my name is michael spencer. i'm the owner of pspencer masonly right here in san francisco. i'm pleased to be part of a joint masonry for the construction of the chase project. they ran 100 men plus just in this city of san francisco, but they venture out to arizona and vegas, and so they took me under their wing and we put a number together and clark and mo mortenen a mort mortensen are working together pretty well. we've been in business over 30 years. my father started it. he's passed on, and i'm now running it, and it's going very well. and a lot of projects here in san francisco, and i've also gave back to the community. schools, you name it, we've done it, and we're going to keep doing it because that's my niche. i'm taking in the people that can't come in your office and work. they'd rather work with their hands and take a skill, and that's my niche of, you know, working with san francisco and getting some of these projects. other than that, the small business program, it's -- it's been real good for me, and just want to keep it going. appreciate the opportunity. than

still with us, michael j wolf of activate. spencer, what do these job cuts mean?y happening? spencer: we can read a couple of things into this. you are used to seeing headlines about amazon hiring 100,000, not cutting a few hundred, but they say it is in the more mature lines of business, the e-commerce business. what we can read into it is that they have been automating a lot of those functions over the years, so that has likely generated some slack in how things are bought and sold, particularly the on vendors and suppliers, they are able to do more things automatically over the platform that used to require manual help. the other thing is that there is a lot of overlap. if you think about all the ways amazon went against the grocery market, they have amazon fresh and subscribe and save now they , have purchased whole foods and are doing delivery of whole foods with amazon prime now. there is a lot of overlap in these different divisions selling the same things, so there's likely some consolidation there. emily: if you look on the loss, we amazon equity can show

michael. >> the bay area is a gorgeous place. check out this mustard field in sonoma. photo has the #abc7now. >> we love to get those pictures on the air and online. spencerack with the forecast. >> here is a look at live doppler 7. clear out there right now except for a few high clouds and continue to see clear skies. early warning lows in the 30s and inland valleys. chilly around the bay with lows down to 40 degrees. few high clouds. let's take a look at tomorrow eving'six-hour planner for valentine's, mainly clear evening. after about 10:00, 11:00 p.m., pretty chilly tomorrow. your love will have to keep you warm. saturday will be the warmest day in the forecast period with a high of 70 degrees in the inland degrees and a bit cooler next week. >> cuddling weather. thank you. >> on to sports and something the warriors did last night still a lot of debate. >> i think we should be managers for a day and switch roles. >> clearly, this is where we are headed. i can run this thing. i'm just saying. >> general manager i believe will be a good spot. a one night warrior experiment. some people did not like that. steve kerr said you guys coach the team. don' ♪ w

. >>> spencer will be back with the forecast and here is a hint, mostly sunny. >> and michael finney ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪ >>> the 15:17 to paris came in third place. following the heroic action of sacramento student and army national guardsman. the three tackled a gunman and stopped an attack. and they played themselves. it took in $12.6 million. peter rabbit was second and first place was the last series in the 50 shades trilogy. >>> "7 on your side" michael finney takes a closer look. >> many young people have a lot of people qualifying for a credit card but that is beginning to change. >> arriving on the stanford campus in somebody the to pursue her mba didn't take long to realize that getting a credit card would be a change. she obtained an american express card in her native india. she would have to pay a transaction fee to use it here. >> each loan payment to the other. >> reporter: her experience is similar to other student who is haven't established credit car

. >>> spencer will be back with the forecast and here is a hint, mostly sunny. >> and michael finney explains >>> the 15:17 to paris came in third place. following the heroic action of sacramento student and army national guardsman. the three tackled a gunman and stopped an attack. and they played themselves. it took in $12.6 million. peter rabbit was second and first place was the last series in the 50 shades trilogy. >>> "7 on your side" michael finney takes a closer look. >> many young people have a lot of people qualifying for a credit card but that is beginning to change. >> arriving on the stanford campus in somebody the to pursue her mba didn't take long to realize that getting a credit card would be a change. she obtained an american express card in her native india. she would have to pay a transaction fee to use it here. >> each loan payment to the other. >> reporter: her experience is similar to other student who is haven't established credit card in the u.s. >> if you don't have credit history, you can't get credit. and if you can't get credit, you can't build history. >>

spencer three weeks ago. she says she accepted without his —— without hesitation. the world's first clone has been produced by an adult madame michaelo come to grips with their new freedom, although there isjoy to come to grips with their new freedom, although there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: president trump has again criticised police officers who failed to confront the florida school gunman and said he would have tried to help — even if he wasn't armed. a huge arctic storm has hit much of europe — bringing heavy snowfalls and dangerously low temperatures. let's stay with that story. ruth mottram is climate scientist at the danish meteorological institute — which operates the cape morris jessup, weather station in greenland. thank you

. >>> "7 on your side's" michael finney, mortgages are on the rise once again, we'll talk about how much you'll pay, coming up. >>> i'm spencer're talking about sunny skies across the bay area, no surprise there, we have more coming our >>> amazon is encouraging unhappy employees to move on with cash. >> reporter: here's an interesting question, would you walk away from your job if your job offered you a few thousand bucks to do so? hmm. that's what's happening at amazon right now. the company is offering some employees up to $5,000 to walk out the door. according to the e-commerce company is dangling this offer at customer service offers across the country. there's a catch. if these people take the money, they have to agree never to work for amazon again. >>> people aren't spending as much money, at least not in the first three months of the year. >> "7 on your side's" michael finney is here with details to explain what's going on. >> we're holding on to our cash, americans cut back in january, holding off on purchasing cars, furniture and other big ticket items. it pushed down retail sales by .3%. the drop comes off three m

