dawn. >> the morning commute won't be the worst of it. spencer christian is tracking the storm, expected to bring rain, hail, and storm. >> you can't tell by looking at live doppler 7 because it looks calm. there is a storm of moderate intensity, bringing moderate to heavy rainfall. gusts from 20-40 miles per hour and a chance of thunder, hail, and snow levels down to 2000 feet. we'll see clouds becoming thicker and during early morning hours, rain surges into the bay area by 5:00 a.m., areas of yellow and orange will see that covering most of the bay area as the morning commute gets underway. here is what you can expect.

i'll show you all that is to follow in just a few minutes. dan? >> thank you very much. easy for drivers to make it into the mountains today, as you can see, and tomorrow probably will be a different story. snowfall as low as 2000 feet and white out conditions are possible. chains are recommended. >> looking at san francisco international airport which had del delays throughout the day. stormy weather slowed down air travel at los angeles international airport. about 70 flights were delayed or cancelled. >> stand by and i'm hoping to get back home. >> las vegas experienced weather-related delays and today was about average for the number of cancelled or delayed flights. when the storm hits, you can access live doppler 7 with abc7

news app. >> at 6:00 sky 7 over the western end of san francisco's golden gate park after three small fires burned and began within 100 feet along john f kennedy drive. you can see it through the trees there. arson investigators are looking to see if someone set the fires. firefighters raced to the facility because of a release inside of a building. the situation began on dwight way, just before 4:00 this afternoon. berkeley firefighters tell us no one was hurt and no ammonia released outside of the building. >> new details on a deadly stabbing have police saying it was a justifiable homicide. alisa harrington joins us with

new information. alisa? >> police aren't calling this an attempted robbery that resulted in a justifiable homicide. the victim is a san leandro man recovering at the hospital tonight. police say that he turned the tables on his attacker when he grabbed the knife, and fought back. >> i don't know what they're fighting for. >> she saw two men suffering from stab wounds around 12:45 a.m. one died and police are calling this a justifiable homicide. they say the victim of a robbery and violent attack wrestled a knife from the suspect, then, stabbed him to death. >> you're allowed to defend yourself and use whatever force you need to defend your own life. and it appears on the face that that is what the victim was doing m this case. >> lieutenant clark says the 22-year-old suspect was hiding and looking for someone to rob, when a man walked by, talking on a cell phone.

the suspect approached him, demanded his phone, wallet and stabbed him multiple times. the victim tossed his wallet and ran. >> he's running away and the suspect is giving chase. running after him. so the suspect catches up to the victim. victim turns. and in some sort of a fight, manages to take away the knife. and then, stabs the suspect in self-defense, we believe. >> one neighbor heard screaming and called 911. >> he was like help me, help, i'm going to die. help me, help. >> i heard two guys fighting and they came. and one guy was on the floor. >> only the victim survived. both victim and suspect lived in the area and did not know each other. >> police are looking for the people who drove a car into an

office connected to a thrift store. it damaged the office at 167th avenue and 14th street. >> police union is going to court to stop a policy commissioner as proved last night. they're charging the commission negotiated in bad faith. vic? >> police union president was reelected last night says both sides had reached an agreement on almost all recommendations except for a couple important ones which he says were adopted last night. >> working on this for a long time.

and a resounding aye. >> we'll let a judge decide to whether or not the commission should negotiate. >> they approved the policy after 12 months of deliberations. the day before their meeting, the union filed a lawsuit against the city, charging that the commission engaged in bad faith negotiations, changing language that both sides agreed in closed meetings. one of them, banning police from using a neck hold. union president. >> by removing what i want to see. >> he says they agreed until tasers would be accepted. also approved, officers will no longer be allowed to shoot at moving vehicles except under

exceptional circumstances. hallow ran says the language agreed on spelled out a more ex-accomplicist terms, exceptions. the commission president counters. >> we did work with the union and feel good about that >> it's up to the new chief, appointed just two days ago. he told me the say he was appointed that he's read all 272 recommendations and he considers them in his words, reasonable. >> uber moved itself driving car pilot program to phoenix and arizona governor has meanty to say about it. he tweeted this is what overregulation looks like. he followed up, tweeting california may not want you, but arizona does.

