>> a major new clue in the search for an arsonist who set fire to the chinese consulate in san francisco and what the police and f.b.i. hope will lead to a break. snow. snow. more snow. the east coast is getting pounded by a january blizzard. we have coverage on the impact across the country and at home. thanks for joining us on friday. we have some news this morning with a sig-alert and a "spare the air" day. mike nicco? >> we will start right here in the bay, it will be high clouds and sun with temperatures in the upper 30's to 40's and at noon we will have poor air and mid-to-upper 50's and low-to-mid 60's this afternoon setting a few record highs and cooler this evening but mild at 54 degrees and inland, no frost with mostly above freezing and near 60 at noon and mid-60's by 4:00, and a

few records are possible and still in the upper 40's to low 50's and the coast we have a few clouds and 45 and hit the upper 50's to low 60's for the bet we part of the afternoon and clear by sunset with temperatures in the low 50's. now the sig-alert update from sue. >> situation in daly city with all lanes blocked southbound 280 with an accident in the northbound lane with pedestrian jumping the median and was hit in the southbound lane. c.h.p. is trying to get the crews through and running a traffic break right now southbound 280 to get the ambulance there on the scene. expect major delays southbound if you are trying to get to sfo, southbound 280, go 101 the best alternate and, also, bart is a good way to get around this northbound and southbound affected by the accident. the shot of the bay bridge as

traffic is starting to stack up a little bit on the right-hand side with no word of metering lights as of yet. breaking news, firefighters are were watching a marsh this morning after a tire there forced the evacuation of a homeless encampment. we are joined by amy hollyfield. firefighters are not letting down their guard. they have their hoses drawn. they say it is too dry. there is too much vegetation. they cannot walk away. the fire broke out at 11:00 in a field behind the mall. you can see the nordstrom from here. the field is hid were. there is a marsh between here and the mall with plenty trees and shrubs and that is why it is a popular homeless encampment. there were people here last night. firefighterred had to help six people away from the fire to escape the known was hurt.

here is the fire chief. >> what happened means the crews are continuing to stand by just in case something else pops up the when the sun comes up and the wind picks up we will see flareups. they will be here all day. it took a couple of hours to get this fire out and it unwithed 5.6 akers. they are going to watch it and keep water on it just in case. another threat to deal with as they fought the fire were the propane tanks homeless people were using. a few of them burst from the heat. they had to be came about that. everyone is okay. the firefighters say because this is homeless encampment we have one or two fires out here each year. thanks, amy, our viewers are sending photos of the fire, you

can see the flames in the distance from the bridge. this photo is from germany -- the distance. you can send your photos to ureport@kgo-tv.com. >> the f.b.i. are sending for two possible arsonist behalf the chinese consulate was set ablaze with van stopped at the curb outside the consequence hat at 9:35 on wednesday night and moments later a fair broke out damaging the consulate's main entrance. investigators say two buckets of gasoline were poured on the doors. >> power is slowly restored for pg&e customers in san francisco south market neighborhood. pg&e says power went out for more than 1,300 customers and

1,400 after 4:00 this morning. it is down to 800 customers now in the dark, but the power is expected to be fully restored by 7:00. several intersections could be without working signature physical lights so if you see that, treat them as four-way stops. >> developing news, this is a picture from sfo where travel to and from the east coast is likely to be a challenge today. a massive blizzard stretching from indiana to the eastern sea board is bringing snow, wind, and below zero temperatures. outside of boston, we have our reporter joining us. good morning. the snow and wind are relentless. they are not the only problems. a storm like this with temperatures below at 30 below is unheard of. >> a nasty nor'easter bearing down this or, bringing bone

chilling sub-zero temperatures and significant snow. >> blizzard. >> blizzard warnings in place for southern massachusetts where up to 2' of snow is fected. >> 18" to 24" of snow is still 18" to 24" of shoveling. >> the storm impacting 22 states and 100 million people starting yesterday in midwest piling chicago neighborhoods for cross country skiing and making a mess of the roads. this is sad. sad. sad. >> three major interstates near new york city closed to traffic and airports across the country, another day of cancellations and delays. >> i have no idea when we get out of here. >> the new career is starting off with frustration and a lot of bitterly cold clean up. >> the land is to wake up early

