professor lillian fine was my grandmother. the intent of the endowment is to offer a a presentation on it were, literary quality it is a call to enhance the love of literature as her love the book and the callings to the church my grandmother treasured books. she came to the miami book fair every year since its founding and often volunteered to work year. some of her background briefly, in the 1930s she came to new york city to get her ma in education from columbia teachers college. with my grandfather, doctor benjamin fine, former education editor neo times and, therefore, daughters, then moved to rockville center, then down to key biscayne in 1971. she was born in milford massachusetts a tough young wife of a a former pitch at a practical, earthy second one reason i know she would treasure mr. saunders novel. through lincoln's expenses and through the great dark characters, mr. saunders passed us with deciding not just whether suffering grief, regret, crippling regret or even warfare are good or bad, but whether these things

professor lillian fine was my grandmother. the intent of the endowment is to offer a presentation on a work of literary quality. it is a goal to enhance the love of literature. my grandmother treasured books. she came to the miami book fair every year since its founding. often volunteered to work here. some of her background briefly in 1930s she came to new york city to get her m.a. in education from columbia teachers college. with the grandfather, dr. benjamin fine, firmer education yesterday for of the "new york times" and their four daughters, they moved to rockville center, then down to key biscayne in 1971. she was been in milford, massachusetts, a tough, young wife of a farm arer. she had a practical, earthy sign, one reason i know she would temperature mr. saunders' novel. through lincoln's experience and the graveyard walks mr. saunders tasks with deciding whether suffering, regret, or warfare are good or bad, but whether these things are practical, are they purposeful, do the serve us, i will we take action? roger bev

lillian? >> reporter: dan and kristin the bay bridge is one of the bridges where the toll could go up by as much as $3. it will likely be fazed in, but a big jump nonetheless. the elected leaders were encouraged to learn that a toll hike plan designed to ease congestion has a good shot at winning at the ballot box. a poll said that 54% of likely voters would support the rate hike. >> bay area residents are sick of being stuck in traffic. >> reporter: the results were presented to the commission and now the question is how to craft the toll hike pro posal, a fazed in approach was the most popular. a dollar in 2019 and another one in 2023 and the last in 2027. >> if you had $3 out of the gate, you would not be able to spend all of on it at once anyway. just because of the number of projects, and the size of the project projects. >> reporter: the projects number in the dozens that affects everything from b.a.r.t. to ferries, but at least one member of the public is not impressed. >> all of them a

lillian. >> because of advances in dna technology, police were able to make an afleft antioch's oldest unsolved murder case. >> we never gave up on bringing this case to a successful resolution. >> reporter: 37 years later, a break in the case that had the entire pay area on edge. susan bam bah deer was only 14 years old when she was kidnapped, raped, and murdered 'the now they say they have her killer in custody. 63-year-old man who knew the family. >> our thoughts and prayers are with her family and we hope this development offers some level of comfort to them. >> reporter: police stay was 1980 when he kidnapped suzanne from her sister's apartment on hudson court while she was baby sitting her nieces. they say he raped her before he stabbed her in the chest which penetrated her heart. her body was found floating in the river just east of the antioch bridge just days later. investigators were only able to recently link him to the crime after several rounds of dna testing. >> justice may not have come as swiftly as we may have hoped or liked. but we will be continuing to work diligentl

lillian? >> reporter: dan and kristin the bay bridge is one of the bridges where the toll could go up by as much as $3. it will likely be fazed in, but a big jump nonetheless. the elected leaders were encouraged to learn that a toll hike plan designed to ease congestion has a good shot at winning at the ballot box. a poll said that 54% of likely voters would support the rate hike. >> bay area residents are sick of being stuck in traffic. >> reporter: the results were presented to the commission and now the question is how to craft the toll hike pro posal, a fazed in approach was the most popular. a dollar in 2019 and another one in 2023 and the last in 2027. >> if you had $3 out of the gate, you would not be able to spend all of on it at once anyway. just because of the number of projects, and the size of the project projects. >> reporter: the projects number in the dozens that affects everything from b.a.r.t. to ferries, but at least one member of the public is not impressed. >> all of them a

