i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. 59 year old james johnson was killed at the 7-eleven on harrison street in the adams point neighborhood and police are still looking for the shooter as community leaders call for more accountability. >> here's abc's seven news reporter leslie brinkley. >> a streak of relentless, brazen violence continued in oakland on friday night when a security guard at this 7-eleven on harrison street confronted a shoplifter who allegedly pulled a gun and shot and killed him before escaping. oakland police say they've made no arrests as they're investigate continues coworker say they're now scared to be at work after 59 year old james johnson died inside the store despite efforts of paramedics, those who work here at the 7-eleven told me that johnson lived just one block away at a homeless shelter and that he worked here at the 7-eleven as an unarmed security guard. >> it was really nice, dude, he begged the people there to get a job. there and they den

i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. justice sandra day o'connor died in arizona this morning at the age of 93, having suffered from a respiratory illness and advanced dementia. a stanford grad and former san mateo county deputy county attorney, she. was known as a pragmatist who sought to keep society stable. >> well, we wish we could go through life not deciding cases that cause anguish among a wide percentage of our citizens. but that isn't always going to be. >> joining us live now is constitutional expert professor at uc college of the law san francisco, formerly uc hastings, rory little rory, thank you so much for joining us today. >> well, thank you. it's a pleasure to be here. although it's a sad day for justice o'connor's passing, but her memory is going to be quite historic. and so it's nice that we get to honor her. >> yeah, especially sad for those who knew her. and i understand you knew her in what capacity? >> well, i clerked at the supreme court back in the mid 80s, 1980s when she was there. and i worked w

. >> i'm kristen sze and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us.e live team coverage. you see our live doppler seven that will show you here in the middle, which reveals a thick big band of rain that is rumbling into the bay area as we speak. but we start with the timing of the storm, a level three. >> that's a strong storm on abc seven's exclusive storm impact scale. abc seven meteorologist sandhya patel lets us know what we can expect from this system. sandhya yeah, just about everything you can imagine. so kristen and dan, let's take a look at live doppler seven right now and you will notice that rain is coming down in the north bay. there's a wide area that is beginning to deal with the stormy weather. so as we get you into street level radar from santa rosa to south santa rosa, rohnert park, street level radar , you are seeing steady rain. it has been heavy at times. an urban and small s

. >> i'm kristen sze and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. we're going to start with the storm and we have live team coverage. you see our live doppler seven that will show you here in the middle, which reveals a thick big band of rain that is rumbling into the bay area as we speak. but we start with the timing of the storm, a level three. >> that's a strong storm on abc seven's exclusive storm impact scale. abc seven meteorologist sandhya patel lets us know what we can expect from this system. sandhya yeah, just about everything you can imagine. so kristen and dan, let's take a look at live doppler seven right now and you will notice that rain is coming down in the north bay. there's a wide area that is beginning to deal with the stormy weather. so as we get you into street level radar from santa rosa to south santa rosa, rohnert park, street level radar , you are seeing steady rain. it has been heavy at times. an urban and small stream flood advisory is up for parts of the north bay until 7 p.m. look at the coastal area. you will notice tha

i'm larry beil and i'm kristen sze. >> a health advisory issued after another flaring incident at thee past month . >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry shows why this incident is actually more concerning than the previous ones. >> tall flames at the martinez refining company once again, mrc is reporting flaring. the refinery issued a level two alert due to a strong odor from gases emitted during flaring. >> it was scary is i've never seen them like, raise it to a level two alert, which i didn't even know there was levels of alerts like that. >> elena cruz is already part of a lawsuit against the refinery for its previous incidents. >> they need to do something. it's just mostly concerning that these incidents were happening before. they're doing great with the alerts now, but they hadn't in the past. so you know, that's really is what concerns me. >> contra costa county health is still investigating to confirm the source of the odor. but most likely the refinery is to blame. >> we definitely have been seei

i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us so the november jobs report came out today and it's good news or bad news depending on which news report you're reading or watching. here are the numbers from the labor department. the us labor department says the us added 190,000 new jobs. the unemployment rate is 3.7, better than october's 3.9. so why is the washington post reporting it? as the labor market slow down continues while the new york times is reporting it as us job growth continues to be robust? joining us live now to talk about it is julia pollock, chief economist at the hiring platform ziprecruiter. julia, thanks for joining us. >> thank you so much. >> so looking at this, did we get good news or bad news today? >> so here's the thing about these reports. they're noisy. the statistical noise in these reports is enormous. last month's report showed more than 300,000 workers were no longer being employed in the household. survey and this month showed a massive increase of over 700,000. and so if you

