that followed a short chase on city streets that reached speeds of 50 miles per hour. no officers were injured. we do not know if the suspect was shot. we will bring you more information as we get it throughout the morning. >> developing news, caltrain is running normally again through santa clara after a train hit two pedestrians last night killing one of them. matt keller is at the santa clara station with the latest. matt? >> kristen, a disturbing incident took place here in santa clara. two men were hit by a train as other people were standing near on the platform. it happened at 5:45 last note. caltrain says bet men were on the platform and it unclear how and why they ended up on the tracks. the train that hit them was an express that was not scheduled to stop here near santa clara university. it was traveling up to 50 miles per hour. >> the caltrain came by and in was an inbound sound and you

hear it and you go, oh... >> a man died from the impact and the other being treated for multiple fractures to his leg. investigators will look at video from cameras mounted on the rain and hope to interview the surviving victim. caltrain was shut down for a few hours while the investigation was taking place and this is the first caltrain fatality of the year. there were 13 fatalities last year. >> 4:31. in san jose, pg&e is on the scene working to restore fire after a fire broke out at an apartment building at cadillac drive around 1:45 this morning. san jose firefighters believe it began in the kitchen of a second-floor unit with the cause under investigation. pg&e had to cut power to the building during the firefight and two dozen people were dismissed. no one was hurt. east bay mother who lost two sons to gun violence in the last three weeks will be consoled today by a woman who felt the

similar pain. two men were killed on sunday in east oak and his younger brother was shot new year's eve and died new year's day much boy's mom said she just buried a teenager last thursday. i could not go up there and identify his brother. i don't have the courage to go identify my baby. somebody else has to go because i have to remember them exactly the way they were. >> another mother knows what they are going through losing her 23-year-old tin sons in a shooting of february of 2000 and began a nonprofit called a thousand mothers to prevent violence to help mothers and families cope with the sudden loss of a child. >> let them talk it out, scream it out, yell it out and try and find out what is the "it" you need to get you to the next step. >> taylor will meet with the mother today. >> a fisherman was swept into

the ocean and killed while trying to retrieve hiziki chest. he was fish on the beach at port reyes national seashore and a wave hit the cooler and pulled it into the water. he was pulled in when he tried to grab it. crews were responding to the search and his body was found 45 minutes later about 600 yards fruit where he went in. >> today, a state lawmaker has a new bill to address an issue uncovered by our i-team investigation which last year featured a rape victim whose rape testing kit went untested for years sitting in a police property room. the story got the attention of state lawmaker nancy skinner from berkeley and will introduce a bill to do something about the backlog. >> the sad thing, the vast majority of rapes and sexual assaults are by someone this is then to you but if that person did that, it is not unique to you. they could be doing that to

someone el. >> under the bill, law enforcement would have five days to send d.n.a. evidence from a rape kit to a crime laboratory which would have 30 days do upload the d.n.a. profile to the state database and require law enforcement to inform the victim if they can meet the deadlines. >> a vote in san francisco could determine whether the private buses that shuttle high ten workers to and from silicon valley can use bus stops in the city for a fee. residents and city officials complain that the shuting which -- that the shuttles clog up trait. the transportation officials will vote on the deal today that requires the operators to have a permit and pay a dollar for every stop they make in the city during the day of the abc7 news amy hollyfield will have more at the top the hour. >> tech crunch says it on thed a leaked memo that google sent to a san francisco resident employee who might want to speak in favor of the policy at

today's meeting suggests talking points such as i am so proud to live in san francisco and be part of this community. or, if the shuttle program did not exist, i would continue to live in trend and drive to work on the peninsula. >> today, students at san jose high school will honor a 14-year-old girl killed after being hit by a light rail train. she was riding her bicycle to high school on friday morning and she was crossing the light rail tracks and she was hit. a witness said she was wearing head phones and the arm at the railroad tracks did not come down. the constitutes plan to wear green and tye-dye shirts in her memory. >> the martin luther king jr. freedom train will roll next year. the train almost didn't eleven san jose for san francisco because of dwindling ticket sales but it rolled yesterday morning after enough tickets were sold to cover the cost of paying caltrain to chatter a train. the 30-year-old what direction

