>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm chris nguyen. it's saturday, january 3rd. let's start with a quick look at the forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen. lisa, we need the rain. it doesn't look like we are going to get any this week? >> there's just a slight chance chris. right now we are concerned with the freezing cold temperatures. live doppler 7hd showing the clear sky and a freeze warning that went into effect overnight. it's still with us through 9:00. northeast bay valleys, the santa cruz mountains anticipating temperatures to go lower than they are right now. but we are cold enough in

concord at 32. 31 the san ramon valley. livermore just 30 in santa rosa. 33 in san jose. 42 in fremont with 43 in san francisco. 40 at the airport. so the clear sky, the light wind the temperatures will continue to drop to just around sunrise at 7:24. then we are on our way to a sunny, but hazy afternoon. it is a spare-the-air day today. poor air quality north bay and the central bay. we will talk more about when the air quality improves and if we can get any rain into the bay area for the first week of the new year. chris. >> lisa, thank you very much. some people head out into the cold weather to enjoy fun winter activities. but for others the frigid air causes problems and can be dangerous a. about. c7 news reporter katie marzullo has more from walnut creek on how people are coping.

>> when you are young -- >> i'm pretty cold. >> fun wins out over weather. >> i think once a year. >> i am going to buy warm clothes and spend time with my friends. >> the ice skating rink, and people embrace the cold whether rather than avoid it. firefighters can't avoid it. >> we get a lot of burst pipes in their homes, a lot of chimney fires. >> the harder calls. >> we get a lot of people that are just cold, homeless folks that we try to take care of as good as we can. >> people like timothy beil, who splits his time between a shelter and an encampment. >> we have blankets, we are wet and makes it colder. we sleep with all of our clothes and jackets on. >> timothy is trying to help people who are less fortunate than he is. >> i've been running back and forth between the shelter and the homeless camp, bringing them food and supplies and washing their laundry in the shelter. >> on this night his friend bought him dinner, but that doesn't change the fact he has a cold night ahead.

>> it hasn't been good. >> homeless shelters i talked with this week say they are trying accommodate as many people as they can. one other note it is a spare-the-air day so no woodburning and firefighters remind you if you are using a space heater in your house, make sure there is nothing near it that could possibly catch on fire. in walnut creek, abc7 news. >> keep tabs on the big chill with the abc7 news weather app. it's free to download from apple's app store or google play. you can also get information on abc7news.com/apps. >> in kentucky state police say a seven-year-old girl survived a small plane crashed that killed four people. it happened last night in eddyville.

it's a rural area of the state east of paducah. the child was able to walk to a nearby house to ask for help and is expected to be okay. the small piper reported engine trouble and lost contact with air-traffic control. victims have been identified as 49-year-old marty gutzler, 45-year-old kimberly gutzler their daughter 9-year-old piper and their cousin, 14-year-old sierra wilder. all four were from nashville illinois. police say the name of the 7-year-old passenger is being be held at the request of family. >> people living in california illegally may now apply for a state driver's license. a huge crowd was at the dmv in san jose yesterday. so many people were there to turn in an application, even after the doors were closed for the day it took hours to process everyone left. critics believe the program is bad for california because they say the new program compromises public safety and rewards those here illegally. but the dmv said the program is designed to help safety on the road. >> same licensing standards, we

know folks are already driving but we need them to be licensed drivers. >> the dmv expects nearly 1.4 million people to seek a license under this program in the next three years. once undocumented immigrants have their license, new drivers will need to satisfy another state law, getting auto insurance. insurance agents say never have never purchased car insurance so they are setting bilingual outreach and education programs. a man is recovering after he lost several fingers in a freak accident on new year's day. police say around 12:30 in the morning the man lit an illegal fireworks on cedar boulevard. the fireworks exploded in his hands them say it was probably an m-80 or m-1000. he went to the hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries. no one else was hurt. 6:05 the time. we know now the identity of the man for allegedly setting a

