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>> we are. >> at least we are not laughing. you can see where the precipitation is up north as we talked about yesterday still too far to the north. we do have mid-to-upper level clouds over us that are making it mild of the we will get a little bit of sunshine in the afternoon and temperatures are above average. the mid-to-upper level moisture will let go and evaporate before it hits the ground. low-to-mid 60's, another mild day. the second day of the week commute, leyla gulen? >> i'm afraid we are reporting or seeing reports of accidents. the first accident is in san jose a solo vehicle spinout northbound 101 not causing delays because it is on the shoulder. c.h.p. is out there. there is no wore as to injuries.

to oak, eastbound 580, this is where we have an accident involving a motorcyclist. that is blocking one lane. we are not seeing delays. westbound 580 up to highway 13 the drive is still looking clear. identified, this is our drive through walnut creek southbound 680 with cars out there and everyone is moving along at top speed. this only we are hearing from an east bay woman whose quick thinking led to the rescue of an abducted girl after another woman came forward last week claiming to be the good samaritan who broke up the kidnapping. we have the story if pittsburg that is taking twists and towns. amy? >> they say they found the real hero at target. police say a worker here helped lead them to the kidnapped girl. roxanna ramirez' job is to prevent shoplifting and saw 43-year-old david douglas and

said he was acting strangely. he did not steal anything but something wasn't right. >> i seen him grab a steering while and shake it like something was wrong with him. i thought, okay, manage is wrong with this guy. he is not all there. later she was told about amber alert and the car matched the car she saw at target. she took down the license plate and called police who found him and the girl. police say another woman lied about her involvement and said she said she helped find the kidnapped girl and she gave tv interviews, police say, she had no role. the free hero was here at target. the suspect gave a jailhouse interview to bay area news group saying that kidnapping was a "cry for help" to get out of a

situation. happening now, a family is asking for the public's health fining a missing woman from san jose. here is aç picture of the 22 -year-old woman. her family said she was out with friend on saturday and not come home. they are worried because she is usually home by 10:00 each night. her car is also missing. it is a 2000 chevrolet license plate 4wae006. anyone with information is urged to call the san jose police department. >> happening today the santa clara valley water district will be looking over a report on its water conditions but abc has an advanced copy of the report. we are at the stage where the yellow caution light is on and the reportening released today indicates the san jose rainfall was .16" last month bringing the total rainfall since july to 30 percent of average. local reservoirs are only at 33 percent of exist and 66 percent

of the 20 year average but it is still early in the season. >> we have an initial outlook and made some initial recommendations to the board and by april that is when we would solidify any plans related to water shortage contingency. >> the water district is boosting of thes to get residential customers to conserve and are offing incentives to reuse we watching machine water for irrigation. >> they will decide whether to declare a statewide drought. the water district says that the sierra watershed has seen over 3" of rain this year, .1 of normal. according to the times, neither is contemplating water restrictions. the reservoirs are normal capacity and water demand is down. however, precautions are being taken in the sacramento area.

water releases from the damn are cut in half for the next few days. as a result they say 10 percent of the salmon eggs waiting to hatch will die. >> half of the country is waking up to the coldest temperatures in decades and at least ten people have died as a direct result of the deep freeze that stretches to the south and east coast this morning. our reporter joins us from washington, dc, with the very latest. good morning. >> good morning from a frigid washington, dc. this city, like so many other cities around the country, is bracing for the record-breaking cold. when you thought it couldn't get any colder, a dangerous arctic blast is plunging temperatures to historic lows coups the united states. a life threatening bone chilling record breaking freeze. i am wearing long underwear and i feel like i am going skiing but i am not i am going to, would.

