live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> it's the kind of glitter you don't want to see on the ground. shattered car windows, an indication of a growing problem of car break-ins. new data shows just how bad the issue has become in san francisco. thank you for joining us, i'm natasha zouves. kristensy sze is off today. this has become so commonplace, it happened so fast, no neighborhood is immune. new data shows the problem just continues to grow. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in san francisco. she joins us from castro and 19th. amy? >> reporter: natasha, san francisco's "examiner" newspaper is reporting that the break-ins are up 26% in san francisco this

year. we took that report card out here to the streets and talked to people about it. we did not find any shock, people here tell us it's part of life. san franciscans are starting to expect car break-ins like this one. they are just getting savvy in their efforts to protect their possessions. >> i have a 9-year-old, i'm always telling him clean the inside of the car out cle completely, if it's dirty socks, put it in the trunk. anything seems to trigger people. >> reporter: residents say they just assume it will happen, not that it won't. >> you don't leave anything in your car, sometimes you get your windows smashed even if there isn't anything in your car. my friend got broken into for a bag of trash. >> reporter: casey has also been a victim. >> we have two cars and we've gotten broken into four or five times the last two years. >> reporter: even those who don't have cars still deal with the aftermath of break-ins. >> it's more of a surprise to get out of a car and not step n on, you know, crumpled glass.

it's a shame. >> reporter: no one was surprised when we told them about a report in the "san francisco examiner" says car break-ins are up 26% this year, as police dou patrols to try to prevent the break-ins. >> sounds like an epidemic. don't know what's causing. it seems like it's a cheap way to get something and get away with it. >> reporter: some question if increasing the police presence is really the answer. >> the break-ins are a symptom. the cause, in my opinion, is drug addiction. and people committing petty crimes for money for things and so the solution lies elsewhere, i think, so, get people help. >> reporter: we have made several attempts to reach out to the police department this morning, but we're still waiting to hear back. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. new this morning, more than a dozen women are accusing an east bay chef of sexual harassment. restaurant owner charlie

hallowell facing allegations by 17 of his former employees. the report says he has stepped away from day-to-day operations of his oakland based restaurants including penrose. he told the "chronicle" he's ashamed and sorry. happening today, the man accused of plotting a christmas terror attack at san francisco's pier 39 is expected to make a second court appearance. 26-year-old ex-marine everitt aaron jameson scheduled for a detention hearing at 2:00 this afternoon in fresno. he was inspired by isis. accused of attempting to provide material support to a terrorism organization. jameson's attorney says he'd plead not guilty. san francisco police are stepping up patrols for this weekend's fireworks show along the embarcadero. according to a threat report obtained by abc 7 news, there's no specific credible threat associated with the city's new

year's eve celebrations. hundreds of federal, state and city law enforcement officials will still be canvasing the area. >> we're activating the room i'm in, the emergency operations center. what we're going to do here is support first responders, coordinate city resources and push out public information as necessary. we're all talking to each oothe and keeping aen e ining an eye >> text nyesf17 for new year's eve 2017 to 888777 and you'll be enrolled to receive any safety information relating to new year's eve in san francisco. another chance to say good-bye to fallen chp officer andrew camilleri. abc 7 news learned about a memorial service scheduled for this weekend that will take place on saturday at 8:30 in the morning at the christian life center in stockton. members of the public are invited to attend along with the officer's family, friends and fellow law enforcement officials. there was a small gas leak in san francisco's rich momond

district this morning around 9:30 at 17th avenue and california street. officials believe a crew may have hit the gas line. a muni line was temporarily rerouted. there were no evacuations. mountain view police are investigating a deadly crash involving a motorcyclist and tech commuter bus. the crash happened just after 6:00 last night at the intersection of north shoreline boulevard and plymouth street. that is near the google campus. witnesses tell abc 7 news several people rushed to help the motorcyclist but unfortunately he was unresponsive. police have not yet identified him. a google spokeswoman issued a statement say ling "we're sadded to learn of this tragic incident. our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragedy." firefighters are saying thank goodness a group of cle g college students were in the right place at the right time, credited with helping save a man in the south bay overnight. ark ab 7 news reporter matt keller is live in los gatos. >> reporter: natasha, it's beautiful in quick silver park. it's also remote.

