building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. why can't we get these schools ready to get open as soon as possible? >> anger and frustration, san francisco public school students will not be returning to classrooms in late january as originally planned. good morning, again, everybody, it is saturday, december 19th, i'm liz kreutz. wooir going for more on the delay for reopening public schools in the city, but first as always let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> hey, liz, good morning to you. we have fog by the delta, frosty conditions in our valleys and as we look at live doppler 7 you see a band of cirrus clouds moving through the central bay.

our dense fog advisory for the delta until 11:00. this area already impacted by about an eighth mile visibility in fairfield. half mile in santa rosa. and temperatures are pretty chilly. 50 in mt. diablo, above 3,000 feet to 34 in walnut creek and danville, 30 santa rosa, 48 in pacifica. as we look from your roof camera, the clouds clear, sunny and cool today day today with numbers on the shoreline, low 60s. chilly night ahead, talk about sunday and a glimpse at christmas eve, christmas day and a change in the beert pattern. anger and frustration from parents and san francisco's mayor this morning after news that in person schooling will not be happening as planned next month in san francisco. the district and teachers union failed to come to an agreement on reopening. abc 7 news reporter luz pena explains the major sticking points.

>> reporter: roughly 14,000 students between january and march were scheduled to go back to in person classes in san francisco. well, that's not happening anymore. >> this is a sad day for kids in the city. >> reporter: mayor breed said the teacher's union has unrealistic requirements. >> we won't be able to test every student every week, and be able to make sure that a certain percentage of people are vaccinated before we open the school. >> reporter: according to the san francisco unified school district labor groups have proposed that no staff or students go back to in person classes until the city is in the orange tier. in a statement, the sfusd's superintendent said in part i'm disappointed we cannot offer a guaranteed date for when we can resume in person learning for our youngest and most vulnerable students. >> it's ridiculous, frankly, we're behind so many states. >> reporter: jennifer tse is part of the san francisco parents group open schools sf. she's concerned more

students will fall behind when they go back to distance learning again on january 5th. >> the most vulnerable. that's what we were talking about going back on january 5th. >> reporter: this group of parents are planning to rally in sacramento on january 16, calling for state's intervention. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. hospitals are stretched incredibly thin right now. statewide there is just 2.1% availability of icu beds. both the san joaquin valley and southern california regions are out of space. in the bay area, we're seeing 12.8% availability. the bay area is now in its first official weekend under the state's strict lockdown. san mateo, napa, solano and santa cruz counties joined the rest of the bay area yesterday. the rules kicked in after our region's icu availability dropped below the state's 15% threshold. this week. that means restaurants can only do takeout and delivery. most other businesses are either

closed, allowed to operate outdoors only, or at limited capacity. and most of you probably got this emergency alert on your phone yesterday when it was enacted. the earliest the order could be lift sd january 8th, so three weeks away. and happening today, frontline health care workers at el camino hospital in mountain view will start being vaccinated later this morning. el camino health has received 975 doses of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine, employees will be vaccinated today. infectious disease doctor and night shift respiratory care nurse, respiratory therapist will be among the first to receive shots. and stanford medicine will begin vaccinating medical workers today after 3,900 doses of the pfizer vaccine were delivered friday, following a protest on friday where stanford medical workers called into question who the

university will vaccinate first. abc 7 news reporter matt boone has their concerns. >> reporter: stanford medical residents protested saying they work with patients every day but were skipped over while some physicians who work from home got vaccinated instead. >> to not be offered a vaccine when i am at the hospital face timing attendings from home so they can see their patients and i'm in the covid positive room and those attendings are offered the vaccine, it's very hurtful. >> reporter: stanford admitted they made an error in the process, writing we apologize to our entire community, including our residents, fellows and other frontline care providers who have performed heroically during our pandemic response. we are immediately revising our plan to better sequence the distribution of the vaccine. >> there isn't necessarily a right way of doing it. there are lots of important factors. >> reporter: that's dr. louise aaronson, a professor at ucsf medical center, helping draft the state's tiered rollout

