fires. >> firefighters here in los angeles county are making a lot of progress. so much so that most of the evacuation orders here have been lifted. but at the two other fires you were talking about, they are still extremely dangerous. and growing. >> reporter: nablds lit up for the holiday. ravaged by flames. as the nir in san diego county scorching 4,000 acres in fewer than 12 hours spreads. >> the fire was coming right at us. you could feel the heat from the fire. >> reporter: 10,000 residents evacuated. four people injured. in this fire alone, 85 homes and other buildings damaged or destroyed. crews racing to save others. catching the family inside this house off guard. all six wild fires burning in southern california are fuelled by strong winds. >> the wind was so strong. >> reporter: there was double digit gusts carrying smoldering embers making the flames

difficult to contain. >> there's no stopping it. when a winds come in therest there's no stopping them. >> reporter: between 30 and 40% contained. but the damage left behind is overwhelming. >> not out of the woods yet. >> reporter: in ventura the county the largest of the fires growing en more. flames destroys 400 structures threatening communities all the way to the coast. >> the whole town could go down. the way the fire is coming around. >> it is still breezy today the winds aren't nearly as powerful as yesterday. that could be a big help for firefighters. the wind warnings remain in effect through the weekend. >> mar si, thank you. a tragic scene as a horse fire in san diego county. trainers had to turn the horses

los in effort to save them. from the fast moving flames. close to 500 horses were stable there. about 25 of them died. >> a live look at the thomas fire. that is burning in ventura county. look at the flumes of smoke here. this is a fire that's 10% contained. 132,000 arks scorched so far. it's going to be difficult. that road is closed there. as you can see the flames burning up to the roadway. stay with us for the latest on the fires. burning throughout southern california. we'll bring you the latest developments on air and online. >> the fire protection district has reopened its fire season. the lack of rain keeping the slopes in the north bay very dry. >> the equipment the personnel and the type 3 fire engine will be back in action. >> reporter: by now all the wild

fire protection gear used by firefighters was meant to be stored. ready for the next fire season. >> it's kept where it's available. but with e get geared up for the winter things. floods and river rescue. and that sort of thing. >> you're not putting this away yet? >> not at all. >> reporter: the engine to specifically combat wild fires will be put in action again. certainly by december these hills are a lot greener. instead we're seeing this. very dry brush. this is typically what you see during the summer months. >> we haven't had any rain recently. there's no heavy rain in the forecast. we're concerned the fire season is extending. >> reporter: the fires that occurred last october and the recent ones in southern california, were fuelled by very dry conditions and strong winds. he says the north bay is is it ill very vulnerable. he's asking people in the community to to do their part.

>> extra cautious. particularly because of the cold temperatures when they use fireplaces and fire pits. >> reporter: other fire districts are expected to follow the lead. >> take a look at this video from sky 7. photographed this afternoon. you can see how hazy the skies are. some of this is from the smoke from the southern california wild fire. we'll check in with spencer with the latest on the forecast. >> we are certainly seeing efd of the smoke coming up in to the bay area. the haze in the sky there. some is thin clouds. a lot is the smoke. and here's where it's coming from. the fires down south. center of high pressure over central california with its clock wise circulation. it pulling the smoke out to sea and back up into central california. that means the smoke is reaching the bay area. a view from the beach camera.

and as you can see we're having poor air quality the next two days. both days this weekend are spare the air days. because of the declining air quality. that red flag warning for high fire danger covers a huge portion of southern california. affecting 8 million people. gusting to 25 miles per hour. during the late night and over night hours gust reach over 40 miles per hour. and that's just at the sir fas. much stronger gusts in hiter elevations. that's what the firefighters are contending with. more details later. >> thank you. the winter is nowhere here in the west. that's not the case in the deep south. look at the drone video. in georgia. northwest of atlanta. it looks like new england there. it looks beautiful, schools are closed sp thousands are without power. the same story in mississippi. some towns are receiving record amounts of snow. six inches or more. and snow in new orleans.

