the show's run ends on new year's eve. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan has the story. >> reporter: finding true love and politics were center stage on this, the final weekend of "beach blanket babylon." >> they're talented, topical references. it blew my mind. i didn't want it to end. they're so clever. >> i'm from san francisco. >> reporter: the show debut in san francisco in 1974 and has thrilled audiences with spoofs on pop culture and politics. and its signature big wigs and outrageous costumes. >> those wigs were magnificent. the costumes are just terrific. >> reporter: it's the longest running musical revue in the world. they entertained more than 6.5 million people. >> i just wish someone would get down on one knee for me. [ cheers and applause ] >> it will be six weeks until i find a real job, right? and it turned into 40 years. >> reporter: the stage manager says he never thought the show would run four decades. he says the skits from the mid-'80s were his favorite. >> the music was abounding everywhere. we stuck a l

te're going to keep on top of fremont, abc 7 news. omorrow >> all right. we'll see. >>> abc 7 news dedicated our full week of building a better bay area coverae to fremont. the bay area's fourth largest city and the issue of traffic safety did come up during our town hall. from housing to jobs to diversity, you can see all of our stories online at abc7news.com/betterbayarea. >>> all right. get used to hearing the word, storm watch. there's more rain on the way. today's storm ranks 1 on the abc 7 news storm impact scale, which means it's a light storm. abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel as been tracking the rain and is with us. >> let's take a look at live doppler 7 because showers are still popping up on our radar. they're very scattered in nature. so not everyone's seeing the rain. let me take you into street level radars. half moon bay, fairway drive, into redwood city, seaport boulevard, east palo alto. be belmont. light showers right now. same thing for the south bay and santa clara. martin avenue. cupertino, rainbow drive. definitely keep the umbre

its current owners say it will close for good after a final new year's eve farewell. abcs reporter leslie brinkley takes us inside. >> reporter: on mission boulevard, you can't miss the bull headed sign of the heywood ranch. once inside you've stepped into a wood panelled time capsule filled with things like old cash registersographphonographs. >> they used to have a porterhouse steak, it was the greatest. >> we're like family, all friends and family that come here. >> reporter: you know everybody by name. >> yes. >> reporter: you have conversations. >> first name basis, yes. >> reporter: there aren't many places like that anymore. >> no, this is the only place like this in hayward, everybody is wondering where they'll go when this closes. >> the owner is ill, he's decided not to run the business anymore. and the business -- the building is up for sale. >> reporter: and so are the contents. people are able to submit inquiries to bid on any item their heart desires. some of the old treasures here include this old 1930s telephone. there's so much more. follow me over here.

they say he made a visit to new york city in the days before the attack. abcs reporter stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: this morning several classmates of the naval dergoi qstioning after unmen are friday's deadly attack. the saudi national, part of a training program for international military personnel in the u.s., opened fire, killing three u.s. navy sailors and injuring eight others including law enforcement officers. investigators looking into whether the attack was motivated by terror. >> i can't say it's terrorism at this point. i think we need to let the investigators, the fbi do its work. >> reporter: the fbi now retracing the steps of 21-year-old ahmed mohammed al shamrani, a second lieutenant in the royal saudi air force, including a recent trip to new york city where he visited several attractions. that visit now believed to be tourist in nation. >> over ten patients confirmed. >> reporter: al shamrani killing 23-year-old joshua watson, 19-year-old mohammed saithan and cameron walters, all students. sheriff's deputies eventually killed

visit att.com/accessnow, to learn more. >>> now, news to build a better bay area from abc 7 news. >>>se. an attempted murder outside a barbershop landed this woman in court today. >> it is our first view of the suspect accused of ramming her car into the barber because of what happened during a haircut he gave her son. >> abc 7 news anchor eric thomas was in court for the suspect's first hearing. >> do you understand you have this right? >> yes. >> tearfully answering "yes" to procedural questions, she's being held on $1.3 million bond. meantime, the victim is out of the hospital and in so much pain that even bathing is tough. >> very frustrating. things you take for granted become major chores. >> he's accused of ramming her car into martin outside his delta barbershop and knocking him through glass storefront of the business next door. martin says she was apparently angry over a nick to her son's neck during the haircut. >> our office charged her with attempted murder, use of a deadly weapon, her toyota prius, and then two additional counts of child abuse. >> child abuse charges wer

