of the united states in the great state of california? >> you serious? >> this is the official, this is the ask, brother. >> with that ask, alex padilla becomes the first latino to represent california in the senate. the secretary of state got visibly emotional as he made it official. >> i'm honored, man and i'm humbled because of this. i can't tell you how many pancakes my dad flipped or eggs he scrambled trying to provide for us in the many, many years of my mom cleaning houses, doing the same thing. >> padilla is the son of mexican immigrants. his dad a cook, his mom a house cleaner. his story resonates with the latino foundation. >> he'll take those experiences to washington to make sure we get more than $600 in terms of a relief check and make sure when the vaccine is rolled out, it's rolled out with equity. >> with padilla taking kamala

harris' seat when she assumes the vice presidency, there will be no black women in the senate. mayor london breed expressed her disappointment at the pick. >> i think it's really challenging to put it in words but it was definitely a surprise and it's an unfortunate situation as we are trying to move this country forward and making sure that black lives truly matter and that african americans have a seat at the table especially african american women after what was done in the race on a national level. definitely is unfortunate. >> congresswoman bass and lee were on a short list of those being considered for harris' seat. in a statement lee congratulated to pa dip -- padilla. the latino community foundation said while they are celebrating padilla's appointment, they will continue to work for greater

diversity. >> i hope that we have greater conversations about what it is really going to take to make sure that communities of color have a seat at the table because quite frankly, we shouldn't be fighting over crumbs like a united states senate seat. >> padilla will take the seat in the senate in january. >> all right. and just moments ago, we found out the name of padilla's replacement. assemblywoman shirly weber will be nominated to fill padilla's seat as secretary of state. the 72-year-old is a retired professor and legislator from san diego. she will be the fourth woman to hold the position and the first ever black woman to be california's secretary of state. we'll dig in a little deeper and see what this appointment means with abc special correspondent at 4:30. today the man accused of kidnapping and killing 9-year-old michaela garrett had his arraignment moved to next month. meanwhile, other law enforcement

agencies are revisiting similar kidnapping cases that have been cold for decades. melanie woodro has that story as well as community reaction. >> reporter: news of david niche's arrest in connection with the 1988 kidnapping is spreading through hayward and reviving memories from that time. >> even after decades, it felt like a relief. >> reporter: simone was 5 years old when garrett went missing. she works here at abc 7 with the 7 on your side team. >> i remember being scared and i remember that fear rippling through all the people, all the kids in my school especially the girls. >> reporter: pher per rents wouldn't let her play outside alone. >> everybody walked their kids to school and picked them up and we didn't leave them outside at all. >> reporter: they were relieved for closure 32 years later. niche is in santa rita jail serving a prior murder conviction awaiting trial for a double-murder committed in fremont in 1986 of friends jennifer and michelle xavier.

other law enforcement agencies including dublin police services are revisiting kidnapping cold cses. eileen was last seen walking home from school in dublin on january 30th, 1999. >> piqued our interest and sparked us to look into this individual to see if there is links in our case. >> reporter: the father hasn't considered the possibility niche could be responsible for his daughter's disappearance. >> most of the times it's just not the same person. >> reporter: every year the family walks eileen's path home from school in her honor but this past april, his wife passed away. >> they can know that i just can't do it this year. it very difficult and about my wife, i don't know how i can do it. >> reporter: dublin police are holding out hope for the family that eileen will still come home. if that's not the case, they want to provide answers and closure just as hayward p.d. did for garrett's family. melanie woodro, abc 7 news.

family and friends pleading for justice in the death of a 6-year-old boy. chase young was shot to death on the fourth of july in bay view. his family says he was watching fireworks with his sister at a birthday party. today jace's sister and friends led a caravan across the bay bridge to bring attention to the unsolved murder and to call for an end to gun violence. >> he was wrongfully murdered. we're just protesting for my brother trying to spread awareness and trying to get justice for jace. >> so sad. billboards have been set up in san francisco in jace's honor. police belief jace was not the target of the shooting. california reported more than 32,000 new diagnosed cases of the cloronavirus today. that's well below the daily average of 44,000. again, the state is setting the wrong kind of records with hospitalizations. the number climbed to close to

