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malibu under an evacuation order this morning as a wildfire explodes in size overnight. the dangerous conditions that's driving the flames this morning. and good morning to you on this tuesday, december 10th. >> yeah. welcome back everyone. let's begin with reggie aqui. hello. >> hello. welcome back. so that fire you saw burning that is in the same area of the woolsey fire in 2018. so there are a lot of areas under evacuations this morning. we'll show you that map in one second. here locally. it has been breezy, but we have no fire danger. the strongest winds are occurring across southern california this morning. and unlike southern california, has not seen significant rainfall yet this season. we had such a wet november. that is why any sort of wind event here locally would not be as extreme as what we're seeing down there. live. look outside. it is clear it is cold out there right now. look at all these 30s on the board. 34 in fairfield, 31 in santa rosa. 37 that current temperature in danville. so we do have frost advisories in effect

until 9 a.m. just bundle up out there this morning. it is quite cold under clear skies. later on today we'll have sunshine giving way to late day clouds. it's dry today. it's still pretty mild. temperatures are in the 60s. later on this afternoon, rain is back in the forecast here. starting tomorrow night. however, that red flag warning across southern california. this is a big event with the santa ana winds currently 50 mile per hour gusts. the fire burning near malibu. those winds are racing down the hillside. and that is meaning the fire is spreading. cal fire said. once the sun is up at about 7 a.m, they're going to send about 15 tankers to this fire. so there's some good news there. let's check in with sue. see the drive times going. >> good morning drew. good morning everyone. it's looking good on the eastern freeway. we've got a lot of gaps between those headlights. traffic is moving at the limit towards the bay bridge toll plaza. we've got no major stalls or accidents to affect your freeways at this hour. however, we do have a fatal accident. it's not on the

golden gate bridge. that's the good news. this unfortunate accident is in rohnert park. it's on surface street, stony point drive at rohnert park expressway, which is a major thoroughfare. they are diverting traffic off. if you normally do take either rohnert park expressway or stony point road, it's going to be shut down at that intersection for quite some time. you may want to avoid it, and we'll be back in just a few. >> all right, sue, thank you. and we're continuing to track that breaking news out of southern california where fire crews have been working all night to stop a fast moving fire burning in malibu. the franklin fire broke out around 11:00 last night. it exploded in size due to extreme winds in the area. as drew was mentioning, and it's already at least 1800 acres. we do want to take a live look of that scene right now. we know overnight thousands of people were put under mandatory evacuation orders. at one point, pepperdine university was surrounded by flames as students sheltered on campus. classes have been canceled today,

though, the fire has burned past the university. now the iconic pacific coast highway is closed. of course, we're going to keep monitoring this throughout the morning for you. i'm standing b. >> we also saw some winds in the east bay overnight. not as strong as in southern california, but they are being blamed for causing this tree to come down on a home on eunice street in berkeley. winds reached up to 30 miles an hour in the area. first responders said that there were no injuries, along with other trees. the winds knocked over these store displays and outdoor seating areas this morning, the person accused of shooting and killing the ceo of united health care in new york last week is now facing a murder charge and is being held in a pennsylvania jail. >> 26 year old luigi mangione was captured thanks to an employee at mcdonald's and a rookie police officer. we've also learned that mangione has ties to the bay area. >> police arrested mangione yesterday in altoona, pennsylvania, nearly 300 miles from where the shooting happened. he was escorted by multiple officers to thed by courthouse and will remain in custody pending extradition to

new york, according to an online court docket. >> he is facing second degree murder charges. the docket shows he's also charged with possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a weapon. the forged instrument, as they're calling it, is the fake new jersey driver's license. he allegedly used to check into a hostel before the shooting. >> police believe he left new york on a bus, then went to pennsylvania. mangione was eating at a mcdonald's yesterday when an employee recognized him and called 911. an altoona police officer has only been on the job for six months, made the arrest the mangione family released a brief statement that reads in part, our family is shocked and devastated by luigi's arrest. we offer our prayero the family of brian thompson and we ask people to pray for all involved and we have been learning more about the ties. >> luigi mangione has to the bay area. abc seven news reporter lena howland is in the studio this morning with what we know about his time here. lena. >> amanda. after luigi mangione

