no wlaks the alleged abuse happened nearly 30 years ago. >> david louie is live at the school with details on this story. >> there's no sense how many victims may step forward with allegation of sexual abuse but there is deep hurt for two women who say their complaints were not taken seriously. the school strongly disagrees. >> i was not his first or his last victim. >> she has created a firestorm accusing the leadership of failing to take action after she reported that her spanish teach per allegedly groped her and showed her a picture of a naked woman 27 years ago. >> there's no indication that my report was ever acted upon or that my abuser was ever held accountable. >> the 1991 graduate went public last month in an article she wrote for the "washington post." since then, others have

contacted her sharing their stories of abuse. at least three singled out the same male teacher who retired over a decade ago and has died. another identified only as jane doe confide that had she had been molested by the same teacher while a student. they were frustrated by the reaction of the principal when they tried three times to report him. >> not only did we not get any help shelf dismissed us with stern warnings to be careful about what we say. >> they are demanding the board of directors. to take seriously the legal requirement to report abuse. the school principal's response says in part for anyone to suggest that phs has in any manner condoned any instance of sexual abuse is an outright lie. phs conducted an investigation more than 25 years ago into this matter as well as other claims made today. there is no new information. a petition into all allegations of abuse over the 20-year

tenure. in san jose. abc7 news. >> and we first told but the story. it went out at 11:09 fwhorng the live event which we streamed. you can be the first to know about it. an escaped inmate who eluded capture yesterday after his partner was arrested remains on the loose. he was arrested last night in stockton. john bivens is still at large. both men escaped from the courthouse. officers tracked they wll down yesterday on interstate 5. bivens drove off. authorities believe he is still in the area in northern california. jury in the kate steinle murder trial left for the thanksgiving holiday without

reaching a verdict. we know that the defendant is an undocumented immigrant. many of you have asked us what will happen after the trial. >> the attorneys have focused solely on the murder trial. on once did matt gonzalez mention that the defendant was unundocumented immigrant. it happened during opening arguments when he had garcia zarate quickly left the pier after the shooting because he thought he was to be deported. during his campaign, president trump mentioned kate steinle's death as a reason to tighten our borders. once the jury delivers the verdict, it is not a matter of customs enforcement agencies will come the detain him. it is a matter of when. if he is found guilty, he will serve his time in a u.s. state prison. the department of justice will

likely issue an order of removal once he has served that time. if found not guilty of shooting kate steinle, i. krerks agents won't need an order of removal. they have a chance to remove him on the the spot. according to an ice spokesperson, fugitives are detained all the time. he could be deported to mexico immediately or held at a detention center pending a court hearing. he arrived in the u.s. sometimes before 1991, and since then has been deported five times with seven nonviolent felony convictions in arizona, washington, oregon, texas and arizona. meanwhile the steinle family will not be here for the verdict. instead, they will issue a statement. a source has told me regardless of the verdict, the family has said they will not politicize their daughter's death. in san francisco, abc7 news.

california is getting more money to help with the wildfires. today president amended his proclamation. it allowed for 75% of the he will jibl costs. the state can use it. damage for the sonoma and napa county fires are over $3 billion. and we've been looking at ruins. not only homes but also cars. literally thousands of them. today, wayne friedman did some exploring and visited the next destination. >> toto, we're not in suburbiasa anymore. the answer would be yes in the form of a wrecking yard. it is an intermediate

destination with not so subtle messages and countless sad stories by the owners. so that's our vehicles. >> he hadn't even driven the wild cat since restoring it. the car was gorgeous. >> that car was prettier. they signed the deal with fema to take the cars for free and then sell them for scrap metal. they did allow to us look around. >> this will be no small project. figure nine months to get it finished. for residents, it is a race against time as they sift through ruins hoping to find -- >> my mom's wedding ring, engagement ring.

maybe that's the difference between treasures lost and others just realized. >> i guess you just move on. abc7 news. >> the north bay fires for the first time since 1963. there will be no turkey bowl. that's the annual football championship. because of the fires, it will be played december 1st. governor brown has just given a man his life back after spending 38 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. he was convicted for the murders. his former girlfriend and her son in ventura county and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. after petitioning for clemency, there was an investigation and dna evidence proved that he was innocent.

