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 training officer

driving. >> reporter: chief william scott says the field training officer did not activate his body camera. the officer who fired the fatal shot activate td his after the shooting incident. which is why there's video. but no audio. >> when you turn the camera on. it goes back 30 seconds. so the video will be captured by the sound starts when you turn it on. >> reporter: according to to policy. officers shall activate during a vehicle pursuit. neither officer in this case did. >> as a result we don't have critical evidence that could have told the whole story of what happened. >> reporter: san francisco public defender says his office has shared several instances with chief scott of officers not turning on the cameras when they are required to. >> we'll continue the investigation. and have to made the policy and if they were violated. >> he will be missed.

>> we're learning that patient who escaped from the psych hospital last night tried to do it again today. but was unsuccessful. 24 year-old escaped from the hospital around 6:30 p.m. beginning a wild chain of events. sheriffs arrested him an hour after he got out. but what happened during that time is remarkable. authorities say it began with two carjacks. he allegedly crashed this first stolen car. who i will fighting with a 15 year-old passenger. the victim in the second carjacking was bitten. as his keys were stolen. eventually had ran onto the interstate on foot. with deputies close behind. >> he jumped on the flaefs struck by a car at 65 miles per hour. amazingly survived that collision. went flying into the air. and got up off the groupd and ran again. away from our deputies. and was able to flee. >> deputies found him hiding in the bushes with help from a

drone with their imaging technology. with only a broken arm. drug use maybe to blame for this accident that killed a man and put the driver under arrest. tragedy struck. chris win is in fremont. >> reporter: in fremont a sense of sadness grips this bustling neighborhood. >> when i saw it, it was just i couldn't believe my eyes. >> reporter: a neighbors completely stunned after a deadly crash. >> you could hear the big boom and water everywhere. >> reporter: the crash happened just before 10:00 this morning. fremont police say the driver of a nissan rogue collided with a back of a trailer that was lawfully parked on the side of the road. killing a 44 year-old man. trying to moou a piano. we were at the scene as police

used their drone to gather evidence. >> to have somebody lose their life in this manner is tragic. and on top of everything else going on today. >> reporter: the 57 year-old driver was taken to a hospital. where investigators had probable cause to arrest him for driving under the influence of drugs. victim died at the scene. >> people are out here all the time. people live here. this is a shopping area, a residential area. a business area. so there's lots of people and activity. >> this video from drone view 7 shows an proximation of what police saw as they use their drone. speeding has been a problem in the area. >> you'll always hear honking. especially there. that's people just don't pay attention and obviously this an ample. >> reporter: anyone with information is urged to call police. a worker was critically hurt

on a barge in san francisco bay this afternoon. sky 7 was over the scene. after the worker was rushed to the hospital. a san francisco fire boat on training exercise heard the call for help. details about what happened are not clear. sky p flew over a warehouse fire in livermore today. smoke pouring from the roof. firefighters had a hard time accessing lt building. they ta there was a lot of stuff stored high up close to the ceiling. and here's another look at the roof from sky 7. you can see what looks like an orange glow coming through the vicinit vent. it's not clear what started the fire. crews dealt with a huge garage fire. it broke out on gemini road. firefighters say neighbors reported hearing explosions. no word on what caused thep. no one was hurt. in san francisco. smoke billowed from this house on 16th avenue.

something apparently went wroj with the drier. four people are out of the home as a result. the fire department tweeted the pictures. later in the city. firefighters were called out to ash ton avenue. a car crashed into a building and sheered off the gas meter. you can see the right side of the house is just collapsed. scary. questioning the leadership of the jails. after another correctional officer is arrested for misconduct. a guard was arrested for sending photographs to a teenage girl. this is the latest black eye for the sheriffs department. >> reporter: at 23 years old. hopper work td as a correctional officer at the main jail. police just arrested him after he allegedly sent elicit photographs of hips to a 17 year-old girl and asked her to do the same. >> that raises the question of how are they vetting folks to bring in there to be the guards? should there be people who are

older than that who have more maturity more experience in the world? what has been implemented. >> reporter: retired judge chaired the independent over sight commission which was formed after three correction mall officers beat mentally ill inmate to death. the commisson recommended a change in leadership at the jail and a permanent over sight committee should be established. in that time there's been more accusations of use of force. inmates escaped and last month inmates escaped from custody at the courthouse. >> confidence ntd law enforcement institution. they need to know there's somebody on watch. and we're looking to create that somebody on watch. >> reporter: supervisor says the county has been looking over 623 rejss on how to improve the jail. >> when things like this happen the sheriff has held individuals accountable. she started a reform plan. 18 months ago. and she's made significant head way.

