hello, i'm lauren taylor.dozens of its soldiers have been killed in the rebel offensive that captured the city of aleppo. in georgia, a third night of clashes with riot police occurs as thousands descend to protest a decision on suspended eu membership talks. belgium becomes the first country in europe to give the same labour rights to sex workers as those in any otherjob. hello, i'm lauren taylor. the syrian army says dozens of its soldiers have been killed by rebel forces who have captured the country's second largest city, aleppo. it's the largest offensive against the syrian government in years and has led it to withdraw its troops from the city. the islamist rebels have since made further advances

hello, i'm lauren taylor. the syrian army says dozens of its soldiers have been killed by rebel forces who have captured the country's second largest city, aleppo. it's the largest offensive against the syrian government in years and has led it to withdraw its troops from the city. the islamist rebels have since made further advances the islamist rebels have since ma a furtheradvances the islamist rebels have since ma a series r advances the islamist rebels have since ma a series of dvances the islamist rebels have since ma a series of russian following a series of russian air strikes. the escalation comes as syrian forces withdrew their troops from the city. that retreat in response to a surprise offensive launched by rebel fractions five days ago. this is the most serious challenge yet to president bashar al—assad in years. it was a carefully planned attack. the rebels stormed back into aleppo for the first time since assad's army forced them out of the height of the army in 2011. this time, meeting almost n

one of india s most respected filmmakers, shaam benegal, has died at the age of 90 hello, i'm lauren taylorwaited report — into the conduct of the former republican congressman matt gaetz — has found "substantial evidence" that he paid women for sex or drugs on numerous occasions — including paying a 17—year—old girl for sex. according to a final draft of the report by the house ethics committee, the politician — who was donald trump's initial pick for attorney general — is said to have been involved in prostitution, statutory rape and illicit drug use. the age of consent in florida — where the majority of the incidents are alleged to have taken place, is 18. mr gaetz denies any improper conduct — and had mounted a legal challenge to try to block the report's publication. let's speak to our north america correspondent, tom bateman, who is in washington for us now. quite serious allegations in this. , , ., , quite serious allegations in this. , , ., this. extremely serious and this. extremely serious and this amounts _ this. extremely serious and this amounts to _ this. extremely serious and

hello, i'm lauren taylor.just getting started" against the houthis in yemen after a bombardment of air strikes killed at least six people. the united nations has called for restraint, warning the attacks pose grave risks to its humanitarian operations in the country. the head of the world health organization, tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, was caught up in the strikes that happened metres away from a flight he was boarding at the airport in the capital, sanaa. there were also explosions in the red sea port of hodeida.

for more, i'm joined in the studio by lauren taylor. tell us what has been going on in germany.been going on in germany-— in germany. this is confirmation - in germany. this is confirmation that l in germany. this is l confirmation that we in germany. this is - confirmation that we were expecting that parliament has been dissolved and an election will take place. this is after the collapse of the ruling coalition and olaf scholz had cold a vote of no confidence and he wanted to trigger the process which would lead to new elections. olaf scholz is lagging behind in the polls, his rival in the opinion polls but it's the traditional parties have always been very powerful in germany but the support has been eaten away by the radical left and radical left on both sides and germany is ready and, as you remember, from the attack only a short time ago on the christmas market in magdeburg on the right—wing party, the afd has been dry to capitalise on the anger in the aftermath of that, turning on the german government and its immigration policies even though the suspect appears to have s

i'm lauren taylor.ions" that suggest a azerbaijani airlines plane, which crashed in kazakhstan this week, was possibly brought down by russian air defence systems. the kremlin has so far refused to comment on the allegations. the airline says that the preliminary results of the investigation into the incident found there was "external physical and technical interference". but the report stopped short of accusing any group or country of being responsible. the azerbaijan transport minister said all of the 29 survivors of the crash "without exception" said they heard three blast sounds when the plane was flying above grozny in southern russia.

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that to do list is shared by lauren taylor, a former city council member who intends to make another run for mayor. he lost to tao in the 2022 election by 677 votes. taylor calls himself a pragmatic progressive. >> it's not just about how much a mayoral candidate cares about the city. is connected to the city. they've got to be able to do the job. my background and experience in city hall, my background experience outside of city hall, in corporate america, within community. that's what we need in city hall. >> the special election for oakland mayor is scheduled for april 15th. >> what is most important to you as a voter? safety. >> safety is most important. i want to be able to leave my home and not be in fear. >> the official window to file paperwork to run for mayor will open december 23rd and close january 17th. so we do anticipate more people to join this field, mike. >> and i do have a money question. betty. any idea how much this special election will cost next spring? >> well, right now, based on oakland voter registration data, it's estimated to be somewhere around $5 millio

