jobina fortson is live at oracle arena. that was the place to be. >> reporter: it definiely was, dan. but the warriors could not give fans the christmas win they wanted but did give back in another way tonight. something many children and fans won't forget. ted with a gnt surprise ors for 32 oakland public school students. >> when curry walked in i was excited and tears of joy. >> reporter: an sharia like many students has never been to a game. >> today was awesome. >> we've been lock to be able to have such great support from the community and want to turn that around and support the community where we all live, work and play. >> reporter: players presented the students with gifts route before the start of the game, filling the floor with the same holiday spirit that could be found all over the stadium. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: the mcclanahans made the warriors their holiday tradition. >> on a special day you can spend with your family, it's the best time. >> we come from hong kong. >> reporter: the game was a gift

jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> that is great. i love country music. >> they have some talent.f course you know what the proceeds are going to go toward. i think i'm going to have to download this. >> first of all, it will make you listen. then the music will catch you. >> it's actually a very good song. >> fantastic. all right. let's talk about a commute that may not be quite as fantastic. but this will be probably the most challenging commute this week until we get to friday. not a lot of us will receive it. it is green. it is light. it is not even a solid shield. once it tries to get to the south bay and east bay valleys, it will be hard to reach the ground. more fog in the area on 101 and 880 than rain right now. mostly cloudy this afternoon. clearing tonight. once we clear out, the fog forms and we cloud over for tomorrow's commute. we will have fog and weak storms. really looks like the storm door has closed. sure, we will get weak storms. no atmospheric rivers, no robust rain coming our way. temperatures mid to upper 50s today. 56 to 59. don't, a little bit cooler thanks

"abc 7 news" reporter jobina fortson was at sfo for the emotional reunion. >> reporter: when you think about a holiday welcome home, a couple of pictures at the airport will mark it fine. but tonight maria mendoza-sanchez gets a full press conference. >> there were days i was ready to give up. >> reporter: she and her husband were departed to mexico. at the time i sa.c.e. said they didn't have a legal basis to stay in the country. they had been in the country more than two decades. sanchez was an oncology nurse and paying taxes. her american dream was thrown off the rails 15 months ago despite the efforts of members of congress and colleagues. >> i graduated and they weren't there. >> all of my life my mom supported me and took care of me, and i was going to make sure that i took care of her kids while she wasn't here. >> reporter: an employment-based visa, h1b was her ticket home. her visa was selected in a lottery. her husband wasn't eligible. >> i was trying to go to canada, and i said, like, i haven't done anything, there has to be a way, there has to be a waiver, there has to be s

jobina fortson. >> thanks. unclear where the raiders will play next season. there are options.nded negotiations to play at coliseum next season after city of oakland sued team and nfl over decision to move to vegas. possible options are at&t park, they've hosted football before, or levi's stadium, venue in voice still up in the air. in san leandro fans are gathered to watch and reflect on the legacy. >> sad to have been a fan since i was kid and know this is possibly last game to be played in the stadium. >> it's tough, couldn't be there tonight but ricky's will always be the home base of raider nation, no matter what. >> owner says will remain oakland raiders gathering place, no matter where the team is located. >>> special night for another oakland football team honored in the raider game. won the state championship time three years in a row. invited as vip guests. got to watch the pregame warm-up from the sidelines and got camera time during the game. raiders also honored this young man who helped save six people at magnolia manor noticed smoke and called for help. >>> also

reporting live in alameda, jobina fortson, abc7 news. >>> a 12-year-old boy is buried alive by avalancherescuers call survival a miracle. >>> emergency landing in hayward. >>> a 12-year-old boy has this rescue dog to thank for sniffing him out trapped beneath feet of snow and ice. avalanche swept young skier away from group on closed run in french alps. rescuers say he wouldn't have survived another 15 minutes. only injury, broken willing. >>> bird strike forced helicopter pilot and teacher make emergency landing. mayday, mayday. >> sky7 over the scene of the crash at the golf course. a large turkey vulture smashed into the windshield. back propeller also took a hit. broke off. >> looked behind me, helicopter just spinning out of control. >> i thought that doesn't lookt. pretty amazing. look at it now, incredible pilot. >> very impressive. student and instructor both able to walk away. >>> new at 11:00, pg&e bill will be going up. increase rates for gas and electricity customers about a dollar. blamed on a jump in natural gas prices. earlier this month requested large rate increase, unde

jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> wasn't that awesome? that was great. i would like the pants on the top shelf, please. it is warmer just about everywhere than this time yesterday. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s in the north bay. 50 in san francisco. those are the warm spots. 42, redwood city. that's one of the exceptions. the cool spot. some of the rain falling on the gold especially gate bridge right now. your activity planner, yeah, all revolving around getting wet early but dry in the afternoon hours. we'll start in the east bay. we are pretty cloudy through at least 100. mostly cloud y. jumping up to 55 at noon. 57 this afternoon. a little clearing late. but once the sun sets, we will see the biggest amount of clearing. at least early. fog will come back tonight. east bay, 40s all the way through 10:00 with the cloud cover really stout through at least noon. it will break up in the afternoon hours. pushing us into the mid-50s. by 8:00, back down to 44 degrees. 47 in the peninsula. cloudy through 11:00. maybe noon. a little bit of sunshine this

for now reporting for the newsroom, i'm jobina fortson. >> great outcome of the story. >>> and lisa is here to talk about the weather, and i grabbed my winter coat this morning. >> yes, the temperature is in the 30s, and the sun not coming up to 7:00, and so we will see more dropping. we have mid-30s nup in the nort bay with the clear sky and the winds have backed off and we have more rain on the way for the seven-day outlook, and it is coming up. >> also, next, caught on camera, a nurse shark attacking a boy. a vacation excursion that went very wrong. and the nypd helping to fix a bungled proposal and how they are pitching has ever turned down a hand-made ornament. she never wondered if there would be enough room for it on the tree. this year find a place for a new one from santa's wonderland at bass pro shops and now cabela's. where kids can hang out with elves, make a craft, and get their picture with santa, all for free. that's right, free. time passes. hold onto christmas. this week kids can color a wooden puzzle. and monday through thursday get a free plush animal. >>>er here is

abc 7 reporter jobina fortson has new ways to protect your stuff. >> reporter: usps, the postal servicelike the holidays. porch pirates are a big problem in san francisco, mainly because lots of people don't have porches. taking gets worse during the season of giving. nationwide, 26 million people expect to have packages stolen during the holidays. unfortunately, sharon has already been checked off the list. >> i felt really upset this person came, took this item and then used my handrail to securery off down the steps. >> reporter: the package was a toy for a child. she showed us how it was tucked away from the street, but you could still see it. >> and he kicks it at first. like what was he thinking this was? takeout food? >> reporter: mail carriers are stepping up protection resources for customers. ups allows you to reroute delivery by sending it to stores or what they call access points. >> like the corner liquor stores, laundromats, bakeries, any place that is a customer-facing business. >> reporter: it is free. the postal service has something like it called "informed delivery."

he had been missing since veer0th andow lovedaruscis o h ra "abc 7 new reporter jobina fortson has the latest. >> there's no question that the inspiration to raise as much money as possible -- >> reporter: this is the image of ray taliaferro so many are trying to keep fresh in their minds. >> he was a professional, quality guy from a to z and it is tough to use the word "was." >> reporter: the long-time radio host and community activist was found dead by two teenagers in kentucky on sunday. it is not far from where he dips appeared on november 10th. >> he shouldn't have died by himself in the cold, in the dirt. >> reporter: his son rafael traveled from the bay area to kentucky to look for his father. unfortunately, he was too late. police say he and his wife were looking at this home in southern illinois on november 10th when evan issued. he showed up in paducah the same day, stopping at a bank, a pizza shop and finally a church where he was last seen. police say his wife didn't initially tell them that he was suffering from dementia. >> normally if someone comes in and says they're di

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter jobina fortson has been stuck in the traffic. i'm scared to ask, but how is it now? >> reporter: yes, you can see right behind me the standstill we have going on. this is at the intersection of post and kearny. muni is not moving quickly, nor are the vehicles and the bicyclists are having a tough time getting through as well. always we have been talking about, this all started because of a backup that happened at 11:30 today. that's according to chp. you could just see the ripple effects that it created. a jackknifed big rig forced three lanes to shut down on the bay bridge. the lanes reopened just in time for the afternoon rush at 3:00, and sky 7 flew over that area. such a mess. all of the backups that you can see there on your screen, that's been such a chaotic and frustrating day for drivers. we were stuck in it ourselves. we were leaving the bay view area around 2:00 this afternoon, tried to get down to post street, but it did not happen. we just made it here. this is what it looks like now. you know, moving a lot better tha

