with overtime in the police department. >> what a new audit uncovered about overtime in the san francisco police department. >> and a special honor for the local man behind this iconic photograph. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. >> i'm larry beil and i'm karina nova. we'll have more on those stories in just a few minutes. but first, let's get to the weather. >> dark and foreboding behind us on and off showers today. there's a bigger storm on the way. and spencer christian is here with the forecast. hi, spencer. >> that's right, larry and karina, we have some active weather around the bay area right now, and it's going to get even more active. here's live doppler seven. you can see we just have scattered showers moving through the area right now. they're widely scattered, but there are wet spots out there, slippery spots on the roadways for the evening commute may be a little bit slow and messy. this is a level one storm for tonight and early tomorrow morning. we expect a continuation of this pattern. light rain and showers. breezy at times. we have a high surf advisory in effect as well. forecast animation starting at 6 p.m. shows the shower activity tapering off as we get into the late night hours. then we get some more showers swinging through,

mainly in the north bay early tomorrow. before the arrival of that bigger storm larry mentioned, which will come in overnight tomorrow night into saturday. rainfall totals from the current system generally under 2/10 of an inch, except way up north at ukiah and clear lake, where we should see more than an inch of rain from this current storm system. we have a flood watch in effect for the entire north bay from 2 p.m. tomorrow to 4 p.m. saturday. the likelihood of flooding on roadways and streams and low lying areas, and a coastal flood advisory also in effect until 1 p.m. monday due to king tides, minor flooding there around the bay shoreline and up in the interior north bay valleys, again flooding possible on roads, parks and lots. and this high surf advisory is in effect until 4 a.m. tomorrow. we may see wave heights reaching 18 to 22ft, which is extremely high. the danger there of rip currents and sneaker waves, and of course, dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. i'll have more on this. and the second storm coming in on saturday, a level two and the accuweather seven day forecast a little bit later.

larry. >> all right, spencer, see you in a few minutes. there's a high surf advisory through 4 a.m. saturday for all bay area beaches along the pacific coast. the only place that is not on this list is santa cruz. waves have the potential to reach 22ft and the currents could be very dangerous. it's cold enough in the sierra to turn all that rain into snow. and this is what it looked like this morning outside the uc berkeley central sierra snow lab that's in soda springs. the lab is expecting to get as much as a foot by tomorrow morning. up to four feet of new snow by sunday. >> san francisco police are planning to ramp up traffic enforcement in the new year. it comes after the department says the city is on pace to see its deadliest year on the roads in the last decade. >> internally, within the department, we have to start prioritizing this in a different way and hopefully we will get to that point in this coming year and the years beyond that, police commander told the board of supervisors during a presentation today that sfpd had

rolled back traffic enforcement during the pandemic. >> but now, because of so many deadly crashes, especially involving pedestrians, officers are going to be on the roads in full force next year. the department plans to implement what it's calling wave operations. those are targeted enforcement locations two days a week for two hours a day every three weeks. sfpd says the intervals help decrease speeding and reckless driving. the oakland firefighters union is launching a public education campaign opposing the city's budget proposal that includes closing fire stations. oakland faces a $129 million budget deficit, with layoffs and service cuts planned to balance the budget. under the proposal, the oakland fire department may have six fire stations browned out or closed. the union says the closures would increase emergency response times as well as threaten public safety. we're waiting to get a response from the city on the firefighters union's campaign launch.

>> the fbi has released a new age progression image of a missing oakland girl who disappeared nine and a half years ago. ariana fitz was just two years old when she was reported missing. the national center for missing and exploited children released the image on the right, showing what ariana might look like today. at 11 years old. she was reported missing on april 5th of 2016, just three days before her mother was found murdered in a san francisco public park. investigators do not believe ariana was with her mother when she was killed. >> a new audit by the san francisco budget and legislative analyst is blasg the overtime practices of the city's police department. >> now, the report says the sfpd has failed to regulate the use of overtime, costing millions of dollars. abc seven news reporter tim johns with the details. >> a new audit released thursday paints a critical view of the san francisco police department's use of overtime, the 128 page report says sfpd spent over $108 million on

