that breaking news is in san francisco. yet another pedestrian has been hit in a crosswalk this, time on jackson and larkin streets. police say the woman was hit by a lift car. good afternoon, everybody. >> let's get live to leanne melendez who is live at the scene >> reporter: the driver was coming down jackson street here trying to make a left on to larkin. she hit that pedestrian. now, we want to show you a picture which is taken and given to us by a cab driver who was

posing by the area. police say she was taken to san francisco general hospital the driver was not cited but the case is under investigation. the car, a silver prius registered to jennifer from san francisco she was working for a car service, the one was a pink mustache. >> i'm not sure if the post was blinding the driver. she struck the pedestrian in the crosswalk, then, she got out and rendered aid to the elderly female. >> new year's eve, an uber driver hit three pedestrians on

polk and ellis, killing a 6-year-old. >> the city should do something about it. right? wake up. these people are not regulated. >> now that cab driver doesn't want his, or didn't want his name mentioned on camera. according to police statistics show the number of accidents similar to this one are up here in the city. live in the city abc7 news. >> thank you. >> the showdown in seattle now just two day as way. and 49ers will be leaving for emerald city within the hour. >> wayne freedman is with the 49er faithful now in santa clara. wayne? >> leaving within the hour, we're told within 15 minutes. buses went into the compound.

some cars are already leaving. you've heard about the power of crowds. >> this is my 20th year. >> waiting for a bus. buses will carry the team for seattle. >> will they wave back from the bus? >> yes. yes. you can see the front guys over there. >> they'll tell thu isn't about fancying the team. no. it's deeper. >> i can say i saw them leave. but on that bus, they're thinking and see all of us standing here, it can take that with them. >> i think it's more emotional connection. than psychological. >> do you notice my hesitation? >> yes. >> i'm faithful. it's going to be a battle. >> of body and spirit. from outside 49ers headquarters,

wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> i'm like that guy. nervous. the niners more dynamic since michael crabtree returned the manic named king acrab is ready for a full day of jousting and a lot of trash talking. >> if you plan for that level and talking to the level you're playing it's cool. if you're just out there, talking you're not doing nothing on the field, that is when we get irritated you know? so at the end of the day, it's football. you know? >> going to be interesting to see how this game is called. if they allow sea hawks to do this it could be a problem. we're going to have live coverage when 49ers depart from the airport.

mike shumann will be live in seattle. you can follow shu on twitter. >> governor jerry brown pro claimed the drought emergency in california the governor's declaration eases water regulations and allows the state to seek help from the federal government during this third dry year. >> i call for conservation by citizens by those in rural areas and cities. >> u.s. drought monitor reports severe conditions in northern california. snow pack is less than 20% of normal. 2013 was the driest on record in california.

>> and a winter spare the air alert has been issued for tomorrow meaning no wood burning. take a look at haze looking towards mount diblo. dirty air from our sutro camera. looking from our emeryville camera towards golden gate bridge, it's like pea soup out there. >> we do have dire conditions across the stay. let's start with live doppler seven hd. sunny and dry today, traveling down south, high fire danger for southern california. red flag warnings until 6:00 in the evening including from bakersfield to santa have a spare the air winter alert for tomorrow, north bay,

coast and central bay will have poorest air quality on the coast. no wood burning and let's talk about how dry it is in the sierra again. state wide we're only at 17% of normal for this time of the year. last near at this time we're above average. you can see just a pitiful state of affairs. back to the bay area. records 71 degrees, tied the high for this date at oakland museum. down at salinas, 84, a new record high for the month of january. i'll give you a look at the seven-day outlook later. >> san jose's suspected serial arsonist appeared in court facing more charges. if convicted he faces multiple life

sentences. vic? >> we expected the da to file more charges against patrick brennan. we didn't know there would be a total of 13 fires he waived arraignment today in court and will enter a plea in february. >> prosecutors filed more charges than police booked him on. now, the 48-year-old is facing ten counts of arson. because of the severity of the case, the judge granted the prosecution's motion for no bail. outside, saying the damages exceeded $6 million, they still had not ruled out attempted murder charges. >> six structures occupied by

residents of the county. no one was injured or killed. >> brennan arrested on wednesday in a trailer near where fires were set. biggest blaze destroyed a warehouse, causing an estimated $5 million in damages. another fire ravaged this home on friday. this three strikes case. brennan was convicted of two of them. this is how he appeared in a sketch distributed at the time. he has a conviction for a sex crime. and is a registered sex offender. >> ac transit explaining what happened that led to a disabled man blocking a bus from leaving. video posted on you tube. ac transit says the passenger was

