transportation. >> like the rise of rideshare companies, we are seeing a scooter surge across the bay area. more than a dozen cities have scooters from at least one company rolling and around and they've hit speed bums in big cities. >> san francisco banned them for months. in oakland they're spotted sunk in the lake. in san jose the city council has spent hours debating new rules for them. >> "abc 7 news" reporter chris wynn joins us live with their progress. chris. >> reporter: and just moments ago the city council voted to approve a new set of rules covers everything from how fast they can be to where they have to be parked. the companies have until july 1st to comply with the new rules or they will be denied the opportunity to operate here in the city. tonight in san jose, city leaders voted to approve new safety and permitting policies for e-scooters. >> if you can regulate it at 12, we feel it is a safer speed not only for the pedestrians on the

road but also a safer speed for the scooter riders. >> reporter: the ordinance will outline a permit process, put a cap on how fast they can be and establish a set of fines for companies that violate. >> the scooters are a way to quickly runner rands in downtown and it keeps me out of my car. i'm saving quite a bit on gas. the scooter is cheaper. >> reporter: not everyone has been happy with the scooters so far. >> had a couple of times where a scooter has come riding on the sidewalk while i've been walking my dog and almost run over my dog. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo proposed geo fencing as a possible requirement. >> in the downtown core where you have a lot of buses, a lot of folks on the sidewalk constantly, that's where we see the conflicts and safety issues. that's where we expect geo fencing to help pro secretary folks. >> reporter: the transportation institute says e scooters could help solve the mobility issues facing our region, however, they believe more should be done to help improve public safety. >> i think it is time for the

city to revisit its traffic code and think about what are the guidelines we want to give users on all of this whole class of personal transportation devices, so that people know what is expected of them to operate safely. >> reporter: the city understanding the need to innovate, they've made it very clear that they want to work with the companies on all of this. now, as for that geo fencing that mayor liccardo mentioned, that geo fencing, that technology would halt or slow down scooters in certain areas such as public sidewalks. that recommendation that he made passed along with the staff recommendation, so it was certainly a win for him there. now, public education will also be a big part of this. as you know, it is illegal to ride a scooter on a sidewalk. we're in san jose tonight. i'm chris wynn, "abc 7 news." >> chris,t. san jose is not the only city dealing with scooters.

they have ended up in oakland's layer merritt. oakland voted in favor of requiring scooter companies to pay an annual permit fee. they will work out the details of the conditions. this is the final week for community meetings for public input. oakland expects to open permit applications in january. in san francisco they dea butedn march, but a month later there were so many complaints they were taken off the streets. other scooter companies like lime are appealing the city's decision. state laws for scooter rides will change in two weeks with the start of the new year. no longer will riders over the age of 18 be required to wear a helmet. riders under the age of 18 are still required and will be issued a fix-it tick if caught without one. state laws require scooters to be ridden in bike lanes, not sidewalks, and technically a driver's license is required to operate one. transioatrts in in the bay

we want your help to make it better. you can get involved by using the #betterbayarea when you tweet or go on facebook. together we can work on building a better bay area. flames shot out of a tesla model s sedan after it caught fire in lass gatos this afternoon. the car's owner took the video of the fire engulfing the front end of the vehicle. he took it to the tire off shop on university avenue as he encountered problems. the three-month-old car burst into flames in the parking lot. it was practically new with only 1200 miles on it. firefighters were able to extinguish the flames and it reignited. look how much foam they used from this video from sky 7. >> we routinely use foam on fires. it helps to cool and essentially it extends the capacity of the fire to extinguish the water.

>> no one was hurt. the owner's wife said they won't replace the tesla with another tesla because of the fire. tesla says, we are currently investigating the matter and are in touch with local first responders. we are glad everyone is safe. a rare tornado touched down in washington state. aerial images show the extent of damage. look at the trees uprooted, crushing homes. so far no reports of anyone hurt. the red cross is sending resources to help those displaced. it happened in a bit of a surprise in port orchard, a city southwest of seattle. some walmart shoppers saw it rip through a parking lot. >> dude! >> washington gets one tornado per year on average. the national weather service is sending a research team now to determine how strong this one was. now, let's bring in "abc 7 news" weather anchor spencer christian for details on the kind of conditions that made for this tornado. spencer. >> chris ten, tornados are relatively unusual in the state of washington, but the state

