. >> first, let's begin with zach fuentes, who joins us live from outside filoli estate, where president biden and president xi met today. zach >> yeah, we're about a mile away from filoli estate where that meeting took place today. if you caught any of our coverage from earlier today, you would have seen hundreds of people here, some in support of president xi's visit, some protesting at the wind and the rain here has since cleared some of that out. but for president biden, like you said, this was the most highly anticipated event of his bay area visit. and today we finally got that first look at the two presidents having that face to face meeting ready, ready, close. president joe biden and chinese president xi jinping greeting each other in front of filoli estate in woodside to host you in the united states is a great honor and a pleasure. our cameras captured the moments. both motorcades arrived. the two later gave opening remarks before launching into their hours long discussion. >> is, mr. president, we know each other for a long time. we haven't always agreed, which was not a surp

abc7 news reporter zach fuentes has a look at the new drug for dogs. >> meet zeus. a shy but playful half pit half lab, pure mabbayad said he's a loving part of his family and wants to be around for a long time. >> only 11 months. i want him to live longer. >> san francisco based loyal is working to extend the lives of dogs. ceo selene halawa says some of the largest breeds aren't living as long due to years of selective breeding. >> and that was super effective at creating this huge variety within the species of what a dog can look like and behave like. but it also caused genetic mistakes, she says. >> those mistakes see large and giant breed dogs aging up to two times faster than smaller ones, ultimately leading to a shorter lifespan. loyal's drug known right now as loi one aims to change that, but the drug is doing is once the dog is fully grown, it's compensating for this genetic mistake and to kind of make them more similar to like a medium sized dog biologically to slow the rate of aging to extend their healthy lifespan. loi one would be in the form of a routi

abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes spoke to the victim and joins us live with a warning from police. zach. yeah, karina, an arrest was made in this incident and police are giving a lot of credit to that video that was shot by a nearby driver. >> but right now police are hopeful that this situation highlights what you can avoid if you find yourself in a road rage incident. this is bambi, a maltipoo who's more than a year old. he's recovering after being nearly blinded in a road rage incident. >> it's still like left him, like very like disabled in a way . >> san jose police say it happened on november 11th in the area of capital expressway and tully road. a driver in the area shot this video. two people were already outside of the silver bmw. they were driving in confronting the driver of the car. bambi was in shortly after another driver jumped out of a different car, walked over and jumped on the back window, smashing it. >> the window just shattered all over the backseat, all over the front seat, glass covered bambi's body and got into his eyes. >> james was with him and did not w

live in the south bay, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> and again, she has another year. zach, thank you very much. >> coming up, local health officials are warning about the rise in rsv cases. what the data shows in the south bay and the message from doctors. >> plus, an update on repairs at that luxury high rise in san francisco that's had so much trouble with then nearly 400 displaced residents will be able to move back in. abc7 news at water data is showing a dramatic increase in rsv cases in the community. >> abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dawsey explains the latest recommendations to keep you and your loved ones safe. >> rsv is on the rise in scc. santa clara county health leaders say an already busy flu and covid season is getting even busier, with a rise in respiratory syncytial virus. >> what we saw last year and so far what we i think we're seeing this year is a peak first in rsv, then a peak in flu and then a peak in covid. so we're going to be monitoring that's part of what we do here at the public health department. but so far, it does look like rsv

live at sfo, zach fuentes, abc seven news. all right, zach, thank you. >> demonstrators clashed outside sfo as she arrived and the crowd included hong kong national and supporters of tibet. there to protest china's policies and human rights record. there were also supporters of president xi waving chinese flags and welcoming welcoming him to the united states. >> supporters of xi and those opposed to his president gathered in san francisco today. ahead of the landmark meeting between president biden and president xi. it is the first time in 12 months the two leaders have spoken to each other. the last time they met was on the sidelines of last november's apec summit in bangkok. >> between them, they've got bilateral issues, they've got regional issues, they've got geo political issues that are sources of friction in the relationship. >> us officials are hoping ji and biden's conversation will lead to a joint strategy to address the fentanyl crisis. precursor chemicals used to create fentanyl are exported worldwide from china an