symbolized 54-mile many dr. king led from selma to montgomery, alabama, in 1965. >> the northeast states are nervously awaiting another massive winter storm and the national weather service says the storm could bring up to 10" of snow to new york and philadelphia along with bitterly cold air. a new polar chill is expected to spread sub-zero temperatures from the midwest to the northeast with the storm not expected to be as cold as the polar vortex this month but it could hold on until the end of the weekend. >> the local travels are feeling the effect of the big storm in the northeast, with the word "canceled" appearing throughout sfo last night with airlines grounding 1,700 flights nation wood including between sfo and major east coast airports such as new york and newark liberty, and philadelphia, and washington, dc. >> again, it has to do with the weather. here, though, it is clear as

day. >> most areas it is clear. the clouds are bringing the visibility to near zero at half moon bay. this morning, it is moving through kentucky and tennessee and look how it is just gliding look the mid-atlantic bringing snow to washington, dc, 4 itch to 6", and up to 10" of snow in new york and best will get snow so the population pelt is going to get hit by a good storm. check ahead before you fly that way. here is our day planner at home: we are looking at temperatures 30's inland and low-to-mid 40's around the bay and clouds clinging to the cost for the morning especially near half moon bay. they are not everywhere but they concentrated there. we are jumping into the upper 50's to low 60's by noon with high cloud passing through the sky and a lot like yesterday, mid-to-upper 60's through 4:00, and a peaceful evening with tranquil temperatures. moving forward, another day of

record high on thursday, (o) -- or wednesday, like today. and up to 70's by thursday and friday. it will be breezy, too, on those two days. now, leyla gulen, the morning commute. >> quite a difference from yesterday in terms of volume. we have a report of a new crash in tracy at 580 connection the center divider. it is fought blocking lanes but it is there. we will look outside starting with berkeley as we travel i-80 in the westbound direction, those are the headlights and you can see it is full out there with company as you maybe it up to emeryville, and when you get to the oak maze -- oakland maze and to the bay bridge toll plaza it is empty as folks are filtering in to san francisco. we have construction that will last until 5:00 this morning in the westbound direction. three lanes are blocked on the lower deck headed interest

oakland until 6:00. the san mateo bridge is quiet, as well, at nine minutes between hayward and foster city. >> it is 4:39. california's dry winner and bay area businesses are feeling it in terms of their bottom line. >> calls for help going unanswered, the startling number of california job seekers hung up by problems at the state employment department. unwanted export from clear across the pacific that could be hallful to

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covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good morning at 4:41. a look from the sutro tower camera looking at san francisco and across the bay it is clear around the bay and another warm day ahead. we have details from meteorologist, mike nicco, next.

>> because it has been dry, cal fire has issued a wintertime ban on burning. effective today, there is no burning allowed in sonoma, lake, mendocino and applies to all territories under cal fire jurisdiction and will remain in effect until it rains. a similar burn ban has been in effect in alameda and san mateo and santa clara and santa cruz counties along with parts of san joaquin county since last year. >> the impact of the dry weather is being felt through california and so far this season the bay area has received just 11 percent to 22 percent of normal rainfall and the snow pack is 16 percent of normal and is hurting lake tahoe businesses that rely on the ski season. >> in a good year the california ski company would have customers

representing skis or being fitted for boots but it is the third year in a row that has been rough. >> slow, slow, slow. fine until the middle of december and people lost home. >> that is now how it started with an early monster home in late october. expectation could not have been higher. >> everyone is stoked. there is a last electricity in the air with the snow. >> fast forward three months: business is down 40 percent at the any shot. employee hours have been cut. >> it looks like a frat party. >> die hards are still getting equipment to ski in wyoming and utah and the man made snow in the sierra. this is how it looked at heavenly mountain resort from lake tahoe tv. a couple just returned from alpine meadow. >> about 50 percent of the lifts were closed and 50 percent of the runs were closed. it was a fun weekend but we need

