amy schneider has won eight eigt games in a row and that has earned her a spot either torn or of -- in the tournament of champions. the tournament is set for next fall appeared before that, she will be back on jeopardy tonight to continue her windstream. so far, she has -- to continue her win streak. >> speaking of watching stuff, the great christmas light flight is back on abc for a ninth season. tonight's episode will bring viewers here to the bay area. a family from santa rosa is featured for the railroad themed display. the cohost joined us for a sneak peek for what to expect this season. >> we got to really connect. we got to hear these awesome stories about why everybody does it. we really get to get deep and personal and see the how to. >> the santa rosa family built life-size cranes, trains and cookie factories as part of their display. you can see the display tonight on the great christmas light fight. it airs and :00 p.m. on abc 7. -- it airs at 8:00 p.m. on abc 7. >> the jewish community marked night two of hanukkah tonight lighting the second candle at 5:00. the 22 foot tal

ryan: as each question goes by, amy schneider is locked in. >> i'm a very nice person but i am competitive. ryan: schneider, an engineering manager by day, has been a jeopardy fan for years. she tried many times to get on the show. this year, it finally happened. >> being there and seeing the set, and getting to stand at the podium and clicked the little button and all that sort of thing, even in the mercil's -- rehearsals was pretty neat. ryan: now she made history. she qualified for the show's tournament of champions, an annual competition that takes the best winners from the year prior, except she's the first transgender contestant to do it. >> i know if i got that 51, whatever happened after that, i would come back for the tournament of champions. once it got in sight, i really wanted it. ryan: her current winning streak is now up to nine. she told me she didn't think she would get past the first episode. >> i was focused in the weeks leading up to it on be ok with the fact there was a good chance i might miss -- just go on not made -- on, not when my first game and that would be a. ry

ryan: as each question goes by, amy schneider is locked in. >> i'm a very nice person but i am competitive. ryan: schneider, an engineering manager by day, has been a jeopardy fan for years. she tried many times to get on the show. this year, it finally happened. >> being there and seeing the set, and getting to stand at the podium and clicked the little button and all that sort of thing, even in the mercil's -- rehearsals was pretty neat. ryan: now she made history. she qualified for the show's tournament of champions, an annual competition that takes the best winners from the year prior, except she's the first transgender contestant to do it. >> i know if i got that 51, whatever happened after that, i would come back for the tournament of champions. once it got in sight, i really wanted it. ryan: her current winning streak is now up to nine. she told me she didn't think she would get past the first episode. >> i was focused in the weeks leading up to it on be ok with the fact there was a good chance i might miss -- just go on not made -- on, not when my first game and that would be a. ry

amy schneider is won eight games in a row that's earned her a spot in the tournament of champions. she's the first trans person to qualify winning four consecutive games or more. the tournament is set for next fall, but before match schneider will be back on jeopardy monday to try to continue her win streak so far. she's won $295,200 on the show. she said she'd like to take time off from her job as an engineering manager and use that money to travel to ireland. you can watch jeopardy weeknights at 7:00 right here on abc 7. all right, and tonight we have chris alvarez here with all the sports action chris. ama coming up in sports both the sharks and warriors looking to finish out their home stand strong and stephan curry coming up clutch late at chase center. just how many of these scored tonight. you've got your answer in sports. rock casino stephen curry entered the night 53 pointers away from breaking ray allen's all-time record curry and the dubs hosting oakland native, damian, lillard and portland friday night stephen and the golden state team looking to extend that winning str

amy schneider is won eight games in a row that's earned her a spot in the tournament of champions. she's the first trans person to qualify winning four consecutive games or more. the tournament is set for next fall, but before match schneider will be back on jeopardy monday to try to continue her win streak so far. she's won $295,200 on the show. she said she'd like to take time off from her job as an engineering manager and use that money to travel to ireland. you can watch jeopardy weeknights at 7:00 right here on abc 7. all right, and tonight we have chris alvarez here with all the sports action chris. ama coming up in sports both the sharks and warriors looking to finish out their home stand strong and stephan curry coming up clutch late at chase center. just how many of these scored tonight. you've got your answer in sports. rock casino stephen curry entered the night 53 pointers away from breaking ray allen's all-time record curry and the dubs hosting oakland native, damian, lillard and portland friday night stephen and the golden state team looking to extend that winning str

