well now, many camp and woolsey fire victims will get the same companiese agreed to this. you got to check on it. and second, people can still fight for 100%. after all, you paid 100% of your premium, right? why settle for 75%? i'll be back at 6:00 with how to get every penny, plus the steps everyone can take right now to prevent some of this frustration. terry? >> all right, chris, look forward to that. thanks a lot. >>> the silver and black are mourning the loss of one of their own. former wide receiver warren wells died this morning in beaumont, texas, of congestive heart failure at the age of 76. wells played four seasons for the raiders from 1967 to 1970. he helpedafl championship in '67. the team quotequoted, he'll for be a part of raiders lore. services are expected to take place after the new year. >>> college football fans showing their love before the bowl games in a very unusual way. nbc bay area skyange caugh the poor fans who have to live above a billboard in downtown san jose. it's part of an es, pn challenge to get attention for the game. for the next 12 gam

area today causing a lot of problems in the woolsey fire burn zone in malibu. cruise today could be seen clearing debris and mud from the roads there. a mudslide did temporarily shut down a stretch of pacific coast highway this morning and there was one driver who had to be rescued. residents have been preparing all week long for this bad weather. >> i don't think we really have to talk about it. it's a mudslide. the mountain burns, the mud comes down. this is what always happens. >> there were no injuries or damage to homes from the rain in malibu, nothing that has been reported at least and authorities are asking the public to stay on alert and be aware of the possibility of flash flood warnings. >>> thankfully, we don't have to deal with that. we've got sunshine but will a hold for the weekend? i will have your forecast coming up so you can make your weekend plans. >>> tomorrow, remembering the attack on pearl harbor on the uss hornet as a new exhibit opens. >>> and, we'll talk with the host of the miss universe pageant backstage. be covered when it does...

. >>> some us olympians visited schoolchildren affected by the woolsey fire in southern california. they were there to encourage them to keep a positive outlook. >> i want you guys to know this could be you some day. whatever your gold medal is that you want to april chief in life, you can do it. >> it included a ski and snow border and figure skaters. they showed up at two schools monday and surprised student athletes at one school with new sports equipment. the woolsey fire killed 3 people and destroyed 1600 homes and other buildings in los angeles and ventura counties. there will be a conference in san francisco to help victims of the camp fire in butte county. there will be comedy acts and spoken word at the event. it starts at the great american music hall. tickets are online and they're $25 at the door. >>> today the ribbon will be cut for the reopening of the chuck e cheese in newark, it has a more modern look, people won't recognize it as the same place they grew up going to. >> we remodeled the entire players, we have a new facade, more neutral tones and more warm and invit

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the run will help victims of the hill and woolsey fires, but proceeds from the 5k will also go towards the victims fund. >> we both teach in oak park and our students were impacted. the fires here, it burned through our streets. >> we went to borderline a lot. it's shocking. it's sad. that's why i want to support the community. >> reporter: the run was for a good cause but also to help the community move forward. >>> coming up, cal fire's response to a wild fire in the big sir area is under the microscopic. a new report is blasting the agency for wasting money. >>> silicone valley's expansion continues. google is announcing plans for new york city. the latest announcement this morning is next. >>> rough pounding surf, i'm kiet do with the live report coming up. >>> a man charged with plotting a bay area terror attack. >>> congress and president trump have until the end of the week to avoid a federal government shutdown. where things stand right now. it is monday, december 17th. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. the rain cleared out but there could be lingering issues with the mor

this comes in the wake of the woolsey fire that burned 100,000 acres and killed three people.ost the average customer an additional 1.$20 on their monthly bill. >> it's a small amount of money compared to other things we typically waste our money on. >> i think it's wise to go proactive as opposed to oh, dear we should have. >> state regulators are currently investigating the utility provider for its possible role in the massive woolsey fire. >>> we caught up with ricky gates he's decided to run every single street in san francisco. the 37-year-old professional trail runner is planning to accomplish this goal in 6 to 7 weeks. day 40 yesterday, gates told us he's run about 1300 miles so hed ends, and double backs. >> it ends up being closer to 1400, to 1500. 30 to 40 miles a day. >> so in other words it's a lot. gates tells us the real challenge is routing so he's partnered with a mathematician. from there it's just a lot of patience and paying attention and i'm sure a lot of focus. >> yes, and a lot of training. several marathons worth. >> good for him. >> you're not consideri

