law enforcement officials have plans in place to ensure everyone's safety. that includes stepped up patrols. >> it is all hands on deck. people's discretionary timeoff has been canceled. >> what we're going to do here is first responders, push out public information as necessary. we're all talking to each other. >> the department of emergency management has set up a dedicated text alert line for new years eve. by texting nyesf, you'll be able to receive any critical safety information relating to new years eve in san francisco. they're encouraging partygoers to have a meet-up plan in case they get separated from friends and family. if you see something, say something. >> currently there's no credible threat but we want people to remain vigilant.

>> this last friday, authorities arrested everitt jameson. he had chosen pier 39 to the fbi and department of homeland security have no indication to indicate a specific credible threat associated with the san francisco new years eve fireworks show. >> reporter: the department of emergency management has created that text alert number. abc7 news. >> thanks very much. a longstanding tribute to fallen officers took place today for a chp rookie who died when a driver slammed into list cruiser in hay ward. the chp held a bell tribute

ceremony for sergeant andrew camilleri. he leaves behind a wife and three children. the chp said a driver plowed into his car on christmas eve. the officers were overcome. le remember c le. >> he sacrificed his life for the safety and security of others. >> the driver who hit and killed camilleri was tunneled influence of marijuana and alcohol. he is still in the hospital. the chp has established a fund for people who want to help the officer's family. a power outage stranded people on rides at disneyland today. they said it is affecting tune town and fantasy land and was caused by a trans former

program. guests were taken off about a dozen rides including the popular monorail other. parts of the park still have power. the park was near capacity for the day and for a time, they didn't let in new visitors. it is so common around here, they gave it a name. >> yeah, carl the fog really made his presence known today. thicker than usual and it stuck around into the afternoon. >> abc7 news was at the the embarcadero where he the fog was especially dense. >> yesterday, we could hear the fog horns in the valley. they have to be careful. you can't see the bridge and it is right there. >> no kidding. speaking of the bridge, check it out. it is fog soup. these are the orange times sticking out but the tips are all that was visible. the fog also kept our

temperatures cooler. >> it did. pretty cool now but today's fog delayed 178 flights for up to an hour and a half. six flights were canceled. >> let's check in pat patel. >> it started to lift but we'll see a re-run of the fog. i want to show you live doppler 7. we have quite a few clouds overhead and visibiity has improved with you the arrivals continue. take a look at the visibility. to 10 miles at sfo. wasn't like that earlier today. the temperatures have been impacted because of the fog. most areas running cooler than yesterday. only 55 in oakland. definitely cool out there. a live look at the roof camera. you can see the filtered sunshine. this evening, cool to chilly if

you're stepping out. 47 to 57 degrees. tomorrow morning, you will see foggy areas and it will be chilly. hazy sunshine. the temperatures range from the mid 50s to the mid 60s. i'll be back with a look at the rest of the seven-day forecast, including the holiday coming up. >> okay. thank you. now to a new proposal to ease congestion on bay area freeways. specifically 280 and highway 101 in san francisco. this plan does come with a price. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has the story. >> reporter: traffic planners sy something has to change to ease the congestion. the highways don't have car pool lanes. as experts started studying the possibility of having they will, they considered another idea. an express lane that drivers would pay to use. >> i can see how that would have a benefit. people paying extra to go in the faster lane. other cities in the world do it.

