now, news to build a better bay area, from abc 7. >> they made it sound like it was nothing. it was a big deal what happened. >> yes, i'm scared. >> a lot of emotion from students and parents after a student was abducted outside her sonoma county middle school and assaulted. thank you for joining us. i'm ama. >> this sent a chill throughout the community. >> 49-year-old jesse leon g granado lopez, he faces six felony charges. >> live in sonoma county with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: what a frightening experience for the girls and their families. moments ago we spoke with the sonoma county sheriff's department. they have new details about the suspect, and also about the alleged abductions.

it was not a normal dropoff in sonoma today, there was more than cold and more than a little shock and concern. >> it's scary, small town snow marks and you don't expect things like this. >> the sonoma county sheriff has jesse leon granado-lopez in custody, attempt to commit rape on a 14-year-old student. he grabbed her all the street, assaulted her, released her, and went for a second girl. >> this is a very traumatic incident and i think that the best thing we can do is put together a really good case. >> the first attack happened on this corner, a walking route to school that parents and teachers and neighbors consider to be safe. carina heinz who lives there heard nothin. >> i think they need to at least have some kind of monitor or guidance around this area. >> reporter: the sonoma unified school district sent a letter to

parents, praising the brave student for reporting the issue. some parents told us they felt that the letter fell short. >> the school down played it, and i was upset about that. they made it sound like it was nothing. it was a big deal what happened. >> reporter: sheriffs deputies parked on campus during dropoffs today, the intent to remain high profile in the area. >> it's a little close to home for a lot of people. i think it's unsettling bagsed on the fact it's middle school aged kids. i think it's unsettling because it was daylight hours and school aged children, and i think that these things are very sensitive in nature. >> reporter: deputies found the suspect sitting in a car near the school, he will be arraigned tomorrow. in sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. the u.s. and iran stepped back from the brink of war, president trump spoke at the white house this morning indicating he would not respond

militarily after america suffered no casualties on the missile attacks in two bases in iraq. >> the american people should be extremely grateful and happy. all of our soldiers are safe, and only minimal damage was sustained at our military bases. >> reports say iran launched more than a dozen short range ballistic missiles at those place bastes. some analysts are calling it a modest response to the killing of general qassem soleimani. iran's foreign minister suggested his country was finished fighting, tweeting iran took and concluded proportionate measures adding they do not seek escalation or war. the u.s. contractor was from sacramento. president trump says the incident was one of the factors leading to retaliatory strikes.

report reporter has the story. >> wife was crying in the complex, what's going on, why you are crying, and she says my husband passed away. >> that's how abdul nassar first learned from his neighbor that her husband, had been killed on december 27th when rocket attacks hit iraq and syria. the u.s. blamed hezbollah, a group with ties to iran. >> he was the best person, best communication to help the people but he was a very nice person. >> reporter: the attacks thought to be the beginning of recent escalating tensions with iran, that experts say have trump on the brink of war. valiant integrated services posted a statement on the company's web site about the iraqi american contractor saying quote we are deeply saddened by the death of narez hamid, a

consummate professional. abdul was among those who attended services for hamid at the greater sacramento muslim cemetery on sunday. >> it was good. some celebration at the grave. >> hamid was 33 and studied communication science at american river. we send our hearts and thoughts to the family and loved ones during this difficult time. for those who knew hamid, they want the u.s. government to pursue justice and find some comfort for the family he left behind. >> to protect their family, to protect their children. >> a protest is expected to get underway at powell and market streets in san francisco. we will have the latest coming up on abc 7 news at five. a moving tribute today to a san francisco great grandmother who died last week nearly a year after she was beaten at a visitation valley plague. family, friends and community

leaders paid tribute. she was attacked while exercising and left to die. the woman known as grandma wong spent weeks in a coma, and after suffering a stroke. families say thanks to an all out effort, the tragedy has changed the community for the better. >> i think the past mentality is that i don't know you, you don't know me because we look different and right now, we are changing that narrative. we are bringing together different people in one room, and sharing what our vision of our lives and vision of visitation valley, what that means, and realizing, oh, my god, we have the same desires, we have the same vision and we are grateful for the same things. >> suz anna yi is working to continue awareness of her grandmother's attack and make the community safer. the family is seeking assistance in paying for her funeral.

