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now at 11:00, a ride in this cab ended in sexual assault for this south day woman. police say they know of at least one more victim but there may be more. good evening, thank you for joining us, i'm ama dietz. this all happened when this woman jumped in the cab. police say that julio sanchez picked up the woman but next assaulted her rather than taking her home. >> katie marzullo has more. >> reporter: police say the man picked up the woman in downtown campbell that he used his position as a cab driver, put him in a position of power and enabled him to take advantage of her. police say that the woman got in the cab after a night with friends. >> she woke up inside a taxi cab driver's home while she was

being assaulted. >> reporter: she was able to get away and went right to police. surveillance video from a downtown business helped police identify the suspect, 38-year-old julio sanchez, he was arrested earlier this month, but campbell police say the investigation is not over. >> while we hope there are no other victims the information we have leads us to believe we could potentially see it. >> reporter: police say it is important for a woman to come forward because otherwise the same person could violate more women. >> reporter: sanchez was working for checkered flag yellow taxi, the address was listed in mountain view but the address doesn't exist. a cab driver said he knew about sanchez and that he had a reputation for attracting police. >> since we knew this guy was the dirtiest guy, we stayed away from him. >> reporter: campbell police say

they're working in other cities and are still investigating how legitimate the cab company is. well, you won't be seeing any more of uber self-driving cars on san francisco streets. late this afternoon, the dmv announced they were removing the vehicles because they were not marked as test drivers. uber says they will remain committed to california, in response to the dmv's decision, the mayor said i'm a proponent of vehicles but only if the safety of bikers and drivers are not at risk. he said 20 other companies in the city had no trouble doing this. and san francisco's police department is making changes for its use of force policy. the vote happened in the last two hours just a day after mayor ed lee made his pick and announced a new chief police.

more at city hall with the story. >> reporter: dan, this was a year in the making, finally a new use of force policy that the commission president says will be a model for the country. >> we have been working on this use of force for a long time. >> reporter: it was unanimous, but getting to a final vote was not easy. san francisco's new use of force policy took 12 months of revisions and negotiations. >> we came together and really put together a policy that is going to be a national model on reengineering use of force, saving lives and making sure officers have what they need to keep us safe. >> the changes come after a series of fatal police shootings, including the killing of mario woods. from now on officers will no longer be able to employ chokeholds, and they will no longer be able to shoot at

moving vehicles. the police commissioner said that it accounts for exceptional circumstances. >> i think it had common sense language that the officers saw, in the event they have to do something to protect the public. so i think ultimately there is something in there for everyone. >> reporter: this is a major change in the rank and file, not only will they have to adjust to a new policy change, but a new leader as well who will be sworn in, in january. in san francisco, lillian kim, abc 7 news. this arrest has led to an internal investigation involving bart police. this is body cam footage captured last july and made public today showing the arrest of michael smith at the embarcadero bart station, who was with his pregnant

girlfriend, andrea anticipate apple -- appleton, the police say they were responding to a robbery. >> i was just scared. i didn't know what to do. >> appleton says she believes an officer who placed a knee on her back while she was belly down caused her to miscarriage. smith was acquitted on battery charges, the jury was hung on other counts. tonight, morgan hill police say a man accused of attacking his neighbor with a baseball bat turned himself in. mark weber turned himself in at the police headquarters. a dispute may have led weber to attack his neighbor. that neighbor was taken to the hospital with major injuries. tonight, two people are in the hospital after a bus crash in china town. san francisco's general says that both are steadily

improving. last night they slammed into this muni stop. a tomorrow of ten people were hurt. mayor ed lee said he is glad to see the victims recovering and in good spirits. and a man in napa is accused of appealing to people's kindness and then counseling them out of cash. police say he raised money for cancer research for kids. the officer called the number on the display and found out the fundraiser was a fraud. police say that he urthey urge anybody who was contacted to get their money back. and police departments in the united states and including here in the bay area are on high alert. departments in new york city, chicago and here in san francisco are making a public show of force at places where crowds gather at christmastime. for us that is union square, mounted cycle and horse units will patrol the high shopping

