>> no rain in sight, some that have water from the lake starts to evaporate. >> takes electricity to pump water out of the lake. the pump is taking water up to hill to be used by rez devenlts the marin municipal water strict says customers won't pay extra. >> the reservoirs are below average. >> water level will drop by 20 feet. on an average year, it's at 77%. cam ran knows the area well. >> i don't like to see things

die. i don't like the fire hazard. >> these hike is led here and other parks in marin county. >> concerned about not having rain. very concerned. we're waiting for rain. praying and going to do a rain dance. >> two things people can do are to repair leaks, and stop irrigation systems. >> i turn off lights when ier leave the room. heat the body instead of the space. >> if by april reservoir levels are low, wattser district may need to call for mandatory cut backs on use. in marin county abc7 news. >> governor brown scheduled what is billed as a major announcement tomorrow, it appears he's going to declare a drought in california. u.s. agriculture department declared a drought disaster in 11 western states and say 62% of california

is in extreme drought. that makes farmers eligible for assistance. >> university of california president janet napolitano announced a goal of cutting water usage by 20% by the year 2020. a red flag fire warning aloued to expire but not in southern california. a rare winter wildfire destroyed five homes today. there is some good news tonight the fire is now 30% contained and firefighters have stopped its forward progress. however, nearly 4,000 people are still under a mandatory evacuation order. the fire caused by an illegal camp fire. >> today was another day of unusually warm temperatures. san francisco quite a few people were out relaxing on chrissy field and some of them were

wearing swim suits. this is what it's like in berkeley marina. spencer christian is here now with record highs. >> okay. this is our third consecutive day of highs. temperatures likely to be on force, clear skies now, mild conditions around the bay area. and here is how warm it was today. these are the hot spots today, records for this date 73 degrees at sfo. 72 san francisco. downtown, 74 richmond. 78 oakland. 69 oakland airport. 73 in san jose. these two are all time january highs. this one is tieing ones set yesterday. monterey, 78 degrees. 77 in gilroy. 84 degrees in salinas airport. a january

record for sal nichlt as airport. i'll be back to show how long this hot, dry spell will last. >> thank you. >> for skiers dry winter hasn't been a complete bust. we'll have the story for you coming up later. >> a man accused of setting 12 fires in san jose over five days is now being held on $1 million bail the 48-year-old registered sex offender has been charged with lighting two of those fires. abc7 news is live at the san jose mobile home park where this guy was arrested. vic? >> reporter: this mobile home park is close to where fires were set, police say they recovered evidence in the trailer that links him to fires but won't go into detail. it's good old fashioned police work led to his arrest. investigators going door to door asking neighbor what's they knew about the suspected fire bug. police

arrested the 48-year-old patrick brenan yesterday, and booked him on two counts of arson. one fire destroyed the commercial warehouse, causing $5 million in damages. and another ravaged this house on east st. john street. a home where vincent and sharon shared more than six decades >> he has to be sad. normal sane people don't go aaround and burn down things. >> since last week, cops and firefighters have been conducting an exhaustive investigation they passed out skechz of the fire bug. there is security video of a man pacing near a house later catching on fire. citizens were vigilant. it was a hard working sargeant on the midnight beat identifying brenan. he searched a law enforcement data bank on a hunch. >> we have data bases that are used by officers, arsonists have

to register. >> he found the mug that looked like a sketch, he lived in the area where fires were occurring. police arrested him in his trailer. his neighbors say brennan seemed to be unstable and a loner. >> lonely. and he did everything at night. >> like a halfway house person. won't talk to you unless he'd go by. won't say hi. >> the suspect has prior arrests n 1999, charged with setting 16 wildfires in the south bay. at a rate of one per week this, is how he appeared in a sketch police distributed at the time. compare that to the most recent one. authorities say you'll probably be charged later with setting fire to most, if not all of ten other recent fires in the neighborhood. near downtown san jose. among them, a blaze that swept through a portable building in the back of a church, a church that is right across the railroad tracks from the mobile home park where he