why not us? >> reporter: that's one way of looking at it. when it comes down to making the payment, there can be some hesitation. >> people use toll lanes, right? if it saves them ten minutes each ride, parole. i don't know if i would use it though. >> that's crazy. we pay enough. parking and everything else. that will end up getting congested, too. there's not enough room anywhere. i'm tired of paying for everything. >> reporter: a few san francisco supervisors pushed back, asking where the money would go. and would the congestion in the other lanes push traffic to the neighborhoods? drivers say they would have to weigh the costs against their needs. >> it depends how much it was and how many of a rush, i don't know. probably not. >> reporter: a spokesman for the tansportation authority tells me they're in the very beginning of study go this. they don't know yet what they would charge you to be in that

lane. the next step is to get funding to study it further. in san francisco, amy hollyfield. abc7 news. telling the story of naughty kids and stolen limos. someone started chasing a limo in a facebook post. police say they arrested naughty kid number one and released him to his parents. christmas morning, police spotted another stolen limo after a foot chase. they arrested a second juvenile, or in their words, naughty kid number two. then they spotted another stolen limo and arrested naughty kid number three. sitting next to him in the car was naughty kid number one. all three with taken to the juvenile hall. december may be the season of giving but the food bank is experiencing a dramatic drop in don'tations.

>> the charityrityrityrityrityri the. at a laws go into effect, they may have a big impact. >> it may look like this food bank has plenty of food but they're worried about how much they'll be able to provide in 2018. the food bank set out to raise $16.5 million. with a few days left in the year, they're still $8 million short. >> we were planning to open four new school pantries. one at a college, three wellness pantries that serve people with health-related diseases. >> those would be at risk of opening if we can't raise this critical support. >> second harvest, says the number of clients they've served in the last few years have nearly doubled. >> reporter: they said the help from corporations is strong but laugh the budget comes from individual don'tors and that is

dramatically down. >> we've he had so many natural disasters in california so that may be affecting people's giving. we don't know if somehow the new tax law is affecting it. >> the cpa jeff lawrence said it is possible the new tax law is causing people to pre pay their taxes and now they're cash strapped. abc7 news. the irs announced this afternoon it will accept some prepayments of property taxes for 2018 only if they were assessed in 2017. prepayments of anticipated property taxes will not be deductible. the lines stretched out the door yesterday at the sacramento property tax office. these people are paying next year's property taxes right now because starting january 1st, a $10,000 cap goes into effect on the amount people can deduct for state, local and property taxes.

>> i have a deduction next year that i probably won't get. it is all about deductions. >> i know we're going to get in it this year and we can write it off. i'm not sure about next year. >> pre paying property taxes isn't advised for everyone, especially if the itemized dedrukss less than the standard of $24,000 per married couple. coming up next, details on the stowaway passenger on a a flight from los angeles. why it took hours for anyone to notice. 6 million fish short. a man who has followed the industry for decades talks about the severe salmon shortage. and $165 million. the bigett donation ever received by the nature conservancy. and michael finney is taking

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airport making a u-turn because an unauthorized person made it on board. during the flight, the cabin crew became aware that one of the passengers boarded the incorrect flight and notified the pilot. as part of the airlines security procedure, the pilot in command decided to return to the originating airport where the passenger was disembarked. this shows the flight of flight 175 as it left l.a.x. tuesday morning heading to tokyo but then made the sharp turn. touching back in los angeles eight hours later. >> thank you so much for taking me on this awesome 58 kagts, babe. >> welcome to los angeles. >> model chrissy teigen and her husband john legend on board. why did we all get punished for this one person's mistake? all the people were deplaned and taken to the terminal.

law enforcement piecing together what happened. two brothers with very similar names boarded. one will a ticket on the ana flight. the other on a united trip to tokyo. somehow he managed to use a duplicate of his brother's boarding pass. the airline apologizing saying, we take great pride in providing exemplary spler service and on this flight we failed to do so. >> we're told the fbi interviewed that passenger and his brother but believe there was never any danger. about seven hours after landing back here in l.a., the flight took off again for tokyo. abc news, los angeles. a few minor changes in state laws could keep people a lot safer. here the new rules of the road starting in the new year. >> reporter: the two cans of coors light in his car barely scratched the surface of the