spring of car fires in the south bay. according to our media partner "the san jose mercury news," the suspect is 37-year-old jason troy gilliland. he set as many as ten vehicles on fire along the san jose-campbell border since december 22nd. no one was hurt. he's now being held on half a million dollars bail for the arsons. >> palo alto police are looking for a violent man targeting women wearing gold necklaces. police say a man ran up to a woman walking on milky way near west meadow drive before 6:00 thursday night. they say he ripped off the woman's gold chain and pushed her to the ground. she suffered from bumps and bruises. police tell us the suspect was able to get away. he's described as 5'8" with a muscular build. san leandro his are asking your help of locating a missing man. the man was missing reported missing wednesday afternoon but

people say they haven't seen him in several days. he lives near the san leandro hospital. he doesn't have a car. he typically walks everywhere he goes. if you have seen him, you are asked to call san leandro police. rent prices in the bay area are skyrocketing and there's no sign of it slowing down. in 2014 the average monthly rent in san jose jumped 12% to more than $1800. and san francisco was right there, as well. rents rose 11% to nearly $1,600 average. in reality that won't get you much more than a small studio. abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana has details from san francisco. >> it's one. san francisco's newest apartment communities. >> i know the apartment is about $3,500 a month. >> she moved here from rio de janeiro. she said she wouldn't be able to live in iv one-bedroom apartment if her company wasn't paying for

half of it for her six-month assignment. >> i knew i was moving to one of the most expensive city in the u.s., but the tech thing is here so people can afford it. >> zillo said rent jumped last year because of the tech boom. they are expected to jump this year. for people just getting here many learned compromise may be testified. >> i said how about getting a roommate. and they are like, a roommate? i'm 35, 40 years old. i haven't had a roommate since college. well, this is san francisco. >> she's a relocation consultant. she said rents right now are the highest she's ever seen. she's able to place clients but it's not easy and always pricey. >> what's your biggest concern for the coming year? >> rentals being available. the rents, i suspect they are going to go up. >> for people who already live here, many are hoping to hang on to what they have got. >> i'm paying about $1700 a month for a junior one bedroom. if i moved in and out i think

the rent would go up 400 bucks. >> there are a few new complexes under construction but it's not clear how they will affect the market. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> 6:09 is the time. doctors are calling it the worst flu season in years. the virus is spreading so fast across the country, some doctors are telling their patients to stay home. a physician's assistant in arizona is now treating sick people using a webcam. 15 children have died from the flu across the country. and part of the problem doctors say the flu vaccine is a bad match for this year's strain of flu. it's shaping up to be another chilly day across the bay. >> it is frosty out there. upper 20s. san francisco the milder spot at 43 degrees. that doesn't sound so bad. but we have more low temperatures in the next couple of hours. even lower than we are right now. so we will talk about those, our hazy atmosphere, the spare the air day and when we will see

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>> check this out. a man got stuck on a zip line dangling 80 feet above a las vegas street for an hour yesterday. it was shortly after 3:00 p.m. someone from the street below called 911 and employees zipped down to stay with the stuck rider until help arrived. this is how the 48 ride is supposed to operate. harness, rider zip line 1800 feet from a 12 story slot machine to the golden gate casino hotel. 6:13 is the time. recent storms have made the the holiday ski season a joy for both skiers and resort owners. but although skiers accept that coming down the mountain has its dangers, we explain a little known danger on the way up. >> this may be a skier's worst nightmare. slipping out and then falling from a moving ski lift, 45 feet up. this was a 17-year-old skier two years ago in new mexico.

a five-year-old in new york sent to the hospital tuesday after falling 18 feet. and in upstate new york last weekend, a 44-year-old brooklyn mother fell 25 feet and died. there are roughly 3500 ski lifts in the united states, but deaths are extremely rare. the u.s. ski industry said 15 people have been killed falling from ski lifts in the last four decades. they say the lifts are exceptionally safe and secure. mike russo is the safety manager at colorado's copper mountain ski resort. >> you don't want to wiggle around. get in and put the comfort bar down and sit still. >> the one in new mexico, turns out he lost his balance trying to throw a snowball at a friend. he was okay. >> if you think you are going to drop anything, like a pole or glove, it's best to let it drop and let somebody come around and pick it up for you.

