>> announcer: live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. good afternoon, everybody. >> umbrellas, windshield wipers and gushing storm drains, all the sights and sounds of a winter day in the bay area. people in the north bay saw a second day of heavy rainfall. it was really coming down around noon at san francisco's union square. the downpour so intense you could see the raindrops bouncing off of the ground. you can see the dark and heavy clouds just hanging above the bay and the tower there. drew has a look at the storm. >> we're in a temporary lull right now.

another round of rain is moving in for the evening rush. we'll show you the picture across much of the bay area. in the north bay steadier light rain is falling near petaluma and vallejo. oakland right now, scattered showers. if you're headed there for the game tonight, we'll have the rain until 8:00 this evening. we're expecting more rain later on this evening, stretching as far south as san jose. rainfall totals right now, just shy of 1/2 an inch in san francisco. 1/4 in hayward. look at mt. st. humana. what we're expecting throughout the rest of the evening. scattered showers not out of the question. we could see a couple strikes of lightning. another storm we're tracking for the weekend. we'll have the complete story on the third system in just a few minutes. >> thank you, drew. you'll need the umbrella at

some point up there during the hour. the rain is certainly welcome. personal favorite here, 1-year-old caitlin. how adorable is she, splashing around in the rain for the very first time. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has more in walnut creek with the weather. >> reporter: larry, we are actually experiencing one of those lulls that drew just talked about. we've seen a little bit of sun poking through here. earlier today, there was quite a bit of downpour here in the east bay. perhaps not a drought buster, but hopefully a sign of things to come. it's the first real driving rain we've seen, at least this week here on the interstate where cars and trucks needed to slow down. and the drivers beware. >> woo! >> here we go, raiders! >> reporter: what's a little wet weather to die-hard raider fans

who started lining up outside the oakland coliseum last night. for a game that doesn't start until tonight. >> got plenty more. >> reporter: at least the weather's helping this guy make a few sales. >> ponchos and beanies. >> reporter: how is it going so far? >> wet. >> reporter: steven flew in like he always does for the home games from arizona. what about the tailgating? did you think about sitting that out? >> no, that's the best part of the whole experience. this year anyway. >> reporter: rain, shine. >> we'll be here. if it snowed, we'd be here. >> reporter: not sure there's any snow in the forecast. now, east bay mud and other water districts are reminding the customers, we have seen a significant bit of rain, it is

time to turn off the sprinklers. in walnut creek, laurie anthony, abc 7 news. if you're wondering about the precise weather where you live, check out the abc 7 news weather app. it's free on apple's app store or google play. and we have it for you at abc7news.com. president obama will speak to the nation in less than an hour about taking executive action on immigration reform. the president is expected to level broad authority granting work permits to immigrants living in the u.s. illegally. it will protect as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. republicans are furious at the proposal and promising an all-out fight. >> make no mistake, make no mistake, when the newly elected representatives of the people take their seats, they will act. >> the president has great authority in the law to take these actions, and great

precedent of so many presidents from eisenhower on. >> a lot of people in the bay area will be listening closely to what the president has to say tonight. >> abc 7 news reporter david louie is live at a church in san jose where members are about to get together to watch the speech. david? >> reporter: that's right, ama and larry. this particular church, lady of guadalupe is a traditional center of immigration reform activism. they're anxious to see what the president has to say, perhaps uttering words they never thought coming. members of this parish have been waiting a long time for this day. they're gathering to watch president obama give details of his immigration reform order. after years of hiding their status and even protesting in pub reich reform, an estimated 5 million undocumented immigrants will be protected from deportation. plus work permits.

they must reapply in three years. >> this gives everybody, i think, incentive to be more productive, and a contributing member of our society. >> reporter: the age limit will be lifted for students applying for exist iing. more than a quarter million students will be eligible. however, some may still be reluctant to apply. >> one of the possibilities, on immigration's radar screen, will they come after me, what are the possibilities versus that i can work. i don't have to look over my shoulder. for at least three years, my family doesn't have to be worried about being pulled apart. >> reporter: it's believed the president's action may lead to a legal challenge. >> this is a welcoming message for more illegal aliens to come to the united states. >> reporter: silicon valley was hoping the president would make more visas available to allow graduate students completing ph.d.s to stay in the u.s. instead of returning home. but that does not appear to be

the case. in addition, agricultural workers are not expected to get any help from the executive order. in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. we will carry president obama's address on immigration live from the white house on abc 7 news at 5:00. happening at uc berkeley right now, students still sitting in wheeler hall. they say they plan to continue their sit-in until their demands are heard. regents ignored their biggest demands when they approved a tuition hike. >> i want to blideliver a messa to you. it sounds louder than the microphone can go. >> i think the students are being heard. who's not hearing them is the governor. sacramento is underfunded this university for 30 years. >> the tuition hike is for 5% a year for the next five years. protesters say their fight is not over.

