joining us now without's on this and other issues, the clinical professor from uc berkeley school of public health. thank you for joining us today. when do you expect we will discover our first case in the u.s.? >> i wouldn' i wouldn' i wouldn' saw headlines tonight or tomorrow that we identified a case. i think it's likely that the particular variant is already here. >> how will we know for sure? do we do something with positive cases to read the genetic makeup of the case? >> one piece of good news about the variant is, not only do our regular pcr tests that you do, the one that sticks up the nose in the laboratory, not only will that identify that you have covid, but it will give a red flag to say that the covid variant you have could be omicron because it has a different pattern when it turns positive, so that's a leg up in terms of identifying the virus much earlier. glicksman jenness ceo says the existing vaccine may struggle with omicron and you are saying it may have physical structures that suggest that might not respond to the immunity we got from the vaccines. can you expl

a new study by lawrence berkeley international is -- shows why the sierra snow could disappear in just a few years. this is about one third of california's water supply. we have already seen this warming trend happening just this season. several ski resorts push back their opening dates because of warming temperatures preventing them from making snow. mike: here's the seven-day forecast. mother nature is not going to help out whatsoever as temperatures near the upper 50's low 60's wednesday, thursday, friday, annex monday. those are near record high temperatures. the nights are cold enough and it is hard to get that good base of man-made snow built. you need it much colder. skiing will be up in the higher parts of. here's was going on in the east bay hills. you can see here below me a lot of fog is developing along the toll plaza. watch out for the morning fog. otherwise, quiet along the water. coat to know coat today. 52 right now in san francisco. when back to the peninsula, temperatures in the 50's there about 10:00. middle 60's for the better part of the afternoon. warmer than it s

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red flag warning into southern california the past few days. 46 berkeley. along the coast, it is in the low 50's. it could get a lot colder with some upper elevation wind. the atmosphere to be mixed allowing for temperatures to stay up this money. for the afternoon come it is providing moderate air quality today, tomorrow, monday. this ridge of high pressure is our dominant weather feature. allow for a lid on the atmosphere. as we get into the afternoon today, we are going to see slightly milder conditions. a little cooler by tuesday. sunny today and tomorrow. the dry pattern looks to hold into early december. there were signs of some rain. the closer we get, the further out that has become. let's concentrate on the weekend. we have high clouds visiting us today. it is blue sky and a mostly sunny day today into your sunday. a little bit of fog early on. once again, it is a sunny afternoon. temperatures well above average. 71 today in san jose. 70 santa clara. santa cruz and the low 70's. peninsula even milder with 71. redwood city low 70's. 69 san bruno. on

. >> a small fire at the berkeley marina is now out. video shows you the smoke. fire broke out after 2:00 this afternoon on a boat that was docked at the marinea. crews for able to contain the fuel so there's no lingers threat. >> the world health organization has just announced there is a up in covid variant of concern. first identified in southern africa and the u.s. and other countries are racing to impose new travel restrictions. wall street suffered its worst trading day of the year. reporter: fears over a new variant of the coronavirus are triggering countries to impose new travel restrictions, sending the global stock market tumbling. [bell ringing] >> the world health organization is now designating a covid variant that was first identified in south african countries, calling it a variant of concern. scientists say it could be more transadmissible and marine immune to vaccines. >> in variant has a large number of mutation and is some of them have worrying characteristics. >> the u.s. government, along with country this is europe and air asia -- aisha anno

the city of berkeley will offer free access to two mental health apps for anyone who lives, works, and goes to school there. they can utilize the my strength and headspace apps without charge. my strength helps people with anxiety and depression. headspace helps people with meditation and mindfulness exercises. city officials says the pandemic has been a trying time and so by offering these apps for free, residents can focus on their mental well-being. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know this morning. kristen: the story behind this viral surprise, the couple caught on camera talking about the heartwarming moment. kumasi: taking a live look outside at 5:20. kumasi: 5:22 and if you are just joining us here are seven things to know. a new covid variant is worrying world health experts. the world health organization is eating to discuss the strain that could be more infectious and potentially elude vaccines. kristen: dow futures are down 800 points because of fears of the new variant. travel related stocks are being hit the hardest. kumasi: shoppers are up early looking for black fr

we are -- we are between berkeley and el cerrito. we are approaching that 580 split coming up, and it is pretty busy out here. and this is considered one of the best times to leave today. take a look. think about your plans for today. if you are driving for the holiday you will have a lot of company. aaa is expecting 4 million more people driving this year than last year and the traffic is pretty healthy out here this morning. getting an early start is the smart move. we have the best and worst times to hit the road. before noon is considered one of the best times. until 8:00 is considered the worst -- noon until 8:00 is considered the worse. up until 9:00 p.m. is considered the best time to drive. 9:00 p.m. is a good time. for your return saturday, 2:00 to 7:00 is the time to avoid the roads and sunday 1:00 until 7:00. travel is expected to be up 13% over last year. aaa thinks there will be 53 million americans traveling over the break, a sign that things are returning to normal. in the bay area if you are driving interstate 80 wher

