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 morning.

upper 40's. nearly 50. low-to-mid 50 in the afternoon but mostly cloudy it will be mild at 7:00 at 50 the inland, fog and mist. mostly cloudy conditions and sprinkles are possible this afternoon, with drizzle possible through noon. and then mostly clouds this afternoon and mid-to-upper 50's. leyla gulen? >> 45 bart trains are on time. ace train run and three are on time. good morning, everyone, we are starting off in san francisco where we have a sig-alert starting off as a stall that turned into an citizen, southbound 101 at the 80 split, we have heavy traffic, bumper to bumper on the central freeway and 80 approaching 101. this is going to be if place if a few more minutes. 680 from walnut creek to dublin is 15 minutes and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 52 minutes.

highway 17 through the santa cruz mountains is 22 minutes to los gatos. san francisco police are investigating another pedestrian accident. it happened on one of the busiest streets and our reporter is on van ness avenue. it happened in the shadow of city hall where city lowers are very concerned about the issue of pedestrian safety. police say the driver of the car that hit the man did not have time to react and they say she did stop and she cooperated with the police and they do not think she was drinking but called this a terrible accident. a 38-year-old man ran across van ness last night after 6:00. he made it to the median but he crossed the next set of lanes he was hit and not in a crosswalk. >> when trying to go from the center median to the east side of van ness and made it across two lanes and struck in the far

right hand lane, the third lane. >> he was the 6th pedestrian to die in san francisco in the last three weeks. one victim was a child dying on new year's eve the day before her 7th birthday. she was in a crosswalk with her family. we have a map showing the locations of. >> the deadly accidents in the past throw weeks. this has the attention of city hall. the mayor says he is going to make pedestrian safety an issue to focus on this year. you can expect an announcement on the issue from him in the next couple of weeks. happening today, oakland police will release new information in the murder of a man would was killed after a fender bender. the 22-year-old was fatally shot at stanford avenue and market street in june moments after the car was rear ended. someone from the other vehicle got out and opened fire.

he just graduated from college. his family has raised $100,000 for a reward to fine the killer. the message of the reward can be seen on billboards and a.c. transit bus. >> i believe someone out this knows something. i believe that. i mentioned this before, money is powerful incentive but i believe it is not just about the money. >> police captured a picture of the shooter's car from traffic cameras and detectives plan to reveal the photo today. >> the man charged with kidnapping a 7-year-old girl in antioch is admitting to the crime and offering bizarre explanation. david douglas talked to abc7 news from jail saying she went with him and he understand no intention of harming her. douglas said taking the child was not his idea but aned as part of a government conspiracy and he did it as a plea for

help. >> i apologize sincerely and i am trying to escape this. that is why i would do that. >> douglas has a son the same age and been living in his car for two months after his family kicked him out of the family home. he said he will speak to a psychologist if it would bring an end to the government conspiracy. >> the flu has taken 12 lives in california including two in the bay area, the latest victim is 48-year-old contra costa county woman who had underlying health issues. doctors urging everyone to get a flu shot. katie marzullo will have more on this spread of the flu next half hour. >> bitter cold is again gripping the midwest and east coast this morning and this is new video showing the conditions in buffalo, new york. buffalo is at ten degrees but with a wind chill it feels like

minus seven and relief is on the way. we are joined from washington, dc, mary, nice to see you inside today. >> good morning. another day, another blast of bitter cold is spreading cross the country. it feels never-ending temperatures. now there are blizzard like conditions in the northeast. unrelenting cold is paralyzing the united states. you have been spared the frigid wrath of this deadly arctic cold snap. >> it hurts. hurts. >> freezing. freezing. can't feel my face. >> numb. i'm pregnant. we are both u.n. >> the polar express making the united states look like the north pole with blinding blizzards and lake effect snow. the niagara looking like a