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right. to check out this video, the cute video of the day oakland zoo's baby giraffe. oakland zoo's baby giraffe kendi made an attempt to drink came up just a little bit dry, though. kendi was born in october and she's already come a long way. the giraffe was born at six foot five, weighing 150 pounds and walked her first steps. and now she's kind of, you know, galloping a little bit . you can continue to watch kendi grow and learn on the oakland zoo's live webcam, where it gets lots of hits, i bet. super popular as an attraction. yeah. >> six five at birth. very it's going to be a big giraffe. yeah they all are. the need is greater than ever. oh, you can help a local charity on this giving tuesday and one of the sharks is leaving the tank. >> who's jumping out of the water i work for the city of new york as a police administrator. i oversee approximately 20 people and my memory just has to be sharp. i always hear people say, you know, when you get older, you know, people lose memory. i didn

. >> i'm zach fuentes here in the south bay. and like a lot of other places here in san jose, many people are not fortunate enough to spend this thanksgiving indoors. so some advocates brought thanksgiving dinner and a whole lot more out to them. >> i'm very appreciative. i love that people come out here and do this for us. >> ahmed has been unhoused in san jose for 17 years. he says it's through his own fault. but still, the conditions he lives in are tough and unrelenting. even on thanksgiving. >> every bit of clothes that i've gotten from, you know, people or whatever, it gets wet. so like it's hard for us, like, to keep our clothes dry this thanksgiving, though, some relief was brought by local advocates directly to him and others who are unhoused. >> i feel blessed for so many things that i have in my life that it's nice to give back once in a while. >> volunteers with hands out care bay area came to this parking lot that borders many tents and encampments. a spot many unhoused call home. though many community centers and c

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has the story. >> large concrete blocks line both sides of jury court in san jose. it was the tenants that kind of came together and put these up, right? >> yeah. the building owners and the owners of the companies around here, they say they installed the blocks to replace lines of rvs that were parked outside of their businesses. >> despite no parking signs, they say some have stayed in the same spots for months or longer. sean cartwright, an advocate for the unhoused, says the businesses are wrong to install the blocks. shame on the people in this city that decided that this was a good way to treat unhoused people. >> like people aren't out here thinking, you know, it'd be cool, it'd be cool to be unhoused. >> but the businesses say their move is not just about esthetics. they attribute a series of growing issues to many of the people living in those rvs. >> we've had like break ins in certain buildings. we've had fights like verbal arguments, though the businesses felt like they found a sort of solution. >> the city said the blocks could be a d

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more from one of those passengers and from an expert who says this suit is premature. >> many passengers aboard alaska airlines flight 2059 on october 22nd are still working to process what happened. passenger paul stephen from washington was aboard the flight heading to san francisco. he says a flight attendant let passengers know something was going on. >> she says we're having an emergency. we need to take an emergency landing, though. >> passenger saw an arrest made on the plane. stephen said they didn't know specifics and it was only until the next morning when i had read on the news what actually had happened. charging documents claim that alaska pilot and pleasant hill resident joseph david emerson was off duty riding in the jump seat in the cockpit when he suddenly said, i'm not okay. authorities say he tried to pull handles that would have cut fuel to the engines. the document said he had not slept for 40 hours and had discussed using psychedelic mushrooms. the flight was diverted to portland, where he was arrested. stephen and two othe

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more on how experts think the bay area could be affected bys openai. >> the company behind chatgpt has the artificial intelligence industry reeling? the company's board fired ceo sam altman on friday. the reason not entirely clear the equivalent of if apple had fired steve jobs right after the iphone came out. it's something hundreds of openai employees are not happy about now. monday. openai company behind chatgpt has the artificial intelligence industry reeling. the company's board fired ceo sam altman on friday. the reason not entirely clear the equivalent of if apple had fired steve jobs right after the iphone came out. it's something hundreds of openai employees are not happy about now, monday, an announcement that altman, along with openai former president, will join investor microsoft in an open letter. employees has called for the company's board to resign. they threatened to take up microsoft on job offers and join altman there. microsoft is based in washington. openai is based in san francisco. >> employees who are in california may

zach fuentes, abc seven news. in the east bay, oakland is now home to the city's first lgbtq cultural district. >> the city council's life enrichment committee approved the proposal. organizers say the goal is to provide oakland's lgbt families, allies and community members with a space that's free from violence and discrimination. the emcee of today's event was oakland's own jeopardy! champion, amy schneider. >> so this was a labor of love for our community. it's following the successful opening of the town youth club, the queer healing arts center. dozens of lgbtq plus owned businesses and nonprofit in the area. and of course, the founding of the lgbtq district in 2017. oakland's lakeshore, lgbtq plus cultural district includes the area just northeast of lake merritt, between grand avenue and lakeshore avenue, up to boulevard, way to the north. >> the city's lgbtq community center is located in that neighborhood. >> now, this afternoon, the oakland city council is poised to pass a resolution affirm their belief

