"abc 7 news" reporter david louie joins us live from the scene. david. >> reporter: cheryl, we have developing news for you. from all indications a standoff with san jose police that started eight hours ago appears to be over. a man who had shot at police officers when they responded to a house on barrow lane has been apparently taken away from the scene in an ambulance going to a local hospital. now, the still-unidentified man was barricaded in a house by himself. we do not know whether the man was wounded by officers who had returned fire after the suspect fired at them or whether he's being taken to the hospital for evaluation. now, san jose police were called to the house by a woman who had told dispatchers that the man had a handgun and was barring her from entering. that was at 10:00 this morning. the police swat team, known as merge, responded to the scene along with negotiators with the goal of negotiating his surrender. here is how the initial report played out over police communications. >> he refused to let her in, reached into his wais

abc 7 news reporter david louie is live in san jose after spending part of the day with maintenance crews. david? >> reporter: alma, one of the greatest risks that people can face, especially when driving, is standing water. it can cause a spinout or a car to stall out. homeowners, if they don't see standing water or moving water coming their way, can be in peril as well. that's why san jose has drain busters. falling leaves and storms don't mix well. that's because the leaves are very good at covering storm grades, clogging them and causing streets to flood. >> today i think i have seven calls already. so i've been going all over san jose and helping as many people as i can. >> reporter: that's when craig martinez steps in, or wades in might be a better description. his fast work was a relief to emily marzouk who noticed her street is flooding. when did you call them? >> this morning. there was a lot of floods in front of my house and the neighbors'. >> reporter: leaves can be one of several reasons why drains

. >>> abc 7 reporter david louie on pg&e's financial crisis. >> reporter: a cloud of uncertainty over pg&e. questions persist whether its power lines are causing the state's catastrophic wild land fires, whether vegetation is being properly managed and what role lawmakers, the state public utilities commission and pg&e play in addressing the issues n. a filing with the securities and exchange commission, pg&e says its insurance coverage doesn't begin to cover existing and future claims. after borrowing $3 billion, it has $3.4 billion in cash on hand and $1.4 billion in insurance coverage. that's still $5 billion short of the $10 billion in claims already filed in connection with last year's wild land fires. that doesn't even include the potential for claims for the camp fire. in a statement today, pg&e said, quote, we are aware of lawsuits regarding the camp fire. because the cause of the fire

in san jose, david louie, "abc7 news." >> thank you, david. >>> it may seem unusual to be talking about summer catmp on summer day. >> but this camp offers something unique for the >>> this is the perfect time of year to say thank you to a program that's helping thousands of children and families living with cancer in northern california. >> it's a place where magic happens. it provides free summer camp in the sierra foothills. this is sims camp, a nonprofit based in marin county. caer. young people are thehire ks also need healing. and sometimes parents don't understand there's even a problem, at first. >> i have five children, and my youngest was 6 months old and diagnosed with cancer. at the time, it was just this whirl wind trying to deal with all of that and trying to make things as normal as possible for my four older children. >> i was with my daughter in the hospital but my husband would bring the children during the day and hang out and we had a friend who said, i'm really sorry you have -- your daughter has cancer, but you guys now qualify to come to this camp. >> reporter: ja

david louie, "abc7 news." >> thank you, david. you may not know that a quarter of the poll workers in san francisco are high school students. the department of elections has hired 600 of them. lyanne melendez is live with that story. >> reporter: quickly, a pause here. they are wrapping things up here in front of city hall, but you can still vote you who are interested. with regard to this program, which involves high school students, it has been around for a very long time. it's just getting now a lot more attention because of the midterm elections. they work for one day, and it is one day they will remember forever. the midterm elections will be a lasting memory for 18-year-olds rebecca cavanaugh. it will be the first time she votes and she will spend the day at a poll worker at city hall. >> i'm working for my city and i get to be part of that process that i always hear about and see it from a different perspective. >> reporter: the department of elections hired 600 high school students, 500 of them are from the san francisco u

