say they have located the driver of the car who told investigators all three know each other and the girl thought to be a teen is >> we encourage those individuals to come forward and share what did happen so we can put our community at ease. remove concerns and we don't want ton amber alert. there is a system designed to work for cases like this and we don't want to misuse the system. >> and again, the amber alert has been cancelled. police are looking for the young woman and the man described as a person of interest in this case. the man is roy mccamy, 54 years old. at

this point, they believe no one involved was, or is in danger. in oakland abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. and police are looking for a suspect after a robbery at another safeway about five miles away. this happened about 1:30 near 51 and broadway. police say a man stole a woman's purse, cell phone and took off with one other person in an suv. they crashed into another car about a mile away the suspects continued driving the wrong way and then jumped out of the car and ran to a bart station. one suspect was caught and another is still on the loose. >> now, a follow up on a story first brought you on monday. two days ago a father of five couldn't say enough about officials in san francisco. >> so you're down here? >> very grateful. >> tonight a different feeling towards those in charge. >> now we're like heart broken you know? we bawled our eyes out last

night. >> vic lee is live to explain what is going on. vic talk about a reversal of fortune. >> reporter: the story did take a turn. joel silva says he's grateful to the officers for renting a room for the family. but he says he's now confused and dejected at what happened since. >> right now we're heart broken you know? we've got the kids, bawling our eyes out last night. >> child protective services took custody of joel silva's five kids. they were recipients of a special act of kindness. it was pouring rain and the family had in place to go. all shelters were full, or closed. these four officers found them homeless, penniless they reached into their pockets and rented them a room. >> we just pooled our resources got them wet wipes and basic

baby needs. and went and located a hotel within walking distance >> this weekend police officials contacted city service agencies to get more help after officers and social workers made additional well being checks on the family child protective services removed the children. silva says he didn't sign up fast enough. >> taking custody away because you know we can't make it to everything. you know? just so much we've got to do. so much information being bombarded at us. >> san francisco human services director can't comment on cases, but says in general, kids are placed into care by cps when victims of, or risk of abuse or neglect. simply being homeless and or not accessing public benefits is not a reason to place a child under cps care.

silva and his wife admit they've had drug problems he wonders if that may have been a reason. >> we want to work on it, you know? i want to get into a treatment program and get it fixed. >> well, silva says he's done just that saying he enrolled in a drug rehab program just today. he and his wife will go to court friday for a child custody hearing. vic lee, abc7 news >> thank you. >> a freeway off ramp in richmond should reopen in about an hour, it's been closed after a hazardous materials spill happened in richmond. a truck making a turn when it hit a parked double tanker truck the fuel spilled and some leaked into the storm drain this, is affecting eastbound 580 to hoffman. a driver in a deadly hit and run being identified as a 27-year-old accused of hitting a man about 1:00 this morning at van ness and pacific avenues.

police say the victim was not in the crosswalk at the time of the accident. hussein was walking away from the scene when witnesses pointed him out to police. >> a former graduate student instructor has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault, timothy rodriguez is accused of attacking a student after she met with him at a bar the victim says she felt ill and taken to an apartment, she says rodriguez assaulted her. >> so ten years ago san francisco gave birth to a national movement, began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. abc7 news joins us from city hall with a celebration that is taking place. >> it's hard to believe it's ten

years ago. you can see a band playing wedding mars. there is a rainbow flag marking this milestone in gay rights.. >> i got here in less than an hour >> ten years ago shelly and ellen drove like crazy to make to it city hall the mayor had ordered the county clerk to issue same-sex marriage licenses. after 30 years together, the couple said i do. and now back to celebrate. >> just incredible feeling that we can be like everybody else. >> for the next month, 4,000 couples from 46 states, six countries flocked to san francisco. many waiting in lines in the rain for opportunities to

marry. newsom became a hero to some and a villain to others. >> a lot of folks second guessing. but i have no regrets. >> the marriages were voided and newsom's actions led to a battle that included 2008 voter approved prop 8 declaring marriage is only between a man and woman. in june u.s. supreme court ruled same-sex marriages are legal in california. >> the voters passed prop 8 between marriage between a man and woman our public officials are simply ignoring the state constitution they've been sworn to up hold. >> the ride is over for california's gays and lesbians. this afternoon, they're back at city hall where it began.

marking a 10th anniversary. >> we'll have more at 6:00. investigators say a sketch helped them get a dangerous rapist off the streets. he is being held on $300,000 bail tonight. officers say he sexual assaulted a woman in san jose. here is the sketch the sheriff says led investigators to this guy. >> there is one person in particular that the public keyed on where we got tips i need to say the public solved this case. >> the sheriff addressed the case of sierra lamar and says process against garcia-torres will move forward. he was arrested after court delays by a grand jury. the case will go to

trial. >> the french president is in the middle of a visit to the bay area now. he reception at san francisco city hall, where he was given a key to the city. later had lunch with sarl sand berling and twitter co-founder jack dorsey. >> he wanted to change the world and together, we can change the world. in order to make the world a better place, california and france are a match made in heaven. and he hopes it will encourage more entrepreneurs. >> they have it near town.

