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in developing news tonight we're getting a new look at man accused of shooting and killing a central valley police officer. in an effort to find the gunman, the sheriffs department just tweeted new photos of the suspects. first. >> i have a gun. give me your key, if not i'm going to kill you. >> interview only on abc7, woman carjacked by san quentin escapee is sharing terrifying ordeal. >> says the car was stolen shopping last night. >> now the statewide manhunt is

on for >> reporter: san quentin is maximum security but police believe he walked away from a work group, ditched orange jumpsuit and carjacked a woman nearby. immediately recognized this photo of the escapee asman who carjacked her. >> came very fast. i have gun, give me key, if not i'm going to kill you. >> reporter: packing up car in parking lot, less than two miles from the prison. surveillance video showed the suspect back up to nguyen who handed over keys but rescued dog in the suv. i'm. >> i'm going to take the dog

please. he was like, okay. >> reporter: drove away. lens plate. >> san quentin has longstanding reputation as secure institution. in time i've been here, haven't heard of it before. >> sergeant with the police department says definitely linked the escape with the carjacking but there's solid evidence. serving five-year sentence for using deadly weapon in attempted carjacking and evading police. mendoza is 5'5", distinctive tattoo over his eye. photo on the website, abc7news.com. unclear where he was heading after he left the home depot

parking lot but unusual to have no sightings. >> abc7 news app is free to download. push for updates. search for suspected cop killer in central valley. called armed and dangerous. federal authorities involved. corporal singh was kinglled in routine stop. unser hassan is live with the latest. >> i spoke with the sheriff, he said once he's arrested, will be brought to modesto. expanded the search. late this evening searched a

search warrant at dairy farm, possible lead in search for this man, suspect in killing of officer singh. >> information he has been or was there. that's not only location we searched today. >> reporter: no arrested made but made progress in the case. narrowed down the suspect, man they know who has been using multiple aliases. that's why won't confirm name. >> we've identified a suspect and know who is responsible for this senseless act of violence. it's just a matter of time before we find him. >> reporter: shot in dui traffic stop early wednesday morning. supect fled, leading to manhunt. president trump tweeted with illegal status. time to get tough on border

security. build the wall. >> all the evidence leads me to believe he's in the country illegally. >> reporter: large amount of leads from the community and extended beyond the county. >> you have to give officer singh a lot of credit for doing what he did to achieve his american dream as an immigrant from another country. and you have to also honor his service and sacrifice. >> reporter: sheriff christianson says he's spoken to the singh family and department is working with them on funeral arrangements. entire staff working 24/7. >> sheriffs department says one authorized fund set up for the family, through the deputies association. we have a link on the website, abc7news.com. there are gusty winds in

parts of the bay area tonight. mt. tam cam is starting to jump around. news meteorologist sandhya patel joins us now with what you can expect overnight. >> the winds are going to continue over the higher terrain. mt. diablo to 53 miles an hour. strong winds, wind advisory up until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. guts still possible. possibility of downed trees and power lines. emeryville, shaky view. live doppler 7 not tracking rain. i'll let you know if ringing in 2019 on wet or dry note. partial government shutdown likely to continue into the new year. lawmakers not scheduled to return to washington until next week. meantime president trump

continues to spar publicly with the democrats. >> reporter: capitol hill a ghost town, federal workers in limbo. employee tanya says with two kids in college, uncertainty is hitting hard. >> tuition starts back up end of january for two children. yes, i was saving but i'm saving a little more. >> reporter: senate adjourned after four minutes, house not scheduled for votes for another week. negotiations between house and president trump at standstill. >> whatever it takes, we're going to have a wall. >>. >> reporter: back from war zone tweeting more, have the democrats finally realized -- and tweeted without evidence, realized that most not getting paid are democrats.

countering the democrat offer. fired back, offered three options. pelosi promising to fund the government but not the wall when democrats take control of the house next week. anthony bolden is not confident deal will come quickly. >> for me it's uncertainty knowing how to budget for upcoming months. >> reporter: scheduled to reconvene next week. if there's a deal before then, receive 24-hour notice before returning for vote. abc news, washington. tourist sites are feeling the shutdown. alcatraz is open but canceled some tours. national parks are also open with limited visitor services available. many parking lots, restaurants

and facilities are closed at bay area beaches. list is on the website, abc7news.com. u.s. homeland security secondary kirstjen nielsen is expected to visit the border. today ordered checks on children after two children died. felipe gomez alonso died christmas eve, tested positive for influenza, prompted diane feinstein to call for an investigation. and giving i.c.e. heat for releasing migrants with nowhere to go without contacting them. >> first flu death of the season in stannis laus county, not releasing further details. death happened in two weeks, we

know that. health officials warning predominant strain this winter is more of a threat to children. brought new york city and major airplane to standstill. >> weird blue color, aliens are here. >> what caused the eerie blue light? >>

few things bring city to a standstill, this light did. caused by transformer explosion

