now abc seven mornings live. >> right now at six. the fall of the syrian government, rebels claiming control of damascus overnight while the syrian president is nowhere to be found here in the bay area, potential budget cuts in the east bay could mean big hits to public

safety. the special meeting tomorrow and a holiday boost for a struggling mall. how local businesses are getting more shoppers to downtown san francisco. good sunday morning. it's already december 8th. i feel like this month, as i keep saying, it's going to fly by. >> yeah, you know, we have had a dry conditions and they've been getting sort of old because we are looking at the bad air quality and that starts us off this sunday. but things are changing. we have a weak cold front moving through that's going to pick up the winds and allow for better air quality, but not yet. we're looking at fog radiational cooling, tule fog anywhere from less than a mile or zero in novato to a half mile. santa rosa and two miles in concord. so the delta is impacted with our dense fog advisory until noontime. so fairfield sassoon over by vallejo. the san joaquin valley, the southern sacramento valley, 40s and 50s, not as cold with the cloud cover. so anywhere from 2 to 7 degrees milder. you

may feel that. and for sensitive groups, you may have some issues today with the moderate air quality to poor. at times the clouds thin out. we'll get into mostly sunny conditions for the game in santa clara. it will be mild in the upper 60s, the rest of us low to mid 60s. another dry day, several dry days, an offshore flow, a frosty start and then a return to level one system all coming up stephanie. >> all right lisa thank you. we're following developing news out of syria. the syrian government collapsed early this morning, falling to a rebel offensive that seized control of the capital of damascus. this is a stunning end to the 50 year rule of the assad family. syrian state television released a video statement saying president bashar al-assad has been overthrown and all detainees in jails have been set free. the video was released hours after the head of a syrian opposition war monitor said assad left the country to an undisclosed location. celebrations. as you can see here, erupted into the

early morning hours. crowds also gathered to pray in mosques and others chanted anti-assad slogans. the syrian community here in the bay area is keeping a close eye on the situation. >> of course we're wary about what tomorrow brings, but right now it's one step at a time. there's nothing worse for syria than bashar al assad and the assad regime. there's nothing worse. we're at the bottom. there's only going forward, going up from here. >> president elect donald trump and current president joe biden both expressed they would not engage with the syrian military. back here at home, san mateo county officials are discussing sheriff christina corpuses future this week. they want her to appear at tuesday's board of supervisors meeting and give her story under oath, county supervisor ray mueller told abc seven. news corp has declined their invitation to speak on this. corpus has been under pressure to step down following

misconduct allegations. now she's denied all wrongdoing and continues to refuse to resign. the abc seven news i-team reported the county made $1 million offer for corpus to walk away, but she turned it down. we'll stay following on it tomorrow. the oakland city council will hold a special budget meeting. it's to vote on proposals aiming to balance a historic $129 million budget deficit with it comes big hits to public safety and job cuts. here's abc seven news reporter anser hassan. >> oakland mayor shengtao was recalled in part due to concerns over public safety. now there are concerns over the deeper budget cuts to public safety announced on friday. >> there is a cut of overtime, which is 25 million in there, and they're also projecting to cancel two future police academies. >> sergeant timothy dolan is vice president of the police union. with retirement and turnover and no money to hire new officers, he predicts opd could be down to 600 officers by

the end of next year. from the 800 officers two years ago. that means cops are forced to work overtime, but opd is millions over budget, mostly because of that overtime. >> a lot of this the department survives on overtime. as far as our mandatory overtime, where we work sideshow operations on the weekend or backfilling open patrol beats or the homicide investigations. >> public safety accounts for almost 70% of the city's general fund, forcing opd to cut overtime. spending by $25 million is equal to about 20% of the entire $120 million budget deficit. oakland will also unrestrict and transfer funds to the general fund, totaling close to $40 million, but it has to do more. it will reduce homelessness funding cultural arts grants and eliminate the community ambassador program. stewart chen says this program has been a success in chinatown. he says if people don't feel safe, they won't come out at this moment in time to take them

