it's an institutional movement. and to see that happen in redwood city was was very discouraging. >> a parent taking on a bay area school. the discrimination students say they faced on campus. >> in one east bay city, the election still isn't over. the race for mayor that is still too close to call. >> and it's cold and going to get colder. the overnight freeze expected and the people hitting the streets to make sure people are safe. good afternoon. i'm kristen sze i'm larry beil. >> thanks for joining us. we begin today with that terrifying attack by dogs in san francisco. this took place near the safeway at geary and webster. three dogs attacked at least two separate people, sending one to the hospital. >> it ended with one dog shot and killed and a second dog injured. abc seven news reporter tara campbell is live in the newsroom with the details. tara? >> yeah, larry and kristen. police shot and killed one dog. after they saw it attacking a person in the parking lot of the safeway in san francisco's fillmore district just before 11 this morning. this morning, officers had been called to the

store by people who saw a total of three large dogs attacking a smaller dog that was with its owner by the time police got there. another person was being bitten. that person went to the hospital hospital but is going to be okay. so police shot one dog involved in that attack. then animal control officers captured a second dog and police officers then chased a third dog to a nearby park, where officers again shot the preliminary investigation. >> at this time, we're able to state that non-lethal methods were used to try to detain and stop these dogs as to which which locations used, which non-lethal methods. we haven't finalized that, and police cannot confirm the breed of the dogs, but they say they were adults weighing approximately 120 pounds each. >> it appears the dogs liven a van that was in the grocery store parking lot, but police

say it's too early to confirm. now, as a side note, this safeway is scheduled to shut down in january due to poor fiscal performance in theor newsroom. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> all right, tara, thank you. the city of brentwood has agreed to pay $1 million to a woman who was attacked by a police dog four years ago. tomeka bates says an officer stood by and watched as his k9 mauled her. police say bates was hiding in a bush after she shoplifted from an ulta beauty store. when all this happened. the k9 is now inactive. the officer was stripped of some of his immunity protection because of the excessive amount of time that he allowed the dog to attack the woman. >> we are going to shift gears now and talk about the weather. you probably noticed it's getting a little cooler. >> we noticed. yes. abc seven news meteorologist sanjay patel here with the first look at the forecast. hi, sandy. hi, there. >> yeah, some people are braver than others. kristen. larry. wow. let's take a look at the temperatures right now. good afternoon everyone. it is cool outside. no doubt about it. 50s

and 60s. it is going to get colder overnight tonight. a freeze warning goes up for the inland north bay valleys. midnight to 8 a.m. tomorrow. temperatures as low as 29 degrees. frost and freeze will cause damage, so don't forget to protect pets, pipes and plants that are sensitive to frost as we go. hour by hour this evening, it's still in the 50s at 5 p.m, starting to drop into the 40s for some by 7:00. and if you have friday night plans, you will notice the chill at 11 p.m. tomorrow morning. despite the fact that we're going to get some high clouds coming through here, temperatures are going to drop to freezing or below as some of our wind sheltered valleys. we do have a level one system coming our way. it's going to bring us showers, but not tomorrow. it's going to be sunday that we have a few showers in the morning. going into the afternoon, you can clearly see this is not a game changer kind of forecast. i'll be back with a full look at your weekend coming up. kristen. larry. >> all right. see you in a few minutes. sandhya. in the north bay, those freezing

overnight temperatures have homeless advocates on alert. >> abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is live in petaluma, where advocates are reaching out. cornell. >> hey, kristen and larry. >> the sun is going down and definitely getting chilly here. and homeless advocates are on the move right now. they are trying to get the word out that freezing temperatures are comin. >> we might have a sweater. do you need a sweater? >> i would love a sweater. joanna garcia and her team of crisis intervention workers are on the streets of petaluma, letting unhoused folks know summer is gone and cold weather is coming. >> there's hugo. i haven't seen you in a while. >> these advocates are part of the safe team from nonprofit outreach petaluma. people services center. they're making contact with whoever needs help with crisis or housing assistance, or just something warm to wear. the job is not always easy. >> there's a couple people who are new in town, and you know, at first they're a little hesitant. they're like, oh, what do you leave me alone? you know, we're like, hey, like, we just

want to offer you a water, a snack, a warm coat. and that's kind of how we start the conversation. >> with freezing overnight temperatures expected, giving people options to stay warm and safe is the goal. >> if you get cold, let's say get hypothermia, then you end up at the hospital. the hospitals are impacted already for a variety of different reasons. >> the safe team has been partnering with police for several years now. >> anytime there's inclement weather, we or our concerns go out to the unsheltered. we want to make sure that that they're okay. the mary isaacs center in petaluma is offering an overnight warming center this weekend. >> i'm always concerned because i got a service animal and he's 15 years old. >> james ernest says he and his service dog, meatball, are on a shelter waiting list. the safe team just gave james a new coat to help him bundle up. >> these people here are great for, you know, the services that they provide coming out here, giving us jackets and blankets and stuff. it's going to help. >> yes, absolutely.

