gabe kapler slated to be there. it's a it's a true night of wonderment. and all the kids eyes are this big. and i just as a parent, there's nothing better than to see that on their faces. >> yes. gabe kapler, like you said, former giants manager, will come back just for this. so that's special. well, i think ballet legend misty copeland, the first black woman, principal dancer for american ballet theater, will be there as well. who else? because i know every year there are different athletes, different celebs. i remember one year going and my kids were going crazy because there was sergio romo and there was, you know, all your favorites. >> i know. well, so actually, back to gabe kapler just for a minute, just to mention his travel. he as people are well aware, got hired to be the assistant assistant gm of the miami marlins. and he's flying cross country to come to this event. that's how much it means to him. wow. yes you're correct. misty copeland is going to be receiving the inspiration, an award. her movie flower will be playing on the scoreboard. and

gabe kapler's new job. felicity >>> we are following breaking news right now out of oakland. what you're seeing right now is a house fire. that's all we know at this point. this is sky ranger over the scene right now. we are trying to gather more information here. we're not exactly sure where in oakland this is happening. we just came across this. as i mentioned, our newsroom is trying to gather more information so we can bring it to you. once we get that, we will bring it to you and we will stay on top of this out of oakland. >>> we'll take you to san francisco now where we're going to switch gears here. it's going to look pretty festive come sunset tonight. one of the city's most iconic buildings will be lit up with artwork. the six buildings will be lit from 5 to 10. there will be security and amount bass is a doors throughout the 10 day event. >> this allows folks to celebrate the spirit of the season. >> what projection mapping does it takes the historical facade of a building come to life with holiday and winter programming. it will be projected on to another set of bui

that's former giants manager gabe kapler.e has now joined the miami marlins as their new assistant general manager. so no longer the field manager. he's now the assistant gm up in the front office for miami. the chronicle confirming this story late today. >>> jeff ranieri is with us. gabe, if you watch him on social media, on instagram, he loves being a foodie. he loves restaurants. he said to the chronicle, there's a lot of good restaurants in miami. >> he's got to deal with the heat and humidity too now. quite a turnaround from that san francisco bay area weather. right now we have plenty of 50s across the map. looking good whatever you've got planned this evening. let's get you into that microclimate forecast and i'll show you more about what's happening as we head into the weekend forecast. we will see the storm track just to the north of us. we are talking about some flooding rains up towards washington and oregon. we have dry high pressure to the south. so we're just in between those, and that's why we'll see a few sun

this event is so big off camera, gabe kapler showed up. anyway, that will do it. time to go party.y the way, your sweater game is strong. >> it is. that is something to be admired. >> thanks, vern. still ahead at 5:00, monarch butterflies flocking to southern california grid a scene that visitors (♪♪) (♪♪) (♪♪) get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. bounced from one doctor get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. to the next. did they even send my lab work...? wait, was i supposed to bring that? then there's the forms. the bills. the 'not a bills.' the.... ”press 4 to repeat these options.” [chaotic music] [inspirational music] healthcare can get a whole lot easier when your medical records, care and coverage are in one place. at kaiser permanente, all of us work together for all that is you. struck well, the cool california weather has fronted a return of the monarch butterflies. >> people are showing up in troops, watching migration in action. strict visitors gasped in all -- awe of what they saw. >>> the monarchs trave

former giants manager gabe kapler was among those in attendance. story time from the dugout that looks like fun holiday heroes is put on by wander. weiss for children and helps underserved kids in the bay area. abc7 is a sponsor of this event and we are proud to be a sponsor. >> what a great night there. meantime from the giants making some news tonight. >> that's right. and the warriors look for a win in the valley of the sun. >> chris alvarez is here with all the sports. chris >> hi, dan. and coming up in sports, after missing out on shohei ohtani, the giants reportedly adding a new outfielder. plus, things get heated in the valley of the sun between the warriors and suns. an ejection and a late fourth quarter rally. what happened? we'll show you in sports i'm getting vaccinated with prevnar 20®. so am i. because i'm at risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. i'm asking about prevnar 20® because there's a chance pneumococcal pneumonia could put me in the hospital. if you're 19 or older, with certain chronic conditions like copd, asthma, diabetes, or hea

team teal gets a rare road win six three ex-giants skipper gabe kapler finalizing a deal to become theanager of the miami marlins. kapler guided the giants for four years but missed the playoffs the last two and was let go. stanford women taking on san diego state. cameron brink was doing it all. brink a game high 25 points and 12 rebounds. you're not stopping her inside stanford romps 85 to 44 and the men's saint mary's at boise state boise state scored the first 11 points. they never look back. roddy anderson the third with the drive and the tough finish broncos win 63 to 60 saint mary's now three and five sports on abc seven sponsored by river by treating it with linzess. then you could start proactively managing your constipation with belly pain, and begin to find yourself a little further away from the symptoms that keep coming back. say yess to linzess. linzess is not a laxative. it's a once-daily pill that helps you get ahead of your symptoms. it's proven to help you have more frequent and complete bowel movements. and helps relieve overall abdominal symptoms - belly pain, disco

