gwen stefani was doing a sound check earlier this afternoon. a lot of folks are coming to this area. from our understanding, the motorcade is on its way here to the embarcadero, but we have not seen any movement in terms of the president's arrival just yet. >> you will feel it when it starts. you will see people moving around. you will know that the president is on his way. all right, katie. thank you for your report. >>> more from apec, coming up. a reminder that you can check out our website for more on today's u.s. and china summit and a guide to avoiding closures on kpix.com. >>> as you saw, there is whether to talk about. eight slick commute even for our president as showers are coming down. paul heggen is tracking this latest wave of rain. hello. >> it is the most significant rain we have seen so far. it is moving south to north. it is squeezing out more rain in the mountains, as you would expect. this is a quick mover. this band of heavy rain stretches from west to east across the bay area. let's assume in for a closer look at the heavy

singer gwen stefani will be performing at the venue tonight.ve a live preview coming up on abc7 news at five. and while san francisco will benefit tremendously from this week's events for many small businesses, aipac hasn't done enough. yeah, a lot of workers have stayed home this week trying to avoid hectic traffic situations ones and that's severely impacting a lot of mom and pop shops. abc seven news reporter leah melendez spent the morning near the embarcadero. what did you find? >> well, you know, it's amazing how much you learn about an issue when you sort of get out of your car and, you know, you've public transportation, deal with people and just move around the different areas. you learn a lot and so today, when we set out to do this story, we really didn't have an objective or an expected station. we just thought it would be a good idea to give these small businesses a voice. so here we are in san francisco, perhaps the cleanest downtown in the entire country, at least for this week. i noticed that whenever there's a major event, espe

, a presidential introduction from the warriors, steve kerr all capped by a private concert by gwen stefanias president, she holds a nighttime event of his own nearby the bay area, playing host as the world watches. >> this is a city by the bay, a city where many have left their hearts and the city built for generations of dreamers. all, all chasing a hope and a chance to build something new, capped with amazing fireworks. >> what a day and night it has been. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> a busy evening, as we said in san francisco, capping off this day of diplomatic breakthroughs impacting the rest of the world and we have live abc7 news team coverage tonight. on top of it all, our reporter tim johns is standing by with protesters trying to interrupt the evening's events and get their message heard. >> but we want to begin with abc seven news reporter joe stone live with a watchful eye over tonight's exploratorium gala. jerry >> and it is still a busy night tonight. dan, it took crews a week to prepare the explore atrium for this big event. and n

, a presidential introduction from the warriors, steve kerr all capped by a private concert by gwen stefanias president, she holds a nighttime event of his own nearby the bay area, playing host as the world watches. >> this is a city by the bay, a city where many have left their hearts and the city built for generations of dreamers. all, all chasing a hope and a chance to build something new, capped with amazing fireworks. >> what a day and night it has been. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> a busy evening, as we said in san francisco, capping off this day of diplomatic breakthroughs impacting the rest of the world and we have live abc7 news team coverage tonight. on top of it all, our reporter tim johns is standing by with protesters trying to interrupt the evening's events and get their message heard. >> but we want to begin with abc seven news reporter joe stone live with a watchful eye over tonight's exploratorium gala. jerry >> and it is still a busy night tonight. dan, it took crews a week to prepare the explore atrium for this big event. and n

they'll be serenaded by superstar gwen stefani, whom we caught doing a soundcheck. live on the day while we did talk to some who weren't pleased about the commotion. overall, this was the sentiment of this is wonderful for san francisco. >> and i hope that all of these people here will bring the city back to what it what it has potential to be. >> back out here live where we can hear some protesters down the street and also see a coast guard boat along with gwen stefani set up for the big night. before i leave you, dan, i don't normally do this for the news, but i am going to hand over this microphone to my friend and colleague, j.r stone, because, well, we couldn't quite let you leave without showing everybody what you'll be wearing to this presidential party because there's got to be a lot that goes into this. absolutely. i barely can fit into this outfit, but i scrounged it up. i'm going as a san francisco resident. so ta da! not my usual attire. >> we also noticed there's a very big line right now. so let's be hopeful that you don't have to wait in line. maybe t

