good afternoon, everybody. >> hundreds of people are marching through oakland right now for an mlk day rally focused on police shootings. the march started a couple hours ago near the fruitvale bart station as you can see from sky 7 hd. protestors stay they want to reclaim the civil rights legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. the fruitvale bart station is where oscar grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer on new year's day 2009. >> some black men my age and older are getting killed. it's not fair. martin luther king has worked for us to come together. >> people like martin luther king made great sacrifices for the opportunities we have today. sometimes that gets lost on

young folks. they don't understand that. that's why i have him out here, so we can be involved. >> the protestors marched to the oakland coliseum as the warriors game let out. the coliseum bart station has been shut down. we'll keep you updated. >> a bay area tradition honoring dr. king came to an end today. part of dr. king's legacy is his role in leading a nonviolent march from selma, alabama, to the capital in montgomery. the freedom train from san jose to san francisco was started to honor that march. >> but it rolled up the peninsula for the final time today. we're live in san jose to explain why. david? >> reporter: 50 years ago, in 1965 is a long time ago, but history tends to come alive with events such as the freedom train which left from san jose early this morning.

but there are now indications that support for that train is waning. many were first timers and this will be their only time. after 32 years, the freedom train is history after this run. >> we've been reaching out in the community. nobody is interested. they know ticket sales have been declining steadily for seven years. it's the last train. >> reporter: the train holds special meaning to this three-generation family led by sisters who were 13 and 7 living in selma when dr. king led the march to montgomery. they want the next generation to know what the civil rights leaders of the '60s achieved. >> they paved the path for us so we don't have to hold our head down. we don't have to step aside, go to the back door use special bathrooms. we should be able to use any bathroom and walk down any treat. >> reporter: this 10-year-old says the train brings to life lessons her teacher has been teaching. >> she was teaching us about the march and black history.

it sounded very like, cool and interesting for martin luther king to stand up for african-americans like that. >> reporter: another student, grady whelen, did a report recently on dr. king. he knew about separation. >> they were separating people depending on their race. >> was that right or wrong? >> that was wrong. >> do you think we've made progress since those days? >> yeah. >> reporter: this was the last freedom train operating in the u.s. and it will be missed. >> the struggle is not over. things like this keep it on people's minds and it's a shame that it's going away. >> the train is ending but that's just one small step towards our goal our destiny of freedom and unity. >> reporter: aboard the freedom train, abc7 news. hundreds of people marched along san pablo avenue in el ser eat toe this morning.

many walked along with their kids along the one-mile route from the dmv to the high school. >> dr. king's vision and his dream was one of peace and so we really think that we need to give this to our next generation. >> this is the 26th year that el sery toe has had a martin luther king march. the first was organized as a protest because the city would not provide a permit for that event. king tides returned to the bay area and that created some the flooding. >> we're joined in san francisco with more. >> reporter: here at the south bay harbor there's a huge ruler so you can gauge how high the tides are. today in san francisco, the king tide this morning was almost to 8 feet which is about as far as this ruler can go. in some parts of the bay area, king tides went higher than nine feet.

from sky 7 you can see the flooding into the park and ride stop off highway 101. signs posted throughout the lot warn commuters about regular flooding but not like this.i- >> usually high tide is at nighttime when we get the full moon. like i said this is the first time i've worked in the morning and, yeah, this is crazy. >> reporter: this is pete's usual spot to pick up riders. he nearly left because of rising water levels. >> earlier it was higher than this. it was getting right here and i was sitting right here and i was figuring out, if it gets any higher i got to get out of here. >> reporter: the lot was quickly closed by the crews but that didn't stop a few people from pulling in anyway. that includes bobby nicholas who parked but didn't use the flooded out entrance. >> i'm in a mini. it's got low coverage. >> in oakland save the bay held a day of service at martin luther king jr. regional shore line. they got more than 100 volunteers for the event. >> to have mlk day of service at the mlk shore line during a king

tide event it was just fabulous. >> reporter: she says king tides help illustrate what the bay area will be experiencing in the future because of climate change and depleated wet lands. >> the king tide today represents the average daily high tide of 2015. >> reporter: she says wet lands act as buffer zones that soak up the rising waters. abc7 news. before day outside. >> it's nice. spencer christian is here with a look on here accuweather update. >> it's a lovely day. blue sky across the bay area. we started the day with morning fog. we'll have that again tomorrow. but all week long we have skies like this to look forward to. we do have some fog over the central valley right now but sunny over the bay area. let's talk about the king tide. high tide in san francisco at the golden gate tomorrow will occur at 10:46 a.m. at a height of 6.9 feet so there could be

