look at that. quite a mess. >> it is too much. >> that is not fun. >> there is a limit. >> what should we look forward to this weekend? a fun amount of snow? >> yes. not enough to be a major storm or to be a major issue. the farther west, the more snowfall you will have. >> that's a problem. >> just stay home and you don't have to worry. our first storm that caused all the power outages is towards the canadian maritime. there's a fair amount of cloudiness. we will see clouds to go along with sunshine today. a chilly start at 34 degrees at dulles, 37 in washington. in frederick, 34. 32 in winchester. it will drop about 5 degrees for the wind chill, what your body feels like. today will be a good travel day. partly sunny 39-43. if we look at our seven-day forecast snow tomorrow. more details on that in a few minutes. that's the latest on the forecast. let's check on traffic with steve. happy friday. >> happy friday. the 14th street bridge is moving smoothly writedowns. no delays on the interstates ar

tonight's vigil for blakely regins at 7:00 at con-- begins at 7:00 at concord high school. his teams are also raising money for his funeral by selling christmas ornaments. >>> a driver has been detained by san francisco police accused of hitting a group of pedestrians near twin peek. one victim said a speeding car hit three of them about last night. they fell down a hillside. you see the firefighters there using ropes and backboards to rescue them and pull them back up the hill. the police are investigating what happened. >> we look at all kinds of factors as far as intoxication of the driver or any of the other parties. the vehicle equipment, was it functioning properly. >> now a woman who police say was driving the car was detained a short time later. the victim described as a woman in her 50s is reportedly being treated for life-threatening injuries. >>> it's exactly 7:40. >> yeah. >> light on the button -- right on the button. let's check in with sal see what's happening on the roads. i know it will get crazy with shopping. >> mostly with men. you and me, dave, let's go

at their school. parents are currently being reunite the with their children. police are on the ground inside the school searching room to room. connecticut state police have scheduled a news conference for 1:00 eastern. we are getting record of two news conferences within the hour. one from the danbury hospital and one from state police. wnbc's jonathan dietz joins us now. what is the latest? >> well, the latest is that at least one gunman is dead. there are some unconfirmed reports that there may, may have been, a second suspect, and that is why there is this enormous lockdown in and around the neighborhood. that, again, is unconfirmed. there were some reports about a van being found a few blocks from the scene, and that was being checked out. what we do know is that one gunman is dead, and that two .9 millimeter handguns were found at the school near him and it is unclear if he took his own life or if he was taken out by the responding police. newtown police, connecticut state police, the fbi, atf,

>> i was at my kiosk. i work at the electronic cigarette kiosk. and i was waiting for people to come by, and all of the sudden we heard gunshots. a couple in a row and more. and it triggered everyone, gunshots, get out of the way. way only makes sense. we started going out the opposite direction, and we were ushered into a store. people saying get in the store, it's safer. and we waited. we were getting phone calls left and right. that's when finally we saw s.w.a.t. come in. they told us to stay until further notice because they were searching for other people. eventually they got to us. they had a bunch of guards around us and they ushered the whole group out at once, women and children first, the whole safety procedure. >> so you're inside the store. it's locked down. you're seeing s.w.a.t. go by you. at what point do you start to get a little scared, freak out at all? >> it doesn't do any good to freak out. like it's not going to help there are already people freaking out. one more is just going to add to the chaos. it's pointless. >> so you we

at&t park. this will change within the next hour. off thousands of them will come here for the craft fight hunger both periods this year will be different. the game kicks off the 1:00 p.m. and it will be arizona state against navy. both teams come in with winning records. if they both had victories against their rivals. if you do plan to come to the game the parking is $3. you can check the game on espn to if he planned to stay at home. >> there is a lot of traffic expected so you might want to avoid the area if possible. this is the 11th time this san francisco has hosted this bowl. >> two people are dead one of them a child after police say that they were swept off some rocks near the marin headlands. the video is from skyes 7 h-d. three adults have been fishing under the golden gate bridge yesterday. one of them managed to swim to shore to get help. the coast guard and the fire department found the child and the second adult under the bridge. they could not rea resuscitate them. the other adu

at 6:00 p.m. they had a trespasser at naan-n-curry. >> we have january 1st, 2012. and this is at 4:00, 4:44 in the morning. and the cad reads, naan-n-curry 8:11, intoxicated subjects outside, possibly waiting for rp to come out to start a fight. subjects are five indian males and one female. in clothing, no weapons seen. >> another incident that happened, this is march 24th and this is 3:17 in the morning. and the cad reads, rp in a verbal with the manager playing music too loudly inside the restaurant. and that was at 3:17 in the morning. and then, you have june the 10th, 2012 at 3:20 in the morning and the text reads, rp calling regarding under aged customer at naan-n-curry. rp did not know which naan-n-curry but stated that it was the main one downtown. let's see. and i have a noise complaint, this is july the 21st, at 3:21 in the morning, news, and the cad reads, san francisco hilton, rp, loud music coming from 1020, means the location, from naan-n-curry. and this one is from july 27, 2012. this is at 2:44 in the morning. and we have let's see, this is just a p