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president biden there hosting gwen stefani performed sing. and there's still two more days of apec left. so a lot to tell you about, including some new traffic closures. >> you're going to want to know about. jobina is going to be all over that and we will get to that in just a second. but first, we're going to start with what the weather looks like this morning. yeah so we are starting out with mostly cloudy skies, dry conditions for many of us. >> there's a couple of isolated showers just in the santa cruz mountains and most of us were dry. right now. and we're just waking up to a lot of cloud cover. we are still using the storm impact scale for another day today, just like yesterday. the best chance will come later on this evening. but today, the showers not as widespread as what we experienced last night. outside this morning, we'll look at our sutro tower camera showing you the golden gate bridge. it's a blend of sun and clouds for much of the day. i think the best chance for most of us is after 4:00 pm to find those scattered showers. t

barriers are up around the explore torium on the embarcadero, there are reports that singer gwen stefani will be the entertainment. it will last four hours we will be busy covering all of that. >> you don't stay at your relatives house for four or five days if you don't appreciate them or want to make it work, right? >>> the big question, will it rain for tomorrow's big meeting and will ann get her invite? >> i can answer one of the questions. it looks likely that tomorrow afternoon will bring rain on a more widespread event. to the north and the south, just a couple of sprinkles. 1/100th of an inch of rain barely more than a trace. not much more than that in napa or in petaluma. 3/100th and 4/100th respectfully. going closer to the west. santa rosa picked up 4/10th of total inch of rainfall moving in tonight and continued into the afternoon into the north bay. now, those are winding down. let's take a look at first alert doppler. the bulk of the more widespread rain hanging out along the coast. that is where it will stay through the rest of tonight. heading through tomorrow. the rain ch

before that he hyped-up the crowd for gwen stefani who put on a show for diplomats [music] there is gwen show, and down the street silicone stars were out for chinese president's ceo reception at the hyatt. apple's tim cook were there along with the heads of bowing and fedex. but, before that, all of those parties, there was this. protests and a lot of them. many of them aimed at president xi. this one actually came to blows, demonstrators started hitting each other at one point at a protest on 3rd and market streets. someone even climbed up a pole in the middle of all of the chaos. it was a block away from the hotel where the chinese president has been staying snow the biggest evil dictator xi jinping is here. that is why we are here. we want to tell the world the chinese communist party regime can not be trusted. we must take this evil empire down.. >> protested waited for xi and biden standing on the side of highway 280 and posting up as close as they can get to the estate where they had the big meeting and while demonstrators hit the streets in many different places, some felt the pr

that is where he is throwing a vip reception, aka, a really big party, there are reports that gwen stefani will be performing there. chp has been a huge part of securing apec. we saw them practicing motorcade formation earlier today on green street to battery street. other chp officers are standing guard along the bay bridge, one lane closed in each direction until 9:00 friday night for emergency vehicle access only. this was the view from inside the chinese president's plane. video shared by the media of cloudy skies they landed in san francisco today. even the weather factors into the security plan. retired san francisco fbi agent tells us they look at everything going on in the sky right down to the movement of the sun and moon. >> you look at even things like when does it get daylight, when does it get dark, the phase of the moon. is the moon bright tonight, not bright tonight. all of those things factor into your movement to responding to something. >> i suppose paul heggen standing by in our virtual reality studio, the question is should they have to account for the rain tomorrow giv