overtime during the 2022 2023 financial year. among the other findings, the report stating the department failed to adequately monitor or enforce overtime limits. it also says that around 200 officers, or about 12% of sworn staffers, accounted for about a third of the total overtime budget. additionally, the audit highlighting that the average employee took over 25 days of sick leave a year, up from 14 during the 2018 2019 financial year. outgoing san francisco supervisor dean preston commissioned the audit. >> some really shocking findings, i think one of the biggest of which is the use of sick time to then go work, get overtime pay working for private companies. >> preston believes the city has led sfpd spend too much money for too long. he says that's especially true given the multi-billion dollar deficits san francisco faces. >> i've got constituents who are facing service cuts, folks who rely on the city for food aid,

for other forms of relief. everyone's being told it's a deficit and we need to cut. meanwhile, you have this audit shows that the police department is just on a spending spree. >> incoming mayor daniel leary says he hasn't had a chance to review the audit, but told us he's committed to getting sfpd back to full staffing levels. we caught up briefly thursday afternoon. >> we are too short staffed. we rely too heavily on mandatory overtime. >> that sentiment was echoed by sfpd, who says they're currently about 500 officers short. they sent us a statement responding to some of the audits. criticism. it reads in part as a necessary stopgap measure, the sfpd has been using overtime to backfill our patrol and investigation units to ensure san francisco remains one of the safest cities in the country as we continue to rebuild our ranks. overtime hours will decrease, saving the city money and giving our incredibly hard working officers a much needed break. an explanation, preston says isn't good enough. >> if a nonprofit that we as a city had contracted with was shown to have this lack of

oversight in their spending and this level of abuse of city money, we'd be either terminating the contract with that nonprofit or at least putting them on probation. >> the supervisor says he wants to see the city take a more active role in providing oversight for sfpd. in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> in less than two years, two of the biggest sporting events in the world are coming to the bay area. the super bowl and the fifa world cup. >> it's going to be fun. it's going to be crowded. it's a huge deal for the city of santa clara. the question is, at what cost? abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how these events will impact the city in just 500 days. >> the 2026 fifa world cup will put the eyes of the sports world on the bay area. santa clara is one of the 16 cities representing north america for the fifa men's world cup, is the most watched sporting event in the world, so it will be a great time. >> and i know that there are benefits for not just santa clara, but the entire bay area

region, especially financially, where the bay area host committee projects up to $630 million in economic impact for our area. >> but to make money, you have to spend money. santa clara city manager john grogan shared a report at tuesday's city council meeting about what security and other expenses will actually cost the city. >> our cost, and we talked about that tuesday night, are projected to be 45 to 50 million. one of the things that has been key as a part of these negotiations is making sure that all of the city's costs are covered, and we're we're extremely confident and, frankly, happy with the deal that we were able to secure a deal with the bay area host committee that would cover any and all costs the city may incur. >> the proposed agreement also allows for a ticket surcharge to make the city 2 million additional dollars. the host committee will also fund required stadium improvements, which could even entice new events to come in the future. and if the committee cannot cover any costs, the 40 niners agreed to foot the rest of the bill. a commitment from the bay area host committee to make the

decision to host these major events worth it. >> it's not just about the event itself, it's what comes after and how much we can kind of pay it forward. >> the committee hopes to use the world cup as a way to give back through these financial deals and what they call legacy events outside of the games, their way to build a better bay area through sport. >> for us, we need to make sure that the bay area shines. it sings that the cities all across the nine counties in the bay area feel like this can bring so much value to them. >> the financial agreement with the city and the bay area host committee will be voted on by the council in january. in santa clara, dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> you may not know his name, but you may be familiar with the photograph that he's famous for taking. joe rosenthal captured this pulitzer prize winning image from world war two back in 1945. the photojournalist went on to work for the san francisco chronicle, documenting historic moments in the city for more than 30 years, and today a special honor for rosenthal in san francisco. abc seven news

