good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. developing news in san francisco's financial district. this morning, police in riot gear have arrested 55 occupy protestors for camping in front of the federal reserve. an estimated hundred officers showed up around 4:00 and begin moving people out of the area at market and drum street. they closed down market street and brought in public work crews to clear out protestors' belongings. they closed down justin herman plaza last week. >> there is growing opposition for labor groups for occupy protestors to shut down 11 ports tomorrow. even some occupy protestors are opposed. labor groups that supported the general strike tell the san francisco chronicle this they are not on board with tomorrow's planned action.

their primary concern shutting down the port of oakland hurts workers who is part of the working class, the 99%. some leaders say they were not consulted and can't support action without input from members. even occupy groups say the port blockade is too extreme. san francisco's tenderloin, arson investigators search for the cause of a high-rise fire that sent seven residents to the hospital. others had to be rescued by firefighters. some people say they did not hear the alarm until it was almost too late. >> reporter: on the fifth floor, leon patiently waits as fire crews line up ladder to a window. he is one of three that was rescued. he says he did not hear a fire alarm on his floor and only heard fire crews when they

arrived. >> i just heard fire and smoke and everything. >> reporter: no fire alarm. that is what we heard from several residents. >> we didn't hear no alarm go off on our floor. i looked out the window and there was big fire. i went to the back. >> some of the people said they didn't hear an alarm? >> no. there is no sprinkler system. our smoke detectors didn't even beep. >> they were one of eight that were rushed to local hospitals. >> i don't know the extent of the injuries. smoke inhad a litigation and one guy with significant burns. >> reporter: crews attacked the blaze, some people remained in their apartment. this is had you been housing building that included many residents that are elderly or disabled and the san francisco housing authority is trying to figure out how many of the 102

tenants will need to be relocated. >> until we know the full extent of the damage and we can determine how many people could stay in place, there is definitely going to be temporary displacement. >> i asked the people and housing authority from reports of residents there were no alarms in this particular fire. she tells me they are waiting for investigators with the fire department to give them any reports of possible problems with the alarm system. investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that burned a victorian house near san francisco general hospital. firefighters battled the flames for two hours last night starting around 9:00. no one was injured but the victorian at utah and 26th streets has a lot of damage. firefighters were very concerned about the homes being so close

together as they often are in san francisco. they feared the whole block might burn. >> the company made a very aggressive interior attack. contained the fire at this point. there are no injuries that have been reported. we before 20 companies on the scene and 100 firefighters that are involved in the fire fight. >> there is going to be some number unknown. >> traffic on highway 101 was affected for a while when thick smoke drifted across the highway. >> oakland police have determined that a drive-by shooting that killed a father of four yesterday was not a random shooting. 46-year-old man was shot while sleeping in his house early in the morning. he was killed by a bullet that went through a wall. his daughter says it's the third time the house has been targeted >> we've been here one year.

it randomly happens. >> what happens? >> like a drive-bys. >> violence comes close to home. to remind you there are people get into life that way. >> they say it was not random. this is 105th homicide of year in oakland. >> homicide investigators will be looking for more clues in the murder of an 18-year-old man in san francisco's bayview. police were called to carr street in the evenings. the victim was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. police have not released any more information about descriptions about the suspects. >> san jose police are looking for a person that shot a parolee sitting in a car last night. they were called to monterey road around 8:00 last night. they arrived to find a

34-year-old san jose man shot in the face. police say the victim was waiting in a left-turn lane when another car pulled up beside him and fired into his car. witnesses say the shooter then drove south on monterey drive. the wounded man is expected to survive. he was wanted on a no bail warrant for a parole violation. >> it can have lasting and sometimes deadly effects. in campbell a vigil was held for a young woman who tried to kill herself three years ago. tomas ramon spoke to a teenager and the mother who have been victims of bullying. >> she thought death was better than living than being bullying. >> gossip. the rumors, the drama. >> she dropped out of school. she is studying to be a paramedic.