and look out the window and see what it looks like and get the snowplow out. >> the snow and the wind are not expected to let up for a couple month hours in the northeast. many people headed to work and maybe the strong winds knocked out the power. how many out averages do you have? >> it is impressive. we are not hearing reports of major outages but the storm still is not over so we are not out of the woods just yet. >> that is the little good news. thank you from massachusetts. >> 2 feet of snow...the lake tahoe resort can only dream that. >> we have record high temperatures again today starting off at 37 in palo alto and menlo park and 38 in wood side and 39 in foster city and redwood city is 41 and belmont

is 38, san francisco is 51 and low-to-mid 40's along the east bay shore to the south bay and livermore and antioch and half moon bay with mid-30's around concord and san ramon and in the north bay vietnam with temperatures milder this morning. you can see air is clean right now and vallejo has the worst air quality. any time today we could ramp up so we have "spare the air" day issueed. 26th alert since we began november 1 with 13 at unhealthy levels. today we are anyone from seven to 13 degrees below average and a lost mid-to-upper 60's with the seven-day forecast coming up. >> back to the situation in daly city we have a major fatal accident. the accident happened northbound 280 before john daly boulevard and the pedestrian jumped the

median and was hit southbound. it is a fatality confirmed. all lanes southbound 280 are closed. a sig-alert is in effect. northbound, we have two lanes blocked. avoid the area. we have sky 7 above the seen and we will look at the flashing lights and the few lanes getting by in the northbound direction and southbound is shut down. the alternate route is 101 with the long backup south 101 in you are headed that way you can get off at monterey boulevard and take highway one to get back to 280 to the south. avoid 280 with a sig-alert in effect and southbound 280 where the fatal accident has all lanes shut down near john tell boulevard with a sig-alert in effect, 101, the alternate and bart to get around the expire seen. >> what a mess. the time is 6:09.

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southbound 280 all lanes are shut down in dallas -- daly city area. highway 101 is the best alternate. kristen and matt? >> we will continue to check in with you for updates all morning. >> two big steps in the battle of jahi mcmath. the 13-year-old oakland girl declared brain dead. the family will go to federal court urging the judge to order children's hospital oakland to provide air and nutrition to have her moved. they say a facility in new york has agreed to care for her. they refuse to insert the tube saying jahi mcmath is britain dead although she is on a ventilator as a result of superior court order preventing the hospital from turning it off until next tuesday. there will be a court ordered settlement conference to avoid trial. >> in hawaii the mother of a

three-year-old girl declared brain dead after a dental procedure says her daughter has two days to live after going into cardiac arrest 26 minutes into a root canal. her parents are suing the dentist. the lawsuit alleged she was given five different sedatives without consideration of how the combination of the drugs would react on the body of a these-year-old girl. the family now is hoping for a miracle. >> we all hoped and the doctors are in tears. they have children. we are waiting for her to wake up. the mother is a registered thursday and says her concern is quality of hive in her time left. they have not issued a response to the lawsuit. >> many uninsured members are unhappy with the website of obamacare. 59 percent of those without insurance safer they had a negative experience on the

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fremont. the president of the united union has set up a meeting at the tesla factory with representatives meeting with tesla c.e.o. and analysts say it is difficult to identify how it will affect tesla. >> and now we have a 280 sig-alert. >> not the way to start off friday morning with a shot from sky 7, 280 southbound is shut down completely. in the northbound direction where you can see a couple of lanes of track are getting by on the right lane and there was an accident. the driver hopped the median, jumped in the southbound lane and was hit southbound and now confirmed fail. a long line of traffic southbound and struck in the traffic you can take highway 1 in the southbound direction and back on 280.

