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they had termites and that's when she found a human bone in the soil. >> absolutely insane. a relatively quiet neighborhood. >> it gives me the creeps. >> she shared these photos with us. she took them outside her apart meant building a few weeks ago. she knew from talking with neighbors a bone had been found in a planter box on the porch. police also reportedly found another piece of bone in a planter next door with the help of cadaver dogs. >> especially knowing where the bones are at, i am interested to see if it has something to do with this apartment, that apartment. >> a team of experts arrived on scene and set up a makeshift lab after the woman who found the first bone took it to the police department. but not before she showed it to a neighbor. >> she knocked on the door visibly upset and she put it in a large zip lock bag. >> police thought the bone was human and reliable sources tell abc7 news that the medical exam per and archaeologists believe the

bone belongs to a child. >> the piece i saw is what looked like a jaw bone. what was sad is it was smaller. >> the bones may have been put in the planters a longtime ago. san francisco police will only tell us they are working closely with the medical examiner. abc7 news. >> stay on top of the story with the abc7 news app. enable the push alerts to get updates as they happen. we'll keep you up-to-date. new at 11:00, mangled metal after an amtrak train plowed into an abandoned pick up truck at a crossing on brooke side drive. no one on board the train was hurt. the capitol corridor train came through once the track was cleared. they dealt with the 30-minute delays. new tonight the search is on in san francisco for this man. the gaming company software developer has been seen for more than a week. he is 32 years old and last seen on december 7th at clay and walnut streets. he is 5-10 and weighs 140

pounds, and he was last seen wearing a plaid shirt and blue jacket and blue pants and blue shoes. >> investigators say two children found dead in a storage unit near redding died somewhere else. detectives are trying to determine if the girl and boy are dalila and sean thara who lived in salinas and went missing. they were in the care of their aunt. the kids are the same ages as the victim. huntsman is considered a suspect in the death. tonight new video surfaced showing huntsman in a hotel lobby. no children were with the couple when they checked in. child welfare workers repeatedly visited huntsman's home in salinas and they say there is no evidence that the children were at risk. a 15-year-old boy in the east bay is facing felony assault and battery charges tonight for an incident that took place at a high school water polo tournament. >> but some say the punishment

goes too far. alan wang has the details from lafayette. >> all of a sudden i see the kid come out on a defensive play. >> his water polo coach said his 15-year-old player was punished for striking a opponent and breaking his nose. it happened in late september. >> we issued what we thought was appropriate discipline in this case. >> the school district suspended the boy athlete particularly and academically. now he is facing felony assault and battery. we were surprised. we were quite surprised by it. >> maybe we can -- maybe both families can talk. submitting it to the law is ridiculous. >> one of the main factors is intent. the water polo community is calling on its members to pressure the d.a. is into

dropping those charges. >> i hope all of those things don't affect the stress he is putting on him. >> now many in the water polo community fear it could set a new precedent in governing high school sports. in love lafayette, alan wang, abc7 news. >> a flight bound for amsterdam was canceled after a passenger disturbance grounded the plane in houston. a person on the flight took this cell phone video you are watching showing officers going through some luggage. all of this started when they say they were acting suspiciously. police were called in and the men were handcuffed and taken off the plane. police later released information that they were not a threat. and still to come, more protests as a mistrial was declared in the case against the police officer for the death of freddie gray. this new video into the abc7 newsroom shows the scene on the ground.

abc7 news reporter explains how this mistrial may affect the case of the other officers facing charges. >> a new round of protests in baltimore. >> deputies forming a line around the courthouse as they declare a mistrial in the case of the police officer tried in the death of freddie gray. >> obviously the process is flawed. >> jurors said they were deadlocked and they ordered them to continue deliberations. they still could make no progress toward a verdict on any of the four charges against officer william porter for the death of 25-year-old gray. gray died after suffering a severe spinal injury in police custody in april. his death sparking weeks of violent protests. prosecutors say he refused to put a seatbelt on gray. he was transported in the back of the police van and ignored

his request for medical help. >> i hope we do get a conviction somewhere because freddy is dead. >> whether they will force porter to take the stand in a retrial is not yet known. some speculate he could get immunity against the other officers facing charges and whose cases could be affected by the prosecution's failure in this first attempt. in the meantime, baltimore leaders and gray's family are urging a peaceful response. >> we ask the public to remain calm and patient because we are confident that there will be another trial with a different jury. abc news, washington. three jail guard charged in an inmate's death want to keep the public out of the courtroom. the next case is in february and our media partners will report it will decrease the

chance of finding jurors. they face life sentences in the death. winter vacation began for students to add to the elementary school in east palo alto. it will be closed tomorrow and friday because the school can't run the system. they are blaming it on a leaky pipe. pg&e will turn it back on when the school district finishes repairs. a robbery suspect turned herself into police after her selfie automatically up loaded to the victim's i cloud account giving her away. here are the selfies of tasha. they believe she was knocked out before stealing her cell phone. the victim alerted police when she saw the pictures up load to her account. this time tomorrow eager fans will be sitting in their seats for "the force awakens." these fans in san francisco will be in their seats tonight. >> and a skimmer scam hits a

popular bay area supermarket. safe way has a message for worried customers. >> and a cute cat. listen to that. her death defying adventure. >> i'm sandhya patel. live doppler 7hd is tracking our next system that will bring us rain. and there is another one to follow before the week's up. details coming up. >> thanks very much. here is a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" after abc7 news. >> thanks, dan and ama. donald trump and an all new mean tweets. >> someone asked jeb if he would kill baby hitler. he said he would. >> do you hinge he would kill -- do you think he would kill baby hitler? >> no.

