morning, december 10, an east bay middle schoolteacher is in jail. police say he confessed to having sex with a minor. and doctors at children's hospital oakland remove a toddler from life support that was shot last week during a gun battle. good morning, here it is. total eclipse of the moon for the next hour. clear skies, freezing temperatures in the north bay. >> good morning, i'm terry mcsweeney. a middle schoolteacher has confessed to having sex with a former student. math and science teacher andrew bruce cottrell was arrested yesterday following a week long investigation. the victim's parents found out about the relationship and went to police. >> at about noon walnut creek police officers came here to dab

-- diablo middle school. they took math teacher bruce cottrell out of class. they brought him in another room away from students and arrested him. >> he confessed to the several allegations, and at that time he was then taken to the contra cost county detention facility. >> he faces multiple counts of sexual abuse with a student. a young woman she's within -- been having relations with for the past three years. >> we have lewd acts with a child between the ages of 15 and 14, and then we also have oral copulation with the juvenile. >> police say the child's parents found out about the relationship with cottrell, couldn't fronted the child and then called police. steven lawrence quickly alerted parents. arrest through the school's phone tree. >> sadly, i am sharing some serious and troubling information but. today andrew bruce cottrell, one of our diablo middle school

teachers was arrested for having inappropriate relations with a former student. children's safety is a paramount concern to our district. accordingly, we are actively cooperating with both police departments to mack sure they have all the support they need to investigate this matter. >> police served a search warrant on his walnut creek home where they say he brought the young woman and discovered more evidence of the relationship. neighbor janet abrams stood stunned and speechless when she found out about the arrest. >> i am shocked. i know him and kelly lived here before she was even married to him. and they have two little boys. i am shocked. >> a teacher here at the middle school who wouldn't go on camera told us how angry she was at cottrell, not just for the sexual abuse, but also for the trust of the parents and students that he violated. now police say all the charges against cottrell are felonies and they are also asking that if anyone has information about any other victims, that they give him a call. in clayton, abc7 news.

a one-year-old oakland boy shot in the head in a gun battle last week has died. doctors at children's hospital removed life support from hiram lawrence. the parents spent several days pleading to give him time to recover, but after no activity, and a series of tests, they reluctantly agreed. hiram's mother spoke to us outside the hospital. >> i have a remember my baby because somebody wanted to start shooting. >> community organizers came together in oakland last night in the little boy's honor to

march for peace and push for a community free from gun violence but place say they can't do it alone. sergio reports. >> about 50 people marched up and down national boulevard. along this stretch is where the three-year-old was gunned down his summer, his death, and now the death of 21-month-old hiram lawrence is becoming the major focus for organizers. >> we are seeing babies being shot. it's something imperative we move on very quickly and very seriously. >> following the march, mayor jean quan and police chief listened to testimonials from people who have been affected by gun violence. >> derick williams was shot when he was 15 years old. >> i was a good person going to school, good athlete. and this is the way it left me. >> at this forum organizers pressed the mayor and police chief to do something about the gun violence. mayor quan touted her 100 block plan, the specifics of which have been delayed because of the need to handle occupy oakland. >> we've been meeting with the principals within the 100 black. -- block. it's something we are inventing as we go along.

it's the first time we've had a strategic tactical plan on violence in the city. >> this comes at a time when police are still seeking information in what is now a murder information of a 23-month-old child. community organizers encouraged people to contact police when they had information about a crime, and with the death of hiram lawrence the police chief asked for information now to track down his killers. >> they know who they are, they know who did it and what gang they belong to. we are asking them to come forward and provide us with information so we can remove the people responsible from the streets. >> in oakland, abc7 news. >> about 50 people marched up and down international boulevard along a stretch where -- excuse me, we will move on to the next story. oakland mayor jean quan is making a pitch to keep all three professional sports teams in her city as the warriors entertain an offer from san francisco. kwan said she has private funding ready to go to create coliseum city, a retail complex

