the man behind the voice heard around the bay area for decades has been found dead. former radio host ray disappeared in kentucky almost a month ago. >> we begin with that ne tragic news tonight. >> there's no question that the inspiration to raise as much money as possible to find a cure for leukemia is a natural. >> today's discovery is devastating end to a search many feared would become a reality. he first went missing november

10th. his family said he suffered from dimentia. >> abc 7 news reporter tucked to others who new the former host well. >> his son told me over the phone he traveled to the place where he was last seen. >> and you of course are listening to kgo. oh, by the way, i'll keep you updated on ray. >> hope that their former long time host and bay area activist ray taliaferr would return home. >> and i don't want to talk about him in the past tense, which i'm starting to do, i don't want to get caught in

that. >> but now pat has been forced to accept it. his body had been found in a wooded area in kentucky not far from where he was last seen on november 10th. he was 79. talk about a history maker, starting at kgo radio in 1977 this man seemed to do it all during the day, which was fascinating since he was up all night. his show on kgo radio was from 1:00 to 5:00 a.m. >> he was more than just a voice that drifted through the night to those of us who were insomniacs. >> he made a difference in the lives of so many. he served as president as san francisco naacp chapter, and president of the leukemia society where he raised millions of dollars with the help of abc 7 news. >> we're all just heartbroken over ray's death.

it's interesting because it was exactly 7 years ago yesterday that kgo changed the format and the overnight voice of ray taliaferro was silenced but now tragically his voice truly is silenced. >> his son says the death is being investigated by the fbi. he adds his father was recently married and that his wife of just a few months has not been heard from at this point. he also says she did not initially inform police her husband had dementia when he disappeared. >> the family has not yet announced any funeral plans, but we'll keep you posted if any p here in the bay area. chilly out there tonight. let's check in with abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma.

>> temperatures are tanking tonight, and those freeze warnings go up shortly. current temperatures spots right now in the north bay, napa, santa rosa, 48 degrees. we're down to 41 currently in livermore. that freeze warning goes into effect at midnight for those areas shaded in purple. much of the north bay, santa rosa, napa, san rafael, even fairfield into that freeze warning. out the door tomorrow morning you'll want to have that winter coat, the hat, the gloves, the scarves because most spots starting well into the 30s for your monday morning. once we thaw out from this cold, we'll have details on our next wet weather system coming up. >> sounds good, drew, thanks. well, a cat is dead and several people are staying somewhere else tonight after an apartment fire in san francisco. abc 7 news was at the scene at larken and california streets in the knothill neighborhood. it started about 4:30 this

afternoon and the building quickly filled with smoke. one neighbor told abc 7 news it smelled like someone was barbecuing inside. all the residents from the complex did make it out safely. >> extremely big smoke, like big smoke, very dark like this, deep gray, coming out like this. right after that there was huge flames, like big flames. >> the california street cable car line did shutdown while firefighters cleaned up. there is no word on what sparked the fire. we are getting a new look tonight at what's left of a gray hound bus after it burst into flames on a busy freeway in oakland. it's now parked at a tow truck company's yard. investigators are still working to figure out what sparked last night's fire. all seven passengers and the driver escaped without getting hurt. one passenger says they heard a loud bang before seeing flames.

the fire broke out along east bay 580. today marks the second anniversary of the ghost ship fire that cost the lives of 76 people. how the victims are being remembered. >> reporter: they called it a boom box procession. several dozen people slowly making their way up international boulevard in memory of friends and families lost in the ghost ship warehouse fire. >> after two years it just doesn't go away. it's still there. >> reporter: keith and sue are making a painful return to the ghost ship on this two-year anniversary to remember their daughter dona who died >> she had bright red hair and she really liked people and people liked her. >> i thought it was important to be there for anybody else who