if you are come out right now avoid the area entirely and take 101 so san francisco airport and bart, with a "spare the air" day with all lanes closed down at daly city-san francisco border. mike has the forecast in lighter news. good morning, everyone, on the eat everyone seaboard, the rain is going, and the know is around the delmarva peninsula to nova scotia is tapering significantly and quickly in boston and new york but not before looking more snow with winter storm warnings until 1:00 o'clock: maryland, delaware, pennsylvania, new york, new jersey, rhode island, connecticut, massachusetts, vermont, new hampshire and maine with boston and new york parts of those areas under blizzard

warning for blowing snow. that is the big story. katie marzullo is at sfo and you can follow her on twitter. this are delays and cancellations. we are tracking high clouds and that will taper headed to the afternoon hours leaving us with a lot sunshine and the air is clean this morning although it is a "spare the air" day vallejo has the worst air quality and then san jose. unhealthy air, it will last through the weekend and changes next week should bring us cleaner air if nut a couple of chances of light rain. oakland is 68, record high, and san rafael is 64, and forecasting 66 in content field is a record high and in san francisco the record high is 65 so we will be close with a lot of mid-to-upper 60's today with the sunshine. clear skies tonight and cooler with frost inland. mid-30's to low 40's for the bay shore and san mateo and san francisco at half moon bay could hang out in the mid-to-upper 40's and friends or foe, i don't

know they are around and starting to smell bad. hazy sunshine. poor air quality. this is the big storm that will crash through the two areas of high pressure with a shell of its former self and cooler on tuesday, when, and thursday and slight chance of rain is best on when. >> coming up, the 49ers are ready for their frigid trip to green bay and some fans could be last out in the cold. >> the new year but the deal between bart and the union still is nut quite final. what still has to happen best deal is set in stone. >> >> a look from sky 7, a massive backup on southbound 280 at the border of daly city and san francisco. a relaxing trip to fye a relaxing trip to florida. you know? just to unwind.

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welcome back. this is a shot of the period -- pedestrian fatality at 280. the coroner now is on the scene and confirmed fatality. all southbound lanes of 280 at

the daly city and san francisco border are closed. avoid the area if possible. but take bart or use highway 101. the alternate if you are stuck in the backup, get off at monterey to highway one with no estimated time of re-opening. the coroner is on the scene so hopefully they will get some answers and get it cleaned up. back to matt and kristen for more news. >> >> thank you. we will check with a look at what is coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. >> good morning, to you. coming up on "good morning america" a battle headed to court over a painting a woman purchased at a glee -- flea market for $7 but it was painted by renoir and a museum says it was stolen from their collection all coming up next on "good morning america" today. >> and 49ers are headed to

green bay for the wild card game much the packers had 3,000 tickets available if the game as of yesterday meaning the game may be blacked out in green bay. the packers have not had a home game blocked out in 37 years. temperatures are below zero with the wind chill that could drop to 30 below. they are still expected to sell out or someone could buy out the remaining seats, the colts and the bengals are in the same boat. >> san francisco mayor and mayor of green bay are betting on the game. if theys there they visit a school wearing a cap of the winning team to read to schoolchildren and teach them a lesson of sportsmanship and the losing mayor sends a care package of local chocolates and desserts to the winning city. and mike is traveling to green bay with all the 49ers playoff

coverage including post game reaction from the field with a playoff vernon view when vernon davis shows us for conversation after the game only on abc7 news. >> we continue at 6:30 with the top stories including breaking news. we are following flames lighting up the sky with what made the firefight extra dangerous for first responders. i am katie marzullo on highway 280 in san francisco where a pedestrian has been hit and killed on the roadway southbound 280, now, completely shut down. >> sue is following the accident in daly city and san francisco area and this is a shot from sky 7, southbound lanes are completely shut down and northbound 2 lanes are squeaking by a consider traffic problem for -- a major traffic problem

