Two men arrested after a laptop theft at this starbucks in oakland that left one man dead. The new years off to a dry start but that may not last long. Traffic and toll ways, one area expected to be hit by huge waves. Theres always been crime here but nothing this senseless and someone had to die. Its very sad. It is incredibly sad. New developments tonight in a new years eve tragedy in oakland mont clar village. Arrests have been made in a laptop theft that ended in a mans death. Kate . Reporter well, ama, dan, oakland pd arrested two people but a witness said tonight he saw three suspects, one man ran in, another to open the door and a third masked man to drove the get away car. And just turned behind me and the car was disappearing up there at a high rate of speed. Reporter his new years eve morning then took a dark turn when a laptop theft turned deadly. He jumped on his motorcycle to chase after the suspects black bmw but to no avail. He and others were horrified when they saw the laptop owner lying on antioch street. She wrapped up flowers in crime tape where the young man was outside her salon. This woman was in starbucks and saw the suspect grab the young womans laptop. The kid jumped in the car and made a super man type dive and there was a struggle and he tried to push him out and he got dragged up the road and that was awful. Reporter nearby firefighters tried to help but the man later died at the hospital. Fortunately cameras captured the get away i think it shouldnt be taken for granted this is safe anymore. I cant imagine what this Young Persons family is feeling. Reporter some of the neighbors told me theyre organizing a candlelight vigil this sunday and inviting oakland mayor. They have not released the name of the victim and said their investigation is ongoing. Two Sonoma CountySheriff Deputies are recovering after they crashed their patrol vehicles after racing to a Domestic Violence call. It happened around 6 20 tonight one of the deputies was taken to a nearby hospital with moderate injuries. Do not turn your back on the water. Waves can be beautiful, they can also be deadly. Thats the warning from the National Weather service tonight. Strong rip currents and dangerous waves are breaking right now. Amanda . Reporter yeah, larry, ama, its dark now so a little difficult to see but you can definitely hear the roar of those waves. The National WeatherService Warning we could see 11 to 12 foot swells through tomorrow morning. Watch out. Were seeing dangerous waves and rip currents along the california coast. Up to 25 feet in some locations. Ive surfed a couple of times. These are pretty big. I would not go in these waves. 7 minutes south Surfers Beach offers a few of its own. Few decided to catch some wave and others decided pictures. Similar sights across the coast, intense waves crashing. The wharf evacuated due to damage by these big waves. And at body dune beach in santa cruz video recorded friday highlights the need for caution. The Weather Service also warning waves could take over previously dry areas. Theres not a beach to walk on right now because the waves are so big, so were just going to have to stay on the path. Right now theyre hitting the rocks really hard. Theyre big like in the movies. Reporter back in Half Moon Bay the excitement brought extra traffic. I was like why theres so many people. We saw all the traffic coming over here and wondering what was going on and now we know. Reporter visitors settled for the sound of crashing waves. Im just listening to the roar of them as they come in and stuff. Thats what im noticing more. Reporter and that High Surf Advisory is in effect until thursday 9 00 a. M. So if youre headed out here be sure to bundle up and certainly do not turn your back on the and those big hitting the coastline for a while longer. Lets check in with anchor spencer christian. As you no doubt know the waves are dashlgsly high and crashes onshore between heights of 10 and 16 feet right now. We have the danger or possibility i should say of dangerous rip currents, dangerous sneaker waves and beach erosion, and its worth saying again if youre anywhere near the coastline stay far away from the waters edge. Do not turn your back on the ocean. This High Surf Advisory in effect until 9 00 tomorrow morning. Ill have the seven day forecast coming up a little bit later. And remember you can always check the weather conditions where you live on the abc 7 news app. It is free to download. New developments tonight, projectiles last friday a truck was hit about 6 miles from 101 near prunedale where some 66 vehicles have been hit near san juan road since february. Investigators believe the attacks in both locations are connected. Chp says it has more officers in the area and is doing whatever it can to find whoever is responsible. Drivers are worried. Its really worrying for people driving 60 to 65 miles an hour. Investigators arent revealing what type of object is hitting vehicles. A worsening homeless crisis in santa rosa tops our look at local headlines tonight. It used to be really nice. Now since the encampment its filled with litter, crime. Its horrible. Fears are multiplying after a propane tank burst into flames monday evening. At least 200 Homeless People have been camping along that trail. Sonoma county has declared a state of emergency. Supervisors have pledged to spend 12 million to get people into shelters. I keep hearing about solutions that are two to three months out. Thats two to three months too long. A Highway Patrol is at home recovering after being exposed to fentanyl during a traffic stop along highway 17 in campbell. I dont know during the investigation if someone play have opened a package or done Something Like that, but for some reason the officer didnt feel right. Firefighters determined there were no more hazards inside the lexus. In Vallejo Police need your help to find this man. Witnesses say he left the scene after hitting an 85yearold man in a wheelchair on monday. The suspect also abandoned his 1980 plymouth arrow pickup. The victim is recovering at home. You can find these stories and our other headlines on the abc 7 news app. Developing news out of australia, here you see fire crews on a treacherous ride through flames as fires ravage the country. 