espn came out with espn plus, a million subscribers already. that's where they're headed. they are making so much money, they are making $80 per subscriber for these events. that's an outrageous fee. >> cable subscriber numbers are way down. david: they lost two billion subscribers in the last year. rick is absolutely right. >> but they picked up a million with espn plus. they are mitigating this a lot. you don't count espn red zone which isn't counted. they are losing a lot of cord cutters but are finding ways to get around it. eventually everybody will go around that just as wwe did when they went over the top and cannibalized their own pay per view business. david: gary, do you have streaming or still have cable? >> i'm still in the dark ages with directv right now. but my kids keep yelling and screaming at me. they put netflix and fire sticks all over my tv and i'm learning how to use them right now. look, it is the shape of things to come. whoever does not move with it is going to be in trouble. it's why disney got away from netflix and is putting their own streaming

you can watch the college football playoff national championship on our sister network, espn espn. levi's stadium is where it is happening. >> natural elements up there this week. >> not rain but chilly. sandhya patel is here. >>> they're going to have to bundle up, dress in layers to brave the cold nights ahead. forecast for tomorrow, 38 degrees for those camping out in san jose, definitely chilly. 7:00 p.m., 50 degrees. bright skies expected, not expecting rain although we need it. live doppler 7 will show no rain on the radar. wider perspective, all the isin into the pacific northwest where will stay. amazing view of the moon from south beach camera, you can just enjoy the moon. oakland and mountain view, san jose 49. chilly in mountain view. look at that moon with the bay lights. from kgo roof camera, it's getting cold. 47 in cameras here. gusty winds remain, clear and chilly in the morning. dry end to 2018, start to 2019. elevatg up, breezy at lower g clly by 7:00 p.m., 40s. only thing preventing all areas from dropping tonight is wind. midnight, still breezy, lower elevation

you can watch the college football playoff national championship on our sister network, espn espn. levi's stadium is where it is happening. >> natural elements up there this week. >> not rain but chilly. sandhya patel is here. >>> they're going to have to bundle up, dress in layers to brave the cold nights ahead. forecast for tomorrow, 38 degrees for those camping out in san jose, definitely chilly. 7:00 p.m., 50 degrees. bright skies expected, not expecting rain although we need it. live doppler 7 will show no rain on the radar. wider perspective, all the moisture is going, ridge of high pressure diverting storm track into the pacific northwest where will stay. amazing view of the moon from south beach camera, you can just enjoy the moon. oakland and mountain view, san jose 49. chilly in mountain view. look at that moon with the bay lights. from kgo roof camera, it's getting cold. 47 in cameras here. gusty winds remain, clear and chilly in the morning. dry end to 2018, start to 2019. getting up, breezy at lower elevations. chilly. sunshine at noon time and continue to see bright s

"sportscenter" after fresno/boise state on espn and the espn app, later on tonight. >> brock: i'll say this again, tua looks like he's banged up and injured. like they've had to response to the best players in college football being out, and mike norvell knew that mckenzie milton was out and memphis, like so many around college football, sending their well wishes, sending a response to mckenzie who is watching thisgame, and i'll raise my hand, as one of many that wondered, what was this team going to be like without their william wallace? i'll tell you what, they have answered it. and darriel mack has answered it, and the rest of this crew has answered it with well over 600 yards of offense and 346 tonight by mack. >> bob: killins has a crease. and a first down. a back breaker for memphis defensively. >> allison: guys, a lot of what brock is talking about is exactly what coach heupel told us yesterday. championship teams aren't always the ones with the most talent, but there is something special about a group that can win. and this group has it. there's a brotherhood, a competitive spi

an espn spoeshgz person says they will give them snacks and a sleeping bag. and they'll have showers. who cares up there, right? >> i would. >> we'll see how many days they last. >> your neighbor. >> well, that's to your advantage. >> that could be the game plan. >> that was the reason why they took down christmas in the park so early, right? >> one of the reasons. >> okay. all right. got a lot going on. >> are they going to blow off with the wind? >> it is going to be really windy today. and, yeah, that will be scary to be up there when it's so windy. here's a live look outside in dublin this morning as you get ready to head out. 580 flowing well. all clear skies and no issue with fog. the main concern today will be the weather alert with our wind advisory that will be in effect. mostly for elevations above 1,000 feet. and we're going to see those winds at times ticking up to 25 to 35 miles per hour. some of those gusts, especially higher up, may reach over 50 miles per hour. of course, that could bring down some trees and have some power impacts. let's get

i talked to an espn producer. he expects them to be up at 7:00 to get breakfast and start their day. they had a long day yesterday. i understand why they are sleeping in. back to you in the studio. >> glad they are getting rest, matt. >>> quite a few people were voting as matt gave his update. the ladies are in the lead. nancy, clemson fan and jeannette from notre dame. the guys not doing so hot. sorry, ruben and elias. >> we have clemson fans watching this morning. throughout the morning, i have seen you can watch the national championship on our sister network espn monday, january 7th. so don't miss it. amount of people love to watch that game as part of their holiday tradition. >>> yeah. mike is our daredevil on the show. every time we have an extreme story you're like i would do that. how about sleeping on a billboard for several nights? are you in? >> absolutely. if my team ever made it. >> i didn't want to bring that up. we'll go with basketball. >> it might not happen for mike. but he would do it if they ev