got his bachelor's and master's degrees from the university of pennsylvania in engineering and computer science, we learned he came right here to the bay area to start working for four months. in the summer of 2019, stanford university confirms. mangione worked there as a head counselor in the pre-collegiate studies program. according to his linkedin page, he says he taught artificial intelligence to gifted high school students. his facebook page included several photos of him enjoying the sights around the bay area, before eventually moving to hawaii. we talked to a friend and former roommate from hawaii. he doesn't know what may have gone wrong, but is well aware of mangione's back problems and a recent surgery that he ha. >> i knew he was going to have a surgery, so earlier s year i checked in with him. he confirmed that he had had surgery and he sent me the x-rays. it looked heinous with just giant screws going into his spine and the backpack that was found tossed out in central park

after the killing was made by peak design, which is a san francisco company. >> each contains a serial number where the company can trace the purchase history. the owner of that company told abc seven news reporter dan noyes that he is now talking with authorities and since 2020. mangione also wrote on linkedin that he worked for truecar, the used car app based out of santa monica. but the company tells us he stopped working there in 2023. live in studio lena howland abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. it's been less than a week since the shooting and obviously a lot has happened very fast. you can see a timeline of the case with images of the suspect that helped investigators track him down. it's all part of our coverage on abc seven news.com. >> embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus is refusing to testify before the board of supervisors as they try to pressure her to step down. corpus lawyers say county supervisors asked her to testify under oath at a meeting today. she says she won't do it because some of the supervisors have

already decided against her. corpus is facing allegations of misconduct and corruption, which she denies. the abc seven news i-team has learned the county offered corpus $1 million to resign and she refused. in march, voters will decide whether to give the board of supervisors the power to fire the elected sheriff. >> today, the alameda county board of supervisors could finalize a process for appointing a replacement for the da. in the meantime, an interim da is now on the job. roy roberts steps into place of pamela price, who was recalled by voters in november. roberts served as price's assistant chief for two years. his former boss was accused of being soft on crime and insensitive to crime victims. a mandate not lost on roberts. >> i think that the goal is safety, public safety and you know what the public should know is that if a person commits a crime and is charged in alameda county, they will be prosecuted. >> it's unclear how long roberts will be in charge, but he says

he will fill in as long as is needed. whomever the board selects will serve until the county's next scheduled election, which is in 2026. >> president elect donald trump is nominating san francisco based attorney harmeet dhillon for a big job at the department of justice. dhillon has been nominated for assistant attorney general for civil rights. she is california's republican party chairwoman and a lawyer for the trump campaign. in his announcement, trump said, quote, harmeet is one of the top election lawyers in the country fighting to ensure that all and only legal votes are counted. dhillon posted on social media, saying she is extremely honored by the nomination. defense secretary nominee pete hegseth is now making new claims about controversial comments he made about women in combat. he's been on capitol hill trying to win over lawmakers, questioning if he's fit to lead our nation's military. here's abc news reporter nicole diantonio. >> good morning everybody. >> defense secretary nominee pete hegseth. now argues his

past comments about women in the military have been misconstrued. >> some of our greatest warriors, our best warriors out there are women who serve, raise their right hand to defend this country and love our nation. >> hegseth recently said this about women in combat roles. >> everybody knows between bone density and lung capacity and muscle strength, men and women are just different. >> yesterday, hegseth met with senator joni ernst, an army veteran who will be key for his confirmation. ernst, not committing to vote for hegseth, but saying she supports the process. meanwhile, tulsi gabbard, president elect trump's nominee for national intelligence director, met with republican senators. >> what should happen next in syria? congresswoman facing scrutiny about her visit to syria in 2017, when she met with then president bashar al assad. >> her visit, seen by some as legitimizing a brutal leader. but gabbard defended the trip, saying it's important to open dialog. assad is now fled to russia after rebels took the

capital over the weekend. families are now rushing to this notorious syrian prison where detainees are feared to be held underground, hoping to be reunited with loved ones who disappeared under assad's regime. nicole deantonio, abc news, washington. >> 5-10 this morning in the accuweather forecast, we have one more dry day before rain is back here in the forecast starting tomorrow night. so your day planner today we start out with our frost advisory. it is chilly out there this morning. widespread 30s and low 40s. sunrise here at 715. it's a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day. those clouds in advance of that rain tomorrow. but it's still pretty mild in the 60s for daytime highs. now the storm impact scale. it is back starting tomorrow night into thursday. it's been a while since we've had the storm impact scale. it's a level one for scattered showers, rainfall less than a half of an inch for most, and it will be breezy with slick travel from time to time. so here's future weather tomorrow evening. 730 the rain just beginning to enter the north bay. it's

right around midnight. that we're all seeing the wet weather late wednesday into early thursday. some pockets of downpours expected for the thursday morning commute. i think most of the action is out of here. we'll have a few lingering showers in the morning and some of those could continue into the early afternoon. unfortunately, though, this rain is not making its way to southern california. that is where we have the frankln fire burning this morning. it broke out around 11 p.m. last night in malibu. this is the same area of the woolsey fire. remember that 1 in 2018 which spread really rapidly? a red flag warning is in effect in this area until tomorrow. so the winds are fierce right now. and they will stay active over the next two days. back here at home, it's all about dry conditions today. late day clouds, then that rain at night, wednesday into thursday and another storm set to soak us over the weekend. guys, we'll show you that coming up in a few minutes. reggie. >> drew thank you. a popular influencers tragic death now highlighting food allergy measures here in california. coming up, the new petition demanding stricter guidelines.