near oracle arena. oracle is the oldest arena in the nba, one reason why they could move across the bay. >> what you have now is two stadiums in nothing around them. we are looking at more of an l. a. alive concept with retail, hotels. >> the fan expectation is in a we will have to have a new playing facility. >> the warriors are looking at land near at&t park. while san jose is moving forward with their new plans to secure a new a's stadium there. another possible location is south of jacqueline square in oakland for the a's. >> police hope security cameras can help lead them that security cameras lead them to $100,000 of ipads stolen from best buy. one man opened the front doors with a crowbar. it happened just before midnight

on thursday. the thieves ran right over to the ipad display. >> they knew where they were stored. quickly got to them, removed them and left the store. >> these are at least two to three or more people that are very well-trained and knew what they were doing. >> they dragged a large, locked display rack filled with ipads through a fire exit into a waiting vehicle. the store alarm alerted dispatchers and police arrived a minute later but saw no sign of the crooks. >> a goal some prison guard will be arain monday morning on allegations that she fake her own rape in an attempt to get her husband to move them to a better neighborhood. she cut her lip, had a friend punch her in the face, scraped her face and all of that to make the appearance she had been raped at home by an intruder. she confessed after co-workers told police it was all a fraud. she and her husband are in the process of divorcing.

>> plans for a possible bike and pedestrian lane on the western span of the bay bridge of the san francisco side will be shown to the public on tuesday. the new eastern span of the bridge includes a bike way but that only gets you from oakland to the island there. is no money in place to add a bike way way cross the western span to san francisco. still caltran drew up alternative plans to be discussed in the boardroom of the san francisco transportation authority, that is tuesday evening at 5:00. >> this is a live look outside with the big developing story of the morning. a total lunar eclipse began a few minutes ago. a shadow started to go across the moon about 4:40 this morning and you see the moon totally engulfed in red dish light. it it will last for about 45 more minutes until just before the moon sets. a lunar eclipse occurs when the entire moon is in the earth's

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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> hollywood a man shot at more than a dozen drivers yesterday morning. a man in a white pink top walked through one of the most famous intersections, hollywood and vine, and shot at cars. he shot at a mercedes-benz, hitting a driver, and then he targeted a truck and another car. a 40-year-old man was shot in the jaw is in critical condition. in san jose christmas came early for a little boy battling cancer after he wrote a letter to santa. he didn't quite know what to expect but it was a day of high-fives and hugs and two heartfelt words, thank you. >> two weeks before his second birthday, he was diagnosed with

acute lymphoblastic leukemia. there is nothing normal about battling cancer fore the greater bay area make-a-wish-foundation surprised the family. >> he likes wildcats so he we wished to meet them in person so we are sending him to san diego. he's going to the zoo and he will have a v.i.p. tour with the cats. >> it includes a lot of extras. at times it seemed christmas arrived early and wouldn't end. >> it started with a writing letter campaign at macy's santa. on this national believe day there were two. >> san jose's music in the park series is ending after a 2 is 11-year-old run. the council pulled the plug on thursday. the media partner, mercury news, reports the cost of producing the concerts had gone up while revenue from food and beer sales had gone down.

the money raised went to pay for other downtown events like a farmer's market, an outdoor movie series and an ice rink. >> exciting stuff in the skies. it's so different and we won't see it again for three years. >> we will hoe it to you live. >> we have a clear sky out there so a very pretty shot for you. sun doesn't come up until 7:14 but we are looking at the moon and the red glow of it right now. so enjoy that in the next 30 minutes or so and we will be back with a check of the weather and also we are going to talk about a little bit of rain that may come our way. that's next. >> also next, the warriors open training camp with just about two weeks until the season opener. larry beil tells us what coach mark jackson did on day one to try to make a differe

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lisa joins us now. you talk about just in, these just in. where's your microphone? >> yeah, have we talked about the total lunar eclipse? >> i don't think we have talk about it enough. we around going talk about it again for three years except in the past tense or distant future tense. it's a beautiful thing. >> it is. we have been looking at the high pressure and the effects. cold, dry weather for the past several weeks or so. >> one more time, lisa, back to

the moon. and in a seasonal way it's reddish in the holiday sense. it's a beautiful thing. again, total eclipse going on right now and it's going to be lasting another, what, 20 minutes, 30 minutes? >> 6:57. >> 6:57. of course you go to lisa and you get the exact information. this is going on until 6:57. if you want to step out and take a look, please do, but return to your tv screens. we love our viewers. isn't that right, lisa? >> are you sure you don't want to go on? >> you are hoping i do go on. too much. go ahead. >> we are looking at some cold, cold temperatures this morning. in fact, we are talking temperatures below freezing out there. here's a look from our roof camera. and another spare the air today. and that will be over by tomorrow because we are looking at some mixing going on as an area of low pressure heads our way down the coast. right now we are talking 41 in oakland, good morning, santa rosa. 30 for you.