reporter gloria rodriguez has our look. >> this commemorative street sign, unveiled thursday in san francisco in honor of the late photojournalist joe rosenthal. rosenthal won a pulitzer prize for his iconic photo of u.s. marines raising the flag on iwo jima during world war two. >> america was suffering through world war two, and that picture just showed the american spirit and the sacrifice that was going on in the pacific. >> the sign is on the corner of sutter and mason streets. rosenthal's daughter, san francisco board of supervisors president aaron peskin, and members of the marines memorial association and foundation among those on hand to honor rosenthal's contributions as a photojournalist who covered world war two and captured life in the city. >> i hope that people will wonder who was joe rosenthal? and they will look it up and they will see these incredible pictures of uh- folks in chinatown on a rent strike in 1977. the gondola that used to

be out by the great highway. they will see pictures of kids coming out of the last day of school at san francisco public schools. and of course, the famous marines raising of the flag at iwo jima. >> he went to work at the san francisco chronicle and stayed there for 35 years. so he photographed the day to day life of the city, everything from sporting events to the first day of school to visiting dignitaries. >> it took a few years for this to happen, but now the sign will be up forever in san francisco. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> president elect donald trump is named person of the year and the changing face of politics in silicon valley. the holiday tipping point is it all just too much? and we're live in

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trump rang the opening bell today at the new york stock exchange. it was in honor of him being named the time magazine person of the year for the second time, and joining him today was wife melania, daughters daughters ivanka and tiffany, along with vice president elect jd vance. mr. trump called it a tremendous honor. >> time magazine is owned by marc benioff, the founder of san

francisco based salesforce. >> mr. trump is also getting support from meta founder mark zuckerberg, who donated $1 million to president elect trump's inauguration fund. this is kind of a shifting of sorts for silicon valley. >> abc seven news reporter monica madden is here with a closer look at the change. monica. hi there karina. >> in his first term, trump regularly clashed with big tech, accusing the social media giants of manipulating coverage of him. but now founders and ceos are looking to improve those relationships, with many now publicly embracing the incoming president. >> salesforce ceo marc benioff applauded the time person of the year selection, writing on x, quote, we look forward to working together to advance american success and prosperity for everyone. >> benioff was once a trump critic and in 2016 supported hillary clinton. >> okay, we see which way the wind is blowing. now we're going to suck up to the new regime. >> and tech giant mark zuckerberg, usually a supporter of liberal causes, is also shifting toward embracing trump in a way deeper than policy. >> this libertarian ethos in

silicon valley, it's been a really, really big part of the culture for decades. >> steve hilton is a silicon valley entrepreneur and trump supporter. >> for the longest time, it's just been assumed that everyone in silicon valley is a democrat. and so i think that was the reason that he probably went along with some of those things. but deep down, that libertarian drive and ethos, i think is really, really central to mark zuckerberg and a lot of these tech founders, silicon valley leaders, are regularly discussing these shifts online, like on a recent episode of the all in podcast, where former paypal executive david sacks said he's bullish about the policy changes for big tech. >> you're going to see the end of this era of deceleration of regulatory capture and lawfare. >> his all in cohost jason calacanis noting it wasn't without work on the back end. >> as we all know, we talked about it on the show. trump heavily, heavily courted the crypto industry during his campaign. >> remember, all these people think of themselves, and mostly they are as disruptors, as

taking something that's sclerotic and broken and completely revolutionizing it. that's how they think in terms of their businesses. and so i think that, in a broad sense, excited about now doing that at the government level for the federal bureaucracy. i'd love to see that happen in california, too. >> and president elect trump has vowed to repeal president joe biden's ai executive order, which aimed to create more safeguards and protect people's rights without hurting innovation. it still remains to be seen about how the incoming republican controlled congress will tackle big issues around big tech regulation. karina, back to you. >> all right, monica, thank you. today, the california coastal commission unanimously granted permit approval to turn san francisco's upper great highway into a car free zone. voters approved prop k last month. it permanently converts a two mile stretch from lincoln way to sloat boulevard into a pedestrian and bicycle only recreational area. it should become a full time park early next year.