>> now the safe team will be out all night tonight. like they always are, helping folks in need. the warming center at the mary isaac center opens at 6 p.m. first come, first serve because space is limited and we're live in petaluma. cornell, bernard abc seven news for now., >> thank you. stay with abc seven information. as the conditions change over the next few days, you can track the cold temperatures and the rain with the same live doppler seven used by sandia and the rest of our weather team. it's available at abc, seven news.com or wherever you stream abc seven news. >> new developments now in the controversy surrounding san mateo county sheriff christina corpus. today, the deputies union told abc seven that acting assistant sheriff matthew fox has resigned after 25 years with the county. now this news comes as the county board of supervisors is pushing sheriff corpus to step down. a scathing 400 page report was released this week accusing her of abuse of power, creating a culture of intimidation and

retaliation, and having and inappropriate relationship with a staff member. so far, though, corpus has refused to resign. >> accusations of anti-semitism leads to a lawsuit against a local school district. >> the sequoia unified high school district accused of failing to protect jewish students from a hostile environment on campus. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has the details. >> my daughter came home from a world history class over a couple times, crying and crying. >> sam cassell says his daughter, a student at woodside high school, was harassed for being jewish. >> the environment that my children are growing up in is greatly more anti-semitic than when i grew up in the 80s, and that is that's not the that's not the path that america, you know, should be done. >> cassell says there were multiple incidents that he filed numerous complaints about with school staff and administrators, but nothing was ever done. his attorneys have now filed a lawsuit against sequoia union high school district. the lawsuit is on behalf of half a dozen jewish students at woodside high school in redwood city, and menlo-atherton high

school in san mateo. the suit claims the district failed to address an alarming surge of anti-semitism within its schools that created a hostile learning environment for jewish students, including swastikas drawn on a campus, including harassment by peers, harassment by teachers. >> and what's really disturbing here is that the administrators and the board of trustees have really turned a blind eye to the discrimination, discrimination against kids in their schools. >> attorney ryan weinstein says the incidents have gotten worse since the october 7th attacks, when hamas invaded israel. >> they were targeted to such a degree that administrators and teachers advised them to hide outward identities of their outward signs of their jewish faith. so, in other words, to hide necklaces with stars of david. >> according to weinstein, students have been subjected to racial slurs on campus, and in one case, the presentation that was given by a purported ethnic studies teacher in which jews

were depicted as controlling, quote unquote, dominant narratives. >> and there is even cartoon imagery of a puppeteer. >> we reached out to the superintendent at sequoia union school district for comment, but have not heard back. parent sam cassell hopes the lawsuit will make a difference. >> we hope the processes and procedures will be looked at closely so this doesn't happen to other families. >> in redwood city, suzanne phan. abc seven news. racist text messages have now targeted people in 25 states across the country. today, the fbi provided an update to its investigation into the messages that came to light earlier this month. the texts come from unknown numbers and tell people they've been selected to quote, pick cotton at the nearest plantation. the fbi says black people are targeted, but victims now include mems of the hispanic and lgbtq, plus communities. some san francisco unified students also got those messages. >> to date, we have not received reports of violence. again, we have not received reports of

violence stemming from these offensive text messages, but we encourage you to remain vigilant. >> the fbi is asking anyone who receives a racist text message to reported to authorities. >> coming up on abc seven news at four one bay area mayor's race still too close to call. we've shown you raccoons digging up sod. now we'll find out just how smart they are putting them to the test later this hour. and fighting holiday loneliness.

