six burglaries in one night. ce the lookout for these crooks. >> calirniaew>ow h laws for the new year will affect you and your kids. in san jose, disaster dating trends are the talk of the town as a local tweet goes viral. abc7 news starts right now. >> announcer: now, news to build a better bay area. from abc7. new at 11:00, police in the east bay are on the lookout for a brazen crew of house burglars. the rash of ripoffs happened saturday night. >> two neighborhoods were targeted. homes along centennial way and asterville drive. cornell barnard is live tonight in san ramon with the details. >> reporter: yeah, ama and dan, neighbors here on high alert. police say the suspects made off

with goods worth thousands of dollars all in one night. take a look. they were caught on camera. meet the holiday guests nobody invited. these three burglars caught on security camera saturday inside a san ramon home while residents were away. this wasn't their only stop. police say the crooks hit six houses in one night. >> we've never had six in one night. >> reporter: police say this burglary crew was experienced, likely looking for homes that were dark and appeared to be unoccupied. once inside they searched for two th >> specifically jewelry and cash. >> reporter: how they broke in was always the same. >> in all of the cases, they either smashed the rear slider wow,ey smashed a window that'sa >> yeah. >> whoa. >> reporter: we showed the security video to neighbor andrew yu. >> around here we haven't seen any break-ins recently -- well,

ever. >> reporter: police say a witness saw the suspects leaving one house in a dark-colored mercedes with paper plates. >> we were away for christmas, but i had my lamps on. so, yeah, kind of shocking. >> reporter: homeowner dora deangelis is making sure she's not the next burglary victim. >> i think lights do help a lot. if i'm away for more than a few days, i do check my cameras when i'm away just to see any suspicious activities, cars driving by. >> reporter: while police search for clues, they tell homeowners that alarm systems, surveillance cameras, even a big dog are deterrents for thieves and leaving lights on when you're not home, not a bad idea either. live in san ramon tonight, cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> thank you, cornell. new at 11:00 in the south bay, two cats were rescued during a house fire in san jose. we see one of them there. the fire started around 9:00 p.m. on live oak way. you can see the smoke billowing out of the home there. firefighters had the flames under control in about 30

minutes. there's no word on whether anyone was hurt. but you can see the extensive damage from that fire. californians will ring in the new year with hundreds of new laws that go on the books, many of which will affect you and your family. >> kate larsen has a look at what 2020 has in store for your kids and their schools. >> reporter: there are new laws on the books that boost education spending, fix up classrooms and further define charter schools. but many of the new laws also focus on the physical and mental health of children, older kids will be snoozing for joy. a new law to be phased in over the next three years means california high schools will not be allowed to start earlier than 8:30 a.m. and middle schools will start no earlier than 8:00 a.m. advocates for the new law say later start times will help combat sleep deprivation and improve student achievement. another law requiring that all employees dealing with food preparation be trained and certified in food allergy safety. according to the cdc, food

allergies affect an estimated 8% of children in the united states or one in 13 kids. the bill was introduced following the death of a 13-year-old arin da girl who had a severe reaction to peanuts at a summer camp. another lunch room law will strengthen lunch shaming bans. the new law will require all children get the same meal even if their family isn't up to date on meal fees. with all the concern about the safety of youth football that has led to a major dip in participation, a new law now limits full contact to two practices per week. this law was actually a victory for football advocates who were lobbying against an outright ban on youth tackle football. now, we have a complete list of all of california's new laws for 2020. you can check it out on our website, abc7news.com. we hope you have a very happy new year. for abc7, i'm kate larsen. back to you. >> thanks, kate. let's go ahead and take a live look from the abc7 roof camera. will we have clear skies for tomorrow night's fireworks?

abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian has the answer for us tonight. spencer. >> here's a look at live doppler 7. clear skies right now and calm conditions. i'm going to give you a little look at our forecast animation starting 6:00 tomorrow morning. so going through the day on new year's eve, we'll see the passage of a few thin high clouds. 8:00 in the morning, a few high clouds around. 12 noon, a few high clouds as well. even into the mid afternoon. but check out the evening hours. after 6:00 p.m., skies become clearer and even into the late night hours as midnight approaches and of course the fireworks display. looks like mainly clear skies and good viewing. i'll give you a look at what the first two days of the new year will hold for us in just a few minutes. now, if you want to stay home, stay with abc7. dick clark's new year's rockin' eve with ryan seacrest begins at 8:00 p.m. traffic is back to normal tonight on 80 in vallejo. the freeway was shut down in both directions just before 5:00 p.m. at the magazine street overpass. sky7 captured the huge backup

this created. look at it. traffic in the eastbound direction stretched across the carquinez bridge. all lanes opened around 6:00 p.m. we did see police talking to a man standing on the overpass. it is still not clear tonight if a car did undeed go over a cliff at gray whale cove in san mateo county. crews looked for signs of that vehicle. someone reported seeing a sedan speeding over the edge. that was about 11:00 this morning. cal fire says car parts were found in the water, but it's not sure if they are connected to this particular incident. developing news. moments of sheer panic and fear were captured in the video of a church service yesterday near fort worth, texas. it took an armed church member six seconds to take down the gunman. we're now hearing from that parishioner and learning about the lives lost. >> oh, lord my god. >> reporter: a vigil for the lives lost in the texas church shooting. ♪ then sings my soul >> a sunday service interrupted

