>> two people hurt, once transported in critical condition after a high speed accident that happened just after 1:00 p.m. near redwood dumps. investigators say one car believed to be traveling southbound rear ended another car. the free frae was closed in order to land a helicopter to transport that person. >> breaking international news. venezuelan president hugo chavez died after a two-year battle with cancer. the socialist leader known for his style and harsh criticism of the u.s.. chavez objected to the wars in iraq and war in afghanistan, and any united nations speech referred to george w. bush as, quote, the devil. today president obama reaffirmed support for the venezuelan people, and for a

constructive relationship with the government there. huggo chavez was 58 years old. >> the incoming storm has residents in one san francisco neighborhood worried. >> but the city says rain won't increase the risk of more sink holes. you can see the view from sky 7 which flew over the neighborhood last week. unstable soil caused serious damage. >> three homes are now red tagged. is that right, heather? >> that is right. still three as of yesterday and today. three yellow. the city not expecting that to change. in anticipation of rain they did inspect roof tops of the water-damaged homes. otherwise they're not expecting the rain to do anymore damage. it will be months before they're fully recovered here. >> this hull is supposed to

have water in it. it helps compact the soil around a freshly-repaired pipe. it's one of six that the story will be repairing here. they were damaged when a 16 inch water main broke, and flooded the neighborhood a week ago. a two-foot river of water roared down 15th avenue damaging 23 homes. the pipes are just one of many projects that will take months to complete and will be an agonizing wait for owners of the three homes. that st how long the city says it will have to wait and watch the unstable soils underneath them. one large sink hole spread underneath the three red tagged houses and threatening other yellow tagged homes. the city says it will take tle to six months of waiting to see how the soil settles and dries out. only then can engineers decide if the homes can be saved. sfpuc says the rain storm is not big enough to make

existing sink holes worse, nor create new one autos we're not expecting a huge quantity of water, there was a quantity here that is already been herein fill traited the ground. the rain event not expected to be as large as water here. >> the mayor is expected to be paying a visit to the neighborhood and, the city might be setting up some kind of a presence in the neighborhood to help people navigate recovery process. happening now, the sierra is bracing for snow. our approaching system is expected to dump snow above 7,000 feet. lake tahoe will see three to eight inches of snow. here is a look at live pictures via weather tv. the national weather service posted a 24 hour winter weather advisory. >> the mid west is getting a

blast of wintery weather from montana to virginia. minneapolis could see the biggest snowfall this winter. the storm is barreling through illinois head together nation's capital. it's expected to arrive tonight. people there have dubbed the storm snow quester. >> western wisconsin dealing with the affects of the storm, take a look at the semi that slid off the interstate then into a river. the dive and rescue team recovered the body. crews searched for a second person believed to have been a passenger. a foot of snow forecasted today for parts of wisconsin. >> an engine fire forced an alaska airlines flight carrying 53 passengers and crew to make an emergency landing this morn. the flight took off heading to boise, idaho about 11:00 a.m. but just 20 minutes later an indicator light showed there was a fire this the plane's right engine. so the plane returned to san jose for a landing where it was met as you saw there, by crews on the ground.

no one was injured. >> we're learning new information today about the three people accused of stealing a luxury sail boat in sausalito. >> yes. sky 7 hd was overhead as police made arrests. investigators now believe they know how that yacht was stolen. >> amy hollyfield has more. police are getting a good look at the yacht known as darling and think they have figured out how it was stolen. >> the boat fell is evidence of forced entry. >> three people on board were arrested and booked. police say they're not familiar with any of them and say one 53-year-old is known to law enforcement officials in santa cruz county. >> for public disorder, for

property crimes, like theft. narcotic autos police have an important piece of evidence thanks to someone at sausalito yacht harbor. >> the instinct said they don't belong. and so that person took it further and said, well maybe i should take a picture. >> didn't know the value but for us, it's huge value because it places them at the scene of the crime. >> the yacht ran aground monday morning. police don't know why. the boat was stuck in the sand for hours and took quite a bit of maneuvering to free. it took about four hours to tow it. once on land, damage was evident. the man who will be doing repairs was actually pleased. >> better than we thought it would be.

