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subway stations fill one smoke last night. one woman died. more than 80 others were hospitalized. they believe an electrical problem inside the opportunity was the cause. they said what happened in washington, d.c. served as a safety reminder for all bay area riders and they said never enter a smoke-filled area. the recommendations come from the investigation. investigators are looking into what caused a fire that delayed thousands of morning commuters in new york city. that fire broke out at a construction site near penn station. more than 100 firefighters were battling. service in that area is back to normal. no damage done to the penn station platform or the track areas. two firefighters suffered minor injuries. and closer to home delta airlines is looking into a mechanical problem that forced the plane to make a landing today. the boeing 757 handed safely back at the airport around 9:35

this morning shortly after depart our a notice to minneapolis. the faa said the plane went into a holding pattern to burn off fuel. divers in indonesia have recovered the second black box from the crash to airasia jets and may have located the plane's fuselage. the discovery would be significant because most of the victim are more than likely still in that main section of the plane. only 48 of the victims have been recovered. that still leaves more than 100 missing. the second black box is expected to tell them why the plane went down in the java sea last month. protesters are expected to gather at city hall this afternoon to urge city leaders not to purchase the armored police vehicle partially funded. it looks similar to the one see here. in december the city council agreed to accept a $251,000

grant from the department of homeland security. it would be used to buy the armored vehicle. protesters say they're now concerned about a national trend toward military rising the local police. several gas stations in the bay area are selling regular gasoline for $2.19 a gallon. we've seen that price at the costco stations in san jose and santa clara. the average price in the bay area is $2.61. global crude oil prices are plummeting due to slowing demand and an increase of production in the u.s. the stock market ended a seaside day with small losses as the energy stocks bumped again. shares in home builders dropped after builder kb homes was weak. the market climbed earlier in the day after a survey suggested

the rapid pace of hiring in 2014 would continue. by the closing bell, the dow jones had fallen 27 points to close at 17613. the nasdaq dropped 3 points. costs are soaring when it come to treating a disorder affecting the elderly. and who is more worried about their weight? women or men. today's health and wellness report. >> alzheimer's is the most common neurological condition the costs to treat rid expected to rise to a trillion dollars. a cure has proven to be elusive even as drug company have spent millions trying to find one. they're focusing instead on prevention and early detection. this may surprise you. men over 55 are more worried about their weight than any other group. they barely beat women 18-34. other findings, merely half of americans are concerned about their blood pressure. a study says imaginary exercise

can keep muscles strong. the "washington post" reports an ohio state study that found mental imagery is known to activate the brain's court ex. people who imagined they were exercising lost 50% less strength than the others who didn't imagine the movement. people gargle mouth wash to get rid of bad breath but there's so much more to it. daily rinses can be beneficial to overall oral health. mouth washes can help with tooth decay and soothe sores. a study in the national academy of science says a napping infant is busy learning and memorizing. here's to your health. i promote napping for everyone. especially for everyone. we have adopted a widespread napping culture. >> you're receiving all the sports information. >> technology is a wonderful thing. expenser christian never

napping. he is constantly looking for rain. >> i'm imagining rain right now. in the report they're imagining fitness and healthy weight. i'm imagining rain. not in the forecast. we've got sunny skies across the bay area. blue skies and almost spring-like conditions. here's the view from our east bay camera looking toward the golden gate. cold, inland overnight. the temperatures dropping to the mid 30s. dry and mild the next few days. we'll see some clouds over the weekend but rain is highly unlikely. here's the forecast. 11:00 tonight, we may have some fog problems. we'll see dense areas spilling through the valley. visibility will no doubt be reduced. if you're a morning commuter, bear that in mind. drive and commute carefully. you see storms out over the pacific. the storm door if you will to the bay area remains shut. the jet stream continues to flow well and those storms will not be headed our way.

here's our animation for the weekend coming up. friday through sunday. and into early monday. we see dry conditions in the bay area. although little areas of light rain will pass to our north. it is possible we could see a sprinkle or too. no measurable rain overnight. cold in the north bay valleys with low temperature in the mid 30s. even some upper 30s. there will be that fog in the central valley and reaching in. tomorrow, sunny and mild in the south bay with highs in the mid 60s. 65 at san jose. 66 at los gatos. look for highs of 64. at san mateo. 65 at mountain view. on the coast, 62 at pacifica. 64 at half moon bay. down san francisco has a high of 62. in the north bay we'll see mid 60s from santa rosa to novato to vallejo. in east bay look for 65 at oakland.

