stop for all flights. >> abc seven news anchor karina nova is following the developments out of las vegas. she joins us live from the newsroom. karina >> well, right now, we know there are at least three victims who died in this mass shooting. there are others injured. at least one person is in critical condition. police say the suspected shooter has been located and is dead at this point. the sheriff says there's no further threat to people in the area of the unlv campus. and police received the call just before noon today of an active shooter on campus, and that's when they located an engaged with that suspect. meantime people were sheltering in place, hiding inside buildings and classrooms. authorities have since been evacuating the campus building by building. here's a map showing the area of the campus and just how close it is to the airport flights in and out of harry reid, international airport are grounded. there are also a lot of road closures on and around campus. and here's what one student told reporters

about what he saw. >> cops lined up going in, some in threes, some in multiple pairs, moving towards the student union because we are told that the shooter was right in the student union area section. that's literally one building over from us. so we are really nervous. so we barricaded all up and just started. i started watching the windows with a couple other kids to just see what we could see and we saw students running out in single file lines with their hands up scared. and we saw officers going in and little groups. so that's about all i saw right now, the name of the suspect is not known and neither is the motive. >> and if you remember, a 2017 las vegas was the scene of another mass shooting that took the lives of 58 people. that's when a gunman fired into a crowd of people at the harvest music festival. we are expecting an update from authorities at 5:00 this evening on today's shooting . and we will bring that to you here on abc seven. back to you. >> karina, thank you. an elderly man accused of driving drunk and killing a cycling champion in april says he is not guilty of

involuntary manslaughter charges . ethan boyce was killed in the crash on arguello boulevard near inspiration point in the presidio. the 81 year old suspect went before a judge today to answer to charges abc7 news reporter suzanne phan has the story. >> the choices arnold lowe made that day killed ethan boyce. >> attorney shahana rahman represents the family of ethan boyce, the champion cyclist was struck and killed on april 4th by suspected drunk driver arnold kinman. lowe. lowe, who's 81 years old, went before a judge and pleaded not guilty. the judge says lowe can avoid time behind bars while waiting for his next court hearing as long as he abides by strict regulations. he's not allowed to drive or consume alcohol. he's not allowed to use his passport. rahman spoke on behalf of ethan's mother and brother, who attended the court appearance. >> seeing him in person was obviously difficult, and the reality is it was hard for them to be there today.

this process is supposed to bring some justice and some closure. you know, this family, they lost a son. they lost a brother. they lost an uncle. there is no closure for them. >> the case also frustrating for boyce's friends who say it took too long to bring charges. the us attorney chose not to answer when asked by abc7 news why it took eight months to bring lowe's case to court. we also asked boyce's family attorney about that and what the family thought about lowe being out on his own recognizance. attorney rahman says the family is focused on healing and accountability. >> if ethan was alive, what he would tell people is for people to have empathy for mr. lowe because that's the kind of person ethan was, is. but he would also want to see arnold lowe stand up and admit what he did, admit that he was wrong and say he's sorry. >> neither lowe, his wife nor his attorney commented wednesday lowe will return to court in

january in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> a bit of controversy across oakland unified school district today. about 100 teachers held an unsanctioned teach in to discuss the palestine cause. abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke with a high school teacher who explains why she took part and what she hopes it achieves across the oakland unified school district. >> teachers could voluntarily take part in a teach in about palestinians, as high school teacher rachel tarasco is one of them. >> learn and process this through. a genocide is very, very complex and so for ourselves and for our students to model for them what that looks like, i felt it was really important and essential. >> telasco has family who currently lives in israel, so she has a strong understanding of the war in gaza. her class took part in a combination of activities from art to debate and discussion. i also offered some more expository history based resources and videos.

oakland unified school district superintendent dr. kayla johnson sent out an email on monday making it very clear that the district does not support the teach in the email states. i'm deeply disappointed by the harmful and divisive materials being circulated and promoted as factual. though she didn't identify any specific examples in the email, a parent, madeline albayalde, disagrees, especially since the publicly available resource guide clearly outlines the content and the sources. >> this is the information that we're going to be conveying, and this is where it came from. here are the sources you know, parents are welcome to, you know, review those sources so that you can also talk to your students about it. >> parent organizer nate landry says the whole purpose of the teach in is to fill in the gaps in teaching about this decades long conflict. it is rare in american education settings or at least it has been in my experience for palestinian voices, for palestinian experience to be centered when israel was founded in 1948.