for now you can always live stream on espn 3, but i'm reporting live from downtown san jose. amanda del castillo, abc7 news. >> amanda, i appreciate it. i feel bad for jeannette. she had so much spunk and energy. >> the cold will drain that out of people if you're atop a billboard. drew tuma is here with the weather they're facing. >> it's not that bad in the south bay. 60s, sunshine, with clear skies it does get rather chilly. over the next couple of hours in the south bay, we're going to drop from the 50s into the 40s. so by 9:00, 10:00 we're well into the mid upper 40s. if it gets colder tonight, 30s on the board over the next 12 hours. what we're watching after a cold night on the way tonight, the winds will begin to pick up. a high wind watch will go into effect tomorrow night. and this will last through tuesday morning, so we're tracking some very strong winds headed our way to round out the year. we'll take a much closer look at those winds hour by hour, show you when the winds will calm down in the forecast. >> sounds good, drew. don't forget the national plaintiff ch

." >>> alexa, open the espn app. >> got some space, what can he do with this? the shot's away -- yes! >> alexa, volume down. dude, we should go to the next game. >> yes. alexa, how long's the flight to rome, italy? >> from here 12 hours. >> maybe not. >> check this out. alexa, find roma's pizzeria. >> oh, good call. >> oh, this is going to be just as good. >> alexa, resume espn. >> i didn't mean actual italy, little italy's fine. >> number one is coming up in >>> good evening. we begin here with harrowing allegations from the ex-girlfriend of a prominent nfl player. as you des a pattern of horrific attacks. so why then did the washington redskins just sign reuben foster to their team? here's abc's linsey davis. >> what was your reaction when rueben got signed to the redskins? when he got signed, i was, i can't believe somebody picked him up. we had an incident in october. i couldn't believe somebody picked him up in less than how many hours? i was shocked. >> reporter: elisa ennis, the former girlfriend of nfl star reuben foster, now speaking out for the first

do cable companies still depend on these banking on networks like espn? tried to forgo them and have smaller packages that subscribers may want to get and still happens like discovery and cbs and whatever else? the answer so far has been no. espn has been losing subscribers but still have a lot of them.still one of the most watched channels, especially the younger demographic. that matters to the cable distributors. they know they will lose subscribers if they don't have those channels.so far , the legal system is still intact even though we have seen it raining over the past years. -- fraying over the past years. it is really trying to own all of sports. is that the last frontier? crayton: remember that disney has launched the espn plus services, which is direct to consumer and has a lot of sports you don't get in a normal cable package. if you ask somebody like discovery, which does not have a lot of sports rights in the u.s. but does in europe and has been vetting very heavily on sports, they are really focusing on sports as their future in europe. tha

you can watch that national championship game on our sister network espn. levi's stadium is where it's all going down. it is monday, january 7th. don't miss it. >>> an oregon man is the first person to cross antarctica alone without any help. this is colin o'brady's instagram account where he documented his trip. he finished the 932-mile journey across the continent in 54 days. he lugged his supplies on a sled. others have trekked across antarctica but had help with reinforced supplies or kites that helped to propel him forward. this is quite the accomplishment. the first thing he did when he finished is call his family, broke down in tears. he said i did it. i'm okay. >> so incredible. >> i want reinforced applies, luxury spa. glamping. >> i don't think they have that there. >> why not? you work that hard to get across it, you deserve something at the end. >> like a massage. >> that too. a few breezes on mt. tam. wind advisory today and tonight. and dry weather. wash the car, good time. do outdoor activities. pretty nice in the afternoon. the ground is sti

their experience live streamed on espn 3. for the remaining two. 45 feet above chilly downtown san jose is where they will live until monday, january 7th. >> i looked at the weather for 96 week and it going to be the same thing. so i have just kind of psyched myself up that it's the way it's going to be. >> she will join another until their teams go head to head until their teams go head to head at levi stadium. the third time in four years that the to schools will meet for the title. >> it lab close fought game. i feel. but i -- it will be a close fought game this year, and i feel we will pull it out again this year. >> reporter: clemson and alabama met in 2015 and 2016 for the championship game. each took home a w back then, so, we have got a rubber match on our hands. back to you. >> the group may have been split in half, but other college football fans making their way to the bay area for the playoff football championship game. >> reporter: i yeah, eric, you are right. we are still ten days away from the game again, that

