santacon is also about 28 years old. 28 years old.ork. >> that's it okay. now we're over in over 100 cities across the world. >> listen, everything is starting to become clear when you said started in san francisco -- it's like it starting to make sense to me now. but was it originally just a bunch of people going out for a drink? >> it wasn't actually it was originally kind of an anti-con anticonsumerrism anti-christmas but people dressed up to make magic around that concept and it has transitioned over years because of the kinds of people that want to attend into a charity event. >> we came up from maryland and we came for cookies and beer and all out of cookies. what does santacon mean to you? >> what's your favorite christmas movie? >> christmas story. >> christmas story. somehow i didn't think you were going to say that. ♪ ♪ >> does this qualify as a santa outfit? >> it was best i could do short notice. what's the reason for the season? >> preach -- >> thanks a lot. thanks for talking to us. >> so is everyone at santacon on the n

what is your message to people who are going to take part in santacon? what do you say to them about making sure the event doesn't get out of hand? >> we have our bad actors every event has bad actors, doesn't matter if it's hardly strictly bluegrass or outside lands. every every event has their bad actors. my message throughout the year has been all santas should watch out for other santas, make sure that the santa next to you hasn't had too much to dri. and if they have put them in a taxi, make sure you don't drink and drive. there you go. >> we have some guidelines right here. drunk santas, sloppy santa, sloppy santas. >> make sure that they're all nice santas. make sure that all kids are taken care of. if you see a kid, make sure that you're a nice santa. >> absolutely. all right, santa tom, really appreciate the time. have fun tomorrow. it's my pleasure. appreciate the fundraising. >> i don't get to drink. i don't get to smoke. i don't get to do anything. you're working today? i'm working. i get to be with the kids and the adults and the puppies and

right new york held its 25th annual santacon. it's a holiday themed bar crawl.s an excuse to drink. rihanna. yeah dressed up like santa. you have to dress like santa and a few grinches to sprinkle in. for good measure, philly does one of these too, and they arguably do it better than you. >> you said that you've gone before. did you dress up as santa? oh, where are the pics or it didn't happen. >> there they're out there somewhere. never to be seen. >> if you find them, send them my way. >> friends ever. but they do exist. oh though santacon for you. >> i've never been but living here you see others enjoying it. i love seeing from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is... please welcome today's past champions-- a stay-at-home mom from austin, texas...

early on before we spoke to the man behind santacon, sf, tom debello, also known as santa tom. he says the event is not just a big party, it's also a fundraiser. >> when you come to the party, please bring a new unwrapped toy for the san francisco firefighters toy program. we'll be accepting toys from noon until. all 6s7. as long as there are firefighters out there that will be accepting good party for a good cause. >> dibbell says when the event first started, they would receive about 700 toys. now they get more than 4000 toy donations every year. >> also happening this weekend, people are gathering tomorrow to drink the last kegs of anchor steam kegs that are known to be left. buzz stafford in san francisco will be serving all of its remaining supply of anchor beer. the brewery will also be raffling off some christmas ale magnums from the last ten years. no christmas ale was made this year as the owners of anchor brewing shut down the 127 year old company in july. bidding is currently underway to sell off the brands intellectual property equipment and it's building on potrero

arjun and i know lisa, we were talking about santacon today.oing to be coming into the city dressed as santa. is it going to be chilly for them? >> yeah, a little on the cool side. certainly not as cold as it is in our north bay valleys. the east bay also in the 30s, the valleys there are jet stream still riding well to the north in the pacific northwest and will we see it slip to the south? this this in fact, this weekend into next week. the short answer is no. but we're still looking at possibly some big changes is by the end of next weekend, 47, san francisco, oakland, 41 and hayward as well. you can see it looks pretty nice out here in san francisco with half moon bay in the mid 40s. you were in the 30s yesterday and we have a glimpse of the national ocean and atmospheric administration there. their boat docked at the exploratorium camera. kind of neat and looking at temperatures from the low 30s from santa rosa and fairfield. petaluma temporarily was at 28. we're in the mid 30s from concord, livermore is at 35 and our forecast highlights w

