, abc7 news. >>> with that we want to wish don sanchez a happy retirement.a special look back at don's 40 years tomorrow night on abc7 news at 6:00. how is that possible he must have started when he was 10. >> i know who gets the bucket of popcorn. great working with you dud, see you tomorrow. >> for all of us here at abc7 news t [dramatic music] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> [laughs] hi. thank you. thank you. >> hello, everybody, and welcome to millionaire. with me today is a jewelry designer who is obsessed with christmas and is hoping for an early present here today. from new york city, please welcome kristina white-chagani. hey, kristina. >> thank you. [cheers and applause] >> yeah, i understand, you don't celebrate christmas just on christmas. that's not enough. >> no, no, why would you waste christmas on just christmas when you could celebrate it all year-round? >> so do you keep a tree all year-round, an artificial tree?

, abc7 news. >>> with that we want to wish don sanchez a happy retirement.special look back at don's 40 years tomorrow night on abc7 news at 6:00. how is that possible he must have started when he was 10. >> i know who gets the bucket of popcorn. great working with you dud, see you tomorrow. see you tomorrow. >> for all of us [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. call at&t now to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for the price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot that connects your wi-fi devices and can even save on your smart phone data usage at home. so call now to get at&t u-verse high speed internet for just $14.95 a

. >> and stay tuned we're going to give don sanchez a chance to say goodbye after a remarkable careern abc 7. stay with us. kx;x$ú >>> a federal appeals court blocked the california law banning day conversion therapy, pugt the law on hold until it can hear arguments on the issue the law banning conversions be there aims to turn gay minors straight was to take affect january 1. counselors and two families say their teen-aged sons benefited from it sought the injunction after a lower court redees -- refuse aid request. >> news that 800 jobs in chevron headquarters are being moved to houston, texas. david louie is live tonight and sounds like officials there got very little warning. >> they didn't get very much warning. the mayor tells me that he got the bad news yesterday afternoon from chevron but apparently, the plan to moist jobs to texas had been underway for months. >> this is not something you want to see. it's a big impact here. >> 800 jobs represents just under a 4th of the 3500 employees at the san ramone headquarters. chevron says it told workers but didn't make it public unti

during a lieutenant of the remarkable career and has this look back. ♪ . >> good evening to you i'm don sanchezrter: from the anchor desk to the red carpet. >> in hollywood. >>reporter: to wherever the assignment takes him. >> live in petaluma. vallejo. this house on wisteria lane. >> brought don to scotland because i wanted you to experience what we experienced. >>reporter: don sanchez has spent 4 decade sharing the world with abc 7 viewers. >> improve with age that's the motto. >>reporter: he got the start at san luis obispo. fresh face kid with a big voice. >> decided the voters interested in law an order vietnam war and the cost of living. >>reporter: even back then don interviewed celebrity and like other small town reporters he did commercials. >> unbelievable but true ready to go to the beach and of course i'm going in my brand new barracuda a.color pack camera 2. >>reporter: after nine years it was suddenly over. >> one day they fired me all 5 of us. >>reporter: few days later don landed at kg o tv. >> this is channel 7 news. >> they said we'll maybe give you there he week worth of wor

our own don sanchez is retiring after 40 years. dent bill burton congratulated don on decades of service. don said goodbye to us in the newsroom and did it in typical don fashion. >> you know how i feel about all of you, but i'm still here anyway. but not for much longer. sorry. you know, i am proud to have been here. it's special. and thank you. we'll see you on the aisle. >> such a great run. been yes. a full buck yismt. >> i know. >> classiest guys you'll ever meet it is. >> jand patel is here with weather. a break in the rain earlier. >> this is nice to see rain bows. talking about wind and rain. we're going to see the rain easing up a bit. live picture right now, beautiful view of lake tahoe. now, it's snowing in tahoe. truckee, light snow reports. but we do have a winter storm warning up that will be measuring snow in feet. snowboarder asks skiers from our south beach camera. clouds are there. i want to show what it looked like now. the front is weakening and falling. sheer where it's raining. we have radar tracking light show