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you can watch the full interviews on "this week" at 8:00 on abc 7 news. >>> abc 7 news was in alameda as the "uss hornet" commemorated the 70th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. the sea, air and space museum featured an exhibit highlighting the date which will live in infamy. a four-time purple heart recipient was honored for his services. he shared his experiences being relocated to an internment camp and serving on the 442nd regiment combat team. a wreath of flowers was also cast off the ship remembering the americans who died in the 1941 attack. >>> this morning, a family in aizona is creating a huge buzz with their strange new service animals. david keller and his family registered a beehive as a service animal. he snapped a picture of a beehive and uploaded it to a website that claims to register them. he did it to prove a point that people are abusing their need for support and says people think emotional support animals and service animals are the same and he says that they are not. >> it's making people believe that all animals are service animals when there's not and

after 45-year run the show ends on new year's eve. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan talked with people who say they are sad to see it end. >> reporter: like so many of the stories told over the past four decades, finding true love and politics, center stage this the final weekend of beach blanket babylon. >> they're talented, a couple references, it just blew my mind. so clever. i didn't want it to end. >> where are you from? >> i'm from san francisco. >> reporter: the show debuted in san francisco in 1974 and has thrilled audiences with spoofs on pop culture and politics. and its signature big wigs and outrageous costumes. >> we have to admit the wigs were magnificent. the costumes are just terrific. >> reporter: it's the longest running musical review in the world and put on more than 17,000 shows, entertaining more than 6.5 million people. >> i wish someone would get down on one knee for me. ♪ >> i thought six weeks until i find a real job, right, and it turned into 40 years. just like that. >> reporter: stage manager john camajani sai

abc 7 news is working to build a better bay area, and that includes mass transit. abc 7 news reporter chris wynn looks at what vta plans to do to make the system better. >> major changes by the valley transportation authority are on the way. this weekend, the vta will usher in a new era of bus and light rail service. to get ready for it, dozens of employees are spending today and tomorrow swapping out the old bus sign frs new ones at a total of nearly 3,300 bus stops across santa clara county. brandy spoke to us from inside the command center where they're keeping track of field crews and the service. >> we're getting ready for the b.a.r.t. service to come in and we knew that was a great opportunity to really look at the service and see where we might make our biggest gains in ridership. >> the new service plans incorporates community feedback that was gathered over the past year and a half and include greater frequency on 20 of the popular bus routes another. routes are being eliminated such as the one used by monica mallen who travels from the park to the universi

sources telling abc news the passengers were headed to the lsu/oklahoma college football game. among the deceased new orleans nbc affiliate reporter carley mccord, daughter-in-law of lsu offensive coordinator steve ensminger. the plane struck a power line, then crashed in the parking lot of a u.s. post office, the impact blowing out windows, a nearby walmart evacuated. the faa and ntsb conducting the investigation. >> hopefully ntsb will be here tonight to take over where the feds are with the investigation. >> reporter: louisiana's governor john bel edwards expressing condolences on twitter for the heartbreaking news out of lafayette, asking everyone to pray for the fa families and friends of everyone affected by this terrible tragedy. >>> developing news about a tour helicopter crash in hawaii. the search resumed today to find a seventh person who's still missing. the helicopter on thursday was set to tour the rugged and remote kauai nepali coast. the crash was on the top of a mountain on kauai. six of the people on board were found including a mher and 13-year-old daughter wh

megan tevrizian, abc news, new york. >>> tech tools to build a better bay area. loparkfire district is introducing the first all electric fire engine in the world. >>> how much exercise would it take to burn off your dinner? the new food labels that could help reduce obesity. first here's a look what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> if you don't watch tonight what's the point of even having eyes. last night i asked dwayne johnson if he considers you to be his best friend and he said no. would >>> caught in the act. here's a package thief the likes of which we've not seen before. a security camera captured a squirrel committing the crime in los angeles. here's the theft in slow motion. someone saw the furry bandit in the act and returned the package to the owner. the squirrel apparently could be a serial offender. the apartment owner says he often finds his deliveries in nearby bushes. >>> well, part of building a better bay area includes finding ways to be more efficient. tonight the menlo park fire district introduced a fire truck, the first of its kind. in

i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >>> all right. it's 5:09. let's take a look at what's going on. you can see there the storm impact scale for today. it's a 1 with a chance of light showers, less than half an inch. a look at the roof camera to stel the story of what's going on outside. a light breeze blowing to the ocean. we have a lot of cloud cover that kept the fog from developing. it's going to be dry the rest of the time. the north bay, mid-50s at 11:00 and that's where we'll stay through 5:00. the shower chance ramps up. we're in the 40s through 9:00 in the east bay valleys. wet weather is more likely. as we head into the east bay shoreline 48 this morning. mid-50s from 11:00 on with our chance of showers starting to roll in around 7:00 and 54. after starting mostly cloudy and 49, we're mostly cloudy in the south bay and 48. near 60 this afternoon. by 7:00 we'll see scattered showers roam our way. mostly cloudy this morning. we'll hang out in the mid-50s with 5:00 on our best chance of increasing showers. a couple more chances coming up.

