♪ thank you grandma for the dolls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ i'm ninja kicking through the halls. ♪ ♪ i love it! ♪ mom's posting pictures on your wall. ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. good afternoon, i'm larry beil. >> slow progress from that 500 acre wildfire burning in big sur. the blaze is now 5% contained after destroying 15

homes >> alameda county fire has a strike team en route to the front lines. >> reporter: a lot of progress has been in part because there has been calm winds or no winds but the fire is still moving. let me show you up the hills next to our base camp. you can see how smoky they are. we've seen smoke getting closer to camp this, is a mid december fire caught a lot of residents here by surprise. the fire chief was among the first to be called to respond to the forest fire and one of the people affected. this is a picture of her home. >> i walked out of the front door, ashes were coming by my front door. >> she wasn't able to help battle the fire, she tried to save her house, but wasn't able to. >> came up so fast. a steep hill

and a windy night. there is wind from fire. whether me or anyone else, it's just devastating. >> hers is one of 15 homes destroyed by flames. 100 people remain evacuated and crews had ideal firefighting weather all day the fire is burning in steep mountains. >> mountains and hills, dry fuels coming off two years of brought is our main challenge. >> december is one of the biggest surprises of the fire. it continues to burn about 200 homes remain threatened smchlt mobilized to help their neighbors clear out fresh and other growth to create safety permanent ters for homes, we saw others packing up and getting ready to go. and crews are

hoping to make a lot prof gres today and tomorrow because of a system expected to blow in here tomorrow night. >> thank you. >> and now to our hazy skies here in the bay area this, is the view from mount sutro looking towards the richmond district. you can normally see the golden gate bridge, but today an 11th state spare the air day has been issued for though. is a look at our east bay hills cam rachl the haze is blanketing the bay area. take a look at our camera pointed towards san francisco. sandhya patel has more now on our bad air. >> there is no doubt air quality is bad. looking at live doppler seven we have high clouds overhead adding to haze in the atmosphere. check out the

pollution here, very dirty air. we have a spare the air has been issued. the second one. santa clara valley, poor air qualitiment people asking about the sim fire in redwood city. now, looking at fire conditions smoke making it up towards monterey but not to our area. winds are flight light. we're expecting winds starting our animation, wednesday, 5:00 p.m to pick up around there. so hopefully, will be able to get wind, fire under control. gusts 36 miles per hour. out of the northwest, then, up to 43 by thursday afternoon before winds start to die down. humidity goes up and that should help out. i'll be back with our local forecast in just a few minutes. >> breaking news out of marino.

a man enter aid medical facility and shot three people before killing himself. one victim has died. two others are being treated right now. when shooting started the facility remains on lock down. be sure to stay with us for breaking news and you can follow us on twitter. we'll have breaking news alerts there, for you. >> investigators in redwood city looking at surveillance joyed trying to see what caused a fire that broke out at sims metal management yard after midnight. our cameras captured this look at the burned out pile after ply yenss the burning metal created a small cloud prompting officials to tell people to stay indoors. >> my mom is, you know, 76 years

old. and suffers from asthma. there is a spare the air day. it's been that way the last week, she's been having a hard time. >> it's one of the -- it's an issue we have to look at and evaluate. our fire department is overseeing all fire codes. >> cruise declared this fire under control around 1:00 this afternoon. they're going to make sure the fire does not flare up again. >> abc7 news oakland children's hospital agreed not to remove jahi mcmath from life support. her family has been fighting to her her on it. her family hired a attorney who prevented the host with a sift and dissist order. the attorney says her heart is beating on its own and she's on a vent later for breathing only. she suffered complications following surgery

last week at childrens hospital. her family was told she is brain dead . >> i do sleep. i sleep by my niece trying to figure out ways to keep her alive. >> the hospital pefsh yoermd a final brain scan but did issue a statement saying the staff is doing everything in it's capacity to provide support to the family. >> 11 people injured in a kitchen explosion in a kitchen explosion in dublin. inmates were baking in an oven when it exploded a door shot off the hinges and hit one inmate in the head he's in critical condition. >> you've got to understand that this is a very large oven the door is taller than i am. it's significant door on there. for one reason or another there was overpressure inside of the oven causing the door to be blown off.

