live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. warming up. the 49ers hold the final practice at home before the playoff game against the panthers on sunday in their request for super bowl 6. good morning, the team just wrapped up the final pretrip news conference and will take off shortly with hopes of gridiron glory. matt keller is at 49ers' headquarters. matt? the buses are here. the team is 45 minutes from taking off to north carolina. but not before they take part in

a travel day ritual. the 49ers are hungry for another playoff win practicing for the last time at their headquarters before trying off to north carolina. what do you see the man of men to decide the other hunger? >> this is the chris combo. we do not tell people what is in it. it is unlawful even on the menu. >> the deli is popular with the bay area professional sports teams. the sandwiches are so good that the 49ers order them each time they travel for a game. today, the coaches and players request 65 sandwiches for the road. you hope they will be the lucky sandwich. you don't want to be the bad luck sandwich. they fuel off the java juice from santa clara and are planning on a big party this weekend. >> >> super excited. will have people at the house and good luck to the 49ers.

it will be an electric game. the sandwiches were delivered and the game starts on sunday at 10:05 in the morning. las vegas smarts books have the 49ers favored by one point. thank you, matt, our sports director will be traveling to charlotte to covert 49ers and will bring us complete post-game coverage including another vernon view on sunday night with one-on-one interview with larry and you can follow larry on twitter for inside look at the game. the california department of public health held a news conference moments ago updating members on the flu virus that is sickening so many. there are seven deaths confirmed from the flu this season. of those, three are in the bay area. one is in alameda county, one in contra costa county, and one in san francisco county. the numbers are expected to rise. the centers for disease control

is saying another 28 deaths are under investigation. h1n1 is the same strain that is blamed for 607 deaths across the state during 2009 pandemic. bay area hospitals are scrambling to expand efforts to temporarily deal with the influx of flu patients. san jose regional medical center set up three tests to help with the dramatic increase in sick people. stanford has similar flu tents going up as the hospital goes through veteran novation and deals with uptick in flu patients. the flu is affecting a lot of people including some at uc berkeley. amy hollyfield aim has that story. amy? >> health officials have seen a few cases of the flu come in, not an unusual number. the campus is quiet. they are on winter break. they are expecting the number to

go up as students return to cam russ. from what we have heard on campus it sounds like they have their work cut out for them. health care officials are busy ready for the return of students from the winter break and what they predict a a busy flu season. we will have pop-up clinics where they can come in without an point to take care of large number of students in a short period. >> they decided to do the pop-up clinics when they hear the swine flu is back. >> >> we did it in the past when h1n1 first showed up and one time we vaccinated 600 people in two hours. >> officials encourage and promote the flu vaccine, it sounds like they need to do more outreach. no one is vaccinated. >> i haven't thought about that.

yeah, i guess i should...get a flu shot but i'm fought very concerned. >> it has my attention but i still won't get a a shot. >> one woman's husband is home sick with the flu but does not want to be vaccinated. >> why like needles. i don't...want did get it. >> it is our number one mechanism for reducing the spreads of flu in the population. we are always encouraging that each season. the campus is perfect place if the flu to spread. they all go to class together, they eat together, they live together. health officials are hoping students will do what they can to keep it from spreading. if you want a flu shop but you don't know where to go the centers for disease control can

help. they have posted an easy to use map and type in your city or zip code and it shows you all the places that offer the shot near you along with rising and hours. we post add link at abc7news.com. new details on the fatal accident on westbound 580 east of the maze. it may not have been a hit-and-run accident that left a motorcyclist dead. katie marzullo is at the bay bridge toll plaza. katie? witnesses say the motorcyclist made an unsafe turning motion and crashed into the median and was ejected from the motorcycle. his body landed in the number one lane. that is not where the story ends. before 6:30 this morning the c.h.p. was called to a motorcycle on fire east of the maze. at the scene they found the motorcyclist was dead. he went down on his own at this point and after he went down he was struck by a vehicle. >> one vehicle and that driver

stopped and is cooperating with the investigation. the c.h.p. is looking for the driver of an early 2000 model blue chevrolet but investigators do not know if he hit the man or witnessed the wreck but they want to talk to all witnesses. >> anyone else who saw anything especially this driver who may or may not have been involved. >> c.h.p. shut down three lanes of westbound 580 while officers investigated and cleared the scene bringing the commute to a standstill. >> c.h.p. re-opened all lanes before 9:00 more than two hours after the accident. the man who was killed is about 40 and he owns a lot of motorcycles. breaking overnight: a woman was killed and another injured in a single car crash at port of oakland hitting a pole after midnight. the driver died at the hospital. her passenger is hospitalized

