Burning room. You must close the door when you exit because the results if you dont are what happened here last night. Reporter linda lopez, abc news, new york. City leaders in new york insist a Million People will be safe when they ring in 2018 in times square. Party organizers practiced shooting to have beens of confetti into the air today. And new York City Police plan to have heavily armed officers, bomb sniffing k9 teams and securities checkpoints in place on on new years eve. This is less than a block away from a pipe bomb attack earlier this month. And taking a live look over the embarcaderembarcadero, thin pretty calm, but sunday night will be a different story. It will be filled with people who we hope will be safely celebrating new years eve. And Cornell Barnard is live with the story. Reporter imagine wall to wall crowds here at the foot of market street, they will be here come sunday ringing in the new year. And we are told Police Presence will be clearly noticeable after a foiled terror plot here in San Francisco. New years eve is closing in and a Police Presence around San Franciscos landmarks is ramping up. We Found Department of home land Security Officers patrolling around the Ferry Building, and k9 units along the embarcadero where hundreds of thousands will gather to say hello to 2018 and a dazzling Fireworks Show. So people will be everywhere in this city bringing in the new year. But what is most important to us is that we make sure that everyone is safe. Reporter acting mayor joined the police chief in a News Conference to ensure that the city has your back. There are no known credible threats, but we know that anytime there is a large event with a large amount of people, we always have to provide Additional Police support. Reporter every available officer will be on duty, some patrolling around pier 39, the target of a foiled isisinspired Christmas Day terror plot by 267yearold former marine Everitt Aaron jameson of modesto. The chief admits he had little knowledge of the plot until jamisons arrest. We didnt have a whole lot of details really until the media had it. Reporter his department will be working with the fbi sharing information and resources to ensure the last night of 2017 is festive and safe. Best to leave your car at home on new years eve, but if you have to drive into the city, dont leave any valuables in your car. The mayor and the police chief both admit that they have been the victims of car break did, in s. Dont let it happen due. Cornell barnard, abc 7 news. Bay area transit agencies will help people celebrate safely. B. A. R. T. Will run extra trains until 3 00 a. M. And cal train, ac transit, sam trans, vta and muni are also offering free rides starting at 8 00 p. M. You can find a list of events on our website abc7news. Com. A live look now from our emeryville camera, it is nice but the question is, what will new years eve look like . Lets get a check now with sandhya patel. It is all about the timing. We need the rain. Well get it, but not on new years eve. Take a look at live doppler 7, we have high clouds overhead, temperatures really have been on the mild side today. Right now upper 50s to the mid60s across the bay area. Here is a live look from moupts tam. Y you see the haze so spare the air alert is up through the weekend. This evening high clouds, low 50s to low 60s. So just grab a jacket. For the morning, foggy areas with low 30s to upper 40s. And afternoon, upper 50s to mid60s. So new years eve forecast, mostly cloudy at 8 00 p. M. Cool to chilly as you get ready to ring in the new year. And there will be some fog around 2 00 a. M. So overall, i think the Fireworks Show should go off with a bang here in San Francisco. And we are tracking rain chances beginning the middle of next week. This is a level one system. Actually two systems. Ill have a closer look coming up. And reminder this new years weekend, if you live in san jose, you can report illegal fireworks part of the fireworks ordinance work plan. A hotline is available through the new year. It will also be open in february for Lunar New Year and in july for end insi ifrnd insi end insi independence day. Fines for using fireworks start at 500. Hundreds of volunteers are putting the last minute touches on the float for the rose parade. While Law Enforcement is beefing up security and making changes along the 5 1 2 mile route. The city will be shutting down colorado boulevard early for safety reasons. That move puts a crunch in a popular tradition among locals, they like to cruise up and down the parade route. Were working hard using our intelligence resources as well to be able to try and become aware of any threats that there may be right up until and through the time of the events. Anyone who wants to camp out along the route has to stay on the sidewalk and they cannot leave any of their gheeear unattended. And you can watch the rose pa ride here on abc 7 at 8 00 a. M. Right after good morning america. And abc 7 news was in chinatown after someone slashed the tires on several cars