abc7 news begins with breaking news. >> the news comes from san jose. an early morning fire raced through a home near east san antonio street. the family escaped after being awakened by a smoke detector. firefighters worked quickly to keep the flames from upping to other homes and will remain on the scene for several hours. the reporter is on the scene and join us with a live report at 5:30. we do have the breaking news but we will look at the weather

because this is, again, foggy for those who are driving. breaking news is showing the fog and drizzle but just a lot of mist and moisture. we hope to have drizzle but even that is lard to find to track it. sun will breakthrough between 10:00 and noon and with clouds this afternoon with temperatures from the mid-to-upper 50's along the coast and upper 50's to low 60's for the rest of us. leyla gulen? 33 prosecutor -- 33 bart trains are on time. for bart, no delays. muni has in delays. ace train one is on time. on the maps, in san jose, we have this issue, a car hood is blocking a lane northbound 101 coming up to this area.

outside, this is the san mateo bridge traveling across the water to the peninsula it is a quick it will minute commute away from hayward to foster city with the tail lights, and headlights are eastbound and all quiet. a huge chicken processing laboratory in the central valley should be up and running but, first, foster forms has to clean up the cockroach infestation and get the okay to re-open. amy hollyfield is at the office in pleasanton. >> this is a business office for the design department so there are jobs if foster farms even here in the bay area. now the company is dealing with a plant shut down in livingston which is 25 miles outside of modesto. the department of agriculture shut it down because of a cockroach infestation. this is one of three foster farm facilities mentioned in the salmonella outbreak that happened in the spring with hundreds getting sick from that. consumers say they are losing or

have lost confidence in the company. >> with the infections and now this, why bother? >> it grosses me out. i eat chicken. foster farms say they maintain an ongoing pest control program, a single incident is not acceptable and we are committed to a zero tolerance policy. the company has treated the plant and expected to re-open as soon as it passed inspection. governor brown has the new budget today a day early. it should be welcome news no education, health care, and the environment. some propose l as are controversial. katie marzullo has been going through the budget. katie? >> the governor is proposing prudence but the budget provides additional money for nearly every area of the government. we get to hear the details this

morning rather than tomorrow because the budget was leaked to the media. 10 percent of the total budget goes to paying down debt to the tune of $11 billion. $6 billion pays back schools that have state aid cut the last few years. k-12 education gets $45 billion. $1 billion is slated for the csu systems and community colleges. the governor wants to put $1.6 billion away interest a rainy day fund. here are the totals, the budget proposes $154.9 billion in spending from all funds an increase of 5 percent over last year. on the revenue side, $4 billion windfall from the capital gains tax and prop 30 provides new sales and income tax revenue. another big ticket and controversial item, the high-speed rail project, governor brown wants the bullet train to get $250 million generated by the landmark cap

and trade law which is opposed by some environmentalists. recent court rulings prevent the state from using bond rows to -- proceeds to fund the project. prudence is the legislative analysts forecast california will have a more than $3 billion operating surplus by end of the fiscal year. the governor presents the budget at 9:00 a.m. in sacramento. the number of flu cases and deaths from the flu are rising in the bay area and one hospital set up a special area just for flu paints, a tent is outside the emergency room to treat new flu patients. the idea is to keep it from spreading into the hospital. a doctor says parents will likely go home after being treated in the tent. the hospital expects to keep the tent up to the next two weeks. >> we have the first ever reported death from bird flu in north america. a canadian has died after

traveling home from beijing. he was infected with the swine virus which rarely passes from person-to-person but when it does, 60 percent of the infected people die. the man suspected of abducting a little girl faces more charges stemming from kidnapping incident in antioch. david douglas may have tried to kidnap other children. the charges include allegations he tried to molest the seven-year-old victim and possessing child pornography. he snapped her from the first yard and a target employee gave investigators the needed we tip to rescue the girl. >> school officials are overhauling how berkeley pool is cared for. the pool oversite has been moved from the administration to district headquarters. the change comes after reports of students suffering eye ear

