been this dry lately. >> some parts of the bay area, have received only 1% of normal rainfall so far this season. spencer christian is here with a look at how much tonight's storm is going to change that. >> as you can see, we have areas of moisture moving through the bay area right now. the steadier rain is up north. over the last three hours, it's been moving in the typical northwest to southeast fashion, that will be its movement as it swings down into the bay area, later tonight. once again, let's revisit those percentages. normally this time in december, san francisco would have had about 2 1/2 inches of rain or more. so far this winter, san francisco has received 2/100 of an inch. most bay area locations are 1% of average for this point in the season.

we expect it to produce about under 2/10 of an inch of rain for most locations. it will be accompanied by strong gusty wind. i'll give you a closer look at the storm and where it will rain where you are. >> a good reminder to keep track of the changing weather app. can you monitor the forecast on the go. >> we're learning more about a san francisco police officer who killed himself at the shops at hilltop, after richmond police pulled him over yesterday. the officer himself was under investigation for allegedly molesting a child from a family that he knew. abc 7 news reporter vic lee has the story. here in this neighborhood near the hilltop mall in richmond.

felix tan says, sfpz called his department for assistance yesterday afternoon. >> they were conducting a criminal investigation and requesting they make an offduty. they had been assisting las vegas police who are investigating many las vegas police tell abc 7 news their investigation stemmed from a report by a juvenile victim that caucasian molested her three years ago. >> the officer got out of the patrol car and he heard a shot, coming from inside the vehicle. >> the car windows were so

heavily tinted. responding officers could not see inside. they fired bine bag rounds to break out the windows. >>ny confirmed that the occupant of the vehicle was deceased from a gunshot wound. >> las vegas police tell us they were going to ask the district attorney to charge a caucasian with two counts of attempted lewdness with a child. because of his suicide, the case is now closed. vic lee, abc 7 news. let's move now to the deadly amtrak deroyalment outside seattle that killed three people and injured dozens of others. >> the train was traveling at least twice the speed allowed before going off the rails. >> marcy gonzalez looks at what went wrong. >> the railcars hauled from the scene of monday's deadly amtrak accident. >> emergency, emergency. >> the train was on an inaugural

run. rounding a curve over i-5 in dupont, washington when it derailed. >> people are flying, you're like, oh, my god, this is real. >> the train was going well over twice the speed limit, 80 miles an hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. >> it's crazy. >> railcars sent spilling over the overpass, some crashing on to the busy highway during the morning rush. crushing 7 vehicles. >> that train is derailed over the freeway. >> one of the trains had tipped up side down and spilled the passengers out and then the train came down on top of them. when people were pinned under the train, i grabbed the dude's hand and i was rubbing his back, i'm like i'm so impressed by you, you're a champion. just talking to him. >> more than 70 people injured, three on board the train killed. among them, transit employee

zach will hoyt. >> we have crew members who have survived, interviewing them to understand what was going on immediately prior to the dei'll railment is going to be important for the investigators. >> their investigators will be out here for at least a week. working to make recommendations on how to keep accidents like this from happening again. >> marcy gonzalez, abc news, dupont, washington. >> the train that derailed will automatic breaking technology, it was not in use, because it had not yet been certified by the federal government. caltrain is in the process of installing that same technology. kristen sze is here with more on that. >> the training that derailed was equipped with positive control, or ptc. it was not in use. here's a caltrain diagram of how it works. i'm going to show you the technology uses computers, wireless radios and gps to

monitor the trains right there. that's what they're going to be doing. let's move forward. caltrain is installing ptc right now at a cost of $230 million. >> the hardware is already in from san jose to san francisco. now they're testing the system. it's designed to prevent human error by taking controls automatically, when it senses danger. >> let's say the train is going beyond the designated speeds. the -- i guess the system would kind of go into overdrive and kick in. >> congress ordered all u.s. rail lines adopt this technology after a train crash outside los angeles in 2008 killing 25 people. the engineer had been texting. the deadline for installing the ptc was 2015, but was extended to 2015. once it's installed it will not

only improve safety but passenger safety. abc 7 news reporter, carolyn tyler joins us live now from the newsroom with more details on this case. >> in the lawsuit, the fatal shooting is called despicable. the attorney says the officer opened fire with deliberation and premeditation. >> charlie grayson is mourning his son. >> my love will always be there for you. >> john burres is representing the family. >> one of the most shocking evidence of police brutality i have ever seen. >> he's filed a civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit against the city of san francisco, in connection with this month's fatal shooting of o'neil. the 42-year-old man carjacked a