amy schneider has won eight games in a row earning her a top spot in the tournament of champions. she is the first trans-person to qualify. the tournament is set for next fall but before that, she will be back on jeopardy on monday to try to continue her winning streak. so far, she has won over $295,000. she said she would like to take a little time off of her job and use the money to travel to ireland. you can route her on weeknights at 7:00 on abc 7 followed by the wheel of fortune at 7:30 p.m. a project along san francisco bay is wedding architecture with wildlife conservation. the experiment has been going on for about a year. and as spencer christian tells us, the early results are providing a potential blueprint for the way we might build in the future in the face of climate change. reporter: wildlife sshgnto e watersre title marsh to see te difference a year makes. his focus is oysters. now making home on prefabricated panels put into service last year. >> the goal is to maximize oyster recruitment so to get them to settle on these panels to grow. reporter: the project bega

yesterday, amy schneider, the only player to come up with the correct response in final jeopardy! and that's how she beat a 5-day winner. that's how she took home over $30,000, and she's our new returning champion. we also welcome bonnie and taylor. let's put you to work in the jeopardy! round, shall we? good luck to all three of you. here are your categories. first... then... we've changed one word of the constitution. you need to fix it. all these responses will be made up of the letters in the words "the cradle." amy, what do you like? let's do in all the lon-- in all the wrong places for $200. - taylor. - what is jail? - that's it. - wrong places, $400, please.

our most recent qualifier, amy schneider, secured her spot on yesterday's show, joining four other season 38 qualifiers. i know madeline and dan would like to add their names to that list as well. so let's play "jeopardy!" good luck to all of you. here are the categories in the first round... next... ooh... and finally... - amy, start us off. - periods of time, $200. - madeline. - what is the reign? the reign of king john, that's right. periods of time for $400. - amy. - what is instant? - yes. - periods of time, $600.

our champion amy schneider could not be caught going into final jeopardy! yesterday. and she was the only one of the three players to come up with the correct response. she's proving to be a very impressive competitor. gordon and chi-nhan, good luck. let's play "jeopardy!" shall we? let's get into the game with these categories. first... ...airing this sunday. and finally... the letters j, e, and t will all show up in that order in all the correct responses. amy, start us off. the american music awards, $200. ♪ the way you hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me ♪ yeah. ♪ feels so holy, holy, holy, holy ♪ - chi-nhan. - who is justin bieber? - that's biebs, yes. - amas, $400.

reggie: an oakland woman who is transgender aching history and jeopardy, amy schneider winning eight games in a row, giving her a spot in the tournament of champions, winning four consecutive games or more. the tournament is set for next fall but before that she will be back on jeopardy tonight to try to continue this winning streak. so far she is one -- he is a winner 200 $95,000 on the show and said she would like to take time off from her job as an engineering manager and use the money to travel to ireland. you can watch jeopardy weeknights at 7:00 followed by wheel of fortune at 7:30. kumasi: you have the chance to vote for a new navy draft born in santa rosa at safari west. staff members have come up with six names we can all choose from in here they are. devo, buster, g., curry, and matt vino. right now giraffey isn't the front, but you have time to vote, you can vote on their website until the polls close tomorrow at midnight. reggie: it's giraffeg, that's ta about right. plus it sounds like giraffe. it just flows and makes sense. get it right now, safari west. wonderful bay a

amy schneider has won eight games in a row. that has earned her a spot in the tournament of champions. she is the first trans person to qualify, winning four consecutive games or more. she will be back on jeopardy on monday to try to continue her winning streak. so far, she has won $295,000. she says she would like to use that money to travel to ireland. you can watch jeopardy weeknights at 7:00 on abc 7. still to come, it website started as a joke, but now one north bay man is using it to help police attract people trying to hire a hitman. - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's important. we walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. - we've both been taking prevagen for a little more than 11 years now. after about 30 days of taking it, we noticed clarity that we didn't notice before. - it's still helping me. i still notice a difference. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. announcer: building

schneider spent thanksgiving gobbling up delicious responses on our show. she ran three categories yesterday and now has over a quarter of a million dollars. who will be our champion here at the end of the week? chris and greta, it might be you. good luck to all three of you. let's see what the categories will be in the first round. we'll start with... then... some... and finally... you'll have to name the automaker that we've anagrammed in the clue. amy, where do we begin? story time, $200. - greta. - what is "frankenstein"? - you got it. - story time, $1,000. the answer there is the... [applause] [applause] you only have $200, because you found it so early,

amy schneider has won eight games in a row. that has earned her a spot in the tournament of champions. she is the first trans person to qualify, winning four consecutive games or more. the tournament is set for next fall, but before that, schneider will be back on "jeopardy!" on monday to try to continue her winning streak. so far, she has won $295,000. she says she would like to use take a little bit of time of her job as an engineering manager and use that money to travel to ireland. you can watch "jeopardy" weeknights at 7:00 on abc 7. still to come, it website started as a joke, but now one north bay man is using it to help police attract people looking to hire a hitman. plus, food bank crisis. a jelly bean that's good for you? nature's bounty introduces new jelly bean vitamins. good for you nutrients in a tastier for you form. more sweet dreams, more flavorful immune support. new nature's bounty jelly beans. live bountifully. announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. liz:

our champion, amy schneider, went into the weekend with a six-figure reminder of just how impressive she's been on the show. she's hoping to keep the streak going today, i imagine, but heidi and mack are hoping to start a run of their own. good luck, players. let's get into the game with the jeopardy! round. here are the categories we'll be starting you off with. first i want you to check out my... next... and finally... amy, start us off. i'll do reading the detectives for $200. - amy. - who is patterson? - james patterson. right. - reading the detectives, $400. - amy. - who is bosch? - that's right. - detectives, $600. - amy. - what is "blue dress"?

