the 75-car pileup you have got to see and the highly unusual snowfall in seattle. plus, the arctic blast settling in. we're tracking it all. >>> remaining in reality tv, the surprising announcement about donald trump's involvement with "celebrity apprentice" and the fast food ceo picked to be on trump's cabinet as he makes another stop in his thank you tour overnight. >>> can you hear me now? how wi-fi in the skies could soon bring phone calls midflight. >>> and caught in a cell, a prisoner's attempt to make a break for it going viral. >>> it's sort of like how we feel on a monday morning, isn't it, just when you're stuck but it is friday. we've made it to the end of the week. good morning, everybody. i'm kendis gibson. >> just got to get through friday. >> exactly. >> that's the only problem. i'm eva pilgrim in for diane. >>> we begin with widespread snow and temperatures that are downright dangerous. >> yeah, let's get to the radar right now. snow is hammering the great lakes area. the lakes are still very warm and arctic air is sweeping across the water creating

seattle runs a fake punt. john ryan, all kinds of space but then starts juggling the football for no more reason and takes a huge hit. stick to punting. look out! get down. seattle clinches the nfc west 24-3 the final winning despite the fluorescent green uniforms. >>> abc 7 sports brought to you by river rocca seen know. >> winner of the

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the online retail giant is testing out a brick and mortar grocery store in seattle called amazon go. the store's wireless network connects to customers' cell phones as they walk through the door then automatically detects and charges for items as they walk out the door. that store is expected to open to the public early next year. >> that would be fantastic. >>> when we come back, mistrial. the south carolina cop who shot an unarmed black man walks away a free man. but overnight prosecutors tell us what's next in the case. >>> and driving while drowsy. a new study this morning shows how lack of sleep downs your wristing of being in a crash. ♪ la vie est belle la vie est belle, the eau de parfum. lancôme. available at macy's, your fragrance destination. let's just get a sandwich or something. "or something"? you don't just graduate from medical school, "or something." and we don't just pull smoked chicken, bake fresh foccacia and hand-slice avocado. there's nothing "or something" about it. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. my psoriatic arthritis caused joint pain. just like my modera

. >>> breaking overnight, a suspect is now in custody after an armed standoff north of seattle. that standoff started after a police officer was shot. the officer, we are told, is in serious but stable condition after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. investigators say he was responding to a call in mt. vernon. the alleged shooter then barricaded himself inside a home while firing at other officers. police believe the suspect had taken hostages in that home. now, part of the neighborhood was evacuated for some time and a nearby college was placed on lockdown. >>> we have breaking news right now from overseas. syrian tv saying evacuations of rebels and civilians from war-torn aleppo have now been suspended. rebels reportedly opened fire at a convoy at a crossing point shattering that already shaky cease-fire. the evacuation started yesterday and was expected to take several days. an estimated 50,000 people have fled the opposition's final hold-out in syria's bloody five-year civil war. you saw the president there of syria smiling on tv calling this a historic event. >>> well

seattle absolutely obliterated carolina. after the game, cam newton explained they didn't lose because of what happened at the beginning of the game. and he's right. frankly, the beginning of the game caught everyone offguard. there's cam newton walking in. there's cam newton in his uniform. where is cam newton at the start of the game? he's not out there. derek henderson is under center. cam newton benched for what was supposed to be a series because of a team rules violation. involving his wardrobe. so anderson first play, to mike tolbert. a little high. a little -- a little hot. and it's picked. first play of the game. that led to a seattle field goal. they led 3-0, they went on to win, 40-7. after the game, the mvp of the league explained wha-ha-happened. and why he wasn't out there. >> it came down to dress code manner. i didn't follow dress code. coach told me that i wasn't going to start. so i stand by his decision. it was a lack of communication. like i said, on my part. especially as a team captain. you know, i shou

because even one attack is one too many. >>> in seattle a man suspected of being under the influence of drugs drove the wrong way on busy interstate 5 at the height of the evening commute. he slammed into as many as ten cars before stopping then taking off on foot. that's until police caught him there. amazingly the few injuries were only minor, but traffic was backed up for miles. >>> passengers on board a southwest airlines flight out of dallas got quite a square as the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing. oxygen masks were deployed on that houston bound plane after it suffered some sort of pressurization issue. now, the plane did land safely but it's been a rough week for southwest. there was a similar pressure issue on another flight and then a report of smoke on a third flight. >>> this is from the san francisco international airport. a man running around avoiding authorities right there on the tarmac. he had reportedly been lying on the floor receiving medical treatment at a ticket counter when out of nowhere he just got up and ran off. he wound up on the airfield as

seattle took the lead in the second quarter there. that short touchdown pass put the game out of reach. a 57-yard strike at the start of the fourth. jared goffs was racing toward the end zone there. that was richard sherman just saying no, no, no. >> i'm sure he said it a lot more -- >> yeah. this is a great play. it's a trick play until, oh! he fumbles the ball! it was a nice trick play. the punter -- >> oh. that looked painful. >> he was knocked out on fumbling the ball after running for a first down, but it was a great trick play. he was going to punt the ball and, nope, it was wide open, he was running. i got this, i got this -- and seattle clenched the nfc west with a 24-23 win. >> okay. did we mention it's cold outside? that brings christmas music to my ears, but i'll spare you. nfl fans heading to games this weekend will feel it. >> arrowhead stadium in kansas city against tennessee, they call for clear skies and 6 degrees. in chicago, that 6 degree reading would feel like a heat wave. the bears game against the packers is supp

