both events are open to the public. >> once mayor lee is laid to rest, then the political reality starts to emerge. all eyes are folksed on the next question. what is next and who is next? >> vic lee is live with some possible answers. >> reporter: that's the $64,000 question. who will take over the helm of this city hall of this city? well, the filing date is just one month away. one month away for that special election for mayor. the election, just six months from now. >> there has been an earthquake that has shook this city. >> that earthquake, the sudden death of mayor ed lee. an earthquake that has shaken the political land scape of the city. who will be the next mayor? former state senator mark leno is the only one who is a declared candidate for the november mayoral election if 2019. but now there will be a special election for interim mayor in

june. he faces election much sooner. >> i was planning on another two years of campaigning. now it will be a mere six months. >> he has already been raising money and building coalitions since he declared last may. he may be facing the board of supervisors president. you might call her sort of an incumbent. should she decide to run, it will be an uphill battle for anyone looking to challenge her. >> other potential candidates, state assemblyman, president david chu who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2011. the former supervisor says he chu will have to roll the dice. >> his challenge will be the race for assemblies. if he ran, in june, he would have to give up his assembly race. >> also rumored, supervisor jane

kim who randal for state senate. supervisor mark farrell. and how about elder statesman, ammiano himself. >> it has crossed my mind. it is a large mine to cross so we don't know where it will land. >> by the way, san francisco does have public financing for political campaigns so that may help last-minute candidates. one thing is certain. if you're going to run, you'd better move fast. abc7 news. >> thank you. our coverage continues online where you can see a photo gallery of ed lee's life in office and also learn more about the acting mayor london breed. suspicious duffle bag wreaked havoc. all hands on deck. >> you've learned this was the second fire bomb in the last ten

days. >> reporter: that's right. there have been a series of incidents. with the ghost ship hearing today i know what there being a target as an iconic symbol of justice, they weren't going to take any chances. at 10:30 a.m. with court hearings underway, a young man coming into the 12th street main entrance to the alameda courthouse, left his wheeling backpack outside the steps. when tracked down and questioned about it, he became vital. >> he actually assaulted our staff. he was taken to the ground and ultimately deteenaged. during that detention, we realize that had he was suffering some psychological issues. in addition, he is on probation for previous acts of vandalism. >> cagine teams swarmed the building closing 12th street to traffic. it turned out to not be

dangerous but officials said they are being extra cautious after a separate fire bomb incident at 4:00 a.m. you can still see the burn marks by the front door. >> this was the second in the last ten days. >> it used beauty age canisters were designed to intentionally start a fire. and alameda county says they are now talking with federal officials about whether those two small fire bombs being set off, if that constitutes acts of terrorism or vandalism. in the meantime, with that suspect in custody, the sheriff says he will face charges of assaulting the deputies. thank you. oakland city workers are back at work. and one of the biggest tasks at hand is resuming the clean-up of homeless encampments. they cleaned up the encampment at sixth street.

they were put on hiatus when 3,000 workers walk off. a final agreement has not yet been reached. >> a devastating thomas fire in ventura and santa barbara counties continues to grow again. fears that stronger winds overnight could continue into friday. firefighters made some good progress but the fire did grow overnight by acres. the thomas fire is 25% contained. >> weather conditions, in particular, the wind. such a big deal for firefighters. >> the weather conditions have certainly not been helpful. here's a look at live doppler dr the fire danger has been extended to friday morning, 10:00, for a wide area southern california. let's look closely at the area of the thomas fire.

the winds at the surface are relatively light. but of course, they're stronger and gustier at the higher elevations. the relative humidity is very low. the temperatures from upper 70s to mid 80s. let me give you a look at what we expect to have. it will increase. between 20 and 40 miles per hour. and they won't decrease much. they'll increase in some locations by tomorrow evening. look for 46 miles per hour gusts. it will continue into friday morning when the wind will diminish a little bit. the upper level wind is still pulling smoke out to sea and bringing it to our area, accounting for the haze here. i'll give you a look at that in a few minutes. >> thank you. police are searching for more possible suspects thank car and police chase. it happened with a stolen car around 2:30 this morning.