since 2007, the prusch farm foundation has operated emma's kitchen garden, a one third of an acre plot within emma's farm park, which is run by volunteer gardeners. now, the organization was told by the city they have to vacate the park by monday. volunteers say they have no choice but to comply, at least for now. >> the farm park foundation will carry on. we will continue. we may lose this battle, but the war is not over. >> the city said it tried to negotiate and come to an agreement about fundraising operations, but ultimately they couldn't get it done. so they ended the partnership. the foundation believes this is retaliation for them asking questions about facilities and income generated at the park. parts of mount diablo state park will actually be on fire next week. this is part of a

prescribed burn. california state park crews will light fires in the mitchell canyon area sometime between monday and wednesday, depending on weather conditions. a portion of the parking lot and several trails will be closed and prescribed. prescribed burns help reduce wildfire risk. >> a heartwarming morning in oakland today. the 480 students at laura elementary school received free coats to keep them warm in the winter months. it's an initiative by the nonprofit operation warm, which manufactures high quality coats and shoes for children in need. principal john stengel says this comes just in time. many of his students have been feeling the chill as the temperature has been dropping. what do you think? >> i know we're going to bring a lot of smiles on students faces today as they get a free coat. a lot of our students, they come from families that that don't have the resources that that one would hope for. and so i know these coats are going to be well received and really make a difference in their lives. >> kaiser permanente northern california donated more than

$21,000 to pay for the coats and kaiser volunteers helped students find the right fit. >> the bay area coastline will see some of the highest and lowest tides of the year this weekend. it's due to the king tide event. the king tide occurs when the sun, earth and moon are aligned and when the moon is either full or new. and that creates a stronger gravitational pull that makes the tides more extreme. the event will last until sunday, and it will occur again next month. so if you're walking down the embarcadero, be prepared to get a little wet. >> sometimes sloshes over right? a little wet maybe. also just, you know, what's coming down. >> yeah. here's sandhya with the forecast for the weekend. >> yeah. and larry and kristen, those king tides keeping the coastal flood advisory going up until 4 p.m. monday. and that's because as you take a look here, those king tides tomorrow morning, 1043, just over seven feet. so do expect that minor flooding around the roads and parking parks and lots and you know which ones they are taking a looka live picture from santa cruz

right now. it looks beautiful, but use caution along the coastline because the surf is up. high surf advisory in effect until 11 a.m. tomorrow. breakers 12 to 18ft. that creates the dangerous swimming and surfing conditions right now on live doppler seven. all is quiet, but there were some showers skirting the coastline early this morning. a live view from homewood right now, where we are seeing a few snowflakes 55 in the city 60 oakland, san jose, 59 in redwood city and 55 in half moon bay. we do have a winter weather advisory until 10 p.m. tonight. up to two more inches of snow expected above 5500ft. with those gusty winds, do expect hazardous travel conditions. so your temperatures right now in the 50s and the 60s, it's certainly feeling coolt there along the embarcadero. there is a little bit of a breeze overnight tonight. cold with the freeze warning for the north bay tomorrow. rough surf, mainly sunny skies. maybe you want to go check out the beach. just be careful out there. and then on sunday, off and on light showers. we're not expecting much

tomorrow morning though. you're going to feel it. it's going to get cold. upper 20s to the mid 40s. definitely bundle up. protect any of those frost sensitive plants. don't forget about the pets and of course pipes. you'll want to drain them or wrap them to prevent damage. temperatures tomorrow afternoon in the 50s 60s there will be plenty of sun with occasional high clouds and then a level one system comes in on sunday. scattered showers, slippery roads. we're expecting the king tides to continue with minor flooding. 1130 you see some isolated showers popping up in the morning. 1:00 in the afternoon. very light, very scattered around the time the niners are playing at 3:00 in the afternoon, we are looking at scattered light showers. and then at 7 p.m, a line of showers going through going into 9 p.m. and then by 11 p.m. it's all winding down. now in terms of rainfall. this isn't something you're going to write home about anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch to about 11 hundredths in santa rosa. your accuweather seven day forecast. you'll feel that chill tomorrow morning. i think you need the flannel pjs tonight. scattered

showers, level one for sunday. we are looking at a chilly monday morning as well. after that midweek, wednesday thursday we have chances of showers in the north bay, but notice those temperatures are going up into the 60s for many areas. almost 70 around the bay. and then a level one on friday will bring rain to all of the bay area. it's looking likely. >> kristen and larry so on sunday when the niners kickf against the seahawks 1:00, the weather will be fine, but towards the end of the game, maybe now it's changing. >> larry 1:00 there will be showers. >> 1:00 no, i have to pay better attention earlier too. >> but i mean, at 1:00 there will be some spotty showers. very light, but i would take the poncho. okay. >> all right. thanks, nadia. all right. thank you. >> well, thanksgiving and the winter holidays are almost here. for some, it's the most wonderful time of the year. >> yeah, but for others, all of the festivities can really bring on feelings of loneliness. abc's reena roy has ways that you can cope and how you can help others as well. >> the upcoming holiday season is often marked by gatherings of