. >> enjoying a gwen stefani concert. attending a dinner at the legion of honor.eek just watching that schedule. the departing diplomats are leaving san francisco with plenty of swag. let's see what they got. this cute box of chocolates featuring some unmistakable scenes from the city. >> just like when i was 12 and leaving a birthday party, you get the goody bag. >> not quite the academy awards level swag bag. >> just like leaving chuck e. cheese. >> got my tickets from the mach es. >> >> the crowded republican field for u.s. president has just gotten a bit smaller. former vice president mike pence has suspended his campaign. >> i came here to say it's become clear to me this is not my time.

their ability, despite any security restrictions in san francisco, henry lee, ktvu, fox two news, gwen stefanis scheduled to perform at a private party for the apec summit. >> the san francisco standard reports the singer will perform at the exploratorium along the embarcadero on wednesday. that's where president biden is hosting a vip party. stefani was the front woman of the band, no doubt, before she embarked on a solo career. in fact, she just received a star on the hollywood walk of fame. you see it right there. that was just last month. well, there's a lot to know about apec, and we've got a lot of the information for you at ktvb.com. there's an interactive map showing the areas that will be most affected and all of those security checkpoints, it's all waiting for you right there at ktvu .com. well, new at 730 tonight, police in union city looking for the suspect in an attempted murder. officers responded to a reported stabbing. this was sunday near a business park at pacific street in central avenue. police say the victim was stabbed several times and remains in critical condition. no w

we hearn gwen stefani playing inside and it ended with a long fireworks show. >> president joe biden pulled out all the stops at his apex summit. welcome party at the exploratorium with fireworks and many u.s. leaders welcoming everyone to san francisco, though, hears to not tolerating our diversity. >> here's to celebrating and here's to celebrate a packed welcome to california. >> the united states will continue to lead on innovation. economic cooperation and a shared vision for the future there. san francisco america reaches out all across the pacific. >> do we bridge is mightier than the golden gate to ensure the safety of everyone inside the party. hundreds of sfpd and chp officers surrounded the area. the embarcadero was gated off and shut down. it was quite a spectacle for people who live >> well, it was all about positivity and unity on the inside outside the party. a protest against the israel-hamas >> people started to rally at the ferry building wednesday afternoon and made their way outside the event of the exploratory. and it was mostly peaceful, but at least 2 protester

zone forecast for the live look outsmde at the exploratorium big gala took place last night with gwen stefani banking levy on because was works out of their back lucky ball. so behooves - cargo containers. remember that? yeah, that that up into the big apex signs there. but yet it is back things up. the roadways are open there along the embarcadero. now we're getting some very interesting weather outside. >> we've had some scattered showers out there, but now getting reports thunderstorms along the coastline, it is dry up toward the golden gate bridge right now, but not so out toward the coast. you can see all the moisture just kind of wrapping around along the numerous strikes off the coast. then all of a sudden these thunderstorms starting to develop right along the coastline. you can see it right there. numerous strikes now along the immediate coast granada mon tara beach there and also into parts of pacific some very heavy rainfall now moving in that direction as well. these downpours coming down pretty significantly. we've got 4 strikes now picked up by our computer models right along th

and the rumor is that gwen stefani will be performing at the event reporting live in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> all right. thank you, rob. and the apec summit is apparently not turning out to be the economic boost. it was promised to be a lot of business owners in san francisco are saying they're actually losing money this week because of it. kron four's ella sogomonian spoke to some of them and we'll hear from mayor breed about that issue. that's coming up tonight at about 5.30. >> tensions were high this morning ahead of today's big meeting and woodside as katherine was showing us, we saw both pro and anti china. demonstrators gathering near the freeway. some of those protesters apparently were bused in multiple protests. also broke out in san francisco as well. one near the corner of 5th and mission street. another outside the chinese consulate on laguna street. demonstrators there holding signs reading, quote, tibet belongs to tibetans and chanting free tibet, a pro-palestinian anti-israel rally is also currently underway near the ferry building. that's wher

