t. denny's. welcome to america's diner. good afternoon, everybody. the port of oakland is back in business today sort of. the pacific maritime association and the long shore men announced they had a deal. >> things are really moving a lot slower than everyone was hoping for. laura anthony joins us live from the port. trucks are lined up, waiting for their cargo and waiting and waiting. >> reporter: actually, larry we did see some of those trucks go in just a short tum ago. there is definitely more activity out here than there was say, a week ago. but the long shore men haven't returned our calls, but it appears they still have some issues with management.

finally, the waiting game is over for thousands of truckers who've seen their work their livelihood sit idle while the labor dispute at the port worked itself out. but in oakland the restart hasn't been without tensions. long shore men were sent home when they began take being breaks 30 workers at a time. today there is a shortage of crane operators. >> there is full operation at the yards and the gate. there is limited unloading and loading of vessels this morning, we're anticipating full operations in all phases on the night shift beginning at 7:00 this evening. >> reporter: still, any movement here is seen as a positive sign after weeks of mostly inaction. >> we can only believe what we can do. >> reporter: this man owns a.b. trucking. he says all the mixed messages are frustrating. >> the e-mails coming to us are saying everything's fine.

but then when we try to pick up our containers, they're not available. >> reporter: the backlog could take weeks or months to fully resolve. in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. this is the reaction from city college of san francisco students when the school introduced its new special trustee this morning. some students and staff shouted down the man. students are upset about the cuts imposed by the previous special trustee. the ccf board of trustees will gain control of the school in july. the search is on for whoever placed a dog and her puppy in a sandbag and threw the bag out of a vehicle the santa cruz animal shelter found the animals on friday and released this picture today, saying the bigger dog chewed her way out of the bag

and pulled her puppy out. the puppy died after being hit in the road. the animal shelter reminds people that it accepts all domestic animals. and police in morgan hill just cleared a major accident involving a freight train and truck. the driver says his truck stalled on the tracks at the railroad crossing the he jumped out only moments before impact. the accident closed several crossings. the streets have since been reopened and nobody was injured. police in campbell are trying to figure out who's behind three car fires in one location. we were on the scene behind the plaza shopping center early this morning. 911 got the call for three cars on fire. all three started in the vehicles' interior not in the engine compartment. there was a brief evacuation at a redwood high school today.

police removed students and faculty from the summit charter prep after a student heard what he thought was a gunshot and called 911. nothing was found during a search. police say the student probably heard a nail gun or balloons popping in a nearby classroom. officials say better to be safe than sorry. >> it's a good emergency drill, if you will in case something happens, what we learned today is both redwood city is ready for that as well as our schools are ready for that. and our kids are all safe. >> one person was treated for anxiety symptoms at the school, unrelated to the police investigation. 57 people took the oath of u.s. citizenship today for the first time. the naturalization ceremony took place at the city college campus in china town. it was held there to commemorate lunar new year's celebrations. a call for immigration reform was made. >> we want more people quite

frankly, to become citizens of san francisco, of the united states faster than what has happened in the past. >> mayor lee says the program has benefitted 20,000 people in the process or who have become citizens. turn to the weather now. and another really windy day out the there. >> it was. >> we've got cool, dry air flowing briskly through the area. as you can see we have sunny skies all across the area. to our south, there are scattered showers. there was even a thunderstorm with a lightning strike near san luis obispo, and there was a land spout this morning. unlike a typical tornado, not associated with thunderstorms,

driven by generated by the circulation of thunderstorms. it develops because of ground level circulation. this one was on the ground for about ten minutes, and we have no reports of any damage. a live view now from the golden gate bridge looking at blue skies there. here's some peak wind gusts. 61 miles per hour at mt. diablo. livermore, 36 miles per hour. in fact, the wind advisory's still in effect in the livermore area until 5:00. clear skies even along the coast. we have temperatures in the low 60s, san jose dwilgilroy, half moon bay. we also have low 60s at santa rosa petaluma and concord. i'll be back in a few minutes to give you our forecast and we'll see lighter winds developing. the 87th annual academy awards show is now in the books.

crews are working around the clock to transform the red carpet back to business as usual. the red carpet is gone but the street isn't expected to be open until tomorrow night. the oscar buzz still lingers especially for the winners. mary bruce has the highlights. >> look it's great to be here. who am i kidding? >> the oscar goes to -- who gave this son of a [ bleep ] his green card? "birdman." >> reporter: "birdman" was soaring high, taking best picture and best director, thanks to a lucky charm. >> i am wearing the real michael keaton tighty whities. >> reporter: they were full of emotional highs and memorable moments.

