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of napa where police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old girl who was found dead in her bed this afternoon. police are looking for the girl's mother, sara kruger and her boyfriend ryan warner. they were last seen leaving the apartment late this morning. police have not released details on how the girl died, but they say there are signs of foul play. thanks for joining us. ama is off tonight. turning now to california's drought, very little rain and little water in reserve. the cutbacks and the concerns because of the state's water shortage. it is so bad that people are turning to the power of prayer to bring rain to california. sergio has the latest on california's drought. >> drying out reservoirs and lake beds and images of the on

going drought in california. some bay area residents say they are not sure everyone understands how bad the situation is. >> maybe they heard it on tv and it is like, oh, there is a shortage of water, but they are hot getting the idea. we are not getting enough water, period. >> the state announced it would stop water deliveries to the local agencies if the drought continues. san francisco announced an effort to cut water use by 10%. >> we are asking residents, commercial, wholesale, municipal and industry to all chip in. this is a serious issue that we are facing. >> that means san francisco recreation and parks will be scaling back when they water the 220 parks and green spaces. >> i grew up with six kids. we had five-minute showers, get in and out quick. >> he lives in oakland where the east bay municipal water district board will be meeting in a little more than a week to see if they will adopt new water restrictions.

he is worried some of his neighbors are not conserving at all. >> i tried to speak to a few neighbors of mine and their sprinklers are pretty much on twice a day. i couldn't change their mind. >> this group at the alameda county fairgrounds is praying for rain. >> in case of extreme drought, our prophet mohamed taught our muss lem community in arabia and they have droughts as well. when that happened he had a special prayer he did. >> this prayer was organized by the san francisco chapter of the council on islamic-american relations. abc7 news. >> some tips to cut back on on water use, turn off the faucet while washing dishes and brushing teeth and take shorter showers and use a brooke to clean sidewalks and driveways and water your yard in the coolest part of the day. the drought is considered one of the worst this california history. in 2013 there was less rain than in any year since

california became a a state. most of the state experienced record dry including the bay area. the only exceptions are parts of southern california. cal scientist says the current rainfall season is on pace to be the driest since 1580. let's head over to leyla with a first check on weather. leyla? >> yes, indeed. it is a dry one out there. january went on record as the driest january in san francisco history. a look right now from our exploratorium camera toward the trans america pyramid. it looks like rain and it is on its way. live doppler 7hd radar satellite and you can see the returns. we are going to be experiencing rain come tomorrow. as we take a view of coit tower, the temperatures are also dropping. 41 in santa rosa. in the 30s in napa and 39 in gel roy. gilroy. you will see the rain and it is about 300 miles off our coast. it looks like the rain will come in starting in the north bay and will continue into san

francisco and into the south bay. i will have your full accu-weather seven-day forecast coming up. >> leyla, thank you. fire ripped through an apartment complex in gilroy displaying seven people including three children. lisa amin gulezian joins us now. lisa, do investigators know where the fire started? >> they are trying to figure it out. firefighter hads -- firefighters are doing one last check of the scene. they quickly spread up to the apartment. the things that made these apartments home to seven people are destroyed. the fire started in the kitchen around 6:30. it took a few minutes to burn the two-bedroom apartment. >> once they got going and they brought the contents of the apartment it broke through the windows and came up through the window of the upstairs. >> reporter: the two men in that apartment got out qekly. they quickly called others to

help. >> i went outside and i see the other guy with the fire things turn it off. help me turn it off. >> he did more than that. he jumped into the burning apartment number 11 to see if anyone was trapped. luckily the family of five wasn't home and salazar made it out with a few cuts on his hands. the fire was out by the time regina and her family got home and saw what was left. a relative told me the itch cken stove has been malfunctioning for months. >> it started like an electrical problem, but she has been complaining. >> while investigators piece together what happened x those living in the complex's other eight units had no choice but to stand by and wait. this man grabbed a few pairs of clothes in case the building was off limits. it wasn't for just about

