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investigators. suzanne. >> news just coming in. moments ago, that suspect, jason gillenwater, has been taken into custody. now we learned that he was in oakland before he was taken into custody. i can tell you that this was a deadly case of domestic violence, and that police officers and obviously the investigation is still ongoing. >> pacifica pd requesting a countywide code 666 for a stabbing at about seven 51 hours. outstanding vehicle law enforcement radio recordings in san mateo county relayed a countywide alert for the man who stabbed two adults. >> a man and a woman, shortly before eight this morning. >> at this point, we have about 2 to 3 victims of a stabbing. >> the woman went to the hospital with critical injuries. the man died at the scene, according to police authorities say the attacker took off vehicle for the code. >> 666 is a gray 2018 ford f-150 with a firefighter license
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plate. >> abc seven news sources have confirmed. the suspect was a firefighter with colma fire protection district and a paramedic with amr in san mateo county. amr released this statement today, saying the suspect was suspended from duty at american medical response san mateo last week following an arrest related to an off duty incident. he has not worked for the company since his arrest on thursday, december 14th. neighbors on naomi avenue told abc seven news that a man who lived at the home was arrested last week for domestic violence. this afternoon, police called off the lockdown at nearby vallemar elementary. pacifica police captain bill glasco told us pacifica officers were unable to locate the suspect. they believe he left the area and said the latest information again. the suspect has been identified as jason gillenwater. he has been taken into custody. we also learned the connection between the three people that jason gillenwater, again, the accused attacker, and that the
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two victims who were stabbed, his ex-wife and her current boyfriend. we're live in pacifica tonight. suzanne phan abc seven news suzanne. >> thank you. the search is on to find the person who shot and killed a pizza delivery driver in oakley. this happened right in front of his mother's house, and she actually heard the fatal shots. according to police, the victim was on a break from his delivery job, sitting in his car when another vehicle just pulled up alongside a passenger got out and shot the man. multiple times before taking off. this happened around five last night on rutherford lane, across the street from an elementary school the victim's mother called 911, and police say the man died at the scene. >> the oakland police department is extending its holiday safety plan into the new year to try to crack down on commercial burglaries. the extension coincides with the two smash-and-grab incidents tuesday morning, one at the lululemon store at broadway in 25th, the other at brenner automotive around the corner today, police released this surveillance video of a man they've identified as a
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suspect in both break-ins. >> the level of destruction that occurred to this business just for this person could go in and take a few pair of pants. it's just absolutely ridiculous. and we're asking anybody in the community that's seen this vehicle that knows this person to contact opd so that we can bring justice to that business. >> police say the safety plan, with its increased patrols, is working since being launched in november. they say commercial burglaries in downtown and surrounding areas are down from 256 at this time last year to 120 in that span. this year. california senator alex padilla is no longer staying quiet. he's criticizing the biden administration's handling of border security. padilla says concessions he's made as part of a larger funding bill to help ukraine, israel and other national security needs are a return to trump era immigration policies. the senator was on gma three today. >> as far as i can tell, the negotiations on the border policy has not even considered providing protections or a
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pathway, not even to citizenship, just to a legal resident status for these folks that we applauded so much during the covid 19 pandemic. >> padilla says he's especially disappointed in the lack of movement to protect dreamers. last month, he held a coalition of ten other congressional colleagues to call attention to the issue about half of california voters are worried that artificial intelligence will cost them their jobs. >> this is from a new poll by politico. that poll found 43% said, i will have a positive impact on their lives. about 39% believe it will be negative. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes tells us that in the next few weeks, california lawmakers will consider several bills to regulate artificial intelligence use. >> how concerned are you, if at all, about losing your job due to being replaced by artificial intelligence in the next five years? that's one of the questions asked in this politico morning consult poll. more than half of california voters asked fell into very concerned or
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somewhat concerned categories. >> this is a legitimate fear. there is no question about it, because the whole thing about ai is efficiency, meaning doing things faster, more accurate and cheaper. a stu done earlier this year by the pew research center found that in 2022, 19% of american workers were in jobs that are the most exposed to ai. >> some high exposure jobs included budget analysts, tax preparers and web developers. medium exposure jobs included chief executives, veterinarians and interior designers, low exposure jobs included barbers, child care workers, and firefighters. regardless of the exposure, officials at different levels say they've been working to protect jobs, microsoft saying earlier this month that it will include labor unions in discussions on ai's impact to workers. the california legislature is set to vote on proposals in its next session. >> how ai is used in the hiring process shefs how ai is used in terms of displacing workers. those are all relevant issues that we're going to really tackle over the next few years.