the low pressure has been sending quite a built of rain in the burn area, the woolsey fire area. the advisory was allowed to expire. there will be more moisture in that direction. the low pressure is sending back moisture in our direction. just for the next few hours expect a few more light showers in the south bay. in the mountains, look at this beautiful tahoe view. not snowing now. there's a slight chance for tahoe tomorrow. fully, partly cloudy, mostly cloudy on sunday. weather will be great to enjoy the recent powder. last few hours they've received several inches of snow. watch this time laps. f -- lapse. fog has started to develop. here's what you need to know. if you're driving, watcht o low visibility. gray around the bay if you're taking the ferry and if you are walking there will be some foggy spots out there. temperatures in the 40s and the 50s and falling. bundle up in the morning. san jose camera showing a lot of clouds stacked up tonight. our next storm arrives late sunday night. it's looking weaker and weaker. sunday night million monday morning, less than a third

commissioner dave jones announced thursday the insured loss of billions of dollars from the camp, woolsey and hill fires. standing in front of poster boards with nine-figure facts.. he says these numbers are just the beginning.."as the claims get perfected, as individuals get access to their former homes and neighborhoods, as they dialogue with their insurance company and share more information of the scope of their loss, we expect these numbers to rise. "the camp fire alone amounted to more than 7 billion dollars in losses... jones says many butte county residents either didn't have insurance or sufficient coverage."it's increasingly difficult for people to find insurance in these areas. what's happening is the insurers are responding to climate change, the growing risk of more severe and more frequent and more unpredictable fires, and they're responding to their losses. they're raising prices and they're beginning to deny renewals and in some cases not write new insurance for some homes."this week, cal fire's chief said the state should consider banning the building of properties in fir

frustrations boiled over at a special city council meeting concerning the aftermath of the woolsey fire. this malibu council chamer was packed with people exhausted and fearful of the future. most complained about the way evacaution orders were given during the fire. with more rains in the forecast, many are wondering if they are safe in case of a mudslide. <"the control of the evacuation orders needs to be better structured. and some sort of transparency to when people can go back.">( robin ) after hours of public testimony - city council members responded to what they heard. they said the evacuation plan was not perfect but are looking into it making it better. no word yet on a plan if there is a mudslide. (robin) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... it could soon be harder to find a rental house in lake tahoe thanks to a new law passed. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. skies will continue to gradually clear out with mostly sunny skies after a few lingering morn

it includes the camp, the woolsey fire. the claims last year for the wildfires and thomas fire down south reached $11.8 billion. >>> bay area remembers mayor ed lee as mild-mannered and ego-free. it was one year ago yesterday he died suddenly of a heart attack while in office. yesterday the sound inside city hall were anything but somber. that's what mayor lee would have wanted. >> i think it's a beautiful thing we can be here in city hall to remember him today because it wasla so much blood and sweat and tear into for so many years. >> a gathering was also held in chinatown yesterday at the community development center. mayor lee began his career as a young lawyer with the asian law caucus and made his mission to find housing for displaced seniors. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," if you drive a toyota or lexus, you want to stick around to find out about a major recall. we'll show you the models and what's affecting nearly 70,000 vehicles. >>> plus, amazon's new model of stores with no cashier is exploring new territor

. >>> some us olympians visited kids affected by the woolsey wildfire. they were there to encourage them to keep a positive outlook. >> whatever it is, whatever your gold med hal that you want to achieve in life, you can do it. n do it. >> the olympians include two time ski medalist and another one, and they surprised the student athletes, one school with new sports equipment, the fire last month killed three people, destroyed more than 1600 homes, and other buildings in los angeles and ventura county. >>> and a rare tornado was in major damage. this was shortly before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. aerial footage of that damage shows roofs of the turn off. trees were knocked down and downed power lines. look at that. the gas line was ruptured, but we haven't heard any immediate reports of injuries. the red cross opened an evacuation center to help people displaced from that tornado. >>> 4:47 is the time, what are you keeping an eye on, sal? >> right now we're looking at the altamont pass, we're looking at the tracy supercommute. i see traffic has become busi

woolsey went public that this involved a kidnapping plot. whatever happened to that? and then there is the timing here. this remarkable new indictment was filed with the court last week, but it was only unsealed today. and today is the eve of mike flynn's sentencing by a federal judge in washington, d.c. is the unsealing of this indictment which spells out flynn's whole foreign agent scheme involving turkey, is this designed to help mike flynn at sentencing tomorrow? because this is yet another instance where tfeds can say he look, our client was super cooperative. just yesterday there was another indictment where mike flynn's testimony led to more indictments being charged with felonies. would this potentially hurt him for his sentencing tomorrow since, of course, it is a vivid reminder that mike flynn wasn't just an otherwise totally awesome dude who never did anything wrong until that one day he hiccupped in the middle of his fbi interview and oops, they mistook it for a look, which is what his defense has been claiming to the judge. the scheme laid out in today's