with non-life threatening injuries. police are investigating the cause. possible arsonist could be at work in san jose according to the fire department. there were three small fires that break out since 3:30 this morning in one neighborhood, two on south 24th, and one on south 28th, not far from a massive fire that destroyed a 160,000 square foot warehouse yesterday. officials do not believe today's fires are related to that fire. >> >> the tone representing the oakland teen accused of setting another teen on fire back in court this morning to ask a judge to send the case back to juvenile court. the 18-year-old sasha fleischman was riding an a.c. transit bus and his skirt was set on fire and his legs remain severely burned. the suspect is 16-year-old richard thomas said he difficulty because he is

homophobic. he faces hate crime charges. new jersey governor chris christie is fighting to keep his reputation intact as a thousand documents related to bridge-gate are about to be released. our reporter has the latest including the lawsuits now facing the governor. despite a nearly two-hour apology, the new jersey's governor's role is under heavy scrutiny while federal and state prosecutors review whether any laws were broken, democrats are set to release up to 5,000 more e-mails and text messages about last september's lane closures on the george washington bridge. early e-mails show the closures were order by christie's closest aides as political retaliation against the democratic mayor of ft. lee, new jersey. >> i had no knowledge or involvement in this issue, in its planning or execution. >> he is trying to put the scandal behind him and fired a

closest aide and cut ties to another. i am embarrassed and humiliated. >> his opponent refuse to believe he wasn't involved and are trying to turn his famous brashness into a liability. >> the governor has certainly conducted himself over the last four years as the worst combination of bullying boss. >> he is widely seen as the frontrunner for the presidential nomination in 2016 and how he handles this could have a profound impact on the political future. >> if the facts support what he said he will be okay. i believe if he gets through this and everything he said yesterday is true, he could actually benefit from this. the first civil lawsuits are filed, six new jersey residents say they were damaged by what they call the governor's political agenda. target is revealing that the giant data breach is much bigger than first thought now revealing that 70 million customs may have

had personally data stolen which is double the original 40 million believed had their data compromised over the holiday shop season. target is revealing names, e-mails, and phone numbers with mailing addresses of customers that have been taken, along with their credit card information. the company is attempting to contact the additional possible victims. happening today, new mortgage rules take effect aimed at protecting borrowers from abusive lenders, and the policies are designed at reducing defaults and foreclosures, with lenders making sure a borrower has the income to make payment throughout the life of the loan. in addition, terms longer than 30 years, or interest only payments, or too small minimum payments are now banned. >> the top work-related resolutions this year including a goal that some are settings foe their boss. >> terrifying moments of a plane going down and taking on water. it was all captured on video off

the coast of hawaii. now, a look at slow and mike nicco will have what is coming up with what is in

my dad has aor afib.brillation, he has the most common kind... ...it's not caused by a heart valve problem. dad, it says your afib puts you at 5 times greater risk of a stroke. that's why i take my warfarin every day. but it looks like maybe we should ask your doctor about pradaxa. in a clinical trial, pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate mesylate)... ...was proven superior to warfarin at reducing the risk of stroke. and unlike warfarin, with no regular blood tests or dietary restrictions. hey thanks for calling my doctor. sure. pradaxa is not for people with artificial heart valves. don't stop taking pradaxa without talking to your doctor. stopping increases your risk of stroke. ask your doctor if you need to stop pradaxa before surgery or a medical or dental procedure. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding or have had a heart valve replaced. seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have a bleeding condition or stomach ulcer, take aspirin, nsaids, or blood thinners...

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>> new video shows terrifying moments of a shawl plane going down in hawaii rush off the plane as it fills with water. one person died in december but eight survives. the passenger who shot the video said he is still emotionally shaken. >> if you have g mail account, google is now allowing strangers to e-mail you directly even if they don't have your e-mail address. users are allowed to message other users if they follow by gmail. it goes do a separate inbox. you can opt out from the feature compareed to twitter where both need to give approval before a direct message can be sent. >> glass door is revealing the results of the career resolution survey for 2014. the top three resolutions: most want a pay raise. look if a new job. use all vacation days earned. by the way, 3 percent of employees say it was also the

new year's resolution to get their boss fired. >> well ... wouldn't they be further ahead to use their brain cells to better themselves? we have changes in the weather. mike nicco? >> good morning from the top of the broadcast center where we are looking at a lot sunshine and a few high clouds and haze which is indicative of a brief area of high pressure. we have the possibility of snow in the sierra and record highs in the back after of the seven-day forecast. >> thank you, mike. they are literally praying for rain in california. >> the eagle flying high again, where they

