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a person of interest who could explain everything. good evening, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. abc7 news reporter alan w reporg is live at police headquarters with the latest on this strange story. >> dan and carolyn, we believe police are questioning this man at opd headquarters tonight. this incident triggered an amber alert that had everyone in the state looking for a kidnapped child. turns out there was no kidnapping and this was over a few stolen steaks and lobster. police sources told abc7 news that this person of interest has been taken into custody, but they won't say if he is the suspect in the surveillance video. it is believed the man shoplifted from the safe way and then carjacked a man a and a 13-year-old girl. a tip from a citizen lead police to the driver. >> the drive indicated to us during his interview that all of the parties in the car were known to each other.

>> reporter: the driver who has not been identified says the female is actually an adult over 18. police are now looking for he >> it is a true blessing that a child wasn't abducted from this area. >> reporter: the surveillance video shows the suspect stealing lobster and three steaks. he jumped into the backseat of a red sedan armed with a knife. but many people were cep -- were skeptical early on. >> nobody is reporting anybody missing. it doesn't look like there was a struggle for the car. something was going on of the. >> oakland police had to assume the worst. >> it would be negligent and a failure on law enforcement's part if we did not take that information and move it forward in the proper information. proper fashion. >> he is often seen hanging out at this safe way and now police are hoping he can explain what really happened. alan wang, abc7 news. >> four people were injured after a shooting on 37th

avenue and international boulevard. it happened about an hour ago and police are still on the scene as we speak. two men and two women shot. we are told one of the vehicle tim's injuries is life-threatening. the oakland police department's compliance director is out of a job tonight. thomas frasier over saw reforms in the police department. after a year the court determined frasier did not have the authority to make the department more accountable nor could he discipline, demote or remove the police chief. his position will be replaced with a court appointed monitor. a man was found dead after a fire in his apartment building. we have video of the scene after 6:00 tonight. we will get to that in a moment. you can see the shot of the home. the man not identified was badly burned outside the door of his second floor apartment. she smelled the smoke, but she initially didn't think anything of it.

>> i don't know. >> the fire was contained to the area near the front door. the cause was likely an electrical short. >> developing news there are winter weather advisories tonight in 20 states as a mammoth storm bears down from mississippi to main. more than half a million people are without power tonight. the government offices except for essential departments whim be shutdown again tomorrow. driving is treacherous. those who didn' were warnings were caught in jamsssive traffic jams. many were killed in accidents in in -- on slippery roadways. >> don't put your stupid hat on at this point in time. protect yourself, protect your family and protect your neighbors. let's protect each other. >> the storm means error travel disruption from coast to coast. ama dates joins us

live from san francisco international with that part of the story. ama? >> carolyn, a lot of altered travel plans as 3300 flights were canceled nationwide because of the storm. across the country they were checking for cancellations and delays. at san francisco international there were close to 70 cancellations to and from the storm zone. atlanta and charlotte were hit hard. this flight came in late and managed to make it out. >> it didn't look too terrible for those who were used to snow. it closed down all of the arrivals and consequently our flight wasn't going out. >> she got lucky. instead of going through chicago it was direct to san francisco. she said things were not looking good in charlotte. >> it was snowing and they were expecting ice. they couldn't land planes because it was foggy and snowy. it was not anything that

bothered those folks from michigan, but enough to slow the planes down and make it difficult to land. >> travelers can expect more cancellations and delays tomorrow as the storm now heads toward the northeast. in san francisco, ama dates, abc7 news. >> thanks. google is affected those affected by the storm. they have put together a crisis response map showing where red cross and other shelters are located. it also indicates where weather advisories have been issued. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking that storm and she is here with live doppler 7hd. sandhya? >> this storm is creating a mess. let me show you live doppler 7hd and i will show what you the storm is doing. it has dumped thick ice across the deep south, now bringing snow up and down the mid-atlantic states. numerous warnings as you can see here. let's show you the first one. it is an ice storm warning for parts of georgia, south carolina and we have winter storm warnings up and down the coast.

over a foot and a half of snow expected in some parts. this is running until 6:00 a.m. on friday. the snow and the ice will create problems as we head toward tomorrow. sphru to fly out, good advice. we will be tracking a system here in the bay area and will be back with the weekend and valentine's forecast. >> thank you. the car service uber will perform expanded background checks on its drivers. they say they i will -- they will employ an independent screening service that uses a database. until now they relied on background checks performed b l. the move follows a wrongful death lawsuit that was filed against uber because of a san francisco accident that killed a 6-year-old. girl. >> 21-year-old ted agu collapsed suddenly during a workout.

his death just stunned the campus. abc7 news reporter john alston is there live and great to see such a big turnout. >> they hugged and comforted each other after the memorial ended a few hours ago. friends want to remember him for the life he lead off the field. they replayed his life in pictures and song on the wall of memorial stadium. a life that hugely impacted his teammates. >> we are going to take over the world. it was his embrace of life. >> his death has left a massive void. >> the only thing that is keeping my heart in place is the fact that he knew i knew him and that i loved him. he knew every day because i told him. >> he was a defensive lineman for cal, a 21-year-old junior from who wanted bakersfield whoo

practice medicine after graduation. on friday he collapsed and died after a routine training run near the stadium. tonight hundreds of friends, fraternity brothers the and the athered to honor the example he set. >> the best way to celebrate ted is by doing exactly what he did by doing our best every single day, by being a gentle soul. >> he pushed all of us to be a better person outside of football. we don't want to be remembered for just football. >> it will take six to eight he will be he will because remembered by a banner that hung outside memorial stadium. abc7 news. >> coming up next on abc7 news, the massive merger that may change how you watch tv and surf the internet. >> after an international outcry zookeepers may do it again. how a danish zoo was planning to kill a healthy giraffe.

