we speak, they are being sent to cities all over the country. kristen: the white house says it is ready and distribution will kick into high gear on monday. >> today is a great day for american parents, families, and children. we have taken a giant step forward to accelerate our path out of this pandemic. kristen: shots are going into arms here in the bay area. larry: let's get to kate larsen who is live this afternoon in the newsroom with the latest on efforts in the bay area to vaccinate the youngest age group yet. reporter: after the cdc gave its final endorsement of pfizer's pediatric covid vaccine yesterday, it was up to the western state workgroup to give one last green light and today, governor newsom's office said the group unanimously concluded the vaccine is safe and effective for five to 11-year-olds which meanssky seva

clara county world out for some of the first pediatric covid vaccines in the bay area at the county fairgrounds. the county estimated it would vaccinate 2000 five to 11 euros on wednesday. -- five to 11-year-olds on wednesday. >> our sites have been preparing for weeks knowing this time was coming. we have on boarded staff, we have trained them about the difference in the dosages. reporter: this dr. helps run the fair clinic. parents with kids in the youngest eligible age group yet lined up for a pediatric pfizer shot which is one third of the dose of the pfizer -- of the adult vaccine. >> well end line, they are shielded from others to decrease anxiety. for those you are particularly anxious, our nurses are helped to help the families hold them in place to get it over with as quickly as possible and so far so good. reporter: at emmanuel baptist church, families eager for

protection got up early for the long-awaited shot. neighbors kathy tran and adam king mitty morning of it, their kids ready for sleepovers and all the other activities they have missed during the pandemic. >> usually flu shots, she feels scared. today she is like, i'm so excited. >> they want to go to chucky cheese, we are planning to go to disneyland. >> now parents can take a sigh of relief and say that they are able to provide that same protective factor to their children. reporter: this is a pediatrician with kaiser in napa and solano counties, she is also a mom now looking forward to getting her six and eight-year-old daughters vaccinated. >> i would not advocate or recommend something for my own patients or for anyone else's patients that i would not do myself for my own children. reporter: kaiser northern california participated in the vaccine trials, now they plan to open vaccine appointments thursday in get shots in the alarms by monday, november 8.

we also spoke to a health officer today who plans to take his 11-year-old son to a vaccine clinic thishi schl. next month. lay:t we have all children five and up eligible for these vaccines, you wonder, will the kids, like we have to do, show proof of vaccination if they want to go to a restaurant or movie or theater, other events where local county rules prevail. reporter: absolutely, it is an interesting question that a lot of families are wondering about and yesterday, dr. susan fill with sft ph said proof of vaccination for the five to 11-year-old group would happen no suit or than eight weeks from now which takes us to the end of the year but she did say at some point, five to 11-year-olds will have to show some proof of vaccine to access some of those

same settings as all of us adults. larry: thank you. kristen: kaiser permanente officials say their studies have shown a 90% efficacy rate for the child version of the vaccine, some facilities in northern california say they will be able to start offering pfizer's covid-19 vaccines the children as soon as monday. the director of the kaiser permanente study centers spoke this morning, urging parents to get their kids vaccinated as soon as they can. >> it happens in children, children get hospitalized, and they also die of covid. i strongly encourage all parents to get their children immunized. kristen: contra costa county is planning to open vaccine clinics on saturday as they expect to receive 20,000 doses this week. marin county, officials expect to vaccinate 1000 children per day at routing sites. you can find out what your county is doing for vaccine distribution for children ages five to 11, we have a guide on our website on the main change at abc7news.com. larry: for every parent exciting

about their child getting the vaccine, there are parents who have reservations. liz kreutz was in marin county today, she saw two sides of this issue, there are some parent to are opposed, also some parents working to make a shot a more positive experience for their children. reporter: at marin county's public health office today, preparations underway to begin vaccinating young children. kathy taylor works at ucf medical center and is the founder of ouchless er project, she and other moms have gathered donations to purchase colorful band-aids, these posters, anything to make the vaccination sites more kid friendly. >> we have 10,000 stickers. reporter: marin county has received 2700 doses of the pfizer vaccine for children ages five to 11, the first vaccination site will open this saturday at miller creek elementary school where they had this clinic earlier this year