danger the uber driver posed for his super bowl night passengers in simi valley. weighing in at .25 blood alcohol content when police pulled him over. >> as a driver, he should not be drinking at all. the whole point of uber is to have a sober person driving these people home. >> reporter: he's driven for uber and lyft and he supports the new law making it illegal for people who get paid to drive passengers to have the boc above .04. regulators in california and colorado recently fined uber for mishandling dui complaints. now the drivers could face serious consequences. >> so the .04 standard, if you're a uber driver or a lyft driver or a taxi driver and you drive trucks, two of those, you'll lose your license for the rest of your life. >> a lot of drivers lose their

licenses and their ability to earn money even though they didn't think they were impaired. another new law makes it illegal to smoke marijuana in a moving car as a driver or a passenger. he says ironically, pot won't hurt your license. >> there is no dui suspension for a marijuana dui. you can drive stoned on heroin on, marijuana, on crack cocaine. it doesn't matter. there is no standard under the national highway and traffic safety administration for any of those drugs, other than alcohol. >> the tickets alone can still cost drivers thousands of dollars. just driving is getting more expensive in 2018 because you'll be paying an extra $25 on your car's registration and renewal. starting july 1st, bus drivers will face big fine that's the they have seatbelts and passengers aren't using them. abc7 news. there is serious concern about that report on salmon not returning to the state's largest

hatchery. we first told but this yesterday at 4:00. the salmon the are not returning to where they should be reproducing. instead they're getting lost and disoriented because of the drought. now the golden gate association is saying, one hatchery accounts for 40% of them each year. >> two of the four salmon runs are approaching extinction. we have to do something about that. one is listed on the endangered species act. the other isn't. >> they had been trucked from the coleman hatchery and the sacramento river and released into the bay to get a better chance to survive the drought. a billionaire are giving big bucks. they will give $165 million to

help protect jalama ranch in santa barbara county. the land is the point where the coast bends inward and is visible from space. at least 39 species who call that area home are in threatened status. this is the largest philanthropic gift it has ever received. $165 million. taking a look at the weather. rain? >> it would be nice. we don't have any rain in the forecast. not in the seven-day forecast but we're waiting. 2018, mark your calendars. here's a look at live doppler 7. one can hope and wishful right now no rain showing up. just some passing clouds and we'll continue to see the wispy clouds. the wind is really not that strong which is why air quality is not great. we have moderate air quality across the entire bay area. it is 55 in oakland.

a chilly day in oakland because of the fog. 60 in san jose and gilroy, you're at 60 degrees. you'll notice visibility is much better but the arrival delays continue of about an hour and a half. 62 in santa rosa. it is in the 50s. napa, novato. a few people are out on the beach just enjoying the nice sunny skies. now areas of dense fog expected again overnight. hazy sunshine tomorrow. and it is going to be dry for new years eve and new years day. we'll start out at 7:00. we have some fog and high clouds. into tomorrow morning, if you are commuting, there will be some areas of dense fog along the bay shoreline and along the coast. even in some of our valleys. so do be careful once again. just like this morning. if you're not commuting, you'll run into some fog.

most of you will be seeing sunshine and lazy conditions will continue. so look out for the fog. bundle up first thing in the morning. some areas will be freezing. bay side and along the coast, temperatures will be in the 40s with that fog around. afternoon highs will range from the upper 50s to the mid 60s. they'll come up a few degrees. it will be a hazy day. air quality won't improve any time soon. morning skies giving way to hazy skies. we'll do almost identical in terms of temperature. partly cloudy skies saturday. as you get ready to go out on new years eve, if you are a partygoer. it will be dry and you'll be ringing in the new year on monday. we're looking at dry conditions. cloudier skies. the temperatures, low to mid 60s. we continue with the pattern of

sun and clouds us the, wednesday. as i mentioned, one computer mod sell hinting possibly some rain january 5 and 6. and i'll hold out hope that perhaps 2018 will bring us many storms, minus the devastation. >> thank you. stay with us. looking through fog for birds. >> we'll take you t

your tweets will no longer go down in history. the library of congress has gotten every tweet. now the library says it will only preserve tweets on a selective basis starting january 1st. tweets from president trump and other news makers of course will continue to be archived. part of the reason is the expanded length of tweets to 280 characters and the increasing number of tweets out there. >> the machine may have finally beat man in a contest of skill and strategy. the rematch is in the works.

