thanks for joining us, dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. officer was shot and killed after stopping a man he suspected of driving drunk. >> just released the booking photo of the man they arrested today. >> announced arrest of two additional people allegedly aiding him elude the police for days. girlfriend and brother arrested. total number of people taken into custody is now seven. >> news is helping grieving town take first steps toward healing. >> amanda del castillo was in newman, joins us live. >> reporter: thousands were out tonight, reflecting the marquee you see behind me. ron ron ooimd the surrounding crowd did not surprise the singh family. >> i wasn't -- i know ron, he was just that kind of a person. >> reporter: testimony through tears and thin blue line. many tellvigil is pof tt small spirit is stronger than some assume. >> we come out when someone is hurt, in need of a show of faith. >> reporter: tested wednesday morning when police say this man shot and killed singh in a traffic stop. got away, stayed with manhunt, then the n

. >> i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. overturned northbound to 880 and 217. >> reporter: four hours later and drivers directions both ways on 280 shut down for safety reasons. san jose police say this point evacuations for people in neighboring community are voluntary. 18 wheeler with 8600 propane overturned. got closer look a short time ago. came in 6:30 about the truck. driver taken to hospital. scene drive drivers are diverted. goal now is get the big rig up right, get the propane transferred to another truck, g wheels, depends how long it will take for the tow truck operators. three here, they have to do it gingerly, usually can flip something over and bounce, we don't want this thing to bounce. >> reporter: no telling what time roads might reopen. 8600 pounds of propane transfer is no easy task. drivers avoid in area at all costs. 4 1/2 hours so far and activity still at 280 and 880. abc7 news. >>> breaking news out of washington. government shutdown just become a reality. live look at u.s. capitol building where law

i'm dan ashley, thanks for joining us. start with weather and tough night to get around the bay area by reindeer powered sleigh to be sure. fast pelting downpours. most areas are getting a break in the rain, big question, wet christmas day? drew tuma is here with the answer. >> almost done with the storm system, still out there right now, brief, heavy downpours working through east and south bay. live doppler 7 is busy tonight. east bay, closer in, by pops of yellow and orange. san mateo and the bridge, brief heavy rain. north of napa, heavier rain there. still level two moderate system next three hours. 3:00 a.m. tomorrow. scattered showers and gusty winds. we'll look at time line and what to expect for christmas day in a few minutes. >>> heavy rain is blamed for accident in downtown san francisco this afternoon. black bmw convertible plowed into a bus stop, driver taken to the hospital, no word on the extent of his injuries. slick roads may have contributed to accident in san jose, car slammed into tree. driver trapped a

good evening, i am dan ashley. >> and i am ama daetz. a search warrant executed right now in marin county. >> today police chief richardson choked up. >> you to have understand this was not supposed to happen you're doing okay. >> i have been to too many funerals and i never thought that i ever would have to be doing this. i did not know christmas morning at 4:00 in the morning when i said goodbye to him and sent him off to his family, that this would be the last time that i saw him. my department is hurting. >> so emotional. chief richardson says this is the first time an officer has been killed in his community of newman. >> authorities say the suspect is in the united states illegally. >> laura anthony has the story. >> this is a man that i relieved on christmas day so he would go home to his family and newborn family. >> reporter: the chief of the ni tiny newman department. >> police remember the man, police remember the husband, please remember what he was, what he came to this country to do. yes, he was a police officer but more im

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley.e hope to see you again in half >>> tonight, breaking news half coming in right now as we come on in the west. a tornado touching down just moments ago outside seattle. images of the destruction coming in at this hour. video of the funnel cloud. authorities say significant damage to homes. we have the latest. >>> all of this part of two systems set to collide, creating a holiday travel mess. where to expect major delays and dangerous driving. just as millions prepare to travel. >>> also developing tonight, the surprise in court today. president trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn, facing the judge, who tells flynn, "arguably, you sold your country out." the unexpected move that came next. >>> also breaking tonight, the tributes pouring in now for penny marshall. forever known for her role on "laverne & shirley". later directing "big" and "a

