i'm dan ashley. iets not a big storm, but forcing drivers to use wipers. take a look. this is highway 101 in marin county. >> here is a shot from the east bay. >> this from civic center where light sprinkle brought out the umbrella brigade. >> well, things started getting more active now just hours ago, most rain moving down into the south bay and peninsula and mainly light. but we've got pockets of rainfall into the north bay. so right now, pockets of heavy rain from guerneville to santa rosa. let's take a look around winsor. and shifting our focus south ward, you can see we do have wet weather spreading across the peninsula this, is light at the moment but expected to intensify later. we have just very light snow in higher elevations but do expect it to pick up there overnight. we have a winter weather advisory in effect for this area of the sierra snow levels above 7,000. back to the bay area, by 9:00 we'll see heavier outbreak of rain pushing into south bay and santa cruz mountains, it's wet. we'

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i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. it happened on argyle road last week. alan wang is live with more on this. alan? >> carolyn and dan, no students were actually harmed here, but as you can imagine it was a very frightening experience for parents because of the age we live in. uh -- uh ready coulding to the sheriff's department the man lied to front office workers and then revealed just how vulnerable the school was. >> i was extremely frightened when i got the call. i never made revisions and then got a call from a come plea stranger joy she was at work when this unidentified man told administrators he was waiting for her so they could pick up her daughter. he knew who my daughter was. he stated her by name. >> apparently it was enough for the school to give this man a visitor's pass. he never gave his full name and he wandered all over campus before disappearing. >> how close was he to the kids? >> he was in arm's reach. he could walk up and touch one of the kids. i heard from one of the parents he was talking to some of the fifth graders. >> school prin

>>> good afternoon, i'm dan ashley in for larry beil. >> a major international relief mission is now underway to help victims of typhoon haiyan. >> haiyan is no longer a typhoon, it's only bringing a lot of rain but not a serious threat. in the philippines, the u.s. is delivering food, water and generators. >> the philippine government reports 255 deaths so far but final toll could reach as high as 10,000. >> abc news reporter marcy gonzales has a look at the situation. >> reporter: communities, decimated. heavy winds, flooding and storm surges leaving nearly half a million people homeless. victims living now among debris and remains of some of the presumed thousands of people who were killed. >> dead bodies all over the place. >> reporter: help is on the way. for many, not fast enough. donations are being collected across the u.s., and in the philippines, the un, red cross and u.s. marines are among those working to get necessities to victims in need of food, water and shelter. >> hungry, i'm thirsty. if you have water or food there, maybe you can give us. >> reporter: victims gathe

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. police say the 22-year-old abducted his baby and drove to mexico where he was caught late this afternoon. abc7 news reporter heather ishimaru is live in sunnyvale outside the home. >> carolyn, side this apartment building is a mother who was resting peacefully after a full day of shear torture not knowing what would become of her newborn. investigators still don't know where the father crossed over the border into mexico or when and how he sliped past u.s. authorities when there was an amber alert and a $1 million warrant attached to his name. two week old henry romero is being cared for by mexican authorities until he can be returned to his mother, patricia romero in sunnyvale. with her 5-year-old daughter she spoke to reporters with the help of a friend tonight. >> i am really happy and really thankful that the police and people that helped me to find my baby. >> yesterday afternoon henry's father, he took the baby and told romero he was taking him out of state. he threatened to har

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. nick smith is live in roanoke park outside the resort and casino. nick? >> absolutely. what thousands headed here to try their luck, traffic backed up for miles. looking to cash in not only the casino, but small business owners hoping the flood of people will boost their bottom line. >> i was president a -- i wasn't a fan at first, but hope it will bring us more business. >> she has good reason to believe it may. on this its opening day casino officials say more than 27,000 people have visited the gaming floors. >> it was capacity at 11:00. traffic was backed up to about 12:30, 1:00. >> traffic continues to be an issue. this long line stretches tbak -- back to the highway and has been this way most of the day. the cars are coming from all direction directions. >> they had traffic jams and no place to go. >> he says his convenience store will be the pitstop for visitors coming and going. we have seen people stop, shop and spend money. according to a casino spokesperson they are a win f

. >> i'm dan ashley. the stabbing happened on the 9th floor of the embassy suites suites in mill pea dis. a woman was conscious when emergency crews wheeled her out, but she is in critical condition tonight. >> investigators say the victim knew the attacker and they are talking to guests and gathering evidence to find out what lead to this stabbing and why this happened. the hotel is still open for business tonight despite a very large crime scene. >> our other breaking story this evening, a car crash at los angeles international airport tonight lead to chaos inside the terminal where people thought it was gunfire. ama dates is monitoring the situation in the newsroom for us. ama? >> carolyn, there was a lot of confusion tonight at l.a.x. when people thought they heard those shots they ran from the terminals. it was actually a really loud car accident. terminals four and five were evacuated because of the accident and an anonymous call to airport police about a man with a women at gate 45 and terminal 4.