i'm don sanchez, abc 7 news and we'll see you. >> no heart. coming up next, holiday shopping from 7 on your side. >> michael finney has a look at 25 web sites with cool gifts you can buy for under $25. stay with >>> the bay area housing market continues its march toward normalcy. that's how the real estate information service data track describes november home sales. figures out today. 7300 homes were sold in the bay area last month. that's up 15.5% from last november. the median price of a $438,000 home now is up 20% from last year. according to data quick, higher end homes are selling better. foreclosure sales are lower than than five years. some people are still having trouble getting loans, but low interest rates are helping to make up for that to some degree. >>> if you're like most of us, you're probably still looking for some unique gifts for the holidays. >> any gifts. tonight, michael finney is here to show us where to find stuff that's affordable. >> you're done! finding the right gift. we'll have you covered here. part of abc 7's ex

don sanchez retiring after seven years at channel 7. full bucket and david lee. curry had a career high. behind the back on the assist from lee. he finishes with 27 and warriors up 17. a triple-double and 23 points and 11 boards and 11 assists. the pass to curry for the long two and gave lee his 10th assist of the game. warriors hand charlotte consecutive loss number 14. the lakers and kobe if town tomorrow night. under two minutes to play. he has three of the 12 and this game is tied at 67. stanford had blown an 18-point lead. he counters with three of his own. 67-70 cardinals. and they are down to last chance for northwestern. and he will take it down the middle and misses. stanford holds on 70-68. now 8-4 on the season. justin smith did maury has been on his injured elbow. the 49er is nebulous as to whether he will play in seattle. nebulous is how they like it. they have smith listed as questionable. he hasn't practiced all week. his streak is in jeopardy. if he can't go francois will start. francois says he is ready. >> the first time i started against tampa

i'm don sanchez 7 news and we'll see you on the aisle. >>> pretty amazing experience. he way, that is don's final on the aisle review sorry to tell you. he's retiring tomorrow after more than 40 years here on abc 7. special look back at his remarkable career tomorrow night. i hope you will join us as we wish don bonnie invoice acknowledge. >> one last check of the weather. let's go back to sandhya. >> full bucket. you might not be giving this a full bucket. wet windy conditions moving in. live doppler 7 hd tracking the are inin the north bay. it gets moderate. in spots even heavy as you can see here around bodega bay. out to walker road. as you look at the santa rosa rohnert park area, petaluma hill road out to bennett valley road to moderate heavy rain as well. if you have travel plans from the sierra nevada up towards the northern california mountains winter storm warnings are up. these are the area you will likely encounter travel delay carry the chains. 39 tahoe. 46 in chico. southern california looking fine. 61 in san diego and dry. at least for friday. bay area ca

arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez on the isle with good morning! wow.tart the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >> did you know abc7 news has the fastest weather tracking system? take a look at live doppler 7 hd. our morning meteorologist tells us how it will keep your family safe during our severe weather season. >> winter is officially two weeks away. the rainy season is already here. abc7 news is the best place to track it. abc7 news has the strongest, fastest, most powerful storm tracking system in northern california. from sky 7 hd you can see our exclusive live 7 hd high above the mountain. it's farther west than any other doppler radar in the bay area. the national weather service's doppler is more than 100 miles south in the santa cruz mountains. toget

don sanchez retiring after seven years at channel 7. full bucket and david lee.ry had a career high. behind the back on the assist from lee. he finishes with 27 and warriors up 17. a triple-double and 23 points and 11 boards and 11 assists. the pass to curry for the long two and gave lee his 10th assist of the game. warriors hand charlotte consecutive loss number 14. the lakers and kobe if town tomorrow night. under two minutes to play. he has three of the 12 and this game is tied at 67. stanford had blown an 18-point lead. he counters with three of his own. 67-70 cardinals. and they are down to last chance for northwestern. and he will take it down the middle and misses. stanford holds on 70-68. now 8-4 on the season. justin smith did maury has been on his injured elbow. the 49er is nebulous as to whether he will play in seattle. nebulous is how they like it. listed have smith listed as questionable. he hasn't practiced all week. his streak is in jeopardy. if he can't go francois will start. francois says he is ready. >> the first time i started against tampa ba

. >> good evening to you, i'm don sanchez. >> after 40 years with abc 7 news we're going to give don z a proper sendoff. >> i love the rain. >> why? >> because, cleans the air. >> and the skies should be plenty clean after the rain storm across the bay area today, north bay gets a steady soaking. good evening, i'm ama daetz. >> i'm san ashley. here is a sample of the today this, turned out to be not a very good place for your car to break down. and here is sandhya patel with a look at live doppler 7 hd. >> still tracking showers, but most of the wet weather has lightened up. let's check out live doppler 7 hd. you'll see it's still raining. the front stalled out over the bay area washed out z it's weakening. you can see the sweep tracking moderate rain around clover dale. we take you to other parts of the bay area, in the east bay here, castro valley, hayward, dublin towards main street, livermore some lighter rain is falling. union city boulevard, some rainfall now. past 24 hours, rainfall over six inches. in ve na. o more than two and a half inches in santa rosa. trace only in san jo