. >> david louie is at the scene, and loud arguments had broke n out just as the fire broke out. >> indeed, christian and dan, and they say that the tenants of the place where the fire had started had been having a loud argument, and the nature unknown. the woman trapped by the fires told us that she was prepared to jump from the second-story window, but she didn't have to, because the fire department got here very quickly. a passerby shot this cell phone video showing the smoke billow fwrg the melker apartment complex. moments before, neighbors said they heard a argument before the fire broke out. >> the smoke is pitch black, and the chemicals and intense and it was awful. it was just very, very tense here. >> reporter: multiple calls came into the 911 dispatchers that the woman in the next unit was trapped. >> we have smoke from the apartment and the next door neighbor is trapped. >> reporter: that woman is magdalena guzman and she has lived here for 23 years. >> translator: she got really scare and the smoke in the apartment was very dark and she wanted to go to the room and see if anyo

david louie, "abc7 news." >> thankfully, he and everyone else is okay. dr. christine blazy ford is sharing how her life has changed. she posted a statement on a go fund me page that raised nearly $648,000 for her. she says someone loned her family a place to stay. she closed the fund-raiser and says she will donate money not used for security to groups that support trauma survivors. she wrote, "your tremendous outpouring of support and kind letters made it possible for us to cope with the immeasurable stress" and goes on to stay, although coming forward was terrifying and caused disruption to our lives, i'm grateful to have had the opportunity to fulfill my civic duty. >>> mobile payment services reported losses of $40 million due to fraud. the losses are about 40% greater than what the company anticipated. the policy is to reimburse the user for losses. it's unclear if the fraudulent charges were due to stolen credit cards or other scams. >> one of those scams preys on people's kindness. >> michael finney is here now with advice on how to protect ourselves.

. >> reporter david louie caught up with them as they returned to their lab at san jose state to hear about what they've learned. >> wind play a major factor in how wild land fires behave. that's how craig clement and his graduate students raced to the campfire with their specially equipped truck. between observation and data production, they pinpointed wind behavior that spread the fire quickly. >> with the onset of these winds, the northeasterlies off the sierra, they basically have a low-level jet that's really strong, like 40 miles an hour above the surface. so that's what was driving the smoke downwind and actually down the canyons and was also how where it helps to spread the embers. >> clements believes the great pines contributed to the spread. they tend to explode and spread embers as well. graduate student matthew brewer was surprised how fast they spread. >> out of nowhere, huge guests and the fire would move 80 feet in 30 seconds. like that. it was wild to see that. i've never seen extreme fire behavior like that. >> they saw this phenomenon by laura anthony on her cell ph

david louie joins us from san jose where police are in a standoff with the suspect. david? >> well, cheryl, this standoff has been going on for seven hours now. a man is inside a house on barrow lane, the third cul-de-sac from where we're standing. you see there is a large police presence here. the san jose s.w.a.t. team known as merge is here along with negotiators, hoping they can talk him into giving himself up. the gunfire was exchanged when police arrived around ten thank morning by a relative. the police say that the man shot at officers and at least one officer did return fire. officers were not hurt. it's not known if the suspect is wounded or not. now police believe that he is alone in the house. now if he is wounded, there are ambulances and paramedics standing by. police are not telling us whether their negotiator has actually made contact with the man. this all started after a woman believed to be the man's girlfriend tried to enter the house this morning. this is how the radio traffic went. >> he refused to let her in, reached into his waistband. she saw the ha

david louie, abc7 news. >> you david, thanks very much. a state proposition 7 would start the process of ending daylight saving time in california. we just set our clocks back one hour this past weekend. it is the projected winner by the "associated press" with 62% of the vote and 40% of the precincts reporting. it looks like proposition 7 will pass. keep in mind that just begins process of ending daylight savings. it has to be approved by state lawmakers and then the federal government, as well. >> mountain view's measure b is being watched closely by neighboring cities that would tax businesses up to $149 per employee raising millions. most every google. you can see yes votes are winning 69% of the vote to 31% voting no. 66% of precincts are reporting. >> measure k makes rent control laws part of alameda city's charter. right now it is projected to fail, no, 56% of the vote with 2 hearse of the precincts reporting. measure k in al meed idea county to make rent control laws passed in 2016, make them permanent. >> affordable housing. with

