francisco pay for a fire that was insured by a consortium of insurance companies that are legislatively required to pay for that fire? it's not fair. >> and with that, we say, good afternoon. thanks for joining us. >> i'm larry beil and i'm kristen z. even with high winds these past couple of days, firefighters are now making progress on the wildfires in southern california. containment is now up to 19% on thentainment palisades fire. it's burned over 23,000 acres. the eaton fire is holding at just over 14,000 acres, and containment is at 45%. officials say at least 25 people have died in the fires. that number is expected to go up. there is a red flag warning still in effect through this evening for parts of los angeles and ventura counties. but the warning about the most extreme conditions, the particularly dangerous situation as the national weather service has called it, expired in the past hour. >> take a look now at cal fire's

website, which now features a 3d tracker, shows you the burn areas which are in orange. mandatory evacuations are in red and the warnings are in yellow. the palisades, as you can see, is over far left on your screen and the eaton fire is to the right. the size of the palisades. the palisades fire is just shocking. i mean, it's enormous. >> yeah, well, spencer is here now. with more on the changing wind conditions in the fire ravaged areas and threatened areas. spencer. yes, christine. >> well, the encouraging news is that the current wind pattern is expected to change over the next couple of days to more of an onshore flow, meaning cooler, more humid air, which will certainly help contain the fires. but right now, we're still looking at perhaps the last hours of this alignment. you see the circulation around that low pressure system literally pulling the wind from land to sea, or the offshore flow, which has been the pattern for the last week or so. right now, we're looking at gusts up to about 41mph at browns canyon and 38mph at camp nine. they've been the gusts have been stronger than that at times. and this is the wind gusts animation going

into the evening hours when we expect the winds to taper off a bit. but there will still be high fire danger as the winds will still be relatively gusty. so here's a look at that red flag warning. now excuse me, it's posted as until 3 p.m. tomorrow. that includes areas like the western west western san gabriel mountains of santa susana mountains, the i-5 corridor and many others under this red flag warning until 3 p.m. tomorrow. but it will expire this evening for much of los angeles county, ventura county, parts of santa barbara and san luis obispo counties, but still dangerous fire conditions. the winds gusting at times 40 to 70mph, relative humidity still dangerously low, 7% to about 20%. hopefully we'll have some better, some improvement in these conditions to report later. larry and christine. >> all right. spencer, thank you. this afternoon, seven on your side investigates what happens if the california fair plan. that's kind of the last option. plan goes under in the wake of the devastation in los

angeles. >> so specifically here, what impact might it have on every policyholder in the state, including us in northern california? and seven on your side. stephanie sierra is here with more on that. this is a complicated situation, very complicated. >> but both those questions are key in this. as we know, wells fargo and goldman sachs estimate the insured losses from los angeles are now around $30 billion. so we wanted to know just that if the california fair plan goes bankrupt, what does that mean for the average california consumer, and how likely is that to happen? >> you can bet that if the fair plan goes bankrupt and it's a good bet it will. the insurance companies will come after us to pay the debts that they owe. >> the california fair plan, the state's insurer of last resort, said this week it has payment mechanisms in place to make sure all covered claims are paid. yet over the last 48 hours, new questions are being raised about its financial stability. >> but they only have about 300 million in the bank and 2.5 billion in reinsurance.

so you do the math. if a pacific palisades was totally blown away and they're exposed for 6 billion there, they probably have full exposure. >> jamie court, the president of consumer watchdog, says since 1968, when the fair plan was created, the legislative assumption was that insurance companies are on the hook for the full cost of damages. but he says that changed this. past june, the commissioner issued a bulletin in the end of july that says after companies pay another billion dollars out to refill the fair plan if it goes insolvent, then policyholders are on the hook for everything after that, which is just crazy. so what does that mean for every policyholder across california? >> and that is a big bill. let's say there's $10 billion that the fair plan needs to have repaid $10 billion divided by 10 million policyholders, about probably how many homeowner policies there are comes out

