it happens, right in the heart of the city, running down telegraph avenue from 27th street to west grand. abc 7 reporter katie utehs is live. >> most organizers strive to bring people into their events. tonight it was more about the plan of getting them out, dispersing people from downtown. and there is an effort under way to that. now vendors tell me the crowds were smaller than usual, but smaller crowds are better than no customers at all. the roots of hope lehman's business run through oakland first fridays, where she has been selling since 2014. >> i love first friday because it's a great experience for first-time entrepreneurs to test out their product, and it's very low entry. you need to get your licensing, of course be, the vending fees are affordable. >> so when a shooting at 19th and telegraph hours after the october event forced the closure for november, it was a hit for small businessent income that

we were mission out on for sure. >> organizers got right to work, trying to reinstate the street fair. >> we had some town hall meetings, an evt. >> this month, security is more visible. >> there is more security. i appreciate it. it's good. >> with a more festive family vibe. organizers expect around 20,000 people. it's less than the usual crowds of 40,000 to 50,000, but once people realize their favorite vendors are back, the crowds will be too. >> oakland is different. there is nowhere else in california that's like this. and so the people embrace us and so we enjoy coming and doing first fridays. >> the vendor you just heard from, brian heinz, he drives all the way from temecula for first imrtant thnt small business owners. live in downtown oakland, katie live where you live, this is abc 7 news. utehs, abc 7 news. >> katie, thank you so much. everything went very smoothly

>> good santa or bad santa? tonight. want to learn more about first fridays and future events? go to our website, abc7news.com jolly old st. nick and his and click on the story where you will find the link. legion of followers are taking over the streets tomorrow, but uber has taken steps to go not everyone is feeling the holiday spirit. good evening. public, trying to beat ride thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley. sharing rival lyft to sharing >> and i'm ama daetz. stocks in an initial public the bay area is getting ready for an invasion of red. offering. the "wall street journal" >> that's right. the 24th annual santa con is reporteds uber filed getting ready to hit the confidential documents with streets. thousands of santas will be out regulators yesterday. to party. lyft also filed paperwork with the securities and exchange commission yesterday. >> yes. some suggest unabom cory be this is despite being denied a worth up to $120 billion in an permit by the city of san ipo. francisco. uber is likely shooting to go cornell bernard is live in union public during the first three months of next year. square. cornell? >> reporter: hey, guys. abc 7 news has obtained police body cam footage of a definitely a love-hate relationship with this holiday domestic dispute involving tradition, but ready or not, former 49er reuben foster. here comes santa con. ♪ it happened a month before he was released by the team. abc 7 news reporter matt keller has been reviewing the footage call it the calm before the to explain what happened to lead up to that police encounter. storm, better known as santa con. santa con, are you ready? >> police department. >> yes, sir. >> police were called to this it's going to be a party santa clara apartment complex around 11:00 at night on october tomorrow. >> reporter: dominic augustine 12th of this year. works security at the golden >> i am a neighbor gate tap room that's getting ready to welcome thousands of

hearing thso thirsty santas like joel. >> just an argument. >> bringing back family >> officers were met at the door by 49ers linebacker reuben traditions where you're coming out with friends, passing out candy, so santa con is a good year to come this year. because we need it right now. foster. his girlfriend came to the store >> san francisco's rec and parks crying and initially stated she was not okay. denied a permit for the event >> going through her phone? for union square because the >> police attempted to interview them simply. holiday tree and ice rink >> let's go over here. >> i'm not listening to no conversation, brother. >> okay. i'm going to put you in attracts so many visitors handcuffs, man. >> and that's what happened. already. foster was detained in the back despite that, the event is still on. >> it's definitely not worth the of a patrol car while ennis was hassle. >> reporter: a sign tells them interviewed. both foster and ennis told they're not welcome in north police nothing physical happened. beach where santa con got ugly police took photos of both of in years past, chasing regulars them to show what they say was a away. >> it's good for people in the lack of injuries. neighborhood to know they have a foster was released from custody safe haven and a safe place they and ennis was given a domestic can come into that's not going violence resource card. to be full of crazy drunks. >> so you feel safe if you came back in here? >> yeah. >> you don't think this is going >> these barricade also soon go to continue? >> no. >> no charges were filed, but in up on grant street to an interview on gma this week safe from traffic. >> you know what you're in for. following foster's arrest in

