>> terry: in the news this saturday morning, january 7th. police say they have arrested a suspect wanted for three sexual assaults in san francisco. police have just wrapped an investigation of the sheriff elect ross mirkarimi in an investigation of domestic violence. >> good morning a clear sky out there. a beautiful day out ahead. temperatures are freezing right now. >> terry: i'm terry mcsweeney. a 32-year-old man faces charges for violent attacks on women going back to june in the mission district. tomas roman reports the special crimes unit identified the suspect using surveillance video. >> women that live in the fair oaks area that cross through daily are relieved that the man wanted in three brutal sexual assaults in the area has been caught. >> i'm extremely happy that he is caught.

the neighborhood is very quiet, nice street. >> it's quite a sigh of relief because honestly it's pretty unnerving to know there is someone like that out there. fact that he was caught is great. >> reporter: they are happy but still cautious. >> good news. >> reporter: going to change your behavior a bit? >> probably not. because there is always a possibility there could be somebody else. >> reporter: members of the special victims unit announced the arrest of the man in connection with three sexual assaults, robbery and kidnapping. she seen here on the surveillance video. two attacks occurred here on fair oaks. >> he is responsible for three sexual assaults. he will be booked on multiple felony sexual assaults, robbery and kidnapping charges. >> reporter: the victims were all attacked in the early

morning hours. they ranged from age from 20 to 50. it includes officers from eleven different disciplines helped put the case together. dna and a tip helped make the arrest. >> there were characteristics on this case that were a little unusual that narrowed down the suspect pool and made us focus on a certain type of a suspect. we were lucky to have the f.b.i. in on in case. >> reporter: police say the attacks started in june. most recent was december 8th. they say residents have been understandably on edge. people in the neighborhood were extremely concerned and fearful that this rape had happened right on their street, right on the sidewalk. >> reporter: san francisco police say they are not releasing the name or photo of the 32-year-old african-american male they have arrested until they have finished talking to

the witnesses and victims in the case. >> terry: he'll be sworn if in as san francisco sheriff tomorrow but this morning, former supervisor ross mirkarimi is being investigated for an allegation of domestic violence. ama daetz reports. >> reporter: this is photo showed shows what appears to be a loving couple. but a police investigation into mr. mirkarimi suggests otherwise it's now in the hands of the district attorney. we will evaluate the case as we would do with any other case. >> reporter: the domestic violence accusation comes from one of neighbors. she didn't answer the door. a neighbor called police saying she spoke to ross mirkarimi's wife and asked her to videotape a bruise on her arm. she had a text message conversation with the victim about the incident, her injuries

how the injuries were caused and who caused the injuries. but a spokesman for mirkarimi's wife quotes her as saying what is happening here is wrong. i have absolutely no complaint about against my husband. my husband has never been abusive to me. we are committed to our marriage our son and family. >> probably the most frequent problem in domestic violence situations is that the victim doesn't want to testify. >> reporter: dean johnson says these cases can be won without the victim's testimony. >> i have seen cases filed and tried to jury verdicts successfully on weaker evidence. >> reporter: the affidavit they sized the video camera and cellphone. if mirkarimi is charged, he has a lot to lose. >> there are a number of positions that prevent people that have been convicted of felonies from holding public office. it's usually one of the normal

things in a felony. >> one of the most problematic things a district attorney will face if a peace officer is convicted of a felony he can't carry a firearm and they are pretty useless. mary hayashi can't go anywhere neither near a neiman marcus store. she was arrested in october after surveillance cameras showed her walk out of the store with items. she is accused of stealing $25,000. a reducing the charge to a misdemeanor. she was sentenced to three years operation and $180 fine. she wouldn't answer our questions about a motive but her attorney says medical condition may have played a role. >> she has been diagnosed with a brain tumor but fortunately for

her it's benign and it can be taken care of and addressed with medication. >> a spokesman confirmed the brain tumor but had nothing to do with the incident. niles canyon road is reopened tonight after a head-on collision. one driver drifted over the center divider about a mile west of sunol and collided hone with another car. the crash left both directions of the highway blocked until after midnight. hundreds gathered in oakland to remember a five-year-old shot and killed last week. gabriel martinez was killed on international boulevard. yesterday, family and friends and even strangers gathered at st. elizabeth church at the

