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the app is free and perfect for the new smartphones. more information at abccom/app. >>> up next, we want to talk 49ers and jim harbaugh. >> big stuff happening. >> couple of days left in his career in the bay area. the season finale on sunday. the jim harbaugh era is drawing to a female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. the year end clearance sale is on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> the niners close out their season on sunday by hosting arizona. the cardinals can claim the division title if they beat san francisco and seattle loses to st. louis. because of injuries, arizona will be starting ryan lindley at quarterback. all but certain this will be jim harbaugh's last as head coach and also the final one in red gold for frank gore and justin smith. that possibility is not lost on harbaugh. >> this is a fan base that's appreciative. i know how they'll respond to guys like frank gore that you

the app is free and perfect for the new smartphones. more information at abcapp. >>> up next, we want to talk 49ers and jim harbaugh. >> big stuff happening. >> couple of days left in his career in the bay area. the season finale on sunday. the jim harbaugh era is drawing to a >>> the niners close out their season on sunday by hosting arizona. the cardinals can claim the division title if they beat san francisco and seattle loses to st. louis. because of injuries, arizona will be starting ryan lindley at quarterback. all but certain this will be jim harbaugh's last as head coach and also the final one in red gold for frank gore and justin smith. that possibility is not lost on harbaugh. >> this is a fan base that's appreciative. i know how they'll respond to guys like frank gore that you mentioned and all of our players, have a lot of fun coaching this ball team and want to win it. want our team to have the good feeling of winning. feel good about ourselves. >> the raiders will wrap up on sunday. oakland has not won on the road this year. justin tuck has been

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there's 89 6abc alarm clock and events and the watch abc app they are all free your for apple or androidevices >> new this this morning, pennsylvania police are investigating a series of fights at a mall that was fueled by a post on social media. it happened at the monroeville mall in allegheny county. >> new this morning, pennsylvania police are investigating a series of fights at a mall that were fueled by posts on social media. it happened at the monroeville mall in allegheny county. police say 1,000 teens were inside the mall at the time. 6 fights happened in a matter of hours. the mall was shut down, no arrests have been made. similar disturbances happened in mall also in tennessee and california and missouri. >>> in the midst of the joy of the holidays we pause to recall an epic tragedy. ten years ago yesterday, a tsunami plowed into 14 countries in asia. 230 people were gone lost by a wall of water set off by a 9.1 earthquake we look at the scars left behind in one part of indoe neesh i -- indonesia. >> reporter: on the streets, things appear normal. women buy and sell fruits and

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take the forecast with you wherever you go with the stormtracker 6 abc app it's update around the clock and available for your apple and android devices at no cost. >> police have arrested a man they're linking to multiple assaults in university city. the latest attacked happened 41 and pine last night where a 38-year-old grad student was followed after she got off a bus. she was dragged 50 yards before police saw what was happening and took the suspension suspect into custodych they believe the same man sexually assaulted and robed a student monday. a judge set bail at $150,000 fort suspect and he's still being processed. >>> rapper and philadelphia native beanie seigel is still hospitalized days after being critically injured in a shooting. the former jay-z protege given name dwight grant was gunned down inside a pleasantville home last friday. today police disclosed he was shot in the chest and the bullet exited through his back. one person of interest has been questioned and police are still looking for another person they would like to talk to. both of them are relatives. >> an emp

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app store or google play. we have more information at abc news.com/app. >> full forecast in a few moments. after 56 years of isolation, the u.s. is reopening the doors to cuba. president obama announced the major policy change to improve relations with the communist nation today. the plan includes expanding economic times and allowing state sponsored visits. in an exclusive interview with abc news, the president was asked if that means he will visit cuba. >> i don't have current plans to visit cuba. >> not ruling it out? >> let's see how things evolve. >> bay area residents are open minded, but not confident that anything will really change in cuba. it is the people who go through the adversity. >> i want to see and i can't believe it. >> the end of the economic embargo with cuba requires congressional approval. >> the san francisco attorney who grew up in cuba says he has mixed feelings about all of this. in a statement he issued today he said, quote, we will have to wait and see what will transpire from all of this without an open democratic process they will not get the freedom they rig