by gunshots when a shooter opened fire. [ sound of gunfir ] >> reporter: before at least six armed parishioners fought back. churchgoer jack wilson firing a single shot, killing the gunman before he could harm anyone else. >> i don't feel like i'm a hero. i was doing what i needed to do to protect the people of the congregation. >> reporter: the gunman identified as keith thomas kin anin seen here from a prior arrest. two parishioners were killed in the attack. wallace's grandson was in the snch sanctuary at the time. >> the gunman stood up and turned around to him. so it was probably like three feet away from my papa. it was kind of like heartbreaking, but sometimes you got to be strong about it and just keep on going. >> reporter: the state's attorney general calling this church a model, praising a new state law that affirms the right of licensed handgun holders to carry a weapon in a place of worship. >> we can't prevent every crazy

person from pulling a gun, but we can be prepared like this church was. >> reporter: now a community mourning. >> i lost two great men, friends, men that i consider putting above myself, who did the same for me. >> reporter: investigators including the fbi are still working to determine a motive for the gunman but say he had been to the church several times before and was arrested in 2016 for unlawful possession of a weapon in new jersey. his sister says she believes her brother went on a suicide mission. abc news, los angeles. new developments meantime tonight in the attack at a hanukkah celebration. investigators say the suspect had handwritten journals containing anti-semitic references. grafton thomas now faces hate crime charges. he's accused of wounding five people with a machete on saturday in new york. the man who escaped says he returned and hit the attacker with a table. thomas' family says he has a history of mental illness.

new developments with a dog that was shot while playing in the yard of his menlo park owner's house. >> damian young shared this video with abc7 news of rambo returning home tonight. damian says a man on a bicycle shot the dog in the neck last night and then rode off. he feared for the worst. the bullet also grazed the pit bull's heart and lungs. >> just i don't know. just going back inside to call 911, i was crying the whole time. >> did you think your dog may not make it? >> oh, that was -- that was going through my mind the entire time. >> damian's dad saw the gunman described as being dressed in all black and wearing a hooded sweatshirt. the suspect remains on the loose tonight. they survived a fire, flood, and even a robbery. now one san jose family's luck may change with a generous post-christmas surprise. finding solutions. cruising concord, help build a better bay area by taking care of a major eyesore.

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not all of us chose to be homeless. >> this effort a local blog posted a story on the lot and commuters' fears about using it. now, we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. better bay area group on facebook. new developments. a family in san jose victimized twice this month is getting a boost that they really need. an anonymous couple from los gatos has given the family $20,000. the family has been searching for a place to live ever since a fire destroyed their home. then someone stole what was left of their belongings. mercury news reports the donors came forward after reading about the family's plight in the newspaper. tomorrow will be the last day sadly for a longtime palo alto deli. village cheese house has been at the town & country village since 1959. it's known for fresh-baked bread and its house bread. our partners at the mercury news report the owners are closing to

focus on other ventures. the shopping center says it will try to find a new ownership group to bring back that very popular deli. i've heard about the bread, never tried it. in the south bay, a woman recently took to twitter to describe a first date gone terribly wrong. >> really. after sharing her experience, others are describing which dating trends they'd like to ditch in the new year. >> here's abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo. >> reporter: to prepare you for the story, we have to get through a few of today's dating terms. first there's ghosting. >> text them, no text back. like you already know once it's no text back, it's done. >> reporter: ultimately leaving someone without any real closure. then there's cuffing season. partly we're right in the thick of it. >> it's winter and it's cold and you just get in a relationship for convenience. >> reporter: there's a list of others. most meant to distance yourself from the person you're supposed to be dating. days before christmas, this tweet made the rounds on social media. a local woman posted about a disaster date.

during a sharks game, she says her date went to the bathroom and never came back. then texted he was going home and the date was over. >> i think he should have come up to her and been like, hey, hope you enjoy the game. i'm going to leave. >> i think that's kind of bad ass. i'd do something like that probably. >> i remember hearing stories about having someone like a fake emergency call and you know, say, hey, i'm sorry, my house is on fire, i have to leave halfway through the date. >> reporter: a professional matchmaker says the man's actions aren't surprising. >> people just aren't willing to have -- >> reporter: april davis started a matchmaking service in 2010. she says over the last decade, date is trends took a turn after advancements in tech. >> you can order up anything on the internet. so you should be able to find that immediate chemistry when you meet someone. >> reporter: her advice, let's ditch these distancing dating trends before the new decade. in san jose, i'm amanda del

