a year later. 7 on your side's michael finney foubd out why. it's coming up at 6:00. dan, kristen. >>> a mural that honors frt heroes of latin rock music includes the image of the genre's biggest star. >> he just finished this likeness of carlos santana gracing his home in the mission district. >> he gran this project as a way to honor latin rock born in thee mission. >>> he got his first look at it today. he says it's quite an honor. >> what you're seeing on this house is inspiration. what do i mean by that? these people you see before me on the house inspire me to play music like richard did. >> the house located at 25th and york is amazing to look at as you can see from droneview 7 that we can show you here. we'll have more on this project at abc 7 news at 6:00. i've known him for years. wonderful guy. >>> world news tonight with david muir is next. appreciate your time. >>> i'm kristen sze, for all of us here at abc tto harrison, the wine tcollection.. to craig, this rock. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do every

one airline wasn't ready to follow them until michael finney stepped in. all coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. dan, kristen? >> ama, thank you so much. >>> finally this evening, dog lovers may want to think twice before leaving their pups in the car, even if it's just for a minute to pump gas. >> police in louisiana say a five-pound chihuahua managed to put an suv in reverse, sending the vehicle rolling into oncoming traffic outside a gas station in slidell. >> check this outhe driver ran vehicle, but couldn't stop it and falls over. it's a miracle no one was seriously hurt. that's the good news. >> the chihuahua was able to put the car in gear because of a mechanical issue that allowed the transmission to change gears without the brake being pressed. >> the chihuahua weighs nothing. no force. >> "world news ton >>> tonight, storms slamming the u.s. this thanksgiving week. warnings and watches already tonight. just as millions travel for the holiday, the back-to-back storms sweeping across the country. from denver to minneapolis, warnings and watches at this

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i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> next, veterans day in the bay. we share a couple of event happening today to honor our americans who have served. i just add a spoonful to my marinades... ...to stir frys... ...sauces. just whisk it in... ...brush it on... sauté it. it adds a "cooked all day taste" ...that doesn't take all day. better than bouillon. don't just make it. make it better. warm feelings of home this season. with country fried turkey, hand-breaded and fried 'til crispy, and topped with holiday herbed gravy. our take on a festive favorite is back. and it's only at cracker barrel. come on home to cracker barrel. >>> here with the winning numbers from last night's $50 million power ball drawing. 14, 17, 35, 38, 60. power ball number, 35. nobody picked all six numbers. >>> happening today, san francisco will say thank you to veterans. the 99th annual veterans day parade starts at 1:1:00 this morning, so about an hour ago, at north point. there will also be a veterans day block party. a street mural will be painted to honor vets. the party s

. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with that for us. >> this comes from a utah company. it is issuing a nationwide recall for bags of frozen cat food. go raw is recallng two-pound bags of quest beef cat food after samples tested positive for salmonela. the food was shipped and sold in stores nationwide. customers with affected product should return it for a refund or throw i the food. symptoms include di dominal pain and fever. >>> a warning is going out this evening about counterfeit fire extinguishers. underwriters laboratory say extinguishers have been found in south america with counterfeit ul certification seals and fraudulently labeled with brand names like amerex and buckeye. the actual manufacturers are unknown, but the extinguishers are marked with model 45610 cd fire extinguisher. now if you have one, you need to take it out of service right away. >>> heads up to owners of 2019 model dodge caravans. the automaker is recalling 30,000 of them because improperly welded second and third row seats could come loose in a crash. now the welds break, the seat belts woul

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. >>> i'm michael finney. we're one week from thanksgiving. th >>> scientists are predicting a rare meteor outbursts dubbed the unicorn. the best views in south america, eastern north america, wester europe and northwestern africa. the meteors are radiating from a constellation named after the greek word for unicorn. nasa scientists say they found sugars in meteorites that crashed into earth billions of years ago. that could give clues to the origins of life. scientists say extraterrestrial sugar might have contributed to the formation of rieb owes, it helped build proteins for our bodies. >> it's alien. >>> another e. coli outbreak in eight states possibly linked to romaine lettuce. >>> michael finney has more. >> more questions than answers on this one. >> this is a concern coming up with thanksgiving, all these meals. >> being prepared. federal officials say 17 people have been sickened. including two in california. the centers for disease control says it can't point to one food that explains all the illness. preliminary information suggest