lives. vic lee, abc7 news. >> one of the suspects in an infamous and outrageous gang rape in richmond five years ago will spend years in prison of the, six years in prison part of a plea deal. 2009 gang rape of a 16-year-old richmond high school student parked outrage across the country. the 26-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of sex with an intoxicated person. four others are serving decades in prison for theed attack on the girl. a sixth is awaiting trial. >> tonight the mother of a man killed during a robbery attempt this morning is making a plea to find her son's kill yefrment the 24-year-old brandon clemens died just after midnight. authorities have not released many details but the victim's mother tells us her son was headed home with a friend and they were confronted by someone that held them up the robber shot clemens when he refused to hand over his wallet and backpack. his mother says her son died a hero.

>> my son helped his friend to run. he told his friend to run. >> no arrests have been made. moseley asking the public to come forward with information that would help find the killer. >> when is free speech hate speech? that debate being played out in san francisco. banners advertising a demonstration by those oop yoesed to abortion created a fire storm. abc7 news has the story. >> reporter: have you noticed these banners along market street? pro claiming aborings hurts women? they are hanging from city lamp posts promoting a january 25th event. >> we did everything legally and by the book. we met every criteria. there is no reason for this to be an issue right now. >> but it is an issue. critics lake ellen shaver says the message is a lie.

>> truth is that abortion is the safest, one of the safest procedures women could have. it's critical access to safe legal abortion is critical to womens health. >> for a decade those who oppose abortion posted what is called a walk for live. they have advertised on build boards this, time, chose the banners. and the controversy could generate a larger crowd than the more than 40,000 who attended last year. >> one of the things the city is talking about is how tolerant they are. they're open to all views here we are with a view that is different than some san franciscoins believe. they're trying to shut us down. >> supervisor david campos says the banners on city owned property are spreading misinformation about abortion and city policy. >> i think we have a responsibility to be on record saying that you know, in san francisco, we do trust women. we

respect their rights to decide for themselves. and we're growing detective that right. >> he sponsored a ves solution asking for a review of the criteria for accepting ads. and to determine if the banners violate city law. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> well, still head here tonight on abc7 news a look at the decibel levels 49ers will face on sunday. what makes that place so loud? >> and only on abc7 news a woman tells how she fell victim to a sweetheart scam online, what you should watch out for. >> a rules in place adequate to protect your privacy when you use a smart phone? we'll tell

>> bay area clinics seeing people getting flu shots in the middle of this deadly flu svenl the flu killed 21 people in the bay area. the number remained unchanged since yesterday. doctors say they're seeing a broader cross section catching the flu. >> we're seeing very old and young being affecteded. a $ten flu clinic continues tomorrow from noon until 2:00

and 3:30 to 5:30. officials say there is plenty to go around. >> you can have a chance to show your 49ers spirit. just $49 silver needle studios will give you a tat of your choice. >> there is a guy talking about it yesterday. he was thinking about getting a head tattoos so that right interest would be a good >> it will be available through sunday or beyond. >> niners fans busy getting geared up for the game. the fans that sell merchandise like this one are doing a brisk business. whether new or old time nans,

everyone wants to wear red and gold. >> i'm buying stuff for them. >> business has been good, but street vendors expect sales to take off. >> spencer would get a good tattoo but has a circle seven there. >> yes. >> there is room for that. speaking of expanding how long is this heat wave going to last? >> it has as far as we can look into the forecast future, here is live doppler seven hd. dry conditions and clear skies, warm today as you know. we had heat again z we now have red flag warnings in several parts of the

state. in the sierra a red flag warning in affect a large portion of the coastal area under a red flag warning until 6:00 tomorrow evening. here is a live look in the east bay and across the bay. 57 in oakland. we've got low to mid-60s in redwood city. here is a live view across embarcadero. temperatures into 50s so will be cooler than first panel of locations we've shown you. here is a live view from sutro tower looking over san francisco on this beautiful evening. more

