hospital and two others were treated at the scene. cal osha has been notified about the incidents and firefighters are trying to determine if the building is safe for others to access. >> they say the people outside the building were not exposed and they are okay. we'll update the story on the news app and download it for free and enable push alerts. good evening. i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. >> our other top story a big concert planned for new year's eve has local officials with a warning. >> it promised some of the biggest musical acts of the '80s with proceeds going to the nonprofit. turns out the concert is a fake and not happening at all. elissa harrington is live in downtown berkeley with more on this bogus party and what people who bought tickets can do to get their money back. >> reporter: well, dan a website advertising this bogus party said it would take place in downtown berkeley is anybody's guess. no venue information.

city officials are hoping those who ring in the new yore will get ripped off instead. >> it's being build as the rocking new year's eve music fest held in downtown berkeley. >> reporter: promising live performances from acts like casey and jojo. color me bad, next and swv. plus a champagne ball and three dance floors to start at $99. the only problem. >> it is a scam. there is no party >> reporter: al immediatea county district attorney's they don't know who the scammer is but are certain this party is not happening. >> we spoke with the actual managers of the bands who are supposed to be playing. they informed us, no, these bands are not going to be there. >> reporter: casey and jojo even alerted their finance to the bogus party on their instagram page and it also mentions fund-raising for the alameda county food bank. >> if people are buying tickets and this is a fraud their money

will not be coming here. >> reporter: the food bank is not connected to this event in any way. >> this is the time of year when food banks across the country, including ours, are receiving most of our support so to have somebody take advantage of that and take advantage of the community's passion for our work and in that sort of way it's disheartening. >> i called the number on the event's website. >> thank you for calling teledirect. this is am broeshia. you have called an indirect phone number. >> it seems the scammers may have moved on. anyone who already purchased a ticket should call the d.a.'s consumer protection division. >> preparations for new year's eve celebrations are already under way across san francisco. pyrotechs are on barges along the embarcadero building and timing fireworks for the fireworks show. more monwhat you need to know before heading out tomorrow night. >> reporter: us a stock up on the sham parng the city and

police departments are gearing up for the huge flocks flocking into sf like they do each year and this year will be no different especially with the holiday falling on a saturday. the most telltale sign that an event is under way the fencing being installed to keep the crowds safe while watching the fireworks show and police will have all hands on deck tomorrow looking for anything suspicion, including the suspicious bags. police will be in uniform and plain clothes all around the city. >> in light of what was going on in berlin and in france, you know, people have asked in the pass. are we increasing our security. no, we've already increased our security to the maximum level. >> they are also working with several agent significance to monitor social media posts and to be able to quickly respond to any threats made online or anything suspicious. other important things. you'll see the he have yet patrols in downtown, embarcadero

and the castro and leave any guns, knives and weapons at home and leave your drink at home. no open containers. sfpd says it's probably most effective to flag down one of the many officers you'll see on the streets and if you see something, say something. jessica castro. abc 7 news. so if you are going to be out and about, how cold is it going to be tomorrow night? let's get a quick check of the weather from abc 7 news meteorologist in for sandhya patel? >> mother nature is really going to cooperate tomorrow night. first thing early on, a slight chance of a sprinkle. no big deal. out of here by 4:00. by 8:00 and midnight the skies will clear. by midnight temperatures upper 30s to mid-40s and we're tracking a storm system early next week. a 1 on the storm impact scale and the that it will bring is a chance of a wintry mix late tuesday. who can potentially see flakes

next week as how cold we'll get with the arctic air coming up and the accuweather forecast coming up. >> a surprising announcement today from the kremlin. russian president vladimir putin said he would not retaliate against the u.s. after the obama administration expelled the country's diplomats as we reported yesterday. putin dismissed the punishment and instead pushed president obama and his family a quote happy new year. the u.s. owe jected 35 diplomats and shut down russian diplomatic facilities in the united states in response to russia's alleged role in cyber hacking. innin attempt to influence a presidential election. president-elect donald trump praised putin's decision not to retaliate tweeting i always knew he was very smart. republicans in congress will taking a much different tone. >> after all, it was an attack on the united states of america, and an attack on the fundamentals of our democracy. if you destroy the elections, then you destroy democracy.