>> the cold, freezing eyebrows, icing glasses, and it is called a polar vortex, a whirl pool of frigid arctic air bringing freezing temperatures to every state but hawaii. >> polar vortex sounds scary and i felt better when it was just "cold." 28 below zero. 30 below zero. 40 below zero. >> chicago residents renameed their city chi -- beria south. schools if atlanta, closed. the snow, ice and wind still causing commuter chaos on the roads and runways. jet blue canceling all flights at four major airports this will later today. >> my frustration level is here. if you want to know. >> the cold is a serious danger with frostbite occurring in five

minutes. >> it is hard to believe but what we are feeling here in washington which is about nine below zero which is considered warm compared to what so many members are weighing up to this morning. >> it is relative, mary. now, the flights: the number of cancellations has been climbing all morning. so far, 1,893 flights have been canceled. this morning, sfo has seen over 0 cancellation -- 20 chance lakes the oak had cancellations but has resolved the problem according to www. www.flightaware.com. and jetblue, those passengers have suffered the most because the airline did not

try to fly in or out of northeast canceling all flights leaving many passengers stranded at sfo for a few more days. secret blue is expecting to be at full capacity this afternoon and our reporter is at sfo joining with a look at how it is going at 5:30. now can i tell my story? >> we are here. >> i remember years ago when working in a storm there was a deep freeze and it thawed and it was ten degrees and we thought that was warm. short sleeves, ten-degree weather. you know how that goes, mike. >> we take the weather seriously when it freezes to the gas pump. that happened to me. that is how cold it was. then you respect how dangerous the cold can be. i forgot my gloves and put gas in the car and my hand froze to the handle of the gas pump. feels like 30 below in chicago and 41 below zero in green bay

and 15 below zero in st. louis. it is 23 above in denver, 15 degrees warmer than yesterday but atlanta is 9 below zero. this is not something new but something the national media, the latest flavor of the day, always near the northeast part of siberia is now showing a chunk of energy that moved further south than normal so we are setting the records. the area of high pressure that has been dominating our forecast has been allowed to go higher to the north. studies show it is because of the lack of ice across the not pole allowing the normal cold weather to travel further. in atlanta, 38 in the capital, and nome is 31, on alaska is

warmer than they should be. the east bay hills camera, we will talk about the day planner: 34 to 49, and mid-to-upper 50's by noon, and holes in the cloud cover and upper 50's and near 60's in the afternoon with a sprinkle or two possible any time. leyla gulen? >> go have a couple of crashes out there and i will head back to the crash that is not in oakland but in san leandro, eastbound 580 headed out of oakland into san hand drove involving a motorcycle blocking one lane. we don't have injuries reported and the motorcycle was able to get up and move over to the side of the road. as you travel along, be careful if you are making the commute away from highway 13 you are going to be at top speed but know that is still sitting in one lane and proceed with caution. here is the construction until 6:00 this morning in san jose, northbound, 680 from 280, we will have lanes blocked off there so slow if the cone zone. outside, here is a look at the

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covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> scores of retired new york city police, fire, and collection officers living from new york to florida are arrested in a 9-1-1-related disability scam. the prosecution says that scores of retired first responders along with lawyers and doctors are being taken into custody accused of faking work-related stress and psychiatric disorders from the september 11th attacks. the alleged fraud cost taxpayers hundreds of millions. the manhattan district attorney is planning a news conference for 10:00 our time this morning. senate democrats are scratching for votes to pass a bill to renew unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless which expired ten days ago. bad weather kept more than a dozen senators from reaching washington yesterday head to the postponement of a test vote. the bill restores between 14 and

47 weeks benefits to an estimated 1.3 million americans. >> >> target is looking to fill 300 jobs at a new store in san jose holding a job fair this weekend to take applications and interview applications. it opens in mash in south san jose. the job fair runs friday, saturday, and sunday with details including the location and times on our website at abc7news.com. the year is still young but so far it has been a slow start for the financial markets in 2014. >> super bowl ad featureing david beckham is helping experience something you have never experienced before on tv. >> topping america's money, the career's slow start for stocks. the s&p 500 has dropped each the first three trading days of 2014. the last time that happened was in 2005 when the average climbed only 3 percent. the federal reserve will be led by a woman for the first time

ever. the senate confirmed janet yellen ensuring popular policies continue. >> the security electronics show opens with the first connected smart toothbrush tracking your brushing habits. also, toyota unveil as new fuel cell car that can power your house for a week during a blackout. for the super bowl, the first ever t-commerce commercial enabling those with smart tv's to buy pieces from a body collection of david beckham through the tv. >> intel is taking a political stand. the chip maker says this year, all of the processors will be made from minerals that do not come from mines that are held by armed groups in congo. it is the first united states technical company to take this step. there has been concern that foreign companies buying minerals from mines controlled byerly add groups are fueling