areas. and high alert here comes as the manhunt is on tonight for anis amiri. the attack killed 12 people, injured 48 more, the islamic state has claimed responsibility for the assault. authorities are offering a reward of more than $100,000 leading to an arrest. and a report on north carolina's controversial bathroom bill, after hours of debate nothing changed. >> today, the legislature had a chance to do the right thing for north carolina. and they failed. >> the special session is over. but north carolina's bathroom bill still stands. >> i don'tknow if you think the public is stupid or we're stupid or who is stupid, but it just does not make sense. >> the state's democratic lawmakers are frustrated and angry, and accusing republicans

of a bait and switch. first proposing a bill that would repeal hb 2, but including a provision that would stop local governments from passing anti-discrimination laws for at least six months. >> it is not normal to waste four days to accomplish nothing. >> we had a great opportunity, i think, to do some good work. >> the so-called bathroom bill says people can only use the bathroom in public and government buildings that matches the gender listed on their birth certificate. opponents call it discrimination against lgbt people. supporters say it's just safety. >> most people want to use the bathroom they're comfortable with. >> it cost big business, pay pal pulled hundreds of jobs out of charlotte, and numerous musicians cancelled concerts there. >> i'm afraid the public conscienceness outside of the state will hold us accountable. >> they felt it would retain

their reputation, but otherwise, no compromise, no repeal. >> supporters of the repeal are now blaming republican lawmakers for failing to keep their promise to act after the charlotte city council repealed an anti-discrimination law which is what led to the legislation. and a pawn shop gunned down, his employee wounded. coming up at 11:00, the tribute tonight to both men plus the manhunt for the shooter. >> you guys are racist, i can't believe my eyes. >> racial profiling or an internet hoax. the questions surrounding a youtube star's claims tonight. plus, alex tribek honored the cancer-stricken contestant who died before she could see her championship run. and live doppler 7 is tracking a

new at 11:00, friends and neighbors came out in vallejo tonight to honor the man whose life was cut short during an armed robbery. >> store owner timothy was

killed. the employee was injured. live from vallejo police headquarters. >> reporter: ama, dan, the vallejo police say they are still searching for suspects in this homicide tonight. tonight, friends and neighbors honor the victims. >> it breaks my heart that we've lost one of them. and that one is in the hospital. >> reporter: candles were lit tonight to honor a life suddenly cut short. >> it's so senseless, you can't wrap your head around it. >> reporter: police say 49-year-old pawn shop owner timothy pult and his be loved dog, copper, were shot and killed. >> tim brought his dog with him all the time. >> reporter: pult opened the shop three years ago and quickly made friends with neighbors. >> just two nice guys trying to make a living and tragically, he life is cut short. >> reporter: employee, josh pool, who was an invalid, was

shot also and recovering. former co-worker lindsey mitchell says that pult knew the risks of owning a pawn shop and getting robbed. >> he always said they can have what they want. >> police say two armed men wearing hoodies got away. >> they killed this wonderful soul and robbed his family. >> timothy pult leaves behind a wife and children, friends set up a go fund me page to help with funeral expenses. a youtube star known for video pranks is now calling for a boycott of delta airlines claiming he was kicked off a plane for speaking arabic. >> you guys are racist, i can't believe my eyes, i spoke a word, a different language and you feel uncomfortable. >> adam posted a video of him and a friend being escorted off

a plane at london's heathrow airport. he said that passengers said they felt bad when he spoke arabic. delta said that there was shouting and other provocative behavior. delta says this behavior is not acceptable on any flight. and coming to an emotional end. she had stage 4 cancer when she recorded episodes of jeopardy back in august. she competed while on numerous pain killers and with a high fever as well. at times she had to whisper all of her responses, despite that, the courageous 41-year-old won six straight episodes. alex tribek honored her memory. >> so our sincere condolences to her family and friends. >> cindy passed away a week

before her show started to air. per her request, her check of her winnings will go to cancer research. now, your accuweather forecast. and right now we are tracking fog, soon it will be replaced by a storm. visibility in santa rosa down for a quarter of a mile, dense fog, watch out for your morning commute. meanwhile, in southern california, coming down hard in los angeles, they see heavy rain down south. this moisture is going to stay in southern california, but if you have plans to head south either tomorrow morning, you way encounter some wicked weather. and for the holiday his, temperatures in the low 50s in san francisco, 49 in san jose, kgo roof camera, wind really not a factor here tonight. so it will be a cold one tomorrow morning, especially our inland valleys where you're already in the upper 30s.

