the strongest two on the storm impact scale. all of this active weather keeping sandy busy. >> yes. what can we expect. sandy: two storms. level 1 for the first. it will bring us wet weather tomorrow afternoon. we will time this out tomorrow, 3:00, rain, north bay, scattered for the evening rush, but wet roadways continue through 7:00, 10:00, 11:00, so areas of shower, pockets of low visibility, slick roads, use caution. we have a level two storm saturday that will mean heavy rain, strong winds,

for thunderstorms, even the potential for minor irvi you know how much rain in the timeline, coming up. dan: there are no chain controls in this year and now. today was a good day to travel. the roads are clear. chp is warning drivers to be prepared for the storms coming and to plan ahead, packing chains and emergency equipment. ama: in the north bay, water officials are getting ready for the approaching storms by lowering a dam on the russian river to prevent flooding, happening amid our ongoing drought. our reporter has details. reporter: we are excited the storm door has opened. sonoma water is ready for what could be the first big storm of the season. >> this next series coming through this weekend, we look like we will get a nice downpour, so we are looking to

lower it. reporter: water officials have started to lower this rubberan f the storm. >> i am opening the v2 reporter: lowering can take up to 48 hours, all in the name of safety. >> it can handle more than 1600 cms. this 40,000. >> when we know we will have rain, storms, and an increase in flows, we want to lower that to reduce flooding downstream all the way through. reporter: during t slows the rain for holding ponds, but when it rains, these are for storage. >> these holding ponds are also foot control systems. reporter: this is the largest supply of drinking water, blank sonoma -- lake sonoma, now 40%

capacity. during the storms, there was two inches of rain. despite snow in the sierra, climate experts say it's only a drop in the bucket. >> we need to next, years worth of precipitation to come out of the drought, so a successful season this year is about 60 feet of snow. [laughter] i think we might be optimistic. reporter: water officials are hoping for a december downpour, may a march miracle. >> we hope the storms that come through now into march can raise that level. reporter: water officials say climate change or includes longer dry times and shorter storms. they hope they can give it and capture that -- pivot and capture that rainwater in the future hoping to conserve. ama: you can check the forecast anytime and access live doppler 7 on demand through our abc 7 bay area streaming app. download it now.

it is available wherever you stream. dan: oakland. a student in custody following a stabbing near a high school. investigators happe say it happn the morning and the victim had multiple stab wounds and was taken to the hospital in oakland please confirm the suspect and victim are juveniles and students at skyline high school. police are still trying to sort out what led up to the attack. ama: county prosecutors and country county contra costa county filed charges today. a 20-year-old that hayworth faces three felony charges, assault likely to produce great bodily injury, mayhem, and making threats. police say he punched an assistant manager in the face several times after she stood up for a boy with special needs being bullied. the worker, a 19-year-old, lost her right, because of the attack. the suspect was arrested on monday and will be arraigned tomorrow. if convicted, he could get 11 years in prison.

dan: a man accused in what police are calling a revenge killing had his hearing postponed today. the 52-year-old faces murder charges in the shooting death in amman last friday, 30 saying he shot the man because he blame the man's a son for the death of his 16-year-old daughter, who was hit and killed by a car following an argument between the two in october. a victim rights group advocate working with the lopez family spoke with reported tonight. >> we are sympathetic to the family, but we are interested law enforcement making sure that the case is resolved and investigated correctly. dan: again, the court appearance today was postponed and there is no word on when lopez will make his first court appearance. ama:

executive was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison due to his role with fraud in the company. we were in court and now have the details. reporter: after elizabeth holmes was sentenced to 135 months, or just over 11 years in prison for her role in fraud at theranos, today, the former ceo learned his fate. the federal judge made his ruling and sentenced him to 12 years and nine months in prison. his attorney spoke briefly after the sentencing. >> i will not comment on his reaction. we are disappointed with the outcome and respectfully disagree with the outcome and will appeal. >> while he chose not to speak, the u.s. government and defense team argued 39 objections for multiple hours as morning before the sentence came down including enhancements for the amount of victims involved, who was the organizer for fraud at theranos whether there was risk of bodily injury or death due to the fraud, and how much financial loss investors suffered. the jolts openly added enhancements for victim accounts and total loss, claiming the

loss was one who $20 million to investors. stephen clark, legal analyst, says this is a message to silicon valley. >> they got the book thrown at them in the message was if you cross the line into fraud and when you look at the amount of loss here but that is the result today. reporter: with the adjustments, the range of sentence for him was somewhere between 135 months and 168 months in prison. the government argued for at least 180 months. the defense sought probation. they argued that he did not seek fame or fortune from the fraud, but wanted to help people with this technology that he believed could change the world. the defense believed elizabeth holmes should face a harsher sentence due to her role in the but ultimately the ceo received nearly 13 years of punishment after he was found guilty on all counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud. coopersmith says he does not regret taking the case to represent him. >> he is a good person. he meant well.

