says that help comes with some strings attached. abc seven news reporter monica madden was there. monica, tell us more about why the governor is so focused on crime in oakland right now. >> well, kristen, the chp surge in oakland was set to expire in four days, so the governor is extending it a month. but he wants the oakland police commission to change its pursuit policy. >> i'm here to sort of reinvigorate that sense of optimism and possibility back into oakland. but it startsck foundationally with public safety. >> in oakland friday morning, governor gavin newsom announced california highway patrol officers will continue helping oakland for now. >> we're at a point, an inflection point in terms of the state's support, calling on the city's police commission to allow opd to engage in car chases if they want continued help from the state in return. that partnership requires that local change and local support. >> current opd policy only allows officers to chase someone

if the suspect committed a violent forceable crime or a crime with a firearm. >> someone that literally puts people's lives at risk. that occurs right in front of an officer in a vehicle that officer cannot, under this extreme pursuit policy here in oakland, pursue that suspect. this commitment from the state can't continue unless we see commensurate changes. >> chp increased its oakland presence in february, and oakland's police union says it's making a difference. >> this has been a huge impact. >> the governor says chp has quadrupled shifts in the east bay. reported homicides in oakland are down 35% from this time last year. union president we nguyen recognizes there is a balance to strike when it comes to car chases and public safety, but believes current pursuit policy is hampering their toolkit. >> we have officers that are severely injured themselves or in vehicle pursuit, and also community members that we have seen that result in death. but

also we also have to take consideration that not doing anything about it and let people do what they want is not the answer. >> some in city hall are planning to add pressure on the commission to. >> we haven't got any pushback. i think we have to talk individually with the commissioners and let them know the urgency and importance of this. >> we reached out to the oakland police commission for comment about the pursuit policy, but did not hear back. the governor also is pointing to 11 new laws in 2025 that he says will crack down on property and retail crime across california. live in studio monica madden, abc seven news. >> all right, monica, thank you. here to dive further into the governor's comments today on the retail theft crackdown. is abc seven news insider phil matier. just for clarification, to whom is the governor speaking? because there's an interim mayor, nikki fortunato bass, who's going to be on the job for a few weeks, and then she goes to alameda county, and then you have another interim mayor, and then you have a special election for another permanent mayor. so who is this? >> wait a minute. and let's not forget that we have new city council people coming on in the

next week. and we have new people on the oakland police commission that have only been there for a couple of months. so who is the governor talking to?o all of them, but especially the voters of oakland, because they'll be voting in these various elections. now, this is the second time, actually, the third time he's asked for the commission to reconsider the pursuit policy. they both times they've ignored him. they basically just said buried it and said, no, we're not going to do it. and he's had it. he says, look, there's only so many highway patrol. there's other cities that want them and are willing to, to do it. but in oakland, it's they're the only ones that are doing the pursuits. oakland police don't. and they say it's sort of amazing when they stop people and they have bags and bags of stolen goods in the car that they said, hey, you weren't supposed to follow us. you weren't supposed to chase us. you're breaking the rules. and so he says, this is an extreme outlier. let's just tighten it up. if not bakersfield, san bernardino, vallejo, antioch, they're all in line for chp help. so we'll go to where we want it. right. >> so the commission didn't want

to talk to us today. and as you said, they're new commissioners. but given that they've said no before, how good do you think they are? the chances that the new people, whoever they are, will say something different this time? okay. things change that much. >> what's different is the dynamic in oakland has changed. and in alameda county and in san francisco a couple of years ago, this would have been acceptable or it would have been buried. now it is the subject of recalls. we've seen the recall of the mayor of oakland over public safety concerns, in part, and the district attorney in alameda county recalled. now, let's say the police commission decides to just ignore it, table it. well, that means that what? the city council isn't waiting. kevin jenkins, one of the council members, is already meeting with the police chief and the city administrator to draw up a policy. if the commission doesn't do it within 120 days, they will. they say they have the votes for it on the city council to go ahead, do the numbers. >> the statistics on crime suggest that the chp involvement in oakland is working? >> well, if you consider they've taken 139 guns off the street and made 155 felony arrests. if

