for the bus driver to stop but the bus driver may not have realized he had struck the man. i'll step out of the way. you can see san francisco police have the intersection blocked off. i spoke with the attorney for the bus company a short while ago. he tells me the company's safety checks with the cpuc and chp are all current. they are working with investigators on what is san francisco's first pedestrian fatility0. the year. >> this one was walking the red light. i'm not sure if he entered the intersection on a green light or not. >> he witnessed the gruesome death of an elderly man who became trapped under a bus. >> i saw the guy step into the bus, being dragged. >> he says he man crossed post street, heading south while the bus, heading north, made a right-hand side turn on to post street. it's unclear if the man was fully out of the intersection or not. keep in mind the driver sits on

the curbside of the boys. >> at the point banging on the window, on the driver's side. >> early in the investigation. >> the driver of the bus stopped after the rear tires ran over the man. the company's attorney says the driver has been with the company for two years, and his mandatory certifications are current. >> he looked kind of shock. >> the tour bus company as well as the driver, they are all cooperating with our investigation. >> the collision happened at 1:00 in the afternoon. police have interviewed tour bus riders and witnesses. nobody else was injured. detectives are search forking surveillance footage of the intersection there is a camera on the nearby medical building in san francisco, abc7~news. >> this is the third tour bus crash in san francisco in the last two months 20. people were insurgent november when a bus lost control in union square. the company was cite for mechanical problem and other issues. then on december 26th, nine

people were hurt when tour bus crashed on the embarcadero. very e investigators say another driver cut off the bus. for updates, download or abc7~news app and enable push alerts. a strong storm is headed to bay area, expecting to bring heavy rain. dark clouds are hanging above the bay area tonight, causes some drizzle. sonoma county, highway 1 is flooded near valley ford because of recent rain. this russian river is swollen and expected to get worse tomorrow. meteorologist drew tuma has move with the live doppler 7hd. what's it saying, drew? >> right now in the short term we're dealing with main the overcast skies. let zoom in here across the bay. a peppering of light showers and that's the theme through the evening hours. taking you outside. wet roads and patchy fog, and that fog may become dense first thing tomorrow morning.

we are tracking at least overnight tonight rather mild temperatures. future weather shows you some light showers perhaps. temperatures in the 50s and then we'll track the next storm system gathering tomorrow morning in the north bay. the storm impact scale, three. not necessary lay lot of wind but it has a lot of moisture with it, and that may cause some flooding concerns, specifically north bay. so take you to the russian recovery, going to quickly rise through sunday afternoon, coming close to minor flood stage. we'll see some minor flooding monday morning noval. three feet above flood stage. we can show you when to expect the heaviest rain tomorrow. >> be careful along the ocean. there's a high surf warning in effect through tomorrow night. we were in pacifica today where big waves were crashing into the pier. the warning runs from big sur to

point reyes. danger along highway 1 overnight. a lockslide came crashing down on the northbound lanes south of big sur. crews cleared he rocks and highway 1 was open at noon. >> teams from contra costa county are helping search for a missing ski instructor in the sierra. rainy weather conditions prevented an air search by helicopter from carson day. hi was reported missing friday morning and last seen skiing on thursday at surgery sugar 0 bowl. the search whereas resumed this morning and they picked up a signal from his phone on the backside of the mountain but couldn't locate him. search crews remain optimistic because he is an experienced skier. >> we found people on the back side of the mountain and other mountains, three to five days. i if you could go things right you can last out there. >> rain and snow are expected to

continue overnight in the area, with temperatures in the low 30s. developing news now. a journalist from san rafael is out of an iranian prison trophy. iran freed five u.s. prisoners today, including jason rezaian. one of four americans involved in a prisoner exchange following months of secret negotiations between the u.s. and iran. rezaian was working as the "washington post" correspondent when he and his wife were jailed on charges of spying hitches wife was released last fog. the post and u.s. government deny the allegations. here's he three other prisoners released. amir hekmati was in prison for three years, he grew up in nebraska and michigan. and attended the defense language institute in monterrey while he was in the marines. saeed abedini of boise, has been in prison in iran.