eddie eddie redmayne took home the best actor award. >> i am fully aware that i am a lucky, lucky man. this oscar -- wow! >> reporter: the best actress went to julianne moore for her role in "still alice." from jaw-dropping performances ♪ a few of my favorite things ♪ >> reporter: to raw emotion. and humor. >> acting is a noble profession. >> reporter: mary bruce, abc news hollywood. more oscar coverage in about 15 minutes, including a response from the academy about why joan rivers wasn't in the tribute, and the inspirational speech people are still talking about today. snow and ice causing major problems in texas, including a massive highway pileup. also, alameda's james hahn

turns in the performance of his career. inspiration from steph curry. maybe forget the dishwasher. find out why washing your dishes by hand might be healthier for you and your family. michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook. we'll answer them a little later. you ask ask finney at facebook.com/michael finney and on twitter at mfinney. this is a live shot of 101 and 880 in san jose, as it often is, 101 south jammed up.

well this certainly qualifies as a massive sinkhole. check this thing out. 33 feet wide. it's a crater that opened up sudden any a street today near naples, italy. days of rain caused the ground to give way causing a water pipe to burst, creating this gigantic hole. people and buildings had to be evacuated. no word on when they'll be allowed to come home. it could be a while to repair that icy weather hits parts of the deep south today. >> you can see crews plowing dfw international airport. so far, nearly 1,000 arrivals and departures have been

canceled. >> if you're heading there be sure to check the status of your flight. they could get up to an inch of ice. it is causing problems for drivers not used to the cold weather. in amarillo the snow and ice caused a massive pileup. can you hardly make out the highway because of the ice and snow. nearly 40 cars were involved. this is something we don't recommend, but this is how you make the dough nows. drivers taking advantage of an empty, icy parking lot in plano, texas. he's doing the donuts, over and over again. it may be a good time it's probably a good time, but, probably not great for your vehicle, and you don't want to be doing that when anybody else is around, put them in danger. fun for a few seconds but we don't recommend it. a stay-at-home mom is a

multi-millionaire. >> hello. she's one of the winners of that massive powerball jackpot, the first to claim part of that prize. >> reporter: the only thing bigger than the number on marie holmes' giant check is her smile, coming forward today to claim her share of the $564 million powerball jackpot. >> i'm still processing it. it's not hit me yet. >> reporter: it's a lot to process for the single mother who left her job to care for mother four kids, including one with cerebral palsy. she never imagined that asking her mom to pick up a few tickets would be such a pivotal moment in their lives. >> now powerball number 19 -- >> reporter: the matching six numbers bringing them from struggling, living in a crowded mobile home. >> that wasn't, it wasn't comfortable. >> reporter: to figuring out how to spend a fortune.

>> it's everything. like anything my kids ask for i can actually get it for them. >> reporter: are you going to tell them no though? >> yes. >> reporter: keeping them grounded as she taked the lump sum payout $127 million before taxes. money she says she'll donate use to travel and to send her kids as well as herself to school. >> it's not going to change the person that i am. but it's just going to change our situation, like financially like we're going to be able to have our on everything. >> reporter: and there were two other winners. one in puerto rico who's chosen to stay anonymous, and one in texas who still hasn't come forward. well that was an amazing story there. and so is this. a bay area golfer with his own remarkable story riding high on the heels of his first pga victory. james hahn.

curry responded congrats on that. awesome to watch you. know that beer on the podium tasted extra good. hahn won at the country club. he used to be a shoe salesman. only a few years ago he was struggling so much he had depleted his life savings to just over $200. was seriously considering give up golf. >> james come through like that in the clutch and knowing how hard he's worked and how he's struggled with the game early and seeing him come through like that, it was just a great moment, and going to live for a long time. coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, we have just finished interviewing hahn's father. you will hear his reaction to his son's big win. and james and his wife are

expecting a baby girl soon. thinking about names? riviera, you win at the riviera country club? >> i think that's adorable. christian is checking on what's coming our way. >> it's chilly up here. this is far from the riviera. i'll tell you that. we do have sunny skies and brisk and breezy conditions. we'll take a look live at the golden gate bridge. these are our forecast tonight, chilly. mostly sunny the next few days. showers at the end of the week. here's our satellite radar composite image showing a low pressure system to our south, triggering showers over the southern part of the state. we're experiencing a nice dry flow of air here in the bay area as you have no doubt observed. and right now we have relatively low dew point temperatures and relatively low low humidity.

