women to step forward and share their stories as well. >> many complained, there is little accountability and oftentimes, retaliation for speaking up. this public hearing is a step toward big changes. >> their actions will lead to safer conditions. >> it will allow women to testify anonymously as the legislature looks to change the culture in the capital. in sacramento. abc7 news. >> and happening now. a water main break in san francisco is still causing problems more than nine hours after the fact. take a look at this mess. sky 7 is live order where that break happens. you can see crews working now to try to fix the problem. they said the break was likely caused by old pipes and there are many of those in the city. the road buckled during repairs

and several buildings. a few residential homes remain without power. officials are urging drivers to avoid the yarl. you can see it is causing a lot of back-up. sky 7 was above the scene. the 7-year-old child suffered serious injuries. the baby's mother was also hurt. the driver remained at the scene. alcohol and drugs are not believed to be a factor. for the second time in less than a month, somebody used an elementary school in the south bay for target practice. abc7 news was in willow glen where bullet holes riddled the books. someone shot up the school and the surveillance camera.

>> the street is called presidio terrace. it was sold in an auction for an overdue tax bill. the homeowners are trying to get it back. wayne friedman has the story. >> reporter: good evening. right now city hall fees like the supreme court of the united states. both sides are citing supreme court cases in terms of property ownership. this goes back several years. >> the exclusive presidio neighborhood of san francisco, while the homeowner's nightmare or a dream come true, depending on you believe. >> for me to have the possibility of owning property. that's an amer an amer an amer r the city auctioned it off of $14

a year over many years. today they appealed to the board of supervisors to get the street back. >> it could have been posted. trying harder to find the address. picking up a telephone. >> does that mean when you live on one of the most exclusive streets in san francisco, and you're wealthy and politically connected, that you get a different system of government than the rest us? >> among those weighing in, homeowner diane feinstein who wrote to the board. in the united states of manager no, one should lose property at the hands of the government without knowing about it. >> they simply did not pay attention to take care of the property. >> inside the chambers, they're still talking about it. >> the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to vote this afternoon on how the city will govern marijuana once it

becomes legal january 1st for recreational useful there is a long list of regulations. among other things, it dictates where cannabis can be sold, and produced. it has sparked a fierce fight between pro and anti-cannabis faction. each side orgtd outside hall today. >> some of the residents don't want marijuana close to their house, they don't want second smoke like marijuana smoke around them. >> the canvas store closes. the crime goes up. when the cannabis legalization effort happens in a state, opioid addiction goes down. >> for today, berkeley and santa cruz were among the few cities that have approved it. the kate steinle jury trial

had ended another day without a verdict. >> outside deliberations of the jury has come back to the courtroom with questions. we are not allowed inside. the attorneys are. so we're living off small comments by the attorneys. late today, we were reminded of the rules once a verdict is reached. and again, speculation. does this mean we are close? the fact the jury indicates steinle murder trial has not come back after four days of deliberating is not surprising. according to the form he d.a. >> murder trials can last for weeks in terms of deliberations. or they can come back very quickly in a couple of days.

if they came back today, i would say that is a very quick verdict. >> a quick word by the judge. lawyers for the defendant, jose ines had zarate confirmed several questions were asked but they said it is more than that. >> they may ask for evidence, for readback of testimony, of one or more witnesses. >> the jury may want clarification on some of the instructions given to them regarding the law. while garcia can the zarate is charged with second-degree murder, the jury has been asked to consider first-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. garcia zarate is an undocumented immigrant with an undocumented felony record who has been deport several times. >> we're not talking about kate steinle. >> it's in court.

and obviously, they've heard everything and every argument. and the judicial system will end up being what it is. abc7 news. >> uber tonight is facing new scrutiny after a former employees claims they trained people to steal trade secrets and cover their tracking. they delayed the trial to give waymo more time to disclose a letter not previously disclosed. richard jacobs claims the market analytics group exists for the purpose. they denialed using trade secrets and is rejecting the claim of nearly $2 billion in damages. >> a canadian man accused in the massive yahoo! e-mail hacking attack pleaded guilty in san francisco today. attorneys for the 22-year-old

