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either, so when you step outside we are mostly in the low-to-upper 40's on the way to warm sunshine and 64 to 72 and warm sunshine inland, mild at the coast. not too breezy, low-to-mid 60's for you. hope you have a good one. leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone, if you are waking up, bart is running on time even after the train derailed in concord on friday. it will be slow through that area. right new we have 29 bart trains rolling. ace rain one is on time and muni with no delays. we will look at all the green on the map where we have plenty of good areas to travel through. we have a little bit of construction eastbound highway two lanes blocked and a look at san jose, 280, away from highway 17, a look right now with traffic flowing smoothly away from 17 nobody direction. the taillights are now there. well, maybe one.

kristen and matt? >> breaking news. we have word in the newsroom from the c.h.p. that an off-duty firefighter has died in unincorporated contra costa built. the firefighter's identity is not released. he was working on a bobcat tractor. we are working the story with updates in the newscast and on twitter. two bart passengers in the east bay could be on edge after a derailment had crews working through the weekend. trains began running yesterday after repairs over the weekend after an empty train jumped the tracks on friday evening. one passenger who took the train yesterday said they made a slower than usual run through the track. >> we let everyone know on the train it would be slower, we apologize, but it was an uneasy

feeling. >> bart says they still have to repair the switch where the derailment took place. the cause is "under investigation." >> one is dead and another seriously injured after a drag race in fairfield yesterday at 5:15 along connian hills drive. the drivers of a blue inanity and white toyota truck were racing and the infinity hit a third car. the innocent driver of the third car dried. the driver of the infinity has life threatening injuries. they are looking for the driver of the white truck. the family of a man shot to delegate by alameda sheriff deputies say they plan to sue the department. the 61-year-old from san lorenzo was killed in his home in a confrontation after deputies say he assaulted a paramedic trying to take him away. they shot and killed him after

he came at them with a baseball bat. the family attorney says deputies had if right to enter the home in the first place no one that he had emotional, mental and physical limitations. >> an alert citizen helped find two people wanted in connection with a shooting near this mcdonald's yesterday morning. a man was shot and he is expected to survive. a citizen spot add car listened to the shooting and alerted police. officers arrested a man and a woman believed to have taken part in the shooting. >> there is another push to get a suicide barrier installed at the golden gate bridge, with survivors and family members of those who have committed suicide at the bridge gather at 11:00 on the steps of city hall. they ask officials to complete funding to get a safety net installed. we found that 2013 was a record year for suicides with 46

suicides reports on golden gate bridge. >> had could be a ban of water bottles in san francisco after the legislation was introduced. the land use and economic development committee is voting on it today to keep the developers from selling plastic water bottles on city property if there accessible water sources available. supervisor is concerned about impact to events several -- such as "pride" which make money this way. >> dalai lama will wrap up his visit with a talk at santa clara university. he recognized a lafayette man as an unsung hero of compassion. he was one of 51 recipients of the award yesterday. he was recognized for his organization, trust and education which helps people in afghanistan. he says that the dalai lama strengthened his resolve. >> you walk away saying, i will

keep at this, as difficult as it can be, particularly in afghanistan where the future is anything but certain. i came away resolved to continue working as long as i am able. >> these are pictures of him with the people he helps in afghanistan, trust in education builds schools and bridges and provides relief funds for residents of villages and refugee camps. later this hour, we will have more on the dalai lama's trip to the bay area including the controversies surrounding his visit. >> a lot of people will be in senator that clear today for the dalai lama's visit. how is the weather, mike? >> 68 and total sunshine. it will be absolutely delightful delay if you like the warm sunshine. if rain is your thing, and we need it, that is wednesday, thursday, friday, and saturday, as well. we have fog around santa rosa. that is the only reporting station.