. >> toronto hosting seattle north of the border. 108 minutes. fray makes an amazing save. this game ended in penalty kicks. the game winner. seattle wins their first ever mls cup. 5-4 in penalty kicks. the franklin temple shoot shootout. the silly season of golf. matt kuchar teamed up with harris english. they won the event in 2013. combined for a round of seven under today. that's a kick in boird. 17th hole, english. got it. 28 under for english and matt kuchar. kelly needs this birdie to take the lead. slides by. matt kuchar and harry english win the shootout. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. we're ready to bust the champagne out. >> looking forward to the game and hopefully things will turn around. >>> that's our report for this saturday night. we want to lieave you with a special tribute to the victims of the ghost ship fire. they are gone but never forgotten. good night. ♪ >> any time we lose a community member, we feel it. >> they're the human side of this tragedy. >> what he would have been if he had survived. >> he always wanted to

late today. >> portland's high today will be freezing with seattle not much warmer than that. great falls reaching three degrees, highs in denver and chicago are 24, twice that in atlanta and washington. >> and miami is nice at 82. okay. >>> so the water bottle challenge, well, it really seems to be catching on. it's -- >> that was pitiful. >> that's not how you're supposed to do it? >> we got in on the act awhile ago and failed. >> i can't. so it's supposed to land upright, but it didn't go the way i was hoping. it's something members of the cleveland cavaliers apparently figured it out better than we have. >> there they were last night at new york's madison square garden doing the water bottle challenge on the bench. this was going on after the cavaliers blew out the knicks. >> was that lebron? >> even lebron taking part. >> that was not planned, but it's a long season, and they have to pass the time somehow, right? when you win by that much -- >> phil jackson will not be happy. look at lebron and his posse. oh, you almost got it! >> that was -- you know how many times i tri

including seattle and portland, but rain nonetheless for tricky travel. snow continues over the interior. heavy at times over the higher terrain. also looking at cold conditions in the northeast. this is how it's going to feel, and look at these numbers here. we're talking about real feels into the teens and also the single digits. and a heavy had snow, as well, off of lake erie and lake ontario. the potential here along i-90 for over a foot before it's all said and done. we're also talking about big time cold in the southeast all the way down into florida. kendis, eva, back to you. >> all right, thank you, justin. >>> turning overseas to some mixed messages this morning about the ongoing battle for the city of aleppo, syria. residents and rebels say the fighting in that city has not let up, despite the claims that government syrian forces suspended operations last night. a break in the fighting was intended to allow thousands of residents to leave the city. >>> the pentagon is touting the effectiveness of the u.s. fight against isis. defense officials sa

. >> decided to go to the rincom family in seattle, washington and the quirl is responsible for the removal of 150 lights. >> that squirrel is going to be really disappointed during the winter when it tries to eat all the bulbs. >> at least if it was a dog or actual pet you could hold somebody responsible. you can't. oh, the squirrel got my stuff. >> this pet that is kumba. >> what are you doing? >> the cat has an issue with the tree decor. >> it's because it's a cat. that's what they do. christmas trees are nothing but the biggest cat toy you can buy. >> whenever she puts something on the tree, kumba is like i want to take it down or play with it or maybe kumba doesn't like placement. >> all because kumba is a cat. >> ollie it's not just a cat. this is a jack russell terrier. you can clearly see the conflict in the dog. look, the dog is like, i could, i could totally, i -- you know what, resistance is futile. >> is it chocolate? we hung chocolates on our tree in the uk and my dog pulled the whole tree down. >> just to get the chocolate. >> and ate all the chocolate. >> i think maybe becaus