different sound checks happening at the exploratorium throughout the day in the rumor is that gwen stefani will be performing reporting live in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> rob, thank you. today has also been filled with a wide variety of protests. among them, a pro-palestinian and tie. is israel rally kron four's? dan kerman joining us live from in front of the ferry building where there was one of those protests earlier tonight. >> dan? >> that's right. just within the last 20 minutes, i would say the protest kind of came to an end and is now moving down the sidewalk towards the exploratorium. these are pro-palestinian protesters, anti-israel calling for a ceasefire and they made their message very clear earlier this afternoon. >> young children were among the pro-palestinian protesters who gathered near the ferry building wednesday afternoon to call for an immediate cease-fire in the israel-hamas war. we are gathering to send a very clear message to president biden. >> who is will be at a welcome reception at the exploratorium. that we would like to sign a cease fire.

he brought out gwen stefani. sources tell prime time she is favorite artist but didn't show up.oug liked it. dancing next to jill biden. calm down. kamala and joe are there. xi never came. he was on the other side of town getting wined and dined by those with cash and apple. $40,000 to sit with the communist. xi got i standing o taking the stage. xi had his heart set on one man. gavin newsome. he walked in when biden was not looking. gave xi a custom warriors jersey. there is a warriors game tonight. we will see if gavin takes him court side. xi is sending over gavin's second favorite animal the panda. sorry about the fentanyl. here are pandas. biden admitted newsome won the heart of xi. he's younger, younger. listen. >> i want to talk about governor newsome. one hell of a governor, man. [ applause ] >> matter of fact think he could have the job i'm looking for. >> whoa. is biden child ballooning gav. floating him out there to see if the media is ready for president newsome. 2024, 2028 we are sure newsome is next. biden era is over and new. some some is coming. clay travis, kama

gwen stefani is scheduled to perform in a private party for the apec summit. the san francisco standard reports the singer will perform at the exploratorium along the embarcadero on wednesday. that's where president biden is hosting a vip party. stefani was the frontwoman of the band, no doubt, before she embarked on her solo career, she received a star on the hollywood walk of fame last month. a bay area dance troupe surprised onlookers in san francisco with a performance on the side of the transamerica pyramid. creepy to look at. members of bandaloop, a west oakland based vertical dance company, skillfully rappelled up and down the building yesterday. take a look at this. san francisco police confirmed the performance was permitted. bandaloop has performed on other buildings around the world, including a recent performance on saint paul's cathedral in london. wow. state and local law enforcement say hate crimes are on the rise. now some local activists are calling on their communities to stand up against hate. berkeley hosted its annual united against hate w

and of course, gwen stefani perform so it is a nice shot. 17 people were pretty impressed. in fact, these to call san francisco the city that knows how does apparently maybe still has thank's vic. well, there's the other side of the equation here, both pro and anti china. demonstrators gathered ahead of president biden and president xi pings meeting and what site demonstrators gathered near interstate 2.80, several protests also broke out in san francisco, one near the corner of 5th and mission another outside the chinese consulate at geary and laguna streets. demonstrators held signs reading tibet belongs to tibetans and chanted free tibet. today's meeting in woodside between biden and it was the first face-to-face meeting for the world leaders. >> and more than a year, the 2 discussing several issues, including the wars in the middle eastern europe and the world economy as well as tensions in taiwan. our kron four's catherine heenan reports now from woodside. >> about a mile and a half from full. only hundreds of protesters were allowed to gather not allowed to come any c

. >> she's gwen stefani, and that's its own machine, you know what i'm saying?h-huh. >> it's like, wait, you're going back? because i just quit. [ laughter ] i'll catch you next spring, i'll see you. >> jimmy: and the blake shelton machine is actually a tractor. it's a real machine. >> that's what i -- i mean, that's what i'm doing. i'm trying to feed the family, you know? >> jimmy: uh-huh. >> we're a single-income family now. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you make videos from time to time on the tractor. i want to share one of them with the audience. >> what's up, baby? whoo! ♪ i'm writing this song as i'm planting my seed ♪ ♪ i ain't got time to stop and i might have just peed ♪ [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> jimmy: are you going crazy out there? what's happening? >> that doesn't seem like a stable person there. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's interesting to look into your songwriting process in that way. >> that was live as it was being written in the moment. [ laughter ] i give the people a glimpse what have it's like. >> jimmy: your tour starts