just after 9 00 this morning along powell street. Some people brought their cars to a nearby auto shop to get new tires. San Francisco Police do not have a description of the person or people who did this. Final preparations are under way for a Memorial Service tomorrow morning for fallen chp officer andrew camilleri. Members of the public are invited along with the officers family, friends and fellow Law Enforcement officers of course. The officer died while on patrol for dangerous drivers on 880 on christmas eve. Investigators say the suspect was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Youre looking at pictures from facebook of a tribute posted by the officers mother. She said her son was her eternal hero. And says it was his life long dream to join the chp and keep californians safe on the road. And they cherished his great sense of humor and along with his devotion to his wife and three children. President trump has dismissed his entire Advisory Council on hiv aids. The Trump Administration informed members this week in a lerts deliver letter delivered by fedex. The council was formed in the 1990s to make recommendations on how to fight hiv and aids. Six members resigned in june after they accused the white house of pushing for legislation that would harm People Living with hiv. The hiv aids council did not come unduring an unscheduled 30 minute interview President Trump gave to the New York Times at maralago in florida. However the president did touch on everything from russia to tax reform. Gloria riviera is in washington with the highlights. Reporter he long labeled the russia investigation a witch hunt. I didnt make a phone call to russia, i have nothing to do with russia. Everybody knows it. Reporter but now in an impromptu interview with the New York Times, the president offering a different view of the investigation and special counsel robert mueller. It didnt bother me, there has been no collusion, but i think that he is going to be fair. I think donald trump defines that he trusts bob mueller in the way that he says as long as he finds me innocent or my family innocent. If mueller starts getting close jrk pjared kushner or donald jr. Or the president , i think his tune will vastly change. Reporter and also reversing course on his china stance saying that he has been soft on china but now he is reprimanding the country for he claims sending oil to north korea with this warning. If they dont help us with north korea, then i do what i always said i would do. I dont think the president wants to get in a trade war. I dont think he wants to get in a situation where he pushes back too hard on china. Reporter he is pushing back on criticism his administration is not working well with democrats saying we started taxes and we dont hear from the democrats. You know, we hear bs from the democrats. The president saying in the new year he hopes to work with democrats on Bipartisan Legislation to Overall Health care, improve infrastructure and other issues. Gloria riviera, abc news, washington. Just ahead, call it a crab crisis. Coming up, the reason retailers across the bay area are reeling this season. And japan town, three generations of one family have operated a shop for 71 years, but it is closing leaving some customers in tears. Well have that story next. And state of california wants you to take a hike. The special free guided tours available across the state this new years day. And Michael Finney is taking questions on twitter and facebook. Just post them with the ask finney. He will answer the questions here live a little later. Historic and legendary shop is closing tomorrow. San jose tofu has produced hand made tofu since 1946, which customers pride for its taste and texture. And so a lot of people waited patiently today to buy their favorite tofu for one last time. Here is david louie. Reporter it was like winning the lottery, people waiting to get one last taste before the shop closes after 71 years. Even japan it is hard to get the authentically made tofu, so im very happy that i was able to get it. What will you do after today . I dont know. I just cry. Reporter san jose tofu has been owned and operated by three generations, but time for the refir refir remer retireme retirement. The physical toll has ghots egoo difficult. The health, i feel like im falling apart, i feel like im about 97 years old. So tired every day. Stuck in the water all day. Day. Stand up over 10 hours every day. Reporter the shop closes saturday and people lined up with empty containers to take it home for the last time. Some of these people have been standing in line for over an hour, and the line is all the way to the end of the block, but no guarantees that there would be any tofu left by the time they get to the front door. Youre crying. Absolutely. I didnt think i was going to, but very iconic, so much a part of japan town. Our history, the culture. Everything. Reporter knowing todays supply of tofu was running out on, one customer shared some with apppple der. Im really grateful, i wanted to pay her, but she doesnt accept it. Reporter indeed the last was sold disappointing about 20 still in line. They will get one more chance on saturday. In san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. A slam hame to see it go, b they need some rest. A tradition, holiday crab. But this in many parts, there is no crab to be found. And if you can find some, get ready to pay a high price for it. Here is amy hollyfield. Reporter you are looking at the first shipment of crab diablo foods has been able to get this week. And they wont be here for long. The manager expects them to all be gone by this afternoon. Just got 200 pounds in today and thats all they had left. And selling for 17. 