children's hospital from taking jahi mcmath off of life support after the family met with hospital officials and her mother talked with us after the meeting. >> we have no right, you do not have my permission whatever to take her off. >> strong words for the hospital. she shared with us the new picture of jahi mcmath holding her mother's hand. the family is standing guard at her bedside. the mother says that she asked the hospital to keep jahi mcmath on the ventilator through christmas. the hospital administrator told her they want this done quickly. the family wants an independent doctor to examine jahi mcmath and her medical records. the attorney says the hospital will not allow either. the 13-year-old has on life support since last week when she was in cardiac arrest after tonsil surgery. the hospital cannot defend itself. official are not allowed to speak because the family has nt

given permission. the hospital is imploring the family to let it talk saying there were misperceptions about the case. developing news, police in santa clara are looking for suspects and talking to neighborhood of a home invasion robbery. they went door-to-door to see if neighbors saw or her anything at 9:00 last night. police are saying limit about what happened but that a robbery took place at a home in the area. officers canvassed the neighborhood. we will keep you posted as new information becomes available. >> u.c. police are investigating a fire that engulfed bushes near the clock tower and a tree. the student newspaper obtained this photo taken by cal student christina kirby. the my mayor have been caused by people doing fire trick for amusement. >> san jose charity will give

away thousands of toys to needy children for christmas but so many for kid' wishes go unfulfilled the unless the public helps out. matt? >> welcome to the toy store at sacred heart community service. you can see how beautifully set up it is and we have all the toys and games separated by category and we have them separated by age so when the families come in they can fine the toys perfect for their kids, 6,000 kids signed up for this distribution today. there is a great need here in the san jose area as we take at video of some of the toys that you will see today for the kids today. i am joined by jay from sacred heart community service. what is the need today? >> our hope is to be able to provide three toys for each of the record 6,000 children county a record number at sacred heart.

we are 3,000 short of that. if someone want to the shop for us they could get teen gifts which is always a challenge but that is why we short there. or, books, we want to make sure every child get as book. >> also, what are the challenges the clients are facing this year? >> this is the year we thought it would be quieter because the news of an economy improving but that is in the higher end jobs. what happening with so many people that come to sacred heart for help is because of the cost of living going up especially the rent, they are having trouble making their bills. we talked to a father who having hours cut back and he will be here, today, and because of the generosity of the community he can provide a christmas for his family. >> 6,000 families are participating in the toy distribution today. thank you for joining us, jay. they still need 3,000 more toys.

you can bring give cards or toys if you want to bring that down, you can. today, they will have a distribution starting at 8:00 and on monday, families are signed up for it and they have appointments scheduled thousand the day and they will come through starting at 8:00 this morning. >> the shopping frenzy, the real ones begins this morning as retailers hold marathon hours staying open through christmas eve. last minute shoppers are expected to pour into stores this weekend for the final crunch with just five shopping days left and kohl's will open at 6:00 and stay open for 108 hours. toys 'r us will stay open for 87 straight hours. thanksgiving day was late so is the shortest holiday retail season in more then a decade. our reporter will have a report in half an hour. >> bart will provide security escorts for holiday shoppers at three stations tonight, and will walk with passengers to their

cars parked within three blocks of the west oakland and fruitvale stations from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. >> target customers are upset over how the company is handling a massive credit card breach are sounding off on facebook and are complaining they cannot get through to the call centers or customer service through the website. some are so angry they are threatening to stop shopping at target which said hackers stole data from up to 40 million credit and debit cars from the day before thanksgiving until last sunday. target declined to say whether their point of sale system is encrypted. >> potential travel troubles if you are headed to the east coast. a single storm system could affect much of the central and eastern stays this weekend, with heavy snow, flooding, severe thunderstorms and a chance of tornadoes is expected. airports and cities like dallas, chicago, new york and best could be impacted.

u.p.s. and fedex have prepared since last week re-routing thousands of packages. >> another march planned over shooting death of of 13-year-old andy lopez by a sonoma county sheriff deputy. there will be a community march this afternoon at 4:00 outside santa rosa city hall. an angry protest resulted in several arrests including a man who attacked police. andy lopez supporters are upset that deputy erick gelhaus who shot lopez is become on the job after october's fatal encounter. >> san francisco man is in custody this morning accused of pretending to be a high school junior to pick up middle schoolgirls. the sheriff deputies arrested the 28-year-old man in millbrae on wednesday during an under cover operation. deputies texted him pretending to be 13 and claimed he was in high school and would bring alcohol to the meeting. he is charged with attempted child molestation and conserve

held on $200,000 bail. >> caught in the act, a surveillance video capture three men checking out a backyard in los altos hills on wednesday looking into the home before breaking in by smashing a sliding glass door. the thieves ransacked the mats step bedroom and stole a jewelry box. the sheriff deputies want to hear from you if you recognize any of the men. >> we will turn it over to our meteorologist, certainly not so winy this morning. >> it is not. 16 at altamont pass so the winds are running perpendicular and up to mount tamalpais we are gusting to 19 miles per hour. they will slow down as the high pressure takes over our neighborhoods. here is the day planner: a nice, calm weather not being a factor for your day. but it could be a little cold