at ross. >>> new on abc 7 news at 6:00, california's wildfires are taking their toll.in firefighter over time. >>> and a couple found they are a perfect match in more ways than one. we'll explain. >>> well, wishes for the world are on full display on the largest holiday decorated treat in the world. >> abc news was in san francisco at grace cathedral to see the rainbow world tree of hope. it's decorated with more than 17,000 origami cranes. each one is hand folded with wishes of love and peace, and that tree wil on display through january 11th. >> i want to go check thatha ou spot story. >> it's a great spot. >> we're in broadcasting. wean f a selfie stick. that's it for abc 7 news at >>> tonight, breaking news. did he act alone? the fbi investigating whether the gunman in the pensacola navy base rampage, a saudi national, had help. amid new reports he watched mass shooting videos in the days before the attack. authorities now calling it a terror investigation. and the big question, how was a foreign national able to purchase a gun legally in this country? >>> also dev

i'm live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> all right, thank you. >> one, two, three. >> smiles all around. abc 7 news was in mill bray for official ground breaking now to the bart station and called gateway at millbrae station. it will include shops and restaurants, 400 apartments mixed and affordable units. >> this is what bart wants to see happening around the bay area. we have a crisis of congestion and a crisis of housing affordability. and we need to take opportunities of the land and bring housing and what our general manager robert powers calls complete communities. >> this is an important project, not only for us, but the bay area. it sets a tone for what can be done at the bart stations. >> we all know there sa housing crisis in the region. and if we don't find a way to work together and resolve that, we'll see more and more of our neighbors and friends living in tents on the streets. >> and today governor newsom announced a massive investment to help homeless people. homelessness is on the rise in the bay area. most bay areas are up double digit. they went to the governor's even

here's abc news reporter. >> reporter: shoppers and retailers gearing up for cyber monday after a recordack friday. online sales soaring to $7.4 billion, the most ever. experts expect another record breaker tomorrow as retailers rollout new deals for cyber monday. deep discounts from best buy include beats by dr. drai headphones now $150 off. and hp laptops like this chrome book $130 off. target offering $80 off ipads, and this 65 inch viz tv, $130. aside from electronics shoppers filling their carts with this year's hottest toys, too. but for those who miss walking into a good old-fashioned toy store, toys-r-us made a come back this weekend reopening a store in new jersey under new ownership. it's the first toys-r-us to open in the u.s. since the retailer filed for bankruptcy closing stores across the country last year. >> kids, their eyes are wide open. they love being back in the store and the interactions going on. >> reporter: a second store will open in houston this year, and there are plans to have about ten stores by the end of >>> meantime shoppers are answering the calls to sho

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trevor ault, abc news, new york. >> quite a legacy, thank you, trevor. talk about timing, "sesame street" was among this year's recipients at the annual kennedy center honors ceremony. >> the night even included big bird who is now portrayed by matt vogel. "sesame street" is the first tv show to receive a kennedy center honor. other recipients include actress sally field. >> great, great artists there in acting and music. and again, with "sesame street," the cofounder of "sesame street" accepted the honor on behalf of the show. the night ended with a backstage performing eawf's "september." earth, wind, and fire. i will admit it took me a quick second. is it e, f -- okay. >> there we go. >> just like "sesame street," me sounding it out, taking my time. the lessons of "sesame street," big bird, again, your legacy just lives on there. >> all right. >>> coming up, we've got the controversial nativity scene in los angeles. >>> and the great christmas tree controversy that's playing out in the state capitol in rhode island. >>> and later -- >> the giz wiz wit

megan tevrizian, abc news, new york. >>> tech tools to build a better bay area. tonight men loparkfire district is introducing the first all electric fire engine in the world. >>> how much exercise would it take to burn off your dinner? the new food labels that could help reduce obesity. first here's a look what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> if you don't watch tonight what's the point of even having eyes. last night i asked dwayne johnson if he considers you to be his best friend and he said no. wo my lady! those darn seatbelts got me all crumpled up. that's ok! hey, guys! hi mrs. patterson... wrinkles send the wrong message. sorry. help prevent them before they start with new downy wrinkleguard. that's better. so you won't get caught with wrinkles again. ♪for the holidays you can't beat home sweet home.♪♪ we go the extra mile to bring your holidays home. >>> caught in the act. here's a package thief the likes of which we've not seen before. a security camera captured a squirrel committing the crime in los angeles. here's the theft in slow motion. someone