it's a strong boat. so it's -- it's weathered what it went through pretty good. >> the manager thinks it will take several months to repair. sausalito police say there are two lessons to be learned from the story. one, if you see something sus spishus, say something or in this case, take a picture, another, don't leave your keys on your boat. >> probably tip one, take keys witness. -- you. police invited the public to a cassette ket viewing tomorrow. >> the walk through is scheduled from 3:00 until 8:00 p.m. at santa cruz memorial funeral moment on ocean street. thursday a memorial will take place. the procession scheduled to start at 8:45 thursday morning in santa cruz and traf over 17 to san jose.

memorial will be held at hp pavilion, there. we'll broadcast it here, live at 11:00 a.m. and stream it for you on abc 7 news.com. >> a registered sex offender is in custody. police say he broke into a woman's home. the 29-year-old is on probation for burglary and wearing an ankle bracelet when taken into custody. a woman on south brook drive called 911 after 3:00 in the morning and said she awoke to an intruder in her room. the guy identified near the crime scene. police say he had womens' under wear in his pocket and listening to a police scanner on his cell phone. >> police in antioch asking for help in cracking a 25-year-old cold case. this is a clay reconstruction of an african american woman found dead. she was about 40 years old when she died. police say there was no evidence of foul play. but affects found on her body

could help identify her. a necklace with the letter "f", watches, a pink sweat shirt with blue pin stripes and nike running shoes. anyone with information is asked to contact antioch police. >> in just hours, the western span of the bay bridge takes on a new look. >> the bay lights spectacular debutes at 9:00 this evening following tests. 25,000 lights, now embellish 1.8 miles of the bridge. all of the restaurants are booked for the event. $6 million in private funds were raised to pay for the display that will run for two years. for good viewing spots or to watch the event from home, just go to abc 7 news.com. we'll be streaming it there for you live. >> still ahead here tonight at 4:00 yahoo ceo may be setting

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yahoo's decision to end telecommuting may have started a trend. today best buy announced employees now need a manager's approval to work from home. 4,000 employees take advantage of the flexible program. just last week yahoo's ceo ended the telecommuting program. best buy is struggling to compete and brought in a new ceo. >> google targets the online shopping market. >> yes. emily chang is here with this afternoon's after the bell report. hi, emily. >> move over, espn. fox wants your viewers news corps is launching fox sports 1. it will be available in 90 million pay tv homes.

and google as you said is reportedly working on a new sfgs to compete with amazon and others and will be $10-15 cheaper than amazon prime. google made a number of acquisitions lately. >> tumblr is gooding to start mobile advertisers, companies will be able to pay to promote posts and blogs on the mobile app similar tt wait web version currently works. executives expect the company to post it's first profits this year. >> stocks up again today over continued government stimulus plan was the dow reaching it's highest point in history. your bloomberg silicon valley higher on shares of apple and google. well, would the iphone have

been so successful if it had a different name? apple considered a number of names for the phone. former executive ken segal says included telepod, moby and ipad. you may remember cisco originally had the trademark for the iphone name. good thing apple got it's hands on it. dan and carolyn, back to you. >> emily, thanks. a 12-year-old boy says he's not a hero. he rescued his little sister from a frigid pond. 8-year-old sammy buck went ice skating in her backyard and fell through the ice. big brother, tony sprang into action. >> i began by taking my arm under her shoulders. i grabbed her coat hood. >> i thought i wasn't going to

survive. i was cold. >> tony fell through the ice. their father thrashed a path to reach both children. tony never let go of his sister. sammy stopped breathing but paramedics revived her. >> what a great brother. >> yes. he is. >> let's turn our attention to weather. storm on the way in. >> it's just beginning to fall now. so it's getting close. by oh, mid evening, we'll see it here in san francisco. let me give you a view whereof the system is now at the moment. rain north and west of clover dale. so let me give you a view of where the rain is falling now. areas in the northwestern corner, looks like more steady rainfall is beginning to push inland now. looking at cloudy skies,

temperatures 56 degrees in san francisco. 60 in oakland. 55 in san jose. another sfru our camera looking aly dark right there. temperatures in other locations, 54 in jant rosa right now. 59 in livermore. a cold rain, scattered showers tomorrow, overnight tomorrow night, and throughout thursday, so two days of this wintery pattern coming our way. here is a look at the composite loop. you can see the frontal system pushing into the northwestern corner of the state. let's start at 7:00 this evening, at which point rain will have advanced a bit farther south closing in on the golden gate. then we'll see the frontal beginning to sweep through san francisco ask central part of the viewing area with steadier

rain. by 5:00 in the mosh morning there will be wet spots out tlchl the pattern continues through the day tomorrow, overnight, into thursday. by 11:00 rainfall totals up to two inches in the north bay mountains as much as half an inch to one inch throughout the central part of the viewing area. now, overnight tonight with rainfall developing we'll see lows in the mid 40s to low 50s so it won't be cold but rain makes you feel colder, tomorrow, a chilly day with periods of rain and high temperatures only into mid to upper 50s. next three day lbz that way.

