a big deal but no one does. we'll let you know. okay. no one does a house. this is like about as bad as a as a as samsung versus the phone, the iphone because that's the fight. you know, we all have had for the longest time these people in their green bubbles. so i get it. if you look at me like i'm a green bubble right now okay. >> you never a green bubble in our heart. ginger. 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. because children 6 months and older with eczema have plenty of reasons to show off their skin. with dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, they can stay ahead of their eczema.

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last week we told you about a toy drive in oakland and at the time it had only received about ten toys. well, after we reported about the dire situation, donations started pouring in. they've come from restaurant owners, car clubs, even regular people sending things via amazon. >> it was a sad and heartbroken. i was crying at night time when i received the call. praying for a miracle to happen. >> 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. >> as of yesterday, the drive is expecting to surpass last year's total. the final day to donate is tomorrow through our parent company, disney. abc seven news 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. next at 630, lighting the holiday tree. the activities planned for tonight's event at san francisco civic ce

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abc seven mornings live now at 630. >> fallout in south korea. the president there declaring martial law. and then that's quickly rebuffed by his own government. how the bay area korean community is reacting to that news. >> an emergency declaration. leaders in sonoma passing a proclamation after a recent atmospheric river caused millions of dollars in damage. the urgent repairs needed. plus. okay, okay, okay, okay okay okay okay, ladies. >> now let's get in formation. >> the greatest pop star of the 21st century billboard ranking. beyonce as number one. she's one

of one. she's the only one. the impact she's had over the past two decades. >> yeah. good morning everyone. it is wednesday, december 4th. >> we'll get to all that. but first the forecast from drew. >> yes. let's go outside. this is a lovely picture from our tam cam. it is nice and bright out there with that sun on its way up. we have clear skies out there. just a really nice looking forecast again today. we're putting that pause on the storms for the rest of the week. right now temperatures though, when you have light winds, clear skies in the month of december, that means it's going to get cold out there. you see a lot of areas in the 30s from danville. livermore 38 degrees right now. good morning. gilroy coming in at 39. we're down to 37 in sonoma. so just like yesterday, you want to have the extra layers on and then you can get rid of a few of them this afternoon as we warm up live doppler seven along with satellite. very quiet across california today. lots of sunshine coming our way. so look at the forecast region by region along the coast. today we'll go into the 60s. lots of sunshine looking nice and bright, close to the ocean today around the

bay. shoreline warmer will be in the 60s i think. a few spots close in on 70 degrees later on today, which would mean a couple of record highs are possible. and then inland, looking equally as warm and sunny temperatures into the 60s by 4 p.m. let's check in with gloria, see how the commute. >> good morning. we do want to tell you about some delays on mass transit. bart is reporting some delays. so passengers who are traveling between the coliseum and the oakland airport on the oakland airport line can expect up to 18 minute delays because of an equipment problem on the track. ac transit is offering bus service between the coliseum and oakland international airport. you can take bus 73 for that, and we're looking live at our richmond bridge camera. traffic is slow moving right now on westbound 580 from richmond parkway to the mid-span, but it is still moving, so that's good. and looking live at our walnut creek camera, it's a little bit slow. also there on southbound 680 from hillside avenue to highway 24, and there is a little bit of a delay on southbound 242 as you

approach southbound 680, but there are no major delays in concord as you head out to oakland. and now we're going to move on to the live desk. i'm tracking the situation in south korea. overnight, the country's opposition party moved to impeach president yoon suk yeol. a vote is expected by the end of the week, and this comes after that short lived emergency martial law enacted yesterday by president yoon when he accused the opposition politicians of sympathizing with north korea. it only lasted for about six hours. the biden administration says it was caught totally off guard by south korea's political turmoil. tension escalated so quickly that the u.s. embassy issued a warning to americans overseas. the biden administration says it's relieved that president yoon reversed course. >> 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. >> within hours after the opposition party moved to impeach president yoon, a number

