good afternoon, everyone. before oakland is shut down again today, another casualty of the ongoing labor dispute. >> there is some hope though the pacific maritime association did spend the time talking. laura anthony joins us live at the port of oakland with the latest. laura? >> if you remember the port was closed completely for most of the past holiday weekend. it's closed today. longshoreman had their union meeting. work is expected to resume here at 5:00 in about one hour. in the meantime, the disruption, the local businesses. it's deepening.

the lingering labor dispute at the port of oakland could start to hit bay area coffee drinkers where it hurts. not only because varieties are more limited but the costco go up. >> we have organics from honduras colombian, sumatran. >> reporter: a roaster who relies on imported beans that almost all arrive by ship. >> we're not necessarily running out of coffee, but as each day goes on, every single pound every single bean of coffee that coffee roasters roast here in the u.s. comes off the boat basically. >> we've had to reach out to customers to be patient with us. >> mike is also feeling the pinch. almost all brands they carry come from some country in asia. >> we have had cases where items are at the port sitting there, and, you know, everything is all good, but we just need to be a little more patient. >> so far the livery port issue

just means longer wait. that could change if the labor dispute isn't resolved soon. laura anthony abc 7 news. the big explosion at a southern california exxon mobil refinery already increased gas prices. that has caused about a two cents a gallon hike at gas stations according to aaa. a spokesperson says the blast and the shutdown of the golden eagle refinery in the east bay are squeezing the supply of gas. the cause of yesterday's explosion that injured four workers is still under investigation. update now on that big water leak that flooded homes in the east bay. crews in walnut creek drained one of three large pipes that delivers water to east bay customers in the sierra foothills. they're digging up the area so the aqueduct can be replaced.

replacement requires a big response. >> breaks such as these are infrequent. they require all hands on deck response response. that's why the crews are out here today. >> no one is without water service. east bay is trying to figure out the cause of the leak. a minor crash involving a chp officer caused a big backup on the bay bridge yesterday afternoon just about noon. the officer lost control of his bike as he was trying to pull over another motorcycle. he was able to lay the bike down and just has some bad bruises. two eastbound lanes were closed during that cleanup. another highway patrol officer pulled the other cyclist over. and wrote him another ticket the first officer was trying to give him. >> the wells fargo history

museum in san francisco is back open today. it opened a little more than three weeks after a brazen heist. gold nuggets worth around $10,000 were stolen after masked thieves crashed their suvs right through the glass doors of the museum. new displays containing more gold have replaced those stolen nuggets which have not been recovered. there's extra security in place as well protecting the gold the fbi will not say exactly what it is. one suspect is in custody, another is still on the loose after a shooting last night that wounded two people at a san jose sports bar. >> the shooting took place in an area that's seen his share of violence lately. >> bottles and glasses were still on the table at this sports bar this morning in san jose. on the floor, a puddle of blood, the manager was in the kitchen when the shooting started last night, just before 10:00. he called 911.

>> when i got back i called again opinion. >> police say two men were shot, the most seriously injured man is in critical but stable condition. one man was arrested and faces an assault with a deadly weapons charge. police are still looking for one more suspect. >> the street is crazy. >> reporter: this is the fifth shooting incident in or around a vietnamese cafe restaurant or nightclub this year in san jose, and the third in the past week. the most recent was february 14th, about a mile away from the sports bar. a security guard for the club was shot and killed after a liquor store theft next door. on february 11th about a half mile away from a sports bar, one man died on south capitol avenue. >> our gang unit is aware of the recent violence that's been occurring at some of these cafe cafes. and they will go ahead and conduct follow-up investigation on them as well.

