famous pacific heights home, the house familiar to fans of robin williams from "mrs. doubt fire," and amy hollyfield is at broadway with that story. amy? >> you can see san francisco police officers are here on the scene and they watch over the home overnight to make sure that nothing else happened because no arrests have been made. look over at the far program door, you can see there is damage that is visible where someone tried to set fire to the home, a very popular home in san francisco. several police officers responded last night and they got the call at 8:30 that a fire was set here to the home featured in the 1993 movie "mrs. doubt s fire." a doctor lives here and said he has been having ongoing issue with the former community and we suspect the client is responsible for the attack on the home. the homeowner put out the fire after smelling smoke.

tourists stop by the home frequently to see the home and they were stunned when they heard what happened. >> it is sad a monument like that is involved. people come to see it. kids come to see it. that is why we are here. >> at this time police say they have not made any arrests. they need to track down this patient that the doctor has been dealing with, get his name, find him and figure out what happened and why. thanks amy. a major milestone for high-speed rail the first bullet train. when built the $68 billion high-speed rail will take travel others between san francisco and los angeles at 200 plus miles per hour taking less than three hours. ground breaking today is in fresno, the first 29-mile leg to

be build. governor brown considers the train a major part of his legacy but critics say it could be a huge boondoggle with the funding and needed land still unsecured. what would have been a history-making launch by a private again to the international space station was scrubbed this morning. the spacex mission was aborted before lunch from cape canavaral. there is no word on why. the rocket was set to carry much needed cargo to the international space station but what makes it notable is rather than disintegrating in the atmosphere elon musk hoped to have it land on a floating barge that could trance form space travel by sharply lowering the costs. they will plan again on friday. >> sam liccardo and four city council members will be sworn in after being sworn in privately to ensure continuity. so many want to attend the

ceremony it has been moved to the center for performing arts giving the address after the swearing in. he is expected to dress the lack of trust the city labor unions and police have in him. >> police in new york city are looking if two suspects after two officers were shot last night in the prongs. police say the officers were responding to a robbery call if a store. they went to pull over a car they were shot. one in the elbow and the other in the back. both are expected to survive. police say the shooter got away and may have also suffered a gunshot wound. the shooting comes as the nypd grapple with the loss of two officers killed last month. more than 100 protesters who marched in berkeley and shut down interstate 80 are due in court. protesters are demanding charges be dropped in connection to the december 8 demonstration when they protested the killings of unarmed blackmen by police across the nation. throughs flooded i-80 and parts

of university avenue blocking track for hours. >> san francisco police chief suhr will hold a meeting to discuss a fatal shooting involving officers at the mission police station. a letter written by 32-year-old supports claims that he wanted to be killed by officers when he confronted them on sunday night. our reporters with the first to report on the letter yesterday evening going with "dear officers you did nothing wrong," and he tells the officers, please don't blame yourself, and he wrote to his father and friends of financial troubles and failed relationships. san francisco police officers shot and killed hoffman when he flashed what appears to be a gun outside the mission district station which was an air soft pellet gun. the townhall meeting is at the cornerstone church next to the mission police station. >> a rail yard in the sacramento town was evacuated after a

three-car derailment. it happened as the cars were leadershipping for stockton last night. firefighters determined in was this spill of hazardous materials. one of the trucks carried a solvent used to make foam insulation and another carried plastic pellets and carrying 68 cars. the cause is "under investigation." the question of what to do with candlestick park is heating up. friend is asking if implosion or demolition is the right way to go. community help -- members has a response. >> candlestick will, taken down piece by piece or with explosionives, the same way the king dome in seattle was destroyed 15 years ago. imlotion is faster and cheaper option. the take down only takes a day compared to a couple of months. >> how many want mechanical

demolition? >> but residents spoke out and overwhelming majority voiced opposition to a possible implosion so close to their homes, worry about the health effects from the dust. >> we are talking about dust which is the concrete dust which we know will raise rates of asthma and heart disease and cancer. >> a representative with the developer asking for the implosion permit says the process is safe. the open space surrounding the stadium and the west and east winds make it a good candidate. >> conventional demolition while the implosion option do not lead to any risk to health. otherwise, we would not pursue this. >> residents are not buying it. >> i think it is a black lives matter situation. environmental justice is something they don't consider this poor black neighborhoods. >> a number of city departments will give input on the issue but it will be up to the department of building inspection to issue the permits whether for

imlegislation or demolition, that will be decided another month. as we reported breaking news in san francisco. police activity right now at 280 and 101. it is causing a problem for the section with that area closed. matt is on the scene. matt? kristen, this is southbound entrance to 280 with caltran assisting c.h.p. in the closing. it started after 11 o'clock last night, police received a call of a person running in traffic and spotted him near the 280 and 101 split elevated three stories high. police thought safety was in jeopardy calling him "troubled," and shut down the freeway so southbound 280 is closed at 101 split and traffic is diverted. c.h.p. recommending you use westbound can video to southbound 101 and hope to get this person to safety. c.h.p. officers and negotiators