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is abc7 news. this time tomorrow night the movie theaters in the bay area and across the country will be packed showing the film everyone is waiting for. "star wars" "the force awakens." some fans are getting a head start. new at 11:00, they were there as dozens of fans camped out for a screening of all six previous "star wars" movies. it starts at 1:00 a.m. the marathon will then lead into a screening of the new movie tomorrow night and that is one way fans are getting ready. cornell bernard picks up the story. cornell i thought you would be in costumes. >> it is in the van. i'll put that on later.

the force is about to awaken. it is so big they are getting into the picture. >> he will definitely be there when the force awakens. he just got tour tickets for saturday and he can't believe it. >> how excited are you? >> very excited. >> i lost my mind when i saw the trailer. >> it may be the most anticipated movie to come out of hollywood since the original "star wars" trilogy began in a galaxy far, far away. it is so big extra police officers will be on duty in the downtown theater. police made this youtube video reminding folks to have fun and don't go to the dark side and leave valuables in your car where they might get ripped off.

>> any light sabres or anything else you may bring with you. >> managers are ready to welcome fans from out of this world. >> yow do costumes we are ready for. >> they were camping out in this this -- at this theater since early wednesday. they want to be the first cold weather or not. it is being here with people you know. >> i can tell it will be sold out. even now. >> advance tickets are going fast at this san mateo theater. >> one more thing, may the force be with you. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> and a reminder that the "star wars" franchise is owned by disney which is the parent company of abc7. safe way employees found a

skimming device at these stores. the thieves targeted shoppers in colorado and so far no one's personal information has been stolen. safe way tells us it is always working to protect customers from fraud. he is known for his comedy, but tonight he is talking about politics with trump. >> i can state that trump will be the healthiest individual elected as president. >> i love that. >> doc, i will tell you i will be the healthiest president ever. >> and trump talks about the future he would like to see for the republican party. that's tonight at 11:35. >> right now let's focus on our weather forecast. a couple storms to be watching. >> that's right. sandhya patel is keeping a close watch.

>> we have two storms before the week is up. the first is friday afternoon into saturday. we do have a little more cloud cover tonight and that's why the cloud cover is not as it was in days past. 39 in novato and we have a few 30s in our inland east bay. here is a live look looking at san francisco and the embarcadero center. not as cold. partly cloudy tomorrow afternoon and our next storm arrives on friday take a look at tomorrow morning. with all of the cloud cover the temperatures will not drop as much so it will not be as chilly as it was this morning. we had upper 20s this morning. 36 in fairfield and napa and 37 in santa rosa upper 30s palo alto and san jose. you will need to dress in layers. as you look at your thursday morning we will have the cloud cover and there could be a sprinkle or two at 8:00 a.m.,

but not expecting much more than that. the sun will be filtered. the next system comes in and this is a one. it is a light to moderate rain and the showers on saturday up to .80 of an inch for the wettest spots. it could impact your weekend plans. let's take a look -- or your get away plans. the rain is in the north bay light to moderate as we head toward 2:00 p.m., still in the north bay and then we head toward the evening rush. it is right across the central part of the bay area. 9:00 p.m. it will be east and south bay. the santa cruz mountains and then a few scattered showers for your saturday morning. you will be able to get out and about. this is your window between saturday morning and sunday morning to get last-minute holiday shopping done or running errands or no matter

what you have planned this will be your opportunity. rainfall is much needed. we will see up to .84 in santa rosa. three quarters of an inch with this system. there has been a snow making machine in the tahoe area. it is man-made snow, but there is a slight chance of rain and snow tomorrow. it will be windy on friday ahead of the mix storm that will bring fresh storm on saturday. sunday a chance of snow if you are traveling it would be a good idea to get out there if you can. staying in the bay area? temperatures tomorrow remaining in the 50s. it is cloudier to the north. not as bright as it has been. the light rain chance will be around lake port and cloverdale. as we look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast, tomorrow is dry and the first system is a one. ald then the second storm on sunday afternoon and going into monday. and then tuesday, wednesday

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santa's helpers at the abc studios in san francisco. they picked up boxes packed with toys donated by our abc7 news family. all of the toys and games you see will go for the toys for tots program. >> we all heard it before. cats have nine lives. this kitten -- listen to that. he has just eight left after a death defying adventure in sacramento county. they spotted the female tabby as they sorted the items on a recycling plant. they grabbed the kitten a few feet before they tossed them that the machine with a

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and then they dominated the suns. everybody was hoisting rush. t.j. warren, a nice drive here to kiss it off. the suns lead in the second quarter. he saves the los -- the loose ball. a triple double for green. and then the break here and a sweet reverse. chewing on his mouth guard. that's going up. andrew boggit didn't have any attempted shots. between the legs. a little thunder from down under. his plus minus was plus 42 which is insane. he went up with the dunk without authority. he played 27 in the third quarter alone. he finished with a season high of 43 and sat out the fourth

quarter. 128 to 103. speaking of clay his brother was involved in a big trade. he is going from the white sox to the dodgers. he was called up last year with five home runs. it was a swap between the dodgers, white sox and reds that includes allstar third base man had todd frasier leaving. tennessee paying a visit and this is all stanford. they are up 13. nice. lefty off the glass. mccall with a double-double. thompson lead all scores. she had 19. it was 69-55 and they are now 7-2. call it the end of an era for the u.s. women's soccer teams. it was abbie wombach's game.

her best scoring opportunity ended up with a pass. and then hurdles over the barrier there. moments later the only goal and wang shwung. china the final and abbie would exit removing her cleats one last time. 184 goals and international competitions for men or women. abc7 sports brought to you by xfinity. the next game is against the bucks. the same team that beat them in milwaukee. pay back is a coming.

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