glacier. lake michigan is steaming cold and the water is warmer than the freezing air. it is called a polar vortex. cars in pennsylvania frozen to the ground when a water main break met the icy air. >> i thought, my god. >> drivers in indiana stranded by whipping wind and blowing snow. >> they said right now we cannot send anyone out to get you. they declared a state emergency. they just say said "good luck." 500 passengers on amtrak made their way home. >> after 7,000 flights were canceled in the last two days, finally, signs of a thaw. >> the lines are not long to check in. >> residents across the country, or, officials cross the country

urge residents to stay indoors and bundle up betemperatures will rise above freezing by the end of the week. >> of course, the bitter cold is making a mess of airline travel but improving, according to www. flightaware.com there are 598 cancellations. this were 2,000 this time yesterday. at san francisco international airport only three flights are canceled and nothing for oakland or san jose. >> wind chills are running 10 to 20 below around the great lakes and new york and boston. the yellow and orange and red up to 10 to 25 degrees warmer today than 24 hours ago so the worst is over. the moderation is take place. it is still cold. they will have above-average

temperatures by 48 hours from now. at home, we are in the upper 40's to near 50 throughout the south. the warm spot is sunnyvale at 51. 50 at san jose, cupertino, los altos and mountain view. you can see we have low 50's and san pack let is warm at 53 and mid-to-upper 40's in brentwood and calistoga and green bay. as far as our temperatures, we are running up to ten degrees warmer in some areas but that will not translate to warmer weather this afternoon with clouds keeping our temperatures three to five degrees cooler and livermore is 60 which is four degrees warmer-than-average. moving forward we have a chance of sprinkles today and a better chance tomorrow morning and a break on friday and our last chance of rain before record highs set in next week. leyla gulen? >> we have good news in san francisco the sig-alert canceled traveling southbound along 101

approaching the 80 split we had an early sig-alert a stall turned interest a crash and two lanes have been blocked and all are re-opened. the damage is done. as you come off the bay bridge you down to 19 miles per hour approaching the central freeway. to the north, mike has been telling us about the fog through napa this is aen indication fog could affect the commute and santa rosa is showing fog so use the low peoples and not the high beams. >> >> it is 6:10. it is still more than two months from the oscars but we are getting a preview of what to expect at the show with details next. >> first, remembering the gabrielle giffords shooting spree three years later and new progress being reported on this exercise. >> a popular cheese product could be in short supply when you head to the

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bay area a. >> good morning, everyone, this is a look at the maze leading to the bay bridge with traffic looking fine. i am sure leyla gulen will tell us about trouble spots. >> thousand rail lines are free after a collapsed power line fell on their train. the line was live and passengers had to wait until the power was cut off. it is not sure if the extreme weather caused it to sag or if someone pulled it down. >> we are hearing from former arizona congresswoman, give give, -- gabrielle giffords, the third anniversary of the mass shooting that nearly took her lie. they writes she is regaining the use of her arm after many hours of rehabilitation and urges her supporters to be patient on efforts for new gun laws. january 8, 201, a gunman opened

fire, six were killed and gabrielle giffords and 12 others wounded but survived. >> the c.e.o. of one of the detroit big three says he is staying put. he announced yesterday that he will remain on board. reports said he was close to taking the top job at microsoft to replace outgoing c.e.o. but he is not saying if he talked to microsoft but he did say last night the speculation has become distracting so he will be stay ing. >> the internet is road read. audi and tesla working to connect with at&t and chevrolet has installed 4g technology in the 2015 models with displace navigation and thousands of internet radio stations. you can listen to your facebook posts and tweets by voice command. tesla says it will use at&t to

power engine diagnosis and web browsing. >> new this morning, we know the nominees for the british academy film awards, a show many see as a good prediction for the oscars. best films "american hustle," and "captain films," and "gravity,"," and "philomena." nominations for the 86th award are announced january 16 which we will bring to you live and watch to see who gets the statue only right here. >> a meltdown that could affect your super bowl plan, kraft has a velveeta shortage which is liquid gold to some. this commercial has been pleasing crowds since 1938, and kraft is telling abc it is possible that some consumers may

