the u.s. state department has just issued a worldwide travel alert because of travel threats. this comes during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, a travel alert refers to a more urgent travel than a travel warning. >> u.s. officials believe the likelihood of terrorist attacks will continue as members of isis return from syria and iraq. good afternoon, though, and thank you for joining us. >> we'll turn now to the weather. it's already gray and gloomy outside in advance of a cold wet storm moving in to the bay area. spencer crist januahristian is what is heading our way.

>> it is getting colder even as we speak. skies will get cloudier and we have a winter storm warning in this the sierra. eastern slopes from 10:00 tomorrow to wednesday morning. a foot of snow in some locations there. a big cold air mass crdropping our direction. we'll see pockets of spotty light showers moving into the bay area during the morning commute. by later in the commute, heavier pockets in the north bay and flo more to follow that. i'll show you how cold it will

be coming up. and wayne freedman is live tonight with more on what is happening. >> reporter: residents say it's not a matter of if, but when. they're talking about floods. all you have to do is look at the picture from 1925 and the high water mark from 2005. and there an el nino washirningd resident are appearing. is this the in-teeare interior r and with rain coming, walter expects to return. >> every year happen the same thing. also in the high tide. >> reporter: in the north bay, there was lots of preparation. it in this view the inside of a sewer line in mill valley, the city ready to clear it if

necessary. san rafael, experts told them what they told us, the drought has weakened trees and root systems, with winds and wet soil, many are poised it fall. for this family, this removal decision did not come easily. >> 39 years ago we moved in. this tree has kept us cool in the summer and keeps the warm air here in the winter. it's beautiful. i hate to lose it. but i don't want to take out our neighbor's houses. or ours. >> reporter: but with with storms on the way, it's best to be proactive and decisive. wayne freedman, abc 7. in napa, crews are beginning process of protecting the historic county courthouse from upcoming storms. and now huge snowstorm headed to the sierra, you can see it was mostly clear

overheavily mountains in this afternoon, but that is about to change. some areas could see two 2 feet of snow in the next few days with whiteout conditions. most ski resorts are already open. >> and you can track the coming showers with the apt 7 weather app. now is a great time to download it as we have severe weather moving in. easy to use, actually this is a live picture of live radar as you can see on my cellphone. it will give you blizzard warning feature, winter weather advisories, get the 7 day forecast. all with live video feed, all kinds of features on this phone which will keep you up-to-date with what is happening with the weather as it happens. >> it's free on apple or google play. and when you do get unusual weather, take a video or photo and share it with us. we just might use it on the air. let's move on, investigators

on the lookout for this man, 34-year-old nathan wilson, suspected of killing his parents outside of their home today. deputies found the bodies of david and and i had dree ap-wilson inside their home on sexton road about 9:30 this morning. each had multiple stab wounds. deputies report finding a possible rep in the house. we'll have a live report on the hunt for that i thn wilson at 5. the fatal shooting of anton antonio ramos just shocked the community and we're at oakland police headquarters with the latest. >> reporter: the police chief called this a horrific case and says that he hopes this arrest brings some closure to the family and community. the candles unlit are still there, flowers propped again the wall, tributes to the

27-year-old who was working on this peace mural september 29th, the day he died. >> beautiful. >> reporter: like hundreds who gather to mourn the loss of the artist, he's relieved to hear of an arrest. >> video helped and tips helped. >> reporter: oakland police chief says suspect was arrested friday night, identity being withheld while a the district attorney reviews the evidence. witnesses say ramos had exchanged a few words with the killer before he was fatally shot. >> somebody trying to do a positive thing in the community and really very callus the way it event with down. and so the fact we were able to get that person off the streets that commit that hted that act important. >> reporter: the suspect expected to be named tomorrow. carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. black lives matter protesters are suing the city of berkeley for the way police acted during a demonstration

last year. >> this is video of that protest on december 6. abc 7 was there as police took on protesters using tear gas. some looted stores. >> lawsuit was file order behalf of 11 protesters. two journalists are among those suing. >> actions taken to aharm, that is not done just because you have a badge. you don't have a license to hurt. >> lawyers flademanded police cameras. an apartment a closed today of a fire investigators checked out the 90-year-old building. a disabled resident was taken to the hospital to get checked out. 30 people were displaced for the foreseeable future.

