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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. anchor: a san francisco institution standing up to an insurance company over pandemic losses a fight that could help many other restaurants come out winners as well. i'm amia daetz. dan: and i'm dan ashley. it's the first lawsuit that refused to pay back a covid payout. >> the payout is said to be in the millions. dan: this could mean other businesses will get settlements as well. leah: john's grill, an iconic owned san francisco restaurant was ordered by the city and county to close due to the

spread of the coronavirus. 54 employees were told to go home. >> that was part -- probably one oh -- of the hardest days of my life. >> john's grill quickly filed a claim with hart ford financial services group. the insurance company waste nod time in responding. >> essentially we're not covering you under this covid virus. >> the attor attorney represente restaurant. the insurance companies have said that the losses have to be related to physical -- remember that word, physical damage to the restaurant. i.e. fire, or vandalism. but in this lawsuit, the attorneys argued that the policy also included business interruption coverage. who caused the interruption? the city and county of san

francisco by forcing all businesses to close. remember the word "physical"? because covid is a very contagious virus, it created direct, physical damage and dangerous conditions to the property and people. >> it was just not a virus flying through the air. everything, every table, every chair, everything had to be cleaned. dishes had to be redone. people had to be called in to clean the entire restaurant after someone would leave. >> hence the term "physical damage." when this was brought to an appeal's court, the judge asked for more legal argument. that's when hart ford decided it was time to settle for john's grill for an undisclosed amount. hartford did not return our call for comment. >> someone said we could end up here with a very bad decision that would affect us throughout the state of california, perhaps. so they were looking at huge, huge losses. >> john's grill said the money

obtained through the settlement will go to the employees affected by the closure and to the culinary program in san francisco. the family has cented a lot to that program over the years. lyanne melendez, abc7 news. dan: let's turn to weather now. we hope you were outside. just spectacular scenes from some of our live cameras across the bay area. very dramatic skies. once that sun went down, well, we have another night of cold to contend with. spencer here with the forecast. any kind of warm-up coming soon? spencer: not any real warm-up coming soon. the nighttime conditions will still be cold. here's a look at what we have coming our way tonight. a freeze warning from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. for all the interior valleys and the hills. low temperature dropping down to or below 30 degrees in all of these locations. protect tender plants. pets and pipes under these

conditions. we have a frost advisory for the same time frame for the coastal areas and for right around the bayshore line. temperatures will be down to about 34, 35 degrees. frost can form and kill sensitive plants under these conditions. so if you're going to go out bundle up. i'll give you a closer look at how cold it's going to be at every neighborhood in the area a little bit later. dan and ama. dan: a very happy ending in the search for a petaluma person. virginia was found wandering in san francisco made it all this way. a guard noticed she had been walking up an down the aisles. and the officer immediately recognized it was virginia. the search for her shifted from petaluma to the city after she was spotted yesterday. tried to cash a check at a wells fargo. that's the surveillance photo from that a.t.m.

ama: the mayor of san jose is sitting down to reflect on the last eight years. the foreman prosecute or took office in 2018. but now as the nation's 10th largest office awaits new leadership many are wondering what the future holds. amanda has this one-on-one with the outgoing mayor. >> san jose mayor sam lucardo serving his last month in office. what's next for the city's 65th mayor? >> i'll have a chance in january to take a breath. my wife and i are going to think hard about the next steps. we promised ourselves we wouldn't make any decisions until then. you won't get any decisions out of me for a while. >> meantime, i talked to him about his legacy as mayor one he hopes helps the city reorient the future. >> whether that's the future of preserving coyote valley or with the downtown can become with

bard and google village and adobe expanding. >> it's that expansion coming into the city only solidifying san jose's claim as capital of silicon valley but along with that success, there's real struggle for some residents. is there anything you wish you had the time to really take on that the point? >> yeah, all of it. if you asked any mayor of any big city in the western united states they would say the same thing which is we all wish we could have done more in homelessness. >> san jose saw an 11% increase since 2019. among lucardo solutions employing unhoused residents in the program's first trash for cash. >> i wish i knew eight years ago whey knew today around what we've learned with a lot of trial and error. >> and in silicon valley where

entrepreneurship often dominate the situation many feel access, equity have gone overlooked especially for low income communities. the city launched the nation's first digital inclusion initiative in 2016. but he admits the covid-19 pandemic highlighted not enough had been done to bridge that digital divide. >> it became so obvious how glare ago gap this was not just for students who needed people to learn but where their parents weren't able to get employment or be able to get health information. >> he says in a matter of month as total of 300,000 residents will have access to free wi-fi. prior to politics he served as a criminal prosecute or for the santa clara's d.a. office. he made a push to reformscct inr have more oversight in those case. >> people think that i'm knocking sjpd.

