. >> abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dawsey explains the latest recommendations to keep you and your loved ones safe. >> rsv is on the rise in scc. santa clara county health leaders say an already busy flu and covid season is getting even busier, with a rise in respiratory syncytial virus. >> what we saw last year and so far what we i think we're seeing this year is a peak first in rsv, then a peak in flu and then a peak in covid. so we're going to be monitoring that's part of what we do here at the public health department. but so far, it does look like rsv is probably going to peak first in wastewater monitoring backs that up. >> santa clara county is the leader of community detection for a number of illnesses and diseases, including rsv. in the last month, the wastewater has shown double the amount of rsv in san jose and in the palo alto, sunnyvale and gilroy sewer sheds. it has doubled in the last week. >> rsv affects everybody in every age in our community and we know that the more rsv there is in the community, it's then going to spread to and put those young infants a

. >> as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dawsey explains, this student found a way to bring new to his community. our oceans and waterways are facing threats from the effects of climate change. >> the problem is we can't easily check to see if the water's conditions are healthy for humans and the environment. well, that was until santa cruz's jack driscoll, natalie, decided to take matters into his own hands, being able to have more water. >> health data will allow communities to be able to see the real effects of climate change in their local areas. so i went to kind of fill that gap to be able to create a system that was durable enough to be put out in the field and efficient enough and accessible enough to bring that data to communities. driscoll natalie was doing a lab at pacific collegiate school when the senior could not find the water health data needed to complete the project. >> and then the sensors down into the water. so like most people do, he went to the internet to learn how. driscoll natalie taught himself electronics and computer programing to create this one of

. >> abc7 news reporter dustin dawsey explains how he's celebrating his new rightfully deserved freedomxtremely happy that i'm finally a free man. you know, i'm a big fan of the dodgers, you know. freddie freeman. and i'm a free man and exonerated after 25 long years. thanks to the dream team. sarah allen and page, tears of joy with words of appreciation. >> once facing a life in prison without the possibility of parole. 44 year old miguel solorio now gets a life in society. he's back to enjoying the little things like a steak dinner. >> delicious. >> after spending more than half of his life in a southern california prison for a murder that he never committed, the 25 years of experience, it was devastating. >> and you got to have perseverance. you know, you always got to have hope. hope that the truth would eventually set him free. >> in 1998, solorio became a suspect in a fatal drive by shooting in whittier after his nickname was linked to the shooting by witnesses. however solorio lawyers say his face was not picked out of a lineup of six suspect pictures. at first, the way our brain

. >> dustin dawsey, abc seven news in san francisco. >> one man is making it his mission to ensure life saving defibrillators are always available when they're needed. and that's after staff inside the de young museum refused to share theirs while a man was having a medical emergency outside. abc seven news reporter suzanne fein joins us live now from the newsroom with the details of what happened. suzanne so, karina, tim o'brien says this was a case of life and death where seconds count when his friend collapse east at golden gate park. o'brien ran for help and he asked to borrow a life saving device, but was denied. it was a sunday filled with music and swing dancing at golden gate park. gary hobish was there like he was every sunday for the lindy in the park event. friends say he suddenly collapsed and hit his head. that's when tim o'brien ran for help. >> i ran to the de young museum, which was the closest building nearby, and tried to see if they had an. >> ed o'brien says the museum was just feet away, about 100ft away. >> i closed the distance in about 30s. >> o'brien says. he go

in santa clara county, dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> the white house is confirming president biden will meet with chinese president xi jinping here in san francisco. that meeting will take place when both leaders are in town for next month's asia pacific economic cooperation, or apec summit. the us and china are the world's two largest economies. the meeting could help stabilize an increasingly tense relationship between the countries. white house press secretary karine jean-pierre did not provide many details about president biden's agenda for the meeting, only saying the two presidents are expected to have a tough conversation. an intense competition means intense diplomacy today, the senate confirmed former us treasury secretary jack lew as the new us ambassador to israel. >> he was confirmed in a 53 to 43 vote, despite strong objections from republicans due to his involvement with the iran nuclear deal during the obama administration. senator, senate majority leader chuck schumer endorsed lew, saying he has a proven record as a public servant and, quote, ferocious ally of israe

