dreamforce is under way. tim mullins runs thirsty bear brewing company. he said they're bought out next week for a private event and it's good for the bottom line. >> we face all the same challenges as all do in san francisco. this is incredible to keep us going. >> greenforce is pushing sustainableability. organizers saying not serving beef will save millions of gallons of water. the u.s. cattlemen's association in part they're disappointed and would welcome the opportunity next year to answerst producers supply the most sustainable product in the world. it was the traffic that concerned some people today. >> it's already difficult for people that commute. >> reporter: more than 170,000 people are expected. they'll find thens like reusable water bottles and a straw-free event. this professor says it makes sense. >> there are companies in the tech sector, who it will certainly influence them to edge brace these practices as well. >> mta as put out information around the area. it all kicks off next tuesday. >> street closures in that area. thanks so much.

dreamforce is the world's largest software conference. salesforce says there are more than 170,000 registered attendees. tickets are sold out. if you are coming, salesforce recommends taking public transportation. keep in mind it does get crowded around here as well. it can also be hard to find an uber and a lyft. liz kreutz, abc7 news >> you can find out much more information on how dream force is impacting traffic and a link to the speakers and other events at the conference, it's all at abc7news.com. >>> developing now, pg&e is warning about another round of potential power shutoffs this week. so here's a look at the counties in our area that could go dark on wednesday. the list includes lake, mendocino, napa, solano and lake counties. pg&e said they will start warning customers as early as this morning. >>> after days without power last month, some north bay cities are trying to prepare if their traffic lights go dark. according to the marin independent journal outside of san rafael, 11 of the town's traffic lights went oun during the

that's because of the dreamforce convention.at a premium especially in the south of market. keep that in mind if you're crossing bridges, 101 across the san mateo bridge has been slow from san mateo all the way into san francisco. northbound 280 is solid from daly city. the silicon valley, everybody says they are in san francisco, that is not the case. a lot of people are in their jobs in the west valley. traffic is improving a little bit but let the of slow traffic. finally downtown san jose has improved. >>> let's go to san francisco for lunch, what you think? and maybe drive the car? >> thanks for that. >>> cooler today and maybe a little light rain but probably not too much. it so is this evening or tonight. the main focus is on the high clouds and coolness. and temperatures on their way down. the wind has picked up. it is currently west which is good and northwest which is okay. it is tonight and tomorrow which it will go northeast. sfo has gusts up to 37. there has been cussed up to 38- 42 at higher elevations. that is the

>>> now at 5:00, the countdown to dreamforce. the big impact you can expect in san francisco even if you are not going to the conference. >>> we are tracking a new round of possible pg&e power shutoffs this week. the counties that could be in the dark in just a few days. >>> good morning. it's monday, november 18th. >> following all those stories, first let's check in with mike to see what conditions might be leading to this possible shutoff. >> critical fire conditions, something we shouldn't be talking about in november. because we're nearly 2 to 5 inches below our levels of rain that we should have received by now, we still have extremely dry, high volatility and the vegetation can easily ignite. even with cool winds, it will spread the fires quickly. i'll show you that coming up. you can see it's clear, cloud-free. same thing on the exploratorium camera. nothing but stars. temperatures mainly in the mid 40s to mid 50s. still mild. we'll hang out in the 60s at the coast. mid to upper 60s. 69 to 72 at noon. you can see 70 to 75

. >>> former president barack obama draws a big crowd as he delivers the keynote address at the dreamforce convention. >> just hearing him speak, just to be in the same room as him. >> for ktvu fox 2 news, this is the 4. >>> a former russia expert on the national security council and a political counselor at the u.s. embassy in ukraine testified on this, day five, of the house impeachment hearings. today's hearing is the last one scheduled for now in the impeachment inquiry into president trump. welcome. i am heather holmes. >> and i am alex savidge. new details on how the pressure campaign against ukraine was carried out. before today's hearing, president trump attacked house democrats. more on what we learned from today's witnesses. >> the president called democrats "human scum." this wraps up hours of testimony for now. both sides, digging in an making their case to the american public. >> some of you on this committee appear to believe that russia and its security services did not conduct a campaign against our country, and that perhaps, somehow, for some reason, ukraine did. this is a

dreamforce convention started yesterday. and the closure started at 6:00 a.m. so, howard street between 3rd and 4th street will remain closed until the end of the convention which wraps up on november 24th. 8:00 p.m. is when all of that will reopen. our public transit advice is try muni, also try scootering, walking, biking, getting in and around here in a car will not be pleasant hill for quite awhile. live look now at walnut creek, 680 is nice and clear this wednesday morning. and also now looking at our friends in the south bay here, 280, also smooth this morning. great to see that for i just add a spoonful to my marinades... ...to stir frys... ...sauces. just whisk it in... ...brush it on... sauté it. it adds a "cooked all day taste" ...that doesn't take all day. better than bouillon. don't just make it. make it better. >>> over in europe, there's a state of emergency in venice, italy as the city deals with the worst flooding it's dealt with in 50 years. an elderly man was killed while trying to run electrical pumps at his home. the government says an excep