>> investigators believe the elf mroegs was an accident, no foul play. >> engineers are keeping watch on a home that collapsed overnight, trying to determine why it slid down the hillside. murphy was renovating and it's a project neighbors have been fighting since nervou nervous. >> abc7 news obtained this image of the home before the collapse, it's on lefthand side n of the screen. on right is today. murphy has not returned our calls for comment. >> bart trains are back on

schedule after this man shut down service in the east bay today. sky seven hd was over west oakland bart station. man was standing on the tracks just after 11:00 this morning. authorities say he made suicidal statements to bart police officers, then refused to get off the tracks. train service between oakland and san francisco was stopped for about an hour that, caused system wide delays. the man was taken into custody. >> it's never too early to start thinking about your tax refunds. >> michael finney is live experts are ready to answer your questions >>. it's never, ever, too early this, is the end of the year. there are moves that and and give them a call. they'll be

here until 8:00. here is laura ross. let's talk about chairitable giving. >> changes are being enacted but one thing now is for iras, people over 70 have to make a donation directly to a charity. but they need to do it before the end of the year. the key issue sthat has to make it to the charity before the end of the year from the ira. >> this is important is because you won't pay tax on it, then, if you paid out of your ira it doesn't get taxed you and get the deduction. correct? >> correct. you can go up to 100,000s fdz you have that much. you're not going to pay tax on it you get the benefit of the deduction this, is scheduled to end at the end of the year, last year they extended it for another year.

>> any other questions that have you about chairitable giving that is a great way to save. you may want to stack them this year, or may want to save until next year, give us a call. we'll tell you what will work best for you. reporting live from the the seven on your side offices i'm michael finney. >> still head at 4:00 big criticism facing president obama. he met with silicon valley's biggest tech names, plus... >> i'm spencer christian in the marin food banks people are busy, busy. volunteers sorting food, helping meet needs for those dealing with hunger, i'll be back to show what you is going on here. >> and then at 4:30 questions being asked after a young woman dies following 30 hours of work. >> at 4:11 a look at the afternoon commute. the traffic isn't the story. visible is

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>> six troops were killed when a chopper went down in afghanistan the pentagon is investigating how they died. the helicopter apparently experienced engine failure and the pentagon thought troops dieed in the helicopter crash however there is a report mortar fire hit that chopper after it reached the ground the victims names have not yet been released. >> president obama huddled with top executives from nearly all of the big tech firms. and found himself addressing concerns about the surveillance initiative sxim pact on cyber security. a judge ruled the program violates rights. tim cook, google's eric schmidt in attendance. >> facebook testing out video ads and microsoft gives update

on the ceo search. >> emily chang is here with this afternoon's after the bell report. >> good afternoon. well, facebook is about to start testing video ads. starting thursday, 15-second ads will appear in select user news feeds. another update on microsoft's ceo search, the company hopes to name a replacement to steve balmer by early next year and saying it had identified 100 people for the job, focusing on 20 and now said to have narrowed the group more. >> the white house has announced a new chief to oversee the troubled health care web site. starting tomorrow, he will take over fixing health care.gov. he is married to democratic congress woman susan delbane of washington. >> u.s. stocks closing lower

today head of the fed announcement. your bloomberg silicon valley index rising. you thought you're the only one addicted to candy crush saga, you can worry no more. apple is out with its list of the most-down loaded apps and the addictive game came in at number one. >> from bloomberg studios in san francisco, larry, carolyn, back to you. >> my daughter is k.attest to candy crush saga. >> they charge $0.99 to move up a level if you can't. that is how they make a ton of money. >> thanks nicky. >> you can win $7,000 and go far on candy crush. you'll be helping abc7 news fight hunger in the bay area. >> yes. just click give where you live, and we'll donate $one

