dion lin. back to you in the studio. >> dim. -- dion, thank you. >> the ministry in san how stay gave out 100 blankets to homeless encampments. the pastor says homeless people need more than tents and tarps but blankets. he says there are about 7,600 homeless people in santa clara county. >> what we are doing is literally on mission to save lives. we are frying to get the word out, raise awareness. also, literally by giving a blanket under the conditions. people, expire at night. last night stom one di. some one died in the homeless camp. frequently. they accept to give off to the homeless during the holidays and all year round. >> a squirrel blamed for a house fire in melon panlo park. the squirrel chewed through wires, at a power pole, and triggered a fire to start in the doorbell by front door at this home on san mateo. homeowners were away. nobody was hurt. the initial damage estimate is about $5,000. but it could go much higher because there could be significant damage to the electrical sy

dion lin. back to you in the studio. >> dim. -- dion, thank you. >> the ministry in san how stay gave out 100 blankets to homeless encampments. the pastor says homeless people need more than tents and tarps but blankets. he says there are about 7,600 homeless people in santa clara county. >> what we are doing is literally on mission to save lives. we are frying to get the word out, raise awareness. also, literally by giving a blanket under the conditions. people, expire at night. last night stom one di. some one died in the homeless camp. frequently. they accept to give off to the homeless during the holidays and all year round. >> a squirrel blamed for a house fire in melon panlo park. the squirrel chewed through wires, at a power pole, and triggered a fire to start in the doorbell by front door at this home on san mateo. homeowners were away. nobody was hurt. the initial damage estimate is about $5,000. but it could go much higher because there could be significant damage to the electrical sy

plus celine dion living her best life. our favorite moment with the legendary singer. >>> this is "entertainment tonight." beyonce, gwen, pink, we're with all the musical mamas. >> let's kick things off with kelly clarkson, at this point in her life she found her groove. she got to make the album she wanted to make, and most importantly she's happy with herself. >> this album is the chapter of my life that is like i'm blessed man, i love my life. it bleeds through this album. >> that's one way to describe her hit album "meaning of life" inside hollywood's restaurant kelly tells me her manager and husband helps her unleash hur sul side. >> he makes me feel sexy in public. >> kelly told me she runs a tight ship at home with her youngest children -- >> we don't have a good be cop, bad cop scenario. our nannies, we're strict on them making sure they're strict on them. >> your daughter is starting school, do you have to back away? >> i think of date line. i'm like, something is going to happen to my baby. the most gratifying ex

i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm dion lim.ow on jimmy kimmel the cast of "star wars: the last jed jedi". >> enjo ♪ >>> i sense a yearning in you, my son. >> guillermo: si. >> what is it you seek? >> guillermo: i seek -- tequila. [ laughter ] ♪ >>op

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dan and dion, nothing is coming up, at least not through the middle of next week.ny pattern. but that's not until 2018. live doppler 7 right now showing you some passing clouds. here is a look at your highs for thursday. upper 50s, mid-60s. a bit hazy because the air quality is moderate, due to light to calm winds. if you're traveling around the state, 57 in tahoe, it's going to be dry, 55 in yosemite. san diego, palm springs, warm by winter standards. you won't find warmth across the midwest or northeast. it will be freezing cold with windchill advisories across the northeast. boston, 13 degrees for tomorrow afternoon. the bitter cold, an arctic blast, dangerously chilly there. the accuweather seven-day forecast in the bay area, our problem is going to be the fog tomorrow morning. that's going to reduce visibilities and cause potential issues for commuters. as we head towards the afternoon, hazy sun. we repeat that pattern friday. a little more cloud cover going into new year's eve and beginning 2018. but it's just clouds right now. no rain. so dion and dan, you c

