with police. >> officials arrested 56-year-old ross laverty. this is a mug shot from 2015. the complaint charges him with having an explosive device with the intent to hurt or kill. police recovered evidence from the hole on mountain view avenue last night. >> i saw it and said not in this neighborhood. we don't do those kinds of things up here. i guess we did. >> he mailed an i.e., dd. tod. o home. veronica maldonado's father opened the box suffering injuries to his stomach and ears. >> he held it out and that's when it really exploded. >> reporter: just this past month, he is accused of mailing another i.e.d. this time to a police officer.

the devices were similar. officials linked him to the crimes for dna evidence he left behind on the batteries he used. when investigators entered the dna into a database, it resulted in a match with his dna submitted by the contra costa crime lab. since lavarty was already an offender. he remains in custody. his detention hearing is scheduled for next week. an investigation in oakland after a deadly crash brought the commute to a standstill. southbound 880 was shut after a vehicle flipped over on its side. >> reporter: the crash happened just beforey:00 this morning. a fedex big rig and a sedan collided. one of the two drivers involved

was killed. >> the driver of the overturned sedan was pronounced dead on the scene. >> it shut down 880 for five hours. the shutdown created a huge back-up and plenty of frustration. we heard a few drivers yell out expletives at the chp officers. >> because somebody did die on a freeway this morning, we feel it is our duty to shut down the freeway to comb through all evidence in the entire scene. to process the seasonable. to ensure that the victim, the victim's families, that everyone gets the best service they can from the california highway patrol. >> it took a while for the teem upright the trailer. the truck didn't lose its load but we asked fedex with the contents. they said in cases of damaged freight, we have measures in place to immediately recover as much as possible and to

communicate with our customers. investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the wreck. all lanes reopen at 8:10 this morning. abc7 news. ups released a statement saying, we are saddened by the loss of an offduty employee. police are trying to catch the person responsible for ten roadway shootings across fresno and the nearby communities. in each case, theville heard a loud bang as another vehicle crossed they will. the suspect vehicle described as a dark color pick-up with extended or crew cab and lifted or oversize tires. one person was hurt by the oversize glass. a $3,000 award is being offered. well, winter is officially here and it certainly does feel like it. >> a chill greeted many people

on the first day of the season. you can see a lot of people put on their heavy coats to stay warm. hats were also helpful. >> check in to see how long this will hang around. >> it looks like a couple more warnings. it arrived with the chill. give you a sampling of this morning's low temperatures. 29 degrees. numerous low 30s were recorded. a frost advise order in the range of 22 to 32 degrees in our inland areas and around the bay. and we'll see coastal lows from 29 to 32. so a few tips for the cold heather. protect the plants,

and people. the skies are mainly clear. we're looking at a chance of declining air quality. a spare the air alert has been issued for tomorrow. saturday and sunday. the big concern is wood burning which is unlawful during spare the air days. we'll have more later. >> thank you for the reminder. and san francisco police hit the streets armed with blankets and socks to help fight this cold weather. officers posted these pictures handing out the blankets and socks. >> congress passed a tax overhaul. the senate is expected to vote later this evening. >> now more on where things stand in washington. >> the house with the last-minute vote to avoid a shutdown. facing a friday deadline, gop leaders proposed to fund the

government through january 19th. the military for a full year. >> we're ready to boring across the aisle to ensure there is no lapse in funding for critical services. >> we hope the future will be different and our friends know that it is better served by partisanship and compromise. >> it gives an extension to pay for flood insurance and surveillance. the children's health insurance program, chip, now funded through the end of march. the white house has indicated it is ready to fund it. >> news break, the republicans control the congress and they have the signature in the white house. they have the votes to keep government open. >> congress likely to have some thorny issues like health care and protections for so-called dreamers. the senate is next and is

expected to pass in the house to keep the government open. >> a last-minute scramble is underway for bay area homeowners to pay their home taxes early. >> it's not even april 15th. many homeowners are having to crunch numbers early to figure out if they should pre pay the second installment of their poperty taxes. normally they're not due until april 10th bust some home owners will benefit by deducting in 2017. >> it is almost $500 million in property taxes that are paid to santa clara county and split between schools and the cities and so forth. so if more people pay that sooner, that's a significant financial benefit.