99 a pound. Reporter crabs were missing from many holiday dinner tables this year. And that will continue into the new year. Fishermen say it has been a tough season. There is some crab going to be for new years. Just not as much because were on a down cycle this year. But two or three years from now, we will be on the up cycle and thats just the way the ocean works. Reporter the season started strong, but then they were too small and the season took a turn for the worst. Right now they are out. Like i said, up north they are not even opening up the season until the 21st of january because the crabs arent ready yet. Reporter that makes it tough for those on the front lines who have to tell customers they will have to change their menu. Tough because you are destroying peoples dinners for thanksgiving, for christmas and for new years. But it is out of our control. So we can only on sell what we can get. Reporter even at 17. 99 a pound, there are buyers. Herb foster is here to get some for dinner tonight. My wife said get a crab, so what am i going to do . Reporter we also found whole foods had some crab as well. But stores are saying that they are in short supply. They cant reserve them for anyone. It is first come first age any ho amy holly kneel lly field, abc. The first pups have i haved at the sea shore. Can you spots them all . There are three you see hanging out with the rest of the family. There they are, all highlighted be born this month. Youre reminded to stay at least 50 feet away. Best place to observe them is from the elephant seal overlook. Several bay area state parks will offer a way for you to ring in 2018 and enjoy californias Natural Beauty with a series of special hikes on new years day. Sounds like fun. Volunteers will lead the hikes at parks like mt. Diablo. All of this is part of the 7th annual first day hikes at parks across california. And some of the bay area pikes include angel island, mount tamalpais, big basin red woods. And you can find more information at abc7news. Com. That is great. Go out and enjoy. Will the weather cooperate . Absolutely it will. So you can go out for a hike not only new years eve but now years day as well. And then well change it all up. Right now live doppler 7 showing you just clouds, that will change next week. Well be looking at rain showing up on our radar. A beautiful view of the lunar moon from the exploratorium camera. 58 in San Francisco, 56 in oakland. 60s from Mountain View to san jose. Gilroy, youre near 70 degrees right now. And from the kgo roof camera, looking at the sun being filtered by high clouds. 58 in sabnta rosa. And take a look at this view, you see how bad the air quality is . That haze that is just lingering due to wood burning 34r50ugs pollution. Well continue with that trend. Hazy and mild. Dry for the new years eve celebrations and a rainy pattern is expected to develop the middle of next week. That haze is certainly adding some color to our view here from our east bay hills camera. Air quality continues to suffer, spare the air alert up now and again for both saturday and sunday. Moderate to poor air quality as youll notice. Tomorrow morning if you have early plans, watch out for some fog again. It will be really dechbs onse a the Central Valley and near the delta, and temperatures in the mid to upper 30s inland. 40s right around the bay and along the coastline. And youll have high clouds around with the sunshine tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures will come down just a little bit, so well go upper 50s to the mid60s. Hazy sun for your saturday. And then we bring in the storm impact scale exclusive to abc 7 news, level one system next wednesday through friday, a wet pattern develops. Right now rainfall estimates are anywhere about a third of an inch to an inch and it will be breezy at times. Keep in michin michbnd most of fall on the lower end of that estimates. But wednesday morning, not much happening. We head into wednesday afternoon and this is when the rain begins to developed. These systems are actually pretty mild going into thursday, so the snow level will be very high initially thursday, well still see showers and there is potential for that pattern to continue into friday. You can download the accuweather app and check out live doppler 7 anytime you want. Morning fog giving way to