louie, abc 7 news. >> thank you, david. firefighters in alameda county saved ohomes from a fast-growing grass fire about an hour ago. and they were over crow and cull canyon roads. dry grass burn iing there in th hills. you see the smoke. no evacuations or injuries. >> google has identified the employee hit by a mountain view bus, and emily hong worked in the finance organization and the company said that she had been beloved by the colleagues and brought a spark to google, and hit by charleston road and huff avenue, and huff performed cpr, but she was pronounced dead on the scene that. area is of concern, because of the high number of people, and pedestrians and bicycles. >> the kconversation is, is thee a change that needs to the happen out there and if so, what might that be. >> reporter: the bus driver did remain at the scene and is coorap rating with the investigato investigators. >>> tonight, pg&e is warning customers in nine counties that it may preemptively cut cut cutc because of the extremely high wildfires. the p

david louie, abc 7 news. >> the camp fire took the life of a silicon valley pioneer. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen looks at his legacy in personal computing. >> happier moments captured on this gofundme page show one of the here trophy's personal computer revolution, a friend and ally to many who would go on to help change as we know it. >> bill helped define a five-year period of computing. >> a look at some of the microcomputing devices that bill godbaut had a part of. a silicon valley legend died last week at his home in concow during the camp fire. >> bill was straight shooter. he told you what he thought, and he made sure he followed through with what he was promising. >> godbout was instrumental in streamlining a communication system that transferred data between components inside a computer, in this case the atair. he also created a successful computer parts company which for years made its home at the oakland airport. >> he provided a service, a business through which other people who could design things could bring products to market and where they could g

live in san jose, david louie, "abc7 news." >> david, thank you very much. there are just five days to go before tuesday's midterm election. and voters are already going to the polls at a record pace. laura anthony is live at the contra costa county elections department, where early voting started this morning. laura, a brisk pace. >> reporter: it sure is, dan. this operation running in full force with more than 120,000 ballots received here so far. in fact, here in contra costa county, 50,000 more people have registered to vote for the midterm election on tuesday than registered for the presidential election back in 2016. if early ballot returns are any indication in contra costa county, the turnout for next tuesday's midterm will eclipse a similar election four years ago. >> we're expecting a 70% turnout. >> reporter: compared with 49% in the last midterm election in november 2014. county registrar voters says the numbers are expected to approach that of a presidential election. in 2016, 79% of eligible voters cast their ballots. >> we're humming along, br

. >> david louie shows what make it is so safe. >> ask any owner and you'll find out why they're a fan for a number of reasons. >> it's a joy. very, very fun. fast and handles beautifully. the interior's plush, all redesigned. a joy to drive. >> for steph curry who was struck once in front and once in the rear, another reason to be a fan is safety. >> it has a skid control. it has the stability control. it has a lot of sensors, all under the car. >> wade has been servicing them for years. he praises the german engineering that makes it solid at 4400 pounds. it's a four door with a lower center of gravity than the suvs. >> if you are unfortunate enough to get hit, you have protection around you, and you're going to walk away from the thing. >> it has avoidance systems that are common in lower-priced vehicles but has brakes that allow a driver to stop quickly. when you're spending over $200,000 for a high-performance car you also want high-performance brakes. you get mono block calibers on the front. however, it can't protect a driver from damage to the frame, depeen depending on the sev

