. >> vic lee has the story. >> what do you hear?ar it go boom boom boom boom. >> this is not just a play doll, it's a learning fool that helps this 9-year-old understand the medical treatments she'll be going through here. >> it will feel, when it goes inside, but it won't feel really bad. >> kennedy applies an iv on her doll, just like the procedures she's had on her regular trips to the hospital. kennedy has been receiving treatment here since birth. when she was diagnosed with a serious stomach condition. >> i was born and i had a lot of problems. >> problems that require procedures that may be fright thing to a child. child life specialist says surgical dolls help ease the fears of these young patients. >> the importance of the doll is to give children an opportunity to gain mastery and control over some of the medical things that happen here. >> they have to be hard enough that they stick needles into them. >> the volunteers belong to the italian american women's guild of san mateo. they cut, stuff and stitch the dolls with lov

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> today marked the sta sta sta preliminary hearing on the ghost ship incident. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley joins us live from oakland with an update. >> reporter: good evening. witnesses through the day described an air stream trailer, an electrical hook ups and lots of amplifiers jammed into the ghost ship warehouse the day the fire broke out. one man said he thought it was over for him. very emotionally-charged testimony and slow-moving testimony according to defense attorneys. t >> we were longer than expected. we thought we going to get through four witnesses today. >> reporter: instead, only two took the stand, both ghost ship residents, the first was aaron marin, who lived at the ghost ship for three weeks leading up to the fire. he described the maze-like warehouse as a disneyland full of art and artifacts but said he never thought it was a fire hazard. he described musicians and deejays bringing in amplifiers and a tent like structure the size of a jumping house. the equipment was described as blocking access to rooms and stairs, potentially life

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> by so many. >>> ed lee's sudden death was a shock to his fellow mayors in the bay area. many remembered his kindness which extended beyond professional courtesy. >> in this rough and tumble world of politics, he truly was a beacon of generosity and of decency of compassion. it is a loss for each one of us personally o who held ed in our hearts as a true friend. >> his first questions to me were how can i help you? how can we work together for the betterment of the region. san francisco will miss ed lee, but i think we'll all miss ed lee. >>> a house minority leader, nancy pelosi, welled up with emotion as she spoke with ed lee's passing today in washington. >> this is a terrible loss, personally for me it's a great loss. he was my dear friend and a person who, again, always was thinking of the little guy. >> pelosi says mayor lee never had an unkind word to say about anyone, calling him a person of great values. this is the front page of tomorrow morning's san francisco chronicle focusing on the big changes the city has undergone during lee's tenure as mayor. >

. >> vic lee has the story. >> what do you hear?boom. >> this is not just a play doll, it's a learning fool that helps this 9-year-old understand the medical treatments she'll be going through here. >> it will feel, when it goes inside, but it won't feel really bad. >> kennedy applies an iv on her doll, just like the procedures she's had on her regular trips to the hospital. kennedy has been receiving treatment here since birth. when she was diagnosed with a serious stomach condition. >> i was born and i had a lot of problems. >> problems that require procedures that may be fright thing to a child. child life specialist says surgical dolls help ease the fears of these young patients. >> the importance of the doll is to give children an opportunity to gain mastery and control over some of the medical things that happen here. >> they have to be hard enough that they stick needles into them. >> the volunteers belong to the italian american women's guild of san mateo. they cut, stuff and stitch the dolls with loving care. >> it's a good

abc 7 news reporter vic lee has the story. here in this neighborhood near the hilltop mall in richmond. felix tan says, sfpz called his department for assistance yesterday afternoon. >> they were conducting a criminal investigation and requesting they make an offduty. they had been assisting las vegas police who are investigating many las vegas police tell abc 7 news their investigation stemmed from a report by a juvenile victim that caucasian molested her three years ago. >> the officer got out of the patrol car and he heard a shot, coming from inside the vehicle. >> the car windows were so heavily tinted. responding officers could not see inside. they fired bine bag rounds to break out the windows. >>ny confirmed that the occupant of the vehicle was deceased from a gunshot wound. >> las vegas police tell us they were going to ask the district attorney to charge a caucasian with two counts of attempted lewdness with a child. because of his suicide, the case is now closed. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> let's move now to the deadly

