brain dead since december 12th. the family didn't speak, but hung on every word the judge had to say. the judge has granted a three-day temporary restraining order giving an opportunity to select an independent neurosurgeon to determine her viability. the lawyer seeking to block the hospital from further action the day employees planned to take her off life support. tro means the hospital cannot alter care in any way. today was the first time representatives have been authorized to respond to claims being made by the family of the 13-year-old. the attorney says they're pleased the judge is

taking steps towards closure, >> we're gratified the judge recognized all medical evidence established that there is brain death. we're happy to cooperate with the suggestion an independent expert be provided to confirm yet again that brain death occurred here. >> under california law a person declared brain dead is legally dead. jahi was declared brain dead december 12th, and legally dead three days later. the family described her procedure as routine. in documents today, they say it was anything but, calling it a complicated surgical procedure with serious risks. again, today the first time we have had an opportunity to hear from representatives. in

oakland abc7 news >> a man suspected of shooting a woman turned himself in. treated and released mrooes took the 55-year-old into custody they considered him armed and dangerous. he is suspected of shooting a woman this morning. the woman survived this shooting, able to talk with investigators they believe she was targeted by the gunman. >> developing news here at 5:00, ac transit and union reached a contract green, again, meaning there will not be a strike on monday. the union will present the agreement to members in coming days. the two sides have been trying to iron out an agreement for nine

may recall tentative agreements were reached. this is day five, neither side talking to reporters today, both sides trying to resolve a dispute about a paid family leave provision no new talks have been scheduled through holidays. >> a san jose janitor has been charged with two violent sex attacks. the 25-year-old identified through dna evidence testing the first happened on mckey road in sex an 18-year-old was grabed and pulled into bushes. the 20-year-old victim ran for help. >> target says it's going to spend the weekend e mailing customer about that hack attack.

customers are seeing red now and taking to facebook to level concerns and complaints the expert who first revealed this breech says the stolen accounts are selling in batches of 1 million cards. abc7 news is live tonight with more on all of this. >> target hoping a 10% discount will help shoppers but it appears it's not going to be that easy. >> cash king at target today the retailer acknowledged hackers obtained information between november 27th and december 15th and says it eliminated a problem. >> seems to make sense.

>> wow. >> you know, it's what have you to do to take care of yourself. >> target heard only of a few reports of fraud. >> we get a 10% discount if you're a team member, we want to extend that to guests shopping with thus weekend as a way to say thank you. >> it appears a virus affected the point of sale terminals >> whalz that that information oochl there are five class action lawsuits filed so far. shoppers are in support.

>> in the end someone has to pay for it. i'm hoping it's not me. >> people are urged to monitor their accounts for suspicious activities. >> police beefing up security for the 49ers garjs last ever at candle stick park the chief has gone over the plan with staff. police expect fans to be exyub rant. >> we're going to have more police officers on monday night than probably ever at candle stick since opening in 1971. >> officers will be keeping an eye out for tools and fans trying to steal a piece of the stick will be arrested the 49ers will have a special contribute wrout for officers

patrolling on game days. >> as we have had reporting holiday grinchs in the bay area have been targeting packages to steal a bit of joy at this time of the year. now a citizen captured a package thief approaching a home. this female picks up the package. this person got into a white cadillac, driven away. if you have information police would be delighted to hear from you. >> wednesday, we aired a story about journals students keep. their writings be griping and sad our report touched the heart of a restaurant owner. so much so, he made it an early christmas for the kids. when a wonderful gesture. >> reporter: it is a christmas

miracle story the restaurant owner is nick bogus, he owns lefty o doul's. this year he launches his toy driechlt he gave santa a call to visit city academy. that happens today. santa took kids by surprise, they just couldn't believe he'd come to their school. >> just want to express love to you. >> what sit like meeting santa claus? >> amazing. >> these children frr mostly immigrant families. everyone got a present here the district has a lot of drugs and mental illness. for many, city academy is a refuge. each student keeps a journal, what they write is griping and raw. wednesday we showed you some

