live where you live, this is abc 7 news. hey, hey, ho, ho, where did all the money go. >> angry parents and teachers worried about what's next after a controversial budget cut goes from proposeal to reality. >> the oakland school board approved $9 million in budget cuts in the pas hour. what's still being decided is how many employees stand to lose their job. >> and how individual are schools stand to be affected by this. our reporter is on the story. >> reporter: parents, students, teachers and staff are fighting mid-school year budget cuts in the oakland unified school district. >> bottom line is the

administration's finances have been so messed up for so long and nobody has had any accountability for it. >> protesters have packed this meeting, there is standing room oath. only. and there's a protest on the 19th. >> trying to avoid state receivership superintendent proposed a school board cut $9 million down from $15.1 million estimate. $5.2 million would come from the central office. >> right now there's a number of lay offs, dozens, a majority of managers. >> teacher's association fear classified class members may also be laid off. >> we are going against these cuts to the lowest paid workers in the district. >> $3.8 million could be cut

from the sites. >> those cuts at the schools have been left up to the administration. >> principals be tasked with making the cuts. school board voted 6-1 in favor of the budget cuts. in oakland abc 7. san francisco is releasing details about the memorial service of mayor ed lee who died suddenly yesterday. a memorial celebration will be held at 3:00 p.m. at city hall. events are open to the public. as the city heals from the sudden loss of mayor lee, attention to the jucne election and who might be his successor, actor mayor saying the focus is to keep the city running smoothly as possible. she didn't say she will run for

mayor next year. only former senator mark runo who faces an election much sooner. >> i was planning two years of campaigning now will be a mere six months so all of the work i've been doing this past year is even more beneficial. >> other potential candidates, david khu ran in 2011. supervisor jane kim ran for state senate but loss. city attorney and supervisor mark farrell. >> and oakland hills street will remaven closed indefinitely at the one block stretch of snake road closed due to damage done by a fire. crews need more time to evaluate the damage and fix the pavement. impacts residents on snake near armor drive. some residents may need to take a detour. the fcc is just hours away from voting to a repeal land

mark neutrality routes established by president obama. >> critics say what is at stake a free open internet. >> despite the public outcry there appeals to be enough volts to repeat net neutrality. >> three out of five fcc commissioners will vote to revoke rules most americans support but big companies hate, companies like at&t or comfortabcomcast will be anyone to block or slow internet traffic. >> not like tomorrow a switch will be flipd. >> this is a senior technologists who she's eventually the repeal of net neutrality will effect everyone from companies to consumers. >> you might see internet provider say if you want to a

access facebook you will need to pay extra. you may also see different speeds. >> former lawyer for verizon is spear heading the repeal and calling the criticism against this plan hysteria saying it closes the divide in more invest ment in high speed infrastructure but sonic is not buying it, they will not be taking advantage of the expected rule changes. >> it goes philosophically against what we stand for. we've always had a free and open internet and we'll always have a free open internet. that's something we fundamentally believe in. >> so do a number of organization that's are now plachbi planning to sue. abc 7. tonight a republican state lawmaker in kentucky accused of sexual assault has

life. an autopsy will be done tomorrow morning . former contestant leaving as white house communications director for the office of the public liaison. sarah sanders says rosa resigned yesterday other sources say she was fired. two sources confirm she had to be escorted off the white house grounds. you can hear what happened direct hi from her tomorrow. she will be interviewed exclusively on good morning america starting at 7:00 right after abc 7 morning. the tax reform rush to put on president trump's desk. tonight the leaders on the verge of a compromise. >> we are so close right now. so close.

in fact almost -- maybe we shouldn't talk about it. >> republicans on the verge of a big win on tax reform that would give president trump his first major edge will slaltilegislati victory. >> americans will see lower taxes and bigger paychecks beginning in february just two short months from now. >> dropping the current tax 35% to 21%. and cap the mortgage interest deductions at $750,000. repeal the obamacare mandate to require all americans to have insurance and lower the tax 345i7bd ate from 39% to 37%. could add more than $1.5 trillion to nation's debt. on capitol hill protests. >> kill this bill! >> and oppositions from democrats who insist the bill

will benefit the wealthy. >> the republican tax bill is one that ebenezer scrooge would love a big bahum-bug. >> proceeding with this tax bill will be a dramatic, dramatic death nail for the republican party in 2018. >> the pressure is on for the g.o.p. to pass the bill before they lose that key vote. abc 7 news new york. a man arrested at a small airfield when police found $150,000 of marijuana in the single engine plane that he was running. local police were tipped off by the department of homeland security that there was something systuspicious about t

plane. 38 pounds were recovered. he's in jail on $100,000 bail. today a trailer made it's debut. >> 1517 to paris was directed by clint eastwood following the saga of sacramento airman spencer stone and state senior anthony sad lettle r. the film hits theaters february 9th . much more ahead tonight. a special flury hits the streets. >> santa clause hilts the streets and we reveal the elves behind this gift-giving extravaganza.