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it's wednesday, 12/12, december 12th. >>> from abc news in new york, this is "world news now."nd kenneth moton. >>> i'm thinking about, you know, whether it's "the matrix" or that "john wick" series or "speed." he's given us so much already. >> i'm glad you've changed your tune since we last spoke about this. >> i went down the rabbit hole. >> i started feeling your heart rate. >> my heart rate went up because we were talking about keanu reeves and "speed." movie gets my heart going. quiz, jack. >> what? >> she doesn't watch movies, guys. >> i was lost. >> guys know more lines from movies or remember that -- >> i don't believe that you bring up "clueless," "mean girls," anything of substance, and i've got you covered. >> that's a trend right there for you, isn't it? >> "clueless"? "mean girls"? you nasty. >>> we begin this half hour with the impeachment showdown. the house judiciary committee kicking off a two-day debate session. >> lawmakers invoke personal stories as they argue for and against kicking president trump out of office. constitutional crime spree and a republican

eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >>> amazon is also busy making preparations for all of this. bc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield will be at the amazon fulfillment center tomorrow morning. watch her live report starting at 4:30 on "abc 7 mornings" lisa, with all this rain i feel for all those delivery drivers running around trying to give us packages right now. >> definitely we're in and out of it. you can see what an interesting pattern we have, the enhancement in the upper elevations and the steady extreme of moisture from the southwest. there is a dry slot here. we have light to moderate rain with gusty winds and in the south bay, widely varying amounts. much of the santa cruz mountains is in wet weather. south city, peninsula, east bay, a bit of a lull. san rafael, lucas valley, heavier rain up towards mt. st. helena. calistoga has been wet. and over towards hercules, highway 37, looking at the wet weather. we widen the view and the focus is on the central coast, the santa cruz mountains. you can see heavy rain there. we're on the northern edge of it. the energy is offshore.

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abc 7 news starts right now. >>> therefore the committee will now stand in recess until tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. and the committee is in recess. >> major developments on capitol hill tonight. we're just hours away from an expected committee vote on the articles of impeachment against president trump. >> the house judiciary committee abruptly ended a marathon 14-hour debate on the articles tonight. republicans say it's an effort to undo the 2016 election. >> you've been wanting to do that for a long time. >> both sides expect the articles to be approved. it will be only the third time in modern history the articles of impeachment have been sent to the white house followed by a trial in the senate. >>> democratic candidte joe biden was in the bay area today for a fund-raising blitz. it comes a new cnn poll finds likely democratic voters in california are ability evenly split among the top three candidates. >> joe biden, bernie sanders and elizabeth warren are all in a very close place. >> reporter: a fund-raising frenzly for democratic presidential candidate joe biden today where the

abc news was there earlier this week. rededication of jerusalem's second temple and we celebrate for eight days because of the one-y supply of oil found inside the temple that burned for that long. tonight's union square menorah lighting begins at 5:30. >>> snow in the desert, a winter snow brought 8 inches of snowfall in the high desert. take a look. this is the sun rising friday morning over the trees in pioneer town. a community in san bernardino's high desert near joshua tree national park. the weather service says a winter storm watch remains in effect for the area. travelers should expect to see some snow and difficult travel conditions. let's head over to meteorologist lisa argen tracking the forecast for us. i'm sure we're to the going to see that scene here in san francisco. >> no. but we are looking at some colder air behind the cold front. a look at live doppler 7 we can see a few returns up in the north bay around santa rosa and this is just the atmosphere moistening up a little bit, cloud cover, mild conditio