then, this morning he tweeted arizona welcomes uber's self driving car was open arms and wide open roads. also, there was a picture of the cars arriving in phoenix and he said nice view on the way home. welcome, uber. the move came after yesterday's dcision to stop the self driving program in san francisco because the dmv revoked registration. dmv said it issued to the self driving cars was for test purposes only. great story here. a mom who was facing a bleak christmas has been given a magical gift for the holidays. >> friends and strangers gathered donations and turned her house into a for a woman who wasn't expecting

much, this living room was everything. >> this is the biggest i've never had anyone put this into me. >> they lived through tranlic times, losing her husband, then, her belongings to a fire. >> we didn't have nothing for christmas. you know? that is our biggest thing and trying to regain everything back. >> she heard about the plight and teamed up with her daughters to do something about it. >> i was compelled to help her, touched my heart. >> so alongside her classmates and teachers they assembled tables and beds and put up a tree where there is only a

mattress. >> it probably didn't feel great when she left for work but tonight feels like... >> i feel loved. you know? i feel cared about for once in my life. >> christmas. eric thomas, abc7 news. >> that is sweet. >> yes. >> volunteers in the south bay showing true spirit of the season. >> yes. coming up, struggling families are getting much-needed help for the holidays. >> new rules about using your cell phone in the cars start next year. >> the history of those shoes ahead on abc7 news. 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.

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john prescott white faced felonies after a raid in his home but this week, prosecutors agreed to a plea deal, reducing charges to a single misdemeanor. under the agreement white will serve a month in jail, forfeiting $81,000, 45 pounds of marijuana and 18 plants in the rain. a new law using your cell phone while driving goes into affect, making it illegal to handle your cell phone while driving. actions like tapping and swiping are okay but the phone must be mounted.

you can end up paying more than $100. >> the ticket for the first offense is $20. subsequently, $50. once you take court fees into account, you can be paying up to $200. so it's quite a bit of money. >> sure is. the law goes into effect january 1. >> one woman says her christmas was made. >> the hunger program has been feeding families for decades. >> there are people struggling with housing and some can't afford to have food. >> she says she's here to make sure her family has a merry christmas. >> the goodies. >> she's picking up food for her seven children, six boys and one

girl. >> busy, yes. >> she's able to pick out as many items as she likes. >> thank you. >> volunteers helped her take the boxes of food to her car. >> i have some hungry children. they love to eat. >> from food to toys, when you have seven children, it takes three volunteers to gather the gifts. >> just to see parents smiling. they're grateful for it. it makes a big difference in the world. >> lydia says volunteers show her what they've chosen. a stroller converts to a tricycle. >> smiles, thank you so much. >> the volunteers say they're most in need of electronics and gift cards for teenagers who are often left out when it comes to donations. they say they will not turn

anyone in need away. even if they haven't reregistered. >> abc7 news was in san jose when sacred heart community service opened up it's toy box program. organizers set ut up like a toy store. parents can pick two toys and one book per child. >> they love bears. they're going to be happy. >> seems like you're getting, are you emotional? >> yes. so excited. >> silicon valley is hungry for a work force with solid education in computing, most high schools don't offer computer science. as a result, the board reported in 2016 less than 1% of high school students took the computer exam. less than 1%. abc7 news explains why there is

a disparity. >> jobs in computer science and programming continued to be among the highest in the state. yet the future work force isn't be trained with urgency. >> 65% had no access to the courses. >> the caper center keeps track of information technology available to all students and found because there is little access, california high school students who took the exam in computer science was low. >> less than according to the board, 4800 high schools offer ap computer science. serm my is with code hs, training thousands nationwide.

>> a lot of times it's manl or science or someone who taught typing or history. they're going to get retained. >> code hs partners with the san francisco unified school district and decided to start engaging students earlier, in the spring. 10 elementary schools will participate. >> if we're actually going to get gender equity around computer science as well as racial equity, we have to start younger. >> the goal is to make it a regular subject just like math or science. >> some active weather is coming our way. and hopefully, as you listen. here is the view from our

camera. 50 across the bay and 52 mountain view. 47 degrees in santa rosa. 46 novato. 50 to walnut creek. sfo, clouds and weather doesn't appear to be a problem. turning chilly in the morning and dry pattern settling in for next week. storms coming our way tomorrow ranking two and it's a storm of moderate intensity, producing heavy rainfall in the morning

hours, gifts between 20-40 miles per hour. there is a chance of thunder, hail and snow down between 2000 feet and 2500 feet. it means hill stops could get snow from the storm. areas of rainfall represented by yellow and orange so morning commute is not going to be an easy one. at 7:00 still raining in spots and the rain will start to break up into pockets and periods of rain. and cold air preduesing a chance of snow around the bay area and north and east. they start to break up by saturday morning. and rainfall totals will be rather significant by 10:00 will be wet here and snowy in the

