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Jess . We want to begin with some breaking news here at the live desk. Heavy Police Presence in san jose right now. Straight to that video we have of whats happening there. Police have the intersection of south Sunset Avenue and East San Antonio streets blocked off since around midnight. The homicide unit is on scene although its still very unclear exactly what is happening there. In fact, if youve been with us throughout the morning you know abc 7 News Reporter matt keller is there on scene gathering more details, and were going to have a live report at 6 30. Well, today you can expect big lines at the Tax Collectors Office because people are trying to save money by paying property taxes now instead of later. Today is the last day to do it. Reporter Amy Hollyfield live for us in martinez with all the details. Hey, amy. Reporter they say they have seen ten times more people this time of year than they usually do. Take a look at yesterdays line. You dont have to pay in person. Some tell us they feel more comfortable than paying online or by phone this close to the year. They want to do it in person. The new federal tax law limits Tax Deductions to 10,000 after january 1st. These people are hoping to deduct this payment from their 2017 taxes. You want to pay the tax, yeah. Happy . No. Its the thing i have to do. Thats what it is. I have to do it. Reporter tax collectors say these lines are very unusual for this time of year. Accountants tell us their phones havent stopped ringing. This is keeping a lot of people busy. Tax officials do recommend you talk to your accountant or Financial Adviser before making any decisions about your tax payment. Reporting live in martinez, Amy Hollyfield, abc 7 news. Amy, thank you. More details about a scheme to smuggle drugs into a jail. The sheriff says five inmates and a man accused of helping them have been arrested. They investigated for months and say a ring of people dipping letters in liquid meth and then mailing them to the correctional center. Jail staff quickly discovered and intercepted those letters. This morning an arson suspect faces charges in antioch for six fires started last week. 30yearold Jose Luis Gomez was arrested last friday. Yesterday he was charged with four counts of arson and one count of attempted arson. Other fires nearby arent under investigation. A big brush fire broke out north of the city threatening homes. Our sister station has the latest. Reporter an aerial assault in the dark as flames light up the night sky. Terrified. There was nothing left to bern, the creek fire and i thought it was all gone. I thought it was over with but its not. Reporter strong winds helped push the flames causing spot fires nearly a quarter mile from the original blaze. They hit hard on the ground and from the air. The concern was the fire could get into where the creek burn was which was fuel but we have over about 30 homes in the development. We put everything on it to keep it out of the homes. Reporter burning what fuel was left from the creek fire. The cause of the fire which started in the riverbed is under investigation. Residents say there are numerous homeless encampments which have been a serious problem. This is, i think, our fourth fire this year, the third in just this area here. They keep happening. And that was kabc reporting. 13 acres burned in the fire. No homes damaged and no one was hurt. It is taking a record amount of money to battle the blazes all across california this season. Cal fire estimates it has spent 699 million and its only halfway through the fiscal year. Thats 150 million more than last year. The budget is 1. 8 billion for the 201718 budget cycle with an Emergency Fund of 424 million. Its hard to tell what type of fire season it will be. Mother nature can throw us wild cards. We are forecasting to know the fire season ahead of us and the risk ahead of us and make sure were forecasting our budget needs as well. Cal fire received additional help from cities and counties not only within california but also from other states. It reimburses the agencies adding to the expenses the budget has to cover. Apple is apologizing to iphone users for intentionally slowing down older models and pthey will drop the price to 2 instead of the original 79. Apple will preserve battery functionality. The company introduced the changes without notifying customers. I think its kind of shady that they didnt tell the public what they were doing. Im glad its been found out and theyre remedying it. Many tech experts are saying they must rebuild trust and dropping the price of the Battery Replacement is a good first step. Its new york citys deadliest fire in decades. The latest on the investigation this morning into what started the blaze that killed at least 12 people in the bronx. San francisco continuing its tradition of helping you recycle your Christmas Tree. What you have to do to make sure its picked up. And im meteorologist drew tuma. Live doppler 7 is tracking some fog, dense in spots especially in the north bay with santa rosa down to one mile of visibility. Well go hour by hour. Drew, thanks. And a look outside this morning at the bay bridge toll plaza. There are some cars stopped there. More than weve seen the rest of the week. Sue and drew tracking your weather and traffic. Im an Imaginary Friend of a kid just like you. Ada you probably have lots of questions. But look, well get through this together. Abc 7 news was in front of San Francisco city hall as city officials showed how your old Christmas Trees are turned into mulch. You can put your tree on the curb for pickup tuesday. Take off the ornaments and remove the stand. If your tree is over 6 feet tall youll have to cut it in half. The city recycled 498 tons of Christmas Trees. Thats a lot of Christmas Trees. Now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. Right now temperature wise good morning. Were in the 30s and 40s across the board. 