>> plus targeting the city's conference tourism business. the new tactic from hotel workers on strike in san francisco. >> a last ditch effort to protect tiktok. what the company is now requesting to

developments in a wild story out of monterey county. deputies there say they can't verify a hikers claim that someone tied her to a tree and left her there for hours last week. the sheriff's office announced it was searching for a suspect after a woman said a man tied her to a tree in the pebble beach area. the woman said the man had followed her but did not hurt or rob her. investigators say they found a witness who didn't back up the hikers account. they say an extensive search of the area also didn't turn up a suspect. >> uc santa cruz is being sued by the people who were hurt in a bus crash on campus nearly a year ago. three of the six people who were injured are seeking damages. one alleges the driver, who died had been

speeding and braking hard the entire trip. ucsc responded saying this bus crash was a tragic and heartbreaking moment for our uc santa cruz community. we continue to mourn the death of our bus driver and extend our sympathy to the students who were on the bus. to date, we have not been served. >> boeing has laid off hundreds of additional employees in washington state and here in california. these planned cuts will eventually reduce the company's workforce by about 17,000, nearly 500 boeing employees in california got let go. boeing is cutting 10% of its workforce as it tries to recover from financial and regulatory troubles, and a recent strike by machinists that lasted almost two months. >> thousands of striking san francisco hotel workers are trying to discourage people from going to a big health care conference next month. the jp morgan conference is set to be held at the westin saint francis hotel in union square. a union spokesperson says the hotels aren't being transparent about what kind of experience

attendees will have in a hotel on strike, so union members are reaching out to attendees to let them know what they believe the experience will be like. hotel owners have not commented on upcoming conferences, but have said they are committed to negotiating a fair contract. san francisco symphony hosted thousands of children for a free deck the hall community day at davies symphony hall. they're hoping to inspire students who may not have access to this type of professional performance. each performance ended with an audience sing along so kids could take part in the show to dozens of school. children will get to see a special performance of the nutcracker today. the s.f. ballet will hold a special school time performance at thel san francisco opera house. it will include a full length version of the beloved holiday ballet, accompanied by the s.f. ballet orchestra. san francisco

ballet is hosting another school time performance next tuesday as well. >> as always, there are a few surprises during yesterday's announcement of the nominees for the 2025 golden globe awards. >> amelia perez, netflix >> amelia perez received ten nominations, the most ever in the musical comedy category. the brutalists received the most nominations in the drama category with seven. abc's abbott elementary, which is, by the way, the first thing i've heard of in this entire story. so far, won the best tv comedy category. the show won the award two years ago. the bear had the most nominations in the tv categories, with five, followed by shogun and only murders in the building with four each. all three are fx or hulu shows which are owned by disney. our parent company. this year's event marks the first time the golden globes haven't been under the guidance of the hollywood foreign press association. >> okay, amelia perez. i feel like i have to get on that because that, i mean, to take home or to receive

ten nominations. >> who here has heard of that show? >> no. has selena gomez. zoe saldana. yeah. and i'm trying to remember the third actress, but it has been getting good word of mouth. okay. yeah. >> oh my goodness. >> i don't know her. yeah i do know that jon m chu is nowhere to be found. i'm sorry. how do you not nominate the director of wicked? i. what happened here? >> i control f wicked, and i saw, obviously cynthia erivo and ariana grande elsewhere, but as you mentioned, i guess the movie directed itself. >> it is always interesting. nominated for best picture. but yeah, the director not there. interesting. >> okay. all right. >> this morning we'll go outside a live look from the exploratorium camera. he is cold out there. we've been highlighting the frost advisory this morning. it's for many of us, this will last until 9 a.m. what this means is that temperatures are well into the 30s. if not subfreezing out there right now. so look at 31 in