from the east bay hills, across emeryville and to san francisco, the water looks like glass, with beautiful reflection in the bay bridge. patchy fog but, otherwise, clear and 37 to 47 from the not bay valley to san francisco. that is where the spread is. low-to-mid 60's during the lunch hour, nice day to sit outside. 62 to 72 at 4:00 and quiet this evening, mid-50's to around 60. moving forward tomorrow we will see increasing clouds by the end of the day and mostly cloudy and two to four degrees cooler than today and upper 50's at the coast. the temperatures will hang out in the mid-50 to low 60's wednesday and thursday with wet weather and breezy on wednesday, showers not so steady rain on thursday in between systems and the next system is friday and saturday with more rain and sierra snow. that is in the seven-day forecast. good morning, everyone. we are starting now on a quiet note. we had a couple of early

accidents. they have cleared. the bay bridge toll plaza shows it is empty. from the maze to san francisco you can see it is quiet. to treasure island and the bay bridge it is smooth. construction westbound wrapped up at 5:00 so that was under ten minutes ago. in the eastbound direction we have a lane taken away which lasts until 2:00. toward our skyway, in san francisco, that drive is looking great and we will look at it, the taillights headed in the westbound direction with hold lights eastbound and all is quiet and calm. >> another roller coaster ride on wall street with the america's money report next. >> new details of the arrest of a drug kingpin and the role a cell phone made in the efforts

to bring him to the united states. >> caught open surveillance video: a fender bender leads to a violent confrontation and a manhunt is on for a

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don't let the start of the week fool you. there is a lot rain. >> new details emerging of the arrest of guzman, the most wanted drug lords in the world as the united states tries to get him extradicted to the up. we are in washington, dc, with the latest. >> good morning, matt. there is in doubt the united states will seek to extradict guzman but he remains in mexico behind bars. >> the search for the most wanted fugitive could be over but the fight for the country getting justice first is just going. >> he is called the only o drug trafficking because of the impact he had in the up. >> he is the kingpin of a cartel responsible for 25 percent of all drugs entering the united states and 80 percent of the drugs in chicago. the prosecution there and in california, new york, and texas

all want him tried in their jurisdiction. the question is whether mexican officials will be willing to release him. >> i would ask the mexicans consider extraditing him to the united states where he will be put in a super max prison untight security where he cannot escape. >> guzman is held in this max security prison in mexico but 13 years ago he escaped from a mexican president in a laundry basket and last week he eluded capture through this tunnel. people are not going to sleep just because he was are add. >> authorities released this video of the room where he was arrested on saturday morning, caught. but many expect the cartel the continue, business as usual. >> the organization does not crumble. >> the extradition of a high

profile suspect would be unusual before he is tried in mexico but many officials in the united states believe this case should be the exception. matt and kristen? the company behind a widely used internet browser is getting into the internet business. >> topping america's money a $25 smart 15 is being shown off, northwest so powerful at high end but intent and app capable and only available in developing countries. markets opened this morning with traders in a positive mood, stocks have recovered from a rough patch but experts say the market could getrm rocky again because bull markets like this are volatile as time goes on. lego movie is still on top pulling in $31 million and "three days to kill" trailed

with $12 million. that is america's money. facebook and instagram are in talks with gun criminal advocates to ban firearm sales on the sole networking site. two groups have pressured facebook and instagram including mayors against illegal guns launched by former new york city mayor bloomberg and private selling and trading is widespread on social media and it is unregulated. other sites including ebay and craigslist and google band -- banned the selling without back ground checks. >> netflix has a agreement to ensure smoother screaming with comcast that allows the two families to establish a more direct connection to provide better service by checking directly with comcast they hope to best the quality and speed of the video streaming. >> google could unveil the smart watch dug the developer conference and will slow off the

watch design, software and controls made by l.g. with a voice-operated system which is same as google glass eyewear. a second generation of a smart watch has been launched. apple will introduce their version later this year. speaking of smart, this is the perfect introduction to mike nicco. >> how do you like that? >> good morning. how are you doing on this monday in it is a great weekend to be outside. we have one more day. today. then we will see the transition tomorrow and we will on the floodgates on wednesday and it will be unsettled through sunday. on live doppler 7 hd you can see you do not need the umbrella but if you are thinking about it, put it in the car in case you forget by wednesday. in the north bay, grab a heave

coat in petaluma at 31 and 38 in santa rosa and 39 in american canyon and a last 41's around napa and mill tale and bodega is warm at 56. mid-to-upper 40's around the bay shore and the south bay and low-to-mid 40's around san ramon and lafayette. resident wood is -- brentwood is at 49. mount tamalpais shows how clean the air is our last sunny and warmer-than-average day. wet weather is wednesday and we will be unsettled all the way through sunday and when the storms come in they will bring breezes with them and they are fast moving breezes so we will watch the potential for power lost from the storms. today, how about low-to-mid 60's along the coast and mid-to-upper 60's an the bay shore and upper 60's to low 70's inland. san jose, morgan hill, livermore,ant job, fairfield, concord and cloverdale all about 70 to 71. tonight, patchy fog is more

