ahead. the director says he does think about this all of the time. >> we have gases from underground during summer months.. >> of course after bracing for cold, people are bracing for the bill. >> it's difficult to come home at different times of the day and night. so to age when i'm going to be home. so. >> unfortunately during the day. we keep it down to 60. they're not home. then, up to 67 during the night. >> blast it? >> yes. definitely. >> are you worried about the bill? >> absolutely. >> pg&e advice is try your best to conserve. maybe wear outside

gear inside. >> wearing outside clothes trying to stay warm. >> that is right. i might come up with a good idea later on. a bit of a breeze right now. when you factor in wind chill, i know people from mid west are probably laughing. take a look at lows this morning. 25 jose. san francisco, 36 degrees tonight at 10:00 until news tus at 9:00. only exception is san francisco. here is a view of, a viewer this, is what you may be

dealing within the morning. icy cold conditions. and i'll be back with a look at lows and we are whether we have rain coming in this week. >> the cold weather meant dozens of lights had to be cancelled at san francisco international airport today. more now from abc7 news reporter matt keller. >> they say everybodying is better in texas. today, dallas is responsible for half of the flights stranding thousands of people in airports across the station nation. >> they're good about rebooking and what nochlt just a bummer that, you know, i'm a full day late. >> every flight was cancelled. >> are you feeling lucky? >> yes. >> definitely. >> an ice storm crippled travel several days now. there is ice

apparently falling from above. check out what passengers were seeing at o'hare international. snow on the ground. this family supposed to fly out at 6:50 but the delay created an opportunity. >> 3:30. now, we may be going to alcatras, owing something. iet had people sleeping in uncomfortable positions. and avoiding dallas could make for a long trip home. >> bunked out on hard couches and just toughed it out. >> and today? >> today, supposed to leave at 6:35 to lax, then stuck there until eight: -- no. 11:30 tonight. >> then, home? >> hopefully. >> delays keep popping up here.

best advice is call airlines before heading to the airport. stay on top of the cold weather with the abc7 news weather app and down load it for free. >> sheriff deputies looking for scattered remains after a skeleton was found by a hiker. shiloh ranch is closed while detectives investigate. they scoured the area where a man and his two children spotted a skull and one shoe yesterday a look reveals a full skeleton. also, police need your help trying to find this man, quickly the 55-year-old has gone missing from the sonoma care and rehabilitation facility. ash

worth wearing a checkered red jacket and jean shorts. a famous local surfer died when a fire raced through his home this morning. temperatures tried to revive the 64-year-old. when arriving they discovered him inside of the car. investigators focused on the car looking for what started this tragic fire. locals knew him by his nickname stevo and the kind kahuna. >> despite end of the search, friends are still looking for a san jose man and his family who went missing after the plane crashed in idaho. they were heading from oregon to montana when smith reported engine trouble. snow, bitter cold continued to make that search very difficult. it is in rugged

terrain. one family member says no one expects anyone at this point to be fountd alive. it's been so cold a unidentified billionaire is lending his helicopter from the search. this morning a hiker says he heard the plane bank, then drop. >> rents rising in san francisco. some residents are claiming their new neighbors. one group blocked a shuttle bus from moving through the mission district. >> this is what they're plaining b this is a bus stop that some pro testers we've talked to think that those operators like google and apple ought to be paying for the use of the stops.

>> they sdroent a permit. they use 200 of them in the city and stop there thousands of times >> protesters say the city would be $1 billion richer. they're trying to make a point. >> this is a symbol of housing prices in san francisco. the city is becoming unaffordable. >> to many, this embodies the g word. >> i can pay my rent. can you pay your rent? >> yes. >> why don't you go to where you can afford it? >> real techies are more torn. >> i feel bad for people being

kicked ouf homes but i am one of the people, so, it's good for me. >> i am part of the problem. i accept it. i enjoy it. it puts smart intelligent people in the neighborhood. and with that, you end up getting great company at bars and stuff. >> bars and stuff are multiplying. >> this is the definitely. we've got such a nice community down here. >> they want the tech companies to pay for their use of the bus stops. >> google says, quote, we and earths are working with sfmta to work on a policy for shuttles in the city. >> some video. officers shows a man peering into a parked car

