live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> streets blocked off in the south bay overnight after a deadly stabbing. now we're learning the victim was a teenage boy. thank you for joining us, i'm natasha zouves. kristen sze is off today. neighbors are concerned. this is the second homicide in 27 hours in that particular neighborhood of san jose. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is tracking the investigation. he's live at the san jose police department. matt? >> reporter: natasha, a troubling trend for the end of the year in san jose. police are investigating two homicides in just two days and so far, no arrests. the first 911 call came in just before midnight for a fight in the middle of south sunset

avenue near east san antonio street in san jose. when officers arrived, a group ran off. lying on the ground, a male, bleeding from at least one stab wound. an officer guy him cpr. the victim was taken to valley medical center where he died a short time later. the crime scene was right around the corner from our lady of guadeloupe church. >> our young people, they need hlp now, they need to pray for them. >> it's scary. we're scared because it happened now, maybe it will happen more. >> reporter: unfortunately, it has happened more. this latest homicide is the second in 27 hours here in the east san jose neighborhood. on wednesday night, a little more than a mile away, a male was shot and killed on vanwinkle lane. in both cases no suspects were arrested. >> we don't work in the nights, only in the daytime because no reason. >> yeah, the danger. >> no reason. it's dangerous. >> reporter: this morning's homicide was the 34th of the year.

all of last year, there were 47 homicides in san jose. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. happening today, the chp is expected to release information about the man accused in a christmas eve crash that killed an officer. the officer died after he was hit on the side of 880 in hayward. he and his partner pulled over when their suv was hit from behind by a car. investigators say the suspect was under the influence of both drugs and coalcohol and will be facing several felony charges. there's major developments this midday in the investigation into what sparked a terrible apartment building fire in new york city. 12 people are dead including young children. abc 7 news anchor jessica castro has the jessica? >> natasha, investigators think the deadly fire was started by a child playing with a stove. it's the worst fire new york city has seen in 25 years. an apartment fire in the bronx neighborhood claimed 12 lives, including a 1-year-old child. initially, a gas leak was

thought to be the cause, but now investigators say it was all sparked by a 3 1/2-year-old child playing with the burners on a stove. >> the mother was not aware of i, was alerted by the young man screaming. she exited her apartment with these -- her 2-year-old and 3-year-old, and left the door open. so this fire quickly spread up the stairs. >> reporter: the stairwell then acted like a chimney and spread the flames in minutes. >> to the window -- >> came out through the window? >> yeah, there was smoke everywhere. >> reporter: the details are horrific. people ran for their lives from the five-story building thursday night. parents screaming for help, children crying. >> burned. burned. little kids. the structure burned. it was crazy. >> reporter: at least three of the dead are from the same family. in one apartment, a mother was found in a bathtub clutching her baby, both dead. firefighters are now reminding

everyone across the country that if a fire starts in your apartment building, you must remember to close the door behind you as you run away. why is closing the door to your parent so critical? as people do start to evacuate, windows, hallways are open, and flames seek the air so it's a disastrous combination and it fuels the fire. more than 170 firefighters had to be called in. meanwhile, this midday, four people are still fighting for their lives. i'm jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> jessica, just heartbreaking. thank you for these the man suspected of plotting a christmasdy terror attack at pier 39 will stay in jail. jameson appeared in federal court in fressno yesterday. the defense argued he should be release the because he back tracked on the attack. the judge decided to keep jameson in custody saying he's a da danger to society. his next court date is january

5th. it's a tradition for many in the bay area, the christmas holiday and new year's eve crab. a shortage means the sweet meat from the depths of the sea is coming at a sky-high price or is impossible to find at all. amy hollyfield is tracking this. amy, people sure are passionate about their crab. >> reporter: it's been tough to find this week, natasha, but it sounds like santa claus has been doing late deliveries of crab today. we have found some in grocery stores, just landed there this morning but you're going to pay a pretty penny for it. you are looking at the first shipment of crab diablo foods has been able to get this week. look fast. they won't be here for long. the manager here expects them to all be gone by this afternoon. >> just got 200 pounds in today. that's all they had left. so -- >> reporter: okay. how much is it selling for? >> $17.99 a pound. very expensive. >> reporter: crabs were missing from many holiday dinner tables this year. that will continue into the new year. fishermen say it has been a tough season.

>> there's some crab going to be for new year's, just not as much because we're on a down cycle this year, but two or three years from now, we'll be on the up cycle and that's just the way the ocean works. >> reporter: the season started strong, but then the crabs coming in were too small. and the season took a turn for the worse. >> right now, they're out. like i said, up north they're not opening up the season until the 21st of january because the crabs aren't ready yet. >> reporter: that makes it tough for those on the front lines who have to tell customers they will have to change their menu. >> tough. you're destroying people's dinners for thanksgiving and for christmas and for new year's. but it's out of our control. you know, we can only sell what we can get. >> reporter: even at $17.99 a pound, there are buyers. herb foster is here at diablo to get some for dinner tonight. >> yeah, because my wife said get a crab, so, you know, what am i going to do, right? >> reporter: i just checked with whole foods down the street.