>> safety experts say knowing the risk and taking safety seriously is the only way to make sure that going up is as much fun as going down. clayton sandal, abc news, copper mountain, colorado. wednesday on new year's eve, more than 40 people were stranded on a central california ski lift. strong winds blew a cable off the line. it happened at a resort near merced. personnel had to evacuate the lift one person at a time. park service officials are urging the public not to collect any remaining shellfish at the oyster bay company's seashore. the company is now closed. the last oysters have been removed from the water, and the collection of the oysters is now done. the 100-year-old family-owned farm closed wednesday after a long legal battle with the u.s. interior department over the loss of its lease. they will host a good-bye potluck for the public today at the green barn. one of the bay area's great natural events is happening right now.

it's pupp birthing season for elephant seals. the enormous marine animals are beaching at a state park in point reyes national seashore. abc7 news reporter wayne friedman shows you the wild event. >> they came by bus, curious humans migrating to marin county, all for closeup views of big guys like this who arrive by sea. >> we thought he was dead at first. >> nope, sleeping. soaking up the sun actually. and dreaming away. that's what elephant seals do this time of year. best to not wake one. >> they show up twice a year and right now it's the mating season. devin of the national park service, elephant seal interpreter. >> he may prefer to stay away from the prey. maybe he will go up there and breathe deeply when the other males are occupied and come back and spend most of the season down here. >> the foray, if you can call it that, is down the coast where other males, some 16 feet long

and weigh 8,000 pounds, carve out their territory and defend against intruders, except females. but that said, the males are kind of quiet this year. but it picks up. >> before they start, they rear up and make a trumpeting noise. they are big and it might sound like a harley. >> hence, the caution. if you pay close attention you would see a lot actually did happen. a new arrival. >> one just had a baby ten minutes ago. >> here's the photo. >> another healthy addition to what experts tell us is a thriving population. a few other people saw it, too. >> wow. >> within miles of a city. from the point reyes national seashore in marin county, wayne friedman, abc7 news. >> 6:17 is our time.

>> is your new year's resolution to find love? you better hurry up. match.com and plentyoffish forecast the most popular time for online dating is tomorrow from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. that's when most people sign on and check out potential partners. psychologists believe it's because people reflect what's missing in their lives and quickly try to change it. the online dating starts to diminish after january 4th. there is always next year if you procrastinate this time around. >> are you waiting for the first meteor shower of 2015? tonight is the best night to see it. that's when it is supposed to reach its peak. it could be as many as 80 meteors an hour. it's from midnight to dawn. but will the weather stay clear so we can see it? let's bring in our meteorologist lisa argen. weather-wise what are we looking at the rest of the day? >> tonight would have been a great night. it's so clear out there right now. a little fog overnight tonight. that will help us bring up the temperatures. that's the good news because it

has been so, so cold. and another morning of freezing cold with most areas not quite as cold, but as i say that hayward, you are at 35 degrees. with the windchill it feels like 31. that's cold for you this morning. and live doppler 7hd shows there are not any clouds in the vicinity. a live shot from the emeryville camera. right now 43 in san francisco. morgan hill below freezing. san jose, you are awfully close to the freezing point. 36 san carlos, 45 half moon bay. where the temperatures are up, the typical areas closer to the water, the sutro tower camera light winds, and the dewpoints right around 29 degrees. so that is certainly where you are right now. maybe a few degrees colder than that in the next hour or two for you in the nap valley. 31 by the delta. good morning, concord. 32 for you. 31 livermore. so it is a frosty start out

there. you really have to scrape the windshield if you are headed out early and put on the extra layer. the freeze warning until 9:00 for the north and east bay valleys, the santa cruz mountains. hopefully the plants have been covered and the animals brought in. it will take a few hours for residents to that you out. here's our colder spot in hayward. otherwise we are just a couple degrees warmer, except at the coast. 7 degrees warmer. we will look for the trend to continue as we go into sunday morning. but in fact by monday and tuesday morning we are looking at much warmer weather. so this is about the tail end of how cold we are going to get. but with the hazy sunshine today, you will notice that the air quality is poor. in the north bay the coast, the central bay. that's why we have a spare-the-air day today. and medium air quality for the south central bay and santa clara valleys. the bay area quality management and that you don't burn wood today and hopefully we get some

