the weather. we begin with katie live where many people are bundling up again. katie? >> reporter: this update within the last hour from pg and e. they restored service to 2800 customers. you can see the scene behind me. those are crews working on a main line, a fraction of the amount of workers that swarmed the discovery bay area, going door to door having to restore peoples pilot lights and check their furnaces but the problem is that people have not been home and the access to their homes, so many are facing yet another cold night. cold water for washing dishes. and no stove for cooking a meal. lisa beltran saw the bright side. >> i was excited yesterday thinking i was going to get a new range. but, bummer this was no gas.

>> she and 6200 others lost natural gas service yesterday. crews replaced equipment in a regulator station today but have not identified the cause of the outage. >> it gets cold quickly. >> lisa and her husband visited the red cross shelter for an update. >> we slept in one room and closed the doors kept ourselves warm with a lot of blankets. >> reporter: 200 crews are going door to door to ignite pilot lights and check gas appliances in homes. >> great. do you want it on or off. >> just on for a while. >> we need to have access to the home so if at all possible, we encourage people to try to stay home if they can. >> reporter: he stayed home from work to wait for pg and e. he may inquire about how this

may affect the bill. >> we do have a claims department. if there are concerns we encourage people to call. >> pg and e is not saying when the utility expects to have service restored. in discovery bay, abc7 news. what a hassle. let's give you moyer information about the cold weather. sandhya patel is here with the update. >> 39 degrees, so it's very cold and it's only going to get colder, right now at discovery bay, it's 45 degrees and chilly. i hope they have hats, scarfs and gloves something to keep them warm. around the bay area, we did see temperatures tumble below freezing in fairfield and other areas above freezing except novato 32 degrees. it's only going to get colder discovery bay temperatures tumble from 40 degrees at 7:00 p.m. look at the temperature trend bottoming out. 31 degrees by 5:00 a.m.

so there is a tough night ahead for those folks. i'll let you know how long this will last. >> sandhya thank you. the chp officers and wildlife crews are trying to keep an enormous elephant sale off the highway in sonoma county. abc7 news reporter alan wong is live with the efforts to block its path. >> reporter: hi ama. traffic has been backed up more than a mile. originally wildlife experts brought out a crate but realized they're going to need a crate about four times this size. take a look at this animal that tried to cross the highway. experts believe it's a 500 pound

elephant seal. they used boards to push it back but each time they walked away, she jumped out to scoot to the other side where there is numbing but a dry field. >> the plan is going to be to come back down this way to get her back up on land and then into a large crate that marine mammal center brought with them. the goal would be to get her transported and released somewhere safe. >> reporter: experts say this is an unusual place to find an elephant seal. they think she may be pregnant, which could explain her behavior they're hoping she'll be pushed into the bay. right now, they're making sure she doesn't attempt to cross over highway 37 again. reporting live in sonoma county, abc7 news. what a day it's been there. thank you very much. a theme park train crashed in santa cruz county injuring

eight people. a tour group from south korea was among those riding the train. emergency crews took four people to the hospital including a child. >> spoke to another child and she said she was standing and she fell back and bumped her head. >> officials say the train crashed at low speed into a hillside. the roaring camp railroad will remain closed during the crash investigation. developing news on a xhags day mystery at the hayward bart station. a dead man nouned a u haul truck is jason anderson from bay point. it's unclear how he died. police found his body following a shooting.

officers say they spotted a man pushing the u haul. new at 6:00 details about a man shot dead on christmas day. he's been identified as a 31-year-old and police say he called 911 with a state emergency. and they say he charged at them and say it is a transitional program. >> police are asking for help to track down the man who robbed a store and got away with several hundred thousand dollars. police say this is the man who robbed a u.s. bank inside of a safeway store. the man handed the teller a note. the teller filled bags with cash and gave them to the expect

described as african american weighing 150 pounds. two people died when flames tore through an abandoned apartment complex in the east bay. crews boarded up the charred skeleton. crews say it was common for squatters to use the shelter on cold nights. >> i'm in a situation where you know, i'm like you know it's sad to see people trying to stay warm ending up getting hurt. investigators think it started accidentally. it's the third fire in the building since may. san jose students are feeling the holiday spirit just days after thieves targeted the house they share near the campus and ransacked the place and stole all kinds of stuff. david louie explains the out pouring of support that they're now receiving. >> just working hard to belter our lives for us for our

