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good morning. so glad you're waking up with us. it's saturday, november 28. it was a chilly night, a good one to one dell up. let's get a quick check of weather. lisa. >> you're right, in fact a freeze warning for all inland areas and frost advisory for the coastal areas. so everyone except san francisco, check it out, 27 degree degrees. below freezing in santa rosa, 34 san jose, 31 livermore, 29 in san ramon. so, yes, very cold. looks like we have a couple more nights of this. sunny and dry afternoons ahead. meanwhile we're tracking developing news out of colorado this morning.
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police identified the gunman who shot and killed three people including a veteran police officer at a planned parenthood yesterday. let's get trait straight to bra hitt. >> reporter: good morning. what a are horrific scene and still a very active crime scene this morning. if you look over my shoulder, you can see the police cars. that is where the plarn facility is. and overnight, there were officers including explosives experts who went inside going door to door making sure that the man they now have in custody left nothing behind. it was five intense hours, police exchanges gunfire with the man inside this planned parenthood facility after the gunman first opened fire in a nearby parking lot. >> he was in front of me. i just hit the gas. >> reporter: witnesses say first responders became the next targets. one by one, officers were shot
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and took cover. >> he turned around with a bloody face and went get out of here. >> reporter: as backup arrived, the gunman continued inside the building. more than 100 officers on scene including the fbi. >> gunfire through the walls, whatever, we have to stop this guy. >> reporter: this man's sister was caught in the building. spoke to her by phone. >> there were some guys shooting. >> did you see him? >> yeah. she was hiding. >> reporter: two civilians were killed during the shooting spree along with 44-year-old officer garrett swasey. police say the gunman robert dear finally surrendered after sunset. >> we have our suspect. >> our officers acted with untold valor. >> reporter: nine additional victims were also wounded, including this man, still coming to grips with what happened. >> i felt helpless. that's all. >> just so hard to imagine what all of those victims went through here yesterday.
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it's not known exactly how many days officers may be here at the scene. but we do know according to them while they investigate the motive, they have not found any clear connection at this point to planned parenthood. reporting live here in colorado spring, brandi hitt, abc news. back to you. and planned parenthood clinics are on high alert here at home. we're not aware of any specific threats being marks but caution is the watch word. police say they have been following the events in colorado and keeping in contact with planned parenthood in the city. >> we have been in touch with representatives and offered our assistance if they have any security concerns. >> san jose police are conducting checks on the city's planned parenthood sites. nor cal told us they never discuss their security strategy. if you want story updates as they happen, download our abc 7 news app an enable push alerts.
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about 40 customers in a la fayette neighborhood are still without water after a pipe burst yesterday afternoon. the east bay you utility district shared a photo of the 16-inch cast iron pipe that crews are still digging out this morning. the agency estimates water won't be back until at least noon today. alan long has a look at what was done to cap the leak. >> reporter: the 16 inch water main that broke turned relief station road into a water fall. >> it was just coming down so fast and so much. >> reporter: the pipes proper and roads buckled as thousands of gallons rushed to the surface carrying rocks and mud. >> when i came home, i had to walk through basically a flood on the street. >> reporter: crews quickly built a dam with sand bags to divert
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the water flow away from the homes. >> good we got everything blocked off and down the hill a little bit more. signs are out so people know the road is closed. >> reporter: it seems to have worked, the flood caused only extear aror damage to seven homes. the utility district is not sure what caused the break, but the pipe that burst was old. >> it's one of our oldest stretch of pipes. more than 60 years old. it could have been corrosion or age. >> reporter: the water is expected to flow until the pipes bleed out. meanwhile crews will be digging up the old pipe to replace it and hoping the muddy water doesn't freeze while they're working. alan long respect abc 7 news. small businesses are hoping for big crowds this year. today is small business saturday. here in the bay area, oakland mayor plaid friday yesterday, an effort to promote holiday shopping at local retailers. the city is offering free
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parking and shopping areas every saturday through december 26th. and today san francisco kicks off the shop and dine in the 49. it's an effort to get more people to support small local businesses. many of us take black friday shopping very seriously. an estimated 100 million people joined the frenzy hoping to take advantage of good deals. malls were packed and it was really hard finding a spot at livermore's premium outlets. sky 7 hd showed some shoppers just had to sit and wait even to reach the parking lot. there was also a rush thursday night when stores opened early on thanksgiving, but with all that chaos, isn't it nice to stay home and shop online instead? that's what you did. online sales topped $1.7 billion on thursday and that is up 25% from last year. do use caution, though, if you shop online using your mobile device. that convenience could leave you vulnerable. we show you the possible draw