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. >> steve: the drunk santas were santacon last weekend? >> carley: oh my gosh santacon. olds come into the city that girls dress up as santa and so do the guys and go to the bar crawl. >> steve: and then what happens? >> carley: they get drunk. >> steve: and then. and then the kids see santa passed out on a great and who g. >> brian: isn't it for charity? i thought there was a charity angle to it. >> steve: what charity is going to take money from drunk santas? >> brian: give up your saturday. >> carley: that could be a profitable saturday. >> lawrence: welcome to "fox & friends" on this december the 19th. >> brian: go and write it off. not anymore. i can't write off myron gold. friming explicit video not senate hearing room. >> steve: that's a polite way to say what happened. alexandria hoff joins us from washwashington, d.c. i think he was caught off guard. >> he was. he had previously fired this staffer by the time he put out this statement or made this end which. it is the first time that the marilyn democrat speaking about the scandal it. came to light on friday whe

we are going to see temperatures in the upper 50s for santacon and also in the mid-50s at about 5:00.ooking ahead to see when we could get some rain, once again, it doesn't look like we'll see much going on until about next weekend. so, if you don't have outdoor plans this weekend, maybe you want to make some because next weekend it looks like we'll have some wet weather and the models are putting down a lot of rain for us and possibly some much-needed sierra snow. once again, that's not this weekend. that's next weekend where we could see about 4 to 10 inches of snow throughout our seven-day forecast. the near term looks nice, but it will be chilly out there, so keep those jackets nearby. >> 60 and sunny, not too bad. thanks, kari. >>> happening now, bay area crabbers, you know what i'm about to say, but dungeness crab season is being pushed back for the third time this year. state fish and wildlife has postponed the start of the commercial season. it's the fifth straight year of delays. it's due to concerns migrating crabs might get tangled in the gear. >>> an unusual toy drive is k

and i was reading, lisa, that thousands of people come to santacon.o go check it out just to see everybody in their outfits and everything. have you seen that before here in the city? i've heard about it. i haven't participated. >> but yeah, a fun day today and it's warming up out there in fact, we're almost at 50 degrees in certain parts of san francisco on the eastern side. we will be cooler by the beaches, but the coolest temperatures this time of year are far inland valleys where they take a little bit more time to warm up. and that's where we have the 30s and our freeze warning just about to expire. another hour or so. so satellite and radar composite shows the clouds and the rain and the jet stream well up into the pacific northwest where it has been parked, it seems, for weeks. we are left with blue sky high pressure building in from the south. and looking at those upper 40s here in san francisco, beautiful view, 40 in oakland, 45 in hayward with 44. san mateo and half moon bay, 52 degrees. that sounds pretty nice, doesn't it? well you were in

these are scenes from the annual citywide pub crawl known as santacon. the event brings large crowds of people dressed as santa and his elves into the city while they support their local bars, their generosity can be as free flowing as the spirits. participants are asked to bring unwrapped toys to donate to the san francisco fire department toy drive coming up, savoring a san francisco original all what could possibly be the world's last anchor steam kegs are being tapped today at a local bar and every sip is in support of keeping anchor steam brewing. we'll check out the event next. plus, taking a live look outside a chilly night on tap. abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian joins us with your forecast and he'll let you know how long these cooler temperatures will stick around. >> ahead in sports, christmas comes early for one california baseball team shohei the money the record breaking deal for the price free agent. yeah, it is pretty good. not for one fan base, though. sports is next my name is josh sanabria and i am the owner at isla veterinary

. >>> santacon happens across the u.s. many dress up as santa claus give toys to charity and have a few drinks or a few many drinks. thousands flock to the square and all over the city really for this event and it appears that many took part. the agency says they had 100,000 who were there yesterday and that is 20,000 more than the previous saturday. >>> the holidays are often a difficult and private time at animal shelters. melissa gord went there to learn about the push to get senior dogs loving homes. >> we are at mudville in san francisco. senior dog rescue means that they specifically and only take dogs that are aged seven years old and older. right now they are working on a special campaign. they've heard from the partner organization and shelters from all over including the bay area. they say that they are in a significant need right now. the shelters are not only full but they are being paced with a difficult decision. they say right now they are looking to adopt a 100 dogs over 100 hours. they're having dogs broug

laughter ] but here's the good news, the rain washed away everything on the sidewalk left over from santaconhat's a good thing. [ cheers and applause most of it most of it hey, did you guys hear about this today former president trump was supposed to testify for the defense in his new york civil fraud trial but cancelled at the last minute because he has, quote, nothing more to say [ laughter ] wow. [ cheers and applause i'll -- i'll -- i'll take it [ cheers and applause >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: it's weird basically, trump gave himself a gag order. [ laughter ] trump has nothing more to say? that's like offering cookie monster a cookie and hearing, "me full." [ laughter ] no that's -- yeah, trump decided not to speak, which means tonight he's going to explode on truth social like a -- like a self-driving tesla do you know what i'm talking about? [ light laughter ] yeah speaking of trump, this weekend, he headlined the new york young republicans' gala, and he shared some thoughts on one of his lawyers watch this >> she happens to be a a beautiful woman, but i never think about that because i