i am honored and proud to represent him. reporter: he received a surrender date on march 15 to serve a sentence in 2023. ama: the sentencing lasted almost the entire day. we use the abc 7 alert to send out the news. join now so you know when news breaks. dan: alameda county supervisors considering an ordinance that would set a national standard on housing and remove criminal background checks. it was close to passing last night at the board of supervisors meeting, but the decision has been delayed for now. we are in the newsroom with more on the story and where do we go from here. reporter: after five hours at this hearing, alameda county supervisors will meet again in two weeks for they said they needed to work on the ordinance wording before moving forward.

county could become the first county in the nation to ban landlords from denying houses to form incarcerated individuals. >> once you go to prison you get released, your punishment is supposed to be over with. however, unfortunately, the punishment starts over again. reporter: he served over 30 years in prison, and when he was released, he was unable to find housing due to his criminal history. yesterday he shared his story at the alameda county supervisors meeting. >> the crime i committed 36 years ago had nothing to do with me not paying rent or destroying someone's property. i tried directly to apply for an apartment unit and on the application there was a question that stated, have you been convicted of a felony? and i marked the box yes. two in 2019, student and in nonprofits surveyed un-housed residents and found a

connection between homelessness and the criminal history. >> and found 70% have a criminal record. that supports the lived experience of people. they know that when they apply for housing that the board missed an opportunity last night to take evidence-based public policy action to address homelessness. reporter: on the other hand, the ceo of the east bay rental association says landlord should be allowed to know who is applying for housing. >> having that ability to b able to evaluate and screen tenants, it may be important for an owner or manager to know if someone has a background of child abuse. >> there is a state law going

into effect on january 1, 2023, not allowing lanyards and most employers from viewing criminal records. it will allow some people to have the record sealed, 40 years after the person is released. dan: fair chance ordinance. talk about the kind of information landlords can get about a prospective tenant's criminal history. reporter: if it passes, landlords will not be able to ask applicants about their criminal history or require disclosure of criminal history, but they could still check a registry of people who are lifetime sex offenders. dan: thank you. ama: you will hear doctors saying it is not too late to get the flu shot. tonight, how much vaccination rates are lagging. plus. >> one of the customs in judaism is to repair the world. and this part of our contribution. dan: see how people took the

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ama: it is national influenza health week. doctors say the vaccine is standing up to the strain circulating, but many americans are not getting the flu shots. >> hospitalizations are the highest at this time of year in decades. ama: but vaccination rates for flu are lower compared to the same time last year, especially among those most vulnerable.

cdc data shows flu vaccinations are down 12% for pregnant women and rates for seniors are down 3% and flu vaccinations for children are down about 5%. if you have not gotten a flu shot, health officials say it's not too late. getting it now is better than not at all. dan: we keep hearing about this flu, covid, rsv epidemic. at 4:00, i asked our correspondent about an increase in strain on the hospital system. >> if you look at the map on the cdc website that flu-like illness in the country, the entire country is almost red to purple, very high levels and we have not seen a map like that in the past few years. it is usually green. there is a lot of virus out there. fingers crossed that it will peak in some parts of the country, but the next couple weeks could spell more trouble for hospitalizations and whites more important to stay safe and

protect themselves during the holidays. dan: one thing he stresses the importance of getting a flu vaccine. ama: yes, we want to know the weather. it's important to know because we have rain coming. dan: a series of storms. sandy: yeah, to storms. particular his weekend, minor flooding on roads, gusty winds, and the possibility of down trees. live doppler 7, where tracking a pair of storms. this is the first one coming in. right now, it is quiet in the bay area. that is about to change. this is a lovely view towards the bay bridge san francisco. oakland. palo alto. san jose lower 50's 40 six half moon bay. emeryville. look how stunning it looks. visibility good. not like that in the north bay. thick fog. mid 40's now be at santa rosa.