lillian. >> because of advances in dna technology, police were able to make an afleft antioch's oldest unsolved murder case. >> we never gave up on bringing this case to a successful resolution. >> reporter: 37 years later, a break in the case that had the entire pay area on edge. susan bam bah deer was only 14 years old when she was kidnapped, raped, and murdered 'the now they say they have her killer in custody. 63-year-old man who knew the family. >> our thoughts and prayers are with her family and we hope this development offers some level of comfort to them. >> reporter: police stay was 1980 when he kidnapped suzanne from her sister's apartment on hudson court while she was baby sitting her nieces. they say he raped her before he stabbed her in the chest which penetrated her heart. her body was found floating in the river just east of the antioch bridge just days later. investigators were only able to recently link him to the crime after several rounds of dna testing. >> justice may not have come as swiftly as we may have hoped or liked. but we will be continuing to work diligentl

maxine pea ke's play, the last testament of lillian, told the story of four hull women who fought ther fishermen and women. the winner of this year's turner prize... this year's turner prize was awarded in hull to the oldest winner in its history, and the first black woman to win the prize. thank you, panel. first, to the people who stopped me in the streets of preston and hull to wish me luck, thank you, it worked. the show at the gallery featuring the short listed artists has drawn huge crowd more than doubled and usually gets in the most second visited turner prize show ever. another treat for lovers of visual art was hull portrait of a city. every shot taken by world renowned photographers martin park and olivia arthur in the city of culture. but the contemporary art was not confined to galleries, it took over the streets of the city with huge installations like flow and a hall for hull. and mythical mystical beasts roamed the streets for the land of green ginger unleashed parade. the finale of one year of events that of the artist out into the city ‘s communities. fantastic, well

. >> lillian and meeko. >> reporter: they're making a list and checking it twice. but in st. paul, minnesota, santa's helpers are dressed in blue. >> i think they're right there, dude. look. >> so we'll do this play-doh. >> reporter: shop with cops pairs children from low-income neighborhoods with police officers. >> hold hands? >> reporter: together they go shopping to buy holiday gifts with fund-raising dollars, local business donations and grants. >> it's about buying gifts for their family members so they can experience what it's like to share with somebody else so they have that feeling. >> this is for my baby sister. >> reporter: the program started back in 2000 as a way to improve relations between communities and law enforcement. >> it makes me feel good about cops and stuff. >> they may have a perception of what police officers are, what they're about. and to have the one-on-one engagement and to see the human behind the badge is really important not only for our kids but our officers as well. >> reporter: now, 18 years later, the shop with cops program is a holiday

in 2010, the lillian crist -- liljenquist family of virginia donated their civil war for those -- photographs to a museum. we learned the story behind the collection. >> this is the very first photograph that we bought in maryland right here. the soldier cradling his weapon and had a solemn look on his face. that's always one of my favorites. there's -- the photograph that we used on the library of congress website for our photograph was one of the least expensive photographs that we purchased. i'm trying to locate it right now. oh, here it is. it was $200. we won it on ebay. if you can get a close-up and look at it, it didn't bring much money. it's an amber type and it's cracked right down the middle if middle in two places and reminded me of the nation. you know, cracked into. -- into coup. -- in two. he's a 16-year-old boy cradling a musket and the american flag billowing in the background. of the painted backdrop. where it cracked, the red that was painted on the stripes of the flag, you can see it leeching just like the blood of the nation flowing and who did the nation turn to to saveit