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back. >> reporter: the shopping rush is on and a few people told us they will be doing most or all of their shopping online. >> all my shopping will be online. >> really? >> yeah. >> reporter: but online shopping comes with a few risks. cyber security experts say hackers are pulling out all the stops to try to trick consumers and steal their information. one security firm says they discovered a fake app embedded in an e-mail link advertising exclusive sales to android users on amazon.com. >> effectively you're installing a trojan horse. >> reporter: he says only shop on secure apps. one savvy shopper has another piece of advice. she sticks to familiar websites. >> only go to sites that i know are true and that i've probably purchased things from before. >> reporter: unfortunately, most online shoppers don't have a secure buying strategy -- yet. >> i probably should be more concerned. i know it's an issue, but i haven't done anything to protect
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myself. >> reporter: this year the national cyber security alliance put together a tip sheet encouraging people to be cyber smart shoppers. be wary of free wi-fi hot spots, that can leave you vulnerable to hackers. and free wi-fi offered in stores can sometimes be used by the stores to track your browsing. abc 7 news. parents may want to think twice about buying the new hello barbie doll, it could allow hackers to spy on your children. the latest model of the popular sdol wi-fi enabled making it possible for barbie to have a two way conversation with with her owner. those conversations are recorded and stored on servers maintained by toy talk, the company responsible. hackers could get access to the audio files and have barbie say what they want. kind of scary.
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lisa joining us now tracking the cold temperatures. >> are we used to it yet? it is really cold out there. here is a live look where temperatures are dropping below freezing in the san ramon valley, 29. 31 at livermore, just 30 in santa rosa. no wind. san francisco in the 40s. we'll tuck about talk about thee weekend and when we'll see more rain next. and also next, a well-known atheist named a grand marshal of the biggest christmas parade in california. and popular bay area events that show the holiday season has officially arrived. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop.
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pope francis travels to uganda's hollyist shrine today. as many as 2 million went to the pop difference during his second leg of his first african tour. he will hold a rally and visit a church-run home for the poor. tomorrow the pope will leave for the central african republic, potentially the most dangerous stop on his trip because of religious conflict that has split in two. the recall of several products containing onions recalled because they may contain e. coli. the called products include tuna kit salads, potato salad, macaroni salad as well as the brand vegetable trays. the products have a used buy date ranging from november 20 to december 6. we have a link of all the recalled products on our website, visit abc7news.com. and the state is running out of those decals that allow plug-in hybrids with a solo driver to use car pool laner ps
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fewer than 4,000 of the 85,000 decals are now available. the state says the stickers will probably last over a few more weeks unless the state passes a law to increase the total. lawmakers already have increased the total of stickers three times. according to a tally, the dmv issued about 2500 stickers between early june and november. and san francisco police need your help to find out who chained two dozen baseball bats around the city. very bizarre story. we first broke this on thursday night on abc 7 news at 11:00. some of those bats have nails sticking out of them. the most recent discovery was at fisherman's wharf yesterday morning. police say 27 bats in all have been found. since they could be used as a weapon, the person responsible could face felony charges. penn and tiller have been named the grand marshal of tomorrow's christmas parade and because he's a well-known atheist, people are asking if
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he's the right choice. rob hayes from our sister station in los angeles has the story. >> reporter: ho-ho-ho. can it be? is christmas under attack? maybe not physically, but metaphorically. you may get the feeling that starbucks hates christmas because the company's holiday cups were just red. >> they better get in the christmas spirit. >> it's just a cup. >> they need to put glitter, some bling. something something on it. >> still get a great coffee shall. >> yeah. all right th . >> reporter: then somehow this for a countup of trouble. the christmas parade has picked for its grand marshals penn and tiller. >> really? >> reporter: sure the duo is known around the world for their
