Active in settling Syrian Refugees is speaking out over efforts to stop immigration over fear thats terrorists slip into the country. The new fears are in response to fridays terrorist attacks in paris carried out by isis, authorities believe two of the terrorists traveled through france, posing as refugees. During a raid in paris, Police Killed eight people. The suspected mastermind was killed but police and prosecutors are not confirming he is dead. And french president hollande says his country wont keep a promise to receive refugees over the next two years and president obama today tweeted the u. S. Will provide refuge to at least 10,000 review fwees over the next year, after they pass the highest security checks. David louie is live in san jose. Some are saying that isnt good enough. David . Reporter the Northern California office of the International Rescue committee and other groups are calling on the u. S. To allow 100,000 refugees into the country. That is less than what the president is talking about. Theyre saying some of the refugees have suffered hardship and persecution. Now, theyre very worried. Well call her hahnan. Shes in silhouette. They live in jordan, as christians they left iraq 13 years ago. But the possibility the us is will stop her from imgreating has her worried. She spoke to us in arabic. We hear her thoughts from an interpreter. They consider america to be a compassionate country. Theyre hopeful and lost. Its just a very, very bad situation. The interpreter worked many years to help sear christians. Now, shes facing telling them the welcome mat will be removed. The country had an opportunity to help the review gears a long time, and not much has been done, now, its a crisis situation. Reporter the bill has support from many governors and lawmakers. Im not convince that had refugees have to come to america f youre coming from a hot bed where terrorism existed maybe they can go somewhere else, maybe remaining in the middle east. The files containing applications are bulging, their stories detailing why they seek safety. Convoys were intercepted by insurgents michlt brother was surfed and tortured and shot to death. In loss alto, david louie, abc7 news. More than 900 people recited the pledge of allegiance while being sworn in today. The new citizens came to america from 110 different nations. One man is from france and praises his native country and adoptive homeland following the attacks in paris. Different countries are going together and showing, you know, their emotion and fighting against that evil. Each receives a certificate to commemorate the milestone. A San Francisco judge ruled a divorced couple must agree to destroy three employees. Mimi lee is a Breast Cancer survivor and now infertile. Her exhusband wants the employees destroyed as stipulated in the contract they signed. The court recognizes it as valid and it must be respected so its very reassuring to us to know the courts have looked at this and said these documents are valid. Lees publicist sent a statement saying shes disappointed with the tentative ruling and evaluating her options. The judge put her order on hold to give her a chance to appeal. One person died in this terrible crash along highway 37 in sonoma county. You can see from sky 7 the wreck involved two big rigs including a double tanker truck and two cars. The crash just snarled the evening commute. A viewer shared this video. You can see traffic inching past the seen. No word yet on who was at fault. Sadly one person died. Police in richmond are searching for a gunman who opened fire n a father and young son in a drive by shooting last night. The father is in critical condition. His son is expected to be okay. Abc7 News Reporter carolyn tire is live tonight and the unanswered question is why they were shot. Reporter that is right, dan. Police are saying that there has been a recent uptick in crime, particularly in that southside neighborhood. But theyre investigating what led to this drive by shooting that happened around 7 45 last night. Glass in the driveway of Brothers Liquor and market. The owner says the 31yearold father and 5yearold son were in the store. He tried to buy milk chocolate for his son. He didnt have money. He went to get it and came back. Reporter police say a car opened fire. I cant count the shots. You know . The gentleman ducked and turned. Reporter connie perry lives across the street. He says the father tried to get away, he drove into the yellow median. He hit this curb, he was shot. He was trying to save his kid. Reporter police say theyre trying to determine why his father was fired on. We have had gunfire, and it has been gang related. We cant determine if this insy sent is related. The chief acknowledges violence is still a challenge. Last night, we had a ugly shooting you know . It highlights the fact that this is always going to be a work in progress in the city. I think were moving in the right direction. Reporter theyre asking witnesses to come forward. In richmond, abc7 news. Well, numbers dont lie. Richmond has seen a drop in Violent Crime over the past decade. Now, the man behind making richmond safer is leaving for a new job. The police chief revealed he will head the police force in tucson, arizona, starting in january. Four people are in the hospital after that union square tour bus accident. Youre looking at sky 7 hd video from friday. Today, for the first time, we caught up with a tour bus companys ceo who did not want to answer our questions. Melanie woodrow has the story. Christian . Hi. Im melanie from abc7. Why wasnt the bus registered with the Public Utilities commission . Why wasnt the bus registered . Why was it not inspected by chp . Christian . Reporter we went into the public meeting, the city sight seeing ceo ran out. We ran after him. He asked us to leave. The bus drivers attorney wants answers, too. They saw the bus. Its a miracle he survived. It was just a run away bus. Reporter it started with a boom. And the bus started just to accelerate. And the gas pedal seemed to just be loose. Reporter with no brakes, the Attorney Says kenneth tried to slow down another way. The plastic barriers. He says they blew away, like paper. Reporter then, parked cars. He did nothing. Reporter last resort was the scaffolding. This pedestrian jumped out of the way. Hes thankful that no one was killed. Reporter his attorney suspects a multi system failure but not ruling out another thing. He says the bus wasnt always a double decker. When you retro fit and add seats youre adding weight and stress. Reporter sfpd, and cpuc are investigating. Dublin police have three suspects accused of robbing the bank of america on monday. The surveillance photo shows two females who handed the bank teller a note demanding money and threatening to hurt the family if she doesnt comply. They took off with undisclosed amount of money in this yukon, driven by a male suspect. That vehicle is located in modesto and led police on a chase for eight miles before crashing. Officers arrested the driver, a 32yearold and passenger, a few hours later a 17yearold was taken into custody. All three face charges. An Inmate Advocacy Group is suing over conditions at Santa Clara County jail. The lawsuit claims the use of solitary confinement and condition of the jail are unconstitutional and inhumane. The law office filed a suit on behalf of three inmates just a day after a mercury news report showed inmates filed 300 Excessive Force complaints since 2010, 14 were investigated. The Sheriffs Department defended against those findings. The majority of the complaints weve received in the unit, most of the time are unfounded. But we have been able to disprove the person was in custody. The Sheriffs Office declined to comment on this lawsuit. Still ahead here, human slavery . I cant imagine there are people in here, held against their will. Outing businesses using forced labor to stay afloat. And two california seizures. Hundreds of guns and ammo. And a large seizure of illegal contraband at l. A. X. , and it wasnt drugs. And im tracking our next storm on the horizon. When to expect the showers in the accuweather forecast. Heading the wrong direction down a river. The search f it took the rockettes years to master the kick line. But only a few moves to master paying bills on chase. Com technology designed for you. So you can easily master the way you bank. Were back with a dramatic story of modern day slavery. Six people, forced to work against their will, have been rescued and three people are under arrest, accused of Human Trafficking. Abc7 news is live with the story. Chris . Reporter and dan, as you said, some call this a form of slavery. Some worked at this restaurant behind me. They were paid little to nothing. Tonight, the restaurant is closed and the owner booked into county jail. Just off cott street lp, a form slavery we dont typically see. We hear about Human Trafficking but dont know how its happening or where. We dont know. Reporter last ght, investigators with the local Human Trafficking task force executed search warrants at two businesses. The restaurant and t salon about two miles away. A home in san jose was also searched, resulting in the arrest of three people. The business owners, as well as the manager, have been charged with Human Trafficking and wage theft. Investigators say there are six victims. Three men, and three women, all initially came from spain on vacation. The Sheriffs Office says they began investigating in july. We just want the public to be aware that Human Trafficking is cases like this, wage theft. People made to work, to pay off a debt. Reporter some victims have been in the United States since 2011 and may have owed money from the business owner. My heart goes out to them and their families, everybody wondering about where they are, i hope theyre able to get their lives back together. Reporter the suspect are being held in Santa Clara County jail and will make a Court Appearance on friday. Largest seizure of illegal contraband at l. A. X. Didnt involve narcotics. There were 450 pork tamales arriving from mexico this month. The customs patrol says theyre popular holiday dish, foreign Meat Products can carry animal diseases. The tamales were destroyed and the travel fined a thousand dollars. The California Department of justice seized 500 firearms from one home in clovis. Look at the weapons. Officers say the man was prohibited from owning guns due to Mental Health issues. His cash included ten assault weapons and more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition. Police in el cerrito are asking for help in catching a woman they say is a violent suspect who may get caught because of her own mistake. The case may be cracked by this selfie. Laura anthony joins us live tonight with more. Reporter the suspect may have thought she got away with stealing an iphone, but herselfies may have caught up with her. Police say this woman and a happy go lucky selfie stole a phone to take it. A young student was walking to class, talking on her iphone. A car rolled up, a woman jumped up and demanded her phone and backpack and started punching the girl. The suspect punched her in the head several times, causing some minor injuries to her facial area. And actually, caused her to lose consciousness and go to the ground. Reporter several days later, the young victim found these selfies and