several shark attacks in several years. the picks and the police union and it has to do with the use of tasers. >> the union has filed payments to have voters decide a big policy questio. a story you'll see only on 7. >> this has gone on long enough. we want to take this to the voters. >> the police union president says tasers have been debated by the picks for eight long years. four police chiefs have asked for them and the commission finally voted for tasers last month, he says, is not enough. >> what they voted on was the concept or the idea of sf officers with tasers. >> that's why on tuesday they filed fwhoit the office of plekss they'll circulate petitions for a referendum on tasers in next june's elections. this proposed ordinance that

they believe will protect the officers and the public. he says it's not much different from a draft policy which they worked in may. >> the policy that the commission put forward in may, that's almost identical.identic. first, they would have to adopt a policy. the commission president says that means hearing from all stake holders, including points. >> we need some time to look at all the policies and come together on what the best policy would be. >> i'm afraid that policy would be tweaked to a point where it is no longer practical. >> if the picks adopts a policy no longer acceptable, like last may's working draft policy, the group says it will drop its call for a referendum. a big rig driver is dead following a violent crash.

the chp says the semi was traveling westbound when its left front tire blew out. the rig careened across several lanes of traffic, smashed into the center divide and then hit the overpass. damaging the overpass. the driver was ejected from the wheel. officers say he was not wearing a seatbelt. >> watch the door fly open. >> 50 feet further. >> amazingly, no other cars were hit. the driver's nail has not been released. police are warning that break-ins are on the rise. they'll monitor the places all throughout the holiday ons.

>> reporter: i live in san francisco and we have a lot of break-ins so i was surprised do come here and find that a lot of people leave the stuff in their cars. the police say car break-ins go up dramatically during the holidays. >> so i'm going down this aisle. >> he was sure he would find a few packages. he found more than what he was expecting. >> this has two packages. they look like a cooking set, gifts for christmas. >> the owner of this car didn't even try to hide the gifts. >> oh, my. this has macy's, apple. christmas gifts, boots, urn ggs. somebody could punch a window very quickly. reach in, take apple bag, the macy's bag and be gone. >> we saw this man putting two

large bags in the back seat of his car? walk away. we told him wasn't safe. >> you just left your bags in there. somebody could steal them. >> i just hide it. >> but as we discovered, he had not hidden them at all. they were there for the taking. >> if i'll shopping, i usually put a towel over it. a jacket or something. >> unfortunately, that's very common. and that is not a very good strategy to protect your shopping. the best thing to do would be to bring it with you. >> from now through holidays, the san rafael police will have more patrols where people shop. >> so we spend he extra patrol. we have extra officers in the area. >> we were able to confirm that when a woman sbrumd to us report an unrelated incident. within minutes, several patrol cars responded. police are reminding people there is always someone looking to ruin your

hide your stuff. >> black friday shoppers got an early start in livermore. take a look at this. this was around noon. good luck finding a parking spot. the outlet centers the are open until 10:00 tonight. shopping in milpitamilpitas, tr there as well. despite the cones to control traffic, it was going very, very slowly. on the ground, shoppers took advantage of big discounts. up to 70% off. many people accomplished their mission of finding a good deal on very little sleep. >> we need it. we're going to get it. >> i'm almost done with all my shopping. i have one more store to go and i'm done. i'm out of here. >> out of here. >> consumer confidence is higher this holiday season we the jobless rate at a 17-year low.

the national retail federation expects sales to rise at least 3.6% and online spending to go up as much as 15%. the day after thanksgiving and black friday usually signifies the start of the holiday season. and that's definitely true in danville. a very special tree lighting. >> reporter: maybe you can't tell by the weather, all these short sleeves everybody is wearing. but truly the signs of the season are here. we are in downtown danville waiting for the 41st annual old oak tree lighting. and take a look at how big this is. 350 years old. this has been going on for 41 years. we have several hundred people already gathering in anticipation of the lights going on at about 6:15. even though this is quite a grand event with face painting hot cocoa and hot cider, there are signs of the holidays all over the bay area.