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz.ll of us, thanks for being >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- beastie boys mike d & ad-rock. from "queer eye" jonathan van ness. "this year in unnecessary censorship." and music from mitski. and now, goodness gracious, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: very nice. welcome. thank you very much. welcome. happy holidays. very kind. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks to all of you for coming. it's the most wonderful time of the year. as we prepare to go into

. >> i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. that meeting started more than nine hours ago just at 10:00 p.m., council members returned to chambers to work toward a vote. >> kate larsson has been at city hall all night. what's happening now? >> reporter: >> no vote. no sale. >> reporter: so there's still discussion going on right now. we do not have kate for you at this moment. but they're having discussion on this because they said they would continue with the meeting once all the protests were taken care of. >> this involves land being sold to google and the debate over 50 acres of land. a lot of people want it used for affordable housing. so anyway, this was really unexpected that it turned into such a raucous event. again, that meeting is still going on right now. if we get update appearance a vote, we'll bring it to you. >> let's turn our attention to the weather. rain is coming back in. >> nice pattern we've been in. sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> yeah, dan and ama. live doppler 7 is lit up as the rain intensi

. >> i'm dan ashley. developers want to replace these rent controlled apartments with luxury town houses. >> it's just one of the issues we're dedicating more time to covering in an effort to build a better bay area. >> tonight planes would displace more than 75 residents on rock street road in mountain view. news reporter he was inside that meeting. jobina, has any decision been made? >> reporter: dan and marches not as of yet. i was reading a text from the mayor's press person who was inside right now watching this debate unfold. they're now on the last council member and this vote that will be yea or nay will decide if this housing complex will stay. this rent controlled mountain view complex has been home to this man and his family for 16 years. >> it's frustrating because i got, you know, my kids has been living over here for you know, her life. >> reporter: a big white sign sits outside his family's home. it's a notice to demolish the 208 rent controlled apartments to build 15 luxury town homes that

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. the family is doing everything it can to get the mother here to say goodbye to her son in person. >> the little boy is at children's hospital in oakland. laura anthony is there live tonight with the story. laura? >> reporter: they said they know what they have to do, that is turn off life support. but they are still holding out hope that this boy's mother will be allowed to come here before it's too late. >> my wife is calling me every day, wanting to kiss and hold her son. >> reporter: he knows there's little time left for his young son, abdullah, who turned 2 years od two days ago while on life support at children's hospital. all ali wants now is for his wife to be able to say goodbye to their son. >> time's running out. please help us get my family together again. >> reporter: ali husan is from stockton but returned to the bay area in august to seek medical care for his son. ali and abdullah are naturalized u.s. citizens. along with his father. >> our decision is to see if we can g

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz., thanks for being with us. >>> time to sit back and enjoy the view of some winter wonderful viral videos. >> crews race on a frozen lake because? >> frozen in this lake -- >> something these heroes are desperate to get out. >>> a guy showing off his extreme cuisine at -- >> minus 112 degrees? >> find out what he's frying up in those freezing temps. >> we should have -- >> no, you can't actually. >> a family welcomes a little boy up for adoption, but -- >> by the end of five weeks, sebastian has to leave. >> the heart breaking good-bye with one heart warming twist. >> eye alert. >> an 11-year-old who knows his way around the slopes. >> he does some amazing things. >> the magical stunt that make him a winter wonder. >> a mixture of you go, boy, lord, protect my [ laughter ] ♪ ♪ >> it's a good thing about these firefighters in russia were out on this day and had their head on a swivel because they spotted this from a distance, and immediately got to work. they are on a frozen lake. and f