reeseing in novato. and on the coast 40 degrees. things are changing because we will see an on shore flow. a few more clouds later on today and that will bring the numbers up tomorrow and we could see maybe a tenth of an inch of rain, perhaps oakland, the peninsula. the lunar eclipse is going until right before 7:00. the sun coming up 7:19. after our chance of showers come sunday into monday, it looks like, once again, back to high pressure and dry weather. so with this high pressure overhead, the pollutants send some of the soot from the fireplaces and wood being burned pressing down toward the surface. we are looking at inland east bay quality taking a hit, as well as the north bay. keep that in mind and try not to burn the next 24 hours. it is illegal to do so. high pressure, it is heading toward the east it is allowing for the weak trough. and an area of low pressure to slide down the coast. that will bring increasing clouds, slightly cooler temperatures and we will see a switch to an on shore flow.

that means the sea breeze keeping numbers pretty much in the 50s. enjoy the sun we get today because after that tomorrow looks to be a cloudy afternoon. and some showers. you will see them off the coast and they want to sneak into the north bay, the peninsula and perhaps even into oakland and hayward throughout the afternoon and evening hours. low 60s today with hazy afternoon sun once again in campbell. 06 redwood city. 65, a cooler day in pacifica. san francisco coming in right around where you should be, in the upper 50s and in the north bay look for highs ranging from 55. and 55 clear lake. 60 fremont. you head inland today, not a bad day out there. a little hazy. 50 livermore and down by the monterey bay we are talking about temperatures here in the mid-50s for monterey a little bit cool. our accuweather seven-day forecast, looks like the only opportunity for rain is later on top, a chance of it into tomorrow and then we dry out

again and i think we could bump the numbers up a little bit toward the middle of next week. so getting back to dry weather after maybe a few sprinkles tomorrow. >> all right, lisa. thanks a lot. >> we are joined from new york to tell us what is on at 7:00 from good morning america. good morning. >> good morning. we have a busy show coming up. a terrifying shooting in the heart of hollywood. a lone gunman walk down one of the most famous intersections firing away at motorists with no apparent motive and the incident was caught on tape. who was the shooter and what happened next? we will bring you the latest this morning. and we are hours away from the biggest political show down yet. the republican presidential debate is tonight and the big question on everyone's mind is who will come out on top. the all-star political team is in iowa and will be there live this morning with a look at what to expect. also this morning a disturbing story after woman who claims to have survived four different types of cancer, that is until she was arrested this week and

accused of making it all up. we will tell you more about her web of lies. and on a lighter note, with the holiday season in full swing, lots of you are probably looking for the perfect christmas tree. this weekend wait until you see the ones we've found. we've got some of the biggest, craziest and most extreme christmas trees that one can imagine. we are talking like hundreds of thousands of dollars for some of these trees. unbelievable. >> i think anyone anybody who can spend $100,000 on a christmas tree muff some outrageous presents underneath it. and way too much time on their hands. there's no excuse for a bad, cheap gift under the tree. >> that's correct. six figures for the tree, a car is a minimum. >> one ornament is 2500 bucks. i'll leave that but. >> good tease. thank you very much. >> bye. >>

in sports, andrew luck is one of the five finalists for the heisman trophy. he will find out tonight if he's the winner when the award is presented in new york city. and jeremy lin was waived in the high school. here's the sports. good morning, everybody. the warriors opened training camp yesterday. monte ellis was there and steph currie. both have been the subject of constant trade rumors, and this was day one for new head coach mark jackson. jackson insists his warriors will play defense, not just talk about it a lot. jackson actually even jumped into a defensive drill himself. they have been trying to upgrade the roster and haven't made any big moves. andre biedrins dress is back remaining at center. and after the lockout players are happy to be back. >> i love the environment, love all the trades of that been made, the energy that mark jackson brings. >> practice went well. i think all the guys understands him really well. he got even in one drill and bumped the guys up in defense. >> some would say i played defense, but i think it's very important to let the guys know

