hitting the coastline but basically, the rain hasn't quite arrived yet. there's cold front pushing to the northwestern corner of the state. very soon, in a matter of hours, the showers and light rain will be moving into the main part of the bay area. some of it is likely hit go the coastline. let me show you how dry this december has been so far compared to the average. san francisco has .02 of an inch by this time. most locations have received bonl 1% or less of the average amount for the season. now, the storm approaching us ranks a rank of 1. by 4:00 this afternoon, i'm showing you what has happened the last hour or so. now let's start the animation and move it along. and i guess that's it.

i'll give you the animation later. i'll show you when we can expect it to arrive. >> all right. we'll see new few minutes. now to new details about the san francisco philosopher who killed himself yesterday at hilltop mall. >> we've learned he was under investigation for child molestation. >> reporter: san francisco police had issued a warrant to searchert officer antonio he cacatian's home. the police lieutenant said sfpd called his department for assistance yesterday afternoon. >> they were conducting a criminal investigation and were requesting that one of our police officers make a traffic enforcement stop on the subject they were investigating. the subject was an offduty san francisco police officer under investigation. >> a patrol officer stopped cacatian's car at the mall parking lot.

>> as soon as the officer got out of the patrol car, and started walking toward the subject's vehicle, he heard a shot coming from inside the vehicle. >> because the car windows were so heavily tinted, responding officers could not see inside. they fired bean bag rounds to break out the windows. >> once they had enough vantage point of view inside, to confirm the occupant of the vehicle was in fact deceased from a gunshot wound. >> they were assisting the police who had been investigating they said abc7 news the report came from a juvenile sprim cacatian molested her three years ago. las vegas police say they were going to ask the district attorney to charge cacatian with two counts of attempted lewdness with a child. because of the suicide, the case

is now closed. abc7 news. mieantime, a car crashed in oakland at 25th and west street. you can see on the ground, police cars and an suv involved in that crash. piedmont police say it started with an assault on an officer. a federal lawsuit was filed today against the city of san francisco because of an office here took life of an unarmed suspect. part of that shooting was caught on the body camera. >> the civil rights attorney did not mince words. >> in my view, this is flat out deliberate flat out murder. >> he has filed a are civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit in connection with this case. the 42-year-old man carjacked state lottery van in the poeter

aro hill neighborhood. when police responded, he got out and ran. sky 7 shows some of the aftermath. a rookie officer on the force just four days, fired from inside the patrol car, striking o'neill who did not have a gun. >> you see an officer, unholster his weapon, put a sight mr. o'neill he was a coming toward him. and watching him all the way. as he got closer, he shot through window. >> the shooting was captured on the body worn camera but it was not immediately captured. the untrained officer traveling with the rookie. in addition, the lawsuit is demanding san francisco's district attorney file criminal charges. the d.a.'s office is one of several agencies investigating.

>> we're going to do everything we can to not only do these investigations quickly but also correctly. >> o'neill's family is grieving. >> we'll always be there for you. >> abc7 news. john burris is representing the mother and is asking for a jury trial. this happened at the walgreens. police tell abc7 news the suspect died at the hospital this afternoon. the santa clara's district attorney's office is reviewing the case to determine whether the security guard should face any charges. contra costa fire officials say a person who died in a fire may have been trying to get out. it was about 6:15 this morning were the house was burning. you can see the thick flames and smoke. they battle it from the falling roof and they saw a lot of

debris inside. you can see how high the flames were. a body was found in a hallway. >> trying to break in. it just went up. the shingles were broken. she had holes in her roof. it went up like a timber. it was awful. >> the victim has not been identified. neighbors tell us the woman who lived there was inside the house. a major milestone. the fire is now50% contained but officials caution, santa ana winds are forecast again tomorrow. these the same winds that expanded the fire by thousands of acres over the last weekend. evacuations remain in effect for certain areas of ventura and santa barbara counties. to give you an idea of how big this fire is, nearly 272,000 acres have burned in the thomas fire. 424 square miles. to give you a better idea, we laid out the perimeter of the

