>> 100 people, plenty children, remain in local hospitals. tens of thousands are without power. >> that was a report from moore, oklahoma. >> mike nicco the meteorologist has more to see if the same ingredients exist today. >> they do. there is a moderate risk, a slight moderate and high risk is how the storm prediction center categorizes the conditions. they are under "moderate." there is a good possibility we will see damaging thunderstorms and hail and tornadoes again. yesterday, the storm was into arkansas ravaging the northern part of that state. you can see this bow echo so there will be damaging straight-lines winds opposed to tornado. if it hooks in a comma shape, then we have the possibility of tornadoes.

here is what is south of oklahoma city right now, keep your fingers crossed, it could keep the deepest moisture and energy down to the south. as we go through the morning hours you can see the system push off to the east. on the back side, though, another chunk of energy and the possibility of another round of tornadoes. kristen and eric? >> president obama will deliver an address from the white house at 7:00 our time this morning getting frequent updates and has already signed a disaster declaration. president obama called oklahoma governor to pledge help from washington, dc. the emergency declaration means people and business owners can apply for federal aid and temporary housing and property losses. >> there are numerous cell phone videos of the tornado surfacing going viral on youtube. look at that. some of the images were captured as people were escaping the

destruction. a few were taken by storm chairses who drove directly into the storm. >> member of the search-and-rescue team from the east bay is on the way to oklahoma, a firefighter who leads recovery efforts in the bay area and will command several teams in oklahoma. help coming in other forms, los angeles dodgers tweeted after hitting a home run against the brewers "i'm giving $1,000 for the home run and every home until the all-star break for the victims of my hometown in oklahoma city, pray for the victims." you can donate to the red cross from your cell phone, text "red cross" and make an ought $10 donation and you can donate more by calling 1-800-red-cross. look under "see it on tv" and stay with us all morning on the

deadly oklahoma tornado with the latest developments on air and online at abc7news.com. we are sending out frequent updates on twitter, as well. >> our weather here has been calm. the big headline this morning is it is cooling down. >> pike has more. >> we do have a cooling trend on the way. today, as we get at look at the day planner, the country conditions show we are going to see with the current temperatures fairly mild conditions out there temperatures running mostly in the 50's right now. we do have the possibility of a few 40's as the sky is clear in some areas opposed to other areas. in the east bay we have 50's to near 60 degrees. the day planner shows we will top out only in the low 70's inland and around mid-60's at the coast. rather, around the bay.

only 50 at coast. it will be eight to 18 degrees cooler today and quite breezy this afternoon. >> good morning, we are starting with a crash in walnut creek along northbound 680 at highway 24. this is involving one car that is construction. we do have one lane blocked, the middle lane, and it sounds like someone is stopping to assist, someone who was found under the car. it doesn't sound like it is too terribly serious but we are keeping our eye on it and we do not have details as far as slowing is concerned. the construction is slowing things down. northbound and southbound 880 between high street we have three lanes blocked until 5:00 a.m. >> thank you. today is the day in a few hours the bay area will find out whether our region gets to host the super bowl in 2015. abc7 news reporter is at the site where it would be played, the new 49ers under

consuc clara. >> you can see the progress of the stadium behind me in santa clara, getting ready for play in 2014. the big game is the super bowl that it wants to host. well find out today if it gets it. the owners decide in boston, super bowl 50 is between santa clara and san francisco and miami. the loser squeeze off against houston for the right right to host super bowl 51 miami lost public funding but we are waiting for the announcement before celebrating. >> people think we have it in the bag but i never count on anything until it happens. i will reserve judgment but i am more excited as it gets close. >> at 10:30 each city gives their presentation to the owners. the secret ballot voting for super bowl 50 follows and the commissioner will make an announcement and the city that did not get the super bowl will face off against houston in

another round of voting for super bowl 51. we expect the announcement around noon today and we will bring you the announcement right here on abc7 news. >> thank you, matt. voting is expected between 10:30 this morning and 12:30 p.m. abc7 news will bring you the courage of the super bowl city announcement on air and online at abc7news.com. you can get all of the latest open twitter. a person is dead after being struck by a car in san jose around 9:30 last night but it was not a hit-and-run. early in the day a 16-year-old bicyclist was hit and killed by a pickup truck headed to hive in east san jose the capitol expressway and silver creek. >> searchers will be back in

ocean beach to look for a man who disappeared after the bay to breakers race. the 27-year-old was last seen around noon on sunday after running the race. his friends believe he may have gone for a swim because his clothes, cell phone, and i.d. were found on the beach. searchers spanned the ocean beach and the edge of golden gate park and the coast guard brought in a helicopter. coming up next half hour we go to abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield for the latest in the search. >> in the past half hour, thousands of health care workers went on strike at uc san francisco and four other centers involving x-ray technicians, radiation therapists and pharmacists. officials say the work stoppage could cost up to $20 million in lost productivity. hundreds of elective surgeryies and chemotherapy sessions have been postponed. 100 workers who do critical task could not join the strike.