deadline for survivors of the wildfire to register for government loans and grants is midnight tonight. aid is available to people. you can register with the federal emergency management agency and for disaster recovery loans with the small business administrati administration. a 14-year-old boy is safe and sound after being rescued this morning after sliding down a 50-for a ledge. the boy fell about 11:00 a.m. sky 7 hd was over the scene as rescue crews reached him. he didn't suffer anything major thankfully. a ledge broke his fall and that he's very lucky to be alive. police in campbell are searching for a toilet thief, just the seat. this man is accused of stealing a package containing a self washing toilet seat from a home earlier this month. it was worth $730. the package stolen from the

victim's front porch shortly after it was sdidelivered. 43 artists are moving out saying they cannot afford their places. >> natasha has the latest. >> reporter: it's very emotional here. some of the artists have been here for 26 years now. and i want to show you something. this is a ball of cat hair, one artist rolls these and makes them into jewelry and she call this is an end of an era. >> i don't get key motiemotiona often. >> reporter: this san francisco artist is learning who you to partly cloudy up 26 years in seven days. paw prints on the ground, the sign of good memories. she makes juewelry out of cat hair. >> this cat has the most super soft hair. >> reporter: and adding medal or

leather. >> here is one. >> reporter: she's been in the studio since 1989. now the site of a contentious battle. in october, the cultural action network staged a whiteout here. more than 90 works of art draped in white saying artists are increasingly being pushed out of the city. the deadline is finally here, artists must be gone by november 30. we tried to reach out to the property owner for comment. his office was empty. when we finally got through over the phone, we were told he was there and then that he wasn't. he didn't call us back. some locals are mourning the loss. >> losing artists in san francisco seems like losing a part of san francisco's soul. >> reporter: but not all are happy. one of the two scissors publicity has backfired. >> there seems to be just this huge feeling among the big property owners saying whatever

you do, don't ever rent to artists. >> once the artists are gone, they don't come back. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, your commute is tough, but did you know this bay area freeway is one of the worst bottlenecks in the nation? plus an early holiday gift for some south bay families. and did some

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. you you you see it every day, we all see it, this right now a live look at the san francisco skyway. traffic at a crawl. a new report says actually it's the 12th worst bottle neck in the country. >> the next worst is the approach to the bay bridge, stretch of interstate 880 which is almost always a nightmare. >> reporter: take a look at this nationally recognized stretch of highway, but nothing to be proud of. this section of 880 between 101 and the bay bridge has land eed list of america's top 50 bottlenecks. of course this is no surprise. >> it's really bad. the whole entire highway all the way back up to third avenue coming right over the hill, so just because of that, that

bottles up the whole entire san francisco. >> reporter: this these clogged lanes landed in 12th the place. and the bay area is on that top of people's list of places to avoid. >> sometimes they try to get up on there and i'm like, no, go through town or find somewhere else. >> reporter: this cloggeded spot is only 1.9 miles long, but estimated to create a lot of waste. the american highway users alliance says the delays cost a total of 2.2 million wasted hours every year and nearly 800,000 gallons of gas. >> you expect to see a big accident or something like that and it's just congestion. >> reporter: the only people who find something positive are people who live next to it. >> living right next to it, we appreciate it you because the slower they go, we don't get the freeway noise. >> reporter: caltrans gave us a lengthy statement listing all the ways the agency is trying to

help ease congestion including the support of alternate forms of transportation and work to go convert hov lines to express lanes. in san francisco, amy hollyfi d hollyfield, abc 7. the worst bottleneck in the country is in the kennedy expressway speakinterstate 090. 12 out of the top 50 spots are in l.a. it isn't just the roads that are busy right now, this is expected to be a record season for holiday travel. transportation security administration expects 25 million passengers to fly this year. another 20 million people are expected to drive to their thanksgiving destination. families in south bay are receiving early holiday gifts. sacred heart has distributed thanksgiving food boxes and also an early plea for donations.