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. >> special guests this year for the event include giants former manager gabe kapler, as well as mistyhe dancer for the american ballet theatre. the party is tomorrow. you can go to holidayheroes.com to buy tickets. >>> next, the top stories we're following for you today, including that breaking news out of san francisco, a three-alarm fire that destroyed a duplex and displaced residents. we're live at the scene with more on the unfolding investigation, and the drastic measures some people took to escape those flames. >>> starting today, extra security at santa rosa high schools and middle schools. the protests planned for later this morning by students and parents over recent violence on parents over recent violence on camp.us ♪ heatin' up the kitchen ♪ ♪ we got somethin different ♪ ♪ spreadin' good vibes all day ♪ ♪ livin' in the golden state ♪ ♪ nada se puede comparar ♪ ♪ livin' in the golden state ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪ >>> there was one person located in the back of the building that could have possibly jumped out of the building from the third floor. >> breaking at 6:30,

little baseball news ex-giants skipper gabe kapler finalizing a deal to become the assistant generalr of the miami marlins. kapler guided the giants for four years, missed the playoffs. the last two and was let go. kyle the troops. oh, kids are fired up, sugared up. the third ranked stanford women in san diego state. cameron brink down low 25 points, 12 boards. stanford in a romp 8544. saint mary's at boise state. the men boise state scored the first 11 points. never look back. roddy anderson the third drives and scores tough finish. broncos hang on 6360 saint mary's drops to three and five. that's a wrap on morning sports everybody have a great weekend. i'm larry beil. thank you, larry. >> now let's get a check of the bay area forecast with meteorologist lisa argen lisa are we seeing more rain today? we're going to see a few showers here and there and that's all because of the system to the north is really hogging it all. >> we'll get a little bit of energy that wants to slide down from time to time between now and tomorrow morning. keeping that level one system with us. but for now

former giants manager gabe kapler was among those in attendance last night for the story. on by windows for children and it helps to and helps underserved kids in the bay area and abc7 is a sponsor of this event in honor of the holiday. starbucks is giving out free hot chocolate every saturday and sunday this month. you can get a free short cup of hot chocolate with every grande or larger hand crafted drink that you buy. the deal is available at participating stores, drive thrus and online orders only, though for starbucks reward members. you can get in the holiday spirit anytime with the yule log. we are streaming it 24 over seven. you can find it on abc7 news.com or or just put it on your big screen with the abc7 bay area streaming tv app. i did this at home for thanksgiving. my family was like why is this on? >> i'm like, it's the holiday turn on the heater. >> it's music getting louder and louder. okay i love this. >> next is 630. the republican presidential candidate that just picked up a big endorsement in their bid to upend former president trump. then p-g-and-e's c

. >> and special guests at this year's event includes giants former manager gabe kapler, as well as mistynd, the principal dancer for the american ballet theatre. the party is tomorrow and you can go to holidayheroes.com to buy tickets. it's going to be at oracle park, so you're going to need jackets. >>> we've had such nice but cool weather. it does look warmer as we go throughout the week, as we continue with not a lot of rain going on. we do have a chilly start. it's a mostly clear morning and then we're watching the higher than normal coastal tides and some of those areas that are usually affected by those high tides will have those impacts once again this week. and then the mostly sunny and calm weather continues. we may not see rain until late in the weekend. let me show you what you'll see as you're heading out this morning. temperatures are very chilly. in dublin and livermore, we are just 2 degrees above freezing right now. it is 33 in sonoma and in santa rosa, and san francisco is waking up to 41 degrees. this is where we're headed for today. we have low 60s in the forecast and