. >>> dreamforce is here. the convention that sets down streets in san francisco kicked off today with drama. scott budman is among the tens of thousands of attendees. not the launch the company probably expected. >> reporter: no. you are right. welcome to dreamforce. it has seen protests here. usually, they take place outside. this is the first year we can remember where the protesters actually got inside to the keynote speech. even with the ceo on stage and 170,000 people coming through -- >> children and adults in concentration camps. >> reporter: it kicked off with a protest. >> we will let you talk for 30 seconds. >> reporter: he gave the protesters upset with the contract with customs and border protection 30 seconds to speak before they were ushered out. >> when we are talking about doing this together, all the voices have to be included. all of the voices have to be included. >> reporter: among the voices, apple's ceo tim cook giving people from all over the country a chance to talk business with city

now in its 17th year dreamforce is the world's largest software conference.e com because they get inspired about how th can transform their sinesses using the customer 60 pot farm they also come for the spiration from these thought leaders means luminaries for oming to talk about this ia platform for change. >>big keyno speakers this year include former president barack obama apple ceo tim ok actress amelia clarke from game thrones and steph and ayesha curry it should be noted that traffic downtown around mosconi center in the city is very congested because of the crowds, howard street is closed between 3rd and 4th dreamforce will run til friday. >>we are tracking t weather outside tonight, the winds of course the big concern you got mostly clear skies arounthe bay area now but those winds there you start topick up to see some 20 and some 30 plus mile an hour gust 31 sfo 19 in thean francisco, 2627 in mill valley all around the bay area and you can see in t north bay too start to see those winds gusting in these windare going to become more of a northerly win

also the dreamforce convention continues this week.rd street closed between third and fourth through sunday. so avoid the area, avoid getting stuck in the traffic jam. >>> authorities are reassuring neighbors there was no danger from this steam release at a natural gas plant in the east bay. a lot of people reported what they thought was smoke billowing from the phraopbtlant on the cloud and the noise came from the steam being released from an overpressurized line. >>> right now pg&e customers across the bay area are gearing up for another possible round of public safety power shoutoffs. >> pge added santa clara, santa cruz and san mateo. that means eight bay area counties could lose electricity as early as tomorrow morning. liz is life in marin county. good morning, liz. >> reporter: good morning. yes, thousands of people right now scrambling to get ready for another round of power shutoffs. the public library behind me is one on of a handful of charging stations that will be set up around the county. you can getckd cha stressful. tha

so that doesn't just stop, you know, at dreamforce. we extend that programming to dream force. 750 kids from the barrier coming to dream force. my big vision is to have a dream force for kids that's a few years out, though but it started a year ago, and we're now evolving that to, like i said, the 750 kids coming, we have 250 from san francisco in oakland middle schools and every day, they're doing kids coding and programming and all kinds of amazing things. we have 450 young adults coming from workforce development programs these are our future leaders and you can't be what you can't see. so we invite them to dream force, so they can interact and network with ceos and leaders in the barrier. we've seen so many amazing connections happen between young people and current leaders, people getting jobs, internships. it's been really amazing and learning about our technology >> what do you think about the idea that someone might say, you know, that's really the government job i don't know why salesforce is doing that salesforce is supposed to be making money for the shareholders >>

this is the last day of the dreamforce conference.olks heading to sfo or starting their holiday travel plans a little early. we will continue to keep an eye on that. highway 24 in lafayette looks good as you make your way toward the caldecott tunnel. 5:38 am. >>> we are closing in on the weekend and it's going to be a nice one out there. dry and mild for your festivities. into the next week we have some nice changes coming our way in the way of rain. at this hour we are starting with some patchy fog on the coast and inside the bay and the north bay valley locations. areas over nobody reporting less than a quarter mile visibility a moment ago but now back to four miles of visibility. it is that darker shade of gray and that indicates we have some patchy fog for the start of your morning drive. be careful out there. you may find a bit. outside of that temperatures within a few degrees of where we started yesterday morning for most. napa notably cooler down by 9 degrees. oakland down by five. san carlos down by four and here is a look at

kumasi aaron was at dreamforce and tweeting by 8:00 a.m.g the line was, and it kept going. she tweeted that the first person got in line, wait for it, 2:45 a.m. >> wow, that's commitment. >> that is. >> cameras were not allowed inside the keynote. >> no. but abc7 news reporter chris wynn was there and has the story. >> dream force had some extra star power as former president barack obama joined salesforce ceo marc benioff for a fireside chat on life and leadership. >> it was completely electric, given the climate currently. just to see that example embodied of leadership and humility and groundedness. >> the former president revealing some of the advice he gave to his daughters, to be kind and to be useful. >> him and marc also spoke about how he has this wonderful gift of looking for leaders of leaders to lead future leaders, and how that just drives fur change. >> of the 171,000 people registered for the conference, just under 8,000 were able to snag a seat for the keynote. crowds started lining up at 2:45 this morning. the former presid

today is the last day of the dreamforce convention in san francisco. game of thrones star emilia clarke will be speaking this morning about her resilience after she suffered two brain aneurysms. today's schedule be shorter than earlier this week to allow the attendees time to start traveling home. everything will wrap up around 3:00 this afternoon. >>> thousands lined up outside of dreamforce yesterday to hear former president barack obama sit down and chat with marc benioff. he did not talk about politics or president trump. he focused on issues like climate change and empowering women. >> inspiring and he talked about a few very important things. trust people. give a chance to everyone. >> the former president give the attendees the same advice he said he gives to his daughters. be kind and be useful. the former president also went to los altos hills to attend a democratic party fundraiser. tickets for that event were between $10,000 come all the way up to $355,000. a photo with the former president was going for $35,000. the proceeds from the fundra

