up. abc7 news at six starts right now. >> building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. you've seen the videos grab and go by group stealing from stores , but it may not happen as much as you think. >> good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. so we're in a record setting holiday season. 200 million americans shopped over thanksgiving weekend more than ever before. but the group that tallies that data, the national retail federation, is now revising a report from earlier this year. >> yeah, that report claimed organized crime resulted in nearly half of all inventory loss known in the industry as shrink know please. abc7 news reporter ryan curry is joining us live. >> and ryan, they're now saying there's no way to actually know the real number. >> yeah. dan, good evening. organized retail crime is a problem, but industry experts tell me there isn't a clear way to track all of the data behind it. and while companies expect some inventory loss each year,

it's hard to know how much organized retail theft contributes to that. we have all seen the videos, massive groups running in, grabbing arms full of merchandise and quickly escaping. it happened as recently as this week at the apple store in berkeley. but it turns out all organized retail crime does not have a large impact on the industry. as first thought. in april, the national retail federation released a report saying that $94 billion of inventory loss and half of it was organized retail crime. daphne howland, a reporter with retail dive, found out that wasn't true. >> they were saying, we have this apple and half of apple. is this orange. >> she says the nrf mistakenly analyzed data from 2021 and 2016 to numbers from two different years, both inventory loss across the industry. >> the reason it was half is retail sales grow every year,

plus the numbers aren't adjusted for inflation. >> major retailers say they've closed their doors in the bay area because of the crime, including target, which closed three bay area locations, says retail experts here locally now worry how this affects the way people shop. dr. kirthi kalyanam at santa clara university says right now there is no clear way to determine how organized crime affects inventory loss. >> we actually do not have a good handle on how much of retail theft and retail, how much of theft and crime and the damage it's causing dollar amount wise to retailing. >> retail theft is a problem. but he says if the nrf doesn't report accurate data, the whole industry will suffer. >> you are a store based retailer. you are not exactly helping consumer confidence by by blaming your financial performance on retail theft. >> now, dr. callanan went on to mention organizations like the nrf should consult him and other

professors who study the retail industry. he says that way it makes the report more credible. live in the newsroom, ryan curry, abc seven news. >> okay, ryan, thanks very much. well there are some cold mornings ahead this weekend. big time. abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel is here with the forecast. sandy. >> yeah, dan and we're going to have to bundle up tonight. maybe the flannel sheets on the bed. let me show you a live picture from our sutro tower camera. and the skies are clear when you don't have all that cloud cover to insulate you. you're going to get good radiation cooling taking place. and that means we are in for a very cold night freeze warning for the north bay valley starts at midnight. it runs until 10 a.m. tomorrow. those temperatures dropping down to as low as 33 degrees, which means your tender plants may get damaged by frost and freeze. so make sure that you cover them or bring them inside. don't forget about your pets and also your water pipes outside. you'll need to drain them and cover them slowly. drain them, of course. so that's something to keep in mind. now, the same area is

going under a freeze watch sunday morning, not quite as cold, but still down to about 36 degrees. here's a look at what you can expect this evening. 7:00 inland areas are going to go from 49 degrees to the mid 40s later on tonight. bayside from 50 to 47, dropping to 45 by 11 p.m. and the coast will go from the upper 40s to really 47 degrees by 11 p.m. i'll show you where those temperatures will bottom out by morning when i come back. dan ama. >> all right, sandhya, thank you. new developments now. pleasant hill police have just issued a second shelter in place for the neighborhood where a man shot at his wife last night. the order closes monument boulevard at 680 in both directions, as well as marcia drive. now, the shelter in place is due to police activity in the sherman acres neighborhood, and that's because of a shooting on cleopatra drive around 7:00 last night. police say a man locked his wife out and she was wounded when he fired a shotgun at a barricaded door as she tried to