fairfield. 49 announcer: nap and livermore. as we look at another live picture from our walnut creek camera, still clear. showers arrive tomorrow afternoon evening and the stronger storm sunday saturday and downpours and those gusty winds. tomorrow, light level 1 in the afternoon, exclusive honor storm impact scale, scattered showers, slippery conditions for parts of the afternoon commute. rain is expected for most. here is how it times out. 2:00, already in the north bay. 5:00 p.m., you notice the scattered nature south of the golden gate, so the front will not hold together well, but we still have scattered showers through the evening hours and right on through 11:00 p.m. when all is said and done, most of you will have about .30 inches in places like santa rosa. some spots might not have any rain like san jose and mountain view was so don't be surprised if you get a trace amount. morning in the 30's and 40's.

the good news is with the extra cloud cover, not quite freezing as it was this morning. we will see patchy fog tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon will get wet. mid 40's. mid 50's in the southern part of the viewing area. as we fast-forward, you get that break friday morning, early afternoon, friday night is when the next wave begins to move in. saturday is the soaker with the week atmosphere coming through and downpours and a washout on saturday. the sierra will get several feet of snow by sunday. were talking about scattered showers continuing sunday, so if you have to choose between the two days, sunday might have some opportunity to get out, but wet both days. rainfall totals for most of you between one inch and two inches. santa rosa northward could see 2.5 inches to three inches of rain, especially in the hills. the wind will ramp up 5:00 a.m.

saturday. 34 miles per hour along the coast. getting stronger as we head into 10:00 a.m., 45 to 50 miles per hour. it's not just a coastal think, wind gusting around the inland areas. saturday afternoon gusty. sunday, the wind will come down, even though it starts off windy. the accuweather 7 day forecast, showers in the afternoon, evening, light level 1 tomorrow. friday is a break they come into of the evening, when it's a level one, then level two saturday, and the potential for thunder with a stronger storm coming in. a windy stretch sunday. wet day. good weekend to be indoors. slight chance lingering into monday before we drive things out and bring you the morning chill again. we will trade off the chill for some wet weather, which of course we need. can't complain. dan: thanks. ama: there is no end in sight tonight for the eruption of the volcano on hawaii's island.

10 days ago, it began spewing lava as high as 200 feet on the big island. the lava advance slowed after hitting flatter services. scientists say it is within two miles of the major highway connecting the two parts of the island. it is unlikely it will reach homes. the closest city is 37 miles northeast. dan: in georgia, the victory by raphael warnock wraps up a midterm election where not a single democratic incumbent senator lost the race. that is historic. we have more now from washington. >> a major victory in georgia for democratic incumbent senator raphael warnock. >> after a hard-fought campaign, you got me for six more years. [applause] >> his win in the red state hands democrats an outright majority in the senate, making

it easier to confirm judges in advance legislation out of committee. >> the fact that we got to 51 votes gives us just a great feeling, enthusiasm, unity, encouragement. >> chuck schumer crediting voters who backed democrats over candidates endorsed by former president trump. he pointed to the supreme court's overturning of roe v. wade in the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol as reasons americans came out to vote for democrats. >> the public began to realize how far r right these mega-republicans had gone. >> herschel walker conceding. >> you can't blame no one because i want you to continue to believe in this country, believe in our elected -- >> saying democrats are now motivated to win in places not on the map and the republicans need to rethink nominees and whose lead they follow. >> this is disastrous for republicans.

donald trump endorsed candidates and those candidates lost in closely divided states and it says the republicans are doing something wrong. reporter: president biden shared a part of the congratulatory call he made to raphael warnock, saying it is a big deal and he is looking forward to seeing him sworn in. ama: california hit a miles today when it comes to gas (vo) it's a fact! two out of three americans who qualify for medicare do not receive all the benefits they deserve. you could be missing out! now anthem blue cross introduces a free medicare plan checkup to make sure you receive all the benefits you qualify for in 2023. call 1-866-336-3448 today and receive extra benefits for a zero dollar monthly premium. benefits like dental, vision, hearing and prescription drugs! and to help you stay healthy at home, you can have free prescription drug delivery, online doctor visits twenty-four seven, and free exercise classes. you can even receive money

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[bell ringing] >> stocks in the red. investors nervous. interest pike. today, the dow barely in the green. indices fell. gas prices are back below what they wear year ago. aaa says california averages $4.66 a gallon. a month ago, $6.43. a year ago, $4.68. there is only one county in the bay area where gas is over five dollars, napa county, $5.01. dan: a mistake by the new york times this morning with its crossword puzzle drew some laughs from a couple of bay area transit agencies. part was the first to point it out -- bart pointed out and disagreed with it being cold metro.

another humorous response, saying it could confirmed that it takes exceptions to being called san francisco's metro. the times posted a correction saying it should be the rail service for the bay, not san francisco. ama: next, major job losses at twitter. union janitors on strike. now, out of work.

