>> good saturday morning to you all. it's 5:00 a.m. and i'm indicate march. a if i can questions look at the weather with meet lease arrange. arrange -- lease you area general. >> good morning. temperatures chilly the north bay. 40 in fremont it is the spare the airdy today. as we go through the morning hours. temperatures will climb to the 30s in the inland valleys. by the afternoon we could see a couple records, upper 60s to near 70 with more sunny and mild

conditions throughout the first half of your weekend. we will tuck about the real possibility of rain coming our way next week. >> that sounds good. thank you, lisa. developing news out of antioch where an amber alert has been canceled. the girl has been found safe and her suspected kidnapper is in police custody. 7 year calvo. someone recognized the car and culled it in. they earlier identified the man a person of interest in the girl's ab duck. she was taken from her mother at gunpoint in front of their home last night. dug less allegedly followed them home from a wall part store. they were unloading groceries and he grabbed the girl, point the the gun at her mother and drugged the girl to the car. later a person saw a shirt less man in the back of a car with someone and new shoe the amber

alerts. >> i morninged my horn to honk the car and the consider this stopped was a police officer undercover and i kept honking the horn and he jumped out and he took after the car. we had a similar situation yesterday at a wall mart where a mother was with her daughter and this individual who has been i. ded is a person we have in custody, approach her daughter and also approached her. and noted he worked for social services and asked the daughter to come with him. >> that other incident, this physics den he's talking about happened thursday night but was not reported until yesterday. police know douglas from previous encounters but say is he not a registered sex offender. >> the flu is being blamed for the death of a santa clara county woman in her early 40s. first mr. death thissen while health officials are so alarmed. >> the cold and flu medicine has

been flying off the shelves at this san jose cvs store. she just got over the flu. >> i don't really want to describe it. >> it was bad? >> yeah. >> santa clara county health officials say the flu season is just getting started and the death of a 41-year-old woman along with a hospitalization of seven others here is raising red flags. >> both the woman that died, as well as the kisses of this been in icu, they have all been people in their 40s, 50s. you know, fairly young, young people. >> thedom innocent strain so for this season is the h1n1 virus, also known as the swine flu, the one responsible for the woman's death on november 23rd. the centers for disease control said it hits the young and middle age hearder then older people who may have developed some immunity after facing a similar strain in the 1940s and 50ths. >> it's a cause of concern and

we are urging many people to be vaccinated. >> men question the effectiveness. >> some years we take it and get sick any which is, other years we don't take it and the opposite. >> still health officials say it can reduce your chances of getting the virus by 50 to 70%. in san jose, alan wang, abc7 news. 25 states seen here in red on the map are reporting widespread flu activity last week. that's up from just 10 states the week before. the states in or rank, which include c., have significant flu activity but only in part of the state. so for it's been a tip example flu season but h1n1 has been the most common strain of flu. a new court ruling clears the way for a family of jahi mcmath to move the girl who has been declared brinded out of oakland. we have the latest from oakland. >> it's for my daughter. they love their children as much as i love mine.

>> the fit went back to court and an alameda county court judge said they can remove her from the ventilator on tuesday before 5:00 p.m. but the family is fighting to move her before then to another facility that will continue medical care. >> i know now the court is make it known the parents do have rights. >> a seven 1/2 hour long settlement conference took place before the hearing. >> it will be a transfer to the ventilator and jahi will exit the facility. >> the two procedures need for jahi need to be transferred or a tracheotomy and feeding tube insertion will not be done at children's and he isn't saying when and where they are moving her, only this it would be as soon as possible. a superior court judge okayed the move as long as the mother assumes all responsibility for what happens during the transfer. jahi had surgery on

december 9th for a routine tonsillectomy. on 10th she was policed on a ventilator and on the is -- 11th she was declared brain dead. two sides reached their decision earlier in thedy. >> by the terms of this stipulation, there's the possibility for jahi mcmath to leave the hospital. >> a fed cal kiss is schedule tore tuesday where the family may ask the judge for an steps if jahi hasn't been moved. nick smith, abc7 news. at least 16 people have been killed in a deadly winter storm pounding the midwest and east coast. it's dumped up to two feet of snow in some areas and brought subzero temperatures. forecasters say bone-chilling temperatures will return tomorrowy the midwest where a polar vortex is expected to begin turning cold air in a wide

