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afternoon. so 30s to near 50 as you head on out in the next couple of hours. but by noontime everyone should be in the 50s. low 60s, though, if you are inland. and by the afternoon a little breezy. temperatures not quite as warm as we've had, but very typical. low to mid-60s around the bay a few clouds around and by this evening cool again. there's a weak weather system providing a few clouds around the bay over the weekend. we will talk about that and the prospects for rain coming up. katie. >> sounds there. thank you. >> happening now, the new bore of the caldecott tunnel is open to the public. this is about a picture of a handful of cars truckling through, but they are among the first. bore number 4 opened just after 4:00 this morning. our photographer on the scene captured that moment when the sign changed from closed to open and the first clouds drove through under police escort. last night workers worked to lee con figure the number 2 bore to be permanently dedicated to eastbound traffic. caltran said reverse commuters will see the biggest benefit with an average ever five minutes taken off their >> i think it's going to help at least the people in orinda who commute into the city during the weekend. that's usually one bore that's open w two open now i think that will relieve some of the congestion that we see on the weekend. >> he's right. caltran said the most dramatic train is likely to be during daytime weekend travel because that's when traffic gets most backed up. we continue to follow developing news, something commuters don't want to hear. the possibility of another bart strike. last night they voted to reneg observate part of their contract with the unions but the unions are balking. we have the details. >> reporter: bart's board of direct torts emerged from their closed-door meeting after three hours. in a 7-1 vote they decided to go back to the bargaining table with the unions. >> it's important to try to find a middle ground, to address this issue. >> they call it a clerical error. the tentative contract said employees can receive six weeks of paid leave under the federal medical leave act. they didn't expect it to be in the package. >> they never discussed it. >> the bart board of directors came up with a chart detailing the cost of the fmla provision. they said it would cost $42.2 million over four years which is more than half the cost of the entire agreement but the union said a deal is a deal. >> i don't see how it's an honest mistake. you signed it, we signed it. >> bart riders are frustrated. >> i just don't want to have another strike. >> former chief negotiator thomas hock is out. a new chief negotiator will be named soon. abc news. >> police found an 8-year-old boy and a man with stab wounds last night. he's rushed to the trauma center. man is out of the hospital. police arrested 38-year-old lisa. she's in jail on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, child endangerment and all felonies. police say they found both victims on scott street near matthew drive after getting 911 calls about a disturbance. the investigation is ongoing and police would like to hear from anyone who might have witnessed what led up to the attack. new this morning, san jose police are investigating a fatal shooting. police were called to west san carlos street around 7:30 last night. that's where they found a man who had been shot at least once. he was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. police have no suspects in custody, but the investigation is just getting started. this is san jose's 41st homicide of 2013. last year the city have 46, the highest number in 20 years. san rafael police need help identifying a bank robbery suspect. take a look. this video clearly shows a man police say robbed a citibank branch yesterday morning around 11:00. he that some type of handgun or modified weapon during the robbery. if you recognize him, do not approach him. he is considered armed and dangerous. just call 911 or the police. tips can be turned in anonnously and they could earn you cash rewards. batkid has saved the city, captivated our hearts. yesterday the city of san francisco was transformed into gotham city to make five-year-old's miles scott's wishes of becoming a superhero come true. we recap the amazing day. >> reporter: as batkid emerged in a lamborghini bat mobile, it was the beginning of a day-long adventure. one much of the city cheered on and is still cheering. >> in san francisco we don't really have a lot of kidsism think there are a lot of us thinking, yes, we get to do something fun for a kid. >> batkid, also known at five-year-old miles scot, helped disarm a mysterious device. >> that's it! you got it! >> and free a damsel in distress who was tied to the tracks of the cable car line. and foil the riddler's plan for a major heist. >> who is there! >> the greene-suited villain was led off to the clink, and the batkid was met with growing applause from the crowd. but the action wasn't over because the penguin took san francisco giant's mascot lou seal hostage. he had to set him free and take another villain. but wait, there's more! >> i want to thank the batkid for saving our city! >> mayor ed lee handed him a key to the city and cheering crowd at the civic center got their final word from the boy hero. miles is a cancer survivor and when his leukemia went into remission he asked for this wish. the bay area chapter of the make-a-wish foundation got to work. the san francisco police chief greg suhr became one of the leading characters." he helped entertain the batkid and helped put the day together. >> he's our hero. i mean, i don't know. it's great. >> san francisco loves batkid, indeed. abc7 news. >> the department of justice even got into the act, sending out this news release about the indictment of the riddler and the penguin. it reads, if not for the heroic action of one miles, aka batkid, they surely would have been successful. >> way to go, miles, way to save gotham. #*! >> president obama even got involved in a video posted on "the vine." he then tweeted this photo of miles running down hyde street. he encouraged people to follow him at #sfbatkid. that hashtag, by the way, so popular, at one point we measured more than 20 tweets per second. and #sfbatkid was trending all over the try. police chief greg souray's son designed these batkid t-shirts. they originally expected to sell 300 and they sold 3,000. they are sold out now but there will be more. we have a link on our website. all of the proceeds will go to the make-a-wish foundation. take a look at this. since yesterday's edition was so popular, the san francisco chronicle has reprinted this gotham city chronicle. you can read it there, batkid saves cities. and they added special reporters, clarke kent, and lois lane also has one in there. ama daetz was very much involved in batkid's adventure from the beginning. >> please, cape crusader, we need you and bring the batkid! >> ama daetz is a friend of the make-a-wish foundation so they asked her to be a friend of part of batkid's day. you can follow ama daetz on twitter. a lot of people who were tweeting and retweeting were watching the live stream coverage we provided on the abc7 news app. you can download it for free by going to abc7news.com/apps. >> miles is not the only kid with big dreams f you would like to make more of these wishes come through, we have a link on our website under "see it on tv." yes, let's do more. we could do one of these like once a week. >> we could. >> weather-wise? >> a little cool, especially in the north bay. we are in the 30s. right here in san francisco near 50 degrees. so pretty mild with partly cloudy skies from the south bay and the east bay. in the low to mid-40s. we are looking at a cooler weekend and rain perhaps headed our way next week. the forecast coming up. >> also next, the shock results of an exclusive abc7 news investigation. what we found in the scratch paper bin at the post office. and the first catch of my head d and wrapped around to the front. i was on my way to a music conference and the pain from shingles just made it impossible to even want to move. i couldn't play my bassoon because of the pressure that i felt throughout my whole head. eventually i noticed that i had these little blisters up on my forehead and they started spreading. the blistering and the rash was moving down towards my eye. the doctors at the emergency room recommended that i have it checked out by an eye doctor. there was concern about my eyesight. i eventually learned that if i had chickenpox i was susceptible to getting shingles as an adult. i couldn't do the things i loved because of the pain. when i had shingles the music stopped. >> welcome back, everyone. it's 6:13. glad you could join us. a live look from our sutro tower cam. you can't tell by looking but it is a chilly morning. some plays more than others. lisa argen will let you know coming up in a little bit. >> an attorney for the oakland teenage accused of setting a high school teenager on fire aboard a bus said he's not homophobic and said the crime should not be considered a hate crime. 