guidelines as a member of the advisory board to the california department of public health. >> there's two sets of national guidance and then each state is coming out with guidance. >> reporter: once the hospitals receive the vaccines, she says they have a lot of leeway to decide who gets it first. >> they also don't know necessarily how much they'll have and how many people will accept and how many people will refuse. >> reporter: matt boone, abc 7 news. and on the national front more than 17 million people have been diagnosed with the virus in the united states, and more than 300,000 have died. pushing the fda to give the green light for emergency authorization of moderna's vaccine. abc news reporter karina mitchell has the details. >> reporter: coronavirus vaccine number two has been given the go ahead by the fda for distribution. 5.9 million doses could be shipped across the country as early as tomorrow. moderna's version would be given to people age 18 and over in two doses four weeks apart. minor side effects include

fever, fatigue and headache. >> as with any decision made by the fda this authorization was guided solely by science and data. >> reporter: an fda panel finding the moderna vaccine more than 94% effective in preventing symptomatic disease. early data also suggests the vaccine may reduce asymptomatic infection in volunteers after one shot. and could stop the spread of the virus. unlike pfizer's version moderna's doesn't need to be stored in ultra cold freezers making it easier to distribute to rural communities. >> between pfizer and moderna we should have enough doses just this month of december to immunize the first 20 million people in what we hope will be a big push to get this terrible virus behind us. >> reporter: president trump praising the fda's decision in a tweet friday, dr. anthony fauci says he expects vaccination to begin early next week, karina mitchell, abc news, new york.

oakland's mayor is bracing city workers from painful cuts, the city is facing a major budget shortfall. made worse by the pandemic. abc 7 news reporter chrkris rey spoke with council members about these drastic cuts. >> we know there will be difficult decisions to make, all the options we have and whatever combination of options, none of them are good. none of them are pleasant. none of them will make anybody happy. >> reporter: mayor libby schaaf announced cuts are coming to address a $62 million shortfall that continues to grow. in an email to city staff she writes we know this is painful and scary news to hear, but if we work together we will get through this extraordinary challenge. leadership staff will be first in line to shoulder the cuts, taking ten unpaid days, deferring the upcoming 1% pay increase and any annual salary increases. appearing on abc's midday live earlier this week the mayor said her city is in a tough spot. >> we are out of one-time fixes, this is a moment where we are seriously going to have to make

service cuts if we cannot get aid from the federal government. >> i hope most of what we do is done in cooperation and through negotiations with our workforce. >> what are oakland's greatest needs are priorities and that is to meet the needs on the street of the safety, dealing with our homeless situation. >> reporter: oakland has about 5,000 city employees, city council will meet next week to hear more details on other cost cutting measures. kris reyes for abc 7 news. let's get a check of the weather now with lisa. hey, lisa. >> hey, liz, good morning to you, we have fog up in the north bay. also in livermore, it's pretty chilly. windchill makes it feel like it's below freezing there. here's sutro, where numbers in the mid-40s here in san francisco. little change for your weekend, although how much sun are we going to see? we'll talk about some slightly warmer temperatures and a pattern change for perhaps christmas day, coming up.

also next, demanding help during the pandemic, immigrant rights supporters say san francisco isn't doing enough. and now vaccine makers are going to focus on children, you're going to hear one of the youngest vaccine trial participan satchel paige was still dominating batters at 59.at 52 celia cruz was still winning grammys at 77 john wheeler illuminated our ideas of the universe at 70

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spanish speaking immigrants in san francisco's mission district say there's been a lack of support from the city in the covid-19 crisis. last night immigrant families shared stories of their struggle in the crisis which has hit the community particularly hard. the group faith in action bay area presented its demands to city leaders which include rent relief and easing regulations for financial help. and with pfizer's vaccine already being distributed and building a better bay area we are at a crucial point in the covid-19 pandemic. abc 7 news is dedicating this that's week to what you need to know about the vaccines, vaccine manufacturers are now starting to turn their focus to a key sector of the population, and

that is children. abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke with one of the youngest vaccine trial participants in the world about her experience, as well as pediatric vaccine experts about what to expect when it comes to covid vaccines and your kids. >> reporter: babies, toddlers, kids, and teens have largely been left out of the conversation about covid vaccines. as a result, parents have a lot of questions. >> my concern is they haven't done a lot of testing with children his age. >> the foremost concern is about the side effects. >> we are not sure if it's going to be like fever or like pain or whatnot. >> i would wait at least until she turns 3. >> this is my first child so of course i'm going to be a little nervous about putting anything into him. >> reporter: for answers we went to the pediatric experts in the bay area and beyond. dr. patel, abc 7 news special correspondent and pediatric