>> today the consul general in san francisco held a surprise news conference expressing some bitterness about the diplomats being kicked out of the consulate here so quickly. abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler is live from outside the russian consulate on green street in san francisco with more on that story. c carolyn? >> reporter: yesterday, reporters who gathered here outside the cons laptop were told to, quote, leave this territory. today the consul general invited everybody in, offered champagne and the russians' view of being kicked out. a fleury of activity today at the russian consulate in san francisco. it's unclear if these are among those being expelled, but we do know four people president obama has classified as intelligence operatives are leaving, along with seven family members, including three children >> they have to leave within hours and it's -- it's just not

human frankly, not human. >> reporter: the mugs consul general sergei petrov says the expulsions represent a low point in u.s.-russia relations. >> how we see our relations now between our two countries some things that the situation is not normal. we have to do much better. >> reporter: we're told one of those, forced to get out is the chef who apparently prepared one last party buffet for the consulate today. according to petrov the ouster of the russians during the holidays is particularly upsetting. >> unfortunately, they will have to leave us without celebrating new year eve which is the biggest -- one of the biggest holidays in russia. >> reporter: sky 7 was above the consulate with fewer staff. business there will be impacted. claudia parker came for a passport today and is hoping for the best with this diplomatic

flap. >> sometimes it's politic and sometimes it happens. >> the russians are expected to clear out by tomorrow. they will drive to los angeles and then fly back to russia. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, aches 7 news. extra inspectors will be in the field tonight trying to figure out the source of a sulfur odor in a plagueled parts of the san francisco and richmond earlier this week. the bay area management district received more than 1 is hundred complaints about the stench of rotten eggs. the agencies are working together to investigate all possible sources, including the richmond chevron refinery. another smelly problem, a bay area waste disposal company accused of creating a noxious odor that's making people sick. the smell is coming from a landfill and the contra costa department of public health has ordered a crease and desist order saying the company is storing more compost than its

permit allows. republic services provided this video and the company began moving the compost this week but residents say the smell is still there. >> well, the risk and reward of running a restaurant. coming up the hustle and bustle proves too much and it's changing the face of san francisco's union square. >> plus the bob could the that surprised a family in fremont and -- >> that's definitely bigger than the last one. >> saving the world from ufos is a common movie plot but one noted scientists says they are right in our backyard. i'm michael finney with a

skwoirks new year, new restaurant. some restaurants are closeing ad abc 7's melanie road row has the

story. we apologize for that. hopefully we will get you that story in a little bit, and also we have a bobcat to talk about later obviously. for now though a camera focused on an erupting volcano captured something amazing, check this out. a meteor flies by as the volcano spews out gases. the operator says it was shocking to see the flash of light just suddenly pass by. now in the uk another sight in the sky have people wondering if they just saw a ufo it. aperiod in the early afternoon. three hours later it was still there. that's when this picture was taken. suddenly it disappeared without a trace. one hoax-busting website explained it's likely just a

plane leaving a contrail back lit by the setting sun. >> fun is a conspiracy. a former nuclear scientists who leads his own ufo investigative group says there's no question aliens exist. >> more from our sister station in los angeles has the story. >> the question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered. >> reporter: although this is a sci-fi film about extra terrestrial beings, executive director for the nonprofit mutual ufo network john harrsan believes that question has been answered. >> ufos are real. structured highly technological structured devices flying in and about our planet under obvious intelligent control that's not us. >> reporter: he's spent most of his life researching ufos along with field investigators and an experienced research team. they look into the reports that come in every day. >> could it possibly have been an aircraft, a satellite, a space station.

>> reporter: newport-based organization says it has investigated more than 7,000 ufo cases within the last year. >> the very first thing that was intense was just how bright this thing was. >> reporter: he says the man in this video has worked as a contractor for the department of defense and says he's spotted a ufo that looked like this back in 2013 during a hunting trip in canada. he considers the case reported this year as one of the most compelling pieces of evidence. despite the many skeptics who consider ufos belong in hollywood, harrsan believes the research can lead to huge advancements in technology. >> number one, we can move instantaneously on the planet. what about moving off planet and going to the moon and mars? >> reporter: abc 7 news. all right. well, now to the restaurants closing in union square. some say it's a natural ebb and flow of business, but others are -- find it very hard to watch. here is abc 7 news reporter

melanie woodrow with the story. lori's diner has been bustling with tourists and locals for 32 years. oat 50s's themed diner hasn't gone out of style. >> cool place to work. >> reporter: so cool this woman has worked for lori's 25 years. january 2nd will be her final shift, at this location anyway. >> new landlord has to renovate the whole building, and we have no choice but move out. >> reporter: the owner says the employees will work at his other location on sutter street for the time being. by this summer he expects to open a new lori's diaper near the one closing. he's thanking customers for years of dedicated patronage and the signs are popping up all around the union square. sushi boat closing and kuleto's of 26 years. >> it's a balance. want to keep character of the district and bring in the new as well. >> reporter: karen flood director of the union square business district says an

