cost of housing, of course. it drives some people to move out. >> if that's what you're considering, we hear you. our dion lim spoke to a realtor about getting out of the area. >> first, a story about what might make you want to stay. here's lyanne melendez. >> reporter: tell us your recommendations on the housing markets, which metro areas will outperform and which will underperform? yes, in 2020 most of the bay area is expectd to lean in the wrong direction. despite being surrounded by successful companies, economists say the bay area has its growth limitations. >> so even though there are successful companies there, it's hard to growth number of people. it's hard to grow the number of specific jobs and housing units. >> reporter: that's mike england, one of the economists asked to give his 2020 expectations for the housing markets. when surveyed which of the top

25 metro areas are expected to underperform, 64% of them said san francisco. and only 24% thought it might outperform. when you subtract 24 from 64, san francisco gets the worst markets in the country, a minus 40. san jose didn't do much better, getting a minus 38. fluctuating interest rates and the new tax law which caps your itemized deductions at $10,000 have had an impact on this cooling-off trend. simon hsu says the market is not as aggressive as it has been but it's still competitive. >> two or three weeks ago i put an offer on a single family home in san francisco and there are nine offers. >> reporter: still, people here are not sure they necessarily want to stay. >> they're sitting there in traffic and thinking, can i do this job elsewhere? a lot of companies are hanging onto their workers by letting them go to denver or atlanta. >> reporter: for those thinking

of selling now, england says it may be a good idea to wait. >> california real estate has appreciated more than in other regions. i think you sit back and ride out the slowdown because there' probably going to be booms in the pipeline in any case. >> reporter: real estate agents still think that condos and homes under a certain price range like 1.2, 1.3, even $1.7 million, will still be in demand. can you imagine what you can buy in other cities for $1.7 million? my colleague dion lim takes us down that magic road. dion? >> reporter: lyanne, it is almost comical, because imagine how far that california dollar can stretch in a place like texas or tennessee or colorado. now, it is because of these californians that are moving away to different states that people in those states blame us for driving the real estate prices up. on the other hand, there are businesses specializing in that type of real estate who are

making a killing. for years, brian k. gilman had a thriving notary business but shifted to real estate in 2019 when he noticed throngs of bay area clients wanted to move out of state. >> when they sell, that's only half the process. they have to go somewhere. >> reporter: brian and his team now travel to cities across the country. >> i am looking in idaho, nevada, texas, florida, and tennessee. >> reporter: shooting videos and gathering informing that will help buyers like the ones who just sold their livermore home at just over $1 million and helped buyers find a property twice the size for half the price in las vegas. mario lopez is from california. we spoke on the phone from his new home outside of boise. with 7,200 californians moving to the boise area in a five-year span, he made the move to spend more time with his family, not in the car commuting. but he has experienced pushback.

>> we went to costco and -- you know, just to buy necessities. my wife was speaking to her dad who was ill in spanish. people next to us and around us were not happy that she was speaking in spanish. from that, you know, a bunch of suff escalated. >> reporter: i spoke to a man who ran for office on the platform of "bring back boise." >> they have that appreciation and equity. >> reporter: mario says despite the occasional prejudice, it's still worth the move. back out here live, i have heard from an awful lot of californians who have moved out of state on social media. they tell me that, yes, they absolutely love the fact that they have left the bay area. however, over and over again i hear that they miss things like

diversity, they miss the water, and they miss views like what you see behind me. in san francisco tonight, dion lim, abc 7 news. >> dion, thanks so much, and lyanne as well. we talk about it all the time, people say the same thing, they regret leaving on a lot of levels but felt compelled to do so. it's one thing to move because you choose to and another if you're forced to because of the price. >> it's a trade-off. we want to hear your ideas about what it takes to make the bay area a better place to live. join our group on facebook. illegal dumping went to an extreme between christmas and the new year's in oakland. the city finally removed a 20-foot trailer from a residential neighborhood today that included more than 1,000 buckets of toxic material, no kidding. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the story. >> it was over a thousand buckets of contaminated and