it's not working, it's trying hard. okay. and by the way, the governor had another message out there for other cities in the east bay and around the state that are facing budget crunches and are talking about cutting police budgets, he says, don't look for the chp to come in and supplement. if you don't want to pay for cops, that's up to you. don't ask the state to come in and make up for the difference. >> finally, what does this move suggest about the direction that governor newsom wants to head in and what he wants to make his big thing right now? >> well, it's no surprise. it's no coincidence that proposition 136, which he opposed, went into effect this week and is has stricter penalties for drug and other violations. he's showing that he has a package, he has a drill, and he's out there fighting it too. he saw the election results as well. okay. and now he's just saying it's going to be interesting because during all this, as larry aptly pointed out, there's going to be a big mayor's election going on in oakland. is this going to be one of the issues? yes. where do you stand on the pursuit policy? >> interesting. all right, phil, thank you. >> all right. so let's take a

look at the big picture of violent crime in oakland here. this graph goes back five years to before the pandemic. and you can see crime, homicide, aggravated assault, rape and robbery sharply increase in 2023. but there's been a decrease this year. it's not that different from most recent years. so nothing really super dramatic there. you can get detailed information about what crime is like where you live with our abc7 neighborhood safety tracker. it includes information and trends for oakland, san francisco and san jose, and you can find it at abc7 news.com or on our abc7 bay area app. >> in the east bay, burglars rammed a car through the front of gamestop in san leandro early this morning. the store is located at east 14th street and joaquin avenue. police have not released any specific information, but say these car ramming tactics burglaries put an untenable financial burden on victimized businesses. as shown here, the damage to the property was pretty extensive. this is the latest in a string of smash and grab style burglaries in the east bay in recent days to santa

cruz now, and the aftermath of that partial wharf collapse there. >> and we're now hearing directly from the lifeguards who saved lives when it happened on monday. >> meanwhile, city officials gave an ominous update today about the future of the wharf. >> and abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has been following that story. joining us live with the latest. hi, zach. >> hey, larry. hey, kristin. yes, the wharf is still closed indefinitely to the public. and right now, officials are saying they're not even sure that they're going to rebuild the portion of the wharf that collapsed. that news coming as we're getting that new witness account from the lifeguards who saw the wharf collapse and sprang into action to save lives. take a look at this video showing the moments powerful swell sent this portion of the santa cruz wharf collapsing into the ocean in these very moments, watching it happen in real time were two lifeguards, myself and lieutenant hoffman could see the wharf collapsing into the ocean. lieutenant isaiah mullen and sam hoffman had seconds to act, and

on jet skis, rushed toward the debris. >> we could see the true scope of what had happened, the amount of wharf that was in the water, the buildings and structures that were still standing on it, and two individuals standing on the wreckage waving us down for help. >> all the while, the two lifeguards were still dealing with the powerful waves. >> it caused the tide to suck in, sucking underneath the platform, kind of pulling us towards the structure. >> miraculously, the lifeguards were able to save two construction workers. a third pulled themselves to safety. no one was seriously injured. now, days later, attention turns to those most affected by thes to indefinite closure of the rest of the wharf, home of more than two dozen businesses owners who have already taken huge hits. >> i did own the dolphin. yeah, up until the 28th of last year, we had swells like this and we lost some some pilings and that collapsed the floor of the dolphin. >> that was the portion of the wharf under construction at the time of the collapse, with work

planned out to be done between september and march, the city friday shutting more light on why work was being done during a time of year where high surf is now expected, we are bound by a number of permits and regulations, part of which is through the california coastal commission that regulates our ability to do major project work and maintenance on the wharf friday, debris cleanup was well underway, including the removal of the restroom facility that washed away to the mouth of the san lorenzo river. back at the wharf, the city said friday that it's not sure if it will rebuild. >> i don't think we can speak with any confidence at this point as to whether rebuilding that section of the wharf is feasible, or the appropriate thing to do in light of the increased frequency and power of these storm events that we're experiencing along our coastline. >> today, the city of santa cruz has declared a local emergency, which will open the door to federal and state funds. they said they're also going to work to determine if the contractor who was doing construction at the end of the wharf, has any

accountability in what happened. live in santa cruz. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you. at least 14 people in san jose, including four children, are looking for a new place to live after a devastating fire there this morning. it started around 5 a.m. in an apartment complex near gemelli way and north capitol avenue. nobody was hurt. dimitri hopkins was dropping somebody off at work when he returned home to see all this destruction, called out for his cousins and saw that they were okay. but his home was deemed a total loss. >> devastated. actually, i don't have anything. everything's gone. the only thing i have is what's on me. my watch collection, my cameras. uh. playstation. everything is gone. >> it's rough. >> three of his four cats are also still missing. before firefighters arrived on the scene, neighbors were banging on each other's doors just to make sure that everybody got out safely. >> a new report shows the u.s. saw a more than 18% increase in the number of unhoused people this year. that is a dramatic