>> the math is complicated because it will limit income taxes to $10,000. people who recently bought a home in silicon valley are already paying $10,000 or more in property taxes. the president of the santa clara county association of realtors says prepayment might be a big help to long time home own here's are paying $5,000 in property taxes. if they pre paid the $2,500 now that's due in april, they may derive a benefit from the new $10,000 little in the new tax plan. >> that means that next year their property tlaxs only be $2,500 instead of the $5,000. they'll have 7500 worth of room so to speak tunneled tax law to be dedouktd federal tax return. >> because everyone's situation is different, consulting with a tax adviser is advisable. >> be advised.

santa clara county is one of only two counties that allows advanced payments of taxes. new at 4:00, a big shake-up in silicon valley. eric schmidt is stepping down. he is currently the executive chairman of google's parent company alphabet. he first joined in 2001 as the ceo. he will remain on the board of directors and serve as a technical adviser. >> part of golden gate park will be reopened in only had of robin williams. it will now be known as robin williams meadow. jonathan bloom was there at a lively meeting as friends of the late comic explain why there's no better nice remember him. >> as a comedian, i am very,

very proud. >> i would like to thank all of you for supporting comedy the very funny friends of robin williams. >> jesus and comedy day. i'll be back. >> and he was. year after year. >> he was even a savior of sorts, giving money to keep the annual comedy day afloat. >> we always heard that we got the money because the eagle has landed. that was the code word. >> he was known in the comedy community as the eagle. >> they've helped to put on it for 38 years. >> there are some people, that's their only comedy experience of the year. they all come out for comedy day. >> so what better way to honor the benefactor. >> i asked him about being in golden gate park and he said it was home. >> commissioners could hardly wait. >> all those in favor?

>> the changes already reflected on apple and google maps. you see, rename go it was. easier than anyone thought because it turns out it never had a name to begin with. >> who was william sharon? >> i guess we would call him a robber baron. supporters raised money for new signs. >> it will be fun to see robin williams meadow that way or this way. one of the two ways. >> in not sfra, jonathan bloom. ace 7 news. the u.s. is taking names at the u.n. >> the united states will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack. >> the overwhelming vote against the u.s. >> picking up. these last few days will be pretty intense. >> the last-minute rush to get the christmas gifts.

>> need a break from the holiday rush? it may be just a few minutes away. >> but it is not here. look at that

>> reporter: it's what brings us out to the stores on the

thursday before christmas. >> i am a last-minute shopper. i'm looking for something for my two grandkids right now. >> being a last-minute shopper means you're not alone. >> the lines. the lines will be crazy. >> i'm an online shopper. i hate the stores, the crowds. >> of course, not everyone think as crowded department store is a bad thing. phillip is the manager of this san leandro walmart. >> it is picking up. we'll do well over 350,000 these last couple days. >> unlike some of these, this is not a difficult puzzle to solve. some wait until the last minute because they're procrastinators. others do the bulk of their shopping online and gets the odds and ends later. >> they look around and see what they want and then i come back around and pick it up for them. >> on the other hand, laura is a full 21st century shopper. >> i would rather do amazon

prime. >> sales at this walmart are up 8% even though shoppers say it doesn't feel as crowded as in years past. if there's one piece of advice, shop early. >> we'll do thing but of our sales between 5:00 and 10:00 p.m. if you're stuck on what to buy, do what the >> and last but not least, remember who it is for. abc7 news. >> you might have to head out to the stores, if you're not done shopping. today is the cut-off for ups and fedex. you already missed the priority mail cut off. that was yesterday. tomorrow is the cut-off for priority express. if your back is really against the holiday wall, the folks at amazon say they have you covered. the online retailer showed off the nerve center of the amazon prime now hub.

