Farewell to ed lee and perhaps acknowledge him for making sure the city stayed morally strong because of its diversity and acceptance for all people. Fire chief joe ann spoke for the First Time Since his death. He just crossed all cultures. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was among those paying tribute to the former mayor. Its heart breaking. Hard to even talk about his leaving us without thinking of his beautiful smile. Every person who worked at city hall wore a white flower. Music played, thanks to volunteers from the San Francisco symphony. The former mayor willy brown arrived early and called him a personal friend. He was unusual in that regard. He had the ability to listen. Most politicians count listen. As mayor since 2011, he roamed these halls with purpose and conviction while teaching others about compassion. Especially notice now at holiday time. It makes people think about whats important and the personal. Not the political. The police chief and then his command staff paid their almosts. Violence prevention groups remembered working the mayor who rewarded them with his support. Today it was a long goodbye to an ordinary friend who turned out to be extraordinary. And we want to remind everybody that city hall will remain open until 7 00 evening. Live in San Francisco. Abc7 news. Thank you. Also a reminder, the memorial celebration of the mayors life will be held sunday at 3 00 p. M. At city hall. It is open to the public. If you cannot get there, well have live coverage. Lets move on to the second time in less than 24 hours. A swimmer has been fwakd a sea lion at an aquatic park in San Francisco. It is now closed off. They have posted signs warning people not to go into the water. The mans injuries are not life threatening. Witnesses say the victim was able to swim back to shore on his own. One victim said the bite was on the lower body. The first switcher attacked yesterday told us about what happened from his hospital bed. And hes shown off the injuries that could have easily cost him his life. I have a nickel sized gap in my skin where i can see my muscles, which is a little freaky. Freaky and more than a little bit terrifying. From his hospital room, chris described the ordeal which began with his routine swim. He said sundayly it was charging at him. He came at me from the right. His head slid down my sxarm one tooth went into my forearm here. Thats how it happened. He was a quarter mile offshore and losing blood quickly when he yelled to a passing sailboat. After pulling himself on board, he was ultimately rushed to San Francisco general. He believes he may have made himself a target by swimming in the wrong area. I believe that i made a mistake. I swam too close to its fishing grounds. Theres a pads they travel from their fishing grounds to their resting grounds and i was on that path. And im not going to do that anymore. He insists, he plans to get back into the water as soon as his arm heals. But from now over plans to stoik shallower areas. Doctors have said that his injuries should heal within the next few weeks. Maybe a couple of months. Quite the coincidence. A young sea lion that was rescued from Stinson Beach three weeks ago was set free after being treated at the marine center. Theyre not normally aggressive toward humans but there could be an underlying cause. Laura anthony has the story. Hold on. It was a short trip for young chotzky for his relief. The male california sea lion finished three weeks of treatment for a kidney condition that left him sick and stranded. He was suffering from a bacterial disease that causes kidney failure. Our team of experts and veterinarians were able to treat him and he recovered. After some initial reluctance, he bounded out of his steel enclosure and scrambled toward the water. Volunteers used wooden shields to protect him from onlookers and vice versa. They are wild animals. Theyre very curious. This happens to coincide with swimmers. There were some medical xds could prompt a sea lion to be more aggressive toward humans. There are things can cause them to be more aggressive. The most common is a disease that we see and treat regularly. That can change the judgment of animals. It could be that sometimes sxhums sea lions just get in each others way. Tourists sharon nook the right to freedom. I meant to video it. I was so excited i didnt get a thing. In sausalito, abc7 news. If youve been outside at all, youve probably noticed the brown, hazy hair. This is the eighth spare the air day in a row. Our cameras caught the haze lingering over the bay area. A mitch of wood smoke and the air not much around here. And for the north bay and the east bay hills. Winds are expected to pick up and last through sunday morning. This has raised concerns about the potential for fires. The National Weather service says it is not expected to be anything like the event in pocket helped sfarg terrible north bay wildfires. Oakland is one of the cities covered in this warning. Fire danger on the rise in a matter of hours. The red flag warning for the north and east bay hills. It runs until 10 00 a. M. Sunday. Humidity values will be 5 to 20 . So really dry. As those winds increase, gusts over 50 miles an hour possible. Fires will spread rapidly. If they do develop. So be aware of your surroundings. Same areas under a wind advisories for the same time period. Elevations above 1,000 feet could run into difficulty driving. What will drive these winds . It is actually a system working its way southward. Were looking behind this cold front. Well see the winds really ramping up. Well be watching these winds. The big wave competition. It is taking over after last years was scrapped because of financial problems. For the first time, the worlds best female surfers will be competing. San franciscos surfer bianca who has been surfing since she was 7 years old will do something she has never done before this january. Surf in the mavericks competition. This is a really exciting moment in our sport. She describes the mavericks as one of the pinnacle spots. They start breaking at 15 feet. The World Surf League acquired it for the competition after the previous organizers went bankrupt. This year, women will be able to compete in their own heat for the first time. When i was growing up, there were no we will mentors to live up to. In 1975, he said the first one to paddle out and surf the waves in front of the mavericks. He said the first competition came later, in 1998. What you are expecting of these athletes is to go after the biggest waves on the planet during an event. Men have been dominating the sport for so long. So i feel like it is good for them to have the bay. Im excited to see her in the contest. The mens purse is larger than the womens purse. They will have to split the money. Still, she have had a case for evening balance pay. It takes time. She homes to do more than just paddle out to the mavericks. Perhaps even compete like the women she looks up to. Abc7 news. Hayward police are trying to identify two people accused of installing a skimming device a gas station atm. It happens all over the place these days. Theyre accused of rigging up. They said they