does experience about on average two to three tornados per year, and this was one of them. you can see on the radar image here there was a band, a broader band of thunderstorms that apparently, an isolated cell broke off there and had enough instability in the atmosphere that the swirling, churning turbulent winds produced the funnel cloud which touched down and became a tornado. of course, we are happy to say that -- whoops. let me skip back to that, get back to that image there. so it touched down and formed the tornado, but the damage was done. no injuries reported yet, and local meteorologists are trying to determine from the damage that was done what kind of ranking to give it on the enhanced scale. it looks like the damage that was left could have been the result of a tornado as strong as ef-3 but no official ranking has been given to it yet. dan. >> okay, spencer. thank you. >> a new development. the mother of a two-year-old boy on life support at oakland children's hospital has been granted a united states visa and

will arrive here tomorrow to see her son in person. "abc 7 news" reporter anser hassan is live with the story at the hospital. >> reporter: that's right. good evening, dan. the father of the two-year-old said desite all his family is dealing with right now, he described today as the happiest day of his life, knowing his wife is on the way to america and she will get to see their son one last time. abdullah, the two-year-old boy, has been here at children's hospital over a month. he suffers from a rare brain disease. the family moved to egypt during the war in yemen, but when the little boy's condition got worst the father and son, who are both american citizens, came to the u.s. seeking better medical treatment. the mom first applied for a visa in 2016 but it was denied because of president trump's administration's travel ban, which includes yemen. next she applied for a waiver as the wife and mother of u.s. citizens whose child is facing a life-threatening medical conditions. three bay area congressional

representatives wrote a letter to secretary of state mike pompeo, asking that the mom be allowed to come. today she got the good news. ali says his wife was screaming and crying out of happiness, knowing she will get one last chance to see her son and to say goodbye. >> my son is dying right now to be honest. i mean given it is too late, but at least i'm getting her here to say goodbye to her son. >> reporter: hassan says his wife was actually granted a spousal visa which means she gets to stay. he told me they were actually thinking of taking abdullah off of life support last week, but waited, trying one last time to get his wife here to the u.s. before his son passes. it seems to have worked. reinrtpogiv le oakland. anser hassan, "abc 7 news." >> thank you very much. hollywood is paying tribute to penny marshall who died yesterday because of complications from diabetes. the actor, director and producer first broke out in

"laverne & shirley." ♪ >> it is a classic. following that hit show in the '70s, marshall became one of the most successful fee mall directors of all time. her hits include "big," "awakenings" and "a league of their own." she is survived by a sister, daughter and three grandchildren. she was 75 years old. one of america's great directors. the bay area spend two weeks straight under a spare-the-air alert last month due to smoke from the massive wildfire in butte county. much of the smoke is now coming from fireplaces. even as the air quality management district monitors particulate in the bay area. "abc 7 news" reporter leslie brinkley joining us live from walnut kreeng with a look at how fireplaces are affecting our health. lesley. >> reporter: i'm comfortable here with all of the fireplaces, dreaming of chestnuts roasting on an open fire, but, like you said, not if there's been a spare-the-air alert. after all of that smoky air we breathed in last month, people here in the bay area are more

attuned than ever before to air quality. ah, the magical glow of that wood-burning fire and the awful reality of the particulates it is spewing out. >> what is the air quality inside your living room if you have a fireplace burning? >> we have done some testing and it does become unhealthy at times, especially during start-up and yes the fire is winding down. >> reporter: how much do fireplaces contribute to unhealthy air quality in a neighborhood? >> wood burning in the bay area is the number one cause of winter-time pollution. ter: number one? > numberep one. >> reporter: so that smoky scent if you are outdoors, it means the air quality on your block is bad. >> but after the camp fire, i think recognition has increased tremendously. >> reporter: dr. mary pernicke is an instructor at the center for allergy and asthma research at stanford and is an expert in how air pollution impacts our immune system. >> the smaller particulate matter, the pm 2.5 or smaller

will go into your lungs and cross into your bloodstream. so it can causse inflammation i several organs in your body. >> reporter: including your heart and lungs. those who love your fireplace and remember the smoky air from last month are inundating stores with request for fireplace gas inserts wch'ton d particulates. >> it is very busy. busy. people want -- they want them and they want them now, they want them for the holidays. so we have several crews out and they go six days a week. >> reporter: a fireplace insert, an installation can run you between $3,000 and $5,000. in the last hour, two women have come into this store to purchase theirs. they said, again, like we've har last month that finally motivated them to take that transitional step. reporting live in walnut creek, i'm leslie brinkley, "abc 7 news." >> thanks very much. the weather has brought us another day of huge waves.