abc 7 news reporter vic lee has the story. here in this neighborhood near the hilltop mall in richmond. felix tan says, sfpz called his department for assistance yesterday afternoon. >> they were conducting a criminal investigation and requesting they make an offduty. they had been assisting las vegas police who are investigating many las vegas police tell abc 7 news their investigation stemmed from a report by a juvenile victim that caucasian molested her three years ago. >> the officer got out of the patrol car and he heard a shot, coming from inside the vehicle. >> the car windows were so heavily tinted. responding officers could not see inside. they fired bine bag rounds to break out the windows. >>ny confirmed that the occupant of the vehicle was deceased from a gunshot wound. >> las vegas police tell us they were going to ask the district attorney to charge a caucasian with two counts of attempted lewdness with a child. because of his suicide, the case is now closed. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> let's move now to the deadly

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> today marked the start of a preliminary hearing on the ghost ship incident. abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley joins us live from oakland with an update. >> reporter: good evening. witnesses through the day described an air stream trailer, an electrical hook ups and lots of amplifiers jammed into the ghost ship warehouse the day the fire broke out. one man said he thought it was over for him. very emotionally-charged testimony and slow-moving testimony according to defense attorneys. t >> we were longer than expected. we thought we going to get through four witnesses today. >> reporter: instead, only two took the stand, both ghost ship residents, the first was aaron marin, who lived at the ghost ship for three weeks leading up to the fire. he described the maze-like warehouse as a disneyland full of art and artifacts but said he never thought it was a fire hazard. he described musicians and deejays bringing in amplifiers and a tent like structure the size of a jumping house. the equipment was described as blocking access to rooms and stairs, potentially life

vic lee.y information, please call the san bruno police hot line number. 650-616-7100. you can remain anonymous if you wishful there is a reward for the arrest and conviction of the driver of the car. >>> police in houston saying the person who killed a new mother kidnapped her baby and may be trying to pass off that child as her own. houston police say 6-week old was already missing. they found the mother stabbed the death. the child's father has been ruled out as a suspect. detectives believe whoever is responsible is presenting the child as her own. a $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery. >>> the number of american tourists killed in a bus crash in mexico is up to eight. they were among some 32 peengs a cruise ship on an excursion to see the mayan ruins. >> here's elizabeth hur with the latest. >> reporter: the tour bus towed away and investigators searching for clues. as families desperate for answers begin sharing pictures and names of their lost loved on

vic lee, abc7 news. >> you can pay tribute to ed lee from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. this saturday at the rotunda at san francisco city hall and a memorial will be held 3:00 a.m. sunday at city mal. >>> san francisco's acting mayor london breed says she's qualified to lead the city. in the meantime, she told reporters that her main focus is to keep the city running as smoothly and swiftly as possible. abc7 news report lea melendez tells us where her attention also will be. >> reporter: one of london breed's first appearances as acting mayor was at an event announcing a gun buyback program this weekend, something she cares deeply about. >> i hate guns. i hate what they've done to my community. i hate how they've taken lives of the people i've grown up with. >> reporter: for now, breed is taking on the role of a healer as the city is still very much in mourning over the death of ed lee. this was breed yesterday. >> and i ask for your patience and i ask for your support. >> reporter: people stopping by city hall to place flowers couldn't help but wonder how anyone can re

vic lee, abc7 news. >> you can pay tribute to ed lee from 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. this saturday at the rotunda at san francisco city hall and a memorial will be held 3:00 a.m. sunday at city mal. >>> san francisco's acting mayor london breed says she's qualified to lead the city. in the meantime, she told reporters that her main focus is to keep the city running as smoothly and swiftly as possible. abc7 news report lea melendez tells us where her attention also will be. >> reporter: one of london breed's first appearances as acting mayor was at an event announcing a gun buyback program this weekend, something she cares deeply about. >> i hate guns. i hate what they've done to my community. i hate how they've taken lives of the people i've grown up with. >> reporter: for now, breed is taking on the role of a healer as the city is still very much in mourning over the death of ed lee. this was breed yesterday. >> and i ask for your patience and i ask for your support. >> reporter: people stopping by city hall to place flowers couldn't help but wonder how anyone can re