18,000 people today with more than 3700 of those in the icu. both are once again single day highs. a quick look at the regional icu capacity. the bay area went down a hair from yesterday and is now at 13.5%. it was 13.7 yesterday. northern california is in the best shape with close to 30% capacity. the sacramento area is at 15 mon15.7%. san joaquin and southern california remain at 0%. to abc 7 news reporter receive nisi ya ra with a play from san francisco officials to stay home and stay safe. >> mayor london breed could not have been more clear today. we're in the most dangerous time of the pandemic and while the last two weeks during the shelter place is showing progress, we know the worst is still ahead of us. >> i don't want to everyone look someone in the eye and say their

loved one is dead because we don't have space in the hospital for them. as you make your choices this holiday, please think about that. think about what you can do to get us through these next few weeks. >> reporter: there are more than 20,000 diagnosed covid cases across san francisco. 173 people are currently hospitalized. sadly, so far, 176 people have died from the virus. and while the pfizer and moderna vaccines give us hope, dr. grant colfax explains cases are still skyrocketing across the city. 275 new covid cases reported each day. the highest seen since the onset of the pandemic. but it's not all bad news. there are signs of progress. >> the pace of increase is slowing down. >> reporter: before the shelter in place went into effect two weeks ago, covid cases were increasing 8% each day. today, they're increasing 2% each day. >> our changes in behavior are starting to show an impact.

>> reporter: to put it in perspective, we know the virus is spreading out of control when the reproductive rate or r number is above one. on december 5th, the reproductive rate was 1.45. on december 20th, the reproductive rate was 1.24. >> as a result of that change, projected peak median hospitalizations decreased from 14 90 to 590. >> reporter: the projected number of deaths went from 544 to 214. >> that is 330 people who are projected to die from covid-19 in san francisco that may not die. >> now, covid cases in san francisco increased by 50% after thanksgiving and as we heard from dr. colfax today, the numbers are very clear. we cannot afford to see that happen again. stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> stephanie, before you go, do we know if any hospitals are

reporting a backlog for elective surgeries at this point? >> dr. colfax did confirm the county is knot aware of any bay area hospitals that are canc cancelling elective surgeries due to the surge however he did say it's very possible we could get to that point. >> all right. stephanie, thank you. the leaders of kizer, sooter and dignity health issued a dire warning to all californians today to do their part in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. most say their staffs are simply exhausted and their hospitals are becoming overwhelmed with covid cases. >> we are really making a desperate call to californians to not repeat what happened in thanksgiving. >> if we don't follow what we're asking, don't follow the guidelines, the concern is that the virus will become pounded over the holidays. >> hospital workers are at the heart of a video that was released today. some say if gatherings continue,

more people will die. kizer said that 16 of it facilities have run out of icu capacity. the gospel church is providing free covid-19 testing to residents in east oakland. that's one of the areas with the highest positivity rate in the entire east bay. it doesn't matter if you have insurance and you don't need to register for this. testing will run through the afternoon on tuesdays and saturdays all next year. on the right track, the same system that tracks your shopping habits could help out with a vacci vaccine. the bay area company leading the way. >> stimulus package, the law inside the bill that has nothing to do with the pandemic. inspiring story, the bay area taylors whose business gives a little background to the new movie "soul." i'm meteorologist sand ya pa patel. bright and - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri.

