. honking horns and i'm yelling. >> witnesses describe the scene when a tour bus in san francisco hit and killed a man. i'm eric thomas. we begin with developing news on the accident. we arrived shortly after the collision at divisadero and post street and has a witness interview. >> reporter: i want to tell you, within the last half hour, tow truck arrived and has cleared the tour bus. this is the intersection. the person crossing the street was likely on the curbside of the bus so as the bus turned right, keep in mind that the

driver is on the right side of the bus. they sit like a european vehicle on the right side of the bus, and this is san francisco's first pedestrian fatility of 2016. >> the bus is almost about to hit him. he start banging on the window. >> this witness describes the terrifying final moments of an elderly man's life as a tour bus driver strikes and kills him. >> there's the bus kept going. i saul the guy step into the bus, being dragged. i'm yelling, stop, stop, stop. >> reporter: he says the man crossed the street while the bus heading north on divisadero made a right-hand turn on post. the driver is on the right side of the bus. the curbside. >> at the point where he is banging on the window, he is on the driver's side. >> early investigation, who had the right away. >> the driver of the san francisco deluxe sightseeing tour bus stopped after the rear tires ran over the man. >> he looked kind of shock. i don't think he knew what happened. >> the tour bus company as well

as the driver are cooperating with our investigation at this time. >> reporter: the collision happened at 1:00 in the afternoon. police have interviewed tour bus riders and witnesses. nobody else was injured. detectives are searching for surveillance video of the intersection. there's a surveillance camera an 0 nearby medical building. >> the medical examiner will identify the man believed to be in his 70s and and release his name when his family has been notified of the death. i spoke with the attorney for the tour bows company. he tells me the driver has been with the company for at least two years and says that all of the driver's tests tests and res are current, as well as safety checks and registration involved with the tour bus. we're checking with the public utilities commission and chp to make sure those registrations are indeed current. live in san francisco. abc7~news. >> today's accident is the third

involving a san francisco tour bus in less than two months. on december 26th, nine people were injured in a tour bus crash on the embarcadero. investigators say the driver of a ford explorer made a sudden turn in front of the bus. then on november 13th a sightseeing bus crashed in ewan union square. the company was cited for mechanical issues. 20 people were hurt in that incident. the bus driver said his brakes failed but police are investigating. other developing story. freedom for san rafael native jason rezaian held captive in iran. he worked for the "washington post" and was sentenced to an unspecified prison term for spying. both the "post" and rezaian deny the accusations. here's the latest developments. >> following secret negotiations for reportedly more than a year, u.s. officials have now confirmed that iran has freed

five u.s. prisoners. four of the prisoners were part of an exchange involving seven iranians held by the united states on sanctions charges. one of the captives include "washington post" journalist jason rezaian, who has been held in an iranian prison on spy charges for almost 18 months. marine veteran ameer hekmati was detained in 2011. accused of espionage and other charges in 2012. christian pastor saeed an den any was arrested on charges of attempting to undermine the iranian government. details of the fourth prisoner are not immediately known. the news of the prisoner's release, major topic on the campaign trail saturday. >> i'm happy they're coming back. i will tell you, it's a disgrace they've been there for so long. it's disgrace. >> we don't know the details of the deal that is bringing them home and it may well be there are some very problematic aspects to this deal. at nights we're giving prayers of thanksgiving that they're

coming home. >> reporter: some candidates took the opportunity to denounce the iranian regime. >> of course, happy for them and their families. they should have never been direction fact of the matter is, all we need to know about the iranian regime. they take people host garage order to gain concessions. >> jason rezaian's employer released a statement. the publisher says they'll share more once they can confirm that rezaian has safely left iran. the also released student math trae trevithnick. his family says he went to iran in september for a four, month intensive language program. not included in the prisoner exchange, robert levinson, retired fbi agent was last seen in iran in march of 20007. he was there investigating a

smuggling case and possibly working as a contract agent for the cia. photos of levinson in an orange prison jump suit surfaced in 2011 but iranian officials deny any knowledge of his whereabouts. you may remember flee three u.s. -- uc berkeley hikers held in iran. they were taken into custody on july 31, 2009, for crossing into rain while hiking near the border. short was released 14 months later, fatal and bauer were released after spending two years in prison. fatal sent out this tweet, saying there's nothing, nothing, like the feeling of touching down in ohman after years of captivity in iran. so psyched for these four. world news will have continuing coverage of the prisoner release, that's next at 5:30. just hours after word of the prisoner release, the u.n. nuclear agency says iran has met commitments in landmark nuclear deals with six world powers.