dustin dawsey, abc seven news. tis the season for kitten whiskers and puppy dog tails. >> we have a look at the launch today of one of the cutest holiday traditions in the bay area. that's next over the store unveiled its 37th annual adoptable pets display today. it features animals from the san francisco spca. officials say california shelters are bringing in more pets than they're adopting out this time of year, and they're hopeful this will help the animals find great new homes. >> so it's just a great tradition that we have where people can come down and celebrate christmas and support local businesses like macy's and come home with a lifelong partner in terms of a kitten or a puppy. >> so we love this event. >> thank you for joining. >> all adult cats and dogs are free for adoption. puppies and kittens are offered at a fee. a reduced fee of $100. >> they are super sweet right in the south bay. a different holiday season. tradition is returned. an ice rink is opening up today in downtown san jose at the circle

dustin dawsey, abc seven news and some developing news in oakland, where a police sergeant on his way to work shot and killed someone with a gun who approached his vehicle. >> it happened just one block from oakland city hall at about 4:00 in the morning. it's the second deadly police shooting in the east bay in as many days. abc seven news reporter anser hassan with what led to this confrontation. >> an investigation is underway following a fatal police shooting in oakland. it happened just after 4 a.m. one block from city hall upon arrival, the officers located in individual suffering from a gunshot wound. >> the officers immediately began providing medical aid to the individual. but unfortunately, the individual was pronounced deceased on scene. >> oakland police say sergeant was on his way to work when he was confronted in his car by an armed individual. in a statement from the oakland police officers association, president barry donelan, he claims that the individual opened fire and the officer shot back. he adds this morning at oakland city hall, a criminal picked the wrong vict

. >> dustin dawsey, abc seven news. and that could potentially have a major impact on in countries all over the world. >> so we'll see what happens. let's get a check of our local weather. >> yeah, let's do that. we have some interesting weather to talk about with sandhya patel. sandhya yes, you are referring to the wet pattern that is setting up for next week, karina and larry, let's take a look at some live pictures right now. it is just absolutely gorgeous. today's highs so far anywhere from the 60s to the low 70. as you can see, just picture perfect views. clear skies tonight. that's going to be changing as we head towards tomorrow compared to 24 hours ago. temperatures have been running a little bit warmer or higher, i should say, than yesterday. for most of you anywhere from 2 to 5 degrees. now, we're going to check out your temperatures at this hour. still in the comfort zone. 5060s, but it's certainly cooler than it was earlier. here's a system that we are watching. this is coming in on friday. say the energy, t

you know, it goes with the meaning and the love that we share to each other in san jose, dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> okay. >> in san francisco, the ban on street vending along mission street is approaching. street vendors will be asked to move or sell indoors. if not, their stuff could get confiscated. abc seven news reporter luz pena has been covering this for months. she's in the newsroom. lose vendors are now asking for the ban to be postponed and no that's right they just wanted completely out at least until after the holidays. >> and that's what they're asking. they're asking supervisor ronen to delay the street ban until after christmas . s if nothing changes starting monday, public works inspectors and sfpd officers will begin the enforcement at over 100 san francisco mission. street vendors are fighting back just days before they're prohibited from selling on this street. >> say they have permits. they have the ability to be here. you're not going to shuffle the board simply because you think that's how you're going to solve the problem. >> vendors say the 90 day ban from

in santa clara county, dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> all right, it's halloween night. let's get a check on the weather. it seems like it's been a good day so far. >> a fabulous day. and now that it's dusk, you know, the kids are starting to hit the neighborhood. spencer and it looks nice for them. and it's a fabulous evening as well. >> i want to show you the post sunset sky. the sun has been dropping rapidly as we look westward from the east bay hills camera. and i wanted to show you this before the sun says bye for now. so let's move along and take a look at our trick or treating forecast. and you can see that the ghouls and goblins are enjoying the weather. so between now and about 7 p.m, it's going to remain mainly clear with a few thin high clouds passing over mild conditions, certainly between now and about 7:00 after 8:00, it starts to get a little bit cooler outside. so you may want to get your trick or treating in early. it's calm. the wind certainly is. as a matter of fact, all around the bay area, we have wind speed readings under ten miles per hour, with th

