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but we also like a little cocoa butter. live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> she always smiled. she always asked about the family. >> she's very caring. >> a mother loved by so many, tonight an east bay family deals with the unthinkable after a bay bridge toll plaza >> si si han worked on the bay bridge, tonight a drunk driver crashed into her toll booth and tonight flags are lower half staff.

>> so many are including hrnan's family still long what happened in lane 14 this morning. she was loved by so many. here she is with the two loves of her life her husband and their ten-year-old daughter. i spoeke with a close relative who shared these photos and fears for the family. >> devastated. depressed. the daughter is going to have a difficult time. >> hrnan stepped into booth 14 before daniel burke hit that last car in line and caused a chain reaction and continued and struck the booth. >> the booth with han inside was thrown several peek.

burke was ejected from his truck and charged with dui and vehicle manslaughter. flags at the toll plaza are at half staff. her long time coworkers are in shock. >> we loved her here. she always asked about the family. and so it's going to be hard. >> she moved to the u.s. from burma when she married her husband 15 years ago and started working for caltrans toll booth over a decade ago soon after giving birth to her daughter. >> it's just really hard. >> and si si hann lived with he husband, daughter and mother who recently moved here from burma. abc 7.

>> thank you very much. we want to get a live loong look at the traffic. closure earlier banged up tremendously. this is earlier in the day. you see the jam the lane closures created. the sea of cars stretched from the approach all the way through the mcarthur maze and continuing to the he east bay. >> the toll booth itself was completely wiped out the others were damaged but we should have it fixed by monday morning. >> they don't expect the destroyed toll booth to be ready for the morning commute. once again traffic was backed up to albany earlier today. earlier morning the abc 7

news app let people to know multiple lanes were closed down at the bay bridge enable push alerts for instant note fingss. a year ago tonight a fire known as ghost ship killed 36 people the deadliest fire in oakland's history. today the community came together to honor the victims. lonnie has more on the emotional remembrance. >> reporter: yes it was exactly about this time that fire started here at this warehouse when the concert was about to start a year ago. well rngs tonight people are turning back here a memorial to ren all of the victims who died in that fire. a year has gone by but the heart ache for so many still feels fresh. >> community mens read the flames of the 36 victori victim died in the fire.

mary wears. >> it's very hard. >> he and list girlfriend were in love, dated for five years, came that night for a good time at a concert. >> they had new shirts just for this concert and she started dancing in my hallway. >> this visit was a big step for vega rngs it's her first time at the site. >> it was just so hard. just the idea. >> earlier in the day others left notes and flowers. some just came to comfort one another. on december 2nd the fire ignited an while the warehouse was hosting a concert. the building didn't have permit for entertainment or residential use later it was reported there were serious lenelectrical probs inside.

>> we're trying to invest more in inspectors. >> there's ongoing lawsuits filed against the building owner, city of oakland and prompt manager. >> something has to be changed. the laws have to be changed. they can't do concerts in a warehouse like that. >> still one year later the community used art in many forms to remember the victims and promise to nefver forget them. >> tonight dozens honor the lives lost in the ghost ship fire rn fire. names are illuminated to those lives that were cut short too soon. draven mcgill was among those killed in the fire.

he was in the 11th grade. lived in dublin. these are pictures of 8 of the 36 victims. we'll have more on december 2, tragedy. a postal worker found a suspicious device in mailbox. it is in the process of being removed. not clear if it is are real or a hoax. tonight congressman hosted a town hall where he told people to direct energy towards positivity despite the current climate. he took questions focused on the tax plan passed in the senate last night. >> under this plan you no longer

can deduct state taxes. that's going to hurt the communities. and the concern about giveaways to investors and corporations at the expense of the middle class. >> republicans claim the bill will benefit most americans, the plan will increase the deficit $1.5 trillion over a decade and take $13 million off health care. relief for the north bay fires victims, non-profit group turning wheels for kids hand the out 200 bicycles, plan to distribute them next weekend the hope to lift spirits for what could have been a difficult time. >> fires may have been two months ago but christmas is here and a lost the fires are reeling in the aftermath of the fires so we hope this will provide mode of transportation but a little

bit of joy and escape as they enter the holiday doesn't. >> the goal is to give out 1,000 bikes if you like to help you can drop off at any mrngs arin marin county locations. also more than 15,000 rounds of ammunition seized from one person in the north bay. >> and is your iphone constantly rebooting, what you need to do to stop the glitch. >> and clouds for much of the day rngs now tracking few