face, bleached hair and loss of body hair. the pool was shut down by the health department because of high chlorine and p.h. levels and a new tank has been installed. the pool was the in 2004 as part of a $37 million, expansion project. outdoor swimming, is not hot but it has been warm compared to the let of the country. >> the rest of the country is back into positive territory, too. >> it is warming and temperatures are above average as we swing 180 degrees the other way for the east coast. we will get warming, also, but we have to wait for next week for record highs. we will focus on the humidity that is out there, with a high frizz factor. everyone is doing okay, though, so the front is weakening and not really translating this moisture into much more than just clouds and mist hanging in the air. from the east bay hills camera you can see the clouds are

lowering as the front pushes through the bay area. it will be humid with patchy drizzle and fog and temperatures are 39 to 50 degrees. by noon, dry air is starting to move in and we will see breaks in the cloud cover and-out in the mid-to-upper 50's which is where we will stay in the afternoon. we will spike in the low 60's but mostly in the low 50's. by 7:00 in the mid-40's. tomorrow we are between systems. we warm up and a chance of rain. sunday is looking nicer. >> look at what is happening in oakland we have a crash involving two vehicles which is on the shoulder. 680 subfrom walnut creek to dublin is 14 minutes and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 50 minutes. through the santa cruz mountains, northbound 17 from one to los gatos is 24-minute commute. in oak, we have a two-car crash on the shoulder and it will not

slow down the lanes northbound 880 when you get on to 80 and you head to the bay bridge toll it is wide open. we have the issue in the lanes, a car hood northbound 101 as you can see plenty of movement so vehicles are moving at top speed. >> >> fast food restaurants are cooking up money saving deals in the money report ahead. >> a campaign to urge those in california to sign up for health insurance. >> >> shocking video of a toddler being ordered to swear goes viral and a police union is underfire and where the child is

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covering cupertino, concord, wine country and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. this is how the bay area is starting the day, a look from our emeryville camera to the eastern span of the bay bridge with things moving on. look in the sky and you can see low cloud cover with fog elsewhere. what does it mean with mike coming up. >> a story from nebraska, one of the hot topics on social media. a toddler encouraged to curse if a video posted on youtube has been taken from his home and put interest protective custody curing to police. this is the video. we have turned down the audio because it contained profanity and talks about sex and going violence. authorities found nothing criminal but cps removed the boy and three others from the home yesterday over safety concerns. the policedown is being criticized for poeting the video. the union says they were trying

to educate the public about the financial cycle some kids are trapped in. what do you think? did officers go too far? join the conversation on facebook. >> really want to hear what you think. >> this is positive news this morning, on the job front. >> most nasa food restaurants are offering big deals for john. here is that story from new york. >> good morning, everyone, topping america's money, all eyes are on jobs. wall street is waiting for the december employment report before making major moves. traders get a review when a report said private employers created more jobs than expected. >> macy's is cutting 2,500 jobs if an effort to save $100 million. overall the mega retailer is actually adding jobs to support the fast-growing online operation. >> delta will spend $770 million redesigning the interior of nearly a third of their threat

getting seats that are bigger. >> plenty of fast food deals including burger king giving away free coffee with breakfast and subway foot longs are $5 and pizza hut has half prize -- price pizza if ordered online. >> california marketplace to sign up for health care coverage under the obamacare will preview two new tv ads today. cover california is airing the adds to get the word out and help individuals if small businesses get access to affordable health insurance with coverage starting this year most americans will be required to have some kind of health insurance by many 31 or face a fine. >> catholic tv station in fresno will air commercials asking folks to pray for rain in the valley. this is after the catholic bishops urged to pray if rain for farmers to cope with the

driest year on record which generates billions in the economy and employs thousands. farmers will rally at the state capital urging the governor to declare a drought emergency. how about it, mike, any water presip coming our way? >> maybe light rain on saturday but that is it. we have not talked about the dry spell we are under. cold front is pushing through the bay area. you can see on live doppler 7 hd plenty of cloud cover. mild conditions. notice, in radar runs. we are getting patchy drizzle. temperatures will start in the north bay and most of us in the low-to-mid 40's and novato is an exception at 49 and so is san rafael and bodega bay at 50. napa is 42 and mill valley is at 44.