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>> one of the ways is through newly proposed legislation following the sag-aftra strikes, it would place requirements on studios as it relates to using ai to replicate a performer's likeness. state assemblyman asakura introduced it. >> some of the impacts of ai aren't so obvious, so if we can't even get movement in an industry that that the public is generally aware of, it's going to be really hard to get movement in an office environment or a warehouse environment, or at a fast food restaurant or grocery store environment. >> as officials continue to work those things out, some tech experts encourage employees to consider embracing ai to make them better at their jobs. >> don't just shy away from it by saying, well, it's either you or i and we cannot. we cannot coexist. uh- the future is actually for both for the ai and for the human to work together in silicon valley. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> so far, so good at the bay area airports today, on what is said to be the nation's busiest day for christmas holiday air travel. a live look now at sfo, where flightaware says there are some delays. about 150 or so,
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primarily because of messy weather elsewhere in the u.s. they've been pretty minimal now, despite longer lines at check in , the experience has been free flowing at all the terminals. sfo is expecting more than 6 million travelers to pass through between the thanksgiving holiday and new year's day. we checked in with oakland, san jose and santa rosa airports as well, where there are a handful of delays but nothing major. the faa expects nearly 49,000 flights to operate today, which is the highest daily number over the christmas period. all right. so will the weather cooperate for all those traveling this holiday? let's get a check on the accuweather forecast from abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. hi sandhya. hi there. >> yeah, ama, i think locally you're just fine. not the case down south. let me show you a live picture right now from our pier 39 camera. where it's absolutely beautiful out here. we just have a mix of sun and clouds as we look at live doppler seven. all is quiet right now, but south of monterey they are seeing some showers near big sur. that's all in association with the same storm that hit us yesterday. it has been soaking southern california
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. they've seen flooding, rain, that area of low pressure still spinning off the coast. as you will take a look here, there are flood watches and warnings still going for southern california as the torrential rain is expected to continue. so if you are traveling, that could be one of our problem spots. now rain is expected in seattle tomorrow. 47 degrees. if you're heading to salt lake city, 50 degrees really down south los angeles, 64 phenix, you're going to be in on that stormy weather as well. and now across the central u.s, you will notice a line of wet weather from the midwest heading down towards the south. dallas 70 degrees chicago 46 with some rain, rapid city 58 and back east. all is quiet, 74 degrees down in miami where it's going to be cloudy, but at least it's mild in new york, 40 degrees in boston, 35 with sunshine. i'll be back with a look at your weekend forecast. plus christmas coming right up. larry >> sanjay, i'll see you in a few minutes. a bold new law is coming into effect in california
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at the start of the new year. this will require gender neutral toy sections at large retail stores in the state. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone explains. >> most toy stores have the pink girls section and the blue boys section. now a new california law going into effect at the start of the year will require large retail stores with 500 or more employees statewide wide to have a gender neutral section for toys. we're not affected by the law, but i say yay! >> it's not called woke. it's called american freedom. >> reporter helen dean is the longtime owner of toy safari, a toy store in alameda. she is cheering on the move much of her store already has a mix of toys for boys and girls side by side in every aisle. even the lego friends collection, specifically marketed for girls and not fully compatible with other legos. she says. many years ago, barbie toys like this were geared towards all kids. now the packaging is straight pink.
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>> if you look at the packaging, you can see an evolution in going from kids playing with toys to say, hey, we're going to sell this to a little girl and this is what she's going to want , because we know the way we are feeding their minds and the materials we choose to use, it is narrowing their ideas and the ability to really negotiate the world for them. >> but this new law does not take away a boys or girls section. it only adds the gender neutral section. putting similar products that had been marketed for girls or boys side by side in an aisle, along with toys that could appeal to everyone. here's something that you might find in a gender neutral section a clue doll made in france could be for a girl or a boy, but those with the california family council say enough is enough. if they believe sacramento needs to start focusing more on things that matter and less on toys.