37 in half moon bay. Concord right now, good morning. Youre at 38 degrees. Your 12hour planner along the peninsula will start out with temperatures chilly in the 30s and 40s. The sun gets up here and well warm into the 50s by midday. Lunch time hour into the afternoon were going into the 60s. And were going to the 60s everywhere whether youre at the coast, in the bay, or inland. Highs today above normal for this time of year. 62 the high in San Francisco. 66 in san jose. 65 in concord. 635 in napa. It is a spare the air day the next 24 hours. A check of the roads with sue. Good morning, sue. Heading back to the bay bridge where unusually the metering lights were turned on at 5 44 this morning because we had an earlier stall, a dangerous situation on the western side of the span. It was out there for a couple of minutes but they got it cleared out of lanes. Metering lights will not be on that much longer. The fastrakers are stacked up. The carpoolers are cruising right on through. Elsewhere we are seeing mostly green conditions out there. Well take a look at some of your drive times across the spans. Golden gate bridge looks great. A delay as you saw. The san mateo bridge is also at the limit. Sue, thank you. Coming up, dramatic Surveillance Video of a Gun Store Burglary in tennessee. How much was stolen in the avo help control cravings and lose weight with contrave. Its fdaapproved to help adults who are overweight or struggle with obesity lose weight and keep it off. Contrave is believed to work on two areas of the brain your hunger center. 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We have three people broke in and smashed with hammers. Police say the thieves made off with 25 semiautomatic pistols, three revolvers and three rifles in less than 60 seconds. Business was just turning around after he had to close for three months and move locations wiping out his bank account and then this happens. 60015 now. Celebrations are happening across the bay area not because of the new year but because of what will happen come new years. And that is the commercial adult sale of recreational marijuana. Take a look. There is a long line of people there because many were stocking up before new taxes go into effect. Theyre not insignificant. The price could go up. That may be a shock to folks. Customers must be at least 21 and have a valid i. D. Only shops with local and state licenses can sell recreational cannabis. Well, no matter how you party, make sure to do it safely this weekend. A lot of people will be out watching the fireworks. And the question is will the cloud cover be not seeing carl to obstruct the fireworks. 39 in redwood city. Alameda at 47. A little milder, closer to the bay waters. This is the issue weve been tracking. The fog especially in the north bay and visibility is less than a mile. By 11 00 we expect any fog we do have to dissipate rather quickly and temperatures well into the 60s later on this afternoon. I want to fast forward and show you a mix of stars and clouds throughout the night, early in the morning. Temperatures will drop into the 30s and 40s. Enjoy the new year. The sevenday forecast, were dry through the start of 2018 and well track some showers light in nature beginning on tuesday. Thats weather. A check of the roads with sue. They turned on the metering lights at 5 44 this morning because we had a stall on the western span. Things are improving. Metering lights are still on. Fast trackers are still with a slight delay. Not too bad. Cash payers are breezing right on through as are the carpoolers. Green is great. Take a look at your commute. We are on Holiday Light and we do have some holiday traffic alerts for you. B. A. R. T. Is continuing to be on reduced service which means trains every 15 minutes and shorter trains. The larkspur ferry is on reduced service. Ive posted the schedule, and only ace 3 and 5 trains are running this morning and this afternoon only trains 4 and 6. Sue, thank you. A vacaville woman shamed for not decorating her home this christmas and is urging shes urging now the anonymous critic to be kind to her. As abc 7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow shows us that persons letter was not exactly in the holiday spirit. Reporter in vacaville lollipop lane is transformed, a neighboring arlene drive is transformed to candy cane lane. But its fun. Its fun for the kids, fun for the people. We do it for that and the spirit of the holidays. Reporter it seems the spirit of the holidays was lost on the person or people who wrote this letter. To live on lollipop and candy cane lane is an honor and privilege. It is unacceptable to not decorate a house for christmas. Reporter the letter was in her mailbox. I couldnt believe someone could be so mean. It was a hard enough time the past few months. Reporter hard enough because her mother was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer in march and given up to six months to live. And i was there when she died in october. Reporter while her neighbors were decorating she was dealing with everything that comes with a loved ones passing. After which she could finally