affordable medicare supplement insurance coverage from a name you can trust. call us today. toll free at... live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> unfortunately, this is the kind of fire that you see when it is cold are outside and people are using fireplaces. >> a family home goes up in flames in concord during a cold, cold night all because people thought they were doing the right thing, getting rid of ashes. unfortunately, they re-ignited. >> we have a big warning of embers from the fire department. the family escaped but the home they were renting is destroy destroyed. amy hollyfield? >> yes. look at all of the damage the fire left behind.

the few pieces of belongings they were able to salvage and now out here if the front yard. firefighters got the call at 5:30 this morning. they found the homeowner doing what he could to save the house. the man living here tried to go up against the fire with a fire hose. he did not have a chance. firefighters say it spread to quickly to the woodsideing and the at ticket took a while to get it out. the pictures show the size of what they were up against. >> an adult male and female and two children. they all made it." ought fire at the concord home started on the back patio where the residents had left the ashes from the fireplace. >> the ashes from a fireplace have been disposed of the night before in a plastic bucket outside next to the wood woodpile and sustained heat enough to one through the bucket and ignite the pile of wood that got the deck. >> the fire destroyed half the roof and the inside of the home

has water and smoke damage firefighters say this family'sless is a if reminder for the rest of us, to safely dispose of ashes from the fireplace as we head and the cold winter months. >> it is important to have the chimneys cleaned and examined and professionally swept of it is very important to keep the wood safely ambassador from the house in case it does catch fire. year round. we encourage the public to be very careful during the home fireplace holiday season. use caution in disposing of ashes. >> how do you safely dispose of ashes? they had a perfect container right here a noncombustible container the you pit it in this, with water, and you stir it a couple of times. >> good to know. >> the temperatures are sort of changing for us, it warmed up last note but it was cold. >> we are bundle up and look, at

rain in the forecast. meteorologist mike nicco is here with the latest. >> we need much more rain than we have had so far. here is what i think will happen tomorrow. i will show you the graphics, a quarter to half aneurysm of rain with the next system. santa rosa is sticking out like a sore thumb at 1" and that is everdone. you will most likely have half an inch to three-quarters of an inch. here is what to expect. showers showers and thunder, moderate-to-heavy. quote ponding on the roads. umbrella is not likely to keep you dry because of the rain that will go sideway when the storm comes n i have a timetable, hour by hour and it will bring us significant amount of snow to the sierra. have the chains ready. i will let you know when it is there and the big weather is coming up. >> thank you, mike. a silicon valley tech giant and

bay area employer is holding a series of important meetings, yahoo will try to reduce the decline and insiders are buzz over the drastic action they may take. our reporter is at yahoo headquarters in sunnyvale the regular quarterly meetings start today and lasts through friday. they closed to the public but questions of what is next for company are going to linger past the meeting. yahoo is dealing with a lost dram marks the company is facing an uncertain future. analyst say growth has stalled 3 1/2 years into the c.e.o. marissa mayer's tenure despite her efforts overhauling the internet business. the plan to spinoff the stake in alibaba in china worth $30 billion is coming under fire because of changing tax implications. the board of directors is now facing pressure to sell off the internet business, instead. tech analysts thinks the board will take a wait-and-see approach at meetings this week. >> what they would do is at

least for another quarter, tie to figure out how best to monetize and expand the internet properties while they are waiting to see what the government is going to say and how they are going to deal with a potential alibaba spinoff. >> marissa mayer expressed confidence the company is holding in the right direction drawing up plans potentially eliminating hundreds of jobs with a policy of more details in january. uninvestor is aimed at everthrowing the yahoo board if they do not change the course of action. if that is successful, it could end mire's tenure at company. she is under great pressure but with the board being behind her i doubt it would be -- there would be any significant change that will happen in the next three to six months. she will have to perform significantly. >> yahoo stock surged by more than 6 percent on news of a potential sale the internet