everyone. apartment managers gave those in the burnt unit a place to stay in another complex. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. an explosion during a fire was caught on tape. flames caused a quarter of a million dollars in damage to a dive shop on liberty ship way which is right on the water. firefighters had a tough time fighting the fire because the believe on access was on a narrow dock. a memorial service in san jose for the five family members killed in a plane crash. silicon valley tech executive dale smith and his son, daughter-in-law, daughter and her fiancee all died when the single engine beach bonanza he was piloting crashed in idaho in december. today's three-hour service at the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints remembered the victims for their faith and dedication. the plane disappeared from radar on december 3rd. searchers looked for days until the search was called off due to poor weather con dieciouses on december 9th. private efforts to find the

family continued until january 10th when the plane was found by smith's brother. the bodies were recovered from the crash site on january 15th. oakland police arrested two men in connection with a violent home robbery. the two armed suspects kicked in the door of a house at 9:00 a.m. they pointed guns at an 18-month-old toddler telling family members to keep the baby quiet. this is is the second home invasion robbery in the same neighborhood this week. >> i was really shocked to see there was a shooting in this neighborhood. it has been a very quiet neighborhood. i am worried about the people who live here, if they can't be safe in the middle of the day. it is an outrage and we need to do something. >> thanks to witnesses the suspects were taken into custody a few blocks away. they talked about hiring private security, but no final decision on on that has been made yet. a pedestrian is fighting for his life after being hit by a vehicle in san francisco's bay view district. it happened just after 6:30 on

hudson avenue about a block from youngblood coleman playground. the driver of the vehicle did remain on the scene. new details on two suspicious devices found in a santa clara park this morning. police closed the park so the bomb squad could safely detonate the devices. parents taking their children to t-ball practice saw the object lying next to a tree and called police. witnesses say they looked like painted cement heads, one attached to a shotgun shell and the other a large firecracker with nails sticking out. no one was hurt. the oldest black bookstore in the nation kicked off black history month today with a crowd funding blitz. the 54-year-old-year-old bookstore plans to rebuild the site. dozens gathered at the african-american art and culture complex to spread the word via social media and raise money for the keep it lit campaign.

>> we just got started. we have a fundraising drive and we are asking for people to share with their friends and neighbors who have influences. >> they hosted authors such as rosa parks, maya angelo and oprah winfrey. still to come on abc news at 11:00, super sized security for tomorrow's big game. the plans and what is ahead for people going to the game. and devastation in indonesia after a volcano erupts. the group sending hope and prayers to their loved ones overseas. bat kid saved san francisco and tonight the bay area is giving back to the foundation that made his wish come true

state of mind tonight. law enforcement is on high alert to keep players and fans out of harm's way for the super bowl. michelle franzen has the latest this super bowl eke weekend. >> the seahawks and the broncos are taking it all in

before sunday's championship game taking photos or just throwing the ball and gearing up for the showdown just like their fans. they know what they want. >> enjoy every minute of it. >> soak it all up. watch the fellas walk away with the lombardi trophy. >> security officials also have a plan and posing a tight security clamp down. >> trying to keep this venue safe is a significant task. the resources are here. >> officials are leaving nothing to chance even down to tailgating. there is none of that. the security dragnet begins before fans get to the stadium. they will scan bags as they head to mass transit. no back tacks and large purses. only sea through bags are around. >> we work together and we work hard and we leave nothing to chance. >> the security air ma do includes fighter jets, water

patrols and those that deal with the most extreme situations. especially in new york, the country's biggest town. a prime terrorist target where anything can happen including two brazen robberies in broad daylight. one a jewelry store and another an armored car in a city that is all about security this weekend. and of course the clash of two football titans. michelle franzen, abc news, new york. >> and there is another battle on social media. facebook and twitter want to dominate during the game on a second screen. each company opens to comment on big plays and the half time show and the commercials of the it wasn't opening day, but 35,000 fans flooded at&t park for fan fan -- fanfest. buster posey and other players signed balls, posters and even gloves. >> i think it is awesome. i think it is great. they take the time with the kids which is the most important part and they seem

to care. it is fun to meet everybody and take time out of their schedule. >> they begin spring training on the 18th. the home opener is april 8th against arizona. san francisco lawmakers announced they will be introducing legislation to impose a 2 cent per ounce tax on soda and sports and energy drinks. it could generate $31 million to fund school recreation and nutrition programs among other initiatives. it is set to be produced on tuesday. the 11-member board of supervisors will send it to voters in november. we go to abc news anchor ama tates who hosted make a wish bay area. they are responsible for making miles scott's dreams come true when the young leukemia patient became that kid for a day.