. >> zach fuentes was at the airport for the arrival of president biden and china's president xi andheir meeting. plus lina howland will have a look at the impact on traffic all around the city. >> we begin with abc seven news reporter zach fuentes. zach yeah, air force one got here around 130 this afternoon. >> so much coordination, nation security, logistics went into that landing and the landing is only the very start of what's going to be a very busy visit for president biden. he walked down the stairs of air force one to be greeted by many local familiar faces that included governor gavin newsom, first partner jennifer siebel newsom, congressman kevin mullin and san francisco mayor london breed. he got to speak with the leaders for several minutes

right now live in san mateo county, zach fuentes, abc seven news, all right, zach, thank you. >> now let's get to abc seven news anchor kristen sze who's live at moscone center. >> yeah, that's where the ceo summit took place today. hi, kristen. >> that's right. it was the kickoff and larry, of the ceo summit and that in itself was full of who's who on the list of people that you want to hear in person. so today, the ceos of uber, boeing, google visa and many more were there. let's show you some of the video that we took today from moscone west. the main topic at today's session are sustainability and climate change. global warming is obviously a huge concern. business leaders are trying to balance their growth with caring for the environment. we talked to uber ceo dara khosrowshahi, shahi, about that as he was leaving his panel discussion on. >> it's a pretty incredible summit. and i think that sustainability should be one of the big topics here and appropriately so. >> how does uber fit into that picture here? >> well, we're racing. we're or we're moving to get all of our fleet ele

right now live at sfo, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, zach, thank you. and president xi's plane landed just after 230 this afternoon. china's president will be meeting with president biden tomorrow on the peninsula. the meeting comes during times of tension between the two countries. abc's seven news anchor dion lim has a look at what tomorrow's meeting means. thank you. >> clutching flags representing china and the us. throngs of spectators lined howard street early tuesday, eagerly awaiting chinese president xi jinping. some gathered in protest. president xi's visit during apec marks the first time he and president biden meet in a tension filled year between them. >> they've got by lateral issues. they've got regional issues, they've got geopolitical issues that are sources of friction in the relationship. up. >> lily mcelwee of the center for strategic and international studies says while the talks should be considered procedural, i don't think we're going to see a lot of deliverables. >> they should also be seen as dialog to opening communication on

zach fuentes has more on how one city is making a push to keep the momentum going beyond this weekendlorful stores. >> these are all traditional chinese wedding wear. and then over here is the vietnamese version. >> christina bui and her family have owned lovemy knots bridal for more than 30 years. >> the passion, you know. >> bui also serves as the board chair of the tully road, east ridge business association. she says times have not been easy for local small businesses since the pandemic. >> we had to pivot to survive and the bui was one of the fortunate ones. >> the struggles of running a small business continue, so she and other business owners like caleb orozco are banking on small business. saturday >> we really can't have a shortage of support, especially during these times. >> orozco owns the last round tavern in downtown san jose, a business he worked to start and keep open during the pandemic. through the difficult circumstance. he says what sets his and many other small businesses apart can't be bought through online shopping. >> we're really supports small businesses and

and to come back next time. >> yeah. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news, top white house officials making their case on capitol hill just ahead tonight, their urgent call for aid to israel and ukraine and the new commitment to help the people in war torn gaza and the new rules. >> president biden wants to put in place to help you keep more of your hard earned retirement savings. >> let's talk about all the paperwork piling up around your home tax forms, pay stubs, how long should you keep this stuff? michael feeney with advice you haven't heard before. seven on your side but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. if you've been diagnosed with amd and notice vision changes, don't wait. ga is irreversible. it's important to catch it early

but right now, live in san mateo county, zach fuentes, abc seven news. all right, zach, thank you very much. >> as you saw in zach's piece, protesters gathered outside the gardens where biden and ji met today. we've seen protesters all around san francisco on a variety of topics. so far, no significant problems. they have been largely peaceful. a couple of arrests that we know of now. we have team coverage on this aspect of the story. before we hear from abc7 news. reporter luz pena. let's go to abc7 news reporter suzanne fan with more on the protests we're seeing in san francisco. suzanne >> well, tonight we're here at the embarcadero at the ferry building earlier about an hour earlier before the rain, there were hundreds of people behind me. the rain has stopped, but they have many of them have headed home. now, we can tell you that there short distance away from the exploratorium. and they were hoping that their voices, their message would be heard. they're calling for a cease fire in gaza all over the city today, we saw all sorts of protests gather ar