police chase ad honda accord on to southbound 101 into milbrae. speeds reached 100 miles per hour. that car crashed through a gate at the green hills country club and then fell into an embankment and nobody was injured. police arrested two women and one man at the scene. police department honored two women. the two said they were in the right place at the right time of the abc7 news reporter chris has the story. >> reporter: the call that police never want to hear. one of their own under attack with a weapon in the mix. they face dangers all the time. when something like that goes on, a police officer knows, this is bad. >> last september, the san francisco police officer renaldo was responding to a report of a suspicious person walking around terminal one at sfo. upon arrival, he attempted to engage with the man, the

64-year-old, who police say attacked him with a knife. the two wrestled on the ground, catching the attention of two offduty security agents. one was on break. the other had just finished for the day. >> he was in a fight for his life and without these two, it could have gone another way. >> in front of friends and colleagues, the san francisco police department recognized valerie smith and vincent for helping to save the officers' life. >> wasn't a thought in my head that i was scared or ferry or anything. it is more, this person is in danger. and i'll going to do my best to help out. >> the two of they will jumping into action to help subdue the suspect. >> i don't think i'm a hero. i just did what i had to do. i'll do it. i will do it again and i don't think, i won't think twice about it. >> a sense of gratitude about being able to make a difference. >> beyond words. i don't know what to say. i wasn't expecting there. it is overwhelming.

>> abc7 news. the suspect doris johnston was charged with attempted murder of a peace officer but has been declared not mentally competent to stand trial. the officer is still recovering from the injuries but hopes to return to work in the coming months. the city of carmel is taking a controversial step. they plan to install six security cameras, equipped with license plate read orders roads leading in and out of town. the police chief says the cameras is that readers could prove use envelop investigating a crime. the amp clu has raised concerns about the useful license plate readers, claimin there are few or no restrictions on protect privacy rights. senator john mccain heading back to the hospital only hours after his daughter was very emotional on "the view." >> how san franciscans are continuing to pay tribute to mayor ed lee.

♪ >> a different take on holiday tradition. the nutcracker gets modern. later this hour. and the same old take on traffic on the sky way in downtown san francisco. you can see, it is bumper-to-bumper. unusually heavy on the right-hand side. in fact, some of the cars like they are at a dead stop for folks trying to make their way to 101 and head southward. not much better for folks on the commute trying to get back to the east bay.

a colorful show of minute by minute, an impromptu memorial began to grow as small groups placed flowers. many visitors are members of the city's asian-american community. diana wang brought her 2-year-old daughter leah saying it is important to mark the man who made political history in san francisco. >> it says something to have the first asian-american may or of the city. and i think that's just something i wanted to bring her out to show her. just how we pay almosts to the city. >> i was on my way to the opera house and i wanted to see the memorial. although i don't live in the city anymore, it was important to me. >> i said maybe everybody would appreciate that. so i said if people wanted to take their break with me, walk

down and give flowers, that they were welcome to join us. there is results. >> many people left personal messages among the flowers, thanking the mayor for his support on issues like same sex marriage and help for the homeless. >> yesterday, the san francisco supervisor stopped business to share their heart felt condolences. among them, katie tang. >> i am so grateful for this opportunity to serve the city and it was because he gave me this opportunity. sorry. it's not until they're gone that you realize how lucky we were to have such a genuine mayor who listened to people from all different sides. >> that was supervisor katie tang. she joins us here in the studio to talk more about ed lee. first of all mirgs condolences to you. >> you found out early yesterday

morning. can you walk us through the first initial hours? those difficult first hours? >> well, i can't imagine it was any more difficult than what it was like for the family. you know, i think of the supervisors who received a text around midnight maybe. we thought he was in stable condition. around 2:00 a.m., received a call from my colleague delivering the news saying the mayor had passed away and i couldn't believe what i heard. i'm still in disbelief. >> there were no signs, right? >> no. i saw him on friday and he was really wonderful the kids at the elementary school. couldn't have predicted it. >> since then it's been definitely nonstop despite the massive grief. can you talk about what the energy is like? >> every where you go, you run into people in city departments. they're in tears. everyone is hugging each other. he was more than just a mayor to

a lot of us. he was so down to earth and so genuine that a lot of people felt he was their friend. so there are definitely a lot of tears. >> last night you were talking about what he's meant to you. he was the one who gave you your first shot. can you talk about how he's mentored you? >> back this 2013 he had this great opportunity to appoint someone to be the sunset supervisor. and i'll just really grateful that he saw opportunity in me and potential in me. when i didn't see it in myself. he really took a risk on me as a 29-year-old to report to the board of supervisors. he really set a high bar by being himself in the role. someone who came through the ranks through all different city roles and city departments. he is not your typical politician.