in an october episode of his podcast with governor gavin newsom, former city council member lauren taylorlaunched a bid for oakland mayor, as well as a former tao staffer, renea webb. so already it's getting to be a crowded field. >> beast mode and oakland beast mode for mayor. >> wow. >> i know, i know. governor newsom was like, hey, i mean, if you threw your name in. people love you in oakland, so we'd have it sometimes. you know, with ranked choice voting, it can be a popularity contest. so we'll see. >> thanks so much. >> all right, well, while we're talking oakland, oakland may end up getting a pro sports stadium after all. oakland roots soccer club put in an official bid to build a 25 000 seat stadium at howard terminal. it's one of several proposals that came from yesterday's deadline for prospective developers. this was the only sports bid. while the others are all industrial or commercial in some way. one issue, though, the team says it could take up to 15 years to make a permanent stadium in three or so years that may be able to. they may be able to construct a smaller, temporar

peter liu, mindy petchenik, fabian robinson, andrea smith, derek leon, sue elizabeth sweeney, lauren taylornea webb and larry young junior. a lot of names on that list. all right. 19 year old brothers from san carlos just won an award for their invention to help improve the quality of our oceans. and the twins join me live next. [music] >> and we do have storms stacked up like planes at sfo. we'll tell you when you can anticipate raindrops on your rooftops. your bay area forecast is coming up after this fast meet the traveling trio. each helping to protect their money with chase. wooo! tools that help protect. alerts that help check. one bank that puts you in control. chase. make more of what's yours. ♪ you know i'm a dreamer ♪ ♪ but my heart's of gold ♪ ♪ just one more night ♪ ♪ and i'm coming off this long and winding road ♪ ♪ i'm on my way ♪ ♪ i'm on my way ♪ ♪ home sweet home ♪ there's no place like the road home. receive a $5,500 bonus on a new 2024 audi q5 plug-in hybrid during the season of audi sales event. [office noises] ♪ i like it like that ♪ ♪ ♪ que rico, i like it like that ♪

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for more i'm joined in the studio by lauren taylor.lications of this calling of a snap election in february. it was something we expected. what happened is the coalition collapsed in november, olaf scholz�*s governing coalition and he requested the dissolution of the blunders like after losing the no—confidence vote. the constitution doesn't allow them to dissolve themselves so it was up to the president to make that decision. he has now called election for february the 23rd. but campaigning had started already because people were anticipating an election and we have seen olaf scholz has been trailing behind, he is on the centre—left and he has been trailing behind his rival. but those traditional parties are increasingly being attacked from both sides, from the radical left and the radical right, both by populist parties. this has been happening in the context when germany was reeling from this attackjust recently germany was reeling from this attack just recently on germany was reeling from this attackjust recently on a christmas mar

now, the candidates for mayor include webb, former council member lauren taylor and community activist tyrone jordan. mindy picnic, fabian robinson, elizabeth sweeney and larry lionel young jr. mayor tao's last day is next tuesday. the official window to file paperwork to run for mayor opens december 23rd and closes on january 17th. >> our time now 505. in san francisco. day five of jury deliberations in the murder trial of naaimur momenti expected to resume today. momenti is charged with stabbing and killing bob lee, the founder of cash app, earlier this week. his lawyers asked for a mistrial because of what they call false testimony. they accused the prosecution of misconduct by allowing a witness, bo mohtasib, to lie on the witness stand when he said he did not use drugs, specifically cocaine. the judge rejected that request for a mistrial, even though the judge denied it. >> should the jury come back with a guilty against momenti, the defense can bring, after the verdict, a motion for a new trial. >> now nimmo is charged with first degree murder. prosecutors claim he killed bob lee

hello, i'm lauren taylor.as appeared in court in germany, charged with five murders and multiple counts of attempted murder after an attack on a christmas market in magdeburg. the suspect — previously named as taleb al—abdulmohsen — was remanded in custody. police are working to establish the motive for the attack. the suspect had no known links to islamist extremism. prosecutors suggest he may have been unhappy with the treatment of saudi refugees in germany. anna foster reports from magdeburg. hundreds of people attended a visual at the city's cathedral, a packed and sombre affair. some of the first responders who helped at the scene to join the mourners and families of the mourners and families of the victims. chancellor olaf scholz sat next to german as president. on friday night, this market was packed. but the laughter and celebration was cut devastatingly short. when a car sped through the crowd, killing five people and injuring 200 more. killing five people and in'urin: 200 more. �* ,, �* injuring 200

i'm lauren taylor. the united states says it's seen "early indications" that suggest a azerbaijani airlines plane, which crashed in kazakhstan this week, was possibly brought down by russian air defence systems. the kremlin has so far refused to comment on the allegations. the airline says that the preliminary results of the investigation into the incident found there was "external physical and technical interference". but the report stopped short of accusing any group or country of being responsible. the azerbaijan transport minister said all of the 29 survivors of the crash "without exception" said they heard three blast sounds when the plane was flying above grozny in southern russia. the head of russia's aviation authority says the plane was unable land at grozny airport, because of a ukrainian drone attack. 38 people died when the plane came down, two miles short of the runway, at aktau airport, in kazakhstan. this report from jon donnison. this is the moment the plane went down. it's remarkable an