>> and a 49er fan couldn't pass up a chance to meet her favorite player. what happened next was a dream come true. the abc news at 11:00

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cable. it is a deal worth $45 billion. comcast is the biggest television provider followed by time warner. it still needs approval. amazing surveillance video of expensive cars falling into a seaning hole at the national corvette museum in kentucky. two cars crashed through the floor. in all, eight classic corvettes went into the sinkhole. two may be able to be repaired, but difficult to retrieve since the ground is still unstable. very strange. it is a practice causing global outrage andsecond danish second danish zoo may euthanize a healthy giraffe to prevent inbreeding. the copenhagen zoo shot a giraffe and fed it to lions as spectators watched. it was even streamed on-line. now they may do the same. the zoo says the practice is necessary to maintain a

healthy population and follows rules imposed by a european zoo association. men in texas are standing up to bullies by getting my little pony tattoo. they are supporting an 11-year-old north carolina boy bullied for saying he likes my little pony, a pop loor -- popular toy and cartoon. that boy was so upset he tried to commit suicide and may have suffered brain damage. they wanted to do something to help the family. >> i read the story and i am a soon to be father. i couldn't help but help the cause. >> the tattoo cost $20 and the money is being donated to the boy's family. san francisco tonight is marking a historic anniversary. tonight city hall and lit up in rainbow colors in honor of the same-sex marriage movement that started right here 10 years ago today. the celebration was held to remember the winter of love when more than 4,000 same sex couples flocked to san francisco to get married at city hall.

dozens of couples were in san francisco today for the 10th an -- anniversary. >> it was the same time in our lives that we felt our government treating us as equal human beings. >> it was an incredible feeling that suddenly we could be like everybody else. >> the marriages 10 years ago were all nullified, but it lead to a lengthy battle at the polls and in the courts. last june the u.s. supreme court ruled the same-sex marriages are legal in california. a 49er fan stole the show at a city council meeting. the passionate 49er fan stepped up to the microphone. actually this was last night. it was to show support for joe montana's plans for a hotel near the stadium. >> he is a man who made history for all of us. after all he is the greatestack. >> she asked for a handshake

from montana who was siting in the back, but she gothug and big hug and the crowd cheered. the city council unanimously approved the deal with montana and his partners. final approval is expected next november. >> how about dorothy? that's a nice moment. let's talk about the weather forecast. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is up on our rooftop with that. >> carolyn and dan, it is crisp out here, but really spectacular view looking out toward the bay. i want to show you live doppler 7hd, and there is no rain on the hour horizon just yet. we do have heavy cloud cover in the north bay. tonight to create this beautiful halo around the moon. one of our viewers actually e-mailed me and posted this photo. he saids of us in the south bay are seeing this tonight" it is definitely created by the high, whispy clouds.

it is a foggy view as we look toward inter say the 80, and this is what you will have to look at. 53 in san francisco and 52 oakland, san jose, 46 in half moon bay and the view from the east bay hills camera visibility is fine, but the fog has been coming in and out. be careful during the morning commute. 52 in santa rosa and it is cooling off in petaluma, 50 degrees. 51 in livermore. gorgeous view from the exploratorium camera. foggy spots in the morning. mostly cloudy skies expected. sprinkles are expected and it is a better likelihood we will see some rain. we were talking about the atmospheric river since we were hit by one. this next one that has been developing near hawaii is pushing the moisture stream into the pacific northwest and northern california. that's why we are not getting much of this. as we look toward tonight and tomorrow, you will notice a few sprinkles may show up in the north bay. other than that part is partly

to mostly cloudy for your thursday afternoon. as we head toward your friday which is of course valentine's day we are not e surprises. the weekend outlook features rain beginning on on saturday night. that's our first chance of seeing rain going into sunday morning. that will be it. a third of an inch to an inch of rain for the weekend. that's when you will needumbrel. umbrellas. tomorrow morning watch out for the fog. it will be thick in patches. upper 40s to the low 50s. you definitely will need to bundle up tomorrow afternoon. low to upper 60s with the showers around cloverdale and clear lake and santa rosa. you may see a few sprinkles. 61 san francisco. 65 oakland and 68 in livermore. a look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast. i have to rephrase this. no weather surprises on valentine's day.s going to be a it is going to be a mild one. mostly cloudy skies and chance of rain saturday night into sunday morning. the kids are out and you are off and it is dry.

our next storm comes in, a colder one as we head tooferred tooferred -- head toward tuesday and going into wednesday. our accu-weather seven-day forecast does feature at least a couple of systems coming through here and bringing us chances of rain. it is beautiful up here on the roof of the kgo-tv broadcast center. i don't know about you, carolyn, but dan wants to come up here. >> maybe tomorrow, sandhya. >> abc7 news has an important weather resource for you. follow live doppler 7hd on twitter for the latest bay area weather conditions. on to sports and a big night for the warriors' king james. >> and larry beil has that. >> i was going help sandhya last week in the rain, but i have to worry about the gel. >>:00 pagessallal has -- occupational hazard. >> it comes d one shot. shooting a fade away three and there is a reason they call him the king.

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yes syracuse is 24-0 escaping pitt in dramatic fashion 58-56. a great night of basketball. college and nba. abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. dan and carolyn? >> you are not kidding. that was great. thanks, larry. >> the wrestler with the big heart. >> coming up next, the make a wish reach tonight. >> first, here is jimmy kimmle. >> here is some of the magic we have waiting for over the news. >> they have a new blender. >> i have one of those. it looks like an insphoa -- an infomercial for the worst party ever.

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forgot his struggles. mark said this moment was a dream come true. >> that is fantastic. w45 a nice guy to do that. up next on jimmy kimmle. >> thanks for joining us. >> for all of us here appreciate your time. see you tomorrow.

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