widespread through the bay and the delta and up north and possibly seeping into the santa clara valley and temperatures are the same as today, low-to-mid 40's. two weak areas of high pressure dominating the flow right now and they going to deflect the clouds away from us so it is sunny and warm. the two storms are not denied and they are coming in with a lot of energy and a lot of water. they will move wednesday's storm faster than the friday storm which is why the rainfall amounts will be limited with the first one. you can see the clouds increasing tuesday, by wednesday morning, drizzle is possible and maybe a little bit of light rain to the north and that is the case through the morning hours and you can see the light-to-moderate rain, a waffle it, developing along our beaches and ready to march east. that is wednesday into the heaviest of the rain in the eastern part of the bay evening commute on wednesday and then scattered showers when night through thursday. first way of wet weather is

wednesday evening and all the way through, santa cruz mountains, north bay mountains, everyone else is .25" to .5". the santa clara valley gets the lost amount with that first system. the seven-day forecast shows the temperatures are going to drop into the 50's and low 60's with the unsettled weather wednesday, thursday, only the 50's on friday when the strong of the of the storms comes in and twirl taper to scattered showers on saturday and more so on sunday possibly the better day in the afternoon to be outside. a last interesting weather coming up and the commute this morning. is it interesting? >> it is. we need the rain. no one that now we want to make sure we could get up earlier in the morning so we are not stuck in traffic. right now, this is headed over

the altamont pass between westbound 580 and westbound 205 at mountain house, a gravel truck is part of this accident with two lanes blocked. you can see the red traveling over the altamont pass. that is tack on the extra minutes to the commute at 36 minutes westbound from 580 address to dublin. highway four is clear antioch to concord, 101 is clear through san rafael to san francisco at 17 minutes. san jose shows all freeways running smoothly and at top speeds. san rafael shows southbound the headlights toward the golden gate bridge looking clear and accident free. kristen and matt? >> seven things to know use start your day. >> a grew -- group of atlanta

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minutes. >> an innocent bystander was hit by a drag racer in forward. two cars were racing near lopez road and canyon drive and one hit a third car. one drag racer was taken to the hospital and another got away. >> bart will run as scheduled after a derailment on the pittsburg line. repairs were made when the empty train jumped the tracks on friday. >> police are looking if three suspects in condition cord in a terrifying home invasion. they forced their way into a william's home and robbed her and the grass at gun point. boy got free and ran next due. the state senator called for help. >> today, golden gate bridge officials will reveal their recommendation for a possible toll hike. there could be a dollar increase in april and more until fast track tolls hit d, and non-fast tram hit $8 by 2018.

live doppler 7 hd shows a quiet commute weather-wise and not many clouds, patchy fog but dry. you is today and tomorrow to get ready for our next we second big winter weather event wednesday, thursday, friday and saturday in the seven-day outlook. the sunglasses today with the windshield wiper on wednesday. a busy morning commute at 11 minutes to get you across the bay bridge but most of the traffic is over the altamont pass. i will tell you why, coming up. leyla gulen, in justin bieber for residents in atlanta. neighbors are planning a justin bieber protest this morning that started after rumors he is looking at a mansion in buckhead community. the organizer says that his lifestyle and string recent legal run ins are not a go match for the neighborhood. no one in justin bieber's camp is commenting.

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the exploritorium at pier 15, not moving so there is nut a wind chill and because it is not move we have fog around santa rosa to a mile visibility so watch out on 101 at guerneville road. you are the only ones dealing with it. this is how it looks from the exploritorium: it is calm. a beautiful reflection in the water. the one lonely star in the sky, up to 71 inland. up to 72 around the bay. the coast is 60 to 63. warm sunshine and above average temperatures. this is the last day for that. >> good morning, everyone, at 5:30. how is the traffic? >> if you plan on taking bart it is become on track at the derailment on friday. right new we have 41 trains running on time and i want to let you know it is slow going through concord where the

derailment occurred. it could slow down the commute a little bit but it is on its way. ace train one is running on time and no delays. the altamont pass shows the traffic is moving quite slowly and just a look at the richmond-san rafael bridge it is moving smoothly there, thin gets to get from san rafael and the san mateo bridge a few extra cars but it is 11 minutes away from hayward to foster city. more now on breaking news: an off-duty firefighter has been killed in a ranch accident. amy hollyfield has more on that story. amy? >> the firefighter's name and his department have not been released. firefighters around the bay area are reacting. look at this video captured last night, when the body was moved from the accident site. a procession of emergency responders accompanied the body. and standing at attention and

