chris winn in palo alto, will stanford students demonstrated peacefully. wayne freedman is surveying the damage in oakland. let's begin with abc 7 news reporter vic lee, who talked with city leaders about what it will take to prevent another night of vandalism in oakland. >> reporter: the mayor and police chief held a news conference, briefed reporters this afternoon here at the hall of justice, and they praise their officers for showing such restraint last night. the chief did admit he could not have prevented the protesters from taking over interstate 580 because the crowd was just too large, even if he had gotten mutual aid early. he also said that the late response, if i may, the late response to the looting was because his officers were everywhere. they were spread thin and they just couldn't be at this particular location. but the chief said he was pleased with the strategy last night, because the demonstration was mostly peaceful. the rally in front of city hall was loud, boisterous and peaceful. when protesters began marching, a few smashed windows

chris winn, abc 7 news. >>> travel headaches. coming up next, will passengers be inconvenienced now that asiana is told to stop flying to sfo? >>> a lot of students from oakland never think they can go to berkeley. >> the head of uc berkeley is the talk of oakland high school. why students are paying close attention. >>> and the show goes on. hollywood comes north to help napa recover from the earthquake. we're live at tonight's big event. >>> expect to pay more if you fly to south korea. that's what travel experts are saying about the effect of a 45 day suspension for all asiana airlines flights in or out of san francisco international airport. the suspension was handed down by the south korean government. it's punishment for last year's deadly crash. asiana is one of only four airlines with daily nonstop flights from sfo to seoul. >> you would have to take airplanes and divert them from other routes to the route between san francisco and seoul. or put larger planes on if they have them. but you won't have the same degree of fai

chris winn, abc 7 news. >>> the abc 7 thanksgiving food drive well under way. abc 7 and our parent company disney are giving $75,000 to local feeding america food banks but they still need more help. research shows that one in six of our friends and neighbors here in the bay area goes hungry every month. that's how significant the need is. so we hope you will join us and give where you live. you don't even have to leave the house to make a $10 donation. just text the word feed to this number, 80077. that easy. >>> still ahead, a dramatic rescue 500 feet in the air. how two window washers were ultimately pulled to safety. and what happened just last week to make this happen? >>> also, a space craft lands on a comet and makes history. cheers, shouts and jumps for joy. bay area scientists explain why this is like landing on the moon. >>> also ahead, doggy air lift. how some bay area pups are getting a second chance at life. >>> and cold case computer bug is finally solved after affecting millions of operating systems. >>> two window washers are safe tonight after

abc 7 news reporter chris winn has more details. >> reporter: it's the so-called phenomenon sweeping across the country. more people turning to short term housing like air b & b. for keith washo, a silicon valley tech executive and air b & b host, a chance to meet new people while making some cash along the way. >> almost every other day someone is requesting to stay here. i actually sometimes turn down more than i'm willing to accept based on my schedule so it's pretty impressive, actually, the demand. >> reporter: if the city of san jose has its say, air b & b users will have to pay a 10% tax on stays under 30 days. >> we don't think this tax is going to make a difference. it will provide a level playing field between hotels and air b & b hosts and we think that's fair. >> reporter: under the pilot program proposal, hosts could rent out their homes for up to 180 days per year. any stays where the host is also present would not be subject to that rule. >> i think it's clear there needs to be some limit so that we are not displacing a supply of rental housing that we critically need

abc 7 news reporter chris winn is live with the story.tty exciting. >> reporter: it is exciting. we are live inside avia stadium tonight. you can see the lights are on and you take a look behind me, the progress that's been made in the stands and on the field. this naming deal is worth about $20 million over the next ten years and it comes as the quakes prepare to invest even more money into their new facility. just months away from opening day, the sound of construction as crews hammer away. on coleman avenue in san jose, a new look, a big announcement on full display. >> we wanted a partner that wasn't just a name on the building, that brought strategic value, and especially in this area having a technology partner. >> reporter: the quakes awarding the naming rights for their stadium to avia, a business communications company based in santa clara. >> we want to create a fan experience where the fans are communicating amongst themselves, to the players, whether they're in the game or outside of the game. >> reporter: the stadium will be