. >> and i'm dion lim in for ama daetz. the senate tonight passed the gop tax plan 51-48. it now heads to ry revote in the house tomorrow. >> abc news reporter kenneth mouton has the latest from capitol hill. >> the tax cuts and jobs act is passed. >> reporter: the senate passed the bill in a historic vote along party lines. >> what a disgrace. that's what this bill is. >> reporter: the house also passed the bill. but democrats say three provisions in the plan violated senate rules. those provisions taken out, which means the house must revote on the plan. gop leaders are not expecting any problems. >> today we are giving the people of this country their money back. >> reporter: the bill met with applause and protest. president trump close to his first major legislative win. the white house insists the billionaire president won't benefit personally from the tax plan. >> the president will likely take a big hit. but on the business side he could benefit. but primarily and priority number one is middle-class americans. >> reporter: the plan permanently slashes the corporate

. >> and i'm dion lim in for ama daetz. ed lee passed away early this morning after suffering a heart attack. tonight at city hall flags are flying at half staff in his honor. >> inside, supervisors stopped business to share their heartfelt condolences and personal memories. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson is live at city hall tonight. tiffany? >> reporter: dan, people have been stopping by the memorial behind me all night long, and the mayor's colleague said he was humble and hard-working. one shared a story of how mayor ed lee helped clean the streets of san francisco before he became mayor. just one example of the sacrifices he made for this city. the light scent of flowers filled the mayor's office while a heaveness covered the board's chambers tonight. >> the mayor was not only an outstanding public servant but also a husband and a father. >> reporter: one by one supervisors from around the city voiced their grief. >> i believe truly that he was probably the most kind, gentle man that happened to be a politician. >>

jimmy. >> thanks, dan and dion. made a show if you're into that sort of thing. >> is the sheep colorblind at all? is the sheep going to be influenced by her pink shirt? >> by the pink shirt. >> no, she's not blind. and the color doesn't matter. >>> the man convicted of killing teenager sierra lamar has been sentenced to life in prison. >> we do have satisfaction that he'll never see the light of day. >> reporter: it was another emotional day in court for sierra lamar's family at an especially hard time of year. >> christmas was always such a special holiday. and that will never be the same again for us. >> reporter: the man convicted of killing sierra, antolin garcia-torres, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. in court we learned garcia-torres wanted to make a statement but prosecutors wouldn't allow it because he refused to do it under oath. legal analyst steven clark wonders if they made the right decision. >> maybe it would have shed? light on what happened to sierra lamar. and

. >> and i'm dion lim in for ama daetz. tonight 27,000 people have been forced from their homes. >> yeah. gusts are pushing the three destructive fires into new areas across ventura and los angeles counties. >> so far they've burned 66,000 acres combined, and the thomas fire is the largest one at 50,000 acres. right now it's at 0% containment. >> at least 150 structures have burned so far. that number only expected to rise. abc news reporter dania bacchus has more. >> reporter: firefighters will continue to work throughout the night as the fires here that have already left behind so much destruction don't show any sign of letting up. fires are raging in california. the thomas fire in ventura county northwest of los angeles expanding to over 70 square miles in a matter of hours. >> they're attacking it the best they can. that's all they can do because this wind is moving in every direction. >> these fenced-in horses rescued just in the knick of time. >> it's craziness. i just don't know where to go. i don't know where to tak

. >> and i'm dion lim in for ama daetz. family, both blood and blue, paid tribute to fallen chp officer andrew camilleri tonight. sky 7 shows us his procession that started in oakland and ended in tracy, where camilleri lived with his family. >> the rookie chp officer died in the line of duty in a traffic crash late sunday night, christmas eve. there was a huge turnout tonight to honor his memory and pay tribute to his sacrifice. >> abc 7 news reporter carlos sausedo has the emotional story from tracy. >> reporter: whether you're in uniform our in plain clothes, you could hear the heartache from the large crowd gathered in tracy. >> i didn't know the guy. i just feel for him and his family. >> reporter: the loss unbearable for both strangers and friends of chp officer andrew camilleri. >> we all attended the same church. and at one time andrew was a youth leader and he mentored our son. >> reporter: liz chavez and her family wanted to honor the man who gave so much to them. now they want to be there for the wife and three k