abc7 news reporter zach fuentes explains why it's been a tumultuous few days at openai. >> the company behind chatgpt saw its board fire ceo sam altman on friday. microsoft openai's biggest investor almost immediately hired altman for their own ai project. but in an open letter, more than 700 employees said they joined him. there if the board did not rehire him. late tuesday, it was announced altman was back and many board members were out. while it's still not entirely clear what led to altman's firing, i industry analysts say what is clear is the influence he has. >> we witnessed that. sam altman pretty much led his team and basically announcing that that they would only stay until sam altman was reinstated and said he is as a founding ceo. >> altman staying with the company might in fact be the best thing for it. >> he's the face of ai, not just for openai, but for the ai revolution. so he has high amounts of prestige, power and expert power. >> priya cannon is the dean at the lucas college of graduate school of business at sdsu. she's a coauthor in a study published in the journal

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more from one of those passengers and from an expert who believes this suit is premature for many passengers aboard alaska airlines flight 2059 on october 22nd are still working to process what happened. >> passenger paul stephen from washington was aboard the flight heading to san francisco. he says a flight attendant let passengers know something was going on. >> she says we're having an emergency. we need to take an emergency landing. >> the passenger saw an arrest made on the plane. stephen said they didn't know specifics and it was only until the next morning when had read on the news what actually had happened. charging documents claim that alaska pilot and pleasant hill resident joseph david emerson was off duty riding in the jump seat in the cockpit when he suddenly said, i'm not okay. authorities say he tried to pull handles that would have cut fuel to the engines. the document said he had not slept for 40 hours and had discussed using psychedelic mushrooms. the flight was diverted to portland, where he was arrested. stephen and two other p

so it's a certainly a very good sign about at least the bay area economy overall. >> zach fuentes, abc7d i always found that travel all the actual holiday if you can on thanksgiving day, it's always a little bit better. >> that's true. less crowded, but it's sort of a drag. >> yeah. you don't want to do that. >> all right. well that is this. before we go, you guys, any travel plans real quick? lan, are you going away, spencer? >> no, i'm staying. two of my three adult children are traveling from the east coast, so fingers crossed that they make it. >> yeah, and i'm working thanksgiving, so i'll be here. >> i am, too. i'm staying here. >> all right, well, that's it for the fought for in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introducing the small business bonus. for a limited time you can get up to a $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. yep, $1000. so switch to business internet from the company with the largest fastest reliable network and that powers more businesses than

abc7 news reporter zach fuentes looks at where the fish have been spotted and what that means. >> now we didn't travel to a rural area or out of state to find a salmon this size, this chinook salmon is just under a bridge on brannum lane in san jose. >> came in from the pacific ocean under the golden gate bridge. it swam down to the south end of the bay. >> the female fish likely didn't have a premature death. steve holmes with the south bay clean creeks coalition, said it lived a lifespan of around three years. this is a typical end after spawning what's not quite typical is the size of the fish being seen during this year's fall run like this one holmes found on sunday. >> that's like the third largest. so we had a 40 inch that fish, we had a 41 and we had a 45. >> holmes and the rest of the coalition have been at work for a decade now, working to collect fish carcasses. they take the heads off of the fish and send them off to uc davis, where work is done to determine where they came from. holmes says it was once believed that the fish in these urban waterways came from hatcheries,

abc7 news reporter zach fuentes with what the man and his attorney are calling for and what could happenwe get a glimpse into the mind of a police officer this individual police officer, attorney adante pointer is representing kion green. green was shot by a now former san jose police officer in 2022. outside lab taqueria. green says he took a gun from someone who was part of a fight inside the restaurant. officer mark mcnamara shot green as he was backing out of the restaurant with the gun he took away. >> i went in there to help. i came out looking for help, seeking help from officers, people that are supposed to help me, only to be shot and almost killed. >> now, text messages uncovered by a san jose police internal affairs investigator show what officer mcnamara wrote to fellow officers. the message is dated one day after the march 2022 shooting and said in wanted to carry a gun on in the wild, wild west. >> not on my watch. >> the texts released by san jose police chief anthony motta friday go on to find mcnamara making even more racially charged statements, including one that says