kumasi: you can see him at stanford and berkeley. [laughter] mike: all right, let's take a look what is going on weatherwise. coming uposse uth bay. and 880. clouds get out of the high clouds, that with the cold front will help temperatures tumble from yesterday's mid 60's to low 70's. breezy and the hills tonight. thankfully, they are green, or we would be talking about a fire threat. definitely colder in the valleys tonight, so get ready for that. the weekend, the brightest and warmest afternoon in the forecast. here's like at the cold front, you can see some moisture with it. and some high-level snow, but note where it is. mainly in oregon and washington. we will see what it does to temperatures. 62 today and half moon bay, most of us aroundthat is average forf year. tonight, much cooler. 40's everywhere, even in san francisco. the green you see, those are some of the higher elevations. plenty of 30's in the north bay valleys in east bay valleys. the travel forecast, we highlight the pacific northwest for wet weather. kansas city,

varsha starvation is a great has graduated from uc berkeley last year with a bachel. degree in political science. they're among the record number of 22 women named rhodes scholars this year the scholarship covers all expenses for two or three years of graduate study at the university of oxford and england. they are well on their way. congratulations for them brad's that's wonderful. well job. well done. yes. all right, so let's get a check on our weather this holiday week abc 7 meteorologist, sandhya patel is here with that. yeah, the fabulous weather is a head for us, dan and alma. i want to you right now a lovely view. from kingsbury you can see just how gorgeous it is up. there is the sun has set if you are traveling just keep in mind that it is going to be dry if you're heading up tuesday. you're good to go wednesday thursday. you've got sunshine there so for thanksgiving looking nice and then friday it is going to be mild with a mix of sun and clouds. here's a look at the national travel forecast for wednesday. there will be some snow. is across the rockies the n

the axis back in berkeley. here is casey pratt with the wanted 24th big game highlights in this morning's sports. >> big game history was made at stanford stadium. no small feat considering the game has been playing 124 times since 1892. now, who once the axe? apparently not stanford. they started slow. they had those fel fel fel they couldn't convert either of them. the bears take over with the slam here. is going to find trayvon clark. he is gone, longest pass play in the history of the big game. that is a 124 yard span. that has never happened. 46 yards passing, 59 on the ground. stanford couldn't get anything going offensively or defensively. going to dance his way, 76 yards all the way to the end zone. going up 27-three. the bears with the big-game record, 636 yards of offense. they have seen a lot of offense. and here comes the chaos. 41-11 for the fourth straight year. >> we had a really good week of practice. i think it just shows the resiliency of the steam coming off some struggles previous weeks. tha

tip-off is at 5:30 the ax is back in berkeley following cal's blowout win over stanford. here's casey pratt with the 124th big game highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. big game history was made at sanford stadium. no small feat considering the game has been played 124 times since 1892. now who wants the ax? apparently not stanford. they started slow. three turnovers in the first five possessions. cal defending from mckie to benjamin they had two fourth and goal chances they couldn't convert either of them. bears take over. chase garver with the slant here finding travon clark. shakes a defender. he is gone. longest pass play in the history of big game. 84 yards. that's a 124-year span. that has never happened. 7-0 cal. chase garver's -- stanford couldn't get anything going offensively or defensively. oakland native dancy, going to dance his way, 76 yards all the way to the end zone. cal goes up 27-3 after three. it is a rout. the bears with a big game record of offense. these four have seen a lot of big game moments. time to pass the ax. and here comes t

it's not just for you guys just for the greater berkeley and and the alums it is that pretty accurate. it's very accurate. you can take a look right over there. that's for those people in ends for the cal community for everybody who's put on the uniform and alumni, you know we do for them. we won't keep the quarterback long. have fun with your teammates. enjo. evening. thank you. thanks. chase all smiles out there not so much here, michigan state announced a tenure 95 million dollar contract extension for coach mel tucker. hope he signed before kickoff buckeyes score 21 in the first quarter cj stroud to chris olave seven. nothing stroud 32-35 432 yards six touchdown passes. he finds a lobby again here. it's a route. knowledge me and then ohio state scored 28 points in the second quarter stroud 12 yards to garrett wilson 490 at halftime and they'd roll to a 56 to 7 victory now lebron james having fun with michigan state alum, draymond green tweeting out. can someone check on my brother at money23 green, please? i haven't heard from him today. sharks taking on a alexander ovechkin in th