>> a man who was driving under the influence of drugs caused this crash that killed a man moving a piano out of the trailer. this happened between mall ri and sacramento avenue. behind a shopping center. chris win with the latest. >> reporter: on what's typically a busy stretch of road. neighbors are stunned after a deadly crash. >> to have someone lose their loif. in this manner is just very tragic. and on top of everything else that's going on today. it's really heartbreaking. >> reporter: police say it happened before 10:00 this morning. the driver colliding with the back of a utility trailer. killing a man attempts to move a piano. one witness heard the collision and says that speeding has been a problem in the area. >> you'll always hear honking. especially right there. people don't pay attention.

and this is an example. >> reporter: the driver who was 56. was taken to the hospital. where nvt tors had probable cause to arrest him for driving under the influence of drugs. the victim who was believed to % be from southern california died at the scene. >> people are out here all the time. people live here. this is a shopping area. this is a residential area. a business area. there's lots of people and activity. >> reporter: this video from drone view 7 shows an proximation of what police say using their drone. neighbors are trying to process everything they encountered this afternoon. >> very devastating. reminder that tomorrow is not promised to us. >> a pothole created quite a traffic mess this morning in san jose. the pothole forced the closure of one lane. it doesn't seem to be that deep. we spotted one worker stepping into it. no word on when this giant pothole will be fixed. watch out if you're in the area.

>> the kal tran toll taker killed by a suspected drurng driver was laid to rest today. 46 year-old was working in her toll booth when a truck driver plowed into it last saturday. her family and friends and coworkers packed a memorial service. to say good-bye. many of her fellow employees wore orange ribbons in her honor. >> it is a sad day for us. and certainly for her family. and kal tran as a work family just want to try to support her coworkers. as well as her family as much as we can. >> she leaves behind a husband and 10 year-old driver. the truck driver is facing dui and vehicular manslaughter chash charges. >> a a fire inside a warehouse. officials tell us everybody inside the building escaped safely. nobody hurt. fire broke out inside an area where mattresses were being

stored around 10 this norng. >> it's day four of a strike in oakland has has buildings closed and city services curtailed. a show down with the may your declaring an impasse. and workers marching in the streets. >> live at headquarters with the latest. >> this is a formal notice of impasse. that the city of oakland just filed. in the last hour. right now bargaining team members are inside the building discussing what they're going to do next. it certainly has been an eventful day. >> reporter: striking city workers blocked busy broad way and 14th street. midday. they were lashing out at the mayor after the announcement the city was declaring an impasse in negotiation. and requesting state mediation. >> last night we issued our last

offer. >> all city employees over the next two years will receive a 5% salary increase. that could be as much as 6% if we hit certain revenue projections. >> reporter: unions representing 3,000 city workers turned it down and presented a revised version at midnight. their main point of contention. under staffing. >> the people that are working for the city are over worked. especially all of our part-time temporary employees. are at will. some of them have to work two or three jobs. >> reporter: this is the fourth day senior centers and libraries have been shut down. there's no street cleaning or parking meter enforcement. >> it should never get to this point. there should have been mediation. earlier with the mayor. this should have been resolved. this is a disservice. to all of us. i'm a taxpayer i vote in the

city. i'm upset about it. >> reporter: other workers could walk out if union bargaining teams vote to extend the stroik. or the unions could accept the final offer as is. or agree to mediation. which could take months. >> any out come is possible for those who live in oakland. the strike could continue the strike could be over. i just had a union spokesperson come out and confirm with me they are meeting rite now. and they expect to have a clear cut answer for us. in the next one to two big change for hunters and recreation nalt shooters in california starts next month. why buying ammo online will become more complicated. >> the growing fall out from sexual harassment allegations gens lawmakers. why there could be more

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minnesota senator al franken resignation amidsexual harassment allegations has democrats in the state scrambling to find a replacement. one of three lawmakers to step down in recent weeks. we have the latest from washington. >> reporter: a sexual harassment reckoning on capitol hill. a third member of congress resigns. republican congressman trent admits in statement he discussed sur ga si with two female staffers when he and his wife were trying to conceive.