excerpts. my mom and dad were on drugs when i was little i was homeless and poor. living with out my dad is like living without a heart. no emotions come through me without him. not all passages were sad and dark. some were positive. sometimes, i don't want to live anymore. the way i'm going to overcome this is by forgiving. god is with me. helping me, i don't see it. the journal entries got to a restauranture who holds a toy drive.. >> i had to make a call to santa. >> he brought toys to all 120 students in this school. >> this is going make noise i got a brush. >> i got play doh. >> is that what you wanted? >> yeah. >> what do you think about santa? >> nice guy. >> our story wednesday was one of despair. but also, of hope.

today, hope won. it was a small, but significant victory over despair. >> for kids to know someone cares about them is special. >> great to see them so happy. >> yes. >> it's nice to see. still ahead tonight runway, but coming up some very quick thinking on the part of teachers. plus... >> just receiving is main it it. >> a love story started with a chance meeting, six decades after a war veteran's death. >> lucky winner of our give where you live [uncle]this is hopscotch,okay? uncle go one,two,one,two,one two,one. [niece]okay! [uncle]okay?

[niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want to try again? [uncle]yeah?

quick thinking in south carolina kept a bus full of children from flipping into a ditch the school district says the driver was swung out of his seat driving through a stop sign. one teacher grabbed a wheel and the other slammed on brakes no one was hurt. the bus driver is no longer employed by the school district. >> wow, for the third time in seven months a recology truck has been involved in a fatal accident. witnesses say the vehicle was backing up slowly whit hit a pedestrian.

>> supposed to be a beeper with part of our investigation to respect all mechanical mechanisms of the vehicle. >> our thoughts go tout family members we're cooperating with the police investigation wex take safety seriously. >> trucks were involved in may and last month and a deadly accident in napa. a nern a wheelchair was struck and killed by a driver. the crash happened around 10:00 this morning. the napa valley patch reporting that the driver was leaving a cafe after making a delivery, trying to make a turn on maine when this happened. >> well, early this morning in los angeles a long-awaited home coming for a war hero. this army sargeant died in korea in 1951.

his remains were recently identifyed and flown to los angeles international airport for the honor guard ceremony. >> reporter: 94-year-old clara gant has been waiting for this moment her husband, joseph gant died while a prisoner of war in north korea in 1951. today, his body returned home. >> he told me if anything happened to him, he wanted me to remarry. and i told him no. no. no. here i am. still his wife. >> clara and joseph met in 1946 on a train from texas to los angeles the two married in 1948. >> he was in two wars. world war ii, in 46 and korean war. he was a good husband.

>> gant was defending his unit's position when taken prisoner of war. the war hero took a last trip. the coffin carried by honor guards and law enforcement and patriot guard escorted him to his final resting place. >> just receive it. coming home. we're so blessed. and i am so happy i was living to accept him. >> wow what. a woman. abc7 news wants to thank you for helping make give were you live a success. because of you, $75,000 will be going to bay area feeding america food banks. and congratulations to the winner.

and he thought it's a joke first when getting the call. he doesn't believe he won. but now, he and his family couldn't be more thankful. yander yap was doing laundry.. >> i started talking to them, i heard the voice saying this is for real. >> he is the winner of the give where you live campaign raising $75,000 for local food banks viewers also got a chance to win $7,000. yap had his 8-year-old son to thank. >> i was checking facebook and i saw this contest. >> he didn't think he can win, just thought he can do something good for the community. >> i didn't have a job almost a

month. >> but a good example to set a good example. >> if you do good, it comes back to you. >> and it's money he has plans for. >> first, gifts for kids pay rent. bills. and you know, catch up to that. >> tyler told me what he thought. >> help daddy, help people. when they need stuff. >> then, i asked if he was hoping for anything. >> get a new bed. a new desk. and... get a new couch. and get clothes. and food. >> he only wants what his family needs. you can click on see it on tv. people have been generous

