The friday even commute is off to a very, very slow and extremely miserable start. People are stuck in endless traffic once they get into the city because surface streets are all clogged up. Were going to keep an eye on the traffic conditions and bring them to you throughout the newscast on abc 7 news at 4 00. With that, we say good afternoon, everybody. All right. Lets switch now today concerning the Keystone Pipeline. New developments. The plan to build the pipeline has been squashed. President obama made the announcement today. Not later. Not some day. Right here, right now. Abc 7 News ReporterLaura Anthony has a look at this decision and exactly what it means. Laura . Hi, larry. Well, certainly, a Big Development in political and symbolic terms. In reality, here, at the gas pump, the rejection of the Keystone Pipeline will have no effect. The sierra club calls the rejection of the keystone xl project a clear victory for all those who fought to keep 1200 mile pipeline from becoming a reality. Todays victory is profound in part because this was supposed to be a done deal. We were told seven years ago that this pipeline was going to be approved. It would have carried 800,000 Barrels Per Day through six states to refineries in the gulf coast. The United States is the center of the worlds fraking boom. So we have cheap oil and cheap natural gas. In colloquial terms, we have a lot of this dirty crap. We dont need canadian dirty crap. We cannot afford to play politics with our Nations Energy infrastructure, jobs and the economy. We wont notice any effect from building or not building the keystone xl. Its not really going to change either the price of gasoline or the amount of Greenhouse Gases releasedment in walnut creek, lauura anthony, ac 7 news. The classroom where those stabbings took place and the one right next door to it remain closed. Amanda from our sister station in fresno with the very latest. Taking one step at a time, students return to uc mercend friday Holding Signs and each other. I asked if i could hold his arm because this is something that impact it is entire community. Strangers on the bridge where the attacker was shot and killed. Student leaders came out early to take back their bridge and show they were broadcast strong. They also offered a hand across the bridge together. The bridge placed a Critical Role in knowing this tragedy ended on the bridge. It means that people are wanting to figure out how we reclaim that space and how the bridge continues to become that. Vice chancellor Student Affairs says the students have banded together from the time the attack unfolded in the classroom to helping others cope. One family took a tour arnold campus. You cant stop life. Neighbors say theyll continue to support the 6,000 on campus as they try to return to a normal. Well, a gofund me page has been set up. The president of the Student Association set up this page. He hopes to raise 50,000. So far, almost 1800 have been raised. San Francisco Police released a mug shot today of a suspected drunk driver accused of hitting and injuring two 12yearold boys on wednesday morning. The two victims were hit when they were crossing bay street in the marina district. Andy lopez, the 13yearold boy who is shot and killed by a Sonoma County sheriffs deputy two years ago was warned by friends his air soft pellet gun looked very real. Lopez took steps to conceal the gun after the orange safety tip broke off. The deputy who shot him was cleared of criminal wrong doing. In the deposition, lopezs friends said he was going to cover it up because he doesnt want the gun to get seen by other people. And enormous demonstration by students at Berkley High School yesterday will not cost the School District any money. Hundreds of students walked out to protest. Typically, a school would lose money when a student misses school. But the march will be considered a teaching moment and students that took part will not be marked absent. Number three reopened yesterday after getting an allclear from the county health officials. The restaurants owner spoke about the outbreak for the first time today. He doesnt believe employees or food is responsible for that outbreak. Im an employee, you know. Business has fallen off 70 at his other restaurants since the outbreak. Restaurants have no definitive answers as to what caused the outbreak. The earthquake appears to be winding down. Over the past five days, just seven have been detected. Two of those happened in the last 24 hours. The larnlest one registered a 3. 