>> there's no mention at all that seven arab armies immediately invaded israel. >> dr. oleg ivanov with the american jewish committee questions the content, calling it biased. he says it was cherry picked to blame israel. he says this leads to increasing anti-semitism. >> all this does is exacerbate existing tensions already in our community. this is a way to escape. go jews in america for something that is happening halfway around the world in oakland, anser hassan abc7 news. >> several hundred faith leaders rallied at the golden gate bridge this morning demanding an immediate cease fire in the israel or hamas war. demonstrators locked arms and marched along both sides of the bridge sidewalk to meet in the middle. they say it's more important than ever for faith leaders to get involved. >> we also want to send a very loud message to the politicians and the people in power, both in the united states and internationally, that people of faith are watching what's happening. people of faith are outraged by what's happening and

people of faith are demanding a cease fire. >> now. >> protesters say they plan to hold more demonstrations until a permanent cease fire is called. today's rally was peaceful and did not disrupt bridge traffic. >> all right. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. it's been an interesting day to say the least. we've seen some rain, fog and sun as well. yes. >> abc seven news meteorologist andy patel joins us live with a first look at what was smorgasbord. >> it was a variety pack went from fog dan and kristen to the rain and i want to show you a live picture right now from our santa cruz camera. certainly rough surf out there. raindrops on our lens as we look at live doppler seven. we are tracking showers right now. some pockets of moderate rain moving through as we speak across parts of the north bay street level. radar san rafael, north, san pedro road. we are seeing the wet pavement. also shower is down around the peninsula into the santa cruz mountains. so keep those umbrellas handy as we take a look at satellite and radar. this is the front that's coming

in that's bringing us the rain, bringing the sierra, the snow. but we still have more rain to go. so isolated later on this evening, heading into about the 7:00 hour. and then tomorrow morning. we begin with some areas of fog and then look what happens the next round of some showers moving in. so here is a look at the storm impact scale today and tomorrow. scattered showers, slick roadways, low visibility. we are talking about rough surf and breezy conditions. the storm concerns we are looking at still the possibility of ponding on the roadways, especially with those moderate pockets of rain. it's a moderate likelihood, rough surf is high, power outages, low likelihood, and the sierra snow pretty high chance of that. i'll be back with all the watches and warnings. and we've got a number of them, plus a look at that rain timeline for tomorrow coming right up. dan? >> okay, sandy, thanks a lot. chatgpt is getting some competition from google today. the mountain view based company launched gemini calling it the largest and most capable ai model it has ever built. google

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thousands of bank of america employees like scott spend countless hours volunteering to teach people how to reach their financial goals. it felt good. it felt like i could take on the whole world. crime to drugs and an empty downtown. >> i mean, i have lost friends and relatives to drug overdoses in this city of san francisco. >> tonight. abc7 news reporter tara campbell takes a closer look at the goal of tackling the drug crisis where we are and where we're going on the streets

of san francisco. >> a drug overdose crisis is set to hit new heights. the city is on pace for its deadliest year yet amid the fentanyl epidemic and could see the loss of 800 lives. these are 800 people who have mothers, grandmothers and inside the abc7 take action town hall monday. roughly 200 people gathered asking city leaders the tough questions. >> how can we ensure that these numbers go down? next year? >> well, part of it we're already doing we are not only making arrests for those who are dealing drugs on our streets. we're making arrests of people who are using drugs with the hopes of trying to get people into treatment. >> the city is now more than six months into a multi-agency effort to shutter the open air drug market, including california highway patrol. the national guard, dea and the fbi. tom wolfe is recovering from addiction to fentanyl and wants to know how long the support