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comedic magic act. but the tall part of the team is a well-known atheist. and the author of this book, every day is an atheist holiday. >> oh, no. he got to go. >> reporter: he's tweeted about the irony of the selection. yeah, x mass, you got a problem with that? and in another tweet, he explains christmas is just a secular holiday. penn and tiller were unavailable for an interview and we couldn't get anyone from the parade to talk to us, but parades are all about the street. so we talked to people on that street. >> i don't like an atheist being in a christmas parade. >> just let it go. no big deal. >> celebrate and have fun. >> reporter: rob hayes, abc 7 news. >> look at that. first lady michelle obama welcomed the official christmas tree to the white house yesterday. the tree will be on display in
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the blue room, ap-18.5 foot fir. and happening today, boy scouts of america holiday tree lot opens for its 49th year. in the past governor brown and his wife have bought a tree from the lot. the money earned funds various boy scout and youth activities throughout the year in the east bay. the lot will have a variety of trees, ornaments and wreathes available until december 27 when the loot op and the lot opens at 9:00 this morning. three, two, one -- >> isn't that gorgeous? abc 7 was in san jose last night where hundreds gathered for the community christmas tree lighting. the park has turned into a winter wonder land known as christmas in the park through the holiday. the 26 annual hayes city's tree lighting ceremony took place last night in union square. it's a san francisco tradition to celebrate the start of the holiday season, there it is, sky 7 ht was overhead for the
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lighting. more than 33,000 l.e.d. lights and 1100 ornaments decorate that 83-foot tree. jordin sparks was there to perform. and there was also a new share package program, gifts will be given to children staying at hospita hospita hospitals during the holidays. and people out there must have been bundled up because my goodness was it cold. >> and this cold snap has really been prolonged. it's been for days now. it continues into your holiday weekend with numbers dropping into the 20s once again. we saw a record yesterday in gilroy, and right now windchill factor about 23 degrees in santa rosa with an air temperature of 30. we have a north wind at 6 and with that wind combined for that feel of the air, it is down right cold out there. even colder than yesterday. live doppler 7 hd, it's clear and freeze warning until 9:00 for all inland areas.
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the frost advisory along the coast, san francisco is the exception where it's kind of balmy compared to those 20s around the bay. so in the 40s here, all decked out in the lights looking pretty good this saturday morning. 46 san francisco, 41 oakland, but check out all the 30s from mountain view, san jose just two degrees away from freezing. morgan hill, 33 and the coast, a couple degrees warmer this morning at 46. a little wind in the upper layers. atmosphere, so that's providing some mixing. but not enough to help out with the temperatures. yesterday ken us warm in the north bay for the morning hours prp warmer. but right now, santa rosa at 30. 28 in. livermore frostily at 31. so compared to yesterday, north bay, look at that, minus 20 degrees compared to yesterday. that's what the wind did for you. a little warmer at the coast and everybody else is really
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freezing this morning. so it will be an awfully cold morning. it will take some time to warm up, but you'll he notice the clear conditions right now, freezing cold, sunny days throughout the weekend. next chance of rain comes our way unfortunately not until thursday. so the cold snap overhead it's that upper level low still situated to the east of us and that is bringing down the offshore winds. and we are just stuck in this pattern. so waking up to below freezing in livermore this morning. tomorrow, same deal. monday not much change. it will really take towards the middle of the week, a wind shift and another air mass to get in here to modify those temperatures. one year ago, check this out, sierra nevada looking very brown, meaning no snow. and now check it out, yeah, currently the snow pack doing much, much better. so hopefully mother nature will help out with that in the days ahead. so in terms of rain, san francisco looking like thursday with an 80% chance. and everybody else coming into play as well looking at some
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rain on that day. so 50s today, we've seen this pattern. it's not budging in livermore. 56 in san jose, 58 in santa cruise, a little breezy along the coast. and 7 day forecast, another freezing cold night tonight. a little bit of change sunday night, but we have to get the increasing clouds. monday more cloud cover, hopefully more rain in here and the overnight lows will be modified just a bit. so we're getting there. just turning the corner. up next, a decree in ohio banning khakis. and join abc 7 tonight as we take you behind the scenes of the largest touring production. it brings together 65 horses and 45 acrobatic artists. really cool. abc 7 presents tonight at 10:30
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but the children weren't the only ones trying them out. consumer reports experts put over a sdwen kids' tablets to a series of tests, checking their responsiveness, screen quality, read ability and battery life. and when it comes to kids, durability is key. meet the tumbler. this machine replicates falls from almost three feet, two tablets failed the tall blink test. the school zone little scholar learning tablet and the isabella f table fable failed this 5-year-old's test. here's what the kids liked about some of the tablets. >> it doesn't take a long time to learn. >> it has all these games. >> reporter: in the end, the kd interactive smart for $200 topped consumer reports ratings. it has a very good easy to use screen. it's one of the most responsive tablets tested and comes loaded