>> tupelo bar is bracing for the tampa, ennis said foster had gotten physical with her three crowds by clearing the decks. times, including during the october incident. santa con is their busiest day the d.a.'s office says they're of the year. exploring legal options. >> it will at some point likec the 49ers say they didn't know the titani sink, but we hope to about the october incident until ride it out long enough. after foster's arrest in tampa. >> an informational type of >> and she plans to bring in extra bar tenders and security for the event. report does not necessitate sfpd will have extra officers on notification of anybody. duty to keep all of those santas >> foster has signed with the safe, especially those who have washington redskins but has yet to be cleared to play. overdone it with the holiday the nfl has contacted the santa cheer. in san francisco, cornell clara police department for more information on the october bernard, abc 7 news. >> all right, cornell, thank incident. in santa clara, matt keller, abc you. 7 news. santa con is a worldwide new at 11:00, tonight's phenomenon. it's supposed to capture the performance of volta was cut holiday spirit while santas sip short after a performer was spirits. participants are urged to donate injured. toys, usually at a central cirque du soleil tells abc 7 news a performer fell off a bmx donation. in some city there's is an official list of bars that are bike during one of the stunts. participating. new york city may be the biggest this is video of a previous santa con event, but it's gotten performance. nned alcohol this weekend.have a witness says on social media that the performer fell on his neck or head and couldn't move. meantime, first fridays he was removed by stretcher and return to oakland for first time treated by volta's medical team. since sho you where a cirque spokespersos the performler be okay. tonight's second show was

canceled. a surfer died despite a desperate attempt to revive him at san francisco's ocean beach. today's tragedy firefighters and park rangers pulled him from the pacific about 12:30 this afternoon. paramedics worked frantically to revive him after he was found unconscious in the water. he died after being rushed to a hospital. a beach hazard warning of rough waves had been lifted just a few hours earlier. in the east bay now, the concord police department has become the latest law enforcement agency to produce a lip-synch video, but the price tag is hitting a sour note with some. ♪ the cost to produce this video is raising some eyebrows on social media, where it was posted. the east bay times is reporting the department paid $34,000. police say the money came from asset forfeiture, which allows police to collect cash and property from people they arrest

or suspect of wrongdoing. california law requires law enforcement in most cases to wait until defendants are convicted before keeping their assets. the department defends the use of the money saying it helps with crime prevention by building relationships with the community. an update on the teacher arrested after forcibly cutting one of her students' hair. she got out of jail tonight. the charges she is now fact. plus -- >> free food done right. now a new san jose program is helping street vendors launch a business. and the picture says it all. a doug survives the camp fire, and this is what its owners returned home to. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. live doppler 7 is tracking another storm. i'll let you know if the rain is going to impact your weekend plans coming up. first, though, here's a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live after abc 7 news at 11:00. jimmy? >> what you're to be see may change you forever. >> i had blond hair halfway down my back. i was a queen in italy. i was 18 years old.

>> oh, you liked it? >> i loved it.

abc 7 is committed to building a better bay area, and we're highlighting the issues that affect so many of us. >> some people are just trying to make it and get their businesses off the ground. and in the south bay tonight we

found the street food version of startups. >> the city of san jose is launching a program to help those vendors launch their small business the right way. >> abc 7 news reporter carlos salcedo shows us how it works. >> on a chilly night, hot tamales and hot chocolate are a must. and for many, street food is the way to go. in spanish, loves to cook. the city of san jose has teamed up with nonprofit vejilution. >> to help guide them through the process if they want to be permitted for street food vending. >> the program helps low income residents get their business up and running. >> we know the heart beat of this city, the majority of our small business owners are emigrants, and often need help getting through the permitting process or being able to get up and running. >> organizers say having more of