in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >> all right, david, threw. >>> we're starting "abc 7 mornings" a half hour earlier than usual tomorrow, starting at 4:00 a.m. >>> abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area which means we focus on improving issues like housing, transportation, and the economy. news that the oakland a's have chosen a site for their new stadium affects all three of those. >> we've always liked the idea of a waterfront downtownballpar. >> there's an opportunity to do something really special with that land, where the coliseum presently exists. >> and i'm optimistic because the a's are not just a commercial enterprise. they're a community enterprise. >> with above the the raiders and the warriors leaving, the a's are oakland's team. >> this is a big deal, obviously. there's a great deal to talk about. >> let's start with abc 7 news sports director larry beil. >> reason for excitement. we've been waiting on this for a while. for years the a's have said they cannot spend big money to put a great team on the field until they have a new stadium. now they're co

david louie, "abc7 news." >> that's great. >> it is. and the first batch of letters to fire victims will be sent out on wednesday to shelters in woodland. the coin drive is expected to run until christmas break. >> wonderful effort. thank you for joining us here on "abc7 news" at 4:00. >> "abc7 news" at 5:00 starts right now. >>> this is the second time they've canceled a tour on us. >> and it could happen again. more bad air means closures and more unhappy tourists. >> the chance to breathe easier is coming soon, but it will mean replacing masks with sandbags for some. plus -- >> it was a huge celebration every time they found somebody new. >> the hard work to find somebody missing after the camp fire is paying off. and -- >> we just thought this would be a way to show solidarity. >> by the bag and by the box. one north bay company does what it can to help those in need. >> live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >> well, as you know, another smoky day in the bay area. some say it feels like it's worse than ever. the good news, rain

live in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >> david, thanks so much. our gubernatorial candidates gavin newsom and john cox are making their final push for votes today. newsom voted in larks burg, cox last week. abc 7 news reporter dion lim is following the candidates in southern california and is live in los angeles. >> reporter: that's right, dan. we are at exchange l.a., a convert venue and nightclub in downtown los angeles. this is where newsom will have the watch party later tonight. if the poll numbers ring true and he keeps his 16% point lead over john cox, there will be a reason to celebrate later on. california's lieutenant governor was in the bay area this morning and cast his ballot at a masonic lodge with his wife and kids by his side. despite his expected win, newsom wanted to get the message across how important it is for democrats to take back the house. >> being a candidate for governor, winning the governor's race which i hope we're successful tonight, wouldn't mean as much if we don't take back the house. i don't think it's a gross ex

in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> the visits by nash are coupled with a student wellness curriculum including a discussion about managing emotions and dealing with stress at home. >> nash is adorable. >> love that. >> you may rub my tummy for a while. >>> get the latest news with the abc 7 news app. you can get more news of what you want delivered to your phone and all in real-time. >>> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. thank you for joining us. i'm a.m. i dates. >> -- ama daetz. >>> i'm larry beil. >>> i would remove it. it's not worth the risk. >>> breaking news about an extraordinary warning two days before thanksgiving. don't eat any romaine lettuce. >>> the shocking admission on a shocking story that was broke in 2017. seniors abandoned and left to fend for themselves as wildfire races towards them. >> get ready for the rain. one neighborhood is bracing for the worst. >>> seeing what's left in butte county. for some, there's just enough. >>> for others, a different story. but they're thankful for what they do have. >> now from abc 7. live breaking news. >> al

in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> more fire coverage coming up when we come back. we'll take you back to southern california. a live picture where the fire reached the beaches of malibu. >>> later, it's "gaming with america's best internet provider" internet. it's "all your teenagers streaming at once" internet. it's "i can get up to one-two-three-four-five mobile lines included" internet. it's internet from xfinity that makes your life... simple. easy. awesome. get a special offer on xfinity internet and tv for $35 each a month for 12 months when you bundle both, and ask how you can save on your wireless bill when you include xfinity mobile click, call or visit a store today. >>> and here are the stories making headlines at this hour. the devastating campfire that's burning out of control in butte county has claimed at least five lives. the victims were found in the hard hit community of paradise inside vehicles that were overcome by fire and smoke. 70,000 acres have been burned so far. thousands of structures lost. abc 7 news is at the scene of the campfire and r

