welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call 800-675-2607. abc7 news begins with breaking news. the breaking news is in the east bay with sky 7 over the scene of a terrible accident that shut down interstate 580 in livermore in both directions between first street and north livermore. the c.h.p. says the accident caused two car fires and two people were trapped at 10:00 this morning. >> you can see, the traffic backup as a result of the crash seen right there extends for miles. thank forces join us and i will

update the accident later in the newscast. our our other top story a holiday scrooge problems the dreams of a high school band in san jose. an armed robber steals thousands from a fundraiser that was supposed to support the high school band for the entire year and pay if their trips overseas. we are joined from the high school. this happened at bingo game? >> yes, and the game started all the way back in 19833 to raise main for the band and last night is the first time it was be rod. the band room in source san jose is filled with hundreds trophies and awards. they have marched in presidentialing inaugurations and international parades. their future could be altered after a weekly bingo game to raise money for the program was robbed. >> our booster treasurer said that we have been robbed at

gunpoint and she was really upset and freaked." >> the game add rather tieses $5,000 payout and the only person would made money was a man if a mask. police and officials state robber came at 9:30, pulled out a gun and put his hand in the cash box and took off with an estimated $4,000 to $5,000. the games make $60,000 to $80,000 a year for the program 90 percent of the total budget. >> to go to festivals and do our winter programs. it will be a direct negative on the great students that work so hard. >> the band will head to europe and play in the london new year's day parade. here is when they played in 2010 but the robbery says someone wondery they would steal their money and the opportunities the cash provide. >> it is a shock to me the. >> disappointing? >> very. the future of the program could

be shut down because of this. >> the band director says they will be hiring a second security guard for the bingo game. he is hoping that the community will step up and help replace some of the stolen money. matt, thank you. the search for a san jose pilot and his family have been called off 12 days after the small plane vanished this idaho. 51-year-old dale smith and his family were headed from oregon to montana on december 1st when he reported engine trouble. air and ground crews is been searching over the back country since then but for luck. authorities say conditions are getting worse prompting them to end the search. >> there is a news conference that could mark the end of an investigation by the milpitas deck of a 67-year-old 7/11 clerk found shot to detect in

september of last year. police believe surveillance video would help. >> 36-year-old antioch man is facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon driving with a shredded front tire led officers on an hour long high-speed chase which topped out at 100 miles per hour. investigators say it started when the suspect hit an officer with the car as he tried to get away during a traffic stop. >> federal mediator is sitting down with bart and the two largest unions this time over a disputed clause in the contract that ended the strike. the clash now is the center of an ugly lawsuit. we are in oakland. amy? >> a bart spokesman says this is a positive step and there is some optimism here, this is the first time that the two sides have sat down on this issue. there is also a little bit of uncertainty with people not knowing quite what to specific.

>> as union president headed in for the meeting with bart officials, she admitted that she had in idea what to expect. >> clearly the ball is in their part and they signed the agreement, they know that, so, until we hear what they have to say, we cannot speculate. >> the two sides are meeting with a mediator to discuss a family leave provision that bart maintained made it into the contract by mistake. the unions say the contract was agreed upon and a deal is a dole. >> i am hoping that it is resolved. i am afraid. >> we checked with passengers about meeting and many sound frustrated with the situation. the unions have nut said what workers would strike over this issue but if they do, they can expect an angry response. >> i am ready for it to be over because why like my commute inconvenienced. they need to finish it ago. >> if they strike i will not right bart ever again.