memorial service. >> everybody came to my house, i loved the little kid. >> he would say, hey, i'm gabriel. come, play with me. >> terry: barbara lee and mayor jean quan were was there among the mourners. he sat third child to be killed by gunfire in oakland in the past few months. the owner of gold dust slowing down facing eviction. he says his landlord wants to take over the bar space as part of a building. even though there is three years left on the lease he has three months left. he plans to appeal to city law to safe the watering hole that opened back in 1933. >> construction on the in as many marin smart train to could

begin on tuesday. construction depends on the approval of a $100 million contract by the rail transit district on monday. that is expected to happen but opponents say stop that train. they say voters were misled when they approved the quarter sales tax increase to pay for the train and trying to get a measure on the ballot to repeal the tax. >> critics of governor's tax initiative claim extortion. and fooling the flora, unseasonably weather is doingyy$

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everything could be cut deeper if voters don't approve the governor's proposed tax increase. that has critics crying foul, capital correspondent nannette miranda has the story. >> reporter: governor brown built another trigger points in the state budget, this time 5.$5 billion if voters don't approve sales tax hike and income tax surcharge. reductions would hit the schools the hardest 4.$8 billion less which is equivalent to shortening the school year we three weeks. >> by the time the student graduates it would be equivalent to one less year to that student. >> u.c. and csu would be slashed $200 million. cal fire would have to cut back 10 percent which means grounding some of the aircraft.

all 600 lifeguards would lose their job and state park rangers would be laid off. they called the proposal extortion. >> it certainly is political extortion. he is basically saying i'm going to really cut essential services unless you pass this tax. >> it really is. >> reporter: park visitor mary johnson feels like coerced. she will vote for it so california's unemployment rate won't be increased. >> we have to pay the taxes rather than see people laid off. >> many people don't look at the cuts as tlts saying the governor doesn't have any choice. >> laying out a clear picture of what those choices are and what the consequences will be if that revenue doesn't come to fruition is what they actually to have know. it's about being honest with voters, really. >> reporter: his campaign

advisor expects to get approval to gather signatures and get the tax hike on the november ballot. >> terry: city of oakland is getting the nod as one of the best places to go in 2012. oakland came in fifth on the "new york times" list on places to go in 2012. finished issued behind london and panama. governor brown tweeted last night that oakland should have been number one but mr. brown is former mayor of oakland. you might think it feels like march or april outside and so do plants that are starting to bloom. early warm weather could hurt fruit trees. this is not the first time something like this has happened in the bay area. >> this happens around here, not

infrequently but this year, it does seem unusual. what will come of that i'm not exactly sure but hopefully they get their fruit earlier. >> terry: an expert points out that blooming is a natural process. you know once it starts there is nothing you can do to stop it. that begs the question. where is the rain? >> it's not in the weekend forecast. we've got cold temperatures in some spots. concord with a little bit of wind. it feels like it's 33 degrees out there. down the road and by the delta, it's in the 50s so winds are working to warm us up today. i'll tell how warm it will come up next. >> terry: warriors travel to l.a. could their newest edition provide a spark?

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sunshine makes me high. >> lisa: good morning. we are looking at breezy conditions. you can see the camera blowing. it's cold. we're talking 7 in truckee. clear conditions and no snow in the forecast or the week ahead. we've got high pressure building and winds gusting to 50 miles an hour later on today with low relative humidity. be careful out there and back home you'll notice the clear conditions in the city. numbers are in the 40s. haven't been too hard to take locally but our valleys in the east bay, it's been cold and breezy. it's feeling like it's around freezing and some of the areas around santa rosa. napa, livermore. 40 in fremont. 36 in mountain view and redwood

city. with temperatures in oakland in the low 40s. 24 hours ago we were warmer in some spots, but we are looking at temperatures in cooler in other spots. everyone will finish with above normal readings. fairfield is 15 degrees warmer than yesterday and that is due to the north wind at 25 miles an hour. we have a calm winds in the valley with temperature of 29 in napa this morning. the sunny and milder for everyone this weekend and still dry into next week. warmest day should can tomorrow. high pressure is building in to the eastern pacific. offshore winds will really get going later today. it's building in the sierra nevada, gusty winds there and delta and sacramento valley but around the bay area, we're calling it breezy and we're looking at the cloud cover

