indicted adam schoffee atempb attempting to join the terrorist group. in the fbi's affidavit, it says adam sent a text message to relative one that said he had gone to protect muslims. schoffee went to istanbul, turkey and then returned home to the bay area. his father reported more concerning details. adam may have been following extreme imams online and that some of his high school friends were of the same mind set. the f.b.i. started listening to phone conversations in june of this year with investigators saying adam also stated that america is the aenmy. and he wanted to fight with extremists. in late june, schoffee booked a one-way tick et.

a sffellow passenger refused to board with him. adam appeared nervous and his leg was shaking. the trip thwarted not only by passenger, but his own family. >> we've seen him coming and going, but nothing else. >> schoffee is in custody with a july 3rd arrest. if convicted, he could face 20 years in prison. in free mont, abc 7 news. >> the elnusra front has quickly become the number one rebel group in syria's zichl war. it is considered the syrian branch of al-qaida. the group announced its formation in january, 2012. later that year, the united states dez ig nated it as the terror organization. >> a long time friend of the gunman is now charged in the case. investigators accuse enriqu

enrique marquez of supplying the military rifles used to shoot 14 people dead: a ruling today in the university mass shooting case isn't making anyone happy. today, a judge found shooting suspect juango mentally incompetent to stand trial. he's been diagnosed with skitzoeffective disorder. relatives are disappointed with the judge's decision. >> it's not guilty what mr. goh wanted. he does not want to be found incompetent. i don't consider it a victory. >> however, as the judge pointed out, today's ruling doesn't mean a chiel won't ever occur, gist not yet. >> a search for a freeway shooter. sky 7 hd was over interstate 80 as high way patrol officers looked for clues.

someone fired at a car wounding one person. this happened late this afternoon. that victim is expected to survive. a highway patrol says there was no threat to the public and the shooting has not affected traffic. >> a recorded warning went out to families across san francisco today after an online threat was made against the city's public 1k508s. district officials said five employees received that threatening e-mail overnight. the message resembled one to close earlier this week. the f.b.i. consulted with the school district. about 130 schools opened as scheduled after trained employees checked out each campus. >> this woman now faces criminal charges after being accused of attacking a muslim man with hot coffee. we showed you this cell phone video. the east bay reejsal park police say he faunted several men about their faith.

the man shot to death by san francisco police officers this month was laid to rest today. a somber crowd of mourners said good-bye to mario woods with his mother who said she will now be his voice. his death was filmed by bystanders and out rage has led to a call of armed officers with tazers. >> tonight, uncovering more issues with san francisco's double decker buss. first, involving the company that operated the bus that crashed in union square a couple of weeks ago. now, there is another tour company not following all the rules. melanie is live at vista point with a story you will see only on abc 7. >> dan, it is buchl out here. and one of the best ways to see this view is on a tour bus. earlier, we crossed a golden

gate bridge and it's not the only one we've seen. >> with views like this, san francisco is selfie city. one of many tourists who hopped off of a double decker tour bus. >> it's a great way to look at the city. >> there are at least five double decker tour bus companies in san francisco. bus 113 with plate 7 hvr 736 and bus 115, the dmv says it issued one of these plaits on february 16th, but it doesn't have any record of what vehicle it was issued to.

dlux sightseeing might not want you to know that. >> why are you blocking my camera? >> because my boss told me to. >> it's against the law. violations can include the company dojsing taxes and the vehicles not having a smog check. >> the driver of the vehicle operating an unregistered vehicle request citation and impoundment. >> this driver didn't want to talk to us. so i called the ceo. she wouldn't agree to the interview but she said dmv made the mistake. also that she'll pull the vehicles from service and take care of it in the morning. >> dmv wants to know who is checking up on these buss.

as of 5:00 p.m., the motor vehicle commission is still investigating. >> it's going to be more expensive to looech pg&e and get your energy from clean suppliers. >> with the doubling of this rate, that makes it even more expensive for people already struggling. >> it will cost san francisco more than $1.5 million a year when it launches its own clean energy program next spring. the fee keeps prices stable for those who remain with the utility. >> richmond dedicated a lasting memorial today to a police officer killed in the line of duty.

the officer was killed in 2008. led a procession today to a new underpass. the underpass eliminates a bottleneck caused by a railroad crossing. >> prosecutors plan to file first-degree murder charges against a former salinas resident. so far, the bodies of two children have been found. live in salinas with the developing details, chris? >> reporter: alma, at a press conference late this afternoon, the police chief called it one of the worst cases of child abuse he has ever seen in his nearly 30 year career. outside this apartment, a grandmother expresses her grief.