18-year-old luke suffered first and second -- second and third-degree burns in the attack. sasha, who was born a male, was wearing a skirt when a 16-year-old student from oakland set him on fire. according it our media partner the contra costa times, the teen's lawyer calls it an ill-considered prank that went seriously wrong. the judge granted a hearing for the defense challenge for prosecuting the suspect as an adult. a man wanted for a horrific attack on a homeless woman in san francisco last week has been arrested. 28-year-old timothy chase was taken into custody yesterday at his home in oakland. police say chase is the man this surveillance video. you see him walk up to a person sleeping on the sidewalk and stomp that person's head repeatedly. they found chase after getting tips from people who recognized him in the video. the victim refused medical treatment. captured on video, police made several arrests in san francisco after they say a crowd turned hostile yesterday. police say a man ran from him through his home through the apartment after they tried to give him a bike citation. neighbors and family thought police were too brutal. three people tried to intervene and were also taken into custody. two officers and the suspects were injured. police say they used reasonable force during the arrest. >> a shocking discovery at the menlo park post office. it's a story you will only see on abc7 news. social security numbers and other personal information on a pad of scratch paper. a customer made the discovery at the post office. >> i first thought this promotes identity theft. i mean, it's right there for anybody to pick up. >> the supervisor said he doesn't know how it happened, but says there will be an investigation. >> emergency efforts are underway around the clock to get water and said to typhoon survivors in the fill fines. survivors are hungry, dehydrated and at risk for disease. official death count stands at 1139 but more than 3600 are estimated to have died. and hundreds are displaced. officials are focusing on getting help to survivors. >> we are done with the rescue and retrieval. now we have to clear the major thoroughfares and make passage more possible. >> after days of delay the pace of the relief operation is picking up with more food, water, medical aid reaching the disaster zone. happening today, there will be a typhoon haiyen fundraiser. it is from 1 could 4 this afternoon. it will take place at the daly city united methodist church on south gate avenue just west of interstate 280. monday there will also be a fundraiser. you en can make donations to the relief fund from red cross through a live hotline right here on abc7. starting this early january, parking at the larkspur ferry terminal will know longer be free. the board of directors approved a two dollars fee yesterday. fee will not be collected on weekends or major holidays. although you can get a monthly pass for $20. get ready for fresh crab. take a look at the first dungeonness crab of the season. rough seas kept most boats docked and high winds are expected to keep many of them that way until tonight. fishermen are expected to get three dollars a pound for their catch, and that means you will pay around $5.50 to six dollars a pound. this is the first year of a new state law that limits the number of traps trappers can carry on their fishing boats. they are glad to be back out there and working but the weather is not especially cooperating just yet. >> we have a weak weather system that won't bring rain to the bay area. it is raining in extreme northern california. live doppler hd showing we have just a few clouds around and we are et ceteraing up for a partly cloudy and breezy day today, especially on the coast with cooler afternoon temperatures. the numbers have cooled considerably in the north bay this morning. good morning to you. here's a look at our sfo camera where in san francisco it's quite mild. temperatures in the upper 40s. oakland is at 52. the mild spot. los gatos dropping to 40. half moon bay, 5-mile visibility. fog not much of an issue. and the exploratorium camera showing that we are looking pretty quiet this saturday morning. but the cool numbers for sure up in the north bay with mid-30s santa rosa. napa, 39 in novato. low 40s for livermore. upper 40s in concord so we are looking at that chilly start to the day. the afternoon is cooler than we are used to. it is the middle of november. we've been waiting for the big dome of high pressure to finally give way and there are sign necessary the week ahead we could see some changes. chilly this morning with a few clouds. sun and clouds for not only today but tomorrow, as well. and that chance of rain first coming into play in the north bay on tuesday. then it looks like wednesday and thursday the rest of the bay. in fact, the rest of the state could see a chance of showers. maybe some high-elevation snow as well. sod to this is the setup for the partly cloudy and cooler conditions with the energy or the moisture staying well to the north of us. but if you are up in cloverdale, santa rosa, points north, you may notice a few clouds around. this morning the clouds are from san francisco on south. and the look ahead throughout the middle of the week, here comes that better chance of rain come wednesday and thursday. right now it's still about five days out. so hard to pinpoint the confidence level of this and if we do see the rain how much. but at least we are showing signs of perhaps a zonal flow from the ridge beginning to weaken. that could open the storm door. 63 for san jose. look for 64 los gatos. comfortable temperatures by the afternoon, about 3:00. 62 san mateo. notice the low clouds and fog in satisfy moon bay. onshore flow keeping the numbers cooperate breezy here from the sunset district. san francisco 61 today. newspaper north bay a few clouds electric time to time but low 60s should do it for you. around cloverdale and 64 in sonoma. low 60s for oakland. 46 astro valley. you head inland temperatures will be in the low to mid-60s. walnut creek one of the warmer location at 65. 64 in the livermore valley. the accuweather seven-day forecast then, a few more clouds tomorrow. 50s and 60s. more sunshine on monday. here comes our chance of rain mainly north on tuesday. wednesday more general chance. could linger into thursday. we will have to wait and see. getting kind of far out. and temperatures climb it looks -- one thing is for certain, if we see the rain in the middle of the week. high pressure should build behind it and that brings the milder weather bye-week end. we have another great resource for you to follow. get our weather app. >> all right. we will need it. next, in east bay a skating rink opens 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he set his sites on a news reporter he claims assaulted his wife. the question is now will the actor press charges? it was quite a scene. and we will cover the extraordinary action necessary your fair city yesterday with five-year-old boy and the batkid adventure, which the entire nation watched and very proud. we will being talking about that as well. >> it was incredible. can't 2008 see even more coverage. thank you, dan. >> a children's winner festival -- winter festival will be held had walnut creek. yesterday kids took to the ice the first time for the holiday season when the park opened. this is the ninth year the rink has been sponsored. today's festival is from 11 to 2. the rink will remain open until january 12th. today hundreds of volunteers will help pick persimmons from a valley that saw hundreds of pounds rot last year. they have 813 trees that expect to yield 150,000 pounds of fruit. the homeowner's husband planted them before he died in 2006 and she doesn't want to see the fruit go to waste again. a nonprofit that harvests backyard fruit and vegetables to feed the needy has stepped up. >> we hope to harvest 50,000 pounds. that's enough food to feed 10,000 people for a day. that would go a long way to make a happy thanksgiving. >> more than 300 people, businesses and schools will be helping out. you can help out or you can donate. we provided the link with all the information on our website abc7news.com. click on "see it on tv." >> next on abc7 saturday morning news. the house approved a bill to fix obamacare and find out why the president is threatening to veto it. and the impact of social media on the extraordinary >> welcome back. lisa has the weather. >> we are looking at chilly temperatures in the north bay. a cooler morning for most. anywhere from two to four degrees cooler from fremont to san jose. north bay we have about six degrees of cooling. the rest of the day we will look for partly cloudy skies, breezy and cooler for most with temperatures on the coast upper 50s to the low 60s. around the bay it should be in the low 60s. and inland temperatures in and around the 64, 65-degree mark with perhaps an outside number of 66. so we are talking about the more typical temperatures, when are we going to see some rain coming our way. we have some of it on the extended outlook. we will have that in a few minutes. indicate it i. >> thank you, lisa. happening right now, the caldecott tunnel's new bore 4 is here is a live picture. the