rise or increase from the past. federal officials point to a lack of affordable housing, as well as natural disasters and a surge of migrants. more than 770,000 people are classified as unhoused, which is likely an undercount considering how the numbers are tallied. the increase is prevalent in western states and in the bay area, where communities are enforcing bans on encampments. among those numbers, at least 150,000 children spent at least one night without a place to live. family homelessness was up, while veteran homelessness was down. black people are overrepresented among the unhoused population. >> all right, we'll turn to the weekend forecast. nice break from the rain today, albeit probably a short one. >> but don't you know, lock up that umbrella or anything for the weekend. let's check in with meteorologist sandyha patel. hey, sandy. hi, there. >> yeah. and kristen and larry. that's exactly right. we are in a lull right now, but keep those umbrellas close by. let me show you some live pictures from our tower cameras. we're even seeing a little bit of sun from emeryville and exploratorium. as

you will notice, a lot of cloud cover on live doppler seven. we did have that rain earlier in the day, and it came down pretty hard, to the point where there are some parts that are still dealing with some flooding concerns. we'll talk about that in just a moment. but that's sonoma county that has a flood warning going for small stream flooding. temperatures right around 5:00 will be in the 50s and 60s. it is still going to be mild at 715, dropping to the 50s. 10 p.m. you see an isolated shower popping up, and then those showers will start to move back into the north bay at 6:00 tomorrow morning, and will be scattered at 10:00 tomorrow morning, with highs in the 50s and the 60s today through sunday, we'll call it a level one. spotty shows through tomorrow. widespread rain sunday. dangerous and rough surf continuing. you can see from our live picture in santa cruz that the surf is still pounding the coastline. we do have a high surf advisory until 4 a.m. sunday. 20 to 30 foot waves expected that is dangerous for swimming or surfing, so definitely be careful out there. i'll be

back with a full look at your weekend timeline. i can tell you this much it's not going to be a washout. kristen. larry. >> that's good. thank you. sandhya. still ahead, a legl setback for jay z. a judge's decision on whether the woman accusing rapper and music mogul of sex crimes can remain anonymous. >> also, president elect donald trump's pick for border czar, sharing new details about that proposed mass depo

for allegedly raping her when she was just 13 years old. the federal judge in the case has ruled that the woman, identified only as jane doe, can remain anonymous, at least for now. the judge also accused jase's lawyers of repeatedly filing motions to reveal her identity to have the case dismissed. in the recently filed civil lawsuit, the unidentified woman accuses jay-z of drugging and raping her at an mtv music awards after party in 20 or in the year 2000. the multi-platinum artist has denied the allegations and has called the suit a blackmail attempt. >> we're getting a closer look at immigration plans from the incoming trump administration. president elect trump's pick for border czar is sharing new details about proposed mass deportations. here's abc news reporter nicole d'antonio this morning, the man president elect trump tapped to be his border czar, sharing in new interviews his plans to deport undocumented

families. >> trump's former acting ice director tom homan, who oversaw family separations during the first trump term, says in a series of interviews that the administration does not plan on separating families, but instead do something different. >> they can be put in a halfway house, they can be or they can stay at home and wait for the officers to get the travel arrangements and come back and get the family. you know, the best thing to do is for families to self-report themselves. >> homan also argued that families could leave their us born children behind, but most likely won't. he also says that massive tent detention centers will be built to house families. homan also defended the estimated $86 billion price tag, saying the process will save american taxpayers in the long run. meanwhile, a new battle is brewing over work visas. trump advisers elon musk and vivek ramaswamy are facing off against another trump ally, laura loomer, over support for h-1b visas for foreign workers, the tech pair arguing that a revamped version is needed for business. loomer claims that the visas take jobs away from american workers. as of last