state lottery van in the city, and when police responded, he got out and ran. sky 7 shows some of the aftermath. a rookie officer, christopher semiola on the force just four days, fired from inside the patrol car. striking o'neil who did not have a gun. >> seeing the officer unholster his weapon, put a sight on mr. o'neil as he was coming up toward him, and watching him all the way, and as he got close to the car he shot through the window. that's premeditation. >> burres is highly critical of the unidentified training officer. he's named in the lawsuit. the lawyers are demanding san francisco's district attorney file criminal charges. the d.a.'s office is one of

several agencies investigating. >> these cases are very important for us, they're very important for the community. we're going to do everything you can to do these quickly and correctly. >> john burr is contacting the u.s. attorney's office asking them to get involved. the sfpd homicide division and internal affairs are investigating. in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> thanks a lot. it's been nearly two years since this offduty richmond police officer was killed in his own home by a man he considered a son. this afternoon, that man, robert vega was given the maximum sentence in a fairfield courtroom. laura anthony was in court for what turned out to be a very emotional end to the case. >> in an emotional hearing, inside a fairfield courtroom. the family of augustine gus

vegas, told a judge what his loss 22 months ago has meant to them. several of vegas' ten children gave statements, some offering forgiveness to robert vega, a man once considered part of the family. >> we have some that didn't want to see rob do that many year s >> the maximum 21 years, eight times in his vallejo home. >> he was dating vegas' daughter and is the father of their young child who witnessed the shooting. maybe it would have been easier if it had been a stranger. there's no way to make sense of this. >> when he risks his life every day for everybody and gets his one sanctuary, his one place where he knows he can lay his head. that's where his life was taken.

>> the iraq war veteran suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder. and thought he was in danger. >> on his way out of court, vega turned to the family and said, i love us with all my heart, i'm not a danger. i'm not a bad person. this [ bleep ] is not justice. >> i really believe in my son for his mental illness and posttraumatic stress. for both of our families, this is a great tragedy. >> the father indicated he does plan to appeal. in fairfield, laura anthony, abc 7 news. still to come, the senate is expected to vote tonight on the republican's tax reform plan. >> we'll take a look at what's forcing the house to vote again tomorrow on the largest tax reform bill in decades. a woman pays her rent with one mouse click, it goes to the wrong person and she can't get the money back.

four teenaged suspects in a flair attack will face seven charges. they kohl three charges each of felony arson. the most extensive damage was shattered windows. tonight morgan hill police are crediting an involved citizen for helping them catch three suspects in connection with a home invasion shooting. police were treating the victim, they got a call.

>> at the same time, we received a 911 call from a citizen that was driving by. and happened to see the two suspects running out of the house. the citizen called 911 and located the vehicle, three people were taken into custody. two suspects are known to police. the third person is a 25-year-old san jose man. police believe everyone involved knows each other. >> the house passed the gop tax reform plan today, there is a procedural problem. >> the bill could violate senate rules, which means if senators pass the legislation tonight. the house will have to vote again tomorrow. >> kenneth moten has the latest from washington. >> the house with the historic vote. passing the largest tax renorm bill in decades. >> today we are giving the people of this country their money back. >> the bill met with applause and protests in the house

chamber. >> we will have them escorted from the house chamber. >> a day of political maneuvering, speeches and large poster boards on capitol hill. congressional gop leaders one step away from given president trump his first win. >> priority number one is middle class americans. >> 70% of the middle class will see a tax hike in a decade. 76% of the wealthiest, a tax cut. >> this is the worst bill to ever come to the floor of the house. with stiff competition. >> all republicans expected to vote yes, with a bill that slashes the corporate rate from 35 to 21%. >> i think the american people are going to begin to feel the country is moving again after eight years of relative stag nation.

>> republicans will riou the day they passed this tax bill. it's so unfair to the middle class. >> the senate is expected to pass this bill late tonight. three provisions in the tax plan violate senate rules and will need to be removed forcing the house to revote tomorrow. kenneth moten, abc news, washington. >> maybe it's not surprising that most californians are opposed to the gop's tax reform plan. they find even 30% of voters polled support of the bill. overall, 49% expect the bill to impact their family negatively and 52% think it will hurt california overall. paul ryan will be on good morning america tomorrow. you will tweet questions you want to have answered. tweet gma to submit your questions. gma starts right after abc 7