view from westbound highway 24 in orinda. you see handful of cars going through there. not heavy traffic but they are among the first cars to use the new bore. it opened shortly after 4:00 this morning. we are two and a half hours in. at that time, you can see there, our videographyer on the scene captured when the sign changed from "closed" to "open." you see it right there. the first cars were escorted through with a police escort. last night workers reconfigured the number 2 bore to be permanently dedicated to eastbound traffic. reverse commuters will see the biggest benefit during peak hours with an average of five minutes cut from their commute. >> from oakland side to the orinda side in the morning will experience for the first time two bores open for them, which should hopefully keep the opposite direction moving faster. >> caltran said the most dramatic change will be for people heading into san francisco on weekends. there used to be just one tunnel open, but now there are two. president obama says improved energy efficiency and higher energy production in the u.s. are helping the environment and the economy at the same time. in his weekly address the president draws attention to increased u.s. oil extraction. last month it exceeded oil imports for the first time in nearly two decades. it's a topic the president discussed on thursday while dooring a steel plant in cleveland. >> that's a big deal. that's a tremendous step toward american energy independence. business is important too. we reached this milestone in part not only because we are producing more energy, but because we are wasting less energy. >> so far -- >> for the republicans, senator ron johnson of wisconsin was criticizing the affordable care plan. he said the statement that americans could keep their current plans amounts to, quote, political fraud. >> more 3,000 house democrats broke ranks with the republicans to vote. a bill was approved yesterday 261 to 157 votes yesterday. it would allow insurers to extend health plans that do not comply with obamacare to all americans last year. -- through next year. it came after a backlash from people whose policies were being cancelled. opponents say the bill will strip important consumer protections. >> that idea that it was helping consumers was sort of the trojan horse whose underbelly is poisonous with -- in terms of the health and well-being of the american people. >> the president has already vowed to veto the bill. democrats in the house say they voted for it because of pressure from voters. i'm accountable to the people who sent me here and i'm going to make sure i listen to them and do what i can to support them when they have problems and concerns and that's what i'm doing in this case. >> the president offered his own fix on thursday. it would allow insurers to extent health plans for existing customers until october, 2014. that's an extra year to adapt to new rules. yesterday he met with insurance executives to build support for his proposed fix. >> programmers based in san francisco has created an online tool to help consumers deal with the troubled website. their website is called shurpa health. the creators got an idea they tried to sign up for an insurance plan on healthcare.gov. it took about two days and a couple hundred dollars to build. one of the creators spoke with abc7 news via skype. >> we thought when we first started we could create a much more usable experience than what healthcare.gov was offering in terms of finding the plans themselves. >> to be clear, you can't use it to sign up for a health plan, just to search for one. when you are on the site you will enter your zip code and income level. [chanting] >> sweeter words were never spoken. big cheers for batkid at san francisco city hall as the five-year-old received a wish beyond his wildest dreams yesterday. thousands of people turned out to watch the crusader in action saving a damsel in distress and capturing the riddler. but san francisco's transformation into gotham city would not be this big without social media. as johnathan bloom shows us, the adventures of batkid exploded on facebook, twitter and instagram. >> when batkid emerged in the bat mobile, it wasn't just hundreds of cheering fans on the street, but thousands more watching online. including a link to the abc7 live stream on his face book page. >> that's it, you did it! >> and as batkid freed a woman trapped by the riddler on the cable car tracks, this actress tweeted if you need a good cry, this should do it. san francisco police realized this would be big. >> we have over 200,000 hits from social media. i've talked to people in australia, i've talked to "people" magazine. >> reporter: battle kid made his way to being man of the year as he took down the riddler. >> who does this to riddler, no one! abc7 news posted the superhero eating lunch as a twitter-fueled flash mob gathered outside. miles isn't the first batkid. a week earlier a four-year-old took on joker with the help of arizona, but san francisco is a connected city. and with hashtags flying through the air, he went viral, trending about as far away as ireland. the l.a. times retweeted the gotham city chronicle, and the dodgers congratulated the giants when batkid rescued lou seal. much to dismay of the penguin. the villain had been taunting batkid on air for hours before his plan was foiled. it earned miles a key to the city. >> there you go! >> a tweet of thanks from the first lady and a vine video from the president himself. >> way to go, miles. way to save gotham. >> gotham once again will forever remain a city that was inspired and saved by batkid. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> and still more social media. the new orleans saints, who play the 49ers tomorrow, tweeted if the 49ers sign sf batkid we have no shot on sunday. well done miles scott, san francisco and make-a-wish. a lot of the people tweeting and retweeting yesterday signed on to the live streaming coverage we provided on the abc7 news app. if you don't have it, you may want to think about it. download it for free by going to our website. a special edition of the chronicle proved to be so popular, they plan to include an updated version in today's edition. i have a copy of it here. i'm going to hold this up. batkid saves city and there are by lines in hear from clarke kent and lois lane. that's very sweet. and the batkid t-shirts designed by the son of police chief greg souray sold out, as well. the company that made them, kid more than newark clothing, are making more. find out when and where they will be available on our facebook page. >> is there a double standard when it comes to getting into cal? some accusations that student athletes with low grades are getting a break. how the university is now responding. and a live look outside from our exploratorium cam this morning. what a gorgeous shot. pink clouds in the sky and the massive barge headed toward the bay bridge. it will be 61 and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the importan and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. with qualifying bundles. to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >> welcome back, everyone. >> many smokers in san rafael can no longer smoke at home. smoking was banned inside condos, apartments or any other residence that shares a common wall with another home. it took effect thursday. landlords now face the task of enforcing it. it is part of a broader law that san rafael city council passed last year. it banned smoking in many outdoor spaces like patios and bus stops. also parks. local boy scouts will be collecting food today to feed hungry people. this is a look at some of the food collected last year. 30,000 youngsters will pay take part. the scouts hope to collect about half a million pounds of food. you can help them reach that goal by going to our website. there you will find a link on our website under "see it on tv." hopefully people will follow-through, pull through, make that happen. >> yeah, yeah. >> and what is mother nature making happen? >> we are looking at seasonal temperatures today. in fact a few neighborhoods below average. here's a look at emeryville with numbers around 50 degrees. clouds around. it's breezy in the hills but we are looking at perhaps changes in the seven-day outlook. you have heard that before. we will show you what we will forecast when we return. >> we trust you. thank you, lisa. also next, will the raiders be starting an undrafted convert back as rookie tomorrow morning? backis this the bacon and cheese diet? this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... 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[ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant suddenly you're a mouth breather. a mouth breather! how do you sleep like that? you dry up, your cold feels even worse. well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. cold medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip, and pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more so you can breathe and do the one thing you want to do. sleep. add breathe right to your cold medicine. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. do student athletes wanting to attend cal get an academic break? a study found some do. but now the university is responding to those claims. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez has the details. >> the median high school grade point average for incoming freshmen at cal is 4.19 on a 4.0 scale. that's because so many take extra credit courses just to try to get in. but not every student, including some athletes, arrive here with those high marks. >> i believe they should be held to the same standards as students at berkeley because the whole school is a school of excellence. >> and that's coming electric a freshman football player at cal. even though he was accepted with a 3.6 gpa. but the university says it looks at other factors other than academics when selecting students and never picks someone who is bound to fail. we know they have so much else to bring to the campus community and we know they have skills and abilities that might not be captured by grades and sat scores. >> i'm not strong in sciences and i don't focus on taking science classes. you work with your strong points and i guess for them it would be sports. >> except the cal football team hasn't really performed well this year. in the pac-12 conference they are 0 for 7. u.c. president had this to say about the team. >> the cal football team obviously is having some troubles right now. the number one concern i have is not the record, it's the graduation rate. >> the national collegiate athletic association found that between 2003 and 2006 only 44% of football players of cal graduated. the most recent numbers are not out yet. >> they are leaving early. we have work to do on that front and we know. the athletic director already said she will be assembling a task force. we want to look at it in its entirety in a comprehensive nature. >> they want it closer to the overall number, which is 90%. abc7 news. >> 6:47. thanksgiving is so late this month and it seems like the weather is behind schedule as well. >> you are exactly right. but we have a lot of time to make up for our deficit, and we certainly are looking at that in the days ahead because it is continuing our dry weather stretch for the weekend. but changes look like a possibility throughout the middle of the week. right now live doppler 7hd, the official sunrise 6:51. we have a few clouds around and wind in the higher elevations. so if you are headed out this morning, chilly temperatures in the north bay. this is the south bay waking up to a beautiful picture here with temperatures in the 40s for much of the santa clara valley. san francisco in the upper 40s, as well as oakland dropping a few degrees. you are at 52 the past hour. 44 right here with los gatos 40. 50 half moon bay. not much in the way of fog but mid-level clouds and the exploratorium camera showing a beautiful start to the day. in san francisco, santa rosa and napa and novato in the 30s. it is much cooler here. the skies cleared earlier through the overnight hours in the north bay. that's why temperatures have dropped and, of course, the valleys here allowing for the cooler air to drain into the valleys. 46 in fairfield. concord good more than, 48 for you and 43 in livermore. from our sutro tower it is a quiet start to the day. although you may notice the breeze in the higher elevations and at the coast today we are looking at winds kicking up to over 20 miles an hour. so a chilly morning translating into a partly cloudy afternoon for the day today. and we will look for a chance of rain as early as tuesday in the north bay. in fact, the north coast right now looking at shower activity from crescent city and the weak weather system that not only will bring a few clouds around today, but also enhancing the on shore flow around the bay area. so if you are headed way up to the north, just a few sprinkles. not even managing much up by mendocino. but as we go through the rest of the weekend, the cloud cover will be with us throughout the afternoon and tomorrow. that will give us a partly cloudy day and temperatures once again in the 50s and 60s. so a couple of neighborhoods shy of average today. we should see about 67 in san jose. mid-60s today. plenty of sun and dry in suggesten california with about 75 in palm springs. a few showers up towards eureka with 51 in the northern sierra. 54 in the southern sierra. temperatures today, a little cool. san francisco should afternoon about 63. going for a high of 61 today. it will be breezy, 62 san mateo. up in the north bay some of the warmer numbers with 65 napa. also up by the delta talking 65 antioch, 64 in the livermore valley and the accuweather seven-day forecast shows that tomorrow, with the partly cloudy sky once again, 50s coast, 60 around the bay. a little bit more sun on monday and maybe showers on tuesday. everyone on wednesday and clear out thursday. and sunnier and warmer into next weekend. but we still have a lot of time to get some serious rain. >> thank you, lisa. in sports, all three bay area college football teams are on the road today. at 2:30 cal tries to get its first pac-12 win at colorado. that's tonight. and tonight here on abc7 fourth-ranked stanford battles usc in l.a., kickoff 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 san jose state is in reno to play nevada on our sister network espnu. tomorrow the sharks will try to extend their three-game winning streak in chicago after beating edmonton last night. here's sports director larry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. the sharks waited until just over a minute left in the game to score their first goal in thursday night's win in vancouver. last night in vancouver they took control early. who is that masked man? toronto mayor? i think not. the first power play, patrick marleau with the shot. thornton gets it to pavelski. he beets devan dubnyk. 1, men in teal. the puck is loose behind the net. thornton to hertl. the rookie scores his twelfth of season already. 2-0, sharks. thornton leading a three-on-two. to marleau, 3-0 sharks on marleau's tenth of the year. alex stalock in goal. lucky as ryan smyth somehow on the wraparound missed a completely empty net. that is kind of nice for the sharks. likewise for the oilers. sharks victorious by a count of 3-1. sugared-up for cal and oakland of michigan. round one strangely being played in berkeley. oakland led by travis bader, 21 points, who had five threes. the golden griz were up 5 in the second half but cal would tie and then pull away. the freshman from way out and he hits. he had 24 points. that broke a 59-59 tie. bears go on to win 64-60. >> bad news for a raiders team trying to snap a two-game losing streak. quarterback terrelle pryor may not be able to play sunday in houston for the raiders. he suffered a setback on friday on his sprained right knee. that means backup matt mccloin could start against the texans. he's an undrafted rookie who started training camp as number four on the depth chart. he's last man standing now. last played a couple weeks in the fourth quarter against philadelphia throwing for 87 yards. a huge game in college football tonight on abc7. fourth-ranked stanford at usc. a cardinal win likely keeps them on track for a possible bid to the rose bowl. we'll have it here at 5:00 for you followed by the highlights and postgame on "lexus after the game." 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"batkid saves city." i wonder what he's doing today? that's my question. what is the weather doing? >> we are looking at a partly cloudy, breezy and cooler afternoon. san francisco 61 degrees. look for 62 in san mateo, with low 61 tos in san jose. the accuweather seven-day forecast showing we aren't going to change too much until tuesday. we could see rain in the north bay, as well as wednesday and then dryer next weekend. so a little more seasonal. >> thank you, lisa. thanks all of you for joining us on abc7 saturday morning news. abc7 news continues at 1 :00 a.m. good morning neck is next! you got to love the weekend. it's like everyone came to, "if it's good, let's save it for the weekend." so here's to the kfc ten buck weekend bucket. ten pieces, ten bucks. any recipe. just ten bucks every saturday and sunday. today tastes so good. ♪ hey, that's the last crescent! oh, did you want it? yeah. we'll split it. 