mixing in. another parcel of air to bring in rain likely maybe? no, not likely. in fact, it looks just like the north bay. might see a chance into late next week, but other than that we are highlighting the freezing temperatures the warmer weather coming our way monday and tuesday as the ridge moves closer, and unfortunately the outlook looks pretty dry. you may see a couple hundred dollars in the east bay and berkeley and north bay by thursday. it's a strong ridge of high pressure now that will bring us the warmer temperatures as the ridge gets closer. but also it's creating the stagnate conditions. we have that to contend with today. the low 50s for fairfield concord and san rafael today. 54 san francisco. 56 oakland, 57 in san jose. so while we have a sunny day today, we look for increasing clouds a warmer night tonight. 37 morgan hill. look for 38 concord, 34 san francisco and 38 in santa rosa. the accuweather seven-day forecast. the freezing cold started to and

we are warming up a little bit tomorrow morning and warmer days monday tuesday. even wednesday. looking comfortable. increasing clouds. maybe a sprinkle or two north and east bay. we are back to partly cloudy and partly cooler conditions thursday and friday. you can see what is showing up at live doppler 7hd anytime with our new mobile weather app. we have more information at abc7news.com/apps. certainly not what we want. we want some rain. it looks more promising last week, but still maybe a few drops by then of the week. >> you are reading off the current temperatures. i was shaking in my seat. 30s? >> yeah >> lisa, thank you. coming up next, remembering the '80s. how the big hair can lead to a

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meteorologist lisa argen. >> we have freezing temperatures this morning. we are under a freeze warning for the next several hours. north and east bay and the interior valleys as well as the santa cruz mountains. temperatures continue to drop below freezing into the upper 20s and maybe mid-20s toward the livermore valley. of course, the sensitive plants and the animals are a concern this morning. take a look at the current number. 31 livermore, 32 novato, 29 in napa. but we have temperatures in the low 40s from fremont to san francisco. we will continue to see the numbers bottom out. sunrise is about 7:24. then after that we will get into a little bit of a recovery. but the skies will be hazy. it's a spare-the-air day today. numbers in the low to mid-50s for most. upper 50s from the south bay to the central bay. we will talk about better air quality and whether or not we will see rain and some warmer weather coming up. chris. >> lisa, thank you.

new this morning, vice president joe biden is making a renewed push for the affordable care act. in his weekly address the vice president said many americans are beginning to realize what millions already know, that the affordable act is working. he goes on to say that everyone in america has a right to adequate health insurance and is that the relatively new law grants them that right. >> provides security. if you have a bad strain in your ankle or back and you don't have money to get treatment, you can get treatment and wait and instead of putting it you have off and ending up with a chronic condition. it provides with freedom or opportunity so you can switch jobs or move to another city without the fear you will lose out on the health insurance with a company you now have it with. >> vice president biden delivered the weekly address in place of president obama who is wrapping up a two-week vacation in hawaii. >> another u.s. navy ship on the way to help in the recovery

efforts from the crash of air asia flight 8501. meanwhile indonesian officials said they found two large objects on the ocean floor and at least 30 objects have been recovered. the u.s. navy has released photos showing indonesian authorities retrieving victims recovered by the uss sampson. the black boxes, however, are still missing. here's abc reporter with new clues about what might have happened. >> recovery teams making the most progress yet in their grissly task. 30 bodies pulled from the water, still strapped in their seats and three sitting in one row. this is apparently a window panel and this is a piece of luggage. all hoping to find out what happened to the doomed flight 8501. >> the absence of life jackets indicates very clearly there was no warning. it was a catastrophic accident of some sort. but if they hit the water at 500 miles an hour, we would not find intact bodies. >> they believe the missing

