tonight of two young girls riding in the back of a pickup that was broad sided by the driver of a stolen truck in antioch. edith cardoza and her two daughters were driving home in a doctor's appointment when they were hit. lexi, died and 2-year-old sister died. >> laura? >> reporter: jesus what ahajesu daughter he lost and the other who's fighting for her life here at the hospital. he also has some thoughts about who he thinks is to blame. >> jesus cardoza can barely speak as he heads into children's hospital oakland to visit his 2-year-old daughter camilla. he told us she's on life support. yesterday just hours after this

horrendous crash, he had to say goodbye to his 4-year-old daughter lenexie. >> my 4-year-old daughter got taken from me. she was really smart and she had fun when she was with me and we're going to miss her. >> reporter: here the two little girls are shown last year. on family videos cardoza shared with abc7 news. the driver of this white ford pickup, 23-year-old noe sal cito is charged with the girl's death. he was driving at high speeds when he realized the deputies wide receiver foll were following him. contra costa sheriffs maintain there was no police pursuit and that the deputy followi inin ii

saucedo sped away without their sirens. jesus cardoza says if the sire rans had been act vatded, things might have turned out differently for his family. >> if they had the sirens, maybe this would have been prevented. >> reporter: edith cardoza is in another hospital while her daughter fighting to breathe on her own. >> it's not looking well. well now to this drizzly wet weather hitting the bay area. here is what it looks like right now from our walnut creek camera. skies are dray and dreary as you know, from our sfo camera, more gray. and in pacifica, waves are crashing, an nbc news viewer sent us these pictures. let's get right to abc7 meteorologist. >> let's take a look at live doppler 7, it is active tonight.

we have scattered showers across the bay area. let's get you to street level. around napa, dry creek road, it's wet. from san francisco to dailey city, foster city, as you take a look at the inland east bay. it is slippery out there, take it easy. south bay getting some showers now, from santa clara to sunnyvale. as you take a look at what's to the north. this is an indication of how cold the air is, we have mixed precipitation in the hills above lake county, this cold storm is going to continue to come through here, and as it does, we may be even seeing some snow in our higher peaks. it's a level 1 system, snow level between 3,000 to 3,500 feet. i'll be back with an hour by hour look at how long these storms are going to last and when the next storm moves in.

a high surf warning is in effect and why at maveric, the waves caused big problems to a couple of boaters. >> reporter: you can see, there's some surfers out there right now, but the same big waves that attract these surfers are not necessarily good for boaters. and a couple of guys found that out the hard way as they were out this morning checking out some of the maverick surfers practicing for the contest when it starts. >> two individuals were very lucky. >> reporter: one look at the 19 foot boston whaler smashed on the jetty shows how fortunate they were. at 10:00 a.m. the men were out watching surfers practice in 22-foot waves, one of those waves flipped the boat. >> no negligence, there's certain days where mother nature is command.

>> reporter: the boat capsized the two men thrown into the frigid water, neither man wearing a life jekacket. >> most times you will get hit in the head by something in the boat when it goes over. >> reporter: the two men were pulled from the water uninjured. as for the boat, the coast guard is watching it for fuel leaks. this incident should be a learning experience. >> it's has hazardous and changing conditions and as a result of it, they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. at half moon bay, eric thomas, abc7 news. whether you live along the coast in oakland or san jose, the abc7 news app has you covered, you can get hour by hour forecasts and enable push

alert to get custom mobile weather updates for where you live. a former cal basketball star is suing the university claiming she was sexually assaulted by an athletic department employee. lais laishaclarenden who now plays for the atlanta dream. she sent out this tweet saying she wants the shame not to be on her anymore. the university has issued a statement saying it is aware of the suit and that the was put on leave. > >> reporter: when evan and mark newman left sonoma county court

this afternoon they called it a good fight. >> it's not a victory, but it is an common ration, which i'll take. >> reporter: their troubles began october 17 when they expected their mother's burned home despite it being in a restrict evacuation area. as seen in this body cam video, santa rosa police arrested the brothers and then took them to jail and they paid $1,000 bail on charges of not obeying orders to leave. last week evan vowed to take the case to a jury. his brother marcus pleaded guilty gauds because he could not afford to go to jail. he received probation and 180 hours of community service. >> victims have a right to see what they have lost. >> reporter: in the north bay, where this case has been polarizing, the boys have received both criticism and praise. the district attorney's office says they were warned three separate times to stay away, that's why the da's office

pressed the case forward. >> we wanted them to take responsibility for the inconvenience and the chaos they could have caused by going into an evacuation zone that's not safe to enter. we wanted them to get back to the community. >> reporter: in court this morning, the da's office reduced mark's sentence to not guilty following 40 hours of community service. after a lot of hard work, evan took essentially the same deal, call it a compromise. >> we can do this again, yes, would you fight this fight again? yes, would you go into that restricted zone again. >> absolutely. >> reporter: after today, at least, at least their legal heat is over. amazon out with a list today of the cities still in the runninger to its new headquarters. the bay area won't be landing the retail giant. >> it's unfortunate due to the

fact that i'm young, so that would be another job opportunity for me, but . >> i really didn't think amazon would put another headquarters on the west coast. i thought they would look more towards the middle of the country, to be honest. >> amazon passed on concord, telling abc7 news today, another autonomous car company one from china is moving in. here is a map of the 20 finalists, they are all east of the mississippi river, except for los angeles and denver. san jose was also trying to be picked. but as david lui explains, the city was not willing to promise a lot of financial insentives to woo the company. >> this is the -- not making the first cut was addition appointing to the deputy city manager in charge of the city's economic development. the full color brochure cost