to local food banks in your name. >> i'm going to step out of the way so you can take a look at the warehouse, i guess. you can imagine with the holiday season, people are busier than ever here. two special guests join me now the coordinator for food banks and the executive director. for each like, we'll donate $one. so we are now in a position to donate to your food bank $15,000 i'm told will feed about 45,000 people. >> that is fantastic meals. the kind of news we like to gechlt

thank you for your viewers and nation. >> and so don't go away. now, tell us about the need here in the bay area. in san francisco and marin. >> we're serving community members ask we're noticing this year we have a lot more first timers and working families. and seniors the need is there and growing. so it's with our community partners. >> this year, you're seeing people getting staples. >> it's produce, a protein and a grain this, is the weekly food and they count on this, >> thank you for work you're doing. we're going to be back from time to time during this newscast to talk about san

francisco marin food banks. back to you carolyn and larry. >> thank you. >> we all look alike. >> anyway, spencer at food banks. and sandhya patel is here. it's not great when you can do this and scoop up air in your hands. >> it's murky. >> and terrible. >> if have you res pritory problems you notice it. so thing is that we have one more day. we'll talk about what skum. there is a change going to bring us better air quality. there are some clouds right there temperatures 62 in san francisco. 58 in oakland 61 an jose. temperatures have been in mid-60s to low 70s and around monterey bay, mid-70s.

check out how poor air quality is from our bridge camera. you can see there. 63 santa rosa. 59 meta luma. 64 in livermore. so still, comfortable. sheer look at visibility. down to four miles. san jose, five miles with oakland. better visibility towards north santa rosa is ten miles there. check out wind forecast into will feel it by thursday. mount tamalpais camera, it's a beautiful view with those high clouds. there is that dirty air. cooler day with a slight chance of drizzle or light shower tomorrow, colder thursday with gusty winds. so there are

changes in weather coming. that is what is going to bring us wind bringing us cooler air. you'll start to feel it. so tomorrow morning, high clouds not a lot there. drizzle is possible wednesday night. and chillier weather so get ready to pull out coats and jackets again. tomorrow morning mid to upper 30s 30s and then, tomorrow afternoon, we'll see partly cloudy skies into the north. and not the same mild weather we've been enjoying today checking out the accu-weather forecast, it's not only cooler and windy heading towards wednesday night, thursday, but we have a cold morning on friday. then, sunshine saturday

and we're looking at christmas eve. if you have traffic plans, whether looks fantastic we need rain, but not coming. >> thank you. >> well, up next, pop singer justin timberlake stops a show to help out two fans. >> a special tribute to a man's late wife.

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>> there is a abrupgs in justin timberlake's concert to allow a louisville couple a chance to steal the show. there he goes josh clemens proep yoeg yoegs had-to-his girlfriend, kim martin after timberlake started singing "that girl". he traded 100 e mails trying to get in touch to make this proposal happen. and justin agreed to help out with the plan. >> she said yes. of course. but how many performers would be cool enough to say do you know what? come on up and proep gross -- propose. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00 megamillions keeps growing and growing. carolyn, what would you do if you won? >> well, for this man it's all about helping everyone but

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ahead of the $737 million megamillions draw, becoming second largest prize in u.s. lottery history the thought of taking home that prize touched off a neighborhood frenzy. >> the countdown is on. for the drawing for what is now the second biggest jackpot in lottery history. >> had to stop because i'm going to win. >> the prize jumping yet again today to a whopping $636 million. just $20 comblinl short of the largest jackpot ever, split between three

tickets. >> this is not for sale in mississippi, hawaii and alaska but in 43 states it's full-on megamillions maina. estimated 11 million yits being sold every hour. >> a dollar buying a dream for a cash payout of $341 mill yivenlt more than enough for some unforgettable christmas gifts... >> buy my parents a house. treat people to better things. >> the chance to do serious g like this winner in canadian lottery. >> i don't need the money. >> so you're not keeping it? >> no. he gave $40 million to charity, inspiring others to follow his generous lead . >> i would love to give it to people who need it.