this is at a housing development at mallory and peralta. it happened last night at 7:00. this tree landed on top of worse cars. crews have removed -- two cars. crews removed most of it. but it is taking extra time. if you have storm photos, tweet them to us at ktvu. at the bay bridge toll plaza, no traffic at all. it will probably look like this tomorrow. but the day after christmas not likely because of all of the sales. so be prepared. 280 at the 880 split, no delays. >>> we're try today. we'll be et -- we're dry today. we'll be wet tomorrow. we continue to watch minor flooding at the russian river. moderate take at guerneville. cresting a little bit. there's your extended forecast, we're dry today. rain tenning tomorrow throughout the everyone -- continuing through tomorrow. the rain won't be as much or as bad. and then we dry out thursday into the weekend. and then you pull out the bikes and skates. >> even by wednesday. >> oh, good. well, thank you. >> all right. >> thank you for joining us here on this christmas eve. brian is gonna take a little nap and be here for

the traffic at the 101 interchange and the 84 interchange at 92 is is very heavy. it is mostly slow into mountain view. >> take a look at the bay bridge ride we are still backed up but although the 880 approach is starting to open up a little bit. >> let's take a look at storm tracker 4. we're still dealing with lingering showers from the bay area. let's is a man here to see if it is raining in your neighborhood. we're starting to drag things out in san francisco. most of the rain has pushed its way to the east. rain will be from a high with four interchange down to berkeley. as we turn our attention to the east bay valleys. walnut creek is contending with some showers. rain is reported from the coast line. this is just pass highway one molding to interstate 280. we have been contending with measurable rain in the santa cruz mountains. allow yourself a little bit of extra time and most of the wet weather will shift to the spirit >>it's way to the east. >> will will continue to sit cloudy conditions and illogical ever associated. we do have wet winter weather a advi

look at this. right now feeling like anywhere from 25 to 29 degrees out there. 25 in gaithersburg, montgomery county. 29 in fredericksburg. spotsylvania. plenty cold this morning. here's what to expect today. it's going to be dry. by 8:00 a.m., a partly cloudy sky, 28 to 33 degrees. then lunchtime today, some high clouds will be moving in. not bad outside. seasonable conditions when you consider that our average right now is at 40 degrees. today, 36 to 41. then when we get into the 4:00 and 5:00 hour, mostly cloudy, cool. you might say it's the calm before the storm. 37 to 42 degrees our temperature. that snow starts developing between 1:00 and 3:00 a.m. saturday morning. let's see if we've got any trouble on area roads. >> yes, we do, veronica. still dealing with the accident after 123. the left lane is shut down. let's take a live look at the accident. crews still on the scene. looks like the vehicle is on the tow truck. hopefully that will be out of the way soon. heavy delays before the prince w

at recess. there weren't any shots ired nd loaded. but students and parents are on edge with the & thought of what could have happened. 3 3 " at recess he pointed a gun to my head and said he was goong to kill me." 3 "the principal tells meeyour daughter was thrretened wwth a loaded gun pointed to her heed at recess and i wassliie oh my god.." 3 " he told other students that - his parents gave it to himmfoo protection because of what - hhppened in connecticut." 3 p3 teechers didd't find out abbut - the gunnuntil three in he afternoon even ttough the child had it out at reeess. police were on the sceee five minutes later but paaents 3 hours later. detectives are still trying to figure out how the student got the handgun. &3 and teachers carrying guns to school... it's a drastic measurr one texas town is taking to protect students. in 2007, the harrold county sshool dissrict adopted - policy --callee the guardiaa plaa--essentialll teachers who have a concealed handgun picense can carry a gun with

not at all. if you are trying to access the lower deck of the bay bridge it's blocked off because of the accident. use 1st instead. the good news it's the noncommute direction so hopefully traffic won't be too busy on the lower deck of the bay bridge at the skyway. we are taking a live look at the area there off the freeway. traffic extra volume on that westbound side coming off the upper deck of the bay bridge. no metering lights though as you work your way towards the toll plaza. elsewhere, if you are trying to take bart or ace, everything is right on time. caltrain, ferries looking good. muni no major delays yet so because of that accident, the outbound treasure island bus may be affected. probably they will reroute the first as well because of the essex street ramp being blocked. westbound 580 at airway looks like an accident stuck in lanes with a bit of a backup slow out. altamont pass better once you hit 680. east 580 north greenville to north flynn roadwork should be there until 11:00. so

it happened at broadway at hogan avenue next to highway 37. abc 7 news reporter allen live near the scene tonight with late details on the developing story. allen? >>reporter: the police are still looking for the suspect or suspects involved in this tonight. we are told the victim was air-lifted to john muir hospital in walnut creek in grave condition and that was at last check. this was a high impact hit-and-run with a debris field scattered across broadway street here in north vallejo. police believe the man was struck and knocked about 50 feet by either one or 2 vehicles that were drag racing down the northbound lanes of broadway around 5:30 this evening. detectives label about 50 paces of evidence many of them were the personal effects belonging to the unidentified victim. the rest were parts of the vehicle or vehicles involved. police say the cars are known to speed up and down this part of broadway street. >> something that our traffic unit has been keenly aware of as well as the uniformed police officers who attempt to come out here whe