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>> it's a little crazy that sacramento seems so intent on breaking down the distinctions and differences between men and women, between boys and girls. it's not enough that we are having gender neutral bathrooms. we're even trying to extend that to the toy section. >> if the law is violate and a store could first be handed a $250 fine, then a $500 fine for a second offense, j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> traffic could be a major issue for fans heading to the christmas night showdown between the 40 niners and ravens at levi's stadium on monday night. the niners and the city of santa clara reportedly cannot agree on exactly who should cover overtime costs for pe, fire and city employees needed to work that game, according to sfgate. the city is considering paying double overtime because they can't find enough people to work on the holiday. we've reached out to both sides for comment and are waiting to hear back. you take all the stress out of parking and waiting and
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all that. just sit at home, watch the game monday night right here on abc seven. our coverage starts at 430, followed by the game at five. kickoff 515, and then stay tuned for after the game with a complete wrap up. >> cheers! here's a reason to for wine enthusiasts to toast. 2023 is being called a legendary vintage. back on the market, realtors expect to see more homes for sale and that is thanks to the latest move by interest rates and investing in san francisco. a real estate developer says bringing new life to one of the city's most recognized buildings is key to the city's comeback.
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winemaker meghan zobeck says anticipate for the 23 vintage is off the charts in the napa valley for both reds and whites. >> she believes there's something special about this harvest. grapes have big energy and complexity. >> you just know, like when you taste it, you know you're you're just like, oh my gosh, this harvest, this is this is incredible. >> i think it's going to be one of the best vintages i've worked in in napa by hands down. these are young vines. >> macy stubbs dad says the cork popping news comes after one of the longest growing seasons in a decade. some grapes weren't harvested until october or november due to a cool spring and drought busting rains, which slowed the ripening process but created lots of hang time on the vine. >> so when the vines woke up in the spring, about two weeks later from 2022 uh, they came out with a lot of energy. good reserves to be able to grow, you know, full canopies of napa valley grape growers with a membership of nearly 700 are
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also declaring 23 as one of the best. >> our growers are saying high quality, high yields, which is somewhat unique. um, and yeah, definitely one for the record books. >> these vines are now dormant for the winter, but after a challenging decade of wildfires, fires, smoke, and epic drought, there's now something worth raising a glass tube. >> grape growers and winemakers this community remains adopt. they adapt. they're they're in farming. it's what mother nature throws their way. >> and this year the vineyard gods seem to be smiling. the 2023 year should be ready to taste in about 1 to 3 years as a winemaker. >> it's almost like that wave that you chase if you're a surfer, you always hear about it. there's legends about it. you don't know if it actually exists, and then. >> all right. and that was cornell barnard reporting. well mortgage rates are down again dropping to their lowest level since june. according to freddie mac. the average 30 year fixed rate mortgage dropped to 6.6% this week. it marks eight straight weeks of decline,
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dropping more than a point in that time. analysts predict rates will continue to fall as inflation continues to cool. and with the federal reserve indicating up to three possible rate cuts in 2024, ikea is the latest big name to announce product delays and disruptions because of attacks in the red sea. >> the swedish furniture giant says some products are taking longer to ship by its transportation partners, and that's because of the ongoing attacks by yemen's iran backed houthi militants. the group waged a campaign to protest israel's military action in gaza. ikea says they're looking at other ways to try to get their products to store shelves. as a coma firefighter and paramedic wanted for stabbing his ex-wife and killing her current boyfriend has been found dead in sonoma county, sources confirmed to abc seven news that the suspect, jason gillenwater, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in ukiah. law enforcement had been tracking gillenwater all day following the stabbing at his ex's home in pacifica, and had
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tracked him into oakland before eventually finding him dead in sonoma county. those stabbings happened just before 8 a.m. at the house on naomi avenue and reina del mar avenue. abc seven news has confirmed that gillenwater was suspended from his paramedic duties last week after being arrested for a domestic violence incident at that home. >> if your travel plans take you to southern california, be prepared for possible delays. the second of two strong storm systems is moving through right now. there was flooding in oxnard overnight to 30 million people are currently in areas under a flood watch. business owners spent yesterday scrambling to prepare for masters say if thunderstorms develop, some areas could see rain falling at a rate of one inch per hour. that is intense. yes. >> fortunately, mild here looks like a dry christmas. yes. >> that's right. let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel for the latest. sandhya. >> yeah, it was a nice day today here in the bay area. pretty quiet. ama and larry, let's take a look at live doppler seven right now, because let's talk