as part of the deal, president obama signed executive orders lifting economic sanctions on iran, allowing iran to immediately recoup some $100 billion in assets frozen overseas. there's another el niño fueled storm turning towards the bay area. from our camera atop mt. tam you can see the rain in the north bay but most areas stayed dry. our next storm will be the strongest of the season so far. meteorologist drew tuma is tracking it on live doppler 7hd. any rain tonight? >> we are tracking a cloudy and rather damp night. the live doppler 7hd showing you we do have overcast skies and some pockets of drizzle going down to street level for san francisco, as you go into oakland and lafayette, hey hayward, light drizzle and pockets of fog. and light pockets of rain tonight. temperatures in the 50s. he'll hold in the 50s

overnight, well above normal, and then sunday we're tracking a soaking end to the weekend, three on the storm impact scale. a lot of rain on the way. we'll time when the heaviest arrives and the flooding it could brain in the full forecast in a few minutes. >> for updates on your weather or any moorage story, download or abc7 news app and enable push alerts for immediate modifications. in oakland, police arrested four people today during a series of protests. [chanting] >> demonstrators from showing up for racial justice went to the mayor's home demanding her resignation. the video posted this video on twitter, over general fry-ification and policing and racial injustice. >> the second action that was at her house, to wake her up to the war being waged on black people in oakland in the bay area, and throughout the united states. >> mayor schaff released this statement: as a progressive

city with a deep commitment to social injustice oakland has been at the forefront of this mom, working hard to adopt modern, progressive policing practices. police made the arrests on trespassing charges at a mcdonald's. straight ahead, preparing for the worst. the effort by a bay area congressman to help people get ready for any kind of emergency. first at 5:00, the latest on the effort to find 12 marines missing off the hawaiian coast. what crews say is making the search incredibly difficult.

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block. rikers in the sierra have resumed their search for a missing ski instructor, no one has seen carson may since thursday afternoon. he didn't show up for a ride on thursday and didn't return home during the night. 43 people on skis, snowmobiles and snow cats are combing the back side of sugar bowl ski resort. it's raining heavily and the helicopter won't be ab to scour the area until skies clear. the search for a dozen marines whose helicopters crashed in waters off hawai'i will continue for several more days. teams of marines are combing the shoreline for debris. who helicopters each carrying six marines went don't late thursday. high surf has made search and rescue efforts difficult. swells are disbursing the crash debris. >> our main safety message is if someone sees something, we want them to call and report but we don't want them to touch it. we just want them to allow the professionals to step in and

recover that debris. >> marine officials can't say for setter whether the choppers collided because the investigation is ongoing. getting out to play in san francisco is now a little easier. >> a great community asset. >> making the most out of a community asset, ahead on abc7 news at 5. a look at the latest location open for fun on weekend. heading live outside from the emeryville camera, looks ominous, the strongest storms so far this season is headed our

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bay area congressman eric swawell teamed up with local police and fire agencies to put on three emergency preparedness workshops. we were at the san row len sew library as first responders taught residents how to prepare

for and respond to natural and manmade emergencies. the congressman wants people to be aware. >> we're teaching people what to do in case of a flood or how to react if a mass shooting occurs, and what to do in your community if a fire occurs or if you lose power because of an earthquake. >> other workshops were held in dublin and union city. abc7~news was at yuan pair -- general pair row sarah for the opening of the shared schoolyard project. the schoolyards are opened on the weekends, increasing open space for children and families. >> a great community asset. san francisco, there's -- we do have some parks in the city, but we can always utilize the existing space in communities. >> right now 28 city schools take part in the project. the schoolyards open on saturdays and sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the rain coming tonight but

the strong storm on the way. right, drew? >> that's right. light drizzle out there in the short term but we're seeing some patchy fog. live doppler 7hd right now, lots of clouds out there. we'll get down to street level over the city. you see light returns right now so very light mist and showers and some will scoot across the bay, san leandro, oakland will see this, too. so, tonight, if you're out and about, a lot of fog developing and grab the jacket because we'll see the wet weather continuing overnight. it's not incredibly cool out there. current temperatures right now, we're sitting under a mild wind in the mid-50s to lower 60s. here's the next system. this is a lot of moisture right here off the coast, and this is likely going to bring soaking rain and the potential for flooding on your sunday. so storm impact scale, rating these storms all winter long, one is light, five is the most severe, and tomorrow's storm, a three on the storm impact scale. a half inch to as much as two

inches of rain in most areas, but we have some cause for flooding concern, here's your forecast. sunday morning, 10:00 in the morning, steadiest of the showers north of the golden gate but the system sinks to the south and by sunday afternoon, most everyone is seeing the drops. we're tracking heavy showers around cloverdale and we'll see waves of heavier rain develop so sunday evening, pockets of yellow, that's steadier rain. another wave of energy will ride along the system and reenergize it sunday and monday, bring us more showers and then quickly taper first thing monday morning. rainfall amounts. we talked about a half inch to as much as two inches of rain so downpours developing tomorrow especially north bay. we'll see some cities over two inches of rain. that's why we have a flashflood watch poweed through -- posted through monday morning nor local bay. there is the potential for localized mudslides and debris