in queens. >> looked like day, lights, everything is different, you know? >> i saw yellow sparks in the sky, looked like blue fire. >> insane, really weird blue color too, i was like, aliens are here. >> maybe not. power went out at part of laguardia, since restored. arriving flights in holding pattern. scattered power outages but no reports of injuries. >> so not aliens? >> not this time. happening now, four college football superfans living on billboard in san jose. we mean living. >> sky7 shows the aerial view. getting fired up for the championship game at levi's stadium. >> amanda del castillo has the

story. >> reporter: four college football superfans, picked from pool of 700, chosen to represent college teams. >> supporting the notre dame fighting irish. >> el yliott ross, roll tide. >> sooners. >> clemson tigers. >> reporter: fans of the losing teams will have to leave. remaining two stick around until 7th. >> go irish. >> go irish! >> reporter: until then tough it out in tents on the billboard. >> national championship lasts forever. hurt back can be fixed later. >> reporter: head-to-head in different challenges. on the ground and back home. live streaming on espn3. >> all about going to nationalut

chpionid pris fun. fun to be engaged with fans at home. getting them to participate. >> reporter: chilly in san jose but lifetime experience can't be topped. >> to be on espn is one of my goals. happy to be here. >> i'm a huge clemson fan, glad to be representing clemson. but for my personal self, blows away anything i've done in the past. >> reporter: asked about sleeping and bathroom breaks. tents are up for night two, bathing and using bathroom in separate trailers. abc7 news. >> determined to get to the bottom of the bathroom situation. you can watch the college football playoff national championship on our sister network, espn espn. levi's stadium is where it is happening. >> natural elements up there

this week. >> not rain but chilly. sandhya patel is here. they're going to have to bundle up, dress in layers to brave the cold nights ahead. forecast for tomorrow, 38 degrees for those camping out in san jose, definitely chilly. 7:00 p.m., 50 degrees. bright skies expected, not expecting rain although we need it. live doppler 7 will show no rain on the radar. wider perspective, all the moisture is going, ridge of high pressure diverting storm track into the pacific northwest where will stay. amazing view of the moon from south beach camera, you can just enjoy the moon. oakland and mountain view, san jose 49. chilly in mountain view.

look at that moon with the bay lights. from kgo roof camera, it's getting cold. 47 in cameras here. gusty winds remain, clear and chilly in the morning. dry end to 2018, start to 2019. getting up, breezy at lower elevations. chilly. sunshine at noon time and continue to see bright skies. turning chilly by 7:00 p.m., 40s. only thing preventing all areas from dropping tonight is wind. midnight, still breezy, lower elevation winds, close to 30 miles an hour in fairfield, discovery bay. 8:00 a.m., still breezy, then the winds let up.

noontime, heading out to enjoy friday afternoon, will be pleasant. afternoon and evening might pick up again. chill in the air, near freezing in north bay valleys. san francisco, half moon bay, santa cruz in 58 in palo alto, 57 redwood city. download the accuweather app and track the temperatures anytime. 57 in daly city. where you should be in north bay. napa and santa rosa and east bay. 59 castro valley. never too early to look ahead to new year's eve forecast. mainly sunny, crisp and bright

at 4:00 p.m., cooling down, ringing in new year on dry note. cold morning saturday with frost. dry into next week and next year. wednesday and thursday still dry. but perhaps in 2019 after first few days might see a change in the weather. we need the rain. >> thank you. tomorrow on "good morning america," ryan seacrest

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71-year-old frenchman has set off on a unique journey, he's trying to cross the atlantic ocean in a large orange barrel. look at it.

goal to float to the caribbean by end of march. left from canary islands in sophisticated capsule he spent months crafting. he said he brought a block of grau and >> well he is french. i may choose the billboard. that looks rough. >> billboard looks fun a little bit. >> smooth sailing a little bit. no smooth sailing for the warriors. continue to struggle shooting the basketball. could they overcome a cold

when the threes are falling, warriors are almost unbeatable. when they don't, almost look average. tonight the dubs trying to find the golden touch against portland. this is how bad it's been going for the dubs. look out klay thompson, down eight, warriors turn defense into offense, steph curry the steal. he had 29. kevin durant, a triple-double, throwing it down. 25 seconds left. hit 13 threes, 30% behind the arc. steph with miss, andre iguodala is there. durant tying 102-102. looking for in but doesn't count. bonus ball, overtime. had two-point lead with 14 left over.

dill damian lillard the other way, hits three. blazers up one. durant the fade-away, ball game right? no, he misses. had 26 but dubs fall by a 110-109, back-to-back losses at oracle. sharks and ducks, san jose trailed by fourth line got it back. donskoiitss to melker karlsson. scrum in front of the net. sorenson, second goal of the season. 2-1 sharks. in the third, ducks think they have the answer but jones, silfverberg, the ducks tie but who

burns. snap losing streak. baylor and vanderbilt in the texas bowl. tied 38-38. simple pass to marcus jones. gets away from two defenders, 52 yards for touchdown and baylor wins 35-38. sports report sponsor by

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