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dr. patel. he had just received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine and he described to me what it's like to get the shot. >> the person working with me, her name is jennifer. she walked me through everything to expect. she kind of ran through why we were getting the covid-19 vaccine to begin with. i have right here this handout that was given to every person there, which kind of not only tells you the science behind it but what to expect after you get the shot and why it important to return and hurt less than a flu shot. like a little mosquito bite. no big deal at all. >> you know how good he felt afterwards? look at this. dr. patel was feeling fine. look at that move he pulled. he swears there was no fee toe shopping as he held the vaccination proof card. >> you can't see his face. i'd like to see that in person on live television. there you go. you know dr. patel like i know him. we'll see. bay area technology companies

that track your shopping habits are adapting their data gathering to the nation's massive covid vaccination program. abc 7 news reporter david louie gets an inside look what this could mean for health and safety. >> there is a hunger for vaccine information. look at the spike on this graph that tracks google searches for the term covid vaccines. consumers want to know when and where to get immunized. >> where do they get realtime info? we're focused on getting the information out in an effective rich way. >> tony is ceo of genesis which specializes in consumer service platforms for business. they rolled out a solution for health plans, pharmacies and others that consumers will likely turn to. >> we can voice part of that process but also includes knowledge bo knowledge bots, a.i. virtual immigration of the technologies that we have available today. >> at the same time, information is going out, a sweeping collection of information is

also underway. it called data servers will track every detail they can as 330 million americans do or don't get vaccinated. >> capturing who gave you the vaccine or the test. who was the prescribing physician? ki what kind of test did you take? which lab ran it? which kind of vaccine you took? any adverse vent yevent. >> i health claims to have the first platform that does that and more to track the progress and success of the vags naticci and the covid data will create alga rhythm to see the best response. >> it will have the type of improvement in health care we have not seen in centuries. >> it may seem daunting to be processing so much data in two directions but these companies say it's an extension of their expertise in tracking consumer

shopping habits and preferences. david louie, abc 7 news. michael finney here with a look at the headlines, hi, michael. >> hey, larry. the stimulus bill that's now in the hands of the president, well, it could make hosting illegal pirates streams a felony. pirates streams currently generally refers to media, movies, video games and software being diverted and used without the rightful owner's consent. the act focuses on commercial for profit streaming privacy services. violators are subject to up to ten years in prison and monetary fines. the u.s. justice department is suing walmart for allegedly playing a role in the opioid crisis. the justice department filed a civil complaint claiming walmart pharmacies filled opioid prescriptions it knew were

invalid. federal law requires retailers to look out for then report suspicious orders to the drug enforcement administration. but the complaint alleges walmart failed to do that. damages for the company could be into the billions of dollars. gift cards are still the payment of choice for scammers. that according to data from the federal trade commission. a quarter of those who report losing money in a scam say they paid with a gift card. not surprising since gift cards have topped the list of payment methods every year since 2018. a reminder no legitimate agency or company will ask you to pay with a gift card. if you've become a victim in such a scam report it to the ftc and local law enforcement. larry, how many times have i reported that someone is being told they have to pay a fine and they need to do it with an itune's card or a visa card? that's not how the world works. once somebody wants a gift card,

hua hang up and don't talk to them again. >> yeah, you've reported on this extensively. people have to pay attention because that's the way they get scammed. thank you, michael. >> yeah. >> we'll keep that in mind. details on the crab season that was supposed to start tomorrow. notice how we said was? it's being delayed again because seafood processing companies and fishermen can't negotiate a price, the season normally starts in the middle of november but postponed three times because of migrating whales. boy, fingers crossed. come on, got to have the crab for christmas, right? let's check in with sandhya and see about the weather. boy, we have rain coming our way. >> absolutely. we have a couple storms coming our way and kristen and larry, we'll need the umbrellas by the time we head towards christmas. for now, look at this. golden gate bridge camera nothing but blue skies out there. a beautiful day temperatures right now 57 in san francisco, 63 oakland, 59 san jose.