area. according to the internet, it grounded 3500 flights in the u.s. yesterday and delayed 7,000 more. in the bay area, there were dozens of cancellations. at sfo, twelve departures and 14 arrivals were cancelled at oakland international. 8 flights canceled at san jose and another eight flights. we have nor from sfo where there's the added frustration for niner fans who are trying to make it to green bay for tomorrow's game at lambeau field. >> milton and his friend, keith, are fearlessly heading into the bone-chilling cold hitting the mid-quest. >> i'm from california so i don't know what to expect. i'll find out soon. >> they are diehard 49er fans so neither sleet nor snow nor flight delays will keep them from cheering on their team. >> it will be the coldest football game ever. >> as people in the midwest and east coast dugout of snowstorms,

flight delays and cancellations heading in and out backed up. some flights were delayed because planes wereville but the crews were stuck at other airports or the other which around. this is the line of passengers looking to get rebooked from flights that were cancelled or severely delayed because of weather. kaitlin and bobly are heading into the cold in new york. they aren't sure how they will get home from the airport. >> dad is supposed to come and get us, but he's from upstate new york so he doesn't want to take the truck. >> they have plenty of warm ski clothes, unlike this 49er fan which said he's picking light for the trip to green bay. >> is this what you are going to survive through over there? >> well, i feel good. if my team can have less than me i will which are when they wear >> he said he will buy warmer clothes once he gets there, if he needs them. at san francisco international airport, abc7 news. >> i am going to say yes on the more clothes. happening today activists will be rebuilding a memorial at the spot in santa rosa with

13-year-old sandy lopez was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy. the original memorial came down monday night. they believe someone torched it on purpose but others say a candle started the fire. they will gather to rebuild the shrine of flowers, candles, vow to go make it better than before. andy lopez was shot and killed by deputies when holding a toy gun looking lake an ak-47 assault rifle. police ever investigating an accident that killed one person and left another in critical condition. a 67-year-old woman died at the scene. it happened yesterday afternoon as they crossed heatherton street near third. both had the green light but one should have yielded. drugs and alcohol are not believed to be to be involved

from the accident >> police of investigating a shooting yesterday afternoon. they were over tapehorn drive not much after the shooting which was about 3:30 in the afternoon. san jose police responded to two men in their 30s fighting and arrived to find one had a knife. officers asked the man to drop it. when he refused and came toward her, she shot him. the suspect's wounds are not to be life-threatening. it's the first officer involved shooting for san jose this year. police want your help identifying a burglar. the man in this foe at the entered apartments located at nelson riding lane yesterday morning. he left when a tenant there could be fronted him. witnesses say they saw the same man rattling door handles earlier. if you recognize him you are asked to call the police department. atu union members have approved a tentative agreement with bart that ends months of

heated negotiations. they approved the deal thursday. it granted a controversial clause granting union members up to 6 weeks of paid medical leave for family that was mistakenly included, says bart. it would go into effect on january 13th. lisa argen is with us. some rain maybe? >> yeah, maybe. we will look at that and the extended outlook. but we have some fog this morning. golden gate bridge, visibility is reduced. some shot from our sutro camera. 45 in san francisco. fog is east of the by in oakland. we do have some low clouds and high clouds to talk about. and the possibility of a few drops. we will go into the details when we return of. >> all right, lisa. thank you. also next, at this time officials are calling it abysmal. results of this year's snow sur viola and when it means for our water supply. also, the one white spot. all the cloudiness skies we've been

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survey of the year and it's the lowest on record. >> we've had minute million storm activity this year. you know, we get that high pressure center build up over up in the pacific northwest shifting all the storms up into canada and then subsequently on to the east coast. there's just no water right here. >> the officials estimate they will only be able to deliver 5% of the water requested by public agencies this year. the winter snowpack provides about a third of the state's water supply. governor brown has not declared a drought in california yet but situations like this means his drought planning panel will look into it soon and water agencies are beginning to get nervous, including the east bay municipal utilities district. >> the reservoir is the water shed in the sear are you for east bay mud. it has collected just over

