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Learning of his death early yesterday morning. He leaves a huge construction boom, a huge tech boom. San francisco was just coming out of the recession when he took office in the beginning part of 2011. As we take you to the mayors second home, San Francisco city hall glittering in the sun, you see the memorial has been set up on the front steps of that beautiful building. So many changes happening on the second floor of the building. Thats where the Mayors Office is. And thats where we find a flag at halfstaff in honor of mayor ed lee. Welcome to the 9 here. Mike, i know you take the newspaper every morning. Youre Old Fashioned that way. Right in the driveway. Im glad you brought this in. We have a picture of the mayor. It is not one of those super welllit portraits where you can tell he was taken to the studio. The editor of the chronicle said this is how the mayor was every single day, out and about, always smiling. Maybe not looking perfect all the time. That was part of his charm. If i could bring in a tight picture of it. It has the mayors name edwin lee. And you see the chinese characters there. The chronicles editor cant recall if the chronicle has ever used chinese characters on the front page. She felt it was a fitting tribute to the man who broke the barrier for chinese americans. You talk about the construction, the tech boom. Not everyone necessarily agrees with all of the changes in San Francisco. Long time san franciscans. But something that london breed said at the News Conference yesterday at city hall stuck with me. Since he took office, he created 140,000 jobs there in San Francisco. Really a voice for the overlooked and just kind of that profound sense of community. Despite the changes in his eyes thanksgivings one Small Community in a big city. We were talking about this. This adds a little bit of uncertainty as to what will happen next. Will london breed, you know, remain as the mayor . As you heard Dennis Herrera say the board of supervisors doesnt have to do anything. Right. You can just stay there. For the next six months. Or will people jump into the special election . It is unclear what will happen. We are watching what is happening inside San Francisco city hall. I give this back to you. It is a special one. I collect, you know, front pages for big events, whether they are sad ones like this or memorable ones like a giants parade or a 49ers super bowl. As we mentioned the former president of the board of supervisors london breed is now the acting mayor of San Francisco. She becomes the first African American female mayor. She will hold the job until june, unless as sal mentioned, the board of supervisors decides to replace her with someone else. Breed has been the president of the board of supervisors since 2015. Widely expected to run for mayor after mayor ed lees term ended. Yesterday she asked for citys support. Our citys values have never been more important. And in the months ahead, lets carry on in mayor lees honor. A special election will be held june 5th of next year. The winner of that will finish out ed lees term, which ends in january of 2020. Then there will be that regularly scheduled mayors election that will be set for november of 2019. 11 people have already filed paperwork for the general election. Today for the first time london breed will be attending events as the citys acting mayor. Christien kafton is at city hall with a look at what breed will be doing. Good morning, christien. Reporter yeah. Good morning. If you take a look here, you see the memorial here. A lot of people as they go into city hall this morning have been stopping by, reflecting, remembering ed lee as they go on into the office. As you said, london breed getting ready to start her first full day as the new acting mayor of San Francisco. Her day includes a lot of responsibilities. Apparently she will be meeting later on today with the police chief to discuss an issue about gun buyback program. We can also tell you that she was there at the board of supervisors meeting where yesterday where the board of supervisors approved some of the things that were on mayor lees wish list, including declaring a citywide emergency on homelessness and fast tracking construction for shelters for the homeless. She spoke at the board of supervisors meeting and talked about the magnitude of the role she steps into and the shoes she must fill. Mayor lee lived a life of service. He developed early on a profound sense of community and a commitment to helping others. Reporter yeah. We talked a moment ago about about people reflecting on this memorial here. Supervisor mark ferrell just walking into work here. I know it is a shock. Really an opportunity for everyone to reflect on how the city goes back to business as usual at a time when it really cant be business as usual. Yeah. It cant be. This is so fresh in everyones minds. You know, obviously it is a city government. Were going to function. We have plans in place. And were up and running. And it is important that the San Francisco residents know that. At this same time, this is a time to mourn the loss of someone who was incredibly important to the city of San Francisco. Our mayor. And we need to grief. We need to be able to mourn that process. And, you know, at the right time move on. But things are functioning of course. They will always do so in the city of San Francisco. But it is a very sad tight time for our city. Reporter thank you for stopping. I know you were completely unprepared for that. Thank you for offering insight into that. You said what a lot of people are feeling, a sense of grief and loss and getting back to business as soon as possible. Thank you, christien. Doug jones defeated roy moore in the special senate race. Alabama has been at a crossroads. We have been at crossroads in the past. And unfortunately we have usually taken the wrong fork. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the right road. [cheering and applause] it was a close race. And moore has not yet conceded. But it seems clear the Sexual Misconduct allegations against moore had an impact on this election. Dirty policy is what it was. Reporter plenty of blame among republicans this morning following a surprise victory by democrats in deep red alabama. Doug jones won the special election after allegations of Sexual Misconduct by roy moore who was endorsed by President Trump, prompting a push by republicans who say came too late. This race came down to very few votes. So i do put blame on a lot of folks that pulled out their support and then came back in late. Reporter the loss can make it more difficult for republicans to act on their legislative agenda. The president says his support for moore in the last weeks of the campaign was smart politics. Tweeting in part, the reason i originally endorsed Luther Strange and his numbers went up mightedly is i said roy moore would not be able to win the general election. I was right. Meanwhile democratic lawmakers conyers and al franken are preparing to step down following their own Sexual Misconduct scandals. Tina smith will take al frankens place who will focus more on policy than politics. I will do my best to earn minnesotans support. I believe the way to do that is by being the best senator that i can be. There is a renewed push for congress to investigate the Sexual Misconduct allegations against President Trump. With more than 100 democratic lawmakers asking the House Oversight committee to schedule hearings. Ktvu fox 2 news. Even though President Trump campaigned for roy moore, he congratulated doug jones on his victory, tweeting, congratulations to doug jones on a hard fought victory. The writein votes played a big factor but a win is a win. The people of alabama are great and the republicans will have another shot at this seat in a very short period of time. It never ends. Were joined this morning by joe garofoli of the San Francisco chronicle. Welcome back. Always fun to be here. Roy moore lost because of the allegations or President Trump campaigning for him. Victory has a thousand mothers. Theres a lot of things to attribute this to. Number one, you cant divorce the moment were in, the me too moment and the stuff that roy moore was accused of. This is crazy stuff happening. And so that is obviously the first thing. The other thing we cannot overlook is that the turnout of africanamerican voters which democrats had a hard time doing in 2016. Roughly 30 of the turnout was africanamerican. Something like 95 of them voted for doug jones. We have that. We have the writein votes. Richard shelby. 22,000. Yeah. About 2 . In terms of writein votes is astronomical. The margin of victory, about 2 . As the president tweeted there. There is a lot of out of state money coming in for doug jones. 10million over a sixweek period, which is, again, off the charts. Especially for alabama. That allowed him to put up a lot of tv ads. 86 of the ads that alabama saw over the last few weeks was pro jones or antimoore. If youre not comfortable with roy moore, write in someone else. Republicans were not energized baud of the candidate and stayed home. Do you think that had an effect. Oh, yeah. Especially in the suburban areas where the moderate republicans where there is a lions share of the white vote but they were just uncomfortable with the allegations. Im either not going to vote or im going to write somebody in. Is this just one state in the red Southern States to come . Because it had it is a big one. Oh, it is a very, very unusual victory. It is hard to rely indicate all of these factors. How many roy moores are there out there . And jones took advantage of it. Very well organized campaign. They used a lot of good social media and they had a lot of help and money. That goes back to my first question and you talked about the me too movement. This may have been more of a reason for the victory for the democratic candidate because this movement is starting to reshape politics. It is. Not just people in congress already. Right. But maybe in elections next year and the mid terms and in 2020 maybe. We will see. We will see. And it has to keep going. And im sure there are more allegations to come out. There seems to be one every day. It has the potential to carry on. But you can that is one thing. I stull still have to have the organization and the candidate. Doug jones was a decent candidate. A fairly spotless records and not a crazy lefty in alabama. The president said we need better republican candidates down the road. The president is 02. He endorsed Luther Strange in the primary and roy moore here. He was 02 here. He can spin it however the hell he wants in his tweets. But, you know, he backed the loser twice here. Can we talk about the phrase values voters. Typically associated with older, white, perhaps evangelical. Perhaps not in this race as far as africanamerican women support specifically. Yeah. Talk about the dynamics of who voted for him. Who voted for him were africanamerican voters, the most reliable democratic voters and they turned out exactly as of their population. 