the san francisco spca [inaudible] dr. janine berger is an internationally renowned speaker she's well published writer and esteemed educator on behavior sciences. her unique expertise with respect to animal behavior has bring the spca's position on this particular issue. as dr. berger will test unfortunately she was not able to be here today, like food and water, daily exercise is essential to adopt proper health and well-being. many behavior abnormalities and dogs are due to underlying anxiety and exercise is the foundation to curbing most of these anxieties. for example, the amount of exercise the dog receives can affect his or her behavior, tradability, and his aggression levels. these are of course, important considerations to maintain public safety in crowded urban environments. off leash exercise benefits all of san francisco not just dog guardians and their pets. a supervisor winner has suggested, the gg nra closures will likely result in very serious overcrowding of san francisco in the dog parks. the city parks ar

was the only animal place in the entire city of san francisco that worked with small animals and did any sort of assistance for them. pets unlimited and spca both have wonderful resources and beautiful buildings, but they only work with cats and dogs, so the over 120, to 150 rabbits each year that come into san francisco either go through the animal care and control or go through the non-profit and volunteer based organization and we get no spay help at any of those hospitals and we are not able to house anybody there and we were offered a room at spca which was kind but we were told that we would need to clean the room ourselves because the rabbits are not their mission and they don't have staff to dedicate to that. so i really from my heart, want to ask you to please, fund san franciscan mal care and control, they are one of the most dedicated, authentic, and genuine animal lovers that i know. >> thank you very much. >> we do have a rule at the board of supervisors about no applause or booing, if people approve you can do a thumbs up

the number one destination for dogs and cats, entering acc is the san francisco spca. at the same time, thanks to the prevention programs the number of dogs and cats that are entering acc have delined ten percent in the last ten years alone, these two shelter system is not opt mal for animals or for their guardians. and transferring the animals between the two shelters greatly increases the stress on the animals which could ex-sas bait the problems and increases the risk of sickness and decide, and confuses the guardians that are unsure of where to go, we found that in many cases, but they are unsure what free or subsidizes severs are available for them. the point is to get the animals with the guardians if a loving home and to keep them there. and but by offering the services available to san francisco, sfca, for example, our subsidized vet care and many are able to keep their animals in the loving homes. this is the best possible out come for everyone involved. and we believe that there are hundreds, if not thousands of animals, that could be prevented if the guardia

department of animal care and control to do disaster planning for pets and that includes the san francisco spcaover four or five years now to talk about how we can educate the public about being prepared for a disaster as it involves your pets. >> a lot of services. i understand that if you have to leave your home, we are encouraging people to take their pets with them. >> absolutely. we think that that is a lesson that we concerned from karina, if you are being evacuated you should take your pet with you. i have a carrier, and you need to have a carrier that you can fit your pet in comfortably and you need to take your pet with you when you were evacuated. >> i am going to thank you very much for joining us and bringing oreo today. and i am go >> the regular meeting of the san francisco ethics commission is called to order. >> king? >> here. >> andrews. >> here and commissioner hur said that he will be here, seeing that we have a quorum we will start and he will be a few minutes late and commissioner hayon will be excused and to welcome mr. king as the newest commissioner and hopefully, you wi

department of animal care and control to do disaster planning for pets and that includes the san francisco spca group, the vet sos, pets unlimited. and we all have gotten together and have been getting together for over four or five years now to talk about how we can educate the public about being prepared for a disaster as it involves your pets. >> a lot of services. i understand that if you have to leave your home, we are encouraging people to take their pets with them. >> absolutely. we think that that is a lesson that we concerned from karina, if you are being evacuated you should take your pet with you. i have a carrier, and you need to have a carrier that you can fit your pet in comfortably and you need to take your pet with you when you were evacuated. >> i am going to thank you very much for joining us and bringing oreo today. and i am goi

san francisco holiday tradition. check this out jie. macy's and union square with the help of the san francisco spca unveiled their adoptable cats and dogs. >> dozens of people crowded around to see these critters looking for homes. over the past nine years they helped the spca raise more than $400,000 finding homes for 2300 animals. >> they will be hanging out at macy's until january 5th. go on by and help them find a good home. coming up on jimmy kimmle next sarail

san francisco holiday tradition. check this out jie. macy's and union square with the help of the san francisco spca unveiled their adoptable cats and dogs. >> dozens of people crowded around to see these critters looking for homes. over the past nine years they helped the spca raise more than $400,000 finding homes for 2300 animals. >> they will be hanging out at macy's until january 5th. go on by and help them find a good home. coming up on jimmy kimmle next sara silverman. >> i'm dan ashley and for all to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor, a feeding frenzy to say the least. a turkey from safeway is just what they crave. a hero of the table, "so delicious" they'll rave. fresh, natural, frozen. it's the best selection around. spend $30 and a frozen safeway turkey is just 59 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. this tastier thanksgiving is well worth the wait. safeway. ingredients for life. >> dickey: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, sarah silverman, illusionist david blaine, this week in unnecessary censorship, and music from charlie wilson. plus cleto and the cletones. and