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> holidays stressing you out already. one reason might be porch pirates. a survey by forbes shows 49% of people are worried about having their packages stolen and 18% of those people say they know someone who has had a package stolen before. 38% of people surveyed say they are getting deliveries now at work instead of their home. many are installing how many security systems with video to catch crooks in the act. it won't stop them but it could help catch them later. >>> the rivalry football game between harvard and yale was delayed. they were protesting their school's undo youments from fossil fuel companies. more than 100 people rushed the field as halftime was ending. they were escorted off by police, delaying the start of the second half by almost an hour. yale ultimately won the game. in a statement the ivy league referred to the protest time as regret -- timing as regrettable. >>> a veteran sheriff shot and killed in alabama. the suspect police have in custody for the crime. >>> us leader support dropping act and sa

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michael finney shows you what happened next. >> reporter: his 66 mustang sits prominently in his garage surrounded by some of javier's favorite sports figures. there's san mateo's own tom brady, javier remembers beating while playing for san jose highs baseball team. there's klay thompson, k.d., and, of course, plenty of steph curry. he even has an autographed ball from stef's rookie season and a collection of steph curry dolls. the man wanted something unique. a 7 foot life sized banner of the three-time champion. >> it looks like one of those street banners that hang on the lamp post, you know, when playoffs come and things like that. >> reporter: he dreamed of added steph's signature so he sent it to steiner sports in new york which arranged to get the superstar's signature. >> that was excited and nervous because now it's out of my possession. >> reporter: the company confirmed it received the banner but the signing originally scheduled for march got postponed. twice. by then steiner purchased had been purchased by fanatics. curry signed the banner in august and javier would have to

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that is sweet. >> reporter: michael finney, 7 on your side. >> fanatics did not respond to our requests for comment. >>> if you're just joining us a check of the weather with lisa argen. hey, lisa. >> hey, liz, good morning. hi, everyone. starting out with fog and it is pretty much everywhere. it is not settled down right to the ground, so it is just a little bit better, but we will be waiting on the sun. it will be hazy sun with a spare the air alert today. live doppler 7 showing you visibility over two miles in hayward, three miles in oakland, less than that, under a half mile in napa, petaluma, five miles in livermore so with the high clouds and low clouds we're waking up to gray conditions. the pacific northwest looking at a system deflected from the north from our stubborn ridge of high pressure that continues to push down on the atmosphere. the marine layer. 50 in redwood city, 51 san jose, 44 in gilroy with 52 half moon bay. as we look out from mount tam, looks pretty nice this morning, but once again, with that high pressure in control and very little wind at all, we're kind of

michael finney is here with more. >> last year i had a deer run into the side of my car. >> not even in front. >> i was driving, beingloamazin. anyone who drives in suburbn or rural areas knows fall not only brings colorful leaves but an increased risk for hitting a deer. deer strikes can be dangerous and costly which is why consumer reports has some timely tips on how to avoid a collision in the first place. this woman decided she was ready to buy her first car. just moments after picking it up her day took an unfortunate turn. she hit a deer. >> the second i crossed his path he jumped right in front of the car. >> reporter: luckily shechs not hurt but the front of the vehicle was damaged. >> it was devastating. i had this car, it was adorable and 30 minutes into owning it gone. >> reporter: autumn means drivers are ias on rean insurance claims for deer strikes spike in the fall. 1.9 million animal collision insurance claims and another found the average claim was $2,730. what can you do to avoid hitting a deer? >> first, slow down especially around dawn or dusk. and use your high b