dustin dawsey, abc seven news to entertainment now the marvels is now in theaters. >> the movie marks of captain marvel, played by brie larson. but this time she's joined by two characters from the marvel cinematic universe. abc7 news reporter george pennacchio has a preview of what is happening to me. >> she's entangled our light based powers. oh my god. >> the marvels brings together captain marvel photon and ms. marvel. the trio has somehow become linked every time they use their powers, they swap places with each other, causing their worlds to collide in comic and surreal ways. nia dacosta is the film's director, and she calls this a space opera. >> it's just a movie with heightened emotions, big action, and it all takes place in space. and space is an integral part of the peril and the stakes of the film. i'm asking. for one last fight. >> brie larson returns to the role of carol danvers, aka captain marvel. dacosta says her input was integral to making the film. >> she brings a lot of experience, a lot of knowledge and also just the desire to be of service and to be a resource n

. >> dustin dawsey, abc seven news.ll the thanksgiving holiday travel rush is on. >> take a look at this. this is how it looked at san jose mineta international airport this afternoon at most airports today and tomorrow are going to be the busiest days to fly. and sunday will be the busiest return day. now, millions more will be hitting the road. the absolute worst time to travel is tomorrow afternoon, but any afternoon this week, we'll be back. uh- the best time for your thanksgiving travel is before noon. >> well, if you're staying put, you're going to have some great weather. if you're traveling, you'll want to know what it's going to be like where you're going. >> exactly. meteorologists said patel is tracking what you need to know. hi. hi, there. yes. and dan and steph, let's take a look at the national picture and what you need to worry about is if you're heading to the east coast and across parts of the southeast, this is where the trouble spots are going to be. >> you will notice that there are some heavy shower

dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> a whistleblower at meta, says company executives ignored signs of harm. social media induces on teens an ex-facebook engineering and director and consultant arturo bejar testify before congress in a hearing today. meta, the parent company of facebook and instagram, is facing a federal lawsuit filed by the state of california. the social media giant is accused of contributing to the harm of american teens mental health. bejar says his own daughter was a victim of sexual advances on instagram. according to his research, more than 25% of teens between ages 13 and 15 reported similar issues. >> meta, which owns instagram, is a company where all work is driven by data, but it has been unwilling to be transparent about data regarding the harm that kids experience at. >> meta says it works daily to keep young kids safe. while on social media. >> tonight, the oakland city council is poised to pass a resolution affirming their belief that the a's belong in oakland and backing the effort to build a ballpark at howard terminal. abc seven sports reporter casey pride

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. >> dustin dawsey, abc seven news. all right. >> let's turn our attention now to the weather.t another gorgeous day around the bay area. >> it was beautiful. didn't feel like november first, right? let's check in with sandhya patel. it did not, indeed, but we've seen this happen and we're going to hang on to the mild weather. dan and karina, good evening to all of you. let's take a look at some live pictures from our tower. cameras pick your favorite shot. gorgeous view from our santa cruz camera. the sunset at 611. we are seeing just that afterglow from oakland airport. and you can see just some high thin, wispy clouds passing through the bay area. all right. let's talk about temperatures. as karina mentioned, it didn't feel like november 1st. that's for sure. it was 81 degrees today in san jose and santa cruz, 74 in santa rosa, 75. oakland, 76 degrees in fairfield , 74 in half moon bay and livermore getting up to 77 degrees. these temperatures anywhere from a few degrees to about nine degrees above average for this time of year. still mild for most of you. half moon bay, you

