we begin with this breaking news out of oakland where the chp has closed internate 580 after a possible shooting on the freeway there. it happened and it just reopened actually moments ago. good afternoon and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. larry beil has the day off. internate 580 near lake shore just reopened and traffic was so bad cars were going over a small divider just to get off the freeway. >> a live report now with the latest. >> reporter: as we were trying to get to the scene, eastbound 5880 opened within the last ten minutes. chp had shut it down about an hour prior to that for the shooting investigation. the roadblock occurring at harrison street.

we can assume that the shooting happened somewhere in that vicinity. as i drove by the scene on my way to work this afternoon, i could see officers looking for evidence. i was headed westbound on 580, and that was moving smoothly and as you can see from the sky 7 footage this roadblock snarled traffic ahead of the evening commute. as far as we know, there are no injuries. this is the same location of a shooting back on november 30. i did see a vehicle and a tow truck on 580 with a chp vehicle next to it. it's unclear if that's involved with this at all or if perhaps it is someone who ran out of gas or got in a collision looking at the investigation. we're still looking for some of those answers. we are staging right now for chp's information officer, and we will bring you those updates as soon as we get the confirmation from chp. >> live in oakland, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and do stay with abc news for

more on this breaking story as we take a look at traffic beginning to move again. now, we'll have more details throughout this newscast and our coverage continues right now on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. let's go overseas to breaking news in germany where a truck slammed into a christmas market killing at least nine people. >> christmas markets are a popular winter attraction. this one is across about two and a half miles from the brandenburg gate. elizabeth hur has more on this tragedy. >> reporter: dan and ama, first to give you perspective. we're told this happened in the heart of the city describe as berlin's times square and as for the motive, police say it's so early they are not ruling anything out. >> an evening of outdoor christmas shopping turned to sudden death and destruction when the large truck barreled into the unsuspecting crowds. >> it went just past me and past my girlfriend and missed me by three meters hand missed her by

five. it came into the entrance and hit the sides of the barriers and then carried on past us. >> reporter: at least nine people died as the truck tore through tables and wooden stands. many others reportedly injured. >> i saw one guy being dragged away with blood on his face and i helped several of the people. >> reporter: dozen of ambulances rushed to the scene and heavily armed police patrolled the area. german police have arrested the man believed to be the driver of the truck. it happened in the center of the german capital at a popular christmas market. police are investigating whether this is an accident or an attack. in november the state department issued an alert warning americans traveling abroad in europe to be wary of large gatherings that could attract terrorist strikes, and there were specific warnings about going to shopping malls and holiday markets. >> meantime ever, german police said two people were in the truck and one died in the crash and the other is now in police

custody. abc news also learning more about that truck. we're told it has a polish license plate and may have been stolen. that's the latest live from new york. i'm elizabeth hur for abc 7 news. back to you. >> you can share this post on facebook to show your support for berlin. the prayer for berlin is on our abc 7 facebook page. >> officers shot and killed the driver after a driver plowed his truck into a bastille day celebration. isis claimed responsibility, though investigators say they have yet to find evidence that the driver had links to the militant group. russia is calling the assassination of its ambassador to turkey an act of terror. this still photo shows the assassin holding his gun with the body of andrei karlov on the floor. he was shot by the man who shouted don't forget about

aleppo. the gunman who authorities identified as an officer with the turkish riot police was later killed by security forces. the shooting comes a day after a protest in turkey after russia's military intervention in syria. meantime in syria. the turkey ushered a besieged town of aleppo continued and turkish authorities say 20,000 people have left safely. the united nations has passed a resolution to bring monitors into the area fearing reprisals against the population by syrian forces. the resolution is part of the continuing propaganda against syria and its fight against terrorists. >> breaking news this time out of concoord. >> sky 7 hd is over the scene of a fire burning at an apartment complex that a lot of families had to get out of quickly. >> happened on laguna street and abc 7 reporter cornell bernard is live at the scene with the latest. cornell. >> reporter: as many as eight

families could be displaced from this fire. after the fire swept through at a apartment townhouse on laguna street we're near downtown concord. sky 7 hd was over the fire which started just before 2:00 p.m. the fire swept through eight units and two people we're told by the fire department had to be rescued off of their balconies and the smoke and flame for that and a 5-year-old girl suffered some smoke inhalation and she was taken to a nearby hospital and we were told her injuries are not major and show will be okay. 22 people in all displaced from their homes tonight. the cause of the fire still under investigation but there is quite a large scene and just if you came back live and past these fire trucks and a lot of people out and what happened and when they can return. no word on that. we're live in concord, cornell bernard, abc 7 news.