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>> covering cupertino, wine country and all the bay area this is abc7 news. "wall street journal" has a look at the best and worst airlines saying class and delta were most on time. delta has the fewest chance layings with less than 1 percent. the most cancellations went to american and united. southwest lost the most bags but that is because southwest is one of the few airlines to still allow two free checked budgets so passengers naturally check more luggage. >> if you are flying into lax book a window seat this is what you will see: a giant record spinning on top of the forum near los angeles. the album is a copy of the eagles hotel california which marks the band's two week time

at the forum with the $100 million renovation including new seats and bathroom and glass wall so fans do not miss the action when they are grabbing a beer and it spins at 17 miles per hour. >> love that. happening today a growing number of religious dough nominations pray for rain with mosques offering a special prayer session this afternoon and the local chapter of the council on american islamic relations is joining the catholic bishops which urged people to pray for rain and the california farmers are coping with the driest year on record so far. >> we will see if there is any good news on the horizon. >> we should get some tomorrow the. >> media reaction is tomorrow but it will not be much, less than .1" over our neighborhoods and snow will fall in the sierra, by hard to believe it will change looking outside. look how sunny and

warmer-than-average it will be, a small blip in the forecast tomorrow as far as the rain compared to what we will have on the back half with near record high temperatures again. here is a look at our next system, the warm air convection taking place with a lot of rain and extremely high elevation snow and back here we are getting the high clouds from the storm with live doppler 7 hd showing dry right now. talk about temperatures, 51 in santa rosa and mountain view and everyone else around 53 to 56 degrees. grab the appropriate clothing if you are headed out and grab the sun glasses for sure. look at all the clear air compared tos' the clouds along the coast with delays with the clouds working through the the gap and to sfo. warmer today and record warm next week, a straightforward forecast. now, the details as we look at our san jose bureau camera or through it toward downtown san jose, your temperature today is going to be about five dead

warmer at 64 and most of us are warmer, and oak is 63 and santa rosa is 66, a degree cooler. temperatures are in the low-to-mid 60's around the bay inland because of the clouds this morning, and you will lag just a little bit behind in the coast, upper 50's the tonight, it will be cloudy and mild with most of us in the 40's and some drizzle as we head through the only hours, you can see the red area across the sonoma county coast which is the best area but any of us could have patchy drizzle in the morning. warm air on the back side of the high rotating clockwise and that is the first part of the storm that will miss us. the second part of the storm is the cold front that will promise us a better chance of rain although it won't be much, at the top of the screen, coming through mendocino county there are yellows and orange ons and when it moves into the north bay it tapers to green and this will happen define 8:00 and noon, and noon to 2:00 you will notice the dark grens are gone and from

2:00 to 5:00, most of the green is gone moving through the south bay so south bay you see the least amount of rain and north bay will see the most and by the evening hours, it will be gone. less than .1" but for up north. if you are thinking of snow in the sierra, a couple of is are possible at the highest elevations tapering on sunday morning. look how brown it is up in tahoe right new. here is our seven-day forecast: cool of the day is tomorrow with the chance of rain which will delay your outdoor activity but will not wash them away and the spring like 70's in next week's forecast. so we may use the wipers tomorrow and you may want to grab the umbrella but it will not last and it will not be heavy. >> thank you, mike. >> a young 49ers fan who is falling hard for the team. we will explain. at 3:00 on "katie" a closer look at the violent knock out game that is far from fun and games at

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like warfarin, xarelto is proven effective to reduce afib-related stroke risk. but xarelto is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem that doesn't require routine blood monitoring. so jim's not tied to that monitoring routine. [ gps ] proceed to the designated route. not today. [ male announcer ] for patients currently well managed on warfarin there is limited information on how xarelto and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. xarelto is just one pill a day taken with the evening meal. plus, with no known dietary restrictions, jim can eat the healthy foods he likes. do not stop taking xarelto, rivaroxaban, without talking to the doctor who prescribes it as this may increase the risk of having a stroke. get help right away if you develop any symptoms like bleeding, unusual bruising, or tingling. you may have a higher risk of bleeding if you take xarelto with aspirin products, nsaids, or blood thinners. talk to your doctor before taking xarelto if you have abnormal bleeding. xarelto can cause bleeding, which can be serious

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