spend time with her family again. My husband and i spent four days before christmas just baking, just to have that time together. Reporter something the anonymous letter sender or senders probably didnt know. If you have something going on i dont think its anybodys business but your own. Be kind because you dont know. You dont know whats going on behind closed doors. Reporter she says she will decorate next year but not because she feels shamed into doing so. She wants to put out the final decorations her mother painted before she passed. Her mom was the artist behind these displays from christmases past. A tradition thats timeless for this family even if it doesnt show on the outside. Just a reminder you never know what someone else is dealing with and to always be kind. There are a lot of different new years eve celebrations planned including plunging into some freezing cold water. Would you do it . I would not do that. But there are a lot of options for everyone. Whatever you choose to do this weekend. And heres a live look from our east bay hills camera looking back at San Francisco. Back at San Francisco. We have weather a time now 6 23. Tracking fog in the north bay, less than one mile from petaluma to santa rosa. That sun gets up and will burn off the fog. By midday and in the afternoon sunshine with temperatures going into the 60s. Drew, thank you. A big weekend for many of you. We have you covered. Here are some ideas from our partners at hoodline. Out with the old, into with the new. Well ring in the new year and theres plenty going on in the bay area including a beautiful japanese tradition to purge you of all sins from 2017. The 32nd bell ringing ceremony will be at 11 00 a. M. This sunday at the Asian Art Museum near the civic ritual. The bell will be struck 2018 times to get rid of the 108 mortal desires that, according to buddhist belief torment humankind. I think everyone can relate to this idea of want to go have a clean, fresh start, and wanting to kick off the new year with a sense of renewed purpose. Its free with your admission into the museum. Or the Polar Bear Plunge monday, january 1st, at 10 00 a. M. At ocean beach. Make sure to bring a blanket to warm up afterwards or maybe dry clothes. And if you dont want to take the plunge, instead stay on top of the ice and try this cool new years tradition. The polar bear skate will be held on the 1st at the ice rink in San Franciscos union square. Skaters are encouraged to come in their favorite bathing suit or beach wear. Plenty of prizes including one for best costume. By the way, ringing that big bell pretty fun. For more details on these events and more ideas go to abc7news. Com and click on the hoodline section. A better, healthier, happier person in the new year and then watch those goals plummet in a bottle of flames. It doesnt mean you shouldnt try it. Setting goals and trying them is a huge step in the right direction even if you fail. Researchers say about 40 of us will set resolutions. Only 46 will actually follow through. Okay. We have been tracking breaking news in san jose for the last few hours as a huge Police Presence right now in one neighborhood. Matt keller is working to get the details. A live report coming up shortly. President trump giving an impromptu interview to the new york times. Im Arlette Saenz in washington. Ill tell you everything he had to say about the russia investigation, roy moores loss, and his warning to china. And sue hall going back to the bay bridge. An earlier stall on the western portion. We had the metering lights turned on for a few minutes. Were looking at very Holiday Light conditions. Thank you, sue. A live look from our sutro tower camera. No sun rise yet. The bay area looking beautiful and not a whole lot of fog greeting us today. Wi we are finishing strong. Welcome to 6 30 a. M. On this friday, december 29th. Reggie and alexis are off. Its our last weekday show. And were finishing it nicely today. The patchy fog is with us first thing. Its in the north bay and will burn off. A mild day. Inland were going into the 60s. Good morning, sue. Were looking at light conditions. Holiday light as well. Youre moving at the limit and no delays once you reach the toll bridge plaza. Metering lights did go on for a bit but have been turned off again. A quick look at your traffic a quick look at your traffic alerts. An update on the breaking news weve been following in the south bay throughout the morning. We confirmed with police theyre investigating a homicide in san jose. Heavy Police Presence has been going on. There are new details. Matt . Reporter good morning, natasha. A man was found here on south Sunset Avenue near East San Antonio street just before antonio street just before midnight. They are collecting evidence. They say they have no suspects at this time. They just opened up East San Antonio street. South Sunset Avenue where the homicide took place is still blocked off by police tape. Police are waiting. We saw they have arrived here on the scene. Reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. A live desk update. The latest from the bronx where 12 people were killed in an apartment fire. Its new yorks deadliest in decades. Reporter among the 12 dead we are learning eight are adults, four are children including a mother and her baby who were in the bathtub. This fire started before 7 00 thursday night. Even though it took firefighters three minutes to get here, it spread quickly to every floor. They killed someone on each floor as it spread. Right now 12 are dead and