record highs and mild to warm throughout the weekend, martin luther king holiday on monday, and there is still no rain in the forecast future, satellite shows huge area of high pressure is the dominant picture. the pattern going to hold several days, speaking of patterns we've got a pattern of warm, dry winds continuing to flow that worsened drought condition as cross california. let's take a look at last week well. had drought covering gusts but this large area of the central part of the state and has expired to cover three quarters of the state. that is how dry conditions are cross the western west. overnight tonight, clear skies, we'll see low temperatures ranging widely from upper 20s to

around 30 to upper 30s inland east bay to low to mid-40s around the bay to 50 degrees on the coast. tomorrow, another sunny, warm, perhaps record-setting day. low to mid-70s also low to mid-70s on the peninsula and on the coast. up to 74 in half moon bay tomorrow. check this out low to mid-70s on the north coast z low 70s inland. east bay highs, low 70s. and here is the accu-weather forecast. this pattern of high temperatures holds throughout the weekend and into next week. finally mid week next week with a few clouds coming into the sky. we'll see temperatures dropping below 70 degrees but not by much. it's not a dramatic change. still no rain making systems >> warm, too. thank you. >> still coming up movie magic of industrial light and magic.

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christian mingle.com the 65-year-old woman spoke to abc7 news about what happened to her. on the dating sight so others don't have something similar occur. she says an irish man who worked on a scottish oil rigwooed her before asking for a loan for his business, they never met the woman sent him half a million dollars. >> this individual came across as a strong christian person, prayed with me. >> the woman contacted authorities when she realized she had been defrauded and authorities helped her get back $200,000 she had wired to a bank in turkey. christian mingle.com issued a statement that it will offer assistance in the investigation. the statement continues for safety and security of members is of importance to us.

>> tonight a major shake up in yahoo. chief executive officer marissa mayer fired her number two executive. the "wall street journal" says he failed to convince advertisers to spent more money at yahoo. he leaves with a $42 million severance package. a judge ordered apple to reboot it's relationship with a court-appointed monitor supposed to keep apple in line after is conspireing to drive up e book prices he complained of obstacles. and chuck-e-cheese chain has been sold to an investment company for nearly a billion dollars the first one was located where santana row is, now. >> there is more still to come tonight at 6:00. just ahead michael finney on protecting your cell phone pry vassy. why regulators think nothing needs to be done. >> tonight a google glass user

takes a case to court. a decision tonight on whether you can wear them while driving. >> and you'll see why this bay area software company is one of the ten best places

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now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. state regulators slammed the door shut on restrictions limiting what information wireless providers can glean from your cell phone. >> michael finney has been following this issue closely and here with the latest on this. >> advocates are concerned about this. and greatest concern is location tracking that reveals where you are. a bar, doctor or a particular type of merchant. stand on almost any street corner it's not hard to find

someone chatting or texting or check e mail. phones are everywhere and apps monitoring every move. >> we think there needs to be rules so the amount of information that is collected are text messages, our whereabouts. and use of apps. >> privacy protection hasn't been changed since 1986. the commissioner was for status quo. no changes, he says, are necessary. >> i find any sense of customer information. >> ne the have not documented breeches of privacy. >> the commissioners cap pointed

out technology advanced a long way. >> there may well be a gap with respect to location information that simply wasn't available when most statutes were put into place. >> the commission voted not to investigate updating rules on privacy. >> that means this is cell phone company gets to do whatever they want with our data without our concert, permission and knowledgeful we don't think that is right. >> the commissioner encouraged the commission to continue to monitor the decision.

