back to mendosa he's serving a five year sentence in los angeles county and driving recklessly while trying to evade police. authorities want you to call 911 if you see him. >>> homicides in the city of vallejo have dropped over the last year. a rate drop 67% over the past year. from 18 homicides in 2017 to only six this time of year the police department has alsz said it's all its homicides this year. which connects police to the public and sometimes leads to these crimes being solved. meanwhile san francisco has also seen a significant and dramatic drop in its crime rates. the most recent homicide happened saturday bringing the homicide total to 44 so far this year. a 21% dip. we'll see the lowest number of homicides since 1963. >>> right now an intense man hunt is under way in parts of the central valley. this morning we're learning more about the officer as well as the suspect accused in the killing. police say 33-year-old raneil. people have been topping by the newman police station for flowers and to sing police say this is the suspect. he was spotted at a convenience store jus

mendoza was incarcerated from los angeles county last year and was brought to san quentin in april ofyear. he was serving a five year sentence for using a deadly weapon during a carjack attempt and attempting to evade an officer while driving recklessly.there are just over four thousand inmates at this prison. if you see the missing inmate or have any information call police immediately. live at san quentin, sara stinson, kron four news.### thanks sara. ( darya ) a developing story we are following this morning... a data breach at bevmo may have compromised thousands of customers' credit card information. the concord based company says that somebody planted a computer code on its online checkout page... and that may have allowed the hacker to steal the credit card numbers of more than 14-thousand people. this affects any customers who made an online purchase between august 2nd and september 26th. the hacker may have also gotten away with people's names... addresses and phone numbers. ( darya ) happening today ... the man charged with stabbing and killing 18-year nia wilson is back in

mendoza was incarcerated from los angeles county on december 20th of last year and was serving a fivesentence for using a deadly weapon during a carjack attempt and attempting to evade an officer while driving recklessly.he arrived at san quentin in april of this year.mendoza is a hispanic man with short brown hair and brown eyes, he is 5-5 and weighs about 177 pounds.there are just over four thousand inmates at this prison. if you see the missing inmate or have any information call police immediately. live at san quentin, sara stinson, kron four news.### our top story this morning ...authorities searching for an inmate who escaped from san quentin state prison. department of corrections officials say 24-year-old mendoza was reported missing at around 9:35 last night. they say he walked away grounds support facility at the prison.was serving a 5 yea sentence deadly weapon carjacking in los angeles ... police. he arrived in late april of mendoza has a tattoo and over his right eye. brown hair and brown eyes. he is 5-foot-5-inches-tall pounds. if you see him ... call police immediately.

that was funded by the los angeles county museum of art. (pam) speaking of art. international street art provocateur "banksy"... is raffling off one of his most famous pieces .... for a cause. up for grabs... one of banksy's "dismaland" boats ... from his temporary amusement park exhibition in 2015. the installation is interpreted as commentary on the european migrant crisis. money collected from the auction ... will go towards refugee support services. donations start at two- dollars- and 55-cents... the winner will be the person who comes closest to correctly guessing the weight of the artwork. the raffle closes on december 22nd. (ken) up next: questions surround the disappearance and death of well known bay area radio host ray taliaferro. we'll talke to an expert to learn how to keep your elderly loved ones safe. (pam) today, officials confirmed, retired and highly celebrated bay area journalist ray taliaferro ... has been found dead in kentucky. his body was found in a wooded area about a mile from where he was last seen... back on november 10th. taliaferro w

mendoza was convicted for a carjacking in los angeles los angeles county late last year. >>> authorities looking for another inmate from folsom. 27-year-old justin franks escaped last saturday. he is five feet 10 inches tall and weighs 143 pounds and has brown hair. he was set to be released in june after serving three years for burglary. >>> new details about pg&e e worker while responding to a power outages who was hurt. firefighters say pg&e powerline caused a power flash from an ark. the livewire fell and set a card fire. one family was inside their home when they heard a loud explosion. >> a big explosion. you just heard boom, boom. then i came outside and there was fire everywhere. a car got on fire. then the tires got on fire. >>> the family said it had limited power before the explosion and they lost all power after it happened. the pg&e worker was taken to the santa clara valley bird center. we do not know that person's conditions. >>> president trump and first lady return to washington overnight after surprise holiday visit to see the troops in iraq. service members lined up to

