good afternoon, everybody. >> it's down to business today for president-elect trump. he held back to back high powered meetings today from trump tower while his number two, mike pence, made the rounds at the capitol. >> reporter: the transition from an obama administration to a trump government continues. president-elect trump laying low in trump tower hosting nearly non-stop high profile meetings. today likely focused on foreign policy and national security with visits from south carolina governor nikki haley and trump's first face-to-face meeting with a foreign leader, prime minister

abe from japan. the meetings continue. the transition is full of internal fighting and disarray. something team trump denies. >> we feel way ahead of schedule. >> reporter: trump's number two mike pence, the man in charge of his transition team is back at his old stomping grounds in washington. >> it's very humbling to me to be back in a room i spent 12 years in. >> reporter: even snagging a selfie with republican congress members saying they're going to shake things up in washington. >> it's beginning to rebuild our military and revive our committee. >> reporter: he met with someone he considers a worthy adversary, nancy pelosi. the two served together in congress for many years. >> with no respect for the sense -- sensitivity and the knowledge for the president-elect, you know the territory. >> reporter: he has team said most likely around thanksgiving. that's when other newly elected presidents made their first

choices. school officials and students in danville are vowing to fight racism after a message of hate was discovered in a high school bathroom. this picture shows the graffiti scrawled above two urinals. >> reporter: the adults at the student assembly were pretty upset about the racist grafitti found in one of the boy's bathrooms. >> this is danville, california, 21st century. this is not the old south, 1950s. >> reporter: it was the students spontaneously deciding to speak who turned this talking to into an emotional peer to peer discussion. >> i don't have the words to describe my feelings. i do agree we need to prove we're better than this. >> reporter: here is a picture. someone wrote whites in the bathroom and an offensive word for african-americans with an arrow pointing to the white. >> oh, my god.

really. >> reporter: reshwe showed the picture to some parents. >> i'm really surprised. >> that's unacceptable. >> reporter: the principal called all 2400 students together to talk about it first thing this morning. teachers provided stories of the segregated south and inspiring words about doing better and the students took over and demanded this never happened again. >> with everything that's happening in the world together, i think it's important that we're kind to each other. that we realize we're all humans. >> reporter: about 100 students ended up speaking. the assembly lasted an hour and a half when the principal finally had to cut it off. he called the morning very powerful. racially motivated attacks appear to be on the rise in the days following the election. the question is what should you do? how experts say you can help

deflect the harassment. that's coming up. today's question is was it cold enough for you this morning. let's take a look at some out of our colder locations in the bay area. we had a low this morning of 33 degrees in napa. san jose temperature dropped to 42. 46 was the low in san francisco and 41 in mountain view. it's going to be cold again tonight overnight with the frost advisory for much of the north bay area. look for lows ranging from 32 to 36 degrees. the coldest time will be between 6:00 and 7:00 a.m. looking area wide lows will be mainly in the mid to upper 30s. overnight in inland valleys. we'll have milder weather tomorrow afternoon and a weekend storm is coming in. it's going to be a pretty vigorous one. that's how it looks right now. we're ranking it two on the storm impact scale. i'll give you a closer look at the storm and its components, coming up.

thank you smouo much. two innocent people were injured when a car escaping from a shoot out crashed head on. police say the nissan was involved in a shooting. it went the wrong way on on dowling kbldowl ing boulevard and slammed into a prius. police found the gunshot victim in the nissan fp driver didn't appear to be shot. abc 7 news has learned a 20-year-old gang member has been arrested for shooting at two son jose police officers last night. the two officers weren't hurt. the police officers association called it an assassination attempt. police arrested a 40-year-old man who is accused of having sex with a girl younger than 14. now they are worried there may be more victims. authorities say ian teager posed as a 14-year-old boy online and

arranged to meet the girl on november 4th. he met her at her home and drove her to a motel. he was arrested that night. a fire burned two apartments in san jose. >> it may have started when somebody threw something into the window. >> abc 7 news reporter is live in san jose with the latest. >> reporter: the fire gutted two bottom units and a third apartment upstairs was also damaged. you can see fencing has been put up. there are restoration crews here. boarding up doors and windows and we have seen one family walk in and out of their home grabbing furniture, clothing, whatever they can save. firefighters are investigating the possibility this fire was set intentionally. it was an emotional morning at the pardon apartments. a fire tore threw ten units.