. >> decided to go to the rincom family in seattle, washington and the quirl is responsible for the removal of 150 lights. >> that squirrel is going to be really disappointed during the winter when it tries to eat all the bulbs. >> at least if it was a dog or actual pet you could hold somebody responsible. you can't. oh, the squirrel got my stuff. >> this pet that is kumba. >> what are you doing? >> the cat has an issue with the tree decor. >> it's because it's a cat. that's what they do. christmas trees are nothing but the biggest cat toy you can buy. >> whenever she puts something on the tree, kumba is like i want to take it down or play with it or maybe kumba doesn't like placement. >> all because kumba is a cat. >> ollie it's not just a cat. this is a jack russell terrier. you can clearly see the conflict in the dog. look, the dog is like, i could, i could totally, i -- you know what, resistance is futile. >> is it chocolate? we hung chocolates on our tree in the uk and my dog pulled the whole tree down. >> just to get the chocolate. >> and ate all the chocolate. >> i think maybe becaus

in seattle, komo-tv heard from homeowners about what the sun's rays were doing to their siding. >> melted siding. extensive buckling. glaring gaps. >> reporter: but the homeowners sate builder keeps putting off any kind of fix. >> hardly any phone calls get returned. >> reporter: in columbus, ohio, frustrated homeowners took our reporter from wsyx along as they showed up at the builder's office to demand their problems be fixed. >> abc 6. there are homeowners who want some answers. >> i'm going to have to ask you to leave. appreciate your time. >> would you want your family to live in one of these places? >> thank you very much. >> reporter: the industry trade group says unhappy homeowners are in the minority and all too often americans have expectations that are "just too high." >> the american consumer expects a perfect home, there's no such thing as a perfect home. >> reporter: jerry howard is the chief executive officer of the national association of home builders. >> i think the quality of housing being built is as good as it's ever been. better. >> better than ever? >> yes, sir. >>

from seattle, washington, please welcome lynn hurley. [cheers and applause] hi, lynn. >> [indistinct]. >> how you doing? bring it in. good hug. that was a good hug. >> mm. i love to hug. >> the wedding you were always hoping for. that's what we're raising money for today, right? >> you betcha. >> okay.

scale for schoolchildren in washington state when the school bus slid off the icy road 40 miles from seattle. it ended up in a ditch alongside of the road. a witness said the kids were okay. they get out of the bus and started playing in the snow. that is when way to turn lemon into let on aid but that is scary. >> that is scary. will that happen up to lake tahoe? >> around 7,500. it is a warm system. a lot of moisture, a lot of rain, a lot of snow in the higher elevations. take a deep breath. let the umbrella dry but at coast half moon bay is quarter mile visibility, and to the beautiful golf course there to the south of town. not a lot of radar returns. the manufacture is -- the atmosphere is drying a little. random shower is likely. and so are delays at an hour and 41 minutes for arrival delays. call ahead. random sunshine and showers. sunglasses, umbrella. sunglasses, umbrella. a series of storms possible next week with more rain. we see sunshine mostly in the south bay and east bay and low-to-mid sick, and mid-to-upper 50s and another degree or two to be added on to these with low-to-mi

we concerned out the event facebook and 600 people have already rsvp and los angeles and seattle will have similar battles and in you are thinking glow sword, 90 those called something else in the movie? they are but they had to rename them because of a legal settlement that does not allow them to be called what we know them as. >> bay area is waking up to a dry morning and now giving way to storm cleanup with damage left behind by the most powerful storm in months. >> a cliff rescue was completed overnight and hear from the chimer that was stuck for hours. >> crucial court decision in the case of two santa clara jail guards acussed of savagely guards acussed of savagely boating an -- beating an heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. >> good morning, bay area, let's get going. >> the after mat from the storm: this is mount tam look at our beautiful bay area. you can see

. >> 2 and 13 niners will close out one of the worst seasons hosting seattle sunday. san francisco able to beat the rams last week. rashard robinson with this interception, coach chip kelly asked if some back ups will get a chance what they can do. >> i don't think that >> we're going to see what he can do. i think just say i know but let's chuck him off the field. >> the foster farms bowl going on now at levis stadium. utah leads indiana, 17-7. yankee stadium, pitt took on northwestern after taking early lead. wildcats celebrated like the rockettes. nathan peterman and it's going to be a touchdown. but northwestern comes back behind justin jackson. the game's mvp rushing for 224 yards and three touchdowns. down by seven, pitt had a chance to tie but the pass is intercepted by jared mcgee. northwestern wins 31-24. >>> warriors play nine of their next 10 games at home, hosting a good toronto team led by guard demarco rosen. finishing with a quiet 15 points. curry didn't sound too worried today. >> this season whether scoring 16 or 40, felt confident of the way i helped