6. Turning now to weather, we want to see that weekend forecast. It looks like rain is on the way. It is splendid out here, but it will get chilly later on tonight. Clear skies out there, lots of sunshine for that next hour before the sun goes down. 63 downtown San Francisco, 66 san jose. 65 napa. Showing you that beautiful silhouette. Lots of sunshine sparkling on the bay waters. That sun is going to go downright around 50 00 6 p. M. The only exception by midnight, right along the coast, a little bit of cloud cover. The komd front, you see a line of cloud cover. It will bring two waves of showers. All right, drew, thank you. Today, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick spoke for the first time. They had a short conversation and he said the decision was out of his control. He told the media that cap will get the opportunity to breathe now. Today, he said he didnt need a break. Im not out of breath. So i dont understand that reference. To me, ive played full seasons and been successful. So blaine will start in kaepernicks place sunday. Kaepernick says he will support him and his other teammates because theyve been good to him. So is he done as a starter at this point . Its really hard to know. Were not sure hes going to be any better. The niners could be on the hook for 10s of millions of dollars. As it stands right now, if they cut him any time between now and april 1st of next year, theyre basically free. They dont have any money tied up in him. His contract was structured very oddly. They could wash their hands of him if they wanted to. Its just a wait and see situation. A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by stub hub against the golden state warriors. The warriors chose ticket master. The judge disagreed and actually threw that case out entirely. Still ahead on abc 7 news at 4 00. True story or madeup lies. Im Spencer Christian of santa clara and san mateo counties. Find out in just a moment how you can share the joy of the holiday season. A big road closure that could affect your travel in and out of the city starting tonight. A live look at the skyway. Those cars are just inching along trying to get to the lower deck of the bay bridge. Much better on the righthand side for folks heading on 101 weve got some new options that might interest you. In a while, like adult dental coverage. Great news for you. And your sweet tooth. To find free local, inperson help visit coveredca. Com find out if you could get help paying for Health Insurance with just your age, income, zip code, and the number of people in your household. Information you probably know off the top of your head. Enroll by december 15th to be covered by january 1st we mentioned how bad traffic is this afternoon already. Heres the bad news. Its going to get worse. Drivers should expect delays in San Francisco. Starting at 10 00 tonight, cities will be closing the intersection at fourth and king. Now, this will require detours and some changes to train and bus service in the area. Its also going to be noisy with roundtheclock jackhammering. That will last for eight days after this. Well, toyota is drawing up plans to create one of silicon valleys Largest Research centers. Seniors will be a major focus. Abc 7 News Reporter david louis live in Mountain View with more of the details. Larry and natasha, toyota is investing a whopping 1 billion. Toyota blooes its goal is to really help seniors. The number of americans over 65 is growing quickly. Many of them are still driving in their 80s and 90s. The ceo told reporters that hed like to develop new technologies that will keech Drivers Behind the weal longer. I would like to make the world a place where these kinds of events are far less likely to occur. Even incremental technology will help. Night vision is often a problem for older people. But you can augment that with infrared cameras. You now can take away that problem. Who do i trust . Well, the autonomous cars, apparently, are safer. But it depends on humans, too. We have the best computer brain. Ultimately, Artificial Intelligence will likely reduce accidents. In palo alto, david louis, abc 7 news. The store opens tomorrow. Its the palo alto companys eighth Retail Outlet in the bay area. Heres robin roberts. Heres your 62nd hot list from gma today. Our exclusive interview opening up for the first time about his secret battle with alcoholism. I feel like i was just tired of hiding. I feel like thats a relief that Everybody Knows now. Did you ever drink before a game . No. No. Thats one of the things that i wanted to clear up. This is julia child. Are you doing okay, baby . Look at this. Cook it down until it gets nice and soft. She had been practicing that. It is, like, to the tee. Thats the gma hot list for today. Well see you in the morning. That looked really good from right here. The young and the young at heart will head to theaters to see Charlie Brown in ways theyve never seen before. Its the firstever that captures the spirit of the 65yearold comic strip. Glikman a retired teacher says schultz listened, introducing franklin that same year. If there were young adults working on the staff, many of them would pull me aside and say thank you. Thank you so much. When i was little, i never saw myself. At the time, profound. A lot of people really want to see