combat. i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. >> a man stabbed a would-be robber to death at 144th avenue. elissa harrington has the latest on the story. elissa? >> reporter: dan, both the suspect and victim were stabbed in this violent robbery attempt. police say a man in his 30s was trying to protect his own life when he grabbed his attacker's knife and fought back. they are not releasing any names but we know that the victim is recovering at the hospital in a serious condition. san leandro police say it appears the victim of an attempted robbery killed his attacker by fighting back. >> it appears to be a justifiable homicide. >> reporter: lieutenant ron clark says the victim wrestled away the knife of the suspect and stabbed him to death. this happened near heath park. a neighbor who did not want her face on camera heard screaming

and called 911. >> because he was like, help me, help, i'm going to die. help me, help me. i heard two guys fighting. and that's when they came and one guy was like on the floor and the other guy was -- they were telling him to put the knife down. >> reporter: this all started around 12:45 a.m. police say the 22-year-old suspect was hiding, looking for someone to rob when a man walked by talking on his cell phone. the suspect approached him, demanded his phone and wallet and stabbed him multiple times. the victim tossed his wallet and ran but quickly realized he was being chased. >> so the suspect catches up to the victim, the victim turns and in some sort of a fight manages to take away the knife and stabs the suspect in self-defense, we believe. >> reporter: both men were taken to the hospital. only the victim survived. the alameda crime lab processed the scene. both the victim and suspect lived in the area but did not know each other. this case will now be handed over to the district attorney's

office. elissa harrington, abc7 news. the morgan hill man accused of attacking his neighbor with a baseball bat is charged with premeditated attempted murder. 47-year-old mark webber turned himself into the police last night. weber had two confrontations with his next door neighbor on december 9th. it all may have started with a dispute over a dog. the victim was taken to the hospital with major injuries. weber faces life in prison if convicted. concord police say felony sexual assault-related charges have been filed against a 15-year-old student in de lasalle. he was kept in custody while the investigation continued. a woman who plunged off the highway guided rescuers to rescue her. she was stuck after her car plunged 75 feet into a wooded

area. she led the firefighters north of black road by honking the horn and talking on the phone. they found her nearly nine miles away from where she said she was. the vehicle was wedged between trees and she just could not get out. the driver was eventually turned over to the chp on suspicion of driving under the influence but she's okay. san mateo sheriff deputies have arrested 64-year-old man of san ma te'o for a deadly hit and rund. the victim is a 32-year-old chicago resident crossing the road at 9:00 p.m. when an suv hit and killed him. woo faces felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter charges. police in san leandro are looking for the people who drove a jaguar connected to a store called thrift town. there's glass and damage everywhere. employees told us it's not the first time a car has ran into the office. they say the intersection of

162nd avenue at 14th street is dangerous. despite the damage, the store was opened today. passengers on a jetblue flight arrived an hour later at sfo from new york this afternoon and it wasn't because of the weather. a family was kicked off a plane after a man confronted president-elect trump's daughter ivanka. sergio quintana has the story. sergio? >> reporter: that confrontation happened just before the flight left new york and what's interesting is that trump and her whole entourage were sitting in coach on jetblue when they arrived here at sfo they got a little bit more of a v.i.p. treatment. jetblue flight 415 approached the terminal but before the passengers could deplane, ivanka trump and her entourage met the secret service detail awaiting on the tarmac. >> if i was security, i wouldn't take the chance either but he didn't yell.

it wasn't a screaming fight. none of that happened. >> she was calm. she was trying to distract her kids and she was really calm. >> reporter: according to the trump transition team, her husband and jared kushner and their children are headed to hawaii for a holiday getaway. they were approached by a man holding a child. his husband tweeted about the confrontation saying, "jetblue kicked us off our flight when a flight attendant overheard my husband expressing displeasure about flying with trumps." he has since deleted his twitter account. and then jetblue said, "if the crew determines that a customer is causing conflict, the customer will be asked to deplane especially if the crew feels the situation runs the risk of escalation on the flight." this isn't the first time that the trump family has elicited reaction on a plane. last month, a trump supporter made fun of hillary clinton supporters after the election as a delta flight from pennsylvania was about to depart. he was not removed from that plane but has since been banned