hospitalist, dr. maldonado, chair of the committee on the infectious diseases for american academy of -- and doctor at children's hospital of philadelphia. he's also a voting member of the fda's vaccine advisory committee, which recommended pfizer and moderna's vaccine for emergency use. >> i think the reason children were not a priority here if you look at people less than 21 years of age they account for 26% of the united states population but only 0.08% of the deaths. that's why they haven't been the priority. nursing homes accounted for 40% of the deaths. >> reporter: is it even worth vaccinating children? dr. rofit says absolutely. >> children can get sick, suffer and occasionally die from this virus. as many children died this year from sars-cov-2 as influenza.

and suffering long-term effects such as multisystem inflammatory syndrome of children, called misc, they need to be protected from this disease and hopefully early next year we'll generate the kind of studies that make us feel comfortable vaccinating children. >> reporter: pfizer and moderna have started testing on teens in the u.s. it's likely astrazeneca and johnson & johnson will follow suit. >> i suspect over 2021 we'll see more and more trials in younger and younger children. our hope is that by the end of 2021 there would be vaccines for young children as young as six months of age. if that's possible. >> reporter: which would be on time for the new school year. dr. maldonado is on the safety review committee and says the trials will likely involve different dosing regimens to determine the most effective covid vaccine schedule in children. >> in conducting vaccines in kids is always, no matter what the vaccine is, always safety, safety comes first. you're vaccinating healthy people. i do think that a lot more needs to be done to shore up confidence in young

families and we need to see the data so we can feel comfortable to recommend one way or the other what parents should do. >> reporter: so dr. patel, what do you expect to happen with children and side effects since in the pfizer trial up to half of the adults had some sort of symptom and nobody likes to see their kid sick? >> children may react differently to these vaccines than the adults in the trials did as well. may have a stronger response, the response may last longer, don't be alarmed, don't be scared, this is proof the vaccine is working. if we're not really transparent about these responses and if people get freaked out because their child has muscle aches or a fever we may lose some of those parents for the second shot and we know that we need both of them to get the full effect, the 94% to 95% efficiency. >> this is a covid vaccine trial. >> reporter: caitlin evans, one of the first teenager in the world to get injected. in a covid vaccine trial. she doesn't know if she got the vaccine or a placebo. >> i've been monitoring my temperature and i've been

fortunate not to have any symptoms at all. >> reporter: she's 16 and her family supported her as she volunteered for a phase 2-3 pfizer trial at cincinnati children's hospital in october. pfizer's vaccine is now authorized for anyone 16 and older. >> i'm anxious to go back to school and just try to get parts of my life that i'm never going to have another shot at. the more we listen to scientists and the more we do the right thing and try and keep our neighbors safe, the sooner we can get back to some kind of normal. >> reporter: kate larson, abc 7 news. and you'll find all of this week's special in depth stories online right now at abc7news.com/vaccine. lisa, such a great way to end the year knowing that vaccine's coming. >> yes, for sure. and as we get into the last weekend of autumn, liz, we are going to look forward to some rain, perhaps on christmas day. sun coming up in another hour, that sun sets at 4:53 for about nine hours and 32 minutes of daylight, in our shortest day

coming into play with about a 7:22 sunrise and 4:55 sunset. so, yes, after that we'll be gaining about a minute a day. but as we go through a live doppler 7 you notice the cirrus clouds are not helping us out to keep us any warmer this afternoon. it is awfully cold out there with plenty of 30s. in fact, more 30s than 40s, 38 in san mateo, 36 on the coast. good morning, santa rosa, 31 for you with fog, there is a dense fog advisory from the delta where it is 33 degrees, so not only is it foggy, it's nearly freezing there. 38 in union city, and san jose is at 39. so four mile visibility santa rosa, with just an eighth of a mile here. so until 11:00, as you get into the delta, if you're out that way, towards discovery bay, american canyon, you'll run into some fog. here is our roof camera, bit of a north wind out there, a chilly morning, with delta fog, looking at sunshine, and we'll call it mild conditions throughout the afternoon, they'll be a bit