family and friends. and for those who are feeling lonely, this time of year can be especially hard. >> this has to do with our basic human need for meaningful social connection. the holidays are a time for coming together, and so you really feel that lack. if you don't have adequately satisfying relationships, though amplified by the holidays, loneliness is not a new issue for americans. >> last year, the u.s. surgeon general released an advisory raising the alarm on what he declared a national epidemic, noting the negative health impacts of long term loneliness and isolation, including increased risk of heart disease, stroke, high anxiety and depression. but experts say there are ways to remedy loneliness. first, think about feeling lonely as an opportunity, the same way that feeling hungry is an opportunity. >> it's a notification from inside you when you're hungry that you need to eat something. similarly, the feeling of loneliness is something we biologically are made to produce

as a signal to ourselves that we need more human connection that's more satisfying than we're getting. >> make room for other people by taking breaks from social media and screens. >> a lot of people fall back on watching tv and staying on the internet and that can maybe cover up the feeling of loneliness, but it also takes away room to solve loneliness. >> join a club or volunteer to help a cause you care about. >> it's a way to find people with shared interests and feel good about yourself, and reach out to people you like, wish them a happy thanksgiving or a merry christmas or a happy hanukkah, and see if that opens up an opportunity to chat, to see how they are. >> if someone you care about is feeling lonely during the holidays, initiate a conversation. extended invitation to an upcoming gathering and help them get there. if they have trouble with transportation or organize a video call. so those unable to be there in person can feel

togetherness. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> loneliness can contribute to depression and other mental health issues. we want to make sure that you know, you don't have to deal with that alone. you can find local resources by going to abc seven news.com slash. take action. >> we now know who is going to host the 2025 oscars. and it's someone new sort of. but you know, the name sort of kind of. >> yeah. and you know this name mike tyson getting back in the ring tonight. look

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late night talk show host conan o'brien is hosting the 97th annual oscars, marking a first for the comedian. >> this is incredible. i've been handed an oscar. i'm an oscar winner. it's amazing. host. oh. i'm hosting. yes, i'm an oscar host. exactly. oh, but do icar still get to keep the oscar? no. you don't. oh. >> hollywood's biggest night, airing on abc, march 2nd. in a statement on x, o'brien writing america demanded it. and now it's happening. taco bell's new

cheesy chalupa supreme the comedian joining a list of oscar hosts that includes johnny carson, david letterman, whoopi goldberg and jon stewart. o'brien is best known for hosting talk shows late night with conan o'brien, the tonight show, and conan. this announcement comes a year after comedian jimmy kimmel hosted the big show. o'brien has previously hosted the emmy awards in white house correspondents dinner. >> march 2nd, i'm hosting the oscars. >> okay, the president of disney television group, which owns abc news, says conan roster of comey greats who have served this role. and we are so lucky to have him. jacqueline lee, abc news, los angeles. >> it will be funny. you can watch the academy awards live from hollywood sunday, march 2nd, starting at 4 p.m. right here on abc seven. >> a young father gunned down by a man wearing a disguise. abc's 2020 is taking viewers inside the case that shocked the atlanta area. successful entrepreneur rusty snyderman was

killed as he was dropping his young son off at preschool, just days after mysterious person was seen lurking outside his home with a gun. the case captivated the nation as an extensive manhunt led police to a suspect who had a connection to his own wife. 2020 co-anchor deborah roberts has a sneak peek of what viewers can expect tonight from fatal disguise. >> of course, the next question police have to ask is, could his wife have known anything about this? and tonight you're going to hear some of the testimony where the wife was actually questioned. andrea snyderman in this case, and how it led police to actually begin to look at her. and just where this investigation went from there. >> the 2020 episode fatal disguise premieres tonight at 9:00, right here on abc seven. it's also available on hulu. >> just ahead, the east bay mayor's race that is still too close to call. and what's at stake? >> i'm abc's perry russom in washington. the congressional battle over whether to release a