the firefighter started in this man's downstairs apartment inside a bedroom. he live there had with children. they all got out. neighbor raced home from work to save her dog. >> he was in the bathroom shaking. all scared. >> reporter: firefighters were called to the complex on seven trees boulevard around 7:30. cell phone video shows flames bursting out of the doors and windows. a boy told abc 7 news someone threw a fire ball. >> i have heard those same rumors. i can't confirm anything. all i can tell you is the investigators are working on it. >> reporter: the idea that someone would target family has neighbors concerned. >> who did it and why would they do it. what's their motive. >> reporter: ricky lives in one of the damages units. firefighters had to rescue him and their brother. they found themselves trapped on the upper balcony. >> you see all the smoke. the flames were coming out. my brother woke me up. he said the fire was so high he

couldn't go out the door. >> reporter: one firefighter had to be hospitalized. the red cross and the apartment management are making arrangements to get housing for those families that can't go home. a power outage make for a tough morning. pg&e emergency response team worked to fix a sagging power line. the lights went out at 7:30. 26,000 customers were left without power. power was restored just before 10:00 a.m. a big move today with major implications for both the as and the raiders. athletics own is stepping aside after years of frustration. i remember seeing lou back in 20 2005. he first took over in the 60s. had so much hope on the horizon. he failed to get new stadiums

built. the as languish in the coliseum. more than happy to collect millions in revenue sharing trading off their stars. no incentive to pay for top talent. now they have to run it like a business with revenue sharing deal likely changing. the construction of their new stadium. the expectation is that the as will focus on building a new park at howard terminal that will clear the coliseum sight. this could turn into a gigantic win-win for the city of oakland. there's a lot of work ahead to make all of that happen. for the first time in a long time there's hope for a's fans. all right. stay right here because coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, a

donald trump supporter is in trouble. >> i just expressed an opinion. >> what he did that got him sent home from work. new rules for cal professors in the wake of serious sex scandals. the dramatic video as people and deer collide during a rocro country race. look at the afternoon commute. this is the mcarthur maze that was may as well call the parking lot. that's the oncoming traffic. very slow. it's not better on the right hand side for people heading back towards 580. a little glimmer of hope. back with more right after the

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we've been reporting the number of hate crimes all across the country has gone up since the election. >> organizations that track the incidents say there's a way to deflect the harassment and intimidation. >> reporter: when it comes to this type of harassment a lot of

people say they knew this would happen to them someday but when it does they say they weren't prepared. now, some are taking a different approach. freemont is home to the largest population of afghan americans. the overwhelming majority are muslims. yelp has a page that ranks the best ten mosques in fremont. there's no denies that the election of donald trump has sent a wave of concern here. >> everyone, i'm a little bit scared. >> reporter: because not everyone is the same, she's a bit scared. this week a hiker in fremont wearing a scarf to protect her from the sun had her car window broken into. they mistook her for muslim and left a hate note. the police say since the election there's been no other hate crimes related. the council on american islamic relations fears people are just not coming forward. >> a lot of people are encounter

these hate incidents but not reporting it. you see it on social media but they haven't been reported to police. whatever reported cases we're getting, the assumption is there's far more things that are happening. >> reporter: some of the these nonprofits are now telling people to take a different approach when confronted by someone who is hostile. this cartoon by a french illustrator has gone viral. it shows someone being harassed on train and another passenger to come talk to her. >> start a conversation with them. >> reporter: it means doing the unexpected. the california corrections department is standing by its decision to send home an employee for wearing a t-shirt supporting donald trump. leo sanchez says he was sent home from the california medical facility for wearing this trump is my president t-shirt. he's worked as librarian at the facility which is a medical and

psychiatrist state prison for men. he's worked there for nine years. >> i just expressed an opinion. he won, fair and square. it's time to get everyone to get back. >> corrections officials say the policy is very clear issuing a statement saying quote, an employee's political views is no place in a prison setting. decision to restrict such displays is reasonable, consistent with policy and protection of institutional security. the number of new accounts at wells fargo is plunging. bank officials say they were down 44% in october compared to last year. among those leaving the bay area air quality management district. the bank has faced serious backlash over revelations it opened two million unauthorized accounts. the attorney general's office has launched a criminal investigation. tesla won the backing of