sunshine and upper 60's in santa rosa, 64 in oakland and berkeley. mid 60's in concord. for thanksgiving, chili in the morning, 30's and 40's with cloud cover -- chil morning, 30's and 40's with cloud cover. sunny and mild today and tomorrow. a little bit cooler and a slight chance of a shower in the north bay. otherwise, we are drive-thru thanksgiving and it should be -- dry through thanksgiving and it should be pretty seasonable. liz: feels like fall. for more than 70 years, disney has supported the marine corps toys for tots foundation. disney kicked off the disney ultimate toy drive with a 500,000 donation with more than 25,000 dollars for the local san mateo, san francisco, and san marin county chapters. the marines need more than just toys. >> around this time of year, we usually see festive issues -- pictures like this when reporting on the toys for tots foundation in the bay area. instead of leading - - - - the u.s. marine corps training center-based parking lot in san bruno where pods storage units are taking the place of an actual facility. >> covid has changed

reporter: james wilcox is a professor of economics at uc berkeley. >> lower income households spend more than twice as large a fraction of their income on food as higher income households. reporter: abc7's analysis found there are over 170 low income neighborhoods in san francisco alone that have low food access. that's more than double what we found in the san jose metro area at 79. >> the need to still really high. reporter: reggie is the director of the food bank. is the problem getting worse? >> it is incredibly high in alameda county. high rates of food insecurity, clients are not seeing what other people may be seeing. reporter: the organization worked with hundreds of nonprofits disturbing food to struggling areas throughout the pandemic. >> i just pray. that is all i can do. reporter: she hopes her neighborhood is next in line. >> got a keep praying. reporter: stephanie sierra, abc7 news. liz: still ahead, the marine corps annual toys for tots program is underway. why they need more than toys this year. here's a live look outside this morning. we have been talking about the fog.

. >> james wilcox is a graduate school professor of economics at uc berkeley. >> lower income households spend twice as large or a fraction of their income on food as higher income household. >> data analysis finds that more than 170 low-income neighborhoods are in the san francisco mentor area that also have low food axis. that is more than double we found in the metro area at 79. >> there are communities that are really high. >> reggie young is the director of the alameda county community food bank. >> from where we were last year, the problem is getting worse. >> the problem is incredible he high in alameda county. we are still seeing high rates of food insecurity. we are seeing a lot of normal seed that other community's not seen. >> the organization has worked with hundreds of nonprofits, distributing food to struggling areas throughout the pandemic. >> hartman helps her neighborhood is next in line. >> you have to go with the flow and pray. >> abc 7 news. >> americans love the final finl on the american music awards when fans cast their votes this year on an unusual platform. that

stephanie: james wilcox is professor of economics at uc berkeley. >> some households spend more than twice of their income -- twice as much of their income on food as higher income households. ask there are more than 170 low-income neighborhoods in the metro area with food -- low food access. that is more than double than in the san jose metro area at 79. >> need is still high. >> he is the executive director of the community food bank in alameda county. >> is a problem getting worse? >> the problem isn't credibly high. we are still seeing high rates of food insecurity. our clients are not seeing normalcy other people may be seeing. stephanie: worked with nonprofits to distribute food to struggling areas during the pandemic. >> i just pray. stephanie: she hopes her neighborhood is next. >> you have to go with the flow. stephanie: for more analysis, click -- go to abc7news.com and click the equity report. we have been investigating disparities in housing, education, policing and the environment. there are also interactive graphs where you can search for updates on any of these topics

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becky worley is joining us from an amazon locker in berkeley, california, with some smart ideas. we'll skip the ship. hey, becky. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that's right. skip the ship. online shopping is expected to rise by 11% this year and the transportation headaches you just mentioned have us all worrying. so it's good to know your options for getting packages in hand faster. ♪ you click the buy button then a complicated series of events happen. you can't control the speed of the order software, how facet gets picked up in the warehouse but you can choose how it travels the last mile to you. >> shipping delays are the worst we've ever seen. you can avoid some delays if you're willing to do some of the work yourself. >> reporter: first there's buy online pick up in store. with modern inventory databases big retailers know if they have a product in stock at a store near you. they can pluck it off the shelves and have it ready in hours or if they do have to bring it in from a regional warehouse it'll take just a day or two. >> if you're willing to do the work and pick

it will happen at noon in berkeley and in santa cruz. reggie: a smash and grab robbery with at least nine people involved and that the suspects had everything planned beforehand. this happened monday night in the video shows thieves running up to smash display cases with hammers and taking off with a bunch of jewelry. kumasi: an elderly man sharing his story of a violent robbery in san francisco. the 84-year-old, who asked only to be called mark, tells dion that the man demanded money from him monday when he was at the atm mark says that as he reached for the cash, the robber hit him twice with a bottle. >> the first thing is to pray. pray. because i believe in prayer. >> it hits home when it happens to you or a family member. meeting med out of the hospital, i got really tearful. kumasi: the robber has not been caught. reggie: a new push to provide a safe place for people to use drugs in san francisco. purchasing a boarded up building as a supervised drug use site. currently sites like this are not allowed under state and federal law. s