wanted to talk. >> reporter: 36 party goers gathered for a concert on december 2, 2016 and were trapped with no way out when a fire became a raging inferno inside. he got emotional reading the names of the victims. >> this is where i lost my best friend and not just my best friend, a whole community of really talented people. >> reporter: the oakland mayor libby shaft tweeted today our community mourns the second anniversary of the ghost ship fire that claimed 36 beautiful lives. the defendants in the fire were both involved in running the artcaar artist collective. both are now headed for trial. >> as long as it doesn't happen again and that the people responsible get justice and not just the people currently waiting trial. >> reporter: firefighters have stopped by the scene to pay their respect, a memorial of

flowers and cappedles continues to grow at this spot. many say they would like to see a permanent memorial installed here. a trial in the case is set to begin september 2, 2019. air force one has arrived in houston to transport his casket to washington tomorrow. >> this is live look at the u.s. capitol. president bush will lie in state at the rotunda. >> reporter: as a memorial of notes and flowers continues to grow outside the home of president george h.w. bush in houston, his family is sharing home videos and recordings of the late president, reading a letter to his children. >> remember the old song, i'll be there readyre ready where you are but there's so much excitement ahead. >> reporter: we're also learning about his simple burial

instructions. as for his gravestone, something plain with his navy number on it and a quote dedicated to his late life. he loved barbara very much. >> i don't know where i'd be in life if i wasn't blessed with a lot of kids and grandkids and family including of course barbara. >> reporter: in his last interview with our diane sawer bush calling former first lady barbara bush who died just several months ago the leader of his family. >> he said where are we going, he kept his spirit and he kept his sense of humor right until the very end. but his passing was very gentle and very peaceinal. >> reporter: now the nation preparing for the final send-off for america's 41st president including a state funeral and a national day of mourning on wednesday. president trump says he will attend the funeral at the national cathedral in washington on wednesday.

president bush will then be brought back here to houston for a family memorial service and burial on thursday. abc news, houston. well, take a look at this. a moving picture today of an animals tribute to president bush. this is his service dog sully lying in front of his casket. they tweeted a photo with the caption, mission accomplished. sully will now go onto help veterans at a program at the walter reed medical center. >> we have full coverage of president george h.w. bush on our website. crict-al injied-rucrash in anti. it happened around 3:00 this morning near a scrip mall. a 65-year-old woman from discovery bay was st county today.net provided

us with these pictures. still ahead, a year after a deadly crash at the bay bridge toll plaza, see how an i-team investigation prompted officials to reopen the lane three years ahead of schedule. plus this weekend is in busiest weekend for people buying christmas trees, but

this weekend is the bus weekend to buy a christmas tree. >> whether you did it this weekend or you still have to, buyers may experience some sticker shock. why those prices are climbing. >> this is it. >> reporter: at the tree lot in san francisco's marina

neighborhood obtaining the perfect christmas tree isn't always an easy task. >> the top of it has to be in the middle so you can put a star on it. >> you have to authentic smell, no fake tree. it just doesn't do it justice. >> reporter: and then there's the cost. your average christmas tree around this size costs around $150. but the big ones like that can be up to $1,000. an average the price per christmas tree is up $10 to $20 this year. one reason, there's a shortage of trees. >> it's challenging to get trees right now due to the drought, but we've managed. in fact we've gone through a record number this year. >> reporter: along with the drought there's the financial crisis of 2008. demand dropped so farmers planted fewer trees, which take 7 to 10 years to grow. most of these trees which from oregon. in 2010 there were almost 700 licensed growers.

this year under 400. folks like tracy morris may be paying more, but she says since the guardsman raises money for at risk youth,it it's priceless. >> well, tonight is the first night of the jewish holiday hanukkah. >> a large crowd gathered in washington, d.c. for the lighting of the national menorah. it was a festive event with people singing songs. hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the second temple in jerusalem. >> the holiday lasts eight days as a nod to the one day supply of oil found inside the temple, eight days. we talked about this earlier, but chilly out there for any outdoor activities. >> how chilly is it going to be? >> the good news is it's just chilly for one day tomorrow morning. but you step out the door and you're going to feel it.