will last. >> what can you tell us about our our ability to sustain that operation, to try to close down the organized drug dealing that's happening in san francisco? police chief william scott saying as long as it takes. >> we've had some very successful operations. >> they've already arrested hundreds of drug dealers. >> we're almost at 900, which is almost double where we were this time last year. and those cases are being prosecuted. >> and district attorney brooke jenkins says there's more that could be done to keep drug dealers off the streets, calling on the courts to take more action. >> we have filed over 300 motions to detain defendants in drug dealing cases. that means keep them in custody while their cases are open and we have only had a little over 30 of those motions be granted. and so that means 300 drug dealers who are in a revolving door in our courthouse. >> but some of the audience saying the city is focusing too much on law enforcement. >> i'm a little concerned that we don't have a balanced approach. >> gary mccoy is with

healthright 361 of the nonprofits helping people on the streets. and he says there needs to be more efforts put into providing treatment and other services. >> that is 24 over seven drop in centers that is wellness hubs. that is staffing. >> i would have liked to have heard exactly how they're going to fill the shortages, like how they're going to hire mental health professionals. what they're going to do to bring them in. >> it's a question tanya tillman asked directly. her son roman struggles with severe mental illness and substance use disorder. >> how will the city hire and find and the professionals needed to fit the demand or fill the demand for mental health care? >> oh, good question. >> yeah, well, thank you for your question, and i can answer that. one of the things that we did, we opened a year or so ago a linkage center and in order to staff up the resources necessary part of that emergency declaration gave us the ability

to hire a couple of hundred additional mental health and social workers to assist with this issue. we've added more people. we, of course, need to continue to add more. >> i would like to have heard a plan on how they plan on filling those shortages is i mean, as of right now, my son is currently waiting to be placed in a dual diagnosed facility. >> meanwhile, roman and others will have to wait as the city continues searching for solutions. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> abc seven is doing our part to help build a better bay area by donating time to a great cause. this morning, members of our staff volunteered to help prepare bags of groceries at the san francisco marin food bank. the bags are being delivered to those in need who can't make it out to the pantry. >> we take these healthy and nutritious groceries out to seniors, to folks who are disabled, folks like i said, who

can't get to a pantry and make sure that they they don't go hungry and that they they they get the nutritious food that they need. >> and if you like to volunteer the food bank recommends making it a new year's resolution to help out in 2024. if holiday volunteer shifts are full. if you can't donate your time, the food bank is accepting cash donations, which will be matched during the holidays. >> many ways to help san francisco mayor london breed is getting ready to flip the switch on a holiday tradition. the city's tree lighting at civic center plaza is tonight. festivities will include live entertainment, a snow, flurries, food, drinks, a toy giveaway and much more. the official lighting portion of the lighting, the 50 foot noble fir gets underway at 5:00 with the associated events running until 7:00 this evening. there you see the tree ready to be set aglow by all those lights. what a fun time. >> might we still get any sprinkles during that time? >> yeah, it's been sprinkling a lot of the day. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the weather forecast. >> yeah, dan and kristen, we've

had some downpours today and we're still going to see some showers. so if you're going to the tree lighting, good idea to take the raincoat or an umbrella. let me show you a live picture right now that says winter in the sierra. this is from zephyr cove. heavy snow is falling right now. they are requiring chains on 50 and 88. and we do have a winter weather advisory until 10 p.m. tomorrow. we're looking at snow and blowing snow. a foot or more expected with that snow level coming down from 6500 to 7000ft. now, it lowers to 4500in the morning with those ridgetop gusts to 50 miles an hour. it is going to be tough travel up there as we look at live doppler seven right now, we do have rain. i'm going to get you in to where we are seeing some moderate pockets of rain right now. it's lighter right around san rafael and san quentin area, but it is getting heavier across other areas. richmond parkway seeing some light rain right now from san francisco's richmond district to lake merced boulevard. it is wet. and if you have ever been along the