so most areas are milder than where they were just 24 hours ago. that fog in the central valley cleared out today for a change and here is a live look from the kgo roof camera along the embarcade embarcadero. nice and quiet skies and 56 in livermore. a live doppler 7 will show you no rain but this is going to be changing come friday. we do have some gusty winds and the breeze may be making it feel a little cooler out there. those gusty winds, though, keeping the atmosphere turned over so the air quality that was moderate in pockets earlier is now good for most areas. santa rosa to concord, san rafael you'll notice in the green for san francisco, also the peninsula and the south bay heading into santa cruz, as well. moderate air quality expected overall over the next four days. today we have a spare the air but not the next four days for the time being. seeing high clouds passing through the region. cold tomorrow morning with

patchy frost and increasing clouds on christmas eve and the storms arrive starting on christmas early in the morning in the north bay and then spreading by afternoon and evening across the rest of the region. tomorrow morning it's going to be below freezing in our north bay valleys. 30 in santa rosa and 31 napa. bundle up. cold in livermore 34 and 30s and 40s around the bay and along the coast as most areas will start off clear. a couple batches of fog can't be ruled out. tomorrow afternoon upper 50s to the low 60s. 60 in san rafael and 61 oakland and 58 san francisco and about i don't care -- rainfall from .2 to an inch plus. taking you right on through saturday morning. so here is your friday afternoon. you will notice the rain is crossing the north bay heading into san francisco by friday night everyone is getting wet. the sierra begins to pick up

snow. saturday morning showers and the rest of your saturday is fine before the next system comes in on sunday afternoon, evening. that will bring us more wet weather. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it going to be a cold start tomorrow morning. clouds increasing by thursday. still dry. the level one storm a wet christmas for friday morning showers saturday. still a one on the storm impact scale for sunday and monday it is going to be a colder storm coming in sunday, monday so that means more snow for the sierra with that round of wet weather coming up. so it's all good news. delivering for a change. >> yeah, four straight days of rain, wow. >> we need the storms. >> we've been needing them for awhile. thanks, sand hya. >> absolutely. providing a little inspiration. a bay area couple says their business played a small role in the upcoming pixar movie "soul." their inspiring story plus the neighborhood going the distance with the

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a new animated film made right here in the bay area makes it long awaited this week it turns out a small business in the east bay provided inspiration for pixar's movie "soul." cornell bernard caught up with the husband and wifeee >> reporter: you may have passed the small tailoring shop in

berkeley 100 times but never noticed the cute yellow bungalow. >> living in burkely since 1986. >> reporter: pixar studios couldn't miss their shop called advance european tailoring. they called right away. >> another day, another phone call comes and they would like to make a movie. >> i did it. i got the gig. >> reporter: that movie is "soul" about musician named joe caught between his dream of making hmusic or taking a teac teacher's job. they needed to meet a real life tailer up close. they spent hours watching and drawing their every move. >> what we do, we take details, very detail oriented because this is a dying art. >> reporter: they took inspiration from across the bay area. >> they did a lot of visiting of real barbershops and tailer shops including the one you mentioned so an may toimation a

could see how it looks and how people move. >> reporter: like many small businesses it's been a tough year from this tailer shop. they pivoted from altercations to making face masks but they had no choice. they had to shut the door for six months. >> thanks to customers. they supported loyalty to us. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: customers helped keep the tailer shop afloat with the generous go fund me page. the shop received no compensation from pixar, a hungary immigrant is honored to provide inspiration to a mauve v -- movie that has a lot to say. >> it takes you back to who you are, what you do from the bottom of your soul. >> reporter: cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> does that look cute or what? "soul" debuts this friday christmas day. disney of course the parent company of abc 7.

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you got to say yes, though, man. >> absolutely. absolutely. i just want to say thank you and please know i will make you proud and make california proud by getting it done in the u.s. senate. we got a lot of work to do and i'm ready. >> he did say yes.