everyone keeps saying that and it is really so true. >> mayor lee's final tweet. this was about safe and fair housing. that was one of his big priorities. >> especially about tenant protections. it was about helping tenants, ensuring they're living in safe conditions. >> do you think his priorities will continue? do you see it changing? >> i think that many of us, myself included rrgs very interested in continuing his legacy. whether it is about affordable housing or public safety. i'm really committed to continuing the work that we had started together. >> supervisor katie tang. thank you for coming in and pleets give our could not dole egss. >> we will move on to the forecast as spencer christian is set. we've got pretty mild weather for the next few days. maybe a chance of rain on the

outside. but maybe not, spencer. >> the very outside chance. we need some rain outside. we have only an outside chance. we have the same old beautiful weather. the haze with the color of the setting sun. oakland, 56. low 60s. 57 at half moon bay. check out this view. across the bay. currently 60 degrees never santa rosa. that's where the temperatures will drop sharply. napa, 57, 56, fairfield, 59. you can see the smoke continuing to rise. it will be cold tonight and early tomorrow morning. really cold in the inland valleys. mild by afternoon. it will be our seventh consecutive spare the air day. but air quality improves on

friday. although we have more mild days ahead. check out the forecast for tonight's lows. we expect lows to drop to 29. 33 in livermore. 36 in oakland. even near the bay, it will be very, very chilly. tomorrow it will be another hazy and mild day with high to mid to upper 60s from coast to bay to inland. let's look at our air quality. it will be the second consecutive air quality day. we'll have good air quality in many regions. that's good news. one reason is a shift in the wind pattern. it will be quite strong going into the end of the week. so friday night at 10:00, it will be gusting 35 to about 50 miles an hour on the coast. and then overnight friday into saturday. especially in the hills. we'll see gusts ranging from 20

to about 45 miles an hour, going into saturday night. and then finally by sunday morning. we'll see the wind becoming a little bit calmer. here's a satellite radar showing high pressure. it is deflecting the storm track to our north. skipping ahead to next friday, december 22nd, that's our next best chance of rain. maybe up around cloverdale, it looks like it will be a semi circle around the best of the bay area and not produce much wet weather. it looks like yesterday's seven-day forecast. mainly sunny, hazy, dry and mild. the wind increased and the shift in wind direction will improve the air quality quite a bit. >> that's what we call a holding pattern. >> that's exactly right.

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in response to the slew of scandals in hollywood, this year it will feature only female presenters. >> here's abc news reporter geor george. >> i don't know what the police are doing. i haven't heard a word from them in seven months. i've heard an awful lot from they will since put the billboards up. >> the revenge theme leave the nominees with a total of four, including outstanding cast. other ensembles, nominated in the movie world. the comedy, the big sick. the thriller, get out.

the coming of age drama, lady bird, and the world war ii family themed movie, mud bound. while the big sick was ignored by the voters, the sag crowd felt differently. the writer is happy to get the respect from his peers. >> it is cool to be in the conversation with so many great movies. it's been a pretty good movie year. and i'm a huge movie fan. we're just thrilled to be talked about with these fantastic movies. >> nominated for outstanding male actor in a motion picture, timothy, james franco, gary oldman and denzel washington. up for the leading female actor. judi dench, sally hawkins, francis mcnormand. big little lies earned four nominations.

recognizing its stars. drama ensblem nominees include the cast of the crown, the hand maid's tale, stranger things, this is us and "game of thrones." peter earned an individual nomination for thrones. he is up for three sag awards. the outstanding ensemble in a comedy series nominees, blash-ish, curb your these. i can't, glow, orange is the new black and veep. this year added to the registry including some box office smashes. the library of congress announced the addition of 25 films to the registry including titanic, feel of dreams, die hard, the good nighties and the 1941 disney classic dumbo.