santa rosa. good morning. fairfield 34 down to 39 in fremont. oakland has been ebbing and flowing depending on the wind direction. right now it's at 42 degrees. but last hour it was right around 50 degrees. so the wind is making a big change depending on which way it's blowing this morning. 42 that current temperature in san mateo. live doppler seven along with satellite. it is clear across california. it is windy in southern california, where that franklin fire broke out late last night near malibu. underneath that red flag warning winds continue in southern california through tomorrow evening. we're tracking our next rain maker here in northern california. this arrives tomorrow night and lingers into thursday. so today you'll notice some late day clouds moving in. it's totally dry out there today. we'll have temperatures mainly in the 60s once again for daytime highs overnight tonight. not as chilly as we are right now. we will see temperatures mainly in the upper 30s to the upper 40s. heading into wednesday. now the storm impact scale. it is back here wednesday night

to thursday for those scattered showers. it's a level one for breezy winds and some slick travel, especially on thursday. so rainfall totals coming our way as we head into wednesday and thursday. likely a half of an inch for a lot of us. maybe a bit more in the north bay. but the pattern is very progressive. over the next seven days we are adding to these rainfall totals in a big way. so from now until early next week, we're talking anywhere from 2 to 4in of rain coming our way across a big portion of the region. so one storm wednesday night to thursday, likely a stronger storm moving in here. this is saturday the 14th. this one looks to linger all day saturday, making it soggy. and then another storm arrives here early next week. so the accuweather seven day forecast does show you dry today. rain back here tomorrow night into thursday. we've now upped the storm impact scale from a one to a two on saturday, with another storm early next week guys. >> all right drew thank you. coming up the seven things to know this morning. >> putting santa's workshop to shame. the bay area woman wh

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arrest in pennsylvania. luigi mangione recently lived in hawaii but worked at stanford as a counselor in 2019. >> number two today, san francisco unified leaders will present their plan to close a $400 million budget deficit. it includes cutting more than 500 jobs district wide. >> number three, oakland city council decided yesterday to vote next week on a plan to balance its budget. if approved, the first phase involves 200 million in cuts to city staff, police overtime spending, postponing a police academy, browning out two fire stations and transferring money to the general fund from other sources. >> number four extreme fire danger in southern california this morning, as crews are battling this wildfire in malibu. overnight evacuations ordered for thousands of people. pepperdine university is telling students to shelter on campus. >> we're watching that fire very closely back here at home. number five, it is a cold morning out there. we'll see some late day clouds. today is totally dry. rain is back

in the forecast here tomorrow night and lingering into thursday. >> and number six, we are following your commute this tuesday morning with an accident. this one has all northbound lanes shut. it's in san bruno, north 101 headed north, like, say, from sfo. all lanes temporarily shut down with a sig alert issued. >> number seven, tiktok is asking for an emergency pause on a law that would ban it from operating in the u.s. the company is trying to buy time to appeal the law to the supreme court. the justice department says the ban should stand as part of our mission to build a better bay area. we're alwas happy to highlight our neighbors making a difference, and in this season of giving. we're introducing you to one woman who is using her passion to help local kids. >> she is brightening their holiday season by donating american girl dolls restored by hand. abc seven news reporter tim johns was there as she made the special delivery. >> they're stunning. >> for sue graham, this holiday season has been particularly

busy. for the past several months, the east bay resident has been collecting and restoring dozens of highly coveted american girl dolls, all of which she's donating to kids in foster care during the month of december. >> i'm someone who really wants to make a difference in my community and how can i make a difference? >> we caught up with graham monday as she was dropping off a batch of dolls at a san francisco adoption and foster care center. she told us for weeks, her house has been taken over by the dolls she's collected, as well as all of their accessories, many of which she makes herself. but graham does more than just collect the dolls. she tells us almost all of them are used, and she's spent thousands of dollars and minutes cleaning and restoring them. >> hundreds of hours from repainting and restoring, you know, beds and, you know, dolls and making sure their limbs are tight. their hair is appropriate. >> 20-24 is the third year graham has decided to donate dolls to kids in need. this

year, one agency she's donating to is alternative family services in san francisco. >> what touches me the most, honestly, is that she reached out to us as opposed to us reaching out, carolyn cruz jaramillo is the agency's san francisco office manager. >> she says graham's donation will make a huge impact on the holiday season for many of the children they work with. >> a lot of our clients come with just about nothing. just the clothes on their backs. and i think this will be something very cherished. they will cherish for sure. >> while graham also works a full time job, she says the joy she's able to bring the kids makes all the hard work worth it. that's why once this holiday season is over, she began getting things ready for next year. >> this allows me to do something special, and i feel at the end of the day, it makes me feel just everything about the holiday season. >> graham buys about 80% of the american girl dolls herself, but says she also accepts donations

from anyone willing to help in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> a powerful new development from a bay area artificial intelligence company coming up at 530. the new capability that could be cool. kind of creepy. >> i'm going to say that it's going to be creepy. what's really scary this morning are these live pictures from los angeles. this is breaking news out of malibu, where a wildfire has exploded overnight. we're continuing to watch this, and

