>> truth, justice, decency, equality, freedom, and they're all on the line now. >> kamala harris was born in oakland. there she is in the yellow plaid coat with her mother and sister on the streets of berkeley. her indian mother and her jamaican father were both graduate students at uc berkeley where they were active in the civil rights movement in the 1960s. when they divorced, harris moved with her mom to montreal and then went on to howard university, where she spoke today. >> it is my full intention to travel this country and to sit in living rooms and to listen to families and let them express their concerns and their needs. >> she ended up at uc hastings for law school. for a time she dated then california speaker of the assembly willie brown. >> i always thought that kamala harris could be anything that she desired to be and would set her mind to be. that's how talented she really

is. >> harris was elected d.a. of san francisco in 2003. california attorney general in 2010, and in 2016, ascended todo national stage as a california senator, branding herself as a leader and challenging the trump administration. could she become the first woman and the first woman of color president of the u.s.? >> if i think you get out into the heartland you get out of the california, she's not going to play that well. >> but senator kamala harris is going for it. it's here next sunday. that she'll officially launch her presidential bid, larry and ama, in the city she was born. >> one wick questions. any other stories about senator harris or her childhood in the east bay? >> yeah. she did spend her younger childhood here. i heard of several account, one

being that she rode in her stroller with her mom her to some of those civil rights marches back in the day. and she and her sister sung in a choir in berkeley. a hometown girl that is going on to make an attempt at being the next president of the united states. in oakland, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> thank you. senator harris made her announcement, as we mentioned on gma. she discussed what qualifies her to be president and talked about her family background and why she chose today to launch her campaign. >> my entire career has been focused on keeping people safe. it is probably one of the things that motives me more than anything else. and when i look at this moment in time, i know that the american people deserve to have somebody who is going to fight for them, who is going to see them, who will hear them, who will care about them, who will be concerned about their experience and put them in front of self-interests. >> you love this country. you also love your family. and for people who do not know, your mother was born in india.

>> yeah. >> your father was born in jamaica. >> that's right. >> they met when they were both involved in the civil rights movement at berkeley. >> that's right. >> your mother met martin luther king. >> yes, she did. >> it cannot be lost that you're making the announcement on this day. >> that's right. >> is that important to you? >> it is very important to me. dr. king, my parents were very active in the civil rights movement. and that's the language that i grew up hearing. and it was about a belief that we are a country that was founded on mobile ideals. and we are the best of who we are when we fight to achieve those ideals. and the thing about dr. king that always inspires me is he was aspirational. he was aspirational like our country is aspirational. we know that we've not yet reached those ideals, but our strength is that we fight to reach those ideals. and that inspires me, because it is true that we are a country that -- yes, we are flawed. we are not perfect.

but we are a great country when we think about the principles upon which we were founded. and, yes, so today, the day we celebrate dr. king is a very special day for all of us at americans, and i'm honored to be able to make my announcement on the day we commemorate him. eight democrats so far, including senator harris have announced their presidential bids. this is a list that is likely to get longer. so far senators kirsten gillibrand and congressman warren, tulsi gabbard from hawaii, former housing secretary julian castro, john delaney, former west virginia state senator richard ojeda, and former tech executive andrew yang. >> and we sent a post alert immediately following kamala harris' announcement this morning. you can breaking news alerts like this to your phone. download the abc 7 news app. now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. >> a bright sunny day to starting the week. look likes much more the week is going to be sunny as well. let's look back, not looking back, but looking ahead from

last week's rainfall at how close we are to our average rainfall amount for this time of the year. looking around the bay area right now, santa rosa is the closest average at 93% of normal. obviously, last week's rain helped a lot. san francisco at 89% of average. sfo 87 and 85%. in oakland, not so good at moffett field. only 68% of average. last week's rain certainly was helpful, but we still have a way to go to get up to the average level for this time of the year. snowfall, 24-hour snowfall totals were quite impressive. sugar bowl 20 inches, and almost a foot and a half at sierra at tahoe. north star. 12 inches at soda springs. and tonight back here in the bay area, clear skies. chilly conditions. as i mentioned, we've got some sunny days ahead. it's going to be a dry week. i'll show you how warm it might be a week later. alma? >> thank you so much, spencer. many people are heading home from the sierra at the end of the holiday weekend. you're looking at video captured

