jo kwon caught up with some volunteers to see how the floats are coming along. some decorations are sprinkled on.natsothers are pressed on. these green bits are something first-time volunteer david ruiz usually uses for cooking. david ruiz/volunteer: "seasoning, you might put it in tomato sauce."he says he didn't think you could use parsley to decorate a float. david ruiz/volunteer:"never in a million years."and there's something else that's green and new this year.jo kwon/reporting:"i'm inside a cooler where some of the material is kept, including these evergreens, which have never been used on any of the floats before. and you'll also see this: the top of a cedar tree. each of these branches costs $100."some details take a brush and a steady hand. cheryl millham/volunteer: "we're putting on white glue, and putting on the marigold flowers."cheryl millham is from lake tahoe. this is her 11th year volunteering. cheryl millham/volunteer:"i love working on the floats. it's amazing!"some details take a brush and a steady hand. jennifer hazelton/volunteer:"i think i'

i'll have more in the tae kwon do. i'll have more in the next hour.ment block in the bronx, which killed 12 people, seems to have been caused by a child left alone, playing with a stove. a vigil has been held for the 12 victims — four of whom were children themselves. peter simmonds reports. a candlelit vigil for the 12 victims of the bronx apartment fire, bringing together friends and neighbours, united in grief. four of those killed were children — the youngestjust one year old. itjust devastates me to think that there are children, and that there's a baby who will never get to enjoy the things that all of us take for granted. and that's the tragedy. the first indications are that the fire was started by a three—year—old child, who was playing unsupervised with a stove. their mother's efforts to save them unwittingly created the circumstances for a disaster. she exited her apartment with her two—year—old and three—year—old, and left the door open, so this fire quickly spread up the stairs. fire travels up. the stairway acted like a chimney. it took

the largest ever in tae kwon do.eather. hello. wintry weather for many. —— wintry weather will take a back—seat for many. slightly milder air. not for many. slightly milder air. not for everything yet. we have still got some chilly conditions across scotland. areas of rain, sleet and snow. a few centimetres of snow over the higher ground as the system moves north. temperatures between two and three degrees. elsewhere, 8 degrees across parts of dumfries and galloway, and are sure. the rumble of thunder. the same for northern ireland. not too many showers. a better afternoon for a northern england. the rest of england and wales, lots of sunshine into the afternoon. strong and gusty winds in the south and south—west. temperatures in double figures are not the teens. after the sunshine, we finish with cloud and outbreaks of rain. wetter weather pushes north overnight. the risk of minor flooding towards the south—west. winds strengthening across the board. the exception being the far north of scotland. frost and ice here.

the largest ever price pot in tae kwon do. she now plans to buy a house.ith more later on. back to you. thank you. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel throughout the afternoon. the next news is at 5pm on bbc one. bye for now. you are watching the bbc news channel. let's return to the new year ‘s honours list. helen sharman was the first briton to go in to space, when she travelled to the mir space station in 1991. for that, she was given an 0be. this year, she's been appointed a companion of the order of st michael and st george. when i spoke to her earlier, she explained what it meant to hear to be awarded again. it's such a pleasure. it really is a great honour. i'm absolutely thrilled. an 0be in 1993. the cmg is her services to education. basically what you have been doing since you came back to earth? well, a lot of what i have been doing. in my day job i am what i have been doing. in my day jobiama what i have been doing. in my day job i am a manager at imperial college. this is what i do outside of that. it varies from

(grant) jo kwon caught up with some volunteers to see how the floats are coming along.se green bits are something first-time volunteer david ruiz usually uses for cooking. david ruiz/volunteer: "seasoning, you might put it in tomato sauce."he says he didn't think you could use parsley to decorate a float. david ruiz/volunteer:"never in a million years."and there's something else that's green and new this year.jo kwon/reporting:"i'm inside a cooler where some of the material is kept, including these evergreens, which have never been used on any of the floats before. and you'll also see this: the top of a cedar tree. each of these branches costs $100."some details take a brush and a steady hand. cheryl millham/volunteer: "we're putting on white glue, and putting on the marigold flowers."cheryl millham is from lake tahoe. this is her 11th year volunteering. cheryl millham/volunteer:"i love working on the floats. it's amazing!"some details take a brush and a steady hand. jennifer hazelton/volunteer:"i think i've been here for like a few hours, and i've only got 12 little pa