larry, dion? >> thank you, cornell. we've been told that the san francisco prodigal, joined by our legal analyst, long-time -- we've been told the chronicle has tweeted not is the verdict. we're working to confirm that. how surprised would you be at that outcome? >> i would be surprised, yes. >> how could the jurors -- and here's the tweet. "acquitted of murder and manslaughter in the killing at pier 14 in san francisco." what would be the minimum barrier the prosecutors would have to achieve in order to get involuntary manslaughter? what we're saying is the prosecutors could not prove he even fired the gun? >> well, the prosecutors couldn't prove that he negligently -- >> one moment. we have a new update from cornell barnard from inside the hall of justice, cornell, i take it you also have confirmation with leanne who was inside, what can you tell us? >> lyanne melendez, just out from the courtroom. is there a verdict? >> there is. surprising, first-degree, murder, not, second-degree mrder, not, involuntary manslaughte

dan and dion, nothing is coming up, at least not through the middle of next week.anuary 5th could be a different story, may start off a rainy pattern. but that's not until 2018. live doppler 7 right now showing you some passing clouds. here is a look at your highs for thursday. upper 50s, mid-60s. a bit hazy because the air quality is moderate, due to light to calm winds. if you're traveling around the state, 57 in tahoe, it's going to be dry, 55 in yosemite. san diego, palm springs, warm by winter standards. you won't find warmth across the midwest or northeast. it will be freezing cold with windchill advisories across the northeast. boston, 13 degrees for tomorrow afternoon. the bitter cold, an arctic blast, dangerously chilly there. the accuweather seven-day forecast in the bay area, our problem is going to be the fog tomorrow morning. that's going to reduce visibilities and cause potential issues for commuters. as we head towards the afternoon, hazy sun. we repeat that pattern friday. a little more cloud cover going into new year's eve and beginning 2018. but i

. >> reporter: dion, as you can tell this is still a very active scene. investigators have been here for hours. the intern police chief said this started when a woman drove to the bank to get money outside the atm. she immediately called 911 and officers quickly surrounded the area. police say the suspect was pacing, acting very agitated and refusing to cooperate. some of those officers recognized the suspect. in fact they've known him since he was a child and asked him repeatedly to drop his gun. after a few minutes the suspect instead took a combative stance. >> he stopped, pointed it at the officers and shot in the office officers direction. the officers immediately returned fire. >> it escalated very quickly. >> reporter: none of the officers were injured. police say the suspect was a 30-year-old hispanic man. police expect this area around the wells fargo bank to be closed for several more hours. tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> great information. thank you. now, we are staying on top of this breaking news on the abc 7 news app. you can download it on

. >> dion lim is here. >> culling through social media since we knew the verdict was coming down. this #steinleverdict is trending and this tweet sum it's up. sure to stir emotion, angry ebait about the trial, undocumented immigrants and sanctuary cities. just looking at social media, no scientific analysis at all but 99% of what i've seen, responses similar to this. john saying outrage, unaltered unfettered, unrestrained outrage. this person nick, absolutely devastating. god bless this poor family. later on in the news cast we'll be speaking to someone from the san francisco conn kell who spoke to the family and gets their take on what went down today. not guilty on all major charges. >>> shift gears amidst coverage of the steinle verdict, lot of you still planning week with weather. >> it's been lovely but chill in the air. spencer christian is here. >> days have been getting started chill but milder in afternoon. live doppler 7, mostly clear skies right now. this is exploratorium looking at san francisco. mid-50s, emeryville, temperatures in low to mid-50s just about everybody

dion lim. >> larry beil.at 5:00 starts right now. >>> it's official, city workers in oakland will be off the job in a matter of hours. live with what that means. >>> sounding alarm, cell phone alerts that never happened for wildfires. >>> fire in alameda, neighbors say may have been an accident waiting to happen. >>> wind hitting bay area right now, how long it will stick around. >>> oakland city workers go out on strike tomorrow after last minute negotiations fail. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. it's a one-day strike but will cause major disruptions. dispute over wage increases and labor practices. >> lyanne melendez is live with the latest. >> reporter: we're talking about 3,000 employees going on strike tomorrow. at very last minute the union gave the city a 1:30 p.m. deadline to consider some minor adjustments. it was not to do. >> as of tomorrow morning sciu local 1001 is on strike. >> reporter: hoping for last minute deal. not to be. as it stands, city agreed to 4% salary increase first year of the