for teenagers. the sides will then rotate to different public schools each weekend this month. the hope is that these decorations and distractions will make the shot less scary. >> when you put a little bit of something for them to look at or hold or bubbles to distract, the shot is nothing. reporter: not every parent sees it that way. in san rafael, a group of parents gathered and protested today, part of a walkout against vaccine mandates. >> i do not want our government playing possibly let with my child's life. >> i appreciate having the choice, but i don't appreciate being told that this is something i have to do. reporter: this protest as representative of how divisive these vaccines have become, while the parents here today did not want their children to get the covid shot, the county tells us their phones have been ringing off the hook with parents eager to get their kids the vaccine. >> there has been strong support from our parent community. reporter: can is the deputy

superintendent for marin county schools, he says even in marin, which has a higher vaccination rate of any county in the state, he understands there are parent to have concerns. >> this is a big decision, we don't minimize that, but we are also clear that it is the right thing to do. larry: they: they: they: they: e protest today in marin county, part of a national day of action. at this rally, protesters called out what they say as an unprecedented loss of freedom since the pandemic began. they say they left work or school to stand up for liberty and against what they say are illegal mandates and government overreach. anti-vaccine group children's health defense organized the event nationally in response to the approval of the pfizer vaccine for kids ages five to 11. kristen: if you have questions about covid-19 vaccines or policies, ask our vaccine team. go to abc7news.com/vaccine and

click on the blade, blue box -- big, blue box. on friday, we have a half-hour dedicated to getting answers to your questions. don't miss it this friday from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. here on abc 7 and everywhere you stream. larry: let's turn to weather, there is another storm heading our way. we will a look at there's pictures. -- live pictures. kristen: no rain yet but it is coming. don't trust us, trust spencer. spencer: the skies don't seem to indicate an approaching storm but it is coming our way. nothing is happening in the way our precipitation now but later tonight, the storm will arrive, it ranks one. it will continue overnight into tomorrow morning, ringing like a scattered showers under 3/10 of an inch of rain for most areas and it will be breezy at times. notice how quickly it arrives, by 10:00 tonight, it will be

raining in the north bay. the rain will move from the northwest to the southeast, swinging through the bay area during the early morning and overnight hours. it is probably going to be wet tomorrow morning even though it is not winning -- raining and all areas but the pavement will be bad and we get clearing early tomorrow. we fall totals generally light, many locations attentive and inch. the north bay will be our wettest region and i will give you more on the storm and the 70's ahead in a moment. larry: you can watch the storm event and do so any time live doppler seven. all the same maps that spencer uses are on the abc 7 bay area news app, it is the next best thing to carrying him around in your pocket. available on boko, amazon fire, enjoy tv, and apple tv. kristen: hundreds of oakland tech students walked out of class today, they staged a protest over open unified school district's sexual harassment

policies. the group marched two miles from open tech to the district headquarters, students claimed the district does not do enough to support victims of sexual harm. >> one of the things the students brought up to me just now was that they don't necessarily feel comfortable going to a teacher or going to the administration and one of the things we are doing today in the professional development is making sure that every teacher, that every staff member, every administrator knows how to handle each of the situations that might come so everyone who comes forward with an allegation feels heard and feels like their issues are being addressed. kristen: oakland unified will offer new classes at oakland attack to teach students about consent inappropriate sexual behavior. larry: a san jose family sees firsthand how devastating covid-19 can be. a new strike team lending a hand to get people into homes and we will take you to treasure island,

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general said the task force will focus on tenant protections, housing costs, and will enforce housing and environmental laws. his office will be holding tenant roundtable discussions across the state. a portal that includes resources and information for renters and homeowners is up on the state attorney general's website. the goal is to advance housing access, affordability, and equity. a new community coming soon to san francisco's treasure island, the mayor that city officials on a tour, the transformational neighborhood 20 years in the making taking shape on the site of the former naval base, it will have a thousand housing units including 2000 that are low income. the project includes a transportation. >> people love it here and that is why it is so important that we have opportunities for people to get around and get here and

what better way with a place surrounded by water and to ensure there is actual ferry service? larry: starting january 1, there will be 17 roundtrips a day from treasure island to san francisco. kristen: as the holiday season approaches, the backup of cargo ships off the coast continues to impact the global supply chain. a california status emily and senate committee met to discuss solutions to the issue. that majority and backups are at the port of los angeles and port of long beach. the two largest ports in the nation. the port of oakland hopes the committee will redirect some of the ships there, which is currently operating at 50% capacity, to help alleviate congestion. >> this is not a competition. one of the solutions has to be to encourage our supply chain partners to utilize maximum capacity and alternate gateways. >> since march, the number of ships waiting to unload their cargo at the l.a. and long beach ports has doubled.