app store or google play. we have more information at abc news.com/app. >> full forecast in a few moments.ears of isolation, the u.s. is reopening the doors to cuba. president obama announced the major policy change to improve relations with the communist nation today. the plan includes expanding economic times and allowing state sponsored visits. in an exclusive interview with abc news, the president was asked if that means he will visit cuba. >> i don't have current plans to visit cuba. >> not ruling it out? >> let's see how things evolve. >> bay area residents are open minded, but not confident that anything will really change in cuba. it is the people who go through the adversity. >> i want to see and i can't believe it. >> the end of the economic embargo with cuba requires congressional approval. >> the san francisco attorney who grew up in cuba says he has mixed feelings about all of this. in a statement he issued today he said, quote, we will have to wait and see what will transpire from all of this without an open democratic process they will not get the freedom they rightfully des

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. >> use our welcome back site to track the rain any time you we shall with the abc 7 news weather app. it is free on a el app store or google play. we also have more information on our site. 7 news.com slash apps. >> protestors return to the streets of oakland again this evening to march against the decision of grand jury not to indict a white new york city police officer in the death of black suspect. sfchlt crowds have been noisy but peaceful. alan has followed the demonstrators all evening long. he now jones us live on the phone from the fruitvale bart station alan. >> hi. no arrest or property damage to report tonight. the protesters covered a lot of ground. they marched all over downtown. made it here to the fruitvale bart station where police shut it down as precaution around 10:00 o'clock tonight. demonstration started with a rally at the plaza around 5:00 o'clock. crowd of about 150 quickly swelled to more than 400 protestors at the hate. they rally at broadway and 14 street stopping traffic temporarily but the crowd dwindled after police halted them on international boulevard

or the watch abc app and then the rose bowl at 2:00 p.m. and the sugar bowl at 5:30.he games on espn. >> it leads to the first ever national championship gale on monday, january 12 at 5:30 on espn and the watch espn app. i saw birds on facebook of people would went to stanford game at levi stadium and if i didn't know it was at leaf stadium i -- levi stadium i have thought i was chicago or green bay. >> they needed the warning although it was in the low 40's with the breeze it felt like the 30's. layers were needed. it is naughton joyable to always sit in the cold. >> the winds are fast at napa and fairfield and no and the rest of us are seeing a calming trend but that is short-lived the next couple of hours. the winds will pick up as the sun overturns the atmosphere and by noon we will see a 15- to 25--miles-per-hour gust rather than the 25 to 35 we are dealing with now. a last burst of 25-miles-per-hour gusts overnight and then we will calm leading us to the breezy and cold conditions this time tomorrow. we are close to freezing in woodside at 33 and palo alto at 35

. >> can download the abc app at apple app and google play . >>> for skiers and snow boarders we will find out if there are still chain requirements but, mike, is there more snow? >>> there is more snow. we still have the winter storm warning. until 1:00 o'clock this afternoon, be careful if you are traveling that way. we looking at scattered showers developing across the north bay over the ocean headed our way, we will focus on this with yellow and orange. we have in 13 minutes, it will hit petaluma and 28 minutes it will hit el dorado and move along the highway there and possibly go through sonoma and over to napa. this is the well of water that will come in and bring us wet weather, probably in 45 minutes from now from marin county all the way down to pescadero. if you live east of those areas, you do have wet weather. good news is it is not as close to being windy as much as yesterday so hopefully you had a quiet and silent night. the golden gate bridge is wet but not raining yet. temperatures today will run around 55 to 59 inland and 56 to 58 along the coast and 57 to 61 around t

. >> reporting on the situation if cuba continues now on the abc news app and facebook and updates on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> police are investigating after a homeowner shot an intruder at 4:30 this morning at a home. police say the homeowner opened fire after a man ignored the man positive get off his property and managed to get inside the property. he admitted to police he drunk all night and was trying to get in what he thought was his home and is charged with trespassing, vandalism not believed life threatening. >> thank you have been car fires a couple of blocks from each other. at 17th and liberty streets and police say that the first happened just after 4:00 this morning, and four others happened in the next two hours. this is a look at the after mat but police have not released information on possible suspects. >> thieve on the run and looking for you, the quick tips you can put to work to avoid being a target. >> caught in the act the unsuspecting way that burglaries outed themselves and put police on their ♪ ♪ it's a marshmallow world in the winter. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> a couple of