$10,000 to show amazon available land and buildings in north and south san jose and downtown. it may have lost to competing cities by not offering financial incentives. >> we'll never know at the end of the day to what-degree amazon is motivated by the financial incentives which were really an important part of their criteria. that's not a game that we chose to play. >> reporter: am son's decision came one day after apple said no city in california or texas will be considered for tech support workers. however apple does own a site in san jose for future expansion. and amazon has three economisting theconomist i existing facilities in san jose. >> they're building a warehouse operation here and they're no doubt looking for other locations to expand in the area. >> san jose sees value in having a mix of companies. small and large companies are

essential to the economy of san jose. bringing it with 300 employees from its former headquarters in santa clara. the effort that went into the amazon bid won't be wasted, it can be used to attract more customers in the future. hitting them where it hurts. the house unveils landmark sexual harassment legislation and it overhauls a cruel that critics say enables harassers. i'm michael finney, the "7 on your side" health insurance hot line is open. if you have a question about covered california, give us a call. and we hear about them a lot, but we rarely see mountain lions up c

two pieces of legislation were introduced today in washington and in sacramento in wake of the me too movement to confront sexual violence. taxpayers could no longer pay sexual harassment settlements for members of congress. the legislation would require house members to pay settlements out of their own pockets and at the state capital in sacramento, a move is under way to give more rights to victims of sexual harassment by extending the statute of limitations from one year to three. >> we know that from what has happened something will change, we can't have all this attention to a systemic problem and then have it die down. >> the bill was introduced by a bipartisan group of lauz makers in sacramento. many say they weren't even aware that there was a statute of

limitations. both democrats and republicans have been at odds over the budget. >> this is like giving you a bowl of doiggie do doo, puttinga cherry on top. t >> the bill now goes to the senate where it's fate is unclear. here in the bay area, a shutdown will affect alcatraz, the muir woods museum. irs help centers would also close. >> we keep mentioning the deadline to enroll in health insurance through covered california is january 31st. >> michael finney joins us live, michael, busy over there? >> it is very busy, because time is running out as you just pointed out. if you want to get in on the

affordable care act, it is still available all this year, nothing changes in 2018, so if you need health insurance, it's a good time to give us a call right now, 415-954-7621 or you can go online and hughes the #askfinney. michelle is an insurance agent, she has been signing up a ton of people she tells me. and when people call, they have to make a lot of decisions, right? >> yes, they have to make decisions on what type of health insurance plan they want, what carrier they want to work with, do we offer dental coverage? yes, we do offer dental and vision coverage. so they have to make some decisions. >> is vision and dental covered by the affordable care act? that's an add on, right? >> you do not receive premium assistance for that coverage, but we do have competitive prices. >> you're talking about people's health care and their family

here, do they understand they need to make all these decisions coming into you or do they need you to help them walk through it? >> a lot of people understand the basics of health insurance they receive from their employer, but there tease a couple of decisions they have to make, we have to speak about income, we have to speak about projected income, which is always interesting. >> they're hopeful, are they? >> they're hopeful they'll make a lot of money, but there's also income guidelines they have to be considerate of. a tax dependent is a dependent, not everyone who lives with you. so having your questions answered, it's better to take that time and do that now than to wait until tax time and find out you made a mistake. >> i have to ask a question, it's all free, right? >> our assistance is free and you can find an agent or enroller near you, just go to the coveredca.com and look for

help. >> thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> we're going to be here until 8:00 tonight, so you have plenty of time to call >> thank you, michael. today the union representing drivers for apple commuter busses says it is trying to figure out the best way to keep their drivers and passengers safe . apple has rerouted two of their busses because busses were targeted. thankfully no one was hurt. the union released a statement saying in part, we take the safety of our members and their passengers very seriously, we are working with the employers to ensure that everyone stays safe. meantime apple is giving its iphone customers a choice on

performance or battery life. ceo tim cook says the company will have the option to turn off options to extend battery life. apple has come under fire after it was revealed they had been slowing the performance of iphones with older batteries. the company recently offered a discounted 29 replacement battery to some customers. a peninsula man has found what appears to be a popular hangout for mountain lions and he has some amazing video to prove it. check it out. dave kent set up a camera at a hiking trail that's frequented by mountain lions especially at night. kent believes there are two mountain lions featured in his video. one big cat finds the camera and just curiously flings it around. good evening, everyone.