now thieves are targeting some of those shipping containers, they are interested in containers with high-end electronics and household goods according to the website cargo net, which tracks supply chain depths. california ports saw the most merchandise stolen followed by ports in texas and florida. long beach says its containers on property are safe, but there are reports criminals are the two containers once they leave the property on freight trains. larry: a robotic could hold the key to feeling some empty jobs. it is an ai powered french fry cook called flippy 2. miso robotics came up with this. flippy 1 makes burgers. flippy 2 saves kitchen space as well, it does need some human help, but critics feared automation like this could threaten jobs. as long as flippy 1 and

introduced casting or weather forecasting, we are ok. spencer: we don't want whether 1 and whether 2. maybe weather also. larry: here is spencer 1 with your forecast. spencer: i'm actually spencer 2 because i'm named after my dad. let's look at what is going on with our springlike weather. we have had an increase in temperature since yesterday and yesterday was mild as well. we are looking at a 24 hour temperature change indicating that it is two to eight degrees warmer than most bay area locations than this time last -- this time yesterday. still mainly blue skies. san francisco, 68 degrees. mid-seventies and morgan hill. blue sky over the golden gates. it is 71 in santa rosa. mid-seventies at fairfield. feels like a spring day. here is the view from emeryville

across the bay. we have not seen many thousand at what they are on the way. rain will live -- will arrive late tonight. it will continue to the morning tomorrow. daylight saving time ends this weekend and a moderate strength storm will be moving in on monday. the approaching storm for tonight ranks one thunderstorm impact scale, it will be awesome scattered light showers under 3/10 of an inch of rain and it will be breezy at times as the storm continues is sweep. here is a forecast animation. tonight, it will be wet in some parts of the north bay. most of it may be out of the bay area before the beginning of the morning commute which is generally around 5:00 a.m., but there will be left -- wet spots le will start to get some clearing by midmorning tomorrow, rainfall totals under a 10th of an inch, under 3/10 of an inch

for everybody but under 1/10 evidence for the bay area. heise tomorrow -- tomorrow, around the bay, upper 60's inland. friday, friday evening, another weak impulse swings through, it could produce is pink or two. -- a sprinkle or two. tuesday,tuesday,tuesday,tuesday, weather storm. rainfall totals by wednesday night from about a quarter of an inch to maybe three quarters in the wettest locations. here is the seven day forecast, mandy dry on friday and saturday, although there may be that early morning sprinkle. drive into sunday as well as before back to standard time, then we get that storm on monday, level two storm on tuesday, and start trying out next wednesday. kristen: thank you.

big changes coming to the holiday shopping season. what is new and old about black friday this year. larry: those ugly christmas sweaters, they are back. we will show you that

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largest retailers, black friday will begin on friday, what a concept. it actually means big savings for you right now. >> consider your thanksgiving plans post. walmart, target, and best buy announcing they are going dark before the biggest shopping weekend of the year. >> now that people have become comfortable with shopping online throughout the pandemic, my feeling is that a lot of people will be shopping online. reporter: the retailers shutting their brick-and-mortar doors on thanksgiving day this year. >> the sales will be available so people can shop online in their pajamas with their bellies full after thanksgiving and hopefully it will be just a calm -- a calmer time. reporter: a silver year, you don't need to wait

until black friday to score black friday prices. >> the good news about shopping early as a lot other major retailers are offering big sales right now. i am also hearing that the number of deals over black friday, cyber monday will be fewer. reporter: thanks to the supply chain drama. >> have a plan b. don't spend more than you budgeted for, but instead, maybe do a digital gift like a subscription box or maybe do a gift card. reporter: the rules for all of santa's helpers and the biggest gift givers of this holiday season looking pretty different this year. >> you will not wind up on the naughty list just because you cannot find exactly what you are looking for. >> i hope everyone has heard me say this at least once by now. we just need to be flexible. you can get personalized gift cards with her photo on them to give to people and that is fun. reporter: cvs, old navy, rite aid's all staying open so if you

are used to crossing things off your list on thanksgiving day, you know where to go. kristen: food,, no way am i going shopping. larry: i think it is time and i'm glad to see that the pendulum has swung the other way because for so many years, all the stores were fighting to try to open earlier and earlier. you forget, there is real people that have to leave their family dinners and activities to put in their eight or nine hours, totally unnecessary, the same amount of stuff is going to be purchased, let people enjoy their lives for a change. kristen: i heard the pendulum has swung so far the people don't want news on thanksgiving either. [laughter] larry: that sons like someone who is scheduled to do the news on thanksgiving, that is my guess. kristen: i have no idea. i'm just saying. that is what i'm thinking. i'm sure studies -- studies show that.