a link to the go fund me is on abc7news.com. san francisco city wide office holders all began their new terms today. >> mayor london started their first full year term. both new to their offices. mayor breed took the oath of office inside the city hall rotunda. for that she captured a special election in june of 2018 to serve out the remainder of former mayor ed lee's term. lion dancers performed before new sheriff paul miomoto was sworn into auchoffice, just second to rise through the ranks and be elected sheriff. the 23 year veteran is california's first elected asian american county sheriff. the incoming district attorney will take his oath of office at 5:30. he narrowly won after votes were

counted. he ran promising to transform the da's office, coming up with alternatives to sending people to jail and prison. last month's power outage also caused cell towers to go dark. at one point, 874 towers were down. that includes more than half the towers in marin county. now a new proposal would require cell companies to make sure their towers stay powered during any shutoffs or major disaster. abc 7 news reporter, laura anthony is live in lafayette to explain. >> reporter: lafayette was one of the east bay cities that lost power, and to some extent, cell service during last fall's power outages by pg&e. this morning, bay area senators announced a bill they hope would ensure cell towers like the one behind me keep working even when there's no electricity. during last fall's public safety

power shutoffs, many in the bay area quickly learned even with a charge, a cell phone is no good without a signal. >> it's about life and death. >> reporter: that's why bay area state senators are sponsoring senate bill 431. legislation that would require companies like at&t and verizon to provide battery backup to their hundreds of cell towers, during a pg&e shutoff or other emergency, like an earthquake or major fire. >> residents sign up to be able to receive emergency alerts. community alerts or alerts from law enforcement. trying to be prepared for the worst but that alert never comes through because cell phone towers have gone down and aren't operable. >> reporter: according to a federal communications disaster route, thousands of cell towers went down on october 28th. marin county suffered the most, losing power to 160 cell sites, 57% of the county's towers, sonoma lost 118 sites or 27%.

santa cruz, 22%. napa, 19. and contra costa county, 11.6%. >> i'm very much in favor of it. >> sally drascovich supports sb 141 especially after being among those evacuated in the fire last october. >> we found out in the middle of an evacuation text that we got, right after our at&t went down, and we didn't have any cell phone service. >> reporter: now one of the largest companies, verizon, responded to our request for comment late this afternoon. they wanted to make sure they said that people understood that their towers stayed on during that october 28th power outage, when so many others failed, for instance, in marin county, where we showed you 57% of the cell towers were out that day. verizon claims only 8% of theirs

failed on that same day. in laugh yet, laura anthony, abc 7 news. laura, thank you. turning now to our weather and we had some sprinkles overnight. a live shot of east bay hills, and suture tower cameras, it looks dark on the left, i assume those are clouds coming in. >> let's get to spencer christian with a look at our forecast. >> we have our next wave of rain coming our way now. here's live doppler 7. spotty precipitation is down over the syracuse mountains. that's not the storm we're looking at. the one coming down ranks one, for tomorrow morning light to m moderate showers, with occasional wind gusts, it is forecasting, showing the rain will spread through the bay area after midnight. between midnight and about 5:00 a.m., look for it to spread from the north bay to the peninsula, to the east bay, down to the south bay, by the time the morning commute gets underway, a wet morning commute. some of the rain kwocould be

accompanied by gusty wind. >> thank you, spencer. coming up, scooter injuries, a dramatic spike in the number of people hurt. we'll tell you what's being done to keep them safe. >> a fond farewell, we send off abc 7's vic lee to retirement. we'll have a look back women with metastatic we breast cancerers. standing in the struggle. hustling through the hurt. asking for science not sorrys. our time for more time - has come. living longer is possible and proven in women taking kisqali plus fulvestrant or a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor. kisqali is the only treatment in its class

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proven to help women live longer in 2 clinical trials. police have made two arrests in sunnyvale, 42 cars were burglarized between 7 and 9:00 p.m. and sherwood drive. officers were able to track down the suspects in oakland, where they arrested brian var gos.