lillian spencer was his friend. >> him being someone well known around him and liked, it doesn't makese. it's good to know somebody has been caught. >> brazen nature shows the level of danger this gang introduced into our community with no regard to public safety or life. >> reporter: officers seized weapons, drugs and cash from the group. the suspects face multiple charges including conspiracy to commit crimes. investigators said nearly two dozen more persons of interest. >> we will keep coming and keep making sure that people who decide that take over neighborhoods and think they own it, that this now stops. >> reporter: we're told all suspects, all eight remain behind bars and that investigators expect to make more arrests. i'm roz plater. >>> there's been more than half a dozen laser strikes at the oakland airport. there's been seven laser strikes in the last two days. now they are calling in help to find the suspects. in each case the laser was reported by pilots landing. >>> it is a bay area tradition. fresh crabs for christmas but this year the grinch may be ruining your holida

so you going to move in with the them [ music playing >> reporter: the moving companies belongs to lillianite the heartache. she's lived here her entire life, built a home, a career and raised her kids. that's the one thing about puerto ricoing people, very tight knit family. they stick together? >> hh-hmm. >> not only if you are related or not you can see it in the community. is that a cultural thing in. >> yes, it is. >> after 23 years, she and her husband adrian torres have made a wrenching decision, they're moving, six weeks without water, phone, has worn them down. they're headed to chicago. why did you pick chicago i am from chicago. >> we were born and raised in the suburbs >> are you going to miss snit. >> yes >> scared? >> i'm not scared. i'm scared to start from zero and it's my home this is what kills me here, it's my home. >> their home the town of larez was ground zero for a mass exodus even hurricane maria hit. since 2000, they have lost a quarter of its population. in the last decade or so, some 6 is 50,000 people have fled the island and it's sts staggering economy. then th

abc 7 reporter lillian kim has the story from lynnwood. >> for more than 44 years, his modest home onckstone drive had a special place in people's hearts. >> oh, my gosh, it was like going to disneyland, only locally, right? tons of lights and characters. it was great. >> like clockwork, they bring out their collection every holiday season. their displays even evolved to keep up with the latest characters. age, though, is taking a toll. that's why the meis' have decided this will be the final year of what is affectionately known as the mickey mouse house. >> i'm not up and down ladders like i used to be, so we decided it's a good time to retire while we're at the top of our game, you might say. >> less than a mile away, another homeowner is saying goodbye after the holidays. the beloved bear house is moving out of state. the nijtas are leaving next year and taking their teddy bears with them. they will be hauled away. >> hopefully a little boy or girl that lives here will start with something small like a snowman like i did, and it will become something big. >> two of the biggest fixt

lillian kim, abc 7 news. >>> one more day of holiday shopping.handmade gifts at a special fair in the east bay. you're watching abc >>> here are the winning numbers from the powerball drawing. 1, 3, 13, 15, 44, the powerball number 25. nobody picked all six so wednesday night goes up to $337 million. the winning numbers from the super lotto plus drawing. nobody picked all six in that drawing so wednesday night increases to $9 million. >>> happening today, your last chance to shop at the holiday street fair. more than 200 artists have their best work for sale including jewelry, hats, clothing, pottery, photography and sculptures. the fair is on telegraph between dwight and ban kroft. it runs 11:00 to 6:00 today. a final weather check now with meteorologist lisa argen. >> it's it going to be cool out there with plenty of cloud cover. we're waking up to mostly cloudy skies. numbers in the 30s and 40s this afternoon. 55 in san francisco. 56 in santa rosa as well as fremont with the upper 50s in the south bay. you'll notice that we have more sun for c

lillian kim, abc 7 news. >>> one more day of holiday shopping. where you can get some handmade giftings. >>> here are the winnings from last night's powerball drawing. 1, 3, 13, 15, 44, the powerball number 25. nobody picked all six so wednesday night goes up to $337 million. the winning numbers from the super lotto plus drawing. nobody picked all six in that drawing so wednesday night increases to $9 million. >>> happening today, your last chance to at the holiday treat fair. more than 200 artists have their best work for sale including jewelry, hats, clothing, pottery, photography and sculptures. the fair is on telegraph between dwight and ban kroft. it runs 11:00 to 6:00 today. >>> next on abc 7 morning at 6:00. police on the peninsula are warning last-minute christmas shoppers about how some thieves are getting creative this weekend. >>> a terror plot is spoiled. the reaction from visitors, coming up. >>> it's sunday, december 24th. thank you for joining us. let's start with a first look at the forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> go