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afternoon. so 30s to near 50 as you head on out in the next couple of hours. but by noontime everyone should be in the 50s. low 60s, though, if you are inland. and by the afternoon a little breezy. temperatures not quite as warm as we've had, but very typical. low to mid-60s around the bay a few clouds around and by this evening cool again. there's a weak weather system providing a few clouds around the bay over the weekend. we will talk about that and the prospects for rain coming up. katie. >> sounds there. thank you. >> happening now, the new bore of the caldecott tunnel is open to the public. this is about a picture of a handful of cars truckling through, but they are among the first. bore number 4 opened just after 4:00 this morning. our photographer on the scene captured that moment when the sign changed from closed to open and the first clouds drove through under police escort. last night workers worked to lee con figure the number 2 bore to be permanently dedicated to eastbound traffic. caltran said reverse commuters will see the biggest benefit with an average ever five minutes taken off their >> i think it's going to help at least the people in orinda who commute into the city during the weekend. that's usually one bore that's open w two open now i think that will relieve some of the congestion that we see on the weekend. >> he's right. caltran said the most dramatic train is likely to be during daytime weekend travel because that's when traffic gets most backed up. we continue to follow developing news, something commuters don't want to hear. the possibility of another bart strike. last night they voted to reneg observate part of their contract with the unions but the unions are balking. we have the details. >> reporter: bart's board of direct torts emerged from their closed-door meeting after three hours. in a 7-1 vote they decided to go back to the bargaining table with the unions. >> it's important to try to find a middle ground, to address this issue. >> they call it a clerical error. the tentative contract said employees can receive six weeks of paid leave under the federal medical leave act. they didn't expect it to be in the package. >> they never discussed it. >> the bart board of directors came up with a chart detailing the cost of the fmla provision. they said it would cost $42.2 million over four years which is more than half the cost of the entire agreement but the union said a deal is a deal. >> i don't see how it's an honest mistake. you signed it, we signed it. >> bart riders are frustrated. >> i just don't want to have another strike. >> former chief negotiator thomas hock is out. a new chief negotiator will be named soon. abc news. >> police found an 8-year-old boy and a man with stab wounds last night. he's rushed to the trauma center. man is out of the hospital. police arrested 38-year-old lisa. she's in jail on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, child endangerment and all felonies. police say they found both victims on scott street near matthew drive after getting 911 calls about a disturbance. the investigation is ongoing and police would like to hear from anyone who might have witnessed what led up to the attack. new this morning, san jose police are investigating a fatal shooting. police were called to west san carlos street around 7:30 last night. that's where they found a man who had been shot at least once. he was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. police have no suspects in custody, but the investigation is just getting started. this is san jose's 41st homicide of 2013. last year the city have 46, the highest number in 20 years. san rafael police need help identifying a bank robbery suspect. take a look. this video clearly shows a man police say robbed a citibank branch yesterday morning around 11:00. he that some type of handgun or modified weapon during the robbery. if you recognize him, do not approach him. he is considered armed and dangerous. just call 911 or the police. tips can be turned in anonnously and they could earn you cash rewards. batkid has saved the city, captivated our hearts. yesterday the city of san francisco was transformed into gotham city to make five-year-old's miles scott's wishes of becoming a superhero come true. we recap the amazing day. >> reporter: as batkid emerged in a lamborghini bat mobile, it was the beginning of a day-long adventure. one much of the city cheered on and is still cheering. >> in san francisco we don't really have a lot of kidsism think there are a lot of us thinking, yes, we get to do something fun for a kid. >> batkid, also known at five-year-old miles scot, helped disarm a mysterious device. >> that's it! you got it! >> and free a damsel in distress who was tied to the tracks of the cable car line. and foil the riddler's plan for a major heist. >> who is there! >> the greene-suited villain was led off to the clink, and the batkid was met with growing applause from the crowd. but the action wasn't over because the penguin took san francisco giant's mascot lou seal hostage. he had to set him free and take another villain. but wait, there's more! >> i want to thank the batkid for saving our city! >> mayor ed lee handed him a key to the city and cheering crowd at the civic center got their final word from the boy hero. miles is a cancer survivor and when his leukemia went into remission he asked for this wish. the bay area chapter of the make-a-wish foundation got to work. the san francisco police chief greg suhr became one of the leading characters." he helped entertain the batkid and helped put the day together. >> he's our hero. i mean, i don't know. it's great. >> san francisco loves batkid, indeed. abc7 news. >> the department of justice even got into the act, sending out this news release about the indictment of the riddler and the penguin. it reads, if not for the heroic action of one miles, aka batkid, they surely would have been successful. >> way to go, miles, way to save gotham. #*! >> president obama even got involved in a video posted on "the vine." he then tweeted this photo of miles running down hyde street. he encouraged people to follow him at #sfbatkid. that hashtag, by the way, so popular, at one point we measured more than 20 tweets per second. and #sfbatkid was trending all over the try. police chief greg souray's son designed these batkid t-shirts. they originally expected to sell 300 and they sold 3,000. they are sold out now but there will be more. we have a link on our website. all of the proceeds will go to the make-a-wish foundation. take a look at this. since yesterday's edition was so popular, the san francisco chronicle has reprinted this gotham city chronicle. you can read it there, batkid saves cities. and they added special reporters, clarke kent, and lois lane also has one in there. ama daetz was very much involved in batkid's adventure from the beginning. >> please, cape crusader, we need you and bring the batkid! >> ama daetz is a friend of the make-a-wish foundation so they asked her to be a friend of part of batkid's day. you can follow ama daetz on twitter. a lot of people who were tweeting and retweeting were watching the live stream coverage we provided on the abc7 news app. you can download it for free by going to abc7news.com/apps. >> miles is not the only kid with big dreams f you would like to make more of these wishes come through, we have a link on our website under "see it on tv." yes, let's do more. we could do one of these like once a week. >> we could. >> weather-wise? >> a little cool, especially in the north bay. we are in the 30s. right here in san francisco near 50 degrees. so pretty mild with partly cloudy skies from the south bay and the east bay. in the low to mid-40s. we are looking at a cooler weekend and rain perhaps headed our way next week. the forecast coming up. >> also next, the shock results of an exclusive abc7 news investigation. what we found in the scratch paper bin at the post office. and the first catch of my head d and wrapped around to the front. i was on my way to a music conference and the pain from shingles just made it impossible to even want to move. i couldn't play my bassoon because of the pressure that i felt throughout my whole head. eventually i noticed that i had these little blisters up on my forehead and they started spreading. the blistering and the rash was moving down towards my eye. the doctors at the emergency room recommended that i have it checked out by an eye doctor. there was concern about my eyesight. i eventually learned that if i had chickenpox i was susceptible to getting shingles as an adult. i couldn't do the things i loved because of the pain. when i had shingles the music stopped. >> welcome back, everyone. it's 6:13. glad you could join us. a live look from our sutro tower cam. you can't tell by looking but it is a chilly morning. some plays more than others. lisa argen will let you know coming up in a little bit. >> an attorney for the oakland teenage accused of setting a high school teenager on fire aboard a bus said he's not homophobic and said the crime should not be considered a hate crime. 18-year-old luke suffered first and second -- second and third-degree burns in the attack. sasha, who was born a male, was wearing a skirt when a 16-year-old student from oakland set him on fire. according it our media partner the contra costa times, the teen's lawyer calls it an ill-considered prank that went seriously wrong. the judge granted a hearing for the defense challenge for prosecuting the suspect as an adult. a man wanted for a horrific attack on a homeless woman in san francisco last week has been arrested. 