4200 people will get be getting the food. number of participants is slightly higher than last year. s >> people are having a hard time living their life daily. so this gives people breathing room. >> turkeys are still needed for thin who would like to donate. sacred heart started the day about 1700 turkeys short of the goal. luckily the nonprofit has already received help from local families and schools. national presidential turkey and its alternate the flew the could that and landed all the way this washington wa, d.c. washington. president obama will pardon the birds in a white house ceremony wednesday. they are relaxing at a five star hotel. they were raised at the foster farms ranch in modesto.

they will live out the rest of their days on a farm. >> how come they get to go? let's talk about the weather forecast, a big storm coming our way. >> spencer christian is here with the latest. >> it's getting colder. here is a look at hd doppler. clouds will increase overnight and you can feel the chill in the area already. 14 degrees cooler in san francisco right now than it was at this hour yesterday. 15 degrees cooler in santa rosa, 10 degrees cooler in san jose this is the view of the embarcadero. expect frigid conditions thursday and friday morning. 5:00 tomorrow morning, we'll already have spotty showers.

so it will be wet for the morning commute for sure and wert as the commute goes on. notice pockets of heavy rain developing in the north bay. by 10:00, heavy pockets in in the north bay and into the san francisco and peninsula and parts of east bay. and by noon, most of the activity will be in the east bay and south bay. especially south bay. going to be quite a storm. we'll have trailing showers in to early wednesday morning and it will get cold in the bay area. so cold in fact that by 6:00 wednesday morning, may see a little snow. generally we expect a quarter inch to half an inch across the bay area and that means with the cold area coming, there will be cold in the sierra. wednesday travel conditions, day before thanksgiving, expect scattered showers, brief down pours. after 8:00, drying out, chilly and breezy.

snow levels down to 2500 feet. some locations can expect anywhere from a foot to a foot and a half of snow. even down in the l.a. area, if you're driving that way over the grapevine, 1 to 2 inches of snow over there. back to the bay area overnight, look for lows mainly in the mid to upper 40s and tomorrow's highs under rainy, raw conditions will be mid-50s all the way across from inland areas. 7 day forecast, frigid mornings wednesday, thursday, friday, with low temperatures expected to drop below freezing in some spots. winter is ahead of schedule. >> sure is. spencer, thanks. this is a live look from sky 7 hd at a pedestrian accident. you can see the police vehicles there. this is at skyline road and glenn court way. we're told that this accident is a fatality. you can see that whole intersection is blocked off

right now as police work the scene. do stay with abc p ne7 news for latest. let's move on, up next on abc 7 news at 4:00, the "dancing with the stars" finale gets under way tonight. we have a preview including why the contestants love tonight's dance. stay with us.

warriors are on the brink of history. they could set a record for winning streak at the beginning of a season, a 16th win tomorrow night would do it. abc 7 was at the practice facility in oakland today. >> we know what's at stake, but

we've been in a big game environment and we have to come out with an edge, set the tone early. >> well, oracle arena will be rocking. steph curreceiv odds are they will set the record. they face the lakers who have won only two game this is season. so we like the odds. we want to see your warriors pride. say your photos and you may see them on the air or online. big "dancing with the stars" if i that will l naturally kicks off tonight with a fan favorite free style distance. >> free style is the most important dance of the entire season. i've beenening about it and carlos is so energetic and fun and i think that's exactly what it needs to be.