also, 65 at fremont and in the inland east bay not quite so mild. still mild. low and low to mid 60s. we'll see 63 at concord. in the seven-day forecast we'll see an increase in clouds over the weekend although temperatures remain in a pretty mild range. that partly cloudy condition will continue into monday and tuesday. but there is no indication of rainfall. again with the increasing clouds, we may see a sprinkle or two over the weekend. but measurable rain is highly unlikely. >> all right. thank you so much. up next how about those buckeyes? the record number of football fans tuning into the first ever college football championship game. and the unlikely duo at the center of this victory. and then after 4:30, a flu update. when

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police in columbus ohio, had to use tear gas and pepper spray to break up crowds celebrating ohio state's national championship victory over oregon. so they had to take action when more than 5,000 fans tried to break into the buckeye stadium. several arrests were made. it was a busy night for firefighters, too. they put out a total of 89 fires. >> i'm not sure why people feel compelled to do that. we learned today, 33 million people watched the buckeyes make college football history on espn winning the college football playoff national championship. people love the new playoff format. that happens to be the largest audience in cable history and everybody is still about the incredible game. >> nobody expected to see them in the championship three or

four months ago, everybody said we wouldn't be here at this point in our career and the way that we responded to all that, it was unbelievable. >> unbelievable because the first ever final in the new college football playoff system, ohio state took home the trophy. >> let's go down as one of the great college stories. >> the buckeyes pulled off the upset against oregon. the ducks were dominant all season long led by marcus mariota who won the heisman trophy award given to the best player in the country. facing off against quarterback cardale jones. forget him being a contender for the heisman. not even close. this was only the third time he had taken the field as the starting quarterback for the buckeyes. >> starting three games and three years. guys play their whole career to have that build-up. >> paired with running back e

e-ezekiel elliott who powered through for 246 yards. this ohio state team was as unstoppable as they were unlikely. >> that win was actually a huge loss for ashley furniture in ohio. the chain store had agreed to refund 1.5 million in furniture purchases if the buckeyes beat alabama and oregon and happened to win the title game by more than 7 points, which they did. abc7 news at 4:00 continues. big trucks small streets. the tough choice facing san francisco's fire department. and the texas congressman compares president obama to hitler. what the xlanldcommander-in-chief didn't do leading to this comparison. and later, singer katie

. news making headlines at 4:30 contra costa supervisors voted unanimously to repeal the ordinance that would have given them a 33% raise. tlrp there was back lash in october. a final vote is expected next week when supervisors will also

consider options for giving. they a pay raise. >> california attorney general kamala harris has senate aspirations. tiffany wilson tweets, california ag kamala harris nounled campaign for u.s. senate senate. she has a quote to look at the race to replace barbara boxer. facebook announced today it will begin posting amber alerts on people's news feeds. users who live near the location of the missing child will include a post with a picture and a description. are fire trucks too large for san francisco's near over streets? a new report suggests they may be. that the fire department needs to do more to consider buying smaller trucks. vic lee is live with the findings. >> reporter: well, this report recommends forming a committee comprised of city officials including the fire chief as the

fire department continues buying new rigs and as a city continues its street improvement programs. what they're for are two things that seem to be in conflict with each other. that narrow street behind me says it all. the city wants streets that are fire safe and street safe. problem? fire safe means bigger streets. street safe means narrow street. san francisco supervisors scott weiner. >> when you have streets that are too wide, you have faster traffic, more accidents and more severe accidents. >> reporter: the fire department likes big streets. they handle conventional fire trucks better. >> we need a rig that will hold enough equipment for us to do our job properly. >> reporter: this report from the supervisor's budget analyst concludes when the fire department buys new rigs it lacks policy that's considers street designs and pedestrian safety. the report suggests smaller fire trucks and customed designed