sow combine that with clear skies and the expected decrease in winds tonight and we should probably have very cold conditions in some of our inland valleys. lows dropping to 30s in napa. so chilly to cold in our inland locations tonight. let's skip ahead to thursday evening, at which point there will be a low pressure system centered near vancouver island that's going to drop southward, and friday as it pushes into northern california it will produce for us in the bay area a chance for showers. this system does not contain a lot of moisture, so we don't expect significant rainfall. but some wet spots. then it will move out of the bay area on saturday. we may see a couple isolated showers, but there will be less of a chance of showers on saturday than on friday. and on sunday the sis tellystem will be out of here. tomorrow, after a cold overnight

period, it will be cold if the winds, that's expected. we'll have sunny skies tomorrow. high tluremperatures a little on the mild side but not like last week. mid to upper 60s around the bay and the inland areas. so here's the acuweather forecast. we'll see a steady pattern tomorrow and wednesday of sunny skies, dry conditions, high temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 60s, a little mild irbyer by a couple degrees on thursday. expect four expect expect showers to be light. no significant change in the high temperature pattern through the next seven days. it's not going to get unusually warm. it's also not going to get cold except late tonight in the inland valleys. talking about cold and all the problems they're having in texas with the weather. this is a live shot in dallas where a 18 wheeler is just

dangling hanging off an overpass right there. there's a snow and ice storm in the area. obviously he lost control, and the sheer weight of that vehicle made it careen off the edge there. very dangerous for motorists although they are letting one lane through. it might take a while and several tow trucks to get that vehicle righted and out of the way. there is a new reason people are hiring private investigators -- to check out potential dates. julie is a licensed investigator here in the area. >> i'm providing an affordable, quality, dating background check on potential dates where you know a little bit them but you're an a little fearful of taking it the next step further. >> tonight at 11:00 michael finney follows the private investigator and reveals what she discovered about one woman's potential date. but up next on abc 7 news at 4:00, the acad any addresses

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a lot of people today are talking about some of the memorable moments from last night's oscar celebration in hollywood. >> one of the speeches getting a lot of attention is graham moore's. he took home an award for "the imitation game." >> when i was 16 years old i tried to kill myself because i felt weird and different and like i did not belong. and now i'm standing here. and so i would like for this moment to be for that kid out there who feels like she's weird or she's different or she doesn't fit in anywhere. yes, you do. i promise you do. you do. stay weird. stay different. >> that is a great message. so many kids have a hard time growing up. moore says he's battled

depression since he was in high school. george stephanopoulos talked more about this back stage. >> ever since i was a teenager, i thought if i was able to get on a stage and talk to people that's the thing i would like to say. and it is very overwhelming. this night was the occasion for that. >> this was the first time that moore has publicly talked about his depression. also fans of the late comedian joan rivers were upset that she wasn't honored in the memoriam. she was a regular in previous oscar celebrations. she's the one who started the "what are you wearing." they said they why unable to feature her in the memoriam but a tribute appears to her on their website, oscar.com. live with kellie and michael

took over the oscar stage. they asked whether they still get star truck. >> it's natural jennifer aniston had me star struck. >> several times. >> j. lo has me star struck. >> there's a man last night that came up to me at the vanity fair party, and he says kelly, michael's over there talking to jennifer lopez and j. lo. and i was like oh, good both of them. >> they were chatting about hollywood's big night, despite not getting any sleep. >> scarlett johansson, we could talk about her a lot. all right, just a head, another showdown between the president and the republican congress. this one could shut down homeland security. plus fixing your broken cell phone without paying a hefty price.

