fuselage carrying 291 passengers at the time. vic lee has been following the hearing and leanne melendez spoke with the daughter of a survivor today. >> reporter: the hearing focused on the training of pilots and systems on the boeing 777. asiana officials insisted their pilots, including the captain that crash landed flight 214 are well trained. >> i know several of you are viewing from san francisco or maybe watching from home we recognize your lives were forever changed when the are crash occurred >> the flight was too slow and too low. as you can see in this video, the boeing spun out of

control. documents reveal that not one, but two fire rigs ran over the 16-year-old passenger that was covered with foam the coroner concluded she was alive before she was hit. representatives from asiana and those involved in the response testified at the hearing. san francisco fire officials said the radios on trucks had problems communicating with other agencies during the crash response. >> and because of the recent rebanding of radios, part of the process, we weren't able to have those elements communicate on the same radio frequency. >> an investigative report conclude that had captain lee was very concerned about the landing. the airport automatic landing aids, the glide slope indicator were out of service that day. lee told investigators that making a visual approach

was quote, very stressful and difficult. lee was training on the boeing 777. still, one pilot says he had confidence in lee. >> did you feel concern about the ability of any asiana pilot to land in san francisco without a glide slope indication? >> i do not have concerns. >> the reports that captain lee cold investigators he was unfamiliar wauto flight system. the board will public a final report. no word on how long that will take. >> and we have a pretty good idea now of the sequence of

events. this animation shows it best. the image in blue shows what a normal approach should be. the other shows the approach the plane made that day. you can see coming in too low, too slow. the tail then breaks off, then flies down the runway, spinning almost cart wheeling before going airborne, coming to rest between landing strips. abc7 news leanne melendez joins us now. you spoke to a daughter of a man who survived that. >> reporter: that is right. eunice started to text her dad the first text said are you okay? are you on plane? meaning the plane that crashed he meanwhile was helping other passengers to

eunice traveled to get details about the crash that injured her father in, business class hurt his jaw, back, and neck. >> you see it like that just like oh, my god how is he still alive? how did anyone make it out? >> this is an old picture of her father, eugene. she told us despite his injuries, her father was trying to help others get off the plane. >> when coming back home he kept saying i wish i could have helped more people. everybody was just working together on that flight. >> there were only a few people watching today. most were employees of asiana airlines and some were volunteers from the red cross. there to help people if they needed assistance. she says she doesn't want to blame anyone for the crash but would like the airline to be more

understanding of what families are going through. >> we haven't had contact and when trying to contact them, their response is more talk to our lawyers so we haven't had that chance to talk to them z just like i said we're just looking for more of a humane approach. >> reporter: she hopes this will help prevent future accidents. >> and abc7 news anchor kristin zee spoke with a couple that now returned to china we have the interview for you. >> the big chill that settled in on the bay area for a week seems to be finally easing. but tomorrow is another spare the air day. that is the fifth one in a row. a record for us here in the bay area. spencer? >> air quality has been in decline. here is a look at live doppler seven hd. clear skies and a haze today. the matter in

the atmosphere has been increasing. temperatures are, this is 24 hour temperature change. we're milder by several degrees. six degrees milder in oakland. you can see the cold snap is easing up but there are going to be cold spots tonight. coldest will be in the north bay valleys. temperatures dropping into 20s in many valley spots. sxf course increased risk of hypo therma. we have a spare the air day tomorrow, with poor air quality expected in the santa clara valley. medium over the remainder of the bay area. no wood burning during spare the air alert. >> thank you very much.

>> so knowna county sheriff officials -- in october, eric gelhaus shot andy lopez, mistaking his air soft rifle. it's early findings based on information provided by the police department. which is doing an investigation. to determine whether gelhaus should face charges. >> a bank robbery suspect is in the hospital now after being shot by a sheriff deputy. the investigators say the suspect robbed the bank of the west branch. a sheriff deputy spotted him later and gave chase the suspect crashed his car in a pole. >> he was warmed a handgun, confronting officers. he was

shot. >> police believe the suspect could be the same man robbing bank as cross marin for a year. he has been seen in video often wearing a unique cap, sometimes a white ball on top. authorities are investigating the link. >> fire investigators say it's just too soon to say whether a massive warehouse fire was cause kaused by arson. the warehouse contained plastic parts. and employees are at a loss here. the business is in foreclosure.. >> i worked for the company about 12 years. >> what do you think you're going to do now? >> i have no idea. no idea. i still can't believe it. >> this is my understanding he was going to be moving out. they were still conducting operations here. i believe the building is bank owned.