lillian rodgers who was his long time assistance and became a dear friend of the family, basically nagged him until he went home to get it and, you know, people always say this is so amazing, this is so incredible, this is such a twist of fate but if you knew him and her, you knew that this is how everything happened in their relationship. he hesitated, she nagged, he demurred, she nagged a little bit more and then he did it. that's how it went. and so again, it's this weird way in which for me i understood at some point as i began to do this work that i knew things that i didn't even know i knew. i didn't know the history of the zapruder film but i knew the zapruder family. i knew how things worked. i knew our story and -- and those were the pieces that could be put together with this bigger history to tell it in a fuller way. he went down to dealey plaza with the camera, scouted out a spot, again, being quite a good photographer, he tried a couple locations before eventually settling on this four foot highly concrete abutment where he stood, set the camera to full zoom. he had marilyn t

in 2010, the lillian crist -- liljenquist family of virginia donated their civil war for those -- photographs to a museum. we learned the story behind the collection. >> this is the very first photograph that we bought in maryland right here. the soldier cradling his weapon and had a solemn look on his face. that's always one of my favorites. there's -- the photograph that we used on the library of congress website for our

lillian rodgers who was his long time assistance and became a dear friend of the family, basically nagged him until he went home to get it and, you know, people always say this is so amazing, this is so incredible, this is such a twist of fate but if you knew him and her, you knew that this is how everything happened in their relationship. he hesitated, she nagged, he demurred, she nagged a little bit more and then he did it. that's how it went. and so again, it's this weird way in which for me i understood at some point as i began to do this work that i knew things that i didn't even know i knew. i didn't know the history of the zapruder film but i knew the zapruder family. i knew how things worked. i knew our story and -- and those were the pieces that could be put together with this bigger history to tell it in a fuller way. he went down to dealy plaza with the camera, scouted out a spot, again, being quite a good photographer, he tried a couple locations before eventually settling on this four foot highly concrete abutment where he stood, set the camera to full zoom. he had mayorrilyn

maxine pea ke's play, the last testament of lillian bilocca, told the story of four hull women who foughtd turner prize show ever. another treat for visual art lovers was hull, portrait of a city. every shot taken by world renowned photographers martin parr and olivia arthur in the city of culture. there you go. brilliant. but the contemporary art wasn't confined to galleries — it took over the city streets with huge installations like flow and a hall for hull. and mythical mystical beasts roamed the streets for the land of green ginger unleashed parade — the finale of a year of events that took artistic spectacle out to the city's communities. it was fantastic! well worth the wait, and i want to see it again! oh, it was so good! i didn't know what to expect. i didn't know it would be like that, though. it was kind of scary when the people came up to you. it's what we've needed, it's what the city's wanted, and it just shows with the amount of people who are here that we all wanted it, you know? long may it continue. art even found its way into hospital. the footprint of every baby born i

i have two daughters, simone and lillian. i'm happy to say they are in college and both of them have chosen to pursue s.t.e.m. fields. this the one piece of advice i give them, and i give to any young person, get a role model. it doesn't need to be your mom. just find someone who can inspire you. seek out accomplished women in your field and talk to them. do research on the internet. read books about successful women. and to everyone here, i say, be an intentional role model and mentor. you don't have to be perfect to have an impact. just be deliberate. encourage women to speak up in meetings. select women on your teams to lead complex projects and encourage them to get outside their comfort zones. finally, support them along the way. make sure others in your organization do the same. over the course of my career, i've seen a change for the better. when i think about my daughters, i'm excited for them. i'm excited for what their generation has ahead of them. i'm optimistic about the future. the challenge of getting more women