at&t. before retiring in 2007, he was charged with combining two distinct networks into one. >> it would be like taking a 747 with all of its engines and while it's in flight at 35,000 feet you're going to change all four engines into one huge engine and not lose a foot of altitude. >> smith: but that was only the beginning. >> it took three years, billions of dollars... >> and then the iphone hit. and we knew that it was going to be a success. we were confident it would be a success. but it was a game changer, if you will. >> well, as you can see, we're on fifth avenue in front of the big apple store. >> smith: the success meant that data usage far exceeded what at&t had predicted. >> here is the giant throng. >> smith: its network wasn't ready. >> at&t knew that it was in trouble and that it had to get very aggressive on expanding their network footprint, especially around capacity. >> smith: by 2008, at&t was pouring billions of dollars into tower upgrades. and for phoenix of tennessee,

ill take you in and give you at bit of a closer look at the lightning strike. you see them off the coast here. not far away and they will be moving towards the bay area so this strike here is about 103 males away. i'm watching it for you. thunderstorms could develop in the next couple of hours. healdsburg as we take you in closer to street level here north fitch mountain road moderate heavy rain around highway 101 and we continue to see pockets of heavy rain accompanying the thunderstorms. right now lighter returns around the east bay. verylightn walnut creek out towards mount diablo. highway 24. show you the planes here and you will see that we do have spotty showers on the peninsula. heading out towards the santa cruz mountains. rainfall total varying quite a bit from place in san jose to more than 6 inches in the far northern end of sonoma county. i'll be back to give you a detailed look at your holiday weekend and it does feature some heavy rain. dan. >> thank you very much. >> so many consequences from the weather. very close call for marin county woman wh

bundle up if you are heading out. 28degrees at gaithersburg. 23 at frederick. 30 at dulles. 35 at d.c. and 27 degrees at both winchester and cumberland. up the mid-atlantic, we have 30 for boston and 30 degrees for new york city. 4 34 to the south in roanoke. today's current temperatures, 35 at d.c. 30 at dulles and 28 at bwi myrrh shall. we are actually a lot cooler than we were yesterday at this time. winds are calm. we had gusty winds and wind chills yesterday as well. that is another factor we don't have to deal with. so that ridge of high pressure in control keeping up the sunshine. it will be cool and chilly as we move through into the course of tomorrow. looks like we'll see showers as we head through into sunday. 46 for today and then sunny skies and chilly. and tonight, 36 degrees. a little bit cooler in the suburbs. prepare for that. we creep into the 60s by the time saturday comes around. that looks great. however, a few showers for your sunday and monday before we get back to dry conditions on tuesday into wednesday. temperatures just rising ever so slightly. another tease

look at santa rosa. you know you are going to get problems when the wind are gusting over 40 miles an hour. we have branches down with our last couple of systems. the front is on the move. take a look at the east bay from concord, alamo, 580 and 880 and 680, meraga more heavy rain. back westward it's not as heavy but you have the gusty winds and it will pick up the next hour. union city, the dumbarton bridge, very wet weather and gusty winds down through the south bay. campbell and the santa cruz mountains, it will take until about 1:00. then we are looking at the rivers and streams rising here as well. here's a look at a loop. you will notice that even though the front begins to push slowly southward, we are still looking at the heavy rain really locked up into the north bay. within the next couple hours it continues to sink south. temperatures are mild in the 60s with the gusty south winds. we have the flood warning for napa and sonoma counties. that means flooding is happening right now. the flood wat

we'll be back at 6:30. good night. at ten and eleven. news ,,,, ,,,, ,, [ female announcer ] martinelli's gold medal sparkling cider is the perfect choice for holiday gatherings. martinelli's is non-alcoholic, festive like champagne, and tastes great! martinelli's: since 1868. >> in newtown, connecticut, tonight, the parents of 20 children prepare to bury them. >> our goal is to get all of the children out to the families' funeral homes today if we possibly can. >> reporter: 20 young children and six adults, gunned down at an elementary school. >> he was not voluntarily let into the school at all, that he forced his way into the school. >> reporter: as one community absorbs unspeakable grief. >> all of our lives have changed in just-- just a few minutes. >> reporter: one question: who could do this? is being asked coast to coast.

at liberty road. altogether you are looking at a 13 minute ride on outer loop from 795 to 95. and as we head up to hunt valley, this is what 83 looks like. you can't see it much at all here at shawan road due to the heavy fog in the area. so, definitely turn on the low beams and take it slow this morning as you head out. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> 6:46. we have seen that flash and hoped we wouldn't get a ticket in the mail and now state lawmakers want answers to questions about those speed cameras. the state highway administration audit found that some people are being fined even though they shunned have been. delegate cardin is calling on state and baltimore city lawmakers to find a way to make sure that all of those cameras are working properly. the press conference is scheduled forenoon today in front of the district courthouse downtown. we will keep you posted on what happens. >>> the speaker and president sat down to talk about how to avoid paying more in ta