mornings at 7:00 a.m. my question is, how long is this weather pattern going to last? >> that's a good question. and i know who has the answer. spencer christian is tracking the forecast. >> it's quite likely that a few locations may be experiencing a sprinkle or two, it's wet up around ukiah and clover dale. the system is moving southward, it will be moving into the central part of sonoma county in the next few hours. live view from the abc 7 exploratorium camera under partly to mostly cloudy skies, temperature readings are in the low to mid-50s just about everywhere. here's a view from the emeriville camera, looking at partly to mostly cloudy skies, temperature readings are in the low to mid-50s. santa rosa, concord and livermore. how about a 3 to 4 degree

spread. this is the view from our rooftop camera, these are the forecast features that will be turning wet and windy tonight and tomorrow morning. winter begins at 8:28 thursday morning. another chance of rain on christmas day, thursday through sunday it looks like a dry period. >> the approaching storm moving in our direction right now, ranks one on the storm impact scale. it's expected to produce less than 2/10 of an inch of rain for most bay area locations. it will be windy with gusts from 20 to 30 miles an hour or higher. 10:00 tonight, we should have rain pushing into the santa rosa area by then, and that will swing on down the cold front bringing the rain, swing southward and eastward. look for rain moving into the inland, east bay. san francisco will have received a whole dose of rainfall by that time. most of the rain will be down in the south bay. a little left over in the east bay, there will be wet pavement across much of the region for the morning commute. bear that in mind even if it's

not pouring. by midday tomorrow we expect skies to be mainly clear, the rain should be over for most of the bay area. meanwhile, in the sierra, it will be snowing, as that system moves out there. it's going to produce a half foot of snow around lake tahoe, up to 8 inches in donor. it will be windy as well. speaking of windy, back to the bay area wind gusts, it will range from 25 to 30 miles an hour, they will increase in some locations from time to time. most of the stronger wind will be on the coastline 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. and then thursday morning, 7:00 or so, we'll see 25 mile per hour gusts here in san francisco. the gusty pattern will stay with us for a while before it winds down later in the day friday. overnight lows will be in the low to mid-40s. tomorrow afternoon, look are

hi highs ranging to the mid-60s. we'll have a string of dry days through the weekend. but on sunday, christmas eve, clouds will increase, monday, christmas day, there's a chance of more rain. the winter season is beginning to look like the winter season. coming up, a book drive is underway to give the gift of reading to prison inmates. >> these are men and women who

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fire officials are apprehensive tonight. progress against the thomas fire have been suspended. winds are expected to start up tomorrow. this map gives you an idea of how massive this fire is. the thomas fire is the third largest wildfire in california history. >> a local firefighter is giving back to those. these aren't your every day firefighters. >> carlos sosedo shows you how a book drive will help inmate firefighters. >> wildfire season is going strong in some parts of the state. they've been risking their lives, those serving time. >> they're up there on the front lines too. >> patrick shaw is a seasonal

firefighter with cal fire, while battling the norcal fires this summer, he found inmates don't have a wide enough selection of reading materials to pass the time. >> camps are remote. way out in the middle of nowhere. >> this sparked the launch of the prison fire project. >> a drive for inmate firefighters. >> they have people bring their extra books they don't want to get rid of, because it's good. but they would rather see it go to someone else who would chew it up and digest every bit of it. >> patrick is collecting books for the fire camps across the state. low risk inmates volunteer their time, which can help reduce senten sentences. this coffee company is serving as a dropoff site.

>> people have not been bringing stacks, they've been bringing boxes. remarkable. >> there will be a benefit concert wednesday at the star line social club to help fund the project. >> patrick says he'll hand deliver the books this spring before the start of the next fire season. in oakland, abc 7 news. we haven't had much rain in the last few months, we're still dealing with some of the problems from last winter's storms. >> we're getting a status check to repairs on the washed out roads in the santa cruz mountains. >> if you have a stroke, minutes matter. >> kaiser

we're keeping an eye on live doppler 7. rain will likely be falling during your morning commute. rain has been pretty rare lately. >> it's the opposite of last winter when rain drenched the bay area, some repair work from last season is still underway now. >> david louie checked on the progress made on highway 35 in santa clara county.

