throughout the evening abc 7 news will be monitoring election results. >> yes, abc 7 news anchor kristen sze will be here to break down the california and bay area vote and she has a preview right now. >> that's right. whether it's the presidential election between hillary clinton and donald trump or the heated california senate race between kamala harris and loretta sanchez or some of our controversial state propositions we will be able to analyze how californians voted as the results are reported tonight. we will go down deep into california taking a closer look, for example, at how northern california votes versus, say, southern california and we will be able to do things like go deeper into our bay area counties and really take a close look and break it down for you, perhaps how san francisco votes on the cigarette tax, prop 56 or san matteo county, santa clara county, marin county, we have you covered. this will be in live realtime so we will be able to see when a race is changing and where it's bringing and we will bring you the latest on these important races all night long. >> th

abc news, new york. >> good for them. >> yeah. my new cousins. >> i like the nickname, the tennessee 20. by the way, they're on "gma" this morning, hear from them firsth firsthand. apparently, they iused to buy tickets wednesday and saturday. >> and $12 million, not bad at all. >> they consider themselves a family work 24 hours shifts sometimes and on top of that, they go on vacations together. i thought you and i spent a lot of time together. >> yeah. >> maybe we should go on vacation together. >> well, we do trips together, but we're broke. >> oh. >> we're not like the tennessee we can. >> if we had a million dollars. >> in the meantime, we'll go down the block. only lunchtime and my cold medicines' wearing off. i'm dragging. yeah, that stuff only lasts a few hours. or, take mucinex. one pill fights congestion for 12 hours. no thank you very much, she's gonna stick with the short-term stuff. 12 hours? guess i won't be seeing you for a while. is that a bisque? i just lost my appetite. why take medicines that only last 4 hours, wh

all right. >> abc 7 news continues. you can see an unusual "monday night football" game right here on abc 7. it will be played in mexico city. coming up what players are doing to prepare. >>> and right now kristen is here with a look at what's ahead at 5:00, larry and ama thanks. how senator dianne feinstein just balanced budget amendment line in the sand for the next nominee to the supreme court and no one near the border. why the next immigration battleground may be at your local college campus and the stress of christmas shopping is now measured scientifically. these stories and >>> all right. preparations under way for a big football game on monday night. the raiders are in mexico city against the texans, and you can watch it right here on abc 7. >> yeah, the logistics though much more complicated than usual. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live at raiders headquarters with a few of those details. wayne? >> reporter: not an ordinary game. they are going pack more than the regular gear. they are packing their o

of "abc 7 news at 4:00." thank you for joining us. >>> the reward and hopefully the punishment. san jose police go on the hunt in an attempt to murder two officers. >> in the east bay, $50,000 to find shooter. why police are especially worried about finding this guy. >> across the bay area, students lead way in protest, maybe in your neighborhood. >> and that political dissatisfaction have some looking for a way to abolish the electoral college. abc 7 news talks to one man who wrote the book on it. >> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. a stunning view right now. >> these are fathers, brothers, mentors in our community and like everyone they have families that they want to go home safely at night. >> the police officer's association in san jose speak after two cars were talking. >> good evening. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. >> the police union is offering a $10,000 reward in this that they call cold and calculated. >> one of them opened fire. abc 7 news reporter vic lee sat police headquart

abc news, new york. >> some good advice there. when we come back, big moments at last night's american music awards. >> new drama around kanye west in the concert cancelled. the skinny's coming up next. >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc >>> starting the skinny with a hu n music awards held last night in l.a. with a jam-packed lineup including performances from bruno mars, green day, 21 pilots, and lady gaga. >> one of the highlights of the evening, selena gomez for favorite pop rock music. her first public appearance after taking a break for her health. >> i had to stop because i had everything, and i was absolutely broken inside, and i kept it all together enough to where i would it too much together to where i let myself down. i don't want to see your bodies on instagram. i want to see what's in here. i'm not trying to get validation, nor do i need it anymore. >> really honest moment from her there. another big moment generating a lot of controversy this morning, the hosts did say president-elect donald trum

you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc >>> along with the long lines and cramped seats, a frustrated thing about frequent flying is when the flying miles suddenly vanish. >> just vanish. into quite a bit of turbulence when he tried to get them back. here's more. >> reporter: don says he has the best job in town. he's the editor of the local newspaper in tiny oakland, maryland. to pay the bills, he uses a business credit card that earns wife, suzi, to take cool trips. >> all made possible by those cards and those points. >> reporter: a big perk until it all got tripped up. >> something was wrong. >> reporter: still spending, but points were not adding up. >> talked to barclay cards month after month after month. >> reporter: finally, glitch corrected, sending the points into a black hole, but 94,000 miles still missing, more than enough than three cross country round trip flights and while the reps saw them in the system, no one could put them back. >> it was the epitome of exasperation, feeling helpless, sensing they're never going to fi