hello, i'm lauren taylor. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has warned that his country is "just getting started" against the houthis in yemen after a bombardment of air strikes killed at least six people. the united nations has called for restraint, warning the attacks pose grave risks to its humanitarian operations in the country. the head of the world health organization, tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, was caught up in the strikes that happened metres away from a flight he was boarding at the airport in the capital, sanaa. there were also explosions in the red sea port of hodeida. shaimaa khalil reports from jerusalem. commotion. panic and fear in sanaa airport — people rushing to leave the building after an israeli air strike. the idf said they hit houthi military targets there. the port city of hodeida was also hit. houthi officials said the strikes were barbaric, a crime against the yemeni people. the israeli military said it struck targets used by the houthis to smuggle iranian weapons into the re

among those who have already filed renea webb, a former staffer war council member lauren taylor, onefabian robinson, real estate agent larry lionel young jr, and former city council candidate mindy for congresswoman lee, w she says she has not made a decision just yet. >> i'm just not going to say yes or no until i know that if i can make life better for people, if i can address the issues in a structural way, and can addrs some of the challenges, then maybe that is more important pele are saying no. end januaryt will bateefah simon, who won the election in november. lawmakers have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the government funded all the way through march 14th. now, this bill would also provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid for those affected by hurricanes helene and milton and other natural $1n economic assistance is also earmarked for some strugglingioe by the new republican led congress, and republican lawmakers say national sec is their top priority. >> i a you that na priority. president trump campaigned on national security and making sure that ou

integrity. >> the candidates for mayor include webb, former council member lauren taylor and communitymany picnic. fabian robinson, elizabeth swaney and larry lionel young jr. the official window to file paperwork to run for mayor opens december 23rd and closes january 17th. we hope to hear from these candidates in the weeks to come. it's important to note here that mayor tao has denied any wrongdoing, and she has not been charged in connection with the fbi probe since she lost last month's recall vote. her last day in office is set for next tuesday. >> two kindergartners in butte county, heard in a school shooting last week continue their recovery in the hospital this morning. they suffered critical injuries at feather river at venice school. neighbors held a chilly fundraiser at south side community center in oroville that came five days after the shooting. the money raised will help the families keep up with the unexpected strain of high hospital bills during the holidays. >> i can't even imagine what the parents are going through, so we thought we should come down and support the c

. >> now, supervisor lauren taylor has also thrown his hat into the ring.says the last day to file paperwork to get into the race is january 17th. >> hundreds of bay area workers are on picket lines heading into the holidays. amazon. amazon. >> amazon. amazon. >> amazon. workers nationwide, including san francisco, walked off the job and the strike is expected to continue today. distribution warehouse workers are asking for pay raises and better benefits. they say they gave amazon a december 15th deadline but were ignored. amazon accuses the union of coercing and threatening amazon employees to join the strike. >> they refuse to do that. they've refused all the other deadlines that we've set for them. so now they've left us with no choice but to strike. >> across town, workers at the marriott hotels began voting on a new contract offer. workers say it appears to be a good deal after examining the wages and medical benefits. hilton and hyatt workers remain on the picket lines. >> our time now. 536. governor gavin newsom and first partner jennifer siebel news

while tao was on the city council, as well as former council member lauren taylor, one time olympic skierizer tyron jordan, pastor fabian robinson, real estate agent larry lionel young jr, and former city council candidate mindy pechenik. congresswoman barbara lee told us she has not made a decision yet. >> it's not going to say yes or no until i know that if i can make life better for people, if i can address the issues in a structural way, and if i can address some of the challenges, then maybe that is more important than what the no. people are saying no. >> now, congresswoman lee's tenure in the house will end january 3rd. her seat will be taken over by lateefah simon, who won that election last month. >> people who live in vallejo are among those who are calling for the state to send more law enforcement into their city to help fight crime. one resident started an online petition asking governor newsom to send in officers from the california highway patrol and solano county sheriff's department to help the city's police department, similar to what we've seen with the chp surge in oak

. >> supervisor lauren taylor is among those who've thrown his hat into the ring.narrowly lost in the last mayoral election to xiang tao. he's actually a former city council member. the oakland city clerk says the last day to file paperwork to enter the race is january 17th. >> our time now, 736, in half moon bay. dozens of people packed into a town hall meeting to talk about the tsunami warning that was issued earlier this month. that warning from the oregon border all the way to santa cruz county followed a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit off the coast of humboldt county. san mateo county ordered people living near the coast moved to higher ground immediately. county leaders say that order led to confusion among many people living in low lying areas of half moon bay and pacifica. >> many people didn't know where the low lying areas were that they were supposed to leave, and what they saw around them were individuals leaving, which led to panic because they didn't have the information to know that where they were was safe. and so one of the things the county and