of his top cabinet members have submitted their resignations. the nation's largest union group is now on strike, calling for him to step down. now, if the president does get impeached, a new election would need to be held within 60 days. reggie. >> gloria. thank you. the news in south korea sent shock waves thousands of miles away and was felt back here at home. local korean americans say their families overseas. they're upset. they're worried about forces from the army and police. art choi with the korean community center in the east bay, says she's concerned president yoon. >> it seems like he's an unpopular president at the time right now, because his ratings are going down, and i 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. >> he's encouraging others to check on friends or family if they're in south korea, to see what's actually happening on the ground. >> a palestinian teenager

injured in a bombing in gaza is now safe in the bay area this morning, 19 year old farrah arrived at san francisco international airport yesterday. she will be receiving medical care in the u.s. after losing her eye and one leg during an israeli bombing. through a translator, farrah shared what she is looking for to. >> and she wants to start a new life. fresh life. there's so many things she didn't have over there that she would like to get here, hopefully, and just start fresh and there's everything. basically, she wants everything she can over there, there, ther. >> and we know farrah is working with humanitarian nonprofit. the group is called heal palestine, which is currently helping children injured in gaza to find treatment. >> tomorrow, alameda county election officials are expected to certify the results of oakland's mayoral election, confirming mayor xiang tao is out. today, we're set to get some clarification about who's going to lead the city until a

new mayor will be elected. abc seven news reporter lena howland in the studio this morning. this is a complicated story, lena. >> reggie. that's right. and according to a legal opinion published by oakland city attorney barbara parker recalled mayor xiang tao will have to step down after city council approves the election results at their december 17th meeting. city charter requires a special election 120 days after that meeting, which the city attorney says is likely to happen by april 15th of next year. up until this point, it's been unclear who will be acting mayor because current city council president nikki fortunato bass is also moving on after being elected to the county board of supervisors. here are the scenarios. bass has the option to leave office in january, when she is sworn in as supervisor, which would allow her to serve both as interim mayor and council president. up until that point, or she has the option to resign before then in order for the special races of both her

and tao seats to appear on the same ballot for a special election. if she waits until january to resign, that could force two special elections. according to our media partners at the bay area news group, a number of people have interest in running for tao's seat as mayor. that includes newly reelected council member carol fife, former council member ignacio de la fuente, longtime lobbyist isaac kos-read, former council member lauren taylor, and former tao staffer renee webb. bass is expected to lead a press conference today discussing the next steps in this process and clarify who will act as mayor. going forward. that's happening this morning at 10:00. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. one of the top three credit agencies has downgraded the city of oakland's bond rating by two notches. fitch ratings says the decrease is due to the city's projected budget gap. it also says leadership changes like the mayoral recall, will make it difficult for the city to

balance the budget quickly. a bond rating affects the interest rate on money a city borrows to fund projects. the city council is expected to announce where budget cuts will be made next week. >> this morning we're getting a better look at how much of an impact last month's atmospheric river made in sonoma county. officials estimate the storm caused more than $2.6 million worth of damage. yesterday, the board of supervisors passed an emergency proclamation allowing officials to apply for state and federal funds to help cover the cost. the record breaking storm dumped more than 20in of rain in some parts of sonoma county. >> today, a street safety ambassador program in san francisco could learn if it's going to receive the crucial funding it needs to keep running the city's budget committee is expected to consider a proposed $7.8 million addition to the $16 million annual contract for urban alchemy, and this could be a tough decision, as san francisco faces an $800 million budget deficit. urban alchemy

ambassadors say they've already received an email confirming hundreds of people 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. >> urban alchemy has been credited with helping increase safety in the tenderloin mid-market and soma neighborhoods. there are still some people who question its effectiveness. its contract with the city is set to expire at the end of june. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer our way of highlighting some things happening today in the bay area. >> first, the high profile murder case of cash app founder bob lee is expected to go to the jury for deliberations today. closing arguments concluded yesterday. prosecutors say nima momeni planned the 2023 attack after hearing lee introduced his sister to a drug dealer who sexually assaulted her. defense attorneys say momeni acted in self defense after lee attacked him with a knife while on drugs. they also claim lee was earlier seen on video doing drugs off of