from any future delta flights. as for the two men kicked off the jetblue plane this morning, the airline says it made arrangements to put them on the next available flight to san francisco. at sfo, sergio quintana, abc7 news. our meteorologist drew tuma is here to give us our forecast. >> there is massive cloud cover off shore. that's our next storm system and it will be a moderate storm. on a storm impact scale, it's a 2. moderate to heavy morning rain, wind gusts 20 to 40 miles per hour and a chance of thunder and even small hail. the morning commute, if you have to go to work tomorrow morning, is going to be a slow go. it will be windy with the wind gusts going 20 to 40 miles per hour. going hour by hour, we show you the rain moving through and also a significant snowstorm brewing in the sierra. all of that in the forecast

coming up. >> thank you, drew. see you shortly. a fire forces people out of san jose. ten people lived in a one-story house. four people were visiting. three dogs survived but one died in the fire. firefighters took about half an hour to bring the flames under control. and then went beyond the call of duty really to make sure the family had something to celebrate. >> the firefighters that were here this morning pulled a lot of christmas presents out of the house because they have protective gear, they could go back in. so they saved some of the presents. how many, i don't know. but they did save some of the presents. >> the cause is still under investigation. the family told firefighters there may have been an electrical problem. flames also swept through a santa rosa warehouse last night causing heavy damage. firefighters arrived soon after 8:00 p.m. to find smoke pouring out of the back of the north bay service restaurant warehouse at west 9th street. santa rosa fire department posted this video. the business pumps out grease traps across the region. the fire appears to have started

in a pile of rags used to maintain the equipment. code complaints are spiking in the city of oakland nearly three weeks after the fire at the ghost ship warehouse that killed over 30 people. the city received 21 code enforcement complaints about people living in illegal or unpermitted spaces compared with just two complaints in the two weeks before the deadly fire. it's not just live/work space coming under increased scrutiny. omnicommons, which you're seeing here are reporting surprise inspections from officials and the department has changed its wording about inspections and deleted calling for annual inspections and say when inspections occur, they should take place approximately every two years. uber has moved its self-driving car pilot program to arizona and the governor of the grand canyon state is

gloating. the governor tweeted these pictures of the trucks arriving in phoenix. he said california may not want you but we do. uber posted these pictures of the self-driving cars being loaded onto trucks. uber stopped the program yesterday after the dmv pulled the cars' registration. well, we have much more ahead on this thursday evening. coming up, the disconnect between teenagers and their technology and why it could have a big impact on the california economy. plus -- the joy that they feel and the gratitude that they eafr ofs just amazing. >> the joy of making a difference and helping others. also, the monterey robot that just broke a world record but there's a caveat. and p

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well, the silicon valley is hungry with a workforce for solid computer science and as a result, the college board reported in 2016, fewer than 1% of high school students in the state took the a.p. computer science exam. education reporter lyanne melendez talks about the disparity. >> reporter: filling positions in computer science or pogramming isn't happening fast enough in california. proof of that is the incredibly low percentage of high school students who took the a.p. exam in schools. >> less than 1% of all high school students took the computer science exam and for students from underrepresented backgrounds, it was a lot lower than we would have expected. >> reporter: the kapor center wants to bring more technology to students of color and yet

found 65% of students in california had no access to computer science courses. as a result, according to the college board, today just over 4800 high schools nationwide offer a.p. computer science. more schools have a.p. english literature, even a.p. psychology is more popular. jeremy is with code hs, training thousands of teachers nationwide. >> i think a big part is the exposure to computer science classes. if you can take a course in middle school or an intro course in high school, you've built up a lot more interest. >> that's why san francisco unified decided to start engaging students earlier. in the spring, ten 11 schools will participate in the pilot program in computer science. this is what silicon valley companies told the district two years ago. >> we had to make it a new basic skill and start at a very young

age and give it and make it available to every student. >> reporter: the goal is to make computer science a regular subject, just like math or science. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. two bay area schools have been awarded grants. one school received $381,000 and another $393,000. the grants will help explore the pay for success feasibility study in which taxpayer funds are only spent at the government's concrete measurable outcomes aren't achieved. u.s. park police were concerned when they found an abandoned van on ocean beach along the great highway in san francisco this morning. they found the driver on the roof of a nearby preschool. san francisco police tracked him down after a break-in was