not be able to find velveeta products over the next couple of weeks. officials did not explain the reason for the shortage and kraft said fans should not be too worried they are doing everything possible to get the yellow blocks on the shelf. >> can you see the bidding war on ebay now. >> i worked in philadelphia and the traditional cheesesteak is made with velveeta so the steak shops may be hoarding... county and sunshine. >> still thinking of velveeta. >> you right, it is if shortage of the cold. good morning, everyone. live doppler 7 hd shows fog lifting a little bit two miles in napa and up to four in mountain view and three in san

jose and fairfield is the challenging spot at 1.25 because of low cloud. it looks like summer outside this morning and it feels like it, too, with the temperatures in the 50's. emeryville, we can see egg. the fog has lifted. it will lit for all of us between 9:00 and 10:00 with a cloudy and cooler afternoon by three to five degrees. patchy fog and drizzle and better chance of more wide help spread moisture that could make our treats shake and make you use the wipers more tomorrow morning. our best chance of rain is saturday in the north bay and record high temperatures are back in the forecast next week. temperatures in the upper 50's to near 60 degrees, with mid-60's the cooler spot at the coast and tonight mild again with most of us in the 40's and a few 30's around napa and santa rosa and that is it. a weaker system plowing through

today with clouds and sprinkles from 10:00 through the rest of the afternoon like yesterday, with rain evaporating before it reaches the ground, cold front is strong with more moisture so more widespread light rain drizzle tomorrow and we are at 11:00 moving through mendocino county moving through the heart of the bay it loses its starch. the clouds will open up as we head to the afternoon on thursday. cold front is coming through on saturday and you can see it looks more robust and our best chance of rain is in the north bay in the morning and as the front falls through the bay area it falls apart. high pressure moves in. let the warming begin. thursday and saturday, less than .1" of rain with temperatures in the 50's to low 60's and friday we are in between storms with a few mid-60's and monday and tuesday the mid-60's are more

dominant. leyla gulen? >> a brand new accident westbound four making the transition to westbound 80 a report of a vehicle that flipped. it is on the roof. the driver was able to crawl out so no reports of injuries but we do have one lane blocked because of that flipped vehicle and it could be due to moist conditions on the road. be very careful. this is the bay bridge toll with the metering lights turned on. you can see track is, behalfing up from the maze and the fast track lane is not so backed up as the cash. the when span shows how traffic is heavy and it is thinning out a bit but much more, withed up earlier because of an early sig-alert on southbound 101 but that has cleared and all lanes are re-opened. first lady is ready to return to the bay area. when she is coming and how long she will be here and what is on her trip.

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>> good morning at 6:23. this is a picture of traffic in walnut creek southbound appears to be heavier at this point.

eric, does that look like normal drive to you? >> it look like there could be a stall in the right lane and that lane is not muching much and foes are trying to get to the left to get around it. we will have leyla gulen check on that and get back to you about what is going on. you have heard of red box a vending machine that lets you rent dvd's, and burrito box, a vending machine that is at mobile gas station in west hollywood customers picked burrito they want, pay and watch a music video while it is being heated. the company says they plan on rolling out two dozen across southern california. in word on any bay area expansion plans. if you wonder about the taste customers say they are pretty good. >> a comedy icon has tied the knot with her long time

companion. lily tomlin married her partner four decades, jane wagner. tomlin is 74 and wagner is 78. lily tomlin came to fame on "laugh in" and started in movies and t and a stage show that wagner wrote. we have amazing video of an underwater feeding frenzy. scott murray strapped a camera to a net he dropped in the water off western australia. you can see a school of fish devouring the bait in seconds. the fish scattered after the crab appeared. moms later, the crab scattered as the stingray checked out the leftovers. the fish returned briefly but left when the stingray made another pass. end the shark comes, the stingray will get out of town. >> and when man comes they all considerry. food chain in action. >> the only news continues at

6:30 with the top story. >> including a beauty queen shooting, a former miss venezuela found gunned down and dead in a car with details about the crime. a grow number of flu-related deaths in california and the latest in the bay area and your best bet at staying healthy this winter. >> >> from the traffic center, i am leyla gulen with the metering lights on, on the toll plaza but we have a lot to get to including a car fire and multiple vehicle accidents involving a big rig. all t isn't it time you discovered the sleep number bed? the only bed clinically proven to relieve back pain and improve sleep quality.