with the san francisco police department are on the scene to talk with the individual. we will keep you updated on the closing and let you know of any new developments throughout the news confident. matt, thank you. sue will have more on the alternate but right now we. check with meteorologist mike nicco. >> the east bay hills look cleaner looking to san francisco and our poor of the air quality is in san pablo and vallejo and it is high already. as it temperatures to do that at night when the colder air sinks down and puts a lid on our atmosphere and keeps the pollution in a very small area. through the afternoon we will watch our inland east bay in the santa clara valley for the poor of the air valley. we have had continue alerts. we have exceeded one. coming into san francisco, 52 across the golden gate bridge and 51 in ferry building and 50 downtown. we are mid-to-upper 40's around

san lenadro and richmond and belmont. 40 at union city, saratoga, and upper 30's around palo alto and pleasanton and walnut creek is cool at 34. from our roof camera you can see the ferry building and the flags are blowing to the ocean. we have an offshore wind bringing us sunny conditions and record highs from the low 60's to the mid-60's and upper 60's at the coast and even 70 near the bay and tomorrow it will be just as warm with a shift of wind on thursday with cooler air and cleaner air and closer to average by friday. matt was recorded in stretch we do have this closure and a sig-alert in south 280 the research to 101 now is shut down because of police activity at caesar chavez and they are getting traffic that goes to 101 and the other side of the stay just take 101.

there is in estimated time of opening. at the lake county napa line it is overturned big rig blocking both directions of highway 29. sig-alert in effect. there is no alternate. one way in one way out. expect delays. golden gate bridge is looking good with four lanes reconfigured southbound. road work on eastbound and westbound freeway with four lanes from the eastbound and four lanes westbound picked up here in a few minutes. it is 4:40. a new year bring as new battle against ondemand ride-sharing companies. uber and lyft and other companies are violating a law. >> a bay area doctor shot another driver and the key evidence proves that the driver had in choice but to open fire. >> this is the bay bridge toll plaza still light t

>> san francisco taxi drivers are pushing for more regulation no car-sharing services like uber and lyft. today, the san francisco taxi workers alliance gathers at city hall at noon to call for a crackdown on violations by ride-sharing services. taxi drivers say more oversight is needed to help protect the public safety prevent insurance fraud and force upstart competitors to pay their fair share of revenue. >> a judge will hear a second day of arts to decide if a doctor should stand trial for shooting a man in his garage. in july, the doctor shot a man twice in the abdomen. he says he followed him home and he admits saying he was angry

that simon cut him off. but the prosecution had the 9-1-1 call played in court. >> i had to shoot him. i am sorry. i fired a warning shot. i fired a wanting. he went in the garage and it fell on him. what am i supposed to do. >> take a deep breath. >> the call helps the case says his attorney because he was in fear of his life. if he is convicted the maximum sentence is 20 years. >> today is day two of jury selection in the trial of boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. they need to pick 12 jurors if six alternates. he and his brother planted bombs that exploded near the boston marathon finish line killing three people and injuring 260

others. dr. briandzhokhar tsarnaev charges. president obama and vice president biden meet with the president of mexico after meeting early this career. today, the leaders are expected to discuss cuba and immigration. president obama wants the mexican president to pressure cuba into making democratic reforms and mexico could spread the word of qualifications for the president's plan to defer deportation for immigrants in the united states illegally. he has been called the greatest left handed picture of all type and randy johnson his career with the giants in 2009 won 3303 games and led the lead in strikeouts nine times. the 6' 10" johnson could be one of a class of four elected today

and it would be the biggest class inducted in the hall of fame since 1995 when a five locals are elected. but kolfax is up there too sandy. either of thoses for greatest left handed pitcher. >> where to have another giant in cooperstown. now what is going on with mother nature. not throwing us any cubs, -- curves. check out the current temperatures, five below in minneapolis and three below in fargo and 11 in cleveland to 30 in atlanta so they are freaking out if atlanta because it is below freezing. wind chills are 16 below in

minneapolis and green bay and 14 below in chicago. been there. done that. it is not fun to get out of bed when it is 85 or 90 in bed and walking out to 16 below, 100-degree difference. at home the winds are blow offshore leading to haze this morning from sutro tower so "spare the air" day with poor air quality and record warmth. again tomorrow. tonight we have more fog and the sky is clearer and our lows are not so cool and cleaner air with a chance of sprinkles on friday into saturday as the cold front nears us and then falls apart. we have low-to-mid 60's inland but mid-to-upper 60's around the bay shore and toward the coast and headed to santa cruz warm spot at 74 degrees morgan hill is 70 and a record 72 today and in gilroy. we are close elsewhere but

gilroy is best bet for a record high. tonight upper 30's to low 40's and low-to-mid 40 away the bay shore. san francisco is a remainder spot at 49. two areas of high pressure which are overrun by the high clouds. we will have less high clouds than yesterday. because of that, it will be warmer today. with a high pressure holding on, that means tomorrow it is going to be another "spare the air". as we move forward on thursday it comes near us it falls apart and brings us clouds on friday morning, and weighing up to clear conditions and as we head to friday evening into saturday there is, really, nothing to happening your hat on other than one little blip of green the chance of sprinkles. the seven-day outlook shows we will be cooler because it will bring cleaner air in and we do not have to worry about "spare the air" day after thursday. next week we are close to average temperatures.