take a look at live doppler 7, tonight's commute, definitely including some wet roadways, i'm going to take you to street level radar here, heading into lark spur, we do have some wet roadways, as we continue to sweep around the bay area, from richmond to the bay area, it is wet, slippery, from half moon bay to redwood citi, sea port road. and as you go from hayward to union city, very wet roads from alameda to san leandro. we are seeing scattered showers now beginning to move into san jose west, heading east. in the sierra nevada, snow levels are pretty high. but that's going to be changing, right now 80 reporting snow, heading towards truckee, i do not advise trial. the snow level is going to drop pretty low, winds are going to be howling and that means white

house conditions, snow level down to 25,0,500 feet where youy see accumulation. take a look at the rainfall totals here in the bay area, .33 inch in santa rosa, liver more .20, san jose you have not measured yet but that will be changes, temperatures in the 40s, 50s, you see those rain drops on the lens, slow going in the area tonight and just about area as cold showers and breezy conditions continue through tomorrow. and another storm is coming our way on sunday, the current storm is a light level 1, rainfall estimates quarter to a half-inch. snow level between 2,500 and 3,000. and watch out for that dangerous surf. right now the swells are building, 23 feet in monterrey bay, until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. so deadly rip currents are

possible and the swells you want to watch from far away. 6:00 tonight, you're going to be seeing those scattered showers, this continues through the night, you'll notice around 9:00 p.m. as well, a little bit of pink in the north bay hills, indicating mixed precipitation around 10:00 p.m. don't be surprised if you see a dusting around lake, mend seen knowdown. by the afternoon, they become a little more widespread and snow is showing up over mt. hamilton, as you'll notice over there in the whitish blue color. so it's a cold enough system to generate snow showers over the mountains and rain showers at the lower elevations. chilly tomorrow morning, mid 30s to low 40s, fa much cooler day, accuweather 7-day forecast, mixed precipitation tomorrow, freezing cold saturday morning,

but you have yourself a dry day before the next system, also a light level 1 on sunday, into the early hours monday, then another storm greets us thursday, wednesday, possibly into thursday that basically is a level 1. a likelihood of wet gusty conditions on wednesday. download the abc7 app. two teenaged boys struggling to swim back to shore are saved by a drone. that story next. and recreational cannabis may be legal, but is it safe? you could be smoking pesticides and even toxic fungus, see what bay area labs have discovered in some weed and find out what you should be looking for before you

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drones helped save the lives of two swimmers off the coast of australia today. live guards were flying off the coast of new south wales as part

of a training mission, a call came in about two swimmers in trouble, two minutes later a drone was over the boys with a self containing rescue pod. the boys were shaken up by they're okay. without the drone, it could have taken life guards three times as long to reach those boys, might have been too late. fatigue is often a big cause of drowning at sea. crews in turkey -- lifted the boeing 737 with cranes, this is a time lapse of the effort there. one of the two pilots told investigators the plane's right engine suddenly started to speed up, which pushed the plane toward the sea. miraculously, no one on that plane was injured. 162 passengers and six crewmembers were on board the flight that originated from ankara, the turkish capital.

a father and son team up and lift the spirits in contra costa county. that story is next. and a reminder if you live in the north bay or the east bay, you can get

. coming up on abc7 "news at 6:00" tonight, new allegations against the management company running an assisted living facility that burned to the ground during the santa rosa fires. also -- >> we want to protect people's right to privacy and we want to protect their ability -- >> california's attorney general tackles rumors of imminent immigration raids in california, the one thing everyone needs to know. plus it's the worst flu season in years and now some scientists claim it's spread by something other than those coughs and sneezes. stay with us it's all coming up tonight at abc7 "news at 6:00." we'll see you then vmts.

finally tonight you know you're in california when a redwood can turn into a bear. >> abc7 was where three sculptures were lifted into place. >> they are in the tree business and have placed sculptures like this all over contra costa county. >> you have the detail, he wants to present it. >> we'll finish it and then we're going to work on two otters for the swim team. >> a cute young wyatt swims on that team, and his dad owns warner tree service. you see those bears outside the water ford in walnut creek. >> there's something so magic about redwood trees. remember, "7 on your side's" michael finney will be taking

your questions on covered california until 8:00 p.m. tonight, several developing headlines as we come on the air. late today, the parents before the judge. the father in chains. investigators before the cameras revealing what we did not know. chilling allegations of abuse now emerging tonight. authorities say the children forced to sleep all day and stay up all night. not allowed to shower more than once a year. and how they pulled off the escape. also tonight, will the government shut down tomorrow? has the president undermined efforts by his own party to come up with a deal? and his chief of staff saying some of what the president promised on the campaign trail the president has now evolved on. what the president has to say about that. also tonight, will hope hicks, one of the president's closest advisers, testify before the house intelligence committee tomorrow? or has there been an 11th hour holdup? the alleged seri