and they're looking at improving security measures at ta store as well as this -- at that store as well as this location as well. including placing security cameras at different locations. it is too early by investigate torious say these are related but it is something where these types of crimes happen around the holidays. investigators will continue to look at any surveillance camera footage. live in concord, brian floores cbs 5 eyewitness news. >>> oakland police confirm three people are under arrest in the shooting deaths of two teenaged girls. ktvu first reported the arrests on saturday, after talking with police sources. the suspects have not been identified. but are said to be two men and a boy. 15-year-old raquel grassle and 16-year-old bobby sarsane were gunned down november 25 near brookdale park. no motive has been mentioned. >>> a proposal to expand a sikh temple in fremont is drawing complaints from some neighbors. the tem system located on gurdwar road in the niles district. temple leaders want to expand the facility from 28,000 square feet to 41,000 square feet. but some

there's another look outside at 83 at shawan road. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. toyotas are built to save you money today and tomorrow. now is the time to make the jump to toyota. jessica, back over to you. >>> this morning's coffee with is with anna post. the satellite interview is furnished by the are you that guy influenza education campaign. >> anna doctor susanne welcome to the eyewitness news morning edition. it's good to have you with us this morning. >> nice to see you. sgrsz this -- >> this is such a fascinating topic. how do you be social not only during flu season but it's becoming a year round thing. witness a howie man dell who will have no body contact shaking hands hugging kissing with anybody. that's one extreme. then there are others. let's talk about this for a second. is it changes the way we -- is it changing the way we interact? >> flu has been evolving in recent years. flu is showing up early this morning. as you said it's always good habits to be in whether it's washing your hands

san jose at 67. your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows a lot of changes to talk about paris today will be a mild and pleasant day we will shake off a couple of degrees as we head into tomorrow. high pressure is keeping the storm track to our north. it will start to bring down as another system approaches by wednesday. tuesday overnight into wednesday morning we have the potential for rain. afternoon highs will climb into the mid fifties. we will continue with the chances for a stray showers as we head into thursday. a mix of sun and clouds by friday. this week end and another round of wet weather and temperatures in the '50s. a lot of changes. i will have more on the details in my next report. >> as we take it to the traffic center it is quiet. not monitoring in the hot spots. the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza is good out of oakland into the city. no troubles at the san mateo bridge. the drive is 12 minutes from into an. southbound on 01 the golden gate bridge. a few cars in camera s

at seemans. had to leave. then peter losher came in who was the new kid on the block. and that sort of spiel could be applied to deutsche bank. this is going to have consequences, not only for the image of deutsche bank. >> patricia, thank you for that. >>> meredith whitney says it's time to buy. they have upgraded citigroup, bofa and financial services from hole to buy. but speak, cnbc, she said the reasons for her shift in view stem from rises that will follow the fed's stress test in january. henry, there was a little bit of snashg after these comments from meredith. because after all, some of these names she's focusing on are up 90% this year. is there a reason still you think this rally can run? >> it is still an error, absolutely, definitely, that we think is incredibly interesting. and also, i think the uk in equities is making a transition from being inferior to that whole distraction. but there are the advent of contingent convertible bonds. which in my opinion makes the investments. we

not think so at all. it is incredibly low but market players and insiders are already making trades in advance of something aaron next guest says is about to get to the mix. let's get you in on this trade. the chief market strategist is here to help you do that. what do you see in your crystal ball going to happen next week? >> we only have ten dates to fix this fiscal cliff because congress officially leaves a week from friday. they only work until a week from friday so the market will start to get nervous that we don't have an agreement of we don't get it by next week so i expect to see volatility creep back into this otherwise selling market towards the middle of next week because we all know negotiating styles are such that you won't get a resolution to the last minute. markets are going to shoot one warning shot across the bout of congress and the president before all is said and done. liz: if you stretch this out a year this is unbelievably low so sure you are not saying traae the vix or by edfs tha

but today it is quiet. 33 at the airport with winds west at 3 miles an hour. temperatures across the metro area -- 34 in pasadena. 33 in edgewood. highs in the upper 30's to the low 40's. much less win. it makes all the difference. and you will not have to worry about the concerns to to the strong winds yesterday. but the approaching storm could bring accumulating snow. i will have the snow map when we come back. >> the clock is ticking on the fiscal cliff. the deadline just four days away. the president has cut his vacation short and they will meet sunday for a rare session to negotiate a compromise. tracey mitchell joins us live. is there any progress to report? >> they are still talking, so i guess we can call that progress, but no breakthrough. the president meeting with congressional leaders hoping to work out a last-minute deal. just days before the deadline, the president is calling congressional leaders to the white house. >> i have to be very honest, mr. president, i don't know to my mind how it can happen now. >> each side is challenging the other to

at sfo. mountain view in at 45. the lake tahoe forecast, they get a break as well for today more cloud cover. snow could return, back for today -- temperatures will be back up in to the low to mid50s, oakland. and livermore. your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. there is that rain cloud. the chance of a few showers for friday. especially by friday night. that's when the highest chance moves in, friday night into saturday morning. the rest of the weekend should be dry. >> sounds good. business owners in east oklahoma land are frustrated after being targeted by vandals. >> and repair work continues here in brentwood as crews try to fix a broken gas line that forced people from their homes overnight. the scary moments for evacuees. >> and violence inside a sacramento mall that made shoppers ditch the day after christmas sales and run to safety. . >>> happening now, pg&e crews have found the source of a gas leaka affecting a brentwood neighborhood. alex savage is live where cre