28-year-old timothy chase was taken into custody yesterday at his home in oakland. police say chase is the man this surveillance video. you see him walk up to a person sleeping on the sidewalk and stomp that person's head repeatedly. they found chase after getting tips from people who recognized him in the video. the victim refused medical treatment. captured on video, police made several arrests in san francisco after they say a crowd turned hostile yesterday. police say a man ran from him through his home through the apartment after they tried to give him a bike citation. neighbors and family thought police were too brutal. three people tried to intervene and were also taken into custody. two officers and the suspects were injured. police say they used reasonable force during the arrest. >> a shocking discovery at the menlo park post office. it's a story you will only see on abc7 news. social security numbers and other personal information on a pad of scratch paper. a customer made the discovery at the post office. >> i first thought this promotes identity theft. i mean, it's right there for anybody to pick up. >> the supervisor said he doesn't know how it happened, but says there will be an investigation. >> emergency efforts are underway around the clock to get water and said to typhoon survivors in the fill fines. survivors are hungry, dehydrated and at risk for disease. official death count stands at 1139 but more than 3600 are estimated to have died. and hundreds are displaced. officials are focusing on getting help to survivors. >> we are done with the rescue and retrieval. now we have to clear the major thoroughfares and make passage more possible. >> after days of delay the pace of the relief operation is picking up with more food, water, medical aid reaching the disaster zone. happening today, there will be a typhoon haiyen fundraiser. it is from 1 could 4 this afternoon. it will take place at the daly city united methodist church on south gate avenue just west of interstate 280. monday there will also be a fundraiser. you en can make donations to the relief fund from red cross through a live hotline right here on abc7. starting this early january, parking at the larkspur ferry terminal will know longer be free. the board of directors approved a two dollars fee yesterday. fee will not be collected on weekends or major holidays. although you can get a monthly pass for $20. get ready for fresh crab. take a look at the first dungeonness crab of the season. rough seas kept most boats docked and high winds are expected to keep many of them that way until tonight. fishermen are expected to get three dollars a pound for their catch, and that means you will pay around $5.50 to six dollars a pound. this is the first year of a new state law that limits the number of traps trappers can carry on their fishing boats. they are glad to be back out there and working but the weather is not especially cooperating just yet. >> we have a weak weather system that won't bring rain to the bay area. it is raining in extreme northern california. live doppler hd showing we have just a few clouds around and we are et ceteraing up for a partly cloudy and breezy day today, especially on the coast with cooler afternoon temperatures. the numbers have cooled considerably in the north bay this morning. good morning to you. here's a look at our sfo camera where in san francisco it's quite mild. temperatures in the upper 40s. oakland is at 52. the mild spot. los gatos dropping to 40. half moon bay, 5-mile visibility. fog not much of an issue. and the exploratorium camera showing that we are looking pretty quiet this saturday morning. but the cool numbers for sure up in the north bay with mid-30s santa rosa. napa, 39 in novato. low 40s for livermore. upper 40s in concord so we are looking at that chilly start to the day. the afternoon is cooler than we are used to. it is the middle of november. we've been waiting for the big dome of high pressure to finally give way and there are sign necessary the week ahead we could see some changes. chilly this morning with a few clouds. sun and clouds for not only today but tomorrow, as well. and that chance of rain first coming into play in the north bay on tuesday. then it looks like wednesday and thursday the rest of the bay. in fact, the rest of the state could see a chance of showers. maybe some high-elevation snow as well. sod to this is the setup for the partly cloudy and cooler conditions with the energy or the moisture staying well to the north of us. but if you are up in cloverdale, santa rosa, points north, you may notice a few clouds around. this morning the clouds are from san francisco on south. and the look ahead throughout the middle of the week, here comes that better chance of rain come wednesday and thursday. right now it's still about five days out. so hard to pinpoint the confidence level of this and if we do see the rain how much. but at least we are showing signs of perhaps a zonal flow from the ridge beginning to weaken. that could open the storm door. 63 for san jose. look for 64 los gatos. comfortable temperatures by the afternoon, about 3:00. 62 san mateo. notice the low clouds and fog in satisfy moon bay. onshore flow keeping the numbers cooperate breezy here from the sunset district. san francisco 61 today. newspaper north bay a few clouds electric time to time but low 60s should do it for you. around cloverdale and 64 in sonoma. low 60s for oakland. 46 astro valley. you head inland temperatures will be in the low to mid-60s. walnut creek one of the warmer location at 65. 64 in the livermore valley. the accuweather seven-day forecast then, a few more clouds tomorrow. 50s and 60s. more sunshine on monday. here comes our chance of rain mainly north on tuesday. wednesday more general chance. could linger into thursday. we will have to wait and see. getting kind of far out. and temperatures climb it looks -- one thing is for certain, if we see the rain in the middle of the week. high pressure should build behind it and that brings the milder weather bye-week end. we have another great resource for you to follow. get our weather app. >> all right. we will need it. next, in east bay a skating rink opens for the holidays. the specia i want you to be kind.ff i want you to be smart. super smart. i want one thing in a doctor. i want you to be handsome. i want you to be awesome. i don't want you to look at the chart before you say hi...david. i want you to return my emails. i want you to keep me doing this for another sixty years. at kaiser permanente, we want you to choose the doctor that's right for you. find your perfect match at kp.org and thrive. >> welcome back. dan harris is joining us live from new york to tell us what is coming up on "good morning america." good morning. >> coming up on gma, the new bullying accusation. a rutgers student has come forward after quitting that school's football deem. the young athlete claims he was bullied and verbally abused by the defensive coordinator. we will have that coming up. and an ivy league square. thousand at risk after a potential deadly meningitis breakout on the campus. how quickly can the cdc prevent it from spreading. and this time he set his sites on a news reporter he claims assaulted his wife. the question is now will the actor press charges? it was quite a scene. and we will cover the extraordinary action necessary your fair city yesterday with five-year-old boy and the batkid adventure, which the entire nation watched and very proud. we will being talking about that as well. >> it was incredible. can't 2008 see even more coverage. thank you, dan. >> a children's winner festival -- winter festival will be held had walnut creek. yesterday kids took to the ice the first time for the holiday season when the park opened. this is the ninth year the rink has been sponsored. today's festival is from 11 to 2. the rink will remain open until january 12th. today hundreds of volunteers will help pick persimmons from a valley that saw hundreds of pounds rot last year. they have 813 trees that expect to yield 150,000 pounds of fruit. the homeowner's husband planted them before he died in 2006 and she doesn't want to see the fruit go to waste again. a nonprofit that harvests backyard fruit and vegetables to feed the needy has stepped up. >> we hope to harvest 50,000 pounds. that's enough food to feed 10,000 people for a day. that would go a long way to make a happy thanksgiving. >> more than 300 people, businesses and schools will be helping out. you can help out or you can donate. we provided the link with all the information on our website abc7news.com. click on "see it on tv." >> next on abc7 saturday morning news. the house approved a bill to fix obamacare and find out why the president is threatening to veto it. and the impact of social media on the extraordinary >> welcome back. lisa has the weather. >> we are looking at chilly temperatures in the north bay. a cooler morning for most. anywhere from two to four degrees cooler from fremont to san jose. north bay we have about six degrees of cooling. the rest of the day we will look for partly cloudy skies, breezy and cooler for most with temperatures on the coast upper 50s to the low 60s. around the bay it should be in the low 60s. and inland temperatures in and around the 64, 65-degree mark with perhaps an outside number of 66. so we are talking about the more typical temperatures, when are we going to see some rain coming our way. we have some of it on the extended outlook. we will have that in a few minutes. indicate it i. >> thank you, lisa. happening right now, the caldecott tunnel's new bore 4 is