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with several fun motion sensor games. it runs on windows operating system, useful if your child is trance decisioning to a windows computer to school work. and consumer reports named two amazon fire tablets best buys. the regular grown up version is $50. or you can opt for this $100 kid version. it comes with a bumper and is loaded with a year's subscription of kid friendly content. both have nine hours of battery life and both survived the tumbler. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. and this weekend, many families are getting ready for christmas and putting up their trees for the holidays. crowds of people flocked to santa's tree farm and village yesterday. the farm has 487 acres of noble, douglas and grand fir tree. you pick it out, cut it and take it home. >> looked perfect. it was symmetrical all the way around. >> merry christmas.
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>> and it was the right size. we have kind of a peak ceiling. it was fresh. just looked perfect. >> you can almost splel it. here are tips to pick out the perfect tree. make sure that the tree branches bend easily and that the needles don't come off in your hand. it's also important to plunge the tree stump into some water so it doesn't dry out. if ohio tn ohio, the enemy comes to college football is the university of michigan. offender one wears khakis of course that's jim harbaugh who wears walks the sidelines in the $8 walmart khakis. his wife even complained about them calling them dad pants. yesterday ohio's governor issued his traditional resolution before this morning's game. you see, he's crossed out every h in it. he also encouraged people not to wear harbaugh's trousers of choice. you can watch the buckeyes and
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wolverines at 9:00 a.m. federal agents want to make sure you're not fooled. still ahead, finding the fakes. the local spot where agents confiscated more than half a million dollars of high end counterfeit items. also 'tis the season for fright holiday light deck races in many neighborhoods. why let someone else have all the fun? the sometimes haphazard, never boring fun.
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it sure was a chilly night and we're starting this half hour with a quick look at the weather. lisa. >> that's right, our coldest temperatures come right before sunrise which is 7:02. so we still will drop a few more degrees. and we do have that freeze warning for all the inland areas and frost advisory for the coast. here is why. temperatures below freezing in the san ramon valley, we're at 29 degrees. 30 in santa rosa, 28 novato. really no wind at all. 33 mountain view. we'll be chilly the next several days everywhere except san francisco where temperatures are a balmy 46 degrees. so the frost arrives the bay shore line and we'll talk about when we get out of the cold snap and when rain arrives coming up. new details about a homeless shelter at the national guard armory in walnut creek this winter. its doors have unexpectedly closed. other operations at the venue
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will prevent the homeless from staying there for as many as 90 days. according to our media partner, shelter's operator is trying to get permission to move to saints paul's episcopal church. they will hold a community meeting next thursday to discuss options. despite all the rain expect this had winter, one of the largest reservoirs won't fill up. according to our media partner the mercury news, officials have found trace falls in the anderson reservoir in morgan hill. a few yearsing a go, state regulators ruled it cannot be filled more than 68%. they say during a major earthquake, the dam can flood releasing water that would create distraction all the way to san jose. now, those trace faults have further stalled the project to strengthen it. construction for the project will begin in early 2018. the work will not be finished until at least 2021. a major warning for shoppers. federal agents confiscated a lot of high end counterfeit items in
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the south bay. earlier this month at the flee market in cupertino, they feezed more than a half million in fake merchandise. >> reporter: purses, jewelry, sports jerseys, hats and shoes just a sampling of the more than 900 counterfeit items seized. based on retail prices, the loot is worth 35$530,000. >> we value our brand integrity and so we want to make sure that when folks come to our flee market on our campus, that they're getting the products that they're paying for. >> reporter: on top of a consumer getting an inferior product, it also takes away american jobs and can have health and safety repercussions. >> ite's not regulated by other products. perfumes can have toxic
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ingredients, the apparel doesn't have the same anti-flammable procedures on them. >> reporter: so how can you avoid the fakes? poor quality is most obvious way to tell if something is counter fit. when you look at this fake bag at the stitching, you can see the imperfections there. and if all else fails, there is always the smell test. if it's supposed to be leather, it should smell like leather. it's best to buy from reputable retailers and websites. >> flea markets and maplaces ar not a good place to by luxury items. >> reporter: officials expect a surge in counter fit team gear and tickets. katie marzullo, abc 7. giants have won championships if every even number since 2010, so ud think there would be long lines for tickets. abc 7 was in san francisco at at&t yesterday for orange and black friday. it was the first day of individual game ticket sales.