the street vendors at citywide events could bring more people to downtown. >> we've got an incredibly diversity here with a lot of ethnic food options that you don't find anywhere else. and we want to be able to show that off. >> the goal to provide multiple food options while achieving independent business ownership. rosaura says it's a stepping stone that may help her dreams come true one tamale at a time. in san jose, carlos salcedo, abc news. there. >> are a lot of ways we can make things better in the bay area, of course. so what are your ideas? we'd like to know. add the #better bay area when you tweet facebook or instagram, what you've got on your mind. a fresno bay area teacher left jail this afternoon following her arrest on cruelty charges. cell phone video caught her cutting a student's hair in class. ♪ what so proudly we hail >> margaret ing

e star spaled banr while clipping a boy's hair. students ran from her classroom when she chased a girl. she shielhile leaving jail tonight. she faces a total of five charges. students claim she had another outburst earlier this week. the bay area is remembering the 77th anniversary of pearl harbor tonight. sky 7 was over mt. diablo this evening when the beacon was turned on. this is the only day of the year it is lit and illuminates the night sky quite dramatically. it's a tradition that dates back to 1964 when admiral chester nimitz requested the beacon be turned on the commemorate the japanese attack. >> the bay area always has a way of reminding us it is one of the most beautiful pto. >> i isure is. take a look a picte-sunset. that sro towith a stunning golden backdrop. just absolutely gorgeous. >> let's get to abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. think you can top that this weekend, sandhya? >> oh, absolutely i can, especially tomorrow.

i'm going to top it right now, as a matter of fact, since you challenged me, dan and am marks take a look at this view from our south beach camera. if you want to get the full effects of that spectacular sunset tonight, there you go. it was just absolutely gorgeous. those high clouds added a little more color as the sun went down. now tonight we are feeling the chill there isn't a heavy blanket of clouds to actually insulate us. so here we go. those temperatures are dropping. take a look at where they stand right now. san francisco, 53 degrees. oakland, mountain view, upper 40s. gilroy, you're already 46 degrees and 45 in half moon bay. low 40s from santa rosa to napa. look at novato, 39 degrees. you may be scraping a little bit of ice off the windshield if you park outside tomorrow. there might be frost. livermore 43 degrees. here is live picture from downtown san francisco. city hall, all visible. live doppler 7 showing you no rain here on our radar, but that will be changing. let's talk about the rainy season. how much rain have we received so far?

santa rosa over 7 inches, putting it at 92% of average. san francisco, you're at 82%. oakland, 87%. san jose, 78% of average. we still have a ways to go. but these numbers are definitely coming up as we have had some storms over the last couple of weeks. so that's a good thing. and it's certainly boosted our snowpack. statewide sierra snowpack is at 104% of average. higher than average for central and southern sierra. when you average all three, that's what you get. we're hoping for more snow there as well. look at this view from our emeryville marina. really nice and festive. chilly overnight and sunny and mild tomorrow. chance of light rain late sunday night. it is going to be wet for your sunday morning commute. tomorrow morning you have early plans. make sure you have your w to th 40s for many of you. san francisco is the only place that will be about 50 degrees. tomorrow afternoon, 59 in the city. half moon bay, richmond.

61 in santa rosa, oakland, fremont, 64 in santa cruz. pretty nice looking day. level 1 system sunday night into monday morning. rain spreads north to south. expecting about a tenth to half an inch and breezy at times. hour-by-hour we go. sunday afternoon into sunday night, it's around mendocino county. slipping south during the overnight hours, going into monday morning's commute, which will include some wet roadways. but this is not a big storm. it will be just enough to dampen the ground an bring some snow showers to the sierra nevada. a little bit. not a lot. in terms of your rainfall totals, you're looking at anywhere from a few 100s of an inch in the south bay to half an inch, santa rosa, calistoga. you can download the app and track doppler 7 any time you want. tomorrow you're going to be enjoying nice weather. sunday night into monday morning we get our much needed rain. dry tuesday through thursday, and then another chance of rain, level 1 system coming ouway on i think for all the christmas

and hanukkah celebrations this weekend, weather looks good. >> thanks, sandhya. all right. take a look at loyalty personified. >> what a picture. the remarkable story of the dog that would not be fazed by the