installed a false side panel with microchips and a panel to capture the pin pad. Investigators are crediting a gas station employee with spotting it. A judge sentence ad couple who was accused of raping the son they adopted from russia. He said he did not mean to bring harm. He and his wife were accused of molesting their adoptive son almost daily for a decade after they took custody of him when i was 9 years old. Dennis flynn is now 24. He addressed his adoptive parents in court today. I have extreme anxiety at times. Coupled with severe depression. That happens every other week. Carolyn flynn was sentenced to 12 years in state prison. Both will pay restitution to dennis flynn who says he was kicked out of house he grew up in after he went to the authorities. Been levied against he three contracting firms had doeks a firm in oakland that injured 13 workers. The workers fell 20 feet into freshly poured concrete after a mold used to form the concrete suddenly collapsed. The bull of the fines went to largo could not strugs which was fined more than 73,000. And another company was fined 70,000. The general contractor john stone warrior was fined 36,000. A deadly start to the flu season. How bad things right now in one county compared to last year. And the new warning and advice coming out from the state. Do you have a do it yourselfer that you need to get a gift for . Some practical gift ideas. Some practical gift ideas. See which some practical gift ideas. 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Despite this, the officer is still encouraging people to get vaccinated. We do know that even if it doesnt prevent from you get go the flu, it still reduces your risk of severe flu hospitalization and death. Dozens of people have been coming through st. James Health Center on a daily basis to get flu shot. Seniors, especially, they are really requesting to have it done. At the San Jose Unified School district, Staff Members are taking a proactive approach. Encouraging students to wash their hands and cover their coughs. When you have a sore throat, fehr, they can be communicable. And these systems can run through a classroom. Two people under the age of 65 have died this season because of flu related complications in Santa Clara County which is equal to the total number of deaths last year. Abc7 news. Part of the challenge this time of year is figuring out whether you have a cold or the flu. The new guidelines for cell phone use was one of the top tremding topics. It is connected to possible radiation from phones. The Department Says some scientific studies he link frequent phone use with brain cancer, low sperm count and sleep issues. While a couldnt exclusive link is not concluded. The whole issue is how close is the cell phone Generating Energy to your skin, your body. The further away it is, the more barriers, it makes sense. A good rule of thumb is to keep your cell phone a yard away when not in use. In a partnership with Consumer Reports, Michael Finney has some great ideas. In addition to that handy person on your list, drills are a great gift for that budding do it yourself person or a new homeowner. Consumer reports just tested 26 cordless drills and says theyre more powerful than ever. The night of cordless drills weve tested are so good youll probably never need to use a corded one again. To see how they handled, they performed basic he is thes. Then they assessed with this machine. It has to ability to control the torque. 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Showing you a nice view but at a price accide price. As you look at the east bay hills camera, we are seeing the haze. The sun was filtered today and temperatures were down. Right now, mid 50s. Santa rosa. One other live picture from our emeryville camera as we look across the bay. Gusty winds, sunny tomorrow with better air quality. This is encouraging. Watch what happens. 7 00 tonight, not so wnldy. You but then it will start to ramp up. 36 miles an hour. Oakland will see the stronger winds. Definitely gusty out of north northeast. And then the winds will begin to taper as we head toward the latter part of sunday morning. As the winds pick up out of the north, it really crash. Youre looking at 21, napa. Teens in the wind. Well continue through the weekend. You notice the that i knowish hues. Thats courtesy of all the haze and the smoke. The good news is the wind will help clean out our air so better air quality. Good air quality across the entire bay area. Sunday, moderate for parts and then good air quality kfrlt not as cold it will be pretty. Clear. 64, san jose. Redwood city. It will be a bright, a sunny day. 64, napa. From oakland to freedom. Youll be dealing with the winds in the hills. December 20th, mark your calendars. Some rain begins to show up to the north. By 6 00, it is in mendocino showers. We could see it slipping southward and certainly some snow as we led into wednesday afternoon and evening. Perhaps this will signal a big change going into 2018. The accuweather sevenday forecast. High fire danger, cleaner air into sunday. And then the temperatures will begin to fall as clouds increase midweek. A slight chance of showers. A new feature being rolled out. Brews, the republican. At a bill just revealed. At the last minute, two crucial no votes flipped to yes. Plus the highspeed chase. Multiple people from dennys. Com. 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You can even get an alert that you want for just the areas youre looking for. Coming up tonight, a day of sadness and graciousness today at San Francisco city hall. The respectful adjustments couples getting married today in honor of the late mayor ed lee. Also, a leftover section of the bay bridge. Finally, we know that many of you have done your part to help the victims of the north bay fires. And employees are doing their part to help the children affected by the tragedy. The toys were donated by our colleagues. Most will go to children whose families were affected by the devastating fires. The skriks among thousands of others to the toys for tots program. I cant tell you how many toys weve elected in compare sob to others. It is overwhelming, the generosity. The money has been flowing in. Weve been able to purchase more toys than ever before in the past. It is right in time for christmas. Fun to see bags of toys around the station. We appreciate your time. Tonight breaking news. The republican tax bill just revealed. At the last minute two crucial no votes flipped to yes. From your health care to your mortgage. How much will middle class families really save or will the rich come out on top . Also, two new storms. A winter blast, snow and ice making for dangerous driving. President trump lashing out on the russia investigation and we ask will he pardon Michael Flynn . Well see what happens. Lets see. That as he slams the fbi just moments before he walked through their door. Active shooter on the streets of a major american city. The high speed chase. The dangerous suspect at the wheel. Multiple people in the line of fire. Just in, time for the holidays. Record breaking packages in the mail. Will they arrive on time . And what happens when the