abc news, new york. >> some good advice there. when we come back, big moments at last night's american music awards. >> new drama around kanye west in the concert cancelled. the skinny's coming up next. >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc >>> starting the skinny with a >> the 44th annual american music awards held last night in l.a. with a jam-packed lineup including performances from bruno mars, green day, 21 pilots, and lady gaga. >> one of the highlights of the evening, selena gomez for favorite pop rock music. her first public appearance after taking a break for her health. >> i had to stop because i had everything, and i was absolutely broken inside, and i kept it all together enough to where i would it too much together to where i let myself down. i don't want to see your bodies on instagram. i want to see what's in here. i'm not trying to get validation, nor do i need it anymore. >> really honest moment from her there. another big moment generating a lot of controversy this morning, the hosts did say pres

7 news bay area or the abc 7 news app, our website and, of course, on abc 7 news at 11:00 on channel 7. >> bprotests in reaction of the election yesterday, but reactions from world leaders, and what about bernie sanders who trailed clinton. he issue a statement saying donald trump tapped into the anger of a declining middle class that's sick and tired of establishment economics, establishment politics, and the establishment media. he also promised to support trump, but added to the degree that he pursues racist, sexist policies, we'll vigorously oppose him. >> shock waves around the globe as donald trump celebrated the election early this morning, they woke up to the news overseas, and putin was one of the first to weigh in. here's abc news reporter. >> reporter: today in moscow, putin hailing the results and looking forward to a cozier relationship with a trump presidency. i want to congratulate the american nation and mr. donald trump with the victory. putin appointmepointing out he g attention when trump praised him. >> he said trump is a genius. i think i'll get along with putin.

abc news, new york. >> some good advice there. when we come back, big moments at last night's american music awards. >> new drama around kanye west in the concert cancelled. the skinny's coming up next. >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc huge night for music. >> the 44th annual american music awards held last night in l.a. with a jam-packed lineup including performances from bruno mars, green day, 21 pilots, and lady gaga. >> one of the highlights of the evening, selena gomez for favorite pop rock music. her first public appearance after taking a break for her health. >> i had to stop because i had everything, and i was absolutely broken inside, and i kept it all together enough to where i would it too much together to where i let myself down. i don't want to see your bodies on instagram. i want to see what's in here. i'm not trying to get validation, nor do i need it anymore. >> really honest moment from her there. another big moment generating a lot of controversy this morning, the hosts did say president-ele

abc news, new york. >> well, good for them. >> yeah. my new cousins. >> i like the nickname, the tennessee 20. they will be on "gma" this morning, hear from them firstha firsthand. they used to buy $120 worth of wednesday and saturday. >> $12.7 million not bad. >> they consider themselves a family, work 24 hour shifts together sometimes, and on top of that, as if it's not enough, they did on vacations together. >> really? >> i thought we spent a lot of time together. >> yeah. >> maybe we should vacation together. >> well, we do trips together, but we're broke. we're not like the tennessee 20. >> maybe if we win the lottery, we can. >> to have a million dollars. >> in the meantime, we'll go down the block. ugh, it's only le and my cold medicines' wearing off. i'm dragging. yeah, that stuff only lasts a few hours. or, take mucinex. one pill fights congestion for 12 hours. no thank you very much, she's gonna stick with the short-term stuff. 12 hours? guess i won't be seeing you for a while. is that a bisque? i just lost my appetite. why ta

>>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to you all. we start this morning with the tennessee wildfires. they've now become deadly as well as destructive. >> i want to show you still pictures of just some of the damage in the mountain resort town of gatlinburg. homes burned to the ground by the flame, and more than 150 destroyed. >> time lapse video of the flames engulfing the mountain, more than 7400 feet above gatlinburg. the fire ash in the city. >> flames continue to threaten roads, delaying evacuation efforts, and three people confirmed dead, more than 14,000 residents displaced, organ abc has more from tennessee. >> reporter: race to escape flames. >> go, go, go. >> reporter: flames over the windshield, riding shotgun driving through the fire in the great smokey mountains. hour fanning the flames. police rushing door to door evacuating the entire city of gatlinburg. >> police pounded on the door and said, you got to go right now. >> reporter: the wall of fire engulfing this cabin. terrified guests trapped inside the park vista hot

abc tion news app for your mobile phone and tablet. just search abc action news in >>> live from the station taking action for you. this is abc action news. >> right now a $10,000 reward if you can identify those in this video. the suv crushing right through the tampa arms company gun shop dead because of a tragic accident involving a gun. three teenagers were playing with a shotgun at the motel where they lived but it went of killing kyler daughtry. >>> we are talking about a fight over the price of progress. good evening and thank you for joining us. some people living on harbor island say they are paying the price after a clock around their homes. they called jackie callaway for help. >> reporter: the giant pump plays a critical role in the $3 million overhaul of the harbor island wastewater system. the job required the pump run 24/7 just feet away from the bedrooms of half a dozen families.