residents in sunnyvale say they are worried. >> we can't leave nothing in our car for people to come and break into it now. >> police say they are looking for more suspects. the city of oakland launching a new program to help people with disabilities join the scooter revolution. the city is partnering with scooter provider lime to make special cars available. they showed a seated. riders with disabilities will be able to locate the scooters through the company's app. oakland's department of transportation says it plans to roll out other forms of specialized transportation as part of this program. there has been, though, a dramatic spike in the number of injuries among people who ride electric scooters. that's according to a study done by ucsf. >> here in california, they fought heard against helmet laws that would have protected

people. joining us live to tell us what she found, lyanne melendez. >> reporter: i found that people over 18 years old don't have to wear a helmet when riding an e scooter. that's law in california. ironically, the person who pushed for this law represents the city in the central valley which by the way does not have any rentable scooters. from 2014 to 2018, the number of scooter related injuries, and hospital admissions in the u.s. grew by 222%, the number across the board was dr. benjamin brier, compiled the data. >> one in three people that came to the emergency room had a head injury. >> that's twice the rate than bicyclists. most people who ride e scooters don't wear helmets.

>> they don't go that fast, and they don't come with a helmet, and i'm not going to bring my own. >> the group that got hurt the most was 18 to 34-year-olds. >> the push to allow them to ride without helmets began 80 miles from san francisco, a city in the central valley, assemblyman heath flora, requiring only those under 18 years of age to wear a helmet. if adult bicyclists aren't told to wear helmets, stand up motorized scooter riders shouldn't have to either. the bill was signed by then governor jerry brown in september 2018. one of the e scooter companies bird gave this statement, we provide them to riders for free, and to date we have given away more than 65,000 helmets. in addition, they say they require everyone to take safety training before they ride. some people say it's hard to change bad habits until you have

an accident. >> i fell once again, but thank god it was not in traffic but if it was in traffic, chances are i'm going to hurt myself. >> reporter: lesson learned. >> lesson learned, yes. >> reporter: now, in a statement, ucsf said they are very concerned about the significant increase in injuries documented especially, they say, during the last year. again, not a coincidence, that's when the law eliminating helmets went into effect. i'm live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> ride at your own risk. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. actor keanu reeves is back in the bay area filming scenes for the latest matrix movie. reeves was spotted by himself casually enjoying some ice cream outside a baskin robbins in alameda, and then he later posed for a picture with the woman who took that video.

he is currently filming scenes for matrix 4 revival at the alameda station. scenes for the matrix reloaded including the freeway chase scene were filmed at the naval air station back in 2002. >> personally i'm waiting for john wick 4. >> oh, yeah. >> would love a cameo in that. >> i'm waiting for a break of sunny days, and consecutive days. >> is that coming? >> no. not for a while. here's live doppler 7. we've got increasing clouds and rain is closing in on the bay area right now. not here quite yet. you have some spotty precipitation down in the santa cruz mountains but that's not the storm we're waiting for. that one is up to the north. here's a view from sutro tower, under increasingly cloudy skies. 53 degrees in the city. mid-50s at redwood city, san jose, gilroy, and half-moon bay. the view from emery brville, a

colorful sky. the setting sun trying to work through. temperature readings in the low to mid-50s at all of these locations. santa rosa, petaluma, napa, fairfield, concord and livermore, at the golden gate, we see brighter skies as we look northward, the direction from which our storm is coming. forecast features are these, rain arrives after midnight, partial clearing tomorrow afternoon and wet, unsettled pattern will continue through the weekend and into next week. the approaching storm rarranks e scale impact, after midnight, continuing to midday, light to moderate showers with less than a quarter inch of rain in most locations and occasional wind gusts in the overnight, morning hours. notice the rain pushes into the north bay after midnight, between midnight and 2:00 a.m., starts to get wet. we'll see rain spreading to all parts of the bay area. it's going to be a wet commute for sure.