told he cannot board because the december nated area was occupied by an elderly passenger and a mother with an infant. after the man got angry, other passengers on board convinced the woman with the cart to move to another seat so the man could board and they can leave. ac transit says the bus then continued on its route. >> still ahead at 4:00 overwhelming efforts to put out a massive fire. >> looking at a program giving students hands on experience towards a career in the trades. then, new at 4:30... >> enough is enough. >> surgeon general's warning about smoking and connection with more diseases. >> also, michael finney taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact

michael on facebook.com, also on twitter at m finney. >> taking a look at traffic now this, is the san francisco skyway. it's bumper to bumper no matter which direction you're

investigators looking into what caused this fire this evening. this is a look at the fire that destroyed a machine

shop and damaged furment eunice the cloud of smoke is visible for miles. about 100 firefighters spent two and a half hours getting this blaze under control. they used about a million gallons of water to do so. >> it's incredible. like, wow. i mean, it's amazing. you know? just wanted to make sure everyone was okay. >> no one was inside of the shop at the time. all apartments were evacuated. 17 people are out of their homes right now. >> santa clara chip maker intel plans to cut 5,000 jobs. today's announcement comes after the chip maker producted sales would be flat the company did not say where cuts would occur but said it's refocusing. more cuts to tell but in san jose. sarah technologies says it's laying off a third of the employees and

will end manufacturing operations at its digital optics business that made camera parts for smart phones. tesara will spread cuts in japan, taiwan, as well as here in the u.s.. >> san francisco high schoolers getting a head start on their futures the program inside manufacturing provides high schoolers aged 16-19 with vocational education, hard work ask determination the program takes place south of market in the sf tech building. a community work shop home to dozens of start ups. students from washington high school have been participating this year. >> i think with education now, people get narrowly focused on a college track. fwhu gives them experience to do many other thicks as well. >> this is the first year for the ground breaking program, supported by sf made an organization looking to expand the city's manufacturing sector.

>> now let's take a look at the accu-weather forecast. looks like it's going to continue to stay warm. >> spencer is here with that for us. >> it's going to continue to stay warm and dry. looking across embarcadero, it's 66 degrees in san francisco a hazy view of the golden gate from our camera. it's 70 degrees now in santa rosa. 71 forecast features if not tomorrow will be another winter spare the air day. will be a warm and dry weekend and cooler late next week. that is the first change we're seeing so

far. satellite shows a big ridge of high pressure that is slightly weaker so temperatures down from current levels. day outlook shows slight changes coming our way. may see rave. from san francisco south ward towards bottom of the state we're expecting no rain over next ten days. it's going to remain bone dry. overnight, clear skies. once again a wide range of lows from upper 20s in santa rosa and napa to mid to upper 30s to upper 30s in parts of the inland south bay. low 40s

around the bay. and tomorrow, sunny and warm, highs into low 70s. mild but not very, very warm on the coast. upper 60s in pacifica and half moon bay. 68 downtown tomorrow. upper 60s on the coast. and upper 60s inland in santa rosa. 71 in napa. highs 70s in oakland. here is the accu-weather forecast. over the weekend, low

70s inland. dropping off monday, tuesday, up to 70s inland and around the bay. mid-60s on the coast. then slight cooling wednesday, thursday, friday. end of the week highs into mid-60s and low 60s on the coast. those will be coolest readings we've seen. still, we'll see no significant chance of rain in the seven days ahead. >> spencer, thank you. >> up next pet saga continues. coach harbaugh gets a new stylist gift. but you will not see the gift any time soon.. >> i haven't seen derek in eight months. >> her son's reaction to this mom's surprise. >> taking a look at traffic right now this, is a look at the

san mateo bridge. traffic moving nicely in both directions. you'll notice thick haze in the sky. back

've been denied ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. 49ers flying to seattle this afternoon. they fly, we analyze. >> starting with quarterbacks collin capper neck versus russell wilson. >> wilson is most dangerous when he starts running around. so niners have to contain him. >> frank gore, marsean lynch.

they both look terrifying. >> frank all-time leader in rushing but he runs angry. >> he's a beast. i think he's going to shore 1 or 2 in this game. >> let's talk offense. >> all right this, is where 49ers have full complements of receivers. >> okay. all important defense. >> both are rugged any concern is 49ers secondary which will give up default we saw that with steve smith. that is the problem, they smother you.