business. i reached out to the company but they declined to comment for the story. >> thank you, matt. happening today the san francisco police officer accused in a hit-and-run accident is about to make the first appearance in court. christopher cures is known as the "hot cop of castro" and faces two felony charges. he hit two men in a crosswalk on sunday and took off and surrendered roughly eight hours later, while on medical life and off duty at the time. one of the victims tells abc that he feels lucky to be alive. >> >> today the san francisco police commission is expected to announce the protocol for the use of body cameras when officers start to wear them next year. the main issue is whether the officers should be allowed to review body camera footage before they file their initial report. the police union is aggressively backing that. however, a task force commissioned by the san francisco bar association said officers should not be allowed to review body cameras footage in use of force incidents or if

they are the subject of a control or administration investigation. >> were on statements are underway in the trial of a baltimore police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of a black man in custody. officer william porter is the first six officers to go on trial in the death of freddie gray the 25-year-old man who died after suffering a spinal injury in police custody. port certificate accused of ignoring freddie gray's plea for help. he was handcuffed and shackled but not buckled in, in the back of the police van. freddie gray's death led to the worst riots in baltimore in half a century. >> new the fallout from the deadly pet shooting of a teen in chicago this is video of shooting that happened a year ago. the video was only released recently. now, the man at helm of the police department is gone but credit ensay that is not enough. we joined with more. >> turmoil in chicago right new. mayor rahm emanuel fired the police superintendent who said he was completely blind side by

the shakeup. but some in the community are saying the removal one man does not go far enough. could there be more shakeup in the works in chicago with the community still demanding answers? >> was there a coverup? >> after the firing of the police superintendent mccarthy residents are asking why it took more than a career for release the now famous video? >> the administration has to answer, what did they know? when? >> the further jason van dyke fired 16 times in 15 seconds. he killed the 17-year-old laquan mcdonald last october. last week the video was released and van dyke, charged with murder, is maintaining he opened fire fearing forly life. the second video shows a police chase best shooting. we obtained the images of an officer inside the restaurant. the bug are king distribute marring alleged that the officers deleted video but investigators say a review the system found that the video was

not tampered with. profit are say the damage has been done. >> i have in intentioned of resigning. this is no reason for me to resign. >> the calls for the mayor to resign, do you consider that? >> no. >> why? >> because i looked forward to this interview. >> people had a vote. this made a decision. and i will execute the responsibilities ofening mayor and being accountable for the does it i make and responsible for the decisions. >> if a statement the illinois state attorney said it is clear that the police department is broken and without an independent review the trust cannot be rebuilt and she is asking the feds to investigate. thank you, natasha zouves. man accused of stab his girl to debt open saturday be arraigned. 22-year-old san antonio kirincic is acan youd of stabbing 34-year-old colleen straw to death in her apartment.

kirincic was found at his parents in redwood city on monday night. straw was the victim of domestic violence. >> just ahead on abc7, an e. coli outbreak that started at costco is expanding all linked to products on a central valley familiar. >> the technology that can make it tougher for you to break the layover. 24 hours. hello, reykjavik. oh, so that's how you spell it. what are you looking at? oh, cool. hungry. fish, anyone? hello, seventh waterfall of the day. hello, duck boat. hello, sheep? oh right! itchy icelandic sweaters and no foreign transaction fees. sweet. one last look. ahh. triple points. and we're off. what's next? wherever the journey takes you, carry american express gold. it's more than a card.

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>> stop americas at bart could get pay hikes.

the question is, how much? the board of directors is holding a special meeting in oakland to discuss compensation and benefits for some of the bart top earners including the general manager. the salary search shows that bart g.m. makes a base salary of nearly $332,000. that does not include more than $100,000 in benefits bring her total annual compensation to $436,000. >> starbucks is pulling products linked to e. coli and pulling turkey sandwiches from 1,300 shops on the west coast. no customs have gotten ill. there was stuffing with celery from the problem in tracy connected to a massive chicken salad recall involving 135,000 items. costco and safe way and wal-mart are involved. >> a bay area company is working

on the first marijuana breathalyzer that could help law enforcement crackdown on people would drive while high. the head of oakland based hound laboratories said the device looks like a regular alcohol breathalyzer but their version measures of level 6 pot. >> that has ever been done before. the reason it is permit is because by measuring thc that is what gets you stoned question core lit those levels with impairment which is what happens with alcohol now. >> company c.e.o. and emergency room doctor said that the gadget is still in the works and testing is expected to begin next month. the vase on to get the first pot protectizer on the market. 18 groups have filed measures for the november 2016 ballot to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in california. >> a pot-lizer. >> i just made up that name. >> and meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast.