some minor tidal overflow as we saw today. nothing severe expected. the western sky is bright and sunny with high clouds. it's currently 59 in san francisco. 67 in oakland. san jose 57. here's a view from our tower looking northward. 65 in santa rosa. 6 the golden gate bridge we'll see partly cloudy skies with patchy fog. lingering areas of fog early tomorrow morning. sunny and mild tomorrow afternoon. highs tomorrow in the upper 50s and we'll see 60s elsewhere. record warmth later this week and i'll have the full forecast in a if you y[ water packed up during today's warriors game but it did not delay the start of the game. no word yet on what caused the flooding that affected several

bathrooms, including one for v.i.p. ticket holders. a storage area and a courtside kitchen were also affected. we have calls in to oracle officials and are awaiting a response. a bold burglary near san francisco's fisherman's wharf. two men drove a u haul truck into a patagonia store and took off with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. amy holyfield has the story. >> reporter: the sound of the u haul van crashing through the front door of this patagonia store woke up diego muniz who lives next door. >> brazen to have that happen in a neighborhood where it's mostly families. pretty quiet at night. >> reporter: he says they worked quickly and looked like they had possibly done this before. >> i only saw them grab a handful and armful of stuff before they took off. >> reporter: the burglary happened at 3:30 in the morning on north point street at hyde. >> some other district units i think northern and southern saw

the u haul van and they did try to pursue it. >> what happened? >> they lost the truck. >> reporter: the manager of the store did not comment on camera but told us the men got away with a lot of merchandise. patagonia down jackets start at $200. the store is checking surveillance footage to see if it captured a good image of the men. >> hopefully they got something. that's crazy, wow. >> erica litman lives in the building and was surprised she didn't wake up during the attack. she couldn't believe what she saw when she walked out this morning. >> i always feel very safe. we have a locked gate and nothing bad has ever happened. >> reporter: diego agrees. he suspects the men are long gone. >> i like the men that worked there. i'm a little bummed. i don't feel nervous. i don't think it will happen again after that. >> reporter: the patagonia store is closed today while crews work

to repair the damage. store employees tell us they don't know when they'll be re-opening. in san francisco, abc7 news. we have breaking news to tell you about right now. this is a live look from sky 7 over oakland where protestors have shut down the oakland coliseum bart station. >> hundreds of protestors marched to this area this afternoon. they came from the fruitvale bart station. they want to reclaim the sievecivil rights legacy of dr. martin luther king. this went on for several hours. we had peaceful marches throughout the afternoon but now the coliseum station is shut down. you have a mix of people who are co afternoon's warriors/nuggets game trying to get on bart and then you have the protest going on. we did see a few moments ago some bart riders get on trains. the train did move through, stop and pick people up. those were folks who had gotten beyond the gate to get on the trains. they're not letting anybody on

from this point forward at least right now. >> we'll continue to keep an eye on this and let you know if that bart station reopens and those people can get on. you can tell that some of those are protestors. you can follow the latest at abc7 news bay area. rescuers are searching the hayward shore line for birds covered by a sticky substance that's causing many to die. volunteers from the wildlife emergency service are putting the ailing birds in boxes and taking them to a rescue center to get them cleaned up. even though the substance is not toxic, rescuers are finding many dead birds. >> what's killing them is that they've got this stuff on them that makes them cold. it separates their feathers and lets the cold air and water in. >> rescuers made up a wash that includes soap vinegar and baking soda to clean the gunk from these birds. since it's not clee where the substance is coming from the

rescue groups are paying for the cost of cleaning the animals. if you want to donate go to our website at abc7 news.com. a day of service in honor of martin luther king. also a pick-up truck driver finds himself in a very tight spot. he explains how he became wedged between two semis. a state lawmaker dives head first into a controversy involving a local school board. >> michael finnie is taking your questions on twitter and facebook. he'll be here to answer them live in a few minutes. facebook.com/michaelfinnie and also on twitter. taking a live look at your traffic. highway 101, southbound on your right-hand side heading towards

