a haven for karine corley. she moved to california two months ago. >> i wanted to live in a house and the only way i could downsize and live in a house that i could come up with was to live in a tiny one. >> this was her home of 25 years. >> two bedrooms two baths. >> reporter: she has a rare medical condition and moved closer to stanford hospital. buying a home in palo alto is not an option. >> this is my living room and bedroom. >> reporter: she spent $38,000 to have this 200 square foot home built and delivered to parked delta bay. tiny house commute the -- a tiny has community. >> tiny living is not for everyone. some people for example, would one -- would not want their whole life exposed. you come to my house this is

where i sleep and work. >> reporter: she believes nellis -- she believes less is more. >> i think the house market out here is crazy so i think the tiny house is a good solution. >> reporter: hers is slightly larger, 26 feet long 8 1/2 feet wide. a total of 221 square feet. >> a queen sized bed in here, room to store my ukulele. mac one of the pioneers of the tiny home movement says real estate prices are forcing people to consider tiny homes. ted schafer built his first one in 1999. >> i'm building the most affordable and tiniest tiny home that i've ever designed. it seven by eight feet. >> reporter: once kareen goes small you can't go back. >> there are tiny home

communities in the bay area but apparently they are not legal. for example there is one in alameda. i spoke with the resident who is getting evicted by the city of alameda because the salvage yard they are parking at they don't have a permit for their tiny home.>> 70 -- seven by eight feet, we are talking about cramped living spaces. did they miss living in more traditional homes? >> reporter: they do not. they love it. kareen, her closet was bigger than her tiny home. she says one of the things she misses is the ability to host family and friends, she used to do christmas parties and host a lot of people. obviously she can't now. that's one thing she does miss. >> she could do it outside of her tiny home. >> sure. bay area students gathering at this hour to honor the victims of the florida school shooting. a live look at the candlelight vigil being held at the high

school in mill valley. many people wearing orange wearing orange ribbons in support of the national gun violence awareness movement. the shooting rampage in florida made an impression for these students. >> i thought about it all last tonight. this kept me up. it impacted me. i've no idea why. i think maybe it's because there's no reason why it didn't happen here. there's no reasons why, it wasn't me that was my killed or my friends, kids don't get to go home to their family. it took me a while to process that and realize like, there's no reason in this world that couldn't have been us. >> a massive vigil is being held in parkland florida, thousands have turned out to morn the 17 killed in

yesterday's rampage and more than a dozen others were harmed.>> we are learning more about the 19-year-old shooting suspect, nikolas cruz walked right into the high school fully armed and began to shoot. the rampage continue through several classrooms until he dropped his weapon and mixed in with fleeing students. he stopped at a mcdonald's before being caught. work crews -- he had been expelled from the school for different reasons. he confessed to the shooting and admitted to hiding extra ammunition in his backpack. >> the suspect used a legally purchased ar-15 rifle. >> it was legal to buy or sell an ar-15 in california. if you already owned one you have to register it. there is a way around this according to some. >> gun lobbyists will tell you the registration process is more intrusive than previous ones and it's been

unsuccessful. as soon as the bill was proposed, manufacturers started working on changes, so that owners will not have to register it. >> this is the 18th gun incident since 2018 began. >> reporter: parkland florida marked the third u.s. shooting that prompted state assemblyman phil king to introduce a gun bill in sacramento. >> much less possess the guns. >> reporter: his bill would expand the already in place gun violence restraining order. the bill allows loved ones to report a family member they fear could become violent to law enforcement and present that first -- and prevent that person from buying more guns. the bill introduced today would expand that from loved ones to anyone. >> think about it, someone you may or may not know, they go to the authorities and tell them that they believe that you are a danger to yourself or others. >> reporter: gun lobbyist craig

duluth points out the colorado -- that california has some of the strictest laws in the country saying that they are not helping here.>> criminals by the definition did not obey the law. when you pass a law that simply restricts the lives of law- abiding -- laws for law-abiding citizens it doesn't do anything. >> reporter: california began requiring residence to register assault weapons including the ar 15. this prompted manufacturers to release a workaround before the bill passed. including the ar 15 model with slight revisions to make the gun legal. >> when we pass a law before the governor signs it, the gun manufacturer is finding a way to work around our very specific laws. >> he says he knows the workarounds will not stop and neither will he. >> we can't excuse violence or gun violence especially at a school. >> we are talking about another mass shooting, another vigil followed by the same conversation gun rights