we are in this thing together. i'm not going to be a coach that is too big or too little to do things. i have a vested interest in accomplishing our goals and we are going to do it collectively. >> charlie bell was not at practice. he was in court in michigan. on thursday bell arrived for a hearing on a dui charge and showed up drunk in court. bell returned on friday, sober. the warriors guard received 18 months of probation and must undergo drug and alcohol testing >> chris paul still in limbo. the lakers, hornets and rockets are hoping to reconfigure the trade that was going to send paul to l.a. commissioner david stern blocked the deal saying it's not good enough for the league's new orleans franchise. market owners have complained about the trade so they will try to rework it. huge loss for the portland trail blazers. brandon roy must retire at the

age of 27. his knees, bone on bone, no cartilage left. roy averaged 19 points a game. there's no way he can continue playing. and this is unbelievable. gilbert arenas, released by the orlando magic in one of those amnesty deals. you won't believe how much the magic still have to pay gilbert arenas. $62 million! that was the balance of his contract. arenas gets $62 million to leave. wow! hard enough to beat the green bay packers, but the raiders will try to do it short-handed. darren mcfadden remains out. moore and jacoby is still hurt. raiders go into green bay as the underdogs facing the defending super^bowl champs, who are 12-0 this year. silver and black have to have a better effort than they did last week in miami.

as they tried to stay atop the afc west in miami. and the big challenge is one that his team welcomes. >> if you want to be the best, you want to play against the best. and these guys are as good as there is in football and our guys have an opportunity to be good. they need to step up and play that way, and they will. >> richard seymore's scuffle was expensive. the nfl find the defensive linemen $30,000 for the punch he threw, barely a jab. he was ejected from the game. the 49ers visit arizona tomorrow perhaps without patrick willis. probably without him. he's listed at questionable because of a hamstring injury. willis has not practiced this week and he will need a few weeks to heel up. it is difficult being an a's fan right now. looks like full-scale rebuilding again. there was a trade to arizona for three prospects. cahill is a kid himself. he was an all-star 2010, but struggled with 12-14 record. he signed a five year, $30 million contract back in april.

the a's will keep all that cash and hope the prospects pan out if and when the team gets a new stadium. that is a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. coming up next at 6:30, a look ahead at tonight's big republican presidential debate and the napa valley growers who sacrificedl@ab

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as the republican presidential contenders square off in a debate. >> mitt romney has lost his position at the top of the republican field and now he has shown signs he's ready to release attacks on newt gingrich. romney stopped short of criticizing gingrich directly but opened the door to doing just that. >> we have differing views on some issues and we will be talking about those differences. that's, after all, the nature of a debate. >> earlier today romney was much more blunt. he lavished praise on the medicare plan offered earlier this year by congressman paul ryan, a plan that conservatives liked, but gingrich criticized. >> he called this right wing social engineering. i believe it's a very important

step to protect medicare and to protect social security. >> with less than a month until the iowa caucuses. gingrich now has big leads in three of the four key early voting states, but the chairman of the iowa republican party said on abc news's top line, with so many voters still undecided, it's anybody's ballgame. >> this debate could not be happening at a more important time as iowans are trying to make their minds up. >> this farmer is one of those undecided republican voters. >> it's between two people. >> gingrich may find it difficult to dodge the incoming fire. >> he's going to be on the receiving end of blows not only from romney but always bachmann, santorum and perry and paul. >> the debate will be moderated by abc diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. you can watch it tonight on abc7 at 6:00. president obama is using his

weekly' address to lobby congress to approve his consumer watch dog nominee and to extend the payroll tax cut before it expires. on thursday house republicans blocked the nomination of ohio attorney general richard cordray to head a watch dog agency that oversees big banks. the president calls it a make-or-break moment for middle class people to be taken advantage of. >> it's time consumers had someone on their sides and while they are at it republicans in congress should stop the games and extend the payroll tax cuts for working americans because if they don't, nearly 160 million americans will see their tax go up at the end of this month. congress cannot end the year by taking money out of the pockets of working americans. now is not the time for playing politics. now is the time to do what is right for the american people >> in the republican response house speaker john boehner said the house will act on a payroll