get inside. her injuries were minor. police say they tried to contact the man for hours but couldn't get a response. he is believed to still be armed and inside the house. new help in the fight against crime in oakland. >> the police department is welcoming 22 new cadets. the newest graduates from the oakland police academy received their diplomas today. a proud moment indeed. this marks the end of six months of training in areas of physical fitness, the use of firearms, as well as courses in law and ethics. the biggest round of applause went to new officer mark chandra wilson, the only female cadet in the class. >> giving back to me is protecting the young ones. that's where it starts. we have to make sure they're safe. they get home from school safe. we have to make sure they get jobs. we have to make sure as a family we come together as a community. we're a family, sir. >> the new officers still must undergo 16 weeks of field training. the likely start patrolling the streets of oakland around june, bringing the total police force to 724 officers. and congrats relations

to those graduating cadets. now, this all comes as one neighborhood is raising concerns about crime in their community. but when we compared those anecdotes to the crime numbers, they don't match. abc7 news anchor diane lim is in the newsroom to explain why that may be. diane. yeah >> dan from personal experience versus what's recorded in crime data, those things can be very different. but as i discovered from business owners themselves, after one horrifying incident was caught on camera, there is a reason for this discrepancy. >> it's like really serious situation here. >> this is the moment a dessert shop in oakland's chinatown was robbed in late november. watch as individual males wielding semi-automatic weapons demand cash from employees like people like really afraid about this. >> this incident is just one of at least a dozen armed robberies, burglaries and examples of crime i've heard of plagued chinatown in recent weeks. >> sometimes one night they can over here seven, 8 or 10 store, you know, one night.

>> there's no publicly available crime data for just chinatown. so instead, we combed through statistics for area one, which includes this neighborhood, and the results we found were mixed. the most recent data from november 27th through december 3rd, show robberies are up an astounding 46. but burglaries flat and larceny is down nearly 40. while the data doesn't necessarily match what many say is a crime surge, carl chan, president of the oakland chinatown chamber foundation, says it's partially due to underreporting. >> i think some folks are tired and also don't believe that much will be done. so i think we need to do a lot more. so to encourage more, more, you know, victims coming out and to do the reporting while we still saw volunteer patrols walking the streets. >> opd has been transparent about the challenges of patrolling every oakland neighborhood since the beginning of the year. >> our city actually is facing a huge deficit. so we lost some of

the officers, people like carol liao hope that with more funding for police and more reporting by business owners like herself, there is hope for the neighborhood she has called home for 30 years. >> you know, we're doing hard working the merchant. >> we try to stay in the oakland chinatown. you know, we try to make the you know, the business prosperity again. >> all they want is that prosperity. now, car break ins have also been a problem in chinatown. one of the measures being discussed by council members and the community there include reducing the cost to park in certain garages. this, in turn, they hope, will encourage people to come to the neighborhood and shop this holiday season. in the newsroom, diane lim, abc seven news. >> okay, diane, thank you. and we want to make sure you have the full picture of crime where you live with the abc seven neighborhood safety tracker. it shows you a wide range of public safety statistics over the years for san francisco, oakland and san jose, you'll find it on our website abc7 news.com, a big

boost for california's high speed rail 15 years after voters approved the project back in 2008. >> today president biden awarded more than $8 billion for the ten rail projects, including high speed rail between la and san francisco, as well as between la and las vegas. abc7 news reporter zach fuentes has the latest. >> the california high speed rail has been a long talked about project that for some has generated a lot of excitement. people that are living in fresno could be working and in silicon valley or downtown san francisco. >> but after hitting a series of roadblocks, the long awaited rail line still is not here friday, though those in support of it are cheering after the announcement from president joe biden, part of 82. $2 billion investment we're making in ten major rail projects across america, nearly 6.1 billion of the $8 billion is coming right here to california, nearly half to the brightline west project to connect las vegas to los angeles and the rest of the high speed rail project that would connect los angeles to san francisco. >> this investment has concrete benefits that will keep us on