>> the mudslide that took out this hillside. >> it's going to be years before they get some of these problems straightened out. years. >> cal trans engineers and the general contractor wasted no time. competitive bidding was eliminated. and shaved a year off the completion date. it's called super fast tracking. >> crews turned to something called cellular concrete to reduce the weight against the retaining walls. >> it's light and solid, and it's a lot less labor-intensive

than using soil. there's a lot of sand stone, which is loose and has to be compacted for a long time. >> it liquefies when saturated by heavy rain. >> two large draining pipes will send heavy rainfall down hill. at least 100 trees were also lost in the slide, so replacement trees will be planted to stabilize the downslope. the rapid progress on this $10 million project means the vehicles that use this section of the high wray daily has caltrans hoping it will be projected shortly. breaking news coming out of oakland tonight. in just the past few minutes, a laser strike at oakland's airport. last night it happened four times when lasers were pointed at incoming flights. this past weekend, the chp said

they were given a light show. it's not clear if the weekend's laser strikes were connected to the strikes over the day. we'll have a full report tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. >> an all girls private catholic high school in san jose. former students at presentation high, came forward today with new shocking allegations at a news conference. they complained of illicit text messages and comments by staff directed towarded students. >> so far 17 victims have come forward claiming sexual misconduct. they allege eight teachers and coaches are involved. >> we 23450ed to get someone in there at this beautiful school, who takes child protection law seriously.

all reports of sexual harassment that have come to her have been handled properly. >> if you're having a stroke, time of is of the essence. a new program in their hospitals is cutting that time in half. jonathan bloom has more on what they found and who can benefit. >> i was watching tv, the 49er game, which is enough to give anyone a stroke. >> bob hasn't lost his sense of humor, but he lost so much. >> i dozed off in my easy chair, when i woke up, everything was double. >>. >> i started feeling a little bit of numbness in my face. >> they came with me to the car, got him in a wheelchair. >> he came face to face. >> it's clear this was the

stroke in the brainstem. >> he made the diagnosis from miles away. >> the camera is extremely powerful, and so from the foot of the bed, i can focus in on one eye if necessary. >> it's called stroke express. >> it allows us to bring the specialists immediately to the bedside. >> it begins with an alert that's called in from the ambulance. >> for that moment, we consider that person the sickest patient in the emergency department. >> they were racing him up on the gurney to have a cat scan taken. >> they're mixing tpa, if the scan determines it's safe, it's given right then and there. >> we know when we give tpa faster, the outcomes are better.

>> it could be the difference between somebody being able to enjoy christmas with their grandchildren, and someone who may have to visit their grandchildren in a nursing home. >> bob's hoping these new clubs reduce his stroke count on the golf course. >> i'm just learning how to lose them. it's a good thing. >> miracles of modern medicine. technology can make things easier, and that sometimes makes things harder. >> tonight, seven on your side's michael finney shows us christmas typos. >> isn't he sweet? >> santa needs a little help fulfilling all of those wishes. see how the community is stepping up to lend a hand. >> you can get the latest news any time with the upgraded abc 7 news app. it has enhanced live video

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sleigh. san francisco's golden gate park, when santa went scuba diving. santa even wore an underwater microphone. he answered questions about what's happening at the north pole and his big plans for christmas eve. good stuff about i hope santa doesn't get a cold. thousands of kids in the u.s. have written letters to santa. santa is a little busy. asking for help. that's where people like you and the u.s. postal service jump into action. >> 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. here are a few. dear santa, merry christmas and happy holidays to you. i really want an atari flashback

portable. >> and there are those kids who want to do it in person. >> hi. >> a car? what kind of car? >> like a red car. >> this distribution center alone has received 1500 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 the year, and may need our help. >> we have a couple companies who have sponsored about 50 letters, so it can be anyone. >> maureen ebersol has been in the program for 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 down and pick out three letters, we find them all really cute and funny, and 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. >>? san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. stay with us, spencer will be back. >> and we'll find out when and where to expect rain in the forecast. stay with us.

it's a popular new way of sending money instantly. all with the click of a mouse or a cell phone. >> electronic money transfers are a little too easy sometimes. she lost thousands of dollars in less than one minute. >> kind of scary. she ended up going to michael finney for help. >> we were lucky, they were able to have -- we helped her. you're late with a payment or split a dinner tab, money transfers are a quick way to send and receive money. this system requires a phone

number or an e-mail. one small mistake can send your money to the wrong place. it's almost impossible to get your money back. >> she had just moved into a really nice home. >> bonnie tells us how it all began. her daughter did not want to be late with her first month's rent. she went online to her wells fargo account and found zelle. >> make your payment right now through zelle. >> she had to type the amount she was sending along with her landlord's e-mail. >> he said, get what? >> she said, the rent. i just sent you the rent by e-mail. >> devin sent him a screen shot of the transfer. >> the first name and the last name were switched. >> devin had typed the wrong e-mail address, reversing the first and last names. her money went to a complete stranger. wells fargo told her to wait three days for them to correct