i'm dion lim. the mother believes her son was targeted because he is black. >> she is demanding an apology. more now from her and whole foods. >> my children were born and raised in thi community. they should be able to shop safely at the local health food store. >> marlena henderson says employees racially profiled her teenage son, kicked him out of the store and defended their actions saying he was aggressive. and used other terms that stereotype young black boys. this happened back on december 21st. the 13-year-old stopped into the whole foods near lake merit to buy his mother a christmas gift. she says he made the honest mistake of taking his basket into the rest boom. >> the two men in polo shirts came in after him. and yelled at him. accused him of stealing. i was horrified because -- he was just frying, he was frying to be independent, responsible. he was shopping for gifts. trying to be generous. >> marlena posted detailed account of the incident on social media which has been shared hundre

dion lewis a touchdown with seconds remaining. steelers get the ball back at their 21 needing a field goal. after losing antonio brown to an injury, ben roethlisberger hits juju. five seconds left, third and goal. roethlisberger will force a pass into the end zone. it's tipped, picked off. a field goal would have tied it. patriots win. they're in the driver's seat for top spot in the afc. college hoops stan ever and usc. first half isaac white, he throws down two of his 13. travis leading the way for the cardinal. 11 of 18 from the field. buried the three. he finished with 29 points. stanford wins. huge win for the niners. time to think about signing up jimmy g. long term and the raiders and cowboys going at it as we speak and they're down 10-0 in the second quarter. >> jimmy g. is the real deal. >> i would sign him up. >> the blazing speed at number 84? me either. >> you're back with a bang. ♪ this little home of mine, ♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let

dion lewis a touchdown with seconds remaining.s get the ball back at their 21 needing a field goal. after losing antonio brown to an injury, ben roethlisberger hits juju. five seconds left, third and goal. roethlisberger will force a pass into the end zone. it's tipped, picked off. a field goal would have tied it. patriots win. they're in the driver's seat for top spot in the afc. college hoops stan ever and usc. first half isaac white, he throws down two of his 13. travis leading the way for the cardinal. 11 of 18 from the field. buried the three. he finished with 29 stanford wins. huge win for the niners. time to think about signing up jimmy g. long term and the raiders and cowboys going at it as we speak and they're down 10-0 in the second quarter. >> jimmy g. is the real deal. >> i would sign him up. >> the blazing speed at number 84? me either. >> you're back with a bang. i'm worried. i have this medical bill...oll, huh? dave, you have anthem and they have people to talk to who are empowered to help any question you... is, is

i'm dion lim. >> i'm arrack thomas. the protest started at union square. demonstrators then marched to pier 14, part of the memorial was removed. >> reporter: those protesters were here. there was a memorrial removed by the city. some of those protesters placed it there they said to support their stance against shank chaer cities. the city removed it because they said it violated city policy. now, here's a look at that protest earlier this afternoon in union square. demonstrators began their march there. they held american flags or hats supporting president trump. the group said they were protesting shank chaer city policy. they blame that policy on kate steinle's death. their demonstration was met with counter demonstrators. >> we refuse to allow these pro-trump racist and fascs to use the tragic death of kate steinle to justify more attacks on immigrants. >> this person kate steinle would have been alive today had that person been deported or better yet never thought they could cross the border and stay in this country illegally. >> reporter: san francis