>> we're looking at fans here. >> we love red and gold but 12th man, they create a advantage with their noise for seattle. weird stuff happens because of these guys. i say edge goes to the 12th man. >> we see 3 to 2 there. >> my concern is that 49ers red zone offense. i see them scoring 16 points. i see lynch running for one. i see final 2016, seattle. >> we want to say they're not necessarily that of management or mroimy views. his own view. >> yes. >> i hope i'm wrong >> other places see hawks are winning is on facebook

>> this is disappointing. now to prove it, all you need owe do is go to abc7 news facebook page and like this post. that is it. simple. whoever has most likes on sunday wins. >> we're behind. let's show those fans nobody has got it better than us. >> yes. michelle obama celebrating her 50th birthday today she showed herself holding up a brand new aarp card the first lady is spending the day out of site but interest there is a birthday bash planned guests have been told to come prepared to dance. a military mom gave her son

a surprise >> the 13-year-old set up by coaches to receive a surprise visit from his mom she spent eight months in kuwait. >> yes. he was sent to the free throw line and his mother snuck up behind him just before the second free throw. >> you know, girls are here and friends are here. maybe he'll be cry. then he'll be mad at me. >> that is amazing. >> cool. >> such a precious moment. >> derek was shocked to say the least he got emotional and told his mom just how much he missed her. what a great job of organizing that are whole thing! >> connection health officials

are making between niners and flu outbreak. >> the president's plan to change the government surveillance program. >> also a report on smoking from the surgeon general. he says lighting up is more dangerous than we know. and later... than we know. and later... >> at six good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible.

the sky seven hd is live in santa clara at 49ers headquarters. you can see fans gathered there. team buses will exist from that location as they take off for seattle and sunday's nfc championship game. it should be shortly after 5:00 p.m . >> health officials pointing out large gatherings at homes and sports bars can lead to more flu cases but there are steps to avoid being side lined. >> flu has taken two more lives here in the bay area. latest victims ages 52 and 62 bringing the number of deaths in the bay area and santa cruz county to

23. >> many fans will be gathering to watch the game. david, i see you're prepared. >> we're prepared. this may be extreme to prevent yourself from spreading or catching the flu. however, county health officials say there are important steps you can consider taking if your joining a crowd to watch the game to keep the flu at bay. you know what is going to happen. sports fans will be packed to watch the game. ideal conditions to spread the flu. officials are urging lots of hand washing. >> people goring to be gathering for the game. it's a great, great thing to do. >> wash your hands. all that stuff. >> estimated 150 fans will gather at the rock bottom brewery the manager hopes fans will be as conscientious as staff, following good practices. >> i worry about the flu just because it can spread easily. but with our staff, we wash our

hands multiple times throughout the day and wear gloves when handling food we're cautious of it. for sure. >> however, the chief medical officer says good ventilation is important. along with fresh air breaks to get away from particles. >> this goes back to common sense things that our grandmothers taught us, wash your hands, cover your mouth. now added get a flu shot. if we've done those things we've markedly lowered our risk. >> if you do get exposed you'll know it within days after the game. >> 1 to 3 days one might feel symptoms. >> we notice some stores have put hand sanitizer on sale to promote its use. >> i have a friend washes her hands 85 times a day. she's sick more than anyone else i know. >> you're skeptical? >> yes. i am.

>> well, today president obama announced a transition but not an end, to the government surveillance program he wants the organization to hold data and get court permission for access to records. >> the president acknowledged critics were right the phone surveillance program could be a slippery slope and major violations of privacy.. >> i believe we need a new approach. >> the medidata, details of who was called and when will be collected but net won't be cast as wide this, is key because data will not be stored by the government. if the government wants to access the data base it will now need court approval. now, they have to come up with a plan by the end of march. >> and i believe it's important

that the capabilities of this program is designed to meet is preserved. >> the controversy created strange political bed fellows civil liberties advocates on the left. libertarians on the right. critics on the other side says this collection is necessary to keep the nation safe. today's announcement was a middle ground solution. some said they weren't satisfied. and offered recommendations how to address concerns. >> these are decisions that allow us to continue a strong counter terrorism intelligence program. while the same time, having more transparency. >> this political fire storm was first brought by edward snowden's leaks the president said it could impact u.s. government operations for years still to come. >> officials from target have