. >>> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >>> and the wet weekend continues. the pitter patter of rain drops enough to cause problems across the bay area, and we may be making a habit of carrying an umbrella. i'm eric thomas. thank you for joining us. we begin with a rally beginning now in the north bay -- excuse me, the weather first before we get to that. there's freeway flooding following the second day of rain. this is the skyway of san francisco southbound 101, flooding bringing traffic to a you there this afternoon. now to the south bay, santa clara, the rain did not dampen the game. ponchos popular in levi stadium, and we have a look at today's rainy spots and how long this rain is going to last. drew? >> yeah, eric. yesterday, the south bay saw minimal rain, but today this is where the soaking showers set up. live doppler 7 shows light showers out there. street level specifically in the south bay. san jose is getting light showerings in the east foothills and campbell. this is the tail end of a system bringing soaking showers earlier this morning. sant

you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc >>> along with the long lines and cramped seats, one of the more frustrating things about flying miles suddenly vanish. >> just vanish. it happened to one man who ran into quite a bit of turbulence when he tried to get them back. here is abc's paula ferris. >> reporter: don says he has the best job in town. he's the editor of the local newspaper in tiny oakland, maryland. to pay the bills, he uses a barclay that earns miles, allowing don and his wife, suzi, to take those trips. >> all made possible by those cards and those points. >> reporter: a big perk until it all got tripped up. >> something was wrong. >> reporter: still spending, but points were not adding up. >> talked to barclay cards month after month after month. >> reporter: finally, someone at barclay card corrected the glitch, sending the a black hole, but 94,000 miles were still missing, more than enough for three cross-country round trip flights. and while the reps saw them in the system, no one could put them back. >> it was the epito

from petaluma, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> and abc 7 news was also in the presiddio as former state senator quinton kopp laid a wreath at the korean war memorial. this is the first veterans day ceremony at the memorial since it opened this summer. memorial overlooks the golden gate bridge which was the last sight in the bay area for so many soldiers as they headed out to war. >>> in the south bay, a unique ceremony in milipitas honors our war hirokos. as matt keller shows us, the city goes out of its way to honor veterans. ♪ oh, say can you see >> it's about the traditions in milipitas. ♪ by the dawn's early light >> reporter: every veterans day the city honors those who served with a ceremony at city hall. the day is full of patriotic music. ♪ >> reporter: speeches and reflection. the veterans appreciate the support from the community. >> they always talk about us in the korean war as being in the forgotten war. well, it's not forgotten by us, and as this shows it's not forgotten by a lot of the people. >> more than 25 boys and girl scout troops in san jose are serving those

receive osunsami, abc news, charleston. >>> we turn to sports now. tiger woods is a day away from returning to competitive golf. he's been on the sidelines for 15 months dealing with a variety of ailments, but he's in a tournament tomorrow, he has 14 major championships to his name, and now he says he's ready to go at it again. >> i've been away from it for a long time. i've been away from golf at periods throughout my career and i care about what i do out there. i want to win. and i want to place the ball in the correct spots. >> he also admits he's a little bit nervous about getting back in the action. for the this weekend's tournament, he'll be using the putter he used to win 13 of his 14 majors. >> hopefully it brings him some good luck. >>> and the obamas have hung their ornaments at the white house for the last time. >> first lady michelle obama unveiled this year's holiday decorations. the theme is the gift of the holidays. special decorations celebrate military families and the white house tree is hung w

abc news, new york. >> some good advice there. when we come back, big moments awards. >> new drama around kanye west in the concert cancelled. the skinny's coming up next. >>> "world news now" continues >>> starting the skinny with a huge night for music. >> the 44th annual american music awards held last night in l.a. with a jam-packed lineup including performances from bruno mars, green day, 21 pilots, and lady gaga. >> one of the highlights of the evening, selena gomez for favorite pop rock music. her first public appearance after taking a break for her health. >> i had to stop because i had everything, and i was absolutely broken inside, and i kept it all together enough to where i would it too much together to where i let myself down. i don't want to see your bodies on instagram. i want to see what's in here. i'm not trying to get validation, nor do i need it anymore. >> really honest moment from her there. another big moment generating a lot of controversy this morning, president-elect donald trump, and then doing impression

stay with abc 7 news for the very latest developments. if you have our free app we'll send you an alert when new office comes out. >>> we now know the fame of a whom who was hit and killed by a taxi in san jose early this morning. 37-year-old jennifer televera died at the scene on monterrey road. police say she was not in a crosswalk when the taxi hit her just before 3:00 a.m. investigators have ruled out speeding, drugs and alcohol as causes for the accident. southbound monterrey road reopened after 8:00 this morning. >>> a dump truck crash shut down traffic for several hours on a busy solano county roadway today. that truck was filled with dirt, lost control and timg over on highway 12 just west of interstate 80 around 11:00 this morning. both lanes were blocked until 3:00 this afternoon. the driver was not hurt. investigators believe the accident may have been caused by a blown-out tire. >>> meanwhile, a woman was rushed to the hospital this morning after slamming her car into a building in san francisco's knob hill neighbor. witnesses