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the nuisance rain. >> that kind. 6:30, thanks for joining us. mike? >> we had a ripple of energy this morning and it caused a few issues, a little mist and a patch of drizzle here and there and that energy has moved on. you can see the clouds are opening and will headache for a colorful sunrise. live doppler 7 hd shows we have been tracking the food -- fog in fairfield with the only real issue because of the fog. the next 12 hours it is humid. temperatures are running mild. in the mid-40's to around 50. it will be cloudy this afternoon. we will have sprinkles possible. a couple or more small ripples of energy rolling through the jet stream. low-to-mid 50's at noon and mid-to-upper 50's at 4:00. at 7:00 it will be mostly cloudy and mild and upper 40's to 50.

we have two more chances of rain in the forecast. that is coming up. more snow in the sharia. all up next. leyla gulen? we have a lot to get to at the tunnel, two or three car crash blocking a couple of lanes. it will be westbound approaching the caldecott tunnel. watch out for that. in hercules we have a report of an overturned vehicle on the connection to westbound 80. westbound highway 4 to westbound 80, further to the south along westbound 80 we have a report of a fully engulfed car. it is on fire. westbound 80, in this area here. dumbarton bridge to 880, we have a multiple vehicle crash involving a big rig with slowing approach the nimitz which is looking slow and more congestion. this is walnut creek southbound 680 we had an early stall and

c.h.p. is on the scene quickly and moved everything to the shoulder and you can see traffic is flowing smooth. >> flu fears are raised in the bay area after the second reported death of a patient in h1n1 in contra costa county. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with more. >> we do not know a lot about that only it is a reminder would. 48 years old, and officials say she did have underlying health issues. it will degrees have been reported so far in california because of the flu and here is the breakdown: in addition to the woman in contra costa county, a woman died in san francisco, and one in original -- orange county, and contra costa county has had 18 people with severe flu. it is usually very old or very young or those with existing

medical conditions. this year those who is died in northern california have been adults. the woman in orange county was only 28. it is not too late to get the flu shot. >> the best thing is to get vaccinated. people know people who have been hospital odd and we had a death in contra costa and the best protection is this flu vaccine. >> unlike in the past years there is no short average. the vaccine was scarce in the 2009/2010 season and 657 in california died from swine flu. doctors remind people to wash your hands frequently. that stops the spread of the flu and other diseases including the cold. this remain organization much of the country is dealing with the effects of the polar vortex with the cold arctic air put half of the issue in a deep freeze. in atlanta crews are dealing with a big mess after freezing

temperatures caused a broken pipeline to burst with water shooting up to 80' in the air for six hours and power lines are encased in ice and the wait -- weight is putting them in danger of snapping. at least 21 degrees are being blamed on bitter cold weather including seven in illinois and six in neighboring indiana. authorities say several of the victims were homeless who refused shelter or could not get to a warm place. upstate new york the cold and wind is causing lake effect snow leading to blizzard-like conditions. snow is blanketing the country and the alarm is >>shepard:ing here over the opposite problem with officials saying we are in a drought and near sacramento the lake is at 18 percent capacity and water managers are calling on the governor to declare a drought. this would trigger mapped step

conservation measures. >> an assault could have been part of a "nobody out" gay. a man punched a woman in the parking lot of a mall and took off running. she was not seriously injured. the only motive is she was sucker punched as part of the dangerous game that is popular in other cities. an amended lawsuit by the family of andy lopez says the sheriff deputy who shot and killed the boy in october has a history of excessive force and questionable judgment. deputy erick gelhaus was involved in several controversial incidents long before the shooting in santa rosa. that includes 1996 when erick gelhaus point pointed his gun at a woman would called for help after a dispute with a help. >> >> the murder of a possible soap

