abc 7 news 1 in san francisco at city hall today for its 33 annual tree chipping event. it demonstrated how residents trees will be chopped down and chipped down to nucherant rich mulch then used for city parks and landscaping. place trees curbside on your scheduled day of collection between january 2nd through the 15th for pickup. and fun fact, there's still a tree in ama's neighborhood from a year ago out. >> it's time to let it go. >> it's over. >> yes. but the sunshine is apparently not over at least for maybe a day. >> which is nice. absolutely sparkling. >>> so the first half of your weekend will feature dry conditions. the second half will be a rainy one. take a look at this time lapse from our santa cruz camera. we have a beautiful day today with temperatures anywhere from the upper 50s to even some mid-60s. just gorgeous colors as the sun was setting at 43:57 tonight. i hope you had a chance to get out and enjoy. if you didn't as i mentioned you have another opportunity tomorrow. i do want to show you those temperatures because they are falling tonight. it is go

. >>> san francisco at city hall. for the 33rd annual tree chipping event. officials from the department of environment demonstrated how residents trees will be chipped down to mulch. and used for city parks and landscaping. place the tree curb side on january 2 through the 15 for pick up. >> make sure you put that out. >> dozens of volunteers to count birds. >> like this red breasted sap sucker. a woodpecker found in washington state. >> it was all part of the annual christmas bird count. the survey tracks bird populations to determine which maybe decline. >> last years count turned up 187 bird species in san francisco. besides hawks and finches this morning, volunteers found a lone orchard oriole. which should be in central america. >> if we saw a lot of them it might be of concern. one or two means they are off course. and they'll find their way back. >> if you want to help the bird population the society recommends you plant native plants that provide berries and nuts. >> the record every individual bird with a defined 15 mile diameter. 177 square miles.

san francisco taylor secchi kron 4 news. >>our team coverage of the weather continues right now as we take a live look here in san francisco at city hall all dressed up for christmas tonight, what a beautiful night here in san francisco. >>it's it's been a wild 72 hours his 24 to 48 to 72. with all of that rainwe had it was really coming down yesterday yen very impressive rain totals within the las24 hours. so let's take a look. and is downtown san francisco nearly an inch of rain redwood city >>not thatfar behind but nearly half an inch of rain for those oyou and even san jose airport rain summary looking really impressi, especially for those of you at the santa rosa airport. and 24 per cent above average and downtownan francisco, % of normal oakland up to 50% normal of ere you should be for this time of year so tcking very dry. calm conditions out there right now iyou hike clouds verhead but overall noticing clear and drier conditions and because of that lack a blanket of cloud cover temperatures out there right now noticeably cooler around 5 to 7 degrees 24 hours ago. ere we were just temperatures in the low to mid 50's and we are g

the recycling center where packaging is showing up and where you >>> abc 7 news was in san francisco at city hallming event. are representatives from the department of environment demonstrated how residents trees will be chipped down to a mulch for city parks and landscaping. >> so that the soil is rejuvenated and holds water and prevents weeds and does what mulch can do and because this is our planet and it is up to all of us to take good care of mother earth. >> place your tree out for pickup. this program had 500 tons of trees out of landfills last year. >>> recycling increasing 17% during the holidays so what happened to the gift wrap and cardboard boxes once they are in the recycling begin. in san francisco it is going to recology, the most sophisticated recycling center in north america new sorters help take out plastics and san francisco leads the nation in recycling and composting. >> that is good to know. >> definitely. >> so we -- we want to know about the weather for the weekend. >> sandhya. >> we have everything to please everyone this weekend. we're going to see dry conditions tomorr

at city college of san francisco. advocates will be at san francisco city hall this afternoon to demand $2.7 million in city funding to save hundreds of classes. city college of san francisco chancellor mark rocha announced plans to cut 288 classes. but advocates say he will likely quit more if enrollment is low. >>> 5:08. health officials say the two people who died due to flu- related complications in sacramento county, they have confirmed that the debts included a 66-year-old and a child. it is the second death of a minor in california during the year's flu season. >> flu vaccine will reduce your duration of symptoms and severe illness. >> it is not 100% effective, but you're still protected. >> thursday, free flu shots will be offered at the martin luther king committee center in san mateo starting at 4:00. and at valley health center at san jose at 10:00. >>> new video out of australia showing how bad the wildfire smoke has gotten there. health officials say it is so dangerous, breathing in the air is the equivalent of smoking more than 100 cigarettes. the smoky haze is stretching across this sydney basin, creati