saluting him. >> officers say an off-duty firefighter was driving his tractor doing hillside griding work last night and he may have gotten too close to the edge, the tractor flipped, and fell 150'. crewed has to take a helicopter to get to him. the c.h.p. is investigating this but at this time they say it appears it was a tragic accident. developing news from fremont, amtrak trains will roll again this morning after an citizen closed the tracks all night. it happened around 10:00 last night a short distance from the fremont station. we just got off the phone with fremont police and they say the driver of a toyota went around the downed arm at the crossing and was hit bit train. two men both if their 20's were taken to the hospital.

one has serious injuries and the other suffered minor injuries. the train sat on the track for two hours before being moved. 14 people were on board. no one was hurt. >> the lights are on for homes and businesses that lost power in richmond district. pg&e says 6,600 customers lost electricity around 10:00 last night because of a downed power line. crews worked through the night to restore power and say the remaining 500 customs should have it back by 8:00 this morning. concord police are looking for throw men who forked their way into a woman's home and robbed her and the grass. one of the men knocked on the woman's door and forced its way spot home around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. two other men with guns ransacked the place and the woman's grandson managed to get free and ran for help to the next door neighbor would happens to be...state senator who then called 9-1-1.

>> they had gunned. they tieder help. they left. when the police came they had help withs drawn and want through the house and made sure no one was there and that was that. >> police say the woman suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital as a precaution. >> attorney general holder is calling on congress to pass a law requiring companies to quickly notify customers about data breaches in hacking. he wants better consumer protection after up to 110 million target customers had personal or credit card information stolen. holder said he would expert a new law requiring companies to alert customers when there is a breed and hold the compromised companies accountable. a memorial today for two patrol officers killed not line of duty. officers from across the state along with the governor will attend the services for officers gonzalez and law.

the 15,000 seat arena on the campus of fresno is where the memorial will happen. the two died when the car crash ed in fresno on monday while headed to the scene of a traffic accident. it is believed they swerved to avoid hitting a person involved in the crash they were responding to. golden gate bridge officials will reveal their recommendations for toll hikes after months of consideration. they have been looking into four different options to deal with the $142 million deficit. officials are planning a built in incremental toll increase, including one dollar increase in april and more hikes until fast track tolls hit $7 and non-fast track tolls hit $8 in 2008. right now, fast track drivers pay $5 to cross. >> dalai lama will wrap up the visit today with a talk at santa clara university at 10:00. he honored local unsung heroes of compassionate an award

ceremony the at ritz in san francisco. man came to the talk about living a happy life. some say they felten lightened and energyzed. >> we have this wonderful leader. i am ready to die tomorrow, no regret. >> the word compassion tops the list and to walk out and carry that notion day in and day out, i feel he set a journey for all of us. >> not everyone is welcoming dalai lama including groups of buddhists have protested the visit saying he has ex commuted thousands of them offer the claims their faction harms and divides the followers. >> facing homeless population that is growing san jose considering a new strategy aimed at getting people off the streets. according to our media partner, the city is considering paying to put some homeless residents in local hotels, possibly for

four years. this provides rooms for up to five years while a nonprofit provided services such as job hunting and permanent home placement. officials say only a fraction of the homeless would be helped. >> california drought is getting the attention of state lawmakers with the assembly and state senate taking up bills dealing with the drought including conservation roths and providing housing anded for assistance. lawmakers need revamp $11.1 billion water bond already on the november ballot. >> the legislators will take up several deals including spending $687 million for water recycling and conservation projects including housing anded if assist an. also, the rain is expected to arrive on wednesday which is two days from now, and you can track

it on the smartphone with the abc7 news weather app. >> we know the rain is coming in the middle of the week. what is happening today, mike? >> another great day to be outside and get work done in the yard, the house, in case you didn't get it done before or after the last big storm, this is the second storm of the season coming our way. temperatures are near 70's today in many areas. notice we are 21 percent of average in san jose, and everyone else is a third of what we should have, including 9.2" in santa rosa which should be around 20", maybe even 26". it is crazy. you have plans to be outside, we are in the low-to-mid 40's. slightly cooler than year at this time. at lunch, just a great, great time to be outside, low-to-mid