per seat with donations going to make a wish. >> they are doing what very few other charities can. it offers people a chance to be directly involved. >> diners got to watch a special presentation. there was also a live auction to help raise money to make more than 300 wishes come true each year for children with life-threatening medical conditions. i'm just looking at twitter right now and ama tweeted that it was a record fundraising night with make a wish raising $303,000. congratulations to everyone who is part of that. more good news has to do with the weather. i will hand it over to leyla with a look at the forecast

that includes rain. >> yes, indeed. it was a beautiful day for the make a wish. and then on treasure island, as we look behind me this is our sfo camera. you can see a couple of planes taxiing in the distance. we are starting to see clouds develop off the coast. you can see how the clouds are starting to hug the coast. this is what is going to be happening over the course of the next few hours. we will be seeing a coastal hugging storm visiting the bay area the you can see some of the clouds there being lit up by the city lights. you will see the clouds get thicker by the hour and then start to bring in some rain starting in the north bay. the chance of rain tomorrow, it does dry out for the most part of the next week. we will see rain coming back in. i'll tell you more about that in a bit. this area of low pressure that is off the coast right now, it is coming in and that is what is going to be bringing us this small rain maker. we are already starting to see some lightning strikes over

the pacific and that means unstable air and rain is on its way. for the next 10 days as the rain for tomorrow starts to move out of the bay area, it will start to visit southern california and into los angeles and you will start to see things drying out for us in the bay area. as we start heading into the weekend, that's when we do see a little more rain coming back. it is definitely needed. january went on record as the driest january ever for san francisco. and talking about super bowl sunday, how is weather going to be in east rutherford, new jersey? chilly. it will be cold there. under very cloudy skies and ending at 39 degrees. it is going to be cold here too. and it is mid to lower 30s for the north bay and 44 degrees in the peninsula and 40 degrees in palo alto. 36 degrees in antioch under mostly cloudy skies. our highs for tomorrow, we are going to be a little wet, but the temperatures are reaching

in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. 59 degrees in san jose and 54 along the coast in pacifica and 57 in millbrae. san francisco is 57 degrees. mostly sunny skies later in the afternoon. in the north bay, 61 in cloverdale and 60 in calistoga of the oakland will see a little touch of rain. 58 degrees in san leandro. 60 degrees in pittsburgh. 60 in livermore and 58 in brentwood. our highs across the state will be reaching 57 degrees in chico and chilly in tahoe at 38 and 64 in los angeles. a look at my accu-weather seven-day forecast, wet conditions for tomorrow. might dampen your super bowl festivities, but i doubt it. it looks like the rain which is going to reach a 10th to a quarter of an inch is going to come in very short spurts. five minutes worth in certain areas. it is not quite the drought buster we wanted, but every

bit helps. >> thank you. turning it over to shu now, such a boring weekend for sports. >> the pavilion was rocking as cal gave arizona all they could handle. the fifth year senior made the shot of his life on the berkeley campus. your highlights on the huge the besis that millions of reda is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive.

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arizona at the pavilion. justin cobb did that with the shot heard around the world. the bears came out firing and he lobs one for the finish. the first bucket of the game. gordon from san jose and put back dunk. the wild cats trailed by one at the half.

shoots, and nothing but net. tyrone wallace and three of five from beyond the arc. put a little energy in this crowd. five seconds left and tied at 58. justin cobb for the win. the jumper and got it. there are still .09 seconds left. luckily the refs did not call one. arizona with a desperate heave. it is the first loss of the season, 60-58 the final. what an upset. >> coming off my hands it felt good. it was a normal setback. like i said, i am just happy it went down. >> it was exciting. as long as i have been doing this number one brings out everybody. >> all right, second-ranked syracuse could take the top spot .

orange lead by three. he tie itself with the buzzer beater. we go to overtime and jeremy grant. two of his 24 points and syracuse wins it and improving to 21-0 and most leakily will be the new number one. stanford hosting arizona state. the two-man show for the cardinals. the big man using the side. the bucket and the powell. he had 28 points and five assists and in bounds to the two-handed jam. providing highlights of his own. between three defenders and lays it in. the reverse lay up and bank itself it high off the glass. 21 for randal. stanford wins it 76-70. we will take a brief timeout. the blackhawks are in town.