that means wet and possibly slippery areas of the roadways. mid-morning to midday, we'll see the storm moving out of the bay area, and start to get some partial clearing by noon. rainfall totals will be under a quarter inch. some spots like hayward would get about a quarter, just over 2/10 of an inch at oakland, san mateo, and fremont, north bay, and east bay, generally under 2/10 of an inch. lows in the low to mid-40s and tomorrow's highs will range from about mid-50s at the coast to only mid-and upper 50s everywhere else. a pretty narrow range of temperatures. 56 to 58 degrees in most places. the accuweather seven-day forecast, friday a bit of a break, nice clear skies, but it's going to be a cold morning with temperatures dropping down into the 30s in many locations away from the coast. then on saturday, our next bout of light showers will move in. it does not look like this system is going to produce

enough rain to interfere with the 49ers playoff game. sunday, a leftover shower or two. monday, more showers rife aarrid it's pretty much a steady, wet, unsettled pattern. >> any rain saturday afternoon in the south bay. >> very unlikely it will get that far south. if rain pushes south of the golden gate, it would probably be in the morning hours to noon. afternoon, there shouldn't be in. >> awesome, great. thank you, spencer. a reprieve for a newspaper about to go under and the man who gave up his retirement to save it. plus, some palace intrigue, why it does not look like the queen

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uber rides are changing for both drivers and passengers across the state. uber e-mailed the updates to its workers. to comply with the gig work law which makes it harder for companies to claim workers are independent contractors. the biggest difference is passengers will see a price range rather than the specific price before they request certain rides. the final price for nonpool rides will be calculated at the end of the trip based on time and distance traveled. uber is letting favorite drivers. santa rosa drivers may need to find a new dmv, the department of motor vehicles is telling customers, the santa

rosa field office will be closing for two months. the dmv says it will open a trar offi -- temporary office. the new office is scheduled to reopen april 1st. california's oldest weekly newspaper has been saved from going out of business. >> yeah, the mountain messenger published in down aeyville, up the sierras, they have been printing every week since 1853. mark twain even reported for the paper briefly. >> it was set to fold later this month but the publisher found a surprise buyer to keep it alive, his friend carl buts decided to buy the 160-year-old weekly. >> i think it's important for the community and for the country as a whole to have local newspapers and there's been a plethora, too many failures of local newspapers. >> that is for sure. he says he'll look for new revenue models to help keep the paper in print. you bet.

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now, news to build a better bay area, from abc 7. >> today is a very bittersweet day for us here at abc 7. >> yeah, we're saying good-bye to a fellow journalist, friend,

you're not going to cry, are you. >>? >> i might. >> that's good tv if you do. after 50 years, vic lee is about to sign off for the final time, retiring as of today. we're going to get to you in just a minute, but first, let's take a look back at his distinguished career. >> it must be hard to be humble when you're vic lee. on this day, san francisco police let vic try a computer simulated training exercise. >> i play the partner of an officer, an angry man steps out of a construction trailer, he's confrontational, suddenly. >> he's got a gun, gun. >> the officers are now training through dozens of these scenarios, learning how to deescalate tense confrontations. >> from police drama to unexpected interviews. >> so you were intent on assassinating the president? >> yes. >> to special access to the famous flintstone house in hills

borough. vic lee has seen it all and taken bay area viewers along with him. >> it turned out that the car thief was in fact the car owner. vic is known for leaving his competitors in the dust. when assigned a story, if vic lee showed up, you had to up your game because vic lee was going to beat you. >> he made everybody better around him. >> journalism has always been in vic's blood. >> my father was a famous journalist in asia. and my mother was a chinese opera star. >> vic went to san jose state university and was student body president. here he is with home coming queen valerie coleman who later became an anchor at abc 7. vic started as a print reporter, then got a job at crown tv. by the time he came to abc 7 in 2006, vic was one of the most respected journalists in the bay area. >> vic is so professional, and

so efficient, and so personable with people in the field that he gets all sorts of things out of people that they probably don't intend to give him. >> this man is so well connected, he has every source in san francisco wired, he even has sources overseas. >> for san francisco city officials, getting interviewed by vic lee has been a rite of passage for decades. >> i have been watching vic lee on television since i was a kid, and he has always been just straightforward, providing the information, fair. >> former san francisco police chief greg sur calls vic a legend. >> he was on every big story, so he knew the back story, the players, the history and he was always objective. so to say that vic had sources, i think i can say it now, i was proud to be a source. >> vic did not shy away from tough stories, like the arrests of convicted murderer raymond chow, and disgraced senator