>> reporter: this afternoon, the district attorney's office announced soon be charged with murder in the deaths of the two children who have been reported missings. >> there's a lot we do not know about the family dynamics. >> the prosecutor believes he has enough evidence to prove that the two children were killed inside salinas. this came after quincy police arrested for torturing another child, his 9-year-old niece who is now recovering. >> we are law enforcement. what we are looking at is trying to find the facts, in effect, so we can charge the appropriate people and bring them to the bar of justice. squl salinas police say they went to freemont's old home and

found nothing. >> it was terrible. i've never seen anything like it. >> neighbors still can't believe what happened. >> i see them playing outside, but then a couple weeks later, they won't even go outside. that was really strange. i thought they were taken, but i didn't know anything about that. >> formal charges are expected early next week. in salinas, chris wynn, abc 7 news. >> a company's job is to protect identity theft is paying a big final for failing to do that. >> plus, kaisar changed the health care landscape. now it promises to change the next generation of doctors. >> all the way from l.a., the anticipation now almost over for this man and others around the bay area. we are live as the force awakens. >> personalized service. 7 on your side reveals what might be a better way to bank.

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it's awesome. it's the effect. >> great excitement is high for star wars fans. many made the pilgrimage to san francisco for a snapshot of the jedi master. the life size yoda statue is inside lucas headquarters. >> the star wars movie has already smashed ticket records. more than $100 million in presales. fans have been waiting a long time as you well know for this movie. >> abc 7 news reporter is live in san jose where the excitement is really off the charts tonight.

>> it's hard to believe but it's been almost a decade since all of these guys were together. although this is the newest star wars in the series, much of it was shot on film. this is the one place that you can see it projected on the medium that it was shot on. that star wars movie has attracted fans from far and wide. some of them have come from all over the place, seemingly, all over the galaxy, to see it right here. although they've all bought tickets in vansz, they've been lining up since 6:30 in the morning to get that perfect seat. inside, they've been busy splicing into a single print that's nine miles long. they'll start that first show promptly at 7:00. outside, the costumes and accessories have been getting wilder as the show draws closer. try to beat this, a couple that

has a family member named after star wars characters. >> we have a cat named brido. >> i actually have a niece named leah. that's kind of what we do. >> we have posters all over the house, throw pillows. shoes, i've got shoes on right now. >> with all that merchandise, the couple insists they still keep it classy. they say jaba the hut is well behalved. of course, for jaba, what better chew toy than chewbaca. they were guarding the all-important tickets. now, throughout this all, there's been one incredibly closely guarded secret. what happens with your son in the movie? >> you don't need to know what happens to my son in the movie. >> i don't need to know what happens to his son in the movie. the plot has been a very closely guarded secret. the actors have been silent.

the trailers have been vague. so it is anybody's guess just who will turn to the dark side. in san jose, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> so much fun. the force is deaf nitly with mark zuckerberg and his daughter, max. >> the force is even in space. a nasa telescope spotted what looks like a cosmic lifesaver. in fact, it's a newborn star shooting out jets of hot gas. >> a production company will pay a hefty price for not doing what it was supposed to do. >> there's a new victim of identity fraud every two seconds. are you next? >> today, life lock agree today pay $100 million to settle charges it failed to properly secure customers information. the charges also accuse the company of misrepresenting the strength of its security. this is the largest order

enforcement case ever by the fdc. >> for more and more people, the best bank out there to use is the one that doesn't have any branchs. >> michael finney is here with that. >> it's changing, isn't it? think about how you bank today just compared to five years ago. >> a recent consumer report survey finds that nearly 90% of people do some banking online. it's nearly 1 in 10 that switch to a virtual bank. >> for the most part, he has given up on traditional banking. he's able to do just about everything online with this new bank that doesn't have any branchs at all. >> why did he switch? >> convenience, number one. number two, i get a much better interest rate on my savings acounts than i can with a regular branch that i can walk into. >> virtual banks like usaa bank, ever bank, discover bank and

allied bank that are onlyline are primarily on line yet, high scores in a consumer reports survey of its subscribers. >> our surveys showed that those consumers were highly satisfied. in general, virtual banks offer higher interest rating on savings. for instance, discover bank pays .49%. discover can pay.01%. >> and despite having almost no branchs or tellers, all of the virtual banks in the consumer reports survey did well communicating with their

customers skblchlt if you have a fern relationship with your bank, virtual banking may not be for you. >> secret unions are another type of financial institution that did well in consumer reports survey. credit unions get kudos for customer service and le fees and credit units also can and many times do offer more personal sfrs. >> thank you, michael. >> let's turn your attention to the weather forecast. a little nippy out there. >> yes, the meet i don't recallologist joins us now. >> dan and al ma, we are tracking three storms. it's not as cold as it has been in the last couple of days. temperatures are coming up. you won't need the coat right now, but you will need the umbrella. i want to show you the radar which is not tracking rain yet. that is all going to change. it is tracking rain and snow up to the north and that's our first system that's coming in tomorrow. clouds are gathering and here's a look at your temperatures. san francisco, oakland,

half-moon bay, live picture from where they will be seeing snow if you're heading up to the mountains rgs make sure you have your chains tomorrow. 49 degrees in santa rosa, everybody else in the 50s. for our east bay hills camera, ilt's a lovely view as we look across the bay. spotty showers tomorrow morning. steady rain arrives friday afternoon and everybodying. we are looking at another storm sunday afternoon going into monday. our first storm ranks one. it's going to be light. but it will bring mod rerate ra friday afternoon. wetest spots expecteding over an inch of rain. 5:00 a.m. tomorrow, you're going to see some damp spots. at noontime, still in the north bay, the rain continues at 12:00 p.m.