. >>> in storm watch heavy rains overwhelm the woolsey fire burned areas. >> a storm causes a river of mud and debris to tear through lake else nowhere california. >> i was listening and all of a sudden it started coming down and i thought things are going to change. >> mandatory evacuations ordered in some areas recently scorched from wild fires. residents knew these storms were going to cause problems. >> anything we have in value is not at the dumped 1.9" of rain in downtown los angeles. that doubles that record in the area since 1997. among the states expected to get hit hard with rain, snow, or ice, texas, oklahoma, north carolina, and georgia. >> really gave us a head start on what we have here. >> and road crews say they're ready. >> move out of the neighborhoods. >> i'm john lawrence reporting. >>> right now a group of san jose state university students is sleeping outside to bring attention to the homeless crisis on campus. and add at least 12 beds and dorms for homeless students to live. >> i started staying in my car. >> they're asking good questions and most importantly the

it is the same in malibu in the area of the woolsey fire, one driver had to be rescued yesterday after a mud side -- mudslide temporarily shut down a portion of the highway. >>> an audit finds that the federal government mishandledin survivors. fema hires private companies to provide services and goods to disaster victims, contracts are agreed upon before disasters happenwifires and hurricanes but the , and instead of a faster response victims received limited assistance because of a quote outdated strategy and unclear guidance. >>> in the past year wildfires have not only forced several thousands -- destroyed several thousands homes, they have also stressed are already tight housing market. >> reporter: thanks to a lot of early community involvement and organizing, even while homes were still smoking, coffee park is a surprising success story of recovery aided by the plot and plan to build small homes. >> in the building world that is a lot easier to deal with than hillsides, slow plots and that is the biggest difference in the north face to who but -- building successfully and who is

. $9 billion worth of insurance claims have been filed after the camp, woolsey, and hill fires. $7 billionrom the camp fire alone. the numbers are expected to go up. they include losses for property, vehicles, agriculture. a state emergency services official says cleanup will begin next month. and that will take a year to get done. >>> alameda county deputies want to bring holiday cheer to those who lost everything in the camp fire. this go fund me campaign has been set up. it's called bikes for butte. raising bikes and helmets for at least 100 kids. the deadline is december 21st. we will post a link on abc7news.com. >>> anticipation is certainly growing this morning at the maverick surf competition. it could be held sometime next week. >> we want to stress, there is no official word yet, but waves could go as high as 50 feet by sunday. some of the world's best surfers are standing by waiting for the call that will bring them to half moon bay for the competition. this will be the first time the contest will be held in december. mike, 50 feet is nothing to sneeze at. >> no. >> can you imagi

commissioner dave jones announced thursday the insured loss of billions of dollars from the camp, woolsey and hill fires. standing in front of poster boards with nine-figure facts.. he says these numbers are just the beginning.."as the claims get perfected, as individuals get access to their former homes and neighborhoods, as they dialogue with their insurance company and share more information of the scope of their loss, we expect these numbers to rise. "the camp fire alone amounted to more than 7 billion dollars in losses... jones says many butte county residents either didn't have insurance or sufficient coverage."it's inea

commissioner dave jones announced thursday the insured loss of billions of dollars from the camp, woolsey and hill fires. standing in front of poster boards with nine-figure facts.. he says these numbers are just the beginning.."as the claims get perfected, as individuals get access to their former homes and neighborhoods, as they dialogue with their insurance company and share more information of the scope of their loss, we expect these numbers to rise. "the camp fire alone amounted to more than 7 billion dollars in losses... jones says many butte county residents either didn't have insurance or sufficient coverage."it's increasingly difficult for people to find insurance in these areas. what's happening is the insurers are responding to climate change, the growing risk of more severe and more frequent and more unpredictable fires, and they're responding to their losses. they're raising prices and they're beginning to deny renewals and in some cases not write new insurance for some homes."this week, cal fire's chief said the state should consider banning the building of properties in fir