chris winn found 2 south bay law enforcements agency are even teaming up now trying to put a stop to out remaining us robbery. >> areers behaving boldly in silicon valley. recent wave of crime targeting south asian women. >> can we walk safely to the grocery store or if the mail or to do anything any more because i hear of all the incidents even in broad daylight. >> law enforcement personnel in sunnyvale and santa clara dealt with more than 50 cases of women having the gold jewelry snatched from around the neck. it has gone so bad that 2 agency have come together sharing the resources to figure out why. >> the suspect just blatantly approaching our victims and brandishing a weapon or push them out of the way and grabbing the jewelry and taking off. >> this is video of similar incident last year in southern california. investigators are encouraging the community to report these crimes right away. the suspect locally are described as black or hispanic men in their early 20's. with little information to good off of officials are also working with a translator to spread the word. >> we

abc 7 news reporter chris winn gauged the reaction to the social media outburst. >> reporter: on thisck friday, many 49ers fans woke up in a haze. kevin mccormick runs the sports fever shop and for him, it has not been a good day. >> fans are disgruntled. people buy more when they're happy. in that respect, we may not sell as much as we would like. >> reporter: the talk of the football world, 49ers owner and ceo jed york tweeted this after his team's defeat. quote, thank you 49ers faithful for coming out strong tonight. this performance wasn't acceptable. i apologize for that. end quote. coach jim harbaugh was told about it in a post game press conference. he initially addressed it, then seemed caught off guard by a follow-up question. >> does that mean it doesn't matter to you one way or another, jim, what your owner tweets? >> i don't know anything about the tweet. >> he just told you. >> what matters is what we do, how we respond as a football team. >> reporter: local fans had mixed reaction about the tweet. >> i'm really surprised honestly. i have never seen an owner do that. i ha

abc 7 news reporter chris winn joining us with a look at these unusual ads. chris?rter: good afternoon to you. live along 101 in san jose, where holiday traffic has already begun. if you take a look behind me, you can see a lot of red lights in the distance there. when you are stuck in traffic, what are you more likely to notice? you mentioned billboards and chances are it is going to be that billboard that you pay attention to. because of the traffic, businesses that are looking to advertise consider 101 to be some very prime real estate. in recent years, this stretch of the 101 has seen a different type of traffic. >> the tech community is really using that as an information highway for what they're trying to promote. >> reporter: we may live in a digital world but more tech companies are going old school, turning to billboards above the ground. in fact, you might have locked eyes with this half naked nerd. the president of dice, the business behind the campaign that's turning heads, they create tools that help companies connect with technology talent. >> we are g

abc 7 news reporter chris winn is live in south san francisco to explain why their product is so unique. >> reporter: good evening. the company hopes to star clinical trials by early next year and instead of using a needle to administer the drug, it would be taken as a tablet. inside the laboratory, a handful of researchers are hard at work. now in a race against time, they hope to create a tablet vaccine to help prevent the spread of ebola. >> we have no reason to believe that our tablets would be inferior to the ingestible. ultimately, if the vaccine works, it's available for everyone. >> reporter: democratic congresswoman jackie speier toured the facility today and says the company could be key to preventing any future ebola outbreaks. >> what goes on in africa is as important to us as what goes on across the street. >> reporter: the tablet can be kept at room temperature for more than a year, a big advantage over vaccines that need to be kept cool, especially in areas with limited infrastructure. the company actually began its ebola vaccine program two years ago but shelved the proj

reporting live near treasure island, i'm chris winn, abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you, chris. >>> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, call it meteor monday. we will show you where fireballs lit up the night sky in multiple places around the globe. >>> also, homes under construction destroyed by fire in pleasanton. the question now, was somebody trying to make a political statement? >>> please give her back. >> a mother's anguish. new at 4:30, new clues in the hunt for a woman kidnapped off the street in philadelphia. >>> let's get our first look at live afternoon traffic. this is the mcarthur maze. oncoming traffic trying to get on to interstate 80 eastbound toward berkeley. it is really slow going. only slightly better on the right-hand side for people going back towards 580. stay with us. oh chris, di? oh, i knew i forgot something. i'll just do it now. well, we're boarding. no, i'll use citi mobile. it takes two seconds, better safe than sorry, right? yeah, who knows if we'll even get service on the island? what! no service? seriously? you g