away. >> it will just it's just two steps forward, one step back. it will send us back to where we were 3 or 4 years ago. >> cyber security is also facing cuts. the department that one year ago had to deal with a ransomware attack. julian was vice president of oakland's local 21, a union that represents office jobs. he's an it administrator. his department will lose six i.t. jobs without a sound. >> it department. you're never going to have a sound city because all these other systems in the city rely on the it department to actually make them functional, he says. >> many unions are frustrated with the lack of revenue collection, millions of dollars that could be used to save jobs. >> be diligent about you know, all the monies that are due to the city, particularly before any of these funds start to sunset, because, you know, at some point you can't collect on some of these revenues. so it's very important for us to, you know, strike while the iron's hot. >> the report states if these proposed budget cuts don't work, the city will have to declare a fiscal emergency. city council will vote on the proposals at a special meeting on monday in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven

news. >> and we continue to follow this story. a juvenile driver was arrested for hitting a guard shack right in front of this gated community in discovery bay. one guard died and another was severely injured. it happened near bixler and balfour roads late friday night. a witness described what happened in the moments before. >> i think i heard the guards yelling, stop, stop, stop! both of them, if not one of them, i don't recall at the time right now, but one of them was hollering, stop, stop, stop because they had seen a car coming towards them, right? right before the initial impact. >> the chp says the driver was taken to the hospital with major injuries. dui has been ruled out as a factor in this crash. now we may be paying more to cross bay area bridges. a decision will be made at a hearing on wednesday. the bay area toll authority is considering a toll increase to be phased out over five years. it would start at

$8.50 and add $0.50 each year. it would also include a change to the carpool lane policy, establishing a uniform three person requirement at all seven bridges. that would be for half price tolls during weekday commute periods. if approved, the changes would take effect january 1st of 2026. all right. how's it looking out there, elise? >> well, you know, our high clouds have limited our radiational cooling, meaning we're not as cold, but we have haze, and we have dense fog advisory out by the delta. so once again, we are starting out with air quality. that's not great. it will improve throughout the day slightly. and we're on our way to a sunnier looking outlook for your sunday afternoon. then we're going to bring in wind. we'll bring in frost and our storm impact scale all for the week ahead, please. >> thank you. also ahead, over two dozen dogs abandoned, but neighbors are coming to the rescue. the overwhelming support for this north bay animal shelter and a record number of

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a surprise attack on pearl harbor. yesterday, the uss hornet sea, air and space museum hosted a pearl harbor remembrance day in alameda. the event, on the anniversary, honored the lives lost and paid tribute to those who lived through the attack. they also shared their stories. dale bervin is a former navy pilot and he was a fifth grader at the time of the attack. >> i went to see a friend of mine who lived three doors down. i told him his mother overheard

it and started sobbing. oh my sons, because she had three older sons. sure enough, one of them got killed in world war two. >> the attack at the naval base in hawaii claimed the lives of 2400 americans and thrust the u.s. into world war two. we're seeing an outpouring of support from the community after someone abandoned 27 small dogs near calistoga. the napa county animal shelter and adoption center posted these photos and take a look. you see all these dogs in cages? they told abc7 news they desperately needed help and that help arrived. the shelter says they are now overwhelmed with responses from people looking to foster or adopt, and you might even have a delay in getting a response from them now because they have such an incredible response. but they are working on it and they tell us the adoption fees are also

being waived. the u.s. department of agriculture says it will start testing milk for bird flu beginning december 16th. dairy farms and processors nationwide must provide unpasteurized milk for testing if the feds request it. testing will begin in california, colorado, michigan, mississippi, oregon and pennsylvania. marin county is investigating a possible case of bird flu. the virus was first detected in dairy cows back in march and has since infected 700 herds of cattle across 15 states. at least 58 people have been infected with bird flu. san francisco is trying to breathe new life into a troubled mall, and this weekend it sponsored a holiday shop and dine, pop up, showcasing small businesses and bringing holiday shoppers to the downtown san francisco center. here's abc seven news reporter cornell bernard. >> we are selling cannoli. so grandma's recipe. she is 102 years old in sicily.