around the rest of our neighborhood, we are 44 in san ramon and lafayette at 47, and around the bay we have temperatures spread out a little more and san jose is 49, and redwood city is 48 and 51 in alameda and newark and san francisco and half moon bay at 50. from our camera, the beautiful western span of the bay bridge is partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon. next chance of rain is saturday and the record highs are still lurking in the back what of the forecast. today we will be in the upper 50 to low 60's and mid-to-upper 50's along the coast. we will see more sunshine than yesterday afternoon. tonight, the lack of cloud cover means cooler conditions stepping outside and you may need heavier coat tomorrow inland mid-to-upper 30's and upper 30's for mid-40 at the coast and san francisco is mildest at 47. here is what happened while you were sleeping, the cold front barreling down on us and the center of the inering is well

into canada so we have the weakest part of the system generating significant moisture. saturday storms almost the same, but it will come a little bit further down to the south. here is the forecast: by 10:00, we start to clear out and we will have high clouds and sunshine. by saturday, the storm system is further to the south, more moisture, but, still, a hard time getting south of lake mendocino counties. the seven-day forecast, between systems tomorrow and warmer. and look at the record high temperatures possible next tuesday and wednesday, mid-60's to around 70 degrees. have a day. good morning, mike, it looks like our commute is question iting down. as we can see, we have all green on the map and we don't have any accidents to report but an early fender bender in oakland at grand avenue. in the north bay, through

novato, 64 miles per hour is the top speed as you head between lucas valley and petaluma can to the north, if you travel through santa rosa we are at top speeds so no delays recorded as we look at our drive time traffic offer the altamont pass and we seeing some congestion building. 580, tracy to dublin, 30 minutes and a quick drive and highway 4, 14 minutes to go from antioch and southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes and from emeryville camera toward the bay bridge you can see how traffic is running quite well as you make the commute away from emeryville to oakland and into san francisco. seven things to know use start your day. >> the moment a young boy gets to hear his parents loud and clear for the first time. a life changing procedure that made it possible. >> baby's first steps, this cub quits crawling and starts to

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good morning, a look at the beautiful bay bridge and the bay lits, seen from our roof camera here in san francisco, and embarcadero. you can see it is nice, and maybe just a little drizzle with not much rain. we will talk more to meteorologist, mike nicco, about the longer term in a moment. >> blue just joining us or headed out the door here are seven things to know: breaking news in the south bay where a fire races through a home in san jose this morning, which is on south 17th street, both residents escaped after being woken by the smoke detector. in word on what sparked the fire. >> federal inspectors shut down a foster farms poultry plant saying it was infected with cockroaches in livingston. foster farms says no products be

affected and will re-open the plant. >> new jersey governor chris christie holding a news conference at 8:00 our time about the revelation that his administration may have purposely orchestrated traffic jams as revenge against the democratic mayor of for the lee, new jersey. he should an early statement saying he was misled by a key aide and denied any involvement. an explosion at a tells plant in japan has killed five workers and injured 17 other workers. investigators suspect it was caused by a chemical reaction when plant workers were rinsing heat exchanging equipment at the plant. dennis rodman says he's sorry. the former nba star apologizing for, as he made of an american missionary who is being held by north korea. the communist government accused concernth bay ofant state -- of antistate crimes. rodman said he was drinking. >> check out the lack of radar

runs, great for the only cop mute and not so much for the drought with another chance in the seven-day forecast before record highs return. as we look outside, here is a look at the san mateo bridge to hayward, a few extra tail lights pushing in the westbound direction. things are starting to build. >> >> a plea from blood banks with a short acknowledge because of the arctic blast, the red cross says 280 blood drives in 25 states were canceled for the extreme weather. donors and blood donors are urgeently needs and the centers extending their hours and the red cross will hold several blood drives tomorrow in los gatos and berkeley on shaddock, and st. anthony in oakland with a full list on abc7news.com.

