>> sarah says they caught up with the guy about a block away when they were stopped at the light and she opened the door. >> i opened it and i said get out of my car. >> instead, he shot her below the collarbone. the bullet going clean through. >> were all were trying to support her. surprised the high school senior showed up for class today. she knows she's lucky to be alive. the gunman had been aiming for her head. they're not blaming the victim, but following the criminal is simply not wise. >> your life is more important than property. >> investigators found the girl's car but the thief got away. they're hoping to find surveillance video that may help. in san jose, abc 7 news. >> a 19-year-old man shot and

killed by gilroy police has been identified. police say alvarez fought with the woman. when police arrived to break it up, they say alvarez charged at an officer. a four-year veteran of the force. police haven't said whether he was armed with a weapon. abc 7 news reporter chris wynn will have a live report coming up. a police chase ended tragically. this morning's chase began in oakley when drivers tried to pull someone over for a stop sign. >> investigators began a search

for the driver, made an arrest. the person had some minor injuries that appear to be the result of being in a collision. >> a fire broke out. the district attorney is investigating the case and the crash. >> more animal cruelty charges against a man who went on a three-month cat-killing spree. >> the prosecutor says that robert farmer began snatching cats through october. he was supposed to enter a plea here at the san jose courthouse. but the prosecutors surprised everyone by telling the judge that she had added more charges. that she had found more cats victimized. the bail was upped to 125, $000.

>> that now makes 10 felony animal cruelty charges against robert farmer. that makes 10 cats killed, injured or missing. >> we are still unable to identify the orange female tabby with long hair that was found in possession of the defendant. >> prosecutor alexandra ellis says two of the new charges were identified yesterday. >> i'm sorry. i'm just getting a little emotional. >> yesterday, abc 7 news spoke with leo martinez whose cat, thumper, wore a pink collar. her cat was never found. but rovi says she now knows traveler was one of farmer's victims. today was the first time she saw

him in court. >> it's hard to tell you what kind of feelings i had that went through my heart and soul. i really wanted to hurt him. all of that captured on security camera. >> i will be on the trial here to see that justice will be served to farmer. >> farmer will be back in january for a plea hearing. >> defense attorneys want murder charges dropp eped against a ma shooting and killing a woman. facing murder charges in the death of kate steinle.

>> public health officials are giving the all-clear. abc 7 news reporter is live in martinez. >> alma, level two means that there's an incident with smoke blowing in the nearby community. the public health department warning was lifted after about two hours, but that was two too many according to a local man. >> i thought it was a fire or something. >> saw the smoke as he was driving between his home and business. both in martinez. he wasn't surprised. and he wasn't happy. >> we're looking to move away from here. to be right next to these things, if we don't have to, we'd rather not. >> a refinery spokeswoman says it lost its primary regeneration unit which basically means it lost power.

>> level two is serious, but in this type of wind condition, the problem has been abated fairly well. >> these are rarer than they used to be. we're fortunate to have it that way and we'll get to the bottom of it. in martinez, abc 7 news. >> a fallen san jose police officer killed in the line of duty will be honored with his name on a busy south bay freeway. the officer, michael johnson, was shot and killed in march while responding to a call of a suicidal man. the city council voted unanimously today and at the interstate 280 interchange adds a way to pay tribute.

the signs will be installed next month and dead kated in february. take a look at a photo of the plain on its belly. it appears a wheel collapsed or a tire was blown. most of the passengers walked off the plane but three people were rushed to the hopt. it's not clear how serious the other two passengers may be injured. >> a santa cruz couple are sfasing child support charges. a third child, also severely abused, is fighting for the her life tonight. the 39-year-old and her 17-year-old boyfriend are now in

custody. abc 7 news reporter spoke with huntsman last year following the arrest of her brother. the suspected in the devastating king fire. >> tonight, san francisco firefighters will make contentions on two debated issues. several supervisors have been out sfoeken opponents. they want the city to move away from incarceration and towards rehabilitation. supporters say the old jail is out it will dated, unsafe for prisoners and size mickly unsound. >> an ordinance to allow bicycle iszs to roll through stop signs. the mayor opposes the legislation. eight supervisors need to vote yes to block a detail. >> look at this remarkable

picture. it shows a hillside that's sliding towards the pacific ocean in daly city. engineers believe the church itself is safe. city officials are asking church leaders to close off the parking lot: >> a threat turns into a hoax. bay area schools get a real life drill. >> whenever there's any sort of incident, the fsp will increase their patrols. >> >>. >> why this is just the start of something much bigger. >> fastest, maybe, but is it the

