in daly city a short time later. a gurney is still on the sidewalk. when paramedics responded to the medical call at the house which was legitimate, someone not related to the call but entered the ambulance and took off. it was recovered in five minutes with small items missing from the ambulance. police will not say what was taken. the ambulance jacker is still at large. we do not know what happened to the person who was in need of medical help. the family of 13-year-old oakland girl, jahi mcmath, facing another deadline today. a court order allowing the brain dead teen to remain on a ventilator expired. she could be transferred to

children's hospital oakland and a fund has raised $20,000. a spokesman has not heard of new options of moving her. she was pronounced brain dead after complications from tonsil surgery which the hospital says was "anything but routine." we will have more on the story at 5:00. in russia, another deadly suicide bombing is raising fears of the upcoming winter olympics. a trolley bus in volgograd was the target. 14 people were killed. the attack is a a day after a suicide bombing at a train station in the same city killing 17 people. the explosion was caught by a surveillance video. officials say it was an act of terrorism. russia is on edge now. they will host the winter olympic games in six weeks. our reporter is getting new details with a report coming up in the next half hour. >> san jose police are vetting the shooting that occurred last night if a restaurant parking lot at 10:30 outside this

mcdonald's along tully road near the eastern shopping center, paramedics rushed the victim to a trauma center and so far no word on the condition. police have not released any further details. >> san francisco police are investigating a deadly shooting yesterday morning in japantown someone shot a 36-year-old from modesto standing in a crowd people. he left a nightclub at 1:45 and died after being rushed to the hospital. a firefighter went to 9 hospital after a fire truck smashed into a car. it happened in san francisco. witnesses say the truck company had the 400 lights on and sire republicans playering while heading north. the fire truck hid a mercedes. >> a large thud and something seemed to have made solid impact. >> the mercedes, the civilian vehicle, failed to stop.

>> it is the same intersection where a fire truck hit a motorcyclist back in june. this is surveillance video obtained by the news team. the firefighter driving disappeared and tests showed he was drunk. the four fighter, michael quinn, has resigned. >> next month, redwood city school district and the union representing the teachers will head to mediation. both sides declared an impasse in contract negotiations last month after the union rejected the offer of 2 percent raise going july of 2014. the teachers requested 7 percent over two years not receiving across-the-board pay raise since the 2007-2008 school year. >> >> bart workers have a chance of up to $1,000 in bonuses under the labor agreement. under the new contract reached between bart management and the two big of the unions they

agreed to pay workers $500 for every 1 percent the commuter ridership exceeds projections. the bonuses are capped at $1,000 a year each year of the four-year contract. >> study estimates the loss from august massive wildfire near yosemite could reach $2 billion. "los angeles times" reports the losses could range from $250 million and $1.8 billion funded by the san francisco utility commission places losses as conservative, the third largest on record. >> >> open burning of debris and grandson is not allowed in many counties because of increased fire danger. the bay including alameda, santa clara, san mateo and santa cruz counties. the lack of rain and dry conditions are blamed. camp fires are still permitted in designated areas only.

december is the driest months on record. water conservation orders have been issued in california. the city of sacramento county has imposed 20 percent water conservation order which could expand to other places including the bay area. local water officials urge us to voluntarily reduce our water use but not ready to say the word "drought." >> as for a declaring it officially that does not happen until after april when we look at the full season precipitation. >> the governor has. assembled a task force to are can a statewide drought order. >> very little snow in the sierra with holiday travelers finding brown hillsides rather than the snow packed lining of the mountains. some resorts have used snow making machines. >> some folks are saying it is

okay given what they necessity of -- know of the little snow we have had so far. >> there is not much snow to take care of. at home santa rosa is 15 percent of normal to 32? san jose to 42 in livermore. we bone dry. 28 percent in oakland. this is not good. this is january, february, march outlook prediction: below normal precipitation area. that means the drought will dopen and we are in el nino neutral is this is nothing to hang your hat on as far as saying if it was el nino it could be better but it is neutral. we have equal chance of being below or above as far as temperatures. we will have normal temperatures

. high clouds will roll in around noon and thicken headed to 4:00. and at 7:00 they will be around but we will go from the low 30's to the mid-40's inland to the coast to 7:00 and mid-50's to 60 at noon and upper 50's and 60 at 4:00 and low 50's headed out this evening. an incident in the clearing phases in daly city southbound 280 at washington. you could see activity there but it is quiet on the roads. we have for new year's eve bart continued hours until 3:00 a.m. speaking of bart everyone is on time with muni no delays and 15 bart trains on time and ace train a great start from the central valley. outside, san rafael shows headlights headed northbound with trucks headed in the

