Live where you live, this is abc7 news. [ laughter ] it was supposed to be a road trip filled with laughs for two best friends from the way bay area. It turned into a story of survival, filled with immense tragedy. Im eric thomas. Well get to that story in just a minute. First, breaking news in emeriville. Police are investigating a shooting outside of Hyatt Place Hotel. Lets get right to sergio quintana. What are you learning . Reporter eric, hyatt place, as you can see, is right behind me. Police still have this area cordoned off. What we understand is that there was a shooting that happened in front of that hotel and then at least one of the victims ran from the scene, across the street to the parking lot here at this shopping center. Lets go ahead and show you some video we shot earlier from our emeriville bureau camera. In that video, there is a man that is being taken away by paramedics in a stretcher. We understand that is one of the victims. We also understand that he did not he is not suffering a lifethreatening wound, at least from the police here on scene. I did have a conversation with the woman here on scene, who tells me that she is with a nonprofit organization. She tells me there may have been two victims in the shooting. Both victims are participants in this nonprofit that she is associated with. She would not give me her name and also did not have any information as to how the shooting started. I can tell you here, on scene right now, police have just the very basic information as to how this happened. Right now, they still have this whole area cordoned off. They are still gathering witness statements so they can piece together how this may have happened and why it may have involved two victims. Reporting live in emeriville, im sergio quintana, abc7 news. Back now to our other top story, it was supposed to have been a fun road trip for two high school graduates. Jenna sapt os and Natalie Griffin were driving back when their car hydroplaned and crashed into a creek. Only natalie survived. Abc7 has the story tonight from their alma mater, Castro Valley high. [ laughter ] reporter this video of jenna santos, laughing while on a road trip in Mendocino County was taken wednesday morning. By wednesday night, her car had hydroplaned off highway 101 and into a swollen creek near willits, california. Jennas best friend, Natalie Griffin was in the passenger seat. And she noticed a way to escape from the sinking car, through a broken rear window. They were upside down, and her friend was like, stuck, and she tried to get her out, but she couldnt. So she got up to she survived but her friend didnt. Jenna couldnt get out of the front seat of the car. Natalie for 12 hours clung to a tree in the freezing water. By thursday morning, she swam to a bank, pulled herself out of the water, hiked up a hill and flagged down a passer by. She told emergency crews where to find her best friends. She had so many dreams in life. Reporter 19yearold jenna santos planned to be a psychiatrist one day. While at Castro Valley high, she was a cheerleader with lots of friends. Shes just so full of light and so energetic, theres nothing not to love about her. She never said one bad thing about anyone. Reporter a go fund me page has been set up in jennas honor. Now to developing news involving an iconic but controversial american event. Tonight, ringling brothers and Barnum Bailey circus announced after 146 years, it the curtain is closing on the greatest show on earth. The ceo says there wasnt one single reason behind the decision, but declining audience, high operating costs, and battles with Animal Rights groups were all factors. Just last year, the circus removed the elephats from his shows after a long legal battle involving the use of bull hooks by elephant trainers and handlers to get the elephants to perform perform. The practice was banned in oakland. Several members will attend the inauguration of donald trump. Theyre angry over mr. Trumps tweets about a civil rights icon. Reporter at other avenues food coop, two signs in the window are telling customers theyll be closed for two days. On monday, theyll be observing Martin Luther king day. And friday, the store is closed as an act of protest against donald trump. We thought it was important for ourselves and the community to see that were beginning to take a stand against that person. Its the first time in the stores 42year history that the employees voted to close the store in protest. Customers we talked with support the move. Are you planning on doing anything friday . Working. I wish i could protest against, but, you know, i have to the owners of my the store i work at probably wouldnt be doing the same thing. Reporter so far, one other local business will also be closing friday. The owner of green arcade books is encouraging customers to attend local protests. In an act of defiance, a growing number of u. S. Representatives are boycotting Donald Trumps inauguration, including three bay area members of congress. This weekend, georgia congressman john lewis told nbc news, he doesnt consider trump a together