there are problems over pension contributions. >> an increased presence of east palo alto streets after the police chief declared a crime emergency in response to a string of violence that left one dead and eight shot in two weeks. the latest violence happened on sunday when 16-year-old boy was killed after someone opened fire on him and his friends as they sat in a parked car. police say they are getting help from other agencies. >> there will be a lot of officers on the street but we want to do it intelligently and use data we have and the intelligence we have gained. you get this intelligence by bringing the agencies together and putting things on the table to find out what we can do together to combat the violence. >> police say in order to benefit up patrols the department will cancel regular days off. >> the richmond certify counsel could decide whether to fire a high powered law firm over the

chevron fire over environmental damage stemming from the august 6 fire that sent black smoke across the east bay with 15,000 residents going to local hospitals complaining of breathing problems. no dollar figure is attached to the proposed claim. >> flames race through a home in vallejo and the dramatic action and neighbors to save a man's life. >> governor brown changes his tune on the safety concerns on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. >> we are following up-to-the-minute developments in the massive oklahoma tornado

>> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all bay area. >> 4:41 a look from san francisco with the lights blaring in the night from the

cameras. how will the forecast look? cooler. >> the former commissioner of the i.r.s. is headed to capitol hill today to testify about the i.r.s. political scandal for the first time, lawmakers will have the opportunity to question him about what he knew and when. he ran the acknowledge when agents were targeting conservative groups and testify before the senate finance committee which launched a bipartisan investigation. >> police in arizona will release hundreds of photos taking after the deadly shooting rampage that injured governor governor governor where six were killed and a dozen wounded with pictures of the handgun and high capacity magazine used by the alleged shooter. two months ago the sheriff released 2,700 pages of investigative reports examining the shooting. >> one firefighter is recovering from burns to his hand and 20 people are homeless this morning after an apartment fire in

vallejo. we learn how the heroism by firefighters save a man's life. >> the disoriented man was trapped on the balcony as flamed ripped through the apartment. >> we tryied to help him but he was going back inside. >> he fell in the fire with buns -- burns on his back and shoulders. >> firefighter ran up the ladder and into the black smoke and flames. >> i could hear the firefighter, kevin, yelling at the victim to let go. >> he was dead weight, grabbing on to something and i got his hand free and picked him up but i need help. >> the chief usually lets the younger guys do the heavy lifting but he was the only one on hand and two neighbors had to steady the ladder.

>> i wouldn't want to fall from the second story carrying someone down the ladder. >> the elderly man had second-degree burns. >> 4:44. governor brown said he is no longer certain the eastern span of the bay bridge will open labor day weekend saying the bridge will not open unless it is ready. the governor previously dismissed concerns of the structural integrity. in addition to safety questions regarding cracking bolts used to build the span, it is reported that thousands of steel tendons were exposed to rainfall with no significant corrosion according to caltran but outside engineers say caltran's tests are inadequate. >> the sharks take on the stanley cup champions in game four of the playoffs. sharks won game three but trail. the best of seven is at 2-1.

yesterday they had practice. this is a must-win situation because only 9 percent of the nhl teams that fall behind 3-1 come back to win. game time is 7:30 at shark tank. >> today is golden state warriors day in san francisco. this morning, san francisco mayor will make the declaration and give a key to the city to steph curry who set the regular season report for three pointers. the warriors had a season beyond expectations with the playoff appearance and second place finish in the division. san francisco is in the process of approving a new waterfront home for the team and hopefully we go from warriors to the big 49ers announcement. >> that would be great. it would be trick. >> mike nicco has a look at the forecast. >> it was grim watching the coverage on the tornado and the

schools getting hit. you look at the damage and you can see it was serious, probably ef maybe ef5, one of the strongest tornadoes out there. we will keep an eye on that and go back there live several times during the morning. we will focus on behalf -- what we are doing at home. it is quiet. it is dry. we had clouds coming in with the cloud front, mid-and-upper level clouds and we will not get any wet weather. the bay bridge from our exploritorium camera and the forecast cycle shows clouds this morning. when the breezes kick in they will bring in the dry and cool air so increasing sunshine and breezes. we are getting close to the threshold of having wind advisories but not quite there and we will be up around 30 or 40 miles per hour. cool breezes through thursday and we turn the fan on and it stays on for 72 hours and when

we get rid of that the weekend is calmer and slowly warmer. temperatures are going to run at average if not below for the better part of the week with a cold front coming while you were sleeping and tightly packed lines of pressure and the closer the bars are together the faster they funnel through and it is coming straight from alaska so that is why below average highs come today and hang around for a while. upper 60's in milpitas and low-to-mid 70's for everyone else. mid-to-upper 60's for the peninsula, and barely making it to 60 at half moon bay and everyone else along the coast will be brisk and the upper 50's and throw mid-60's downtown and south san francisco and sausalito and mid-to-upper 50's at your beaches while we struggle in the mid-to-upper 50's for the east bay shore with a few areas getting to 70 including richmond in the