it was a similar scene in the area of the woolsey fire and malibu. crews could be seen clearing debris and mud today. earescued. >>> all of the active weather was to the south. the system of producing the rainfall toward los angeles and san diego. for us, lots of sunshine this afternoon. look at some of the high temperatures. back into the 60s for san francisco. santa rosa 65 and here is the satellite and radar. you can see the circulation towards los angeles and san diego. they have the rain tonight to early friday morning for us we have clear to partly cloudy skies. temperatures are cooling off already. we have low to mid 40s already for santa rosa. napa and san francisco 52. san jose in the upper 40s. right now, not much in the way of fog. at least in the camera. we could have a few patches regroup and redevelop in some of the in land valleys overnight. especially towards santa rosa and petaluma. cooler down to the lower 30s and 40s for the rest of the bay area. this was our system yesterday and this was todalos angeles. for friday and saturday, m

commissioner dave jones announced thursday the insured loss of billions of dollars from the camp, woolsey and hill fires. standing in front of poster boards with nine-figure facts.. he says these numbers are just the beginning.."as the claims get perfected, as individuals get access to their former homes and neighborhoods, as they dialogue with their insurance company and share more information of the scope of their loss, we expect these numbers to rise. "the camp fire alone amounted to more than 7 billion dollars in losses... jones says many butte county residents either didn't have insurance or sufficient coverage."it's increasingly difficult for people to find insurance in these areas. what's happening is the insurers are responding to climate change, the growing risk of more severe and more frequent and more unpredictable fires, and they're responding to their losses. they're raising prices and they're beginning to deny renewals and in some cases not write new insurance for some homes."this week, cal fire's chief said the state should consider banning the building of properties in fir

the one love malibu concert raised money to help those impacted by the woolsey fire.kets started at $100 and went up to $30,000 for multiticket packages. 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit the victims in malibu. >>> many people got quite the fright when they saw this at their neighbor's house. >>> look at that. check out the view from rio brazil. standing at more than 30 feet tall their christmas tree is illuminated by more than 2 million lights. >>> all right, christmas decorations at a texas home is causing some panic though. >> and how. the home in austin where, what is that man doing? >> he's hanging lights! >> the family put up the display for a contest. they attached the dummy to the roof and positioned a ladder beneath it to look like it's tipping over. >> you might recognize it from the movie national lampoon's christmas vacation where clark hangs from the roof putting up christmas lights. >> but for some it looked too realistic, they even called 911 single 911. >> so now the family added a sign -- 911. >> so now the family added a sign saying it's not r

commissioner dave jones announced thursday the insured loss of billions of dollars from the camp, woolsey in front of poster boards with nine-figure facts.. he says these numbers are just the beginning.."as the claims get perfected, as individuals get access to their former homes and neighborhoods, as they dialogue with their insurance company and sharmo

if the plan is edison's coverage area includes the woolsey fire that destroyed 1600 homes. >>> now a little about dog psychology. the good kind. there's been so much buzz about madison, the dog who never left his burned home in paradise, that we wanted to know more. where does such loyalty come from? wayne freedman talked with an expert to find out. >> you are the best dog. >> reporter: by now, many of urs heard the story of madison, the shepherd who lost his home in the camp fire, yet guarded the property for weeks, awaiting the return of the owner. >> imagine the loyalty through the worst of circumstances. >> reporter: have you ever wondered about the how and the why? >> some dogs have been known t . >> reporter: we caught up with trish king today. trish is a canine behavio consultant, making a house call on buddy hoffman's terrier named rocket. >> we're trying to teach him some manners. >> reporter: buddy heard the story how after the fire, her brother, miguel, turned up in a shelter miles away and madison kept returning. that behavior fits the shepherd breed, trish told us. >> th

the woolsey fire surrounded the high school, leveling the shed containing much of the equipment.tudents some brand new gear. more news for you right after the break. >>> a very good tuesday morning to you. taking a live look outside, this is the eastern span of the bay bridge, looking at the span there, beautiful lights out there, kind of festive for the holidays. it looks like that all year, though. >> that's true. we'll take it. >> always beautiful, right? >> 4:55 right now. >>> last month, we told you about how hundreds of people have filed complaints against kanye west clothing company, easy supply. >> a lot ordered online and they didn't get anything and the company was unresponsive. >> good morning, it looks like we might be getting somewhere. here is how it all started. the better business bureau in san jose told us it logged more than 300 complaints from customers just in october but yeezy wasn't understand soing to them so we did a story about it and so did our sister station in l.a. buyers expressed frustration with their unfulfilled orders. i tweeted kanye a few times

