>> oakland's first fridays was marred by violence after one of ves tor. it takes place on telegraph avenue between 27th street and west grand. >> sky 7 shows you the area using the sky map 7 technology. you can see the street on telegraph there. the monthly event brings oakland crowds there to see some of the best artists and musicians. >> laura, how's the party? -- >>. >> reporter: hi, dan. just about to start here. organizers told me they did serious reflection after the october event. the violence that occurred after, it was actually a few hours well after the event. they believe they made some significant kbrooumt improvements that will make this event safer and more family friendly. the barricades, tents, and tables are back up in downtown oakland. the first first fridays event

since a one-month breather. organizers say several steps have been taken since october to heighten security. the october event itself was peaceful but hours later people were injured in a shooting during a dispute with two groups. >> we decided to have more vie visibility vests for our security officers. so we're advertising venues that people can go to after the event even for people under 21 years old. >> reporter: the first fridays committee even produced a public service announcement to promote a strong sense of community. not negativity. >> i stand against violence. >> against hate. >> reporter: hal stevens is a t money he makes monthly events. >> it's been tough. i'm barely keeping my head above water as it is. every little bit counts.

this is a real big bite. it took a big bite out of my account. >> reporter: for other vendors like this jewelry maker, the reboot of first fridays is most welcome. was it tough taking a month off. >> i think it was. this is one of my favorite places to do work. i'm happy it's back. >> reporter: now, i'm in the beer garden. actually, you can see not many people here yet. drinking is okay, but only inside a space like this. they are going to more tightly enforce their rules about not drinking outside of this area. you can see there's a lot more security here and the big concern is what people will do after the event ends. so there are a lot of plans about how people leave and where they go. they're trying to spread a lot of information about safe places to go after this event ends at 9:00. in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thank you. for more information on what's taking place at tonight's first

friday event, go to abc7news.com where we have a link to their website. firefighters rush to ocean beach today to rescue a surfer overcome by rur waves. rescue happened about noon. crews performed cpr for about 20 minutes before taking the surfer to the hospital in an ambulance. the surfer is listed in critical condition. the san francisco fire department responded to two other rescues yesterday afternoon. in the east bay now, a possible homicide is under investigation. sky 7 was in pittsburgh at the hampton inn where we saw police and a coroners van. one witness at the scene says he saw a man outside just covered in blood. we have a phone call in with police and we'll update this story as soon as we get information from them. ventura county officials say the deputy who died in the mass shooting last month was killed b friendly fire. 12 people were killed at the borderline bar and grill on november 7th including sergeant

ron helis. he was struck five times by the suspect, but a sixth ble reorniaig patrolman who had joined him helis in the kling him.th offic. >> i delivered the message to him yesterday. had no clue it was coming. surprised all of us. he's devastated. he's the consummate professional. well trained, military background. and as said, it's still under investigation. >> investigators say despite the source of the fatal shot, the suspect alone was to blame for helis' death. the motive for the shooting is still unknown. we're now getting a look at what happened when santa clara police went to the home of former 49er reuben foster after a dispute with his girlfriend. police body cam footage captured him and his girlfriend on october 12th. one of foster's neighbors called police after hearing what sounded like a fight. at one point, officers handcuffed foster. ennis told officers their

dispute was only verbal. they took pictures of her to show she displayed no signs of injury. well, today santa clara police explained why foster wasn't arrested. >> being there was no physical contact, there was no violation of the law that had happened with regards to domestic violence. >> ennis shared a different story on good morning america this week. she said disputes turned physical. the 49ers cut foster after he was arrested on domestic violence charges in tampa bay while traveling with the team on november the 24th. federal prosecutors say a sonoma county -- he's expected to be in court money. >> authorities arrested him at sfo this week as he was headed to cancun. melanie woodrow dug down into the court documents. >> reporter: the financial office is closed today with few signs the business was operating here in the park. according to a criminal

complaint filed in drort, ceo brandon frere used various companies to operate a fraudulent student loan relief scheme. he targeted student loan recipients struggling to make payments. he advertised student loan payment reduction and forgiveness and offered a document preparation service and financial program. he collected advanced fees of $600 to $800 per victim to submit documents to repayment plans. he also allegedly collected membership fees. in total collecting more than $28 million in four years. victims believed they would make lower monthly payments and that the balance of their loans would be forgiven. but in actuality, ameritek was not making payments on their behalf. many found themselves in greater student loan debt.