one man found out how dangerous it can be when things go wrong. it wasn't christmas lights but a flashlight that caught the attention of this group of college students home for the holidays. >> we're driving down hicks road and see a light flashing from over there. we agreed to pull over then get out of the car and hear a guy moaning like he's in pain. >> reporter: they called 911. firefighters had to cross a dry patch at the gauadeloupe creek between san jose and los gatos to reach the homeless map believed to be in his 60s. he fell off a ten-foot cliff in the dark and broke his leg. combine that with the cold temperatures and remote area, you have a very dangerous situation that required a rescue. >> for them to see him flashing his light, he was probably 150 yards away from the roadway. and they're driving by, maybe 35 miles an hour. so he's incredibly lucky to be found. >> reporter: it took

firefighters an hour and a half to get the victim to the ambulance. he was stable when he was taken to the hospital. as for these students, they were happy to see the man get the help he needed on a night they'll never forget. >> pretty exciting, right? >> yeah. >> adrenaline rush. >> reporter: the firefighters say this was a two-part rescue, since the man was stable, they didn't require a helicopter to take him to the hospital. reporting live in los gatos, matt keller, a bc 7 news. a santa rosa donation site that helped north bay victims had to be shut down early. kept being targeted in break-ins and vandalism. there have been three incidents in the ralast to weeks accordin to the "press democrat." volunteers packed up all of the donated items yesterday. they plan to ship them to other donation sites. new parents and people caring for sick relatives can take more time off work to care for loved wu ed ones starting j

1st. a new law taking effect expands the state's family leave bill. employees at small businesses will get up to 12 weeks of leave to care for a newborn or adopted child. the amount of money you receive will also expand up to 70% now of your salary depending on income. the benefits are funded through employee contributions. >> so it's no cost to the employer, it is actually paid for by the worker. so it really is a win/win. allows people to stay home, take care of their family needs and not worry as much asbout paying the bills or financial commitments. >> critics say the law the will only make it harder for small businesses to stay open. hard-fought senate election in alabama earl yer this month is back in the news again. the gop's roy moore is refusing to accept defeat. he's filing a lawsuit now to delay certification of the results. the winner, democrat doug jones, is filing a motion to dismiss that suit. here's abc's gloria riviera. ♪ living in a fantasy >> reporter: this is the victory roy moore won't accept. his opponent, the democrat, doug

jones, fnarrowly beating him to win alabama's senate seat. >> when the vote is this close, it's not over. >> reporter: overnight, moore filing a last-minute complaint claiming election fraud. in a statement, the moore campaign saying "this is not a republican or democrat issue as election integrity should matter to everyone." but alabama's secretary of state, a republican, is denying moore's request to delay certifying jones until a thorough investigation can take place. the jones campaign has filed a motion to dismiss and says in a statement, "this desperate attempt by roy moore to subvert the will of the people will not succeed. the election is over. it's time to move on." the alabama senate race was dominated by multiple charges against moore of sexual misconduct against minors. beverly nelson, one of the eight women to accuse moore. >> he was trying to pull me toward -- in between his legs. it was terrible. >> reporter: throughout the campaign, moore denied the allegations, and in his complaint, moore takes that

denial one step further saying he took a polygraph test that proved his innocence. doug jones will be sworn in by vice president mike pence as alabama's first democratic senator in 25 years when congress resumes on january 3rd. goria riviera, abc news, washington. are you in the market for a new ride? the reason right now may be the right time. plus we have the scoop on what's being called the hottest new trend in hair care. hi there, everyone, of course, we do need the rain. boy nkts aren't we going to enjoy the day today? 60s on the coast right now. it's in the 50s here in santa cruz. how warm will it get? and wait until you see the extended outlook. we're talking some rain. an "rtm" motorcycle adventure. >> look at you bromancing. >> just a lot of fun. >> next "right this minute."