larry: we are closing in on ugly sweater season and the folks at swiss miss have an option for you, an option you might decline. their version has a built-in zippered pocket to carry, in their words, your favorite swiss miss hot cocoa flavor. these are real and for sale, you can get it for $45 to the end of the year. hot cocoa sold separately, that is in fine print. kristen: ok. oakland ballet hits the road, but this show is about more than dance. the ballet that shows off skills, butcher, and coping with a pandemic. larry: a welcome home for a man hospitalized for months because of covid, his story when we come back. >> straight answers to vaccine questions about your kids. get the facts and what you should know to keep them safe and protected. vaccine wash, kids in the covid-19

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. kristen: another 28 million americans are able to get vaccinated after the cdc recommended the pfizer shot for five to 11-year-olds. president biden called it a day of relief and celebration and says the country is ready. larry: for the first time since july, the number of icu patients in california has dropped below 1000. kristen: green bay porter back aaron rodgers and los angeles mayor eric garcetti both announced they tested positive for covid-19, rogers is out for sunday's game. garcetti is isolating at a hotel but says he is doing fine. larry: a family got to see

firsthand how devastating the impacts of covid-19 and the pandemic can be. noah davis almost lost his life, fought for nine months at santa clara valley medical center but survived. story you will see only here on abc 7. ♪ >> it is another chance at life, coming home is one of the steps on my journey. it is not over yet but i can't wait to continue and see what comes up in the future. reporter: accompanied by one of the many doctors that treated him throughout his battle with covid-19, 31-year-old noah davis exits the hospital for the first time in nine months. >> one of the things where we have to give credit to the system from the moment he came into our acute care hospital, his recovery is one of those we can mark in our history books. reporter: to understand how

momentous of a day this is, let's take you back to january. >> me and my family had been careful. unfortunately, my mom picked it up on one of her trips down south. she came back, i gave her a hug, and there it was. reporter: while his parents would only see mild symptoms, davis's battle was not as easy. >> i thought it was a joke at first, but it showed me how real it is. reporter: with oxygen levels down to six to five, he was intimated and spent eight weeks in a coma with covid restrictions not allowing visitors, his parents were not sure if they would ever see their son again. >> there were a lot of days of just being honest, i do not think he was going to make it. >> i felt like i had survivors guilt. it was devastating. like people say, you don't think it is going to happen to you. reporter: audited.

sally would have the nurses put the phone up to his ear while he was in a coma or to speak to and pay for her son. when they could visit, she kept every single visitor pass, and now -- after a nine-month fight for his life, back home to his parents, siblings, and his dog, who stopped by his store every night he was in the hospital. >> hi! reporter: as he enters back through his stores again, he and his parents can't help but think about the journey it took to get here. >> it feels good ti have not ret it because i do not think we were going to get there. >> seeing him walk through those doors and come home is a blessed gift. >> i want to thank the staff and my family. it was another home.

even though it was hell, they stuck with me through good times and bad. there are not enough words that can be said to them. there is so much i want to do now with this extra chance. reporter: welcome home. kristen: took its show on the road today, they went to an elementary school where the pv performance of the number six on our, a dance show designed to celebrate latino culture while recognizing the impact that pandemic has had on that community. >> is about a los muertos, she thinks about her family and her past. reporter: an audience of young students reveling at their every move, these dancers from

the open about a company brought their production of luna mexicana to this school. >> watching them and getting their reactions they see so happy. i wish i had seen more of it growing up. ♪ >> the dance de los muertos but in the age of covid, it is also meant to raise awareness about the pandemic's impact on the latino community. >> we have had a tough time, everybody has a in the last 20 months is terrible pandemic, the latino community especially. it is a time for us to come together as a family, as young people who are looking back at different generations, we celebrate them and their lives. ♪ reporter: the mix of traditional dance with contemporary elements

seem especially resident here at a park where 60% of the students are latino. >> for them to see their culture and the anguish and music represented was lovely for them and for the other students at our school to have that exposure to have another -- have that exposure to another culture. reporter: there is a layer of sadness to the story but also a strong message of hope. >> she has to stream where they all come visit her and she gets to dance with them again, how she used to when she was younger. it is very heartfelt. it makes me feel connected to my culture. kristen: performs luna mexicana on friday at 7:30 p.m. and saturday at 2:00 p.m., all performances at the paramount theater. you can find links for tickets on our website or at oaklandballet.org. larry: the alameda county supervisor has die passedthisont