4 inches of rain since october. >> which is 26% of average so less than a third of when we would normally want this time of year. >> while the agency is concerned about the little rain full we've had, it's reservoirs down below are where they should be. >> we still have 50% of the winter ahead of us. so we are monitoring the situation every day and we are hopeful that things will improve and if they don't, we have measures we can take. >> one is to draw from their sacramento liver supply. another is to ask people to conserve even more than they already have. water conservation has led to a decline in water sales. that and the cost of investing in their massive infrastructure, forced them to increase water rates by 20% over the next two years. these water agencies want people to start thinking about changing their habits. for example, taking five minute showers instead of ten minutes showers can save 12 gallons.

quite often people use more water outside when watering. do it infrequently. >> what you would like to do is water it every three or four days for a long time like 20 minutes at a time so the water sinks in deeply and the roots grow deeply. >> drought-resistant trees and plants save a lot of water. >> we are looking at more drought resistance. on the hill on the side of my house has a drip system so i'm looking for drought tolerant plants. >> she's hoping like past year a dry december has led to a yet january. abc7 news. >> unseasonably warm and sunny weather in california has a lot of benefits to some. most that get their power from solar panels are getting a pleasant surprise as their utility arrive in the mail. >> the best sales pitch from aztec solar can offer is his own

bill for $13.33 in december. about 95% lower than last year. >> oh, it's great. especially with christmas lights up. i had christmas lights up and even with that i had a $13 bill. >> typically sole letter installations around here aren't doing a lot of work during the winter months. >> the sun is lower on the horizon and you get a lot of rain or clouds and especially sacramento you get fog so typically we don't get the benefit of all the solar. although you do get some generation but you don't get when we are getting this year. >> it's no exaggeration to say the fair weather has been a boon to the sole letter power industry all across california. 12:to 2:00 p.m., january 2nd, they seed a record for production of solar production. >> it's dramatically increased solar capacity in c.. but who would think we would mark a milestone like this just

after new year's day. >> in july of 2012 we were celebrating the turnover to 1,000 meg wut. and here we tripled that in 18 months. >> california desperately needs some normal winter weather but at least solar it picking up some of the load for hydropower that's just not happening right now. abc7 news. >> a lot of talk about weather right now. we need snow, we need rain, we need anything but sun. >> yes, and we are o. d.ing on vitamin d. but we have indications that maybe we will get a little rain as we look at live doppler 7hd. we not only have some lower clouds in san francisco, but high clouds, as well. 7:25 the official sunrise setting at 5:04. this gives us 9 hours 38 minutes ofdy light. we are starting out with chilly numbers, especially in the north bay and a look from our sutro

tower where temperatures this morning in san francisco have dropped into the 40s. otherwise redwood city is at 39. 42 in los gatos. half moon bay good morning to you. 46 degrees and a look from our roof camera. you can see the pretty lights and 35 isn't rosa down to 34, though, in napa, as well as novato and pretty chilly by the delta. inland east bay in the upper 30s if concord in livermore this morning. from our exploratorium camera, still dark. another two and a half hours until you see day light. with the morning coastal fog you may one into visibility issues. democratsing perhaps the golden gate bridge and the by bridge where the visibility has been reduced to about an eighth of a mile. so with the particulate bringing us some pollution today, it will be another spare the air day. in fact from our emeryville camera, looks good now but it's the santa clara valley that will have the poorist air quality. this is the 27th alert in the

5th consecutive day. once again we will be faced with high pressure firmly in control. as it builds to the east we will bet the offshore winds and the gusty santa ana winds for southern california. the jet stream allowing for the storm track to rise to the north. but by monday high pressure we cannens and here is what happens tuesday morning. the front falls apart as it pushes south but the green and the rain, this is it's getting awfully close. if we do see any, it will be a few drops. less than a tenth of an inch but the high pressure will be we cannening for a day or so. this high pressure cell, this arctic air mass strengthening in the midwest. that will bring chilly temperatures for the niners tomorrow. today just 24 in chicago with 11 in new york city. and you probably heard about the forecast there calling for some very dangerously low windchill factors of 25 to 45 degrees below zero.