today he was granted a pardon. nearly half a million dollars worth of marijuana plants was discovered in a raid. you're looking at what deputies saw when they served the search warrant. they found about 600 plants after getting a tip that pot was being grown illegally inside that home. no one was home when deputies arrived and no arrests have been made. a rather distinct burglary suspect was arrested today. the man you see here is wanted for a break in at the e section court area yesterday morning. you can see the bright red stanford hooded sweatshirt, the blue sweat pablts which appear to have the word wildcats on the left leg. they say he was carrying a large black, gray and turquoise backpack. san francisco police want to warn people about a telephone scam targeting the chinese

american community. officers tell us they are receiving robocalls. an automated voice tells victims a package is waiting for them to pick up and asks them to enter a credit card number. police urge you to call police if that happens. a father and son are being hurt in a shooting rampage. 23-year-old jameswoods ii and his father, james woods senior, are two of the 12 people injured by the gunman. he had to have stournlg remove part of his tongue that was damaged by the bullet and to replace his jaw. >> i'm not worried about them. other families need it more and

i'm alive. >> the five people died including the suspect. the holiday travel crush is on. here's a live look now from sky 7. they're flying over i-80. next, we'll show you the hot spots in the bay area as people try to get out of town. a rush of a different kind. the last minute dash to make sure everybody will enjoy a little turkey tomorrow. a stunning sunset. i'll let if you know your holiday plans will include a little rain. >> what you can do if you're one of the millions of people c

here's a live look looking at a very busy interstate 80. people are making their way out of town. the worst of the get" traffic should be on the road right about now. a growing economy makes this the busiest day before the travel day. overlooking i-80, hi, it was 2005 the last time they took to the road. we can tell you, compared to the 4:00 hour. the westbound traffic is moving a bit better. if you haven't left home yet,ye,

>> what are they expecting? traffic, traffic, traffic. >> peak traffic is expected between 3:00 is that 5:00ish. the back-up started much earlier than that. >> horrible, horrible. just a wave of cars. >> it has been like this the whole way. just stop and go. >> what do you have to do? >> stay home. >> aaa says despite gas prices being 50 to 60 cents higher than last year, people are traveling. >> in the bay area, more than 90% of people traveling choose to drive. >> i-80, 580, 680, you name the freeway. the chp says it will be >> we'll be out in force making sure our roadways are safe. we want to look for distracted drivers. speed, if anyone is moving fast. >> which is highly unlikely.

they also remind drivers to check tire pressure and headlights to make sure everything is safe and in working order. if you haven't left yet, you want to wait. turkey day is a good time to travel in the morning. >> and drinking and zrifg a big no-no. it can cost someone dear >> none of this. none of this. eric thomas. abc7 news. a reminder for updates on holiday travel, including traffic and airport delays. download the app and get latest news when it happens. people are out in full force for

the driver. and people dropped off clothes and food. foundation officials say they've received some 1,500 turning this year and expected to reach the goal. tomorrow. >> thanksgiving is a time to celebrate. i think we see even with the fires and the hurricanes, san franciscans are just innately generous. >> st. anthony's has served hasd people. uber is facing a massive data breach information on 57 million customers and drivers. right now attorney generals are looking into the breach.

>> so what can you do to protect yourself? >> as you just pointed out, the san francisco based uber is laeay allowed the ire. company to be hacked. although uber has if he issed up in a blowing posting, it has not stepped up for its customers. so far individual customers have not been notified and there is no offer of credit monitoring. the company is saying you need to be more vigilant. what should you do now? change your password or cancel your uber account. consider a service. this is from last year. there's a lot of investigation.