sue? we have a sig-alert southbound 280 the ramp to 101 in san francisco remains closed because of police activity and they are diverting traffic off caesar chavez to 101 headed southbound with a sig-alert no estimated time of re-opening in san francisco. otherwise, we have road work north 680 until 6:30 this morning expect several lanes to be blocked off. the bay bridge toll plaza has a few stacked up cars with no major delays. otherwise the san mateo bridge shows a few brake lights with no major delays or stalls reported and you are looking at a good drive over the san mateo and 29 overturn on the napa lake county line they re-opened one lane traffic control is in effect. dish network has a new affordable option for anyone who wants to [ -- to break ties with cable the.

>> dish network has a new service if you want to breakthrough the cable giving you access to a dozen channels including disney and espn and abc for $20 a month and you can add more channels for additional $5 a month. >> the big day for technical lovers as the consumer electronics show opens in las vegas with sony unveiling a smartwatch to be used without a smartphone. >> and l.g. has a new concept washing machines. >> wi-fi compatible and you can adjust settings from your smartphone. >> that makes me want to do some laundry. >> i don't believe you ever do laundry. your mom may have been right, coming up why the best way to ward off a cold is to stay warm. >> a college student comes up

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>> good news for residents at the apartments in san jose with hot water back on. it took six days to repair a gas line at the apartment complex near san jose city college. a tree fell last tuesday breaking the line. residents were kept in the dark about repairs. the city said they were not informed of the work until friday so they could not inspect it until yesterday. as you can imagine residents were frustrated. the war was -- water was coming out and we are carrying

huge vats of boiled water. >> the hot water was flowing at 7:00 last night. >> did your mom tell you to bundle up when it was cold to avoid catching a cold? >> what mom didn't. >> they everyone right. a study says the common cold is triggered by chilly weather. >> mom is right. colds thrive in cold nose when the core body temperature inside the nose falls by five degrees the immune system does not work so well to fight viruses that cause the cold. the immune system usually stops the virus taking hold but as the temperatures drop so does the bed's ability to fight off the intruder. >> another reason why fewer colds in the summer, right, not just because you are outdoors and not getting in contact with each other. >> it makes sense.

but what makes sense with the weather? >> what to expect in john -- in january? oakland. we get usually 4.75 inch of rain but the most we have had is 1 112.5 inch of rain. in los angeles it is 81 degrees today. in wonder so man like to come out here this time of year. for lake tahoe unfortunately, it contains no snow and temperatures are above the agency of 42 degrees. thanks. we go back to san francisco where we have better preparing news and our matt keller is on the scene and he confirms the suspect and police activity has been cleared but the lanes do remain closed. at least if the next 30 minutes southbound 101 280 at 101

traffic is diverted off at caesar chavez and we expect it will be re-opened in 30 minutes and we follow it. thank you sue. walnut creek police are turning to social media to track down a trio of thieves. these two people are wanted for a grab and run at niemann's and they are looking for a third thief. they all got away in a car this car, a short pursuit following. high speeds made it too difficult to continue. >> this summer all you need is your phone to catch a bus in san francisco for apple and droid users that allows to pay any where any time and i will not need exact change or have to find a clipper card vending machine. the app allows you to pay with debit and credit and pay pal.

>> a community college student has a cool idea attracting the attention of the major tool manufacturers. >> stanley invented a magnetic wrench that keeps parts in falling into tight places says he came up with the idea five years ago while working under a truck and says the fastener fell on his face and he said, has anyone ever seen a magnetic wrench? >> no one had so he patented the wrench system. he graduated from high school in the 80's and enrolled in community college a couple of years ago to upgrade his skills and it paid off. you would think that already existed but i guess not. >> i rate add drill that has a magnetic function to keep the nail or screw in place, if that is what you call it. >> you were drilling? you? you? >> yeah. novice attempt. you would think magnetic strip would attempt.

>> a teen's death at the hands of deputy splits apart a community and now they are trying to bring both sides together. >> the new republican-controlled congress convenes in a few hours with the new battle facing g.o.p. lawmakers this morning. you are look at traffic along interstate 80 and berkeley at university avenue with live weather and traffic through the entire break. release a devastating avalanche of taste on your tongue. bury yourself in the flavor full of sweet icing and filling. call off the hounds! rescue is unnecessary. pillsbury toaster strudel, the snow day of breakfasts. (humming) oh yeah. (humming)

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