live where you live this is abc 7 news. >> winds are gusting, putting firefighters on high alert. thanks for joining us. >> we're already seeing the weather do some damage out there. take a look at tis video from redwood city. a giant redwood tree came down on skyline boulevard. also took out some power lines. >> a giant redwood tree came down off -- that's the wrong

place. in vallejo, pge and was busy trying to get the electricity back in. >> and the winds made for rough conditions in sausalito today. numerous boats broke through and they had had to pull some people out televise water there. for a look at the conditions right now. >> those winds are certainly active today. winds across the region are strongest as you move south and inland. 28 in oakland. augusta, 23 in livermore. and these winds if you stepped outside, you kind of feel they're actually kind of warm. and they're drying out our atmosphere. relative humidity is dangerously low because of the teens. we have a red flag warning that is still in effect. this continues until tomorrow morning before they bring us

dangerously low humidity. and any fires that could potentially start -- we'll show you when the winds calm down. >> thanks. now in the north bay anxiety levels are high with people who experience the terrifying wild fires last october. the return of high fire danger is bringing back painful memories. abc 7 news reporter live in santa rosa with details on this. cornell. >> i got to say it's been very windy up here all day long, putting many folks on edge. first responders all across santa rosa now on red flag alurt. >> it brings up a lot of angst because it's very blustery. >> there was no ignoring high winds at this special holiday giving event in santa rosa.

>> we're trying to stay relatively calm and not be upset by it but it's kind of hard not to. >> it's an all too painful reminder of monster fire storm leaving neighborhoods in ashes. >> there's very low relative humidity. so everything's super dry. >> reporter: battalion chief says all fire stations on alert. summer fire fighting equipment is now back in service. >> these are 1 h-foot rolls and they're able to deploy them and charge off. >> reporter: between it low relative humidity and the high winds, that could equate to a situation that could be dangerous and so that's why the santa rosa fire department's on alert. >> reporter: tweeting we're taking several proactive measures including

fire iengines back to summer-tie mode. abc 7 news. and developing news now out of southern california where more evacuations are being ordered because of the massive thomas fire. it started in ventura county and spreading rapidly in santa barbara county. they're heading towards the upscale community. 10 ozf thousands have been evacuated since this fire started nearly two weeks ago. >> these winds are real squirrely right now. they're coming down from the north but they're really swirling around. it's making a tough time to get in here and do any good. >> the fire has destroyed more than 700 homes and killed one firefight firefighter. it is the third largest wild fire in state history. >> hundred hads of protesters have countered a planned march against sanctuary cities. >> i'm here supporting our president and standing up against it radical left that supports protecting criminal

aliens at the expense of american citizens. >> abc 7 news was in union square as they called to end sanctuary cities to protect americans. the group was met with dozens of demonstrators resisting their message. >> we're here to stand up to anti-immigrant bigotry and say no to donald trump and his whole racist program of demonizing and deporting our immigrant brothers and sisters. >> san francisco stirred an already heated debate when he was charged with shooting and killing kate steinle. they released him before the shooting without turning him over to immigration authorities. tomorrow san francisco will hold a public memorial service for the late mayor ed lee. his body lie in state in the city rotunda. the doors are supposed to enter

at 2:00 p.m. service set to begin at 3:00. they plan to have -- standing room only upstairs. there's a long list of speakers including willy brown, senator dianne fine stein and congresswoman, nancy pelosi. if kwoud rr like the see the memorial but cannot attend, we'll have live coverage right here starting at 3:00 p.m. as well as on our abc 7 news app. happening right now aquatic park in san francisco is still closed because of sea lion attacks. abc 7 news was there as the signs went up friday warning people not to go in the water. a man was bitten in the lower body area as he was swimming in the cove yesterday. he managed to make it to shore without help. at last check he was still in the hospital recovering from his injuries. bart is back to normal after major delays this morning. police have two investigations