dogs are said to be man's best friend. just look at this picture. a family returned home following the camp fire to find their dog madison watching over their property, just waiting for them. the owners couldn't find the dog as they evacuated last month, and he survived, waiting for their return. >> what a shot. and then there is this. strangers are coming to the rescue of a 4-year-old boy who lost his prized dinosaur toy ihi the boy's greattoo a fabookskg foreo to help replace the dinos. the post received an overwhelming response, and the boy named riley posted a video

thanking everyone for replacing his collection. >> those are some cool looking dinosaurs. >> they are. now he's got "jurassic park." >> exactly. >> in sports tonight, steve kerr said the warriors, they were embarrassed by the bucks

abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> good evening. warriors finished a fife-game road trip with a stop in milwaukee. remember, the bucks beat the dubs at oracle last month. steph and company looking for a little payback. serving up the cheese curds et on him.cp slam. this is not good defense by milwaukee. andre iguodala streaking with

authority. dubs up six at the break. third quarter, bucks coming back. capping a 14-2 run, and milwaukee has a two-point lead, which lasted about ten seconds. a screen from kevin durant, who had only 11 points. that brings steph for three, and the dubs lead for most of this game. jordan bell between the legs to steph for 3 of his 20. learned that pass from zaza. and klay thompson with 20 as the dubs hold the top scoring team to only 95 points. the warriors win their third straight, 105-95. they're back home against minnesota on monday. >> it was a game that meant a lot to us. we were embarrassed a few weeks ago. and we have an eye on them. you know, this is a team we could play later on. i thought it was our best defensive game of the year. we were getting after it right from the opening tip. >> we know what happened the last time they came to oracle. and one of the opportunities forrer us we can kind of make a statement on the road, a team that is up and coming and playing as well as they are. to the ice, the sharks in

dallas. i pity the fool stop evander kane. remember mr. t? google him, kids. evander kane with his eighth of the year. sharks with the quick 1-0 lead. two bad minutes in the third period, and the stars made him they scored twice. brett ritchie beats martin. suddenly a three-game. sharks with chances. stars goalie ben bishop denies them all. sharks lose, 3-2. they're in arizona tomorrow. volleyball regional semis. number one stanford taking on washington state. the tree and holiday spirits. they split the first two games. stanford taking control. audreanna fits morris. it's good to be 6'6". stanford a winner in four games. they've 2 matches. that's a new school record. they take on penn state with a

berth in the final four on the line tomorrow night. abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. things coming together for the warriors. draymond green back on monday. boogie cousins maybe later this month. five all stars perfect. >> abc news continues now online, on twitter and facebook and your

superior accuracy in the palm of your hand. the new accuweather app from abc 7 news. minute by minute forecast, plus real-time radar and alert. keeping you safe. search accuweather in your app store and download now. >> set it up for picking on her. >> it's friday. thanks for joining us. jimmy kimmel live.

♪ tv's number-one daily viral video show, "right this minute." >> very scary. >> another scared orphan monkey ends up at a sanctuary. >> watch what happens when they play together. >> the sweet moments that let them know they're not alone. >> aw. you got a guy near a canal -- >> look out! >> see what leads to the big -- >> oops. antarctic researchers drop a camera toward the sea floor. >> find out why they're so excited to get this shot. and want your brows in the holiday spirit? >> go for it. >> the many ways to make them festive including one. our own. >> velcro?

>> nah. >> wait. [ laughter ] this is a sanctuary for verbit monkeys. as you're going to see, there's a real need for the sanctuary because of two residents that are about to move to. this first one right here. it's lustig. >> it's okay. it's okay. >> so cute. >> lustig was orphaned. mom was hit by a car. it's believed he's about a month old. [ sounds ] >> aw. >> ah. >> there's a lot of cuddling going on and feeding. >> sh, sh. >> they're in the second season of the forest. that's their show where they educate and teach about monkeys and their sanctuary. >> i can't handle it. >> i know. >> seriously. my heart is just like -- >> yeah. another comes in named paco. and paco is only believed to be