former council member lauren taylor, one time olympic skier.beth swaney, labor organizer tyrone jordan, pastor fabian robinson, real estate agent larry lionel young jr, and former city council candidate mindy petchenik. congresswoman lee tells us she has not made a decision yet. >> it's not going to say yes or no until i know that if i can make life better for people, if i can address the issues in a structural way, and if i can address some of the challenges, then maybe that is more important than what the no. people are saying no. >> lee's tenure in the house will end january 3rd. her seat will be filled by lateefah simon, who won the election last month. sentencing for nima momeni has not been scheduled yet, following nearly two weeks of jury deliberations leading to a guilty verdict yesterday morning. it will cap off nearly a two year process that started when cashapp founder, bob lee, was stabbed to death in san francisco in april of last year. he was arrested several days later and charged with murder. the trial began in october. the jury

in an october episode of his podcast with governor gavin newsom, former city council member lauren taylor officially launched a bid for oakland mayor, as well as a former staffer for shengtao, renea webb. so a lot of names in the mix already. >> mayor beastmode has a certain ring, right? >> absolutely. >> especially with an entertainment tonight. happening tomorrow, a spare the air alert will be in effect. that means no wood burning in order to reduce pollution. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with details on a look ahead at the forecast. sandhya. >> yeah j.r. let's take a look at the air quality right now because there's no doubt about it. it's suffering. if you're out and about you probably saw the haze. yellows indicating moderate air quality. so if we could go to the graphics you'll see what i'm talking about. many parts are dealing with this to spare. the air alert has been issued for tomorrow. poor air quality in the north bay. moderate elsewhere. and then saturday, everyone's looking at moderate air quality. take a look at live doppler seven. we still have fog

and during that story, i mistakenly misidentified lauren taylor is female when he has of course mail.is the time happening today. california attorney general rob bonta is set to host a second regional convening on immigrant rights in san francisco. >> the that comes amid concerns over potential mass arrests and deportations under the incoming presidential administration bonta and staff from the california department of justice will be meeting at the asian law caucus at 10 o'clock this morning. bonta says he and his staff members will listen to community concerns and highlight ongoing efforts to protect immigrant communities across california. well, it's a nightmare before christmas, really as house speaker mike johnson's bill to fund the government is apparently dead in the water and that's pushback from house republicans as well as president elect donald trump led to its demise. but without a bill to consider what happens now, we've got our washington correspondent, basil john, joining us from dc with a closer look. good morning, basil. >> well, james, good morning. and yes, time is

there are 11 names, including former city council member lauren taylor, who narrowly lost the last mayoral election to shengtao. the oakland city clerk says that the deadline to file paperwork for the special election is january 17th. reporting in oakland jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news and coming up on ktvu news at 630. >> luigi mangione arriving back in new york city to face murder charges in the killing of the unitedhealthcare ceo. what additional federal charges he's now facing could mean for trial? plus, california's population on the rise. what the latest census data reveals about some emerging mmmm, kinda needs to be more...squiggly? perfect! so now, do you have a driver's license? oh, what did you get us? with the click of a pen, you can get a new volkswagen at the sign then drive event. lease a 2024 tiguan for zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment and zero due at signing. limited inventory available. chase really knows how to put the hart in your local community. see what i did there? hey, jackie! (♪) evan, my guy! you're helping them with savings, right? (♪) i wis

former council member ignacio de la fuente, longtime lobbyist isaac kos-read, former council member lauren taylor webb, current city council president nikki fortunato bass is expected to lead a press conference this morning discussing the next steps in this process. that'sxt happening at 10:00 live in studio. lena howland, abc seven news. >> and we have a traffic alert for you this morning. we want to let you know. the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights have just flipped on. they flipped on at 533 this morning, and you can see a live look here at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's not too busy, just yet, but of course we know that is going to change pretty soon. there are no delays at the tolls, but the 880 ramp is already starting to back up from highway four to san francisco. it will take you 42 minutes right now, reggie. >> all right. thanks so much, gloria. today, a street safety ambassador program in san francisco could learn. if it's going to receive the crucial funding it needs to keep running. the city's budget committee is expected to consider a proposed $7.8 million addition to the $16

that includes former supervisor lauren taylor, who narrowly lost the last mayoral election to xiang tao. so heather, quite a few people who have already thrown their names into the hat and, you know, there's still some time, so there could be many more. >> okay, so let's talk about timing here. how long does former congressman woman lee have to think about this? what's the deadline to file the paperwork if she does, in fact decide to run for oakland mayor? >> well, the city clerk says that friday, january 17th, is the last day to file this paperwork. and so that is one of the reasons why this group said that they wanted to get this letter out, publish it now, and try and really encourage her to think about it. >> okay. well, we will see what happens. janet katsuyama, thank you. on capitol hill, the senate has unanimously approved legislation to preserve sites that honor labor and civil rights leader cesar chavez and the farm worker movement. the bill names several nationally significant sites, both in california and arizona, related to chavez and the labor movement, so they include two