fire over the bay area. look at the size of this. it stretches from richmond down to free mont. the thomas fire is the third largest wildfire in california history. a south san francisco high school employee has been arrested for alleged sexual misconduct with at least one person. police say 31-year-old, a paraprofessional at the school, behaved inappropriate lly with student. police found out about and it investigated her after an investigation. she was then taken to jail. an all girls high school is face go more allegations of sexual misconduct of teachers. >> in new shocking allegations came out today. they are calling for a change in the leadership at the school. >> what this has done to my daughter's life, and my family, is nothing i would ever wish on anybody. >> she was full of emotion as she spoke publicly about the

sexual abuse she says her daughter endured as stooblt at presentation high school in 2013. she is a female water polo coach was the predator. >> the coach was texting my daughter, 10 to 20 times a day. grilling her and telling her she was sexy and beautiful. >> she said her daughter received massages and inappropriate photos. three teammates talked about the behavior but she believed it was never reported to the police. >> we need to immediately get a change in leadership. get someone in there at this beautiful school who takes he child protection law seriously. >> katherine said she, too, was a victim in 2006. she said she told her mother about it. >> she told me not to worry. that he wouldn't be coming back next year. she told me not to repeat what she had shared with me. >> attorneys and their investigators say so far, 17

victims have come forward claiming sexual misconduct. they major eight teachers and coaches are involved. the principal would not go on camera but told us that all reports of sexual harassment that have come to her have been handled properly by the school administration. the high school says staff will complete mandatory reporter training in january. and a task force will be assembled to review school policies. >> attorneys say there is a pattern of cover-up. they are working police to see if the school violated laws that requires school employees to report sexual abuse. a congressman has called for a congressional hearing into how the feds can save cockpit voice recordings. he said he was compelled to take action after incidents at sfo in which pilots nearly landed on

taxi ways instead of runways. he wrote letters asking for a hearing about this. currently airlines have the final say in surrendering recordings to investigators. a cabrera icon get something badly needed help. abc 7 was at the orinda square today where bits to get a makeover. you may have seen it. it is certain lay treasure from days gone by. the letters, o, r, and i no longer light up and it was just showing its age. 76 years, in fact. the good news, the community has come together and raised $for you -- $400,000. >> today we are giving the people of this country their money back. >> it's not quite a done deal. even if the bill gets approved tonight. up next, behind

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first, so many people are fascinated by bitcoin. they don't blank it is because they can't touch it. it is not a physica currency. tell us what it is in an understandable way. >> okay. it is an entirely new financial system. the currency is the first application of it. there is no central body in control. it is completely transparent and the rules done by code is that mathematics by computers all over the world. and the result is it gives individuals sovereign control over their money. the transactions cannot censored. if you held to crypt graphic keys over your wallet, it is you in charge of your money and you alone. >> people are worried about security. today there were reports about a hack. should people be concerned? >> bitcoin is a very valuable

hack go target. it has been under attack but no one has been successful. it is very secure. when exchanges like the south korean exchange get hacked, that's not a failure of bitcoin. that's when people are putting a custodian in charge of their goinl and the custodian fails to hold it correctly. so that's a risk. you hold your own keys to your wallet. as long as you hold them no, one can take it. >> are we going to see bitcoin like we see the u.s. dollar, used in supermarkets and everyday life? >> it is gaining adoption right now. many people are using it for everyday commerce. more people use it, more merchants want to take it. you will see more of that. replacing the u.s. dollar, i think that's the ultimate goal but i believe it is the law you have to use the u.s. dollar

right now. so i don't know if that will change will. >> everybody wants to know, should they get in on it? it is hard to wrap your head around how much it has surged and its potential. >> i'll not a financial v a fin or -- a financial advise or. i would encourage people the read about it. it is a lot to swallow. a lot to take in in just one sitting. if they think that's something vall valley you about, then yeah. it has seen meteoric rises. but remember, this is something xeem people could invest invest the beginning. remember if this was facebook and could you invest in that in the beginning. this is just the beginning. >> i wish i understood this much of how it works.