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collusion with the government. reporter: rogan oh hanley he was unfairly suspended from twitter for election misinformation in 2021. he shows us the first tweet he shared in the comment on the 2020 election. >> i said election fraud is rampant nationwide, especially california where there is no voter id. i said we need to conduct audits. reporter: twitter suspended him after his fifth strike. his lawsuit was dismissed. he took it to the ninth circuit court of appeals today. now he waits for a decision. >> i want my twitter profile restored and tens of thousands of other profiles restored that were unripe fully suspended by twitter potentially in collusion with the government. we need to see how deep this goes. >> it's not the governments job to be the policeman for twitter. reporter: we heard from union janitors now out of a job and on the street protesting. >> are members voted to call for

a strike monday at 6:00 a.m. reporter: sand striking for betr pay all day monday and monday evening they learn from their employer that twitter decided to terminate all 48 union janitors that work at twitter. >> what they are saying is we don't want union janitors anymore. reporter: members say what's things as they were considered essential workers during the pandemic. >> all of our families are trying to figure out how to pay rent, mortgages. reporter: senator scott wiener showed his support today. >> they are doing those jobs so that we all have clean offices to go to come and clean bathrooms, and they deserve to treated with dignity and elon musk is treating them like garbage. reporter:reporter: we reached out for comment on the lawsuit and terminated union janitors and have yet to hear back. dan: a motorcyclist died today in a crash in san francisco's mission district. it happened at cesar chavez in

south venice at 9:30 a.m. this morning. the motorcyclist, a man, died at the scene sadly. the man driving the car had non-life-threatening injuries. an elderly woman is dead after she was hit by a car and haywood this morning. it happened before 8:00 a.m. at the intersection of mannan avenue and harris road. when police at the scene, but returned and is cooperating with police. ama: pearl harbor survivors met at the site on the 81st anniversary of the attack. thousands paid tribute to those who died in multiple wreaths were laid to on of the servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. japanese forces killed more than 24 hundred people including 16 civilians. the attack ultimately push the u.s. into world war ii. the top of mount diablo is shining bright in honor of the pearl harbor attack. this is from sky 7 with the light from the beacon on mount diablo. this year, the beacon was eliminated by a pearl harbor

survivor. dan: thousands of north carolina residents have their power back on tonight after an attack on the grid. while investigators are zeroing in on two possible motives with electricity went out four days ago when someone fired shots from a high-powered rifle at two substations. duke finished restoring power for 40000 and unity reticence is evening and a former homeland official compares it to an act of terrorism. >> foreign terror groups, foreign hostile powers, domestic terrorists have all called attacks against our nation's critical infrastructure. dan: federal officials are looking into possible motives including targeting the lgbtq community in recent online forums where extremists encouraged attacks on critical infrastructure. investigators are offering a $75,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible. ama: a california men will become something very few people can claim, a two-time living

organ donor. he gave his kidney to save the life of one person and soon would donate his liver to save a child. from our sister jas station in s angeles, we have the story. >> we met josh 48 hours before life-changing surgery. don't worry. he is healthy. when his daughter was born prematurely weighing less than three pounds, he saw the agony of families waiting and hoping in the nicu, and that is when he vowed to help them adding his name to the children's hospital los angeles's donor list, and one day he got the call. >> i went in for a battery of tests, and likely everything matched up and it seems like i am a perfect match. reporter: do you know anything about the baby and what she is going through now? >> i wish i did. i know it is a baby girl less than 12 months old. reporter: he is giving a stranger part of his liver. >> they will take 20% attorney 5%. reporter: knowing that his will grow back.

