>> going to be crazy. >> streets blocked, roads closed. day two of super bowl preps in full swing. san francisco residents reacting with concern, confusion, and excitement. san francisco transportation officials just confirmed to dials about super bowl road closures. this is day two southbound lanes of the embarcadero near the ferry building down to broadway are now closed, as is market street from beale to stewart, and howard will close beginning

tuesday. cornell bernard has covered the closures since day one. any better today? >> reporter: it depends who you ask. one thing for sure, all these street closures and detours going to take a lot of getting used to. this is second embarcadero tonight that is closed to traffic. the real test comes monday morning for the commute. the foot of market street is barely recognizable, but the new super bowl city is. a village of concert stages and interactive exhibits for fans. e. nest may check out when it opens january 30th. >> i hear they've got some interesting performances, alicia keyes. >> super bowl city will be free to the public with four security entrances,. >> a little inconvenience but going to be cool. >> drivers be ware. rolling due tiers on southbound embarcadero begin on broadway, on to battery street, across

market, into the financial district and bay bridge approaches. the detours last through february 12th. traffic wasn't bad this morning but hours later it looked like a parking lot. >> how did you get to the city. >> through bart. the streets are packed. >> starting tuesday, howard street will be closed between third and forth street for the nfl experience. >> i think it's going to be crazy. hopefully employers will support and allow their employees to work remotely, and it's going to be tough for a little while. >> the maps are posted throughout the financial district. the best route to the ferry building is a straight shot down mission street. >> starting are tomorrow there will be am boosters out -- ambassadors out to answer questions and point commuters in the right direction. they will be easy to spot. they will be wearing green vests. we're live in san francisco,

abc7~news. >> we want to give you a look at the driving detours in place to get around the street closures. see the routes in green. the problem many drivers are having is getting to the bay bridge. we have seen backups on montgomery and battery. these closures are in place through february 12th. abc7 news was in san jose where work is underunderway o. super bowl attractions. downtown, beer gardens, light installations and family friendly activities are being put together. on february 1st, sap center will host the official opening night of super bowl 50 festivities. >> the raiders will meet with the coliseum authority to talk bat possible lesion extension that will keep the raiders in oakland. many believe the owner plans to stay in oakland one more season after they were blocked from moving to los angeles. the group throws meeting will

take place in private. raider fans gathered to watch the nfl playoff action. one man says he is willing to forgive davis for wanting to move. >> made himself look silly by trying to leave, but we are here for raiders, not for mark davis. >> reporter: oakland city leaders plan to keep talking with the raiders about building a new stadium for the siller and black. a scare for shoppers are a fairfield mall. police got a report of an armed man wearing a mask targeting a group of people. they've say there was a fight that sent people running out of the mall but investigators found no evidence that shots were fired. police detained three people. rescue crews in the east bay had to remove a person trapped inside a flipped vehicle. it happened today -- the chp says it's investigating a report that another driver on a cell cut off the person behind the wheel of this red car that flipped on eastbound interstate 80 near the buchanan offa ramp.

a fire destroyed a home in vallejo this morning. firefighters say the roof collapsed when they got and say the house is a total loss. it was under renovation. no one was inside at the time. there was no word what caused the fire. one san jose neighbor faces an increased risk due to flooding and today residents learned how to be more prepared. we were in san jose for the preparedness fair. they set 13 feet below sea level. wisconsin radios can tell -- weather radios can tell you about the weather, and urge people to get flood insurance. >> you have to sign up 30 days before. in february are some of our heaviest rains annually. we want to make sure they're prepared. make sure they're insured. >> residents may have to go three to five days without clean

drinking water or electricity. dealing with el niño damage will top the agenda when pacificas city council meets tomorrow night. a cliff has eroded beneath homes along pacifica's coastline. some of the city's erosion problems emerged years ago. city leaders say more erosion has developed since the storms began pounding pacifica. the city manager has already declared a local state of emergency. happening now. the big dig is underway after a blizzard walloped several states. this is time lapse video from maryland and gives us a look how much snow accumulated friday and saturday. the storm is blamed for at least 22 deaths across eight states. >> the storm is over but millions still stuck at home. >> don't be on the roads.

>> reporter: especially in new york city plows are working overtime, not to mention the cars be buried in the snow. >> you do not leave to move your car, leave thrill for the whole week. >> reporter: today life is returning to the streets of the big apple. people forced to walk in the road to get to work. >> i work in a building complex so have to go in the side door. >> i work at the hospital. >> new york measured more than 26 inches, just shy of the all-time record. in the washington, dc region, plow crews are working around the clock, from the highways, 0 the runaways, desperately trying to get the airports open. the city counted 17 inches. the surrounding area covered by more than two and a half feet. this practice facility for the washington redskins football team, no match for the blizzard. the dome crush evidence by the weight of all that snow. a similar story outside philadelphia. this church roof buckling and

crashing into the chapel below. >> opened up the door to the auditorium and just a gaping hole in the roof. >> new jersey, coastal communities deal withing the one-two punch of snow and icy flood waters,. >> usually happens in the summer. >> but so far no major damage. >> take your time if you drive around today, but you're free to go out and do what you want to do. >> here in new york the subways and streets are back open in terms of airports, they won't be fully operational until monday morning at the earliest. abc news, new york. ahead, getting up close and personal. a day some a's fans look forward to all year long, look at the fanfest. >> i will, be, a leader, and not a follower. >> also, words of wisdom from an nba great. why shaq joined in on this pickup game. >> i'm drew tuma. a picture perfect end to the weekend, lots of sunshine, dry

conditions. the forecast is next.