so a lot going on if people are, of course, you have your festivities going, you have santacon happeningwe've got people still trying to buy their trees. so it is it's nice in the sense of that dry weather hanging around for the weekend and temperatures will be even a little bit above average for tomorrow and then a tad warmer on sunday. but wow, we could really use the rain. we would love to see that come back. here's a look at the advisories. it's primarily for our north bay valley locations. tomorrow that's where the freeze warning will be, although we're all going to be very chilly below freezing for tomorrow. and then slightly better on sunday with a free freeze watch already anticipated for the north bay. checking in on areas like santa rosa. 30 degrees expected for you tomorrow morning. 36 in napa for the inner east bay, upper 30s. so not much better. 37 in concord and then closer to the water. hard to complain when some areas are below freezing. but 41 degrees in san mateo. that's a chilly start to your day. 40 degrees in hayward. so expect the very cold temperatures about right

tomorrow is santacon [ cheers ] that's right here in new york city, thousands of people will dress upnta and pack the streets for an all-day bar crawl. yep. [ light laughter ] things kick off in midtown at 10:00 a.m., and then end asleep on a sidewalk spooning a a trashbag at 2:00 p.m [ light laughter ] [ light cheers and applause you're gonna want to wake the kids for that one. that's right, thousands of midtown will be dressed in red suits and begin drinking at 10:00 a.m. right now, times square elmo is like, "oh, sure, but when i do it." [ laughter ] some political news. tonight, president biden was in l.a. for a campaign fundraiser with steven spielberg. [ audience ohs ] yeah biden knows spielberg's work well anytime his staff brings his poll numbers, he hears the theme from "jaws." [ laughter ] of course, 'cause it's hollywood, biden won't admit his approval rating is shrinking. he just says it's on ozempic [ laughter ] speaking of biden, earlier today, he announced the largest investment in passenger rail transportation since the creation of amtrak [ audience ohs ] yep, the larg

i was down at union square because that's where santacon was kicking off. a little bit of the people santa out. but then also like the miller and lux locations, we went to packed. >> it was packed. oh good. >> the skating rink sold out, sold out, sold out all day. people were there. it was bright and sunny. people were out shopping. and then at the ferry building, i went, of course, farmers market every saturday, but they also had a black holiday market. so that was really cool to see. >> cool it is a season and it's alive. >> yes, i'm really happy to hear that. >> it was really good. >> i just went to christmas parties and dress inappropriately. >> me that's okay. fran what you want? >> i literally wore a disney christmas sweater. i thought it was going to be a fun and festive and the lights and lights around my neck and i show up and everybody is dressed up to the nines. >> you're like, oh, that's okay. >> is that that man on the news? >> it's okay to stand out front. >> can we up the seven things you need to know today? >> you can watch all of our newsca

the santacon will be happening, the pub crawl, santas all over the city.oing to see temperatures in the upper 50s throughout the day, and then for the evening we're looking at mid-50s at sunset and then lower 50s already by 6:00. and then tomorrow night we have the lighted boat parade in sausalito. there we also have a cool weekend ahead, with mainly dry conditions and looking at a clear sky. we'll go from 52 at 6:00 when people are lining the route to upper 40s by 8:00 tomorrow evening. if you're going to be along the coast this weekend, it's going to be a nice one. a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the 60s. >>> mike, you're still watching that crash in san jose? >> we have another look from a caltrans camera. it wasn't great until now. you're looking at the rig itself. this crash happened about 3:30. we have video on its side. now that we have this live picture from our caltrans camera, i'm going to step in and show you northbound 101, where all the traffic is jammed up, that's headlights coming toward us. the slow lane is blocked as you approach the

santacon is back so you may find bart a little more crowded as well as the area around union square.t is where the event starts. you should expect to see plenty of people dressed up like santa or other holiday characters and participants are encouraged to bring a toy to donate before where they go bar hopping. and so guess if you're going out there today, it's a good day to dress up like santa because you need the jacket, the pants. it is chilly out there today. lisa, think they're going to notice, right? yeah, certainly cold. >> in fact, a little colder than yesterday morning in some spots. north bay valleys have been freezing and hopefully you've protected your plants and the pipes out there. of course, your pets, because temperatures are dropping and the sun doesn't come up until about seven, ten, seven, 15, ten. and so it's going to be towards 9:00 when we start to recover so many hours of cold temperatures still on the way. live doppler seven showing you some rain moving into the pacific northwest. not as much as what they had last week, but still looking at the dry part of the