30 of alabama is African American. People in big cities voted. Younger people voted. Younger people voted but the democrats definitely need to up that game a little bit. They cant lose this percentage of the white vote in the south. The white vote definitely went predominantly for the republicans here. The democrats have to make inroad theres. Before we go, what do you think about the recount call by rye moore. Roy moore will be writing that check out of his own checkbook because alabamas secretary of state said were not paying for it. If it is. 5 or below, the state pays for it. Over that, it is on your own dime. Is he making his own decisions or still listening to steve bannon. Steve bannon is loser number two there. It is the choice between trump and nullification. I dont know what nullification means. It is biblical almost. But bannons value is definitely on the wane. Thank you, joe. Following the alabama election we turned to you to the question of the day and asked do you think the country has hit a turning point where sexual allegations are a turning point. 24 say no. 76 say yes. The change will come when humans gain consciousness. Another viewer says, allegations do not equal guilt. Ever hear of due process. Jwm says if by action you mean eliminating due process, no. If you mean making departments, then yes. Allegations are fully investigated. Keep talking with us through twitter and taking the ktvu poll. We will share more responses at 9 30. Coming up, a highspeed police chase on the peninsula ended just outside of a country club. We will tell you how many people were arrested and how many got away. And First Responders hit the racetrack in sonoma. Up next, the unique event with the community to raise money for the victims of the north bay fires. If your skin had a wash tag what would it say . 80 glowing 50 freckles no matter your skin type, all skin deserves gentleness. Thats why dove is sulfate free. The 1 body wash recommended by dermatologists. Fire crews in Southern California making more progress against those fires burning now in four counties. The fire burning in ventura and Santa Barbara counties is 25 contained. It has covered 369 square miles which makes it the fifth largest fire in state history. At least 18,000 buildings including many homes still in the fires path. Investigators now say the wildfire that burned near the getty museum in los angeles was started at a homeless encampment. The skirball fire is now 90 contained. The other big fires in l. A. And san diego counties are at 95 containment. The rye fire, the one burning near magic mountain, is 100 contained. But firefighters are still there in case of flareups. First responders took over the sonoma raceway last night for a good cause. We have more on the unique idea to raise money for the fire victims. Reporter drivers start your fire engines. People paid 25 for three laps. I was like wow. I really wanted to do this. Reporter riding with chp or sonoma sheriffs. This one is hot. This one is cold. Reporter with paramedics or a fire crew with dozens of rigs from across the north bay. The speeds will get up there. The fire truck is a little slower of course. The chp has a little jump on it. We will give them space in between so they have fun. Reporter after the grueling fires of october, this was a Welcome Change of pace. This has got a lot of weight to it. You have to be careful going around the corners but it is fun. Reporter ten turns to be exact. And nascar drivers fly around this course at 185 Miles Per Hour. But what fire engines lack in speed, they make up for in spectacle. The idea of the lights and the sirens at night, i dont think i even visualized how cool it would be. It is a Great Community opportunity to say thanks to all of the First Responders. I think theyre having fun taking laps around the tracks into. Everybody wins. How fast do you want to go. Reporter exciting for officers, not riding with the usual suspects or partners. Instead, some of the littlest passengers ever. 5yearold fletcher and his dad dressed for the season. A great way to raise money and say thank you. You might be as excited as flesher. I might be. We get excited about this. We know all of our local police and fire. It is good to get a break away from the fire snooze the rides were a chance for conversation. Okay with the speed. Yeah. And the fun turn schmooze some personal time with First Responders. We appreciate everything that you do. It is our pleasure. Even in the hard times, it is a fun and rewarding job. Reporter this was the first time that sonoma raceway has opened the track like this. But judging the response, it is unlikely to be the last. They like speed. Anything speed. Anything with lights. So they love it. Reporter ktvu fox 2 news. This was called laps of appreciation and raised close to 75,000. The money is earmarked for