>> oakland officials today celebrated the reopening of the city's main library. the downtown branch had been closed since may for renovations, along with the library reopening. the oakland history center is now back open to. and this is a really good day to sit back with the book and read indoors. >> indoors. go to a library. yes, i love going to the library, by the way, and stay out of the rain if you can. let's get a check on how much rain we're going to get today. for how long with spencer christian? >> yeah, karina and larry, you may want to schedule 2 or 3 days to sit down with a nice book because the rain, well, it's not going to rain continuously, but we will have periods of rain for the next couple of days. here's a look at live doppler seven. you can see we have light rain and showers swinging through the bay area right now. it's beginning to taper off a little bit, but we still have wet pavement out there and it's probably going to be a rather slow evening commute and it's getting a little bit gusty. we have wind gusts right now up to about 18mph at novato and sfo. half moon bay had 21 mile per hour gusts just a

few moments ago, and this is the scene atop mount tam, looking quite dreary as it's still raining in some spots. 52 degrees in san francisco right now we have mid 50s at oakland, hayward, san jose and redwood city, and 52 at half moon bay at the golden gate right now does not appear to be raining currently, but you can see the pavement is wet and probably slippery. 53 degrees at santa rosa right now. petaluma 52. low 50s or low to mid 50s at napa, fairfield, concord and livermore. and this is our view from the rooftop here at abc seven. looking across the embarcadero this evening. scattered showers and light rain tomorrow, a few morning showers and then overnight tomorrow night into saturday we get a stronger storm coming in that will bring us rainy and windy conditions, but our current storm ranks only level one on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. a storm of light intensity for the remainder of tonight and into early tomorrow morning. light rain, periods of showers. breezy at times and we have a high surf advisory in effect, which i'll get to in just a moment. but first, the forecast animation starting at 6 p.m. notice late tonight, it seems to ease up and taper off pretty much, but we have another wave of showers coming in

tomorrow morning. mainly a north bay event, but it could affect the morning commute of course. and then late tomorrow night get ready for that second storm, that stronger storm that will be coming in. rainfall totals from our current system as of 11:00 tomorrow night will generally generally be under a quarter of an inch, but higher totals up at clear lake and ukiah. we have wind alerts, a wind advisory, and a high wind watch. rather high wind watch in effect for the coast and for virtually all of the santa cruz mountains. from tomorrow afternoon into saturday afternoon, winds will be out of the south 25 to 35mph. gusts to 45mph. possibility of downed power outages. we have a flood watch in effect for the entire north bay from 2 p.m. tomorrow to 4 p.m. saturday, possibly a possibility of flooding on streams, creeks and roads. and the same thing applies to streams, creeks and roads to this coastal flood advisory in effect until 1 p.m. monday. due to high tides. that's mainly for the north bay interior valleys and the bay shoreline, and of course, the high surf advisory until

£0.04 4 a.m. tomorrow. wave heights up to about 2220 three feet, as you can see right now. point arena, rip currents, dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves. the looking ahead to tomorrow night and saturday storm. you can see it's going to be quite a rainy event and a snowy event in the sierra. so for tonight, low temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 40s. highs tomorrow right around 58 to 61 degrees across the region. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. level two storm a stronger storm coming in on saturday actually starts late tomorrow night. sunday we get a break, then rain returns on monday and for the remainder of next week. looks like looks like some drying out, some much needed drying out after all the ran we're going to get. >> tis the season. >> it is indeed. all right, spencer, thank you. >> still ahead, the most powerful women in the world. and lots of bay area women made that list. >> the 40 niners are fighting for their playoff lives as they welcome in the rams to levi's. tonight, we'll have a preview of the big

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and for a limited time, get an $800 holiday bonus. call today. kept their very thin playoff hopes alive. now, that victory will not mean much unless they beat the rams tonight. thursday night football at levi's stadium. and that's where we find abc seven sports reporter sara hodges. sara, it's raining up here in san francisco. what's the weather like down there in santa clara? definitely raining

here for sure, but it let up a little bit just in time for my live shot. >> and i love that. but, larry, the key word going into this game against the rams and really for the remainder of the season, that is desperation right now the 49 ers know that they need every win possible down the stretch in order to catch up to the seahawks, who are currently in first place in the standings. >> the 49 ers know that a loss tonight likely takes them out of the playoff conversation. >> not to mention there is a bit of a revenge factor and some bragging rights on the line. >> partially because it's a big divisional showdown under the bright lights of primetime, right? but also because of what we saw in week three. we watched san francisco's defense allow l.a. to erase a ten point deficit in those final seven minutes, which ultimately cost them the game. the niners. they cannot afford to let that happen again tonight. it's about every player doing their job and just leaving it all out on the field here where we're at now, it can't be.