abc news, new york. >>> families who lost loved ones on malaysia airline flight 370 are going to madagascar to search for debris from the plane. it vanished with 239 flying to beijing in march of 2014. well, the families say there's been no systematic organized search by investigators so they are taking it on themselves. madagascar is off the african coast where pieces of the plane have been found. >> the syria government rejects a u.n. proposal to end heavy fighting in the city of aleppo. more than 170 civilians killed since the government renewed assault on rebel-held areas. of that city, six days ago, out by these air strikes. there are no longer any hospitals operating in a rebel held aleppo. >>> an earthquake struck, no injuries reported near the border of chile. because the earthquake was so deep, there was little damage, but it shook the water in the swimming pool about 16 miles from the epicenter, and you can clearly hear church ringing as a result as well. >>> if you're keeping track, the world

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abc 7 news. >>> coming up on "abc 7 news at 4:00," a hopeful sign, a new update on the condition of a south san francisco police officer critically injured in a skateboard attack. >> and the question state lawmakers had for wells fargo after allegations of fraud. >>> plus, high hopes for cyber monday shopping. the early numbers that signal a record-breaking day for retail. >>> 7 on your side's michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook and post them with the #askfinney. he'll answer those questions here live just a littl >>> a massive outpouring of support from the community today for the south san francisco police officer who was attacked with the skateboard on thanksgiving and suffered major head injuries. abc 7 news here -- krinsten sze is here wih an update. >> reporter: we have new word from his department that he's showing signs of improvement. >> he owes talking a little bit and is able to move some of his extreme tis, and he's able to open his eyes and he's responding positively to some of the tests that the doctors are providing him. >> on thanksgiving th

you're watching "world news >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc >>> so some of us are still recovering from a weekend of both binge eating and binge watching. >> yeah. whether your undulgence was "gilmore girls" or "murder, she wrote." >> what's wrong with that? >> always catches the bad guy. ? ? abc's nick watt tells us why. >> i mean it. this is my stress relief. do not make my stress relief more stressful. >> reporter: bad news, bingeing on netflix may become not quite so chill. dozens of cities across california are considering taxing netflix and other video streaming services. >> jeepers. this is bad. >> reporter: maybe for kimmy, but not for municipalities looking to recoup cash lost by all those cord cutters. their argume we're taxed on cable tv subscription, so why not streaming? with 47 million netflix subscribers in the u.s., a potential tax pot of half a billion dollars can a year. >> these cities are trying to use a decade's old utility tax to take a tax out of the apps like netflix, google, hulu and possibly others. >> reporter: netflix says it's a dan

lieian melendez, abc 7 news. >> and we used the abc 7 news app to send alerts throughout the morning as the protests moved through the city. you can keep up to date with alerts on your phone or your tablet by downloading the abc 7 news app and make sure you enable the push alerts. >>> the oklahoma city airport remains shut down this afternoon. heavily armed officers are looking for the person who shot and killed a 52-year-old southwest airlines worker outside of a parking garage. authorities immediately closed will rogers world airport and advised people inside to shelter in place. we're being told police are preparing to move people out of the airport. so far no information has been released about the suspects. >>> five high school students who were stabbed by a classmate in the boys' locker room are hospitalized in orom, utah. the 16-year-old suspect is also being treated. he stabbed himself before a school resource officer subdued him with a taser. authorities haven't released a motive for the attack so far. the suspect was a new student with straight as who had previously been ho

abc world news tweeted the city is ramping up security for election day. city officials say officer deployment will be similar to that on new year's eve. and many of us aren't going to the polls but we're votinging. laura anthony tweeted more than 60% of contra kocosta vouters a expected to vote by mail with 200,000 ballots already received. and we've already seen long lines of early voters. part of that spurred by phone banks and grassroots campaigns to get immigrant and minority voters to the polls. abc 7 news reporter david louie is live in san jose with a look at the latino vote. david? >> reporter: there is a slight lull -- that's just changed. there is a line of cars as people drop off their vote by mail ballot here at the registrar of voters. an estimated two out of three latinos are democrats so the presidential race is bound to cause many of them to want to come out and vote. however, many local and state issues as well in which they have strong economic interests. this phone bank is representative of efforts to get latinos to turn out and vote sp