>> now to the cold snap hitting the bay area. if you live in the ignacio valley and felt like you were freezing, you are right. izy cars and plants hand those working in the cold were certainly bundled up. >> in the east bay it was a very cold morning you can see the cars covered with frost in danville. what can you expect tonight. ? spencer description here with the forecast. >> here's live doneler 7. a few clouds in the sky and it's a cool afternoon. let me give you a look at how deep that morning chill was today. livermore and fairfield had temperatures dropping down to 26 degrees and down to 27 this morning and santa rows, and ukiah. it will be just a couple degrees above that this morning as you look at blue sky and hazy blue sky over san francisco at 54 degrees here in the city of 55 and low to mid-50s at mountianview, gilroy and half moon bay and this is a look at hazy skies from mt. tam

overlooking the bay. temperatures right now in santa rosea and 49 in fairfield and 49 in livermore and part of that reason for the haze is a buildup of particulate matter in the atmosphere mainly from burning wood. we have a winter spare the air alert tomorrow and wednesday. poorest air quality in the north bay and it's unlawful to burn wood when there's a spare the air alert and i'll show you how chilly it's going to be tomorrow morning in a few minutes. dan and ama? >> thank, spencer. you're team coverage continues with abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman live in sausalito today. wane. >> it's cold but should be cold. we're two days from the shortest day of the year so it's supposed to be cold and it's supposed to be claim and we can go inside and our plants cannot and our plants may be in a state of shock. they tell us that it's still fall in california for two more days at least, but you'll have a hard time convincing gary millar. >> good thing i have an extra

ten minutes before i go to work. >> reporter: he looked up and worked what looked like frosty the snow non-land. white lance and wrecked plants in some cases. >> the issue is that we're planting things from other parts of the world that are not adapted to our particular microclimates. >> reporter: enter kristine jacob who we found at green jeans garden supply in middle valley. our topic, plant protection which ranges from a localized spray you can apply to keep the frost from taking hold or in broader areas covering them with a thick plastic mesh. do your momwork on what your plants can tolerate, take care where you put them and keep your eye on thermometer, she told us. >> green thumbs help but a lot is just ed case and experience. >> in short, this would not be a good week for trial and error. in the north bay, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. all right. well, coming up, the abc 1 news app to keep track of the chilly temperatures where you live. be sure tone able push alerts to get the very latest updates immediately. well, coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, the electoral

college vote is in. >> shame on you! shame on you! >> how protesters attempted to sway the results of the presidential election. we'll show you how it turned out. >> also, packages spilled out on to an east bay freeway after a terrible accident. and a dispute that's lasted nearly a decade has just come to an end. the stunning amount of money that the academy of art university has agreed to pay. >> and take a look now from sky 7 hd interstate 580 back open in oakland. it was closed for an hour after a shooting there today and caused huge traffic problems, but at least things are beginning to loosen up there in the east bay

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a delivery truck driver was killed this morning after an early morning crash on interstate 680. traffic was affected for hours. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has been following this story all day and is live with the very latest. melanie? >> well, we've just received the fame of that 26-year-old driver who very unfortunately died in that accident overnight. he is 26-year-old rafiques kumar. both the u.s. postal service and fedex extend the condolences to their family and they are trying to get the packages delivered on what is the busiest david year. dozens of packages spilled into the road after a delivery truck hit an abandoned minivan on the shoulder of 680 southbound and the truck overturn and hit a metal pole. chp says the 26-year-old driver was trapped inside. he later died at the hospital.

