>> good afternoon, every wurngs i'm larry beil >> crews in london are searching for rubble inside of a popular theater looking for survivors because the ceiling at the apollo theater collapsed. >> authorities say up to 90 theater goers are injured but only five seriously. >> just sold out show. as far as i know, i bought the last two

tickets. as far as i know it was sold out. by the time we're out, most had been arriving. it's about the worst area down in the stalls. back in the balcony. >> it brought down a section of the balcony. most injuries suffered are head wounds. many thought it was part of the show. >> the clock is ticking and holiday rush is on for last minute shoppers. >> yes. >> some of the biggest retailers are extending their store hours to try to entice customers before christmas. 24 hour shopping starts tomorrow. leanne? >> can you imagine that? this is what happens when stores like macy's decide to continue and you know with shopping 24 hours, it keeps him busy. more

doen yagsz, thank you very much. and smaller businesses are also busy and have to feed hungry shoppers. consumers have been complaining because thanksgiving was so late, there have been fewer shopping days, only 26. >> i feel like i'm not as done as i usually am at this time with it being closer together. >> retailers still on track to meet the holiday sales forecast. projecting a growth of 3.9%. still, larger stores have decided to remain open until christmas eve. macy's starts tomorrow at 7:00 a.m . >> they said to us we want to have more flexibility to shop. we have people in the city that do shift work. lots of jobs are not 9:00 to 5:00 anymore. >> staying the day in the city

trying to get it done. last minute stuff. >> this world traveller lives in london and says if her jet lag keeps her up, she'll nowhere to come. >> if i wake up at 2:00 in the morning like i need socks for uncle joe, i can run over. >> these extended hours benefit other small businesses. like families. >> we extend our hours until 10:00 or 11:00 at night to feed christmas shoppers. >> many stores decided to open earlier this weekend. somewhat of a relief for this guy. in san francisco, abc7 news. a real life grinch has stolen information of 40 million target shoppers. it's happened between november 27th, the day before thanksgiving through this sunday, december 15th. shoppers

just starting to feel the fall out as cards have become compromised. >> i got a call from my credit card company informing me there were charges they had declined and asked me if those were charges i had indeed made. >> target's ceo released a statement saying target's first priority is preserving the trust of the guests. we take this matter very seriously and we're working with law enforcement to bring those responsible to justice. >> if you think you might be affected the company set up a phone number, it is there on the screen. and we've posted it for you on our web site. and coming up new on abc7 news at 5:00, some advice on what you should do if you think your information is stolen. you're going to want

this reassurance. >> yes. >> we have breaking news the chp says rain may be to blame for a tour bus accident in southern california. 30 people confirmed injured this, is a live picture from kabc in los angeles. bus overturned on interstate 15 east of l.a. reports say the bus traveling back to orange county. 30 people were on board the crash apparently took place around the same time as another tour bus crash on the same freeway in fallbrook. >> a woman pleaded not guilty to charges she drove recklessly and kill aid teen-aged boy. the attorneys say she has no memory of the tragedy. she suggests she play mai have blacked at or had a stroke. police and witnesses

say she was speeding before slamming into a minivan. the crash injured his mother and sister. >> antioch school district will solve a lawsuit. the claim that teacher hit their children and pinned them to the ground. the teacher now faces criminal charge asks resigned after class aides reported the abuse. >> we have to adjust our lives and realize some of the thing uz want to do have been cut. and frankly, you can stop this harm right away. if people >> they are working to ensure every child entrusted to schools is educated in a save

environment and retrained every employee on the importance of reporting abuse. >> the family of this young girl jahi mcmath will meet owe -- with officials. a letter asked to keep the 8th grader on a vent later through christmas. doctors declared her brain dead after surgery to remove the 13-year-old's tonsils. >> the new president of the board of directors started a new jb with a goal of trying to end bart strikes for good. >> the union is firing back for taking that stand. laura anthony is live with the story. >> reporter: just when acrimony seemed to be dieing down, it's heating up again. negotiators are upstairs, trying to hammer