>> a miracle for a little boy who lived in a build above silence. the five-year-old of atlanta suffered hearing loss and needed implants but the health insurance would not cover the cost. abc called the insurers who agreed and you can see the amazement of hearing sound for the very first time. now he can hear, that doesn't mean he is listening. >> you are hearing and speaking better. do you think so? >> i can hear you now. >> you can hear me but you don't want to talk about what i want to talk about just what you want to talk about? >> yes the. >> the speech needs to were can up to the hague but his parents say he has no problem new keeping up with his classmates. >> the duchess will celebrate

his 30th birthday. she gave birth to an heir to the throne and moving into the palace apartment and prince william went back-to-school taking an agriculture management court and a palace spokesman said the couple will be spending the day privately. >> get ready, set, and say "ahh." the first steps of a polar bear caught on camera. in guy was born in november at the toronto zoo just now is learning how to walk. he is the only survivor of a liter of three. the mother rejected him so zoo workers are caring for the cub around-the-clock. we can watch that all morning. it is now 5:25 and morning news continues at 5 10:00 with the top stories.

>> >> including growing flu fears and how long a bay area hospital say they expect to keep up a tent outside the e.r. to keep parents come down with a virus. >> new legal trouble facing san francisco after the deadly asiana flight 214 crash at sfo.

good morning, we start with breaking news from the south bay. >> a is couple is looking for a place to stay after a fire gutted their san jose home. matt keller is near the scene. matt? this fire started 3 1/2 hours ago. smoke is still pouring out from the roof of the home. firefighters say there are two at ticks in the home.

that has caused difficulties to put the flames out. everyone is out of danger. the firefighters are sticking around to make sure there are no more hotspots. obviously, there are now. check out the cell phone video sent to ureport@kgo-tv.com and you can see how intend the films were when the firefighters arrived before 2:15 with flames starting in the front and threatening the home next door. firefighters say a couple in their 50's were sleeping in the back of the house and the wife her the alarm. >> that woke her up. she shook her husband and he heard broken glass and she went out the front and found the fire that was burning through the exterior of the house to the interior of house and they when out the back and he called 9-1-1 from the house and then 45 seconds later it went down. >> the couple sheltered in place

until they could leave. the four was intense because it was built in 1907 and remodels several times. so much water was used the basement nodded -- flooded with 2' of water. the house next door caught fire, on the roof. they do nut think this fire was suspicious. matt, thank you. now weather conditions. mike nicco? >> >> thank you very much. nice to see you. you could be happy to see this if you are commuting today. not much drizzle. the visibility shows the lowest away from half moon bay is a mile and five at napa. there is moisture but not a lot translating into anything that falls to the drown. a host humidity this morning. frizz factor is high with low

clouds hangover the exploritorium. we have high clouds and sun this afternoon and mid-to-upper 50's at the coast and upper 50's to [sic] for the rest of us. >> good morning, leyla gulen. we have a brand new crash on 680 southbound direction at mission. more details ahead. we have construction project until 6:00 this morning. eastbound highway 84 at 101. lanes are blocked causing a slow down. in san jose, northbound, 680, we have a project that lasts until 6:00. we are seeing delays in the southbound direction making the approach to 280. biotech company is under scrutiny after another dangerous fire that injured workers in

south san francisco. the flash fire blew out a laboratory window on veteran's boulevard and injured who employees one suffering severe burns. the employees were working with hazardous chemicals. osha and the san mateo county d.a. are working with fire investigators to see what is going wrong. >> >> bay area hospital are taking extra precaution to contain the deadly flu that has killed a dozen people across the state. the flu tent sprung up outside the colleague that will medical center in san jose with doctors and nurses using it to treat flu patients away from the main emergency room. >> we take patients there that should be discharged, hopefully, that are not critically ill and that we can safely treat quickly and get them back home and away from the public. so far, the flu has killed 7

people in the bay area, and some tested positive for the h1n1 strain of the virus which can make healthy adults very sick. you can protect yourself by getting a flu shot. >> if you live in napa you can get a free flu shot from 1:00 o'clock to 4:00. the clinic is drop in and located at health and human services agency in napa. flu shots are available by appointment on monday and wednesday. foster farms hopes to open a massive poultry processing plant soon after cleaning up a cockroach infestatiom and says the inspottors found cockroaches in the plant on tuesday, the fourth time since september. the department says cockroaches can spread disease but they say we have an ongoing pest criminal program and a single incident is