. >> amazon is testing the supermarket of future with a new store in seattle. it is like a grocery store without check outlines. shoppers scan their amazon app when they enter and sensors register items they pick up and automatically charges the account. if the shoppers put the items back they not charged. >> the third time is the charm for business owners who kept getting hit by break-ins. he runs a game store in wisconsin and was burglarized twice in a week so he decided to put up surveillance cameras. hours after installing them, he caught this, another break-in. madison police moved in and arrested 291-year-old son. he said the burglary played in gaming tournaments at the store. what is in there that is so valuable? a daughter remembered for her strength and courage, a trend adds a ray of light and what we are lending about more of people killed in the oakland warehouse fire. >> folks remembering some of the victims across the state of california and we will look at the vigils held overnight in other places beside the bay area. the holidays don't officialy

i was in seattle working when they built the two air force ones flying now and the boeing workers and executives very proud that the president is flying in their aircraft. >> they've been in service for quite a few years, decades, haven't they? >> reporter: you're getting -- i think it was 30 years ago, robin, when i was working in seattle that those planes have been flying. yeah. they're at the end of their life. they'll need to be replaced and they want a four-engine aircraft. it's the only american four-engine aircraft. >> it was only three years ago, not 30, my friend. >>> up next, prince harry is under fire for extending a vacation with meghan markle following his official caribbean tour. the prince is now back in london today after breaking palace protocol by mixing business with pleasure and lama hasan joins us live from buckingham palace. and lama, we have been waiting for him to find love. he found love, and he did this all in love, so what is the pushback he is facing right now? >> reporter: yeah. exactly. he was doing it for love, and good morning to you, michael. here's wh

from seattle to chicago to the northeast tonight. >>> the chilling moment in court today. images never seen before. dylann roof walking into that historic church, then walking out with the gun, after killing the churchgoers who invited him to pray with them. >>> also breaking, the trump white house. who's out tonight. also, president-elect trump won't be giving up his producing role on the tv reality show "celebrity apprentice." his team tonight explaining why. >>> the takedown. growing outrage after an officer is cleared tonight after a suspect is shot and paralyzed. the k9 unleashed, too. >>> and, the warning.

from seattle to chicago to the northeast tonight. >>> the chilling moment in court today. images never seen before. dylann roof walking into that historic church, then walking out with the gun, after killing the churchgoers who invited him to pray with them. >>> also breaking, the trump white house. who's out tonight. also, president-elect trump won't be giving up his producing role on the tv reality show "celebrity apprentice." his team tonight explaining why. >>> the takedown. growing outrage after an officer is cleared tonight after a suspect is shot and paralyzed. the k9 unleashed, too. >>> and, the warning. the holiday e-mail you could soon be getting about a delivery. we'll tell you the one letter to look out for. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on a friday night. it's a white-knuckle drive home for millions. icy highways and several feet of snow in many places. a sweeping system that will leave its mark from coast to coast. winter storm alerts in 19 states. lake effect snow, being measured in feet. and that dangerous commute. and i-90, the scene of

. >>> looking at morning road conditions across the country, expect rain in seattle and portland. heavy snow in the cascades and the northern rockies. freezing rain could make it dangerous in the northeast. >>> and the weather could cause some delays at airports in memphis, chicago, minneapolis and detroit. >>> many of us are heading back to the stores today hoping to find the best deals after christmas and many of them are in electronics because the latest models are about to go on sale. experts say the hottest deals will be on cameras, smartphones and video games. >> yeah, and speaking of video games, gamestop has a buy two, get one free sale on used video games and on all electronics, you can expect deep discounts on returned merchandise and last year's models. retailers will be trying to move products that didn't sell well this year. walmart is opening up at 6:00 a.m. to a jump on the post-holiday rush. >>> a colorado mom and dad, got a two for one deal. son benjamin was born on december 25th. >> when mom was found out she was expecting another baby on december 23rd. they held

. >> reporter: this seattle woman saved her package while she was traveling, hundreds of miles away, thanks to a doorbell system called ring. from her cell phone, she saw a live feed of a man on her porch. >> hey, put that back. >> reporter: and talked him into walking off, empty-handed. officials say the best way to fight back? surveillance cameras, providing a clear view of faces and license plates on getaway cars. tom? >> mara, thank you. >>> and when we come back, a holiday miracle for a family, stranded on the roads near the grand canyon. >>> and see how a kansas city chiefs defensive star, one of the biggest guys in the nfl, surprised everyone. stay with us. only new alka-seltzer plus justfree of artificial dyes and preservatives liquid gels delivers the powerful cold symptom relief you need without the unnecessary additives you don't. store manager: clean up, aisle 4. alka-seltzer plus liquid gels. ♪ he has a sharp wit. a winning smile. and no chance of getting an athletic scholarship. and that is why you invest. the best returns aren't just measured in dollars. td ameritrad

here they are, making their way across a flooded road outside seattle. i want to catch them and eat them for dinner. it's for the sake of spawning. apparently the fish do this regularly. some even wait at the side of the road for a chance to go. if you look at the phone pole, a salmon is leaning up against it, >> waiting for the light to turn? >> saying, hurry up, truck, i gotta go. >> are they sticking to the crosswalk? >> i hope so. can we arrest them for jay walking? >> i don't know how that goes. no handcuffs on a fish. >>> coming up, the late night master of comedy is hired to host the academy awards, but last night, he revealed another big job on the horizon. >> nice tease. >>> and it was an unsilent night with the divas making their return to the stage. music's most powerful voices decking the halls and bringing down the house. first, let's take a look at today's forecast. >>> "world news now" weather, brought to you by pajamagram.com. take delsym, the #1 12-hour uncontrolcough medicine. it helps control the impulse to cough for 12 hours. which me