hazardous materials on this 20-foot trailer. >> reporter: a thousand? >> a thousand. >> reporter: toxic stuff? >> and contaminated. dripping on the asphalt, dripping to the curb and gutter. >> reporter: community advocate ken houston shared photos of what happened last friday when someone abandoned this broken trailer on a residential street in deep east oakland. it didn't happen at night. it happened in the middle of the afternoon. an emergency hazmat crew responded and kept the chemicals from draining into the bay. >> we're going to do all the investigation that we have to do to get to the bottom of this because this is a crime against this community, straight up. >> reporter: the district attorney's office and the mayor are in the loop as is the county. do people commute in essence to east oakland to dump things? >> oh, yes. for sure. >> illegal dumping isn't just an issue for oakland and alameda county. it's a statewide issue, because illegal dumping has no boundaries. it's a playigue on all of our communities. >> reporter: the supervisor is

trying to convene a statewide dumping conference to change the culture of dumping. the new year's resolution for some in oakland is to drill in deep and eradicate illegal dumping, neighborhood by neighborhood. leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. new at 6:00, the man arrested in connection with a botched home invasion robbery thursday night. ricky tyrone white jr. is under arrest on homicide, attempted homicide and robbery charges. investigators say his accomplice, adriana navarro, was shot and killed during the shootout in the home they targeted. white was shot as well but survived. developing news about that wild high speed chase which ended in the death of a suspect at this intersection. it started yesterday afternoon in san rafael after witnesses reported seeing a man holding a tire iron and broken glass on

the ground. when police arrived, he sped off. after a chase that lasted several minutes it ended here on sir francis drake boulevard in greenbrae when a driver rammed into the suspect's white pickup, killing him. two men accused of stealing a man's laptop are now facing charges in his death. shuo zeng chased the suspects but was hit by their getaway car and died. the suspects are byron reed and javon lee. prosecutors say reed drove the getaway car. he was charged with special circumstances murder and second degree robbery. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live outside the courthouse in oakland. melanie? >> reporter: lee's bail is set at $255,000. reed is held without bail. his sister was at court today. she says she was watching her daughter when the crime occurred. she and zeng's cousin shared this picture with abc 7 news

news from their christmas trip to miami. zeng was working on his laptop at the montclair starbucks in oakland when someone stole it. he ran after the thief, was hit by the getaway vehicle and later died. oakland police arrested javon lee and byron reed. according to charging documents, surveillance video shows reed was the getaway driver. reed's sister tells reporters he was at her home watching her 3-year-old. abc 7 news would typically blur a child's face but she asked us to share this picture without editing it. >> helping me out. i have four kids and no daddy in their life. my brother is there for me all the time. and now they want to take him from me. that's not fair. >> reporter: reed is charged with special circumstance murder and robbery. he was previously convicted in november of 2017 on second degree robbery in san francisco, according to charging documents,

lee was involved in taking the laptop. he's charged with involuntary manslaughter and second degree robbery. per charging documents lee was previously convicted in february of 2017 on second degree robbery in san francisco. both men are expected to be back in court monday at 9:00 a.m. to determine representation and enter pleas. we were able to learn a little bit more information about reed's prior conviction from the san francisco district attorney's office. the d.a.'s office tells us he was previously convicted for robbing somebody of cash near an atm. the victim's family is expected to arrive in the bay area sometime this weekend. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. this is a tragic case. we want to find ways to prevent it from happening again. >> at 6:30, seat reaction from a crowded south bay coffee shop when we put some options to the test. i'm michael finney. car burglaries have gone high tech.