welcome back. san francisco is moving forward with plans to authorize safe injection sites for drug users. the sites would provide safe places with clean needles and trained staff. san francisco has an estimated 22,000 injecting drug users. injection site in canada and europe have been shown to help prevent overdose deaths. funding and legal issues are significant hurdles to creating safe sites. a task force estimates the city could save $3.5 million because of reduced health care costs. also increased drug treatment uptake. health officials are developing policies for the program and will report to the board of supervisors in march. some good news for dog owners in the bay area. the national park service has officially withdrawn its plans to make new rules for dogs on leashes. a notice posted in the "federal

register" says the nps terminated the rule making process for its dog management plan. this comes after the decision in october when the park service said it would stop plans to expand on-leash areas in marin, san francisco and san mateo counties. environmental protection agency must for dangerous levels of lead in paint and dust within one year. the ruling says the epa's delay in setting new rules on when lead paint and dust in older houses poses a threat to wellfare. it must come up with a final rule one year later. today's morning money report, bitcoin prices are slumping again after south korea announced it is clamping down on the cryptocurrency. the government said today it's putting if place measures to cool speculation in bitcoin which surged by more than 1,300% this year. the measures include banning opening anonymous virtual currency accounts and new laws giving authorities the power to shut down digital currency

exchanges. if you're thinking about getting a new car any time soon, might want to do it by the end of the weekend. according to editors at cars.com, end of year sales target and discounts makes this week one of the best times to buy in the whole year. don't forget to check out the 2017 models especially sedans, apparently where the biggest deals are as more and more people are looking for suvs instead. consumer shifting preferences from suvs and trucks left an abundance of sedans. call the repair man because the cute meter is about to go through the roof. a babe bey rhino just made its debut. the newest trend in hair care. it's all about your scalp. are you confused? don't worry. we're going to break it down. the latest way to love your locks coming up in a minute. live look outside from our mt. tam camera. certainly different from this picture around this time yesterday. less fog and some blue

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now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> good morning to you, we started out with less fog so we're warmer at this time and, well, we might as well be if you don't break this ridge down, might as well enjoy it. boy, today if you can get out and enjoy the afternoon, you'll be happy you did. live doppler 7 showing the clear conditions across the bay area. as we look live outside toward emeryville, you can see just a few clouds out there, but boy has it warmed up nicely at the coast. 63 degrees. it's 50 in oakland. started out at 37 this morning. 53 downtown. 54 mountain view and san jose. an abundance of really nice vistas out there this morning. looking from our east bay hills camera, atop varmer peak.

50 in santa rosa, 55 at 53 degrees. cared to yesterday, we had the fog. still at this hour anywhere from 2 to 6 degrees warmer. especially in the north bay. and san francisco. a view from the city here, good visibility today. great day to sightsee. lots of sunshine today. we'll see a dry new year's eve and day but it will be cloudier and bring the temperatures down a couple of degrees. at this point, forecast model looks like they're going to bring in rain and break down this ridge come tuesday into wednesday just in time for all you folks to get back to work perhaps. all right. looking at 30s and 40s overnight tonight. with those chilly conditions again. the clear sky, radiational cooling and maybe even a little bit of that patchy fog. we're counting down the dry days in december. 24. and you notice that today is another one. friday and saturday. so we'll be up to 26 dry days. but here's the good news, as we go into next tuesday and wednesday, there's a system