uc berkeley grad has worked for calfire since 1999, holding the director position since late 2018. porter says he will be focusing on his family and aging parents. kumasi: now to your morning money report, and amazon peeling back more black friday deals this year. we'll start on thanksgiving day and will include deals on thousands of products, including tv's, sports equipment, and 40% off alexa enabled devices. meanwhile, anyone looking to buy a new tesla will not be getting one anytime soon. the wait times for the s and x models are as long as 16 months. the delivery time is projected to be sometime in 2023. tesla is one of many automakers facing supply chain challenges. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we are up by 175 points. reggie: new at 6:00, tiktok users may be getting paid soon. a proposed $92 million settlement is pending over consumer privacy. it claims they collected consumer data and violated state and federal laws. if you used the app before september 30, you are eligible for a payment. claims have to be submitted by next

the uc berkeley grad has worked for calfire's 1999 and has helped -- held the director position since -- ahead, if you are putting your deodorant on in the morning every day, you have been doing it wrong. the science to back it up. kumasi: a could be san francisco's first reparations for black residents. the request by actor danny glover and other activists that involves a nearly vacant city-owned building. reggie: someone new has moved in to sesame street. at only seven years old, she has already made history. kumasi: taking a live look outside right now. how powerful is an invisalign smile? so powerful you can face anything ... ...even these faces. invis is a powerful thing. invis is the clear aligner brand most trusted by doctors and more predictable. invisalign. all denny's pancakes are made to order with fresh buttermilk. but this month's spotlight stack feels like fall. and is the pumpkin-iest pecan pie drizzliest and most gram-worthy of them all. new! pumpkin pecan pancakes. this month's spotlight stack. see you at dennys the classic hollywood story. we meet the hero, the all-n

you're looking at mid 70s from sonoma to santa rosa in the east bay 70 at berkeley 71 oakland heading inland is going to be a nice day 72 walnut creek 74 in livermore accuweather 7-day forecast autumn warmth tomorrow still very nice on sunday cooler pattern begins with cloudier skies for a new work week more like november midweek. look at that temperatures in the mid 60. inland upper 50s along the coast so it'll feel like it but not until next week almond dan. thanks andy on november is native american heritage month here at abc 7. we're uplifting the voices and stories of the indigenous community tonight. we introduce you to the groundbreaking native american chef opening one of the only restaurants of its kind in the bay area abc 7 news race and culture reporter. julian glover got a first look inside the restaurant before happens to the public saturday morning. native american people native american food is here a lot of people don't know that through her colorful and mouth-watering dishes chef crystal lopepa is bringing authentic native american food to the heart of east oakland as

the public health department at berkeley put out a statement. they called this an outbreak. they said the state public threshold is three cases in a 14 day period. they define any workplace environment as 20 cases as a major outbreak. so do you agree that with their 44 positive cases, what cal had here was an outbreak? was it? dr. gandhi: so, i don't know all the details of how many of the football players were symptomatic or not, and actually how many were vaccinated or not. so i don't think i can comment on this particular situation. i can tell you, however, that 44 cases or people having delta in their nose depends on if we're doing asymptomatic testing or not. if you are testing asymptomatic, vaccinated people who are not exposed to someone who is sick, then you have just not even followed cdc guidance. but you may get delta in your nose. the question is, is it clinically significant? is it causing symptoms in you? that's a symptom at. and can you pass it if you're asymptomatic? increasing data shows it's very hard to pass it on, at least by culture data if you're feelin

kumasi: berkeley's department of public health is accusing the cal football program of failing to follow health protocols. they postponed this weekend's game against usc because several players tested positive. last weekend the team was without 24 players and five coaches. cal's athletic director says they were tested everyday, but they lay tested those over symptomatically. officials say the program did not abide by public health guidelines. >> there are people here to help us with all that on a daily basis. is everybody perfect and following every protocol? i don't know i can say that. reggie: that head coach they will be multiple tests during the week. next, we just received a statement from the attorney of travis scott. his response on the state of the astroworld investigation. kumasi: is in-n-out thinking of moving to florida? reggie: an oyster shell solution. could this pacific coast delicacy be the key to saving the shoreline from climate change? kumasi: we will take a live look outside right now at the bay bridge. hi honey! hi mommy! oh i missed you! you just want to video call t