>> it's great, joyful day. my kids cannot stop just running around and asking me every other second when they will get to hug daddy. so just three and a half years and waiting. >> the prison in iran, very little information is known about the other prisoner who was released today. the prisoner release comes the same day that international sanctions against iran have been lifted. the iaea confirmed the country has met seven steps of an agreement reached last summer which includes disabling its ability to produce nuclear weapons. secretary of state john kerry says the nuclear threat to the world has been rulessed and iran can do business with the rest of the world, including banking, shipping, and producing oil. in oakland, police arrest four people today during a series of protests. the four were cited and released on trespassing charges during a protest at a mcdonald's restaurant. earlier in the day demonstrators

2009 the homer of the mayor schaff demanding her resignation. the group showing up for racial injustice posted a video on twitter. it's upset over gentrification, overpolicing and racial injustice. the mayor says at the city is working to adopt policing practices. >> super bowl volunteer headquarters opened today in san francisco. hundreds of volunteers have been screened and trained and lined up to get their unforms. most will be helping the super bowl city in getting directions how to get from place to place. i you want to be part of it, it's not a too late. >> still looking for volunteers. we have more than 5,000 people signed up to volunteer but we're always happy to take an excited person who wants to be part of this and help welcome people to our region. >> today volunteers got tour of the area, around the embarcadero and market street, where super bowl city will be set up.

ahead at 6:00, what do you need to know when a gunman opens for a or a flood comes pouring into your home? the bay area workshops teaching emergency response. space ex successfully landed other rocket next month. a new attempt tomorrow ups the ante.

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bay area congressman eric swawell teamed up with local fire and police departments to give residents the right tools in case of a disaster. we were at the san lorenzo library, one of three emergency preparedness workshops held tonight. first responders taught resident ohio to prepare for and respond to natural and manmade emergencies. >> there are things they can do right now to plan ahead as far as having an exit plan in their home if disaster were to strike. where they can go if flooding were to occur, what they should prepare for in case an earthquake happens to be ready to get out of the house and still have food, water, and a way to contact people. >> the other workshops were held in dublin and union city.

a chorus of cheers as the falcon nine spaceship landed safely back on earth. tomorrow spacex will be trying to land a new rocket off a barge off the california coast. ceo elon musk says the successful landing showed them some nuss fluctuation issues. the rocket is carrying a $180 million satellite that be used to study climate change. >> up next at 6:00, styling and profiling. the big event turning san francisco into a design epicenter this weekend. and, the biggest storm of the year headed to the bay area, a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza with traffic backed up. drew true is up next with the

forecast. >> tom brady and bell bill check became the highest winninges coach and quarterback.

this weekend you have chance to see unique art on display from around the world. we were at the fort mason center festival pavilion for san francisco design and art fair. the third year for designers and artists to come together in this space. their work represents what is happening right now in the art world. >> a unique experience in terms of art fairs because typically they're kept separate. design miami or a salon in new york. these are things where the dialogue between art and design is separated. we want to make those things come together. >> abc7 is a proud sponsor of the event. it continues tomorrow 11:00 to 5:00 at fort mason. it is indoors. >> tomorrow we're tracking soaking showers, a wet end to

the weekend. live doppler 7hd right now, cloudy skies and light pockets of drizzle. getting down to street level, vallejo, sears point, a similar story right now look the coast, half moon bay, light drizzle, and east bay, light shower working into hayward and oakland as well. so, tonight, damp, cloudy, with some pockets of fog out there, and not all that chilly. current temperatures, a mild south wind in the bay area, keeps most spots in the 50s and lower 60s. 57 san francisco, oakland, 58. live doppler 7hd, a nice looking storm off the coast. a lot of moisture associated with it. it is moving in our direction over the next to 24 hours. the storm impact scale all winter long to get you better prepared. one is the lightest. five the most severe, and tomorrow's storm, going to be a three. one of the stronger storms we have seen so far this season. tomorrow, those soaking showers,

moisture and flooding concerns with the system. hour-by-hour on your sunday. 10:00 in the morning, much of the rain looking to fall north of the golden gate but will slowly sink south and to the east. so by the afternoon everything is seep the raindrops and noticing the heavy a developing in the north bay. everyone will see pockets of heavier showers work into the picture other. wave of energy moving look the system. by monday morning still seeing some heavy showers and then this thing will kick out first thing monday morning, 7:00, 8:00, tapering to scattered showers. rainfall amounts, anywhere from a half inch up to two inches of wet weather moving our way. i do think specifically north bay, some towns may see over two inches of rain. so flashflood watch in effect for north bay and lake county, and this is one of the areas that we could see some localized flooding and even the possibility of localized mudslide and debris flows.