michael finney is here with us. >> this is something you might not suspect. this seems to always happen while you're cooking the big holiday meal. for getting that key ingredient at the store. post mate says. rather than run out to the store to get that item. more and more of us are having delivery app drivers are having it brought over to us. it saw nearly a 100 jump. last year they expect again -- half of those polled admit to forgetting an ingredient for their holiday meal at least once. online holiday shopping it still picking up steam even after all this time. this year we have already topped $50 billion in online sales. shoppers spent 16% more during the first half of this november than they did last year during the same time. now, a late thanksgiving is contributing to some of that, but not all. a pretty interesting stat here. almost one out of three american shoppers say they're likely to apply for store credit card during this holiday season. compare cards.com says that's an increase of 24% over last year. now, this is why i think it's interesting. m

next 7 on your side's michael finney takes a closer look >>> a cargo ship loaded with 8200 pounds of supplies has successfully docked at the international space station. the craft arrived this morning after launching from nasa's flight facility in virginia saturday. among the supplies, an oven astronauts will use to bake chocolate cookies from hilton's doubletree hotel chain. those are so good. the cookies will be baked inside a prototype oven made by santa clara-based nanoracks and zero g kitchen. scientists say the ability to bake in space could make long travels to places like mars a lot more feasible and enjoyable in the future. let's be honest. you want cookies anywhere you can go. >> of course. >> today's delivery also includ 1 bottles of fine french wine. the wine will age for a year before returning to space cargo unlimited. researchers will study how weightlessness and space radiation affect the aging process. the goal is to develop new flavors and properties for the food industry. >>> since we can't enjoy cookies in space, how about a car ride with "sesame street's" cookie

. >> 7 on your side's michael finney joins us with more on that. michael? >> it's not officially a strike. >> okay. >> but it sure looks like one. it sure looks like one. freelance workers at grocery delivery company instacart are now in the middle of a three-day work action. they're demanding the company raise the default tip from 5 to 10%. they also want instacart to drop its 5% service fee, which the workers say just confuses customers. >>> when it comes to the military, target is doing more than saying thank you for your service. it's actually putting its money where its mouth is. target is honoring veterans, active military and their family with a 10% off deal that's valid right now and lasts more than a week. on veterans day itself, that's monday, several businesses will also offer discounts and dozens of republican parties will let veterans eat free. >>> a favorite vacation spot is becoming more expensive just in time for holiday travel season. visitors who fly into the mexican state of baja california sur, which covers much of the baja peninsula and

beating the long lines at customs. 7 on your side's michael finney has a trick that can speed up the process and it doesn't cost you a dime all coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> finally tonight finney's friday free stuff. good stuff. >> what do we have on tap? >> we have an odd pairing. food pairing. let's start with san mateo. we have great video of the san mateo nourish festival. it's coming saturday, november 16th and next sunday, too, the 17th. $15 value. some free tickets. the nourish festivals are for those living a gluten free or allergen free lifestyle. also nut free. paleo or plant based. attendees can sample and purchase hundreds of products. >> excellent. >> that's cool. >> a growing area. >> totally. >> wow. now we're in business. >> let's eat well. this is ice cream right here. this is absolutely amazing stuff. like monkey gone to heaven. >> that's this one. >> and friday, this is from smitten ice cream. it's reengineering ice cream. they use only fresh, unprocessed ingredients. live, local. all of that kind of stuff. they invented their own ice cream machine to make

. >>> 7 on your side michael finney is more on this warning. >> it is big to the company. they say about a half of apple's, all of its money comes from iphone sells. ios has everything from controls to new emojis. >> it offers a bunch of new ways to customize emojis. you can personalize it to look like you with braces, piercings, hair styles, and more. the camera gives you more control over the position and intensity of lighting the producing excellent quality pictures based on lab testing. but it's not all fun and improved photos. apple has also added important new privacy and security features in ios 13 designed to give you more control over the information you share. take apple's new sign on service which lets you sign into different apps through apple instead of creating new log ins and passwords. another useful feature, ios 13 also offers random generated email address. >> what this will let you cois sign up for mailing lists or provide email address to website that isn't necessarily your email but it will forward to your email. so, if you ever get sick of hearing fro