advocates see any control laws as infringement on the second amendment, democrats in california say they will not stop trying to take away guns until we stop seeing mass shootings on the news. >> from congress to the sports world, calls for stricter gun control growing louder tonight.>> let's try to do those things that could keep these powerful weapons out of the hands of those who should not have them. this young man is a classic case.>> it doesn't seem to matter to the government, children are being shot to death, we could do something about it and vote people in who have the courage to protect those people's lives. >> the president did not speak about gun control as he addressed the nation though he vowed to take action to make

schools more safe and made a direct appeal to children.>> if you need help, turn to a teacher, a family member, a local police officer or a state leader. answer hate with love and answer cruelty with kindness. >> tonight the names of those 17 victims are starting to emerge along with heartbreaking stories of heroism, we will have much more in a live report straightahead at 6:30. california taking the strum -- the trump administration to court. an attempt to block energy efficiency standards. the court in san francisco ruling against the white house. attorney general, heavier becerra calling this a big win. calling the ruling the situation . the mayor announcing in the vicious renewable energy program, it could save every resident money.

it's being described as one of the boldest and most inclusive and farthest reaching climate action plans in the country. it's this generations moon shock. >> it simply not just about getting more for those who could by teslas. >> reporter: they released a copy of their plan today titled climate -- climates part -- climate smart to san jose. among those suggestions it says we should build new homes close to where those jobs are like google will do downtown. the city is doubling the number of car charging stations to encourage elect rick cars and will convert their airport bus week two electric. it was deep inside report, a program called san jose clean energy. it is where the cities 1 million residents could opt in to purchase solar or wind

energy in bulk as a city at a cheaper price. once it launches it will be the largest program of its kind in the country. mothers out front at the grassroots environment activist group. >> we look forward to enjoying carbon free electricity. >> reporter: they responded saying the power would be delivered through the transmission line and released a statement saying that they respect the energy choices available to the customers. 70% of the electricity they provide to customers is generated by greenhouse gas free resources. as for the mayor, he had some sharp words for the trump administration. >> it's unfortunate we do not have an occupant in the white house willing to bear the responsibility of global leadership that united states has traditionally shown in environmental matters. >> it seems to have widespread support, the full city council will vote on it february 27.

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scheme went to teenage girls try to board a flight to new york. they picked up several suspicious signs. >> reporter: it was a typical day for denise miracle when two young girls came to her counter. they had a number of small bags but told her they net -- they had no id. >> they had no idea. they were texting someone on the phone. that person was giving them answers. >> reporter: she noticed the ticket was purchased online the credit card was a different name. >> it was extensive. it didn't feel right to me. it did not feel right. >> reporter: when the deputies arrived, they told the deputies that they met a man called dray on instagram and he invited them to new york for the weekend to earn $2000 for modeling and music videos. they told their parents they were spending the night at each other's home. >> they were flippant about how

it couldn't be true. i said, the airline said you had a one-way ticket. in my belief you are going back there not to do the things you thought you were going to do. i said well, you probably wouldn't have a choice in the matter. >> reporter: they quickly investigated dray on instagram. >> we attempted to look them up on instagram after our contact with him and he erased all of his profiles on social media. >> reporter: they believe the person is an expert at this type of thing, defending victims online and luring them away. they believe the girls certainly would have become victims. denise miracle's name certainly suits her. >> she probably really was there miracle that day whether they want to believe it or not. >> reporter: the girls were from the fairfield area and when they told their parents, they were in shock. authorities say this is a good time for parents to check their children social media accounts. in sacramento, kelly ryan, kpix5 .

tony mendoza is doing -- suing the state senate. claiming that his rights were violated when lawmakers extended his voluntary leave of absence over sexual harassment allegations. he argues that his la county can the children's are being denied representation.>> lawmakers are tackling the issue of sexual harassment at the capital jackie board would -- jackie ward with more the hearing that started today. >> reporter: our state legislature taking a united stand against sexual harassment. trying to devise ways to prevent a response to complaints. they worked separately on the issue. >> we will look at how we define harassment and what is sexual harassment. there's a lot of anxiety across the country about what is acceptable and what's unacceptable. >> reporter: it is -- this morning's meeting featured panelists.

this one recognizes what she calls a step in the right direction for the capital. the state senate began a partnership, a well-known organization in sacramento that provides crisis intervention services. there is a hotline for victims of sexual assault, harassment, abuse to call 24 seven. the problem lies, -- >> it's not considered a protective activity. if there's a victim of harassment and retaliation they don't tell them it's not considered a protected activity. thus, you are not covered by the whistleblower law if you do this. i think this is a major problem.>> reporter: this employment lawyer says establishing new policies is one thing but making sure that they are followed through is another.>> putting the policies in place in conducting the training will not be enough. if these core components are not embraced by this legislature , leadership buy-in and accountability.