out a deal finalizing their contract with the district. >> mr. president it's unanimous >> within minutes, joel keller proposed his plan to the union. >> when i got here almost 19 years ago, someone put that before the board. i would have said not, no. but hell no. but after 19 years, i've company come to the conclusion our riders deserve better. >> i'm just discouraged by your conduct. >> union leaders say they feel betrayed by a man they used to consider a friend of organized labor. >> he called a war on employees and unions i believe bart unions are just the beginning. it's wisconsin all over again. just the beginning of the busting of all unions in california. >> reporter: the comments as

negotiators for bart and unions were at the table trying to find a compromise on a disputed paid family leave provision. >> i think it's a bit of a bait and switch. it's a misdirect to focus on the strike as opposed to the two contract glitches they did not pay attention. >> the board approved a separate contract with acme that contained a date typo but both sides agreed it could be worked out n oakland abc7 news. >> everybody in meet 628. a new 628 code will be used in the same region as 415. consumers are demanding more and more numbers this, will be the fifth area code for what was

once exclusively the 415. if you got that straight... >> let's get 411 from spencer. >> very well done. i like that. breezy conditions but strongest gustiest winds have settled down but remain over in the straight and delta. we have a wind advisory in effect until 10:00 tonight. winds 20-30 miles per hour with gusts up to 50 miles per hour and there is a possibility of trees and limbs being blown down. possible power outages as well. you can see a contrast, concord has calm winds now. and concord has six miles per hour winds. sfo, only 16

miles per hour winds. and gusts to 22. nine miles per hour in nova novato. i've got mild weather to show you for the weekend and for christmas, in just a moment. larry and cheryl? >> spencer, thank you. and still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00 following bat kid a bay area girl sees her dreams coming true today. >> donations the salvation army that is shining this holiday season and this is not the first time. >> and at 4:30 bullying of muslim students in california schools, one family's story, what was done about it. >> at 4:11 first check of traffic downtown skyway, today's traffic word is hideous. in both direct

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people forced from their apartments this morning after a chase ends with a suspected drunk driver crashing into that gas station. the driver hit two gas pumps that sparked a fire at the station on 98th and eaves avenue. neighbors were evacuated. the sheriff deputy ended up rescuing the man. and firefighters hope to have full containment of the wildfire burning in monterey county. more than 900 acre fiver fire has been burning since sunday. now, 79% contained. that fire

destroyed estimated 22 homes and the cause is under investigation. >> facebook offering more stock and intel signs a deal with the 49ers. >> emily chang is live with today's after the bell report. hi, emily. >> good afternoon. facebook planning it's first secondary share offering since going public the company and a number of shareholders including mark zuckerberg are selling 70 million shares facebook said proceeds will go towards his tax bill. match.com becoming a separate business the reshuffle setting up the dating web site owned by iac interactive to possibly be spun off into its own business. in other news, intel teeming up with the 49ers and signed a deal to become one of the sponsors at the new levis stadium. under the

deal one corner will be named intel plaza. there will be a fan experience center. and bloomberg silicon valley index is rising led by a nearly 6% gain. and pinterest is sharing top pins of the year showcasing over 600 items in 29 categories. top ten from scotland, iceland and jamaica. in food category low carb philly cheese steaks were pinned most. and three d printers are top-pinned in the tech world, larry, cheryl, back to you. >> bat kid turned spotlight over to wonder girl. vallejo pulled

out all of the stops. >> the 10-year-old may be a cancer patient but this morning she was a super hero. >> her community thinks she's a hero. but when the 10-year-old monica romo opened the doors this morning she had no idea she was going to be a super hero for the day. with that, she was whisked away. a police escort got her to school where she was greeted to students waving signs and dressed up like their favorite super hero. >> i couldn't believe it. >> they did a flash mob dance to celebrate their hero. she as diagnosed with leukemia. she is now in remission. >> it's hard when a child is going through something like this. they know there are going to be changes in their body. to

have support is helping her >> this is the idea of the group vallejo together that wanted to do something special for a child suffering from cancer. >> we asked if she liked a disney princess theme, she dnt didn't like disney princesses she likes wonder girl. >> to trick her she the had her write a essay about how a super hero could save value >> she's not going to go around saving people, monica wants to be a teacher so she's going to spend the day teaching different groups from her essay about how