surfers took advantage and they weren't the only ones out on the ter. look at that. see what the waves look like when you are on a boat. that is next. >> i'm spencer christian. i will show you what our next rainfall is expected to look like in a moment. >> thanks, spencer. at 6:30, some closure for a north bay family five years after their teenage son was shot to death

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ take a look at who got to be a boat by honmof ay b i-team'sn the blew jacket, balancing on the bow while holding a camera as you can see. he was checking out the high surf at mavericks along with a few dozen surfers. the waves have been exceptnally big lately and a high-surf advisory has been

extended for the next several hours. dan joins us n siatee.iv surfer and pretty good at it, too. dan, i know it was a treat for you to be out there. what was it like? >> reporter: well, dan, i got to say when you have the camera up to your eye and the boat is bobbing, you can get really sea sick, but i'm fine now. great day on the water. big waves, about 30-foot faces and clean conditions. on the way out aboard the queen of hearts, we got a taste of why the boats couldn't go out yesterday. big swells in the channel rocked our boat, sending one little boy flying. he and his brother asked santa to see t waves. brett flew in from portland just for this. >> i got the notice on friday that the swell was goingke at md i was like, hey, this is a once-in-a-lifetime. she looked back at me and she was like, why haven't you bought your plane ticket then. >> reporter: the first we saw,e a av w20-foot face. then long lulls between sets and suddenly the pack of surfers

scramble, who is going. the captain got us close to the line-up. >> what is the challenge in being out here, captain? >> well, you want to keep yourself safe and the safety of the passengersl aut alsafety i.s so you want to make sure you know what is coming and make sure you have an escape route. >> the waves, you can kind of feel the power and we're a lot closer than i thought i would ever be. >> reporter: one boat had a close call, getting rocked by a big wave. women caught some of the best waves of the day. they will be part of the mavericks contest for the first time when it runs next year. as the day wore on, the tide dropped, the waves getting bigger, throwing out over the shallow reef. >> it is pretty big. i wouldn't feel safe palgtsing out, that's for sure. >> reporter: mike and elena tell me it is different seeing the waves in person. >> you know, you have the quiet along with the big waves. it is humbling because it is just nature, you know. >> yeah. >> reporter: after a day like that, i really am dying to get back in the water, but maybe a little smaller. as we say, the contest has been

called off for this week, but the mavericks contest will run at some point in the coming months. they are very hopeful. dan and kristen. >> all right. thanks so much. you know, some surfers were really catching the action today at mavericks. look at that. sky 7 was above this one. what a ride right there. the wipeouts are almost as fun to watch though. of course, that is as long as nobody gets hurt, right? >> right, right. "abc 7 news" reporter cornell barnard tracked down the story of one surfer who survived 100 seconds of sheer terror. cornell. >> reporter: that's right. pro surfer aaron gull telling a scary storyder water by monster >> my shoulder is a little sore today, you know. my neck is a little sore. >> reporter: aaron gold is recover back home in hawaii, fresh from taking on monster kseasy. mic neravot >> it landed right on me and gave me a really good beating. >> reporter: fellow surfers say that's gold in this

you will see it only on "abc 7 news". catching a 50-foot wave, but wiping out five stories up and being slammed down by the wave. >> the wave landed right on me and it was pretty much like taking -- you know, going through a car wash, getting sprayed and hit by a car in a car crash at the same time. >> reporter: fellow pro surfer lucas gianca was worried watching the drama. >> i talked to him after the wipeout, he was like, oh, that was heavy, but i just took my time under the water, just relaxed. >> reporter: a timer longold may saveowws been tra h under water, but somehow he stayed calm. >> you either pray, go to your happy place or you just relax and wait for the right timing to pass by. >> reporter: jet ski crews finally located him, getting him to safety about 1:40 after wiping out and he says thanks. >> surfing is great and riding big waves is great, but we have families and we want to come back to them. >> reporter: he says he plans to rest up and get back into the water in just a few days. he also says if mavericks is