shareholders. tesla ceo proposed the merger back in june saying he wanted to create a one stop shop for solar panels and electric cars. the disappearance of manufacturing jobs in america was a huge focus of this presidential election. >> today the mayor's of four bay area cities joined together to convene the first bay area summit designed to grow manufacturing and create jobs. >> abc 7 news anchor is here with more. >> if you think there's nonmanufacturing bluff in the bay area, think again. the website features hundreds of locally made high quality products. how about a little jam from jam nation. the mayors of san francisco, san jose, fremont and oakland thinks there should be a lot of that. the goal is to help companies make more stuff right here and

create lots of well paying jobs for people without a college degree. >> it's not about protectionism. it's about let's see what we have here and remove the barriers and drive resources to help grow what's home grown. >> one company making home grown products is circa. they have been in san francisco for nearly 50 years. san francisco has some 700 manufacturing companies opinion a new report says manufacturing in this region has added six years jobs running. every year they get more than that. there's 108,000 people working in this industry in the pay area. something a lot of people didn't know. >> all right. thank you. the annual battle against sand has begun in san francisco. yes, abc 7 news was at ocean beach as dump trucks began transporting sand from the north end to the south end. crews will excavate tomsome 70, cubic yards to try to combat

erosion. the wind is going to be picking up, i think. >> it wasn't too bad today but yesterday was pretty breezy. >> it was. the breezes were gentler today. we'll get rainy and windy conditions in san francisco. >> oh. >> let's take a look live doppler. we have mainly sunny skies over the bay area right now. it's cool to mild. here is the view from our roof top camera looks out over the bay. we'll see chilly conditions once again overnight with chance of frost in the north bay valleys. it will be milder tomorrow afternoon. we have a moderate tomorrow storm coming in this weekend. uniform temperatures now. a degree or two below 60. overnight, it will be chilly once again to cold.

look for low temperatures dropping into the mid-30s up in north bay valleys. we'll see mid to upper 30s. most other inland locations even down south. we'll see mid-40s mainly right around the bay and out to the coast. high temperatures tomorrow afternoon. will range from around 60 at the coast to mid and upper 60s around the bay and inland. a bit milder than today. we got a sudden change over the weekend as moderate storm comes in. here is the storm impact scale. saturday storm ranks two on the impact scale. it will bring us heavy morning downpours, accompanied by winds gusting 20 to 30 miles an hour and we'll have afternoon showers afterthe first wave of rain. let's take a look at the wind gust animation. we'll have the strongest gusts in the early morning hours. over 30 miles an hour in some coast tallal coast talla locations.

look for the winds to tapering off to just breezy conditions. here is the rain forecast animation. starting at 9:00 tomorrow night. by midnight we'll see the first wave of rain pushing in. by 4:00 saturday morning it will be moderate. it will expand by 7:00 saturday morning. all areas will be wet by the mid-morning hours. we'll see the rain tapering off to showers or breaking up into showers for saturday night and sunday. it's going to continue to be wet right on through the weekend into early next week. rainfall totals will be mainly under an inch in most locations but up to about two and a quarter. here is the break down. saturday storm ranks two on the impact scale. a little bit weaker on sunday. we'll rank that one on the impact scale. we may have lingering showers on monday. after that mainly dry for the remainder of next week going into thursday, which is thanksgiving. if you download the nbc 7 news

app you can enable push alerts. you'll get the updated information on the approaching storm. coming up, today's russian launch that will make history at the international sp

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christina brown an award. she was found face down be in a bathtub. the judge said gordon failed to meet court deadlines in the estate. gordon has not been criminally charged. fans of how to get away with murder are buzzing about the winter finalen e. tonight's episode titled who's dead. viewers are wondering if they will discover the identity of the person who died in the fire at the home of our heroine. we talked with star viola davis about why this is the episode you need to watch live. >> there's a lot of morally questionable characters on this show. frank being one of them. you're not getting anything out of me. >> nothing. you can watch the winter finale of how to get away with murder

tonight at 10:00 p.m. right here on abc 7 followed by abc 7 news at 11. a rocket carrying a veteran american restaurant along with a french newcomer is on its way to the international space station. >> engines igniting. the launch command issued. the engines will fire ramping up toward flight speed. lift off. >> american peggy woodson will celebrate her 57th birthday on the international space station that would make her the oldest woman in space. coming up, a murder mystery is now solved. >> total loss. he touched everybody. >> the tie between the victim and a jeweler to the stars. from a wall to a walk out. cal students take a stand

against a teacher accused of sexual harassment. a wild race. a cross country runner knocked to the ground by a deer. stay with us.