an object that 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. >> if convicted, he faces 26 years to life in prison. >> happening tonight. the annual civic center plaza tree lighting returns to san francisco. you can enjoy musical performances, holiday themed arts and crafts, food and drinks. there will also be a toy giveaway for the first 500 children under 12. santa is expected to make a special appearance and hopefully these dancing trees. festivities kick off at 4 p.m. mayor london breed will help light the civic center's 50 foot noble fir at 530. you can rsvp on eventbrite for free. >> that will be exciting. >> still ahead, hitting bays along the bay shore freeway when top golf is opening a new location on the peninsula and selling their san francisco

headquarters. >> wells fargo reportedly moving but only a few blocks away from its current building. but first, here's drew. >> hey there. time now, 641. we'll take you to our east bay hills camera this morning with a live look with those clear skies right now in oakland. we're coming in at a chilly 44 degrees this morning. we have those clear skies. winds are light. visibility is perfect. ten miles is as good as it gets. but we do have one issue with fog in the north bay. we'll zoom on down a little bit closer. we do have reduced visibility from santa rosa down through petaluma and novato, where it's as low as a quarter of a mile. so be aware of that. we will have this fog through about the 8 a.m. hour before that sunshine will burn off. that fog for better visibility. today it will be sunny, just like yesterday. it will feel warm this afternoon. could have 1 or 2 record highs going into the 60s and 70s later on today, about ten degrees above average. so here's future weather by 930. we're into the 40s and 50s at that hour. by noon, if you can grab the meal

outside, because by lunchtime it feels very nice, mild with that sunshine and light winds. so today the forecast calls for that dry pattern continuing sunny and warm this afternoon into the 60s and low 70s later on today. overnight tonight we'll have partly cloudy skies. not as chilly as we are right now. most of us will settle in the 40s. heading into thursday. now, the three day forecast shows you this warm pattern. the sunshine continues through the rest of the week, but we do have a few changes for the weekend.

news out of new york city. the ceo of unitedhealthcare, brian thompson, has been shot and killed in midtown manhattan. police confirmed to abc news they believe the shooting was targeted this morning. they don't have a motive, right now. thompson was in new york city for an investor's conference. no one has been arrested. unitedhealthcare is one of the world's largest health care companies. so far, they have not commented on the situation. but again, the news this morning that the ceo of unitedhealthcare has been shot and killed in new york. >> we'll be sure to bring you any updates here. the british band sports team will play in san francisco as scheduled on saturday. despite being robbed at gunpoint in vallejo. this is

video from yesterday morning and it shows the moments. robbers. crooks broke into their van as it was parked at a starbucks. the suspects took most of their personal belongings, including a laptop and their passports. they did not get away with any of the instruments. the band had just landed in the u.s. to begin a tour. after the incident. they continued on to sacramento to play their first show. >> i think we've been so overwhelmed by the response we've had from our fans, from people like within the bay area and sort of like, you know, people reaching out to say that they have family members in sacramento and can they help? >> we reached out to vallejo police about the investigation, but have not yet heard back. >> a young cancer survivor who's also a forty-niners fan went to her first game over the weekend, only to have it end in a bad experience. eight year old mia dicamillo. excuse me. dicamillo was with her family. her father says a buffalo bills fan who was drunk said he was going to quote barrel through these niners fans. mia recounts what happened

next. >> i was walking down the stairs and then this bills fan pushed me, and then i almost slipped. and then i hit my rib on my 40 niners chair. please don't do that. i'm a child. i don't like when people do that. i felt uncomfortable. >> the family ended up leaving the game. they say they were disappointed with the lack of security. mia's dad says the bills have reached out and invited them to another game. >> 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 40 niners, was a nominee for the seniors category. yesterday, he learned he was not a finalist, but a different legend with bay area ties did make the list. mike holmgren, a san francisco native, began his nfl coaching career as an assistant for the niners. he's a class of 2025