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it happened last night, nat far from baghdad international airport. soleimani had reportedly just arrived in iraq. president trump made his first public comments today, saying he took action in order to prevent a war, not start one. republicans praised the decision. >> he was plotting attacks against americans but now we've ensured that his atrocities have been stopped for good. they are stopped for good. >> the architect and chief engineer of the world's most active state sponsor of terrorism has been removed. >> democrats however are upset that they were not involved in the decision to take out soleimani and are worried about potential future consequences. among the democrats weighing in on the strike, gerardddddd appeared on abc 7. >> they're telling all americans to get out of iraq, sending

thousands of troops into the region, all of a sudden. so there's some cognitive dissonance in what we're hearing from this administration and quite honestly this administration has a tortured relationship with the truth. so i think we need to be skeptical and we need to ask hard questions right now. >> he wasn't the only one with concerns. oakland congresswoman barbara lee questioned why the white house sidestepped congress. >> no one believes this man was a good person. we all understand the terrible crimes he committed. no one is going to deny that. there should be and must be some form of congressional oversight and authorization if in fact the use of force is going to be a part of a strategy. >> san mateo congresswoman jackie speier had a similar reaction, saying, quote, going it alone is not a strategy but a recipe for disaster. we should be gravely concerned that the president acted without our allies at our side, without

consulting with our leaders in congress. >> abc 7 news checked with local police departments. we were told by san francisco it is deploying additional resources to key locations around the city in the wake of the action in the middle east. city officials say there are no credible threats to san francisco. san jose police say they are keeping a close eye on the situation and are working with state and federal partners but have not increased patrols. the state department sent out several warnings today following the air strike in iraq. it urged people to leave the country immediately and to avoid the u.s. embassy. it also advised citizens to be on alert in kuwait, and bahrain. the escalating tension between the u.s. and iran is having a profound impact on the bay area's arab and persian community. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan is live in san jose.

anser? >> reporter: ama, good evening. many people who attend mosques like this one and other community centers in the south bay say they have a lot of family back home in the middle east. many people who spoke to relatives say there's a growing fear of yet another war in that part of the world. in the parsi center, the focus is on the middle east. >> we have family members in iran. we're all worried. >> reporter: paris scott is the legal director at this iranian-american community center. one of her clients is melanie who didn't want to show her face. >> i was talking to my parents, they are worried about war. they told me, if you wake up, maybe we cannot see each other anymore. and it's not good. >> reporter: melanie just arrived in the u.s. three months ago after a two-year fight to join her american husband due to the travel ban. she says international sanctions have crippled the iranian economy. her families both in the u.s. and in iran fear what more

violence will do in iran. >> people are worried about that. >> he's a criminal, he killed way too many muslims in iraq and syria. >> reporter: this man who attends a south bay mosque ddn't want to give his name but called general qasem soleimani a terrorist who killed thousands of american muslims. he doubts this will lead to war. >> the u.s. has way too much superpower over iran. they cannot really retaliate. >> that has been a big slap in the face for the iranian leadership. >> reporter: this professor predicts what she calls substrategic violence such as more targeted assassinations. but she thinks what general soleimani's killing may have done is forced those protesting the iranian government to now rally around the flag. >> i don't think this was a very rash move by iran to interfere so openly in iraq. others would say that even though that might be true, it's still illegal of the united states to kill an employee of the iranian government so openly.

>> reporter: now, this afternoon u.s. senator bernie sanders and south bay congressman ro khanna introduced legislation that prohibits funding for offensive military force in or against iran without prior u.s. congressional authorization. reporting live, anser hassan, abc 7 news. >> anser, thank you. when news breaks, trust the abc 7 news app. it's how we send out push alerts to let you know what's going on. get the app for your phone or tablet. >> it's wonderful, it comes in handy all the time. let's turn our attention to the weekend meteorologist forecast. >> meteorologist sandhya patel has that. >> you'll need those umbrellas or those shades. live doppler 7 is not indicating any rain right now because the front is still well away from the bay area. temperatures right now anywhere from the 40s to the 50s as we check out the view from our exploratorium camera looking at san francisco, still decked out for the holidays, looking so pretty.