>> it's not every day you can come to the mall during the holiday season to sample handcrafted cannolis, or see dozens of small bay area businesses selling one of a kind gifts. but this is no ordinary mall. >> i've lived in the city 20 plus years. i used to shop at this mall and we all knew it was hurting. >> it's why city economic development leaders moved the shop. dine sf holiday pop-up event to the san francisco center. the former westfield mall, where more shoppers are definitely needed. >> so bringing them here in one location, people explore the makers and then they explore the mall. so it's been a great partnership. >> i think it's important to showcase the small businesses in san francisco, especially people that don't have brick and mortars. >> more than 50 vendors are set up under the now empty iconic dome. brian robinson is optimistic about the future of downtown shopping. >> we have some of the best views. this is an amazing structure and we're here to put life into it. our business, our company is here in san francisco

and we pump life into places like this. >> it's no secret this mall is hurting after suffering economic challenges. a lot of stores have left in fact, this part of the mall is kind of a ghost town. >> i really like the idea of the san francisco center allowing this kind of vending situation to occur. i guess it's a great way to revisit this mall with a fresh take. >> some shoppers discovered the pop up event, but others made it a saturday destination. >> i mean, honestly, it's the reason i came to the mall today, so definitely. yeah, i like to support small businesses. >> the city believes events like this are working. >> we have noticed a tremendous increase in foot traffic, and we've noticed a tremendous increase in people coming downtown. >> the city says about 400 people attended the two day event. more holiday pop ups are planned this season in san francisco. cornell, bernard, abc seven news gets you in the holiday spirit and in san

francisco, a toys for tots drive was called hanukkah in paris. >> it was held at the white rabbit on fillmore street, where people stopped by and hung out for drinks. this french themed soirée benefits children of the bay area and is focused on jewish community engagement. >> there aren't any hanukkah toy drives. there's a lot of christmas ones. we want to include diversity and let people engage with the jewish community, because it's time we all come together and value each other's cultures, especially now in the world we live in. kids need toys this holiday season, and it's really up to all of us just to bring the magic, bring the light, you know, repair the world and give these little gifts to the children. >> yeah, we need more of that magic. you see, the u.s. marines were there in uniform to help collect toys at the door, and they will also be distributing the toys later as well. across the bay, a struggling christmas toy drive in oakland. we first told you about this last week, as the group was in dire need of donations. well, now that's changed. abc seven news reporter

tara campbell tells us about the record success, the sights and sounds of a community rallying to make sure these families in oakland's chinatown have gifts this holiday season. >> the christmas in the park toy drive was started 18 years ago in honor of late oakland police officer stan mok. he organized a drive before passing in 2007 when he when he started, you know, i was so moved by it that i felt like that this tradition should still go on and it's been going strong ever since. that is, until this year, when donations dried up. >> it was so sad and heartbroken. i was crying at nighttime. >> that was earlier this week when we first brought you this story. at the time, they'd only received ten donations, but since then, support has been piling in from all over the bay area. >> when the community all came together to pitch in. and thanks to dion lim for, you know, for speaking out, the story really touched me so much that i wanted

to help out. >> mark devora making his way here from san jose with more than 200 donations gathered from coworkers and his car club community. >> i was once upon a time, you know, homeless, and my parents were struggling too. so i know how it feels to have nothing. >> and for these families, it means everything. >> this holiday season bring all the kind people and friendly peoples, bringing all the goodness powers together. so this is very helpful for the community. >> and that power perhaps felt most right here between the wife of the late officer and one of his daughters. >> it means a lot that we're doing this for the community, and that they're keeping my father's legacy alive, and that people still remember him. >> a legacy they didn't know was being carried until just this week. >> i had no idea. i had no idea that they kept it going. yeah, that they kept it going from now on, they promise every single year will be even bigger and better. >> and they're perfectly poised to do exactly that this year, turning out a record setting 2000 donations. thank you. tara

campbell, abc seven news. >> it's remarkable to see how that started. from ten gifts to more than 2000 in such a short period of time. we love to see that. lisa, this is the time to be in the giving spirit. yeah. >> that's right. and well, maybe giving some rain by the end of the week. so that would be some good news. i was just looking at the snowfall potential, which really has not been great. it looks like the snow levels might rise a little bit, and the probability of how much precipitation is something the forecast models are still struggling with. so we are looking at the changes to start out the workweek, and there's quite a few of them starting with this weak cold front that continues to push through the bay area. that brought the clouds and didn't do much to clear out the atmosphere in terms of our inversion and the poor air quality, you can see the rain that is still up in the pacific northwest. so we will look for skies to clear eventually. but our dense fog advisory through the delta lasts until noon, and you can see how we've got no visibility at all