highs only into 50s. showers should end by friday. set your clocks ahead by monday, tuesday, high temperatures in low 70s again. >> thank you very much. >> we're following breaking news in san francisco right now. emergency crews are responding to a major gas leak near st. luke's hospital in the mission district. >> sky 7 is live above the scene at duncan street in z.san jose avenue. abc 7 news is live with what is happening there. >> i can tell you patients and visitors have been on lock down this afternoon. if you're going to see someone, you can get n you cannot get out again. they're telling everybody to shelter in place. in the plast few minutes we've seen bits of small groups of people coming out. many people with hands over

mouths and noses. some with gas masks. they have been told to walk away from that gas leak. i talked with battalion chief about what pg&e is doing in terms of the natural gas leak we're having pg&e come over, we're walking to see if there are pockets of gas. we're on lock down, not letting people leave until we can ascertain the extent of the gas leak. >> there is a shelter in place they are still trying to keep people from going in. chief thompson said woe smell a strong odor of natural gas. we're seeing people heading out of here, covering their faces. but they say that no one has been sickened.

everything okay in there? they're leaving. live at st. luke's hospital, abc 7 news. and that shelter in place has new been lifted more people come out of the hospital. >> good to see. thank you very much. keep us up to date if you would. >> coming up next no doubt some munmen would be nervous talking to mila kunis. >> after 4:30, why there will be a lot of dispatted tourists in the nation's capital.

>> carly ray jepson cancelled her performance at boy scouts jamboree because of its antigay stance. it's expected to draw more than 45,000 people. the boy scouts of america says they appreciate everyone's right to express an opinion and are focused on put okay a great event. >> he is squire magazine named her the sexiest woman alive. now we know the power milakunis has over men. >> i'm petrified. >> you're doing a great job. >> really? >> no. >> what is your favorite beer? >> well, well, -- . >> i like blue moon.

do you have that? >> no. no. i never heard that have. >> what? what? listen i want to come you're going show me football i'll show you a blue moon. >> kunis is promoting her new movie. a reporter asked her about the movie and invited her to a drink, football game and wedding. she says it was best interview she had that day. >> i'm sure the best he's ever done. >> probably. >> coming up next, the record day on wall street. >> plus what you're going to be able to bring on passenger plane autos durm the teenager who walked 10 miles to a job interview?

and we're looking at breaking news we've been following at st. luke's hospital in san francisco. encouraging news about that natural gas leak. crews capped the leak just minutes ago. you're looking at people leaving the hospital after the shelter in place was issued many covering mouths and noses because of the smell of gas this, is on san jose avenue and duncan street.

we're able to see people coming out covering their faces because of this strong smell but that leak has been capped. firefighters went throughout the hospital to check if gas pockets accumulated in the building again. the gas leak has been capped. >> it was a historic day on wall street. dow jones closed at an all-time high. the blue chip index climbed almost 90 points higher than the previous record ni october. the standard and poor's index rose more than 14 points today. >> wall street traders are taking these numbers in stride. >> you don't see champagne bottles because there is still a very big disconnect between what the market is telling us and what the economy is telling us.

>> almost exactly four years ago in march, 2009. >> scary moments for an italian pilot above new york city. he saw something odd just minutes before landing at kennedy airport. >> we saw a drone, a drone aircraft. >> how far did you see that aircraft? >> about 1,000. >> the drone aircraft? five miles per hour 1500 feet? >> the pilot of the jumbo jet did not take evasive action. controllers alerted police on the ground, faa and fbi are now investigating this drone sighting. nonmilitary use of drones is increasing. it can serve in recognizance and surveillance often used more by law enforcement. >> the transportation security administration is easing up on carry on restrictions starting next month, small knifes will