the same system of heavy snow and ice sending this lexus into a ditch south of seattle. our senior meteorologist rob marciano joining us now. with a new caution as we slide into 2017. >> reporter: this system moving pretty quickly. that will help it get out fast, as well. look at the alerts for a good chunk of the northeast. storms now firing across kentucky and tennessee, with this front will move east to the coast tomorrow. mostly a rain event, d.c., philly, new york. a coastal low, though, intensifies throughout the day. very strong winds and very heavy rain for boston. but just outside of that, we're looking for very heavy snow, likely over a foot of snow for parts of vermont, new hampshire and maine. heavy wet snow with winds, likely some power outages along the coast, as well, tom. >> but times square, no snow for new year's eve? >> looks good right now. >> all right, rob, thank you. >>> let's turn to that huge sinkhole swallowing a huge section of a quiet residential street. families evacuated from their homes. officials scrambling to figure out what caused it. an

resetting for storm number two, blasting the entire west coast from seattle to san diego, rain, wind, mountain snow, we're talking one to three feet of it. chains and four-wheel drive required. and by sunday night, a full-on blizzard for the dakotas. it will be warm in the east, but any sort of travel across the west will be difficult this holiday weekend. david? >> urging everyone to be careful out there. all right, rob marciano with us tonight. rob, thanks so much, as always. >>> we move now to breaking news coming in tonight of a new christmas terror plot just thwarted. authorities say multiple arrests in melbourne, australia. and it comes after the christmas market terror in berlin. and for the first time, right here tonight, we're seeing video showing the moment the truck barrelled into that market, killing 11 people. we've now learned two americans are among the injured. a global manhunt for the suspect, a 24-year-old, and authorities today revealing his fingerprints were found in the cab of the truck. abc news learning the suspect was, in fact, known to u.s. intelligence. abc's

so, tomorrow, a rare low elevation snow event for portland and seattle. could see two to five inches of snow in those cities and they don't do well with that amount of snow. elsewhere, the cold is going to the dangerous, in denver, it will feel like minus 11. by saturday morning, the northeast will see the teens and it will be as cold as 17 and feel like 20 in atlanta, just about everybody getting their first taste of arctic air. david? >> bundle up here in the east. rob, thank you. >>> we turn next to charleston, south carolina, tonight, and the first day of testimony in the trial of dylann roof. the self-described white supremacist, who admits to killing nine african-americans at a bible study. they had invited him to join them. abc's steve osunsami from charleston tonight. >> reporter: in this charleston courthouse, u.s. attorney jay richardson was both emotional and poetic, telling jurors, "the afternoon was hot and muggy." and that parishioners "welcomed a 13th person at bible study", in this basement at mother emanuel ame church. "but little did the

seattle was up 3-0 on carolina when thomas rawls carried in an eight-yard touchdown. >> oh, yeah, my fantasy team. the panthers struck next with cam newton finding ted ginn jr. for a long score, but that was as good as it got for carolina because the seahawks scored the game's next 30 points. ouch. >> whoa. >> yeah. you heard that. seattle closes in on another division title with a resounding 40-7 victory. >>> tom brady has etched his name in the nfl record books again, leading the patriots to a 26-10 win yesterday against the rams. brady became the league's leader in victories among quarterbacks. it was his 201st overall. afterward brady said he's been fortunate to be a part of a lot of great teams. >>> not many things went well for the rams in that game and that includes l.a. coach jeff fisher. at one point the rams had completed a pass that was ruled incomplete. >> take a look at this. that's fisher trying to find his red challenge flag. wait, here? no, wait -- oh -- the announcers speculated he may not have been used to such a heavy coat with so many pockets. get used to it, jeff

those in seattle, houston and new york haven't been touched. >>> two brothers accused of stabbing are due back in court. >> the family and relatives of the victim showed up and pointed blame. >> reporter: today's hearing was continued yet again for a third time as attorneys gather all the information in this case, the families on both sides are committed to seeing justice served in this very emotional case. >> we're going to be here every day to make sure that justice is served. i don't want my husband's life to be in vain. >> reporter: nicole is the widow of the slain man. he was with his young san in a target store and griffin asked these two men to turn down their loud music with vulgar language just before he was stabbed to death. >> they were two on one. they stabbed my husband. >> reporter: the two suspects are a 22-year-old man and his 25-year-old brother. their family says it was an act of self defense. >> they felt threatened. this is what it is. they felt threatened and they had to protect themselves. it was a self defense matter. >> reporter: surveillance camera might have