night, president elect trump had yet to weigh in on the latest back and forth on h-1b visas. he has restricted them in the past. nicole d'antonio, abc news, washington. >> all right, let's get a look at the weekend forecast. i think for us, lozenges should be included in whatever we do this weekend. >> i know, i know, having a tough time getting rid of our colds, right. and unfortunately, it's not the kind of weather that makes you think of being outside and healthy and all that for maybe a couple more days, a couple more days here with the details. >> i say hi there. >> yeah, larry and kristen, we just have to wait a little bit longer before you get a break from all of this. let me show you a live picture again from santa cruz. i'm trying to draw your attention to this because the surf is still dangerous. watch out! look at how bad it is along the coastline in santa cruz. uh, watch out for the big waves. high surf advisory going until sunday morning. looking at live doppler seven, a lot of cloud cover. right now. we're going to be seeing occasional showers, and there is a flood warning until 10 p.m. for parts

of sonoma. as urban and small stream flooding continues. it's just runoff from the rain that we received in the last 24 hours in the sierra. they have seen a mix of some rain and some snow across the region, but you can see it is pretty quiet right now if you want to go. this is your opportunity to get up to the mountains. as we look at the wider perspective here. another system is developing and this is going to impact part of our weekend plans. so let's talk about the rainfall. all right. we received almost two inches of rain in ben lomond 6900 in san francisco. look at this oakland got quite the soaking 8200 a third in livermore, 9000/300 in napa, over an inch in santa rosa and 6000/500 of an inch in half moon bay. it is definitely a great view from our emeryville camera. as we look at 8058. in san francisco, you have 60s from oakland to san jose, redwood city 57 and half moon bay, and from our exploratorium camera seeing a little bit of peekaboo blue 59. in

santa rosa and fairfield. it is 57 petaluma, 59, in livermore. golden gate bride camera certainly seeing a mix of clouds and sun through sunday morning. large breakers at the coast. tomorrow you're looking at scattered showers and sunday is going to be a soggy start with brief downpours, so be prepared for that today through sunday. we're going to keep it as a light level. one. spotty showers through saturday, widespread rain on sunday, and that dangerous and rough surf continues. really isolated tonight, but i would just have the umbrella handy. if you have friday night plans 1030, you will notice a couple of showers tomorrow morning. really, just a couple of pop up showers at 9 a.m. most of the day it is pretty quiet and then later on we start to notice late saturday into early sunday that some steadier rain, heavier rain moves in sunday at 6 a.m, 830 in the morning, you're seeing some brief downpours across the region. at 11 a.m. it's in the east and south bay primarily, and by 3:00 this is all done. so most of your rest of your weekend is just fine. the rainfall estimates anywhere

from a couple of hundredths of an inch in the southern part of our viewing area, to over an inch in our wetter locations. your morning temperatures, 40s 50s certainly will be clouds and fog and then wet weather up to the north tomorrow afternoon. you are looking at highs that will range from the 50s to the 60s, with the mildest readings in the southern part of our viewing area. here's our accuweather seven day forecast. we'll call it spotty showers tomorrow with a level one rainy start to the day on sunday. it's a one and then we go with a drier pattern next week in time for new year's eve and the start of 2025. and of course, monday night football right here on abc seven. the niners will take on the lions. you can watch it right here. and it is going to be dry for that game at levi's stadium. coming up in the next segment we'll talk about that forecast coming up. krn larry. >> sounds good. last one of the year. yes. >> good news for fans. we're going to that game. all right. still ahead. the hottest ticket in town. a look ahead to a lottery drawing tonight that has turned mega millions into a mega

billion dollar

drawing is up to an astonishing $1.2 billion jackpot. lotto registers at the san leandro store we visited were very busy today, as people were hoping to turn a $2 ticket into a huge return. >> i'm hoping to hit the big

one, baby and retired. i will pay all my mortgages and i will buy a senior living business like this one. >> like the one you work for? >> yes, a bit of a reality check, though. the odds of picking the winning numbers is one inch 302 million. >> well, debbie downer. yeah? your odds of being struck by lightning twice are actually better than winning the mega millions. let's move on to free furniture friday, because in oakland today, the first event of its kind at the east bay silicon valley, habitat for humanity restore has been a big success. anything marked with a green free sticker was free for people to take. lines were wrapped all the way around the building as people fought the crowds for their chance to get free or heavily discounted mirrors, couches, desks and more. it's a way for the restore to clear their inventory, and for members of the community to close out the holiday season with affordable household supplies. >> i think it's beneficial to

