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that's concerning and especially if there is small children on there, that's really sad. >> moments of panic along san francisco's waterfront after a tour bus crash injures nine people. good evening, everyone. two of the nine injured are children. abc 7 news reporter lisa joins us live from where it happened. lisa what can you tell us about the passengers? >> reporter: caroline, first of all, the scene did clear a few hours ago and skid marks are still on the ground from where the bus stopped and there were 30 people on board when the bus was hit and all those passengers were sitting on the bottom level. the tour bus came to a screeching halt after police say the driver of this black suv

crashed into the double decker. >> the driver in a ford explorer made a sudden turn in front of the bus cutting the path off and the driver applied the brakes and we had impact to the bus and vehicle. >> reporter: the embarcadero lit up. people rushled out of restaurants to find out what was going on. >> there were a lot of police cars a lot of ambulances people being taken away on the stretchers and being put into the ambulance. >> reporter: some passengers were treated immediately on the sidewalk before being taken to three separate san francisco hospitals. the majority of the victims suffered minor injuries. the most severe was a broken ankle. the driver of the big bus and the driver of the suv were tested for drugs and alcohol. both passed. the general manager says the tour company's driver has a solid record. >> the driver is shaken up but totally fine.

>> reporter: veteran driver? >> been with us for a long time, yes, two years. >> reporter: the driver will be cited for making an improper lane change. tonight's crash comes more than a month after another accident involving a san francisco tour company. this week the california highway patrol released its findings and to the november 13th crash of a city sightseeing bus in union square. the chp sited the company for issues with the fleet and other issues, 20 people were hurt in that incident. now to those rapidly dropping temperatures tonight. a freeze warning is in effect throughout parts of the bay area. and this morning black ice covered part of tahoe's road. there were patches of ice off highway 24 and in lafayette it really looked like winter. homes had white rooftops this morning during some daring east

bay residents refused to let the cold stop them from celebrating the holidays. >> i'm freezing. it's very cold out here. but we're having a good time and the kids play. so wanted to stay inside. just want to celebrate winter right now. >> well the cold conditions also did not stop people from enjoying the winter ice rink in walnut creek today. let's head right to abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma who is tracking those dropping temperatures. >> caroline, we dropped below freezing in spots already. look at the temperatures in the north bay. 31 and the freezing park, 34 in navado and widen the view fairfield chilly 30 and 35 in napa and san carlos at 39. that freeze warning goes into effect at midnight. the only exception san francisco and the coast upper 20s to low 30s. after we get rid of the cold tomorrow morning, we'll be

tracking a chance of light showers, minimal on the storm impact but we'll go hour by hour in future weather and show when to expect the sprinkle coming up. there is developing news out of north texas tonight. people are warned to take shelter as tornados and severe storms continue to rip through the dallas-fort worth area. this video shot just south of dallas shows the enormity of a funnel cloud each time lightning strikes. take a look at the destruction, at least five people are confirmed dead at this hour. mainly from storm related traffic accidents. the severe weather death toll stands at 22 across the south in less than a week. we'll have the latest on the damages in mississippi, alabama and arkansas coming up later in the newscast. a popular restaurant and furniture store on emeryville's bay street are closed after a fire this evening. christine mason in our abc 7 now

community took this video at the bay street shopping center around 5:30. smoke and flames could be seen from i-80. this fire started in the kitchen no one was hurt. palo alto police believe a man they shot and killed reported a false emergency to 911 dispatchers so officers would respond. last night's deadly confrontation took place outside a home that serves as a treatment facility for people with mental health issues. detectives revealed the man told dispatchers there was a person who wanted to hurt someone at that home on forest avenue. >> and our officers responded and as soon as the first units arrived and got out of their cars, the suspect charged at officers while welding a knife. two officers fired their