high below zero. contrast that to our weather. clear lake coming in at 66. perhaps a record or two around the bay. 70 in santa rosa. spare the air today. a few degrees of cooling tomorrow but still above average increasing clouds monday. here comes the slight chance of showers tuesday, and temperatures dip with the system thursday and friday. so, yeah, it's nothing significant. but, you know, if that happens it would be nice to get a few drops around here. abc7 news has another great weather reforce for you to follow. that's on twitter for the latest bay area weather condition rain or shine plus get video forecasts, spare the air alerts and power outage info and weather from our favorite weather team. >> hopefully we will be seeing

some moisture. >> anything with help. >> thanks, lease a. coming up, instead of this man getting richer around the waste, he

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with numbers dropping into the mid-30s from santa rosa. san francisco is at 47 with 39 in fremont, 39 in livermore and 42 this morning in san jose. a little fog at sfo, also over in oakland, reducing the visibility. we will have an offshore flow again today. that will bring plenty of sunshine but it is a spare-the-air day today. the worst air quality will be in the santa claraville. we will look for increasing sunshine throughout the morning hours and the temperatures slowly rising but this is the short term forecast. whether he take a look at the possibility of changes which could involve some raindrops coming up. katie. >> developing news out of antioch. an amber alert has been can sell. the girl was found safe and suspected kidnapper is in custody. 7-year-old example vo is back with her parents. somebody recognized the car. police are recognizing david douglas. they are not revealing what charges he faces but they earlier identified him as a

person of interest in the girl's abduction. he was taken from her mother at gunpoint in front of their home around 6:45 last night. douglas followed them home from a wall mart store. they were unloading groceries when he grabbed the girl, point add gun at the mother and dragged nationally to his car. later a pittsburgh mother saw a shirt man man with the back of a toyota with someone, new about the amber alert and flagged down the passing car. >> i look and saw the car passing by so i flagged another consider down. and luckily the car that stopped was the police. >> he's currently in custody and going through interrogation at this point. nationally is currently being reunited with her family. this investigation is obviously in the very early stages. >> police identified douglas as a person of interest in this case after a similar incident at the same wall mart store on

thursday night. police said he posed as a social worker and tried to take another woman's daughter but was scared off. police had previous encounters with him but is not a registered sex offender. tonight president obama and the first family will return from their holiday vacation in hawaii. in his weekly addressed he's urges congress to replace the unemployment benefits that more than 1 million americans lost a last weekend and congress allowed the benefits to expire. the president wants both parties to approve a three-month extension that's already under consideration in the senate. >> when congress comes back to work this week, their first order of business should be making this right. right now a bipartisan group in congress is working on a three-month extension of unemployment insurance. if they pass it, i will sign it. >> on the republican side, congressman greg harper of mississippi encouraged support for a healthcare initiative. the kids first research act. it redirects political convention funds to pay for

pediatric research at the nation's institutes for health. happening today a new baseball helmet to better protect pitchers from being hit by line drives gets an endorsement from someone who moisture how important that is. gunner sandberg was pitching in a high school baseball game when he took a shot to the head in 2010. he was hospitalized with life-threatening head injuries. today he will speak to parents and others about the halo, the new headgear for baseball players is made with military grid composite material used for body armor. it's makers say it reduces the impact by 50%. sandberg sid it will make the gamesiver. happening today a princess cruiseliner arrives in san francisco to check off the 2014 west coast cruise season. it's scheduled to arrive at the cruise terminal at 7:00 this morning from mexico. it will be the first of 76 cruise ships to be here this year.