coastline or when it's raining, you know, visibility is poor. satellite radar is showing you that system is moving in. we are getting some snow in the sierra, as you just saw from that live picture. but that system is also sending us large waves right now. point arena, 13 footer is high surf advisory in effect until 4 a.m. tomorrow. large breakers 18 to 22ft with a risk of rip currents. we have a beach hazard statement until the same time period for the northern portion of monterey bay. with those strong currents. just a reminder, never turn your back to the ocean. we're going to go hour by hour in just a moment. we're going to first take a look at those winds. they're gusty 24 in novato and also sfo hayward, 23 miles an hour. a live view from our mount tam cam and you can see that the winds just blowing things around here with some rain. upper 50s san francisco, oakland, san mateo, san jose, you're at 60 degrees. here's a live view from our oakland airport camera where it is pretty cloudy out there, mid 50s from napa to santa rosa right now, 59 degrees and same thing for concord. livermore 60

degrees. all right, here are the headlines. winter like weather through this evening. showers gusty winds tomorrow, the fog is going to give way to some more showers and then friday through the weekend, we're going with a cold morning brighter afternoon. so in case you're wondering when you'll see some sun, it's coming level one on our storm impact scale today and tomorrow. those scattered showers with slick roads, low visibility, rough surf and breezy to gusty conditions. timing it out for you. isolated showers through this evening as we head towards tomorrow, we're going to notice that the fog is going to start the day. it will be dense again. then tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. here comes the next round of some scattered showers going into 11 a.m. and then around 1 p.m, just kind of heading towards the south bay and then moving on out of here by the evening commute. so in terms of additional rainfall, we're looking at anywhere from a few hundredths to an inch of an inch to about 4/10 of an inch up in ukiah. your morning temperatures in the 30s to the 50s. watch out for the fog in the morning and

then tomorrow afternoon looking at high temperatures ranging from the 40s to the 60s with a mix of sun and a few showers. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. scattered showers level one tomorrow cold couple of mornings are going to follow and we definitely have a little more sun in the forecast with some warmer weather coming your way. heading into next week. danny kristen thank you. >> nice. we'll be ready by then. good. all right. still to come this afternoon, the discovery of the farallon islands that could further delay the start of dungeness crab season. i'm seven on your side's michael finney. is going down. we'll talk about that. for 89 years... believes in continuous improvement... like rounded corners that resist peeling, with an array of active ingredients... and sizes to relieve your pain. salonpas. it's good medicine.

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headlines. yeah. i got some good news and bad news today. americans are apparently feeling like they are in good financial shape this december. a new poll shows shoppers are gearing up to spend more during this holiday season as consumers plan to spend on average $975 this holiday season just on gifts. that's a 24 year high and up more than $100 from just a year ago when they were asked. the estimate is also higher than what americans thought they would spend. when asked back in october. americans will be spending less on gasoline in the

coming days. us crude oil prices tumbled below $70 a barrel today for the first time since july. analysts say the oil sell off is likely due to the soft demand from china record setting supply here in the united states and disappointment over opec's decision to cut production last week. the drop could lower gasoline prices another 5 to $0.07 a gallon over the next week and possibly. this is pretty cool. another 15 to $0.20 in the coming weeks as more than 1 million electric vehicles were purchased by americans in 2023. bloomberg reports. that's the most ever sold in the united states. the increase in sales is being attributed to the increase in models that are available. get this last summer there were 95 fully electric vehicle models available for sale in the united states. 95. also helping sales

was the inflation reduction act, which provides tax credits for purchase of mini electric vehicles. that's interesting. and there's more coming. more coming. >> so many now. yeah. michael yeah. all right. >> still to come this afternoon, some hard numbers are in downtown san francisco. >> business owners detailed their losses due to the apec summit. we'll look into the possibility of compensating them. >> and he created one iconic show after another for next, a look back at the life and legacy of norman lear. one of the most influential people in the history of television