two recovery funds for sonoma and Mendocino County fire victims. That is awesome. Coming up, many kids are asking for new phones or tablets for the holidays. We will talk live with the author of wired child about how to manage battles that you might be having over screen time. Well, as the holidays approach, your children might be asking you for the newest smart phone or tablet or whatever. With the kids out of school for about two weeks, a lot more downtime to spend on the screens. How do you monitor their use and keep them from becoming addicted. Richard freed is the author of wired child and joins us live in the studio this morning. Maybe it seems to me that some parents dont realize or recognize that the kids are pulling away from them. That these devices im guilty. We will pull it out at a restaurant for ten minutes. And there is no conversation. You know. Were really theyre being pulled away from me. It is the device. Were told that the devices bring us closer as a family. Connect with your kids. What we dont realize is kids get obsessed with them and live their lives out in their room. Oftentimes at the expense of family. There is a big debate at our school. Last year my big boy was in second grade and there was a second grader who had her moms old cell phone. There s. There a perfect age to start . I know it is individual. Gauge that for me. I wish there was a perfect age to get kids a smart phone. Any time that you need to get your kids a basic phone to be in touch with them, that is fine. Youre doing that for safety. A smart phone is really we dont have a right age for that. Unfortunately what were seeing in the last few weeks is any age we get a kid a smart phone, it pulls them away from family. It puts them at risk for depression and it puts them at risk for not doing as well in school. One of the things that you mentioned because i have heard you speak to parents before, we are creating a society of boys, girls too but more so boys that end up stuck in their room playing video games on moms couch until theyre 30. This wasnt a problem. This may reach where kids dont even get jobs because theyre so addicted. It is very different for boys and girls. Boys are drawn more to gaming. Youre right. We have a generation of boys that are not going off to college. 57 of College Admissions are girls. 43 are boys. Then we have recent Economic Research showing that boys are gaming away and not going off and getting jobs. Girls are more attracted to smart phones, social media. That is what is pulling them into their rooms. They are more at risk for depression. So you talk about social media. Some people may interrupt that as socialization. Im socializing through social media. Go to the mall with me. Yeah. What do you see in the future and how that affects our children, the earlier they get on these devices. What is so interesting is social media, smart phones are sold to us to connect with us. But they are pulling kids apart. One of the things that were really seeing is we have kids who get more lonely when they actually get these devices because theres this fear of missing out. Kids just scroll through these pages of kids looking like theyre having a great time without them. So they start to turn against themselves, feel empty and get depressed. At our house we have two boys, 7 and a half and nine. In the past few weeks we introduced screen time to them. We held off as long as we could. Good for you. When 20 minutes dings, one of them freaks when we take away the ipad. How can we make that release a little less distressing for all of us . That is such a good question. All of the parents that i work with, when i go talk at schools, thats what theyre telling me. The devices are so powerful, increasingly built by psychologists, increasingly built by neuro scientists working towards vulnerabilities. You have game designers who say my job is to take every single voluntary activity that a person has and pull that away and put them on the game. It is really tough. I like your idea of doing your best to say, here is the limit. If its not working out, like like kids some kids push back in my practice in a really difficult sort of way. We have ive got parents calling the police when kids get a little were not there. It really is the companys fault. Their goal is to get children addicted. And to add to that, the people who run these companies, the parents, the steve jobs of the world, they make this technology but they dont allow their own kids to use it. When i talk with parents and go talk around the country, i say, i want you to parent like a tech exec. We see bill and Melinda Gates who did not get their kids smart phones until 14 years of age. If more parents did that, kids would be less depressed and doing better in school. So much to talk about. Thank you for joining us. Keep this in mind as your kids asking for those things for the holidays. We will be right back. Nice little jam to come in. Mornings on 2 the 9. Thank you for watching. All morning long weve had clear skies. Now were getting a little bit of fog as i bring in steve. I dont know what this is. Smoke. Smoke. From down south. Going into parts of the coast. A little bit of fog. But most of that is smoke. We are seeing some of that. The visibility satellite showed that. The smoke is in. Now to the east. I think that