>> reporter: police are speaking with witnesses as they try to track down that second suspect. a santa clara university student accused of stabbing his roommate made his first court appearance today. abc 7 news was in santa clara county's superior court. kim is accused of stabbing his roommate in the throat, neck and shoulder, the roommate managed to escape and is expected to recover. police say kim slashed his own throat right before he was arrested. he's being held without bail. exceptionally high tides this morning. today was the third straight day of king tides. scientists keep an eye on these to predict coastal flood risks. nearly 350,000 miles of roads are some of the things that are at risk in california because of rising sea levels. unfortunately, that's about the

only water we're about to see. nothing's rained here. more warm conditioned outside today. the low clouds hung around a little more than we expected. we have mostly sunny skies right now. there are still low clouds around, they don't predominate. 24 hour temperature change though reflects the cooling. anywhere from 1 to 7 degrees cooler right now than at this hour yesterday. it's 2 degrees warmer than it is yesterday. here's a lovely view from our tower camera. currently 60 here in san francisco. palo alto, 65 looking toward mount diablo mostly blue skies, temperatures in the upper 60s in santa rosa. concord, livermore in the mid-60s right now. we look at some low clouds in the golden gate. low clouds will linger in the

morning hours, mostly sunny skies by tomorrow afternoon mild conditions highs ranging from the low 60s at the coast to low 70s inland. i'll give you our chances for rain in the foreseeable future. the largest retailer wants to make its employees happier, so they're going to raise their wages. >> walmart raised today a half million ploys will start making $9 an hour or more in april. by this time next year the company hopes that all hourly employees will make at least $10 an hour employees at sam's club warehouses will also benefit from the raise. preparations are underway in san francisco to mark tomorrow's 100th anniversary of the start of the panama pacific international exposition. the world's fair opened on february 20th 1915. >> the california historical society is exhibiting art facts from the fair the first trans

continental phone call. >> over the course of three year s they built a 635 acre city with the tallest building being similar to over a 40 story building. you are struck by the hope to show off san francisco to the world. >> there will be a celebration saturday. the palace of fine arts, exhibits will continue there throughout the year and at the california historical society. abc 7 news anchor cheryl jennings will host a community celebration at the palace of fine arts on saturday that's at noon. the events is free, and it's open to the public. the term bird's eye view is taking on a new meaning thanks to a bird that's anything but camera shy. >> check out the video here. how are you doing bud. a black bird photo bombed the web camera. >> as we've been telling you, that's great. >> preparing for the camera.

as we've been telling you the san jose sharks and the kings will face off saturday. the league's first outdoor game in northern california. for now, it's all about this raven that's becoming an internet sensation, with more than 37,000 views. you want to check it out, log on to the abc 7 news facebook page. >> who put this camera in my spot. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, a deadly super bug outbreak at a busy medical center. how did you see them exposed to a life threatening virus? ringing in the new year with a bang. we'll show you some of the day's festivities that celebrate the year of the ram. new at 4:30 a pediatrician accused of discrimination. can a doctor refuse to see a patient because of sexual

doctors warn nearly 180 patients treated at ucla's ronald reagan medical center may have been exposed to a potentially deadly bacteria. abc news reporter ted rowlands has more on how the incidents potentially linked to two deaths is raising some disturbing questions about the way medical instruments are cleaned. >> the l.a. medical center is scrambling to find out why 179 patients from october through january were exposed to a super bug that has a death rate as high as 50%.

>> it's a very potent virulent organism that can cause death. >> reporter: staff at ucla say the virus was spread by two endoscopes used? a variety of procedures. seven patients have tested positive so far. the outbreak may have been contributing factors in two deaths. similar outbreaks have affected patients in recent years in seattle, pittsburgh and chicago. ucla is claiming the scopes were cleaned properly, but that it's now using a process that goes above and beyond the manufacturer and national standards. >> they can't find a breakdown in any of those cleaning procedures. there's something going on here whether they have to change the procedures or not. there's a aren't scopes are spreading this in hospitals. >> reporter: because of what happened at ucla. the fda issued a safety alert urging hospitals to closely follow the cleaning guidelines for reuseable scopes. here's something you won't