a scare in a science class sent three students to the hospital briefly today. hazmat crews were called to stone valley middle school after several students reported not feeling well. they were taking part in a lesson on finger printing. they were all wearing protective gloves and goggles when some said they didn't feel well. emergency crews didn't find any hazardous materials. the students were all back in class this afternoon. we are hearing for the first time from the san francisco zoo after the death of a baby gorilla, today the zoo director defended her organization against safety concerns raised by visitors and animal advocacy groups. the gorilla was crushed in a door nearly two weeks ago. the iteam has been following the story very closely. dan spoke exclusively with the zoo director about potential warning signs that were ignored about the danger posed by those doors. >> this investigation is

continuing. i have planned no disciplinary action. we are trying to find a future fix that this never happens again. >> coming up at 6:00, and only on abc 7 news, dan's full iteam report on why the zookeeper involved in this tragic incident feels betrayed by the zoo director. there's a search for vandals who hit an islamic mosque in santa cruz. worshippers found a star of david and the number 26 spray painted on the door. the council on islamic organization is asking for ha hate crime investigation. mosques in san diego and houston have also been hit by vandals. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, rogue robbers and they're targeting you. a crime police say can happen anytime day or night. we'll tell you who is most at risk. the big honor. why some bay area residents got to meet president obama. new at 4:30, danger for young children, and parents really need to hear this.

what prompted a major stroller recall. as we come up on 4:10, taking a live look outside at your skyway traffic in san francisco, not too bad on the right-hand side heading down to the peninsula 101 south. but barely moving on the left-hand side, that's traffic approaching the deck on the bay bridge heading over to the east bay. i'm meteorologist drew tuma. a lot of green on the screen. the rain is not done this evening. and we're tracking a third system for the weekend. the timing with the full accuweather forecast at 4:00 continues.

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the silicon valley area is seeing an increase in gold chain snatch robberies. >> police are issuing a warning to certain women in santa clara and sunnyvale to put a stop to all this. >> chris is live in santa clara with more. chris? >> reporter: we're talking about dozens of cases involved since may of this year. and so far, no arrests have been made in either sunnyvale or santa clara. but police are hoping to change that. they're asking for the community's help. brazen acts in the south bay. a recent wave of crime targeting south asian women. >> i've seen hyper vigilance myself. a lot of us wear a lot of jewelry, especially from back home. >> reporter: in the past six months, law enforcement personnel in sunnyvale and santa

clara have dealt with more than 50 cases of women having their jewelry snatched from around their necks. it's gotten so bad, the two agencies have come together to physician ur out why. >> we're sharing intelligence information, sharing all information we gather from folks on the street. >> reporter: investigators are encouraging the community to report these crimes right away. this is video of a similar incident last year in southern california. >> these suspects blatantly approaching the victims and just brandishing a weapon or pushing them out of the way and grabbing their jewelry and taking off. >> reporter: they're described as black or hispanic men in their early 20s. with little information to go off of, officials are now also working with a hindu translator to spread the word. reaching out to the community, however they can. >> we put together a safety flier that we distributed through businesses, department managers, different department complexes, religious

institutions. >> reporter: until these crooks are caught, many south asian women in the south bay will remain onguard. >> you never know if it's your unlucky day. >> reporter: in santa clara, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. bay area residents were honored at the white house today with the prestigious national medal of science and innovation, the nation's highest awards in the field. [ applause ] the awards are given to people who have made major achievements in science, technology and innovation. six of the ten science medals went to scientists from the bay area. they include three uc berkeley faculty member. two bay area innovators were awarded the national medal of technology and innovation. one from the mountainview based fog earth institute and one from the san disk corporation. >> great honors there. abc 7 news is highlighting