at city college of san francisco. advocates will be at san francisco city hall this afternoon to demand $2.7 million in city funding tondreds of classes. city college of san francisco chancellor mark rocha announcing the plans to cut 288 classes. but advocates say that they will likely quit more if a moment is low. >>> two east palo alto schools are being targeted for closure. the school district says there simply aren't enough students. ravenswood city school is moving forward with plans to shut down brentwood academy and an elementary school. citing years of declining enrollment. the two would merge with castano and belle haven elementary, also soaring bay area rent and will stay prices are fueling the extra this. >> the cost of living in the bay area is expensive. and a lot of our families are moving out of the area, which means they are moving away from our schools. >> the board will vote on the closure plan in january. >>> time now, 6:30 8. coding with a martial arts twist. how a bay area s.t.e.m. program is inspiring the next generation of computer engineers. >>> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ag

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a full day of events as planned starting at noon in san francisco city hall. at 2 pm the museum of the african will kickoff the celebration and tonight and night of musical performances at the conference center at fillmore street. kwanzaa events are scheduled every day through new year's day. >>> after christmas, many shoppers will return to the stores but some popular retailers will not be along for much longer. barney's filed for bankruptcy and will close the door in san francisco. a few steps away forever 21 is also closing the flag slip on stockton street after filing for bankruptcy and three bay area sears locations will close, costing 300 people their jobs and retailers have announced more than 9000 store closures. that is up nearly 50% from 2018. according to research data. >> i do amazon, i work and i get home late an amazon makes it very convenient to shop and go online. >> every year, shoppers are doing more of their holiday shopping online with e-commerce sales hitting a record high. >>> visitors from across the country headed to the sierra hoping fo

san francisco today. some extra exposure at city hall. thvan gogh. to harson, the wine collection. to craig, this rock.se thin to my heirs, on one condition.you, that you do everything to preserve and protecthem. with love, california. i'climate is the number 1ove priority.sage. i would declare a state of emergey on day 1. congress has never passed an importanclate bill, ever. this is a problem that continues to get worse. i've spent a decade fightingnd beating oil companies... stping pipelines... stopping fossil fu plants, ensuring clean energy acss the country. how are we going to pull this country together? we take on the biggest challge in history we save the world and do it together. there today, these pack. and they opened up for the day and the city hall like court aturing 50 makers artisans and merchants from all across the city. some of these small businesses do have brick and mortar stores, sell off line or in this event allows them to interact with more locals an increase their exsure. >>it's a unique opportunity whe we give them a platform to connect people right here in the communi. so tha

ornaments. >>> happening today, the area around san francisco city hall will light up preparations made for tonight's official tree lighting ceremony starting at0, the mayor will help turn on the lights at 530. it's at civic center plaza between city hall and the winter park ice rink. >>> animal experts advising you to secure holiday decorations and make sure they are up high enough they won't get caught among wildlife. marin animal services posted these photos of the deer wandering near a home that became caught and tangled in christmas tree lights. the deer got too close to shrubs and the lights became caught on his antlers. experts say dear can eat that, they can still eat but likely they will shed the on slurs antlers. >>> it has not been upgraded since 2005. so we need upgrades. >> the weekly test of the san francisco emergency sirens are coming to an end. how long the system is expected to be off while it gets much needed upgrades. >>> my campaign for president hopefully does not have financial resources to continue. >> it is over, senator kamala harris ending the 2020 presidential campaign, the reaction to this from president trump from

. >>> city college san francisco supporters will gather at city hall to demand funding to save hundreds of classes that are now on the chopping block. the problems stem from a projected $13 million deficit on top of cuts already made to get out of an even deeper hole. city college supporters say 280 critical classes could be lost before the spring semester begins. it's a critical time. they're hoping the city agrees to bridge the funding gap and restore those class. >>> this morning it's a sign of relief as you head out to fill up your gas tank at $2.57 the national average is a nickel cheaper than last month, but 15 cents more expensive than the same time last year. according to aaa, california's average currently sits at $3.70 a gallon. but that is well off the near record amounts of more than a month ago. >>> well, you can just scrap all of that and just take b.a.r.t. or train or something like that, mike. >> or your flying machine. have we gotten there yet? >> we're about 20 years too early. >> the drones. all right, folks. we're looking over here and the bay bridge is one of the ar