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only one goal in the past three games. they are double disipping -- they are double-dipping. pavel ski gets behind the defense and roosts it over crawford. 1-0 sharks. they are still shorthanded. a minute later and the equalizer and 1-1 and we go to the shootout where they go 3 for 3. the fake bring it back and scores. the sharks end the three-game slide winning it 2-1. let's tee it up. party atmosphere at the phoenix open where phil mickelson tosses some footballs. lefty throwing righty despite his bad back. unfortunately after he finished playing quarterback he got back to work and ended up double bogeying the hole. his chip shot rolls into the bunker. he is 12 back. the other lefty, bubba watson in control. he shot this birdie on 17. 15 under on a tournament leading two strokes. tyinger and rory mcilroy

playing in due by. dubai. three under 69 on the day. tiger was way down the leader board and 37th. five under on the tournament and he is 11 back of the leader. steven gallagher shot up with a 9 under 63. seven birdies and a missed eagle on the backboard. he shot a 28, and he is your leader at 16 under. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. another raider and first ever punter inducted into the football hall of fame. and my super bowl pick. stick around. >> desperate to know. just ahead, the cold welcome for chris christie today in new jersey, and the latest on bridge gate. plus you probably heard about amazon's drone delivery plan. somebody new wants to jump into the unmanned business. we'll

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i'm in for ama dates. in tonight's headlines, napa police say the death of a 4-year-old girl is suspicious and they want to question the mother and her boyfriend. sara kruger and ryan warner were seen leaving the area this morning. the girl's body was found during a welfare check today. seven people including three children were displaced after a fire destroyed two apartments in gel roy. the kitchen stove in one of the apartments had been malfunctioning. two men are in custody suspected of one neighborhood's second violent home robbery in weeks. they kicked in a door pointing guns at the occupants. a group of people at the fairgrounds prayed for the drought to end. divine intervention may be the

best hope yet. they said they would stop deliveries to the local agencies if the drought continues. new at 11:00 an eruption on the island of sumatra has killed 16 people. it erupted after rumbling for months. 30,000 people were evacuated and then yesterday the government allowed 14,000 of those people to return saying activity was slowing down. the bay area is home to thousands of native indonesians. tonight a group of them gathered in san jose to pray for loved ones who lived near the volcano. >> we just came to pray in here because we are far away. we want to know if we are okay. i hear from everywhere. it make us feel good. >> among the dead are four high school students and their leader. they were on the mountain to get a better look at the eruption. officials feel -- fear the

death count will rise when the searching resume tomorrow. a cold welcome for chris christie at a pre super bowl event. >> you have already heard enough speeches, enough speeches are the same thing. >> that booing reaction may have been tied to what has been called bridge gate. a former loyalist says he has evidence that chrisy knew about the -- christie knew about the deliberate lane closures. the chairman of the panel investigating christie has this to say. >> this is really a story about people being vested with certain authority and abusing it and coming up with a cover story and spending quite a bit of time and resources to do that. >> christie has denied doing anything about the lane closures. four people close to the governor have resigned or been fired over the scandal. more cutbacks for united airlines. united says it will drop its flight hub in cleveland slashing its daily flight and eliminating 470 jobs. in a letter to employees, the

ceo says the cleveland hub has not been profitable in more than a decade. they will phase-out cleveland starting in april. changes coming to at&t. starting tomorrow the company is reducing cell phone rates for family plans. the new rates apply to plans with 10 geeing go bites with data shared by two or more phones on a single account. first it was amazon and now a beer maker wants to deliver to customers. they want to use drones to deliver 12 packs to thirsty ice fishermen. they say gps will track down the buyers. >> if somebody is willing to invest money in a free market way such as that a and make it work for them, great. >> if i get cold on the way out. >> there is no end to technology. >> ain't that the truth. unfortunately the f.a.a. is not on board. commercial use is not allowed for now.

like amazon the beer maker will have to wait a few years until the technology can be tested and new rules for drones are put into place. tickets for san francisco's fleet week went on sale. by land, air and fleet they are expecting a soldout airshow. the royal canadian air force and the patriots jet team, the popular parade of navy ships will come back to the bay. still to come, you may think a bear living under your home is for the birds. why some people in tahoe are doing it voluntarily. and the picture that gives new meaning to hazards on the golf course. >> and i am in the abc7 weather center. your lawns may get a little moist tomorrow. not enough to get rid of the drought, but we have rain in the forecast. your full accu-weather seven-day forecast coming up