the office said if he's convicted, any such losses would be part of the restitution sentencing proceedings. frere could face 20 years in prison. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. thes oscar are looking for a new host. kevin hart stepped down after old tweets resurfaced. the tweets made disparaging remarks about gays and sexuality. yesterday on instagram, hart posted that he chose to step down instead of apologizing for the remarks. he has since issued an apology to the lgbtq community over his comments calling them insensitive. but what about our own online presence? is anyone exempt from the consequences? dion lim now with what can be done to protect your clean reputation. >> make some noise for chris rock. >> reporter: kevin hart's comedy is one thing. but what he tweeted between 2009

and 2011 isn't sounding so funny anymore. >> it's not as if anyone in that era could say i didn't know better. he said some dumb things. some really homophobic things that were dangerous. and he never really apologized. >> reporter: tim redmond a media studies teacher at the university of san francisco says there are almost always consequences of a poor digital footprint. though there is one exception. >> how the president of the united states gets away with what he's been getting away with will be one of the big questions for historians of our era. >> reporter: we are not the president or celebrities. what are we supposed to do when it comes to our digital footprint? there are companies like this one that helps you clean up your social past. >> i'm from new york, new york. my company is brand yourself. >> reporter: patrick ambrin presented his company brand yourself on "shark tank" back in andve theirta ti.

his company has performed more than a million scans. showing the need for this kind of service. >> no matter what industry you're in. even if it's entertainment. >> reporter: what better way to test out these services than to have my own social media scrubbed and cleaned? i'm a little nervous about what they're going to find. >> the good news is you do not have anything i would consider scandalous. however -- >> reporter: we'll get to that in a moment. he says there's a list of red flags their software looks for. they're looking for bigoted behavior, sexism, homophobia. >> there was a message about being surrounded by marijuana smoke in a bus full of drunk partiers. but none were scandalous because you were covering stories. >> reporter: in the end it's all about

happening now, a special ceremony atop one of the bay area's highest peaks. >> mt. diablo. you see there's a beacon there atop the mountain. it's lit tonight. the ceremony is about to happen with all the folks gathered. >> the lighting has taken place on every anniversary of pearl harbor. in alameda, hawaiian dancers performed as part of a new exhibit. it tells about other attacks that happened that day and how regular americans were impacted by world war ii. >> it's called infamy. looks terrific and is here for about another month. there's been a huge push in local schools to get students into stem careers. >> but despite those efforts, minorities are still getting left behind. new at 5:00, chris winn tells you what's being done to try to close that achievement gap. >> reporter: on the campus of santa clara university, these

students are being challenged in a meaningful way. lessons being learned beyond the ordinary egg drop. >> what it taught me is it doesn't matter where you come from or have done in the past. all that matters is what you're going to do and like the future of what you're doing right now. >> reporter: 200 boys connecting with 50 community members all brought together for the stem leadership summit hosted by the valley leadership group. a chance for these kids mainly minorities from undersearched communities to learn more about a possible career in science, engineering, or math. >> it's how excited they are. and innovative they are. >> reporter: black and hispanic workers are underrepresented. >> they get to do some hands on experiences to build that interest. and hopefully that will help them and motivate them. >> reporter: according to the peer research center, minority workers working on stem are more

likely to suffer discrimination during the hiring process. >> never let the color of who you are or what you think or how you do stop you from achieving your dreams. that is something so important to me and seeing that in the room was dynamite. >> reporter: the premise you can't be what you can't see. members know that retention must be a focus moving forward. >> if you plant a seed, it's going to take time to grow. and we're doing that. we're laying a foundation with these young students who see what is possible. >> reporter: the sblc will have a summit for young women next year. chris winn, abc 7 news. two masked men caught on camera breaking into a home in san jose. morabiusual thingsth including workers in one bay area city may soon get parental leave benefits. i'm michael finney. why this is so unusual. ahead on 7 on your side.

i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. we're heading into the weekend with beautiful weather. and steph curry makes one child's dream come true. and as part of pearl harbor remembrance today, the beacon now lit. it was extinguished right after pearl harbor so the enemy could not see california and plan attacked. 20 years later they decided to do this. light it every year on this somber day. we'll be right back.