the bloody conflict that has claim the five million lives, the deadliest since world war ii. hollywood is buzzing after movie director michael bay walk off stage after the unveiling of the new hd tv. >> how will it impact how viewers experience the movies? >> i'm sorry, i'm sorry. >> okay... >> ladies and gentleman, we thank michael bay for joining us. >> so, what happened there was the transformer director was frustrated at the show and says a problem with the teleprompter threw him off and later he blogged and said i embarrassed myself. >> we invite you to come over here and hang out with us get used to it. >> being able to talk when the teleprompter goes out. >> mike doesn't use a teleprompter. >> never. >> that is why my ab libbing

skills are so wonderful. we have haze out there around concord and livermore and everyone also is okay but, unfortunately, no rain right now on live doppler 7 hd. the east bay valley is mild this morning and everyone is in the low-to-mid 40's from san rafael and pleasanton at 40 to 43 in pleasant hill and lafayette and milder over the ridge and head out highway four at pittsburg and brentwood, mid-to-upper 40's, and 45 in san jose, hayward, and oakland the cooler spots. in los gatos it is 44, and 51 in san francisco and mid-50's at napa and novato. from the camera this morning, it is quiet weather looking to the south. we will have sunny pockets

breaking through the clouds today. we have a chance of light rain wednesday. a better chance on saturday. if anything falls, it looks to be mostly in the north bay, along the coast, less than .1". the dry and remain warmth will return sunday through next week. you can see cloud cover is like yesterday thicker at times and at times opening for the sun. temperatures are above average. we do not have as strong an offshore wind. upper 50's to he [sic] into san francisco. low-to-mid 60's for the rest of us. tonight the clouds keep us mild with mid-30's around cloverdale and santa rosa and napa and morgan hill and the rest of us in the low-to-mid 40's until van at 48. the high pressure we talked about the lows chipping away and

pushing ever-so-slightly away. the series of low pressures will come through, small bits of energy that will move through and they may hookup with this moisture and try to squeeze out sprinkles today, a chance of light rain especially in the management bay tomorrow, and sprinkles on thursday, and a last chance on saturday, and look at the low-to-mid 60's returning for sunday and monday. have a great day. >> also want do say a very merry orthodox christmas day. did you know today is the orthodox christmas? >> yesterday was epiphany. if you are staying home, this is good news because it look like the westbound side of 580 is bumper to bumper at 37 miles per hour from tracy and over the altamont pass to dublin, i will show you how long it takes,

eastbound direction some construction to grownville road. tracy to dublin is 31 minutes and highway 4 westbound antioch to concord is 14 minutes. we have an accident in shows northbound 101 at tully road a solo vehicle spinout, no delays and just normal congestion and this is a look at the san mateo bridge traveling over the water and toward the peninsula will now take you 13 minutes to head from hayward to foster city. >> 15 things to know as you start director day. >> two snow boarders have fun chasing a moose. why they not

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alert tip that led the police to the suspect and kidnapped girl. police say a target employees took down the license plate. >> federal judge canceled a hague scheduled today in the case of 13-year-old girl declared brain dead after council surgery. the family moved jahi mcmath from children's hospital oakland to undisclosed facility if long-term care. aussie, can you see how clear the air is, our third consecutive non "spare the air" day, and we have chances of sprinkles and light rain spread throughout your seven-day forecast. the timetable is coming up. >> seven, look behind my, this is the bay bridge toll with traffic light and we do have a light commute this morning in most areas with a couple of accidents and now they are clearing, but, the buildup in certain areas and i tell you where they are coming up. >> you have to listen to this,

this is a story of a classic case of bad timing, right now in minnesota a teen is sleeping outdoors as pat of a fundraising marathon the 17-year-old starts the adventure in the summer pledging to sleep outdoors for an entire year to raise money for charity. much of the nation struggles to stay work in the arctic blast he is trying to keep cozy in the backyard snow cave. >> i have a pvc pipe and shovel if i have to dig out. >> he wears six layers along with a wool blanket and sleeping bags to stay warm and plans to see the quest through to the end. >> we will talk about a moose on the loose with snowboarders in hot pursuit. two men who were snowboarding in montana when they stumbled on