amy schneider achieved family bragging rights on yesterday's show, surpassing the 3-day family record set by her former brother-in-law. but today she has a new milestone in her sights. a win today will secure her spot in our next tournament of champions. we welcome our challengers, genesis and matt, as well. good luck to all three of you. let's play "jeopardy!" shall we? here are the categories in the first round. first... amy, i'm snapping the ball to you. where shall we start? left motion, $200. - amy. - what's the cha-cha? - that's correct. - left motion, $400. aren't you glad you brought a friend along? now you can swing left into this type of highway lane marked with diamonds. amy. what is hov? - correct. - left motion, $600.

amy schneider is an engineering manager by day and has been a jeopardy fan for years. she tried it many times to get on the show this year, it finally happened and now her win is up to nine. she said she felt inspired to go on the show from other transit contestants and hopes others can look up to her. >> seeing trans people anywhere in society that you have not seen them before is so valuable for kids right now who are seeing it. i'm so grateful that i am giving some little trans kid somewhere in the realization that this is something they could do to. reggie: she says the tournament will be difficult, but her goal is to take the whole thing. the tournament champions will air sometime next year. if you want to keep tabs on her winning streak right now, you can watch jeopardy weeknights at 7:00 right here on abc 7. kumasi: now to another amazing achiever in her own right. a swimming champion known as mighty mo is elevating her 100th birthday. ♪ >> happy birthday to you. kumasi: she was surprised with a cake and a pen yada at the southern california pool, where she st

ryan: as each question goes by, amy schneider is locked in. >> i am a nice person, but i am competitive. >> what is lock, stock, and barrel? ryan: schneider has been a jeopardy fan for years. she tried many times to get on the show. this year, it finally happened. >> just being there, seeing the set, and getting to stand at the podium and click the little button and that sort of thing. rehearsals was pretty neat. ryan: she has made history after her fifth win. she qualified for the tournament of champions, an annual competition that takes the best minors from the year prior. except she is the first transgender contestant to do it. >> i did not want to be done and i knew that if i got that fifth one, i would get to come back later, at least for the tournament of champions. once it got in sight, i really wanted i ryan her win streak is up to nine. she told me she did not think she would get past the first episode. >> i was focused on the weeks leading up to it on being ok with the fact that there was a good chance that i might just go on, not when they might first game, and that would be

amy schneider has won eight games in a row, earning her a spot on the tournament of champions. she is the first trans-person to qualify, winning four consecutive games or more. the tournament is next fall, but before that, she will be back on jeopardy tonight to try to continue her winning streak. so far she has won over $295,000. you can watch jeopardy weeknights at 7:00 right here on abc 7, followed by wheel of fortune at 7:30. local products. kristen: yes, we have to talk to her when her run is over. i hope it is a long run. i think we have a long run of sunshine. spencer: wonderful segway. that's what we have coming our way. we will have mainly clear skies, but some high clouds will pass by with patches of fog, overnight lows mid to upper 40's. highs tomorrow much like today, under sunny skies again, mid 60's at the coast, up to 70 around the bay, low 70's inland. you can see the prediction was correct, through friday, we will have sunny skies and mild to warm conditions. the cat wednesday, to simmer first, mid 70's inland, but it will cool down a little over the weekend, a

you all able to seethose slides . >> yes. >> morning shear marker, vice chair stephanie supervisors amy. my name is dylan schneider, manager of public legacy and affairs with department of homelessness and supportive housing . be an honor to be here with you all today and our esteemed colleagues from our other city departments and with our counsel to participate in this critical discussion. so i have a few brief slides for you today to share a bit more on how the homelessness response systemserves workers and supports survivors of violence . so the goal of the homelessness response system is to be from a informed system that serves people experiencinghomelessness . the majority which experienced some sort of traumaincluding survivors of violence . as there are multiple experiences and needs across our system of care we know that identifying and building off of the unique needs of these very vulnerable populations we will ultimately create a more trauma informed and effective system for all. so considering that domestic violence and partner abuse are prevalent among individuals experienc