see every day on the streets of san francisco, a ram roaming around brought out to celebrate the lunar new year. >> celebrations are happening across the globe. and the bay area is no exception. abc 7 news reporter chris winn is live in chinatown to show us the festivities there. hi chris. >> chinatown has been packed all day long with people who have seen a lot of people taking pictures in front of the entrance to chinatown behind me. you can bet with all these people out here many restaurants and businesses will certainly be busy throughout the next two weeks as people come out to celebrate the lunar new year. >> customers anxiously awaited their turn for a table. nearly every seat taken as people came out to ring in the lunar new year. >> i was looking for noodles to eat for lunch but they're so packed you couldn't even order takeout. >> chinese american jennifer doken moved to san francisco nearly two years ago today was her first visit to chinatown.

>> it means a lot to renew give thanks, have luck pay respects to your elder ss. it's the whole refresh of the new year. >> hundreds gathered outside the hilton hotel to kick things off. dozens of local performers ushered in the year of the ram with some very special guests. >> thank you for the community. for stepping out and being a part of our cultural celebration in this great city of ours. >> for some it's a chance to educate others on the two-week celebration. the color red a sign of good luck. >> the hotel -- they were totally amazed this is something they do not see in other states where they have a smaller asian community. i'm glad to take part of it. >> eva cicone is staying in town the next few days. >> definitely inspired to check it out. you get curious you want to know. >> the search for the all

important noodle bowl continues on. >> we went to a bakery and i got some white rabbits, we're going to keep trying to find another restaurant to go to. >> a symbol of longevity and being prepared for what's to come. in san francisco, chris winn, abc 7 news. a special flag raising ceremony marked the lunar new year. it's the 10th year the vietnamese heritage was raised in city hall. >> you can tell it was kind of hazy in some spots today. >> >>. >> it has mostly burned off. here's a live doppler 7 hd. you see the picture from above the clouds which aren't present there. not so widespread as earlier today. here's a nice view from our camera looking out over the

bay, these are the forecast features low clouds will expand overnight. i'll show you why a familiar pattern shows up on the satellite image. a big ridge of high pressure that's been in place for a week or longer. it will be holding steady through saturday. and get ready for this cold upper level low, which is northeast at the moment. it will drop down on sunday and drop our temperatures a few degrees as well. not likely to produce any significant precipitation in the bay area although there's a slight chance of showers from the system in the south bay, and a slight chance of snow showers in the sierra south of lake tahoe. that will be sunday afternoon. looking long range. we showed you this, it looked like we had a pretty decent chance of some rain late next week, friday or saturday. now, those chances are fading again as we approach the end of february and beginning of march it looks like not much of a chance of precipitation at all.

it's calling for dryer conditions above average. the southeastern corner of the country in much of the southwest will be wetter than average that's part of the southwest that does not include california. as for temperatures cooler in the northeast earn quadrant of the nation for march. warmer in the western third and much warmer than average here in california. looks like not much change in the pattern that we've had over the last month. mid to upper 40s, let's see if the locations will not drop to 50 around the gulf. morning clouds burn off. high temperatures ranging from low 60s to upper 60s around the bay. and low 70s inland. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. notice the slight cooldown by 4 to 6 degrees. still a lovely day for oscar sunday. you can see the oscars right

here sunday evening and going through next week, looks like mostly sunny, dry and mild. and our chances of precipitation become more distant as we hope -- as our hope fades. >> yeah, that's not a -- >> don't like hope. >> that march prediction -- >> not looking good. >> home security systems are supposed to make you safer. but they could be a target for hackers. tonight at 11:00, abc 7 rides along with a professional hacker, see how easy it is to get inside this home. smoke detectors and security cameras can all be vulnerable. >> we're out here in our car and we're playing the roll of the attacker. we're going to hack into the security system and disable it. >> see how little time it took and what you can do to protect yourself. michael finney brings us a special report tonight at 11:00. big predictions ahead of

