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what is it like out there right now? oh, no, i am not. whatsoever. wink, wink, nudge, nudge. yeah, if you have to work christmas eve. this its the place to be. there is live music. gorgeous tree, all lit up behind me. you can see. of course, all of that, shopping. now, of course, some people also taking advantage of the ice skating. down here at union square. something to keep in mind. the national retail federation say about 6% of consumers, wait until christmas eve to do that buying. big department stores, macy s, neiman marcus, apple store all closed at 6:00. folks we talked today say they have their own reasons for coming out and enjoying the evening. i love it the feeling of the crowds. hustle, bustle. amazing. i got some rare here. these are boughtful shoes. put this on the woman s feet. let them know, there is no place like home. two second from anxiety attack. okay. we ll make it through for the holidays. back out here live. hopefully don t have anxiety du ....
thank you for joining us. not only is it cold, it is a spare the air day for today, tomorrow and tuesday. let s get to meteorologist, for a first check on weather. drew? spare the air day extended through tuesday. a really stagnant air pattern we have upstairs right now. poor air quality. take a look. especially in the north bay and in the santa clara valley. next come of datesch hoys. live doppler 7, cloud cover overhead. you do see returns, unfortunately, not reaching the ground. not likely to do so under the dry pattern. take a look at the planner tonight. hoeflding in holding on to the clouds. chilly. midnight. temperatures dropping into the 40s. we do have changes in store for christmas day. detail that and the forecast in a few minutes. all right. see you then. thank you. weather isn t stopping all the last minute shoppers. this is about the time most of the stores close their doors. abc 7 news dion lin where the rush is on in union square. you are not a last- ....
partly cloudy this afternoon. temperatures near normal. it is a warm up that begins today and continues through the week. sunset at 5:28. and it starts to cool down this even. i will have the complete accuweather seven-day forecast with that warm up in a few minutes. exonerated today a man has a clear name after spending 13 years in prison for a crime he didn t commit. he was freed with the help the northern california innocence project. kate audio marzullo explains. reporter: these are photos of glen payne leaving the hall of justice on friday. he is surrounded by the attorneys and volunteers of the northern california innocence project. this is the first case that in the california state court has been reversed on the basis of microscopic hair investigation. reporter: his conviction in large part due to expert testimony about two strands of hair. he made a statistical analysis as to how important that hair was. then that number was used to argue that it s so ....
a san jose man has clear name this morning after spending 13 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. he was freed with some help from the northern california innocence project. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo explains. reporter: these are photos of glen payne leaving the hall of justice on friday. he is surrounded by the attorneys and volunteers of the northern california innocence project. this is the first case that in the california state court has been reversed on the basis of microscopic hair comparison. reporter: payne was convicted of kidnapping and molesting a 2-year-old neighbor girl in 1991. his conviction in large part due to expert testimony about two strands of hair. he made a statistical analysis as to how important that hair was. then that number was used to argue that it s so unlikely that that could happen that he must have been the perpetrator. reporter: the innocence project argued it was bad science. a judge dismissed all charges. ....
it s the scene of a double homicide that happened close to 11:30 in the morning. there were two homicide victims that were killed on the street behind me. and i drove by the green car and i thought it was just a backpack. i saw the passenger window was shot out, and when i came back a guy was slumped over on his back. reporter: a chp officer responded to the shooting and he was shot, too. the bullet hit his body armor. and then the suspect drove away. went to another location where there was another shooting with a civilian who was a ccw holder. reporter: shots were exchanged leaving a window shattered. he left this gas station and led them on a pursuit through the area of clearmont oaks. the sheriff says it s been a long few weeks for this community and this is another tragedy. we just got over another tragedy within eye shot of where the fires were. so this community has been through quite a bit. reporter: two counts of homicide and several counts of ass ....