schedule to open that initial operating line. >> it could not be done without this investment. >> the project has seen deadline extensions and cost overruns for years and though the new funding keeps it on track, the current deadline is still years away. >> all of this will be completed will be an initial operating segments in that 20, 30, 20, 31 window. >> roughly the long project has had an impact on many in the central valley, like this fresno business owner impacted by the construction lots of street closures, people have had to find different ways to get to chinatown to central fish, even though the new funding comes from the bipartisan infrastructure law. not all lawmakers are excited about it. in a statement, the vice chair of the state's assembly transportation committee, assembly member vince fong, said in part, today's funding is a drop in the bucket as costs continue to spiral out of control. what will democrats cut from the budget to keep funding this money pit? former governor jerry brown, who led the earliest efforts to get the project going, spoke friday about the new funding and a call that included speaker emerita nancy pelosi inherent in a big project like this are

difficulties and plenty of critics. >> but the fact that the president with all his experts, have felt it appropriate to put up billions of dollars, that's a big vote of confidence. >> nick fuentes, abc seven news. >> still to come tonight, speeding up downtown san francisco's recovery. a look at some of the ideas and how quickly it could happen. and next, this criminal justice system has to be a tool for intervention with our drug addiction community. >> right now, given we're trying to save their lives. >> is san francisco's da, brooke jenkins talks with abc7 about arrests, accountability and taking action

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and we thought it was important to address more of the city's concerns with san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins , specifically public safety and the fentanyl crisis. >> abc seven news reporter leah melendez sat down with jenkins to talk about the work that still needs to be done. liane yeah, you know, it was very interesting conversation. >> and as you mentioned, you know, yeah, abc seven news has committed to following up on the issues that really affects san francisco and the entire bay area. and we spoke to jenkins on monday, as you mentioned, during our town hall. but we felt there was more that she needed to say. it's been 17 months since brooke jenkin was appointed san francisco's top prosecutor, replacing progressive reformer chesa boudin. at the top of her agenda was doing away with the open air drug market and holding drug dealers accountable for their crimes. how's it going for you so far? what grade would you give yourself at this point?

>> i would give myself an a for effort. i don't want to make it seem as though we have completed the task, but we now have more law enforcement partners at the table assisting with addressing this issue than this city has ever had. >> this is more about human nature and human behavior than it is about our city. in fact, it's quite common to see both the police chief and jenkins at events addressing public safety. >> on thursday night. they came together for another town hall in the bayview neighborhood. this year. jenkins has filed 798 drug dealing cases, more than boudin ever did in a single year. but that's also because police have made more arrests. still, jenkins faces the same issue that boudin did when trying to convict drug dealers, even motions to detain dealers are rarely granted. and now where is the problem there? who is the problem? >> the judges who are hearing these motions are the problem is we are articulating a public safety reasoning behind asking that these drug dealers be kept

in custody. we're explaining that many of them have been arrested not once, not twice, even three times for dealing fentanyl in our city. and these judges are not taking it seriously, criminalizing drug use during the crack cocaine epidemic of the 80s put more low level offenders in prison, which then took a toll on the justice system. >> um jenkins says she steers away from that level of prosecution. she insists that fentanyl is too deadly to ignore the public safety risk that they pose is nothing like drug dealers of the past. >> we are talking we have 2 to 3 deaths from overdose every day in our city from fentanyl. >> jenkins says her office tries to off ramp as many drug users into treatment programs, yet this criminal justice system has to be a tool for intervention with with our drug addiction community. >> right now given we're trying to save their lives with regard to public safety, jenkins makes no apologies for taking a different approach when charging the people involved in organized

retail theft rings. >> how were they being prosecuted today versus, let's say, two years ago? >> we are going to be asking that offenders who are committing organized retail theft as a crew be held in custody while those cases are open, as we believe they pose a significant public safety risk to shoppers, to workers in these stores as and we also have to make sure that on the back end, we have appropriate consequences . >> that brings us to proposition 47, making some property crimes a misdemeanor if the value doesn't exceed $950, prop 47 was a ballot measure that was passed by voters across the state and so not we didn't necessarily understand what the long term impacts would be. >> and so now we're discussing how we might have to repeal portions of that. but as voters and while voters may be considering tweaking proposition 47, jenkins believes the california legislature can do more to introduce bills to toughen up certain laws when it comes to fencing operations, and

