live. >> reporter: this hearing was supposed to take place monday. it was postponed until today because the judge was sick. they only had two witnesses take the stand today. the second one just stepped up one of the ghost ship residents. came to the stand after 3:00 so slow moving. but deeply disturbing testimony. the first witness for the prosecution was aaron marin who lived at the ghost ship for three weeks leading up to the fire. he described the maze-like warehouse as a disneyland filled with art and art facts. he brought in project tent-like structure he called the size of a jumpy play house. prosecutors read from his interview soon after the fire, describing the equipment as blocking access to sxrooms

stairs. potentially life saving exits. but the defense attorney found, they face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. >> big, bubbly screen which blocked everyone from getting out in terms of the staircase. that has nod to do with the client. they placed the items there. that wasn't part of warehouse. >> he went on to describe freaking out as flames e he said there were screams for help and people were dying. it was emotional for the families of the victims who sat solemnly and were too distraught to do interviews. this could turn into a lengthy preliminary hearing that could last up to two weeks.

a big money mistake for thousands of employees today. their paychecks were pulled out of their bank account. >> reporter: panic for school district employees and administrators as both realized, they had their paychecks reversed and taken out of bank bts over the last 24 hours. >> people were telling us. dwler my money go? >> people are down. it's a hard time of year. >> the spokesperson says the district initially believed union bank which processes the money made the error. >> we apologized. since then we determined it was an employee who made a mistake. it was human error.

>> he says there is no reason to believe it was an intentional act. piedmont election her husband's he paycheck was also reversed. >> both of us had it happen. i know human errors happen west all do them but it is a big one. it is hard to brush it off lightly. >> the district says it will do everything it can. >> i look forw forw >> we apologize to anyone who was adversely affected. >> he assures it has nothing to do with the ongoing strike or the issues. nine people were hurt after

a trolley the agency tells us an f-line trolley rear-ended a bus. eight people were taken to the hospital. several cases had to be rerouted. regular service was shut down. the peralta community college district board decided to halt talks with the fwaem a new stadium on land owned by the district. the a's say they're shocked by the decision. the commissioner rob manfred says it comes as a surprise and says they encourage oakland leaders to rejoin the conversation. san francisco could have recreational pot for sale the first week of january. under legislation signed today by mayor ed lee.

it will allow 45 existing dispense orders. they are required to have 600-fool foot bans. >> one of the -- >> the skirball fire has destroyed at least four houses in bel air. classes were canceled nearby. and here's a look at where the fires are burning. the wind, wildfire threat tomorrow, is purple. that means extreme danger. and fires that erupt will burn uncontrollably. >> we're in the middle of a week-long red flag condition. we're not done. we're projecting that this will be less significant on friday and we're only on day three. >> no injuries have been reported in the skirball fire so far. it is just 5% contained. >> and this is what the

wildfires look like. from 438 miles above the earth. reporter paul has the report from the thomas fire in ventura county. >> here's where it is burning furiously along this front. this is almost to the pacific ocean. this is the major artery between ventura and santa barbara called the 101. i'll try to give you a sense of the scope of how widespread this is. you see that there. there are flames everywhere. it is not like a firefighting crew can get he in there right now. in a sense, we don't want to put forces in there to get that out. they have to let it burn down to the freeway. >> and that's a difficult job.

the abc7 news app has been sending out news alerts. the fbi has formed a special team to take a look at the north bay he wildfires. this is about false advertising to housing to people donations to charities. officials say they are seeing numerous duplicate claims filed by those seeking help from the federal government. they will investigate and take looks these cases very seriously. in the meantime, new totals are staggering to hear. insurance claims add up to -- a vallejo man is getting a lot of praise for saving a neighbor's life. he happened upon the house fire and without hesitation, this passerby became a life saving

first responder. >> i addicted front door in. i definitely realize, the flashover factor popped into my hair. >> smoke was billowing out of the home and he was afraid. not for himself but for anyone who might be in the house. >> hard to hear. >> she didn't realize how quick hit grown, how fast it would keep growing. >> i just saider out of the house. the home is red tagged. >> it is unbelievable.

courage. that's what good kids are supposed to do. >> by the way, he wasn't done. when he came out of. burning home, he took it upon himself to direct traffic. >> there was no doubt in my mind. >> the woman is fine and there's no cause for the fire. and more allegations against the wells fargo bank. get ready for another cold morning. i'll show you how low the temperatures get a free pecan or pumpkin pie with every $20 order from dennys.com. you can eat it wherever you want, even if you are in someone else's house...