>> there would be plenty to give. if no winner tonight the jackpot for friday would swell to $950 million. marcy gonzales, abc news, new york >> a strange discovery near lake merced has police puzzled cruise discovered decapitated birds and called police. officers responded with an animal control officer. >> it's ritual kills of some kind we have decapitated birds, candles. markings. it's a ritual. >> animal control officers say birds are part ridges a game bird that is sold for food officials say they pick up similar remains around the city about 20 times per year them. say there doesn't appear to be a pattern and they never tracked down anyone connected to them. >> vallejo city council voted on

police cuts during a heated meeting expected so save the city two tt $7 million. but they're short term. a city council will be sworn in january 7th and will decide on a new contract then. two people were shot over the weekend, two people killed there last week. >> concerns about brutal work schedules and energy drinks are rising after the devenlg a young ad copy writer over the weekend she collapsed saturday after tweeting this. 30 hours of working and going strong. she died on sunday working add an advertising agency in indonesia. local media reports cite a combination of long hours and consumption of energy drinks people are talking about this story now on our abc7 news

facebook page. >> today is pope francis's 77th birthday. today, he invited four homeless people. after mass, all of them had breakfast with the pope. and another present awaits the pope a trophy from his favorite soccer team san lor yenzo. >> it's december 17th. what you do before the end of the year could affect how much money you make next year on taxes. >> yes. >> anyone can call this number now until 8:00. tlb members of california soeft cpas to take questions. and one joining us is

ropt, thanks for joining us here. >> sure. >> let's talk about identity theft. >> irs has many cases of identity theft. i had a lady who had someone filing a return claiming a refund under her social held up her refund months. and there has been an explosion of identity claims from the irs. >> so keep information between you, your tax professional and irs. >> yes. it's exploding. >> what calls are you getting here? >> people want to know how to file returns. saying it's like a

50 pound weight on their backs i explained how to get caught up you need to do it. file if you have income. file. >> there you go. again, the number this is the california soeft cpas taking your questions so give us a call. >> thank you >> cell phone clashing. one man's prank to make fun of everybody. see people loud talkers so annoying in public. >> and what you don't see at candle stick park during the games. behind the scenes at stadium as 49ers final regular season game aprechs.

>> i'm sandhya patel. looking at a live picture from our camera, mount diabl surrounded by dirty air. i'll let you know when pattern is changing. >> in walnut creek it's

cell phone chatter boxes the cell phone crashers is roaming an airport terminal near you ready to join in on your conversation. >> as soon as i land let's go out. >> okay. fine. 6:00 is great. that would be perfect. got to pick the flight first. oh, huh? >> are you talking to me? >> no. i'm on the foevenlt sorry. >> this guy is so good. he's funny. he doesn't get pummelled but greg benson can't stand people talking loud on phones he says his sights on gabbing air travellers and pulls off his prank with his wife videotaping the awkward and funny moments

he's really good. >> after a while you can see people catching on, them people are like hmmmm. >> yes. let's check on the forecast now. >> clouds right now, could be tracking drops now, it's quiet weather here. st. louis is 48 degrees. 44 in feelt with rain and snow. some snow expected right around south of yosemite. 51 degrees there. some snow, 72 degrees in los angeles high temperatures going to be cooler tomorrow. partly to mostly cloudy skies. mid-50s to

low 60s. and a breeze will be kicking up but wind shifts out of the northwest will clean out our air. that is what we're seeing for thursday. so hopefully you can breathe easier. >> mild, sunny. >> nice. thank you. >> still ahead at 4:00 nasa with a plan to fix a breaken cooling line. >> a father's special tribute to his late wife. >> this is a scene you can find at food pantries all around showing people how to stretch their food dollars and giving tips on nutrition. i'll

in aa says it's a go for the international space station to take a space walk. a second one scheduled for monday, a third would take place on christmas day the problem has forced the space station astronauts to turn off nonessential equipment. the six-member screw not in immediate danger. >> and a online bingo web site will replace money stolen from a marching band fund-raiser. it happened on wednesday when the band was hosting a game. bang bingo site stepped up and offered $5,000. >> nice. >> abc7 viewers helping fight hunger, able to donate 15,000ses today another food bank.