the tae kwon do champion successfully defended her heavyweight champ jade jones defended her title.championship crown could not be wrestled away from the jester from leicester. the champion, mark selby. lewis hamilton knows what it takes to bea lewis hamilton knows what it takes to be a winner. the three—time world champion wanted more in 2017. va ltteri bottas champion wanted more in 2017. valtteri bottas replacing nico rosberg who retired. one familiar face gone, but another was lurking. the season opener in melbourne in australia and sebastian vettel, not hamilton, was suddenly the man to beat. shanghai, china and a return for hamilton. this year's title challenge was set. by the time they got to montreal there was not much between them. three wins apiece. silverstone, and a homecoming like no other. hamilton, a five—time winner now with the british grand prix. up there withjim clark, one of the greats. the turning point in the championship came in singapore. sebastian vettel on pole position, and a crash. a big one. the german, out. so to verstappen and kimi raikkonen. hamilton,

bianca walkden, first tae kwon do fighter to be short listed for the award.world championships. elise christie, short track speed skater. recovering from a very difficult 2014 winter olympics, she is now a triple world champion. jonnie peacock, many people familiar with him from his exploits on strictly come dancing. overcoming serious cramp in the warm up to take victory in the world para athletics finals in london back in the summer. lewis hamilton, doesn't need to many introductions. claiming his fourth world title. britain's most successful formula 1 driver ever. mo farah, in contention. yet again. storming to his third consecutive world 10,000 metre goal. also knighted just a month or so ago. now sir mo farah. harry kane, the tottenham and england striker, premier league's top scorer for the second consecutive season. adam peaty, beating just about everyone ahead of him this season. a swimmer, winning two world titles, broke his own world record twice in one day. jonathan rea became the first rider to clinch three successive world superbike titles. johan

jade jones said it felt amazing to finish a high after her second successive world tae kwon do granda spanish opponent in a one—sided contest in the ivory coast. she will end the year as world number one. she took bronze in the world championships injune, following a break after the olympics. robert garrigus double try to return to formula i, olympics. robert garrigus double try to return to formula 1, following a crash. although i have limitations fitness wise, i am ready. crash. although i have limitations fitness wise, iam ready. i crash. although i have limitations fitness wise, i am ready. i have never been in such good shape as i am now. i have to work harder because i have two prepare better and ina because i have two prepare better and in a different way. it is part of thejob. and in a different way. it is part of the job. that is all the sport. on bbc two, there is live coverage of the uk is the tournament from your car. judd trump playing graeme dott on table one. i am back in an hour. back to our main story. the uk and eu appear set to announce progress has been made hand

heavyweight boxer, football goal—scorer, paris sprinter, wimbledon semifinalist, superbike, and tae kwond. his six years filled with devotion to football. and sports personality of the year is taking place right now over on bbc one. but i will bring you the announcement as soon as we have it. we expect the announcementjust before 9pm. prince harry has interviewed barack obama, for bbc radio 4's today programme. if you start using long pauses between the answers, you will probably get the face. it's part of harry's guest editorship of the programme, and features the former us president sharing his memories of the day he left office, and his hopes for life away from the white house. let's have a look at the weather. good evening. the weather looking reasonably quiet as we head through the next few days. largely dry with quite a lot of cloud around. things will be turning milder particularly in the west. watch out for some dense fog particularly on monday night and dense fog particularly on monday nightand in dense fog particularly on monday night and in juju dense fog particularly on monda

wimbledon semifinalist, the paris sprinter, the star swimmer, the superbiker, the cricketer and the tae kwonrs were filled with connection to football. the point of sport is to provoke every emotion. tonight's programme is likely to touch most of them. and sports personality of the year is taking place right now over on bbc one. lets get a look at the weather prospects. good evening, the weather is looking recently quiet over the next few days. largely dry conditions but quite a lot of cloud around through much of the weekend. things will be turning milder, particularly towards the west. watch out for dense fog, particularly monday night and into tuesday. sunday night, clearskies and light wind across many parts of the country as rain clears off towards the south. it is going to be quite a chilly night, temperatures holding just above freezing in towns and cities. during the early hours of monday, it could be subzero in the countryside. likely to see a bit of rust around, especially towards northern and eastern parts of the country. any mist and fog the should tearaway, and country. any mist