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and some sunglasses. they also did some serious damage to that door. this is a surprising figure. an estimated one-half million public employees in california have no parental leave benefits. one bay area city is expected to change that for their workers as early as this monday. 7 on your side's michael finney explains. >> reporter: kyle has been working for the city of palo alto for three years. he described himself as completely unaware when he took his job that he would be ineligible for parental leave. >> i wasn't at that stage in my life where i was thinking about this type of policy. >> reporter: parental leave became more important to him after he got married two years ago. oking forward, becoming rend more my day-to-y ible the passes a plan. the proposal would give six weeks of paid leave to employees who have recently birthed, adopted, or fostered a child.

>> it provides us to be a competitive employer in this environment. >> reporter: city workers have had to take vacation time or sick time to take family leave. the san francisco group says many cities are exempt from california's paid family leave program. >> over 500,000 people who work in the public sector don't have access to california's paid family leave program. >> reporter: friends of one palo alto city worker recently held a crowd funding campaign to subsidize her time off after a difficult pregnancy. >> it makes a great disparity. it means as in california we talk about inequality a lot. and this is one example of it. >> reporter: seiu represents ha. they wor its members will have to pay for the benefits. >> i'm glad they're moving forward. i just want to know how they're

going to fund it and make sure it doesn't come off our backs. we're struggling to keep our lights on. >> reporter: the city shows the plan will cost $500,000 annually and said it had no plans to make workers contribute to this benefit. >> our recommendation is to not go in the direction that an employee is paying for this insurance and instead having the city provide a benefit for this type of leave. >> reporter: the plan is on the consent calendar for monday. items there usually pass without discussion. we'll let you know what happens. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. michael would like to hear from you. >> the 7 on your side hotline is open monday through friday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. that number is 415-954-81 a >> get in touch. a young basketball player has new sneakers tonight after writing a letter to steph curry

about the lack of basketball shoes marketed to girls. riley morrison plays point guard. she shares a first name with one of curry's own daughters. she wrote the warriors star a letter after going on underarmour's website and not finding steph's fives for girls. well, steph not only responded to her letter, under armour just sent her a bunch of new gear. her father chris shared his daughter's story. >> she was overly excited, over the moon, on cloud nine. she was extremely gracious and thankful that curry, his team, and under armour, they've been so awesome. >> riley's dad is proud. steph has been an advocate for women and girls bb involved in sports. that is awesome and so is the weather. take a look at live doppler 7 right w.

we have prettyucno rain on our radar. but that's going to be changing. let's take a look at the wider perspective. there's a storm that is developing here. and it'll slide towards us. by the time it reaches us, it will weaken. not a lot of rain. we're going to be seeing just some light showers that are very scattered. a beautiful view from our san jose camera right now. 58 in the city. 59 in san jose. 56 in oakland. and another lovely view from our emeryville camera as we look at the post sunset sky. you're at 55 right now in livermore. and it's really very a festive scene. chilly overnight. dry, mild tomorrow afternoon. chance of showers monday afternoon. did you feel the chill this morning? it was hard to miss. get ready for another cold morning ahead. here is your temperature trend for santa rosa. tomorrow morning, 34 degrees. 37 sunday when that system comes in, puts more clouds into our picture. it will be milder monday

morning. 44 degrees. so definitely some cold mornings ahead. let's look at your lows tomorrow. starting off in the low 30s to the upper 40s. you'll feel that chill. there may be some patchy frost and fog just like this morning. tomorrow afternoon you're looking at 61 in santa rosa. oakland, fremont, 52. 59 in the livermore. 64 in santa cruz. the highs in the bay area today upper 50s to mid-60s. get a load of this. gillroy got up to 70 degrees. it's well above average. morning clouds will give way to sun in tahoe. good weekend to head up there. they are transporting dry conditions until monday night. 44 degrees. the morning will start out with 20 degrees. where does our sierra snow pack stand? it's at 104% of normal. with above average central sierra. this is a good thing. northern sierra, 78% of average. a few inches expected over the weekend.

