now. drew? >> we have light mist falling throughout the area. partly to mostly cloudy skies and this mist is falling just below our radar beam. so measuring in hundredths of inches there is light rain today from santa rosa to san francisco. 3/100ths of rain. concord, 1/100ths. it's been a chilly, and damp day. temperatures mid to upper 40s. 49 san jose. oakland, 47 degrees so future weather going hour by hour, 7:00 or 8:00 perhaps there will be spotty areas of drizzle. the skies are going to clear, meaning we have another cold night on the way once again. patchy frost is likely below freezing there tonight. 30 overnight. napa, 40 in san francisco. and 34 san jose. we'll talk about what this means for your new year's eve forecast coming up, and multiple chances

of rain. thank you, drew. what a difference a few months can make. the left side of the screen is video from the final snow survey of the season, in april. the right side is from today, when crews took the first manual survey of the season. chris nguyen was there and joins us live from the sierra with more. chris? >> reporter: good evening. take a look at the snow bank. the take away from the survey is that officials say it's going to take more snowfall to make a dent in the drought. behind the old phillips post office, state water officials are keeping an eye on the snow. a good part is going to soak into the ground before we start to see the runoff. >> frank gerky is here to

measuring of the season. >> 100 feet from the pole. >> the snow pack measures about five feet, 150% of average for this location. the sierra is nearly 110% of average, however... >> it's still not where we'd like to be. >> reporter: up the hill at sierra at tahoe resort, positive vibes all around. >> they're not seeing rocks on the runs and trails are open. so it's been really great. >> outdoor enthusiasts soaking up the sun and the snow. >> last year it was mud here. so much better conditions here. a big change from the last snow survey in april. this is what it looked like when the snow pack was only 5% of average. mountain snow pack is critical, providing 30% of the fresh water

supply in a year. >> we still need a solid four months of storm activities to have decent recovery. let alone, some left at the end of the season. >> californians holding out hope that el nino will deliver. chris nguyen, abc7 news. here in the bay area, we found frost covering lawns and cars in san jose this morning. one driver had to scrape his windshield and said it's becoming a regular thing. >> i do it every day, every morning. >> and a nearby nursery, vendors covered plants to protect them from frost. and abc7 news was at the embarcadero this afternoon. and weeks of rain are bringing down trees made fragile by years of drought. the rest of santa rosa, a 90 foot tree crushed a car. take a look at that. it's one of two trees that fell.

nobody was hurt. and we love seeing weather where you rif. share snap shots on social media using #abc7 now. that will help us find your pictures. breaking news now out of southern california a federal grand jury just indicted 24-year-old enrique marquez on felony charges. he is the friend of syed farook. it is cueses marquez of making false statements when he bought the gun used in the december 2nd massacre, and conspireing with farook on two other planned attacks. san francisco police are holding video of a robbery will help them catch the man who did it. we showed you this video first at 5:00. you can see the man breaking in and forcing workers to give him money. we are live with the story. katie? >> reporter: the video is clear,

but police say the robber went to great lengths not to leave behind fingerprints. investigators know there is someone out there who knows who he is. he breaks in because it's 3:30 in the morning at the district is closed but there are employees inside. >> he makes a point to crouch down and wait for them. so they can move to the back. so he won't be seen and that way, employees won't know and alert other staff members. >> he takes employees by surprise, simulating that he has a gun, then, he goes to the safe and the cash register. the robber left with $1200. police say he committed robbery, false imprisonment and kidnapping. >> the next time, maybe somebody might resist and might not believe he's carrying a weapon. and there might be a weapon that is there. someone might be killed, or

injured. >> mes want to catch this man before he strikes again. >> criminals like to talk. we're hoping someone may have heard something about this case or this individual on the street and they can point us in the right direction because he's going to do it again. >> if you have information, you can call the anonymous tip line. in san francisco, abc7 news. a dublin police officer is recovering after suffering major injuries while chasing a man carrying a stolen vehicle. the chase started around 9:00 a.m. and spilled into a dublin neighborhood. sky 7 hd was over the accident after the suspect decided to make a sudden u-turn. >> unfortunately, traveling eastbound was a dublin police officer responding to to help us. he was on a motorcycle, and the suspect vehicle collided into that motorcycle officer.