12-year-old jacob is now a target at his school. >> three kids coming after me. >> both attended a candlelight vigil for amanda brunel. she is confined to a wheelchair. it's all due to an attempted suicide in the cafeteria when she was 16. >> if i would have known i could have done something different. >> she was in the marching band. she received some 3500 harassment texts in a one month period. >> they were saying she was a lesbian and bisexual and she had aids and was spreading it. >> her attempted suicide in 2008 her mother has been leading an education campaign called the amanda network to prevent teen suicide and bullying. >> for every one suicide that the kid dies, there is hundred

kids that attempt. >> it about hundred parents and children attended the candlelight vigil at the candlelight methodist church. they received writes bands, purple, they donated to the anti-bullying campaign and took a pledge to stop bullying when they see it. >> this is the third candlelight vigil for amanda. when i asked her how long she was going to keep it up, she said as long as it takes to stop bullying and stop the suicide. coming up next, huge target on the back of newt gingrich during last night's republican presidential debate. was anybody able to steal the spotlight in iowa? look at this invasion of santas in the bay area. why thousands were in san francisco.

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this morning political pollsters and ordinary people are critiquing the fireworks at gop presidential debate in des moines. mitt romney's campaign is trying to spin a $10,000 debt he tried to make with a rival. and front-runner newt gingrich came out swinging. john berman reports. >> newt gingrich promised said he would stay above the fray but he didn't stay above the fray. he made it. he is not a career politician. >> only reason he didn't come become a career politician is

because you lost to teddy kennedy in 1994. >> and mitt romney made a stab. in a heated exchange with perry over healthcare. >> i read your first book and it said in there that your mandate in massachusetts, which should be the model for the country. i know it came out of the reprint of the book, but, i'm just saying, i look for individual mandates, my friend. >> i tell you, $10,000 bet? i'm. >> i'm not in the betting business. >> he seemed to misquote the book. but a $10,000 book for a multimillionaire, twitter exploded. thousands of tweets. three months pay for the average american. while gingrich and romney were joined together on stage. michele bachmann joined them in maine. >> if you look at newt, romney, they were for the illegal immigration problem. if you newt, romney, they were

for the $700 billion bailout. you just heard he is also with obama on the issue of payroll extension. >> reporter: on the issue of middle east, gingrich defended his claim palestinians are on invented people. >> they are saying enough lying about the middle east. >> romney's response. >> to tell the truth, but we're not going to throw incendiary words into a place that is a boiling pot. explosion of red and white in san francisco yesterday. santacoms came to the city by the bay. washington square park in north beach was one san francisco neighborhood budge weigh people dresswood santa. this is a worldwide event. the idea of santacom is to dress up like st. nick and go on a

call, hit all the bars and what nice weather they had yesterday for that. >> looks pretty good. clouds this morning and temperatures to stay up. right now, we're in the 40s except for mountain view. 52. this is emeryville. we see a little sun and more clouds and maybe some rain in some neighborhoods. also next, another heisman letdown. andrew luck leaves empty-handed after being a front-runner most of the year. what he had to say. mike shumann with the answer coming up in sports.

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. welcome back. it's 9:18. good morning to you. thank you for joining us for the abc7 sunday morning news. hope you are having a good one. this is a live look from the roof cam showing you a little bit of the bay there and the bay bridge. you know just two weeks till christmas. we have hanukkah. probably a good time to get out there and do whatever shopping you have to do. it's nice and dry, lisa, i guess it's going to remain that way

forever and forever. >> we are looking at a couple of opportunities. stay tuned. things change and they continue to evolve throughout the day today. santa cruz, 53 later on with a few areas of light rain, but right now, notice we're looking a little more sunshine. clouds around and further north, this is a view from mount tam where the clouds are drifting by. we will look for mostly dry day today here. north end of the bay and further north, because incoming system is going to start out parallel to our coast and slide southward. right now, still chilly in novato at 39. upper 40s in san francisco. san jose, 48, 42 in redwood city. we have a little bit of fog in the north bay, novato is still a problem, but on the coast, no problems and haze in hayward and concord. five miles of visibility, not that big of a deal. spare the air has been lifted.