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capacity except in oakland. sky 7 hd shows us the situation which blames the slow down on a shortage of crane operators. the union has not commented. laura anthony is on the story tweeting that the port is a long way from being caught up. also our reporter tweeting about a growing memorial in san jose in honor of a local produce vender. he was working when he was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver. they'll have a live report at 5:00. warnings from the white house. president obama says states could feel the impact if congress does not agree on a budget and homeland security is forced to shut down. >> reporter: another capitol hill deadline. another standoff. funding for the department of homeland security set to expire at the end of this month unless congress approves its budget.

today president obama said the stakes couldn't be higher. >> it will have a direct impact on america's national security. >> reporter: congressional republicans are using the budget to wage a fight against the white house over the president's immigration action which would limit deportation for millions of undocumented immigrants of of the bill that would continue funding homeland security but block the immigration order. if the fight isn't resolved some 200,000 dhs employees would stay on the job but not get paid until congress authorizes funding, another 30,000 would be told to stay home. this would impact border control and tsa agents, port inspectors and fema employees. >> don't tie that fate to the funding of the men and women standing behind me who have multiple missions on behalf of homeland security. >> reporter: given the increasing global threats including a new one by a

somalian group for an attack on the mall of america some say this isn't a battle worth fighting. >> we'll get blamed as a party. >> reporter: house republican leaders say they're waiting to see what the senate does this week. but as far as they're concerned they already passed a bill, and now it's up to the senate to get it across the finish line. karen travers, washington. a lawyer representing a man accused of killing a woman says he acted in self-defense. police arrested him after a standoff on thursday charging him with multiple felonies, including murder, for the shooting death of 44 tammy meyers. he shot her once in the head after she and her son who was armed with a gun went looking for him after an alleged road rage incident. in santa rosa, one home invasion suspect is dead,

another critically jarred lyly injured after a homeowner exchanged fire with them. the suspects ended up a few miles away at kaiser permanente. >> reporter: this is what it looked like in the early morning hours at kaiser's hospital. sheriff's deputies firing tear gas rounds through the wind shields of a pickup truck after home invasion suspects refused to come out. it started at 2:00 in the morning at this house. two armed men broke through the front door. inside, the homeowner his wife and two kids. >> the homeowner armed himself with a handgun and engaged the suspects, and shots were fired between the suspects and the homeowner. >> reporter: the homeowner shot the two intrude earns. they ran off and got into a truck. the driver took them to kaiser hospital. sheriff's deputies saw the truck in the parking lot and ordered

the suspects out. all but the driver refused, a long standoff ensued. finally, deputies fired tear gas into the truck and took the suspects out. one had critical wounds and another suspect was located deceased in the back of the vehicle. investigators have roped off the block where the shooting occurred. they took evidence from the home which appears to be a marijuana grow. >> that home was targeted because there was large quantities of marijuana being grown at that residence. >> i heard three bang, bang bang. and i thought somebody was shooting firecrackers. >> reporter: police also detained the driver of the truck who says he had nothing to do with the incident. he says he picked up two strangers and took them to kaiser because they why injured. and police got a lot more than they bargained for when they answered a call at a fresno

house. they found an underground room behind a chicken coop behind the house. illegal gamble being machines firearms and live ammunition was all inside. they also found tv monitors part of a surveillance system. three suspects are now in custody. a rare tornado touched down near the community of taft. a witness captured the tiny twister with his cell phone of the the twister did not do any damage. it was on the ground for about ten minutes. taft is about 30 miles southwest of bakersfield. repairing a broken cell phone can be expensive and team consuming. a tech company in spain is trying to change that. they have a do it yourself workshop to allows you to fix your own phone. they provide the workspace and manual. this is the first laboratory of its kind and the company is already thinking about expanding its business across europe.

just when you want to be fixing your phone. that's going to go over well. coming up it is not paul bunyan that is just a giant picture of madison bumgarner with his friends. we'll explain. i'm michael finney. ask finney is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact me at facebook.com/michael finney. i'll answer your questions a little later. we're watching the sky, bright sunshine as the winds diminish, temperatures are going to plummet tonight. i'll have the chilly acuweather forecast in just a moment. and taking a look at your traffic, your skyway in san francisco, pretty slow going in both directions. a little bit better heading toward 101 southbound. the lower

the world champion giants hope to bring another title back to san francisco. the giants' entire squad reported. back at it. and that includes bruce bochy who missed a few days after having a heart procedure. they were working out in scottsdale. they will once again be a force with matt cain after surgery on his elbow the he joins madison

bumgarner, peavy and vogelsong. it's been a short offseason because of the world series run. >> these guys you know spent a lot of time together. so you know, after a few months off, they're excited to get back on the field, see each other and get back to work. >> today the giants tweeted out this picture of madison bumgarner, you know he's a farmer right? back in hickory, north carolina. this was set up for a photo shoot in the giants magazine that will be coming out soon. that's classic right there. and the bull probably has that posted on his facebook page as well now. mike shumann's in arizona and will provide us with his first report tonight at 6:00.