families and it's just, it just sucks. >> christmas day, the house gabriella shares with six other students was ransacked. it was the gifts from under the tree that hurt the most them. were gifts for her family in manteca. she worked two jobs to pay for them along with rent, tuition and school expenses. >> we come from a low income family. we work hard to try to get our families to a better place. so it's just devastating not having them open the gifts i worked hard for. >> the landlord will consider security upgrades. >> why steal from seven young women? >> the feeling of loss changed to joy. one friend started a go fund me page and donations have been pouring in to be divided. >> the first experience for

people that are thinking about people doing this type of stuff and to come help strangers. it's great. >> some have come from alumni and staff members. >> just incredible reassuring the fact that there are still good people willing to help strangers. >> the money will help them replace the lap tops for school. now, as david mentioned, the fund raising page is exceeding it's modest goal in a day. if you'd like to help we have a link. and a legion air flight will arrive late because of a deicing truck. part of the plane broke off and fell to the ground. they insist the incident is

minor. passengers are scheduled to arrive arrive around 7:00. only about half of the flights were on time. according to flight aware average delay was 26 minutes. there are plenty of passengers in san francisco today, but no delays here according to flight aware. >> new parking restrictions in san francisco's castro district are not sitting too well with people that live there. where these restrictions are and why some believe it's another. now it's come close. >> an inside look at what it takes to get ready for the annual tournament of roses parade.

next february a tech bus will be in their neighborhood. >> one neighborhood wants the transportation agency to consider. >> reporter: you know it's interesting because i think most people don't realize this entire section, count them 1, 2, 34, 5

down there, parking meters is reserved for those big tech buses from 6:00 to 10:00 in the morning monday through friday. this is a neighborhood that struggles with parking. wilbur was surprised to find out this is off limits. >> during morning hours, that space and others are used by the big tech shuttle buses and few bothered to read the sign below the meter. others don't like that the bus stop is close to one of the largest drug stores in san francisco. >> for people like us, coming from getting medications or large amounts of money and get

things others do not. >> but the san francisco municipal transportation agency says there are 125 of the stops used by buses that take more than 8500 people to and from tech companies on the peninsula. >> if there are taking cars off the road that are driving down to the peninsula i don't have a problem with it. >> it reduces gas emissions and takes cars off the street and does a number of things to make the network better. >> the shuttle stop has been part of a pilot program, and supposed to be a permanent fixture in february. still, mta says there is room for discussion. in 18 months, the city collected $2.5 million for the right to use its shuttle buses. an issue has been going on for decades, at home they're

referred to as comfort women. kristin? >> reporter: this may be historic, but it's not universally welcome. japan agreed to pay $8 million to support the korean women forced to be sex slaves to japanese soldiers during the war. foreign ministers finalized the deal. one representative says it should go directly to the victims as compensation instead of into a fund. that is the feeling among many in the bay area, supervisor eric marr led a vote and calls the deal a joke because the women who suffered were not consulted. >> a lot of of the victims have been disappointed an feeling like japan is conducting a

public relations performance on the international stage. >> the state department as well as house democratic leader nancy pelosi applaud the deal. i should tell you that the deal includes a promise by the two asian neighbors to not criticize each other over this issue anymore and to consider the issue resolved. which really it will never be for the 46 who remain. dan and ama? >> right. thank you. now we'll turn to amma dates about the weather. most areas are seeing clear conditions. dropping down to 39 in fairfield and novato. a live look and it is clear.