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i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. good to have the team together this 2014. here is meteorologist, mike nicco, with the weather. >> a lot of cloud cover with most of the moisture to the north. live doppler 7 hd is out of portland showing rain mixed with upper level snow and ice. that is in washington and oregon. you can seat art work on the bay bridge. today we will have a lot of high clouds. we will have some sunshine, a lot like yesterday. there will be some rain falling from the clouds. like yesterday, it will evaporate and keep our temperatures below record levels. upper 50's to low 60's along the coast into san francisco. leyla gulen? >> we have 39 bart trains running on time and ace train one has no delays. ace train 3 is revving the engine. muni has no delays and in

equipment problems. through san jose we have an accident. that is northbound 101 at tully road on the shoulder. we have the buildup of traffic approaching the 280/680 split. this is a picture of your drive through san rafael moving in the southbound direction and it will be kick drive at nine minutes headed into san francisco. developing news the debt toll from the powerful storm gripping the country jumped overnight with official saying up to ten people have been killed since saturday and that is up from one this time yesterday. frigid air that snapped decades old records across the midwest is moving to southern and eastern parts of the united states and 187 million americans are facing dangerous sub-zero wind chill as low as minus 60. this morning, wind chill advisory in 32 states.

airline passengers have more cancellations and delays as blizzard conditions keep airlines from get back up to speed. it is impacting traveler in and out of the bay area. matt keller is at san francisco international airport with the latest troubles facing travelers. matt? >> the news is getting worse at the airplanes. in the past hour we have seen 100 more flights canceled. a few hundred more have been delayed. www. flightaware.com reports that san francisco international airport has 2 flights canceled, another in the past hour and oak has no cancellations. same for san jose. it is early. many people are using suitcases as pillows at sfo. a passenger had the flight to the midwest canceled yesterday. he showed up extra early to be on the flight this morning. the family in kansas told him what to expect when he gets home. >> freezing.

freezeing. i'm not too excited but i'll live with it. it is home. the midwest has been hit hard a third of flights going in and out of chicago have been canceled and the weather is causing problems in every region of the united states so check with the airline before you head to the airport, the delays are a major issue and we have two dozen here at sfo so check with your airline before you leave home. happening now, charter buses are picking up 500 stranded passengers after three amtrak trains including one from the bay area was stuck in illinois after hitting a 12' snow drift that paralyzed the engines. it started at 1:00 o'clock our time yesterday. these are photos from people on the train that starts in emeryville and headed for chicago. two other trains were stuck including from southern california and one that crosses illinois.

amtrak says all passengers are in chicago by noon, 20 hours after they got stuck. oak police are investigating a shooting that occurs outside an east oak neighborhood market last night. a man was taken by ambulance from the royal market at 8:00 p.m. after being shot once and his condition now is unknown but he was conscious and alert on the way to the hospital. shell casing at the store suggest the man was shot outside and ran inside. his have not released any suspectness. >> founding member of the former black panthers party will make a statement condemning the shooting death of 13-year-old andy lopez at the board of supervisors meeting today. lopez was shot to death in october by sheriff deputy erick gelhaus as he carried a plastic rifle. erick gelhaus believed it was real and said the boy refused to drop it. activists have held several protesters sin the shooting demanding justice for lopez and

upset that erick gelhaus is become on the job. >> richmond is experiencing a significant drop in the murder rate. "contra costa times" reported the 16 homicides is the lowest number since 1980 after mounting an organize the effort to stop street violence using former gang members to keep the peace. the city had five months without a built is murder. a combination of enforcement and better community relations and youth outreach programs. a former school aide in hayward goes to court facing eight felony child molestation counts. the police say the 29-year-old mia cummings is accused of a sexual relationship of three years with a student that began when the boy was 12. she was at the catholic school since 2005. cummings is jailed on $800,000 bond. a school nurse in concord is

credited with saving a child's life by performing cpr. radio transmissions tell the story of what happened after the child collapsed. >> unconscious. in the office. the nurse is starting cpr. >> the child is breathing. >> awake and talking. >> the drama unfolded at the elementary school yesterday but the school is not releasing details. >> now the weather forecast as we get you to school or work. mike? look how dry we are just since july 1. most of us are below a third of where we should be livermore is a bit bitter at 44 percent but that is not good. most of us are around 2" or less. we have an unsettled pattern and

the clouds are keeping us mild on the day planner and temperatures in the mid-30's to mid-40's. at noon it will be sunny with sprinkles possible any time. that will evaporate and cool the atmosphere. we will be in the mid-to-upper 50's at lunch. nearly 60 by 4:00. upper 40's at 7:00. a chance of sprinkles tomorrow and thursday and dry and warmer on friday. leyla gulen? back to the construction that could slow down the commute that will wrap up in 20 minutes. in san jose, at 880 southbound to 280 crews are in the process of wrapping things up and not seeing if i slow downs. southbound 680 is where we have a report of debris not lanes so c.h.p. going do come out and do a traffic break and try to clear that from the road.