we do have some wind and weather system on the way. cool numbers at the coast but overall since yesterday morning, things have really modified a bit in terms of temperatures, toss this morning. 40s and 50s. we'll warm up 89 degrees warmer in the livermore valley. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with cool temperatures. chance of showers comes in this afternoon from san francisco on south. then dry weather returns tomorrow afternoon. overall we are running way, way low for our rainfall totals. in fact last year at this time, double what we have now. 55% of normal in san francisco with three inches of rain. santa rosa, 4 inches of rain. almost 3 inches of rain in oakland for the season. that is 60% of normal and san jose, paltry 1.47, only 43% of normal. we have the clouds around. where is the weather system? it's going to be a cutoff low

offshore. that is where it's going to remain. best chance of rain will be san francisco, hollister and southern california later on throughout the afternoon. overnight hours into monday. here is a look at our computer animation. notice all the moisture offshore by the overnight hours, we'll pick up a few areas of light shower activity by 10:00 tomorrow. we'll see more of the system slide south. high pressure builds in for a dry two or three days. 55 in sacramento with partly to cloudy skies. clouds will invade later on this afternoon. chance of showers comes in towards the evening hours. only about 20% chance, but the further south you go, about 30% chance for santa cruz and morgan hill. look ahead calls for a little more sun, few degrees warmer. that is the trend then for

tuesday and wednesday. then another weak system with maybe a couple hundredths by thursday. then it looks like we're dry friday and saturday. things are getting a little more active. >> what is the big change? >> a little change. >> all right. thanks, lisa. in sports, 49ers are in arizona hoping to avoid a letdown after clinching the n.f.c. last weekend. raiders are in green bay playing undefeated packers. good look silver and black. speaking of luck, andrew luck, likely number one pick in next year's draft found out if he was going to add the heisman trophy to his resume. here is mike shumann with sports. heisman was hand out in new york. came down to two men, luck and griffin.

the winner is.... >> 2011 winner of the heisman trophy is robert griffin. >> r.g.3 is the first one to win the heisman trophy. he ran for 644 yards. he averaged 36 points, andrew luck becomes the fourth player in consecutive season and stanford has three straight second place finishes. griffin like all winners was stunned. >> it's unbelievably believable. it's unbelievable all things happen, it's believable, good things don't happen without hard work. >> he a great player. i'm not going to lament on something i had an opportunity to do. i think it's very much well deserved for robert. i'm very honored to be here.

>> andrew showed nothing but class. i still think he is the best player in college football and will be the top draft choice in this year's draft. >> george rush, hosting san antonio. they pull out the bag of tricks. batty, 45 yards for the touchdown. also a big game for robert burton, sweeping in for 6. it will sixth state title rams winning 52-42. >> very disappointing loss. they worked all year. >> we love these guys. they have a great coach. that is why we're here. >> high school, title game, facing alma mater san ma reason and they can't stop pepe.

four first half touchdowns. more in the same. two more scores, six touchdowns on the night as they win 20th division title. 49-13 your final. >> ucla hired former 49er defensive coordinater to replace rick nauheiser. he was going 31-33 as a head coach. morris signed a $5 million, 12-year contract. >> president obama, big game for the navy. two touchdowns with the dive and spin to go to the fourth and driving in navy territory. navy goes on to win it 27-21. >> sharks left st. louis with the blues as they struggle with

their offense. both teams mixing it up in a tight game. two-man advantage, kevin beats him, 1-0 blues, that is all they needed. elliot with 24 saves with a shutout. sharks have lost five of seven. >> bad news for baseball. milwaukee ee's ryan pawn failed the test. she facing a 50 game suspension. he is in arbitration and say highly unusual circumstances will surround his case and will support his innocence. he said he never knowingly took performance enhancement drugs. we'll have more highlights tonight at 5:00. i'm mike shumann.

have a great day. >> next at 9:30, different cars pose different risks. an electric car maker shows how first responders what to do when the worst happens. >> recipients got their benefits stolen electronically are not being reimbursed by the state. apparently stated policy is has not caught up to the 21st century.