to $1,000. so are we all going to be paying $1,000? it would be outrageous. >> that figure is likely on the high end. and the truth is, we don't know the full price tag the fair plan will face. but there's no question we'll all be impacted. >> this bulletin exists. as for the bulletin, absolutely terrible idea. >> there's questions as to whether it's even legal. >> it is contrary to the intent of the law and subject to being overturned. he simply ought to reverse it. >> so we'll see if that hap. but i do want to point out amy boch with united policyholders says the cost to california consumers is not set in stone and remains a remote possibility. so we'll see how this all shakes out. according to the bulletin, the insurers that make up there, the fair plan will need to request the commissioners prior approval to pass on the cost to policyholders. as for the fair plan's financial future, a big factor will be determined by the liability of the utilities. we already know edison is being

blamed for the eaton fire, so if other utilities are blamed, that will play a factor in the future for the fair plan, right? >> i mean, you hope that it would be federally backed or something so that if fair does go under, you know, and then you also wonder, will these insurance companies just say goodbye to california altogether? >> of course, that's the big fear here. so, you know, we'll be on this for the foreseeable future. of course, tracking what happens. >> and this was preceded by thousands of policyholders having their home insurance canceled. yeah. so there's a lot of people that don't have the money to rebuild. that's right. they're going to need help. >> we're all affected by this. >> yeah. thanks, steph. >> steph. of course. >> well, you can help as well in this situation. go to red cross.org/abc to help the red cross respond to those in need. >> oakland is already feeling the impact of last week's closure of two fire stations. the fire chief says the response time was delayed when a fire broke out early this morning in the oakland hills, as happened at a house that was under construction on lockhart street, the closest fire station, station 28 on grass valley road, just closed last

monday and it's only about five minutes away. but crews had to be dispatched from a station that's farther away. took about 2 or 12 minutes for them to get to the scene. >> the challenges are extensive in oakland, and we just want to make sure that we're not putting our firefighters in harm's way by getting to events where it's well involved and it's more involved than it would have been if we could have got there in a timely manner. >> firefighters say that house was unoccupied, so nobody hurt in the fire. they're still investigating the cause. meanwhile, parents and students are demanding that the city of oakland take action to deal with homeless camps that are close to schools. they say those encampments are creating conditions that are unsafe and unhealthy. abc seven news anchor dion lim went to international community elementary at 28th avenue and international boulevard to show us their concerns. >> it's really upsetting that our kids have to witness this on a daily basis. >> mounds of trash, tents, prostitution, even an entire parking lot filled with light from homeless encampments. it's

something parents and students at four nearby schools say is unacceptable. >> my daughter has asked me, why do those people live there? that is sad. my daughter has asked me, why do those girls dress like that? aren't they not cold in the winter? what do you tell a seven year old that is insane? that is crazy. >> think college now international community leisure and latitude schools are sandwiched between international boulevard and 12th street in the area of east 29th avenue. parents say these problems, including repeat fires, explosions and mayhem, have resulted in lockdowns and constant fear. >> any day a kid can be snatched and taken into one of those trailers and we would never see them again. >> parents say they've made repeated complaints to city leaders for months. >> i don't get no response. nobody's listening to us so much we can do okay. >> we are going to drive by the school and check out how close it is to these homelessw close

encampments. yeah, look at how close this is. literally the soccer field and the playground. and across the street is where the encampments are. there's some on the same side. i reached out to the city of oakland and heard back from a member of the mayor's office who was not authorized to speak on camera, but told me that addressing encampments near schools are the priority, but that the city was in dire need of staffing. abc seven has reported on the city's $129 million budget deficit, affecting all city departments. >> i frankly don't care about their financial problems. i care for the safety of my kid. >> just a few blocks away, along east 23rd, as we were leaving oakland, we noticed this bright pink emergency intervention signs announcing a city cleanup of this encampment. >> i'm considering moving out because i have options, but where is that going to leave the rest of the student population? >> in oakland. dion lim, abc seven news. >> in three months, voters in oakland will go to the polls to

elect a new mayor in a special election. it's happening because of the recall of former mayor chen tao. last week, former congressmember barbara lee, who represented the east bay for more than two decades, entered the race. we spoke with her today about oakland's budget problems during our midday show. >> i think we have to look within. we have to make some tough decisions, but i think we can do that if we all come together and i'm prepared to do what is needed. and i think that we have to also look at how we generate more outside investments soon, and also how we ensure that the sales tax and the revenue raising measures are passed and done. >> candidates for the special election must declare by friday. so far, lee has 15 opponents. >> coming up on abc seven news at four, a historic agreement that is now in place in the middle east. the terms of the new deal that's expected to end fighting and free hostages, and