"abc 7 news" reporter jobina fortson live from sfo tonight to explain what is going on. e be jobina. >> reporter: we watched an amazing reuniting happening inside the walls here. it is incredible. our men and women in uniform coming home. grandparents getting to hug their grandchildren. you can definitely tell the holiday is almost here. 79-year-old robert martine loves to watch these moments. >> i like to come over here and watch them every day when they're doing that because it is all year long. it is the same way. >> reporter: one after another inside sfo, the tears and hugs from holiday welcome homes bring him a little holiday joy. >> i'm amazed how many little dogs are on these airplanes. i must have counted 20-some dogs. >> reporter: this may sound lonely, but martine is counting the minutes, too. his wife's flight hasn't landed yet. he is ready for his welcome-home moment. >> if the plane gets here on time. >> reporter: meanwhile, gloria lopez is trying to keep it together. >> i'm waiting for my son moses. he has been away at army boot camp. sorry. i can't wait to

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter jobina fortson talked with the players and the team's general manager about> reporter: they're in exclusive company as back-to-back nba champions. they joined another elite group thanks to ""sports illustrated"." >> i will tell my kids one day i was a part of something so special, an amazing run. you know, it rarely comes around in sports. >> reporter: the entire team has jamd "sports illustrated" 2018 sports person of the year, a rare move. only three other teams have received the honor since the magazine's 1954 founding, the boston red sox and two u.s. olympic teams. the other honorees were individuals. >> to have our whole team, the whole organization given the award is pretty cool. i mean it is -- you know what though? it makes sense. i think it might have felt different if it was one person. >> i don't think it would be like this if it was in another part of the country. >> reporter: the organization thinks it is their connection to community that sets them apart. >> it is a special honor because we believe we're more than athletes. we are contributors t

abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson has the latest. >> reporter: since his body was found, we've heard from taliaferro's son, police, not his wife. h was with him when he disappeared from a property in illinois on november 10th. we've received an exclusive statement from her just as her husband's son splaexplained to that he has hired a private investigator to look into her and his father's c ee's case. ray taliaferro was last seen alive at this church in paducah, kentucky, on november 10th. two teenagers found him dead in a wooded area about three weeks later. an autopsy found no signs of foul play, but his son thinks there's more to the story. >> i feel there was foul play in bringing him to that area to start with. there's something going on. >> reporter: charlotte crawford was married to taliaferro for just a few months before he vanished. the two were checking out this property in southern illinois. raphael taliaferro has hired a private investigator to look into crawford and his father's case. crawford is aware of the investigation and through a spokesperson exclusively responded

reporting live in mountain view, jobina fortson, abc7 news. >> do you have ideas about building a better bay area? we want to hear them. use the #better bay area to get involved online. >> new details emerging about last month's deadly camp fire. pg&e informed state regulators it discovered electrical equipment damaged around the same time the fire started including bullet holes in a downed power pole and aallen hook. the east bay times reports paeg found worn out parts, as well. 86 people dies in the camp fire. >> facebook evacuated part of its menlo park headquarters. firefighters flew a drone while. an anonymous threat was called in to a crime symptomers line in new york city. the nypd alerted menlo park police. no explosives were pound. >> two women caught on video trashing a san francisco restaurant during santacon surrendered to police. 21-year-old san francisco resident natalie alcantar and 21-year-old pacifica resident hannah baughman were booked for felony vandalism and battery. they turned themselves in after seeing the video on local news stations. >> let's take a live look ou

reporting in the newsroom, jobina fortson, "abc 7 news." >> thank you. >>> new details emerging about how much it will cost to fix the damaged caused when a ferry rammed into its dock in san francisco. the u.s. coast guard says this mishap, which happened on black friday, cost $325,000 in damage to both the golden gate ferry and the dock. two passengers were hurt. investigators say the ferry's crew tested negative for drugs and alcohol. they're still working to find out what exactly went wrong. crews fixed the dock last month. the ferry is being repaired in alameda. >>> the largest muslim civil liberties organization in the country is pushing back tonight against president trump's travel ban. the group says the policy is keeping a mother in egypt from seeing her dying two-year-old son in oakland, here in the bay area. "abc 7 news" reporter laura anthony is live with the story from ucfs children's hospital in oakland. laura. >> reporter: hi, dan. this family getting support from cair and from hospital officials who put out a statement late today, saying they support the family's effort

jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> steph curry had very special guests attending last night's game. artists who designed his christmas shoe got great seats. thief created the under armour occur relative 6. he sported the sneaker and so did the kids. >>> they look pretty cool. still ahead, not just your teufp cal tourists. they shared is a very important message on the golden gate bridge. bridge. the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] >>> if you got new surf equipment in socal, not the easiest way to do it. high surf through 9:00 thofrpblthis morning. scattered showers around eureka, heading down to lake and mendocino and then following apart. 58 in sacramento. 59 in fresno. 58 in monterey under a mostly sunny sky. sierra snowpack. the north had a little bit more. the entire state stayed at 75% of average. app early look at heavenly. an

