very good day. a thousand, a million dollar, too. >> i love the laugh. a new store owner more than excited. he is rich after his store sells 12 of the winning tickets to the megamillions jackpot. good evening, everybody. >> we're still waiting for the lucky winner in san jose to come

forward. here is a live picture two. winners will split $648 million. the other winner, in georgia has come forward to claim her prize she bought the ticket at a news stand in atlanta's buckhead section. officials say curry has chosen to take the cash option, after taxes, $120 million. so far, she wants to remain private. >> she did pick the numbers they were a combination of family birthdays and her family lucky number, seven. she didn't do a quick pick. >> that is incredible the store in georgia will not receive any additional bonuses for doing so. georgia's lottery pays a 6% commission for every ticket sold and nothing more for big winners. >> the san jose store owner who

sold the ticket he expects it's going to boost his business. >> matt keller has more from the owner and customers. >> we're so happy to be presenting our retailers from jenny's gifts, we win with the $1 million check. >> he couldn't have looked happier, he just bought the store four months ago. timing couldn't have been better. he sold one of two megamillion tickets december 15th ask found out last night he was getting a prize. >> very good day. so excited. i won $1 million, too. >> officials showed up and covered the store with signs pro claiming millionaires made here the person has not come forward yet. he or she is splitting the prize with a winner in georgia,

and will get $318 million over time. an investigator was trying to track down the big winner. >> we know when it was s purchased, date and time. we go from there. >> this morning the store was filled with media looking to congratulate him. people are hoping his luck continues. >> i have to shake his hand. it's good karma, good energy. >> so happy for him. so happy. i feel lucky, too. he has a wife and three kids i asked what his wife's response was he said she was proud and hugged him all night long. >> the wildfire burning near big sur has grown to nearly 800

acres charring 22 homes and cabins 300 families remain evacuated the fire is burning near highway one. they hope for containment by friday night. >> our air quality is improving on this 11th straight spare the air day. bay hills camera. >> i'll start with live doppler

seven hd. air quality will be improving shortly. here is a live view from our sutro camera. clara valley. but winds are increasing and increasing significantly overnight going to bring us fresher air, and clear, or better air quality. winds are getting breezy at sfo across the bay and oakland. winds are going to be very, very strong. so wind advisory in effect from midnight until 10:00 a.m . winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour at times. 35-40 miles per hour. trees and power lines could topple, that is the caution, clear air quality will alive.

>> thank you, spencer. >> a 13-year-old girl remains on life support at childrens hospital, oakland tonight. jahi mcmath suffered complications after having her tonsiled removed her family is holding a vigil tonight. nick smith joins us live from the hospital. >> we watched the family going in earlier, they did not have much to share but did tell me they'd speak with me later today. jahi mcmath pronounced brain dead thursday, six days later the family is holding a prayer vigil asking for prayers from the community and asking for a miracle. jahi mcmath's lawyer filed a request seeking to block the hospital from further action. the same day, employees plan to take her off life support. the hospital granted the request but the decision is only temporary. and intended to give more time to cope. the doctor, associate

clinical professor at uc berkeley, co-medical director says brain death is a diagnosis made by two doctors and is irreversible. >> if a person really meets those criteria for brain death, has been declared dead there is no medical benefit to continuing the use of a vent later or other supportive technologies. >> under california law, a person who is declared brain dead is legally dead. jahi was declared legally dead monday the family is holding a prayer vijit at paradise baptist church the community again asking that everyone come out and pray for jahi. we'll be there to give you an update. we're live at childrens hospital, nick smith, abc7 news.

>> thank you, nick. talks back on between bart and unions to solve a glitch in contracts. >> now, we've learned of another, similar problem, this is a potentially extensive typo in a contract that bart has with yet another one of the unions. abc7 news is live at bart head quarter was some this one, laura? >> this is a typo that could derail this, is one of the smaller unions. bart and two larger unions are upstairs here, trying to hash out or come to some sort of compromise on mistakes that are actually much bigger. with negotiators back at the table, now there is another. in the agreement between the transit district and third

smaller union. bart concerns it comes in the form of a typo when a new policy on vesting becomes effective. the problem is with acme. the union that represents 220 union investigators the leader told abc7 news, quote, our board says we're not interested in changing bait it because we're not interested in reratifyinging the contract. >> he was surprising to us. that we have that issue. hopefully, we can get that resolved. >> the board supposed to approve the agreement thursday morning.

>> minimum wage in the bay area two largest cities set to go up on new year's day. increasing in san jose the city's minimum wage goes up every >> an appreciation will be held for a treeshgs a tremendous tree, toppling durs storms in oakland. you can see workers there today cutting up branchs the tree was estimated to be 150 years old. everybody is invited for a final goodbye this saturday. the process of removing it and the trunk follows the ceremony.