the efforts of bay area food banks. >> we're encouraging you to give where you live for our food drive. hi, spencer. >> hi, ama and larry. in santa rosa, at redwood empire food bank here, we are now going to meet the executive director, david. good to see you again. >> good to see you as well. >> on behalf of abc 7 and walt disney company, our parent company, i want to present this check for $15,000. let's put it out in front of the barrels here so the people at home can see. $15,000, which i'm told will translate into 30,000 meals. i know the need is even greater, right? >> first of all, thank you very much. but it's just a beginning. we reach 82,000 people every single month here. we're new to the season, the holiday season so we have a long way to go. >> how important is the volunteer effort to meet that need here? >> the volunteers are at the core of what we do. we're 49 staffed here. but thousands of volunteers who

help make everything happen. >> you said the need is ongoing. i want to underscore this, that's a food drive that picks up here and continues on into next year. >> during the holiday time, the hunger doesn't know whether it's thanksgiving or middle of summer. what we do now feeds people throughout the year. >> let me tell folks how you can help. text the word f-e-e-d for a $10 donation, which will be very helpful and very much appreciated. larry and ama? >> thank you so much, spencer. meteorologist drew tuma is in for spencer. he has the forecast. >> hi, guys. we're tracking more rain on the way. you're not seeing rain where you live right now, and you're headed out later on this evening, keep the rain gear handy, because more rain is moving in from the north bay and spreading to the south. we'll show you, we're still active at this hour, after a morning and early afternoon field with rain. we still have more. look at vallejo, north of san

francisco, you do see the pops of yellow indicating the moderate rain and scattered showers throughout the bay area this evening. live look outside from the rooftop camera, above kgo studios, showing you great skies up above. temperatures pretty much stuck in the 50s. the warmest spot we can find right now, moffit field. relatively mild 60 degrees. everyone else is in the 50s. the tower cam showing you, we have the ominous skies, gray, with a few patches of blue trying to poke out. look at this, from santa rosa, napa, novato, concord, livermore, all cool in the 50s. golden gate bridge camera shows the roadways are damp. traffic is moving pretty smoothly at this hour. the forecast shows that the showers right now are through the evening. will be ending shortly after 8:00, 9:00 tonight. the damp roadways, areas of fog developing overnight tonight. friday on the dry side. we're tracking more rain on the way for saturday morning. so here's the setup. satellite radar, here's the cold

front moving through at this hour. bringing us the showers. behind that front still scattered rain and showers ending this evening. right on the heels of this system, a third one means more rain on the way for saturday, with our next cold front. let's time it out for you. we'll start this tomorrow evening at 11:00 p.m. friday night. mainly cloudy skies for your friday evening. north bay, stretching to the south. the north bay may actually start to dry out and see peeks of sunshine. while san francisco and areas to the south, dealing with late showers. look at this, by saturday afternoon, the rain is out of here. and we'll turn to mainly sunny skies. which is great news. we have a huge game on the way saturday afternoon. we're looking dry, partly sunny, temperatures in the mid-60s. the higher elevations, forecast for snow, a couple of inches above 6,500 feet tonight. saturday unfortunately it will be mostly rain with a warmer system. overnight lows in the bay area,

40s in the north bay. 50s elsewhere. with patchy fog developing under mixture of stars and clouds. highs for your friday, we'll see 61 in santa rosa. 61 in san francisco. 63 in oakland. 64 in fremont. mainly a cloudy day but on the dry side. your forecast calls for the 60s tomorrow. rainy for the first half of your saturday. that rain gets out of here by saturday afternoon. sunday looking great. mostly sunny. seasonable temperatures. it looks like we enter a stable pattern, monday, tuesday, wednesday, we begin to warm up and the sunshine comes back in full effect. we get the rain now, and then we'll see a drier half of the weekend come sunday. >> thank you so much, drew. up next, explore where you live from musicals to usher. we'll look at what's happening around the bay area this weekend. new after 4:30. >> i think if you want to consider yourself to be serious, that it will not appear