in a statement he said i clearly became insensitive as to how the discussions of such an intensely personal topic might affect others. the first republican to step aside this year. amidclaims of sexual misconduct. and did so as the urging of speaker of the house paul ryan. his announcement came the same day -- >> i will be resigning as member of the united states senate. >> reporter: bowed to pressure from his democratic colleagues to resign following accusations from eight misconduct. earlier this week. 88 year-old democratic congressman retiring after facing multiple aellegations of sexual harassment. adding his recollection was different. told a committee yesterday in

the past six weeks twice as many visits to the online information about to how report sexual harassment. >> reporter: the ethics committee taking steps to investigate sexually harassed a former staffer. and settled the claim in 2015. with taxpayer money. that he's promised to repay. but still denies wrong doing. prominent judge who worked at the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco has been accused of sexual miskugt. six fompler clerks or interning told the washington post the judge subjected thm to a range of inappropriate sexual conduct. or comments. two of the six say he asked them to view porn in his chambers. he served as the chief judge on the ninth circuit from 2007 to 2014. shaking up the sexual harassment dmbt sacramento.

the chair of the women's caucus stunned everyone at a legislative committee hearing last weeg. with this bold statement. >> because what everybody here knows is that we have rapists in the building. we have molesters among us. there are perpetrators and enablers in this building. >> the spotlight on the state capitol came after 140 women who work there posted a letter last month saying sexual harassment was pervasive there. this was a huge week for the me too movement in addition to the three members of congress stepping down, time magazine named the women who came forward the silence breakers person of the year. and of course in sacramento you have been working on behalf of that. thanks for joining us today. this is your second time here. you were supposed to be with us when the verdict came down. in a way i'm glad we waited because since then, in the last nine days so much has happened. you couldn't believe it. >> it has been a whirlwind.

what we saw the inspiration behind the first me too politics letter graced the cover of time magazine. that put we said enough on the map. and put the muchlt on the map. not just me too or we said enough. also trump too. because trump was actually named by some of the silence break eshs as someone who was a sexual predator. it's very important as we go forward ooze senator franken said the irony is not lost on any of us. there's an accused predator in the white house. who bragged about assaulting women. >> i want to revisit your statement. there are rapists in the building. when you testified. there was some people who felt like you can't say that without naming names. do you still believe you did the right thing? since then others have come up with names. >> well first of all of course i think that defending my clients

right to privacy and secrecy and not name the names on their behalf was the right thing to do. from a legal standpoint and human. if you work in any large community statistically speaking there will be rapists there. it happens we know this to be true about the state capitol. we have been working so hard to try to get a hot line going and get services up and running. the assembly has been responsive. we had a good conference call today. they are trying to connect victims to services. the fact is if you see a transparent path to justice, you're more likely to come guard. that's true whether you are a staff person or a custodian in san francisco. or farm worker in fresno. >> what needs to happen systemically for the protection of women who come forward. and a clear consequence to deter future action. >> what with e need is zero

tolerance. we have my daughter who is here with us in studio. goes to public school in san francisco. they have 0 tolerance. it means you have a range of consequences. a reflection sheet or detention. suspension. you're a long way to expulsion. we can do the same thing. in these workplace settings. we have to change title 7. so you can name your perpetrator directly. and ban mandatory non-disclosure. and we have much better codes of conduct and interactive training at the start. everybody is clear this is the behavior that's acceptable. this is unacceptable. and just like juries do every day, make a choice based on the activity. >> all right. i'm glad you came back. and we got this interview done. obviously chair of the democratic party women's caucus. keep using the hash tag we said enough. is that what it is? >> we said enough.