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. police say the 22-year-old abducted his baby and drove to mexico where he was caught late this afternoon. abc7 news reporter heather ishimaru is live in sunnyvale outside the home. >> carolyn, inside this apartment building is a mother who was resting peacefully after a full day of shear torture not knowing what would become of her newborn. investigators still don't know where the father crossed over the border into mexico or when and how he sliped past u.s. authorities when there was an amber alert and a $1 million warrant attached to his name. two week old henry romero is being cared for by mexican authorities until he can be returned to his mother, patricia romero in sunnyvale. with her 5-year-old daughter she spoke to reporters with the help of a friend tonight. >> i am really happy and really thankful that the police and people that helped me to find my baby. >> yesterday afternoon henry's father, he took the baby and told romero he was taking him out of state. he threatened to h

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i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. nick smith is live in roanoke park outside the resort and casino. nick? >> absolutely. what thousands headed here to try their luck, traffic backed up for miles. looking to cash in not only the casino, but small business owners hoping the flood of people will boost their bottom line. >> i was president a -- i wasn't a fan at first, but hope it will bring us more business. >> she has good reason to believe it may. on this its opening day casino officials say more than 27,000 people have visited the gaming floors. >> it was capacity at 11:00. traffic was backed up to about 12:30, 1:00. >> traffic continues to be an issue. this long line stretches tbak -- back to the highway and has been this way most of the day. the cars are coming from all direction directions. >> they had traffic jams and no place to go. >> he says his convenience store will be the pitstop for visitors coming and going. we have seen people stop, shop and spend money. according to a casino spokesperson they are a win f

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. police say the 22-year-old abducted his baby and drove to mexico where he was caught late this afternoon. abc7 news reporter heather ishimaru is live in sunnyvale outside the home. >> carolyn, inside this apartment building is a mother who was resting peacefully after a full day of shear torture not knowing what would become of her newborn. investigators still don't know where the father crossed over the border into mexico or when and how he sliped past u.s. authorities when there was an amber alert and a $1 million warrant attached to his name. two week old henry romero is being cared for by mexican authorities until he can be returned to his mother, patricia romero in sunnyvale. with her 5-year-old daughter she spoke to reporters with the help of a friend tonight. >> i am really happy and really thankful that the police and people that helped me to find my baby. >> yesterday afternoon henry's father, he took the baby and told romero he was taking him out of state. he threatened to h

. >> good afternoon, i'm dan ashley in for larry beil >> i'm carolyn johnson. a powerful storm that blew across the mid west killed eight people. you can see washington, illinois entire blocks are now piles of rubble. >> an ef four touched down here, winds of 170 to upwards of 190 miles per hour. this one captured on a deputy ace dash board camera in indiana. >> today, hundreds of thousands of people without electricity as they try to cope with catastrophe. >> reporter: the shards of wood and crumbled bricks. remnants not just of houses, but a place where many cherished memories were made. >> we lost our dream home like many people in the area lost their dream homes. >> reporter: from dream homes to this nightmare the aftermath of as many as 81 tornadoes tearing through five states in the mid west, leaving scene after scene of utter devastation and unthinkable loss. from illinois, >> we asked god to bless immortal souls of the six people killed yesterday by these tornadoes across our state. >> reporter: to michigan. one other person was killed, so many today ar

. ♪ >>> good afternoon, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. reports major league baseball is suggesting a's play in san francisco at at and t park, temporarily have fans on both sides of the bay scratching their heads. >> two years of negotiations between a's and oakland coliseum authority have yet to yield a lease extension. >> abc7 news reporter laura anthony is live with the story for us. laura? >> reporter: apparently major league baseball felt it's time to exert pressure on both sides, something eliciting a rare commitment to oakland. at least in the short term, for managing partner lou wolf. >> they're looking at options. >> reporter: coliseum authority commissioner confirms major league baseball has suggested the a's might play at at and t park. if a lease deal doesn't get done, soon. dobins says it's unlikely an a's move would happen. >> we're confident we're going to get the lease done so we're never going have to use that possibility going across the bay to san francisco. >> despite the pledge to permanently move the team, a's owner