. >> i and i'm dion limb in nor aim dates. thanks for joining put two years ago they submit biological evidence to a forensics lab in san mateo. >> today they arrested mitchell lynn beak cam in antioch, a man with an extensive criminal history. >> we're live in police headquarters with more. lillian. >> because of advances in dna technology, police were able to make an afleft antioch's oldest unsolved murder case. >> we never gave up on bringing this case to a successful resolution. >> reporter: 37 years later, a break in the case that had the entire pay area on edge. susan bam bah deer was only 14 years old when she was kidnapped, raped, and murdered 'the now they say they have her killer in custody. 63-year-old man who knew the family. >> our thoughts and prayers are with her family and we hope this development offers some level of comfort to them. >> reporter: police stay was 1980 when he kidnapped suzanne from her sister's apartment on hudson court while she was baby sitting her nieces. they say he raped her before he stab

dion?danya, we have to ask you this question, a lost people are wondering exactly when will containment be expected? do you know? >> reporter: absolutely no idea because that containment has been going up and down. at last check it's only at 15% which means the fire fight will definitely continue. >> there is a long road ahead. danya, many thanks to you. >>> well, the bay area has sent several firefighters to help crews fighting the massive thomas fire in ventura county. the menlo park fire protection district says three teams have been in the los angeles area for several days now helping fight the creek fire. with that fire nearly fully contained, they've been redeployed to ventura county. >>> moving on, celebrity chef mario batali is taking a leave of absence as co-host of abc's "the chew" amid sexual misconduct allegations. a report published today on the food website, eatr, says four women came forward with personal stories accusing batali of inappropriate touching and a pattern of beha

i'm dion lim. the mother believes her son was targeted because he is black. >> she is demanding an apology. more now from her and whole foods. >> my children were born and raised in thi community. they should be able to shop safely at the local health food store. >> marlena henderson says employees racially profiled her teenage son, kicked him out of the store and defended their actions saying he was aggressive. and used other terms that stereotype young black boys. this happened back on december 21st. the 13-year-old stopped into the whole foods near lake merit to buy his mother a christmas gift. she says he made the honest mistake of taking his basket into the rest boom. >> the two men in polo shirts came in after him. and yelled at him. accused him of stealing. i was horrified because -- he was just frying, he was frying to be independent, responsible. he was shopping for gifts. trying to be generous. >> marlena posted detailed account of the incident on social media which has been shared hundre

. >> i and i'm dion limb in nor aim dates. thanks for joining put two years ago they submit biological evidence to a forensics lab in san mateo. >> today they arrested mitchell lynn beak cam in antioch, a man with an extensive criminal history. >> we're live in police headquarters with more. lillian. >> because of advances in dna technology, police were able to make an afleft antioch's oldest unsolved murder case. >> we never gave up on bringing this case to a successful resolution. >> reporter: 37 years later, a break in the case that had the entire pay area on edge. susan bam bah deer was only 14 years old when she was kidnapped, raped, and murdered 'the now they say they have her killer in custody. 63-year-old man who knew the family. >> our thoughts and prayers are with her family and we hope this development offers some level of comfort to them. >> reporter: police stay was 1980 when he kidnapped suzanne from her sister's apartment on hudson court while she was baby sitting her nieces. they say he raped her before he stab

. >> and i'm dion lim in for ama daetz. tonight 27,000 people have been forced from their homes. >> yeah. gusts are pushing the three destructive fires into new areas across ventura and los angeles counties. >> so far they've burned 66,000 acres combined, and the thomas fire is the largest one at 50,000 acres. right now it's at 0% containment. >> at least 150 structures have burned so far. that number only expected to rise. abc news reporter dania bacchus has more. >> reporter: firefighters will continue to work throughout the night as the fires here that have already left behind so much destruction don't show any sign of letting up. fires are raging in california. the thomas fire in ventura county northwest of los angeles expanding to over 70 square miles in a matter of hours. >> they're attacking it the best they can. that's all they can do because this wind is moving in every direction. >> these fenced-in horses rescued just in the knick of time. >> it's craziness. i just don't know where to go. i don't know where to tak