opera actress and her husband in venezuela is calling attention to the violence. the star and her husband were shot in their vehicle yesterday. it couple was gunned down after resisting robbers. her five-year-old daughter was shot in the leg. her father says the family is struggling to cope. she was a former miss venezuela and lived in miami and on vacation in venezuela and said in the past show left her hope country because of the danger. >> the police department is taking a new approach to kick start the canine program. they are using a website to raise $3,500. the san mateo police just have sworn in the new canine, ajax. they feed leashes and arrest nasas and other training tools. the department has raised nearly

$2,500 so $1,000 more if you are interested in donating go to our website for a link. six pedestrian deaths in san francisco all in a knew weeks and head the steps now being taken to stop this rash of accidents. >> first, though, the new details we learning of the first lady's return to the bay area. >> a look outside at the eastern span of the bay bridge where the volume of traffic is picked up but it seems to be moving. leyla gulen is monitoring the trouble spots.

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erupted into flames at the westbound 80 connection. there are possible injuries involved. it is causing delays as spectators drive by the seen of the accident. another update on the caldecott tunnel accident and this is your drive making the commute across the bay bridge approaching treasure island, traffic is building and a lower drive headed interest san francisco. first lady is coming to san francisco this month for a series of fundraisers and will attend two events for the democratic congressional campaign committee on january 30, with no details on the location. the following day the first lady is the special guest at a lunch benefit hosted by house minority leader which will be at fairmont hotel with tickets starting at $500. >> dennis rod machine is back --

dennis rodman is back in north korea with a singing tribute to kim jong-un and the first defense secretary for two presidents is ready to release a new pain-turning book and stinging criticism from robert gates. >> >> first, another fatal accident on san francisco's street and how the city you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one...

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covering berkeley, san jose and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> one person is dead after being hit by a car if san francisco the latest in a string of pedestrian accidents. >> city officials say it is time to take action. amy hollyfield joins us from van ness avenue. >> city hall is paying attention. police say in this accident, a man was running across van ness when three was hit. he was not in the crosswalk. the driver did not have tim to react it happened so quickly. it was a terrible accident. they do nut think the driver was drinking. she did stop after the crash. the victim was 38-year-old man. he ran across van this is the sixth pedestrian

death in san francisco since december 19. city leaders say this has been a wake-up call for them. the mayor says he plans to focus on pedestrian safety this year and to expect an announcement on the issue the next couple of weeks. 6:46. in a new book, robert gates is criticism of vice president biden in leaked exerts he writes he believes president obama lost faith in his afghan war strategy and was focused on getting out and said the president supports the troops but not the much but has a special zinger for vice president bidding saying he has been wrong on every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past tour decades. he was defense secretary under presidents bush and obama and the book is did you out january

14. >> dennis rodman singing "happy birthday" to kim jong-un at the stadium before a friendly basketball game at the capital this morning. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you >> he dedicated the game to the "best friend," kim jong-un who sat with his wife and other senior officials in a special area off limits to foreign media the americans played against the north koreans. the members of congress and other groups have called the visit to north korea "ill advised" and "naive." >> some of the viewers found that disturbing. >> the 49ers are gearing up for the divisional matchup against the panthers in charlotte and had more playoff experience in carolina but the panthers beat the 49ers in

november 10-9. san francisco has to win on sunday to keep super bowl hopes alive. viewers have been sharing fun family photos with us. this family is dressed if their 49ers' gear. >> check out this little gate, baby dean is all smiles. he hasn't missed a game this season. send in your family foes at ureport@kgo-tv.com. trading is underway now on wall street so we look at the big board. >> you can see the dow is off 70 points and down to 16,460. >> home prices are finishing 2013 up 11.5 percent the best year sin 2005, latest number show prices are up 12 percent in