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almost three weeks after the apec summit closed in san francisco, we are now beginning to better understand the repercussions it had on small businesses near moscone center. yeah, today, the budget finance committee at city hall. >> listen to accounts from business owners armed with some hard numbers and abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is here with more on the possibility. leanne perhaps of compensating them. >> yeah. hopefully we you know, restaurant owners told me today that they were really surprised amazed to find out that many of these events inside moscone center were catered so of course they weren't going to go to the restaurants. the other thing is security was so tight that going in and out, they never left the place. >> yeah, i mean, i couldn't get across the street without walking a half hour sometimes. so i couldn't get to that restaurant across the street if i wanted to. >> exactly. so why leave? so in the meantime, the mayor of san francisco will have the last word on that compensation. but it appears that these small businesses is affected by apec. will get something several thousand dollars to cover their losses. they say this could have

been avoided. many small businesses near moscone center believed apec would deliver substantial financial gains for them. we now know it had the opposite result as one by one, they spoke of the impact the event had on their businesses as san francisco supervisors listened. we lost close to $30,000 being closed for that time. >> manuel ramirez owns bonchon korean fried chicken for two middle days of the convention we made for the entire day. >> what we do in one peak hour of weekend operations in. >> here's what we know according to a report from the yerba buena community benefit district, all 13 hotels in that neighborhood did very well. >> apec instigated a lot of good opportunities, but the vast majority of the 113 restaurants and cafes had poor results because the number of visitors to that neighborhood was down by more than 33% on average, the revenue from small businesses was down by more than 64. >> today, some of them

complained that the secret service in charge of security misled both the city and businesses. >> as apec started to step in, we anticipated a three day heavy closure with a little setup. it was much larger than expected, as we can all know. it really became a ten day shutdown for the entire neighborhood, hurting them even more was the constant advice to downtown workers to stay home for fear of traffic jams and disruptions like that trickled into every corner of the downtown and the city in general, and it had tremendous impact in anticipation of the impact apec would have on the neighborhood. >> the board of supervisors passed a resolution to set aside $10 million in a reserve fund. it has yet to be determined how much compensation these affected businesses will receive. we have precedent for going up to around $50,000 per business, and i think that's a good goal. >> the businesses would have to provide financial loss. we've done that in the past with rent

relief and other opportunities. businesses say any action should be taken sooner than later. >> now, here's something we learned today. 911 operators were told it was not an option for them, that they had to work overtime during apec. now, think about it. you had the protesters in that area. you had the delegates and the world leaders. anything could have happened. so they were absolutely needed and that meant an added expense for the city. so the supervisors are now pushing to use some of that reserve money to cover their overtime as as well. >> so the restaurants didn't make out. but but some sectors, some businesses, hotels, motels booming. >> i mean, they usually, you know, october, november kind of slow for them. they were all packed. the hotel. >> so, so many of these business owners and the restaurants were really told this is going to be fantastic. oh absolutely. >> you're going to make a lot of money. >> yeah. yeah >> not so bad. >> thanks, liane. >> former house speaker kevin mccarthy is leaving his seat in

congress. the california republican announced today he is resigning from office and he says he'll leave at the end of the month. mccarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the house back in january, but his term was cut short when he was voted out in october, mainly due to a faction within his own party. he hasn't said what his next steps are, but he'll continue to fight for his country. he says there are also no words yet on who will fill mccarthy's house seat. california governor gavin newsom is required to call for a special election within 14 days to fill the vacancy. >> meanwhile, president biden says it is stunning that congress has not yet approved billions of dollars in military and economic assistance for ukraine. biden has asked congress for nearly $106 billion to fund the wars in ukraine, israel and other security needs. but the request has faced stiff resistance on capitol hill. speaking at the white house today, biden said republicans who are insisting on border policy changes as a condition for voting for this aid are jeopardizing our national security.