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tonight president trump claimed he has knock claimed he has nothing to hide in the russian investigation. >> alterna our reporter has more. >> reporter: president trump insisting he is not worried about michael flynn pleading guilty to lying to the fbi. >> what has been shown is no collusion, no collusion. there's been no absolutely no collusion. >> the president later tweeting rngs i had to fire general flynn because he lied to the vice president and the fbi. he's pled guilty to those lies it's a shame because his angels were lawful. there was nothing to hide. until now the president never said he fired flynn for lying to

the fbi. in fact last fbi gave another reason. >> i fired him for what he said to mike pence. very simple. >> court documents suggest flynn didn't act alone when reaching n out to foreign governments at one case was directed to do so by a senior official, saying it was president's son-in-law jared kushner but in a statement nothing about the plea or charge indicates anyone other than mr. flynn his guilty flee carries maximum prison term of five years but he's liningly likely to do much less time. >> the words the of the president's tweet raising concerning on social media. --

the president has not commented about the tweet. the new york times e-mails suggest the trump administration had close contact with the russians during his transition. shortly after he issued sanctions. it's unclear if mcfarland was serious or sarcastic about russia shaping the election's out comes. those e-mails suggest flynn was in contact with the whiteside -- white house. abc suspended brian ross for four weeks without pay for error during the story, ross reported

flynn was prepared to testify donald trump told him to contact the russians. ross later waulked back on that report and this statement put out by abc news. the statement goes on to say it is vital we get the story right and retain the trust we built with our audience these are our core principles we fell far short of that yesterday. sonoma county sheriff office seized thousands of rounds of ammunition in a traffic stop rngs the suspect was a convicted felon with 49 large compassity am ze

magazines, 20,000 rounds of ammunition, and a loaded pistol the suspect is in jail tonight. tonight apple's had another. >> itch on the iphone. a bupg that causes phones to keep rebooting themselves rngs the latest in a series of problems with the iphone and software. last year text messages i turned to arranges with a box and question mark and an issue with iphone x that caused it to freeze in cold weather. skill, strength and bravery is what was needed for the local make a wish benefit. we were near san francisco awning wattic park for this year's brave the bay san francisco police department challenge. jonathan bloom was the engineers mcee of the event. jonathan bloom was the emcee of

the event. all of the money benefits g. feed the children. >> that bay water is not warm this time of year. >> no it looks pretty. >> we're tracking light drizzle and isolated showers. live doppler 7 tracking much of the antegetctivity in the north. pops of green around napa. up north. clear languake at this hour. in san francisco working through midst and drizzle. even south along it's coast line. wider picture we're showing what is bringing this isolated moisture to our region. as it scrapes by us will have isolated shower and fine plid of

the over the next six hours will also bring light snow to the sierras. white color is snow high elevations could pink ck up one two inches. we have a fine midst falling. temperature-wise with 40s and 50s on the board. in santa rosa 56. 54 in oakland. 57 in san jose. hour by hour early in the morning on sunday there you see future weather picking up on that isolated shower not even giving the system a nun on the storm impact scale. see the clouds are braenging down. showers are moving out. by the sunshine daylight hours.

mixture of stars and clouds overnight. upper 30s to mid 40s getting you out the door tomorrow morning. by sunday afternoon nothing but sunshine. nice looking afternoon. 59 high in san francisco. 60 in oakland. 57 the high in santa rosa. beginning tomorrow morning going to track the king tide. highest tide cycle ever. high tide will be 9:34 in the morning and monday another at 1019 fs1 :19 and tuesday 11:06 many the morning. higher the tides could see lower lying areas such as parkways have water tangent on.

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abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> ohio state trying to keep playoff as live against undefeated wisconsin in the big ten title game. alabama has one loss to the buck eyes too. another week of work.