low-to-mid 70's a far cry from the 90's of yesterday. it will be breezy at at&t park, big deal, right in more so than normal at 59 and dropping down to 54 at 7:15. the seven-day forecast shows below average temperatures wednesday through saturday and sunday and monday, a slow warming trend. leyla gulen? >> we are gathering details of the crash in walnut creek, a car that collided with something and it is in the middle lane. when the fire department arrived someone was trapped under the vehicle and they helped that person up. we do have one lane still blocked northbound 680 beyond highway 24, and we do not see any delays yet. as we take it further to the south, this is the drive through hayward, we have construction northbound 680 between south mission boulevard to north mission boulevard three lanes are closed until 6:00 a.m. this morning and to the south, still, in san jose, eastbound and westbound 237, the transition road to northbound 880 we have

road work there that will last until 6:00 and this is the bay bridge toll plaza with a few tolls on the right-hand side that are shut down until 5:00 a.m. and the eastbound traffic from san francisco a few lanes will be blocked until 2:00 this afternoon so plan ahead and give yourself extra time. >> behind-the-scenes changes could be coming to yosemite national park to prevent another outbreak of the deadly hantavirus. officials will have to approve any design updates to privately run lodging inside the park. three people died during last year's outbreak after staying in tents. the company that runs the village made construction changes without telling the park that gave mouse more places to hide. investigators recommend they test monitoring in all lodging at yosemite. >> the san jose city council considers tapping another source of income, the extra money that

the city could make from a medical product going up in smoke. >> a major upgrate that will change the look of sfo and create thousands of jobs. >> we are following up-to-the-minute developments in the oklahoma tornadoes. here is a live look at the damage of the incredible devastation as daylight comes out and survivors are

>> welcome back at 4:52. a disturbing trend in san francisco. animal control officers are seeing an increase in dog abuse crimes this is a ten-month-old pug that was brought do an emergency pet hospital suffering from severe trauma. according to the "san francisco chronicle", the female puppy was in a state of shock to the point of blindness. animal care and control officers are searching for whoever beat the job and they say this case

is just the latest in a string of dog abuse. >> san jose's city council will vote today on whether to increase taxes on pot dispensaries. the marijuana tax could jump from 7 percent to 10 percent bringing in an additional $1.5 million in revenue to help pay for staff and oversee city services and street maintenance and youth and senior programs. >> the san francisco airport commission is expected to vote today on a major expansion of fog, the mayor revealed the ten year master plan yesterday including a 400 room luxury hotel right next to the international terminal. the master plan calls for complete makeover for terminal one and improvements underway to the concourse and security checkpoints at terminal 3. the project is expected to generate 36,000 jobs. a luxury hotel at the airport and you do not even have to go off campus.

>> night. nice. we will see if we have the weather to go with a nice visit to san francisco. mike? >> if you like it cool. >> cool and butchy -- bumpy getting in and out, in fact all of the airports because the breezes will be 30 or 40 miles per hour. no radar runs so it will be a dry front with the clouds. we were in the low-to-mid 90's through the central valley and 80 in chico and 82 in sacramento and 63 in tahoe and it will take a while to get to fresno and 91 and 101 in palm springs with more cloud cover than yesterday. good morning, everyone, a bit of construction to get to and this is in san jose if you are traveling along northbound 880, if you are traveling between great mall parkway and highway 87, a few lanes will be blocked until 6:00 a.m. and slow-and-go

traffic out there. to the waze app we have an accident northbound 680 around highway 24 and it is a minor accident. the fire department is saying the person that was trapped was allegedly under the influence of something. no one hit his car sitting in the middle lane and now we are looking at the crash starting to cheer. in san jose, the drive is all clear. >> new this morning, the oakland city council will vote on providing loans to small business and promote economic development in oakland part of a partnership with a nonprofit organization that raises money to fund small businesses in mostly developing countries and would be the first u.s. city to partner at 30 percent interest and up to $10,000 each. >> taxing soft drinks to fight

childhood obesity is put on hold in california. that bill passed out of the senate committee in april and was supposed to be heard this week in the senate appropriations committee but, instead, it has been assigned to the suspense filed so it is on "hold." supporters say it sun likely to go further because the suspense file is where many bills in sacramento go to die. >> crews in santa cruz saved a starving dog stranded on an island. this dog was discovered stuck on the watsonville island and they could not find a boat to get the k-9 so they used a small plastic inflateable raft. it took two trips to the island to locate the dog. but he now is recovering at the santa cruz county animal shelter and rescuers thing he was on the island for a month and survived by eating bird eggs. incredible story. >> it is. >> the top story in the nation,

16 hours after a tornado destroys a small town in oklahoma, crews continue to find victims and survivors. this is just some of the carnage in the moore, oklahoma area, a suburb of oklahoma city. at 5:00 a.m., the tearful losses and the emotional reunions following this devastation. >> also, apple c.e.o. tim cook appears before congress over tax maneuvering that has lawmakers asking tough questions whether they are paying their fair share. >> blow to the san francisco giants and the key pitcher will be out for at least two months.

>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, 5:00 a.m. on tuesday. we thank you for joining us at this early hour. >> an endless night for emergency workers and search team combing the rubble of homes, schools, and a hospital in oklahoma city suburb looking for more survivors of the devastating tornado. the official death toll is 51 but a spokesman for the oklahoma city medical examiner says that in uncould -- that number could climb to 91. president obama will address the nation at 7:00 our time and now money will flow to