facebook, i understand. it is rolling out a new feet that you are lets you keep track of are pictures your family and friends are posting of you and they use facial recognition to do this. >> facebook is expanding the facial recognition software and they're going to start users know when a photo is uploaded to the social media site. whether or not your friends tag you. the men lowe park company says it is meant to be a control user. you may already be familiar with the facial recognition. the company rolled out the feature for tag suggestions in the year 2010. if you already have your settings enabled for automatically tagging, you will be automatically added in to this tool. you will not be notified in your feed. you will see a picture with a box around your face and you can let people know if that is indeed your face and then you

can have the chance to do three different things. you can save the photo, or you can report the picture as well. fab ruled out the new feature today everywhere besides canada and europe and you can opt out. you have to go to your settings. this new feature only applies to photos uploaded starting today. jessica castro. abc7 news. >> and facebook is having new features to prevent unwanted harassment. let's say someone you blocked sets up a new account or tries to contact from you another account they control. another feature provides he the option the ignore a messenger conversation. move it out of the inbox without having to block the center. let's try this again, looking outside.

the sun trying to peek out but think it will stay dark.rk.rk.r. we look at it. what's that? >> the sun has been trying all day. >> different. different weather. you see how the clouds are thickening and there's a lot of moisture in the air. here's a view of clouds over the bay from our roof top camera. currently, 54 degrees. mid 50s at oakland and mountain view. 59 in san jose. 54 at half moon bay. it is stunning. looking at the western sky, 55

degrees. various views of the atmosphere over san francisco. we will see light rain tonight and early tomorrow morning. winter begins thursday morning at 8:28. the dry pattern will continue through christmas eve but there may be more rain on monday. the approaching storm is a light one. ranking one. we expect less than .2 of an inch of rainfall but it will be breezy to gusty as the tomorrow comes through. the forecast animation starting at 10:00. later, we'll see the rain sweeping through the central part. some locations in the east bay will be getting some rain. about 4:00 tomorrow morning,

order the east bay and south bay peninsula. even if the rain is not heavy, there will be wet spots. by 7:00 in the morning, we expect the clearing to begin. a half foot around tahoe. we'll see gusts between 20 and 30 miles an hour and that will continue into late tomorrow afternoon. tapering off in the inland locations. the gusts will be rather forceful. on thursday, except through golden gate. out to oakland and discovery bay. we'll see gusts 25 to 35 miles an hour. ragy conditions, mainly in the

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amazing community. and i couldn't be more proud to not only represent you as supervisor but to represent the city today as acting may or in mayor lee's honor and get this project going so these families can move in. >> that will be for families earning between 21,000 and $55,000 a year. senior citizens fastest growing group in the u.s. that can't count on getting enough food. seniors got some much needed help. >> mountain view firefighters come to the rescue. today it was without the help of lights and sirens. they teamed up to hand out food to hundreds at the mountain view senior center. >> a little extra help at the holidays. >> the food is not staying in its refrigerator.

>> it is always healthy and good and i appreciate all the donors. >> nearly 67,000 seniors in silicon valley rely on the food bank every month. they are the fastest growing food insecure population in the us and the number of seniors struggling with hunger is projected to double in the next ten years. all of that creates major health issues. >> they're 50% more likely to have diabetes, 60% more likely to have heart problems and three times more likely to have depression. >> resources can include a friend like ken who keeps his eyes and ears open for people in need. >> a lot of people, they ment mentally or physically cannot do it. so you have to be attentive and listen to them had and know that apart from god we have nothing. >> if you would like more information, to go our website. abc 7 news.com. abc7 news.