salvation army bell ringers including abc 7's own vic lee who manned a corner down the street. ed up on him to make sure he was holding up our end of the bargain. thanks to generous passersby, vic was off to a good start. >> they're donating to channel 7's donation pot. >> if you happen to be out and about in the city today, there is a donor match in effect for $20 donations so your contribution will go even further. always good to see vic lee. >> it is. >>> we are stuck in the stagnant weather pattern. it's mild in the afternoon, chilly in the morning, locally breezy winds from the coast. outside from our east bay hills camera, boy, it's cold out there towards livermore. 35 degrees. 37 in concord. just as cool in the north bay. how about 57 half moon bay? so really an interesting pat everyo earn for december. we'll talk about it in detail in just a few minutes. >> thank you, lisa. >>> also ahead, a motor city block party. the warriors set a franchise record against the pistons. >>> in sports, the sharks will try to follow up on thursday night's thrilling victory with another wi

vic lee has information only on abc7 news. >> not saying what the young man did wasn't wrong. it was wrong but not justification to blow his head off. >> reporter: chandler is a community activist in the neighborhood. on friday she and her friends at scene of the shooting here at housing development at 10:30 in the morning police say kita o'neill carjacked a state lottery van at 23rd and arkansas, drove to alice griffith as police responded. shooting on 1,000 blook of fitzgerald avenue. patrol car with side window shattered and blood and clothing near the vehicle. officer fired at least one round killing o'neil. >> he was running, trying to get out of this gate. officer, in his police car, blew the window off with the gun. shot and shattered the wind and hit him in the head. >> reporter: source with knowledge of the investigation gave abc7 news the same scenario, and also that the suspect was not armed. we're also learning that the officer graduated from the police academy just three days before the shooting. police also detained four others seen in gold suv traveling with a s

. >> abc7 news vic lee is live with a look at who might be interested at taking the job. strik?: well, dan, a lot depends i guess the conventional wisdom is that a lot depends on whether london breed, the acting mayor will declare her candidacy for interim mayor in that special june election. a lot of people here at city hall with whom i spoke, mostly off record, believe she will. now in respect to mayor lee, once he's laid to rest, the gloves should come off. >> there is no one like him. but because he wasn't a politician, he did things very differently. >> reporter: the sudden death of mayor ed lee, an earthquake that's shaken the political landscape of the city. who will be the next mayor? former state senator mark leno is the

>> vic lee is live with some possible answers. >> reporter: that's the $64,000 question.ke over the helm of this city hall of this city? well, the filing date is just one month away. one month away for that special election for mayor. the election, just six months from now. >> there has been an earthquake that has shook this city. >> that earthquake, the sudden death of mayor ed lee. an earthquake that has shaken the political land scape of the city. who will be the next mayor? former state senator mark leno is the only one who is a declared candidate for the november mayoral election if 2019. but now there

>> vic lee is live with some possible answers. >> reporter: that's the $64,000 question. who will take over the helm of this city hall of this city? well, the filing date is just one month away. one month away for that special election for mayor. the election, just six months from now. >> there has been an earthquake that has shook this city. >> that earthquake, the sudden death of mayor ed lee. an earthquake that has shaken the political land scape of the city. who will be the next mayor? former state senator mark leno is the only one who is a declared candidate for the november mayoral election if 2019. but now there will be a special election for interim mayor in june. he faces election much sooner. >> i was planning on another two years of campaigning. now it will be a mere six months. >> he has already been raising money and building coalitions since he declared last may. he may be facing the board of supervisors president. you might call her sort of an incumbent. >>> should she decide to run, it will be an uphill battle for anyone looking to challenge her. >> other

one of them own vic lee who manned the corner. he was holding up our end of the bargain and thanks to some generous passersby, vic was off to a good start. >> they are donating to channel # donation pot. >> vic is very persuasive. and tomorrow if you happen to be out, there is a donor match in affect for $20 so your contribution will go even further. >>> today marks two months since the north bay wildfires broke out and many survivors have turned to food banks to help feed families. laura anthony gave a $15,000 check to the redwood empire food bank in santa rosa. today's donation will help the foodank buy fresh food and vegetables for people it serves and help fight hunger in the bay area by giving money or volunteering your time. just go to abc7news.com and you can learn more about our share the joy campaign. >>> well san francisco based bank wells fargo could face even more fines and that news leads the bay area business watch. president trump tweeted this morning that fines will not be dropped and could be, quote, substantially