look at what they ran from. firefighters say they got here in four minutes, but still, upstairs and downstairs were engulfed. firefighters knew this fire had moved very rapidly, and then, they figured out why. >> she woke up to a loud crash, kind of on the first floor, she believes it was some form of molotov cocktail she did see a bottle on the floor, saw flames, grabbed her son and headed out. >> reporter: it is arson. i asked the woman who lives here the apartment building manager, if she had any idea who would do something like this. she said someone who don't appreciate life. $150,000 to the building, $20,000 more to the belongings of her and her son they confined the fire to one unit. the bottle was found inside, no question there was accelerant used. the arson investigation is on. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> scary moments onboard a school bus. >> a school bus that was rear-ended by a car in the east bay this morning 8:30. the san on east 14th street and 165th avenue, in unincorporated alameda county.

the top rate at 36.4% starting at $400,000. it sounds like a major cave-in by democrats but is not nearly as great when you get into the details. >> is it possible to 1e sell it to the house. >> it remains to be seen if house republicans will bite on it. they know they have the leverage with regard to the debt ceiling but the question is, if they can't get plan b through are they willing to do even lower? thus far we vpt seen outside pressure indicating that's possible. >> if you were a betting man though, what do you think this would play out? the president is coming out in less than 15 minutes. >> i think we will see some deal cobble together before january 3rd. that will reserve a lot of questions on taxes but not on broader questions about spending. leaving a lot of uncertainty to linger from months on end possibly until march. while we should rejoice having a deal we shouldn't necessarily assume that everything is fixed. >> how does this influence debt ceiling talks? >> well, it limits democrats leverage. this is one the b

he will be given masks at the door. this begins at 8:00 p.m. in the main lobby with the main concert and trends, desert, and to music. the san francisco symphony masquerade is that the war memorial opera house on van ness. tickets are $115. dinner is also were available. also, a tropical paradise is a tiki with a luau buffet. for just the lounge party, cover charge is $50. that includes that champagne toast. 4157725278. how about the east bay new year's eve party. dance the night away at the oakland convention center. multiple dance floors and a no cost casino. $85 for tickets at the door. that is this week's arts entertainment report. happy new year. >> we will take a quick break but first, this live look at san francisco. and a somewhat clearer skies. (music) did you get chips for the party? nope. cheese plate? cheese plate...nope. i made something better. ♪ you used the oven? boom ♪ [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light deli

at least toward campbell. but as we worked our way toward evergreen and san felipe road you see significant rainfall on these bands. you touch on here an we show you rainfall bands at .2 an hour. that's significant rain and you head down toward the corridor and gilroy. they were getting hammered for a time today this evening and now they're getting a little bit of a break. but the rain came down hot and heavy there. the santa cruz mountains they're getting a lot of rain and it's coming down fast. as it stands right now, the showers are starting to die down, the worse is over. it was a fast moving system and we're fortunate it is coming down fast. it could have caused bigger problems but it migrated through rapidly. i'm going to be talking about showers still lingering, we're going to see you back here in a few minutes. >>> the rain now is actually helping to create a good supply of water for the summer. the santa clara valley water district says the intense but separatic storms have filled the south bay reserv

at the higher elevations. a look at your extended forecast. another on a sunday and the rain fall early. we will see showers on sunday. the rainfall will begin by 10 and goes to about 4:00 p.m. but the christmas eve will stay dry. and christmas evening, 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. the rainfall could start up again with a lingering showers thursday/friday >> pam: the oakland a's would be staying in oakland for a while. and the 49ers defensive tackle, justin smith will he miss his first game in 11 years? jason has that, coming up in sports. . have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com

they will open at 7:00 a.m. on friday. dennis is really looking at it. on december 21 they will open and stay open until midnight on sunday. a trend that started on the small scale six years ago. but this year they said that all 800 stores will take part. consumers are expected to spend nearly $600 billion this holiday season. >>> on the second night of hanukkah tonight, the lighting ceremony will continue each night at 5:00 except for the 8th and final night. next friday, it will be lit at 3:00 for the second lighting at the westfield mall. then a celebration with the hanukkah treats. the lights commemorate the triumph on the small jewish fighters over the syrian army. >>> if it wasn't a must win, it was awfully close. could he rebound against the miami dolphins? we'll show you in a minute next. ,,,, in the n-f-c west. >>> seattle beat arizona today 58-0. they needed the victory to maintain that lead in the nfl west. looking to bounce back from last week's performance against st. louis. from one yard out. his 50th career touchdown tie. anthony dixon sco