francisco's department of elections and you might remember she ran for state senate last year, using tae kwon do as part of her ad campaign. she ended up losing the election to the former supervisor, if she does make her run official, she will run against the former state senator and former supervisor. it is expected that the acting mayor will also run. >>> opening up his home to firefighters battling the thomas fire. on monday night, the code black actor served a home-cooked meal of spaghetti and burgers to firefighters. he wanted to thank them for saving his home. he posted a picture of the crew calling them, his new friend. >>> the thomas fire burning in santa barbara is the second largest wildfire in state history. the fire has scorched 270,000 acres and is now 60% contained >>> there is a fresh coating of snow in the sierra but it will not be much. a few inches fell overnight, enough to make donner pass slippery. we checked out the conditions of the sierra.>> reporter: we are here where it is picture- perfect. i am talking tourism. effect -- tourism perfect. it is more like sugar on the

if i can find some way kwons institutionally to do away with it, i would. >> fans felt, i'm capable of witness will be frank zappa. >> the establishment of a rating system voluntary or otherwise opens the door to moral quality control programs based on things certain christians don't like. i think we should leave it up to the parents, not all parents want to keep their children totally ignorant. >> you and i weren't ignorant and educated. >> the women didn't get the rating system theyped. they were able to print inscription only a bulls, cassettes and puke videos warning they contain blatant express it lyrics. >> good rock 'n' roll breaks all the rules. okay. that's the what i it is, it always has been. elvis presley was fought good for the children either. >> good morning, everybody. i am very pleased to announce to live aid which without a doubt will be the largest pop concert ever held. >> live aid was the brainchild of bob geldoff and they were looking to raise money nor famine victims in ethiopia. >> tomorrow's funds raising concert starts, sold outcrowds will be joined by an audi

boy in chicago is proving that big blessings can come in small packages. 10-year-old jakiel jacks kwoncalls his blessings bag. he collects toog brushes and socks and soap and other toiletries. his family sorts them out in plastic bags and then hen hands them out wherever he finds people in need. he says in a perfect world, he would buy every single homeless person a house. but since he can't do that, he's going to try and help any way he can. >> somebody with a good heart like that. love it. thank you. >>> there's much more ahead this morning including oprah with a warning about a holiday scam in her name. >>> and do you still have some shopping to do? we're going to have your guide to hassle free last-minute gifts. >> hold on to them. >> but first, let's see what me he gyn is working on. >> today, a woman who died for 37 seconds. she predicted it would happen and it did. she can tell you everything that happened while she was gone and even her doctors say they have no explanation for how she knows. she's here, alive and well top of the hour. >> glad to hear that, megyn. >>> plus, it's

>> good afternoon, commissioners, president kwon. we're seeking your approval of a 5-year lease for execution of the lobby cafe at 525 golden gate. acre, who was the previous operator, decided not to renew in order to focus on its primary business, providing food service to educational institutions in the north bay. so an rfp was conducted. we had three proposers and this was the highest ranks. they've been in business for approximately five years. they operate a bakery/restaurant in hayes valley. and they've been serving that neighborhood with baked goods they make from scratch, but more importantly, they're a social enterprise and they provide employment opportunities and on-the-job training for people with disabilities. and they intend to continue their good work here at the puc at 525 golden gate. the reese requires per the rfp to use organically-grown food and to exclude waste in packaging and partnering with the san francisco department of the environment to design their business operations in accordance with san francisco zero

>> reporter: in marina dell ray, jo kwon, cbs2 news. >>> an east bay man was arrested after trying to force his way into a woman's car. police say the woman was driving her car through the parking garage when the suspect tried to get in. officers found the suspect near the station. he resisted arrest and he was forced into custody. >>> well, coming up, the end of the year marks the end of an era for one very popular tofu company in the south bay. you'll hear from the owner. >> plus, it's not just powerball offering a huge jackpot tonight. an update on lotto fever sweeping the state. crave van! hey guys. try my country scrambler plate, with jimmy dean sausage, homestyle potatoes and scrambled eggs mixed with bacon, ham and cheese. part of my brunchfast menu. come try my country scrambler plate. with juicy jimmy dean sausage, crispy homestyle potatoes and fluffy scrambled eggs mixed with bacon, ham, and cheese. here you go. oh, cameras. hi mom! part of the brunchfast menu. take a look at these long lines outside the "san jose tofu company." as the last >>> a little piece of san jose his