>> reporter: state senator hannah beth jackson says the root of the problem is power and until that's overcome, things will remain as they are. jackie ward, kpix5. >> the city of santa rosa is setting a deadline for private clean up after last year's devastating wildfires. all the -- all hazardous debris needs to be removed by april 9. 3000 homes and buildings in the city were destroyed in the fires. some schools in the fire zone are letting kids express themselves with paint. they took part in an art project called, stars of hope. 600 students from hidden valley elementary painted messages of hope and healing to be displayed around santa rosa.>> to be able to introduce art especially made for kids who have the sense of hopefulness and to bring this out, it transforms not only the

physical landscape of the emotional landscape. >> stars of hope has been organizing project like this for 10 years in communities hit by tragedy. dry so far this month, not a drop of rain even in santa rosa which averages an inch and a half of rainfall, every week in the month of february. but not this february. looking at the highs today, warm once again. napa 68, concorde 67, fremont and san francisco, 63. dry on the radar. the team has been dry and warm so far this february. santa rosa and san francisco, seven degrees warmer than average for the entire month. this would be record-setting if this were to continue. it's not going to continue because the high have -- the ridge of high pressure sitting up for the west. eventually we will grab cold canadian air and throw it toward the west coast. it will happen coming up on sunday as we transition from a rather cool weather pattern to a downright cold weather pattern. but once again without a drop

of rainfall. chile once again tonight, nights have been colder recently. dropping below 40 degrees in napa, santa rosa, concord, livermore, and san jose. livermore on friday, a few more degrees warmer. 70s for the first half of the weekend. mid to upper 60s, vallejo 67, san francisco 62. then on sunday we get colder and we are going to stay cold for a while. highs in the 50s, what about overnight lows in the 20s? yes, inland lowe's will drop around 30 degrees beginning monday night. not wet weather but cold weather is on the way. big predictions to be a box office breaker. the bay area mover -- moviegoers to see black panther say this is the movie they've been waiting for.

giants president larry baer has reportedly told former giants

president brian sabean to take a more hands-on approach with the day-to-day operation of the giants, following the team's 98-loss season. taking a more hands-on approach with the day-to-day operations of the giants following the teams 98 loss season. >> this is not going to blow it up or rebuild, we hope it is a reset.>> the reports, the current general manager bobby evans remains the point man for trades and minor-league development, the same, he's been spending more time scouting will now spend more time with the big club as the giants star tries to resuscitate their teams. a throwing session today in washington in front of the scouts for nearly 20 big-league clause.

91-93 miles per hour. he was said to be impressive and with that, velocity he is likely to get an offer. damien willard scored 44 points. he will lead the blazers past, the golden state hit the all- star break -- the all-star break. there have behind houston for the number one feed in the west. hunter junior on cloud nine after winning the 18th seat on sunday in monterey. suffering from a winning hangover he shot a 5/76 in the opening-round at riviera. making it a second start of the year, he may have night mares about the 11th polak for losing his tee shot. the double bogey for the whole, three over through three holes. they were also plenty of bright spots. the approach on number eight, to set up one of the five

birdies. he was all over the place. he finished one over. six shots back after hitting just for fairways with his driver. shot of the day, jordan's piece -- jordan's piece. it's tracking. that's a birdie. he shot it 71. tied for the lead at five underpar. volcanic national park, plenty of hot springs to soak in after a long hike. hot fishing hole as well.>> that's a huge fish. our catch of the day goes to the brother and sister combo of kyla and aaliyah lane showing off their fish that they caught at mount laughlin. do you think you could do better? send us your pictures to catch of the day at kpix5.com.

my son is into backpacking now. i've never been there. the hot springs, he got the fish, the cold beer. [ laughter ] coming up in the next half hour, the for the school shooting suspect charged with 17 counts of murder, how police say he slipped away after the massacre. the plot foiled by grandma, why she became suspicious and called police. the loneliest plant in the world, it grows in the bay area, has signed his are trying to give its company to ensure its survival.