>> what is the end going to look like? it has to be. we have to take care of business today and then tomorrow. and then when the game comes, take care of each play and drive and quarter. it's just being in the moment, man, and not looking too far ahead. and so with that comes, you know, playing together as a team and playing desperate because we don't have room to lose or anything like that. so that's just where we're at. ready to help the cause. >> both isaac guerendo and nick bosa are active for this one, and we all know what both of those two guys can do and how they can help this team and this big divisional showdown. larry. >> yeah. thanks, sara. and dre greenlaw, the star linebacker is expected to play tonight as well. so niners getting healthy at the right time. now they need to string some wins together. stay dry down there sara stanley is recalling more than 2 million travel mugs because of a burn hazard. >> the recall applies to the switchback and trigger action travel mugs. the consumer product safety commission says the mugs lids can shrink when exposed to heat, causing them to

detach and possibly burn people. there have been 38 burn injuries reported worldwide. >> launching a preemptive strike against the incoming white house administration. >> but it's about much more than that. >> we want to send a very clear message, not just to donald trump, but to the people of california, that we have people's backs. >> coming up, we have details on the new federal rule that could help save you money when it comes to overdraft fees. i'm abc's

a strike against the incoming trump administration. >> well, we've told you about the state legislature's plan setting aside millions to defend some of the golden state's progressive laws. but what about

imposing other measures? >> abc seven news building a better bay area reporter, lyanne melendez, has been looking into that. what did you find? >> well, you know, people are calling it, you know, california versus trump 2.0. trump part two, whatever you want to call it, whether you voted for vice president harris or president elect trump, you are going to be caught in a political war over california's politics. that's a given. now the state is preparing for a battle on multiple fronts. that includes possibly bringing back some ideas proposed by former republican governor arnold schwarzenegger. >> and that's not just rhetoric. it's not just threats. >> governor newsom and most democratic lawmakers are preparing to protect california's progressive policies in the courts, like they did during the first trump administration. >> california won 80% of those lawsuits. and so this is a man who has no issue violating the

law. and we want to send a very clear message, not just to donald trump, but to the people of california, that we have people's backs here in california. of course, we should and we will work with the president elect on areas where we agree, and there's always going to be some agreement. and you shouldn't. it's not about fighting for the sake of fighting. >> this time, lawmakers anticipate there will be more on the list of possible lawsuits. >> it could be things like climate action, reproductive freedom, civil rights, immigrant families. but also one part of this that's important as well is protecting california taxpayers. >> protecting california taxpayers means ensuring that if californians pay their share of taxes to the federal government, then president elect trump should not withhold any kind of federal disaster funds, as he threatened to do last october. on the flip side, 1st may argue that necessity is the mother of

political innovation. new york state senator liz krueger recently suggesting some liberal northeast states could withhold billions of dollars in federal taxes if president elect trump goes through with his plans for mass deportations. california already gets back less in federal taxes than it pays 2022. data reveals that california and 12 other states shown here received less in federal funds. that means california and the other wealthier states are subsidizing the rest of the states, shown in blue. in fiscal 2022, california sent about $692 billion to the federal government and only got back around 620 billion in federal funds. that's about a $72 billion deficit. by comparison. that's about three times the state's $27 billion 20 2324 budget deficit. we've known about this disparity for some

time because in 2003, then republican governor arnold schwarzenegger complained that the federal funding system was unfair and that he would fight for the money. he was quoted then as saying, for each dollar that we pay, we only get $0.77 back. so there's a lot of money we can get from the federal government. but would california lawmakers today have the political will to intensify its presse on the trump administration? >> i think if you're going to start to threaten the federal government with withholding, demanding that individuals withhold their federal tax payment, that isn't a rhetoric that actually works very well. and you don't actually really, i don't think, want to be in that battle. >> john perez was speaker of the assembly near the end of schwarzenegger's administration, and says there are ways to get more money for california. >> what are the things that i think are going to be the most successful strategies at drawing down more federal money is actually keeping money here at home. how do we do that? we do that by working on a bipartisan basis to, to, to,