pistols. >> both police and the district attorney's office are investigating this fatal shooting. the medical examiner is working on confirming the man's identity. new at 11:00 a prominent islamic relations group is calling for an investigation after a suspected molotov cocktail attack at the islamic center in tracy this morning. these are photos sent to us of the building's exterior. it happened around 6:30 this morning. the california association of islamic relations says they want the incident investigated as a hate crime. also new at 11:00 walnut creek police are asking people that witnessed a beating tonight to contact investigators. this man 24-year-old brice holiday was arrested for seriously injuring another person last sunday. police believe there are more witnesses to the attack and they would like to interview them. damaged homes and smashed cars, a driver blames trouble

with his steering wheel for losing control of this car. that car first pushed an suv into a garage on badger wood lane. the driver lost control again while backing up. his car then hit a home and ruptured a water pipe. fortunately, no one was hurt. police tell us the driver is cooperating with investigators. fire lit up the early morning sky in sonoma county. investigators believe someone may have set a fire at the russian river health center. it appears the fire started outside the building around 2:30 a.m. nobody was hurt. flames, smoke and water did extensive damage to the building and to the equipment kept inside that clinic. new at 11:00, if you received one of this year's hottest christmas gifts watch out. many recipients are finding themselves being treated for serious injuries.

sergio sergio is live with the warning about hoover boards. >> reporter: caroline the warning earlier this holiday season had been that some of these hoover boards were at risk of catching fire because of the lithium ion batteries they contain, be uut now a much more mundane warning. internet video internet video, people posted plenty painful looking falls. this doctor says this popular president sent a few people to his emergency room. >> wrist injuries and head injuries. i have a colleague at a hospital in tahoe and seeing the same thing. >> reporter: he was working at the e.r. at marin general hospital christmas day and four different people came in with wrist or minor head injuries. >> minor trama but people hitting their heads hard enough

to cause skull frukactures and larceny races. >> reporter: when they reviewed the hoover boards the engineer had a spill of his own. >> it went that way and i was going that way. the sudden body movements are easy to control at low speed but when you get going faster and hit a bump and causes you to shift balance you can very easily lose control. >> reporter: consumer reports recommend using a skateboard helmet pads and guards. the doctor says it's advice some aren't following. >> it's christmas day it's fun, new toy what can happen? >> reporter: on twitter the #hoover board fails is spills and injuries from people across the country. the faa is concerned with the estimated purchase of 1 million drones this holiday season. the agency worries they will be more trouble in the skies and on the ground. drones can and do drop from the sky posing great risk to traffic and pedestrians.

operators also take risks when flying them into prohibited air space. drones cannot be flown within five miles of an airport or higher than 400 feet. pilots have reported an increase in drone sightings. still to come on abc 7 news at 11:00 a stunning admission from the embattled chicago police department after another fatal police shooting and santa ana winds fuel another california wildfire. the challenges fire crews are still facing in ventura county. >> why some cats are so temper mental and later burglars keeping an eye on your trash. what does your garbage say about what you got

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a terrifying scene in southern california. winds whipped a fire along the ventura county coast. u.s. highway 101 reopened late this afternoon after the fire forced the highway patrol to close the major artery. that fire broke out late last night when winds battered the coast. >> a downed power line was the cause for this incident and we could surmise that the winds certainly had something to do with that but that is our primary cause. >> 400 firefighters will remain on the front lines overnight. the fire charred more than 1200

acres, no homes have been damaged so far and it's no longer spreading. two firefighters are recovering from minor injuries. new details revealed. chicago police say officers fatally shot a mother of five by accident when they also killed a man while checking out a domestic dispute. it happened on chicago's west ciderly this morning. both people killed were african american. the family of the man killed by police says he had emotional problems. this morning's shooting comes as the chicago police force faces a probe following the shooting of a black teenager caught on video. firefighters made an arrest after witnessing a woman break a car window and steal a bag. at tenth and folsom streets where it happened around 10:40 this morning. the fire crew chased the woman down and called police and held

