a stranger to the rescue, helping free a kidnapped antioch girl. the police think the man accused of snatching the child may be a predator. i'm ama daetz. cornell bernard spoke with the woman credited with leading police to the child. cornell has the latest. reporter: that quick-thinking good samaritan gets credit for spotting the suspect's car. the seven-year-old was found inside the suspect's car last night. police say a possible sexual assault of the child is now part of their investigation, and because of that, we will no

longer report her name or show you her picture. >> only thing i can think about doing was honking the horn. >> she started honking her car horn to alert police the moment she realized she may by park next to the suspect's car at the antioch marina. information was broadcast in an amber alert. >> that could be your child, your sister, your niece, you know? it could be so close to you. >> police located the car two blocks from the police station. >> i'm happy we found it anywhere, and the girl was returned safely to her family. >> police arrested the driver, david douglas. he has no connection to he family and is not a registered sex offender. the search for the girl began after police say douglas followed the family home from a shopping trip at wal-mart. when the mother was unloading

groceries, the suspect approached, grabbed the girl at gunpoint and drove off. police believe douglas tried to kidnap another child at the antioch wal-mart on thursday. surveillance video helped identify him. >> social services announced the daughter to come with him. the mother quickly realized he was not from social services and he left. >> the girl's family is requesting privacy but says she is happy to be home with her family. the police investigation continues. in antioch, abc7 news. >> to developing news. a polar cold blast is gripping much of the nation type of. school has been cancelled for monday chaos minnesota. the first state-wide closing in 17 years. all because of extreme low temperatures on the way. may not get any warmer than ten below on monday. in maine, many streets are already covered with snow. here's the story from chicago on

the upcoming arctic blast. reporter: millions are pending the first weekend of the new year, shoveling and shivering. >> this is too cold for me. >> all the snow and ice are getting glazed in place by a blast of polar temperatures. a snow plow turns this driver into a pedestrian. >> by the time i saw he truck it was too late. he was in the middle of the road. i stepped on the brakes and slid into the plow. >> is this a new car? >> 2013. not new anymore. >> the bitter weather has snarled air travel, leaving tens of thousands of frustrated fliers. >> five, six, eight hours, and then at the last minute, oops, we're canceling you. >> travelers stranded by the cold are left to cool their heels on long lines, and warn the rest of them trying to sleep in chairs and on metal ledges as another frigid night closes in,

homeless shelters struggle. >> we go into emergency mode with mattresses on the floors, and then beyond that is to allow people to sit in the dining room during the night. >> this man in ft. wayne, indiana, found one way to beat the deep freeze. he clears his driveway from inside his house. watch his promote controlled snow blower do all the work. he built it complete with tire chains. as for his neighbors. >> i see they're pretty cold out there, and i kind of feel bad for them. >> another potentially heavy snowstorm is headed for the midwest, with totals from six inches to a foot. that will be followed by an arctic blast from canada, across the region, with dangerous cold by monday morning. abc news, chicago. >> cancellations. sfo reports eight flights were cancelled today. and low visibility this morning at sfo forced diversion of 20 flights to san jose, which reports some minor delays and a

few weather relate cancellations. check with your airline if let's get the latest on the cold bras from leigh glaser with live doppler 7hd. >> it's cold right now back east, but the second blast is going to be the coldest as that really cold, very dangerous cold arctic air comes from canada to the midwest. right now, fargo, minus nine. seven in minneapolis. 30 in chicago. 29 in new york. but check out a couple in the wind. this is how it feels on your exposed skin. minus 25 in fargo. minus eight in minneapolis. 33, st. louis, and 15 in boston. the big game is tomorrow, that second blast of cold arctic air will come in, kickoff, by 7:00, minus four. factor in the wind chill there, winds out of the north up to

29 miles-per-hour, we're looking at wind chill factors, wind chill warnings at minus 45 degrees. you have to remember the most dangerous part of this is frostbite, and you can get that with exposed skip with temperatures below 32 degrees. so, definitely people are going to be having to bundle up there, obviously, or maybe just stay home. >> thank you so much. those bone-chilling temperatures could make for one of the coldest games in nfl history tomorrow, and the 49ers face the green bay packers at lambeau field for an nfc wild card game. it's now being called the arctic bowl. players will be huddling around giant heaters on the sidelines. nor the fans the packers plan to pass out 70,000 hand warmer packets that fit in gloves or boots and will provide free coffee and hot chocolate. >> niner fans are in green bay. they posted this video on twitter, showing a strong turnout of the 49ers faithful.