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out what sparked a fire. one firefighter went to the hospital with a minor injuries. firefighters had to rescue two young boys. five adults and five children have been displayed. lou wolf stepped down from the as. -- a's. we'll meet the new team president and find out what a's fans can expect from him. there's conflict and in-fighting plaguing donald trump ice transition team. what's causing the friction tonight at 5:30. students at berkeley chstag a walk out today protesting a professor accused of sexual harassment. >> reporter: it's about the end of the semester for the students. there's only a few weeks left. even so, several of them are

opting to move to a different section with a different professor. for the second time this week uc berkeley students are protesting the policy when it comes to sexual harassment. graduate students staged a walk out during the class. >> this isn't for us so much about him in particular. it's about the larger policy that is not designed to put people on add miministrative le. >> reporter: earlier in the week students became of what has been confidential investigation. his former advisee broke her silence publicly. she says it happened from 2010 to 2014. she says she reported it to the university in march of 2016. >> four years of escalating isolation, intimidation. as the report showed a hostile work environment which then turned into sexual harassment.

>> reporter: students say they want greater transparency. >> we understand where the students are coming from but once someone name is associated with sexual harassment, their reputation is damaged for ever. there may be limits in terms of what we can see, we have to flexibility to do what we must to protect our students and that's exactly what we do. >> reporter: it's an option students say they are taking. >> we don't feel comfortable or safe in that classroom and with that professor. >> reporter: uc berkeley said the professor is not scheduled to teach next semester though that's not a punishment. a spokesperson said the university can take steps to avoid the possibility of classroom disruptions. president obama is urging donald trump to stand up to russia when it deviates from u.s. values and international norms.

the president made the remarks did you recollect a news conference today in berlin. president obama says he's cautiously optimistic about the trump presidency if the president-elect abandons heated campaign rhetoric for sober and serious governance. >> if you're not serious about the job, then you probably won't be there very long because it will expose problems. even when you're doing a good job. >> the president once again stressed a message of solidarity during his visit to germany, which is a top trade partner, key ally and home to thousands of american troops. the director of national intelligence is calling it quits. james clapper told the house intelligence committee he'll retire at the end of the obama administration. clapper has held the job since august 2010. federal reserve chair janet yellen says she has no plans to step down before her term ends

in 2018. analysts view it a as sign the central bank is on track to raise interest rates next month. a weekend in manhattan turned into a gruesome murder mystery and police have charged two men in connection with death of a young connecticut man. abc news reporter with the very latest. >> it's total loss. he touched everybody. he was one of a kind. >> reporter: shocked by the brutal killing of his 26-year-old son. he went to manhattan with friends saturday for a night out. police say he got separated from his friends at a club and was last seen entering this luxury apartment building on the upper east side. >> they had the crime scene people in the white suits. >> reporter: police say they found his bloody clothes inside and bloody evidence in a garbage

bag outside the building. charged with murder are lawrence and james rackover. the son of wealthy and prominent new york city jeweler jeffrey rackover. additional charges include tampering and hindering prosecution charges. police say he was stabbed 15 times and his body was found buried in a shallow grave in this wooded area in new jersey on wednesday. >> we're taking statements from other people, collecting a lot of evidence as we go around the city speaking to different people who were there that night in the club. people who were in the apartment prior. >> reporter: police say a motive for the murder is unknown at this time. we're still waiting for more details on what exactly unfolded that night. authorities near boston are searching for two people who walked away from a violent collision between their car and commuter train. the accident happened around 10:30 last night. surveillance video shows the car going around the lowered barriers and being sheered in

half by the train. the two people inside got out. none of the passengers aboard the train was hurt. the ntsb has joined the investigation into a national gas explosion that destroyed buildings in downtown canton, illinois yesterday. the blast killed a utility worker and injured 11 others. in pennsylvania, a group of cross country runners had some unexpected competition during a race, the four legged competit r competitor. a deer sprinted right through the race and knocked over a runner. wait for it. wait for it and right there. down he goes. seconds before it happened somebody yelled watch out for the deer. that was not helpful. teammate helped the down runner to his feet. he was able to finish the race. he's bruised but otherwise okay. oh, deer. >> thanks, spencer. all right.