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the big game is coming up on saturday, stanford versus cal. >> here's more on things you can explore where you live this weekend. >> hold on to your hats. it's time for beach blanket babylon holiday extravaganza. this san francisco institution is turning the holidays into a wacky pageant of dancing christmas trees, parodies and more. the parent company disney invites you to the annual pier 39 tree-lighting ceremony. come meet disney characters enjoying all the treats of the holiday season. san jose is getting a double helping of music legends next week from two ends of the musical spectrum.

on monday, usher will light up the stage at the s.a.p. center for one night when his nationwide tour comes to the bay area. on tuesday, after a 16-year absence, christine mcvee joins fleetwood mac during their on with the show tour. with thanksgiving just around the corner, don't forget to move your feet before you eat. that's the motto of the walnut creek turkey trot on thanksgiving day. it raises money for the food banks and local public schools. for more information about the events where you live, go to abc7news.com. abc 7 news. still ahead here at 4:00, you can't buy good luck. up next, the warning from police, and the new effort to stop an organized scam targeting people in san francisco's chinatown. the students' narrow escape, how being in a library saved him from a killing spree at florida state university. my vision will never be the same.

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a lot of green rainy areas, especially in the north bay. meteorologist drew tuma will have the details in the ac accuweather forecast. cal students pro teting another increase in tuition. they are doing a sit-in at wheeler hall. the board of regents voted yesterday to increase tuition 5% annually for the next five years. lieutenant governor gavin newsom gave response to the increase. he said the people most impacted by this, students and families weren't invited to this conversation. people demand and expect more. coming up at 5:00, we'll look at one lawmaker's aim to keep tuition down. vic lee has details. >> reporter: in the two cases reported to the police, over 100,000 in cash and valuables were taken from members of the community. more than 100 chinatown residents showed up at the square to hear the latest on the

blessing scams. and to get grocery bags and brochures with warnings and phone numbers to call. police in the district attorney's office held a similar event a couple of years ago. when elderly chinese women were being swindled of cash and jewelry. >> we had about 47 reported cases. we had over $1 million in property stolen here in san francisco. >> reporter: a gang of four chinese nationals were responsible for many of those thefts. with their arrests, the fraudulent schemes seemed to stop. but now new cases have surfaced. $180,000 have been stolen so far. police chief greg sur said the scams are cyclical. >> every couple years these groups come over from china, and they try to make hay with this blessing thing. folks that are superstitious play into it. >> reporter: the latest case, this suspect was arrested as she was about to board a flight out of new york to china. san francisco police had circulated her photo at airports

around the country. at least two of her accomplices are still at large. many of the women we spoke with here are already on guard. they've seen the san francisco police video, a reenactment showing how the blessing scam works. thieves convince victims she's possessed by evil spirits but can cure her by giving them her valuables. they switch bags behind her back. the victim goes home and finds her valuables gone. in all, 2,500 bags were distributed in different parts of chinatown today. authorities hope this message works. vic lee, abc 7 news. people in upstate new york are bracing for another blast of lake-effect snow to sweep across that region today. the storm's death toll has risen to 10. the second round of snow could bring eight feet of snow on the ground in the area. eight feet total, not just eight

feet today. the governor is begging people to stay off the roads. crews are trying to dig stranded cars out. power out currently to more than 4,000 homes. people living in mobile homes are warning that the weight of snow is causing their roofs to cave in. some homeowners are climbing on to those roofs to shofrl off the snow. that's a danger in and of its f itself. the game between the bills and jets will not be played in buffalo. they're in the process of relocating that game. yesterday team officials said the stadium is currently under 220,000 tons of snow. and they've offered to pay fans $10 an hour plus game tickets to shovel it. >> whoa! >> as if a snowstorm isn't bad enough, thunder also struck the region overnight. one person was recording the snowfall from the car when he encountered a sudden thunder strike. a gunman went on a rampage at tallahassee campus last

night. he's identified as myron may, a 31-year-old lawyer who graduated from the school. police say may believed he was being targeted by the government and was, quote, in a state of crisis. videos belonging to may were uncovered by authorities overnight. he wounded three people in the campus library before officers shot and killed him. one student who was in the library narrowly escaped. he has his textbooks to thank. >> the books that i had checked out. had a bullet hole in them. i know god's looking out for me. and there's really no other explanation for it. >> fsu student jason said the bullet pierced two of the books. it was stopped by the third for his theology class. two of the wounded remain in the hospital. one person has been released. >> how fortunate is he. consumer news now. the pressure is mounting for a top official for the japanese air bag maker went before a

