down on north sixth street in san jose. it crashed. it damaged several cars on the street. it took out power lanes. the power was out for several hours as pg&e crews worked to restore electricity. the mangled branches came down in san francisco's north beach district. in hayward winds pushed over the 40-year-old tree that crashed into a van that normally is used to drive special needs kids to agreements. the driver's mom say the moment of back. >> she saw a tree come down as she waked out. >> standing water was a major issue. the interchange looked like a river as tow truck drivers were called to rescue stalled vehicles. the intersection of third and castro in oakland was flooded. pg&e is reporting very few out amendments across the bay area

including nothing in san jose. >> to describe it, as best i can, the winds came across the runway and pushed us off the runway. haw is the sound of an alaska airline pilot telling the control tower about wind shear yesterday morning scheduled to fly from oakland international airport to honolulu but it had problems while trying to take off from the runway. >> traffic is moving again this morning on interstate 5 north of los angeles. a massive mudslide prompted 35 mile closure of northbound 5 through the grapevine for more than three hours. a driver tried to get through, shot this mess and major traffic jam. a mud slit closed the same stretch in october. >> more storms are coming. be prepared. you can get breaking news on our newsup at abc7news.com/apps.

you could enable the push alerts. >> several shipping containers fell off a cargo ship near the golden gate bridge over the weekend. some of the capers have washed up in ocean beach. the national park service tweeted this picture call empty and boats are warned to watch out for the capers or debris. >> mess are look for an attempted kidnapper when a teen girl reported a frightening story of a violent attack before she got away. janet o is in the newsroom with details. >> the girl was walking alone when a man tried to pull her into his truck. several people who live in the area her the girl scream as she was fighting to get away. this happened saturday night around look. the neighbor say the girl, a high school describe your lives nearby and was walking to a friend's house and to men approached her. one was in the driver's seat and

the other lean up against the truck. this neighbor helped the victim and called 9-1-1. >> he apporached her and grabbed her and put his hand around her mouth, shook her to the ground and started dragging her to the car. the driver turned on the ignition and she thought she was go to be stuff in the car and she struggled and got away. all the men responsible are most likely construction workers with bum her in the back of the truck. police say it is too soon to link this case to several attempted kidnappings reported in berkeley. >> 4:3. they years ago today a gun man was a semi automatic rifle walked and sandy hook elementary school in connecticut and began skilling, 20 first graders were shot. this is the deadly of the mass shooting at an elementary school in united states history. the gunman who killed his mother at their home shot himself when first responders arrived. >> the sandy hook anniversary is

marked in sacramento with a conference on preventing gun violence. congressman mike thompson chairs the house gun violence prevention task force is hosting the conference. gun owners and dealers and survivors and law enforcement officials will participate. >> happening today, commuters to and from the east bay who travel over the richmond-san rafael bridge will have new bus service from golden gate transit called route 580 is tested for nine months. the buses are for those who drive on 580 which is congested during the commute and propertied to carry 220 passengers a day. the first bus takes off in emeryville at 6:30 from hollis and 58, then berkeley and albany and next in san rafael arriving there at 7:30. >> today, a big vote in seattle could change the way companies like uber and lyft operate. the city council will decide in seattle if seattle is the first

in to let drivers unionize. right now, most drivers for ride sharing companies are considered independent contractors. not employees. san francisco-based uber opposes the idea and believes the proposal violates federal labor laws. >> 49ers quarterback kaepernick is taking on donald trump in a weekend tweet compares the banning of muslims in immigration to other racially motivated bans in the united states last century. kaepernick said racism and discrimination is not okay, we are all human beings and things need to change and posted a quote from aretired air force colonel asking americans to care about this because you could be next. he calls it food for thought. he is recovering from surgery on his left shoulder. >> the republican presidential candidates gearing up for debate in las vegas with a shift now in the race with the going underdog now coming this strong.

our reporter reports from walk. >> the horse race between the going presidential candidates is heating up. senator ted cruz is on the fast track in iowa running in evening and neck with donald trump. it is a swift rise for the texas senator, a 21-point gain since october in one poll. ted cruz and donald trump until now have played nice with each other. that all changed this weekend. in iowa, trump digging at cruz for opposing ethanol subsidies and on sunday or, you look at how he has dealt with the senate, where he goes in there like a maniac. >> ted cruz in respond tweeting this video saying in honor of my friend, donald trump and good-hearted maniacs everywhere. in the end, donald trump wanted to bork with ted cruz saying he sees cruz laying a part in his administration. this back and forth after ted cruz was heard behind closed doors questioning truck and ben

carson's ability to run the country. >> it is 4:37. check on the forecast. is the rain out of area? >> it is. a few showers over the weekend but why thing we need to worry, 5-23 degrees cooler than what we woke up to yesterday. in fact, look at this, mid-to-upper 40 throughout san francisco. from glen park at 45. to the ferry building and ocean beach at 49. if you come through the ferry building the 49 into the financial district, 48. look at american canyon: 30. i had profit on my car this morning. had to on the garage door and probably woke everyone up and again out the scraper. walnut creek is at 33 degrees. you are get close. the temperatures are homogenized in the cold air mass from the north by at 54. east by, south bay, san francisco, 56, peninsula, inland east bay, topping out at 35.