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a class action lawsuit claims a company systematically paid female employees less than their male counter parts. it covered all women employed by google in california. a judge yesterday said that's too broad. and allowed the we will to file an amended complaint. sexual harassment is prevalent in start-ups. 53% of tech entrepreneurs have been harassed at work or know someone who has. breaking that down, 78% of female founders. 48% of male founders. 869 were questioned in the survey. >> the verdict in the kate stein steinle trial.

one of the alternate jurors is speaking out in defense of those who deliberated behind closed doors. >> i think that the law was upheld. >> he says his fellow jurors made the right decision to acquit based on the evidence the prosecution presented. as an alternate, he was in court throughout the trial but was excused the moment they began deliberating. he questioned why the jury was even asked to consider first-degree murder which includes premeditation. >> there was no evidence suggesting that. the second-degree murder charge required malice aforethought. >> that, too, was rejected because the prosecutor never really proved that he intended to kill. he had no history of violence and he was 90 feet away from

steinle when the gun was fired, and the bullet ricochetted, traveling 78 feet before hitting her in the back. >> wasn't just a ricochet. it was a bad ricochet. >> why did the jury not settle for involuntary manslaughter? the reason, the prosecution had to prove that garcia zarate in the act of committing the crime was brandishing, meaning waeg, a weapon. >> no evidence of that was presented during the trial. >> in fact, no witness on that pier ever saw garcia zarate with anything in his hand. he acknowledges, wasn't easy to see them in court. >> i knew i had to separate my feelings. >> and the jury was told by the judge they couldn't tell anyone they were involved in the steinle trial. not theirwise, husbands or partners. it was that tight lipped.

>> san francisco police are searching for two dogs they say are a risk to public saving. police say they were unleashed when they attacked a woman and her dog on brunswick street. at about 4:30 in the afternoon, the woman was hurt and her dog died from injuries suffered in the attack. if you know these dogs, or their owner, you're asked to call san francisco police. >> a and control tried to move the coyote away from the area since it was a crowd space but officers say they lost sight of it after it took off down folsom. coyote sighting sare common this time of year as they look for their own territory and sometimes end up in areas like this in the city by mistake.

u.s. air marshals will do a lot of things but one thing they won't do is call you for jury duty. >> an old, old scam. you guys have reported on it. we've talked about it many times. the federal trade commission is out with a warning. people are getting threatening cause typically from a u.s. marshal. it threatens to arrest or fine a victim for missing jury duty and they say they'll come out right that minute. they're sending a pre paid debit card, or what i should say, is buy a pre paid debit card. itunes card or other gift card to pay their fine. if you get a call like, this it is a scam. hang up. you should never send money by pre paid card to anyone like this. that is a sure way to know you're dealing with a scamster. >> nearly half a million people

will receive checks for buying into weight loss supplement checks. more than $8 million. the supplements were deceptively marked and used baseless weight loss claims. it is part of a settlement. they say it is a fake scam. the insurance commissioner wants to expand or take away the wells fargo's insurance license. an investigation found almost 1,500 unauthorized policies, reportedly sold from 2008 to 2016 from wells fargo kiosks. in some cases, customers gave their frgs but instead signed up for the policy. they knowingly misrepresented

the insurance policies. there will be a lot more coming up. listen to this. a bathroom problem made a delta airlines flight from new york to seattle a little longer and a lot more uncomfortable. they did i have tertd flight to billings, montana, after the on board toilets stopped working. it was necessary when passengers started complaining about blue water running down the aisles. crews had to escort them to the toilets and then back to the plane. you want to see stunning? take a look at this picture from our camera. crystal clear. the only thing is the haze is creating the poor air quality. san jose, you're pretty mild at 61 degrees. another live picture from our

camera. you see where the numbers are. napa, 53. santa rosa, 57. four to seven degrees above normal. so napa tonight, in about an hour. it will be down around freezing tomorrow morning. so another cold night is ahead. as you look at the morning, in gilroy, 29 degrees. bone chilling cold. napa at the airport and fairfield, 31 degrees. downright freezing. 37 in oakland. 47 in san francisco and 36 in half moon bay. clear skies, live doppler 7. not showing you any rain but tracking the smoke from the fires in ventura county.