60's and total sunshine is hardly a breeze and we will be 62 at the coast at 4:00, and mid-to-upper 60's around the bay and low 70's inland. it will be gorgeous in the evening, not so cool. mid-to-upper 50's. moving forward we have tomorrow as another dry after more fog in the morning and we will see increasing clouds and dimmer sunshine drops two to four degrees from the high. we have wet weather on wednesday and showers are possible on thursday staying unsettled law sunday. that is coming up in the seven-day forecast. leyla gulen? >> good morning, everyone. if you are headed owe the door and you are traveling over the a pass, i suggest you eleven right now, it is busy. you can see nothing but red. we had an early accident on westbound 205 near mountain house or grab -- grant line road with a grateful truck. we still slow at 32 miles per

hour over the pass and it dropped to 31 miles per hour closer to vasco road with speeds picking up closer to the dublin interchange. as you maybe the drive from dublin to castro valley, that is a clear drive and 238 northbound. at 580 to san leandro to oakland and the nimitz, it is 62 miles per hour and 65. clear drive there. walnut creek shows it is quite slow with a few extra cars from highway 4 to the 24 junction and an 11 minute commute. a family is asking questions about a deadly confrontation between sheriff deputies and the man in the east bay and why his loved one claim that the officers went too far. >> the notes call it strictly business and that is all jason collins wanted. he made history last night. >> the reason there is not a

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covering fremont, palo alto, north bay and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> welcome back, in nevada police are looking for the driver who ran over a man at a gas station. las vegas police posted the surveillance video on youtube hoping someone will come forward with information leading to the driver's arrest.

the video shows the victim getting clipped by a gray car. right before the hit-and-run the victim got interest it with the driver. the victim suffered serious injuries to the legs and is still recovering at a hospital. a home service is held today for a cal football player who died during a work out. the service is held at the pavilion at 6:30 this evening. hundreds turned out for the 21-year-old last week at a vigil this is called a "celebration life." he was a widely respected junior defensive lineman dying during a routine run with teammate. >> the family of a man shot to delegate by alameda sheriff deputies will sue the department for the death. the deputies say they shot and killed the 61-year-old after he came at them with a baseball bat inside his home.

they got reports that he assault add paramedic. the attorney said the deputies had no right to enter the home. >> he had emotional and physical limitations so there was no need to enter the house creating a confrontation which they, in fact, d. >> a spokesman for the sheriff said if they did not enter the home and something acted they would have been "vilified" not for going in. >> jason collins made history as the first openly gay player to play in the nba. the nets signed him to a ten day contract in time to take on the lakers the colins came in during the second quarter and welcomed with a standing ovation. >> he did not score but the nets beat the lakers 108-102. >> trash talk could have less trash for pro football. a nfl committee is expected to

institute a new rule penalizing players for using the "n" word on the field. a team will be penalized 15 yours for the first offense. the player is knowledgejected -- ejected if a second offense. they will ban other throughs including homophobic slurs. >> ukraine acting government issued an arrest warrant for president ymca -- yanukovich accusing him of has -- mass crimes. ukraine is deeply divided between those who want ties with russia and those who want ties with the european union. >> now the detroit, mike, what do you see? >> we focused on it for a week starting last week track this and still tracking it.

it is calm and damp is thing for will form because we hardly have any wind. oakland and hayward and sfo at three miles per hour. everything else is calm. we had reports of patchy fog in the north bay with some right here developing as we look from sutro tower to san francisco. it is very shallow and will burn away quickly. we will have a last sunny day. and a warm one. clouds arrive tomorrow with the cooler weather and wet weather starts wednesday. we. unsettled and cool through sunday. at bart we are in the low-to-mid 40's with concord at 42 and lafayette at 43 and pittsburg is 48 and san landrieu, too, and 44

in union city and fremont. sfo is 45. it will be dry this morning. we will rebound to the mid-60's along the coast and money 60's around the bay shore and upper 60's to near 70 inland valleys. tonight the fog is more widespread but not a big issue. temperatures hang out in the lower 40's inland to upper 40's around the bay and 50 in san francisco. two areas of high pressure are holding the clouds and the storm track away from us so we will have sunshine. the next two storms show they are coming in with quit a punch of rain and wind unlike the last storm we did not have winds. tuesday, you can see the clouds have increased and wednesday morning we have light rain possible on the coast into the not bay which is where it stays. and light-to-moderate rain controlling across the neighbors at noon through the rush hour where it will be heaviest in the east bay and scattered showers take over for wednesday evening

