>> that is the other thing to be able to stand here. this happens. it's devastating for the whole family. >> a tragic start to the new year. a woman holding her baby hit and killed in front of her sister, the baby thrown from her arms. thanks for joining us i'm cheryl jennings. >> 19-year-old ashley capucine was killed and her son in critical condition. they were hit late last night. vic lee is live from the scene of the accident with the latest. vic?

>> reporter: we're waiting for a street side memorial. we understand the baby is in critical condition he suffered major injuried as he was thrown 30 feet into the air after being hit by the truck. >> new year's day you think we're going to, yeah. start off a good year. it's not happening. >> the news devastated the family. most relatives found out this morning, new year's day that, the 19-year-old died last night. hit by a pickup truck crossing paseo padre parkway. the 3-month-old is in critical condition. her 17-year-old

sister suffered nonlife threatening injuries. it happened before 10:00 last night. two sisters and a baby were in a car that was stopped. the lieutenant explains what happened next. >> there was an argument inside of the vehicle they were traveling n there were several parties inside of the car. as a result the two young ladies exited that car. we don't believe they were arguing with each other. >> the two sister was the baby walked onto the paseo padre parkway and hit in the middle of the street. >> she was excited to be a mom. good things were coming her way. change for the good. and they say there is no evidence he was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

>> police are investigating a fatal crash that left a 16-year-old girl dead. police say a car took a right turn last night around 8:00 p.m . >> a bad day for at least two pedestrians. there are a lot of people driving and there are some drivers that are not paying attention. >> the driver was arrested and will be charged with gross vehicular manslaughter. >> a car hit a puck in hayward the driver hit a parkedford then collided with a fence before slamming into a ford mustang. you can see the damage caused. nobody was inside at the time.

pleas arrested a man. they say he was not seriously hurt. >> the new year brings new reality for bay area water supply. >> 2013 turned out to be the driest year since records started being kept. >> just more than five and a half inches of rain fell well below average of 23 and a half inches. >> abc7 news shows how deep water concerns go. >> reporter: going green usually isn't a problem for the winter in the lawn. but here in the bay aeshg get out the hose. 2013 was the driest year, ever. >> i stop watering in thevuu an is the driest season i can recall. >> the water districtsman says conditions have them concerned

the snow season is friday. and readings indicate snow pack is only 20% of normal. that is an issue because 40% of the water supply comes from the delta. >> this drought is state wide. not something local here, to the bay area. it's affecting southern california and parks farther north. >> reservoirs are the heat. almaden at 3.2%. average for all ten is 33.3%. one third of the total available capacity. water officials say levels are low. and

>> ex-time there is a drop. so i guess >> the water district is hoping for more rain and snow. if not they're going to assess and decide if they need to call for more efforts. in los gatos abc7 news. >> a spectacular day in lake tahoe minus far reports put water content in the snow pack which supplies much of the water just 20% of normal. >> when is it going to rain? we've been asking our self that's for months now. >> yes spencer christian is here now. >> we don't see rainfall ahead. here is live doppler seven hd. sunny skies right now with high

clouds overhead containing no rachlt let's take a look at rainfall deficit. this is shocking in santa rosa. 12 inches or more below average levels for this point in the season. you can see many of the locations 3, 4, 5, 6 inches and you don't get this rain in one rainfall event. or at least rarely. we don't see that coming our way. here is a live view over the bay. third conservative spare the air alert. we expect more air quality and here is our first forecast this evening, we'll see high clouds around, easy conditions

chilly overnight, inland and hazy sunshine, mild, dry again tomorrow. we'll take a look at the first sign of maybe a little bit of rain in our forecast in just a few minutes. >> thank you. >> well, dry, yes. but why it wasn't easy venturing out of the house this morning. because of the king tide it the water was ankle deep, and residents had to use planks to get across. most people are used to flooding during high tides. >> tide comes up and floods the parking lot but as long as you go witness, it's fine. >> it's a full tide like this one, you know, it's just get your booties on. and make sure the car is not parked on that side of the marking lot. >> the next king tide scheduled for the end of january.

residents are hoping it doesn't happen during a big storm. >> this new year's day is a huge one. >> cardinals game underway now in pasadena. abc7 news is in pal yoi alto with reaction. wayne. >> you mean you're not watching rose bowl? what is wrong with you? take a look. we have 100 people. we showed a change of plans but turns out they have another >> it's not the rose bowl. new year's day, this hang out called patio is the next best option. >> i did not party last night just to party today oochl they

arrived to stay late in small, steady streams. >> what is better? winning or losing game? >> among her customers one man with realñr football experience do you hear of troy barbie? talk about proud. >> i think what happened is that stanford decided they want athletics to be at the same level and focused on that at a level they had not in the past. >> we saw it early. stanford took the lead on the their first possession. >> i want to talk smack. i can't wait.

