president-elect donald trump tweets a major warning to u.s. businesses to, quote, not make an expensive mistake. we ll tell you what he says that mistake is when we go live to new york s trump tower. and green party presidential candidate jill stein is vowing to ask for an american federal court order tomorrow. she pushes for voter recounts in key battleground states won by president-elect donald trump. . our top story today, emergency and rescue crews working around the clock in oakland, california, where a massive fire ripped through a warehouse friday night killing at least 24 people. the death toll is expected to rise as dozens of people are still unaccounted for. what s left of the building is unstable, and that, of course, then poses a threat to firefighters safety. they are removing debris bucket by bucket. adam is on the scene in oakland with the very latest. hi, adam. reporter: hi, shannon. grim news as the number is 24. they expect that number to rise. the reco
camp you can t go into the water. dry land is fun. we can t get into the water, but we beefed it up with other stuff like survival and fires here sh the issue is high levels of e coli, created by the drought because dead grass is no longer inviting for all of the beasts. we re not watering the lawn. and that is a area where the geese would congregate. now they re at beaches so goose feces and low water quality is an issue. anyone ingesting the water could suffer flu like symptoms and skin irritation. no timetable for opening either beach. in oakland, abc7 news. a new slogan is catching on in the south bay. brown is the new green. residents being encouraged to embrace lawns that are now brown from lack of water. we re live with more on the rebates available and alternative way to have a green lawn without wasting water. hi, david. hi. look at this perfect green lawn here. just hours ago it had brown patches as a result of reduced water. we ll she how transformati
abc7 news is live. laura, it would normallye packed with swimmers. exactly. behind me here, the beach and lawn would be filled with people on a warm evening. there is nobody here. same goes for part of the beach ov shadow cliff lake both dueo water contamination. both very nasty. these ducks don t know what to make of e yellow tape at lake temescal where there is unusually high levels of toxins. some of those who came t cool off didn t realize the lake was closed until they saw signs. do you think it s better it s closed? definitely. if there isdanger. you know? if it s not something we have known implications of, it should be closed. i d rather be swimming. this week s junior camp is also been grounded strictly by land for e next few days here you are in life guard camp u can t go into the water. dry land is fun. we can get into the water, but we beefed it up with other stuff like survival and making fires he sh the issues high levels of e coli,reated by the
tonight, the final hours of 2020. america celebrating the new year in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. an unprecedented new year s eve tonight, the final hours of 2020. america celebrating the new year in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. an unprecedented new year s eve across the u.s. new york s times square, normally packed with 1 million people, will be mostly empty when the ball drops at midnight. police officials telling everyone, don t even attempt to come down here. authorities in cities across the country cracking down on large parties, asking people to stay home this year. and news tonight about a new year s eve celebration in las vegas that was expected to draw thousands. we re also tracking the frustration growing over the slow covid vaccine rollout. thousands of people waiting hours in their cars for vaccinations in tennessee. traffic backed up for four miles. states trying to speed up the
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michelle, here we go. just hours away from election day. the white house has largely been quiet on many of tomorrow s key races. what can we expect from the white house tomorrow? reporter: the white house says we are going to continue to hear from the president but it s not in the form of public appearances. in fact, today and tomorrow no public appearances at all. but they say the way certain parts of the country will be hearing from him will be in robo calls and radio spots. they didn t want to mention which ones are running because they said they hadn t been announced by the campaigns yet indicating there was still some decision-making going on in some of these races. but we do know in north carolina one will run for senator kay hagan who s at times tried to distance herself from the president, as have many candidates in these tight, tight races. so his voice will be out there, but we re not going to see him actively campaigning. and that s pretty much what we ve seen th