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about that soaking rain down in southern california. parts of ventura and santa barbara counties picking up 6 to 8in of rain. old man mountain, 8.53 down south so you can see why the flooding is a big concern down there and why watches and warnings are up. they are getting still some heavy rain. as you will notice, it's the same area of low pressure that is spinning up the moisture that brought us the stormy weather yesterday. it's all quiet here locally right now, but we do have a few showers showing up right between monterey and big sur right now. coastal flood advisory until 10 a.m. tomorrow. so astronomical high tides once again leading to flooding concerns this one will be coming in at around 6.7 to 7.0 feet, seven feet, i should just say clear of 7:00 or so right before that. so be aware of that in case you're going to be out and about. there might be some minor flooding along the coast 61 degrees right now in the city. it is in the upper 50s from oakland to hayward, 60 in san jose, 59, in half moon bay. look
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at this beautiful shot from our san jose camera. lots of sunshine there with some clouds. 64 in santa rosa. it's in the low 60s from napa to fairfield, 59 in livermore and one other live picture in just a moment. but first, let's take a look at the headlines the week ahead. tonight, winter starts at 7:27 p.m. tomorrow you're going to watch out for areas of fog, especially if you're getting away or you do have a commute tomorrow morning. and then this weekend. and cold conditions in the mornings with some frost. it dry days expected with plenty of sun. so the winter solstice takes place tonight. as i mentioned, the season is changing at 727. the sun's rays will be directly over the tropic of capricorn, and it's certainly going to feel like it as we hit the weekend. well, let's go hour by hour first 5:00 tonight. still a possibility of an isolated shower right around the monterey bay. for the rest of us, we're looking at clouds. areas of fog form during the overnight hours and tomorrow morning there will be fog not just near the coast, but in patches around the valleys and around parts of the bay. and
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then high clouds will stream in over head. but really a nice looking day for tomorrow. your morning temperatures will be in the 30s and the 40s. watch out for that fog as we head into the afternoon hours. so similar temperature readings, even a little warmer in some spots. so we'll go with 59 in half moon bay, 62 in the city, 66 santa rosa, san rafael out towards vallejo, concord, mid 60s oakland, 6366. in san jose 64. palo alto 65 degrees in livermore. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast and it will feature morning fog followed by sunshine. saturday you're going to have that winter chill in the morning. we will notice that there is plenty of sun though for the afternoon hours. sunday. another repeat performance, but it is cooler and crisp for christmas and the 49 ers right here on abc seven will be playing against the ravens monday night. and the weather looks good. clouds will increase next week. we bring in a level one storm for wednesday with the wet weather larry and
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strange, but it does happen every year around this time in utah. see those nice gentle landing? the division of wildlife resources captures some 1200 deer in the state to allow biologists to place gps collars on them so they can track them. officials say it helps them learn more about deer migration patterns. >> deer got to. >> deer got to be wondering what what is happening here? what are these people doing to me? >> being recruited for santa? >> yes. well, that would be that would be a bonus. coming up, a real estate investor betting his money on san francisco. >> there is no doom loop. there is no doom loop. riding off san francisco is not something i would do anytime soon. >> so could one downtown building turn around the whole city? you'll hear from an
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this is abc seven news. >> for 50 years, the trans america pyramid has defined the skyline of san francisco. >> well, now its new owners are hoping a massive redevelopment of the block where it sits will actually redefine the city's downtown. >> abc seven news insider phil matier joins us. phil, you actually got a first look inside the building. you talked to the building's owner. that's right. the future. that's right. >> you know, and when it comes to building a better bay area, sometimes it means taking a big risk, betting big. and one developer, michael schivo, is hoping $1 billion investment in one of thebillion investment in one of the icons of san francisco will encourage workers to finally return to downtown san francisco. let's take a look. why would you sink $
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billion into office space in a city that's got a 30% vacancy rate? it's a great question. >> so, you know, i walked when i came to see this building for the first time to buy it. i walked around that corner, looked up to the building, and i told my team, we have to buy this building. it's the fact that this is the symbol of san francisco, no different than the cable cars or the or the golden gate bridge. this building and our investment here, we have $1 billion invested here, is going to rejuvenate this entire neighborhood. you are in the center. we call it the pyramid district. now, because you're in the center of these five amazing, 4 or 5 amazing neighborhoods that all collide over here. you know, my dream and my vision from three years ago. and we bought the building now came to fruition not only because what we've done here with the building, which you're the first one to see it, but also from the terrace decade here, the gamble, i mean, with one third vacancy rate and all these projections we're seeing about, you know, will work. >> come back. will the offices come back? you think you're going to be able to lease the place out? >> well, look, we've signed