too many times. that will be it. >> i say, do not feel nervous, we have been working very hard. at this point, this is a conversation we are trying to resolve. the union position is clear. it has been very clear. we have to see what the district is saying. >> we are hoping we can resolve dispute in the next two days and the bay area can have bart labor peace to the next four years and the employees can get the benefits of the new contract. >> we just got the comment moments ago from the bart spokesman and why we able to slip it in at the end of the story but show said show doesn't know what will be offered today, and what is going to be discussed. that is all being kept behind closed doors. everyone is hoping that this will be resolveed. >> thank you. new this morning a shocking confession from the intent are

accused of signing gibberiss at nelson mandela's memorial saying he suffering from schizophrenia saying he was hallucinating on the day of the service and the south african government said they did not directly hire them but hired the company. the owners of company have since disappeared. >> throughs continue to pay their respects to nelson mandela as he lies in state at government building in pretoria south africa. cuban president raul was tremendous -- was one >> at the international space station, there could be a dangerous spacewalk forced because of a pump problem. katie marzullo? >> the main thing right now is the six man crowe including two

americans at the international space station is safe but certain systems and upcoming supply launch are in jeopardy as long as the equipment is down >> the ammonia is too cold for us to integrate the heat exchangers that are attached. >> during the planning conference, there was technical talk. engineers are working with astronauts to fix a cooling pump similar to a car radiator, one of two which is why the space station can still function but until it is back up and running, not critical systems have been shut down to revent potentially dangerous overheating. >> in the meanwhile, we have a go stable configuration and the crew is in good shape with no issues and they are going about their day-to-day activities. >> as for a fix engineers can attempt a software patch but if it is hardware issue they have to consider a risky emergency spacewalk. >> they will not just such interest -- jump into a

spacewalk but they have to make sure the systems work. >> nasa suspended spacewalks in july of a an italian astronaut nearly drowned. his helmet filled with water. necessary parts are on the space station but the international space station manager says it is a last resort this morning. >> we will kick the can to a little bit and go let the teamwork a little bit more. >> looking further ahead, nasa is scheduled to lunch a cargo spacecraft next week to resupply the space station and that launch could be canceled if the cooling pump isn't fixed by then. >> back to you. >> still to come, some like it hot and why you may need to put the spicy cravings on home. >> preventing breast cancer could just be a pill away. >> checking conditions outside and here is a picture of golden gate bridge which is gorgeous and our meteorologist is coming up to tell us if we are out of the cold snap.

>> taking you back to our top story over highway or interstate 580 in livermore, fiery two car accident shut down both directions of the freeway for a while but we have an update. >> one detection does have some lanes open now, and a lot more coming

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street at interstate 580 completely shut down in one direction, westbound direction of 580 and the traffic is backed up for miles and miles and miles and the eastbound direction we have one lane still closed. three lanes are open. it is moving to the right of your screen but this accident is terrible. we have heard there is one fatality. this happened at 10:00 this morning and it looks like it will take them quite a while to investigate the accident, clear the wreckage, clear the hazardous material from the roadways. we will continue to follow this on twitter. >> a study finds women with a high risk of breast cancer could have a new tool for reduce their chance of getting the disease. researchers in the u.k. looked at a drug an estrogen reducing pill for breast cancer, and women who took the bill each day

reduce chances by 53 percent. the findings were presented this morning at a cancer conference in texas. >> if you need to stock up on hot sauce, do it soon, because the makers can not ship anymore for 30 days much the department of public it is enforcing stricter guidelines to allow for treatment of microorganisms in the hot sauce. the latest batch will not arise in the stores until mid-john. >> hate to horde but may have to. hot sauce sounds good. just "hot" sounds good. >> there is cleaner air, look at the inversion, a "spare the air" day and you can see it. we will talk about how the temperatures are going to be near record levels, too, in the seven-day forecast. >> we will get you up on your toes and go behind the scenes of a christmas classic with our news reporter who is in stranger to "the nutcracker."