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finding out his autopsy was performed in front of a live audience. a seattle tv station started looking into things. that is when it in covered a similar event had happened in portland. even organizers sold tickets for the public to view the autopsy and dissection of a human body. it is part of the oddities and curiosities expo which travels nationwide. the man's family says they agreed to donate his body to science but did not agree to that. he died of covid-19, meaning his body was potentially still infectious when the audience was there. all kinds of weird. what do you think? drew: when you donate your body, you get to choose what happens with that? larry: they donated it, i think. drew: i know but i do not know you have the option to tell how you wanted to donate your body to science. kristen: if it is not, it will

be from now on. drew: i don't want to go to an autopsy. that is weird. spencer: medical student. but you are not paying to be a spectator. you are paying to learn. kristen: it is the family not knowing and the paying part that i have a problem with. drew: how did they find out that it was their loved one? larry: how would you know that it was your relative? i don't know. it is so strange. when i saw the headline, i schooled past because i thought, this is too stupid to be true. clearly not. a follow-up now now stupid story. the controversial mega dorm at uc santa barbara that we told you about last week, the billionaire was bankrolling the project is talking about this in an interview.

he said opponents to the dorm are idiots. are you calling me an idiot? 94% of the 4500 rooms in the dorms will have no windows. he believes that building will be copied all over the country -- wrong -- and every other college will be jealous. really wrong. that $1.5 billion project is scheduled to open in 2025. i know you have some strong beliefs about their so why don't you start us off? kristen: i not commenting on the design, although i don't like it. however, i think the fault is not with the billionaire. he wants to donate this money and says you have to do it my way, it is the university that has to decide, ok, maybe our stakeholder students might not like it but we want that money so we are going to do this. it is not the billionaire's fault. larry: he is not paying for the entire cost of the building, the whole thing is going to be $1.5 billion. it would be one thing if he

said, here is 1.5 billion dollars, now we are going to do it my way. kristen: again, not his fault, his job is to get the best deal. spencer: he said, here is $1.5 billion, now i have the right to call you idiots. larry: people call me idiot for free. such a deal. i will say this. i don't know what his connection is with uc santa barbara. i know you mentioned that he has donated to dorm projects throughout the country. if you go down to that campus, that building is inconsistent with everything around it, including the beach. kristen: do you think it is going to happen as it is designed now? drew: kind of sounds like it. larry: i'm going to go with no. but i'm an idiot. kristen: we could talk about this for the next 18 minutes but our producer would like us to move on. the holiday ice rink in union square officially opened today, it will be the only outdoor rink

in san francisco this season and will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily -- daily. it kicked off with a ceremony today. ♪ but does all of this seem like christmas is a little too early?

what do you think? spencer: not for me. i love christmas. it is never too early for me. i think it might be early for people to be doing things like wrapping gifts or sending out cards. the rink and the holiday celebration, i'm all for it. drew: especially since last year, we missed it last year, it is cool to see it back. we have been telling people, order your gifts early, why not get into the christmas spirit already? ice-skating is opening, the trees are coming up, why not? get into it. larry: i would say anything that brings a smile to our faces after the past year and a half, do it. skate to your heart's content. those people were really good. starbucks unveiled this year's holiday themed cops. the four designs are wrapping paper ribbons on a gift box, holiday lights, and a candy cane. the festive trains are back, the new one, the iced sugar cookie

almond milk latte. it is starbucks' first hol beverage made with nondairy milks. i would love these cops if they were reusable. that is the direction we need to go in and then you can bring your own festive cup to starbucks and have them fill it as opposed -- we have to get in the habit whether it is the straws or the cops or whatever it is, reusable is the way to go. drew: i think they do have festive cups there. i think you can buy them. they are not cheap. do you remember in years past, people would get so upset over these cops? kristen: i think those cops look nice. but can i fill them with pete's latte? drew: you can fill it with whatever you want. spencer: i had the same thought but did not want to say it. kristen: i will say it for you. larry: there goes the lucrative