josh has been here before. in 2017, his good friend kelly, a staunch san francisco giants fan who has done a few things for her friends needed a favor of her own, i kidney. >> i have polycystic kidney disease and my kidneys are failing. reporter: she logged onto facebook and ask asked for a new one. josh was the first one to reach out. he just had to check with his wife. >> i asked her if she saw the post and she looked at me and she was like, you want to do it, don't you? i was like, yeah, absolutely. >> most people are good thing i would give the shirt off my back for my best friend. you gave a little bit more than that. >> a little bit more. >> he is part of me. my kidneys are perfect. he saved my life. >> that infectious light he has comes from a dark place. nine years ago, his wife when she had a bring tumor and was running out of options. >> everywhere we went, every neurosurgeon was telling us, i

am sorry, your tumor is inoperable. you have maybe two to four years to live and we can do chemo, but that's all we can do. we came to usc, and the neurosurgeon dr. was like, yeah, we can do it. >> her surgery and recovery were successful and help to propel josh to be part of the good news doctors delivered to patients. the need is overwhelming. more than 105 thousand people are on the national transplant waiting list, with a new one added every 10 minutes, and won 90% of people support organ donation, only 50% have signed up. >> whether it is checking that donor box on your drivers license or giving blood, you don't have to go to the extreme, and taking it to, but anybody can be a hero. >> it is the ultimate gift money can't buy, the gift of time, as somebody running out of it takes a little bit more than a full heart. ama: that story is incredible, isn't it? dan: what a generous man and the

personal reason to be so giving. well, coming up next, taking dear santa letters seriously. the people making a life-changing difference for afghanistan refugees in the bay area. and, disney is hosting the ultimate toy drive to help make holiday wishes come true for people in need. thivisit disney.com. disney is the parent com everyone remembers the moment they heard... “you have cancer.”

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ama: we have this story on the operation center program. it was a group of jewish seniors to help take the wishes of others come true. >> mita three those who make the christmas wishes that when afghan refugee family come true. 92-year-old eb heller knows the fight all too well. her family fleeing to the u.s. amid the holocaust. >> when i was seven years old, i was also a refugee and had to leave my home with the clothing on my back, if you will. >> the trio and other residents of the retirement community are featured in the new docuseries title dear santa. >> 10 years ago, my mom bought me a book about the letters that get sent to santa every year and how the u.s. postal service has been working with santa for all these years, and i thought what

a cute awesome idea. >> last year, two letters arrived for santa written by these refugees. this -- they came to af and live in the east bay. >> anita knowing the struggle well. >> my father was a holocaust survivor, so i can't imagine how it would be for children to come to a new country not knowing the language. >> was that the children requesting english lessons. those with running shoes and so much more were hand-delivered. >> it was a wonderful moment to deliver those gifts. >> christina is the postal worker commission she says by santa himself. >> it really got to my heart to see the joy of all the children's faces when i brought those large bags inside the living room. >> all of it captured by his team, and she says it would not have been possible without the seniors.

lucky, she says to have found them. >> i knew some people at the jcc and our temple and i said hey, would you like to be eligible for santa and be featured in our film and they said yes. >> one of the things in judaism is to repair the world, and this is part of our contribution. >> today, santa's helpers are getting their first look at their television debut. how do you feel about being featured on the tv show? >> it is terrific. i'm waiting for hollywood. [laughter] dan: she is fantastic. ama: i love that. the docuseries will air this saturday at 9:00 a.m. right here on abc 7 and next week on hulu. dan: that is great. alright, rain returns tomorrow and even more wet weather this weekend. you to see before make any plans n. and, anytime need something

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ama: happening now, a rare event in the night sky. mars, blocking it from view. in the bay area, it started around 6:30 and will last for roughly one hour. what makes this rare is that it can be seen around the world from north america, europe, and north africa. mars is extra bright tonight because it is at opposition, opposite the position of the sun in the sky. it won't be like that for another two years. earth is directly between mars and the sun, and it is a full moon tonight come the last full moon of the year. dan: that is spectacular. ama: it is. dan: good thing it is not. the weather is changing. ama: rain clouds coming our way. sandy: that's right. i want to show you the moon one more time.