>> reporter: carlos got work. >> lindsay arnold and alex skarlatos spent the last week giving it everything they have got. she wants the free style to show just how good he can be. >> i'm going to try to incorporate all of it into one dance because i faeel like he really has improved abouimprove. i think the word will that will describe the distance strong. >> reporter: and on a scale of 1 to 10, yeah, it's about a 10. and here is what nick says about that. >> honest ily, i look forward for anything that she does. didn't matter what it is. the different routines a types of dancing. >> reporter: and derek hough is

the most creative person she's known. so her free style is coming from his creativity. >> i want to make sure that it's really meaningful and this journey has been filled with so much excitement and ups and downs to be able to thank everyone that comes on, that's what i want to do. >> i just want to finish on the right note. >> reporter: abc 7 news. >> the if iffifi naturally begi tonight at #:00. did intelligence officials bury information about isis? the new investigation. and plus the latest on the growing terror scare in europe. and chain versus local, the

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student group at uc berkeley. it's creating a lot of talk on campus. she'll tell what you is behind it coming up in a live report. now to the attacks in paris. bell gugium is becoming known a hot bed for terrorist as they are on a high state of alert. the u.s. state department just issued a worldwide travel alert because of increased travel threats. elizabeth tur has the latest. >> reporter: everyone is on alert. >> this indicate as possible and likely threat we consider that we are still facing the same

type of threat as yesterday. >> reporter: authorities explaining schools and subways will reopen on wednesday, but brussels will remain under the country's highest terror alert until next monday calling the possible attacks similar to those in paris. adding as part of their ongoing terror brace fourth person has been charged in connection with the pairs are attacks. abc news also learning the search for the eighth suspect salah abdeslam is intensifying with investigators believing he is not alone and french officials are examining a vest. and air strikes are bombing isis targets in iraq, this on the same day more victims are laid to rest as british and french leader paid their respects

vowing to work together to defeat isis. >> we must do more to tackle the threat of returning foreign fighters. this requires a pan european effort. >> reporter: as for the situation in belgium, officials say they're being vague with details on purpose because the attackers are still out there and the threats are still looming. donald trump is refusing to back down from the controversial 9/11 claims he made over the weekend speaking at a rally in alabama on saturday, trump pressed for need for greater surveillance in the united states including monitoring of certain >> i watched when the world trade center came down and in jersey city, new jersey where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. >> media outlets fact checking trump's claims find no such

activity in new jersey on 9/11. and now to a bomb shell revelation from a whistleblower. lana zak has some details. >> reporter: the president arrives back in washington and amid growing fears about the terrorist threat of isil, he is confronted with another troubling report, this time about the very intelligence he's been receiving. >> one of the things i insisted on the day i walked in to the oval office was that i don't want intelligence shaded by politics, i don't want it haded by the desire to tell a feel good story. we can't make good polling city unless we have good cle intelligence. >> reporter: but now it appears the intelligence may have been altered to present a more optimistic picture. >> it's not as if i've been

receiving wonderfully growing portraits of what has been happening. at my level at least we've had a pretty clear sober assessment of where we've made real progress and where we have not. >> reporter: the president and others are now calling for an expanded investigation. white house spokesman josh earnest insisting the president never encouraged withholding bad news. >> the president would rather get that information and make changes to the strategy where necessary than not. >> reporter: and there is more troubling news. the head of the house intelligence committee says that in addition to isil and syria, he's also concerned about altered reports coming out about afghanistan. lana zak, abc news, washington. oversea as journalist has been sentenced to prison by an iranian court for spying.

the 39-year-old's family released a statement overnight saying they are still holding out hope that he will be home for the holidays. a suspect is under arrest for the shooting of a good samaritan in new orleans. video shows the gunman dragging the woman down the street. you can see a car pass by, then turn around the driver peter gold approaches the man. >> the individual that was attacking this other woman pulled a gun on him, dr. gold didn't have any property and at which time he was shot. >> seconds later gold can be seen lying on the ground when attacker points his gun on him, but it jams twice. the man grabs the woman's purse, then drives away. police arrested the 21-year-old suspect today. peter gold is in guarded condition and the womanry