a reminder that in san francisco the dreamforce convention continues this week. it won't be gone until next week so this week you will see more slowdowns, tighter parking in the best way to get into san francisco in my opinion is transit. here is a humble man, mr. steve paulson. >> thank you, sir. i appreciate that. we have our wind kicking up for many. the ripping gusts at 40-60 miles per hour the strongest in the higher elevations as indicated by mount st. helena which is higher gusts at 60 miles per hour . that is at 4300 feet but there are some good gusts at the surface. mainly 35-40 in the valleys but the red flag started at 4 am and goes through 7 am tomorrow. by this time tomorrow the wind should be tailing off. mainly north and east bay but there are good gusts all over the place. sierra snow. not much but a little bit.'s late snow at lake level but most of its above that. windy at times as another load dives into southern california and arizona and nevada. peak wind gusts from 32 at sfo. to 59 at mount st. helena. mount diablo, 50. mount tam, 41. nevada

. >>> every year i come out to san francisco for salesforce's dreamforce conference, to celebrate all the ways that the cloud is transforming business and your daily life. salesforce got the groove back over the last few weeks and just as dreamforce was getting going, i got a chance to speak with man who made this possible i'm talking about marc benioff, chairman and founder and co-ceo of salesforce. marc, 171,000 people, most ever. they come out here, why? >> all of the customers are participating in the salesforce economy. they have jobs in the economy. they're here to get trained, here to learn new things and here to get entertained and have a good time. >> you have often said that tech creates jobs, stop worrying about all of the jobs it takes away you actually have some numbers this time around is about what the salesforce does. >> you're right, jim we're creating a $1 trillion economy, you can already see that that is fully under way millions of jobs, millions of people who are participating in this salesforce ecosystem. and we're absolutely 100% committed to making sure that ev

. >>> dreamforce continues today but the protest will continue as well. we tell you about the actions some took to try to derail opening day. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. the sump relief for people and butte county. state officials say it has completed the removal of debris after the deadly camp fire. ne 11,000 propertequivalent to four golden gate bridge's. >> none of those people would be able to rebuild their houses without this program. it's huge. it's really the first step in our recovery. >> more than 500 people have submitted building permits in paradise including the mayor for her own home. now that the debris has been removed from the mayor says the next step is removing the dead trees. >>> the marin county board of supervisors approved a ballot measure for creating a new, wildfire prevention authority. this would include 19 fire agencies in the county and to pay for it the county will put a parcel tax measure on the march 2020 ballot. if approved, it would add $180 in taxes on a typical 1800 square foot home. officials expect it would rais

dreamforce kicks off next week. we're back in a moment. >>> historic flooding in italy for the fifth day in a row. water has flooded the city of venice. at one point the water was rising so fast the mayor closed the iconic st. mark's square down. the government there has declared a state of emergency. >>> okay. how about this? back here in the bay area, oktoberfest may be over in germany and everywhere else in the world but the spirit is still alive in the east bay. >> tonight the opening for a new walnut creek location beerhaas, which is a german style sxrernt beer hall. they even had a band dressed in lederhosen for the event. tonight there was a line out the door. >> it looks like it's going to emulate oktoberfest. so with all the like community and drinking together. it will be really fun. >> a lot of people are excited for the large selection of beers. i would have paid $300 to see new lederhosen. >> we should go next weekend. >> we'll be back in a moment with the thrilling ending to the warriors game tonight.

>>well it's still underway dreamforce runs through friday traffic downtown around the skull the center will be tough very congested oecause of all r% the crowd so keep that in mind andcthey've also blocked off how howard street as usual for the conference between 3rd and 4th, so all surrounding city streets will be quite slow. devastated by the deadliest wildfire in california's history. the cleanup of the campfire and all that debris. finally complete federal state and local emergency management officials they gather to celebrate capital bureau reporter ashley zavala reports. i just want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts. paradise mayor jody jones grateful for the work it took to clean up the town there were a lot of rain delays and it's all gone. >>over the course of 9 months crews cleared 3.66 million tons of debris marking the largest debris removal in california history to put 3.6 6 million tons into perspective that's about 16 of the world's largest cruise ships or for golden gate bridge is. double the amount of debris from the 9.11 world trade center. i'm always so

there's the sales force tower that is the center of the tech world this week with dreamforce happening in the and in good weather yet trying to get a reservation at a joining us now chief meteorologist lawrence korda with the what we can expect for the rest of the workweek a mean if some people are going to work they are going to work if they're not boy, they're enjoying lots of sunshine in just a beautiful weather around the bay area of high pressure looks like it is going to build in the great news is. >>not going to be here forever. fact we've got some major changes some wintry weather headed toward the bay area's we get the next week but now we've got to friday to worry friday is going to be looking good kind of busy author of the golden gate bridge. i think a lot of people already started travel to see that all evening long as the golden gate bridge filled with cars out there and well we'll see a lot of people traveling as we head through the holidays here get ready for thanksgiving. temperatures today. they're wrong right about the average 63 degrees in san francisco, 63 also in

