the breaking news is out o colorado where authorities announced the death of a 17-year-old shot last friday. claire davis was shot point blank in the head and has been in a coma since. she was sitting in a hallway when karl pierson walked in and fired. pierson had been seeking revenge on the school's debate coach who verbally disciplined him. we also have developing news right now. the threat of another b.a.r.t. strike is gone. the unions and transit agency

agreed on a final contract's sticking point. sergio kin na is live with -- quintana is live. reporter: one of the issues that came up during the negotiations was a lack of break room for workers at three different b.a.r.t. stations, including this station here in daly city. that issue is resolved in the agreement, and the big sticking point, extended pay family leave was also resolved. the union held a news conference earlier today. >> we have language in the contract to deal with the family leave, where it follows the law that indicates the members are able to take sick, vacation, or unpaid leave, as family leave. so it will not be paid by the district. members have to use

leave. >> if this agreement is ratified be the union it helpeds end -- ends more than half of a year of a battle. the negotiations included two system shutdowns as the unions win on strike. during one of those strikes two employees were killed ton a track in wall mutt creek, and after an agreement was reached in october, there was another issue. b.a.r.t. managers insisted that was a mistake. the union said it was part of the grand deal. this weekend's final agreement gives b.a.r.t. riders one less thing to worry about through the holidays. >> i'm really happy. i ride b.a.r.t. every day. >> i think at it about time. reporter: there's no word from the unions as to when the membership will vote on agreeing to the tentative agreement as part of the contract. they want to get that done as soon as possible. reporting live in daly city,

abc7 news. >> we'd like to hear you point on the new agreement. post your comments on twitter or an instagram or our facebook page. firefighters in san francisco discovered a pot-growing operation after responding to a call in the mission district. it was shortly after 1:00 when crews arrived at a two-store building on 19th street. the second story is where the pot was discovered. employing say it's a medium size growing operation. nobody lived in the unit. it strictly used for growing marijuana lisa amin gulezian is at the scene right now gathering information and will have a live report on the situation on abc7 at 6:00. pg&e is investigating a smoky underground vault fir that knocked out power to 100 people in san francisco. their service has been restored. the fire happened around

11:00 am. it sent thick smoke pouring out of the manhole and closed down the street. no one was hurt. >> a massage therapist faces sexual battery charms involving his clientses. police say this man of menlo park sexually assaulted four women while giving them massages. accused of assaulting a customer here at this spa in palo alto. three other women say they were also assaulted by the therapist during massages at the same spa at the stanford shopping center. a doctor approved by both sides in the case of an oakland teenager placed on life support after a tense -- tonsillectomy will be remain on the life support through the weekend. dan ashley spoke to the mother in an interview you'll only see on abc7.

>> i'm grateful just to have three more days with her, but it is hard because i just feel like i'm on borrowed time with my daughter. >> jahi suffered a heart attack following tonsil surgery and was pronounced brain dead. he family will hold a march and rally outside of children's hospital. the next day the doctor will present his findings to the judge. more troubling weather conditions for holiday travelers this weekend. a cold spell is gripping the midwest. forecasters say a storm could create nasty conditions from texas to northern new england. areas on the northern edge could see six to 12 inches of snow. snow and icy conditions yesterday pounded parts of washington state and are blamed for this ten-car pileup. leigh glaser is tracking the storm with live doppler 7hd. >> we're clear right now as you can see on live doppler 7hd, as we are checking it out, but,

let's go back towards the eastern half of the ute. man, let me tell you, wichita, kansas, six inches of snow on the ground, expecting an additional six inches by early tomorrow morning, and you can see ahead of the cold air mass, severe thunderstorms moving in through the tennessee valley area, memphis, tennessee, mississippi, and tupelo area. the possibility of tornadic activity in that region of the country, and behind the cold front where the colder air mass is, we're looking at an ice storm expected overnight for chicago, down towards quincy. we're talking a lot of snow. kansas city, up towards milwaukee, close to a foot of new snow expected overnight tonight. numerous delays, and that's also hampering a lot of the holiday deliveries as well. we here on our coast, a lot better. we'll look at the forecast coming up. >> lucky us. thank you. target is making its