me too. and trump too. >> all right. thank you. turn our attention to the weekend and the forecast. and spencer now with the weather. >> our mild weather continues. we have a few thin high clouds in the bright afternoon. and some haze mixing in there. smoke from the southern california fires continues to pour into the bay area. this is the view from mount. current temperature readings. 64 degrees in san francisco. oakland 62. 59 at mountain view. san jose 65. stunning view of the setting sun. at the western sky. 61 right now. napa. nevada 57 degrees. and 59 at livermore. one more live view from the rooftop here. looking at mostly clear skies. once again the haze is visible. we'll see sunny, hazy mild conditions the next few days. poor air quality.

because of the smoke from the southern california fires. and this mild dry pattern will continue through most of next week. over night look for a very familiar pattern. mainly clear skies a few thin high clouds. range from midto upper 30s. it will chilly. and as we look ahead to tomorrow the 12 hour planner shows we start the day with a chilly start in the early morning hours. as we have been all week long. 32 degrees in some of the coldest spots. by noon into the afternoon. we'll see hazy skies and mild ir conditions. with highs into the mid-60s. after the sunsets tomorrow afternoon. we'll see temperatures drop sharply again. highs tomorrow range from 66 half-moon way. to 66 across the bay and oakland. to mid-60s in the inland east bay. concord. north bay high of 68 expected. down south 70 degrees at san

jose. air quality cons to decline in some areas. poor tomorrow and sunday both days this weekend are spare the air days. this is what's happening in the atmosphere. high pressure is the dominant feature. forming a blocking pattern deflecting the storm track to the north. look for dry conditions near california. showers across the northern tier. heavier rain in the. mild much mild and average conditions through the entire 7-day forecast. the warmest days will be tomorrow and sunday. with inland highs around or above 70. going into mid-december. and it will stay in the upper 60s through next week. >> unusual appearance in the new star wars movie that keeps a part of carry fisher going. >> another first for space ex. what the private space company is (avo) when you have type 2 diabetes, you manage your a1c, but you also have a higher risk of heart attack or stroke.

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two months since devastating wild fires broke out across the north bay. people are turning to food banks after losing their homes. a $15,000 check to the redwood empire food bapg today. the food bank believes donations can help fire survivor ands others in need eat healthier foods. >> it's supports produce, and it's something that low income people don't buy. we are just delighted to be able to acquire fresh produce. >> food banks across the area will appreciate your help. you can donate. go online to find more about share the joy campaign. >> holiday lay away angels are back again. anonymous couple paid off $10,000 in orders for families at toys are us.

the money paid off the balance on 100 lay away accounts. >> another first for space ex. in a post today, musk revealed exlaunch on tuesday will use a previously used rocket and previously flown spacecraft. the private space company completed three flights with reused boosters and one with a recycled capsule. never both on the same mission. >> president trump insists the border wall will be built. >> we have to get rid of chain migration. and in addition to the the wall we have to toughen the borders more. >> that's not all. the hearing under way today about the legality of the muslim travel ban. >> a day of rage in the middle east

here are the stories making head lips. crews are battling six fears in southern california. at least 85 structures have burned in the wild fire that began yesterday. near san diego. in ventura county more than 400 structures have been destroyed. the thomas fire has burned 132,000 acres. and it is only 10% contained. according to to the national weather service a critical fire

weather threat is a concern through sunday and the air is unhealthy due to smoke. new details about the deadly school shooting yesterday in new mexico. a 74 year-old teacher barricaded a classroom door with a couch. to prevent the shooter from getting in. the constitutionality of the president's travel wan is being heard in federal court in virginia. that hearing comes days after the u.s. su proem court ruled the white house can fully enforce the ban. as two court challenges are being heard. live in washington with the latest. >> the supreme court may have allowed the trafl ban to go into full effect. that doesn't mean the legal fight is over. the lower courts battle it out. >> reporter: the fifrgt president trumps travel ban back in court. the president own tweets the subject of arguments on its legality. one judge saying. >> the president continued to make statements some people regard to be antimuslim.