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get answers, and get covered. find out if you're eligible and enroll now. at coveredca.com. a warning. don't try it without help from experts. we are talking about people who allow bears to hibernate under their homes. it happens every year around lake tahoe. abc7 news anchor dan ashley has the story. >> look carefully and you will see a furry houseguest spending the winter under this empty cabin. >> we are upwards of a hundred

bears every winter under homes in tahoe. >> anne bryant is the director of the bear league, a tahoe nonprofit helping bears and people learn to co-exist. the more we encroach on bear territory, the more we have to learn to share habitat. the most serious conflicts usually happen in summer when people leave food where bears can get it. in winter, the issue is different. bears are looking for places to hibernate. >> quite a few of them have discovered that under people's home in their crawl spaeses it is perfect -- spaces it is perfect. >> many homes are perfect and they don't know a bear is there. but sometimes it is obvious. >> people will hear them and they will roll around and they will thump or snore. >> that's when they call the bear league's 24/hour hotline. they head out to houses all-around the lake to help. usually the homeowner wants the bear out. so after careful preparation, the bear is evicted.

volunteers have an eviction in early january. then when the bear is out the opening is sealed so it can't go back. this can be hard on a high better nating bear that is suddenly homeless. >> a lot of people feel bad because it is their fault the bear is in there, they left the trap door open. >> so some let the bear stay with the help of expert volunteers. first they examine the area under the house to make sure the bear can't damage anything or worse, get into the house itself. the location of the houses and the owners are kept secret to protect the bear and the people. we were not able to talk with any of the homeowners. the bear league checks on them all winter long. this time anne is letting an abc7 news producer go along. >> i quietly go into the location and crawl underneath for a very short time and shine the light in there and make sure he is okay and still in the same place. he doesn't seem irritated and

he is still in hibernation. >> this bear is an adult male about 600 pounds. he definitely sees anne, but she groggy and will go right back to sleep. anne has done this hundreds of times. she feels safe, but you should not. >> i know what i am doing. for regular citizens to try and get that close to a bear would be foolish. >> this little cub gives you an idea of why anne has dedicated her life to helping wild animals. she took this video a few years ago. this is the first day they emerged from their den under a house. the human family was home when the cub was born. >> it was under the parlor where they all watch television. they heard him cry. >> the mother kept her cub under the house until he was a couple months old. soon after this video was taken they disappeared into the forest. >> we have never had a case in these hundreds of bears that have slept under homes for months at a time, we have never had a case of anybody

being hurt. most of the time people don't even know they are there. >> as dan ashley is reporting. it is legal to let a bear hibernate under your house on private property, but it is illegal to feed a bear or lure one to your property. the bear league is funded entirely by donations. we have a link at abc7news.com. once are you there click on see it on tv. in florida golfers are getting up close and personal with gators. a golf ball somehow ended up on top of an alligator's head on the 9th hole at an ingelwood golf course. the golfer likely decided it would not be worth the effort to play through. reminds me of a certain movie i know, "hope gilmore." "happy gilmore." >> indeed, happy. as we take a look right now, we can see some of the clouds building over san francisco. our live doppler 7hd radar satellite showing the clouds starting to creek in and develop over the bay area.

what we are going to see is some rain tomorrow. starting at about 5:00 a.m. you will start to see that rain coming in right off the coast into santa rosa and north bay and over san francisco. by later in the morning, 7:00 a.m. as we make it a little later to about 9:00 a.m. you will see more rain and it will blanket much of san francisco. parts of the east bay and san jose as well. by 1:00 p.m. on sunday you can see pretty wide swath there of rain that is going to come in with five-minute spurts in some areas. really only going to see a 10th to a quarter inch of rain at best. 2* will all clear up later in the evening. our overnight lows it will be chilly in the lower 40s to the upper 30s. it is going to be rather cool. our highs for tomorrow are going to be pretty much in the lower 60s to upper 50s. and it is going to be pretty cool out there for the day and you can see the temperatures and the sunshine will start to

come out once again. i will have your full accu-weather seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you. right now we have breaking news out of napa. police are searching for the mother of a 4-year-old girl who was found dead in her napa home. sara crewinger and her boyfriend ryan warner were last seen three hours before the little girl was found dead. abc7 news reporter is live with the latest. sergio? >> as we arrive we saw the crime scene vehicle from the napa police department pulling out of the apartment complex. the police department has been here at the royal garden apartments. it is about 1:00 this afternoon. that's when they were called for a welfare check for that 4-year-old child. when they got in they realized the child was dead. they suspected it foul play and they immediately started investigating what might have happened. they say they want to track down the child's mother and the boyfriend. they say those are the two people they want to ask questions of.