. >> abc 7 news reporter chris winn was at the alameda county food bank in oakland when the delivery truck arrived. >> reporter: some called it a turkey catastrophe. at least 25,000 pounds shaken up in a big rig rollover accident. it happened just after 2:00 early this morning. the driver, who is now okay, was on i-680 hoping to take the transition to i-580. the chp says he got confused, took the el costa boulevard exit by mistake and was going way too fast. >> it was dark, he wasn't familiar with the ramp. as he was coming around the curve, the trailer began to slide. >> reporter: the turkeys were supposed to go to a wholesale distributor not far from the scene of the crash. once cleanup was complete, the delivery was rerouted to an oakland food bank. this afternoon, abc 7 news was at the alameda county community food bank as the turkeys arrived. >> today's experience, while it was really terrible for that driver, is really great for the food banks in the east bay. >> reporter: a representative from the alameda county public health department was on scene to inspect the turkeys and

. >> reporter: in south san francisco, chris winn, abc 7 news. >>> a san rafael man is en route to liberia on a humanitarian mission to fight ebola. the former paramedic and firefighting smoke jumper is headed to villages where 70% of ebola patients die from the disease. he is working with the medical aid organization heart to heart. he is expected to return before christmas, possibly to some kind of quarantine in his home. he is also a renowned painter who had a one-man show at the smithsonian. >>> a security guard was injured today during a shootout outside a starbucks in antioch. it is the second shooting near there in just four days. sky 7 hd was overhead as officers converged on a street near west 18th. the guard was shot when he tried to intervene as a man on a bicycle got into a shootout with two people at a bus stop. the guard was caught in the cross-fire and shot in the arm. he will be okay. on sunday, a woman was injured when she was caught in cross-fire outside that same starbucks. >>> one candidate has declared victory while the other has not conceded in that very tight race fo

abc 7 news reporter chris winn is live with the story. what a strange problem. >> reporter: it is a strange problem. good evening to you. we are live this evening just underneath the bay bridge and you can see there the eastern span of the old section behind me there, and the progress that has been made on the demolition. as we take a look at some video from sky 7 hd, these birds, they won't move despite the millions of dollars that have been spent on trying to get them to do just that. earlier today, toll bridge program oversight committee met up in sacramento, risk managers providing a report stating there is now a 90% chance that the project's entire contingency plan will be exhausted. in terms of specifics to the bay bridge, they are talking about a $35 million deficit. experts from audubon, california say it's no surprise the birds don't want to leave and transit officials are stressing that the birds aren't the only ones to blame. >> not all due to the birds. this is really just a function of more time. the basic truism is time equa

i'm chris winn. lisa argen is tracking the accuweather forecast for us. lisa, maybe 80s some parts parts of the bay? >> that's right, chris. the offshore flow keeping even the beaches in the 70s. this morning live doppler hd, we are clear. we have some fog to speak of, but not here in san francisco. it's pleasant, numbers in the 150s. oakland a patch of fog, san jose at 50s. we are looking at clear condition necessary most areas. take a look at the san carlos airport. a quarter maulvis and the fog out toward the delta. fairfield 5-mile visibility and mile and a half in oakland. this will last for the next couple of hours. the sun coming up right before 7:00. about 6:43. we will see things improve through the 8:00, 9:00 hour. but as we get into the afternoon, look at the temperatures. anywhere from 3 to 10 degrees above average. we will talk about more warmsth the second half of the weekend but not the entire week ahead. chris. >> developing news in of the east bay where authorities are investigating a fatal shooting t happened in the area of market avenue

i'm chris winn. lisa argen is tracking the accuweather forecast for us. of the bay? >> that's right, chris. the offshore flow keeping even the beaches in the 70s. this morning live doppler hd, we are clear. we have some fog to speak of, but not here in san francisco. it's pleasant, numbers in the 150s. oakland a patch of fog, san jose at 50s. we are looking at clear condition necessary most areas. take a look at the san carlos airport. a quarter maulvis and the fog out toward the delta. fairfield 5-mile visibility and mile and a half in

chris winn in palo alto, will stanford students demonstrated peacefully.he damage in oakland. let's begin with abc 7 news reporter vic lee, who talked with city leaders about what it will take to prevent another night of vandalism in oakland. >> reporter: the mayor and police chief held a news conference, briefed reporters this afternoon here at the hall of justice, and they praise their officers for showing such restraint last night. the chief did admit he could