hazy sunshine. Sunday similar, but more cloud cover. So it is going to be dry on new years eve and new years day. As you ring in the new year, no raindrops. But the raindrops appear as we head into mid week. Tuesday there is a chance late at night that a few showers may develop along the coast, but we have to wait for wednesday, thursday, friday to see periods of rain, level one system, certainly cooler weather and much needed rain coming our way. Way to start 2018. Thanks. Next at 4 00, back at practice, but when did dub nation expect to see him back on the court . And thankfully this jockey is okay. But this fall cost someone else a lot of money. Well have the story. And before we head to break, want to take a live look, 9101 in san jose, where there surprisingly this is not too bad of a situation. Traffic rather light on this day before the new years celebration. [ splash ] [ horn sounds ] dang ok, i gotta run. Hey, wait, theres something i need to tell you dang. Dang dang dang. Dang. See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. Shepolice in florida just recovered a brand new 250,000 ferraristolen from here in california. Youre looking at the 2017 sports car. Ga the suspected thief drove past a police car equipped with a license plate reader. Tat helped Police Determine that the car was stolen. The new ferrari still had the window sticker from the dealer hang ngts windin the window. The suspect claimed to be an uber driver, but didnt have a passenger whechn he was caught. And just a few feet few feet winning, but until that happened. A jockey fell off his horse right before the finish line. A better had already picked the winners in five previous races. One more win would have given that person half a million dollars. A pick six as they call it. And they say a jockey has to stay atop the horse for the entire race which of course didnt happen. The jockey was taken to the hospital with chest pain. Apparently one of the other horses stepped on him after he fell. Curry watch continues as he practiced gasoline today. He sprained his right ankle december 4 and has been out of action ever since. Warriors have managed to win 9 of the 10 games in heis absence but his teammates understandably excited to see him back on the court. Anytime steph curry is in the building, you know, he is a threat. So just to have that weapon again, you know, it is like having a nuclear missile. Because he can go off at any time. Steph will miss tonights matchup with charlotte hornets, but he is expected to be on the court saturday. So that is good to hear. Next, an Important Health alert. Flu season is in full force here in the bay area with hospitals running out of beds, what can you do to protect yourself . Three generations stood in line for their cuts from one man who is finally retiring. Im Jonathan Bloom with the story of a legendary barber ahead on abc 7 news. And im Michael Finney and still taking your questions. So coming up in a few minutes, thanks for staying with us. Here are the stories making headlines at 4 30. A deadly fire that claimed the lives of 12 people in the blox la bronx last night is being blamed on a child playing with the stove. Mayor de blasio says four others hurt are fighting for their lives. The inferno raced through the century old Apartment Building in minutes giving the occupants little to no time to get out. And meantime Cornell Barnard tweeted this message from a News Conference with San Franciscos acting mayor and police chief. There are no known threats to the new years eve fireworks celebration. The city will increase Police Patrols to keep people safe. Meantime abc 7 News Reporter chris nguyen is at the first dag championships in 157b hsan jose pfinal step to pick the best of the best to compete in the olympic games. That story coming up at 5 00. And flu season is here and it is spreading across the country fast. But what if you have been vaccinated, of, does the flu shot work . Melanie woodrow has some answers. Reporter this doctor says you only need to have the flu once to undestand the importance of getting vaccinated. Hes seen so many admissions to local hospitals this season. Were having problems finding enough beds. Reporter dr. Silver said he checked to see how long patients in eight Northern California hospitals have been vaccinated. 75 of the patients never received a flu vaccine. They are three times more likely to be admitted to the hospital if they are not vaccinated than if they were. Reporter so whys drop in the number of people getting vaccinated this year . Dr. Silver believes it is due what he calls false information regarding the effectiveness of the vaccine at just 10 . Normally they only vaccinate like one out of 10 kids and one out of three pregnant women and maybe three quarters over the age of 65. So they have this big outbreak so they werent prepared. Reporter once you get vaccinated, it takes two weeks for the vaccine to take effect and he warns when sick with the flu, your judgment may be off. He says two of the patients he has seen in the hospital werent hospitalized because of the flu but rather due to car judgments that resulted with their judgment being off while they were sick with the flu. The flu vaccine is not perfect, but the worst cases of the flu are in those who do not get vaccinated. Melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. President trump believes amazon should pay the United StatesPostal Service more for delivering packages. The president s comments follow the Postal Service losing 2. 