live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> an island in the philippines slammed by the strongest tropical super typhoon in history. good morning, i am eric thomas leader for kristen sze. the super typhoon haiyan moved through so quickly the country was spared from worst destruction. katie marzullo joins us from the newsroom with the latest. >> that is the good news. the bad news is the storm did slam into the central philippines killing at least four people and forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. >> dramatic new video from the

central philippines, people thrown from barges into rough seas left floating up-and-down in life bets and pulled to safety. there is danger on shore with massive waves crash on to island homes. 750,000 people forced to evacuate neighborhoods. some have returned to comb through the debris of splintered structures. they the lucky ones. officials say two people were could be much higher because the energy systems are down. the past the philippines is optimistic. >> as always, no storm can bring a unite the filipino people to its knees. >> typhoon haiyan is 300 miles wide but forecasters say this storm could have been much worse. >> it has been a fast mover storm. that has spared the islands

where the major dangers of flood. a project pearl in the bay area has a relief drive for victims as it did in 2011 when another storm hit the philippines, killing 1,900. >> project pearl drive is from 10:00 to 2:00 on sunday in san bruno. we have more information on both efforts on our website at abc7news.com. >> our meteorologist mike nicco has been following the path of the typhoon by radar all morning. what is happening now? >> we were worried yesterday at this time with 190 miles per hour wind and 230-miles-per-hour gust but they evacuated 720,000 people and that is why we are seeing such a more positive report out of the philippines than we possibly could have because past storms have

devastated the area. it stays south of ma nilly -- manila. it will weakened to a category four and dropping do a category three headed to vietnam and da nang. you can see the coast of vietnam. when it hits tomorrow at 6:00 our time it will make the curve to the north and pound northern vietnam, laos, and that area with flooding rains. we could see more flooding here than in the philippines because the storm will hang around longer. eric and cheryl? >> two people are hospitalized with minor injuries after the car they were in collided with a light rail in san jose. the accident happened at 9:00 a.m. >> the passengers were not injured. the cause of the accident is under investigation. >> c.v.s. admitted they made a

mistake in the coverage of the benghazi terrorist attack featured on "60 minutes" saying they were met led by a source on the scene that left four americans dead including ambassador christopher stevens, a bay area native. the security contractor was interviewed for a report that aired october 27. a few days later the "washington post" reported that he told the employer he was not there. it was revealed yesterday that he had told the f.b.i. he was never at the compound. >> this morning, airports around the nation observed a moment of silence to honor the transportation security administration officer shot to death at los angeles international airport a week ago. operations were halted and hundreds of airports at 9:20 when hernandez was killed. at lax, passengers and t.s.a. officers stopped and bows their heads as taps was played.

>> the high patrol is investigating an accident that killed a 26-year-old man walking on the freeway this morning. it maked at 5:00 a.m. in the northbound 280 connection at 87 southbound. two cars hit the man. he died at the scene. they are trying to determine why the man was on the freeway. 9 accident closed the road for two hours. >> students, teachers and the administration at berkeley high school are making a wardrobe change today to show support for a classmate who was set on fire on an a.c. transit bus. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield, is at the high school with more on the story. amy? >> that student doesn't identify as male or female so students here say they, when referred to s ash a, rather than he or she. he would often wear skirts to students, here, today, decided to make a statement of their own the students at the high school in berkeley walked into class wearing skirts, both female and

male. the school director said he could not be prouder the he put on a skirt, too. it is great to see students rally in support of another student especially in this case, given the horrific event. they are supporting the senior who goes by the name of s ash a who was set on fire on monday while sleeping on a bus in oakland. the 18-year-old victim was wearing a skirt at the time and it was the skirt that was society on fire. >> everyone is very upset, of course. the closest friends are extremely upset and it is obviously something we have never had to deal with before. it is bizarre. >> they decided to make a statement today and encourage the 110 students at the high school in berkeley to wear skirts. one mother says her mother was among them. she did wear a skirt and i am proud of her and the other kids for showing their support to the

victim. we hope the return is quick >> the senior is now in the hospital recovering from second- and third-degree burns. >> i got an e-mail great the mother saying we are thrilled that everyone will wear skirts in support of my child. >> during lunch, students will come to the plaza and take a group picture in the skirts and send it along with a get well card. police have made an arrest in this case. they have arrested add 16-year-old boy and decided to charge him as an adult. >> happening now, a number of families are going through hard times and are signing up to qualify for tree holiday meals. thousands people in san jose camped out overnight waiting for 9 doors to open at the sacred heart community service center.

abc7 news reporter joining us with more. matt? >> the word of the day today is hope. the hope for the people waiting here if line looking for a little bit of help over the holidays and hope that the community is going to step up and donate enough to fill the need. people started standing in line here at sacred heart community have in san jose at 3:00 yesterday afternoon. the register for the holiday food boxes is toys for christmas and people came overnight stretching down the lock and around the corner. the daylight gave a better view of the line as the need for help over the holiday became obvious. >> i don't make enough to support thanksgiving and i want my family to have the best food i can so i am out here every year. >> once inside, more than 150 volunteers were busy registering clients. they get a purple ticket with a time to pick up food and toys before thanksgiving and christmas. a record number of food boxes, about 7,500, were given away

last year and more than 5,600 kids received i christmas toys. this year improving job market in san jose is overwhelmed by skyrocketing rents so there will be another busy holiday season. >> that is the tragedy. they are having to choose between essentials. a reason we give out food we never want people to choose to not feed their children or to stretch things too far. >> the charity has a frozen turkey in the freeze inner and over two weeks to take donation before they hand out the food boxes. organizers are looking to the community to provide enough food and toys to make the holiday special for thousands. >> we sing praises to sacred heart and others that donate to the community. it helps me so much to have something that is a tradition over the years for thanksgiving dinner. >> if you would like to help you can go to our website at abc7news.com and click on the