this morning again at benicia. a victim reported a thousand dollars worth of wrapped gifts were taken. those presents intended to go to adopt a family program at childrens hospital oakland. police are helping the victim replace the gifts. >> the deputy who shot and killed a teenager will return to work this week. deputy eric gelhaus reporting to desk duty. he's been on leave since october 22nd. gelhaus said he thought the 13-year-old was carrying a real ak 47 but the gun was an air soft bebe gun. supporters of the dead teenager are planning a protest tomorrow. >> and l.a. county sheriffs following a investigation officials say some members

considered themselves above the law. >> the charges alleged disturbing conduct including assault of inplates maits and visitors, and false arrests designed to cover up civil rights abuses. >> the deputies are also accused of conspireing to stop an fbi probe and corruption at jails by detain asking grilling a mole operating in the system. >> we're learning more details about an international saga involving a palo alto man the 85-year-old is back home and sharing more about his time in captivity. the veteran, assisting the guerrillas back when says he was freed after reading a confession written by the noeshin government apologizing for his role in the conflict. he says captors treated him well but says, quote i was under guard in my moat

hotel my interrogator says i could be sentenced to jail for espionage for 15 years. he was released on friday but back home now, with family. >> well just ahead on the move. >> so cute. wobbly. the little girl has been in the middle of an insurance fight going home, after getting heart surgery. it's a story only on abc7 news. a terrible fireball in indonesia. thisst res and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse.

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you're sassy. >> we have an update for you on this little girl whose family had to fight to get her surgery she needed. that surgery at children's hospital was a success she went home, today. it's a story only on abc7. our laura anthony shows how well that toddler is doing, today. >> it's her first surgery. >> this is the first step little aria has taken since having open heart surgery six days ago. >> it's okay. >> the 16-month-old is headed home from children's hospital after a surgery her parents fought for her to have. one her insurance company refused to pay for. >> if you have something you want and it's the right thing, don't take no for an answer. >> her doctors wanted her to

have surgery there. with you the schillings company western health advantage refused her parents appealed to state department of managed care. >> we're glad to be going home relieved for welcoming the new year in differently. >> a spokesman for western health advantage says the family had not given permission to speak. the doctor says is the surgeon that performed the procedure. >> in the end it's life saving. what happens is that this f.this process if you don't halt it, it just keeps going, leading to irregular heartbeats and lead to too much work load on the heart. >> heart of a lion now. >> now, her parents are looking forward to a joyful holiday season. >> in oakland abc7 news.

>> how kurt is aria. >> police say a 29-year-old abused a male student more than two years working as an after school program assistant at all saints catholic school. police say a 14-year-old boy told a staffer about nearly a dozen separate incidents. police say she'd contact him via text and cell phone. she's being held on bail of 800,000 tdzs >> a civic memorial for nelson mandela being planned for wednesday in san francisco. it will be held in the city hall rotunda at 8:00 in the morning. this is located in the mayor's office and will be there until friday. the mail order that have flags at half staff on sunday.

>> first lady and president left for joe hannah'sberg this morning they will be joined by a list of leaders. 91 heads of state and government and dozens of other vips will join 90,000 south african citizens. a crowded commuter train collided with a fuel truck. first passenger car took the brunt of the impact. the train just bursed into flames. the train engineer died. preliminary reports say the tanker crossed when it was supposed to stop, causing this deadly collision. >> tomorrow, national transportation safety board will begin hearings to investigate the crash of asiana flight 214 but pilots will not be

testifying. they're expected to focus on how they need more training in flying. hearings will last two days. asiana sending it's chief pilot to talk about training protocols and use of auto mated controls. >> bart commuters may notice disruptions. the work will not be until after 9:00 a.m to try to avoid conflict. >> all right. heading back outside, checking on sandhya to see if it's her turn to bundle up again. >> i hope she is. >> good call. >> it's cold i'm not freezing here. thank you. it's freezing and feels cold up here. ask anyone who has been up here, it's only going to get colder. don't worry. i'm

fine. skies are clear as you can see here. temperatures will be falling. gorgeous view. the sunset tonight at 4:51. we're seeing color from our east bay hills camera. we have an alert in effect tonight and again, tomorrow. poor air quality for north bay. moderate for the rest bay area. no wood burning is allowed i know it's going to be cold have you to figure out a way to stay warm. perhaps blanket, turn up heat. temperatures now 51 in san francisco. 46 oakland already into upper 40s. chills in the air, numbers in the mid-40s right now for santa rosa. 39 in novato. it's currently 42 in livermore this, is spectacular. clear skies, freeze warnings again tonight. a spare the air is in effect for tomorrow. and will be turning milder after mid week. so not