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multiple leases. give it some some stats. when i bought the building, the rents here were between $60 to $100 a foot. we've signed leases between $100 to $275. >> so you actually asking more? >> more than twice what it was before? covid. we can't look at all office being equal. there's office that that has to be demolished. there's plenty of buildings that i could walk you outside here and in every city in new york and chicago, in miami, that just have to go because they're not relevant anymore for the future of how people work. the idea with this building and with other buildings that we own, because we only we only operate in a trophy esque market. >> chicago, miami, new york, what you're seeing today andwhat mostly after covid also is this huge flight to quality, right? >> tenants want the best product. money is not an issue. we're talking today. the stock market today is an all time high. there's no issue with the economy of this country. the issue is that finally, people
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understood that their office experience shouldn't be worse than their home experience. what we've done is we've created an experience here and in any other building that we've developed or that we remastered. the idea is that the hospitality level of experience that an office building should be at the highest level. we have to earn the commute. you ask about the future of office. people have to have a reason to come to work right now, employers are having a tough time getting their workers back three days a week. >> is that how you're banking on this, that people would come in three days a week or the first day? >> first thing that sets i disagree with that statement because we're seeing in our building in chicago, new york, and here that that employers or most employers are bringing people back five days a week. that's not the idea of and i've always been, you know, from the beginning of, of covid, i've said that the idea of work from home is not sustainable. it was a moment in time and there was a huge transformation. since goldman sachs, apple, facebook, everybody brought employees back five days a week. finally they understood that collaboration cannot be done in your pajamas,
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sitting in your kitchen on a zoom. it's just not feasible. people are meant to be together and to work together. but what are we doing here and what are we doing in our other office buildings? we're giving employers tools to lure people back to work. we got a private redwood park in the middle of san francisco, something that nobody else has, right? even in my building in new york, while i have buildings that are on fifth avenue that are overlooking the park every thing you see here is all going to be restaurants, coffee shops, uh, souvenir shops, everything you bought these two buildings too, right? i own the entire block. >> okay. what is. you see as the future of office work? what kind of people are going to be in offices? is it going to be tech? is it going to be artificial intelligence or or is it going to be the, the old the more financial groups, hedge funds, who what's the future of american offices and in downtown cities. >> so let's talk about san francisco's specific because each each city truly has its own kind of unique, um, unique aspect. i'll tell you who we're
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leasing space to. we're leasing space to, you know, vcs. you know, the higher end venture capital, uh, companies that are at the top of their market, right? leaders of the industry, financial, financial companies, if it's hedge funds or private equity. um, and that that's at the pyramid in two transom. erica, you're seeing more of the of the kind of late stage startups. so we're getting a variety of tenants. but what we're what's connecting everybody is they're looking for the next generation of office space. they're looking for the for office space of the future, not the relics. as you said. and that's when you talk about the 30% or 40% vacancies. those happen in buildings that are just not relevant. they have a building with eight foot ceiling and small windows. there's no reason for anybody to go to work. we got the people on the street. >> you walk down the streets here, you see tents. what kind of. >> i haven't seen tents down here. and i haven't seen actually the homeless here. interesting. so i, you know, i live in new york. i come here every 2 to 4 weeks, depending on
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the month. and i've never seen san francisco so busy as i've seen it. this week when i've been visiting here. you're seeing the energy back on the street. you're seeing people back. you're seeing people back at the office even here, because we, you know, we monitor, uh, occupancy. we're at an all time peak as far as tenants, uh, bringing people back to work so you don't buy the doom loop of san francisco. there is no doom loop. there is no doom loop. writing off san francisco is not something i would do anytime soon because like i said, it's an attractive city. the people are great, the food is great, it's a beautiful city, and it's been through a lot. i mean, it's been through fires, through earthquakes. it's always survived. um, and, you know, i have a i have a privilege and i have a great advantage over you. i'm not from san francisco, so i can see the beauty of san francisco, because you know, you guys are all so self-critical about about every single thing. but when you come from the outside and you see the beauty of the city, you see the people you see, you experience the food. it's a it's a marvelous place. and i have the ability and the advantage of operating in all these different markets.