>> we sent our condolences to the family. it's unfortunate that this happened but this would not be the worst time of the year. >> the united states postal service spokesperson said the truck that overturned was a third-party contractor. >> it was a consolidator contracted by fedex delivering male to us in san jose so we could take ownership of it. >> reporter: crews spent hours cleaning up the roadways so all of the packages could be brought here for the san jose usps facility. >> if we get it in condition conditions and it's in good hands. >> reporter: fedex will pick up the damaged packages from here. fedex also extends its condolences to the driver's family happened customers should contact the shipper to begin the claims pros fees they suspect their shipment has been damaged. they can track their packages at fedex.com or calling 1-800-go-fedex. >> everything happens at once or sometimes nothing happens. so we just have to be prepared. >> in san jose, melanie woodrow,

abc 7 news. you can see just how bad the traffic was as it was rooted to surface streets. this sent to us using the #abc 7 now. post your pictures using the hashtag and you could use it on air or online. highway patrols investigating a deadly accident and an elderly woman was pushed in a shopping car when she was hit by a red toyota pickup. she died at the scene. police tell us the driver stopped and is cooperating. protests in sacramento as the electoral college met across the country to make the presidential election vote official. >> we'll have more on the protests coming up on "abc 7 news at 5:00" and we want to check in with abc 7 news reporter janay norman where she is watching as the results come in. >> reporter: dan and ama, there was little doubt today that president-elect donald trump would make it to the 270 votes he needed to officially clench

the presidency, but across the country as you've said we've seen last-ditch efforts to try to prevent t. from unlikely candidate to unstoppable president-elect, donald trump is set to officially become the 45th president of the united states. >> shame on you. >> reporter: protesters shouting shame on you as electoral college members cast their votes in pennsylvania where trump beat hillary clinton by less than 1%. >> 20 votes for donald j. trump. >> reporter: realizing the likelihood of electors changing their votes were about that slim. >> i don't know if there's a realistic chance, but i think this is our last chance. >> reporter: state by state, electors casting their ballots including bill clinton in new york. in minnesota one elector going rogue, replaced after refutesing to cast his vote for hillary clinton. similarly in maine, one elector trying to vote for bernie sanders going against state law. that ballot was ruled out of order and in the end he vote the for clinton, and in mississippi the allegations of russians

hacking the election to help trump persisting. in the end it's the electors with the final say. in austin, texas, putting trump over the 270 votes he needed. >> we have for president donald trump, 36 votes. by the way, texas now puts president trump over the top. >> reporter: and members. house and senate will meet in the house chamber to count all of the vote on january 6th and then vice president joe biden will announce the winner marking two weeks until the inauguration. live in washington, janay norman, abc 1 news. >> well, rocky balboa will not be working for donald trump. actor sylvester stallone says he's flattered that the president-elect was yooig eyeing him to lead the national endowment for the arts saying he would be better suited working for veterans. the actor added he's not a

republican, though he has supported gop candidate in the past. north carolina legislators will meet tomorrow to formally repeal hb-2, widely known as the bathroom bill. state leaders struck a deal to get rid of that controversial law. it rirz transgender people to use rest rooms according to the sex on their xwirt certificates. several cities band city travel to north carolina because of this law. uber is failing to yield to demands that take its self-driving cars off san francisco roads. at least one of them was spotted driving in the city. this is video provide by the company. on friday state prosecutors threatened legal action at the san francisco company didn't immediately remove the cars from city streets. uber vowed to continue the pilot program it launched last wednesday saying the cars aren't subject to self-driving regulations because the vehicles are not allowed to drive without a human operator.

we're getting a sneak peek at the self-driving minvan vliet future. these are pictures of a chrysler pacifica van. notice the sensors on the corners and the roof. the guyiat, chrysler and goggle entered into a partnership to co-develop self-driving technology. the advance will hit public roads in 2017. >> travel by air now. delta airlines and alas cass airlines are breaking up. the two airlines say they are ending their partnership at the end of april. customers will no loerpg be able to earn and redeem air miles on flights operated by the other carrier, and they will also no longer offer booking on each other's flights. that partnership coming to an end. hey, if you're going to fly anywhere, pick somewhere warm. >> that would not be here, not right now. well, our daytimes -- >> not for sure. >> cold by our standards. here's a look at live doppler 7. mostly clear skies right now with a few thin high clouds. it's a lovely afternoon around the bay area. certainly you have bright skies. we have a beach hazard statement

in effect until 6:00 this evening. west northwest beaches are the main ones under concern here. a long period energetic swells are likely and wave heights elevated and the next few hours might be okay to stay away from the coastline. emoryville camera looking at hazy skies over the bay. a buildup of particulate matter. air quality spirit air alert for the next two days. air quality will be in the north bay tuesday and wednesday and wood burning sun lawful during this time. a look from the rooftop area arriving mid-week and rainy and windy on friday. overnight look for low temperatures dropping below freezing. down 30, 31 degrees, 30 at fairfield and 31 in concord and 32 right at freezing at antioch and livermore.