how cute is little nutella. it looks like this teacup poodle, look at the hip action. pretty good. >> working it. >> we understand this is how she greets people who approach her at a doggy day care in brisbon, australia. >> that's awesome. and it's good to have this help around with all the snow back east. greg cox's yellow lab ra torrey treefer elsa has no trouble shoveling the snow. the cold doesn't appear to be bothering her at all. >> elsa's fantastic. when you're back east, you get some neighborhood kid. elsa could be making big bucks out there. time for a check on our weather. no snow, but maybe some reinain coming? >> maybe by the end of the week.

here's a live look at 7 hd doppler, let's bounce over to the southeastern u.s. where another winter snow is dumping snow little rock arkansas, over to jackson mississippi. and it is cold right now over much of the eastern two-thirds of the country. 5 degrees in detroit. 2 in cleveland. 26 degrees in nashville and dallas. 21 in oklahoma city. meanwhile, tomorrow, i shouldn't say meanwhile, but tomorrow it will remain cold over much of the east. light snow over the great lakes pushing into the northeastern corner of the country. we'll see golden sunshine over the golden state. lighter winds than today. and it will be about the seam temperature. -- same temperature. a little milder perhaps. and mid to upper 60s around the bay and inland. we'll have to wait a few days

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not everyone can be a foster parent but anyone can help a foster child. have you seen my blue tie? what's going on here? >> well, we are celebrating a big anniversary. >> what exactly are we celebrating? >> it has been five years since we launched "let's move." >> president obama and the first lady released this video to celebrate the fifth anniversary of her "lets move" campaign. it is encouraging americans to

give out high-fives when they see someone making healthy choices. she's also asking to tweet to #give me five. it's all in when it comes to organic foods and the benefits of hand washing dishes. >> reporter: it will double as organic and sustainable grocery products. they will add 30 brands to their made to matter initiative. it challenges brands and suppliers to come up with new goods geared toward a growing sustainability market. more bad news about soda. a common ingredient exposes americans to unnecessary cancer risks. researchers at johns hopkins found that people are increasing their cancer risk by drinking at least one can per day. it blames a coloring that could be a carcinogen.

a patch releases peanut protein into the skin with the goal of familiarizing the skin. hammed washing dishes can be healthy for your family. a study shows increasing evidence suggests that getting a little dirty does the immune system good. hand washing dishes doesn't get them as clean as a dishwasher, exposing children to bacteria and helping them develop a hearty immune system. a minnesota man is seeing the world in a whole new way. >> yes! [ laughter ] >> oh! >> that was the big home. that's alan seeing his wife for the first time in ten years. this is video courtesy of the mayo clinic where the procedure was performed. the 68-year-old is the 15th person to receive a bionic eye to allow him to make out shapes

and see his own reflection in a window. he has a retinitis pig mento sa. the bionic eye has been under development for more than 25 years. imagine the emotion there. and this is the news a texas family wanted to hear after living ten months living co-joined, surgeons successfully separated these twins. they performed this delicate 26-hour surgery last week. the girls were attached at the chest wall lungs diaphragm, liver, intestines colon and pelvis. doctors expect they will need to undergo additional surgeries. but so far so good.

time now for ask finney. one e-mail says, is there a law that requires credit card companies to tier their interest rate charges? >> on a single different credit card you could have several different interest rates, 0% for getting the card in the first place. then you could have 10% for a normal charge and then maybe 20% for getting a cash advance. so what she's wondering is where do they apply the money when you make a payment. back in the day the banks would come up with these weird reasons to where they had to put it on the lowest interest rate first so your 20% would keep building. we passed a law called the card act. it says after your initial minimum, it has to be applied to the highest rate first. there are a few minor exceptions to that.