. >> former city council member lauren taylor has also thrown his hat into the ring.on to shengtao. the oakland city clerk says the last day to file paperwork to run is january 17th. another bay area school district is facing a massive budget deficit and considering some big cuts, the san ramon valley unified board of education met this week for its annual organizational meeting. the superintendent said the district has to cut more than $30 million. at a meeting last night, board members discussed the proposed spending cuts and opened the floor to questions, comments and concerns. >> please consider looking at some of the alternative funding sources for counseling services for students. there are funding sources that this district is not utilizing, that other districts have begun using. >> like many districts, san ramon valley unified is struggling due in large part to declining enrollment. about $4.5 million in cuts have been proposed for programs throughout the district. it's more than 15% of the overall reductions in the proposed plan. there could be millions of do

former council member lauren taylor or representative barbara lee. reporting live. redell today in the bay. all right. thank you, bob. so the stage is also now set for an election day showdown to determine the future leadership in the san mateo county sheriff's office. as expected in a vote yesterday, the second vote supervisor signed off on a plan to bring a spring ballot measure to voters. it would give the board authority to remove sheriff christina corpus. she has been at the center of controversy after an independent report accused her of fostering a culture of fear and retaliation, and suggested that she had an inappropriate relationship with a top assistant. she denies all of these accusations, calling them politically motivated, and has refused to resign. well, developing right now, gender affirming care for transgender minors will take center stage today in the u.s. supreme court. want to give you a live look this morning at the courthouse in washington, dc? that's where demonstrators are already gathering this morning. the justices will hear a challenge to

former city council member lauren taylor, who lost to shengtao in the most recent election, also says he is running. others on the list include various community activists, some of whom have run before for mayor or city council. mayor tao's last day is next tuesday. the official window to file paperwork to run for mayor opens december 23rd, closes january 17th. >> we now know when a san francisco safeway will be closing the webster street location in the fillmore district will shut down on february 7th due to customer safety concerns and ongoing theft. the store had initially been set to close earlier this year, but safeway pushed back that date to provide a greater transition period for the community. safeway says workers at the webster street location will be reassigned to another san francisco store. albertsons is scrapping its merger agreement with kroger. the news comes after a federal and a state judge blocked the deal in court. albertsons owns safeway and several other grocery chains across the united states. regulators say a merger would be bad for consumers and employees beca

that to do list is shared by lauren taylor, a former city council member who intends to make another run for mayor. he lost to tao in the 2022 election by 677 votes. taylor calls himself a pragmatic progressive. >> it's not just about how much a mayoral candidate cares about the city. is connected to the city. they've got to be able to do the job. my background and experience in city hall, my background experience outside of city hall, in corporate america, within community. that's what we need in city hall. >> the special election for oakland mayor is scheduled for april 15th. >> what is most important to you as a voter? safety. >> safety is most important. i want to be able to leave my home and not be in fear. >> it seems to me we've had a series of really awful mayors. there's no other way to put it. competence, integrity. >> now, the official window. window to file paperwork to run for mayor opens december 23rd and it closes in mid january. so we do anticipate more people to join this field. now, xiang tao's final day in office will be december 17th. >> greg, a lot of dates to ke

, a former staffer for tao while she was on the city council, as well as former council member lauren taylorelizabeth swaney, labor organizer tyron jordan, pastor fabian robinson, real estate agent larry lionel young jr, and former city council candidate mindy petchenik. as for congresswoman barbara lee, well, she says she has not made a decision just yet. >> i'm not going to say yes or no until i know that if i can make life better for people, if i can address the issues in a structural way, and if i can address some of the challenges, then maybe that is more important than what the no. people are saying no. >> barbara lee's tenure in the house will end january 3rd. her seat will be filled by lateefah simon, who won the election last month. >> coming up at 11 san francisco city leaders releasing the latest numbers on drug overdoses, the slight increase reported last month. [music] >> and we are tracking the fog. there's a bunch of it out there now. it's going to be dense overnight into the morning hours, just like this morning. and then rain in the forecast. >> and the house republicans wei

while tao was on the city council, as well as former council member lauren taylor, one time olympic skierabian robinson, real estate agent larry lionel young jr, and former city council candidate mindy petchenik. councilwoman or congresswoman barbara lee tells us she hasn't made a decision yet. >> and after more than two and a half decades in office, congresswoman lee is at a crossroads. she's approaching the end of her term in congress and pondering what comes next. ktvu political reporter greg lee sat down with the congresswoman to talk about her legacy and the end of this chapter of her life in public service. >> i feel a sense of gratitude for the opportunity to not only serve my community, but to advance justice, equity and peace throughout our country and the entire world. >> congresswoman barbara lee delivered an emotional final speech on the house floor. lee, nearing the end of a more than 25 year career representing oakland and the east bay in congress. lee sitting down with ktvu to reflect on her legacy. >> i want them to remember me for hopefully speaking truth to power and rai