still quite cold and we'll see a gradual warming trend getting later into the week. rain coming our way later in the week. storm impact scale and with expect the storm to arrive on friday and ranks two on the storm impact scale. storm of moderate intensity producing between half an inch to an inch of rainfall. here's the forecast animation starting friday morning at 4:00. the first wave of rain starts to push down to the north bay by 10:00 friday morning and midday 3:00 p.m. rain is spreading over to the east bay and friday night it will cover all of the bay area. it will be out of here by early saturday morning and at the moment we're projecting rainfall totals generally ranging from a third of an inch up in santa rosa to nearly three quarters in livermore, san jose and mountianview and that rain translate into snow or will translate into snow in the sierra where we expect snowfall accumulations between generally five to ten -- between 5 and 10 inches i should say. highs in the bay area under

mainly sunny skies. generally in the upper 50s. another cool day is coming our way. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. two spare the air days coming and wednesday better air quality towards the end of the week and we'll get that rain, windy storm at the very end of the week. mostly cloudy christmas eve and chance of some showers on sunday which is christmas day, and it looks like that rain will continue to monday with another storm ranking one on our storm impact scale. a week of relatively unsettled weather. >> chants of rain on christmas day. i'm getting a new skateboard. >> coming up, the word of the year and why some say it sums things up perfect. >> i apple's any wireless air pod hits stores today and can you get your hands on a pair before christmas sns. >> and taking a live look at san mateo bridge on this monday. traffic moving in both directions. that's your eastbound traffic. stay with us. we're back after this.

a. the air pods are wireless earphones to be used with the new iphone 7. the customer -- one customer came too late to buy them but had a chance to try them out anyway. >> after trying them, yeah, i real wanted them. it's just so nice not having to worry about cords and just the wireless feature and they sounded excellent. >> they are not cheap. the pods sell for $159 a pair. when the new phones debuted in september is bottom had no earphone or headphone jacket. the ear pods will pair automatically with all your apple devices, not just the phones, by the way. newest super mario game is drag down nintendo's stock.

shares of the company have lost 11% since the debut of super mario run on thursday. each though the game went to the top of app store charts over the weekend reviews have been lukewarm or negative. nintendo closed down nearly 4% on the new york stock exchange. miriam website has announced its word of the year, and this year it's surreal, and in a tweet miriam webster said surreal is one of the most common lookups following a tragedy. it was locked up more frequently by dictionary users in 2016 than in previous years and especially spiked following the u.s. presidential election. all right. still to come on "abc 1 news at 4:00," it's cold and not just in the bay area and really cold. across the country. the deep freeze and its affect on travel. >> plus, how cold is it? the strange tests that will give you a chill. and can aging be reversed? the surprising new study that helped turn aroun

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let's update you now on the breaking news that we started at the top. all lanes of interstate 580 are closed after being closed for a shooting investigation. the chp shut down eastbound lanes near harrison. traffic is shown backed up about

an hour ago. investigators have not said if someone was injured or if they are actively looking for a shooter but it did cause a huge traffic mess. here what else is making headlines hat 4:30, a special terrorism unit has taken over the investigation of a deadly incident in ber livent the driver of a large truck plowed into a crowd of people at a popular christmas market killing nine and injuring up to 50 others. police arrested someone at the scene but it's not clear if that person was the driver, a passenger in the truck died. an assassin killed russia's ambassador to turkey today. the ambassador was at an art exhibit when the man standing behind him shot him in the back yelling don't forget alepho. turkish forces took out the attacker and aleppo has been the center of intense fight between the russian-backed syrian government and rebels. reporter vic lee tweeted that the judge who oversaw the sex assault

dropped as they found no reason to take disciplinary actions. abc 7 news reporter matt keller has had a look at our frigid morning. >> reporter: highway 17 is a dangerous highway. add ice during the morning commute and you get this, three separate crashes involving four cars right around lexington reservoir where traffic drops down into los gatos. >> hit a little black ice and clipped the median and tried to avoid another car that already crashed in front of me and here it is, sitting cold on the side of the road. >> people need to slow down. the farther you go the less control you have. >> reporter: my abc 7 news app showed me it was 28 degrees in livermore before the sun arrived. people bundled up to go out for their morning coffee and others