now in its 17th year dreamforce is the world's largest software com. friends but it will come to an end tomorrow, do expect traffic delays again today. all right coming up next on the crime for morning news after the break navigation centers for the homeless have face community pushback over fears about crime. we'll take an in-depth look at what's coming up. how about we take a little peek outside can we do that yet we're checking in on the embarcadero here in san francisco and it's a little chilly out there in chile by west coast, california standards right. some of your waking up to temperatures in the 3rd 30's like 36 degrees right now in santa rosa, 46 of napa excuse me 46 and nevado its 50 in napa 44 in redwood city, 43 in livermore so grab that code of course, we'll have your full forecast coming up. >>welcome back to the crime for morning news. i hope your way if not when you step outside you wake up it's cold out there. john don't mean much coffee this morning. mother nature taking care of u n d. definitely chilly going to be pleasant this afte

today is the last day of the dreamforce convention in san francisco.emilia clarke, start of the game of thrones, she will speak this morning about her resilience after suffering two brain a is. everything will wrap up around 3:00 this afternoon. >>> today is expected to be the busiest travel day of the year at sfo as the dreamforce convention wraps up in the holiday travel season is beginning. a very busy holiday travel season is already underway at all they are area airports but lines are expected to be particularly long at sfo. more than 170,000 passengers will move through the airport today. >> give yourself plenty of time to get through the airport process. we recommend being at the airport at least two hours in advance of your domestic flight. if you're traveling internationally, give it about three hours. >> more than 1.2 million travelers will go through sfo between today and the end of the thanksgiving holiday weekend on sunday. >>> san jose is getting ready for the busy holiday travel season. over the next week passenger traffic is expected to

obama is a keynote speaker at the "dreamforce" event ...extra security around the moscone center. howard will be closed between 3rd and 4th. other big keynote speakers this year are apple ceo tim cook ... and steph and ayesha curry. the conference ends tomorrow. ( darya ) as millions get ready to travel for the holiday season-- there is another change at s-f-o. the airport is bringing back curbside pick up for ásomeá uber riders... but the ride will cost you about 20 dollars more . now through mid january, those choosing to ride uber comfort, select or x-l can be picked up at the curb once again. for those riders choosing the cheaper option ...they'll still have to make their way to garage level five... the airport is making this change in hopes it will ease traffic congestion during the season.. ( darya ) it's it's important to note this doesn't include lyft riders... but s-f-o says there will likely be an

. >> hi everybody welcome to dreamforce 2019. >> the biggest software conference in the world keeps growing. roughly 170-1000 attendees to this year's con engs -- 171000 attendees. the first day of the conference is focusing on artificial intelligence in the future of work. >> what's great about these is that you get out of the office. you have the opportunity to open up. stop thinking about the day-to- day and how you can look to the future. >> there are 27 keynote speakers throughout the four day event including apple's ceo tim cook and former president barack obama. >> my personal the way i look at it which is to really help you understand. >> dreamforce really is a family reunion. we're bringing tokt all of our customers and partners and really helping our companies do better business with their companies as well. >> sales force spends millions of donations to charitable organizations. protesters, a group of immigrant rights activists rallied outside the conference they say they contributed to the separation of families at the southern border. >> you think that a company like salesforce

moving over to the city here, a quick reminder on the dreamforce convention, road closure there.t between 3rd street and 4th street. >>> when the warriors return home from their road trip the team will give away their latest collectible. on monday night the first 10,000 fans will receive the draymond green san francisco jersey edition bobblehead. it features green in a throwback jersey first worn by the warriors when they moved to the city from philadelphia in 1962. the dubs will play oklahoma night. >>> a bunch of deals dropped midnight from amazon, but should you buy now or wait? >> you will be seeing a lot of pre-black friday sales from today through next week but experts say the discounts will be getting deeper. adobe shows the lowest prices are still predicted on thanksgiving, black friday and cybermonday. becky worley is talking about it on "good morning america." >> if you decide to wait for the historical low price, cybermonday is your drop dead deadline. one other reason why we're theseuy s. buy nobuy now buttos everywhere, editorial links are making more money. >> a ful

also now want to let you know about the dreamforce convention that's coming to town.s going to impact people that are riding around san francisco. so howard street in between 3rd and 4th street will be closed. that started november 12th. that will extend through november 24th at 8:00 p.m. that's when all of that will be cleared up. introducin♪ beep, beepdelivery, just in timwwrrrr ♪e holidays! ♪ beep, beep ssshhhh ♪ ♪ beep, beep ♪ ♪ errrrr ba-ding ♪ shlrrrp ♪ bark, bark ♪ ♪ beep, beep ♪ ♪ sshhh shrrrp ♪ ♪ ding crrrnch, ♪ ♪ crrrnch beep ♪ ♪ boop errrr ♪ hey! get free in-garage delivery from key by amazon when you connect your myq app or get the universal smart garage hub, now just 29.98. ♪ >>> we do have issues at the beaches. this goes through 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. we have got a chance of sneaker waves on our west and northwest facing beaches. don't turn your back to the ocean. hue surf ed high surf advisory. here's a look at what's going on for the highs today. look at that cloud cover. keeping us in the 60s and 70s. palm springs is warmer at 86. cooler and 53 in