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good evening, i'm dan ashley. sasha is home in time to celebrate thanksgiving with family. the teenager is finally free from the pain of the severe burns. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story. >> a smiling sasha fleischmann returned home to oakland tired and bandaged. the parents say quite happy to be home in time for thanksgiving. this is a photo the family released a few minutes after the homecoming. sasha wore a black skirt home from the hospital. >> sasha is really excited to be at home. just walked up the stairs and walked into their bedroom where they are happily resting. >> the student does not identify as male or female. that's why they use the pronoun they. the 18-year-old received second and third degree burns after the skirt the child was wearing was lit on fire. 16-year-old richard thomas faces felony assault and mayhem charges and hate crimes in adult court. sasha's parents would like him tried as a juvenile. the pry mayor concern is getting life back to normal. >> the prognosis is excellent and they're already talking about joining in ballroom danci

. >> up next, dan ashley, anchor, to dan ashl at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. with holiday magic in both parks, the happiest place on earth, just got merrier. >>> abc7 news anchor dan ashley hit the oracle arena hardwood at last night's warriors game. no, he wasn't playing basketball. he was singing the national anthem. ♪ o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [cheers and applause] dan performs all over the bay area with his band "push." you see he's used to it there as he twirled around like that. that is not an easy song to sing. way to go, dan-o. >> good for him. temperature today in the low 60s. breezy winds at the coast. 63 san mateo, mid-60s on the east bay valley and south bay. than cloudier, cooler day tomorrow. rain tuesday and more rain wednesday, should be end big thursday. anywhere from a quarter to about an inch of rain around here. a decent little storm coming our way. >> all right. >> that's it? >> that's it for the week. >> that is it.

. >> i'm dan ashley. from all of us here, world news is next. we'll see you again at 6:00. >>> welcome to world news tonight. on the march, a powerful flash flood. water rescues, strong winds. are our holiday plans across the country about to be up ended? >> the hero behind the wheel a brave driver saved her small passengers from a hijacker. >>> and a president remembered. america, 50 years ago. and tonight the first lady who showed strength in grief. >> i said if anything happens we're all going to stay right here with you. >> the secret interview recorded just months after his death.

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. >> up next, speaking of the warriors, wait until you hear abc7 news anchor dan ashley sing the national anthem at last night's warri ♪ ♪ welcome to aulani. it's hawaii with a touch of disney magic. ♪ >>> abc7 news anchor dan ashley hit the oracle arena hardwood at last night's warriors game. no, he wasn't playing basketball. he was singing the national anthem. ♪ o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [cheers and applause] >> he got quite a few cheers there. dan performs all over the bay area with his band "push." in fact our group fans of faith, he performed at our fundraiser this summer. the crowd always loves him. >> we are looking at low clouds and fog to start off this morning and then sunny skies. breezy conditions on the coast. fog will hug the shoreline. 67 havlat moon bay, mid-60s returning to the livermore valley. increasing clouds tomorrow. here comes the rain. tuesday, wednesday and a chance on thursday. >> all right. thank you, lisa. that is going to do it for us. thank you for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler, along with

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. >> i'm dan ashley. let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel with live doppler 7hd tonight. sandhya? >> dan and carol lip, this has been a slow-moving soaker. heavy rains and right now i want to show you where live doppler 7hd is showing the heaviest rainfall activity. as we take you in closer i want to show you the east bay is getting soaked. around lafayette and hercules. ace take you to street level it is getting a pretty good wool loping. as i pull you out toward and up toward the north bay novato and san rave tie yell and lucas valley and ignacio boulevard getting drenched. from the peninsula area down toward the south bay, the rainfall is lighter, but it has been adding up quickly. i will be back with the rainfall totals so far and what you can expect for the morning commute coming up. dan? >> thanks, sandhya. >>> breaking news. the weather may have played a role in a horrific accident in vallejo amount of man hit by a car and then dragged by another one. he was hit at broadway and hogan and dragged another mile near mini and stanford drive. alan wang is live tonight w