bundled up to sleep. >> well, we actually keep our house pretty cold so we all sleep with knit hats on and, you know, sweats, and -- and covered the plants and wrapped the pipes. >> reporter: landscaping work is a lot more difficult in freezing temperatures. >> pretty frozen. >> reporter: makes your job tougher, right? >> makes it it a little bit tougher, but it feels pretty good. >> reporter: cold weather isn't keeping people from getting in their christmas shopping less than a week away from the big day but people must prepare before going out. staying warm on the days, what's the key? >> the uggs and a hat. bad hair day under the hat but you have to wear one. check out the beautiful blue sky but don't put the jacket away just yet. we can expect more temperatures around freezing tomorrow morning. in san jose, matt kell ker, abc 7 news. well, it is chill around here, but millions of americans are feeling a dangerous deep freeze, and the extreme weather from coast to coast could affect

holiday plans for travel and be somewhere. 19 states started the week under winter weather alerts. here's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: from the roads to the skies, a travel nightmare. >> if you're waiting for baggage -- >> reporter: for millions forced to wait and scram sglbl we're waiting and waiting and waiting. >> reporter: after mother nature spoiled their travel plans. in haul more than 5,000 flights were delayed and some 1,400 cancelled nation wilde sunday alone. >> three and a half hour flight and spent around eight hours on the plane. >> reporter: in denver, hundreds of frontier airline passengers were still hoping to be reunited with their luggage on monday after waiting more than 12 hours. the airline explaining the storm left them shorthanded. usually we dry. ive think we'll stick to driving from here on out. >> reporter: drivers didn't fare much bert on the highways. >> this fiery crash in baltimore, part of a fatal 67-car pile-up.

>> whole of 95 on fire. >> reporter: just one of accident scenes across the country, and this week starting how the weekend ended, the deep freeze greeting so many commuters trying to stay warm and positive. >> i went to college in minnesota, so this is -- this is a summer day in minnesota, so this is nothing. >> reporter: and for everyone else struggling to stay positive, there is some good news. forecasters say warmer temperatures are on the way for most of the country by mid-week. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. a meteorologist in south dakota wanted to show just how cold it is by blowing bubbles on a frying ban. they froze immediately and then he shattered them. the temperature, it was 24 below. >> that's cool. >> another cold weather experiment. a pot of boiling water was tossed into the air and it instantly turned into steam. of course, just want to tell you don't try any of this at home.

>> no. >> don't do that. just watch this cool video. pretty wild. a lawsuit filed by two sioux tribes seeking to stop access to the dakota pipeline is on hold while a related court battle over the project plays out. pipeline developer energy transfer partners is asking a judge to rule that it has permission to lay pipe under the missouri river in north dakota. now on the other side of that court battle is the army which says more study is needed. today more than two dozen people demonstrated against the pipeline in downtown san francisco. they say they are taking peaceful action in support of those still extending rock north dakota. the mayor of new orleans has announced a settlement related to deadly police shootings after hurricane katrina. the city will pay out just over $13 million to 17 plaintiffs. the settlement resolved lawsuits over the deaths of three people killed in shootings after the 2005 hurricane and a fourth person who was beaten to death. 20 officers were charged in a

series of justice department civil rights investigations following katrina. president obama pardoned 78 people and shortened the sentences of 153 others convicted of federal crimes, including five in the bay area. gregory boyd of oakly will have his 35-year sentence cut to 11 and ray kelly, was sentenced to 20 years and he'll now serve 15. both men were sentenced in drug-related cases. three people were pardoned or forgiven for their crimes including lehigh dickie of oakland, fabius jones of oakland and dean condo of davie city. all alameda county courtshouses will be closed until monday, january the court's fax filing service will continue to operate.

go to abc7news.com for more closure details. >> still have to get your packages in the mail. you're not going to be alone. it is the busiest day of the year at the post office. the deadlines you can still meet this week coming up. >> i'm michael finney. ask finney is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions on facebook and twitter. just post them with the #ask fin and i'll answer them right here in just a few minutes. >> i'm spencer christian. we're looking at the western sky and what a beautiful burst of color accompanying this afternoon's sunset. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> 101 is southbound backed up and northbound flowing freely as usual and 880 is moving in both directions over the top. stay with us as we're coming