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covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a hearing is scheduled today in the case of 13-year-old jahi mcmath canceled now she has been moved out of oakland children's hospital. she was declare brain dead after complications from tonsil surgery. the family will not say where she is now but they were in los angeles last night appearing in an interview with cnn. her uncle gave us this cell phone video of her being moved out of children's hospital

oakland. >> we believe as long as her heart is pumping he is alive. as long as my niece's heart is beating she is alive. >> the family's attorney says jahi mcmath is getting nutritional support and antibiotics to fight infection but will not say where. >> details of the man charged in the killing of a bow -- beloved california priest and bullock says he did not do it although is accused of killing the reverend freed on new year's day. the coroner says reverend freed was beaten with a wooden stake and metal pipe. hundreds gathered in eureka to say goodbye. bullock has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges. the pale is set at $1.2 million. >> san francisco has seen a big increase in the number of private shuttle buses operating in the city and now it plans to charge them for the privilege. the mayor says that google and other high-tech companies will

pay the city a fee if they use muni bus stops to pick up or drop off employees much the fee will cost larger companies $100,000 a year and generate a total of $1.5 million for the city. the shuttle buses have, intoed controversy and protests but the mayor credits them with keeping 45,000 cars off city streets. the company companies recognize they is to pay their fair share. >> the 49ers are preparing for the next big game against the panthers in charlotte. in the meantime, crews are getting candlestick park ready. the title game could be played this in two weeks if the 49ers beat the panthers and the seahawks are beaten on sunday. coach harbaugh reflected on the victory over the packers. >> to beat the elements, the

opposing time, and the opposing crowd, nothing makes you feel like a man like that. >> harbaugh and the 49ers are looking forward as they travel or prepare to travel to charlotte. if you are watching the game they take on the panthers sunday at 10:00 a.m. >> can you imagine how much it hurts to get hit in cold with the like that? we see a lot of red and gold and even sfo is on the band wagon. this is the international terminal at for for lit up in 49er colors. show us your 49ers pride in photos and even a baby theme going. who is that? >> a little kaepernick lover, six-month-old sporting a 49er helmet? meet little levy. e-mail your photos to

ureport@kgo-tv.com. or send them to facebook or twitter. >> it will feel like a heat wave in charlotte after green bay. >> and what folks in char lot -- in charlotte are going through. it will be interesting to watch the play in the downtown charlotte, actually, it is called uptown charlotte where we have 57 degrees and 40 percent chance of rain with temperatures dropping down to 54. it could be sloppy. you can see the eastern third of the country under wind chill advisories east of the mississippi but if the entire states in misery this morning, at 10 or 15 below wind chills

yesterday. >> my sister complained all day on facebook about me. visibility is showing a little bit of haze but not "spare the air" day. if you are coming into san francisco, most peoples are in the upper to 50's with mostly clouds. milder this morning, only petaluma in the upper 30's and everyone else is in the low-to-mid 40's until you get to belmont at 48 degrees. san lenadro and union city 45, and 42 at santa clara and temperatures running one to six degrees warmer this morning. from mount tamalpais toward the port of oak, we have sunshine breaking through from time to time and rain that will evaporate. unsettled through thursday and it will be dry and warm again starting sunday into next week. today's temperatures in the upper 50's the to let 50's along

the coast interest san francisco and the rest of us in the low-to-mid 50's, a lot like yesterday. tonight, mild again and a few mid-30's in the north bay valley and most us in the low-to-mid 40's and strap will be the exception at 48 degrees. high pressure is pushing to the east a little bit and the moist flow and series of areas of low pressure that will tap into this moisture with light rain tomorrow and thursday morning and a break on friday. another chance on saturday. sunday and monday warmer-than-average with sunshine again. we have construction projects that will start later this morning in brentwood. to my friends that live in brentwood keep this in mine, westbound highway 4 we will see a lane blocked and that is going to last from 7:00 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon. in the eastbound direction from