recognized the woman as her attacker. I dont think she knew it was being up loaded to the cloud. Reporter students say nearly everyone has a smart phone, but some protect them better than others. After hearing what happened, would you do something differently . Probably not. I try not to keep it out in public. I do have an iphone. Reporter as for the woman . Kind of dumb to take pictures of yourself. Hundreds of wildfires are caused by power pole failures, getting attention of a bay area politician. Abc7 news was at the cpuc building as state senator hill held a hearing on the pole utilities play and creating oversight. An executive testified the utility is inspecting trees along 132 miles of power lines. What that is. To under score the danger, pg and e is investigating whether a power pole caused the butte fire. People up and down the San Joaquin River are on the lookout for a surprise and unexpected visitor. Take a look. A Pacific Green sea turtle was spotted far from home. The National Marine and Fishery Service has been alerted. Experts say it likely went north into San Francisco bay, and now seems to be heading east. Wayward turtle. Yes. Spencer christian is in new york but weve got you covered here withdrew tuma. Hi. Weve got a nice set of days coming our way, then, Mother Nature wants to send rain our way. Well take it. A great evening out there. Clear skies, and coming up emptyhanded for moisture. Clear skies allowing temperatures to drop rapidly at this hour. 59 in oakland, the same in san jose, fremont, 60 in San Francisco. And outside we go, clear skies, and the city is sparkling this evening. A live look across San Francisco and oakland in the background. The forecast calls for clear skies overnight tonight, its a quiet pattern, and really throughout the weekend. High pressure is in control. So live doppler 7, High Pressure anchored off the coast. Going to sit there, that is going to bring us sunshine over throughout the weekend. Next tuesday, well see clouds on the increase, tuesday, mainly dry and then, wednesday, if you notice green on the screen. The storm drops in from the north. There is a chance of showers. It doesnt look like its going to stick around that long. Thanksgiving day, were dry and partly cloudy. However, how it looks now, showers are likely wednesday. That is before thanksgiving. About a tenth to a quarter inch of rain. But this is still seven days out. Details will change. Overnight, the thing to worry about is how youre going to stay warm. 42 in vallejo. 51 San Francisco. 50 in oakland. 44 in fan jose. Then, highs for thursday, starting in the south bay, plenty of sunshine. Comfortable temperatures. 68 san jose. And 67 for mid peedas. 67 redwood city. And mountain view. 59 in pacifica. In the east bay, lots of sunshine, 67 union city. And 70 in livermore, sunny skies. Here is the accuweather forecast. Will be a nice wave headed our way. Sunny skies throughout monday. And then, tuesday, turning cooler and breezier. By wednesday, another chance of rain and temperatures in mid50s. Thanks, drew. Well, if shopping isnt your thing, there is a new incentive to get i was around when it began. I did a duet with bill murray, billy crystal, tom thanks. Oh, my. That is Spencer Christian at the gma studios today. His visit is part of good morning americas 40th birthday celebration, still going on. He talked about how challenging different climates are here in the bay area. The coverage wraps up at 6 00 tomorrow morning. You can watch it on our Live Well Network and through our website, abc7news. Com. A San Francisco nonprofit has a message for you this black friday. Take a hike. The save the Redwoods League is trying to start a new trend to keep people away from the mall by offering free admission to 49 California Redwood state parks on november 27th. You have to down load a free pass from the website. We have a link on abc7news. Com. Still ahead, coping with a terrorist attack. The public reaction coming from the Southern California band playing at the attacks friday. What could happen when a million extra people pour into town, next. And the first crab, now, new concerns about the safety of all bay area seafood as a a a the man suspected of planning the paris terrorist attacks has reportedly been killed north of paris. The six hour battle between officers and militants. Thorities took at least eight people into custody. They suspect the group could have been plotting another wave of violence. The terrorist attacks at four separate locations left 129 people dead, and 350 others injured. Members of the eagles of death metal band say theyre home, but horrified and trying to come to terms with the attack. No one in the band was injured but three members of their record label and their merchandise manager died. As part of the statement says bonded in grief with the victims, fans, families and citizens o paris, were standing together with our new family. It closes and you can find the statement at abc7news. Com. A moving tribute by adele to victims of the paris attacked shchlt. She performed with pictures of paris in the background at new yorks radio city music hall last night. Of course the super bowl festivities will feature many concerts the night before the big game, first responders, city leaders and others took a step to keep the city safe. A major sporting event can look like this or this. Oh, my god. San francisco is used to being on high alert. Were going to planfor everything and hope none of it occurs. On a regular day in San Francisco. Police, fire, and paramedics running through what could happen when a Million People pour into town for the super bowl. Like for the parades. North side and south side of