alan wang will bring you that story at 11:15. >> and our live coverage of the san bernadino shooting continues right now on the abc7 news app. you can enable push alerts to get the latest updates. >> and right now we are on storm wa rain is on the way to the area as we take a look from the live abc7 roof camera. >> let's touch base with sandhya patel for the timing of this approaching storm. >> let's show you live doppler 7hd. our radar will be tracking the storm. right now cloud cover in the bay area. a look at the time line. 5:00 a.m., and a few showers are not out of the question. approaching cloverdale and ukiah. 10:00 a.m., moderate to heavy rain moves into the north bay. by 11:00 a.m. we may even see isolated thunder as the storm system starts to cross the central part of the bay. noontime it is moderate in the east bay and in the south bay and the peninsula and 1:00 p.m. it is shifting southward. scattered showers will continue into the evening commute. here is a look at the 12-hour planner. you will need to make sure your umbrellas are by the door. wet and windy and 1:00 p.m.

alan wang will bring you that story at 11:15. >> and our live coverage of the san bernadino shootingtinues right now on the abc7 news app. you can enable push alerts to get the latest updates. >> and right now we are on storm watch. rain is on the way to the area as we take a look from the live abc7 roof camera. >> let's touch base with sandhya patel for the timing of this approaching storm. >> let's show you live doppler 7hd. our radar will be tracking the storm. rightow cloud cover in the bay area. a look at the time line. 5:00 a.m., and a few showers are not out of the question. approaching cloverdale and ukiah. 10:00 a.m., moderate to heavy rain moves into the north bay. by 11:00 a.m. we may even see isolated thunder as the storm system starts to cross the central part of the bay. noontime it is moderate in the east bay and in the south bay and the peninsula and 1:00 p.m. it is shifting southward. scattered showers will continue into the evening commute. here is a look at the 12-hour planner. you will need to make sure your umbrellas are by the door. wet and windy and 1:00 p.m. w

alan wang is in castro valley with the new details. >> your mind has been taken over and brainwashed. >> the confrontation started after this woman approached a group of muslim men who were praying on sunday. >> we just saw this lady yelling. ala is evil. >> he shot this video while a park ranger tried to de escalate the situation. >> my friend said we love jesus. we believe in jesus. in my religion if you don't believe in jesus you are not considered a muslim. >> that's when she struck him with the umbrella and splashed coffee in his face. >> she was talking about my god. do not touch me! >> and now they are looking into the possibility of charging slater with a hate crime. >> she said she was videotaped without her will jie. we spoke to the neighbors. >> it has shown no malice to anybody i know of. i am surprised. >> she's afraid. but she has no reason top. they are conducting an internal investigation that says discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. alan wang, abc7 news. >> facebook's ceo is offering words of support for those who fiery tall yags in paris and san bernadi

the most recent robbery happened in walnut creek and that's where we find alan wang live tonight. alan? >> ama, the guy walked right into this valero gas station and robbed the clerk at gunpoint around 5:30 this morning. he has struck five times in the last nine days and now police are afraid his violent behavior will escalate with every new robbery he commits. the armed serial robber was wearing the same blackout fit when he struck the valero gas station in walnut creek early on wednesday morning. but this was the first time he ventured outside the san leandro area. >> he is desperate for the money. >> san leandro police say he robbed four 7-eleven stores within four days. last monday he hit this one on 136th avenue and east 14th street. the following wednesday he robbed this one on davis street. an employee pressed a panic button and police arrived just minutes after the robber left. 20 minutes later he was .ing a semi-- interest poking a semiautomatic happened gun at the clerk on manor boulevard. in cases like this it is increasingly dangerous. >> the next day on christmas eve h

