live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning at action on wednesday, thanks for joining us. i am kristen sze. >> you saw a little pit of drizzle coming in. >> i didn't know what it was because it has been so long. >> didn't recognize it. >> that is all. >> 30 days since we had mist hanging in the air and it was so humid. good morning, everyone. napa is quarter-mile visibility because of the fog.

1.25 visibility in half moon bay. three in mountain view and two in fairfield. we will watch this with live doppler 7 hd. it could be the mist lingering on the roads. watch out. it could be slick. mid-50's along the coast and upper 50's to near 60 for the rest of us. clouds this afternoon and a sprinkle or two is possible. >> we have tons of slowing over the altamont pass not because it is normal commute because it is only 5:01 but because of a car fire. i looked at the app and a lot of people are reporting stuck in heavy traffic including north flynn road where it has been cleared. look at the backup, it is significant. in livermore, it will take you a few extra minutes. outside, this is going to be the oakland maze where it is foggy. some of the mist could meet the slick roads so be careful to the toll plaza.

>> >> san francisco police are investigating another fatal pedestrian accident, the latest in a string of series incidents since new year's eve happening on the busiest street in the city. amy hollyfield is on van ness avenue with that story. >> christian, next to city hall, police say it happened as the victim ran across van ness next to grove and he wasn't in the crosswalk. his say the driver did not have tomorrow to iraqi. it was just a tell accident. they do nut think the driver was drink asking she stopped after the crash. the victim was a 38-year-old man who ran across van fess after 6:00 last night. police say he was in a verbal argument with someone right before he dashed into the street. this is the 6th pedestrian death in san francisco since december 19 so a couple of weeks since the string of accidents have all happened and we have a map that will show you where all of the deaths have happened and

leaders say this has been a wake-up call. the mayor says he plans to focus on pedestrian safety this year and can expect an announcement on the issue in the next couple of weeks. thank you, amy hollyfield. oakland police will relief new information in the murder of a man ons with involved in a minor car accidentented up losing his life. 22-year-old man was fatally shot at stanford and market street in june moments after the car was rear ended. someone from the other car got out and opened fire. he just graduated from college. his family has raised $100,000 for a reward to find the killer. the emergency about the reward can be seen on billboards, bus benches and transit buses. >> i believe someone knows something. i mentioned this before, money

is power will incentive. i believe that it is nut just about the money. police captured a picture of the shooter's car from track cameras and detectives plan to reveal that photo today. the man charged with kidnapping a seven-year-old girl in antioch is admitting to the crime and offering a bizarre explanation. david douglas talked to abc from jail about what happened on friday saying the list girlingly went with him. it was not his idea but arranged as part of a government conspiracy and he did it as a plea for help. >> i sincerely apologize but i'm trying to escape this thing. that is the only reason i would do that. >> douglas said he has a son the same age and he has been living in his car at the antioch marina for two months after the family kicked him out of the their fremont home. he said he would speak to a

school gist if it would bring an end to the "government conspiracy." the pleasant hill city clerk is promising to catch up on logging city council meetings after failing to produce city council minutes for the past year. the times reports that she has been overpeople withed balancing duties as clerk with full time job at a nonprofit and insists she is committed saying and i quote, "i didn't run for this to be a citizen -- as we come off the driest year ever in california, with state water managers meeting yesterday and asking the governor to declare a state of emergency. an official proclamation would trigger mandatory conservation

and streamline the process for local ages to get state and federal help as well as water transfers. the lake new is only 18 percent of capacity and little snow pack above it. northern california water districts have already guessed preponderance fore conservation measures on their customers and many more are expected to follow suit if it stays drive like we have seen. >> happening now, the dangerous deep freeze across the country is leaving its mark with record temperatures and deadly conditions. all 50 states dipped below 32 degrees at some point and 21 deaths are related to the cold. we have the latest on polar vortex from washington, dc, the catch phrase we are all hearing, mary. >> good morning, another day, another blast of the bitter cold cross the country and this storm just seems to be never ending. now, just to make it worse, this are blizzard-like conditions in

parts of the northeast. unrelenting cold is paralyzing the united states. you have been spared this deadly arctic cold snap. >> it hurts. hurts. hurts. >> freezing. numb. i am pregnant so we are both numb. >> the polar express making the united states look like the north pole. blinding blizzards. lake effect know -- snow hitting >> it looks like something from national gentleman -- geographic. this is called a polar vortex and causing frozen havoc on the airports, rails and roads. cars in pennsylvania frozen to the ground when a water main break met the ice in the air. >> i thought, my god.