so it's official newsom alex padilla to replace kamala harris. the first latino to represent california in the u.s. senate but not everybody is happy about this appointment as we told you. let's check in with san francisco chronicle insider and abc 7 news contributor phil. we heard london breed say this is unfortunate. pretty strong reaction. are you surprised at the tone? >> no, not really. in politics, larry, everybody is your friend until you make a decision and then you're going to make somebody upset. in this case, it was london breed and a number of people who wanted a woman, especially a woman of color to replace harris although, kamala harris came out of support of padilla as did barbara lee. it was unfortunate she would have liked somebody else but gavin picked, you know, he

picked somebody if you follow sports and look at the stats on a player, look at alex padilla's stats. parents were immigrants, he's an mit grad. young member of the los angeles city counsel. state senator. secretary of state moved up the ranks. good friend of gavin's, hey, it's a safe pick and a smart one if you look to bring the latinos into the fold, as well. >> yeah. i guess, you know, devil's advocate if you want to say should barbara lee or karen bass been given more consideration? are they more deserving? >> it's not a question about deserving but what works. this works for gloavin, as well. let's say padilla doesn't have washington experience although he was an aid to senator dianne feinstein. you can say that bass or lee more washington experience but, you know, a senate appointment, the push for the female of color was a national push.

he was somebody that says there is 100 senators, we should have x amount of groups. gavin made a state pick. he picked one of the up and coming groups, latinos. he also picked somebody -- this is where it gets important, too, larry. he picked somebody that has a statewide fund raising and political operation already up and running that got him elected secretary of state because he's going to have to run for senate in two years. he's got something going statewide that can keep him in office and you got to look at that if you're making an appointment because what you don't want is to appoint somebody that gets knocked out in two years. >> sure. the other thing he has going is representation in the latino group demographic is now up to almost 40% of the state's population so this is really big >> it is. the 20% of the votes so that's big for gavin newsom who by the way will be running for reelection at the same time that padilla is running.

they can run as a team. besides, gavin has made his moves to try to -- on the woman of color in terms of the secretary of state appointment and shairley weber. no mistake today just as soon as you made the padilla announcement. >> makes sense. the insight, chronicle every wednesday and sunday. >> all right. as we wind down, looking back at the most memorable stories one of those people is presidential running mate. >> the v.p. nomination. >> oh my god! >> when hillsborough

presidential candidate joe biden made an announcement california senator kamala harris the first woman of color in the running mate. we spoke about her emotional response. >> i can't as a woman of color american what this feels like. >> looking back now, she is laugh about that viral video. >> i cry. i cry a lot. >> her overwhelming joy is not diminished. she worked on then senator harris s presidential campaign. senator harris had dropped out of the race. >> there was a lot of hurting with being part of a campaign and giving it your all. >> the democratic organizer and mother started campaigning for former vice president joe biden.

>> and then the pandemic hit and everything changed. >> stay-at-home orders meant she would have to switch from campaigning door to door to working phones to garner support for joe biden. >> then to find out that kamala was selected as v.p. was overwhelming, emotional, just such a source of pride and it was just kind of a release on a relief and validation of the work that so many of us put in. >> like the rest of us, she had to wait the weeks for the final outcome of the election but when the results were in, senator harris became the first woman and first southeast asian and african american to be leblelec vice president. >> so to see that representation was just, i think it wfwas affirmation that yes, i belong. i'm an indian american. you know, there is somebody who is an american of indian

heritage who is now going to hold the second highest office in the country. >> while historic in itself, she says the message it sends to not only her two daughters but to the nation is unprecedented. >> because looking attica mi harris, she is giving you permission to dream. >> by the way, her emotional reaction was such an authentic and moving moment it made it into the intro video at the democratic convention. why do i get the feeling she's not done yet helping the vice president elect? you can read more in the story facing 2020 live on abc7news.com. we went back and checked in with more than a dozen memorable people others from the year find how their lives changed. the lessons they learned they hope 2021 will bring. right now some breaking news

out of washington just a short time ago, president trump announced he will not be signing the coronavirus stimulus package. mr. trump saying he wants congress to amend it and then send it back to him. in a video statement, the president sited what he calls wai wasteful spending and not enough help for small businesses and demand congress bump up the $600 stimulus checks to $2,000. so stay tuned on that. >> all right. sure we've all heard of ugly christmas sweaters but this one is so