to overturn the limits on deductibility of california state and local taxes, tax reforms passed last time president trump was in office, limited tax deductions to $10,000. >> he has indicated he may reverse those limits on things like vat cap on your mortgage interest deduction. voters have also indicated they want government to work for them. and as the national election showed us here in california, there was voter frustration over some of the state's progressive policies. that's one reason why republicans gained ground in almost all counties in the state. >> our constituents, they don't feel that the state of california is working for them. >> and so the new speaker of the california assembly suggested that we set certain issues aside and focus on charting a new path forward and renew the california dream by focusing on

affordability. >> they're anxious because they feel it. they feel it at the grocery store. when they have to pay their bills. they feel it every time they fill up their gas tank for their long commutes from work to home. >> the democratic party has not sufficiently addressed the rising cost of living, has not sufficiently addressed economic concerns. so certainly, if you're going to talk about the agenda for the for the legislature for the coming year, addressing affordability, the cost of living, housing, those related set of issues that we know are priorities for voters is critical for the legislature to address. >> so how do you make california more affordable housing, making energy cheaper and improving public infrastructure? all of that has to happen quickly and efficiently, something that california doesn't always do. now, the problem is that, you know, people in california want things done right away. they want to see the results. and these three elements, especially housing, is going to take a long time. >> it's a crawl. and it feels

like the friction between california and the federal government is inevitable and will continue. all right. thank you. liane. thanks, liane. >> a new federal rule caps bank overdraft fees at $5. for many customers, that $5 cap could add up to a $5 billion savings per year on those banking fees. abc news reporter melissa don has the details. >> bank overdraft fees kick in when you try to withdraw more money from your checking account than you actually have available. those fees are usually $35 per transaction, but that may soon change to a cap of $5 for many customers. >> big banks love overdraft. it is easy profit for them, but it is punishing for so many americans, especially those who live paycheck to paycheck. >> rohit chopra, the director of the consumer financial protection bureau, a government watchdog in charge of protecting the public's finances, says the average american family

incurring overdraft fees will save around $225 per year or more. >> the reason why overdraft fees add up to so much is we've seen how banks can reorder your payments, or where a debit card purchase for something small, like a coffee, can end up with a big fee. >> the cap was first proposed last january as part of the biden administration's crackdown on so-called junk fees. the banking industry, accusing the cfpb of blatant overreach. the consumer banking association in a statement saying the proposed rule would reduce consumer choice and ignore the substantial progress america's leading banks have made in saving money for consumers. some major banks have already acted on this, such as ally, citi, bank of america and capital one. voluntarily eliminating or reducing overdraft fees. now, the change officially takes

effect next october, but it could face legal challenges. melissa don, abc news, los angeles. >> all right. up next, the clock is ticking on the future of tiktok here in the u.s. and the holiday

list of the 100 most powerful

women in the world. european commission president ursula von der linde topped the list, followed by christine lagarde, president of the european central bank. bay area leaders on the list include alphabet ceo ruth porat, laurene powell jobs, and lisa su, who is the ceo of santa clara based amd. noted celebrities. oprah. beyoncé and taylor swift i think taylor swift was 23rd and oprah was 33rd. >> and where was lyanne melendez and where was i? thank you very much for the acknowledgment. okay. how did i not make that list? >> where would you rank yourself? >> oh, well, in the middle. here in the middle. but, but but let me just tell you that i, you know, looking at that list, i was looking at all the names. and, you know, i don't care what political party you belong to. the fact that the united states hasn't had a female president is mind boggling to me. it is. yeah. anyway. yeah. i should be on that list. >> and they be president, too. i

think that i don't know, spencer, if you would agree with me. men, we've had enough time to prove what we can do. let's let the ladies take, do or can't do. let's let. whoa! she's throwing us out. let's. let's let the ladies have a shot at this. >> i'm with you. totally with you. yeah, i'm totally with you. >> okay. >> and we're all going to petition for leanne to be on that list next year. >> absolutely. let's do it. >> time is running out once again for tiktok. a u.s. ban is set to take effect in less than six weeks. unless the chinese based parent company of the social media site sells the company. if the law takes effect, u.s. app stores and internet services could face hefty fines for hosting the app and its updates. doesn't it feel like we've been talking about this over and over again? tiktok is done. tiktok is done, tiktok is done. well, maybe it is in the next couple of weeks. who knows? or would any of you be sad to see tiktok go if it my children? >> yeah for sure. >> well, i'd be sad because i can't see spencer do the cabbage patch, which he does on tiktok all the time. >> the cabbage patch.