plane and many of the bodies inside it are somewhere on the ocean floor. the waves and wind have drifted all this and they will be able to backtrack to find the main wreckage. >> from up above this is all you see. miles and miles of endless water. the bouncing waves and make every task more difficult. this helicopter aborting several attempts before bringing just one body bag back to shore. 17 aircraft and 17 ships showering the water now, and among them the uss sampson navy ship. the commanding officer showing us their high-tech search tools. >> we rely on radar, sonar helicopters. >> even with that technology the race against time could come down to something as simple as the human eye. abc news, indonesia. happening today, mourners will gather in new york city to honor an nypd officer killed with his partner in an ambush

shooting last month. officer wenjen iiu will be remembered today in brooklyn. his funeral and burial is scheduled for tomorrow. new york city mayor is expected to attend and officers are asking other officers not to turn their back on the mayor like they did last week. liu and ramos were shot december 20th as they sat in their patrol car. 6:34 the time. jury selection is expected to begin monday for the trial of the boston marathon bombing suspect. he has pled not guilty to the 30 charges related to the explosion that killed three people and wounded 260 others. yesterday a judge denied the defense lawyers' request for a postponement. they want the trial moved out of massachusetts. back here in the bay area, get ready for a traffic mess. ing smooth sailing right now on the golden gate bridge.

we are taking a live look this morning. but it will be a different story next weekend when the golden gate bridge shuts down to install a new median barrier. any of wilson has more on the changes you will see when it reopens. >> reporter: first of all northbound traffic can rejoice. other than losing six inches of width off of the lane next to the barrier, everything remains the same. it isn't the same story for drivers heading south. starting monday morning, january 12th, the speed limit will drop from 55 to 45. >> i think that's good because at the moment people go 60 over the bridge very easily and nobody bothers them. >> but others worry the slower speed limit will increase their commute. >> i don't see the reason that they should do that. i don't think it's necessary. >> the new speed limit isn't the only change. this animation shows the southbound approach to the golden gate bridge will switch from a left to right merge to a

right to left merge. no one we spoke to knew it was coming. >> it will take a little bit of getting used to. to be honest, i didn't know about it. >> i mean, i'm aware of what it is now, and i will change rhythm again, i guess. >> her friend was hit head on crossing the bridge. >> show had every limb, multiple fractures, her kid was involved in it. she was a physician. it changed her life forever. >> she said the changes are justified. >> we have to do these measures that are uncomfortable in some ways, but in the long run they are hoping to stay healthy and alive. >> 36 people have died on the span since 1971. 16 those fatalities from head-on crashes. the bridge district said the new movable concrete barrier will reduce the potential for additional head-on collisions. in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. drivers will not have access

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>> you think it's cold in the bay area this morning, at kirkwood resort temperatures are in the upper teens. yesterday there was plenty ever sun and snow. kirkwood sent us this video showing skiers enjoying the conditions out there. the kirkwood area gets the most snow in california and it's the only resort in the state that's 100% open right now. as we bring in lisa.

some are making their own snow. >> right. 46% of normal is about the average for our snowpack right now. that's much better than we were last year, but we certainly need more a live shot right now. tahoe valley airport is at 17 degrees. the dewpoint is at 10. meaning the temperatures could drop certainly in the next several hours. and back home we are below freezing with a freeze warning around our valleys. we will talk about that and the spare the air day today, whether or not we are going to see rain in 2015. that's all coming up. >> lisa, thank you. also ahead, a sight you don't see too often. seth curry dunking as the warriors explode on the

an iconic tree in napa has been vandalized. this is a eucalyptus tree. this looks like a moose head. but now someone has cut off the moose head. abc7 news reporter lilian kim has the story. >> reporter: the napa tree moose has a large following in napa. it even has its own facebook page. over the years the growth on the side of the eucalyptus tree has taken on rainbow colors in honor of same-sex marriage and often the colors of the napa high school. but now that it's gone, people in the napa area have been in mourning. >> i don't think i have seen any other town that has something as unique as a moose head on a

