tesla model s sedan that caught fire in los gatos. >> fire investigators are near the scene. the santa clara says the driver pulled over when he thought something was wrong with his car. his car caught fire. they put itted on eight it caught fire again and they put it out again. they're not sure whether it started in the battery, but we understand the battery did burn. the good news is no one was hurt. firefighters are staying on the scene to make sure the batteries are coot enough to make sure it can be toed away. . in a statement in the past ten minutes to abc7 news, tesla says we're currently investigating the matter and are in touch with local first responders. we're glad to hear everyone is

safe. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley >> and i'm kristen sze. and in other stories, the shooting death of andy. >> it was in 2013 that a sheriff's deputy mistook a toy rifle for a real one and shot the teen to death. we have more from andy's unity park in santa rosa. wayne? >> reporter: good evening. dan, it's a $3 million settlement to the family. in it the sheriff's didn't does not admit liability. sheriff ron giordano walked a fine line today. >> reporter: the reason for the settlement is a 13-year-old is dead and the right thoing do for the community and to start moving forward is to settle the case. >> reporter: five years later andy lopez's death has settled a

deep wound that may start to heal. on that day andy carried a pellet gun made to look like an ak-47. when the sheriff's deputy arrived on scene, he said he told andy to drop the weapon. instead the boy turned and began raising the muzzle. he fired eight times, kills lopez on the spot. >> the reality is our deputy was faced with a weapon that looked like a real weapon that day and we can't change the > afterward they showed the photo of it but that did not stop the protests. >> it ooh's very dangerous job the deputies do out there. sometimes we make a mistake and have to resolve it. sometimes it's just the right thing to do for the community to settle the case. >> reporter: the board of

supervisors in sonoma county voted 5-0. the sheriff hit hard on the dangers. he said it's inevitable what happened here will happen again and it will be a tragedy. now to breaking news outside seattle where authorities are assessing the damage from a rare toernds that tore through the area this afternoon. >> dude. >> bro, get out your -- >> it's all on recording. >> holy -- holy -- >> resident reese acted with choice words as they watched the tornado slam into homes. aeals, damag wasipped off build trees uprooted. some tossed onto homes. at this point we've received no

reports of deaths or injuries. that's very fortunate. sandhya patel is tracking it. sand ya? >> tonights here in this part of washington is pretty rare. one to two tornadoes per year. tang a look at the strong thunderstorm that ripped through the area at 2:00 p.m. the national weather service in seattle is confirming seconds ago that this was a tornado. as far as what leather, ef-2, ef 3, they oar going to go out and do extensive survey damage and determine tomorrow morning what level it was. it's part of the system that continues to push things into the pacific northwest. the same front, the southern end of it is passing rice across northern california. we've seen a few sprinkles in the far end of our viewing area this afternoon.

sprinkles. few light showers not out of the question for another hour or two before we start to see a break. what's coming tomorrow is fog still tracking that sump i'll be back with more on that. >> we spotted this surfer. let's take a look at this. >> he rode it all the way down. his ride took about 40 glorious seconds. >> take a look now. another guy right there.ode a t. conds. >> we tol you about one surfer. safety crews had a hard time finding him. luckily he is safe, but a lot of people are talking about it. >> it's treacherous.

cornell barnard has more. cornell? >> reporter: trapped under water by monster waves. >> my shoulder's a little sore today, my neck's a little sore. >> reporter: pro surfer is back home in ahh after taking on the monitor waves at mavericks. thrilling but not easy. that's gold in this video catching a 50-foot wave but wiping out five stories up and being slammed down. >> it's like going through a car wash and getting sprayed and getting hit in a car crash at the same time. >> reporter: gold was trapped under water for about 30 seconds and he stayed calm. >> you pray, stay in a happy

place and wait. >> jet ski crews finally located him, getting him to safety about 50 seconds after he wiped out. he says thanks? the time they put in, you want to say thank you to them. >> reporter: it's quite a story. he lives off oahu. he said surfing on the waves is amazing, but so is coming home to your family in one place. >> cornell, thanks so much. it's not just sunners taking advantage of these huge waves. the kept guard used them to get in heavy-duty training off ocean beach last week. look at these pictures staken by dave rogers in pacifica. at one point one of the boats was completely on its side. the coast guard's golden gate station says the waves topped 15 feet on that day.