flows. we're also tracking rivers, and the navarro forecasted to crest at 23 feet. we're expecting minor flooding there. and tracking the russian river. forecasted sunday night, just below flood stage at 21 feet. there could be some minor flooding along the banks, and high surf warning until monday morning, waves as highs a 20 feet so the possibility there for coastal flooding and a winter we cans a individualry. three to eight inches lake level, could see over a foot of snow above 7,000 feet. tonight, here's your numbers in 50s. rain in the north bay like lie slowly sinking to the south throughout the day on sunday. a mild day. numbers in the 50s and 60s. the accuweather seven-day forecast, the three tomorrow, periods of heavy rain until monday morning and on he helots of that, two on tuesday. rainy and windy and another system we're tracking for thursday and friday. so the concern tomorrow with the slow-moving system is going to be flooding and likely that may

happen in the north bay. >> is that our first three? >> looks like it's. it's so slow and has a lot of moisture with it. >> we'll keep track of that. thank you. and shu is here with a preview and a team we love to hate. >> that's your wild card and two games today and tomorrow we kick off with kansas city and new england where tom brady got most of this injuries and it showed. they took an early lead on the chiefs and never

>> for those like me who were hoping to see alex smith and the chiefs at live vice stadium for super bowl 50, ain't going to happen. patriots move on their fifth straight title game as the hold off the chiefs. patriots opened the game with an 11-play drive. brady to ron gronkowski. 7-0 pats. second quarter, chiefs punting, pass returner takes out fleming with a crown of his helmet. ejection, anyone? that start it. brady, 302 yards, 42-yard here to martin. gets into chiefs territory. brady would complete the drive with a touchdown run. new england is 11-1 at home and leading at halftime, chiefs open the second have driving but knile davis gets the first down, stripped at the end of the day. patriots recover. leads to more points. brady and groen company u -- and

gronkowski matching up again. look at that. new england advances the fifth ky consecutive championship game, 27-20 the final. they face denver or pittsburgh. the tennessee titans hired mike mularkey has their head coach. he went 2--7 when taking over from ken whisenhunt. warriors hit the road for a swing to detroit, cleveland, and chicago, hoping to throttle the pistons. homecoming cor draymond green, raised in saginaw, michigan. dontavious caldwell-pope. the steal. he knows how to score. then then drummond with the alley-oop. hits the 3. greens gets golden state the

lead. right now 42-33 detroit in the second quarter. usf hosting -- collin roush and his son in the house. waves dominatedded the first half. jets behind the defense. two-handed flush. former cal great led all scorers with 29, including that 3-ball. follows with the layup. pepperdine led by 24 at the half. jeremy major, threw down 20. usf played better in the second half. pepperdine hangs on for the 98-84 victory. tonight the sharks do something they haven't done in a year, win three consecutive games at home. but standing in the way is a tough dallas team and the former goalkeeper antti neimi. the players hope the familiarity can by an advantage. >> some spots, so hopefully that helps. >> played here for long enough time where he knows guys' shots and it's going to be tough but

we have to find a way to get it by him and get a w. >> so pulling for alex smith the chiefs to get to to the super bowl levi's stadium. but tom brady, one step closer. he has won 22 postseason games, most ever by a player. belichick, won 23. >> brady and belichick again. straight ahead, you got to see this. big dog, not a lap dog. he may think otherwise. meet him next with you see a lot of interesting things on the job. but i'll never forget the day we tried rescuing a man... ...who was rescuing a kite. we tried everything. then jack came to the rescue. with a chipotle chicken club combo for $4.99.

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a live update on developing news. another tour bus crash in san francisco. what the bus companying saying bat the deadly collision. >> spacex successfully landed a rocket last month. a new attempt tomorrow ups the ante. a couple in nevada may think their dog is part horse. rocco stands at 40 inches from paw to shoulder and when he is on his hind legs he is almost seven feet tall. the great dane thinks he is a chihuahua. they're trying to get him into the guineas book of world records as soon as they get him off their laps. >> not a lap dog. >> but he thinks he is.

that does it for us at 5:00. thank you for your time. we'll see you next at 6:00. welcome to "world news tonight." breaking news, a historic day for the u.s. and iran. five captive americans set free in a prisoner exchange. years of captivity ending tonight. they are on their way home now to freedom. the release as the historic nuclear deal is finally approved. donald trump unleashing a twitter tirade calling his former friend ted cruz a hypocrite. as they get set for tomorrow's debate, just how negative will they go? the crisis in michigan. a state of emergency over tainted water. fema in to help. the city's most famous face tonight lashing out, calling for the governor's arrest. the taco bell executive caught on came