l.a. washington state has seen more heavy rain and will see snow once again. rain still affecting the western side of the caribbean. what are whether in -- wetter weather in central america. ♪ >> our top stories this hour. steve bannon has been formally charged with two criminal acts. he was subpoenaed and refused to testify in front of the committee investigating the attack on the u.s. capitol. cutter will recommend -- q atar will represent the u.s. in afghanistan. the climate summit in glasgow has gone into overtime. they are trying to agree on a draft protecting the planet. one of the most significant commitments out of cop26 was the promise of bite and others to end deforestation. about 60% of the rainforest lies within brazil's orders. under resourced policing of deforestation means this commitment right the hard to realize. >> this patch of rainforest has been illegally cleared and prepared for burning. the main suspect denies all knowledge. short of catching him red-handed, there is little the police can do. the inspectors say they often feel that your

he's also been featured in the "washington post" the "l.a. times." he's also appeared on the bbc world news and c-span and in 2021 his name by educational weekly as one of the top university scholars in the u.s. to shape educational practice and policy so as you can see we are amongst some heavy hitters this morning. i'm so excited to be with all of them virtually. i have the privilege and the opportunity of holding this -- pulling this panel together. i thought about martha jones and her battle over the issue of -- unc-chapel hill over the issue and upon doing so she ultimately joined the university but upon doing so rooted in the end capabilities of institution. this session examines the legacy and potential of it's the position of building and social movements that. >> activists assert on the frontlines or should i say in the vanguard of america's ongoing struggles for social political and economic justice. i want to open up by allowing the authors just a brief comment on how their work centers on the idea of institution building and organizing in

washington. back to you. >> the new mandate in l.a. is being met with some pushback? >> yeah, it sure is. the thousands of people gathered outside of los angeles city hall to protest the vaccination mandate, and a separate mandate requires city employees to be vaccinated by december 18th or receive a medical or religious exemption. in the bay area, human resources say 98% of the city workers are vaccinated. of the 354 that have not yet gotten their shots, all but six are on their way to full vaccination status or have religious or medical exemptions. the city of oakland is requiring employees to report vaccine status by november 15th. >> big percentages here locally. >>> happening today, san josÉ leaders will decide the fate of a controversial downtown statue. it shows the captain in the mexican-american war. the statue became a focal point during the george floyd protests. >>> we have been talking about the atmospheric river and all the rain coming down across the bay area. cierra johnson is live for us out there and is tracking the storm, and also another concern out there for us this m

washington, d.c., for small business saturday. they purchased maps showing neighborhoods of san francisco and l.a. harris asked for a map of oakland, but the shop did not have one. the vp made a special request that her hometown be added. on tuesday, it is a day of giving. we have crated a list of local organizations that make an impact in helping to build a better bay area. you can find that list on our website, abc7news.com/takea ction. san jose's christmas in the park is back. with it comes the tradition of letting the christmas tree. dustin dorsey was there opening night, where a crowd gathered for this special event. reporter: we cranked up the christmas music, grabbed our favorite festive clothing, and officially started the holiday season. for more than 40 years, the southbay has done this with christmas in the park. it has reopened, back at its downtown location. >> this downtown event is why we exist. it is our main focus. reporter: 2020 was the first year in decades the park was not fully decorated with christmas displays for families. now it is back. organizers say it is better than eve

washington, d.c., for small business saturday. they purchased maps showing neighborhoods of san francisco and l.a. harris asked for a map of oakland, but the shop did not have one. the vp made a special request that her hometown be added. on tuesday, it is a day of giving. we have created a list of local organizations that make an impact in helping to build a better bay area. you can find that list on our website, abc7news.com/takeaction. after getting cancelled last year because of the pandemic, san jose's christmas in the park is back. with it comes the tradition of lighting the christmas tree. dustin dorsey was there opening night, where a crowd gathered for this beloved event. reporter: we cranked up the christmas music, grabbed our favorite festive clothing, and officially started the holiday season. for more than 40 years, the southbay has done this with christmas in the park. it has reopened, back at its downtown location. >> this downtown event is why we exist. it is our main focus. it's our priority. i'm so excited to be back. reporter: 2020 was the first year in decades the park was not

l.a. or long beach? pete buttigieg was in a studio in washington, d.c. again on sunday talking with chris wallace.>> dana: while you are in glascow talking about cutting emissions. >> bill: why are you looking to spend trillions of more dollars? these are the questions voters are asking themselves. in afghanistan, why make the hasty, disastrous decision? why do it that way? >> dana: we want to bring you breaking news. terry mccauliffe, the democratic candidate in virginia, he has conceded the race. we have been waiting for that. glenn youngkin was declared the winner. all votes needed to be counted. he said last night we came up short i'm proud we spent the campaign fighting for the values we so deeply believe in. we must protect virginia's public schools and protect affordable healthcare coverage and expand paid leave so working families have a fighting shot and protect voting rights, a woman's right to choose and above all else protect our democracy. while there will be setbacks along the way i'm confident the long-term path of virginia is inclusion and tolerance for all. congratulations to gove