pretty dramatic view unfortunately, the gusty winds continue. so single digit humidity today. red flag warnings extended until saturday at 8:00 p.m. it will be gusty at 6:00. ramping to 43 late tonight. the winds will remain very gusty going into thursday and even beyond thursday night. you'll notice 36, 38 miles an hour. the tts is same strong. the bright skies you're looking at right now. near record highs and a dry tomorrow morning, the temperatures near freezing or below that. low to mid 30s around the

coldest spots in the bay in the 40s. afterhighs, 70 degrees in san jose. morgan hill. 66, half moon bay. it is going to be a sunny 68 in oakland, heading we have this big area of high pressure that's keeping the lid on the atmosphere. the air quality will be moderate for thursday. poor air quality friday, saturday, sunday for the north bay. a look at the forecast. mid 60s to low 70s. a minor dip in those temperatur temperatures. as we head into next week, we'll

bring back a few 70s and dry pattern in the accuweather forecast. you can download the tom brady from the face of a football

birth control pills and implants could increase awol's risk for cancer. researchers found anywhere between 9 and 38% with the highest percentage for women who had used birth control for more than ten years. doctors say the research is a disappointment. they had hoped the lower doses of hormones in new contra septemberives might be safer. it followed nearly 2 million danish women. a super sized black hole has been discovered that harkens back to almost the dawn of

creation. it is the furthest away from us. light has been traveling our way for more than $13 billion. they say seeing this black hole was like seeing photos of a 50-year-old man when he was 2 1/2 years old. >> researchers in south africa unveiled a very rare skeleton of a human ancestor. it dates back 3.6 million years. researchers say it has taken 20 years to excavate, clean, reconstruct and analyze this skeleton. it has been doubled little foot. it was discovered near johannesberg found in rock blasted by miners. and then there is this. a new species of amphibious dinosaur west should say newly identified. it looked like a duck. hunted like duck but was really a dinosaur. it roamed the earth more than 70 million years ago. the eggs were illegally poached

from mongolia. and scientists say it doesn't look like any other dinosaur they've ever seen. on boston streets, can he help slow down speeding drivers? that's what one find out. the teacher says he's tired of watching as drivers zip through areas so recklessly. >> is there anything tom brady cannot do? >> from tom brady to jimmy garoppolo. he's raising

the fatal san francisco shooting of a suspect. >> the shot hit him in the head. >> tonight, new questions that whether the suspect was armed and how inexperienced the officer is. >> new video from the north bay

fire zone of a mother mountain lion and her club. >> and the place known as the tech shop is causing confusion for crafts people left out in the cold. 49er faithful feel like they finally have something to cheer about. >> it's pretty exciting. the fans are optimistic with new quarterback jimmy garoppolo. >> chris nguyen has the story. >> reporter: some say it's an indication of good things to come. >> i think he's smart. he's witty, he gets the game. >> he seems to take control. he seems to be a natural leader. they lack leadership. >> confident that last weekend's win over the bears wasn't just a fluke. >> it the won't be a fast turn

around. each year we get better and better so i think in the near future, we'll be back on top. >> jimmy g took to the podium this afternoon at levi's auditorium in santa clara. aware of the expectations but keeg in it perspective. >> i try not to listen to the outside stuff. joe montana comparison, it is a little early. it has only been one game. we are both italian so we have that in common. >> the coaching staff taking it one week at a time. >> it is month of comfortable. just talking and i think it helps him practice. having more of an idea of what was the unknown. >> a new era in this history. >> i think he will turn it around. >> looking ahead with immense hope. abc7 news. >> world news tonight with david muir is coming up next.

tonight, as we come on the air in the west, we have several breaking stories. the state of emergency now including los angeles. multiple fires burning out of control. one of america's busiest highways shut down for a time. fire raging on both sides. the other major story tonight. president trump's monumental shift on u.s. policy. officially recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel. planning to move the u.s. embassy there. tonight, swift reaction from some of america's most trusted allies. some calling it regrettable, unhelpful. al franken tonight revealing he will make an announcement tomorrow. is t sator resigning? amid a growing number of senators who now say he must go. donald trump jr. answering questions for several hours on capitol hill about that meeting with a russian lawyer.