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abc 7 news. >> 5 and 6:00 a.m. wow. >> i know. tonight why the bay bridge meetering lights haven't been updated in three decades. >> frustrating. also tells us what transit officials are doing to make your commute smoother. at 11:00. >> forecasts, smooth. that's changing. >> right. the meteorologist is back with that, drew. >> yeah, a lot of cloud cover. a mild night on the way. tracking sprinkles. live doppler seven showing you. front moving through. sa play supplied the cloud cover. notice over the past hour, how the sliver of green is shrinking. this system is falling apart. future weather. next couple hours. watch the front sink south. perhaps early tomorrow morning. a spot area of drizzle. in the north bay. this falls apart. south of the golden gate. san jose. redwood, oakland. san francisco. dry. cloud cover to start your saturday. highs, saturday. peeks of sunshine. 66, san francisco. 69, oakland. 72, san jose. 69, santa rosa. sunday, looking much brighter. nice afternoon on the way. mostly sunny. 4:00. really comfortable n

watch that tonight at 11:00 on abc 7. >> coming up at "abc 7 news at 6:00" fightth fighting back. what some residents of millennium tower are doing to offset their sinking property values. >> also, they are not out on the streets but you'll see how some people are protesting tuesday's election through good deeds and pocketbooks. >> and the bruising bay bridge commute. what's faster, fast track or cash? as we mentioned, abc news traffic reporter has been all over all this stuff and she has some money-saving advice. that's all tonight at 6:00. >> joining us now. it rarely snows in san francisco, of course, but it was an >> that looks like one happy polar bear. >> yeah. >> finally tonight, halloween is long over but never too late for a treat. >> take a look at the claws on the sun bear and who doesn't like pumpkin pie. even without the pie. >> abc 7 news is live the oakland zone. it's one big belt for -- >> this might be going for the easier chef first and the peanut butter and beater treats but they will always come back to it. nothing really left after we go back in the yard to cl

abc news is on the trail with them. marci gonzalez is in florida and we begin with cash travers with trump in mississippi. >> reporter: donald trump starting his day in pennsylvania. not with a rally of fired-up supporters but a subdued health care event with running plate mike pence. trump calling the affordable care act a catastrophe. >> i will ask congress to convene a special session so we can repeal and replace. >> reporter: a quick stop at philly convenience store favorite wawa. >> they are all with me, you know that. >> reporter: and then on to wisconsin. state republicans haven't won since 1984. polls here showing hillary clinton with a comfortable lead. show hasn't spent a single day campaigning here and has no plans to. trump's path to 270 electoral votes is very narrow. he can't just win the tossup states and needs to flip a blue state, too. the trump campaign is spending $25 million on tv ads in the final week, going on the air in states leaning towards hillary clinton, new mexico, michigan and here in wisco

in oakland cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >>> this morning we'll use the abc 7 news app to let you know about arrests in the case. download the free abc 7 news app and enable push alerts. >>> moving on now to your voice your vote. >> who do we want? >> abc 7 news was in san jose this afternoon where a vocal group of donald trump supporters rallied at the busy intersection of stevens creek and winchester boulevards ahead of election day on tuesday. the flash mob was organized by the santa clara county trump campaign and the group young millennials for trump. >> i support trump because i believe that he will go to the -- to washington and he will drain the swamp of the elitist people who think they know what's better for the american people and how they should live their lives. >> supporters said even in california there's a large contingent of trump supporters. abc 7 news was in san francisco today where house democratic leader nancy pelosi delivered an energetic message to phone bank volunteers at the hillary clinton campaign office. pelosi told them this is a crucial weekend, a final o

abc news, new york. >> good for them. >> yeah. my new cousins. >> i like the nickname, the by the way, they're on "gma" this morning, hear from them firs firsthand. apparently, they iused to buy tickets wednesday and saturday. >> and $12 million, not bad at all. >> they consider themselves a family work 24 hours shifts sometimes and on top of that, they go on vacations together. i thought you and i spent a lot of time together. >> yeah. >> maybe we should go on vacation together. but we're broke. >> oh. >> we're not like the tennessee 20. >> maybe if we win the lottery we can. >> if we had a million dollars. >> in the meantime, we'll go down the block. only lunchtime and my cold medicines' wearing off. i'm dragging. yeah, that stuff only lasts a few hours. or, take mucinex. one pill fights congestion for 12 hours. no thank you very much, she's gonna stick with the short-term stuff. 12 hours? guess i won't be seeing you for a while. is that a bisque? i just lost my appetite. why take medicines that only last 4 hours, lasts 12 hours