>> putin attacks a nato ally if he keeps going and then he attacks a nato ally. well, we've committed as a nato member that we defend every inch of nato territory. then we'll have something that we don't seek. and that we don't have today. american troops fighting russian troops. >> some republicans have grown tired of providing support to ukraine after the us has already sent $111 billion. >> a new cnn poll finds president biden's approval rating continues to drop as concerns about the economy grow. president biden started the year with a 45% job approval rating. it is now at 37. still, a few points higher, though, than former president donald trump's approval rating. it's 34. and that happened or that was the low for him. it happened in 2021, shortly after the january 6th attack on the us capitol. cnn's poll found americans favor the gop's view on how to handle the economy roughly 4 in 10 surveyed said the economy or

cost of living is the most important issue facing the country right now. >> one of the most influential people in the history of television has died. producer, screenwriter and director norman lear has passed away at the age of 101. abc news reporter reena roy has a look back at his legacy and his legendary career by the way, glenn miller played from all in the family to sanford and son. >> where are we're moving on now and the jeffersons is norman lear was the man behind some of america's most iconic television shows producing, writing and directing for decades. >> i've had as good a time in this business as anybody has ever had in any business ever. and in the history of humanity. >> lear was credited with breaking barriers by exploring controversial social issues like race, civil rights and the vietnam war on tv sitcoms in the 70s. soquel's when we introduced

americans to the bunkers and the jeffersons, people weren't used to tv shows us dealing with issues like racism and sexism. >> but we thought humor was a way into people's hearts, particularly with all in the family's main character, archie bunker, who was loved and despised for his crass, blunt dialog. >> let me tell you something, mister stivic. you are a meathead. >> norman. milton lear was born in connecticut in 1922. he served the country as an air force radio operator and gunnery sergeant during world war two, flying 52 combat missions. van lear was also known for his political activism, co-founding the progressive group people for the american way in 1980 and in the early 2000, mounting a tour of the declaration of independence at the 2021 golden globes, lear was given the prestigious carol burnett award honoring his many years of excellence in television. >> there is no greater spiritual

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a swift, maybe no surprise is 2023 time person of the year. swift had a groundbreaking year with her eras tour, which is projected to become the biggest of all time in the first to gross over $1 billion. she beat out eight other finalists, including chinese president xi jinping. openai founder sam altman, barbie and vladimir putin. you guys, i really can't say i'm surprised by this choice . what do you think? >> no, you know, i think it's not just she sold so many tickets and she became a billionaire this year. she's had such an influence on the culture in terms of bringing young people together, bringing fans together. she she has impacted people in a very positive way, i think. >> and there are a lot of people that really look up to her that are the younger generation. so i think that that is not surprising at all. >> i've got to tell you, i was a

little surprised. i'm very, very impressed with her as an artist, a human being, a business woman. but her impact isn't anywhere near what vladimir putin's is or i. in the past, they've done inanimate objects. i don't know. i have a hard time seeing. >> that's you know, that is a fair point. michael i had we talked about this the other day in the ford ford and i had a little inside knowledge because i was at an event with the ceo of time a few weeks ago, and she said she didn't say who it was, but she said, i will say that it's been a good year for women. so i knew it was either going to the barbie or taylor swift right. as we mentioned a moment ago, legendary producer norman lear has died at the age of 101. in addition to his landmark tv shows like all in the family and the jeffersons, lear had his hits on the big screen, too, with movies like the princess bride, fried green tomatoes, stand by me and divorce american style, all terrific films. michael i'll start with you, because you and i, similar era. i've got to tell you all in the family, good times. jefferson and sanford and son were weekly

viewing in my home. >> i got to tell you, he owned the airwaves back in the day. and i remember in my home, we were teenagers. my brother and i and my parents and you know, we were all very busy with the one time during the week, during the summer, we were all going to be there was when all in the family was on. everybody showed up to watch that. and everybody went back out. >> we all gathered as a family to watch these shows. >> i didn't watch any of those tv shows, but princess bride is certainly a classic, fantastic. yep. so love that. and what was the other one? the other movie i saw. stand by me. stand by me. that's it. classic >> sandy, do you watch any of these? you know, my parents, stan watched a lot of the jeffersons and all in the family. >> and so we would, you know, obviously be around. but we were too young. >> you know, i talked to my mother about 5 or 6 years ago before she died. and i called her one day. and what was she doing? she was literally watching sanford and sons, and she still loved that show. and she was watching a rerun. yeah >> all right. new data shows people who drive more flashy