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first time candidate adina ishii trails city council member sophia hahn by just a few hundred votes. in the meantime, the outgoing berkeley mayor jesse arreguin, says what happens in a new trump administration may be the new mayor's first fight. >> abc7 news reporter anser hassan has details. >> election day was last tuesday, but as of friday afternoon, berkeley still doesn't know who the next mayor will be. >> i think those big endorsements from senator nancy

skinner and assembly member buffy wicks, as well as the east bay times, the mercury news were very helpful for our campaign, and i was very grateful to get them, especially as a first time candidate. >> first time candidate adina ishii trails her opponent, city council member sophie hahn, by roughly 600 votes as of friday afternoon. ishii has been critical of the delay in counting votes, but if she wins, she's hoping for a reset of berkeley politics. >> we've seen quite a lot of conflict in our city council, and, you know, that's really what i mean by a reset is us focusing on the things that are going on. you know, i was focused on housing and homelessness, public safety and infrastructure throughout my, my campaign. and those are the issues that i really want to focus on as mayor as well. >> did you think it was going to be this close? i did not. berkeley mayor jesse arreguin is moving on to the state senate after winning his race last week. he's worked with both candidates, but endorsed hahn. he says hahn has been instrumental in berkeley's key achievements of the past eight years, and that hahn is ready to lead the city on day one. >> she helped write our housing bond to provide $135 million to build and preserve affordable

housing. she was the. she and i were the architect of berkeley's plan to address homelessness. berkeley's seen a 45% reduction in unsheltered homelessness, aragon says infrastructure, housing affordability and public safety will continue to be key issues. >> but he says one of the biggest challenges will be standing up to what comes out of dc. aragon says the election of president trump, who threatened to cut funding to sanctuary cities, may test berkeley's ability to continue to be a champion of progressive leadership. >> the impact of the trump administration on our undocumented community. we work to strengthen our sanctuary policy, to support our muslim community, our lgbt community, and then also having the presence of the proud boys and uh- violent right wing extremists on the streets of berkeley. that could happen again. >> we did reach out to hahn. she did not return requests for comment. in berkeley, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> all right. we have a breaking news update here for you. the san francisco chronicle is now calling the oakland city council

at large seat for rowena brown. that is based on the latest results just dropped today by the registrar. now, this is why it's notable. she beat out former police chief of oakland, leronne armstrong. remember, he was fired by the mayor, shantel, and he then sought out the city council seat. they were the last two in ranked choice voting, and he just lost the race to rowena brown. after a tight race there. all right. we're learning more today about who's going to be in the new trump administration in january, north dakota governor doug burgum was chosen for secretary of the interior and chairman of the new national energy council. steven chung will return to the white house as director of communications, and sergio gore will serve as director of the presidential personnel office. meanwhile, the debate continues over attorney general nominee matt gaetz. abc news reporter perry russom has the latest. >> today, the congressional battle over whether the findings from a house ethics investigation into former

congressman matt gaetz should be released. gaetz, president elect trump's pick for attorney general. >> i think it's wise, always wise, to know the facts before you jump into anything. >> transparency is always the best course of action, particularly when it relates to high ranking government officials. >> president trump has made his selections, has made his picks, and i think the senate should do everything they possibly can to approve those. >> today, house speaker mike johnson says he does not think the committee's report should be released to the senate. >> i believe it is very important to maintain the house's tradition of not issuing ethics reports on people who are no longer members of congress. i think it would open a pandora's box. >> gaetz resigned from congress after being nominated for attorney general, automatically closing the bipartisan ethics committee's probe. he was being investigated for alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use allegations. gaetz denies. sources tell abc news the committee heard from a woman who said gaetz had sex with her when

she was 17. gaetz, calling it a false smear. democratic congressman glenn ivey is on the ethics committee. >> i think the senate certainly had a right to request it. yeah, i can't talk about our internal deliberations, but the information that they've requested, i think is totally reasonable for them to have. and in fact, i think it's essential for them to get that kind of information before they make a decision of this magnitude. >> the committee was supposed to have a meeting today, but it was postponed. a member of the committee tells abc news their chairman, republican congressman michael guest, decided not to meet today. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> as michael buffer would say, let's get ready to rumble. mike tyson set for his first sanctioned fight since 2005. the former heavyweight champion is taking on youtuber turned boxer jake paul in texas. and if the fight is anything like the weigh in, well, this is bound to be a show here. tyson is 58 years old, and you can see the slap there on the face of the 27 year old paul during the face off. i