there could be more. Also four others are in Critical Condition at area hospitals. Abc news, new york. The cause of the fire is still under investigation this morning. New york in the midst of a bitter cold snap. Low temperatures and high winds helped spread the flames as residents opened doors and windows. Information about the man accused in a Christmas Eve crash that killed an officer. Officer camilleri died after he was hit on the side of i880 in hayward. He and his partner had pulled over when their suv was hit behind by a car. The suspect was under the influence of both alcohol and drugs and will face several felony charges. A man suspected of plotting a Christmas Day terror attack at pier 29 will stay in jail. Everitt jameson appeared in fresno yesterday. He back tracked on the attack while speaking with an fbi agent who was posing as a member of isis. His next court date is january 5th. The Alabama Senate race and north korea. Arlette saenz has more from Arlette Saenz has more from washington. Reporter there were no aides present for the interview as the president spoke candidly about roy moore, north korea and the russia investigation. President trump predicts Robert Mueller will treat him fairly. The president says hes not bothered by the investigation into potential collusion between russia and the trump campaign. The president warns the russia probe makes the country look bad as he takes a victory lap over the tax plan. A big ship that were turning around. Reporter the president is taking a swipe at democrats saying we started taxes. We hear bs from the democrats. As bitter cold slams the northeast President Trump is showing his skepticism about Climate Change tweeting they could use a little bit of, quote, good old global warning. Arlette saenz, abc news, washington. 200 million americans are dealing with that dangerous cold snap today and by cold we mean really cold. An unbearable 41 below in cotton, minnesota. And that cold snap taking its toll on travel. Check your status. They could brave the coldest temperatures in more than 50 years. Some people are dealing with much warmer weather. Im thinking its kind of warm, what was i thinking . Wood land hills, california, temperatures in the mid80s. It feels like summer. Look at the nationwide map of temperatures. It is frigid across much of the midwest. 6 below in fargo. 2 below in minneapolis. 11 in detroit. Even as far south Oklahoma City at the freezing mark this hour so that cold air, that frigid temperature air mass will stay to our east. 30s and 40s across the board. 30s and 40s across the board. We have 46 in San Francisco. That fog will shrink rapidly. We are tracking a lot of sunshine. The next three days, today, tomorrow, and even new years eve, we are dry for all the celebrations sunday night. Just need a jacket as temperatures cool off into the 30s and 40s by midnight. Thats weather. A check of traffic with sue. We have light conditions on the san mateo bridge. Taillights heading across the causeway and up to the high rise with about a 15minute drive over towards foster city and that commute direction. 680 past north main and highway 24 is an easy drive from concord, about eight minutes to get you to the 24 junction. If you are thinking of taking a drive up the coast this morning, we just got word of an accident blocking the lanes of traffic north 101. This is a bit further up the coast. Well follow it for you. Thank you, sue. 6 38. The motocross track is set to close for good next week. The owner says he cant afford to keep it running because rent and insurance costs are going up. Theres big demand for the land. We have so much demand for the land, we had begun the process of how best to use those acres. Its news to me we wanted to negotiate. The owner has a farewell ride planned for next thursday. The sfmarin Food Bank Needs your help to raise 2 million in the next few days to reach its yearend goal. Food bank staff and volunteers are asking for donations to help feed the 225,000 people it serves every year. The food bank raises about 25 of its money in the month of december alone. This year donations are coming u short. Hunger never takes a break and we know theres about 25 of the People Living in our community are wondering where their next meal could be coming from. Its an important time to celebrate with family and friends and neighbors in need and are hungry. They prefer cash donations because it can turn 1 into two meals. We have a link to donate at abc7news. Com. Where police will be giving rides home and the one thing theyre asking for in return. The rose parade, the work happening right now to make sure all those floats are ready to go. A live look right now from our camera on top of mt. Tam in the north bay. Some gorgeous orange colors just starting to peek out in our sun starting to peek out in our sun rise now. My wish was a clubhouse, but we call it the wish house. People visit National Parks from all over the world. Food tastes better when you dont have to cook it. He was just supposed to be my dog. I dont know why. vo were proud that, on behalf of our owners, the subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen Million Dollars in just ten years. Get 0 financing for 63 months on select models. Plus well donate 250 to charity. If you asked me how to end hunger, there is no easy answer. I do know a great way to help. Text feed to 80077 and you will donate 10 to bay area food banks. Good morning. Live doppler 7 tracking that fog still dense in the north bay anywhere from two miles to petaluma to less than