especially the fentanyl crisis. >> now, just off the top of my head, i remember ab 367, it was meant to add a sentencing enhancement for those who seriously injure or kill through fentanyl. that was rejected by the legislature. remember and they didn't decided not to pass a number of them. but it's interesting how the conversation changes. you know, we've been at this for a while and you don't hear any politicians say anymore . tough on crime. not especially. not here in san francisco. >> war on drugs, tough on crime. >> yeah, exactly. what they say more is we're taking a balanced approach, right. >> so but people in san francisco may want a balanced approach, but they also want to see results. yeah, exactly. all right. thanks, liane. sure. all right. >> let's get to the weather. it was really cold. why did i go out in shorts today? what was i thinking? >> what were you thinking? >> well, i had worked out, and then i was in the shower, and she told us we were going to happen. >> i did the same thing, actually, meteorologist sandhya patel is here. >> it's okay now. i'll remember you two. don't pay attention, though. dan and ama. you know

what? when you're working out, you kind of need to be, you know, feeling like it's comfortable, right? right. okay, i get it. well, if you're going to go out for a walk or a run tonight, make sure you grab a sweatshirt or a jacket, because it is definitely getting chilly out there. let me show you the temperatures from this morning. this is from sutro tower camera. you're looking at downtown san francisco. yeah, it was below freezing in napa, 31 degrees, 34 in santa rosa. got down to 38.5. moon bay. so forget about the moderating effects of the water. it was chilly. san jose, 40 and livermore and fairfield, just two degrees above freezing. now we do have a freeze warning that's going up once again for the areas shaded here in purple, which is the north bay valleys from midnight tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow. and then it becomes a freeze watch for sunday morning. this will get actually moved up to a warning when we get closer to the time period. but the bottom line is we've got a couple of cold nights ahead and you can pretty

much see why on live doppler seven, we don't have that heavy cloud cover to insulate us. keep the heat from escaping. so tonight, with those longer nights, we are going to notice the temperatures dropping. storm track is aimed well to the north. this is not expected to be a rerun of the record rain and the flooding that they saw. the severe flooding in the pacific northwest. but they're going to get the brunt of the storms as we're going to stay dry for the weekend and beyond. temperatures low 50s, san francisco, oakland right now, hayward, you're at 52 degrees. good evening, san jose, 51 right now. san mateo, 52 degrees. and from our golden gate bridge camera visibility is still good. but this morning we did have some areas of dense fog as we had expected. 49 in santa rosa and fairfield. right now, petaluma, you're 45 degrees. concord down to 50 degrees. here's a look at forecast headlines. temperatures tumble tonight. we're looking at cold and frosty mornings. this weekend and next week. dry and milder weather is coming your way. so if you're looking for sunshine, we'll have plenty of it. then as we look at those temperatures, futurecast showing you 40s and 50s later on

tonight, dropping down to the 30s. by the time we head into that 1030 time period, look at this, santa rosa, petaluma and then by tomorrow morning near freezing to below freezing, 8:00 in the morning, if you're out and about 33 degrees in santa rosa. so bundle up numbers, recover nicely for the afternoon hours. you'll be in the 50s and the 60s is now your morning temperatures will look like this down to 30 degrees in lakeport. santa rosa, 35, vallejo, 33 in napa, 34. fairfield livermore, 40s right around the bay and coast, 38 in san jose, though 37. fremont here are your high temperatures for tomorrow under mainly sunny skies. los gatos, 62 degrees. 64 in san jose. so pretty mild after that cold morning on the peninsula. 60 and san mateo, half moon bay, san francisco, you're looking at 60 degrees. a narrow range of temperatures for tomorrow. north bay 60 and san rafael 60 in napa, 63. santa rosa heading into the east bay, 61. oakland hayward, inland areas, it's

going to be nice. 59 in walnut creek, 60 in livermore. keep that extra layer handy. you'll need it. the accuweather seven day forecast does feature to the cold frosty morning tomorrow so we'll have that chill again sunday with filtered sunshine and milder weather is coming your way as we go towards next week we're going to go into the mid and even upper 60 ends around the bay. by wednesday, certainly will have some fog around on tuesday. you will notice that fog for the morning hours. but this is december. it's going to feel pretty mild for december. i'll keep my shorts for the 70s. >> oh, sounds good, ama and dan. thanks, sandhya. >> all right. >> well, happening tomorrow, it's national christmas card day. yes, there is a day for this. it's celebrated on the ninth because that's the day, the first commercial christmas card was printed back in 1843. it's a reminder to get those cards and your mailing list together, depending on how fast you send them. the last day to mail cards. so they arrive by christmas is december 20th. tiktok tick tock. right. and get on the holiday spirit. >> dan it's coming up. okay