livermore, 42, wants creek, 38 degrees, as we look to the eastern span of the bay bridge here visibility fine from this perspective. may not be for your commute. a chilly morning, bundle up, watch out for the patchy fog, could impact you if you have to drive through some of the spots. a storm moves in on friday, a slight chance of rain christmas night. spare the air alert called for thursday. for the north bay moderate for the rest of the bay area, illegal to burn wood as we head to tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow morning beginning in the coldest spots, mid-30s, most of you around the bay and coastline will be in the 40, so great sleeping weather tonight. tomorrow afternoon, a sunny one, but today for the first full day of winter, we were spring-like in some areas, temperatures mid-50s to low 60s, feeling like winter on friday as the moderate storm on the storm impact scale comes in, moderate to heavy rain

at times. we're looking at gusty winds 30 to 40 miles an hour. here is the hour by hour forecast, 4:00 a.m. you will notice the pockets of heavy rain in the north bay sliding as we head into 5:00 a.m. it will be a sloppy morning commute briefly heavy continuing at 7:00 a.m., at 8:00 a.m., widespread, although the intensity eases up. still pretty wet in the bay area, 2 p.m., scattered showers for the afternoon and evening commute. if you notice the blues and whites here, that is actually snow over some of the hill tops there up to the north. so don't be surprised if you do see a light dusting of snow if you travel up north. scattered showers continuing friday not going into saturday morning if you're traveling south heading to big sur or monterey, the snow level will drop down to 34,000 and briefly to 2,000 saturday morning. but most of the moisture will be gone by then. in terms of our rainfall totals

some areas picking up as much as an inch, inch and a half, down in the shadow of the santa cruz mountains. san jose, a third of an inch of rain. in the mountains, tough traveling, do not even try, winter storm warning with one to three feet of snow over the higher elevations, carry your chains, expect delays and whiteout conditions as well. tough traveling up there, but it will be a delight to see a white christmas if you are traveling. here is the cold winter storm if you head up north. 49 in chico and yreka, if you head down south, los angeles, 62 degrees, most of california dealing with that. you can always track live doppler 7 get your push alerts that will come in handy, spare the air warning tomorrow. early morning drop saturday christmas night may see a few showers but right now

a young coast guard officer from the central valley had quite the surprise for his mom

today today. >> i missed you so much. >> oh, that is so sweet. this video was taken at 6:00 a.m. at a starbucks. quinn had been in south america for the past ten months but as you saw clearly he has made it home for the holidays. >> excellent, that is great.

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good evening, the cal bears prepped for a pac-12 play with a big test tonight, 12-ranked virginia, and the bears seven straight at home. david hall, wrong place wrong time down he goes, into the cheerleaders, cheerleaders are like dude, let's get our head in the game. and only name points, but 12 boards, cal up 44-42, 28 seconds left, virginia by three, a huge shot. cal would answer, next possession, bird, for three. and it's a two-point game but

virginia hangs on, charlie moore drives, rejected in the final seconds, virginia wins, 56-52, cal's first home loss since march of 2015. and nba, playing the paistons, everybody is looking forward to the game with lebron james, kind of a trap game and steve kerr knows it. >> those are always dangerous games, for us we know that every team is going to be fired up to see us. especially in the east, we only come here once a year and i'm sure they're going to be ready. >> we want to stay disciplined. defensively, we have to continue to keep getting better. we can't have any steps back, and can't take the step lightly, they're a better team with what their records show. >> warriors and cavs can be seen here 11:30 a.m. cavs 21 and 6

this year, the dubs 21 and 4, when the raiders host the colts, derek carr against andrew luck out of stanford first pick in the draft in 2012. carried the colts on his back, only 7 and 7, absolutely need to win this game. carr will face luck for the second time, they met back in high school. he knows how good luck is and how well indy is playing now. >> they got to make for playoffs, they have their back against the wall, we have had our back against the wall a couple of times, we're going to come out and fight. we have to expect that. >> this is a team that is very capable. a playoff caliber football team, update y and you know we're looking forward to a great battle. >> 1979, last niner to score a touchdown. the niners lost the game, 27-4, finished 4 and