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we all got the purple memo and we hear a rumor that the cold snap could be ending. >> may have to change colors. possible record highs after record lows early this week. it will swing the other way,

good morning, everyone, we will start with live doppler 7 hd to show you the visibility and how they are below ten miles in many areas around the bay, the thick are haze we are seeing this morning because of the stronger inversion that is trapping more of the pollution down at the lower levels where we breathe and the reason why we are having the "spare the air". look at this, it looks different than it has earlier this week and a very good clue there as you can see we could have poor air quality especially down in the south bay today, all of us banned from burning wood again, the sixth consecutive, the most in a row, the nine the in a row. as far as temperatures, we are stepping out, elsewhere in the upper 40's to low 50's in many areas and 53 right new in antioch for the warm spot and 46 in santa rosa if the cool spot and oakland is 48 and 50 in san jose and 40's along the bay shore and 52 in san francisco and los gatos and 57 at half moon bay, so you can tell we have an offshore wind.

across the north bay you can see from the tower a thin film of haze over there as the milder temperatures come in today and that has put the cap on the atmosphere with the sun turning this over and we well see warmer weather in the afternoon. there is possible frost inland this evening with temperatures 28 or below for a couple of hours and probably not going to happen anymore and the extended show record highs possible monday and tuesday. first, those we are watching from our roof camera, a little bit of a breeze blowing through san francisco and today the temperatures are going to be anywhere from one to three degrees warmer than yesterday and within two degrees of where we should be. we have rebounds in the afternoon back to normal with 61 at oakland and morgan hill, and 60 at san jose and santa cruz and everyone else in the mid-to-upper 50's and a few high clouds are possible late in the afternoon as a cold front draws near. now, partly cloudy tone, and it was a modification of the air mass we could see frost inland

with low-to-mid 30's but most us in the upper 30's to low 40's and san francisco is the warm spot at 43 degrees. watch the yeah high pressure being pushed to the east just a little bit and the other one over the ocean being pushed to the south because of this very poeent front that stays north of us with high pressure low clockwise and it will stay in the of us, we will see the high clouds roll in and when they do the cold front will slip through and it will introduce a warmer and cleaner air mass, soup more to low 60's tomorrow, and possibly not a "spare the air" day, but low-to-mid 60's through tuesday and tuesday where a few areas may jump up to 70 and set some reports and cooler on wednesday, and start saturday through next week we will have above-average temperatures. >> heat wave. >> we will take it. our last night was opening night for san francisco's ballet the nutcracker, a holiday favorite. that is why our traffic

reporter, leyla gulen, is here with us. you very experienced dancer and took classes at the san francisco ballet. >> many years ago, yes. well, it was great, i got an exclusive and candid look as they put the finishing touches on a time awayed tradition all the hard work by so many people to pick sure that the show doesn't have a crack in it. by now, i'm sure you recognize the music. the dance of the sugar plum fairies that is synonymous with christmas. they are making final items to the "nutcracker." the dancers perfect all their steps including lift and the audiences will be able to more develop at the snowflakes and the flowers, the prince and, of course, the sugar plum fairy.

it is a source of revenue for ballets and it is often the first we production dearnses learn. >> it is a special time of the year. this is how i began and how they begin. every professional dancer begins here at the barre and it take as lot practice to get to the stage. to prepare for something like "the nutcracker" it takes six hours a day, six day as week for up to 1 1/2 months out of year. >> vanessa has been with the san francisco ballet since 1997 and dancing "sugar plums" since. each time i do it, it is a new going. i say that because i find something new with each performance. >> the show runs through december 29 at the memorial opera house with more information at abc7news.com. click on "see it on tv." >> new we know we have to see

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pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. breaking news from the east bay we are over the scene with one person dead from the major crash in livermore. this happened at 10:00. you can see some movement because two westbound lanes have just re-opened on 580 between livermore and north 1st street. you can see westbound traffic is backed up for miles. if you can avoid that area, please do so. >> coming up at 4:00, the nominations for the golden gloves are out. we will have that. at 5:00, which razors are the best? can you find bargains? >> and now, a french canadian

teen has rendition of "blue christmas" that sounds so much like the king you may have to do a double take the. ♪ have a blue christmas ♪ without you ♪ i'll be so blue ♪ just thinkin' about you >> whoa! 16 years old and performing his rendition of the christmas classic on quebec radio. >> perfect way to end the show. thank you for joining us.

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