. >> i'm dan ashley. let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel with live doppler 7hd tonight. sandhya? >> dan and carol lip, this has been a slow-moving soaker. heavy rains and right now i want to show you where live doppler 7hd is showing the heaviest rainfall activity. as we take you in closer i want to show you the east bay is getting soaked. around lafayette and hercules. ace take you to street level it is getting a pretty good wool loping. as i pull you out toward and up toward the north bay novato and san rave tie yell and lucas valley and ignacio boulevard getting drenched. from the peninsula area down toward the south bay, the rainfall is lighter, but it has been adding up quickly. i will be back with the rainfall totals so far and what you can expect for the morning commute coming up. dan? >> thanks, sandhya. >>> breaking news. the weather may have played a role in a horrific accident in vallejo amount of man hit by a car and then dragged by another one. he was hit at broadway and hogan and dragged another mile near mini and stanford drive. alan wang is live tonight w

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. nick smith is live in roanoke park outside the resort and casino. nick? >> absolutely. what thousands headed here to try their luck, traffic backed up for miles. looking to cash in not only the casino, but small business owners hoping the flood of people will boost their bottom line. >> i was president a -- i wasn't a fan at first, but hope it will bring us more business. >> she has good reason to believe it may. on this its opening day casino officials say more than 27,000 people have visited the gaming floors. >> it was capacity at 11:00. traffic was backed up to about 12:30, 1:00. >> traffic continues to be an issue. this long line stretches tbak -- back to the highway and has been this way most of the day. the cars are coming from all direction directions. >> they had traffic jams and no place to go. >> he ys his convenience store will be the pitstop for visitors coming and going. we have seen people stop, shop and spend money. according to a casino spokesperson they are a win for

i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. ama dates is live in the newsroom with tonight's new developments. ama? >> these are major developments. not only are we seeing and hearing about newman, but we are hearing about what lead to his detainment. >> these are the first images since he was detained from the north korean government. newman is reading what is an apology letter that explains what he did against the north when he fought in the korean war. >> they collected information and attacked the commune cation system and killed three innocent operators. >> the korean central news agency says he masterminded espionage and subversive activities and in this course he was involved in killings of service personnel of the korean people's army and innocent civilians. earlier this week his wife broke her silence pleading for his released. >> we hope whatever that misunderstanding is will be resolved very quickly and that he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> what is not clear is who wrote the alleged apology lett

good evening, everybody, i'm larry beil in for dan ashley tonight. >> i'm carolyn johnson. it's part of a black friday protest against the giant retailer on behalf of walmart workers. allen wong was there and joins us live from san leandro. allen? >> reporter: that protest died down significantly since those five were arrested. right down there in the middle of the boulevard, but here is what it looked like around arrested the protestors. the walmart, many are former and current employees complaining of low wages and poor working conditions. >> it's way bigger than walmart. like i'm saying we have fast food strikers here, we have bart team here, teacher union here, it's about worker that's shop at walmart and pay them and don't know they're not treating their workers fairly. >> we offer competitive wages, health benefits starting at $18 a paycheck, we know these are quality jobs and are proud of what our owe a.associates continue to do. >> demonstrators may have blocked some traffic but it hasn't stopped shoppers from buying on black friday here, walmart says crowds have be

. >> i'm dan ashley. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at the antioch police department headquarters with new information on this. alan some. >> yeah, dan and carolyn, antioch police tell me they arrested two high school students at deer valley high school around 1:00 this afternoon. both were charged with armed robbery and tonight we spoke to the victim's mother. >> i was like, oh my god. >> this woman's son is a student at black diamond middle school and even though two deer valley high school students have been arrested for robbing her son with a gun she is afraid to reveal her family's identity, especially her son. >> he said this time he showed me his gun. i could hear his voice crack so i knew he was upset. >> she says five high school students surrounded her they are teen-year-old son yesterday at this bus stop in antioch. >> and then he said give me all of your money. he pulled up his shirt and showed him his gun. >> the boy's mother says the boy who had the gun threatened to kill her son two w