. >> serving five-year sentence for using deadly weapon in carjacking in los angeles county.tay with abc7 news for developments. any breaks, push alert on the abc7 news app. >> two-year-old yemeni boy has died. suffered from rare brain disease. his mother was reunited with her dying son last thursday after not being able to enter the country because of president trump's travel ban. lawsuit was filed and she was granted a waiver to make the trip. the funeral service is scheduled tomorrow afternoon. he died but she made it before he passed. >>> throw extra blanket on tonight. it is cold. >> expected to drop below freezing in parts of the bay area. live look for clear skies. >> amazing sunsets. >> go to meteorologist sandhya patel with look at weekend forecast. >> winter chill is setting in tonight. show you temperatures right now in upper 30s from danville to napa to ukiah. morgan hill, 39 degrees. that chilly already, you know the temperatures will tumble. down to freezing in concord, livermore, 29 in napa. santa rosa 30 along with ukiah. 38 oakland, 36 san jose, 45 degrees in

is known as the bob hope airport in los angeles county. take a look at this video. the plane rolled off of runway 8. this is video from robert k. it landed about an hour and a half ago. the weather is a factor. you can see rain pouring down in southern california right now. also want to show you this. it is an instagram picture that you have. you can see what happened here. it appears that plane hyd hydroplaned and hit some sort of soft concrete that is specifically meant to stop planes. it is called the engineered arresting system. it certainly worked this time. you can see the passengers safely getting out of the plane using stairways. there were no reported injuries. a sigh of relief for everyone involved. abc 7 news. >> great information. thanks so much. southwest just responded. southwest flight 278 land safely and rolled to a stop at the end of the runway. no reported injuries among the 112 customers and five crew members. >>> all right. happening now. this is a live picture of texas of the train taking former george h.w. bush to college park, texas. his famil

he's serving a sentence for using a deadly weapon during a carjacking in los angeles county and driving recklessly trying to evade police. call 911 if you see him. >>> new at noon, a tree came crashing down on to a box truck after the truck hit a branch. this was in san francisco nabld this morning. the tree blocked both lanes of traffic on hey street at franklin. nobody was hurt. >>> and a live look outside. a little breezy. the trees are moving along and things are starting to pick up. mary lee is here with a wind advisory in effect. >> we are watching the winds as they pick up and increase. a live look, the camera is shaking a bit in the wind. let check out the current wind speeds out there. looking at 15 mile an hour winds out of the north, northwest in mountain view. 19 in redwood city. and 18 pleasant ton. and liver mor, 22. and san ramon, 27. and antioch, 24 miles per hour. wind advisory for the hills and the mountains. gusts 45 to 55 miles per hour. so the higher elevations above 1,000 feet will see the windiest conditions. we'll fast forward to new year's eve. a big holiday com

he was in prison for using a deadly weapon during a carjacking in los angeles county. he's now at the selinas valley state prison. >>> a major marware attack on the news. many people expecting to find the saturday paper on their doorstep were disappointed. it is affecting print editions of "the l.a. times," the "chicago tribune" and the "new york daily news." there is no evidence that any customer data was stolen. >>> let's see how things are shaping up as we inch closer to the new year. things look calm right now as you can see. but in the higher elevations, a high wind watch is set to take effect. >> we're tracking a couple of changes tomorrow night, but one thing you're noticing is the drop in temperatures. expecting an overnight low into the early morning hours. overall, we had a dry weekend and we're seeing an increase in moisture tonight, which means an increase in low clouds with a possibility of patchy, dense fog areas. right now, current temperatures in santa rosa in the 30s. napa, 38 degrees. oakland, 43. san jose 46. we earl not seeing much wind activity now

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serving time in 2017 after being convicted of using a deadly weapon during a carjacking in los angeles county. and was sentenced to five years. since his arrest this afternoon, he has been transferred to the tate prison. the district attorney's office must now consider whether to charge him with escape and wd yet on when or if he will be transferred back to san quinten. >> marianne, thank you for that report. >>> now to the other top story, a warning about a dangerous situation along the coast. strong rip currents are creating sneaker waves. so what can you tell us what causes this? >> right now, that beach hazard statement, i have an update, is, in fact, expired. it expired at 6:00 p.m., so it just expired a couple minutes ago. we have the sneaker waves, so we've got an excessive wave run-up, which means there's a possibility that folks that turned their back to waves will get swept into t ocean is very important. that warning expired at 6:00, but be mindful if you're going to be at the beach. this is a view of the golden gate bridge. the morning lows were in the 30s and only topped out in t