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breaking news. >> a pedestrian was hit and killed on 280. katie marzullo is on the scene. what is the latest, katie? >> we are standing northbound lane, two northbound lanes are closed because of the accident but the person who was killed is still in the lanes on the southbound lane just beyond us where you can see the fire truck. the coroner is on the scene but the body is here. this started an hour ago. if you look this way into the northbound lane you can see the car wreck, two cars got into an accident in the northbound lane. only one driver is in each car with no passengers a female driver was taken to the hospital but the driver of the other car got out jumped into the median, southbound, and that is where the purpose was hit and killed by at least one car. i talked with c.h.p. and the

sergeant could not tell me whether more than one vehicle actually hit this person. he tells me that whoever hit him first did not stay and they do not have any vehicle description. they are putting the call out and anyone who might know about this accident, call the c.h.p. they are looking for that driver. if we can turn around this way, we can show you the backup on southbound 280, all lanes, southbound 280, if san francisco, starting here around ocean avenue, all lanes are shut down. the cars have turn off their engine and are sitting and waiting and c.h.p. is not able to give us an estimate as to how long it could take for them to clear this seen. as i mentioned earlier, northbound lanes, two northbound lanes of 280, closed, because the cars are in lanes but you can see that leaves two inwhats -- two lanes of traffic. a pedestrian hit and killed southbound 280 here in san

francisco this morning. >> sue? >> katie summed it in. this is the backup. all people are just stopping their engines and turning off the cars and waiting for further instruction. a way to get through the backup is take monterey boulevard to highway one to get around 280. the other alternate is take highway 101 if you are headed to san francisco airport or south of the daly city area. we will have a shot now of the ground the scene of the accident, two cars, one in the center divide and the northbound lanes, two are getting by so traffic is getting by in the northbound direction and if you are trying to get into san francisco from the daly city area, obviously, bart will be a great alternate and either direction of bart, also, down to san francisco airport. no estimated time of opening, a fatality southbound 280, and

again, we will follow this the rest of the morning right here on abc7 and mike nicco has the forecast. >> good morning, from the top the broadcast center. it is breezy this morning. a little bit of a wind chill waiting for you as you step outside. the next 12 hours, we have a few high clouds and temperatures are in the mid-30's to mid-40's from inland to the coast. it is our 26th "spare the air" day so no wood burning through midnight. check owe the temperatures by noon, already in the mid-50's to low 60's and well hang out in the low-to-mid 60's in the afternoon and that will society a few more records with high clouds tapering through the afternoon into the evening and it will be tranquil for friday and at 7:00, it will be in the low-to-mid 50 but by 8:00 or 9:00 it will be in the 40's the so grab the right size coat. a chance of rain and snow in the sierra is in the forecast.

matt and kristen? >> back to breaking news, we first break on twitter over night firefighters or the seen of a late night fire at a marsh. amy hollyfield is joining us with an update. amy? >> good morning, look behind me, they still have their hose lines pulled this morning and still putting water out on the field just in case, and they are feeling good, saying it has been quiet over might and the fire was dangerous for several reasons. it was a huge fire. there were people here, so firefighters say they had to protect the people first. this is a hopeless encampment and people were at risk. they helped get six people to safety. firefighters had to deal with a propane tank out here being used to feed the people and to keep warm. some of them burst because of the fire. and there is a dry conditions in

the remote field wherehe fire was burning. they did get it out. they are feeling confident this morning. >> it has been contained. we have lines around it. figure that flares up should be able to be handled quickly. i don't see it taking off again and being spectacular. >> this happened at 10:45 and it took a couple of hours to get the fire out located behind the village shopping center. you can see from the shopping center a marsh and behind the marsh is a fold tucked away not very visible from the shopping center and firefighters say that is why it is popular for the homeless to gather and hang out and sleep. because it is a homeless encampment they respond one to two fires each year here. >> >> thank you, amy hollyfield. >> water officials take the snow

pack measurement, with the dip snake near lake tahoe is expected to confirm what gages are already showing: water content is only on percent of normal. the measurements are in contrast to last january when a wet november and december left the snow pack 150 percent of normal. since that time there has been record dry weather in the sierra the union's turn to vote on final bart contract. members will cast their votes and members of the service employees vote a week from mop. yesterday, the bart board approved the newly negotiated deal that takes out the family leave provision that bart says was left in by mistake bringing closure after nine months of bitter negotiation and eight days of no bart service. both unions are recommending aful from -- recommending approval. >> society back for the passengers saved from anarctica

and the rescuers may now need to be rescued. >> >> first, again, someone crosses the street if san francisco and is hurt by a car. >> we are continuing to physical breaking news great interstate 280 near the san francisco and daly city border and you can see some cars are being let through on the northbound side but on the southbound side all lanes are closed causing a massive backup with sue hall bringing the details. now, from the sky, from sky seven, you can see how far the backup goes, pills -- miles with a real