tax extension next week, one that provides relief for working class americans but does not raise taxes on wealthier job creators. union nurses at six bay area hospitals have announced plans to hold a one-day strike next thursday. december 22nd walkout follows a similar strike the california nurses association and national nurses united held back in september. the hospitals locked out the nurses for five days in that one. the hospitals targeted by the strike include oakland, antioch, burlingame and vallejo. the napa river is getting a new look in the name of flood and erosion control. napa county announced it's getting millions of dollars for month projects that have local vineyards cooperating by giving up valuable land. >> the napa river is barely flowing now but during the rainy season it can be a raging torrent and that's the problem.

rushing water eats away at the riverbank making it impossible for fish to spawn and it can sometimes flood nearby vineyards, causing expensive damage. >> a lot of debris was clogging the river so we had to give up space to widen the river and bring it back to a sustainable being. >> this berm used to be covered in grapevines, about two dozen vineyards let the government use their land to carve out large wide spots in the napa river in order to slow down the flow of water and to reduce the risk of flooding for local growers. >> the berms will be all exactly at the same height so everybody will get a little water and not one vineyard get all the water. it will significantly reduced by the damage. >> federal officials announced napa valley would be getting more than $3 million to widen additional portions of the river. half the money would come from the federal government, the rest from a half cent local sales tax increase. the idea is to slow down the

flow by building alcoves. the fast pace of the river has chewed away at the riverbank, causing sediments to build up. >> the sediment has lots of different problems. one is the salmon can't spawn, the fish eggs are unable to attach to the gravel underneath because there's no such sediment on the top. >> the walls of the riverbank are about 30 feet high. in a wet winter i would be under water in a place where fish could escape from the swift current of the river rather than being swept into the bay. and they hope to do it in time for this rainy season. >> it's good for wildlife and fisheries, it's the right thing to do. >> this covers about 4 1/2 miles of the river. crews hope to be at the halfway point next year. the ultimate goal is to restore 15 miles of the river, using this as a prototype for other erosion control projects.

>> john's report reminds us there are such things as heavy downpours in the bay area. >> i know. it's been so long. >> but is that on the immediate horizon? >> no. we have showers in the forecast perhaps as soon as tomorrow or monday as well. but this is a great shot from mount tam. this is a beautiful sunrise. sun is up at 7:14. we will see more clouds today, maybe rain. i will be back with your forecast. >> also ahead, the sea treat you are that is astounding local scientists with its remarkable scientists with its remarkable ability to [ kimberly ] when i was 19, i found myself alone with two children and no way to support them. people told me i wasn't going to do anything. and i just decided i have more to offer than that. i put myself through nursing school, and then i decided to go get a doctorate degree. university of phoenix gave me the knowledge to make a difference in people's lives. my name is dr. kimberly horton. i manage a network of over a thousand nurses, and i am a phoenix. [ male announcer ] find your program at phoenix.edu.

developing news story. looking out from our camera atop sutro. straining to see the moon, and if you look carefully at your screen you can see why it's straining to see the moon. the eclipse well underway. also we have some little bit of fog up there or something going on up there that is preventing us from getting a really clear picture of a dark object, which kind of only makes sense. >> yeah. we saw a better shot a little while ago. we have high cirrus clouds drifting buy. fog in the north bay and patches around the bay. pretty good viewing and the total eclipse of the moon lasting until 6:57. another 15 minutes or so. sun officially up at 7:19. we are looking at a beautiful start to the day. a little more sunshine today,

although clouds will begin to invade the area in the afternoon and that will lead to perhaps some showers headed our way in parts of the bay area by tomorrow afternoon. it's 41 in oakland. good morning. san francisco, 46 for you. look at the numbers in the north bay, below freezing, some fog there. 36 fremont. definitely a chilly start out there. mountain view at 44. 40 on the coast. we will look for those numbers in the morning to moderate in the next couple of days. then we will be back to the clear sky by the middle of next week. so chilly once again this morning, and the lunar eclipse lasting until just before 7:00. we will have a chance of showers. i think we can see them in the east bay, the penins lay, parts of the north bay. not talking about a lot of rain, but in the meantime before that we are still looking at a spare the air day today. moderate air quality from the south bay, and the worst air quality from the north bay and