. >> "abc 7 news" reporter jobina fortson has been stuck in the traffic.cared to ask, but how is it now? >> reporter: yes, you can see right behind me the standstill we have going on. this is at the intersection of post and kearny. muni is not moving quickly, nor are the vehicles and the bicyclists are having a tough time getting through as well. always we have been talking about, this all started because of a backup that happened at 11:30 today. that's according to chp. you could just see the ripple effects that it created. a jackknifed big rig forced three lanes to shut d

jobina fortson is in the newsroom with that story. >> reporter: leonard dumawa found a strange discovery last week under a tree. >> it was plastic bags. >> it was a plastic bag full of ashes and the name tag in there. >> reporter: the neighbors called the hayward police, but the investigation seem to be going nowhere. >> we were striking out until we were looking on the internet, and we found a news story from abc news 7, and it was a woman talking about a burglary to her storage shed. >> reporter: this is where we start to connect the dots. we introduced you to a d devastated joyce robertson in september. her father and grandmother's ashes were stolen from a storage shed in september. >> what was unusual was that there were names engraved on the music box and those things matched up. >> reporter: and that caused the sergeant to track down robertson saturday morning. >> i told her to please text me the address of the police station. >> reporter: she had to see it herself. she had been calling the san leandro police department once a week to see if they had anything. >> i am happy. i have

reporting from the oakland coliseum, jobina fortson,fortso, news. >>> it's unclear where the raiders will play next year. they ended negotiations after the city of oakland sued the team and the nfl over their decision to move to vegas. possible options for the team include playing at at&t park or levi stadium. they could also end up at another venue in vegas next year. >>> happening today, glide memorial church in san francisco will serve a free christmas meal. anyone who shows up at the church on ellis at taylor streets will be treated to lunch between 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. it will include ham, turkey and all the fixings. the church will also hold a christmaservice starting at 10:00 with performances from the glide ensemble gospel choir and the change band. >>> a memorial for former kgo radio host ray is set for next month in san francisco. the commonwealth club will hold a celebration of life in his honor on january 12th. among those inviteded to speak, his sons, former mayor willie brown and former kgo talk host ron owens. it will be open to the public, no reservations needed.

jo jobina fortson explains. >> reporter: leonard dumawa made an odd discovery under a tree last week.it was a plastic bag. >> there is a plastic bag full of ashes, and the name tag in there. >> reporter: the neighbors called the hayward police, but the investigation went nowhere. >> we were striking out until we kept looking on the internet, and we found a news story from abc 7 that it was a woman who was tal her storage shed. >> reporter: this is where we start to connect the dots. we introduce you to a devastated joyce robertson in september. her father and grandmother's ashes were stolen from her family storage unit. >> what channel 7 reported was that there were musical notes engraved on the box along with the name. and so, those things matched up. >> reporter: the sergeant tracked robertson down saturday morning. >> i told her, please, text me the address of the police station. >> and robertson had to see it for herself, and she had been calling san leandro police for a week to see if they had anything. >> i have been happy and praying every night. >> reporter: the only thing tha

reporting in the news room, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> more fema trailers are expected to arrive in butte county today. they will serve as temporary housing for some of the camp fire evacuees. this is video of some of those trailers arriving yesterday. they are being kept in an rv park in corning. >>> new information about help for people whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the camp fire. federal officials say victims will not lose disaster assistance if they cannot get their house inspected within the next month. the announcement was to squash a rumor that butte county residents would miss out on benefit ifs they didn't get an inspection by fema. yesterday marked one month since the fire started. it is the deadliest and most destructive wildfire on record in state history. 85 people died and about 14,000 homes were destroyed. >>> authorities are searching for a driver who caught another ride after his car veered off highway 10an francisco bay. it happened around 9:30 yesterday morning near candlestick park. witnesses tell chp the man got out of his black mazda suv, flagged