. >> it's a list that÷7í(d our own don sanchez played a role >> we want to take to you breaking newsing tonight. mass shooting at clackamas town center mall in portland, oregon. the gunman shot and killed himself. >> police are still in the mall searching for evidence. they say they're almost finished with that. the gunman shot two people before killing himself. we understand an> traj dmi portland. moving on now. something different. nominees for first major film awards of the year were announced today. the critics choice awards by broadcast association. >> don sanchez got to weigh in on all of this. >> i did. yes. this is a good barometer of what happens with academy awards. so i voted and here are the results. let's start with best picture. steven spielberg leaves all film was 13 nominations. and les miserables scored another nomination. silver lining play book, 10 mom nations. zero dark thirty is getting a lot

our don sanchez liked it but it's not winning awards on capitol hill. >>> the president has announcedk force to take on the job of tightening gun controls. will head the group. é@m?çatthews is here with week we've been hearing gun control activists calling for tighter controls and some gun rights members are joining them. the president promised action on several fronts. >> the president started by saying this task force will produce change into is not something where folks are going to be studying for six months and publishing a report. that gets read, then... push add side. >> the president wants congress to vote next year on an assault weapons ban. a ban on high capacity clips and closing the gun show loophole so that all gun buyers will be subject to background checks. he wants recommendation goesing beyond gun control. >> we're going to need to take a look at a culture that often glorifies guns and violence. and any actions we musti tx tae must begin inside of the home and hearts. >> the president is counting on this moment of heighten add wareness to shift the gun control debat

reporter don sanchez looks healthy after seeing it, just not so happy. >> i am looking for someone tohare in an adventure. >> i can't just go running off into the blue. >> reporter: but he does. joining a band of dwarfs all created by make up people in a huh louse nation. and these characters are on a mission. >> they are on a mission to reclaim a mountain. >> reporter: it is guarded by a dragon. >> the dark how better has found a way back -- a dark power has found a way back into the world. >> but it can't figure out if it is action adventure drama or comedy. >> i am surrounding -- surrounded by dwarfs. >> it has big scale action with scary monsters. peter jackson likes to use a helicopter a lot. it is in 3-d, one regular and one at 48 frames per second. that's really breathtaking. "the hobbit" is the prequel to" lord of the rings." it is a smaller book, but it is a trilogy and that's why scenes go on so long. eventually there is quite a ride ahead. >> the world is ahead. >> let's get back to the technology. 48 frames per second. the picture is like a high def screen, unlike anything

is don sanchez is a member of that organization and he has the nominees tonight. steven spael berg lincoln ladies the film with 13 nominations. musical classic les mis 64 s 11 nomination. silver linings play book the comedy drama one of my favorite has 10 nominations. zero dark 30 about the hunt of osama bin laden getting a lot of attention lately and arg o about the rescue of iran hostages has 7 nomination. small film beast in the southern wild that has judicial effects by san francisco art community. other nominee javrng 0unchain. life of p i. master and moon rise kingdom. >> you lack nice. >> thank you. i'm not flirting with you. >>reporter: bradley cooper the lists of best actor number 93 for silver lining play book. daniel day lewis for lincoln. john hawk for the session. hugh jackman for mess and denzel in nritd and joaquin phoenix and jennifer lawrence topic for silver lining play back but support is building for jessica chastain in zero dark 30. other choice include 2 french actress and immanuel in amore. amazing sick yooeringd-year-old in beast of the wil

. >> don sanchez and sue hall ringing in the holiday season this morning at the 32nd annual celebrityging of the bells outside macy's. >> this year's theme is rock the square featuring a concert going on now. go out there and say hi. >>> just ahead, mike is going to introduce us to a new friend. >>> coming up at 3:00 on katie, million dollar ideas and then raising a stink in malibu the problem not sitting well with residents. at 5, warning signs to look for so you don't get taken in a car consignment scan as in the bay area did. those stories and more later today. >>> let's talk a little pure love with this friday's perfect pet. >> schnitzel the snoozer. >> nice to see you. -- always nice to see you. >> tell us about schnitzel,. >> schnitzel is 13 years old, still pepe although you might not see it now. now he's in coma mode. >> he's in love mode now. >> he's part of our home for the holidays program at the spca all our holiday-named pets, cats and dogs have their adoption fee waived for the month of december. even though he's 13 he still has a lot of life left in him we would love to

