made-est thou look. so end-eth the trick. hey.... yes.... geico. fifteen minutes could save you... well, you know. a statewide drought is causing problems like this. prime wildfire conditions. a look at the issue firefighters are facing. good evening and thank you for joining us, i'm ama daetz. the state of california spent its first full day in a state of drought emergency today. nick smith is live in marin county where dry conditions led to a dangerous fire next. reporter: marin county has been through drought before. last night the was a fire near alpine lake that helped

illustrate how try it is. >> this weather pattern has not allowed our seasonal rains to arrive. >> according to the fire department the lack of rain, live fuel, and dry conditions can be blamed for a fire that burn along this stretch of fairfax road. >> with the combination of all of this has allowed fires like this happen in january. >> flames destroyed an acre of this thick, heavy brush, before crews got it under control. die brush from the drought feeds the fire, and fighting the fire feeds the drought. >> the worst in california has ever seen. >> the governor says drought is covering two-thirds of the state and is urging people to cut down water use by 20%. >> alpine dam, the water levels are low. >> water levels that have been known to rise several feet high in spots, look like wading pool.

we came across several people stopping to see the sights themselves. until this rain he says he will do his part to conserve. >> we went down and disconnected the sprinklers for our landscaping you do what you can. >> pray for rain. reporter: there were no injuries or damage to property. investigators looking to determine the cause of the blaze. in marin county, abc7 news. farmers and ranchers in california's central valley are making hard choices to conserve water. areas that normally get 20-inches of rain between october and april, have received a half inch of precipitation since late fall. cattle ranchers say the look of green pass stirs is posting them to feed their holies hay which is too expensive to continue for long. >> let's get a check on our dry conditions from leigh glaser some live doppler 7hd. >> live doppler 7hd pretty much paints the picture. not even moisture at all out

there as high pressure continues to dominate our weather pattern. very dry air mass, and also a very mild air mass. i do want to let you know that tomorrow will be our 29th 29th spirit "spare the air" alert, and you'll see poor air quality expected for the north bay, central bay, and inland east bay. the 29th, folks. let me go ahead and show you just how bad the drought is. affecting the state. 28% last week. severe drought area. mainly in the central valley, and, wow, look what head just a week later. almost the entire state of california severe drought that is 63%. how will next week fare weatherwise? we'll have the forecast coming up. new details on a san jose diner destroyed this morning by what investigators believe to be a fast-moving grease fire. happened just before 6:00 at flames coffee shop on hillsdale

of newsom investigator saws the four alarm fire broke out in the kitchen area before the restaurant opened. three workers were inside at the time. >> they tried to fight the fire themselves. they tried to hit it with extinguishers, but they couldn't get control so they rap across the street and notified firefighters. >> crews arrived on scene a minute later to find thick smoke billowing from all sides of the restaurant. 75 firefighters battled the friars more than -- the blaze more than an hour. no one was her. damage is experimented at a million dollars. 21 people are dead, including three americans, after a brazen terror attack in a highly guarded area of kabul, afghanistan. it happened at this restaurant. a popular place to dine among foreign civilians. a taliban suicide bomber blew himself up at the front entrance while two gunmen stormed through the back door and opened fire. at least two of the u.s.

civilians killed worked for the american university in afghanistan. 'a high-ranking official of the international monetary fund and three united nations officials also died in the attack. >> the u.n. here is committed, has been for the past many decade now in afghanistan, and remains committed to helping afghanistan on the path to peace and stability. >> insurgent attacks in afghanistan have increased as u.s.-led force prepare for their final withdrawal at the end of the year. the taliban says the attack was revenge for an afghan military operation it claims killed many civilians. >> friends gathered today to remember a 14-year-old girl hit and killed bay light rail plain san -- train in san jose. danicka garcia was riding her bike when she was hit by a train. friends gathered at the scene to remember her today. garcia was a student at del mar high school. grief counselors are available for students and staff there. sky 7hd show us us where the

accident happened yesterday morning. no one onboard the train was hurt. san francisco police are back on the scene of a crash involving a motorcyclists and a car that happened yesterday afternoon around 3:15. officers say they're hoping to find additional witnesses. the motorcyclists suffered life-threatening injuries and is being treated app at san francisco general hospital. the police department would like anyone with information to give them a call. the california department of public health is reporting a significant increase in the number of flu deaths. the department reports a total of 45 confirmed flu-related deaths in california. an additional 50 cases are pending confirmation. at this time last year, the number of fatal flu case statewide was five. here in the bay area, county health departments report a total of 23 flu deaths. the latest victims are two south bay women, ages 52 and 62. in just a few hours,