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us doing everything we can, so you can. sa hundreds of people commemorated dr. martin luther king day by doing some manuel labor. they spent the holiday digging up holes pulling up weeds and planting bushes and trees. the renovation of this old railroad trail began 8 years ago with volunteers doing a lot of the work during the mlk holiday. >> the community is now working together in unity to build a park for the community. it beautifies our city. there was a lot of trash out here some ugliness. >> 17 local businesses and organizations took part in the

day of service. the beauty any occasion project stretched along 6th and 19th streets. demonstrators honoring the life and work of dr. martin luther king. >> marcie gonz less has more from new york. >> reporter: across the country a day of service and remembrance. dr. martin luther king jr.'s daughter and sister on this holiday commemorating what would have been his 86th birthday. >> i think it is my duty to be here and to honor him today. >> reporter: from coast to coast -- ♪ i'm going to let it shine. >> reporter: marches and rallies carry dr. kings message of equality over ongoing tensions of police and black communities. >> we have to bridge that separation, particularly society as a whole. >> reporter: in selma alabama, 50 years after police beat down demonstrators as they marched with dr. king for the right to

vote, this holiday weekend a symbolic unity march. 1,000 families walking hand in hand with producers and stars of the film "selma." >> really is an important chronicling of such an important movement for america a movement that's not over. >> reporter: others spent this holiday carrying on dr. king's legacy of service. he once said life's most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others. so many today are answering that with action. including president obama, first lady michelle and malia who spent this day of service volunteering at a boys and girls club. marci gonzalez abc news, new york. a 27-year-old man says it's a miracle he's alive today. you'll see why. caleb whitby trapped in his pick-up, sandwiched between two rigs.

it was part of a 26-vehicle pileup in eastern oregon on saturday. he said he saw what was happening but there was nothing he could do. >> as soon as he jack-knifed i shifted down and pushed my brakes. being on black ice there's no chance, what can you do? so i tried to steer to the right side of the road and ended up hitting the trailer. when i hit it shut my pick-up off, so i was pretty much helpless there. as soon as that came to stop, i looked out my passenger window on the right side and saw semi lights coming towards me. >> you see his head there. >> incredible. >> he's very fortunate to be alive. amazingly, he walked away from the wreck with just a bruise and a few scratches. about a dozen people were hurt, but nobody was killed. it probably took some time to pry him out of that. >> absolutely. let's get a check on our forecast. >> it is going to be warming up steadily throughout the week and by the end of the week we could

be looking for record high temperatures for late january. sunny skies across the bay area, a few thin high clouds. fog over the central valley and some pay push into the bay area overnight. mainly upper 50s, around 60 near the bay. 68 in oakland. that's our warm spot right now. we go to our rooftop camera, under blue skies we'll see areas of fog developing overnight. no rain in sight for the next 7 days but maybe 8 or 9 days and we will have record warmth likely by the end of the week. overnight look for central valley fog through the delta. some fog will likely form over the bay and near the coast in some spots. then in the bigger picture you see a large area of high pressure just expanding and expanding. that will be the controlling factor in our weather over the next week bringing us the possibility of record warmth near the end of the week and through the weekend.

so on we go. long range as we count off the days up to january 27th looks like a slight chance of rain in about 8 days, perhaps by tuesday of next week. again, it's not looking like a very strong probability and it certainly doesn't look like a major rain storm but we'll welcome any rain we can get. overnight areas of fog, partly cloudy partly clear skies. low temperatures mainly in the mid 40s around the bay, low 40s inlard. tomorrow sunny and bright, about 63 in san jose. low 60s on the coast. san francisco a high of 60 tomorrow. the north bay mid 60s at santa rosa. east bay high 64. oakland and union city, they'll have a mix of mild weather. only upper 50s in anti-okay and

fairfield. notice how temperatures rise steadily through the middle of the week and by saturday, sunday,ldáúçjt(v we'll see high temperatures in the low to mid 70s around the bay and on the coast and that would put us near if not in record high territory for the calendar dates. enjoy the warmth but let's hope for some rain as well. >> we will do that. thank you so much spencer. parents may think twice before serving pizza to the kids. why too much can bad for the future. and sweet 16. new after 4:30 how a bay area teenager's birthday wish is helping kids halfway around the world. taking another look at our breaking news over the coliseum bart station. there are a lot of protestors. they're kind of mixed in with some people leaving the warriors game trying to get on at that oakland bart station which is shut down because of the protestors. it's also the connectors to the

airport. >> so if you're trying to get to or from the airport using that new bart connector service you can't do that either. >> we will keep you updated on this and have the latest after the brea