. >> berkeley's department of public health is accusing cal's program of failing to follow proper health protocols. the game against u.s. he was postponed because several players tested positive for covid. cal's athletic director says players and staff were tested everyday, but when 99% have received the vaccine, they only started testing people who were symptomatic. health officials say the program did not abide by public health guidelines. >> there are people here to help us with all that on a daily basis. is everybody perfect in following every protocol? i don't know that i can say that. >> head coach justin wilcox says there will now be multiple covid-19 tests during the week. >> the future that will be just -- feature that will be disappearing on youtube. >> holiday season in san francisco's union square might look different this year. what shoppers can expect. >> a new lawsuit against alec baldwin. the reason one worker is now suing the star. >> let's take a live look people everywhere living with type 2 diabetes are waking up to what's possible with rybelsus®. ♪ you are my suns

the latest on the battle between cal and the berkeley health department. after 44 bears tested positive for go it, -- covid, they said they did not get tested, or wear masks. coach wilcox said the team has been monitored all season. >> we have health professionals housed in our building at our practices, on our planes. in the weight room, in the training room. there are people here to help us with all of that on a daily basis. >> desean jackson to the raiders might be a perfect match. after being released, he signed with the silver and black. the tragic henry ruggs accident left them looking for a speedy receiver. at age 34, he can fly. >> my first nfl game was a raider game at the coliseum. chiefs were playing the raiders. i was on the sideline. i was seven or eight years old. >> derek carr said all of them wanted to go out to practice and watch him run. jackson still has the speed. hi, i'm pat and i'm 75 years old. we live in the mountains so i like to walk. i'm really busy in my life; i'm always doing something. i'm not a person that's going to sit too

that is how we approached it. >> berkeley public health reacted differently, saying cases emerged in an environment of ongoing failure to abide by public health measures. people in the program did not get tested were sick or stayed home or war mask indoors. late today, the head coach said they did the best they could to follow health guidelines. >> there are people here who help us with all of that on a daily basis. is everybody perfect and and protocol? i can't say that. >> he promised there will be multiple testing during the week. the game will be played on december 4, the last home game of the year. >> come up with a way to help alleviate the global supply chain. it will nearly double available slots for commercial driving tests. the idea is to get more commercial truck drivers on the road to help fill the shortage. a lack of truck drivers has been cited as one reason shipments are solid at ports across the nation. including los angeles and long beach. partially reopening after a lightning fire close to town in mid-september. some of the main attractions will remain off limits be

the latest on the battle between cal and the berkeley health department. after 44 bears tested positive for go it, -- covid, they said they did not get tested, or wear masks. coach wilcox said the team has been monitored all season. >> we have health professionals housed in our building at our practices, on our planes. in the weight room, in the training room. there are people here to help us with all of that on a daily basis. >> desean jackson to the raiders might be a perfect match. after being released, he signed with the silver and black. the tragic henry ruggs accident left them looking for a speedy receiver. at age 34, he can fly. >> my first nfl game was a raider game at the coliseum. chiefs were playing the raiders. i was on the sideline. i was seven or eight years old. >> derek carr said all of them wanted to go out to practice and watch him run. jackson still has the speed. hi honey! hi mommy! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. hush little baby...don't say a word... but if slow upload speeds turns your goodnight call into

that is how we approached it. >> berkeley public health reacted differently, saying cases emerged in an environment of ongoing failure to abide by public health measures. people in the program did not get tested were sick or stayed home or war mask indoors. late today, the head coach said they did the best they could to follow health guidelines. >> there are people here who help us with all of that on a daily basis. is everybody perfect and and protocol? i can't say that. >> he promised there will be multiple testing during the week. the game will be played on december 4, the last home game of the year. >> come up with a way to help alleviate the global supply chain. it will nearly double available slots for commercial driving tests. the idea is to get more commercial truck drivers on the road to help fill the shortage. a lack of truck drivers has been cited as one reason shipments are solid at ports across the nation. including los angeles and long beach. partially reopening after a lightning fire close to town in mid-september. some of the main attractions will remain off limits be

berkeley public health said those in the program did not get tested when they were sick, did not stay home, and did not wear masks. the bears say 99% of the team is vaccinated. so how did so many people test positive? we'll probably never know because of privacy rules. we do know the usc game was pushed back to december 4. stricter rules will be put in place with regard to groups and practice and meals. coach justin wilcox a short time ago trying to focus on football, following this being the only major covid postponement in all of college football. >> i have never had a meeting regarding the egregious non- compliance of our players. do we have to remind people from time to time to put their mask on? have i been told that? yeah, absolutely. i would also think maybe there are folks in the city of berkeley walking down the street or going to church or dinner or whatever and maybe students on campus that might fall into the same category. i cannot confirm that but i would think that is probably likely. larry: clearly coach did not think there were egregious non-compliance issues within h