the game is sold out. and mike shumann is in green bay to cover the 49ers. shu will have complete coverage of the playoff game, and to also bring you a playoff edition of vernon's view after the game. >> community members in santa rosa today got to work rebuilding a memorial to a 13-year-old boy shot to death by a sheriff's deputy. the memorial to andy lows me was partially burn. lows -- lopez was killed when his -- >> the memorial was burned down two nights ago. there will rosaries. toys andy played with. his favorite soda, favorite potatoship, and so the community this is a way of showing that andy's life was not in vain. it goes on and will continue. >> fire investigators concluded the fire was most likely started

by a candle that fell over. a collision between an historyics muni street car and an 18 wheeler sent two people to the hospital. the truck turned in front of the street car. all four people on the trolley suffered minor injuries. the drivers were taken to the hospital. this happened on the embarcadero, a block from the exploratorium. car 152 is the original san francisco muni street car and turned 100 this year. a collision between a motorcycle and an elder pedestrian in san francisco injure both parties this afternoon. it happened at the corner of market and sixth street. the injuries appear to be nonlife-threatening. across the bay area last week, five people were killed and several more wounds in pedestrian collisions. a violent murder has left a small northern california city in shocked. >> we were absolutely stunned.

how could this happen? >> ahead, coming to grips with the murder of a beloved priest. how his church is honoring him. >> an entertainment powerhouse who lived quietly for years in san francisco. tonight, look back at man who got bored with husband successful music career and went on to produce three

>> special services are planned at a church in eureka to remember a popular priest found murdered in the wreck rectory. the bishop is attending a service tomorrow night with an all-night prayer village toll follow. the parish is having a hard time coping with the loss. >> the one thing i learned from father erics, it's not going to be easy, is that we have to forgive they man who did it, and i'm not there yet. right now i'm angry, really angry. >> father freed had local ties presiding over a monthly mass in san francisco. gary lee bullock faces charges for freed's murder. police say bullock broke into

the rectory and killed the priest on new year's day. >> saul zantz, has died at age 92. he won best picture academy awards for one flu over the cuke cuke reside nest, am day -- he is remembered as the owner of fantasy reports and being involved in a bitter legal battle with john fogarty of credence clearwater revival. he also founded the zantz media center in berkeley. he died from the effects of alzheimer's disease. >> former first lady barbara bush is out of the hospital tonight, where she spent nearly a week being treated for pneumonia. a spokesman says the wife of former president george h.w. bush was released from a houston hospital this morning and is doing great. she and her husband will celebrate they're 69th wedding anniversary on monday. >> one of the world's healthiest

foods is now being used to keep people safe on the road. we all heard of rock salt used to keep roads clear. now one state is adding another ingredient to the mix. taking you outside, a clear and dry saturday. there's a chance of some much-needed rain ahead. fine out when we can get some of those showers, and now here's a look at what is ahead on abc world news at 5:30. >> 63 degrees in san fran today. we'll take it. frozen nature. elsewhere. the real dangers of the arctic chill. remembering a half of the duo of the everly brothers. the senior who

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the big tip trend continues much to the delight of unsuspecting waiters and waitresses. in richmond, virginia, customer tipped samantha perez $500, and at job sites, it was matched, bringing the tip to a grand. the big tip is something seth collins has done 100 times in honor of his brother who died suddenly from cancer. samantha is appreciative of his generosity and plans to give some of the money away to help someone else. >> best thing that ever happened to me in my life. oh, my god. >> a similar practice called tips for jesus is also happening across the country, including here in the bay area. back to the arctic blast. crews near pittsburgh, pennsylvania, are adding another ingredient to road salt, beet juveniles it's supposed to help the salt work when temperatures are below 20 degrees.

crews used a similar remedy a few years ago but this has a higher sugar content. this could be used in other parts of the state. for the latest on the weather, let's get to meteorologist leigh glaser. >> you compare minus-4 to the record high today in san rafael of 67, and where would you rather be? minus 24 expected tomorrow in fargo, with the wind chill factor moving in as well. but just a delightful weather pattern we have been having here on the west coast. we desperately need the rain. we may get a few sprinkles next week. and that's about it. live doppler 7hd right now picking up a few little spots of fog. we had quite a bit of fog earlier this morning. burned back to the coast. i have a pretty good feeling some of this will redevelop. look at pt. reyes. some of this fog will redevelop overnight. so keep that in mind tomorrow

morning. rooftop camera looking on the embarcadero, san francisco, mid-60s. redwood city, 68. 61, los gatos, and even from our sutro cam you can see mainly clear sky above downtown san francisco. a few high clouds. santa rosa, 61. novato, 57. livermore, 63. here is a look at our forecast highlights. another cold evening across the bay area. by the way, tomorrow is not a "spare the air" winter day. so, you are allowed to do some burning in your fire place tomorrow. tomorrow, sunny and mild, patchy morning fog, and then a cooler week ahead, and a chance of sprinkles, maybe a light shower or two. overnight lows, chilliest in the north bay. cloverdale, 30. 39, san rafael, 36, napa. 45, san francisco, concord,