that kid is set to appear on the silver screen, the document documentary that kid begins, the wish heard around the world features miles scott who was diagnosed with leukemia as a toddler. it will make its debut on saturday in park city utah. miles captured the hearts of millions when make-a-wish bay area helped make this dream come true. san francisco was transformed into gotham city. miles is in remission. to check out the full trailer, we have a link on our website,

abc7 news.com. >> pretty cool behind the wheel right there. >> i know. so many kids and adults love to eat it too, but a new study is warning about the long term downside if little kids and teenagers eat too much pizza. >> reena ninan has more. >> reporter: there's no doubt pizza is a meal time favorite. in fact, it's been the second largest contributor to calorie and knew treat intake in kids' diets in the u.s. this morning an alarming new study that looked at over a decade of data shows there may be more peril in pizza than you might think. >> plays a major role of kids intake in calories and weight gain. >> reporter: look how two slices of pizza compares. nearly the same number of calories. pizza can account for more than 20% of a child's intake of daily

calories and contributes to much higher overall calorie intake on the days they eat it potentially leading to health problems like type two diabetes and hypertension. >> they are just having too much of some of the wrong greed ents. >> reporter: but experts say not all slices are created equal. experts suggest opting for veggies, or going light on the cheese. >> pizza can be great if it's done right with the right ingredients. it deserves an up grate. >> reporter: next time your little ones or craving a sizzling slice try opening up that oven. >> throwing some whole grain tortilla together with tomato sauce and light amount of natural cheese. so it can be fast. it can be easy. it can be inexpensive, and it can be healthy for your kids and their waist line. >> reporter: reena ninan, abc news, new york. still ahead on abc7 news at 4, a peninsula school board in hot water.

one state lawmaker thinks they've lost their way. cheating allegations, new ones, against the super bowl-bound patriots could take some of the air out of psk>v yesterday's big win. skier lindsey vonn's historic okay buddy what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... but apple cinnamon is my favorite too... and fruity... oh yeah, and frosted! okay, but...what's you're most favorite of all? hmm... the kind i have with you. me too.

v we continue to follow our breaking news in oakland where the coliseum bart station has just re-opened but very, very slowly. >> sky 7 was overhead as protestors shut down the bart station and also the airport connector to the oakland airport. let's go live right now to abc7's laura anthony. what's the latest? >> as you said it appears that things are getting back to

normal here. we do see folks, passengers, up on the platform now. we did not see that or very few of them for the last half-hour. so this was a demonstration that actually started at about 11:00:a.m. this morning at the fruitvale bart station. we saw by the time they started marching was some time after 1:00, maybe 2,000 people. they marched from fruitvale bart down here to the coliseum and just in time for the folks to be exiting the warrior game. i don't know if it was a precaution or if the protestors actually actively tried to shut down the station, but the effect was the same. the gates were closed and the station was shut down for a period of time. as you can probably see right now, they are getting back to normal slowly at least trying to get some of these people to exit the basketball game out of here. some of them were getting rather frustrated as you can imagine although they were happy that the warriors won. >> you can see this is going to take some time because the one

gate is open and people are going in one or two at a time and we started out probably with a few hundred people waiting to get into that bart station, so this is going to be a slow process as people make their way into that station. >> reporter: yeah, that's correct. i'm on the east side actually by the parking lot, and this gate is still shut completely. there's a tunnel that goes underneath the railroad tracks in the station. this one still has the gates completely shut. people are starting to figure out if they walk around they have a better chance of getting in. >> laura thanks very much. we'll check back with you later on on abc7 news at 5:00. laura anthony reporting. state senator jerry hail is calling for an investigation on the board ever trustees. >> we're live with that story. >> reporter: larry, the school board members certainly have

gotten an ear full. 1500 community members have signed a petition, given it to the board expressing their outrage and anger. they've created a facebook page voiced their displeasure at board meetings, and now state senator jerry hill has taken the lead. board meetings have been packed with hundreds of people concerned about two controversial issues. a presence of a charter school at mills high school which many parents say the board approved without their input. >> we feel there has been a lack of really any interest in hearing what parents have to say and a disdain for the public. >> reporter: an olympic-sized swimming pool at burlg game high school which has been open to the community since it was built in 2000. those who use the pool are fighting the school district's proposal to restrict public usage and has requested the city to pay more for its upkeep. an anonymous donor gave more than $1 million to build the pool. his attorney says his client wants to keep it open to