above average, normal highs in the mid-50s, low 60s out there, but winter arrives on monday, bringing slightly cooler weather. how about some rain? looks like we're going to have to wait until the end of the week, say christmas day. outlook for the next several days, getting into monday this system is to the north of us but it will work to cool us down. don't think it could bring any rain although the verdict is not totally clear whether or not we'll see rain into that monday/tuesday time period but it looks pretty certain as we get into christmas day. there's the system that perhaps could bring maybe a quarter to a half inch in san francisco, then as we get towards the end of the weekend, december 27th, could see another system, and then by the end of the year we're talking december 28th, 29th, perhaps a third system. so hopefully this all plays out as we get through the next seven days. of course, most of the rain up in the pacific northwest, and taking us into next weekend

could see maybe a third, to maybe a half inch in the bay area. as for the highs today, once again, in the low 60s, so a little change here with that rewind and repeat forecast with low 60s in santa clara, 61 in redwood city, about 60 san mateo, 59 in millbrae, downtown, cool sunny skies. 59 up in the north bay. awfully cold with numbers in the 30s. 30 degree spread by this afternoon as we warm up 30 degrees. 60 in sonoma. east bay numbers from the upper 50s in berkeley and richmond, 58 in union city and you head inland, it's a cool day, with sunshine and pleasanton about 60 for you. accuweather forecast similar for sunday, winter arrives on monday, holding steady through about the middle of the week and looks like we'll see rain by christmas day. >> just ahead from looking forward to looking back, we talked to a bay area teenager who got her start in activism

this year w a huge protest on the golden gate bridge. hey, friends, it's kumasi. i want to take a minute to share with you what you should be watching this weekend on the abc 7 bay area app. turning blank walls into works of art, and it's all for the benefit of the community. that is the mission of oakland's dragon school so we are taking a deeper look at these extremely talented people in our latest episode of localish. >> dragon school is like, okay, you want to paint that, like, for sure, like do your thing. >> reporter: we know the biggest news this week was the coronavirus vaccine and we were able to talk with the very first nurse in california to get the shot. and she actually didn't want to get the shot at first, so we talked with her about what changed her mind. >> absolutely not -- sure, here's my arm, let's do it. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: we know san jose is not playing around when it comes to christmas lights and decorations, but there is one

family that takes it to a whole new level. we're talking about the mattos family. they have over 100,000 lights and they were actually featured on abc's "the great christmas light fight." seriously, this will get you in the holiday mood. all of those stories, and more, featured on the abc 7 bay area app in the featured section so once you open up the app you'll see all the stories i just told you about right there. and if you don't have the app, make sure you get it. it's available pretty much everywhere, you can get it on roku, android tv, amazon fire, and also apple tv. have a wonderful weekend, and happy streaming. - i'm lea.steve. and we live in north pole, alaska. - i'm a retired school counselor.

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as this year winds down abc 7 news is looking back on the most memorable stories and people of the year, it's part of our new immersive story series, facing 2020. one of those people is tiana day as george floyd's death sparked

protests around the world the san ramon teenager organized one of the bay area's biggest demonstrations and became one of the faces of the movement, a movement spilled out onto the golden gate bridge in june from sky 7 you could see the passion of the black lives matter movement as protesters stopped traffic and chanted the names of those who have died at the hands of police. the peaceful march was a powerful turnout, one that tiana day, the teenage organizer of the protest, could never have expected. >> this came together in less than 24 hours. my friend made flyers and we pushed them out. >> we posted them all over social media. >> all over social media and it blew up. >> reporter: the protest briefly stopped traffic on the span, giving a new generation a platform to have their voices heard. >> honestly, all these protests are just really inspired, honestly i feel like the whole youth as a whole, this whole generation, we are really speaking out and speaking up for

each other and fighting for equality, it's a beautiful thing. >> in the first week of my activism, the first protest i led on my own. >> reporter: she grew up in san ramon and graduated from high school this year, plans for college were put on hold when the pandemic hit. >> i got there and there was thousands of people already lined up, news cameras in my face, and i was like i have no idea what is going on, like is this for us? did we do this? >> reporter: inspired by that turnout, tiana is on a mission. >> speaking on climate change, we need to talk about black lives matter, do marginalized communities, we need to bring attention to it. >> reporter: to help give a voice to the voiceless she's founded an organization to enable more more youth. >> so far we have 50 students who are mainly in california but we have some sprinkled throughout the united states too and we pair with a bunch of other nonprofits to do amazing things that are youth led. >> reporter: in a year filled with so much tragedy tiana has hope for the future.

it happened when she took a leap of faith and decided to stand up for what mattered to her. >> it's changed everything. without this one moment my life would be so different. >> reporter: at the same time spreading a message of hope for a better future. read more about tiana in the immersive story series facing 2020, live right now on abc7news.com, we went back and checked in with more than a dozen memorable people from this year, you can find out how their lives have changed, the lessons they've learned and what they hope 2021 brings. all right, still to come on abc 7 mornings, congress working this weekend, still trying to reach an agreement on a covid relief deal. also, the i-team revisits a pacifica yoga studio, still holding classes, they've been violating the rules for months. why isn't something being done about it?

