live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> a busy stretch of van ness avenue in san francisco is closed right now. it will remain that way through the whole weekend presenting a challenge to drivers, visitors and businesses. good morning, thanks for joining us. >> we will have more on the story in a little bit but right new we will get to another important story a reminder if the commute take you across the babe, expect traffic delays in the morning. caltran will implode art of the old bridge breaking apart 20,000 pounds of concrete on the remaining tower. >> and they will shut down the

bridge 15 miles before the implosion with the bicycle path clothing tonight of the transbay will close during the implosion and the timing is set for 7:00 tomorrow or 1:00 o'clock p.m. depend on the times and the weather conditions. >> we will want to talk about muni wires, a problem for us. we will show you the video of the situation with super bowl 50 coming to town, organizers are hoping the city bays in on a controversial land that might upset some riders, with the super bowl committee planning to build super bowl city on market street. the fan village would open a week before february's big game and planner planners hope to remove the overhead wires that power the muni becauses and streetcars at justin herman plaza. >> to be taking apart part of public infrastructure for a private street party for a week just is offensive. i don't think it should be

signed off on. >> the supervisor say it could be up to $1 million to take down the wires. there is no word on who foots the bill, and the agency advisory council is scheduled to take up the issue. >> a former law student is in custody after being convict evidence running down a man in oakland. a jury found the 28-year-old guilty of four felonies including driving under the influence, for hitting the 27-year-old outside a bar in 2013. rota survived with severe injuries. he faces 10 years in prison. sentencing is january 8. >> develop news in east bay where authorities are have thing a deputy-involved shooting. it started as chase in hayward where a convicted fell listen drove his stolen car toward them trying to run them over. the deputies say this is when they opened fire. no one was hit but the suspect crashed and was later arrested. >> police have arrested a won who escaped from the mess lobby

in handcuffs. the 29-year-old nghounoi "david" neang was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon and burglaries. deputies caught up with him in east san jose. neang was one of five who tried to escape by jumping a fancy. after a five-hour standoff they used flash grenades leading to the arrest of four people including neang. >> more developing news now, a man named jihadi johnny, the most wanted man in the world is believed dead, killed in a drone strike in syria. the public face of the group isis murdered they americans, and now the mother of his first victim is share her anger and only motions. >> cheryl, the officials are calling this a 100 percent flawless direct hit on jihadi john who was evaporated. one of the victims' families the news provides very little

solace. >> it is just so sad that our precious resources have been concentrateed to seek revenge, if you will, or kill this man when if a bit of them had been utilized to save our young members, that is what our country should be doing. >> jihadi john murdered her son, james, a little over a year ago and he became the face of isis, wearing a black mask, holding a knife, and threatening the life of the american journalist. [ inaudible ] >> he executed foley and then two other americans and four other foreign hostages. this is his true identity, a british citizen named mohammed emwazi, one of the teachers said at age 11 he was already put in anger management. >> we find that he got very

angry and,ed would up and it would take him a long time to calm himself down. >> the drone strikes started on thursday before midnight in syria as he left a building in syria entering a vehicle and then, what happened next was a flawless clean hit with no collateral damage. official confirmation still to come, but strong words from a cornell while still early and i quote, "we are reasonably sent he was killed." world leaders are praising the effort but one mother wishes it would made when this was time to save her son. it is unfortunate the government doesn't get it, they think it gives us solace but it doesn't. it took a year to find jihadi john and it is a symbol for the united states, because the isis network is strong and analysts expect another we to take his place. >> thank you, happening now, the funeral for a young fighter pilot from hillsborough is

underway, the major was killed last month when the plane crashed in england. he ejected but did not survive. he graduated from the university of san francisco in 2004 and joined the marine corps in 2005. >> now, back to our top story the these day closeure, at van ness allowing for work and construction and underground pedestrian tunnel the first on van ness in san francisco history. the stretch that is closed right new is teen post and geary and it is all tied to a future hodge. this will last all weekend. our reporter, amy hollyfield, is on van ness with that story. do businesses expect a big impact? >> we are hearing this is worse than the last shut down which was during spring break. it feels like everyone is out and about making it very tough to get to the businesses here. there are a lot of people out here but no one if here. >> what can we do? >> the owner of the nail salon