finalist, so are ralph hay, maxie bond, sterling sharpe and jim tyer. >> some residents of sonoma county will be able to apply for a year of free internet service. the program will use up remaining covid 19 stimulus funds to put comcast into 556 low income households. the county also has hopes to expand broadband infrastructure into underserved areas. >> wells fargo is reportedly looking to sell its current headquarters on montgomery street in san francisco, but the bank has no plans of leaving the city. according to the chronicle, the company's headquarters will relocate just a few blocks away to a spot on market street. a spokesperson confirmed, with abc7 the move to a more modern building aims to deliver a better experience for employees and customers. wells fargo has done business in san francisco since 1852. >> new help is on the way for businesses in san francisco city supervisors just approved removing licensing fees for restaurants, bars and nightclubs. mayor london breed

proposed the idea of eliminating the fees for a 91% of restaurants and 87% of other venues. the fees will be replaced with revenue from prop m. small business owners typically pay thousands in annual fees to operate their restaurants. the new policy goes into effect in 2026. >> next week, the peninsula is getting a brand new topgolf. it's hard to miss if you're on 101. the driving range and entertainment venue will be located in burlingame, near the bayshore freeway and anza boulevard. there will be a grand opening celebration on friday, december 13th. the three story topgolf will feature more than 100 hitting bays that overlook the san francisco bay. a full service restaurant and bar, more than 200 tvs and an outdoor patio. >> your morning money report now some changes are coming to frontier airlines next year. the budget airline plans to introduce first class style seats in the first two rows on its planes in late 2025. it's also changing its loyalty program to include free seat

upgrades to elite members, free companion travel for some status levels, and the ability to trade in miles for a bag and seat bundles. and now we take a live look at what's happening on wall street this morning, the new york stock exchange. it's up 233 points. drew asked earlier this morning and we received he said when is spotify coming out with its wrapped. it's out. it was waiting. that actually prompted us to look. and we saw that it's there and we are learning and talking about the songs that we listen to most. >> this year i had to update my app to get that. >> did you get yours? i did, and what was the answer? >> okay, i'm going to laugh and don't judge me. this is my four year old listening to his favorite song, which has come out as my top song. cover me in sunshine. >> what does cover me in sunshine? >> cover me in sunshine. it's like a good little song for little kids to sing. he's like cover me in blue. no, i don't know her relate. >> yeah. and then. >> and then show yourself. >> show yourself from frozen i

like that. >> and then the family madrigal. >> oh, okay. okay. it's all disney theme. >> and then thames. >> thames to round out. yeah. you know okay. >> you i'm i've been hacked. >> that's what people say when they don't want to admit. that's the only thing i do not understand. >> i love kacey musgraves, but there's no way that deeper well was the number one song. i don't even know the lyrics. i barely know how that song goes. how is it possible that i would have played it? that many times? >> wait, is this showing taylor swift there? >> oh, are you sure this is a developing story? are you sure you were hacked? this is a developing story. more gloria. gloria, it's number three. gloria, i need to tell all of that today. let's expose him. hacking more evidence, gloria, that i've been hacked. right? she was on number three. >> artist beyonce was my number one artist. >> okay, there you go. >> and then you with the replay. >> apple also has theirs out this morning. so hit replay.

find out mine was dua lipa by far which is not yes. yeah but i will say cynthia erivo in the last 30 days made a real strong hit, a real strong climb of that chart to try and get me. it's me. yeah, totally. totally. you know, my husband and i like sharing. >> i don't even have the thing on my phone because we just do it together. but i bet it's like baby shark like yours, because i have two and a half year old and he's constantly baby shark, baby shark, totally right again to round out that disney theme, i like that it's fun to look at these. >> yeah it is. yeah it is taylor swift number three. interesting. was it number one. number one. >> it wasn't number 1 or 3. let's not exaggerate. >> what is your third most on there okay. this morning. here's a live look from the exploratorium camera this morning. looking nice out there. pretty calm waters on the bay. so the accuweather headlines for the rest of the week. we keep the sunshine. the dry pattern continues and the warm temperatures are with us through friday. now the weekend it is cooler. on saturday it is cloudier, but temperatures even