. >> and i'm dion lim in for ama daetz. family, both blood and blue, paid tribute to fallen chp officer andrew camilleri tonight. sky 7 shows us his procession that started in oakland and ended in tracy, where camilleri lived with his family. >> the rookie chp officer died in the line of duty in a traffic crash late sunday night, christmas eve. there was a huge turnout tonight to honor his memory and pay tribute to his sacrifice. >> abc 7 news reporter carlos sausedo has the emotional story from tracy. >> reporter: whether you're in uniform our in plain clothes, you could hear the heartache from the large crowd gathered in tracy. >> i didn't know the guy. i just feel for him and his family. >> reporter: the loss unbearable for both strangers and friends of chp officer andrew camilleri. >> we all attended the same church. and at one time andrew was a youth leader and he mentored our son. >> reporter: liz chavez and her family wanted to honor the man who gave so much to them. now they want to be there for the wife and three k

i'm in tonight for dion lim.tion for mayor ed lee ended at city hall. >> abc7 news reporter elissa harris is there live tonight. elissa, the memorial venue couldn't contain all those who came out in honor of ed lee. >> reporter: that's right, people are starting to file out. there was a huge turnout for the celebration of light. earlier the line wrapped around the block. the event was full and even those overflow rooms at the san francisco public library were at capacity. long-time friends, other politicians and family members all gathered here at city hall today to say good-bye. >> ed lee was a real person. he was a person that communicated integrity, a love of life. >> in china, san francisco's first chinese american mayor, he was like a superstar, an icon. but to everyone we met and everywhere we went, mayor lee was like beyonce with the mustache. >> ed lee had the qualities of a person whom if you did an interview of all of the ones i just spoke about, he would be the only one would be rated appropriately by

. >> i'm dion lim in for ama daetz. this is unusual year. >> 2017, cal fire battled more than 7,000 fires. that's correct fire. about 50% more than last year, pretty average year. burned more than twice as many acres. >> biggest fire in modern state history, thomas fire, still burning. 91% contained and not expected to grow any more. destroyed more than 1,000 buildings in little over three weeks. >> and we can never forget north bay wildfires. late sunday night in october, merged into six massive fires, killing 43 people in napa, sonoma, lake and mendocino counties. >> took 23 days to fully contain and fire season isn't over. >> reporter david louis shows you what the cal fire is doing now and what it's doing to budget. >> reporter: consumed over 1 million acres in california. caused billions of dollars of damage and put pressure on $1.8 billion budget. approaching half the agency as entire budget halfway through the fiscal year. $275 million more than cal fire set aside as emergency fund. >> we always watch budget clos

. >> dion lim is here. >> culling through social media since we knew the verdict was coming down. this #steinleverdict is trending and this tweet sum it's up. sure to stir emotion, angry ebait about the trial, undocumented immigrants and sanctuary cities. just looking at social media, no scientific analysis at all but 99% of what i've seen, responses similar to this. john saying outrage, unaltered unfettered, unrestrained outrage. this person nick, absolutely devastating. god bless this poor family. later on in the news cast we'll be speaking to someone from the san francisco conn kell who spoke to the family and gets their take on what went down today. not guilty on all major charges. >>> shift gears amidst coverage of the steinle verdict, lot of you still planning week with weather. >> it's been lovely but chill in the air. spencer christian is here. >> days have been getting started chilly but milder in afternoon. live doppler 7, mostly clear skies right now. this is exploratorium looking at san francisco. mid-50s, emeryville, temperatures in low to mid-50s just about everybody

squeezing dion into a tiny gap beneath a collapsed building and. smita. a child's cries heard faintly through the rubble. only a small hand reaches out from the dock notice. about all five of the heart of the have. is legal arguable but step three blocks the way. forward but. only by. finally that little girl is free and i mean look it looks like it but. i don't want to quit still. not really hungry i think we're just like success in the thought of walking out of our oh oh oh oh. oh oh oh oh that anybody around the. only bonnet on she is not the only child to be rescued. there's an anxious wait as more a pool that from the heap of concrete. war the war. who. has the children to carry to safety the bombardment rumbles on. the. more danger is never far away war. that is some of the other stories making news around the worlds. liberian president elect george has promised to tackle corruption in the country and his first speech since winning the election he also declared liberia was open for investment victory marks the first ever good transfer of power in th