california's obamacare health exchange web site will temporarily stop accepting applications. it is scheduled to go offline from 9:00 tomorrow to 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning forking maintenance and upgrades. people will be able to access the site for information bull we will not be able to enroll in health care. the national site experienced a number of access issues but no such problems with california's web site. an e-mail sent by target to some 70 million customer who may have been affected bay data breach is backfiring. target says the e-mail, which offers free credit monitoring services to potential victims, is legitimate. however, some are worried the e-mail could contain a virus. the retail giant admits in recent weeks it has stopped more than a dozen scam operations targeting breach victims by e-mail, phone calls and text messages. credit card information forced some target customers were stolen between november 27th

november 27th and december 15th. ahead, a military honor will heart. a look at how a group of local military moms is showing its thanks to those who served their country. the unusual item found on a b.a.r.t. train that is helping yes honey? dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy.

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park department. >> get it done! we can overcome what is happening in our neighborhood! we can overcome what is happening in the world. bay view baptist ministers led the group in prayer and spoke out about creating positive change. hundreds of stray items get turned into b.a.r.t.'s lost and found every day but b.a.r.t. says this one is unusual. easterlieris year workers found a chalk portrait of matthew shepard, the man killed in a 18998 hate crime in wyoming. b.a.r.t. workers could not track down the artist or owner so it was donated to the math few shepard foundation in denver, the foundation seeks to promote understanding and acceptance in the world. >> some military moms are presenting quilts of valor to several bay area'ds. the moms gave quilts to 25 santa clara county veterans to honor their service donation. the quilts were hasn'ted out at a same at the american legion

post. it started in 2003 as token of appreciation for the veterans' sacrifice and valor. quilts are down by volunteers of mail -- military parents. >> an offer to help coach jim harbaugh with his pants problem. this is seattle? look how many niner fans in the emerald city. >> will this mild weather continue? the accuweather forecast is coming up. know here's a look at what is ahead on world news at 5:30. >> coming up here, we just learning from the state department among the deads in the terror attack. how did the attackers get through so many check points. the hunt for the mountain lions caught on tape. pets vanishing, parents keeping their children inside. and the little league coach out west suing his 13-year-old

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enroll today at coveredca.com. another clothing company is stepping up to hem improve 49ers head coach harbaugh's style. his wife complained about his pleat cack kentucky, which he buys for eight dollars at wal-mart. today the men's clothing company offers harbaugh ten free pairs of chinos and a $10,000 donation to the charity of his choice. no word yet on whether the coach will accept the offer. we have a feeling he has a few

other things on his mind this weekend. the niners' big game against the seahawks is tomorrow, and mike shumann is in seattle where he ran into some of the 49ers faithful. >> one more game! one more game! >> san francisco fans took over seattle's j & m cafe where a rally was held today. they took over street corners, filled out into the roadways. shu talked to some niner fans who made the trek to seattle and niner fans from seattle. one 49ers fan made his passion for the team part of his wedding. check this out. a viewer sent abc7 news this photo. seven groomsmen all wearing number 7 at their best friend's wedding. >> here's another viewer photo. not sure if his bark is worse than his bite but he is a big

niners fan. send us yours photos at ureport@kgo-tv.com, and tweet them to us. or post them to our facebook page. >> we have a competition going with the abc station in seattle to see who has the best fans, seattle's elliott bay or san francisco bay area. to vote all you need to do is good to the abc7 news facebook page and like this post. whoever has the most likes by kickoff on sunday wins. let's show chicago fans -- she hawk fans that nobody is better than the 49er games. >> tomorrow, pretty much typical as we -- same kind of forecast as today. here's a look from live doppler 7hd. clear sky across the bay area. and i want to show you the sierra as well. not much in the way of snowfall there. clear conditions, too. speak of snowfall, here's a look at the snow pack to date.

and it is only 17% of normal for this time of year. last year, it was 111% of normal. so that's why extreme drought conditions, the possibility of really having to do our due diligence in terms of conserving water is going to begin and has already begun across the bay area. beautiful sky from our mt. tam cam and temperatures right now 56 in san francisco, oakland, 71. a pair of 60s in san jose and another nice shot from the sutro cam. santa rosa right now, 67. 64 in petaluma. livermore, 65. very mild across the bay area. we'll keep it mild tonight. as well as tomorrow. don't forget tomorrow is another "spare the air" day. mild to warm as we continue into this holiday weekend and it's dry, mild weather what concern is staying with us for at least the next couple of weeks.