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memorial services have been announced for san francisco mayor ed lee who died suddenly yesterday morning. a public viewing will be held on friday at city hall from eight clog a.m. to 7:00 p.m. memorial services will be held on sunday at 3:00 p.m. also at city hall. burn marks were left at the scene. somebody threw a fire bomb at the building. that started a fire at 4:00 a.m. it is the second such attack in the last ten days there. president trump struck an upbeat tone with this congratulatory tweet to doug jones on his victory last night. the president called it a hard fought victory. mr. trump had endorsed republican roy moore in a hotly contested race.

moore still hasn't conceded the race. this despite the call to do so. what does this mean to the rest of the country? >> reporter: doug jones said he is likely to reach across the i'll but it is still two weeks before he is sworn into office. we're seeing republicans and democrats laying their plans. in alabama, doug jones is celebrating his unlikely victory. >> the people of alabama of spoken. >> reporter: jones is the first is democrat in 25 years to be elected to the senate. besting roy moore who remained defiant, be yet conceding his loss. >> realize when the vote is this close, that it is not over. his campaign was beset by multiple allegations of sexual misconduct including sexual assault of two teenagers.

the jones campaign saw a tremendous boost by female voters, especially those with young children. many political watchers saw not only a republican flawed candidate but a greater referendum on president trump and the majority. >> this means congress is officially in play. democrats will have a shot to take over the united states senate. >> reporter: chuck schumer called on republicans to hold off on a vote on the tax bill until jones is sworn in. >> it would be wrong to jam through this tax bill without giving the newly elected senator to alabama the opportunity to cast his vote. >> the president who congratulated him on his victory plans to push forward with tax reform as soon as possible sflfl the leader of the party, i would have liked to have had the seat. i want to endorse the people running. i will tell you that to me it is very, very, just very important to get this vote. >> here in alabama, republicans

say that they consider this race over. and we've heard from national republican who's think they've dodged a bullet with roy moore losing this election. when doug jones does take his seat in the senate, democrats will control 49 seats. publics, 51. and given the razor thin margins we've seen play out in congress, that could potentially tip the balance of power in some upcoming legislation. reporting live. abc7 news. >> what happens if moore doesn't concede and contests the results? what is the process that ensues after that? >> well, i spoke to one democratic official a little bit ago. he said frankly, he doesn't care at this point if moore does decide to concede. once the secretary of state certifies the results and we have every indication they intend to do so. the job is done. and he said at this point, it is just poor sportsmanship.

>> thank you. live in alabama. the stunning results making republicans sit up and take notice. we spoke with the political director. what are the implications? >> you look at the demographics of the state. you look at the outside political factors and you say how can a republican possibly lose? the answer is the democrat just knitted together coalition of minority voters, female voters, younger voters. they showed up even in ruby red alabama. and that sends shock waves to republicans across the country. if you can compete there, you can compete anywhere. >> he tads strong turnout against roy moore turns into the larger me too movement that we will in the state, even if they had voted republican before, sent a very clear message. >> al franken is praising the woman who will replace him in the u.s. senate.

today, he announce that had he will appoint lieutenant governor until a special election is held. she will run to fill the remainder of the material set to expire in 2020. the former comedian says smith will make an excellent senator. franken announced he will resign over allegations of improper behavior by several women. former he "the apprentice" contestant resigned. she said she was fired by white house chief of staff john kelly and had to be escorted out of building. tomorrow on "good morning america," omarosa speaks only to michael strahan about her exit from the white house. that's tomorrow morning at 7:30 on "good morning america" right here on abc 7. a follow-up to that failed

suicide bombing this new york city. he made his first court appearance today. here's the story. >> reporter: burned over his arms and torso, he appeared in court for the first time today via video conference. there was a bed sheet up to his neck concealed physical signs of his condition. the 27-year-old is accused of trying to brother himself up with a home made pipe stations, between new york city's port authority bus terminal. a terminal near he was charged with five terror related accounts including a use of a weapon of mass destruction. authorities believe he planned the attack for about a year and acted alone. >> a lone wolf is an isolated actor who, i detest the fact some people decide to use violence for whatever sad and sick reenlss, in many cases. >> his wife spoke with abc news from her home in bangladesh.