it. So excited about the movie coming out. Lets get on to the weekend. I think sunday is a better day. The rain will arrive for the second half of our weekend. Live doppler 7 hd. Nothing but baby blue skies up above. The forecast calls for a dry and sunny start to the weekend on saturday. Then well track a wet start in the morning. And then were tracking heavier hours. So heres the larger picture. That will keep us nice and calm. So future weather, as we go hourbyhour, well start the clock off by sunday morning, we expect the light showers to begin. Expected to have some light showers with you continuing into 9 00 in the day on sunday. This is the actual area of low pressure and it has more energy. The chachbss there for a thunderstorm by 2 00 in the morning. Here we go again. The maybe event really going to be in the morning on monday. The second wave looks to be steadier. Some good snow showers there. Sunday afternoon, were dried out there. Have this in the back of your head. The rush could be wet, it could be slow. And then the second half, the extended forecast looks to be on the way. Were not even through friday and you want me to think about monday already . You know a little bit of rain we had last monday, oh, my gosh. Not thinking about it . Uhuh. Thank you, drew. Still to come, a tale of two cities. The growing gap between the rich and the poor. As anwhy sometimes im justson, too busy to cook dinner. So, i just pick up kfcs twenty Dollar Family fill up with eight pieces of delicious, original recipe chicken. Its Finger Lickin good. Helping feed our communities with our annual give where you live thanksgiving soup drive. Abc 7 news joining us live now from the Second Harvest food bank in san jose. The need is so great. Its important when we recognize how great the need is here in the bay area. The ceo of Second Harvest foodback here. And, cathy, on behalf of the disney cup, id like to present you with this check for 15,000. Oh, thank you so much. This is amazing. This will allow us to provide meals to 30,000 different people. I know the need is huge. How many people do you serve here . Everybody single month, we provide food to almost a quarter of a million people. Honestly, that number hasnt gone down very much since the recession. Well, i hope this helps. And i hope it inspires others. Thank you so much, spencer, appreciate it. The two leading front runners made a Campaign Stop today in San Francisco. They originated in sonoma valley. Its like hunger games. Its a little dark. Coming up on aw clrks 7 news at 4 00, a growing controversy for the race for the white house. Plus, the new security measures going into the nations airports. What it means if youre heading into or out of the country. And here are the headlines now at 4 30. President obama has rejected the application to build the keystone ekxon pipeline. Republicans still want it built and the Canadian Company says its already considering a new application. There are new allegations against a convicted sex offender who was running an unlicensed group home for children in richmond. Coming up at 5 00, vick lee tells us asht the new charges and what happened in court today. Wayne friedman tweeted this photo of a young woman who has reason to be happy. Coming up at 5 00, wayne will show us what tonight means for the people and that town ben carson is akiezed of lying about his past. Ben carson has said a number of times that he was accepted to west point. I was offered a full scholarship to west point. They say dr. Carson was offered a nomination. The first step in the process which he chose to pursue. I would hits people with hammers and throw rocks at people. I almost put a guys out one time. Cnn says it has been investigating and spoke to people who knew carson chlts. I was a little surprised by it. Carson claims cnn interviewed the wrong people, adding hes use famous names. The investigation is a media ploy. Im not proud of the fact that i had these rage episodes. But i am proud of the fact that im able to get over them. Meanwhile, carson is on the debate next tuesday. Participation in next tuesdays debate was based on four recent polls. After last weekends crash of a jutliner screaming more air port assessmentin assessments. Ive never had any issue. Theres no reason not to feel safe. Theres a lot of check points. But the u. S. Government has decided to get more involved. Some travelers understand the move. But, at the same time, he doesnt want it to go too far. It just rates the convenience to passengers. One told us he did think twice. I was going to go turingish airlines. It was a good flight. He found another flight through germany and iceland. The odds are pretty unlikely it will happen. You can see its business as usual. Life does not change here for travelers leaving this airport. Its the flights arriving here. Another bizarre case in the case of that Illinois Police tenant. He arienged a shamg harage