>> a holiday bonanza enjoyed today giving away hams along with other items safeway and hoermel donated to help feed 650 families. >> when you get a ham, to me, hams and turkeys are stuff for the holidays. that is dinner and stuff. >> ham there for the holiday meal. you make soup out of it this, is going to be special for people we serve. >> the head of the food bank tells us the number of people needing help stayed about the same. since financial crisis of 2008, as stock market rebounded and other economic indicators have improved. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00ing for get back friday. countdown before christmas, marathon hours retailers will stay open before holidays. >> plus, how facebook played a

bart in one tourists walk up a pier. >> then hearing from the blind man after his guide dog saved him from an oncoming train. >> and michael finney is taking your questions and will answer them here live later. you can contact michael on facebook.com and on twitter. >> at 4:12 a look at afternoon traffic this, is traffic northbound headed towards concord. you can see it continues out. it's a breeze on the righthand side. stay with us. more still

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>> this is for you out there, you will have a few more hours to buy last minute gifts two. major retailers plan to stay open around the clock beginning friday. other macys open from 7:00 a.m until midnight. kohls from friday morning until christmas eve. toys are us, open 27 hours beginning saturday morning. >> 87? >> that is a lot of time. >> a lot of toy shopping. >> business news now. stocks hit a record high and big coin sees value slide.

>> starting with, temperatures today surging higher after the federal reserve plans to begin tapering bond purchases in january. your bloomberg silicon valley index rising. big coin dropped amid tighter scrutiny around the world and after china's largest exchange said would it no longer offer service the supervisory authority causing pressure after issuing a warning to big coin holders highlighting dangers of the virtual occurrency. business booming topped 5 million. hulu doubled

down, launching 20 shows this year. and good news for local authorities fans. regulators considering ending rules, the fcc is proposing to end the rule preventi preventing televisors and says the rule, created almost 40 yearsing ayes may be outdated. a tourist in australia had to be rescued by police after she fell off a pier while browsing facebook on her phone. she was walking along the bay, she was distracted by her facebook feed and fell into the water. a witness called for help. police say she was lying on her back in a floating position because she couldn't

swim. she never let go of her phone she wanted to keep the phone. keep the facebook feed >> spencer christian is here. >> there is moisture in the atmosphere, you can see clouds around, moisture off shore in spots. down south bay, widely scattered showers. we're talking about moisture. over mount hamilton area, what is the big news in weather here, is a change in air quality coming with stronger winds overnight. here is a live view looking over the bay. cloudy skies. it's 51 degrees in san francisco. 52

oakland. mid-50s redwood city. 59 loss gat yoechlts 50 in half moon bay. cloudy skies looking westward across the bay. temperatures right now in low 50s at napa and petaluma. 54 santa rosa. 60s in fairfield. and a live view, beautiful from mount tam. looking over a mixed sky conditions. these forecast features will be breezy tonight. gusty into hills. windy, cool, tomorrow, with better air quality, milder pattern this weekend. taking a look at satellite image, you can see a cold front bringing clouds with it and a pool of cold air behind it. windy and cooler weather there is a slight chance of sprinkles and windy conditions will continue building up

overnight by 2:00 a.m a slight chance of showers near gilroy andmont rachlt then there is a continued forecast animation we can see snow developing over the sierra but diminishing into afternoon tomorrow, then, coming back to the bay area here. winds starting at 7:00 p.m windy conditions along coastal areas. afternoon, but morning 9:00 or so, continued strong winds ang had the coast. breezy elsewhere and cleaner air across the bay area. so, we have had winds to thank for. that but do have a wind advisory in effect. midnight to 10:00 a.m from north bay coast and mountains winds 35-45 miles per hour. gusting and could strong enough

to topple trees and bring down power lines. highs into mid-50s across the bay area tomorrow, here is the accu-weather forecast. milder over the weekend with highs into mid-60s through christmas eve. cooling down just slightly next wednesday. >> thank you. >> okay. >> up next, feuding fans what fans will be soon seeing in seattle kurt sift red and gold. >> after 4:30, ambitious plan to ban