espn's david pollack joins us from bristol, connecticut, espn's worldwide headquarters. let's get right to this. just when you thought alabama was going to be mortal yesterday and perhaps lose to georgia, a powerhouse team, they come back and win again. can anybody beat this team? >> yes. i mean, i think georgia beat them everywhere yesterday but the scoreboard. that doesn't count. there's no consolation prize. i think when you start to look towards the playoffs, clemson they have zero losses. they're a team that has a great defensive line. they can possibly control the line of scrimmage and score a lot of points. georgia is another team, if you watched that game yesterday, you're walking away going, if georgia played them again, i think georgia could beat them. there's a couple of teams. it's clear. it's been 'bama fatigue for awhile at our network. alabama is definitely the best team in the country. >> so, given what you just said, i guess georgia doesn't have an argument to be in. we're looking at ohio state to be the fourth or oklahoma. which do you think is going to

monday january 7th, watch on espn. what can the four fans expect this weekend weather-wise? abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. >>> it's going to be chilly. hopefully have super heavy winter coats, scarves and gloves. take a look at what is in store in san jose tomorrow. 36 degrees at 7:00 a.m. dry. 58 at 4:00 p.m., that you out. hopefully brave the cold. 44 degrees already, down to 38 in napa, ukiah, morgan chilliest spots in 30s. tomorrow morning might be scraping ice off the windshield. frost expected in inland valleys. 30 in santa rosa. coldest, 36 in san jose, 38 oakland. san mateo, half moon bay. bundle up tomorrow morning and tonight throw extra blanket on the bed or turn up the heat. lovely view from south beach camera. 4:58 the sun went down. backdrop of the sutro tower in san francisco, lovely view. did have high clouds but so thin, not going to insulate us tonight and primarily in the north bay as you see on live doppler 7. we are watching the storm track, unfortunately well to the north. pacific northwes

channels, abc and espn. it will be interesting to see how is markets close at the end of the day, considering the major averages are off the highs. vonnie: abigail, thank you for that overview. the definition of the word wall could end the government shutdown. measures are acceptable on both sides of the political aisle. -- anna edgerton. democrats come back from vacation now and give us the votes necessary for border security, including the wall. 2006, 2013, and one more yes with me a target -- with me in office. he is not letting up, that it was seen we are not a closer as to what he might actually accept. what you hearing on capitol hill? anna: he comes down to the definition of a wall. john kelly said in an interview with the l.a. times yesterday that it was never about a wall. a abandoned the idea of a concrete wall a long time ago now they are leaving towards steel slats. said thisconway also is a silly semantic argument. you can call it a wall or fence, it's a physical barrier. the president this morn

make sure to check it out on espn. for now, live in san jose. i'm dion lim, "abc 7 news." >> it sounds like that jacket will come in handy according to sandhya. the semifinals of the college football playoff. notre dame plays climb son followed by oklahoma and alabama. >> the national championship is at levi stadium on monday, january 7th and you can watch it on espn. >>> the end of the year bringing an end of an era to a san mateo shop. >> a big change. a look back at 45 years of mario's shoe repair. >>> you subscribe to netflix and spotify, so why not ford or volvo? i'm michael finney with the latest on car >>> on monday, a decades old business in san mateo will close as two brothers retire. >> long hours and top quality work paved the way for them to bring their families to california from syria. >> "abc 7 news" reporter david louie tells us why they will be missed. >> thank you. >> reporter: it is a time for goodbyes that include handshakes and hugging. two brothers, harry and robert salatian, immigrated from the middle east in the 1970s and

you can watch both claims on the sister network espn. and don't forget the national championship is at levi stadium on monday, january 7th. you can also watch it on espn. those parkays are expensive. you'll pay attention to the games this afternoon, i know with notre dame your alma matter >> cold in south bend. but in san jose, yes, it's chilly there too. 3753 at noontime. 58 for the high and dropping into the 50s after 7:00. the accuweather seven-day forecast we're dry and milder tomorrow. new year's eve looks breezy maybe rain on friday. >> thanks. and thanks for joining us on abc 7ings. i'm chris nguyen with lisa argen. bowl season continues. and 9:00 a.m. south carolina battles virginia live from bank of america in charlotte. the news continues online, on twitter, facebook and 5p. until then, make it great day, everybody. >> announcer: let's take on thes he i san francisco. >> announcer: and filed real solutions. let's have hard conversations. >> i feel the community has failed people of color. >> announcer: and hear one another. >>

those games are december 29th on our sister network espn. the winners of those games will meet at levi stadium on january 7th to play for the national championship and you can also watch that game on espn. really delighted to have with us ryan allen hall and cheryl from the college football playoff organization. with me here to talk about the game and all the fun events surrounding it. this is a great deal. we're excited to have this national championship here in the bay area. it's a relatively new thing, the national championship. we didn't used to decide who was the top college football program in the country this way. but fams demans demanded it. >> that's right. they have a playoff now. >> are fans happy with this? >> i would say so. >> and you guys are from dallas. >> yes. >> and sharon, there's a lot of work that goes into this. tell me a little bit about what has to happen to pull this game off on january 7th. >> i work for the foundation inside the college football playoff foundation side on the community outreach events. we've been