the most recent robbery happened in walnut creek and that's where we find alan wang live tonight. alan? >> ama, the guy walked right into this valero gas station and robbed the clerk at gunpoint around 5:30 this morning. he has struck five times in the last nine days and now police are afraid his violent behavior will escalate with every new robbery he commits. the armed serial robber was wearing the same blackout fit when he struck the valero gas station in walnut creek early on wednesday morning. but this was the first time he ventured outside the san leandro area. >> he is desperate for the money. >> san leandro police say he robbed four 7-eleven stores within four days. last monday he hit this one on 136th avenue and east 14th street. the following wednesday he robbed this one on davis street. an employee pressed a panic button and police arrived just minutes after the robber left. 20 minutes later he was .ing a semi-- interest poking a semiautomatic happened gun at the clerk on manor boulevard. in cases like this it is increasingly dangerous. >> the next day on christmas eve h

alan wang has the details from lafayette. >> all of a sudden i see the kid come out on a defensive ay. >> his water polo coach said his 15-year-old player was punished for striking a opponent and breaking his nose. it happened in late september. >> we issued what we thought was appropriate discipline in this case. >> the school district suspended the boy athlete particularly and academically. now he is facing felony assault and battery. we were surprised. we were quite surprised by it. >> maybe we can -- maybe both families can talk. submitting it to the law is ridiculous. >> one of the main factors is intent. the water polo community is calling on its members to pressure the d.a. is into dropping those charges. >> i hope all of those things don't affect the stress he is putting on him. >> now many in the water polo community fear it could set a new precedent in governing high school sports. in love lafayette, alan wang, abc7 news. >> a flight bound for amsterdam was canceled after a passenger disturbance grounded the plane in houston. a person on the flight took this cell phone video

in the north bay, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> new this evening you may find fresh crabs. this comes as the crab fishermen will return soon to the waters off the pacific northwest. the dungeness crab season never started from southern california to canada because of high ls of a toxin dangerous to people. recent tests show the lower levels of the toxin in crabs determined their fate. fishing begins next week. >> changes are coming at the golden gate bridge, and it is expected to improve traffic flow. starting next month the bridge district will change the number of dedicated north and southbound lanes during the monday through wednesday afternoon chute. instead of the current four northbound and two southbound lanes there will be three lanes in each direction. thursday and friday afternoon though will maintain the current configuration, but from 4:30 to 5:30. they did a lot of studying on traffic and thought that would be best. for help getting around traffic problems get ways on your smartphone. download ways and join the abc7 group for free on the apple app store or goog

. >> alan wang is following this story choosely and is live from the orinda police department. lan? >> dan and ama, bay area police are still on the lookout for the family car the suspect stole. the nanny who he pistol whipped is still being treated at the hospital for a nasty cut on the back of her head. the youngest victim may have the longest recovery after witnessing this crime. >> she saw everything. >> her 5-year-old daughter witnessed the violent home invasion that left her nanny injured. >> i haven't had a chance to talk to her and hug her and tell her everything is okay. i don't know. this will be a hard conversation to have with her. >> she was at work around 2:15 when a man confronted hr nanny in the front yard of the home. after communicating she did not understand english, the man left. but he returned 15 minutes later and kicked in the door. he was armed with a gun so the 53-year-old nanny gave him some cash and two ipads. but it wasn't enough. >> he pistol whipped her in the back of the head. >> then demanded the keys for the porsche in the garage and took off. th

alan wang is live at the american legion in san francisco with more. alan? >> dan and ama, all but five of the 220 members here are lgbteterans. many have died in combat, but this time one of their own will be rec cog -- recognized as an openly gay soldier who died while fighting for her country. >> it is believed that air force major adrianna is the first openly gay active duty service woman to die in combat. they were killed on monday by a suicide bomber in afghanistan. the taliban is claiming response tbilt. responsibility. she had a 4-year-old son. they moved in with her mother while she was deployed. lam's mother declined to speak on camera, but the american legion post 448 in san francisco recognized the service. >> it really i illuminates the fact that we are all in this together. >> post 448 is the only predominantly lgbt post in the country with 220 members. >> it is remarkable that she's a role model. the other women, the other lesbian women to go in and do their best and serve their country in any field now that the combat roles have opened up. >>