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time. barbara's meft-fascinating people of 2013 airs tonight at 9:30. >> sports news, niners plans plan to taunt seahawks throughout the playoffs a group raised 9,000ses today buy this bill board in seattle but will have the image of the niners five super bowl trophies they plan to keep it on display into january. the group decided to counter the seahawks fans flying a plane with a banner the niners played a final against falcons. >> a fewer shows us this picture, she's six years old, and right age 24 last year. we want to see your niners pride the photos from the stick with hash tag farewell candle stick

and you can e mail us pictures. >> still ahead remember the affluenza teen? the boy who got no jail time for hitting and killing four people. >> i lost consciousness. >> a blind man and his guide dog's incredible story of survival they fell on tracks in front of a

the latest push is a proposal by one supervisor to ban the sale of bottled water on story property. >> the supervisor of the city wants stit to kick the habit. >> he introduced legislation he says will wean the city off the bottled water. >> saying if there are

accessible water sources you can't sell plastic water bottles on those sites. >> departments could no longer buy bottles $21 and less. we found mixed reactions. >> i don't have to go away from the desk. >> worry about the plastic. the plastic is bad for us. >> bottled water industry says limiting access would be misguided >> it's healthiest beverage on the shelf. ask consumers do choose bottled water to limit or eliminate the calories in diet. the sugar, caffeine. >> there are several exceptions, marathons and sporting events

would be exempt. outside lands musical festival had a refillable program since 2009. and vendors this year did not sell bottled water. expect a hearing next month.. >> i a presidential advisory panel recommending sweeping changes to limit the surveillance program the group called on president obama to strip nsa after built to store american telephone and internet datea. but it did not recommend that practice end entirely the plan, the panel recommended the governor barred from weakening commercial software to get around encryption. and introduce a private third party to maintain data collected. if

nsa wants to access data a court order would be needed the president ordered review intu not obligated to accept the changes. congress has sent the president a budget agreement, voting 64-36 to approve a bipartisan measure scaling back aconsiders the board cuts affecting most parts of the federal government the house aprufred the bill last week. the measure supposed to prevent brinkmanship that led to october's partial government shut down. president obama is expected to sign the bill. >> glenn close advocating for stronger mental health legislation. the actress urged congress to pass legislation approved in committee last week creating programs designed to expand access to mental health treatment and improve quality of care overall. close's sister was diagnosed with bipolar disorder

at age 50. >> our family had vocabulary for mental illness. jesse was the wild, irresponsible 1, 1 acting out.. it never occurred to us she might be suffering from something that she had no control over and she was in need of help. >> close is the founder of bring change to mind an organization that works to end stigma against people living with mental illness >> prosecutors trying again to put a teenager in jail sentenced to ten years probation after acknowledging he killed 4 people driveing drunk. prosecutor asking to put ethan couch in jail after two cases of intoxication assault two. teens riding in his pick up suffered critical injuries. couch's attorneys argued his wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility but expert

witness called it affluenza. and abc news learned h >> a blind man who fell into subway tracks is sharing what he remembers about that very scary experience. more on the man and service dog that never left his side. >> he has bumps, bruises. and 60 years old and >> tracked to new york city in front of a train.

>> his service dog unable to stop the fall. tumbling on to tra tracks >> you noi it was there for. >> the two ducked in the tracks low enough to two cars of the train passed over them. >> promising a key processes the ordeal which is a holiday season mira tell. >> i'm thinking about god and other things you know? why did he change me? i do it's for a reason. >> williams says he was planning to give orlando up for adoption when the elderly dog was hired.

cost was a concern but someone donated enough money so he can afford to keep his fearless friend for the rest of his life. >> what an amazing story. >> incredible. >> okay. coming up this is unbelievable. a coach's tirade. >> we have mama boys right now. >> he's only getting started. wait until you hear the rant. >> an auto shop delivers christmas early for two lucky people. >> i'm still taking your questions. you can contact me on facebook and on twitter on m finney. i'll answer questions live. >> we're looking at lots of clouds in the sky from our mount tam camera. clouds and stagnant air will be pushed out here by stronger winds overnight

the accu-weather forecast is coming up. >> describing this view of the forecast downtown. a parking lot in both directions. back in a

coach barry hinted just went off in one of the great sports tirades ever after the team lost their fourth game last night.

ripping players calling them mama boys. >> our guards were awful. our three starting guards had one assist and seven turn overs they must think it's a tax credit. it's unbelievable. let's talk about our big guys two for 11? my wife can score more than two buckets on 11 shots because i know my wife will at least shot one time. but those guys are uncoachable now. a young team is like house training a puppy dog. a dog does something wrong, bad dog. well, i'm not going hit them or swat them but... bad dog. get off the treadmill. >> i can listen to this guy for days i'm sure the players love him today he's standing by his words but he apologized because he singled

out one player in particular. just remember, ama, you want a shot? because that is clear. >> clearly. >> get the defender to fly by. >> let's move on to weather. >> he knows the shot. >> i got weather for mama and all of the boys. across california clearing out up north and our air quality will be moving through southern part of the state. here in the bay area, from midnight until . stagnant air will be out of

here, cleaner air is going to be cool tomorrow, highs into mid-50s tomorrow. breezy, pleasant day and a milder pattern is coming our way. >> thank you. >> countdown is on. you can still have a chance to win $7,000 cash for helping abc # news fight hunger. >> yes of the just click give where you live. and we'll donate $one for area food banks. >> still ahead at 4:00 honor for a couple helping build dreams for children of all abilities. >> plus, a 3-year-old boy's amazing recovery after surviving