. >> i'm dion lim. the family wasn't home during this fire and the damage could have been worse if not for a quick response from firefighters. >> news reporter melanie woodrow reports. >> reporter: firefighters say an early morning fire christmas eve is unlike any they'd seen before. >> the first time in 20 years i've come across a squirrel fire. >> reporter: a squirrel chewed through the neutral line energizing the entire home. with that surge of electricity, looking for some place to ground. >> right behind the left side of this plywood was actually the doorbell. >> reporter: which is where the smoldering fire began. >> from here it up anterior. >> reporter: menlo park fire district chief was walking his dog and noticed the fire. >> somebody was ringing the doorbell. >> reporter: emily allen says he told her to call 911. >> if he hasn't been walking his dog, it could have been very bad. >> reporter: pg&e determined it was a squirrel that caused the fire. the fire got here into the attic. the damage in

dan and dion? >> kristen, thank you very much. >>> well, netflix's political drama "house of cards" will resume next year without star kevin spacey. prodction was suspended in october after several sexual assault allegations were made against the star. robin wright will take over in the final episodes. >>> there have been thousands of new signatures gathered after brock turner appealed his sexual assault conviction on friday. judge persky came under fire for what many see as a lenient sentence in the case. melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: brock turner's attorney writes that turner was deprived due process at trial. >> it's outrageous. >> reporter: a jury found him guilt of sexually assaulting an unconscious girl on campus. >> the only thing unfair about this case was that the judge was unfair to the victim. >> reporter: stanford law professor is leading the effort to recall judge aaron persky who sentenced turner who was released after only three months. according to turner's attorney, h

to talk to the bar it's robo it's a pilot in the rebound it was his first ever cook goal and gave dion a deserved lee i but dortmund almost levelled on thirty five minutes when the ball run through under ya malenko but cleared off the line i soon after though by and doubled their lead when a well will move was expertly fitted to miss miller i the giant fans knew they'd seen something special at a rough time in front of goal the last two seasons but you wouldn't know it. goldman pulled one back midway through the second half for ya milenko to set up a grandstand finish but it wasn't to be for the holders a first defeat for mighty buy and go through to the quarterfinals. you're watching did have you news still to come barcelona is turning on the charm but tourists are turning away we look at how catalonia has political instability is hurting the tourism industry. that story and much more coming right up with daniel in business. with different languages we fight for different things that's fine but we all stick up for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom of choic

as dion mention, another tiger comeback.his time looks a little different and we will explain why next in sports. d >>> "abc 7 news" sports brought to you by your local toyota dealer. >> good evening. the pac-12 championship game tomorrow night at levi stadium, round two between stanford and usc. bryce love did run for 160 and a touchdown in that contest. see how his ankle is because it's been, you know, up and down. mostly down for, you know, the past month. sam darnell had four touchdown passes in the game. the loss for stanford was first of back-to-back defeat. you see bryce love taking off here. they respond edwining eight of nine, including over a notre dame squad that crushed the trojans a month ago. there's hope seeing as david shaw rebounded from the defeat. >> every day you have choices to make. do you fight or do you quit? do you point fingers at other people or at yourself? do you go back to work or do you wallow when things don't go your way? when things go your way, do you forget how you found success and think

thanks for join us i'm dion lim. >> i'm dan ashley. a major announcement from apple after admitting some baa iphones slowed down without their customers knowledge. >> abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom explains what apple is doing and what customers are saying. >> reporter: does your phone slow down. >> it does, yes. >> reporter: how can you tell? >> because it was faster before. >> reporter: iphone users know the problem all too well. >> have you ever had an iphone that seemed slower. >> that's why i got a new one. i never knew this was happening. >> reporter: but apple now admits the slow down was intentionally and claims it was a fix for a different problem. old old batteries that die without warning. >> it just goes black. shuts down. >> i've been hanging out with my friends and their phones have like shut down, like 37%. >> reporter: in a statement apple said it should go without saying that we think sudden shutdowns are unacceptable. but amid criticism, the company said we know some of you feel apple hazlett you down, we apologiz