>> michael, thank you. >> there was a verdict today in the trial of a driver ticketed for speeding and using her google glass she was cited for going too fast ask having google glass on. they're kind of glass wear featuring a display above the right eye n traffic court the judge agreed there wasn't evidence for either charge. >> it's assuring that the judge went with the facts and did things right. >> the chp says the vehicle code prohibits a hon ter screen operating in front of the driver. >> forbes magazine is out with the best companies to work for. number one is google.

force let us in to their offices today the company doubled work force in two years. and last year's top sellers earned a trip to buton. >> xet stigs fierce among bay area tech companies for engineers and other talent. intuit offers trainer led classes to cafe was healthy options. however, intuit has a difference management style. brad smith is the ceo. >> i serve 8,000 employees i work for them the senior leadership team believes the same thing of we let the best idea come out. >> the inverted chart empowered her to implement ideas. >> a lot of innovation happens

so if i have an idea i can suggest to it my peers and managers. there is a way to test witness customers. and if it's good, we can implement it. >> two years ago an employee was awarded $1 million. perks include four hours per time a week to work on personal projects. >> we have $650 we can use to get reimbursed for health and exercise lesson. and so you can get certified to go scuba diving. sit amazing. >> employees are celebrating with cupcakes today the company has broken into the top ten, some recorded videos setting a goal to take the top spot next year. >> watch out, google.

>> intuit was number eight and has a thousand job openings now. >> now to the challenge facing 49ers this weekend. not only do they have to travel, again but are going to seattle to what is known as a hostile, distracting stadium in the league because it's so loud. decibels. human scream? as much as 115 at three feet. now, imagine 60,000 screaming fans at the same level. note the meter. >> it's louder in

>> century field has parabolic shapes and construction to keep sound energy sishg you'll yating inside and 40 rows of bleachers. a few weeks ago the fans set a sound record on the peak scale. for comparison... a rock concert is only 120 n fact, 138 violates osha standards. >> is that deafen something >> yes. >> cheryl teaches acoustics

>> optimum amp fiction is 3 to 5 decibels. then, you can get louder using loud speakers. >> they don't do that? >> i don't know. >> do you think they might? >> possibly >> rules were meant to be broken. right? >> i know. >> this is a perfect opportunity to remind you about the battle of the bay a rivalry we had going with abc affiliate in seattle. >> we're competing to find out where best fans are. san francisco bay or elliott bay. we're asking to you click like when you see this battle of the bays image. now, whoever has most likes by kick off on sunday wins. >> we're running behind

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a teenager accused of setting another high schooler on fire will be tried as an adult. a judge today deny aid motion to try the case in court. sasha flieshman was sleeping on the ac transit bus in november. another driver lit sasha's clothes on fire. sasha was wearing a skirt but doesn't identify with male or female he faces a hate crime enhancement for allegedly telling a police officer he did it because he's homophobic. sasha returned to school now. >> a political conscombrob a space mission gone wrong are stories hollywood nominated today for the biggest prize academy awards. >> yes. oscar nominees are

american hustle, got ten nominations. >> 12 years nominated nine times. >> good films this year. dallas fire club got six as well followed by wolf of wall street with five. >> yes. and for a list on all categories. >> hollywood is a buzz ask so are the makers of movie magic here in the bay area. paying a visit to industrial light and magic. >> jedi master stands guard in front of lucas films lined with props and costumes from star wars. the movie that gave birth to the company industrial light and magic. now there is another franchise nominated for oscar. >> i woke up ask went down

stairs and started looking online. i couldn't believe it. >> it's his first nomination. star trek into darkness. >> so much to do that are challenges, even today. >> much of the challenge putting actors into image nary worlds but tough building and destroying the real city of san francisco. >> showing us something that isn't believable. they're going to catch on to that right away. enterprise is special to people. >> the other nomination is doing the opposite they had to create a world from the past full of affects you can't see. >> the director, his mantra is that affects had to be hidden. not seen. it's a western.