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. good morning, everybody, thanks for joining us, we're going to get another quick look at the weather with lisa argen. it's a cold start out there, patchy fog, by the delta, and also in santa rosa. a look at the current numbers right now and we are below freezing in santa rosa. it is 42, good morning to you, around hayward, 40 in fremont with -- you can see those 30s from the north bay, even on the coast, 36 half moon bay, 39 in san jose. so there's the fog. an eighth mile visibility by the delta. that should be with us through about 11:00. two miles in santa rosa, and those 40s arrive by 9:00 so it's still very chilly out there, 1:00, upper 50s, low 60s throughout the afternoon. plenty of sunshine, tonight clear and cold, we'll talk about the second half of your weekend, and perhaps a rainy christmas when we see you next. liz? >> lisa, thank you. we're going to get now to the developing news from capitol

hill. president trump has signed a two-day short-term funding bill to keep the federal government open through sunday night. congress is working through the weekend trying to reach an agreement on federal funding. that includes a round of much needed covid-19 financial aid. abc news reporter marci gonzalez now has the immense pressure congress faces. >> reporter: with just hours left before a partial government shutdown was set to begin congress buying itself more time. voting to extend the deadline to reach an agreement on a covid relief deal. >> there's no reason why the federal government funding should lapse while we hammer out our remaining differences. >> we're very close to an agreement but the details really matter. >> reporter: the nearly $900 billion aid package is tied to a larger federal spending bill. congress now has until sunday at midnight for a deal to be struck, dragging out the already months long wait for millions of americans depending on financial help.

>> if this country means anything, if democracy means anything, if the u.s. government means anything, it means that we cannot turn our backs on this suffering. >> reporter: the bill is expected to include $300 weekly federal unemployment benefits and a $600 direct payment to many americans. missouri republican senator josh hawley tried and failed to get that direct payment amount raised to the $1,200 given to americans back in march. >> we could start with reasonable, modest relief. to the working people in need in this nation. >> hawley is aligned with democrats who would prefer another multitrillion dollar rescue package. republicans continue to want less. >> i want to help people. i voted to help people. i voted for the $2.2 trillion cares act. but i also am concerned about our children's future, and the fact that we are mortgaging it. >> reporter: more than 10

million americans stand to lose part of their unemployment benefits if a covid relief deal isn't reached by the end of next week. only adding to the desperate situation so many are already facing. >> people are driving upwards of an hour to two hours to get here, and then sitting in a line for three to four hours. before they're able to get their box of food. >> reporter: marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. and new developments this morning, the u.s. department of health and human services and the department of defense are going to hold a briefing with operation warp speed on covid-19 vaccine distribution. it comes after the fda authorized a second coronavirus vaccine for emergency use last night. millions of doses of moderna's vaccine are expected to start shipping out tomorrow. >> we worked quickly based on the urgency of this global pandemic, not because of any external pressure. the transparency around our review of moderna -- of the moderna covid-19 vaccine should assure the public that this vaccine met the fda's rigorous

standards for quality, safety and efficacy. >> since last friday only pfizer's vaccine had been authorized. yesterday governor newsom said california is getting a lot less in the second allocation of vaccine doses than initially anticipated. >> we were hoping to get 393,000 vaccination or rather doses allocated to the state in that second allocation, but we were told yesterday by cdc hhs that they're cutting that by 40%. so unfortunately it went from 393,000 down to 233,025. >> fda panel found the vaccine more than 94% effective in preventing covid-19 and early data also suggests the vaccine may reduce asymptomic infection in volunteers after one shot and could stop the spread of the virus. very hopeful. now most bay area businesses are doing their best to comply with changing rules.

