the american poet emily dickinson rights "hope is that thing with others that perches in my sou and singe- in my soul and it seems the tune and never stops at all. thank you and happy holidays. can all the speakers join me? and all the speakers join me so we can light the tree? is peter still here? ok. >> no, peter left. a surry. >> welcome, welcome. this is going to be gorgeous. i have not even seen the tree at. we're going to do a cat that. is everybody here? ok. i want to hear the children doing it, to. will will start with 10. ok? here we go. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [cheering] [laughter] >> beautiful. >> 13,000 stars. and how many cranes? >> 7000 cranes. unbelievable. isn't that beautiful? doesn't that give you hope? >> thank you for being with us. rita moreno. thank you for being with us. and now some music. >> thank you. [music] paratransit is specialized transportation for seniors and people with disabilities who are unable to use the muni system. in san francisco, we're proud that we've had a paratransit program since 1978 long before it was mandated by the americans with d

students at emily dickinson school in montana submitted the names ebb and flow.ncists were impressed at how well they capture the mission . >> an unexpected snowstorm in parts of northern japan. volunteers helping rescue crews disc out residents trapped in their homes by the record snow fall. the conditions are leaving hundreds of trains and flights delayed or canceled. it's predicted japan could get another 20 inches this week. >> and here in the bay area the weather is turning out to be the real deal. cold and rain on the way. >> back to winter for the bay area. record overnight lows last night. look at that beautiful shot. you get air quality like this. the cold air and establish atmosphere, you get this beautiful visibility. downtown san francisco, the pyramid on the right obviously and beautiful night out there. its going to be cold. the clouds coming in will start to thicken up. they will actually warm temperatures a few degrees. instead of the teens, that we saw in the north bay it'll be upper 20s, low 30s. still cold. increasing clouds tomorrow, may see a

. >>> thanks to some fourth graders at emily dickinson elementary school in bozeman, montana nasa's new orbiters now have names. ebb and flow. so cute. their suggestions beat entries from about 900 classrooms in 45 states. scientists hope the orbiters which got to the moon at the first of the year will give them a better understanding of its gravity field and interior. >>> unfortunately more troubles for o.j. simpson. his half million dollar florida home is facing foreclosure. simpson who's in jail for kidnapping and robbing some memorabilia dealers, you'll remember, hasn't made a mortgage payment since 2010. he bought the home after he was acquitted of killing his ex-wife, then was found liable in a civil case. here's a rock you won't be able to get on your ring finger, ladies. it's the world's largest-cut emerald. 25 pounds of emerald. it was mined in brazil. there's a line of people apparently, john, offering to pay $1 million or more for this. first off, doesn't that look more like kry p tonite than emerald? it's a little intimidating. >> if it can't be a ring how about a pendant? h