san francisco this evening, calling on officials to do more, despite poverty. the poor people's campaign is focused on helping the millions of americans who are struggling financially. the group rallied at san francisco city hallore marching to glide church for a meeting with civil rights leaders. >> we take care of the very wealthy. we take care of the banks that are too big to fail. who is concerned about the working people who were losing their homes in 2008 and after? we didn't take care of them. and now it's many of those people who have lost their homes and they're on the street. >> the group says too many recoverieses are going to a very small number of people at the top while assistance problems for those at the bottom are being cut. >>> a live look outside. there were scattered showers in san francisco. the golden gate bridge there. and they'll have a look at the radar now. more rain on the way here. >> yeah, this low-grade shower activity you're seeing on the bridge now. tomorrow morning too. low cloud, a lot of drizzle. few drops of rain. and it's from this weak atmospheric river. it's trending in from the tropics. there's not a lot of moisture with it. it's extremely long-range. so it's coming acro

san diego in the 50s. milk then gameo became the first openly gay politician in california. the 48-year-old shot and killed at san francisco city hall in 1978. milk's nephew was asked at the ceremony if his uncle would have dreamed a ship would be named after him. >> it's yes. the answer is what gave him courage to face bullets 41 years ago. ep thought all would be included and not diminished because of that. >> construction of the usns harvey milk should take two years. >>> okay, now to the backlash over the president's tweets about 16-year-old climate activist cigarette an thunberg. the first lady releasing a statement while her first initiative is anti-cyber bullying. >> we have the story. >> melania trump's be best campaign aims to protect children against bullying and online harassment. >> be best. an awareness campaign dedicated to the most valuable and fragile among us, our children. >> but this morning, many people are asking why isn't the first lady publicly disagreeing with her husband after he attacked 16-year-old cloimt change activist greta thunberg on twitter? >> world leaders are still trying to run away from responsi

the 48-year-old shot and killed at san francisco city hall in 1978. milk's nephew was asked at the ceremony if his uncle would have dreamed a ship would be named after him. >> my answer would be yes. it gave him the courage to face the bullets 41 years ago. he dreamed of all of us being included at our diversity of the human race would be included and that we would not be diminished because of that. >> construction of the usns harvey milk should take two years. pretty cool. >>> happening today, san francisco' semi annual gun buyback over the court reporters recovering more than 1,000 guns. vick lae looks at what a difference even one gun makes. >> the walls of the united conference room covered with photo photographs of young man who died, shot to death, the youngest this 12-year-old. >> the one gun that's not taken off the streets will kill somebody and can destroy everybody. so lets save as many lives as we can. >> since 2014, rudy, a victim of gun violence himself has been doing that. this is his ninth gun buyback. since then his group united playas

the 48-year-old shot and killed at san francisco city hall in 1978. while milk's nephew was asked at the ceremony if his nephew would have dreamed a ship would be named after him. >> it's my answer be, yes. it gave him the courage to face bullets 41 years ago. he dreamed of us all being included that our diversity of the human race would be included and that we would not be diminished because of that. >> construction of the usns harvey milk should take two years. pretty cool. >>> happening today in san francisco, semi annual gun buyback over the years recovering more than 1,000 guns. abc 7 news reporter vic lee looks at the difference one can make. >> the halls here are covered with photographs of young men who died. reminders they were all shot to death, the youngest in 12-year-old killed by a stray bullet. >> one gun that's not taken off the streets will kill somebody and can destroy everybody. lets save as many lives as we can. >> reporter: since 2014 rudy corpez a victim of gun violence himself has been doing that. this is his ninth buyback. since