the community because, especially nowadays with inflation and stuff being so expensive. i mean, it's like good at giving back and getting rid of stuff. >> this is the first time this particular restore hosted a free furniture day, but other stores around the country have held similar events. the longest serving supervisor in san francisco history is on his way out of office, but not before looking back and ahead at what's next for himself and the city. >> coming up. supervisor aaron peskin on how he plans to continue to sup

isn't just getting a new mayor next year, it's also getting four new members of the board of

supervisors. >> one of those leaving is board president aaron peskin, who's the longest serving supervisor in the city's history. abc seven news political reporter monica madden talked to peskin about his future and how he plans to continue supporting progressive values in san francisco. >> what can people expect from aaron peskin? >> i mean, i'm going to stay civically involved. i love the city. i love these incredible neighborhoods. and i don't know how that's going to manifest, but i am sure that issues and races will come along. not for me to run in, but we'll see. we'll see what the future brings. >> aaron peskin was first elected to the san francisco board of supervisors in the year 2000, playing a role in the city's politics for almost a quarter of the century. >> i have learned so much along the way. i mean, i was 35 years old when i first ran for office. i am 60 now. i'm sure there are things that i would do differently. i've learned that it's always better to start with honey than with vinegar.

>> over the last two decades, the berkeley native has been elected five different times to the board. term limits restrict supervisors from having more than two terms in a row, but they can always return and return. he has. >> i love the city and i keep running for supervisor and i keep winning. and it's been a pretty wonderful chapter of my life. >> he fell short in his 2024 bid for mayor, standing out as the leading progressive in a crowded field to unseat incumbent mayor london breed. peskin trailed breed in third place with political outsider but well connected daniel lurie, elected mayor. >> you had conversations with him. are you giving? >> is he asking you for advice as he gets ready for coffee yesterday morning down the street? >> and i'm here to i mean, as somebody who has a lot of government knowledge and knows how the city works and has been, i've been very interested in making government function. i've let them know that i'm around for advice, free advice. i'm not looking for a job with the

administration, but i'm here as a resource. >> despite his loss, peskin says he's leaving city hall with his head held high, pointing to other progressive wins on the ballot like his proposition to create an inspector general's office for the city. peskin also backed the winning prop e to evaluate the commissions in san francisco. it was an alternative pitch to the heavily funded prop d, which would have slashed commissions down to 65 total and give the mayor more power. what do you think the message is from voters about the state of san francisco? >> i think san francisco voters are remarkably smart. they're very well informed. they still embrace san francisco traditional progressive values at their base, and they actually buy incredible numbers, rejected a lot of the very conservative pushes that were on the ballot. >> going forward, peskin plans to rally progressive groups to combat what he calls special interests. that put millions

into san francisco's november election. >> $62 million was spent on the outcome of supervisors and mayor's races, and ballot measures that could have been spent on all sorts of public good businesses to succeed and to thrive in san francisco. but i don't want them to use their influence in a way that benefits them at the cost of the san francisco taxpayer. >> abc seven news insider phil matier says the heartbeat of the progressive movement in the city may be slowing down. >> it's a pretty nuts and bolts economic survival feeling in the city, and not one that has a lot of room for ideology. we'll have to see how the progressives go with the donald trump in the white house. however, the progressives will be raising their voices. the question is, are people listening now? >> while this chapter in public office might be over, peskin is still committed to public service. >> i'm not going anywhere. my interest in every aspect of the city is undiminished. and, you

know, i'll just be on the outside of the tent. >> in san francisco, monica madden, abc seven news. >> new developments now from the athletics baseball team, where dave kaval has resigned as team president. he held that position for the past eight years and was instrumental in the team's proposed future move to las vegas. in a statement, kaval says he'll be staying in california to explore new opportunities here. sandy dean, who has worked with owner john fisher for nearly 20 years, will serve as the a's interim president. dave kaval was in a difficult position, having to be the public face of the a's, because owner john fisher prefers to remain invisible unless he's asking for public funding from vegas officials. but kaval was also leading the charge to build a new stadium early on in his tenure at peralta college, without ever telling the trustees of the school that the a's plan to buy their land. there was never a negotiation. the school just said no. essentially, it was like me announcing, i'm buying your house without ever telling you. and oh, by the way, it was never for sale in the first

place. so kind of dysfunctional business operation there. then the a's moved on to the howard terminal project, which got really close, like maybe to the one yard line before the a's just bailed and focused on vegas. and i did countless interviews with dave. he's a nice guy, but you could never really get him to answer the most important questions. in fact, kristen, you and i did a half an hour show live with him and it was impossible to get details. so kaval really emerged as the face of failure for the franchise. so it's probably best that they go in opposite directions at this point. >> so where do you think he goes from here? >> i don't have the slightest idea, to be honest. okay. >> stay tuned as they say. yes. a silicon valley chip maker, nvidia, will take center stage at the annual consumer electronics show next month. the company is expected to make several big announcements at this year's trade show, and it will all begin on january 6th with a keynote speech from the ceo of nvidia, jensen huang. it's been a monumental year for the company, fueled by big deals with meta and openai.