it is still breezy in our higher elevations especially over the objection, can you see from the east bay hills camera. we are going do have more frost inland temperature. again on wednesday. we will go sunny tomorrow, mostly sunny on wednesday, partly cloudy and a little bit milder on thursday. i have a chance of rain in the seven-day forecast. stick around for that. sue? >> the c.h.p. has a high wind advisory for the bay area bridges but new at this hour at 4:38 no delays on the bay bridge but expect breezy conditions. a couple of early incidents now gone from lanes, with residual tow trucks southbound 101. in cupertino an early accident northbound 280, now it is yesterday out of the lanes and we take you over to the hayward side things southbound 880, that accident is also cleared out of lanes so it is for this early morning, improving nicely.

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pesticides in the spring. >> if you are going to the post office give yourself plenty of extra time. today, customers are expected to bring more than 600 million pieces of mail to post office around the country. that is 15 percent increase compared to this time last year. part of the reason for the increase is a surge in on-line holidayshipping. today is one of the final days mail carriers will guarantee delivery by christmas. >> search is on for the thieves who targeted the home of a well-known paraolympian, medalist stehpanie victor had her home ransacked in los angeles. there is a clear picture of the suspects and the details. they took off with everything including the rings and medals she won and they took videos of the treasure memories. >> i have been shooting from the moment i woke up in icu. three years in the hospital. 14 surgeries. all the doctors tell me you will never walk again. >> she said they stole 20 years

of irreplaceable memories. so far, police have fund two of her cars but nothing else. >> there is new concern about one of the holiday season's hottest gifts getting too hot. amazon removeed all swagway hoverboards from the witness because the again its are tested after several caught fire. there have been ten hover board fires in nine states and some riders have been sent to the emergency room. the company said poor quality batteries could be the cause the fire and several airlines have banned the boards from their planes. >> the cheers want up when a community near san diego came together to help a disabled hot air balloon come down safely. this happened in a carmel valley, neighbor over the weekend relying they were in trouble, people inside the balloon tossed a line. up to 20 people came to pull the

balloon to the ground and keep it there. no one was hurt. >> but they had plenty of stories to talk about in the near future. >> absolutely. >> the day i was rescued from the hot air balloon the. >> just as windy there? >> absolutely. still windy with the higher elevations and the coast, the closer you are to the shore it will be windy. the ferry will be brisk. stay inside, rather than the coveted outdoor any showers are over the ocean. live doppler hd shows the fastest winds are in novato out of the northwest and at 15 miles per hour and half moon bay is out of the northwest at 22 miles per hour. you can see right here from mount tamalpais we running around 25 to 30 and it is windy well use this as the background for our forecast highlights with cloudy and cool breezes today. so, it will be colder than the thermometer suggests.

freeze cold inland tonight, tomorrow night, and maybe the next night. that going to be iffy. another storm is on the way over the weekend. new, on monday, we are go telling have rain in the south bay from 55 in morgan hill and gilroy to santa clara at 57 and santa cruz and up the peninsula we will stop with less altos at 57, dropping down to san mateo and milbrae at 54, and 55 at half moon bay and that is a warm spot along the coast and everyone else is 54 to the sunset and vibe in downtown, south san francisco, and sausalito and bodega bay is the cool spot at 52 and as you head inland for the north bay around 54 in petaluma to napa, vallejo, sausalito, at 56. along the east bay shoreline young city 55 the cool spot and berkeley and oakland and castro valley at 57, and as we move inland we have 54 and walnut creek and livermore and antioch only to be cooler around pittsburg and brentwood at 53 degrees. look at tonight's lows, freezing

cold inism at 32 respond valley we will back up with frost, and napa and santa rosa, petaluma, rohnert park, the rest of us in mid-30s and san francisco is chilly at 54 degrees. my seven-day outlook shows wednesday morning is the last morning of freezing temperatures. we are stuck in the much 50 and warmer on thursday, with a few extra clouds and a shower is possible cross the north by on friday and the rest of us on saturday and sunday. have a good one. >> good morning, happy monday. we wake up to wind advisories on the bridges golden gate bridge still have tour lanes for southbound commute but breezy conditions. so far, the zip are truck has not moved the lanes but no delays. richmond-san rafael bridge with the wind wanting and all bay area bridges experience breezy conditions. just a few cards headed from the richmond vied to marin. a couple of things to make you aware of, bart is expense ten-minute delays because of