but there's how it works. >> you lost me at "here's how it works." it's complicated. liz asks i have a house i want to sell to my sister as a rent-to-own deal how should i go about it? >> okay, you're going to need to take notes on this. okay, rent-to-own deals are pretty complicated. you make an agreement to sell your home in a specific amount of time after the person rents the house. normally how it works the rent would be $1000 a month you charge them $1500. somewhere between $500 and $750 go into an escrow account and at the end of the time period they buy the house or not. the good thing for the buyer they lock in the price. they know exactly how much they're going to pay for it. and the good thing for the seller is that the buyer, the

good thing for the seller is the buyer maintains the house during that time. so if the hot water heater goes down, generally the buyer would have to replace that, but you need to talk to an attorney. >> and o and w asks is there is legal requirement about printing these micro text notices on ads? >> they put all the big adds, recently, they say why don't we start putting it in people talk. and make it much shorter. >> i welcome that. up next why many 911 dispatchers are having trouble sending help to the right place. i'm cheryl jennings. coming up new at 5:00. >> still coming down. >> and then it goes back up. >> recovering from a major earthquake can be frustrating. plus graffiti problems. the city building that just got tagged. th here's a new trick for the same old

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here's tonight's prime time time lineup. in honor of black history month, we're using our instagram feed to celebrate what's happening where you live. we highlight this exhibit celebrating the black artists on art, the gallery is showing the work of an entirely new lineup of black artists. see more information on our instagram feed. when you need help you call 911. but many of those calls come from cell phones, and that may be a problem. >> those answering the calls for help may be having a hard time figuring out where the caller is. and we are joined from the silicon valley where they are looking at what to do about

thisle.this this. >> reporter: that cell site gives you an idea how we have shifted away from land lines. a lot of callers can't tell the dispatcher exactly where they're located. dispatchers at 911 call centers are supposed to get a readout with a location where the caller is, but it doesn't always happen. and even when they press a button to get longitude and latitude, a process called a re-bid, the location may not display. >> the network is designed for the legacy, land line system we were all used to 20 years ago. now virtually everyone has ha cell phone. and it is a different technology and a different way of calculating the location of the caller. >> reporter: 71% of 911 calls originate today from cell phones. they use satellites. just as gps doesn't work indoors, the same is true for cell phones. the existing system also can't

pinpoint what floor the caller is on. for a high rise that's a real problem. the federal communications system just issued new rules that requires accurate indoor locations for 911 calls. an 8-year-old company in sunnyvale has technology that has a 911 location system. it uses beacons that penetrate glass, brick and steel structures. >> they have a signal very similar to gps. but it's operating at a different frequency in a band like your fm radio stations at a point where it can penetrate inside buildings, extremely well. >> reporter: they demonstrated the capability by tracking a person inside a bay area mall as part of a national test. when overlaid on an indoor map of the mall, the person's location, even though walking or taking a escalaten escalator is accurate. wireless carriers will be reviewing this and competing systems to choose a solution in

the next 18 months. in sunny veil, david louie, abc 7 news. thank you so much for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc news at 5 begins right now. a fixture in the neighborhood and the fury over the man police say is responsible. how witnesses made sure the accused killer did not get away, plus -- college confrontation, why a meet and greet turned into a loud shout out. also the other 9:00 to 5:00 and the new road map to get night owls moving. six months after an earthquake, how downtown napa is finally bouncing back. windy right now, but when the winds relax the temperatures will plunge tonight. i will show you how cold by morning, coming up. you know, it's like a seven

11. >> a community is in mourning for somebody who was beloved by the neighborhood. thanks for joining us. i'm cheryl jennings. >> francisco hernandez was by all accounts a really good guy. killed in an instant police say by a drunk driver. we have been covering this story all day. this video was tweeted of the growing memorial in east san jose. so many nice things being said about this man. >> reporter: so many nice things because of so many nice things he did for the neighborhood. this right here is where people in this neighborhood, even from across the city came to find francisco hernandez, because they knew this is exactly where he would sell his signature refreshment cups. unfortunately, this is now where people are paying their respects. throughout the day people came

by to leave flowers at this growing memorial to francisco hernandez. >> i would always come here and buy fruit from them. >> reporter: nice people? >> yeah. very nice guy. >> reporter: he died yesterday. his family tells us they are trying to manage through the tragedy and make arrangements for a church service. his wife has been released from the hospital. everyone who came by today described hernandez as a well-liked guy who was easy to talk to. >> i used to talk to him a lot. he was like family. he knew you and we knew him. >> reporter: the man accused in this case is facing a number of felonies. he was originally booked on suspicion of driving under the influence. i talked with two men who described the crash saturday night. >> i guess the guy came out by the liquor store, came in crashed into that fence over there. i guess he tried to pull in to here. >> reporter: you can see where the car ran into hernandez and his truck. these guys say people in the neighborhood pounced on him to keep him f