agreed to testify before congress about that data breech that compromised credit and debit card data as well as personal information for millions of customers. officials are expected to testify, target is the third largest u.s. retailer. >> president president putin made more controversial comments about gay visitors and athletes ahead of the winter olympics saying gay people will be safe at olympics as long as they leave children alone he was trying to assure gay visitors they're welcome to the games but remarks seemed to lump together homosexuality and pedophilia. george stephanopoulos has an interview with putin tonight and then, sunday at 8:00 a.m

here on abc7 >> a new surgeon general report is linking smoking to a host of ailments among them, diabetes, river and colo rectal cancer and finds it increases the failure rate of cancer treatments. surgeon general says one in 13 children born today will buy dye from snoeking related diseases unless the current rate declines. >> tobacco companies spend nearly $one mill yn an hour to market their products. today the death toll is approaching 500,000 per year. enough is enough. >> now according to the report 30 million people died from smoking since smoking was linked to health problems two and a half million of these were nonsmokers. >> the company blamed for

chemical spill that left 300,000 west virginiain was out safe drinking water lasted for days? the company filed for bankruptcy. freedom industries filed for protection, listing liabilities of $10 million and up to 999 creditors. officials say a new company took over a week ago yesterday. 14 people went to the hospital for expo sthour a chemical used in coal processing. >> how walmart is celebrating jim khakis. >> and you can contact me and i'll answer your questions here live in just a little bit. >> i'm spencer christian. looking towards mount diablo, haze in the air and another

spare the air day tomorrow. air quality declines and drought continues i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment. >> and a live look in santa clairea. faithful continue to gather. the team is loading up buses and are getting ready to depart for seattle in sunday's championship game. there is a roar from the crowd. back with more on abc7 news at 4:00 in just a moment.

we continue our coverage as players continue to stream their way towards the buses and bus that's will take them to san jose airport. >> this is the view. we're having this bird's eye view trying to make out who is who here. >> it's like trying to identify things from the hubbel telescope. let's take a look at fans gathered. we've seen a group of people gathering in the crowd continuing to get together there everybody having a good time. hoping 49ers can win their niej game and beat seattle then go on to super bowl. yes. now the latest over jim harbaugh's pants. >> yes. you may remember his wife sarah complained about the

mreeted khakis she buys for $8 a piece at walmart. >> san francisco based levis which owns naming rights send sent him a care package including dockers khakis with a note that says coach harbaugh, win in style. >> nfl sponsorship rules prevent him from wearing those during the game. walmart is cashing in on the publicity. pairing 49ers gear with the coach-worthy khakis fit for a champion. >> spencer christian wearing his khakis. clear skies, sunny, warm again today. nationally a mixed bag. cold in the upper mid west.

snow near ohio valley. mainly dry across the remainder of the 48 contiguous states. california, highs 72 in fresno. 83 in los angeles here in the bay area, sunny skies and warm again, tomorrow, not so warm as last couple days tomorrow will be a spare the air day. in seattle, site of the nfc championship game. niners versus seahawks. will be on the chilly side and a declining chance of precipitation. that bodes well and should be a good game. >> do you have a prediction? >> hoping for niners to win. >> are you giving us a number? >> i like 2016. >> so you're going pick sea

hawks? >> if i were, yeah. >> we're racking up fans here this afternoon. >> i'll be rooting furiously for niners. >> how much? feverishly. >> yes. >> coming up at 4:00 investigation into exactly how a southwest flight landed at the wrong airport. pilots say they didn't think anything was wrong. >> i'm michael finney. can you fight a ticket when you're charged more than the posted violation on the street? the

pilots of a southwest airlines flight that landed at the wrong airport told investigators they thought it was the right one. saying they believed all of the information was correct but both captain and first officer visually mistook the runway. as their intended destination. only the first officer had done a previous flight the pilots say they used heavy breaking to stop the plane on that shorter runway. >> a texas man paid $350 thu for the right to hunt an endangered

rhino fears for his safety saying he received death threats after being outed that he was the winner of the controversial auction. people threatening to burn down his house and shoot him. >> i don't think i should be hated. you know? there are threatening my children. very security going everywhere i go. that is what i'm dealing with. >> the club says it auctioned the perm dwroit raise money to protect the black rhino and says it's an older nonbreeding male likely to be targeted for removal for becoming too aggressive. >> a man in texas is facing charges for warning drivers about a police speed trap he stood in the median holding a sign saying police ahead company cops say warning people