upscale steak house with al fresco rooftop dining will open where the two restaurants are close. not everyone is thrilled. >> i think we need places like this. the high end or upscale doesn't work for everybody. >> easy to come to diner with a variety of food. >> reporter: employees at the diper were told a year and a half ago. a pr spokesperson for kuleto's says employees there were given 30 days notice and are receiving a month's lump sum worth of wages and benefits and the owner won't say whether a new restaurant will open in its place. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> i'm meteorologist drew tuma hand in accuweather we're tracking a real nice new year's eve and as we go into next week you'll really feel cold air arrive. outside we go. this is our east bays hill camera. the cloud cover has taken over and that's the first change you're noticing out there right now. current numbers not too bad.

a lot of spots are holding in the '50s and right along the coast, we're at 51 in san francisco and 52 in half moon bay. 59 san ramon and fairfield has already dropped to 49 degrees. what we eel see that cloud condition will continue to thicken overnight tonight and what what that will do is keep most spots in the 40s and 45 the overnight low and 45 in san francisco and 42 in san jose, a couple spots in the north bay, our tim call areas like santa rowsa andna. a and will drop into the upper 30s. cloud cover is going to try and give way to an ice lighted sprinkle first thing on your saturday and do notice the storm system well off to the coast and try and throw an isolated light shower. not a big issue. don't even rank this storm system on the storm impact scale and what it will do it will lead to a dry evening tomorrow night and your three-day forecast. chance very early in the morning and it's out of here midday and as we welcome 2017 we'll do it under dry skies and comfortably cool temperatures in the upper 30s and mid-40s.

by sunday lots of sunshine and cool and then monday. that's where we're tracking our next storm system that does have a rank on storm. it's a light system and what we're track, it's called an arctic front meaning it can't hold a lot of moisture but it brings very frigid air with it and as it does a wintry mix it possible late tuesday night into early wednesday morning, so future weather what, we have here, not only the temperatures, but also the moisture there in green. as we go throughout our tuesday afternoon temperatures well above freezing, but it will be a cold day. only in the low 40s as the showers move through. as the storm system begins to exit early wednesday morning what it's going to try to do is pull in some air and if that cold air can link up with the moisture quick enough early wednesday morning, not out of the question to see a few snow flakes and snow flakes are possible in these areas. mt. hamilton in the santa cruz mountains likely early wednesday morning and the cold air can move in quick enough before the moisture gets out of here, not out of the question.

the partly cloudy skies of our oakland hills can see a few flakes. won't amount to anything. accuweather seven-day forecast going to show you it's a chance early on tomorrow and we're dry in the evening. no issues as we welcome 2017. cool and sunny on sunday and there's the storm system. monday and tuesday light showers could end as a wintry mix on wednesday and the bigger story, that cold air. it's going to linger for a few days and thursday and friday we're stuck in the 40s. >> thanks, drew. >> animals services usually deal with calls about cats and dogs and today they got a rare one about a family of bobcats in a backyard and they posted these pictures and the officers are leaving the mom and the five little kittens alone. bobcats are very common in the area. well, countdown to 2017 at a new year's eve balloon drop right near in the bay area. that's next. and new at 6:00, do you really see a difference in the cost of glasses depending on where you shop? 7 on your side's michael finney with the research that could

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three, two, one. >> if you're looking to get a jump on new year's eve or maybe you just want to tire out the little ones perhaps, the lawrence hall of science may be the place for you tomorrow. that's a good plan tiring out the kids. the balloon brigades was business blowing up balloons the old-fashioned way to get ready for tomorrow's party and balloon drop. the fun starts at 11:00 a.m. and those balloons drop at 2:00. >> volume tiers hope to have 2,000 balloons ready to drop this year and, of course, there are always lots of other chances to have fun with science at the hall. >> that's true. great place. departing u.n. secretary ban ki-moon is pressing the button that drops the ball in times square tomorrow night. >> moon says he's thrilled. he's only watched the event on television. >> and can you watch dick clark's new year's rockin' eve

with ryan seacrest at 7:00 and it starts at 8:00 p.m. and then we catch you up with the day's news at 11:00 and go back to ryan seacrest through midnight for more celebration. >> time to get to finney's friday free stuff because it is friday, after all. >> and the last friday free stuff of twikt. >> look, do i have a lot of stuff. >> you know ragu. all the different flavors, thick and hearty. thick and heart we meat and goes on and on. >> why are we giving you the stuff? because for the very first time ragu will have a float that will debut at the new year's rose parade. you guys know ragu. the name of the float is sim energy tradition. >> that's a good one? owe you're going to get this size -- >> the full size. >> you do get the full size. >> nice. >> supplies are limited. you do need to get on this so it's first come and first serve, remember that.

