san francisco )s civic center >>> you don't have to be kristi yamaguchi or brian boitano here but you can still strap on those ice skates. san francisco's civic center plaza is transformed for the holidays. the christmas tree is lit. it is pretty. and the ice rink, as you can ri. and yeah, great holiday activity. it's really funny. >> you've got to keep your balance. the civic center ice skating rink is open -- that would be me out there. through january 6th. that looks awesome. >> oh, man. >> jeff, it's perfect for you. you can do your triple lutz out there. >> and you can do your -- >> perfect. >> they'll be performing tomorrow night. >> somebody bring the ems. >> are we going to get up early tomorrow morning with our temperatures and we're going to go down into the 30s for those inland valleys and also some cool 40s. we're drying out. rain moves out tomorrow. we even get a little bit of sun. dry through saturday. little bit of rain late sunday night into monday. i think we have a really nice weekend coming our way. what are you saying, i'm going to fall out there? >> oh, no. not me

mayor london breed and olympian brian boitano will kick off the fun -- it happened about an hour ago. so a lot of fun out there. >>> this week we told you proposal season has started, but weddings are happening, as well. if you're looking for a new spot to tie the knot, how about costco? ever thought about that? that's what this san diego couple did yesterday. their first date was at costco three years ago. they met online and turns out she messaged him only because he had mentioned his love for costco in his profile. among the guests yesterday, costco workers and shoppers. probably saved a lot of money on the food. look what they got there. official costco tags with their new names on it. mr. and mrs. >> that's sweet. >> they didn't walk down the aisles? >> i'm sure they did afterwards. pick up some paper towels. >> whatever you need before we leave. >> and they're going to have some nice weather there. also here in the bay area, we're looking at some upper 50s and then another round of showers moving in. mostly before noon tomorrow and then we'll be tracking more rain for the middle

and celebrities like brian b boitano will be there to act as a taste tester for a cooking contest. >>> all right. now a look at our weekend forecast. all sorts of weather. >> yeah, we have cool temperatures along the coast and then we've got above seasonable temperatures inland. microclimate, you guys know it. >> we're used to that now. >> and we are seeing some fog in san francisco right now, this is thanks to a nice marine layer that is hugging the coastline. 53 degrees right now, this will help keep us nice and cool. cool to the point where we'll be below seasonable. it is 53 right now, but we'll stay on the cool end of that. san francisco, you can see fog through half moon bay and even parts of santa cruz. further inland though within the next 24 hours, you're going to notice it will be warm again. temperatures will be very similar to what we saw yesterday. 63 degrees right now in san jose. it is a little cloudy, but we're expecting for this ridge of high pressure to warm us up and it will keep us very dry. so if you will be heading outside, keep that in mind. now, as far as the b

. >> for the first time in 30 years, not since brian boitano and debbie thomas has the bay area placed two figure skaters on team usa. garvin thomas joins us now with a touching story about one of them. >> terry, like many other skaters, vincent zhou's story to the olympics hasn't been a smooth one. when he was just 11, he struggled with terrible injuries that had him contemplating giving up the sport. by his side supporting him the whole time was his mother. not the first time she played a key role in his career. >> yeah. >> reporter: in just a matter of days vincent zhou will take center ice in pyeongchang to represent his country. it will be the most familiar, unfamiliar place he has ever been. vince vincent's body will have just arrived. his mind, though, has been there for years. >> i can't count the number of times that i've stood in my starting pose at the world arena, closed my eyes for a second and imagined that it's the olympic arena. >> reporter: his olympic shot is of course the result of years of training and hard work by vincent. but as he has gotten older and matured, he

. >> brian boitano would love his skills on the ice. he's fine and his wife tweeted this out on social media. >> he's fine but she can't stop laughing. >> she got a goodmorning washinn is starting with temperatures in the area above freezing! and there is more good news in your forecast, in just a moment. first-- here let's take a look at some top stories. the death toll rising in california, following devastating mudslides. at least 17 people are confirmed dead and more than a dozen others are missing this morning. family and friends -- for loved ones. officials say most people in the impacted area did not follow to voluntary evacuation orders. more than 100 houses are destroyed -- another 300 damaged. president trump changing his tune about his willingness to sit down for an interview with special counsel robert mueller. speaking at the white house wednesday, the president called a possibly interview "unlikely", and proclaimed his innocence. for months-- president trump said he would sit down with mueller if asked. abc news confirms m

the hometown skater hoping to follow other decorated skaters like brian boitano. last night we chatwood brian. tonight jeremy abbott. the fours-time u.s. champion. and welcome back to the bay area. he won the u.s. nationals here in san jose. what about six years ago, jeremy. >> about, it was 2012, six years ago almost exactly. >> welcome back to town did you feel the earthquake last night? >> i did not i actually literally just landed about an hour ago. raced over to watch the men's. >> so, a lot of the men are feeling really nervous maybe they feel the earth shaking underneath them when they hit the ice. we have the one big chance with vincent zhou. do you think he has a good chance in what was your prediction for this. >> i think that vincent has a great chance at making the olympic team this year. he has to do his job like all the other men. but it's definitely a hard fought competition not just for vincent but for everyone else trying to get the spots. >> it's been the women laflt taking center state your name. is nathan chen someone we should look out not onl

. >> and that means it's also a big deal for 198 gold medallist brian boitano. he grew up in the south bay. and he spent today showing off some of the best restaurants in san jose to a small group. brian, as you may know, is something of a celebrity chef as well. he says the whole event is a fegt ner the cap for san jose. but he says it is also a chance for those who are only watched figure skating on tv to see it in a whole new light. >> if you've never been to an event in person, it's really exciting. the speed, the power, so many people love it on tv. with you when you see it in person it like grabs ahold of new no other way. you can't belief the athleticism involved. we get a lot of fans that come -- they've seen it on tv and in person and are hooked for life. >> reporter: organizers of the event this week say that throughout the rest of the week there are many sessions from now until the competition ends on sunday. there are still tickets available to some of those sessions. you can head to my facebook page, i put a link there if you want to buy a ticket an