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. ray was reported mising a little over three weeks ago. those who knew him are both devastated and skeptical of the circumstances surrounding his 't disappearance. >> our reporter talked with police today. she's in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: the fbi is involved because this case crossed the state lines. police say his body did not have any obvious signs of trauma, but to family and friends, they have questions about his new wife and where she is right now. >> it is not enough, and he would just go doing that, and i would be doing a bit and say come on, ray. >> reporter: ron owens is recalling a memory about long-timeco s, they raised millions for the leukemia society on "abc7 news." >> he was a professional quality guy from a to z. and it's tough to use the word was. >> reporter: he was found dead in paducah, kentucky on sunday. his son got the call an hour before he arrived in town. >> he shouldn't have died by himself. >> reporter: police say he and his wife were looking at this property in illinois when he disappeared on novem

im dan ashley. >> and i'm alma daetz. the object was seen as far away as lake tahoe, sacramento, chico, and santa cruz. >> many people initially thought it was from a rocket, but a planned launch tonight from van den berg air force base was scrubbed. >> turns out it was a meteor on top of mount hamilton. the weather service said it created a high-level cloud. >> but that didn't stop people from wondering what in the world. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo is live in the south bay tonight. amanda, it was something. >> reporter: yeah, dan, alma, i think i may have been the only person in northern california who did not see this thing. but i did connect with people who are convinced that what they saw in the night sky was definitely out of this world. >>> at a time when the bay area is blanketed in christmas lights, it was wednesday night's sky that stole the show. >> it was brighter than a normal cloud, especially this time of the night. >> reporter: after 5:30, when most are making their way home from work, the eveni

i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley.l of us, what a beautiful sunset this is, we'll >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. those two massive storms about to merge, just as millions of americans prepare to travel for christmas. tonight, heavy snow, rain and wind. dangerous driving and airport delays expected. and just in tonight, the ef-2 tornado now confirmed. >>> president trump's surprise decision. he says we have defeated isis in syria, ordering tonight a rapid withdrawal of american troops. tonight, the uproar. republican senators saying this is a dangerous move. >>> the dramatic scene unfolding. the worker robbed at gunpoint, and tonight, the urgent manhunt right now. >>> the mother and children in their car on the highway when the mother is shot from outside the car. they were 500 miles from home. the investigation unfolding tonight. >>> the facebook privacy scandal.

>> and i'm dan ashley. we hope to see you again in half >>> tonight, breaking news half coming in right now as we come on in the west. a tornado touching down just moments ago outside seattle. images of the destruction coming in at this hour. video of the funnel cloud. authorities say significant damage to homes. we have the latest. >>> all of this part of two systems set to collide, creating a holiday travel mess. where to expect major delays and dangerous driving. just as millions prepare to travel. >>> also developing tonight, the surprise in court today. president trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn, facing the judge, who tells flynn, "arguably, you sold your country out." the unexpected move that came next. >>> also breaking tonight, the tributes pouring in now for penny marshall. forever known for her role on "laverne & shirley". later directing "big" and "a league of their own." and what she later said about being laverne. >>> the two police officers killed hunting for a suspect o

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz.ncisco was the last holdout in a strike that sped to eight cities nationwide. >> seven marriott-owned hotels in the city are affected, surrounding by a picket line that could not be ignored. >> for two months this is what has been seen and heard by hotel guests, by tourists, by anyone living or working nearby or simply walking past. but now picket lines are silent. >> let's go live to "abc 7 news" reporter lyanne melendez. is it finally over or not quite? >> reporter: it is good news, dan. let me tell you that the union president has come down along with other union members to confirm what we already knew, which was, of course, that the union has approved this contract. the union calling it the best deal they've ever had. workers lined up for hours today to cast their votes. late today, even before all of the ballots were counted, union employees cheered. the union called the new contract historic with solid living wages. >> certainly the hourly increases are significant enough that ma

thank you for joining us, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. in the bay area is an issue that's hard to ignore. maybe you see it where you live or where you work, or it affects where you want to spend your free time. >> it is every and that's why we're focused on finding solutions as part of our commitment to building a better bay area, and tonight we will look at the strategies this region's biggest three cities are using. >> look at the sense lus homeless number from san francisco, oakland and san jose. san francisco has the tiest total, the city with the biggest percentage of unsheltered people is in san jose. >> the solution may be tiny, as in tiny homes. the city unveiled a prototype just hours ago. >> "abc 7 news" reporter amanda del castillo takes us inside. >> reporter: san jose's huge homelessness problem is being met with a tiny solution. the city unveiled this 80-square-foot-home, a prototype for the tiny homes that would make up a bridge. unlike the shed village, each