. >>> city college of san francisco supporters will gather at city hall to demand funding to save classes on the chomping block. $13 million deficit on top of cuts already made to get the college out of a deeper hole. city college supporters say they could be lost before the spring semester, again. they're hoping the city will agree to bridge the funding gap and restore the classes. >>> so important to try to get them. you can stay on schedule for your graduation. over here try to stay on schedule for your work. just past the coliseum from high street up to about 29th, i believe, because that's where we hear about a crash blocking one lane. those speed sensors just kicking in around the coliseum and our camera for 129th. you'll notice that 580 westbound is great and the rest of the east bay not so bad. the bay bridge toll plaza, of course, you have the backup and richmond side and what you just saw as we have a live camera there. that cash lane reopened after it was closed for a few minutes. we saw all that develop on camera. the rest of the bay, 6:37, 6:38 right now. >>> all right. so, w

supervisor matt haney of san francisco declared a public health crisis and streedrug use in the rapidly increasing opioid overdose deas in san francisco. he made that hearing at city hall he tweeted these pictures from the hearing and then the caption he tried to emphasize the devastating impact that fentanyl has on san francisco's communities. >>and presidential cdidate joe biden will be attending a fundaising event in san francisco tomorrow for his campaign. the event is scheduled to start at 4.30 tomorrow. senator dian feinstein is among those expected to attend the event that will be at an undilosed location in the city of san francisco. >>it's going to be emoonal weekend for raiders fans in oakland, this is the last game at the coliseum for coming up this weekend in a former player tonight is reflecting on so of the memorable moments see had during his 4 yearsays he dressed in silver and blackand he's now a localolice officer kron 4 says he quit chewing repos. >>so it took me 3 years to even g to a team to where they would uh h the faith to me to get me out on the fld and that graders. >>has the ear of a narrow approaches for the oakland raiders played their last

san francisco. he tweeted these photographs from the hearing at city hall where he talked about the vastating effect the sentinel. and you know how it's impacting communities in san francisco. we'll return in san francisco have spent nearly billion on housing in the past decade. that's according to a new zillow report kron four's rob fladeboe has a look at the numbers for san francisco, san jose and the metropolitan areas. >>according to a new zillow analysis of the san francisco metro area. renters spend billion on rent in the 2010's. nters spend 16.4 billion on red in 2019 alone. >>that's up 2.3% from 2018 and a 56.4% since 2009. the san jose metro area renters spent billion on rent inthe 2010's. >>renters spent 6.6 billion in 2019 which was up 0.4% from 2018 and 65.8% since 2009. e numbers are no surprises robert geary of the south bay renters rights coalition. >>well, not really surprid that these numbers are so high because there's so many renters in the bay area, especially ere in san jose and they're paying a lot of money and ran and the rents continue to rise and they continuto rise of himse

san francisco giving an extra personal touch to christmas. >>> today marks the start of kwanzaa, the weeklong holiday honoring african heritage. there are events celibate in kwanzaa across the bay area including a noontime celebration at san francisco city hallother sites include the museum on mission street. a long beach professor created kwanzaa in 1966 to support stronger bonds of people of african descent around the world. the holiday embraces principles of unity, purpose, and faith. >>> tonight is also the fifth night of hanukkah which will be marked with the fifth candle lighting of the menorah. the event began in 1975 to create the first big public menorah and hanukkah celebration outside of israel. the ceremony starts with music at 5 o'clock tonight and the candlelighting is about a half hour later.>>> a bay area family determined to get the surgery their son desperately needs. needs. we will tell you about three old landon's rare condition and a potentially life-saving procedure that is not covered by insurance. >>> the storm clouds have cleared out of the area, it looks like a nice sunny day across most neighborhoods this afternoon but one rain plowed in a five day forecast, we will talk more about an incoming system with your full

dozens of trees will meet their end in a wood cheaper right outside of san francisco city hall at 11 am. they will be used for mulch or as bio matter to generate electricity. the annual event is meant to remind people that their trees will be collected for recycling from january 2 to the 15th. last january the city recycled more than 500 tons of christmas trees. >>> the second day of kwanzaa, the seven day holiday celebrates family, community and culture for millions of people of african descent. the village project and community partners are putting on a venture of san francisco this afternoon. the west for additions to resource center is celebrating at 1:00, the celebration at the only family resource center starts at 4:00, and festivities at the bayview ymca will kick off at 6:00. dud every day through new are year's day. >>> still cbsn bay area, you can still enjoy a nice craft beer at your favorite california winery. coming up the new state law kicking off the new year. >>> good friday morning. we are starting off the day with clear skies and cold temperatures. we've had much co