in novato to a quarter of a mil, santa rosa and over two miles in concord, two in livermore. and then as you get towards the delta area, it's touch and go with fog moving around, and we'll see the tule fog really take its time in evaporating with those light winds. temperatures dropped off to the upper 30s in danville. the rest of us 40s and 50s out there with low 40s. sonoma 39, novato 45. with that fog around vallejo and our 24 hour temperature change shows anywhere from 2 to 5 degrees warmer. so i think it takes the edge off of the chill out there, but still cold. and it's going to take some while to warm up, some time to warm up. so look at the air quality right now. anywhere from moderate to poor with the sensitive groups really feeling it. and you saw it yesterday. so we will look for moderate air quality again. no, spare the air alert. we've got haze and fog this morning. this afternoon hazy sunshine and

cooler. and then into the end of the week. we've got rain returning with a level one system. so the high clouds will thin out throughout the day. we're into a sunny afternoon for your sunday. monday morning we're clear. it's a sunny monday with breezy winds picking up in the hills for monday and tuesday. could see 30 to 40 mile an hour gusts tuesday morning. it's cold. we will probably see a frost or freeze advisory with temperatures below freezing. then the clouds increase throughout the day on tuesday. here's a look at those winds. will be offshore. but because we got all that rain i'm not expecting any red flag warnings. although we need the rain. the east bay, the south bay. you can see how gusty it gets into monday. and then by monday night 20 to 30 mile an hour winds continue along the coast. this is friday night into saturday. we're getting some rain. it looks light and we'll continue to watch the trends as we go through the rest of the day. today, though, it's sunny upper 60s for you at levi's stadium with the bears in town, 67 with light winds. so that's one of

the warmer locations today in the south bay. 63 downtown mid 60s in concord with 65 san rafael. the accuweather seven day forecast. hazy sun today. breezy winds monday tuesday a cold start on tuesday. increasing clouds with our rain arriving late friday

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in a year long investigation into three santa clara county owned and operated hospitals, the district attorney's office uncovered some disturbing findings at all locations. hazardous and medical waste was disposed of improperly and taken away to landfills. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has more on what's being done to stop it. >> in full hazmat suits, santa clara county district attorney's office investigators dug through

tons of trash, dumped by county hospitals. what they found was astounding, disgusting and illegal. confidential patient information. vials of pharmaceutical drugs, including fentanyl, blood covered materials, and even human flesh. >> the county must stop illegally dumping hazardous waste and untreated medical waste. this is not a polite, bureaucratic request from one county agency to another. this is the law and we are enforcing it. >> the investigation started in november 2023 and uncovered tens of thousands of illegally disposed items at saint louise, o'connor and santa clara valley medical center. now, rosen's office is taking civil enforcement action against his own county. >> if you're going to be in the health care field, there's no immunity, no freebie. just because you're the government were the county is not a defense. and in our view, the county should be setting a good example, not a bad one.

>> a santa clara valley health care statement read in part. we are committed to adopting industry best practices to prevent future occurrences. and upon learning the details three weeks ago, immediately began implementing corrective actions to address the concerns, including reviewing and updating policies, creating an audit review process, and designating department liaisons to quickly facilitate necessary changes. this is not just happening at county hospitals. a separate investigation by the da uncovered illegal dumping at regional medical center in san jose as well. state law provides for fines up to $70,000 per hazardous waste and 10,000 for medical waste illegally disposed of based on the amount of items recovered, rosen said that amount would be more than $1 billion. but he says the actual fine will be negotiated later and would likely be in the millions in santa clara county. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> still to come this morning, the first mass in the notre dame cathedral in paris. how one bay area company played a major role in its rebui