to fight villains from within. >> nice job, vallejo. >> way to go. >> yes. gorgeous day. >> beautiful day. and sunny skies. and looking over embarcadero. 50s in san jose and half moon bay. from golden gate more temperatures and one more life view from our

high definition east bay hills camera looking at western sky and across the bay. these forecast features we'll see clear, chilly conditions tomorrow night, sunny and milder weather arriving on saturday as winter also begins saturday morning at 9:11 a.m . here is a satellite showing a cold front passing through bringing us colder air and breezy pattern we have this afternoon. but again, breezes are continuing to diminish. so this dry pattern continues into beginning of winter saturday. and this is shaping up to be driest year on record. taking a look at projected highs, notice we'll move into san jose into mid-60s over the weekend and hold into mid-60s throughout christmas and beyond next week. so going to be mild around the bay area, and continuing for just about a week. overnight,

chilly in spots and cold into north bay valleys lows dropping to 30 in santa rosa. chilly inland valleys of the east bay and south bay. lows into coldest locations low coast, nice, mild, highs into low 60s, east bay highs around 60s in oakland. and here is the accu-weather forecast. milder saturday with highs into mid-60s beginning saturday, continuing throughout wednesday which is christmas day. and into thursday. >> thank you. >> okay.

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>> this is like a group effort. we love this story. abc7 news got access to the san francisco zoo's newest member, a baby gorilla you can see there. this is a the cute little guy the bundle of joy is five months old now. she mostly enjoys sleeping she's quite active. the she will make a public debut saturday morning. >> how adorable. sleeping on mom, great. if you're looking for a good burrito... >> who isn't?

>> well, you're not. if you don't have far to go. >> bay area scored several top places in a survey looking at top 20 best burritos >> the list includes in san francisco, been >> and >> that works for me. >> the daily meal survey looking for fresh ingredients and good selection of meats and add ones. and salvation army found a sparkling piece of goodwill in south florida this morning. a donor dropped a diamond ring inside of the red kettles. beautiful. it's been a tradition for the last four years. the

donor contracts and let's them know where it s >> she calls and says you might want to check one red kettle at this location. >> there is a note saying how much the donor appreciates the work throughout the year. get this, the ring has been appraised at $3500 the salvation army plans to auction it off. >> that is fantastic. >> love that. >> ahead at 4:00 bullying of american muslim children in california schools on the rise. you'll hear one family's story about that. >> terrifying moments of bus passengers as a man pulls out a gun and wait until you see what happens next. >> one direction sends a special mess

>> there is a new disturbing new light involving school bullying involving muslim students in california. one if five muslim

students suffers bullying because of their religion. one family is sharing their own story. cornell? >> there is a report called growing in faith. one of 500 surveyed about being bullied at school the 15-year-old and her mother won'ting for get a bullying incident last spring in the east side union high school district. it involved a teacher. >> she is like if you don't stop talking i'm going rip that thing off your head the class was silent and shocked and gasped. >> the teacher was talking about her hijab. she told her principal, who called a meeting with the family and teacher. >> said she was joking around or whatever. i told her that is something she should never joke

about. >> a complaint was made to bay area chapter on council of american islamic relations resulting in sensitivity training. it's now part of a report on bullying and muslim students in california, 500 students were surveyed >> we discovered is that 50% of the students, you know, one out of every two, reported they had been teased on account of being muslim. >> the report found one in five were unsure about participating on classroom discussions about islam. others were unsure if teachers respected their religion. >> a bit of anger and we've got to do something about it. a plan of action. >> her mother, pearl was happy how the school handled the incident the council hopes all schools will look at the report calling for more education and greater tolerance for muslim students. >> ind why's foreign minister

demanding a case is dropped in new york city. the arrest and strip search. the u.s. marshal service sparked protest and outrage from officials >> it's unsatisfactory and unfortunate incident. i think someone needs to address it effectively and efficiently. >> she says she was the victim of a black mail attempt by her housekeeper. authorities say she paid her housekeeper just $three an hour. the u.s. attorney in new york is questioned why there is so much sympathy for the diplomat and not the housekeeper. >> passengers in seattle took their matters into their own hands when a young man with a gun tried to hold them up this, surveillance video shows a man confronting passengers he runs into trouble when one

