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they were quite simply assassinated. >> shocking murders. two officers shot and killed sitting in their patrol car in new york. good evening. police say officers wenjin liu and raphael ramos were ambushed and murdered and never had an opportunity to draw their weapons. we've learned the gunman had made on-line posts that were very anti-police. michelle franzen has the latest. >> reporter: a brazen deadly attack in new york city leaving the police commissioner and mayor shaken. >> bear with us as we try to bring some sense to the madness that occurred this on the streets of brooklyn. >> our city is in mourning.

our hearts are heavy. >> reporter: sinking in, two police officers shot to death on the streets of brooklyn in broad daylight. >> they were quite simply assassinated. >> reporter: police say the shooter, 28-year-old ismail walked up to the police car and fired his weapon several times through the front passenger window, striking the officers in the head several times. police say he then ran to a nearby subway station where he shot himself in the head. earlier on saturday in baltimore -- >> a female believed to be his former girlfriend was shot and seriously wounded at her residence. >> he posted on social media. >> which were anti-police. >> those postings alerted baltimore police, but their warning about his intention to harm police officers arrived in new york city at the same time the two officers were gunned

down. their killings incited outrage. >> to turn around and be executed on the streets. >> at the end of the day two families are missing somebody for the holidays and it's wrong. >> michelle franzen, abc news, new york. >> several law enforcement agencies around the u.s. including the san francisco police department are wearing black bands on their badges to mourn the officers killed today. berkeley police are investigating a suspicious death of a 20-year-old man. he was found outside of his home near the cal campus this morning. officers were called to the -- to piedmont avenue and dwight way around 4:00 a.m. he's identified as apoorve agarwal. he's believed to be a student at uc berkeley. he may have been drinking. an autopsy will be held to determine how he died. the second death near campus in a month. another 20-year-old man was found dead after a large party in november. he was an aerospace engineering

student at uc davis. he was celebrating his birthday and visiting friends in berkeley. police didn't get a call about an unresponsive man lying on the floor of the frat house until noon the following day. in napa tonight, outrage over a letter and questionnaire sent to tenants at a self storage facility. as we first reported last month, the tenants have not been allowed in their units because of earthquake damage. what many are calling a slap in the face now. we have a live report at the storage site with more. >> reporter: tenants got these in the mail today ask canning them to help them foot the bill to get access to a damaged bill that is red tagged. tenants found out it is possible to go in but it will cost them. >> i consider this to be extortion. and it is like ransom for our stuff.

>> reporter: tempers flared at this meeting in napa tonight as tenants of napa self storage sounded off about this letter from management. they were told to get stored property ou of building tenants will have to foot the bill. >> shocked they will make us pay for this. >> but it isn't cheap. it amounts to 12 times the person's monthly rent. >> does everyone agree our goal is to get our stuff out? building 900 was with red tagged after the earthquake in august. they have no idea what condition their possessions are in since they haven't had access. owners insist it needs to be demolished but a specialized crew can help them recover what they can safely. >> the fact their building did not stand up is their problem. we need to have access to our belongings. >> bad planning on our party

shouldn't constitute an emergency on ours. >> reporter: most can't afford to pay the cost for access lout youth lined in the questionnaire. the mayor had agreed to check if the earthquake relief fund can pay for this. >> we can spend timing over who should pay for this. i'd rather have a focus on how quickly can we get the stuff out of there. >> no one from napa self storage returned my call today. abc 7 news. at a mobile home park in redwood city, flooding evacuees are back home. reminders of the damage are around them. sandbags and water pump line the road. this is a result of last week and this week's storm. there's a lot of standing water that needs to be pumped out. sandbags are there to prevent flooding in the next storm. many of the people who live there are wearing new clothing tonight. volunteers stopped by to drop