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here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. a san francisco police officer slot and killed himself yesterday after being pulled over at richmond's hilltop mall was under investigation by authorities in las vegas. he was under investigation for child pornography. former students from presentation high school in san jose have come forward with sexual harassment and abuse claims against teachers and coaches. 17 students have accused eight teachers and coaches of wrongdoing. david louie tweeted this photo of a 220 foot section of highway 25 in santa cruz in the mountains. it was wiped out during last february's storms. it was fast tracked and completed a year ahead of schedule. the house passed the gop reform plan about it looks like they

have end countered a procedural error. if it is passed tonight, the house will have to vote again tomorrow. here's the latest from washington. >> reporter: a mix of emotions on capitol hill and the white house. then a lot of confusion after this technical problem with the bill. right now, there's debate underway on the senate floor with this tax bill. and gop leaders are expecting to pass it late tonight. the house with the historic vote. >> the conference report is adopted. ? passing the largest bill in decades. >> today we are giving the people of this country their money back. >> the bill met with applause and protests. >> have them escorted from the house chamber. >> a dave political maneuvering, speeches, and poster boards on capitol hill.

the gop leaders one step away from president trump's first major legislative win. >> priority one has been the middle class americans. >> democrats pointing to a new analysis that says in a decade, 70% of the middle class will see a tax like. 76% of the wealth yift, a tax cut. >> this is the worst bill to ever come to the floor of the house. >> reporter: now all republicans expected to vote yes. a move they say will spur economic growth. >> i think the american people are going to begin to feel that the country is moving again after eight years of relative stagnation. >> republicans will rue the day they passed this tax bill. rue the day. it is so unfair to the middle class. >> again, we are awaiting that vote in the senate on, this tax plan. ly happen late tonight.

but in that last-minute twist, what we understand, democrats say three provisions in the senate bill violate, or in the house bill that passed, violate senate rules. so the house will have to vote this tomorrow after the provisions are removed from the bill. >> it's something we have to ask the white house. they are standing by their statement that the president won't benefit and will be hurt by the legislation what did they say today, if anything? >> the white house insists, maintain this is tax plan will not benefit the president personally but it could him. we don't know how much because the white house said again today, the president will not be releasing his tax returns. >> all right. we'll be watching. thank you. meantime, lawmakers were quick to react on twitter.

the majority leader, kevin mccarthy tweeted, america is back. we are tackling big issues again. and kamala harris tweeted. this we should be investing in the country's infrastructure or giving middle class families a real tax cut. four men face terrorism charges after being arrest in the england. british police stay member were involved in planning an fake could have happened in christmas. an army bomb squad in was called in. the united states blames north korea for that ransom waiver attack called wanna cry? president trump's homeland adviser says british officials and microsoft experts reached the same conclusion. north korea has denied accusations of any cyber attacks in the past. now to the deadly train

derailment in washington state. we now know that the train was traveling much faster than it should have been where it derailed. two of the victims have been identified. >> those crumpled and ripped apart rail cars lifted by cranes from the scene of the amtrak accident. >> amtrak 501. emergency. emergency, emergency. >> it was traveling from seattle to portland on the inaugural run of a new faster rail service. rounding a curve over instate 5 when it derailed. >> people are saying, is this real? >> the train was going well over twice speed limit. 80 miles per hour in a 30-mile-per-hour zone. the rail cars sent spilling over the overpass. some crash go on to the busy highway during the morning rush.

crushing seven vehicles. >> oh, my god. the train is derailed over the freeway. >> commuters jumping in to help. >> one of the trains spilled the passengers out and then the train came down on top of them. i grabbed the dude's hand. rubbing his back and i'm like, i am so impressed by you. you're a champion. >> more than 70 people injured. three on board killed. among them, zach will hoyt. >> we have crew members who survived. so interviewing them on understand what was going on immediately prior to the derailment will be very important for the investigators. >> reporter: and the ntsb says the investigators will be out here at least a week. not only piecing together what happened but working to make recommendations on how to keep accidents like this from happening again. abc news.

dupon dupont, wash. >> the train had automatic braking technology but wasn't in use because wasn't certified yet by the government. abc7 news reporter bringing us more. >> the train was equipped positive train control or ptc. it was not in use. it uses wireless radios and gps to monday or the trains. here's a diagram of how it works. the system installing it right now at a cost of $230 caltrans officials say the hardware is already in. now they're testing the system. it is designed to prevent humaner humaner -- human error.