>> it's tim alexander's newest collaboration. >> l were bits flying through the air. >> stunts by digital stunt doubles. >> 80% on top of the train cars is our digital doubles. >> ilm won a tech kl award but for this shot they did blow up a miniature bridge. >> sometimes there is no substitution for a real explosion. >> exactly. yes. >> it's now owned by disney which also owns abc7. >> abc7 is the only place you can watch oscars >> coming up, clear skies but know is coming down in the sierra. >> how

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sierra ski resorts. ski areas that make their own have a big advantage. and are trying to get outed word when skiers, skies are blue in the bay area. and there are not many skiers up there the process has evolved into a high stakes operation. >> you can see it's a pizza machinery. >> the last big snowfall was in december. major resorts are spending big money to keep some slopes covered. napa schoolteacher betsy masterson has been skiing for a week. >> conditions are great. you

won't think driving up with no snow on the ground but they're doing a great job. i had a blast. >> that keeps bare yet warm. while making snow. bare yet is in charge of heavenly snow making systems. he's been add it 26 years. >> i've been living this for a long time. >> on the ski run, it's a different story. several feet of base. only about 20% is open. more expected to open in the next few days. heavenly owned by vail resorts which reports visitors are down 23%. many people here told us there is enough snow to have fun. >> snow condition, good and

warm, sunny. >> you know i'm not complaining. it's sweat shirt weather. >> the system includes 200 snow guns. miles of pipe connect guns to reservoirs that supply water. >> we're bumping close to 6,000 gallons per minute. >> and just in case the snow is not nouf get you here heavenly working to turn it into a party spot. a mid mountain lodge features dancing girl asks crazy creatures. >> put on your best costume v a good time. >> temperatures in the bay area in the bay area, at tahoe it's

been heavenly to make snow 13 of the last 14 nights. >> no snow in the forecast >> no. no business like snow business nochlt snow business right now. three days of record high temperatures. tomorrow can be a fourth. here is the accu-weather forecast. mild warmth going into the middle of the week we can see a cool down but not much. wednesday, and thursday of next week is just unbelievable. >> thank you. >> inching closer to the big game. >> yes. the rivalry starts with two head coaches. what is the deal? the seahawks leader explains

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on the road. can they win in seattle sunday? seahawks rarely lose the road to the super bowl goes through century link field and 12th man. >> you know we want to win an nfc championship. once we do that. >> getting past sea hawks in their house will be a large task. 49ers have been outscored in. containing him is a major priority. >> being as physical as he is, you know, you don't want to shoot a gun. you know? you want to gather yourself, make sure have you him in front of you. it can be done. >> lynch's one focus, russell wilson is another. smith needs to provide pressure on the quarterback. he is one of the

bright spots in that september loss to seattle with four tackles for loss two, sacks >> we've had success in the past. it's important to work as a team. no rush >> defense will have concerns, namely, michael crabtree. instrumental in the niners week 14 win. he replied if he is the best in the league... >> i don't think so. i just know teams you know? just trying to see how seahawks and hopefully come with a win. >> grows year by year. roots stem from jim hash yau

yau -- harbaugh. >> we dmot know each other very well. just through the game. since coaching against each other. so it's very, you know confined relationship. >> or nonexistent. mike shumann will be covering the game and will have coverage and another edition sunday night with niners tight end one on one. you can follow shu on twitter. >>, sharks looking for momentum in florida. panthers goal year, tim thomas hoping to make kids happy tonight, right on the glass. good seats. thomas turns away. and denied there is no score into this game. deep into second period a nice pass off the boards to a screeching joe

thornton. sharks led 1-0 two third period. it's sharks now leading here in the third period. >> what is your beef? >> great moment. >> yes. >> join me tonight at 9:00. hundreds of millions of text messages intercepted by nsa. >> and then, on abc7 news at 11:00 pedestrian safety. packed meeting in san francisco right now to keep the death toll from climbing even higher. join us for that tonight. >> and in prime time, a cookie competition show followed by shark tank. then join us at 11:00. >> that does it for this edition

of abc7 news. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn johnson. >> we appreciate your time as always. see you again at 9:00 and 11:00.

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