sierra. dangerous travel conditions and white out conditions with strong, gusty winds. and winds up to 90 hour. it's going to be a cool day, chilly christmas eve morning on saturday. here is the accu-weather forecast. after the rainy, windy storm, partial clearing on saturday. just a slight chance of a morning shower saturday. christmas day, a chilly one. you can see the sun there. conditions continue into the middle of the week when we expect to see a warm up. >> warriors saying goodbye t

a rise in bay area home values. according to zillow, prices in the san francisco metro area rose to a median $825,000, highest it's been. home values in san jose have followed a similar path and worth more, over all.

the median value is above $961,000. nationally rose at the fastest pace since 2006. but zillow says local prices are going up at a slower pace than last year. the dow continues to shy way from that $20,000 mark. today, it lost 23 points, ending at 19,918. s and p lost four points. tonight we have sad news to share about the warriors oldest and some would say, most dedicated fan named sweetie. she passed away at age 107. sweetie was surrounded by family and friends, her real name was helen brookes. she went to games when she could. when she couldn't, she watched on tv. the warriors issued a statement saying in part her presence during our championship season was big of a thrill for us as it

was for her. our thoughts and prayer goes to her family and friends during this difficult time. her favorite player was draymond green. and today, draymond junior arrived this morning. he flew home for the birth so he's missing tonight's game in brooklyn. no word on when he'll play on the road tomorrow and sunday. >> coming up next on abc7 news at 6:00 a chance to become a holiday hero. >> the minute i saw, i knew, it needed to get home. >> what is known about this lost purple heart medal. how you can help return it to a family of a man who earned it. and how a man uses a crime to help another. >> would you less concerned about verbal attacks on ivanka

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something heroic and special, with an effort that left it behind. >> at the airport this is the season of coming and going. but it's a small item, left behind that has every member of the staff wondering and waiting. >> the minute i saw, i knew, it needed to get home. >> this purple heart. he died august 8th, 1952. his medal appeared in the baggage carousel. going around and around. the marketing manager got

involved. >> we knew it had an owner and needed to find a family. and it's kind of -- you can't replace. >> it 35,000 passengers arrived every month. not one of them has filed a claim or reported the medal missing. >> when is the last time you had a purple heart? >> never. >> the lost and found consists of a few items in a box, in a back room. she takes this job seriously. >> anything that they find they bring here. >> it might explain what has become gina's efforts to find private lucielle's family. as for comments. >> one is this guy is a real hero. hope you can get this back to

him. another says killed in action in north korea. good luck finding the hero. >> what does this tell you about us? >> that we care about other individuals that have given their lives to this. >> small airport. big heart. a purple one. >> there were uncomfortable moments for ivanka trump. a passenger started to shout at her, the man, husband and their child were removed from the flight. >> he was upset. he walked on as soon as he saw her, he started shaking. if i was security, i wouldn't take the chance. he didn't yell. >> one passenger tweeted jet

blue kicked us off when a flight attendant heard my husband's displeasure about flying with ivanka trump. the family who was removed was put on another flight. >> developing news from germany. abc news learned the suspect in the berlin christmas market attack was on the radar of u.s. agencies. that suspect, anis amri is still on the loose. a stolen truck slammed into the market, killing 12 people. german police say they found his wallet and fingerprints inside of the truck. >> syria is now controlling aleppo according to state tv. the syrian government says the rebels have been pushed out of aleppo. this marks an end to six year civil war and a victory for president al-assad. this is video of people making their way through the snow to refugee camps. half a million people died in

this civil war. abc7 news was outside of the russian consulate. act yi activities blame russia for devastating violence in aleppo. >> russia is supporting the assad regime, increasing it's strangle hold on >> setting fires to burglarize fire stations. that is what one man is reportedly doing. >> this video shows an engine racing to a call. a man runs towards the station.

police believe he snuck inside before this garage closed, so he can steal money. >> the cash box. it only take that's. >> police chief he is setting fires to lure the crews out. police say he drives into a neighborhood and sets a car fire. >> they don't have a rippings of the suspect, but know he's driving a buick le sabre. >> there are two fires similar yesterday. i believe in the city of irvine. then, i'm told that this is occurring in the iee as well. >> police hope someone comes

forward with information so they can stop this. >> one of these could explode into a large fire. when in residential areas you're talking about a lot of homes and people. >> police say one of the fires actually spread to >> what makes these sneakers worthy of being in a museum. >> looks clear outside right now. a storm is on the way. we'll update the forecast for you in

