car into the macy's and it was around 5:00 yesterday afternoon at the new part mall in newark. six permanent were hurt. four from the crash. they say two others suffered something along the lines of panic attack. five were taken to the hospital include the driver of the car. one person was taken in critical condition. wants did nut realize what was happening. >> everything was flying. it was a mess. i thought it was trim. everyone was yelling. >> there was another woman and young girl in the car as well, and they were not hurt. they think the driver may have had a medical condition that made hers there -- made her control of the car. we are waiting if are more details on what happened and

why. developing news this morning from san rafael, a silver alert has been issued for a 95-year-old last seen at his home at 2:00 p.m. he is 6' tall and 180 pounds suffering from medical conditions that sometimes leave him disoriented. he could be driving the 1995 black mercedes. if you see him, call the san rafael police. crews got the upper hand on a dramatic fire last night in san jose. it began in a carport around 5:15 p.m. on north lake drive and spread to an apartment. you can see several cars burning in the video provided by the san jose fire department. no one was injured. >> investigators say five separate fires minutes much each other at same condo complex in martinez was in accident. this man david boyle is believed to have set them on

fire. the first fire erupted at 1:00 o'clock with flames shooting out of the town house when firefighters arrived. >> a girl ran over and said this is another fire. blazing just like this. >> more sunday sunday calls poured in police suspected arson. >> we are talking five separate locations with multiple fires. >> three town houses were set on fire along with two single family homes. >> i saw martinez police and a couple of guys with garden hoses trying to protect the fire from spreading. >> police checked in on 52 your old detail boyle we evicted and neighbors were concerned. >> he started to be erratic saying non-sensible things. >> he used a blow torch to start the fires.

>> i said someone better call sunday sunday -- 9-1-1. police spotted boyle in the neighborhood and chased him down and used a taser to take him into custody. police are still adding up the total damage. >> a menlo park dry cleaner is accused of scamming customers out of $700,000. the owner was arrested on 40 felony counts including identity theft and credit card fraud. police believe there are 30 victims, many who noticed they were everchampioned -- over charged large amounts office their credit card. >> officers will return to the streets in an effort to bolster the size of the patrol force which is 50 officers short in san jose. officers from specialized units like homicide and gangs and robbery will be reassigned a

week after 27 special enforcement unit officers were told they would work street patrol starting on february 1. three suspects are in the los angeles jail this morning and here is why. a driver wanted for possible d.u.i. led police on a high speed chase cross the valley that lasted half an hour. officers ended it in north hollywood with a perfectly executed pit maneuver. two were it is try to run. one is still in the car and was tackled and cuffed were the suspects were ran away were caught and arrested. no one was hurt. a custodian is credited for helping save three morgan hill students who took ten times the normal dose of cold medicine. it happened at the middle school in morgan hill on monday. the girls between the ages 12 and 13 took ten tablets of the medicine. this is what they look like. the custodian noticed they lacked high and took them to the

principal and they had to be hospitalized. police say the firms bought the pills from a male student and no criminal charges are going to be filed against the boy he could face suspension or expulsion. it is dr. martin luther 's birthday. 75 people will be sworn if as american citizens in at the of martin luther king with 23 nations represented. this is the second consecutive year the united states citizenship and immigration service is holding a naturalization ceremony at that library. also today, president obama will move forward with a controversial land to give fell employees paid ma continuity or pa termty leave and expected to issue a presidential memorandum to have federal ages to give six

week paid leaves to employees who are new parents, a guarantee, even for employees who have not accrued the time. the president is directing age heads to advance the pay time off and provide it upfront. >> san lenadro homeowners who are weary of the house standing up to an earthquake can sign up for a special program where qualifications: you node to have a home built before 1979 and on a level or low slope lot with a raised foundation. if send you could get up to $3,000 to help pay for the cost of retrofitting with more information at abc7news.com. both the 49ers and raiders is taken down the "help wanted," signs as both look forward to the future with new head coaches. the 49ers hired defensive coach jim tomsula to take over

for harbaugh. insiders say tomsula is a good fit because he gets along with team management which harbaugh did not. the 49ers plan to formally introduce tom that today. the raiders have hired east bay native jack del rio to lead them glow up in hayward a few exits away from the coliseum and spent three careers as defensive coordinator for one of raiders' biggest raiders. he has previous head coaching experience with jacksonville and like the 49ers the raiders are expected to formally announce del rio administration -- as head coach today. >> mike? the fog is in the east bay where it is thickest where the dense fog advisory is until at least 10:00 but it could be bumped up to 11 o'clock like it was yesterday. the temperatures in the east bay are in the mid-to-upper 30's in san ramon, danville, and