november year offer year but are expected to have dipped slightly in december. many economists expect smaller home price gains for 2014 as credit remains tight, interest rates rise and new mortgage rules take effect. >> do you think director job is stressful? if you are in the military, you are an event lander or drive a cab you could be right as the most stressful we jobs of the new year. firefighters and police are understandably on the list. which give you the fewest gray hairs? hair stylist or tenureed university professor although some people in those jobs may disagree. >> if you are a hair stylist you do not have to have gray hair. can you have hair of any color. >> more on that story. mike? >> a lot of people will enjoy

the afternoon hours with the mist and drizzle moving away as the ripple of negative -- energy moves away. we have 40 percent chance of rain against the 49ers and panthers. in charlotte. we have satellite showing holes developing in the cloud cover right now but more clouds are on the way. temperatures are running 49 in brentwood and out to livermore around 51 to 52 degrees. 49 in hair. everyone else along the bay shore either side in the low 50's down to san jose at 50 and los gatos is 49. half moon bay is at 50. from the exploritorium, there is wonderful art work on the western span this morning and mostly cloudy this afternoon and

temperatures are cooler, and patchy fog, and drizzle, and a chance of light rain better tomorrow morning than this morning and another chance on saturday before record high temperatures and "spare the air" is more likely with that next week. today, upper 50's, and a lot mid-50 for the cool spot and upper 50's to near 60 for the rest of us. tonight the temperatures are running in the mid-to-upper 40's in most neighbors and san francisco is 50 and a few upper 50's around santa rosa. the jet stream has buckled and over us and the small areas of energy which are hard to time are going to come through and mostly cloudy and this system is a cold front that comes through tomorrow that will bring us the best chance of anything measurable and it will come through during the morning hours mendocino county is getting rain at midnight and by 5:00 or 6:00 spotty drizzle and a few sprinkles and to sunday we will

have -- rathers on saturday, we will have another system with the north bay the best chance of rain but less than .1" is all we will get. friday, a lot of sunshine. sunday, monday, tuesday, record highs developing again. hercules, westbound highway 4 to the westbound 80 connection is blocked because of the sig-alert involving a vehicle that flipped. it is on the roof. it erupted in flames. all lanes are blocked. verify heavy traffic westbound 80 approaching the scene of the accident and big rigs were reported on the scene. get off at willow avenue to get around it. >> our app on the caldecott tunnel accident involving a few vehicles and a car pulling a trailer and the trail overturned but everything is on the shoulder but now locking --

caldecott tunnel shows some traffic. this is along 101 in san jose, as you make the drive away from 880, very heavy traffic approaching the san jose airport. over to kristen and eric. >> thank you, leyla gulen. >> seven things to know before you go. >> morning news

as we hand things off to "good morning america" seven things to know. the number one, the flu has taken at least 12 lives in california. the latest victim in contra costa county. officials are releasing few details about the 48-year-old woman but she had "other" health issues. it is not too late to get a flu

shot. >> san francisco police are investigating another fatal pedestrian accident. a 38-year-old man was hit and killed by a car while crossing van ness avenue at city hall. he was not in a crosswalk. the driver is cooperating. >> three, at least 21 deaths are blamed on the bitter cold hitting half of the country. the arctic blast is expected to ease up today but temperatures are still expected to be below freezing in the midwest and the east coast. work is underway to retrieve the bodies of four air force crewmen killed in england if a helicopter crash that slammed into the chest during a training mission yesterday. witnesses say they heard the chopper misfiring before it want down. today is the third anniversary of the deadly mass shooting that forely took the life of former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she is revealing new problem. she has regained the use of her right arm after rehabilitation for many hours.

>> visibility is improving in most areas. we still have flight arrival delays at sfo at 38 minutes. temperatures will be in the mid-to-upper 50's today. seven, at look at the bay bridge toll plaza and it is looking light try -- light right now and the backup is is looking slow with westbound four shut down because of an overturned vehicle can car fire. >> you have grown! >> why have a chair but that is all right. >> we are bookin'. >> see you in 25 minutes.

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