held in the next couple of months he will make the trip back to california. in half moon bay, cornell barnard, "abc 7 news." >> i have no doubt he would want to get back in the action. it is spectacular but a good reminder it is dangerous. >> don't want to get too close. let's check in with meteorologist spencer christian to talk about the surf and the forecast. >> the good news is the waves will be diminishing over the next couple of days, but still stay away from the coastline if you don't need to be there. let's look at live doppler 7. we havereglouds and partly clear skies in some areas as well. this is a view, a good one matter of fact, from the abc 7 exploratorium camera at pier 15 in san francisco. it is 58 degrees in san francisco right notice. mid to upper 50s in oakland, mountain view, san jose, morgan hill, 52 at half moon bay. the view from emeryville, looking along the bay bridge towards san francisco. mid santa rosa and napa. upper 50s in vacaville and

concord. these are the forecast features. we will see areas dseog velopi ong overnightf for the morning commute. mostly sunny skies by afternoon tomorrow, and we expect scattered showers late a close high surf advisory, which is in effect until 3:00 a.m. thursday. right now we have wave heights ranging from 11 to about 15 feet, so they're well elevated. as i mentioned, they will miinbe slowly over the next couple of days getting down to the average range of four to six feet. still, there is the possibility of dangerous rip current and sneaker waves. overnight as the fog increases along the bay, along the coastlinehrhe centr valley through the delta, low temperatures mainly in the low to mid 40s. the fog forecast animation taking us into the early morning hours tomorrow. during the commute we will see snse fogsn i om reeduced visibility no doubt, bt the fog will quickly diminish approaching midday giving way to

yilnnsubees s around the low 60s in most bay area locations. our forecast animation going into thursday morning shows the approach of the weak system that will produce light rainfall, mainly a north bay event but some other parts of the bay area could see some showers from the system as well late thursday into thursday night. it should be gone by friday. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. we are ranking that system, weak though it may be, one on the storm impact scale. then we will have mainly sunny skies on friday, saturday and going into sunday increasing clouds and another system comes in, maybe a little more vigorous but still ranking only one on the storm impact scale for monday and tuesday. >> thank y,spencer. >> okay. all right. you can check out by walking out of an amazon go store, and now in more places than one. >> yes, just walk on out. several different

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an early rally on the stock market was largely gone by the closing bell. still, the dow gained 82 points, the nasdaq up 30, the s&p was essentially flat. tomorrow the federal reserve is expected to raise its key interest rate for the fourth time this year. so we'll see what happens then. for the second time in two months amazon has opened a new amazon go store in san francisco. it is located at post and

kearny, block goes away from the first amazon go store at california and battery in the city's financial district. "abc 7 news" was there when the first store opened in october. there are no cashiers. shoppers use the amazon go app to enter the store, pick up what they want and then just walk out. amazon charges you through the app and sends you a receipt. san francisco is home to the onlyzoma an g the state. tonight elon musk will unveil the first segment of his underground tunnel system that aims to move people faster than subways. the two-mile tunnel is located o f trde hawthorne in southern california. two years ago musk created the boring company. tonight's unveiling is meant to be a proof of concept show which involves elevators to bring users own cars from street level to the tunnel. musk today also announced his rocket company, that's spacex, is set to raise half a billion dollars to launch a satellite internet business. however, this morning's spacex

falcon 9 rocket launch at cape canaveral, florida was scrubbed and rescheduled for tomorrow. it will carry a gps satellite into space which promises to make gps technology more feef sctystems for your home are really an investment, right? >> yeah. >> many say it really pays off. up next, meet an east palo alto family that qualified for a new system for free. next, the multi-million dollar settlement that should bring closure to the legal battle of the death of a

is live where you live, this is "abc 7 news". my heart-felt condolences go out to the family. i don't even understand how hard this has been for them. >> sympathy and a settlement for the family of a teenage boy who was shot to death by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy. today marked the long-awaited announcement of the conclusion of a civil rights violation in the andy lopez case. >> in 2013, a sonoma county sheriff's deputy mistook a toy rifle for a real one and shot the 13-year-old to death.