alan wang is live at the american legion in san francisco with more. alan? >> dan and ama, all but five of the 220 members here are lgbt veterans. many have died in combat, but this time one of their own will be rec cog -- recognized as an openly gay soldier who died while fighting for her country. >> it is believed that air force major adrianna is the first openly gay active duty service woman to die in combat. they were killed on monday by a suicide bomber in afghanistan. the taliban is claiming response tbilt. responsibility. she had a 4-year-old son. they moved in with her mother while she was deployed. lam's mother declined to speak on camera, but the american legion post 448 in san francisco recognized the service. >> it really i illuminates the fact that we are all in this together. >> post 448 is the only predominantly lgbt post in the country with 220 members. >> it is remarkable that she's a role model. the other women, the other lesbian women to go in and do their best and serve their country in any field now that the combat roles have opened up.

alan wang is in castro valley with the new details. >> your mind has been taken over and brainwashed.> the confrontation started after this woman approached a group of muslim men who were praying on sunday. >> we just saw this lady was yelling. ala is evil. >> he shot this video while a park ranger tried to de escalate the situation. >> my friend said we love jesus. we believe in jesus. in my religion if you don't believe in jesus you are not considered a muslim. >> that's when she struck him with the umbrella and splashed coffee in his face. >> she was talking about my god. do not touch me! >> and now they are looking into the possibility of charging slater with a hate crime. >> she said she was videotaped without her will jie. we spoke to the neighbors. >> it has shown no malice to anybody i know of. i am surprised. >> she's afraid. but she has no reason top. they are conducting an internal investigation that says discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. alan wang, abc7 news. >> facebook's ceo is offering words of support for those who fiery tall yags in paris and san berna

in the north bay, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> new this evening you may find fresh crabs. this comes as the crab fishermen will return soon to the waters off the pacific northwest. the dungeness crab season never started from southern california to canada because of high levels of a toxin dangerous to people. recent tests show the lower levels of the toxin in crabs determined their fate. fishing begins next week. >> changes are coming at the golden gate bridge, and it is expected to improve traffic flow. starting next month the bridge district will change the number of dedicated north and southbound lanes during the monday through wednesday afternoon chute. instead of the current four northbound and two southbound lanes there will be three lanes in each direction. thursday and friday afternoon though will maintain the current configuration, but from 4:30 to 5:30. they did a lot of studying on traffic and thought that would be best. for help getting around traffic problems get ways on your smartphone. download ways and join the abc7 group for free on the apple app store or

. >> alan wang is following this story choosely and is live from the orinda police department. alan? >> dan and ama, bay area police are still on the lookout for the family car the suspect stole. the nanny who he pistol whipped is still being treated at the hospital for a nasty cut on the back of her head. the youngest victim may have the longest recovery after witnessing this crime. >> she saw everything. >> her 5-year-old daughter witnessed the violent home invasion that left her nanny injured. >> i haven't had a chance to talk to her and hug her and tell her everything is okay. i don't know. this will be a hard conversation to have with her. >> she was at work around 2:15 when a man confronted hr nanny in the front yard of the home. after communicating she did not understand english, the man left. but he returned 15 minutes later and kicked in the door. he was armed with a gun so the 53-year-old nanny gave him some cash and two ipads. but it wasn't enough. >> he pistol whipped her in the back of the head. >> then demanded the keys for the porsche in the garage and took off. t

. >> abc news' alan wang is there to explain what happened. >> this is the long portion of the tree that snapped killing the boy around 6:00 that evening. it appears the tree had been weakened because the top of it either broke off or died some time in the past. it is something an arborist has to determine now that somebody has been killed here. it happened off the trail around lake merritt next to the ferry land sign. a witness says three teens were siting on this long branch when another 16-year-old boy jumped up and grabbed on to the end of it. the witness tells me he gave the boy cpr, but he realized that there is no hope because it looked like the boy's neck was badly broken. the victim's parents and other adults were there celebrating a birthday. all gathered around and went as the cor neither took the body. >> it was like, wow. i feel bad for the family and during the holidays. my prayers go out to them. >> oakland police say it appears this was all an unfortunate accident as the boy's body was taken away his parents were given a chance to have a moment with their son. they thanke