>> still ahead, a reason for the nba, the nfl and netflix to celebrate post christmas. plus, listen up red wine drinkers. your help

joining us today. americans shook off their inflation fears and spent, spent and spent more. this holiday season. retail

sales grew nearly 4% this year compared to 2023. online shopping and in-person shopping both went up, but it's not all good news. a third of americans took on holiday debt by an average of nearly $1,200. that's according to lendingtree. so, i mean, spending is good. it spurs the economy. but if we're spending money we don't really have, that does worry me some. >> yeah, that is the american way. unfortunately, you're right. so many people are in such debt that it's hard to dig their way out of. but of course, for the merchants, hey, it was a pretty good holiday season. but, you know, with any luck, people will be able to pay off their debts from from the holidays here. >> you know, one thing that i think people have to be aware of is it's now so easy to just point click point click, point click, point click. you can just i mean, and then it just arrives at your door the next day or. yeah. so true. >> it doesn't seem like money. exactly. >> especially for some of the younger kids who i mean, you see them shopping and they're just like, oh, i've got my phone and just charge it on this. yeah, yeah. >> it's not play money, kids.

>> i've started using my phone a little bit more to buy things. just i've never really done that before. and it fools you because you never took out your wallet. you don't really have the sense that money is being spent. >> one click. >> yes. you're just a click away. all right. well, seattle based netflix scored big on christmas day, its first pro football game set records as the most streamed nfl games in u.s. history. 65 million viewers tuned in for at least a minute of one of the two games, which actually were not very competitive. beyonce's halftime performance drove the peak audience at 27 million viewers. now, the nba also saw its best holiday numbers in five years, with an average of about 5 million viewers per game. the basketball games aired right here on abc seven warriors lakers, highlighting the slate of five games. this whole netflix experience, i think, is really interesting because not only did it do well in the us, but now, you know, unlike the traditional broadcasts, they have a global audience. dan. and so suddenly people in 200

different countries have the opportunity to watch nfl football. i don't know how the nfl resists going to netflix for more and more and more and more exposure. >> well, and you know, the games are on amazon now. i mean, they've they've they've found that they're starting to mine this resource. and we do know in our business that live sports programing does pretty well generally across the board. although i will point out a significant portion of those people who clicked on the football game may have been tuning in for beyonce more than the game itself. >> given those numbers, she's there for a reason. yeah, sure. for sure. but it is interesting the way, you know, having a global audience can change the way leagues look at broadcast opportunities. >> let's change the movie business, too. yeah, movies are released internationally. >> people can watch us from anywhere around the world. streaming. abc seven news. >> and they actually can. >> yeah they can. >> we get, you know, we all get people reach out to us from all over the country all the time and occasionally from overseas. >> napa and sonoma are known for producing fabulous red wines, but it seems fewer people are drinking them. data provided by

the restaurant service shows red wine sales are down nearly 12% in san francisco. restaurants. sales of white wine are down nearly 5%, so not as much. one reason could be the cost. a glass of red wine is averaging more than $17. most alcoholic beverages are trending down. mocktails, though, saw growing sales. and i will say i feel like the younger generation doesn't need wine. >> they drink less dry vacationing, you know, a lot more people are doing that now. >> well, that's true, but i notice younger people are choosing cocktails and mocktails or mixed drinks, sometimes more than wine. you know, i'm not. i like wine fine. i'm not a connoisseur by any stretch of the imagination, but i do feel like it's almost overexposed. you know, the whole global wine industry has been has seen a decrease. there's just so much wine produced, it's hard to imagine the demand could keep up. >> it's pretty remarkable, actually. you go into the supermarket and it's just shelves and shelves and shelves and you'd think, who could possibly be drinking all of