her until officers arrived. new at 11:00 felines with flashing fur tend to challenge their human counter parts. more than cats with basic colored coats. a study suggest the female calico cat is often the most challenging. vets surveyed more than 1200 cat owners hoping to find the relationship between a cat's coat color and it's personality. they found one out of every 1 1 is described by its owner as problematic. well, you could say our weather is challenging. let's get a check with drew few mo. >> speaking of pets the temperatures are chilly. some spots below freezing at this hour. painting you a very clear and quiet picture but as we look at the month of december and rainfall across the region, most locations came close if not surpassing the average rainfall

for the past 26 days. san francisco over 5 inches for the month and santa rosa closing on seven inches and oakland airport over 2.5 inches of rain and after tomorrow, slight chance of a shower. really the rest of december is going to end up dry. live outside showing you clear skies, great visibility out there across the region but clear skies allowing us to cool off rather quickly. freeze warning at midnight tonight and tomorrow evening a chance of light showers and after that chance turns into a dry pattern for the rest of the extended forecast. it's about the numbers out there. 30 in fairfield and 35 in napa and a cool 34 in navado and 45 in san francisco. so here is the freeze warning that goes into effect in less than an hour. we'll drop to 28 in napa overnight. 32 and 30 in san to rosa and concord and livermore and palo alto, 32. after that chilly start on your

sunday, we'll track some scattered showers ask so the storm impact scale, minimal, light system. light showers move in less than a quarter of an inch of rain and very little in the way of snowfall. future weather has you covered hour by hour. tomorrow morning it's a blend of sunshine and clouds out there into the early afternoon we go 5:00, a chance of a shower moving through and we'll keep that chance with us by 10:00 on your sunday but this system is really moisture starved and moves through quickly. by first thing monday morning, it is out of here. total rainfall future tracker number shows you really minimal amounts. less than a quarter inch and most spots will end up with less than one-tenth of an inch. total snowfall not a blockbuster snowfall. the sierra one to three inches. the highs for sunday across the region, low to mid 50s with that scattered shower chance into the afternoon. accuweather seven-day forecast shows a shower chance of a start

on the way for sunday. by monday maybe lingering early morning sprinkle, otherwise afternoon sunshine and that closes the storm door temporary. tuesday and wednesday the sunny last day of 2015 is dry and start 2016 with sunshine and a touch milder for saturday. so really just a little shower tomorrow and then we start to warm up. >> but for now a little rain and a whole lot of cold. >> yeah, a whole lot of cold right now. bundle up. >> thanks, drew. >> sure. still to come on abc 7 news at 11:00 no rest for the warriors steph curry, how he's making the season brighter for some of his biggest fans.

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be in oakland by new years eve. this is new video of the benjamin franklin. the ship is 1300 feet long longer than the empire state building. it's the maiden voyage for the ship will travel between china south korea and california. no rest for golden state warriors guard steph curry after yesterday's win over the cleveland cavaliers. curry, his wife and their two daughters raleigh and ryan took part in today's feed the children event to help 400 oakland families in need. it's the third year the curries have participated in giving each family a 25-pound food box and 10-pound box of personal care items. he is such a great guy and he deserves the latest honor. >> we are your steph curry station. we'll talk about him in sports as well. coming up steph curry is not just the best player but the top

male athlete of the year and ucla was seeing red tonight as nebraska

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when nebraska was invited to the foster farms bowl despite the 5-7 record some were not sure they deserved it. mike raleigh and early on looked like the bruins would dominate. josh rosen to kenneth walker the third. it was 14-7. the corn huskers score the next 30 points, tommy armstrong junior deep for stanley morgan junior that makes the

sensational one-hand grab. ran the ball ten times and makes it 37-21. ucla cut the lead to eight but on fourth and ten, rosen with the desperation in the end zone. nebraska wins 37-29. the pac 12's first bowl loss this season. >> we probably played the best game tonight when a team can do that and fight through the stuff we did, that says a lot about the character of the young men in the program. >> i think we has a team have great respect for them and we don't look at the record but when you do look at the record they beat michigan state, it's very deceiving. that's a really good football team. >> one pro football game tonight, if washington could beat the eagles it would clinch the nfc east. desean jackson taking on the team that drafted him. not a lot of love there after falling behind the redskins answer with touchdowns and jordan reid washington led by six at the half. curt cousins for 365 yards and