inlet east bay. please refrain from using the fireplaces and burning wood. we are looking at high pressure. it's been in control for the past several weeks now. it begins to slide to the east of us into the mountains. you can see the clouds here along the coastline. as it does, we will look for a trough. the weak weather system it slide down the california coast. this system will end up to be a cutoff low so that will allow for some showers to drift south of the bay beginning tomorrow afternoon. you notice the green on the map painting the chance of precipitation from the offshore waters right into the bay area. then it sinks south and we will have some leftover showers it looks like for the south bay, the monterey bay, into monday morning. then after that we are back to our dry weather pattern. 59 santa clara today. look pour 60 in saratoga. temperatures a little cooler today. we see the increasing clouds and increasing on shore push. instead of the 64 today, yesterday at half moon bay only

57. in san francisco, you know, last year we had over 6 inches of rain at this time. only 3 inches of rain, 49% of normal where we should be for precip. so, of course, running far behind. 59 in sonoma, 58 in napa. and only really about 40% where we should be of normal in terms of rainfall in the north bay. so we need the rain. not coming our way, though. 58 in hayward. only a chance of this late tomorrow. pleasanton 60 and down by the monterey bay we are talking about upper 50s to low 60ss. spare the air day today. a little cooler and cloudier and maybe a tenth inch of rain some some areas today and then back to dry. >> lisa, thanks very much. >> a mysterious skid that lives along the pacific coast could be one of the big winners adapt to go climate change. the squid is very large, very fast, and mean. but in this morning's assign

hasn't 7 report, dan ashley said it's also willing to adapt. these wild-looking animals are on the move with just two things on their minds, finding food and making babies. this video of humble squid was taken by the monterey bay area research institute. squid can grow up to 6 feet long and way 100 pounds they are survivors. >> it can tolerate low oxygen, it can tolerate extreme temperatures, both cold and warm, and it can migrate wherever it wants. it's powerful swimmer. >> larry is with stanford university as you hopkins marine station. he's an expert on humble squid. >> they are sort of the ultimate fred score. >> there is a razor sharp beek. >> it grabs food and brings it to the mouth and sits there like a little minuting machine. >> he knows that firsthand. >> there's my scars. >> he was badly bitten by a

squid a couple years ago. the squid got their name because they live in the hum built current off south america but they have expanded their range north. some have even been spotted in alaska. scientists speculate that's because of warm water created by el nino conditions. but they are doing more than just moving. >> the more we look the more we are astounded the way they find a new way to adapt. >> the squid have less to eat. to compensate it appears some squid have stopped growing and they are having babies a lot younger. >> they start reproducing when they might be 8 inches long instead of 2 1/2 feet long so it's a huge difference in body mass, a difference in egg production of a few million versus a few tens of millions. >> these two squid are the same species and at the same stage of sexual maturity but you see one is dramatically smaller than the other.

scientists aren't sure how long the humboldt squid live. they look for a tiny crystal of bone in the head which is about the size of a grain of sand. >> you can take those little bones and cut them and polish them on sandpaper and then down rings like rings in a tree. >> in computer image shows one of those bones magnified. you see the rings that indicate the skid's age. jumbo squid probably lives a year or two but the smaller squid have shorter lives so they have to make babies quickly. researchers think that's nature's way of keeping the species from going extinct. dan ashley, a. bc7 news. >> interesting. they have an outreach program called squid for kids which provides frozen skid to teachers in the classroom. we have a link at abc7 news.com under see it on tv. still ahead, 7 on your side's michael finney has a checklist to help you decide if it's worth

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the rising sun. we will talk to lisa about that and exactly how warm the sun is going to make it today coming up in a few minutes. decorating for the holidays can be joyous, but when you are on ladders stringing lights, it can be dangerous. is it worth the risk for should you hire a professional. 7 on your side's michael finney has tips to help you make that decision. >> the consumer product safety commission says 13,000 people fell off a ladder while decorating for the holidays last year, ending up in the e.r. professional holiday lighting installer jay nelson is often called for just that reason. >> i've gone to a lot of clients' houses and the wife will say the husbands are not allowed on the roof or has fallen off the roof for the last time. >> he sets up an elaborate display each year at his house in fairfax and said he never even knew there are professional installers. >> i have no fear of a ladder, and actually i look forward, the higher you go, the better you are.

