this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >> right now, growing frustration. san francisco vendors banned from selling in the mission take their fight to city hall. structure air of nations call for an immediate cease-fire between israel and hamas. why the u.s. says it does not support the resolution. and could be a medical breakthrough. experiment gene therapies could soon be used to treat sickle-cell disease. i'm ryan yamamoto in for elizabeth cook. we start with a ban in san francisco that is getting pushback from legal street vendors. dozens of people who would normally sell stuff on the streets today, instead march from the mission to san francisco city hall in protest of new rules that they say are threatening the livelihoods. anne makovec has more on their message. >> this has been an ongoing

debate since the city banned vendors from selling on mission street last month. today, they took the message to city hall. >> they say they want to work. dozens of vendors march from 24 then mission to city hall, holding signs and calling on the city to immediately allow them to sell goods during the crucial holiday season. they say since the band took effect two weeks ago, they are struggling to make ends meet and feel unfairly punished for those spending illegally. >> we are no part of the problem. we are part of the solution. we are willing to work with the city. we are willing to work with anyone or any way. >> the 90 day ban on vending came after public works inspectors faced repeated threats while trying to crackdown on illegal vending in the area. the mission was a hotspot for people selling stolen goods. the city offered some financial help for legal

vendors, a one-time payout of $1000 but vendors say they never asked for money, they just want to go back to the streets. the city did open two indoor locations for legitimate vendors to sell their goods. they are overseen by two nonprofits in the mission but when we visited what should have been a busy sunday, there were very few vendors and no shoppers. vendors say they were lucky to make $10 a day. some vendors are going broke, setting up tents on the sidewalks of 24th street. neighbors say homeless people followed suit and are now sleeping near the corner of 24th and capp. we will see if the city cracks down on that new market. bending is nothing new in the mission but things got out of control when state law decriminalized selling food or goods without a permit. that was in 2018. now, city leaders are pushing for a change in that law. pleasant hill police investigating a possible domestic violence shooting and there are questions about why that suspect was not arrested. they say a man fired a shot

through his door and struck his wife around 7:00 p.m. last night on cleopatra drive. officers called the s.w.a.t. tee crisis negotiators and tried for hours to contact the husband but eventually left him alone without the rest . police say social media posts he made suggest he is suicidal. the woman was treated for her injuries and released from the hospital. we made multiple calls to pleasant hill police but have not heard back. mother, the agency has confirmed to the bay area news group that the suspect in the shooting is a retired pittsburgh police detective. former mayor of san jose officially filed his paperwork to run for congress. >> sam liccardo joins a growing group of candidates looking to bellsouth a congresswoman anna eshoo's soon-to-be vacant seat . eshoo announced last week that she will retire in 2025. liccardo says his campaign will focus on innovative solutions to the region's most pressing problems starting with crime, homelessness and the cost of

living. turning to our weather now, a live look outside at the golden gate bridge looking all grand and beautiful in its majesty. we had a freeze warning in the north bay valley's. temperatures are expected to dip below 40 degrees. >> taking a live look a futurecast, high-pressure starting to build its way in from offshore and that means sunny skies today with winds moving in from the north and we are still dealing with some cooler temperatures heading into this afternoon. let's take a look at what the climate prediction center is saying. we are drying up as we head into the next seven days. what are the normal conditions to the north of us? we are in the average section right now but as we take a look at our long-range models, we don't have any raindrops insight all throughout this weekend or even heading into next week. we have daytime highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s, all throughout the bay area today. it is a

mild, beautiful day. we kicked off some dense fog advisory's and 70's in the forecast. today, our friends in san jose are sitting in the upper 50s throughout the santa clara valley. now to the latest out of the middle east. the u.s. has vetoed the united nations resolution demanding for a humanitarian cease-fire in gaza. u.s. deputy ambassador robert wood declared that halting military action would allow hamas to continue to rule and, quote, only plant the seeds for the next war. right now, israeli forces are pushing deeper into gaza. bodies were recovered from under the rubble of the building hit by an israeli airstrike. israel has designated a safe zone in southern gaza but the air and ground offensive has left palestinians packed together in dire humanitarian conditions.