. >> some face the best picture of the year, what does don sanchez think about the film for the hunta bin laden? >> answering the call of a holiday sweet tooth. a made in america treat now filling cookie jars around the world you read that with enthusiasm. >> yes. >> those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> the votes under and today, we know the winning entry of the california academy of science ootz winning name, she suggested owe ryan after the constellation. her reward got to meet owe ryan and polaris this morning. >> got to feed him, touch him. he's kind of a sweet, shy, mellow guy. >> if you want to see them they'll be on display until january 6. hurry before orion loses his antlers. polaris will keep hers until summer. >> fun things to take the kids to do. >> world news is next. >> from all of us here, thanks for the time. next newscast coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> have a good evening. >>> this is "world news." tonight, call for change. the president promising fast action to stop an epidemic of gun violence. >> i will use all the powers of this office to help advance efforts a

. >> here's don sanchez with what's hot: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> before we go we want to thank everybody whoc7's share your whole day food drive. >> together we've raised $13,000 and collected more than 2500 pounds of food. donations are still being counted. >> you can still help and keep helping call the number on the screen: >> or text the word feed to 80077 to donate $10 automatically using your cell phone. go to a [cheers and applause] >> thank you, guys. hello, everyone, and welcome to millionaire. well, things are exciting around here today because every contestant has a chance to win broadway tickets not just for themselves but for an entire row of our audience. [cheers and applause] and today's tickets are to a wonderful broadway show. if the contestant picks the row number--your row number in particular--you're going

. >> don sanchez has a look at what's hot. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> coming up at 3 onarry on after learning the people they loved were not who they seemed. then, join us for raiders day on abc7, celebrating 50 years of being fabulous! plus loyal forever there are no fans like raider fans meet the man behind the gorilla mask. join us at 4:00 this afternoon. >>> one final look at your game time temperature. >> in the 50s, really comfortable to be out there with all your crazy friends. we head up into the high country check out some of that new snow. some of the reports three feet at some of the highest elevations good skiing even though not all the resources are open yet. back home reflection on the bay waters of the new part of the bay bridge there the eastern span, doesn't that look cool? the clouds are starting to dissipate. live doppler showing dry everywhere now. that is good news that the storm track is away and it will stay away for a while. temperatures cool at night, should be in the 30s and 40s should also be in the 50s and 60s looks like early december weather

. >> don sanchez and sue hall ringing in the holiday season this morning at the 32nd annual celebrityging of the bells outside macy's. >> this year's theme is rock the square featuring a concert going on now. go out there and say hi. >>> just ahead, mike is going to introduce us to a new friend. for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. of using toothpaste to clean their denture. but dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleani

don sanchez let's us know if it hits the right notes on the big screen. the review is coming up.ourse on abc 7 news at 6:00 finally, christmas may be only days away. >> take a look. jolly old st. nick taking a swim this morning. >> fish not thaim pressed but kids were. take a look at this girl. they waved and shouted out wish list autos how cool is that? jant clause will be diving in to the coral reef. >>> this is "world news." tonight, the monster storm colliding with holiday travelers. cars piled up on roads. drivers rescued by the national guard. airports shutting the gates. harrowing stories pouring in. >>> solutions to gun violence. police show us something simple. the few seconds they say they need to make the difference between life and death. >>> new warning. what if a surgeon left this inside your abdomen? a new report on how often and why this keeps happening. >>> and, attention shoppers. can a company really keep a promise to deliver your holiday gifts in one hour? we put it to the test.

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. >> don sanchez has a look at what's hot. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> coming up at 3 onry on after learning the people they loved were not who they seemed. then, join us for raiders day on abc7, celebrating 50 years of being fabulous! plus lya forever there are no fans like raider fans meet the man behind the gorilla mask. join us at 4:00 this afternoon. >>> one final look at your game time temperature. >> in the 50s, really comfortable to be out there with all your crazy friends. we head up into the high country check out some of that new snow. some of the reports three feet at some of the highest elevations good skiing even though not all the resources are open yet. back home reflection on the bay waters of the new part of the bay bridge there the look cool?an, doesn't that the clouds are starting to dissipate. live doppler showing dry everywhere now. that is good news that the storm track is away and it will stay away for a while. temperatures cool at night, should be in the 30s and 40s should also be in the 50s and 60s looks like early december weather is winning out

