an east bay mother bruised and battered. she says she was attacked by several teenagers who were bullying her own daughter. king tides are coming up and that could lead to problems. abc 7 news starts right now. they start screaming. what you want to do? who's going to fight first? you? you or you? >> an east bay mother is recovering from brutal attack. took place on the campus of her daughter's high school. >> happened tuesday at union city. her family says she was jumped and beaten by two teenage girls. live in union city with disturbing details. cornell. it sounds like she may have

lost consciousness. >> that's maria being treated by paramedics after they say they were attacked tuesday morning by two teenage girls. >> they start screaming about what did you want to do sn bhooz rr going to fight first? >> one of the girls had been fullying his 16-year-old daughter. they were at the school to complain but were confronted before they made it to the front door. >> translator: the girl was furious, turned around, grabbed me by the hair, dragged me. >> reporter: the bruises show where she was punched and kicked. her nose was broken. >> i just wanted to go inside the office and talk to the principal. you would never imagine a kid to hit an adult. >> he tried to pull the teens off his wife and daughter who was also hit. police responded and one of the

teenagers. they sent a letter at the said in part we're investigating and following up, working directly with the union city police department and taking disciplinary action. we believe this to be between the two logan students and not appear to involve any other students. the unprovoked attack happened four days ago. now she wants justice. >> what happens the day another parent wants to talk to counselors? are they also going to get assaulted like i did? >> reporter: now, the family says they are considering moving their daughter to another high school and plan to hire an attorney. a gofundme account has been established. live in union city, abc 7 news. >> your commute is a big part of our effort to build a better bay area.

>> new changes wifi service and a new state of the art control system. kate larsson live with more. >> reporter: well, bart has been fighting back against the perception it's unsfe. they've been hiring police officers and today they announced even more changes are coming. bart is growing up from technology to safety the transit system launched major upgrades. they approved a joint project with miny. >> that's right. best thing i heard all day. >> reporter: it will take two to four years to install. an even bigger ticket item is officially in the works. they approved an $880 million contract to build a modern

control system to replace the antiquated system. >> we're going to put 25% more trains on rush hour. so going from 24 to 30 trains every hour. is absolutely essential. >> the build out will likely take seven years. but coming soon to you, new ambassadors. in six weeks they will begin riding trains from 2:00 p.m. to midnight. it will focus on oakland to san francisco. the ambassadors will not carry guns. >> they're not going to scare too many people. they get to direct people, help other people. make everybody feel more comfortable. >> reporter: and one more piece of big part news, i'm told bart will be announcing who their new police chief is after a lengthy

nation wide search. i'm kate larsson, abc 7 news, back to you. abc 7 news devoted a week to bart. you can see all of those stories on our website. building a better bart is part of building a better bay area. and they hand -- last night a man described by officials as unstable somehow mated his way to the elevated track. that caused a stand off that lasted until the early morning hours. thousands were stranded waiting for a bus bridge. others were forced to pay surge pricing. >> in the east bay police were looking for four robbers who barged into the home of an elderly couple. happened in the sundael neighborhood. the suspects eventually confronted the couple but didn't

hurt them. they stole property and valuables from the home. an east bay teacher has been accused of having sex with more than two students two decades gu# ago. >> reporter: lafayette police arrested kyle ann wood last night. they say wood had inappropriate and unlaump relationships between 1996 and 1998, when she was a teacher. burglars got away with more than $83,000 worth of watches and jewelry from the blooming dales at the stanford shopping center. they're looking into whether this could be linked to similar crimes. the chief homelessness official has stepped down mp jeffrey ross resigned just days after meeting with county supervisors bout his job. they've been dealing with oo a growing crisis. you can find all of our top

stories any time on our abc 7 news app. several world leaders say an iranian missile may have doned a plane. all 176 people on board were killed in the crash. new video that appears to show the missile. >> we're seeing what appears to be the moment that ukrainian jetliner was hit by a missile. a missile hitting something in the sky. following the layer. the plane crashing three miles away. the impact captured on surveillance video. iran's antiaircraft system hit the jetliner killing all 176 people on board. more than 1/3 canadian. >> the evidence indicates the plane was shot down by an iranian surface-to-air missile.

this may well have been unintentional. >> reporter: a u.s. official confirms it captured iran firing at # two missiles at the plane, blowing into bits of shrapnel that would pierce the aircraft in several places. president trump only going as far as to call the crash suspicious. >> someone could have made a mistake. i don't think that's even a question, purgsinally. >> reporter: iran denies shooting down the jet. investigators will review the black boxes that will recover from the scene before the wreckage was quickly cleared away. iran has invited other countries to participate including the u.s., canada and ukraine, which says its experts are looking for several possible causes. marcy gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. that plane crash came a few hours after they launched a

bealistic missal attack. on the campaign trail tonight, president trump defended the killing of an iranian general that prompted the attack. >> the united states once again took the bold and decisive action to savemerican lives and deliver american justice. >> the house approved a resolution at the sets limits around mr. trump's ability to act unilaterally. when making decisions about any military action in iran. an iranian general has threatened more attacks by proxy forces. they say the united states remains ready. >> across the bay area there were antiwar protests. dozens came to the event in mountain view. in oakland protesters gathered

outside grand lake theater. they move on and a couple dozen protesters were joined by the trump chicken. writteninter will live up t name. a look at when you'll see showers again coming up. here how a peinate butter and jelly sandwich inspired a teenager to survive. do you think you're an obese michael jord snn. >> that's a good question. i mean, yeah.