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. 143 days after the deadly crash, the couple has finally returned to china. >> abc7 news morning anchor kristen sze has their remarkable story of survival. >> this 36-year-old needs a wheelchair to get around. the i'm mobility is adventurous for the shanghai native. the beautiful accountant and her husband have no kids. their love is traveling. in july they embarked on a dream vacation. this month they met me in burlingame to tell for the first time their nightmare as asiana flight 214 crashed. they have been translated. >> where were you sitting? front? middle? back? >> the 28th row. >> we suddenly crashed and i thought today i will probably die here. we impacted hard. everything shook and things fell down and all of the lights went out. >> reliving the moment is too painful for jong. her attorney describes what happens. >> she remembers sliding out from under the seat and her foot got wedged and the seats collapsed. >> young had no idea what happened to his wife. she was in a different row and he had lost his glasses. but he saw an over head compa

>> we know that dan ashley is going to voice it and sing that song. here we are. three days later we're still talking about bat kid friday sheer fun, now, over the weekend people started to talk about who the real win winners were. it was a shot in the arm for the city. it's thoord say what compelled sensible grown ups to gather and cheer for a 5-year-old dressed up as bat kid. as miles scott, aka bat kid was saving san francisco, aka gotham city people tweet gooded news for once. >> from mayors on crack to drugs, i think we can use a heart warming story. >> everybody wants to be a super hero. it's a wish that tugged at hearts because it's something that we've all thought about and dreamed getting to see this kid live it and the city get behind it was super inspiring. >> the san francisco travel association says it did wonders for the city's image around the world. >> we now have a super hero in a super city. holy empathy.. >> i think did help communicate san franciscoins are different and unique. this is something people want to visit. >> the chairitable organiza

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the ordeal happened at the castro station as the train was entering the tunnel toward the foresthill station. abc news reporter heather ishimaru ilive in the castro for us tonight. heather? >> carolyn, th train reacted as it was supposed to. there is an investigation on going into among other things whether the driver pressed his ergency break button into the cab before getting out. in any case, the surveillance video on the muni platform caught part of what happened. when the muniperator stepped out and manually closed th door, the train pulled away cause it was in auto mode leing the driver behind. when they realized there was no driver and smelled something burning someone pulled the emergcy brake. the train came to a stop a quarter mile from the station in the tunnel. >> they were pushing like the buttons to talk to the driver. there was no driver and they artrying to open both muni driver doors were locked and they are trying toet them open. >> there was no cell phone service and

. >> i'm dan ashley. abc7 abc7 news reporter is live in san mateo where the power lines came down and disrupted the commute and cut the cal train route in half. >> that's what happened. the first cal train started rolling by slowly about 45 minutes ago after a four-hour disruption. behind me you can see pg&e workers where a cross arm had burned off. right now there are 180 customers in san mateo without power and pg&e hopes to have them back on-line by 4:00 a.m. for hundreds of commuters the end of the line was the cal train station. they had to get on buss to take them to the next san mateo stop. >> this is the second time in the past month. the first time was a brushfire and we had to wait for buses. >> there was an explosion on the nearby power pole that spewed sparks and fire. a transmission line drooped over the tracks. >> it was huge. a loud pop. a couple of guys over here why yelling to get away because the cables were shaking. >> the train stopped and they told us that there was a wire down across

. >> i'm dan ashley. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at the antioch police department headquarters with new information on this. alan some. >> yeah, dan and carolyn, antioch police tell me they arrested two high school students at deer valley high school around 1:00 this afternoon. both were charged with armed robbery and tonight we spoke to the victim's mother. >> i was like, oh my god. >> this woman's son is a student at black diamond middle school and even though two deer valley high school students have been arrested for robbing her son with a gun she is afraid to reveal her family's identity, especially her son. >> he said this time he showed me his gun. i could hear his voice crack so i knew he was upset. >> she says five high school students surrounded her they are teen-year-old son yesterday at this bus stop in antioch. >> and then he said give me all of your money. he pulled up his shirt and showed him his gun. >> the boy's mother says the boy who had the gun threatened to kill her son two w

i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. ama dates is live in the newsroom with tonight's new developments. ama? >> these are major developments. not only are we seeing and hearing about newman, but we are hearing about what lead to his detainment. >> these are the first images since he was detained from the north korean government. newman is reading what is an apology letter that explains what he did against the north when he fought in the korean war. >> they collected information and attacked the commune cation system and killed three innocent operators. >> the korean central news agency says he masterminded espionage and subversive activities and in this course he was involved in killings of service personnel of the korean people's army and innocent civilians. earlier this week his wife broke her silence pleading for his released. >> we hope whatever that misunderstanding is will be resolved very quickly and that he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> what is not clear is who wrote the alleged apology lett