74 billion last year. Tax dollars do not support the Postal Service. It relies on revenue from moving mail and shipping packages. Amazons stock fell by 0. 6 after mr. Trumps remarks. The president has accused amazon in the past of not paying its fair share of taxes. A detective in colorado hopes to beat the odds again after survivings than a 1 chance to live. The detective uses a wheelchair to get around. His life changed forever in september of last year. That is when a mentally disturbed man shot him with an assaults weapon. He suffered catastrophic injuries to several vital organs. I was dead when i went in the doors and the doctor literally massaged my heart back to life. I had less than a 1 chance of survival. All i kept whes perhes perhee dont leave me. And now he has about a 3 chance of walking again, robotic legs might help him do that. From movies to music to pop culture, we lost some great talent in 2017. Here is a look back at some of the famous faces who touched our lives. My name is bond. James bond. Some days you just cant get rid of a bomb. Sit on it, malph. Imagine what it must be like to be a really big star. Judgment for the plaintiff. You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody is crazy. Yes, god exists. That is the basic message. Oh, my i think there is always going to be a dark cloud over barry bonds head. We came out with the good and we came out with the bad. Snooet i am a lineman for the county i woke up in between memory and the dream here in this world together go, go, johnny be good on Blueberry Hill keep your soul on a man black horse sun wont you come i will become somebody my name is maddox. I have proof that he is a traitor. When life keeps you in the dark, baby, that is when you start looking at the stars. Hey sarge. I was never mean spirited. Thats why im on this show. Oh, bob, how could you . Thank you for being my best friend. At home. Ld generate your own energy, or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. Do your thing, with Energy Upgrade california. Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. Time for ask finney. Michael finney joining us to answer questions sent to him. Can the state take money out of a persons Social Security benefits if they owe money to the Cal Fresh Program . People dont know this, but the answer is kryes. Cal fresh is the official name for what we used to call food stamps. And so if a current or former cal fresh recipient received more benefits than he or she is eligible for, or sold those benefits for cash, the california Franchise Tax board can take money from the persons Social Security check as much as 15 each month. And this will start coming new people who did not pay back their student loans. When they start collecting Social Security, they will take the money out. Good to note. And phyllis asks my husband recently passed away. Should i contact the Credit Reporting agencies or is it and banks know . He credit cards im so sorry for your loss. And you ask a very important question. The risk someone stealing your late husbands identity and then ripping you off is still there. The Identity TheftResource Center recommends you contact the three major Credit Reporting bureaus. You should also ask a copy of your husbands Credit Report from each to help you find any active credit accounts that you may need to close. You just want to be done with it but you cant quite do it that way. Being on. And john asks, i used an being a krill police cutting board to chop food and put it in the dishwasher to clean it. Can food particles or bacteria stay on the board after that . A great question. A dishwasher is a great place to getting a krill poli getting a acrylic cutting boards clean. The heat actually can kill most micro organisms. Acrylic isnt porous, but cut marks can make grooves where bacteria can hid. Ive done reports on this and experts have told me you should occasionally disinfect your cutting boards by soaking them in Hydrogen Peroxide or bleach for about ten minutes. Make sure to rinse them well again. You couldnt want to eat any of that before you use the cutting boor board. If you have a question, record a 10 to 15 second long question, share it using askfinney. And you can also contact me through my Facebook Page and through abc7news. Com. And Winter Weather is reeking havoc across the country. In michigan, hell was officially sfroen ove frozen over. One man visiting from texas was swosh in as mayrn in as may and given a tour. This year i was blessed with being mayor of hell for a day a as christmas present. Another thing to add to my resume. After im impeachimpeached, ile disgraced former mayor of hell. And anyone can be the mayor of hell if you are willing to part with 100. A Christmas Gift next year. Lets update the weather up d upda update. And happy for the outcome of rain potentially. Thats right. We do have rain chances beginning the middle of next week. Right now on live doppler 7, you will notice that we have high clouds passing through tomorrow afternoon. A mix of sun, haze, and high level clouds. Temperatures upper 50s to the mid60s for your saturday. As you take a look at the statewide temperatures if you are heading to vegas to skrel brats new years eve, 65 tomorrow afternoon, 57 in tahoe, pretty mild in los angeles. 