disturbing new details about the teen y >> you are watching kpix5 news. the top story at 6:30, new details about the suspect in the deadly florida school shooting. students who knew him say that he was a loner who was obsessed with weapons. investigators say that he also left warning signs on social media. posting photos of himself with knives and guns. he was expelled last year from the same high school he is accused of terrorizing yesterday. he is being held without bond on suicide watch as the survivors do their best to comfort each other. kenneth craig joins us live

from parkland florida with the latest. >> reporter: from parkland florida, as you can see more than 24 hours after the shooting, deputies have the school surrounded tonight, it is just down the street from the park in the neighborhood were hundreds of people turned out for candlelight vigils.>> you're going to be held without bond. >> reporter: nikolas cruz is behind bars facing 17 counts of premeditated murder. his attorney say he is a troubled man who fell through the cracks. >> is fully aware of what's going on. he's a broken human being. >> reporter: he bought his semiautomatic rifle at sunrise tactical supply in coral springs last february. he took a uber to the scene of the crime and began shooting around 2:21 in the afternoon. >> i was hiding in an open room that he could have easily walked into and killed me.

>> reporter: he told police after the rampage that he ditched his gun and ammunition and planned to escape. >> he ran west to tried to mix in with the group that was running away. >> reporter: an officer from the police department spotted him in a residential area and arrested him. a >> for a quick moment, i thought, could this be the person? is this why need to stop? >> reporter: authorities interviewed more than 2000 people so far in this investigation. the school is a crime scene still. >> reporter: a massive crowd gathered at an evening vigil trying to find comfort, their candle lighting the way. it was one of several vigils thursday were some -- were some students remarked that the tragedy could be preventable>> it's an american problem that these shootings are happening. >> reporter: we got a list of

the victims tonight, the victims range from 14 years old- 49 years old. the 49-year-old was the school's athletic director.>> what has it been like today? i know classes have been canceled along with other activities. our students coming back at all? >> believe it or not, they are. this really is a massive crime scene that's been roped off for blocks and blocks. the school is 300 400 yards behind me. we've seen another -- a number of students and family members and older people coming together, many in shock and disbelief as you can imagine having to come back and see this for themselves. they bought flowers and mementos to leave at the crime scene.>> kenneth craig, thank you so much. >> as the victims families are grieving tonight we are hearing harrowing stories from those who survived the deadly rampage. some witnessed friends and teachers shot as others barricaded themselves in the classrooms.>> for those few

minutes we were just like, we were praying. we were crying. the police came and we just got out. >> on the way from getting evacuated, we saw two dead bodies on the floor. >> i made sure my friends were around me. i made sure we were all safe. >> reporter: outside the school, a tearful reunion as parents realized that their parents had made it out. tonight we are getting the first look at the students and teachers who did not escape. we are learning about acts of heroism. one victim, assistant football coach aaron feis, when the gunfire erupted, witnesses say he sprinted toward a group of students and threw himself into the line of fire to shield them from the bullet. he was fatally shot while saving their lives. nancy pelosi says it's time to spot -- stop playing

politics and push for stricter gun laws. >> this is something we have to have the public really demand, we need majority to get it done apparently. i wish this were not the case. i've said over and over i would rather pass gun safety legislation then win the election. people die from this. >> she said the florida attack was an assault on our whole country. a grandmother in washington state may have prevented a deadly school shooting there. the woman became suspicious and reported her own grandson. >> reporter: kathy o'connor is credited with stopping her grandson joshua o'connor from shooting up aces high school. we met her outside of her home. kathy could be talk to you?>> no. >> reporter: while she was not up to speaking we did speak to her neighbor ron mcglocklin. >> she is a nice person. i really care for her.

i feel sorry that things turn out that way. >> reporter: we watched detectives collect evidence at the house. we found joshua o'connor's facebook page. he attended aces high school. on social media he has pictures of guitars. his grandmother found a rifle hidden in a guitar case in his back room. he had a journal and has been -- and have been studying school shootings. in court today the prosecutor said o'connor even purchased the same kind of rifle erik harris used in the columbine shooting. ace is on the same campus as challenger elementary school. >> the elementary school is right here. you can tell me he may not have gotten bored and wouldn't have come next-door. >> we are terrified we should have been notified. >> reporter: ron mcglocklin hopes the best for his neighbor and her grandson.>> i hope things turn out.