>> drivers in indiana stranded by whipping winds and blowing snow. >> they said right now we cannot send anyone out to get you, they declare add state of emergency and i'm sorry, but good luck. >> on amtrak passengers trapped by snow made their way home after a hell ish night after 7,000 flights were canceled the last two days, finally, signs of a thaw. >> the lines are not long if you want to check in. >> officials across the country continue to urge residents to bundle up and stay need but relief is on the way with temperatures rising above freezing finally by the end of the week. >> the extreme weather is still causing flight cancellations and the numbers are down significantly from what we have seen the past few days. 589 flights are canceled this morning a third of flights

canceled this time yesterday. at san francisco international airport can you see three flights are canceled, and according to flight aware there are no cancellations so far at oakland or san jose. >> now the weather. i was excited to turn on my wipers and find out we don't need this. >> it is not going to help the drought or be measurable. we will look at the wind chills feels like 23 below in green bay and 20 below in minneapolis, and 24 in stimulus and feels like 7 bless in boston and new york. we are looking from the exploritorium and the clouds are let on the bay bridge. the next 12 hours: 36 to 52, mild in most neighbors. limited sunshine and clouds.

mid-to-upper 50's at 4:00 with a sprinkle possible because the atmosphere is moist. mild this afternoon with clouds and 48 to 54 degrees. we have a chance of sprinkles tomorrow, a break between systems on friday, sunshine, and temperatures the same, maybe a couple of degrees warmer and a chance of rain on saturday. not a good one but it is out there. >> we have 38 bart trains running on time and ace train one is on time and muni, no delays there. we do have construction that will last until 6:00 in san jose and if you are traveling northbound 680 from 280 you will find crews low for the cone zone and be careful because of the mist that came this through the bay area it could cause slick conditions. as we go to the altamont pass, bumper to bumper and 19 miles per hour is the top speed approaching north flynn that is due to an early car fire that has cleared. track now is starting to build

because of the morning commute. you can expect to see extra delays as you make the drive from tracy boulevard to livermore. kristen and eric? >> thank you. in time for super bowl fans could be hard expressed to find their favorite dip ingredient, the money report is next. >> the internet is now road ready and rushing to make sure you are connected. the length restaurant owner is going to to help a waitress

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covering santa clara, east bay and all the bay area this is abc7 news. a russian research ship has broken free in anarctica from heavy pack ice ambassador becoming trapped. a chinese ice breaker got stuck when trying to help but they used a helicopter to get 52 scientists and journalists and tourists. the ice breaker broke free yesterday after making a 100-degree turn and pushing away the ice to open up a channel of water. the russian ship is now making its way out of the dense ice on its own. >> a number of industries are feeling the effects of the sub-zero temperatures gripping the nation. >> here is the money report.

good morning, topping america's money, the coast of the extreme cold, jetblue has lost $1.5 billion, and oil production could be driven up. the largest bank pays $2.6 billion for the role in the madoff ponzi scheme. jam -- j.p. morgan chase has agreed to pay. marriott is opening the tallest hotel in new york city, with 68-step building. from the top, you can see to pennsylvania. >> with the nfl playoffs in full swing, kraft says their cheese is in short supply, blaming manufacturing issues but some say it is just a cheesy attempt at publicity. >> that is america's money this morning. >> >> t-mobile is launching a program to entice you to switch your wireless carrier, coming as

the consumer electronics show and t mobile will pay off early firm nation fee when they leave their old carrier. new subscribers could get $350 of credit. analysts say other carriers will have to until south. tesla is working to connect their car with at&t network, chevrolet is installing 4g technology in the 2015 models and they released this video, with audi saying their cars will feature displayed navigation and thousands of internet radio stations and you can listen to your facebook posts and tweets by voice map. tesla says it will use at&t to power engine diagnosis. >> >> texas restaurant owner is getting praise, unbelievable admiration, for offering to hell his business to help a young employee with a brain tumor. the 19-year-old britney mathis

works at a restaurant near houston and her boss has owned the place if 17 years and putting it on the market saying he would never be happy knowing she needs help. britney accident have health insurance and cannot pay for the medical treatment. her father died of a brain tumor when she was limit so the boss thinks the restaurant is worth $2 million and he is going to sell it so that can go to the medical bills. >> i don't think admiration describes it... >> that was an understatement. amazing. now, the weather forecast, which is less than amazing. >> not that heart warming. at the love miles an hour is in the air, mist is hacking around and it is really just so humid out there that is why we are seeing the issues we are dealing with in the form of slick streets.