and my trade is cat behavior at the san francisco spca between 1994 and 96 and 99. and i have continued in the field in cat behavior and cat welfare at oakland animal services and in the east bay and currently with the animal shelter and i want to speak about what is killing the shelter cats and what i call the cage reactivity and when you get a animal in a gage, where it cannot express, the fight or flight, and actually expresses fight and becomes an aggressive animal and many of these cats in these public shelters, are mislabeled as ferrills and they are hising and they are spitting and my experience is that is not so. and there is a percentage of cats that just behave badly, when you get them out of the cage it changes and they become pets, ways to remedy that, the big thing is get them out of the cages, that will mean, building a new shelter, which i say, if you got the funds to do it. but, the adoption pack between the spca it works, when i was there in the late 90s. and i used to go over there in and pick the animals and we would confront the cats that were hi

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the number of the san francisco spca for soda or any of the wonderful animals they have up for adoptionjust go visit macy's. >> come on down -- >> on friday. >> thanks for being here. >> happy holidays. >> you, too. back to you guys. >> okay. from that cute to back to our other cute, right? >> yes. there's action now. batkid on the move now after having stopped a bank robbery on montgomery street. you in they're moving on down to lunch in union square where a flash mob will direct batkid to his next adventure. the rescue of lucille at at&t park. >> we're following this live on twitter. and you can also have all the updates on abc 7 news at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. >> don't forget to use the hash tag #batkid. even president obama did that. this story has captured the nation. thank you very much for sharing it with us. bye-bye. yeah, it's perfect for us tv fans. no...me. they made this for me. oh, and you've worked out a theory. this is exciting. what's the evidence? alright, evidence... u-verse has over 185 hd channels. i love hd. everybody loves hd. [ male announcer ] call now to get u-ver

. >> you're going to see something new at the san francisco airport to make your holiday travel experience more enjoyable. >> sfo and san francisco spca announced new wag brigade program today. volunteers will be visiting terminals with certified therapy dogs. >> the dogs have been carefully selected for temperment and airport suitability, will wear personalized vests that read "pet me". >> very cute. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00, take a look. faces, young faces are about to get a surprise from a stranger. news received today. >> plus, caught on video. smooth criminal. a thief took over a high end store and got away with a record-breaking job. >> and a surprise hero after a car crashes into a house but why some are criticizing his efforts. to thsuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com. >>> we've received responses to a story we told you yesterday. bay city bull dogs hav

its also helped the san francisco spca raise more than $400,000 in the last nine years. >>> thousandsh bay families will look to second harvest food bank for a thanksgiving meal, however, volunteers say they need many more turkeys to make it happen. right now, they have 7,000 frozen turkeys but need 12,000 to feed all of the family expected. >> i think because the economy moo is getting better, people don't really realize the numbers of people who need food assistance are continuing to rise. so we're hoping that the community will respond and come out and support us so that we can feed a hungry neighbor. >>> and you, of course, can help out. we put a link to second harvest and sacred heart on our website at abc7news.com and look for see it on tv. >>> ever wish you could fly over traffic jams? the idea of a flying car isn't farfetched anymore. engineers in silicon valley are working on one. abc 7 business and i ctechnolog reporter david louie reports. >> reporter: it is happening with blacked out windows and nobody gets inside without access. it is flied for patents which are public bu

spca and the marin independent journal reports that the 16-year-old has raised $5,000 for the san francisco spca and hops to do more with other charities. her dog died young and that made her realize how special the human and k-9 connection is. she is using an old chocolate chip cookie recipe and developed her own miniature cookies and selling them at a cafe near her school. >> as if we need another reason to be hungry. >> lady gaga has topped herself sharing a prime time thanksgiving special with the most lovable characters known the world over. lady gaga is turning traditional for the thanksgiving special with the muppets performing "gyp difficult" with kermit the frog. he has a great voice right? sir elton john is a guest be as well, at 9:30 on abc7. >> still ahead, some residents have been forced to leave their home and why the government says there is danger below the surface. you think you have a lot of cooking? imagine carving all of these turkeys. we will explain how they will get it gone just ahead. >> a look from mount tamalpais toward san francisco starting off dry and warmer with tem