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but lines really weren't long at all. those who were there flashed a whole lot of money, though. you can also get tickets on sfgiants.com. tickets are just for games and special events in april and may, it does not include opening day. turns out black friday was a lucky kay for some black cats sheltered this burlingame. the humane society are waving adoption fees for black kits and kittens. abc 7 was at the center for compassion where 25 of those cats all different ages and hair lengths are up for adoption. >> having people come in and just getting to meet them and realize that black cats are cool, they're not scary. really helps and just the more social they get, i think also really helps. >> adoption fees for these particular felines will be waved through december 3rd. it's time to untangle all the lights for holiday decorations. and there is much to do before flipping the switch. nick watt shows us how residents
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are getting ready to outshine their whole neighborhood. >> crazy christmas light season is getting crazier every year. candy cane lane here, it will take them three days to get everything into position. but not everybody is quite so into it. authorities in plantation, florida right now trying to shut down mark's subtle seasonal display. >> it's safety hazard. >> too many people don't know their neighbors. >> reporter: if sacramento, a coast guard pilot reported a laser strike. turns out it was a star shower laser light decoration. up in north original, ohio, apparently the lights are on curbside city property. but thousands of people have signed a pro bob's bright bulbs petition in the city. this take division began back in
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the 1700s when rich germans started sticking cap dells on their trees and edison took it electric in 1880. and now it's come to this. everybody a show here on abc called the great christmas light fight. cash prize for the graeatest an gaudiest. just don't trip on the light fantastic. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. happening today, a children's christmas theme park in san francisco opens for a one day party. it will be transformed in to a winter wonder land even with snow. and elsa from frozen will join santa for photos. there will be warm cider and other food to enjoy along with the lighting. you can spread the cheer by donating a toy to the san francisco firefighters toy program. it starts at noon until 6:00. and it wouldn't be the holidays in san francisco without astro turf. that's right.
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abc 7 news was in san francisco where the astro turf is now in place and the winter walk on stockton street opened yesterday. it transforms a central subway construction site into a holiday pedestrian plaza. the winter walk feature as 3d light show every night, also live entertainment on thursdays and saturdays. still to on come on abc 7 saturday news -- that's right, charlie brown christmas is about to celebrate 50 years. we spoke with one of the men behind the iconic holiday cartoon. and here is a live look right now from our exploratory camera. it is dark and chilly and don't those buildings look like presents lit up? lisa will have your forecast.