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you're watching abc seven mornings live, the san francisco unified, still searching for ways to close a budget gap, and teacher layoffs are on the table. >> now, at 5.30, the hundreds of jobs the district is considering cutting. >> a suspect is in custody charged with killing the ceo of unitedhealthcare. i'm nicole deantonio in washington with

details on the arrest and how the nearly week long manhunt finally came to an end. >> and it could be difficult to find eggs and dairy at bay area grocery stores. reports of bird flu outbreaks now leading to empty shelves. >> and we are looking at these scary pictures from southern california. most of malibu now under an evacuation order this morning as a wildfire exploded in size overnight. the dangerous conditions driving the flames this morning. >> my goodness. all right. good morning everyone. it is tuesday, december 10th. >> let's see what the weather looks like around here. hi, drew. >> yeah. hey, reggie. yeah. good morning. it is a really scary sight in malibu this morning. we'll show you those wind conditions in one second. that fire began shortly after 11 p.m. last night. back here. the winds are light. we are seeing a chilly morning out there. live look from sutro tower. it is cold. 31 right now in santa rosa. down to 37 in danville. 39 in fremont. so frost advisories are posted. these will last until 9 a.m. so what you want to do, just

bundle up this morning with these cold temperatures. first thing, it's going to take some time for us to warm up later on this afternoon, but we will find another mild day. one more totally dry day before rain is back in the picture tomorrow. 60s on the board with some late day clouds. but all in all, it's a nice day. let's take you to southern california. we are tracking the franklin fire. that is the name of this fire now that is burning near malibu. this is the same area back in 2018 that we saw the woolsey fire. a red flag warning is in effect. those winds are gusting currently 30 to 50mph out of the northeast to the southwest. so the pch is closed in this area for good reason because the fires on both sides of the highway. here's the red flag warning this continuing until wednesday night, so we do have several more days of these dangerous winds. let's check in with sue and see those drive times here. >> good morning drew. good morning everyone tuesday morning. no metering lights yet. and as i say that they're probably turning them on. this is about the time right now. no problem getting through the toll

plaza. just a few brake lights on the upper deck. and you are in the green from hercules down the 80 corridor into san francisco, popping down to or over to oakland, i should say no problems past the coliseum. everybody is at the limit. here's what we do have a pretty severe accident. in fact, chp is just issuing that this is a fatality. it is north 101 heading from san bruno north towards south city. all lanes shut down. chp is on scene. they're diverting traffic off onto 380. right now. the el camino real looks pretty good. you can see 82. that's the el camino for your alternate route. and we will obviously keep our eye on this guy's. >> we continue to track breaking news out of southern california, where a big wildfire is burning right now in malibu. the franklin fire broke out around 11:00 last night. it exploded in size due to extreme winds in the area. it's already at at least

1800 acres. this is video you're watching right now. now let's go and see what it looks like as we speak. these are live pictures. thousands of people were put under mandatory evacuation orders. at one point, pepperdine university was surrounded by flames as students sheltered on campus. classes are now canceled today, though, the fire has burned past the university, the iconic pacific coast highway is closed. of course, we're going to continue monitoring this fire throughout the morning. >> san francisco unified school district leaders are set to present their plan to close a huge budget gap today. the district is talking teacher layoffs, possibly cutting more than 500 jobs district wide. they're offering a supplemental early retirement package to entice many to leave on their own. it will include 60% of their current salary. for those who have been with the district longer than five years, and they're boosting their transitional kindergarten enrollment. >> everyone wants us to succeed and everyone wants to help. and so it gives me so much hope that

we can and we will get through all of this because in two years time, we will have a school district that will be standing solidly on our own two feet, making our own decisions for the best of our students. >> the school closures that led to the superintendent to step down this fall. they are off the table, at least for now. the clock is ticking for sfusd to get a balanced budget plan to the state by december 15th, as they are still at the risk of a full state takeover. >> this morning, a man is in police custody for the murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. luigi mangione was arrested at a pennsylvania mcdonald's yesterday after a nearly week long search. the break came when someone recognized him from surveillance images and called 911. abc news reporter nicole d'antonio has the latest developments. >> this morning, 26 year old luigi mangione is in custody for the murder of unitedhealthcareor ceo brian thompson. police say