be allowed in passenger cab yinz for the first time since september 11th. travelers will be able to bring golf clubs on board. the rules go into affect april 25th. the flight attendant union saying it endangers passengers and crew members outside of the cockpit. sequester cuts are hitting the white house, tourists visiting the nation's capital will be disappointed. the visitor's office announced tours will be cancelled until further notice and will not be rescheduled. officials say there is a staffing reduction because of the spending cuts. the cancellations come at the start of the busy spring break tourist season. >> disappointing for visitors. well in, rome the sift yeen chapel closed to visitors today and construction got underway to prepare it for the conclave. marcy gonzales has more. >> the crowd of cardinals

gathering at the vatican for a second day. among them, an imposter. swiss guards stopped this man trying to blend his way into one of the secret meetings. his purple sash, a scarf that gave him away. now, the real cardinals continue their work getting ready to elect a new pope my concern is to get to know what we have to do in order to prepare. >> preparing but unable to set a date. five cardinals haven't arrived in rome. >> we want to make sure there is plenty of time to discuss. we want to get a vote to get back to our papacy. >> also, honoring the last lead yes, signing off on a telegram to be sent to pope

benedict the 16th. the college of cardinals now closer to choosing a successor. the urns used to hold and burn ballots are being put in place. cardinals spent part of the day discussing alleged corruption within the vatican. the next meeting will be tomorrow morning. >> after years of negotiations the city reached an agreement kcal cal pacific medical center. the two billion dollar plan will expand st. luke's project to 120 beds instead of 80. however, the medical center plan will be scaled back to just 304 beds instead of 5555. california pacific will continue offering charity health care and contribute millions to affordable housing as well as work place training. jant clara county supervisors voted to hold a special

election on june 4th toj fill the seat left vacant by this man. the former supervisor resigned and is facing criminal clarjz -- charges. investigators say he used taxpayer money and campaign donations to support a gambling adiction. he has aprol jized. the motion still needs final approval. that is expected to happen at next tuesday's meeting. the special election is expected to cost $1 million. a bay area world war ii landmark is the sift a u.s. citizenship swearing in ceremony. several surviving rosies attended the ceremony. a mom and daughter were among those who took the oath. >> we're coming from different places and can be here together. so that the melting pot aspect

encompasses a little bit that have and that. >> the site was chosen as part of the womens' history month. >> congratulations autos coming up san francisco new yid that helps tourists get around city hall. >> plus a lot of community support for the teenager who walked 10 miles fr a job interview. now, he's giving back. >> i'm spencer christian. looking at the western sky we just see skies getting darker and the ground, wetter, i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and let's take a look now at the bay bridge toll plaza. look at this. like christmas morning or something. traffic moving ease eyely at the toll plaza. stay with us.

we have an update about the unemployed teenager offered a job while talking -- walking 10 miles to a job interview. the man heard that the homeless 18-year-old's story and then offered him a job on the start. he posted the story on facebook. it went viral. people began sending donation autos it has changed i went from sleeping on the douch my

own apartment. >> the story as one customer put it is redefining viral. >> he plans to give a quarter donations to his co-workers and plans to start a foundation to help unemployed people find clothing and transportation. >> what a great story. >> what a work ethic. >> right. >> speaking of good jobs let's go back and update the forecast. >> it's getting close now. you can see there is rain moving our way into parts of a wider expanse. we're animating now to show you the movement of the frontal system and the rain head of it and down towards the area, in the sierra, a winter storm warning in affect from 7:00 this evening until 10:00 tomorrow night including tahoe area, 10-20 inches of

snow above 4,000 feet. bear that in mind if you're looking state wide. pockets of rain and showers. it's going to be cool to chilly for much of the state that includes bay area. we've got rain pushing into our direction and continue to develop overnight and into tomorrow, pockets of rain and showers tomorrow, it could be widely scattered and it's going to be a chilly day with high temperatures only in the 50s. this pattern, this wintery showery pattern remains with us into friday. and let's see what's happening on the bay bridge. >> martha stewart's legal bat yes. this time, she's defending herself. >> warrior goesing global wr.