>> it's perfect. >> reporter: plaque friday means out with the cold and in with the red and green. >> my husband especially likes to be one of the first on the block to have the lights up. so we're like the griswalds. >> a time when the wreaths and lights come out of storage. a sign the holidays are officially here. >> how come you're not doing any hard work? >> i am directing which is very hard. that's the thinking. the wheels are turning the whole time. >> the professionals he think a robust economy for the uptick many business. >> i would expect to get about five phone cause a day. currently i'll receiving between 50 to 70. >> per day? >> per day. >> help us pick out the tree! >> that same enthusiasm showing at the tree farm this hareward. >> this one? >> we have to go tell daddy this is the one you like. >> the afterthanksgiving

traditions continue for natalie's family. >> we came with my mother and father-in-law. they always pick out a tree the day after thanksgiving. she said they've been doing it for 25 years. >> sales here are strong, too. despite the storage. >> while prices remain about the same from last year, make your pick quick. >> sooner is probably better. a little shorter than usual. abc7 news. >> not everybody is that happy. volunteers are working the reduce the number of suicides on the golden gate bridge. people with bridge watch angels say they had two interventions just yesterday. >> reporter: the holiday season in full swing. while depression is a year round issue, the hustle and bustle of this time of year can add a layer of stressful. >> the anxiety and stress which comes with having to deal with

family. that's normal. that's where a lot of our calls come from. >> one group is doing what it can to help people during the holidays. bridge watch angels focuses on the golden gate bridge where 39 people committed suicide last year. volunteers walk the span keeping an eye out for anyone who appears to be in trouble. jill and journey worked thanksgiving day. >> both of our lives have been affected by suicide. by dear friends that we loved and cared about. i think we understand the loneliness. >> the group is trained how to communicate with those in trouble. they use special hand cues and call law enforcement when necessary. they reported two successful on. >> just a smile, a touch, a how are you, really shifts things. gives people a sense of hope. >> reporter: they'll be back on the bridge christmas eve, christmas day, new years even

and new years day. their goal is for no one to be alone on their watch. abc7 news. the game is over for san francisco deltas fans. the soccer champions have folded after one year on the field. the ceo made the announcement after the team reportedly lost several million and had trouble finding its niche. they are backed by a group of investors from silicon valley who plan to bring innovation to the games. the same device that we have used to sample over 60,000 miles across the world's oceans. >> now it is being used here to. look for potentially harmful pieces of plastic. and the store that suffered

a credit card glitch. >> you press this, it glows. >> the crowds come out in san jose. local artists could not be happier. we have

we have an update on a story we told but two weeks ago. a study into the tiny bits of plastic polluting san francisco bay. the world economic forum predicts if current trends continue, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050 in terms of weight. today, we take you along as scientists track the threat. this weird looking contraption is skimming the surface of san francisco bay. >> this is the same device we've

used to sample over 60,000 miles across the world's oceans. >> long white net is designed to capture tiny bits of plastic. many are too small to see but big enough to cause serious environmental problems. as abc7 news reported, preliminary research found micro plastic in the guts of some local fish that could end up on your dinner plate. eating even small amounts of plastic may not be healthy. >> plastic in the ocean is able to attract chemicals. it is like a sponge for contaminants. >> now the san francisco astoria institute is trying to find out how widespread the problem is with a much bigger study. they're looking for micro plastic all over the bay. in protected sanctuaries outside the golden gate and storm drains and waste treatment plants.

>> it is a great place to look for pollutants. we have a really dense population and a bay geography that tends to attract pollution. >> scientists know some of them are from toothpaste and facial scrub that's will be phased out over the next couple years by law. they still want to learn more about the tiny hair like plastic in the bay believed to come from synthetic clothes and fleece that shed fibers when they're washed. >> we can take to it legislators to say we have a problem in the san francisco bay. here's how we can stop them from entering our waters. >> early research indicates the at of micro plastic appears to be much higher than in the chesapeake bay and great lakes. two areas known for serious pollution. the san francisco bay study will last two years. abc7 news. >> a credit card system problem had many black friday shoppers