new decade. i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> that's a mess. >> i know. we'll talk about this later. we will. >>> today is the last day of service for one of the major airport transportation shuttles, super shuttle is going out of business after today. the shared van rides have gotten people to and from airports across the world in l.a.x. super shuttle has been plagued by competition from uber and lyft. if you're traveling it will honor reservations or walk-up requests for rides. >>> all right, good morning, everyone. starting out with clear skies on the peninsula with 44 degrees for you in san carlos. it is 40 in foster city. redwood city a cooler spot dropping to 39, 37 palo alto. the north bay in the low 40s. a beautiful picture here downtown. if you are heading out use caution at the beaches. a beach hazard statement for 1:00 this afternoon through tomorrow. you heard about the large breaking waves and that will keep the bay choppy. otherwise it is sunny. the winds are lighter. you'll notice a few increasing % clouds out there. high clouds from time to time. this is the north bay

coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 we speak with a tech expert to find the best practices to avoid card fraud. dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. >> dustin, thanks so much. >>> bay area based ebay removes certain infant sleepers from its website. why it's taking the action next. >>> california drivers may have been ripped off. today's settlement with millions in penalties. >>> the death of a beloved elephant in the oakland zoo. its brothers and sisters seem to feel the loss already. >>> and the rain is back. >>> and the rain is back. the worst is yet to come. ...6, 7, 8 >>> and the rain is back. the worst is yet to come. ♪ ♪ ♪ big dreams start with small steps... ...but dedication can get you there. so just start small... start saving. easily set, track and control your goals right from the chase mobile® app. ♪ ♪ chase. make more of what's yours®. mike bloomberg's created on tover 400,000 jobs.ue leader. as president, an opportunity economy that works for us. tax fairness -- where the wealthy pay their fair share. education .. affordable college and high skill vocational training so people can s

you can watch the full interviews on "this week" at 8:00 on abc 7 news. >>> abc 7 news was in alamedaversary of the attack on pearl harbor. the sea air and space museum featured an exhibit highlighting the date. a four-time purple heart recipient was honored for his services. he shared his experiences being relocated to an internment camp. a wreath of flowers was also cast off the ship remembering the americans in the 1941 attack. >>> this morning, a family in arizona is creating a huge buzz with their strange new service animals. david keller and his family registered a beehive as a service animal. he snapped a picture of a beehive and uploaded it to a register that claims to register them. he did it to prove a point that people are abusing their need for support and says people think emotional support animals and service animals are the same and they are not. >> it's making people believe that all animals are service animals when there's not and there's a difference. >> under federal law dogs and miniature horses can be actual service animals. no bees allowed here. >>> still ahead,

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> vic, thank you. in our ongoing effort, abc 7 news spent a week earlier this year exploring the ride share industry. the i-team's dan noyes with a look at how they check the background of their drivers. you can see the stories on our website, abc7news.com. >>> to our storm watch coverage. it's dry right now as you can see from our sutro camera but more rain is coming. >> so when? spencer christian is tracking the storm. spencer? >> it's not that far away. let's look at what's happening right now on live doppler 7. you can see most of the bay area is experiencing fairly calm weather. but down in the southern most part from morgan hill to gilroy to hollister, some areas of fairly steady downpours in the region. it's all moving eastward away from the main part of the san francisco bay area. what's left of our storm ranks 1. for the remainder of the night scattered showers giving way to just isolated pockets of rain during the overnight hours. notice we'll see some wet spots later tonight but by the time t

you can always check the conditions where you live with live doppler 7 on the abc 7 news app. >>> investigators are calling the disappearance of this san bruno woman suspicious. family and friends hope for the best but father the worst. today they will be searching for here in nearby parks. abc 7 news reporter lauren martinez talked to the woman's is son. >>reporter: lori esposito has been missing two weeks. >> it's unlike her to not contact me. >> reporter: the last day they heard from her was november 29th, belonging left at her san bruno condo. >> it's suspicious because she left her dog in the apartment her car at her residence. >> the police detective mcmullin says she left the cell phone on wallet. >> reporter: completely out of character for this person to go missing. >> reporter: 61-year-old esposito is a retired social worker. >> helping out the children in abusive homes was her passion. intervening physically and through the court system. >> if you have any idea of seeing miss esposito or any idea where she went or who she was with after november 29th we'd encourage to you resch oh so