reported. the man was out on a felony no bail warrant, it turns out. officers realized he was the same guy who left the van on the beach and was violating his probation. they took him into custody. well, volunteers at the hunger program in east palo alto have been giving out food and toys to families in need as we approach christmas. they say they won't turn anyone away. smelly woodrow was there as one woman says her christmas was made. >> reporter: lydia rodriguez can't help but wave at the camera. she says she was happy. >> the goodies. >> reporter: she's picking up food for her seven children. six boys and one girl. >> very busy, yes. very, very busy. >> reporter: the hunger program has been feeding families in need during the holidays for decades. >> it means a lot to the community. there are a lot of people struggling with housing and some

can't afford to have food. >> reporter: volunteers help lydia take the boxes of food to her car. >> i have some hungry children. they love to eat. >> reporter: from food to toys. when you have seven children, it takes three volunteers to gather all the gifts. >> just to see the smile, it makes the biggest difference in the world. >> reporter: volunteers show her what she's chosen, a red stroller for her youngest. >> you're welcome. >> bye-bye. >> as she packs everything in her car, she says she feels blessed. >> thank you so much to whoever donated. >> reporter: the volunteers say they are most in need of electronics and gift cards for teenagers who are often left out when it comes to donations. in east palo alto, melanie

woodrow, abc7 news. all of the rain and wet soil continues to cause problems forestries. crews chopped up a huge tree and it fell on the bridge above san anselmo creek. the road had to be closed but reopened this afternoon. not all dead trees are going into the wood chipper. these two were chopped down for good reason. they died and were in risk of falling. they went into a creek at the samuel p. taylor park. the logs will create deep pools in the creek keeping the temperature cool and allowing fish to spawn. well, it's been a long and productive year for a robot from the monterey aquarium research equipment. the rover just broke a world record for the longest seafloor

stay. 377 days. that might be because of the job that it performs. the robotic crawler has been collecting what biologists call marine snow, that's waste from sea animals. scientists are measuring the carbon to monitor greenhouse gases. and happy thursday. enjoyed a dry, mild day today but it's coming to an end tomorrow. cooler air and rain move in overnight. live doppler 7 showing you it's a quiet picture. we take you outside. we're seeing changes to our sky. live from our east bay hills camera, clouds thicken overnight and then the rain arrives early tomorrow morning. on friday, it's rainy and windy. we're turning chilly just in time for christmas and then a really dry pattern setting up for much of early next week. outside right now, you step outside and it's not all that chilly. we're holding at 61 in san jose. 55 in oakland and 53 in san francisco and 57 in antioch.

the cool spot checking in at 49 degrees. out on the town later on tonight, no weather issues. it's not too chilly. we stay dry at least through the midnight hours. a mixture of stars and clouds and temperatures slowly falling mainly into the upper 40s. you look at overnight tonight, the temperatures, yeah, we're holding in the 40s but you can see the bright colors and it's indicating downpours will be arriving in the early morning hours on friday. so the storm impact scale, bring it on back tomorrow, it's a 2. it packs a little bit of a punch, especially in the morning. moderate to heavy rain, first thing on your friday, gusts 20 to 40 miles per hour and the chances there, it's a slight chance, but a chance for a rumble of thunder and even seeing small hail. let's go hour by hour for you. watch the time stamp at 5:00 on friday morning. the rain arrives with isolated downpours. that's the yellow you're seeing on your screen and that will continue through 7:00 in the morning and that's why the morning commute will be especially slow as the storm system moves through bringing

those downpours. even by 10:00, we are dealing with pockets of downpours. in the afternoon, isolated showers. cooler air moves in just north of ukiah. higher elevations are not out of the question that we could hear reports of a few snow flurries. 7:00 on your friday evening and the activity is really winding down as we approach the midnight hour, we expect the storm system to begin to exit our region. as it does, it's going to pull in some much cooler air. future track temperature shows you friday morning it's not that chilly, mainly in the 50s. behind that front, once it crosses, it drags cool canadian air here. friday evening, temperatures drop like a rock and you feel a lot of 30s to round out your day on friday. below average. showers move through and mainly mid-to low 50s are the name of the game as we end our work week. future rainfall, probably half an inch of rain. where the downpours set up, likely closer to an inch of