michael. >> the bay area is a gorgeous place. check out this mustard field in sonoma. photo has the >> we love to get those pictures on the air and online. spencerhe forecast. >> here is a look at live doppler 7. clear out there right now except for a few high clouds and continue to see clear skies. early warning lows in the 30s and inland valleys. chilly around the bay with lows down to 40 degrees. few high clouds. let's take a look at tomorrow evening's six-hour planner for valentine's, mainly clear evening. after about 10:00, 11:00 pretty chilly tomorrow. your love will have to keep you warm. saturday will be the warmest day in the forecast period with a high of 70 degrees in the inland degrees and a bit cooler next week. >> cuddling weather. thank you. >> on to sports and something the warriors did last night still a lot of debate. >> i think we should be managers for a day and switch roles. >> clearly, this is where we are headed. i can run this thing. i'm just saying. >> general manager i believe will be a good spot. a one night warrior experiment. some people did not like that. steve kerr said you guys coach the team. don't nee pg&i help

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michael finney has been down there many, many times. >>> we want to talk about rain which is in the forecast early next week. but what will the weekend look like? >> spencer forecast next and you can get the latest news and weather any time with the upgraded app. customize it to where you live. >> you >>> there is no shortage of scams operating in the shadows. just as we become wise to one scheme, another pops up. >> one store is trying to stop scammers in their tracks. >> these guys are doing a great job. the bad guys want payments that cannot be traced. first it was pay by wire and then itunes gift cards. this company is fighting back. >> he was trembling. >> reporter: stories are heart breaking. infuriating. >> and he told me don't tell people why you are taking this money out of the bank. >> reporter: dan manamanamanamaa a hacker. they were all scams. the payments untraceable. >> more and more gift card scams than ever before. >> reporter: a local retailer has set out to prevent its own customers from falling prey and it is working. >> elderly consumers are coming in, on their phone >> they are immediately go frantically looking for gift cards. >> rep

michael. >>> tomorrow is friday, the weekend is upon us, just into the newsroom. >> breaking news, right? and we continue the warm streak, spencer. >> that is true. it will be warm tomorrow but the weekend will cool down a bit. live doppler 7, clear skies right now. low temperatures mainlys. tomorrow look for much warmer than average weather. may not set any records tomorrow. we'll see upper 60s on the coast, low 70s around the bay, lw to mid-70s inland. the accuweather seven-day forecast, cooling breezes come in over the weekend and drop temperatures several degrees. we won't drop until the average range until monday. then we start to warm up again. by wednesday of next week, it will be weather for lovers. >> warms the heart and warms the body. >> thank you, spencer. >>> when jimmy g lays his head on his pillow to go to sleep tonight, he'll be a happy person. >> i wonder why that is. ka-ching. >> straight cash. as randy moss once famously said. jimmy garoppolo had all the leverage in the world and he used it perfection. the niner >>> good evening. jimmy garoppolo brought life and hope to the last place 49ers. for that he will b

michael. >>> tomorrow is friday, the weekend is upon us, just into the newsroom. >> breaking news, right? and we continue the warm streak, spencer. it will be warm tomorrow but the weekend will cool down a bit. live doppler 7, clear skies right now. low temperatures mainly in the upper 40s. tomorrow look for much warmer than average weather. may not set any records tomorrow. we'll see upper 60s on the coast, low 70s around the bay, lw to mid-70s inland. the accuweather seven-day forecast, cooling breezes come in over the weekend and drop temperatures several degrees. we won't drop until the average range until monday. then we start to warm up again. by wednesday of next week, it will be weather for lovers. >> warms the heart and warms the body. >> thank you, spencer. >>> when jimmy g lays his head on his pillow to go to sleep tonight, he'll be a happy person. >> i wonder why that is. ka-ching. >> straight cash. as randy moss once famously said. jimmy garoppolo had all the leverage in the world and he used it perfection. the niners ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace

. >>> i'm spencer christian, we're looking at a few clouds being pushed across the sky by a brisk br >>> time now for ask finney, michael finney is here answering your questions via facebook, twitter and email. justin asks, any last-minute gift ideas if i didn't get my girlfriend chocolates or flowers? >> people prefer experiences over stuff. we have seen that again and again in valentine's day is different. jewelry came in second. if you don't have a cash to spring for dinner, maybe a movie or a walk in a park, or i don't know, grab a cheap bottle of wine, but as you said, diamonds work. >> renee asks, i received notice on a collections agency that i'm delinquent on a parking ticket for $234 but i was not in oakland and the ticket belongs to a car i do not own. >> you've probably heard from the city and if it's gone on this long, if that's the case, the clock is realistly ticking. so call and explain it to the city right now, saying it's not your car. you will then have to fill out some forms. the clock could really be running out, so i want you to get on it. typically you have 30 days to contest a ticket. if you have

michael finney, putting an end to junk mail. what you need to do to keep it out of your mailbox, coming up. >>> i'm spencer christian, and the hitscoming. beautiful day after beautifl day. it's time for the 'ultimate sleep number event' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? right now during the ultimate sleep number event, save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed with adjustable comfort on both sides. ends soon. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. >>> time now for ask finney. michael finney joins us to answer questions sent to him via facebook, twitter and e-mail. >> thomas from san rafael asks, comcast came to my home for a service visit. the technician broke my high-end stereo. it will cost $1,500 to replace. how can comcast reimburse me? >> let's start with replacing it. you're not going to get replacement value, you're going to get what the item was worth. comcast, now called xfinity, says they are responsible if there was any gross negligence or willful misconduct by one of their employees or contractor. if that happened, a