i'm kristen sze . thanks for joining us. it is a stunning headline grabbing case. a 27 year old kimberly wong, who had gone to sacred heart high school in atherton, graduated from the university of washington and was working in the tech industry in san francisco, discovered dead during a welfare check in the home she shared with her boyfriend. today scott fisher made his first court appearance in san francisco and pleaded not guilty to the charge of domestic violence homicide. neighbors told reporters they were shocked. yet intimate partner violence is all too common. joining us live now to talk about it is orchid pucci, executive director of the asian women's shelter orchid. thanks for joining us today. >> thank you for having me. >> such a sad yet important topic. look, with regard to this case, san francisco police saying this is the first domestic violence related homicide of the year in the city . is this an anomaly or are domestic killings actually this rare? >> unfortunately, domestic violence killings aren't in any way rare really anywhere anywhere across t

i'm kristen sze the winter outlook is here and we may see a repeat of the last one. now you remember this when the bay area had record rain and snow to kick off this year, experts at the national oceanic and atmospheric administration say get ready for round two and add some warmer temperatures. joining us live now with more on what we need to know and how to prepare is david dewitt, director of noaa's climate prediction center. thank you so much for joining us. >> my pleasure to. >> all right. so what is your prediction, ian, for this coming year, this coming winter? yeah >> so for california specifically, we're forecasting a slightly enhanced probability of above normal precipitation, even for the state as a whole. and then a slightly enhanced probability of above normal temperatures for as well. >> i wanted to separate the idea of lots of rain and el nino for a moment. right. because as i understand, they don't necessarily go hand in hand, although that's what comes up in people's minds when they hear el nino. what are you saying about el nino and california this

luke patel explained it to kristen sze in this situation, we have to remember that pregnancy is a very stress situation on a body. >> physiologic affecting all totally healthy woman. for a totally healthy woman with a healthy pregnancy. look at the cdc statistics. there's about a 20 times increase risk of pregnancy complications and death from pregnancy complications versus abortion. that's how high risk pregnancy can be. so in a situation like trisomy 18, we don't know all the details of what was seen in her labs from the physician exam , but it was determined by this physician, this is a high risk pregnancy. you're going to lose this fetus and you are going to put yourself at risk as well. but because of the physician's wording and saying it's upon their their their best faith that this patient should get an abortion, it wasn't good enough for the supreme court. >> dr. patel added with trisomy 18, the survival rate for a fetus is low and babies born with the abnormality rarely live past one year. as we've told you about the big renovation planned for san francisco's famed castro thea

i'm kristen sze kate cox, whose fetus had a fatal condition, didn't qualify for an abortion in texas. not even after four e.r. visits elevated vital signs and risks of a uterine rupture. and with her ability to have more children in jeopardy. so now her attorney says she's left texas to get that abortion. this ends her unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans enacted utd since the fall of roe versus wade. her argument ultimately rejected by the texas supreme court, was based on health hers and her fetuses. joining us live now to help us better understand her situation is abc7 special correspondent dr. alok patel. dr. patel, it's great to see you. it's been a long time. >> likewise. it's good to be here. i wish it was for a different reason. just hearing you read that intro gave me hypertension, but i'm going to keep it together. we can talk through this for the sake of our viewers. >> they need to understand, right? because. absolutely. this woman, kate, who's 31 years old, discovered that her fetus had trisomy 18. what is that? >> so trisomy 18, kristen is a congen

i'm kristen sze. and i'm larry beil. >> thanks for joining us. a first.tail theft. scenes like these have been in the news for quite a few years now. thieves stealing from both high end retailers as well as drug stores. a recent report from the national retail federation said when it comes to inventory losses, a whopping 50% were due to organized crime. >> but now there walking those claims back. abc seven news reporter ryan curry is live in the newsroom with a look at the about face ryan. >> yeah, larry. kristen, good afternoon. organizers in the industry tell me that this is a problem organized retail theft is a problem. but there isn't a clear way to track all the data behind it. we have all seen the videos, massive groups running in, grabbing arms full of merchandise and quickly escaping . it happened as recently as this week at the apple store in berkeley. but it turns out organized retail crime does not have a large impact on the industry as first thought. in april, the national retail federation released a report saying that $94 billion of inventor