34. overnight tonight, 11:00, we may see a little of the fog redevelop out towards the del a, but not as bad as this morning. we should continue with mostly sunny conditions, and this nice dry weather pattern will stay with us for at least the next two days. high pressure not letting up0. so mild the next few days. temperatures unseasonably warm. we'll keep a close eye on this frontal system. this is what will thicken our clouds on tuesday, leading to a slight chance of maybe a few sprinkles. once again, let's show you the game forecast. lambeau field, kickoff, 3:40, three degrees, and by halftime at 7:00, minus four degrees. this is the second blast of arctic air and it is the coldest, wind chill factors from 25 to 45 degrees below zero.

so very dangerous conditions. we hope the niners and fans will survive and will come back with a win. temperatures tomorrow, 67, morgan hill. 65, santa clara. downtown san francisco, 63. 68, santa rosa. oakland, 65. interior east bay. enjoy it. 64 for brentwood and 65 for san ramon, the seven-day forecast, little cooler on monday. we bring in a few clouds. slight chance of drop or two wednesday and thursday. that's about it right now. we'll keep a close eye on the storms and then we're warmer next weekend. >> thank you so much. shu is off into the frozen tundra. >> the planes, trains and automobiles for him right now, hoping he gets there. flight cancellations. there was an actual game that just finished. 20 years ago in the kansas city

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>> two two weeks ago andrew including the colts got the better of chiefs in kansas city. indy won 23- . the two teams meeting today and cooperate have been more different, at least for a while. kc with all their weapons on offense for the first time in weeks. jamal charles suffers a concussion, done for the game. alex smith, first possession, first score. luck and the colts, quick reply. hilton had a huge game. smith, don't call me conservative, airing it out to donny avery.

nobody home. 79 yards for the touchdown. 17-7 chiefs. chiefs scored in the first five possessions. after a fumble by the colts is that brett favre? no. they'd lead by as many as 28, and then luck, leads a comeback. donald brown fumbles. a little luck and then bounces right back. 41-38. chiefs answer with a field goal. then luck deep to hit ton, got him. colts take their firs lead of the game. then bowe gets one foot down, second one out of bounds. kc turns it over on downs. indy, comeback reminiscent of houston-buffalo 21 years ago. bills were down 32 in that. indy's comeback win, second larger in nfl history. tomorrow, green bay, and the 49ers. shu will have complete coverage. we'll also bring you a playoff edition of vernon's view

tomorrow night. a little jekyll and hyde in the shark's home games. 60, almost a goal per game, more away from san jose. coach, i know all about that stat. eric johnson on net. get antty enemy me. this is 14 seconds later. mckinnon, snaps the far post. 4-0. shut it down. got chicago tomorrow. huh-uh. three straight goals. couture, one-goal game. a big save stops pavelski, then burns on the rebound. 30 saves. >> rex walter and usf protecting home court against pepperdine. laura burns with the dunk. just 19 points in the first half. 57 in the second. stat sheet stuffing.

35 seconds, cherry picking. usf3-1 to start conference play. right now, the broncos, santa clara up four. 15 seconds left. tied up. goes to overtime. tonight at 6:00, preview of the niners and packers tomorrow in green bay, how kicking could be the key. and sorry, am ma, know you're a lion, broncos about take them

coming up at 6:00, the deadline is approaching for a girl declared brain dead to be moved to a new facility. what her family told us about their progress. how a u.s. crew is lending more than a hand to help two sea vessels break free from the frozen waters of the ant arctic. join us at 6:00. >> most people don't like gray, cold, snowy weather, but bailey can't seem to get enough of it. bailey thinks it is fun to try to catch all this stuff coming out of her owner's snow blower. doesn't make the work any easier but bailey provides a little entertainment there. more snow is forecast from new hampshire so expect bailey to put on another show or two. >> at least the dog has fun. >> that does it for us here at 5:00. i'm ama daetz, for leigh glaser,

colin rush, mike shumann, see you at 6:00. welcome to "world news." tonight, frozen nation. the very real dangers of the arctic blasts. temperatures not seen in decades. tonight, what doctors are seeing already. what authorities are telling the fans in green bay, 80,000, about to gather outdoors in temperatures 15 degrees below zero. new england, the collapse under heavy ice and the airplane forced to make an emergency landing on a snowy new york city highway. from chicago to green bay, from boston to new york, our extreme weather team out in full force. in other news, legendary singing duo. >> this one's called "cathy's clown." again, the everly brothers. >> a look back at the life of phil everly. ♪ don't want your love