commissioner dave jones announced thursday the insured loss of billions of dollars from the camp, woolseyill fires. standing in front of poster boards with nine-figure facts.. he says these numbers are just the beginning.."as the claims get perfected, as individuals get access to their former homes and neighborhoods, as they dialogue with their insurance company and share more information of the scope of their loss, we expect these numbers to rise. "the camp fire alone amounted to more than 7 billion dollars in losses... jones says many butte county residents either didn't have insurance or sufficient coverage."it's increasingly difficult for people to find insurance in these areas. what's happening is the insurers are responding to climate change, the growing risk of more severe and more frequent and more unpredictable fires, and they're responding to their losses. they're raising prices and they're beginning to deny renewals and in some cases not write new insurance for some homes."this week, cal fire's chief said the state should consider banning the building of properties in fire pron

people who lived in the burn area from the woolsey fire had to be evacuated because of the possibility of more debris flows. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. skies continue to clear out today with plenty of sunshine overhead to take us into the start of your weekend. expect comfortable daytime highs mostly in the 60's with just a few areas holding onto highs in the upper 50's. expect skies to remain dry through the weekend with rainfall looking likely to work back into the bay by monday of next week. no major hot wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) newly-obtained video shows a violent scene at a sikh event in northern california... where a man was the vicrtim of a sword attack. yuba city police are looking at this video as evidence. it shows a violent scene unfolding during yuba city's sikh parade last month. the fight show

malibu and woolsey fire, getting rain rates of two- thirds of an inch per hour. they got the low.a huge difference. the low stayed offshore so we just got a quarter inch. two inch amounts down there. upper 50s and 60s, mostly sunny skies and partly cloudy in the south. overall a lot better. see the system moving out, low clouds around but no doubt about it easterly and northerly breeze. look at southern california, a big time event down there in and around la and also for the mountains. flash flood warning for the burn areas happening now. small street flood advisory for the mountains in ventura and la, winter weather advisories. cold lows this morning. 32 in lower lakes. petaluma, 39. just to mention a few. everything is now winding down even down to monterey so everything is about done for us but not southern california. hearing a lot about that today. flood issues no doubt about it. a yetter pattern. 55 in half moon bay. 37 in santa rosa down 12 compared to this time yesterday. napa airport down nine. north wind and east wind above tp east bay hills and that northeast breeze go

california, hundreds turned out at another charity concert to help the fire victims of the devastating woolsey fire. >> performers took to the stage at the one love malibu concert. tickets started $100 went up to $30,000 for multi-ticket packages. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the victims in malibu. >>> emotional tritt at the kennedy center awards in washington dc. president george hw bush was remembered as an un deniable lover of the arts. this year's honorees included philip glass, reba mcentyre icon wayne shorter. >>> time check is 5:55, in the next half hour, returning to normalcy, dozens of schools re- open in butte county this morning. >>> police in san francisco investigating an early morning shooting. we will have the latest coming up just after this. >>> good morning. it is monday, december 3rd. >> it's almost 6:00 on this monday morning as we started a little bit cold. you may have to use your seat warmers as you are driving to work this morning. >> or the heater. >>> chilly start to the day. we are going to help get you started here as we kickoff the workweek. we are looking at

people who lived in the burn area from the woolsey fire also had to be evacuated because of the dangerdebris flow. the storm also brought snow to the i-5 corrider in grapevine stutting down the highway. c-h-p saying the snow was causing major travel impacts. officials say the storm could bring as much as six-feet of snow to elevations above 65- hundred feet. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. skies continue to clear out today with plenty of sunshine overhead to take us into the start of your weekend. expect comfortable daytime highs mostly in the 60's with just a few areas holding onto highs in the upper 50's. expect skies to remain dry through the weekend with rainfall looking likely to work back into the bay by monday of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) a big story this morning... an alarming number of animals are being not just abused... but shot.( darya ) as kron 4's philippe djegal reports... people working

the woolsey fire has burn scars and that is a big problem. look at this. the last 12 hours with clouds are gone and the rain is gone and we are left with beautiful dry conditions and beautiful as you look outside. santa rosa is hitting 60 degrees. oakland is overachieving at 62. san jose at 58. we see warmer temperatures today and the upper 50s and low 60s are expected just about everywhere throughout the bay area. we have a cool night tonight. last night, the communities dropped below freezing. 35 degrees is expected in santa rosa and 39 in morgan hill. clear skies mean that he is escaping with no cloud cover to keep it in. that is what we see. it is beautiful day tonight and cool in the north bay. saturday is gorgeous but sunday could get cloudy with a slight chance of showers. friday 1:00 is gorgeous and saturday, the same story. go outside. cindy has a system tracking and it looks the models keep it to the north. sunday morning has cloud cover rolling in. doesn't look like a big rainmaker? no. you could stay just to the north. we would not get him out