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the threat that caused closure of every universe is believed to be a hoax. receiving an e-mail threat from orr seas warning of an attack with assault woeps and explosives. >> i, as superintendent am not going to take the chance with the life of a student. >> new york city schools received the same threat but decided not to cancel classes.

congressman adams shift the ranking democrat only the house intelligence committee labeled the threat a hoax to disrupt schools in large cities. coming up, when to close and when to stay open. the clues that led to different decisions on the east and west coast. leigh anne is live with the reaction and the response. >> well, this is what happened very early this morning. police departments here locally started to reach out to their school districts. for example, the office of emergency services reached out to all the schools in san mateo. all of these districts decided that this threat was not credible. now, all of these school districts trying to justify l.a.'s decision.

>> we increased presence in and around our schools in san francisco. >> most schools have a school resource officer. with the threat in los angeles, those officers in san francisco were given priority status. >> if anybody does call the police from a school or any type of campus, we would have a top priority response. >> there was never a threat of violence to schools in san francisco. still, it was a chance to review their safety plans. >> all of our principals were reminded of procedures. >> you take every threat seriously. >> oakland unified has its own police force. the dheef is a veteran of the san francisco and la police departments. he believes the san bernardino's shootings helped the decision to close.

>> i heard the f.b.i. say that was not a viable threat, but he still made that decision. you have to standby your decision. >> numbers crunched by the state controllers office show the highest average salary of any county at $78,000 a year. city employees in vernon led the way with $103,000 a year followed by heyward and palm desert at $89,000.

volunteers stuffed the beings with turkey, rice and fruts. things have just not been very, very good. but maybe this will help. at least it will bring a smile to their face. >> well, streaming media players are booming in popularity. with so many options out there and price points, it's hard to sort through all of the choices. >> yeah, it is. seven on your side parter inned with consumer reports to do some of that leg work for you. >> just in time for the holidays. the biggest names in streaming media were showing off a new generation of players. experts at consumer reports just finished testing several of the most popular options. >> the new version of apple tv makes it easier to control the box and search for content.

>> melissa mccarthy. >> you can easily search for an actor, movie or tv show. apple is a good choice for those who already live in apple world. but it is missing some streaming zfrsings such as am zen. >> another option, the amazon fire tv. it's great for prime members since the interface is built around prime content. the new box supports 4k video and now has voice control. >> it's wumpb of the fastest boxes we've tested. >> consumer reports the $130 roku four.

plus, like other models, it has the most streaming services than any of the devices we've tested. >> consumer reports recommends a completely redesigned chrome cast for $30. >> it could mean less interference and better streaming. but it's not quite as ro bust an all around player as some of the other models that we've tested. >> chrome cast has no operating system, so you have to use your phone, tablet or laptop to control it. >> you can many of the features of the fire tv but without the speed. >> very good. thanks, michael. good informings. >> well, women are just as likely as men to play video games. that's according to a new research center survey. it found men and women spend equal time playing video games. but the most hard core players were two times as likely to be men. the prolive ration on smart phones and tablets has helped

l even the playing field. >> we're joined now with the latest. >> hi, there, alma and dan. out there, there's a wreez that breeze that is chilling the air. let me show you live doppler 7 hd and we'll talk about what is ahead. >> it is clear right now. we are going to be zealing that change in the next few days as the storm system moves closer from our east bay hills camera. it is absolutely stunning right now behind the sun going down. we have the clear conditions, still. 56 in san francisco, 52 in oakland. you know it's going to be a cold one. a lovely view from our santa cruz camera. lovely view from our golden gate bridge. you can see the flag in the distance there blowing in a jentle breeze. another cold night is ahead.