mean, you know, they're trying to generate interest in the fight, basically. moments later, paul shouted, it's personal now. he must die. despite the 31 year age gap, 90% of all bets are being placed on tyson, with many betting he'll take down paul in the first round. >> a mom arrested after her ten year old child takes a walk by himself. and while you're late to the table, if you haven't started prepping thanksgiving dinner already, what? the four

is facing jail time after her ten year old son walked less than a mile away from home by himself. abc news reporter andrea fujii has the details. >> police body camera video shows the moment brittany patterson was arrested for letting her ten year old son walk into town by himself. >> what am i under arrest for? >> for reckless endangerment. >> and how was i recklessly endangering my child? >> on october 30th, patterson said she took one of her children to the doctor in the meantime, her son sean, who has since turned 11, decided to walk less than a mile into town from their home in rural mineral bluff, georgia. while out, patterson got a call from the sheriff's department. worried that sean was walking alone. >> i wasn't concerned, i wasn't, you know, panicking or concerned because it's just a short walk

from our house. he knows how to get home. he knows how to get there. >> authorities dropped sawn off at home, and five hours later, they returned. >> call mommy and tell him they're taking me to jail because you decided to walk down the street. let go with your hands. >> that's not his fault. yeah, you're the mother. that's your responsibility. >> anytime i checked, it wasn't illegal for a kid to walk to the store. >> so it is when they're ten years old. >> patterson was booked on suspicion of reckless conduct. a charge that could carry one year in jail. the warrant claiming she willingly and knowingly did endanger the bodily safety of her juvenile son. our criminal justice system is built on the fact that you did something or you were negligent. >> you did something criminally negligent. so what is it she did? >> authorities have offered to drop the charge if patterson signs a safety plan that includes the use of a gps tracker on her son's phone. but she refuses to sign it or admit doing anything wrong. >> i just felt like i couldn't sign that, and that in doing so,

would be agreeing that there was something unsafe about my home or something unsafe about my parental decisions. and i just don't believe that. all right. >> what do we all think about this? >> ama so i don't have a ten year old yet, so i don't really know. i'm not sure. here's the thing. i mean, some states a kid has to be a certain age before they can even be left home alone. so obviously there are laws regarding that. uh- i don't know, i don't know. >> i think i would have been comfortable leaving my ten year old. i think we're babying kids too much. >> this is true. >> that's true. like literally remember when we were like ten? we were like taking the bus everywhere? >> i don't remember being ten. what grade is that? what grade is that? >> i was buying fireworks and setting themselves off on my own. and like my parents never said anything like, oh, wait, should i not have admitted that? >> i think we need to do a deeper dive into childhood. setting off fireworks.

>> i'm just saying, like i would be out all day, you know, just like i don't know. >> wait, what grade is ten? i'm really having trouble here. yeah, fourth. fifth. >> fifth grade. >> come on. yeah. i don't think i was out all day by myself, but. >> but you could. and if you did, your mom shouldn't be held criminally responsible. well, also. >> okay, well, but first of all, i mean, i guess it depends there in georgia, it depends on the child, of course. but, you know, you know, first of all, whoever said it was, you know, negligence when a child is allowed to walk somewhere a mile is far. i mean, i get that half a mile, actually half a mile. i mean, i get that. >> but she wasn't home. he left on his own, right? exactly. but there could be an issue of being left home alone at a certain age, because there are laws in certain states where you cannot leave a child alone under a certain age. >> yeah, but i don't think that this is a criminal behavior. i mean, it's not like she said, hey, go get into trouble or go do something. i mean, clearly, i don't think that that's right. and parenting is very subjective. we all know that. we're all parents. so what's

right for one family may not be right for another family, but there are. >> i should check what georgia. what the law is for being left home alone. >> yeah. >> that kid seemed perfectly capable of taking care of themselves. >> we used to, you know, drop our bags, book bags, all that stuff. get on the bike. go. nobody. just. just. exactly. all right, i think i think georgia, according to i. >> georgia doesn't have a specific law that states an age at which a child can be left home alone. >> okay, so there you go. so it depends on the maturity of the child, most likely. all right. we'll move along. if you haven't started planning your thanksgiving dinner yet, you're already behind. no, no. kristen uh- food writers recommend finalizing your guest list and menu two weeks before thanksgiving. and that deadline passed yesterday. next week should be spent according according to food writers, making space in your fridge, drafting a shopping list and planning the timing for when each dish will get prepared and cooked. this sounds like a