in israel, sirens went off in tel aviv and explosions could be heard as the iron dome intercepts rockets fired from gaza. more than 130 hostages are being held captive by hamas. all around the country, a traditional menorah lighting ceremony is underway in the shadow of war. this holiday, how people who have never lit menorahs before are putting them in their windows. >> every holiday season, mary kelly of oakland lights up a christmas tree. but, tonight, for the first time in her entire life, lighting up a hanukkah menorah instead. mary is not jewish, she is catholic but this is her way of showing her support for the jewish community. >> i was taught the term

righteous gentile during the holocaust and i would like to think that i would have been a righteous gentile. this is just a gesture toward that. >> with antisemitism on the rise, exacerbated by the war between israel and hamas, goodhearted non-jews across the country are joining their jewish friends and neighbors in solidarity, placing candles in their windows as part of a grassroots national movement called project menorah. mary, who has many jewish friends, this was the least she could do. >> i felt helpless. i also felt as a non-, so much of the negative response is not out of unkindness. it is out of ignorance. >> reporter: rabbi mark bloom of temple beth abraham in oakland is having gentiles show

their support and has made all the difference in the world. >> the jewish people right now are feeling very much alone and vulnerable. having our friends light these menorahs in their windows lets us know that we indeed are not alone. >> miracle is that the oil lasted eight days. >> mary's friend echoed those sentiments. >> we have people that will stand with you. it is heartwarming. it feels like you have solidarity. >> for mary, it was a memorable and moving moment. >> it was a physical gesture that touches the deepest part of you. it is beautiful. i highly recommend. >> starting a new tradition in the hopes of stopping ancient hatred. >> if you would like to know more about project menorah, you can go to their website. a potential breakthrough in the fight against sickle-cell

disease. a look at the new therapy that edits your genes and how it changes lives. we know renewable energy is good for the environment but can you rely on it? we take a look at the ambitious plan being put to

big news on a medical breakthrough. the fda has approved the first gene therapy to treat patients with sickle cell disease. it is a devastating illness that impacts more than 100,000 americans. the therapy is the first medicine to be approved in the u.s. and for 15-year-old johnny lubin, that medication is a game changer. >> i thought that was pretty cool. i have new cells. i honestly hoped i could get some superpowers, like genetically engineered. >> doctors say they will have to further study patients receiving the therapy before they can call the sake your or if they give them superpowers. jean editing is expected to cost several million dollars per patient and may not be appropriate for everyone with sickle cell. it would also not prevent the gene from being passed down to future generations. countries around the world want to move away from fossil fuel energy but in some places, doing that is pretty tough. in the arctic, renewable technology is being put to the

test. in today's project earth, reporter david schechter shows us how. >> reporter: just about everywhere you go, it is a tradition to take off your shoes. it helps keep the inside space is clean. >> it is a nice tradition, actually. it is also a tradition because it has been a coal mining community for the last 100 years and coal is a dirty business. burning coal warms the planet, contributed to the very problem this community now faces but not for much longer. svalbard's last coal mine is closing on the people here have ambitious plans to transition to renewable energy while helping 1500 other arctic communities do that too, including alaska. >> most of them are getting their energy from fossil fuels

these days . we have a large potential. >> reporter: heidi teresa is the ceo of the local mining company leading the transition away from coal. we met in one of the company's old minds. >> your job is to take this company in a new direction? >> yes. it is. it is a huge challenge, right, to try to transform the energy production in the whole arctic from fossil to renewable. >> it sounds like a great idea but heidi is telling me the reliability of solar and wind power in the arctic is still an unknown. >> we don't have a lot of experience of how it can handle the rough climate and weather conditions that we have a peer. we have a job through verified technology. >> in a very small remote part of svalbard is the northernmost solar park in the world. it is getting great results in summer where the sun shines 24 hours

a day but surprisingly, also in the spring. it turns out solar panels can capture light from the sun and light that reflects off the snow. when there is too much power, it can be stored for several hours in industrial batteries like bees. in the united states, we are on a similar path. since 2019, we now get more of our energy from renewable sources than we do from coal. in svalbard, they have stopped burning coal altogether. a celebration in october, the world's northernmost coal-fired power plant switched to diesel fuel, which is cleaner but the intention is to add in renewable energy as those technologies are proven reliable in the arctic. online now, continue our adventure in norway on this special interactive webpage. watch our full length documentary and learn how climate change is impacting communities right now across our country.