as far as our temperatures, we have 36 in santa rosa and 35 in napa for the cool spots, and up north, everyone else is in the low-to-mid 40's until petaluma is 47, and in mill valley, and 47 at bodega bay and low-to-mid 50's along the bay shore to san jose with the exception being cupertino. brentwood is in the low-to-mid 50's and fairfield is friction. from emeryville, the moisture is hanging in the air and it looks like a summer morning. it will become mostly shouldy this afternoon, and cooler. sprinkles are possible from time to time. patchy fog is possible tonight with drizzle and a better chance than what we are seeing this morning of something measurable and chance of rain on saturday and record warmth. today, the temperatures are mostly upper 50's to 60 and mid-50's along the coast and tonight, we have moisture hanging around and the clouds

keeping us mild with the western flow off the ocean. a couple of systems are coming our iowa, the first, today, is influencing us this morning bringing us and rain this afternoon. and toward thursday, we will put a timetable on its tone at 1:00 you can see the moisture away mendocino county to the north bay where it falls apart and spotty drizzle and a few sprinkles tomorrow and it pulls away with increasing sunshine on thursday afternoon. jump ahead to saturday, another system with a better chance of measurable rain if the north bay and it also falls apart and moves away by saturday evening. we will get less than .1" of rain. we have a break on friday and warmer with sunshine and record highs are possible next week. we could have product with the

commute in the north bay with mist and fog, four miles visibility through santa rosa northbound and southbound along 101. be came as you drive through because you never know, you cannot so very clearly and you want to use your low beams, quarter-mile visibility in napa, and you can see the area of orange is indicating where the fog is affecting the commute on highway 29 to 21. as we take you to san francisco we have a report of this stalled vehicle southbound 101 at van ness avenue blocking the number four lane causing a slow down away from 80 and in san jose, 280, away from 17, it is quiet and calm. >> ahead, seven things to know as you start your day. >> wedding bells ring for actress and comic lili

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today but temperatures are still expected to be below freezing in the midwest and east coat. >> work is underway to retrieve the bodies of four air force crewmen killed if a helicopter crash in england which slammed into the eastern coast during a training mission yesterday. witnesses say they hear the chopper misfiring before the crash. >> the united states reaching a major milestone to reduce deaths from cigarette smoking and it will be 50 years on saturday since the surgeon scene's lap mark report on smoking and health that led to the warnings you see on packs of streets with eight million lives saved because of the report. >> a humid morning leading to fog and i am tracking it with live doppler 7 hd and napa is the lowest visibility at quarter-mile visibility so sprinkles are possible and a chance of rain coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> >> we do have the fog in certain areas and we want to use low beams not the high beams with

mist and moist roads. a look behind me at the bay bridge toll plaza and it is quiet and the a pass was hit early. i will tell you what happened coming up. >> we are hearing from former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords the third and was of the massive shooting that federally took her life. in a column in the "new york times" gabrielle giffords reveals new progress saying she is regaining re-use of the arm after hours of rehabilitation and urges supporters to be patient on efforts for new gun laws. on january 8, 2011 a gunman opened fire at an event in tucson, arizona. six were killed. she and telephone others were wounded but survivalled. >> actress and comic lily tomlin has married her partner of four decades, jane wagner. lily tomlin is 78, and her

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. it is wednesday morning at 5:29. thank you for starting your day with us. >> we are getting a precipitation teaser. mike? >> not even an appetizer it is so little. a very small amount of moisture. it is a small area with a lot of moisture. that is why we have mist. you can see the cloud cover on live doppler 7 hd but no radar returns. you may have to use the wipers. there is that much moisture in the air. there is so much the roads are seeing condensation. we will be mostly cloudy with

sprinkles. cooler than yesterday, mid-to-upper 50's and mid-50 at the coast. >> we have a sig-alert if san francisco first reported as a stalled vehicle southbound 101 at van ness avenue and c.h.p. has now called this an accident at the 80 split. two lanes are blocked. it will take 30 minutes to clear that. at the altamont pass, there was a car fire that caused traffic to build up. coming away from 205 moving westbound 17 miles per hour up to 27 miles per hour at north flynn road and it will take you 44 minutes westbound direction to dublin. kristen and eric? >> health officials are stepping up the warning after a second person in the bay area dies from the swine flu. there have been a dozen flu-related deaths across california.