that in santa rosa. Santa rosa. Pockets of fog early on. It is a spare the air day today. Natasha . Drew, thank you. In light of the federal Disaster Relief san juans mayor is slamming President Trump calling him disaster in chief. She said he does not embody the values of the goodhearted American People who lend their support. Power will be fully restored by the end of may. The new rules were set to go into effect today. It would have forced them to disclose the chemicals used. Oil and Gas Industries are applauding the repeal environmentalists say this can put people and wildlife at risk. The wisecracking sally rogers on the Dick Van Dyke show has died. Rose marie later endeared herself to tv fans on the classic 60s sitcom that featured van dyke and the late mary tyler moore. Marie was nominated for three emmys and received a star on the hollywood walk of fame in 2001. A lastminute rush at Tax Collectors Offices. Expect long lines before the ball drops. And reporter Amy Hollyfield is live with more on that rush. Hi, amy . Reporter hi, good morning, jessica. Expect to see long lines again today. Some tell us they dent want to take chances paying online or phone. Theyre doing this because they wanted to deduct the money this year. The new tax law limits deductions to 10,000 after january 1st. Some say theyre dipping into savings account, others are borrowing from relatives, whatever it takes to get this payment in. Thats why you see the large crowds. This is highly unusual. This time of year we have two or three people in the office. We have ten times more than that. Reporter officials do advise you consult your Financial Adviser before you make decisions about your tax payments. There are some county office that is say they will open new years eve for people on sunday. Cook county is one of those. No word if any here plan on doing that. Reporting live in martinez, amy reporting live in martinez, Amy Hollyfield, abc 7 news. They address the ballooning costs. The california state teachers retirement system each have a little more than twothirds of the assets that they would need to pay the benefits they owe. They invest more than 7 billion in uber giving it a 15 stake in the ride sharing company. The deal discounts a 30 drop from a year ago. The deal is expected to close in january. Drivers who work for Companies Like uber and lyft will face stricter laws. It will be illegal to work with blood alcohol level of 0. 04 or higher. Taxi drivers are already held to that standard. Drivers found in violation could lose their license. We are going to hold them to a much higher safety standard because theyre carrying precious cargo which are human lives and enhances our ultimate goal which is improving traffic safety. This next one is bizarre. If you find yourself in the back of a police car its bad news, right . People celebrate the new year, police will give them rides home if theyve had too much to drink. Four officers will take turns driving a jail transport van, but its been renamed called the drunk tank taxi. Were not always scary or out to get them. Were here to help. There is a catch, though, natasha. Police want riders to take a selfie with them and that may end up on the departments social media pages, and they want those pictures to help spread the message that if youve been drinking, you need youve been drinking, you need to find a safe ride home. Some are trying out yoga. Beth says she was upset over Racial Disparities and tensions among our officers in her community and called her citys Police Department to see what she could do. Now she volunteers her time and teaches mindfulness as a way to redu reduce. Im out there and i can feel my body, i can feel under stress, the adrenaline pumping. And your fine motor skills go out the window at that point. What brings you back is being able to control your breathing. So far it seems like the efforts are a success. Officials say they can feel the difference when theyre out on the streets. More than 8. 7 Million People have signed up and that number is fewer than the count provided last week. That was due to late cancellations. The signups exceeded expectations for a program that President Trump has unsuccessfully tried to repeal. They say the u. S. Population is growing by one person every 18 seconds. Nearly 327 million will be living here in the u. S. And new years day. The population will be 7. 44 billion and the growth rate in the u. S. Just over 0. 7 . Volunteers are working around the clock to make sure all the floats are ready to go for the rose parade in pasadena. This will be the 129th. Theres a whole lot of green this year. Some floats will be decorated with evergreens. For some volunteers helping out is a family tradition. This is my 17th year. Ill come back until they wont have me anymore. Were putting on white glue and the flowers. I love working on the floats. Its amazing. You can watch the rose parade monday morning starting at 8 00 here on abc 7. It was out with the old, quite literally in new york city. Yesterday was good riddance day and in times square people dropped off memories into a bin that went into a giant shredder. A new year, clean slate. I like it. Im still in the holiday mode. Im sure that will come, though, drew. I hope. You have to start Spring Cleaning your tree out, your bills, your papers. Temperature wise, good morning along the peninsula. 41 san mateo. Redwood city and pacifica at 49 degrees. Our typical chilly spots in the north bay and inland mid to upper 30s. Its a cool start. Well rebound nicely. A lot of sunshine. Temperatures no matter where you are from the coast to the bay and inland are going into the 60s. 62 the high. 66 in san jose. 65 in concord. 