one of them was abc 7's very own vic lee who manned a corner down the street. we checked in on him to make sure he was holding up our end of the bargain. thanks to some generous people, vic was off too good start. >> they're donating to channel 7's donation pot. >> if you happen to be out and about in the city today, there's a donor match in effect for $20 donations. so your contribution will go even further. >>> still to come on "abc 7 mornings." >> thicker brush in the trees throughout marin have very low moisture content. >> dry conditions in the north bay are forcing firefighters back in action. find out how you can also help prevent wildfires. >>> plus several school districts in the bay area aren't making the grade. find out what th "wow" means you save 50% or more. there are three stages of "wow". denial. - is this price right? - acceptance. and boooyah! wait for it. boooyah has three "o's". ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ - this week, two pounds of halos california mandarins are just $1.99. >>> thanks for waking up with us. i'm chris nguyen. meteorolog

one of them own vic lee who manned the corner. up on him to make sure he was holding up our end of the bargain and thanks to some generous passersby, vic was off to a good start. >> they are donating to channel # donation pot. >> vic is very persuasive. and tomorrow if you happen to be out, there is a donor match in affect for $20 so your contribution will go even further. >>> today marks two months since the north bay wildfires broke out and many survivors have turned to food banks to help feed families. laura anthony gave a $15,000 check to the redwood empire food bank in santa rosa. today's donation will help the food bank buy fresh food and vegetables for people it serves and help fight hunger in the bay area by giving money or volunteering your time. just go to abc7news.com and you can learn more about our share the joy campaign. >>> well san francisco based bank wells fargo could face even more fines and that news leads the bay area business watch. president trump tweeted this morning that fines will not be dropped and could

one of those was abc 7's own vic lee who manned a corner down the street. ke sure he was holding up our end of the bargain. thanks to generous passersby, vic was off to a good start. >> they're donating to channel 7's donation pot. >> if you happen to be out and about in the city today, there is a donor match in effect for $20 donations so your contribution will go even further. what are the holidays like without the red kettles out there? >> that's right, keep ringing those bells. >> above average temperatures for this afternoon. >> 73 in santa cruz. >> insane. >> unbelievable. 42 right now. the atmosphere warms up and cools off so, so quickly, just about everyone climbing 30 degrees from your morning lows right now, which are pretty darn chilly in the east bay. lots of 30s. 50s on the coast. we'll talk about when and if we see any rain in the next seven days, next. >> such a widespread to start the morning. lisa, thank you. >>> also next, the warriors set a franchise record has crazy low prices. do you know how we do it? - how? - bargainomics! say, if cali

. >> united states of america has awarded the purple heart to first lieutenant vic at this lee pradoan: i just need to know that last word. write us, tell us santa is coming for us. steve: is he coming for us. brian: from the forest. ainsley: like is he going to fight us? coming for you. steve: ho, ho, ho. here he comes. ainsley: if santa is listening don't forget the stocking stuffers. brian: not too many years ago right by central part where ed as member as santa his sleigh went down in central park because people didn't believe. we have to make sure to believe in santa. that from that documentary elf. steve: there is also a story out, apparently, this is going to shock you, according to one of the newspapers in the united kingdom, you are not supposed to open the presents until after lunch on christmas day. after lunch. ainsley: i read that story. steve: who does that what time do you open your presents? as soon as the kids come downstairs or do you wait until after lunch? brian: santa gets you a puppy that could be a problem. ainsley: we know what they do in steve's house. waking

lee's last tweet. looking to fight unsafe housing with the hash tag housing for all. we heard vic talking about that being part of his legacy. that was sent out just 17 hours ago. in the studio, i'm sending it back to you. >> thank you. >>> and biz stone was among business owners who encouraged lee to run finish mayor. >> he was also among a host of celebrities, athletes, and others to appear in the ed lee is too legit to quit movie. ♪ put them in charge ♪ thank you for blessing me and the rest of the city with mayor ed lee ♪ ♪ only 5'5" but he gets [ bleep ] done ♪ ♪ unless you riding with us >> making ed lee look cool there. hip hop artist ash cod in the song. >> i think that's what you call cool. >>> coming up, we have other stories. a fire ripped through an oakland neighborhood this morning. we'll have the live look at the damage. >>> and a live look right now from our exploratorium camera. that hazy sky still there. mike nicco coming up i am a first responder tor and i'emergencies 24 hours a day, everyday of the year. my children and my family are on my mind when i'm working