abc7 news reporter zach fuentes has more. >> millions are just days away from taking off for holiday triple a just released its 2023 thanksgiving travel forecast and it reveals a lot of information that could impact travelers over 55 million americans are going to be traveling. >> it's the third busiest thanksgiving weekend since triple a started counting. >> these things since so many are expected on the road and at airports travel this thanksgiving could come with challenges, especially here in the bay area. >> if you're traveling earlier than normal, you may encounter some residual travelers from the apec conference. >> there's also the risk of government shutdown if congress doesn't come to an agreement by friday. >> the tsa, airport security screeners and faa air traffic controllers are considered essential workers. but local travel industry analyst henry harteveldt adds that those agencies could still have staffing impacts that could affect flights. air traffic controllers are swamped. they can't bring in an scheduled air traffic controllers because that's not in the budget. so

zach fuentes, abc seven news. the federal trial for the man charged with the attack on nancy pelosi's husband starts this week. >> the man was caught on security video breaking into pelosi's home and threatening her husband, paul. abc's seven news reporter stephanie sierra was in court all day as jurors were selected. she's live outside the federal court building. steph >> yes, dan well, 100 potential jurors walked into the courtroom today to be questioned. a diverse group of people of all ages and professions. i did notice more men than women, some saying they have no knowledge of this case aside from paul pelosi being hurt while others have extensive knowledge of it, describing their in-depth understanding of qanon, giving attorneys a lot to discuss. and we know those discussions, ins are happening as we speak. 12 jurors and two alternates will be selected to decide the fate of david depape, the man charged with federal assault and attempted kidnaping after breaking into the home of former speaker nancy pelosi l

so it will be interesting to see what microsoft can do. >> zach fuentes, abc7 news.ntioned that hundreds of openai employees are threatening to follow former ceo sam altman to microsoft. >> earlier today on getting answers at 3 p.m, our anchor kristen sze spoke with one of the legal experts you saw in zach's report just now. she gave a more in-depth explanation about why the shakeup is so significant, especially with some employees ready to jump ship that is incredibly stunning, right. >> so along with sam altman, you also have greg brockman, who left. right, who was also the president. so that is that is essentially my taking all the top talent or whether rather most of the top talent from openai. and now that employees are following it does not look good for openai at all. i mean chatgpt is probably the most well known chatbot that and probably the most the mostly used chat bot right? so it'll be interesting to see what the future will hold, right? whether we're openai, i would remain as the top chat bot as it is now or if microsoft will be getting an edge in the f

zach fuentes, abc7 news. >> and for the first time oakland is on its way to having an lgbtq cultural district at the city council's life enrichment committee approved the proposal yesterday and the full council is expected to approve it tonight. organizers say the goal is to provide oakland's lgbtq families, allies and community members with a space that's free from violence and discrimination. the emcee of today's event was oakland's own jeopardy champion, amy schneider. so this was a labor of love for our community. >> she was following the successful opening of the town youth club. the queer healing arts center. dozens of lgbt plus owned businesses and nonprofit in the area. and of course, the founding of the lgbtq district in 2017. the proposed district is near lake merritt between grand avenue and lakeshore avenue. >> oakland's lgbtq community center is located in that neighborhood. all right. >> well, we've had some rain this past weekend. and one of the great things about getting this rain is it really is tamping down our fire dangers. we're headed to the rainy season. we've b

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has reaction from both sides. >> large concrete blocks line bothourt in san jose. it was the tenants that kind of came together and put these up, right? >> yeah, the building owners and the owners of the companies around here. >> they say they installed the blocks to replace lines of rvs that were parked outside of their businesses. despite no parking signs, they say some have stayed in the same spots for months or longer. sean cartwright, an advocate for the unhoused, says the businesses are wrong to install the blocks. >> shame on the people in this city that decided that this was a good way to treat unhoused people like people aren't out here thinking, you know, it'd be cool, it'd be cool to be unhoused, but the businesses say their move is not just about esthetics. >> they attribute a series of growing issues to many of the people living in those rvs. >> we've had like break ins in certain buildings. we've had fights like verbal arguments. >> though the businesses felt like they found a sort of solution. the city said the blocks could be a dang

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he's now under scrutiny for sending racist text messages as abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes explains. there are now calls to dismiss the criminal cases as the officer had investigated nearly a week after the san jose police department released racist text messages sent by a former police officer. >> there's work underway to keep him from working in law enforcement again. mark mcnamara resigned after an internal affairs investigation brought the messages to light, but community groups, including the naacp, san jose branch, say that's not enough. >> we want to him to be decertified so that he can't just go around the corner to another city. >> in a statement thursday, police chief anthony motta said that process started earlier this week with the state's commission on peace officer standards and training. writing. the department is committed to ensuring mr. mcnamara cannot serve as a police officer elsewhere and will work with posts to ensure that decertification happens as soon as possible. mcnamara shot on green in 2022 as he was backing out of this la victoria taqueria in s