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covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> we look outside from our camera looking down on san francisco, it is clear and no "spare the air" day for a change. we will talk to meteorologist, mike nicco, about the new year's week weather. >> and now the federal health insurance plan has passed the million mark. if you ad numbers from state programs, the numbers should reach two million. the new year brings new laws in california including new

rules in just two days. there will be changes impacts gun owners and teens and more. >> in a matter of days, young drivers will no longer be allowed to t using voice responsive apps. the law prohibits drivers under age 18 from using in i voice activated technology for ting. 16-year-old says it is going to be tough to adjust but she understands. >> it makes sense. we are more distracted and we are less used to driving but adults should apply, also. >> another change applies to long guns, with a registry for rifles and shotguns like the one already in place for handguns. the make, model, serial number and the owner are tracked and put in a department of justice database. also in the new year, a law regarding cyberbullying. officials will have the authority to discipline students who bully other students online whether it takes place on-campus

or off. another law affecting schools deals with transgender students soon will be able to choose whether they want to playboy or girl sports and can access whichever restaurant and locker room they want. >> the founder of bay area youth summit an organization that seeks to empower lg youth. >> it is important to respect all students and create an environment where they can be safe in the end environment and be themselves. the law would do much more good than harm. >> the law affecting transgender students is in effect on wednesday but could be suspended if a referendum to repeal it qualifies for the november ballot. >> northern california counties say they are tired of being ignored by lawmakers in sacramento and want to follow their own state. but, first, other new laws:

papparazzi photographers could face stiffer penalties for bothering people with their children. and paroled sex offenders can face six months in jail if they cut off their g.p.s. tracking device. >> northern california counties say they tired of being ignored by lawmakers and want to form their own state. the state jefferson surrounded mount shasta where they voted 4-1 to secede from california. lawmakers and congress is to give their approval and that hasn't happened since west virginia was formed in 1863. >> if you come to san francisco to celebrate new year's eve consider taking mass transit. the midnight fireworks show south of the ferry building

draws a crowd. drives should expect delays from 11:00 new year office eve through 1:00 o'clock a.m. with extra buses and train service being offered, usually free. muni is offering free rides from 8:00 people to 5:00 a.m. and will add extra service. bart will operate extra trains normal weekday hours until 3:00 a.m. and caltrain has free rides starting at 8:00 p.m. with extra train service after the file works. the last train departs at 2:15 a.m. >> brutal weather from the midwest to new england and the south up to the east coast and new england is bracing for 10 itch of snow with the blast bringing blizzards to the none plains and white out continues in north dakota have prompted a travel ban in the northeast part of the state, and in duluth heavy snow caused a ballroom

overhang to collapse on the sidewalk but no one was injured. crews are working around the clock since last weekend to restore power to thousands to make sure the repaired lines do not fail. >> we will be trimming the lines to make sure whatever has the ice weight may not come down. >> it is a race against time with the bad weather moving in. >> you can blame the lack of rain for the lower numbers of marin county federally protected or endangered coho salmon. the rain helped them return from the sea to the spawning grounds but the marin independent journal reports that the month has seen under 1.2" of rain so the average is under 10" and officials say aside from the population crash four years ago the number of coho and the in facts are -- and the egg nest

are the fallest in 17 years. >> feast or famine. >> now can we find anything different with the storms in the east coast over the midwest and strengthening headed to the east coast. at home, we set or tied records in oakland at the airport and museum and mountain view is 68 and sfo is 68 and 72 in oakland. 73 downtown and not so warm today but the record is possible but only this oakland. visibility today is fairly good and we will keep an eye open novato for thing if to form. the likelihood of that happening is slim. as far as temperatures, 29 in santa rosa and 30 in novato which is the cool spot and 33 in concord and san ramon at 35 and 37 in los gatos and san jose and san carlos at 39 and 40 around mountain view and oakland and

hayward at 41. 37 right now in livermore. return from the morning to the afternoon and with the dimming of the sunshine, it will be warmer-than-average with clean air here for now with the pat weres -- pattern shifting a little bit but burning is okay. warm and dry going through 2014 right around the corner. the ending is warm and dry and on december 30, new year's eve in the low-to-mid 60's at 65 in oakland would be a record high. you can see high clouds keeping temperatures up a little bit purpose 30's inland and upper 30's for 40's most of the bay shore and 46 in san francisco for the warm spot. a couple of areas of high pressure dominating our weather and notice a system is off to