here is a live picture. the view from westbound highway 24 in orinda. you see handful of cars going through there. not heavy traffic but they are among the first cars to use the new bore. it opened shortly after 4:00 this morning. we are two and a half hours in. at that time, you can see there, our videographyer on the scene captured when the sign changed from "closed" to "open." you see it right there. the first cars were escorted through with a police escort. last night workers reconfigured the number 2 bore to be permanently dedicated to eastbound traffic. reverse commuters will see the biggest benefit during peak hours with an average of five minutes cut from their commute. >> from oakland side to the orinda side in the morning will experience for the first time two bores open for them, which should hopefully keep the opposite direction moving faster. >> caltran said the most dramatic change will be for people heading into san francisco on weekends. there used to be just one tunnel open, but now there are two. president obama says improved energy efficiency and higher energy production in the u.s. are helping the environment and the economy at the same time. in his weekly address the president draws attention to increased u.s. oil extraction. last month it exceeded oil imports for the first time in nearly two decades. it's a topic the president discussed on thursday while dooring a steel plant in cleveland. >> that's a big deal. that's a tremendous step toward american energy independence. business is important too. we reached this milestone in part not only because we are producing more energy, but because we are wasting less energy. >> so far -- >> for the republicans, senator ron johnson of wisconsin was criticizing the affordable care plan. he said the statement that americans could keep their current plans amounts to, quote, political fraud. >> more 3,000 house democrats broke ranks with the republicans to vote. a bill was approved yesterday 261 to 157 votes yesterday. it would allow insurers to extend health plans that do not comply with obamacare to all americans last year. -- through next year. it came after a backlash from people whose policies were being cancelled. opponents say the bill will strip important consumer protections. >> that idea that it was helping consumers was sort of the trojan horse whose underbelly is poisonous with -- in terms of the health and well-being of the american people. >> the president has already vowed to veto the bill. democrats in the house say they voted for it because of pressure from voters. i'm accountable to the people who sent me here and i'm going to make sure i listen to them and do what i can to support them when they have problems and concerns and that's what i'm doing in this case. >> the president offered his own fix on thursday. it would allow insurers to extent health plans for existing customers until october, 2014. that's an extra year to adapt to new rules. yesterday he met with insurance executives to build support for his proposed fix. >> programmers based in san francisco has created an online tool to help consumers deal with the troubled website. their website is called shurpa health. the creators got an idea they tried to sign up for an insurance plan on healthcare.gov. it took about two days and a couple hundred dollars to build. one of the creators spoke with abc7 news via skype. >> we thought when we first started we could create a much more usable experience than what healthcare.gov was offering in terms of finding the plans themselves. >> to be clear, you can't use it to sign up for a health plan, just to search for one. when you are on the site you will enter your zip code and income level. [chanting] >> sweeter words were never spoken. big cheers for batkid at san francisco city hall as the five-year-old received a wish beyond his wildest dreams yesterday. thousands of people turned out to watch the crusader in action saving a damsel in distress and capturing the riddler. but san francisco's transformation into gotham city would not be this big without social media. as johnathan bloom shows us, the adventures of batkid exploded on facebook, twitter and instagram. >> when batkid emerged in the bat mobile, it wasn't just hundreds of cheering fans on the street, but thousands more watching online. including a link to the abc7 live stream on his face book page. >> that's it, you did it! >> and as batkid freed a woman trapped by the riddler on the cable car tracks, this actress tweeted if you need a good cry, this should do it. san francisco police realized this would be big. >> we have over 200,000 hits from social media. i've talked to people in australia, i've talked to "people" magazine. >> reporter: battle kid made his way to being man of the year as he took down the riddler. >> who does this to riddler, no one! abc7 news posted the superhero eating lunch as a twitter-fueled flash mob gathered outside. miles isn't the first batkid. a week earlier a four-year-old took on joker with the help of arizona, but san francisco is a connected city. and with hashtags flying through the air, he went viral, trending about as far away as ireland. the l.a. times retweeted the gotham city chronicle, and the dodgers congratulated the giants when batkid rescued lou seal. much to dismay of the penguin. the villain had been taunting batkid on air for hours before his plan was foiled. it earned miles a key to the city. >> there you go! >> a tweet of thanks from the first lady and a vine video from the president himself. >> way to go, miles. way to save gotham. >> gotham once again will forever remain a city that was inspired and saved by batkid. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> and still more social media. the new orleans saints, who play the 49ers tomorrow, tweeted if the 49ers sign sf batkid we have no shot on sunday. well done miles scott, san francisco and make-a-wish. a lot of the people tweeting and retweeting yesterday signed on to the live streaming coverage we provided on the abc7 news app. if you don't have it, you may want to think about it. download it for free by going to our website. a special edition of the chronicle proved to be so popular, they plan to include an updated version in today's edition. i have a copy of it here. i'm going to hold this up. batkid saves city and there are by lines in hear from clarke kent and lois lane. that's very sweet. and the batkid t-shirts designed by the son of police chief greg souray sold out, as well. the company that made them, kid more than newark clothing, are making more. find out when and where they will be available on our facebook page. >> is there a double standard when it comes to getting into cal? some accusations that student athletes with low grades are getting a break. how the university is now responding. and a live look outside from our exploratorium cam this morning. what a gorgeous shot. pink clouds in the sky and the massive barge headed toward the bay bridge. it will be 61 and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the importan and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. with qualifying bundles. to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >> welcome back, everyone. >> many smokers in san rafael can no longer smoke at home. smoking was banned inside condos, apartments or any other residence that shares a common wall with another home. it took effect thursday. landlords now face the task of enforcing it. it is part of a broader law that san rafael city council passed last year. it banned smoking in many outdoor spaces like patios and bus stops. also parks. local boy scouts will be collecting food today to feed hungry people. this is a look at some of the food collected last year. 30,000 youngsters will pay take part. the scouts hope to collect about half a million pounds of food. you can help them reach that goal by going to our website. there you will find a link on our website under "see it on tv." hopefully people will follow-through, pull through, make that happen. >> yeah, yeah. >> and what is mother nature making happen? >> we are looking at seasonal temperatures today. in fact a few neighborhoods below average. here's a look at emeryville with numbers around 50 degrees. clouds around. it's breezy in the hills but we are looking at perhaps changes in the seven-day outlook. you have heard that before. we will show you what we will forecast when we return. >> we trust you. thank you, lisa. also next, will the raiders be starting an undrafted convert back as rookie tomorrow morning? backis this the bacon and cheese diet? this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... 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[ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant suddenly you're a mouth breather. a mouth breather! how do you sleep like that? you dry up, your cold feels even worse. well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. cold medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip, and pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more so you can breathe and do the one thing you want to do. sleep. add breathe right to your cold medicine. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. do student athletes wanting to attend cal get an academic break? a study found some do. but now the university is responding to those claims. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez has the details. >> the median high school grade point average for incoming freshmen at cal is 4.19 on a 4.0 scale. that's because so many take extra credit courses just to try to get in. but not every student, including some athletes, arrive here with those high marks. >> i believe they should be held to the same standards as students at berkeley because the whole school is a school of excellence. >> and that's coming electric a freshman football player at cal. even though he was accepted with a 3.6 gpa. but the university says it looks at other factors other than academics when selecting students and never picks someone who is bound to fail. we know they have so much else to bring to the campus community and we know they have skills and abilities that might not be captured by grades and sat scores. >> i'm not strong in sciences and i don't focus on taking science classes. you work with your strong points and i guess for them it would be sports. >> except the cal football team hasn't really performed well this year. in the pac-12 conference they are 0 for 7. u.c. president had this to say about the team. >> the cal football team obviously is having some troubles right now. the number one concern i have is not the record, it's the graduation rate. >> the national collegiate athletic association found that between 2003 and 2006 only 44% of football players of cal graduated. the most recent numbers are not out yet. >> they are leaving early. we have work to do on that front and we know. the athletic director already said she will be assembling a task force. we want to look at it in its entirety in a comprehensive nature. >> they want it closer to the overall number, which is 90%. abc7 news. >> 6:47. thanksgiving is so late this month and it seems like the weather is behind schedule as well. >> you are exactly right. but we have a lot of time to make up for our deficit, and we certainly are looking at that in the days ahead because it is continuing our dry weather stretch for the weekend. but changes look like a possibility throughout the middle of the week. right now live doppler 7hd, the official sunrise 6:51. we have a few clouds around and wind in the higher elevations. so if you are headed out this morning, chilly temperatures in the north bay. this is the south bay waking up to a beautiful picture here with temperatures in the 40s for much of the santa clara valley. san francisco in the upper 40s, as well as oakland dropping a few degrees. you are at 52 the past hour. 44 right here with los gatos 40. 50 half moon bay. not much in the way of fog but mid-level clouds and the exploratorium camera showing a beautiful start to the day. in san francisco, santa rosa and napa and novato in the 30s. it is much cooler here. the skies cleared earlier through the overnight hours in the north bay. that's why temperatures have dropped and, of course, the valleys here allowing for the cooler air to drain into the valleys. 46 in fairfield. concord good more than, 48 for you and 43 in livermore. from our sutro tower it is a quiet start to the day. although you may notice the breeze in the higher elevations and at the coast today we are looking at winds kicking up to over 20 miles an hour. so a chilly morning translating into a partly cloudy afternoon for the day today. and we will look for a chance of rain as early as tuesday in the north bay. in fact, the north coast right now looking at shower activity from crescent city and the weak weather system that not only will bring a few clouds around today, but also enhancing the on shore flow around the bay area. so if you are headed way up to the north, just a few sprinkles. not even managing much up by mendocino. but as we go through the rest of the weekend, the cloud cover will be with us throughout the afternoon and tomorrow. that will give us a partly cloudy day and temperatures once again in the 50s and 60s. so a couple of neighborhoods shy of average today. we should see about 67 in san jose. mid-60s today. plenty of sun and dry in suggesten california with about 75 in palm springs. a few showers up towards eureka with 51 in the northern sierra. 54 in the southern sierra. temperatures today, a little cool. san francisco should afternoon about 63. going for a high of 61 today. it will be breezy, 62 san mateo. up in the north bay some of the warmer numbers with 65 napa. also up by the delta talking 65 antioch, 64 in the livermore valley and the accuweather seven-day forecast shows that tomorrow, with the partly cloudy sky once again, 50s coast, 60 around the bay. a little bit more sun on monday and maybe showers on tuesday. everyone on wednesday and clear out thursday. and sunnier and warmer into next weekend. but we still have a lot of time to get some serious rain. >> thank you, lisa. in sports, all three bay area college football teams are on the road today. at 2:30 cal tries to get its first pac-12 win at colorado. that's tonight. and tonight here on abc7 fourth-ranked stanford battles usc in l.a., kickoff 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 san jose state is in reno to play nevada on our sister network espnu. tomorrow the sharks will try to extend their three-game winning streak in chicago after beating edmonton last night. here's sports director larry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. the sharks waited until just over a minute left in the game to score their first goal in thursday night's win in vancouver. last night in vancouver they took control early. who is that masked man? toronto mayor? i think not. the first power play, patrick marleau with the shot. thornton gets it to pavelski. he beets devan dubnyk. 1, men in teal. the puck is loose behind the net. thornton to hertl. the rookie scores his twelfth of season already. 2-0, sharks. thornton leading a three-on-two. to marleau, 3-0 sharks on marleau's tenth of the year. alex stalock in goal. lucky as ryan smyth somehow on the wraparound missed a completely empty net. that is kind of nice for the sharks. likewise for the oilers. sharks victorious by a count of 3-1. sugared-up for cal and oakland of michigan. round one strangely being played in berkeley. oakland led by travis bader, 21 points, who had five threes. the golden griz were up 5 in the second half but cal would tie and then pull away. the freshman from way out and he hits. he had 24 points. that broke a 59-59 tie. bears go on to win 64-60. >> bad news for a raiders team trying to snap a two-game losing streak. quarterback terrelle pryor may not be able to play sunday in houston for the raiders. he suffered a setback on friday on his sprained right knee. that means backup matt mccloin could start against the texans. he's an undrafted rookie who started training camp as number four on the depth chart. he's last man standing now. last played a couple weeks in the fourth quarter against philadelphia throwing for 87 yards. a huge game in college football tonight on abc7. fourth-ranked stanford at usc. a cardinal win likely keeps them on track for a possible bid to the rose bowl. we'll have it here at 5:00 for you followed by the highlights and postgame on "lexus after the game." have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. the new cirque du soleil show is running in san francisco through january 12th. tonight we will take you inside the big top for a look at how the performers get ready. our special unlock the mystery of cirque du soleil airs tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. here on -- or tonight at 10:00 p.m. here on abc7. coming up next, why the uss we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. before you invest in a mattress, discover the bed clinically proven to improve sleep quality. the sleep number bed. once you experience it, there's no going back. final days for our lowest price ever on c4 queen mattress sets-just $1299. plus special financing until 2015. only at one of our 425 sleep number stores nationwide. sleep number. comfort individualized. 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"batkid saves city." i wonder what he's doing today? that's my question. what is the weather doing? >> we are looking at a partly cloudy, breezy and cooler afternoon. san francisco 61 degrees. look for 62 in san mateo, with low 61 tos in san jose. the accuweather seven-day forecast showing we aren't going to change too much until tuesday. we could see rain in the north bay, as well as wednesday and then dryer next weekend. so a little more seasonal. >> thank you, lisa. thanks all of you for joining us on abc7 saturday morning news. abc7 news continues at 1 :00 a.m. good morning neck is next! you got to love the weekend. it's like everyone came to, "if it's good, let's save it for the weekend." so here's to the kfc ten buck weekend bucket. ten pieces, ten bucks. any recipe. just ten bucks every saturday and sunday. today tastes so good. ♪ hey, that's the last crescent! oh, did you want it? yeah. we'll split it. 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