just after the president hyped a post meeting crowd who let off steam dancing and singing with gwen stefani entertaining diplomats at the exploratorium. listen. ♪ ♪ >> don't speak, i don't need your reason. so that is the opposite message of what apec has been all about. they want to speak and they want some reason. but after a day of high level international falls, all of us here on the ground so to speak caught a glimpse of the day's ending. beautiful fireworks show in the sky. let's contrast that with this very same place this morning. as you see people are still out here and it's quiet and a sign of apec starting to wind down. those barricades, are coming down. all right, so now this is interesting. while biden and gwen entertained musk and marc benioff at their reception. chinese president xi jinping held a reception at the hyatt. again, bay area business titans made an appearance there. apple's tim cook spotted along with marc benioff moving between the biden and xi parties. also there, the heads of boeing and fedex. and you know all that said, there is a headline this morning that ma

our media partners at the standard are reporting that gwen stefani will be on hand to perform for thethe museum is currently being transformed into a dazzling evening venue for prominent members of the week long geopolitical summit. and with the hollaback girl headlining herself, the party should no doubt not be a good time for sure. yes. all right. that is it for this special edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandyha patel. all of us here, we appreciate your time. wheel of fortune and jeopardy are next. we'll see you at 11 is it possible to be more capable? and more practical? be able to perform here. and here. make a statement while barely making a sound. and command the road, as well as what lies ahead. how we get there matters. from sony pictures studios, it's america's game. wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show-- pat sajak and vanna white.

i did hear gwen stefani's band warming up. i'm just even though i know that's not officially a thing, right? they're not about that. >> 64 degrees right now in san francisco. we are warm and san jose at 76. we are warm and mountain view and hayward in the 70's as well. 60's elsewhere. but it's been kind of an interesting day starting to see the wind really pick up down the south bay. 24 miles per hour in san jose, 20 at half moon bay, that southerly flow means. we've got a little weather coming in. so as we look at stormtracker 4, you can see it is sitting right here offshore and it's going starting to drag some of these showers in as we get to the next few hours. and as zoom out, you can see kind of the more part of it right research. see the yellows and oranges. so that's what's going to be making its way ashore. all of this, of course, connected to this low pressure system that has not moved a whole lot in the last 24 hours. this is how much rain we're expecting between now and tomorrow morning. and then as we get through t

hyped a post meeting crowd letting off some steam after some pretty heavy talks to the music of gwen stefani entertaining diplomats at the exploratorium. here's a taste. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> sparkling in san francisco after a day of high level international talks. all of us here on the ground, so to speak, caught aglimmerments of how the day ended. a beautiful fireworks show over the bay. now let's contrast that with the very same place this morning. this is what it looks like. pretty quiet right? could be a sign apec and some of the events in the area are winding down. those barricades coming down. making way for tourists who will enjoy that during the weekend. all right, so now this is really interesting. while biden and city fa knee entertained mr. ben november and mr. musk at their reception, there was another one. chinese president xi jinping held a party of his own at the hyatt. also seen there. apple's tim cook was spotted along with salesforce top boss marc benioff. he moved between the two events. also there, the heads of boeing and fedex. money moves. now all that said, there's a headline this

according to our media partners at the standard that's expected to include a special performance from gwen stefanie in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. now we've been telling you about how the increased security is changing your commute. today is really the day that things go to a new level. jobina is tracking that situation. this morning. >> yes, reggie, because you and i are talked about this yesterday. it was pretty light. a lot of people have been heeding the warning not to come into san francisco. and if they need to, to rely on mass transit. so it appears that happened yesterday. we'll see about today, because a big closure that's going to jam things up is along the embargoed zero. so that's going to be between battery street and broadway. we can see it right across the street from our station here in san francisco. also the bay bridge. i saw this one. this morning as i traveled in. so if you're traveling westbound is going to be off to the far right side. you're going to see those orange cones. the far right lane is blocked there. and on the eastbound side, y