restaurant i could see that i don't know about. >> glad i'm not cooking. yeah, yeah. >> kristen. >> it's a stressful event. why do they want to stress that? stretch that stress to two weeks? >> but could you get more stressed if you leave it to like, the day before? >> no. like if i if i promise to bring a vegetable the day before, i'm like, okay, what are we going to make? green beans. broccoli? what are we making? >> you're bringing one year and you're going somewhere else. >> i think this is i heard today your oven is supposed to be clean, too. i'm like, what? no. isn't there a self-cleaning button? don't they clean themselves somehow? >> we have robots for that. >> yeah, not yet. >> larry. >> what? i got nothing here. i'm just letting you guys fight it out. >> okay. >> it's beginning to look a lot like the holidays. and one bay area city ranks high when it comes to holiday spirit. san francisco is the most festive city in california, and fifth in the country. that's according to the website thumbtack. austin, dallas and seattle were the top three. and they judge this this

the criteria like based on how many people hired people to decorate for them. i think i think that hiring people to decorate your home, then that is that a sign of wealth too, or being able to afford to say we're not more merrier? we're just like you know, you do it. >> you've got the money. >> you're just paying people to do what we could do ourselves. we just don't feel like doing it. >> yeah, san francisco is very festive. i mean, during the holidays, i love the city during the holidays. just coming in and looking at all the decorations with my family. >> but i think the whole bay area is too. i mean, san jose christmas in the park. we used to do that every year, growing up. and san mateo's got the ice rink. yeah, the whole area is great. >> maybe we are more festive. or maybe not. >> here, watch my child cook my thanksgiving turkey. >> or don't watch my child. >> and, kristen, you'll bring one item, right? yes, yes. >> and make sure your parents are there because i want to talk to them. all right. the next story might leave a bad taste in your mouth, depending on how you feel about pickles. oral care

brand boca has teamed up with grillo's pickle to bring you pickle toothpaste, specifically the toothpaste tastes like cucumber dill. if that makes it any more appealing, i don't know. so what do we think? is this the beginning of the end for mint flavored toothpaste? or are we all going to be just, you know, brushing our teeth with pickle flavored stuff? >> i like pickles, but not in that. and even the cucum. a lot of things are cucumber. yeah. lotions, deodorants, body washes. but no, unless i'm eating a pickle, i don't want to taste like pickle. >> yeah, i'm with ama. i like pickles, but i don't want it in a toothpaste. >> kristen sze cucumber seems great because it is refreshing. and i hate mint, so i think it's a good alternative. >> wow. we're learning so much about you and your childhood and your favorite things. >> least favorite i hate mints. >> hate mint. she hates mint. that's it for

sharing info with other raccoons, like, yeah, don't go to kristen's house. they got nothing over there, right? >> no thanksgiving meal, no thanksgiving. so just how smart are they? some researchers are working on figuring that out, and abc seven news anchor dan ashley is here with a look at exactly what they found. >> dan. yeah, larry. >> kristen. we also show you in that report they've been tearing

up my yard for weeks and weeks now. it's a real mess. berkeley researchers want to know just what raccoons know and how fast they can learn. they're pretty smart little critters. and this all started with a little test. >> if they look like safecrackers knocking over a bank, you wouldn't be far off. >> they're wearing masks and they've got skills. berkeley researchers are studying the remarkable learning capacity of raccoon populations, particularly in urban environments like the bay area. >> a lot of folks think thatea. raccoons are clever animals, and it's for that reason that we're really interested in studying them. and how they are doing so well in cities. and so what part of their cleverness really aids them in their successful behavioral adaptations? >> at least it's not full. that's good. >> lauren stanton and professor chris schell showed us the compact wildlife cameras. they use to document raccoon behavior. the experiments often involve a combination of risk and reward, with lab built puzzles containing a foraging treat like pet food. in this case, the animals have to figure out how to open the black tube