>> and change your password at a bare minimum. >> yes. >> and facebook will let them see if they were doomed by fake accounts. facebook says the new tool will be available through its help center by the end of the year. >> facebook's first major investor has spent most of its shares. the move is part of a long established trading plan. nasa recently tested a parachute that could be you'd in the mars mission. it will descend through thin martian atmosphere. it will need a parachute to slow itself down.

in this test, it fell at mach 1.8. they said the parachute performed flawlessly. cool stuff. it wasn't exactly cool stuff today. san jose broke the old record coming in at 76 degrees. some records around the monterey bay. redwood city, all way to hayward. we have quite a bit of cloud cover. here's a look at the thanksgiving planner. you're going to see quite a bit of cloud cover. if you have to make a last-minute run to the supermarket to get the meal prepped, don't worry about it. it will be dry.

you're looking at temperatures in the 50s and 60s. dry conditions and hot down to southern california. palm springs, 89 in los angeles. for this time of year, that's pretty warm. airports no, delays. around the country, it is looking terrific. you'll notice zeroes everywhere. 51 minutes due to the weather. here's a look. a lovely look at this post sunset sky. 61 in santa rosa skaflt in concord. and this is one of the most incredible pictures i've seen in recent months. you should have seen this at sunset. mild for thanksgiving. north bay sprinkles.

rain is back late saturday evening into sunday. temperatures will begin in the mid 50s into the 50s. mendocino county. you could see a few showers and then will by mid afternoon, it's gone. looking nice for your thanksgiving plans. not as warm as today in some parts. as you look at the north bay. it will be a mild one. east bay, 69 in oakland. as you head inland.

now here's your black friday forecast. 7:00, hitting the malls. dry and cloudy at midnight. light rain, level one system. a tenth to a half an inch. we're looking at a few sprirngs. black friday is looking good and saturday into sunday, level one. much cooler on on on on fires in the kitchen. they happen more often than you might think. >> that story is next. and then at 5:30 -- >> coming up, the holiday travel crunch. the navy plane crash, the all

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it's thanksgiving and firefighters have a word of caution. don't do this. a person drops the hot turkey into a vat of oil and then flame break out, causing a flash boil. frying a turkey requires but not is thawed, medium heat. >> there are over 4,000 responses on thanksgiving day. >> that's sobering. >> a fire extinguisher should definitely be nearby. never use water to put out a grease fire. the race to bring self-driving cars to california has a new entrance. lyft. the company got a permit to test

autonomous cars out on roads. the main rival was uber to test in march. what you're seeing is a new world record. this is for the most people riding a motorcycle. 58 people. they rode three quarters of a mile. it was confirmed. >> on the subject, berkeleyy police were busy handing out something today. >> first we want to thank isabel for this picture of a rainbow across the bay. just gorgeous. stay her

coming up, pickpockets and thieves love the black friday crowds. the easy steps you can take to keep he from becoming a victim. it's beeping. it's beeping from the shirt. >> truly a surprise package. the step one local sheriff's department is taking to try to catch thieves red handed. >> and it's back bigger and better than before. one of the sweetest bay area holiday traditions. all coming up in half an hour. they look thrilled. finally, you put cops who care alongside legions of volunteers and you get the makings of thanksgiving dinner. a turkey with all the trimmings. the berkeley police officers do it every year. even this little one getting the

thanksgiving boxes ready to be delivered to families in berkeley. >> we have 50 more behind us and we'll try to get more. >> it is so great to see the kids volunteer like that, giving their time. we can all learn from them. the san francisco police officers and firefighters faced off today in the annual salvation army carve-off. >> yes. it is always so tense every year. the birds being sliced up today will go to feed people tomorrow. plenty of food for more than 4,000 people expected to attend the annual feast. i think the fire chief came out on top top carver once

again. >> for all of us tonight, the holiday travel crunch. bumper to bumper. from new york to d.c. chicago to l.a. tens of millions on the road for thanksgiving. plus, the airport meltdown. a passenger pileup on one of the busiest travel days of the year. search and rescue. the u.s. navy plane crashing into the pacific. 11 people onboard. eight pulled from the water alive. the all-out effort to find survivors. under fire. the new ad against senate candidate roy moore, labeling him an abuser. the president sticking with him. and tonight, the new photo that has a congressman apologizing. also, the former usa gymnastics team doctor dubbed a monster. what happened in court today? show of force. protecting the macy'