then, it's abc programming, grey's anatomy airing at 9:00 followed by scandal at 10:00, last resort at 11:00 then we'll join us for a special edition of abc 7 news at midnight. past our bed times. >> yes. a great evening. we have more still to come. governor brown is a special guest. >> will be lighting capitol christmas tree tonight. stay with us. we'll wrap things up h >>> coming up at 6:00 cleaning up after the storm. massive efforts that will be seen for a while. the new efforts to drive through trucks -- food trucks out of one neighborhood. a man cashing in without selling a single meal. >> we're going through a fwhuns a generation shift. >> it's called tchl v everywhere. later how a companyau&[& bring the programs you want to your abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thank you. see you shortly. >> new, lighting ceremony for capitol christmas tree underway. >> it looks cool. we want to show you a live picture, they just lit the tree. let's see if we can hear a little bit. >> yeah. a few special guests helped decorate it. take a look. are we going to have that? kids and adult was developmental d

we understand that at least three weapons were found at the scene. one of them a glock, one of them a sig sauer and one of them a 223 bushmaster. we don't know exactly what kind of models but we have that as well. and here's more about how it all came down from start to finish. these connecticut parents had dropped off their kids for a typical friday at school. then about 9:30 in the morning, they received robo calls and text messages. sandy hook elementary school was put on alert. >> i just got a message saying -- from the superintendent that there was -- there was an unconfirmed shooting and, you know, everybody is in lock down. >> i was a little scared. i felt sick to my stomach. >> reporter: a gunman was firing away as teachers went into lockdown and parents rushed to the scene. >> i heard screaming. and so we -- we went -- like we went to the wall and we sat down and then police came in. it's like is he in here? then he ran out. then our teacher -- then somebody yelled get to a safe place. >> inside, children were hiding as a gunman fired away.

let's get a live look at conditions at the bay bridge. so far traffic very light. no delays as you work your way into san francisco out of oakland. chp has issued that wind advisory so use caution across the span, especially if you head into san francisco. no delays on the lower deck into oakland. elsewhere, checking some other live shots of our traffic this morning, san mateo bridge so far, so good no delays or any trouble spots in both directions. a little windy across the span as well. pleasanton, westbound 580 extra volume no major snags towards 680. checking our maps, you can see through the altamont pass, a few brake lights westbound but so far only 14 minutes from the altamont pass to 680. 680 itself no delays. and a little windy in observations. you can see our camera shaking around there but so far no delays along 880. that's traffic. back to you >> thank you. >>> state regulators gave the go-ahead for pg&e to charge customers for part of the cost to improve pipeline safety. a $299million rate hike was okayed yesterday upsetting consumer advocates and surv

both men at one time played at the university of illinois. >> it was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time which his vehicle touched and it caused his vehicle to flip one time. it ultimately came to rest on its top once its lead back into the roadway and came to rest in the center of the roadway. >> they were teammates at illinois between 2007 and 2009. >> a group of the and people are calling for an end to gun violence holding and untie violence rally this afternoon. it did it in honor of a teenager shot and killed outside of his grandmother pose a home. but just then that murray was killed in brown ave. a 25 year-old man was shot early this morning and is in critical condition. that shooting was in retaliation for marie's death. >> a 21-month-old boy is back in custody after being abducted by his mother for the second time. he has been at -- she is accused of slapping away with her son after a visit at a mcdonald's restaurant. there were being supervised by a worker. they took off again to show a waiting vehicle and were later located in tennessee. she had lost custody of thr

. >>> raining at the bay bridge, you bet. you can see headlights, light coming into the about now, wet conditions, no wind advisories, that's the nice news traveling into the city on the bridges or elsewhere skyline build "sig alert" issued, downed tree blocking both lanes, going to be a bit for calf trance gets that cleared. injury accident westbound 580 before lake shore, two right lanes blocked. >>> 5:01. with this latest storm crews are looking out for for waterlogged trees that could fall in larkspur many crews have been working nonstop since the weekend trying to protect homes. friday massive oak fell on a woman's home in ross splitting her roof in two, luckily she wasn't hurt but her home of 60 years suffered major damage. terry mcsweeney will have a live report from cortamadera with more storm watch coverage in 30 minutes. >>> similar scene in san mateo, the rain soaked soil proved to be too unstable to keep this tree upright. the mess it created at central park on el camino real yesterday downtown san mateo, massi cl

we'll look at live doppler 7hd, plus a look at the holiday forecast. you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry, we will always be together for christmas. [ male announcer ] being together is the best part of the holidays and cheerios is happy to be part of the family. you just ate dallas! >> ama: the storm whipped coastal communities, bring furious gusts and high surf. here's how residents from pacifica to san francisco deal with it. reporter: a strong and steady form on the sea walls of pacifica, making for treacherous conditions on the water. crabbers were immediately disappointed to find the gate the pier closed. >> my buddy and i thought we'd go crabbing, unfortunately they're not ready for us. >> and wind gusts as high as 48 miles-per-hour and a stinging hard rain didn't stop lo

temperatures, 38 degrees at d.c., 35 at baltimore, 37 at quantico this hour, 34 at dulles, a chilly 32 at cumberland, the same at winchester. the winds are strong. winds gusting at quantico, 28 in the city, 36 at gaithersburg. over the course of the afternoon this is going to range anywhere from 35 to about 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts off and on but they are also creating wind chills. so you factor in the temperatures and the winds and this is what it actually feels like outside, a pretty chilly 28 in d.c., only 22 in gaithersburg, 22 in hagerstown as well and 23 in winchester so you want to bundle up if you're heading out today. don't be deceived by that sunshine. it is really going to be chilly out there and feel even colder and we are not alone. take a look at the national temperatures, jet stream well to the south, allowing all this cooler air to just filter in so we've got some, you know, teens and look at this, 8 degrees in fargo in north dakota so the colder air is really just penetrating most of the country and sticking its way through in central portions and invading into the