off clothing donations. they saw the news report about the flooding at the mobile home park and wanted to help replace some of the items people lost. a large tree fell on a lexus in gonld gate park this afternoon. it happened near 25th avenue. police say the driver swerved when he saw the tree come down in front of him. the branches hit the car and smashed the windshield and sunroof. the driver and passenger were not hurt. crossover drive was shut down while crews cleared the road. the bay area is bracing for some of the year's highest tides next week. the high water is causing flooding in mill valley. the tides are expected tomorrow through december 23rd. experts say it is a preview of what the bay area can expect as global warming causes sea levels to rise. king tides are expected in mid january and february. this is a live look outside

from our exploretorium camera. what are you seeing? >> not much. the skies chopped in half there. dealing with fog and drizzle across the region. live doppler over the last couple of hours, showers in the bay area and that's the case this evening. the golden gate bridge camera where the roadways are wet. visibility is dropping and that's the theme overnight tonight. lows across the region will see mid to low 50s with showers lingering and patchy fog continuing to develop. i'm tracking a drier pattern heading our way. i will let you know when that arrives in a few minutes. thank you, katie. san francisco international airport is catching up from earlier flight delays. the rain and fog delayed takeoffs for up to three hours this afternoon. things are running smoothly now. the airport in oakland seeing delays up to an hour now.

make sure to call your airline and check on your flight before you head out. new at 11:00, firefighters were able to douse a single-alarm fire in oakland tonight. it began just before 8:00 on 89th avenue in a home. no one was home and there were no injuries. no word on what caused the fire. still to come on abc 7 news at 11:00, the last-minute shopping frenzy and the stores staying open 24 hours this weekend to help you finish before christmas. plus families still in need this holiday season and how you can help a child. later north korea responds to the accusation it was behind the major hack attack in s

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it is super saturday. that's what analysts have dubbed today, the final saturday before christmas. it's expected to be bigger than ever with $10 billion in sales. abc 7 news reporter is live in union square tonight where some stores have found extra time to help you do last-minute shopping. have you been trampled by shoppers yet? >> reporter: i have been careful to avoid some crowds but after tonight there's four days until christmas day. a lot of retailers throughout the bay area are opening extra hours to make sure people can get the last-minute presents purchased. here at macy's on union square, this store will be open 24 hours

a day until 6:00 on christmas eve. at shopping centers throughout the bay area, the rush is on. >> bizarre. just got off work and it's crazy in here. >> reporter: for some people at valley fair mall in san jose this was their first day of shopping. >> i have been last-minute shopping because i have been busy with my personal and work life and just now having a chance to switch to christmas mode. >> reporter: at daly city, we talked to people who got their shopping done on-line but had to come here for the must have items. how long did you wait in line. >> an hour. >> reporter: the shoes she bought are the latest model of air jordans. this is the line she and her sister waited in and these people are holding a ticket they got earlier this week that will give them a chance to plunk down $200 for the sneakers. >> looking for outer wear

because it is more pricey and it is buy one get one free. so that's a good deal. >> reporter: specials are on display. most of the store managers tell us the sales will likely last up until the last minute, christmas day. abc 7 news. a lot of happy children are playing with new toys tonight, thanks to generous bay area donors. the 30th year, they gave away donated toys. these gifts are the only ones these children will receive for the holidays. 10,000 toys were given out and they are still accepting donations. you can drop one off just make sure it is new and unwrapped. a program is short of toys for teens this year. they have signed up 3200 families in need. they will distribute 17,000 toys next week with. the program still needs more than 4 thourk toys. if you would like to help, drop off a toy at sacred heart at

