punched to the ground. >> i found a lady on a chair. she was crying. the >> speed caught witnesses off guard. slender in a white baseball cap the ballet teacher says the woman is recovering >> just shocked and i think he megsal part is the hardest. physically, she's fine but that is it >> the los gatos community is now dealing with a crime they say they're thinking of ways to protect themselves >> i think pepper spray maybe is a good idea but if you're being sucker punched you're not going see it coming. i don't think it would be time to react. i think it's safer to walk in pairs if you can. >> police turned down an

interview request but said they're gaet investigating if this is the knockout game. this video shows how people surprised their victim with a strong punch to the face with a goal of knocking the person to the ground. some say they will take stronger measures to stay safe. >> i have gal that's have tasers they're now walking with. >> what about yourself? >> i have a knife. i hope i don't have to ever use it but very to be careful. i have to do whatever measure to protect myself. >> in los gatos abc7 news >> we learn today that the flu killed two more people in the bay area, two residents died of the flu. yesterday a woman died from the flu along with a woman in santa clara county. 15 people died from the flu so far in

california. one hop is preparing for more. regional medical center set up a flu sent. this is video to receive patients. hospital officials tell abc7 news it's just a precaution and will be used as overflow. now, abc7 news is in san francisco to talk about how to protect yourself. >> reporter: someone with the flu sneezes the germs can fly as far as six feet away. if they put their germy hands on a surface like this meter well, the virus can hang around a long time. so here is one doctor's advice. >> if you want to protect from the flu, wash your hands and stock up on sanitizers

there is another culprit. >> atm. >> phones in conference room people in the elevator. >> that is right when sick people touch something you come into contact with, watch out. >> hours actual lichl the virus can survive hours on surfaces like that. >> dr. blackman recommends the flu shot to find this strain of the virus. >> they're start toing see mer cases of the same h1n1 strain back in 2009. it sends to affect kids and younger adult. good news is that it's in the flu shot this year.. >> i should have gotten mine but i didn't. >> dr. blackman says it's not too late. the season peaks before december and february. his advise is just still get the

vaccine. because it contains coverage for multiple strains wash your hands. wendy found out the flu is >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> reported death from bird flu in north america. a canadian died after traveling home from beijing. he was infected with the bird fluchlt officials say they were tracking down everybody who came into contact with the traveller to be sure. that strains been spreading and worrying health experts more than a decade. >> breaking news this evening as well. lawyer for jahi mcmath's family tells abc7 news jahi has

a trach and feeding tube and is doing better since her transfer. the attorney says she's getting treatment the family want herd to receive last month when sle suffered a heart attack and declared brain dead. the 13-year-old's family tells abc7 news the trach and feeding tube took place today and her new treatment facility. the attorney told us via text doctors are optimistic her condition stabilizeed and her health is improving from when she was taken from childrens hospital. neither he nor the family will say where she is being treated. a transgender teenager claims to be a victim of school bullying is now facing charges for a brawl at school. he tonight faces a charge of misdemeanor battery for this fight last year. the student served four days suspension. he he identifieses a female saying that led to bullying at hercules high school

the teen says bullying provoked the fight. the school board is working on new poll says. >> in san jose a man is facing charges tonight in an unusual case of jury tampering. jose chavez on trial for drug charges prosecutors say he try to have had his stepfather pass a note to a juror. the district attorney says the note explained evidence not allowed in the trial. the juror reported it to the courtroom bailiff. >> lack of rain is prompting a long dry spell causing serious problems for farmers. >> the word they used today is dire. in mendocino they have

declared a state of emergency in marin they have more but it's not easy on people who are ranchers or farmers. when this month is january, that is a problem for awe a dairy farmer like don perfect southern sonoma county. >> dry dirt. >> yes. >> nothing. >> he has 500 cows and loves making cheese all could be in jeopardy. this is all of the water don has left. >> how much water do you have sneer. >> i don't think very much. probably a week. >> there is a century of record keeping. today, nine water agencies began a new campaign urging people to conserve >> that message is drought is on. turn your water off.

>> you can shorten showers. not wash your car. you cannot leave water running while you brush your teeth.. small sacrifices make little differences >> if it's rains it ain't going to do enough. >> good >> there is precious grass on which those animals feed. >> will we finally get rain? >> sandhya patel has answers for you. >> looks like we might be getting some rain. i'll let you know when you might be using umbrellas, coming up. >> at that time, it ended. >> new immediate why versus old a city clerk speaks out after controversy over the way she does her job. >> the new way criminals are

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and get covered. a dramatic scene in oakland. police caught up with a stolen car suspect this is video seen after crashing into a truck and a police car. this started when the car was spotted just before 2:00 this afternoon. pleas were able to stop him on interstate 808. he is now in custody. an explosion damaged two tanker trucks and a building as a worker was clening inside of a gasoline tanker this, is a picture of the aftermath taken by mark lucero. you can see the

roof torn open. officials say a grinding wheel had been sparked. there were no injuries. >> a city work is herself tonight, sending a stream of tweets to her followers she was elected to the job last year. abc7 news is live tonight with more. >> first thing lifted on the description for city clerk here is to keep accurate readings. kim admitted she hasn't been doing well but says she has other things like help. >> taking ownership of getting

that in. >> this clerk told abc7 smus nus she got the message. >> it came loud and clear after a year on the job she needs to start producing minutes perhaps rather than tweeting. >> i take issue with this idea it is easy to record all of the minutes. and i think that is a really misunderstanding of the medium. >> the 34-year-old elected to the $7,000 part time clerk position. he failed to produce any minutes from a year's worth of meetings. >> public expects to have those records available. >> staff did try to get him to produce minutes. in comments he