. >> former giants manager gabe kapler, he has a new job and it's on the east coast.apler set to become the new assistant general manager of the miami marlins. his primary focus will be on player development, but he will also have a hand in other areas of the marlins baseball operations plans. you may remember kapler was fired by the giants in late september with three days, three days left in the season after the team went ice cold down the stretch to miss the playoffs for the second straight year. much like in yesterday's opening round of the hero world challenge, tiger woods started out solid, but then he faded late. round two from the albany golf club in nassau. that's the bahamas. tiger's approach on number two from 179 yards out. he likes it and he should. the ball lands five feet from the cup. tiger birdied for the first seven holes, but ended with three bogeys down the stretch. he shot a 70. he's ten strokes back, shot of the day courtesy of lucas glover on the par three 17th. the ball takes a couple of bounces and goes in for the hole in one. glover is at two

former giants manager gabe kapler was among those in attendance last night for a story time from theout holiday heroes is put on by wender weiss for children and helps underserved kids in the bay area. abc7 is a sponsor of that event. get your mugs out for national cocoa day. the national cocoa day website recommends mixing your cocoa powder with heated milk or water and adding some sugar. for the perfect sip. you're going to add sugar to sugar. >> well, maybe not. >> that's just. that's just coming from me. americans frequently use the terms hot cocoa and hot chocolate interchangeably. hot chocolate is actually different and hot chocolate is made from ground chocolate containing cocoa butter mixed with hot milk and the hot cocoa is just cocoa. >> that's is that like the thicker. >> yeah. >> i just think if you put it if you put it with the water, it's too watered down. yeah >> you put it with so you put it with milk. >> yeah. well i mean i don't put it with i don't drink that, i don't drink hot chocolate that much. no we're not eight years old. >> i'd rather get some coffee. honestl

little baseball news ex-giants skipper gabe kapler finalizing a deal to become the assistant generalur years, missed the playoffs the last two and was let go. college hoops. oh kids are fired up, sugared up. the third ranked stanford women in san diego state. cameron brink down low, 25 points, 12 boards. stanford in a romp 85 to 44. saint mary's at boise state. the men boise state scored the first 11 points. never look back. roddy anderson the third drives and scores tough finish. broncos hang on 6360 saint mary's drops to three and five. that's a wrap on morning sports everybody have a great weekend. i'm larry beil. thank you so much, larry. >> and now let's get a check of your bay area forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. hi lori. >> good morning to you. there's some rain out there raining right outside our studios right now, but the heavy rain is in the pacific northwest. we are getting the tail end of a system moving through the bay area right now, a level one system. you can see the showers offshore there. also, a few scattered around san francisco, the ea

little baseball news ex-giants skipper gabe kapler finalizing a deal to become the assistant general for four years, missed the playoffs the last two and was let go. college troops. oh kids are fired up, sugared up. the third ranked stanford women and san diego state cameron brink down low 25 points, 12 boards. stanford in a romp 8544. saint mary's at boise state. the men boise state scored the first 11 points. never look back. roddy anderson. the third drives and scores tough finish broncos hang on 6360 saint mary's drops to three and five that's a wrap on morning sports everybody have a great weekend. i'm larry beil. >> thank you, larry. and i know that lisa has been tracking the rain this morning. so, lisa, how's it looking right now? >> well, you know, from the city here to oakland to mountain view, we're seeing some light scattered showers, live doppler seven picking up on the heavy rain, seattle, portland. but as we zoom in closer this morning, it's wet. you may have heard the raindrops overnight last night. and you can see right around the mid bay here looking at some wet weat

former giant manager gabe kapler has a new job nearly 2600 miles away from san francisco. >> kapler willome the new assistant general manager of the miami marlins. his primary focus will be on player development. the kapler will also have a say in virtually all the team's big decisions. the giants fired kapler in september. with just three days left in the regular season after the team missed the playoffs for a second straight season. >> a sandwich shop in san francisco is trying to convince professional baseball player in free agent shohei ohtani to play in the bay area and they're promoting a unique offer to sweeten the deal. >> if you sign with the san francisco giants. not only will we design a sandwich together and you'll get free ice for life, but instead of ice 11 sandwiches, i'm going to rename it to shohei's love and sandwiches. i like sandwiches has offered similar deals in the past, giving kevin durant a lifetime of subs when he signed with the warriors and offered new york yankees player aaron judge the same lifetime deal when he was a free agent. >> also with his own signatu

former manager, as you know, gabe kepler is not with the giants but he's not out of the mlb. the miami marlins are hiring kaplerssistant gm. this is part of a restructuring of the marlins front office following the departure of gm. kapler will be one of three assistant gms working under a new president. >>> good luck to him. >> for sure. >> he's a class act. >> right now at 6, the conflict in gaza is driving a split in the east bay. a new rift among educators in oak land over more calls to support palestinians as the war ramps up again. why some teachers say the district hasn't gone far enough. >>> a high profile visit to mountain view. the u.s. secretary of defense is in town seeing the cutting-edge technology being made right in our own back joord and an east bay pastor is in jail tonight. the accusations against a church leader in richmond. >>> the news at 6 starts right now. good evening. thanks for being with us on this friday. >>> we are going to start with the east bay pastor under arrest tonight accused of sex crimes with an under age member of his church. and tonight as he's being held on a $7 million