four touchdowns. this one to chris thompson made it 23-10. for the eagles, it's been a year of disappointment. demarco murray fumbles and hall takes it to the end zone. washington wins 38-24. after going 4-12 last season, it is now headed to the playoffs. after leaving the warriors to the first nba title in four decades and being the league's most valuable player, steph curry was named the associated press male athlete of the year. the fourth to win the award. joining lebron james, larry bird and michael jordan and beat out american furpharoh and jordan spieth and average of more than 30 point as game while getting golden state to 28-1 start the best in nba history. >> being able to celebrate the end of 2015, which is a great year for me and my team and the

organization, so more encouragement to keep doing what i'm doing and definitely recognize all the conditions. >> congratulations. this abc 7 sports report brought to you by xfinity. highlights from all six bowl games today. >> okay, you said there was something like 40 bowl games. >> 40 in all. >> that's a lot of college football. >> not done yet. >> thanks rick. >> there is much more ahead when we return. up next deadly tornados ripping through the heart of texas. the treacherous conditions facing search and rescue teams at this hour. and burglars closely watching your post christmas day trash. what they are looking for and

w good evening everyone. i'm caroline tyler. nine tour bus passengers suffered minor injuries after an suv collided with their bus in san francisco. it happened along the embarcadero. the injured include two children. police believe the suv's driver changed lanes right in front of the bus. palo alto police believe a man shot and killed by officers lured police to the scene by reporting a false emergency to 911 operators. detectives say the man was holding a knife when he charged at officers last night. flames rose above two businesses in emeryville this

evening. investigators say the fire broke out in the kitchen of the elephant bar restaurant. that forced the bar and the furniture store to close. no one was hurt. the businesses have not said when they can reopen. now to developing news in the south where the death toll is on the rise in texas. after a devastating tornado touched down in the dallas area. as abc news reporter chuck reports, this has been a holiday weekend of dangerous weather in much of the country. >> reporter: tonight a tornado strike in the dallas area at least four people reported killed as police and fire units scramble to do search and rescue. >> everything down stairs. >> reporter: homes destroyed by a storm. in alabama the day after christmas, this santa's eye view shows the aftermath of a holiday that will be hard to forget. >> in the house having a good time laughing and joking about memories of our family through

the years. >> reporter: aquieteyeaquiet christmas at home became a fight for survival. >> everybody set get down and the lights went out. >> reporter: the holiday temperatures have been treacherously pleasant creating ideal conditions for storms and tornados. >> i don't know what was flying and we went in our room to duck that. >> reporter: the high winds drove torrential rains that caused flooding across alabama and ripped this boat house and sent it bobbing down stream. power company crews were on the job saturday trying to restore electricity. major winter storm is about the strike the central u.s. with the greatest threat of severe weather over parts of texas. by monday morning, expect ice and freezing rain to cause travel trouble. for now some storm victims are clinging to the christmas spirit. >> there is always a bright side. the sun is shining now. maybe this is the beginning of something better.

federal express says the backlog of late christmas deliveries delayed by bad weather around memphis air hub has been cleared. some fedex employees had to skip christmas celebrations at home to get out and deliver late packages yesterday. the company says the weather kept a number of flights grounded this week. fedex also dealt with a surge in deliveries from online shopping orders. business owners are picking up the pieces after two tornados touched down near sack menramento on christmas eve. one hit in ma december doe and one in and came out early this morning to start the cleanup. the tornado ripped the roof off his business front porch and railings. >> every month at the end of the month registrations are due so i definitely didn't want to be out of business today.