katie marzullo is in the newsroom with that story. >> the death is 48-year-old woman who lived in contra costa county and fowl say she did have underlying health issues. in northern california, three people in sacramento county have died of the strain and a woman in santa clara county for a total of five in northern california. another 18 people in contra costa county have developed severe cases of the flu and most people susceptible to this are very old or very young. however, all of the people who have died in northern california so for were adults under the age of 65. >> flu can be severe. more severe with those with underlying medical conditions and severe no healthy adults. there have been 12 flu-related deaths so far in all of california killing a 28-year-old woman in orange county last week and three people died last month.

it is not too late to get the flu shot with the peak system john through march and unlike the season in 2009/2010 there is no shortage so that is what officials recommend. san francisco police are investigating the 6th fatal pedestrian accident. last night, a 38-year-old man was hit by a car and killed while running across van ness avenue near grove street outside city hall. ens say the victim was in an argument before the accident. the victim made it across six of the citizen lanes of traffic when he was hit. the driver had no time to react. the driver stopped quickly and is cooperating with the investigation. police say neither drugs or alcohol seem to be a factor. >> the board of supervisors is holding a meeting of the unable services and safety committees to discuss pedestrian safety on city streets. the mayor says drivers need to

slow down and pedestrians need to look both ways even if there is a crosswalk in front of them. he will likely make an announcement regarding pedestrian safety in the coming weeks. >> this morning, much of the country is dealing with the effect of the polar vortex that put half of the united states in a deep freeze. if atlanta crews are dealing with a big mess after freezing temperatures caused a broken pipeline to burst with water shooting 80' into the air for six hours. the power lanes are encased in ice and in danger of snapping. crews are trying to access vows to shut off the water. pipes were left exposed which burst when the temperatures dropped. 21 deaths are blamed on the bitter cold including seven people in illinois and six in indiana. authorities say several of the victims were homeless would refused shelter or could not get

to a warm place. upstate new york, winds are causing lake effect snow to call causing blizzard-like conditions and we will have a report from washington, dc, on the latest conditions there. the weather is causing more flight cancellations, 595 flights are not taking off this morning. at san francisco international airport threefullies are canceled with no flight cancellations in or out of airplanes in oakland. with the cancellations it could be another week before the airlines get become up to sped. the delays across the nation have resulted in long wait times for flights and lost or delayed luggage for passengers who finally reach their destination. >> snow is blanketing the country, the alarm is sounding here over the opposite problem: water officials cross the state say we are in a drought. a lake mere sacramento is only 18 percent of capacity and water

managers across california are call on the governor to officially declare a drought. an official proclamation would streamline the process for local agencies to get state and federal help and water transfers >> 265,000 customers in eastern sacramento county will be asked to stop all outdoor watering. if dry conditions condition, the stage 5 drought restrictions, the most severe category, would likely become mandatory next month. the contra costa district board is considering 3.5 percent rate hike in concord add aing, $2.44 a month to average customer using 350 glops of water a day. in los gatos, police are investigating an assault they believe may have been part of a knock out game.

witnesses say a man punched a woman in the parking lot of a strip mall on monday afternoon and took off running. the woman was not seriously injured and the only motive police have come up so far is she was sucker punched possibly as part of the dangerous game that has grown popular in other cities by in accounts. >> a lawsuit by the family of andy lopez says that the sonoma county sheriff who shot and killed the 13-year-old boy in october has a hit of excessive force and questionable subject, claiming that deputy erick gelhaus was involved in several controversial incidents before the shooting in santa rosa including an incident in 1996 when erick gelhaus allegedly pointed his gun at a woman carrying her young senator after she called for help with a dispute regarding a neighbor. >> san jose police department is taking a new approach to kick start the canine funding to raise $3,500. the police have sworn in the

only canine in the program, ajax, and his human partner need training tools and leashes and more. since launching the effort on new year's day the department has raised $2,500. if you are interested in donating, go to our website for a link at abc7news.com. >> now a check on the weather forecast. >> do we need to use our wipers this morning? >> once or twice with the mist hanging in the air. it is still 23 below in green bay and feels like 20 in fargo and seven in new york and boston but st. louis is 26 warmer than 24 hours ago, and cleveland is 19 degreer warmer. the worst is over. the warming trend continues and there will be temperatures above average by the end of week.