. >> in san jose, dustin dawsey, abc seven news. okay. thank you. >> speaking of people, the people helping to bring happiness to the lives of others, this thanksgiving, we'll introduce you to these allies in action. now, we told you about the crackdown on retail theft. coming up, the crackdown on car break ins. new details we've learned about the first suspect arrested in that bait car program. also when's the best time to put up your abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez tells us about a widely known organization doing great things for seniors. ver very lonely. >> so i try to be very strong when you fall down, no matter how hard it is, you have to climb and get up by yourself. >> nice to see you again. so good to see you. >> loneliness and isolation are one of the biggest factors in pretty much all age groups, but certainly older adults, 60 and older. so the meals on wheels driver may be the only person they see that day. >> would you like me to bring this up? is it okay? sure, of course. i am really, really very blessed. >> he is very hel

. >> dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> a large fire shut down a highway in los angeles in both directionsed a state of emergency to help facilitate clean up and repairs. now storage lots beneath interstate ten caught fire closing the highway near downtown la for at least 24 hours. that fire spread eight acres in at least 160. firefighters responded, added the structural integrity of the freeway is possibly compromised. >> we have caltrans engineers here on scene looking at the damage, and they're going to determine whether or not the freeway is safe to drive on. >> crews say the fire burned through trailers, parked cars and other items. firefighters did protect three commercial buildings from the flames. the cause of this fire has not been announced yet. well, back here in the bay area, it is clear out this morning. good morning, drew. >> hey, good morning, stephanie. this is a live look. this is sutro tower this morning showing you the great visibility. we have a few high clouds out there this morning. we're starting out on the cool side, but we're going to bounce back nicely once again

. >> dustin dawsey, abc, abc7 news . >> volunteers joined forces to help repair the home of a 93 year volunteers with the local nonprofit rebuilding together and lockheed martin wanted to create a safer and more comfortable living space. korean war veteran don murphy says he is happy to finally get the help that he's been seeking for some time now. >> great. it's just wonderful to see all these people and they're all so happy and enjoying themselves. that's great. it's something i tried to get through with the with the city, but it didn't work at. and they came through. that helps a lot. >> well, he's certainly deserving, according to the us census bureau, over 2 million veterans live in poverty and are unable to afford essential home repairs or modifications. the marbles is now in theaters. the movie marks the return of captain marvel, played by brie larson. but this time she's joined by two characters from the marvel cinematic universe. abc7 news reporter george pennacchio has a preview. what is happening to me? >> she's entangled our light based powers. >> oh my god. >> the marvels

dustin dawsey, abc seven news volunteers joined forces to help repair the home of a 93 year old veteranra. >> volunteers with the local nonprofit rebuilding together and lockheed martin wanted to create a safer and more comfortable living space. korean war veteran don murphy says he is happy to finally get the needed help that he's been looking for some time now. >> great. it's just wonderful to see all these people and they're all so happy and enjoying themselves. that's great. it's something i tried to get through with the with the city, but it didn't work. and they came through. that helps a lot. >> and he is so deserving. according to the us census bureau, over 2 million veterans live in poverty and are unable to afford essential home repairs or modification. and now to entertainment. the marbles is now in theaters. the movie marks the return of captain marvel, played by brie larson. but this time she is joined by two characters from the marvel cinematic universe. abc7 news reporter george pennacchio has a preview to what is happening to me. >> she's entangled our light based powers

. >> dustin dawsey, abc seven news. well, it's looking nice out there today, drew. >> i know what dapper is thinking. >> yeah, let's get a dog walk in. yeah. if you're doing anything outside, aside from sutro tower, not only this morning, but later on today, your outdoor activities looking great. anything you got to do, you're going to have sunshine on and warm temperatures. we'll take a look at how the afternoon shaping up. and, of course, we're tracking a series of storms on the horizon with all the details in the activity forecast after the break. >> 579 breaths to show him your stuff every breath matters. don't let rsv take your breath away. >> protect yourself from rsv with of pfizer's rsv vaccine. a brisbo is a vaccine for the prevention of lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. rsv can be serious if you are 60 or older. having asthma, copd, diabetes or heart disease puts you at even higher risk. a brisbo is not for everyone and may not protect all who receive the vaccine. don't get a bri