and our new abc news tracking poll showing hillary clinton with a slight edge at 47%, donald trump at 43%. but they are in a virtual tie in two key battleground states. new polls in florida, clinton, 46%, trump, 45%. and in north carolina tonight, clinton, 47%, trump, 45%. and in new hampshire this evening, a new poll showing clinton at 49%, trump at 38%. tonight, donald trump is lashing out at the fbi. clinton, meanwhile, trying to keep her momentum. we begin with abc's cecilia vega. cecilia? >> reporter: david, good evening to you. there are thousands of people, you can see them all here behind me, here to see the first african-american president and the person running to be the first woman president. and the symbolic passing of the torch. tonight, hillary clinton swarmed by supporters, feeling confident with that fbi investigation behind her, and just hours left in this race. before taking off for her final day of campaigning, a facetime call to her granddaughter, charlotte. >> did you see the big plane? do you want to see the big press? bye, honey, i love you. bye-bye. >> reporter

abc news, charleston. >>> switching gears now to sports. tiger woods is a day from returning to c returning to competitive golf. woods has been on the sidelines for 15 months dealing with a variety of ailments. now he's in the bahamas for a tournament that starts tomorrow. he has 14 championships to his name, and he's ready to go at it again. >> i've long time, been away for golf throughout periods in my career. i care about what i do out there, like, i want to win, and i want to place the ball in the correct spots. >> he also admits he's nervous about getting back in the action. for this weekend's tournament, he's using the putter he used to win 13 of his 14 majors. >> all right. hopefully it brings good luck. >> yep. >>> the obamas have hung their ornaments at the white house for the last time. >> yes. first lady michelle obama decorations. the theme is the gift of the holidays, special decorations celebrate military families and white house tree is hung with gold ornaments honoring gold star families. there's also large replicas of the f

. >> the big baby news that actor patrick dempsey just revealed to abc news. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" ? ? ? >>> tough year for fans of the legendary dr. mcdreamy abruptly killed off "grey's anatomy" last season. >> it's not been an easy year for the actor, patrick demp si, himself either. but he is now looking forward to you can get after his tiny hometown in maine, and you'd never guess the actor best known as mcdreamy from "grey's ana anatomy" hasn't been on the hit show for more than a year. >> i left maine when i was about 17, and i was going to run away with the circus. i auditioned for the play -- >> you were? >> i was too young, and they wouldn't let me in. it was ringling brothers. >> reporter: we spent three days with him back home watching him decompress, learning about the dempsey center, to help people battle with cancer, a cause that's very personal to him. he lost his mother seen here in this footage from ten years ago -- >> that's where patrick lives when he comes in the summer. >> reporter: to cancer in 2

the new abc news tracking poll just out tonight. hillary clinton, the full-court press with bernie sanders overnight. pharrell on the right. her effort to reach young voters, and minorities who could very well decide the race. and another big name for her tonight. and donald trump out as well, his children out across the country, as he barnstorms the battlegrounds. and here are the new numbers. hillary clinton, 47%, donald trump, 43%. a very t cecilia vega leading us off. >> reporter: hillary clinton invited the man she calls a real billionaire to pittsburgh to take on donald trump, and that's exactly what mark cuban did. >> do we want somebody who ripped off hard-working americans? >> no! >> reporter: clinton asking the crowd to help convince undecided voters, even those who may not like her. their heart about what kind of country we want for our kids and grandkids. it's not as important that they think about voting for me, as it is that they think about voting for themselves. >> reporter: overnight, clinton acknowledging this elec

abc 7 news first broke the story last night. here's abc 7 news reporter vic lee with the very latest live from the scene. vic? >> reporter: well, we've actually known about this for some time, but we held the story for fear of jeopardizing the police investigation. the raid happened last night. this is the house, and right across the street you can see serra high school. during the nighttime raid, two people were arrested inside the house here on the 400 block of 20th avenue just across the street from serra high school. one charged with operating a house of ill fame, a legal term for brothel and the other for narcotics possession. no women were in the house at the time. police say their photos and the address were posted in online ads. >> there's no family photo, no clothing belonging to anybody. just a couple of mattresses on the ground and evidence consistent with prostitution, condoms, lubricants, lingerie, things like that. undercover police had been surveilling the house for weeks before the raid and there were tips that s

"abc 7 news at 4:00" continues. up next the black friday lines are already continuing and are the deals really worth wait this year. >> and dan is here with a look at what's coming up on "abc 7 news at 5:00. >> coming up next, why bay area colleges say some of the students are at risk by being out of the country. we'll explain. also, how san jose police are trying to change the conversation at your thanksgiving dinner table. if you're stressed out about clouds on black friday why google might have your back and why your dog is watching you very, very carefully. those stories and a lot more when 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. you. you. >>> coming up tonight on "abc 7 at 8:00" catch a charlie brown thanksgiving followed by "modern family" and "blackish" and a special edition on "20/20" about real designat