>> anytime with the yule log. we're streaming it 24 over seven. we love the yule log. i do find it on abc7 news.com or put it on your big screen with the abc7 bay area streaming tv app. yes it's cozy. >> all right. coming up next, listen to this. a potential breakthrough treatment for sickle cell disease that uses revolutionary technology developed right here in the bay

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major indices closed at their highest level of the year. the dow ended the week at 36,247, up 130 points. the nasdaq added 63 and the s&p 500 gained 18. stocks saw a boost today thanks to a report showing another solid month of job growth. employers added 199,000 jobs in november. and the nation's unemployment rate dropped to 3.7. >> some very encouraging medical news tonight. two new gene therapies that doctors hope can cure sickle cell disease are now approved by the fda. both work by modifying a patient's stem cells. one of them was developed at stanford. it is the first approved therapy based on crispr , a gene editing tool that won its inventors at uc berkeley, a nobel prize, back in 2020. the fda says the one time treatments can be used for patients aged 12

and older in the us, an estimated 100,000 people have sickle cell disease. >> coming up next. then we definitely need new housing, but it's very difficult to make those kind of conversions. >> turning to san francisco's empty offices into housing is one way to repurpose all that space. >> and tonight, a look at how long it would take and what else could revitalize the downtown area. in

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never let it become normal. >> president biden in las vegas today, two days after a shooting at unlv that killed three people. all of those victims have now been publicly identified. >> and we're learning a lot more about the suspect, a former professor who taught at a different school. abc news reporter tim pulliam has the latest in las vegas. >> the clark county coroner identify the third person murdered in the unlv shooting, 69 year old associate professor.

now uncle tokumaru died from multiple gunshot wounds. security video shows the final moments of the shooting when an officer encounters the gunman. the suspect seen here wearing a long coat, goes after the police officer who then turns around and shoots the suspect, killing him. these two detectives are heroes. >> they risk their lives in order to save countless others. >> police say the 67 year old former professor who applied for positions at unlv and other universities across the state but was denied, was armed with a handgun. he purchased legally and nine magazine and police say the suspect had a list of people he was targeting. but was unsuccessful finding them turning the gun on other victims instead, paul whittington was in one of the gunman's classes at east carolina where the suspect taught for 15 years. >> he kept a running log of every single negative thing that a student said about him. he

would try to figure out who wrote the negative feedback. >> today, the unlv community remembering the three faculty members killed, including assistant professor patricia navarro velez and professor cha jan chang. he was an excellent individual who tried to part knowledge and kept on researching to better the field. investigators found 22 letters that the suspect sent to university personnel nationwide. and they say that at least one of those letters was laced with talcum powder. tim pulliam, abc news los angeles. >> two michigan. now the oxford high school shooter was sentenced to life without parole today. 17 year old ethan crumbley had pleaded guilty to killing four students, as well as injuring six others and one teacher. today, he spoke at his sentencing hearing. >> i am a really bad person. i have done terrible things that no one should ever do. whatever sentence it is, i do plan to be

better. all i want is for the people i hurt to just have a final sense of culpability that justice has somewhat been served . >> earlier in the day, crumbley looked down as relatives of victims and survivors of the violence spoke about the lasting impacts of that day. november of 2021. >> i was just shot and i thought i was going to die. >> she put her head in her hands and it said not my baby boy. >> if you were that lonely, that miserable, that lost, and you really needed a friend, justin would have been your friend if you had only asked him. >> crumbley's defense attorney says her client is remorseful and says he is looking forward to rehabilitating in prison. >> hunter biden says the republican party is, quote, trying to kill him with indictments in order to, in his words, inflict pain on his father. the president's son made