still to come on abc 7 news. the holiday travel secrets you need to know whether you're hitting the road or heading to the airport. >> i got do work with him every day. it rubs off. a polar bear and a puppy. what they're doing, coming up. i'm the real spencer and here is a look at our pre-sunset sky. it's gorgeous. we have another gorgeous day coming our way. i'll have the forecast in just a moment as abc 7 news

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ncht it's beginning to look a lot like christmas. the decorating began. it will be 10,000 lights on the tree. the holidays are practically here. thanksgiving just next week. if you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, we've got you covered in lights. reggie key has some idhas some . >> things will get lit this weekend. all you have to do is decide if you want to see mickey or simba. he's going to appear friday on the ice. it's the 30th year of the building lighting ceremony. a carnival starts at 4:00 and after dark disney on ice kicks off the building lighting and the fireworks. saturday night, head over to pier 39 for their tree lighting ceremony. the tree is the real deal.

it's a 60-foot white fir. it takes three weeks to decorate it with 13,000 lights. at 6:00 p.m., hear the lion roar or sing. cast members will perform from disney's lion king that is playing through the end of the year. disney is the parent company of abc 7. if all this holiday talk has you looking at your watch waiting for wine o clock, we can help you there too. a pinot noir grand tasting is happening. that does sell out. i'm reggie aqui. no matter what you do, cheers. >> yes, indeed. we're looking ahead to the weekend. >> we are. >> which figures to be pretty rainy. >> spencer is here with the latest on that. >> we have big changes coming our way. it's hard to find a hint of the big storm coming our way this weekend. let me give you a quick look at the three-day outlook. tomorrow will be another sunny day, milder than today and the storm rushes in here on

saturday. it's the storm ranking two on the storm impact scale. a storm of moderate intensit. it will be rain turning over to showers as well. here is the forecast animation starting tomorrow night at 9:00. notice during the overnight hours the big wave of rain surges in. it will be wet across the entire region with some areas of heavy downpours accompanied by driving winds. by 5:00 in the afternoon on saturday, we'll see pockets of rain and showers. it won't be widespread. a heavy, not uniformly heavy. that pattern will continue into sunday. it will be a we accuweather seven-day forecast. looks like a mostly cloudy but dry day. not going to be very mild, but it won't be frigid either. just sort of average late november day. >> all right. thanks. still ahead, what to do to avoid the holiday travel

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if you're planning to hit the road this thanksgiving, you may want to hit the road early. google figured out the best time to travel to grandma's help. the best time is this sunday at 6:00 a.m. the worst time is wednesday afternoon. coming home, the best time to drive will be the friday morning after thanksgiving at 6:00 a.m. the worst time, 4:00 p.m. saturday, november 26th. >> the gas prices help. it really do. when gas falls, people try to get out and make use of their vacations. right now gas is staying low. >> with gas prices being as low

as they are, expect more cars and gridlock. if you're planning on flying expect to see longer lines. sfo expects to see more than five and a half percent more flyers this thanksgiving holiday compared to last year. san jose officials expect to see 15% more passengers. to beat the crowds get to the airport early. two hours for domestic flights. three for international ones. here is an alternative to all of that. people are packing up and taking their entire lives on the road. they are converting vans, campers even box trucks and school buses into homes. there's even a social media hashtag for those who believe home is where you park it. it's van life.

>> reporter: 24-year-old entrepreneur lives at the office. >> this is our lounge space/forefront. >> reporter: he actually lives at the office. >> it's a little tight. >> reporter: they bought a school bus at auction and turned it into an rv to strike the ultimate work/life balance. >> this is our counter space. >> reporter: home and store all in one. >> i wanted to cut costs and see america. >> reporter: he travels the country building his business. >> what is the thing you miss the most? >> hot shower. >> reporter: it's not just him and his school bus. there seems to be a growing vehicle sbos into their home. more than 900,000 posts from around the country and world. in nevada city, california, 53-year-old non-profit