welcome back. if someone manages to get a hold of your debit card and steals money you have recourse with your bank but the same isn't true for welfare benefits. they are issued electronically now but the state won't reimburse for identity theft. what is up with that? nannette miranda reports. i didn't think it could

happen. >> a state that gave birth to technology. there are still many instances where california government is behind the times. take the welfare program known as cal work. recipients get their benefits electronically transferred into an ebt card that used by a debit card to withdraw crash. the account number can be stolen. it happened to evelyn, $720 gone. >> i was in shock. because i knew it wasn't me who took the money out. >> reporter: turns out her bt card was skimmed. they got her information with an add-on device. to make matters worse, california department doesn't recognize electronic theft. if her card had been taken she would get her money back in days. reimbursement in this case took two years. >> nobody was taking

responsibility to who was going to put the money back into the ebt. >> reporter: two people have filed lawsuits mandating that updates its practices especially since employment benefits are also delivered electronically. >> they really need to pay more attention to this and move into the 21st century. >> the state says it has yet to be served the legal documents. that the time it would be premature to discuss any issues surrounding the action. >> it shouldn't happen to families. we depend on this money. i depended on it. >> because it doesn't recognize electronic theft, the state doesn't know how bad the problem is but lawyers suspect it occurs at the same rate as debit and credit card theft.

two of pg&e high gas pressure lines were declared safe even though records show the company doesn't know what grade of pooh pipe was used in the lines. today san francisco chronicle has details in the latest in a series of reports since the san bruno pipeline explosion. one of the pipelines twa tha was declared safe runs through brent wod and eastern contra costa. second once from kettleman city to the central coast. >> this morning, lucille packard children's hospital is getting back to normal after sliding on the ground floor. it happened after 3:00 yesterday afternoon. officials say it's likely related to construction in the area. water was tested. there is no concern about contamination. nine patients were relocated to other parts of the hospital. >> cleanup crews are cleaning up downtown redwood city where a

suspected drunk driver created a 40-foot water fountain last night. it was quite a spectacular at broadway just before midnight. when fire crews were first called out. the driver of a jeep cherokee took out a fire hydrant caused the gusher. me mowed down a parking meter before his suv finally came to a stop. the condition of the driver is not known but he was taken to a local hospital. first responders have been dealing with car crashes for years but new technology on the road means new training programs are needed to teach people what can happen in case of an emergency. karina rusk reports. >> reporter: they are just not admiring the design. they are learning the high voltage system has built in safety features. >> the battery packs are encased in aluminum that you really have

no sense of leak go materials that could be hazardous. >> their counters parts have automatic triggers to cut off power after a crash. still what is under the hood and what is not is new to first responders. >> they are buy very differently than they were built before which is challenging us with the types of equipment we have. the types of training that we have. >> that is one reason the department of energy supports classes like this. national (a) fuels training consortium is teachings people across the country how to bring first responders on the later technology. >> we teach them how to disable the vehicle and safely get the occupants out. >> one of the first lessons is the industry standard for high voltage cables is orange. >> first responders going mainstream in the form of a free app and early next year it will be available on android devices.

>> it's called quick reference guide. there is list of manufacturers and color coded diagrams that highlight where first responders will find the battery, high voltage cables and air bags. >> what it helps them do is add this information to their toolbox of skills. >> reporter: the people that god hands-on training are on a mission to pass it forward. what about windshield wipe others those cars? >> you know, you may need them if you are in south bay later on today. but we do have a chance around san francisco. that is rain i'm talking about. take a look. we have filtered sunshine. mid-level clouds. this is our sutro camera, numbers are in the 40s, a little more mild this morning. weak weather system that will be lurking offshore. i'll tell you about it. also ahead, they are one of the hottest gifts this holiday season but who is buying tablets

and what they are doing with them is surprising.