watch out around san francisco tomorrow, there's the santacon pub crawl going on.throughout the city and throughout the day. we're going to see temperatures in the upper 50s, coming down to the low 50s by 6:00 and continuing to dip from there. our mornings are going to be so cold, this is a look at our tomorrow morning outlook. starting out at below freezing for santa rosa and freezing in ukiah. we're going to see a lot of 30s for the interior valleys, not only tomorrow morning, but the next several days. a lot of sunshine in our forecast, dry weather continues. i don't see any chances of rain here. nothing significant through at least next thursday. we'll possibly be watching next weekend for rain, but this weekend is looking all good for shopping or whatever you have to do. >>> mike, you're still tracking that problem for the south bay commute? >> i am. northbound 101, we typically see a little build on a friday. but there's much more slowing because it lasts from about 680/280, all the way up to brokaw. there's an overturned rig we showed you earlier. we have no

. >> this is a look at the annual citywide pub crawl known as santacon. the event brings large crowds of people dressed as santa and his elves into the city while they support their local bars. their generosity can be as free flowing as the spirits. participants are asked to bring unwrapped toys to donate to the san francisco fire department toy drive. all right. shifting gears to sports. a record setting deal for shohei ohtani. chris alvarez joining us now with a preview of sports. hey, chris. >> hi, dion. coming up in sports, baseball's most prized free agent is seen a lot of green and blue, too. shohei the money. why giants fans will have a new dodger debut for a very long time. sports is next you ping and pong that body. you plunge that body. you green that body. you brain power that body. you practice... and practice that body. you make it rain that body. you flu shot that body. and now, you spikevax that body... because even though the pandemic is over, covid-19 isn't. spikevax by moderna is a vaccine to help protect you against covid-19. you should

you're looking at the annual citywide pub crawl known as santacon. crowds of people dressed as santa and his elves into the city. and while they support their local bars, their generosity can be as free flowing as their spirits. participants were also asked to bring unwrapped toys to donate to the san francisco fire department toy drive. well one oakland usps facility is working hard this holiday season to deliver some cheer to us postal staff in oakland anticipates up to 7 million parcels just for the holidays alone. they suggest anyone mailing packages to use reinforced boxes for fragile items and refrain from glittery ink on letters to prevent any delays. the facility added several new processing and sorting machines to keep mail flowing to thousands of households in the east and north bays. staff says their goal is to bring loved ones together. >> we do is we bind families from coast to coast. we are not just employees of the postal service. >> we are also users of the postal service, usps recommends getting your packages out early because the cl

you're looking at the annual citywide pub crawl known as santacon.vent brings large crowds of people dressed as santa and his elves into the city. it was fun walking around the city, seeing all the santas. i will say i did run into some tourists from italy who came up and asked, what is the deal with all these santas? and i said, well, this does happen every year. and they were really happy to be here. and they actually went to go find some costumes themselves. so it's cute to see even the tourists enjoy it while they support their local bars, their generosity can be as free flowing as their spirits. participants were also asked to bring unwrapped toys to donate to the san francisco fire department toy drive. one oakland usps facility is working hard this holiday season to bring cheer to some families as us postal staff in oakland anticipates up to 7 million parcels just for the holidays. they suggest anyone mailing packages to use reinforced boxes for fragile items and refrain from glittery ink on letters to prevent any delays. the facility added se

. >> santacon will be in full swing by the afternoon.iving you a look here at a beautiful golden gate bridge, we are looking at, you know, that connection there between san francisco and sausalito. of course, partly cloudy skies to start the morning. we do have high clouds overhead, a little bit of a breeze in our hills. outside of that, it's a quiet, cold start to the day. and this ridge of high pressure is going to remain locked in for our weekend. and that is going to keep the storm track to the north. it's been a little bit of a dry season thus far. we want the rain to come back. we're not going to see it for the weekend, though. 47 degrees in san francisco right now, 44 in livermore. and then you get into the east, north bay. i should sa w temperatures of freezing and near freezing for our valleys. that's where we have a freeze warning that goes until 10:00 this morning. your afternoon highs for today will be a tad above yesterday's highs and a little bit above average. 61 in oakland, 60 degrees in san francisco. if you're going to