>> reporter: another asking. >> do we just ignore reality and look at the legality to determine how to handle this case. >> reporter: the administration wants the fourth circuit to reverse a decision that blocked them from enforcing the ban from travelers from mostly muslim countries. north korea and venezuela are included but not part of the lawsuit. the combative questioning referring to president trumps retweets of inflammatory and competely false antimuslim videos posted by a british white nationalist group. at the time the white house says it doesn't matter if the videos are accurate in court the government argued while the president tweets are official stalt statements the content is not legally relevant. based on analysis that found. >> eight countries have inadequate information sharing practices or other risk factors. >> it's clear on the record the

president continued to make statements of hostility. towards muslim. >> reporter: earlier this week the su preerm kopreme courtpremt ban to go into full >> the judges acknowledge during the hearing that whatever their decision the supreme court will have the final say. >> any idea on a time line for the lower courts decision? >> the lower courts are expected to make the decision in the coming weeks that hay lous to whoever loses to appeal it to the supreme court. to make the decision by june when the term ends. >> president trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capitol of israel and move the u.s. embassy there sparked new violence in the region. >> war planes struck military targets in the strip. after palestinian militants

fired rockets into israel. the air strikes injured 15. two were killed and dozens were injured. in what was billed as a day of rage. we have the story from jerusalem. >> reporter: in the old city, today muslim prayers teed up to be a flash point. >> frd prayer just ended. tons and tons of people are streaming out of mosque. so far -- >> reporter: it's started off fairly calm chl the israel military holding back. >> there is security spread out in the old city. you can see them. compared to other times of tension it's relatively light. no barriers. there was no age restrictions today. >> reporter: and then as the israel military put up barriers the palestinian crowdsom seemed snap. our camera man gets caught in the thick of it. but keeps rolling.

we run into this pal stinen antique shop. it doesn't stop. here's the view from the outside. streets are quiet and we're inside. there were more flare ups across jerusalem. in gaz sa. one palestinian has been shot and killed by troops. fiery protests in the west bank. from jar don to indonesia. >> across the region. thousands turned out to protest. for this city. palestinians are not looking -- >> in san francisco the group if not now, protest of the president decision to recognize jerusalem as the capitol of israel. that group is. >> a spending bill to avoid a government shut down. it will cope the federal

government running through december 22. the president signed the bill after the house and senate acted to prevent a government shut down this weekend. white house and congressional leader are still negotiating a long term agreement. mix bag in latest jobs report. on the positive side the economy group at a solid 3.3% in the most recent quarter. the best since 2014. another positive the labor department says 228,000 jobs were added last month. the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%. remains at a 17 year low. on the downside wages barely budged at all. up.0.2%. annual rate of 2.5%. low r than what analysts predicted. >> why sitting too much could make all that exercise you do a was waste. plus goats and beer. it's turning out to be a toasty mix for brewers.

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let's start with penny from brent wood. >> look. if you're still paying off an autoloan or have a leased car. that your lien holder requires you carry the coverage. you don't have a choice. if your vehicle is paid off. comprehensive coverage is optional. what i suggest is everyone use the 10% rule. for instance if your car is worth $3,000 and you have a $500 deductible your pay out would be $2,500. if your premium cost more than $250 or 10%. or more a year. it's time to consider dropping the coverage. you need to ask and find out how pthe one time i was going to drp it. it was so cheap. my agent said really? okay i'll keep it. >> i'm set it to retire soon should i pay off my mortgage or leave the cushion in the bank. >> congratulations on your upcoming retirement.

and congratulations for thinking ahead. most prefer to pay off their homes into retirement. with the theory it's one less thing to worry about. if you have plen it of o money coming in the tax write off might be beneficial. however. you need to keep in mind as you pay down your loan your tax deduction will get smaller and smaller. talk with a financial advisor before making a final decision before you retire. one rule is you want to lot of cash on hand. if you can afford to make the payment i like having the stash. >> we're considering granite counter tops but have seen articles citing possible health issues. >> probably not. the environmental protection agency reports radon. and radiation emissions attributed to granite aren't high. although maybe your slab some spikes do occur. other sources like radon dm the soil beneath homes are

common. it's extremely unlikely granite counter tops in homes could increase the radiation dose above normal background levels. but it's a big enough concern for you i can going with another material. my buddy, larry. suggests quartz. >> i'll come install it. i'm mr. fix it. >> okay. look. if you have a question for me or larry about quartz. record a 10 to 15 second long video. use the hash tag ask finny. and the quartz is good looking. >> we'll take care of the back splash also. >> who knew. >> larry does good work. and he's cheap. a look at live doppler 7. thin high clouds over bright skies. we have haze. smoke from the fires continues to move up into our area. we have a spare the air alert.