>>but7 o your side' michael fen michael finney has a trick that can speed up the process. >> hardly anybody knows about this. you're getting in on something cool here. when you're flying in, you're so excited to get off the plane, then you get a glimpse of the line waiting attic customs and border patrol. next time you see that line, you'll smile. coming back into the united states can be trying. most travelers stand in a painfully slow line like this one. now new kiosks are speeding things up a bit. but you still end up in a long line, moving slowly. global entry members go through another line to a different kiosk, scan their passports, and fingerprints. then go through a checkpoint. often with minimal conversations and all within minutes. global entry has its own pain points, though. you must, in advance, fill out forms, be interviewed by a government agent and pay $100 for a five-year membership. rocco considers it a deal. he was coming in from japan when we spoke. >> it's re easy, fast, efficient, and i got it for the whole family. >> reporter: really? >> yeah. >> reporter: is it worth

michael finney is here with more. michael? >> a recent forbes survey from earlier this year says nearly have of americans over the age of 55 do not have a will. here's a question. should you have one? joining me now is a professor from berkeley. everybody is dressed in black in the attorney's office. have you ever seen that in real life? >> no. >> that doesn't exist. >> it doesn't happen. never seen it. >> okay. >> what is a will and how do you know if you need one? >> a will is a document that passes property at death. it's one that is witnessed, signed, typically notarized. most people will benefit from having a will. however, unlike the 19th century it's a mistake to try to pass a substantial amount of property at their death via a will. >> why is that? >> there are three drawbacks to wills. the first is the expense. property that passes through a will goes through a court supervised probate. you need an attorney to shepherd you through probate. attorneys don't come cheap. california sets a maximum amount that can be increa

i'm michael finney this is a 7 on your side quick tip. the financial website wallet hub has been checking out prices and it says 18% of all items offer no discount on black friday. so where do you find a deal? toys. there will be about a 33% off. the same with jewelry, clothing and media, books, music and movies. where are you less likely to find a deal? appliances, furniture. computers and cell phones. so when you're out shopping on black friday, compare prices not just between stores introducin♪ beep, beepdelivery, just in timwwrrrr ♪e holidays! ♪ beep, beep ssshhhh ♪ ♪ beep, beep ♪ ♪ errrrr ba-ding ♪ shlrrrp ♪ bark, bark ♪ ♪ beep, beep ♪ ♪ sshhh shrrrp ♪ ♪ ding crrrnch, ♪ ♪ crrrnch beep ♪ ♪ boop errrr ♪ hey! get free in-garage delivery from key by amazon when you connect your myq app or get the universal smart garage hub, now just 29.98. ♪ what are you searching a version of myself who doesn't make decisions based on fear? no, what streaming apps are you searching for? oh. because you have xfin

i'm michael finney this is a 7 on your side quick tip. some fabulous deals out there on black friday. you find them on computers, big screen tvs and headphones. for instance athletic shoes. the review site run repeat has looked at more than 1 million sales and found that 99% of all athletic shoes can be bought cheaper on another day. how do the retailers pull that off with athletic shoes? they begin raising prices back in september and then they slowly go up until they're 17% more at the end of november. so they are actual ly >>> let's talk about the kids and what they need to know. a little bit milder, not as heavy a jacket as yesterday. 59 to 69 from the coast and inland. 64 at the coast. the rest of us in the 70s. we have two models we pay attention to. one of them is sewing next wednesday an inside slider bringing snow to the sierra and look at the time frame throughout most of the morning, the early afternoon. this is it moves the storm several hundred miles to the west, and look who it gives rain next wednesday. we'll keep an eye on

. >> only michael finney knows about this. more expensive than you think. >> absolutely. i think people are going to be very, very surprised. little fremont has grown up. and the cost of living there has definitely kept up. >> fremont real estate agent ryan van heusen is greeting clients. >> hey, guys. good to see. >> you this is the home he's showing, 3,300 square feet in a nice area. it is modern, stylish, clean, and not cheap. the prices in fremont may surprise you. >> this home here is priced at $2.3 million, okay? and it is a five bed, four and a half bath home. >> this couple already live in fremont. they're looking to be moveout buyers. >> if you find the perfect home, move--in ready, we are ready to put in an offer. >> not only is fremont attractive, but in fremont this is where many want to live. >> this is mission san jose, so this is kind of the upper crust of fremont. >> fremont is the fourth largest city in the bay area, only surpassed by san francisco, san jose, and oakland. among the big four, has the second most expensive housing following only san francis