pleasanton and everyone else is in the low-to-mid 40's until you get to highway 4 to brentwood at 37 degrees. we have temperatures in the mid-40's in the north bay and novato and upper 40's 40 in sunol and the financial district and alameda 49 and low-to-mid 50's and newark and cupertino and 49 in milpitas. this is how it looks from the east bay. it is hazy look back at san francisco and temperatures are 55 to 61 inland and thing for is going to slow the sunshine. 60 to 65 around the coast and 59 to 64. it will be partly sunny and hazy and a "spare the air" day. no burning of woods. it is hazy in the south bay and a chance of of rain on friday and dry this weekend low-to-mid 60's. leyla gulen? >> the bay bridge toll plaza is looking empty. on friday eve we are checking in with light conditionsy the bay area with a few cash he

lanes and northbound and southbound 101 to eastbound 92 as you travel through san mateo detour signs should be there and we will direct you to how to get to eastbound 92. drive time traffic is 580, tracy to dublin is 25 minutes and highway 4 antioch to concord is 14 minutes and 101 san rafael to san francisco is 19 minutes. we have aing for advisory for 101 and santa rosa. drive carefully. next conquering el capitan moment of triumph on the cliffs of yosemite and the first reaction from the daring chimeers -- cli history-making milestone. stay tuned.

>> the latest on the terror attacks in paris. birds show the gunman holding hostages inside a market on friday. four hostages were killed. the gunman, he confronts misdamage and orders another to disable the cameras. police killed him when they stormed the store. >> a top al-qaeda commander said his group is responsible for the deadly magazine office massacre in paris and warns of more attacks. al-qaeda and yemen claim responsibility saying the plans have been going on for several years. >> a shakeup at the top of the secret service with four of the highest ranking executives now reassigned. the move comes after a number of security mishaps including an armed man getting into an elevator with the president and a knife wielding man sprinting

across the white house lawn and into the white house. the secret service's acting director said "change is necessary." this morning, two climbers who spent the better part of a month hanging by their fingernails off the mountain will speak to the media. caldwell and jorgeson became the first to free climb the dawn wall at yosemite's el capitan. here is that step. their quest captured interest around the world, the two men in the mountain many viewed impossible by try, to the stop california well -- caldwell and jorgeson inspired all of us. the two found joy on the other side of sacrifice where seven years of dedication and 19 days of physical,

>> when his son grows up he will hear his his dad and jorgeson climbed the dawn wall of el capitan relying on strength ropes were only for safety. the middle section tested jorgeson's resolve the 11 times he fail. >> it crossed my mind to throw in the towel. >> caldwell refused to leave him behind and it paid off. >> what kevin did is super human. >> despite fingers shredded b blood they both scaled the summit. >> dreams. dreams. something never thought would happen. >> locals followed the progress closely. >> you can tell they are exhausted but will lated. >> this will be last climb but it certifies their leg casey and -- legacy but gives onlookers

pursue their dreams. >> it is worth it. >> this morning the two climbers who spent the better part of a month hiking will speak to the media. we told you that. >> we will move on at 4:45 to reheave this morning for students and supporters of city college of san francisco. the board has give were the school two years to come into compliance with standards and if not they will lose accreditation and not be able to appeal. the largest community college has enrollment of 100,000 students. a community college is getting nationwide attention after a flowing op-ed piece in the "new york times" by actor tom hanks timessed "i owe it all to community college." hanks graduated from skyline high school in oakland and attended a community college in hayward the only college he could get into. he writes and i quote "classes i took have rippled through my

professional time," and he raised some professors by maim and the school is thrilled. >> we are very proud. proud to have been the place that mr. hanks apparently found his interest in theater and was able to perfect it. >> hanks said he hopes president obama's idea to make two years of community college free becomes a reality saying it could change many lives. >> by way you know hanks will be paying attention to 2015 oscar nominations are 45 minutes away. we the have coverage from los angeles at 5 ok with on air and online at abc7news.com. mark your calendar for or was sunday february 2nd right here the distance between your eyeballs and the screen will be clearer than the distance teen your eyeballs and wherever you

are driving this morning because of the fog. >> it is out there and waiting for you this morning and it could make it interesting no the commute. 4:47 this morning and in case you are join joining us a quarter-mile in santa rosa and half a mile in napa and the dangerous visibility is less than quarter-mile in fairfield, concord, and livermore. that means 680, 242, highway 4 interstate 80 interstate 580 all with dangerous dangerously low visibility and the winds are light and blowing offshore so this will make it all the way out to the cost by the time we get to the commute. the golden gate bridge which does not have fog will become foggy. inland east bay, we are mid-to-upper 50's and possibly 61 in livermore. possibly 60 in santa rosa. 59 in san francisco. low-to-mid 60's elsewhere where the fog isn't as prevalent in