at home, it will be humid. it is keeping the temperatures up from the low 40's in the north bay valley to the rest of us in the upper 40's to near 50 degrees by 7:00. the fog and the mist will start drying between 9:00 and 10:00 and we will be mostly cloudy with temperatures in the low-to-mid 50's and cooler because of the moist start. we will have sprinkles possible this afternoon because of the moist flow coming off the ocean and mid-to-upper 50's at 4:00, and it will be mild during the evening hours and mostly cloudy and upper 40's to low 50's. our best chan for sprinkles, drizzle, tomorrow morning and it will become partly cloudy in the afternoon with temperatures around 60 degrees and a break on friday and another chance of rain on saturday. enjoy. >> we have a stalled vehicle on 505 traveling southbound at midway road blocking the slow lane with no delays. there are delays in trend at

accident with two lanes blocked and it looks like a tow truck is on the way but it will be another 15 or 0 minutes before they are on the scene. it was first report as a stall but now, it is known to be a crash. it is causing slowing. at san jose, northbound along 87, beyond the julian street off-ramp a few extra cars but no fog. there are clouds. a cheer drive in san jose. a state ballot initiative to help cities reign in the police and firefighters pensions gets the grand vote

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>> >> the murder of a popular soap opera actress and her husband in venezuela shot to death inside their vehicle. investigators say they were gunned down after resisting robbers. her five-year-old daughter was shot in the leg. these are the pictures from the scene. her father says the family is struggling to cope. she was a former miss venezuela and lived in miami and was on vacation in her homeland. she said in the past she left her home country because it was too dangerous. violence in venezuela soared during the 14 year rule of the late chavez. >> former pentagon chief robert gates is. russiaing the obama administration afghan war policies while saving the fierce of the criticism for vice president joe biden. if leaked excerpts, he writes that he believes president obama lost faith in his own afghan war strategy and became focused on getting out rather than winning. he said the president supported the troops but not the mission. however, he save as special

zinger for vice president paiden saying he has been wrong on every your foreign policy and national security issue if the past four decades. gates weigh defense secretary under presidents bush and obama and the book "duty" is due john -- january 14. an initiative will allow cities to renegotiate future pensions and retirement benefits for government workers forcing san jose and other california cities to cut services and lay 50 employees. reform supporters have until june 5 to collect 800,000 signatures to qualify for the november ballot. supporters will announce whether they will collect signatures or hold off until the 2015 ballot. >> >> the first lady is coming to san francisco this month if a series of fundraisers and is set to attend two evens for the democratic congressional

campaign committee january 30 with no detail on the locations. she will be a special guest at a luncheon hosted by house minority leader nancy pelosi which is at the fairmont hotel starting at $500 for tickets. the 49ers are gorying -- gearing up for the game against the panthers in charlotte. the panthers boat the -- bet the 49ers in november. kickoff is at 10 on sunday morning. fans hyped for the game with hundreds turning out to meet navorro bowman the linebacker who was signing autographs in burlingame. >> amazing. amazing. appreciate it. it is something different and people do not get to experience something like this. >> it is nice. his hand is bigger than the

ball. crazy. >> the fans paid $79 for navorro bowman to sign a football or jersey. >> you have been showing us your pride as the 49ers make the playoff run and here is an intense 49ers fan decked out in gory saying "we are number one," you can mail your photos to us at ureport@kgo-tv.com. and you can safer -- share viewers. >> there is rain possible with a 40 percent chance of rain but mild temperatures after the deep froze from the last couple of days. we start at 60 and drop to veteran by end of the game. still tracking fog. live doppler 7 hd shows up to two miles visibility in napa and down to two in hayward and four

in mountain view, two in fairfield. the thickest fog is at half moon bay. four in santa rosa. around san jose and sfo and oak, and oakland, not so much fog. the west weather is to the north as the mass of air is the next weather system that will stay to the north of us presenting us with a chance of sprinkles in the afternoon. headed to bart and coming into san francisco look at the temperatures, everyone between 50 and 53 degrees with walnut creek the warm spot at 53 and 50 at hayward for the cool spot. >> >> from emeryville, you can see it is easier to see than it was earlier and i am look at all of our cameras and the top of the bay bridge we could barely see a couple of minutes ago.