min minor injuries. >> the boy arrested for bringing a clock to school is demanding $15 million. they claim he and his family suffered physical and mental anguish. mohammed and his family now live qatar. still to come, the man both feared and revered by walmart. who is this guy and how did he help sell millions of pies? >> and you can see the clouds getting thicker. temperatures are dropping and rain will soon

if you want a patti labelle sweet potato pie, you will have trouble finding one. >> and you can thank you. tube. >> after a youtube user hilarious review of the pie went viral, they began flying off the shelves. we called several walmarts and

they are all sold out. >> but you can find them on ebay, $4 pieing listed for as much as 90 bucks. the last one sold for about $50. must be good. >> sounds good. and our weather is changing ahead of thanksgiving, as well. >> christian spencer is back to update the forecast. >> it may get too cold to sing. here is a live look. clouds thickening with areas of clearing. and we have a winter storm warning in effect. an advisory north of the bay area and south of the sierra. so it will be getting cold. meanwhile here in the bay area, we're concerned a little bit about the king tides this week. they will peak wednesday at the golden gate and of course when this happens, there is often tidal overflow and localized flooding.

so look at statewide conditions tomorrow, wet over the northern half of the state with showers. snow in the higher elevations. bay area, we expect rain, pockets of will they have i rain at times. windy and raw behind the rainfall and we'll have some frigid weather toward the end of the week. it will really get cold for thanks givgivin thanksgiving. still ahead, cured with a kiss? the pope kissed her and her parts say her cancer has disappeared. and using

a pennsylvania couple is crediting pope francis with a miracle. joey and kristin say their daughter's rare inoperable brain tumor has all but vanished since the pope kissed her on the head in philadelphia. here is a scan taken in late

august before the pope's gesture. another taken last month. the two appear very different. >> you can hardly see the tumor. and it's just a blur. >> the 1-year-old has been receiving chemotherapy, but the family believes her progress is due to divine intervention. and also pointing out the name of the pope's bodyguard was domenika gianni. here is jane king can a story. >> reporter: a new study may have you consider whether too give your kids drugs to treat attention disorders. they're more likely to be bullied at school. the study says having adhd makes them a target anyway. it's not just you, many

americans are trying to cut back on sugar. a nutrition study began in 2004 and since then, fat had always been the top concern, but it came in second to sugar last year. 65% of adults said they want to reduce or eliminate sugar and 57% want to eliminate consumption of high fructose corn syrup. showing gratitude and appreciating the little things can help will you sleep better and research says people who are thankful also visit doctors more for checkups. thanksgiving is the most popular holiday for running. it's up 155% since dw2008 and turity trots, many donate to charity and encourage goofy costumes. >> i may go for a nap. >> i like that idea.

gift cards are a great way to let people know you're thinking about them. >> but you can use them to save if you you know how. >> michael finney has some tips. >> we're all looking to save money on our holiday shopping. and using gift cards to do your shopping is one way to pay less. the key, buy discounted different cards and use those. the cards available on several websites and even ebay. abc new's tech contributor says you can get discounted gift cards at places you won't expect. >> don't to get costco, they often have different cards on sale. >> and now, if you're worried about getting a fraudulent gift counted discount online, make sure you have a site that has a guarantee. if your card doesn't work, they will refound your money.

retailers are still hiring for the holiday season. 755,000 temporary workers are expected to land jobs this year. that's in line with last year's job addition. the only company adding significantly more that were last year is amazon. they expect intending to be about $805 per person but the study also found 46% of consumers will do their shopping online. here is advice from the state government sure to be ignored by many of us. the people cho collect sales tax are reminding everyone that just because you aren't charged tax online, doesn't mean you don't owe it. sometimes online shoppers are not charged taxes on purchases from out of state retailers. when it shap, shoppers pie you law very likely owe use tax.