those comments on a podcast, published today. it comes after special counsel david weiss accused him of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 through 2019. as hunter biden faces nine tax related charges with an indictment alleging didn't pay what he owed while he spent lavishly on things like escorts, cars, clothing and adult entertainment. >> this isn't a case that you can defend on the merits. maybe you can hope for some sort of jury nullification. but i mean, there's no question in at least according to the indictment, that hunter biden didn't pay taxes, that he had the ability to do so, and that he was writing off all sorts of expenses that weren't really business expenses. >> biden's attorney says his client has paid more than $2 million in back taxes and is now in good standing with the irs. hunter biden is the first child of a sitting president to be charged with federal crimes. former san jose mayor sam liccardo made it official today. he is running for congress. liccardo officially filed for

the nomination this morning. he wants to replace representative anna eshoo, who has decided not to seek reelection in california's primary election. will be held on march 5th. >> san francisco's downtown skyline may be scenic, but its buildings are increasingly vacant. it's an issue that impacts san francisco's economy and certainly its livability. during our take action, san francisco live event on monday, city leaders outlined some potential changes that might make a difference. and tonight abc7 news reporter j.r stone has a look at the ideas and a timeline. >> we broke news last week that downtown san francisco's vacant office space rate is at an all time high of 35, meaning that more than a third of all office space in the financial district is sitting empty. something that san francisco mayor london breed addressed in our abc7 take action san francisco discussion monday night in my economic recovery plan and it has everything to do with changing what downtown what we

traditionally know downtown to be. mayor breed said that her vision of change doesn't just involve filling those downtown offices where in many cases companies have gone remote. it also has to do with housing. >> something as simple as converting office space to housing and being able to do that without going through a process is something we've already done. >> as erickson is with the emerald fund, a san francisco real estate developer company. we spoke with him after the town hall. he says tax incentives from the city and the state are a must. >> but over a 60 year period, eventually the city will collect roughly three times the amount of taxes by abating it. right now. >> others we spoke with last week described an office to housing change as anything but simple. >> we definitely need new housing, but it's very difficult to make those kind of conversions. but i think that we will start to see some happen

fairly soon on a smaller scale. and then if the proper incentives are put in place, you know, maybe two, two years plus from now, that's colin yasu kochi, who's the executive director of the tech insight center at cbre, which focuses on the tech industry and how it affects commercial real estate. >> yasu kochi believes that the office to housing type of conversion could likely ramp up in two years, but only if interest rates drop. during monday's event, the mayor would not say how long she believes it will take to bring san francisco's downtown back. erickson says there's no quick fix here. cutting the red tape is likely to take a year and a half in his opinion. then at least another eight years to make a dent. >> if you take 5 million out of 25 million, that's a significant percentage. and if you and if you then chew up the remaining space at 2,000,000ft■!s per yea, you get down to a reasonable

number within ten years. >> mayor breed also spoke about bringing things like a soccer stadium, college classrooms or even a european spa concept to the downtown area, loosely thrown out ideas of what the future of downtown san francisco could look like. j.r stone abc7 news. >> now we've posted the entire commercial free town hall event online and on abc7 news bay area streaming app. find it wherever you stream and the full conversation will air on tv right here tomorrow at 9 p.m. and sunday at 6:00. >> coming up next, see how simple things can make a big difference to improving the lives of san jose's homeless. it is part of bu

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arena hotel. mayor matt mahan gave a tour today of the projects funded by the grant. >> a homeless advocate with the governor's office met with one of the participants. >> she was just sharing, sharing how the biggest impact that she has now is hope. she feels hopeful now that she's been able to be off the street and into interim housing, and she's