says will improve conditions for drivers, cyclist, bus riders and pedestrians around uc berkeley. the project focuses on telegraph avenue, fulton street and dentistry. according to the berkeley side, one plan is to reserve one lane of telegraph for buses and raise the streets to sidewalk level. some say they are concerned about the impact on customer parking at traffic congestion. >> mayor london breed is throwing her support behind recalling three san francisco school members for missed priorities during the pandemic. >> after careful consideration, i decided to support the recall wholeheartedly. my hope is that we get this behind us so that we can begin to put our kids first. >> comments come nearly three weeks after election officials certified the recall of gabriela lopez, and commissioner allison collins. supporters gathered 240 signatures, claiming the board spent too much energy on things like renaming schools instead of focusing on issues that mattered to the community. opponents called the effort of power play. >> next at 5:00, household debt is topping pre-pandemic level

go to berkeley southside complete streets online. reporter: we are going to start with a live look at the toll plaza. metering lights are officially on and the backup is officially there. thankfully the stall on the upper deck has moved out. you should have a clear ride into san francisco. oakland, 880, coliseum c southbound. traveling south on 880, you run into a big slowdown between san lorenzo and hayward. there is no reason for that exactly, just the morning commute traffic. drive times really beginning to pick up antioch to concord, 27 minutes on highway 4. drew: we are t we are t moisture from yesterday creating pockets of fog. northbay, petaluma, santa rosa, fairfield, mild visibility, along the coast, fog and drizzle down to 4 miles visibility. we will see cloud cover lift that, by 10:00 a.m., cloud cover breaking down and fog moving out. into the afternoon, a sunny day with temperatures warmer today compared to yesterday. highs around the regent, brighter and warmer afternoon. 66, oakland. 68, san jose. highs around the bay

berkeley health health states 10 days in isolation is required even if players test negative after testing positive. it has caused a lot of confusion and frustration. the game rescheduled for december 4. stanford and kharlton state were once known as the plow boys. now, they are the texans. harrison ingram had 16 points. this game was tied with 12 minutes left. stanford, a big run. silva, another new guy. 62-50.62-50.62-50. saint mary's hosting prairie view a & m. this is how you want to start. first hoop of the year, alex dukas with authority on the putback. they had the team back from last year. logan johnson getting fancy on the reverse. they open the second half on a 17-3 run. dukas leading the way. 6-13 from deep. 87-60 eight. sharks fans having fun in calgary. dancing. sharks missing players because of covid, but brett to a streaking alexander. his first of the year makes it 1-0. to the third we go and we are tied at 1-1. logan couture with his fifth, 2-1 sharks. this was a tight game. the sharks with a couple of empty matters late to put it away. 4-1 is your final. the danville nati

berkeley healt healt states 10 days in isolation is required even if players test negative after testing positive. it has caused a lot of confusion and frustration. the game rescheduled for december 4. stanford and kharlton state were once known as the plow boys. now, they are the texans. harrison ingram had 16 points. this game was tied with 12 minutes left. stanford, a big run. silva, another new guy. 62-562-562-5 saint mary's hosting prairie view a & m. this is how you want to start. first hoop of the year, alex dukas with authority on the putback. they had the team back from last year. logan johnson getting fancy on the reverse. they open the second half on a 17-3 run. dukas leading the way. 6-13 from deep. 87-60 eight. sharks fans having fun in calgary. dancing. sharks missing players because of covid, but brett to a streaking alexander. his first of the year makes it 1-0. to the third we go and we are tied at 1-1. logan couture with his fifth, 2-1 sharks. this was a tight game. the sharks with a couple of empty matters late to put it away. 4-1 is your final. the danville native ret

they have been critical of school and berkeley healthpolicd for december 4. no football in berkeley, but basketball season tipping off today against uc san diego. call-up out to the early lead off the turnover. jordan shepard to joel brown for the flush. cal is up 4 at the break. nice move. he had 27. stanford tipping off against tarleton state in a few minutes, a school i had never heard of until tonight. for the second consecutive week, a bay area sports legend is calling it a career. chris wanda lasky held his retirement press conference today in the south. he hosted a major league soccer best 171 career goals in seasons. 14 of those seasons with the hometown >>. he will now move into a role as a special assistant to the >>' g.m.. >> it is slowly sinking in, but i think it will really sink in the preseason when the guys are starting off, but enjoying the ride home. >> what are you going to remember the most? >> having fun out there on the field, being with my teammates. the practices. i love the banter. the battles out there, the blood, sweat, and tears yo

more players have tested positive for covid in berkeley and they are not able to practice, this after more than two dozen players had to sit out last week's game. kristen: you are looking at live pictures from san francisco and san rafael tower cameras and marched him. the storm is moving out of the bay area, but a different picture depending on where you are. let's head over to spencer christian for an update on how much rain we got and what else is coming. spencer: some areas didn't get much at all, others got a lot. here is a look at the totals. areas like san jose and mountain view saw only 0.02 inches. but one third of an inch in morgan hill. 0.85 in san francisco. north bay, 1-3 inches. from live doppler 7, all this quiet, but there are a couple sprinkles around. in the evening hours we will see clouds, maybe even some fog overnight. but by midday tomorrow, lots of sunshine and a bit of a warming trend lies ahead on the accuweather forecast,, coming -- coming up a little bit later. larry: the storm caused a few problems, as reporter amy hollyfield shows us. but most people were