and jim woolsey, you probably were there, jim woolsey was the surrogate witness because the committee was furious that they were not getting any type of cooperation. in fact, originally, the agency had agreed to show up on some sort of non-controversial issue and then the cia, from what i was told to me by someone who was a staffer the other day, talked to other agencies out of actually cooperating as a group. but part of the problem that also happens that i'll tell you, there's a lot of great oversight in a lot of the agencies in each of the branches. one place where i've been really disappointed, though, is in the inspector generals. particularly in the sense that given the work that i do in representing aggrieved individual employees, whatever it might be, security clearances -- let's put aside that they're being investigated by the ig. they want to complain about something else within another part of their agency or the ic in general. whether it's a whistle-blower or whatever it might be. and i got to tell you, other than having personal relationships, which after 25 years, fortun

i am writing regarding the recent department of three fire engines to the woolsey fire in ventura county. i was the strike team leader trainee with engine 9, 11, 17. i cannot speak highly enough of their performance and attitude. they had a can do attitude throughout the deployment. our mission was public relations. the companies maintained a positive attitude and worked through the 24 hour operational periods to help the citizens. it was a pressure to serve with them and they brought great pleasure to yourselves. if the three companies i worked with are any indication you will continue to have great success. warm regards. acting chief. that is a really nice that is a boy and girl for our members to speak to the work that our mutual aid committee has done, and it is also really great we were able to purchase five more wild land engines this past summer to enable us to die ploy to the fires up north and the other benefit of the five rigs we have them here and we can use them here if a disaster occurs. we have more equipment. then there is also some follow up with the members that were dep

the camp fire and woolsey fire caused $9 billion of damages. >>> u by kotex tampons recalled after unravelingnd reports of infections. the products manufactured between october 7th of 2017 and 2018. you can find a full list of recalled products on their web site. >>> tax on texts could change how you communicate. the idea is to make it acce accessible for making up for lost revenue. this tax would be a monthly fee, not per text. the exact structure of the charge would vary between carriers. >>> few things pack emotional punch of the surprise military homecoming especially during the holidays. a mother from redding, california pulled it off not once, but twice. her son is home from deployment for the first time in three years. watch as he surprises his two younger brothers. >> mason! mason! >> my heart exploded. i felt half my heart goes to him now. >> oh, heck no. >> hi, buddy. come here. >> it's okay, honey. >> it's okay. >> that family will all be together this christmas. >> they get me, romans, every time. pass the kleenex. here is to our troops. >> i'm conflicted. for a kid, do you want t

. >>> and the woolsey fire, there was a star-studded music festival to raise money for the recovery effort. >> a lot of people look at malibu and this part of california and say they don't need help. you know what, there are working people who lost their homes, there's mobile home parks, firefighters, nurses, lifeguards, these people need a hand up. everyone packed in at the king gillette ranch. it's below malibu canyon, rick spring field and -- rick springfield and others performed, there's no word on what they raised. >>> and coming up in our coming minutes, the college football play off foundation is helping educators. >>> and a challenge for free speech, what we're learning about the deal and the impact it will have on campus. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. for health in

black waves hit the sand in malibu after the storm.inhed as woolsey fire into creeks andstr. ey empty into the pacific ocean and you get that, black ocean. yikes! >>> 65-foot tall white fir treat lit up outside the state capitol building. >> this was jerry brown's last christmas tree lighting as governor. it came from a state-managed forest near reading. 900 ornaments are made by people with developmental disabilities. students from oakland school for the arts performed at that lighting ceremony and oakland military school >> good morning. time approaching 5:06. looking at temperatures in the east bay. a bit of a chill in oakland right now. 44 the current temperature. 50 in fremont. you'll need a jacket out the door this morning. temperatures especially in the north bay right now were holding in the 30s. we do have some patchy dense fog as well in the north bay to contend with the next couple of hours. otherwise, we'll see dry skies later on today. do not need the rain gear. live doppler 7, the area of low pressure brought rain yesterday. of snow to the grapevine. that's movi

the area is more vulnerable after the woolsey fire last month. the driver of a flat bed was traveling along malibu canyon road when a chunk of bolder came off the cliff and slammed into the vehicle. >> i felt like the world came on top of me. >> thankfully the truck came to a stop. >>> today we should learn more about special counsel robert mueller. michael cohen has agreed to plead guilty. he also admitted to lying to congress about plans for a trump tower project in moscow. a sentencing memorandum. the court filing can show whether the president concealed plans for the moscow project. >> documents will likely explain chairman failed. paul manafort had agreed to cooperate to avoid a second trial on financial fraud charges. mueller's team indicated he breached that agreement by continuing to lie and commit additional crimes. >>> also today james comey will face house republicans looking at how the fbi handled the investigations. >> this is the last chance for republicans to grill the former fbi director before they lose control of the house. the

black waves hit the sand in the rain mashed ash from the woolsey fire into creeks and streams.pty 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 this morning. finally in the green. it has been a really rough week. trading just getting going this morning. we're in the red starting out. now up 88 points. >>> the fire chief of santa cruz just announced his retirement is apparently not finished with working. >> jim frolly is taking a dream book with facebo

