get a great deal on a new subaru and $250 goes to your choice of 5 charities. with your help, we can reach $20 million dollars by the end of this, our fourth year. >>> attention early risers and people willing to set an alarm on saturday. we will have great views of a total lunar eclipse. according to nasa the red shadow you see here will creep on to the moon around 4:45 a.m. it will be a total lunar eclipse by 6:05 and lasts till 7:00 a.m. this is the second one this year. the moon is in the earth's darkest shadow and it appears red. the further west you are the better you will see it and the skies should be pretty clear and there won't be another lunar eclipse for three years so check it out. if i want a great view, head over to oakland -- if you want a great view head over to oakland. grant lodes, kron 4 news. >>> a sea of red suits makes its way through san francisco tomorrow. it started in 1994. they kickoff at 12:30 and then it spreads across the city from there. >>> well, temperatures continue to drop. tonight temperatures nearing the freezing mark. i wi

it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >> welcome back.hen we hear the stories of these amazing heroes, often we're overwhelmed with gratitude for all they do, but we have a hard time imagining devoting our whole life to a cause. to share with us how even with a little effort we can make a big impact is a man whose foundation makes positive, permanent changes for those in need. please welcome george lopez. >> hello. what all of these heroes do seems kind of daunting, right? most of us will never change our lives in this big of a way. but that doesn't mean we can just have to sit on the couch. what if everybody did something? together we could really change things. now, you're probably thinking, there isn't really anything i can do to help close to home. i wondered the same thing. so i did a little research. i wanted to know how many places could i volunteer at within five miles of where i'm standing right now. guess how many? ten, 15, 100? not even close. 769 organizations within a ten-minute drive from this stage. so i went to find out wh

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