>> congress ordered all u.s. trains adopt this technology. the engineer had been texting and skipped a red light. the deadline for installing ptc was originally 2 final but was extended to 2018 after railroad companies requested more time. when it is fully functional, in hopefully a year, it will not only improve safety but help trains run on time and increase passenger capacity since could you run trains closer together. >> thank you. just ahead -- >> santa claus isn't just that the north pole. why he is taking a dive in the bay area. >> you've heard me talk about lousy passwords. there's a new one this year.

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the worst passwords of the year. >> give me the answer. >> i'll do the holiday shopping. this is weird too.

the number one worry for holiday shoppers is not spending too much money this year. it is a concern that the gifts ordered won't arrive at their destination on time. this year's holiday mood frort content square, a website provides information. they said late gift deliveries tops their list. and there's more. more than twice as many people reported feeling stressed and frustrated than those who say they are relaxed or happy. it seems we never learn when it comes to secure passwords. a new list by security company splash data finds the worst password of the year is -- >> 123456. >> coming in second? >> mabel the word password? >> there you go.

password. these are always on the top. and the other worst one? star wars. the latest movie in the franchise. so what is a good password? well, it isn't in the english language. numbers, upper and lower case letters and different characters. and i want to share with you information about an important recall for parents. the company squatty potty issued a recall for children's toilet step stools. this is serious. the top removable step on hoppy pottamus, that the upper step could come loose and children could fall. the company has received two reports of falls. the step stools were sold online from september to november. customers should return the top step portion for a refund. a funny name and i messed it up. >> say it ten times fast so

squatty potty is my new password. well, rainfall is my new y passwo password. we've got moisture already hit go the ground. the approaching storm hits a 1 in intensity. we expect less than .2 of an inch of rainfall. it will be windy. so during overnight hours as the rain pushes through, from north to south. we will see the low temperatures in the low to replied 40s. it will be windy and there will probably be wet pavement. by afternoon, we should be drying out. fairly cool conditions with highs only in the mid to upper 50s from coast to inland. and we're looking at rainfall estimates of probably about a tenth of an inch, give or take .01. it won't be a drencher.

we'll get partial clearing tomorrow after the storm and mainly sunny skies through sunday which is christmas eve. the clouds will thicken he on monday. we might have some showers. it looks like a slight chance. and as we get closer, we'll figure out how great a chance it is. whether you're on the road or in the air, the best and worst times to travel this holiday season. and don't forget, two all beef

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something you don't see every day. santa claus went scuba diving. santa wore a special underwater microphone to speak with academy guests. santa not only answer questions, he also shared some facts about the fish and other wildlife living inside the academy's philippine coral reef exhibit. sanity says he knows a lot about the oceans because he flies above them on christmas eve. >> we're less than a week away from christmas. you can read chris on sfm gate.

we'll start with the big story in travel news, the mishap in atlanta because of the power outage. you're flying to atlanta tomorrow. so you've got your fingers crossed. >> the important thing on remember, if your flight gets canceled and you can't fly at all, a lot of times they'll offer you a coupon or something you can use later on. if you decide tonight take your trip, your vacation is ruined because you can't get out, you need to get a refund and you can ask for that when you're at the airport. if you're simply delayed, according to the airlines contracts, they only have to get you to your destination eventually. they don't have to do it on time. there's nothing that says they have to do something for if you you're late. on if you're cancels. if you're late, you have to roll with the punches.