>> no hats, but red clothing. >> here is the score. 17-17 in the third quarter. our own larry beil is in southern california covering the rose bowl. you can follow him on twitter. larry beil abc7 >> baby born in the south bay appears to be the first of the new year in the bay area. born just two seconds past midnight. weighing in at eight pounds, seven ounces with two older sisters just as excited as mom and dad about this new addition to the family. >> she's due on the 31. we knew it could be december or january birthday. >> second baby also born in

kaiser. >> congratulations. >> still ahead highlights of the 125th annual tournament of roses par yachld including arrests along the route. >> the spirit behind gatherings to remember bart passenger oscar grant, shot and killed five years ago, today. >> michael finney will answer live a little bit later on. >> and new years day, if you want to go for a drive now is a good time to do it. abc7 news at 4:00 continues right a

hewlett-packard set to cut more jobs than reported the palo alto corporation said 34,000 physicians will be eliminated by the end of october. that is about 8% of the work force. estimates say only about 5,000 of the companies 317,000 employees are based in the palo alto facilities. >> new year bringing minimum wage workers slightly harmer

paychecks. in san jose going from $10 to $10.15 the previous was $eight an hour the state's minimum wage goes up a dollar in july to $9 an hour. >> people are going to need more money to ride public transportation in san francisco. muni raising fares the price of 1, 3, and 7 day pass ports to and eliminating it's ten ride book. and average price of a bart fair from 3.59ss >> this year's theme dreams come true. abc news reporter has the story.

>> 2014 started off with the smell of roses in >> tens of thousands lined the route. >> i'm a band guy. i like watching the bands. >> seeing floats up close. and some couldn't help jumping up and getting involved the parade was themed "dreams come true". vin suly parade. america honda had this year's longest float and dole won the sweep stakes award. >> i love the floats. how

they're alive. everybody has to be alive. >> spectators came from all over, but there is a large group of michigan state fans from the rose bowl. >> it smells amazing the marching band. so nice. >> the parade was policed. law enforcement does d.make several arrests. and a dozen more people arrested overnight for several charges including public intoxication. >> and nice here once again. >> we need the rain and it's going on for a while. another

mild day. we can see high clouds right now. no rainfall sorry to say sunny skies looking towards bay bridge over the bay. it's 63 in san francisco now. upper 50s in oakland. 54 half moon bay. how about this view looking over san francisco under blue and hazy skies. it's 66 in santa rosa now. 60 in concord. one more live view looking down on to parts of the bay and san francisco. these forecast features cool overnight, clouds, spare the air again tomorrow, this dry mild pattern continues throughout the weekend. showing high pressure still dominating

our weather picture and blocking the jet stream helping it flow north. it's sparking a chance of rain coming in. starting at 11:00 monday morning clouds and by tuesday, looking like moisture coming through the bay area with this frontal system. so let's hope for. that overnight tonight, low temperatures dropping into low 30s in north bay valleys. mid-30s inland and upper 30s to low 40s around the bay and coast. tomorrow, hazy sunshine. inland, low to mid-60s on the coast. here is the accu-weather forecast. no wood burning

permitted under the law. low 60s on the coast and a drop in temperatures monday. and that is about the best we can hope for now. it's not going to be a drenching down pour coming our way. any improvement is welcome. >> thank you >> up next why 2013 was a big year for mark zuckerberg >> and a southern california 12-year-old reaching new heigh a, or afib. he has the most common kind... ...it's not caused by a heart valve problem.

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depicted on -- >> pardon me, cheryl. >> trying to make amends but has a long way to go and said that he plans to give royalties to the movie to victims of his fraud and he was convicted of selling worthless stocks, sentenced to four years in prison and paying back only with about $12 million. >> 2013 donors gave $3.4 million to charity. the chronicle says the biggest donation came from mark zuckerberg and his wife, together giving 18 million shares to the community foundation in silicon valley.

nike co-founder gave 9s million for cancer research. and former new york mayor bloomberg gave $350 million to johns hopkins university in baltimore. >> just ahead at 4:00 remembering oscar grant. >> also, devastating apartment fire. people jumped from windows to escape flames. >> colorado goes to pot. big li

a painful anniversary today, oscar grant shot and killed at the fruit veil station five years ago. today, friends and family held a celebration of grant's live. abc7 news is live for us now with the story. nick? >> good afternoon. a group of 100 people came out to recognize and remember oscar grant. his mother says it was five years ago today, the pain is still there.