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes talks to local shop owners. >> welcome to one of east san jose'snal chinese wedding wear. and then over here there is the vietnamese version. christina bui and her family have owned love me knots bridal for more than 30 years. it's a passion, you know. >> bui also serves as the board chair of the tully road, east ridge business association. she says times have not been easy for local small businesses since the pandemic. >> we had to pivot to survive and though bui was one of the fortunate ones, the struggles of running a small business continue avenue. >> so she and other business owners like caleb orozco are banking on small business. saturday >> we really can't have a shortage of support, especially during these times, orozco owns the last round tavern in downtown san jose, a business he worked to start and keep open during the pandemic through the difficult circumstances, he says . >> what sets his and many other small businesses apart can't be bought through online shopping. >> we're really supports small businesses and we're really, at the end

abc's seven news reporter zach fuentes talks to local shop owners. >> welcome to one of east san jose'st colorful stores. >> these are all traditional chinese wedding wear. and then over here, there is the vietnamese version. christina bui and her family have owned love me knots bridal for more than 30 years. it's a passion, you know. >> she also serves as the board chair of the tully road, east ridge business association. she says times have not been easy for local small businesses since the pandemic. >> we had to pivot to survive and the bui was one of the fortunate ones. >> the struggles of running a small business continue, so she and other business owners like caleb orozco are banking on small business. saturday >> we really can't have a shortage of support, especially during these times. orozco owns the last round tavern in downtown san jose, a business he worked to start and keep open during the pandemic through the difficult circumstances, he says . >> what sets his and many other small businesses apart can't be bought through online shopping. >> we're really supports small busi

it's in the heart of the south bay abc's seven news reporter zach fuentes looks at where the fish haveeen spotted and what it means as now. >> we didn't travel to a rural area or out of state to find a salmon this size. this chinook salmon is just under a bridge on brannum lane in san jose. >> came in from the pacific ocean under the golden gate bridge. it swam down to the south end of the bay. the female fish likely didn't have a premature death. >> steve holmes with the south bay clean creeks coalition, said it lived a lifespan of around three years. this is a typical end after spawning what's not quite typical is the size of the fish being seen during this year's fall run like this one holmes found on sunday. >> that's like the third largest. so we had a 40 inch that fish. we had a 41 and we had a 45. holmes and the rest of the coalition have been at work for a decade now working to collect fish carcasses. >> they take the heads off of the fish and send them off to uc davis, where work is done to determine where they came from. holmes says it was once believed that the fish in these

each one of us, abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has the story. >> this is bambi, a maltipoo who's more than a year old. he's recovering after being nearly blinded in a road rage incident. >> it's still like left him, like, very like disabled in a way. >> san jose police say it happened on november 11th in the area of capital expressway and tully road. a driver in the area shot this video. two people were already outside of the silver bmw. they were driving in confronting the driver of the car. bambi was in shortly after another driver jumped out of a different car, walked over and jumped on the back window, smashing it. >> the windows are shattered all over the back seat, all over the front seat. >> glass covered bambi's body and got into his eyes. james was with him and did not want to show his face on camera out of fear. he says he believes the drivers were mad at him for not driving past the speed limit. >> he started like waving like middle fingers and like hand signs, and i kind of just roll down the window. i asked him like, hey, what's up? is there something wrong? di

as abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes found out, all cases involving this officer are nowiew. >> nearly a week after the san jose police department released racist text messages sent by a former police officer, there's work underway to keep him from working in law enforcement again. mark mcnamara resigned after an internal affairs investigation brought the messages to light. but community groups, including the naacp's san jose branch, say that's not enough. we want to him to be decertified. >> so that he can't just go around the corner to another city. >> in a statement thursday, police chief anthony mata said that process started earlier this week with the state's commission on peace officer standards and training, writing the department is committed to ensuring mr. mcnamara cannot serve as a police officer elsewhere and will work with post to ensure that decertification happens as soon as possible. all mcnamara shot carreon green in 2022 as he was backing out of this la victoria taqueria in san jose. green said he took a gun from someone who was part of a fight inside an

abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes explains why and what those families are calling on everyoneis was brandon castellano. he was like a big teddy bear. >> he loved people. he loved to help people. he loved animals. and of course, he loved cars. >> in 2006, two weeks shy of his 19th birthday, he was killed in a car accident. his mother, sharon castellano, works at santa clara valley health care in high risk obstetrics. >> i have had, unfortunately had to tell parents they lost their child. okay never did i ever think i'd be on the other side. but i was. >> brandon was one of more than two dozen honored at this dia de los muertos ofrenda at the hospital wednesday. each life celebrated not only because they were loved by so many, but also because they are organ donors who have helped give life. brandon helped over 50 people with his donations. brenda gutierrez lost her 16 year old sister, nancy, to suicide. she says nancy was an organ donor and has since helped five other people live. last year, her family got the chance to meet the recipient of her lungs. she was saying that nancy

abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes explains why and what those families are calling on everyonedo. >> this was brandon castellano. >> he was like a big teddy bear. he loved people. he loved to help people. he loved animals. and of course, he loved cars. >> in 2006, two weeks shy of his 19th birthday, he was killed in a car accident. his mother, sharon castellano, works at santa clara valley health care in high risk obstetric x. >> i have had unfortunate only had to tell parents they lost their child. okay. never did i ever think i'd be on the other side. but i was. >> brandon was one of more than two dozen honored at this dia de los muertos ofrenda at the hospital wednesday. each life celebrated not only because they were loved by so many, but also because they are organ donors who have helped give life. brandon helped over 50 people with his donations. brenda gutierrez lost her 16 year old sister, nancy, to suicide. she says nancy was an organ donor and has since helped five other people live. last year, her family got the chance to meet the recipient of her lungs. she was sayi

zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> that is wild. >> yeah. i guess more studies are needed still right? >> yeah. but i mean, they're moving forward so we'll see. >> we all want our dogs to live longer, but i want my dog. >> i know, right? >> coming up at 530, why voters in san francisco will get to weigh in on the city's police staffing. >> plus, a vote on whether or not to oust congressman george santos is expected this week. how the embattled congressman is now responding. >> this is abc 724 in san francisco, live in the south bay in san jose in concord. >> live in oakland. yes, you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. here we are. we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc7 bay area streaming app join us and start watching ♪give me something sweet let's celebrate♪ ♪a little bit for me, a little bit for you♪ ♪no need to be greedy there's enough for two♪ ♪a little bit for me, a little bit for you♪ [distant music] ♪oops, oh, it's gettin' late♪ ♪and i almost forgot to celebrate,

i'm zach fuentes. israel's military said it will allow people in gaza to move south on specified streets tomorrow despite its troops coming under fire today while trying to secure a safe corridor for civilians. abc news reporter chuck sivertsen has the latest on israel's escalated ground invasion. israel's bombardment of gaza continued on saturday. >> the military striking a un shelter in northern gaza. according to the un's palestinian refugee agency, adding the death toll is not immediately clear. that attack part of a series of airstrikes as israel escalated its ground invasion and encircled gaza city. abc's ian pannell, embedded with israeli troops at an undisclosed location inside the gaza strip. you can hear the sound of gunfire of tank fire. >> you can see the israeli troops here. you can hear the sound of explosions and thick black smoke rising in the distance. this is one building i can show you, obviously, something that was a civilian building. what the israelis say is that hamas have used t

abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes has reaction from both sides. >> large concrete blocks lineer and put these up, right? >> yeah. the building owners and the owners of the companies around here, they say they installed the blocks to replace lines of rvs that were parked outside of their business is despite no parking signs. >> they say some have stayed in the same spots for months or longer. sean cartwright, an advocate for the unhoused, says the businesses are wrong to install the blocks. >> shame on the people in this city that decided that this was a good way to treat unhoused people. like people aren't out here thinking, you know, it'd be cool, it'd be cool to be unhoused. >> but the businesses say their move is not just about esthetics . they attribute a series of growing issues to many of the people living in those rvs. >> we've had like break ins in certain buildings. we've had fights like verbal arguments, though the businesses felt like they found a sort of solution. >> the city said the blocks could be a danger to drivers and have to go. >> we think it's kind of unfa