>> thanks, matt. happening now, homeless and low income veterans are getting new suits for veterans day. 50 veterans signed up to get a free suit. volunteers are connecting homeless vets with the veterans administration in order to get needed services. veries day is on monday. >> this is an incredible story, the texas teen in trouble for running her own business as a madam. >> jaw dropping video of a freak accident but what happens after the blast is going to leave you stunned. >> plus, a former niner running to the team for the game against carolina and some could be surprised to see the star on the field. >> you can see the low clouds and fog still blanketing the bay

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check out this stunning video in ohio a freak accident, a 62-year-old was delivering a fork lit with a tank that fell off. he ran over it. you can see the resulting fireball. it barely missed the car and more surprising on the left happened side of the screen the driver of the fork lift walked

away trailing smoke. he escaped. he suffered some buns -- burns but he was released from the hospital. >> new details of a concert goer would fell from a second balcony at will palladium theater in hollywood. tmz is reporting the victim is a close friend of the band. no word open his condition but he has been in touch with the family. >> we are learning details of a prostitution ring involving high school girls and a 17-year-old recruited her classmates to have sex with a man she met at a restaurant. one student was 14. students were stunned to learn of the prostitution ring. it is shocking. i would not expect the kids at school to do that. >> the accused madam would drive the girls to the man's home and

she received a percentage of the $3,600 paid to the girls. the teen and the 62-year-old are free open bail this morning. >> star wars fan watch out for the jedi mind trips the next episode has an official release date in 2015 announced by disney for star wars 7, the first film to be released since disney bought lucas films last year. disney is a parent company of abc7. shooting is scheduled to begin in the spring and if you are counting at home, it will be released in 770 days. >> we will look outside, not everyone is rid of the fog. you can see treasure island is floating in a sea of fog and it and over the water right now but it has dissipated and a little bit of a cooling trend with the

latest update on the dry veterans day but possibly rainy tuesday for some of us. >> more of the bay barge mystery is revealed and we have a picture of what it will look like when google's mission is complete. >> special honor for a 49er that has some

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covering cupertino, concord, wine country, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> new details of google's banks docked off treasure island. this artist rendering shows how

it will look when it is done. it features giant sails. the barge will be stopping at different stops before headed down the we coast from san francisco. google announced they are working on converting a barge interest an enter active learning space where people can find out about new technology. no word on what the other barge is going to be used for. >> owners of the iphone 5s and 5c will have their broken screens replaced at apple stores. all things digital reports apple will handle cracked screens and bad batteries or camera issues. new screens will run $150 and repairs could start before the end of the year but there is no comment from apple. >> no real problems with our

weather. we need the rain. we are not going to get much. it is turns dry. good morning, everyone, here is the radar and satellite. we are seeing that it is clear as we head over to tahoe which will not get much snow. our visibility is up considerably and we have an hour and a half flight arrival delay into sfo with the thickest fog is at the approach of sfo. you can see what the fog did and has done and has made it cooler, in the mid-to-upper 50's, and in mountain view and inland, we are nearing 70 inantback and 68 in novato and half moon bay. here is a look from emeryville at the fog still hanging around the bay waters.

the fog is lingering a little longer in that area. sunshine this afternoon and seasonal highs this weekend and although it will be cooler and the chance of rain will come in on tuesday but it is not a good chance whatever. this is how it looks in san jose, quite a difference from a couple of hours ago when you were socked in with fog with temperatures three to eight degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. low-to-mid 70's in milpitas and santa cruz at 68 degrees. we will have upper 60's to near 70 on the peninsula and mountain view at 70 and mid-60's along the coast and downtown san francisco and south san francisco and sausalito. along the coastal communities low-to-mid 60's. east bay shore, 60's, and fremont around 70 to 71 and the warmest is low-to-mid 70's east bay valleys and no fog to speak

of this morning. we have patchy fog possible tomorrow morning and again like this morning it could come from the north bay valley and fill in the bay and spread to the not but not so widespread. 39 in santa rosa and 51 in san francisco. this week end, you can see sunday we start off with a lot of sunshine and temperatures are in the low-to-mid 60's as we hope the carolina panthers at 1:05. low-to-mid 60's there and increasing clouds monday for veterans day but dry and as we head to tuesday, look where the rain is going, to the north and this is just not a lot of it. the seven-day forecast shows because the inform is coming at us from the west it doesn't have cold air behind it so if it does move through hook the at temperatures next week, it will be almost as warm if not warmer than today, mid-70's back by then with 60's over the weekend. really nice weather. >> we will enjoy it. >> you get. >> more news, a talented but troubled former football star will make his return to

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