brian boitano kicked off the activities. performers broke out the ice. >> we will have free weekends for kids, face painting and other things to celebrate the holiday. make this space available for all. >> it is such a fun place. hundreds of kids came out to check out the ice rink as well. for many incident was the first time on skates, which can be a little worrisome. don't worry if you missed out today. the park will be open through early january is. i love ice skating. we should go out and try to do pairs. >> who are you talking to? >> you. do you know how to skate? >> no. >> i will have to do the hamill by myself. >>> a bay area toy flying off the shelves. should [ phone rings ] what?! ready for christmas? no, it's way too early to be annoyed by christmas. you just need some holiday spirit! that's it! this feud just went mobile. with xfinity xfi you get the best wifi experience at home. and with xfinity mobile, you get the best wireless coverage for your phone. ...you're about to find out! you don't even know where i liv

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

it opened this morning for the 11th season and there were special performances by brian boitano and others. it's considered one of the most beautiful in the world ranking number 4 last year by "usa today" but keeping the ice from melting is a high- tech effort. >> what we are using as a technology with an aluminum panel so our ice is 1.5" thick. being that it's only that thick, we can control the temperature of the surface at all times. so we don't ever get wet as you see right now. the sun means nothing. >> the rink is large enough that theoretically 300 people could be skating at the same time although it would be crowded. >> i don't want to try that. >> ticks are $18 for adults, $13 for kids 8 or younger, tickets are that cost. the rink is open every day until the 21st. the view there -- >> such a great location. >> it's beautiful. >> right in the middle of union square. >> but not 300 people. >>> let's go to bill now in the weather center. red flag warning in effect later on tonight. >> a pattern producing these red flag warning, it's not typical and it's dry and the frequency of them.

there were special performances by brian boitano and others. it's the most beautiful in the world, it's ranked number 4, it's a pretty high tech effort to keep this ice from melting. >> what we're using is a technology with aluminum panel. it's an inch and a half thick, we can control the temperature of the surface at all times. so, we don't get wet, as you can see the sun means nothing. >> 300 people can skate at one time. it's $18 for children and $13 for children 8 and under. it's open every day. >>> the capitol is getting ready for the holidays wish the arrival of the state christmas tree. the 60-foot white fir was delivered from reading, crews will decorate with 10,000 ultra low wattage bulbs. >>> and the legend willie mccovey will be celebrated in san francisco. everyone is invited to say good- bye at the at&t park. it starts at 11:30 tomorrow morning. it will include speeches and presentations and members of his family will be there with current and former giants players. he was battling health issues. and those wanting to come are encou

. >> 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