last year, google developed artificial intelligence that beat the world's top player at the game of go. this is a professional player and he said he would never play a machine again after his defeat. according to chinese media reports, he has agreed to take on a range of a.i. opponents. that match is set for april the autobahn society was out counting birds. this is a 117-year-old autobahn christmas tradition. it can be a lot of fun but it is also telling us something about the state of the planet. >> if all the forest birds start to decline that tells you there's a problem in the forest. if shore birds are in decline or raptors are in decline, you can go back and say there's a

problem. we should be looking at the areas to help preserve not just the birds but the ecosystem. >> abc7 news was at this watching event at ft. mason community garden. there are at least 160 bird species in the city. the final count will be available in about two weeks. neighbors banned together to save a deer cornered by a pack of hounds. >> look at the terror on the deer's face, poor thing. >> french newspaper reports there were two hours of tension between locals and hunters before the deer was eventually spared and allowed to run free. >> stay with us next at 4:00. cleaning up after a white christmas. we'll slow you the dangerous conditions much of the country is dealing with. and a new flood danger after the north bay fires.

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he was killed as we've been reporting on christmas eve when investigators say an impaired driver slammed into his patrol car. he is survived by a wife and three children. his partner was in the driver's seat and survived the crash. officer jonathan velasquez embraced his wife during the ceremony and fought back tears. very emotional today. a new public service announcement is hitting the airwaves warning drivers that dui does not mean just booze. that story is coming up at 5 qulok the change in law. and a winter blast is hitting much of the country this afternoon. abc news tweeted this fountain. many states are still cleaning up from christmas snowstorms. gloria rivera has the details. >> reporter: as winter weather

descends in full force, erie, pennsylvania, is one city battling back. even this snow truck driver got stuck after an epic snowfall in recent days. >> we'll be out 10, 15 hours easily. >> reporter: more snow is predicted. the city issuing emergency warnings for dangerous and impassable roads. advising to just stay home if you can. >> all i can do is laugh. you know, it's a little ridiculous. i keep pecking away at it and we'll get it clear. >> reporter: treacherous driving conditions have been seen in several days. a pileup in missouri left five dead and 125 injured. at this home in upstate, new york, the fire department rescuing a woman trapped inside. walls of snow reaching nearly to her roof. and accomplish's lake superior, iced over. this is wreaking havoc on travel all the way from the midwest to the northeast.

at boston's logan airport, a jetblue train did a full 360 on the tarmac turned ice rink. >> we started fish tailing. yeah. and it started getting rough. >> in northwest independent, a small plane slid off the runway. >> reporter: the southern states will see a plifl of precipitation, the mid-atlantic saw snow this morning. that is a concern on the roads there. not just snow on the ground but ice. abc news, washington. >> here's proof of how cold it is in parts of the midwest. you're seeing frozen water fall in minneapolis. the 53-foot minihaha falls. park officials say it is not only unsafe but illegal. seriously cold weather swooped into minneapolis on christmas day. you see the temperature there overnight was negative 4.