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that is the shipping deadline to ensure your package gets there in time. package delivery workers have never worked harder. ♪ >> reporter: greatest race this time of year isn't just about bargain shopping, getting all the presents, hundreds of millions of them where they need to go for the holidays. >> if you think santa has it tough, welcome to federal express where its nonstop 24/7 push to get those presents down the chimney or at least through the front door. >> santa comes only once a year, i'm here every day. to make sure we deliver on time. >> reporter: the days ahead look like the busiest in the history of fed ex. busiest day of 2005, december 12

9.8 million shiysd. 2008, 12 million shipments. three years later, on this monday, december 12th, 17 million shipments are expected all over the glob. >> online shopping is the biggest reason why we have so many packages and people like to ship their packages if they are traveling on the holidays. >> in fact the national retail federation expect half of us to shop online. that is compared to 42% a year ago. >> they do get some help, in 20,000 additional workers. it's by far the happiest time to make delivery. >> a lot of people, say -- oh, hi. everybody is happy to see you coming out. all right. we're talking holidays over here.

trying to get things shipped out. what is the weather like. >> we are looking at filtered sun right now. we have a couple weather systems we're going to talk from mount tam. you see the clouds drifting by. it wasn't as cold this morning in marin county and sonoma county. elsewhere around the bay, more clouds and back home, looking pretty good in san francisco where numbers started out around 50. we dropped a few degrees. right now we're at 48. 44 in oakland with 41 in napa. so the clouds inui sue late us overnight and more cloudiness will keep temperatures on the cool side today. we are looking at still haze out there and the next weathermaker, not going to be much to mix things up. at least we get a little bit of wind. most of the activity will be offshore. just a cut-off low runs parallel

to the coast. it's cooler than yesterday morning. 30s, it was near freezing but mainly warmer this morning from santa rosa, hayward and mountain view. high clouds, a little bit of fog and haze this morning. more clouds around this afternoon. temperatures will be held down in the low to mid-50s instead of the 60s we've been used to. chance of showers on south throughout the late evening hours and into the overnight hours, even a chance into monday morning and dry weather for monday afternoon into wednesday. it's been really dry with only about three inches of rain in san francisco. 55% of normal but look at santa rosa, only 4 inches of rain. oakland, almost 3 inches of rain. 60% of normal and san jose, not even an inch and a half of rain. running far behind, couple weak weather systems may give us a few showers throughout the week but that is about it. we aren't looking at any big

storms on the horizon. we have the clouds here. they have slid over to the east, weak weather to the south. most of the activity, will bring rain, maybe a chance of thunderstorm in southern california. snow in the mountains. for the bay area, chance of showers from san francisco south through monday morning. here is the computer animation that shows all that moisture offshore. then you'll notice through the overnight hours, you can see some peninsula, watsonville. by 10:00 tomorrow morning, moisture offshore and high pressure will build on and nr and couple dry days for another chance of rain. 50 in yosemite. notice all the moisture that will be headed to the southland today. 54 in san mateo. more clouds around this afternoon. with 55 in san jose. maybe showers overnight there. into the early part of monday and then we'll dry it out, next system almost as weak but then

as we look out further there is another system that will be a little bit stronger. so it may be changing with each incoming system to get a little bit stronger but that may be wishful thinking. >> i dropped into a shop yesterday and couple ladies said can lisa make sure it doesn't rain through christmas. because they want people to come and send money. i said lisa is not in charge. >> d it did rain on thanksgiving. it's because of the season. it will work out. thanks, lisa. talking about sales, tablet computers are the hottest gadgets to give this holiday season there are lots to choose from. jonathan bloom reports, there are two that seem to be getting all the attention. >> reporter: over a dozen different shiny tablets with bright colored screens beckon shoppers. >> its two horse race.