helpry to the north where we are below freezing. we are in the mid-50's at noon. we will have calmer conditions. it will be warmer this afternoon by a degree or two. mid-50's at the coast and near 60 inland by 4:00. if you are headed out this evening, you may want to have a heavy coast l coat de-- a heavy coat depending how far you are going. next week, temperatures are above average. low-to-mid 60. just about total sunshine. easy to be traveling. easy to be shopping. enjoy it. leyla? >> crank up the heat in the car. it is cold. we have construction through the caldecott tunnel with a couple of lanes blocked. that is lasting until 6:00. also, number two is closed until 6:00, as well. drive time traffic, 580 from tracy to dublin is 24 minutes along highway 4 westbound from

antioch to concord is 20 minutes and from san rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes. the bay bridge toll plaza shows smooth sailing coming arm from the maze into san francisco and construction is going to last in the incline up to the first tower. that is going to wrap up at 5:00. >> thank you, 4:39. new this morning the administration takes action to address one of the biggest complaints of the affordable care act and a safety net for those whose plans are being canceled. >> "give where you live" drive was a huge success. meet deserving family would generallous picture is paying back, big time. >> 49ers planned a your celebration as they say goodbye to the stick. a ledge

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area. >> the obama administration is providing frustrated consumers new options to maintain their health coverage. those whose policies were canceled are eligible for hardship exemption from the requirement to have ensure by january 1 and will be eligible to buy catastrophic tonk which is a bear -- bare-bones plan. the deadline to sign up is monday. >> oakland a's are not for sale and no offers have been made to buy the team. the owner of the a's says no one has approached him about buying the team after a local newspaper raised speculation of a deal. they expressed that the owner might be interested in buy the baseball team and building a new ballpark at oakland's site, but he says he has a stake in the dodgers and multiple ownership is for bid be.

>> sentiment is growing with great moments at the stick. the greatest moment, the catch, will not be there, joe montana cannot attend. he is not sentimental about the stadium. he hopes the memories like the catch will be about the people, not the stadium. >> the 415 area code will be split in a year to meet the demand for new telephone numbers. the 628 area code is agreed to start january 2015 with new phone number given the 628 area code. in six months anyone calling from 415 number to another will have to die all ten digits and a "one" like a long distance number even if it is just across the street. >> all of us at abc7 want to

thank you for making "give where you live" a huge success and because you $75,000 goes to the bay area food bank if your owner the. >> we give a viewer $7,000 for joining our effort. our news anchor has more. >> he was doing laundry and got the call. >> i heard his voice on the phone, and i thought, it was for real. >> the winner of "give where you live," which raised $75,000 for local food banks. viewers got a chance to win $7,000. he has an eight career old son tyler to thank for winning the money. >> i was checking facebook and i saw this contest and i was thinking my dad should enter so we could get new stuff. >> he did not thing he would win but just thought he could do something good for the community although his own family was

struggling. >> i have not had a job if a month and i...it was hard. >> it was an opportunity to set a good example for tyler. >> whatever you do it comes back to you, no matter what. you do good, it comes back. >> now he has $7,000 coming his money his way. >> first, gifts for my kids and pay the rent and the bills i have since i have not been working for a little bit and catch up. >> tyler told me what he thought his dad should do with the money. >> help charity and help people. >> i asked if he was hoping for anything? >> get a new bed and a new desk and get a new couch. and get clothes and food. >> he only wants what his family needs. >> that was abc7 news anchor

reporting and, again, our thanks to the winner of $7,000 for his pledge to him fight hunger here in the bay area. >> when you have a random drawing you want someone who really needs it to win and it looks like that will work out great. you can stiff gill where you live to help out the local food bank at our website at abc7news.com under "see it on tv," for location near you. >> now at look at the forecast. it is chilly this morning than compared to year. >> the winds are not so bright. >> you get a new cut? >> i did, first guy in the newsroom to notice. until you get it shaved they say, which hair? >> you making it tough on all of us. >> thank you! >> trying to be nice. i noticed. i observe. things benefit the weather.

good morning, everyone, look at that: visibility is unlimited. a lot of sunshine. i want to talk about what will happen. we have a storm system moving through the great lakes headed to the northeast and what eric was talking about is what came through our neighborhood yesterday and you can see it spinning down near tuscon edgejecting out of the hills and mountains and into the southern plains which will cause problems through dallas there could be thunderstorms. we freezing cold in santa rosa, novato, napa, concord, a breeze, though, in antioch, livermore and fairfield and san ramon is 40. we are cooler than the inland valley unables in fremont at 36, and los gatos at 33 and half moon bay at 36 and san jose at 39 and oakland, as well. san francisco is 49 right new. east bay hills, the camera is steady. it is also clear.

we have a warming trend coming we do not have "spare the air" day but the air quality management district says they think we could have our next "spare the air": christmas east. that would be no fires on christmas eve. we will watch that. bright and mild and calmer, clear tonight, not so cool this morning and dry and warm all seven days of the trust. here is what is happening today: in the upper 50's to low 60's and napa is 63 degrees and the cool spot is 58 in san francisco and san mateo and 57 at half moon bay. tonight, the temperatures are running mostly in the mid-30's to low 40's inland and upper 30's to mid-40's around the bay and to the coast. high pressure is starting to build behind this area low pressure and the pressure gradient is not as tight as yesterday and the breezes are to the south. we are closer to the high pressure with calming influence that will bring us a dry pat en.