americans are at a point we can geieha shlde.mselve >> san jose hit another record for traffic death this is year. back in 2019, he was a crash victim hit and injured while cycling. >> certainly had my own challenges but it doesn't compare losing more than 60 to traffic fatalities. >> with no shortage of tough times across his two terms, he said leading during a global pandemic, public protest, severe flooding, he found inspiration in the aftermath, a community committed to caring for one another. >> it's an honor to be in a place where you can have an impact. and it's been a real privilege when you see people coming together in really tough times. >> i'm amanda

ama: multiple journalists have been critics of new owner elon musk. the names don't show up just their handle on the twitter platform. the "new y, "washington post" an had reporters suspended. you might recognize keith olbermann. elon musk said that the accounts violated twitter's term of service accusing them of sharing private information about his whereabouts. >> a proud community in the east bay is pushing to cement their passion at a historic neighborhood park. the group known as panther skate is looking to put a complete roller rink in at defemery park in oakland. but as tim johns explains, their mission goes beyond just lacing up their skates. ♪ >> every thursday, you can find kiana kemp and tamar copes

skating the night away. what started as something small to do has slowly grown over the past year to a full-on movement in their west oakland neighborhood. >> after my mom and dad passed away, roll skating was something to put everything to pavement. >> every week they're joined by dozens of skaters around the area, a gathering where everyone is welcome and one that is completely free. but on thursday they held a skating fundraiser. their ultimate goal to raise enough money to create a permanent skating rink. >> we have made a lot of strides in this one year. we've been meeting every week. we are now an official city of oakland parks and city program. >> it would ideally look like something like this, an ambitious program that would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> we would be situated between the basketball courts and the

skate park. >> but the rink would be a lot more than just a place to gather. the group says it would be an investment in the community that's been negligented for generations. >> a lot of youth in that community returnedserved as far as nontraditional recreational sports. >> group says they hope to start the permitting process in the nhing sho ofay the pess has remarkable. tre a no real words to sum up the gratitude they feel in my heart. there are no words. but for now thank you is going to have to suffice. >> in oakland, tim johns abc7 news. dan: stray bullet that is killed young jasper wu in the backseat. now more than a year later, a break in the case. >> new study about the harmful content it may be pushing to teens. dan: the young gun brock purdy

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dan: it's been more than a year since the deadly shooting of jasper wu, the little boy asleep in the backseat of his mother's car when hetteser he was hit by a stray bullet during a gun battle on the 880 freeway. now three people have been charged in his death. j.r. stone is walking you through where this case goes next. >> 23-mld ju's memory will live up in this video. there were more questions than answers as to who may have killed him along i-88013 months

ago. that changed during this press conference. >> it happened because two rivals gangs were having a rolling gun battle on highway 880 north boundful >> he was killed by a bullet as his family drove on i-880 #. he was sitting in his car seat according to nancy o'malley. o'malley announcing three arrests in the case, all three to face murder charges. but will those charges stand? legal analysts steven clark. >> what the d.a. is going to argue is that the activity involved here involving rivals gangs shooting at one another is such an inherently dangerous activity that when an innocent person is killed, everyone can be charged with murder. >> trevor green, ivory pivens and johnny jackson are the three suspects facing murder charges and a slew of other charges. the link prosecutors make to te.

codonthohathe on believed to have been driving one of the cars who is later murdered said before he t. a reference to ivory pivens being the trigger man in jasper's killing. the bullet that hit jasper wu is believed to have come from an assault rifle. it was found during the search of trevor green's home. there's a potential here for a plea deal but the defense will likely question all of this. >> the defense team will now get together and try to show that there's a flaw in this investigation. and that they're going to say that the identity here even though we want to solve this crime, convicting the wrong people does not bring jasper wu back. all three suspects are in jail. johnny jackson's scheduled to go in front of a judge on friday. j.r. stone, abc7 news.