>> reporter: sources say hopper was a probation area officer and since been let go by the sheriffs office. a vote on forming an over sight committee is expected to happen in january. northern california man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for looting during the dam emergency last february. john jr. pleaded no contest to first degree residential burglary. the looting happened while 200,000 people were evacuated because of concerns the damage to the spill way might cause flooding. his lon sentence was issued under the three strikes law. >> one teenager is under arrest for two home burglaries and they have good leads on six other suspects. police say the two burglaries took place on october 30. two homes were ransacked. investigators say the surveillance video helped identify one teenager carrying a

bag. the 17 year-old teenager from san jose later admitted to taking part. police encourage the other six to turn themselves in. oakland man is under arrest for breaking into five cars in the parking lot of barts mcarture station. an alert customer saw him smashing windows and pulling on car doors yesterday afternoon. the customer flagged down a nearby bart officer. who quickly detained freedman. all stolen property was returned. a lot more to come. twice a couple scrolls through pictures of a home lost in the southern california wild fire. that comes two months after they lost their homes in the north bay. the one thing they learned that everyone should know about. also. the fire fight down south. once again we're live on the fire lines. >> i'll have the latest from the fire lines in terms of the weather. plus a look at whether this dry hazy pattern is sticking around for the weekend.

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this is the thomas fire. in ventura county. you see flames and smoke shooting out. the fire has grown to more than 200 square miles. that's four times the size of san francisco. containment however is 10%. the aerial assault on the fire is fierce. and the city of oh hi is right in the middle of the fire fight. fire has burned or is burning all around the tiny town. that's where reporter from our sister station is live right now. >> we just got back from where the blaze is burning outside of

o hi. in a are emote location. firefighters dealing with the blaze and dealing with very narrow canyon roads. and rock slides. because of the fire. as you can see around us i'm not sure if you can tell it's dashlg now. we're covered in a blanket of smoke. even though we're a smile away from the blaze. it's raining ash. and it's not -- >> reporter: unpredictable flames glow on a hillside. this part of the thomas fire is just one section of the massive blaze. officials say the fire is inching north and west towards the santa barbara county line. while crews work to protect homes in ventura. and other parts of ventura county. officials estimae 400 structures have been destroyed like the hawaiien village parts. >> the people who live in apartments that lost the little bit they have. that's sad. >> 88,000 people have been

evacuated on just this fire. about the equal of relocating the entire city of santa barbara. the flame ts showing no signs of losing steam. despite a lull in the high winds. >> and firefighters are expecting critical fire weather over the next tu days. so they're still on high >> thank you. a bayer area couple that lost their home in the north bay fires watched in horror as the home they recently left also burned to the ground. a house they felt they might return to some day. we have the story from rose. >> reporter: like thousands of other people. they lost their home in the north bay fire. exactly two months ago. their split level was one of many levelled in the fountain

grove neighborhood. >> there was a like a 20 foot tall tree. lit up like a torch. i realize this is really bad. >> reporter: that was bad enough. >> i'm watching the house burn. it's horrible. >> reporter: then. it happened again. on tuesday. the house they left behind in ventura just six months ago the one they rented out hoping to return to some day also burned to the ground. . wongs saw it in flames on the web site of a southern california tv station. >> it was surreal. more like numb. is this really happeneding to us for the second time? it's a lot harder. because you know it could happen. >> reporter: to make matters worse they learn their insurance agent gave them bad advice and they were under insured in both places. >> that's the first thing i

thought about. when the fire happened. i haven't increased my insurance down there. >> reporter: the wongs figure out whether they can afford to rebuild. either house. they also have to decide if they want to. >> the road to recovery is long. and might be hard. we'll get there >> now take a look at this picture of the hazy sky. we're told this is smoke from the wild fires in southern california. there is a spare the air alert in the bay area for the next couple days. meteorologist will have more in just a few minutes. and 22 san francisco firefighters are on the lines of the creek fire in los angeles. credited with saving an entire neighborhood. they also tweeted out the pictures of an important rescue mission. after sharing a snack the strike team made sure this pig got to safety. some of the teams firefighters just happened to be experienced ranchers. hunger never takes a

holiday. many of you stepped up during the season to help feed your neighbors around the bay area. presented a $15,000 check to the redwood empire food bank today. it's helping more people than usual. following octobers wild fires in the north bay. you can help fire survivors and others. go online to find out about the share the joy campaign. babe ruth of japan is heading to california. today he agreed to sign with the angels. the 23 year-old can throw a 102 miles per hour fast ball. and smash home runs too. he will try to become the first two way star since yankees slugger babe ruth. you'll get a chance to see his first game. the angels open at the coliseum against the a's.