the man was arrested at this mcdonald's in altoona, pennsylvania, after nearly a week long search. the break came when an employee recognized mangione from the surveillance images and called police. >> when officers arrived, they made contact with the male, who had a face mask on uh. that male was asked to remove his face mask and officers immediately recognized him as a suspect in the new york city shooting. >> police discovered mangione had a passport and several fake ids, including a fake new jersey id, the same one allegedly used to check into a hostel in new york. police say he also had a 3d printed silencer and a 3d printed ghost gun, which is untraceable with no serial numbers as well as a three page document which sources say mentioned unitedhealthcare by name and included the quotes. these parasites had it coming, and i do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done. >> i understand people have real frustration with our health care

system. this killer was not a hero. he should not be hailed. >> mangione was valedictorian at an all boys prep school in baltimore. he went on to earn a master's in engineering at the university of pennsylvania. overnight, new york prosecutors charged mangione with second degree murder in the death of brian thompson. he's also charged with possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument, and criminal possession of a weapon. mangione's family responded to the charges, saying they are shocked and devastated by the arrest, and they're praying for brian thompson's family. nicole d'antonio, abc news, washington. >> and we've learned luigi mangione has ties to the bay area. abc seven news reporter lena howland is in the studio this morning with more on what we know about his time here. lena. >> well, amanda, shortly after luigi mangione's arrest yesterday, authorities confirmed his ties to san francisco in a press conference heard across the country. the former high school valedictorian came here to the bay area to start

working. after graduating with both his bachelor's and master's degrees from the university of pennsylvania. for four months in the summer of 2019. stanford university confirms mangione worked there as a head counselor in the pre-collegiate studies program. according to his linkedin page, he says he taught artificial intelligence to gifted high school students. his facebook page included several photos of him enjoying the sights around the bay area. online, there are actually thousands of comments in support of mangione. some online saying he didn't do it. others talking negatively about corporate america. >> and in a very disturbing way, this young man has become almost a folk hero online for the way he conducted this homicide. and i think prosecutors want to send the message that you may have a grievance with the health care industry or corporate america, but you cannot do this type of act since 2020. >> mangione wrote that he worked

at truecar, the used car app based out of santa monica. but the company says he stopped working there last year, and the backpack found tossed out in central park after the killing last week was made by a san francisco company called peak design. each one contains a serial number where the company can trace the purchase. history. the company's owner confirmed that he is now talking with authorities. live in studio lena howland abc seven news. >> tiktok is asking the supreme court to delay a u.s. ban of the app from taking effect next month. the company says small businesses and creators will lose more than $1 billion in the first month after the ban starts. congress passed the law to force the sale of the app or ban it, citing national security concerns. if the court grants the delay, it would give time for justices to weigh in on the law and for president elect trump to decide if his new administration will enforce it. you may remember trump pushed for a tiktok ban during his first term, but now he says he

doesn't support a ban. >> your favorite social media platform may soon come with a warning label. that's the proposal from california attorney general rob bonta and portola valley assembly member rebecca bauer kahan in san francisco yesterday, they unveiled legislation requiring social media companies to add warnings about the mental health risks associated with their platforms. >> they've had ample time to make the right choice. they've had time to address the devastating toll their products are having on our families. time is up. it's time we stepped in and demanded change. >> if the proposal becomes law, social media companies would have to show all users, regardless of age, a black box warning the first time they log on. then once a week after that, the bay area is at the center of the future of artificial intelligence, and one of the biggest players just announced a new advancement. >> san francisco based openai

released an ai model that generates video. now, this program is called sora. it was first rolled out in february to safety testers. now people are paying for chatgpt will have access to it. users give it text or a still image and it spits out a video of the 20s long. openai says it will limit the ability to upload images of people, at first citing concerns about the tool being used to. you guessed it, create inappropriate sexual content. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer. this morning we're focusing on major decisions happening today in san francisco. >> first, the city's board of supervisors will host a public hearing to consider an appeal of the city's planned rv parking restrictions. the restrictions would allow the city to tow oversize vehicles if the people living in them turn down shelter. the new parking rules were supposed to kick in last month, but advocates for the unhoused filed an appeal. they claim rules approved by the