monday was the coldest christmas in the minneapolis-st. paul area in 20 years. they know cold. >> back here for us, it barely rained. >> carlos took a tour of high flood risk areas and has more on what officials are doing to prepare for a flood disaster. >> reporter: sugar loaf state park might be closed to visitors but you wouldn't be able to tell from all the noise. >> we want to know what is the stability of the mountains around here. the safety of bringing people back in. >> reporter: volunteers like bob o'brian have been working for weeks to clear the trails and streams of debris. >> we've cut down branches in the river. >> reporter: this could prevent flooding did, you the next big storm after the destructive wildfires, they released this map of sonoma county that

identifies areas prone to flash floods, as well as mud and debris flows. >> they look at the severity of the burn, the slope or the steamness, as well as the type of soil or the geology. and other factors. >> reporter: burn areas like this are the biggest concern to emergency crews. debris can flow down to the creek below cause splg heavy flooding. given the vast scale of what has been left dollared, it is impossible to stabilize the canyon. so officials are working a warning system that alerts for high water levels. >> they should be aware when a rainfall event is coming is that forecasted. they should be aware of their surroundings and watching the creek themselves. >> in a worst-case scenario, residents would have to be evacuated due to high floodwaters. a scenario officials hope to avoid. abc7 news.

2017 had everyone talking about one thing, of course. politics. karen travers has a look back. >> reporter: in one year, president trump has rewritten the wash play book. his administration setting an aggressive, combative and sometimes inaccurate tone from day one. >> this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration. period. both in person and around the globe. >> reporter: president trump's every statement, tweet, travel, sip of water, dominating headlines. perhaps his most explosive action, the one that could have major long term implications, his firing of fbi director jim comey in may. saying the rush investigation was a big fact or sflfl when i decided to do it, i said to myself, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. >> reporter: the firing led to

the appointment of robert mueller. already two indictments is that two guilty pleas, including michael flynn. but president trump has been consistent. he believes when the investigation wraps up, he'll be exonerated. >> no collusion. >> reporter: the biggest foreign policy facing the administration, the ongoing nuclear stand-off with north korea. >> they will be met with fire and fewer. >> reporter: president trump threatening to destroy north korea. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime. >> reporter: on the domestic front, a year of frustrating misses for the president. his travel ban tied up in court for months. no movement his promised border wall and his spectacular failure to capitol hill to repeal and replace boek. right before the christmas

holiday, congress delivering on the president's top priority. tax reform. in a white house that seems the thrive on chaos, there were dramatic staff shake-ups and constant rumors of more. three senior officials out the door in a hectic ten days in july. john kelly fwlaut to bring order to a frenzied free-wheeling he campaign. but that didn't extend to the president. >> i was not brought in to control him. >> reporter: and kelly says that definitely doesn't include the president's twitter account. those early morning and late night tweets, often sparking controversy. his favorite foil, the media. >> you're fake news. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a quiet august vacation can. after racially charged protests in charlottesville, virginia -- >> i think there's blame the both sides with. a nonstop flurry on both sides

of sexual misconduct by high profile men, president trump himself back in the spotlight. at least 16 women in the past accusing him of inappropriate behavior. he has said all the women are lying. the white house says this issue was settled when he was elected. the accusations have not slowed the president down. all year mr. trump boasting of record achievements. >> we have done more, they say, than any president in history. >> reporter: tax reform gets republicans some wind in their sails. in a few weeks, a slim majority in the senate will be cut by one when dougs jones arrives on the hill. officials say president trump is resigned to a much more difficult political environment for the republican party next year. karen travers, abc news, the white house. an unusual beach hazard closed down an area of miami beach today. a firefighter spotted a flare

and recognized it could be dangerous. the beach was evacuated and closed for about two weeks. miami beach police say the flare belongs to the coast guard. coming up next, when harry met barry. >> we don't answer those questions. what an interview. yes, they got a little more serio serious. i'm michael finney. ask finney is just ahead. ask your questions right here. you're looking at hazy skies right now. i'll let if you know