a tethering foot was swept into the ocean. >> that is amazing. more people could experience the equivalent of the bad air we saw from the north bay fires. that's because fireplaces heat up as temperatures cool down. we have more on the stoirn and the concern, leslie. >> reporter: hi, there, dan. there's always the christmas songs, the weather outside is frightful, the fire is so delightful. fireplaces do affect our health f after breathing in all of that smoke during the camp fire, more and more bay area residents are keenly focused on air quality. the burning glow of that fire and the particulates it's spewing out. >> what are the particulates? >> we've done some testing.

it is unsettling, especially at startup and winding down. >> the number one contributor to your nabt and inside your home is wood burning. >> you're breathing in bad air. >> you are. you're breathing in those fine par it is lats. after the camp fire, i think recognition has increased tremendously. >> she's an expert on how air pollution impacts our system. >> the small particulate matter will go into your lungs. le it will cause inflammation to several organs in your body. >> including your heart and lungs. those who love their fireplace and remember the smoky air from last month are inundating stores with request for fireplace gas

inserts which don't generate particula particulates. >> it's very busy, very busy. they want them and they want them now for the hollywoods. so we have several crews out and they go six dayses a week. as the years roll by, you'll see fewer and fewer fireplace that burns wood. also restaurants. hospitals are replacing fish tanks. the mystery, though, and i'll throw it back to you guys. we toenltd know if he can come down. thehooden health crisis here and across the nation. here, a step toward a solution. blue, the heist of a tiny house. someone stole it in st. louis

and it's now apparently headed for california. making your home smarter. there's a what does help for heart fait looks like this. entresto is a heart failure pill that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems,

or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. ♪ the beat goes on. yeah! billionaire philanthropist marc benioff has given $15 million to address a shortage. mental health shortage in east bay. it's skyrocketed. suicide is up 80% in girls and 30% in boys. approximately half of mental health officials began in childhood. today's contribution by marc benioff hopes to change that last statistic. more from lyanne menendez.

>> reporter: oakland wants to become a leader in health care. a number of psychiatrists at that hospital will triple. they'll train more doctors in the field of sigh kai industry. dr. brian king of ucsf says the number f of providers has not kept up with demand for mental health care. >> we're at a place where at least 20% of children of adolescents will experience mental illness in a given year. >> anxiety, stress are some contriting factors. too much screen time can lead to isolati isolation. i think if you're prone to depression and anxiety, you have to watch your children under these circumstances pause that screen time creates more isolation. >> reporter: edgewood center for children and families provides

mental health services for young adults and bare aya counties. from 2000 to u.s. suicide rate for girls from 2018. parents are asked to ask their children hard questions. >> how are you doing? have you ever thought of killing yourself? it's hard to shane with your child. >> they believe it will break the stigma associated with mental illness. >> we want you to know there help available. if someone you know or yourself are thing of suicide, we put

together a research presentation for you. take action to buy it. the died of live faye euro and a can sus mass. oakland officials say they're shocked by this news. zoo officials say their medical exams kid not show signs. cinder was found badly burned but made a miraculous recovery before being released in 2015. a team set out in september after cinder's radio transmitter stopped working. her remains were found near the

den where she was released. it's currently bear hunting season in washington state. smart doorbells, smart locks, smart security cameras, smart cameras, the smart market is smart apparently. >> let's turn to a smart person to talk about this. michael finney with 7 on your side. >> you don't feel that smart when you're trying to put them together and getting them to work. new producting are comes on the market all the time. let me give you a crash course on how to buy and connect these devices. "consumer reports" dan raklosky doesn't just write about the smart product. he uses them too. husband one smart device, smart speaker. alexia, lock the front door. >> reporter: to use the smart speaker as a hub or control centers of sorts, you'll find

three objects. as for those other smart products, "consumer reports" puts them through rigorous testing. for example, smart locks have to pass the same break-in traditional ones. >> this one from to kicking and picking. some models even work with smart locks to remotely open the door through an app. need even more smarts? you might aids cameras inside and out. they can record people breaking in or breaking the rules.