-- pattern. we will be in the low-to-mid 60's this weekend and through christmas eve, christmas day and, also, the day after. it looks like it will be dry. leyla gulen? >> we will check out color -- your drive. no accidents as we head over to dublin/pleasanton, eastbound 580 from san ramon valley road we have lanes blocked off until 6:00. headed along the westbound direction with a little bit of volume making the drive away from dublin to castro valley. a look at san jose, wide open and we are too fast on all throw of the roadways, 101, 85, and 280 so 75 miles per hour, accident free, but a little bit too fast. be careful this morning with no traffic. mass transit, everything is running on time and bart and muni and caltrain looking clear there and here is this: the drive cross the san mateo bridge and if you need to make it

across the water to the peninsula, just a few cars headed in the westbound direction. >> the "duck dynasty" controversy is getting more intense. the vow the family of the patriarch is making and the major support he is now picking up. >>the latest on the search for answers following the ch

in london this morning every audience member is accounted for after a theater ceiling collapsed at a west end theater. 75 people were injured and seven seriously, when part of the apollo theater ceiling fell on the audience. authorities say plaster and masonry came tumbling down bring the balcony with it, and more than 700 people were in the theater at the time and vote of girths are trying to determine the cause of the collapse. they say it appears to be an accident.

>> this morning, and ee and suspension of phil robertson is drawing more backlash from supporters. his family says they may not return to the show next season if robertson is not there. they are not threat being to take the show to another network. robert sob is underfire for making antigay comments in an interview with "gq magazine" with the biggest sponsor also standing behind robertson and other sponsors have pledged their support despite the decision to pull robertson from the show. conservative politicians are also rallying behind the reality tv star. >> so, with the holiday weekend just around the corner, we will check with our meteorologist. >> we will show you what is going on as far as radar over this promising storm system dropping rain and snow to the north. why think it will cross over the california and oregon border other than we could have high

clouds today up around reno and tahoe. we will talk about what will happen temperature wise in the mid-60's around san diego and los angeles and through the central valley but headed up to tahoe high clouds and 42 today which is the cool of the day in the forecast and we will have 45 on saturday, 49 on sunday and in new snow unless they make it themselves the. >> we have a report in the city of fire with embarcadero closed from oakland to paige and you will need detours. highway 4 is where we have a construction project until 6:00. and eastbound highway 4 to a street we are seeing slowing in the eastbound direction. westbound is wide open toward concord. everything else is on time. no delays. san rafael, southbound into san francisco, cars are there but everyone is at top speeds.

>> oakland police have launched an animal cruelty investigation after finding nearly a dozen pit bulls at a training site for dogfighting. here's the dogs the officers found yesterday, many were chained in the backyard of a house without food or water and were suffering from wounds consistent with dogfighting. >> 11 pit mixes fighting equipment, training apparatus and weight belts and vests, and treadmills, and medications, things like that. classic dogfighting operation. >> the treadmills are designed to boot the 12578 now -- the stamina but some could be adopted after they pass a temperament case. >> new mexico is the 17th state in the nation to recognize same-sex marriage after august when eight the state's 33 counties began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex marriage couples after a county clerk independently decided to allow

the unions. the battle escalated to the highest court which ruled yesterday that it was unconstitutional to deny the marriage licenses. >> this morning, a florida congressman who admitted using cocaine will not resign. he left a rehab center and pleaded guiltiy last in to cocaine possession charges. police busted him after he bought drugs from undercover officers. he says alcohol is the root of his problem. >> this morning, more students will be allowed to return to -- in colorado at at arapahoe while, they will be allowed in for to hours to get their things after a teacher was targeted. >> students in high school will be scened for tuberculosis today after a testing clinic is held at the high school a student was

diagnosed with the illness. authorities say more than 130 were tested on monday, and of those, 45 tested positive for possible exposure. >> a mendocino county drug has decided that a highway 101 bypass around a town can go forward. some claim caltran has not done the environmental reviews and is not doing enough to restore the damage of the construction. the $300 million project is,000 through federally protected wetlands and environmentalists have staged a number of protests to shut down the bypass which they say is not needed. a judge threw out a lawsuit attempting to stop the project. >> last minute shopping push is on, and next at 5:00, live with the all-out efforts the stores are making to lure shoppers and the crowds you will have to battle. >> people in half of the country may have to battle mother nature to get last minute shopping done with a storm that could disrupt holiday plans.

>> an argument towns into a fight at oakland high school, the accident

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning at 5:00 a.m. on this friday morning, the friday before christmas. thanks for being here. >> when you drive this morning you may notice you don't have to grip the steering wheel so much as year. >> you may want to stretch later this morning. >> the steering wheel will be cooler, good morning, everyone, 11 degrees cooler in concord and 13 in half moon bay and anywhere from five to eight degrees from sfo and