. >> and i'm dan ashley. for all of us, what a beautiful sunset this is, we'll >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. those two massive storms about to merge, just as millions of americans prepare to travel for christmas. tonight, heavy snow, rain and wind. dangerous driving and airport delays expected. and just in tonight, the ef-2 tornado now confirmed. >>> president trump's surprise decision. he says we have defeated isis in syria, ordering tonight a rapid withdrawal of american troops. tonight, the uproar. republican senators saying this is a dangerous move. >>> the dramatic scene unfolding. the worker robbed at gunpoint, and tonight, the urgent manhunt right now. >>> the mother and children in their car on the highway when the mother is shot from outside the car. they were 500 miles from home. the investigation unfolding tonight. >>> the facebook privacy scandal. the new lawsuit tonight. and the new report, claiming facebook gave major companies like netflix and spotify access to

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for sandhya, >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"!, jennifer aniston, chris elliott and bridey elliott, plus music from rita ora. and now, watch this, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi. thank you very much. very nice. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching, thanks for coming. it's great to have you here. thank you for joining us. thank you. i'm glad you're in a positive mood because it was a day of mour

. >> and i'm dan ashley. we have live team coverage on the search for the two men. >> one shot and killed a police officer. >> he told me he came to america to become a police officer. that's all he wanted to do. he truly loved what he did. >> and this is the picture of the suspect who is believed to have taken the life of corporal singh. investigators are not yet releasing his name. >> the shooting happened christmas night in newman, about halfway between san jose and merced. there are late breaking developments on this manhunt 30 miles from the scene. >> laura anthony is live from the merced county town of nedo where deputies just served a search warrant. >> reporter: that's right, dan. we just saw deputies and officers from various agencies leave this area. this is a property that appears to be a dairy farm. when we arrived, we saw investigators still inside a small house here, appearing to wrap up an investigation. they served a search warrant earlier today. of course, they are looking for the suspect. th

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i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz.anthony, thanks for the desperate race to free the trapped passenger. >> hello, thank you for call in. >> she's got the voice of a virtual angel. >> she's good. >> but hear why they are calling out the haters. >> this is hooked on a loose line. >> it's left hanging there helpless. >> how a smart team steps up and saves the day. >> and david is hosting a big holiday bash with -- >> the white elephant gift exchange. >> we hid $10,000gi ca, ming us. to gethe up. >> we haveearntheexcted. coming from in this video. >> someone is going to run a red light. >> traffic is right, because watch what happens, boom, t-boned. it turns it over. this that bus was occupied by the driver and several peo n see here this guy busts in a windshield trying to get the people out. they are busting it it from the inside. >> this doesn't lik it was in s motion. >> how could you not see each other? >> police are trying to figure out. there were minor injuries, but the good news is there were no fatalities from th

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. he spent his life in military and civilian service. look back at life and legacy of an american hero. >> i george herbert walker bush do solemnly swear. >> sworn into a world he called rich with promise. >> for a new world refreshed by freedom seems reborn. >> president and his presidency shaped by upheavals of the 20th century. 18th birthday enlisted to fight world war ii, youngest pilot in u.s. navy. by 1948 married barbara pearce and moved to texas, elected to u.s. house of representatives. rose to become ambassador of united nations and china, director of the national intelligence agency, vice president. then ran for president himself, defeating michael michael michac >> made a promise he would later break. >> read my lips, no new taxes. >> fall of the berlin wall and end of communism in europe, liberation of kuwait after the iraqi invasion. in 1992 bush was defeated by bill clinton. with the election of george w. bush in 2000, joined john as president and presidential father. raising money with president clinton for tsunami and hu