she said she talked to her husband about 5:00 a.m. to wake him for work and he never mentioned anything about the attack. and she said he never mentioned anything with the united states. authorities said they found a passport in his apartment with a hand written note reading, oh, america, die in your rage. they said he identified with isis and was angry with the way muslims have been treated in the middle east. abc news, new york. package thieves have gone to a new low in arizona. check this video out from scottsdale. police are looking for this woman. she is wearing had a looks like a postal servic shirt. she delivers an empty box and took off with two full boxes. impersonating a postal employee is a federal crime. you have to watch out for that. especially this time of year. >> very sneaky. a touching moment between two people on the opposite sides of the party line.

plus, just one more day until star wars hit theaters and the lines are already forming. one more day of easy, sunny, mild weather. beautiful sunset there. no changes in the traffic if you're on 101 south in san jose. the usual back-up. tee car pool lane is moving pretty slowly at this point. northbound is better.

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fans are already camping out at the theater. reserve seats are being sold online so there's no reason to line up. but this group wants to be there. they say it is a tradition they love. especially there to see princess leia. >> to see her, how she ends up. that will be one of the biggest parts of the movie for us. and i hope we get a worthy sendsoff. she has given us so much. >> some industry observers believe "star wars" the last jedi could have an opening weekend of more than $200 million at the box office. the cast of "star wars" met the royal family at the premier of london last night.

princes william and harry walked the red carpet. they both had cameos in the movie. they played storm troopers so you really can't see them because their faces are covered. they had a cute moment. look at that, rolling up to the princes to say hello. it hits theaters on friday. disney owns the "star wars" brand and also is the parent company of abc 7. there was a chill in the air last night. the morning frost definitely proof enough here. roof tops and wind shields, iced up. even frosty was spared from the cold. some came prepared making money morning a little easier. i was delayed driving my kids to school because the wind shield was iced over. i'm going, huh! more wind shield weimer. >> that was today's excuse? >> the teacher didn't buy it.

>> it is hard to complain about the weather. a pattern we've had for over a week. look for the temperatures to drop below freezing and some of our colder locations like napa which will have a low of 30 degrees. 31 in santa rosa. over at fairfield, a low of 29. let me not leave out ukiah. in all of our inland valley locations, we expect the lows down in the 30s. it will be really, really cold biflt tomorrow afternoon, it will be much like today and the day before. >> we could have, it's like the movie, groundhog day. mift as well just put up the

same things. the important change is that we expect a cleaner air quality. stronger wind flow. the temperatures won't change but you'll be able to breathe more freely. the boy who is out to prove that giving is better than receiving this holiday season. >> i tried. your son had the same cancer my father was diagnosed with. >> a touching moment on "the view" today.

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senator john mccain is back in the hospital this afternoon. he was treated in maryland for normal side fektss of his cancer therapy. it comes hours after a touching moment on "the view" between former vice president joe biden and john mccain's daughter meghan. senator mccain has the same type of cancer that biden son's bo died from two years ago. she became emotional after talking about her father and gave some advice. >> there is hope. if anybody can make it, your

dad -- her dad is one of my best friends. her dad goes after me. we're like two brothers who were somehow raised by different fathers or something. because our points of view. the thing that i've found, the thing that i've found, was, and bo insisted on, your dad will insis on. you have to maintain hopeful there's hopeful you have to have hope. so every day, bo would say, i don't suggest you read the book. but the book, bo would say, let's make a deal. we are not going to talk about percentages. you have to send it after the diagnosis. the guy i had your dad talk to. >> he called the second they

found out. they called you and joe. >> so what happened was, this dr. young, one of the great cancer hospitals, her dad is at a great hospital as well. but he is a, he's a neuro oncologist. so bo got this devastating diagnosis like your dad. it was after the operation, the tumor was taken out. we were about to go home. we sat there and bo said no percentag percentages. i said what should bo do now? he said he was going to run for governor. he said go home and run for governor. go home and run for governor. so we have to keep moving like there is going to happen. that's why i set up this foundation, after we did the moon shot. i swear, guys, we are going to beat this damn disease. we really are. [ applause ] >> biden went on to say, you have to have hope no matter what and keep moving forward. you can see "the view" at 10:00

