Hope for the family of a bay area man held captive for more than a month in north they are happy to know that the 85yearold is in good health. Good evening. Im ama dates. Meryl newman was taken off a plane by north korean authorities on october 26th and his family hasnt heard from him since. Lisa amin gulezian has the details we learned about the korean war vet. Lisa . Meryl newman left his home a month ago for a much anticipated trip to north korea. Tonight as you can see behind me, yellow ribbons were tied by friends and neighbors to act as a symbol of his safe return. Using explosives obtained from attacking the mine. It is what they call an apology letter. In it he confesses to acts against north korea committed betweens the war and even during his recent trip. According to routers he served in a Top Secret Army that trained a south korean guerrilla group. The Hoover Institute fellow wrote about north korea in his book, america and the rogue states. He is not sure if newman will be released especially if the regime considers him a war criminal. But he thinks newman is being used. There is a real possibility that the confession will be used you to extract something from the united states. Like in 2009 when kim jongil demanded a meeting with president bill clinton before releasing two american journalists. But the released of this video has shaken those back home in palo alto. I saw the video. I think it is terrible. I think it is awful. I feel bad for him. Newmans family would not comment on the videotape, but they did say the swedish ambassador told them, quote, meryl reports he is being well treated and that the food is good. In aloe alto, lisa amin gulezian, abc news. The u. S. State department reviewed the state report and video and in a Statement Released they said given mr. Newmans advanced age and Health Conditions we urge the dprk to released mr. Newman so he may return home and reunite with his family. The state Department Individuals u. S. Citizens against traveling to north korea. The state Department Also called for the released of another you had citizen detained by authority korea. Kenneth bay has been held captive since last november. He was sentenced to 15 years hard labor after being accused of carrying a computer hard disk that contained pictures of starving orphans living in the country. A shocking loss out of hollywood tonight. Actor paul walker, best known for his roles in the fast and the furious films was killed today in a car accident north of los angeles. A statement posted on the 40yearolds Facebook Page said he was a passenger in a friends car when it slammed into a light pole and burst into flames this afternoon. These are images from the scene showing what is left of that red porch. Porche. They say he was attending a Charity Event when he went for a ride in the friends porche and the friend was also killed in the crash. The l. A. County sheriff said speed was a factor. It has been a particularly dangerous weekend. Four people died in traffic accidents since thanksgiving. Three of the four were pedestriways. The latest fatality was this accident on the westbound lanes of highway 84 on the dunbar ton bridge. A man was hit by a car and died. It is not okay to stop in a lane and Exchange Information with someone. The most important thing is your safety and the safety of your passengers. The chp declared the thanksgiving day weekend a maximum enforcement period. A 2yearold vallejo boy is in Critical Condition after he fell into the water during a fishing trip with a family friend. The Fire Department rescued the boy from the water, a popular fishing spot near the Solano County fairgrounds. He was taken to kaiser hospital, vallejo. The shooting death of a 92yearold woman and her husband is a murdersuicide. A relative who went to check on the couple discovered the bodies this afternoon in their apartment on union avenue. The names of the couple have not been released. Officials in Solano County have identified the suspects involved in a shooting yesterday. One of the suspects tried escaping on a boat. 58yearold starzoff from American Canyon and 52yearold Wayne William robins are accused of wounding a man near highway 37. The u. S. Coast guard caught up with him when he hoped into a small boat and sailed away. Robins has not yet been caught and the victim is still in the hospital. Police in San Francisco have identified a suspect that was involved in the killing of two cats earlier this week. Someone threw a womans cat carrier into the bay on monday afternoon drowning the two animals inside. The suspects you can see there described as a white man about six feet tall and carrying a skateboard. We are learning new details about a plan to move residents on Treasure Island because of toxic chemicals that may have contaminated the ground be beneath them. They need to move so the navy can clean up the toxins that seeped into the ground when it was a dumping site when the island was a naval base. The issue was out for some time, but it is now time for the navy to move forward with their activities. They need 20 vacate the buildings to facilitate the projects they will be undertaking. They will find other places on the island for the displaced residents to stay. An informational meeting for residents will take place on december 11th. A parking lot that floods frequently will be closed starting tomorrow. Cal trans is expecting high tides. Last year dozens of vehicles were flooded when a king tide swept over the lowlying area. For a look at what weather will come here is a check on live doppler 7hd. We have been spoiled the last several days, but it looks like this mild weather pattern is going to be ending next week. Live doppler 7hd is picking up some low clouds and a bit of fog right near the coast. It is heading up toward the golden gate bridge. We will look for patchy clouds. 