but some owners are directly defying authorities. we told you before about a local yoga studio that's been holding maskless indoor classes throughout the pandemic. to where's the enforcement? i-team reporter stephanie sierra has been tracking the case now for months. >> the county and state regulations require that everyone have a mask inside. >> yeah, well, it's optional. >> what? >> everybody's option is to wear a mask. >> it's a state requirement. >> i'm not making them wear a mask. >> reporter: thomas antoon is the owner of pacifica beach yoga. we tried to explain the health order to him back in october. after 16 complaints with concerns over health and safety were filed against his business. >> it's my business, right, it's my choice too. >> reporter: not exactly. his yoga studio qualifies as an indoor fitness gym, which according to county restrictions were required to close indoor operations around three weeks ago, on november 29th. on december 4th, antoon posted this on facebook, we just keep bringing the heat, no fear

mongers here, and continued over the past two weeks to advertise indoor classes, at least 14 people who appeared not to be wearing masks entered the business for two separate classes. i want to understand why you're continuing to offer indoor classes right now. can you explain that? >> because i have a right to. >> reporter: actually, he doesn't. heather forshey leads a covid compliance unit. in san mateo county. the unit has received complaints about pacifica beach yoga and is currently investigating. will you make a priority for the complaints to look into this. >> certainly we'll be investigating it. >> reporter: the unit was launched in mid-october to help ensure businesses comply with the state's orders, as of today the units received 723 complaints about businesses across the county. that's prompted 80 written warnings. >> the vast majority of businesses just want to do the right thing. and they are after some guidance. >> reporter: but in antoon's case -- >> it's currently a violation of

the health advisory. >> go away. >> reporter: the covid compliance unit has received specific complaints about pacifica beach yoga and is currently in the process of investigating. we've reached out to pacifica police for an update but have yet to hear back. for the i-team stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. and a south san jose neighborhood is lit up # for the roilds attracting big crowds safely from all around town. it's a tradition on sunset glen drive that started 25 years ago. resident donovan monero had a vision to light up every house and tree on the street. the display has grown every year with lights criss-crossing the street and a live deejay playing christmas hits. pretty cool. and one san jose family is taking holiday decorating to the next level, this is the mattos family, they transformed their apricot orchard into a winter wonderland, even featured on the great christmas light fight.

♪ >> here in san jose we take christmas displays seriously, houses, neighborhoods, even public parks transform every holiday season but no one does it quite like the mattos family orchard. >> it's always been a tradition to take my kids every year since they were little and i'm grateful that nice people put these decorations out for us to enjoy when there's not much to do in times like this. >> my favorite part is the walk because i got to see the decorations. >> i think it's wild. i'm really impressed like, you know, especially during these times, like you have people out there trying to spread joy to everybody. >> we have a traditional mix with a light show display which is more unique and getting more popular because you have that christmas tradition along with the fun lights and music. >> about three years ago i kind of stopped counting but i know i'm over 100,000 lights, and i'm

over like 200 glow molds, there's a lot to see and we're spread out throughout the orchard. you're going to have to drive up and down the street a few times or walk around to see everything. >> the last 12 to 13 years my husband has gone bigger and bigger every year. he would go with his grandpa or his dad or all of us after christmas and buy out everything the hardware stores have left and so each year it grew and grew and grew. >> seeing how excited they are and how they're singing the songs, super into what i created, it's a really awesome thing. it's hard to explain. it's really cool. i'm jr mattos and i created the orchard lights. my family has been doing their display for over 30 years and i kind of took over 12 years ago. just going big. and turning it into what it is today. we have a range from modern pixel lights to traditional glow molds and everything in between and homemade animatronics.

and all kinds of stuff. >> i think a lot of people come by and don't even know where they would start if they were to do it. programming the lights. we push all the lights into the props, we sit there and the tall tree back here too and we sit on the ground and punch all those lights in and get some good blisters, there's a lot of work. >> my personal display takes about three weeks. to put up. my display is divided up into lands. you're kind of like at the north pole, santa's factory, so i have the snow factory. i have the toy shop. i have the sleigh loading. some of the things that i like in my display is my lightbulb factory area. that's where the animated christmas light show is, but then i think my personal like section that i like pride myself most about is the johnny's tree farm, i go by jr, but my roadway