president. I think the russians participated in helping this man get elected. Reporter the president elect responded with tweets attacking lewis. Congressman john lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart, not to mention crimeinfested, rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk, talk, talk, no action or results. Sad. Lewis is a civil rights icon, who was beaten during the bloody sunday march in selma, alabama. Minority leader nancy pelosi, joined a bipartisan chorus of leaders supporting congressman lewis. Abc7 news anchor dan ashley will be in washington, d. C. Thursday and friday with live reports on president elect trumps inauguration. A conservative commentator in the altright movement returned to the Uc Davis Campus and blasted officials for cancelling a speaking engagement yesterday. Breitbart milo held a protest march on the campus of uc davis today in response to last nights canceled speech that he was supposed to give on campus. He said the campus canceled the event after protesters outside became unruly. But the decision to cancel was made by the group that invited them, Davis College republicans. They put us into a corner and we canceled our event because of the information they gave us. I heard hate speech and i came out to stand against fascism. He is scheduled to speak february 1st, an event still scheduled despite vocal calls for it to be canceled. Turning to the weather now. Enjoy the drive weather while you can. A live look at the golden gate bring shows a snapshot of the rainfree weekend, but drew is here with more and a change coming at mid week. Drew . Yeah, eric, starting spectacularly today. Lots of sunshine, but the window of dry weather, it is small. Storms return mid week. Take a look at the next seven days. Were dry at least through tuesday, but by wednesday, storms return, they last at least through friday. So we take a look at wednesday, the first storm to move in. On the storm impact scale, moderate strength, a 2. Not only shourwers, but scatter downpours, and gusty winds in the evening. And another one right behind it in the fall accuweather forecast. Drew, thank you very much. San Francisco Police have released surveillance pictures of a man accused of attacking someone with a machete. Authorities believe this man slashed the head and hand of a man eight days ago at the civic center station. You can see the machete in his hand in one of the photos. The attacker is between 30 and 40 years old, 511, 200 pounds, he is considered armed and dangerous. Lab tests are pending on what could be the second deadly case of meningitis in San Francisco this year. A about bus driver found laura robson deceased on the bus at the end of the line in daily city tuesday night. The family of the San Francisco woman is trying to figure out who she was in contact with over the last couple days. Her brother saw her last weekend in santa rosa. She had a severe headache, slight fever. She was taking pain pills. The painkillers were from shoulder surgery at San Francisco general ten days earlier. He is on antibiotics as a precaution. Last week, 40yearold seven philips died and health and Human Services sent letters to people who may have been in contact with him at a soul cycle location in larkspur. Much more ahead. Three, two, one. Returning to flight, but could spacex stick the landing . The story when we return. Also today, sunny weather was a Welcome Change after a wet week. And in the high sierra, a winter wonderland, skiers and snowboarders enjoying the Holiday Weekend and all that fresh powder. Plus a sight to behold in it was a successful day for spacex, the company says its placed ten satellites in orbit after pulling off this falcon 9 rocket launch from californias Vandenburg Air force base. This is video of his first launch since a spacex rocket exploded in september. After separation, the rockets first stage successfully landed upright in a platform in the pacific ocean, as part of an effort to make the boosters reusable. A woman was rescued who fell down a waterfall while hiking. It was from eaton canyon falls. Firefighters say she was climbing in an area that had warning signs posted because of the dangerous conditions from recent rains. She went to the hospital with injuries to her back. Chp officers are helping stranded drivers, but sometimes they need help. They posted pictures on a Highway Patrol suv stuck in the mud between antioch and brendwood. Two men with a big pickup truck saw the situation, pulled over, and towed the suv out. The officer got stuck while turning around to respond to a noninjury traffic accident. In the next few days, the raiders are expected to file papers to move to las vegas. The raiders still need 24 votes from the leagues owners for the move to happen. The filing will include a statement explaining the decision to move and could also include a response from commissioner roger goodell. The raiders owner has said he will stay in oakland for the next couple of seasons until a stadium is built for his team in las vegas. Prayers and calls for unity to honor the day of Martin