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the new larkspur and downtown novato stations officially opened today. abc 7 news was at the larkspur station yesterday. it's expected to make life a little easier for commuters trying to get to san francisco. service to downtown novato also began today. that station is currently only open on weekends. >>> on the peninsula tomorrow, drivers can expect delays and detours on highway 92 and several side streets in foster city. pg&e is removing fiber cable from transmission towers. due to the work, chp will run rolling traffic breaks near the san mateo bridge between 6:30 and 9:30 tomorrow morning. the utility says the fiber communication cables have been inactive and can deteriorate. they're being removed as a public safety precaution. >>> in the north bay, a mueller was unveiled to honor a man whose life has become an inspiration. the story of dr. ramon shared. as a boy he helped his adoptive family pick cotton until he went to college. he became a pediatrician and came home caring for the children of migrant farm workers for 30 years. now he tours the country

i'm ines de la cuetara, abc news. >> abc new also have live coverage of that vote at 6:00. >>> the fluturning deadly in marin county. health officials say the virus has claimed two lives so far this year. one patient who was hospitalized in the last week of november passed away. another patient died the first week of december. health officials say flu season hit earlier then usual this season. >>> new details on an officer-involved shooting in the mission district 11 days ago. sfpd released body cam of the incident. we want to warn you the video could be disturbing. officers were in the area of 23rd and mission street investigating a report of a hot prowl burglary and a separate burglary when they stopped jamaica hampton, a man who fit the description of both suspects in the reports. the officer shot him three times after ran towards the officer armed with a glass bottle. last night community members, friends and family were at a town hall meeting hosted by police chief bill scott. >> he pulled himself from a dark place and rebuilt his life and he was thriving. you tore him down. i'm d

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. >>> news to build a better bay area, from abc 7. >> 15 men and women are running for president. two of those candidates are in the bay area right now. former new york mayor michael bloomberg, and billionaire philanthropist tom stoeyer. both say they need this state to win. >> thank you for joining us, the election count down is on, there are 83 days until we cast our vote in the california primary, and 54 days until we see the first national votes in iowa. >> tom steyer was in walnut creek today, and bloomberg was in san francisco to talk about climate change and in stockton to talk about two issues important to him. >> lyanne melendez is in san francisco with more. >> >> reporter: clearly michael bloomberg thinks you can't go wrong by starting your campaign here in california. today he received the very important endorsement coming from an african-american mayor, and today he wanted to be seen her in san francisco with former governor jersey shory brown whos very popular. this is as far as former governor jerry brown came to endorsing presidential hopeful michael bloomberg. >> w

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court records reviewed by abc news found 17 lawsuits against the company. tled, three remain active. >>> as police search for tessa major's killer, classmates, lawmakers and area residents gathered to remember the new york city college student. they came together for a candlelight vigil in the park where the 18-year-old freshman died five days ago. >> no more, no more! no more, no more! >> reporter: hundreds coming together in manhattan's morningside park to remember tessa majors, gathering on the same steps where she was attacked. >> new york should have been a place to learn and grow, instead it became a place where her life was stolen away from us. >> reporter: these mothers all lost children to violence. they live in the neighborhood rocked by this tragedy. >> we understand the grief and we are here to show support. >> we came out to support tessa. >> reporter: police say majors was walking in the park early wednesday evening when she was confronted, robbed, and stabbed. authorities say she managed to stagger up the steep staircase but later died at the

new year's eve. we spoke to a stage manager who has worked on the show for 40 years. he reflects back. that's coming up tonight. reporting live, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> whatever you're doing on new year's eve, there are plenty of free public transit options. muni service will be free from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. new year's dave. buses will be free. bart will provide limited service until about 3:00 a.m. wednesday, but you'll have to pay. >>> an astronaut has set a new record for the longest single space flight by a woman. u.s. astronaut christina cook logged 289 days on the international space station. that breaks the record of 288 days in space. the electrical engineer will stay on the station until february of 2020. this will fall just short of astronaut scott kelly's 340-day record for men. >>> next at 6:00, it doesn't get much closer than this. the few inches between life and almost certain death on this snowy highway. >>> and the rain is coming. how much and how long will it last? we have the accuweather forecast up next. >>> coming up in sports, we preview tomorrow's show down. plus lsu lights up the >>> look at this in

. >> abc news will have special live coverage of the hearing at 6:00. >>> new details on friday's deadly shooting rampage at a naval base in florida. the fbi confirmed that agents are investigating the attack as a possible act of terrorism. three people died when a 21-year-old member of saudi arabia's air force opened fire at naval air station pensacola. >> we are, as we do, in most active shooter investigations work with the presumption that this was an act of terrorism. >> one u.s. official says the gunman, mohammed alshamrani, went on twitter shortly before friday's shooting. he blasted american support for israel and accused the u.s. of being anti-muslim. the deputy sheriff shot and killed him. other saudi flight students have been kept on the base for questioning. >>> sunnyvale police are trying to learn more about a shooting that sent a man to the hospital. officers gathered near columbia and roosevelt avenues after the victim was shot last night. paramedics rushed him to a trauma center. there's no word on how he's doing. >>> this morning we're getting new details on the deadly we

