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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> we politely asked them to leave. >> in an interview you only see on abc 7, a san francisco restaurant owner expands white uniformed police were asked to leave her restaurant. the business is calling it a teachable moment. thank you for joining us. i am dion lim. right away, new details tonight about a san francisco restaurant 's decision to turn around and deny service. abc 7 news reporter, cornell barnard tells us the restaurant owner's apology today and the action from the community. >> i am so sad. >> joseph zero was disappointed

to learn that three on-duty san francisco police officers were recently denied service at hilda and jesse restaurant on union street. two blocks from central station. >> i hope one day they don't need that. >> three uniformed officers were asked to leave. it had nothing toad nothing toao they were but what they were carrying. >> it is not about being anti-police, we just don't allow rove -- weapons in a restaurant. we were uncomfortable so we asked them to leave. the owners said they were welcome to come back when they were off-duty and without their weapons. negative yelp reviews started

piling on, giving the eatery one star. later sunday, a surprised about me, an apology from the restaurants. the owners said we made a mistake and apologize for the unfortunate incident. we are grateful to all members of the force, we hope this will be a teachable moment as we continue to repair and build bridges with the pd. three officers looking to eat where the patrol were attacked without a request by this establishment according to the police department. there are plenty of restaurants that don't discriminate and we welcome to -- and welcome our officers who are trying to keep all san franciscans safe. >> desiree says she will keep support in this restaurant. >> i think this whole thing has been blown out of proportion by who lives matter people. it was all about the weapons and not the police. >> moving on now, your health is

one of the topics we focus on in abc 7's commitment to building a better bay area. we have several announcements back of 19. alameda county health officials report five cases there. there are among 12 linked to a wedding in wisconsin. dr. anti-fascist said it is too early to determine the severity of omicron. >> -- dr. anthony fauci said it is too early to determine the severity of omicron. >> the arrival of omicron comes as hospitals in several states continue to strain under a covid surge. 15 members of national guard arrived to help at hospital. the omicron variant has led to tighter travel regulations. all international travelers heading into the u.s. will be required to test within one day

of their departure. federal health officials say a federal health and has been reevaluated everyday -- federal health ban has been reevaluated everyday. you can always ask our vaccine team. just go to abc 7 news/vaccine. flags at the capital lowered to half staff today. bob dole died early this morning in his sleep. he was 98 years old. we have a look back at the life of the world war ii hero and republican lawmaker. >> robert j dal never dole never won elected office but he was one of the most powerful politicians of the century.

his young life was taken up with his family's methodist church, the boy scouts and athletics. but his studies were interrupted by the second world war. he saw action against german units in italy in 1945. a month into that conflict, he was seriously wounded. >> for a while i did not know if i was dead or alive. i laid face down in the dirt, unable to feel my arms. >> he never regained the use of his right arm. after the war, he continued his education, attending law school in topeka. 18 years later, he was elected to the u.s. senate where he would emerge as a powerful national figure. americans got their first look at the ambitious lawmaker in 1976 when president gerald ford chose him as his vice presidential running mate. although the ticket was unsuccessful in the bid for the

white house, he ran himself in 1985. he lost the nomination in 1982 ronald reagan. he misted a second time in 1988 but he finally won the top spot on the republican ticket in 1986. the senator once said he hoped he could be an inspiration. >> it is a message to all people with disabilities. if you just hang in there, you will be able to cope with it. >> karen travers, abc news, washington. >> people protested to support opposition uprising in iran. members gathered in union square to draw attention to the protest by farmers demanding water for their land. government forces used pelicans and tear gas against those farmers. many lost their sight as a result of the exchange.

>> what the united states needs to do is basically go with what the new administration has announced. there foreign policy will be based on human rights. >> the iranian-american community once human rights to be linked to negotiations. two new developments, san francisco unified will keep a lottery system admission for another school year. a judge found the school board violated state law when it got rid of the competitive admissions process but matthews says there is not enough time to river -- to revert back to the competitive admissions for the next clear. a superior court judge ruled that the board failed to follow the state's open meetings law when he got rid of the most any process. first, they cut back hours.

now, a safeway in san francisco has added new measures to stop shoplifting. governor newsom announced a rural improvement project involving a freeway that is an economic corridor. >> a sunny finish tomorrow but

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as well as merchandise just off the racks. the owner was alerted by his security service. a safeway store in san francisco limited hours due to theft has installed security gate. the automatic gates at the safeway on market street quickly shut behind customers. the gates prevent would-be thieves from running out with shopping carts filled with items. this safeway used to be between four hours but last month it started closing at 9:00 p.m.. relieve is coming for drivers who use i 15 to get between southern california and las vegas. this freeway is constantly congested but now there is a possible fix. it will go from three way to two lanes for about five miles near the california nevada state line. that brings traffic to a crawl.

caltrans will soon allow traffic to use the shoulder of the freeway along this part of i 15 during the most congested pe riods. the news was announced today. >> there is a deep urgency for us to meet this moment. we are in for the long hauln f quite the freeway is recognized as an economic lifetime corridor for israel and supply chain. just a pop-up shop today gave new meaning to the term fashion forward. elevate is to raise funds to help reenter the workplace as we return to the workplace. >> after a time of dry weather, the week ahead features cooler temperatures and some drizzle moving bk