>> it took 11 hours to put the fire out. people were told to stay indoors with breathing problems >> pg&e removed a pipe responsible for yesterday's leak in oakland. the faulty has been turned over for inspection. >> there is still homes that don't have compressed gas we know the crash happened at elbow section of a steel piece we know that that is the hole they've been working on. pg&e is doing an assessment on the line them. don't know what caused

this fire. >> so yesterday, i waited an hour. >> an underground leak caused flames to spit up from the streets. this view shows rows of fire across the intersection. pg&e says the line are both plastic and steel. today, they're working to restore service to homes. >> if it's resolved but i think they're taking care of it. >> pg&e says they found the source of the leak in a band or what is referred to as elbow section of the line. they sealed the section, turning damaged section over for an investigation. >> they were there almost half

of the night. and are there this morning, drilling. >> a leaky pipe was blamed for explosion destroying a condominium two years ago. a two inch pipe was found to have more than half a dozen leaks. pg&e told me the pipes are different. >> pipeline that is called adelade piping. we're monitoring that daily. >> pg&e expects to have the investigation into yesterday's fire completed in about 30 days. in oakland, abc7 news. >> still head tonight here on abc7 news a man's weather

experiment. how his backyard garden has come through a week of unusually cold temperatures. a holiday crisis facing a toys for tots drive. they need 100,000 toys this year, they're in the close. >> a food bank doing it's part to keep clients well fed and healthy. >> home automation is no

a family stranded two days expressed gratitude today. they issued a statement offering thanks and describing their rescuers as valent. the couple and niece and nephew rescued from an ordeal that started when their jeep flipped over. they burned a spare tire to stay warm. the others are still being treated for exposure and dehydration but said to be doing well. >> this weeshg's cold spell will have a lasting affect on california citrus growers they have agreed to hold off packing fruit 48 hours to let state and county inspectors survey the fruit. the scope of the damage is still being determined but it's expected to range from manageable to major over about a third of the or

yank crop. >> it's supposed to warm up incoming days but damage is already done in many yards. is there hope, laura? >> a freeze can cause damage to plants, especially citrus tree buzz here to tell you there is a bright side. >> a cold snap could be a good thing. just ask ed livo. >> string these around your tree. like a christmas tree. then put covering over the top just like so. viola. done. >> these plants have plenty to cheer about in the cold. >> blue berry here, loves the

cold. this will have a marvelous crop because of the cold and also, your cherries and apples and peaches and plums. >> some of the trees are suffering in this subfreezing temperatures. >> it's frost damage here, you can see the cell just exploded. >> livo recommends trees covered when temperatures dip. >> you can see twisted leaves. i'm getting this as it's starting to drop. >> this is that old bring them up against the house because of the radiant heat. you can see, i mean these have never been covered. here they are. sitting. they look good. >> if there is clear frost damage, livo says there is no need to cut back plants right way. >> if you have what looks like discolored leaves, leave it

alone. that is insulating that remaining healthy growth underneath. >> the fruits, frost damage may not show up until cutting it open in the spring. in antioch, abc7 news. >> boy, you've got to feel for those citrus growers. >> things are changing. >> they are. by this time, next week, we'll look at very, very mild kecks. clear skies across the bay area now. not quite so chilly as last night. a live view looking along bay bridge under clear skies it's 53 degrees now in san francisco. 50 degrees redwood city. 44 los gatos. 50 bay. we've got 40s in several

locations. napa, novato and livermore, 39 in fairfield. and another live view from our camera looking westward, these features we have a freeze warning for the north bay valleys tonight. spare the air alert tomorrow, milder pattern arriving over the weekend and continues to get milder into next week. tonight looking for lows dropping into upper 20s in santa rosa and napa. temperatures bee will he freezing at concord and antioch. and a lot of cold weather inland valleys tonight. you can see a large ridge of high pressure is deflecting storm track well to the north. a milder pattern for end of the week and into the weekend. i can't wait for. that

tomorrow, sunny skies with high temperatures around 60 degrees. we'll see mainly upper 50s on the peninsula. in and around san pran, highs into mid to upper 50s. 55 in the sunset district. east bay, high of 59 in oakland. 58 in san leandro. inland east bay mid-50s tomorrow. 55 concord. 56 walnut creek. here is the accu-weather forecast. don't forget tomorrow is our fifth spare the air day. milder weather into the weekend. and temperatures rising further on monday, tuesday. so it's going to be a very, very nice going

into next week. >> tuesday when that 66 degree heat wave hits? >> really. yes. >> thank you. >> okay. >> coming up dmv issues rules for those driverless cars. >> you know, they can be out on the road with