75 degrees. Dry across the state. Not the case around the country from the Northern Rockies all the way to the northeast, they are dealing with snow and the bitter cold. 18 below in fargo, 6 degrees in chicago. New york, 25 degrees, so another arctic blast going to make its way across this region. And keep them in dangerously cold conditions through new years eve and new years day. The 7 day forecast here, morning fog, hazy sun for your saturday. And well claude oud it up, buta drop in siteght until tuesday night. A level one system for wednesday and then another one on friday. Basically that will keep us in an off and on wet pattern wednesday through friday. So 2017 ending dry, but 2018 going to look different. And you you may know a lot of people going to big new years eve parties this weekend, but if that is not your style, you want to listen to this. A slightly more. She is described as passionate an an angel. She a parallel by trade, but has dedicated her life to bringing the people of vallejo together to make the community a more loving place. Everyone maria is like a ray of sunshine to everyone she meets. You guys are so wonderful, were so blessed to have you here. Reporter every friday maria and the navigators as they like to be called navigate the streets of vallejo searching for those in need of a good meal. In and i had years, she has never missed a delivery. To everyone involved, this is about much more than just lunch. Friendship. Nice people. Is anybody else in the park . This is just a supplement of the words that you cannot speak. So here we are hanging out and here we are, you know, just being. And sometimes you dont have to talk. You just are there and you consistently come every week. Reporter but this is just the beginning of something much bigger. 17 years ago, maria quietly started the group. Like the best life ever. Because youre like waking up like what is going to happen today, who do you get to help. Reporter inside their tiny nondescript donated space, a myriad of services for more than 400 unique visitors a month. Everybody make appointments for showers and laundry. Reporter there are computers to search for a job. Always a hot meal and someone to talk to. Have a lay owe together is not a handout, but a land up. You got to want to do better. She has staff here that were homeless at one point. Reporter and throughout the year organized parties and donation drives. And ways to make everyones lives a little bit brighter. Homeless or not. By giving us the honor to be with you in your life at this point, that to me is a gift. So im grateful. Reporter when asked how she does it all, the answer is 1i6r simple love explodes. And the next challenge is finding a way to stay open 24 hoyer as day because the need is so great. Maria is hoping someone can donate a larger space so she can serve more people in 2020. This is why you are this months abc 7 star. Absolutely. Well, as you know, new years eve is right around the dorner and if you are looking for something to do, maybe you havent made your plans yet, but you dont want a big party . Our next guest has you covered. Desiree from hoodline is here to discuss a few alternative activities. And i like streamer thing, party horn. Drives me i dont. But what can people do . Say you dont want to go to the huge party. Obviously we can come to the embark dare company, but a lot of people dont want that much hassle. And a couple things that you can do. The most zen thing is east bay meditation center. Frgs there will be a midnight devotion, bell ringing and gr s gratitude exercise. So at the sfroek troke of mi night, i can be meditating . Absolutely. And where is that . That is Downtown East bay meditation center. That is a cool option. And if you are like me, you want to go on a walking tour of San Francisco. There is a group that will meet at pier 7 at 7 00 and they will walk through the financial district, knob hill, and wind back down to the Ferry Building just in time for fireworks. It is a budget friendly idea and you get your steps in. So you get some serene quiet too many, but then you get to come down and enjoy the revelry and fireworks. You get hot clack lahocolate is my favorite. And what else . What if you want to laugh. My favorite is the San Francisco symphony will about performing with the voice