. >> michael finney found out why. >> this traditional celebration marks the passage to adulthood on a girl's 15th birthday. this is a heartbreak. a photographer took hundreds of photos and hours of video. where were they? a year later, 7 on your side finds out. >> she still treasures the glittery gown she wore fon fon -- >> i feel emotional when i wear it. >> they're the few keepsakes to help her remember. >> when i was little, i dreamed that i will be there with all my family. >> her parents spared no expe e expense. hundreds of guests, catered dinner, dancing into the night. >> they work really hard to make my dream. >> the photographer recorded it all. but that's where the dream ended. a year later, the family still hadn't received a single photo. >> otto tells us his contract with the limousine company, ab limousine of san francisco, included $1500 for photos and video. however, the limo company never paid the photographer, which is why the family never received their pictures. >> i feel sad because we pay for the pictures and we didn't receive anything. >> otto contacted 7 on y

if you're going out of town this holiday season, 7 on your side's michael finney has information about new travel rules and fees that you could run into at the airport. you can find that story right now at abc7news.com. >>> if you're headed out of town early for the thanksgiving holiday, beware of nasty weather i'm tracking at the live desk. it's making its way from the rockies and heading east. look at this video. it is just awful to see. more than a 50-car pile up on a highway in denver, colorado. authorities say the crash is weather-related. the area is dealing with a mix of freezing rain and snow. the good news, no one was badly hurt in the pile up. the traffic was awful as both lanes were closed. >>> developing news in san jose, police surrounded a home in search of a suspect who may have been barricaded inside. this was the scene last night at tyherst court at trade winds drive. this is a few blokes weblocks wt grove high school. the shelter in place has been lifted. oak grove is the same school that just reopened after a suspicious device was found on campus tuesday. that incide

now it's time to bring your home back to normalcy. 7 on your side's michael finney has good advice for when you do get home. >> there's a lot they're going to have to do. i've got a few tips. if your neighborhood had a power outage, start by checking in with your neighbors, just to be sure they do not need your help. you will, no doubt, remember to reset digital clocks, timers, and alarms. you will also need to reset your network routers, alarm systems and garage doors. you may need to restart your heath and air conditioning system too. you need to check your owner's manual or call in a professional. if your home was in or near a wildfire zone, look for hot embers around your house, especially on the roof, under decks and in crawl spaces. there could be water damage from firefighting. so you need to keep an eye out for mold now. check for utility poles that might have been weakened. i just spoke with roy drake of service pro, he warns against opening your refrigerator too soon after getting home. >> so when you first enter your home, don't open your refrigerator to check. that's a bad

if you're going out of town this holiday season, 7 on your side's michael finney has information about new travel rules and fees that you could run into at the airport. you can find that story right now at abc7news.com. >>> if you're headed out of town early for the thanksgiving holiday, beware of nasty weather i'm tracking at the live desk. it's making its way from the rockies and heading east. look at this video. it is just awful to see. more than a 50-car pile up on a highway in denver, colorado. authorities say the crash is weather-related. the area is dealing with a mix of freezing rain and snow. the good news, no one was badly hurtil the traffic was awful as both lanes were closed. >>> developing news ine i sear of a suspect who m have been barricaded inside. th lastig at tyherst court at trade winds drive. as of 2:30 this morning the standoff was still going on. oak grove is the same school that just reopened after a suspicious device was found on campus tuesday. that incident forced students to shelter in place while the bomb squad examined the object. school officials then dec