by caltrans. this is from earlier this afternoon. chains are not required on 80 or 50. however, traffic is very slow on highway 89 heading northbound from tahoe city to 80 and truckee. drivers have also faced delays on 50 in el dorado county. two hikers from england are safe after a highway patrol -- after the highway patrol rescued them from the wilderness in yosemite national park. the men lost track of a trail during a snowstorm last thursday, and then spent the night in a crevasse near north dome. the chp helicopter launched and lifted each of them the safety after sunrise on friday morning. meanwhile, back east, this is the scene. people are digging out. temperatures, they're in the single digits with the windchill it feels like it's 20 below. the storm started blasting the region yesterday. it's so far blamed for at least five deaths. the frigid conditions also crippled air travel with hundreds of flights canceled again today. the family of an 88-year-old

woman severely beaten in san francisco is expressing relief and gratitude today. san francisco police announced an arrest in the case over the weekend. 18-year-old chianti gatran was captured friday after he committed another battery. they believe he beat yik oi huang nearly to death in a park in advicetatis visitacion valle. pg&e's pending bankruptcy could force the utility to end its fire management plan. the company has been blamed for as many as 17 devastating wildfires in northern california over the last two years. in response to the controversy, pg&e created the community wildfire safety program. now this program includes real-time monitoring of potential wildfires better vegetation management and coordinating response efforts. but now according to the chronicle, it's likely a

bankruptcy judge will limit pg&e's ability to invest in that program. there was a traffic mess this morning in dublin. sky 7 was over an accident on the southbound 680. this is just north of 580. two people were hurt, one seriously. taffic was backed up for miles. it did take a couple of hours for the chp to clear the accident and reopen all those lanes. commemorations are taking place all across the country today to mark the holiday honoring dr. martin luther king jr. dr. king's oldest son paid a visit to his father's memorial in washington and laid a wreath. later martin luther king jr. iii reflect on how his father's legacy fit into current administration policy. >> martin luther king jr. was a bridge builder, not a wall builder. martin luther king jr. would say

love not hate will make america great. >> president trump and vice president mike pence also laid a wreath in front of dr. king's monument, and they paused for a moment of silence. mr. trump told reporters it was a great day and a beautiful day and then left. >> ready to go. >> senators cory booker of new jersey and bernie sanders took part in a march and a prayer service in dr. king's honor. this was in south carolina. sanders told the media the gel on this day is to bring people together. remembrances for dr. martin luther king weren't just in our nation's capital. coming up, what people in the bray area are doing to honor his legacy. plus -- >> we have come a long way. we have a long way to go. >> former mayor willie brown on race relations today and what's changed in the past five decades. and oscar nominations are tomorrow. but today it was the

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to them. riding the train from san jose to san francisco is still very much a part of the celebrations honoring martin luther king jr. ♪ i am free, praise the lord, praise the lord ♪ >> people are feeling defeated and just kind of hurt and down. i think that this is a time and the words and the feeling, it all makes us feel like we can come together and really make a difference. >> dr. king was one of the best money advocates for nonviolent social change. many came together to share his message with future generations. >> i'm going march with proud and i'm going to pray for him. and i'm going to enjoy it. >> it's like so much better now than it was because of him. and i think it's really great. >> hundreds followed tradition marching from the caltrain station to yerba buena gardens. speakers there reflected on dr. king's message of equality and justice. >> where there is despair, we will be bring hope.