this afternoon the sheriff's department talked about the settlement. wayne freedman has more from andy's unity park in santa rosa. >> reporter: it seemed fitting raindrops fell yntly on andy's unity park in santa rosa. it has been five years since the fatal shooting here followed by grief and protest. y,to closed on the tragedy. >> the reason for the settlement is there's a 13-year old dead. the right thing to do for the community and to move forward was to settle the case. >> reporter: in october 2013 he carried a pellet gun made to look like an ak-47. when a sheriff's deputy arrived on scene he says he told andy to drop the weapon. instead the boy turned and began to raise the muzzle. the deputy fired eight times, killing lopez on the spot. the $3 million settlement does not admit liability. >> it has been a difficult road for the family, it has been a difficult road for the sheriff's office, it has been a difficult road for this community, and it has been a difficult road for the deputy. >> reporter: after the shooting,

santa rosa sheriff's office showed the toy. the legal battle and appeals went on for years as sonoma county sought to protect the deputy from a civil lawsuit. >> it is a dangerous job that deputies do out there and sometimes they make mistakes and we have to resolve it and sometimes we end up in a tragic situation like this where it is right to settle it like this. >> reporter: he cited those weapons as the major cause to the tragedy. he warnedon'tehe i last time such a killing happens in this country. in santa rosa, wayne freedman, bc 7ews. michael flynn will have to wait until next year to learn if he will go to prison for lying to the fbi. the federal judge delayed sentencing for the former national security adviser and the highest member of the trump administration charged in the russia investigation. the judge told him, quote, arguably you told your country

out. flynn has pleaded guilty and admitted to crimes committed while working for the president. special counsel robert mueller's team recommended little to no jail time for flynn, who is facing up to six months because flynn is scheduled to be back in court in march. the federal government could be just days away from a shutdown. last week president trump vowed he would not sign any bill that didn't include $5 billion for a border wall. no budget deal without that. many people involved in the process believe a continuingshog of the government is the only way to prevent a shutdown on friday. harris tweeted today -- she is back in washington after a weekend trip to afghanistan. harris met with u.s. troops, diplomats and national security and intelligence officials. she traveled with fellow senate intelligence committee members,r richard bure and james langford. rumors have swirledroder h pote

presidential run, but she has yet to confirm her intentions in what could beie ald in the democratic presidential primary. an east palo alto family is going to harness solar help reduce their monthly utility build and the solar system is being installed by a bay area base nonprofit group with the help of volunteers. "abc 7 news" reporter da oudvi elo how t >>'th h d at first.ecomestbl you got toet it. >> reporter: this home in east palo alto is the latest of about 11,000 to get a free residential rla alternatives, a bay-area based nonprofit that focuses on helping low income families. over a span of 14 years, the program has relied on volunteers and a small cadre of employees to do th heavy lifting, design work and installation. a dozen of employees fromk an to do the work under the

guidance of supervisors part of a year-long training program. >> they're on the roof and o n these volunteers. so within their short time here, less than a year, they are already able toxp e volunteers the work themselves. >> reporter: emily goldenberg used to be a set designer. >> i wanted to have a career in renewable energy and i was just looking for a pce that with my mission, personal mission to help people -- help low income families in underserved communities. >> reporter: grid alternatives does about 1500 installations a year across the u.s. and overseas. a project like this would typically cost $30,000. over the projected life of the solar system, the family is expected to save about $10,000 in energy cost. the system is designed specifically for each site. bank of america and other corporate sponsors provide free labor. the bank provided a half million dollea t ppart t tntrahis solar installa training program. >> we are trying to make an

impact and we have the power to make an impact, so we are helping our communities be more sustainable. >> reporter: by the time the solar system is turned on, the family expects to see a savings of about $42 a month on their utility bill. in east palo alto, david louie, "abc 7 news." all right. stay with us. more to come. restaurants and bars now have new competition. talking about cannabis lounges. >> yes, we will take you inside this budding business that's attracting visitors from all over the world. . toys r us is closed but you can still find good old fashioned toy stores near you

state senator scott wiener is for the third time trying to get bars in the bay area the chance to stay open until 4:00 a.m. under the legislation, nine california cities would be able to create their own rules, including san francisco and oakland. the last version of his b tilhet governor brown vetoed it. san francisco is already known for its lively bar scene, and now it has some new competition. cannabis dispensaries are opening pot lounges where people can buy weed and smoke it, too. >> that's right. abc 7 mornings anchor takes you

inside in tonight's california cannabis launch report and shows you why they're getting so much attention. >> reporter: from the outside, the barbary coast looks like a trendy bar. inside, it is a throwback to san francisco's past. patrons here are spoking weed. >> it is for people to be able to come and enjoy themselves and be themselves and not worry about hiding or being in the shadows. >> reporter: it opened in 2013 as a medical cannabis dispensary. it is now on to anyone over 21 years old. business is booming. >> i think what recreation has done ispeor odne people to be able to come in and have this experience. >> reporter: california is expected to ck up $5 billion in pot sales this year. >> when you walk into this place, we want you to feel like you are coming into a hotel, like you are comingo t>> reporter: the lounge is located near the moscone convention center and union