david louie, "abc 7 news". >> okay. david, thanks. >>> now, this is the first general election where you can legally take and post a ballot selfie. governor brown signed a bill making it legal to post a picture as you cast your ballot, but it did not take effect until january of 2017. >>> and we would love to see your pictures at the #abc7now to your facebook, twitter and instagram post. you can use that hashtag to get an attention if you run into issues while trying to exercise your right to vote. >> ballot selfies will be a first. i'm sure there will be creative ones tomorrow. coming up tomorrow on "abc 7 news" at 6:00. >> what would you do if someone waved a weapon around, you called 911 and they hung you? i i'm dion lim and i'll get you answers. >> get out your phone, go to abc7news.com/vote and take part in our live poll for the election. have you already voted? are you going tomorrow or not voting? >> go to abc7news.com/votenow and >>> and let's look at the latest result of our live poll at abc7news.com/vote. you

in san jose, david louie, "abc 7 news". >> great. >> yeah. >>> well, on thanksgiving the turkey is the center piece, and it begs a critical question. >> yeah, do you know how to carve it properly? you don't have to do it all with a nice, >>> president trump has used the power of his office to keep peas off the thanksgiving holiday table. the 39-pound turkey may have taken ceremonial honors in the rose garden, but his 41-year-old friend carrots will be spared -- 41-pound i should say. both will live the rest of their lives on a farm in virginia. no harm, no foul. mr. trump and the first lady are in palm beach, florida for thanksgiving. >> in the east bay thanksgiving came early for thousands of family in oakland. crowds poured into the marriott city center for the 27th annual thanksgiving dinner for the community. it has become an oakland tradition and are greatly appreciated for the families that need it. >> i had turkey and dressing, mixed vegetables, a dinner roll, cranberry sauce, a beverage, and the music to dance by, shake your head by, or whatever you want to shake. >> whatever y

david louie, abc 7 news. >> i would prefer to go to a mall any day besides online shopping. >> me too. i'm old fashion said that way. >> i feel i don't have time to anymore. >> you don't. >> i can't remember the last time we went to the wall. >> you have a little baby. >> >> sit and watch football twhaoeul you go shopping. other tips because we have nasty air. you can hear it from your voice for sure. >> a lot going on. >> i can't seem to drink enough water to keep the irritation down from the smoke that's out there. bring the pets indoors. put the heater on recirculate and wear a mask. make it has the 95 designation. it will filter the fine particulate matter. san jose, hazy. your air is a little bit cleaner than the rest of us. that may not be the case as the day unfolds. warmer temperatures, fire danger returns tomorrow night likely through sunday. dry the next seven days. upper 60s half moon bay and san francisco. everybody else low to mid-70s, including santa cruz. 78 in morgan hill. that would be the exception. tonight will be one of our coolest nights because the breezes taper.

"abc 7 news" reporter david louie talks to a former state utilities regulator about what corrective steps need to be taken. >> reporter: pg&e has indicated it could be in financial distress if investigators say it is to blame. in a filing with the securities and exchange commission, pg&e said, quote, while the cause of the camp fire is still under investigation, if the utility's equipment is determined to be the cause, the utility could be subject to significant liability, in excess of insurance coverage that would be expected to have a material impact on pg&e corporations and the utility's financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows. pg&e said it has taken out over $3 billion in lines of credit and short-term loans. with that pg&e filings indicate it has $3.4 billion in cash on hand and 1.4 billion in insurance coverage. but that is still $5 million short of the $10 billion in claims already filed in connection with last year's northern california fires. investors reacted to those disclosures. pg&e stock dropped almost 22% wednesday. with back-to-back years of ca