right now we're at 54 in palo alto, 53 in oakland. 54 in palo alto and 55 in livermore. san francisco city hall and all around the bay area we'll see temperatures at about 55 degrees there, rising up to 57 at 2:00 today and cooling down nicely tonight back into the low 50s. also around sun set, we have the menorah lighting in union square as we continue hanukkah celebrations, dropping d 8:00 t. that's after hitting our high temperature of basically where we are now is where we'll stay the rest of the day. with napa reaching 53 degrees, antioch will reach 53 degrees also. we compare that to what they're dealing with with across the country. unusually warm weather in spots like detroit, where it's warmer than it is here in the bay area. will that surge of warm air really made it feel like an unusual christmas, kind of weird out there in some spots. look at the cold sweeping through. minneapolis at 31 and chicago at 62 today. and as we look at our weather here, things are going to start to quiet down the next few days. we're going to have more sunshine going into the weekend. by sunday there will

events marking kwanza across the bay area and beyond including a noontime celebration at san francisco's city halles the museum on mitch striation. kwanza runs until january 1st cal state long beach professor created it to forge stronger bonds of african descent. tonight is the 5th night of hanukkah marked with the lighting of the 5th candle of the menorah at union square. the event began in 1975 to create the first big public menorah and hanukkah celebration outside of israel. the ceremony begins with music at 5 tonight, and the candlelighting is a half-hour later. >>> 7:27 now. taking money out of your retitler count to pay down college debt. coming up week breakdown an idea a republican senator could have millions struggling with loans and financial experts aga >>> also you can suit up and fight alongside your favorite super hero at avengers campus. find out when the new attraction is expected to open at disney california adventure. . >>> two month after take over a vacant home group of oakland mothers will be back in court. the eviction they are facing as the company that own the home will not

there's a noontime celebration at san francisco city hall, and this is what it looked like in past years. kwanzaa runs until january 1st. it was created in 1966 to forge stronger bonds of people of african decent around the world. >>> tonight is the fifth night of hanukkah. the ceremony begins at 5:00 with candle lighting half an hour later. >>> the remains of a u.s. service member killed in afghanistan are back own american soil this morning, and pentagon officials are taking stock of overall u.s. troop deployment to see what changes may be necessary. lucas tomlinson reports. >> reporter: president trump's national security adviser and army general mark milley were there among honoring the new jersey native. the 28th killed in combat this year. the green beret deployed three times, receiving four stars. he leaves behind his partner jen and daughter zoey. peace talk with the taliban have resumed, but the united states will never let afghanistan be a safe haven for terrorists. >> until we are confident the mission is complete, we will keep a presence to remain with that. >> reporter: in 2

abc 7 news was at san francisco city hall for the 33rd annual tree chipping event. the department of the environment demonstrate how the trees are chipped down to nutrient rich mulch and used in parks. to recycle the tree put it on the cushion the scheduled collection day between january 2nd through the 15th for pickup. >>> all right, meteorologist lisa argen is here this morning. and she has been tracking our chilly forecast. lisa. >> that's right, kate, good morning to you. here is a look at live doppler 7 looking at clear conditions. but widening the view you notice there are certainly a good deal of clouds going up and over the ridge of high pressure. but eventually the ridge weaken was and clouds make a come back, allowing for rain to fall probably this time tomorrow in the north bay. but we start out cold. in fact it's almost as cold as it was yterday. it's 32 out there in san ramon. dublin 33. in walnut creek and looking at upper 30s by the delta. certainly cold closer to the bay where we look at oakland 37, 45 san francisco. 31 in napa. and still looking at

. >>> well, christmas may be over, but not the life your abc 7 new at san francisco city hall for thentual. . the department of environment demonstrate how trees are chipped down to nutrien rich mulch and used for landscaping. put your tree on the cushion the scheduled collection day between january 2nd and 15th for pickup. >>> meteorologist large has been tracking the forecast all morning where it's been chilly outside with a little sunshine warming things up around the bay area. >> absolutely, kate. speaking of cold how about 11 at truck ee valley. no advisory the of the sierra nevada. alt lacking snow sunday into monday. not advised to head out tomorrow. today it looks fine. we are clear in the bay area here. a cold front on the coast pushing threw our neighborhood but tomorrow this time in the north bay. it's a quick mover but we could see light to moderate rain throughout the day. it's a rainy sunday. a beautiful saturday. look at the view here from pier 39. 44 in san francisco. the numbers really tell the story. so cold in oakland at 37. redwood city, how about 34 degrees. 38 in