>> police say the officer was talking after, but did suffer major leg injuries. authorities aested the driver at the scene. after a search, the three other passengers were detained as well. >> the fbi has been tracking down bank robbers since the 1930s and they're turning to the public to solve tough ones here in northern california. >> from san francisco to campbell to salinas, they have surveillance photos but no names, or leads. david louie has a rogue gallery to show you. he's live at a bank that was hit last month. >> you know the bad guys realize banks have cameras. but they do everything they can to mask faces and protect identity. yet, some have features that they hope someone will recognize. take a look. >> this hold up man is thought to be only 53 to 57 but it is his look that earned him a special name. the droopy-based bandit. the fbi has been after him for

ten bank heists over eight years, recently in september. he hands tellers a note, and claims to be armed. >> he appears to be targeting banks in asian communities. specifically, chinatown, and the clement street area. >> the fbi is seeking help identifying these robbers that hit a campbell branch on south bascum avenue. this is video showing the robbers with guns in hand. they're wearing masks that cover up their facial features. >> one suspect forced employees to open the vault. money from the vault was placed in a black bag and a bag described as a blue, reusable grocery bag. >> the robbers used two get away vehicles, first getting into of a vw jetta. they dumped it, and got into a green truck. the fbi says bank robberies or n

the decline. 102 this year compared to 152 last year and 229 in 2013. some cases can be solved with out public help, but these are the tough ones, so they're hoping you can identify them. >> bank robberies like this, where we have very few leads, to public and tips from the public that are important. >> in campbell, david louie, abc7 news. new at 6:00 we have a look inside death row inside san quentin prison. news units were allowed into the units. this is where california's most notorious killers are housed like scott peterson. this is the largest death row in the u.s. but no one has been executed since 2006 when a judge questioned the lethal injection procedure, making it a distant

thought. >> like an abstract thought. i've been here they've only carried out two. you know what i mean? it's almost like it's not a real punishment. police say they spotted charles geding pushing a u haul. he faces three charges and suspected in the death of a bay point man whose body police found inside of the u-haul. after two months the trial of raymond "shrimp boy" chow is nearing its end and the jury will be deliberating soon after. chow is accused of racketeering and money laundering while the head of a chinatown group.

the fbi nabbed chow and he is awaiting sentencing. >> more than 20 air canada passengers are in the hospital after the flight was diverted because of heavy turbulence. the shanghai bound flight had to land in calgary after unexpected turbulence. after years of accusations, bill cosby is facing criminal charges that could tarnish his legacy. >> they're going to pick on him, rapist, rapist and that is sad. one woman says he attacked her in the bay area. and the court appearance that means more uncertainty for a 6-year-old girl whose mother passed away on christmas day. plus, we'll make

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we're taking a look at the embarcadero, this view will change over the next few days as san francisco prepares to ring in the new year. maybe you made your new year's eve plans months ago, but if you didn't there are still options. >> yes. never worry. abc7 news is live along the embarcadero with more for us. jonathan? >> do you know when the barricades show up here, and the visitors start showing up from out of town, you know it's not too long before fire works light up the sky out here to welcome

2016. if you don't have new year's eve plans don't worry. there are still options that you can choose from, we found some are good for the family. all day, you can ring in the new year with this bell from japan. it draws a crowd as to holiday ice rinks. >> yes. people having a great time. >> how are your ice skating skills? >> they need work. that is why we're here. >> the rink is almost totally booked but embarcadero says there is always room for more people. skating is one place you can bring the whole family. >> we go to someone's house and let the kids run amuck for a bit. >> reporter: on water front, barricades are still going up. you can watch from the bay. >> you get the skyline view from

san francisco that can't be beat. >> reporter: the hangar is prepared for a party. plastic chairs but one real 17-piece band. it's a grown up part rebut kids are allowed. >> we're giving free dance lessons so if you want to learn to dance to big bound sound this, is the perfect opportunity to do it. >> kids are welcome at the alameda theater. >> we have carnival games and pin ball machines. >> reporter: kids with pose with the new star wars characters. >> all tickets include a movie. >> and a big screen view of new york's new year. >> we'll see if they make it to midnight. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. head's up on transit changes. bart will exchange service with trains running every 20 minutes after midnight. on new year's day, operating on a sunday schedule.

cal train will provide service after 8:00 p.m., 4 trains have been added every half hour starting at 12:45 a.m. cal train will run drains on a sunday schedule on new year's day. >> and triple a's tipsy service will run through 6:00 in the morning. call 1-800-aaa-help. a truck will pick you up and tow your vehicle home. you can watch live with abc7 news app or abc7news.com. we still appreciate that the closing storm getting in part for viewing. >> just in time. tonight, new year's eve, and tomorrow, will be clear skies and it's going to be chilly. talking about wind chills.