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm julian glover.he weekend, we're telling you more rain is on the way. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a first look at that forecast. hey, sandhya. >> hi there. yeah. and julian and kristen, we're going to start to notice a couple of drops showing up in the bay area later on tonight. but right now the focus of the moisture is still well to our north. so some clouds are gathering in the north bay and we're seeing a few sprinkles right around the lake county area. ukiah has seen a few showers as we widen the picture here, this light level one storm is coming in while you sleep and the wet weather will spread tomorrow morning. so let's look at the hourly forecast. tonight at 5:00. just isolated drops in the northern part of our viewing area. same thing for 8 p.m. but notice what happens at 3 a.m. you start to notice a slug of moisture moving through light to moderate showers. at that point. and then really spotty showers will continue through at 10 a.m. before this system winds down. i

i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. homeless advocates are now denouncing da brooke jenkins answer to a question posed by abc seven insider phil matier regarding what to do about the many unhoused san franciscans who refuse shelter when offered. >> so i think the recourse is obviously outside of the criminal justice system. but is it? it is. i mean, the criminal justice system is just say no, i'm camping here. well, no, they have to be made to be uncomfortable. is the truth of the matter. we cannot make it comfortable for them to pitch a tent on our sidewalks and stay. >> joining us live now to talk about the blowback and has to do with the word comfortable, uncomfortable. uh. the man who asked the question himself, phil matier. phil, did you know when she said that when you heard that that this was going to raise eyebrows and generate some heat? i knew it was going to raise eyebrows. >> and i think it's generated heat, but it's also generated support for the district attorney. we're in a place now. i ask you, when was

i'm kristen sze take action in san francisco was a candid conversation with mayor london breed police chief william scott and district attorney brooke jenkins. the goal was to discuss the big issues facing san francisco from drugs to crime as well as homelessness and an empty downtown. so let's start with crime videos. we've all seen of car break-ins and retail theft. abc7 news anchor reggie aqui pulled the audience on who's been impacted by one of these types of crimes as most people raise their hands. here was his question for the police chief. when the city asks san francisco residents to give the city a grade when it came to how safe a city we are, they gave it a c plus. >> i'm wondering, how are you going to raise that grade next year? >> well, i think we already are on our way. we have reduced car break ins from that point to now 50. i think our strategies, our bait cars, our surveillance operations, the visibility in the right places at the right time, all those things are working and most importantly, i think we're arresting the right people. you had a tremendous success this

i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us for getting answers today. tis the season to be jolly for retailers looking at the potential for higher spending by americans this holiday shopping season except the bay area may be bucking the trend. joining us live now is lupine's kelly, lead researcher of retail for deloitte insights, an arm of deloitte consulting, which did the study. thanks for joining us. lupine >> thanks for having me. >> so the national trend suggests shoppers will be spending more. is that right? how much more? >> that's correct. we're seeing consumers say they're coming out, they're planning to spend and really in the bay area, it's kind of bucking the trend. they're planning to spend about 2150 this year, and that is the second year we've seen a decline in. >> we've got some graphics. let's just throw one up and then we can talk about it. right. all right. so plan spending. 2151, that is for the bay area for you said that is a decrease, yet it is still 30% higher than the national average. >> yes, that's correct. people in the bay ar

i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. yeah, virus activity is up and the cdc says not enough people are getting vaccinated. the agency posted on x saying it's the holiday season, but it's also respiratory virus season. and you can take everyday actions to protect yourself and others from getting flu, covid 19 or rsv. joining us live now to talk about this and a new program where you might be able to get free telehealth appointments and treatments shipped to you, ucsf infectious diseases specialist doctor peter chin-hong. doctor chin-hong, happy holidays. thanks for joining us. >> happy holidays, kristen. >> all right. let's talk about this. i mean, this part is the not so happy part of the season. you're looking at flu. let's talk about that first because this latest us map that i want to show people this is pretty alarming, especially for us in california. oh okay. that is not actually the flu one that i was thinking of, but, um, yeah, it and okay, this one is from october 2015 and not the one that we were talking about.

i'm larry biel and i'm kristen sze. >> it's the latest in a series of attacks on menorahs across the. a hate crime investigation has been opened into this incident. >> that menorah was destroyed overnight near the lake merritt amphitheater. >> abc7 news reporter ryan curry is live in oakland, where the community is taking a stand against anti-semitism. ryan. >> yeah, larry. kristin. good afternoon. this is the new menorah actually just brought over moments ago from the shabbat center of oakland. there will be a lighting ceremony later on tonight around 7 p.m, to light this new menorah. they're calling what happened overnight an act of hateful vandalism. a hook attached to a pole to get a menorah out of lake merritt, oakland police say someone destroyed it and threw its parts into the lake. it happened overnight wednesday. just four days after the city held a ceremony to light it. >> we came by and we found all these pieces scattered around, rabbi dovid lepkowski got a text message wednesday morning. >> broken glass and debris were everywhere around the edges of the lake merritt amphi