i'm michael finney. this is a 7 on your side quick tip. that's an important question because the irs will ask it when you turn in your tax forms. if you have a business, there are tax deductions. if you have a hobby, there are not. so what's the difference between the two? you have to try to earn money. so, if you're driving for uber, that's pretty much a job, no one will give you grief over that. but if you're a race car driver, is that a hobby or are you trying to make money? you have to be able to prove you're trying to make money if you want those tax deductions. hang on to receipts and try to bill or earn some money throughout the year. remember, the irs >> look at the extended forecast starting next thursday through the wednesday before thanksgiving. you can see over top of us, we have a dome of warm air and usually that means it's going to be dry also. that's what the models are showing. we have that one chance of rain next wednesday, then another dry pattern develops over top of us. you can see just about the entire state is going

so they contacted michael finney for some help. this is a weird one. >> here is a computer. what is up with that. that is all started with a mysterious shipment to a livermore family home. i unraveled the mystery from there. david and linda folks didn't know what was about to hit them. it began when they received this unexpected package in april at their front door. >> i was really surprised. a laptop computer. >> reporter: david considers himself computer ill letter at and would not have ordered it. >> i know i didn't order it. that is the truth. i didn't order any damn thing. >> the couple tried to contact the shipper simply mac. but after a debt collector demanded payment they reached out to 7 on your side. the computer was bought online from simply mac. fraud investigators said someone ordered it from an ip address 300 miles away from the couple's home. the folks suspect fraud and say someone probably stole the couple's identity. they think that same information was used to obtain a loan from a third-party lender the company works with, a firm. melinda recalls the conver

finney got the inside scoop. >> we're with the editor in chief of the toy insider. she joins me with the toys for every budget. a bunch of them from san francisco. what's this stuff? >> we're going to start with a low budget item. $14.99. 3d goo. >> it's -- how cool does that look? >> very odd looking. >> it's got a great epic stretch to it. >> update to a classic. >> absolutely. >> that's slime. about 14 bucks. >> puppets. >> puppet. >> alpaca. i'll take mr. sloth. >> san francisco-based company. >> they're high quality, beautiful puppets. on trend with all the animals kids love today. >> that one looks real. >> doesn't he? >> it does. you're getting good at using these things. how much were these? >> about $13 up to $95. >> wonderful. >> a giant egg. >> right. dino smasher series three. over 25 different surprises that kids will love. you've got slime, dirt to dig through. little mini hidden figures in here and fizzy good stuff too. drop it in water and have a lava explosion. >> it's like the unwrapping goes on and on. >> interactive -- >> $24.99. >> that's pretty

i'm michael finney. this is a 7 on your side quick tip. fremont, california is a hotbed of cell phone repair. there are nearly a dozen shops here that can do at least some kind of work on your cell phone. if your smart screen is broken, you can get it fixed here. want a battery replaced that's a specialty here in fremont. want to take your phone to another carrier, they can help you with that too. many of these repairs can be done in less than a half hour. so drop off your pho >>> santa rosa, concord, oakland saying good-bye to record-high temperatures. the red flag warnings start 4:00 tomorrow morning up in the north bay mountains. that's where we have the fastest winds. as we head throughout the day, you can see they will be relatively calm. 20 to 30. moow eveni nsets, that's when fm miwiignds at fire danger.you, well, it's the dramatic "dancing with the stars" finish no one saw coming. the competition is now down to the final four. >> but last night's big headline was heartbreaking. james vanderbeek had this devastating. >> the little s

i'm michael finney. this is a 7 on your side quick tip. this is going to be a very crowded year on the road. they expect another 1.6 million of us traveling. that means 55 million on the road over the long weekend. so when should you travel and when should you not? if you go on wednesday afternoon, it's going to take you a lot longer to get to where you're going. that's when the traffic is heaviest. aaa says it will take you about three times longer to travel then if you're here in the bay area. the worst times to travel, between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. so when is the best time to travel? next monday and on thanksgiving itself, thursday. very light traffic. coming home on sunday, again, extremely >>> this video from southern california. first major snow of the season. this is from san bernardino county. one resort says they expect to open to skiers and snowboarders this weekend. mountain high said they will make that official opening announcement sometime today. what about us? next tuesday through next friday. we have a chance of rain and showe