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i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. lillian kim was at that board meeting, and she has the late-breaking details. >> bart's board of directors emerged from their closed door meeting after three hours. in a 7-1 vote they decided to go back to the bargaining table with the unions. >> what is important is to try to find a middle ground to address this difficult issue. >> at board is the clerical error. it says employees can receive six weeks of paid leave under the federal medical leave act. that provision was a mistake and negotiators likely signed the form after reading it. >> they didn't expect it to be in that package because they never discussed it. >> the bart board of directors came up with a chart detailing the cost of the provision. they say it will cost $44.2 million over four years. that's more than half of the cost of the entire $67 million tentative agreement. they say a deal is a deal. >> i don't see how it is an honest mistake. you signed it. we signed it. >> bart riders are frustrated. >> i don't want anoth

. >> i'm dan ashley. abc7 abc7 news reporter is live in san mateo where the power lines came down and disrupted the commute and cut the cal train route in half. >> that's what happened. the first cal train started rolling by slowly about 45 minutes ago after a four-hour disruption. behind me you can see pg&e workers where a cross arm had burned off. right now there are 180 customers in san mateo without power and pg&e hopes to have them back on-line by 4:00 a.m. for hundreds of commuters the end of the line was the cal train station. they had to get on buss to take them to the next san mateo stop. >> this is the second time in the past month. the first time was a brushfire and we had to wait for buses. >> there was an explosion on the nearby power pole that spewed sparks and fire. a transmission line drooped over the tracks. >> it was huge. a loud pop. a couple of guys over here why yelling to get away because the cables were shaking. >> the train stopped and they told us that there was a wire down across

i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. ama dates is live in the newsroom with tonight's new developments. ama? >> these are major developments. not only are we seeing and hearing about newman, but we are hearing about what lead to his detainment. >> these are the first images since he was detained from the north korean government. newman is reading what is an apology letter that explains what he did against the north when he fought in the korean war. >> they collected information and attacked the commune cation system and killed three innocent operators. >> the korean central news agency says he masterminded espionage and subversive activities and in this course he was involved in killings of service personnel of the korean people's army and innocent civilians. earlier this week his wife broke her silence pleading for his released. >> we hope whatever that misunderstanding is will be resolved very quickly and that he can return and be at our table for the holidays. >> what is not clear is who wrote the alleged apology lett

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. lillian kim was at that board meeting, and she has the late-breaking details. >> bart's board of directors emerged from their closed door meeting after three hours. in a 7-1 vote they decided to go back to the bargaining table with the unions. >> what is important is to try to find a middle ground to address this difficult issue. >> at board is the clerical error. it says employees can receive six weeks of paid leave under the federal medical leave act. that provision was a mistake and negotiators likely signed the form after reading it. >> they didn't expect it to be in that package because they never discussed it. >> the bart board of directors came up with a chart detailing the cost of the provision. they say it will cost $44.2 million over four years. that's more than half of the cost of the entire $67 million tentative agreement. they say a deal is a deal. >> i don't see how it is an honest mistake. you signed it. we signed it. >> bart riders are frustrated. >> i don't want anoth

. >> i'm dan ashley. the stabbing happened on the 9th floor of the embassy suites suites in mill pea dis. a woman was conscious when emergency crews wheeled her out, but she is in critical condition tonight. >> investigators say the victim knew the attacker and they are talking to guests and gathering evidence to find out what lead to this stabbing and why this happened. the hotel is still open for business tonight despite a very large crime scene. >> our other breaking story this evening, a car crash at los angeles international airport tonight lead to chaos inside the terminal where people thought it was gunfire. ama dates is monitoring the situation in the newsroom for us. ama? >> carolyn, there was a lot of confusion tonight at l.a.x. when people thought they heard those shots they ran from the terminals. it was actually a really loud car accident. terminals four and five were evacuated because of the accident and an anonymous call to airport police about a man with a women at gate 45 and terminal 4.