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three days and counting until this year's oscars. >> one category that features some nominees is best supporting actor. four of the men are familiar with oscar night. >> robert duvall has been nominated seven times with one oscar win. >> he's a great actor. ethan hawke has received three nominations followed by edward norton and mark ruffalo. the newcomer this year is j.k. simmons, he's the favorite to win. ♪ >> reporter: j.k. simmons has been acting for more than 30

years, it's his intense role as the abusive music director in whiplash that brought him into the spotlight. and j.k. is basking in that glow. >> i'm not going to miss this opportunity. doors that were sort of ajar have been kicked open by people seeing this movie. i've had really interesting offers coming. >> i don't know if anyone's had as much fun during this crazy two-month sprint as you have. why are you having so much fun. >> why not? there's all this positive attention coming our way through the whole movie. and for my work as well and it's also a movie that i'm so unabashedly proud of and ecstatic to have been a part of. >> robert duvall is equally ecstatic for his nod for supporting actor. he won for tender mercies. he's been nominated for lead

actor in the apostle and the great santin. his previous supporting nods were for "apocalypse now" and "the godfather." duvall told me it's a part he initially turned down. >> at first i kind of -- i kind of refused it, because it was a lot of negative stuff. once i decided to do i knew i had to dig really -- just do it. >> he takes home the best supporting actor oscar and all the oscars on sunday. in hollywood, abc 7 news. >> how would you like to sit among the celebrity royalty at the oscars? >> monica does, even though she's not famous. she's been a professional seat filler for 15 years. >> she describe this as a fancy game of musical chairs. it's her job to cover for

celebrities by sitting in their seats when they go up to accept their awards. >> no picture taking, don't talk to the celebrities unless they talk to you. >> she does not get paid to be a seat filler this is strictly voluntary. it does come with some perks. she's been seated next to brad pitt and jake gyllenhaal. julia roberts once smiled at her, which is something. >> this sunday is oscar sunday on abc 7. our live coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. with on the red carpet at the oscars. see what the stars are wearing with the oscars red carpet live, at 5:30 watch who wins as neil patrick harris hosts the oscars. for a complete list of nominees visit oscars.com. >> katie will be in hollywood for the oscars, she got her gown yesterday. check it out on twitter if you want to take a look at that. much more ahead in our next half hour, the damage brought on by a major snowstorm taking hold

of most of the u.s. we'll show you the impact. a monumental declaration from the white house, three u.s. sites newly named today at federal landmarks. >> the texas fish farmer accused of harboring an illegal catch.

here's a look at today's headlines where you live at 4:30. for the seventh time this month, there is no cargo moving in or out at the port of oakland. longshore workers are holding a rare daytime union meeting. some importers are using east coast or gulf coast ports and trains to get cargo here and that's at a higher cost. abc 7 news reporter matt keller has more on the latest in a string of shootings in san jose. he tweeted from the sports bar on allem rock avenue where two people were shot last flight. police arrested one man and are searching for another. the wells fargo museum reopened today for the first time since a brazen gold nugget heist. what vick lee found out about the men accused of crashing an suv into the museum. bitter cold weather is gripping more than half the nation. a frozen fountain in alabama, to a burned out building in philadelphia that is completely covered in ice.

abc news reporter march marcy gonzalez is outside in new york city. with exactly how people are coping. >> the cold it's ridiculous out. enough is enough with the snow and the cold. it's like being in antarctica. >> there's no sugar coating how people across more than half the country feel about this bitter cold. and no end to the creative ways they're trying to keep warm. >> this is actually a sleeve to a jacket sweater. i cut the sleeve off and used it as a hat. >> record breaking cold. >> pretty cold out here. >> the actual temperature this morning in minnesota, 42 degrees below zero, it's not much better for this guy in indiana. >> did you realize you have ice crystals on your eyelashes. >> i do know that. i also have a beard, and that's why i have a scarf around me. >> faces frozen, so are parts of the great lakes and niagara