not acceptable. we are commit today zero tolerance policy. we have amy hollyfield bringing more on the health concerns that the reported infestation is raising. the parents of a teen killed after asiana flight 214 is filing a legal claim against the city of san francisco after their daughter was killed hitting by two san francisco fire trucks. the parents claim the firefighters knowingly put the 16-year-old in harm's way after the crash is says she was killed as a result gross negligence. the city rejects the claim, then the city can foil a lawsuit. >> new jersey governor christie announced he is holding a news conference this morning trying to diffuse a brewing scandal. the issue is over the george washington bridge that connects for the lee new jersey to new york city. it is a major thoroughfare and

affects traffic. e-mails reveal that his aides orchestrated we traffic jams on a bridge as political pay back to the democratic mayor would refused to endorse christie. the republican governor calls this "inappropriate" and says it was done without his knowledge. the gridlock turned the town for the lee into a parking day if four days. >> who would close down access to the busiest bridge in the world to send me a message? >> the gridlock impacted emergency vehicles and may have led to the death of an elderly patient trying to get to a patient but was delayed. christie has yet to announce any firing. >> governor brown unveiling the proposed budget at the state capital and the proposed $155 billion spending plan is 5 percent increase over the current budget. the governor wants to eliminate the long term debt by 2018

according to sacramento bee. he wants $11 billion next year to pay down the debt. he also is proposing $45 billion for elementary and secondary schools up $4 billion using revenue from the prop 30 funds and the capital gains tax. katie marzullo will have more on the budget at the top of the hour. >> >> a bicyclist is involving from injuries after crabbing -- crashing interest a tow truck if san francisco south of market area before 7:00 last night. police say the 40-year-old was riding the wrong way down a new bicycle hane and not wishing a helmet when she slammed interest a tow -- into a tow truck. the driver is cooperating. the bicyclist could be cited for riding on wrong side of the road. oak police are asking for help in finding a missing 28-year-old yahoo programmer. luke arduini has not been heard

from since new year's eve. friends thing he celebrated the new year in san francisco. he is 5' 10" and weighs up to 170 with a number of tattoos. luke arduini is originally from mock and he may have gone back but they concerned because they have not heard from him. >> protests plan to greet the new chairman of the federal communications when he visits the bay area. tom wheeler grabbed headlines when he supported allowing airline passengers to use cell phones in flight. groups like the california brain tumor association and stop smart meters believe wheeler is unfit to head the commission with a conflict of interest because of a past job as a lobbyist for cell phone carriers. he will speak this afternoon this mountain view before headed to oakland in the evening. >> >> millions of americans will feel warmer now that the temperatures are returning to the east coast and midwest but necessity face a big clean up job because of sub-zero

temperatures. water pipes burst when water froze. a broken main flooded apartments in brooklyn, new york, and cars were stuck to the parent when the water leaks from a main. in iowa, cars were froze be to the payment and communities have to dig out from tops and tons and tons of heavy snow. i remember how much fun that is shoveling the snow. >> the kids are making cash. >> heart attack snow. >> anyway, 32 below is what it feels like in green bay, and minus six in fargo. you can see new york it feels like 22 and 23 in washington, dc, and 25 if atlanta closer to average. the warming trend is moving across the country and firmly locked into the east coast. fargo is below zero but they are

32 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. fog and drizzle for the commute with democrats in the mid-40's to around 50. headed to noon, the dry air comes in and mid-to-upper 50's and in the afternoon we have mid-50 to around 60 with more sunshine developing and mostly clear and cooler so you may need a heavy coat in the evening and mid-40's to around 50. we are between systems tomorrow at mid-50's at the coast and low-to-mid 60's for the rest with a slight chance of rain in the north bay and the warmer weather runs as quickly as sunday with low-to-mid 60's under sunny sky. enjoy. leyla gulen? >> you need a new couch? >> how did you know? >> there is one on 85. that is ahead. first, though, we have an accident possibly a car that went down an help embankment northbound 680 at mission boulevard.

we have delays approaching mission boulevard northbound 680. as we take you to san jose northbound highway 85 at highway 87 this is where we have the couch in lanes and c.h.p. is out there to clear the debris to the shoulder. watch out for that. over the altamont pass it is looking show in pocket at 24 miles per hour and 38 miles per hour closer to vasco road. all in all this is how long it will take, 33 minutes westbound from tracy to dublin on a 80 and highway four is looking clear and 101 through marin to san francisco, 17 minutes and this is from emeryville camera the bay bridge is under fog and it is moving slower as you make the public to treasure island. we are lending new details of the condition of an oakland girl declared brain dead by doctors with medical care the family lawyers say jahi mcmath is getting this morning. a transgender high school student says she was the target bullying and now facing charges.