. >>> well christmas may be over but not the life of your abc 7 news was at san francisco city hall forree chipping reecology. chips down the trees for landscaping. just put the tree on the cushion your scheduled collection day, between january 2nd and 15th for pickup. >>> our meteorologist lisa argen has been tracking our forecast. looking clear and chilly today. and lisa, we are getting more rain in a few days. >> that's right, kate. it's just a little more. it's a level 1 on the storm impact scale. you can see for yourself right now, live doppler 7 it's clear. and looking at the theme starting the day, increasing clouds in the north bay later on. as you look at the wider perspective you can see the clouds offshore. ridge of high pressure is protecting us right now. beginning to weaken slide east. as that does erode, the clouds make a comeback for the north bay. and then the rain this time tomorrow pushing into the buerre. here is a live look outside. and really sparkling out there. and certainly cold. just a tiny ribbon of fog out there. 45 san francisco. it's 39 in oakland with 34 i

city to do more about drug overdoses. rally is set for this morning at 9:30 at san francisco's city hall. supervisor matt kane knee will propose an emergency plan on drug use at 11:00 this morning call tgiff a public health crisis. all of this coming after a recent city report found that meth related deaths have increased seven fold in san francisco in the last ten years. oracle recently announced it's moving open world con tense out of san francisco because of the conditions on city streets, and also the cost of hotel rooms. >>> meantime three people accused of supplying the fentanyl that killed a a man in santa rosa and 13 month old son, chargedly anna lindsey williams and chain craddy distributing the drug that lead to the deaths of patrick o'neill and son liam. these charges highlight the spread of the epidemic of fentanyl, that killed o'neill and his son was sold in san francisco's tenderloin. >> the idea that the harms of the tenderloin neighborhood open air drug markets, idea that those are contained in the tenderloin neighborhood is completely false. those harms reach out into our

at the dirty streets of san francisco. our cameras found this. look closely, right outside of city hall last night at the corner of mccal sister and vanness. looks like used needles all over the ground and newspaper stands. people living in the area obviously upset. the the supervisor says it's being used as a drug market for the city. >> i battled my addiction myself but never did in to the city. >> we have a role here especially op the public health aspect of in, saving lives and having a more coordinated effective law enforcement response. >> a couple days ago we might remember we reported that oracle is pulling the tech conference from san francisco and moving it to las vegas, partly because of the dirty streets. >>> they grabbed as much as they could hold and ran out of the store. at sears at the hill top mall in richmond tuesday. four people running with hands full of clothes knocking people over on the way out. richmond police tweeted out the video a few hours ago. viewed more than 6 million times already. >>> up next at 5:00 how the neckless you see on the teenager linked to her

events marking kwanzaa all around the bay area including a new time celebration that will be at san francisco city hallme other sites include the museum of african despair on mission street, kwanzaa runs until january 1, new year's day. a cal state long beach professor created kwanzaa back in the 60s to forge stronger bonds among people of african descent all around the world. holiday embraces the intervals of unity, purpose and faith. >>> tonight is the fifth night of hanukkah which will be marked with a lighting of the fifth candle on the menorah. san francisco's union square event began back in 1975 to create the first big public menorah and hanukkah celebration outside of israel. the ceremony begins with music that will start at 5:00 tonight and the candlelighting is about half an hour later. >>> for many in the bay area, the movie theater is the place to go christmas day. in san jose, moviegoers lined up at afc saratoga cinema to see due monday w jumanji, and the new stars movie among others. for many, the movies are tradition after opening presents and eating their meal. >> it started off of chri

i have a look at the extended forecast coming up >>> san francisco mayor london breed is hosting a holiday fair today at city hall>> details ahead and when you can see santa and all the events happening at the civic center on this sunday. >>> plus, we will be joining by south bay congressman ro khanna as the house prepares for a vote on the fair trade deal with canada and mexico. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the ones that make a truebeen difference in people's lives. and mike's won them, which is important right this minute, because if he could beat america's biggest gun lobby, helping pass background check laws and defeat nra backed politicians across this country, beat big coal, helping shut down hundreds of polluting plants and beat big tobacco, helping pass laws to save the next generation from addiction. all against big odds you can beat him. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. . >>> well, good morning to you and happy sunday. we will have rain in the forecast tuesday night to wednesday. we can enjoy the sunny skies and cool conditions out there this morning. a live look from san francisco across the bay where we have