it allows had he are prime members to place an her on and receive it within an hour. >> it has tens of thousands of items. if you are, not only your holiday gifts, the toys and the amazon echos and all the gift wrap that you need to wrap those items. but also if you missed that item for your christmas dinner or you forgot to buy the egg nog. >> the serving service definitely appeals to procrastinate ors. >> why did you look at me when you said that? maybe you want a break from the holiday rush. just breathe. relief could be a short distance away. like the presidio. it is just beautiful. it could be just the remedy. stepping outside, hitting the trails is often just what people need. if they're feeling overwhelmed and in need of a break.

>> you have a growing mountain of evidence that suggests time and nature is the perfect ant dote to stressful it helps with our physical health, our cognitive abilities. and here within walking distance for many people we have an abundance of navy. >> just end joy nature. if do you plan on visit go the presidio, keep in mind the visit oz center will be closed christmas day and new years day. >> i bundled the kids up and took them for a walk and they didn't complain because pokemon go was on. >> nature and pokemon. okay. >> it will get even colder tonight and tomorrow morning temperatures will plummet.

56 in san francisco, oakland and mountain view. here's a similar view of the sky. currently 60 in santa rosa. 56, fairfield. 53 at livermore. and one more live view. a beautiful view looking to the bay. a portion of san francisco from mt. tam. we'll have freeze go cold conditions. sprinkles are possible the day after christmas. possibly even late christmas day. i'm not talking about overnight conditions. look for lows dropping to the upper 20s. mid to upper 20s in ukiah, santa rosa, lake port. down to 30 degrees he at concord and livermore. 28 down south and even around the bay. mid to upper 30s at richmond, oakland. it will be cold everywhere.

then tomorrow, under mainly sunny skies with a few high clouds. the high temperatures not climbing very high. we'll see mid 50s at the coast. mid to upper 50s around the bay and inland. it is doubtful that more than one or two locations will hit 60 degrees. when we have this, the north bay is the coldest region. we'll use santa rosa as the morning low temperature. so the next couple mornings, look for temperatures to drop well below freezing. and then a few degrees above freezing. that will pretty much be the trend we'll see in the inland valley locations. here's the seven-day forecast. we've got thermometers to indicate that it is going to be really cold the next two mornings. but look at the afternoon temperatures. saturday and sunday. relatively mild. 60 around the bay. even milder on monday. christmas day and the day after. we'll see increasing clouds and mild conditions.

there's just a slight, slight chance some of sprinkles late monday and then early tuesday. but not enough for to us even talk about. so if we get to these next two frigid mornings, we will start to thaw. >> the holidays getting off to an early start. kids getting a hand on how you can help. ♪ o night ♪ >> a police officer going viral today for all the right reasons. >> at 4:21, another live look at our afternoon commute. this is actually the scene every day. the 101 south, san

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she's shopping for her daughter. >> this is a big help for us. especially me. i'm not working right now. >> her kids are registered to receive two toys and one book. if they're likely, win one of 700 bikes in a raffle. >> i said to them, no. >> this is sacred heart's way of helping with the stress of the holidays. >> they look around the neighborhoods. they see new buildings going up. old buildings going down. possibly seeing their families go through struggles. so for to us round up a bunch of toys and have two days of full on cheer before christmas. that's awesome for us. >> the shoppers rrnlt the only ones getting something out of this. including the mother and son duo, elizabeth and patrick ward. >> toys are the best.

it is so much fun to see families come in and shop for their children. >> i've been coming here cynic i was 8 years old. it's always been a family thing to do together. >> they still need a few more toys and books. if you would like to help, go to our website at abc7 news.com. >> volunteers at st. anthony's dining room have turned a block into a fast lane for holiday donations. drivers are able to pull up with full trunks. they have their donations under loaded and it takes only a few minutes. besides canned goods and food items, they are asking for warm blankets to make it there you the chilly winter. >> a maine police officer is making news for his voice. ♪ o holy night ♪ stars are brightly shining

>> before becoming a cop, the officer was crooner. his performance of o holy night in downtown maine is being shared by so many on facebook. and you can see why. ♪ o night divine ♪ o night ♪ o night divine >> he's tremendous. >> come walk my beat. come over here. a vote against the u.s. in the united nations. >> this vote will be remembered. >> the response to today's overwhelming vote against the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. >> really?