from the army. This comes after he considered hiring a hit man to kill a local administrator. Its a very scary thought that an officer who was sworn to uphold the law would even attempt to do Something Like that. There areties say he shot himself twice in september in chchz an e lab rat plan says shes not guilty a killer. Police say enjell can causing him to you will patly sink and crown. The 35yearold addressed the accusations for the first time in an exclusive interview . No. Did you kill vince that day . No. Did you do anything that you knew might lead to him being hurt or him dying in the river . No, i loved him. I didnt do it. She agreed to talk after a judge ruled that she had the right to tell her side of the story to fight a gag ordered in that case. You can watch the complete interview tonight on 2020 followed by abc 7 clear skies over sfo right now. A cool night tonight. The numbers ahead in the accuweather forecast. A live look at the afternoon traffic. Its gridlocked. But all clear in both directions at the golden gate bridge. Life. Is unpredictable. Life is deaths. And births. Sickness and health. Love and heartbreak. And covered california is there for it all. Not just to help keep you well. But to make sure the cost of being unwell doesnt ruin this whole life thing. Because its more than just health care. Its life care. A real medical mes ri in boston. Seven sisters diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Alyssa harrington has the story. Raise your hand if youve had Breast Cancer. Theyre a medical mystery. Seven sisters from the boston area all diagnosed with brens cancer. Doctors say theyre also negative for the Breast Cancer jean. Betty was the first diagnosed back in 1995. The last to get it . Nancy. But her cancer, by far, is the most advanced. When nancy got it, i tapped out. Hers was the worst, stage four. Every one of us were in tears. Dr. Irene has treated six of the sisters. While an environmental link is possible, shes exploring another theory. Maybe its unusual. Maybe its a virus. The women wonder if its growing up near a coal plant that made her sick. Alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. All right, lets get a check of the forecast. Absolutely. Some rain on the way, we cant say you didnt warn us. Yes, wet weather for at least the second halve of our weekend. Live doppler 7 hd, what you want tonight, not the umbrella. Clear skies, so thats going to allow temperatures to really cool off pretty rapidly. Especially in the north bay. Up to 48 oakland, 44 san jose and San Francisco dropping about 50 under plenty of stars. Heres a look at the lower 48 dealing with lots of sunshine. A bit of the cold working through the deep south. 71 atlanta, there you can see that cold front beginning to move into seattle and portland on saturday. California tomorrow, lots of sunshine. Well wait for the wet weather to happen on sunday. Well go to 53, tahoe and 69 sacramento. Were starting off the weekend on a very pleasant notice. Coming up at 5 00, the immediate i dont recall ols will detail that information. Just ahead, Oprah Winfrey is back. A very muchanticipated list of favorite things coming up. 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Toll free at. Los altos and all the bay area, this is aabc 7 news. Involving nearly half the students at one colorado high school. Authorities believe some 500 kids, boys and girls alike, illegally exchanged photos of nude classmates. The principals say the students used smart phone apps to keep those pictures hidden. Its a photovault app. Its an app that is password protected. Some students could face criminal charges. Distributing or possessing exclusive images of anybody under 18 could lead to felony child pornography charges. People in samesex marriages could be kicked out of the mormon church. A Church Spokesman says the change reiterates opposition to gay marriage. For 27 years, abc 7 has highlighted the efforts of the give where you live thank giving in full force. Its such a cool cause. Spencer christian joins us live. I see the turkeys are already behind you. We do have turkeys behind us. These volunteers, the area food banks do an amazing job throughout the year. The newest 780,000 people each month. One of the reasons theyre able to meet that need is the work of these volunteers like the ones you see here who doe nate 314,000 hours of volunteer time each year valued at 6. 