name is john and i'm actually the fourth, my son is the fifth. all five of us have an elf in that section. my great-grandfather, my grandfather and my dad also. >> three, two, one! >> being on "the great christmas light fight" was pretty amazing. i've been lucky enough to be in the audience a few times in the past. and for it to be my chance to be on, it was pretty incredible and the experience that night in my whole family, my kids will never forget being on the great christmas light fight. it's been really cool to continue on with the family tradition that my family always decorated the orchard for years and then i kind of took over with my grandfather and we kind of went crazy and then i took over solo and went beyond crazy and turned it into what we have now, which was good enough to be on "the great christmas light fight" which i think is actually good enough to win "the great christmas light fight" and it will always be up in some way,

somewhere, but maybe not in the orchard but it will continue for a really long time. still ahead on abc 7 mornings embracing the giving spirit in the east bay, the special drive-through experience that will help out a lot of people. let's take a live look from outside, look how pretty it is this morning, the sun is coming up since the last time we looked outside. so gorgeous out there looking out over the bay bridge, we'll chat with lisa on this pretty so strong. so... not ripped. what're we talkin about... that's the hefty ultra strong bag hefty! hefty! hefty! (whispers) gimme. (confused) give me the bag? get hefty ultra strong at a low price

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in the east bay a holiday drive-through continues this evening, spreading the christmas message and getting people into the spirit of giving. valley christian church in dublin partnered with the tri-valley to show the christmas story and take a sneak peek at santa's workshop, also an opportunity to bring nonperishable food items, they raised $12,500, and collected 110 bags of food.

lisa, it's going to be a really nice weekend as well. >> you know, the sunrise that you noted just a few minutes ago, how about this one? can i top it? this is mt. tam. a few cirrus clouds passing through the bay area, but boy it's cold, 30s and 40s to start out, 50s and 60s today. and we will shake this pattern up before the end of the year, how about by christmas? stay tuned, my accuweather seven-day forecast is next. thanks, lisa. also next, san jose state has a huge game today against boise state in the mountain west conference championship game. how the s

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prevagen. healthier brain. better life. okay, in sports a historic day for san jose state, playing in the school's first ever conference championship game, this afternoon the 24th ranked spartans take on boise state in the mountain west championship game, kickoff is at 1:15 at san boyd stadium in las vegas. now stanford will try to extend their three-game winning streak when they face ucla at the rose

bowl in pasadena. you can watch the game on our sister network espn at 4:00 p.m. and cal's game against arizona was cancelled because neither team has enough scholarship players available due to the coronavirus. the warriors are set to open their season tuesday night in brooklyn against kevin durant and the nets. there's even rumbles that lin sanity could be making a return to the dubs organization. lots to talk about, here's chris alvarez with more. >> jeremy lin, member of the toronto raptors team that beat the warriors in the nba finals, numerous reports he was signing a deal with the warriors "g" league team. in santa cruz. lin tweeting, whoa, everybody chill, this isn't what it looks like, no decisions made, he last played last season in the chinese basketball association, recently working out with the "g" league developmental team in walnut creek. we'll have to stay tuned there. warriors open the season in brooklyn on tuesday, kyrie irving burning sage in the

boston garden, not something you see every day, late first quarter, here's kevin durant, the former warrior hoop and the foul. kd, just getting warmed up. midway through the second now, durant in transition, the pull-up three is good. he had 14 at recess. this game was all nets and kd looking good as he worked his way back from that torn achilles, the right-handed hammer, 25 points, six rebounds in 27 minutes, nets win big 113-89. >> espn reports the nhl and the players have reached a tentative deal to play a 56 game regular season beginning january 13th, pending the approval of each side's executive board and canadian health officials, training camps expected to open between december 31st and january 3rd. it's unclear whether games will be played in home arenas or hub cities, a modified all divisional schedule is expected though. at 6-0 the san jose state spartans cracked the top 25 earlier this week, they're number 24. the biggest challenge, the mountain west championship later today against

boise state, and check this out, the spartans new homaway from home, san boyd stadium in las vegas is prepped and ready to host that game, spartans logos all over the field. they've been road warriors playing a home game in hawaii, now settling in vegas due to covid restrictions, head coach says the team has been preparing for this moment since march. >> and so, you know, climbing the mountain, this idea that, you know, you don't climb a mountain in one single bound, you do it one step at a time that's been something that started with us, they attacked the offseason even though it was the strangest, most unique offseason in the history of college football. >> pac-12 championship game number 13 usc hosting oregon. the ducks replacing washington who had covid issues, ducks in the red zone, anthony brown to wide open travis dye, fourth slovis rolling right and jamal hill, look at this interception, what a play, slovis threw three picks, two by hill. usc needs a hail mary, slovis pressured and the intentional grounding is going to end it.