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after 15 months, israel and hamas have agreed to a cease fire deal, and that includes the release of hostages. this six week agreement will begin on sunday. here are some of the terms. 33 hostages will be

released, starting with women, children and the elderly. at least three americans are among those hostages. a number of palestinian prisoners will be released as well, and israeli forces will withdraw from the gaza strip. the next phase of the deal starts on the 16th day, and that's when negotiations to totally end the war will begin. israel says they'll convene a cabinet tomorrow to approve the ceasefire deal. now, here in the bay area, news of that ceasefire was welcomed by many. >> abc seven news reporter m johns spoke with both palestinians and jewish groups today about the deal. months in the making. >> the cease fire deal between israel and hamas is welcome news to zahra billoo of the council on american islamic relations. >> every morning, palestinians, arabs, muslims and, by the way, supporters from so many different backgrounds wake up to videos of shredded bodies, burned down tents, bombed schools. >> since it began, the war has caused many protests in the bay

area, including ones that shut down several of the bridges. billoo believes since the onset of the violence, support for palestinians, both locally and in the middle east is higher than ever before. >> there are palestinians who are trapped here in the bay area who are unable to return to their families in gaza, and there are us citizens from palestine who are stuck there. >> the sense of relief that this war may finally be over is also being felt by the local jewish community, many of whom know someone who has been personally impacted. jeremy russell of the jewish community relations council tells me there are several american citizens being held hostage by hamas, some of whom come from the bay area. >> this has been a 15 month nightmare for the families. i can't i don't think any of us can imagine what it's been like for the hostages themselves. >> russell says since the conflict started, the rise in anti-semitism around the country has also been seen locally. he hopes the cease fire can finally begin the healing process for everyone involved. >> there have been ongoing acts

of vandalism. jewish businesses have been targeted in oakland. we've seen nonstop graffiti, hateful graffiti around lake merritt. the menorah at lake merritt was decimated. >> the second phase of the cease fire is set to begin on the 16th day of phase one. that's when negotiations to end the war will begin in san francisco. tim jonze, abc seven news. >> tonight, president biden will address the nation from the oval office for the last time. ahead of his speech, the president released a farewell letter to the american people, writing that he has given his heart and soul to the nation. abc seven will be carrying president biden's farewell address live at five. you can see it right here and wherever you stream abc seven news. >> despite san francisco investing millions of dollars to help victims of crimes, domestic violence survivors in the city, they're still struggling to get legal representation. abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke to a survivor who spent months seeking help for this survivor

of domestic violence, leaving her abusive relationship and reporting it to police was just the beginning of her journey. >> that pamphlet that the police had given me, i went down the line and i front, back, and i remember calling a hotline and i hung up after 30 minutes because no one answered. >> after six months searching for help, this survivor, who did not want to be identified, said she finally obtained legal counsel to fight her abuser. >> there were groups that just were really overwhelmed in 2022. >> san francisco voters approved proposition d to create the office of victim and witness rights, focused on providing services for victims, including domestic violence survivors. two years later, the office just opened. >> the other promise of this ballot measure was that dv survivors would have a legal right to counsel, so if they needed legal help, they could get it. that there would be a guarantee. >> is that guaranteed right now?