of peter, quagmire on family guy. He is also an incredible performer. And he will sing jazz classics, holiday class he can iclassics. Fr frsz. Youre right, if youve never heard him sing, he is amazing. Incredible. And gram mgrammynominated. And i think most of us just think of the traditional things to do. Anything else that we should be aware of . You know, if you really want to waning earl write y in the m instead, you can go to breakfast of champions. This is new years day for the early birds if you cant stay up late. And it will be a dance party with local vendors. I should point out im emceeing a new years event at the concord hilton that night, a whole bunch of local bands are performing to raise money for the food bank. There where so many things going on all the time every weekend, things do. It must be very exciting for you to be plugged in the way you are and to help educate people. Absolutely. My favorite thing. All right. So well see you at the meditation maybe. Thanks very much. Thank you. Great to have you here. Happy new year. Good stuff. For those of you to celebrate with a few drinks on new years eve, here are simple ways to start 2018 without a hangover. Top of the list, maybe this makes obvious sense, limit your alcohol consumption. Stay hydrated as well. Try drinking a glass of water for every glass of alcohol you consume. And eat before you drink. And snack while you are drinking. Limited Research Shows star flower supplement yeast with vits minute b, aspirin or ibuprofen can also lessen the hangover. But a prairie oyster cocktail with raw egg or black coffee might not make you feel any better. And coming up later, after half a century cutting hair, a beloved barber is hanging up his clippers. Its important to give back you because of all the hurt ive done in my life. Giving back and then some. Next on abc 7 news at 5 00, how a garden is growing both plants and peoples future. And also a bay area based tech company has the countrys hottest stock and it doesnt make selfdriving cars or personal digital assistance. And a face mask just in time for the weekend. It is the end of an era for three generally races of men going to the same barber. In some cases for their entire lives. Jonathan bloom got to hang out with rob the barber in danville just one day before he retires. Tomorrow is my last day. How long have you been here . 48 years. Reporter for rob it all started by accident when he came to live with his uncle. Graduated high school and he asked me what are you going to do now and i said i dont know. And he says youll be a barber. Are. Reporter it was the family business. You make a commitment, you got to stick with it. Reporter and he has through three generations. Grandpas, grandkids. Were t reporter who wouldnt go to anyone else. Some things havent changed. Same haircut for 20 years. Reporter he tried getting new chaer chai chairs. But they didnt hold up. Reporter and as the world outside changed, he stayed at the top of his game. We used to mostly use all clippers. Then i had to learn how do long hair. And he became a master with the scissors. They are sharp enough to cut you. Reporter it put him on the map and hes kept up with every trend inside. Combover has been around a long time, but that is usually for the bald guys. Thank you very much. Reporter as he says goodbye to his customers, hes looking forward to life in the mountains. Crate ter lake. Reporter but the long time barber is moving in to his old shop saying he will be back. You you dont think he will stay retired . I retired twice and im back in the business. Reporter in danville, Jonathan Bloom. Abc 7 news. Looking sharp. Hope he enjoys whatever he does. Well, thanks so much for joining us. Abc 7 news 59 00 stau ews at 5 . They may not buy. Everyone agrees the new tax law will changes housing market, the only question is how. Plus san jose investigates its second homicide in two days. This vehicle time is a teen. Breaking new ground after prison, kind of like getting time for yourself. And long lines for a south bay icon. One day from closing forever, some are a little emotional. What will you do after today . I dont know. Just cry. Well begin with alarm bells for the housing market. As people rush to pay their property taxes by the end of the year, there are new concerns about the potentially damaging effects of the new federal tax law on buying and selling homes. And Laura Anthony has the story from the east bay. This has more effects than i think were contemplated. Reporter this realtor says new federal limits on mortgage interest deductions and tax writeoffs could deal a big blow to the housing market. When you con trastrain the sy by causing uncertainty, the loss of deductibility, that will make people think twice. Reporter the new law only allows interest on new mortgages up to 750,000. Down from 1 million. And federal deductions for state and local taxes including property taxes will be limited to 10,000. So the fundamentals of the market are strong. Reporter the president of the bay east aoc