where there is darkness, light. you know that song of st. francis, our proud san francisco values which are in the tradition of dr. king. >> parents we spoke to say they want their children to grow up in a city that follows dr. king's values. >> that he could be anything that he wants to be, and that he is safe walking the streets of san francisco. and by the i with a, speaker pelosi did not stop to talk to the press, and she made no mention of what is happening in i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> thank you. dr. martin luther king jr. day is observed by many as a day on, not off. this day of service is empowering individuals to strengthen their communities all over the bay area. abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson has that story from campbell. >> this is what it looks like when communities come together. >> so do you guys understand how to remove -- >> one of reverend king's multiple legacies has been to

become civically engaged in your community, regardless of your age or resources. everybody can do something. >> that gel was achieved monday. a park beautification was their way of honoring dr. martin luther king. their day of service was to inspire creative solutions to social problems and bring neighborhoods closer to dr. king's dream of a beloved community. what are you going to do with your tool? >> get weeds. >> the whole concept of the day may have been a lot for calvin to grasp, but he knows he is here to help. across town, another group of volunteers planted 32 trees in san jose. >> it's amazing to be able to provide education about environmental stewardship and planting trees and how it benefits the community. >> a benefit that will be felt long after this holiday is over. officials with the city of campbell here wanted to make sure that everyone knows that they do not only do volunteer days on mlk day. there are plenty of other

opportunities. you can find information about that on this story on abc7news.com. >> talked the civil rights movement and race relations with reggie aqui. >> we have come a long ways. we've come to the point where barack obama could be elected to the presidency. >> or perhaps a senator kamala harris. >> kamala harris may be elected. we now have 55 african american members of congress. 55 african american members of congress. so i would tell you that we've come a long way. we have a long way to go. well, i could not have envisioned as a kid in texas any of the things that i've been exposed to, of the people i've met or the people i've interacted with. the people that have supported me, or whom i have supported. no. there is no way i could have ever envisioned in little mineola, texas, 4500 people

where everything was separate. we lived on one side of town across the tracks and the white people lived on the other. there is absolutely no inviting us to be a part of the overall city whatsoever. we were the worker, period. i could not have envisioned going beyond that. my mother lived in service as to what they called it in dallas at the time. she was a maid and the cook and she was everything in somebody's household, staying there all week and coming home on weekends. and it was the same for all the other members of the family. i could not have envisioned all that. but i got to tell you something, that it was clear every african american kid had some parent or some relative who pushed them to be the best they could be if not better than anybody else around. and that is the foundation of how willie brown arrives where he has arrived. kamala harris arrives where she

has arrived. barack obama arrives where he has arrived. >> and you can expect to see a lot more in-depth interviews like you just saw. news, hot topics and more on our new one hour midday live. worth checking out. >> spencer back. this is one of the lucky to live in california days when you look at the weather baas east. it is a little cool here, but the rain has cleared out. >> we won't be shoveling snow. you might get down to freezing a couple of north bay locations overnight. but nothing like what we've seen in the northeast. we have sunny skies all across the bay area right now. this is going to be a sunny week. might as well tell you now. it's no secret. can't keep the seven-day forecast from you because you've looked outdoors and you've seen the pattern. this is how it looks from sutro tower looking over san francisco. just a few little scattered clouds off in the distance. 56 degrees in the city. oakland 58. we have mid- to upper 50s in mountain view. san jose, morgan view and half moon bay.

and check out this view of brilliant, bright sunshine in the western sky looking westward from emeryville. it's 58 degrees in santa rosa and napa. and concord and livermore. and from mount tam looking down on to ocean beach here. these are our forecast features. mild and sunny days lie ahead this week. it will be almost spring-like on friday and saturday, and there is no rain in sight for the next seven days. overnight, look for low temperatures to drop down to 30 in ukiah and 31 in lakeport. so those are the two freezing spots i was talking about. and it's going to be chilly in many other inland valley locations with lows dropping into the mid-30s. right around the bay we'll see upper 30s to low 40s. here is the view of what's controlling our weather for the next few days. this building ridge centered offshore will be the controlling factor, giving us sunny days for the remainder of the week. and certainly tomorrow, bright clear skies at 7:24 sunrise.