>> a new study suggests that tiktok pushes harmful content to teenage users almost as soon as they created an account. researchers think it can take three minutes to see suicide con ten and to see disorder content. the isn't for counter digital hate, they suggest that tiktok every 39 seconds within a 30-minute period. tiktok pushed back saying the study had flawed methods and that the app does not promote activities leading to self harm or suicide. >> new at 11:00, the final tune up in san jose for a holiday tradition. ♪ ama: abc7 news was at the theater as dancer were in a rehearsal for the nutcracker. there will be two shows saturday and one show sunday afternoon. there's also a special version

for kids called my very first nut cracker that will be held sunday morning. dan: i love that show. i've seen it so many times since i was a kid. i tried -- i was going to build a little bonfire but the boss wouldn't let us. something about the smoke, the fire marshal. spencer current conditions first of all, 46 degrees in san francisco. not terribly coal. 36 in palo alto. 39 at half moon bay. looking across the bay, temperature readings right now low to mid 30's. many of these locations, santa rosa, napa, fairfield, one more live view while we look at the skyline. these are the headlines another night of frost and freezing conditions. cold start to the day tomorrow

morning about pleasant in the afternoon and dry weather continues into next week. let's talk about the cold. a freeze warn willing be in effect from 1 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. for the interior valleys and the hills. overnight low temperatures will drop down to about 30 degrees in the coldest spots. even upper 20's. frost and freeze and kill crops and sensitive plants some of protect tender plants, pets and outdoor pipes please. we also have a frost advisory that will be in effect for the coastal areas and for the bayshoreline. it's going to be cold all across the area. lows will drop down to about 30 degrees. here's a look at specific low temperatures in specific locations. upper 20's overnight at lakeport. 33 degrees will be the low at santa rosa. even right around the bayshoreline and on the coast. lows will drop into the mid 30's that's pretty cold. highs tomorrow pleasant day, sunny skies highs in the mid to

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ama: well, you saw it right here on abc7, tonight's "beauty and the beast" that pays tribute to the original film. last night disney hosted the stars for a special screening in los angeles. legendary puerto rican actor rita moreno who now lives in san francisco laughed about one of the casting highlights. >> everyone is so good. martin short is the candelabra. it's delicious. >> along with moreno, it features native area her as beauty and singer josh groban as beast. you can stream "beauty & the beast" the 30th celebration just in time for your weekend on disney plus. disney is the parent company of abc7. well, the 49ers wrapped up the n.f.c. west tonight.

dan: yeah, it was fantastic. larry bale is here. -- beal is here. larry: brock purdy, this turn into a purdy party in seattle. the last pick of the draft continues this incredible start to his career. ♪music playing♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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larry: the legend of brock purdy grows. the rookie led the 49ers to an n.f.c. west clinching victory. purdy unfazed openeds the game. niners win they're seventh straight. the 49ers dancing early. and they were doing more dancing late tonight. fake left. fake rite.

george kittle. hey, diddle, diddle. kittle down the middle. 86-yard drive. 7-0, niners. great call by shanahan. excellent execution by purdy. 17-26. 217 yards. two t.d.'s. i don't know what they call this, maybe peekaboo. sore ribs and all. the 49ers defense controlled cod this game almost all night long. fumble. chavvarius ward. niners had a pick six that was called by by penalty. the fumble recovery set up a christian mccaffrey. mccaffrey, 108 yards catches. no deebo samuel. so kittle targeted more third quarter. you cannot be any more wide open. kittle running wild on a 54-yard touchdown. 21-13. they're now 10-4 after seven straight wins. trent williams hosted the locker room celebration.

♪ >> knowing that they don't come every year and you have to grind for it knowing that we got it in this fashion and in this atmosphere again, it means the world. >> big credit to jimmy and tray. i'm trying to do my part in terms of where we're at in the sen. definitely not all praise to brock and what he's done. those guys deserve all the credit. >> he's definitely the most poised rookie i've ever had. he's been like that since he's gone here. under the circumstances. but he got comfortable and got better as the game went. it was pretty unbelievable. >> the m.r.i. results are in steph curry, he suffered a subluxation of his shoulder. that is mild version of a dislocated shoulder. dubs just hope to tread water. carlos row dan will not be returning as a giant.

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