everyone. >> unfortunately although the donor and the city have tried their very best to convey this information to the current district it's falling on deaf ears. >> reporter: those concerned about both issues charged board members with trying to stifle public debate. state senator jerry hill blasted the board at last week's meeting. >> it's shameful the way that they treat the community and the way they conduct business. i've never seen that in any elected body. >> reporter: hill is calling for a civil grand jury investigation. >> let the civil grand jury look at this issue. let them look at what's been going on, the transparency the illegal or illegal activities that the board has been conducting. >> regrettably, some of his comments were factually incorrect and somewhat inflammatory. >> reporter: mark friedman is president of the board. he wants to reassure the public that the board is listening to them. >> we want community input. we respect the community. we feel we're all working together as a community collaboratively.

>> reporter: regarding a grand jury investigation, friedman welcomes one. >> we would be very happy to work with them and we have nothing to hide. >> reporter: meantime, the board has scheduled meetings to resolve both the swimming pool and charter school issues. abc7 news. a lot of sports news today. the nfl confirms it is investigating whether the patriots deflated footballs that were used in their afc championship win over the indianapolis colts yesterday. reports say the league seized several abnormal footballs during the game, taking a bit of air out of a normally hard and slick nfl ball could make the ball easier to throw and to catch, especially in cold and wet conditions like in foxboro last night. when it gets rainy, the balls get very soggy and heavy. today tom brady called the allegations ridiculous. but the patriots were caught cheating back in 2007. they were fined and stripped of a draft pick for secretly video taping the new york jets defensive signals. in this case even if the balls

were underinflated neither team would have an advantage. vince wilfork helped a woman after a serious crash. massachusetts state police tweeted out this picture of the accident. wilfork noticed a jeep on its side so he stopped and pulled the driver out of the vehicle. vince is kind of a big dude, as you can see. he can probably bench press that vehicle, just pick it up. he's listed at 6'2", 325. he's he says he hopes that anybody else would do the same thing, it wasn't a big deal, just luck that he and his wife were there to help. hopefully you did not turn off the nfc championship game in the fourth quarter because the seahawks had the biggest comeback in conference championship history. they came back from a 16-point deficit against the green bay packers and for over 55 minutes green bay dominated this game which ended up going to

overtime. quarterback russell wilson who threw four picks in this game threw his only touchdown pass to jermaine kearse for the win. seahawks coach pete carroll notion moves on to prepare for the patriots in the super bowl. >> there's no reason for us to change what we do right now. we'll try to do it better. try to do everything better and try to maximize these days that are coming up. every one of them is going to make a difference. >> super bowl xlix will be played in arizona on february 1st. the vegas odds makers list this game as pick 'em, so too close to call. we have more history today for u.s. skier lindsey vonn now the most successful female downhill skier of all time. she finished first in a world cup race in italy. it was her 63rd win, breaking a record set years ago. tiger woods celebrating with

her, the professional golfer. there was a shot of tiger which is making news. he wasn't all that happy. >> oh! >> what happened to him. missing a tooth. the saber tooth tiger missing a tooth. his agent says he had his tooth knocked out when he was hit by a video camera. probably was rushing in to try to talk to lindsey vonn. it happened as the media was surging toward the victory podium and he happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> i wonder how he reacted to that. >> probably not well. >> no. >> but he'll get it fixed. he'll be fine. no one likes to get an unexpected bill. the invoice one father found in his 5-year-old son's school bag. today 7 on your side q and a is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact me at facebook.com/michaelfinneyabc7 and on twitter at mfinney.

i'll ask your questions live in a little bit. >> we're looking at a sunny western sky. we have more sunny days ahead and chance of record warmth. i'll have the accuweather forecast in a moment. one more look at the situation at the bart station at the oakland coliseum. bart entrance there for a short time, that bart station was closed down because of a protest. they have since gotten everything back open again and the trains are running in both directions. that's also the spot where you get on to the oakland airport bart connector so that was shut down for a while also. laura anthony will have a live update