it was lit and we checked out the event 600 people planned it show up for this and los angeles and seattle host battles. if you think this looks like a galaxy far, far away, they might but they have been renamed because of the legal settlement this does not allow them to be called what we know they are which are light >> i feel like i am 100 years old. >> my thoughts exactly. >> back to the commuter alert for bart. sky 7 over the bay fair bart station where we had the trouble earlier today, a switching problem on the track. the trains could not move and this lasted half an hour or 45 minutes but they filibustered the problem -- fixed the problem. there was a stackup. here is the lingering delays, system wide, and bart is causing it a major delay but they are starting to make up the time. hopefully we will get back to normal but for now i would expect delays. in the tri-valley we have a problem 580, they reported a rollover westbound 580 but they switched it to the eastbound side but i have delays eastbound and westbound 580, use caution in the area and expect stop-and-go traffic law that s

>> going to seattle. >> the rain here, the rain there, it is all the same. >> yes. >> any concern of delays? >> hope not. >> everyone hopes not. the sfo duty manager is expecting the early flights to get out on time and the real problems starting after 8:00 a.m. and so many want to get home for the holidays officials expect 5.7% 6.5 million are traveling through sfo starting thanksgiving but you can don't loud our news app and you will know it is raining. the app is right here. no coincidence, it is lit up like a christmas tree. you can see the doppler. that is nice. it is festive. we have a lot of rain. >> it is not just sfo but rain is falling on the live doppler hd and across the entire bay area. >> we want to see what it looks like where you live, share #abc7 now. you can see the drops on the lens and the wet weather and trafficking conditions in the north bay. lonnie? >> it is coming down steady. it has pick up and we can tell you in the past couple of minutes rain is going here in the drains and over here the wind is picking up, just in the last couple of minutes. we have state

take a look how this fight between two teenagers ended last night just north of seattle. a man who tried to stand between the teenagers was stabbed. the teens bolted but mall security and bay standers took them down. suspect were later arrested and the man was rushed to a nearby hospital. no word on his condition. >>> they tried their hardest to avoid encounters, but when they happen, we will root for the good guy. take a look what happened when a burglar was caught in action. he threw a couple punches and tried to take off. that's when the manager and two others jumped in on the action. in the end the bad guy got away, but not before he lost his shirt in the scuffle. >>> more and more of us are asking what's in our food? 80% of the food we eat contains genetically modified organisms but we have no way of knowing that because the federal government doesn't require labeling. how do you know what you are eating? michael finney's "7 on your side" has your answer. >> walk through any grocery store and you will see the nongmo project label. if you are looking for organic or no

becky worley joining us outside their pilot store in seattle. tell us how it works, becky. >> reporter: yeah, sounds like it would work great. it would probably mean my trip to the grocery store yesterday, the traditional grocery store, would have taken about 7 1/2 minutes less. that's because we're talking about buying food with no lines, no checkouts. this is the prototype store here in seattle. it's not open to the public yet. the idea is that you would walk through these doors, your phone would scan you in as you walk in. and then you just put all your items in your bag and using cameras and sensors, it knows exactly what you're buying and then automatically puts that on your amazon bill. they're using something that they call just walk out technolo technology, meaning that you never see a cashier. this is different from the just walk out technology we currently have which is called shoplifting. but this is also not -- this is not the scan-it-yourself, you know, no live cashier. i'm not a fan of those. are you guys? do you go to the live cas

los angeles could be a problem tonight so could seattle. that's what the first then second and look at the rain heavy rains along i-95 traveling tomorrow morning on the east coast, and then that second storm comes through. this is where it tightens up. this storm is the one that i'm most concerned about that's on christmas evening. >> all right, ginger. we'll have more on that i'm sure later in the broadcast. >>> in the meantime, we have the latest on the trump transition and the president-elect's surprising nuclear weapons tweet, raising questions around the world and at home. abc's mary bruce has more now in washington. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning. well, amy, for nearly five decades, presidents of both parties have tried to limit nukes but now the president-elect seems to say he wants more nuclear weapons, trump this morning is sparking fears of a new nuclear arms race with just 140 characters. in a single tweet, donald trump announced what could be a dramatic shift in u.s. foreign policy. posting, the united states must

a little boy in little rock, 3-year-old akin king was killed last saturday while riding in the back seattle of his grandmother's car. there's been an intense manhunt for the shooter since then. the suspect has been identified as 33-year-old gary holmes. he's charged right now with capital murder. >>> police make a dangerous discovery during a domestic disturbance call in florida. they were called after the suspect argued with his parents. his mother asked deputies to check out suspicious fumes in the home. abc's pierre thomas has more. >> reporter: police responded to the home of shariff alkononi after an altercation with his parents. >> why does your room smell like chemicals? >> chemicals? >> reporter: the report of a disturbing chemical smell was just the start. >> do you carry a knife in the pocket like that? >> reporter: within seconds, a fight erupts. authorities are investigating whether the chemicals found are explosives. >> you look around the world, see what happened in germany, we are treating this -- this guy could have been a potential terrorist. >> reporter: sources say he has