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. time now for the four at 4:00. who is the smartest of them all? not out of the four of us. that would be sandhya. i mean the most educated. we're talking about the area. the website 24/7 wall street analyzed data to find the most educated city in every state and california. it's the san jose sunnyvale santa clara metro. 52.7% of people have at least a bachelors degree. that's one of seven in the entire u.s. where more than half of adult haves bachelors degrees. there are also 26 colleges and unveriiversities in the area, m good ones which helps. sa sa sandhya since we've declared you smartest, what do you think? does that sound right? >> that sounds about right, not about me being the smartest,

kristen, but just in general because we have so many companies in soilicon valley so i'm not surprised a lot of good colleges in the area. what do you guys think? dan, larry? >> it's a great example why this area we're so lucky to live in is so unique and we're so fortunate because that hire level of education produces some great jobs, produces economic diversity and opportunity and it makes it a very vibrant place in which to live and i think that's reflected in the kind of communities that we have all across the bay area and that higher education, education is in so many cases the key to advancement and opportunity. >> yeah. well, as you know, i'm not much for book learning but i think we should vote on this sandhya being the smartest thing. you kind of lost me about a minute and a half ago. anyway, comic book team -- >> that's why we didn't pick you, larry.

>> -- of "star trek" and "dr. seuss" one of the original writers of the "star trek" series put together a comic called the places you'll boldly go where no man has gone before. that comic book team figured this is not a violation of copyright laws because it's a paro parody. the estate of dr. seuss sued and won in the ninth circuit court on a crowd funding page. the comic team wrote we were respectful, not lewd, route or crude. we thought it was wonderful and then we got sued. i like that. they used dr. seuss' rhymes against them. i would love to be the attorney that says yes, i'm with the dr. seuss legal team. dan, reaction? >> yeah, funny. i would have thought just of course we're not attorneys but i would have thought it seems like a parody and fair use but the

ninth circuit court disagreed. they can maybe sue then lick their wounds by sitting down to a nice meal of green eggs and ail. >> i love it, nice. >> very good. >> so you guys, we are getting our first look at a collaboration between alameda based the north face and designer brand gucci. the line of apparel and camping gear is inspired by patterns from the '70s when the company firsted opened a retail store. it includes puffer jackets, t-shirts, beanies, boots and down with the special gucci and north face logo. the retro collaboration includes sleeping bags and a tent. it will debut next month. those are two brands i never thought would come together. their culture and vibe are so different. >> yes. so different. and just so strange to have them both come together but i like what i see over there. i mean, it looks pretty cool.

i'd wear some of the stuff. >> kind of clever. >> could ywould you? >> a lot of companies join forces with eddie bauer, like the cars with the interior. north face is great. it's expensive. does tacking on the gucci label make it more expensive? >> that's what i was thinking. both of those -- just keep going up and up in price. you've heard of ugly christmas sweaters. can help you with social distancing? check this one out. this is from ford and it projects the shape of a christmas tree and then creates a safe zone. the sweater works through small projectors hidden in the reindeer's antlers, nose and tail. this is a concept design so unfortunately, you cannot get one just yet. >> awe. >> the sweater is part of ford's on going share the road campaign to promote safe driving. looking at the video, i'm

confused how this works but anything that promotes safe driving i'm down for. dan, that was the sweater i was going to get you. >> not available. apologie apologies. so sorry. >> no worries. most ugly christmas sweaters already help with social distancing. this is a technology advance. i didn't see how it works but if it promotes safe driving, great, fun. >> kristen, how -- >> huh? what did you say? >> how many do you want for christmas? >> that would be zero. it cool -- >> zero -- >> the distance and safe zone is created with imaging as opposed to an actual physical object that measures out six feet you have to like laboriously walk around. that's cool. that's it. so remember. zero. zero for me. that's it for this four at 4:00. we'll be right back. people were afraid i was contagious. i felt gross. it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx.