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. the gunman is dead.d east of the strip and not far from harry reid. international airport, where there was a brief ground stop for all flights. >> abc seven news anchor karina nova is following the developments out of las vegas. she joins us live from the newsroom. karina >> well, right now, we know there are at least three victims who died in this mass shooting. there are others injured. at least one person is in critical condition. police say the suspected shooter has been located and is dead at this point. the sheriff says there's no further threat to people in the area of the unlv campus. and police received the call just before noon today of an active shooter on campus, and that's when they located an engaged with that suspect. meantime people were sheltering in place, hiding inside buildings and classrooms. authorities have since been evacuating the campus building by building. here's a map showing the area of the campus and just how close it is to the airport flights in and out of harry reid, inte

i'm dan ashley and i'm kristen sze in the north bay flooding concerns had people filling sandbags andon beach earlier today. >> a warning was issued this morning. it was just lifted before 2:00. firefighters were out helping shore up properties and clear sand and anything that could cause flooding for some residents, this triggered memories of last winter. >> just trying to barricade to make sure that we're in better hands than last year. i think it came kind of a surprise, um, last year with how high the water can get completely up to these houses with high tides and big waves expected again, firefighters plan to be out in the stinson beach area tomorrow on the peninsula. >> an example of the dangers of the surf today. the coast guard had to be called in to rescue a surfer. the north county fire authority says this happened off the coast of linda mar beach. the coast guard was able to help the person get out of the water, and the surfer is expected to be okay. >> the high tide this morning brought waves crashing over the seawall in miramar beach. in half moon bay, those waves washed

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley.n was killed at the 7-eleven on harrison street in the adams point neighborhood and police are still looking for the shooter as community leaders call for more accountability. >> here's abc's seven news reporter leslie brinkley. >> a streak of relentless, brazen violence continued in oakland on friday night when a security guard at this 7-eleven on harrison street confronted a shoplifter who allegedly pulled a gun and shot and killed him before escaping. oakland police say they've made no arrests as they're investigate continues coworker say they're now scared to be at work after 59 year old james johnson died inside the store despite efforts of paramedics, those who work here at the 7-eleven told me that johnson lived just one block away at a homeless shelter and that he worked here at the 7-eleven as an unarmed security guard

and i'm kristen sze. >> we've been following the outcry over this controversial bike lane since it opened last spring. now it runs down the heart of valencia street. critics call it dangerous for bike and a catastrophe that's killing business and nightlife. >> now, the mta's director is finally answering our questions. abc seven news reporter melanie withrow joining us live from the newsroom with his response. melanie, julie, anne and kristen. >> that's right. i was able to speak with him directly today as people who are opposed to this bike lane are now calling for him to leave the sfmta to listen to us. at least one cyclist had to maneuver through the crowd standing in the valencia street center bike lane today as people called for the sfmta to make a change. members of the latin x democratic club community leaders and valencia small business owners want to see this pilot project removed. >> the sfmta just continually, continually overlooks the concerns of the stakehoin

. >> i'm kristen sze and i'm dan ashley. thank you. we're glad you're here.ough the bay area today. let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel. and in a moment we'll go to anser hassan to check on conditions outside. sandhya. yeah. >> dan and kristen, let's take a look at a live picture. right now from our mount tam cam and you will pretty much see what people are dealing with, which is not only the gusty winds, but as you look at that live picture, you will notice that the rain is coming down as well. so definitely hang on to your umbrellas on live doppler seven. most areas are looking at wet weather right now as the rain is falling, it's steady in the north bay, san rafael heading into marinwood, larkspur, magnolia avenue. as we look at street level radar in the east bay from emeryville all the way out towards orinda, oakland, you will notice seventh street. it is wet and from the san francisco area down the peninsula, heading across the san mateo bridge. watch out as visibility is going to be poor for parts of the bay area. santa cruz mountains, the summit, s