going in san francisco, one at the powell street station and another at it 16th streetd station. powell street station was closed for a time and trains were not stopping at 16th street. investigations were wrapped up quickly and service was restored. hayward police are trying to identify people -- they posted these pictures on their facebook page showing the suspects and the device they're accused of rigging up and microchips and a camera to capture the pin pad. they're crediting a gas station employee with spotting the suspicious activity. final tax reform votes are expected to be held in congress next week. it's expected to pass but pt president trump is taking no chances. >> reporter: president trump defending his tax reform plan saturday. >> everybody's going to benefit but i think the greatest benefit is for jobs and the middle

income. >> reporter: not so say the democrats. >> it shifts important tax benefits from middle class and working families to the rich and to corporate interests. >> reporter: the president pushing back. >> the democrats -- you know the standard sound bite. they talk about for the wealthy. >> reporter: republicans appear to have the vote for passage after two key senators noes turned to yeses. but recent polls were revealed show a majority of americans are opposed to the plan. >> i think it republicans have fooled themselves to think pushing an unpopular tax bill through an unpopular president and unpopular congress is going to be helpful. >> reporter: it slashes the corporate tax rate nearly in half but doubles the standard deduction for those that don't itemize and maintains state and local taxes and student loans.

and it eliminates the obamacare individual mandate which could leave 13 million more americans without health insurance in the next decade. all right. just ahead. comedian george carlen had had his seven magic word. >> and these are words band and raising eyebrows. police crack a cold case killing of an nba player. and the fan cam showing you the winds are cranking even at this hour in store for a windy night.

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the words of one of america's biggest health watch dogs. the washington post reports the new policy supported at a meeting at cdc headquarters in atlanta next week. the other words forbidden to the agency include vulnerable, entitlement, evidence based and science based. developing news in the cold case killing of a former nba killer. his ex-wife has been arrested and charged with his murder. the decomposing body was found in a field near his home town in memphis. the crime went unsolved until police finally received break in the case. earlier this man was arrested and charged with hiz had murder. then came the announcement that his ex-wife was also being charged. it fbi played a major

breakthrough. >> we talk about fbi, it's a very elite team. they came in and at the end of the day they found the murder women. >> no motive has been given for it killing. police say wright's ex-wife went to the same church as the suspect. creating a commission to tackle sexual misconduct. anita hill will be it chair. she's somebody quite familiar with the issue. she testified in 1991 at the conformation hearings accusing it then nominee of sexual huh harassment. disney is the parent company of abc 7 and lucas films. well, the giving begins. >> we'll take you to a bay area holiday tradition that left plenty of people smiling. and certainly does not feel like winds are out there. leading to a windy night. we'll track those

lots of smiles for kids and their parents at glide's freedom hall in san francisco. >> hundreds of volunteers handed out toys to kids in need across san francisco. they said it's not just about the toys, it's about holiday cheer. >> for many parents this is the only opportunity they have for creating this joyful experience for kids and we're thrilled and honored to be part of that. >> i'm so grateful that you guys were here to help. >> love seeing the smiles. donor funds helped glide purchase more than 8,000 new toys. >> thanks to the san leandro police officers association it

raised about $28 thousand for this year's bikes for tykes charity event. they registered the children's names for a chance to get them new bikes for christmas. the ciwant to's club chipped in to make sure they not only got new bike but a helmet to match. >> more calls for more turkeys so they can feed those in need in the concord area. they need about 400 birds to make sure families can have a good christmas dinner. if you'd like the help out, you can drop off a frozen turkey at a salvation army center in concord. now your accuweather forecast. >> the blustery start to our weekend and the winds will continue overnight tonight. it was just a sun filled day with the windy conditions and tonight we're going to have clear skies pap live look from our east bay ilhhills camera showing you much improved air

quality. one of the benefits of having the winds today cleared out the smoke from our atmosphere. but look at these wind gusts. mt. deoblow clocking a wind gust of -- 44 miles per hour the peek wind gust. 41, oakland with a wind gust of 37 miles per hour. 36 in san francisco and san jose and the south bay equally as windy with a wind gust of 31 miles per hour. and those winds are not all that chilly in terms of winter winds. they're mild outside, just an indication of that warm pattern we have then for much of the month of december. 61 in san francisco. that's above our actual day time high. we're at 56 in napa and san ramon right now at 57 degrees. but those winds continue to be rather active. 20 right now in mountain and