8:30 -- actually, from 7:00 to 4:00, from highway four laurel to lone tree that lasts from 8:30 to 2:00. keep that in mind if you are traveling eastbound or west from highway four it could be slow. traffic selling from antioch from pittsburg to bay point and toward concord. at 680, traffic is moving smoothly but more is building toward highway 24. kristen and eric? >> this morning, in idaho a bus crash is under investigation after it slammed interest a building with dozens of passengers on board. the bus was left dangling over an underground parking garage. the photos were taken by the boise four department and no one was seriously hurt. the because driver said the brakes topped working. the driver tried to avoid hitting other cars and instead

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>> a court says they will put a hearing on utah's been on same-sex marriage on the fast track. last month a federal judge declared the ban unconstitutional. since then, more than 900 gay couples in utah have tied the knot but yesterday the supreme court said the weddings cannot continue during the appeals process. the order does not affect the couples who is gotten married. our news anchor, robin roberts, is talking about her girlfriend on air on america america today -- on "good morning america" today. last month she came out publicly on facebook and she and amber lane have been together for 10 years. lane grew up in the bay area and her mothers lives here. she first mentioned amber in a post from 2013 >> i have never been happier or healthier than right new.

my year is full of gratitude and telling everyone all that i'm grateful for including my girl, amber, would loved me through a very difficult year. >> roberts share add photo of her, robin is in blue and to our right and her left is amber lane at a wedding together over the holidays. you can see problems on "good morning america" at 7:00 this morning right here. >> now a check on the weather forecast as you head out the door and not headed to sub-zero temperatures. >> milder this morning, warmer than yesterday with a little bit of a breeze and cloud cover as we look to oakland which is 62 and a degree warmer than yesterday. santa rosa and concord are three degrees warmer at 62 and same in fremont. a bunch of mid-level and upper level moisture coming through but the best radar is to the

north at mid-to-upper 60's through the central valley and check out the seven-day forecast for tahoe, a 30 percent chance of snow showers thursday and otherwise it is going to be dry. >> we have a band new -- brand new crash into union city up to industrial park we with a car that hits center dividing partly blocking a lane northbound traffic not affected at this time. 580 tracy to dublin is moving minute-by-minute and 37 minutes in the westbound direction along highway 4 you are still looking light but for patch of slowing through antioch. 15 minutes gets you to concord and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 16 minutes. >> poll fines that a majority of americans now fair legalizing marijuana, the cnn poll of a thousand people find that 55

percent of americans surveyed say marijuana should be made legal and 44 percent disagree and 35 percent believe smoking marijuana is morale wrong a drop from 70 percent in 1987. republicans and soners are the only major groups who still opposed legal use of pot. >> and everyone is getting sick, and professionals say it is not too late to get the flu shot. the hardest hit states are oregon and nevada with california seeing regional outbreaks so far. santa clara county reported california's first flu death last week with the victim positive for the swine flu. people is come down with the swine flu in contra costa county and marin county. officials say you can help stop the spread of flu and other diseases by listening do your mom, wash your hands frequently!

>> as we resolve to go on a diet and lose weight, united states news and world report released the best diet for 2014 featuring rankings and information on 32 diet maps -- plans featuring a heart smart diet with low fat, fruits and vegetables and less red meat. weight watchers hole the top honors for best weight loss diet and america manager will have more on the best diets at 7:00. >> everything in moderation. >> next at 6:00, a poe -- polar vortex is plunging the country into sub-zero temperatures. >> meet the real heroine who helped save a young kidnapped girl in the east bay.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. the target employee saved the day. police reveal how this woman's tip helped track down a man who allegedly kidnapped an east bay girl. >> >> the coldest weather to hit the nation in decades is sweeping across the midwest and east coast. the frigid forecast and the impact on bay area travel. hollywood help with the governor getting star-studded support ready for an all but certain rerun for re-election. first up, we will look at our weather forecast. we are happy we live in the bay area. >> did governor brown say "i'll be back." >> different governor. >> different matter. >> good