falls. >> beautiful, it's awesome. >> but from the picturesque to the perilous, the arctic blast is having a big impact. from ice on the roads to heavy snow collapsing on the roofs? >> i moved my head so i could scream for help. >> the schools closed from raliegh to chicago, where kids are seriously bundled up. >> i put on my ski goggles. >> and adults are just trying to cope. >> we got to deal with it, spring's coming. >> the temperatures expected to drop even more tomorrow for much of the east coast. there's another winter storm in the forecast. marcy gonzalez, abc news new york. >> president obama today designated three new national monuments for protection. as historic or national treasures. the president signed the declaration in the oval office. this monument will preserve and highlight america's first

planned industrial town. the second is the brown's canyon, a popular whitewater rafting site. and lastly, the internment camp from world war ii hawaii. a lesbian couple is angry this afternoon, after a michigan pediatrician changed her mind and refused to care for their infant. the latest on why the doctor had a sudden complaining of heart. >> like most new parents, krysta and jamie spent a lot of time thinking about who would care for their infant daughter. they landed on dr. roy, a suburban detroit pediatrician who seemed like a perfect fit. >> we liked her personality. she seemed very friendly. >> but when they brought their 6-day-old daughter in for her first checkup, they were shocked to learn from another physician that dr. roy wouldn't treat their infant because the baby's parents were lesbians. >> you can't keep a baby healthy

that has gay parents. >> the detroit free press issued a letter he sent to the couple. after much prayer following your prenatal, i felt that i would not be able to develop the personal patient/doctor relationship that i normally do with my patients. i hope you can accept my apology. >> did the doctor discriminate? >> yes absolutely. >> was there discrimination against the bake by and the baby's parents against the law? >> not in michigan. >> 21 states and the district of columbia do have laws that don't allow doctors to discriminate based on sexual orientation. >> we're completely prepared for this to happen in other places, but not at our 6-day-old wellness appointment. she couldn't comment on the issue because of privacy issues but her life is taking care of babies. karen travers abc news

washington. a texas man has until the end of today to get rid of his fish. all 50,000 of them. ty raises tilapia at his fish farm in houston. the officials say winn doesn't have the proper permit to have the fish. he says he's done nothing wrong and closing down would ruin him. >> i spend so much time away from my family and my kids, and spending time with my wife to work on this. and, you know right now, if i were to lose all of this, i've lost a lot. >> he says he's invested more than $100,000 in the farm. the state says winn can destroy the fish give them to someone with the proper permit or donate them. if not they'll be seized. up next a chilling video of a rescue at sea. the coast guard makes an icy breakthrough to save more than two dozen stranded fishermen. we're looking at a brighter western sky now than we saw hours earlier clouds will

return tonight. so how does that affect tomorrow's forecast? i'll have that coming up i

n the u.s. coast guard's polar star is back home after freeing a fishing vessel from antarctic ice. the rescued ship called the antarctic chief ton was stuck 900 miles northeast of the

sound. it was stuck for nearly two weeks. they had to breakthrough 150 miles of thick ice and navigate around massive icebergs just to reach the chief ton. the chief ton was toed in extreme weather. the chief ton will be escorted to nelson new zealand by another fishing vessel. not easy to get through that. it's time for a check on our weather which cleared up pretty nicely today. >> you have nothing to complain about. >> let's take a look at our current temperature readings over the midwest the northeast and even the southeast. it's two degrees right now in detroit, chicago and cleveland. and a frigid 24 down south in atlanta. factor in the windchill, it feels like minus 11 in detroit. minus 13 in cleveland. it's much milder in the western part of the country. tomorrow, look for cold weather

to persist in the northeast. across the state of california tomorrow, we'll see mild conditions, once again. nothing new there and that includes the bay area where we do expect the low clouds that will gather tonight to lift a little earlier tomorrow high temperatures up to and just above 70 degrees in our inland and bayside conditions tomorrow. >> thank you spencer. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 blaming your spouse for your weight gain. now, how his or her working habits may be impacting how heavy you are. the red-hot song writing duo gets ready for its next big hit at this sunday's oscars. i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. is your new computer leaving you vulnerable to hackers? one manufacturer may be