scattered showers develop overnight tonight. dry and clearing tomorrow afternoon. we're looking at near freezing temperatures sunday and monday morning. so prepare accordingly. there will be some patchy frost out there during those two mornings. it's a level 1 system early tomorrow morning. spotty light showers. best chance in the north bay. expecting up to a tenth of an inch of rain where it does actually rain. the hour by hour timeline, 2:00 a.m., the rain begins to move into the north bay. by 4:00 a.m. it's still primarily in the north bay. towards 5:00, 6:00 a.m., scattered showers will develop elsewhere but it's not going to be a widespread event. so some of you will not actually see wet weather. by late morning it's all gone. by the afternoon, you're seeing some sun. rainfall totals will look like this. most areas will be 9/100ths of an inch or less. there will be places that don't measure rain like san jose. cloverdale will pick up a little more than that. temperatures will begin higher than this morning so not quite as cold. the cloud cover will insulate

us. some damp roadways out there. if your kids have games early on in the day, it will be a little slippery. but i think the games will go on. upper 30s to upper 40s to start the day. for the afternoon, look for temperatures a lot like today, except a little cooler in places like the south bay. 58 in napa, richmond, 59. 58 in san francisco. low 60s from palo alto to fremont, concord, san jose. nice-looking day. accuweather seven-day forecast, early morning showers. tomorrow it's a level 1 system. rest of your saturday, sunday, are dry. but you'll notice that winter chill. sunday morning, monday morning, with frosty conditions. bright skies for the afternoon. and then we bring in two more chances of rain, tuesday at night, and friday there's a possibility of rain. both level 1 systems. but really, there are no major storms in the accuweather seven-day forecast. for now, i do want to mention mid-winter tdry spells not

uncommon. in january when you get this dry spell, no need to panic yet. >> thanks, sandhya. >> we can always panic later. let's take a live look at san francisco international airport. >> does the newly-ranked safest airline fly out of here? plaque psoriasis uncoverth clearer skin that can last. in fact, tremfya® was proven superior to humira® in providing significantly clearer skin. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya®. uncover clearer skin that can last. janssen can help you explore cost support options.

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nearby say it's ruining their neighborhood. >> this map shows the area, stretching between santa rosa and sebastapol. >> reporter: this video shot from a sonoma county sheriff's helicopter is the latest documentation of unhealthy conditions at the homeless encampment. those white blobs are rats moving through the camp, picked up by an infrared camera aboard the chopper. >> let's finish that one off and get rolling. >> reporter: a new service here, twice a week volunteers from the clean river alliance roll through the mile of homeless people, picking up their trash. >> it's necessary. when you lose your home, you lose your trash service too. >> reporter: they have pulled out 25,000 very wet pounds. seven truckloads. this would be one method for cleaning up the homeless problem. across town -- >> spell out what you're going to be doing for your clients.

>> reporter: words. a factfinding session sponsored by a county which pledged to spend $12 million on this already declared state of emergency. wants to clean up the area in three months by moving people to shelters. >> you find places that are designed or meant to house people. >> reporter: that could be the fairgrounds. the county is also looking at buying houses or hotels and hearing mixed reviews on that. >> housing first without consequences, without sobriety, it's no different than this trail. >> reporter: james newsom works next to a possible shelter site. he's encouraged about getting people off the streets. >> yeah, you know, we seem to be able to take care of the rest of our world. we should take care of our own people. at today's meeting, an exchange of ideas, words that may eventually evolve into deeds, in a county where cleaning up has become more than a metaphor. >> this needs to be a statewide thing. this isn't just sonoma county.