saturday afternoon do remain above average. our next chance for any significant rain or storms? not until next week. we're talking december 15th, 16th and 17th. so that means the next ten days or so we are staying dry. the storm track remains well to our north. by next weekend it starts to sag south, and that's when we get that chance for some rain here by the middle of the month. so live doppler seven along with satellite with that dry pattern. that does mean we have calm conditions overhead. it is quiet. the day planner looks like this. your sun is up here in less than 20 minutes. at 710. it is chilly out there this morning. a lot of us starting out in the 30s and low 40s. you need those layers this morning. but the afternoon just like yesterday, you can take a lot of those layers off. it feels warm. it is sunny, 60s and low 70s. could have 1 or 2 record highs again later today. just like yesterday. 67 the high in oakland will hit 64 in the city with light winds near 70. in santa rosa. but we'll go to 71 in san jose, 68 in fremont, 61 with bright sunshine and half moon bay. overnight tonight,

skies turn partly cloudy with just a few additional clouds. it does help to insulate us in the overnight hours, so overnight lows not as chilly as we are right now. most of us will settle into the 40s. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. warm this afternoon will keep those temperatures above averag. tomorrow. we keep it mild and sunny through friday. then saturday it is cloudier. it is cooler but still those temperatures are a bit above average. sunday the brighter of the two days this weekend and we'll keep it sunny and dry through early next week guys. >> thank you. beyonce has been named the greatest pop star of the 21st century, according to billboard. the singer and songwriter tops the list because of her influence, impact and evolution over the last 25 years. she holds a record 32 grammy awards, but still no album of the year, along with 11 more nods for her recent cowboy carter album. so we'll see what happens in january. taylor swift was billboard's second pick. rihanna is number three. >> it's a little nudge. beyonce

came to number two in my spotify artists list, so that makes sense. yeah for sure. all right. up next ♪ but my heart's of gold ♪ ♪ just one more night ♪

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joining us here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, the breaking news. we're tracking the ceo of unitedhealthcare has been shot and killed in new york city. police believe he was targeted. no one has been arrested. >> number two. today, oakland officials will give some clarity about who will take over as mayor. current mayor xiang tao was recalled last month. she's expected to leave office later this month. >> number three jurors in san francisco are expected to begin deliberations today in the trial over the killing of cash app founder bob lee. he was stabbed and died in april of last year. yesterday, one juror was out sick and had to be replaced by an alternate. >> number four you can get in the holiday spirit in san francisco tonight. it's the annual civic center plaza tree lighting event. they'll be live performances, snow flurries, a toy giveaway. they turn on the lights at 5:30 p.m. and number five in the accuweather forecast are dry and warm.

>> pattern continues for another day. you're looking live from our sutro tower camera. clear skies out there this morning. we do have one issue with visibility in the north bay. we'll switch on over to live doppler seven where we do find areas like novato down to a quarter of a mile. some improving conditions around santa rosa right now up to ten miles. so some good news there. highs today. a lot of sunshine on the way. temperatures about ten degrees above average. could have 1 or 2 record highs out there. we'll hit 71 in san jose for a daytime high 67 in oakland near 70. in santa rosa. light winds and bright in the city coming in at 64 degrees. >> and number six, we're getting reports of a crash in san francisco. this is on southbound 101 before 280. it's a two vehicle crash back up us to 80. >> number seven share will be in san francisco tonight to talk about her new book. there are only a handful of tickets left. they cost $149. the event begins at 730 at golden gate theater. >> i just like knowing that cher's in town.

>> yeah. something comforting about that. i don't know why. >> yes. >> i don't know why. no. yeah. no. absolutely. >> i think that'd be cool to hear her talk. especially about, like, sonny bono and their days together. and all that would be cool. >> and i also don't know who is going to be doing this. like, who interviews cher. >> i mean, why not you? >> hello? yes, that could be fun if i was not ringing. >> yeah, yeah. >> you're not booked. keep refreshing. no new emails coming in. although she does have to talk about her recent. >> remember her name? she didn't realize her real name. >> yeah. yeah. what was her real name? >> cheryl. lynn. >> something. she thought her name was cheryl lynn. >> yeah. but it was actually last night. >> gal gadot is what it is. gal gadot sure >> michael: good morning america. bracing for the deep freeze, growing trouble for a trump nominee and news on popular weight loss drugs. winter blast on the move.