dew point temperature at 20 degrees. relative humidity at 66%. we're at 30 right now. southwest wind at 8. 22 degrees the current windchill reading. i've got to go outside in an hour here. today, we'll see a weather system start to push our way. as it does so, clouds will start to increase. the precipitation at about 1:00, 2:00 today will be around ohio, areas of western west virginia. but then by the time we get to 10:00, 10:00 p.m. this evening at midnight, more cloud cover, possibility of a sprinkle, maybe even a flurry western maryland. may be flurries around the maryland, pennsylvania border as we get closer to midnight. same deal for tomorrow. that system still easing its way eastward. once it moves through, it's going to get plenty cold around here for wednesday, thursday and friday. look at the temperatures right now. 17 degrees currently in minneapolis, minnesota. 14 denver. 18 boise, idaho. all that cold air will start funneling to the south and east. forecast for the morning, 28 to 34 degrees. sun is up today at 7:27. increasing clouds, we'll hit a high toda

have you to look at cuts. states are willing to do more with less. >> the governors didn't endorse a proposal but said something needs to be done to avoid massive, mandatory cuts that will happen if there is no deal. abc news, washington. >> and on to other news of the day. i had honor of helping to judge videos created by bay area teenagers with powerful antibullying messages. the san francisco district attorney sponsored this contest, announce winners today. it was created to bring awareness and help children come up with responses to bullying. 58 videos were received from san francisco students in middle and high school. first place video create bid students at st. ignacious high school. >> we've been through a lot over the years. and we're happy we come away with this. >> they receive a plaque, ipad minies and a baseball signed by barry zito. >> a group of responsible kids in contrast with this. chaos breaking out with parents trying to register in a magnet school in south carolina. take a look. >> i want

amy hollyfield is live at church and dubose. they said it should be full service. >> reporter: and we just saw a j line train go into the tunnel here at church and dubose. originally, the plan was that j passengers would have to perhaps here. we just saw one go in, so far, so good. muni is up and running, full service this morning. we won't be seeing the packed buses that we saw last night when the problem hit around the evening commute at 5:45. they had to set up bus bridges because all subway traffic was all subway trains were shutdown that is the good news this morning, huge improvement over what the evening commuters had to deal with because a transformer blew last night at the van ness stays. we did talk to a passenger this morning who said he was thinking about executing i had plan b. >> bicycle. that's my other option. it is not raining so i'll just do that. >> reporter: the good news, they've decided they can run all of their trains this morning into the tunnels. this happened muni said, because of the rains, there was s

we're told at this hour that there are at least 27 dead. the shooter believed to be carrying four weapons. 24 years old. was wearing a bulletproof vest entered the school and began firing. that shooter is deceased. we don't know if there was more than one shooter involved. we certainly don't know too early to say what could have been the motive for such a heinous crime and to put this into perspective, what you're watching unfold today will be the deadliest shooting at an elementary school in america history, the second deadliest shooting behind virginia tech, as you remember, we all followed that closely. more than a dozen shot and killed in columbine. but today, the numbers are simply staggering. at least 27 shot and killed. and many of the victims are children. i was struck by the description earlier, simply reminding us of what we all know as we take the kids to school, schools are often made up long hallways with classroom doors. unfortunately, that's the entrance to the classroom. if you have a suspect that approaches that classroom d

and at that point, the vehicle took off and as witnesses tell us here at the scene, at a high rate of speed. now, what we can tell you is that three people were arrested here at the scene, taken from the nissan. the nissan clipped a vehicle, a chevy of someone who was just driving through here. that car was pretty heavily damaged and i understand the driver of the car did receive some medical treatment. but as far as we can tell, none of the people who were in the nissan for as banged up as it is, were injured. there were no injuries on the metro bus and crash saep investigators are going to keep this intershake-up here at wheeler road and southern avenue, right at the d.c., prince george's county border. they'll keep it closed some time longer for the investigation. reporting live in southeast washington. va i can bensen, news4. >>> negotiations will resume today at the white house on a deal to keep the country from going over the fiscal cliff. president obama will meet with congressional leaders this afternoon with just four days left to reach an agreement. with time running out it

those are at hostess. the bulk of that is because hostess went into liquidation after it shut its operations when it could not reach a settlement with the bakers union. cheryl: the story that keeps giving and giving, that is for sure. the next government bailout, we could tell you the billions of your taxpayers going to save the federal housing administration. we are going to show you how they are lighting up the washington state to celebrate the first day of legal pot. also as we go to break switching gears, look at the ten year treasury. we will be right back. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a ltle bit more... [ male announcer ] at humana, we understand the value of quality time and personal attention. which is why we are proud to partner with health care professionals who understand the difference that quality time with our members can make... that's a very nice cake! ohh! [ giggles ] [ male a announcer ] humana thanks thphysicians, nurses, hospitals, pharmacists and

