>> you blacked out? >> yes. i blacked out a minute and a half. >> while unconscious, two women in the group turned on keisha. >> they dragged me down, tackled me. punched me in the face. dragged me on the floor. one was kicking me. one is punching my face, nonstop. >> photos taken by the johnsons document the beating keisha took. she had to be treated in the hospital. another photo shows broken blood vessels in michael's eye. the family is unhappy great america did not interview witnesses to help identify attackers. >> they didn't want to infringe on the enjoyment of the other people. >> they're hoping someone will provide police with photos or video of the incident. great america issued this statement, quote, we're working with the santa clara police department to assist in their investigation. >> it's currently assigned to an investigator in our investigation division. we are looking into it to try to develop leads. >> in santa clara, david louie, abc7 news. the campus of uc merced is on lock down after a student there stabbed four people. investigators say it started with a fight inside of a classroom in the middle of the campus. he pulled a knife and took his attack outside. police say they shot and killed him, a student at the school, not far from the crime scene. students are in shock, and praising the school for how it handled this emergency. they say they were notified and told to evacuate. >> i looked around the corner. >> thinking a campus so small, you see familiar faces everywhere. it's just unimaginable. >> the victims are two students an advisor and construction worker. >> the contract worker thinking it was a student fight and i think that saved a student's live. >> classes are set to resume on friday. >> it is still early in flu season, but the virus has taken a life in california. someone from santa clara county. the person was between 18-65 and faced a higher risk of complications because of a preexisting medical condition. doctors say a flu shot can save lives. >> it appears this year's flu vaccine will end up being a good match to the flu, meaning that if you get it, you'll be more likely to be protected from getting flu. >> another tip is wash your hands frequently. >> new developments in a terrible crash involving two young boys hit walking to school. police say a 30-year-old woman was driving drunk when she plowed into the kids, both 12 years old. they'd just crossed the street at buchanan and bay streets. cornell bernard is live with the story. cornell? >> police say the two boys will survive their injuries. it happened here at buchanan and bay. a very dangerous intersection, according to neighbors. there is no stop sign. the city says it has plans to make the area safer but today, a drunk driver sent two boys to the hospital. police were handing out speeding tickets to drivers. >> you can see cars going 40-50 miles per hour on this zone. >> this morning, a 30-year-old is led away in handcuffs. police later charged her with dui. police say she slammed her volkswagon suv into 212-year-old boys on the way to school. >> what we're looking at here is children struck as crossing the street. >> police say the impact launched the boys into the air, their backpack, clothes, shoes in the street. authorities say the box truck was stopped in the right lanes but the driver didn't slow down. >> they were struck as she passed on the left side. >> the boys are expected to survive, recovering from serious injuries at san francisco general. >> neighbors are sounding off and everyone agrees cars drive too fast. >> i, too, have two little boys and have to worry about their safety. particularly in the morning when these cars are speeding off to work. >> everyone knows that it's a dangerous intersection. police have been trying their best but they're shorthanded. >> the boys were walking to marina middle school. officials say counselors are available and some parents say they won't take chances with kids walking to school. >> i drop off and pick up. there are things going on around here. >> we tried to reach someone for comment but no one answered. sacramento police have made an arrest in the attack of air force hero spencer stone. officers arrested james tran this morning during a traffic stop. he is facing attempted homicide charges. stone was stabbed three times while protecting a friend october 8th. he is out of the hospital and promoted to staff sergeant. stone says he's fortunate for being able to walk away. >> i'm walking away with just scars and a clean bill of health. >> stone and two other friends stopped a terrorist attack in august. >> happening now, police commission is holding a public hearing to establish a policy for officers wearing body cameras. one big issue is whether officers will be allowed to view the video before writing police reports. some organizations oppose that in the current draft policy. >> tonight, brisbane will consider a controversial plan that could triple the population of the city that cherishes it's small-town feel. the proposal would allow 4,000 homes on this lot and add office and retail space and triple the number of homes in the town, where just over 4200 now live. >> i like it the way it s i like small town atmosphere for a thousand houses and people. >> i think it would be awful. we're losing this town as it is. >> tonight, the planning commission will consider the final report for the bayland project. voters will have a say sometime next year. >> air bnb is looking to take a strategy to help defeat a san francisco ballot measure yesterday that would have tightened regulations on rentals. the company announced it will create 100 home sharing groups. it credits hosts with beating proposition f. the company did not want to commit to get hosts to comply with rules, only 7% of the hosts have registered properties with the city. >> the city works with us. there are ways that both sides can learn to do it better moving forward. >> air bnb spent $8 million to fight proposition f. >> this evening, some neighbors will challenge a school seeking permission to increase enrollment. it got the green light to add more students but not until 2021. the school