. an interview with president obama just aired. >> in his very first interview since leaving office, former president barack obama sits down with his friend, prince harry. guests hosting a bbc radio show with the president in the hot seat. the young royal fired away. >> i'll interview if you want. >> no. i'll interview you. what's different about your mornings? >> i walk up later. the things that are important to

me haven't changed. >> and the important things barack obama said need to stay constant, rock solid. >> going back to january 2017. what was going through your mind? >> the first thing that went through my mind was sitting across from michelle, how thankful i was that she had been my partner through that whole process. >> perhaps a little encouragement for harry who has now introduced his partner to public life. >> boxers or briefs? >> sorry. we don't answer those questions. >> harry or william? >> william right now. >> including a few with only one right answer. >> the queen or the queen? >> the queen. >> okay. good answer again. suits or the good wife? >> suits, obviously. >> today harry joined the regular bbc anchors for a quick chat. >> it was your future wife's first christmas with the in-laws. how was it? >> it was fantastic.

she really enjoyed it. the family loved having her there. >> next question, will obama be invited to the big wedding next year? >> i wouldn't be surprised. >> they have five very busy months to sort out the guest list. abc news, london. and former president obama has retained his title of most admired man in the world. he edged out president donald trump by 3 percentage points to support the galop poll honor for the tenth consecutive year. hillary clinton topped the list of women. here's a look at the finalists. elon musk came in sixth. the top most admired we will of the hillary clinton for the 16th straight year followed by michelle obama, oprah winfrey, elizabeth warren, and german chancellor angela merkel. >> speaking of former president obama, he has teamed one golden

state warriors star stephen curry in a announcement to promote. >> i am my brother's keeper. >> we are the ones. >> the psa also features as you saw, the rapper. for my brother's keeper, a mentorship program founded by barack obama in 2014. this isn't the first time they've promoted it. they release ad psa last year showing mr. obama giving curry pointers on his jump shot at the white house. beautiful around here but we're hoping for some rain. >> whether or not we see it, it is a little ways away. >> that's right. right now we're not seeing it on live doppler 7. we have to wait until 2018 to possibly see some rain. now, highs for thursday will be in the upper 50s to the mid 60s. still hazy air quality moderate across the bay area. if you're doing some traveling,

heading south to los angeles. it will be warm by winter standards. 81 in palm springs. 67 in vegas. tahoe, 57 degrees. around the country, it is going to be bitterly cold across parts of the upper midwest and the northeast where an arctic blast has invaded. highs for thursday, only 13 degrees in boston, 20 in, no. pacific northwest will continue to get some rain and high elevation snow. so that's the area where you would have to go to actually get some stormy weather for the time being. the accuweather forecast, morning fog will give way to hazy sun. it will be a milder friday. if you have any outdoor plans including new years eve or new years day, it will be dry right through that time period. all the way through the middle of next week. with temperatures near to slightly above average. if you're looking for rain, you won't find it in the accuweather seven-day forecast. if you're patient, january 5th.

mark your calendars. we might see something. >> good things come to those who wait. next, the shoppers who were hoping for heavy snowfall would lead to an afterchristmas windfall. and i've been getting your questions all day. next, i'll answer a few

on the east coast, exactly how much it snowed on christmas day was a $900,000 question. >> here's how it works. for 11 years, springer's jewellers in maine and new hampshire have offered a let it snow promotion. it went if it snowed more than six oimpbls christmas day, any jewelry born on december 24th and january 9th would be free. >> this year, customers bought $900,000 words of jewelry. this year's christmas day snowfall was estimated between four and seven inches which means a lot of shoppers were on the edge of their seats until today when the official snowfall was tallied. finally, for you.3 inches. just 1.7 inches short. they've never had to pay out a

promotion which is covered by insurance. >> time for ask finney. 7 on your side michael finney answering your questions. >> julie asked, finding ing inga financial adviser near me is scary. >> it is scary. i don't give endorsements of professionals. but yes, who you trust with your money can be something else. you should look for a certified financial planner. they have to take tests and meet standards but it is your money and your responsibility. so educating yourself by reading kiplinger's.com or another "money" magazine is so important. it is important to find someone trustworthy. you need to educate yourself. you can't get around. this you have to learn the basics. >> all right. this is an interesting question. i'll sure a lot of people are affected by this. rosa asked, i bought three gift