for the next two days. over night look for mostly clear skies and tloemps in the 30s. inland and mainly 40s around the bay. tomorrow high range from mid-60s at the coast to midand upper 60s about everywhere else. maeb 70 or above in inland areas. and once again we'll talk about air quality. it will be poorest in north bay tomorrow and sunday. so we have spare the air alert. moderate air quality is expected if other regions of the bay area. 7-day forecast. we'll have seven sunny days. dry days. mild days with high temperatures well above average all the way through the 7-day forecast. especially this weekend. when we'll probably see 70 degrees or higher in the warmest inland locations. >> all right. star wars the last jed i hits theaters. actually her dog as well.

check this out. that's fishers therapy dog making cameo. in special make up. a fan spotted him in the promotion photograph. up until her death last december. the last jed i is produced by lucas films. >> a run on bullets. why some california gun owners are buying up ammo before a new law takes effect. flu season already off to a rough and rather ear

we have breaking news from the state capitol. a assemblyman will resign at the end of the year. he announced this today. the los angeles democrat is accuse of pushing a lobbyist into a bathroom and masturbating in front of her. he denies that. and also denies a former colleague claim that he made derogatory comments and created a hostile work envoirmt. he told the be he's leaving to focus on clearing his name. >> a big change coming to hunters and recreational shooters in california. starting january 1, buying ammunition online and having a it shipped will be more expensive and complicated.

>> live in walnut creek with reaction from gun owners and >> in some online ammunition sellers they they're seeing speak spikes of 80% or more o sales of california. people are stocking up ahead of the new law. that means that no longer will they be able to deliver ammunition directly to your home. t going to be more complicated than that. >> reporter: the new ammunition laws will effect gun stores. he can owns city arms. he says the biggest impact will be on people who order ammunition online. starting january 1st. >> somebody buys on loin and the ammunition has to be shipped to the gun store. and gun dealer. and the person comes in and pays fee and picks it up. >> reporter: the store has to get a state venn tor license and the fee would add $10 to the purchase price. currently people can order

thousand of round online and have it delivered directly to their homes. critics say that's on open invitation for violent criminals. supporters say it will limit the ammunition bought. alex who works in security says he saved lot offense money buying the am nix he needs for training online. he doesn't want his face shown. >> i don't believe i should have to pay extra. >> reporter: thom has never bought online. but doesn't like the law. >> it's harder for everybody in general. and they'll make it big fuss about it. >> reporter: the owner say the law is so complicated and so few regulations have been issued. that. >> we have in the dark. >> reporter: he adds charging a fee for the time and trouble of processing, lock up and storing private online orders doesn't make sense for his business. and he won't be taking part.

>> i have my own inventory to deal with. dealing with someone else and keeping track of someone els purchases. it's not worth it. >> some say they'll stop taking orders as of december 24th. that allows shipping time to get ammunition to california between january 1. here's another weird quirk in the law. because people aren't on the same page exactly with the details. apparently one person giving or selling ammunition to another person will also have to take it to a gun store to make the transfer. under the new law. thank you. homemade guns are under new scrutiny after a gunman killed five people last month. kevin neil used a homemade rifle to kill hids wife and four other people. hand crafted weapons are legal in california. as long as they're strergeed. many of the so called ghost guns don't have serial numbers and go