the snow. >> a lot more rocks and trees but it was still fun, go conditions but they hurting up there. >> struggling down here. in berkeley for abc7 news. new this morning the record warm the we have experienced is affecting the bear population. according to the "san francisco chronicle", wildlife managers from lake tahoe to yosemite have been wanting visitors and residents of increased bear activity because fewer bears are hibernating this unseasonably warm season and, instead, are awake and looking for food. the warm winter is affecting other animals and their hibernation cycles, as well. >> the senator is intensifying in russia for a possible female suicide bomber who may already be inside the ring of security surrounding the olympics. hotel employees in sochi told abc that they have wanted

posters of the black widow believed 22-year-old whose husband, a militant, died during a shootout with russian forces last year. the military has plans to evacuate americans if needed. two warships are in the black sea on a planned deployment. >> the olympic team includes 15-year-old figure skater from san jose who will leave soon for russia. she told use that security worries will not distract her from the quest for gold. >> we are excited and we not get concerned about any other things that are going on we are just excited to go there and experience the olympic feeling. >> she said the sochi games are extra special, her mother is from russia and still has a large family there. she will have a huge rooting section built in. international rooting section. like that.

good for her. >> now a check on the weather. we were talking about the bears not hibernating because of the warmth. >> we had a video last week of a bear walking across the ski contest. we are confused what mother nature is doing to us. 4:46, we will start with yesterday, the eighth consecutive day of record high temperatures. say that again in january: eighth consecutive day. 69 in san francisco. tied one. oakland set one at 72. mountain view set another at 71 degrees. right now you can see the clouds nearing the coast at half moon bay and elsewhere they are offshore so we are mostly clear this morning and other than those clouds and a few passing high clouds which is the case headed into the afternoon hours. it is freezing cold in guerneville at 31. santa rosa and napa at 32.

american can beyond is 31. petaluma is cool at 27. 20 degrees warmer in calistoga. 38 in novato. speaking of low-to-mid 40's that is what we have on the peninsula, at redwood city and almeda and upper 30's for lafayette, san ramon, we newark, half moon bay, and 40 in san jose. this is how it looks from the sutro tower camera to the art work on the bay bridge across from the financial district. today is our ninth consecutive day of record high temperatures. we will try again we tomorrow with a little bit of a cooling trend through the extended with above average temperatures and still have not found any real area of rain coming our way. upper 60's in santa cruz and low-to-mid 70's san jose and you have to get to sunday for record high. mountain view and redwood city 70. records are possible. everyone else is upper it is.

71 in los altos. bodega bay could be the cool spot at 61 and ten degrees warmer inland like the sunday in napa at a record high. oakland is 71. richmond is record high and inland, upper 60's to low 70's. 30's inland, 40's around the bay shore and blocking area of high pressure getting pinched, still, but not pinched enough to bring us rain, just slightly cooler weather and a few more high clouds coming in tomorrow, thursday and friday, and temperatures are starting thursday through monday and low-to-upper 60. leyla gulen? >> we have areas of construction across the bay area and a couple of problems, the first to get to is in vallejo with a stalled big rig blocking a rigby the golf course and eastbound we highway 4 at kelly road, with one lane blocked between highway 29 over to i-80. keep that in mind.

it could slow you down. in san francisco, though, coming off of the bay bridge, westbound 80 at fremont street we have another stalled vehicle blocking a lane and right now it is not causing any delays so hopfully that will be moved to the shoulder. here is walnut creek headed southbound along 680 making that trek through pleasant hill to walnut creek at the 24 junction away from highway four, that is going to be a short 90-minute commute. you are accident-free and no construction projects to get in the way. >> people unemployed in california are still finding it nearly impossible to reach state. lyees for health. the lot lat reports that on any given day up to 90 percent of callers to the employment develop president department cannot get through to talk to a live person about mixed payments. records show only 17 percent of the calls are answered and others are directed to a website or automatic self service number which many unemployed workers have tried in vain.