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people where you live. we honor michael morgan conductor of the oakland east bay symphony. he's known for innovative community center concerts with broad appeal. you can see for yourself tomorrow night at the paramount theater in oakland. more information on our instagram feed. a new drug showing great promise for those with breast cancer. could your spouse's long hours be making you fatter? here's jane king with a wellness report. a new breast cancer cocktail buys people more than a year of life. two magic bullet drugs plus standard chemotherapy. the patients who are helped the most are those with an aggressive form of breast cancer. a new compound has blocked hiv infections in monkeys so well, may be able to work as a vaccine against age for people. the new method stimulates muscle cells to produce proteins that somewhat resemble normal

antibodies and prevent the aids virus from attaching to a cell. your spouse's long hours will lead you to weight gain. the weight creeps on when an individual spouse leaves the family with less time to engage in health promoting behaviors. more weight gain was associated with the birth of additional children. there appears to be a link between sleep apnea and heart disease. diagnosing and treating sleep interruption could be an important opportunity to advance prevention of heart disease. from the nasdaq i'm jane king, here's to your health. drivers may get a pleasant surprise at the pump. >> this may be money in your pocket. >> a vote is scheduled for tuesday that would lower the gas tax by 7 1/2 cents a gallon. that's a million dollars for consumers to spend in california. if you drive 15,000 miles a

year, you'll save about $56. >> gas prices are going down now drivers and -- at the pump will enjoy this reduction in gas tax. >> if passed by the board of equalization, a reduction would take effect july first even with the reduction california could be paying some of the highest gas taxes in the nation. lenovo computers has admitted it preinstalled super fish adware, it could leave notebook users available to hackers. it opens the door for hackers, aside from just being tacky. they stopped downloading the feature. linkedin, the social network for professionals is cashing in on ads, a new linked in program lets advertisers follow its

users as they browse the internet companies have placed ads on profiles of linked in members, the ads appear not only on linked, in but on other website users visits. linked in says advertisers don't know any personal information about the members and users can opt out of tracking. how about letting us opt in if we want it we'll let you know. whether you want to celebrate san francisco history or find art. >> some ideas how to explore where you live. >> this year marks an extraordinary milestone in san francisco's history, and our very own cheryl jennings will be ringing in the special event on saturday. the 100th anniversary of the panama pacific international exposition. join your bay area neighbors at the palace of fine arts. we look back at the world's fair that celebrates the completion of the panama canal.

for the next year visitors will be treated to a look back at history. now, here's your chance to become a part of history, when the 23rd annual noise series unleashes talent in venues across the bay area. this monday marks the start of a favorite indy arts and music film festival. this weekend at the marin center in san rafael, art of the america's is on display, the california academy of sciences has joined in feature rarely scene baskets, including ones made by temporary master weaver s s. for more information about these and other events where you live, go to our website at abc 7 news.com. >> layla's not done, she's helping us count down to the oscars, she talked to songwriters, christian anderson

lopez and brian lopez about the big number they're putting together for the host neil patrick harris. layla asked them what was more nervewracking, being nominated or working on the big song? >> it's different a different kind of nervewracking. i mean last year at this time of year, we were eating no carbs and trying to learn how to dress like movie stars and had no control over what was going to happen. this year, we get to be at home in our pajamas but we are still getting texts and rewriting the song, we'll be doing that maybe until 10 minutes before the telecast. >> how does the creative process begin? >> it began at a lunch with neil. he's the host and he's planning the whole show, so we kind of

had to take his lead. we're glad we did it came together in a nice vision. >> the truth is, the more i work with neil, the more i admire him and think maybe he should run for president. >> he's going to be good. >> neil patrick harris is so talented. think about the pressure on them to try to come up with material and it has to be unbelievable. right. it has to be -- or you just come up with mediocre stuff and hope he makes it. >> that's what we came up with. >> you can watch the must see performance sunday here on abc 7. our live coverage of the oscars comes up at 2:00 p.m. we will look at the songs nominated for oscars this year. up next call them the cream of the crop. grape growing's top pruners compete for top prizes of the super bowl at wine country. coming up new at 5:00 drink up what might be the government's new coffee campaign. we'll explain.