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give it a pop. some chp officers in santa rosa made an unusual discovery. take a look. they responded to a call yesterday morning of a loose animal off of route 12. they found this big pig. officers posted this picture. the pig's owner saw the post and responded that it's, quote, a sweetheart, her name is june and she's very sorry that june got loose. the great dickens christmas fair rushes to san francisco this weekend. the pal slas cace is converts fs beloved tradition. it offers roast beef, yorkshire
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pudding among others. there will be live performances, holg d holiday games. it's every weekend through december 20. and i realize it is 5:41 in the morning, but it's so cold, i could go for some roast beef and yorkshire pudding right now. >> with this shift, we need a meal by 9:00. i'm with you on that one. good morning, everybody. it is freezing out there. and you just need me to tell you when it will end, right? well, 30 in santa rosa, 31 in livermore. freeze warning apfrost advisory through 9:00, but we will be which i will i achilly all morn. there is an end in sight and rain on the way. also next, raining threes in the arizona desert. warriors add to one number while setting another. the highlights coming up in the highlights coming up in this is violet. she's been waiting for this moment for awhile. a moment other kids
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unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. a live look and it is chilly out there in san francisco and many other areas. lisa will tell us how long that cold will last. meanwhile number 6 notre dame battles cardinal down to the farm. kickoff the a 4:30. and tonight arizona state faces the golden bears. kickoff at 7:00 p.m. and also tonight, warriors will try to extend their nba record start and improve to 18-0. they will take on the sacramento kings at 7:30 p.m. last night, they beat the suns in phoenix, but lost a key starter to an injury. here is larry with the
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highlights. >> reporter: good morning. some people wondered whether the warriors would suffer a post thanksgiving letdown, a trip to fan haze as they got set to face the suns. no worries. they set an nba record hitting 15 threes in the first half. dove nation in phoenix. first quarter steph curry makes him miss twice and then drains a three in his face. not good to be ron any price. warriors set 15 threes in the first half, making it rain at nine threes for the game. finished with 41 points. warriors up 18 at the half. barnes rolls his ankle. he has a left ankle sprain. he could be out a while. warriors up double digits all game long. they set a franchise record with 22 three, one shy of the nba record. barbosa had five threes. warriors rolling 135-116. 17-0, will host sacramento
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tonight. college hoop, stanford and arkansas, cardinal came back from a 17 point deficit down one, final seconds, coast to coast and gets a goal tending call. the ball hit the glass. they add a couple of free throws. arkansas one final shot from deep. almost got it. the cardinals dig down deep for a 69-66 win. cal facing richl mond in the las vegas n tags invitation al. that is with authority. he had 27 points. second game in a row cal collapses late, terry allen with 34 points. bears lead cut to two. and spiders maybe 31 free throws, cal drops their second straight 94-90. the san jose state football team will be home for the holidays. and that's the problem. the spartans have chance to become bowl eligible with a win over boise state, couldn't get it done. late second half, san jose state down 6-3, going for it on fourth
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and six, and he's gone. spartans led 10-9 at the half. but poor tackling really cost them. nichols off to the races here. 88 yards. finished with 102 another ground and three touchdowns. spartans finish 5-7, they lose 40-23. and they will not be bowl eligible for a third straight year. >> it's disappointing for everyone, especially the senior. we wanted to -- that was our goal, to get them another game. it's a shame that we couldn't do that. >> look at the weather, cold and rain the story. baylor and tcu, the poor cheerleaders in a monsoon. this game 14-124 4 after regulation. second overtime, baylor has to answer. denied. tcu with the upset. that's a wrap on morning sports.
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have a great weekend, everybody. i know we keep saying it, but it really is cold. >> yeah, it is. yesterday the north bay was spared due to the wind, but this morning they're even colder than many other locations in the bay area. so let's join the party, why not. i add this wind and it feels like about 23 in santa rosa. so still in the midst of our cold snap with the freeze warning until 9:00. frost advisory, as well. the only exception is the city of san francisco where we're in the 40s. so really from san francisco to my house this morning, 15 degree temperature spread. so even yesterday you had to love the microclimates. but this morning everyone else uniformly freezing out there. this afternoon temperatures in a narrow range, as well. exploratorium camera so pretty with numbers ranging from here we go 46 in the city, oakland at
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41. yesterday we saw a record in gilroy. tied another record at the oakland museum and it's possible again this morning. 34 in morgan hill. san jose, you're close to freezing and our exploratorium camera a little shaky, we have winds in the upper levels of the atmosphe atmosphere. freezing in novato, 40 napa, 41 fairfield. and concord. and out by livermore, you are below freezing. so if you're headed out this morning for a dog walk, you may want to wait a couple hours. if you're headed in the car, you may have do some scraping for your windshield. so we're looking at still a very cold weekend with temperatures staying well below average compared to yesterday. north bay was much milder, but you add in the windchill effect and it was cold pretty much everywhere. this morning we're just as
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chilly. overall the area of low pressure providing the light snow showers bringing down the cold air. sunny day, best chance of rain looking like a pretty decent would comes in next thursday. so remember the snow that came la week? that low never departed and it's continuing with the counterclockwise motion bringing down the offshore northerly winds. and that is the culprit for our breezing nights, chilly afternoons, a high of just 28 degrees in the northern sierra with 66 in los angeles. so fif you're heading back home shouldn't run into any problems. and we will be looking at a frosty start today, but tomorrow, as well. afternoon highs not going anywhere. how cold the next couple of nights in livermore, it will
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continue in the 30s. but no trtre dame is in town. sunsets at 4:51 and livermore, morning lows still around freezing. and finally into next week, we'll have the lows in the 40s. 7 dwa forecast, frosty starts, right on through really monday, cool afternoons. changes come with clouds by tuesday afternoon and hopefully rain come thursday. and then the overnight lowsment would be be so cold. so bundle up if you're headed down to stanford for the game. should be a good one. >> should be great. thank you so much. sdwr americans will see the classic charlie brown christmas for the 50th time monday night with an extra bonus about the making of the legendary show. the man who produced both the original and special lives right here in the bear. you certainly know his, would, but maybe not his name. here is wayne freedman. >> reporter: it's not much different from many homes.