fest where we'll give you free tickets to it. 150 film session passes for the wild and scenic film festival happening january 12th through the 16th. it's the largest environmental film festival in the nation. can you get free tickets and you get all of this stuff by either dialing our number or you can go online at abc7news.com. >> that's great stuff. >> yeah. >> perfect. >> thanks, michael, very much. looking back at 2016. up next from the warriors and raid

coming up tonight at 6:00. >> everybody is sad. >> left unemployed overnight. the option now for hundreds of bay area restaurant workers without a job. >> and a growing threat to this year's crab season. tonight more crab fishermen say they aren't going into the water. plus, a flitting farewell to

carrie fisher. we'll take you live to an event in san francisco to celebrate a princess. >> that's all coming up in half han hour hon "abc 7 news at 6." >> bewe're still on eget watch monitoring the eagle cam in ft. myers. >> american bald eagle harriet is still in her nest waiting for her two eggs to had much hand like yesterday more cracks appeared on the shells but no elet's go emerged. >> we're watching this eget situation like hawks, you might say and we'll bring you updates throughout the newscast. >> definitely. >> it is fascinating. as this year nears had a close we want to take a look back at this year's top stories. >> so many stories that we've covered have changed lives from mosquitoes to mayhem to murder. february 12, the last day police peeve shelly titchener was alive. ch. >> any pregnant women considering travels to areas where zika virus transsubmission

taking place should either obtain from travel there or consult with the health care provider. >> i'm super excited. >> people were in awe as the solar impulse 2 traveled through the sky. >> i looked at the list of everybody who won an mvp before and they are legends. >> one officer is -- has been shot twice. >> he went in the back and then i see him come in from aisle -- right by the produce department. >> this is what's left of the house on roberts avenue in fremont where wednesday a suspected gunman holed himself up for hours after shooting two police officers. >> she is now fearful of sleeping alone and hides in our apartment bath root i can hear her crying. >> the prosecution did its job in prosecuting him. the jurors did their job in finding him guilty. what's unusual is this sentence. >> the protests outside the donald trump rally at san jose's convention center thursday night started with a message.

>> we have to fight for working people. >> and ended with violence >> look how early matt murray goes. >> if anybody can do it, they can. >> and the cavaliers are nba champions! >> colin kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem in protest of what he calls oppression of black people. >> i've had a steady stream of information coming from cleft was the gaup since i first interviewed her and told me about the first gone she encountered. >> hurry up and hurry up and turn 18. >> we're close to the end of an investigation of racist text messages. they are wholly inappropriate and not acceptable from anyone who rars the badge. >> the criminal investigation against wells fargo comes in the wake of accusations that employees were pressured to sign up roughly 2 million customers

for programs without their knowledge. >> the loma fire has burned more than 4,400 acres in the past week and a half. >> started yelling and trying to get everyone out. i mean, it all happened really quick. >> any time we lose a community member, we feel it. >> that ghost ship fire was just a very difficult scene for everybody to -- that was involved. >> here they come. irvin with the contact and that pass is intercepted! >> it's broke. it's broke. it's broke. it's broke. it's broke. >> finish it off. >> just some of the remarkable moments. >> absolutely. all right. well, thank you for joining us. "world news tonight" with david muir is next. i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time.

for all of us here at abc tonight, president-elect trump praising vladimir putin. calling him, quote, "very smart." this, just one day after president obama sanctioned russia over those election hacks. diplomats expelled. two russian compounds being closed. putin refusing to retaliate. >> missing plane. the private jet vanishing without a trace over lake erie. two families onboard. the frantic search tonight. winter blast. up to two feet of snow. 100,000 customers without power. temperatures dropping. your new year's eve forecast on the way. abc news exclusive. todd fisher speaking out for the first time about the private, final moments with sister carrie fisher and his mother debbie reynolds. the