it's flash flood severe thunderstorm warnings, flood warnings for los angeles county. he saw the mudslides. and we had just a big mess in southern california which continues tonight. we continue rolling through the afternoon, sunshine, saturday sunshine and keep going for a reason because sunday things will change. an increase in cloud cover. a front that will fizzle out the time it gets here will bring rainfall to portions of the area by sunday morning -- sunday evening. highs tomorrow are above average with the sunshine. morgan hill 62. san mateo 59. and exnded forecast cloudier on sunday. maureen chance, we are going drive very well. monday morning before we clear out with any more sunshine. enjoy the sunshine because we did get some rain in the past two weeks. >> thank you. >>> a chief steps down to take his dream job. why this cop is turning in his >>> santa cruz fire chief says that he is retiring. taking on his dream job of facebook. smacked he has been chief for 3 years, he got the offer from facebook this week to take on a lead role for the company's emergency

he is serving a five year prison sentence for use of a deadly weapon during a carjacking in los angeles county. sgt. graham says the carjacking suspect in this case also appears to have been armedsot the department of corrections has issued a statewide be- on-the-lookout for shalom mendoza, whom police consider armed and dangerous and ask if any sees him or that silver toyota rav4, license plate 6-s-t-z-5-0-2, to call 9-1-1 right away...outside san quentin prison, haaziq madyun kron4news (grant) a big story tonight... a judge has suspended criminal proceedings against the man accused of stabbing and killing 18- year-old nia wilson. 28-year-old john lee cowell appeared in court today. an alameda county judge says there is substantial evidence that cowell is incompetent to stand trial. he is accused of killing wilson and injuring her sister at the macarthur

inches tall, weighing 1607 pounds, this is his photo, he was convicted for a carjacking in los angeles county and he was sentenced top five years at san quentin and was there just 8 minutes. he couldn't be found during the bedtime inmate count last night. >>> and they're also searching for a gunman suspected for killing a police officer in stand slaw r was shot and kille shortly early after yesterday morning in the town of new man, take a look at photos of the suspect taken when he was stopped at a convenience store. he was pulled over by the officer as he drove away from the store p the store clerk who served that man, there were no signs of what was about to happen out there. >> i was in shock. like i couldn't believe it. when the guy left, my friend came back inside and the officer pulled him over down the street, so, we went outside, shots had been fired. and the guy had left and we saw the officer's car was left behind. >> the officer has and baby boy, and at least the community can do for him is find this guy. >>> the suspect's no signs of where that gunman went afterwards. >>> our time

with her father and brother, huge 49er fanssan dimas and los angeles county. her father said they had the best time. >> we said we would do it every year. we had no idea it would be the last. >> reporter: the family was staying at the wyndham garden in two blocks from first and rosemary street. after the game, they had drinks at nearby doghouse sports lounge, leaving at around midnight. >> i said hey it is raining but we will lock anyway. halfway home, she did not want to walk in the rain . >> reporter: it was the last time he would see police called him, she had been struck by a car near the 880 offramp sometime before 1 am. >> we believe she was possibly sitting on the curb in that area when she was drunk. >> reporter: police say the suspects car likely heading southbound on first street when the driver may have attempted to make a u-turn and hit her. she is one of 23 pedestrian deaths in san jose this year. seven more than last year. police the holidays, i dangerous time for accidents with more cars and pedestrians on the road. >> we ask vehicles to slow do

los angeles county's remains the most populous with almost 10.3 million people. >>> it is the end of an era. after more than 157 years in business, san francisco retailer gump's is closing. they were known as the place to go for the perfect gift. the doors are set to close for good on sunday. the store is said to be offering discounts of up to 90%. >>> a possible plan to keep the raiders playing in the bay area for one more season. the san francisco gits have something to say about them playing at at&t park. >>> see how a baback today. >>> in weather, welcome to winter. the winter solstice earlier br rainfall. another chance in our five day forecast. we will have that and your christmas forecast coming up. >>> a big talk today with an unlikely partnership to keep the oakland raiders in the bay area for another year. the raiders are talking &t park the 49ers actually own the nfl territorial rights for san francisco. but the team told us it plans to be open-minded. >>> the golden gate bridge order of directors voted to move forward with public hearings on its proposed toll increases. t

los angeles county prosecutors are reviewing a case. actor anthony rapp was the first to come forward last summer, alleging a 26-year-old spacey assaulted him when he was 14. spacey said on twitter, he did not remember the incident but apologized to rapp. this is the first time the academy award winner has posted publicly in more than a year. he posted the video saying in part -- >> but you wouldn't believe the worst without evidence, would you? you wouldn't rush to judgment without facts, would you? did you? >> spacey's representatives did not respond to our request for comment. the l.a. county district attorney spokesperson confirmed today that a first case from 1992 was dropped because of the statute of limitations, but it's a second case that is currently under review. anna werner, cbs news, new york 37. >>> coming up on the morning news, the bear necessities. how a charity group is changing lives by connects those in need with the basics. like shampoo and toothpaste. >>> and president trump has a surprising christmas eve message ab

he is serving a five year prison sentence for use of a deadly weapon during a carjacking in los angeles county. sgt. graham says the carjacking suspect in this case also appears to have been armedsot (vicki) developing news tonight... the all clear has been given... after occupants of the san francisco hall of justice had to shelter in place earlier this evening. a phone call of a bomb threat to the building on 7th and brayant led to an immediate investigation by police. no one was allowed into the facility at the time. about an hour later, the building deemed safe and the hall of justice continued their operations. no injuries were reported. (ken) a live look outside right now... bay bridge toll plaza on a windy night. you can see... maybe a spider web on the camera... trembling with the wind...(vicki) time now for our first look at the four zone forecast

. >> he was sentenced in los angeles county for use of a deadly weapon during a carjacking and evades ing a peace officer. mendoza was taken to the salinas valley state prison. >> and back here live his case will be referred to the marin county district attorney office where they will consider kidnapping, carjacking and attempted escape. >>> police in san francisco are looking for the man who attacked and stomped on another man in the tenderloin district. the attack was captured on cell phone video. the packages are graphic. the suspect is wanted for attempted murder. he is a felon on probation for robbery. the victim is in serious condition in the hospital i'm a woman was attacked and sexually assaulted this morning in palo alto and police need help identifying the suspect. this man pushed her to the ground and began groping her. the suspect ran away when the woman screamed and her boyfriend came to her aid. he's described as hispanic between 25 and 35. dark hair and eyes. >>> eight people arrested in connection of the shooting death of a newman police officer. they have captured the

tonight, the wait is over, elon musk has unveiled his underground transportation tunnel in los angeles countymusk and his boring company showed off a futuristic mile- long stretch of the tunnel tonight. designed to whisk cars underground at 150 miles an hour at top speed. the station is smack dab in the middle of a residential neighborhood in the city of hawthorne. musk says it could be the solution. to what he calls soul destroying traffic. >> not opposed to mass transit, mass transit is fine. let's try every solution possible. but the thing about tunnels is that you can go 3-d underground. >> estimated price tag for the tunnel is $10 million. >>> it's officially a week before christmas and it's also one of the busiest times of the year for the postal service. kpix 5's andria borba is live in san francisco with more on the shipping rush. andrea? >> reporter: liz, if you are like me and wondering how much time you have left before you can get cards and packages to your loved ones, the answer is not much. welcome to the guts of a logistical nightmare. or as the u.s. postal service calls it, a

incident in the tenderloin and was being medically evaluated before being booked for a warrant in los angeles county authorities say about 10:45 last night, she walked away from the hospital. officers searched the area but couldn't find her. police say she is not considered a threat to the general public. >>> we've got some weather to talk about. a weaker system moving on shore as we speak, but it's barely moving. it gets here tomorrow afternoon. it's a long way away. we >> reporter: lucy is two years do have some sprinkles showing up in the northbay. parts of the north counties but it's really light right now. tomorrow morning there is a chance for a sprinkle as well but it would be really light like what we are seeing right now. you can see up by garver bill, that's rain. pardon me. but down here by us, we're not getting reports of this hitting the ground. maybe, that is a little sprinkle activity. that's what we can expect tomorrow morning. widely scattered, no big deal. don't change your plans. it's not going to be like the last commutes we saw during the rain. but the afternoon commute will be

the first nfl game for the family from san dimas in los angeles county. her father said they had the best time. >> me and my son we do this every year. we had no idea it would be the last year. >> reporter: the family was staying at the wyndham garden inn, two blocks from first and rosemary street in san jose. after the game they had drinks at a nearby doghouse sports lounge leaving around midnight. >> i dragged everyone out of there at that it is raining but we are going to walk anyway. halfway home she didn't want to walk in the rain and decided she would meet us there. that is what she said. >> reporter: it was the last time he would see her. sobbing he said, police called him. she had been struck by a car near the 880 offramp sometime before one in the morning. >> we believe she was possibly sitting on the curb there in that area when she was struck. >> reporter: police say the suspects car was likely heading southbound on first street, when the driver may have attempted to make a u-turn and hit her. she is one of 23 pedestrian deaths in san jose this

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. >> reporter: mendoza was serving a five-year sentence out of los angeles county. he was convicted of using a deadly weapon during a carjacking and evading a police officer while driving recklessly. if mendoza is, in fact, in a car, he may have left the area and headed south in a silver rav4 with the plate 6stz502. if he's still on foot, police say he could still be in the area, but wherever he may be they say considering him armed and dangerous. >> if they happen to see the inmate or the vehicle in this particular case, that they immediately call 911. keep their distance and be a good witness. >> reporter: police describe this man as being 5' 5, about 177 pounds. he's got brown hair, brown eyes and pretty distinctive tattoos around his face and neck. if you see him or see that silver rav4, police say call them immediately. in marin county, emily turner, kpix5. >>> criminal proceedings are on hold for now against the man charged in a deadly b.a.r.t. stabbing. john cowell's attorney had testified that his client suffers from extreme dilutions and paronoia. now the j

san quentin in 2017 after he was convicted of using a deadly weapon during a carjacking in los angeles county and was sentenced to five years. since his arrest this afternoon, he has been transferred to the salinas valley state prison. >>> the marin county district attorney's office will now consider whether to charge him with escape and carjacking charges. no word yet on when or if he will be transferred back to san quentin. >>> and this just into our news room. police are searching for a man who they say sexually assaulted a woman in palo alto. here's a picture of him from a security camera. this is the suspect, they say. the victim says she was walking to an apartment on el camino real near grant avenue early this morning when a man grabbed her and started to grope her. the victim screamed, which alerted her boyfriend, caught his attention. he ran outside to help. now, this caused this guy to run away. he got into a red toyota corolla, still has not been caught. >>> new details about the man accused of gunning down a newman police officer. he reportedly worked at a san francisco hotel from

los angeles county prosecutors are reviewing a case. anthony rapp was the first to come forward last summer, alleging a then 26-year-old spacey assaulted him when he was just 14. spacey earlier said on twitter he did not remember the incident, but apologized to rapp. >> they had me declare that everything said is true, and that i -- >> reporter: this is the first time the academy award winner has posted publicly in more than a year. it's not clear whether spacey knew about today's charge in massachusetts when he posted the video, saying in part. >> but you wouldn't believe the worst without evidence, would you? you wouldn't rush to judgments without facts, would you? >> skpch rescue efforts continue in indonesia after a devastating tsunami. at least 373 people are now confirmed dead. that number is expected to rise. giant waves roared ashore during a busy holiday weekend saturday night, washing away beach towns popular with tourists. barry petersen has the latest on this story. >> reporter: the band seventeen had been together 20 years.

los angeles county prosectors are reviewing the case. actor anthony rapp was the first to come forward last summer, alleging a then-26 year old spacey assaulted him when he was just 14. spacey earlier said on twitter he did not remember the incident, but apologized to rapp. >> they had me declare that everything that was said was true. >> reporter: this is the first time the academy award-winner has posted publicly in more than aryear. it's not clear whether spacey knew about today's charge in massachusetts when he posted the padeo saying, in part: >> you wouldn't believe the worst without evidence, would you? you wouldn't rush to judgment without facts, would you? >> reporter: spacey's representatives did not respond to our request for comment today. the l.a. county district attorney's spokesperson confirmed today that a first case from 1992 was dropped because of the statute of limitations, but it's a second case that is currently under review. elaine. >> quijano: all right, anna, khank you. overseas, the search for victims continues i

mendoza was incarcerated from los angeles county last year and was brought to san quentin in april ofyear. he was serving a five year sentence for using a deadly weapon during a carjack attempt and attempting to evade an officer while driving recklessly.there are just over four thousand inmates at this prison. if you see the missing inmate or have any information call police immediately. live at san quentin, sara stinson, kron four news.### thanks sara. ( darya ) in another big story ... investigators are closing in on the gunman who is suspected of killing a police officer in stanislaus county. we first brought you this story yesterday morning as breaking news. the manhunt continues ... after the suspect's truck was discovered less than five miles from where officer ronil singh was shot and killed. kron 4's catherine heenan explains how a routine traffic stop in the small town of newman turned deadly. "...his next radio transmission was 'shots fired' which immediately had a response from throughout the county including his partner who was working here in the city with him. when his p

eventually moved up to san francisco to work out of the office here, given a lot of assembly through los angeles county then came up here and doing assemblies to kids about rainforest. one of my jobs was to teach about recycle, teaching students to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost, i'm teaching them they have the power, and that motivates them. it was satisfying for me to work with for the department of environment to create a message that gets to the heart of the issue. the san francisco department of environment is the only agency that has a full time educational team, we go into the schools to help teach children how to protect nature and the environment. we realized we needed animal mascot to spark excitement with the students. the city during the gold rush days, the phoenix became part of the city feel and i love the symbolism of the phoenix, about transformation and the message that the theme of the phoenix provides, we all have the power to transform our world for the better. we have to provide teachers with curriculum online, our curriculum is in two different languages and whether it's lesso