don sanchez retiring after seven years at channel 7. full bucket and david lee.y had a career high. behind the back on the assist from lee. he finishes with 27 and warriors up 17. a triple-double and 23 points and 11 boards and 11 assists. the pass to curry for the long two and gave lee his 10th assist of the game. warriors hand charlotte consecutive loss number 14. the lakers and kobe if town tomorrow night. under two minutes to play. he has three of the 12 and this game is tied at 67. stanford had blown an 18-point lead. he counters with three of his own. 67-70 cardinals. and they are down to last chance for northwestern. and he will take it down the middle and misses. stanford holds on 70-68. now 8-4 on the season. justin smith did maury has been on his injured elbow. the 49er is nebulous as to whether he will play in seattle. nebulous is how they like it. they have smith listed as questionable. he hasn't practiced all week. his streak is in jeopardy. if he can't go francois will start. francois says he is ready. >> the first time i started against tampa bay,

i'm don sanchez and we'll see you on the aisle. >> it's great. >> yes. >> this is don's final on theiew, retiring after more than 40 years here. >> we'll have a special look back at his career tomorrow evening on abc 7 news at 6:00. -ÑÑ a remarkable career. >> one of the nicest, most talented guys we've worked with. >> speaking of nice and talented larry beil. >>. i wasn't expecting that. yes. >> that is personal. >> thank you. >> the 49ers get set for sea hawks and goldson is lighter in the wallet because of this, used to be a legal it hit in the nfl. not anymore. now, it >>> good evening, looks like justin smith will see a string of 185 starts come to an enld on sunday night with niners visiting seahawks. smith's injured elbow kept him out of practice this week. he just may not be able to play. today, niners safety fine forward an illegal hit on sunday. the league perceives goldson as a multiple offender. he's are two extremely physical teams. the game pits coaching rival jim harbaugh. >> i don't remember getting cards from him. this team put a lot of energy. >> you know, i'm looki

the story from don sanchez. >>> this is radio sausalito. 1610 am with jazz 24/7. ♪ >> and community showsvent is opened to families and children of all ages. >> it existed because i found that people want to be talked to as a community radio station. they want to have a relationship with hearing it on the radio. >> it begin 12 years ago when he installed a transmitter he made in high school in his apartment. >> i put out the air so i could hear jazz when i was in the kitchen. >> neighbors could pick it up, too. now there are 20 volunteers, big band musician joe argo is the director. >> we change our style. >> they do a show about new orleans. >> here on radio, we're going to celebrate are. >> we hope you will enjoy the tasty bit of music. >> there is political show. >> what i try do is take complicated issues and boil them down for busy people. >> manipulate el does a show called field trip. >> especially from the theater community, they really like it. >> the studios are now in the basement of a stunning victorian restored. >> it's a great relationship we have here. >> with low power the

horror in newtown ask renew gun debate one artist has been creating sculptures made out here is don sanchezthe bell tolling? is it a call for change? >> have you to find a way to tolerate each other. >> and this is gain add claim in rome in 2000. that is a peace bell ringing in an international conference, these bells made have guns, rifles, weapons have been melted down. cast in bronze. it's a statement about how they affect the fabric of our society. he says. >> and the abundance of weapons that countries have. >> in this case, we've left the barrel sticking out. >> i've cast the barrels into it. these were gun bairlz i put into the piece. >> he creates these pieces working in play, waxed before the bronze is poured. sculpt lg is inspiration. >> i found casting gave me more freedom to exaggerate the forms and he creates forms of environmental art. >> these are branches branches. >> the next series will be walking figures. surrounded by leaf leaves and other parts of nature, it's about climate change. the figures will be seven feet tall, and will be in galleries and museums. but this may t

don sanchez shows us a man dedicated to keeping traditions alive. ♪ ♪ >> eugene rgd, mentor, he createdsan pablo where young people learn about culture. >> try to give kids that our traditions is for them to carry forward. a lot of our audiences are emigrant ex cans which english skills may be limited or english people that don't speak spanish. it's music that we are able to communicate with everybody. >> there is an art room where they are creating pieces for the christmas show. >> the kids learn a lot about arts and discipline and teamwork. it's really a magical space. they develop their sense of self. >> next-door is costumes created by eugene's wife and mother. it is always about the music. his son produces videos and they have more than 125 of them and 20 cds. jackson brown and elvin bishop is on the latest cd. they brought latin culture to hawaii and got a lesson in hawaiian tradition. >> we need to do a much better job to get people to talk to each other. >> it's because of his dedication that the artist group is giving eugene a $50,000 scholarship grant. >> for the christmas sho