. >> and i'm kristen sze.cludes supporting small businesses downtown san francisco is struggling since covid hit in 2020. a large number of businesses have closed . many studies say as many as 50. >> now, there were hopes that apec would help with many small businesses, said that only hurt them more. and now those small business owners say they do have a solution. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez here now with more on what they are saying and asking for. well, in their minds the solution is for people to come back to work full time, five days a week in person because you know small businesses say for them the hybrid situation where people work from home on some days and come to work in person on other days, isn't cutting it. >> you know, they claim that the city hall, that city hall hasn't done enough to push the private sector to come back. and as we found out, the largest employer in this city still has a hybrid policy. this could well be the

i'm kristen sze and i'm larry beil. >> thanks for joining us.e on to other news and happening now. another struggling bay area school district, the oakland unified school board meeting, is just getting underway right now. >> the district is facing a $33 million budget shortfall next year. and that could get even worse because of new contracts that are set to take effect next year as well. >> and as abc seven news reporter ryan curry found out, that could mean some difficult cuts, including school closures. costs are going up and revenue

i'm kristen sze tis the season to be jolly. but while the 40 niners may be feeling that festive spirit, the warriors and the giants not so much right now, each facing some major challenges. the warriors are trying to figure out their defense after losing draymond green. the league suspends him indefinitely. yesterday after his second suspension in one month. it stems from this incident with the phenix suns center, for which draymond was ejected. and here to talk about the warriors and draymond's future and a surprising new reason given for the giants not winning the shohei ohtani sweepstakes, may be uh- is abc7 sports director larry beil. larry, by the way, shohei ohtani's introduction is happening right now. >> let's let's see if we can check it out from our friends in los angeles. there he is. and obviously the giants went all in on their bid. this is according to farhan zaidi, their director of baseball operations, who said it was really a matter of geography for shohei that he, you know, with the angels lived in southern ca

anchor kristen sze.san francisco standard, about the new rules of christmas tipping contests. >> as i got from drivers, you know, they ask for a little more during the holiday season. but how much they ask for extra differed from rider driver to driver. one driver i spoke to mentioned he'd like to see a tip of like 30 to 40% as a way to be extra grateful to your rider. he mentioned he's got kids, he's got to buy presents for another rider. a driver i spoke with mentioned add an extra 5 to 10% might be appreciated or appreciated. so a little extra during the holidays is helpful is what i've heard. but the actual percentage can can differ from driver to driver. but certainly if you want to show your thanks to your uber driver, you know another 5 to 10% is a good way to do it. >> i do that. i know you do. and they appreciate it so much. >> yeah, i do it for everything like even getting the pedicure toward the end of the year. oh, sure. >> extra. because everybody needs a little extra money this time of year

show, getting answers, anchor kristen sze spoke with the executive director of asian women's shelterut what leads to domestic violence. >> there are sort of root causes for how this type of entitled violence happens and then there are exacerbating factors. so a lot of times people think, oh, it's because of the alcohol or, oh, it's because of the meth or oh, it's because of poverty, it's because of immigration, it's because of racism, it's because of all of these things. that's why domestic violence and we don't talk about it that way. you don't choose to commit this type of violence because something else was done to you. you choose to do this type of violence because you learn violence, you learn control, you learn entitled, but you have the opportunity to do it. and you choose to do it. >> if you or someone you know is struggling with issues of domestic violence, mental health, substance use or anything else, there is help out there, find local resources at abc7 news.com/take action. >> all right coming up next, atm thefts on the rise now this isn't stealing from the machine. we'r

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>> and i'm kristen sze. part of building a better bay area includes supporting small businesses downtown san francisco is struggling since covid hit in 2020. a large number of businesses have closed . many studies say as many as 50. >> now, there were hopes that apec would help with many small businesses, said that only hurt them more. and now those small business owners say they do have a solution. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez here now with more on what they are saying and asking for. well, in their minds the solution is for people to come back to work full time, five days a week in person because you know small businesses say for them the hybrid situation where people work from home on some days and come to work in person on other days, isn't cutting it. >> you know, they claim that the city hall, that city hall hasn't done enough to push the private sector to come back. and as we found out, the largest employer in this city still has a hybrid policy. this could well be the epicenter of san francisco

i'm kristen sze and i'm larry beil. >> thanks for joining us. we'll keep our eye on those situations with the fires, but we'll move on to other news and happening now. another struggling bay area school district, the oakland unified school board meeting, is just getting underway right now. >> the district is facing a $33 million budget shortfall next year. and that could get even worse because of new contracts that are set to take effect next year as well. >> and as abc seven news reporter ryan curry found out, that could mean some difficult cuts, including school closures. costs are going up and revenue is going down. >> the oakland unified school district has to find ways to save money. they say infrastructure needs to be updated. health insurance is rising and now they'll have to pay teachers more after reaching a new union agreement in may. >> we want people to stay in oakland and work in oakland for the long terme. but yeah, at the same time, it does mean, you know, we have to balance our budget. and that's a requirement for any district. >