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well, today is the busiest mailing day of the holiday season. the u.s. postal service expect to deliver 750 million packages before the new year. that is 12% more than last year. overall 16 billion pieces of mail will be moved for the holidays. the u.s. post office has recommendations that if you want your cards and packages to reach their destinations by christmas, send them first class by tomorrow, priority by wednesday or priority mail express by friday. abc 7 and our parent company disney continue to share the joy this holiday season with donations to help bring cheer to bay area kids in need.

today the marine toys for tots foundation was presented with a $7,000 check. our kgo-tv staff collected and dropped off for the 35,000 children the foundation will serve. maas >> we cover marin, san francisco and san mateo county and all the toys we collect go to local communities and help less fortunate children in the area. >> reporter: the marines will be pick up toys this week at various drop-off locations around the bay area. go to abc7news.com for a link to those sites. >> let's start with live doppler 7. mostly clear skies over the bay area right now. just a thin layer of high clouds. overnight that's going to be cold once again under mainly clear conditions and look for low temperatures dropping down just below freezing in the north bay valley. over farther east 30 will be the low at fair neild and right at freezing at antioch and livermore in the inland east bay and on we go to tomorrow.

sunny skies and a little haze around. it will be a spare of the air day tomorrow. highs only in the up everyone 50s all across the bay and maybe up to 50 down in san jose so it will be another cool day. we gain some clouds and there's rain coming our way. our storm impact scale and approaching rain for tuesday and a light to moderate intensity producing half an inch to an inch of rainfall accompanied by gusty winds. accuweather seven-day forecast as we go into christmas weekend. the spare the air alert for tomorrowence tends into wednesday so both areas poorest air quality in the north bay and no wood burning permitted under the law. thursday mainly dry and a chance of more showers developing late sunday christmas day continuing into monday morning so a little bit of something there for all weather tests. >> perfect. >> okay. still ahead on "abc 1 news at

4:00, a little christmas shopping with a very special friend. the oakland raiders lent a helping hand to santa one day after clinching a playoff spot. >> 7 on your side's michael fin, an easy way to get rid of

it's good to be the raiders right now. the team is in the playoffs for the first time since 2002, and players were all smiles while helping out some underserved families today. >> celebrate for the night and enjoy it with your family hand now we're on to the next game. >> this is for the fans. a long time since they saw some postseason football so at least they are getting a chance to see it this year. >> that's defensive tackle dan williams known across the league for his charity work. abc 7 news what is at the west gate center walmart in san leandro as williams and a couple of fellow linemen boupt gifts today. they will beoused to surprise 15 families tomorrow. as for the playoffs. they said it's all about buying into the coach's plan. coach jack del rio spoke this afternoon about the team's success. >> the guys have stayed in the fight and we've made plays, you know, at the end to give ourselves an opportunity and in some cases actually win the

game. >> if the raiders win the last two games of the season against the colts and broncos they can earn a bye into the first round of the playoffs. christian mccaffrey, the stanford football star who has already declared for the nfl draft has played his last game for the cardinal, this morning mccaffrey tweeted he'll skip stanford's bowl game. the cardinal take on the north carolina tar heels in the sun bowl on december 30th. he says he wants to start prepping for the draft immediately. mccaffrey's three years as a cardinal featured a spectacular sophomore season where he finished second in the heisman trophy voting. all right. it is time now for ask the ask finney. request the "michael finney is here to answer your questions sent in via facebook, twitter or e-mail. madeline wants no know is anyone in congress doing anything to revive the do not call list? i've had one junk call every hour. >> oh, man. you -- you are on the list. look, the do not call list hasn't gone anywhere so it can't

be revived. all the legitimate companies use the do not call list. all the ripoffs don't, and that's why you're still hearing from them. anybody that calls you on the phone pretty much are just there to rip you off so hang up on them. that's the bad news. the good news is the fcc, the federal communications commission, is telling the telephone companies you've got to get a handle on this. before the telephone companies would say we're not allowed to do anything. we just provide the process. now the fcc says that's not good you've got to stop these things. so the government is now working with all these companies and they are coming up with a plan. i think the wired plan will be in effect probably before this summer. >> yeah. >> i'm feeling good about it. >> with the pressure on the phone companies. trish asks i'm wondering if there's an easy way to get rid of mice without endangering my pets and family. >> don't use poison. can really cause problems. bottom line you have to seal off your home and that means like if a pin or pencil can fit

