usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa a crime, and consequence. a shocked oakland community reacting tonight. but there has been a break in the case of a man who died while chasing a laptop thief. new concern about safety after an explosion at a homeless encampment in santa rosa. a local supervisor concedes she shares part of the blame. the warriors react to the death of former nba commissioner david stern. why the team says the nba has lost a true icon. mountain view's new windfall. how the city is now taxing the deep pockets of its biggest businesses. and the new year brings new babies. while fireworks were a must-see for many last night others welcomed their own little sparklers. the new so bright and how it is getting a new look on this

first day of 2020. >> announcer: now, news to build a better bay area, from abc7. a little girl dropping off a handwritten note outside a starbucks where a man was killed. he died trying to stop a thief who stole his laptop. as a community grieves over what was a senseless death. good evening. oakland police tonight say two that case. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil? i am kristen sze. this happened in oakland's month claire district. laura anthony is live in montclair tonight with new developments for us. laura? hi kristen. oakland police say this investigation is ongoing so there could be more arrests in adesignation to the two announced today. in the meantime we talked with witnesses who will remember this new year in a way they could never have imagined. >> it just all happened so fast. he was really fast. he was really drav. >> reporter: julie and her young daughter were sitting next to a young man working on his laptop

at a oakland starbucks when there was a sudden kmoigs commotion. >> the guy ran in grabbed his laptop. the kid who was working chased after him. it happened very fast. >> reporter: julie says she saw the victim into the black suv waiting outside. >> it was like a superman dive he made it pretty far into the car. >> reporter: the victim dove into the car? >> yes, there was a struggle i think they tried to push him out and he got dragged. >> the getaway car blasted through the intersection. we were one step away from betting hit. >> reporter: they were about to cross the street when the suv sped right through them. >> i looked at the driver and saw he a black mask on which i thought was pecuniary. he saw me and the power kids with me and avoided us going through the intersection. it was kinds of scary. >> reporter: he and his family returned this morning to pay their respects at a growing

memorial outside the coffee shop. john brown owns a small tea shop just up the street. >> this is a community tea shop. everybody sat together and we just chatted a little bit about the surprising nature of what happened yesterday. and then further, we chatted about, you have got to remember, your life is worth much more than any thing. >> reporter: as you came back today, what are you thinking? >> gosh, i fool so bad for his family. just think like the day we get to have versus what they are dealing with. >> reporter: we are showing you antioch street. this is where the getaway car took off from. we talked with an official from the local business association here in montclair. he told us that they provided surveillance video a license plate number to oakland police. they think that may have led police to those two suspects that they arrested. as for the victim, at this point his identity not being released. we understand it is taking some time to notify his family.

in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> laura, thank. we are now getting answers about the cause of a large hire fire at a growing homeless camp another santa rosa. it is growing. this camp lies along the joe redoda trail aye miles. sky 7 took video of tents in the area a few days ago. the problem illustrates how hard it can be to a build a better bay area. especially when neighbors have had enough. as abc7 news reporter wayne freedman found. >> reporter: if you read the signs this neighborhood has pulled back its welcome mat. you might do the same if you lived next door to a mile long homeless encamp ep. >> they have been here four years. >> not what i signed up for. >> reporter: he is talking about the series of propane explosions monday night along the trail. looked out my door and all i see is flame ten or 12 feet high. i see another tank exploding.

>> reporter: this encampent has become the face for voezco's homesless program. it is con land on one side and a freeway on the other. >> i have three kids, they can't play out here. >> i won't take my biggest dog i have down that trail right now. >> i am working around the clock. i apologize. >> reporter: today the county supervisor linda hopkins looked around and listened to nays. the county declared this a disaster area and pledged almost $12 billion to clean it up by moving people into shelters. but the time ion for that extends month. hopkins and these neighbors want something done in weeks, if not yesterday. >> the neighbors living around this encampment are taking too much of the responsibility, too much of the burden. it is unfair to have 400 people concentrated on a trail camping out -- on a public trail. >> reporter: the intention is high minded goal shrouded in the history of how exactly city and

county governments can get it done. in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc7 news. the basketball world lost an icon today with the death of former collisioner david stern. warriors head coach steve kerr was a player in the days when stern was just starting to lead the nba to new heights. >> david stern made probably a bigger impact on the game than any non-player in the history of the nba. everybody who is part of the nba, we all owe him a great debt of gratitude. >> the warriors shared this photo of david stern standing with team executives and former san francisco mayor ed lee, this was taken when the warriors first announced their plans to move to san francisco. david stern led the nba for 30 years, 1984 until 2014. the 7-year-old executive recently suffered a brain hemorrhage. mountain hughes