castillo, abc7news. >> my hou se is on fire. >> some people. that's just bad karma. >> let's start again in 2020. >> let's take a look at the new year's eve forecast. >> spencer christian is here with that. >> let's kick this off on a positive note. we've got mainly clear skies right now. live doppler 7, you can see that. we're probably going to have mainly clear skies for viewing fireworks tomorrow night. well, there was a live view there. i had a shot set up from sutro tower to show you how clear the skies are over san francisco. i can show you the temperatures right now. 50 degrees here in the city. mid-40s at oakland. 41 at half moon bay. here's a view from emeryville. 43 degrees in santa rosa and petaluma. 54 at fairfield. low to mid-40s at livermore and concord. on to this live view. from our roof top camera looking out over the embarcadero, we'll

see occasional high clouds passing by through new year's eve and into new year's day. the new year will get off to a dry start and there's a slight chance of rain this weekend. before we get to that, let's take a look at this. beach hazard statement in effect from 1:00 p.m. tomorrow to 9:00 p.m. wednesday. wave heights are growing. the surf is rough and there's a risk of dangerous rip currents or sneaker waves so bear that in mind if you plan to be along any of the bay area's beaches. here's our forecast animation. starting at midnight tonight through the day tomorrow, every once in a while, a few thin high clouds passing through. around midday, some more thin high clouds passing by. in the afternoon as well. by early evening, we'll see the clouds moving out of here. skies will be mainly clear. going into the late night hours as midnight approaches and the launching, i guess you call that, of looks like good viewing conditions. overnight tonight, look for low

temperatures dropping into 30s in our inland valleys. highs tomorrow will range from upper 50s to about 60 degrees in most locations. a little bit milder santa rosa, cloverdale, ukiah will see 62, 63 degrees in those locations. and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. the new year as i mentioned will get off to a dry start on wednesday, but it will be pretty mild even with increasing clouds. we'll see high temperatures in the low to mid-60s around the bay and inland on wednesday and thursday. on friday, brighter skies. slightly cooler. increasing clouds over the weekend. and a slight chance of the new year's first rainfall in the north bay. but not enough of a chance yet to put a ranking on it. just a slight chance. >> just put it in the back of our mind. >> exactly. >> thanks, spencer. lussy hail chats about co-hosting dick clark's new year's

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abc7 got a close-up look at the preparations for san francisco's big new year's celebration. crews putting the finishing touches today at pier 50. the pyrotechnics show should last about 16 minutes and is driven by a computer. there are some new wrinkles this year that should send fireworks shooting close to 2,000 feet in the air. >> we're also using some equipment that we haven't used on this display before. so we've got much more angles that we can play with and we can get a little bit more intricate with the way we display each segment of the show. >> the whole show is triggered by what's called a deadman's switch. it keeps the fireworks going. if something goes wrong, all they have to do is release the button and the whole show stops. we hope that doesn't happen. >> don't get distracted. you have to stay focused. concentrate. >> i'm right here. >> i wouldn't trust him with it. >> i don't want our show to

stop. it's the play that we'll talk about for years. greenlaw secures a 49ers victory and becomes an instant legend. how important was

>> announcer: abc7 sports responsored by river rock casino. good evening. before last night, dre greenlaw was simply known as a rookie linebacker out of arkansas. after last night he's a 49ers legend for life because of this tackle on jacob hollister at the one-inch line in seattle. 26-21 win gives the niners a first round bye and home field through the nfc playoffs. >> greenlaw, that play you made.

lots of plays went into that game. but we don't have these cool hats without that play, greenlaw. >> greenlaw. this was the 49ers first win in seattle since 2011. it means the niners have a week off, plenty of time to rest before their next game january 11th at levi's stadium. playing in five straight last-second finishes paid off. >> it's just that we're resilient. i think over the last two years we were put in the situation. it wouldn't always turn out the best for us, but i think this year we've had a couple tough ones but for the majority of them, just got mentally tough, sticking with it the whole time. it's really paid off for us. conversely, locker clean-out day for the raiders. the loss in denver left them with a 7-9 record and so many questions going forward, starting with derek carr and whether he'll actually be the quarterback for the silver and black in vegas next year. he sounds like a guy who's kind of tired of getting booed at home games. >> very much. i'm not going to lie. it's exciting. i think it's time for some fresh

air. >> he played good. i'm not going to get into all the next year scenarios. i'm just going to say that, you know, 7-9 is a step forward. >> we'll see where the raiders end up in terms of their record going forward. when chase garbers is right, all is right with the cal offense, and he was right on in the red box bowl today. garber, he missed a month with a shoulder injury, threw four touchdown passes, a quarterback sneak for another. colin moore all alone. his first college touchdown. 7-3 cal. just before the half, wilcox says we're going for it. fourth and goal from the three. swing it out to christopher brown jr. touchdown. that paid off. 21-10 cal the at the half. evan weaver didn't bring the ncaa all-time tackling record, but everything else worked out nicely for the bears defe andopetens pked by jalen hawkins and cal wins the red box

bowl 35-20. >> feels really good, and i'm really proud of this group of guys right here. we put a stamp on the 2019 season, and this is great momentum for our program moving forward. but i want everybody to enjoy this win. it took a lot to get here, and it'snee a bowl win for the bears and this is big. >> we have all of our starters returning back on offense. next year is going to be a crazy win for the offense. >> abc7 sports sponsored by river rock casino.ca they have not played in the rose bowl since 1960. that is their goal for

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