>> reporter: that was allison reporting. court documents say the suspect joshua o'connor had flipped a coin to decide which school he should target. a second suspect and the stabbing death of a tracy teenager appeared before a judge today. daniel gross and melissa leonardo are accused of killing lizette cuesta and leaving her on the side of the road in livermore. she was able to identify those suspects before passing away. neither have entered pleas and are due back in court next month italian-americans in san francisco pushing back against the move to rename columbus day. city supervisors voted to change it to indigenous peoples day. the idea to honor native americans and recognize their historical struggle. some italian-americans are upset that they've long used columbus day to represent their heritage including a parade through north beach. >> right now this day has been taken from the let out -- from the italian-american community

without replacement. we think that day where we celebrate italian-american culture should remain. there are other days in the year to celebrate the indigenous peoples.>> several groups launched an effort to collect issues -- to collect signatures to be putting the issue on the ballot. predicted to be a box office smash. the hype behind black panther and the groups that bought a lot of tickets to see it. ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future...

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the much- anticipated "black panther" film is being previewed . kpix 5's devin fehely is among the lucky devin? a special night at the movies, so much anticipated, the black panther film is being previewed. >> reporter: now from san jose

to oakland here in san francisco, there are special screenings for the opening night of the black panther movie. in the black community and probably in the communities of color, people are excited to have a superhero all their own. >> the black panther is a heroes hero. strong and smart, resourceful and regal. unapologetically and on mistakenly black. >> coming out of hollywood, and motion pictures, it's for the african immunity -- community. >> reporter: first featured on the big screen in the civil war, black panther now takes center stage in its $200 million blockbuster. the character, a wealthy and technologically advanced fictional african nation. >> i think it's going to be nice. >> reporter: in black barbershops, churches, and beyond, it's a positive and it's creating a buzz. >> we could be anything and it helps to balance the negative

that people see and associate with those of color. >> reporter: during the height of the civil rights movement it was created. 50 years later, fans see it as relevant as ever. >> it's important to see that heroes can come from anywhere. this is an important theme in comics and in a superhero movies. >> it's clearly captured hearts and it remains to be seen if it could conquer the box office as well.>> when it comes out it's got to make money. >> reporter: the movie is scheduled to open on 4000 screens nationwide and over the four-day presidents' day holiday it's poised to potentially break some box office records. in san francisco, kpix5. mcdonald's wants to make happy meals health year. the staple menu items that will

cost you extra. clear skies over san jose, another in the mid to upper 60s which will come to a crashing end in the seven-day forecast. we have a holiday weekend coming up. forecast for that next.

my name is cynthia haynes and i am a senior public safety specialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives. together, we're building a better california.

biologists are putting a lot of endangered plant in san francisco's presidio. apologists putting effort and botanists as well into rescuing an endangered plant in san francisco's presidio. it may be the last remaining specimen of its kind. it was thought to be extinct until 2009 when someone spotted one growing in the presidio. it was moved to a secret location. cuttings from that were cloned and transplanted but without another specimen can't reproduce. >> we were at a biological debt and without the essential mate to bring and cross pollinate with the production of seeds. >> the botanical garden has specimens, a horticulturalist donated them in 1940s after

grabbing them from an area that was being redeveloped. next to the rear plant, the hope is that it could start producing seeds within a few years. >> macy's launched a women's clothing line geared toward muslim shoppers. it's called verona collection to offer selections of modest dresses, tops cardigans, is available for sale on the website starting tomorrow or today actually it's the first major u.s. department store to sell this. >> reporter: -- amazon is paying workers to quit. the online retailer is offering workers up to $5000 to resign. the purpose is twofold. to get rid of the least engaged employees and to get workers who down -- turned down the offer to become more committed. the offer went out this week mcdonald's future happy

meals may make some kids unhappy. they want to see them without cheeseburgers are chocolate milk. hamburgers and chicken nuggets will be the main option. >> it's probably a good thing. that's not why we come here. we treat them here. then we give them vegetables at home. >> seeing that there is a lot of obesity this is good. >> the idea is for lower calories from saturated fat and sugar as being tested in europe and australia. it won't be phased in until 2022. a beautiful day, things are going to change. >> we will see significant changes, it's amazing with all these temperature changes, been warm and dry, mild and dry, cool and dry let's try really

cool and dry. we will do this next week. 55 in san francisco, 59 in santa rosa. mid february, concorde at 60 degrees. overnight tonight, cooling down inland. san jose at 39 degrees, san rafael 49 degrees. three straight weeks, it's not rained anywhere in the bay area for three weeks. getting into the top 20 longest dry streak in the rainy season, we have to get through this weekend, the holiday weekend, monday would be 25 degrees. we will see a little bit of precipitation in the sierra, it will be snowing at lake level with a high of only 35 degrees. skiing may get a little bit better next week as snow levels drop there. significantly. quiet in northern california. active all-around, mountain snow, low rainfall for the pacific northwest, it's still raining in new mexico and southern arizona. we are seeing snow and northeastern nevada. for us it's almost like a vector shield