>> good morning, no impairment here with this forecast, although our next storm is slowing down and that is good news because it is picking up more moisture with an hour-by-hour look the a and it how much to expect where you live and how much snow is going to be hit the sierra. i think you will like the totals. >> later, how you can attend the holiday party while helping out bay area children at the same

>> fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> i saw three drops of rain on the width morning. >> more than i saw.

>> well all get more, right? >> some areas across the north bay saw more than 3" and i saw the twitter to show you. a few more out of novato where cars are seeing the sprinkles and some of rain reached the granted. skit dry between 10,000' and the spas in the morning. that dropped down do 5,000' and we saw the rain moistening the ground in sonoma and cell phone took pictures of the wet weather. let me show you the only two reporting stations that had wet weather and you can see live doppler hd tracking those drops as they move across the north bay and they are gone. petaluma at the airport, .01" and .04" and the rest of the north bay the sprinkles did not

hit a buck kid offer regular store anything. here is my highlights moving forward, a stray shower will keep it across the north bay because the air is getting moisture. highs are climbing today, even with less sunshine than yesterday. however, you need the sunglasses the weekend is trying dry and warmer. jumping into 5:00 tomorrow morning, getting the rush hour started with light stray showers across the north bay, now, the storm is slow down a little bit and that is because it is gathering more moisture. by 9:00, look at it moving into to north pay, yellows and oranges, and that is not rat rain, but, notice the reds do pop in there and it could be briefly heavy with the winds also bursting through with the rain. now, for 11:00 to noon it is moving through the heart of the bay. from noon to 2:00, it is starting to move through inland east bay in the south bay and you can still see yellows and oranges there. when we get beyond 2:00, those go away and the intensity and the coverage becomes very

scattered during the evening rush hour and a few stray showers are still possible especially across the not northy and overnight in the santa cruz mountains, there could be a clap of thunder. wake up friday morning, it is over. the winds tomorrow, when we wake up are okay, 10-20 miles per hour and between 9:00 at 40 at the coast and noon we gel get -- get around 30 to 40-miles-per-hour gusts. we have a winter weather advisory for lake tahoe. no matter how you cut it, half a foot to a foot of snow is coming to lake tahoe. here is the seven-day forecast back at home. mid-to-upper 50s tomorrow. a raw day. watch out with the storm moving through. we could have tree limits coming down. we will have increasing sunshine on friday and saturday with temperatures around 60.

on sunday and monday and tuesday our best chance of rain is across the north with temperatures back into the let 60s. and this time tomorrow, it will be active and hopefully i will see you back here. >> thank you for warning. >> how would you like to attend the ultimate holiday party while helping out the bay area children? you need to her about the holiday heroes coming to the giants ballpark. >> they don't call holiday heroes the ultimate party for morning with fun family activities, fantastic food and sports heroes abound a dream come true for guests young and old. the past several years, superstars dropping by have included olympic skiers and giants 2014 playoff hero and 49er legend joe montana. we are honored to senator on the advisory board of the foundation, founded by amy winderhoff from underserved parties. >> a party with a purpose.

>> we are able to bring 300 kids from underserved backgrounds to the event so for many this is their only holiday celebration. >> your ticket purchase enables the kids to attend and supports nonprofits devoted to creating opportunities the rest of the year. guests delight in get celebrity autographs and visiting the giants locker room and batting cage and for the first tie, this year, running the bases on the very field that giants lay on. >> we will have balloon artist and three world series trophies and the work will bring their trophy for first hour. >> sport heroes include members of the 49ers, and the oakland raiders and the bay area's olympic skating champion, we who will receive the inspiration award for her work on behalf of children through her always dream foundation. >> a few limited tickets still available with more information on abc7news.com. you do tut want to miss this. >> i'm always star struck when i

am there. >> it is

>> we have breaking news in palo alto firefighters are on the scene of a two alarm house with

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good news is it helps benefit the nonprofit "save the children." people think it is fun for the holidays but what do they do the sweater after? >> put it in a box. with mothballs. >> thanks for joining us.

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