you'll need to pay for storage which can be as much as $200 a year. >> what that means is when these cameras take video. they store it on the company's server. it makes it easy to access, but it can cost you over $200 a year. >> if you want surveillance both inside and outside, consider the net gore arlo proto smart camera for about $220 snoopz one that could be smarter is smoke detectors. they detect smoldering fires and ally,eaimportat these are good for both. >> good to know. >> excellent information. tips are pouring in from around the country after a

louis woman said her tiny home was stolen from her. it was last being pulled by a gray ford pickup truck in arizona toward california. there are been dozens of sightings as the thieves made it their way west. she built that house from scratch. it's taken her two years. she was going to park it at a sightual community she founded with other residents. hi, there, everyone.ev napa reporting a trace amount recall early lore today. take a look. minutes ago we were seeing raindrops on the lens. now we're watching the fog starting to develop and clouding rolling in.

here's a look at the high surf. the waves are still pretty rough. 10 to 15 feet right now. the west-northwesterly swell with breakers 15 to 25 feet, possibly up to 30 feet. it will continue to impact the coastline. if you're going to be near the coast, obviously don't turn your back on the waves. tonight going into tomorrow the wave heights will start to come down, but tomorrow night is when they'll peek a little bit and come right back down as we head toward flid. i should have clarified that. definitely be on the lookout. we're starting to see signs of fog forming. histoday, mid 50s

61 in concord. and one other live picture from our emeryville camera. areas of dense fog. mostly sunny. scattered showers late on on thursday. partly sunny. by noticetime showing up. we're going to see a little more coverage at 5:00 a.m. more widespread coverage. allow that extra time. 8:00 a.m. as well if you're taking your kids off to school. by noontime the fog layer will begin to shrink and we'll start to see some clearing. first thing tomorrow morning, temperatures in the upper 30s to upper 40s. fog around for the morning

commute. for the afternoon, upper 50s to low 60s. pretty nice looking wednesday. concord, livermore, 63 in san jose. level one light system coming in thursday afternoon, thursday night. that means scattered showers. .05 to .02. noontime thursday, it's dry, although we need the rain. 8:00 p.m. still in the north bay. notice the front breaks up. just scattered showers. some of you may get mist. morning fog. then sun. and we'll go with late night showers thursday. early friday, possibility. winter starts on friday at 2:23 p.m. and another storm will greet us monday into christmas. >> all right. >> we'll be tracking that for you. >> it will be changing.

>> so that new bike i'm getting for christmas, will i get to ride it in the rain? >> possibly. but rain is a good thing. >> we'll buy him a new umbrella. >> that sounds good. >> thank you, sandhya. there's a new estimate on when women will earn the same as men.

a report shows women rank way down the list. the annual gender gap report shows the u.s. ranks 19th out of 149 countries on economic parity between women and men. on pay alone, women continue to earn 20% less on average than men. underrepresentation is a major factor. get this. the report says it will take more than 200 years before women and men worldwide have economic

parity. >> interesting. law enforcement officials are not in the holiday spirit in new jersey. today they announced anyone who doesn't returnasromhat c spill from a brinks armored car could be tracked down arrested. video of the incident showed motorists scooping up the cash on the highway. officials say only about 115,000 of the $510,000 that spilled out has been returned. it doesn't belong to them after all. return it. one group has called themselves the

coming up tonight, a look at how san jose plans to crack down on scooters after a rash of injuries all over the city. also, the video of the big wave at mavericks is spectacular from the air, but wait unthe ill you see it from water level. our dan noyes got a closer look. and we'll take you inside these budding businesses where

you c somot andanmoke uy b it there too. all coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. people, a ban that broke barriers to ban lgbtq rights in san francisco now has another distinction. >> san band. >> she said being part of the band was life-changing. >> i wanted to be part of something amazing, something that made incredible music and the less boonian gay freedom band makes incredible music for all of us to enjoy. >> reporter: the band was the first gayriented band to form in 19789. >> coming up next, world news with david muir. i'm kristen sze.

>> and i'm dan ashley. we hope to see you again in half tonight, breaking news half coming in right now as we come on in the west. a tornado touching down just moments ago outside seattle. images of the destruction coming in at this hour. video of the funnel cloud. authorities say significant damage to homes. we have the latest. all of this part of two systems set to collide, creating a holiday travel mess. where to expect major delays and dangerous driving. just as millions prepare to travel. also developing tonight, the surprise in court today. president trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn, facing the judge, who tells flynn, "arguably, you sold your country out." the unexpected move that came next. also breaking tonight, the tributes pouring in now for penny marshall. forever known for her role on "laverne & shirley". later directing "big" and "a