1381 south first street in san jose. a group in san francisco may have found a festive way to encourage people to donate toys, just add drinks. it is called a flask mob. for the gathering, organizers asked people to bring a toy to donate to the san francisco fire department toy drive. the initial meeting and toy dropoff. music and charity are two big parts of the holiday season and tonight a familiar face got in to the act. ♪ let it snow let it snow let it snow ♪ >> our own dan ashley took the stage at the michael walden foundation holiday jam in mill valley. each year, the concert raises money to support young musicians in the area. wald withen goes all out for the concert. >> so important. at christmastime we open our hearts and we become filled with

a spirit of love. the spirit of love is music. music inspires our children. we want our children to have confidence and grow to be big and strong. >> the concert honored the legendary dionne warwick. that's our grand daughter cheyenne elliot performing there. let's send it back for a check on the forecast. looks rainy out there in the flask mob. >> a little bit. not the prettiest of evenings. fog and light rain. live doppler will show you the past couple of hours we have had wet weather moving through. the drizzle is hanging on this evening. task it live outside on the rooftop camera atop kgo studios. along the embarcadero the roadways are went and the winds are 15 miles an hour. the fog is settling in. we will have that fog first thing tomorrow morning. also wet weather keeping temperatures pretty mild. upper 50s in many spots. actually 60 mountain view, 59

san jose. the same in san francisco. oakland 57 and right now fairfield at 56. satellite-radar will show you a lot of cloud cover overhead. the area of low pressure to the north is bringing plain to portions of washington and oregon. high pressure off the coast is keeping a lot after that moisture to the north of us. we are dealing with light drizzle at this hour. the high pressure will though clear our skies on sunday afternoon. 7 a.m. tomorrow morning, drizzle still around. still fog and overcast skies. watch the high pressure move in the afternoon. the clouds pretty much evaporate. sunshine pops out. looking at a drier second half of the sunday. highs on sunday, we will see drizzle early on. 63 san francisco. same in oakland, 64 concord and 60 the high in san mateo. we have a coastal flood advisory that goes until tomorrow morning at 9:00. the position of the sun, earth

and moon this time of the year will create the highest high tide we see. we are talking about sea water possibly on the roadways, sidewalks and trails the next couple of days. also, winter arrives tomorrow afternoon at 3:03 p.m. the shortest day of the year. nine hours, 33 minutes of daylight and the longest night of the year. that sun is at the lowest position in the sky. the good news is our days will get longer from here on out. you can look at it two ways. fast forward. a travel week with the holiday coming up. we will show you a cold front through the great lakes and deep south. that will push to the east on wednesday. christmas eve if you are traveling, taking to the skies, new york, washington, d.c., boston and even chicago could have some hefty delays as that system moves through. take note of that. the accu-weather seven-day forecast shows for driz le. monday a beautiful first full day of winter. very mild with sunshine. on tuesday we will duplicate the forecast.

more sunshine on the way. christmas eve will call for clouds early on. perhaps drizzle in the north bay. nothing widespread. friday we are mostly sunny. saturday this time next week we will talk about sunshine and seasonable temperatures. >> merry christmas to us. >> thank you, drew. over to colin. rough spots tonight. >> this was rough to watch. where does it stack as far as disappointing losses for the niners? the last time they had a

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at the point of attack, it was complete domination. the 49ers with 355 yards rushing. turning back the clock but it has been their achilles heel all

year, inability to score in the fourth and they failed to protect the 21 point lead at halftime. mike and off tackle. runs over a pair of charger defenders. 52 yards. good for a buck 58 in the game. the chargers needed the game to stay if the playoff hunt. rivers what a rough first half. antwan 49 yards the other way. 3-6 in the game for rivers. it appears they will blow it open. davis, where's this been all year from vernon, 63 yards for the score. hold everything. it's coming back. shot clock called on gore with a little help from boone. 35-14. this happens on the next play. kap sacked by dwight. recovered in the end zone by

cory legit. cap with a pressure and off he goes. the long stride and the speed. the athleticism. 90 yards for the touchdown. second longest td run by a quarterback in nfl history. game over? no. gates with 5: 16 to play. rivers converts two fourth and long plays. second one here. sets up this to floyd. 29 seconds left. his fourth of the game. tied at 35. to overtime. niners run a reverse. gains 20 yards but fumbles as he was going down. the chargers recover and work in to field goal range. nick novak from 40 yards. down 21 at one point. chargers rally to win it. playoff hopes alive.