. >>> us olympians visited kids affected by the woolsey wildfire in southern california. they are there to encourage them with a positive outlook. >> whatever your gold metal is, whatever you want to achieve in life, you can do it. >> the olympians included a snowboarder and a skater, the brother and sister, they showed up at two schools on monday and surprised student athletes with new sports equipment. the fire last month killed three people and destroyed more than 1600 homes and other buildings in los angeles and ventura counties. >> look at those faces. >>> our time is 5:48, we'll get up out the door and we'll get you moving. sal will give you that, you'll take care of it. >> we'll let you know what up face there, pam, if you're driving on 580, coming up to the altamont pass, you'll see traffic in that area and no major problems, as you come to the other cider. the traffic is slow getting over to 680 and it's slow on 880 in hayward, past 238. it looks better on 880 passing the coliseum. there's still a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza, this could be one of the last

we're keeping a close eye in butte county and where the butte county and where the woolsey fire burned. >> moonves destroyed evidence and misled investigators to try and save his reputation. multiple women have accused him of sexual misconduct. he resigned in september. lawyers say cbs has justification to deny him a $120 million severance package. >>> yesterday cia director gina a haspel briefed senators on the the murder of jamal khashoggi. he was killed in istanbul, turkey. they are absolutely positive "the crown" prince was behind it. >> i have zero question in my mind that the crown prince ordered the killing, monitor ready the killing. if he was in front of a jury, he would be convict indeed 30 minutes. >> secretary pompeo and mattis are following the lead of the president. there is not a smoking gun. there is a smoking saw. >> president trump says he's unsure "the crown" prince was involved. >>> in today's gma first look, a teenage girl charged with pushing her friend off a 06-foot bridge made her first court appearance. >>> whit johnson has the details. >> reporter: in this mor

they include claims for the tamp, woolsey and hill fires. three massive blazes damaged or destroyed nearly 20,000 structures. >> we know this number's going to climb as people get more access to their former neighborhoods, as they amend their claim. as they provide more information to their insurer with regard to the magnitude of their loss. >> the claim for last year's fires including the north bay fire and the thomas fires reached $11.8 billion. >>> the entrance to b.a.r.t.'s new downtown berkeley station is back open now. it was closed after someone slipped on the new stairway. the $13 million makeover of that station was completed about two months ago, but about two weeks ago someone took a tumble in what was thought to be a slippery slope, a step there following one of our recent rain storms. b.a.r.t. closed the station to test that stairwell. a discovered some leaks. >>> updates are underway for a major water control site on the peninsula in desperate need of repairs. work is underway to improve aging pipes and infrastructure at the re

insurance commissioners say there have been $9 billion worth of insurance claims after the camp, woolseyalone. the numbers are expected to go up. they include losses for property, vehicles, agriculture. a state emergency services official says cleanup will begin next month. and that will take a year to get done. >>> alameda county deputies want to bring holiday cheer to those who lost everything in the camp fire. this go fund me campaign has been set up. it's called bikes for butte. the goal is raising bikes and medical mets for at least 100 kids. the deadline is december 21st. we will post a link on abc7news.com. >>> president trump responding to the prison sentence given to michael cohen. he pled guilty to various crimes including campaign finance, tax evasion, lying to congress. president trump tweeted, i never directed michael cohen to break the law. he was a lawyer, and he is supposed to know the law. >> i think right now we will check in with mike nicco, tracking our weather for us. hi, mike. >>> never more than 7 minutes away. so once we get onto the weather, we can talk about how