narcos is change and netflix use verse collectively watched over 1 billion hours of kwon tent per weekne e 17, that is over 114,000 viewer contint. >> that is a lot of watching. >> you are spending a lot of time. >> a lot of time on netflix. i like shows that got you cheating. i know one big argument in my household is that my wife watching narcos and other shows without me, i have to play catchup. i'm sure that thups guys. >> i actually -- i'm sure that happens to you guys. >> i actually watch with my wife. >> one guy watched part of the caribbean every day for 365 kays. >> we won't say louis' name. >> i love "pirates of the caribbean." >>> coming up next, decision day, voters there are heading to the polls to catch the highly watched senate race. >> the contest between roy moore and doug jones has drawn intense national attention and what it means for the mid-terms and president trump moving forward. "morning joe," everybody, live from the great state of alabama is moments away. apple car play compatibility... wow... ...and teen driver technology. that's crazy... now to get all of th

president kwon and congratulations. and thank you, commissioners. so lt hosman, representing 350 bay area. just wanted to make a few comments. first of all, really appreciate this data from staff. i think, as you can see, this was originally a bay area thing and is now spreading south and in the next phase spreading a inland. as c.c.a.s spread south, that is going to increase the political power behind community choice as a model, in terms of statewide regulatory proceedings where there is a lot of back and forth, i would say, between c.c.a. and the monopoly investor and utilities for regulatory power, i guess, who has primacy as the california rate payer. as this spreads south, given the makeup of our state, this will increase the political power of c.c.a. and the normalcy of c.c. a. as it spreads inland, that will go to the next level. so as your staff sometimes makes you aware, there are repeated efforts yearly for the last fours years running in both the legislature and cpuc to either hamstring or kill the opportunity of these communities to act

reporter jo kwon has the story...zipping up backpacks 13-year-old finn sullivan has a goal.finn sullivan: "collect 180 backpacks for this homeless shelter downtown. it's called the union rescue mission."why?finn sullivan: "my mom was explaining to me what was happening down there, and i didn't think it was really fair that everyone in hermosa gets so much for christmas and they're not going to get anything."so, a couple weeks ago he recruited 10 friends to help out. so far they've collected all these backpacks, and all this stuff.stuff he'll be filling each backpack with...finn sullivan: "hats, washcloths, soap, shampoo, socks, toothbrush, toothpaste."water bottles, sweatshirts, and even a snack!finn sullivan: "everything they can use every day."to keep track, he's got a list - and yes he's checking it twice.standup: "this living room has been transformed into a filling station. once finn packs all these backpacks full of stuff, he'll be going down to the union rescue mission on december 10th."that's the day finn and

so make —— big and tae kwon do.nager until the end of the season. they‘ve won six games in nine since he took temporary charge two months ago, when pedro caixinha was sacked. murty said, "if i‘m good at it and stand out hopefully i can get to do it for longer". rangers are away to kilmarnock today, and the big one is between the top two. celtic, five points clear at the top, take on aberdeen, and the visitors are confident they can — like hearts, did last week — also cause an upset. we know we‘ve got to be our best. we know that. but we‘ve got players who can do that. we‘ve got a squad that we‘ll call upon and we will make sure we are putting in our best chance to win the game. we‘ve done a lot of work and we will make sure we use that confidence that the boys have got from the last two performances and go into the game looking to get that win. england all—rounder ben stokes is returning home to the uk for what he called "family reasons", after a month—long spell with the new zealand side canterbury. he signed as an

and double 0lympic championjade jones has won her second successive world tae kwon do grand prix title one. i will have more on those stories about 15 minutes. 700,000 children and pensioners in the uk have fallen into relative poverty over the past four years, according to a new report. thejoseph rowntree foundation says it's the first sustained rise affecting these age groups for 20 years. the think tank warns decades of progress are in danger of unravelling, and has called on the government to take action. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has more. for flo singleton, this drop—in centre has many benefits. she can use its computers to keep up with herfamily. she can meet friends. and, by being here, the 84—year—old does not have to spend money heating her own home. if you go out, you don't have to have your heating on, do you? trouble is, once it's dark, in the evenings now, and cold, you need to put the heating on, don't you? today's report says that successful projects to tackle poverty since 2013 are under threat. the report says, since 2013, an extra 300,000 pens