Luther king jr. We were in San Franciscos bay district where clergy members enjoyed the Parks Department on a march through the neighborhood. The group paused to pray along the way, urging americans to come together, and remember what dr. King fought for. This nation needs some healing. Especially with all the turmoil thats happening right now. We need to not focus on whats going in or out of the white house, but to focus on the living god through christ. Neighborhood improvement projects also took place today around the city. People are taking advantage of todays good weather to clean up damage from this weeks powerful storms. Abc7 news was at the california historic radio societys alameda headquarters, where it was all hands on deck to clean up flood damage on the buildings ground floor. Water soaked the carpet and dampened some historic documents. But according to the organizations president , part of the abc7 news family, the collection of historic radios made it out okay. Its a lot of our artifacts are being moved out of the water. The carpets being taken away and things are being dried out. Curbman said damage was pretty minimal. This night remind you of a giant slushy. This is from the Lower Yosemite Fall trail this morning. Its called phrasal ice. It happens when water is flowing fast and the temperature dips below freezing. And how about a skier and snowboarda snowboarders paradise. Take a look at all that snow. Squall was received 97 inches of snow over the past week. Amy hollyfield was in the sierra today and tweeted this photo. Look at all our snow right outside where shes staying, and even more could be on the way this week. Now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. And the winter lovers loving all the snow, getting a brief break in the storms, but the action will return mid week next week. Live doppler 7 showing you right over the bay area, we are quiet. But you do notice a little bit of green off the screen. You go wider, live doppler 7 showing you what we have here, a weak ripple of energy. That moisture will stay offshore. So were not going to get any rain out of it. But its throwing cloud cover over us and that is acting like a blanket, is really slowing the cooling process. Right now, current numbers, a lot of spots holding in the 40s. San santa rosa, antioch and liver more in the 30s. Blend of stars and clouds out there. 32 for santa rosa, 36 antioch, 34 concord. Bigger story is fog developing even at this hour. Live doppler 7 showing you the visibility in fairfield has dropped to a quarter mile. Thats very dense fog, and the visibility is dropping right now in santa rosa. Less than two miles. So patchy fog will be with us, dense in spots, first thing on your sunday. Future weather of what you see on your screen, white shading, that is the fog, early in the morning, its going to take some time to burn off. By 10, 11 00 in the morning, thats when the fog pulls away, and that will set the stage on a really nice afternoon on your sunday. A lot of sunshine and temperatures very similar to where we were today. Threeday forecast, take a look. Patchy fog early, then well go into the sunshine. Temperatures in the 50s. Monday, nice holiday sunshine from start to finish. But by tuesday, it will be mild, temperatures in the 60s inland. But the day of transition, from sunshine to cloud cover in the afternoon, and thats ahead of our next storm system moving in on wednesday. So the storm impact scale on wednesday, this will be a 2, a moderate system moving in, showers with scattered downpours mixed in, gusty wind. The threat of Power Outages gets renewed on wednesday with those winds. Future weather will jump ahead to wednesday, 4 00 in the afternoon. Much of the wet weather confined north of the golden gate. Probably not until after sunset on wednesday, the showers will sink south, turning heavy at times. The heavier showers will bring the gusty winds with them. Future wind gusts shows you the winds will pick up and by 10 00, winds gusting from 20 to 40 miles per hour, as you round out the day on wednesday. A wide range in numbers here with the mid week storm system. In the north bay, where the storm lingers the longest, the highest total. Threequarters to an inch and a half of rain, but i think that scenario is setting up where the south bay and any of our inland communities see very minimal rainfall out of the system. Probably up to a quarter inch. Wouldnt be surprised if some spots do not see measurable precip out of that storm. On the accuweather sevenday forecast, we will track more widespread rain on friday, but sunday, its patchy fog to sunshine. A nice holiday on monday, late day clouds on tuesday. Rain and wind on wednesday. Scattered showers on thursday, and on friday, our next storm could bring heavy rain for everybody to round out the week. More heavy rain, drew, thank you. Still ahead on abc7 news at 11 00, we havent quite discovered everything on this so dad slayed the problemt with puffs plus lotion, instead. With lotion to soothe and softness to please. 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