here is nbc news anchor dan ashley. >> glad you could make it. >> so glad to be here. >> what do you think so far? >> it is mett the top of the world, 61 floors, 1,070 feet above san francisco. the sales force tower dominates the skyline while the company's founder and ceo looms larger. the leading employer and philanthropist in his hometown. on this day together looking down and looking back. >> right at the top of the tower, i used to live there, and we rented the one-bedroom apartment right next to my house. >> reporter: that was 1999, and that one bedroom is where sales force started. 20 years later, the company's digs are very different. a million dollar view for a billionaire who does not keep an office in his own building, and in fact, not in any of them around the world. why? >> well, it is not really how i work. i am not an office person. i like to walk around or get to work in the conference room. i have my phone with me, and that is the modern day office. that is what i enjoy. >> reporter: but that is hardly all of this hometown boy turn tech titan is. philanthropy is a la

i'm always asks the city how are we going to make the city better. >> that was dan ashley reporting.interview took place on the 61st floor of the sales force tower, a space you'll be able to visit eventually. benioff tweeted this back in september. it's called ohana floor. that's hawaiian for family and how sales force refers to employees. right now the floor is open for all the employees to enjoy. soon the public will also be able to register for a free visit. >>> now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >>> good sunday morning to you. check out all the clouds over live doppler 7, maybe not bringing rain but at least keeping some of us warmer this morning, increasing the relative humidity. the atmosphere night quite as dry as it's been. that's bringing the subtle changes. this is how much warmer it is compared to this time yesterday. that's pretty significant. six to seven degrees warmer, hayward and oakland, a couple degrees warmer, mountain view and san jose. overall, the changes are arriving due to the wind and the clouds. 52 in half moon bay, 48 in pacifica. belmont checki

in tree represents immigrants, african-americans, us. >> dan ashley, abc 7 news. >>> you can watch theht here on abc 7 mondays at 8:00 p.m. >>> next, the holiday train is ready to roll. we have more on the fefivety the for the peen. >>> heading to break a live look outside from the pier 39 camera. the true stars of the show, the sea lions at pier 39. we have visitors heading out to the wharf this weekend and we get a final look on the forecast and the rain chances with lisa argen coming up. you know when you're at ross and you find their favorite hero at a price that makes you the hero? yes. that's yes for less. yes! with hot holiday toys for all ages, ross is your toy destination. it feels even better when you find it for less, at ross: yes for less. your sister stopped borrowing your sweaters?e it's time yes! that's yes for less. stop stealing mine... never. the perfect sweater makes the perfect holiday gift. and it feels even better when you find it for less - at ross. yes for less. >>> all right time now is 8:55. a tradition the past 16 ainine years. it's decorated with more than 7

marc benioff is leaving a mark on the cicici here is abc 7's dan ashley. >> so glad you could make it. what do you think so far. >> reporter: we metality the top of the world. 61 floors, 1,070 feet above san francisco. the company's founder and ceo looms large as well. the biggest employer and the leading philanthropist in his hometown. on this day together, looking down and looking back. >> right at the top of coit tower, i used to live there. we rented the one-bedroom apartment right next to my house. >> reporter: that was 1999 and that one bedroom was where sales force started. 20 years later the company's digs are very different. a million-dollar view for a billionaire who doesn't even keep an office in his own building, in fact, not in any of them around the world. >> why? >> it's not really how i work. i'm not really an office person. i like to walk around. i can work in the conference room. i've got my phone with me, my modern day office. that's what i enjoy. >> reporter: that's hardly all this hometown boy turned tech titan enjoys. philanthropy, giving back, is a huge part of