those temperatures in the 30s tomorrow widespread first thing. so you have the winter coat, the gloves, the hat. issue going to be a cold start to the work and school week. live doppler 7 coming up empty handed right now, but rain is about 36 hours away. oakland right now about 48 degrees. down to 46 currently in san mateo. down to 41 in san ramon. but you'll look off to the north bay and well into the 30s at this hour. 39 in napa and freezing mark in clear lake. certainly going to be a cold night. most spots around the bay shoreline will stay upper 30s to loy lower 40s. if not below the freezing mark. so that is why we have that freeze warning in effect until tomorrow morning at 9:00 in the morning. all these areas shaded in purple will likely see their temperatures tomorrow morning close if not 32 degrees. you obviously want to take your

pets inside. protect those plants because tomorrow morning it will be rather chilly. so the winter gear needed first thing in the morning. you don't need the umbrella tomorrow. tomorrow it is a dry day, but it is a cool day in the afternoon. we'll call it mid-50s from the coast to the bay and inland under a mixture of sun and clouds rather. and those clouds arriving here on tuesday. so the storm impact scale, a level one system coming our way on tuesday. we'll track those light showers moving onshore. rainfall for most cities anywhere from a quarter to about half an inch of rain through tuesday evening. and the winds will begin to pick up as well. 15 to about 30 miles an hour. let's go hour by hour. we'll jump ahead early tuesday morning, we'll stop the clock by about 2:30 in the morning. perhaps a couple of light sprinkles moving onshore, but it's really about 9:00, 10:00 in the morning on tuesday. and we'll track those light showers on and off throughout the day. so today afternoon by 2:00 we're

still track that wet weather moving through the region, and right now it does look like that today commute as well will feature some rain moving through. like we said most spots about a quarter to half an inch of rain. if we do see a downpour setup somewhere, we'll likely see a bit more than that. but i think most spots will see light amounts of rain. tuesday morning along the coast so pretty active. about 30 miles an hour. but tuesday afternoon i think we'll all feel that wind. likely those wind gusts area around 20 to 30 miles an hour as that system moves through. tomorrow all about that chill in the morning. with freeze warnings in effect. it's a dry day. those light showers move in here on tuesday and looks like it'll linger into parts of our wednesday and thursday a ripple of weak energy moves through. it looks like the best chance will likely be the south bay for any wet weather and our next chance of rain comes on sunday.

so bundle up tomorrow morning. it'll be cold. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, apple is trying to make your bedding hi-t

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up and down carr through three scores, 24 yards on this one to jared cook. no interceptions for carr for seven straight games, but a lot of fumbles by the raiders running back. patrick mahomes threw for 295 yards. 13 yards there to harris. the chiefs led 33-16 after three. carr's only target came in the fourth quarter. it resulted in the tight ends fourth touch down since 2015. and oakland down just three. but the defense could not get a stop, and you cannot put the ball back in mahomes hands. that was his fourth touch down of the game, one more than carr. chiefs win 40-33 and the raiders dop to two and ten. >> got to credit that young quarterback because this is his first year starting in the nfl. and he ticked me off today. >> but he's a heck of a player.

nothing but respect for him, and he's a great man. he's a good guy, nice to talk to. always seems very respectful, so i wish him the best. >> that green color is the kryptonite for the 49ers. san francisco has now lost their last ten games against the division rival, and they were never competitive in today's matchup. it was the first time richard sherman returned to seattle since he signed with the 49ers. russell wilson had just four completions in the first half. three of them were for touch downs. ouch. 52 yards there for tyler locket. seattle punting from their own goal line. plenty of time to get a touch down. instead the seahawks recover and the seahawks score another touch down. wilson to baldwin, 20-3 at the

half. 80 yard punt return and penny took it on the next play. nick mullens hit dante pettis and he'll take it for the score. >> i'm a ball player and at the end of the day everything else is the same, you just go out there and play your game and try to get your team the win and unfortunately we didn't get the win today. >> this abc 7 sports report was sponsored by river rock casino. eight straight losses in the regular is season. and hasn't won up there since 2011. it's been a long time. much more to come on abc 7 news at 11:00. the i-team looks into why one lane at it bay bridge toll plaza has been closed since a deadly

crash nearly a year ago. tonight they have an answer. senator kamala harris promising to make a decision about a 2020 presidential run over the