>> track the storm with the abc 7 news a. we have live doppler 7 on the app and you can enable push alerts to get weather advisories on your phone or tablet. >> police arrested two men accused of beating a disabled homeless man to death in san francisco. surveillance video from 2014 shows the men attacking the 67-year-old homeless man as he was sleeping in front of a business on sutter street. we're now learning back in september police arrested 21-year-old joseph stole who was already in custody for another crime in idaho and kept quiet while they looked for the secretary suspect. now they have also arrested 21-year-old david peters in stockton. both face murder, robbery, elder abuse and mayhem charges. >>> and an investigation is under way into the death of a man who was hit by not one but two cars, and one of hem is a police car. the man was killed overnight around kirker pass road and kirkwood dry. his name has not yet been released. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live with new details on this really sad case. vic? >> wel

>> track the storm with the abc 7 news a. we have live doppler 7 on the app and you can enable push alerts to get weather advisories on your phone or tablet. >> police arrested two men accused of beating a disabled homeless man to death in san francisco. surveillance video from 2014 shows the men attacking the 67-year-old homeless man as he was sleeping in front of a business on sutter street. we're now learning back in september police arrested 21-year-old joseph stole who was already in custody for another crime in idaho and kept quiet while they looked for the secretary suspect. now they have also arrested 21-year-old david peters in stockton. both face murder, robbery, elder abuse and mayhem charges. >>> and an investigation is under way into the death of a man who was hit by not one but two cars, and one of hem is a police car. the man was killed overnight around kirker pass road and kirkwood dry. his name has not yet been released. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live with new details on this really sad case. vic? >> wel

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> now to a developing story and new video just into the abc 7 newsroom from downtown san francisco. take a look. police are looking for a man who set a police car on fire, that one. it happened here on market street right in front of the westfield shopping center. investigators believe he threw something into the open window of that car. the fire is out now, and no one was hurt. >>> her face and name remain a mystery, but millions know her story of survival. now the woman attacked by former stanford swimmer brock turner is using her experience to strengthen others. she released a new statement saying, quote, the past year has been hard but through the worst times i've discovered i'm indestructible. i was slow to learn, but now i can't forget. the woman known only as emily doe released a letter last night while she was honored during the glamour women of the year awards. celebrities also read a letter she wrote to brock turner. in it she addresses girls everywhere. >> on night when you feel alone, i am with you. when people doubt you or dismiss you, i am

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you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >>> along with the long lines and cramped seats, one of the more frustrating things about frequent fly sg when frequent flying miles suddenly vanish. >> just vanish. it happened to one man who ran into quite a bit of turbulence when he tried to get them back. here is abc's paula ferris. >> reporter: don says he has the best job in town. he's the editor of the local newspaper in tiny oakland, maryland. to pay the bills, he uses a business credit card from barclay that earns miles, allowing don and his wife, suzi, to take those trips. >> all made possible by those cards and those points. >> reporter: a big perk until it all got tripped up. >> something was wrong. >> reporter: still spending, but points were not adding up. >> talked to barclay cards month after month after month. >> reporter: finally, someone at barclay card corrected the glitch, sending the points into a black hole, but 94,000 miles were still missing, more than enough for three cross-country round trip flights. and while

abc news, washington. flames that ripped through eastern tennessee. >> wildfires in gatlingood faith good faith have droided buildings, and the neighbors nearby dollywood spared. kelly of knoxville, tennessee station with the latest. >> reporter: the scene calmer, no longer a red glow in the mountains. we finally got to s devastation that the wildfire has left. the mayor of the county saying three people died in the fire, 14 people injured, but we do not know the extent of the injuries. they do have rescue operations underway. people going house to house, going to some of the homes they were not able to get to. governor said in a press conference this is the worst fire tennessee has teen in 100 years, and some of the crews got to see why going to some of these neighborhoods where their homes are completely gutted. this evacuation center behind me waiting to be let in to see if their home survived this wildfire. people anxiously awaiting to go back. gatlinburg is going -- was closed and will remain closed,

abc news has not made that call as of yet. just a few moments ago they said it is still too close to call. so different news organizations take different approaches very often. associated press called florida. and what an important call that is. the associated press has called florida for donald trump. abc news has not made that call as of this time. all right. let's take a look at the presidential race from the points of view of our three states. in pennsylvania clinton is now ahead of trump by two points. this has dramatically closed just over the last half hour. when clinton was way ahead of trump in pennsylvania. it is now down to two points. that translates into 81,000 votes. it is getting tight. new jersey is the bluest of all blue states. it easily went to hillary clinton tonight. delaware, not far behind. well, it's just at the same place. clinton easily wins delaware 53% to 42%. the most expensive senate race in american history has captivated southeastern pennsylvania. the entire commonwealth. and when all is said an

the new abc news tracking poll just out tonight. hillary clinton, the full-court press with bernie sanders overnight. pharrell on the right. her effort to reach young voters, and minorities who could very well decide the race. and another big name for her tonight. and donald trump out as well, his children out across the country, as he barnstorms the battlegrounds. and here are the new numbers. hillary clinton, 47%, donald trump, 43%. a very tight race. cecilia vega leading us off. >> reporter: hillary clinton invited the man she calls a real billionaire to pittsburgh to take on donald trump, and that's exactly what mark cuban did. >> do we want somebody who ripped off hard-working americans? >> no! >> reporter: clinton asking the crowd to help convince undecided like her. >> please, ask them to search their heart about what kind of country we want for our kids and grandkids. it's not as important that they think about voting for me, as it is that they think about voting for themselves. >> reporter: overnight, clinton acknowledging