by the afternoon it will be cloudy and sprinkles and cooler compared to yesterday. patchy fog and drizzle and a few sprinkles with more widespread wet weather tomorrow and the best chance of rain is saturday with record highs next week. today we are in the upper 50's to near 60 at 57 in san francisco, and oakland and livermore and fairfield and napa and santa rosa at 60 with mid-50's along the coast. tonight is mild with most of us in the 40's to 50. a couple of areas are pushing through our neighborhood with the jet stream over us right now and the trough is weaker so it will be cloudy today. cold front is stronger and that will come in tomorrow especially during the morning hours and bring us our best chance. at 11 clock tonight moving through mendocino and through the heart of the bay you can see the spotty drizzle and a few

sprinkles. it becomes cloudy by the afternoon and friday we are in between storms and a stronger storm comes in on saturday with the rain in the north bay in the morning and early afternoon hours and it will become partly sunny on saturday afternoon. we will get less than .1" of rain total. sunday, monday, tuesday, mid-60's, near record highs back in the forecast. have a great day. we have a report of a brand new accident southbound along the nimitz not causing any lane blockage but what we have is a sig-alert in san francisco and you can see the backup that it is causing at the 80 split with a couple of c.h.p. units on the scene and as you converge on i-80 in the westbound direction and southbound 101 we have bumper-to-bumper traffic and it is going to wrap up in the next 20 minutes, a flatbed tow has been called to the scene. 580 westbound from tracy to

dublin is 48 minutes and highway 4 is quiet at 15 minutes from antioch to concord and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 16 minutes. san mateo bridge crossing the water to the peninsula, we have a report of a big rig crash with a car on the shoulder and the drive is loading up right into foster city. >> comeing up, sit down restaurants versus fast food places. which and more healthy? >> a bay area firefighter who has kept the public safe for decades returns to the job.

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a bay area fire chief is back on the job after a fall on a ladder that left him partly paralyzed. chief harold schapelhouman fell 15' while pruning bushes. he returned to the job as fire chief in a wheelchair. the accident left him unable to walk with limited use of the left hand. he spent 66 days in the hospital. he did months of physical therapy with love and support from his family and friends. he could retire but wants to keep working. >> it makes you want to fight

harder because they have faith in you and they give you the energy you need to keep going each day. >> schapelhouman will be easing back to work for how working only part time for two weeks and hopefully he will be able to work full time. >> time for a check on the weather forecast. we were hoping for rain and what do we get? >> mist this morning and fog and it is starting to lift. good morning, again, this is the roof camera, you can see the wonderful art work on the western span of bay bridge with temperatures from four to five degrees cooler closer to where we should be and an extra point of sunlight but not a lot of it as we feel another deck of clouds coming in but we get a look. low-to-mid 60's through the central valley and low-to-mid 70's through los angeles and palm springs. a chance of snow on thursday and saturday and record warms next week headed your way.

>> we have construction later this morning in brentwood. you will be on eastbound and westbound highway four and we have a couple of projects first westbound side of highway 4 to long tree way the project will begin at 7:00 and last until 2:00 in the eastbound direction we will have another set of construction crews blocking lanes off and that goes from 8:30 to 2:00, as well. outside, here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering light is not on but traffic is building into san francisco. -- dennis rodman sang happy birthday to flowers of the rosee leading the members to play a game. ♪ happy birthday to you

>> he called the controversial event part of the we basketball diplomacy with the north dedicating the game to his "best friend" would along with his wife and other senior officials and their wives watched from a special seating area. the former nba player included other all stars including ben baker and cliff robertson. the federal government says most young teens are not exercising enough and the centers for disease control shows only one in four united states kids between 12 and 15 are meeting the guidelines an hour or more of moderate to vigorous activity each day. the report is based on self reported activity level showing the overall obesity rate for that age group is 17 percent down slightly but the authors say there is room for improvement. sit down restaurants may not be more healthy than the fast food chain counterparts. full service sit down chains could be loaded with more

calories and saturated fat and sodium their meals than most think. the study is published in "journal of nutrition and education behavior," showing the average cali count was at 2,020 for a meal, drink and half a dessert. labeling in sit down restaurants lagged behind fast food restaurants. >> next, thawing out, we are in the capitol with how long before the midwest and east coast rise back from below freezing temperatures. first, though, another pedestrian accident in san francisco claims a life and the city now is responding to prevent this from happening again. fast food is high-tech, vending machine now dispensing fresh

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. at 6:00, another fatal accident on san francisco streets and police say the driver had no time to react. and flu fears are spreading across the country and at home after another flu death. >> much of the country is waking up to another day of bitterly cold temperatures but relief is ahead. >> for us, you can see our weather is different. but not enough of a difference to make a difference. no relief from the drought. we have a lot of humidity hanging in the air. it is making for reduced visibility in some areas and fairfield is 1.25, and two in napa and three in novato and san jose, and four in mountain view and santa rosa and everyone also is okay with the moisture lingering. you may need to use your wipers. misty this m