square, appealing to locals and tourists from around the world. >> it is illegal to smoke weed in egypt, but, you know, i like it. everything here is new and nice. >> you know, i never thought i would be able toyee lifetime. >> reporter: lounges like this one have been popular in amsterdam since the 1970s. san francisco dispensaries are hoping to be just as popular in the united states. the city was among the first in the state to allow for what basically amounts to a cigar bar for cannabis, specially designed vents are required to keep the air clean and circulating. around the corner from barbary coast the bloom room, mostly resemb resembling amsterdam's shops. >> we have a full vapor lounge where mens are invited to use our volcano vaporizer. we have a dad bar during the dad

bar hours. it is a safe place for people to medicate. >> reporter: at urban phar there's a steam funk vibe. >> ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: and they're yucking it up with comedy nights every week in their gitty-up lounge. >> i can feel it again, right? >> every day we get a new waive of customers that have never been in a dispensary. now i feel that the taboo is getting lifted, there's a lot of opportunity. >> reporter: an opportunity that now has a global reach. >> so here in san francisco, smoking this joint, this is like an achievement. >> reporter: and for some, a vi. reggie akee, "abc 7 news." just a sli as we look live from our camera atop mount this little home of mine, ♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine.

♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪

sfx: stair creak sfx: clink sfx: grunt sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling sfx: slice sfx: gasp sfx: inhale. exhale. sfx: lights scraping on roof sfx: metallic scrape sfx: grunt covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. tis the season for toy shopping, but this year there's no toys r us, so where are we going for toys. >> a lot of people shop online. others say there's nothing like seeing the winking, blinking toys in the store windows

firsthand. >> michael finney says you can still get the experience. >> friends, family, uncles, aunts, many want to see and try out the toys they buy for kids. shopping in person lets you judge it for quality and safety, the age range being very important and, most of all, the fun factor. it is about the festive mood you feel seeing all of the toys set up in a store. we snapped up every toy, the she was were all bare, just months before christmas, no toy store was there. >> now that toys r us is closed, i was sad. >> i was thinking, where can i go. >> reporter: it is the first holiday u were buying $3 billion worth of toys every year until the last store closed in june. >> this is the season where toys fly off the shelf. >> reporter: the toy association ceo says other retailers scrambled to fill the gap. walmart and target expanded toy

aisles. party city turned pop-up stores into toy stores. but he says it is not the same as a superstore dedicated fully to toys. >> there's a lot of the new retailers didn't take a lot of risk. they didn't buy super amounts of stock. >> we do encourage all kids to -- and adults to play with the toys. >> reporter: then there are places like jeffreys, the oldest toy store in san francisco. started by matthew lund's great-grandparents a half century ago. >> people still want to come into a store. they want to touch the toys. they want to see the toys. with toys r us closing, we have seen twice the amount of people coming into our store. >> i think it will be the first meaningful christmas. >> reporter: sophie was buying gifts for homeless children, hand selected by rosie, the co-owner. >> the kids would love this. >> oh. >> they light up. see, it lights up. >> please press a button. >> reporter: customers wanted to see toys up close instead of online. >> pretty cute. i thought it was cute.

>> i get to actually see the product, check it out. >> reporter: lynne encourages you to try out the toys, play with the trains, build a creation. >> i got a couple of dinosaurs for my kids. >> reporter: nick stevens bought toys for his sonde and a secret santa gift for the office. >> it is a game. it is rummikub. don't tell them. >> there are other independent toy stores in the bay area, so i put together a list of a bunch of them. you can check it out at abc7news.com and find a store near you. i want to hear from you. the "7 on your side" hotline is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. my telephone number is 415-954-8151. you can reach me on my facebook page and through abc7news.com. >> i love the wooden toys that you find, right? >> exactly. >> at the mom and pop places. thanks, michael. the holiday spirit was on full display at noon today at san francisco city hall with mayor london breed and yours truly playing our parts.