something we'll be tracking in next 24 hours. along with flooding we're track high surf. the high surf back in effect through monday morning, waves as high as 20 feet could bring coastal flooding as well. we have a winter weather advisory in effect around lake tahoe. seeing three to eight inches, above 7,000 feet, may top a foot of fresh powder. tomorrow, a light drizzle and steadier rain north bay. the accuweather seven-day forecast, periods of heavy rain tomorrow, a three on the storm impact scale. morning showers on monday and then quickly our next storm is on the heels, tuesday. looks like a two right now. it's rainy and windy. a break wednesday. another chance of rain in the north bay thursday, and by friday, another system rated two, but sunday next week, looks like we could see another system. so the storms are one after the

next after the next. >> i think you call that a rainy period. >> a rainy parade there you go. >> this. >> killer bees, brady and belichick at it again. >> that's right. patriots head coach bill belichick has won 23 postseason games, this quarterback, 22. both the best ever bay coach and player with today's win over the chiefs. patriots move ton their fifth straight afc playoff game. i tom brady not worrying before the winning streak, opening the game with an 11-pass drive. brady to gronkowski. who was limited in practice all week with knee and back injury. 7 or patriots. second quarter, chief punting, the pass returner, amendola takes out the player with the crown of his helmet. should have been ejected. brady, 302 yards, 42 to martin. gets into chiefs territory. brady would complete the drive with the one-yard touchdown run. 14-6 patriots at the half.

new england, 11-1 at home when leading at halftime. knile davis gets a first down but stripped. patriots recovered. leading to seven more points. brady-gronkowski again. new england advances with a 27-20 victory. facing denver or pittsburgh. patriots fifth straight afc title game. >> it's pretty cool. pretty cool. it's hard to do, man. you got to grind throughout the entire year, and there's only four teams playing next weekend and we're one of them. that game means a lot. so we got to try to get as healthy as we can and see if we can put together our best game of the year. >> altogether, executed better and had a good plan, and we weren't able to make the adjustments fast enough. >> cardinals and packers.

carson palmer found michael floyd for the iter score. complete highlights tonight answer abc7 7. tennessee titans hired mike mularkey as the new head coach. he took over mid-season last year and went 2-7. has been a head coach with buffalo and jacksonville where he was 16-32. not the biggest move fans were looking for. warriors on the road. detroit, cleveland, chicago. homecoming for draymond green. grew up in saginaw. pistons firing out of the gate. kentavious called pel pope, the steal and the slam. detroit had a ten-point lead in the first. steph curry on the edge of the pistons logo hits the three. green gets golden state the lead but frustration would take over in the second.

ws outscored 13-90 in the quarter. steph drives, loses the ball, off the glass and in. he wanted the foul. complaining, and get aztec -- gets a technical. highlights tonight. usf hosting paradigm. rush rush rush and his son in the house on the left. jets behind the defense. two-handed flush. former cal great, la mond murray's son, junior, nine boarding including that 3-ball. pepperdine up 24 at the break. jeremy major, 5-6 beyond the arc. pepperdine hatchings on for the victory. >> type of the sharks can do something they haven't done in a year, win three consecutive games at home. but standing in their way a tough dallas stars team and their former goaltend tender,

antti niemi. he spent five year in san jose so the players are hoching familiarity will help. >> played here for long enough time 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. >> this sports roth report brought to you by bank over the west. highlights for you tonight, and don't be surprised if the warriors lose three straight on the road. >> really? >> three tough games, the toughest road trip. >> are you supposed to guard steph curry that far out? >> well, he comes down and throws it up from half court. not a high-percentage shot. >> thank you. next at 6:00, the giant debut in washington that has brought thousands.

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tonight at 11:00. a new washington power player is drawing crowds but has nothing to do with politics. bei bei made his debut today. he was born in august and is already a celebrity. people waited hours in line to get a glimpse of him. he was introduced to to crowd but spent most of the day sleeping two web cams are set up in the exhibit he shares with his mother. this is a live look at the cam. check it out on the smithsonian web site. that's it for us at 6:00. see you at 9:00 and ♪ ♪

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