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home last night. a memorial was held today in chinatown to honor mayor ed lee. now some in the community are criticizing the other public memorial that was organized by the city. alyssa harrington will be live with that story coming up. and police are trying to catch the person responsible for at least ten random roadway shootings across fresno and madera counties. a new doeks a missing been case. police have confirmed they have found the baby and she is unharmed. a 28-year-old woman has been arrested. >> reporter: after a massive manhunt, the baby has been found safe and unharmed. local police have charged erica alvarez with capital murder of the baby's mother. >> she recently had a miscarriage. what she was attempting to hide from her boyfriend. >> reporter: her mother was murdered two days ago in this houston apartment complex.

a family member found her body and called for help but her baby had already vanished. >> i pray they find this baby. >> reporter: police issued an alber alert and they deployed the rapid abduction team. and asking the public to be on the lookout for a woman who might try to pass the baby off as her own. >> holding a newborn outside building number 32. >> reporter: even though the baby was unharmed, she was sgheekd the hospital as a precaution. >> here is a just released booking photo of the suspect. she was in court today to face charges. one of the two wisconsin girls convicted in the so-called slender man murder case was sentenced to 25 years in a mental hospital today. anisa wyer pleaded guilty but

says she was not responsible because she was mentally ill. she accepted responsibility before the judge sentenced her. the girls, who were 12 years old at the time, tried to kill a classmate in order to impress a fictional horror character named slender man. president trump's recognition of jerusalem as the cam of israel sparked days of protest and now it is splitting apart the united nations. today, they voted in favor of a resolution that goes against mr. trump's resolution. in an emergency meeting of the general assembly, countries overwhelmingly voted in fare of a nonbinding resolution declare the trump administration's recognition of israel he as israel's capital, number and void. >> this vote will be remembered. >> reporter: the lom sided 128-9 vote. a formal rejection to move the embassy to jerusalem. backing the president, nikki

haley threatened to cut off money from any countries who voted against the united states the united states will remember this day in which it was singled out for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation. >> reporter: many long time allies like the u.k. and france, parting ways with the u.s. and others were noticeably absent and abstained. the palestinians asked for the general assembly vote. >> very much. we decided in spite of the threats and the intimidation of the united states torsion stand tall and shoulder to shoulder with wisdom, international law. >> israel which celebrated the decision earlier this month, joined the u.s. in voting against the measure. nikki haley said despite the

vote, america still recognizes jerusalem as the capital and still plans to move their embassy to the holy city. >> and we're awaiting the results of a critical vote in spain. the tight race. there was a referendum in october to declare independence. vice president mike pence made an unplanned trip to afghanistan. he landed in bagram. he met with u.s. troops and military leaders. president trump will release his new strategy? august. >> a car rending attack was atta deliberate. the citizen of afghan descent, investigators say he has a