a staffing shortage is blame on the poor customer service and it was already struggling with a disasterous launch of an upgraded computer system over labor day weekend. >> study concludes that one consequence of outsourcing united states manufacturing jobs to china is more air pollution in america. the report was written benign scholars in three nations. it sounds counterintuitive, that it rules if more pollution but powerful winds carry dust, ozone, and carbon from china across the pacific leading to pollution spikes in the western united states especially in the spring. scientists blame one extra day of smog in los angeles each year on pollution from china. the study in the national academy of sciences. target under the microscope again over the plan they scrapped years ago that could have made shopping more secure. >> canned ham ain't the only spam in the fridge, a wanting on

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welcome back, the massive target data breach could have prevented through a program the retailer dropped. the "wall street journal" reports that 10 years ago the c.e.o. helped pull the plug on a pilot program to use smart chips embedded in credit cards. target worried it it would slow the check out speeds. the recent net of 70 million target customers' information could force retailers and banks to invest if chip technology which is popular in europe and canada. technology advances in the medical field are amazing. the first international surgery with google glass was performed in el salvador. part of the operating team was in alabama. this is dr. viaz a facial

surgeon who helped perform the first international surgery with google glass. he helped operate on a boy's lip in el salvador. the surgeon in el salvador war google glass device allowing the doctor to point and direct suns. >> they can see our hand with their skills coming in and pointing at structures. we are control freaks. you want the results if your hand at all times. you can only touch so many people, literally. >> the doctor is a member of the global smile foundation an organization that helps underserved people with facial and genital deformities. >> we will check with mike nicco, the warming trend is still continuing, mike? >> record highs are possible, breezes are light this morning up on mount tamalpais and up to 16 miles per hour, as we look on sausalito and san francisco and all the way over to oakland, and today the temperatures are about same or within one degree

yesterday with upper 60's to low 70's. oakland has record high of 71 and we get exactly ten hours of sunshine today. check out the moisture, surging up from the south but it is upper level moisture and it will not bring any rain to anyone, it will just dim the sunshine. 75 in san diego and low 80's around palm springs and los angeles and low 70's through the central valley and mid-to-upper 50's in the sierra. safe travel. leyla gulen? >> we have 33 bart trains that are running on time and we have the accident over the altamont pass, westbound 205 at the 580 connection and you can see what kind of a slow down it is causing, bumper-to-bumper traffic and we are down to 23 miles per hour as you approach 580, and you pass the scene of the accident, though, it is all green and it is top speed. here is the drive time traffic 680 southbound from walnut creek to dublin is 14 minutes and 101 southbound from santa rosa to san francisco is 51 minutes through the santa cruz mountains on highway 17 from highway one,

right to the this area is 24 minutes. in marin, southbound side of 101, tail lights are making the push through mill valley and it will take you 18 minutes from 580 to san francisco. canned ham isn't the only kind spokesman you can find in a refrigerator these days. sunnyvale based company believe as wi-fi connected refrigerator was one of 100,000 smart dough -- devices used to send spam e-mails that usually are launched from computers. >> that super popular slim ware that shapes your figure could be harl will to the body. they compress your body so tightly that doctors say it can worsen acid replucks -- reflux

bowels. try not to wear it too often. >> how do you feel about this new fashion trend? leggings have appeared on male models and fearless rockstars but, now, a new fashion label hopes to make meggings main stream. a chicago-based company offered man clothing last month and says the pants are a hit. they are sold nationwide online, and this is the company website they start at $30. >> i will get right on that. >> 4:57. the free ride will end with a vote to start regulating the private tech shuttle buses. >> a rally forriver street with a group on a mission to reduce the number of traffic debts if san francisco. >> the messy makeover in oakland and the coliseum

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> tuesday at 5:00. good morning, and thanks for joining us. >> yes, we can see record temperatures again today. something you have heard before. >> you have probably heard it eight consecutive times because that is how many times we have had, eight days in a row, record temperatures. today will be nine. low clouds are hugging the peninsula coast off the coast. they are going to bring a little bit cooler weather today. the rest of us have high clouds and sunshine and check out the records: 71 in oakla