>> i do want to show you what's ahead. as far as the weekend is concerned. tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. it will be chilly. especially in the inlapd valleys. high clouds passing through. low 30s through the upper 40s. hazy sunshine. and we'll keep the temperatures in the 50s, 60s by 5:00 p.m. lock at this live picture. from the santa cruz camera. notice the smoke? it's a combination of smoke and high clouds from the southern california wild fires. here are some of the clouds on live doppler 7. i wish i could say there's rain coming to help us out. also help the firefighters on the fire lines. not going to happen. a red flag warning in effect until sunday at 8:00 p.m. over 7 million people impacted by that red flag warning. fire danger running extreme. the smoke from the fires seen here on satellite has been slowly drifting our way. it reaches our area again today. this is the second day in a row

bauds of the clock wise flow. and that pattern going to be with us. do expect more smoke in the coming days. it is breezy in southern california. not quite as strong in terms of wind as we have seen in day past. 8:00 tonight you'll see 25 miles per hour winds. we head into tomorrow and the wind will be begin to increase to 34 miles per hour. ventura by 11:00 p.m. and we head into sunday afternoon. wind will taper but remain on the gusty side. beautiful view from the tower camera. look at san francisco. that's a million dollar view. in the 50s oakland. 63 half-moon bay. we look toward downtown san francisco. in the 50s to livermore. and one other live picture. the clouds. poor air quality this weekend.

dry mild pattern through next week. so here's your air quality sad and sunday. spare the air alerts are up. poor air quality for sunday and sunday in the north bay. the rest moderate air quality. tonight is spare the air. wood burning is banned. what's blocking the storms from getting here. this area of high pressure. woel remain dry the next two weeks. any rain will be to the north and east. you have to go back east to get the stormy pattern. here in the bay area we'll go with the morning chill. especially inland valleys. that's the only sign of december. low 30s to the upper 40s. a few high clouds. and the afternoon hazy sun in the south bay. mild. low 70s to gilroy. on the peninsula. downtown san francisco 66 degrees. as you look at the north temperatures in the 60s. well above average. 66 napa. in the east bay mid-60s.

oakland. inland another hazy day. if you have respiratory issues good idea to avoid prolonged exposure outside. 65 concord. 7-day forecast. it is going to be a spare the air again for tomorrow. mid-60s to low 70s. hazy mild temperatures dip a bit. for your sunday. only to come back again on monday. you see the variation is so minor. from day-to-day. bottom line is, smoky skies through sunday which is why a spare the air is up. and we'll brighten things up and hopefully clear up as the wind switch direction. we are expecting no rain for the next two weeks. could be even up to christmas. you can down load the app. keep track. today all about having a few laughs. that's next. >> coming up the massive

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a breaking news update. >> the oakland city workers union just announced that the strike will go on indefinite will. >> they jekted the city claim of an impasse and say they are done negotiating. and will keep striking. this means service disruption will continue through the weekend. we'll have more for you at 6. >> also coming up. this is not good. a north bay city reopens fire season because of the lack of rain. and residents are being asked to help out. >> shopping online may save you money. look out. you maybe getting hit with fees that you probably don't know about. all that is coming up in a half hour at 6:00. >> if you hear a little ringing in your ear when you're out and about, you're not imagining it sfwl the salvation army bell ringers hit the sidewalks today to kick off the christmas

fundraiser drive. >> volunteers also signed up to take a turn ringing the bell and manning the familiar kettles. if you're willing to join in with a donation. there's a special opportunity tomorrow. >> every $20 bill put in a kettle here in san francisco will be matched by other donors to help us help people during christmas time and every day throughout the year. >> speaking of the volunteer spirit. abc 7 reporter joined in. as the celebrity bell ridger. in the blue coat. with the help of a few generous passers by. way to go. >> good job. world news is coming up next. >> we appreciate your time. hope to see you again at 6.