the state commissioner says $9 billion worth of insurance claims have been filed after the camp, woolseyhill fires. $7 billion from the camp fire alone. the numbers are expected to go up. they include losses for property, vehicles, agriculture. a state emergency services official says cleanup will begin next month. and that will take a year to complete. >>> alameda county deputies want to bring holiday cheer to those who lost everything in the camp fire. they are asking for donations. they have set up this go fund m campaign called bikes for butte. raising bikes and helmets for at least 100 kids. the deadline is december 21st. we will post a link on abc7news.com. >>> anticipation is certainly growing this morning at the maverick surf competition. it could be held sometime next week. >> nothing official yet, but waves could go as high as 50 feet by sunday. some of the world's best surfers are standing by waiting for the call that will bring them to half moon bay for the competition. this will be the first time the contest will be held in december. >> 50 feet. i cannot imagine being in the

commissioner dave jones announced thursday the insured loss of billions of dollars from the camp, woolseyand hill fires. standing in front of poster boards with nine-figure facts.. he says these numbers are just the beginning.."as the claims get perfected, as individuals get access to their former homes and neighborhoods, as they dialogue with their insurance company and share more information of the scope of their loss, we expect these numbers to rise. "the camp fire alone amounted to more than 7 billion dollars in losses... jones says many butte county residents either didn't have insurance or sufficient coverage."it's increasingly difficult for people to find insurance in these areas. what's happening is the insurers are responding to climate change, the growing risk of more severe and more frequent and more unpredictable fires, and they're responding to their losses. they're raising prices and they're beginning to deny renewals and in some cases not write new insurance for some homes."this week, cal fire's chief said the state should consider banning the building of properties in fire

they heavy rains also caused problems in the areas of the woolsey fire.rews can be seen clearing debris and mud from the roadways. one person had to be rescued after a mudslide temporally shut down the stretch of the pacific coast highway. people who live in bone zones have been preparing all week for the weather. >> i do not think we have to talk about it. it is a mudslide. that mountain burns, and mud comes down. this is what always happens. >> there are no reports of injury or damage to homes in malibu. authorities are asking people to stay alert, in case of flash flood warnings. >>> interstate 5 and the grapevine is back open. take a look at this. snow forces a closure for several hours late yesterday morning. the chp shut down the freeway in both directions. the snowy conditions made the roads too dangerous for drivers. >>> senator dianne feinstein of california as an way to get the wildlife fire relief they have requested firm congress before the end of the year. she said the state will not get the $9 billion they have asked for. she is working to g

remember the woolsey fire? they picked up two inches of rain last night.heard any reports of mud or debris flows. as far as windchills, if we're going to get a winter event, it has to be cold. windchills down to 23 in atlanta, oklahoma city 29. it is like winter cold invading much of the country. let me take you into friday, because not a lot happens today. the storm is in california. by friday, especially friday night, the rain breaks out in texas here. that's the four inch mark here. i-10 san antonio to houston we could have some flash flooding concerns. further north it's cold enough for ice over to snow in areas of north texas through oklahoma. that could be enough for some plows and shoveling there. if you want historic to major and high impacts, we're talking charlotte to green greensboro t asheville, some could get over a foot of snow. that could be enough to shut things down for a while, sunday into monday. >>> still ahead, a major trade in the major leagues and the scandal prone u.s. gymnastics organization has filed for bankruptcy. your brain cha

commissioner dave jones announced thursday the insured loss of billions of dollars from the camp, woolseyand hill fires. standing in front of poster boards with nine-figure facts.. he says these numbers are just the beginning.."as the claims get perfected, as individuals get access to their former homes and neighborhoods, as they dialogue with their insurance company and share more information of the scope of their loss, we expect these numbers to rise. "the camp fire alone amounted to more than 7 billion dollars in losses... jones says many butte county residents either didn't have insurance or sufficient coverage."it's increasingly difficult for people to find insurance in these areas. what's happening is the insurers are responding to climate change, the growing risk of more severe and more frequent and more unpredictable fires, and they're responding to their losses. they're raising prices and they're beginning to deny renewals and in some cases not write new insurance for some homes."this week, cal fire's chief said the state should consider banning the building of properties in fire

that's the total amount of the claim so far made between the camp fire, the woolsey fire and other southern fires. we want to let you know that what they're saying while i pick this up, pardon me, is also that in addition to the $9 billion that could be more as claims continue to come in. also, we have this letter that is new from pg&e today sent to state regulators talking about how there were these electrical lines that became disengaged from the transmission line on the day of the fire and that is one first good look at a possible reason for the fire starting. we also want talk about how it could take a year for the full pick up and removal of debris to be completed. >> in paradise. the challenge of course is that you've got limited roadways in and out and community itself a small roads. you can only get so many resources safely into a area that we can. >> now just yesterday, the state office of emergency services opened a new processing center in beaut county to help residents deal with the paper work for debris removal, but it's a long and difficult process. guys. >> thank you. >>> we