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as you know, many families are struggling to put food on the table. nonprofits around the bay area are working around the clock to fill the gap in the holiday season. in richmond, the bay area rescue mission handed out 600 boxes of foot to east bay families for the boxes of hope christmas event. the bay area rescue mission held this event for 40 years but this year the need is greater than ever. >> we went from 40,000 meals that we wouldn't be handing out

on a monthly basis to 140,000 meals. this within itself has shown to be one of the greatest needs in our community and our goal is to try to do whatever we can to meet the needs. >> people received boxes of turkeys and ingredients to make their own holiday meal at home. in san jose, the nonprofit hunger at home started distributing meals for families. they are one of 22 organizations working with the city to send out 100,000 meals throug new year's day. volunteers have been working around the clock to meet their goal of sending out 1500 meals per day. and sacred heard community service in san jose is hoping fr more donations for their annual holiday food distribution. the organization plans to handout 3500 boxes filled with turkey, ham and sides. they say more people have shown up needing help since the start of this pandemic. a southern california deputy is giving back to the children's home that took him in as a baby. orange county sheriff deputy josh broad water is leading the

offices toy drive. 47 years ago broad water was a-day-old when he was left inside a restroom at a gas station. an l.a. times article said he was wrapped in a blanket with a note that says please love me. every year the toy drive has a herbal and meaning for him. >> it's something i try to get involved with and this year i actually asked, i volunteered to be in charge of it at least for our shift and it was one of those things that it grew and grew and grew and grew to more than i could ever have imagined. >> broad water personally delivered this year's gift collection today over 800 toys in total. >> wow. >> if you're not getting a little teary eyed than you're not a human. that was a great story. >> that's some story, absolutely. >> the skies will be getting a little teary eyed in a few days. we still have time, right, sandhya? >> that's right. you have a couple more days,

larry and kristen to enjoy sunshine and then we bring on the storm much needed. so live doppler 7 will look different right now we don't have any rain on our radar. tomorrow afternoon sunny skies and temperatures from the upper 50s to the low 60s about where you should be and the rain comes in on christmas first in the north bay in the morning and then spreading by afternoon, evening across the entire region. going into saturday. so the rainfall totals will range from about a quarter of an inch to over an inch in the wettest north bay locations. winter storm watch friday morning to saturday morning eight to 12 inches of snow expected higher for the peaks. you'll need the chains if you're heading up. accuweather seven-day forecast, cold morning followed but sunshine tomorrow. we have a level one system friday into saturday and another one sunday into monday. kristen? >> thank you, sandhya. this is perfect given the weather coming up for christmas if you want to stay cozy through

the holidays. our streaming yule log. you have the option to watch it with a cozy crackling sound or you can opt for music. you can watch the yule log on our website or wherever you stream abc 7 news. >> enjoy that with a cup of hot chocolate. a christmas tradition decades in the making. up next, these neighbors are not letting the pandemic get them down. the decorations still drawing fans and dan is here with what is coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 dan? >> hot tamales, downside and upside to running a restaurant in the holiday season in the middle of a pandemic. plus, how testing for covid-19 is ramping up in santa clara county and new word on that mutant coronavirus setting off alarm bells in the u.k.

dozens of homes in the fremont neighborhood are keeping a five-decade tradition alive despite the pandemic. east bay community journalist melissa pixcar. we display about 300 painted plywood decorations every year. it now involves over five streets and over 80 homes decorated with unique plywood decorations and holiday lights. christmas place is the neighborhood holiday display and fund-raiser started in the 1960s. on the street cripps place for

community, charity and childhood joy. but it's a little different this year. we're going to have everyone drive through, and if you can donate online it will support our charities who need the support more than ever. cutouts are made throughout the year. they are handmade with love. pieces of art made with volunteer hours by neighbors. i felt it was important to continue crippsmas place because it supports charities, gets the neighbors to know each other, it makes children happy. it's very family friendly. >> it's very satisfying when we hear from the people saying i used to bring my kids. now i bring my grandkids. that makes all the hard work. >> really love being part of this and also spread the joy with everyone coming. >> during this crazy 2020 pandemic year i am very happy that we'll be bringing some

festive, safe joy to people that is sorely needed and also shows the extent of community. >> that's going to do it for now.

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