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u.s. ambassador to the united nations says a draft being circulated would impose some of the toughest sanctions ever on north korea. ambassador susan rice and others want to punish the isolated communist north korea for latest round of nuclear tests. sanctions aim to impede north

korea's further nuclear ambitions as north korea threatened to cancel the cease-fire that ended the korean war in 19 50s. >> the international community is united and firm in the opposition to north korea's elicit nuclear and missile programs and the more isolated and impoferished nork will be. >> the proposed sanctions will be for the first target the banking transactions and cash transfers conducted by north korea. >> checking healthy news an inhaleable drug is now considered too risky to use. it has been pefsh scribed for post menopausal woman to women for decades. now a panel say there is little evidence it works following two studies found the drug may increase the risk of cancer. >> martha stewart is back in

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>> getting around city shawl getting easier for foreign visitors. new kiosks will carry information in several languages about things like what to expect at metal detectors. it will be available in russian, chinese and spanish. we think it's an excellent idea to move to something more available information and in multiple languages. >> they'll have information on local muse seems, marriage licenses and other services available at city hall. >> golden state warriors are making plans for next season. nba announced warriors will play in china against lakers in the fall on october 15th

and 18th. it's the second visit the china to the warriors in five years. nba trying to spread it's wings. >> still ahead at 4:00 megacommuters. no place has more of them. here in the in the bay area. >> stay with us. we'll explain right after this. >> and also coming up at 5:00 ongoing justice that changed the way domestic violence cases are handled. the family is doing make them stick. >> victoria's secret maneuver

bay area is number one again this, time, traveling farthest to get to work. >> here is a look at what it

looks like right now on the skyway. rough as cars come toward you trying to get on to the bay bridge. a report released today and abc 7 news reporter thomas roman has the story. >> if you think you spend too much time in traffic try being a bay area megacommuter. ward ashton commutes from mountain view. >> this take meez about an hour, 15 minutes. hour and a half. >> ashman is one commuter reflected in a report that looks at the worst of the worst commutes in the nation. not surprisingly the bay area is now ranked number one nationwide for people who spend 90 minutes or travel 50 miles to job autos for me at this point that is too long. >> a worker is four times more likely than the average american worker to be a megacommuter. a fact officials say isn't likely to change any time soon.

>> this is a terrible indictment of the failed housing and planning policies of the bay area. >> metcalfe says scarce housing in bay area cities force foamed move farther way from jobs. >> the solution to this problem lie was the cities of the bay area being willing to accept more of the region's growth themselves rather than pushing it out of sight, out of mind in our case means central valley. >> the bureau spent five years looking at commutes by county found 4% are megacommuters. some take long drives in stride. >> i talk on the phone. i have blue tooth in the car giving -- i do blt lth of business meetings and talk to my business partner. >> at least he has something to do. >> yes. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> stay with us.

an emergency in a local hospital. a gas leak forces patients to evacuate. >> and ongoing quest for justice. what the victim family is now doing to make the suspect conviction stick. >> i'm sandhya pat trel. live doppler 7 tracking a storm expected to bring rain and snow. i'll have details coming up. a beautiful winter day about to give way to a much-needed storm. good evening, everyone, i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. we want to get to sandhya patel with a look at live doppler 7 hd. the storm comes in. >> yes. significant changes are expected. let me show you live doppler 7 hd. we're seeing rain as we get in

closer, we're seeing moderate rain here. you can see stewart's point here. anapolis road. towards old stage road we're seeing light to moderate rain. as a matter of fact it's just been trace amounts. winds gusting around the by area from about 20-30 miles per hour. we do have a wind advisory until noon wednesday for sacramento, solano and goufts 40 miles per hour around the delta. winter storm warning above 4,000 feet expecting 10-20 inches of snochl get umbrellas out, i'll let you know what more this storm might bring oo. thank you. >> this is a live look at

conditions at heavenly right now from lake tahoe tv. the area is expecting 10-20 inches of snow coming up in just 15 minutes we're going to have a live report from blue canyon. the storm is welcome news for skiers and operators. >> emergency crews lifted a lock down at st. luke's hospital within the last hour. cruise ordered a shelter in place because of a natural gas leak a block away in duncan street. the smell permeated the air and reached the hospital. firefighters then locked down the building. abc 7 news was there. firefighters and pg&e crews began checking to see if pockets accumulated inside of the building. >> it was alarming because the smell kept getting stronger. to the point you kind of start getting dizzy and your head hurts. we decided to leave early. >> many were still wearing

masks to protect themselves. no one was injured because of the leak. tonight a parole is in custody in a stolen gold rush year artifact has been returned to the oakland museum of california. andre franklin arrested in two robberies in the museum january 7th, the burglar stole the $800,000 box that dates back to late 1800s and worth $800,000. police believe franklin may be connected to a november burglary when three pistols and several gold nuggets were stolen from the museum. the museum made changes to security and it's confident now in the way it's items are displayed. >> if we're just a treasure trove and a masoleum, we won't be serving our mission. >> we're told the mu yeem has