opened her shop today but no customers were here. it could be because of this, a major backup on van ness because a portion of the thoroughfare is shut down. a die row practice tore is expecting a rush day. >> we had a couple people coming from east bay and they had to turn around or had to wait until very late and i was here until 7:00 at night. >> he is a look at what the crews are building, a pedestrian tunnel between the medical center and the office building starting on midnight friday throwing a kink into the commute stopping some residents need their tracks. >> we wondered, the left side over here, how are they going to get them to the right and not have the traffic backed up? so we figured we would stop and watch. if grief. it is horrible. really bad.

>> drivers look and sound quite exasperated and the doctor said those are the patients that sometimes need a little extra attention. >> we need to relax our muscles or schedule a massage with us, too. >> they had 57 workers out here trying to keep traffic moving. so far, they say, the closure is going smoothly and the work is going well, they are on schedule. they do think they will have this re-opened in time for the monday morning commute. >> we will shift gears and there could be traffic in lake tahoe, because several resorts at lake tahoe are getting a jump start on the season this weekend. >> people are so ready to get up there. meteorologist mike nicco has news on the slopes. >> i will start by showing you who is open, boreal, mammoth and alpine meadows and tomorrow, squaw valley and evenly and north star and kirkwood, and now

my advise is to leave early tomorrow because by 6:00 you can see the snow is starting to fall and by the afternoon hours and into the evening hours, 11" to 12" and 8", and from lake tahoe to 5" in incline village and the snow taper to 3,on' head willing to the overnight hour and into monday morning. getting home on sunday is going to be more difficult than getting there on sunday. here is my seven-day forecast for lake, up to a foot of snow, although this is the weakest of the three storms, it will be breezy on monday and they have to start making snow on tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. have fun, but be careful. >> great advise. >> a lot of excitement is building in san jose over two mexican soccer teams tomorrow night at stadium, arriveing tonight and it is a rivalry that goes back to 1916. matt joins us outside the

stadium with more. >> we are in the ticket office at the stadium and this is where they are helping everyone that comes in four tickets between the most popular teams from mexico and if you want to see the game get quick because they running out because the game will not be televised. >> the stadium is home to the san jose earthquakes, but this weekend, the field belongs to two of the top teams from mexico , chivas and at last. this is when they played from fresno in july, and their rivalry is known as a classic, two teams in the same city playing like the mets and yankees time of matchup no matter where they play, in the playoffs or in the states, it is a big game. >> a big game for the fans, the mexican american community is buzzing about the match and people are flying in from mexico to watch. francisco will not have to travel far. the long time san jose resident

showed up to buy the ticket early. >> first time it is coming so... >> view to get your ticket? >> i didn't. >> really excited if >> yes. >> francis coe is lucky only 100 are left buying standing room tickets only. >> ten people. a lot of people. >> a lot of people. >> you will have a party. >> yes. >> 18,000 people are come tomorrow and they have the barricades up around the stadium, traffic will, of course, be an issue so be prepared for that and caltrain is recommending that you take their trains to the santa clara station a ten-minute washington from here. >> concerns over steering safety prompting another car recall with the makes and models now be pulled off the road. >> and defrauding people with disneyland dreams and a crime that

>> a former san jose woman is accuses of selling fake tickets to disney and ripping people each for more than $100,000. the prosecutors say that the 2 -year-old woman created a fake linkedin page claiming she worked at disney the parent company of abc7 and printed fake disney business cards and sold fake passes to the parks. she makes her first appearance in court this afternoon.

the prosecutors think there could be other victims so if you are a victim, call the santa clara d.a. >> and a quarter million soul suvs are being recalled over steering that affects those with 2014-2016 model years. the glue that holds the steering gear coast guard to cause them to separate. >> if you have a "star wars" fan in the house, call them to the tv right new because coming up we will give you a if you look at the new "star wars" movie "the force awakens" but first a look at alcatraz, a gorgeous day out this from the sutro tower. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking rain for the