starting with that standoff in seattle. >> that's right. it was a tense scene overnight in mt. vernon, washington, north of seattle where a police officer was shot in the head while responding to a domestic disturbance. the suspect barricaded himself in the home. that standoff lasted seven hours, until police fired gas canisters to take him into custody. the officer who was shot is in serious but stable condition. >>> also new overnight, an explosion destroying a home near chicago. a man and his daughter suffered serious burns jew till -- utility workers were going door to door at the time, evacuating people because of a reported gas leak. >>> and overseas, the evacuation of civilians from eastern aleppo has been suspended. syrian state tv claims rebel fighters shattered a cease-fire deal by attacking a convoy. an estimated 8,000 people are trapped in aleppo following this week's takeover by serious forces aligned with russia. russian officials are now claiming that all women and children have been evacuated, but the activists on the ground dispute that and worry more fighting

they opened one in seattle. you just gather your stuff and you walk out the door, you go home. they track what you buy with cameras and miniature sensors. which they say is great for people who love grocery shopping but wish it could be more like the movie "minority report." it's a little confusing. amazon made a video that walks through the process. it really is kind of amazing. >> welcome to amazon go. use the amazon go app to enter. then put away your phone and start shopping. anything you pick up is automatically added to your virtual cart. and if you change your mind, just put it back. please don't consume the products in the store. hey. hey! that's not how this works. when you leave, our just go technology charges your amazon account and you can keep going. but again, you can't just come in here and eat. sir. you have to pay for that. >> guillermo: no hablo ingles. >> come on, guy, i didn't eat any cake! >> amazon go -- to jail, because you can't be trusted. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how was jail, guillermo? >> guillermo: terrible! i don't want to go back. >> jimm

i'm sure you're aware there laugh been protests every day since the election in new york, chicago, seattle, l.a. this is from portland, oregon. a local news channel uncovered very annoying information about some of the protesters who got locked up. >> more tan half of those arrested over the weekend didn't vote. we got the list of the 113 who were arrested and took it to elections officials who checked voter logs. 34 of those protesters were registered in oregon, but didn't return their ballot. another 34 weren't even registered to vote. >> jimmy: great. [ laughter ] that's terrific. maybe instead of making picket signs you should be working on a time machine so you can go back to last month and register to peat like p. diddy told you to! [ cheers and applause ] how many celebrity reminders did there have to be? closer to home a major arrest was made in l.a. county over the weekend. >> residents of los angeles county resting a little easier after the arrest of this man. he's accused of repeatedly blowing an air horn that sounds like a train. >> jimmy: i predict that man will be our preside

. >> reporter: this seattle woman saved her package while traveling hundreds of miles away thanks to ring. from her cell phone, she saw a live feed of a man on her porch and talked him into walking off empty handed. officials say the best way to fight back? surveillance cameras providing a clear view of faces and license plates on get-away cars. abc news, new york. >> i say the best way to fight back is "home alone" style setup. shotgun, paint buckets cover the thieves, feathers, net catches them. >> here's another idea. deliver it to your office. where there's people there. and -- >> okay. >> not to an empty house. >> you could do it that way too. >> if you want to do that sure-fire way, butted go ahead with the bells and whistles. >> i should cancel all the paint buckets and feathers. >>> when we come back, learning much more details about george michael's good deeds. >> and taylor swift did a good deed herself for the oldest fan. stay with us. "the skinny's" next. >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> reactions pouring in aft

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this moisture getting into san francisco as well, bringing rain not just to the portland and seattle area but down across the san francisco bay area, inland toward oakland and sacramento as well. some beneficial rains there. talked about this snow but some beneficial rains with the southern h >>> good morning, waking up to mostly cloudy skies around the bay but it will be a dry afternoon today with temperatures on the cooler side of normal. mid and upper 50s, a >>> you know, all season long we are celebrating macy's annual belief campaign helping bring joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. everybody loves santa and as part of the believe program macy's is launching #santaproject helping to share the love. take a look. >> i like christmas because i get to see santa a lot. >> santa is coming and there's no time to waste. grab those markers and tablets and send your list without haste. >> ho, ho, ho. >> ho, ho, ho'ing across the internet. a new macy's movement inviting st. nick fans to post videos, photos and messages of belief using the #santaproject. >> he's like a