it is stunning. take a look here disability good. you have another opportunity -- take a look. visibility good. you will have another opportunity but clouds will be increasing. it is tough. snow coming to the mountains. winter weather advisory starts at 10:00 tomorrow morning and runs until 4:00 a.m. friday for the sierra come expecting a half foot to one foot of snow, snow level will be 3500 feet, so you will need those chains. it becomes a winter storm watch friday night at 10:00 until 4:00 a.m. monday. we are talking about dumping in the mountains, above 5000 feet, gusting up to 60, white out conditions, so not a good idea to go then. tomorrow, a chance of snow showers, better chance at nighttime, than friday as well. you would have to take the chains. heavy snow and brisk conditions. level 1 one tomorrow. it will come in in the

afternoon. it is exclusive to our storm impact scale in the bay area. 3:00, exclusive, and that's when we see their showers beginning to develop the front starts to break apart so scattered in nature for the evening commute. and as we take a look at your highs for thursday, mid 40's to mid 50, carry those umbrellas, a level two saturday with downpours, strong winds, minor urban flooding and even the possibility of thunder. the accuweather 7 day forecast will feature that one, showers in the afternoon rain lat ae night friday, so mot of friday's good. you have a breather, then the level two storm stronger for saturday, moderate peer sunday is one of the windy, wet most of the day, then a chance to really put the umbrella away and dry out monday through wednesday, but this is really good that were on a roll here. i remember this over 20 years ago when we used to get winter. this was a normal pattern. dan: thanks. ama: chris alvarez, you have

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for back pain, i've always been a take two and call in the morning guy. but my new doctor recommended salonpas. without another pill upsetting my stomach, i get powerful, effective and safe relief. salonpas. it's good medicine. announcer: now, abc 7 sports with chris alvarez. chris: chris alvarez not staying

in the bay. he agreed to a three-year deal three and a $60 million deal. -- $360 million deal. he is coming off a historic season. 62 homers last season. m.v.p. award with the yankees. originally, he was rejecting a deal at the end of spring training. he bet on himself. look how much money he made. we will see where the giants go next. a two-year $14.5 million dea for a player who has spent in the utility role. 107 runs in that span. good play. they have won will be put to the test sunday. the reunion we were all looking for, not meant to be, coach shanahan confirmed garoppolo,

the foot would heal in seven weeks to eight weeks. the major take away come along shot he can play this season, which means he gets his first start sunday in the rookie quarterback played well in relief as the miners beat the dolphins in the year as the third string quarterback and coach shanahan credits him for being ready for the moment when his number was eventually c alled. >> he is in a different role. he knows what to expect. that's hard to do. it takes so much effort. i can imagine studying for a test and then not being allowed to take a test. some guys eventually rolled the dice, all right, it's not happening. in the first quarter, it happens, you can handle it. brockton was ready for it. he handled it. that's what he has to do this week. chris: i like his swag. warriors in utah. down several players. no trade. the center is available. he can sense how happy he is to

be back on the court. >> i am focused on getting better. i missed so much time by playing basketball, 18 months, a lot of setbacks that i can control, but now i am liking this moment and grateful and working on getting better. that is it. chris: the big y first quarter. thompson. looney. two-man game. the late end. you can't stop him. talk about shaking your defender. put some on skate spirit step by three. splash. he comes into start the second quarter and this is what you want to see. dunk said. warriors of three at last check. 47-47. hey, did you see this. nba. tnt. rushing the video board. no one was hurt. maybe the tree was heard. these guys have a lot of fun.

i had to show that. i watched shaquille o'neal and he cracks me up and he is a big fella still. you will find more than one guy to help him up. come on. seven foot. 300 pounds. size 20 foot. how did they make humans that big? dan: i love him. chris: it will be interesting to see what happens with sunday. big deal. dan: we know that shaquille o'neal does his own stunts. [laughter] ama: coming up tonight, abc 7 8:00, the connors, then the goldbergs, abbott elementary, and then big sky at 10:00, followed by abc news at 11:00. abc 7 news the string 24/7 and get the abc 7 bay area news app and join us whenever you want wherever you are. good stuff. dan: yeah. ama: that would do it for this edition of abc7news. i have to go back and watch that. [laughter]

chris: watch out for the tree, dan. dan: we will not let him go down like that. ama: thank you for joining us. [laughter] dan: we appreciate your time. we will leave you with that spectacular, spectacular shot of the full moon tonight. ama: it is great-looking. it gets you excited abut the rain tomorrow. sandy: yes. dan: nobody push me. [laughter] [laughter] ♪ -seriously? -why do you do it? -you ignore the signs and the flashing lights. -that's my dad. -that's my mom behind those cones. -how would you feel if that was your family? -flashing lights mean "move over."

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