fund-raiser jennifer and her father fixing up this camper so she can take it to the road full time. >> it wasn't that i needed to find a new job or mover to a new city, i could take my home with me. >> reporter: one 24-year-old bay area blocking about his him. he's been able to bank six figures toward retirement. >> it's driven by the economics of it as well as the cultural appeal of it. >> reporter: downsides include overnight parking restrictions and neighbors. >> when people see people living in their vehicles, they will often report them. >> reporter: that headache is worth it for people like xander. >> it's like is my office going to be today. is it going to be the mountains or by the beach. >> reminds me of the old chris farley routine. living in a van down by the

river. in today's wellness report, dietary supplements, they are still popular despite questions about their benefits. >> can you exercise your way to cheaper health care? here is jane king. >> when it comes to our health, we are are our own worst enemies. the top causes of death are heart disease, cancer and stroke. the underlying reasons for those are often poor diet, lack of physical activity, tobacco and physical exercise. exercise can also help fight depression. no less than three studies which were compiled by past research strongly suggests regular exercise alters our bodies and brains in ways that make us resista resistant. hyper tension cases doubled to more than a billion. the largest increases have been this south asia and africa. prevalence has dropped in higher income countries sump as the u.s., canada and uk. americans spend more than 30

billion dollar a year on dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals. the number of people who take supplements have been steady since 19919. another interesting thing is supplement takers were among the healthiest members of the populati population. puppy lovers. that's a polar bear gently petting a dog with its giant paw. a tour guide in canada took this video. it's the two fuzzy friends sitting along the water front enjoying each other's company. >> that's adorable. we've been infested here. >> from traps the cats. the effort to stop a mouse invasion in one east bay community and what might be behind the problem. dan is here with a look at

what's coming up. >> coming up next, crime scene tape goes up after just a terrible crash. we're going to take you live to the scene of a rolling gun battle. plus, making bad day better. you'll meet the new canine duo offering support in challenging circumstances. michael finney with tips on how michael finney with tips on how to find affordable co afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me.

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coming up tonight, they it's gray's anatomy followed by the wind winter finale of how to get away with murder. an environmental problem that's also a suburban one. >> abc 7 news reporter live in a neighborhood that may be finally be making progress against a rodent problem. >> reporter: it's a big rodent problem. behind me what look loosic a perfect neighborhood. perfect until you look in the

garages and then you see the problem. remnants of mice. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: we asked a simple question michelle taking tally of the active mouse traps. >> definitely nice. >> reporter: it's man versus nature. for a while, nature was winning. >> my husband has got over 50 in our garage. >> we have caught in the last few weeks, we're at 63. she keeps a gallery of the mice. not all of them. >> when did you start taking the pictures? >> probably four weeks ago. >> when did you stop? >> when it got to the point there were so many that it didn't matter anymore. clearly, the mice do not read. they came from fields just like. flushed by early rains in october at a time when they

would naturally be more of them. >> there was a lot of resources for the mice to build up a population. if we didn't have this rain, they probably would still billion out there in field and slowly being picked off by owls and hawks. >> reporter: instead, traps. if mice were a human delicacy. >> we would have had a feast. >> reporter: some creatures around here are. >> his name is elvis. he's my older daughter's cat. he's really good mouse hunter. >> reporter: back to work, elvis. >> i like elvis. >> love elvis, not so much the mouse gallery. a river otter that was hit by a car is back home with a clean bill of health. abc 7 news was in tiberone as the team returned this gitlittl guy. he spent the last three weeks recovering from head trauma and a broken toe and looks to be

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fire in a san jose apartment building. the heroic rescue of ten people, including five kids. will san francisco put its money where its heart is? a $5 million effort for what could be a political act of defiance. bay area lawmaker calling for part in three quarters of a million people. i'm tracking the morning chill and a weekend storm. i'll have the hour by hour look, coming up. that breaking news is in east bay where sky 7 is live over a shooting involving a u.s. marshal's deputy. the deputy shot and injured a suspect. >> let's show you where this is happening. it's in hayward.

back out live to sky 7 where you can see investigators with both the marshal service carefully going over the scene. >> the shooting happened about one hour ago. no deputies were injured. we should let you know that. we have a crew head there had,000. you can download the abc 7 news app for insignificant updates as we get them. >> we'll keep you up to date. now to our other top story. crime scene tape goes up after a horrific car crash. before it happened, bullets flew between the two cars. >> this crime scene happened near the intersection of breed avenue and dowling boulevard. >> reporter: you can see the sheriff's department criminal investigation fan pulling up here.