just night time temperatures but daytime as well. hang in there if you don't like this cold weather. looking at pacific satellite picture i want to show thu is going to be another cold night. and then, temperatures will be coming up a little bit. going to be cold tuesday morning. no rain is in site. high pressure blocking the storm from getting here. what does this mean? taking a look at calendar for san francisco, we're on track to the driest january to december on record. current record is nine inches in 1917. so far only had just over five and a half inches, just over five and a half inches since january 1st. taking a look at a dry closing to december, we can see driest calendar year on record. we'll have to monitor that for you. tomorrow morning napa, santa rosa, 20 degrees. 29 in san

jose. 30 oakland. temperature low to mid-50s will be chilly. and we're not expecting record rows tomorrow, cold morning into wednesday, temperatures starting to moderate. look at highs we're going mid-50s to low 60s thursday. up into low 60s for bay and inland friday. saturday, sunday no, rain with the accu-weather forecast. looking on monday, can't find storms there. one thing is sure. temperatures moderating by mid week. we'll get a chance to deprofit. live from roof of the kgotv broadcast center i'm sandhya patel. cheryl? dan? >> that is a perfect ten.

>> thank you. >> you look adorable. >> thank you. >> well, still ahead traveling chihuahua >> why dozens of dogs being air lifted out of the bay area. back in a moment. [s[man] no one told her,right?a. [son]hi! [mom screams]

>> cute little face there is one of the dogs that are from shementers in berkeley, oakland and sacramento. local veterinarians and groups are paying for the animals to be flown to idaho this, is an annual holiday event. there, you can see they're being loaded on to the plane. since pets have not been adopted here it's hoped they'll have a better chance elsewhere. so keep fingers crossed to find homes in idaho the group wings of rescue provided these pictures. >> bon voyage to them. >> students able to check out a certified therapy dog. the

university of san francisco, san francisco spca provides dogs uc berkeley dogs are from a nonprofit rescue foundation. these dogs so popular with students they come to uc berkeley every month to help students there. >> that is a great idea. speaking of tony larusa, founder of animal rescue foundation learned he's joining baseball immortals one dog is dressed in the cardinals red in honor of the last team. they brought into the hall of fame along with bobby cox and joe tori. >> we're so excited tony and his good friends made it into the hall of fame. with over 75 >> during 90s early 90s inspired

by a spray cat that darted onto the field. it's a no kill shelter that finds homes for pets. just hoping people will congratulate by making donations in his name. >> candle stick park? you know giants used to play there until they got their own right? . the time in san francisco recreation and parks department put seats on sale this morning the only come in pairs at a price of $749 for two. price of a ticket, right? season ticket holteders were awill youed to buy them about a month ago. the stick will be demolished after moving to their new stadium next season. and proceeds going to recs and parks department. >> buy it now. doint change your mind they'll go for more probably.

>> how do pick best seats in a movie theater.

to those who've been waiting welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage, and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. coming up at 6:00 a supermarket for illegal drugs. vet corner marketplaces being taken down by dea. also, raising new questions about indegree grit yes of the new bay bridge and strength of the rods that hold it together z one crop that will thrive thanks to this brutal cold snap we're experiencing, coming up in a half hour tonight at 6:00 and back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you. >> well this, holiday season,

abc7 is teeming up with our local feeding america food banks and you can help. go to abc7 news facebook page and take the pledge to give where you live. >> we'll donate 1s ndz your honor to feeding america food banks up to $75,000. >> and your good deed could go rewarded. everyone taking the pledge will be entered to win $7,000. >> you know a lot of directors believe sound is just as important in the movies. >> that is why sitting in the right spot for your next film is the key. science blog brain stuff says the best spot i in the middle two thirds of the way back. >> that is where audio engineers will sit bouncing sounds for theater. noer sound move left or right.

>> i just want to sit close to the top corner. >> understandable. >> me, too. thanks for joining us. welcome to "world news." tonight, frozen nation, more than half the country and another storm descending. families dodge falling ice. epic traffic jam. and football stars and fans prove they're tougher than snow. dangerous drugs, a new alert about the prescription drugs in your medicine cabinet. and mandela's moment, world leaders from every corner of the globe flying to south africa to celebrate his extraordinary life. so how do you keep them all safe? a good evening and welcome to you on this monday as we start the week together with a new storm and 80 million americans facing a wintery mess. take a look at the video coming