cars or they appear more desirable. yeah. scientists in brazil surveyed more than 500 men and women. the study revealed people view the opposite sex as more attractive if they drive a luxury car. it suggests that people who drive expensive cars present as a higher social status dominance and mating value. and i guess that's true whether it's a man driving a fancy car or a woman driving that fancy car. >> i guess i should get rid of that 1978 beater. i'm still driving. >> oh, darn. and again, i can't say i'm surprised, sandy. all right? it's just. yeah i mean, the car, if the car looks cool. >> kristen, i mean, i can see how male or female would be attractive. >> it's kind of a package if i own a luxury car dealer right now, i would jack up the prices based on this study. >> right now. >> and you know what? and i know all about cars because my son's always talking huge fan. sesto elemento. i think michael would probably get in on all this too, because he's a big car fan, right? >> yeah. no, i love cars and it may be shallow of us to think of

cars in that way, but i'm sure we do. well it's sort of human nature, i suppose, in some ways. >> all right. and now the debate about one of the most popular stocking stuffers. how do you eat your candy canes? the national. this is important stuff. now, we don't want to mess around the national confection association asked 1000 hundred americans how they eat them. more than half of the people say they start with the straight end while a little more than a quarter eat the curved end first, about 17% of people say they break their candy canes into pieces. now i don't want to cast aspersions at these troubled people who start with a curved end. there's only one way to eat a candy cane. that's the handle. and you start. i don't know. i'm kidding. but what are you guys do anybody? >> dan, i need to jump in here and say that those who start with the curved handle need to be watched closely. i'm with you not to be trusted. >> oh, no. all right. >> that would be me. do you really trust. but starting with the curved, do you start with the really do and michael. so i guess not to be trusted is what

you're both saying. >> this explains a lot, sandy. >> i trust you. >> thank you. >> i don't eat candy canes because i don't like that peppermint flavor. but i was just thinking as you were reading that, which way would i start? and i would hold it the way it's right side up. and that means i'm holding it by the straight part. and then that means i would start eating the curved part first. >> and that's how my girls do it. i mean, that's how my husband does it. i don't know. >> that's just the way our producer steve said, just told us that he crushes it, breaks it up into little pieces. >> oh, nice. >> sandy. i'm keeping an eye on all of you. >> yeah, exactly. >> i will make a joke. sandy about how men are upside down. oh i won't. i'll pass on that joke. >> christian oh, funny. >> all right, the important question solved here. >> i know that is this

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climate and environment. >> but right now, trash is building up on a stretch of coastline in san mateo county. pieces of junk and litter showing up in the sand and a lot of it. >> a neighbor noticed one large pile here at mussel rock beach in daly city. abc seven news reporter tim johns went digging to find the source of the trash and the bigger concerns ahead. watching the sunset over the ocean at mussel rock beach, you'd be forgiven for thinking you found a little piece of heaven. >> but under the surface of all that natural beauty is a persistent and worsening problem. trash and a lot of it making its way down the bluff and towards the beach and water. >> we can't treat the ocean like a supermarket and a sewer at the same time. and expect no problems. >> the trash issue stems from an old landfill that was in operation in the area from the 1950s to 1970s until it was built over. over the decades, natural erosion and other factors have slowly chipped away at the terrain, exposing decades

of old trash. >> the really scary thing is that in many of these old landfills, we don't really know what was what went into them. >> liz taylor is the president of deep ocean exploration and research in alameda. she says problems with former landfills are popping up all over the country with devastating impacts on everything from the local environment to marine life. >> it comes back to us eventually in in for people that consume seafood. we're consuming plastic at an alarming rate. >> san mateo county supervisor david canepa tells us local leaders are well aware of the problem. he believes that due to its massive scale, fixing it once and for all will require outside help. >> and the only way we're going to solve it is, is if we double down with federal and state dollars. >> but even with extra assistance, fixing it won't be easy. >> you're talking not tens of millions of dollars. you may be talking 150 to $200 million for residents who live nearby, though they say they just want