>> right now it's not guaranteed. >> ivy lee is the director of the office of victim and witness rights. she said they're beginning to gear up, but have noticed there's a huge financial gap to provide legal counsel to every survivor. >> over 13,000 calls for assistance from dv victims are fielded by legal service organizations and law enforcement every year. >> the nonprofit open door legal says many domestic violence survivors are having to stay in abusive relationships because there is not enough funding to do what the proposition promised would be about 2 million to do a pilot program to have citywide legal representation for domestic violence survivors in san francisco. luz pena, abc seven news. >> all right. let's get a check of the forecast now, because obviously there's concern in southern california. our weather is really mild, right? >> really mild. and in a few days may be getting just a

little cooler. spencer. >> that's exactly right. you read my early notes in the forecast. here's a look at what's going on with the satellite radar composite image. high pressure is the controlling factor in our weather picture right now, bringing us this extended pattern of clear skies and calm and mild weather. winds are certainly calm right now. almost every location reporting wind speeds under ten miles per hour. so here's the view from sutro tower under sunny skies here in san francisco 60 degrees. low 60s also at oakland and hayward. 64 at san jose. redwood city 61 and 57 at half moon bay. and we've got bright and breezy conditions at the golden gate, 63 degrees. whoops. well, that was fast. i hit the button too soon. 63 up north in santa rosa, but cooler in other north bay locations right now. and these are our forecast headlines through friday. we're talking about more chilly mornings and mild afternoons. the weekend outlook calls for that cooler pattern that kristen accurately forecast. still sunny and dry though, and it will be turning windy on monday with a strong offshore flow developing.

let's talk about conditions tonight. under clear skies. temperatures will drop into the 30s again. and our cooler inland locations. we're talking about mid to upper 30s in the north bay, the inland east bay and right around fremont, palo alto. but going farther south, san jose will bottom out at only 41 degrees, and we'll see low 40s also around most of bay bay shoreline locations. highs tomorrow 60 at half moon bay, 61 here in san francisco, 62 to about 64 at many locations around the bay shoreline. and that same range will prevail in the north bay and the inland east bay. but down to the south bay, even milder, we'll see highs of 67 at san jose and at morgan hill. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. and so a couple of more days of this mild afternoon weather. in fact, it will be a little bit cooler on saturday and sunday than tomorrow, but still up to about 60 degrees in the afternoon. but check out how cool it will be starting on sunday, monday and going into midweek next week. highs only in the mid to upper 50s. pleasant day a sunny and dry day for martin

luther king junior day on monday. but it's going to be cool. so if you're going to be out and about, you mightt to wear a couple extra layers. >> yeah, i'm sorry larry paid me to not step on his toes for sports. >> are you going to anoint her a junior meteorologist like you did me previously? >> i think she's self-anointed right in many areas. >> in many areas. thank you. >> spencer. go into sports now. >> all right, all right. coming up, san francisco, like you may have never seen it before. >> the discovery that has a photographer w

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since the southern california wildfires started eight daysa ago, things have certainly changed and calmed down as firefighters make progress. even with the dangerous conditions. today, containment is up on both

fires, but there is a red flag warning that is still into effect this evening, so some gusts may be up to 70mph after tonight. firefighters are expected to get a break in the weather for the next several days. now, in the middle of one of the worst natural disasters that this state has ever seen. a little bit of normalcy. today, students impacted by the palisades fire were back in class, but now they're at new schools. >> abc seven news reporter j.r stone joins us live from los angeles from one of those schools. j.r. >> yeah. kristen and larry, eight days after these kids lost their schools in the fire and they are back in class. i mean, i have covered at least a dozen major fires in california anden nevada. i don't think i ever remember a school district acting this fast. now, that being said, this is a very large campus and you can see that big blue fence in the distance, a few city blocks, the equivalent to there were 191 students here. now there will be nearly 500 students here. with the amount of smiles on these faces outside

norris elementary and brentwood science magnet elementary, you might not realize that some of these kids evacuated from the palisades schools that went up in flames last week. >> the real story is that the staff and teachers of marquez elementary school literally rescued the children and saved their lives when they were evacuating the upper yard where the classrooms are, to the lower yard as an assembly point. yeah. fixed wing aircraft were doing water drops as the fires were climbing up the hill towards the campus. >> ethan tyers, daughter and son, had attended marquez charter elementary school in pacific palisades. now you can barely see the water fountain there, which was once under a mural. the 300 kids from marquez are now welcome at norris dairy. >> it's a happy day. it's a really exciting day. seeing the marquez children, seeing their teachers. i think that just brought them back together. >> we're more than glad to welcome them. >> we're excited to help them out. so we feel bad that they