leland ye, but he was meticulous about providing perspective. >> two people guilty do not define an entire community. >> vic made it a special mission to follow issues important to chinatown. >> i feel that i owe the chinese community since, you know, being chinese-american, and being sort of a rarity, asian male in this business, that i ought to cover them. >> vic was the first reporter on the scene of many of the bay area's most memorable stories. that includes christmas day 2007 when a man was killed by a tiger that got loose at the san francisco zoo. >> we did the first live shot. officer with a rifle on my life. anther officer with a rifle on the right, guarding us. >> a much happier feline story led to vic's first major success on social media. >> dusty is a cat burglar.

>> vic's story on the burlingame cat that stole hundreds of items from neighbors caused a sensation. >> he stole kelly mcclellan's y bikini bottom. >> and came back ten minutes later and took the top home. >> the story got millions of views, and dusty became almost as popular as vic lee himself. >> wow. wlo we love it. >> i'll miss you guys too. >> i can't believe after 50 years. we just had this big celebration upstairs. what are the emotions that you're experiencing right now? >> overwhelmed, just totally overwhelmed. had it been my way, i would have slid away into the night, and passed away, into the night. this is just awesome, and thank you so much. >> you're too big of an icon, a legend to shrink away into the darkness, just for clep tto cat alone. >> we had that party upstairs,

and clepto cat was there. >> that blew my mind. my story has more than a million hits and it was broadcast in asia, china, europe, australia, ukraine. >> wow. >> honestly, it went all over the world. it went ballistic, viral. >> this guy deserves a parade. the cat, i mean. >> the cat was the grand marshal. >> so funny. i used to joke with you all the time because you spent so more years on the police beat and covering horrid serious news and every day i would see you, and i would ask what's going on with the underbelly of san francisco today, and you ate that stuff up. >> well, you know, as i always say, if your beat is crime and courts, it's a job for life. right. there's always enough material to go, and you know, i mean, it's important. people care about their safety. crime is a constant concern for

everybody. and it's a beat that i sort of, you know, got by virtue of the fact that early on in my career i was an investigative reporter, of course that's redundant, every report should be investigated but i was doing a lot of investigative work, and it sort of just transitioned, segued into crime and courts. >> any grand retirement plans? >> sleep in late. >> yeah, right. >> and then we'll take it from there. >> we had this big party for you upstairs and a celebration of all of your years, and i didn't realize there's a fight going on amongst the other reporters for your cell phone, for all the sources that would constantly be calling vic. everybody wants your sources. you could auction those off. >> so far, nobody has paid me enough. >> good to know. >> there is a price. >> larry and i will discuss. >> we haven't gotten to the price point yet. >> congratulations. >> thank you, larry. >> unbelievable career. >> it's been so great working

with all of you and the abc 7 news family. i'm so glad that this is the station from which i'm going to retire. >> we are too. >> thank you. >> and you're not done yet. you're going to join us for four at four in a few minutes. >> oh, i am? >> i was going to go home. >> you have to hang out a little bit longer. >> weigh in with your thoughts about vick on our facebook page. viewers are sharing their memories of vic. you see him at work there, and you'll have one more chance to

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time now for four at four, four stories that we're talking about. sports betting, could soon be legal in california. state lawmakers held a hearing today in sacramento. they're talking with people in the industry about how to develop the best approach. they introduced legislation last year after the supreme court overturned a federal ban. another plan submitted by native american tribel leader, proposals would need a 2/3 approval before being placed on the ballot for voters to decide. i think this is coming, it's inevitable, and you know, some of my friends are degenerate gamblers and this will make it easier for us, i mean, for them to wager on sports. >> don't have to go to vegas to do it. >> the senior citizens will love this, right. myself included. >> i mean, you can do online betting now, a lot of people do,