about a week >> he's an overfab -- orphan, too? >> yes, he's an orph. >> wants to play with everything. >> he's brand new. he's still wobbly. >> yeah, but hungry. >> aw. >> they call this area of the sanctuary disneyland because that's where they go to play and have a good time. but watch right here. he's sucking on those ears, and he teaches us something very important about that. >> ear sucking is like a -- not the best thing in the world. it's the same -- they do it for the same reason they suck their fingers. it's that desire to have a teat, to sleep with something in their mouth that's comforting. >> yeah. you get to see them play together. and you get to see them just loving on each other and getting the care they need. some people may not believe

that santa is watching if you're naughty or nice, doesn't matter. the cameras are. and the cameras know if you've been naughty. and the people that are in these videos i think are some of the lowest of the low out there. first, you see this person walking up. she opens the gate and starts to steal christmas decorations. walks right back out and off she goes. you think that's an isolated case? absolutely iranot -- absolutely not. this is a college kid stealing decorations from his front yard. >> i don't understand why people do that. christmas decorations, plants, all things that don't cost very much that you can pick up yourself. you just want to ruin somebody else's day. >> maybe that's what's going through the heads of these thieves. another front yard. and this person stealing one of those light projector things. >> you don't have to steal it -- >> i know. it's frustrating. i have a fourth video here. another person, this guy bold enough to drive right up into their driveway.

lights out. picking stuff up and just putting it into the back of a truck. it looks like there's other stuff in the back of that truck, too. i feel a feeling this wasn't the first stop of the night. rolls out of the driveway. kicks the lights on, and off into the night he goes. >> yeah. >> it's no christmas -- is well lit. >> frustrating, sad. hopefully the shows help cap up with the awful grinchy thieves. look out! >> geez. >> oh, oh, oh -- >> ooh. >> where is he? >> wow. it took him out. >> dang. >> that was intentional. >> teenagers in brazil were walking down the street. suddenly this woman comes flying down the street. you see when he notices her coming, he tries to run out of the way. boom. hits him and keeps going. he gets up, he bounces back up. >> needless to say, it was a

terrifying situation. he was taken to the hospital and suffered light injuries. these were the cameras and license plate. they were able to identify the driver. here's the plot twist -- he's a 34-year-old disabled woman with an expired license and drinsequ. >> she could be facing two to seven years in prison. to england where i could tell you to look out, but you've got to be paying attention. >> like a water treatment facility or canal? >> it's a canal outside of a bar. >> outside of a bar. >> oh, boy. >> that's not going to be good. >> this thing had nothing to did with the bar. it had everything to do with this man. >> who maybe recently came out of the bar? is he a -- >> wobbly, wobbly. >> oh, my god, dude. are you kidding me? >> he ended up looking out. these people saw him, ran out there, draim to ome saying, don't drink and drown because the canal is out there. it's full of leaves. again, this had nothing to do with that. it was simply the fact that he

wasdown the and >>sn have to worry about the phone anymore because it doesn't work. >> no, maybe water resistant -- >> not going to happen again, i don't think. >> even if it is water resistant, it's not foolproof. [ cheers ] this is a researcher, and he gets to do pretty cool stuff. like this. drop a camera into icy-cold water through 6.5 feet of ice, down to 82 feet to the sea floor. what are we looking for? >> they are studying climate change in the seabed under-sea ice. once the camera stops we get a shot of a seal. eventually the researchers jump right in the water. and this is the shot that jason really wanted to capture. them coming into the water. they also get the added treat of

the seal hanging out while they do. >> this is the shot where you can totally understand how sharks get confused sometimes. >> uh-huh. >> you know? not much of a difference between that seal, dinner, and that researcher not dinner. the next video is also pretty awesome because it combines two really cool things. scuba diving -- but they're doing it in a volcanic crater because it turns out this crater in iceland was flooded. and now because it's so cold, this that you see right here, that is ice forming on the surface of the water while these divers are in there. >> they got time to get out before it completely freezes over, right? they're going to be stuck. >> they do say this is an area that was discovered just very recently within the last few years. so not many people have gotten to scuba dive here. this wasil