controversial employly head tax took fact today. companies like google are based on the number of employees they have working in the city. the tax is designed to alleviate google's impact on traffic and social services. construction projects like this new camp success another sign of growth and more jobs at google. but that comes at a cost for the city. >> we are holding accountable for the companies that are growing, for paying the money to solve our problems. >> reporter: he says those problems include skyrocketing housing costs and huge traffic problems, the head tax he initiated a few years ago was passed by voters in 2018 and begins today. companies from mom and pop shops to google will be charged tax based on the number of employees they have working in the city. the revenue will fund infrastructure projects the right now, mountain view's budget is balanced. the difficulty is investing in infrastructure. that's where we are targeting this. >> reporter: it is a progressive

tax. smaller companies may just pay a few hundred dollars but the tax is expected to bring if $6 million annually, half of that money coming just from google. >> you can't build a transit line based on donations. you need regular money. to every a period of years it is going to generate a lot of money we can invest in our infrastructure. >> but regional leaders are concerned about the message it stands. a head tax backfired in ceiling when amazon got the tax repealed. some say google may not put up a big fight against the head tax but a downturn in the economy could change their business strategy. >> there is talk about the expansion this they are planning to do in downtown san jose. i think they will weigh all the factors when they consider those moves. >> reporter: and so will other bay area cities who are considering new taxes of their own. in mountain view, unser hassan,

abc7 news. obviously happy new year. a lot of people were popping champagne to ring in the new year last night. >> but one east bay family celebrated at the hospital by welcoming the first baby born in the bay area in 2020. >> reporter: it was just five minutes after midnight when little christopher canned yago was born in kaiser hospital in san leandro. 2020 is not the number his parents were thinking about in all the excitement. >> i was focusing on delivering the baby and that was it. >> reporter: there was an important number this this story that motivated ursula and robert to oro to go for a third baby after having two daughters. >> our last name means third. we had a game back and fort worth that we should shoot for third child. >> reporter: ursula's father died last week in pick rnicarag.

>> it is crazy. people die, and then we have new life. he was looking forward to meeting his new grandson but he is looking from up above. >> reporter: the family is happy their son is healthy and they hope for happier times in the new decade. >> meet george charles shackleton. >> hi, charlie. >> reporter: 40 minutes later it was a first in san francisco. george charles shackleton was born. the baby was due on christmas eve but his mom said he had plans of his own. >> he decided to take his time, and just after midnight he decided he was ready to come. he was the one who decided he wanted to be the first baby in san francisco. >> he got that title, right? there was only one first baby, of course, but there were six total babies born last night at the kaiser hospital in san

leand leandro. >> adorable. congratulations to all of the parents. >> something special about having the first baby. new fwipings. whether it is dry january or hip so bright, the healthy high of drying out is againing new momentum. >> the new year brings a pay hike for minimum wage workers in the bay area. will those raises actually make a difference? >> starting

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swimming at places like ocean beach. be careful. hello 2020, good-bye alcohol. a growing number of people are cutting out drinking in the year. new year. it is not just for dry january. for some it is a life-style change that could last longer. >> reporter: every new year brings new resolutions. >> mine is focusing on screen time. >> read more. >> reporter: you have probably heard those before. but what about becoming sober curious? >> i have never heard of that. >> reporter: the so-called sober curious moment is a trend to cut out alcohol and make not drinking cool. >> what might happen if i removed this thing from my life. >> reporter: laura mccallen is the author of we are the luckiest the surprising magic of a sober life. >> i started clear ice full heart just the talk about my own so bright. it was still a very underground thing then. i would say now it has gotten to

be a really big thing. >> reporter: on instagram hashtags like sober movement have gotten popular. many restaurants are getting in on the trends. this restaurant has alcohol-free cocktails on their menu. >> it might be having a moment and might be started to be looked at as something cool is great. there is always a part of me that worries about the trendy side of it down playing the seriousness of it for some people. >> reporter: still for people who are sober like jeffrey who stopped drinking eight months ago for medical reasons the movement is refreshing. >> it is authentic. if you want to talk to a girl or someone that you find -- you just want to meet them, you are testing you know your abilities and characteristics 100% of the time which sounds i guess exhausting but it is rewarding in the end. >> abc 7 news.

on to some consumer news. our shopping habits have resulted in a new shipping fee. >> a lot of people may not like it. workers across the area are ringing in the new year with a raise. michael finney is here with these stories. >> good news first. >> let's hear the good news first. new years means a pay raise for minimum wage workers in several bay area cities. workers got a raise in oakland, santa clara, and sunnyvale, which now has one of the highest minimum wages in california of course $16.05 an hour. in san jose, minimum wage went up by 25 cents to $15.25 an hour. a server in san jose says they are taking a wait and see approach. >> does the 25 cents really make that big of a difference over the whole year? i am not sure yet. >> you may feel there are some places like san jose's flames restaurants are passing on then

crease to customers. ups and fedx are raising prices. the increases include a $24 additional handling fee on packages that weigh more than 50 pounds. that free previously was charged for pack angs 70 pounds or heavier. on line shopping for big ticket, heavy items like televisions is becoming the new norm. the ups price hike started three days ago. fedex will follow suit on january 6th. ups also increased its prices by 4.9% on average making them identical to most fedex ground rates. can you hear the mistake i just made in my report. do you read memos we get in the newsroom. >> new years. >> i said new years. i put an s on the end. >> no, no, that's how good you are as a broadcaster, so smooth, we would never know. >> our boss is not here today. so you skate on that.