senate committee. >> michael finney joins us now with more. >> this was interesting. kind of the big showdown everyone was waiting for. the vice president told automakers he does not believe a major recall of the company product is necessary. also testifying today, a victim seriously injured by one of the air bags. >> i will never be the same. >> memories on capitol hill this morning from a woman seriously injured when the air bag in her honda exploded, embedding shrapnel in her face. >> i ask the committee to do everything in their power to make sure every vehicle with a defective air bag is made safe. >> a top check tiexecutive answering questions about the deadly air bags. >> we are deeply sorry about each of the reported instances in which an air bag has not performed as designed. and our air bags are helping to save lives and prevent injuries

on the road every day. >> but despite those assurances, senators made clear that the problem must be fixed. >> the very device that is supposed to save lives becomes a device that is taking lives. >> lawmakers and other experts say that when the takata air bag inflaters explode, they can potentially send sh rshrapnel into the driver. lawmakers want to know how long they knew internally about the potential problems before they became public. >> companies more focused on defending against private litigation then promoting safety. >> so far, more than 8 million cars have been recalled in the u.s. because of the defective air bags. now, coming up, ebay checks, the federal regulators say craigslist, what's going on? we found recalled products for sale online. tonight at 11:00, we go

undercover to show you how these dangerous products are still on the market. the report at 11:00. >> thank you, michael. a warning now for parents almost 5 million strollers are recalled because of a fingertip amputation hazard. you're looking at one of the most popular strollers involved in the recall. a total of 11 models are included. all were manufactured between august 1st of 2000 and september 24th of 2014, this year. they were sold nationwide at stores clurg target, toys "r" us us. you can get a free repair kit. >> in the meantime keep using the stroller, just watch your kids' fingers around this area until you get the repair kit. >> we have the model names, numbers and how to get the repair kit at abc7news.com. coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, an abandoned pygmy

marmoset. drones showing up in a restaurant. how one chain is using drones to bring holiday spirit to the table. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma. live doppler 7 hd, certainly working overtime tracking all this rain. i'll let you know if we dry out in time for friday with the accuweather forecast. at 4:36, another live look at the afternoon commute. this is the san mateo bridge. as you can see, the roads are very slick.

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an amazing discovery in the channel islands. look at this bad boy. a fisherman found a massive 12-pound lobster. >> it looks like he was attacking him. >> he's been made into a pet of sorts. they decided not to eat it, because he was so unique. marine biologists said he's 70 years old, and protective of other smaller lobsters, and very fertile, apparently. the lobster has been moved to a marine sanctuary in the channel islands where he'll be able to make new generations of other lobsters. from big to little, who doesn't love a good massage. oh, look at that.

the marmoset sure does. the staff from the conservatory released a video showing him get a good rubdown with a little toothbrush. he was abandoned by her parents. the staff reared her by hand which included toothbrush massages to teach her how to clean herself. she's now happy and healthy. she's even, listen to this, living with a boyfriend. >> whoa! >> the foundation hopes the video will help raise awareness to help save our world's rare animals. we have it on abc7news.com. that is utter relaxation right there. >> that's why she needs hair and makeup. she's got a boyfriend now. the man known as the world's best father wants to fix the internet. >> perhaps you've seen this picture. maybe on the front page of the magazine. dave posted another picture on his facebook page with his -- that's so cute, his little girl. >> very creative, too. he said after the internet was sort of annoyingly broken, at

least that was the bit last week, we decided to spend our new-found free time to spend more creative ways to pour my morning coffee. they've created more than 140 images to respond to pop culture and various news topics. pretty cute. a new study reveals nearly half of all people living in britain has never kissed under a mistletoe. >> a restaurant chain is hoping to chain that. tgi fridays is launching flying mistletoe drones for the holiday season in the uk. what do you think? >> i don't know. watch out for that drone. the goal is to inspire customers to give their significant others a kiss. hopefully no one is going to eat dinner and break up. >> it's not the most romantic thing. let's get to meteorologist drew tuma in for spencer christian. now he's got the umbrella. >> yeah, guys, it's going to be