hunt gave a statement to espn saying 'i want to apologize for my actions. i deeply regret what i did. i hope to move on from this.' today in alameda--jon gruden didn't want to address the video, but keep it strictly to football. raiders host the chiefs this sunday at the coliseum... a meeting of opposite ends of the spectrum. kansas city is red hot at 9-and-2...best record in the afc, while the raiders are 2-and-9...the worst mark in the league. chiefs...led by patrick mahomes who leads the nfl with 37-touchdowns. it's a reunion of sorts for gruden and chiefs head coach andy reid... who worked together on the green bay packers staff in the 1990s. coach gruden on his former colleague. <>"it was kind of the brat pack, mariucci, me and reid together a lot. holmgren beat us up. he beat me up the most. andy was his pet. andy was a line coach at missouri. mariucci was the hotshot quarterback guy from cal. andy became the tight end coach and really learned the entire offense. how to block plays. how to protect plays. how to throw the ball. he slowly, but surely mo

espn 3 was live streaming as clemson won in the finals. that means the fighting irish fan goes home. no hard feelings between the two. they shared a hand shake and selfie after the game and jeanette said goodbye. either ross or hunter will be going home tonight following the conclusion of the alabama/oklahoma game. and the college football playoff national championship is at levi stadium on monday, january 7th. you can watch it on espn. >> i was out there yesterday, and it is cold to be out there. >> e ail ar >> oh cfettias story ahead. >> i was like, o my god, really? >> a new mom left stunned. meet a baby who broke a record the moment he was born. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. beautiful outside there tonight, but it will get chilly over the next 12 hours before we track a high wind watch. the details in the accuweather forecast after the break. >>> abc 7 has more news, weather and hot topics coming your way. "abc7 news" at 11:00 a.m. is expanding to a full hour. join us each weekday rig an earlyce iust a test, the confetti system

♪ >> announcer: this is espn on abc. brought to you in part by samsung qled tv. the official tv of espn college football. >> chris: clem son tigers follow their own paw prints. their challengers from pitt have been written off. the blue-collar panthers carry belief and a history of stunners. tonight in rainy charlotte, on championship saturday, christian wilkins remains hungry for hardware. the tigers and the panthers for the acc crown. >>> soggy day in charlotte. welcome to

this is part of an espn challenge to get attention for the national championship game. it's being hosted at levi stadium. for the next 12 days, a fan from each of the final four college teams will participate. an espn spoeshgz person says they will give them scene of the accidents and sleeping bags and a shower. we'll show how many days they last up there. we'll continue to follow this one. can you believe that, just being up there? are you in for this one? >> snacks, i think if they -- snacks? >> you're there for the snacks, okay. >> what do they win? what do they win? >> tickets to the game. >> oh, tickets to the game. oh, okay. not bad at all. well, good luck, you guys. you won't need your cars for a few days if you're a participant. even if you did, the roads, beautiful. when i say beautiful in the traffic department, that's very rare. it's typically during the holidays because i don't have any major crashes to report. these are the south bay drive times. northbound 101 from highway 85, about 19 minutes. overall, look at the s-curve in san rafael. this is getting a

this is part of the espn challenge to get attention for the national championship game. it's being hosted at levi stadium. for the next 12 days a fan from each of the final fourl college teams will participate. espn spokesperson says the company will give them snacks, a sleeping bag, and don't worry, those fans will also have a shower up there as well. somewhere around there. we'll actually see how many days they will last. we'll be following this one closely. >> what do we care? they'll be up above where the wind is just going to waft away their -- >> but the person sitting, sleeping, eating next to you. >> it's a competition. >> i want my competition fresh. what about you? >> you know what, if not one might get a little more vengeful and say, i'm going stinky on purpose. >> that could be a good game plan. >> that's why they said shower, everybody. right now your real-time photographic, it's looking good but we have one issue. it's a bit of a traffic hazard already causing slowing on northbound 80 south of the embarcadero. one lane is blocked. it's starting to cause som

you can watch it on espn. turning to weather now ieat. with our meteorologist lisa argen. hi, lisa. >> chris, nice and sunny behind you. but boy is it cold. i've heard from lots of you. you can see from mount tam that has something to do with it. 46 in san francisco. morgan hill is 35. 37 in mountain view. from our exploratorium camera we have plenty of low 30s from santa rosa, napa petaluma. 37 in livermore. impaired to yesterday about 12 to 16 degrees colder in our inland valleys. a sunny afternoon. we'll have the details for the holiday coming up. >> thank you. just ahead, a total of 8 suspects are now in custody in connection with the death of corporal ronil singh. what we know about them and had you this case is putting the issue of illegal immigration back in the spotlight. not long ago, ronda started here. and then, more jobs began to appear. these techs in a lab. this builder in a hardhat... ...the welders and electricians who do all of that. the diner staffed up 'cause they all needed lunch. teachers... doctors... jobs grew a bunch. what started with one job sprea