the south bay or at the coast. here is the difference tomorrow morning compared to what we d with this morning the offshore flow tule fog forming. we will have a wind shift. the clouds are creeping toward the coast. that is a buffer zone so the tule fog will stay inland east bay. it will not make it to the prosecute of the neighborhoods tonight. with the shifts coming in and with more cloud cover 30s gone and mid-40 to 50 when you wake up tomorrow morning. we still have an area of high pressure. it is big and dominating. from mexico up to british columbia and it is pushing this storm system the heart of it and you can see how it is moving to the north and we are getting or receiving the tail end of this storm in the form of increasing clouds today and the slight chance of rain across the north bay so here we are tomorrow morning, 5:00, and the clouds

are increasing and by lunch we have a chance of light rain that will continue during the afternoon. we head toward the evening and overnight on saturday or through the morning it is gone. that was it. we will be partly shouldy saturday to mostly cloudy on sunday with temperatures coolest in the low-to-mid 60's tomorrow through the holiday monday and spilling interest tuesday and wednesday. if we don't get any rain out of this system on friday we may not have any rain this month. the drive along i-80 the headlights are pouring into the maze and traffic is sparse. traffic in the eastbound direction is lighter. we are not seeing too much in the way of problems. to the south we had an issue on 880 through oakland at broadway an accident had a couple lanes blocked taken off of the freeway. now c.h.p. is coming in with a traffic break clearing remaining

debris. if you head out right now had could be a slow down. in san jose clear conditions top speed at 66 miles per hour beyond the san jose airport and 280 interest cupertino in delays at highway 8 a and 87, everything is moving along without any problems. a app is spilling the beans on the apple watch. tech bytes watching the apple watch. >> details are slipping out of the surprising source an app that apple is developing. >> you can respond to t your voice. >> toyota put a spotlight on distracting driving at the detroit auto she unveiling the teen drive 365 featuring the virtual reality headset. >> users can navigate through a

series of traffic situations and experience the consequences of distracted driving. >> google expected self driving cars in the in two to five years but a few more before they are mass produced. they are looking to partner to build cars with general motors who is interested. those are the tech bytes. >> coming up, leashless in seattle, an update on the dog that rides the bus by itself. >> early bird tickets for "burning man," have start >> this is a loom from the rooftop camera and the embarcadero is getting hey! i found my true love livin' in a sweet dream. singin' my

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how about this sort of discovery? you find an alligator living in the backyard. that is in los angeles county. the 8' long, 37-year-old gator was captured open monday. animal control believes it was at home for four decades and believe it was fed cats. the owners deny that. they are facing citations for main taping a wild animal without proper permits. >> if you details of the bus riding dog. she is winning hearts around the world. she is leashless in seattle and chances are ick chips has in idea how famous she is. jeff young rides the bus with her and eclipse learned the drill and now takes the bus to the dog park on her own. her story is viral making news from australia to france. >> everyone thinks their dog is amazing but she has shown it. >> crazy. crazy. i have seen her on the bus she is sweet. >> a dog goes everywhere.

>> of course you cannot be famous without a facebook page and the fan page is quickly racking up the "likes." >> mike? >> i like it. a lot. >> i thought as a meteorologist that name "eclipse," would have meaning. >> health's -- let's talk about the weather. no rain so far this month. the top six driest januaries have been in the last three years. dense fog in the central valley through noon running in low-to-mid 60's and low-to-mid 70s to the south and no snow if lake tahoe at 51. leyla gulen? >> the toll plaza is empty at richmond-san rafael. there is no fog. yet. meteorologist mike nicco will tell us when it changes. into santa rosa c.h.p. has

issued a dense fog advisory for the drive along 101 and you can see the area shaded in orange tracking weather and traffic that is an indication of where you could have a socked in commute. at highway 37 into vallejo the area is going to be where you need to be careful and use the low beams and drive slower. it may feel like it just ended but tickets are already on sale if this year's burning man. registration for presale tickets started yesterday and the early bird tickets cost $800 twice the amount if you bit until general tickets next in. the week long event in nevada desert grew more than 65,000 people last year. >> a new imax film premieres putsing a spot light on sights you may not have seen around the bay area. >> this is a look at the film called "habitat earth," explore how we fit into the eco systems

opening above the port of oakland and zooms in on shoreline park. >> when you are inside the dome you are inside the environments and we are taking people to a new place, to visit a >> this is the first new show in almost three years. the animals computer generated and proceed mes -- premieres on saturday. >> san francisco mayor lee republicans city address with a preview of the speech. >> an accused jihadist is arrested in cincinnati. >> as we head to break, you are looking at interstate 80 through berkeley and university avenue exit. a little bit of fog but dense in other places but it is spotty

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. it is 5:00 a.m. on january 15 and we thank you for joining us. so exciting, leyla gulen and mike and only half an hour to go until the oscar nominations from los angeles. >> that is right. before we get to that there is fog. >> and tax day is. coming up in three months. here is a look at the dense fog advisory for the same areas as yesterday