sfmta's board will lead to more people on the streets. >> the san francisco board of supervisors will also take a vote on ordering a full audit of the san francisco zoo. this follows a troubling report from an advisory committee, which claims the 95 year old zoo is unsafe for animals, employees and visitors. and it's dilapidated. the committee has also raised concerns about outgoing mayor london breeds plan to bring pandas to the zoo from china. the board is expected to approve the audit. >> and good morning, sue hall in the abc seven traffic center. we've got word that the metering lights have just been turned on at the bay bridge. right now you're in the green driving from hercules. all the way to the city. we have a couple of problem spots to update you on. first, this sig alert with a fatality. northbound 101 north of san bruno. traffic is being diverted off onto 380 and the el camino real to get around it. also, we're just getting word of another accident. eastbound 80 at american canyon with a

serious injury. accident? car facing the wrong way, blocking the two left lanes. drew. >> all right. well, a stunng show is coming back. one light at a time. the signs of progress that will make the bay bridge brighter than ever before. but first, let's head to drew with a check of the weather. yeah. >> excited about the bay bridge lights. let's go outside a live look from our san jose camera. it is clear. it is cold out there this morning. frost advisories are in effect until 9 a.m, so bundle up. we'll have a partly cloudy day. it stays dry with temperatures mainly in the 60s for daytime highs, but rain is back here starting tomorrow night into thursday. it's a level one for scattered showers, creating some slick travel out there. so here's future weather tomorrow evening at 730 at night, the rain begins to move into the north bay. then, close to midnight, we're finding widespread light to moderate showers and some of this will linger into thursday. now, right now, the thursday morning commute looks pretty

tame. a couple of showers here or there, but we'll keep showers in the forecast throughout the morning and early afternoon on thursday. so rainfall with this next system for a lot of us will likely pick up half of an inch. we could see higher amounts in the north bay, where the rain lingers just a little bit longer, where they need rain, and they're not getting it in southern california. this is where the franklin fire is burning right now near malibu. same area where we had the woolsey fire back in 2018. so current winds right now anywhere from 20 to 30mph. and these winds will stay pretty active through wednesday evening. we have more showers here locally through the weekend. we'll show you the seve

stricter food safety measures in california after a social media influencer reportedly died from an allergic reaction in los

angeles. disney influencer dominique brown was attending a holiday event hosted by the pop culture merchandise retailer box lunch, when she apparently suffered the medical emergency, according to the petition. brown had informed the staff of her life threatening allergy, but she was still served food containing the allergen. the petition also claims the venue didn't have epipens. the venue says it is conducting an internal review of the incident. >> if you've been to the grocery store lately, you may have noticed a shortage of eggs on the shelves of some bay area stores are bare, as the bird flu outbreak gets worse. abc seven news reporter laura martinez spoke to people about the impac. >> eggs are once again hard to find on certain bay area store shelves. we went to two grocery stores in san jose. one put a sign up that said chickens on strike. >> what's going on? it was fully empty. and it's not the first time. i was actually here maybe a couple of weeks ago. >> the usda is tracking rising

cases of avian influenza in the last 30 days. commercial flocks throughout the u.s. have confirmed bird flu, according to their map, california has the highest number of flocks impacted. the cdc reported more than 111 million birds have been affected since the outbreak in 2022. >> we are already paying like six, maybe $7 a carton. >> experts say the impact is making eggs more expensive. >> last year i was paying about 30 odd 40, 30, $40 a week for my groceries. now i'm paying more than $100. >> the bird flu was also detected in a batch of raw milk from a farm in the central valley. it triggered a voluntary recall impacting bay area stores on friday. the usda ordered nationwide testing of raw or unpasteurized milk. testing will start december 16th in six states, including california. the cdc says the current risk to the public remains low. for anna rodriguez, she said she plans to do more research on the bird flu

outbreak. >> i'll show you. so they are organic. >> she's glad the second grocery store she went to had the eggs she was looking for. >> for sure. definitely. they're one of our staples in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> and let us take a live look this morning from our south beach cam. you can see the commute. what we do want you to look at. also, if you can, the installation of the new bay bridge lights that display is currently underway. we know the group behind the display, illuminate posted on their website that crews are working to put up 50,000 new custom engineered led lights, so this is what it would essentially look like in the end. testing will begin early next year. we know back in may, illuminate said the goal was to have the display back on by march. exactly two years after the lights went dark. the new lights were paid for by private funding. >> right on. do we remember? is it on both sides this time?