it was a great night. >> reporter: their experience is like streamed on espn 3. after saturday's games, only two fans will remain. it ends on january 7th. the national championship game and the team that wins, well, that's the fan that wins. and, all four are saying that they missed their pets and they also missed chick-fil-a. they do have a bucket on the side of the billboard where fans can send stuff up to them. they said if you want to stop by and bring chick-fil-a, they'd appreciate that. in san jose, leigh martinez, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> cough cases at levels not seen in 8 years and one bay area county. coming up, we talked to the health department about the cause and the best ways to prevent it. >>> back now to our top story, the death of this corporal in newman, shot and killed during a dui stop. the statewide manhunt continues for a suspect wanted in the shooting death of this officer in stanislaus county. authorities say these surveillance pictures taken at a convenience store shortly before the attack show the suspect. he is a heavyset man with short dar

. >> to have a chance to be on espn, that was one of my goals, so i'm happy to be here. >> i'm a huge clemson fan. i'm glad to be representing clemson. for my own personal self, this blows away anything i've done in the past. >>> okay. and nancy, who you just heard from there, it looks like she has fans out there this morning as they are watching our show. i saw her numbers tick up. she is tied with ruben. ruben was in the lead when we went into the story. someone out there is watching and rooting for nancy. you see nancy and ruben are in the lead with 33% of our vote. and jenette and elias are trailing. >> you can visit abc 7.com/votes. >>> and you can watch the national championship on our sister network espn. levis stadium are where it's all going down monday, january 7th. mike. >>> you're never more than 7 minutes away from a accuweather forecast. back to want billboard. let's see what they're dealing with today. 42 at 7:00. 53 at noon, 58 at 4:00 and 50 at 7:00. hopeful live it will feel a little bit warmer for them. mid to upper 40s through the south bay right now. we have 50s a

both are on espn. >> espn will also carry the college football playoff national championship at levi stadium. that's set for monday january 7th. another quick look at our live poll. abc 7 news poll. we'd love to hear from you. ellis 25%. >> ruben needs to step it up for oklahoma. >> i know, right. >> he's in last place right now. all right. >> remember we'd love to hear from you. just vote on your favorite fan, abc 7 news/vote. >> yes. >> on to the weather. >> now your accuweather forecast. >> i hope those super fans have a super thick jacket tonight because it is going to get cold as we head toward tomorrow morning. and get a chance and overall it's going to be dry but a chilly start in the morning. no rain but that will be changing a week from today. pacific northwest, getting the rain and the snow. everything is going over the top bay area. you see the sun and in his mid r50s. and san jose 55. and is this gorgeous or what? a stunning view. and currently temperatures falling. fairfield, liverpool. and there's no rain or fog in sight obviouslobviousl and we'll see patchy am frost an

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in an interview with espn this weekend hunt says he's extremely embarrassed by the innocent that cost him his job and possibly his career. cnn has the story. >> reporter: a plea for forgiveness in a sunday inter e interview with espn, the former cle chiefs running back admitted he was wrong. >> i made a poor decision. i'm willing to take full responsibility of any action that comes from this point on. >> reporter: this video shows what looks like a short conversation in a hallway and quickly escalated into a shoving match between hunt and the woman. several people, men and women attempted to break up the woman but the seen is fallen to the ground more than once. hunt is also seen kicking her while she is on the ground. hunt also seen in this cleveland police body camera footage now shirtless being questioned by police. mo charges were filed following the incident. >> you kicking a woman, period. how do you explain that? >> you can't really explain it. the video shows it. i was in the wrong and i'm not that type of person. i'm really disappoint and embarrassed in myself and for my fami

espn created the billboard. the fans will compete in challenges and get eliminated if their team loses. >> the last fan standing or sitting, it looks like they have chairs -- will go to the national championship game. their experience will be live streamed on the watch espn website and app. it all kicks off tomorrow morning on good morning america. >> i hope they have bathrooms. you can watch the national championship game on our sister network being held at levi stadium. we will know the participants saturday night. >> bring your own food? >>> world news tonight is next. i'm >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the president's surprise trip. for the first time, visiting our troops in iraq, taking first lady melania trump into the conflict zone. defending his move to pull out of syria. >> we're no longer the suckers, folks. >> plus, details just emerging of the secret 11-hour flight on a darkened air force one. >>> also breaking tonight, record rebound. wall street rockets back, soaring more than 1,