red in the face at macy's stores. we found people venting on twitter. she said she was toward make a purchase topping $300 only to find out she had only two payment options. cash or a macy's card. shoppers ran into trouble using the macy's app. another posted a screen shot of the problems she encountered trying on check out. macy's started responding saying please send a private message. they don't want a zillion tweets out there. lowe's website is up and running but not before creating a headache for a lot of shoppers. the home improvement chain's website crashed this morning. they took twitter. some shoppers on this black friday elected to and inthe mall and the internet. instead they headed to a craft market where they say they can find unique gifts made by local artists. looking into a trend that helps

cultivate support for locally made goods. >> while the aisles are packed, these are not the typical black friday crowd. they're at the san jose harvest festival where 250 crafts people are showing off their work. >> you can find the same thing all the time. we're here now and looking at these candle that's are soy made. i've never seen these in the stores. >> there's a bond. >> ginger. she said she enjoys the prints which are inspired by her travels in new zealand. >> my work is personal. having that one-on-one with a person is what i value in selling my work. >> one thing they have in common is they do the majority of the

business in the final three months of the year. so this is extremely shopping bags seem to fill up quickly. >> we do it as a tradition. we come every year. >> chris is hoping his success might inspire others. >> someone goes, i really wanted to quit my corporate job. i'm hoping to inspire. >> there was a thanksgiving day for drivers in east palo alto. >> there is a stop sign. i saw you roll it. do you have your driver's license? >> oh, no. east palo alto police are keeping a sharp eye out. instead of hand go out citations

to anybody who broke the law, a happy thanksgiving and they gave them pies, courtesy of susy's bakery. drivers were a little the weather has been pretty perfect for this thanksgiving holiday. >> the question is, how long will it stick around? let's bring in spender christian. >> it is that time of year. this mild day, after has the has the. a lovely day with the temperatures in the 70s in many locations. now as we look at the setting sun, it is off in the corner there. we're not looking directly at it. 63 degrees, it just dropped a

couple of degrees. mountain view, 64. upper 60s in san jose and gilmore. this is view from our emeryville camera. it has a rather dramatic look. we'll see dry and mild conditions. sunday into monday morning, before tapering off to showers. so let's look at the partly cloudy skies. we'll see the low temperatures in the low to mid 50s. relatively mild. a little cooler. we may see some upper 40s. and then tomorrow, we'll see another day much like today with lingering high clouds. it will be bright and mild with highs in the upper 60s at the coast to low 70s at the bay.

and then the next storm which rank twos on the storm impact scale. it will be periods of heavy rain from time to time. a half inch to one inch of rain will fall for most bay area locations. we'll see one to two inches and that's where the strongest winds will blow. in the higher elevations, gusts up to 50 miles an hour. a few passing high clouds. producing gusty winds. by 6:00, most of the bay area will be getting the results of the storm. so look for the morning to midday hours. down into the south bay. producing in that region, heavy rain in some areas and strong

gusty winds. another wave of rain comes in overnight into monday morning. it will be much lighter and it will break into scattered showers. the rainfall totals, a half inch to an inch. a wet and windy sunday. some morning showers. some afternoon clearing. and tuesday through friday, look for mostly sunny and dry conditions and a little cooler than the weather we've had the last couple days. >> thank you. it's been one year since we learned what happened to

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services. that's all coming up at 6:00. this is fun. a few minutes ago in a practice arena far, far from normal, the golden state warriors welcomed a surprise intergalactic guest. >> who is your favorite player? only me? >> zaza and the star wars droid bb 8 turning heads when he rolled into the performance center today. the defending champs, they're used to being the center of attention but even they were drawn to the movie star droid. there's klay thompson getting a photo. he was not there just to watch practice. look at him rolling in. he is hyping star wars. the last jedi. >> i think he's moving in for a selfie. >> the warriors are playing the bulls. draymond and klay not playing. okay. world news tonight up next.

>> for all of us here, thanks for your tonight as we come on the air in the west, breaking news. the mosque massacre. at least 235 people killed. first the explosions. then terrorists opening fire as men, women and children run for safety. subway panic. london police swarming to reports of shots fired underground. hundreds of people scrambling in the city's busiest shopping district. what police are now saying about the massive scare. cutting a deal. new signs former national security adviser michael flynn is cooperating with robert mueller. his lawyers no longer sharing information with president trump's legal team over the russia investigation. harassment on the hill. senator al franken's new apology admitting he crossed the line wi s