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we are hearing of a little bit of flooding in berkeley, eastbound 80 at ashby. that off-ramp is closed because of standing water. we have some video to show you of the rain coming down. this is in san rafael last night. they got six inches of rain during that last atmospheric river that we had back in october. this storm was nothing like that. of course, it had people remembering that, wondering if it would be that again. wondering if they would see flooding here and there from the last storm. but this one was not nearly as heavy. just some much-needed rain. this morning, it is on its way out, but we are getting the end of it and we are seeing some drizzle here this morning. just be aware that your commute is going to be a wet one, especially if you are about to head out and give yourself symmetric time. reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. reggie: keep an eye on the writer -- the weather on the abc7 bay area at available on android tv and apple tv. kumasi: now to the investigation into the tragedy in houston. we are learning about security concerns befor

east bay, berkeley, claremont avenue heading into piedmont, we are getting downpours. in the north bay from san rafael , moderate to heavy rain. the mission district, downpours. the sunset district tracking that moisture going into alameda. from our golden gate bridge brie camera, you can see the rain coming down. this is concerning, the biggest concerns, ponding on roadways. tree limbs falling. debris flows. we have already seen power outages. if you are in san jose, you are saying, what storm? santa rosa, san rafael, that rain is making its way in. the highest totals were the heaviest rain is concentrated was the north bay. temperatures now in the 40's and 50's. in the sierra snow is mixing with rain. chain controls on 80 and 88. 88. winter advisory until tomorrow, expect up to two feet of snow at 8000 feet. difficult travel tonight. tonight and tomorrow, moderate strength storm, areas of downpours, gusty winds. as we time this out, at 2:00 a.m., moderate pockets to heavy pockets of rain. by 5:00, most of that heaviest stuff has passed. we will have moderate pockets

east bay, berkeley, claremont avenue heading into piedmont, we are getting downpours. in the north bay from san rafael , moderate to heavy rain. the mission district, downpours. the sunset district tracking that moisture going into alameda. from our golden gate bridgeridge camera, you can see the rain coming down. this is concerning, the biggest concerns, ponding on roadways. tree limbs falling. debris flows. we have already seen power outages. if you are in san jose, you are saying, what storm? santa rosa, san rafael, that rain is making its way in. the highest totals were the heaviest rain is concentrated was the north bay. temperatures now in the 40's and 50's. in the sierra snow is mixing with rain. chain controls on 80 and 88. 88. winter advisory until tomorrow, expect up to two feet of snow at 8000 feet. difficult travel tonight. tonight and tomorrow, moderate strength storm, areas of downpours, gusty winds. as we time this out, at 2:00 a.m., moderate pockets to heavy pockets of rain. by 5:00, most of that heaviest stuff has passed. we will have moderate pockets

otherwise, the winds will be kicking up later. 46 and berkeley, looking at numbers much colder in the north bay. 39, the atmosphere is really dry right now. we will be getting into a change. take a look at how it is going to unfold by 10:00 or 11:00. the clouds continue to increase, get thicker by 3:00. we have some rain, 5:00 you can see the rain in the north bay, perhaps into the east bay. 7:00, it is heavy rain from sonoma to petaluma. it is the overnight hours that we are going to see more heavy rain and those winds kick out. we will time it out for the rest of the overnight hours and the wind, how that will factor in, if human it's. reggie: thank you. the chp wants to find the shooter response both for the death of a little boy just weeks away from his second birthday. the 23-month-old was killed when people into cars started shooting at each other. this happened saturday afternoon on i-8 80 as the boy's family was driving near 7th street. harris our reporter. >> it's just so devastating. reporter: shock and disbelief over the death of the toddler. his neighbor was stunned to hea

berkeley specializes in this type of production but doesn't think what upside foods is doing will work long term. >> can you grow them at scale in such numbers it will make it competitive with beef or any other, fish or poultry -- poultry, and our answers based on well known principles of felterration processes, it doesn't look very good. >> however, upside foods said they're confident they can produce meat at high numbers. >> instead of growing 18 months to make a cow and 14-21 days we've got the same beef on grocery store shelves. grocery store shelves. >> abc 7 news. when you hear the word healthy it always feels a little out of reach. living with metastatic breast cancer means being relentless. it always feels a little out of reach. because every day matters. and having more of them is possible with verzenio. the only one of its kind proven to help you live significantly longer when taken with fulvestrant, regardless of menopause. verzenio + fulvestrant is for hr+, her2-metastatic breast cancer that has progressed after hormone therapy. diarrhea is common, may be severe, or cause d