their experience live streamed on espn 3. for the remaining two, 45 feet above chilly downtown san jose is where they'll live until monday, january 7th. >> i actually looked at the weather for this week and it's going to be the same thing. i've kind of psyched myself up that this is the way it's going to be. >> meantime nancy bowlen will join elliot ross until their teams go head-to-head in the college football national championship game at levi's stadium, the third time in four years the two schools will meet for the title. >> it's going to be a close game i feel. i feel we'll going to pull it out this year again. >> reporter: clemson and alabama met back in the 2015 and 2016 college football playoff championship games. each took home ws back then. we have a rubber match on our hand. i'm amanda del castillo, nbc 7 news. >>> downtown san jose is transforming for events that start on friday. there are several activities scheduled for next weekend. caltrans crews are conducting litter cleanups this week along fl freeways and ne

their experience live streamed on espn 3. for the remaining two, 45 feet above chilly down into san jose is where they'll stay. >> i've psyched myself up that this is the way it's going to be. >> reporter: meantime, nancy bowlen will join elliot ross until their teams go head-to-head in the college football national championship game at levi's stadium. the third time in four years the schools will meet nor the title. >> it's going to be a close game. i feel we'll pull it out this year again. >> reporter: clemson and alabama met in the 2015 and 20167 college football clip games. each took back ws back then so we have a rubber match. i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news nchts downtown san jose is transforming for fan events on friday. there are several activities and events planned for next weekend. caltrans crews are conducting litter cleanups along freeways and near the airport to get ready for the thousands expected to visit. the championship is at levi's stadium january 7th. you can watch it on our sister network espn. time

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. >> reporter: after being caught on camera, kareem hunt admitted he was wrong in an interview with espn. >> i just really want to, you know, apologize to everybody. >> reporter: in this surveillance video obtained by tmz sports, hunt is seen arguing with a woman in a cleveland hotel in february. he shoves her. she swats at him and is then knocked to the floor. he later comes back and kicks her. >> i'm not the type of person to ever even think about putting my hands on anyone, a woman, a girl, it doesn't matter. >> reporter: in this cleveland police body cam video, the woman in the confrontation describes what happened. >> he shoved me, he pushed me. >> reporter: but hunt was not charged. the chiefs questioned him shortly after the incident. he was asked if he had told the truth. >> i didn't tell them everything. >> reporter: the nfl released a statement, saying its investigation will include further attempts to speak to the complainant and a review of the new information that was made public on friday, a reference to the surveillance video. the league has been criticized for how they ha

i really am taking actions to learn from this. >> reporter: in a revealing moment, hunt told espn he was never approached by the nfl to talk about what happened. >> has the nfl ever questioned you about that incident? >> no, they have not. >> reporter: on sunday, the nfl released a statement saying their investigation started immediately after the february incident. the league wrote, in part, the nfl's ongoing investigation will include further attempts to speak to the complainants in the incident. a review was made on friday, which was not available to the nfl previously, as well as further conversations with all parties involved in the incident. after friday's release of the footage, the nfl placed hunt on the commissioner's exempt list. right after that, the chiefs cut hunt from the team, saying he was not truthful with them in conversations about the incident earlier in the year. hunt hopes for another chance with the nfl but made clear in his interview he's unsure if that will ever happen. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. >>> up next, more than a thousand aftershocks just days afte

a reminder, you can watch the national championship on our sister network whereby that the espn. again it is monday, january 7th at levi stadium. >>> weather wise we know it's been a bit chilly out there, but is there going to be something else with that? >> now we have to add the wind and that will make new year's eve celebrations tomorrow night the coldest we've had in recent days. showing you without a cloud we're not going to find any drops tonight or the next 24 hours. the tam cam tonight, it is rocking and rolling. we've got those winds already in our hills and they will begin to move down to our surface as well. a wind advisory will go into effect tomorrow for a majority of the region. walnut creek, mountain view. so we take a look at that wind advisory that's occurring tomorrow, what we're expect frg the final day of 2018. north winds developing to 20 to 40 miles an hour. but we could see ridge top gusts exceeding 50 miles an hour. so there's the possibility we could have the downed trees over the next 24 hours. but that wind will also make it feel cooler tomorrow night a

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. >>> you can watch the college football playoff on espn. levi's stadium is where it's going down. >>> hoffman apologizing for his role in a key senate raise that is raising questions. >>> the move they say could have prevented this embarrass k moment for their son. >>> more news, local hot topics. we are expanding to a full hour. we are calling it midday live. join us >>> look at this. right now it's another down day for dow. right now it is down 564 points. it jufrpd more than 1000 points. strong holiday sales helped fuel that yesterday. obviously not doing well this morning. concern about interest rate hikes and turmoil are helping leave stocks down again today. we'll keep our eye on things today on abc 7 news. >>> new details on a bill nar's ties to a special election. rof man of linked in released a statement apologizing for funding a group tied to misinformation in the race. the hoffman funded group is accused of using facebook and twitter to undermine support for roy moore. at the same te accused of boosting support that narrowly won

hunt spoke with espn about the incident. >> i want the world to know how sorry i am for my actions. you know, it's ban tough time -- been a tough time for me and i'm completely embarrassed. >> hunt is one of the better running backs in the nfl. he is seen exclanging words and eventually pushed the woman. she hit him in the face. eventually he punched a man who woman over. he also kicked her in the leg. >> that person in that video did not deserve that. it is really tough. it is tough because i feel like i let a lot of people down. >> the incident back in february. the nfl reportedly never interviewed him about the assault for talk to the woman. no charges have been filed in this case. >> tough. >>> coming up next nbc bay area responds. >> a prepaid purchase can't be redeemed. it reminds ust we all probably need a digital will. nbc bay area responds next. >>> but first happening now mexico's version of air force one is up for sale. the country's presidential plane flying to san bernardino to be prepped for the selling. it is part of the new austerity push. the country is also selling