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you're likely to find peanuts memorabilia. the difference here, you needn't look hard at all. there is a lot of charlie brown stuff around this house. we would expect nothing less of lee mendelson, because there is also a lot of him in peanuts. this is the man who worked with charles schultz to produce the tv specials and movies. >> charles schultz said one time there will always be a market for innocence in this country. >> reporter: mendelson first met shelts after producing a documentary about willie mays. he called him with a proposition. >> i was thinking we had done the world's greatest ballplayer, why not do the world's worst player, charlie brown ♪ christmastime is here ♪ >> reporter: a charlie brown christmas first aired if in 1965 and has becomed a classic american seasonal icon. those are the voices of real kids you hear, including mendels mendelson's son and some neighbors. the twist, that when schultz and mendelson finished, there was talk that they might need to add a laugh track. schultz disagreed.
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>> he said absolutely not. i do not want a laugh track. and that settled that. there was no laugh track. >> why didn't he want a laugh track? >> he didn't think it was necessary or proper. he just didn't like it. >> reporter: he must have been right because that original showing had half the country watching and earned a national emmy award. when we visited the peanuts museum later on, i asked jeanie schultz what it is about her husband's work that resonates so much. she told us, it's that the characters never waiver. >> people have said and i believe it's true they teach you how to be human. >> reporter: indeed. which is why this year as every year, lee mendelson will sit down with his family to much watt christmas special again. it's a tradition for the man who knows every line, every note. >> watch every year. >> you watch. >> right. i got to see if there's any mistakes. >> reporter: lee mendelson would catch them. from hillsborough, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> i love that. your 50th christmas monday night at 8:00.
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and then at 9:00, catch the classic itself, charlie brown christmas, right here on abc 7. next, one of the sweetest holiday traditions in san francisco, what it takes to make a gingerbread masterpiece. ♪ cyber sales are storming in with ultra hdtv deals. ultra hd huh? i'll look good enough to eat. [ gasps ] oh no... samsung ultra hdtv on sale at target.com
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grow to $39 million. this morning a rib bop cutting ceremony will be held at the holiday tradition returns to nobody hill. abc 7 was in the lobby of the hotel yesterday as chefs put the finishing touches on the massive beginner bread house. it is 22 feet high, 23 feet deep and it's inspired by this victorian painted lady. chefs spent 400 hours creating the parts and engineers took more than 500 hours to put it all together. >> it's a labor of love. we start talking about designs and what we'll be doing each year usually around by the start of july. this year the house comes to life with animated skaters santa down the chimney. grand opening is at 11:00 a.m. coming up next, a water main break floods an east bay neighborhood, how the freezing temperatures thorn are affecting
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repairs. police continue to search a planned parenthood facility following a massive shooting spree that left at least three people dead. people dead. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop.
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good morning. it's 6:00 and so glad you're waking up with us. it is saturday, november 28. it was a chilly night out there. let's get a quick check of weather with lisa. >> good morning. temperatures will continue to drop just a few degrees in the next couple of hours before sunrise. that's why we have the freeze warning and frost advisory with temperatures at 28 degrees, is an san ramon. we'll continue to seat cold numbers through tomorrow. details on the highs today coming up. well, we're tracking developing news out of
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