alan wang has the details from lafayette. >> all of a sudden i see the kid come out on a defensive playis water polo coach said his 15-year-old player was punished for striking a opponent and breaking his nose. it happened in late september. >> we issued what we thought was appropriate discipline in this case. >> the school district suspended the boy athlete particularly and academically. now he is facing felony assault and battery. we were surprised. we were quite surprised by it. >> maybe we can -- maybe both families can talk. submitting it to the law is ridiculous. >> one of the main factors is intent. the water polo community is calling on its members to pressure the d.a. is into dropping those charges. >> i hope all of those things don't affect the stress he is putting on him. >> now many in the water polo community fear it could set a new precedent in governing high school sports. in love lafayette, alan wang, abc7 news. >> a flight bound for amsterdam was canceled after a passenger disturbance grounded the plane in houston. a person on the flight took this cell phone video you a

. >> abc news' alan wang is there to explain what happened. >> this is the long portion of the tree that snapped killing the boy around 6:00 that evening. it appears the tree had been weakened because the top of it either broke off or died some time in the past. it is something an arborist has to determine now that somebody has been killed here. it happened off the trail around lake merritt next to the ferry land sign. a witness says three teens were siting on this long branch when another 16-year-old boy jumped up and grabbed on to the end of it. the witness tells me he gave the boy cpr, but he realized that there is no hope because it looked like the boy's neck was badly broken. the victim's parents and other adults were there celebrating a birthday. all gathered around and went as the cor neither took the body. >> it was like, wow. i feel bad for the family and during the holidays. my prayers go out to them. >> oakland police say it appears this was all an unfortunate accident as the boy's body was taken away his parents were given a chance to have a moment with their son. they thanke

. >> alan wang is live at the scene with why first responders were stretched so thin this evening. alan? >> dan and ama, two fires erupted within minutes of each other and that's what stretched the department so thin. here at the pepper tree apartments are out of their homes and investigators believe it was caused by a space heater plugged into an extension cord which is not recommended. >> everything. i lost everything. tv, clothes, christmas presents i bought for people. >> he was laid off from his job last month and now his apartment is destroyed. but they are thankful their 18-month-old daughter survived this fire. >> that's the first thing i asked. where is my baby? where is my auntie and where is my wife? >> she noticed the flames coming from the outlet and a neighbor carried her to safety. >> it is -- as i was going downstairs the fire broke and flames were coming out. >> at first only one engine and three firefighters were able to fight the blaze at the pepper tree apartments. that's because another erupted on the other side of town. two fires within four minutes of each oth

. >> alan wang is live at the scene with why first responders were stretched so thin this evening. alan? >> dan and ama, two fires erupted within minutes of each other and that's what stretched the department so thin. here at the pepper tree apartments are out of their homes and investigators believe it was caused by a space heater plugged into an extension cord which is not recommended. >> everything. i lost everything. tv, clothes, christmas presents i bought for people. >> he was laid off from his job last month and now his apartment is destroyed. but they are thankful their 18-month-old daughter survived this fire. >> that's the first thing i asked. where is my baby? where is my auntie and where is my wife? >> she noticed the flames coming from the outlet and a neighbor carried her to safety. >> it is -- as i was going downstairs the fire broke and flames were coming out. >> at first only one engine and three firefighters were able to fight the blaze at the pepper tree apartments. that's because another erupted on the other side of town. two fires within four minutes of each oth

in the north bay, alan wang. abc7 news. >> heavy rain spoiled plans for the first-ever outdoor hockey game in west sacramento last night. nearly two inches of water consume layed on to the ice, turning parts of it into slurb. the game between the stockton heat and bakers sealed condors has been coast pond until 4:30 this average. it's dubbed the biggest snow on show. when you get unusual weather where you live, take a photo or video and share it with us using the #abc7now. that will help us find your content so we can easily use it on error online. a 3.1 earthquake hit the east bay last night. residents in san ramon felt the shaking just after 7:30. it's the same area a string of earthquakes lit in october into early november. during that time seismologists detected nearly 600 small earth be indication. the largest one registered at 3.6. >>> a silver alert issued in the south bay for a missing woman. the 76-year-old was last seen yesterday at her home in san jose. she's 4'10" with gray hair and brown eyes. police