. >>> you with watch the football playoff national championship on espn at levi's stadium on january 7th. >>> let's take a quick look at our abc 7 news poll. vote for your favorite fan and yeah, no major changes in the last few minutes. we still have our notre dame fan two is in the lead. >>> some thought it was an alien invasion and it actually looked like it could >>> here is a look at the forecast as we look at all of those fans from clemson, notre dame, alabama. not bad once the sun is out and the breezes taper. it is already down to 40 by midnight. here is a look. remember it was gusting up to around 30, 35 miles per hour. now down to 25. we are starting to see a tapering of the breezes. look at the gorgeous clean air today. grab those sunglasses. you'll need it. we'll have frost in our inland valleys. the storm door is shut until possibly the national championship game on the 7th. that's when our next chances of rain is. all right. here is a look at todays temperatures. remember, if you're out it will feel cooler. see how clean it is? you can see all the way up as we look at th

in a statement, espn said the negotiations continue and we remain optimistic. disputes over fees are common as division viewership declines. >>> so there you go. "early start" continues right now. >>> an unplanned holiday light show. a transformer blows up lighting up the sky above new york. the skies won't be quiet either today. a messy end to the holiday week. >>> 800,000 federal workers, no relief soon. the shutdown will last until 2019. >>> and the stock market not finishing the year quietly. dow roaring back to close up in the final hour. >>> why? why are they coming? >> escort you off the property. >> and i'm staying here? >> not anymore. >> just get out. allegations of racial bias at an oregon hotel.

is not all bad news for the the pair, because they were part of the group picked our sister network espn beating out a pool of roughly 1,700 people for this opportunity, and their experience is livestreams on espn3. and for remaining two, 45 feet above chilly downtown san jose is where they will live until monday january 7th. >> i actually looked at the weather for next week, and it is the same thing, so i have psyched myself up that this is the way it is going to be. >> meantime, nancy volland is going to be atop the billboard with llyas ross. and it is going be the fourth team that the two schools have mett nfor the title. >> it is going to be a close game, but i feel we will pull it out again. >> reporter: clemson and alabama met in 2015 and 2016 college championship games, and so both teams took home a win, so we will have a rubber match on our hands. >>> downtown san jose is transforming for the fan events starting on friday. there are several activities that are scheduled for next weekend. caltrans groups are conducting litter cleanups near the freeways and airport to get ready for

football still going on on espn. this is eastern michigan, their last bowl win happened three decades ago. tied up against georgia southern. georgia southern responding. . the touchdown, 17-7. the eagles up by 10 at the half. more football over on espn. enjoy the rest of your night. it gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, xfinity xfi. a more powerful way to stay connected. enhanced coverage, and lets you control your network with the xfi app. it's the ultimate wifi experience. xfinity xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity xfi gives you the speed, coverage and control you need. manage your wifi network from anywhere when you download the xfi app today. they can definitely see a whole group of dogs barking. >> are they in the water, the dogs? >> yes. chasing this. a bunch of dogs have this deer cornered in the river. these three feel bad for the poor deer distressed. they paddle up and scare the dogs away. >> poor little baby. >> who knows how long this struggle was going on. he's obviously cautious here at

you can watch the college football national championship on our sister network espn. again, it's monday, january 7th at levi's stadium. >> it is cold out there. i'm not a super fan. i would have been rooting for my team to lose so i could get off the billboard. >> there is nothing i like that much. >> yeah. yeah, a 45 feet up, there's nothing blocking the wind. they are definitely breezy and chilly >> good for them. >> and it's going to get even colder. >> man. they'll get a good view of whatever fireworks is out there. >> i'll have your new year's eve forecast coming up at about less than 7 minutes. let's focus on the next seven days. san rafael, pretty clear. sunny and breezy. seasonal highs. chilly nights. frost in our valleys coming up. a chance of rain this weekend. all right. let's take a look at today. a whole lot of sunshine wins out. 55 in livermore, one of our cooler spots. 58 in san jose. and fremont some of our warmest spots. 51 in lake port is the cool spot. out on the water today, a lot of you not working or getting off early, a gale warning. anywhere fr