18 people have died in the fires. Reporter already more than 12 million acres burned. The flames knocking out power for thousands. We come down to evacuate and get some clean air. Reporter on tuesday thousands of residents in the coastal town fled to the shoreline as strong winds pushed the fire towards their homes. I think that was our biggest threat is what are we doing, we need to go in the water to protect ourselves. Reporter some people taking refuge in boats, others sleeping in their cars along the beach. You couldnt see in front of you. Kds were petrified as well as older teenagers. Reporter residents now returning to see what is left. Really sad. So much of the housing around here was hand built by people making their own homes and stuff. Reporter these fires which have been burning for months are also taking the toll on wild stock and wildlife. Australias environment minister now says as many as 30 of koalas in the hard hit area may have been killed in the fires. The animals they took in this year were in the worst shape they have ever seen. As for that forecast expecting stronger winds into the weekend, a couple of higher temperatures and could be a recipe for disaster. Coming up dramatic video of a dogs leash getting stuck in an elevator. Hear from the quick thinking doctor who jumped into action. Many got a pay boost today for the new year, but will the increases make a difference . And its a boy. Meet the first bay area baby born in 2020. First a look whats coming up tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Tonights show is unimpeachable. Kevin hart did you. He was you. Its finally time for. Geico sequels classic geico heroes, starring in six new commercials, with jawdropping savings. Vote for your favorites at geico. Com sequels ahhh, which way do i go . i dont know, im voting for our sequels. With geico, the savings keep on going to a screen near you. Not the leg you dang woodchucks geico sequels. Vote and enter to win today a doctor trained to help humans had a chance to save a dog in florida. Look at this, the animals leash had become stuck in an elevator door. He jumped into action once he saw the dog being pulled up. In my head theres nothing else you can do and honestly i wasnt thinking about anything. I dropped all my food and jumped to try to grab the dog and break the leash, initially it didnt work out. I go back at it again and the dog is screaming. The pair struggled to free the choking animal for several tense moments before that leash final finally snapped. He checked out the dog and it appeared to be fine. Thousands of workers in the bay area started the new year with a pay raise. Minimum wage workers got an increase today in several cities including sunnyvale, 16. 05. 1. Santa claras minimum wage went up to 15. 40, and san jose the minimum wage increase 25 cents to 15. 25 an hour. One server in san jose not sure how much this is going to help. Does 25 cents make that big a difference over the whole year . Im not sure yet. Some places like san joses flames restaurant are passing on that increase to their customers. Some of the other new laws impact nursing mothers, rent control and hairstyle discrimination. You can find those on abc7news. Com. Many people were popping champagne to ring in the new year. One east bay family celebrated at the hospital welcoming the first baby born in the bay area in 2020. Reporter it was just five minutes after midnight when little christopher santiago was born at Kaiser Hospital in san leandro. But 2020 was not the number his parents were thinking about in the excitement. I was focused on delivering the baby and thats it. Reporter but theres an important number in this story that motivated them to go for a third baby after having two daughters. It completes the trio. Our last name meenlz third. We had this little game going back and forth we should shoot for a third trial and it happened. The birth came at a tough moment for the family. Her father died last week in nicaragua. She was unable to go see him because of the presidency. Its crazy people die and then you have new life. He was looking forward to meeting his grandson, but hes looking up above. Reporter the family is just happy that their son is healthy and they hope for happier times in the new hi, charlie. About 40 minutes later it was a first in San Francisco. George Charles Shackleton was born. The baby was due on christmas eve, but his mom says he had plans of his own. He decided to take his time and just after midnight he decided he was ready to come, so he really decided he was ready to be the first baby in San Francisco. How cute. Adorable. While only one baby gets the title of first baby actually six were born last night at kaiser in san leandro and of course congratulations to all. Great way to start the year. And lets get a check on our weather. Were starting off the year on a good weather note. Heres a look at live doppler 7. Weve got calm conditions out there. Skies mainly clear right now. Clouds gathering earlier in the evening. They never really did get together. Under mainly clear skies and currently 53 degrees here in the city. This is what we call relatively uniform temperature readings. This is the view from the east bay hills camera looking across the bay to San Francisco. And mainly uniform temperature readings in santa rosa, petaluma, a bit cooler in napa where its haand fairfield where its 41. And the view from the abc 7 exploratorium camera looking a bit back at the San Francisco skyline. North bay sprinkles will develop late friday night into early saturday morning. Other than that the weekend looks dry and a cooler pattern will develop next week. This is very important. This is in effect until 9 00 tomorrow morning. Wave heights are considerably elevated, and the surf is dangerous. It is rough. Theres a possibility of dangerous rip currents or sneaker waves and beach erosion, and breakers could reach heights of 16 to 22 feet. If youre going to be anywhere near the coastline, itll be wise to stay away from the waters edge and dont turn your back on ocean waters. Therell be a few clouds around, but as i mentioned skies will be minly clear. Upper 40s around the bay and coast, inland well see some low 40s and maybe some upper 30s along the farther northern reaches of the bay area. High tomorrow will range from upper 50s at the coast to about 60 degrees and farther north santa rosa may reach 64 degrees tomorrow. Heres a look at our animation nor kwas. Notice how thick the clouds will become overnight tomorrow and into friday morning mchb so friday will start as a cloudy day and light friday evening looks like some rain will develop. Itll dissipate by the beginning of saturday, by the beginning of the weekend. Heres the accuweather seven day forecast. Other than those few light showers in the north bay light friday into early saturday, looking at dry conditions into the middle of next week. Tomorrow good morning america, an abc news exclusive, alex mostly. You make time. When you can. But sometimes life gets in the way, and that stubborn fat just wont go away. Coolsculpting takes you further. 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Well have the latest online or the abc 7 news app. Thanks for watching, everybody. Dicky from hollywood, its Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight dwayne johnson, from watchmen, yahya abdulmateen ii and music from she him. And now, get ready, jimmy kimmel [cheers and applause] jimmy thank you. Very nice. Hi, im jimmy. Im the host of the show. Thanks for watching. Thanks for coming. Listen, i dont know about you, but we, at my house, we deep in the holiday spirit. The elf has been moving from shelf to shelf. The tree is decorated. The kids are excited. Last night i got home from work last night, and my wife whose namemo