passenger refuses to hand over his valuables and gets up, snatches the gun and wrestles the 19-year-old to the ground, then others jump in, pin brown down until police arrive. chris bigs got robbed and he says none of those involved wanted to be considered heros. >> it's just one of those things no one gave thought to once things started happening. >> the 19-year-old has no criminal hist sxri pleading not guilty and could face up to 15 years if convicted. >> jurors heard messages left on kate middleton's phone the case is part of a phone hacking trial of the news of the world. private voice mails between kate and prince william in 2006 were played and one the prince calls kate babykins and

jokes almost being shot with blank rounds during a military exercise seven people on trial in result of the actions. >> police have joined the investigation into a hacking scandal at corona dell mar high school. a dozen students are accused of hacking into computers to change grades and access tests. investigators reportedly looking into al gagz students might have gotten help. >> students being allowed back into aaprilo high school after last week's shooting. juniors and seniors already allowed back in and able to meet with teachers. friday a student opened fire, wounding a girl before killing himself. a tribute set up for that wounded student. the 17-year-old is stable but in a coma. turns out

she's a huge fan of the band direction. >> we heard from your father and heard about what happened to you. hoping the best for you and your family. >> in addition to one direction support, the family has received hundreds of cards from across the nation. >> so sweet. >> yes. >> wow. >> love it. >> still head on abc7 news at 4:00 what would you do if microsoft told you bill gates was your secret santa. >> looking at clear skies, temperatures on the chilly side. i'll tell you about it in just a moment.

>> mild would not describe traffic. it's horrendous in both directions. righthand side toward berkeley. left side coming back towards san francisco and 580 just slow going. either

stranger who's took this picture wants to find this happy couple finding a partner down on bended knee appearing to pop the question. he says he'd like the couple to have it. and he is hoping to find the couple so he can give it to them >> another reddit user rented learned her secret santa was bill gates. she found a stuffed cow and a picture showing bill gates holding a similar stuffed cow and a note explaining a donation of a real cow was made to a family in need to through a chairitable group. she gave a thank you note say sheing was grateful. >> it gift that keeps giving.

that is nice. >> now, an accuweather update. >> he keeps giving. too. >> this clear skies with us sometime, but the first week ahead, i should say looks nice tomorrow looks like a messy day. looking for snow and bay area, through gulf coast eastern washington and oregon rain along the coastal areas of seattle and portland and across state of california tomorrow, mainly sunny skies and mild conditions. highs upper 60s in l.a. and tomorrow, chilly start with mild afternoon conditions under sunny skies low 60s in ant yk and

fairfield. mid-50s on the coast. saturday marks beginning of winter at 9:11 a.m . it begins >> winter going to look like. we'll take it. >> we need rain. >> we need rain. love sunshine. >> thank you. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00, high heels can hurt. pollution, vip shopping for young bay area kids. helping out during their special day. >> we're now less than a week from

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oshgs a los angeles jury determined a valuable portrait of farrah fawcett belongs to ryan o'neal. it had been hanging

in her condo but was taken after the death of the charlie's angels star four years ago. she left her art work to the university of texas but o'neal maintained the painting was given to him by warhol and the jury agreed >> another piece of history at san francisco city hall to mark the centennial of the hetch hetchy reservoir including the pen president wilson used december 19, 1913, to sign the raker act. it provides water to two and a half million people in the bay area nouned a storage room. >> a beverly hills plastic

surgery about to release a numbing spray. critics warn there are risks. >> it's not just curing problem, just masking pain. >> dr. hernandez says too much time in the stilettos can be dangerous. >> we've remember this video made by a bay area woman battling breast cancer. deborah co men hen had a dance party before a double mastectomy and got the staff to dance to a beyonce song. she will be "good morning america". gma is on at 7:00 a.m after abc7 morning news.