live doppler 7 hd now, we're starting to see clouds overhead. they're going to break down. the chance of mist and drizzle is going to wind down. i want to jump to the new year's eve forecast. we're going to have clear skies and numbers are wind chill numbers. how it's going to feel out there with the breeze. so 8:00 in the evening, 41 in san francisco. and 37 in vallejo. welcoming 2016, watch these numbers drop and by midnight, we're seeing numbers in low 30s so bundle up tomorrow. it's going to be a chilly end to 2015 and a start to 2016. out there, showing drops on the lens. the forecast with clear skies overnight, another chilly morning on the way tomorrow. we're dry for new year's eve and track our next storm arriving

sunday. so current temperatures out there now, mid to upper 40s. 47 in oakland. 49 fremont. 46 san francisco. 45 napa so chilly but it's going to turn cold again tonight. clearing skies, we drop below freezing in fairfield. and napa, santa rosa, patchy frost expected there. 34 oakland. same in san jose. overnight dropping to 40 in san francisco. tomorrow, different kind of day than today. a beautiful blue sky, plenty of sunshine. temperatures on the cool side. 52 the high in san francisco. 56 in san jose. 54 oakland and lake port up to a chilly 50 degrees. rain chances, no chance of rain through saturday. then, we're tracking not one, but two storms. the first will be arriving here on sunday. and on our storm impact, there is light rain and wind arriving sunday evening. so hour by hour, sunday jumping ahead into afternoon and evening, likely tracking steady

rain out there and some showers may try to linger into first thing monday morning. so rainfall very light. thinking half an inch of rain is a good number across san francisco, oakland and hayward. and less probably in napa. our next storm arriving tuesday, though, this will be a stronger storm. two on our storm impact scale. will be wet but also windy with this front moving through. so jumping ahead to tuesday, next cold front tuesday morning, likely will have gusts 20-40 miles per hour. and periods of rain, waves of showers lasting into wednesday as well. so accu-weather forecast shows you a beautiful end to 2015 but will be chilly new year's eve. bright for the new yier, partly cloudy skies saturday. a storm arrives on monday, then, a stronger storm moving in on tuesday. that is going to mean windy, and wet, lasting into wednesday. >> thank you. >> sure. >> coming up, spca rescued three

illegal puppies this week. we're going to explain what makes these pit bull babies illegal and what charge the sellers could face, up next when abc7 news continues.

take a look at these pit bull puppies. in california it's a misdemeanor to sell puppies younger than eight weeks. they were advertise as vaccinated and they were not. on a related note, friday, a new law will ban the sale of animals at places like flea markets and swap meets, pet stores are already regulated. that pregnant elephant seal that stopped traffic is now in good company. take a look. the seal made her way to a colony and provided these pictures. a team moved her yesterday. the 900 pound elephant seal was removed from the sonoma mud flats on monday after two days

of trying to cross the road to get to dry land. happening now, largest cargo ship to visit the u.s. is less than 24 hours from arriving in oakland. the benjiman franklin is 1300 feet long. like a city in itself. it left the port of los angeles at 4:30 this morning. now we're tracking it through the marine traffic website and off the coast of san luis obispo. the fate of the football teams in three days is in the hands of nfl owners. the league says it received proposals from oakland, san diego and st. louis. the submission does not include a financing plan for raiders stadium but has a letter updating progress. san diego submitted a plan today and st. louis did the same for

rams yesterday. you can watch semi finals on espn tomorrow, oklahoma takes on the orange bowl, then, at 5:00, michigan state playing alabama in the cotton bowl classic in texas. that leads up to the national championship game january 11th on espn. big day for bill cosby. he was arraigned on a sexual assault charge. >> that is the comedian coming out of the courtroom. hear the action from bay area people who have known him for years. and at 6:00 more hardship for a 6-year-old girl that lost her mother on christmas. what we rerned about where she'll be living for several weeks. one thing airlines can do t

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going into court today. and this is the mug shot this afternoon of the 78-year-old entertainer. he is now free on $1 million bail. the charge follows months of drama and accusations. >> the police officer is said to be willing to testify and so are other alleged victims. >> we're live from the newsroom with local reaction to events. carolyn? >> reporter: the decision to file criminal charges comes just days before that state's statute of limitations for bringing charges was about to expire. if convicted, he could face up to ten years in jail. bill cosby walked into the court house outside philadelphia, symbolic of his fall from grace, the 78-year-old was arraigned today on a felony charge involving a woman who says he drugged, then raped her in 2004. dozens claim similar