the theme of this evening. we're going to be dodging downpours throughout the next couple of hours. keep the umbrella handy. still tracking a lot of moisture around the bay area. specifically right now in the north bay, we zoom in to street level. san rafael, richmond, moderate showers over the next hour or so. san francisco right now, just light rain. to the south we go. we're going to track this storm for you, where you see heavier pockets, pops of yellow, and even red around here, around mountainview in the next half hour. sunnyvale in 36 minutes. san jose in about the next hour. just in case you were wondering, yes, it is still snowing around the great lakes. in some areas in the next 24 hours could total more than eight feet of snow. highs for friday, cool around the great lakes. warm, 73 for phoenix. we're tracking mid-60sdom. tomorrow. we'll be dry for your friday. put the umbrellas as we end the school and work week, guys. still ahead, remembering

mike nichols. his heavy impact on hollywood, broadway and beyond. bill cosby, the bully? wait until you hear what you said to a reporter when he asked

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covering cupertino, concord, wine country, and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma. a live look at live doppler 7 hd. we have a very active evening on the way. lots of rain out there. scattered downpours through the 8:00 p.m. hour. we're tracking a third system on the way. meteorologist sandhya patel coming up later. marion brown a famous brown sisters and her identical twin vivian could often be spotted around the city. marion was 87. the twins acted as ambassadors for the city, signing autographs and having their pictures taken with visitors. vivian brown died in january of 2013. you see before you a happy man. >> it is a moral issue. >> moral issue. >> to me that's always so much more interesting than a real

issue. >> yeah. >> the entertainment world is mourning the sudden passing of critically acclaimed director and comedian mike nichols. he was part of the abc family. he was married to former world news anchor diane sawyer. he directed landmark films for five decades, including the bird cage, the graduate and working girl. nichols was an oscar, emmy, grammy and nine-time tony winner. he's only one of a dozen people to win all those awards. >> you're one of our era's essential artists. you're one of our essential people. >> he is the most encouraging person that i have ever met. >> nichols is survived by sawyer, his three children and four grandchildren. a small private service will be held this week. mike nichols was 83 years old. the latest on bill cosby, and allegations of sexual assault. his comeback collapsing.

a shocking newly released video showing cosby addressing those claims on camera, and pressuring the reporter to scuttle it. abc news reporter cecilia vega with the story. >> reporter: overnight onslaught of new accusers coming out of the shadows. women all accusing bill cosby of sexual abuse. and now, new video of the hollywood icon speaking publicly surfacing, filmed three weeks after the allegations resurfaced. the associated press overnight releasing this november 6th interview with the 77-year-old star. >> we don't answer that. >> okay. i just wanted to ask if you wanted to respond at all about whether any of that was true. . >> there's no response. >> can i ask you if -- with the persona people know about bill cosby, should they believe anything differently about -- >> there is no comment about that. >> okay.

>> and i'll tell you why. i think you were told, i don't want to compromise your integrity, but we don't -- i don't talk about it. >> cosby refuses to answer questions about the decade-old allegations, chastising the reporter for asking them. >> now, can i get something from you? >> what's that? >> that none of that will be shown? >> i -- i can't promise that. >> and i would appreciate it if it was scuttled. >> i hear you. >> i think if you want to consider yourself to be serious, that it will not appear anywhere. >> okay. i appreciate what you've asked. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and we thought, by the way, because it was a.p., that it wouldn't be necessary to go over

that question with you. >> reporter: this as a famous face joins that growing list of accusers. former super bowl model janice dickinson saying cosby sex yugly assaulted her in 1982. but it was said it was an outrageous lie. another claimed he drugged and assaulted her. she said 13 others with similar stories offered to testify. the case settled out of court with no admission of wrongdoing. abc news, los angeles. san francisco's police department is getting a $200,000 grant to improve pedestrian safety. so far this year, 17 people have been killed on san francisco streets. last year 21 pedestrians died. the grant comes from the state office of traffic safety. the money will be used to increase enforcement at high traffic intersections. >> know that when you're