to seeing if they can help the family. he told me he and his son plan to use some money to help feed hungry on christmas eve. >> what a deserving family. and, very nice. >> weekend has arrived. >> yes. >> great story and a great ending to the week looking out towards the bay. we'll talk about your weekend weather, and it looks fantastic. autumn ends and winter begins, clear skies now and here is proof. looking towards financial district it's 57 now in san francisco. redwood city, comfortable, 60. a55 in san jose. you can see out towards coast perfect our mount tamalpais camera looking at ocean beach. a light breeze

there. santa rosa dropped off to 48. if you're getting ready to step out to have dinner make sure you bundle up. beautiful view there of the after glow of the setting sun. official sunset is 4:54 p.m . clear skies, chilly inland. milder tomorrow, winter arrives and it's a dry pattern throughout christmas. so let me show you the atmosphere, high pressure keeping any storms away from us. storm track means we're going to see dry weather. so temperatures coming up a few degrees, only going down first tomorrow morning 36 in santa rosa. 37 napa. right ash around the bay low 40s. 47 san

francisco. saturday, first day of winter not going to feel like it. 62 degrees, 63 los gatos. mountain view, 64. 59 on the coast in half moon bay. you can see patches of low clouds there. 58 in sunset district. 60 downtown. in the north bay, upper 50s in bodega bay. above normal for this time of the year. 61 in sausalito. east bay, oakland low it's important because there is so much going on. there early next week, christmas eve, christmas day bringing you

nothing but sunshine all wrapped up, then, mild pattern continues thursday and friday. so there a possibility for a storm but that is so far out. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> from bracelets to bed spreads, it is bed spreads. finney's free friday stuff is coming up. >> also, michael will be here at 6:00 with a recipe for saving money on big meal you're planning. stay with us. t

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the thourng in ut sut requesting an emergency stay to stop same-sex marriages in the state this, is the first couple to be heared a judge struck down the ban on gay marriages saying a state law violates rights to due process under the 14th amendment. a special unveiling in the castro district today to honor the pioneers of the lgbt community. a portrait of disco star sylvester james is the first of 20 planned plaques for the castro rainbow honor walk the walk will become a block long collection, blocks long of influential gays and lesbian whose names will be displayed in much the same way as hollywood walk of fame. >> christmas is almost here, we know what you need. >> that is right. the jolly old consumer elf, michael. >> where is the red suit?

>> yes. okay. where is that? okay. starting with this, we gave away a similar item this, is challenge. they have a bunch of products out. new to me. and check this out, it's cool. it's challenge better new cream cheese. perfect for sauces and spreads. and it's a value. >> good point. >> check out this, one female, one male. these are made in gaud guantanamo bay malla. they help people down there. they're made with wax and polleester thread. see? there is a good -- >> it's amazing.

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to those who've encountered welcome to covered california. new, affordable health plans so you can be ready for whatever comes your way. enroll today at coveredca.com. coming up at 6:00 a teen-aged victim of a random shooting. the gunman whose bullet left her paralyzed.

>> this year, the state football championship has national implications. >> if you want to have had a personal wardrobe design yes, now, you can. you don't have to leave your house. those stories coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. >> today a president obama honored a bay area teacher. >> she was given a presidential award for excellence in mathematics and science. >> ama park has been teaching 13 years, instructing 6th graders in east palo alto. >> she will receive a $10,000 award and says the best thing about teaching is the opportunity to influence the students lives. >> so fantastic. >> that is great. >> world news is next. i'm ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. thanks for watching and connect with us on twitter on abc7 news bay area.

welcome to world news tonight. holiday havoc, a big storm on the busiest travel weekend of the season. snow and ice, even the threat of tornadoes. slick roads, a 20 car pile up. as people pack american airports. final sprint, desperate retailers offering you big deals, as the shopping marathon begins. dangerous mission, two american astronauts getting ready for a daring emergency walk in space. and fighting back, new video of the duck dynasty star denouncing others. >> they are insolent, arrogant, god haters. but tonight his family says, if he goes, they may all pull out. and a good evening to you on