abc 7 news anchor dion lim was at city hall. >> reporter: the line for mayor lee's public visitations grew steadily along with the flowers and personal notes left on the steps of city hall. despite their mobility issues, donte and melissa made a point to be here because they say mayor lee was just like them. many described ed lee as a people's mayor, approachable and warm. >> he was always jovial, you know, and everybody's been saying it, always smiling. >> reporter: everybody paying their respects seemed to have a personal story. beth was with the mayor during the unveiling of his wax figure at madame tussauds. >> your jaw drops, you know, it was a couple of years ago, it was just like, i couldn't believe it. >> he was not afraid to like talk to people. regular people, citizens of san francisco. >> reporter: something even the youngest of san franciscans can understand. like 11-year-old declan cole. >> he always cared about everything. when i looked in the newspaper, i saw him somewhere cleaning up trash for san francisco. and i really loved it. >> reporter: by 6:40, visitors were tu

. >>> dion lim.n confusion in san jose, new guidelines when to arrest suspects or just write a ticket. >>> bitter fight with oakland landlord and several families over a rent increase. looks into efforts to keep this from happening to others. coming up at 6:00. >> see you then. >>> share with you how you've worked with us to help feed neighbors in the holidays. >> presented a check of $15,000 to alameda county community food bank in oakland. >> and spoke with the people who run the food bank. need is great all year long but certainly during the holidays, particularly so isn't it? >> want everybody to have the kind of holiday your and my family is going to have. help us a lot not only in holidays but into the new year. >> buy meals. goes a long way. >> drew tuma in santa rosa with furry friends for promo shoot for toys for tots and salvation army. go to kids in north bay who need them to lift spirits. "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up. >>> tonight, president trump and his legal team wi

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abc 7 news anchor dion lim was at city hall. >> reporter: the line for mayor leigh's public visitations grew steadily along with the flowers and personal notes left on the steps of city hall. despite their mobility mobilit do donte and melissa made a point to be here because they say mayor lee was just like them. many described ed lee as a people's mayor, approachable and warm. >> he was always jovial, you know, and everybody's been saying it, always smiling. >> reporter: everybody paying their respects seemed to have a personal story. beth was with the mayor during the unveiling of his wax figure at madame tussauds. >> your jaw drops, you know, it was a couple of years ago, it was just like, i couldn't believe it. >> he was not afraid to like talk to people. regular people, citizens of san francisco. >> reporter: something even the youngest of san franciscans understand. >> when i looked in the newspaper, i saw him somewhere cleaning up trash for san francisco. and i really loved it. >> reporter: by 6:40, visitors were turned away so processional plans could be made. just after 8:00, m

. >> reporter: yeah, dion, the view will be just south of that ferry building for the show. fireworks release particles that can spark air pollution at a time when the air quality is not very good. it takes a team and two day setup for the fireworks over san francisco bay. >> they're beautiful and gorgeous. so it's just a fun way to celebrate just about anything. >> reporter: but some are concerned. they say ringing in 2018 with a fireworks show isn't exactly the best for air that's already polluted in the bay area. >> air quality is currently unhealthy in many parts of the bay area right recollec fireworks aren't going to improve the situation. the particles from these exploding fireworks linger in the air for quite some time, especially with the conditions we have right now, calm conditions, cool temperatures, that means that air pollution is just lingering in the air. >> reporter: bay area air district spokesman tom flanagan says people sensitive to poor air quality should be mindful of the bad air. >> i do encourage in these conditions for people to carry their inhalers

pass to dion lewis.e finds the end zone, 12 yard touchdown since the patriots up 14 to win 37-16, holding on to the stop spot in th -- the top spot in the to my, we will talk with j lynn rose and preview the was his christmas day measure because the celtics tonight at 11:35 on sports sunday. remember, you can watch that game right here on abc 7. tip-off is at 5:30. big imagine for the wizards. if they can win this game, it will say a lot for this team. kellye lynn: i thought kirk looks nice. i like the suit. give him credit. merry christmas. >> you're right. merry christmas, ribeiro: here's a sneak peek at tonight's "afv." we know you're gonna love it. ♪ [ woman laughs ] [ glass shattering ] ♪ [ screams ] [ cheers and applause ] welcome to "america's funniest home videos." and now here he is, the host of our show, alfonso ribeiro! whoo!