>> state of emergency in the deep south coming up stuck in the storms, drivers leaving cars on the road as snow and ice overwhelm the area. >> pictures may make you feel sick to your stomach. >> urban nifrngas scaling a tall building. >> you'll realize what movements are needed for you. >> well you'll love seeing him in action. looking at a come immediatic force of nature >> when

it is stormy right now in the nation's capital as you can see in this live picture, and it's only going to get worse

>> remarkable image. they're about to get hid hit with major ice storms now underway across the south tonight. >> hundreds of thousands without power now after ice-coated tree branchs sent them crashing into power lines. >> roads are slick making travel just treacherous from alabama to outer banks of north carolina. nine people have died. >> the storm pushes north there are major problems at airports. 3,000 flights are cancelled today 2000 tomorrow. >> now, these satellite images show the winter storm system just engulfing the soefrn states. this is from noaa, this from nasa. >> the storm is one of the toughest storms we're going to see m our history. >> 32 years never seen this ice accumulating. >> 22 states from texas to maine

could feel the affects that's moves through. >> thousands of tech workers now have a way to get to work. facebook launched a private service last week shuttling employees between san francisco and redwood city. this month google ended a trial run for it's employees. >> we have a major auto recall tonight involving toyota and lexus vehicles 260,000 vehicles are affected. 2012 vav 4, 2012, 2013 lexus rx 350. toyota says a circuit condition can cause stability control, antilock breaks to turn off. so far no, reports of accidents. and toyota is

recalling 700,000 cars in north america because of a software glitch the recalled vehicles manufactured from march, 2009 to present. >> a nationwide effort to help restore america's bee population is underway. >> clever, right? friends of the earth taking part in flagsal week of action to get the garden stores to stop selling bee-killing pesticides saying it found in many brand name sprays as well as pretreated plants. >> bees are in serious trouble. bee keepers are seeing hives die we need bees to be able to put most of the foods on our table

every day. >> home depot saying it's actively working with our suppliers to find ininsect yi sides and mentioned nothing about pulling from store shelves. >> a passing to note tonight. sid ceasar, both a movie star and a pioneer in television comedy died today at 91. he had been sick for a year. we have a look at his remarkable life. >> sid ceasar ask television came of age together. one critic called him the funniest man in america. he got a start playing saxs phone. performed in coast guard where his talent was recognized. in 1950 given a show, your show of shoes.

co-starring emma jean coca. >> that is what you call a sleeper. >> sit here myself the whole night sni can't do it. >> go down and get a beer >> where are you go something >> funny thing happened. we make a sketch of it. >> mel brooks, woody allen and neil simon created a cast of characters featured over owe 14 years. there was a slick prof s professor, the boy at his first dance, and the silent film

ceasar won two emmys for his work. following decade took a hold in film, among many to star in its a mad, mad, mad, mad, world. later the contribution to comedy was recognized by peers after years of doing a live show every week, he once said i've got nothing more i want to do. abc news, hollywood. >> that is a group so talented that changed everything. >> well, we have to head outside to check on the weather. >> yes. abc7 meteorologist at

the broadcast center. >> feels good up here, i'm just watching embarcadero. people are packed along embarcadero here. there is no moisture coming out of the clouds i'll let you know when we'll see rain. rain is to the north and going to stay there for the time being. so taking a look you can see cloud cover there. it's pleasant. 54 we're going to show you high clouds up above. there in san francisco, peeking through fog,

57. from our camera this is a gorgeous view looking towards sutro tower, cloudy tonight. sprinkles are possible. we've had light rain chances. what is looking promising is a weekend rain chance. that is where they're getting weather, rain, snow. we're not expecting much out of this. as a matter of fact 7:00 p.m tonight maybe spring yelz around through late thursday early friday morning so take a look at our weekend outlook. we'll see a chance of rain for the bay area going into sunday morning. rave

from a third inch to perhaps an inch in wettest locations. tomorrow morning, yes, patchy fog out there. upper 40s to low 50s to start off. then, tomorrow afternoon we're going to see showers north, perhaps sprinkles around santa rosa. 61 san francisco. mid-60s oakland, livermore, 68. this is the important accu-weather forecast, why there is so much happening valentine's day, okay. it's going to be dry other than sprinkles possible in the north bay the weekend there is a chance of rain saturday. into sunday morning and another chance of rain tuesday, wednesday. chinese new year parade saturday evening. rain, i believe

supposed to be good luck. so we'll keep you posted. live from the roof of the kgotv broadcast center, back to you. >> soon up for sale, six corvettes. there is a catch. you have to get them out of a sink hole the story is next. >> new cosmetic option hitting the market. some calling it a face lift in a bottle. that story is at 6:00. woah, this kitchencome home! looks beautiful. hey mom! it's bigger! it's great, right? give him the tour. let me show you! quartz countertop, soft-close drawers, farm sink, under cabinet lighting,

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ouch. it houses more than 30 unique corvettes. this is located across the street from the gm assembly plant. southern brazil this sent out a wave reaching to the parking spot. you can see hundreds of cars everything inside were damaged and water just tossed vehicles around on the sand. >> a science tiffic first for researchers saying they have create aid fusion reaction with more energy coming out of the reaction than put into it. is deplying at lights about the

size of a loaf of bread. nasa says they will do everything from tracking deforestation to monitoring leaks in oim pipelines. and china's jade rabbit space craft has been declared dead. it's arrival made it the first man made vehicle to land there in almost four decades. rover designed to set up a telescope to study earth's atmosphere. >> well, sky is the limit for a pair of thrill-seeking climbers. look at the video. this is called ultimate sky walk. they climbed 2000 feet up into the tower. this is video posted

online that took two hours. they got to the top they say it was sim already to the view from an airplane. >> is it over yet? >> no. >> that is crazy. >> i know >> still to come at 5:00 another and marriage, citizenship.

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yarz off store shelves. i know dan and cheryl are prepared. >> several bay area couples will be celebrating valentine's day with more than chocolate and roses. >> yes. they're going to have certificates of naturalization. this morning the couples stood side by side in oakland >> how fun is that? some were surprised but others timed it to be together. a total of 844 people became citizens today and they came from 94 >> you get goose bumps when you think about the work they had to do toxd become citizens. gorgeo place. yes. >> thanks for joining us i'm cheryl jennings >> from all of us here, see you

again at 6:00.