first quarter. jt barrett 211 yards. 2 touchdowns. paris campbell goes 57 yards andoh high state 14-7 lead at one point wisconsin down 21-7 but they fight back in the fourth. chris jay the touchdown. look at the turf just comes up. took a lot to repair. afterwards badgers convert on the conversion. ohio state up 24-21. fourth and 20 this pass picked off andoh high state wins the big ten title, 27-21 but are they playoff bound? to be determined sunday morning. top ranked clemson against miami. quarterback kelly bront makes it 14-0 after a quarter and give them a mock turnover chain the

signature side line accessory. miami turned it over three of the four possessions. third quarter qb picked off twice. look at this eleven yard score and clemson in to the final four for the third straight year ready to defend their title. number six georgia, and two auburn, third quarter f the hit, fumble, georgia recovers, the dogs score to knot it at seven. georgia takes the lead. first play of the fourth quarter. johnson hit. he fumbles. smith picks it up for georgia. second auburn fumble of the day. again georgia lead 21-7. capper, swrift. 64 yards to the house. 28-7 georgia they win and scc champs and lock for the

playoffs. oklahoma and tcu. tcu first play from scrimmage. hicks fumbles, keller scoops, 18 yards to the score and sooners guys 17-0 lead. 243 yards, four touchdown, game mvp as oklahoma handles tcu 41-17. sooners are in the final four and may be the most dangerous team in the playoff. my final four clemson, oklahoma, georgia, ohio state not alabama but we'll find out for sure tomorrow morning. >> does nick know you said this?

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and then call 911. the first responders will come out and they'll make it safe for you and your community. live where you live, this is abc 7 news. good evening, in tonight's headlines a 46-year-old woman is dead after a rental truck smashed into a toll bridge, she is the one on the right her mother on the left she leaves behind her husband and ten-year-old daughter, the driver is under arrest and faces multiple charges. >> this is a live look at the toll plaza, traffic has been heavy most of the day because of lane closures, all but one lanes will be open in time for the

morning community, one of them was completely wiped out in the collision. president trump took to twitter and said he fired michael flynn for not only lying to vice president mike pence but to the fbi. after hours of debate the senate passed the major tax reform. >> and democrats are not happy. >> the tax cuts and jobs act as amended is passed. >> a victory for the white house and g.o.p. as they inch one step closer to major win first time in trump's presidency. 55-49 vote saturday morning. mitch mcconnell is hoping to use this win as momentum for 2018

elections. while democrat majority leader said it is a bill no one could be proud of. >> at the end there wasn't a single democrat who thought this was a good idea. we'll take this to the american people in a year from now. >> we understand they have a process and product that no one can be proud of and everyone should be a shamed of. >> president trump making a statement hours later praising the bill's passage as quote tremendous tax reform and promising quote tremendous cuts. >> we passed the largest tax cuts in the history of our country and many things with it. tremendous tax reform people are going to be very, very happy they're going to get tremendous, tremendous tax cuts. >> but it's sukted sukted if the.

>> but it is suggested if it becomes law will add $1 trillion to the deficit. republicans hope to reconcile so a final version can be sent to donald trump for signature before christmas. abc 7. >> california congress woman jackie speier said more than a hundred are supporting the me too congress act. >> serving as a member of congress is a privilege not a right and anyone who has abused their power in this manner deserves to lose it. that is justice. >> she says the legislation brings transparency and accountability to congress making sexual harassment training mandatory and prevent taxpayer dollars from used for settlements she was abused by a chief of staff decades ago.

we have incredible video of an iphone exploding a man tosses it to the ground in new york city within seconds you see the cloud of smoke rising, the owner said the smoke kept smoking for 20 minutes after that. all that is left is the shell and the inside of the phone is blackened. he first realized when something was wrong when the screen suddenly went black and the phone got really hot. >> i received a message and answered it, put the phone on the charge and as i was holding the smoke coming on the left side and when i stepped back the phone literally exploded. >> he is thankful he wasn't seriously hurt and wants apple to replace the phone for free. apple is going to analyze the device. a year ago at this moment firefighters were racing to put out the ghost ship fire in oakland tragically 36 people

couldn't make it out in time. tonight we remember those lives lost way too soon. >> any time we lose a community member we feel it. >> there's a human side of this tragedy. >> what he would have been if he would have survived. ♪ remembered by his work. ♪ >> you don't forget people like that. you just don't forget. they loved each other very much. ♪ >> he immediately made his presence felt very strongly. he touched everybody very deeply. ♪ >> she comes in and she's an infectious personality. ♪