washington d.c., which is next door, repeal it mask mandate. it's all insanity. kennedy: it is and you look at california and l.a.n exhaustive search and a bunch of reporting on this and they realized there were so many different mask mandate in different counties in california and essentially had the exact same covid rates for positive tests and hospitalizations which should leave people saying maybe masks aren't the end all likely thought at the beginning of the pandemic so why is anybody still listening to anthony fauci? >> i cannot begin to understand why people are still listening to him. he's been wrong political leader predicting doomsday. he's trying to start a call at this time because as soon as this goes away, so to see he's loving his moment in the spotlight. we've known masks were not, especially the average person, if we want to prevent covid and should take precaution, two things like exercise and take vitamin d and things that happen proven to work. to push this asking is antiscience. everybody should be done. kennedy: maybe they are not that great, have our third shot six to eight months and ask.

washington dc for small business saturday. at one shop, they purchased maps showing the neighborhoods of both san francisco and l.a.sked for an oakland map, but the shop did not have one. so the vp made a special request that her hometown be added. on tuesday, it is the day of giving. he created a full list of local vetted organizations that make a great impact in helping build a better bay area. you can find that list on our website, abc7news.com/takeac tion. after being canceled because of the pandemic, san jose's christmas in the park is back. that comes the holiday tradition of lighting the christmas tree. our reporter shows us the sights and sounds. reporter: we crank up the christmas music, grabbed her favorite festive clothes instead of the holiday season. for more than 40 years, the south bay has done this with christmas in the park. it is officially reopened at the downtown location. >> this event is why we exist. it is our main focus, our priority. i'm excited to be back. reporter: 2020 was the first year in decades the park was not fully decorated with christmas displays. now, it is back and organizers s

l.a. just one day after leading the chicago red stars to the national women's soccer league title game for the third straight time. head coach rory dames has resigned. this comes after the "washingtonhim of verbal and emotional abuse. the post said he humiliated players using personal information such as education and relationship status when being critical. cnn has reached out to dames for comment. the nfl players association issued a statement which read, this type of coaching has no place in the nwsl. youth soccer or anywhere else. we have said it before and we'll say it again now, the system has failed us. nothing short of a complete transformation of our league will suffice. >>> and a one-two match up in women's hoops. carolina proved why they are number one. scoring 22 points, it was the team's defense that made the difference shutting down rutgers and the rest of the huskies in the fourth quarter. south carolina allowing three points in the final quarter in the 16-point win. these two have met four times and they've been ranked 1-2. this is the first time carolina has ended up on top. big win for them. and another one-two match up in hoops tonight, guys. krurks la, an instan

i wonder why the washington journal, the washington post never retracted that lie that they pushed for four years. host: what do you do in l.at a radio show, political. i used to be a democrat and now i am a conservative. i could never as a black americans role with the democratic party when they put illegal aliens over black americans. host: if people want to tune in, do you want to give your association where people can listen? caller: i would love that. it is the mega truth report -- host: naked truth report. caller: you should have me on your show. i am writing a book. salem media. a.m. 870, los angeles. i talk about black america. i talk about black americans leaving the democratic party, how the media has pushed a narrative, a false narrative. my community is motivated by their emotions. they need to stop thinking with their skin caller and start thinking with their brain. host: we are going to leave it there. we appreciate kathleen, who hosts the naked truth report in los angeles. two final items, two new books coming out. number one, hillary clinton's longtime aide has a new book out talking about her life and one of

the washington football team spoils cam newton's homecoming defeating the carolina panthers 27-21. and justin threw for three touchdowns of the l.ateve: absolutely. thanksgiving week there is going to be. carley: a lot more football. steve: a prald counsel in front of our building. in fact, check in with meteorologist adam klotz who is in front of our building with the "foxcast" for this monday, adam? adam: good morning, steve. a bit of a raw morning on the east coast, especially out here on fox square where the temperature is around 50 degrees. as can you tell light rain just behind me. that's the only rain across the country. let's dive right in to what we are looking at. temperatures hanging around the 50's up and down the east coast. you see big frontal boundary and the temperatures drop quickly as you run into the middle of the country. 25 degrees in chicago. 31 degrees in kansas city here early this morning. that line is a line of storms and we are seeing that rain currently falling up and down the east coast. otherwise though things are completely dry on the back side of this. getting closer and closer to that time where f