features. but they say smaller rigs may not work in san francisco. the assistant deputy fire chief. >> they have to carry enough hose for us. to carry enough water for us. >> reporter: many home here are like rope houses. a task together unlike those in other cities. where firefighters can simply surround a home and attack fire from the outside without going in. not here. >> for a lot of other cities with different rigs, might just come out. we have to go up and put the fire out. and there are hills. flat cities don't require trucks with big motors. >> the engines carry 500 gallons of water and then we have to go up a hill. it is a big motor. >> reporter: the assume visor who asked for the street analysis wants the fire department to look at how equipment is placed in the trucks which may enable them to use smaller rigs. bottom line he says is this. >> if we start widening streets and moving in that direction to

accommodate the fire trucks, how many more people are going to die on our streets? >> reporter: abc7 news. a texas congressman is now apologizing for his tweet comparing president obama to adolf hitler. they were upset that he didn't attend the rally. yesterday he tweeted even adolf hitler thought it important to get to paris. hitler visit in the 1940 shortly after germany invaded frags. the u.s. ambassador to france was. there the white house concedes it should have sent somebody and somebody with a higher profile. today president obama reached out to republicans across the aisle with an issue he homes both parties can agree on. cyber security.

>> reporter: president obama says cyber hacking is a real internet can have devastating consequences. >> protecting our digital infrastructure is a national security priority and a national economic priority. >> reporter: so today he urged congress to pass legislation that promotes better information sharing between private company and the government. >> we have to stay ahead of those who are trying to do us harm. >> reporter: earlier today president obama sat down with congressional leaders at the white house. he said that cyber security is one area where democrats and republicans can work together. >> with the sony fake took place, with the twitter account that was hacked by islamist jihadist sympathizers yesterday it goes to show how much more work we need to do. >> reporter: the president was referring to yesterday's brazen cyber attack on the military. suppose the followers managed to

take over the twitter feed of central command. this threat american soldiers we are coming. watch your back. the military says no classified information was compromised in what it called cyber vandalism. but the fbi is conducting a full investigation. >> we have to be clear that protecting them is getting the user name ask password. that's not the same as attacking the network. >> next month the white house will hold a summit on cyber security that will bring together key leaders in government and the private sector. abc news, washington. >> california officials reported the first death of the flu scene this past week. the victim was from southern california. california's flu season has yet to peak. we're typically a few week behind the east coast. the next few weeks will bring more infections. we spoke with the abc news chief medical did investigator. he suggests getting the flu shot

if you haven't yet and he has advice if you do catch the flu. >> i don't think you should race off to see the doctor. as doctor the last thing i want is for every patient who comes in. if you think you have the flu, go in. >> the doctor says even if you've already had the flu, you're not immune from catching it again in the same season because there are different strains. he said if everyone stays home from school or work when they're sick would it really help curb the spread of the virus. the san francisco giants have a new plan. target beer lovers. i like the sound of that plan. >> first rescue at sea. the quick actions to save a cruise ship passenger who went overboard. and looking out a lovely day. the air is clean and we have more like this coming our way.

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check out this dramatic rescue. a 22-year-old man somehow went overboard from a passing royal caribbean ship. the disney crew launched their life boat. they went out to save the passenger and plucked him right out of the water. no word on how the passenger went over the board in the first place. disney is the parent company of abc 7. >> so lucky. >> let's get to spencer christian who is checking on the weather. >> i'm him a we have such lovely weather. clear skies across the bay area and we're getting cleaner air. here's our four-day air quality. we haven't seen the little green panels indicating good air quality in quite some time. so tomorrow and friday and saturday, parts of the south bay and santa clara. that's an improvement over what we've seen the last week and a half. nationwide, cold weather in the northeast and the upper midwest.

the high temperatures reaching to the 20s in many locations. a high of only 18 in chicago. back to california, sunny and mild from top to bottom. a few clouds around by rica. it will be sunny and mild once again. a little haze in parts of the central valley. morning fog will reduce visibility and be a problem for commuters. but look for highs in the afternoon hours from low 60s at the coast to mid 60s around the bay and inland another lovely day. we're still waiting for some rain to develop somewhere down in our forecast. >> thank you so much. still ahead, a gaming app for women by women. neat san francisco sisters trying to take the dating world by storm. and the national tv appearance giving them big buzz. and trouble on the hardwood. a d