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has reaction from both sides. >> large concrete blocks lined bothides of jury court in san jose. it was the tenants that kind of came together and put these up, right? >> yeah. the building owners and the owners of the companies around here, they say they installed the blocks to replace lines of rvs that were parked outside of their businesses. >> despite no parking signs, they say some have stayed in the same spots for months or longer. sean cartwright, an advocate for the unhoused, says the businesses are wrong to install the blocks. >> shame on the people in this city that decided that this was a good way to treat unhoused people like people aren't out here thinking, you know, it would be cool, it would be cool to be unhoused. >> but the businesses say their move is not just about esthetics . they attribute a series of growing issues to many of the people living in those rvs. >> we've had like break ins in certain buildings. we've had fights like verbal arguments, though the businesses felt like they found a sort of solution. >> the city said the

but i look forward to not having as many half dues is talking to our colleague there, zach fuentes. >> and i just wonder, okay, we've heard that before. the personal reasons it sounds kind of like congresswoman jackie speier when she decided not to run again, but is there more to it than that, phil? >> well, you know, i would say that, you know, when she lists her half tos, those only are half of the half tos. she has a responsibility in washington. and every week. and, you know, she has to fly back across the country to return to her constituents here. i got to tell you, that's honestly, we hear about that and say, but what's really the story? you try doing it. i mean, it's an incredible grind. and then the other half tos is the party responsibilities, because not only do you represent the district in washington, but you are a cog in the machine of democratic politics, which include like like dianne feinstein and others throughout history, and that includes raising money and doing things for them. and for the party. it's a nonstop top sort of a hamster run where it takes a particular

. >> zach fuentes, abc7 news. >> coming up, getting ready to feed more than 2000 people for thanksgiving. we'll show you the preps underway at glide and tell you why this year will be di in celebration will serve thousands of the city's most vulnerable. thursday. yeah. tonight, volunteers at glide are busy preparing meals. >> and as abc seven news reporter tara campbell explains, there expecting pre-pandemic numbers of people the pies are being prepped and thanksgiving meals set as glide prepares for one of its biggest days of the year. >> it is like our super bowl, our met gala, our oscars all in one. >> and this year there expecting to make a full comeback from the pandemic for the first time since the pandemic. >> we're inviting all of our guests back inside. >> and that means there are thousands of meals to be made. we usually anticipate serving about 2400 meals generally between breakfast and then the big thanksgiving dinner. and volunteers like patrick chung are helping to make it happen. >> i like to volunteer to give back to the community. you know, there's a lot of people out th

and abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is in woodside where president biden met with china's president and about a half hour a

i'm zach fuentes. and some major developments in tonight on the war in the middle east.d it will allow people in gaza to move south on specified streets tomorrow despite its troops coming under fire today while trying to secure a safe corridor for civilians. abc news reporter chuck sivertsen has the latest on israel's escalated ground invasion. >> israel's bombardment of gaza continued on saturday. the military striking a un shelter in northern gaza. according to the un's palestine refugee agency, adding the death toll is not immediately clear. that attack part of a series of airstrikes as israel escalated its ground invasion and encircled gaza city. abc's ian pannell embedded with israeli troops at an undisclosed location inside the gaza strip. >> you can hear the sound of gunfire of tank fire. you can see the israeli troops here. you can hear the sound of explosions and thick black smoke rising in the distance. this is one building i can show you. obviously something that was a civilian building. what the israelis say is that hamas have used these kind of buildings usi

. >> abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes sat down with the congresswoman in one of her only in-personnnouncement. zach >> yeah, that's right. but she's fast to point out this was not an exit interview. congresswoman, she says she has a lot of work left in the year that she still has in office. she has a lot of things she wants to accomplish before she closes this decades long chapter that she's looking back at today with gratitude and pride. a lot has changed since congresswoman anna eshoo was first sworn in in january of 1993. >> the internet was nascent. it was a baby that was just being born. >> she was part of legislation to advance the internet. and in her decades long tenure, 66 of her bills have passed, signed by five presidents, something recognized by speaker emerita nancy pelosi just hours after she announced her retirement. >> any subject you can name health care, education

. >> abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes sat down with the congresswoman in one of her only in-person interviews given since that announcement. zach >> yeah, that's right. but she's fast to point out this was not an exit interview. congresswoman, she says she has a lot of work left in the year that she still has in office. she has a lot of things she wants to accomplish before she closes this decades long chapter that she's looking back at today with gratitude and pride. a lot has changed since congresswoman anna eshoo was first sworn in in january of 1993. >> the internet was nascent. it was a baby that was just being born. >> she was part of legislation to advance the internet. and in her decades long tenure, 66 of her bills have passed, signed by five presidents, something recognized by speaker emerita nancy pelosi just hours after she announced her retirement. >> any subject you can name health care, education, energy, technology, climate, whatever the subject that she has been on the forefront now after years of work representing her district, which is included large parts of the

abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has more from one of those passengers and from an expert who saysit is premature. >> many passengers