lows, toothier coolest spots where the wind is calm in the 20s, and extreme north bay communities and mid-to-low 40s, here's a look at the water vapor imagery. you can gate sense of that ridge of high pressure just pushing the storm track to the north. look at all of this dry air and that's exactly what has settled over the bay area, and it will continue to stay in place as i said. at least for the next six to ten days. a bubble of warm air, slight offshore winds and that's contributing to some of that dry conditions as well as those mild temperatures. three months outlook, doesn't look good. above normal temperatures foremost the southwest, including the bay area, and looking out in terms of precipitation, we're still going to remain well below where we should be for this time of the year. speaking of this time of the year, it's time for a the big playoff, sf and the hawks. chilly tomorrow. sunset at 4:51. the temperature gametime,

46 degrees. outside, 43. by the end of the game. here's a look at the highs tomorrow. very comfortable. 7 2 santa rosa. not a lot of change. low 70s, east bay. 68, san francisco, 72 for morgan hill. the accuweather seven-day outlook, you'll see tomorrow's "spare the air" alert, monday, it looks like temperatures once again in the 70s. we'll see some slight cooling wednesday and thursday, a few more clouds move in here. no rain, though, and then we'll warm back up next weekend. >> thank you so much. while shu is with the 49ers in seattle, colin rush has our preview. >> shu has taken over my home town. we're doing the niners, right? a horse race, and what does horse racing have to do with the nfc championship game? specifically this horse race today at golden

>> the 49ers take the field tomorrow as three-point underdogs. that's not nothing. it's not like it's 10-1. harbaugh? the horse, a three-year-old colt bearing the name of the niners coach racing in the california derby. neck and neck on the back stretch. defying the odds, and then fades fast. finishing next to last. a week of press conference overload, behind harbaugh and his team, t-minus 22 hours to go

time with the winner take all third meeting of the season. here's mike shumann in seattle. >> after a week's worth of hype out of the 49ers and seahawks camp, what another day? trust me, both teams are ready for the kickoff for the nfc championship. >> unless i have drastically misread our team, we're ready to play. might be more people watching, more at stake, but execute like you normally do. and win the game. >> hopefully we win. you know. i just think it's the -- playing better football. the last time we went up there, we kind of lost it the in the fourth quarter. we're not too worried about that. we're happy to be up there and ready to play. >> all the hype from last week will turn into trash talking on the field with the winner

advancing to super bowl xlviii. >> shu at the clink with complete post game coverage for us at 9:00 and 11:00 and at 11:00, a playoff edition of "vernon's view". you can follow shu on twitter for an inside look at the game. sharks ending their three-game road trip in tampa bay. an instant classic, a hat trick is good. a hat trick plus one, would be great. the tampa captain, a prolific scorer at the ripe old age of 48. 2-1 sharks. san louis scores a goal. 33 seconds left. in front, bounces off the face of vaughn to complete he hat trick. he was in the zone. second period, one-timer. four goals on antti niemi. spirited comeback by san jose. pavelski peerheads the rally.

then it's tied at four. a minute left in the second. tip snap, irwin shot into the net. first career hat trick. 5-4 the finals, sharks win. >> washington state and cal,. wallace, a great two-way player. cobb, the flip behind his back. wallace the finish. wallace, four steals today. 13 points. cobb had 16. they start the second half on an 18-4 run. solomon, five dunks, finished with st. cal now 5-0 in pac-12 play. tonight at 6:00 we preview the afc championship and hear from

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>> at 6:00, we're following breaking news. a water rescue in the bay. we'll take you there for an update. why good news for california universities my be bad news for the state's hopeful students. join us at 6:00. >> america is getting its first view of a giant panda cub. bao-bao made her debut today. she is the first panda to survive birth at the zoo since 2005. crowds of people showed up and they were more excited than bao

bao was. she fell asleep. this is "world news." tonight the developing story, what we're now learning about the americans among the dead, targeted in a terror attack. tonight how did the attackers get through so many check points in afghanistan? state of emergency in the west. the crackling wildfires fueled by record drought. homes gone and tonight the warning about your water and about how dire this is long before the real fire season. on the prowl. the hunt is on for the mountain lions caught on tape at night. families frightened, pets vanished, parents keeping their children inside. we've seen them in office buildings and in back yards before. and the little league brawl in court. tonight the coach taking on his 13-year-old pitcher because of something he did on the field. was it foul play?