this? or the companies could sustain existence. >> and every state in the nation produces wine now. and, you know, almost every country has some kind of wine industry. it's remarkable. yeah. >> i go straight to the whiskey. so just me uh- someone feeling the kristen sze. there's no point fooling around. let's get there fast. somebody's feeling the christmas spirit in phoenix dropped quite a gift on the salvation army. a valuable gold coin found its way into one of the salvation army's red kettles. it's a half ounce gold american eagle coin with a face value of $25. but it appraised at over $1,300. and it came with a note that read, may this gold help the people in need during the christmas season. bless you all. how sweet. >> that's wonderful. that is so nice. >> i assume the person that that dropped the coin in there was thinking, well, this is worth way more than $25 that they knew exactly what it was worth. >> oh, it was intentional. clearly there was a note with it. i mean, it's going towards a good cause. i think that's fantastic. >> yeah, that is the holiday

spirit, isn't it. right there. >> absolutely. >> more of these stories, please. >> right. yes. >> yeah. you know, it's great to know that there's actually good samaritans out there who want to participate, but there are a lot of them really. >> you know, sometimes the negative gets a lot of attention. but we try to focus on the positive here a ♪ but my heart's of gold ♪ ♪ just one more night ♪ ♪ and i'm coming off this long and winding road ♪ ♪ i'm on my way ♪

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this weekend, abc seven news anchor julian glover talked with the co-host about what to expect

from the american kennel club's championship and what makes a top dog. >> good morning. hi, julian. happy new year. >> happy new year to you too as well. we'll get into the american kennel club national championship. what's in store for it this year? in just a moment. but tell us about these cuties you have sitting with you right here. >> yeah, so we have two whippets. they are friends. they live together. this one. this is dante. he's one year old. i just woke him up from his nap. >> good morning. and then this is brooke. >> friend is brooke, and she's two years old. >> see you later. >> okay. >> well, we just woke them up from the nap, and now they're off to other parts of the home here. tell us about what's so exciting and what's in store for the 2024 akc national championship. >> well, it's the nation's largest dog show. in fact, it's the largest dog show in north america with over 5600 entries. we have dogs coming from 30 foreign countries to compete.

all the top dogs in the world are there fighting for bragging rights, a $50,000 cash prize and being crowned the nation's national champion. so it's the culmination of a year's worth of competition, where dogs compete for points and rankings, and then you get to the national championship and the ones that are at the top want to stay at the top, and the newbies want to get recognized and noticed. and it's just a fun way to celebrate dogs and the sports that we love. >> it's so fun, even for us watching at home too, because you're trying to guess and judge who might reign supreme and get the best in show title. but there are so many different categories that the dogs are competing in everything from agility to obedience. tell us about some more of them. >> yeah. well, it's such a great event, julie. and because of how vast it is, the orange county convention center in orlando, florida is just incredible. so there are 5600 dogs are just over competing in conformation, which is the dog show that a lot

of people know. but outside of that, there are thousands more dogs competing in an agility competition. we've got a diving competition, obedience. like you mentioned, there's so many and so, so over 10,000 dogs in total. >> if you divide them up over all of the events that take place at the convention center, we also have rally junior showmanship for children 18 and under, where they compete for scholarship money and uh- in all the different sports. there's junior competition as well. so something for everybody. >> it really is an amazing event. and to see all of these dog lovers coming together from not just across the country, but really from across the world because it is so global. with more than 34 countries represented, it's just amazing to see all of these people who love dogs in one place, competing in the sports that they love so much, thousands and thousands of dogs. >> that is a whole lot of dog treats to go around for sure. talk to us about what makes a best in show, because i feel like we're always trying to judge at home on the couch, like

we know what's going on here. but they're very specific things that the judges are looking for. >> yeah, it's a great question. and one of the things that gina always says is that these dogs are judged according to their written breed standard, and so each breed has a written standard that details quite eloquently and in real detail, exactly how this dog should look as part of this breed. from the shape of the head, the shape of the eyes, the mouth, the body, how tall, how short, how wide. i mean, it's really intricate. and so all of these judges have those written breed standards memorized, you know, right at the ready as they're putting their hands on the dogs and looking at the dogs and judging, is this particular dog the best example of this breed according to this written breed standard? so you're not going to see a judge go, this great dane is better than this chihuahua, which is better than this whippet. you really have the judges saying, how close does this dog i represent the written breed standard for this