. >> i'm dan ashley. conservative groups call it a landmark victory for free speech. office a group called the young americans and republicans. they will pay a $70,000 fine and implement changes. >> it could set precedent for similar cases. live at uc berkeley with reaction. >> good evening. conservative groups are calling it a big win and said they beat the home of the free speech movement, saying it sends a strong message over the issue of free speech. >> i definitely think it's a big important win. we beat berkeley. >> the pedestrian of the berkeley college republicans, the largest conservative group on campus with perhaps the largest stake in the lawsuit. it means cal will change policies around campus events and make public fees for security costs. the campus is accuse offed of imposing triple fees for conservative speakers and putting curfews on the events. >> we're can't have them at 3:00 on saturday. we can have them when we want. >> after ann coulter's speaking event was rescheduled, leading her decision to cancel. they cited security concerns. their violent

i am dan ashley. >> and i am ama eric with the story. >> reporter: in a case that sounds a lot lik a tv drama. police say 50-year-old maria moore was a friend of the victim. accusing of hiring marvel to carry it out. the motive money. >> a couple of life insurance policies. >> reporter: detectives say on october 8, the victim was shot multiple times in a room he rented inside this fremont room. moore had taken out the insurance with herself as the beneficiary. >> it is evil. an evil thing to do something like this. someone she knew. >> reporter: mother and siblings were at the courthouse. but the defendants did not appear and the matter put off until the new year. but salvant's mother says innocent. >> it is eating up inside okay? really eating me up inside. >> reporter: police say it was a complex scheme that took a while to unravel. a large number of detectives showed up and disappointed by the no-show but satisfied that they cracked the case. >> we are working with the family. we had a close relationship with the family back in india and my condolences and prayers go out to their

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. the vietnamese community in san jose is one of the largest in the community, but a new policy could force some to leave the only home they've ever known. >> our reporte is live in the south bay with details tonight. amanda? >> reporter: dan, kristen, an agreement largely protected vietnamese immigrants who came into the country before 1995. but it's the unknown that have people fearing what might happen next. the country's second little saigon is right here in san jose, home to 120,000 vietnamese refugees. >> people risked their life leaving the country for freedom and democracy and we thought we have a home. >> reporter: he is a refugee and came to the u.s. in 1975, long before president george bush signed an agreement protecting immigrants who arrived before 1995 from deportation. now the trump administration is taking another look at the agreement, with plans to allow the removal of refugees who arrived before 1995, and have criminal convictions. >> to pick everything up all over a

in tree represents immigrants, african-americans, us. >> dan ashley, abc 7 news. >>> and you can watchat 8:00 p.m. next, the holiday train is ready to roll. we'll have more on the festivities for this year's event. >>> first heading to break a live look outside from the >>> happening today, the caltrain holiday train returns to the bay area this week. the glittering show train has been a tradition for the past 16 years. it's decorated with more than 75,000 lights. the festive events brings holiday treats, entertainment and characters to nine different station, visitors are asked to bring new unwrapped toys for the toy draf. the train arrives at 4:00 this afternoon at the station on 4th and king in san francisco. >>> next on abc 7 mornings at 6:00. remember george h. w. bush. the 41st president of the united states has passed away. next local reaction to his death and his legacy in the bay area. >>> as we head to break, the time now is 5:57. we are taking a look at live doppler 7. you can see a lot of green on the screen, pockets of yellow as well to the north of san francisco. also to

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. >> and i'm dan ashley. the car first burst into flames after being towed into a shop, and then burst into flames again after being towed to another auto shop in campbell. >> reporter: incredible, you can see the smoke still coming from that tesla model s. it reignited at about 10:00 tonight, roughly 2 1/2 hours after he was towed from that original location. crews spent six hours today -- this new tesla model s, up in flames. the owner recorded this video moments after his car was towed to a tire and auto repair lot. >> i go in there doing the paperwork and i hear a funny hissing sound. i thought it must be something going on the shop. >> reporter: after the sound came the smoke and then the spark. the fire department put out the blaze but recognized the potential for reignition. >> the vehicle was off-gassing, which mean there is is heat or a lot of energy built up in the batteries still. >> reporter: crews spent nearly six hours waiting for the car battery to cool, then towed it from the lot. the owner di