cards from a grocery store. two of them had zero balance when i tried to use them. i found out they had been used by someone else. the retailers said they aren't responsible. do i have any recourse? >> you did the right thing to dookt retailer first. depending on the paperwork, i mean the receipt. i really hope you have the receipt. i may be able to help you get your money back. call my hotline or go online and file a report at abc7 news.com. a lot of times we can do more than you would think but i have to have the receipt. >> okay. good to know. and victor at big daddy sports. is it better for your fico score to have eight credit cards with a $100,000 limit or four cards with the same sxlimt $50,000 used? >> a great question. let me tell you. let me move it up a little bit. what you're talking about is called -- let me get to this. it is called credit card

utilization. that's how much of your available credit is being used at any one time. now, your credit card goes up or down depending on how much of your credit availability is being used. now, it works for a single card, for all your cards combined. so to get the best credit score. do you want to use -- you do not, is what i meant to say, want to use more than 20% of your credit line on each card or on all the cards combined. so an example. if you have $100,000 in credit. you want to keep your balance below $20,000. by the way, you want to keep your balance below $20,000 no matter what! if you have a question for me, you can record a 10 to 15-second long question. use the #ask finney. you can reach below my facebook page or abc news.com. next, turning his life around. a pan not handler turns his lifs

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a homeless man from hayward has some new home after his story went global on facebook. >> yeah. jonathan bloom explains how a cop who planned to give him a ticket wound up giving him health instead. >> reporter: deputy jacob swal we will knows these streets well and he knows the people who live on the streets. >> i've been seeing him out there for a couple years now. >> reporter: michael was truck driver until a bad accident left him disabled. >> when you have a serious broken back injury, you never really recover from it. >> reporter: unable to work, he turned to panhandling. >> he does it three times a day. he's not panhandling for alcohol or drugs. he's dogt it to stay alive. >> reporter: he come here to mcdonald's for a bite to eat. breakfast, lunch and dinner. it was his entire existence.

>> he said, you can't go on doing this. what will it take to get you off the street? and i said well, a government check would do it. but i can't steam get one. >> reporter: to get benefits, he needed a state issued, i, did. instead of a ticket, he offered him help. >> hey, i don't exist anymore according to the dmv. >> reporter: he needed proof of residency and a birth certificate. swalwell helped him get those which game a surprise. >> i get my birth certificate and it says my name is gordon michael meyers. >> reporter: posing with his new i.d. card, they were all over facebook. >> hey, you're famous. there i am. >> reporter: he's a step closer to getting social security and even has some job offers. >> it has taught me to get to know people better. >> reporter: a lesson he hopes to share. >> he treated me like a friend. >> reporter: jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> that's a nice holiday story. >> so well done. thank you for joining us for abc

7. news at 4:00. >> abc7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> if you can buy a drink or buy a joint, you can also afford a lyft, an uber, a taxi. >> a new push to prevent driving stoned. plus, security spot lights for new years eve in san francisco. the plans as crowds plan to descend less than a week after a terror threat. building a better highway. why it could depend on the weather. >> crypto currency has hit the bay area market and experts say it is here to stay. >> his wife is providing a tremendous at of strength for us. it should be the other way. >> a highway patrol office here died in the line of duty.

>> end of watch, december 24th, 2017. >> andrew camilleri was killed on christmas eve when a suspected drunk driver driver slammed into the back of his patrol car in hayward. good evening. >> the death comes as state traffic safety officials say they are expecting more traffic accidents once california's new recreational pot law goes into effect next week. >> as we look at traffic with the new law, there is heightened campaigns to get the word out about the dangers of driving under the influence. >> laura anthony has the story from sacramento. >> the message today? dui doesn't just mean booze. >> consider it fair warning from the california office of traffic safety and the chp. drivers will be busted if they are high on drugs. not just alcohol. >> just like d