particular breed. and is that a better example of this breed than a dog that belongs to another breed that's in that group? so it can be a little bit confusing for people at home and they're wondering, hey, how are these dogs judged? and that was something that i was wondering too, when i did my first dog show a number of years ago now. but the judges have such incredible resumes, and they look at all of these dogs and they they really go over the dogs and watch the dogs move. and it's amazing to just see how much knowledge they have so that they can make the right decision in terms of these breeds and, and just how beautiful and, and how much quality each one has. >> well, you can watch the american kennel club national championships this sunday right here on abc seven. >> coverage starts at 11 a.m. when i watch those shows, i always try to pick who the winner is going to be. and are you always wrong, always wrong, always right? i have no idea what they're even looking at, which is why you shouldn't try your hand at whether i know that i'd be good at that. that day is going to come. sandhya can't

wait. go right ahead. >> jm wannabe is what we call him. kristen. you know that junior meteorologist wannabe. larry, you can. you can take it away. here's live view from our zephyr cove camera. and all is quiet right now. but it is not going to be like that as our next level one storm moves in. right now there is a lake wind advisory until 5 p.m. that is going to become a high wind. watch for sunday from 1 a.m. to 8 p.m. they are expecting really powerful winds. i mean sustained 20 to 30 5 to 45 gusts to 65, but those ridge gusts up to 150 miles an hour means travel could be difficult. it's certainly going to be dangerous. so keep that in mind. back here in the bay area, we've got the big game right here on abc seven news. the niners take on the lions. they'll be at levi's stadium. it is going to be cool. mainly clear 53 degrees dropping down to the mid 40s getting chilly. so bundle up if you're going and enjoy the game. live doppler seven showing you a lot of cloud cover right now. we'll see some isolated showers today, but tomorrow

we'll see some spotty showers. highs will range from the 50s to the 60s. and here's your accuweather seven day forecast. the most widespread rain is going to be sunday. it starts off soggy. it's a level one. and then in time for that game monday we dry out dry for new year's eve and the start of the new year. we'll continue with that dry pattern, but by friday, mostly cloudy skies and there is a slight chance that maybe the north bay could see some showers. there's no model agreement yet, so we'll wait and see. larry. kristen. all right. >> i just want to do weather like i do the sports scores, like san ramon over walnut creek, 64 to 60 and temperatures. let's get these cities involved, right? yes. expect to see a lot of ryan seacrest this new year's eve. >> that will include more than just his hosting gig in times square. the special episode of wheel of fortune, you can see as 2024 winds down. >> i'm reggie aqui, i'm lyanne melendez, i'm luz pena, i'm tara

campbell, i'm j.r. stone at abc7 news we deliver local stories with real answers to help make our

it's high potential. that's followed by two hours of 2020 starting at nine, then abc seven news at 11. ryan seacrest and vanna white are spending their first holiday season together on wheel of fortune, and they have some fun surprises for the

holidays. george pennacchio has more. welcome to my puzzle board. >> ryan seacrest and vanna white are spreading holiday cheer on the set of wheel of fortune, and they want you to tune in. >> it's always christmas around here, no matter what time of year it is, right? every day is special. so that's why you can be here. you can watch our show. you feel comfy and cozy, and it's a good place to be. >> and this is the one thing all the relatives and in-laws can agree on watching wheel of fortune, right? i mean, you can come together as a family and try and solve a puzzle in good spirit and family fun. >> this week, one lucky contestant will win the chance to join ryan in times square for new year's rockin eve. >> if you've never seen the times square ball drop in person, it should be on your bucket list. and to be able to do it where i can take them around underneath the ball as it's dropping in times square is pretty incredible for a selfie. >> wheel of fortune has been giving away amazing prizes and entertaining fans for 50 years, and while the show hs had many iterations, vanna says

one thing remains the same. >> it is family fun and it has been that way for 50 years. people still watch it because it brings families together and you're it's just so warm. it's so such a wonderful thing and i'm so happy to still be a part of that. >> george pennacchio for abc news. >> and the countdown to the new year's eve celebration has already begun here on abc seven on new year's eve. dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest gets the festivities going at 8 p.m, and then you'll want to join us for abc seven news at a special time at 10 p.m. then at 1030, we rejoin ryan seacrest to get to midnight. it's all here on abc seven. on tuesday, the 31st. your place for fun? abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. and that's going to do it for abc seven news at four today. so glad you joined us.

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