>> i thought it was the hula hoop. >> hula hoop? oh, well, you do the hula hoop, too. yeah. >> you know, you have to, you know, add to your collection of videos there. but i mean, remember, it feels like when the trump administration, trump 1.0 was in office, that this thing was like it was this close to happening and was going to be sold to some u.s. company to make sure that the chinese influence wasn't too overbearing. and so here we are. we're back at that again. yeah. >> old is new again. yeah. >> i'm not sure what tiktok can actually do about it, because what's interesting in the way the story was written, if they're going to penalize, let's say, the app store or google for allowing people to upload tiktok or download tiktok, whichever way. then then those companies are going to face a lot of pressure. yeah. >> and i thought trump just recently said that he was against the ban. this is 2.0 trump. >> oh okay. this is a new position a different position. >> all right. the price is going up once again for youtube tv. the cost of a new base

subscription to the streaming platform is now $83 for new subscribers. and that's up $10 more than double what the price was in 2018. youtube tv is currently the largest internet delivered pay tv service in the united states, with more than 8 million subscribers. 8 million doesn't sound like all that much, but any of you guys on youtube tv? >> no no no no. >> but but i will say that i usually see many times, you know, i'll subscribe to a channel and it starts, you know, i start out by paying $4 and within like two years i'm paying 12. >> yeah. >> didn't netflix start out at like eight bucks or something? it was something so cheap. and then, you know, everything just keeps increasing. but that's how people are watching tv now. >> but and you're hooked. >> but at that price, youtube tv is basically you either pay the cable company 85 bucks or you pay youtube tv 85 bucks. >> right, right. >> and you still have to get an internet provider that can hook you up. that's the thing that's, you know, i don't know, makes me hesitate because we have so many

outages in internet service that, you know, while i'm not a subscriber to youtube tv, i visit youtube a lot to look at segments of shows that i missed. >> you know, like a segment from the view, for example. but i don't subscribe to that. >> and hula hooping, you find a lot of my hula hooping on youtube. yes, yes. i'm headed right there. >> okay. are you guys planning to give a little extra this holiday season? because according to bankrate.com, more americans plan to tip this year. the majority of people say they tip to say thank you or to reward a job well done. 17% say they tip because it's expected. and who's getting tipped? housekeepers, gardeners, mail carriers and childcare providers. so a lot of people to tip. and that's the big list right there. trash and recycling collectors two also on that list. >> yeah, i get a little christmas card from my garbage person. my garbage. they give you one a little d saying, hi uh, happy holidays.

so he's expecting something in the office? yeah. >> that's that's ingenious actually, because he's like, hey, leanne, i'm right here. >> i collect your garbage. >> it would be terrible if you're if you're garbage. would sit there for weeks at a time. >> but let me tell you, i think people in california, when they tip, they're sort of more, i would say giving. and it comes from the heart. now, as a former new yorker, i could tell you that tipping is everything. now, if you don't tip your doorman, forget about your year. it's going to be disastrous. spencer, am i not right? no, you're absolutely right. >> as a former new yorker, also, you are absolutely correct. the more the better, right? i was a generous tipper in those days, and i still am now here. i've been a generous tipper on both coasts. >> i thought you were going to say, as a former doorman, i can attest to that. >> that to how much? >> what's the appropriate gift?