it ended with gwen stefani singing and along fireworks show. >> president joe biden pulled out all the stops apec summit. welcome party at the exploratorium with fireworks and many u.s. leaders welcoming everyone to san francisco, though, hears to not tolerating our diversity. >> here's to celebrating and here's to celebrate a packed welcome to california. >> the united states will continue to lead on innovation. economic cooperation and a shared vision for the future there. san francisco mayor curry says out all across the pacific. >> do we bridge is mightier than the golden gate to ensure the safety of everyone inside the party. hundreds of sfpd and chp officers surrounded the area. the embarcadero was gated off and shut down. it was quite a spectacle for people who live >> was all about positivity and unity on the inside outside the party. a protest against the israel-hamas war. >> people started to rally at the ferry building wednesday afternoon and made their way outside the event of the exploratory. and it was mostly peaceful, but at least 2 protesters got arrested. we think it's

yeah, now back to, you know, question gwen stefani will also be here performing tonight for the attendees. >> j.r, have you seen any of the dignitaries on a personal level while you've been watching? >> dan great question. i have not, but i have been talking with people in the community. one woman told me she's from singapore. she's been here 22 years. her and her food truck, they were able to cater the event for the singapore prime minister. prime minister lee, last night. and it was a memory she'll never forget. >> what an honor and a thrill for her. thank you, j.r, very much. well, the top headline at apec today, that huge high stakes and very important meeting between president biden and china's president xi jinping. it took place in woodside at filoli garden. it was a roughly a four hour meeting, said to be very productive and abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has been covering that part of the story from woodside. he joins us live. zach yeah, we're just up a mile from where the meeting took place. >> it's pretty dark out here now, but there's still a strong law enforcement presen

but according to our media partners at the standard, gwen stefani is expected to perform so much more on that to come. live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> that is very interesting. lena thank you. it is a jam packed day for apec attendees. it could also be a traffic jam day for anyone trying to get in and around san francisco. jobina is here now with some of the traffic changes that are starting as we speak. >> yes, just so you know, what's interesting is we commute in so early for our shift here. and i was already seeing the traffic slower on the bay bridge. i was making my way into san francisco here. so in the westbound direction where, yes, we are already down one lane. you're also going to be down one lane in the eastbound direction and that will be in place until this upcoming friday at 9 p.m. and because we're seeing that drizzle out there to be aware of the potential for spinouts, it's going to be a little messy. so also, we know that the moscone center, this entire area here, and yerba buena gardens is going to essentially be like a fortress here. so again

it ended with gwen stefani singing and along fireworks show. president joe biden pulled out all the stops at his apex summit. welcome party at the exploratorium with fireworks and many u.s. leaders welcoming everyone to san francisco, though, hears to not tolerating our diversity. >> here's to celebrating in. here is to celebrate a packed welcome to california. >> the united states will continue to lead on innovation. economic cooperation and a shared vision for the future there. san francisco mayor curry says out all across the pacific. >> do we bridge is mightier than the golden gate to ensure the safety of everyone inside the party. hundreds of sfpd and chp officers surrounded the area. the embarcadero was gated off and shut down. it was quite a spectacle for people who live >> it was all about positivity and unity on the inside outside the party. a protest against the israel-hamas >> people started to rally at the ferry building wednesday afternoon and made their way outside the event of the exploratory. and it was mostly peaceful, but at l