eucalyptus tree. it's really sad that someone took it. >> the moose disappeared new year's eve. one neighbor said it was around 11:00 p.m. when a husband alerted her to the sound of voices and chainsaw. >> i went to the back door and i said, okay, it does sound like a chainsaw, but i never put it together that the moose was chopped off. >> the moose's days on dry creek road were already numbered. it was scheduled to be removed in the spring to make way for a sidewalk in a new housing subdivision, but it was supposed to live on where it was going to be mounted on a wall at downtown joe's. they still have hope that will happen. >> would like whoever took the moose, no questions asked. if you want to bring it down to city hall or the downtown joe's and turn it in, and we will make sure it's handled properly. >> her husband always wanted to paint the moose, but now will never get the chance. she came to the tree to create her own version. she said she will miss the original.

>> i hope no one is just hanging it up on their wall at home and not tell anybody because i feel it should be in a museum. it's iconic. it really is. >> an iconic piece of napa that residents hope will turn up and be part of the community once again. in napa, lilian kim abc7 news. >> 6:47 the time. lisa, no rain this weekend, but you have been dealing with other things, cold temperatures and a spare-the-air day? >> that's right. once we get the strong ridge overhead, not only do we have the freezing temperatures, but poor air quality. once again, starting out with numbers below freezing. in fact, we aren't at our lowest numbers yet. the official sunrise is at 7:25. setting at 5:to 03. 9 hours, 37 minutes of day light. while the days are getting longer, the temperatures are going to get colder in the next couple of hours. a freeze warning for the north and east bay valleys continues until about the 9:00 hour. so temperatures will continue to

plummet. here's a look from mt. tam where temperatures are staying in the low 40s san francisco. but look at morgan hill. below freezing. 43 san jose. half moon bay 43. 34 in oakland. san carlos 36. another panel of numbers from the roof camera. a pretty sunrise, but check it out. 29 degrees in napa with 31 fairfield. and livermore 32. concord, novato and 30 with a little bit of fog up in santa rosa. just a little bit of wind, as well. allowing for the windchill. it feels like it's about 25 in napa. so we are freezing cold again from our north and east bay santa cruz mountains. and overnight temperatures really dropped quickly because of the clear skies. and we've had the hazy conditions in the afternoon. that hasn't changed. but we are looking at numbers just a couple degrees warmer around mountain view and the coast. but hayward, you are certainly cold in the low 30s. so after this morning, we will get into a little bit more cloud

cover. a wind shift and temperatures won't be as cold tonight. in fact, by monday and tuesday very mild afternoon readings. so with the spare the air day, the poor air quality not only in the north bay, but the coast and the central bay. no woodburning throughout the day today and median air quality the rest of the day. you look outside and see how clear it is. and a good indication why it's so cold with the freezing temperatures. we do warm up. the ridge of high pressure sits right overhead come monday and tuesday. that will allow for a milder afternoon reading. unfortunately the ridge doesn't look like it's going to break down. we could see a few showers in the north bay and the east bay by thursday. but other than that, we are looking dry for the south bay and our east bay valleys. the ridge of high pressure is strong. stays with us the early part of the week and pressing down on the atmosphere, allowing for another day of stagnate conditions. but once the ridge begins to slide to the east we will look

for more changes. just wish we could get in a sold system from the north to add to the snowpack. that's not going to happen. we are looking at temperatures recovering from the teens. 62 in los angeles. a chilly afternoon today with highs just in the low 50s from fairfield and vallejo. 53 san rafael. 53 palo alto. and 57 san jose and 58 in morgan hill. tonight overnight, look at the upper 30s. looks downright balmy. 34 san francisco, 40 around palo alto. the accuweather seven-day forecast, a spare-the-air day today. warming temperatures and more cloud cover tomorrow. the numbers will be in the 60s for monday and tuesday even wednesday. then we could see rain in the east bay and north bay. but only a couple hundredth come thursday. >> on the flip side, a at least we get the sun. >> exactly. >> turning to sports. turning to sports.