my landlord spoke with me and asked me to shut down but it's inconvenient for those who were going to come here. >> the tornado tore apart the shop's electrical panel and they are servicing customers using a generator. federal investigators believe someone may have set a fire that gutted a mosque in texas. you can see some of the damage inside the mosque in houston. atf agents say that fire started in several places. yesterday's fire broke out after about 200 muslims had just finished praying at the islamic society of houston. >> everything was fine, you know, a whole bunch of people in there, capacity full. >> burned the church burned synagogue and temperatures isn't good to see like that. >> no one was hurt in the fire tragedy did not keep mosque members from praying together. they met in a nearby banquet hall today. an unnamed intelligence

service warned several european cities may may be at risk of possible terror attacks that would involve explosives or guns. the intelligence service says the attacks could occur between now and new years eve, specific cities not named. police in vienna released a statement today saying they have been notified about the risk. many of us opened gifts on christmas and some of us have put the boxes they came in out for recycling. while you watch your new big screen tv the empty box near the curb might give crooks a hint you have something worth stealing. police in minnesota tell us that many scrooges take advantage of folks who are trying to be green. >> they drive up and down the allies and streets right after christmas and take notes of addresses, whether they will come back in a day, a week or three months. they know exactly what is in the

house now. >> police in st. paul set up a program to stop crooks. people can drop off their cardboard boxes at a recycling bin in a city parking lot. celebrity chef wants to leave the santa rosa based chain he co-founded in 1986. he signalled his intent to dissolve the chain december 14th in a petition to the state. it's all because of a legal dispute between the food network star and his long-time business partner steve. he is suing in sonoma county court to try to stop the disillusion of the restaurant. he wants to buy his shares and keep it open. johnny garlics has seven locations in california including santa rosa windsor, dublin san jose and brent wood. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, saving fuel simple as flipping a switch. the software that can

improve gas mileage by up to 20% and the force smashing box office records. the new title, "star war's" latest blockbuster is about to earn. clear skies and temperatures dropping. we have a freeze warning that goes into effect in less than 20

imagine making a car 20% more fuel efficient without changing a thing. a team of tech companies has a solution that might do just that and as abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom tells us, it's getting a lot of interest from auto makers. >> driving this gmc truck down the road is like making an omelet. >> what you do when you run the cylinders is cracking open all eight eggs and you're only using a little bit out of each egg to make the omelet. >> reporter: in the kitchen, that means throwing away perfectly good eggs and in a truck waisting perfectly good fuel but then came an idea from a software engineer. >> the original inventor was nowhere near the automotive industry. inside power train would have likely never come up with this idea. >> reporter: the concept is simple, turn off the cylinders you don't need. >> open the three eggs and use

the cylinders so you don't throw anything away. >> reporter: car tech company built this truck into a prototype and call it dynamic skip fire. you won't see any difference and won't notice it from the driver;s seat. >> completely unremarkable when you drive the vehicle you have no idea you're deactivating cylinders. >> reporter: this display is about the only indication you're saving between 10 and 20% of normal gas consumption as software switches each cylinder on and off. >> that means that's deactivated, not operating. we're going downhill. >> reporter: the magic is in software there are tweaks to the engine but auto makers can do them on existing assembly lines as they race to meet standards designing a high drid or electric engines can take years. >> i think large vehicles will be around at least another decade. >> reporter: they say a four cylinder volkswagon prototype is

just around the corner. "star wars the force awakens" is going to break a record this weekend. the film is on track to reach $1 billion in slepts tomorrow making it the fastest movie to get to that point. if the force awakens hits magic number it would do so in just 12 days breaking the previous 13-day speed record held by "jury jurassic park." here is meet roll -- meteorologist drew few mo. we have blowing snow and ice storm developing and severe weather bringing soaking rain showers. bliss sard blizzard warning, ice storm warning and presses to the east. back here at home the only

warning we have is a freeze warning that goes into effect at midnight tonight. a lot of spots will fall either close to or below that freezing mark tonight. so after we get rid of the cold tomorrow morning we'll see light showers for the second half of sunday. very minor one in the storm impact scale, light showers and less than a quarter inch and minimal snow. future weather to sunday notice a blend of sunshine and clouds gives way to a squatcattered shower. we'll track the chance after a cold start otherwise dry out and brighten up and start a little warming trend as we head towards 2016. >> sounds good. >> yeah. >> all right. shoe is away so rick quan is here with sports. >> college ball games. maybe the caroline tyler bowl one day. you can have a bowl. coming up in sports, the man from down under may make his return to the 49ers tomorrow and we'll go bowling with highlights from all six games today

including not so sunny sun bowl.