>> how are we doing here? government data shows from 2022, 46% of the power produced in california does come from renewable energy. that rinks our state within the nation. here is another live look outside. beautiful day. clear skies, sunshine. >> happy friday. we made it to the weekend. we are drying up as we head into this afternoon. yesterday's storm brought in an inch of rain up in the north bay. we saw a quarter of an inch of rainfall in areas like concord over into san francisco but today, we are drying up as high pressure ridges its way in from offshore. this is a much-needed dry break after some crazy weather with dense fog advisory's to kick off the week. light showers yesterday afternoon and now we will see mild conditions heading into this beautiful but cool weekend. we are still two weeks away from the first day of winter. daytime highs, i will show you them in a second. what

would happens to our rain chances. they remain low. it is not until next week where we see a chance of showers but for now, any outdoor plans this weekend are a go. upper 50s and lower 60s down a levi's stadium. it will be a beautiful one for the game and go niners. here is what we are looking at as we head into our daytime highs. upper 50s near san francisco matched with low 60s virtually everywhere up into the north bay and the east bay. we are dealing with mild weather for us today but that is great for putting up christmas lights, getting some christmas shopping done, celebrating the first full day of hanukkah. it will be a beautiful day down into the santa clara valley where we are expecting 60s in the forecast. we are cooling down heading into the weekend. let's take a look at the next couple of days and our temperatures. today, we could see the sunshine but once we head into our forecast tomorrow and sunday, the clouds to return and that lingers into next week with low 60s in the forecast all throughout next

week. notice how that matches very similarly to our friends along the bay. for our friends in san francisco, oakland, upper 50s and lower 60s are in the forecast heading into next week. it will remain mild and beautiful. this is the volkswagen red and gold report. >> logan ryan signed with the team earlier this week. he has not played in the nfl this season but he did leave another title contender. >> coaching my kids soccer team, my 5-year-old soccer team was undefeated. i had to leave the kids. >> ryan would have been here sooner. san francisco reached out but ryan had already booked a family cruise over thanksgiving. >> i knew that the 49ers were interested. there was not any drinking on the cruise, unfortunately. i occupied that gym quite a bit. >> was your wife bummed?

>> we put the kids in childcare and she got to read a book and i got to watch some film. that is not too different than normal. she was not too bummed. better than coming to helicopter me off the cruise or something like that. >> for the red and gold report, i'm matt lively. helping neighbors in need of this holiday season. the efforts now underway to power bay area food banks all year round and how you can join the fight against hunger.

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we have an opportunity where we live to join in the fight against hunger. food banks need our help all year round and especially this holiday season. shawn chitnis is at the alameda county food bank where they just received a big donation. >> we are here at the alameda

county community food bank where they are working hard to get the million meals out each week. it takes everyone in the community to make that happen. here is a great example of one club in the community doing just that. we want to say hello to ron and david. tell us about what you have for us today. >> we have a big check for you today, sean, and the food bank. >> tell us what you got and how you went about raising that kind of money. >> we got $62,000 so far, and counting. it is still coming in. the way we did it was we have an annual fight event in october called the east bay dirt classic. we get the community involved. we have a bunch of riders come out and then we put out needs to our

community and say, come support this great cause and the money comes in. i have a challenge for all you clubs out there. you got to do this too if you're a book club, a fight club, whatever. david, we can say that you have been doing this for quite some time. you have a good track record. >> we have been putting on this race for 12 years. this iteration has been about five years. we just wanted to be able to give back to the community that we ride in as well as raising awareness about the food insecurity within that community in the larger cycling world . there is a ton of us here in the bay area. >> let's present that check to the man who will receive it. what does it mean to get a check like this from a club that is just doing their job to help support you. >> this is a group that has been supporting us for over a decade at this point. any group can come together to support a great cause like ours like they did. this is going to provide us about 120,000 meals in our community and counting. >> you can be a part of that

effort and make your own donation as well, go to www.kpix.com/give or use the qr code on your screen right now to make a donation as well. it is the bay area's newest music festival. we told you about la onda coming to napa valley in the summer. coming up after the break, we talked to one of the musicians who will be taking the stage. you can watch us anytime, anywhere on our streaming service, www.kpix.com. catch all of our live newscasts plus news and weather updates throughout the day.

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coming up tonight, hunter biden indicted on nine tax charges including three ellen he counts. the allegation that the president's son spent $1.6 million on atm withdrawals and hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to various women. those headlines and more coming up on the cbs evening news. with avalanches becoming more common, new technology could save lives. that story and much more coming up on 5:00. tickets for the two they latin music festival, la onda , are now on sale. that festivals put together by the creators of bottlerock and will showcase a complete range of genres including music from the popular group eslabon armado. earlier today, we spoke to one of the members, pedro tovar. >> one day, i heard la camacho.

sadly, he passed away. i just wanted to get that sound and do it for myself. >> that music festival will be popping. it is coming to napa valley in june. the cbs evening news is next on kpix. the local news continues on our streaming service cbs news bay area . i will see you back here at 5:00. ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight the legal jeopardy for the president's son, the 56 page indictment that accuses hunter biden of $1.4 million tax evasion scheme. prosecutors say he used money for drugs and women. ♪ ♪ the new details tonight about the charges against hunter biden. synagogues across the country on high alert after police arreste