tonight the san jose sharks host the st. louis blues. the puck drops at 7:30. last night the warriors continued their sixth game homestand against the toronto raptors in a battle of conference leaders. here's abc7 news sports director larry beil with the highlights of this morning's sports report. good morning, everybody. the warriors have the best record in the west. surprising toronto raptors came in leading the east. they would meet last night at the oracle arena. this game was filled with big runs. warriors, a 25-5. only lost one game at home this season. and the pace fast and furious. first quarter, the steal. seth curry, and defenders closing in. reverses, up and in. second quarter. raptors on a run. vasquez, and kyle tips it in. toronto up 2. tied at 59 here. seth with one of his 12 assists. sweet dish. no look to green. up by 5. third, seth, splash. warriors back up 21. thompson finishes with 20. warriors have five in double figures. seth, with authority dunking over kyle lowry.

maurice speights at 26. november bucket there. and green had his first career triple-double. 16 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds. beating seth there for the jumper. the warriors win their 11th straight at oracle. 126-105. college hoops, cal opening play against number 21 washington. the bears are coming up. bears off a loss to bakersfield. another slow start in this one. the first shot. ninth was the dunk. down 5 at the break. jordan matthews on fire. finished with a game high 31. cal winner 81-75. stanford in their conference opener, as well, against washington state. this game tipped off at 11:00 a.m. anthony brown got the wake-up call that a lot of guys missed. coast-to-coast, 13 points, 11 boards. that's what brown does for you. and then he explodes. the step back and jumper to beat the shot clock. he would finish with 18 points.

stanford wins 71-56. they play in bowl games seemingly forever, but the finish to the armed forces bowl made history because it was insane. houston came back from a 25 point deficit against pittsburgh. fourth quarter, the cougars gown 34-14. greg ward would hit green over the middle. panthers up 34-20. houston on-side kick and it works. they recover. go right back on offense. facing fourth and 13. ward to demarcus airs, and he hits him in stride. 29 yards. houston down by only 7. the second on-side kick. the ball loose, they recovered again! 1:06 left. ward and green again. this time 25 yards. somebody cover him! cougars down one, go for the win, and ward looking, looking throwing, catching and good night, game over, drive home safely!

the cougars score 22 unanswered in the last 3:41. the largest bowl fourth quarter comeback in bowl history. 35-34, the final score. that's a wrap-up. have a great weekend, everybody! i'm larry beil. >> up next, they say a cat has nine lives. a bobcat in arizona used up one of them. how it ended up in the grill of a man's car

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>> new this morning, an unusual discovery in scottsdale, arizona after a bobcat was found inside the grill of a car. aj michael said he was driving about 45 to 50 miles an hour when he hit a large cat. he said he thought the cat died. michael said when he stopped to check the vehicle for damage though, that's when he saw the bobcat stuck in the car's grill. >> you have a wild animal, a lync, and you have the fact that it had basically not used up any of it's nine lives, which is a miracle. i felt very badly that it had been hit, and i thought i had killed it. but it is definitely a new year's miracle. >> police and animal control were called out to the scene to get the cat out. they said the animal appeared to be in good health. >> lisa, final weather check? >> we are freezing here in the north and east bay valleys, the santa cruz mountains. temperatures now are in the low 30s from the delta, livermore and near freezing in san jose.

29 with the fog in santa rosa. a spare-the-air day today. low to mid-50s for most of you. upper 50s san jose and santa cruz. the accuweather seven-day forecast we get a little warmer each morning and each afternoon right through the middle of the week. then some light rain in the northeast, perhaps on thursday. but not so lucky for the south bay and valleys, it will stay pretty dry. >> thank you, lisa. and thanks to you for joining us on the saturday morning news. the news

good morning, america. breaking right now, sole survivor. a 7-year-old girl walked away from the plane crash that killed her entire family. wandering through the woods in the dark. to find help on a stranger's doorstep. >> she did good for a 7-year-old girl, i'll tell you that. >> how did this happen? team coverage of the key west holiday vacation that ended in tragedy. >> new this morning, severe storms. snow and freezing rain causing a travel mess for millions. massive pileups leaving drivers stranded for hours. burnt out shells of cars and overturned trucks. winter warnings and watches and the polar plunge in store for next week. caught on tape, the dramatic