say he was a minor player in the scheme allegedly organized by russian intelligence officers. three russians are also accused of federal indictment. they said he hired them to hack 80 e-mail accounts but he said he hacked only eight of they will. sne didn't have knowledge of who they were or what they were doing. he didn't have knowledge that he was given. that information wasn't derive from the yahoo! hack. >> he pleaded guilty to commit computer fraud and eight count of aggravated identity theft. sentencing is scheduled for february. he faces a maximum of about nine years in prison. >> city officials or state officials claim small cracks in the brand new concrete spillway pose no threats to the public. this comes as they need to be

ready for runoff from rain and snow. state engineers claim they expected hairline cracks to emerge. parts of the spillway fatal in february and have forced about 200,000 people the evacuate. >> there is a little somethinge. a proposal for dedicated loading zones. >> the bot that stole christmas. how the hottest toys are being targeted before you can get them. >> a fiery sunset. it will be chilly by morning but milder weather is ahead. and why smiles are springing up

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if you've driven through san francisco, you've no doubt had to dodge lyft or uber vehicles already parked on the streets. the mayor has an idea to unclog the most congested areas. they include sections of clement street, chestnut street, bay street, howard street in the financial district, as well as portions of hayes street and hayes valley. andic street in the inner sunset. there's jonathan bloom with more. >> stand on chestnut street for five minutes and you will see it. >> they can't find where the pick-up is. >> i've been stuck behind it. picking people up or dropping people off. >> so the mayor is proposing special zones for uber and lyft drivers to pick up and drop people off. >> when you see the bikes and the pedestrians walking around

the cars, it is dangerous. >> one person says -- >> they'll know where to go every time. >> everything comes at a price. the cost of the drop-off zones will be something that's already scarce. parking. >> and some neighbors doubt it will help. >> i don't think it can be solved. people will always want to double park. >> but the mayor else. >> how many drivers are there on a street at any given time. >> uber and lyft have been blamed for couldn't jegs city wide. >> this is the legal conundrum that we're in. you'll be litigating for a long time. >> so lee wants to coastal it out. the zones might not replace the regular meters.

>> there are yellow zones too that don't get used. jonathan bloom. abc7 news. bay area music fans can raise money for north bay fire victims when a second band concert takes place next month. this follows the concert at at&t park earlier this month featuring metallica bands. the red hot chilly peoplers will take place at the bill graham auditorium. a special tribute to the fire victims at the san francisco symphony. dozens of 18-foot tall christmas trees have been brought in to transform davies symphony hall into an extravaganza. they have sponsored one of the trees in honor of those who lost their homes in the fires. each ornament represents a contribution to fire relief efforts. >> i can't imagine how devastating it is.

use your heir looms, your homes of the and i think a lot of families are feeling the christmas spirit and hopefully we're helping they will. so far they raised more than $10,000. they them to tree will inspire even more donations. >> no doubt. >> now to that toy you just can't find anywhere. >> michael finney is here to explain why that is. >> three words. tickle me elmo. many parents know the feeling of dread when you can't get your hands on the hot toy. it is not just high demand but row bats. last year. nothing in the stores, nothing online. everything was sold out.

on i went everywhere her cracked under pressure. found one available on ebay and shelled out >> they used bots designed to do one thing. buy mass quantities of a particular item in a matter of moments. >> they are created for speed. and you just won't beat. once they buy up also is they can, they turn around and sell them at a people are yourself. >> sometimes two or three more times than you would be paying. >> scalpers use this for yearsrs to snatch up tickets.

they tried to tend prau but it only applies to tickets. letting them move on to toys and sneakers. annoying for people like mcdhoonld places bot users on the naughty list. >> so how do you get it it being played? you won't beat the bots can get online and beat the hype. >> they recommend finding out what the actual retail price is so you aren't gouged. like that will help. >> the reality is, how bad do you want it? >> okay. they're paying it forward. back to the roots today.

they are best known for the oyster mushroom kits. and now after you grow the mushrooms and send back the roots, they'll donate to the school of your choice. you can hashtag grow one, one, reemp out house and hook up the kits. >> it applies to any back to the roots grow kits. >> it was other good looking day for tuesday. we're seeing quite a bit of cloud cover. that will help us in terms of holding the temperatures up a little bit. i want to take to you hawaii where they're dealing with rain on some of the island chains and

some flash flood watches. take a look at what they saw. 7:00 al. you'll see some patches of fog and some high clouds. it is not going to be as cold as it was. this morning, a few areas were near freezing. temperatures in the 50s. and then in the evening we'll be looking at upper 50s to the mid 60s. as we check out another live picture. we'll show you what it looks like from a different perspective. the wispy clouds giving us the colorful sunsets. mid to upper 50s from san francisco to oakland, san jose, mountain view, 55 in half moon bay. we had a nice recovery.