shy of the record of 85. port officials say the ships bring in major tourism dollars and pay tees that fund local projects. right any a $100 million new term until is undergoing phase ii construction at pier27. >> if you are looking for a new best friend, the animal shelterer is a good place to start in freeman. since december 3rd the shelter as that adopted out 59 pets to new owners. another 44 have been placed with animal rescue groups and 35 others were returned to their rightful owner. kickoff for tomorrow's niners game and green bay technically is going to be 0 degrees. but with the windchill it will feel more like 25 to 45 below zero. hard to imagine, right? we sent abc news reporter wayne friedman into the deep freeze to experience that firsthand. >> it is a hot topic around town among niner fans. the cold about to hit your team

in green bay this sunday. >> game time zero degrees. the wind-chill factor is minus 20 to minus 25. >> ever wonder what that is really lake? ever hear of growers refrigeration company in san francisco? >> you are my liability. >> okay, we are going to go in here. >> this is a family operation that's been in the same place for half a century. they sort food here before shipping. lots of it. >> how cold is it? >> subzero in the freezer room. with it running maybe 10, 15 below zero. >> without windchill but close enough to the tundra players and fans will endure in green bay this year. >> it's har. >> first reaction from a native californian who was surround by frozen fish but he was beginning to feel like a frozen fish himself. but we didn't come here to play. we had the goal of spending

three hours in this environment. turns out we barely lasted three minutes. robert has worked this place 15 years. his advice if you are going to the game? don't put on too much clothes bus you get too much clothes and the perspiration turns into ice and then you are cold. >> then you are cold? then? >> come along! >> oh, i forgot the football. >> back inside the freezer one lift time. we could not leave without the duke. now where did i put it? >> really? >> in san francisco, wayne friedman, abc7 news. >> makes me cold just watching. ski resorts are suffering because of the lack of snow and the only way they are surviving this winter is with their snow making equipment. heavenly tells us they are making snow every night and has been able to open a couple more lifts and runs every week.

there's a slight chance of snow next week but only a few inches are expected. the warm temperatures and lack of rain have farmers in the central valley concerned about their crops. winters in the valley are usually cool and wet, a times for crops to go dormant, but not right now. after dealing with a freeze last month temperatures are in the 60s and the ground is so dry farmers are forced to irrigate their crops one or two months ahead of schedule. >> every morning i k wake up and check the forecast for rain and keep hoping and praying for it. >> farmers are also concerned the warm weather could fuel diseases and things to destroy the crops. it could have a major economic effect on the region. coming up next, the san francisco startup with the unusual goal. how it's using crowd funding to build the first indoor minute fur golf course. and a live look outside from our

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nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >> welcome back, everyone. it is 5:40 on your saturday morning. it is a damp one out there in san francisco. this is a live picture from the hd roof cam. you can see how the fog is kind of on securing one of the towers of the bay bridge. you any it's out there. lisa argen said 64 degrees today. i will have the rest of the forecast in a little bit. this morning the owner of a florida sanctuary is facing maryland charges after a lion dug out and escaped.

the seven-year-old female lion has been caught and will be returned to a cage that's been thoroughly secured. the lion was found end side a ten foot high perimeter fence. officials told them to fix the cage last year to prevent this similar thing. >> highway 160 is going to be closed all night all next week. it connects highways 12 and 4. it will be off-limits from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. from january 6 until january 10th. the three mile bridge is getting a much-needed face-lift. work will be done to the roadway and the control house. caltran said the detour will force some commuters to drive as much as 80 miles to reach third destination. there will be signs up alerting motorists of the closers and detours. san jose's historic landmark

commission meets next week to consider nominating the theater as a landmark. located on olson drive, it was built in 1964 and is considered an example of mid-century modern architecture. the attached flames restaurant will also be considered. a nomination would kickoff the landmark designation process. it requires a historian to document the value of the structure and public hearing. 5:42. lisa argen is keeping an eye on the fog and what comes after that? >> well, you know, let's see. the fog this morning, eighth of a mile visibility over in oakland. here's a look at emeryville. looks pretty good from here. the sun coming up at 7:25. yes, not only more of the same, but perhaps records today many we will talk about that. and what's for the week ahead? that's coming up. >> thank you. also next another big win on the road for the warriors. road for the warriors. the winning shot at thwell i dro his speed dating this week, so i should probably get the last roll...