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look at that. that is two engines and no rear end. this is what can happen if you fuse two cars together. one man put the front ends of two passats together pulling off the perfect 360. he's doing great doughnuts. imagine if you saw this car driving down the road. you would be doing a double take. that's crazy. you had to start laughing the second you saw the video there. this dog is on a mission. this is superman chihuahua. he's showing that treadmills don't just have to be for

humans. i like the slow motion, really makes it work, along with the music. >> too much. >> he's a determined pooch right there. a man in great bringtain is shaking his head over what he found in his son's lunch bag. >> he opened the bag and found a bill demanding a no-show fee for another kid's birthday party. the bill from another parent was asking for nearly 16 pounds or 24 u.s. dollars. nash is five years old. >> his son alex didn't attend the party at a ski center, even though they had rsvped yes. they had been threatened in small claims court if they don't pay but he has no plans to fork over the money. >> birthday parties are important there apparently. spencer christian would never rsvp and not show up. >> i love a party, especially in

my honor. clear skies right now. fog over the central valley. some of that will be spilling into the bay overnight. we'll see flurries over the great lakes and parts of the northeast but a pretty average winter day with no extremes in the temperature range tomorrow. we'll see 30s across the northern tier states, 40s and 50s through the central part of the country and 60s and 70s across the southern states. here in california, high clouds in the southern part of the state, sunny in the bay area. temperatures ranging from the low 60s in the coast to mid 60s in the bay. some areas will be a little cool with highs in the upper 50s. later in the week record warming and i'll have more at 5:00. up next, dangerous conditions in the northeast and a really scary encounter that

one driver had on the freeway. plus a different kind of service this holiday. the sendoff today to help families in a war-torn country. >> i'm michael finney. so many people are taking cell phone pictures these days. it begs the question is it legal for someone to take your pictur

it's smoking. >> yeah, it's smoking. >> oh, [mute]. >> you were listening to radio traffic coming from people on the ground in atlanta that was noticing smoke from a delta airlines jet yesterday. >> it happened just after takeoff. it appears the bowing 777 dumped fuel but the airlines deny that that happened. >> here's the plane with 291 people on board. it did land safely. technicians inspected plane and cleared it to return to service later on in the day. we've got some heart pounding video right here. a dangerous near miss that's caught on camera by a driver on the jersey turnpike. the driver was stopped because two large trucks had swerved on black ice in front of him. and then look out. it's coming right out of here.

near miss. he turned the camera around just in time to see that big tractor-trailer barrelling down right on top. the truck ran over the median and caught fire. fortunately, nobody was seriously injured, but icy roads caused more than 400 crashes across new jersey yesterday. >> wow. after a two-week crime spree, the teenage modern day bonnie and clyde agreed to come home to kentucky. they were asleep in a stolen pick-up truck early sunday my morning. hayes this morning agreed to return to kentucky instead of going through a formal extradition process. the teenagers started their multi-state crime spree two weeks ago. they're suspected of breaking into homes, stealing trucks and forging checks. pope francis won't be coming to california to canonize a missionary who brought ka thal similar.

he said it would add too many days to his upcoming trip to the u.s. in september. instead he can likely cannon size sarah in washington d.c. he will travel to philadelphia and new york city. the pontiff wrapped up his six-day tour of asia and the philippines. volunteers in the bay area of sending dr. martin luther king's message to refugees in syria. they sent donated shoes bedding, clothing and toys to refugees in lebanon. volunteers quoted king's speeches as the containers were loaded. >> there are 8 million refugees in syria. one in two people are displaced. this is such a small start. people of every space are giving what they can. >> they wrote syrian refugees letters of encouragement sending a message to let them know they're not alone and not forgotten. consumer news 7 on your side's michael finney joins us

to answer questions sent in by facebook, twitter and e-mail. first question from terry j. i'm helping my mother get medicare, but medicare will not talk to anyone but my mother and her mental faculties are diminishing. what can i do? >> that's a great question. i'm glad you asked. what you basically want here in the state of california is a power of attorney healthcare. that's called something like an advanced healthcare directive. i forget the actual name. they're easy to come by. if you talk to your office on aging in your area generally that's a county deal. call the county, ask them about the office on aging, they'll have someone to help you out with this. you can also go to nolo press out of burkeerkeley. assuming you and your mother get along, it shouldn't be a big deal. >> and this is asked, are there any jitlegitimate work at home options? >> there are now. i used to say i have never seen

one that's legitimate. the entrepreneurs have changed everything. if you want to work from home the three biggies are e-lance, fiber and task rabbit. you can check those out. task rabbit you can do errands for other people. fiber and e-lance you do what you can already do for other people. the ripoffs are you can make money making jewelry. you can't. you can make money stuffing envelopes. you can't. you've got to take real skills. >> the stuffing envelopes one -- >> it seems like too much money. >> you know what the deal was? you got a letter telling somebody to send you five bucks and you do that by stuffing the envelope with that. >> kind of a ponzi scheme. >> totally a ponzi scheme. >> if someone takes your picture with their cell phone without consent, is it legal? >> it depends on where you are but generally yes. it's weird.