san francisco. >>he tweeted these photographs from the hearing at city hall and in the caption, he emphasized the devastatingt fentanyl has on the san francisco communities and happening tomorrow. former vice president and current presidential candidate joe biden will be attending a nd raisingvent in san francisco for his campaign venice expected to start at 00:30pm in the afternoon at an undisclosed location in the city. senator dianne festein is among those expected to attend california's new vaccine law is still set to go into effect next month in groups trying to. >>repeal that law say they're now suspending their fight at least fo now kron four's citol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. >>against california's new childhood vaccine laws says it will not move forward with an effort to let voters decide whether the law should take effect in a facebook post leaders of the freedom angels group said the title and suary for their ballot proposal writteny the ate was mieading the group he did more than 600,000 signatures to land on the 2020 ballot. but apparently it di't collect any opponents of the law wr

>>and a lot of wet weather here as we take a live look outside right now at the city of san francisco city hall there. world aids day which is today. our meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here now with a look at when the rain is going to stop dry out all this week just going to keep going we're going to notice pretty much rain all week long we'll have some periods will wear try out but overall. >>we are going to notice a very wet and windy week ahead to the bay area, let's take a live look outside noticing a little bit of that drying trend out there right now but seeing some light scattered showers moving through parts of the north bay but also tracking that winter wonderland out there right now for those of you in this year's so we do have the winter storm warning that is going to remain in effect through 10 o'clock monday morning. and we are expecting still additional snow for most of this year above 75,000 feet one to 2 feet of fresh powder, lake tahoe area at the lower allegations one to 2 inches of snow and gusty wind speeds from now all the way through monday morning so we could see gust

san francisco will hold its 14th annual celebration at noon at city hall.a starts the day after christmas and ends new year's day it aims to raise awareness of african culture and celebrates family and community. >>> this was a brighter chrismass for thousands in need. it's an annual tradition at glide. breakfast was served followed by a lunch of turkey, ham and all the trimmings. usually about 300 volunteers to serve these meals to our homeless population. not just homeless population, but for anyone who needs a meal for, you know, residents in the area. >> the church serves about 2,000 meals every day. glide says january and february are usually the slowest months for volunteers, so they invite anyone who wants to to sign up to help. >>> the ring of fire was not visible to north america this christmas, but we have the second best thing, video of it. here it is. the annual solar eclipse as seen from the united arab emirates. it started at 6:30 last night on the west coast. the eclipse happens when the mon moon covers the sun's center. the eclipse took abou

. >>> san francisco mayor lunlden breed host adfree family friendly holiday fair at city hall.alked across the street for ice skating, games and train rides. >> great weather to do things outside at least for now. >> it is indeed and no rain today. >> yeah, we got those showers out of our region last night. today we finish out the weekend with a lot of sunshine, dry condition. and while we do remain dry tomorrow, our next storm is not too far off. live doppler 7 tonight showing you a quiet scan across the entire region. tonight showing you the lights they bridge. under mainly clear skies but we are in store for a chilly night, but we have made giant strides over the past month when it comes to our rainfall. and you can see at best we look at the satellite image across california, this is one month ago over california. look at our landscape. it is so parched. it is so brown, virtually no snow in the sierra. watch what happens as we fast forward to today. look at that landscape. it's a lush green. our snow pack in the sierra is very healthy. and while our rainfall totals in the n

san francisco kicks off kwanzaa. the village project is starting seven days of events through january 1st. the first event is today at city hall at noon. there will be 17 free events in 9 different san francisco neighborhoods. i'll look forward to your post the next seven days. at 5:57 here is something we haven't said all basketball season. the warriors are on a three game-winning streak. >> let's live it up right now. christmas day matinee the warriors hosting the heavily favored houston rockets. this was a close game at the half. the warriors took charge. bowman goes coast to coast and beats a third quarter buzzer there. he draws the crowd. they go electric in the fourth. draymond green helping to bring it home hitting the dagger, the three-pointer there. that great championship team, the warriors, they go on to upset the rockets, the ws hope to make it four in a row when they host phoenix tomorrow. >> so good to see the rockets lose. james harden. >>> 5:58. an nbc bay area investigates a silicon valley mom says her daughter was expelled from school all because the mom complained about air pollution on the playground. >> ot