60 in oakland. About 64 the high in santa rosa. 63 degrees for antioch. Overnight tonight mainly clear skies, plenty of stars, fog developing in the delta, spreading into the north bay and we will drop into the 30s. I want to fast forward to new years eve if youll be out and about no weather worries. The mixture of stars and clouds. Get the jacket. Temperatures fall into the 30s and 40s after midnight. Welcome 2018. The sevenday forecast mild and dry new years day and well welcome our next chance of showers starting on tuesday. Thats weather. Good morning, everyone. Happy friday. 101 the headlights heading in the northbound direction right under the 880 overcrossing and everything is moving at the limit here. Lets cross over to 280. Bit of haze in the sky there but not hampering your visibility. North of those headlights for an eightminute drive up to cupertino. Green is great. Well take a look at that for just a second as we look at holiday alerts. B. A. R. T. On reduced service which means trains every 15 minutes. No delays, though. The 7 00 a. M. Harbor bay ferry. Ace Train Service reduced today only two morning trains and two afternoon trains out of the Central Valley and leaving san jose. Sue, due like avocados . Sue says she loves them. Unfortunately, this is not going to make it better for you at the grocery store. This is not going to help the shortage. Outside of dallas, texas, after a big rig hauling them crashed, caught fire. Look at that. No one was hurt. The crash did mess up traffic for hours and all those avocados are gone. Here is another video going viral this morning. Two people who may have missed the bus, they were able to hitch a ride anyway, and this video is wild. It shows those two standing on the back of a Staten Island bus. The man who took the video says they were on the bus only a few minutes until the bus stopped at its next location. Transportation Officials Say this is very dangerous. Its also illegal and that if anyone sees someone doing this, they should alert police. A plant nursery trying to make the best of a messy situation. A car drove through the fence of the nursery christmas morning. Thousands of plants were damaged. Now the owner is offering to sell the plants with discounts of 25 to 75 in a sale starting today. The sale runs between 10 00 a. M. And 4 00 p. M. Today and tomorrow. Did you know there are over 70 cities named concord in the united states. Rob morrison is on a mission to visit every single one of them. Abc 7 news caught up with morrison and his son as they stopped to meet concord, california, mayor at city hall and the morrisons are from the original concord, concord, massachusetts. They now plan to tell americas story through these different cities with the same name. So i found 78 of them so far and i visited 38 and now 39. Most of nem are on the east coast. Theres only two of them on the west coast at all. Theyre halfway through their journey and with one take away they shared with abc 7 news that not all concordians pronounce their citys name the way that we do. In fact, there are several concords in texas. One of them calls it concord. 6 58. If youre just joining us or heading out the door here are the sevhings to know before you go. Number one, San Jose Police confirm they are investigating a homicide on south Sunset Avenue near East San Antonio street. The man had injuries to his torso. Detectives say they do not have any suspects right now. Number two, officials in new york say a gas line did not cause a fire that killed 12 people in a bronx Apartment Building last night. Four children were among the victims. Number three, today is the last day to pay your property tax in person before the new tax plan launches january 1st. The new tax bill limits deductions to 10,000 for state and local taxes. And number four in accuweather, a look ahead to new years eve. We are dry for the holiday. A mix of stars and clouds out there. Use your jacket later on in the night. 30s and 40s after midnight. Number five, Holiday Light. Bay bridge toll plaza. Almost a ghost town and a nice drive time down the 80 corridor. We are getting our first reports of a Christmas Tree in lanes eastbound 4 at hillcrest. Number six, Police Warning people in the bay area to plan ahead and do not drive drunk or high. There will be several dui checkpoints in place starting tonight at 7 00 p. M. And going through the weekend. Number seven, apple is dropping the price of Battery Replacements on iphones to 29. Its in response to customer outrage after a report revealed apple was slowing down iphones with older batteries. And thats it for us. Its our last weekend of 2017. Enjoy it. We certainly appreciate you being here. Final word, drew, any fog blocking our view of the fireworks . Good to go sunday night. Good to hear. Good morning, america. Arctic invasion. 2017 closing out with an historic deep freeze causing scary spinouts like this one in minnesota. Shes going again. Shes done. Shes done. Water frozen midsplash next to lake erie and the snow just wont stop. Cities already buried and the new winter storm warnings for the holiday weekend. New york citys deadliest fire in a quarter century. The fastmoving flames killing at least 12 people. Victims screaming for help. 170 firefighters rushing to battle the blaze. The stunned survivors fleeing their homes into the freezing streets. 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