you know what they will say in the locker room after a loss like this. >> i thought it was over. san diego kept fighting. they made plays and we have to make plays. >> right now not much to say other than keep fighting. get our last regular season win. that's the goal. that's a tough one. >> we have to finish in the second half. we came out fine but have to maintain it. we get the half. we just have to finish. >> niners host arizona next week. first one to 50 ♪

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in the storied history of la salle football. title game against centennial. both exchanging blows throughout. mckinley with three touchdowns. 25 yards from nate. sen ten nal 28-20. tied at 40 n. the third dela salle takes over. custer with his fourth score of the game. 21 unanswered points to end it. 63-42 the final. the sharks won eight of the last nine. they start a difficult stretch with the next seven against playoff teams tonight starting with the blues. la pierre on the break away.

2-1 blues. in the third thornton finds mark off the bench. 26 left. we go to overtime. sharks power play opportunity. one time the game winner. sharks 5-3, 3-2 the final. >> thank you. still to come, north korea responds to accusations the country was behind the sony attack. and what cuba's leader is saying tonight. and the watch dog group set up to keep an eye on gas prices. with will let you know why they are concerned about what may

good evening. in tonight's headlines we are learning more about the killings of two new york city police officers. police say the man who shot them ambush style posted anti-police messages on instagram and had shot and injured his ex girlfriend in baltimore earlier in the day. the gunman killed himself. in berkeley, police are calling the death of a 20-year-old man suspicious. officers found his body this morning outside of his home near the cal campus. they say he may have been drinking. check out the flooding in mill valley. the king tides are here and the highest tides could mean standing water in some places tomorrow through tuesday. experts say the bay area can expect more king tides as global warming causes sea levels to rise. one day after president obama blamed north korea for the cyberattack on sony pictures the

communist regime has responded. think deny guilt but the u.s. intelligence says the north is behind the massive dump of private videos and documents that turned life upside down for the company. abc news reporter bazi kanani has the details. >> reporter: they claim they didn't do it but north korea says it wants to help the united states find out who's behind the massive hack attack on sony. on state-controlled television, the government proposed a point investigation with serious consequences if washington refuses. the interview was supposed to open christmas day. but this was the film's surprise ending as sony pulled the plug in the face of cyberthreats vowing violence. that was thumbed down from the critics. >> i think they made a mistake. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea. >> reporter: sony said they had toen cancel distribution of the interview because theaters were refuse ing to show it.

>> they were in violation for the theater owner would have been enormous. >> reporter: the sony ceo speaking with cnn says he will release the interview, just not in theaters. >> we have not given in. we have persevered and not backed down. >> the government says north korea intended to inflict harm on a u.s. business and rendered thousands of sony computers inop rabble. what's next? >> we will respond in a place and time and manner that we choose. >> reporter: on friday the hackers sent a message threatening more mayhem if the film is ever released, distributed or leaked in any form. one thing's for sure, the interview won't be coming soon to a theater near you. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. cuba's leader raul castro says a renewed relationship with washington won't change the system. he said that cuba will not

abandon its ideals. three alleged spies recently freed by the u.s. got a standing ovation at the meeting. in miami, flag waving protesters took to the streets to pro-pest president obama's plan to normalize the relationship with the castro government. a couple hundred people showed up, mostly older cuban americans. former heavyweight champ mohammad alie is in the hospital tonight. a spokesman says the 72-year-old has a mild case of pneumonia. he has parkinsons disease and was admitted to a hospital earlier today. doctors say his prognosis is good because the pneumonia was caught early. nearly 99 million travellers are expected to hit the roads and skies this holiday season. analysts say an improving economy and lower gas prices combine to make it one of the busiest travel seasons on record, up 4% from last year. 89 million travelers are expected to take a road trip between december 23rd and