pretty much non-existent as the storm track continues to send all the moisture available well up to the north. we're talking breezy winds today. with the northeasterly winds going through the afternoon today, it's blowing out any fog or the potential of fog to form. we have a little bit in santa rosa. fog in central valley and it will be clear soon. sacramento up to 61. 64 big is your and 65 in campbell and warming up to around 2-4 degrees menlo park. san francisco, 62 degrees. in the north bay, numbers here, dramatic change from the freezing numbers this morning to the mid-60s in santa rosa. 63 in oakland today. so pretty good visibility. air quality not bad. 64 in antioch. down by the monterey bay, kind of like another beach day with 65 there.

breezy winds will keep us nice and mild tomorrow. upper 60s north bay and cool where some clouds. more dry weather next week. >> terry: it is so like spring. did we skip winter or going to have it later? thanks a lot. in sports the n.f.l. playoff kick off and tonight 49ers might find out who they will be playing. here is lear beale. warriors my enough curry played the lakers. they hope that nate robinson could provide a spark. monta ellis picking up the slack. ten assists. kobe bryant, on fire, tied it up

at 10. little man off the bench taking over. nate robinson signed this week looking good in the lane. he had nine points in the first half and shutout in the second. golden state up by 4 at the break. kobe with 17 of his 39 in his third. that is the way it ends the quarter. thompson, six of eight of the field. monta with a steal to did your el wright, yeah, one of 18 warrior turnovers and golden state drops fourth straight, 97-90 in l.a. >> people noted there were 32 teams in the league and 31 operated in the same fashion and then you had the raiders. that could change with the arrival of general manager reggie mckenzie. he played linebacker in the late '80s. went into management and worked

his way up in the green bay organization, 19 years with the packers. he is going to leave them and immediately get started with the raiders. under davis they would take forever to make a decision but his son made a swift and decisive move. niners play the waiting game watching wildcard games unfold. most people figure they are most likely opponent for next week's game at candlestick park. new orleans will host the lions, two explosive offenses. >> you remember how the game unfolded, the type of talent that you were going up against. then again, hey, lots have happened in the last four weeks. i think we are playing better

football than then. >> obviously it will be a little bit different atmosphere. all n.f.l. games are intense. there is only 16 of them over the regular course of a season. it's not like cranking up but the big difference is the season is over. >> stanford lost to oklahoma state but did beat the cowboys in recruiting. barry sanders is expected to pick stanford. you remember his dad, he was unbelievable. electric running back, hall of famer. 5'11", 190 and he is expected to make his choice in the all american bowl in san antonio. he is not going to be bothered from the celebrity status. oklahoma state he would be under the microscope every single day.

>> two big recruits, they are going to play for cal in the fall. a safety from sacramento rated the number two player in the state overall and third best safety in the entire country. he is expected to be joined at cal by wide receiver jordan peyton. a four star recruit from west lake village in southern california. to the cotton bowl, kansas state and arkansas, razorbacks came out firing, on the money to wright. 45 yards. 19-0 arkansas. wildcats in the third. cline doing what he does best, taking off at running. they get win 3. arkansas puts it way. wilson a darted could be hamilton and arkansas wins 29-16. >> how about whale watching off the coast of maui. jonathan bird.

six under par. shot of the day, 25-year-old kegan bradley. approach for an eagle. watch it here. they are heading to round two. that is wrap on morning sports. mike shumann will have highlights at, 6:00 and 11:00. >> terry: next at 8:30 an online campaign commercial criticized for crossing the line. an ad that takes aim at a donor from overseas. the bone marrow drive looking for people of certain

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contra costa fire crews were called out to the valley oaks townhomes. they found a two-story townhome fully engulfed in flames. the fire chief says the body of one person was found inside. second resident is okay but at a local hospital. the fire was brought under control by prior to crews from several areas. cause of that fire is under investigation. gop presidential candidate jon huntsman says a new online ad targeting his adopted daughters is out of line. it shows the two girls don't by china and india. it labels him unamerican for speaking mandarin but shows him as a communist leader and asks whether he is manchurian candidate. >> i speak chinese.