mendoza was incarcerated from los angeles county last year and was brought to san quentin in april ofyear. he was serving a five year sentence for using a deadly weapon during a carjack attempt and attempting to evade an officer while driving recklessly.there are just over four thousand inmates at this prison. if you see the missing inmate or have any information call police immediately. live at san quentin, sara stinson, kron four news.### ( will ) thanks sara. ( darya ) a developing story we are following this morning... a data breach at bevmo may have compromised thousands of customers' credit card information. the concord based company says that somebody planted a computer code on its online checkout page... and that may have allowed the hacker to steal the credit card numbers of more than 14-thousand people. this affects any customers who made an online purchase between august 2nd and september 26th. the hacker may have also gotten away with people's names... addresses and phone numbers. ( darya ) happening today ... the man charged with stabbing and killing 18-year nia wilson is

he is serving a 5-year sentence for using a deadly weapon during a car-jacking in los angeles county. authorities want you to call 91. >> live here at san quentin state prison. >> today we're expected to hear from the california police department. corporal o'neil sing was shot and killed yesterday in the town of newman. they believe he was killed by the driver of a pickup truck. we don't know the suspect's name yet as of last night deputies were still trying to determine his identity. moments after opening fire. >>> there is a growing memorial forcing outside the newman police station. the 33-year-old leaves behind a wife and infant son. >> so i have a boy. he has a boy. we were talking about what it's like to raise our kids. he wanted me to meet him coming up soon because i hadn't met the baby yet. really nice guy as an officer as a friend. >> it's really tough because in this small little communitieses like we have here, we know everybody. we know the' cops. they're our neighbors and our friends. >>> at 11:00 this morning we'll hear from newman's police chief and the investigation i

it's a new chapter for los angeles county, a program called the great read away. >> we're not reallye reading so long as they're reading. >> reporter: l.a. county library director sky patrick says the idea came about after the library noticed an unsettling trend. that fines are not fined. many kids who racked up debt on overdue books or movies would stop coming to the library all together. $10, absolutely. for some people that's a huge barrier. >> reporter: those are the kids that you want in the library reading. >> that's exactly it. so this program is really to invite them back into the library to make libraries accessible to them and their families. >> reporter: we found 8-year-old jayleen robe lz working off her fee while catching up on the judy moody series. >>> when you didn't have to pay money for your fines and you could read away your fine, what did you think? >> i was surprised. >> reporter: why were you surprised? >> i thought that the library or somebody had a fine they had to pay. >> about 5 to 600 kids come through our doors on a daily basis. >> reporter: children's lib

los angeles county remains the most populous county with nearly 10.3 million people. >>> a trip to a bay area barbershop was a little different. it was transformed into a toy giveaway. up next how they teamed up with law enforcement to help kids who are less fortunate. >>> coming up, national chain massage and be accused of covering up alleged sexual assault by having customers to agree to new terms and conditions. >>> a bay area sheriff's department reaching out to first responders in butte county who were affected by the deadly camp fires. the donations coming today. >>> in east bay barbershop teaming up to get back to communities and children. youngsters left with a fresh cut and a gift. >> reporter: most people come to masters barber for a haircut and conversation. on this day it was a little different as the men and women of the shop decided to step it up and become santa's elves. >> rang up as a kid i was a less fortunate one. we always believe that when we got older we would do more and get back. >> reporter: this is the first year they gave a toy giveaway. each child got to p

[applause] todd: the los angeles county sheriff met with mixed reaction over the announcement and wants to cooperate with ice. they made 1200 transfers to ice last year. i don't know if that works or my logic hat if that makes any sense. not a good idea. carley: if you have summit who is tough to shop for, watch this. todd: the cyber guy is here. >> like harry potter, this is a can of harry potter, a coding kit that comes with a magic wand so kids know how to code. the first ever harry potter stem product. and to become a wizard like that. it is a perfect gift, under $80. and -- >> could the going to love it. i never felt more powerful in your life. this is called relay. and turned out i must be a kid too. parents can use the apps as well. the little one could go anywhere in the world, california or new york and these will work because they work on 4g. carley: kids will hate that. >> these were called phones. >> this is a smart phone with all the junk. it is so simple, keeps you in touch with your friends and family and is a lot more fun. carley: we will take your word that this is a sm