fog will burn off quick. A little made it in. It is also cold. William diaz says it is cold, dude. Sincerely freezing in sf. You know, the folks in sf, it is cold. In september, it is too hot. Now it is too hot. Hard audience there. There were low 40s in oakland this morning. A couple of 41 degree readings. Around the bay, richmond made it down to 40. Now were slowly warming up with 40s and 50s. The bibbing news was the 20s from north to south. There were being 20s. Even in the east bay. Now were starting to see more 30s and 40s. Geyserville, 25. Sebastopol, 26. Kenwood, 26. Hillsberg, 29. Even 20s in the santa cruz mountains. This is called a rex block pattern. Everything rainwise is deflected north. There is a low towards baja that is cut off from everything. This kind of a pattern you can see it is off shore. The wind goes land to sea. Thats exactly what were getting. Some of the Higher Elevations you can get a good gust at the surface. When you get this kind of a pattern, the coast is the place to be for the warmer temps. Half moon bay is already 57. Yet 30s for others. Much of bodega bay down to santa cruz, that will be the warm y. Look at ventura county. Even though the wind speeds are not as strong, it is really dry down there. Thats where some of the smoke from the thomas fire continues to work its way in. We dont see any rain for a while. Layers. Cold in the morning and then in the afternoon taking the vacet off. Except maybe a pickup in the breeze, i dont see any rain right now. Well, i hope that changes, steve. I think we will have to wait until january to be honest with you. Thank you, steve. Thank you. Three people are in custody this morning after a highspeed chase ended with a car crash into a country club in milbrae. Alex savidge shows us the damage that was done to the home. Reporter this Early Morning chase came to a dramatic end in milbrae as the stolen car went bearing through the front gates of the green Hills Country club. And then with officers in pursuit, the car lost control and crashed right through the back wall of a home, which sits just off of the golf course. Next to the 7th green. The back wall there has large panes of glass that were blown out in the crash. Six people inside of the stolen car jumped out and ran as chp officers and sheriffs deputies moved in and searched the area. The home where the wild chase ended belongs to larry and his wife. We just stayed in the house. The cops advised us to lock the doors. Stay in. They caught three of them. And three are apparently still loose. Reporter following that massive search this morning, officers were able to take three people into custody. But everyone else inside of the car was able to escape. This all started with a chase at about 2 30 this morning near highway 380 and highway 101. Thats where a chp officer spotted a honda sedan that had reportedly been carjacked at gun point. The driver refused to pull over and then led officers on this highspeed pursuit that reached speeds more than 100 Miles Per Hour on the freeway. Thankfully in the end, there was no one hurt during the Early Morning chase. Just a lot of damage done to a back wall. And authorities are still searching for several people who were believed to have been inside of the stolen car that got away this morning. In milbrae, alex savidge, ktvu fox 2 news. Doug jones won the election last night. It comes after roy moore faced a number of allegations of Sexual Misconduct. Following that alabama election our question of the day to you has been do you think the country has hit a turning point where Sexual Assault allegations are reason for action . We see from the poll results that 76 of you say yes. 24 say no. I had a couple of responses. People saying you know what, i would like to think that were there, that watershed moment but really no one has said yep you bet. I just had one person say awkwardly worded. Not everyone likes our questions of the day. This was a tough one for us. I think we got the idea but we had to kind of, you know, massage it and knead it a bit. This is the best we could do. As always, if you want to continue the conversation, go to our twitter site or any of our social media platforms and use the ktvuthe9. Lets go to dave clark with more of the headlines. Here are some of the top stories were following. Due in court today, the man accused of setting off a pipe bomb in the new york city subway system monday morning. The suspect carried out the attack for the islamic state. The suspect built the bomb about a week ago, picked a time and place to cause the most damage. But it went off prematurely, injuring three people. If hes convicted, he could get life in prison. The San Jose City Council Approved in a 92 vote building a village of tiny houses for the homeless, with 40 units. But the big question is, where . City Officials Say theville absolutelies have to be at least a quarter mile away from schools and more than 500 feet away from homes. Three possible locations will be discussed next month. Officials hope to have one tiny home village in each city council district. Parents, teachers, students in oakland will be marching to Todays School Board Meeting to protest plans to cut 9 million from schools. The school board says it needs to cut that much because of overspending in the last few years. But parents, teachers