for something smaller while the boys are more concerned with who gets to carry their saw their mum talia tells us what she looks for in a tree. it can be a little crooked when it doesn't have to be perfectly straight and i like it when it's quite broad at the bottom and you can hang a lot of decorations on it much. better a wider tree than a tall narrow one. we must be able to transport it to if we take not one that i have to put on top of the car because we won't get it inside ok we can make 2 trees out of it. about one and a half the letters right i can't imagine. what that trust but i was going to say when i was a child we always had a tree and i couldn't imagine it any other way without a tree it just wouldn't be christmas for me that's what's most important for me not having a tree with just me. got a nice tree. that's just the right size if you stand beside it then we'll know roughly yeah i'm a bit over want to have metres. this is no place for families who take their time looking for a tree here lumberjacks cut down trees oh mass in a matter of seconds since the start of november

spare a moment to think about a woman who thought she had won spain's el gordo lottery but hat and talia escudero is a t.v. reporter for spain's national broadcaster t.v. while reporting live on air for the channel she thought she had won 400000 euros at least that's what she thought i will look. after i think. it was i have. now that i have it said yeah it was not as if. i. i. was. a reporter over choice after the colossal lottery when your 400000 euros she was ready to quit her job yeah. little does she expect instead of hitting the jackpot she won just a tiny fraction 5000 euros later she apologizes for her reaction during the last broadcast. when i get out if i have to clarify that i need time to ask darrow did not win al gore do it as yet but i have won the lottery of meeting all these people at the christmas lottery. and she says she will not be returning to work at least not on some of the christmas holiday is over. no. and that's the latest for this hour before we go a christmas carol. german bundesliga club when you're in bed and got over 28000 fans to join in this festive sing

so talia turned to us. we asked meineke headquarters to step in. shop's work but ultimately sent her a check for $1535 without additional explanation. meineke corporate by the way noted the shop was an independently operated location, and that's true of many big national names. lots of the brand names are actually franchise was local ownership. so don't be afraid to ask who owns the company you're doing business with. it's useful knowledge should something go wrong. got a problem in give us a call any time orionlike line at nbcbayarea.com/responds. do you guys have cars? >> yeah. >> do you have a mechanic you trust? >> i do, i do. in mountain view. >> you've got to find a mechanic you trust and stick with that person. >> good advice. >> thanks. >>> let's take you outside. we're going to go live toasng marcus washington. chase center. marcus is working the crowd right now. >> he is doing his things. >> getting ready to light the christmas tree. it's the tallest christmas in san francisco. >> i think he said 90 feet. and like 17,000 lights. tons of o

alana right now and her 10-year-old daughter talia.meet and it's a sacrifice just like when you're on active duty you got to do what it takes. >> you started christmas shopping in october. what would it mean to have your layaway paid off? >> amazing. let's do it. >> let me tell you -- [ cheers ] i've got the name right here in my pocket. and you see what that says? it's everyone. [ cheers and applause ] bring out the gifts. you get a gift. you get a gift. you get a gift. everybody. [ cheers and applause ] >> absolutely amazing. really amazing. oh, man. i'm sure that -- >> there's the big surprise. how does make christmas for you? >> i'm happy for everybody. everybody deserves it. [ cheers and applause ] >> we'll send it back to you, michael. >> all right, dan, thank you very much. how amazing is that. >> 62 families. >> 62 families. >> all of their layaway paid off. >> a great way to celebrate the holidays. >> give so much to our country. this is the least we can do. it's amazing. all the work of our wonderful partners at the nonprofit