crossing a street in san francisco, that you are in harm's way. do not assume anything. please don't be distracted by an electronic device. >> in addition to handing out more traffic tickets, san francisco police will use the funds to make safety presentations at schools and to community groups. we've been talking about this for a couple weeks. abc 7 news encouraging you to give where you live this thanksgiving. >> our 23rd annual food drive teaming up with bay area food banks. spencer christian is live at the empire redwood food bank in santa rosa. >> reporter: there are so many services provided by this food bank. there's a kitchen here where clients of the food bank can learn how to prepare healthful, nutritious meals. there's morgan smith here who leads the diabetes wellness program, which provides information to clients making smart food choices for whatever health condition they may have. some examples of those healthful choices are here on the table now. let me remind you that you can help our food drive by texting

the word f-e-e-d for a $10 donation which goes a long way and helps a lot. larry and ama? >> thank you, spencer. up next, an unexpected blessing. who stepped up to help after a church had its front lawn stolen. coming up new at 5:00, will pg&e pay up? e-mail scandal further engulfs the utility. the new fine and whether shareholders will be on the hook. driving along highway 101 in marin, you're not going to believe what police found right in the middle of the fast lane. that's next, when cheryl and i see you at 5:00. stay tuned. am

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an east bay church got an unexpected blessing today after a story we first brought you last week on abc p 7 news. >> thieves made off with thousands of pounds of artificial turf. but kind folks from the community stepped up to make it right. >> ready? >> yep. >> reporter: at the bay hills community church they're rolling out the green carpet. a covering of artificial turf. over what had looked like this. in the middle of the night thieves had stolen the turf that was painstakingly put down by volunteers as part of a church effort to save water. after we ran the story last friday, there was an outpouring of support. >> this is great. it's a blessing for us. >> reporter: five companies came forward, each offering to replace all of the turf for free. >> we were overwhelmed with the fact so many people were interested in doing this. >> reporter: in the end, they went with clark's you safe

rockery, the company that sold them their original lawn with help from miller synthetic turf. the workers donated their time. >> you have to give back to the community. this church gives to the community, to the school down the street, help the kids out at trick-or-treating time. churches are very important in the community. >> reporter: this time they're hammering in one of these giant nails per foot and one of these huge staples per inch. and that's not all. after trimming the turf and plumping it up, they'll pour in pound after pound of sand. >> it's not going to be that easy to walk away this time. >> reporter: beyond the staples and the nails, the church members have found something else has been reinforced -- their faith. >> to know we are a strong church. >> a passage of scripture that says god causes all things to make things great for those of loving. this is a good thing happening. >> reporter: in hayward, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. thank you so much for

joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry biel. here's cheryl and dan. the storms opened wide today. don't expect the skies to be sunny anytime soon. >> the board of regents approved a controversial tuition increase. but it does not come without a fight. coming up, how today's decision could backfire. plus, a unilateral action to protect 5 million undocumented immigrants. we are minutes away from president obama addressing the nation, live. >> announcer: live, from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. the president has great authority in the law to take these actions. >> if president obama acts in defiance of the people, congress will act. >> congressional leaders divided on the president's plan to provide work permits and defer deportations for roughly 5

million people who live here and are undocumented. >> this is a live picture from the east room of the white house, where the president will be speaking on immigration in just a few minutes. we will return as soon as he does. but first, the other big story tonight, rain across the bay area. this is in petaluma. >> san jose also got rain as well. it did not come down a hard enough to put the wipers on high. >> meteorologist sandhya patel has more. >> cheryl and dan, as you look at the live doppler hd, we have wet roadways around the bay area. we are tracking some cells that are right around the san mateo county coast. also in the east bay, as i take you in a little bit closer here, watch out if your travels take you across 680, 84, out to the livermore valley. in the north bay the radar is tracking some returns. this system moves out, another storm comes in. details on that coming up. dan, cheryl?

>> san dhya, thank you. >> laura, how much rain did you >> reporter: quite a bit, dan, throughout the day. it just started raining here again. around town today, we found no one that really willing to complain about it. it's certainly a welcome sight, but there better be a lot more where this came from before northern california can begin to pull itself out of the historic drought. perhaps that's why those who chose to be out in were not complaining. at least not those of the raider nation who camped out all night to be first in line for a soggy tailgate at the coliseum. >> i've got plenty more where that came from. it's water resistant. this helps out a lot, too. >> reporter: dwight michael came from los angeles to cater to the needs of those who arrived unprepared. >> you haven't bought one.