through thursday before the next storm on friday. the first storm, though, shows green with more than an inch and rain fades into the santa clara valley and the rest of us get half an inch to 1". we hope the next system has as much rain but i don't think it will. notice the temperatures are back in the 50's a couple of times with the heavier rain coming in. you have a couple of days of easy commute. and this morning, leyla gulen? >> the commute is easy. you want a good early start on wednesday so you are not stuck in the heavy traffic. we have today decent conditions and the accidents made way for the stalled vehicles with congestion building at 23 miles per hour for a stop speed. in pittsburg and bay point and

concord, grab 680 and it is all moving along. traveling to martinez and hercules at 65 miles per hour ands i 80 westbound there is volume building headed into east richmond at 62 miles per hour. that is clear. san rafael southbound 101, a few extra clouds, southbound, you can seat headlights. >> less than a week to the oscars the movie industry's biggest night is looking like music's biggest night. >> civilians could think -- fans could think they are were watching the grammys because pink and u2 have songs nominated for objection -- oscars. >> we have coverage leading up to the big night. >> on friday, katie marzullo will be in los angeles covering

the oscars right here on abc7 news. we are the only place where you can seat oscars right here, and we will need to know: does debt katie -- does katie marzullo wear it best? >> speaking of academy award, bay area film is going for oscar gold. >> we talk to local filmmakers ready to hit the red carpet in a week of the. >> first, dining and whining. now serious work. what the governors have on their agenda when they meet with president

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>> president obama will talk about economic challenges facing americans when he posts the governors this morning. president obama host add dinner with the governors at the white house. president obama has a separate meeting later today with the governors of several western states all except california governor jerry brown. major topic? a plan to pay for fighting wildfires. >> ben & jerry's is introducing if you flavors taking to twitter and facebook yesterday saying we are unveiling new flavors tomorrow. grab your spoon and clear the schedule, peace, love, ice cream. the last flavor came out in october the scotchy scotch scotch which means something to those of us in the newsroom, inspired by "anchorman" character. what is your flavor? >> my flavor has something with peanut butter and chocolate. for mike, what would a rain flavor taste like? you need to spice that up. >> throw in some wind,

>> we are short on time so we will get going, our radar satellite shows clouds to the north and a marine layer happening around san diego keeping them around 66 today and mid-30's through the central valley and los angeles, and 83 in palm springs and 62 in monterey, and i put together for you this is lake tahoe, rain is snow on wednesday and thursday and all snow on friday and saturday. a couple of feet of snow coming up to the sierra. >> enjoy. >> chains are ready. >> good morning, everyone, it is starting to look busy across the bay area and well look at that map. you can see the red headed into livermore over the altamont pass and that drive is going to take you 45 minutes, we will take a

look and see what is happening across the bay bridge with the metering lights turned on ten minutes ago and it is causing quite a backup away from 580 to the city, with the drive now taking you 15 minutes. >> a new survey finds the cost of unletted gas -- unleaded gas is un12 cents new at $4.41 related to violence in the poe petroleum-producing nations of sudan but the price is still 38 cent a gallon lower than last year. >> packaged meat sold in california has been pulled from the shells, a canadian meat company issued a recall if 9,000 pounds of meat that could possibly have adverse health consequences because they were not inspected. >> you can return them for full

refund with details on the recall on our website. >> a bay area limpian returning home after her debut and well show you how polina edmunds is saying goodbye to sochi. >> an off-duty firefighter killed in the east bay with details about the accident on a farm. >> later, the country where homosexualality is punishable with a decade of prison time and the backlash underway.

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. an off-duty firefighter killed on an east bay rink, what we are lending about who he was and how lee dyed. >> thousands are across san francisco left in the dark with

traffic danger on busy streets and what pg&e is saying. >> bart is back on track after a weekend derailment but commuters are still noticing a difference during their commute. >> good morning, and thanks for joining us. >> we will start with break news a bay area firefighter killed while off duty. amy hollyfield has new information on the story. the chief in berkeley said he worked at berkeley fire department station 7 and he has worked here two 28 years. look what happened last night: emergency responders stood at attention when the body of the firefighter was moved from the accident scene. investigators say nunez was on a tractor in lafayette and he may have gotten too close to the edge