>> novato, oakland, sunnyvale, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. all right, are you watching your skis? if not you may want to start. >> or find your chains. >> lucky day to do that. >> absolutely. >> if matter how long the day is, lucky to be in california with all of the snow and before it rolls on in, more in the rain we have this kind of day unfolding, with a breeze coming from the northeast at ten, so a little bit of a haze and the temperature right now is about 60 degrees so, you may need a light coat walking across that. the next storm is bringing needed rain to the north and notice not much in the way of the snow with the cold air not quite catch up with the wet weather yet.

from the east bay hills you can see the haze a little bit better as we look across the cloud free sky with a ton of sunshine and mostly sunny tomorrow and my clouds coming in late in the afternoon, but child boat days two of the warmer days moving forward. when the rain comes in it brings if a blustery sunday with showers and thunderstorms with small hail. as far as temperatures today we are will coupest right around richmond and half moon bay at 62 and then we have san francisco, san rafael, concord, vallejo at 64 and santa rosa at 68 and oakland and fremont and livermore and san jose at 67. heading down to santa cruz, going to the boardwalk, about 70. tonight, even with just a few clouds and the patchy amount of fog out there, not so chilly as it has been, 40s and 50s and hopefully the heater will work. action, you can see a few showers ahead of the storm and just increasing clouds a picture-esque sunset and the

rain will move to the north bay right around 11 o'clock to midnight but, notice, the oranges so it is moderate rain and moves into the heart of the by at look, into the south bay, 2:00 or 3:00, and, notice, when most of us got up, the steady rain is gone but notice we get interest that more unstable and cold and breezy air mass and that means scattered showers and thunderstorms during the mid-morning to afternoon hours but by far the heaviest rain falls in the tight window because this is a fast moving store, and .2" to .4" of an inch and it can cause a few ponds on the roads so be careful if you are traveling early tomorrow. this is going to kick up some dangerous surf on our west to northwest facing peaches, strong rip occurrens starting tonight and all the way through tomorrow afternoon. here is my seven-day forecast, we could so a few 70s fed, and 60s mainly tomorrow account

clouds are increasing in the afternoon with the wet weather ending in the morning and most pictures stuck in the 50s and it will feel cold are than that and we wake up monday morning, 30s and 40s and we will see a slow warming trend and i took the rain out on tuesday and wednesday, but it is going to be a treat if you can get to the mountains and a treat for us, too, with the rain coming in while most of us were sleeping. >> and you can turn off your sprinklers for a while. >> i think so, most of us, my neighbors, they were spraying the other day. i didn't know if i should say something. >> keep monitoring that. >> well, did you see it, "star wars" fans got a big treat right heat a teaser of "the force awakens" premiering during abc7 tgit lineup and well give >> look, and tgit is "thursday."

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>> we are jumping right into our perfect pet from the east bay spca and nice to see you, jessica. >> nice to see you. >> tell us about stella luna, stella is 11 1/2 years old and part of our second chance to old we pets. >> is there a special adoption fee? yes, cheap are adoption fee and around $25 and she is just a

lover, she loves to sit on your shoulder and likes big spaces and can be vehicle am but with a larger space she great and she has cross eyes. >> so adorable. >> she is a cutie. >> and all the staff love her and comes and visit her. yes, she is just a lover, very lovable, and very curious. >> she 11 1/2 but she gets along with other cats? >> yes the >> so she is not stubborn? >> not at all. she loves other cats and is just looking for a home. >> and we have the second chance, so, remember the options are reduced and she has several good years left, i know my cat is like 18 right now so give them a call at the east bay spc spca. check out stella luna or any of the other animals. >> you can hear her purring all the way over the >> one of the most cuddly cats

ever here. >> thank you for joining us. >> would wants to an millionaire is coming up next. >> we go outside to our exploritorium camera gorgeous picture of the bay.

>> life is all about second chances, and today, so is our show, because we've brought back some players whose first time here didn't go so well, and we're giving them another try at the million. it's second chance week on "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ hello, everybody. i'm chris harrison. welcome to the show. are you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] good, because we're in the middle of a great game. our returning contestant had aspired to be on a game show his entire life. he's now living out his dream for a second time and hoping this time he'll be bringing home the $1 million for his high school sweetheart, who he's been married to for 52 years. from las vegas, nevada, please welcome back my man, dennis stein. [cheers and applause]