sunny and dry conditions through the day and the sun will set under clear skies tomorrow evening as well. moving along to pacific highs tomorrow 61 e, oakland. 60 at fremont. san jose, up in the north bay. we'll see 62 at clover dale, santa rosa and napa. antioch and fairfield about 58 degrees. it's going to be dry for the next seven days statewide. there may be slight chance of rain right up along the border between the northernmost part of california and southern oregon, but generally a dry week ahead. not only here in the bay area, but across the entire state. now our high temperature trend for the remainder of the week looks like this. highs on wednesday will be about the same as tomorrow. upper 60s to maybe 61, 62 degrees. on thursday, milder. mainly mid-60s inland. and friday, upper 60s to near 70 degrees. not only inland, but even some bayside locations like hayward will have a high of 67, 68 degrees. definitely getting milder as we get later into the week. here is the accuweather

seven-day forecast. sunny and dry and beautiful and milder as the week goes on. and then after temperatures peak on saturday int the upper 60s to near 70, there will be just a slight tapering off of temperatures on sunday and monday. a couple of clouds come into the view. no rain in sight for a while. we still need more rain to get us up to normal level for this time of the year. but who can argue with the beautiful weather. >> that's true. thanks, spencer. we now know who is going to be in the super bowl. what are the oddsmakers think about the patriots and the rams? and the palo alto mom is swimming with the sharks. coming up, how a woman with no fashion background got her company off the ground and on to the popular shark tank show. taking a look at traffic, this is 101 south in san jose. even on a holiday light day, this area is always backed up at this time in the afternoon. the southbound is the heavier traffic. carpool lane is moving. the right two lanes are slowing down a bit. northbound is good.

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it looks like sports betters are jumping on the new england patriots bandwagon yet again. the patriots listed as 1.5 to 2-point favorites to win the super bowl over the l.a. rams. in it didn't start out that way. oddsmakers initially had the rams as one-point favorites that quickly flipped in favor of new england. last time the patriots were a super bowl underdog was 2002 when they played. remember, the rams. the patriots won that game. for the first time in super bowl history, both starting quarterbacks are from the bay area. here is tom brady, who has been in it a thousand times it seems. this will be his ninth appearance. grew up in san mateo. went to serra high school. jared goff will be making his first super bowl appearance. he played at marin catholic before. he is now one of four quarterbacks who have gone to

cal and gone on to the super bowl. aaron rodgers and craig morton the others. the raiders still don't have a home for the 2019 season, but at least they know one thing. they'll be playing one of their games in london. the nfl announcing today the raiders will play the chicago bears in england next season. a date has not been announced. so they'll avoid having khalil mack destroy their offense in a home game. a date has not been announced. it will be the second year in a row the raiders have played in london. the fifth time in the last six years they've played outside the u.s. in all, five nfl games will be played abroad, four in london, one in mexico city. there is plenty of uncertainty in hollywood today ahead of the 2019 oscar nominations. the nominations come out tomorrow morning. so who is going to get nominated? who is going to be snubbed? find out tomorrow northern morning at 5:30. abc 7 mornings will have live tracee ellis ross will unveil nominees. mark your calendar. the big show is sunday, february

24th. abc 7 is the only place you can watch the oscars. will ferrell's latest comedy leads the nomination for the razzie awards which honored the worst movies and performances telephone year. four films topped the list with six nominations. they are holmes and watson, gotti, the mobster, death of a nation from conservative provocateur dinesh d'souza, and the r rated puppet movie happy time murders. president trump received nominations for worst actor in two films, death of a nation and michael moore's fahrenheit 9 11. coming up, desperation growing as we begin the 50 week now of the government shutdown. are we anywhere close to a deal? plus what the shutdown means for bay area pa ♪ they say you should always listen to your heart.