you're watching abc seven mornings live. >> good sunday morning, everybody. thank you for joining us this half hour. it sure is hazy out there. yes. >> yesterday it was hazy and we had the high clouds to go with it today. also, that air quality is less than ideal and we have fog to start out your sunday uh- mile visibility just a mile and a quarter. napa can't see anything in novato a quarter mile in santa rosa. but the dense fog advisory is out by the delta, fairfield, sassoon, the carquinez strait, and this is where it lasts until noontime. so we have the tule fog to the east of us, the radiational fog to the north of us, a gorgeous view from mount tam there. look at that 52 downtown. it is 51, in hayward with 50 in half moon

bay. and as we look at our roof camera, plenty of clouds out there still. so we're in the 40s for those colder locations in the north bay, so that brings us up anywhere from 2 to 5 degrees. but you want to know about the air quality, right? it will improve a little bit today, but right now it is not good for sensitive groups. we've got a mixture of that orange and the yellow out there low to mid 60s with partly sunny to mostly sunny conditions today, so it's cooler, it's sunnier and we'll talk about rain arriving by the end of the week. stephanie. >> all right lisa thank you. we're following this developing news. police have released new photos of the man they believe shot and killed the ceo of unitedhealthcare. the search for this man continues. investigators have been following leads across multiple states. abc news reporter morgan norwood is following this story from new york. >> the fbi is assisting the nypd in a nationwide manhunt for the suspect believed to have killed unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson on wednesday, not far from rockefeller center in new

york city. investigators say the suspect, wearing all black and a ski mask, waited until the 50 year old thompson showed up at the hilton hotel for an investor's conference before fatally shooting him at point blank range. >> at this time, every indication is that this was a premeditated, pre-planned, targeted attack. >> law enforcement sources telling abc news that investigators believe they were able to find dna samples from several pieces of evidence left behind at the scene. shell casings with the words deny, defend and depose a possible reference to the ways insurance companies avoid paying medical claims also found at the crime scene, along with live rounds from a nine millimeter gun. police say the suspect fled on a bike to central park, where a gray backpack was recovered on friday by police. authorities say the suspected gunman has since left new york city. investigators say the suspect arrived in new york ten days prior to the shooting on a greyhound bus, and boarded somewhere between atlanta and washington, d.c. detectives now using facial recognition

technology on these images, captured when a clerk checked who they believed to be the suspect into a hostel and asked to see his smile. >> as his picture moves more and more into various states, in particular between atlanta and new york city, you're going to get more and more people calling in, and as long as the local affiliates, the local newspapers and law enforcement keep that picture up, somebody is going to id him. >> unitedhealthcare is a wing of unitedhealth group, one of the largest health insurers in the country. the company says they're deeply saddened and shocked, and that brian thompson was a highly respected colleague and friend. brian's wife telling abc her husband was a loving father to two teenage sons and that their family is shattered. they're requesting privacy during this difficult time. morgan norwood, abc news, new york. >> a worship service at the notre dame cathedral in paris happened overnight for the first time since a fire severely damaged it five years ago. a

massive reconstruction effort led to this moment. thousands of workers came together and worked around the clock to restore the cathedral to its original condition. and yesterday, president elect trump and first lady doctor jill biden led the american delegation to show support for france. in total, 35 heads of state arrived for the ceremony. the united states was by far the biggest foreign donor to this renovation project. the average donation was $1,300 and this is pretty neat. a san francisco company gets some credit for the reconstruction of the notre dame cathedral. autodesk created the 3d model which set the design for the rebuild. their digital modeling software helped the restoration team understand the extent of the damage to help guide the project. it took over a year to create an accurate model because of the complexity, detail and large size of the structure. the team used laser scanning and

46,000 images were used to make that happen. pretty remarkable. well, still to come this morning, california's insurance commissioner claims insurers will expand coverage in fire prone areas. but is that promise true? we'll look into it and we'll take you outside for a live look from our sutro tower camera. it's hazy out there.