macy's in union square with the help of san francisco spca unveiling the adoptable dogs and cats.s crowded around the macy's windows to see the cute critters and of course they are looking for homes. over nine years the windows help them raise more than $400,000 and find homes for 2300 animals and those animals will be hanging out at macy's until january 5. too cute. black friday is almost here. shoppers have a big advantage. michael finney tells us black friday is no longer a one-day event. >> this is the black friday scene. shoppers turning into all night campers intent on getting the blockbuster deal. >> it's the one day all year where the tables are turned and we aren't simply reacting at the last minute to marketing. >> that's brad wilson of brad's deals who scans the marketplace for bargains. we have an advantage. ads tell us who has what deals. this year not all stores open at once. >> here is a place to start. after 6:00 p.m. on thanksgiving best buy opens up with door busters like this. 55 inch lg flat television will be offered at half price. $499. >> that's the lowest p

san francisco holiday tradition, and it is a cute one. check this out. macy's in union square with the help of san francisco spca unveiling their adoptable cats and dogs last night in the store windows, dozens of people crowded around to see the cute critters and of course they're looking for homes. over the past nine years the holiday windows have helped the sf spca raise more than $100,000 and find homes for more than 2,300 animals. they will be hanging out in the windows until january 5th. too, too cute. >>> black friday almost here and shoppers have one big advantage this year, "7 on your side's" michael finney tells us black friday is no longer a one-day event. >> reporter: this is the black friday scene, shoppers turning into all-night campers, intent on getting the blockbuster deals. >> it's the one day all year where the tables are turned, and we aren't simply reacting at the last minute to marketing. >> reporter: that's brad wilson of brad's deals, who scans the marketplace for bargains. he says we have an advantage, ads tell us who has what deals and this year not all stores open at once. here is a pla

. >> san francisco tradition comes alive tonight in an iconic holiday event. [applause] >> so adorable. the spca and macy's showcase of adorable dogs and cats, it's all starting now. it's an adorable sight for union square shoppers. there they are in the window at the corner of stockton street. this is a feature to encourage more people to adopt a pet. the spca say nearly 300 pets found homes during the event last year. >> it is dry and breeze out there for the north bay. wind gusts in the 20 to 30 miles per hour range. overnight, gusts up to 25 miles per hour. it is very dry out there. we're seeing dew points in the single digits. that means we have low humidities. that's a cause for concern for fire conditions. red flag warning for the north bay in effect. the winds are going to stay breezy in the north bay overnight. here is a look at the midnight hour. still pretty windy as we move into the overnight hours, it remains fairly gusty up at santa rosa and fairfield. you can see the blue on the screen. wind busts in the teens and 20s. that will prevent temperatures from dropping down overnight in

. >> today in san francisco, a holiday tradition is underway at union square. it is part of the effort by the spcao find a home for dozens of cute puppies and kittens if adoption. you can see them along the macy's store front tonight new the new year. >> we are not done with cute stuff, the perfect pet will come to your aid if you need. >> at 3:00 p.m., wait for it, a new role of playing a dog to 500 kid to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >> cover california, the health insurance website is scheduled for an upgrade with the enroll mat portal taken off line for improvements but you can shop and compare health care coverage costs are up and running, bringing self service enrollment online no small business owner whose want to offer employees coverage and for the same service for individuals. >> coming up at 4:00, the wife of an 85-year-old palo alto man is responding for the first time since her husband was detained in north korea a mon

san francisco police are putting up barricades because they expect a lot of visitors to the famous masonry holiday windows. which will have windows from the spca for adoption. >> usually there's a big crane appear pounding down and all you hear all day's boom boom boom. so it lets people walk through here now this is a lot of people for the last who knows how many months. >> that stretch of street will be closed again at the beginning of the year. back out here live and skating rink will go all closed on january 5. >>> parts of the north bay are still under high wind advisory tonight as cleanup is underway from the powerful windstorm caused widespread damage. down trees knocked out power to tens of thousands of people especially in the north bay and east bay hills. pg&e says fewer than 7000 of its customers will remain without power in the bay area. in elkridge business owners took it upon themselves to clear a large tree that was blocking college avenue. >> the city of oakland told me not to touch anything but here in rockridge we work as a family family. >> take a look at this huge eucalyptus tree that toppled over you can see just how shall

san francisco, holiday tradition is underway at macy's union square. fuzzy faces will return to the weapons at macy's today. it is part of an of the by the spcand hopes for dozens of puppies and kittens up for adoption. you can see them along the macy's store front starting at 5:00 through the new year. >> if you normally take bart you may want to think about driving this morning because there have been problems. leyla gulen? >> if you know a friend who has a car maybe car pool and offer to buy them a cup of coffee. bart will be out of commission until 5:00 this morning and that is due to computer issues and nothing to do with the wind. we have a high wind advisory for the richmond-san rafael bridge and there is a ferry parking alert because some cars will be towed because folks have been leaving their cars and taking up parking spaces. want out for that. trees are down in oakland at highway 24 and this is a common problem today because the gusty conditions blew the debris on the roads with downed trees, and branches. be careful on the road. outside, we do not have a high wind advisory westbound from hayward to foster city. how calm is it in