>>> now news to build a better bay area, from abc 7. >> the a lot of people dream of taking a cruise. a new plan would put homeless people in some of the same accommodations in the port of oakland. i >> rebecca kaplan says contacted companies. >> talking about that plan joining us live from oakland. eric. >> cruise ships have been used before to house people in coastal areas following natural disaster like hurricanes. she also says oakland is suffering its very own crisis right now. let's show you cruise ship video we have with 3 to 4,000 people, homeless people sleeping on the streets. cruise ship hold several hundred people, some hold thousands of passengers, and have on board facilities with bathrooms and cooking. it's part of the comprehensive plan to deal with the homeless crisis, and says she has received positive feedbacks from players in the cruise ship industry. >> they could provide rooms for a thousand people very quickly, and the magnitude of our homele homelessness crisis requires a broader response than what we have seen before. >> before they start talking about putting

ringing ) - get details on this state program visit right now or call during business hours. >>> new on abcacle world may be leaving san francisco but there is one bit of good news. the convention that plans on returning. >>> yum. get ready for fresh crab. the commercial season is finally open. find out how valuable the crew stations are to the economy. >>> a woman captured video of a bear scare in california. >> imagine seeing this in your rearview mirror. taylor hawkins shot the video. a bear made his way through the line of cars and jumped onto the trunk of a car. >> as you can see he didn't stay very long. he quickly changed his mind. he ran away, but wow. >> thank you goodness he changed his mind and ran away because one ofs was going to change their mind and run away, either me or the bear. >> i would have just driven off the road, off the cliff probably. >> not a good idea. that's it for abc 7 news at 5:00. >> from all o >>> tonit, the deadly winter storm marching east. heavy snow, ice, and rain from colorado to new england. whiteout conditions shutting down highways. drivers strande

victor oquendo, abc news, new orleans. >> our thanks to victor there. >>> in northern mexico, a staggering death toll from an assault being blamed on a drug cartel. >> buildings and vehicles riddled with bullets. authorities say at least 20 people were killed in the violence, including several members of the cartel. the reason for the military-style attack is unclear. it could be related to ongoing battles between cartels trying to control drug smuggling routes. >>> the singer and composer who helped introduce american audiences to calypso music has died. irving burgie was best know for co-writing "day-o" for harry belafonte. it was later introduced to younger audiences in the movie and now broadway play "beetlejuice." burgie's songs have sold over 100 million records around the he died of complications of heart failure. burgie was 95. >>> here we are more than three weeks before christmas, and we are already hearing about the rescue of someone stuck in a chimney in phoenix. >> like santa, this 17-year-old girl had the best of intentions. a friend locked herself out of the house, so she fi

new spaceship campus in cupertino. the company mailed out invitations but not everyone got one. abc 7 news reporter kris reyes talked to neighbors who say they don't get it. >> this one is new one. but i have all the colors brown, blue, black, all say sunnyvale. tee shirts that say sunnyvale. >> the twins lived in the neighborhood more than 40 years blocks away from the apple giant tech giant in cupertino. when we told them about the open house they were surprised >> you're sure you didn't get that. >> positive. >> in the neighborhood minutes from their home we found a number of people that got the invite the mailbox. >> it's this mystery that landed in the neighborhood. i think it's great for the people to get an opportunity to see what's going on. >> how do you feel that maybe one or two blocks from where you live there is a whole street getting an invite. >> i want to know how they decided to invite them and not us? that's what i'd like to know becausible we are sunnyvale. >> and that's the mystery. apple only saying they invited neighbors and community partners. >> you know but

abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >>> we're seeing scattered showers around the bay area tonight.is live look from our exploratorium camera. >> but get ready heavier rain is on the way. let's check in with meteorologist sandhya patel who is tracking the system. >> get ready for a slow and slippery ride. you will notice some showers are coming in the south as we get gilroy, monterey road, street level radar showing you wet weather right now. and it is moving from northwest. breezy in spots. as you take a look at the hour by hour forecast you see those showers moving in 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. it is going to be wet out there for the commute. and even beyond that. i'll be back with an hour by hour forecast for the rest of that one and a look at the next storm coming up. >>> the wet weather is blamed fo causing a small landslide in san bruno. it's led to a stretch being closed off to traffic and pedestrians. the city says no homes are threatened but a local emergency has been declared. >> you can track the storm with the abc 7 news app. you can enable push alerts to get weather advisories o