market. World series parades will map out routes. But the lead up will be nine days with a theme park and super bowl city here at Justin Herman plaza. What if a water main break happens on the embarcadero in the middle of super bowl city . What do we do then . The next exercise will be called a bad day at the super bowl. The scenarios will be different. When we look at super bowl city, we have to look at it as, you know, a secure environment. So bag checks, around the clock security. The super bowl is known for tight security. And there will be things you wont see that are added measures for security. With attacks in paris, San Franciscos new buses are ready for any sort of disaster. If there is an earthquake. We dont know which team will be in the super bowl. This team is warming up. We wont be in cleats but working like any team trying to get to the super bowl. Well, a day after blizzards and tornadoes, Severe Weather remains an issue. Heavy rain and to woman was pulled from a car, seen underwater in washington state. Its one of several rescues in 24 hours. In the south, heavy down pours hammered parts of mississippi and tennessee. The system is heading towards alabama, georgia and florida. There is growing evidence that fleece jackets that keep you warm may be polluting San Francisco bay and ocean. Tiny fibers believed to come from the man made fabrics are turning up in water and fish. In america we love our high tech fabrics. They keep us warm, cool, or looking cool. Half of the clothing we buy is synthetic. Great to buy, but not eat. That is what some believe is happening. One in four fish that we sample has micro plastic in it. Professor Susan Williams is part of a team that examined fish in half moon bay. We hoped we wouldnt find plastic in the fish, but we did. 80 was in the form of tiny fibers believed to come from synthetic fabrics. Scientists say theyre liking getting into water through washing machines. A study shows washing a garment could generate 19,000 synthetic fibers. They then get washed into a sewage system. And some are only visible with a microscope. The Research Indicates Sewage Treatment plants are not able to filter these out. I was stunned. Jim irvine with the largest Treatment Plant in the bay area. I thought if anyone can clean up particles, we must do it. Treated water runs into this channel and San Francisco bay. There is no cheap way to get rid of millions of micro particles. That is why california is banning plastic micro beads starting in 2020 but eliminating plastic fibers may be a lot harder. Synthetic fibers are very common, very useful. It would be hard to pick them up. Yet there is a problem. Studies show the fish fed plastic in labs do accumulate. We dont know whether the have gotten the fail eye. The american fiber manufacturess says there is a large process and not enough science based facts that indicate whats happening. Professor william agrees more research is needed. And for now, shes still eating seafood. Now we may need to Start Testing fish for plastic the same way we test former curie and lead. Boat loads of cash in starbucks bags. The testimony against Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow announcer if youd give thanks for a better nights sleep. [barks] sleep train has just the ticket. [train horn blares] during sleep trains thanksgifting sale save up to 300 on beautyrest, posturepedic, serta, even tempurpedic get up to three years interestfree financing plus, choose a free gift with selected mattress sets but hurry, sleep trains thanksgifting sale wont last sleep train [train horn] your ticket to a better nights sleep an unusual Traffic Alert tonight. There is a naked woman walking eastbound in a center lane of the bay bridge. She was spotted near treasure island. This is a look at the bridge now. You know, rush hour time so you cant see noticeable delays but chp says this has slowed traffic. Were going to keep you updated on twitter on abc7 news bay area. If anything changes well let you know during this broadcast. Oh, boy. The governments lead witness in the trial of Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow says he became like a brother to the defendant during the operation. Jurors heard conversations and wire taps today, here is abc7 news with the story. Raymond shrimp boy chow was indicted for two murders and crimes including monday laundering. Prosecutors questioned the star witness, an under cover agent who posed as a mafioso. The prosecution played wire taps. The agent became like a brother to chow, meeting him and his associates in expensive restaurants like mortons. Jordan said chows driver became his point man for criminal activities. In one exchange, he tells jordan im ready to do business with you. I have mr. Chows blessing. Tell me what you want me to do. The government maintains chow directed criminal activities of associates though Defense Attorneys say he had no involvement. Jordan said he gave envelopes to cash of to chow and he would decline before taking it. Jordan, his standard response was no, no. No. Prosecutor did he take the money . Yord on, yes, immediately. Chows Attorney Says his client thought he was giving it to him out of respect. He did take money but not for anything illegal. The fbi agent is back on the stand. His identity is being protected by a closed meeting. The price to pay for all of those pixels. High definition tvs are already expensive. Explaining a hidden cost. Abc7 come on in pop pop. Happy birthday. I just had a heart attack. And now i have a choice. For her. For them. And him. A choice to take brilinta. A prescription for people whove been hospitalized for a heart attack. I take brilinta with a baby aspirin. No more