lost their school and everything, and they've been going through a really hard time. >> but there is concern from some in the norris dairy community, including teachers, over current students having to move for the palisades students. the principal addressed that. >> it's very important to me as the principal at norris dairy, that my community not feel slighted in any way. >> tell me what the situation set the record straight. >> every one of our students is in a classroom. >> memories of the fire are fresh in the minds of many of these students. >> i was a bit scared at first. the winds were really like picking up, but there is a belief that just being back will go a long way in healing. >> there's nothing that provides normalcy than just having some kind of routine. and school is the number one source of routine for kids. so being able to be around their friends and commiserate and talk and share stories and just see that their friends are okay, and even if their friends suffered loss and as we all have, to some degree

or another, that they're all okay and they're going to get through this, there's a path ahead. >> there is a lot of excitement here. but i was in the school office earlier and i saw one teacher, at least one in tears over all of this. they're excited to have the palisades kids, but at the same time they are concerned and they just don't want their kids to get the raw end of the deal. the principal tells me, though, that will not happen. reporting live in los angeles j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> so hard. the adjustment for everybody. jared. thank you. >> transition for everybody involved. >> and a reminder you can help with the fire recovery. just go to redcross.org slash abc to help the red cross respond to those in need. >> meanwhile norovirus levels are reaching recordse number of tests that are coming back positive right now is at the highest level they've been since the cdc made records available back in 2019. >> the highly contagious bug has led to a voluntary oyster recall

from a san francisco seafood company, and even the closure of a school in aptos. >> but abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains there are some easy ways that you can protect yourself. >> in recent winters, respiratory viruses like flu, rsv and of course covid have been top of mind. while those remain concerns, a robust strain of norovirus is now spreading across the country and in the bay area. >> we generally do see increases in norovirus over the winter season for the same reason we see increases in respiratory viruses. people are in closer quarters when it's cold outside, they're indoors. we have noted as well that we are very busy responding to norovirus outbreaks this season. >> this extremely contagious stomach illness has led to the recall of foods and closures of schools in recent weeks. when the germ is ingested, it can cause sudden severe vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps. infectious diseases expert doctor peter chin-hong says one particular strain is causing a substantial increase in outbreaks. >> so we're seeing about double overall compared to last year,

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strategy. he said when you lock things up, as so many do now, you don't sell as much merchandise. now it seems like an obvious concept, but it's one that ceo tim wentworth talked about on a recent earnings call. he says slow sales are a drawback of walgreens efforts to curb theft. so you're kind of in a catch 22 there. but i don't know about you, but i do find myself buying less. like i'm not buying that makeup item. if i have to wait to ask someone to open it up. >> the case that was me yesterday. we needed more children's tylenol and children's motrin. i thought, do i go to walgreens? no, because i have to wait for someone. i'm going to go to the other store so i can check the expiration date quickly. get in and out and be gone. >> yeah, i have a buddy that works at cvs and looks at all the stocks of drugstores, and he actually predicted that rite aid was going to go bankrupt. and then a few weeks later they did. and so the drugstore space is under intense pressure right now. and this is one part of the reason for that. all right. new reason to actually strive to be less perfect, kristen. it's

because doctors now say perfectionism. kristen is bad for your health mentally and physically. kristen. so their advice is just let go. practice mindfulness and breathing and tone down your inner critic. uh- especially of me. and if maybe you've already given up on your new year's resolution, be kind to yourself. a piece of advice that we love. let your inner sloth out. sometimes it's okay to be unproductive. this is according to experts. and as you know, this has been the motto in the sports department for years. >> i want to correct the record too. >> i try very hard to be imperfect at almost every turn. so. no, larry, i don't know what you're talking about. >> does anybody else? >> does anybody else know what i'm talking about here? >> i think i'm just glad he didn't mention me. so i'm just going to stay quiet over here in my little box. >> it's admirable to strive for exceptionalism, but you can't be perfect. perfect, perfect. obviously, i can't even speak. perfect. yeah. so. no, just remind yourself of that. you know, you got to screw up and