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>> dress for success held a holiday soiree in san francisco. it is the first since the start of the pandemic. the nonprofit helps women to reenter the workplace as we transition from a virtual to a real workplace once again. the group had to come up with some new ways to adjust to covid. >> that presented a unique challenge where a lot of our women did not have digital hardware to get them back online. we started a digital equity program that gives laptops and ipads to the women in our programs. >> dress for success looks for ways to get women trained and back on their feet. it also helps them with resumes and getting the interview skills they need to get back in the workforce. nice to see that turnout. moving onto whether, also nice

to see the temperatures feeling pre-mild and seasonable. >> you will feel those cooler temperatures move back in, feeling more like december and even some chances of finding some light showers over the next couple of days. tonight, a fair amount of sunshine earlier today. a live look we have. a little bit of fog this morning. we ended the weekend with bright skies. things will change overnight, tonight. clouds will come back in tomorrow. right now, we made it into the 50's and 60's earlier this afternoon. temperature wise, very comfortable but we are falling through the 50's at this hour. it is 56 in the city, down to 51 in napa. 53 currently in san jose. cloudscloudsclou next couple of hours. a warmer night compared to last night. we had some cities fall to the 30's. here is live doppler 7 along

with satellite. that is not what you want to see in december if we want somethise south. it will skirt by us to the west. there are even some light showers, especially tomorrow night and into thursday morning. tomorrow, future weather. perhaps an isolated and light shower. most of us are dry but early tuesday morning, we will watch for some scattered light showers. this is 3:30 in the morning. we see wet weather moving through. the clouds are breaking downg dn it should finish the day with a fair amount of sunshine. total rainfall close to the coast, likely some higher amounts. then as you go in land, you can see those numbers really fall off your.

this is not a soaking storm that we want to see but it is nice to see that pattern is finally changing with the storm sort of opening up here and it is allowing for wet weather to return. highs on monday, there is a lot of cloud cover. we are mainly stuck in the 50's as we track that isolated drizzle late tomorrow night and first thing tuesday morning. another storm we are tracking moves in early on thursday. we will likely find some light showers early thursday morning and across the bay area. we will keep you updated on that. this looks to be a level 1 here. early morning shower. increasing sunshine. wednesday, fairly nice. better air quality.

another chance coming to finish out the weekend on sunday. nice to see those weather patterns changing. >> coming up in sports, just six weeks remain in the nfl regular season. then it is down to the wire in seattle. the game went down to the f

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19 against the 49ers. the faithful making the trip up to seattle. avoid unders jimmy garoppolo to george kittle, we are tied at seven. elijah mitchell caps a nine play drive with a touchdown. seattle did bottle them up most of the way. jimmy g., to kindle -- 23-21, jimmy garoppolo picked off for the second time. coach shanahan not happy. 16 unanswe16 u 30-23, seahawks.

seattle looks to seal the deal but the 49ers the goal line. they have to go 98 yards. picking down to the final play. -- it came down to the final play and the pass is batted down. the 49ers fall to 6-6. >> it was frustrating. the guys kept fighting and never quit. it was a great job by the defense to get the turnover on the 1-yard line like they did. i really believed we were going to go down and score. it should not have gotten to that point. >> lions fans still supporting their win this against minnesota. four minutes left in detroit. they go for a fourth down from there on 28. jared goff fumbles, minnesota

covers. that turned into this. kirk cousins and justin just insane. the lions drive the length of the field. jared goff -- jared goff to saint the college football playoff is set. cotton bowl. the national shipping ship is monday, january 10 in indianapolis. we are tied at 12. there is the score. cal takes the lead with 26 to go. cal, 13-12 winners, se their 15th national title in program history. congratulations. by those noise canceling headphones. i lost my voice, kind of.

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>> in the south bay, firefighters carried on a long-standing tradition of collecting toys that will be given to deserving children this holiday season.

santa clara county firefighters held the drive through no contact toy question drive at several fire stations today. generous community members drove right up and dropped off goodies without having to get out of their cars. having corrected this weekend will go directly to local nonprofit groups who served southbay families. that is all the time we have for this edition of abc 7 news at 5:00. thank you so much for joining us. we will see you back here for abc 7 news at 6:00. what a great picture of the golden gate bridge, shrouded in a little bit of fog. you can see all of those cars lining the bridge right now. stay with us, we will see you back here at 6:00.

tonight, as we come on the air, the accused school shooter and his parents behind bars. in isolation, charged in the deadly rampage in oxford, michigan. the parents of ethan crumbley appearing in court via zoom. each held on $500,000 bond, accused of failing to stop their son, who prosecutors say murdered four students in cold blood. the potential warning signs missed. the note reading, "help me." the teen flagged for his behavior, sent back to class the day of the shooting. the response tonight from school administrators. and what the sheriff is saying tonight about the parents allegedly found hiding in a warehouse. also tonight, the highly mutated omicron variant spreading across the u.s. the urgent concerns. does it pose a greater threat? and how well will vaccines protect against it? demand for shots at the highest