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we have a hot of 280 southbound completely shot down because of a fatal accident near john daly boulevard. the headlights are headed northbound and a couple of lanes are open and getting by but, still, a massive backup northbound direction. c.h.p. is diverts -- diverting traffic and cars are get beyond the scene and northbound you can see a look at the accident resulting in a fatality. the driver of the car jumped the median and went into the southbound lanes and was struck and killed.

to get around this go to highway 101 headed to san francisco airport or in to san francisco northbound, take bart a great alternate. here is the forecast. >> thank you, sue, from the roof, we focus on green bay, big game this weekend, and we will head off to the frozen tundra, game time is two below zero dropping down to minus eight which does not include the wind chill. on monday morning, catching an early flight it is 21 below with a high of 13 below. ouch. everything is freezing and breaking. 29 in atlanta, and 70 through the central valley and a few upper 60's and low-to-mid 70's to the south and my seven-day forecast for lake tahoe is snow showers possible on tuesday, wednesday, thursday next week. we have rain in our forecast. not a lot, but i have that seven-day forecast. here is kristen and matt with the news. a man to his 20 is in

critical condition at san francisco general after a car hit him while crossing the street. it happened at 5:00 p.m. yesterday. the man was walking outside the crosswalk against the light when the car hit him. alcohol was not involved but speed may have been a factor. he is the sixth pedestrian hit in san francisco in the past few days. >> snapchat snafu, a branch by hackers and that is being done to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> set back for dozens of ship passengers saved from antarctica -- another rescue is necessary. >> and a view of the accident on 280 along the daly city and san francisco border, the tail lights show all southbound lanes are south down after a fatal pedestrian accident that stemmed from a car accident. you can see southbound lanes are the headlights, northbound lanes, with two lanes only and

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a sig-alert is in effect northbound 280, two lanes are getting by but a monsterrous backup. the alternate is highway 101 or bart. kristen and matt? >> as 52 rescued passengers from an ice bound ship thought they were headed home, hold it. the chinese rescuers may need to be rescued. a helicopter ferried the stranded passengers to safety aboard an australian ice breaker to take them 1,47 miles to australia but the for thes this morning asked the australian ship to stay put. it could be needed to free the chinese ice breaker whose captain worried his ship is were extrad. they will attempt to maneuver to open hours when the tide is just ride. >> >> san francisco police and the f.b.i. are searching if two possible arsonists seen on video before the consulate in san francisco was set on fire on wednesday night. this video from an apartment

building across the street shows a van stopping at a curb outside a consulate entrance at 9:35 and then fire breaks out damaging the main entrance. no one was injured. the witness saw two men out. investigators poured to buckets of gasoline on to the front door before setting it on fire and officials call it a stepper --ism but security has been stepped up. >> our assessment is this appears to be a criminal matter as opposed to a national security matter. >> >> this is the second time the consulate has been targeted in 2008 they poured plameable -- flammable liquid on a gate that could be related to the chinese crackdown in tibet. >> >> a vigil was held in oak land for a 13-year-old on the way home from the boys and girls club on new year's eve and shot

a few blocks from his home. heidied on wednesday morning at the hospital. last night dozens gathered where he was shot. >> on this very street someone pulled up and shoots the wrong step or shoots at the kids and hurts this one. it is sad. sad. it has to stop. as the vigil carried on, he was described as a peaceful boy. >> snapchat announced changes to their photo chair app after a security breach this was found by stand for graduates. they will put out a more secure version of the application. the app lets users opted out of the find friends that was at the heart of breach. >> you can see the dow is up 52 points after a down day

yesterday and 16,495. >> this morning, in an effort to lure customers, at&t is offering t-mobile customers a deal, up to $450 in credit to switch carriers starting today. it could be a move by at&t according to tech analysts t-mobile could be gearing up to offer their own switch deal at the consumer electronics show next week. now a check with the update on the accident on 280. if you are stuck in that 280 situation that is not moving. >> we go back to the daly city and san francisco border, a shot of sky 7. this is northbound headlights 280 getting by in two lanes. southbound 280 is closed. we hearing from c.h.p. they are allowing southbound stuck cars to turn around going the wrong way on the southbound direction to get off at mission street.