fail sometimes, but strive for exceptionalism. my parents used to always say to me, you can't be perfect all the time, but don't be ordinary. >> actually, those are words to live by. yeah, yeah. >> be extra ordinary. >> no, larry. my inner sloth has been out for a long time. just so you know. >> okay, now, not from what i've observed. >> okay. >> all right. lebron james has achieved almost everything you can in the nba. talk about close to perfect. but his career could have looked a lot different. on today's episode of the new heights podcast hosted by the kels brothers, james said he almost considered a career in the nfl. during the 2011 nba lockout. he said sometimes he has dreams about running routes in a game, but then he wakes up and takes that as a sign he should not be a football player. i mean, he's so athletic, i'm sure he would have been a great football player. >> he would have been an incredible tight end. yeah. six eight, 250, 260 pounds. >> but can he take a hit? >> can you take a hit? well, that's the thing. and you know there's not that many. if you take out the quarterbacks like tom brady, there aren't many nfl

players at 40 years of age. and lebron is still going strong at 40 for the lakers 20 years in the league. so i mean, he's no matter what he wanted to do spencer, he would have been great at it. >> i don't disagree with that at all. yeah you're right. he's remarkable. yeah. >> spencer, you know, he wakes up thinking, oh, i could have been a center fielder. >> no, no, it's not too late. those dreams went away long ago. yeah, he was great. >> today marks 50 years since space mountain first debuted at walt disney world. and yes, even though disneyland is older, anaheim space mountain actually came second. walt disney first had the idea during the 1960s space race. space mountain opened in tomorrowland at magic kingdom in january of 1975, two years after it opened in disney world. then the ride opened at disneyland. disney, of course, is the parent company of abc seven. always loved space mountain. >> so good. it's so good. so my daughter went on it for the first time, because every time we go, she gets a little more brave. and she is definitely her father's daughter because she never wants to sit with me. so i

sat behind them. i'm not cool enough, apparently the entire time, arms up screaming, never put her hands down. it was like that was the best ride ever. >> let's do it again. >> it's good ride. >> that's awesome. yeah. that's fantastic. >> it's pretty good. but as far as disneyland coasters go, i love the incredicoaster. >> that is so good too. kristen shot out of a cannon. yeah. it's awesome, i know. >> that's why i'm just like, woo woo. yeah. no. that's fun. >> where are the guys? so quiet. >> saucers! are you guys afraid of roller coasters? >> like coasters? or do i have vertigo? and so real quick, one year i decided mind over matter. i'm going to get in the teacups. i'm going to go as fast as i can. >> cups. >> really bad idea. i don't recommend that. >> i don't like spinning either. >> yeah, so i was on the sideline for like a half an hour and my family was looking at me like, oh, that was dumb. >> do you guys like guardians? >> i'm not so big on the, like, huge drop, like the one at great

america where you just drop. yeah. oh, no. never again. >> guardians is so much fun. >> all right.

with just one month to the big event, which you can watch live right here and everywhere you stream abc seven. so exciting. and you know, over the next month, we'll be giving you a sneak peek at some of the groups performing in the san francisco chinese new year parade.

>> and today we have a look at the opening performers. >> we will have about 100 dancers for this year's opening dance. >> it's really great that we get to share this art form with everyone. we're not really used to such a big like platform or stage, so it will be really cool. >> very proud and excited. we need to rehearsal a lot to make sure they synchronize. they have their good expression. they pass on the luck and happiness to everyone. the kids are very excited to finally practice hard. many, many kids today are practicing from like 4 to 5 years old. it's just every

weekend they dance. >> it's a really fun experience, i'd say, because usually we only perform within our like class levels and age groups. but it's really fun to be performing this big dance with so many other people. it's great. i love like dancing. sometimes it can be a little tiring because the teacher will always correct us, but i love it and it's always really fun at the end. >> ji shan rui in chinese. so ji means luck. good luck. xiao means everything. peace and nice. rui is everything. as you wish. we have a chinese dance and ballet. so the second half will be the symphony dance.

think we are very proud of our students and our members. >> i think i feel really proud that we have this great opportunity to represent all of chinese americans in our dance. it'll be great to just spread the culture, give everyone a chance to watch it or experience it themselves. >> the us chinese dance association will also be performing january 29th. that happens to be the first day of the lunar new year, and they'll be performing during halftime of the warriors home game at chase center. as kristen mentioned just a few minutes ago, abc seven is a proud sponsor of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade, and you can watch the parade live right here. saturday, february 15th, starting at 6 p.m. on abc seven and wherever you stream abc seven news. >> let's get that early parade forecast now from spencer. >> 31 days out. spencer, who we have?