january 4th. as gas prices continue to drop, a watch dog committee has been set up to keep an eye out for suspicious price hikes in the new year. consumers union says some oil companies claim there is a hidden gas tax that will take effect in the new year. there's no such tax. what is taking effect is california's clean energy plan which gives refineries incentive to lower emissions a. if they exceed their limits they could pay a fine. consumers union wants to make sure oil companies don't raise prices to cover the fine. >> we want somebody in state government to look at why it happened and how it happened. we believe the state's clean energy programs aren't why it will happen. if it does we think it is price manipulation. >> the new petroleum advisory committee plans to meet in february after california's clean energy plan takes effect to see how or if it has affected

prices. more people are working in california and in the bay area, according to state numbers released on friday. unemployment rates dropped with the low nest marin and san mateo county. most of the new jobs are in the professional, scientific and services sector including high-tech jobs. the unemployment rate for the state is 7.2%. it was 8.4% a year ago. a world war ii veteran celebrates his 89th birthday with a parachute jump over a field in byron. he joined the air force when he was 19. today his daughter, who served as a lieutenant colonel, joined her dad on the jump. the last time boyd jumped from a plane was 70 years ago. he was shot down by the germans over yugoslavia and had to walk four days to safety. boyd flew a total of 26 missions before retiring from the air force in 1966.

still to come, the battle against pirates. >> thieves have come up with a new way to fit in. i'm abc 7 meteorologist. we are dealing with drizzle and fog this evening. a look showing reduced visibility. but drier and

caught in the act. new you tube video shows a man walking up to someone's doorstep, opening the gate and walking away with a holiday package. it happened on thursday on church street. after getting the package, he and the other suspect casually walk away. the homeowner posted this clip and filed a police report. he hopes someone will recognize them and turn them in. that's the latest example of what we are calling package pirates. it's not a new crime but there's a new twist this year. 7 on your side's michael finney has the latest on the crime of the season. >> reporter: it's a nice day in the sunset district of san francisco. midday, quiet, a letter carrier drops off a package. all of this is recorded by a surveillance camera mounted on a family home. andrew bolls mounted the camera and says the package was never sdplound my roommate let me

know, i think there was a package delivered but i don't see it. he kept looking outside. he knew it was delivered around 12:30. so that's when he told me, can we check the camera? >> so they pulled up the video and the roommate was right. the package had been delivered. sglit took about a half hour and we saw someone walk up the stairs, walk down and we say got ya. >> the video does not show the package actually picked up but it sure appears the person is walking away with more items than they were carrying when they arrived. here, you look at the video. it shows a pair working together, maybe even working the street. the one on the far side crosses over and meets up with the one on andrew's side of the street. they both carry what could be pamphlets or other paperwork. >> it is possible, because of the papers they are carrying, we think that maybe if someone answers the door they are ready to have an excuse as to why they

are there and, you know, something along that line of we're just here to hand out a pamphlet and don't worry about it. don't mind us. we are just walking around. something along that effect. >> i haven't heard of anyone using pamphlets as a way to kind of look at packages on the front porch and use that as a way to blend in the neighborhood. this is something that is relatively new that we are seeing. >> that's why you are sigh seeing it, too. the sergeant from sfpd wants you to know because a person is carrying a pamphlet or door hanger does not make them legit. >> if anyone sees anything that is suspicious, give us a call. we are happy to come out. >> andrew's friends says his friends have heard about this and sparks a debate. >> do we do street justice, post flyers on the poles saying look

out. an interesting debate about how to handle the problem. >> the best way to protect yourself is to have shipments sent to your work place, post office box or other area where they aren't easy pickin's. michael finney, 7 on your side. . new details on a spectacular christmas light display in our area. >> o, my gosh, that's awesome. since video of the home in newark went viral, 3 million people have watched it on you tube. car cans are lining up around the block at lafayette avenue. the family put up 100,000 lights. in case you are wondering, they start to set it up in june. that's incredible. love it. we'd love to see how you are celebrating where you live. if you can follow that. you can share your photos of