good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lim. in tonight's headlines bay area radio legend ray been found dead. he'd been missing for three weeks. we're told the fbi is assisting

in the investigation. a cat is dead and several people are displaced after an apartment fire in san francisco. there's no word on what sparked that fire. this sunday marks one year since a terrible crash on the bay bridge that destroyed a tollbooth and killed a toll taker. >> now, the lane has been closed to commuters since then, but now after questions from the abc 7 i-team transportation officials have finally decided to reopen it. >> abc 7 reporter dan noise has the story. >> reporter: 46-year-old cal trans employee han died when a drunk driver in a truck demolished her tollbooth. since then that lane has been closed to commuters. on monday with the one year anniversary coming this weekend, i e-maile cal trans when the lane might ereopen. the response no decision yet, i'll let you know if i hear anything. i pressed. he referred me to the bay area toll authority, part of the

metropolitan transportation commission. explain to me the decision on tollbooth number 14. >> well, there's no official decision that has been made yet. >> reporter: on tuesday mtc spokesman john goodman told me they probably wouldn't reopen the lane until after installing some form of electronic tolling on the bridge. >> tentative schedules indicate another four years. >> reporter: that's right. the lane would be blocked for at least another four more years. show us what it would take to accelerate that project so as to not waste money but to actually accomplish something now? thursday a sudden change, cal trans sent me another e-mail announcing a project to reopen the lane with new fast track equipment available for use sometime in 2019. bureaucratic inertia is sometimes difficult to overcome. >> the people who say things take too long are absolutely

right. >> you understand the frustration. >> oh, absolutely, i'm a driver too. >> goodman said the i-team sped up the process in this case. the uy professor of civil engineering tells me opening the lane might not make much difference. >> from those drones we can see that even with the tollbooth closure large queues still remain pinned at the metering lights. >> a back up at the metering lights and open roads ahead. >> if you're metering too tightly here and you're not fully using all of the five lane capacity of the bridge, you are creating extra delay to all travelers. >> reporter: for the i-team, dan noise, abc 7 news. the suspected drunk driver involved in that crash faces seven felony counts. new developments new in the camp wildfire in butte county. more victims returned to their

neighborhoods today. evacuation orders were lifted for areas in the communities of magalia and comcal. it consumed more than 153,000 acres, some 239 square miles, the fire killed 85 85 the santa fe earthquakes are increasing their efforts to help victims of that wildfire. abc 7 news was at the stadium today for this year's winter fest hosted by the quakes. the team says this event was dedicated to the victims with a portion of the proceeds going to the north valley community foundation and the paradise soccer teams. the quakes foundation already pledged $10,000 to wildfire victims. >> we wanted to have have an event in the off-season for fans to enjoy the stadium. we also have a canned food drive

out front and local vendors selling holiday goods. >> winter fest features 20 tons of snow and holiday activities. democrats will have super majorities in both chambers with margins not seen in the modern era. the number of new comers in the lowest since the 1988 election. there are eight new assembly members this time around compared to 26 in 2016. putting the rulers to rest, senator kamala harris says he will make a decision on whether or not she'll run for president over the holiday. she said she and her family would discuss a possible presidential campaign in 2020. if she does end up running against president trump she warned it could get ugly. she says her run would be a boundary breaking one, which comes with its own sets of challenges. harris is one of many democratic hopefuls. in the south bay dozens of people protested against the way

the u.s. government is treating its migrants from central america along the mexican border. abc 7 news was in san jose when activists and religious leaders rallied outside city hall. their outraged how federal agents agents have forced families seeking asylum -- >> our tax dollars are paying for the tear gas. >> the group also held a sit in on the sidewalk outside city hall. one protest organizer says he hopes the treatment of immigrants will change when democrats take over the house of representatives next month. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, a woman is missing in costa rica after traveling there to celebrate her birthday. why her family is calling on apple to help find her. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. we're tracking a cold night on