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sunday. harris was born in oakland to parents who were active in the civil rights movement. president trump visited the martin luther king jr. memorial with vice president mike pence today and tweeted it was his great honor. we are now in week five of the partial government shutdown. the president made an offer to democrats, and they say that isn't a real offer at all. the desperation now growing for unpaid federal workers. abc news reporter lana zak live in washington with more. lana? >> hi there, larry. the impact on the federal workers as well as the nation's economy on general. in fact, the s&p estimates that if this shutdown continues until friday, the impact on the u.s. economy will be that we will have lost $5.7 billion. when congress returns to work tomorrow, the two chambers will have different visions for how to end the shutdown. frustrating the 800,000 federal workers who anticipate missing yet another paycheck at the end of the week. >> they need to come together

and figure out the right thing to do for america, not just pick their sides. >> reporter: in the senate, majority leader mitch mcconnell, who has refused to bring forward any legislation that president trump doesn't support will bring to a vote the president's latest proposal which doesn't budge on his wall funding. >> the plan includes $5.7 billion for a strategic deployment of physical barrier, or a wall. >> but new 2020 presidential candidate kamala harris says the government needs to reopen first. >> he is now holding the american people hostage over a vanity project that he calls a wall. >> and in the house, democrats are considering a counterproposal. a billion dollars for border security, half for infrastructure. nothing for a wall, and measures to provide financial relief to the 800,000 federal workers who are not getting paid. >> it's getting harder, but we're holding on. we're coming to work and doing our job, and we're going to continue to do our job. >> now federal agencies say they

don't know how long this can last, how long they can continue to ask their workforce to come in without getting a paycheck. and some workers have told abc news that they simply cannot afford to continue to pay gas or child care or other expenses for a job that is not currently paying them. reporting live from washington, lana zak, abc 7 news. larry? >> lana, we've heard that at the tsa the call-out rate is now 1 in 10. there is a new warning from the tsa. what is that? >> they say they are now in uncharted territory. they maintain that they will not -- that they will not endanger in any way the safety and security of passengers and travelers in the nation's airports, but they also are really confronted with a very serious situation. that's more than throw times the rate of call-outs from last year. and they also say that this could have a compounding effect. if it lasts until february 1 and their employees are faced with the reality of mortgage

payments, rent bills, and other bills that they are forced to pay. it's really a dire situation. >> lana zak reporting live in washington. thank you. it is day 31 of the government shutdown. it's really costing people money, not only government workers, but people who do business with them. >> and some of those people are trying to find solutions. wayne freedman has the story life on highway 1 near stinson beach. wayne? >> not far from stinson beach. we'll call this one a work around. let me show you the stinson beach area, over my shoulder, down the mountain a couple of miles away. let's say you have a franchise in a national recreation area like stinson beach, and the park is closed. what can a business owner do to get it open again? you would be hard-pressed to find a better day at stinson beach national recreation area, whether it's summer or january 21st, 2019, the 31st day of this government shutdown. and you may think in large part mary margaret stewart turkey, me it's important to the community.

>> and to her business, the siren canteen it's important. it boomed here on this national holiday, but only because mary and other business owners on stinson beach decided to pick wrap-up the government has dropped its ball. they're paying to keep the parking lot open, the trash picked up, the rest rooms cleaned, and for a rangeser to be here. >> alcatraz cruise is near woods. i heard the point reyes lighthouse is doing is the same thing. >> they had plenty of visitors, had plenty of parking and got the run of the place for free. >> about just grateful it's open. but the government should be paying for this. >> at stinson beach, the siren canteen had the look and feel of a business in protest today just by remaining open because it did, though, eight people had jobs and incomes. a form of economics trickling down because the owner keeps paddling up stream. there is a mental in it. >> we're not going to sit around and wait for you to get over your temper tantrum.