alan wang, abc7 news. >> just awesome. now on christmas day they will take on the cavaliers. coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. >>> still to come at 11:00, recent travelers may want to double check their credit after a warning from one of the world's biggest hotel chains. >> and registered drones gives you an idea how crowded the skies could get. >> and they're reunited, and yes it feels so good. >>> hotels have advising guests who have stayed there to check payment records for unauthorized carnlgs. the corp -- charges. they found malware so some of the computer systems that process payments. they have been working with experts to resolve the issue and didn't specify when it happened or how many people may be affected. >> here is an eye opener. more than 45,000 drones have been registered with the f.a.a. since monday. that's when the government went live with its mandatory on-line registration. the drones weighing up to 56 pounds must be registered before they can legally fly. any bought after december 21st, must be registered immediately and before that until february 19th. >> chr

alan wang is live it at the shopping sen iter. at least it is a chance to get the last-minute christmas shopping done. >> yes, dan. the friday before christmas is always expected to be a busy shopping kay. and shopping is an important element to the kay's success. the day's rain may have put a damper on. retailers in the north bay say everything was going well on the friday before christmas until the storm rolled in. >> pretty much started dying when the rain came in. i think it was around 4:00. >> the christmas shopping spirit took an immediate dive as rush hour traffic seemingly ignored the retailers. open air shopsy village and the town center were deserted. >> we think today is busy. retailers needed more hard core shoppers. >> you impot tau could -- you go it a, do what you go it a do. >> she was one of the few. last-minute christmas tree shopping came to a halt in greenbrae. but john hardin saw as an opportunity. >> we thought it would be a good time to sneak out and get something con. that's. it worked out great. >> last-mi

alan wang, abc7 news. >> just awesome. now on christmas day they will take on the cavaliers.erage begins at 2:00 p.m. >>> still to come at 11:00, recent travelers may want to double check their credit after a warning from one of the world's biggest hotel chains. >> and registered drones gives you an idea how crowded the skies could get. >> and they're reunited, and yes it feels so good. it is guests who have stayed there to check payment records for unauthorized carnlgs. the corp -- charges. they found malware so some of the computer systems that process payments. they have been working with experts to resolve the issue and didn't specify when it happened or how many people may be affected. >> here is an eye opener. more than 45,000 drones have been registered with the f.a.a. since monday. that's when the government went live with its mandatory on-line registration. the drones weighing up to 56 pounds must be registered before they can legally fly. any bought after december 21st, must be registered immediately and before that until february 19th. >> christmas is a time for ho

i am alan wang for abc7. >> san francisco police are asking tore help in fine this man, missing for a week now, 32 -year-old is a software developer and was last seen on december 7 in san francisco presidio heights at clay and walnut street. he weighing 140 pounds and last seen wearing a plaid shirt and blue shoes. >> investigators now say that two children found dead inside a storage unit near reading died somewhere else. detectives are trying to determine if the boy and the gill are delylah tara and shaun tara missing while in the care of their aunt, the same ages as the missing youngsters, family hunt man is considered a suspect in the delegates and faces abuse charges involving a third child. new video has surfaced showing huntsman in a he tell lobby with her boyfriend. no children were with the couple when they checked in. workers repeatedly visited her home and say there was no evidence that concern were ever at risk. today, san francisco's planning economying will take up the issue if a medical marijuana shop should be allowed at the wharf. ray has residented 3,000 square foot