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company, right? >> you just want to take a vacation. >> absolutely. aaa is following a record number of travelers. the agency predicts more than 107 million americans will travel this holiday season. that's up more than 3% from last year. the forecast marks the ninth consecutive year of rising year end holiday travel. if you're planning to hit the road, the best time to travel. i'm telling you the obvious. but i'll tell you anyway. earlier in the morning. if you can manage, traveling on the holiday itself is the way to go. two more airlines are pre pre pe smart bags. those are the built-in devices. they say passengers must remove the litss-up batteries from their smart bags before they can be checked. if the batteries can't be removed, the bags will be banned. both airlines are giving you a little leeway saying it won't go

into effect until january. children's pajama sets sold at bass shops are being recalled because they don't meet federal flammable requirements. they are interesting three that pajama sets. it is the printed long sleeve shirt and solid color robe. no injuries have been reported as a result of the recall. customers he should contact them to return the pajamas for a full refund. >> all right. thank you. >> we chilly conditions, getting even chillier, dropping into the upper 20s and below freezing in many other locations as well. it will be chilly to cold across

the bay area and we have a freeze warning for all the bay area. away from the coastline. tomorrow's highs will reach to the mid to upper 50s. it won't be a very mild day. looking to the four-day forecast, it will be partly to mostly cloudy through the weekend. the cloudiest day will be sunday. the overnight lows he, it will be seasonably cold. it might be light rain or light precipitation. it will probably take form of just a few snow flakes. across the state, look for highs mainly in the 50s. in the northern two-thirds of the state. the weather looks fairly calm except for an area of stormy weather pushing through mississippi valley, and maybe a little snow in new england. it doesn't look like a big snow. it will be chilly. but not up if you're traveling. here's a look at the seven-day forecast. bundle up if you're staying here

in the bay area for the next two overnights and mornings. it will be quite cold going into early next week. a slight chance of some sprinkles. >> thank you. all right. kensington palace just released two official photos of prince harry and his fiance meg han markle. this is a black and white photo of the two embracing. you can see her showing off the ring which is not small stuff. the other photo is in color and more formal. they were taken this week at a country house in windsor. they released the third photo as a thank you to everyone supporting them. they will marry may 19th at windsor castle. coming up, tamales and lumpia. a bay area firefig

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making sure there's plenty of filling. >> inside this kitchen, masa, meat and corn husk are coming together to make tamales. >> you get to work together. you reminisce about the old times, or future times coming up. and you get to enjoy the fruit of your labor. >> for those who don't have time to make the treat, restaurants are busy churning out hundreds of tamales. pork is a favorite. while veggie and vegan are also popular. they sell them by the dozens and like santa's elves will be work around the clock to get them in your hand. >> we'll go up 100 to 200%. so it is pretty huge on the number of tamale that's will move for the week. >> over at the supermarket, they have a one stop shop. >> you have the pot, the masa, the hominy, all the chilies that

you need, the corn husk. >> they have all different flavors. the supermarket caters to the his hispanic shopper but they are loved by many. >> who doesn't love them? whether you're hispanic, asian, african-american, i think everybody loves them this time of year. >> abc7 news. >> from to malys to crab, there's a lot of holiday food traditions in the cabrera. but what's new had? from an online community called chow hound, some of the latest fruity trends and she's laid it all out for us. >> so what i brought here are some examples of the biggest trends from 2017. we have filipino food and chilled rechill ed red wine. i think it is a really fun way

to entertain. >> let's talk about the chilled red wind. i don't drink so you have to share your expertise with me. what do you serve it with? >> you typically want to keep it around 50 to 55 degrees fahrenheit. it really opens up the body and the structure of the fine so it is. more fruit forward. you get to pair it with your fruits. it is great with champagne. this one is from a region of italy and it is a great fruit forward, it can be very dry. and well balanced with fattier foods. if you love rose, everyone knows, the world is obsessed with rose right now. it is a great replacement. >> does this look like adobo? >> it is. i live in the bay area.