abc news will not show you the full clip. but you can see two children appearing to play next to an escalator, then grab on to the handrail. they are taken up and disappear out of frame. but moments later, the children would fall. in another angle obtained by abc affiliate wsoc in charlotte, people rush to helthchild near the airport's baggage claim area. 3-year-old jaiden cowart was taken to the hospital, where he later died. the boy's mother, 25-year-old jiterria lightner, said they had just landed from florida and were waiting for their baggage. but police say other video shows she let the children play on and around the escalator for an hour feawt tif anth sat whe accident. democrats had set atr to inform them whether he would present a defense in the upcomingecia vee been reporting the president has complained representation in these goyesthey t'rot n ginar it came in a later late today. white house sources are telling there n'so impeachment inquiry is viotedud fundamental fairness. you should end the inquiry now and not

sources tell abc news. the charges are not yet finalized but followed a late-night meeting over chinese food and a contentious hearing. >> you're not doing it right. >> sharp cross-examination of a witness is not badgering the witness. the gentleman will continue. >> mr. chairman -- >> it is if it's by another witness. >> reporter: republicans continue to defend the president and criticize the process. >> it's outrageous we're trying to remove a president with a kangaroo court like this. >> reporter: and democrats say this is about a clear violation of the president's oath of office. >> he placed his own private interests against the integrity of our elections and constitutes a continuing threat to the integrity of our elections and democratic system of government. >> president trump's persistent and continuing effort to coerce a foreign country to help him cheat to win an election is a clear and present danger to our free and fair elections. >> reporter: the president still not participating in the house h

abc 7. look for breaking news on the news app. >> and i'm dion lim. reat evening and see you again at 11:00. ♪ this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are an esl professor from hasbrouk heights, new jersey... a wyer from vancouver, british columbia, canada... and our returning champion, a bartender from tucson, arizona... ...whose 1 day cash winnings total $17,000. and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. welcome, ladies and gentlemen. yesterday's game was a runaway for eric, but he wasn't able to capitalize in final jeopardy! because he missed that, so he wound up winning a mere $17,000. lucy and claire, maybe you can do better today. we'll find out right now, won't we, as we go to work in the jeopardy! round with one daily double coming up in one of these categories, starting off with... oh, gosh. next... each correct response will rhyme with the word "take." followed by... i love stuff. ...and finally... eric, start. uh, let's start with stuff for $200. eric. what is "hail to the chief"? correct. stuff for $400.

abc 7 news anchor eric thomas shows us how the teenager is trying to save lives by conserving water. abc 7 star. >> reporter: if this is how you think most high school students spend their time, then you haven't met shreya. >> two-thirds of the world's population lacks access to clean drinking water for at least one month out of the year. >> reporter: this is her passion, in this room at the local library she's practicing a presentation she wrote on ways to save water to an audience of high school students, business leaders and local officials. >> my project is really based on water conservation and trying to find a drought solution. >> reporter: the junior at american high school in fremont is taking ap classes and thinking about college, but all that takes a back seat to her brainchild, something she calls the gray water project. >> gray water is lightly used water from sinks, showers, baths, laundries. it's basically any water that you used once in your home and you can use again. >> reporter: she says the average home produces 180 gallons of gray water per day that could be reuse

>> announcer: news to build a better bay area. this is abcveryone for those of just joining us we start this half hour a lack at the weather. all the rain. here is meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, liz, good morning to you. certainly a lot of rain and wind last night. but the level 2 storm system continues throughout the afternoon. a bit of a break out there. but we have scattered showers right now throughout the late morning hours. and the afternoon we'll have the possibility of thunderstorms. gusty winds and those heavy downpours. a look at live doppler 7 we can see the scattered showers up in the north bay off coast of san francisco and going in closer to around novato and forest knowles. up north heavier rain on highway 1. you can see san francisco dry. but there is showers offshore of monterey. as you look offshore that little feature off the northern california coast that's a strong area of low pressure and cold front that will be working through the bay area today. that's why the national weather service has issued this flash flood wat