>> reporter: wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> when there's an issue where you live, let us know about it. go to abc7news.com/betterbayarea and find the tip form by scrolling down. police officers are more likely to stop black drivers than other drivers. the biggest racial disparity is in the bay area. the report is the first attempt in the nation to track racial profiling by police. according to the report, black people accounted for 15% of all stops in the state, from the second half of 2018 to april of 2019. but they only make up about 6% of the state's population. it also shows the biggest racial disparity was by san francisco police who on average were five times more likely to stop black people. a laptop theft that turned deadly this week has prompted us to take a deeper look at a growing crime trend in the bay area. on new year's eve a man working in a starbucks in oakmont ran after the of these who snatched his computer. that pursuit cost him his life.

now the store has this sign posted for customers, quote, please be aware of your belongings including laptops, cellphones, and bags. so what can you do to protect your property in public? abc 7 news reporter david louie shows you some ideas. >> reporter: we can be very drufti i trusting of the strangers around us. a thief can walk in at any moment. tip number one is don't leave your laptop unattended even for a minute. >> occasionally i'll ask somewhere else to watch it for me but a lot of times i'm very trusting and just go to the bathroom and don't even bring anything with me. >> reporter: tip number two. back up your data in the cloud. is all your data backed up? >> it should be. oh, i'm feeling very irresponsible in this conversation. no, it's not backed up at all. >> reporter: use a cable lock similar to those made to secure bicycles. do you lock it up when you leave it on the sidewalk? >> i do, yes.

>> reporter: you lock up your laptop? >> i have my laptop with me at all times. >> reporter: she showed francis a laptop cable lock we purchased for $45 at a local electronic store. it goes into a special port on the laptop. the cable gets wrapped around the table leg. >> it seems easy enough, i suppose i could use the restroom or go keep my -- go to the counter and maybe not worry as much. >> reporter: it's also important to pay attention to people around you. >> frankly a lot of people just around aware of the people around them. for example, the thief walks up from behind you, you don't see them in your field of vision. they grab your laptop. would you be able to describe that person to the police? >> reporter: one more tip, engrave or brand your laptop with a serial number, company name or logo for identification purposes if your stolen laptop is later recovered. it takes only a split second for a thief to grab a laptop. spending a few dollars for a lock and developing situational aareness could save you $1,000 or more to replace a laptop, not

to mention the loss of data. in campbell, david louie, abc 7 news. we spent a week on ways to protect yourself, your family, and your property during safety week, part of our effort to build a better bay area. all of the reports have been posted on our website. go to abc7news.com. scroll down and click on "building a better bay area." the advice to protect your property keeps changing because of these and technology keep getting smarter. >> that's true. next, 7 on your side's michael finney shows how they find your devices even when they're out of sight. and why people in australia are calling tomorrow d

heads up about new programming here on abc 7. on saturday mornings catch two hours of "good morning america." abc 7 news airs from 5:00 to 7:00. as if car burglars were not enough trouble already, now some of them are going high tech. >> 7 on your side's michael finney has that news. >> just what we needed, great news. in the past car burglars just looked through your car windows hoping to see something they wanted to steal. now they conduct an electronic search. >> reporter: in san francisco,

you don't have to look far to find remnants of car burglaries. here is some. here is some more. this one is fresh. the owner probably doesn't even know about it yet. auto glass replacement companies are busy and so are some car owners. >> this is the second time it has happened in two weeks. i don't know what is going on. >> reporter: she was hit the day before her wedding. cars are easy prey, especially now that of these are going high tech. "popular mechanics" just spotlighted the problem. here is the senior news editor. >> this is kind of like a new age problem that we didn't think about in the beginning of the decade, right? >> reporter: she says there's no longer safety in hiding your electronic valuables out of sight. >> let's say it's your laptop and you put it in your trunk, and no one can see in your trunk. but then joe schmoe walks by and he has either one of these scanners that only costs about $20 that will pick up on