now filipino is reaching the wider audience. >> it is a mecca for filipino cuisine. it is in the city in the east bay, a lot of locations and it has become a huge trend. it is a braised stew. this is pork belly in this instance. >> it is heavy but oh, so good. >> now let's go light. poke, much lighter. kind of chopped up. >> first of all, it is healthy. unless you put all the spicy mayo. it is light, flavorful, well balanced, spicy. how beautiful is it? on the note of how it looks, let's talk about instagram for a second. this is one of the most he

instagramed food items of the year. it is so colorful, so dynamic, it is hard not to love it from a visual perspective but the flavor is there, too. >> we want to ask, is there a coincidence? that we're seeing more fusion food and a blending of more cultural food. is that a reflection of our society? >> of course. i think people are much more open minded about different cuisines, textures, the back grounds of different dishes and they want to experiment. it is a great way to learn about a culture. >> thank you. we appreciate it. from chow hound. thank you. >> larry, you get this later. >> get ready for chinese at a restaurant, chewbacca. to our friends, it means holiday entertainment.

reggie tells us what's on tap for the weekend. >> christmas in the creative. >> i've never been to a chinese restaurant on christmas before. >> what are jews supposed to do on christmas? >> do i have to be jewish to come to this? >> no, no. we check you at the door. no. you have to have a sense of humor. >> the 25th year of kung comedy. back on the stage. the shows happen saturday through monday. and this is selling out. also in chinatown, misfit cab ray christmas. i can probably guarantee it is the only christmas show with an aerialist dressed up as chewbacca. expect drag,

♪ that face >> if you only know him from family guy and ted, he is also a singer. a legit big band, in this case, big symphony singer. west the san francisco symphony on new years eve. we have links of all of these he on our website. >> thank you. have you ever checked your face or instagram when you're at work? come on now. well, we have to. those breaks are cost go your employer big time. workers wasting time is costing businesses $100 billion a year in lost productivity. the study says the problem spans all industries. it does not discriminate against race, gender, age or

>> i'll post something right now. i texted her. hey, i'll on my way to rob lowe's house for dinner. >> talking about fighting the southern california firefighters and the headline making dinner. new at 5:00, >> there were no asian speakers other than the mayor's own two daughters. >> some speak out in a story you'll see only on 7. retailers have close on ed and bitcoin, the one change

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battling the thomas fire. they had quite the story to tell their wives. >> i texted her, hey, i'll on my way to rob lowe's house for dinner. she said are you serious? >> actor rob lowe's house is in montecito. you can see just how close the flames were to his house. a group of firefighters protected his multimillion-dollar home. they were exhausted from the firefight but were thrilled when lowe invited them to his house for dinner. >> he was very welcoming. we went in. lots of feud. he started heating up stuff when we showed up. he had a frig and he said you're welcome to drink whatever you want in the frig. >> spaghetti, chicken and salad. >> he said he was very appreciative of the work we're doing. he said he didn't know how we did it. and obviously he was sorry for the loss of a firefighter. >> it meant a lot to the strike team. they had been fighting the flames for days and it hit hard that a san diego firefighter was

killed fighting the fire. >> now that they're back, they've been getting a lot of attention, being interviewed. they're humbled by it and walk away with a memory they won't soon forget. >> a little girl from nipomo has raised $10,000 to help the children of the firefighters. are she first wanted to donate her allowance after hearing a firefighter had died on the the front lines. her mother then started an online phrasing campaign through wildland firefighting foundation. we put a link on our website if you would like to contribute. the updated abc7 news app has person

personalized it. thank you for joining us. abc7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> not in this neighborhood. we don't do those things. s.w.a.t. teams arrest an oakland man accused of mailing explosive devices to homes. san francisco's chinese community is paying tribute to ed lee. what some said they found insulting about last weekend. a big rig ties up traffic for hours. >> right now, a candlelight vigil ridge is it is getting underway for former mayor ed lee. good evening. >> thanks for ed lee.

some feel they were left out. live in chinatown about the criticism and what one speaker said today. >> there's already a few hundred people here. a lot of the people, specifically if chinatown, felt secluded from his public memorial service and they're upset that one of the speakers used the word, squinty eyes to describe the late mayor. at the memorial for ed lee, the chief of protocol, recalled his infectious laugh. >> he had a wonderful laugh with the squinty eyes and the wonderful smile. >> those words have insulted many. >> i was shocked. i said, am i hearing it