the dreamforce convention is back. that means so are the traffic issues. so howard street between 3rd street and 4th street will be closed through now -- it started on november 12th and it will end on november 24th at 8:00 p.m. take a bike, walk, but do not bring your car in that area. you will face backups. antioch to hercules this morning, 28 minutes. highway 4 to the maze, 14-minute ride, highway 85 to the san jose airport, 7 minutes there. a live look now at our emeryville camera. starting to get busier as people head into the maze is definitely moving nicely. no issues that i'm seeing on the roadways there. same story for walnut creek. starting to get busy as people head further south looking good so far on 680. >> all right. thanks. >>> m ccoming up next, 7 things know as you start your day. >>> and a man who damaged a tesla after a 49ers game. the car recorded it all. >>> and a warning if you shopped at macy's recently. the information hackers stole over a whole week. >> hackers are busy. >>> taking a look outside. a look at pier 15 as >>> here's th

as president obama is here for the annual sales force conference he's the keynote speaker at the dreamforceo there's going to be extra security around the mosconi center howard is going to be closed between 3rd and 4th other a keynote speakers this year are the president of apple's see his this ceo tim cook and steph and ayesha curry and now in its 17th year dreamforce is the world's largest software conference and it ends tomorrow conveniently on the biggest airport so it's going to be quite the crash. foe and oakland. it's clear is getting a make over the port of oakland announced that they're going to open a new 40,000 square foot indoor market call. >>next summer. the hall will be known as oakland assembly. a 2 story home for businesses and restaurants with well-known bay area chefs and i guess that's what it's going to look like. >>this rendition of these days are so good i'm always going is that built it does it really already look like that indoor market is that like a fancy name for just the mall. >>know. >>2 story in shops and >>when there's more food and stuff them they're there n

traffic will go to oak downtown oakland but if you're trying to get into san francisco remember dreamforce on today and there's a lot of people in town for that convention. san francisco was normally crowded so think about that and add thousands of people going down to the moscone center for the salesforce conference. it's going to be tough. i would recommend using bart or transit getting into san francisco. we have a big backup from this live picture, as you can see. it will be a tough day but as steve , it's been nice weather for those tech people running around san francisco. >>> you know, we plan it that way. it has been nice but that's going to change a little bit. not too much. maybe a little wind. we do have some changes. there was rain last night. stephanie in redwood estates in the santa cruz mountains. we did get some aggressive drizzle last night. lovely beyond words. aggressive drizzle is not my phrase. that is a fabulous mark tamayo comments. and it is catching on. my neighbor texted me and said mark tamayo and we have aggressive drizzle. i said i like that. so i'm stealing it

but you have sales forces dreamforce conference any today and there's a crush of all those convention goers hitting the airport as well, yeah. >>double whammy. that's i think what's making an extra miserable right now this morning to try to get out of town travelers will tran is live at the airport with well you see a lot of drop off there. >>if you're taking off now absolutely you are looking just fine because the drop-offs this is like where the morning commute robin as the roads but the morning commute starts die down as far as sfo. but it will pick up a little bit later when the afternoon commute, the rush picks up because one it's thanksgiving travel into james he had on it because of the dreamforce conference in downtown san francisco that's wrapping up today. so those people are heading home. little quite now, here's video from her earlier today this morning and it started off at aston heavy look at all those cars pulling in tasso foe by the time, it's all all said and done today grade 171,000 people will go through this airport making it the busiest travel day of the thanksgiv

we've managed to bob and weave around the 171,000 folks attending dreamforce, the extravaganza here'sething we've come up the reason why tiffany's, another venerable institution may fall into the clutches of lvmh it's out here. i don't know if you've been following the saga, but lvmh, which is the world's largest luxury goods company doesn't do it all alone it uses salesforce to provide a seamless customer experience whether shopping in store or online across all of its brands which is the new omni channel way that you must have if you're going to a louis vuitton, marc benioff told me you might see a sales rep carrying a phone or ipad, powered by salesforce. it's connected to a single customer record to enable a personalized luxury experience now you also may have seen this little einstein doll on the set when i interviewed marc. that is a symbol for artificial intelligence, helping you figure out what gift you might want and we do need help when we go to stores or we go online. i bring this up because as a tiffany shopper, have i never, ever seen anything even remotely like that in i

. >>> prepare for dreamforce in san francisco. the yearly convention doesn't start until next week, but street closures start today. so listen up. howard street will be closed between third and fourth street, we're talking about hundreds of thousands of people attending that convention every year. >> always gets so busy there. >> that's important for folks heading out, afternoons, evenings especially. the reason they're starting the closures, they continue with the closures not just for the crowds but they also have concerts out in the area. you might get a free concert if you hang out over there near howard. we're looking over here toward san francisco, that's where dreamforce is going on but we have this crash going on approaching the carquinez bridge, jamming you up through vallejo out of american canyon. westbound highway 4 getting worse, pittsburg, bay point toward the crash at willow pass road, sorry, port chicago highway, pch and that is blocking two of the four lanes and this traffic alert, those two weren't officially ale