san francisco. look at how cute these guys are. the spca will unveil their windows and macy's. the puppies and kittens will be featured who are available for adoption. they've found more than 2600 animals a new home. you can see the display starting tonight through january 5th. >>> all right. 7:26. i don't know if you heard the wind overnight. it was really howling. the mess it's made so far. it's still being cleaned up. we'll show you some of the damage in the east bay. >> reporter: the trains are -- the b.a.r.t. trains are expected to be running soon. b.a.r.t. passengers are on the platform. we'll tell you why many passengers remain frustrated. >>> good morning. hirm 24, traffic will be busier because of the b.a.r.t. service disruption. find out how the delay times are ramping up around the bay. >>> we went from rain being the big story to wind. in fact, we transition in about an hour and a half yesterday, it seemed like. ♪ with holiday magic in both parks, the happiest place on earth, just got merrier. >>> all right. good morning. live pictures from the west oakland b.a.r.t.

spca. betty yu, kpix 5. >>> 4:56. coming up a distraught bay area father's plea answered. what google is about to do that it's never done before. >> reporter: and one family is accusing san francisco pd of police brutality. i'm mark kelly. coming up, what police have to say about the whole ordeal. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, griego. >>> it's really hard and painful for my family because, like i say, you know, that image coming back. >> google agrees to replace a satellite image on a search engine after it shows an image of a man's son shot in an unsolved murder four years ago. >> let me see your face. >> relatives of a man arrested in san francisco are accusing police of excessive force. today dj williams' family will hold a rally at the mission police station. >> terrifying. you just don't think that things like this will happen. you just don't think, you know? >> it's been two days since massive storms hit the midwest bringing wind, rain and 76 reported tornadoes. today folks began to pick up the pieces. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner is mr

december san francisco international airport will bring in train dog like toby to help passengers who are feeling a little stressed. the dog will be deployed at all term national thanks to the spca and animal assisted therapy progra program. they are easy to fine. dog will wear red vest that say pet me. we may need dog like toby comfort dog at the airport in the next couple days because when this storm hits it causes problems all over the country. check in now with spencer and life doppler 7 hd. spencer this is a doozy. >> it is dan. travel delay all over the country because of all the popular destination and points of origin on the east coast. you can see here. no troublesome weather in the bay year but east coast it's quite troublesome and will be for the next 24 hours so here's how it looks right now. showers and thunderstorms surging up the atlantic coast and farther inland. cold air hitting the moisture and producing snow over wide area. let's follow the forecast animation starting 11:00 o'clock tonight. center of the storm is over south carolina right now. over the next 12 hours or so. manufacture north up over virginia. by early tomorrow not even 12 hours. early tomorrow

san francisco. >> reporter: 1-year-old bo and 9-weak-old theo have been napping together since the puppy was brought home from the spcaitiated the whole thing. she says the new pet is super cuddly and needs to be with someone at all times. >> theo walks over and just plops down on top of him, as close as he can get to him. it is really sweet. >> she captured images of them and posted them on her mommy blog and instagram and vine. the photos went viral. they have since been featured on national media. international news organizations have picked up the story. >> i think part of the attraction that is drawing people to these photos is the innocence that they both exude. it's both uplifting and reassuring and it's everything that i think the world needs. >> reporter: the photos have captured the attention of literary agents, as well. jessica is now working with one, and the plan is to release a book about theo and bo sometime next winter. she says part of the proceeds will go to the spca. lillian kim, abc 7 news. >> crazy cute. >> by the way, she adopted theo when he was only 7 weeks old. he was the shyest of the bunch.

san francisco back in 1946, but there hasn't been a store in the city since 2001. the 9000-square foot store calls itself an extreme value grocery store, offering discounts of up to 70%. >>> well, the spcamonterey after people reported seeing more than a dozen cats crammed into a small space. >> and every year, the president of the united states pardons a thanksgiving turkey. now we are learning more about where those birds come from and how they prepare for their time in the spotlight. . >> and in weather, a lot of sunshine across the bay area right now. coming up, the two coldest mornings of the week, and when rain clouds resurface, at least rain chances, on the five-day forecast. ♪ ♪ looks like you started to make something. ♪ oh, a green! ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] cheerios. with flavors your heart will love. avo: thesales event "sis back. drive" which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. sign. then drive. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen