(sot: charlie merritt, veteran) "i'm just g gd like that." merritt says he has a device already that lets him operate his chair, but this new ucf veloped model is only a few hundred dollars... less than half the price of other types. it's all about independence and attitude. (sot: charlie merritt, veteran) "if i want to go to aisle three and she's on aisle two, i can do that. gives you that to feel normal. look at me now, i'm on t.v., i i almost famous, you guys wouldn't even know my name if i hadn't got in an accident." (sot: joey teblum, researcher) "being able to see someone actually use it, is life changing for us." the team of students were beaming as saw the technology--- really work. (sot: joey teblum, researcher) "we believe this can be a rmanent solution fofo someone e meday, yes." and speaking of solutions - remember this guy? this same team created a special arm for 7 year old alex pring. he's had his arm helpingim for over a year now. >> holiday art, made by you... 's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wea

it happened off the trail around lake merritt next to the ferry land sign. a witness says three teens were siting on this long branch when another 16-year-old boy jumped up and grabbed on to the end of it. the witness tells me he gave the boy cpr, but he realized that there is no hope because it looked like the boy's neck was badly broken. the victim's parents and other adults were there celebrating a birthday. all gathered around and went as the cor neither took the body. >> it was like, wow. i feel bad for the family and during the holidays. my prayers go out to them. >> oakland police say it appears this was all an unfortunate accident as the boy's body was taken away his parents were given a chance to have a moment with their son. they thanked the police and went home in tears. at lake merritt in oakland, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> now to the shooting rampage in southern california. from housewife to killer, tonight we have our first look at the woman who police say pledged allegiance to isis just hours before opening fire during an office holiday party.

it happened off the trail around lake merritt next to the ferry land sign. a witness says three teens were siting on this long branch when another 16-year-old boy jumped up and grabbed on to the end of it. the witness tells me he gave the boy cpr, but he realized that there is no hope because it looked like the boy's neck was badly broken. the victim's parents and other adults were there celebrating a birthday. all gathered around and went as the cor neither took the body. >> it was like, wow. i feel bad for the family and during the holidays. my prayers go out to them. >> oakland police say it appears this was all an unfortunate accident as the boy's body was taken away his parents were given a chance to have a moment with their son. they thanked the police and went home in tears. at lake merritt in oakland, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> now to the shooting rampage in southern california. from housewife to killer, tonight we have our first look at the woman who police say pledged allegiance to isis just hours before opening fire during an office holiday party.

jack lewis died when a tree limb snapped and crushed him at lake merritt last night. deborah villalon live at the scene where friends have been gathering throughout the day.>>> the tree has been cut down and removed. on the stump that remains, you can see a memorial to jack lewis, who died doing what countless kids have done, climbing the trees. those who knew jack lewis come to this grassy slope with mementos and so much sorrow on their faces and in their words. for the high school junior gone much too soon.>> he was always joking and stuff. always a positive dude.>> friday evening, lewis, his family and trends, were at lake merritt celebrating a birthday when he and a few other teenagers climbed on some tree limbs. his broke, pungent to the ground and landing on him.>> the branch was really low to the ground.>> and easy climb, often done. at oakland technical high, the bulldogs paused to honor him before their basketball game. he was one of those kids known and liked across campus. athlete, actor, musician, friend.>> he was hilarious and always went out of his way t

(sot: charlie merritt, veteran) "i'm just good like that." merritt says he has a device already that lets him operate his chair, but this new ucf developed model is only a few hundred dollars... less than half the price of other types. it's all about independence and attitude. (sot: charlie merritt, veteran) "if i want to go to aisle three and she's on aisle two, i can do that. gives you that independence, that freedom, to feel normal. look at me now, i'm on t.v., i'm even know my name if i hadn't got in an accident." (sot: joey teblum, researcher) "being able to see someone actually use it, is life changing for us." the team of students were beaming as saw the technology--- really work. (sot: joey teblum, researcher) "we believe this can be a permanent solution for someone someday, yes." and speaking of solutions - remember this guy? this same team created a special arm for 7 year old alex pring. he's had his arm helping him for over a year now. >> that was dave mcdaniel reporting. still to come on news 4 today.... one website was so popular

and it looks like the merritt parkway north exit 31 another accident. we have street cleaning rules in effect for today. ken, shirleen, over to you. >> thank you heather. 6:18, an american car company is teaming one google to make -- teaming up with google to make a car that drives itself. >> and santa's eight tiny reindeer are getting a 21st century makeover. google teaming up with ford. >> online reports claim that the two companies have been in talks with the goal of creating a new self-driving car. a deal could be announced as early as next month. >> just in time for the holidays. several new family friendly game titles rolling out for google chrome cast. they include angry birds friend, driver speedboat paradise and hasbro's monopoly here now. >> they are now available for download from the chrome cast app app store. >> and you can imagine these landing on your roof, can you? the robotic reindeer are the work of boston dynamics. >> it only takes three of them to pull the sleigh, not eight and with navigation sensors built in, i guess this means rud

it happened on the shoresfs lake merritt. him and his friends were celebrating a birthday. we have the details. >> he was a really, really great guy. >> clair brook is dealing with the unbelievable loss of her good friend, jack lewis. >> it doesn't feel really real at this point. >> she and jack came to lake merritt friday afternoon to celebrate a friend's birthday. the group was hanging out by the lake. some were climbing trees. >> there were three people sitting on the branch and jack jumped up to hang on it, and it fell. >> the 16-year-old was you crushed by the enormous weight of the tree limb that broke up, killing lewis. cards and flowers are left by the site. >> he was so full of life and joy and he never had anything bad to say about anything. >> jack lewis was a junior at oakland tech. a guidance counselor told me the school staff was told about the tragedy. rule which is was thinking about going to college. >> he was a super handsome dude. he was super nice to me. every time i saw him he was super happy to see me and soup happy to see everyone. >> i'm so sorry for

at lake merritt in oakland, alan wong, abc 7 news. >>> 8:05. police are searching for a man who stole a package and more from a sunnyvale home. as uks see from this security camera he walked up, grabbed the package and went back to his car but he went done, he hopped back out and grabbed two oranges from a bush. it happened thursday afternoon. police say it's a reminder to set up delivery times for when you are home and to also report suspicious activity in your neighborhood. >>> fairfield police say they have ro ever had a huge pile of stolen mail from homes in several cities, including napa, novato, martinez and sacramento. more than a thousand pieces of mail were found during a probation search at a fairfield home. police say it was stolen from at least 24 mailboxes. investigators are in the process of contacting the victims. >> it's a long process because we're dealing with that much paperwork, that much mail and numerous jurisdictions, numerous other cities. so our investigators are going to be working for probably quite some time to sort

>>> the death of a teenage boy is raising questions about the health of the trees that line lake merritt in oakland. henry lee tells us the 16-year- old was climbing on a tree last friday night when a branch snapped and crushed him to death. >> reporter: it has been several days since jack lewis was killed in a freak accident. he was with friends on an acacia tree when a branch broke and killed him. he died on the scene. in a statement, the city public works expressed deep sadness. in response to my questions about other trees, officials as a crews respond within 24 hours to reports of trees that are imminent hazards but it's an open question as to whether these hazards can be uncovered before it's too late. i have went from a family that other trees were indeed checked after his death. officials told the family that retrieve that killed the team could have been cut earlier but like many city departments, arborists have many trees to monitor. >> he was a really energetic kid, friendly, outgoing. he was a dedicated boy scout. this has been a really hard time in the world. we have had a lo

no issues on 95 or the merritt parkway. if you're taking the gospels bridge construction backing things up on the new jersey turnpike staten island down here, new jersey towards staten one lane closed, all lanes closed earlier, to that camera shot southbound by dual avenue, you still have delays only one lane open as you traveled with the cute guidance interchange, take the grand central dunkin's new sweet black pepper bacon sandwich, with double the slices of caramelized crispy pepper bacon. it's the bacon experience you've been waiting for. bacon up. gorgeous, isn't he? (vo) a new york man spent $3.2 million on a dead bat. i have such enormous respect for these creatures. which is why i stuff them and hang them on the walls. (vo) you'd make a way better rich person. lotto. making more new yorkers juliet: the house of representatives added funding to add the zadroka into the tax-and-spend bill. congress will consider it. and as big as the september 11th attack. ben: it has 2 and the remnants toward an anchor at kennedy air

it happened friday you night on the shores of lake merritt where he and his friends were celebrating a birthday. s abc7 news reporter cornell barnard has the details. >> he was a really, really great guy. >> reporter: clair brook is dealing with the unbelievable loss of her good friend, jack lewis. >> it just doesn't feel really real at this point. >> she and jack came to lake merritt friday afternoon to celebrate a friend's birthday. the group was hanging out by the lake. some were climbing trees. >> there were three people sitting on the branch and jack just jumped up to hang on it, and it fell. >> police say the 16-year-old was crushed by the enormous weight of the tree limb that broke off, killing lewis. cards and flowers are left by the site. >> he was so full of life and joy and he never had anything bad to say about anything. >> jack lewis was a junior at oakland tech. a guidance counselor told me the school staff was notified about the tragedy. she said that lewis was thinking about going to college. >> he was a super handsome dude. he was super nice to me. every time i saw h

it happened friday you night on the shores of lake merritt where he and his friends were celebrating a birthday. we have the details. >> he was a really, really great guy. >> clair brook is dealing with the unbelievable loss of her good friend, jack lewis. >> it just doesn't feel really real at this point. >> she and jack came to lake merritt friday afternoon to celebrate a friend's birthday. the group was hanging out by the lake. some were climbing trees. >> there were three people sitting on the branch and jack just jumped up to hang on it, and it fell. >> police say the 16-year-old was crushed by the enormous weight of the tree limb that broke up, killing lewis. cards and flowers are left by the site. >> he was so full of life and joy and he never had anything bad to say about anything. >> jack lewis was a junior at oakland tech. a guidance counselor told me the school staff was notified about the tragedy. lewis was thinking about going to college. >> he was a super handsome dude. he was super nice to me. every time i saw him he was super happy to see me and super happy to see eve

conn doing fine, 95 and merritt parkway no problems in the norwalk area towards greenwich, the problem on the palisades south bound closing all lanes between exits 2 and 1 northbound side not affected. let's take a look at the lie, traffic moving fine in suffolk county, no problems by cherry red and a grand tour of looking good, no delays construction related, same lincoln and holland tunnel. in the event kerry: your christmas, the coming in the mail. >> a lot people think social media is more convenient, jessica will see if christmas cards wilson be a thing of the past. >> reporter: many people head to social media to post holiday cards even though a lot of us spoke to say they prefer to receive holiday card in the mail online. >> i put the pictures on my refrigerator and my work station. >> i like the old-fashioned way. you can read it. >> i am old-fashioned. i do it by hand. >> you may say i didn't get a lot of christmas card in the mail, you're not alone, needed the rest of us. >> a cry for help that because of e-mail and social media we are seeing a lot less in terms of delivered

now all of my friends can get merritt like weekend. >> sweet are from georgia and it was not legal to marry in georgia. but now is and now all my friends can. -- we are from georgia >> catherine: ahead and sports prick the city of oakland is asking the national football league for more time to keep oakland raiders. smart >> catherine: carpenter will be here with the latest on we return. time now for sports! >> reporter: we may have indeed seen the last of the raiders in oakland. instead of producing a specific outline of the city plans to fund and construct a new stadium. the mayor has sent a leak test this the league a letter for more time to work road matters with the raiders' proposed chef has approved it in a public moneys will be used. >> reporter: mayor just spoke in an news conference. kron4 was there. >> feel that oakland has been very open and honest with them to up the process about where we are and what we need to do to get it to a formal agreement >> reporter: the league's owners will hold on move for january 12th. >> reporter: suspended for violating the national football

ines: merritt parkway no problems in new jersey, 80 and 287. let's take a look outside at the bqe moving fine, nothing on grand central parkway this morning, street cleaning rules in effect city-wide. ben: i am googleing craziest things juliet huddy has done because she said it is something she has done before. i will report back in the second. apparently she likes to shootable vitamins. if you are traveling through the upper east side, a long stretch of first avenue is close, crews working on that building where a facade collapsed on monday. look at that traffic, bricks and other debris fell on first i walked over that area couple blocks from the station. the building is incredibly tall. i cannot believe nobody was injured. first avenue from 57st to 652 was shut down. no word when it will reopen so avoid the area if you can. ben: i always walk around with a weird sense of foreboding so always thinking something is going to happen. ben: use the bureau? >> maybe. celebrating frank sinatra's birthday in style, even take a free ride in one of uber

this is coming off the roof --@of water on the back of his apartment building -- we are near lake merritt -- the tree came down at 2 am and that is one of the concerns anytime you get a major storm like this -- the trees that have not seen a lot of water -- maybe the root system is weekend the first time you get a good strong rain and wind the trees can come down. >> yes, that is a concern -- mr. wagner has a story to christien kaftontell his daughter. >> >>>, thank you. >> stay with us for the updates on the storm -- we will have live reports. share photos on the ktvu facebook and instagram and twitter pages. >> the rain can mean trouble on the roadway -- we will check in with sal -- you have an issue you are tracking on highway 24. >> alaniz blocked there. westbound 24 as you drive to central lafayette -- a couple of flashing lights -- a big delay -- but we can go to it now. westbound 24 will move along well past that. you can see some activity going on there on the right-hand side. westbound 24 before the central lafayette exit. the traffic is not slowing down -- people are moving over

as far as your commute in connecticut doing fine, 95 no merritt parkway. as far as your commute, staten island in the expressway by bradley avenue both directions note issues, as for the george washington bridge on the upper level looks good, no issues with lower level construction wrapped up if you're taking lincoln or too. you look festive too. ben: we will discuss that in a moment. one of the officers involved in the 1999 shooting death of, do the yellow has been given a promotion. he was elevated to sergeant during a ceremony yesterday at 1 police plaza, the promotion ended the family, he was one of four police officers who shot the unarmed 22-year-old as he reached for his wallet and a hallway in a bronx apartment building, four officers were later cleared of all criminal charges. is the only one remains on the force. juliet: let's talk about these things with curtis sliwa, posted the "the curtis and kuby show". even dennis is wearing red. >> for the first time you and i have that edge to emerge. fact you are showing me some respect. ben: very merry c

the children's park at lake merritt. police say he was climbing on that branch when it snapped. his friends and family came out to pay their respects. >> he was a really light-hearted guy, outgoing. he was down for anything. i don't know, he was like the home boy, you could talk to him about anything. >> oakland mayor libby schaaf says the tragic loss is heartbreaking for the city. >>> turning now to a look at our weather forecast. prepare to wake up to the sound of raindrops tomorrow morning. another storm is headed toward the bay area. take a look at our radar. you can see that green popping off the coast. taking you outside right now to get a look here at the golden gate bridge. you can see looking nice there. good time to be crossing the bridge. >> and dry. >> very nice. meteorologist rob mayeda understands exactly what they mean. rain is rain, right? >> yes, we like to see a lot of green on the radar. right now we have a little bit of light rain approaching the north bay. the main event with this weather system sitting offshore. it's packing a lot of wind in the northeast p