according to police they have not been seen by residents. they were apparently seen leaving with luggage. obviously the police do want to talk to them. we are still trying to get more information on this. reporting live in napa, abc7 news. >> very sad story out of napa tonight. turning now to sports. shu? >> we have your final super bowl hype coming up and i will pick my winner. we have seven new members in the football hall of fame and finally the punter gets the call.

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seattle and denver is about 15 hours away. broncos' quarterback payton man sag winner. he won his fifth mvp trophy today with 49 out of 50 votes. no one has ever won more than three mvp awards. the broncos and the seahawks visited met life stadium for their final walk through. it gefs you the feeling of what it is going to be like before sunday's kickoff. players are feeling the nerves, but it was the coaches with the last word. >> people not only don't want to let the coach down or the city or the organization, they don't want to let their teammates down. >> it is their day. we live to watch them do what they can do. it is exciting to see them

come together with these opportunities and try to max out the chance for them. >> the football hall of fame inducted seven new members and unfortunately the owner was not one of the seven. former raider the first punter inducted into the hall. it is about time. he was drafted in the first round and stayed with the team until 1986. the former falcons defensive end inducted as a senior selection. derrick brooks, the first valid inductee won a super bowl against the raidersers in 2002 and another former seminole also a first inductee. the former seahawk dom neated at his -- dominated at his position. williams ended steve young's career with this hit. andre reid rounds out this year's seven inductees. the giants are gearing up for spring training. it seems like a long off season with the team not going to the playoffs and it helped

having more time to heal up. major league baseball voted to end collisions at the plate. since buster posey broke his ankle and leg in 2011. posey does not like to be the face of the new rule. he declined to keep his judgment of the rule to himself. >> try to keep myself out of conversation as much as i can. i know people will connect me to it regardless. i am just sitting back and letting the higher powers hammer it out. i have my thoughts, but i like to keep them to myself. >> he will return to pebble beach as the defending champ. he comes with an ever growing fan base thanks to a 2013 mastercard commercial. abc7's colin rush explains. >> we are at the turn and this guy is putting like, what is his name? >> how often do you hear that from people in passing? >> daily, on a daily basis. it has taken on a life of its own for sure.

>> feeling like a pro. priceless. >> the funny thing i had a friend at home call me that and my wife calls me that even though it is her last name too. it has been fun to see that grow over the last 12 months. >> what has also grown is expectations. with vector res at pebble and the canadian open last year the 33-year-old as six career tour wins and he is on the short list of those prime to breakthrough and win their first major. >> everybody has to win their first at some point. they realize it is no different. putting yourself in the situation and handling your nerves the right way and being able to withstand the pressures. i played the best golf of my career. i am ready to take the next step. >> for dustin johnson it is the driver and mickelson the plop shot. for snedicker it is the

putting. >> you have to know what you are doing. it has worked great for me. it is one of the things i was born with and refined over the years. now i understand what i need to do and don't need to do. >> same for winning a major. colin rush, abc7 sports. >> the tournament begins next thursday. time for my super bowl pick. my heart says denver and peyton manning who is trying to be the first quarterback in nfl history to lead two different teams to super bowl victories, but my head sis defense and a run game wins super bowls and i think the team of destiny is the seattle seahawks. their young quarterback russell wilson will be the deciding factor win or lose, but i will say seattle wins the super bowl. i have picked five out of five, but not bragging. >> i am sending you daggers. your streak is about to end. >> have fun watching it while

i am here at work. >> we will when our team wins. >> thanks, shu. >> not really thank you. that does it for us. abc muse continues tomorrow morning at 5:00. thanks so much for joining us. the news continues on-line, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile devices with the abc7 news app. have a great night.

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