doesn't want to wait until then. >> this is a daily occurrence in oakland. cars and buses trying to navigate down lincoln avenue. >> it's management of students, parents, drivers, transportation is getting out of hand. >> donna eagan lives nearby and has seen the noise get worst. it hz been located here for a century. they own the land. the school has grown and in 2006, city hall gave perm mission to increase enrollment up to 906 students by 2021. they currently have 875 but there is demand for this private school with the kind ger garden tuition of $23,000 a year and $34,000 for high school. the school doesn't want to wait to increase enrollment. >> we're seeking now an acceleration by what has been approved. >> the school tried to april ease neighbors asking parents to carpool and abide by the big ten traffic rules which include never parking in the neighborhood. the teachers have their own rot. neighbors are asking city hall to limit cars like requiring bus ridership. >> what happens on a bus ridership is that a certain percentage of the kids are required to come, and leave by bus, opposed to single occupancy cars descending on the neighborhood. >> the school has also purchased additional land across the street. they will not say what they plan to do with it. in oakland, abc7 news. well, is he permanently attached? >> what the niners are saying about collin kaepernick's trip to the side lines. >> live at the food bank, volunteers are busy sorting and packing food for distribution to help fight hunger in the bay area, just ahead, how you can help. >> i am tracking our next rain maker, when it arrives in the accu-weather forecast. >> also, what if it fails? the worry this california dam could [announcer] if the most challenging part of your day is the 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>> i'm just taking a chance to prove what i can do. >> teammates have been behind their quarterback and will do whatever they can to help him be successful. >> he's working hard. >> confident player. determined. good leader in huddle and good commander. you know. so excited to see him work. >> how was collin kaepernick taking the demotion? >> he's been great. we have a great dynamic between us. and is going to continue to be that way. >> faculty members at california state university system voted in favor of a strike. more than 94% of the leaders voted to give a strike. they have been locked in a pro longed labor dispute. his state offered them 2%. and could give a powerful bargaining chip in negotiations. >> maybe nine #.4% strike vote will get their attention. >> i just disagree with it. this is the point that i don't care about them. i understand the role of faculty. >> a strike could happen in the spring if the union rejects the last best contract offer. a city in the sierra hopes that a temporary fix in a crumbling dam will prevent a disaster. crews are installing pipes to protect downtown jackson. they expect to finish this month. now, another problem is that state is working on a permanent fix for the dam. >> abc7's give where you live is helping our >> abc7 news joins us live with more of the efforts to serve those two counties. >> looking at the volunteers so busy throughout the afternoon and evening. sorting and packaging food that will be distributed to families in need here. this amounts to 16,000 meals, imagine how many meals are out every year because there is 780,000 residents who received assistance from efforts of food banks. that is an astounding number. one in every six residents. here is a simple way to text the word feed to 80077 for a $10 donation. every donation is really important. >> that need is great. thank you. >> mammoth mountain is gearing up to open tomorrow. check this out. you can see the snow ramps coming down today. >> parts of the sierra could see more snow this weekend. >> drew tuma is here with a look at weather. >> showing you today, it's all about sunshine and cool breeze. we have clear skies out there this evening. there are many more sun sets the way. mainly clear tonight. so tomorrow morning will be chilly in spots. and rain likely sunday night into monday morning. we're cooling off rapidly. novato, 54. san jose, the temperature is 60 degrees. so here is the set up. high pressure now keeping us on the quiet side. going to deflect the first storm north. it will bring us clouds into thursday as well. our next system is gathering strength. so future weather will see clouds increasing from north to south. there is a chance of a sprinkle. a similar time frame like this weekend. so sunday night into monday morning rain is likely. so about a quarter inch as it looks now. overnight tonight, grab jackets in the morning. we're dropping into 30s there. 50 in oakland. and 43 in san jose. tomorrow morning temperatures falling into 30s as well. so protect your plants and bring your pets. tomorrow we're going to rebound into the 60s under sunny skies. cloud cover once again overhead. 67 oakland. 64 san francisco. 66 san jose. 67 napa and santa rosa. here is the accu-weather forecast. nice day, partly cloudy skies, won't have a breeze like we had today. friday, it's sunny again. and >> thank you. >> sure. >> it's a bird? 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>> more than 90,000 hours of time given to us every year. and this is just incredible. >> i want to remind viewers you can text the word feed to and does mean a lot. >> that is wonderful. >> going to be a nice, clear night tonight. perfect sleeping weather. some snow could be falling in fargo tomorrow. florida, nice, warm, miami 85 degrees. in california nice thursday. temperatures in the 60s, 72 in l.a. 74 palm springs. after a chill tomorrow we want to have heavier jackets. you'll be able to shed layers by afternoon. 66 in san jose. here is the accu-weather forecast. that trend of just nice days ahead before tracking our next chance of rain sunday into monday morning. >> there is a lot to talk about with 49ers. >> yes. we'll hear from blaine gafbert. does he see this as but when it came to medicare, ig was glad i could get a little help. 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