>> many electricians and contractors have added this as a side business during the winter's inevitably slow season. after the holidays jay returns to his mainstay, garden lighting, gutter cleaning and window washing. >> we've seen a lot of increase the last couple years. we've been pretty steady at a 20% growth every year for the last three years. >> contractors generally charge between $200 and $500 for stringing basic lights. they will set up the lights and return after the new year to take them back down. jay's company brings the works, lights, timers, extension cords and more. angie hicks from angie's list has some tips about choosing the right installer. first, she says, make sure the company is qualified. check that the decorator is insured to protect against any falls or accidents or otherwise it falls back on the homeowner. ask about costs. do the installers charge by the square foot or by the hour? are you required to purchase the

company's lights and decorations? check rules and regulations. if you belong to a homeowner's association, ask what decorations are allowed to be added to your home's exterior. and ask about the maintenance of the lights. if a bulb or timer goes out, do the installers have staff available to return to your home and fix or repair the decorations? and when you are weighing it all out, don't forget this a trip to the emergency room can cost a lot more than hiring a pro to string your lights. make sure to check references on the installer you hire. angie's list has a data base of holiday lighting contractors. they have ratings. you can go to abc7 news for a link. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> coming up next, rolling stone's first photographer. his shots of rock and roll royalty and why you will never see anything like this again.

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carle is a ten-time bell ringing champ. he showed his holiday spirit by raising money for the salvation army. yesterday was the organization's 31st annual celebrity bell ringing event at union square. all the money collected will be used for the assistance program for the salvation army. festivities included musical performances and a visit from the man himself, santa claus. rolling stone is the magazine that changed the music industry. it was launched in san francisco in the '60s and it's first photographer has just released a book of some of his memorable photos. abc7's arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez opens the book. >> the rolling stone years is a big book loaded with pictures that document an era in music. >> you don't know until afterwards the role it will play in history. >> and 1960 rolling stone was launched and they asked him to be the photographer.

>> no one heard of the magazine. i was shooting for free, working for nothing, so i did have to have a day job and work for paying clients. >> he was uncertain there would be a second issue. this is a famous san francisco landmark. it's where the grateful dead used to live on ashbury street, and it's where he showed up for his first assignment for "rolling stone." the rest is history. they held a news conference after a drug bust. see the bowl? it's filled with whip cream. they threatened to throw it on any reporter who asked embarrassing questions. >> they were wired for the press conference and i con get them to relax and settle down. i said i need a group shot of you, and they said who are you? i said, i'm from "rolling stone," and they said what's rolling stone? because we hadn't even done the first issue so i had no credibility and they had guns. >> he got the shot and rolling stone became "the chronicle" of a culture. people come to check it out. this couple from barcelona.

then they saw his book. >> we are going to buy this now. >> music fans at that time find a treasure here. >> i tell people i saw the music, i didn't hear the music. if i stopped to listen to the music, i would get so engrossed in the music i wouldn't get the pictures. >> he used this like a street studio. it's the same but different. there's an energy here that was similar to the energy. it's not as naive as it was then. >> as we are looking around that couple from spain found us. they bought the book so he signed it. what makes the photos so different is intimacy, catching artists before there was such control over image, showing who they are. >> in those days you could get so close to the performance, so close to the stage. >> and from the archives are a close up personal look at the moments from the pages of his book. don an the, abc7 news. >> one last check on weather. lisa, what is going on? >> a few clouds out there but

sunshine on the way. enjoy it because tomorrow there will be more clouds. 60 oakland, a little cooler out there. 60 in san jose with 50s on the coast, 58 in the city. chance of showers comes our way tomorrow afternoon toward the evening hours. then we are dry again right on through next week. i'm going to take the rain out on thursday. >> really? >> ah-ha. >> developing news. thanks for joining us on the saturday morning news. next newscast in an hour. keep track of the latest breaking news an twitter at abc7 news bay area. do it on facebook too. have a great day! ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol.

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