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food supply sxdz christmas toys are running low. toys for tots says donations have dropped off this holiday season. volunteers say despite improving economy, drop boxes are just not seeing that. last year marines needed about 75,000 toys thshg year, demand could top 100,000. volunteers hope the community will step up, to help make it a merry christmas for the 35,000 needy children. >> this is what i have. this has been here over a month. and this is what i have. and this is the shortage of toys. all toys are just like that. my boxes, are like this. >> now, if you would like to make a donation they need it. you can find a link and do so on our web page. >> tonight a disappointing day on wall street. dow jones fell 129 points in part because of a

budget deal that might encourage feds to discontinue it's stimulus program. nasdaq dropped 56 points. s and p lost 20. sand yard and poor's announced facebook will be part of the s and 5500 later this month. its stock went up 4% after the announcement. amazon brought grocery delivery to san francisco it's called amazon fresh. after 30 day trial you'll have to pay $300 for a one year subskrimgs. >> a fund raising deadline coming up for the make a wish foundation. >> he will donate $50,000 if make a wish can raise the same amount by 8:00 tonight

>> this was inspired by miles scott known as bat kid. like to help, you'll find a link on abc7 news.com. so we're going to do it. >> there is more still to come tonight we'll show you how the bay area paused to celebrate the life of nelson mannedela. >> and we have reaction tonight to the select of pope francis as person of the year. >> technology right out of the jets ones,

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ceremony at city hall. guests included willie brown and former secretary of state george shultz. shultz remarks mandela worked to solve problems. in oakland, city officials celebrated mandela's life. >> those leaders that put pechl first, that care about children they rise to the top. >> the ceremony included choir singing, readings from the writings and signing of a condolence book sent to south africa. >> and bay area people took center stage today. pacific boy choir performed a tune at ma memorial the only boy choir school west of the mississippi. they just wowed the

>> are they good, or what? the other half performed in city hall this morning representing on both coasts. >> looking back over past 12 months, which person has had greatest impact on the world for better or worse? according to time magazine, it's pope francis. and 2013's person of the year. time says the compassion for the poor and softening of the opposition of homosexuality changed the tone, perception and focus of the church in an extraordinary way the vatican says the pope is not looking to become famous but will be happy about his selection. runner up for person of the year former nsa analyst edward snowden. whose leaks

triggered an avalanche of surveillance. wiki leaks was backing snowden and called the choice of the pope cowardly. stiet proposing a new set of rules for self driving cars coming to a driveway soon, near you. dmv just released dramatic regulations one requires them to have $five comblinl on the vehicle in insurance and must record how often it goes from self driving to manual mode. the dmv is still in the process of coming up with rules for car owners. >> the question is do we need to have a different license or endorsement? and if so, how should we test for it? >> several auto makers hope to begin selling the self driving cars by 2020. >> it does seem like something out of the jets ones cartoon.

>> now, it's just called automation. right? michael finney joins us now. i think things are going to change. >> they are. not long ago home automation was more of a hobby, an ideal rather than usable technology foremost of us, but not anymore. smart phones, smart engineers are changing that. home automation is really beginning to catch on. the nest thermometer is probably among the best known of the devices. it can be controlled by a smart phone allowing to you move temperatures up and down as you choose. it also learns to do the job without you. the cost? about $250 as kol as nest is, there is more you can do with this technology.

apple stores are overwork shops to get us all up to speed on what is available is how it works. this work shop was packed. victor sanchez is visiting san francisco but signed up back home in arizona. >> i've been interested in oem automation for quite sometime. i have, just received a wimo switch before i came to san francisco. and i wanted to see other products i can tie night. >> wimo devices allow to you control items by using an iphone app. it's a plug in or uses a switch, wimo can probably auto mate it. a motion detector for $80 now check out these lights it's called hue. using iphone

app the light intensity and color can be changed by way of an app. it's so much more. gary is the director of phillips hue >> we have seen >> if you want to relax, there is relax mode if you want to concentrate your lighting will change. >> the hue starter pack goes for $200 made by the same guy that's lit up the bay bridge telling you something about their ability to control light. here is a unique home automation product. urban weather station keeping track of weather inside and out of the home. including air quality. again, all controlled by iphone app. the price? $180. apple offering more work shops on home automation. you should sign up in advance to make sure there is a spot. i

posted links to all of the automation on our web site on abc7 news.com. so no jetsons yet. folding cars. yet? >> waiting for one of those. >> we have an update on make a wish fund drive. >> yes. the web site updated to show they have reached that goal with 90 minutes to spare. so matt cane will match that amount. but it doesn't mean we can't make more donations. >> coming up next, the behind the scenes of a bay area holiday tradition. >> yes.