an amazon truck struggled to stay on the road at the colorado/wyoming border. lock out. powerful gusts of wind ultimately forced this truck off the road. takes out a guard rail. the driver was okay. the road was later shut down. >> i don't know if it is also black ice or a combination with the winds. scary stuff. but we have relative calm right now to start the new year. >> it is calm. every except out at the beaches. rough surf right now, elevated wave heights and possibility of he can. >>er waves. as a result of that, a high surf advisory until 9:00 tomorrow morning. as larry pointed out. if you are near theest could line stay away will the water's emand don't turn your back on the ocean. otherwise, calm weather conditions right now. this is the view from the east bay hills camera. oakland, 56 right now. 61 in redwood city. and mid to upper 50s at san

jose, dpil roy, and half moon bay. i had a camera shot there. it was mount tam. it was glorious. other temperature reading mid to upper 50s at a, petaluma and napa. mid to upper 50s at concord and emeryville. we will see mainly bright skies for morning commuters. north bay, sprinkle will develop late friday night into early saturday. otherwise it will be a dry weekend and a cooler pattern will settle in for next week. let's look at our forecast animation for tonight, early evening, and late night will bring in clouds. low level, mid-level and high clouds. but they will clear out during the overnight and early morning hours which means a bright start for morning commuters tony and a sunny day for the remainder of the day tomorrow. overnight lows will be in the low to mid 40s near the bay and coast. chillier in the inland valleys. although skies will begin to

clear there could be lingering low clouds and fog in the inland valleys props near the coast before we get to the sunny day today. upper 50s at the coast to 60, 61 along the bay shore line. and 62 to 64 in the warmest inland spots. then we skip ahead to theirs night. notice how cloudy skies it is getting overnight into friday morning. all day friday looks like it is going to be a cloudy day. late friday night look for a wave of moisture moving in to the north bay that may produce light showers into the early, early morning hours saturday. but by mid morning to midday saturday we will have mainly sunny skies again. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. apart from that abbreviation of light showers light friday into early saturday we are looking at dry conditions through most of the seven-day period. next wednesday we could have a

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losing weight, sleepinger mo, saving money, these are just some of the more popular new year's resolutions. but the real question is how do you make them stick? reporter mannygator with some tips that may help. >> reporter: every year starts out with your best intentions to become your best self. according to a u.s. news and world report 80% of resolutions fail by the second week of february. the american psychological association says these five things can turn a struggle into a success. first, start maul. go after a realistic goal. e to, if more exercise is your resolution, begin with a few days a week instead of seven. next, change one behavior at a time. changing too much at once may be

overwhelming. talk about it. make sure family and friends know your goals so they can help. joining a group like a workout class or getting twogt othogeth others who are quitting smoking can help with resolution success. if you have a slip, don't beat yourself up, simply recover from the mess take and get back on track. finally, seek support. don't face the stress of reaching your goals alone. i'm mandygator. >> good tips there. we just heard that joining a group is a good idea to reap your goal. that's exactly what happened today in the bay. a look at what motivated people to take this plunge, next. first we want to thank joseph for this picture from henry cal redwood city state narc the santa cruz mountains. that is really picture. share with us with the

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year's day traditions. there is one had the bay area only the most hartiest of us tear to participate in. >> the annual new year's day swim. today dozens of swimmers made the one mile swim battling the current and the chilling 51-degree water. i know. one man we spoke with says the swim is invigorating and a great way to start the new year. >> we swim at least once a week year round of it is a fun thing to do. it is exciting. it is first and goally thrilling. i mean when thur the boat and like 130 yards away are the island and you jump, it is been special every single time. it always will be. >> the south enrowing club was founded in 1873. it's the oldest group of its kind west of the mississippi. i love to swim, in warm water. not 51 degrees. that is so cold. >> i know. i am with you. the waters of hawaii, right. >> yeah, maybe if they had a

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tonight, several developing stories as we come on. the u.s. embassy attack. marines firing tear gas as protesters attempt to storm the compound. a second day of violent clashes. the pentagon sending in hundreds of additional forces. wild weather for millions, as a new year's day storm pummels the northwest. high winds, heavy snow. tumbleweeds swallowing vehicles. and a new system set to strike from texas all the way into the northeast. ginger zee is standing by. the dramatic kidnap rescue. a suspect holding a woman captive inside a van, leading police on a dangerous chase, and the moment they moved in to free her. impeachment showdown. with the senate impeachment trial looming, the president lashing out while his personal