>> you're putting me to the test now, aren't you? i can give you seven days. here's a look at our weather headlines through friday. chilly mornings, mild afternoons. that pattern continues. weekend outlook calls for cooler weather, but it will still be sunny and dry. turning windy on monday and getting even a little bit cooler going into the middle of next week. overnight, look for clear skies and chilly conditions inland once again. low temperatures dropping to the mid to upper 30s inland. low 40s around the bay shoreline and at the coast. tomorrow sunny and mild again. highs 60 at the coast. low to mid 60s around the bay. shoreline low to mid 60s inland. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. as you can see just slightly cooler on friday and saturday, then a few degrees cooler still on sunday and monday. monday is looking good by the way. martin luther king jr. holiday dry and sunny and going into the middle of next week, it will be bright and brisk. just a lovely seven days ahead. larry and kristen. all right. >> thank you spencer. a couple of comedy favorites are shifting gears in more s than one. >> when we come back, the return to primetime television for tim

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eight. it's shifting gears, followed by abbott elementary at nine, a full hour of celebrity jeopardy! what would you do at ten? then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. tim allen is ban your tv screen in his latest sitcom, shifting gears. he plays

a widowed father to his estranged daughter, played by kat dennings. dennings talked with entertainment reporter joelle gargiulo about her own return to comedy for the first time in nearly a decade. >> i built that thing 15 years ago, and somebody stole it. hi, dad. >> so you play riley. tim allen is your dad. what does everybody need to know going into this? >> tim allen plays matt, and he restores classic cars. so that's his job in the show. and i am his daughter riley, who had children very young right out of high school, got married to kind of a bad boy type and it's gone downhill. and she is really on her last legs and has no money, nowhere to go, no other option but to show up on her dad's doorstep with her children and say, i'm moving here. sorry about it. >> why are my grandkids out in the car? >> i told them to wait there so we can catch up loudly, and also to call the cops if necessary. >> i started watching this and i'm like, wait a second. i

thought that this was maybe a continuation of something that started years ago, because that's how familiar the show seems. >> that is the best compliment because it's i mean, i've done a lot of things and it doesn't always feel that way right off the bat. this was like instant chemistry, instant like family. the crew also like, everybody feels like we've been doing this for like four seasons and it feels like a show for whatever reason. >> i'm like, i feel like this was made years ago but is very current for today. >> i did a sitcom for a long time. when it ended, i was like, i'm going to go back to single cam. and then i did that and it was great. and then i found myself like, oh, but sitcoms are so special and like, i feel like no one's doing them anymore. and all my husband and i do are watch, like, seinfeld reruns and like all, you know, just all the classics. and i was like, i do miss that. i would love to do that again. and then i got the call for this and i was like, that's it with tim allen, of course. can we try to talk to each other like rational adults? >> if you watched the news

lately, that's not a thing anymore. >> do you'd like the studio audience? >> i do now, now, i love it. when i was doing two broke girls for the first two seasons, i was so nervous about the live audience that i took out my contact lenses for the audience show, so i couldn't see anybody. and then i got used to it. and now i just love it. >> you barely spoke to me at your mom's funeral. >> not true. >> yes it was. you just nodded a couple times. like i'm the front desk guy at a gym. >> what excites you about coming to work on this show? on shifting gears? >> it's like kind of a surreal feeling because like most people, i grew up watching home improvement. so it's like, this is very this is so crazy. like in a show with tim allen, who i grew up watching go back to law school, that's always been your dream. actually, that was your dream for me. >> you like to argue. >> you do love to argue. >> you might as well get paid for it. >> yeah, pop's throwing shade. give me some popcorn. >> and you can check out shifting gears tonight at 8:00. it's right here on abc seven. and abc seven news is streaming

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