experiences. this woman worked at this restaurant in 1971. she says he was raped by cosby during a night out and told me, quote this, is a good day for all the women. as for what she told me when i first talked to her about the case. >> all i want is to say i support these women. i was one of them. >> the alleged victims include a former abc 7 employee, one of 29 women represented by gloria allred and made her accusations this year. . >> i was sexual assaulted by him. in may, 1982. >> do i believe he's guilty? yeah. yes, i do. >> kgo radio's brian copeland worked with kenny here on abc7. >> there is no way shies making this up. >> and copeland opened for cosby several times during his performances, now, the legacy is

forever tarnished. >> when you mention bill cosby, how he is the first african american and they're gooding to think of is rapist. rapist. >> his attorney believes he will be exonerated but allred said many of her clients are willing to testify. >> seeing him criminally charged and having to face a trial is the best christmas present that they have ever received. >> if convicted the charges are punishable by up to ten years in prison. >> narfield police say a grandmother admitted to drowning her 4-year-old grandson in a bathtub.ñr relatives and neighbors are in shock. investigators say the 51-year-old drowned the little boy yesterday morning. police found the child unresponsive at this home on jefferson street.

abc7 news spoke with a relative on the telephone. >> she loved kids and just being around her, she's very spiritual. and i don't ever imagine her doing anything like this. at all. >> she has been booked into jail for murder and will be arraigned tomorrow. a strange twist in the case of a little girl in livermore whose mother died on christmas day from complications of diabetes. a judge decided the 6-year-old should be under the care of child protective services despite requests from her father and grandmothers to release her, here is lyanne. >> reporter: the 6-year-old girl won over the hearts of firefighters. the day after, they delivered boxes of gifts. child protective services asked not to show her face.

her grandmother who lives in florida went to court to ask for custody. >> we have a large network of family that will love her and guide her. and we, cavable of doing that. >> the child's estranged faj, who lives in colorado also petitioned for custody and would not talk to us about the case. the mom, 39-year-old angela moved from florida to california. mes say she'd run away from a domestic violence situation with the girl's father. >> i am fearful because i understand the state of california usually will give a child to the biological parent. >> reporter: the 6-year-old is living with a foster family and today, a judge ruled that the child will remain with that family until all of the parties involved, including her father are investigated. it was not the outcome her father or her grandmother wanted. the little girl's family argued leaving her in foster care would do more damage than good.

another custody hearing is scheduled for january 20th. in san leandro, abc7 news. new at 6:00 a showdown is brewing in the south bay over youth soccer field the nfl is planning to use during super bowl 50. there is a temporary restraining order to protect the turf from damage. the complaint is claiming the st i broke the law when it agreed to close the entire youth soccer park without public debate. the plan is for the nfl to cover the fields and build a village. the niners and nfl said they'll replace the fields after february 28th. now, they haven't said how long it will take. >> there are cancelled new year festivities in belgium's capitol after officials discovered a plot to attack sites on new year's eve.

officials say it's if response to information the government received and would not elaborate more than that. and in the u.s. extra police will be out in new york city for the times square celebrations. security will be tightened for rose bowl festivities. the president was briefed on possible attacks in new york, los angeles and washington, d.c. a top security official says the threat was uncorroborated. the mother of the so called "affluenza" teenager is flying home from mexico. police say they were hiding out in puerto vallarta. the texas teenager is there tonight. today, a mexican judge granted him a three day injunction. his family is mounting a legal fight. he can be there for months. >> it's um to an immigration court to decide if the agents decision was correct and has mer merit, and at tho point, we

anticipate it continuing. >> couch avoided jail time in a drunk driving crash that killed four people. police say he and his mom were on the run after violating probation by attending a party with alcohol. >> take your pick. leg room, lost luggage, and late flights. all issues, and what gets to passengers most? >> what ranks the highest in a new survey. still head, see what is going on to get floats ready for the rose parade, which you can watch right here

ever wonder why airline commercials show happy and smiling flight crews? yes? >> michael finney has the answer. >> there is a survey out. you said the name of it. the airline pain index. identifying the pain points and offers ways to make discomfort stop. index has been put together by a high tech firm specializing in feed back, finding the biggest gripe is lost luggage. two, hidden fees. >> it's being up front is a

major take home here. trying to trick or hide fees on passengers is something that is a deal breaker. >> number three are flight crew. >> we found that just friendliness of crew is one of the biggest deal breakers. it's number three reason why passengers would choose to pull the plug on flying with a particular airline. >> so just being nice made the whole experience better? >> oh, my gosh. yes. absolutely. >> really? >> yes. >> so not more leg room, not -- not lunch? >> friendly faces. >> time and time again, even tight leg room could be salaged with a well intentioned crew. >> good service goes a long way. >> passengers often choose the airline by the friendliness of

the flight attendants. >> jet blue and southwest have the best staff. they make it fun. they make you feel comfortable. if it's delayed or on the tarmac or anything like that. so i would say that. >> so for those on the airlines, being nice is the airlines off the hook for poor service. it's amazing. >> goes a long way. >> thank you. >> sure. >> we're in the countdown to the new year. >> yes. and that means the pressure is on for the most preparations. >> yes. see what it takes to get all of the floats ready and why tomorrow is the deadline. >> you're invited to ring in 2016 with abc7, beginning at 8:00 p. 8:00 p.m. and a break at