ines: your commute doing fine, 95 no problems in the norwalk area towards westchester, merritt parkway looks good, new jersey commute, and the parkway over the drizzle bridge and the turnpike on 287. let's check what i've done, the lie by cherry red no problems these down or west bound, george washington bridge find this morning, let's go to that camera shot no delays on the upper or lower level, 495 towards the lincoln tunnel doing well as well as holland. to skip out on tolls, the agency wants to suspend registrations of vehicles that evade payments, the and the bridges and tunnels committee approved those regulations last night, the full m.t.a. board is scheduled to consider that matter to oh. 45 a public common period on this proposed regulation ends on january 4th. ben: look at this. surveillance video out of oklahoma, a truck slamming into a hotel lobby late last week just barely missing two employees you see there behind the desk. apparently the driver of a pickup wasn't happy about his final bills the decided to barrel through the entrance on purpose nearly killing those two. h

after a peer was crushed by a tree him. 16-year-old jack lew business and his friends were at lake merritt to celebrate a birthday and three were sitting on a long breach and lewis grabbed on to the end it, the heavy branch snapped and the teen fell off and he was struck in the head. he was a high school junior and the school has been notified of his death. >> a catch ground housing displaced fire victims in lake county is scheduled to close today for safety republicans. hidden valley lake began providing free camping and showers and bathrooms after the valley fire destroyed 1,300 homes and displaced thousands. now, the wet weather has evacuees concerned of health and safety issues and upcoming storms. lake county crews are working to clear debris from the creeks before the next storm hits. >> happening today, survivors of the pearl hard before attack gather for the 51st annual lighting of the beacon ceremony at mt. diablo which was shut off after the december 7, 1941 attacks so worst not be a target the new beacon has been lit on december 7 each year since 1964 to honor the victims of pea

heading up to the merritt. right by the mall. that blocks the right lane. delays are pretty extensive here as well. delays on the fdr drive. we'll have details coming up on the 4s. >>> lauren, thank you. 6:31. fire crews are on the scene of a mansion fire on hop brook lane. "today in new york's" jen maxfield talked to officials there. >> reporter: it happened before 2:30 this morning. emergency officials in holmdel tell us by the time they got here this large luxury home was completely engulfed in flames. this photo was taken by the first aid squad. the family was set to move in in a few weeks. clearly that won't happen. this home was under construction. 16 hop brook lane. its 's a mansion at the end of a cul-de-sac. fire departments helped get the blaze under control at 4:45 this morning. back here at the scene in holmdel, you can see that there is still an active fire response so that fire, again, is under control now. there were some initial reports about an explosion. this was a very large fire in a home under construction which is now completely gutted

he was climbing >>> in oakland tonight, a 16-year-old boy died in a tragic accident near lake merritting a tree with other outside children's fairy land when a branch snapped, the boy was thrown to the ground, witnesses say he was not moving after he landed, paramedics could not revive him. >>> also tonight, a war of words on twitter between a san francisco supervisor and a police officer about the recent shootings in the city and in san bernardino. sharon chin with more on the supervisor, the tweet, and the response that got deleted, sharon? >> ken, supervisor john avalos trick-or-treated treated he's sick at heart, some take offense at what he wrote next. >> senseless and we don't understand why this goes on. >> reporter: supervisor john avalos avalos tweeted, i can't seem to separate the high level of gun ownership and violence from the u.s. military industrial complex and imperial state. the sun doesn't set on the u.s. empire but it can does set with alarm ging casualties on our streets every night, tonight he explain. >> who isn't upset about the violence we see on our streets, h

east bound slowing things down, one lane blocked with accident, traveling conn doing fine, 95 and merritt parkway, let's look at the northern state parkway by south oyster bay, there is an accident not causing delays but you have not lane closed on the west bound side, he's bound note problems and fdr drive delays in the southbound direction. 96th street an accident blocking a lane without slowing things problems. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. man (sternly): where do you think you're going? mr. mucus: to work, with you. it's taco tuesday. man: you're not coming. i took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. i'm good all day. [announcer:] mucinex keeps working. not 4, not 6, but 12 hours. let's end this kerry: welcome back. live entertainment. and the 21 this came out of left field, you never heard about a problem w

it is raining in berkeley and richmond, but not yet for downtown oakland, lake merritt, you're dry and not yet for walnut creek just minutes away. and there it is. there is the steady stuff that will be moving into san francisco and oakland over the next couple of hours. currently it is in napa county, solano county, sonoma county, and marin county. and it's just coming down in novato, petaluma, san anselmo, mill valley, fairfax. it's raining steadily and it's coming south. we are soggy at the golden gate mainly cloudy 58 degrees there. santa rose soggy today 52. still waiting for the rain. it's going to be a couple more hours, san jose, before you get it, 58 degrees with cloudy skies there. the pattern that is developing now is a pattern that we will continue to talk about from now until christmas for the next week. this huge pool of cold and unstable air here will fire wave after wave of rainfall in our direction giving us several rain chances over the next several days. the first of which is what's moving through right now. so we are going to stay unstable for a while. but the stead

at lake merritt in oakland, runners braced against the cold and got their hearts pumping to warm up on this chilly morning. in lafayette, most people were enjoying the chill in the air. >> it's a little bit cold. it's nice. it's fun. >> reporter: it wasn't just a cold start to the day. here in lafayette reservoir at noon, it only reached 43 degrees. >> i'm here with one of my sons. my other son is up on the bike. we're excited for the cold weather because we'll be hitting the mountains in tahoe in a couple of days. we're excited for the rain and the snow. >> reporter: parents say the cold weather has kept the kids cooped up and they needed a little outside time, even if some didn't embrace the cold. >> we did need to get out and get the kids some exercise. we're excited to be out here today. >> reporter: it was the same for pet owners. >> put on his jacket and put on his leash, he's game to go. >> reporter: it's not just pets that needed an extra layer. at downtown walnut creek ace hardware, experts are reminding people to cover their plants. >> best thing for plants, you have two opti

reporter: the interest act up and very special and important piece with may make its way back soon merrittrst time he has bet on a multiple game swing. that is the possibility that he will return to the bench. that would be against denver--who has backed off from back surgery. + + >> reporter: lee cannot be interested and sending this discussion into overtime. mayor shelf requested more time to organize and submit plans to keith richards and oakland. the mayor says the city has not started formal negotiations. and the actual orders will give you some with perfect perspective. they say they do not talk about it amongst themselves. >> we are so focused on the game plan. and what coverage is apparent that we kind of get swept away from all of this. we do not talk about it together. we will have to see how it goes. >> reporter: as for the forty-niners, so far this season has been over for a while the players entering this sunday's game against as it is important for other reasons. >> you want to hang your hat on something positive. and, we are just focused on putting this game into the work in

he returned for a touchdown merritt he received an unsportsmanlike penalty. >> gary: radnich used toget met ed jackie because she used to talk hockey. (laughter) >> gary: they want to get to a new stadium. it's not official. >> is pretty obvious. but they are not going to allow all three teams to go to l.a.. >> gary: i am saying, is that i have brought people on for years. is that nice to see people happy. yeah >> pam: s! is nice to see jackie. --yes! it's nice to see jackie! >> pam: grant, we have to have jackie push our twitters. (laughter) >> gary: nice, to see you young lady! >> nice to see you too. we >> pam: will be right back! my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locate and mark fieldman for pg&e. most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the

on the merritt is wet. all those accidents have cleared out. take it easy. drive slowly. hopefully things will be good to go. that's the connecticut turnpike, not the cross bronx. we have a bunch of problems on >>> we're hearing the very calm call for help by a new jersey scout after he surprised a sleeping bare. >> is he in there? >>. >> he can't get out because of where the bear is or at the too injured to get out? >> no, i think the bear is on top of him. >> amazing how calm they are very calmly talking to the 911 officer. their scout master stumbled on a hibernating bear in morris county. rescuers arrived shortly afterwards to help out. >> where are you bleeding, your leg, arm? >> left arm, left leg, neck, and head. i'm getting cold pretty quick. >> he was air lifted to morristown medical center and he is expected to make a full recovery. >> all right. >>> coming up on 6:00, security concerns for the presidential motorcade. this happened in hawaii. we'll tell you what got a little too close to president obama's >>> and also at 6:00, new overnight developments in a cas

connecticut no about prawn 95 or merritt parkway. 78 and 287. let's see how things are moving on northern state parkway over by sunny boulevard westbound, eastbound side coast is clear. upper level volume starting to build off 80,95 express. all of the approaches look good. lincoln tunnel normal 20, 25 inbound. you can see how all of the cars, volume to kennedy boulevard. as for holland tunnel minor delays at the cash toll plaza. beaming. >> okay. thank you very much. pay attention, phones for the holidays. >> shelly palmer here with the hot phones this season. good morning. >> hot phone, iphone not the only one in the world. so we have thought about other phones, right iphone is just not reeght for every single person so there are two phones i thought i would bring on today that demonstrate like the alternative phone if you're an alternative person. >> android phones these are correct. >> in fact believe it or not there's still windows phone in the world, and here it is. this is from our good friends of this device believe it or not runs window

of close northbound during overnight hours because of an accident investigation by grand avenue. merritt parkway. let's take a look at the commute on staten island expressway by bradley avenue, you are fine east bound toward the verrazzano, no problems west bound, long island expressway by the grand central parkway, of little bit of a tie up here, hard to see, tractor-trailer having trouble moving, that little delay west bound. eastboun catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte every coconut has a dream. to come out of its shell. to show all the world its true, inner beauty. and then, in an ironic twist, get covered up by chocolate and almonds. almond joy mounds. what every coconut wants. discover unexpected treasures, pfor the people who least expect it. find thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday at t.j.maxx, marshalls juliet: saw mill parkway back and after a wild police chase into yonkers added did the end, a car fleeing police drove the wrong way colliding with sever

the life of a bright oakland teen with a fallen tree limb crashed on top of him last night on lake merritt where jack lewis and his friends gathered for a birthday party. cornell bernard has the details. >> he was a really, a really great guy. >> claire brooke is dealing with the unbelievable loss of her good friend jack lewis. >> it doesn't feel really real. >> reporter: claire says she and ja jack came to celebrate a birthday. >> there were three people sitting on the branch and jack sat up to hang on it and it fell. >> reporter: police say the 16-year-old was crushed by the e enormous weight of the tree limb. flowers and condolence cards left at the site and tree and broken limb removed overnight. >> he was just always so full of life and joy and he never had anything bad to say about anybody. >> reporter: in a statement the mayor said yesterday's tragic accident was a heartbreaking loss for our city. i join with oaklanders across the city in expressing my deepest sympathy. jack lewis was a junior and a guidance counselor said the school staff was notified today and said lewis was think

also traveling on connecticut turn poik or merritt the entire a live look l.i.e. to the westbound side of the l.i.e. -- moving into exit 60 remains closed down. bad accident involving an overturned truck happened there so westbound l.i.e. into exit 60 is closed. keep you up to date on that. lincoln tunnel looking crowded. that's because the inbound side away. so backup is filtering there. crowded but a slow pace. gwb holland tunnel good prl you and trains not bad. lirr new jersey transit and path trains on or close to schedule. alternate side is in effect. ben and juliet. >> a sea of blue outside st. patrick cathedral for the funeral of joseph lemm serving in national guard last week when he was killed by a suicide bomber in afghanistan. lemm will receive full military timmy cardsal dowelcomes an will preside over that mass. preparations to secure times square on new year's eve this year there will be a larger police presence than ever. >> they always do it a great job but this year epic i have a feeling. robert moses live at times square with what we can expect f

oakland tech student held a touching memorial tonight for a boy who was killed in a fall near lake merrittn a large tree limb broke off. jack lewis died on december 4. tonight, members of rowing team held a memorial. it began after dark at 6:00 p.m., and included the release of lanterns that floated on the water. the city has since removed that tree. >>> facebook officials met with members of the lgbt community tonight about changes to its real name policy. the social media giant says it will relax some of the rules alloying users to use real names to prevent fake profiles. it came underfire, when some drag performers used their stage names and found themselves locked out of their own accounts. >> we're trying to identify and use facebook in a genuine way. ,. >>> in the south bay, police say a domestic violence system is dead after he allegedly confronted an officer. the incident began about 7:00 last night, when neighbors reported an argument between hector alvarez and his girlfriend. alvarez came down from a second floor landing and confronted him. the officer opened fire. police have no

at lake merritt, alan wong, abc 7. >>> police are searching for a man who stole a package and more from a sunnyvale home. he walked up, grabbed the package and went back to his car, but he wasn't done. he hopped bag out and grabbed two oranges from a bush. it happened thursday afternoon. police say it's a reminder to set up delivery times for when you're home and also report suspicious activity in your neighborhood. >>> a huge pile of stolen mail has been recovered stolen from several homes. more than 1,000 pieces were found during a probation search at a fairfield mail, police say it was stolen from at least 24 mail boxes. investigators are in the process of contacting the victims. >> it's a long process because we're dealing with that much paperwork, that much mail. and numerous jurisdictions. so our investigators will be working for probably quite some time to search through all the mail. >> police arrested 38-year-old and a 29-year-old for possession of stolen property. forced identification cards and criminal conspiracy. >> you're shopping, walking around, making trips to your car,

conn no problems 95, for merritt parkway, new jersey commute 80, 287 in good shape. let's see how things are moving on the lie, this is by the cross island parkway things are fine was found in these down. as for the george washington bridge on the upper and lower levels. failing this morning trains on or close to schedule. juliet: students walking to school in the queens area probably are going to be nervous, checking -- ben: yesterday and man wearing a surgical mask and gloves ran behind a teenage girl and cut her across the throat. robert moses live in whitestone, queens where the attack occurred. >> reporter: good morning. a nice residential area, quiet spot just off the cross island parkway so that makes this attack all the more disturbing. led attacker was captured on a surveillance camera which is mounted on that house at that intersection of fifteenth avenue and 147th street. the 16-year-old exchange student from china was walking to school in whitestone academy yesterday morning at 8:20 when of hooded man wearing a surgical mask and gloves came up to her from

woman born on christmas eve is celebrating her birthday by doing 24 random acts of kindness tarena merritth serving meals at the dining hall instead of a -- san jose -- today she will dropped off baked goods at a church she works times and take college courses and she is excited to be giving back. >> hopefully this will inspire others to give back --.during this time of year -- we hope this inspires you to give back -- even if it's one the month -- you will make someone's day completely. >> a great 80 -- some other acts of kindness includes toy donations and delivering handwritten thank you note to firefighters. >> >>> get ready for more lights -- starting tonight the city is kicking off its illuminating downtown public art display -- it is located at the freeway under past at highway 87 overpass. 35 different light combinations with the display. the evening will kickoff with an illumination proclamation by the mayor and that will happen rain or shine. >> the warriors streak is on the line again tonight -- is time against the boston celtics. whether or not clay thompson place will be a gam

we were there last night when his craw teammates and coach from oakland tech rode lake merritt. the funeral is held in oakland. >> san jose leaders approved a plan to address the homelessness problem. the city council voted to purchase a run down hotel and the still turn the plaza hotel into transitional housing at $2.5 million. the property is fixed up and stunned -- and turned into 49 units for those who need less than two years to get on their feet. >> and now the debris spill sue has been talking about. amy hollyfield is at the scene at the off-ramp to 580 of the what is going on? >> yes, kristen. [ inaudible ] >> can see the street sweepers. he is determineed to get this cleaned up. we understand that the pickup that lost its load is still here and they need to tow that out of here. right new, the c.h.p. officers are estimating this will be shut down for another, pole, an possibly, to an hour. you can see the interstate 80 is moving. it and not the standstill grid look we expected when we pulled you. that is good news. that is where you are going and can you not come over h

at lake merritt, al lap long, abc 7. >>> police are searching for a man who stole a package and more from a sunnyvale home. he walked up, grabbed the package and went back to his car, but he wasn't done. he hopped bag out and grabbed two oranges from a bush. it happened thursday afternoon. police say it's a reminder to set up delivery times for when you're home and also report suspicious activity in your neighborhood. >>> a huge pile of stolen mail has been recovered stolen from several homes. more than 1,000 pieces were found during a probation search at a fairfield mail, police say it was stolen from at least 24 mail boxes. investigators are in the process of contacting the victims. >> it's a long process because we're dealing with that much paperwork, that much mail. and numerous jurisdictions. so our investigators will be working for probably quite some time to search through all the mail. >> police arrested 38-year-old and a 29-year-old for possession of stolen property. forced identification cards and criminal conspiracy. >> you're shopping, walking around, making trips to your

earlier today about the tragedy >> reporter: huge cracks and holes of trees fairly common here at lake merritt in oakland: of one such tree fatally injured 16 year-old jack will killed here during a recent trip climbing accident the official symbol oakland as the tree. >> reporter: he after climbing a tree as part of life she hopes continues in a plan. >> pam: east bay a drug operator now looking at possible federal charges after the drone of nearly collided with the chp helicopter over the weekend in martina's that out searching for stolen vehicle when the pilot noticed the drug traveling the same elevation at night those not permitted by faa overseas air space. the faa offered a web site to help people understand the rules and regulations concerning drowns. a man involved in this particular incident has not been released however could be facing a range of charges and fines and now to an unfair danger for. lasers plan that aircraft just learning about a series of bay area are arrests. here with the video showing the suspects. >> grant: helicopter it in the sheriff's department of their famili

. >> just last week a teenager was killed when a tree branch snapped near lake merritt. years ago a windstorm knocked an enormous eucalyptus over. its roots came clear out of the ground. i went to city hall to ask what is being done to keep people safe? nobody would talk on camera. a spokesperson said they get thousands of calls and have to prioritize which one to take care of first. meanwhile an arborist came to see the tree. this is on fairmont avenue. >> these are drought-stressed trees here and their health has been compromised. >> he said all the trees needs immediate pruning before another one falls. in oakland, abc7 news. >> if you enjoy listening to great music and want to help children, you want to know about a special charity concert next weekend. three-time grammy winner is holding a holiday jam concert. it raises money to expose young people to music education. spoke with her yesterday about why she started this foundation. >> you are smart because you are play music. it makes your heart and soul open up. i see the kids get better as they practice and learn s

. >> reporter: just last week a teenager was killed when a tree branch smashed near lake merritt.storm knocked an enormous eucalyptuk over. i went to city hall to see what's being done to keep people say. a spokesman told me on the phone they get thousands of call and have to prioritize which ones to take care of first. an arborist came to see the tree on fairmount avenue. >> these areaeó drought-stresse health been 7vcompromised. >> he says alÁtrees immediate immediate é!uning iñ one falls. in oakland,, elissh9harrington >>> we are now l weeks ab3v from christmas and your packages may notk@(áár+e in dmt. you can blame technology for that. abc news reporter rebecca jarvis explains. >> reporter: they are as universal as santa claus and christmas trees at the holidays. ups and fedex trucks making the rounds. but this year with online orders soaring, 14%, those deliveries are already getting delayed. the on time delivery rate at ups and fedex now down from this time last year. flooded with orders after a surge in online sales over the thanksgiving weekend. ups now delivering some pa

it happened just outside of fairyland, the children's park at lake merritt. police say he was climbing on that branch when it snapped. yesterday his friends and family went to the lake to pay their respects. >> he was really lighthearted guy, outgoing, like, he was down for anything. like i don't know, he was, like, the home boy. like you could talk to him about anything. >> the oakland mayor says the tragic loss is heartbreaking for the entire city. >>> we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, some anxious moments in the sky when an oscar-winning actor's plane is forced to make an emergency landing. >>> and is the latest barbie a hacker's dream? the concern security experts have about one of the season's hottest toys. >>> plus, the warning arnold schwarzenegger had for people at this year's climate conference. >>> welcome back. at 7:11 on your sunday morning. what a beautiful look at san jose. clouds over the skies. the sun rises. pink skies. and north of san jose, we're seeing in the north bay some rain this morning. >>> new this morning, a

. >> just last week a teenager was killed when a tree branch snapped near lake merritt.knocked an enormous eucalyptus over. its roots came clear out of the ground. i asked to city shawl to ask what was being done to keep people safe. nobody would talk on camera. a spokesperson said they get thousands of calls and have to prioritize which one to take care of first. meanwhile an arborist came to see the tree. >> these are drought-stressed trees here and their health has been compromised. >> he said all the trees needs immediate pruning before another one false. >> to we are two weeks away from christmas and your packages may not arrive in time. we explain. >> they are as universal as santa claus and christmas trees at the holidays. ups and fed ex trucks making the rounds. this year with online orders soaring 14%, those deliveries are already hitting delays. the on time delivery rate at both ups and fed ex down from this time last year. flooded with orders after a surge in online sales over the thanksgiving weekend. ups now delivering some packages in u-haul trucks. >> duri

we have received from photos from anna duckworth at lake merritt. >> el cerrito police department havecy roads on san pablo avenue. >> wow. >> that's all hail associated with the passage of a thunderstorm. >> wow. >> okay. >> lots going on. >> you're up next. >>> we are going to talk about the friday commute. good morning, everybody. 580 in the westbound direction, chp doing a fantastic job of clearing up several accidents which happened all along the westbound direction of 580 through oakland. the newest one they had to deal with was west 580 near 980. all lanes are now open. but traffic very slow. you can see traffic delayed now almost from the highway 13 turnoff approaching 980. an accident in the clearing stages in walnut creek. southbound 680 near south main. we are seeing several spinout accidents with cars hydroplaning because of the very slick roads this morning. and deep standing water reported in many areas. chp is warning of this flooding along northbound 880 approaching broadway in the outside lanes. and you can see we now have a little bit of slow traffic. the red tailligh

there are spots where you run into patches like 27 or on the sunrise highway, montauk and down on the merritt parkway. coming up. these two systems stay to our south. unusually warm end of the weekend. jet stream goes north. classic high pressure out here keeps the warm air surging over us. on futurecast, you will see clouds overus tonight. rain offshore. sunshine tomorrow afternoon. beautiful weather after school. temperature about 53. clouds and sun. mild. get out and enjoy it. it will be beautiful. tomorrow cooler. the low goes by, throws clouds over us. the next high-pressure ridge will make it breezy and we warm up fast. patchy fog, sunny and mild. tonight probably clear skies for a time then the clouds get thrown over us for the system the accuweather forecast the next seven days, warming to 52 wednesday. 60 on saturday and 62 sunday. booya. i don't know about you but i like that. >> me too. >> i like the snow, being too. don't get me wrong. >> i like the snow when it's in vermont. >> that's a good place to ski. not down columbus avenue with you. i have done that in the past. >> you hav

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the first stop on the fremont and dublin/pleasanton trains will be lake merritt >> catherine:extra bart trains will be leaving san francisco after the midnight waterfront fireworks show, according to bart officials. a.m., it will run on a holiday/sunday >> catherine:schedule later friday with service starting at 8 a.m. >> catherine:aaa officials are offering again this new year's eve their tipsy tow program where drivers can get their car towed and get a ride home for free. >> catherine:the service will start at 6 p.m. and last until 6 a.m. new year's day in northern california, aaa officials said. drivers, restaurant managers, bartenders, party hosts and potential passengers can call 222-4357 to get a free tow of up to 10 miles, regardless of whether they're a member of aaa. leave san francisco at 12:45 >> catherine:if you plan on staying home to ring in the new year. join kron four's team coverage starting tomorrow night at 11:30 p-m. myself, sports director gary radnich, tech reporter gabe mark carpenter will be hosting our new year's eve and live celebration in the bay area. >> cath

>>mark: the accident happened on friday near children's fairyland and lake merritt a 16 year-old oakland tech a junior the oakland city trick or remove the broken tree branch and the rest of the tree on saturday people live and open can report trees the same dangerous to the city's public works department she goes up to the house with a coffee in this case she left the call for she got away with the package as i have listed then identified her because the video tape and not have the coffee to get look in the getting an arrest warrant several members of the school basketball team are among those who got sick. >>darya: 30 tuesday reported symptoms 20 of them had to go to the hospital >>mark: it was taken during the last 10 months the read other include restrictions on driving in barbecue chinese president has promised action on greenhouse gas emissions of many schools closed for smaller than they suggested he get tree behind bars. >>mark: a trend has a car stuck on the tracks where neighbors said this is nothing new to the bus plowed into a building and georgia will show you what happened.