alan wang is live it at the shopping sen iter. at least it is a chance to get the last-minute christmas shopping done. >> yes, dan. the friday before christmas is always expected to be a busy shopping kay. and shopping is an important element to the kay's success. the day's rain may have put a damper on. retailers in the north bay say everything was going well on the friday before christmas until the storm rolled in. >> pretty much started dying when the rain came in. i think it was around 4:00. >> the christmas shopping spirit took an immediate dive as rush hour traffic seemingly ignored the retailers. open air shopsy village and the town center were deserted. >> we think today is busy. retailers needed more hard core shoppers. >> you impot tau could -- you go it a, do what you go it a do. >> she was one of the few. last-minute christmas tree shopping came to a halt in greenbrae. but john hardin saw as an opportunity. >> we thought it would be a good time to sneak out and get something con. that's. it worked out great. >> last-mi

alan wang tells us request police are worried. >> he was wearing the same black out 50 when he struck the gas station on walnut creek on wednesday morning. this is the first time he ventured outside the slow -- san leandro area. >> she desperate. >> the man remembered four 7-eleven stores in four days. last monday, he it this one on 136th avenue and east 14th street. the following end, he robbed this one. an employee pressed a panic button and police arrived minutes after the robber left. 20 minutes later he was pointing a semi-automatic handgun at another clerk at this store. >> in cases like this they become increasingly dangerous as the frequency increases. >> on christmas eve he struck again at this 7-eleven store and the stork clerk said he cleaned out the register the way he has in every other robbery. >> it it is crazy. >> the suspect is about 5' 9 quip. the remain employees say he seems familiar with each store and he always strikes in the early morning hours between 3:30 and 5:30 a.m. >> if lake county authorities have a suspect after a fatal shooting near middleton, the man

alan wang has more on the challenges she faces. >> the 900 pound elephant seal was release in the hopesnot disturbing the others on the protected beach, a male seal calmed a bull was heard lurking in night. >> big bulls are a risk, and dangerous to people, absolutely, and they hear the noise and they wanted to know who it was that was out there, lying to find out who was in their territory. all the marine mammal experts expect a second day prevent the determined elephant seal from crossing highway 37 near the highway 121 split the. >> elephant seals in general are stubborn. you have to use twice as were treasure or more effort than other animals. >> she had crawl on the highway the day before causing a huge traffic jam. >> we push her back in the water and hoped she would go back out with the tide last night but unfortunately show was still ear in the morning. finally the elephant seal found a culvert and swam down the creek, under highway 37 and plopped down in the field she was trying to reach. mammal experts quickly tranquilized her and performed an ultrasound. >> we saw a feet us an

our reporter, am were woman -- alan wang tells about hertory. it is believed adrianna vorderbruggen is the first openly gay active we duty service woman killed in combat killed by a suicide boomer in afghanistan and the taliban is claiming responsibility. adrianna vorderbruggen and her wife had a four-year-old son. they moved with her mother in san rafael while adrianna vorderbruggen was deployed. the american three con recognized hour service. >> it illuminates the fact we are all if this together. >> the post is the only predominantly lgbt post if the country with 220 members. >> it is remarkable. she is a role model. to other women, other lesbian women to go in and do their best and essential their country serve their country. >> her wife flow to dover base to view the pocket, an honor denied before the military "don't ask, don't tell" policy was repealed. if san francisco, for abc7 news. >> a babysitter is accused of killing an infant child she cared for. the 24-year-old gina bailey has been arrested for the both. she violently shook the bab

in the north bay, alan wang, abc7 news. >> heavy rain spoiled plans for the fir-ever outdoor hockey game in sacramento last night. nearly 2 inches of water accumulated on the ice turning parts of it into slurb. the game has been postponed until 4:30 this afternoon. the game featuring the two ahl teams. it's part of a six-week event, the biggest show on snow. >>> as always, when you get unusual weather where you live, take a video and share it with us using the hashtag abc7 now. that will help us find the content. new this morning a magnitude 3.1 earthquake hit the east bay last night. residents in ran ramone felt the shaking just after 12:30. it's the same area a string offing werth quakes hit in october into november. there were 600 earthquakes back then, the largest one measuring at 3.6. >>> a silver alert has been issued for a missing woman in the south bay. a 76-year-old woman was last seen yesterday at noon at her home in san jose. she's about 4 to 1'0" with gray hair and brown eyes. police believe she's wearing and yellow and black hooded sweater and carrying a purse. if you see he