. >>> a flash flood warning in effect for parts of los angeles county after heavy rains cause mudslides. pacific coast highway shut down today. no reports of any damage to homes. rain, mudslides, now snow, the grapevine is opened again this evening after lanes got blanketed with snow today forcing a six hour closure. what a mess. >> we have seen plenty of rain this week but things are starting to clear out. >> we have got clear skies around here now. let's take a look at the map and talk about temperatures that are in the mid-60s for a high. temperatures running above average. hayward 65. san jose 62. redwood city 61. san francisco 60 degrees. heading to the ice rink, beautiful weather, upper 50s. we have got some football this weekend maybe you are catching the san francisco 49ers right here on kpix5, if you are going to the game, partly sunny, 61 degrees in santa clara. the oakland raiders are also at home taking on the pittsburgh steelers. so two games right here in the bay area. 60 degrees for the oakland raiders game. southern california, heavy rain, a lot of win and mountain snow

. >>> five robbery suspects are in custody after a high speed chase in los angeles county. it came to an end in hollywood. the suspects abandoned their car and run nothing to a neighborhood and jump asking climbing walls before they were captured. >> they ended up getting off the freeway and the vehicle they pull off and abandon the vehicle and all run in here. >> they're accused of a robbery at a watch store where an employee suffered a minor injury. >>> the hood is up. the hood is up. boom. wow. there you go. >> also, this time look at this bazaar beach chase as the suspect sped down with the hood of the mercedes blowing up on to the windshield. five suspects were taken in to custody after an officer slammed his suv in to the car and ending the car chase. >>> a new study suggests that exercise is as affective as medication to lower the high blood pressure. they caution that there's no direct head to head comparison times yet, and people should not stop taking the blood pressure drugs. also, falling asleep with contact lenses could cause serious problems. and psychologist

artistic satellites that were funded by museums -- the nevada museum of art and the los angeles countye are seeing a number of new players aside from the kingdom of jordan with their first satellites. museums and educational payloads, things that are going up by students are flying here. we have literally have to doesn't iot companies, internet of things satellites -- half a dozen iot companies, internet of things and satellites. this also includes a number of defense satellites for the u.s. there there are --joe: are so many different satellites and use cases, artistic, educational, internet of things -- how does it dovetail with growing concerns about space junk and space debris? and whether at some point there will be too many satellites out there? when you fly your satellite, you have to license it with the u.s. government or other government. space debris has been a big issue. one of the satellites that is flying that is part of the u.k. is actually going to deploy a drag chute to demonstrate technologies for reentry. as you look at all the satellites that are part of this payload

he was convicted for a carjack being in los angeles county late last year. was sentenced to serve five years at san quentin. he had been there 8 months, he was not seen during the bed count last night. authorities are looking for an inmate who escaped from a minimum security prison in folsom. he escaped last -- escaped last saturday. he watches last seen wearing a light blue shirt and blue pants with cdc or prisoner on them. he served three years in june and was set to be reason leavessed in june. >>> several people in san raphael getting help from the red cross pave fire burned weren't apartment building. >>> people were trapped in an upstairs unit were able to escape. >>> a terrifying sight for residents at lacks spur street. flames burned in the front of two apartment buildings, the firefighters got the call at 10:45am that people were trapped inside. then started evacuating the buildings, the fire so intense, residents in the two burning units had jumped from the second floor. one man said he knew and his youngest son had to get out [ foreign language sp

by a hit and run driver in san jose yesterday morning, she is 29- year-old nicole stanton, los angeles county. they found her at 1 in the morning yesterday. they have do not have information on the driver and what kind of vehicle wars involved in this accident. this is san jose's 22nd traffic death involving a pedestrian this year. >>> there's increased security after a student brought a knife and bomb making team at the school. they alerted school staff yesterday, that a 14-year-old boy had a knife. when police arrived, they found a knife and a type of acid that when combined could cause an explosion. they don't believe there's and additional threat to students or the school. >>> family and friends are honoring and chp officer who died in the line of duty one year argument the officer was killed by a suspected drunk driver. his family has a message for other drivers. >> reporter: the officer at 33 years old had so much wife to live. a husband, father, son, colleague loved and remembered monday night at a village outside of the chp office where he worked in hayward. this holiday season, a pai

los angeles county public health department just confirmed the death. sondra locke was 74. >>> had, a police officer helping to build bridges in the community. how he came to be working alongside the parents of a teenager who died in a police shooting. >>> the weekend around the corner. a few sprinkles in the forecast. more for the weekend. valley fog is forming tonight. all the specifics, right after the break. >>> a police officer shot and killed during a traffic stop. details from the area. ♪ ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> a traffic stop in georgia turned violent as a police officer was shot and killed. the officer was chasing a man who got out of his car and began running. during the chase, police say the suspect shot and killed the officer. police later shot and killed the suspect. he was found hiding in the woods behind the business. today the police chief announced the death. >> i have sad news to report. and officer died in the line of duty, serving the citizens of the county. >> police say the suspect also shot a police c