. >> i'm don sanchez, coming up, picks of the top 10 best films of the year. >>> people are cooking duringo a quality stove is a must. when is it time to buy a new one? make you get one that is reliable, that is for sure. when brands are the best and brands that are prone to breaking down. >> with holidays coming every cook needs a reliable stove. a survey of readers finds s/ brands have been much more likely to break down than others. >> this repair man says ranges seem to stop working just when you're about to cook and make dinner. >> people crawl into a panic. the stove has been broken and want to get it fixed. >> consumer reports survey covering more than 67,000 gas and electric raimpkz bought in five years finds big differences in reliability. for instance... popular brands like kitchen aid and jennary. r most repair prone. >> we do this you are vai every year. and found you're less like to need repairs if you buy from a brand with reliability. >> general electric and whirl pool and in a gas range, most reliable have been hot point ge and ken more, what about pro style raimpkz that ca

don sanchez says they ring for peace.porter: bell tolling for the victim or is the art a call for change? >> we have to live with one another and find a way to tolerate each other. huge concern for humanity and the planet. >>reporter: work received international aclaim and gained attention on the world stage in rome in 2000. that's mikhail ringing the peace bell at international conference. look closely the bell shaped like projectile are made from guns. rifles. weapon that have been melted down. cast in bron. it's provocative. statement of how they affect the fabric of our society. >> the abundance of weapons that country have in. this particular case you left the barrel sticking out. >> i have cast the barrel into it. these are gun barrels i put that the piece. >>reporter: he creates the pieces working first in clay. eventually wax before the bronze is poured. sculpting he found is an inspiration for creativity. >> i found that casting gave me a lot more freedom to to exaggerate the forms and create long extended lens w

here's arts entertainment reporter don sanchez with what is hot.>>reporter: it ace bay area holiday classic. ballet annual christmas ballet treat for everyone on stage in the performing art center. crack pot crow one witty show with funny ladies. stage work here. this ace bay area theater sensation longest running phantom of the opera opens new show on stage in the razz ramp at the nicco. bell book candle is intriguing comedy classic about a witch and eligible bachelor. post street play house. a show tonight at knob hill center and sunday at the up town theater in napa with chris isaac. colorful fun and different take on nut cracker. this is a different take. who knew christmas could be a drag? the gelleden girl recreate the christmas episode in the victoria theater. this is 7 news. >>> that is not all these hot. up next. did you see mick jager strutting last tonight at the benefit for victims of hurricane sandy. pretty impressive. is there a secret jeans. fountain >> rain once again but at least we have the cold. sandhya is here with the update on

here is arts entertainment reporter don sanchez. ♪ . >> you gene rodriguez musician composer mentor 25ears ago he created this song. m ex can art center in a san pablo shopping center. where young people come to learn about their music. art. history. culture. >> trying to give kid really the message that our tradition are for them to carry forward. a lot of the audience immigrant mexican whose english language skill is limited or english speaking people who don't speak spanish. it's muse that i can unable to us communicate with everybody. >>reporter: performance and classes for children. art room where they are creating pieces for the christmas show. >> kid learn a lot about arts and discipline and team work really a manual cal space in here and develops the sense of self. >>reporter: next door the wardrobe room. >> always about the music. you gene son produces video. more than 1 twoyv of them. and 20 cd. you again nominated for children album. jackson brown and bishop on the latest cd. he created an outreach program they brought latin culture to hawaii and got a lesson in hawaiian tra

abc7 news arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez shows us a man dedicated to keeping traditions alive. ♪ >> eugene rodriguez, musician, composer, mentor. 25 years ago he created the mexican arts center in a san pablo shopping center. it's where young people come to learn about music, arts, history and culture. >> trying to give kids the message that our traditions are for them to carry forward. a lot of our audiences are immigrant mexicans whose english language skills may be limited or english speaking people who don't speak spanish so it's music that enables us to communicate with everybody. >> there are performances and classes for children. there's an art room where they are creating people for the christmas show. >> the kids learn a lot about a tropical storm and discipline and -- about arts and discipline and teamwork. it develops their sense of self. >> next door is the wardrobe room, costumes created by his wife and her mother. but it is always about the music. eugene's son produces videos. they have more than 125 of them. and 20cds. eugene was nominate ford a grammy for