cold nights are ahead. winter chill tomorrow and there is no rain on new year's eve and going into new year's day. tomorrow morning if you do have early plans, do expect temperatures to drop down to 31. some coldest locations will be down into upper 20s in napa santa rosa and palo alto. 33 along with fremont. 40 degrees in san francisco. 34 in san jose so it's going to be cold for the start of the tuesday morning. heading towards wednesday, things change up a little bit. cloud cover and you'll notice a small chance of showers. we'll keep showers in the forecast for wednesday. that system is going north of us. taking a look at rain chances, wednesday, there is a 20% chance and our next opportunity is on

sunday. but as you take a look at beyond the accu-weather forecast, we may have a wet pattern unfolding tuesday of next week and beyond. new year's eve fire works don't worry. it's going to be a spectacular scene with clear skies here in san francisco. 45 degrees at 10:00 p.m. ringing in the new year it's going to drop down to 43 degrees so make sure you pack on layers. if you're heading out just about anywhere it will be a cold night. highs for tuesday cooler than normal side. we had upper 40s for highs. 54 in san jose. and napa 52. 55 in oakland. san mateo, san jose, palo alto, 43 degrees, so staying chilly. a look at the accu-weather forecast, we'll call it frosty and cold with sub-freezing

temperatures. the chill continues throughout the rest of the week and into weekend. we'll go with a dry direct for new year's eve and new year's day as you make your plans for new year's day. and then, the weekend. mid to upper 50s for highs and thickening clouds on sunday, leading up to a slight chance of showers monday. that is a slight chance. like i said tuesday of next week, we may see systems getting us wet. so let's hope that pattern changes. >> when abc7 news continues let's take a look at the last minute preparations for the tournament of roses parade. >> what it takes to get them ready for the show on new year's day. >> you're invited to ring in 2016 with abc7 dick clark's new year's rocking eve at 8:00 p.m. >> and then a look at how the bay area is celebrating and the countdown continues at 11:30 with more new year's rocking

eve.

you're watching the saratoga marching band that will get to perform in the tournament of

roses parade. abc7 news was in saratoga when the band hit the road this morning for pasadena. >> super excited. this is the biggest parade i'm ever going to be marching in. we have the los gatos parade but that is nothing compared to this one. i'm super excited. >> and good reason. 200 students take part in saratoga's high school marching band. you can watch the band in the tournament of roses parade here on abc7 on friday, starting at 8:00 a.m. as our local band travels south, float makers are putting touches on floats. >> yes. christina salvo checks on the progress. >> one by one, seed by seed small taus beings allow these giant works of art to catch the eye of millions on new year's

day. maxine watched for years in georgia. she's always wanted to help decorate and this year, decided to hop on a plane and check it off the list. >> my dream has come true. >> we're peeling coco nuts to make it smaller. >> time is ticking with only three days left. >> there will be people working until midnight. and we'll take four hours off, then everyone will be back at 5:00 a.m., again. >> hundreds are using virtually every kind of plant material that you can think of to create these. miracle gro is using flowers this year and real california milk and kaiser permanente featuring riders that made a

difference in the community. >> it's a huge honor and i'm blessed to be part of the community. >> still there is a lot to do. abc7 news. >> stanford takes on iowa in the rose bowl you can catch the game at 2:00 p.m. >> sorry might be just one of justin bieber's hit songs but it isn't ending and isn't enough for the city of san francisco. not after his marketing campaign included spray painting city sidewalks. see the action to get these ads cleaned up. with the new year, bart fares will be going up. how much and what it will pay for. did you know care packages are marking their 70th year? how they've changed to be able to help those who need it most right now.

announcer: sleep train thanks all those who helped make a difference last year 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.

pop singer justin bieber's latest album is a winner but did some of that happen because of

an illegal guerrilla marketing campaign? >> the city attorney thinks so. >> reporter: the city is threatening to pursue penalties and costs connected with this graffiti on sidewalks all over san francisco. marketing justin bieber's latest album. sorry just won't do. the city wants bieber's record label, def jam, and the distributor to foot the bill for cleaning this up. the city attorney fired off an angry letter to the singer's representatives. >> we want their cooperation to know the extent of it. the individuals responsible so we can get this taken care of as quickly as possible. >> herrera is infuriated that the stencils westbound applied

with permanent spray paint. the rain hasn't washed them away. someone, apparently not a fan turned into this. it's no joke for the city which spends $20 million a year eradicating graffiti. >> we can only charge the companies the cost of cleaning it up. and so for them it's just a cost of doing business. there has to be a larger incentive to prevent this lawless behavior. >> the city attorney has not heard back from justin bieber's people and our phone calls to them were not returned. in san francisco abc7 news. the search continues for a woman seen on tape throwing a dog in solano county. a warning this video may be disturbing. security camera video identified the woman tossing her pug the