but this will make it a lot easier. your thoughts? >> why should it be limited to just nevada and new jersey, so why not, yeah. >> and the state will get tax money from it, so there is a benefit to the rest of the population. a major announcement out of the united kingdom involving prince harry and meghan markle, the duke and duchess decided to step back as senior members of the royal family and work to become financially independent. they plan on balancing their time between the uk and north america. harry and meghan say they will continue to fully support the queen, queen elizabeth, who released a statement today saying discussions with the duke and duchess of sussex are at an early stage. we understand their desire to take a different approach but these are complicated issues that will take time to work through. i feel like she's making a statement there. >> they're all making a statement. it seems they really want to distance themselves from the rest of the royals. >> she's saying not so fast. >> guess who's in charge,

meghan. >> unctiyou think so? >> of course. >> so stuffy in the palace, she's a former star, actress, and she wants to come back to her roots, and harry, he's always a rebel. i read those tabloids, if you read those tabloids. >> you see the covers in the stores. >> that's true. >> don't you have to appreciate the fact that harry may want to live a real life, or a life closer to normal. >> is the queen going to allow? she may not be the boss here. >> that's interesting. >> i'm not sure she still has the authority to do that. >> it's going to be interesti to sort out. the oscars going hostless once again, last year's show worked out fine, you'll recall kevin hart was set to host, and he stepped down after homophobic quotes resurfaced.

the 92nd academy awards will air february 9th here on abc 7. now that you're retired, you're free. the gig is open. >> they're probably looking at the golden globes and saying, uh-oh. >> that's true. i think if you have a great host, like i made a list, chris rock, ellen, hugh jackman, steve martin. then it's a fantastic show. >> you want to even tune in for them, and their bit sgls f. >> if you have james franco, and anne hathaway, that didn't work. seth mac farland, didn't go well. it's a huge role because you're a target up there. you know half the people are going to hate what you say regardless. we'll see how it goes. >> you can't win. >> impossible foods is backing out of a partnership with mcdonald's, the company says it would not be able to produce enough imitation beef patties to meet mcdonald's demands. impossible foods provides patties to burger king.

a news caused a spike of impossible's competitor, beyond meat as burger king announces plans to test a new meatless breakfast sand, has eggs and cheese on a croissant coupled with a plant based sausage patty from impossible foods. the five test markets are not in the bay area. >> well. >> i've tried the meatless burger at a couple other places and i liked them, the ones i tried. >> you couldn't tell the difference. >> i really couldn't. >> it tastes like chicken, right. >> you know, the one thing about those burgers is if you look, and you're going to, the sodium content is really high. i'm not sure. >> more than a beef patty. >> yes, yes. i'm not sure how truly healthy this is for everybody. i understand trying to get away from meats and the cattle. >> but some people need the iron from beef. it just depends on what you need. >> but clearly a lot of people are interested in this, and there's more and more companies

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we are eight days into the new year, and it appears millennials are committed to participating in the practice known as dry january. according to the harris poll, more than half of the millennials surveyed plan to abstain from alcohol this month. that's compared to 35% of rs and on average millennials spend about $300 a month on booze. that is twice as much as. the break is making them realize just how much money they spend on alcohol. >> that's a lot rch. and paying off debt is one of those big new year's resolutions. >> consolidating credit card

debt is one option but is it right for you, michael finney is here with answers. >> i'm here with financial planner, distinguished adjunct professor at golden state university, dr. david yeski, there's really nobody better to go to than you. what is debt consolidation? >> well, debt consolidation is a process where you take a variety of obligations, and bring them together under a single loan, preferably with a lower paint but most especially with a lower interest rate, that would allow you to retire the debt more quickly. >> if you have a whole lot of debt, there isn't anybody waiting to give you another loan, is there? >> it depends, the strategies you follow are going to be a function of your credit rating. if you want to go to a debt con sol day to factor. the other thing is that, you