. >> michael finney has been look agent the pricing and joins us with how you can get the service at a discount, or maybe even free? >> that's what i'm all about. it's what i'm all about. now look, every review i've seen says disylus i a great deal at $6.99 a month. but what if you could get it even cheaper? maybe free? well, the front page of disney plus.com explains the service, and it has a little blue box that says start free trial. so that's where we're going to start. you can sign up and check out the service for free for seven days. so that gives you some time to spend some quality time with disney plus. and if you decide it is not for you, you cancel your subscription and you won't pay a dime. now if you need more time to decide, head on over to verizon. the wireless and internet giant is offering a free first year subscription of disney plus to its customers who have unlimited wireless service or home internet from verizon. now if you have either, you just sign up. it's no problem. it's quick. it's easy. if you don't have either of those, you can switch to the service and th

tech is always a big seller this time of the year, 7 on your side's michael finney is joining us to help. there are some deals to be had. >> absolutely. where are the very best deals? what are the very best tech deals? i went to an expert in tech and black friday to find out. tech is big every black friday, and this year's no different in general, but it is in the specifics where the deals are found. i was fortunate enough to get to talk about black friday deals via satellite with consumer reports tech editor nicholas deleone. we started with tvs. >> tvs are in like every black friday ad. is there anyone that's just a spectacular deal? >> there is, in fact, there is a samsung 55 inch model. the model name is kind of a mouthful. it's the u.n. 55 ru 7,100. that's a 55 inch 4k tv that's available for $450 at best buy this year. that's actually a cr best buy, which means that it is almost too good of a deal to pass up. >> here is the best buy black friday ad for that samsung. the tv gets a 4.7 star review here, and as it turns out, there's no reason to wait until black friday to buy. it's on

. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here. >> they put this out every year, and it's a good warning to keep in mind. i toys bring so much fun and development, but can they also pose a threat? several products in a report saying some toys can harm children evein wto ng way. watch out for. playing with slime, stretching, twisting, smashing can be fun, creative, calming. just don't eat it. >> it has very high concentrations of boron. >> of the california public interest research group says four brands of slime were found to contain boron, a material made of borax which can cause nausea and vomiting. >> it says here do not eat. it could be dangerous. >> however, some kids might not resist the temptation to try. >> so here you can see very very light-up. this toy registered at 87 decibels, far too loud for the youngest child. >> if it's annoying to you, it's probably not good for your kids either. >> babies, infants, toddlers are always putting things in their mouth. >> this fishing toy is meant for older kids. but if younger siblings get ahold of the little parts, they might swallow the

i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> good information. today is the big day for sport fissures. it's the start cht crab season. the recreational season opens today meaning people will be heading out to lower crab pots. there is a one-week to day delay to commercial fishing. they say pots used by fisheries is posing a significant risk for whale entanglement. it's commercial season opening november 15th. >>> five fires in one day and investigators believe pg&e equipment may be to blim. plus halloween may be over but you can get a haunted tour any time right in the bay area. and it's not for the faint >>> news to build a better bay area. this is abc 7 mornings. >>> good morning, everyone. we are starting this half hour with a look at the weather. here is meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> hey, liz, good morning to you. and temperatures certainly cold out there. we are starting out in the east bay with 44 in castro valley. it's 50 up by el sabrante preponderate and 30s in the inland east bay. also the north bay. not as cold as we could be, but we still have the frost a

. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here to explain exactly what's changed here. >> we reported on it a bunch of times. recycling centers were closing one at a time. it seems like neighborhood after neighborhood was slowly losing their centers. then the major loss when replanet shut down overnight. it became even harder to get refund for our bottle deposits. and hundreds of grocers were suddenly legally on the hook to recycle our bottles and cans. well, now a new state law tries to give relief to the grocers and their customers, but officials say it's just a band-aid. >> i was told that i could bring back my bottles to your store, and you would give me my redemption value. >> you may recall barbara of pacifica trying to find a store that would refund her bottle deposits. >> if i brought my bottles back, then you could not give me my money back? >> no stores would take them. >> she said try 7-eleven. >> barbara used to take her empties to a local replanet recycling center before all 284 locations shut down this summer. it not only affected consumers, it also put hundreds more grocer