unregistered. more regulations will only lead to more ghost guns. >> by the government cracking down on this, and trying to suppress a right that is existed since the foundation of the country. they are going to grow the black market in the guns. >> governor brown passed legislation last year that requires gun builder to apply for a serial number with the state. for all weapons starting next july. president trump says wells far go bank will be held accountable for cheating customers. the president tweeting today. fines sp penalties for the bad acts against customers and others will not be dropped. if anything substantially increased. the bank is facing tens of millions in fines because of mortgage lending abuse. the president's new head of the consumer financial protection bureau is reviewing whether the bank should have to pay the fines. just when you thought you were safe with the newest

iphone. apple is expected to release three more next year. according to to business insider, one of the phones will be a larger version of the iphone 10. another will be a so called midrange version. with a less expensive screen to lower the cost. the new phones may pack larger batteries. apple is close to purchasing the music recognition the deal maybe worth 4 h$400 million. >> a steep increase in flu activity. the this according to to the center for disease control latest data. since november the rate of flu activity is jumped and now higher than usual. especially in the south. there have been over 800 flu related hospitalizations over all.

recommends everybody six months and older get vaccinated. only injectable flu shots are recommendation for use this season. bad news for people who sit around a lot at work. new research indicates too much sitting down can be bad for you. even it you exercise regularly. the more you sit the grater the risk of premature death. cancer and diabetes. experts say to mitigate the harmful effects you should exercise at least 60 minutes a day. and while you're at work or watching tv. stand for a few minutes every half hour. perfect example. >> i'm doing the rest of the segment standing up. everything old is new again. especially when it beer. >> the secret weapon on four legs that's giving some brewers

a taste of the future. coming up next at five. >> for the second time. it's a lot harder. >> really tough. emotions spills over after disasters destroy two family homes. the lesson that all families should know about. >> enough is enough. what's going on. >> why local firefighters tweet this out. saying professionalism has no boundaries. the

tonight in prime time. 8:00 once upon a time followed by marvels agent of shield. at 10 catch 2020. and abc news at 11. there's a brewery. they have secret weapons. they have four legs and a taste for grass. we explain. >> this is what the germans call the noble aroma. and stick your nose in there. it smells like a good beer. >> reporter: even die hard craft beer drinkers likely haven't been in a field of hops. most craft brewers don't grow them. he does. workers have hard to find. >> when donald trump was elected he closed the effectively the border with mexico. causing a huge labor problem for

us. >> reporter: brewer says he couldn't find hands to help. instead, he found hoovs. >> if you look through old hop growing text. you'll see sheep in hop yard. they do things normally we do by hand or tractor. these are my kids. >> reporter: he says his flock clears weeds, fertilizes soil and plays a role in making the bore taste better. >> they'll pluck off pretty much head high. on the hop vine. and that can infuse the higher hops with more flavor. >> reporter: plus they make the drive down i 80 a whole lot cuter. >> sometimes with the traffic i see heads turning. i bought my first sheep and it was like love >> that is so bizarre. who knew.

thanks for joining us. abc 7 news at 5 starts right now. officer just out of the academy shoots and kills an unarmed suspect. why the body cam video wasn't activated sooner. sky 7 is every head as a car crashes on top of a fire hydrant. into a truck. one man is arrested and a pedestrian is killed. new images from a drone. to successfully arrest a psych patient who escaped. how a theft during the dam crisis led to watch now slow motion video from a police body camera. it shows a police officer raising his gun before fatally shooting a suspected carjacker. good evening. >> police now say one officer never activated his body camera

the the other did. after the shooting incident. which is why there's no audio prior to and during the shooting. >> we have new details tonight. >> reporter: charles says he and his wife still can't believe their only son is gone. last friday san francisco police say he carjacked a california state lottery van. and led officers on a pursuit. to the housing projects. he slowed the van. jumped out and ran towards a marked vehicle. in this video, slowed down. you can see the officer in the passenger seat fire his weapon. from inside his vehicle. police have said o neil was not armed. >> not at all. he didn't have a pistol. nothing. >> didn't even have a knife. >> reporter: the officer was just daying out of the academy. >> he didn't know what he was doing. >> a field tra