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you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc blue or red states thanks to our >>> with so many americans living in solidly blue or red states thanks to our electoral college system, it is no wonder why so many voters feel like their votes don't count. >> it's not surprising why apps pop up to allow discouraged voter in other states to swap th >> get out and vote. >> come out and vote. >> reporter: in the home stretch of what's become a razor thin election, but campaigns out in full force. their message? every vote counts. going to vote? >> yes, i am. >> reporter: it's a message cecil weeks has taken to heart, but in a surprising way. >> who are you going to vote for? >> i'm voting for jill stein. >> do you support jill stein? >> i support hillary. >> reporter: putting democracy's precious gift, his vote, in the hands of a complete stranger. >> reporter: why? >> i can help third party supporters legitimize these, and they help me out in a swing state and vote for hillary clinton. >> reporter: good spirit and trust? the help of an app, he'll

>>> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >>> time new for the skinny starting with breaking news. a downer a little bit, kanye west in the hospital. >> many officials confirm to abc news the rapper checked into a hospital in los angeles listed as medically stable. >> authorities responded to a disturbance call that turned into a medical emergency. >> a source close to west says he's suffering from exhaustion and sleep derivation on the heels of a series of bizarre concerts which led to the cancellation of the rest of the st. pablo tour. >> with 21 dates scheduled, and members of the kardashian clan appeared at the angel ball, but kim kardashian was not there. >> that was supposed to be a big deal because kim has not made a public appearance since paris, and people are looking forward to seeing her make a public appearance here in new york, and she did not show up. >> all right. >> next to part one of the >> they were all close last night, but there were many, saying, a clear winner. >> oh, yeah. >> of the three couples, 40 out of 40 for the free style dance, th

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> abc 7 news gave voters a chance to respond to this historic election results today. >> reporter: our melanie woodrow spent the morning talking to people on market street. >> it's a shock, and to me it's a shock that rivals what happened on the morning of 9/11. >> all the polls are saying this and that. i'm a registered republican and i couldn't vote for him. my conscience wouldn't do it. >> i honestly thought common sense would prevail. >> i think what most americans think was going to happen didn't happen. >> i think many of us were really not so much trump supporters as not hillary fans, and i think that's where a lot of votes came from. >> i think a little bit of change, especially with trump might be interesting. >> it's a scary time. just like the uk had a scary time with the brexit. >> looks like we'll be able to continue our careers, go home and face a future at home as well. >> it's not just about america. it's like -- it's the example we're setting. >> we know who we've been support willing. it's no secret, and now we still have to work together. >> h

abc 7 news. >> 5 and 6:00 a.m. wow. >> i know. tonight why the bay bridge meetering lights haven't been updated in three decades. >> frustrating. also tells us what transit officials are doing to make your commute smoother. at 11:00. >> forecasts, smooth. that's changing. >> right. the meteorologist is back with that, drew. >> yeah, a lot of cloud cover. a mild night on the way. tracking sprinkles. live doppler seven showing you. front moving through. sa play supplied the cloud cover. notice over the past hour, how the sliver of green is shrinking. this system is falling apart. future weather. next couple hours. watch the front sink south. perhaps early tomorrow morning. a spot area of drizzle. in the north bay. this falls apart. south of the golden gate. san jose. redwood, oakland. san francisco. dry. cloud cover to start your saturday. highs, saturday. peeks of sunshine. 66, san francisco. 69, oakland. 72, san jose. 69, santa rosa. sunday, looking much brighter. nice afternoon on the way. mostly sunny. 4:00. really comfortable n

abc news, new york. >> some good advice there. when we come back, big moments at last night's american music awards. >> new drama around kanye west in the concert cancelled. the skinny's coming up next. >>> "world news now" continues cc1 test message >>> starting the skinny with a l.a. with a jam-packed lineup including performances from bruno mars, green day, 21 pilots, and lady gaga. >> one of the highlights of the evening, selena gomez for favorite pop rock music. her first public appearance after taking a break for her health. >> i had to stop because i had everything, and i was absolutely broken inside, and i kept it all together enough to where i would it too much together to where i let myself down. i don't want to see your bodies on instagram. i want to see what's in here. i'm not trying to get validation, nor do i need it anymore. >> really honest moment from her there. another big moment generating a lot of controversy this morning, the hosts did say president-elect donald trump, and then doing impressions of both mr. tr