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head. >> i started to collect these from the first day that i started designing them. >> now, they're on display here at the oakland museum p a traveling exhibit called out of the box. >> exploring cultural significance and social history. >> they're replicas of the spike sprinting shoes. >> the olympics and battle between united states and hitler. having this be one of the ways to tell the story. >> the maker became the founder of adidas. >> there are kids that love run dmv. >> i'm a jordan head. >> what began as a basketball shoe turned into a fashion obsession. >> people buy the shoes to wear with jeans. not to play basketball. you

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>> how do you know what you're eating? michael finney has answers. oof walk through a store and you'll see the non-gmo project labelled. if you're looking at organic or non-gmo these are the prices, what would you buy? >> this, organic. >> some could be confusing. >> sounds a. >> megan westgate is with the nonprofit gone-gmo project. it came up with a label to inform consumers about gmos created in a lab. and another to what may consider a better result. the fda approved

that won't brown. the fda says they're just as safe but non-gmo project says everyone should know what is in the food. some question if it's gone too far. uc davis biologist believes many foods are misleading. >> you can't have a genetically modified egg. >> saying it's for other ingredients in the product. >> when you see it on eggs it means chickens have been fed a non-gmo diet. >> it's chickens or carrots or whatever, then, there is a question whether you should be able to say that that is non-genetically modified. there is no option for it to be. >> bradford says people may not realize it doesn't mean pesticide free. farmers are worried the products could steer customers away from

the booming organics market. that is up from the year before. they're in the process of getting organic certification. >> you can't have an organic pig or cow or chicken or egg they're given non-gmo foods. >> let's return to the forecast. spencer? >> it's going to be a stormy

friday. you can see clouds in the picture but no rainfall yet. approaching storm rank twoz on the storm impact scale producing moderate to heavy rainfall in the morning. gusty wind, a chance of thunder, hail, snow on the hill tops. here is the forecast starting at midnight pockets continue to dampen our spirits. looking at christmas day planner, partly cloudy skies. a few clouds lingering into the daytime hours. a bit chilly, high temperatures around 50 or 52 degrees and evening hours, a mix of stars and clouds. here is the accu-weather forecast, looking at tomorrow's storm, mainly dry weather into next week but will be chilly into the middle of the week. bundle up. >> thank you, spencer.

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warriors have begun their road trip. a start and kevin durant with a nice cross over here for two for looney. brooklyn had nine threes in the first half. brook thinking he's back at stanford and playing cal. trevor booker here, high off the window. warriors wake up in the third. kevin durant with authority. come get some, 26 for kd. and nice passing stops.

kd scoops it and after this play he tripped a player last night. this is the third time that allen has tripped a player in a game. then, a tantrum on the bench afterwards. this is an immature kid who needs to be put in a time alden smith's status may be in limbo but raiders hoping a different pass rusher would be in the weekend. no experienced set backs in practice this week.

second round pick 6, 3, 280. could be a key addition down the stretch. i think he's had a good week. >> his versatility. you know? he plays hard, good athletic person. you know? mario is very impactful. he's in the game you're going to know it. he's an impact player. >> rams quarterback cleared to play saturday against the 1 and 13 niners. a huge hit from richard sherman. four touchdowns and five picks this season for the four and 10 rams and going to face the team he rooted for as

>> idaho and colorado state. nick stevens to bc johnson. i just like saying olabisi. saunders, goth, 26 yard score. it's all idaho. i think everybody gets a potato if they i'm guessing he would have brought each guy a house. the rest of the teammates, he bought them plane tickets to go anywhere they wanted to. nice to be a teammate of russ wilson. you're like our quarterback here. just wondering if you're going

to do this gracious back up yet. >> oh. yes. >> so excited. >> thank you. >> boy, is he going to be disappointed. >> yes. >> join us tonight at 9:00. police say a man took advantage of the holiday season to rob a bank. what he gave to tellers before demanding money. >> the founder and ceo of facebook. how about a bully? the new accusations facing mark zuckerberg tonight. >> here is tonight's prime time line up. at 8:00 it's a charlie brown christmas, at 9:002 hours of the great american baking show and stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> that will do it for this edition of abc7 news. look for breaking news on twitter, thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. for larry beil, check your office. we appreciate your time. we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00. >> okay.

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