at the same time they're promoting the unique character of the city. >> if city hall doesn't evolve with us, our merchant corridor will lose their vibrancy. >> reporter: san francisco says they are looking at more ways to help, and the chamber of commerce says their small business program lane a successful that encourages large employers to devote 5% of their spending to small businesses remember >>> we continue to track the rainfall across a good portion of the bay area. more on your saturday forecast coming up. >> four homeless women and two children have been living in an unoccupied home in the east bay, now told to get out. >> we have to make a decision on how we support families and communities that are struggling in this crisis. ...6, 7, 8 ♪ ♪ big dreams start with small steps... ...but dedication can get you there. so just start small... start saving. easily set, track and control your goals right from the chase mobile® app. ♪ ♪ chase. make more of what's yours®. >>> four homeless women who took over an unoccupied house in oakland have been told to get out. >> reporter: a few weeks after taking over this unoccupied house in west oakland, four homeless women

photos we see at the top of this slide are depicting the american indian heritage night at city hall here in san francisco hosted by the mayor's office. beautiful indigenous people. we are still here. we have not been erased. bottom left of that slide. a photo of the democratic convention held in sacramento recently. for the first time that i know of a native-american caucus came together at that democratic convention and one of the delegates reached out to the american indian program to include members of our community in sacramento and also a huge success that we still count as a very happy and successful day was the day that you, commissioners, did those who were present unanimously voted to paint down the life of washington mural on june 25, 2019. unfortunately that vote was later compromised and changed. continuing on with our successes. the summer science program was a huge success, including the horse therapy at seahorse ranch, wisdom moving forward is an event we hosted prior to the summer program. it is every end of the school year. we honor our elders in the community. we also honor the students

san francisco city hall. they're looking for support from city leaders for more affordable housing for seniors. like irma who says more than half of her income goes toward rent. >> at my age i am still working in order to be living where i have been living for many years. >> reporter: the demonstration culminated with siddons. for more than 90 minutes they sang, prayed. and refused to leave until her staff agreed to schedule a sitdown meeting with the mayor. >> i think we are feeling shocked and disrespected. that the mayor is making it so difficult >> i really understand where they're coming from. >> this year city budget includes $7 million in new funding for housing subsidies for seniors. and $6 million in subsidies on the department of disability and aging services. they include $150 million for new affordable senior housing properties, earlier this year the mayor introduced a charter amendment that would have rezoned public land for affordable housing and teacher housing the board of supervisors voted that down. >> it would be nice for the same people to march on city hall and demand that the sport support the kind of policies that are going to help to cut tha

the prediction is for san francisco in general, it may say 0.25 at city hall. but a sale may come at other -- over an inch. we have a plan to do better. >> thanks, we love to learn more. thank you so much for your work. >> thank you. >> any public comments on this item? hearing none, next item. >> that concludes my report. >> any public comments on the report overall? hearing none, we are now going to call item number 9 before number 8. if there aren't any objections, and then we will move on to number 8. if you wouldn't mind calling item number 9. >> item 9 is update on the disaster recovery and resiliency planning as it relates to the sewer system improvement program. >> good afternoon. you're going to get a full sweep of discussion today on emergency planning. i will keep this very brief. this is a follow up to a memo you had in your board package, i think about two meetings ago on this same topic. this is just elaborating it at the commission's request. got it? there we go. okay, so what we're going to cover here briefly is how the ssip program, the project

at. >>7.55 the time san francisco city hall was in e holiday spirit is the annual pop-up shop opened upfrom across the city set up shop and while some of these small businesses do have brick and mortar stores, a lot of them in their own neighborhood just one person operations this event allows them interact with locals and incrse exposure. >>opportunity where get popcorn to connect the people rihere in the community. so that you can really come somef those dollarsocally and some were are disease here. >>well there you see mayor london breed she dilittle shopping as well another pop-up is scheduled for small business week. this coming spring. we'll take a quick break.morning news in our next hour one bay ar city now considering fininyou if you faith in public wl tell you where in a live report. plus one dog is found, but other still missing after a van fulof dogs were stolen from an east bay hotel. we'll have the update. we're also learning more about a series of home vasions across the bay area s well. police have made several arrests, but they say they'retill looking for another burgla