what happened that she says finally pushed her to the

covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all bay area, this is abc7 news. the 13-year-old girl declared brain dead at children's hospital oakland has

the tubes the family wanted. jahi mcmath is doing much better now she has been take ton a new facility. the attorney says doctors inserted the tubes into kid dead yesterday. she was declared brain dead last month after complications from tonsil surgery and says doctors are optimistic the condition has stabilized and her health is improving from when she was taken from children's hospital oakland. >> transgender teen faces criminal charges after she acted in defense she claims by attacking another student who bullied her. jewyles gutierrez is a boy biologically but identifies as girl and admitted to stating the fight after hercules high school. jewyles gutierrez says the other girl bullied her and pushed her to the breaking point. >> it was hurtful. the bullying was not nice words.

>> i don't understand why the district attorney would prosecute someone who has been a victim bullying. >> i cannot discuss anything about any juvenile matter without a court order. >> jewyles gutierrez is upping the district attorney to were drought charges. >> president obama and vice president biden are meeting with member of congress this morning to discussion potential reforms to the national security agency. the white house is consulting with leaders and ranking members of the senate intelligence and judiciary committees and privacy advocates and intelligence officials. sources say president obama is likely to tighten restricts on spying on foreign leaders and is also considering limiting the n.s.a. access to americans' phone records. >> the nfl is on the defense this morning following a lawsuit filed by football fan who says super bowl tickets are too expensive for the average fan. the league is being sued for not providing enough super bowl

tickets to fans at face value saying they only released 1 percent of the tickets to fan far short of the 5 percent required by state law protecting against consumer fraud. he says that the practice drove up the cost of the tickets to $4,000. the nfl says that it is in comebliance with the law. there is still a chance that another game could be played at candlestick if the 49ers beat the panthers on sunday the main fans are buying up seats, literally, which are sold because the stadium will be torn down after the season ends. 3,000 pairs have been purchased at $650 a pair so $2 million has been raised. the money goes to san francisco's rec and parks department. there are plenty of seats left but the price is up, a pair now is $750. you have been showing us your pride as the 49ers make the lay off run and this guy is ready for defense take on the

carolina panthers, mail your fan photos to us at ureport@kgo-tv.com and share them on facebook or on twitter. redding do is a tight of blitz on defense. mike knows that. >> you have to show me how it works. >> grab a football. one of us will knock the heck out you. >> okay, no thanks. >> we would like to know about the weather for the game. >> it is looking dry. temperatures are still going to be nice in the upper 50's to nearly 60. there is rain possible late saturday night into sunday morning and the storm system moves out. we will keep our fingers crossed. the drought shows the ever expanding extreme drought law the valley headed up to the sacramento valley or trying to take over the entire central valley creeping into the eastern section of contra costa county and alameda county and that is

not good news when you look outside with live doppler 7 hd and you see if radar runs. a lot of cloud cover and moisture and just not were of it escaping the clouds this morning until you go to the north and you can see the cold front pushing through and providing the showers with high elevation snow showers and not much moisture falling there. the clouds is kept us mild again and we are 40 in woodside and menlo park. palo alto is 45. 48 in foster city, and 50 in concord and hayward and half moon bay. san francisco is 49. 38 is the coolest spot in santa rosa. the art work is still on disally in the western -- on display and partly cloudy and warmer afternoon. next chance of rain is saturday and record highs are slated to move in and possible poor air

quality. upper 50's to low 60's is what we have with the high clouds and sunshine and mid-to-upper 50's along the coast with lingering low clouds possible. tonight, the lack of clouds, pull the blanket back and you get mid-to-upper 30's and upper 30's to mid-40's around the bay and to the coast. the cold front started to make its way to us and the pair lows is well to the north so the weak system is passing law and not bying up much. the saturday system promises to be stronger, more moisture, but it doesn't look like it will be close to us as this is. by the afternoon hours, there is the clearing and as we fast forward to saturday, in lake and membership dough send -- lake and mendocino counties that is it, the warm weather is on the way. tomorrow is warmer because of sun but nothing like the mid-60's to 70's next week. we have another problem on