if somebody wants to poke fun at he, that is okay but what i object to is pictures of my adopted daughters and suggesting there is some sinister motive there. >> the paul campaign it doesn't know who is behind the ad. they are calling it utterly distasteful. they are expected to be fighting for second place in tuesday's primary behind mitt romney. don't forget the candidates will be debating in new hampshire tonight and the only place you can see it live is right here on abc7. that starts at 6:00. in a weekly address president obama says recent economic news shows the country is headed in the right direction and promises not to let up in growing the economy this year. better expected jobs report. jobless rate stands at 8.5%, down 2/10s down from november. white house will host a forum

which will showcase business leaders to bring jobs back to america. >> we have to create jobs and keep rebuilding our economy so everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share. we can't go back to the days when the financial system was stacking the deck against ordinary americans. >> republicans say the answer to bring back jobs to america is to help small businesses and reduce government regulations. >> the parents of a four-year-old san mateo boy are desperately try to find a bone marrow donor. his school is holding a meeting today. >> kyle crawford has aplastic anemia. it bone marrow doesn't produce enough red blood cells. >> it's not just anemia, it's white blood cells and platelets

as well. he needs a complete new immune system. you do that through a bone marrow transplant. >> he has been in and out of the hospital since december 5th. he urgently needs a bone marrow transplant. his father is caucasian, his mother is chinese. that makes it a bigger challenge to find a donor. ruby is with the asian donor program. >> he will need a chinese and caucasian donor so it would be more difficult for him to find a perfect match. >> there will be two donor drives this month, one in san mateo the other at the haight-ashbury free clinic in san francisco. the process of finding a donor starts with a cheek swab test. the test is free and painless. donors must be between 18 and 60 years old. if a match is found, in most cases, stem cells are collected

directly from the donor's blood. kyle's mother is encouraging people to join the bone marrow registry. >> i can't imagine. parents can imagine what out it would be like. >> reporter: you can also order a swab kit at the donor program. all of the information is at abc7news.com. in san mateo, lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news". >> terry: and today a bone marrow donor drive is going to be held at san mateo at serendipity school this afternoon. another drive will be held in san francisco at haight-ashbury free clinic from noon to 3:00. >> this morning at 10:00, parents can get a free child seat safety inspection. a new law requires children to be restrained in a rear booster seat until eight years old or

4'9" inches call and they would require hospitals discharging young children to tell parents where they can get free instruction. 80% of child safety seats are not installed properly. lisa is here to talk about the beautiful weather we're having. >> lisa: in fact, warmer, breezier and all those ingredients making for pretty mild afternoon. take a look at emeryville. temperatures in the 40s. air quality is good. we've got mixing and we have warmer temperatures right through the weekend. i'll tell you about it next. >> terry: also ahead, we'll show you some of the big waves that have been lashing the coast and plans for this year's contest at mavericks.

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wherever you go. shot near the embarcadero, transamerica pyramid, bank of america building and couple clouds up there, but they are not going to make a dent in the beauty of today. it is peak whale watching season and several sightings in pacific. two whales entered honolulu harbor. they have been trailing a fishing boat for days and followed it right into the harbor. the rare move because the mother was following the young whale and the young whale was following the boat. another sighting of a killer whale. a large pod of orcas. you can see a calf among the whales. they say killer whale populations have risen and certainly explain why there have been recent sightings. >> off the coast of san mateo

county they are looking for waves as the mavericks surf contest could be called any day now. yesterday the window opened and big waves attracted a lot of surfers but as wayne freedman reports, just not the right kind to hold the contest. >> reporter: on the san mateo coast there may have been more shutter clicks than waves but make no mistake, those waves are what drew people here. >> how far do you think we are. i would say half a mile. >> reporter: when they held opening ceremonies there was camera toting die-hards waiting for moments like this. 24 of the world's best wave riders. among them alex martens from brazil. >> you know.