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san francisco is one of my favorite cities in america. i've invested $1 billion here, and i can tell you that i've always been positive and i've said to you, faith is something that you always need to have, not just when times are good, when times are tough, when things happen. you have to believe. and i'm a big believer in the city and i just i don't just talk about it. i have $1 billion invested behind my belief. >> and the developer tells us that the newly renovated pyramid will create about 7000 new jobs in san francisco and generate $2.5 billion annually in revenue . once it's open and fully running. >> i love where he said. i have a big advantage over you, starting with the fact that i'm a billionaire, right? but >> and that he's not as cynical as as we are here and not feeling this, but, you know, he's investing not just in a building. he's vesting in an icon. i mean, you got the empire state building on the east coast, and you got the transamerica tower on the west coast. so people are automatically going to be looking at it. it's going to get attention. >> biggest challenge to get this done. >> the biggest challenge to get
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this done. it's the city saying yes at every move. they used to say no around here. now they're just saying mayor london breed says you can't do it fast enough. the biggest challenge is going to be getting the people in there. i mean, he's going to get done. you have the money for that? uh, $1 billion investment. can he get the people in? okay. >> we'll see. yeah. >> all right. phil thank you. >> all right. the four at four is coming up. next, we'll have the story of a gardener who's raking it in. probably not billions. but you know, thanks to one of the richest men in the world. and if you think driving to your in-laws is tough for the holidays. running is awesome. but her moderate to severe eczema would make her skin so uncomfortable. i was always so itchy especially when i was hot. now my skin doesn't itch as much. now we're staying ahead of her eczema. there's a power inside all of us to live our passion. and dupixent works on the inside to help heal your skin from within. it helps block a key source of inflammation
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all right, time now for the four at four with dan and sandhya joining us. and here's the boss we all wish we had. i mean, we love our own. we like our we do, we do love our own bosses. but but an 80 year old air to hermes, the french luxury design house where dan shops exclusively is reported early, planning to bequeath half of his $11 billion estate to his former gardener. apparently his family members are not too happy about that, that there's been a long standing rift with them. there are also some reports that a charity expecting to get the money is contesting the decision, and somewhere the gardener is like, see, just put the little flower. yeah where's my money? >> i used to mow. well, exactly.