now in its 17th year dreamforce is the world's largest software conference. >>people com because they get inspired about how they can transform their businesses using the customer 3.60 pot they also come for the inspiration from these thought leaders means luminaries for coming to talk about this is a platform for change. >>and some people probably come for the stars first the big keynote speakers this year president barack obama happel ceo tim cook, actress amelia clarke from game of thrones and steph and ayesha curry big names it should be noted that traffic downtown around the muskogee center is very congested because of all the people, howard street is closed between 3rd and 4th dreamforce runs through friday, wow what a lineup. >>sfo i just announcing the launch of a pilot program with uber to offer a premium curbside pickup option for passengers. it kicks off tomorrow and will be effective for 2 months, customers who choose to use uber comfort who would select or uber x l can be picked up at designated locations in each domestic terminal. coming up vide

the 44th president will give a keynote speech at the dreamforce conference at the moscone center this morning. then he will attend a democratic fund-raiser in los altos hills. also speaking today is megan rapinoe. >>> building a better bay area often means honoring cultures and tradition. in fremont one resta g the art of making noodles by hand alive. >>> and apple has a release of a movie in theaters, but now no one may see it. >> and the plan to spend billions of extra dollars. >> first it is 4:37. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi. hi, reggie. here's what's going on as far as our temperatures. we knew once those winds started to back off that dry air and the clear conditions would allow us to drop significantly. that's what we're doing in most places. peninsula right now, menlo park, 41 degrees. from redwood city, san mateo, half moon bay, mid to upper 40s. 52 in pacifica and in daly city. 58 in san bruno. 57 in san francisco. some of the warmer spots. 58 in san rafael. you can see what the winds are

. >>> today is the last day of the dreamforce convention in san francisco. game of thrones star amelia clark spoke earlier this morning about her resilience after suffering two brain aneurysms. today's schedule will be shorter than earlier this week to allow attendees time to travel home. everything wraps up around 3:00. >>> the exodus from dreamforce as well as thanksgiving next week means today is the busiest travel day of the year at sfo. more than 137,000 passengers will travel to the airport today. >> give yourself plenty of time to get through the airport process. we recommend being at the airport at least two hours in advance of your domestic flight. if you're traveling internationally give it about three hours. >> in total more than 1.2 million travelers will pass through sfo between today and the end of the thanksgiving holiday weekend on sunday. >>> and the south bay san jose also getting ready for the busy holiday travel season. over the next week, passenger traffic is expected to hit an all-time high and san jose minetta airport with up to 500,00

dreamforce will run until friday. some of the "speakers include president barack obama, apple ceo tim cook and stefan ayesha curry. >>> let's take a look at stocks as they move lower this afternoon. traders are anxious about the possibility the u.s. and china may not reach retrieval before next year. the dow jones is down by almost 1/2 of one percentage point and down lower admin session. the s&p is down by the same percentage and the nasdaq is down by almost 2/3. >>> on the fourth day of impeachment hearings the most anticipated witness so far taking the stand. how president trump is lashing out at his own ambassador for saying there was in fact a quid pro quo. >>> also with another round of power shut off under way the cpuc meets to discuss ways to improve communication with the power is out. how the commission is trying to hold communication companies re >>> the latest round of powers safety shutoffs are affecting a number of people in the north bay. however the utility just announced fewer customers will be affect

just want to give people a heads up that will be traveling in and around san francisco the dreamforceconvention is back. it's here. apple's ceo tim cook spoke yesterday. we know former president barack obama is expected to speak. why does this affect your traffic? this closure, howard street between 3rd and 4th streets will be closed through november 24th. 8:00 p.m. is when all of that will reopen. the best advice is not to take a car down there at all. a live look at our emeryville camera. things are moving along nicely. we're not seeing many problems this morning, which is really great to report on. leaving you with a live look at san rafael, this is 101, empty and smooth this morning. >>> google is admits anned a droid security flaw can let rogue apps record video without permission. >>> in today's tech bites, your android phone may be sharing your videos and pictures without your permission. checkmarks revealed a flaw that allows an app to bypass restrictions and access yours camera. >>> amazon is looking to add facial recognition to ring doorbell cameras. amazon insisted the imag

strategy in engaging the president, eamon, i don't know if you've taken note of this as well at dreamforcet yesterday, i believe, he was on stage with mark benioff, he's vocal with how he disagrees with the administration issues like dreamers, he talked about hundreds of dreamers employed by apple. many in retail who he's personally spoken with and they're pushing hard against the administration there, but they're going to take a nice walk today, eamon. >> reporter: that's right, jon tim cook is caught between two very hard rocks here, right? on the one hand he's got his employees in liberal silicon valley and a lot of the apple fan base, which are on the liberal side of the political spectrum, don't like this president very much. on the other hand, the other rock is this enormous financial interest that apple has in avoiding these tariffs on december 15th. if he can provide a platform for the president that the president is pleased by today, really give the president politically something to crow about, stroke the president's ego a little bit, if that's what it comes to, then tim cook wil

just a reminder, the dreamforce convention this week with 170,000 people expected, howard street closed between 3rd and 4th. it's a good idea to avoid that area altogether. it's going to be closed through sunday night. a live look aanfrancisco. looking light right now. of course things will change later this morning. westbound traffic is on the right. looking good. no problems on the peninsula. east bay looking fine right now. and south bay also delay free. antioch to hercules, we had a problem earlier this morning. it is green at 26 minutes. >>> amazon is upping the competition in the streaming music industry. >> apple announced an event for december 2nd. >> in today's "techbytes", amazon is making its music more accessible to customers. >> you'll be able to listen to top play lists and stations without an echo device or prime subscription. apple has announced a surprise event for next month. >> no new products are expected to be unveiled. the company said the special event will honor favorite apps and games of 2019. samsung unveiled a new phone for the dark side. >> the galaxy note 10