there are 11 names, including former city council member lauren taylor, who narrowly lost the last mayoral election to shengtao. the oakland city clerk says that the deadline to file paperwork for the special election is january 17th. reporting in oakland jana katsuyama ktvu, fox two news. >> lee in the house of representatives have less than 24 hours to reach a deal to fund federal operations. later in this newscast, we'll learn why those opposed to the latest proposal say they could not support the bill. >> their stories remind us that in california, anything is possible. [music] >> a historic new class of inductees into the california hall of fame. the trailblazing women on the list, including a few with bay area ties and a bay area transit agency, selects its next leader, the experienced. >> the new president brings to the position a dense fog advisory in effect for the central valley. >> that's no big surprise. dense fog around here. then rain shows up just in time for the w kend. all of that ♪ honeybaked, how it glistens. ♪ ♪ mac and cheese, so delicious. ♪ ♪ sweet potato souffle. ♪

that to do list is shared by lauren taylor, a former city council member who intends to make anotherto tao in the 2022 election by 677 votes. taylor calls himself a pragmatic progressive. >> it's not just about how much a mayoral candidate cares about the city. is connected to the city. they've got to be able to do the job. my background and experience in city hall, my background experience outside of city hall, in corporate america, within community. that's what we need in city hall. >> the special election for oakland mayor is scheduled for april 15th. >> what is most important to you as a voter? safety. >> safety is most important. i want to be able to leave my home and not be in fear. >> in oakland, betty yu, ktvu, fox two news. >> in alameda county, one group is calling for officials to take a closer look at the election and vote count process. a group that supported the recalls in the county is pushing back against the registrar of voters. critics accuse registrar tim dupuy of misconduct in his 12 years leading that office. they say he made several ranked choice voting errors,

ignacio de la fuente, lobbyist isaac reed, former council member lauren taylor, and representative barbara lee. those are, according to mercury news, possible replacements to replace mayor chao in the interim. again meeting later this morning at oakland city hall at 10 a.m, reporting live. bob redell today in the bay. a lot of changes for that city. all right. thank you. well, deliberations begin this morning in the high profile murder trial of nima momeni. this comes after the defense wrapped up its closing arguments yesterday. well, mini is accused of killing cash app co-founder bob lee on the streets of san francisco last april. the defense argued this was not murder, but self-defense. they claim that lee was high on drugs and attacked mo mini, who then stabbed lee to death to protect himself. we will bring you updates on the deliberations and the verdict on air, as well as online when it happens. members of a british rock band. they are rattled. this is after being held at gunpoint right here in the bay area. get down! lauren! get down! bring the police! ring the police! guys! somebody

former council member ignacio de la fuente, longtime lobbyist isaac kos-read, former council member lauren taylorrmer tao staffer renee webb. bass is expected to lead a press conference today discussing the next steps in this process and clarify who will act as mayor. going forward. that's happening this morning at 10:00. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. one of the top three credit agencies has downgraded the city of oakland's bond rating by two notches. fitch ratings says the decrease is due to the city's projected budget gap. it also says leadership changes like the mayoral recall, will make it difficult for the city to balance the budget quickly. a bond rating affects the interest rate on money a city borrows to fund projects. the city council is expected to announce where budget cuts will be made next week. >> this morning we're getting a better look at how much of an impact last month's atmospheric river made in sonoma county. officials estimate the storm caused more than $2.6 million worth of damage. yesterday, the board of supervisors passed an emergency pro

while tao was on the city council, as well as former council member lauren taylor, one time olympic skieror organizer tyron jordan, pastor fabian robinson, real estate agent larry lionel young jr, and former city council candidate mindy petchenik. congresswoman barbara lee tells us she has not made a decision yet. >> i'm not going to say yes or no until i know that if i can make life better for people, if i can address the issues in a structural way, and if i can address some of the challenges, then maybe that is more important than what the no. people are saying. no. >> congresswoman lee's tenure in the house will end january 3rd. her seat will be taken over by lateefah simon, who won the election last month. well, the supreme court says it will hear arguments over a law that could ban tiktok in the u.s. next month. the justices will listen to arguments on whether the law violates first amendment free speech. on january 10th, lawmakers said a january 19th deadline for tiktok to be sold or else face a ban in the country. in april. the popular social media platform has more than 170 millio

lauren: she finished her las vegas presidency. i wonder if tayloreil: she doesn't seem like atlantic city. i think las vegas is the draw for these guys. lauren: it is one week from today, she will be 35. the last mission. i think the white house would be too small for her. what am i supposed to do with these 38 bedrooms? lauren: delivering the votes for kamala harris, i wonder what would happen. neil: a lot of her fans are below voting age. lauren: good point. what about if a dell --adele ran? neil: that is different. it makes me look bad. lauren: i promised my daughter a taylor swift ticket and lost my opportunity. for the next four. you are the best. it is the holiday so if you are not entertaining taylor swift tickets may be just want to drop a package on someone's porch, the problem is a lot of those packages are getting stolen in record numbers. the ceo is dealing with that stuff because it is out of control. how does this work out? how do you get a handle on this? >> don't know how to get a handle on it. every day -- i do believe our solution