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tonight a florida family is begging apple for any information that could help them find a missing woman. carla was celebrating her 36th birthday in costa rica with her sister-in-law. her sister-in-law left a day ahead so she booked a night for herself at the airbnb. that's when she was last seen leaving and getting into an uber. her brother is in costa rica working with police and the u.s. embassy. she was carrying four apple products with her, which the family hopes can be traced to find her location. a car plowed into the a panda express.

one witness said it sounded like a gunshot. the woman driving the suv and a man who was riding with her have minor injuries. san jose police are trying to find out if the driver mistook the gas pedal for the brake. abc 7 news was also in san jose today after a car plowed into that panda express. we do have more information about that at our website, abc7news.com. well, a couple that made headlines after dropping an engagement ring in new york city has been found. abc 7 showed you this video last night of the couple searching for the ring friday evening in times square. police found it yesterday and attempted to find the couple on social media. the search was a success and the police will soon reunite the overseas couple with their ring. >> good news there. >> abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma standing by with more on that. >> it's good sleeping weather with extra blankets on tonight.

we're going to have cold temperatures over the next 12 hours. freeze warning in effect until 9:00 on our monday. coldest spots santa rosa and clear lake. 46 currently in san jose. here's that freeze warning in effect for much of the north bay, parts of the inland east bay. that includes livermore, brentwood, and as far north as mendocino. lows tonight chilly and well into the 30s. couple of upper 20s. certainly have the heavy jacket, winter coat tomorrow morning, the hat and the gloves. midday we'll see temperatures in the mid-50s under a blend of sun and clouds out there. a cool afternoon monday but rain returns on tuesday. a level one storm on our storm impact. light system with light showers. rainfall probably a quarter to half of an inch in most cities and the winds will gust.

accuweather seven-day forecast dry tomorrow. showers return tuesday. rain returns late sunday >> i'll take it. >> hey, have you seen the big man for the warriors running around? >> unfortunate for the warriors because he was having such a great season. more than likely damian jones is lost for the season. an update on the talented big man's injury. and the

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win, three minutes into the game justin intercepted the pass and blasted it past kacie price. bret burn gets his first goal since october. that's 15 games if you're counting. canadians got the leading off, but got it back with his 17th goal of the season. sharks win 3-1. they play at home wednesday before heading back out for a two game trip. steve kerr says damian jones will be out for a long time. translation the challenging young center is likely done for the season. he suffered an injury late in this play, and he's expected to have surgery. jones tore his right pectoral muscle in 2016. his recovery time was six months. for now the loss of jones is big

for the warriors. >> it's a tough blow for him. i mean, he's been playing so much and progressing and learning so much, and we've been excited about his growth. it's a big setback for him and for us. >> well, the packers fired long time head coach mike mccarthy shortly after today's embarrassing home walk to the now 3 and 9 arizona this four win season is far short of expectation. mccarthy is only the second coach in the nfl to win a super bowl with a team and not finish with the season he started. a good running back picks up a 1,000 rushing yards in a single season. it took quarterback tom brady 19 years. brady finally surpassed the mark today. he averages about 2 rushing yards a game. yeah, he's having fun with it as well. 508th career touch down pasds,

third all-time went to josh gordon late in the third. his lone touch down pass of this game. but the patriots will come away with another win. and the patriots pick up a 24-10 win over the vikings. they're now 6 and 0 at home. the 49ers take on the broncos next week. denver faced the bengals today. a.j. green, he grabbed his foot, loolk at this a noncontact injury. he was carted off the field. things only got worse for the bengals. ramsey ran for 157 yards and two scores. the broncos won24-10. sunday night football steelers and chargers. los angeles was down 23-7 at the half and came storming back. look at justin jackson. big ben roth

three seconds left, chargers a field goal away from the win mike misses, but the steelers were offside, so basally gets another opportunity and he made it count. the steelers have lost two straight and will face the raiders next week. panthers, buccaneers, remember former stanford star christian mccathry, he had ten carries for 106 yards. nearly half of them came on this 50 yard run. he outed another 55 yards receiving, and these receiving yards came withtl score. 161 panthers will end up losing their fourth straight. fired at 13 yards to chris godwin. cal will play tcu in the, we

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