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mom? (♪) insurance commissioner for two years now. ricardo lara has said providers will right the vast majority of their business in wildfire distressed areas, but is that plan on the side of consumers or insurers? i spoke with the commissioner about what exactly would change. >> 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 can i can i please ask a few more? not twice. >> i, i know you got to go, but three times. >> stephanie, i got to go. >> thank you. got to go. >> just under 30 minutes. and our time was up. >> it's 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 smaller 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 office is 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 commissione. >> 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 a crisis. this is we're all aware. >> commissioner, will you do it? >> of course. we're always in litigation with 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 continued 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 bring 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, if you need help with your home insurance, you can reach out to me. seven on your side has a team of journalists working to help you by exposing these issues. head to abc seven news.com/7 on your si

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us up for our storm impact scale. by the time we get to the end of the workweek. so right now we have that dense fog advisory out through the delta, fairfield, sassoon, the carquinez strait. but that's where the tule fog we have the radiational fog, a combination of both from the north bay. quarter mile visibility, santa rosa, napa to concord and livermore. now this goes till noon. so with that low sun angle, the moisture in the air, the lack of mixing the lid on the atmosphere, it's going to take some time until we clear on out. and when we do, it will be with some haze and a mostly sunny sky. there's a look from mount tam, so we had a pretty sunrise there. now we're looking at temperatures from the mid 40s on the peninsula to the upper 40s in oakland, 52 downtown and 47 in san jose. there's our roof camera. temperatures slowly cooling off throughout the workweek ahead. we're going to add in some wind to clear out the atmosphere. first thing tomorrow and into tuesday. 37 in petaluma, with 45 in concord. and as we look at our 24 hour

temperature change, the cloud cover kept us up, our temperatures up anywhere from about 2 to 5 degrees in most spots. right now. sensitive groups and really everyone else dealing with the air quality issues that they have been not great. it's been hazy to really poor yesterday. no spare the air alert. but once again some hazy afternoon sun on the way. we've got the clouds and the fog this morning. then this afternoon we get into the sun and cooler conditions. and as we go through the end of the workweek, maybe some drizzle midweek and then rain by the end of the week. but before that, we have this system pushing through that is going to set up those offshore winds as soon as tomorrow and tuesday, particularly in the upper elevations where we could see winds in napa, gusts to about 40 miles an hour. so today those clouds diminish. we're sunny. and then as we get into your monday, not a lot of cloud cover. we're dry again. slightly cooler tuesday as a frosty start. the winds are behind us. they've backed off and then we

see increasing clouds on tuesday. could see a little bit of drizzle on wednesday, but we're going to stop there and show you how breezy it gets today. not a whole lot of wind, but look at monday morning up to 20 and 30 miles an hour from our inland valleys to the coast. and then by monday afternoon we've got some gusty offshore winds there, certainly in the upper elevations. so we go through the rest of the week with a chance of showers wednesday into thursday. and then by friday night and saturday. level one system. we do have measurable rain in santa clara. temperatures in the upper 60s today with that sunshine and then with the light winds. a bit of haze there. highs today ranging from the low to mid 60s for most of us from the bay shore to the upper 60s in santa rosa and the accuweather seven day forecast. so we've got the high clouds moving out. still some haze, breezy offshore winds into monday, a cold start tuesday, increasing clouds midweek and our level one system next weekend. stephanie. all

right lisa. >> thank you. to sports. now the 40 niners are looking to break a three game losing streak today in the matchup against the bears here at home. and brock purdy is weighing in on what's needed today. abc seven sports reporter sarah hodges has more on that. plus, buster posey's latest move for the giants. >> morning sports fans. buster posey made his first major move as giants president of baseball operations. according to espn. the club has signed shortstop willy adames to the biggest contract in giants history, passing the deal buster himself signed as a player. espn says adames will get $182 million over the next seven seasons, including a $22 million signing bonus. thomas was with the brewers for the last three and a half seasons, where he collected 107 home runs. dingers are nice, but he's also going to fill a huge need at shortstop. last season, we saw the club rotate a few different players into that starting position, but weren't able to find a suitable replacement for brandon crawford. moving to the