you've heard matt gaetz, lauren boebert, marjorie taylor greene, they will not talk about gun violence, because they are afraid of their base, and they will not talk about when president trump does some extraordinarily unusual things. they have the same problem. but i'm a democrat, so i will worry about the democrats and i will worry about america, which is even more important. politicians on both sides need politics, people need to stop being bullied by the base and listen to what real people like you are saying. you know what, i just want to pay my bills and raise my family in safety, want to make enough money so i can purchase a house and educate my kids, so i can have health insurance, and i can retire one day without being scared. that's get back to the basic issues of what we need to do to make people's lives better. in america, 22 states, minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. if you make $10 an hour and work 50 weeks again, you only make $20,000 a year. $15 an hour, 40 hours a week, two weeks vacation, only $30,000 a year. you will not be able to purchase a house, pay for your kids and

stuart: is there a relationship between taylor swift -- lauren: yes. stuart: i like espresso too. 10:00 eastern, look at that. the nasdaq is up 250 points. a small loss for the dow at this point and the 10 year treasury yield coming in a bit lower, not much change, the price of oil below $70 a barrel, $69.42, bitcoin last time we checked was 99,000. it's 95-five and change. that's the markets, now this. if you live in new york you may to be tempted to ask what is going on here? even if you don't live here you are asking what on earth is going on in new york. a series of news events but the city in the spotlight and we are not looking good. a week ago the assassination of the healthcare executive produced an outpouring of callous celebration. brian thompson was shot in the center of the city come the alleged shooter became a hero to so many across the country. the governor of new york has announced a huge vote buying operation. kathy hochul will give away $3 billion, she says it is to make upper inflation, the city cut services in order to spend billion

like most stories are together on the taylor swift vibe and there's fans everywhere and buzz around and haven't seen anything like it in the time i've lived here. laurenf the hotels that sells the taylor swift merchandise and said yesterday, people lined up in the wee hours of the morning in the freezing cold and stayed till that store opened at 2:00 p.m. yesterday. so she's excited to go this weekend. if you look at economic impact of all this, it's $1300+ per person that goes to the concerts and in the u.s. well over $5 billion and that's from 2023 on the right. stuart: good lord. think she takes a vacation? she's been at this for two year s? she turns 35 in a few days, next week. stuart: and? lauren: that's a significant age for a woman to re-acespedes what they're going to do next -- reassess what she's going to do next. that's a big middle point. stuart: what are you hinting oturu? lauren: something like this or maybe something else. stuart: gas prices and gas of price of gallon of gas is under $3 in 33 states. look who's back on this program. patrick de haan from gas buddy. will the downward trend continue as part of the gas price when trump tak

is it marjorie taylor greene or lauren boebert or one of the others? let's face it, the bottom line here, lawrence, is house republicans especially have no interest in governing. they don't want to govern, which means making tough decisions and doing compromises, they want to live in the la la land of believing that they can wave a magic wand and have government disappear and everything will be fine and everybody will be happy, and that's not how the world works. and being in the majority in all three of these bodies is going to be intensely difficult for them. if i was mike johnson i might think i'd be better off stepping back from this in any event. what a set of headaches to deal with. >> yeah, he's already been betrayed by donald trump and jd vance. norm, ej, thanks for your valuable input. really appreciate it. >> thanks, lawrence. >> we'll be right back. ate it >> thanks, lawrence. >> we'll be right back you didn't start a business just to keep the lights on. lucky for you, shopify built the just one-tapping, ridiculously fast-acting, sky-high sa

is that say what you want about them, but marjorie taylor green and lauren are of their constituenciesess owners in their communities and they connect with the people who they represent. and i think when you look at the average democratic politician, especially those that have the most influence in the party, that is not who is making the decisions. and i think that we really need to re-examine the extent to which our -- sorry, the extent to which democrats are actually representing their constituencies. >> people connected to the people they are representing and speaking about the things they care about. sometimes, that can be talking about the local football game and abortion rights. you can do both. let me be self-reflective going through a lot of people's minds as we're looking to 2025. it felt like a gut punch to many that donald trump defeated a woman twice. how have you reflected on that and motivated yourself to stay engaged in the conversation and the fight next year. >> yeah, it definitely did and i think it says, it may say more about the voting population than it does neces

before the cr was released if they would back johnson, these are the usual suspects, marjorie taylor green, laurenoebert and most leaders said they would back johnson or a few declined to say where they were at the time. thomas massey came out against him and we saw a few republicans move from if the vote was today i will back him to, i don't know if i'm going to say, i'm waiting to see what's happening. so it looks like johnson has a whipping problem that he has to work on over the holidays. >> i mean, david jolly, who wouldn't want to be dealing with a whipping problem over the holidays, i mean, you've made the most astute point which is the one thing that is probably protecting mike johnson is the fact that nobody else really wants this job, right? >> that's right, or if you wanted, you don't have a pass to 218 point votes, he's had a john banner type speaker ship, i know that sounds wild but he basically did for things in the last two years, and he did it all the democrats and that is what sunk every republican speaker since then so johnson finds himself in a place where math is math and appar