. >> use our welcome back site to track the rain any time you we shall with the abc 7 news weather app. it is free on a el app store or google play. we also have more information on our site. 7 news.com slash apps. >> protestors return to the streets of oakland again this evening to march against the decision of grand jury not to indict a white new york city police officer in the death of black suspect. sfchlt crowds have been noisy but peaceful. alan has followed the demonstrators all evening long. he now jones us live on the phone from the fruitvale bart station alan. >> hi. no arrest or property damage to report tonight. the protesters covered a lot of ground. they marched all over downtown. made it here to the fruitvale bart station where police shut it down as precaution around 10:00 o'clock tonight. demonstration started with a rally at the plaza around 5:00 o'clock. crowd of about 150 quickly swelled to more than 400 protestors at the hate. they rally at broadway and 14 street stopping traffic temporarily but the crowd dwindled after police halted them on international boulevard

. >> use our welcome back site to track the rain any time you we shall with the abc 7 news weather app. it is free on a el app store or google play. we also have more information on our site. 7 news.com slash apps. >> protestors return to the streets of oakland again this evening to march against the decision of grand jury not to indict a white new york city police officer in the death of black suspect. sfchlt crowds have been noisy but peaceful. alan has followed the demonstrators all evening long. he now jones us live on the phone from the fruitvale bart station alan. >> hi. no arrest or property damage to report tonight. the protesters covered a lot of ground. they marched all over downtown. made it here to the fruitvale bart station where police shut it down as precaution around 10:00 o'clock tonight. demonstration started with a rally at the plaza around 5:00 o'clock. crowd of about 150 quickly swelled to more than 400 protestors at the hate. they rally at broadway and 14 street stopping traffic temporarily but the crowd dwindled after police halted them on international boulevard

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. >>> live doppler hd tracks the rain with the abc weather app. more storms are on the way which you can get at apple app and google play. >>> you cannot blame the rain or a mudslide for the closing of a mudslide for the closing of highway one at del -- emergency response drill testing the safety and communication system in the tunnel opening a year and a half ago replacing part of highway one that was often blocked by mudslides. >>> the alleged high girl charged in the death of a google executive is charged with drug and prostitution and faces 15 years in prison if convicted. the prosecution say the security video she her injecting forest hayes with heroin on the google executive's yacht. police in georgia re-opened an investigation into the death of her boyfriend who overdosed on heroin in september of last year. santa cruz police will work with georgia authorities to bolster the case because the circumstances appear to similar. >>> detectives say there could be more victims of a map accused of braking into a home and molesting a 12-year-old gir

app store or google play. we have more information at abc news.com/app. >> full forecast in a few moments. after 56 years of isolation, the u.s. is reopening the doors to cuba. president obama announced the major policy change to improve relations with the communist nation today. the plan includes expanding economic times and allowing state sponsored visits. in an exclusive interview with abc news, the president was asked if that means he will visit cuba. >> i don't have current plans to visit cuba. >> not ruling it out? >> let's see how things evolve. >> bay area residents are open minded, but not confident that anything will really change in cuba. it is the people who go through the adversity. >> i want to see and i can't believe it. >> the end of the economic embargo with cuba requires congressional approval. >> the san francisco attorney who grew up in cuba says he has mixed feelings about all of this. in a statement he issued today he said, quote, we will have to wait and see what will transpire from all of this without an open democratic process they will not get the freedom they rig

you can follow the breaking details at wjla.com and on our abc 7 app. of course, we will have much more tonight at 4:00, right here. the investigation into that hadley fairy accident in greece continues at noon. we have learned that two albanian sailors also died attempting to secure the fairy in the sea. the boat was traveling from greece to italy on sunday when a fire broke out. it took nearly 33 hours for crews to rescue the nearly 400 people on board. at least 10 people died and more than 40 passengers are still unaccounted for. >> dropping into the sea, people throwing each other. it was quite a panic situation. >> passengers claim that containers of oil caused the blaze. a criminal investigation is now under way. a warning today for women who ride the metro. someone is secretly taking photos and then posting the pictures to a website. we have more on what you need to know. >> take a look at the videos posted online. images of women in shorts and skirts, all secretly recorded during a ride on the rails. >> there are no words. >> the videos appear t

you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7hd anytime with the abc weather app. we also have more information on abc7news.com/apps. >>> pakistan's government is vowing to root out militants after a deadly taliban attack at a school. at least 145 people died. most of the victims were children between the ages of 12 and 16. witnesses say a small group of militants went room to room lobing grenades and hunting down students. >> what happened? what did you see? >> they were fighting. >> all of the people, all of the students were scared. thisy were getting down -- they were getting down to hide themselves, but they coobt. >> most of the victims were children from military families singled out by the taliban to punish pakistani troops for an offensive against militants. the troops stormed the school some eight hours after the siege began. >>> back at home, despite concerns about angry protests, city leaders in berkeley held the council meeting they were rs toed to postpone last week because of demonstrations. the alan wang explains, they got an earful, but nothing mor

the plot thickens on this one, take us with you on the go if you have not downloaded the 6 abc news app watch it live on our smart phone and tablet. >> thank you alicia. your full accuweather forecast is coming up next. we'll be right back. >>> on health check this noon, the strain of the flu has reached epidemic levels this according to the cdc pennsylvania and new jersey are on those levels. doctors expect this year to be especially bad and the flu vaccine does not protect against all cases but it's still recommended to get the shot or spray. and as always hand washing is key in prevention. >> a new book may hold the secret to losing the extra holiday pounds it's all about the popular dash diet, the weight loss program promises to help you shed pounds off your body and let you feel 20 years younger in just 10 weeks, sarah haines shares one journey. >> many people are adding taming the tummies to their resolution. >> people look to get fit and improve their health status and lose a few pounds they gained over the holidays. she weighed 270 pounds at her heaviest. >> i was very conscious

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. >> you can keep tabs hour by hour with the abc weather app free to download from apple app and google play and more information is at abc7news.com/app. >>> former san francisco 49ers head coach jim harbaugh held the first news conference as the new head coach at the university of michigan. >> michigan football welcomed the coach through social media on twitter and the tweet says "it's official welcome home coach." our reporter, matt keller, has more. >> it look strange to see jim harbaugh not wearing red. he is all about the university of michigan feeling they landed the best coaches in football. >> please join me in welcoming jim to his first press conference as the family head coach of the university of michigan jim harbaugh. >> jim hard -- harbaugh's homecoming is official, the 20th head coach of the winningest college program in history. he flames his raspy voice on the show we are on the side lines and says it is a dream come true. >> to come back as football coach as the university of michigan...i have to say i have thought about that, dreamed about it since i was a young had at

and be sure to watch watch abc to catch all those shows live on the go with your smart phone or tablet. download the free app by searching "watch abc" in your app store. >>> sony is trying to calm down employees after the massive hack attack. the studio ceo addressed the leaked e-mails today. the hackers are threatening that the worst is yet to come. john ur lack man with the latest. >> reporter: they are called the guardians of peace, but their actions have been anything but peaceful. the flood of stolen data covering erg from social security numbers to salaries, now the group. claiming responsibility is promising to put sony into its worst state yet. at the center of the story, the interview, a comedy about north korea. the hackers demanding sony pull the film set for e release christmas day. >> we set out to make a movie that was really entertaining and i think we did that. >> reporter: the movie giant sending a letter asking them to delete and avoid publishing stolen information. sony says the hackers are seeking to prevent the studio from releasing "the interview." this as more embarrassing secrets are

app store or google play. we also have more information at abc 7 news.com slash apps. >> president obama ka said sony pictures made a mistake by cancelling the release of movie next week because of north korean hacker but the hacker who threatened a september 11 type revenge calls ate wise move. lee ann has more. >> president obama told reporters he wished sony would have come to him before cancelling the release of the movie the interview. >> i would have told them do not get into a pattern in which you are in tim dated by these kinds of criminal attacks. >> i would be fibbing to say i wasn't disappointed. >> that sony picture ceo michael lenton reacting to the comment. he said it was the theater that pulled the plug on the movie. >> the movie theaters came to us 1 by 1 over the course of a very short period of time. we were completely surprised by it. and announce that had they would not carry the movie. at that point in time we had no alternative but to not proceed with the theatrical release on the 25th of december. >>reporter: moore move ais a comedy about 2 journalist who got app interview and asked by