and students say the administration should be cut, not schools. The final School Board Decision may come today. Those are just some of your morning headlines. Hey, mike, sal, gasia, ill send it back to you. Thank you, dave. The tributes to mayor ed lee continue this morning when we leashed of his sudden death early yesterday in San Francisco, many were shocked and grasping for ways to understand what happened. Some of his colleagues choked back tears as they talked about his life and three decades of public service. Standing right here seven years ago swearing him in. I was just in his office. And they boxed everything up. You know, it just so you know, i mean a memorial for mayor lee is growing on the steps of San Francisco city hall. It wasnt just the people who worked with him remembering him fondly. There are also those who were neighbors and dear friends. Cristina rendon has more on the tributes across the city. He was a very, very good neighbor, very good friend. Reporter on this quiet cul desac in glenn park, a man named bob is flying the American Flag at halfstaff to honor his nextdoor neighbor, ed lee. Bob did not want to show his face but says the two were friends for the past 22 years. Having known him for so long, it was just a a total surprise. He was always so full of life. So much a part of San Francisco. Reporter in a tribute to lee, students from San Franciscos school of the arts performed traditional drumming from brazil during a class. We have been asked by the mayor several times to play at city hall for various functions. It felt fitting to do something to honor his passing. Reporter and less than a mile away from lees home, a note and bouquet adore a bench outside of the safeway on monterey boulevard where he collapsed while Grocery Shopping monday night. It reads rest in peace mayor ed lee. We were proud to call you our neighbor. Thank you for giving your all to the community. He was a community person. He was always out helping the community. Picking up garbage. He was a big rent advocate. He was a wonderful mayor. Probably one of the better mayors. He was sincere in his work. Ill miss him. Ill miss him. He was just an exceptional human being. Human being. It is a tired old phrase but i think he was a true renaissance man. Reporter that neighbor says he last saw lee about a week ago when lee was returning home. He says lee was always upbeat, concerned about the city, and he will be greatly missed. In San Francisco, cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. The man convicted of killing sierra lamar has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The decision matches a jurys recommendation earlier this year. Sierra lamar was the morgan hill teen who vanished back in 2012. And while her body has never been found, forensic evidence pointed to torres as the killer. Earlier in the day, the judge denied a request from the defense for a new trial. The preliminary hearing for the two oakland defendants in oaklands deadly ghost ship warehouse fire could wrap up in the coming days. Yesterday was the third day of testimony in the hearing from Master Tenant Derick Almena and max harris. Both are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. Witnesses testified that the warehouse where 36 people died last year was a death trap. When the preliminary hearing ends, judge horner will determine whether the two men will go to trial. Colin kaepernick being criticized about a advise tout a new york city jail. The jail guards just did not like it. Union Officials Say the trip to the prison yesterday will encourage inmates to attack jail guards. The Union Leaders know kaepernick who began kneeling during the National Anthem to protest racial inequality were worn socks depicting police as pigs. The purpose of the visit what to share a message of hope and inspiration. A new Orleans Saints Ticket Holder is suing the team because some of the players are kneeling during the national an then. The fan wants a refund for the season tickets and attorneys fees. He and his family dont find the protests entertaining. He accuses them of disrespecting the flag, the anthem and the country and the military. If he knew that the players would have use touchdown as a platform, he wouldnt have bought the tickets. The matter has been turned over to the legal department. All right. Coming up on mornings on 2 the 9, it is the first day of hanukkah. Up next, we are cooking up some traditional dishes for the occasion. Dude. Your crunchings scaring the fish. Dude. Theyre just jealous. Kelloggs raisin bran crunch with crunchy clusters and the taste of apples and strawberries. I got one guess were having cereal for dinner. Kelloggs raisin bran crunch apple strawberry. Sfx tsfx feet shufflingc life can change in an instant. Be covered when it does. 