you've heard matt gaetz, lauren boebert, marjorie taylor greene, they will not talk about gun violencee they are afraid of their base, and they will not talk about when president trump does some extraordinarily unusual things. they have the same problem. but i'm a democrat, so i will worry about the democrats and i will worry about america, which is even more important. politicians on both sides need politics, people need to stop being bullied by the base and listen to what real people like you are saying. you know what, i just want to pay my bills and raise my family in safety, want to make enough money so i can purchase a house and educate my kids, so i can have health insurance, and i can retire one day without being scared. that's get back to the basic issues of what we need to do to make people's lives better. in america, 22 states, minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. if you make $10 an hour and work 50 weeks again, you only make $20,000 a year. $15 an hour, 40 hours a week, two weeks vacation, only $30,000 a year. you will not be able to purchase a house, pay for your kids and health

>> john: taylor swift wrapping up her era to her with a final show in vancouver. fox business laurenrs and 150 shows, are people feeling swiftless or swiftfull? >> probably maurice whipple and she's taken the tour making taylor swift the richest female musician in the world. that was the 1 billion mark last year and as she wraps up the tour on sunday, it is estimated to gross $2 billion and hundreds of millions of merchandise. one attending this weekend said she seen fans lining up for hours just to buy the gear. >> there are people 7:00 or 8:00 this morning and the merch this does not open i don't think that they will be here all morning, which is crazy because it is so cold peer. >> before the concert even started appeared at the fans are typically loyal and have deep pockets. each swift goer spends $1,300. they get a lot of bang for their buck considering the shows are three hours long and constant costume changes, crowd interaction. when you add all of this up, she is an industry in and of herself and only 34 years old that next week she turns 35, john. >> john: unbelievable. >>

the list include alphabet ceo ruth porat, laurene powell jobs, and lisa su, who is the ceo of santa clara based amd. noted celebrities. oprah. beyoncÉ and taylorwift i think taylor swift was 23rd and oprah was 33rd. >> and where was lyanne melendez and where was i? thank you very much for the acknowledgment. okay. how did i not make that list? >> where would you rank yourself? >> oh, well, in the middle. here in the middle. but, but but let me just tell you that i, you know, looking at that list, i was looking at all the names. and, you know, i don't care what political party you belong to. the fact that the united states hasn't had a female president is mind boggling to me. it is. yeah. anyway. yeah. i should be on that list. >> and they be president, too. i think that i don't know, spencer, if you would agree with me. men, we've had enough time to prove what we can do. let's let the ladies take, do or can't do. let's let. whoa! she's throwing us out. let's. let's let the ladies have a shot at this. >> i'm with you. totally with you. yeah, i'm totally with you. >> okay. >> and we're all going to petition for leanne to be on that list next yea

the list include alphabet ceo ruth porat, laurene powell jobs and lisa su, the ceo of santa clara based amd. some noted celebrities are oprah, beyonce and taylorrbes ranked women based on money, media impact, and spheres of influence. >> congrats to them. coming up, a post-pandemic success story. an oakland restaurant that closed years ago is now open again, bigger than before. >> plus, it could be things like climate action, reproductive freedom, civil rights, immigrant families. but also one part of this that's important as well is protecting california taxpayers. >> lawmakers protecting taxpayers, they say, from the next trump administration, it's all about give and take on a state, on the state and federal level. stay with us. >> the abc seven storm impact scale. today's storm is level one. that means light rain. so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on the your business needs a network it can count on... even during the unexpected. power's out! -power's out! power's out! comcast business has got you covered, with wifi backup to help keep you up and running. wifi's up. let's power on! let's power on! -let

this song because taylor swift ranked number one most streamed artist globally on spotif dagen: and for a second year in a row her music generated 26.6 billion streams on the platform. laurens, one hundred 50 plus shows, the end of an era. stuart: take a break. save your money. stuart: back to the markets please. what is the synopsis? lauren: they have a weaker annual forecast, some chinese customers are hesitant to purchase chips for the export controls. stuart: it moves the other day? lauren: wolf research says to buy it, stock is up 4.5%. the technology will play an important role providing the west with self driving solutions. it is on a roll and down 60% this year. stuart: i am glad you pointed that out. ford motor company is down today 2% lower. lauren: wolf research downgraded to sell, they sell the most downside risk of all the automakers next year to forward. it down 2. 2. stuart: 10 bucks a share. let's get back to elon musk and vivek ramaswamy meeting with lawmakers on capitol hill today, vivek ramaswamy has arrived. aishah hasnie joining us, she's there on capitol hill. what's the latest. >> this is the talk of capitol hill, everyone is on the lookout for elon