39, 49 in napa and 50 in san jose. The temperatures are down as much as 25 degrees as we head to the middle of the workweek. A look at the accuweather forecast coming up shortly. Thank you so much. The numbers for black friday are big, but not as big as last we year. The Research Firm shopper track says shoppers spent 9. 4 billion. Thats down from last year. Combine spending over two days and it rose 2. 3 . From black friday to Small Business saturday it is a chance for local retailers to attract business over the shopping weekend. A retailer says his customers like the one on one experience. We are more direct to the consumer. I dont have a middle man. It comes from the market. People who know quality pay for quality. American express says customers spent 5. 5 billion on Small Business saturday. President obama did his part to support Small Businesses today. He and daughter sasha and malea hit a bookstore in washington where the president bought an impressive stack of books. Fremont police are looking for people who stole 62 iphones. Somebody broke through the glass of the store and stole the phone. None was activated making them impossible to track. The loss was 42,000. A solemn memorial in honor of those who lost their lives to aids. Hundreds gathered at the National Aids memorial on the eve of world aids day. The entire grove was illuminated as part of the tribute to people who died from the disease. The remembrance events will take place tomorrow. The first case of aids was diagnosed 30 years ago. Still to come on abc7 news at 11 00, a deadly plane crash in alaska. How one person trekked miles to get to safety. And a frightening games on the streets of america. The latest victim of the knackout game. And in america we mistrust. Why trust in others is to those whove been waiting welcome to covered california. The place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a preexisting condition. Enroll today at coveredca. Com. The knockout. This time a 76yearold new york woman was punched in the face. She then fell and struck her head. Police say the number of incidents is growing at an alarming rate. Do you consider yourself a trusting person . A growing number of americans simply dont trust the people they deal with on a daily basis. John alston has more on a new survey about the wave of mistrust. The season of giving is not necessarily the season of trusting. Neither is the rest of the year for that matter. Americans dont trust others a whole lot according to the press survey. The people who prepare your food when you eat out, they dont trust them. There are places they dont go. I dont care for the place. Two of this thirds of americans twothirds of people dont trust the restaurant when they swipe their card. It can go bad either way. Thats why i use cash. I am a cash man. I would be more earn cked about a credit more concerned about a credit card. It is worse if you send it back. Overall trust has been slipping like an ice skater. People who trust fell 50 when the survey was done 40 years ago. Hardly everybody trusts the politicians in washington with only 2 saying the government will do the right thing. I feel like our leaders are not able to do what they need to do. We are stuck in congress. He is part of the 2 . We choose great represents to represent us. Kenny the clown has his own perspective. Some politicians and some states men. If you can believe a clown. John alston, abc7 news. El wood, once crowned the worlds ugliest dog has died. He became famous six years ago when he won the ugly dog contest. 8yearold el wood died on thanksgiving morning. Deadline time is fast approaching for an elite Pop Warner Football Team that theedz to raise 40,000 to play in the National Super bowl tournament in florida. Boosters for the bay city bulldogs came out for a raffle. They had a donation of 20,000, but they need more to cover badly needed uniforms, equipment and cleats. Doing something good this Holiday Season could make you 7,000 richer. Go to the abc7 Facebook Page to pledge to give where you live. Each will pledge 1 in your honor. Everyone who takes the pledge will be entered to win 7,000 cash. The winner will be announced on december 19th. It is time to get to leigh glaser and check on the weather. The weathers are going to take a dip. 70s today and by tuesday and wednesday only 54 degrees. Really going to take a dive. At least we have tomorrow to enjoy. Showing you some of the low clouds and fog and playing tag at the coast. Mainly in the protected valley areas is where this will settle. Coit tower and you can see the temperatures are cooling down. San francisco 52 and in the 40s for oakland and redwood city and los gatos and half moon bay. From our sutro tower cam, clear sky now. Check out novato, 41. 41 in napa and 48 in concord as well as livermore. Here is a look at our forecast highlights. We will go with another cold night with the patchy valley and coastal fog. Another mild day and get ready for a big cool down. The wind will roar out of the north and it will make it feel colder out there. 