customers some new offers today as it tries to recover from a massive credit card brief. this week it was revealed thieves stole credit card information from 40 million customers. the retail giant is offering a 10% discount this weekend and there were good crowds at this target in emeryville. target announced customers affected by the breach would bear absolutely no liability for any fraudulent charges. target is providing free credit monitoring to all affected customers. preparations are well underway for monday night's football game at candlestick park. the last game ever at the stick. ground crews have been painting the 49ers colors on the turf, and papers on the seat will be used on a card stunt. the 49ers moved in 1971, and there are logos for 22 of the 42

years. >> a lot of famous logos. you can see all over the world, my work, but they don't know who does it. but now they do. >> for monday night, there's a lot to do dealing with a lot of camera setups, and we have extra painting because it's the last game. we're going to do some colors on the field we don't normally do. >> parking lots and stadium gates will open an hour earlier than usual on monday. viewer are sharing their candlestick memories. you can tell this was a cold night at the stick when the picture was taken. and how about this, cute little 49ers fan. one of the cutest. this was baby's first niners game. you can e-mail us your pictures, send them to ureport. >> a heart felt goodbye in the

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♪ >> people performed a native american song to say farewell to a tremendous tree, nearly 120 feet tall, that toppled during a storm in oakland. an appreciation ceremony was held for the nearly 150-year-old

tree which was located near the lake chalet restaurant. 65-miles-an-hour winds brought the tree down on november 21, and the eucalyptus holds permanent significant for men people. >> we got married under this tree. always admired this tree. and it seemed so big and strong and solid, seemed like a good place to celebrate our union. >> i like that. due to fire and safety hazards, crews have begun dreaming the tree's branches. at the process to remove the stump will begin next week. >> an you holiday tradition made a big impact for deserving children in san francisco. santa and his helpers at flied church -- glide church handed out toys. a large crowd turned out for the event. the children were very excited to show us their new gifts. >> i got a --

>> i have this. >> i'm very excited. >> people were still encouraged to drop off new unwrapped toys, gift cards, and donations to glide at its main entrance. >> a look at the urgent myth for starts at the space station. >> how two fishermen made it 15 hours stranded in the middle of the ocean. >> it's the first day of winter. hard to tell.

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an emergency space walk went bert than expected today. astronauts from the international space station pulled out a bad ammonia pump ahead of schedule. the pump held cool the station. an astronaut who has done that same walk herself has described it as being a very lonely and kind of scary. nasa may cancel the third space walk if monday's goes as well as today. >> new video of a dramatic rescue at sea. this happened today off the coast of australia. not far from sydney. two fishermen were clinging to a cooler for 15 hours, floating in the water after their boat sank. the rescue crew was turning around and going home after not being able to find the men when they spotted something in the water. >> holding on to this object for 15 hours or so, so, yeah, they weren't too lovely but happen to

see them. >> the men were taken to the hospital for treatment and expected to be okay. time now for a check of the weather which is okay here but not the case everywhere. >> you're exactly right. if you have travel plans back east, mid-section of the country, i advise you check on the flights overnight tonight, tomorrow morning, because probably numerous delays with de-icing and that sort of thing. not so here. live doppler 7hd showing a few high clouds right here. a delightful afternoon across the bay area. lots of sunshine. our empty tam cam -- mt. tam cam. san francisco, 55. 63 in oakland right now. san jose, 54. another stunning shot from our emeryville cam looking over the bay. wonderful sunset there. napa, 50, it's 54 in fairfield. livermore, 60 degrees right now. and folks, here is how it looked for at least this upcoming holiday week.