the error. wells fargo said it could not get the money back. >> we can't do anything. it was your mistake. >> the bank would not tell her who got the money, citing privacy laws. >> since devin had his e-mail, she sent him a message. >> these money transfers need more safeguards to protect all of us. >> if you fat finger it and type one tiny thing wrong, your money is gone. >> she contacted 7 on your side. we contacted wells fargo, and appointed to the terms of use which say, we rely on information provided by you. and you accept responsibility for losses resulting from any of your errors. however, the bank also said because we recognize the timing of our response was slower than it could have been, we made the decision to refund the money. >> suddenly, the money was back in the bank. and we were thrilled. >> one final note, and this is

really the cool point. 7 on your side, e-mailed the guy who received her money in error, we're not revealing his identity. he e-mailed back though saying he thought the money transfer and e-mails from devin were part of a scam. he said he reported it to wells fargo in georgia and a banker there advised him not to respond. the man said he reopened the case after our inquiry, and will try to return the funds. what a good guy. i want to hear from you, the 7 on your side hotline is open monday through friday, 10:00 to 2:00. you can reach me on my facebook page and abc 7 news.com. >> you can see why the guy thought. >> very confusing, yeah. >> great information. let's get to spencer, another update on this forecast. >> winter arrives thursday? >> thursday morning, 8:28 and rain is arriving ahead of it. here's a look at live doppler 7, we have a little bit of wet weather around ucaya and clover

dale right now. the storm ranks one in the storm impact scale. we'll get it late tonight, early tomorrow morning, it will be windy as well. let's take a look at our rainfall estimates. noon tomorrow, not a lot of rain, take whatever we can get, as dry as it's been. generally under a 10th of an inch. some locations will get between a tenth and 2/10. mid to upper 50s, it will be cooler than it has been of late. winter weather advisories in effect tonight until tomorrow afternoon, we're looking at 3 to 6 inches of snow generally, and gusty wind. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast, we'll have a string of sunny dry days, going into the weekend much by monday, christmas day, looks like increasing clouds, and another chance much a wet day. >> thank you very much. let's talk a little warriors.

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steph curry back on the court would have been a nice day for the fans. steph will not play on december 25th. curry's sprained ankle is healing, progressing, he'll be re-evaluated in one week. no steph against the grizzlies, lakers, nuggets and cavs. five straight without mr. curry, they're doing okay. one of the biggest problems for the raiders this year has been the ineffectiveness of their offensive line. center rodney hudson, and donald pen will all represent the silver and black on january 20th. no more trips to hawaii for this one, they play the game in orlando now.

he'll be playing in his third consecutive probowl game. the niners landed one player in the probowl. juice as he's known, this catches for 220 yards and a touchdown. speaking of jim my g, he's 3-0, as a starter for the 49ers, he'll face one of the better defenses in the league. garoppol garoppolo's earned two nominations a week. and the nfl's clutch performer of the week honors after engineering a lightening-fast drive. pretty sure that jimmy g. will have to overcome some adversity eventually. >> he's 5-0 as a starter, there's going to be a time that he goes through adversity. i'm sure he will lose. guys have rough games, i don't care how good you are, if you're the greatest quarterback of all

time. in order to see how guys are doing, you have to see how they respond to adversity, and do it over the long haul. jimmy's going to get that opportunity and we'll see, and feel pretty confident he'll handle it the right way. >> lane kippen has revived his career. he was given a 10-year contract extension. if you think he's going to be at florida atlantic for ten years, you're going to love your new unicorn in ten days. do you know how many ounces of cherribundi tart juice? >> nobody, silence. 100 was a good guess, but it was wrong. >> jason driscoll to willie wright. fau, now leading like 100 to three. it was 43-3 the last time i checked. there's -- i think 20 cherries

in an eight ounce bottle. that didn't go as well as i hoped. we're still waiting for the giants to make a splash in the offseason. this is not likely to satisfy the masses. they signed their backup catcher, resigning nick hundley. hundley is a solid player. hundley had nine homers last year, won the willie mak award as the most inspirational player. and tim lincecum is back and he's looking jacked. he's 33 now, didn't pitch in the majors at all last season. the freak made nine starts for the angels in 2016, his e.r.a. was over 9. barry bonds looking to be a breadwinner of a different kind these days. there's a man who's been working on his buns. >> haven't we all.

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