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, right this minute. >> she's ready for a little batting practice. >> the balls come flying. >> why there's a lot of good hits, and one very bad strike. >> wait, what happened though? >>> that pup knows somebody is about -- >> watch through the door. >> the surprise that left anna and >>> a robber with an ax gets some help. with -- >> gas powered saw. >> but see if faster is fast enough. >> a guy's message to his girlfriend. >> you're probably freaking out. >> how he popped up during a hockey game hoping she'll say yes. >>> i hope she doesn't have to go to the bathroom during the commercial break. >> this started as a regular ole fun filled day with family. she's at singapore at the batting cage and she puts her helmet on and steps right up. pretty poor stance. >> she's working on it. >> the ball comes flying. she keeps hitting connecting with the balls. >> yeah, 2 for 2. >> the ball ricochets and smacks her in the face. >> i hope she has all of her teeth. >> it's not her teeth she's worried about. this is the end resul

abc 7 news anchor dan ashley has more. >> reporter: our first stop the mission district. latino families poured into this restaurant to grab the one item indispensable on their dinner table on christmas eve. >> it will never be a christmas unless there is the tamales in my house. >> the owner was grinding fresh corn and his wife wrapped up the tamales. >> this lady bought several dozen. >> i take chicken and pork, my family's favorite. i hope to freeze them until christmas eve and then the party on. >> the party was on at the fair month families streamed in to check out the life stiep ginger bread house. christine brought her two children the first time. >> it's nice having- abel being able to celebrate as a family. >> reporter: this year they unveiled a new perk, private lunch inside the ginger bread house. jeff peterson jumped at the chance. >> brynn is my third child that's coming here. we've been come here 19 years. we love the tree. >> >> reporter: families enjoy the seasonal ice rink at union square. >> endevelop ops the season and coldness and everything we embrace

abc 7 news anchor dan ashley has more. >> reporter: our first stop, the mission district.ed into this restaurant to grab the item inadmissible on the dinner tables and christmas eve. >> it will never be the christmas unless there is the malis in my house. >> the owner was busy grinding up the corn. >> i'm taking chicken apork which is my family's favorite i hope to keep them in the freezer until christmas eve and then the party is on. >> the party was on at the fair month families streemd in to check out the life size ginger bread house. christine libby brought her two children the first time. >> it's nice to celebrate as a family. >> this year the fair month unveiled a new perk a private lunch inside the ginger bread house. jeff peterson jumped at the chance to treat his daughter. >> we have been coming for 19 years. we love the christmas tree. >> a few blocks away families enjoying the seasonal ice rink at union square. >> the season and coldness and everything we embrace, the being together pan enjoying time. >> inside the war memorial opera house nothing but smiles as

. >> i'm dan ashley. now to tonight's top story. >>> a lawsuit and federal investigation into the san francisco district attorney's office. >> yes. we first told you about this last week, that a former senior investigator says he was fired in retaliation for whistle blowing. >> well, today his lawyer talked exclusively with "abc 7 news" reporter vic lee about the allegation against d.a. george gas cone. >> he is in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter: ama, dan, this is the lawsuit that the former district attorney's investigator filed charging wrongful termination of a whistleblower. tonight we are learning more about this federal inquiry that was launched as a result of the allegations. >> while he was the district attorney he was flying while armed in violation of federal law. >> the lawyer represents former senior district attorney investigator henry mackenzie. he is suing his boss, d.a. george gascon, saying he was the target of retaliation and harassment and was fired in october of last year bec

abc 7 news anchor dan ashley has the story. >> our first stop, the mission district. latino families were pouring into this restaurant to grab the one item indispensible on their dinner tables on christmas eve. >> it will never be a christmas unless there is tamales in my house. >> the owner was grinding fresh corn tor the bow while the owner wrapped up the at a males. >> i hope to teep them in the freezer until christmas eve and then the party is on. >> the party was on at the fair month families streemd in to check out the life size ginger breadous. christine libby brought her children. >> it's nice to celebrate as a family. >> this year the fair month unveiled a new perk, a private lunch inside the ginger bread house. jeff peterson jumped at the chance to treat his daughter. >> bryan is nn is my third chil that's coming here. we love the christmas treef. >> and few blocks away families enjoying the ice rink at the square. >> the coldness and everything we embrace. being together and i mean enjoying zbliem inside the war memorial opera house nothing but smiles as fa