rain. serious snow was coming to the sierra, a winter storm warning goes into effect tomorrow morning. do not even try and travel the next 24 hours, just whiteout conditions, very dangerous and good snowfall. take a look at these numbers. 13 in tahoe and a beautiful christmas day with some snow. accuweather seven-day forecast, a 2 on the storm impact scale. an isolated chance of rain on christmas. the dry pattern really then takes over. we'll have more at 11:00. >> thank you so much, drew. 7 on your side michael finney tells you which suv is better. news of a christmas terror plot just thwarted. delays and cancellations building coast to coast. we're tracking two storms heading in before christmas. new video of the truck plowing into a christmas market, coming up. >> david, thank you. see you then. new at 6:00, find out what's

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when it comes to cars, small suvs are really big business. more than 3 million were sold in north america just last year. >> 7 on your side michael finney teamed up with consumer reports to see which performs better. >> reporter: the capabilities of a truck or convenience of a car? it's no wonder the small suv market has exploded over the past few years. >> the original suvs, based on trucks. small suvs are based on car platforms so they take the comfort of a car ride and handling and now you have a utility vehicle that you can take anywhere. >> reporter: both the toyota rav 4 and cr-v are comfortable from trustworthy brands but in its tests, consumer reports found

that they appeal to different drivers. >> because of the roomy interior, reliability and great fuel economy. >> reporter: the rav-4 hybrid received an impressive 31 miles per gallon and the cr-v gets 24 miles a gallon and it's a good match for those who don't want to sacrifice utility for sportiness. >> they want to feel fun on the weekend and something that is reliable and fuel-efficient day to day. >> reporter: while both rate high for safety, the rav4 has a slight edge. >> toyota has automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning. honda only puts it on the top two tiers. >> reporter: rav 4 is slightly above the honda cr-4. take a test drive to see which works best for you. ike michael finney.

7 on your side. >> while they are both high-performing cars, consumer reports says its highest rated suv is actually the subaru forrester. >> a lot of people cannot wait to see this. stay with us. and we want to thank our viewer for this picture of san francisco's ocean beach this morning. it looks like a vacation spot. >> let's go. we want to thank zach for this shot, which is the point ray lighthouse. stay with us.

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coming up at 6:00, a suspect sets fire to lure firefighters from their station. at 6:00, find out what he's really after. plus, the prechristmas surprise this woman's friends pulled off just hours ago. >> it's a great story. and learn why these sneakers deserve to be in a museum in an exhibit that just opened. all right. so santa ditched his reindeer today so that he could deliver presents to kids in marin city by sea plane. >> he's an aviator, right? >> yeah. >> he delivered toys for more than 50 kids. they started this sea plane santa tradition in 2012. >> it's been so popular, they've

continued it with santa piloting the plane. >> that's sweet. >> yeah. >> the reindeer are going, hey, we need the work. a visit from another santa in oakland today. >> yeah, marshawn lynch welcomed baron davis and his trademark black santa. >> fans had a chance to take pictures, get autographs. davis said that santa needed a new image so he created the black santa company. >> you know, we just wanted to change up the style, give him a little bit of an edge and hip-hop element and pop culture element. >> black santa is the first character davis' new media company has created. he says more are coming to fill a need, he sees, in our society. thanks for joining us. "world news" with david muir is next. >> for all of us here, we

appreciate your time. see you again in half an hour at 6:00. as we come on the air tonight, the holiday travel mess. delays and cancellations now building coast to coast as we now track two storms set to hit before christmas. the treacherous driving conditions. also, breaking news coming in now of a new christmas terror plot just thwarted. multiple arrests. and we have new video of that truck plowing into the christmas market. the urgent international manhunt. tonight, ivanka trump and her family harassed on a flight. meantime, the president-elect tweeting about building up america's nuclear arsenal. vladimir putin talking about building russia's nuclear weapons, too. the consumer warning, just before christmas. the furniture tumbling over, killing children. and tonight, news of a multi-million dollar settlement. and the battery fears. this device blowing up on this bus.