snow also hitting out west in portland and seattle and now the cleanup while the midwest and the northeast braced for more snow. >> i was thrilled. we have been waiting, so i was thrilled. i do not like the snow. i should find a new job. >> reporter: in addition to more snow this weekend, forecasters say it is going to get much colder next week with windchills of 20 below zero in chicago and near zero here in new york city. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >> looks brutal. >>> coming up at 4:00, why white supremacists are calling for a boycott of the new "star wars" movie. >> plus -- >> it was really hard. i was the -- i was pretty upset last night. >> a grinch targeted dozens of families but this stolen gift story actually has a happy ending. >> i'm michael finney. ask finney is just ahead so i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. just post twhem a hashtag ask finney and i'll answer the them right here in just a little bit. >> i'm spencer christian from our tower camera and we'll see lots of clouds gehrig over the area sky and i'll have the accuweather forecast coming

northwest, snow in the cascades, a little wet on the 5 from seattle to portland, so have the umbrella handy, and the snows are winding down, but windy over the upper midwest. kendis, marci, back to you. >> thank you. >>> those lost in the russian military plane crash were remembered in a vigil last night. visitors brought candles and flowers to create a memorial to 92 people who died. the plane just took off to a russian base in syria when it went down in the black sea. russia's transport minister says pilot error or >>> president-elect donald trump technical fault is likely to blame. enjoying christmas at his florida estate as he announces plans to dissolve his charitable foundation. there's also been a political dust up with the obama administration over israel. and a christmas greeting from trump's incoming chief of staff is causing a little bit of a stir. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: the rnc chairman's holiday message lighted up twitter. over two millenia ago, a new hope was born into the world, a savior who would offer the promise of salvation to all mankind just as thr

tyler lockett, he's obviously someone that the seattle seahawks need on offense. losing him is a devastating loss. but nothing is more devastating than derek carr, you're talking about an oakland raiders franchise that hasn't been to the playoffs since 2002 when they went to the super bowl, but they haven't registered a winning record since 2002, until this season when derek carr, a young stud and mvp candidate guides them to a 12-3 record, and he goes down. legitimate super bowl contenders. it's an absolutely devastating loss, and i can't recall this happening on the same day in the nfl. i might be wrong, but i sincerely doubt it. it's shocking that this happened, but it comes with the game. >> as you mentioned, two of those players are heading to the playoffs. there's a certain risk when you play in the nfl, the question, should the league be doing more to protect its players? we know they have done a lot in terms of concussion prevention, but with these type of injuries, isn't the onus on the teams and coaches of the nfl? >> it's a violent sport, these are frea

the winter weather advisories and warnings for 22 states across the nation, seattle will get snow in this. your local weather in just 30 seconds. first though, the snowy cities brought to you by macy's. >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist mike nicco from abc 7 mornings. steady rain this morning. with pockets and waves of rain later today, all the way through friday. now here is something different, another storm will make saturday wet and next week is trending dryer. temperatures today warmer, mid-50s to about 60 degrees. toward tonight, we'll hang out in the low to mid-50s. definitely milder. my accuweather seven-day forecast, sunday is looking the driest this >> so if the saturday chill is not enough, the computer models for next week make this look like nothing. just to give you an idea. >> oh,no! >> that's what we have to look forward to next week. >> december is here. >> don't smile so hard. >>> coming up, the new alert about the holiday facebook scam that so many are seeing on their news feeds. >>> and there a connection between the abduction of sherri papini and a teen that di

>> seattle? >> no. >> oh, that's not a city. >> detroit. detroit was number two? >> detroit was number two. >> yeah. a lot of the top five cities were in cold temperatures. like minneapolis, new york city. >> because you want to cuddle up together. >> yeah. philadelphia the sex jest city in the country. >>> coming up, is your uber driver spying on you? >> a lawsuit alleges uber drivers have been accessing customers' personal information through their apps, tracking their travels, and what you need to know before hailing your next uber. >>> and later, stepping into santa's winter wonderland. we're dropping in on the jolly old elf right here at macy's here in manhattan. one thing he tells every child that sits on his lap. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by -- pajamagram.com. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. tide and downy together. take

neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >>> that's an amazing story there. >>> the man some describe as the steve jobs of coffee is stepping down as ceo of starbucks. howard schultz built the chain to a globally known brand with more than 25,000 stores in 75 countries and one on every block here in new york city. after april, schultz will focus on starbucks' involvement in social causes and a new chain of high end stores with $12 cups of coffee. >> that's not what we're paying now? >> why stop at a $6 latte? you know what i'm saying? >> might be gold in that. >> give it the old american try. >> we'll be lined up. >> that's true. >>> we have another sign of the holiday season. the national christmas tree in washington, now lit. president obama threw the switch at the white house for his eighth and final time. >> he was accompanied by first lady michelle obama and daughter sasha. president obama saying the tree brings a message of unity, decency and hope. performers included garth brooks and chance the rapper. talk about the full spectrum there. >> that is, completely. beautiful scene there.