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>> welcome back. this is a live look from sfo. we know the weather on the east coast and midwest having major flight cancellations the last two days a lot of that fallout will probably continue today. and also the 49er finance are trying to get to green bay for the big game. we will keep an eye on sfo for you this morning and find out about cancellations. right now it looks like denver is having some of the longest delays. almost an hour and 45 minutes. san francisco is a thoroughly digital city. that's about to get a very analog form of entertainment. miniature golf is coming to the mission district. jonathan bloom found out it's unlike any putt-putt you have ever seen. >> it's not a game you typically play indoors. >> it's a crazy idea, isn't? >> crazy enough for steve to actually try it. after being editor of cnet

school and pc world fox is about to start a business that has nothing to do with computers. this is not the mini golf you played as a kid. when they are done building it. every hole will have countless moving parts. >> mechanical kinetic sculptures. >> each has a theme. >> there are building that shake and fire hydrants that saved the city. >> let me pull it out for you. >> where did you manage to get a real fair hydrant? >> this one i found on craig's list. >> and the miniature submarine and other parts they are building from scratch. >> that's an octopus tentacle? >> yep. >> this is a prototype here. >> it's not every day you find a space in the city big muff to play mini gulf but this is no ordinary building. down less people passed through this space the last century and not all of them were living. >> when did this building used to be? >> it was a mortgage temporary

we think built around 1895. >> they are trying to preserve as much of the details as possible. >> any bodies in here? >> not that we've found and we have gotten into the walls. if you can get into here, it puts it into the vortex. >> woodwork modeled on a computer carved out by a milling machine. everything is fresh. >> built here, we have the machines here and it's assembled by dedicated interns from the academy of art. they are trying to raise their last minute money on kickstarter to finish it off in march. in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> all right. the winter weather is forcing people indoors to play miniature golf, but it's once again sunny. >> but we've had our cool mornings. once again, plenty of 30s out there with more moisture this morning. you notice that in san francisco where we are looking at fog, the golden gate bridge.

also over in oakland and higher clouds in the south bay. san jose is looking at not only temperatures in the 30s but high clouds, as well. a look at live doppler 7hd. not picking up any raindrops. we do have a slight opportunity tore that in the next 48 hours. here's a look from our sutro tower camera where we do have some chilly numbers, especially on the peninsula. san francisco sits at 47. oakland is at 46. 49 redwood city, as well as san jose and mid-40s-moon bay. los gatos at 41. right now from our roof camera, you will notice that we are looking at temperatures cooler if the north bay. also the delta and east bay. everybody in the 30s. 32 santa rosa, 34 napa with mid-30s novato and fairfield and 37 concord. livermore sitting at 39 degrees. finally the -- look out there for you where we will see plenty of sunshine today but it is another spare the air day today

and cooler temperatures by really monday as clouds increase, rain is possible tuesday and tuesday night. we are talking just a few raindrops. so with another spare the air day on the horizon, we are looking at the santa clara valley with the poorest air quality. this is the 27th alert. the record is back i think in 2007 with 30 spare the air days and this is the fifth consecutive day. so we've had some high clouds from time to time but we are looking at high pressure building back in today to the east of us ask that will give us that offshore flow and allowing for pretty clear conditions overall where the jet stream will rise well to the north. but we do have a system that will move into northern california as the high weakens on monday. but between now and then, we are looking at that snowpack that is very, very small with just 10% in the northern sierra. we are about 19% of normal. whereas last year we had 131% of

normal. the central and southern sierra faring just a little pit better. here's the system i talk about as we go through the work week. you will notice that the systems want to move a little bit further south. will they make it? perhaps the north by would see a few drops. but if we do see any, we will look for less than a tenth of an inch. in terms of high temperatures, perhaps a few records around the by. looking at upper 60s to near 70 in the north bay and plenty of upper 60s from palo alto to san jose. normal high should be about 60 in san jose with mid-50s in oakland. that's as much as 10 degrees above average. the accuweather seven-day forecast. it's the spare the air day today. maybe a few degrees of cooling tomorrow. still above normal. clouds increase monday, slight chance of showers tuesday. cooler thursday and fry and we are looking at more mild weather. >> mild? >> yeah. >> keyword. >> that's the word. >> all right. thank, lisa.