oregon wins 31-24, end usc's perfect season. that's your look at sports. let's send it back to you. let's get a check of the forecast now with lisa argen, so pretty out there this morning, lisa. >> it really is, liz. we had a band of high clouds move through, but overall looking at some beautiful pictures as we look at live doppler 7 right now. there you can see that band of high clouds, and overall making for a pretty start to the day. here's a look at mt. tam where you can see a little bit of that, temperatures in the 40s in san francisco, 43 in oakland. it is 35 in mountain view with temperatures in just the mid-30s. how about that, 34 half moon bay. here's our exploratorium camera, beautiful view here, 30 degrees in santa rosa, fog as well, 37 by the delta, that's where we have our dense fog advisory, 32 novato, 34 napa and 35 for our friends in the livermore valley, there's the fog from the delta, up in the north bay, and we do

have this dense fog advisory through 11:00, just over a mile visibility there, and up in santa rosa, three quarters of a mile, elsewhere, not bad. you saw the clear sky, this is a look at santa cruz where it is certainly a beautiful sight this morning, so chilly with that morning fog. it's a sunny weekend, we'll see a few high clouds up in the north bay today, otherwise, we are going to stay dry, winter arrives on monday, bringing us just a slight cooldown this weekend as high pressure builds in, numbers may be coming up a few degrees, but behind that system looks like we could see a change to the weather pattern, in fact, it's looking rather wet as we get towards christmas. here's that system monday, it's going to miss us, it's going to move down into northern california, bring a little bit of cooling wednesday into christmas eve, we are dry. but now we're looking at several models here that are painting friday wet and looking from the pacific northwest into the bay area through christmas day into

early saturday looking at some shower activity, that will be some good news. so anywhere from maybe a third of an inch to a half inch, that's with that christmas system. and there's another system out after behind that one so we'll keep our fingers crossed. as for today, your saturday, starting out frosty, you saw those 30s, upper 50s to low 60s for most of you, 61 in san jose, 64 santa rosa, 59 downtown. so very little change day-to-day, starting out cold. mild towards the 2:00, 3:00 afternoon and then back tonight we'll see those chilly numbers and the patchy fog with low 30s in the valleys by the delta, upper 30s san mateo, near 40 for you in oakland, cold night with 30s above freezing in morgan hill. the accuweather seven-day forecast cold this morning with the fog, a sunny and mild afternoon, we'll do it again for your sunday, winter arrives on monday, looking at a slightly cooler weather pattern as we get towards the middle of the week, and by thursday night christmas eve into friday we'll hopefully be tracking some rain, and if

this verifies, looks like a level 1 system, liz, but we will certainly watch it for you. >> all right, lisa, thank you. next christmas, as you can see there, is just six days away, where some people will be able to get a free christmas tree today. ♪ ♪ digital transformation has failed to take off. because it hasn't removed the endless mundane work we all hate. ♪ ♪ automation can solve that by taking on repetitive tasks for us. unleash your potential. uipath. reboot work.

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happening today, a christmas tree giveaway. for the last five years the sf guardsmen and their partners have sold christmas trees to raise money for at risk youth. trees will be given away at the intersection of cargo and jennings street. starting at 1:00 p.m. there are a limited number of trees, and they will be handed out on a first come, first serve basis. pretty great. let's get a final check of the weather with lisa argen, such a fun time of the year, decorating the tree, making

cookies. >> yeah and trying not to eat too many of those. good morning, everyone, 39 in oakland, dense fog advisory by the delta, 29 for you in santa rosa, with fog, and 34 in mountain view, looking at highs today rebounding from the upper 50s to low 60s, a sunny afternoon in the accuweather seven-day forecast. mild and sunny for your sunday, winter arrives on monday, little change until the end of the week, christmas day where we could see a little bit of rain. liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you, and thank you all for joining us here on abc 7 mornings, i'm liz kreutz along with lisa argen, back at 8:00 a.m., gma is next, have a great morning, see you then.

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