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nba has suspended kevin garnett for one game for his

altercation with dwight howard last night. it ham in the fourth quarter. they tangled up. a foul was called. garnett pushed howard and howard pushed him back and then the always mature i'm going to throw the ball at you. and he gets in his face and head butts him. that has to hurt the guy that is doing the head butting as much as the guy who gets the head butt. any way men behaving badly. garnett was ejected and the league fined howard $15,000. january is reported to be the busiest month of the year for online dating. this as million of people resolve to final love in the new year. dating sites use all sorts of different formulas about almost all of one thing in common. they were designed by men tlex bay area sisters are thing one a dating app designed by women for women. >> we know the singles scene can be brutal. that's why an estimated 50

million americans have signed up for online dating in the past three years. for a lot of women it doesn't work. >> it was just so hard to meet normal guys. >> that's why they decided to create their own dating service called coffee meets bagel. carefully crafted to appeal to women. their company in san francisco is two years old and growing quickly. last week the sisters were on the abc show shark tank where investor mark cuban made them the biggest offer in the show's history. >> if i offered you $30 million for the company, would you take it? >> no. >> the sisters are so confident in their product they walked away from $30 million. >> we see this growing as big as match.com. do you know how much revenue they're generating? 800 million a year. >> coffee meets big a sell a mobile dating app with a key difference. >> most are about serving as many pictures and options as

possible. and men love looking at photos of women. they love the choices. they're going on brows. edgeless photos. it's fine. for women most of us want something more meaningful. >> reporter: instead of quantity, this site promises quality. it takes minute to register with no long questionnaires. instead you sign up through facebook. then the site uses your facebook information to determine your preferences and match you with friends of friends. elise first tried it more than a year ago. >> being connected with someone who has friends in common seems less scary than regular online dating. >> you get one match per day with 24 hours to decide whether you want to be introduced. if both say yes, you're connected for a chat. >> when we actually give you a match who is a friend of a friend, there is actually 47% more likely chance that the match, the introduction will result in mutual likes. >> the basic service is free but you can pay for extra features.

everything is designed to appeal to women. but men are signing up too. >> there is a saying out there that once you attract women men will just follow. and that is totally true. >> one of those men is jay. >> every day you're forward to who i am a going to get matched with. you're able to have this really nice dialogue with them and make a decision as to whether you want to meet up. >> that's how jay met elise. and after a year of dating -- >> we're engaged. >> the sisters report the site has made more than 20 million matches with 10,000 couples in relationships and about 80 couples engaged or married. as for turning down the offer from the shark, no regrets. >> who knows if we had maybe it could have been different. at the end of the day i think we're doing very well without those guys. >> good luck. >> even without that shark tank money, just being on the show last friday was a big boost.

coffee meets bagel is available for both the android and the iphone. >> how many people have the guts to turn down an offer of $30 million? >> i know! that's a lot of money. >> mark cuban says $30 million we're partners mark. >> a famous director has a new partnership with amazon. >> and singer katy perry is setting the record straight on her upcoming super bowl performance. here's what's trending. woody allen is returning to his roots. amazon has reached a deal with amazon to write and direct his first tv series. the half-hour series will be called untitled woody allen project. awesome. it is received a full season order. it will stream exclusively on amazon prime instant video in the u.s. u.k. and germany. he said he doesn't know how he got into this. he said he has no ideas and he is not sure where to begin. >> that's why i think they call it untitled woody allen project. >> it's perfect.

he added in his normal role. he is sure amazon will regret this. he wrote for several tv shows starting at age 19 back in the '50s. george lucas is setting the record straight on why he is not playing a role in the new star wars trilogy. >> he said he decided tonight in order to spend time with his young daughter. he said he was developing the new films back in 2011 but he is stepping back after he married melody hobson and the two had a child. he is serving as a creative consultant on the next installment, star wars else 7. singer katy perry said she is the right person at the right time to perform at this year's super bowl. >> she said she is the ideal performer after an nfl season shadowed by highly publicized domestic violence cases involving players. >> the league faced scrutiny

over the ray rice are assault case. and katy perry denying that she paid for the privilege. the nfl is trying to get performers to pay because it is a huge stage and all that but most big time performers are saying, i don't pay to play. it works the other way around. up next this may just be a parking lot right now. but it could soon be paradise. coming up new at 5:00, it could seem like you're on an island when your cell phone runs out of juice. which battery packs can extent your phone's life when you need it the most. plus studying suds. students are expected to