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>> yes, yes, you know, there's an old saying, you know, the fastest way to see how a family gets along is to watch them divide up an inheritance. yes, and $11 billion. that is certainly the case here, dan. yeah. >> you know, it's a shame. you know, first of all, i mean, it's a nice gesture for the gardener. obviously he's sending a message clearly by doing giving him that much money. but still half of $11 billion is a lot of money. and regardless of who gets it i always hate to see these kinds of fights happen among families. whether it's a little bit of money or a lot of money. it's just a shame the money can can do some great things, but it can also divide us. >> i think it's pretty common to a lot of stories about this. >> yeah. sandy, i think i'm going to take up gardening. >> you might get lucky, larry. >> i know, i know, i'm this guy, at least for me, this guy may be felt like the gardener was doing such a terrific job, and maybe he really needed it to end. >> so he was doing something as a nice gesture. >> prize winning roses. there you go. all right, well,
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millions will be hitting the road for the holidays. and if you're worried, it will, try your patience. think about these folks, chris and julie ramsey just pulled off a self-described first ever cross planet drive. okay, so they started at the north pole last february in a modified electric vehicle, complete with a mobile charging station. they covered 18,000 miles from pole to pole through some 14 countries, with only minor assistance. i wonder how they are getting along after that trip. i don't know, it seems kind of cool. sandhya, what do you think? >> yeah, i think it's pretty cool. i mean, the fact that they did it in an electric vehicle making a statement, i think that's pretty cool. yeah >> what a fun adventure. some adventures i have no interest in. like i just a friend of mine just recently did the climb mount everest and she was cold and miserable, you know, but they got i think they got all the way to the top. that has no appeal to me whatsoever. but but this kind of thing, that kind of is a cool adventure. >> would you get cooped up, though, in a car, dan, for that
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long? >> i probably, but i mean, it would be such a spectacular experience and a lot of other ways and probably get a little boring too. but yeah, kind of cool. >> but you're not the adventurous type then, right? dan >> no, well i am, it's just certain adventures, you know, some appeal, some don't. okay i want to do what you've done one day, sandy, which i've never done, which is jump out of an airplane. >> oh, skydiving is something else. >> i don't want to do it a lot, but i want to try it. >> not a lot. just successful once. >> exactly. >> please don't. please don't do it anytime soon. larry >> i thought you and i were going to do a. you and i could do a tandem jump. no, we are not doing that. >> no, you're not doing both. >> not do that. because then i'm left. why do. >> all right. merry shrimp miss a 70 style centerpiece is making a comeback for the holiday season. the shrimp tree is a christmas tree shaped item made of cooked shrimp, edible greenery, toothpicks, and styrofoam. in 1974, bon appetit featured a tree of shrimp and olives as part of a christmas spread. it seems now people are
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posting their own creations all over social media. i love the shrimp in the cocktail sauce, so i get to eat like a thousand of those. so that's that's my that's my thing right there. >> it's kind of funny, creative. we just had a little gathering with the kids and my daughter in law and my stepson's girlfriend. they did a like a charcuterie, a tray shaped like a christmas tree with all, you know, all the nice, you know, things in a, in a christmas tree shape with, you know, tomatoes being bulbs. and it was really cool. nice. >> there's a lot you could do for the holidays. >> sandy. do you do do you do that? because, i mean, you can go on pinterest and it's just endless, like rabbit hole of ideas. >> yeah. no i mean ama, i have done it in the past and basically the way i do it is i don't really look at the pictures. i just kind of go with my own creative tsay. so it's not going to be exactly like somebody else's. >> that's good. yeah >> it's original. does it look like a weather graphic? do you? not at all. >> do you? the salami is done like the christmas tree shape.
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>> wait a minute. is that a pressure gradient? what is that exactly? where's the temp? >> where's the seven day? wow >> it's not all about breathing and weather all the time. all right. >> okay, well, there are a variety of holiday traditions and food might just be at the top of the list in latin culture, that usually means tamales for christmas. and in some households that means it's time for a tamale making party. and we are going to get a little help today from kombucha kitchen , which is a pop up that specializes in peruvian food and we have some tamales here. i can smell them. they're so good. joining us now is chef carmen anderson. hi, chef. thanks for joining us. >> hi. good afternoon. thank you for thank you for having me today. thank you. yeah. what do we have here? >> what's inside? i'm about to dive in that is a traditional christmas tamales from peru. >> so. so it's a very traditional in our feast for holidays and for sundays. breakfast does being from peru. >> so mean? it's different from
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other tamales? probably seems. >> um. um one of the, the main ingredient is the white hominy. the white hominy. peruvian white hominy, which is a big one with sockets. the night before. and then we drain it and we make the dough from that. we use, um, spices like, um, chili peppers from peru. we use, um, red chili peppers, yellow chili peppers, another kind of condiment. it's like a made tamales, more flavoring. and of course we made it. yeah so and the graphic is for the banana leaf. we grab it in the banana leaf. >> this is authentic as it gets. where did the name um kombucha come from? >> i'm sorry. just you just need to put the salsa criolla on the top to, just to get a better, better. also flavor. i brought the salsa criolla round. so, um, the name kombucha. >> tell us about that. also, is
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it hard to fold these properly? >> no, really? no, no, it's very easy because limited skill. >> i have more my collaborator which is also my kids and my husband. >> we usually do it as a traditional and at our own kitchen. then i start to be part of la cocina organization. so i'm making my tamales. there so but, um, walk back to your questions about that. um, is not easy to grab it or not. it is not it's not so bad. i mean, it's easy to grab it. >> okay. >> they're delicious. where can we buy them. where can everybody else experience them? >> um, you can find it on my instagram. i i have an order list on my instagram. muchas, um, underlying kitchen. and then i will be participating in some local farmer markets, like a ferry building for the next
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summer. um, then, um, pop up some pop ups for now. >> oh, that's great. >> congratulations, chef carmen, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> thank you for having me today. >> head to kombucha. that's it for the four at four. we'll be how are you doing between practices? i feel pretty good. surrounding myself with a great team. de'aaron we're going to take a quick look at your knee with ultrasound. everything is looking great.