in sports this morning, the warriors remain just one game out of first police in the pacific division after their eighth straight victory last night in atlanta. here's the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. the warriors knocked off the defending champs two nights ago in miami but you might argue last night was actually the better victory. they were tired and felt way behind and then came back to steal the game at the buzzer in atlanta. steph curry look to go city hot after the monster game in miami. but the goods tank was running low for pretty much everybody. warriors used offense. klay thompson, catch and shoot. 21 points. david lee fueling the offense for a while. he had 23. facing up right at home, millsap. making crazy shots. kyle corvo. warriors down 15 in the fourth. claw their way back. look at steph knifing between defenders, reverse lay-up, high off the window and good!

he was held to a mortal 22 points. hit one three in the game, that's it. here it is in the fourth. cuts the hawks' lead it 6. curry with a miss. warriors down 2. 3.2 seconds left. curry gets the inbounds, double-team, gets to iguodala and good night. game over. iguodala's second buzzer-beater of the season. warriors win it and run off the court, 101-100. now riding a en eight-game winning streak. the 49ers have arrived in green bay for sunday's wildcard game with the packers and it is cold. temps in the teens overnight. would have loved to see colin kaepernick come off the plane in his tank and the shirt off. did not do that. coach harbaugh said his arteries and capillaries can handle any weather. >> the heart, the hot blood, you know, races to the arteries. to the vessels, to the

capillaries and they are distributed to the finishing speakers the toes. >> hey, it's biology 101 with jim. college football. ohio state in the orange bowl. braxton, buckeyes up 35-34. clemson similar play. taj, and 40-35. clemson throws for five 26789ds. ohio state driving for the game winner. miller picked off by stephon anton and clemson wins the orange bowl. 40-35. missouri and oklahoma state. the cotton bowl. cowboys driving. missouri seals the game. the sack by michael. fumble and shane rice scoops it up. the big guy, 73 yards for the game-clenching touchdown. missouritist cotton bowl. and david checking out the stanford women in action.

can't let it go. chinec and ogwumike. they defeat the ducks 96-56. that's a wrap on sports. have a great weekend, everybody. finalliry beil. >> and our own mike shumann minnesota is traveling to green bay to covering the 49ers. we will have complete coverage from lambeau field. they will also bring you a playoff edition of vernon's view tomorrow night after the game a funny picture on facebook what he will be wiring to stay warm. next, the man who won part of the second largest lottery jackpot in history finally comes forward. why it took him so long to

>> here are the winning numbers from the mega-millions draw.

one lucky ticket purchased in tennessee got all six numbers to win the first jackpot of the new year. meanwhile a man who won part of the second largest lottery jackpot in history took a pretty long time to claim it bus he forgot to check his ticket. steve purchased the winning ticket two weeks ago at denny's gift shop in san jose and he set it on his dresser and web on vacation. back home he suddenly woke up at 3:00 a.m. remembering the purchase so he checked the tick, saw he had the winning numbers, woke up his wife, told her the good news and then quit his job as a delivery driver. >> he said he called his boss and left a message that went something like i'm really sorry, boss, i hit the jackpot, i don't think i am going to come in today, tomorrow or ever. >> he split the $648 million jackpot with another winner in georgia and the owners of denny's gift shot were awarded $1 million for selling the ticket to tran.

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>> good morning, everyone. it's 6:00 a.m. and i'm katie marzullo. we will start off with a quick first look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. the first weekend of the new year and we are looking at the same old weather pattern unfortunately for today. we are talking about temperatures chilly in the 30s. we do have some fog around the golden gate bridge. by 9:00 it should be lifting. the numbers coming up out of the 30s and 40s by noontime we are looking at 50s and 60s. perhaps a few records around the bay in parts where we