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a special gift today for a couple married 50 years. they got ready to take a cruise around the bay. the wares care takers asked

to make a holiday wish. >> to return to the bay. they used to go fishing. so i feel like santa claus, making a wish come true. >> doris used to spend her free time on the water but now suffers from dementia and can no longer go on her own, and afterwards, they were treated to a seafood lunch. >> it's time to put finishing touches on the floats for the rose parade new year's day. >> many plan to work throughout the night to prepare. >> hundreds of volunteers give a part of their vacation to bring the floats to life. placing every flower and seed on their hands and knees or three stories up, whatever it takes to get the job done. diana mirzoyan has been volunteering 20 years. >> this is amazing. just seeing the people you work

with every year. having a chance to see them again. normally, these are from around the country or out of the country. and it's like we're family. a couple of the newest members of the family are maxine gibson and her daughter, angela from the atlanta area. here is why they decided to make the trip this year. >> just the excitement of the beautiful flowers and everything. wanting to put them together on the floats. it was on her bucket list and i made the call. >> simple. >> that simple. >> it's crunch time. one volunteer put it, many plan on working throughout the night, and enjoying every minute of it. >> the proportionally, what you see on tv, it's so different than just watching on tv. >> it's been freezing. a good thing for the flowers. >> it preserves them. we have warmer winters that makes it difficult to keep the

flowers fresh but we have water vials that are filled with water and 7 up. so there is sugar in them and helps with delicate flowers to survive. >> sid garcia, abc7 news. >> so cold is good for the roses but tough for the people, though. you can catch the tournament roses parade this friday, starting at 8:00 a.m. >> time to check on our cold outside. >> oh, yes. brrr. what are we looking at? >> we're kind of used to this by now. live doppler 7 tracking clear skies and that means temperatures are going to drop below freezing. napa and livermore, 34 in oakland. and 34 san jose. tomorrow, a beautiful looking day and will be cool. most spots holding into low to mid-50s. so in san francisco,

temperatures will be into the mid to low 40s but winds are going to feel like the mid-30s so bundle up out there. accu-weather forecast shows you a dry start to 2016. next chance of rain sunday with a wetter, windier storm, tuesday. >> and now, collin is here with sports. >> shooting is cold and they're doing it in minus weather. not a good combination. minus mvp and three others the warriors are having a tough go

warriors with their toughest test of the season today because of who they're playing without. steph curry out with a bruised leg. and sean livington to the standing. dallas a nice run up. and andrew bogat was a leading

scorer. three of 11 in the first half, draymon green just one of sefrn. and this gives dallas a lead. and bogat all will be okay. 39% shooting and warriors trailing in the third quarter. stanford, open with a big ten team in the now in hind sight, it may have headed to college football players but here is the thing, it means nothing to david shaw. >> i can't worry about what people say outside of the program. you know? i've been a great football coach to an absolute moron.

bottom line is that the guys that hatter to me are in the locker room. am i making sure they get their education with a stanford degree? if they don't play football, do something else that influences our society? >> with his sixth touchdown yesterday, jared goff laid down the gauntlet. no nc state, yeah. jack prescott throwing for four touchdowns. tomorrow, clemson and oklahoma kicking off the college football

semi finals. niners, went to the finish line and hope st. louis on sunday and a loss to the rams earlier facilitated a quarterback change. that stanford reviews have been mixed. nine touchdowns and would improved throwing motion help? does he need it? >> every quarterback guru thinks they know how to throw a football one way. i beg to differ. if you can deliver it on time, that is what works for you. >> raiders with a win they can end the winning streak. but with 207 yards passing they

reach for the year. >> i just want to win. my goal is making sure we come out with a victory. >> this sports report brought to you by bank of the west. 10:00 a.m. press conference tomorrow. >> join us tonight at 9:00 why doctors say she's one of the tiniest babies ever born, just ten ounces. then, police on the hunt for this masked man tonight and the crimes he's accused of carrying out across the bay area. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news, thanks for joining us. >> from the entire abc7 news team, good night.

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.

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