offshore, and it looks as though it wants to bring rain, not only into the bulk of the day wednesday, but perhaps even later than that. so we can hope for that, but in the meantime, looking at 64 today in san jose. low 60s on the peninsula. saw those 60s on the coastline. so near that in san francisco. 63 for santa rosa. east bay, looking at low 60s. you head inland, 64 today in livermore. ing a waccuweather seven-day forecast, as we get into the holiday weekend, partly cloudy skies and still dry. perhaps more clouds around. for new year's day, nice afternoon there with more clouds. as we get into tuesday and wednesday, that looks promising. you download our accuweather app and you can be up to date hour by hour. natasha, you know, we've seen this before. so check back with us. >> you're saying this might just be a tease. >> it could be. we hope not. >> we'll keep watching. thank you so much, lisa,

appreciate it. who doesn't enjoy a nice day at the spa to refresh your body? did you know you can give love to your scalp as well? we tell you about the new facial for your scalp. >> reporter: getting that perfect do takes some work. lots of primping, pulling, heating, teasing, and spraying. >> people are so keen to abuse their hair, to abuse their scalps. >> reporter: over time, that combination can leave a mess. the newest trend in hair, a so-called facial for your scalp. it's being introduced at top sal salons. >> it's a spa basically for the -- for the head. >> reporter: the head spa revitalization treatment is a five-step process that takes about an hour. step a real look at your scalp. a quick closeup to analyze what you're working with. >> so you could see, like, in your pore a little bit it's a little clogged and you can see this is from product. >> reporter: time for a detox

shampoo and a nice little massa massage. step two, the fun part. a cleansing spa gel. >> just going to use long strides going on the top of the head. just to relieve some tension. >> reporter: and another head massage. next, this is where the real spa part of the treatment comes in. it's time to let off some steam, literally steam coming off the top of your head. ten minutes later, step four. rinse and condition. before styling, we hit the last step, a leave-in treatment. then it's time for a quick blowout and another look to see your scalp. >> as far as i'm concerned the scalp massage the best part of getting your hair done. aisle not complaining. that was eva pilgrim reporting for abc news. while the head spa is relaxing, dr. doris day, a certified dermatologist, says there's no actual clinical evidence a spa

treatment at this point would have any dramatic long-term effects for your scalp, however, says massages and the relaxing atmosphere can have health benefits. this may be the cutest thing you will see all day. after the break we're going to introduce you to the toronto zoo's newest and cutest little

a quick reminder, we're on 24/7 on the abc 7 news app and abc7news.com. we posted a list of new year's eves across the area as well as places to check out the best fireworks. if you're logging on to abc7news.com from your phone, download the abc 7 news app to get breaking news alert and tune into the latest news and weather on our next newscast, abc 7 news at 4:00. a wonderful holiday gift for a rhino at a canadian zoo. take a look at this. a white rhino gave birth to her first calf after the toronto zoo on christmas eve. the calf weighed in at about 137 pounds. this is the fifth white rhino born at the zoo. the species is near threatened. the last one was born almost 0 years ago. so right now mom and son, not visible to the public, just resting up. we are told he has specifically very hairy ears. he's a good eater. and they're doing really well. just the sweetest. >> oerkts, yeah. very cute.

>> very sweet. i know we're not tracking a ton of rain coming up, the soonest chance is probably tuesday. >> that's right. yeah. a lot of folks probably want that for the ski week. maybe some folks have the week off. watch the forecast closely. maybe you could get stuck up there. >> yeah, absolutely. from all of us at abc 7 news, thank you for joining us. "who wants to be a millionaire" coming up next. on belaugh laubehalf of lisa a great morning.

>> get ready because you're about to watch some folks play a game for the kind of life-changing money that most of us just dream about. this is "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everyone, welcome to the show. you guys ready to go today? [cheers and applause] i know this guy is. we're in the middle of a good game. from sugar land, texas, let's welcome back paul schmalz. >> thank you. [cheers and applause] >> actually, i lied--we're not in the middle of a game. we're well beyond the middle. we are up near the top there. you have $30,000 in your bank right now. you're just five questions away from $1 million. >> whoo. [cheers and applause] >> all the lifelines are gone, and you're at a very pivotal part of the game because the next step, $50,000, which, as you know, is the next and the