most of you in the upper 50s to low 60s. this is a nice shot. 57 right now in santa rosa. 59 in concord. and we'll show you one last picture post card shot from our east bay camera. you're barely seeing the post sunset shot. chilly tomorrow morning. mild, sunny days. and a chance of showers in the north bay. it is still sweater weather. upper 30s to the upper 40s. i think the high clouds and a combination of a little fog will definitely make a difference. the dew points are up and that means it is not as cold tomorrow. the storm track well to the north. dry across the western united states including the bay area. the pacific northwest is getting slammed by a storm. when we talk about the storms, we're watching a storm in the pacific. kicking up the waves to over 20 feet. approaching the pacific northwest. this is the storm that's churning the waters and it is

keeping the potential for some very rough surf in the forecast. wednesday morning through wednesday night. we're looking at northwesterly swell. 10 to 14 feet. so watch out at the beach. low to mid 60s. as you check out the seven-day forecast. we'll go with even warmer weather for thursday. near 70 degrees. the december sunshine for friday. a chance of a few showers in the north bay saturday afternoon going into early sunday. it will be a cool and breezy pattern. brighter skies monday and tuesday. basically what's happening with the storm that was supposed to come in. it is splitting in two. our rain chances are dwindling although we're keeping it in for the north bay. check out those temperatures. >> it's nice. surveillance video captures a burglar breaking into a home and then he comes face to face

with a teenager hiding in a closet. and then at 5:30 with david muir. north korea launches a missile higher and longer than any other attempt. what trump said moments ago. and the desperate search for a toddler last seen in her bed. >> thank you. we'll see you then. what's cheaper to drive? an electric car or one powered by gasoline? scientists say the

a look at the traffic in the san francisco soma neighborhood. this is near second and harrison streets. a award main break is to blame. the award main. the road buckled. a few residential homes remain without power right now.

>> an inmate escaped from a work crew in stockton but it may not be long before he's found. you will see why. he has a skull tattoo on his face. the san joaquin authorities say he escaped yesterday. he was sentenced on a weapons charged every charge. he was scheduled to be released february 6 but that tattoo is pretty distinctive. snlt surveillance video caught the moment when this man broke sue a turlock home where a 13-year-old girl was home all alone. the first thing did he was ring the door bell. when no one answered, the dog kicked in the door. he didn't know the teenager was hiding upstairs in the closet and on the phone with police. she heard him rummaging around. apparently filling a bag with jewelry before he opened the closet door. she said she screamed. surveillance shows him racing

out the door into a car where another man was waiting for him, the getaway driver. they followed him out of the house. police arrived a minute later. the guy is on the run but they have the surveillance video as evidence. a couple of dare devils may have just raided the bar. a couple of winged suit fliers did something james bond would be proud of. first we want to thank craig for this beautiful picture. very green picture from petaluma. >> the #a

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sellers. and high-tech toys will be in demand this holiday season. all of that coming up. finally, it's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's two real live supermans, or supermen, doing something you have to see to truly believe. >> maniacs is what they are. they are experienced base jumpers. you see them jumping off a nearly 14,000 foot tall mountain in the alps. >> it is what they did next as they soar toward the ground. one after the other, they jump into a flying plane. >> the open hole was 5 by 4 feet. they practiced over 100 tonight, breaking news as we come on the air.

north korea launching a new missile. flying higher and longer than any previous attempts. what this means about their ability to reach the u.s. mainland. and what president trump said a short time ago. also breaking tonight, a man being questioned at this hour. does he have any connection to the suspected serial killer they are looking for? what police revealed just moments ago. president trump on capitol hill. he can only afford to lose two republican senators on the tax plan. and tonight, a reality check. what it means for middle class americans, versus wealthier americans and corporations. the desperate search at this hour. the toddler last seen in bed, vanishing from her home. the fbi on the case tonight. the video. what this woman was allegedly trying to tell a reporter from the "washington post" about roy