than 100 mg. As it affects how well it works. Its such an important thing to do to help protect against another heart attack. Brilinta worked better than plavix. And even reduced the chances of dying from another one. Dont stop taking brilinta without talking to doctor. Since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. Brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily or serious, sometimes fatal bleeding. Dont take brilinta if you have bleeding, like stomach ulcers. A history of bleeding in the brain, or severe liver problems. Tell your doctor about bleeding, new or unexpected shortness of breath, any planned surgery and all medicines you take. I will take brilinta today. Tomorrow. And every day for as long as my doctor tells me. Dont miss a day of brilinta. The new ultra High Definition televisions are great to look at but will give you a bigger power bill. Yes. Michael finney is here with that and more consumer news. Yes. And i have shown you the eye popping images with ultra High Definition tvs that display four times more resolution and burn 30 more electricity. That could increase energy bills and carbon emissions. If you post Online Reviews youll probably appreciate this. A bill banning companies from preventing you from posting negative reviews passed today. The ban would stem the tide of gas clauses on consumers being opposed by more and more companies. If you bring a pet when you fly, its getting more challenging. Delta airlines will no longer allow passengers to check pets as baggage. Some pets have died in the baggage compartment. There are exceptions for service dogs. Passengers can bring a small pet on board if, and that is a if, they sit under the seat. Tonight at 11 00, some people are getting their paychecks garnish forward old debt that dont belong to them. In that case for me not checking my credit report. A tough lesson for this oakland woman who is fighting a debt that is not even hers. I investigate how this can happen to you tonight on abc7 news at 11 00. Thank you. Sure. One last time, updating weather forecast. Beautiful out there. Yes. We have drew tuma in with the latest. Drew . Were tracking a cheer night tonight. Not a cloud to be seen. Only days left in hurricane season. We is a tropical depression that will be Tropical Storm rick in the next 24 hours and the storm out to see that will be a rain maker late in the weekend and on sunday. Back here at home, tomorrow, lots of sunshine. No rain. 60s and 70s on board. 66 in San Francisco. Same in san jess yeah. Up to 73 in santa rosa. Antioch, 70 degrees. Here is the accuweather forecast. A nice stretch of sunshine throughout the weekend and into monday, then, well track cooler and wetter weather wednesday. Thank you drew. Turning our attention to sports. Yes. And well talk warriors, andrew bogat, and the raiders do it took the rockettes years to master the kick line. But only a few moves to master paying bills on chase. Com technology designed for you. So you can easily master the way you bank. With a 100 electric nissan what will you do . How far will you go . How much will you see . World. Now with a classleading 107 miles on a charge, the nissan leaf is the best sellg electric car in america. Good evening, raiders are fighting to make the playoffs and in week ten have to figure out how to remake their defense to account for the suspension yesterday of alden smith, out for a year because of violating nfl Substance Abuse policy. By all accounts hes been a model citizen, but in history of past transgressions led to the oneyear ban. The raiders are going to miss him, on and off the field. Since hes been here hes been a great teammate and friend. Hes family to me. He knows that. I love him. You know . But were moving on. Without him, we have to. And hell be welcome when he comes back. I have Great Respect for him. He knows that. The big game is this saturday night at stanford. Going to be quite an experience for brennan scarlet, traveling from cal. Hes turned out to be critical. The teammates were not quite sure what to make of them when he first arrived on campus. I had dinner with him, but after a couple hours, just talking its really cool to see just his time of personality. And when youre here, you think of cal youre like okay. Im never going to go there. And anything. Many think this will be jared goffs chance to win a big game before he turns pro. Had a big game. A stanford game. I began when i was a junior, i think. So i cant remember. I think he left. That is the only game with him. The warriors put their record on the line tomorrow night in l. A. Against the clippers. Something tells me theyll find a way to play in this one. And andrew bogat celebrated last night after the alley oop. What is he doing . I dont know. Dont make the big aussie angry. You wont like him when hes angry. They lost two in a row. Lebron james not happy. The cabs lost last year and this Warriors Team is unbeatable team. And more motivated. We didnt win. The team that beat us looks more hungry than we are. You know . Geents short stop met the media today, discussing his new extension. Growing up a giants fan, it was a dream just to get drafted by this organization. And then, to have the opportunity to play in the big leagues and win world series during that time, i have really didnt think it would get better. Join us tonight at 9 00, the debate over Syrian Refugees. What it takes to be allowed into the u. S. Then, that story Michael Finney mentioned. People getting into trouble with debt coectors for debts that dont belong to them. Could happen to you. It could. That is our report. Well see you at 9 00 and 11 00
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