we're going to get on with your lives and do what we need to do. >> here at least no government shutdown is going to threaten a perfect day at the beach. >> life goes on. and we have to -- we can't just all -- i can't say too much, you know, politically. >> or won't anyway. mary tells us she is doing this to maintain normalcy in the community for her friends so that people who use it, for all of them. she had 300 customers today. the move paid off. live above stinson beach in marin county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> certainly did. thank you, wayne. and there is still plenty of finger-pointing days after a confrontation at the lincoln memorial caused a stir on social media. the video featured a teenager in a make america great again hat face-to-face with a native man banging a drum. the teen, nick sandman of kentucky says he has been falsely accused as an aggressor.

sandman issued a statement yesterday, saying he was trying to diffuse the situation and never spoke to or interacted with the 65-year-old, nathan phillips, as he played his drum. phillips shared his side of the story this weekend as well. >> i took another step, i would be putting my person into his presence, into his space. and i would have touched him. and that would have been the thing that the group of people would have needed to spring on me. >> longer videos posted show what happened before the exchange. a few self-described black israelites hurled slurs at the native americans and the teens from kentucky as well as other african americans. over the weekend, the cleanliness of san francisco was questioned by the president. just ahead here, speaker of the house nancy pelosi's response. and the name san franciscans love to hate, sf, frisco, or san

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house speaker nancy pelosi applauded san francisco values in response to a tweet from president trump. in the tweet yesterday, the president had attacked pelosi as a far left liberal. and at the end of the tweet he wrote, by the way, clean up the streets in san francisco. that i are disgusting. this morning pelosi was speaking at a dr. martin luther king day breakfast in the city when abc 7 asked her about the tweet. >> the president refuses to accept that we are the city of st. francis, make us a channel of thy pease where there is hatred, love, despair, darkness, hope, light. you know the prior goes on. i'm proud of our san francisco values. >> and pelosi added the real expression of faith is caring for the poor and needy. well, san franciscans are fiercely protective of their city. the gloves came off when the president called san francisco streets disgusting over the weekend. the same goes for the name.

for some, san francisco should not be called anything else. now last year we brought you the first survey about what to call san francisco. curtis spare is back with us with a look at what the nonlocals think about the name. first, thanks for coming in on the holiday. >> thanks for having me. >> let's get to the locals thing. 65% say san francisco should be -- >> san francisco. >> san francisco. that makes perfect sense. but a lot of people, and we had this at 46%, use the city. and living in the east bay, where are you going? well, we're heading into the city. that's a given. and 37% call it sf. how about the people not from here? >> the results from elsewhere show most people say san francisco. >> okay. >> but when we asked people from the uk, new zealand, australia and canada what else they call san francisco, the number one nickname after san francisco was san fran. and so we conduct a little bit deeper, and we discovered that about a quarter of these people

would continue saying san fran even if they knew it irritated us. >> especially if they knew it irritated us. >> such trolls. >> exactly. i'm surprised that frisco is not on the list of most irritating. or on this list at all, really. who is calling san francisco the golden city? 28%? where are these 28%. i'd like them to identify themselves. >> they're all over there or over there. the thing is that this is kind of the big issue of our time is treating people and places with the dignity that they respect and deserve. >> sure. >> and i think that that's what's lacking in this whole debate about what to call san francisco. >> what are the results from across the pond in the uk? >> the uk was the most proper, as you would expect. they're the ones most likely to say san francisco. they're also the ones who would course correct if you said hey, san fran is not cool. don't say it. >> so they would go with us as opposed to deciding what they

want. 24% would still call it san fran or frisco, even if it bugged the locals. which 24%? do we have a geographic location on that? >> when we looked and drilled down, we discovered that the people from australia and new zealand were the most likely to stick with bugging us, and stick with the trolling. the british were the most polite, and the canadians predictably were in the middle of that. >> we like the offkey. that's surprising. which name annoys you the most, and you can vote here. san francisco, frisco, or the golden gate city, and we'll keep this up for a few moments. your polling, ask one other thing, what they most associate with the bay area. this is a hot topic because we've had especially with prop c and the comments from the president and trying to get the streets cleaned up, a lot of tourists feel that it's not as welcoming in san francisco as it once was. some feel it's dangerous. >> you know, none of the