>> i wonder if beyonce will be there live. >> to dance with her? . >> i don't know. >> great job. >> yes. >> consumer reports reporting on latest held hand electronics. >> video gamers zil their eyes on a hand held game. these if you have a gamer, chances are they want a portable video game player. consumer reports checked out offerings from two main game makers and sony's has better graphics and a good choice for someone who has a play station system. >> works as a side kick.

especially with play station four. it's going to have remote play capabilities. >> for younger set there are real benefits. >> the line up is better for kids because they offer more kid friendly games. >> that includes mario brothers there are three devices available. the two ds, three ds and 3 dsxl. >> they both play the same games in 3 d. the difference is that it's larger. >> 2 ds plays all the same games. consumer reports says it's a great choice on the gift list and at $150 it's the least

expensive. it's possible to get used games for less we've been telling you about a massive data breech at target. what should you do? coming up at 5:00 the tips you need to know to protect yourself. we have llt of good news so stay tuned. >> and cheryl is among the people who needs to know. >> holidays will be brighter for some local kids thanks to harrison barns, hofth 15 boys and girls for a shopping spree at adidas store in westfield san francisco center. each child received a $500 gift card. >> this means a lot. because i was in their shoes once . i did shop with a cop. to be able to give back is good.

>> the kids won a contest and had to explain why they should be selected to spend the afternoon with harrison barns. he's a tremendous guy and a great representative, and player. >> great role model >> yes. >> coming up, off camera drama for duck dynasty. >> how fans and politicians are reacting after one character made antigay comments. >> hi a possible dog ring is busted neeft bay. we'll have the story. and the clear surveillance video of a daytime burglary. do you know who these guys are? those stories and a lot more coming up on abc7 news at 5:00.

>> it's a charlie brown christmas. join us for abc7 at 11:00. join to us get shows live on the go. you can abc in your app store. >> duck dynasty's phil robertson has been taken off the show for comments about homosexuality and african americans fans and politicians are weighing in. >> phil robertson has been suspended 23r9 reality show. he compared homosexuality to beat

yalt saying it's not logical, my man, adding whether they're homosexuals, drunks or terrorists, we let god sort them out later. >> this is on a >> saying however, boy never treat anyone with disrespect. >> i has the right to consequences of the views. >> another example, paula deen just not getting it. >> but fans launched this facebook page to boycott a & e until he rush returns to the show. >> the left is tolerant of every viewpoint except those that

disagree with him. >> prewell fashg you say where they were happy? they were godly, happen year, no one was singing the blues >> if sponsors don't like what is being said they're going to cut the show and a lot of things. >> there is no doubt this sparked debate but not known how, or if it will affect the show's ratings. abc news, los angeles. >> all right. on lighter side how does santa get ready for christmas eve? this. jolly old st. nick diving into the coral reef. the fishes apparently did not mind. the dive will continue until christmas eve when santa has more important business to take care of. he's an excellent swimmer. thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00. >> coming up, the seek kretd

service now investigating a hacker attack at target. tonight how to protect your account. >> also a possible dog fighting ring busted in the east bay. >> a san francisco woman gives her side of the story in a horrific crash. >> winter arrives this weekend and your holiday forecast is coming up. >> it makes me not want to trust this company. >> this skernz me >> someone probably tapped into the server. so a tremendous amount of card information stolen. >> tonight target is dealing with a security nightmare. good

evening, i'm dan ashley. >> if you shopped at target the company is advising you to check your statement. we have what you should do. >> this is one of 50 stores in the bay area, it may have affected some customers and all of them. >> at this target store, now, she may be one of 40 million target shoppers who had their personal information stolen. >> i got a phone call from my credit card company informing me there are charges they thought were sus spishus and they'd declined. >> the company believes she's one of the victims of a modern

day version of the grinch. hackers seemed to have lifted data between november 27th through sunday, december 15th. >> have you to be aware but what are you going to do? you know? just kind of like how people are in the economy and everything. >> target appreciates customers the nation's second largest retailer says the breech came from the stores, not online. and included customer name, credit or debit card number, expiration date and security code. >> i thought a lot of gifts from target over holiday season. i'm probably in that category. i'm not too happy about. >> the chairman saying we take this matter very seriously and are