4 million. So, again, the volunteer effort is very, very important. Were going to invite you to make a donation right now. You simply test the word feed for a 10 donation. Google announced today it will help fund hightech projects for special education teachers across the bay area. Google surprised the teacher during an assembly. She uses robotics to help engage the students. That caught googles eye. That changed their thinking. And how it affected their ability to think about math, to think about reading, to communicate with each other. To share. To learn to how to live together as a team. Google has also funded 200 million in special projects. People tend to have lesshealthy diets. Thats according to one story published. Researchers found that people who cohabitat with others ate fewer fruits, vegetables and fish and were less likely to be diverse in their food choices overall. One of the researchers noticed they might like the motivation to shop or cook. Now, lack of sleep may be a gateway to kidney disease. Researchers from boston and the Womens Hospital with the sleep patterns of thousands of women and found too little shut aye was equated to a rapid decline in kidney function. Compare with women sleeping 78 hours a night. Are you looking for a wholistic treatment of what ails you. Yoga is probably your best bet according to analysis update from the 2012 International Health survey. Yoga reported the most positive health benefits. Thats according to users of National Products and final manipulation. Customers are advertising. Heres to your health. Im so excited. Im so excited for the parade coming out. Yeah, oprah is back with her new list of favorite things. Many shoppers live for this annual list, including, larry, it is such a big deal. This year has devoted a whole section of its web site, 87 items in all. Heres a look at some of the other items. Theres a fuji film smart film printer. A deepdish cherry pie for 6 0e. Oprah is a billionaire, so i guess she can find it. Thiss also the signature crab cakes. You get 8 of them for 35. Such a bargain. I know what to get you for christmas. I think youre more caught up in it than i am. Clearly. Two tales of one city. Its the richest area in the nation. Cheryl is here with a look at whats coming up on abc 7 news at 5 00. How california may be ready to exhume execution. What might be the hottest show in town and how you can see it for yourself. Those stories and more [announcer] during mattress price wars at sleep train, save up to 400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. Get interestfree financing until 2018 on tempurpedic. Plus, helpful advice from the sleep experts. 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All based on products measuring Economic Activity in the region. Waiting in line for hours and worries about what the future will hold. Theres more people going for jobs, theres more people applying for housing. Its a big city growing fast. You see people standing on the corners, trying to beg for money, for food, just trying to make ends meet and survive. The fear isnt lost on the mayor. The city testing to see if theres 250 billion in affordable housing. While were seeing the tech economy booming, thousands are being left behind. That measure could appear on the june 2016 ballot. But, until them, anything can happen. You never know how much you need. Low income residents hope theyll be able to hang on for a little bit longer. In san jose, chris wynn, abc 7 news. Back in court, a convicted sex offender arrested again. Plus i feel bad. The owner speaks out for the first time. What he says was really to blame. Also. One step at a time. Were live tonight where students plan to take back a school symbol after a terrible rampage. Toyotas billion dollar bet on silicon valley. How the investments could help your loved ones drive safely. Abc 7 news starts now with live, breaking news. Dungenes crab season has just been delayed. Commercial dungenes season will not open as planned. Commercial rock crab season will be closed. A toxin has made those crabs too dangerous to eat. They could reopen the commercial fishing season if the levels drop. Im dan ashley. Were also following a disturbing story of child molestation in the east bay. This man was convicted twice before. Now, hes being arrested again, accused of sexually abusing young people in a group home he was running. We had just learned that he charmed so many people that no one ever looked into his background. Facing ten kwounts of child sexual abuse. Vick lee is live at the richmond courthouse with new information on this tonight. Vick . Well, this, indeed, is a disturbing story, dan. Barry dugar made his official Court Appearance here. Now, hes represented by the public defender who asked the judge to continue the arraignment until monday. And, in the meantime, police are telling us that theyre talking to even more children who say theyve been victimized by him. 50yearold barry dugar is charged with ten counts of child molestation. He was arrested yesterday. Police have named 7 victims but say more are coming forward. Investigators say they lived in richmond at his group home which is unlicensed. Dugar is a registered sex off d offender who was convicted twice before of molesting children. Dugars group home is near kennedy high school. The Police Investigation started when they complained to school staff that he was abusing them. As a guardian,