♪ it's the most wonderful time ♪ it's the most wonderful time ♪ it's the most wonderful time ♪ of the year >> ahh, fabulous, dan. >> i'm not going to quit my day be jo, but it was wonderful to fpeanthe city hall rotunda to tastic choir from lafayette elementary school under the direction of richard herron there, a remarkable teacher. these fourth graders were fantastic, singing several songs to get folks in the holiday mood. the mayor told the kids she will never forget performing in this very rotunda as a little girl when dianne feinstein was mayor. great fun for all of us there today. >> that's pa big space fa big s your voice to fill that. >> it was really fun. it put us in the holiday mood, and theoo chilly, that festive air. >> it is that way. make spencer will sing a few bars for you. >> i might sing solo, like so low nobody can hear it, ten or

twelve miles away. let's look at what is happening on live doppler 7. we have increasing clouds over the bay area right now. we have areas of dense fog in some spots and it will be there for morning commute as well. overnight lows in the low to mid 40s. by tomorrow afternoon, mainly sunny skies. the fog will be gone and the highs will be above 60 in many locations near the bay and inland. here we go with the accuweather seven-day forecast. thursday, late afternoon and evening showers coming in. they will be light, but strong enough to rank one on the storm impact scale. we get clearing on friday. mainly sunny skies on saturday, but clouds return on sunday along with rain on monday and tuesday. i'll leave the singing to dan. he does a great job. i like to listen. >> yes, well, your specialty is you are the prince of puns. >> yes, indeed i am that. >> funny, too. >> thank you. >> thank you, spencer. on to sports. >> yes. pro bowl time. >> i hate following spencer. i got nothing. what am i going to do?

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the nickname. he also loves streaking down the field. kittle leading the 49ers, 72 catchers, more than 1100 yards, four touchdowns. he had the 210-yard receiving game a while ago. he goes as a reserve, going to the pro bowl in orally now, not hawaii any. full back kyle was a starter. raiders had three players recognized. they're all alternates, that means somebody has to drop out because of injury or fake an injury because they don't want to go or they're playing in the superbowl. tight end jared cook, breakout year again, 63 catches, he's an alternate along with offensive lineman rodney hutchinson. it was a milestone night for the warr evening. steph curry scored his 15,000 career point. klay thompsopoint. curry entered the game against the grizzly needing ten points to reach the milestone.

at the 110-93 victory, curry sarcastically said, the whole team was on edge as he tried to get the ten points he needed to hit the mark. >> there was so much pressure to get my ten points early in the game, like you could feel the tension in the locker room before, and it was -- whew. we've been in game sevens before, we've been, you know, at home, on the road, but i've never felt anything like that. so i'm glad we got through it. we pushed through it. we're able to put that behind us and just go after the win. so i thank my teammates for really pushing me, you know, tonight, getting me over the edge, over the hump. >> good acting by steph. he has a cameo in a movie coming up. the mlb hot stove league lukewarm at best in the bay area. this off-season may be starting to simmer. giants apparently interested in a shortstop. san francisco had the most impressive presence at the workout by the santa clara native, sending a contingent

that included the new president and the skipper. the bluejays cut tulo so they can get him for minimum. declining offensive stats, but might be a fit in san francisco. it has taken a while but the sharks have gotten hot. team teal looking for their fifth consecutive win in minnesota. last night the sharks took in the kings t-wolves game. as witll tonight, this is the way you get business done right here. early fisticuffs. no score in the second. lucas, no look to logan couture. it was nicely done. 1-0, sharks. 30 seconds later we were waiting for a highlight, joe gave us one, breakaway, 2-0, sharks as they head to the third period. warrior fans were hoping to get the gift of boogie cousins by christmas. cousins not close to returning. yesterday show time sports shared a video of him scrimmaging with the santa cruz

warriors in the geath s finish sight, but you look at him and he's stiff in the workouts. personally i would be surprised if he was back within a month. in the meantime, boogie is staying busy. >> santa claus! santa cuz! >> he made an appearance for the seven year in a row, providing kids with school supplies and a shopping spree at the target in his hometown in mobile, alabama. he gives each kid a gift card and two tickets to an upcoming team. a great gesture. boogie cousins was huge in sacramento in the community dog just it is is continuing. >> good for him. >> awesome. thapgs, larry. join us tonight at 9:00 on kofy tv 20, cable channel 713. a bay area officer rushing to save a fellow officer with narcan. how a regular car search lead to a dangerously close call. a bus headed for oakland

headed by gunfire in l.a. what we are learning about injuries. >> that is this edition of "abc 7 news". we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. for spencer christian, larry beil, the entire "abc 7 news" team, have a good night. >> see you at 9:00 and 11:00. ♪

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