tourists or none of the people from our poll said anything about trash or homeless or anything like that. what they talked about was they most associated the bay area with our golden gate bridge, with alcatraz, with all the physical features. even the painted ladies in full house. they also associate san francisco with the lgbt community and the hippie counterculture. tech companies did not resonate as highly as this. i think when people come to san francisco, they're really taking in the natural beauty, and that's the thing that's most important to them. >> it's really more about the positives. so results to this moment, most annoying, 55% say frisco. i think we can agree with that. >> i too would hope i never hear frisco again in my life. i'm hoping perhaps president kamala harris makes a decree and we can set this behind us forever. >> we'll see in 2020. thanks for coming in. >> thankser for having me. >> larry.

your accuweather forecast. >> we can call it sunny. sunny skies across the bay area. that pattern is going to hold through the week. overnight, look for low temperatures dropping into the freezing range in some spots. way up north, 31. 30 at ukiah. mid- to upper 30s in many other inland valley locations. tomorrow starting at 8:00, starting our animation here at 8:00, temperatures will generally be in the mid- to upper 40s across the entire region. notice how temperatures will rise in the afternoon, and we'll see highs in the low 60s in some spots by the warmest point in the day. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. speaking of warmest points in the day, later in the week we're going get a lot of warmer points by friday, saturday, sunday. look for inland highs in the upper 50s to near 70. mid-60s around the bay shoreline and low to mid-60s on the coast. it's going to be dry. >> all right. thank you, spencer. >> all right. are you feeling a little blue today? ama is wearing blue.

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there is a special event that will take place tonight. the chefs are former rival gang member. >> it's all taking place at a pop-up on fillmore street. live in san francisco with an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at this sold-out event. dion? >> oh, larry and ama, i wish there was smellavision because it is starting to smell really good here. we are at east lovita. this is actually an afro caribbean restaurant in the fillmore district of san francisco. but check it out. the preps are being made. some really yummy looking barbecued kitchen for the exclusive two-night pop-up event. say hi, everybody. >> hi, everybody. >> i'm here with news and spank, also known as malachi and roberto, and they're the two chefs who are from rival gang members. they are not former, they're current gang members, trying to do really good things in the community, making their presence known. tell me about what you're cooking and what trap kitchen is. >> i'm making a chicken and

shrimp pineapple bowl. it's a social media underground restaurant. >> you want the prove to the world that gang members don't always have to be selling drugs or i think you called it gang banging. >> you could just be productive doing other things. >> some of the other things include touring the entire country at sold out events. the one here in san francisco has been so popular, they added a second date. here at the grill right now, look at this smoke. tell me what you're making, and also, kind of your message to the bay area and everyone that you've been able to touch on this journey. >> oh, man, it's been great being in the bay. right now i'm grilling up some grilled chicken breasts to go on our pineapple bowl. >> the pineapple bowl will be ready at 6:00. make sure you tune in to news. much more to come ahead. i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. the pineapple looks good.

if your wallet is still a little empty from holiday spending, listen up. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with tips to make 2019 better. you giving away money? >> that would be significant. >> it's a new year, and getting your health and fitness back on track is one of the things you do. but we should also be looking at financial resolution. so here are some tips to do just that. resolving to do better this year. according to a new fidelity investment survey, nearly 1/3 americans plan to make a money resolution this year. 48% plan to save more. 15% hope to spend less. and 29% planned to pay down debt. but when it comes to debt, experts say people are taking the wrong approach. >> they got that christms bonus, or they got maybe a tax refund coming. so the urge is to take every dollar to pay off those credit cards. >> instead experts recommend you put that money into a savings