sunday night and going into monday. light level one system sunday night into monday morning. scattered showers, less than 0.2 inch. and it will be breezy in the bay area at times. we get into sunday night, it starts to slip towards the north bay. by monday morning we're seeing wet roadways in time for the commute. it could be slow going but the shower band is very narrow and it falls apart. it's going to weaken quite a bit. we'll get the much needed moisture just not a lot of it. we will see those snow showers. here's what we're expecting. most areas 0.1 to 0.2 inch. up around clear lake, 0.3 inch of rain. sunday night into monday morning we see the showers in the bay area. and tuesday we have another system coming. best chance in the north bay right now. and a storm that looks promising on friday. that's a level one system. >> all right. but most of the weekend dry. get out there and do what you want to do.

and there's a lot of activities, obviously were for hanukkah and christm christmas. >> thank you. it is the holiday of giving. so drew tuma has the story on the salvation army. and next at 6:00, meet a woman who is living a zero waste lifestyle. what that

the lholidays can really bring out the best in people. this is the time of year helping those in need is highlighted. and your generosity is needed to make sure everyone can enjoy the holiday. >> a simple gesture makes a big difference. drew tuma is live. he's with the salvation army on geary street. >> reporter: it's that time of the year. the red kettle, the bell synonymous with the holiday season of girt. myor more an two decades.

is that right? >> 22 years. >> reporter: and a little known fact. this all started here in san francisco when? >> 1891 is the o the o the o when the red kettles began here in the city. salvation army came t in 1973. >> it started right here in san francisco. we have a unique opportunity tomorrow with the salvation army. tell us more about that. tomorrow december the 8th is our kettle challenge. we're inviting shoppers to put in a $20 bill or a $20 check into one of our hundred kettles throughout the city. and that $20 will be so we'll take that money, keep it here locally. we'll turn it into meals and afterschool youth programs and toys and food. >> reporter: that is fantastic. what's your favorite part of this whole thing? >> i love the fact at aeople o the community to rally around

the neighbors in need. the kettles are so accessible. the whole community can come together to make it brighter for those less fortunate. >> reporter: thank you. and the salvation army will be collecting money through christmas eve. their goal is $200,000. >> when there's a match, take advantage of that. you look good with that hat by the way. still to come, your chanc

coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, the affordable housing crisis. tonight why the solution might be to think small. also -- >> we've got structures burning down here. >> showing about a thousand acres. >> a month after the camp fire started, we look back at what happened including some images you may not have seen before. and this is something. we'll introduce you to an east

bay woman who's turning recycled paper into bottles. business is booming. that's coming up in half an hour at 6:00. >> thanks. see you then. it's time for finney's friday free stuff. >> he's off today. i forgot the prop. he's off today, but the deal is on. check it out. >> today's deal is a three-day spa pass to brooke williams in the westfield shopping center. >> it was awarded best day spa by the san francisco chronicle in 2017. the pass is valued at $225. >> there you go. the first 125 viewers to head to abc7news.com and enter their information can snag this deal. >> just relaxing just talking about it. >> one for you, one for me. just kidding. world news with david muir is next. we appreciate your time tonight. >> for all of us here, thank you for inviting us into your homes tonight. >> we will see you again in half an hour. have a good evening.

tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. president trump's longtime personal fixer and lawyer michael cohen. new filings in court just in tonight. prosecutors in one case saying he committed several federal crimes motivated by personal greed. they're recommending years in prison. also just in, a new filing from robert mueller. what he's now saying about michael cohen and prison time as well. also breaking news on paul manafort, coming in now. also tonight, the dangerous storm system barreling east. conditionsn roads.ng dangerous togh takaces oemergency clared thrkettdoi ict ju iofourotest