is a isn't the problem but the way he did it he says at rest is a violation of his first amendment rights and says he's doing a public service. >> you slow people douvenlt i'm just not wearing a police uniform. >> he says is he hoping charges will be dropped. >> michael finney is here answering questions sent to him by facebook and twitter. >> i received a traffic ticket. can i contest this? >> you can but then, you'll loose lo -- lose. what we founds that lobing kalts, counties and cities are loued to lump on a bunch of fees and charges. so

from a low in rural counties they stick with that 281, down to san mateo county charging $650 for the same violation. so they're going to pile on a bunch of bills, i'm sure that is what happened to you. >> lauren c asked a person on a joint credit account die sxtz account is changed into an individual account. how does this affect the credit score of the person on at kt? >> it should have been taken into acut. when you have a card like that, you will have to shut it down and get another card. actually there is a law saying you don't have to go all the way in shutting it down, they just have to put it into your name. problem is that it's now part of your score, so if have you a lousy score they may lower the limit or cancel it f you've got a great credit score they might up your limit. >> this is a question people are experiencing and wondering

about. joy re mail candidate a star advertise tv sets that are not in stock? >> no. that is called bait and switch. if they know they're doing it it's bait and switch. that is because they bait with you a great product, get you into the store, then trying to switch you to a different product. it's illegal. if on the other hand they advertise the product and expect to have it and sell out, that is legal, if they have had enough, if there was a $20,000 computer, having just one would be enough. there is a $five item they probably expect you to have more >> as a consumer, it's hard to know. right sf >> very difficult. >> don't they put limited quantities? >> right. >> they want to protect themselves and they don't want the hassle. >> thank you. >> sure. >> coming up at 4:00 the newest dolphin calf at six flags discovery kingdom.

>> special communications between mother and baby. >> a bit of breaking news, the airport equivalent of a fender bender two. planes collide on the tarmac. also, baby scam the fda okays a test for infants. the company is in silicon valley. >> and a san francisco institution got big er

a new calf is making waves in san francisco. >> the unique way her mother communicated with her, long before the baby was born. >> our story from vallejo. >> it's where this 9-year-old is

getting to know her first born mira bella, just eight days old oochl this is just perfect. we have a bonded mom and baby. bella is a first time mom taking motherhood perfectly. >> mira bell was the first female born here in eight years. she weighed in at 25 pounds. when bella was pregnant she made whistling sounds apparently directed at her unborn fetus. >> bella would come into a pool, separate herself and float and make what is known as a baby whistle. what we found is that almost as if bella was imprinting with her baby prior to the birth. >> mira bella and mom are having

quiet time, but under the watchful eye of a trainer the trainer notes each time bella nurses to make sure mira bella is getting enough nourishment. the pair will be allowed privacy for a little while longer. >> guests can see bella and the calf mira bella starting january 25th and 26. >> mira bella is third generation in discovery kingdom. her grandmother, chelsea is 34 years old. >> and we're continuing to cover the 49ers quest for six this, is the plane they'll rb taking to seattle for the game on sunday. interesting. usually they leave the day before a west coast game. they're leaving two days before. it's worked out for them when they went to green bay as well as last week. >> and we should see a lot of bus arriving soon we just saw them leaving in

santa clara. but thanks for joining us. >> abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> carolyn, larry. thank you. two small planes collided in san jose. >> after weeks of talking around it, governor brown gets right to the point. >> i'm declaring a drought emergency in the state of california. >> coming up, what the declaration means for us. >> plus, incredible volume of water needed to fight this massive fire on the peninsula. >> i'm sandhya patel. live on the roof of the kgotv broadcast center. feeling change here and what you can expect for the holiday weekend coming up. >> sky seven is where crews are

on the scene of a collision on the ground. >> one plane is on a taxi way. both planes are damaged and firefighters are tending to the people on board. there is no word on any injuries we'll bring you more information as we get it. good evening, i'm ama daetz. >> other breaking news is in san francisco. another driver hit a pedestrian. this time, sending a woman to the hospital. >> happened this afternoon in a city in 2013 had highest number of deaths in six years. >> you've seen the lift cars before. there was a passenger on board that car. now, the driver coming down jackson street and

tried to make a left. i want to show you a picture we received or got from a cab driver. it showed pedestrian on the ground. police say she suffered a lower leg scombrir taken to san francisco general hospital. the driver was not cited but the case is under investigation. the car, a silver prius registered to a woman in san francisco. we're told the driver and passenger got out to help the elderly >> you start to get pedestrian vehicle injuries. >> this is not the first accident involving a ride slayering company on new year's eve an uber driver hit three