. >> you can watch the national championship on espn happening on levi's stadium. >>> that is all for now. i am dan ashley. >> i am ama daetz. for all of us here. thank you for inviting us into your homes tonight. look at that. >> gorgeous sunset. our next news cast is in half an hour at 6:00. we'll see you then. >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on. the dangerous winter blast. 25 states under alerts tonight. blizzard conditions shutting down highways. flash flood rescues in the south and a tornado threat, as this powerful system barrels east. >>> the cop killer manhunt. new details tonight about the suspect. police say he's armed and extremely dangerous, that he was allegedly in the country illegally. >> i never thought ever that i would have to be doing this. >>> the wild ride on wall street. the dramatic dip, then last-minute rally. the dow clawing all the way back, as the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight. >>> also tonight, the new audio in the kevin spacey sexual assault case.

their experience is being live streamed on espn 3. after saturday's games, only two fans will remain. the contest ends on january 7th. the day of the national championship game and the team that wins is the fan who wins. and kyla says it's going to be cold out there tonight. >> it just looked cold listening to that guy talk. coming up, more evidence of the bay area's growing housing problem. >>> the new report that shows construction projects can't keep up with all the demand. >>> and whether you're on a billboard tonight or just walking outside, it's going to be chilly. we'll talk about those chilly temperatures and the wind is making it feel even cooler. your five-day forecast is next. at bayer, our roots run deep. so chances are, you've seen us around the house. or... around the yard. on the shelf... or even... out in the field. your mom knew she could always count on us... and your grandma did too. because for over 150 years, we've been right by your side. advancing the health of the people, plants and pets you love. so, from all

you can watch on our sister network espn. levi's stadium is where it's all going down, monday, january 7th. >>> this morning cal fans are dispinted after lose to go tcu. both teams combined for nine interceptions. the game was tied at seven so it went into overtime. horned frogs kicked a field goal to make it 10-7. >>> home prices are high in san francisco. it has people packing their bags for sacramento. redfin says more than a million people searched for homes from july through september, including 90 big cities. sacramento was a top destination for people living in san francisco and wanting to get out of this area. redfin says affordable seems to play a big role. san francisco's median listing price is $1.3 million. you can get a home in sacramento for under $350,000. it's not far. a lot of people commute from sacramento to san francisco. >> yes. in fact, our director. there he is. it's a long one, but hey, you can afford a house there, so. >> no kidding. and a pretty nice house >> exactly. president trump is back in washi

espn channels will be blocked for fios. we remain optimistic to reach a deal. television viewership declines and companies are demanding more to make up for lost revenue. >>> we will take a break and be right back. old, and saying, "really?" so capital one is building something completely new. capital one cafes. inviting places with people here to help you, not sell you. and savings and checking accounts with no fees or minimums. because that's how it should be. you can open one from right here or anywhere in 5 minutes. seriously, 5 minutes... this is banking reimagined. what's in your wallet? >>> i want to show you video of somebody who came inches away from having a very bad day. heart pounding moments in illinois. a police officer barely avoiding being struck by a train. caught on the officer's dash cam. the officer approaching the tracks as the train came speeding through the crossing. warning lights are seen flashing, but not until the moment when the train barrels by. that incident blamed on the electrical problem with the crossing gate. >>> lawyers for e

you can watch both games on our sister network, espn. >> be sure to tune in. it's fun to watch the folks on the billboard, but maybe day >> and for today the umbrella is blocking the sun out of their eyes. >> it's about 57 degrees and that umbrella might come in handy next week perhaps. but not immediately. i think they have the really nice weather here. san jose tomorrow morning, definitely a chilly one, 36 degrees at 7:00 a.m. noontime, 53 for those fans camping out. 58 degrees at 4:00 p.m. and then really a cool 52 degrees. so overall, the weather pattern looks good for those folks up there. live doppler 7 right now, not too shabby for the rest of us. radar should be tracking rain. we don have any in the forecast for now all of it is going into the pacific northwest as you'll see here on our live doppler 7. those winds have relaxed at the lower elevations as you look at the view from our tower camera. nothing but sunshine right now although at the higher elevations it's still gusty out there. oakland, mountainview, san jose. kgo roof camera, notice the tree

on espn this dmorning, hunt s he is sorry and extremely embarrassed by his actions. >> that person in that video did not deserve that. i didn't mean tourt anybody or anything like that. it's really tough. it's tough because i feel like i let a lot of people down. >> hunt also says he realized what he had done once he saw the video and said he's nothat type of person. >>> coming up next, michelle obama's partner in crime, if you will, formeeo presidente w. bush, that's what she likes to lovingly refer to him as but his father has a special place in the former first lady's heart as well. >>> an unlucky husband to be drops an engagement ring down a utility grate in time square. an update on this proposal gone all wrong. >>> we have so much to talk about. how long is this mil air sticking around and we're taking sticking around and we're taking a look here's to the stair takers, sticking around and we're taking a look breakfast makers, step counters, outdoor explorers, faith restorers, appointment keepers, fantastic creatures. farmer's market goers, cholesterol lowerers cell phone silence