11 00 right now. We see the fog just a little fear the coast, and then it will move a little further inland by 5 00 a. M. It will burn back to the coast and that will be a sign that we will see plenty of sunshine tomorrow afternoon. The coldest areas will be in the north bay. Elsewhere we will look for overnight temperatures pretty much widespread in the midto upper 40s. Here is the set up sandwiched between two systems. This storm track is to the north and this is to the south. Enjoy one more day of mild temperatures in the 70s. Plenty of sunshine and then after that we will notice some changes. I went ahead and put this forecast model. Notice some of the clouds moving in. We have a weak cold front that will continue to drape south. It will bring us the clouds. Not much moisture with this and it will bring a colder air mass, stronger winds out of the north and that is really going to put the chill on and it will stay with us for at least three days. Enjoy the 70s in november. Actually the first day of december is tomorrow. San rafael 70 and 66 San Francisco and 70s for livermore and san jose and check this out. Enjoy the 70s tomorrow. As we get into tuesday, check out wednesday, the cold air mass pushes in here. It is only in the 50s. Couple that with very strong winds out of the north. And it is going to be cold if dl is moisture left over from the cold front, we may be able to ripping out a snow flurry or two. We will have to wait and see. Time to get to sh expo what a huge day in College Football jie. Rivalry weekend in College Football. Down on the farm san jose hosting notre dame. Who will they play for the pac12 title . We will le to those whove been denied ewelcome to covered california. Now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a preexisting condition. Enroll today at coveredca. Com. As they handle notre dame on the farm. They will face the sun devils next saturday. For the pac12 title and a chance to play in the rose bowl. Tyler gaffney playing at stanford. Kevin hogan and a pump fake early on. 16 yards in the end zone and talking about a blown cover. Second quarter and tyler gaff neither Tyler Gaffney and he had 189 yards rushing. Third quarter and stanford strikes first. I think i could have scored there. Stanford up 216. Perfect 14yard throw to the end zone. Fighting irish close the gap and late Fourth Quarter and notre dame one last chance. Picks off reece for the second time. They win it 2720 and ending their season 102. This is why i came back for this reason. Sphan stanford is unbelievable and they are an unbelievable team. To be there side by side because you are contributing is great. A brief timeout before we hit the upset button on this rivalry weekend. And what an ending, and we have it for you as we continue. Rivalry week in College Football. Underdogs cannot be discounted. Auburn upset alabama with a miracle finish. They were there for this huge match up. A. J. Mccarron makes his case for the Heisman Trophy and finds him after an out and up route. School record and 99yard touchdown pass. Auburn would answer. Time running out in the game. Nick marshall scrambles and hits a wide open coates and races for the game tieing touchdown. One last chance and they lined it up for a 57yard field goal. Griffith comes up short. Davis steals it in the end zone and the field goal team is not really set up to make tackles. He does a hundred yards. Bama goes down 3428. Nobody happier than people in auburn are probably ohio state fans. 3428 your final. Gym bow fiber j mi bo fisher is firing up his quarterback. He responds with three tds. All to calvin benjamin. Hoe had 212 he had 212 receiving yards. Benjamin bowling his way into the end zone here. Wide open and 29 wards and 170. The final td of the day and Florida State ends the year with a perfect 120 record. Should be number one in the bcs rankings. Ohio state and much mitch and an all out Second Quarter brawl. Punches thrown and three players ejected. 226 yards rushing. Ohio state was up and just over two minutes remaining. Wolverines answer. Gardener to bunchess. Gardener 451 yards passing and brady hoake says go for the two and the win. Not a good idea. Buckeyes finish a regular season 120 with a 4241 victory. They will play in the big 10 title game for a shot at the national title. To hockey and the sharks and the ducks at the tank. It deflects into joe thortons face and he comes back with a black eye and a broken nose. Twos a horrendous give away. They go back and forth. Sharks are up 31 and then the shot from the point and finds the back of the net and we are tied at three. Game went to a shootout where joe pavelski scored the only goal and he was a perfect three for three. Fifth straight win for the sharks. This abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. Michael crabtree is back in the lineup. We will talk 49ers later on in the newscast. Thank you, shu. Just ahead, a deadly plane crash and the woman being called a hero tonight. And a couple who survived the Asiana Airlines crash and tonight they tell their story in gripping detail. Plus, using technology to get you to spend more. Well show you how that works. Stay with us. A tree for you. A tree for me. A tree for everyone in the family. Were shaking up how we deck the halls, and trimming trees that are fun for all. Thats my kind of holiday. Shopping for gifts online. The perfect way to get into the spirit any time. Hello target. Com. Thats my kind of holiday. Im ama dates. The state department is calling on north korea to released a tourist detained for more than a month. This video emerged showing meryl newman making an alleged apology. It is not clear whether he will be released. A 2yearold boy is in the hospital after being submerged. They took him to the hospital late this afternoon. Actor paul walker was killed in a fiery car crash north of los angeles. Walker is best known for his role in the fast and furious films. His publicist says he was a passenger in a car that crashed and burst into flames. Eight people have died in a Helicopter Crash in scotland. A Police Helicopter slammed into a crowded pub yesterday afternoon. Three people on board died along with five others in the pub. Today investigators from throughout the united king dom sifted through the wreckage looking for clues as to what brought it down. An alaska an woman is being called a hero tonight after she survived a plane crash and walked a mile in frigid weather to summon rescuers. The crash killed melanie coffeys brother on board. Today is president obamas selfimposed deadline forgetting the kinks out of a Health Health care website