bluetooth signals, or joe schmoe has an app on his phone that's bluetooth scanner. >> reporter: here. i'll be joe schmoe, electronically searching for cars worth stealing. i've downloaded an app for free that scans for bluetooth. can it really track down electronics? yes, it finds plenty. a tile is a small attachable tracking device often used to locate lost car keys. if i was a thief, i might have been able to steal this car. >> if i left this in my car and you've got your app out and i was in san francisco, you could steal my watch if you wanted. >> reporter: i don't want to. but a lot of of these would. okay, so how do you protect yourself? >> power down. use airplane mode. or buy a case like this one that prevents any wireless signal from escaping. all you do is put your

electronics inside and it defeats those scanners. they even come in duffle bag size that's mainly for photographers, a lot of their stuff is bluetooth connected. >> and then make sure to keep that out of sight. >> absolutely, you're right. >> excellent. there's a chance of rain for some parts of the bay area this weekend. >> just three days into ja

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a popular religious denomination could split this year over the issue of same-sex marriage. today a group representing the united methodist church proposed spinning off the church, the new denomination would be called traditionalist methodists. they've been at odds for years over issues of gay marriage and gay clergy. the united methodist conference is slated to gather in may. this weekend is expected to be one of the worst yet for the fire season in australia which is horrific and has already claimed 18 lives. maki maggie ruly is in so you thought wales to show you the destruction firsthand. >> reporter: we've seen miles after miles of devastation.

you can see how hot and fast this fire burned through here. the trees are completely black, oftentimes charred top to bottom. we're seeing a lot of forests that have been, again, just completely destroyed but also many homes, neighborhoods that have gone up in flames. i spoke to some of the neighbors that lost homes, they said they were barely able to make it out, that's how fast and quick the flames were coming to them. other people who live in or near an evacuation zone. they say they want to stay behind and protect their home. they say they've lived through fires before and despite the warnings they want to try to stick it out. firefighters are warning that saturday is going to be intense. they're expecting even hotter temperatures, higher winds. some people even referring to it as d-day here in australia. so everyone is looking towards saturday, concerned about what's going to happen. firefighters we met say they've been working back burns, working to control these fires. we saw water-dropping aircraft overhead consistently today dropping water as well, trying to do what they can to contain these fires. we already have more than 12

million acres that have been destroyed here in australia. they're still burning. there's so much concern today not only for places like this that have burned but for places that are under threat to burn as well. the devastation is so vast. so show you, miles and miles behind me here, it jumped the highway and goes this way as well. this is a volatile, ongoing, very serious situation. maggie ruly here in new south wales, australia, abc news. yesterday we went to the san francisco zoo to talk to a koala expert to talk about how australia's signature animal is handling these fires. see that story on our website on abc7news.com. the impact on animals has been horrific. >> the images are heartbreaking. one last check on our weather, because the weekend is pretty much here. >> it is here, and meteorologist sandhya patel is here as well with the forecast. >> dan and ama, if you're starting off the weekend early tomorrow morning, make sure you have the umbrellas. later in the day you can trade them for the shades. look at live doppler 7 tracking

the system. right now it's producing rain around the pacific northwest. but as we head towards the overnight hours, we're going to see the front swing through. it's a very weak front. it's going to be a quick moving system. it's a level 1, spotty light showers, best chance in the north bay, up to a tenth of an inch is all we're expecting for most areas. 3:00 a.m., wet weather is in the north bay. 4:00 a.m., still there. the front starts to fizzle around 6:00 a.m. you're looking at spotty showers moving eastward and southward going into 7:00 a.m. and then it's done. your afternoon will be a mix of sun and clouds. here is a look at the temperatures. low 50s in places like lakeport all the way to the low 60s in san jose. accuweather seven-day forecast, early morning showers, the weekend is not a washout. but certainly much needed wet weather. it is going to be cold sunday, moday morning, keep that in mind. more opportunities for rain. nothing big. but tuesday and friday on the seven-day forecast. >> sounds good, thanks, sandhya. on to sports.