"abc 7 news" reporter david louie takes a look at what they're writing to the survivors of the fire. >> reporter: students at silver dale middle school may look like they're taking a test but they're engages in a humanitarian jess te humanitarian gesture. salvador shared what he wrote. >> we are sending letters to paradise, but not only sending letters but in those letters we are also going to be sending our prayers, our hope, faith and just everything we can spoke support them. >> reporter: students in an eighth grade leadership class considered several ways to show support and compassion. letters seemed like a good idea among a generation more familiar with texting. >> they lost so much stuff due to the fire, so we hope our letters of love and support can cheer them up. >> reporter: 40 letters have been produced in a single day. the goal is to have all 578 students participate. leadership teacher ashley frost said it may not stop there. >> i'm noticing there's a desire and need they want to do more. >> reporter: at another school in the franklin-mckinley district students at windmi

david louie. >> a lot of people have already voted. maybe you. according to the if i recall political data, 2.5 million californians have already cast their ballots. more than 40% are from democrats. 30% are from republicans. across the country, new numbers from the university of florida show a total of 24 million americans have voted already. that's 3 million more than in 2014. and remember, it is a big day on tuesday. count on abc 7 for live election coverage. we'll have coverage of some of the biggest races around the country. we'll have live local election coverage at 9:00 p.m., on coffee tv 20 and then right here on abc 7. you can get updates any time. >>> we have breaking news and sad news. the death of the giants great willie mccovey. >>> plus, a stretch of road has proven dangerous in the last few months and the increased police presence. >>> google has settled a lawsuit >>> google has settled a lawsuit for proposition 11 solves two issues. first, it continues to pay paramedics while we're on break. second, it ensures the closest ambulanc

we're live in scotts valley, david louie, abc 7 news. >> thank you, david. crews were busy in san francisco this morning. workers surrounded portions of a block with portable flood barriers. the plastic blocks are filled with water themselves to add weight. coupled with sandbags, they're designed to keep water out of low-lying door wells and entryways during heavy rain. >> if you're interested to help the city get ready for rain, san francisco has a program where you can adopt a drain. this is a map of adopted drains and those in need of adoptions. in order to do this, you can make an online pledge. it says you can clear the drain before it starts raining and report any issues during rain to the city. >>> in the mountains, check this out. the latest storm is dumping snow. this is a live look at lake tahoe from the live camera there. you can see it's more like winter right now. a winter storm warning for the sierra goes into effect tomorrow night. >>> there are some large waves hitting bay area beaches because of this latest storm. a high surf advisory went i

live in san jose, david louie, abc 7. >>> in the last half hour, president trump wrapped up a news conference at the white house and in a stunning display, he listed off the republican congressman and women who he says didn't embrace him enough on the campaign trail, suggesting it's their fault they lost last night. it's just one of serl moments making headlines this hour. here's jeanine with more from capitol hill. >> that's enough. that's enough. >> mr. president, i have one other -- >> president trump growing combat i with reporters even as republicans said they'd like to see rhetoric turned down. >> very hostile. such a hostile media. >> the fiery remarks come as president trump touted republican success in mid election, calling out republicans who didn't embrace him. >> gave me no love and she lost. too bad. sorry about that, mia. >> it's about restoring the constitution's checks and balances to the trump administration. >> and more than 100 women are projected to head to congress. it started with jennifer wexton taking a va a house seat from barbara comstock. >> i've been saying from th

however, abc 7 reporter david louie has learned it will not get any help from the new law that provides relief from last year's claims. >> a bill signed into law by governor brown may have been designed to help pg&e pay for catastrophic expenses, including liability claims from wildfires, but it doesn't cover fires in 2018. sb 901 by bill dodd allows pg&e and other utility companies to pass along those costs to rate payers by having the state finance that debt with long-term bonds. it's estimated $1 billion in bonds would cost the typical residential customer $5 per year. the new law covers last year's fires and those in 2019 and beyond, but wouldn't cover the camp fire. cal fire has not established responsibility for the camp fire. >> pg&e is looking for rate payers to pick up the bill. that's why they're going through all these theatrics. >> mark tony is executive director of turn. pg&e has disclosed in federal documents its potential liabilities from claims far exceed its $1.4 billion in insurance coverage, raising questis whohe $10 billion in claims from last year and the potential

david louie is in scots volley to tell us how they're getting ready. >> reporter: they're responsible for keeping 600 miles of roads open no matter how fierce or damaging this storm

. >> but we begin with david louie and why there will be extra eyes in san mateo county particularly. david? >> reporter: santa may teyo county has mandatory vote by mail ballots. the u.s. justice department is going to be here tomorrow. they're not saying whether they've identified any particular issues, but officials say they have a good idea what they might focus on. the election workers are already immersed in the opening of mail-in ballots and verifying the signaturing. when tabulation begins, monitors will be on hand to ensure compliance with the voting rights act.