crisp and 1u7bny tomorrow. tomorrow morning you can expect similar readings to this morning. 31 in santa rosa, 33 concord, fairfield. don't be surprised if you see some patchy frostz there. 43 oakland, 40 in half-moon bay. make sure you bundle up before you get going. it is going to be cold enough south of the bay area for a three-point tomorrow. overnight lows, low to upper 20s: all right. it's not going to be as cold thursday morning. here's why. a lot more cloud cover coming in and the possibility of a few showers up in the north bay or sprinkles ahead of the next storm system that comes in, really, on friday.

where does that storm stand? it's a one. wettest spots could see up to half an inch of rain. we're missing the wind with that system. by friday afternoon, it starts to move in. evening commute does look messy. by evening, we will see snoe out of it with the snow levels starting out pretty high initially and then dropping down on saturday. here in the bay area, rainfall will range from a third to half an inch. tomorrow afternoon, high clouds to the north, they'll stream the sun. everywhere else, sunny skies. it is going to be a cool one. 56 san jose, concord, san mateo, san francisco and half-moon bay.

cold tomorrow morning. we're going to cloud it up a little bit thursday. so not as cold thursday morning. chance of showers sunday before the next system arrives on monday going into tuesday. monomonday, by the way, is the first day of winter. we are looking at a two on our storm impact scale. ahead of those storm impacts, we might see a little bit of rain, possibly. until then, gloves, scarves, hats, you're going to need it all. >> take a look at this picture of the morning sun over the hills of san francisco. just post video to social media

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america to be paid by facebook will be honored for community service. mary ferguson dickson will be honored with the 2015 helen putnam award for excellence tonight. despite facebook pagers salary and pension, facebook is not really her beat. she spends most of her time meeting with residents on the bell haven community near east palo alto. facebook is quietly testing a new location-based tool that will allow users to explore nearby businesses. >> california rock climbers have purchased a wall to preserve access to it forever. they have raised 300 thousand

dollars to protect black wall. the whole area now becomes part of the land trust. the deal has been in the works for years. donor summit is about nine 3450i8s from truckey. he hangs just by his hands. this all took place in brazil. he's hangs just a few feet off the ground. >> a permanent profile for an aviation pioneer. >> now, leaving a little bit more in almeda with the delight of a lot of kids.

who helped make slea difference last yearose for thousands of local foster kids. thank you for helping foster kids. thank you for the school supplies. thank you for the new shoes. thank you, secret santa. and thank you for donating money. announcer: your generosity proves that while not everyone can be a foster parent, anyone can help a foster child. thank you. thank you. gracias por su ayuda. [baby coos] thank you.

coming up tonight, as the coast guard searches for more of this debris washing ashore ux one of the first people to spot a container is talking with abc 7 news.

>> we are live at a vigil for an oakland teenager killed by a tree limb. what his crew team is doing to honor his memory. >> the first piece of public art goes up to pay homage to a public aviator. >> that's right. a bronze sculpture of ameli amelia earhardt was unvailed today. >> she talk off in may of 1937 on a daring flight to become the first woman to make such an attempt. >> her plane disappeared over the pacific river. has never been found. >> today, sle is here in frobt of the school, the children are really enjoying her, as is the community. >> and a scripture quotes earhardt, everyone has oceans to fly.

>> for all of us here, we appreciate your time. >> we will see you again at 6:00. breaking news. investigators still searching tonight, after terror threats are called in, in two major cities. more than 1,000 schools shut down in california. the bomb threat in new york city, too. brian ross, standing by. also tonight, the showdown on the strip. donald trump, center stage, but with a different opponent right next to him. it comes after protesters inside the trump event, and the nazi salute. the winter storm hitting nearly a dozen states. dangerous driving. and the airport chaos, just days before the holiday rush. the american plumber, suing tonight, after selling his pickup truck to a texas dealer. only to have that truck and his phone number end up in the hands of isis. and, the great made in america christmas is back tonight.