track maintenance out oakland and pittsburg and daly city directions. no problems with caltrain but golden gate transit buses introduce a new schedule so check your schedule and also a new route the 580 route to the east bay so if you are a bus rider thing your schedule there are changes. eric and kristen? sue, thanks. warriors fans are fought only the best and loudest but the most generous what thousands are doing at lunch time today. >> for get sutures and bandages, the sponge that could one day help save year life. >> a warning from twitter, the company is sounding an alarm to some users their accounts may have been targeted by state sponsored hackers and a small group of accounts were targeted but there is in indication that any personal data was stolen. >> more trouble for the hover board according to swagway,

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. happening today, season ticket holders will join the warriors to support families in need this holiday season. the event will fake place at the marriott. lunches are distributed bit warriors and distributed to the community food bank and the san francisco marin food bank. a popular t talk show is forced to take down a popular go to, "talking dead," posted this picture of a bloody sheet with caption "office holiday party," but some think the post is in bad taste given the san

bernardino shooting that happened during a holiday party. the show's creators have apologized and say they did not mean to offend anyone. >> it could be largest movie premiere in hollywood history. are you ready? >> pres for the victim screening of "star wars" "the force awakens" will be screened in three theaters on hollywood boulevard all movie stars are there and security is tight. >> fans have been camped out at some these tears since last monday, and this is the chinese theater, "the force awakens" opens on friday but there will be late night showings on thursday for the important people. disney owns the series is our parent company. >> i will meet you. the most the family has been looking forward to all career long. >> tone, the family will take part in the hit holiday decorate

ing competition "the great christmas light fight," with $300,000 up for grabs in prizes and last week a family of livermore won $50,000 for decorating their home for the extreme for christmas. tonight, you can share with them on the "great christmas lit fight," starting tonight right here on abc7. >> hope the surprise enough to cover the electricity bill. >> right. >> exactly. now the grapevine, 1" of snow is possible now through noon. 2-4" of above 5,000', it could be dicey get through this. the rest of us we have spotty snow showers across lake tahoe and yosemite but the heavy snow is over and maybe snow on mount shasta with showers around eureka and 49. 55 and low 60s with total sunshine in southern california. this is how it looks from heavenly, a few snow showers there this morning and increasing sunshine and look at the freezing cold temperatures a

little bit of a bump up on thursday, and a dry cold front for friday and a chance of wet weathered and frozen weather on sunday. >> in emeryville with have our camera, 80 in the westbound direction with the headlights headed to the macarthur maze and it is getting busy with no major stalls or accidents and moving well through san rafael, the sail thing and no problems beyond the not bait maul and the scientific center southbound 101 with reports from c.h.p. that there is an accident in daly city, southbound 280 at john daly boulevard and i will update that in a couple of minutes. otherwise, we will look at the drive from the central valley, starting slow from tracy to the altamont pass the drive time is not too bad at 35 minutes tracy to dublin and highway 4 is look ing good into concord and 101 into san francisco is not bad. kristen and eric? >> the food and drug administration has approved an injectable sponge that can stop pleading in seconds. the f.d.a. cleared the device

for use. it, spans spans and can be theirs why a tourniquet cannot be used and be used for up to four years. >> cheerleaders are less likely to get hurt than other athletes but the injuries are more severe. researchers found they may have fewer minor injuries because less athlete to athlete contact but concussions are the most common followed by sprains and muscle strains and fractures. >> it is a real threat with dangers. >> a zoo in ohio is raising a baby polar bear and is just five weeks old so monitoring her every move including nap time.

>> the polar bear is meting hearts at the columbus does and acame and weighs four pounds and is 16" long. she cannot completely open her eyes yet. zoo official say she doing "well." motor skills are improving each day and she is trying to stand up on all fours especially before mealtime. >> now the cutest video a giant panda breeding base in china is home to playful babies having fun with each other showing limitless energy, and a panda makes a good attempt at coiling the tree with the help of one of the trends, go, go. and another tries to climb on his own but a worker thats him back inside. no doubt it is time to eat or type to nap all the thing that pandas do. >> rough life. rough life. >> next at 5:00 a.m., a new twist on a christmas tradition and activists will turn the story of joseph and mary's sent

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. it is 5:00 a.m. on monday. not friday yet? >> it is not friday. i'm sorry, you have to wait four more days. >> dan were we will wait for more day together. >> mother fun that way. it is more quiet after all of that activity on sunday. >> indeed. live doppler hd shows showers are over the ocean and that is where they will remain. inland,