dog just rolling over and over. her ex-boyfriend says this happened during an argument. she hasn't been found. she could face animal cruelty charges. a movie prop is taken for a suspicious device resulted in evacuations in the east bay today. when you see it, you'll understand why. abc7 news was in alameda where the bomb squad responded. police evacuated a stretch of lincoln avenue and the investigation affected traffic in that area until the cops figured out what that device was. >> we realized it was a hoax made to look like several sticks of dineynamitedynamite. >> it took two hours to clear the area after investigators deemed it was in fact safe. today a grand jury decided not to sdiet two police officers

involved in a deadly shooting. a 12-year-old was shot holding a pellet gun in november. the prosecutor called it a quote, perfect storm of human error. the family says they are disappointed but not surprised. a san francisco based company had one of the most popular items for christmas according to amazon. fit bit leads because it was the most popular app in the app store christmas morning. stock for the company rose today. at closing bell it was up by nearly a point. the nasdaq dropped by seven points. holiday spending increased by 8% compared to last year the biggest gain. online shopping jumped by 20% according to master yard. national retail federation expects sales up by 4%. >> also going up the cost to

ride bart. the system will experience an increase that translates into 10 or 15 sets for trips. new revenues will fund bart's capital project. across america, drivers enjoyed the lowest christmas season gas prices in six years. the average price nationwide is $1.99 according to aaa. in california, average is $2.83, $0.16 higher than last year. >> that is a lot better than $four. >> 70 years ago this month the first care package was invented. >> yes. next on abc7 news, looking at

how these changed over the years and how they're helping today's

major progress in the iraqi city of ramadi. the iraqi military says they have taken back control in 70% of the city. did you the tradition of a care package for war zones started 70 years ago? >> the idea was reinvented to help syrian refugees make it through a tough winter. >> yes. >> i was one of the first recipients. having not having had food we were just emaciated and thin. >> she remembers the first care packages of powdered eggs, corned beef and fruit preserves she received as a young german refugee. >> i came home and showed her, i said the americans did this. it left an imprint. how americans can do this to the

enemy. i said wow. >> for $10 in december, 1945, americans could buy and ship boxes of surplus army rations to post war europe that could feed ten people during one of the greatest humanitarian creasis of the 20th century. >> it's an icon of american generosity. it encapsulates the impulse to help one person from another person. >> flash forward to the latest crisis. 4 million displaced people the majority without a source of income rifing on their own outside of traditional camps and it's winter. >> this is an electronic voucher. >> they work like a debit card but have a limit conditioned can only be used to buy food, hygiene and essentials.

it's faster, better and cheaper for delivering food and clothing and and -- than shipping care packages. >> these are from syria. >> care relieve workers in turkey make sure the voucher cards get to the needy. this is a family of 13 living in an abandoned warehouse. care is giving families a one time voucher card to buy blankets and winter gear. >> it enables families to choose and meet their own needs better. >> these vouchers start off with a value of $30 per month per person. until a short fall forced un to

twitter their vouchers are being cutoff. today, this is worth about $18 per person. that means $0.60 per day for food. >> we spend more on bubble gum than broader hue man tear wrin responses. in another generation they're going to want to say we're as generous at this point in time as after world war ii. >> the care packages still depend on public donations. well, you know doctors used to do it. now, it's tech support making house calls. >> riding along with a company providing tech support while the new gadgets are given as gifts. >> and hobbs can't get enough christmas. >> you can see your photos on

. a glory for those christmas trees city workers ground teams

to remind everyone to recycle their trees. san francisco will haul away the trees during first two weeks of january. remember to remove the stand and decorations. >> that is the biggest hassle. >> i know. >> the week after christmas, talk about hassles is often the busiest time of year for tech support. >> jonathan bloom has a look at a local start up that brings the genius bar to your front door. >> anthony garcia is not here to make a differry. he's here to deliver. like uber's one touch, it brings you tech support. >> we have people that are

windows specialists mac specialists and do data recovery. >> he got the idea from his father's disaster. >> he called microsoft support and got so mad i had to fly down and help them. >> baby boomers are among the biggest customers. >> i didn't grow up with these things. >> he found an iphone and apple watch. >> you give the gift. it's what you wanted then, you what am i going to do with it? >> right. >> there we go. >> most most this is a side job. >> i'm in school now. >> it could represent a new chapter in the economy.