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. 143 days after the deadly crash, the couple has finally returned to china. >> abc7 news morning anchor kristen sze has their remarkable story of survival. >> this 36-year-old needs a wheelchair to get around. the i'm mobility is adventurous for the shanghai native. the beautiful accountant and her husband have no kids. their love is traveling. in july they embarked on a dream vacation. this month they met me in burlingame to tell for the first time their nightmare as asiana flight 214 crashed. they have been translated. >> where were you sitting? front? middle? back? >> the 28th row. >> we suddenly crashed and i thought today i will probably die here. we impacted hard. everything shook and things fell down and all of the lights went out. >> reliving the moment is too painful for jong. her attorney describes what happens. >> she remembers sliding out from under the seat and her foot got wedged and the seats collapsed. >> young had no idea what happened to his wife. she was in a different row and he had lost his glasses. but he saw an over head compa

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the ordeal happened at the castro station as the train was entering the tunnel toward the foresthill station. abc news reporter heather ishimaru is live in the castro for us tonight. heather? >> carolyn, the train reacted as it was supposed to. there is an investigation on going into among other things whether the driver pressed his emergency break button into the cab before getting out. in any case, the surveillance video on the muni platform caught part of what happened. when the muni operator stepped out and manually closed the door, the train pulled away because it was in auto mode leaving the driver behind. when they realized there was no driver and smelled something burning someone pulled the emergency brake. the train came to a stop a quarter mile from the station in the tunnel. >> they were pushing like the buttons to talk to the driver. there was no driver and they are trying to open both muni driver doors were locked and they are trying to get them open. >> there was no cell

. >> i'm dan ashley. let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel with live doppler 7hd tonight. sandhya? >> dan and carol lip, this has been a slow-moving soaker. heavy rains and right now i want to show you where live doppler 7hd is showing the heaviest rainfall activity. as we take you in closer i want to show you the east bay is getting soaked. around lafayette and hercules. ace take you to street level it is getting a pretty good wool loping. as i pull you out toward and up toward the north bay novato and san rave tie yell and lucas valley and ignacio boulevard getting drenched. from the peninsula area down toward the south bay, the rainfall is lighter, but it has been adding up quickly. i will be back with the rainfall totals so far and what you can expect for the morning commute coming up. dan? >> thanks, sandhya. >>> breaking news. the weather may have played a role in a horrific accident in vallejo amount of man hit by a car and then dragged by another one. he was hit at broadway and hogan and dragged another mile near mini and stanford drive. alan wang is live tonight w

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. right now terminal 3 at l.a.x. is still closed. lilian kim is live there now using cell 7 technology. lilian? >> carolyn, behind me is terminal 3. this is where it all unfolded. it will remain closed until further notice. hundreds of officers have been here all day collecting evidence and piecing together what happened. travelers ran for their lives when a gunman shot his way past security at los angeles international airport's terminal 3. this tmz video captures the panic after the suspect identified as 23-year-old paul ciancia approached the check point and pulled a semiautomatic rifle from the bag. he shot and killed one tsa agent and wounded three others. >> it was a loud bang. >> everyone panicked. everybody dropped to the ground. >> the shooter seemed to be aiming at tsa officers. he was wearing a blue uniform and helped from the scene holding up his bloody arm. this man barely escaped. >> he was carrying a rifle and he looked at me and said tsa with a question mark and i just shook my head and he kept going. >> reporter: pas

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. right now terminal 3 at l.a.x. is still closed. lilian kim is live there now using cell 7 technology. lilian? >> carolyn, behind me is terminal 3. this is where it all unfolded. it will remain closed until further notice. hundreds of officers have been here all day collecting evidence and piecing together what happened. travelers ran for their lives when a gunman shot his way past security at los angeles international airport's terminal 3. this tmz video captures the panic after the suspect identified as 23-year-old paul ciancia approached the check point and pulled a semiautomatic rifle from the bag. he shot and killed one tsa agent and wounded three others. >> it was a loud bang. >> everyone panicked. everybody dropped to the ground. >> the shooter seemed to be aiming at tsa officers. he was wearing a blue uniform and helped from the scene holding up his bloody arm. this man barely escaped. >> he was carrying a rifle and he looked at me and said tsa with a question mark and i just shook my head and he kept going. >> reporter: pas