that could cause a bit confusion and chaos in a jammed scene. southbound lanes are allowed to turn around and exit the freeway at mission according to 9 c.h.p. northbound two lanes are getting by, and avoid the area if possible. here is the accident that happened at 5:30 this morning. a pedestrian was -- a car slammed interest a divider, the pedestrian jumped the rail and hit and killed in southbound traffic and 101 is the best alternate or take bart to avoid the scene. mike? good morning, everyone, another winter dave record high temperatures yesterday. we tied at moffett field at 66. and going to be another day. a few high clouds and a beautiful sunrise, with a lot of oranges and purples. we will go to the south at 40 in

campbell and cupertino the coolest. san jose is 41. 42 in mountain view and santa clara and los gatos is 55. in the 40's everywhere but san francisco is 50 with a few 30's inland around danville and fairfield and mid-to-upper 30's. the picture from mount tamalpais is gorgeous, and how much cleaner the air is than yesterday. it is still a "spare the air" day and we will have record warmth, warm and dry through the weekend, brief pattern bringing cleaner air and rain. black and orange from the tower, and too usually to thing of halloween but that is the colors you are seeing. seven to 13 degrees warmer-than-average and san francisco 64 is a degree shy of a record. oakland, 68, and a record high for today. we will have one in san rafael at 64.

all of us are in the mid-to-upper 60's with increasing sun. clear skies tonight. cooler weather with frost inland. mid-30 around palo alto. upper 30's at fremont. and otherwise low-to-mid 40's for the bay shore and coast and san francisco mild at 47. two areas of high pressure normally you like to see those and have sunshine and maybe dry weather but it has been way too long, and this system become here is going to have a hard time breaking through the area high pressure and will come in, in chunks, but notice through the weekend, warmer-than-average and back closer to average on tuesday, when, and thursday and a slight chance of showers and better chance of snow in the sierra. >> ahead, seven things to know before you go. the only news returns in 60

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"good morning america" here are seven things to know: all southbound lanes of 280 from john daily boulevard in san francisco closed because of a traffic fatality. this is at the dallas -- daly city and san francisco border. a driver jumped a median and was hit by a car going southbound. a female driver has been transported. authorities are looking for a man who ran from the scene. >> >> two is this accident, southbound 280 is shut down with c.h.p. turning cars around southbound and having them exit at mission street exit. there is care office and confusion southbound direction. we have word that the coroner has just now left the scene so that will allow caltran to come in and clean up the accident and, hopefullies we have in estimated time of opening but we will have news in the next few minutes. 101 is best alternate or take bart. three, breaking news where a

fire at a homeless encatchment is doused but it could flare-up again with winds the fire broke out at 10:00 in a dry mar be scattered with used propane tanks. the family of jahi mcmath declare brain dead is headed to court to order children's hospital oakland to conduct breathing and feeding tubes into jahi mcmath so slow can be moved to another facility. mediation talks between the family and hospital are underway today. five, a massive blizzard stretches from indiana to the each eastern seaboard is bringing snow and wind and below zero temperatures with blizzards in some places including southern massachusetts. >> six, expect flight delays trafficking to the midwest or northeast and the storm caused john f. kennedy and new york to close just opening 20 minutes ago so that is causing a ripple effect to the west coast. airport officials advise you to

contact your airline to see if your night is on time. >> 26th "spare the air" of the winter season, 13 times we have competed healthy levels and slow and oakland and vallejo have the worst air quality although it is cleaner than yesterday. near record high temperatures with decreasing high clouds this afternoon and low-to-mid 60's at the coast and low-to-upper 60's around the bay and mid-to-upper 60's inland. >> enjoy that and everyone in green bay is freezing with temperatures well below zero for the entire game. see you in 25 minutes.

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