>> anything they're taking we're applying it to tech jobs. >> it is live throughout the bay area. no surprise, on this busiest day yet. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> i feel bionic. >> abc7 news. >> that hot new toy that caught bad pr hover boards are now under investigation because some have caught fire. now there is a new case to add to the list. take a look at this video from deer brook mall. a hover board caught fire next to a kiosk that was selling them. shoppers heard a boom and saw the flames. no one was hurt but that will hurt sales. >> yes. definitely. it is a chilly day outside. >> yes. sandhya patel is back with more of the same. >> that is right.

and it is windy now but the snow showers have ended in tahoe, truckee reporting light snow. temperatures in the morning santa rosa, 29 degrees, look at san jose. 34 degrees. statewide, 110% of normal. a year ago 52% of average. if you're in monterey, 54 degrees, los angeles sunny, 62 degrees, here in the bay area, it will be a sunny afternoon low to mid-50s around the region and looking at the accu-weather forecast we're going partly cloudy wednesday then a dry forecast end of 2015, beginning 2016 but there is a chance of

showers monday. >> time to turn to sports tonight. >> yes. disappointing news for the silver and black. coming up in sports an oakland raider has been suspended for violating policy on performance enhancers and

raiders will not have marcel reese available this week. he's been suspended four games without pay for violating the policy on performance enhancers. this will carry into next year. coach jack del rio made it sound like he may have taken something by accident. >> i hope at some point the league takes a good look at that process. and see if it makes sense. there is room there, maybe would be more fair. you know? i don't care to get into detail.

>> 49ers wrap up their season on sunday hosting st. louis. after getting beat yesterday, san francisco now has a record of just 4 and 11 the most losses since 2007. and. >> yes i'm a coach until someone tells me i'm not. i see people every day. we talk about the biggest thing that i get asked. and frankly from that end of it they couldn't give us anymore than they're giving us. >> the warriors go for the 33 win at home tonight. however, harris onbarns remains doubtful with a sprained ankle.

>> the way they're playing this is not an easy win, you know? >> it's the nba. if you're not ready to play you can loose. >> cal takes on air force and the armed forces bowl. this will likely be the final game and with ground games the bowl should be an entertaining concept. >> we're here to win a football game and told players you can do both. you can have a good time and enjoy being around each other and make great memories but you're going to remain the game positively if you win. >> the gophers take the lead,

getting in from 13 yards. central michigan tries to answer. but cooper rush is going to be sacked. that would do it so all three teams won their games. you can watch on espn on thursday at 1:00. and michigan plays alabama. it leads up to this. national championship game on espn. this report has been brought to you by bank of the west. a few more bowls to go. >> a couple dozen. >> thank you. >> join us tonight on cable channel 13. winter is moving down south.

>> then at 11:00 that blocking of traffic on a highway, what is being done to make sure this mammal doesn't put itself in danger, again. >> and at 8:00 it's happy new year charlie brown and then castle at 10:00 and we'll be back with you at 11:00. >> and then, it's jimmy kimmel live. >> that is this edition of abc7 news at 6:00. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. from the entire news team we hope have you a great evening. >> we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

announcer: sleep train thanks all those who helped make a difference last year 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.

this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants -- a hardware store manager from hartsville, south carolina... a library assistant from arlington massachusetts... and our returning champion a substitute teacher from hebron, connecticut... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. good to have you with us today. well, we are done with the christmas holiday shows and all of that excitement.

now, however, begins the college football bowl shows and all of the excitement that that brings. but you know something? in recent weeks on our program on "jeopardy!" we have had a lot of excitement also. some great performances from our champions including dee who's here with us today to face patricia and stephen. let's see if they can keep it going on "jeopardy!" here comes the jeopardy! round for you. and here are the categories. the first one is called... ...because there's something on the gravestones that we will show you that is incorrect. we want you to correct the error. then we have... we'll deal with... and finally... dee, you start. a grave mistake for $200. a case of mistaken identity. stephen. what is poor richard? richard, yes. teams on the move for $600.