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good evening. oh, what a difference a few inches can make especially on the goal line in seattle. the 49ers will have the luxury

of watching the seahawks and eagles beat each other up. this is what wild card week looks like for the 49ers, not very wild, but calm. the nsc west champion niners are staying home. they took a nice light practice today and are off until next tuesday but will be watching football this weekend. >> mini mean, it's hard not to watch football. i like watching how guys work against other peoples. i'm looking forward to wachtchi the titans go at it. >> just trying to see, you know, they're capabilities close up while i'm sitting back at home watching. >> it gets better. three 49ers players were named to the ap all pro team, joe kittle voted to the first team. richard sherman made the second team. for sherman this was especially sweet. remember, he was his own agent in negotiations and he included

a $2 million incentive in his contract that now gets paid out because he was named all pro. >> even more special, knowing what i've been through, the ups and downs of that achilles injury and how it details a lot of careers. i really wanted it but you know know it's possible until it happens. i'm thankful. hopefully i can continue to grow. >> panthers running back at former stanford car christian mccaffrey was named to the all pro team at two positions, running back and the flex position which was create in 2016 perhaps by fantasy football people. mccaffrey became just the third player in nfl history to have a thousand receiving and rushing yards in the same season. niner fans will remember projector pray did that. the patriots crushed the dolphins 43-0 in miami. then they shocked everybody, beating the patriots, forcing new england to play a wild card

game for the first time since 2009. a lot of people think the era is over for new england. they'll host the titans tomorrow. should they advance, they'll likely be on the road the rest of the way. tom brady was asked if he thinks this could be his last home game. >> i'm not much for nostalgia. i'm just pretty focused on what i need to do and, you know, this week felt pretty much like every other week for the last 20 years. so just trying to focus on what i need to do. this team gives you a lot of challenges. just have to go out there and try to play really well. >> tom brady a free agent after the season, a lot of specification what he might do, nobody knows. busine bill musgrave comes with a wealth of nfl experience as offensive coordinate throughout

the league. derek carr was at his best when musgrave was calling the plays. in the '90s he was a backup quarterback for the red and gold. oh, that is one big potato. feeds a family of a thousand. the famous idaho potato bowl, ohio and nevada. ohio fourth and one, the pitch to julian ross, 10-3. roark going to keep it to himself. he's gone. ohio led 29 at the half. if they can't stop the option, just keep running it. the struggle for the touchdown. they win 30-21, giving their head coach a french fry shower. just in the past week we saw the frosted flakes and now we have the french fries instead of gatorade. >> pancakes are next. >> pancake syrup. >> or the jell-o bowl.

>> people are getting creative. gatorade is kind of yesterday. >> i still can't get used to the smurf turf. join us tonight at 11:00. >> reporter: oakland's first friday of the year kicks off tonight. we're getting thoughts on the laptop theft and safety coming up tonight at 11:00. an east baytown hires a trapper to take on rampaging pigs. tonight, an update on the fight. coming up tonight at 8:00, it's "american housewife" followed by "fresh off the boat." and a special two-hour 20/20, and stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. stick around because jimmy kimmel live comes on at 11:35. finally tonight, a few thoughts about what really matters. from time to time we all make decisions about how appearance to please others. some feel compelled to do it every day. thankfully, the new year brought a new law that prevents discrimination based on hairstyle or hair texture.

it's called the crown act. and it took effect three days ago. crown is an acronym for "create a respectful and open workplace for natural hair sflfrm." all of us here at abc 7 learned a lot about this real but unaddressed issue that led to this law thanks to the wonderful friend and colleague sitting next to me, ama along with anchors kumasi aaron shared personal feelings on air and online about a lifetime of facing internal and external pressure to straighten their naturally curly hair. all of us here have found their honesty and openness eye opening, empowering, and educational. when it comes to our hair, what really matters is not how others see us but how we see ourselves. i always love to hear from you. follow me on twitter and facebook at dan ashley abc 7 and go to her facebook page, she'll share some thoughts.

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