tonight is opening night for the nut dgs -- nutcracker. >> by now, i'm sure you recognize this music. the dance

of the sugar plum fairy from the score synonymous with christmas time. in studios at san francisco ballet, they're making final touches to the spectacle "the nutcracker". dancers perfect every pirouett sxechlt every lift, audiences will be able to marvel at fluttering snowflakes and frolicking flowers heroic prince and sugar mram fairy. nutcracker not only a staple and source of ticket revenue for ballet companies around the world it's also the very first large production young dancers learn, and perform. >> it's a very special time of the year. this is how i began. this is how they're beginning. >> every professional dancer begins here at the barre. to prepare for the nutcracker it takes six hours per day, six days a week for up to one and a

half months of the year. vanessa has been with san francisco ballet since 1997. >> every time it's a new beginning. i say that because i find something new in the role. >> the idea of attending might feel intimidating but artistic director... >> i would say to people not familiar with ballet, you don't have to understand what we call technique. you know? it's a dance. everybody loves to dance. >> reporter: if you'd like to see the nutcracker performances begin december 11th and run through the 29th. from studios of san francisco ballet, abc7 news. >> laila used to be a dancer. >> yes. >> the san francisco ballet was the first american company to stage the net nut cracker in

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position and teach them this is healthy food this, is how to prepare it and make your kids healthy. and they do better in school and work situations. just a healthier community. >> redwood empire provides other programs for clients like food distribution and screening. >> we want to be on a cutting edge of hunger relief. so we're about bringing health and wellness to the region. we're hoping from abc7 campaign that spem will dig deep and give this holiday season and throughout the year. >> every dollar means two meals to a family. that is something you just can't pass up. when you have time or money.

>> broadcasting live for 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 news, it's easy to doen yachlt text the word feed to make your $ten contribution. >> i understand every dollar translates into $four. >> yes. more buying power. >> update the forecast for us? >> i will do that. clear skies now we have a freeze warning in effect for interior valleys but area covered by that is shrinking. now, state wide looking at cool to mild conditions dry, sunny down south. here in the bay area, chilly start we'll have mild conditions in afternoon with high temperatures climbing into upper 50s to about

60s. here is the accu-weather forecast. it's going to get milder into weekend. by sunday, mid-60s inland and around the bay. mid to upper 60s inland monday, and tuesday. so that is a change. >> thank you. >> there are harbaugh rumors. >> i love the raid. what? what? leaving? what? what? is there anyway? anyway he would leave 49ers for university of texas? what is the coach saying? next.

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good evening. this is under the category of stories you have to report but it's out there. so several reports linking jim harbaugh to university of texas. and then, moving over to 49ers a look shows there has never been a successful nfl head coach that has chosen to go back to college harbaugh with a contract extension for now, saying what he always has. >> i know we're talking about any jobs other than the one i have. >> thank you very much. the niners will see a familiar face sunday against buccaneers. de-shawn goldsten. harbaugh had

no problems seeing him drop in. >> i'd never seen that before. you know? but it's just cool. it's natural. people were glad to see him. he was glad to see guys. and talk for a little bit. >> alex smith makes a return to the bay area this sunday. raiders really need a win and can find themselves into another 12-4 finish. a win over chiefs would help build momentum. >> good for confidence. saying is there a play offteam there? to get a win at home, against a

top team will help us. >> it's been a disastrous year for the final three games before cousins will start. saying the move is to protect their star qb. >> what is in the best interest of robert is in the best thing going forward for him? handle next games? experience what is going through reps? or having him healthy? . >> i express my desire to play. you know? coach's decision is what we go with. what it's always been. >> in the wake of a buster posy broken ankle and concern, major league baseball planning on

eliminating collisions at home plate. as well as catchers and the giants have been demanding this change since 20111. mets signed bartolo cologne. last season with a's cologne proved he can still get it done. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> not going to happen. thank you. >> join me tonight at 9:00, we're closely watching a system shut down on board the international space station. it's not an emergency. at least not yet. but astronauts may be forced to do at 9:00 >> then at 11:00 a violent crash

caught on camera. a jeep careens into a gas station. tonight the fiery explosion and heros who jumped into action. >> and in prime time tonight on abc7 middle back to the game, back in the game, modern family and super fun night. that is all for now. >> our coverage continues on twitter abc7 news bay area.

this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants -- a student originally from blacksburg, virginia... a retired police officer from huntington, new york... and our returning champion, an attorney from washington, d.c... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. hello, everyone, and welcome to our show. meredith, e turning champion, made a little error in final jeopardy! on yesterday's program. didn't cost her too much, though. she has close to 20 grand to show for her win. donna and sam are the newcomers.

so, good luck to all of you. here we go into the jeopardy! round, and here come the categories. alex: meredith, start us. let's start with that word smarts! for $200, please. sam. what is bright? that's it. smarts! for $400. donna. what is clever? that's right. that word smarts! for $600. sam. what are wits? wits. same category, $800.