holiday lights and events with us on twitter. use the hashtag where you live. and you can e-mail photos or video to us at kgo-tv.com. spectacular light snow of weather with, drew. what do you have for us? >> that's insane. we need to go there and see that. that's awesome. live doppler 7 hd. not the best night to look at the lights because of drizzle and low clouds. we will take you outside and look at the camera. you will notice not the best looking evening. low-lying clouds and drizzle on the camera. in this weather sticks around overnight and early sunday morning. nationwide weather shows the mid section of the country looking good. showers in the deep south and the pacific northwest. the cold front is pushing to the north and the east tomorrow. in california, temperatures in the 50s for eureka. 71 l.a. where it is dry.

there are some showers in northern california. could be a little drizzle in the north bay tomorrow morning. closer to home, a high of 64 in san francisco. 63 san jose. 64 vallejo. fairfield 66 with afternoon sunshine. the seven-day forecast shows after morning drizzle sunshine in the afternoon. patchy fog on monday. more sunshine on tuesday, and wilder wichbter day. christmas day is dry and cooler. friday and saturday sunshine prevailing. >> merry christmas. that's california. sglen joy. >> thank you. over to colin in for mike on this spectacular night in sports. feel so lucky. >> if they start to put them up in june, how long does it take to take them down. >> just leave them up year round. that's what i would do. >> what's the point. we will hear from the

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this abc 7 sports report brought to you by ebay. the 49ers had no business losing tonight. none at all. 355 rushing yards, 21 third quarter lead. the loss to san diego was a microcausism of a season gone awry. kaepernick took off in the third

quarter. raw athleticism. 90 yards for the touchdown. second long est td run by a quarterback in nfl history 35-21 san francisco. rivers good when he had to be. 11 yards to ford with 29 seconds left. overtime at 35. novak would win. 35-38 loss tonight. >> all losses are tough to swallow but this is tough. this year seems like one of those years. >> we have to approach to score every drive. they have a grit offense and they showed they can come back and put points on the board. we have to keep going. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell saying there will not be a team in los angeles next year. upon hearing the news, san diego announced their intention to stay put. if the raiders or rams have

inclinations they have to think of 2016. philadelphia and washington the early game today. eagles fighting for a playoff spot. morris 28 yards for a touchdown. 10-7 washington lead. sanchez had a great 58 minutes and 24 seconds. two touchdown passes both to cooper. eagles rally to tie it at 24. with a 1:36 left in the game, sanchez does what he does, throws the pick and puts washington in game-winning field goal range. 27-24 the final. cowboys win tomorrow and they are eliminated. ready for 40 games. utah starts on a winning note. them and colorado state in the las vegas bowl. booker is really good. 162 yard rushing. 60 yards there. wilson three for one. rams three more.

31-10 utah lead. they rock the rams 45-10. they should rename the new orleans bowl louisiana lafayette bowl. 17 yards and first drive of the game. that's against nevada. butler one-handed grab. fourth year and fourth win for the ragen cajun. high school football release the hounds. division two championship game. under eight minutes to go and the quarterback for the ugly eagles. that's their nickname. heart break on the point after. daniel's attempt block that would have tied the game. two missed points opportunities cost them the game. 34-33. title game.

driving for the win but adam recovers the fupable. takes it 85 yards the other way. 35-28. and the ensuing kickoff, tiger don't wall me woods garcia recovers the fumble and that does it. they complete a perfect 1 6-0 season. college hoops, marquis shooting matchup. first half, off balance. sanford rallies down 13. five minutes to play. he equalled him with 24. over time. does not go. 79-77. maybe they could beat the 76ers. we are talking about kentucky facing ucla to score the first 24 points of the game. booker will throw it down. 41-7 at the half for kentucky.

they blow out ucla 83-44. stanford take on tn tvnl lady vols in command from the opening tip. no help on defense. stanford crushed knoxville. this abc 7 sports report brought to you by ebay. >> thank you for joining us. abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00. thank you for joining us. have a good night.

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