obama is a keynote speaker at the "dreamforce" event ...now there extra security around the moscone center. howard is closed between 3rd and 4th. other big keynote speakers this year are apple ceo tim cook ... and steph and ayesha curry. the conference ends tomorrow. ( darya ) in the east bay. jack london square is getting a makeover. the port of oakland announced they are opening a new 40-thousand square-foot, indoor market hall next summer. the market hall will be known as oakland assembly. it will be a two- story home for businesses and restaurants with well- known bay area chefs. ( darya ) as we head to break ... live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. you know the time is right to get the tools you trust. lowe's is here with more of the tools and accessories that pros want. at our lowest prices of the year. tto harrison, the wine tcollection.. to craig, this rock. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything to preserve and protect them. with love, california

obama is a keynote speaker at the "dreamforce" event ...e moscone center. howard will be closed between 3rd and 4th. other big keynote speakers this year are apple ceo tim cook ... and steph and ayesha curry. the conference ends tomorrow. ( darya ) the warriors are hurting without their star players. they suffered their worst loss since 19-73. golden state was on the road taking on the dallas mavericks. draymond green was not in the lineup because of soreness to his right heel. and the warriors could not keep up with dallas. they lost to the mavericks 142-94. that's a 48 point difference. again ... the worst loss since 1973. hopefully they can bounce back against the utah jazz tomorrow night. ( darya ) now to bay area football. the 49ers are getting ready to host the greenbay packers on sunday in prime time. the niners have a lot of injuries to deal with. 7 players did not practice yesterday afternoon. head coach kyle shanahan says the niners are bracing for a very difficult challenge with aaron rodgers running the show for green bay. <...

the 44th president spoke in los altos hills yesterday after he spoke at the dreamforce conference. he said democrats will lose if they only appeal to those who most strongly agree with their views. obama urged the party not to adopt positions that could cost them the general election. >>> just in, new developments in the trade war between the u.s. and china. china's president said this morning he's pushing for a deal but he's not afraid to "fight back to protect the country's interest." the u.s. and china have imposed taxes on billions of dollars of goods over the past year. president trump has promised to stop imposing additional tariffs on chinese goods. there's already a tariff hike on 1$160 billion of goods set to take effect next month. itices of smartphones and other goods right before christmas. >>> abc7 news is working to building a better bay area and that includes mass transit. smart train is aggressively expanding service. in just weeks the larkspur and downtown novato stations will open. cornell barnard has the details. >> you meet new people. >> reporter: smart train c

. >>> and the countdown to dr >>> now at 5:00, the countdown to dreamforce.the big impact you can expect in san francisco even if you are not going to the conference. >>> we are tracking a new round of possible pg&e power shutoffs this week. the counties that could be in the dark in just a few days. >>> good morning. it's monday, november 18th. >> following all those stories, first let's check in with mike to see what conditions might be leading to this possible shutoff. >> critical fire conditions, something we shouldn't be talking about in november. because we're nearly 2 to 5 inches below our levels of rain that we should have received by now, we still have extremely dry, high volatility and the vegetation can easily ignite. even with cool winds, it will spread the fires quickly. i'll show you that coming up. you can see it's clear, cloud-free. same thing on the exploratorium camera. nothing but stars. temperatures mainly in the mid 40s to mid 50s. still mild. we'll h

barack obama will speak at the dreamforce conference in san francisco. we are in the area.ou showed us how people were lining up at 3 am to make sure they got in? >> reporter: isn't that crazy. that is the time we wake up to come in for our morning shift. here they were, they did line up early to see former president barack obama speak. we are two hours away. we are inside of the sony center and if you zoom all the way and there's a sign that says keynote at the top and that is the auditorium where he will be speaking. this line is incredibly long. people have not gone through the security space yet to do that. that is why all these people are waiting in line to get there things checked out. the other side of me, the line keeps going and wraps all the way around down around the sides of the auditorium from where we are. there is a very big crowd and i would say the capacity for the auditorium is 8000 people and hopefully everyone will be able to get in. as we mentioned, obama will be with the ceo mark bennett half and it will have an hour-long conversation. the details are

more than 170,000 will go to dreamforce.ough sunday . >> dreamforce is so much more than a technology conference. it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. >> the group has more than 50 keynote speakers including former president barack obama, apple ceo tim cook and cup champion megan rapinoe. fleetwood mac will perform at oracle park they have been closed since tuesday and will remain closed until 8:00 sunday night. for more information, go to ktvu and click on web links. >>> the faa is urging people to throw out a popular type of fish. the dangers in the fish that is already causing people to get sick across the country. >>> the police department is trying to curb racial bias within the city. >> you can see traffic is still very slow in many areas including the east shore freeway. we have better news about this particular commute and i will tell you that in the next traffic update. >>> another well above average day on the temperatures will come in this afternoon. there are some cool locations but others are on the mild side