says i didn't run for the job to be a stenographer. i want to make a product that is useful. she is a tweeter, something she does throughout the city council meetings >> people working at home are able to be a part of conversation. >> she says just this week she finished a quarter of the past year's missing minutes and she told us she'll makeup the rest in the weeks still to come. in pleasant hill, abc7 news. >> here is one to watch out for. a warning for police about a possible crime ring of fake construction workers. burlingame place say three men twoent a house on bellevue avenue, one said he needed to inspect damage done to a water pipe. likely story, right? the homeowner was distracted a second man took a safe. all left

in a gray truck. police described two of the men as pacific islanders. six feet tall, about 200 pounds. police remind everyone to ask for ietd fiction before allowing anyone inside of the home. >> police have released a surveillance picture hoping someone will recognize a man in a white tee shirt. we'll show you that picture talking to two gym clerks police say he's a thief and he stole >> customs officers arrested a 17-year-old boy from mexico after he tried to smuggle street value of methamphetamine.

>> new year now breaking news in south san francisco mentioned moments ago. mr. tl has been an explosion at veteran's boulevard. it's a pharmaceutical giant. what's happening? john? what do you have? >> there are probably a dozen fire trucks here. what happened is there was a lab area involving materials one employee burned critically. sprinkler system did go off but at this point this is not the first time fire officials have been called to the scene here there was a similar incident in may.

now they're back here again. officials getting this inincident once again. >> well this new year bringing new plans as we know. a lot of employees say costs have gone up. >> michael finney is here with that story. >> many of blaming the new affordable care act for causing rates to go up. nearly half of american workers say they're paying more for medical plans the survey says 47% of workers were hit with higher premiums. the law says new standards for coverage can increase costs. passengers stranded by the winter storms can't get answers like calling airlines. so, they're turning to twitter. airlines cancelled 20,000

flights due to weather. twitter did work. their staff was able to provide instant updates and 140 characters or less. big consumer electronics show is showcasing the later phones, cars and computers. ackerman says it looks or theedry until you can see it in action. >> it jumps high. up to three feet. looks like a lot of fun. >> it can spin, roll, take pictures with a little camera.

>> that looks really well. >> let's talk about the weather forecast. >> very to come visit you. >> that is right. i am. >> this morning didn't feel like june gloom in the area. we do have more forecasted. >> it's about time. let's check out live doppler seven hd. clouds around right now. and clouds are going to san francisco, 52. temperatures cooled in areas down to where you should be. 50 in half moon bay. here is a look from our

camera. ground is bear. there is a chance of snow showers tomorrow. better likelihood saturday may see up to five inches of snow. so we're hoping for that. 57 now in santa rosa. 54 degrees in livermore. looking out towards the east bay there a chance of rain saturday. much warmer weather returns next week. so weak system passes through. tomorrow morning we'll look at more drizzle. this morning me we had measurable drizzle around a few locations. this one looks like it will bring at least a pretty good possibility of rain. cold front is approaching. and they may get measurable rain out of this

tonight. the rest of us, a drizzly morning and temperatures coming up a couple degrees for thursday afternoon. beyond thursday, saturday morning this is a cold front towards mid day afternoon hours bringing in its way down south. so there is a chance of rain from a few to 1500 ths of rain. tomorrow morning you'll want to give plenty of time to go to school or work. you'll need wipers. upper 30s to 40s. tomorrow afternoon, sun, high clouds temperatures coming up today. a look at the accu-weather forecast, after a drizzly

morning sun breaks through. it's milder friday. saturday a chance of rain. live doppler seven will be tracking that. look at temperatures climbing up by tuesday, wednesday, 70s around the bay. that is spring like and going to be high pressure once again. at this point talking about high fire danger. >> yes. thank you very much. >> well just ahead officially, ja where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought wsurprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day.

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you'd like to donate blood. abc7 news.com. >> officials launched a war on poverty today on the 50th anniversary of president lyndon johnson's original war on poverty. about 200,000 people live below poverty levels. he wants more people to know about this problem and today launched a web site to put a face on poverty. >> there has been a lot of devastation over the past 6 to 7 years. and a lot of people aren't doing well. there are people at high levels who are pretty ignorant of the problem. >> you can find a link on abc # news.com people can include ideas for ways to fight poverty >> well, it's official. almost a year after being named to the

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tonight at 6:00 continuing into look into what's happening right now at amgen lab. an explosion there left two people injured how a hospital lost track of patient they were suppose to be keeping ab eye on. a ride sharing service makes fares mandatory. it's coming up in a half hour. >> thank you. see you then. >> silicon valley auto show opens tomorrow but today we can have a sneak peek for you. >> we do. >> organizers say the cars are filled can cutting edge he can knolling including an all electric vehicle >> there are 50 models available for test drives. that looks fun.

>> thanks for joining us. >> from all of us here, thanks welcome to "world news." tonight, final blast. the polar express is on its way out. but ending with a bang and a blizzard. pipes bursting. geysers on the streets. frozen rivers becoming rolling glaciers. uproar. governor chris christie apologizes. did his staff deliberately cause an epic four-day-long traffic jam just to torment a small-town mayor? and inside the hot zone. our reporter investigates. how much radiation is now leaking from fukushima? and can that radiation make its way to the united states? good evening. tonight, after all these long, cold days ge