the amount pass with an early crash involving a bull that is loose and now maybe a fence could be open because this is possibly another bull or cow that was hit. there is a lot of livestock in this area is drive with caution. to the west, here is a look at the way 580 is moving along and livermore is looking at bumper-to-bumper traffic and at top speed into the dublin interchange if you travel along 84 southbound 17 miles per hour. we still have this accident, northbound 680 at mission boulevard in fremont where a car possibly veered off the road and down an embankment. we do not have delays. a look outside, san jose 87 coming beyond the julian street off-ramp is further ahead with an early couch if the lanes at highway 85. >> couch. bull. we have it all this morning. >> an interesting morning on the roads. >> coming up, new, cutting

calories and the huge cut back american food companies are making and how it is affecting consumers. >> dennis rodman apologized for outburst of an american held captive in north korea. the van goes down the sierra mountain road and the driver's desperate call for help on ed lgo ken e 's ed lgo

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looking for a job? target is filling 300 positions at the newest store in san jose. the event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 this afternoon and will be held with recruiters taking politicians and doing interviews. target hiring events drews hundreds so encourage to showed up early and the store in the village oak shopping center in south san jose opens in march. >> former nab star dennis rodman is apologizing for remarks he made of an american missionary imprisoned in north korea. the apology is a day after he organized a basketball game to honor north korean leader kim jong-un on his birthday. rodman and kim jong-un are friends. the communist government of holding kenneth bae forant straight crimes, a missionary. rodman claims bae was at fault. groups are criticizing rod hand for not using his influence to get bae freed. mike, if you could only influence mother nature to bring

rain. >> we try. the clouds have been seeded around the state but we don't have the right clouds. in charlotte, 40 percent chance of rain in the morning and around 60 at kickoff and 57 under clouds and increasing sunshine during the day. you can see beautiful picture in downtown at one to three degrees warmer this afternoon than yesterday. as far as tahoe, we going to have temperatures in the 40's a slight chance of a she shower, and we have the possibility of record highs next week. we have a new accident near sfo eastbound side of 380 making the drive with a vehicle losing control and now on the shoulder. that is eastbound 380, no word as to any low downs but there is a little bit of a backup approaching 280 and a look outside shows the drive southbound along 101 headed through san rafael and into san francisco you can see extra tail lights as you make the trip but

it will take ten minutes. the silicon valley auto he is opening later this morning and we will give you a look putting the finishing touch on the exhibit hall and driving vehicles into the newly expanded convention center. organizers say this year's cars are filled with cutting edge technology including the bmw and all electric vehicle ahead with mostly recycled materials. there are 50 models available for test drive. no sales are allowed. the show opens this morning at 10:00 and runs through sunday. for the ifs time we are hear the frantic 9-1-1 call from a minivan speeding out-of-control. >> what is the emergency? >> we need help we were on i-80 on a side road and we lost our brakes. >> the brakes were not working in newly released 9-1-1 audio. the accident happened last month along interstate 80 and the van

slammed into another car before capping fire and a 90-year-old woman was killed and six others were injured. the c.h.p. is still looking into what went wrong. what is forcing the governor to release the 2014 budget a day earlier than originally planned. >> first we are continuing to follow breaking news in the south bay a home erupts into flames and what made the fire difficult to put out. >> mike finney reveal when you should fix your broken stuff and when it is time to buy new.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. breaking news at 6:00, south bay firefighters remain on the scene of a san jose home after flames erupt. ahead, what made this fight so challenging. developing news, a

california foster farms chicken processing plant is shut down this morning. ahead, the dirty discovery forcing the closing. governor brown releases 2014 budget today a day earlier than planned. ahead, what forces the last minute switch. thanks for joining us on thursday. a little moisture out there but just eye dropper moisture. >> unfortunately just like yesterday enough to cause slick streets. laically has an accident on 380, possibly because of rain. the radar shows motley dry but the drizzle can uncut the radar so it could be patchy drizzle. you can see 7:00, drizzle. upper 40's. it is mild. dry by noon and mid-50's. high clouds and sunshine and upper 50's to low 60's by