right now oakland has one of the highest wind gusts currently 28 degrees. future tracker wind gusts by 11:00 tonight and we're back on air for abc 7 news at 11:00. we'll continue to see the winds over 20 and 30 miles per hour. and even sunday morning the winds will continue to be breezy. those winds will be active out of it north. midday that is when we'll start to see changes happen. the winds will begin to pull back and later in the evening and late in the night on our sunday those winds will turn relatively calm across a majority of the region but we still have that wind advisory in effect until 10:00 tomorrow morning, those winds continue to gust over 21 miles per hour. we've already seen trees come down. that threat will continue under the strong winds and the chances for isolated power outages as well. the red flag warning still in

effect through tomorrow morning as well. it stays windy and with those winds it mixes up our atmosphere. a lot of spots will hold in the 40s overnight tonight. your hour-by-hour forecast for sunday. clear skies, windy in the morning. winds will ease in the afternoon and temperatures mainly in the 60s. a windy start to your sunday. the winds ease in the evening and it's a quiet pattern monday to tuesday. there is the chance of a sprinkle on wednesday but it looks very light and in the north bay but that's a chance we really need with this dry pattern. >> nice to see the better air quality too. >> football today, prof style. >> it's true. the wind's been killing my hair. >> it's true. it was brown. big game tonight, chargers and chiefs. and the bowl season kicks off. we head to vegas for oregon and

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now abc 7 sports with mike shoeman. >> chances are slim but they have a close eye on tonight's match up with a winner taking sole possession of first place in the afc west. afternoon football, second kwarlter. detroit up six. matthew stafford to t.j. jones. 13-0 and we get to see the rockets. 237 yards, two tds.

and finds erick ebraun in the back' lions win 20 -10.improve . college football bowl season began today. 40 on tap. we kick auch in las vegas. boise state taking on oregon. two interceptions including this brutal throw in the secondquart. 53-yard pick six. 23-0, boise state. oregon's defense, two td's in the final 60 seconds of the first half. and robinson 100-yard pick six. 24-14 broncos at the half. but boise state would hang on. this one dumped off to alex, 13 yards on izhad way to the end zone. boise state 38-28 your final. california high school championship division 2 a. second quarter. reed vutell, 29 yards to evan

williams. great catch, 8-7, st. frances. vettal and williams connect aagain. st. frances wins their first state title, 22-13. both teams' mass caught is the lancer. turning out for the lakers, with a season high eight-game win streak on the line. meanwhile, steph curry doing shooting today at practice. he'll be reevaluated next week. averaging 35 points it past four games. become an elite dog on the sled. teams leading the league at 8 1/2 a game, which means their defense is getting better. today k.d. talks about leadership. >> lead by example, do your thing and play as long as you can in your position. i always try to talk my way out of situations, just trying to play my way out of it and learn and get better.

cal hosting -- midway through it second half fullerton takes the leadoff a turnover. almond, two of his 30. he's now down three. don coleman it three and one. two seconds left. fullerton banks it in to tie the game in 80. we go to over time and the extra frame. coleman missed the three. puts it in. cal survives. >> i think every game, getting better every game. i rather come back fast and still feel strong and win. keep it momentum going until it next game. >> and the earthquakes signed 15-year-old, the native. meanwhile, i had had my first pet dinosaur.

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>> an epic journey for it cat that went cross >> music is a powerful tool. it soothes the soul, helps heal, and unites. music therapy is turning out to be very instrumental in helping children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses. hello. i'm cheryl jennings. and i'm here at the beautiful camp arroyo in livermore visiting the taylor family foundation. it is a place where children can feel safe and have fun. they're supported by an amazing group of people. in the next half hour, you'll meet some of these inspiring people who are changing lives and helping kids know they are not alone, all through the power of music. ♪ so, the taylor family foundation has been around now for 28 years. can you believe it? >> no. huh-unh. 'cause if i take it, and i deduct 28 years off my age, i'm like, "oh, my god. i was so young when i started this." it's almost half my life that