hopeful that she's going to be able to get housing once they're indoors in a stable environment. >> they have a much better opportunity to access supportive services. >> san jose officials say they will apply for a second round of state funding with california offering an additional $300 million to cities. and also today in san jose, an unusual fare for the unhoused. yeah, it provides the basic necessities that are often really hard to get clean clothes. >> we're talking about hot food and access to health care is so important. >> abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey was there. >> the annual unhoused health fair provides more than services for our community's most vulnerable. it offers the boost many need to push forward. >> it could change your whole life. you know, remember feeding somebody a hot meal that can change your whole life. it can make you feel more confident, more positive, and give you the encouragement you need to have hope. >> a hot meal is hard to come by, and it's one of the more than 40 services provided at the fair. from dental and health

screenings, checkups for pets and even mobile showers and haircuts. >> i looked like a dog gone shaggy dog before i got for my haircut. now i look presentable. >> ernest chavez also received a new, fresh look. it was his first haircut this year. what is it going to feel like to have a nice fresh haircut? >> it's going to feel clean. it keeps me going from one day to another. it's all positive. it's all good for the people. confidence and what have you. >> the event is a partnership between many local groups who offer these free services, and state senator dave cortez's office. with nearly 10,000 people experiencing homelessness in santa clara county. senator cortez says it was important to provide these services to the people who need it a tremendous amount of outreach was done to make sure that the homeless, the unhoused, knew about this and had access and can get here. >> in some cases, people are being shuttled down here. so we're very appreciative of everything that's going on. >> advocates are also appreciative of the work being

done to help the unhoused. but robert aguirre says he wants to see local leaders put more of an emphasis on long term solutions instead of just providing day of quick fixes like at the event. >> i think what needs to happen is we need to put in more information on long term fixed is we need to talk about permanent supportive housing. we need to talk about mental health care, actually provide services in the hopes that no one has to live unhoused in our community in san jose, dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> obviously we need long term solutions, but those short fixes , simple things like a haircut and socks make a big difference day to day, especially. >> and there is another cold morning in store for us. it's even more important. see what else to expect. this weekend in seven seven-day forecast next

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is one of the ten most influential latina journalists in california. the list was compiled by the latino journalists of california, the oldest latino journalism organization in the united states. congratulations. to lose a so well-deserved, very happy for her to be recognized like this. >> absolutely. all right. we want to get one last check on

the weather. i think it's pants weather tomorrow. sandy, you're not shorts. >> no, skip the shorts. okay. and dan, it's a good idea when you first start out in the morning to just grab a jacket, maybe a scarf and gloves tonight , temperatures tumbling. we're looking at this weekend, cold, frosty mornings continuing, especially in the north bay valleys. and as we head into next week, dry and milder weather is ahead. so in case you're kind of wondering what to expect, here's your hourly forecast for coast bay and inland. temperatures are going to go from the 40s around the coast, dropping down to the upper 40s by 11 p.m. bayside, you're going to get down to the mid 40s and look at inland areas from 46 degrees at 7:00 to 39 degrees. the winds are light, but skies are clear. dry dropping down to near or below freezing in the north bay valleys, 30 degrees there in santa rosa, 33 in napa, 34 livermore. live doppler seven showing you pretty much clear skies other than some high clouds passing through tomorrow afternoon. those high clouds will continue to stream in

filtering the sun. it is going to be a nice day considering how cold it's going to be in the morning. upper 50s to the mid 60s. here's a look at rainfall. so in case you're wondering, everything is staying away, at least through the middle of next week, maybe a little drizzle here and that's about it. but as we head into midday december, it is looking like we will get some rainfall. this model wants to bring in several inches. of course, this is days away, so keep that in mind. the accuweather seven day forecast does feature cold mornings with frost dry days for the weekend and then next week we're going to warm it up for you. who like the nice mild weather with above average highs mid and upper 60s for the warmest spots. so then you can bring the shorts back out. okay >> ama and dan in this cabana where the whole thing. i'm going crazy. >> there you go. >> thanks. >> make it seem like it's summer and baseball. we're talking baseball. >> we're talking pursuit of a baseball player. where, oh, where is shohei going? where? oh, where will he be? and do the giants have any realistic shot