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one of the few playground for children of all abilities will be featured in the national spotlight. it enables kids who can't walk, see or hear to play safely alongside children who can. the playground was selected to be featured on lion club parade. >> this could speak to communities who haven't done a playground like this yet. >> liz will ride on the float along with a 17-year-old with cerebral palsy. >> this afternoon, older

americans may take fewer pills after guidelines suggest changing the way doctors treat high blood pressure. current standards define that as 140-90 but a panel believe adults shouldn't take medication until it exceeds 150 over 90. panel members say aggressive treatment can lead to fainting and falls. >> this little boy's family and doctors call it a christmas miracle the 3-year-old is buzzing with energy after a five-organ transplant. born with a birth defect. he needed a new liver, pancreas, stomach with small, and large intestines. his mother appreciates parents who lost children but gave life to her son. >> surgeons say he will be like

other kids after recovering. >> he is a miracle. santa opted for a harley today. rolling through streets this morning flanked by oakland police department and the chief. >> this enjoy it >> the real santa is busy this, santa is this one hour to families in east oakland. >> and question one can you remembers from carmel yeeta. saying are my duraflame logs

part of the restriction? people think it's not a real log. nochlt here is what the rules are. if it's solid, you can't burn it on a spare the air day. you can use a fireplace that uses propane, or natural gas. but if it's actually solid can't use it. >> okay. >> next question. this is we don't have who it's from. i'm trying to order something from a catalog the phone rep doesn't see the price i see. don't he the have to honor the prize proois i see? >> yes. they do. they're in the allowed to bait and switch. that is illegal. they're allowed not to give you the price if it was stupidly cheap and they made a mistake. this is a very unique situation. you might want to

call into the hot line and we'll walk through it. give us a shot at it. now, i want to tell you about free shipping day. that is today. many major retailers are participating in this event. this year, they must guarantee delivery by xheechlt if you want a list go to their web site. go to abc7 news.com. to for a link. i'm going to be throwing my daughter kelly's phone into the bay. you've got to check this out. >> does kelly know about this? >> she didn't before. >> she knows now. it's about testing a water proof case.

>> oh. >> sorry, kel. >> up next hn ann you'll holiday tradition in the bay area helping out two lucky people. >> coming up at 5:00 holiday shoppers, late word tonight on a retail super store. millions of customers credit card information that may have been stolen. plus... michael finney will be back to show you which cars have the best and worst value. cheryl and i will join us at

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>> in antioch, a benevolence program gives new life to the cars and new life to people who receive them.

>> mike rose known as being a generous guy. with his employees for instance. next year he'll take them them cruise. and not only because they can plan on gaining weight but because of a center piece you can see here. still covered and his steerus i >> i know i'm going to get one. >> i cryed and screamed. >> when arriving they had no wheels, just hardships. susan is a single mother. >> i've been borrowing cars. >> not anymore. she's now the proud owner of a 2010 honda accord. >> oh, my god, thank you so

much. >> and and eastbound one a toyota. both were wrecks, insurance companies donated them, technicians gave time. cars look new again. >> it's a great feeling. nice to be able to help out. >> it began with a car. >> do you know what you're going to get? >> no. we figured we'd give a car away. >> who would have thought they'd have given away 44 cars? changing lives of many people. >> so thankful, very thanks for joining us. >> abc7 news at 5:00 begins

right now with cheryl and dan. >> our newest millionaire here in california. >> announced. >> plus, a revelation by bay area kids. >> i'll have details about the cleaner air on the way. >> very good day. so excited >> a san jess yeah store owner sells a winning megamillions ticket. >> i got it. >> that is one happy guy. good evening. >> there are a lot of reasons to

celebrate b a million. the game goes coast to coast from atlanta to san jose and worth $648 million. you're going to hear about georgia in just a moment. first on the man who sold the ticket at jenny's gift show. exciting around here. >> well, just collecting $1 million. came here 20 years ago from vietnam. he's celebrating and though the winner never showed up. >> so i'm so >> he greeted the press. this morning officials put up posters. this morning receiving

a commission check >> it's awesome. >> some took pictures of the lucky store. others went inside to buy more tickets. >> good karma and good emergency. >> many kept a watchful eye. >> i want to see who the winner is. hopefully, someone in the family. >> it's not the high jeft jackpot in u.s. history >> it's still second highest but not too shapy. he bought the store four months ago. he has three kids and a happy wife.