something to be done. >> we want a beach clean for everyone. we want to help build our tourism and stuff like that. that's one thing that helps the community out. we live here all of our lives, and we like to show people like, listen, you come to pacifica, you're not going to see trash in daly city. >> tim johns, abc seven news. >> all right. that coastline might be a little wet right now. >> indeed. meteorologist sandhya patel is back with the forecast. sandhya >> yeah, and dan and kristen right now as we check out live doppler seven, you will see where the rain is focused. >> it is primarily in the east bay and down the peninsula. let me show you some of the heavier returns that we're seeing. it's going to be brief, but heavy. alhambra valley road, street level radar lafayette heading across 24 into walnut creek. so be careful out there. rainfall totals a few hundredths of an inch to about 6/10 of an inch in our wettest locations are now crossing. right now, the san mateo bridge may be a bit dicey, as you will notice, san mateo is getting rain as we go hour by hour. we're going to notice those showers becoming more isolated in nature later on tonight. and then tomorrow, here comes the second round in the

morning in the north bay. by the noon time hours spreading across other parts of the bay area, very scattered as we head into the early afternoon. and speaking of afternoon, here are your high temperatures. they'll be in the 40s to 60s. so kind of a coolish day for your thursday. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast as hanukkah begins tomorrow evening. we will notice that the temperatures will tumble. it's going to get cold, but it's a level one for tomorrow. cold friday and saturday mornings. we are going to notice that there's some frost forming. it is a dry weekend. and as we head into next week, milder mornings and afternoons wait, kristin and dan okay, sandhya, thanks very much. >> and when we come back, the deep rooted remedy allowing the local redwoods to recover from the devastating santa cruz mountains wildfire my name is josh sanabria and i am the owner at isla veterinary boutique hospital. i was 5...6 years of age and i knew i was going to be a vet. once alexandra called me to let me know that bank of america had approved my loan...

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at ten. watch the $100,000 pyramid and then stay with us for abc7 news at 11. the massive ccu lightning complex fire devastated the spectacular redwoods of big basin state park three years ago. but today they're still standing and in many cases making a miraculous recovery. and now researchers say they know why. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey shows us what they found inside the trees. that's been key to their survival. >> the historic fires of 2020 took an incredible toll on

nature's giants. reminders of the ccu lightning complex fire remain on the mighty redwoods at big basin redwoods state park in the santa cruz mountains. but these hundreds of years old trees remain resilient. you know , it wasn't clear initially if they were going to survive. >> you know, there's not really a precedent for this kind of event. you know, my first impression was this park is destroyed. you know, um, but pretty quickly it became apparent that a lot of those trees had actually survived. >> biologist drew peltier and a team from the save the redwoods league in northern arizona wanted to learn why that was. they knew that some of the biggest redwoods have up to a foot thick of bark to protect the insides of the tree. and when it comes to fighting against fires, the study learned what's on the inside matters. >> trees produce sugars from photosynthesis, and then they kind of have two choices. they can use it for growth or metabolism or something, or they can store it for later. they have these really old 50 to 100 year old carbon reserves that have accumulated for many decades that they can draw upon to build new leaves and do new photosynthesis.

>> that's what we saw when we visited the park. new life from what some experts thought was the death of the tree, the new sprouts coming from what's known as a bud trace, a line that runs from inside the tree to the surface that could lead to new leaves, peltier says in a biologic anticipation of an event like the wildfires, some of these trees grew. the bud traces thousands of years ago. so in a sense, then the trees were actually more prepared for the fire than we were. >> yeah. yeah and so that's kind of the surprise, is that the trees actually, you know, they were able to survive it and they're able to recover. they're not going to look the same as they did in the past and it's going to be a while. um, as to whether or not they'll survive, it seems like they're doing okay, but perhaps they'll be more sensitive to things like drought. we're definitely a repeat fire. and so those are the types of things that we would hope to avoid for them. >> climate change may make it harder on these trees, but we're learning they remain equipped to survive for the long haul at big basin redwoods state park. dustin dawsey, abc seven news, abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. >> get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app and join us

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a las vegas. describe how they feel moments after a gunman opened fire on campus, killing at least three people. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. police say they killed the suspect in this afternoon shooting. >> and for a breakdown of what happened, we go to abc7 news anchor karina nova