>> join hand in hand, arm and arm. >> we want the police to be held accountable and educated come into the communities where wr they work at. >> today we have the community out. >> early hours of 2009, oscar grant was shot in the back the verdict would incite charges of racial injustice now there is a movie receiving

critical acclaim. depicting the night of grant's death. the director attended the rally but did not speak to media. five years after drant was killed you can't help but notice much of the anger is fadeed and size of the crowds are smaller, demonstrators are letting signs do the screaming. possibly because the woman who knee him best says she's found a way to heal. >> god is working a miracle. and in that miracle he teaches me how to love. >> police are investigating separate shootings just minutes away. a woman shot in the chest just after 9:00 last night the city's 92 homicide of the year. another shooting about 20 minutes later at 104th avenue. a 13-year-old boy was shot in the chest and taken to the hospital

in critical condition >> authorities in minneapolis rate gating a devastating fire that injured at least firefighters were hampered by subzero temperatures. >> this becomes more difficult. certainly demands change getting a lot of ice and snow on this stuff. >> there were reports of an explosion before the fire broke out. >> today the president's health care law took affect nationwide. millions will have coverage and those who had it will see new benefits but implementation had some controversy. four years

after president obama signed his health care law, it goes into affect. >> it's a new day in health care for millions. >> there have been major technical glitches millions more americans will be able to get coverage. the obama administration says more than 2.1 million people signed up for plans to go into affect today. >> plans are quality plans. >> also every plan sold in the u.s. must cover doctor visits and prescription drugs. last night justice sotomayor kicked off times square but hours

before that she temporarily blocked a obamacare requirement about birth control at at request of catholic nuns, forcing some groups to provide contraception in plans but the obama administration already set up an out for churches and other groups for insurance companies to pay that part of the coverage. abc news, washington. now bill dibacio is sworn in as mayor of new york. >> i will safely discharge the office, duties of the office of mayor of the city of new york. to the best of my ability, so help me god.

>> former secretary of state hillary clinton also attended this ceremony. he replaces outgoing three-term mayor bloomberg. >> a country's first licensed marijuana shop opened in colorado today customers lined up to buy pot legal by. people 21 or older can now buy pot like they do alcohol. >> i'd rather use cabinis and just helps me a lot. >> traveller prz from out of state of limited to a quarter ounce or less and warned not to take it out of the state the state issued 360

business licenses. the new year brings a new era for the boy scouts of america. battles open the door to gay scouts sparking protests and getting national attention. 61% of the leadership voted in favor of listing the ban. >> i guess i am proud of the fact that they did change their minds. >> kids are better off in scouting. >> some churches are dropping sponsorship but most major sponsors are maintaining their ties. >> still to come a small town that plays possum whit comes to

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a look at the prime time line up tonight. we va warning going out to residents in one southern california city achl family dog was attacked and killed in its own backyard by a mountain lion. >> leo stallworth has the story from glendale. >> the owners of the dog say he was family. they have been grieving his loss. they say the dog was in the backyard of the home. the owners didn't want to be on camera >> two days after xhags in the

morning about 3:00 in the morning a mountain lion jumped over the fence, over the gate and killed our 85 pound black lab and then dragged it about a block and a half away, a day and a half later we found our dog. >> officials have yet to confirm whether a mountain lion like this one or another wild animal. official says with dry conditions along 210, we may see more mountain lion activity as they might come into neighborhoods looking for food and water. the humane society posted flyers warning residents a mountain lion has been prowling in the area the owner says given the wall is rather high, it must have been a large mountain lion that jumped over the wall. >> how do you lift an 85 found dog over a fence? it looks like it. hopefully, we can get the word out to everyone

that lives near the foothills there are big cats roaming around. they can attack. not just pets but other things. >> you feel a loss for animals and a danger to humans and children. yes. >> officials warning rez don'ts keep pets in aat night and leave porch lights on to scare off mountain lions. police are encouraging residents to dial 911 if they see wild animal that's can threaten their community n glendale abc7 news. >> and thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00 >> abc7 news at 5:00

right now. >> danger on the roadways and a leak for snap chat users. >> our weather continues into the new year but there may be rain coming our way, soon i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> we have a name of a victim of a new year's eve tragedy. thanks for joining us. >> a little girl hit and killed is sophia lu. the accident is one of three involving pedestrians yesterday in a year that saw many tragedies around the bay. when you include bicyclists san francisco had 17 pedestrian fatalities in 2013. oakland, seven. san jose, 26. abc7 news reporter joins us live from the tender loin tonight where the little girl was killed. >> this person driving that car

told police that he was an uber driver. the on demand cab service. police told us the cause of the accidents is distracted driving. the accident that killed the 6-year-old also injured her mother and 4-year-old brother, happening last night on polk and ellis streets in the crosswalk. >> vehicle attempting to make a righthand turn. he struck the little girl but other child. and the parent. >> the driver was arrested. one of three san francisco pedestrian-related accidents in a day. in the morning an elderly woman was struck by two cars. also in the tender loin district she survived. but hours later an 86-year-old man was hit and killed in the crocker amazon neighborhood police say all accidents were

caused by distracted driving. >> unfortunately the way our streets are designed, and the way that drivers behave and way we compete for street space creates an unsafe condition for san francisco. >> the number of pedestrian injuries and deaths in the story gone up over the years. accord together pedestrian safety project in 2004 there were 729 pedestrians injured or killed. skip to 964. 2013 numbers have yet to be released. this pedestrian acknowledged what he was doing was not safe. >> texting and driving almost. you know? shouldn't do it.. >> i did it. i was changing my