gridiron. the niners are on a three game losing streak heading into today's game against the bears at levi's stadium. after stumbling in the snow in buffalo, brock purdy knows if they have a chance to make the playoffs. they've got to take care of business today and that means getting back into the victory column. >> of course, for me, it hasn't been a woe was me. it's i'm lik, dude, that's the nfl. that's that's life. and that's the challenge in front of us. and what are we going to do about it? you know. so it's more of, you know, as motivation for me and, and you know, how am i going to answer, you know, this kind of stuff? and how am i going to be there for my team when things aren't always perfect? you know, this is, i think, really where you see people for who they are now for championship weekend sec title game texas superfan matthew mcconaughey watching his horns battle georgia less than three minutes left in the fourth. >> georgia up three and trying to ice ice it. but with backup qb gunner stockton in the game, he's picked off, texas would kick a field goal to force overtime. dog fans concerned mcconaughey. of course, he's

loving it in ot, texas kicked a field goal, so georgia needs a touchdown to win. trevor etienne says don't worry, that's light work. georgia wins 2219 and punches their ticket to the playoff. texas will likely get into the big ten title game. penn state and number one oregon, their first meeting since the 1995, rose bowl. ducks get the ball first dylan gabriel to kenyon sadiq, who hurdles the defender and gets in from 28 yards out. loving it. penn state keeping it close a lot closer than expected. two minutes to go. penn state with the ball and down eight. jeweler going deep. it's picked off. oregon going to win the big ten title in their first year in the conference. they stay undefeated and will be the top seed in the college football playoff. the san jose barracudas held their annual teddy bear toss on saturday night after the first barracuda goal was scored. fans get the teddy bears to reign by throwing them. of course, on the ice.

over 4000 toys were donated. the teddy's are then collected and donated to local san jose children in need. that's going to do it for morning sports. back to you guys. >> sarah. happening tomorrow. hollywood's award season is ready to kick off with announcements of the golden globe nominations. abc's zohreen shah has more on the frontrunners on the big and small screens. >> this is joy coming to you live in riley's mind this morning with award season about to take off, predictions about the golden globe nominations mounting ahead of the big announcement, it seems the responsibility for the conclave falls upon you. >> high anticipation for conclave. the brutalist and gladiator two to clinch a best picture nomination, with possible nods to best actor nominations for ralph fiennes, timothée chalamet and adrien brody. >> welcome to america and excitement for angelina jolie, tilda swinton and nicole kidman for best possible actress nods and for best comedy musical.

>> you agree? i am >> honora and amelia perez all leading the pack, some wondering if the glitter craze. >> the odds are against you. the odds are always against me. >> could be bigger than last year's barbenheimer. >> both films that did incredibly well to completely, theoretically a different audiences. but but two films that everyone really enjoyed at the movies this year and on the animated feature side, all the buzz for inside out two flow and wallace and gromit. >> what is that? >> it's the sarcasm. sarcasm, darkest hour, wake thy power, and on the tv side, high anticipation for agatha. >> all along the bear, shogun and baby reindeer for possible nominations. >> so many incredible choices. all right. a reminder that you can watch all our newscasts live

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of things to know this morning. number one, the syrian government collapsed early this morning, falling to a rebel offensive that seized control of the capital of damascus. here is a live look from london, where people have been celebrating the situation going on in syria. now, this is a stunning end to the 50 year rule of the assad family. >> number two. patchy, dense fog giving way to hazy afternoon sunshine and cooler temperatures today, mainly in the low to mid 60s. >> number three san mateo county supervisors want sheriff christina corpus to tell her side of the story. at a board of supervisors meeting under oath. she reportedly declined their invitation to speak. number four, tomorrow, the oakland city council will hold a special budget meeting. it's to vote on proposals aiming to balance a

historic $129 million budget deficit with it comes big hits to public safety and job cuts. >> there is a cut of overtime, which is 25 million in there, and they're also projecting to cancel two future police academy public safety accounts for almost 70% of the city's general fund. >> number five, a decision on whether or not you'll pay more on bay area bridges will be made at a hearing on wednesday this week. toll officials are considering an increase that would start at $8.50 and add $0.50 each year. number six, we are less than three weeks until christmas. can you believe it? usps says the 21st is the last day for last minute express shopping. thank you all for joining us. we'll see you back here at

>> janai: good morning, americ >> janai: good morning, america. breaking news. the syrian government collapses in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the assad family. the stunning images. celebrations in the streets of damascus after the rebels' lightning offensive taking over the palace and state tv to declare their victory, and what it means for the u.s. and american troops still in syria right