. >> david louie presented a $15,000 check on he behalf of abc 7 and disney to second harvest food bank in san jose yesterday. the money will help them might fresh produce to distribute to families in santa clara and san mateo counties. it serves 260,000 people every month. >> it is hard to make the math work every single month. many people we serve are having to make tough choices between paying their rent, paying their medical bills, and being able to afford food. >> second harvest says 70% of the money raised is from individual donations. and your dollar you donate goes it equals two healthy meals. >>> with halloween over, it is time for another sweet and tast they will have 12 days to catch what they can before the commercial season stars. people are allowed to bring back only 10 dungeness crabs. >>> apparently kids really like pranking their kids. >> jimmy kimmel challenged parents to pretend they ate all of their kids' halloween camera and then capture them on camera. it's really funny. take a look. >> i am so disappointed at you. >> you're not mad that i ate all your candy? >> i'

live in san jose, david louie, "abc 7 news". >>> thanks, david. even if you are not registered to vote, you can still have your voice heard. as of this afternoon more than half of the people that came to san francisco city hall registered as conditional voters. >> "abc 7 news" network coverage continues with the biggest races ar >>> live from new york city and across the country, this is abc news election night 2018. now reporting, george stephanopoulos. >> and we are here at our election headquarters here in new york and what you see there is is the story in the house right now. that is the big story of the night. so far, democrats have picked up eight seats. a new one just came in, we're going to call it right now. mikie sherrill in the state of new jersey has defeated incumbent -- defeated republican jay webber. new congresswoman. >> my new congresswoman. yeah. and listen, jay was outraised 9 to 1 in a republican district. so, like i said before, she spent $7 million. great story. she's a combat veteran. she's a former federal prosecutor. and s

. >>> kgo's david louie there. thank you. >>> much of the nation enjoyed the thanksgiving holiday with a side of winter. parts of the west coast received the first major snowfall of the season. drivers in soda springs, california added chains to their tires as the snow made driving difficult. >> the bitter blast of winter and record-setting temperatures are also hitting the northeast. abc's sam champion has that story. >> reporter: a brutal blast of arctic air lashing the northeast, in some cases 30 degrees colder than normal. in boston an expected high of just 22 degrees. more than 100 years since it's been this cold on this day. >> it is bone-chilling out there and the wind is not helping. >> reporter: in philadelphia, balloons in the cities parade flying a shorter route than normal because of the gusty arctic winds. here in new york city, the coldest macy's thanksgiving day parade on record. millions look the route battling windchills feeling between like 5 and 15 degrees. officials issuing an extreme cold weath

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and talk to louie goldman about that i know away when he's going to say. check this out a 19 million purchase by this painting by david who broke the record for work by living artist ever sold at auction. more varney after this. >> friday morning, 15 or 13 minutes into the session we're down about 100 points. i want to get back to that winter storm that really hurt people in the northeast. janice dean, seeing fox news senior meteorologist is with us. will you admit to getting wrong? >> yes. now i will say this, the forecast track was right. that timing was right. it was off by a couple of degrees. so we were trending more of the warmer storm we were going to see burst of snow we're talking about new york city here. a burst of snow in the afternoon, and then -- it was going to transition from snow to sleet maybe freezing rain and then rain. but because the temperature was cold, cold or at the surface and different levels of the atmosphere that we look at, the atmosphere is like a slicing of temperatures. right -- because we got that wrong by one or two degr