a.m. right here on abc 7. a lot of people are looking to finish their holiday should go on. there's one san jose boy who is out collecting toys for others. we first told you about him last year. we caught up with him and this year he's delivering more tan ever before. >> at the bottom of the stairs of this basement is the office of joey, 12-year-old toy collector. all of these toys -- >> according to the list, 574. >> will be delivered to the marines on december 22nd for the toys for tots in santa clara county. with more than a week to collect, his toy drive is still revving up. >> it makes me feel really good that i can collect that many toys and i know it will help the marines in receiving their goal. their total. >> if joey looks familiar, that's because we did a story on him last decembe. when he delivered about 200 toys to the marines. >> i think he has some goodgoodo

discipline. >> he started when he was 6 years old. it started with neighbors and classmates. this year, he is getting help from local businesses. >> we have the boxes in the lobby some of the krorpgss get go gift cards or he's going shopping and bringing home toys that way. so he is turning to the next level. >> joey is looking to quadruple it this year. he knows each present can make the holiday as little brighter. >> joey has collected a lot of toys. especially for the younger kids. he says there's a real need for presents for teenagers. abc7 news. he's pretty amazing. san francisco's glide memorial church delivering thousands of bags of groceries today. the tender loin neighbrhood where glide is holding its annual grocery bag giveaway.

volunteers are giving out food to people in the tender loin area. each bag contains everything needed for a holiday meal. >> it is a problem that's getting worse. one in four people are struggling to feed themselves every day. >> this afternoon, glide will deliver grocery bags to families in need in other neighborhoods throughout the city and the church will serve for you,000 people today. bon jovi leads the hall of fame. also making it, the senior nina simone, the moody blues, the cars, and dire straits. inductees are chosen by vote by 1,000 industry experts. fans are also eligible to vote. and a big honor for rock legend john lennon. the u.s. postal service

announced that he will be featured on a postage stamp next year. also, leyna horne, fred rogers, as well as the first american woman in space, sally ride. the state of illinois is receiving a stamp to honor the 200th anniversary of it becoming a state. >> kevin spacey and melania trump, making the list of those most searched on google. the number one spot goes to matt lauer. the one time host who was fired after being accused of sexual misconduct. meghan markle after becoming engaged and harvey weinstein. other top searches in 2017 included hurricane irma, how to make slime, which i'm not quite

sure how that got in there. do you remember the unicorn frappuccino? >> did i a tasa tasta tasta ta e >> the nutcracker is a holiday favorite but one performance has a bit of a twist. it goes hip hop just ahead. right now, what's coming up at 5:00. >> a car riddled with hate. now one contra costa woman wondering how to explain it to her kids. plus, why the sierra nevada mountains now an inch taller. and the little lion that could.

i'm sure you know the nutcracker is a holiday tradition. in one bay area theater, this class sic being performed with a little bit of a twist. instead of ballet, the dancers will be doing hip hop >> you may recognize the music.

this is a nutcracker performance like you've never seen. no ballet shoes for these moves. >> you can expect to see break dancing, popping, animation, pretty much all styles of hip hop. >> the choreographer is one of the directors of hip hop nutcracker. the basic story line is the sail. it is set on christmas eve. a young girl enters a dream and the nutcracker takes her on an adventure. >> all i know is ballet. i saw this and fell in love with it. >> for the 50th anniversary, they wanted to celebrate genres of dance. the old and the new. they experimented with a hip hop version last year at the fox theater. it was received so well, they are bringing it back again and adding a second performance.

the nutcracker music has been remixed to fit the dancing. >> he had all the beats translated immediately. so everyone that knows nutcracker will go, i see it. i get it. >> the dancers are rehearsing this week, perfecting their moves. they're excited to show case their moves. >> a lot of things it don't expect. if you're an audience member, you would say that's crazy. >> performances are this friday and sunday night. tickets are still available but they are selling fast. perfect timing. it looks like fun. we have a link to the website. you'll find information on how you can buy tickets to this weekend's performances on friday and sunday evening. thanks for joining us for abc7

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