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sometimes. draymond green's pass ricochets off klay thompson then the rim, kevon looney says thank you very much. later in the first. nice ball movement steph curry dario saric draymond for the finish warriors were up by as many as 14 but then started turning the ball over throwing it all over the place just before the half steph for three. splash. dubs by six at the break but right now it's 85 to 82. thunder as they head to the fourth quarter and a reminder we have got the championship game of the nba in season tournament tomorrow night. it's lakers versus pacers tip off at 5 p.m. here on abc seven followed by after the game. one thing that worked really well for the 49 ers in their blowout win over the eagles last week was pre-snap motion creating confusion for the defense and a bunch of mismatches figures to be tougher this sunday at least in that regard, against seattle. the 49 ers beat the seahawks on thanksgiving night. this time, the hawks are coming to levi's stadium. these are nfc west rivals. they've seen kyle shanahan's offense for years. and it's also a classic letdown scenario for the niners with seattle having lost three in a row, desperate for a win.

>> the goal is the goal. you know, obviously to come out and win the game. but i think just we want to be like still be that dominant team that we were last week. there's a lot of things that worked really well for us. >> there's some things that didn't work well for us. so it's just kind of a cat and mouse game of what are they going to change? what are we going to change? who's going to change anything at all? you know, each week is a new week, whether you've played them or not, you know. >> and so for us, we look at the tape the same as if we hadn't played them at all. and, you know, obviously you're going to look at some stuff that they did last game, some stuff that we did last game and make adjustments when needed. but each week you got to bring it. >> comedian will ferrell always brings it. he's a big seahawks fan. he was appearing on camera fanduel show and was asked what he would do if he was seattle coach pete carroll. >> i'd say, guys, we're going to punt on third down every series. we're not going to control the ball. let's not worry about it. i don't know what you do about the 49 ers, right? what do you

do? >> i mean, they're they're loaded. >> they're loaded. hang on. for dear life. that's my. that's my. that's my. hang on. for dear life. >> well, looks like he just woke up or something. something was going on at the feral house. the baseball world waiting to see where angels superstar shohei ohtani ends up signing giants are very interested, but sources say the blue jays may be the front runners. then the dodgers and today we had reporters tracking a private plane thinking shohei was flying to toronto. he actually was home in southern california the whole time. so stay tuned on that. and devin haney was born in san francisco. he's headlining a fight card tomorrow night at chase center. haney putting his 30 zero record on the line against wbc super lightweight champion regis prograis. weigh ins were today both men right around 140 pounds. haney, excited about fighting here. >> it's a dream come true tomorrow night. it's going to be a hell of a event for the whole bay area. it's going to be it's going to be a party in the bay area come tomorrow night, everybody come out. it's going to go crazy. crazy >> and these guys already don't like each other, so it should be

a good fight. and giants fans are bracing for disappointing. that seems inevitable every off season where they go, oh, we're going to go sign aaron judge and bryce harper. and then they get nobody of consequence and so they got to do something right because the fan base is frustrated and frustrated. >> all right. thanks, larry. yeah, coming up tonight on abc seven 8:00 it is shark tank followed by 2020 at nine. >> then do not miss abc seven news at 11. remember the abc's seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app and join us whenever you want wherever you are. >> finally this friday a few thoughts about what really matters. this week we've been laser focused on addressing the problems facing san francisco four core issues driving our conversations and reporting this week crime, the opioid epidemic, the homeless crisis and helping the downtown area recover after being crushed by the pandemic. big topics and a big challenge monday. abc seven hosted take action san francisco, a panel discussion with the mayor, the

police chief and the district attorney. an hour long discussion that was pointed and informative with questions from our hosts. reggie aqui lyanne melendez and phil matier, and also from a live audience. and they had a lot they wanted to know in that audience. we've been continuing and advancing that conversation all week, looking for real answers and real solutions. what are our leaders doing? what should they be doing differently or better? you can watch, take action, san francisco tomorrow right here at 9:00. and again sunday at 6:00. what really matters is talking openly and honestly about the city's challenges, but doing more than that, insisting the talk is backed up by action. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on social media at dan ashley, abc7. >> all right. and that is it for this edition of abc7 news. thanks for joining us. >> i'm ama daetz. and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel. larry bill, all of us, we appreciate your time. hope you have a great evening and that we see you again at 11.

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