they also just got some crab in. only selling it for $8.99 a pound. i asked them how they're doing that. they said you can thank amazon for that. diablo foods is a family-owned store. they don't have the same advantage. they're going to be charging a bit more. whole foods tells me the crabs are in short supply. they can't reserve them for anyone. it's first come/first serve. live in lafayette, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> how interesting, the amazon effect if play there. thank you so much. the big question, will we be able to see the fireworks for new year's eve? let's head over to meteorologist drew tuma for the answer. >> you really want the visibility like in the video behind you, you want to see clouds get out of here by sunday night. live doppler 7 along with satellite showing you the storm track continues to stay well north of the region. portland, seattle, right now just getting hammered by rain and snow showers. for us, it's really just a quiet mild day out there today. in fact, a live look outside, our east bay hills camera showing you the visibility is not so good. there's a spare the air day in

effect today. poorest air quality will be in the north bay. see that haze we have in our at moss fe atmosphere. sunday night, a mainly clear sky by 8:00. partly cloudy, mix of stars and clouds out there. jackets are needed by midnight early into monday morning. we'll have areas of fog and temperatures dipping into the 30s and into the 40s. to see some changes to our pattern. looks like starting tuesday, we bring back our rain chances. we're going to detail these rain chances, show you where it stands on the storm impact scale, what to expect in the full accuweather forecast in a few minutes. >> drew, thank you. appreciate it. we have new details on the new b.a.r.t. cars. agency officials say riders will likely have to wait until after the new year. there's no set date on when they will be up and running. b.a.r.t. is in the process of replacing 669 trains. the first ten-car test failed a key safety inspection. if the trains pass, the agent ski will have a better idea on

when they will be ready for commuters. uber is about to limit founder travis kalinik's power in a major way. one requirement following uber's investment deal with softbank is the ride hailing company drastically reduce kalanick's authority. according to "business insider" he seems okay with it especially because softbank could have put its influence behind uber's competitor, lyft, instead. investors pressured him to resign after scandals rocked the company. he still remains a major member of the board of directors. celebrations are happening across the bay area. it's not because of the new year. it's because of what is happening come new year's. and that is the commercial adult sale of recreational marijuana. abc 7 news was at harbor side in oakland. it there was a long line of people. many of them were stocking up before new taxes take effect. >> they're not insignificant, so the price of cannabis could go up as much as 30%, 40% on certain products and that's, i think, going to be a shock to

folks. >> customers must be at least 21 and have a valid i.d. only shops with local and state licenses can sell recreational cannab cannabis. remember, it is still illegal to smoke marijuana in public or anywhere tobacco is banned. still ahead the reason the state supreme court may cut pensions for california public employees. plus president trump's new target this morning and the financial toll it's taking.

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target, amazon. he tweeted this morning, "why's the united states post office which is losing many billions of dollars a year while charging amazon and others so little to deliver their packages, making amazon richer and the post office dumber and poorer." the u.s. postal service does not se tax dollars for operating expenses and running in a deficit. it allows the e-commerce company to pay less to deliver packages than it would pay other delivery services. since the president's tweet, amazon's stock dropped more than half a percent. and now to today's morning money report. today is the last day to pay your property tax before the new republican tax plan launches on january 1st. abc 7 news was at the contra costa county tax office yesterday. workers saline y lines have bee long. taxpayers are doing what they can now to maximize their deductions. the new tax bill limits deductions to $10,000 for state and local taxes. the state supreme court may decide to cut pensions for california public employees 37

cases now before the justices addressed the ballooning costs of pensions and the need to limit them. the state's two largest public pension systems are severely underfunded. calpers and the california state teachers' retirement system has two-thirds of the assets they would need to pay the benefits they owe. the sf marin food bank needs to raise $2 million in the next few days to reach its year-end goal. abc 7 news was in san francisco's dog patch neighborhood where food bank staff and volunteers are asking for donations to help feed the 225,000 people it serves every single year. the food bank raises about 25% of that money during the month of december, but this year, donations are coming up short. >> hunger never takes a break, and we know that there's about 25% of the people living in our community are wondering where their next meal could be coming from so the holiday season is a really important time for people to celebrate with family and friends, and also keep in mind neighbors who are in need and who are hungry. >> and this is something to keep

in mind, the food bank prefers cash over canned goods and that's because it can actually turn $1 into two meals. . we have a link to donate at abc7news.com. if you're planning on making a new year's resolution and breaking it, don't worry. it happens. just ahead the reason why you should still put your best foot forward. and speaking of new year's, if you don't have plans yet, don't worry. we have some great ideas for the weekend. a live look outside right now, we appreciate you joining us on this midday. you can see the golden gate bridge just a little bit of haze, but beautiful out there. meteorologist drew tuma is

now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma.