look at the dew point at 19. a dry atmosphere, but still that westerly wind at 9, making that 31 feel like it's into the 20s in many locations. take a look at temperatures across town, go outside the beltway, eldersburg 28 degrees. and elkton, temperatures alternate 33. well into the 20s. but you'll trade that off with low 20s tonight. still the wind coming off the mountains right now. between 5 to 10 certainly much less than what we saw this afternoon and again, making those real feel temperatures feeling like they're into the teens to low 20s in frederick, baltimore city at 23. 26 in easton. those are real feel temperatures. so mighty chilly for the overnight into tomorrow. new year's eve looks fine. just a few clouds. we were watching the storm system, but indications are it will be to the south. arctic attack we're going to expect chilly weather to move into the baltimore area. it's clear skies overhead right now. notice the clouds building back near charlottesville, that will come into play tomorrow afternoo

wet at times and windy at types. we'll get another one of those really tiny brief breaks that begins tomorrow afternoon. thursday looks dry. over my shoulder, there is the next area of low pressure. san francisco looking for an additional quarter of a rainfall for you. san jose about quarter inch of rainfall between now and this time tomorrow. soaking rain at times through tonight. slight channels of a thunderstorm, rain out of here by tomorrow afternoon. highs tomorrow afternoon, 54 for livermore. >> santa clara, 55. pacific ya, 53. los gatos, 56. you will be drier by tomorrow afternoon. richmond, high of 55, oakland 56. sausalito tomorrow, 53 degrees. we get that break from late wednesday and then showers are back friday, sat day, warm out in the snow, too. then we get dry for several straight days next sunday, monday and tuesday, all trending mainly dry. that's your forecast. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, league to own viewership on christmas day... ...5 games me for 3 of >>> nba commissioner david ste

take a look at these. nicole: you talk about jobs for all americans, studies and fda approval, this is what these guys do. three stocks were focusing on, names hitting all-time highs today. if you're a shareholder and you have some sort of a medical or buying fund coming might be involved in some of these without even knowing it. these are some names we continue to focus on. i was looking up celgene just now, i was looking at celgene where they're working on late stage study moving toward fda approval for a particular drug to treat blood cancer. these are the kind of things that continue to evolved. these three names are hitting all-time highs. liz: love it, thank you, nicole. housing clearly in a recovery in a lot of the housing stocks at least at a certain point have hit new highs. all you have to do is look at recent data points in terms of sales of new homes, new orders, signed contracts. actually prices in many parts of the country. will it last? after all we have been fooled a couple times before but

if you look at gold, you look at oil, you look at the perform abof treasuries. we've had a rally in the s&p. treasuries have not sold off, then you have a situation where anything consumer sensitive has been selling off, but most importantly, if you look at the relationship between the two-month vix future and the eight-month, i put out a note on friday, it's been moving into the shorter-term vix future, that's been a short-term bearish sign. >> how does the fiscal cliff get resolved? how much patient does the market you have, do you think to deal with the daily sound bites out of the d.c. moving.markets and ? >> lawrencegmcdonald.com. comments are very interesting around boehner taking those actions around tea party members in the house. that's substantial. i think at the end of the day it will all come down to means testing. means testing on dividends, means testing on medicare, means testing on social security. that's the way they come to agreement. if you add up all the means testing moves on social security an medicare, that gets but $800 million right ther

now at 11, we are back on at abc2 news at 26 degrees and a chilly wakeup at -- chilly wakeup at 24. around 38 at lunchtime. notice the clouds building during the course of the day. maryland's most fourful, clear overnight -- powerful clearovernight. there's the storm pulling that brought the winds today. the further to the north the less of a wind effect into the evening hours and tomorrow. notice the clouds gathering rather benign system over texas. that won't bring the clouds in as early as noof -- will bring the clouds in as early as tomorrow afternoon. the storms will be to the south of the area. lexington, 27 degrees. 31 chicago. and not bad in terms of cold, but how about real cold. true cold up towards the canadian border towards fort chippawanan. there's the cold air into the mid section of the nation and maryland going into this week. arctic blast will arrive by thursday and give us wicked cold temperatures as we head into thursday and friday. this is our future trend. by 2 tomorrow afternoon mostly cloudy skies into tomorrow night and a storm will be around. but further so

at midnight there was a celebration at the seattle space needle. pot spokeers lit up as the new law took effect. the measure makes it legal to carry up to an announce of marijuana. supporters say they couldn't be happier. >> it's amazing. i'm not a criminal anymore. i can't go to jail for small amounts of marijuana. i'm free to be free. >> marijuana remains illegal under federal law though. that means federal agents can still arrest people for it and it's banned from federal property. >>> do you mind fresh pizza attractive or think others would? pizza hut in canada is betting on it. 110 bottles of pizza scented perfume were sent out. there's no word on when or if pizza hut would be available here in the united states. as marty would say the ad libs are too numerous to mention. >> i was going to say hopefully you're not one of those lucky winners or my stomach will be growling. >>> still ahead we're enjoying a bright sunny thursday. your complete first warning weather forecast is now just 2 sand a -- and a half minutes away. >> first let's take a lo