we're not used to having so many cameras around. if you're in a public place it's your constitutional right to take a picture of anything you see. that includes someone's house, them their kids, anything. in a public place they can take any picture they want. >> thank you, michael. facebook's oldest registered user turns -- wait for it -- 107 tomorrow. >> 107 is a big number. >> look at her. >> look how happy she is. she has more than 55,000 followers on her personal page, and here she is celebrating last year's birthday. >> the santa barbara woman was born in 1908 49 years before the internet was invented. she says she cherishes her facebook relationships but still believes in the power of the pen. the only other social app that she uses, words with friends. >> she's smart, too. >> very. >> she doesn't look anything like 107. that's fantastic. coming up on abc7 news at 4:00, a selfless act, why a bay

area teenager won't ever have a sweet 16 birthday party that she wanted. coming up new at 5:00 we're in the north bay where a piece of history that was about to be lost may stick around for the next generation. we have the story and we'll explain how google's next big move could be out of this world. and how a mcdonald's quarter pounder and cheese got a man pulled over by

tonight primetime on abc7 news. at 8:00 it's "the bachelor" followed by castle at 10:00 and join us at 11. a high school sophomore celebrated her sweet 16 by giving up her own birthday party to÷(j&y raise money for kids half a world away. leslie brinkley has the story. >> reporter: meeting a charming 8-year-old in ethiopia was the catalyst for high school sophomore nubia wilson. >> i saw the poverty and the children begging on the streets and i thought maybe i can give up my 16th birthday. >> reporter: so in lieu of a sweet 16 party and guests she asked family and friends to donate to her cause, to add a 5th grade classroom to a school just outside ethiopia's capital a school where orphans stop

learning in 4th grade. she raised over $2,000 in just a month. that inspired her to shoot for $10,000 that she hopes to hand deliver this summer when she volunteers at the school. families are getting involved by donating some of their ethiopian artwork and artifacts so they can be auctioned off to raise more money. >> i think that especially here living in america that we have the world and i just think that we should expand our minds and think about those who don't have anything. they literally don't have anything. some kids don't even have shoes. they have to walk to school baer foot. >> she comes to one day become a humanitarian lawyer and inspire other teens to reframe their self-centered birthday plans. leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> great shot right there. thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00.

abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> young black men my age and older are getting killed. >> 50 years on why some way the work of dr. martin luther king is still not done. as a civil rights tradition gets derailed in the bay area. ♪ we shall overcome ♪ also ahead, even with the sun out today, why a lot of folks are on flood watch. >> i couldn't get in. we've got sunny and warm days coming our way this week with a chance of record warmth by the end of the week. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. >> powerful words from a man

whose birthday we recognize on a day that is seeing rallies and marches here and across the country. >> here in the bay area we have some breaking news involving one of those demonstrations where you can see live from sky 7 that they have shut down the san mateo bridge both directions initially but eastbound is now moving. a group of protestors gathered in foster city and took over the bridge. they're in a standoff with police now on the westbound lanes which is close to foster city. good evening. >> please re-opened the coliseum bart station within the past half-hour. >> you can see from sky 7 hd how slowly they let people in, essentially single file through just that one door. hundreds of warriors fans and others waiting their turn to get up to the bart platform. >> here's a look at some of the protestors by the railroad tracks as another group blocked the bart station entrances. laura anthony was in the middle of it and she's live from the coliseum station with the story.

>> reporter: hi dan. i can tell you that within the past couple of minutes the gate here on the east side just opened. that's the parking lot side. they had that shut as well as the one on the west side which is where the demonstrators were. as we've been standing here as i said, the station is back up and running but it was closed for about a half-hour. this demonstration started many hours ago at the fruitvale bart station ♪ keep your eyes on the prize oh, lord oh lord ♪ >> reporter: in oakland, martin luther king day started with an early morning visit by demonstrators to mayor libi shaft's house in the diamond district as shown in this youtube video. several dozen demonstrators marched and sang starting at 5:00 a.m. >> i woke up this morning knowing that it's great to be in america. that we are a city that allows people to peacefully assemble