account. >> build an emergency fund. i recommend three months. that way when life happens, you can pay for it with cash. >> another tip, start tracking your spending. experts say what you don't measure, you can't manage. so use apps to track your expenses and see where you can cut down. >> when you can't see where your money is going, inevitably you end up spending it in ways you regret. >> a and the third tip has you work towards saving money and cutting expenses. make sure you also save money for fun. chris burns says you do not want to burn out. now the reason you put the money aside rather than go ahead and pay down the debt. >> which we used to always say, remember, you couldn't borrow any money when 2008 hit. if you hit a bad patch, there was no credit card to go to. >> so you have to have something. >> thank you, michael. money and the lack of it is one reason some consider today to be the most depressing day of the year. if you're not depressed, don't feel like you have to. the third monday in january is known as blue monday.

a uk psychologist coined the term in 2005. he said there's bleak weather, mounting debt after the holidays, and broken new year's resolutions. mental health experts say there is no scientific evidence to black up the blue monday theory. in fact, they say calling it that can be dangerously misleading and undermines the seriousness of depression. a bay area woman facing the sharks, and she comes out on top. >> standing in front of that door is for sure the most nerve-racking part of the entire thing. >> the deal that she got, and why her product really resonates with women. that's next. then on abc 7 news at 5:00, stanford is kicking one fraternity out of its housing. why the students are fighting back, despite failing years of conduct reviews. well, senator kamala harris made her presidential bid fi da many other possible contenders are out at mlk jr. day events. what they had to say about their own 2020 chances. plus, we'll introduce you to a local author about to publish a book on the history of african

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coming up tonight on abc 78:00, it's "the bachelor" followed by "the good doctor" and stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. six years ago, a singleom fromtout h d started sewing dresses. >> last night she took her company to the shark tank. abc 7 news reporter katie utehs

has the deal she struck. >> for single mom whitney lundine, it was sink or swim from the beginning. >> i don't have the time. i don't have child care. i don't have money, nothing. >> she founded her clothing company sonnet james in 2013. like many moms, her prebaby wardrobe didn't work, and she was over maternity clothes. >> there was this problem. and i went to the stores that didn't find anything that was a meet in the middle. so i'm just going to make something. >> but she had no experience sewing or designing dresses. >> at the seem i was a single mom. i would put my boys to bed. and from 8:00 until 2:00 every night, i would teach myself. and it was a super hard learning curve. >> now more than five years later, she is being circled by the sharks on abc's show "shark tank". >> standing in front of that door is for sure the most nerve-racking part of the entire thing. >> whitney's pitch of easy to wear wash-friendly clothing for moms who play with their kids resonates with customers.

>> you know what matters to me most is besides liking the product, i want to support female-run businesses. >> so did the sharks. >> i'm going to offer you the $350,000 for 25%. [ cheering ] >> the founder of the women's shapewear brand sarah blakley took a bite. she offered what whitney asked for. >> once i started going, it was never, never, never stop. >> in the south bay, katie utehs, abc 7 news. >> that is such an amazing story. teaching herself how to sew and make all the clothes. catch "shark tank" sunday nights at 9:00 on abc 7. >> get the latest news with the abc 7 news app. it has enhanced video features to get more of the news you want delivered to your phone in realtime. >> all right. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz.

abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> i am a proud daughter of oakland, california. >> senator and bay area native kamala harris making her preferential bid official today. what she says about her campaign pry prooi yorts. plus -- >> ready for 2020? >> yes, we are! >> several other potential candidates making the rounds at mlk ooervets todevents today. >> been outside at all? the bay area looking beautiful as the weather pattern shifts a bit. we're tracking just how long this sunshine and those clear skies will last. >> and new at 5:00, a stanford fraternity is getting kicked out of its house, even though they tell us they've cleaned up their act. >> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> i'm running to lift those voices, to bring our voices together. so please join me in oakland.

>> senator kamala harris promising to launch her campaign in her hometown. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. senator harris is skipping the step of forming an exploratory committee, something other potential 2020 candidates are