>> local officials plan to close the beach and the bluffs on event day. too many people, too dangerous. >> part of the logic, crowds have a will of their own. >> this is a roadway that injured speck spaters that -- spectators for good. crumbling bluffs, speck at a time most watch on big screens. people are lured here almost as much as their clam chowder. see for the one that sells flowers. >> i would say 50% up. >> they wait for the competition. among them brian, who is hoping for a couple more days. >> i just lost my second set of camera equipment. >> he is the official

photographer, one large wave landed $6,000 of equipment worthless. >> we know that error stands for? >> your camera got wet. [ laughter ] >> reporter: those were not the first and not be the last. wayne freedman, "abc 7 news". >> terry: if you are waiting to hang ten, good news from surfer girls here. wind is doing something. >> lisa: it's the offshore component it tends to hold off the waves. >> terry: she is a surfer girl. >> lisa: it is beautiful nonetheless and check out the waves and beaches. warmer day and you can see the wind in mount tam. tam has brought beautiful pictures and that wind has brought a mild start by the

delta, but our friends in the livermore valley, it has been cold with a windchill factor. later on today. these north-northeast winds will work to warm us up. low to mid 40s and mid 30s elsewhere around the bay and on the coast it's 50. novato, 34 and only place that has a little bit of fog is napa but elsewhere those winds have scoured out the fog, dried out the atmosphere and warmed us up from napa, santa rosa and fairfield this morning while we've cooled down a little bit in san francisco but more significantly in oakland this morning and livermore with 10 degrees of cooling. it all amounts to a sunny and milder afternoon today, tomorrow perhaps the upper 60s in warmest north bay valleys. we will look for the dry weather unfortunately all of next week. it looks like we'll be looking at subtle changes day to day.

we need a breakthrough from the dominant ridge of high pressure, we have seen it weaken and rebuild. with that it's not only causing the gusty winds in southern california down through the grapevine, southern end of the san joaquin valley but a red flag warning for the western slopes of sierra nfsdz. winds up to 50 miles an hour later on tonight. no snow to talk about hazardous conditions. back home, clear conditions and with the mixing, less to be and a better air quality today. that is the good news if we're going to have any out of the continued dry weather. enjoy the warmest day of the week. then a slow cool down the rest of the week. 63 with gusty winds in southern california. 74 in palm springs with yosemite coming in low 50s. mid-60s here. we're talking about 64 in menlo

park and san francisco along the coast, a little cool. 58 pacifica. 59 in daly city and warmer numbers coming in 5-7 degrees warmer today in parts of our north bay valleys. 63 in oakland. you'll be warming up significantly by 2:00, 3:00 and over the hills, beautiful day, 64, but if you are out for a bike ride it will be breezy out there. most definitely heading up towards mount diablo with 68 in watsonville. here is a look ahead. we're talking more mild weather, mildest we'll see out of next seven. cooler and staying dry, bone dry. we're at about 28% of normal sfor for santa rosa and san jose. only about an inch of rain since the season begin which is july 1st. so it's not good. >> terry: thanks a lot. microsoft has patented a gps

feature and it's been dubbed avoid the ghetto. it takes into account unsafe neighborhoods and dangerous terrain. it's been created especially for mobile phones with gps but there are fears it could penalize poor neighborhoods. >> people don't want to get shot or carjacked. it doesn't have anything to do with dissing poor people but what is going into cars is staying alive. it allows people to justify paying for it. >> terry: it works in realtime so it gives up to minute information. microsoft will implement the new settings into the windows phones. you are about to start seeing a new technology exclusively here on abc7 when we do our traffic reports. its free app called waze.

it helps you avoid traffic jams and helps you become a traffic spotteder to helps our traffic reports that much accurate. jonathan bloom has more on how it works. >> reporter: take a left. >> frank commutes every day from san carlos to palo alto. >> it's usually 30 minutes door to door with very little traffic. >> reporter: on a bad day? >> on a bad day, hour and ten minutes. >> reporter: frank has been using waze. it tells you where the traffic jams are and it does it by gathering realtime data from millions of users as they drive. >> we have a community of ten million drivers that is responsible for helping us collect that information. so it's created by the crowd. she thinks of it as a win, win. they share gps coordinates in

exchange for a free service. >> it's 100% community. all they have to do is open the application and drive witness. you are contributing to the information that everybody else gets. >> wave works on any newer smart phone or anything with a gps receiver. so any android device, newer modems of the blackberry. >> he uses it on iphone mounted so he can keep both hands on the wheel. if you are parked or you are a passenger, he says how you can report traffic problems. >> i can say it's moderate traffic and send a narrative. >> those alerts help other drivers and help "abc 7 news" traffic gives the most detailed reports. >> there is heavy traffic as well and this is telling you it's on octavia street. >> city streets and back roads have been a challenge for traffic reporters.