the west and high clouds are rolling so there are dirty areas of high pressure but the moist so limited and so high in the atmosphere that it will bring us high clouds. we still have mild air mass hanging around, low-to-mid 60's today and low-to-mid 60's tomorrow and low-to-upper 60's on wednesday and well hang in the low-to-mid 60's for thursday, friday, and possible dropping a little bit on saturday and sunday and those are the days we will start watching to see if the storm system can break through with a chance of rain. that is the seven-day forecast. sue is here for leyla gulen. >> it is a lite holiday traffic week. in dublin, we have reports of a big rig and a car on the shoulder. that could be causing distraction north of 580/680 dublin interchange. road work identity there eastbound 880 buchanan to willow until five o'clock this morning.

drive time traffic is light into dublin and nice drive on westbound a 80 and highway 4 is god and coming from the san rafael it looks great into san francisco and a couple of shots from walnut creek southbound 680 headed to north main and to highway 24 junction and that is moving at the limit and to san jose very light conditions 280 one bit of headlights northbound up to cupertino with no problems and no delays through san jose. >> thank you, leyla gulen. >> for longer spell bound by the boy wizard, a new study finds of the once popular harry potter books. >> california church is turning heads with a controversial nativity scene that

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this is the embarcadero with some lights on. the christmas lights are still on. we have warm temperatures for december. it is 4:53. >> robin roberts has come out publicly for the first time as a gay woman. yesterday, the "good morning america" host posted a "thank you" to her family and girlfriend of 10 years a massage therapist from the bay area. yesterday was 100 days since roberts bone marrow transplant. can you see robin and the team on abc7 news each weekday from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. harry porter has lost some of the magic. a 30 year british library study of the most borrowed children's books about the boy wiz arrest was on top since first published in 1997 dominate the top five spots from 2000 to 2002 but fell east top ten borrowed list

entirely last year. >> travelers could say goodbye to he tell mini bars. travelers prefer socializing in hotel lobbies and surfing the web rather than opting to stay in the room drinking from the mini bar. speakers say the refrigerator stocked with expensive snacks costs too much to maintain. only 21 percent of travelers rank them as important amachine any compared to 89 percent choosing free wi-fi. >> maybe it was the $5 for a small bottle of water. >> think so? >> you could hang out with people if the reasonable and get the water from the tap. mike nicco is a essential guy the. >> telling the kids, don't touch. don't touch the mini bar. >> now from our camera you can see the embarcadero center and the lights, with the backdrop talking about temperatures, not so warm. san jose is down a degree at 66.

santa rosa, down a degree at 65. san francisco is 63. we drop eight degrees in oakland we could stilt set a record with 65. high clouds are moving across the northern part of the state headed to the south or anywhere along the spine of the sierra up to. ma moth lake, high fire danger today with temperatures running 65 in san francisco and mid-50's around tahoe can yosemite and mid-70's in san diego and palm springs. >> good morning, everyone, we have light conditions as you could expect on holiday week with an incident in dublin/pleasanton a pt cruiser rear ended a big rig north of 580 junction 680 southbound. they need a tow truck because the pt cruiser is not driver rable. 80 through berkeley on the way to the maze is at the limit. the bay bridge toll plaza shows everyone getting to san

francisco fine. there are no delays. matt and kristen? >> nativity scene outside a church is causing controversy across the nation. rather than baby jesus it features a sculpture of trayvon martin covered in blood. he was the unremain add florida teen shot to death by neighborhood watchman who has been acquitted. the artist wanted to generate discussion on gun violence. the church has had controversial nativity scenes before including one featuring marry and jesus as a homeless couple. >> snap chat has spented to complaints of security problem after they could help knackers get user names to match with known publics that leads to more spam. the security team, gibson security, reported it in august to snap chat but the problem has not been addressed. snap chat posted that they have

added countermeasures to combat spam and user information abuse. gibson security will test the measures and see how they perform. >> amazon leaks this springsteen album two waze before the release date and fans were able to download each song on "high hopes" individually on saturday. amazon has removed the option, the album has made its way on to file sharing website, of course, representatives from amazon and springsteen did not immediately respond to comment. "high hopes" will be released january 14. >> the boss is more popular than ever. next at 5:00 a.m. a deadline looms for the 13-year-old girl on a ventilator declareed dead after surgery at children's hospital oakland. >> explosions in russia raising

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning. thanks for joining us on monday. i am matt keller here for eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. we have new weather conditions. >> we will check with mike nicco. it is looking clear, right, mike? >> you noticed yesterday the air was cleaner than the day before which was clean than the day before. no