and once again keep strak of the weather conditions 24 hours a day 7 days a week with the abc stromtracker app with access to lifery dar and storms coming our way on the hourly forecastch the app is free to download with your smart phone right now. >> firefighters are may on the scene of a blaze that's impacting five homes in well iming ton, delaware at some time. this was the skrine along the 1500 plaque of west forth street. willping ton police officer noticed smoke coming from one of the homes which is currently vacant and called firefighters. wind spread to flames to four other neighboring homes and so far no one has been report reported injured. >> reward for information leading to whereabouts of missing west chester student shane montgomery was raised today this as this family makes another public plea for help. "action news" reporter ken has more for details. >> shane montgomery's family has what ta takes. they are hoping money and organized social media effort will help find them. help find smain montgomery.com this is launch web site to find missing west chester university singer shan

you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7hd anytime with the abc weather app. we also have more information on abc7news.com/apps. >>> pakistan's government is vowing to root out militants after a deadly taliban attack at a school. at least 145 people died. most of the victims were children between the ages of 12 and 16. witnesses say a small group of militants went room to room lobing grenades and hunting down students. >> what happened? what did you see? >> they were fighting. >> all of the people, all of the students were scared. thisy were getting down -- they were getting down to hide themselves, but they coobt. >> most of the victims were children from military families singled out by the taliban to punish pakistani troops for an offensive against militants. the troops stormed the school some eight hours after the siege began. >>> back at home, despite concerns about angry protests, city leaders in berkeley held the council meeting they were rs toed to postpone last week because of demonstrations. the alan wang explains, they got an earful, but nothing mor

you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7hd anytime with the abc weather app.also have more information on abc7news.com/apps. >>> pakistan's government is vowing to root out militants after a deadly taliban attack at a school. at least 145 people died. most of the victims were children between the ages of 12 and 16. witnesses say a small group of militants went room to room lobing grenades and hunting down students. >> what happened? what did you see? >> they were fighting. >> all of the people, all of the students were scared. thisy were getting down -- they were getting down to hide themselves, but they coobt. >> most of the victims were children from military families singled out by the taliban to punish pakistani troops for an offensive against militants. the troops stormed the school some eight hours after the siege began. >>> back at home, despite concerns about angry protests, city leaders in berkeley held the council meeting they were rs toed to postpone last week because of demonstrations. the alan wang explains, they got an earful, but nothing more. >

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by searching watch abc in your app store. >>> she was once a teen mom and really really struggling financially. all it took was one good idea and her life is finally starting to turn around. >> abc 7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> reporter: most days you will find her hard at work at the kitchen table, creating the latest styles for a budding fashionista. >> if i was a little girl i would definitely have wanted my mom to dress me like this. >> reporter: nine months ago, she started her business. she posted a few pictures on instagram and a reality star took notice and placed an order. >> now everyone from lisa ling, the list keeps going on and on. >> the main r & b singers, i see their kids wearing them. it's like wow, i can't believe my mom actually gets to make clothes and design them. >> reporter: barbara has no formal education in fashion or business. she doesn't even have a website. but she does have the entrepreneurial skills her father taught her before he died of cancer last year. for now, her onl

. >> you can see what's showing up on live doppler anytime, with the abc 7 news weather app.free on apple's app store or google play. and we have information at abc7news.com/app. >>> still to come, crisis averted at the nation's capital. the last-minute deal to keep the government funded. >>> plus, getting more guns off the street. >>> and lending a helping hand to someone in need. what a police officer did for a woman accused of >>> dozens of people turned out for three, separate buyback events in the bay area. this one in san francisco. this one to pay tribute for the victims of the sandy hook shooting. tomorrow marks two years since adam lanza fatally shot 22 before killing himself. >>> on monday, the city council will consider a ban that prohibits smoking in commercial areas, like the stanford shopping center, as well as all eating areas, public events and work sites. the penalty for a first offense would be $250. the ordinance would ban pharmacies from selling tobacco and e-cigarettes. >>> h 400 volunteers worked in shifts this afternoon, at sacred heart community servic