some reports say that even singer gwen stefani will even perform. mateo bridge live look here, you can see the broken down vehicle in the center divide area. westbound commuters slowing down a little bit and this is right not too far from the mid span area. not quite to the incline just yet. so just a heads-up. getting a little slow there making your way over towards 101. bay bridge toll plaza, as you work your way over into the city, that's already backed up pretty much to the maze at this point. westbound 80 slow already out of berkeley into emeryville this morning. there's a crash around powell street that's blocking at least one lane and a broken down vehicle not too far from that bay bridge area near the maze. so just a heads-up there. and of course the closures in place along embarcadero and moscone center and nob hill. nicole? >>> now to the morning's top stories. israel says it's now delivered medical and baby supplies to one of gaza's largest hospitals. after also announcing a precise and targeted operation there against hamas. the u.s. is

it ended with gwen stefani singing and along fireworks show. president joe biden pulled out all the stops apec summit. welcome party at the exploratorium with fireworks and many u.s. leaders welcoming everyone to san francisco, though, hears to not tolerating our diversity. >> here's to celebrating and here's to celebrating a pack. welcome to california. >> the united states will continue to lead on innovation. economic cooperation and a shared vision for the future there. san francisco america reaches out all across the pacific. >> building bridges mightier than the golden gate to ensure the safety of everyone inside the party. hundreds of sfpd and chp officers surrounded the area. the embarcadero was gated off and shut down. it was quite a spectacle for people who live >> well, it was all about positivity and unity on the inside outside the party. a protest against the israel-hamas >> people started to rally at the ferry building wednesday afternoon and made their way outside the event of the exploratory. and it was mostly peaceful, but at le

but according to our media partners at the standard, we have learned that gwen stefani is expected to perform during tomorrow night's celebration live in san francisco, lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you, lena. it is a jam packed day for apec attendees. it could also be a traffic jam day for anyone just trying to get around the city. jobina is here now with a look at some of the traffic changes. hi, jobina. >> hi, reggie. thank you. all right, everybody. so listen up. if you haven't been listening before, don't travel into san francisco. if you don't need to work from home, okay? now that we're past that, if you do need to travel mass transit. okay if you need to get in your car here we go from the east bay. so we have one westbound lane, one eastbound lane closed right now on the bay bridge. that's going to be in place until 9 p.m. on friday. then starting tomorrow, added to that is going to be the fifth street and fourth street off ramps that will also be closed until friday night. so it's going to get pretty messy through there. if you're going to be traveling around yerba

that according to the sf standard, is expected to include a performance from gwen stefani in san franciscona. we have seen protests all week long in san francisco because of apec. and today they're expected to get even bigger. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live with the plans for today and the demands being made. gloria >> good morning, kumasi. this morning, we're expecting the largest protest as activists are planning to block people from entering apec's ceo summit. ceos of google, microsoft and salesforce are among those expected to be there because of the apec summit this week. and with so many world leaders here in san francisco, activists are making their voices heard on a number of topics. hundreds of people marched down san francisco's market street yesterday day demanding an immediate cease fire in the israel-hamas war. tuesday's protest was part of a larger no to apec movement, organizing various rallies around the bay area. recently, activists have been out protesting a range of issues from the war in the middle east to human rights issues to climate change.

course, i performed on stage myself joseph biden, fireworks, all of it. song by american singer gwen stefanintinuing to storm the alshifa hospital to find hamas tunnels there, but so far there is practically no evidence, the washington post reports. the search of gas's largest hospital by israeli forces continues as they await more concrete evidence of a wider conspiracy at the site. hamas infrastructure. israel had hoped the controversial raid would reveal strong evidence of significant militant activity. but the lack of clear evidence has already led western allies, including the united states, to increase pressure on israel to agree to a pause in hostilities. well, by the way, western reporters covering the war from israel said that, quote: journalists are allowed to film only what they allow and go only where they allow. joined the israeli forces in center of gaza city as they continue their assault on alshifa hospital. the israelis controlled where we could go and who we could talk to, but this gave us some insight into the situation. any movements are possible only if accompanied by th