Obviously she got food and gas, but she said they decided to go for one year without buying the extras. Like a coat that is at discounted price or some lotion at target. It was amazing, she said the mental space that was freed up when she stopped looking for things to buy. She then describe something that probably happens everywhere. You run out of your favorite lotion so you have to get more, look under the sink. You always have extra. There is one problem, if everyone did this the economy would collapse. I dont think everyone is going to do this but i will sort of exercise this. Absolutely. That is very hard to do. I love shopping so i dont know if i could do that but you are right. I always have something extra underneath the cabinet. One extra soap or lotion but that is good for her. Whatever youre doing today we are thankful youre starting with us. Mike has the day off so it is good to have you with us cristina rendon. Sal castaneda is with us as well. We sure had some traffic tro
Morning. A fedex truck collided with one car. Investigators say that when they arrived paramedics were trying to revive the occupants of the car. Those efforts were unsuccessful and that person died at the scene. A fedex driver is on scene as well and has been cooperating with the investigation. Officers have closed down all four lanes of southbound 880 so that they can thoroughly investigate the accident and clear the accident to make sure the roadway is safe. They are asking for drivers to be patient. We want to assure the victims families and the public get the most out of this as possible. We are asking everyone to be patient and all commuters please be patient logic we conduct the investigation. Reporter we have received a statement from fedex that reads our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in this tragic accident. We are cooperating with local officials as they investigate. Coming back to our live shot you can see the result of the investigation and those efforts m
For all the things that keep you up at night, Anthem Blue Cross has a solution. Announcer live where you live, this is abc 7 news. Thieves getting creative this christmas weekend. Tonight authorities have a warning for last minute christmas shoppers. Good evening and thanks for joining us. The old advice when it comes to not leaving anything in view in your car doesnt go far enough when it comes to break in this season. Melanie woodrow is live at the Shopping Center with more. Melanie. Reporter several stores still open here and tonight San Mateo Police say they have seen a spike in car breakins. They have a new warning for holiday shoppers. With not much time left to shop. Last minute. Its crazy. Chaos. Is it really bad. Its not that bad. It moved fast. It it seems there were bigger concerns this year than last minute shopping crowds. San mateo Police Warning shoppers not to place belonging attention in the trunks. Its gotten worse. Because you used to put things in your car. There ha
Area neighbors say they heard police go into a home at about five gunshots were fired. They added that they believe as many as six children were inside during the incident. Eight victims and the suspect were taken to the hospital and at this time we do not have information on their conditions, but once we do we will bring you more. Now we are going to turn to meteorologist with our weather. Temperatures for the Morning Hours neural freezing and we could be scraping ice off the windshield first thing tomorrow morning so just keep that in mind as we head into your sunday. Around the bay not as cold, close to 40 degrees. Inland areas low to mid 30s, some areas of frost. No freeze warnings or frost advisories in place. It is still a chilly start as we head toward december 24. Satellite showing you this, you probably noticed the change throughout the day, lots of high cloud cover. A solid deck of high clouds, helping our temperatures not letting them get into the 20s across most of the bay
Alert sf. We set up a special registration code for our emergency text message system. What people can do is if they are coming to celebrate new years eve in San Francisco they can text the phrase 2888 777. A onetime code so visitors can sign up without the hassle of receiving alerts after new years eve. The messages will be pumped out of the Emergency Operations center filled with representatives from various departments. As the Department Finds Credible Threats we will be sharing that information with our state local and federal partners so we can make our streets as safe as possible during the new years eve the 70s. Reporter it is one helpful tool. Having a plan is another. It is really easy to get separated from the people you are with. If there is an emergency it is harder. Make sure you have a media plan in place where you can go to meet up with your people if you get separated. Reporter a heavy Police Presence along with extra firefighters and dispatchers in case of an emergency