it will be clear overnight. a little chilly inland. in the 30s there. a mild winter day. the first full day of winter. actually will be tomorrow. and dry and mid for the week. we're now in winter. the season chenged with the winter solstice this morning at 9:11. daylight hours, nine hours, 33 minutes, the shortest day of the year. as the winter solstice happened this morning. double-barrel high pressure keeping the storm track well to the north. look how this track is really amplified to the north so this dry weather pattern is going to stay with us right on in through the holiday week ahead. possibly in through the latter part of 2013. in fact the driest years in san francisco, you can see there, is turning out to be at this point this year, 2013.

we need rain desperately. doesn't look like we'll see it. if you're heading to tahoe for the holiday week, it's cold enough at night for them to make the snowfall just not going to have a lot of natural snow as the ridge of high pressure stays in place. so, sunday, sunshine. this is for south lake tahoe. 46. warmer on monday. a few clouds sneak in there christmas eve. right now no moisture it looks like in sight for at least the next four to five days. overnight lows, chilliest locations inland. 38, livermore. as well as santa rosa, 46, san francisco. here's a look at our highs for sunday. enjoy it if you're shopping or what have you. 66 in santa rosa. 62, san francisco. oakland, 64. 63, livermore. accuweather seven-day forecast, sunny and mild through monday, tuesday, christmas eve, a few little high clouds and that's it. christmas day, sunny, and really the dry pattern stays with us

thursday, friday, saturday. >> that is christmas in california for you. thank you. rick is in for mike shumann with sports and hoop action. >> good to be back. it's been a while. i missed you guys. >> good to have you. >> what was your name again? coming up in sports, women's basketball, stanford and tennessee squaring of today. and the college football bowl season kicked off with a wild comeback between washington state and colorado state.

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>> one of the great rivalry of women's college basketball as stanford played host to tennessee. stanford got another big game from its star, chiney nneka ogwumike. 32 points and 23 rebounds. the cardinals let but the vols make a come back. with under 30 seconds to play. amber answers with a huge bucket, plus the foul. stanford hand tennessee its first loss of the year, 76-70. cardinal improve to 10-1. >> the college football bowl season is upons. at the las vegas bowl, cody kessler has a hot hand against fresno state. helton had the trojans ready. first quarter, kessler pressure. lee gets in for this second

score of the game. it was 35-6 at intermission. kansas kessler was shot out the second half. didn't matter, alan with the easy score. usc wins. the trojans finish the season 10-4. >> at the new mexico bowl it appeared washington state was headed to victory against colorado state. wsu led by 15 in the fourth but the rams rallied. the lead down to eight. after washington state fumble, colorado state scores again, and then ties it up with a statue of liberty play. it was 45-45, then on the ensuing kickoff, the cougars fumble again in their own territory. that set up this 41-yard field goal as time runs out. the rams hand washington state a heartbreaker, 48-45. >> monday night's game between the 49ers and falcons will likely be the last nfl game ever played at candlestick.

san francisco is the near two touchdown favorite to leave on a winning note. the 49ers will be without bruce miller. who is out for the season with a shoulder injury. anthony dixon has been moved over to take miller's place. >> i been playing for two years now. i'm not really making a transition. i already made it. but i'm ready, man. i'm excited. monday night football, last game at candlestick. we're going to do it as a group effort. not on me. it's a group effort and i can't wait. >> 'high school football. koa -- corona del mar takes the lead. sacred heart's qby -- qb is picked up a. corona wins and also become the

first school in state history to finish a perfect 16-0. tonight, de la salle taking on st. john for open division title. the spartans going for their fifth straight championship. a good game but i bet de la salle pulls it out. >> we'll right that down. might be the least likely place you would expect do see

coming up at 6:00. a new report on the natural gas mining process known as fracking. we'll look at the long list of health dangers found by researchers. >> the national award a bay year teen is receiving. join us us at 6:00. it is the last weekend before christmas, and some holiday shoppers got the surprise of a lifetime. beyoncé. dropping in to a wal-mart in massachusetts yesterday. she bought her new album and gave ute 37 -- out $3,700 worth of wal-mart gift card. she then picked up a few toys for her baby. 23 months old. >> so cute. >> can you imag >> wal-mart shoppers -- >> i would think it was a look-alike. >> regular friday show there. oh, boy.

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