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of pruning vin yardses into an art competed for top honors today. >> wayne. >> well, it takes a good strong back it takes great fast hands. it takes precision it takes a vineyard like this, and then it takes the desire to be the best. this really was a super bowl of pruning. they have made this walk before but rarely under so much pressure, peer pressure. >> this is the one day that celia may be understating the point. no doubt she's a woman after achieving the highest total score in last year's napa county pruning contest she's also nervous. there's more than a belt buckle on the line here, also a cash prize maybe a raise or promotion, and the prestige of knowing you beat the best

grapevine pruners in the valley. everyone an all-star sent by local growers. >> it may seem like a subtle distinction. how and where they choose to cut this vine can make the difference between a great bottle of wine and a headache. it's an art. >> that's a good analogy. like a doctor, you can't get to a patient and start cutting without knowing what you know. >> this man came to the napa valley from mexico 35 years ago, and worked his way into a partnership at silverado farms. it's a career built literally from the vine up. >> i think there are opportunities here for everyone. >> opportunity and fame in an elite circle. celia perez is part of it. she did not win today, but finished fourth. >> fourth place? you okay? you happy. >> there's always next year. >> i can pick --

>> in any language, that means better watch out. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> it is moving day at levi stadium in santa clara. >> check this out. >> that is the san jose shark pad. >> it's on the move from the tank. to levi stadium for saturday's game that's an outdoor hockey game at the 49ers new home, and a viewer sent us these photos. >> there it is on the back of a low boy this morning. the shark head will be placed on the ice, players will make their entrance through the shark's mouth to take a bite out of those kings. hopefully. >> that's what they do. they skate out with the smoke and all that. they'll do it at levi stadium. thank you so much for joining us at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with dan and cheryl. >> she self-determined who she was. >> a personal issue becomes

public. how a south bay congressman is stepping into the growing debate over sexual identity. the two of them happened in busy malls and tourist areas. >> an increase of recent smash and grabs, new information reveals they may be connected. and -- >> the world is looking at the san francisco bay area. beyond the super bowl. how local businesses hope to cash in on that million dollar bowl game. we have breaking news right now in the death of a shooting death of a nightguard. >> one person is in custody for the shooting of manny alvarez. we are following this story, we will bring more to you as soon as we get it. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm cheryl jennings, thank you so much for joining us. bay area congressman mike honda

is changing the conversation on transgender rights on social media using twitter. he says as the proud grandpa of a transgender grandchild i hope she can feel safe at school without fear of being bullied. that has been retweeted thousands of times. david louie sat down with the congressman today and joins us from san jose with more. david? >> well cheryl by going public the honda family is hoping to foster more acceptance for people who are different. according do the congressman, his granddaughter melissa knew her againeder identity at a very young age. >> when she was 18 months, she said i'm a girl. and when she was two years old, she said my name is melissa. >> reporter: he's talking about his granddaughter now eight years old, her birth name was brody. almost a year ago he shared with friends and staff that his third grandchild was transgender.

honda says melissa has been insistent, persistent and consistent about her gender identity. she agreed to allow her grandfather to talk about it. >> when a child who is different from other children has the courage to be who they are, then when you have a supportive system, they will come and rally around, and usually the parents are part of that. >> reporter: honda says he along with melissa and parents and siblings have rallied around her. >> usually other kids have an okay time with it adults have a difficult time. there's a lot of factors, i think education plays a huge part. >> social media reaction has been positive and negative. the family's support for melissa