. >>> barack obama set to speak at the dreamforce conference in we are at the center and we saw with up as early as 3:00 in the morning to see this. >> reporter: good morning. you are right. it was chaotic. almost like black friday when all of these gates open and security gates were opened for people to go in. you can see there's no one behind us did everyone is inside the auditorium now. i'm told they have met the 8000 max the auditorium holds. everyone is being set to overflow theaters. one of them being amc metreon and one of the places that earlier today as mentioned the lines were out the door. everyone here to see former president barack obama. he is going to be joined by co-ceo mark benioff. it will have a job for one hour even though we don't know what the topic will be. security is extremely tight as you can see by the lines and the amount of people that are here. we saw group we believed were secret service checking out the hour. we spoke with an employee who talked about having keynotes. ted about barack obama. every year we get unbelievable visitors. his wife did pretty

. >>> former president barack obama inspired thousands of people at the dreamforce conference in sanncisco. >> the 44th president joined mark bennihoff for a chat on life and leadership. some people started lining up at 2:45 in the morning for a spot in that room. in the end, just under 8,000 people got to see obama speak. including kumasi. >> i was in the house. i didn't get there that early. look, those lines were really long. i got to go to cover it. they were like go cover it people are lining up. i tell you the lines were wrapped inside, outside. everywhere. people, when we finally got inside, president obama walked out, they went crazy. he was so cool with it. he was like hi. hi. i'm not the president anymore, i'm writing my book, hanging out with my wife. he's like it's hard being an empty nestor becauer because th are gone. >> he's one of us. >> i don't know about that. >> no. no. how the vibe? >> i think because it was geared towards the gearforce crowd, he talked a lot about values, leadership and he talked about his foundation and things he looks for when trying to encoura

. >>> if you're heading toward downtown san francisco this week don't forget the annual dreamforce conference kicks off at national park. apple ceo tim cook is expected to speak and barack obama will also visit the conference. >>> maybe you love chicken sandwiches at chick-fil-a? not so much the company's policies. tell you more about it coming up. >>> now chick-fil-a is rethinking its donations and support to anti-lgbtq groups. >>> on wall street this morning, yet another record and new way to play video games. >>> plus will you race to the altar? coming up, a ride that this california bride will never forget, how she, along with a bridesmaid ended up on a fire truck. ok, network inspection. -ok. connected to wifi, protected from threats. thermostat - connected, protected. speaker, space vacuum... [ whispering ] connected, protected. shh. eh, this is not connected or protected. but, that's a family heirloom. and, it's a family security breach. it's gotta go. with xfinity xfi, if it's connected, it's protected. pull the truck around. simple. easy. awesome. get more out of your in-home wifi ex

howard street between 3rd and 4th street, this is because of the dreamforce convention. that closure started yesterday at 6:00 a.m., it will run through november 24th at 8:00 p.m. please just try to walk bike, scooter, do not drive in the area. >> thank you. >>> new details this morning on a disturbing assault in san francisco's chinatown. >> mayor london breed says police will increase foot patrols. the attack at portsmouth square was caught on video. one suspect got out of a black suv and ripped a cell phone out of a victim's hand. when the victim's friends tried to help, they were attacked. all of the victims are in their 60s. in addition to more foot patrols, the city is considering a number of other safety improvements for the neighborhood. >> it's been heartbreaking to see what's happening. the targeted violence on our elderly community. >> investigators think the suspects responsible for other attacks in chinatown. the police chief says there are some leads in the case. >>> the bobo guy shop in san francisco has been hit again. this is the third time burglars stru

. >> in group traveling for dreamforce learned a lesson too. they have a 1.5 hour flight to vegas and here early. >> are you here seven hours early for the flight. >> no, no, actually just three hours. >> that's three hours sarah could have used. she and her husband missed flights on the way to a 65th wedding anniversary. >> most of the family, kids and grand kids and great grand kids will be there this we could. but due to flight dloes at sfo and sjc where with had flits booked out of we are not making it. >> some good news, flights mostly on time and curbside pickup back at sfo at least for premium uber rides. that's enough to put some in a happy mood. >> was it crowded? >> yes. >> can you describe the crowd? >> it was like a squished up chicken! >> we've heard it all before. if you are traveling this weekend, though just a reminder give yourself a couple of hours, check the airlines before you leave home. and don't forget your passport. as sfo, kris reyes now back to the newsroom. >> and a wagener for drivers crossing the bay bridge this we

. >> this group traveling for dreamforce learn the lesson too. they have a 1.5 flight to vegas and here early. >> like seven hours early for the flight. >> no actually just three hours. >> that's three hours sarah boroway could have used they missed flights on the way to a 65th anniversary. >> most of the family kids and great grand kids there this weekend. but due to flight delays at sfo and sjc where we had the flights booked out of we are not making it. >> some good news, flights mostly on time on curbside pickup back at sfo at least for premium uber rides. enough to put some in a happy mood. >> was it crowded? >> yes. >> can you describe the crowd? >> it was like a squished up chicken. >> we've heard it all before. if you are traveling this weekend, though just a reminder give yourself a couple of hours, check the airlines before you leave home. and don't forget your passport. as sfo i'm kris reyes now back to the newsroom. >> a warning for drivers crossing the bay bridge. three of the five lanes in both directions will be closed for what cal