it caused street flooding in orange and los angeles counties. >>> a man fell into a flood control channelabra. the fire department tweeted this video. the water was shallow but it was moving vey fast and was extremely dangerous. >>> this is what happens when wildfire debris flows into the . the water turns black. black waves hit the sand in the rain mashed ash from the woolsey fire into creeks and streams. they empty into the pacific ocean. >>> and now your morning money report. divorce lawyers say clients who would be paying alimoniy rushing to file their divorce. >> the recipient will no longer declare as taxable income. >> sears just took a major turn. the former ceo is offering to buy the retailer out of bankruptcy. >>> and current chairman and ceo's largest investor. and stocks. he says the acquisition would keep 50,000 working and save 500 stores that are set to close. this would also include kmart. >>> walmart is teaming up with fedex to offer next-day preparation drug delivery.eeexps eckamazon's entry into the prescription drug world. >>> a live look at the new york stock exchange

he was convicted in los angeles county last year. he was sentenced to serve 5 years at san quentin, he had been there just 8 months. he was reported missing when they couldn't find him during the inmate count last night. >>> and authorities are looking for are an inmate who escaped from a minimum security prison in folsom. justin franks escaped last saturday. it's 5-foot 10, 143 pounds, brown use and black hair. last seen wearing a light blue shirt and blood pressure pants, with a cdcr prisoner initials printed on them. he was due to released in june after serving three years in burglary. we'll have a live property from san quentin coming up in the next hour. >>> law enforcement are looking for a gunman suspected of killing a police officer in stanislaus county. we reported this shooting at the officer after it happened in the town of newman. this is 50 miles east of san jose. he stopped at a convenience store, he was pumped over by officer sing as he drove away from that store. the clerk said there was no signs of what would happen

beaches in san diego and los angeles counties also saw high waves.e national weather service says inexperienced swimmers and surfers should stay out of the water at this time. (grant) now to our four zone forecast... as we take this live look outside at the bay bridge... joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence karnow: the bay area had a nice break today from the stormy weather. but the clouds continue moving across our skies today. tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy dense fog. on the satellite you can see another storm moving into the pacific northwest. there is a chance we could see a few more raindrops north of the golden gate bridge. highs tomorrow will be cool under partly cloudy skies and in the 50s to mid 60s. we will see a mix of sunshine and clouds through the week. the next best chance for rain will come this friday and this weekend. (vicki) 4 your health tonight... we all know the holidays can really wreak havoc on our really wreak holidays can weekend. (vicki) 4 your health tonight... we all know the holida

the first nfl game for the family from san dimas and los angeles county. >> we said we were going to do it every year. we had no idea it would be the last. format the family was staying at the wyndham garden in two blocks from first and rosemary street in san jose. after the game, they had drinks at nearby doghouse sports lounge, leaving at about midnight. >> acetate is raining, we will lock anyway. halfway home, she did not want to walk in the rain and decided she would meet us there. >> reporter: it was the last time he would see her. sobbing he said police called him. she had been struck by a car near the 880 offramp sometime before 1 am. >> we believe she was possibly sitting on the curb when she was struck. or make the suspects car, lightly heading southbound on first street when the driver may have attempted to make a u- turn and hit her. nicole is one of 23 pedestrian deaths in san jose this year. seven more than last year. police say the holidays are a dangerous time for accidents with more cars and pedestrians on the road. >> people and vehicles need to slow down. people are

shirley pulled up to this motel in los angeles county and took a job as the motel's cleaning woman in exchange for a free room. and at least it gave them some measure of stability, and they signed up at a local school. junior high for pepper, high school for rene, much to shirley's disapproval. >> shirley would tell us girls don't go to school, they get married, why do you want to go to school? i didn't like being late to school. i didn't like being absent all the time. >> so they got themselves up every morning and went to school and kept going. and then pepper was 12. eight of those years with shirley when she saw her chance to escape and seized it. she made herself useful as a baby-sitter for the couple next door in room 109. and when the family moved out of the motel, pepper went with them. but it didn't last long. pepper's new household was as troubled and messy as her own life was. she swallowed her pride and moved back to 110 colennial hotel. even though by then, says pepper, shirley didn't seem to care much what she did. >> i remember when i was trying to so-called run away, p