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a fresno teenager is shiring his survival story. >> i also do not want to have a pb and, j be my last meal. and i also wanted to see my family. >> reporter: plentdyf things ran through his mindser mind in the

hours he was stranded. >> i wanted to diary kill myself. >> reporter: he found himself in a bad situation while on a hike alone and the weather took a turn. >> i didn't want to die that way. i was shivering and alone. >> reporter: he used his supplies and his instincts to protect himself from the cold. >> reporter: i knew my chest was more important than my feet. so i really just tied my ends of my jacket together. >> reporter: he was found by some skiers. they contacted search and rescue crews who flew nicolas to safety. he still has bandages around his frost-bitten feet. he knows somehow he cheated death. >> i'm a 17-year-old with no

survival instincts from fresno. 110 degrees. like, you're not supposed to survive in 20-degree weather. >> but he did have survival instincts. stanford blood center facing a critical blood shortage tonight. higher than expected usage depleated the local blood supply. all blood likes are needed right now. they could be gone by the end of the week if supplies are not replenished. >> it's always a slower month for donations but we're lower than we usually are. we are about less than a two day supply and that's concerning. >> donors are encouraged to make an appointment in campbell, men low park or mountain view. in the east bay tonight parents in richmond met to discuss renaming woodrow wilson elementary school. it's set to reopen in august.

they suggested a new name to go with the new building. possible michelle obama elementary. one attendee said he wasn't against the idea but did suggest possible namesakes. >> it was a person from the community, they would have roots in the community and that's what i would like to see myself. >> another public meeting will be held january 23rd. zoom pizza, the company that used robots is shut down. they're cutting another 80 jobs in san francisco. in an email the company says they plan to focus on food packaging and delivery systems. we do not have robot weather forecasters, thankfully yet. >> at the we know of. >> riltszer the real deal. sglrgs human. >> yes.

but i know larry would love to have a robot replace him. let's talk about richard right now. you can feel the chill in the air and numbers dropping close to freezing in clear lake. 33 degrees. down to 39 degrees right now in liver more. it is chilly tonight. only getting colder as we head towards tomorrow morning. let's take a look at the wee hours of the morning. in the 37-degree range for places like fairfield. bring your pets inside. obviously throw an extra blanket on the bed. 5:00 a.m. commute time when you're dropping to aut 35 in santa rosa and bottoming out at 7:00 a.m., you will need the heavy winter coats and jackets before you leave for work. here's a live picture from our san jose camera where we're looking at clear skies.

tomorrow morning 43 in santa rosa. 29 in lake port. down to the near freezing temperatures around morgan hill. 37 san jose. all right. tomorrow morning, just in case you're going to take a walk around the coastal trails, and the next couple of mornings, watch out for the king tides. tomorrow, 10:22. close to 7 feet saturday. and sunday we're talking 6.6 feet. so, they're the higher than usual tides that happen this time of morning. live doppler 7 smoeing you clear conditions. we'll be tracking rain as we head towards tomorrow night. you'll see a nice bright day with few high clouds, level one system comes in tomorrow night, going to saturday morning. scattered showers less than 1500ths of an inch. 11:00 p.m. in the north bay tomorrow night. scattered showers 3 to 5:00 a.m.

saturday morning. most are gone by the time you wake up. and as we head to the noon time, the 1:00 hour, it's gone. most of your weekend will be fine. rainfall totals few hundreds to 1300 in calistoga. it's a long period swell we're watching. breakers could be 20 to 24 feet. so definitely look out. frosty, cold start tomorrow mowning. and chances of shomoirs between sunday and meend. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, all level one. >> thanks. tomorrow, will smithmithmith martinin

researchers at the university of minnesota have built an underwater theater for fish. tiny 3d glasses were glued on small cuddle fish while they played video of shrimp on the screen. they found their brains

processed them as humans would, proving they're smarter than originally thought. did they take the glasses off after? >> at some point. i'd like a pair of those glasses. counting down to the 49ers/vikings playoff game? and we're loaded with college hoops.

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jimmy garoppolo has two super bowl rings but as a back up. >> new england. meanwhile, question mark on the niners d-line with d ford listed as questionable. he's been out with a nagging hamstring injury. which is why having the bye last week was so key. they're rested and more than ready. >> i'm going to take advantage and yet if more healthy but at

the same time you got to stay in it every day. usually one day off and two days on. i think we're able to rest our bodies and make us fresher this week. it's been too long now and we can't wait for saturday. sharks hosting the blue jack tsz. so cute. eric carlson to evander cane. 1-0 sharks. joe thorten, he doesn't shoot a lot but when he does, it's a power play goal. 3-1 is your final. college hoops. gale's gone wild. st. mary's and byu. jordan ford to beat the buzzer. st. mary's up three. you know ford looks a little like steph and play as little like steph. 10 seconds left. throwing it down and hawse with

29 in o.t. spin move off glass, got it. st. mary's by three. hawse, desperation. time runs out. st. mary's hangs on. 87-84. stanford hosting washington. this is oscar desilva. we call this without a birdie. sorry, oscar. davis, the prayer. shot clock expiring. we're tied at 55. tyrell terry. freshman splash. stanford then stanford ends the game to and cal hosting washington state in berkeley. austin had 17 in the first half. cal up by six at the half. second half, joel brown. here's what brown can do for you. then feeds matt bradley.

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