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occurring more frequently and having a huge negative impact on the economy and health of americans. dr. horn is a climate scientist at columbia university. >> i am disturbed by how quickly we are seeing the emergence of these unprecedented extreme weather events and seeing how large the impacts are. reporter: climate change can seem like an overwhelming problem, almost too big for an individual to make a difference. so what can you do? you can start in your own home. >> what temperature you set your thermostat to is important. also finding out if your utility offers a renewables program. at least some of your energy is coming from say solar or wind. reporter: heating and air conditioning account for almost half of the energy you using your home so ceiling drafts and improving their insulation can cut power use. you can also invest in led light bulbs and smart appliances. >> smart appliances always use less energy and over time, save money as well.

reporter: and unplug your appliances were not using or charging them. electronic devices use energy even when they are fully charged. another thing you can do is cut down on food waste. americans drove away up to 40% of the food they buy. so buy less food, eat leftovers, compost food scraps, and donate extra fruit to soup kitchens or food banks. use public transportation when you can and when you drive, use less gas by keeping your tires properly inflated and driving at a steady pace to improve gas mileage. talking with your friends and family about fighting climate change can help as well. the more people who join the fight, the bigger the impact will be. kristen: today, we spoke with the coexecutive chair of galvanized climate solutions and tom steyer, who praised president biden for urging world leaders to join america's fight in reducing global emissions. >> this is part of the

reintroduction to global leadership by america. so that president biden is talking about gathering not just american businesses, promising to decrease methane emissions by 20% by 2030, but getting 100 other countries around the world to make a similar pledge. kristen: three of -- on this day of the climate summit, some of the biggest climate institutions have pledged trillions of dollars to ship to the global economy towards producing cleaner air. larry: we do need a worldwide effort, it cannot just be us. spencer: you are right. let's get started. we have a little storm coming our way overnight, it ranks one thunderstorm impact scale. it will start late tonight, the bulk of the rain will fall during the early morning hours. under 3/10 of an inch of rain for most locations. overnight lows in the mid to upper 50's, highs tomorrow as we

get a partial clearing range from low 60's to mid and upper 60's near the bay and maybe 7in here is the seven-day forecast. friday, saturday, sunday mainly dry, there could be a stray shower early saturday morning. we fall back to standard time sunday morning. then monday and tuesday, a vigorous rainstorm. a much-needed one. larry: ford wants to bring back this classic, the f 100 pickup from 1978 with a modern twist, it is all electric. all-wheel. this f 100 aluminate or is just an idea for now, the company things it will fly with consumers who want the classic, ritual karluk that is electric as well. no timeline of when it might go into production if it ever happens but cool idea. kristen: a stray cat leads one man to an amazing career as an artist. now his story has become a movie starring benedict cumberbatc

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get help. >> of course, sorry. >> biological life of louis wain is based on the true story of an eccentric british artist known for changing the way people once felt about cats. >> he is presented as the man who drew cats, he is the person who transformed the image of the cat from vermin to the cute, cuddly, fun creatures that many of us have as pets today. >> it was great fun working with the kitten. it is a nightmare working with cats. they still don't do anything for hours. reporter: this is also a love story between an artist many have not heard of and of the who changes his life in the time that shared together. >> you make the world beautiful. and warm and candy. -- kind. >> it was a pleasure to discover him and portray him and his life

and his losses and difficulties. >> the world is full of beauty. and is up to you to capture it. >> he shows her his imagination and shares his world with her into to her, that is such a gift. i hope we show in the film is that she gives him a life. it was such a nice holiday for me to do, to place someone that open and kind and generous and funny and body. -- and odd. >> benedict cumberbatch says he used to paint enjoy a lot, which clearly came in handy here. >> i was drawing and painting all the time, on the set, on the wallpaper, in his book, in his journal. somewhere, there might be an original knockoff by me. >> the electrical life of louis wain has two prime video on

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>> now from abc 7, live breaking news. >> that is in the east bay, alameda county supervisor wilma chan was hit by a vehicle and killed while walking her dog. she suffered a serious head injury and was rushed to highland hospital where she sadly died. she took office in 2011 and represented alameda county district three. her career spanned 30 years in public service. she is survived by two children and two grandchildren. >> also breaking, he is the best known player on the san francisco giants. there are reports that buster posey has decided to retire.