apple 2 and kindle. >> more than a third tablet buyers third plan to apple 2 and the other third wants to buy the kindle. >> if it was priced at 399 it won't sell. >> it costs a lot less. it sets it apart from other tablets. >> none of them have matched the experience of the ipad yet they are priced at a similar level. >> reporter: a manager told us that tablets are out selling laptops at two to one. kindle fire is having a bit of a marketing problem because some customers they think kindle, all it does is read books. >> i think that is what is it's mainly for. >> fire actually is full tablet with web browsing apps and movie downloads. >> i think amazon has a bit of problem explanation that to

customers. >> but they point out bargain hunters are still all over the amazon tablet and ipad is luxury item. never mind they are small with great battery life and 3-g internet. >> its home device. >> it tends to get used by the whole family. that may explain why quarter those surveyed that own one want to get a kindle fire for the holiday. they want their ipads back. >> to make them happy. jonathan bloom, "abc 7 news." the number of young adults moving back home with their parents might shock you. nearly 40% of americans between 18-39 live with mom and dad or they did in the recent past. that is according to the national endowment for financial education. many are college graduates who are deeply in debt. experts say parents should set

ground rules for those that move back home. >> these are adults. they need to be learning how to live on their own and to support them in this financial crisis, if that is what it is, does not mean to do everything for them. you are not their servant. >> join cheryl jennings for a lively discussion on the boomerang generation. >> right now, straight ahead, how many repairs does it take before a product is declared a lemon? michael finney comes to the aid to a abababababababababababababa7

no one wants to get stuck with a lemon, not with a car or any big ticket item. that is how an elderly felt with dealing with a broken down washing machine for five years. >> geri is quite independent. the 84-year-old great-grandmother lives alone and manages most of her daily needs. on this day she washes a small load of clothes. this is one of good days. her whirlpool is actually working. >> i love the washing machine but it doesn't love me. >> washing machine broke down two days after he got it. her warranty company promptly

replaced it with a new one. she says the replacement hasn't been much better. >> for a week or two and something else would go wrong with it. >> geri says the repair company has come out so often she has lost track but her daughter hasn't. >> oh, my goodness, it's one, two, three, four, five, six, eight, nine, ten. >> each time, it's usually a different problem. >> they had problems with lock, water leaking. one of the flow valves, a drain hose, a drain pump. drive. >> geri said she had reached her limit. >> i'm going to go out and buy a different washer machine. not going to fool it with it anymore. >> that didn't sit right with her daughter. she called the warranty company and they promised to send someone out to determine if the

washer should be replaced but that never happened. >> "7 on your side" is the one that can help you. >> we contacted sureway. it sent a check to buy a replacement washer. >> they were good enough to do, when when there is no place else to turn, that is what you do. >> we attempted numerous times to contact sureway but the company never responded. coming up, following her father's footsteps into show biz. michael jackson's daughter lands her first role in a feature film. we've got the details next.

michael jackson's daughter is ready for the big screen. 13-year-old paris has landed her first role in a feature film. lead in movie based on a young adult fantasy novel.

here are the details. >> reporter: with the last name jackson it was only a matter of time before michael's daughter burst out in the hollywood scene. she got her first movie role in lundon's bridge based on the young adult series. paris is set to lay a fantasy adventure, according to the website. turns into a teenage boy into dragon fly and jellyfish into a godmother. >> a lot of people are unfamiliar with the series. if people start reading them before it comes out it could gain popularity. >> she told robin roberts is making movies is something she always wanted to do. >> you want to be an actress? >> yes.

audition next week. >> i'm really excited about it. >> paris will be joined by other animated characters voiced by larry king, joey fatone and ted lang. she has come a long way since her father passed away a little over two years ago. now she is looking forward to a hollywood dream coming true, tweeting i wanted to leave my footprints on the sands of time. when i leave this world, i'll leave something for them not to forget. >> sounds like her dad. the release dated is not set and filming locations are under wrachs. there is a big fund-raising aspect. 50% of the profits will go to schools with low budgets and program cuts. that is nice. lisa argen has a final look. we have a pretty good deal. sunshine out there. it will be filtered sunshine throughout the morning hours, increasing clouds.

slight chance of showers mainly from san francisco to points south. in the late afternoon and evening right through the morning, maybe a couple hundredths. then partly cloudy skies, still cool through wednesday. another opportunity with light rain on thursday. so a little bit here and there, not amounting to much. >> all right. that is going to do it for us. thank you for joining us. next newscast starts at 5:00 tonight. i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen. keep track of the latest breaking news a at twitter and talk about it at facebook.com/abc7news.