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Today is the first day of hanukkah. Were honoring the occasion with traditional dishes. Gasia is joined by of San Francisco. The delicious smell of frying onions is filling the ktvu studio. Thank you for being here from white sons. Bringing true jewish food to San Francisco. A lot of people think you have to fly across the country to get it. We have it right here in San Francisco and we just opened in larksberg. Congratulations. Thank you. You prepare a lot of the dishes on this end of the table. Can you talk to me about what is here and how oil plays a part in it. Potatoes are a popular dish. Going back thousands of years in the temple in jerusalem, a group of rebels took the temple back. And they had a candleabra that they were able to light with oil that was supposed to last for a day but lasted for eight days. My boy wants to celebrate hanukkah at home. I have tried to make this at home but i have failed. They can be intimidating. But they are really simple. Our recipe is potatoes and onions, a little bit of potato starch which keeps them gluten free with is great. One trick getting them crispy, squeeze all of the water out of the potatoes. Okay. And you really just want to make sure that you keep the pan at the right temperature and not overcrowd it. Just work at your own pace. Patience. Patience with everything. Once we have made this delicious feast, you end up with leftovers the next day. Yes. How do we put this toe good use perhaps in the morning. Yeah. With many holidays you have leftovers and youre eating them for sometimes days and you want to find something different. Everybody knows the thanksgiving sandwich. Yes. Were making a hanukkah hash here. Weve got onions going here. The brisket. Yep. And weve got kale and garlic. Yes. And you could use any green or brussel sprouts. In my house we put anything in. A little bit of applesauce. Put me to work. Can i be your souschef. Yes. Let me trade spaces with you. Lets do it. Mix that up. All righty. And hash is so great because you can throw anything from your fridge. If i had red bell peppers and odds and ends. Absolutely. Sitting around. Brisket works just as well as chicken or turkey. Kind of kind of anything. And it is nice because these ingredients have a lot of fat in them already. It wont be a dry hash. Will than the case . Exactly. The potatoes soak up a lost the oil and it comes back to life in the pan. Okay. Yum. How soon do i add the kale and garlic. You can throw it in now. I feel like i kicked the professional out of his own kitchen here. Youre doing well. I think youve done this before. I had a bit escape the pan. I assume you see a big jump in business at wise sons around hanukkah. It is one of the busiest times of the year. We will make 7,000 or 8,000 latkas this year. You saw the brisket on the table. That is another big one. A traditional dish for the jewish holiday. I will let you finish. Want to trade places again. Im going to throw in a little applesauce. That may seem strange but it adds a little bit of sweetness. I love sweet and salty. You cant go wrong. Were trying to use everything. Uhhuh. Weve got a couple eggs here that weve already cooked. Uhhuh. You can cook your eggs any way that you like. I like them sunny side up because having the yolk run eadds a richness. It will cook as it hits the hot dish as well. Leave them run eand they will finish once theyre on the mound. Yeah. It will make it nice and rich. Did you grow up celebrating hanukkah. We did. We did it at my grandmas house. She would have 30 people over. She made them all weeks in advance. She froze them. Okay. And would put them in the oven. There was a judge he can that each shelf in the freezer was a different decade. 1977. Exactly. 1987, 1997. Right. But cooking them ahead is something that you can do. Okay. Especially if youre feeding a crowd. I like to cook them fresh because i think having it is a holiday where you want people in the kitchen. Right. Everybody is standing around and eating and fighting for them out of the pan. Lets finish off this dish. Wise sons in San Francisco and also larks burning. The recipe for this delicious hash is on our website, ktvu. Com. Im also going to grab a piece on the far end of the table. That is more of a dessert type yum yum. Thank you so much. I will dig into it in a moment. Are these chives. Yes. Left over from the night before. Perfect. Thank you for joining you. Happy hanukkah to you. Happy hanukkah. Im going to grab some of that. Let me see. Yum. Awesome. Thank you. [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. And some of them cant do anything about it. But you can. Protect your family. Visit tobaccofreeca. Com. President trump will push tax reform today in an effort to get legislation on his desk by christmas. 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He bowed to Prince William and harry as they made their way into the theater. Star wars the last jedi opens here in the bay area tomorrow night. I hope you join us tomorrow on the 9. Im sure there are some last minute shoppers out there. We have great ideas for gift giving on a budget and for you procrastinators. To properly do that, can i have i have asked paul to join us. Dont be shy, paul. Youre a big fan. Yes, i am. This is from wise sons. Go for it. Were all family here. This is sour cream applesauce. Thats why it is ruby red and concentrated. To those celebrating hanukkah, tonight is the second night. Im going to try them at home. My youngest sob wants to celebrate hand a im going to do it. I love these. Crispy and a little salty. [cheers and applause] announcer a happy holiday live from the Wendy Williams show. Announcer now heres wendy. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [laughter] wendy thank you for watching my cohosts, the studio audience