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a couple married for a half century received a special gift, the husband's wedding band lost just four years into their marriage, he lost the ring in 1971 but this week someone returned it to the couple, i construction crew found it digging up a park sidewalk that was built in 1982 it featured engraved initials and wedding date so they spread the word on social media and found the couple. >> we forgot all about and i asked our children do you remember us telling you that dad lost his ring, no, they didn't remember the story at all. so they think it's so exciting. >> now the couple is still not

sure exact cli allly how it got park. they think maybe someone else wore it a little while. >> this is an example of being in the right place at the right time. >> handful of lucky pedestrians happened to stumble on to a u2 concert this week. >> they gave the public half hour notice to grab their gear like so many other street musicians in this city just played. only these guys weren't busting for spare change it was u2, playing for their new album it is already viewed on facebook more than 3 million times. ♪ >> one fan raced on foot but arrived too late tweeting he almost puked sushi sprinting six

avenues to see u2 perform they did this in 1974 and blocked traffic in los angeles and became hit video for the song "where the streets have no name" and b. at the brooklyn bridge caused gridlock this time only stopping few dozen people. crossing a street with a name. abc 7 news new york. getting to our weather situation why are you smiling. >> i would have paid good money for that concert. >> now you can watch it over and over again online. >> you're right. let's check the weather. >> few isolated sprinkles, couple damp roadways and spots. a very weak system moving through. isolate shower. doesn't even get an impact

number on the scale. nonetheless little midst approaching through the bay. so you notice future weather by 3:00 or 4:00 sunday morning any moisture is out of here. overnight 30s and 40s, chilly in santa rosa and napa. nice afternoon. highs on sunday. showing a lot of sunshine. temperatures below average in the 50s and 60s. daylight hours completely dry. sunny tomorrow and monday. cooler tuesday and wednesday under dry skies. >> thank you very much for that. >> and an important game for the raiders on tap. >> i think we get to that we should take the newscast out to the streets. >> yeah. >> brilliant. >> i don't know if people would be running toward us. >> avoiding us maybe.

>> raiders a must-win to stay in the playoff hosting the giants tomorrow. we have a preview.

abc 7 sports. >> it's jimmy g time for the niners first game in red and gold he's getting settled got an apartment and put his phone away to concentrate on his niner debut on sunday in chicago first of many starts for jimmy g in red and gold he's not thinking of the future. >> i learned in the past when your mind wanders about the past quarterbacking is hard enough so when you think of other things you will have a tough time. i think just staying focused to the bears.

i hold myself to a high level. been doing that my whole life. that won't stop. >> him getting out doing it gives him a better feel for it. even if you think you know something until you get in the heat of the battle everyone's going full speed going against different coverages and everything you're going to go through a lot of ups and downs. >> meanwhile the raiders get a home match up with the struggling new york giants 2-9 but 2-1 record in afc west with wins over the broncos and 1k450e6 chiefs. michael crabtree will be out after his braul and amari cooper out with concussion without their two most offensive weapons are have to look else where. >> next man up mantrau that's how it needs to be. same time i do need to spend extra time with them.

>> guys got to step up. it's no different someone were to go down with injury what not, next man has to come up with the play to fill the void. >> shark and llt tampa burns look out, skate with your head up. goodrow first goal of the season. sharks lead after one. third period the wheels came off. palat off the end boards. johnson beats jones tampa up 2-1. hedman on the break away. johnson scores onto rebound. lightning with four goals in the third. they go on to win 5-2 your final. college hoops. st. mary's men's basketball dropped out of the top 25 with back-to-back losses hoping to

write that against cal. landel just way too easy there. calvin led his team 22 points lays it in and one. marcus lee huge for the bears with 23 points 6 boards, 3 assists, not enough. getting contributions for everyone st. marys win and improve 6-2. >> we won it this time, regardless it's a basketball game that is good for bay area college basketball. tla thought we played pretty well. >> we got to step up like tonight. this is one of our deeper teams. it could be anyone any night. >> arizona state hosting usf. no justice for the dawns the. cody justice got it. usf down 15 at the half. second half chase foster, gets

rejected, down 29% from the field. usf now 3-3 after a 75-57 loss. to the lakes, tiger woods started in fifth at seven under but quickly dropped out with four bogeys on the front side having trouble with chipping can't get it on the green but byrds on 14 and 17. 10 back of leader, charlie finished with three birdies on the final five, including this one 18. 14 under on the tournament. finally, are you hungry. josie chestnut game five time champion of the shrimp eating contest. took the title after downing ten

pounds of st. elmer spicy shrimp cocktail for that he gets the prize and heart burn. that's your sports report. i'm sorry that can't be healthy. >> and it's disgusting all that sauce dripping down his hand. >> thought it would be more internal. >> thanks for joining us tonight. >> on behalf of all of us at abc 7 have

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