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>> it includes boom chocolada. it is mocha and ice cream. fudge flakes and a chocolate cookie core. >> then there's peanut butta. peanut butter everything with a peanut butter cookie core. >> and finally -- >> that's dark caramel and vanilla ice cream with a spiced short bread ice cream. >> i think we should stand up here and say ben and jerry names. >> if beer is more your thing, you're going to love this. the san francisco giants want to build a new beer garden where a parking lot sits near at&t park. >> it is part of the larger plan. >> carolyn tyler is live across from the ballpark on third street with all the info. >> hi, guys. 73 parking spaces will be lost

when the giants spend two and a half million dollars to build a temporary pop-up. it is parking lot "a" for giants fans. before this season's home opener the cars will share space with the yard. that's what the giants are calling their 18,000 square foot pop-up project. that will bring life to mission bay with restaurants, a beer garden and retail shops. >> we're actually taking about 15 shipping containers that were formally used at the port of oakland and are deemed no longer sea worthy. >> to get an idea how it might work, take a look. there's a popular collection of shipping containers with everything from a coffee spot to a bicycle shop. the barbecue restaurant 4505 meets will be one of the venlors in the giants pop-up along with anchor. >> barbecue and beer. on a warm day in san francisco,

i don't think it gets any better. >> the yard will be open all year long even when it is not game day. the project is on port property. a booming neighborhood without many options for wining is dining. >> lots of residents. more coming in all the time. i think we have three buildings opening this year. bring it on. >> the new ucf medical central is opening next month. >> i work at ucf. with the new hospital coming in there will be a lot more of us coming here. >> the giants have ambitious plans for a permanent project known as mission rock but that faces a multiyear approval process. they said this serves as a preview. >> while this is only a temporary space, it will give the flavor of what the larger project brings. >> the yard is expected to open in march. in san francisco, carolyn tyler

abc7 news. >> thank you so much for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00. >> that abc7 news at 5:00 begins now. >> the nature of this type of trap is clearly designed to hurt individuals. >> booby traps of san francisco. who made and it why firefighters are especially angry. >> and kamala harris jumps into the race for the barbara boxer senate seat. >> and how the feds say a country club bartender planned to kill house speaker john boehner. i'm meteorologist sandy. better air quality in the days ahead. does that mean we'll see a change in the pattern? i'll let you know coming up. i. >> take a look at this trap that was design to hurt someone badly. >> thanks so much for joining

us. san jose firefighters are on citywide alert because of that new danger booby trap. the warning comes after a firefighter stumbled on a spiked booby trap while responding to a call from a former homeless encampment on communication hill off capital express way. he was not injured. david louie joins us. this is so alarming. >>. >> reporter: this is extremely alarming to everyone in the south bay. the booby trap was found on this hill east of the fire station. it was covered in burlap to disguise it. the firefighter as you indicated was not injured but it will be a familiar design to a vietnam war vet who encount simmering lar designs that were filled with sharp stakes. it was discovered on the side of a homeless encampment. a firefighter literally stumbled upon it. bits two feet deep set with

sharp stakes. >> they are cut with a sharp edge. designed so that if you step on it you fall and are severely injured. >> reporter: they were a commonly used booby trap used by communist troops in the vietnam war. >> it is clearly designed to hurt individuals. we don't know if it was designed to hurt other people in the encampment police department personnel, fire department personnel. they are in danger to he have one and they don't skril night who they'll hurt. >> reporter: the homeless encampment manager said he has never seen trap like this. firefighters citywide are being alerted. residents of communications hill say they're surprised to learn of the booby trap. >> my gosh. you're kidding. that sounds great. i didn't think homeless people were violent like that. >> reporter: and it is important to point out the booby trap has not been tied to a homeless person. however, one person