. >> and i'm dan ashley. we'll see you again in half an hour. >> bye-bye. >>> tonight, several developing stories on this friday night. the powerful earthquake in anchorage, alaska. a magnitude 7.0. several aftershocks. tonight, a disaster declared. roads buckling. cars swallowed. people diving for cover. you will hear the air traffic controllers telling pilots not to land. and tonight, the new fear. >>> also, the midair scare. the engine disaster. passengers could see it through the windows on a flight across the country. >>> and the police officer indicted in her neighbor's murder. she says she thought his apartment was hers. >>> the major storm on the move. several accidents on highways.

. >> and i'm dan ashley. we'll see you again in half an hour >>> tonight, states of emergency.er storm paralyzing several states. drivers stranded in their cars. the national guard called in. the storm knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, and tonight, the new system already, starting in the west, then moving east again. >>> also tonight, the nypd under fire. >> they're hurting my son! they're hurting my son! >> video showing officers wrestling a 1-year-old baby from his mother. tonight, authorities acknowledging the video is, quote, troubling. >>> two major fires tonight. the children, a baby and a 4-year-old, thrown from an upper floor into firefighters' arms. and the other fire, five children dying inside the home just weeks before christmas. their mother could not get to them, jumping from an upstairs window.

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. the bay area is getting ready for an invasion of red. >> that's right. the 24th annual santa con is getting ready to hit the streets. thousands of santas will be out to party. >> yes. this is despite being denied a permit by the city of san francisco. cornell bernard is live in union square. cornell? >> reporter: hey, guys. definitely a love-hate relationship with this holiday tradition, but ready or not, here comes santa con. ♪ call it the calm before the storm, better known as santa con. santa con, are you ready? >> yes, sir. it's going to be a party tomorrow. >> reporter: dominic augustine works security at the golden gate tap room that's getting ready to welcome thousands of thirsty santas like joel. >> bringing back family traditions where you're coming out with friends, passing out candy, so santa con is a good year to come this year. because we need it right now. >> san francisco's rec and parks denied a permit for the event for union square because the holiday tree and ice rin

i'm dan ashley. flu details on a deadly shooting.e moments that led up to san jose police opening fire on two women in a car killing one of them. news reporter unser hassan has late detail? we're talking about two separate shootings the first after 28 a.m. leading to a police chase followed by another shooting. this time it was police who opened fire leaving one woman dead. just after 2:00 a.m. this morning, there were reports of shots fired near story road and mcclements avenue in san jose. >> two people in the vehicle. both have been shot. >> reporter: as police arrived, they found two adults shot. daniel bay lives nearby. >> i hear about it so much that i'm almost desensitized about it. it's really bad to hear people doing that this time of year. >> as police pulled up, they tried to stop the driver but police say she took off and they chased her till she crashed. police say she then drove her car towards police, ram aginto a patrol car. that's when four cops opened fire. >> [ bleep ] >> witnesses captured the shooting on video. t

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen zse. this is the second violent incident at b.a.r.t. today. police are looking for a man who pistol-whipped and tried to rob someone outside of the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station this morning. >> more on this from eric thomas. >> reporter: what was first reported as a fight on the sidewalk outside of macarthur b.a.r.t. attracted this po ce s. but investigators quickly learned it wasn't a fight, it was an attemptedeictirm am was pistol-whipped and the suspect got away empty handed. >> officers learned that the suspect, and during this attempted robbery struck him with a firearm. >> reporter: the scene was the 400 block of 40th street. during the attack or immediately after, the handgun the suspect was using went off. >> no one was hit by the shot fired and police are trying to fwig out if it was an accidental discharge or if the suspect was shooting at the victim. >> the victim in this incident suffered minor injuries and is currently in the hospital. >>tionoreps and tr: ms oils in inside of the station for 20 years. he said it is not as bad as it>