>> which days are expected to be the busiest? >> the busiest day at sfo will be thursday. when i talk to united, which is what most people in the cabrera fly for the holidays, friday will be the busiest day. and then on the 26th, the day after christmas, is another busy day. the following week for new years, more or less the same drill. the busiest day will be the friday before. and then monday and tuesday after. >> i was going to ask you, when is the best time travel? >> there is a best time. mid-week is the smartest thing to do. being a smart traveller that i am, i'm traveling to atlanta tomorrow. and i'm coming book christmas day. if you can travel to christmas eve or christmas day, most travellers are already in place. most people want to be in place christmas eve or christmas day. they don't want to travel. that's when you'll find the

fewest crowds. same on new years eve. everybody wants to be where they are on new years eve. they don't want to be traveling on that day. one of the best flights i did was flying to europe to see the northern lights as we entered the new year. >> did everybody toast on the plane when you did that? yes, ma'am. everybody looked out the window. you weren't really sure what time it was because you're crossing time zones, but around midnight we saw the northern lights. >> that's a great story. thanks so much for coming in. >> good luck on your flight to atlanta. >> everything is back to normal. >> good luck to him. to the roads again, according to the traffic navigation app, from three to 5:00 pom friday will be the worst time drive had holiday season. the best time on travel, you may have guessed it. christmas day. pleasanton stone ridge shopping center says with so many shoppers waiting until the very

last minute, saturday is expected to be the seventh busiest shopping day of 2017. now most popular gifts include clothing and gift cards. those rank the highest. followed by electronics, toys and books. mcdonald's is going vegan. there's going to be a mcvegan burger. it is the soy patty, oil, and an egg free sandwich sauce. the burger was created because more people wanted to eat plant-based food that is better for the environment. if you want one, you will have to travel all the way to finland or sweden. it is unclear if the mcvegan is coming to the u.s. and while we're talking food, something else is coming to the menu, beer. this is first beer ever made with dunkin's dark roast beans. d-dark will debut thursday only in massachusetts. >> dunkin' donuts is one of the

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thousands of kids in the u.s. have written letters to santa claus but santa is a little busy and asking for help. >> this is where the u.s. postal service jumps in. >> reporter: it may not be the north pole but the san francisco main post office is where many of santa's letters are read and sorted out. >> dear santa, merry christmas to you. >> what i really want is an atari. p.s. i will make brownies for you. >> and those kids who want to do it in person. >> a car. >> what kind of car? >> like a big car. >> this distribution center alone has received 1,500 letters but only those with the return address are included in the letters to santa program. a gift giving project that started in 1912.

>> it's not like santa claus doesn't exist. of course he does. except that he gets a little stressed out during this time of year and may need our help. >> we have a couple of chimes have response ordinasponspon so it can be anyone. >> she's been in the program for about five years. this year she is one of 500 donors who took as many letters as they wanted. looked down the wish list and gave. >> we just come pick out three letters. we finds them cute and funny. and then we try to get a mix of boys and girls. >> we have two gifts. >> the addresses of the children are never given out. donors are assigned a number and the post office makes sure they get to their destination. >> santa claus rocks. >> agreed.

abc7 news. >> that's sweet. the last day to bring your presents to the post office is december 21st. abc 7 at 5:00 starts now. >> i would sit there and fear, frozen. my heart racing. >> more allegations of sexual misconduct at a high school. and more on the killing of a police officer. and the rush is on. a highway fixed had and fast track. >> and long awaited rain is headed our way. take a look outside. skies are mostly gray. >> and bulldozers are working as fast as they can to fix a storm

ravaged road in the south bay. >> thank you for joining us. >> let me say it. it is about time that we saw some rain here. let me show you why. we are tracking some moisture moving into the north bay. and as we get you closer, you will notice there are some radar rurnss between cloverdale and ukiah right now. we take you to the level south state street, definitely expect more than a few sprinkles. as you look at the wider picture, here's the cold front heading down our way. it is already snowing in the mountains, in the sierra nevada. tonight through wednesday morning, light rain. less than a quarter of an inch for most of you. do expect gusty winds. 20 to 30 miles an hour. hour by hour look at your morning cmu