>> and spencer christian is live right now with more on our give where you live drive. spencer? >> that is right we do appreciate it. and there is a lot going on here, we appreciate all donations they all help and are very important from individuals and from corporations. this is julia. nice to see you. tell us what your company is doing. >> well, thanks it's great to be here to see volunteers at work ask this great program. we're, our core value is being involveed and supporting organizations like food bank because they're making a difference in the community. supporting other organizations for fem dealing with hunger every day. so through funding

and just important our corporations around the world are helping live and work. be more sustainable. >> this is great that they're doing what they're doing. it's what we need to make the program more effective. right? >> we have both teams and individuals we support them through our matching grants program. it's important companies are supporting and giving resources to their employees to get involved with oergsz like the food banks that are making a big difference. >> thanks for joining us. and thanks to adobe for helping out. and you can help also by texting the word feed to the number

80077. so that is important. there is still time to enter to win 7,000s thdz week and help fight hunger in the bay area, it's easy. all have you to do is click give where you live we'll donate for you. >> and you'll be entered to win $7,000 >> a father came up with a touching way to pay tribute to his late wife. he created his wedding photo was his little daughter, her mother died from a form of lung cancer in 2011. they are moving and photos will serve as a tribute to happy memories and also a reminder despite loss, life does move forward. alley's sister took the

photos >> now a story that is a huge hit this afternoon. >> this is a story of new life springing from a national tragedy. james costello met krista when being treated for injuries suffered in boston marathon bombings she was a nurse that treated him. he asked her out and she started dating. >> they just got engaged during a trip from boston bombing survivors and first responders he wrote on facebook i realize why i was involved to, meet my best friend, the love of my life. >> the story received 15,000 likes and counting. eli summed it up, out of tragedy, good things can come. >> up next saying farewell to scanned ying stim park >> a tour of the stadium before final home game of the season.

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he and today, allowed one behind the scenes and abc7 news wayne freedman was there. >> think of this as a museum in the making. maybe buy one if you have the money seats are for sale. >> right now they're $649 for a pair. >> rust and all. like the stick itself. from showers to training tables, they came expecting sentiment. but that is not what they got. better to have it imploded. >> when it opened it with was a

modern marvel, home to the giants, eshing a reputation for wicked whipping winds and foul weather. most never knew the seats were supposed to be heated. >> they don't work snoo they were buried too deep to be of much use. >> in retrospect we have warm feelings about place. >> so many great memories, cold and windy ones as well. we want to see your photos from the stick. all have you to do is post them on twitter with hashtag farewell candle stick. and you can also e mail them to us we'd love to see them. thanks for joining us at 4:00. i'm larry beil. abc7 news at 5:00

begins right now. >> quality of air going from bad to worse. team coverage next on what is making skies smoggy tonight. >> and a family going throughing aony gets a small reprieve at the the hospital. >> plus, what shut down the bart system stranding thousands of passengers >> explosion has santa rita jail under lock down tonight. >> from atop mount sutro, you can see haze over the ocean view you'd normally see. here is mount diablo. it's bottom half is cutoff by smog. good evening. >> air quality is bad tonight. part of the problem could be traced to a fire that created a

huge cloud of smoke that went into the sky this morning. that fire he ruped after an explosion. let's go to vic lee live tonight in redwood city. >> the fire started inside of the sims plant yard here. it took almost nine hours to control it. the wind was blowing smoke into the santa clara valley, trapping it because you can smell an unpleasant odor there. >> fire started in two stock piles of parts. several people reported hearing an explosion. then, the fire. the smoke wafted into the air. in san jose, there was a chemical smell. >> we thought it's one of our copiers. i had to turn off the machine. >> it's very strong. you can

smell it. >> air quality affected and reaching unhealthy levels this playground is normally packed and today we saw only one parent and two kids many schools like horace mann elementary practiced shelter m place. >> students were kept indoors and activities were limited. >> we want to make sure they're not overexerting their lungs. >> tomorrow will be another spare the air day. vic lee, abc7 news >> well, this bad air means an unprecedented, 11 straight spare the air lert is in effect and it continues sandhya patel is here, any wind or rain? that could clear this air out? >> yes. we'll be seeing some stronger winds tomor