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. 143 days after the deadly crash, the couple has finally returned to china. >> abc7 news morning anchor kristen sze has their remarkable story of survival. >> this 36-year-old needs a wheelchair to get around. the i'm mobility is adventurous for the shanghai native. the beautiful accountant and her husband have no kids. their love is traveling. in july they embarked on a dream vacation. this month they met me in burlingame to tell for the first time their nightmare as asiana flight 214 crashed. they have been translated. >> where were you sitting? front? middle? back? >> the 28th row. >> we suddenly crashed and i thought today i will probably die here. we impacted hard. everything shook and things fell down and all of the lights went out. >> reliving the moment is too painful for jong. her attorney describes what happens. >> she remembers sliding out from under the seat and her foot got wedged and the seats collapsed. >> young had no idea what happened to his wife. she was in a different row and he had lost his glasses. but he saw an over head compa

. >> i'm dan ashley. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at the antioch police department headquarters with new information on this. alan some. >> yeah, dan and carolyn, antioch police tell me they arrested two high school students at deer valley high school around 1:00 this afternoon. both were charged with armed robbery and tonight we spoke to the victim's mother. >> i was like, oh my god. >> this woman's son is a student at black diamond middle school and even though two deer valley high school students have been arrested for robbing her son with a gun she is afraid to reveal her family's identity, especially her son. >> he said this time he showed me his gun. i could hear his voice crack so i knew he was upset. >> she says five high school students surrounded her they are teen-year-old son yesterday at this bus stop in antioch. >> and then he said give me all of your money. he pulled up his shirt and showed him his gun. >> the boy's mother says the boy who had the gun threatened to kill her son two w

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. lillian kim was at that board meeting, and she has the late-breaking details. >> bart's board of directors emerged from their closed door meeting after three hours. in a 7-1 vote they decided to go back to the bargaining table with the unions. >> what is important is to try to find a middle ground to address this difficult issue. >> at board is the clerical error. it says employees can receive six weeks of paid leave under the federal medical leave act. that provision was a mistake and negotiators likely signed the form after reading it. >> they didn't expect it to be in that package because they never discussed it. >> the bart board of directors came up with a chart detailing the cost of the provision. they say it will cost $44.2 million over four years. that's more than half of the cost of the entire $67 million tentative agreement. they say a deal is a deal. >> i don't see how it is an honest mistake.u signed it you signed it. we signed it. >> bart riders are frustrated. >> i don't

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the ordeal happened at the castro station as the train was entering the tunnel toward the foresthill station. abc news reporter heather ishimaru is live in the castro for us tonight. heather? >> carolyn, the train reacted as it was supposed to. there is an investigation on going into among other things whether the driver pressed his emergency break button into the cab before getting out. in any case, the surveillance video on the muni platform caught part of what happened. when the muni operator stepped out and manually closed the door, the train pulled away because it was in auto mode leaving the driver behind. when they realized there was no driver and smelled something burning someone pulled the emergency brake. the train came to a stop a quarter mile from the station in the tunnel. >> they were pushing like the buttons to talk to the driver. there was no driver and they are trying to both muni driver doors were locked and they are trying to get them open. >> there was no cell phon

good evening, i'm dan ashley. iets not a big storm, but forcing drivers to use wipers. take a look. this is highway 101 in marin county. >> here is a shot from the east bay. >> this from civic center where light sprinkle brought out the umbrella brigade. >> well, things started getting more active now just hours ago, most rain moving down into the south bay and peninsula and mainly light. but we've got pockets of rainfall into the north bay. so right now, pockets of heavy rain from guerneville to santa rosa. let's take a look around winsor. and shifting our focus south ward, you can see we do have wet weather spreading across the peninsula this, is light at the moment but expected to intensify later. we have just very light snow in higher elevations but do expect it to pick up there overnight. we have a winter weather advisory in effect for this area of the sierra snow levels above

. >> i'm dan ashley. the stabbing happened on the 9th floor of the embassy suites suites in mill pea dis. a woman was conscious when emergency crews wheeled her out, but she is in critical condition tonight. >> investigators say the victim knew the attacker and they are talking to guests and gathering evidence to find out what lead to this stabbing and why this happened. the hotel is still open for business tonight despite a very large crime scene. >> our other breaking story this evening, a car crash at los angeles international airport tonight lead to chaos inside the terminal where people thought it was gunfire. ama dates is monitoring the situation in the newsroom for us. ama? >> carolyn, there was a lot of confusion tonight at l.a.x. when people thought they heard those shots they ran from the terminals. it was actually a really loud car accident. terminals four and five were evacuated because of the accident and an anonymous call to airport police about a man with a women at gate 45 and terminal 4.