-- a deflector shield. with had this for the past couple of weeks and will continue to have it close enough to keep moisture away through next week. sunshine tomorrow, future cast is claiming this. on saturday, low 70s. on sunday, it doesn't look like much on the map when you're looking at just clouds and rainfall but this is a boundary that will sweep through sunday morning. it will be gone by the afternoon. on the other side of that front we will see temperatures dropping about 15-20 degrees perhaps throughout the day, the wind picking up and as soon as sunday night, temperatures will drop freezing -- near freezing inland. going up for two more days, 70s on saturday, sunday the front arrives cooler and breezy and next week, overnight lows in the 20s inland and highs for everyone in the 50s. it will be very cheerily and -- chili and blustery. union city 66, mid to upper 60s for he those in san ramon, antioch 67 degrees.

marin county, 64 with sunshine. cinema, 68, oakland 65. golfing on a friday, cloverdale, 67, clearlake -- clearlake at 66 degrees. the front arrives on sunday, presidents' day, 50s, presidents' day night, 20s and next week looking at highs likely staying in the mid to upper 50s for most of the bay area. up next, how much preparation it takes to get millions of crisp dollar bills ready for the lunar new year. richard branson admitting that he is a little jealous of you on mosque. tonight he is saying do not leave him out of the space race jet yet -- just yet.

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look at the live picture from the toll plaza of the golden gate bridge. there is an accident mid span of the golden gate in the in the -- in the northbound lane. typically this time of the night there commute is wound down. this happened in the last 30 minutes. it looks overall, that traffic is moving. expect a slow crawl this evening. >> we are counting down to the year of the dog. >> chinatown has been bustling all day as people prepare for the lunar new year celebration. mary lee tells us it includes a rush on the banks. >> reporter: that is right, the wells fargo behind us, a hot commodity. this mother and daughter wanted to make sure they had new bills with red envelopes in time for the new year. >> reporter: it is a lunar new year tradition for virginia honk and her 85-year-old mother can. they get new bills to celebrate

the new year. >> and so, i want her to be happy and i want those around her to be happy. new year's money, it's not about the amount, it's the thought. >> reporter: live been coming to this area in chinatown for 35 years. they say it is so important to honor their culture and keep those traditions alive. >> okay. so she said, it's important to get the red envelopes because that is a chinese tradition. i asked her why it needs to be a new bill and she said for the new year you want everything to be new, it starts everything all over. >> reporter: wells fargo has been busy with customers asking for new money and red envelopes for the lunar new year. they order new bills months in advance.

this branch alone has had about $105 million and crisp bills since mid december. >> we look at the inventory, the new money as well.>> reporter: for virginia and her mother, they are all set for the lunar new year. kim is cooking the whole feast for their family tonight. something she does annually. >> the most important thing is that everyone gets together and has a good meal together. >> reporter: a special line dance will take place at the wells fargo branch at 10:00 tomorrow, and that the stocking street branch. in san francisco's chinatown, kpix5. >> you have to get ready for the celebration.>> for the latest information go to our website. >> we are back here tonight at

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announcer: it's time to play "family feud." give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] steve: how y'all? i appreciate that, folks. thank you all. yeah, i do. thank you, folks. i appreciate it. well, welcome to "family feud," everybody. i'm your man steve harvey. [cheering and applause] and we got a good one today. from baltimore, maryland, it's the walker family. [cheering and applause] and from dallas, texas, it's the shepherd family! [cheering and applause] everybody's here trying to win theirself a lot of cash, and somebody might drive out of here in a brand-new car. [cheering and applause] give me larry, give me brandy. ["family feud" theme plays]

heh heh. well, pastor, here we go. [laughter] top 7 answers on the board. fill in the blank. we asked 100 men, that woman has such a sweet booty that she must have sat in a bowl of what? larry: sugar. steve: sugar. come on, pastor, number one! [cheering and applause] family: we'll play! larry: we're gonna play, steve. steve: yeah, we're gonna play. [cheering and applause] yeah. woman: all right, now! steve: yeah, pastor. yeah. larry: i got one, steve. steve: yeah, yeah, yeah. you got number one. you got the big one. larry: yes, sir. steve: yeah, you got the one-- larry: that's what 31 years will do. steve: yeah. or... or you gotta get saved from something. [laughter] larry knew that one right away, yessiree. all right, uh, tameka, what do you do? ta