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beatles. the work is titled images of a woman the beatles painted it while holed up at a tokyo hotel in 1966. it's believed to be the only artwork jointly made and signed by all four beatles. it could fetch up to $600,000, maybe more, because so many beatles fans are rabid for that sort of thing. >> uh, well, looking ahead to the holiday forecast looks like smooth sailing around here. >> let's get to sandyha patel. sandy. yeah, and if you want to head up to tahoe and larry, it's smooth sailing as well. >> take a look at a live picture from zephyr cove, where it's an absolutely pretty view right now. now the tahoe forecast low to mid 40s the next couple of afternoons. you're good to go tomorrow saturday a slight chance of showers, but it's not looking very likely. and then sunday clouds to sun. here's live doppler seven. you will notice it is all quiet here locally tomorrow afternoon. you're looking at high temperatures ranging from the upper 50s to the mid 60s. and if you are lucky enough to be able to go to the niners game against the ravens on monday, on christmas day, it's going to be 55 degrees at kickoff. fourth
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quarter, 51 degrees. if you're not, you can watch it right here on abc seven news. the accuweather seven day forecast fog to sun here in the bay area tomorrow. as we begin our first day of winter. winter starts tonight. it's going to be chilly this weekend. cool in the afternoon and nice for christmas. larry ama. >> thank you sandhya. >> deputies on the peninsula received a holiday gift today that you can't wrap it's holiday joy. >> up next, see how they share the spirit of the season with some of the youngest member
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for abc seven news at 11. meanwhile on the peninsula, the san mateo county sheriff's office organized the county's first shot up with a hero event today. so they brought together law enforcement officers, firefighters, marines, other local leaders and paired them up with 100 deserving kids. abc seven news reporter lena howland has their story from redwood city. >> in what might be the safest target in san mateo county, let alone the state. i mean, there's going to be quite a few of us there, so i'm sure it's probably the safest store in the county. 100 kids from across the county are getting $200 each to go on a holiday shopping spree at target . but before the shopping starts , they're each getting paired up with a hero of their own. >> you're going to do the list. i'm just going to push the cart
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and, you know, help her out and add up some totals and we'll go from there. >> that means police officers, firefighters, marines and more. the heroes that can help spot a spider-man from aisles away. so it's really important for them to see us in a different way. >> and, you know, to know that if they ever need to call upon us, that they'll be able to trust us. >> san mateo county sheriff christina corpus says the first ever shop with a hero event was one of her goals for her first year in office. it's all funded through private donations. the kids involved have each been through some sort of trauma or unfortunate event. in the past year, we've had some children that have lost their parents. >> in some cases, we have a two children that have lost their mother to domestic violence. and so, you know, we really wanted to try to at least make them a little put a smile on their face. >> and while some are planning to shop for other people to do well, i really like helping people. >> so i think it's a great idea to buy presents for people that need help for christmas.
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>> others are there looking up to the heroes they want to become someday when i grow up, i want to be a police and she wants to be like a police to. >> this is what it's all about, right? this is why we get into this job in redwood city. >> lena howland abc seven news. >> in addition, the kids and the deputies enjoyed a breakfast together, holiday games and special visit from santa. great job. all right, that's going to do it for this edition of abc seven news at four. i'm larry beil. abc seven news at five with dan and ama is up next
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