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nebraska went 5-7 during the regular season, four of the losses came in the final seconds or in overtime. so it's win tonight in the foster farms bowl may not have been that surprising. ucla led early but corn huskers took control. tommy armstrong junior goes deep for stanley morgan junior who makes the sensational grab and ran the ball ten times for 76 yards and makes it 37-21. ucla cut the lead to eight and pass is picked off in the end zone nebraska knocks off the bruins 37-29. the pac 12's first bowl loss this season. >> you know we proved it. we got a lot of fight a lot of heart from this team. our coaching staff believes in us and that's all we want to do is just get out there and have

another game and have a little more fun with the teams and i think we played our hearts out today for those guys and, you know, they did the same for us. >> at the heart of dallas bowl it was southern miss versus washington off the reverse. jaden takes the ball and waves his way 29 yards for a touchdown. washington only lead by four at intermission but would dominate the second half. miles breaks loose for an 86-yard score and rushed for 181 yards and scored four times as the huskies win and finish 7-6. at the sun bowl in el paso, more snow than sun and this fan didn't seem to mind. washington state taking on miami. finds gabe for six and led by ten at halftime with the snow coming down, the canes rallied. mark walton touchdown run cut the lead to six in the fourth. miami was driving late in the contest but this pass by joseph is going to be picked off.

washington state holds on to win 20-14. coach mike leech gets the win and hopefully not phenomena. indiana took on duke late in the contest. blue devils tie it up and runs it in from five yards out. this game went to over time. the hoosiers griffin oaks needs a 38-yard field goal to force a second ot. it appears to be good but officials say no and it's not reviewable. so duke wins 44-41 the first bowl victory since 1961. after 29 years at virginia tech, frank beamer was trying to go out with a win against tulsa. this game featured plenty of offense, quick screen to isaiah ford will head down the sideline for a touchdown. ford had 12 catch the for 227 yards. under beamer virginia tech became known for great special teams. sure enough on this punt return breaks loose for a 67 yard score. the hookies appear to have this

game in hand but tulsa rallied late scoring 14 points in four minutes. evans to garrett lead down to three but tulsa got in closer. evans is sacked so beamer ends his career with the 11th bowl victory. finally, st. pewters burg bowl in florida. connecticut versus marshall. chase litten who grew up in the area connects with ryan for this score. marshall goes on to win 16-10 it finishes 10-3. and the best is yet to come. you can watch college football semi finals at 1:00 and clemson in the orange bowl and at five michigan state plays alabama in the cotton bowl classic and leads up to the national championship game january 11th on espn. more bad news for the 49ers. alex boon will miss with a knee injury. boon had been named an alternate for the pro bowl. taking boon's spot is jared

main. the former rugby star impressed coaches during the preseason but later cut and signed to the team's practice squad. tomorrow the 49ers are at detroit. by beating the eagles tonight, washington could win its division. deshawnesean jackson after falling behind the redskins answer with a pair of scoring passes to jordan reid. big game for curt cousins who threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns to chris thompson 23-10. for the eagles a year of disappointment. d'anglo hall will take it to the end zone. 38-24 the final with a record of 8-7 and washington clinches the nfc east and this abc 7 sports report has been brought to you by xfinity. carol? >> i liked your oprah impression, you get a college bowl game, you get a college bowl game. we all do. all right. [ laughter ] >> that is it for tonight.

enjoy your holidays. i'm caroline tyler along with drew tuma and rick quan in for rick shoeman tonight. abc 7 news continues tomorrow at 5:00. thanks for joining us tonight and for updates on any major story any time download the abc 7 news app and enable push alert for immediate notifications. have a good weekend, everyone. bye, bye.

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