>> check this out. take a look. the sculpture made of ice shows a young skier coming down the mountain with wings at her back. the sculpture highlights the winter games in beijing in 2022. now get this, 500 craftsmen worked in temperatures reading minus 4 degrees for more than a week to create the masterpiece. made of more than 2 million cubic feet of artificial snow. and it's 115 feet high and almost 1,000 feet long. that is amazing. equally as amazing, some spots in the country right now are below zero. not here, though. we have some of the mild air that we love this time of the year. live toperer doppler 7 showing high clouds streaming in from time to time. we anticipate moisture on our radar the next week. haze in the atmosphere. that's sfraean francisco's skyl. hard to see because we have a spare the air day in effect.

poor air quality in the north bay, the poor air quality will be expanding across many regions along the coast and inland. take it easy out there few you have respiratory issues. temperature wise, we're warming into the 50s in some spots. 63, though, right now, half moon bay. 52 oakland. 55 that current number in san jose. further warming dater on today going well into the 60s in most spots. 62 if san francisco 60 in oak labdlaland. 64 in santo rosa. 65 the high in concord. overnight tonight we'll cool off once again. fairfield the freezing mark overnight into saturday morning. 44 in antioch. 41? santa rosa. 42 in san francisco. 40 the low in oakland. let's bring back the storm impact scale, talk about the return of moisture into our forecast. it won't come new year's eve or new year's day, but next tuesday, that's when we're tracking a rainy pattern developing, going to be light in nature. ranks a 1 on our storm impact scale. most areas more than a quarter of an inch of rain and it will be breezy at times. let's time this out for you.

future weather we're going to get you into next tuesday, early next wednesday. 3:00 in the morning, light rain, first developing along the coast. then right now, how it looks, we do anticipate on and off light showers through the day on wednesday. likely that continuing into thursday as well. future weather showing you thursday morning, 9:00 in the morning, there are those on and off light showers working through the region. we do anticipate a little bit of snow as the system works through. of course, we'll fine tune the timing as we get closer. the pattern does look too be changing the next week. the accuweather seven-day forecast. mild day today. filtered sunshine saturday. dry for new year's eve. monday, a dry start to 2018. all indications right now, natasha, the pattern will change. it's not heavy rain. >> right. >> on and off light showers. good to see we could get some storms in our neck of the woods. >> we absolutely need it. will the weather this weekend be conducive to ice skating in a bathing suit? >> you could do it if you're in the 50s and 60s.

not too bad. >> maybe the story is for both pof us, drew. it's going to be a big weekend for many of you. if you're still looking for new year's eve plans, jessica castro has you covered. here's ideas from our partners at hoodline. >> out with the old, in with the new. this weekend we'll ring in the new year. there's plenty going on in the bay area including a beautiful japanese tradition to purge you of all sins from 2017. you can take a swing at a 2,100 pound 16th century temple well bell. the 32nd annual japanese bell ringing ceremony will be at 11:00 a.m. this sunday at the asian art museum near the civic center. it's a purification ritual. the bell will be struck 108 times to usher in the new year and get rid of the 108 mortal desires that according to buddhist belief torment humankind. [ bell ] >> i think everyone can relate to this idea of wanting to have a clean fresh start. and wanting to kick off the new

year with a sense of renewed purpose. >> it's something for the whole family, and it's free with your admission into the museum. or dive into 2018 at the seventh annual polar bea plunge. it's monday january 1st at 10:00 a.m. at ocean beach. free to attend for all ages. bring a blanket to warm up afterwards or maybe dry clothes. if you don't want to take the plunge, stay on top of the ice and try this cool new year's tradition. the polar bear skate will be held on the 1st at the ice rink in san francisco's union square. goes from 2:00 until 3:30 in the afternoon. skaters are encouraged to come in their favorite bathing suit or beachwear. costs about 15 bucks. plenty of prizes including one for best costume. >> that was jessica castro reporting. i feel like falling would hurt more without the padding. for more details on the events or more ideas, go to abc7news.com and click on the hoodline section. all right. are you in the need of a cuddly

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it's that time of year again where we headache gomake goals better, happier, person in the new year and watch the goals fail miserably in a matter of

days but doesn't mean you shouldn't try. according to marist institute for public opinion, setting realistic goals and attempting them is a huge step in the right direction even if you fail. researchers say 40% of us set resolutions but only 46% of us actually follow through. may you be in the 46% this year. a reminder we're on 24/7 on the abc 7 news app and abc7news.com. today on the website we posted something you may find interesting. the five things you might not know about the new year's eve ball drop. if you're logging on to abc7news.com from your phone, also be sure to download the abc 7 news app for breaking news and then tune in for all the latest on our newscast, abc 7 news at 4:00 p.m. now it's time for our favorite segment of the week, perfect pet. drew is back to introduce us to a new friend. hi, drew. >> hi, natasha. our perfect pet is a cat from the san francisco spca. tal talia, she's 13 years old, said to be super smart. her ideal home is adult only, laid back. natalia would prefer to be the

only cat in the house. call the san francisco spca, 415-522-3500. she also likes puzzles if you need to know that. >> puzzles. and super focused. >> yeah. smart. >> she is on it. i love that. natalia, let's find her a home. from all of us here, thank you for joining us this last friday midday show of 2017.

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