>> my next job. >> no. that's walmart. what's the appropriate gift for doormen, leanne? >> oh, about $100 and sometimes $200. and a bottle of wine. yes. or whiskey or something like that. >> spencer, you and i both got to go be doormen. all right. >> imagine all those, you know, hundreds of dollars. >> yes. >> okay. all right, that's it

shopping and get things shipped. the usps deadline for ground shipping is december 18th. you have until the 21st for priority mail express. the fedex shipping deadline is december 17th or the 24th with same day shipping. the deadline for usps is the 19th or the 23rd with next day air the holidays. >> obviously an exciting time for many of us, but for some this season can be really difficult, especially for seniors who may feel isolated. but you can help with that through home and stead. san francisco's be a santa to a senior program. cvs stores around the city have trees with ornaments on them, each one bearing the name of a senior in need. to participate, all you have to do is pick an ornament by the gifts listed, then bring it back to the store and then homestead's team will wrap it up and deliver it to that senior. the organization says many of the things being asked for are essential items. >> clothing. blankets, socks, slippers and even toiletries. so shampoo, toothpaste.

toothbrushes, shaving cream it's really those necessities that they really even find very valuable. and they're needy of needs for everyday life. >> the nonprofit hopes to help a thousand seniors. you can get more information@homestead.com and look for the be a santa to a senior selection. >> we have the abc seven toy drive going on so you can give to kids and seniors. so just it's great that we give to so many people this time of year. and maybe an umbrella might be a good. >> i was just going to say that, spencer. >> i thought you were going to say speaking of seniors. oh, but here we go. no, the weather is a big deal right now. we. here's a look at what's coming our way tonight. we've had scattered showers and light rain throughout the day. that pattern will continue, especially in the north bay overnight. but again, light rain, a level one storm. overnight lows mainly in the mid to upper 40s. then tomorrow we'll see some showers, mainly in the north bay in the morning hours and then some sunshine for a while. high temperatures tomorrow between upper 50s and lower 60s. and here's the accuweather seven day

forecast. on saturday we'll have a level two storm coming in. it will be heavier, steadier rain. strong gusty wind. a break from the rain on sunday, then another light. level one storm on monday and finally tuesday, wednesday and thursday of next week. we'll start to dry out a little bit, but we have an active weather pattern for the next few days. >> karina. okay, it's a good excuse to get into the holiday spirit and watch our yule log. we are streaming the yule log again. look for it on abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app. there are versions with and without music just makes you feel warm and cozy inside. >> very tranquil it is. yes. all right. get ready to throw some clay around. >> we'll take you inside a new north beach ceramics studio to see why

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we started out with a great christmas light fight, followed by press your luck and then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. all right. now to a new ceramics shop in san francisco's north beach that invites people to play with clay. uncle paul's ceramics inspires people to explore their artistic curiosity. >> two years ago, this started as an experiment. never in a million years did we think we'd open a pottery studio or two at that. and it was a project to learn how to run a small business and understand what that takes. and it turned into exactly that. and two years later, it's going great.

throwing is the pottery wheel. the pottery wheel itself is this machine that probably dates back thousands and thousands of years. many different cultures all over the world have used these wheels to create these pots from their own types of clay. you have this. you feel this connection with ancient cultures from all over the world. because it's been going on forever. you see the people show up and you see, you know, the smiles on their faces. we're offering a service and in the end, we're just building a space for those people to come in and feel safe and feel comfortable to let loose and just kind of create some art in the end. we don't. our motto is, hey, let's not take this too seriously. like we're just playing with clay at our studios. we offer a number of different classes and workshops, and we just added a six week hand-building class,

and then twice a month we'll do two one night classes where people can come in and we do half on the wheel and half hand-building, and then they switch. that's more of like a date night or a birthday celebration, or people who have really never touched clay before. >> we were looking at pictures of owls last night and our tiny animals workshop. 90% of the people that are taking these hand-building classes have never touched clay before, and a lot of our students have never touched clay before. but in hand-building the workshops, we're doing one thing in 2.5 hours. and when you have that time and you're making something small, and then i'm coming around to make sure that you feel comfortable, and we're coming up with different solutions for how to make your animal or your hand-built piece. it's a little bit easier, and the success rate on these things is really high. so people are like generally going home with things that they like. >> pottery studios are really popular today and people love ceramics, and they're kind of opening up all over the city in

san francisco. and so it was interesting, you know, can we open this? will we get the customers and will they want to not only come back, but will they want to come to our studio? luckily for us, around haight street, there's a great community of people who love getting their hands into the clay. and here in north beach as well, everyone seems to love it. >> they need to invite clay thompson in next time he's in town, which is this weekend. abc seven news streaming 24 seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. that'll do it for this edition of abc seven news at four. i'm larry beil, abc seven news at five is coming up

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