know, when we're talking about credit cards, for example, one of the simplest strategies is the, you know, doing the 0 interest rate balance transfer. if you qualify for it. a lot of people don't realize that their existing credit card company may be offering an option like that. it's important to log on and see what offers are available. but you can also get personal loans from various companies including your regular banks, they offer loans that could be used for credit consolidation. i assume you would tell anyone if you could get a 0% loan, you ought to be transferring your money over there, and start paying it down, most credit cards are 24, 27%. >> right. but there is a risk. >> oh, okay. >> if you transfer to a 0% credit card with the idea that you're going to use that opportunity to pay it down or pay it down faster. that's fantastic. but you have to look at how you got in trouble in the first place, so if you've had spending issues, if you haven't been controlling your spending very

carefully, if you haven't been budgeting, then you could almost get into more trouble because you transfer to a 0 interest rate credit card, and run your old credit cards back up again.o >> who should and who shouldn't briefly? >> well, anyone who qualifies for a low or no interest rate loan that is big enough to bring all of their other debts together whether it's a car loan, student loan, credit cards are a common one. if you qualify for one of those loans, do it, but be disciplined. if you think you have a spending issue, if you think you're just going to run the balance up again, that's another issue you might want to consultant with a credit counselling agency about that, about developing better spending habits and better debate management habits. >> if you're worried that you kind of have a spending problem, you need to deal with that before you start thinking about how i'm getting out of debt. >> exactly.

>> david, from golden state university, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. another check on the weather with spencer. >> we'll start with our approaching storm after midnight. bringing light to moderate showers, ranks one on the storm impact scale. most locations will receive under a quarter inch. on the forecast animation, midnight and 5, the storm spreads from the north bay to all parts of the bay area, a wet morning commute. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, after the morning rain, we'll get partial clearing tomorrow, a cold morning on a sunny day on friday. more light showers on saturday and the pattern of wet, unsettled weather continues well into next week. >> spencer, thank you. a call is going out today for the adoption of two unique pets. meet tank and tequila. tank is a 4-year-old tortoise, tequila is an adult male averho frog, both handed over to the humane society. the reptiles require specialized

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see me. ask your dermatologist if cosentyx could help you move past the pain of psoriasis. so what can you look forward to tonight, on abc 7 startin at 8:00, catch jeopardy, the greatest of all time competition. at nine, it's modern family, and then single parents. at 10:00, tune in for stump town, then stay with us for abc 7 news at 11. >> did you catch the jeopardy last night, greatest of all time. >> was it amazing? >> holzhauer and jennings, a lot of drama there. a lot of excitement for disney and star wars fans, a new ride called rise of the resistance opens at disneyland in nine days. >> the park is also offering a new deal for southern california residents. tony cabrera from our sister station. >> the chance to go on the attraction as a family,

experience galaxy's edge. >> a three-day ticket for one park is $67 per day. that saves visitors about a hundred dollars per person. the deal extends to kids ages 3 to 9 outside of southern california. >> we call our kids everywhere, so everyone come visit, the whole family, get the same deal for your kids, as low as $67. >> disneyland expert and author says the deal comes at the perfect time, right before the opening of one of the pk's biggest rides. >> i have to think the reception will be great because in florida, where it opened a couple of weeks ago, the rise of the resistance has been, i mean, people are lining up at 4:00 in the morning to get into the park and to get a reservation to ride a ride later in the day. >> rise of the resistance opens on january 17th, months after star wars galaxy edge opened with the millennium falcon ride. >> we expect the same thing with the rise of the resistance. people are going to enjoy it,

fight the first order, go in this battle, something you can't miss. >> since the new land created more space, there's more room for people setting up the possibility for a record breaking year. >> excitement has never been higher. this will be the most crowded, most highly attended year at disneyland ever. >> on top of rise of the resistance, there's also the lunar new year's celebration, a new parade to expect, and the food and wine festival in february. >> come into the park, enjoy rise of the resistance, there's a lot to see, and get on the virtual cue. >> in anaheim, tony cabrera, abc 7 news. >> rise of the resistance opens next friday, january 17th. >> i'll do the disclaimer like they do on the radio, disney is the parent cane of abc 7. get the news anytime with the abc 7 news app. enhanced video features, more customization, and also the personalized push alerts so you can get more of the news you want delivered to your phone and

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