to get the reward. >> so here you can see there's a raccoon in the background and then two raccoons in the foreground. they're both working hard, you know, to open the puzzle. one is kind of focused on the body of the tube and is able to get the cap off. >> but they say the research isn't just about how quickly the raccoons learn, but the forces driving them to take on something new and unfamiliar. in an early study, only about a quarter of the animals solved the puzzle, many of them juveniles. >> so this is a new thing they haven't seen before. it smells really yummy, you know. are they interested in interacting with it? and this is giving us a measure of their risk taking behavior. so again, it's something new and it's intriguing. but it might be kind of risky to interact with. >> so could environment also be playing a role. professor schell points to the kind of differences that might influence humans in wealthier or poorer neighborhoods. traffic, tree cover, availability of other food, the behavioral strategies for living in these two different environments are wildly different, and it stands

to reason that the strategies to just survive in those two different neighborhoods and environments are also wildly different. >> and that's the case for raccoons and for humans. >> a mirror of our own behavior, influenced by the challenges we face, reminding us we're all residents of the ecosystems we create and support, and those lessons help us to build better cities, help us to manage wild populations better. >> help us to pinpoint the areas that need more access to public goods and resources and equity in this entire conversation is one not just of society, but also of conservation. >> so while the research is documenting that raccoons can be quick learners, they may have lessons to teach us as well. >> so true. the berkeley team is also using the raccoons to help teach teach some young minds. their puzzles are part of an exhibit now on display at the california academy of sciences in san francisco, called california state of nature.

larry. kristen, they really are. they're determined, but they really are smart and fascinating creatures. >> dan i've got a tv show in mind. are you smarter than a raccoon? >> i think most of us would fai. >> yeah, and we can have a family of raccoons on. it'll be like family feud. oh, right. >> right, right. okay. what's the temperature going to be like? is it going to rain this weekend? buzz, buzz in. oh, my goodness. >> well kind of kind of violent a little bit over here sandia take it away please. >> all right larry and kristen, let's take a look at the temperatures for tomorrow. it is dry after a cold morning. 50s and 60s, a lot of sun, but sunday it clouds up and we get some spotty showers. it's not going to be a widespread event. very light amounts. generally speaking, under a quarter of an inch. as we look at the accuweather seven day forecast. freezing cold tomorrow morning. but a dry day sunday. those spotty showers with a level one system. the chill continues going into early next week with below average high temperatures as well. and then wednesday. thursday a chance of showers in the north bay. everyone's looking wet on friday of

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than a month from christmas. but if you're in the festive mood,ut there's a new short film you may want to add to your holiday movie rotation. and almost christmas story is streaming now

on disney plus. reporter joelle gargiulo from our sister station in new york caught up with the star john c reilly, who? >> have you ever wondered what makes a christmas story a christmas story? >> what makes this one an almost christmas story? a special one? >> well, first of all, the true story of this little owl getting trapped in the real rockefeller center christmas tree, and then them discovering it in there with a broken wing. that's a pretty great christmas story, right there. >> what sort of forest is this? >> i think there's room not only for different christmas stories. i think there's room for new christmas songs, which we have two amazing new songs that were written for the film that you're tapping back into your musical roots. exactly. >> do you love doing that? >> i love it. i love singing, yeah. that's the spirit of christmas. >> so i'm going to bring up a project. and just the first thing that comes to mind for you. okay. casualties of war. >> casualties of war was my

first movie. that was my first time on an airplane. first time in front of a camera? uh. yeah. a lot of firsts. i met my wife on that movie, and a few near-death experiences come to mind right away, too, as michael j. fox said, never drive in a country that believes in reincarnation. like those are words to live by. >> okay. days of thunder. >> yeah. that was with tom cruise and robert duvall. tony scott, that was my first nascar movie of two. i did later, did talladega nights. i don't think that's on the list. there's not too many people you're going to find that were in two nascar movies. >> so if you weren't acting, what would you be doing? >> well, the jobs i was considering before i decided to become an actor was a priest, a lawyer. i'm glad i didn't do either of those things. but you know, the truth is, i realized at some point i should just not choose a job and be an actor, because then i can do every job. eventually. all of them. all of them. do the fun part of them for three months. and then as

soon as it gets boring, you know, move to on another job. >> let's end with one thing. you want everyone to know about an almost christmas story. >> i hope people take away from it that in dark times, or in times when you're worried about your future or the future of the world, the best place to start is right around you. yeah. and that's our families and that's our communities. and the movie has a lot to say about helping the most vulnerable people and creatures that we see around us every day. and i hope people take that message. peace on earth and an almost christmas story is now streaming on disney plus. >> that's going to do it for abc seven news at four. i'm kristen z. abc seven news with ama and

you. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. evidence has surfaced that shows