the evening rush could be very slow going. in the south bay, 6:00 p.m. some light rain. we're looking at light to moderate at 8:00 p.m. still really covering a good part of the bay area. 10:00 p.m., it's over the east bay, the peninsula, the south bay. and then we get some scattered showers 2:00 a.m. saturday. hopefully, you'll be sleeping 5:00 a.m. if you don't have plans, those showers will be through here pretty quickly. most of your saturday morning is fine, your sunday morning is fine. still, rainfall with this first storm. pretty healthy amounts here. we're looking at over an inch in places like santa rosa, half-moon bay. most other areas, a half to three quarters of an inch. the winter storm watch tomorrow afternoon through saturday afternoon expecting 6-12 inches of snow. expect major delays if you're going up for the holidays. winter weather advisory for tahoe 7:00 p.m. to noon

unsaturday. when jowl take a look at the snow, some places like don nor could pick up 15 implgs of snow. this will be nice to see some powder out there. tomorrow morning, not as cold as previous mornings. we're looking at upper 30s to upper 40s. make sure you have your umbrellas with you when you get going. you will need those in the north bay ep venn shlly in the evening. temperatures low 50s to the low 6 0z. 5:00 ewe weather's forecast. first storm tomorrow, i wanted's a one on our storm impact scale. second one, sunday afternoon into monday is also a one. third one, timing is everything. this storm is going to bring wet and windy weather christmas eve into christmas day and it may be a white christmas for some folks in the sierra nevada. so stormy weather is not taking a holiday. we are expecteding three storms once again so make shurt you have your umbrellas handy. >> moving on and in, jerry brown

does what no other governor has done in 50 years. that's next. >> breaking news tonight, the new terror arest here in the u.s. connected to the shooting in california. the alleged highway plot that trapped drivers. consumer out reach tonight over adelle tickets. >> it's not secret that bay area traffic is horrible. new at 6 cloek, you're going to see how your commute stacked up against others. plus, the ray of hope

invest $14 million to redevelop two community in heyward. heyward's mayor says the donation is sorely needed. >> but the building is tired.

it needed more than investment to keep it going. it's time to rebuild. >> kaiser moved to -- to move its office last year. it also announced today it will be opening a medical school in southern california. >> jerry brown has spent his first night in his new sacramento home. his office confirms tonight he has slept in the historic mansion and says the move-in is still kind of a work in progress. the vacant mansion went from a 1.5 milli$1.5 million renovatio. the last governor? ronald reagan back in 1967. >> the annual toys for tots distribution on the peninsula. marines handed out gifts to eager children and their families. every year, the marine corps collects new toys to children and those in need. this year, all the donations filled hundreds of bags. all the children will get to

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. coming up at 6:00, the discovery of bones. >> and do you have your sand bagds ready? 7 on your side's michael finney on what you should be doing before those predicted el nino storms come our way. >> check out the warrior's mvp laving it up in and out of alameda. >> the guy next to him, well, that's just drake. the video was shot and tweeted by connolly. you can hear her excitement as she saw these megastars.

>> drake was at wednesday's game at oracle arena. he was also spotted at a sacramento kings game. >> the san francisco giants introduced their $130 million man today. >> he wore a giant's jersey for the first time, number 47 as you see there. he signed a sixz-year contract worth 130 million dlarsz. >> he wants a world series ring with his new team. he swro deuced himself to fans by flaunting his social media presence. >> he said i always strikeout on the mound, twitter, instagram. im'm just a guy that likes to fool around. >> reliever sergio romo tweeted his signature dread locks will make him an easily recognizable figure around town. >> "world news tonight" is next.

>> for all of us here, we appreciate your time. >> thank you for inviting us into your home tonight. we will see you at 6 cloek. "world news" is next. breaking news tonight. the new terror arrest here in america. the alleged highway plot. the arrest connected to the terror in california. authorities say syed farook's friend plotted with him before. the alleged plan to trap drivers during rush hour, armed with bombs and guns. brian ross is standing by tonight. the pharmaceutical scandal. the young ceo under arrest tonight. first, hiking a life-saving drug from $13.50 to more than $700 overnight. now, arrested for something else. the race for 2016 tonight. vladimir putin's new praise for donald trump. and trump's response, just in. the deadly road rage on an american highway spanning 60 miles, hitting several cars. and consumer outrage tonight