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city tonight instead of a.. sleigh used >> jolly ol' st. nick hadn't delivered toys to families that needed extra help there year. >> it's a blessing to see their faces. what can i say. it's just beautiful. >> of course savanta g. can't d it alone got a lot of help from the fire department and sheriff department and police department. >> when the big man shows up, sometimes they don't look at the gifts they just look at santa, he's here, he's really here. >> a pleasure to go out there and see the kid's faces. >> the team's are delivering gifts to 750 families this year, an estimated 10 to 12,000 toys.

>> for christmas you were on the nice list. who . >> matt wilson enlisted his own kids to help with deliveries. >> they get to see kids that don't have as much as they do. i think that's important. >> santa is not done yet this is the first of three nights of deliveries. >> thank you. >> your welcome. >> in redwood city abc 7. >> how nice is that. >> yeah. >> now a different sort of toy this one for grown ups. >> yes wrapped and neatly bowed several people very deserving received brand new used cars. >> you can see the excitement and tears as they were unveiled they were totalled, fixed and donated to those who need it the most. >> that's right. every year dozens apply and mike's auto body in antioch with

insurance companies have been making it a tradition for 16 years, given out more than 70 cars in total. makes a huge difference for people who need that transportation. >> absolutely lifelong. good work there. not long ago in a field not away this is great. >> a 11-year-old boy and tractor created this rebel alliance symbol from "star wars." >> they used a disc plow to make the art piece pop out more. abc 7 spoke with the sixth grader. >> if you have a big backyard and new tractor got to do something with it. and i'm a big fan of "star wars." >> now took he and his father a total of four weeks to create this, which is seven acres and 200 yards wide.

it's huge. they welcome all fans to check if out but is best viewed from above. which is why we sent sky 7 to get a look. >> when you create that you deserve to go to the premier. >> and they didn't do it for that they just love the film. let's talk about the weather dpoerk. >> if you like cold in the morning you've been loving it. >> right now we have mainly clear skies. good viewing for the meteor shower going on right now. look in the southwestern sky, farther you are from urban lights the better view you will get. we have mainly clear skies as i mentioned. few high clouds around. just a lovely evening although a chimy one. chilly one. 52 in san francisco. mid 40s in oakland. 38 in gill rye. 52 at half moon bay.

you can see how chilly it is inland. 38 in santa rosa. napa 37. mid 30s in novato. fairful 36. and central tower in san francisco. cold overnight and early tomorrow morning. mild afternoon once again. tomorrow will be our seventh consecutive spare the air day. air quality will improve by the end of the week. let's talk about the overnight chill lows of 29 at ukiah and fairfield. napa 31. snta rosa mid 30s. 38 in san jose. 36 in morgan hill. oakland at 36 desegregation even near the bay will be quite chilly. but then tomorrow afternoon sunny and hazy and mild with highs in the mid to upper 60s from coast to bay to inland. air quality, another spare the air day, poorest air will be in

the north bay and on the coast in the central bay but improving moderate air across the bay on friday and good air o and saturday in some place so that's good news. let's look ahead just a bit, look at where we can expect our next chance of rain. not tomorrow but getting into next wednesday, december 20th, there's a chance of a little brit of light rain november bits of light ravin moving down the coast line. covering all of the bay by next friday. let's hope that scenario holds up here's the 7 day. once again air quality will improve on friday.

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abc 7 sports. good evening giants and a's quiet in florida but oakland reported to be close to a deal to acquiring outfielder steven piscotti who grew up in pleasanton went on to stanford he can play all three outfield positions, struggled last season hitting .235. can pick it in the oughtfield in 2016 hit .273 with 22 bombs.bom.

cardinals desire him to get back to the bay area because his mother is suffering from als. so being home was a priority. classy move by st. louis. >> jimmy g making his first start at leavi's stadium on sunday. he wanted to correct one thing he used the term niner nation on sunday and learned the fans leer are known as the faithful. >> it will be fun. our own fans, the faithful, i fountd out, got some heat for saying 49ers nation but the faithful are an awesome fan ba fun to get in front of them sunday. it's a comforting feeling, been here a little over a month now. the team is so welcoming when i

first got here. makes everything so much easier. >> the 3-10 niners have optimism while raiders are wallowing in the reality of 6-7. raiders imploded on sunday a must win game at kc they got to win final three games. expecting a better game at home versus dallas on sunday. >> stand by how i felt. i was hot. got to be honest. i put way too much effort to go out and not play my best. i was prepared. saw the coverage easily. all of the things i said before the game i stand by. i was definitely upset. my wife and kids did a good job bringing me back. >> got to see this, she has guts he has touch chipping over her

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the update this friday. >> great. be sure to do that. we appreciate your time. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight, terry bradshaw, from "the mayor," yvette nicole brown, hosts of the rose parade cord and tish, and a special musical performance from john legend. and now, i solemnly swear, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. very nice. thanks, everybody. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank for coming. it's good to have you here. it's good to be here. uh last night, you know, last night there was real concern the voters in alabama would put an alleged child molester and bigot and