that's basically sales tax that you pay when filing your state income tax form. most of the smaller sales go unnoticed, but in the past the board has gone after buyers of big screen tvs, jewelry and cigarettes. consider yourself warned. >> thanks. cyclists say state park officials have been slow to fix a dangerous problem. there are more than 100 bike collisions on the mountain for the underlying causes and possible solutions. >> abo300 blind curves, 400 cyclists and no one telling them about it. >> the iteam has followed the paper trail pack back decades and asked why isn't more being done to make it safer. that's tonight at 11:00. but now for today's gma hot list, biggest and best moments

that information from our friends at "good morning america." >> here is robin roberts. >> here is your 60 second hot list from gma today. >> what a night. jennifer low says brought it. it was clear that women were front and center. >> how many outfits? >> it might have been ten. maybe nine. >>. >> we're awesome. ladies rule the night. >> check out this cake. >> we might need help singing happy birthday. >> there he is. >> happy birthday dear robin,

happy birthday to you. >> and that's the gma hot list from today. we'll see you you in the morning. you can catch robin, george and the rest of the team weekdays from 7:00209:00 right here on abc 7. up next, the fight other big box stores. one bay area community's effort to keep independent stores this business. and cheryl is here with a look at what is coming up at 5:00. >> thank you so much. coming up, campus water cooler heats up. >> feeling like you don't really belong anywhere. >> controversial web page, does the university really have a white student union. u.p.s., fedex and costco some of the few companies getting poor mornings this holiday season. find out when dan and i join you

at 5:00.

holiday frenzy is with to begin. one area is trying to retain small shops to make it harder for chains to set up shop. david louie is live. >> reporter: downtown san carlos is concerned that laurel street

as well as san carlos avenue are under threat of losing their small town charm. laurel street looks a lot like main street usa. most are independently owned. some businesses have been here for 10, 20 and even 30 years. >> so you become friends over the years. people by first name basis. it's totally different than a corporate company. >> reporter: so city council will consider an urgent ordinance that will require national chains to go through a 45 day review. >> so gives it a little time. >> reporter: some residents are concerned because several businesses have been given notices to vacate after the holidays for a major renovation. mindy carr says she's seen chain stores change streets. >> burlingame avenue is a good

example. it's all big retailers. >> reporter: however the owner of this florist store are would welcome the foot traffic. >> don't go all the time to the mall. they can come to the city. i think it's a good idea. >> this leasing specialist says they crunch the numbers before choosing where to open. >> can we do enough volume to be profitable. and i suggest they can. >> reporter: in san carlos, davidlouie, abc 7. two professors have identified a type of shopper profile. the sport shopper is competitive and gets joy from getting a bargain. black friday could be considered their olympics. thank you so much for joining

us. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. authorities say this this is the face of a killer. he's left a trail of blood that they may just gotten the break they were looking for. >> if someone looks like him, don't approach him. a teen follows off a cliff. the rescue. >> and murder of a muralist, police believe they have the man who shot him. and the new you group called the white student union. it is getting a lot of attention. and we're tracking a cold storm. i'll let you know how it will impact your holiday plans. a shocking crime nat north bay, a couple murdered, their son a likely suspect. thanks for joining us. discovery of the bodies

triggered a manhunt throughout northern california. investigators put out this picture of nathan wilson. the murder was inside this home near sebastopol. laura anthony is live with late breaking developments. a sergeant just told us that that son is in custody, we don't know anything more than that. a husband and wife dead and their son the prime suspect and still on the run. >> we're asking the public if they locate the vehicle or him,

not to contact him but to call 911 immediately and let us know where he's at. >> reporter: the suspect 34-year-old nathan alexander wilson, he lived with his rpt a parents. this morning just after 9:30, a relative tound the bodies of david and adrian wilson inside their home. with falgttal stack wounds. nathan was seen with blood on his clothing, but he was gone by the time police arrived. the wilsons kept to hems according to neighbors. >> i'm so sad. >> police believe that i wilson may be driving his truck. laura anthony, abc 7. developing news at this hour, a major thoroughfare shut do you have, police have closed highway 35 in both direction