a covid outbreak resulted in 24 players and five coaches left behind in berkeley the biggest loss with you quarterback, so ryan making the start first quarter third and goal. the pass deflected. evan with the pick. cal had three interceptions in this game. so the defense held tough. down 3-0. this is the only time they made it into arizona territory. glover to crawford 30 yards later on the drive backup kicker lopez 34 yarder is good. tied at 3. here's the game's only touchdown. ten yards and in 10-3 wildcats. last chance for cal fourth and 12 glover out of the shotgun scrambling. and this pass ends up being incomplete. arizona ends a 20-game losing streak as the kids storm the field. first victory in 763 days after the game head coach obviously frustrated. >> this is a city of berkeley and the campus so they're the ones that rea lay the information to me looking forward to sharing more at a later time. i don't think this moment is the time to discuss that. >> san jose state trying to snap a nine-game losing streak to nevada and become bowl eligible at the same time. look who's back at

this is a city of berkeley. and the campus and so they're the ones that relay the information to me. looking forward to sharing more at a later time. i don't think this moment the time to discuss that but it's san jose state trying to snap a nine-game losing streak to and become bull eligible at the same. i'm brent brennan fired up. look who's back quarterbacks. nick starkel late third down 10 starkville to malachi miller 48 yards spartans within three they tied on a field will to make it 17. all nevada retakes the lead in the fourth carson strong to romeo dubs. what a play 24/17 packed under two minutes ago fourth and goal for san jose state. charcoal to derek dies for the tying touchdown tied at 24. he had three touchdowns seven seconds ago though, nevada kicker brandon tarletonsed thred goals, but makes this one from 45 yards out for the win nevada wins 27-24 this spartans have now lost 10 straight. to nevada like cal football the san jose sharks have also been dealing with covid issues and a depleted roster

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it was developed at uc berkeley by a researcher who believes it could be a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. dan ashley has the story. dan: for a university of california researcher, you can say the fight against climate change began on rooftops like the observatory as part of a large network of sensors that blanket the east bay and parts of san francisco. over much of the last decade, he has tracked levels of carbon dioxide along major bay area highways and local neighborhoods. it is the kind of data that could help cities monitor the aggressive carbon reduction goals being set out at the cop26 conference. >> especially cities are making big claims and ambitious targets, and we want to help them understand that if they are on track. dan: to grab the attention of those potential partners, he began installing the sensors where they could get noticed by a worldwide audience, the city of glasgow itself. >> we started in august deploying the sensors and so we have had 10 operating since the first of august so we have a three month record. dan: they are able to detect tren

it was developed at uc berkeley by a researcher who believes it can be a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. dan ashley has the story. dan: for a university of california researcher you can say the fight against climate change began on rooftops like the observatory as part of a large network of sensors that blanket the east bay and parts of san francisco. over much of the last decade he has tat -- tracked levels of carbon dioxide along major bay area highways and local neighborhoods. it is a kind of data that could help cities monitor the aggressive carbon reduction goals being set out at the cop26 conference. >> especially cities are making big claims and ambitious targets , and we want to help them understand that if they are on track. dan: to grab the attention of those partners he began installing the sensors where they could get noticed by a worldwide audience, the city of glasgow itself. >> we started in august and so o we have had 10 operating since the first of august so we have a three months -- a three month record. dan: they are able to detect trends. recently his

dan: one of uc berkeley's famous nesting falcons is recovering at the wildlife center in walnut creek. the male raptor was found with a number of injuries last week. he and his mate have lived atop the school bell tower for years. he apparently got into a fight with arrival falcon. birdwatchers are wondering if he will get back with his mate. we will see.s opera. spencer: as the falcon turns. as the clock turns back, we do that this weekend. we fall back to standard time. here is how sunset times will change. tomorrow at 6:05. sunday at 5:04. we lose 61 minutes of daylight. here is a lovely view from the exploratorium. clouds are increasing. low to mid 50's in san jose, morgan hill, half moon bay. emeryville looking to san francisco, 51. napa, fairfield, 52. one more view from higher up, the east bay hills camera. cloudy overnight. mainly clear right now but clouds are increasing. patchy drizzle may occur overnight. clouds tomorrow with early-morning sprinkles. dry on sunday with widespread brain returning monday into tuesday. -- widespread rain. we do not expect any wet weather to mo