traditional maps rely on under ground speed sensors. so frances dinglasan is using waze to report missing information. >> reporter: most thing i'm excited about is taking the driver down to the street level especially if there is an incident. >> incident reports are up to the second. frank can acknowledge he has seen it, too. give you a thumbs up. >> and if you join the traffic spotters group on waze we'll mention you when you help us out. >> less than ten miles an hour so it verifies the slow speeds. >> you can download it by going to abc7news.com or going to the i-tune store or marketplace. join our group. >> more abc7 traffic spotters we have more reliable the information will be. >> on the remodeled road in palo alto, jonathan bloom, "abc 7 news."

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>> terry: you are looking at a live picture of lake tahoe. camera atop heavenly there. it's a gorgeous shot. just as spectacular as we look out on lake tahoe.

the lifted chairs on the lower right-hand side of the screen should be filled with skiers. should be a lot of white in that picture but it is not happening. beauty is there but i know a lot of people up there are hoping for some rain and some snow and get back to wintertime. >> many people find the new year is good time to get finances in order. if you are buried in debt there is way to get out. >> my credit has been in the dump for a long time. >> reporter: robert looks over his credit report. the san francisco resident wants he got behind in his payments he couldn't catch up. >> it snowballs on you and you can't get back. >> he hasn't had a credit cards for five years. one possible solution is a secured credit card. >> for those who are trying to

rebuild damaged credit it's the best way to get back on your feet if you can't get a ordinary card. >> you deposit $300 into an account. that is held in exchange for $300 in credit. consumer action did a survey of secured credit cards. the consumer group likes the one from gold one credit union. >> they have a secured card that has no annual fee. what is more, you earn 1 percent interest on the amount you deposit. >> reporter: joe rideout likes the capital one secured credit card. he can put down as little as $49 and get a credit limit of $200. now roberts knows that not all secured credit cards are created equal. his experience with some of them has not been good. >> i don't like them at all unless you can hook up one

through a bank where you have an account, a record reputable bank. >> there are some that has no fees. it's probably best to use it just for the purpose of using to rebuild credit. >> it's better than pay day lenders. you can see consumer actions complete survey of secured credit cards by going to our website at abc7news.com. i'm michael finney. "7 on your side". >> terry: coming up inauguration ceremonies for san francisco mayor ed lee. they will reflect the city's diversity. don sanchez with a preview coming up.

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senator feinstein will swear him in and performers reflecting the city's diversity will follow. don sanchez has a preview. >> reporter: dancers of the award dragon and lion association preparing to send a special performance at city hall at the inauguration of mayor ed lee. >> since the year of the dragon will perform the golden dragon to bless him to make sure he has a smooth year for his new office. >> the dragon faces are impressive. over the years, it's appropriate they should be part of the ceremonies for the first asian-american mayor and appropriate dragons are filled with symbolism. myth cal character the from the chinese zodiac. >> it's most powerful, made of all these components like a

dragon. so that is very appropriate i think for this city and for this mayor. >> reporter: a showcase of diversity. dance troupes from seven cultures organized by world arts west that started the dance festival 34 years ago. >> we are fortunate to have such exciting arts community in san francisco and to be part of that diverse cultural pluralism. only san francisco can do this type of thing. >> reporter: a klb raise and so will it be for the mayor's inauguration. willie brown will emcee. it is in contrast to the extravaganza for brown's first inauguration. thousands of people attended. this time it's about celebrating the cultural richness of the city.

>> terry: one last check of the dry forecast. >> lisa: dry and mild and a little breezy in spots. high temperatures all in the 60s. 63 in san mateo. 66 in morgan hill. upper 60s tomorrow, north bay, no fog to speak of but a little cooler and fog comes back tuesday. no rain. >> terry: thanks a lot. thanks for joining us. next newscast at 5:00 this evening. keep track of the latest breaking news at twitter and talk all about it on facebook. have a great day and there a beautiful shot.