>> this time it's supposed to be on both sides. so drivers can also see that. i know people in san francisco love their lights. i think the bay bridge is so iconic on its own. but hey, you want lights? >> i do miss the light. >> we're going to get you some light. i love the lights. yeah, yeah. >> we'll let there be light. yeah. >> and there shall. early next year i got what i wanted. so it shall be this morning. let's show you the bridge again. can't get enough of it, amanda. here you go. your favorite bridge. live look from the exploratorium. camera showing you the lights, but also clear skies out there. it's cold. that's the big takeaway. look at this santa rosa. we're down to 29 degrees. a frost advisory is in effect. 36 in danville, 34 in fairfield. even around the bay shoreline, a lot of us are in the low 40s right now. so bundle up. first thing this morning, live doppler seven, along with satellite. visibility wise, it's quiet overhead. we have those strong santa ana winds right now. the red flag warning in effect across southern california that franklin fire broke out shortly after

11 p.m. last night in malibu. it is moving quickly. the winds are 30 to 50mph there. what we're watching here across northern california, this will be our next rainmaker tomorrow night heading into thursday morning. so here's a look at today. today is dry. it's just chilly out there this morning. temperatures will be slow to warm. so it's one of those days. you'll keep your layers on pretty much all morning. long afternoon. lots of sunshine. temperatures in our warmest spots. getting into the 60s today. so one more dry day before rain is back here tomorrow. 60 in the city today. we'll go to 67 in san jose, 62 the high in oakland. overnight tonight we'll see clouds beginning to move in in advance of that rain. tomorrow night. temperatures not as chilly. we do not have any frost advisories in effect late tonight. the storm impact scale is back here starting tomorrow night into thursday. it is a level one with scattered showers returning to the forecast. it's not just that storm we're tracking another one moving in for the start of

the weekend. this one on saturday, and then likely another one early next week. so the pattern becomes more active starting tomorrow night. looking at the seven day forecast with rainfall through next week, we're likely tracking 2 to 4in of rain. area wide. here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you. dry today. rain returns at night. tomorrow continues through thursday. much of friday is quiet and then on saturday we've actually upgraded the storm impact scale to a level two, a moderate storm. it is wet and windy with more rain early next week. >> guys trying to get us wes we go into this holiday parties drew okay, i mean i festive umbrella all right festive rain jacket i got it. new at six. we hear a lot about the doom and gloom of downtown san francisco. but we have some positive news to report. >> but first, a proposal to turn a tragedy into a tourist attraction. why? state leaders are pushing

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spot in the skies over new jersey and pennsylvania. here's abc news reporter andrew dymburt. >> in this morning's gma first look mystery in the skies. >> they're just pacing back and forth, going very slow. >> the latest in a string of drone sightings posted on social media, worrying residents and launching an fbi investigation. the drones, which appear to be much larger than recreational drones, have been spotted all over new jersey over the past few weeks from nearby bedminster, the location of president trump's golf course, to monmouth county, where the sheriff's office has made this map of reported sightings. >> characteristic triangle lights on the back or underneath. >> it's really frustrating that we don't have more answers as to where they are coming from, and the sightings seem to be spreading with large drones reportedly in the sky around

philadelphia. >> this is the third time that it's come around and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have the very latest on this drone mystery with your gma first look, i'm andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> the south american country of guyana is now considering the jonestown compound as a new site for tourism. it's where hundreds of americans died after following bay area cult leader jim jones in november of 1978, jones promised a perfectly equal society. it quickly turned dark, more than 900 americans, a third of them children, died. many were pressured to drink a cyanide concoction and defectors were shot. bay area congresswoman congressman leo ryan was assassinated while on a work trip to investigate what was happening at jonestown and his then aide, former congresswoman jackie speier, barely survived. >> our government failed american citizens abroad and i think there should be now that

it's been nearly 50 years, all the books should be opened. all the fbi files, all the cia files, and we should really take a look back to see where were all the mistakes. and how we should take steps to make sure we don't repeat them. >> speier says she urges the u.s. government to get involved to prevent jonestown from becoming a tourist destination, and is planning on calling the white house to ask president biden to take a stand. >> coming up on abc seven mornings at six, the san mateo county sheriff's saga continues. why the embattled sheriff is refusing to testify. >> hotel workers striking in san francisco are making a push, and they're targeting a big conference next month. >> and a meteorologist, drew tuma. we have a chilly morning out there. frost advisories. in effect, your air quality today is mainly in the moderate category. it's a similar story here. tomorrow it's dry. today we'll find late day clouds moving in temperatures slightly above average. and then look

what's back tomorrow. rain finally in the forecast. rain returns tomorrow night, continuing through thursday.

now abc seven mornings live now at six. >> breaking news out of southern california. a fast growing fire forcing evacuations. we'll take you there live. >> and it's the biggest story in the country. we're learning a lot more about the man accused