underneath a door then rats and other vermin can get in there. you've got to put the stripping there hand look around. if have you any rocks where wood goes up against it on your house or anything like that. seal everything on your house and then you need to get debris away from the husband hand they hang around in the debris and like that. here's the other thing i just learned from my house. you do it during the day because i had squirrels getting into the wall of my house hand the guys that were helping with me they said they do their squirrel business during the day so these when you seal it when they are not in there. >> there you go. >> they got other things to do. >> give them a surprise when they get back home. >> and when is a good time to buy a home from fremont? >> actualy right now. the winter months are your best deal. you can save up to 10% by buying right now or up until march, about march, and then prices jump up. >> very good. >> all right. >> how can -- how do we get ahold of you? >> i thought they decided i

wasn't going to tell this. i would like to tell you. contact us through our phone line or online through e-mail. the deadline to enroll in obamacare is tonight at 11:59. they extended the deadline after experiencing heavy volume. a new study shows aging may be reversible. >> that's good news. >> and apps could help us lose weight and we may not even realize it. here's jane king. a recent study has rejuvenated mice through a four-gene cocktail that allowed them to repair aging signs. cellular rejuvenation has been tested before, but this recent study has managed to avoid its side effects which often includes cans everyone. the author of the study caution that humans are much more complex than nice. more americans are grg to be

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here is tonight's primetime lineup on abc. at 8:00 watch "it's the great christmas light fight" followed by "the great american baking show" at 10:00 and be sure to stay with us for "abc 7 news at 11:00. san francisco has settled a lawsuit against when the city attorney has said will be the most notorious landlord hand that we're talking about the academy of art university. >> the deal is actually being called a landmark because it includes not just money but also housing. abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler is in the newsroom with the tales on the story. carolyn. >> yeah this, has been a birth battle. today the city attorney said that this proposed $60 million settlement is the largest the city has ever received in a code enforcement case. the academy of art university

was founded in san francisco in 1929. in the past ten years or so it has rapidly expanded to nearly 9,000 students gobbling up real estate for classrooms and dorms. the city attorney dennis herrera says it's done so by breaking the rule. >> earlier this year, fully 33 of the academy's 40 properties failed to comply with permit entitlement, ought skaigs or latest requirements. >> in may attorney herrera sued the university and today he announce what had he calls a landmark $60 million settlement. it includes penalties but biggest award 40 million will be spent by the academy to transform two of its sites here on pine street and into 160 units of affordable housing for seniors designed to make up for the unauthorized properties the college has amassed during the city's housing shortage. >> this company has finally agreed to be part of the solution rather than had a major contributor to the problem.

>> reporter: by the attorney for the academy of art university says the school's been working with the planning department since 2007, trying to comply. >> those who do business with people in the city government of san francisco understand very often it takes a long time, and in this case it took nine years. >> reporter: and he says they made three settlement offers before the lawsuit. >> we would have settled on these terms without the city attorney doing the hoopdy do. >> reporter: planning commission and city supervisors must now approve the plan. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> all right. well, that is going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00, we thank you so much for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. a shooting shuts down a freeway forcing some drivers to do just about anything to get out of the mess. what authorities have just told

us. >> reporter: and the judge who was judged for his sentencing of a former stanford swimmer, tonight vindication and frustration. we know how the cold weather is damaging plants, but it's also turning chopped wood into an act of defiance. we'll explain why. and only in california, why some are putting up a political spin on their pets and their signs. >> this was the moment that had a highway patrol car drove off interstate 580 opening up the freeway after a shooting investigation shut it down for about an hour and it all happened just as the commit was getting under way. good evening. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz in for kristein sze. thanks so much for joining us. >> got in to show you where all of this happened interstate 580 in oakland near lake shore. >> a report live and what are they telling you.

>> reporter: we spoke with highway patrol in the last hour saying they were carrying two rounds and some of the rounds struck the victim's vehicle and the people inside were not hit. they were able to pull over and then, of course, chp shutting down eastbound 5880. we're showing you some sky 7 footage of the scene as chp officers searched for evidence. this caused a massive backup around 3:00. chp tells us the circumstances of road rage incident. the driver of a honda was tailgating the suspect vehicle and then as they went around the suspect vehicle they posed a lewd gesture at the driver of the suspect volk, that being a black four door mercedes. the suspect vehicle then pulled up next to the victims and the shooter rolling down the windows and firing into the driver's side of the