abc7 news was at the kings academy school in sunnyvale when volunteers filled back peaks to help people rescued from handcuff traffickers. advocates fear young people will be brought to bay area to work in the sex trade during super bowl festivities. the event organizer explained what went into the 175 backpacks. >> as people are scooped up in raids or if they self-surrender,

a lot of times the limited clothes they have are very scant and may be all they have in the world. we're packing clothing, grooming items, food, everything that somebody would need in an immediate emergency. >> january also happens to be human trafficking awareness month. oakland a's fans enjoyed a sneak peek at the 2016 season today. abc7 news was at o.co coliseum in october lend when the fans posed with the championship trophy during fanfest. at least 27 players were there to meet with fans and sign autographs. more than 12,000 people attended. take a look. a police officer in gainesville, florida, had a big prize for a group of neighborhood kids playing basketball. 7'1" nba legend shaquille o'neal got in on the game. officer bobby white responded to a noise complaint earlier this month and found group of kids playing hoops. white joined them and promised he would return to a rematch.

he did yesterday with an especially large backup who off ired words of advice to the kids. 0. >> know much money i made? 700 million. you know how made that? listening to my mommy and daddy. >> the police department posted this video on you tube. o'neill expressed interest in the playing in the rematch after seeing video of the officer's first game. ahead, really white wedding for a couple in new york. how one couple wouldn't let an historic storm cancel their wedding and it's not the first time a snow played a role in the bride's wife.

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were report after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake happened in alaska. this video from a cargo center shows shaking and stock fall off shelves. one home was badly damaged in an explosion and gas leak that followed the quake which forced evacuation of some 30 homes. >> this weekends' mammoth snowstorm wasn't big enough to stop a long island couple from saying i do the bride to be had to take the subway after her limo could no longer take to their church. the couple invite 200 people and 100 made the trip from farce away as virginia. the bride's father said he knew since she was born during a snowstorm, if anybody could make it happen, it was her. picture perfect winter day here in the bay area. >> going into the work and school week ahead it's going to be a very quiet start.

live doppler 7hd showing partly cloudy skies across the region. we're watching a front right over eureka. you can see showers pushing onshore at northern california and you notice a few light returns around cloverdale so not out of the 'question, northern sonoma county could see some light sprinkles the next couple of hours but that's as far south as the front will sag. looking from the abc7 camera. a beautiful screen, partly cloudy skies, 54 in san francisco, oakland, 56. 55 in mountain view. san jose, morgan hill, and half moon bay 54. sunset at 5:24, santa rosa, 64. 55 in novato. fairfield, 56. the golden gate bridge camera showing folks taking in the sights. high clouds causing partly cloudy skies and pockets of fog

developing. the theme for the week ahead, a dry week. let's take you through the next 24 hours. tonight, 9:00, partly cloudy skies, first thing on your monday. for me monday morning commute, we'll see areas of fog. so more fog is on the docket with new jersey the 40s. by lunchtime, the fog is out of there, and your evening commute on monday no weather worries. if you want to wash your car the next four days are your days. we're dry from monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday. the next chance of rain not until friday, likely only in the north bay and saturday and sunday next weekend, everyone will have a chance to pick up some shower activity. a similar setup in the sierra, we have healthy snow pack but tomorrow is easy travel, sunshine. tuesday, and also on wednesday, mixture of sunshine and clouds, you see a gradual warming trend.

so overnight tonight back in the bay area, stars and clouds, fog developing after midnight. everyone drop can into the 40s overnight. first thing on your monday we have the fog, quickly burns off by lunchtime, and the afternoon, upper 50s to lower 60s, blend of sunshine and clouds. the accuweather seven-day forecast, tomorrow it's the morning fog. tuesday, sun, clouds off, also a chance of morning fog. wednesday, looking beautiful. thursday, mild side, chance of rain in the north bay on friday, and everyone has chance saturday and sunday. looks like some light rain right now, not much wind, and a one 0 on the storm impact scale. >> if i take your advice and wash my car tomorrow, it will rain. thank you very much. more about the football today. big games deciding who is going the big dance. >> always interesting in a newsroom so many different people cheering for different teams. tom brady worked his magic once again to give his patriots a

shot at overtime against the broncos but ran out of luck. the broncos pick off the two-point conversion and the br

the afghan afghan championship game had everything you could want in a title game two legendary quarterbacks and great defense. 17th meeting between peyton manning and tom brady, brady lead thing series 11-a 5. but manning leads the championship series.

7 or broncos. brady had two first half picks all season two picks today. vaughan miller, tripped over him but manning helps out the defense. 12 yards down the sideline to daniels again. double move. peyton, 17-32. two tds, 17 on broncos at the half. gronkowski cramping all day. 1.34 left. fourth and ten from the 50. brady deep to gronk. 40 yards down to the 10-yard line. fourth and goal from the four. it's going gronk for six. 20-18. still need a two-point conversion to force overtime. brady could not get two more. pass is deflected and picked off in the end zone. broncos win 20-18. going to their eight until super bowl. >> this is a sweet day, sweet

victory. a great example of what this entire season has been like. it's been a unique season no question about it. and this game today was a unique football game, but everybody did their part. >> tough day, hard-fought football game. they are very good defense. hey played well all season. they got go coverage. >> nfc championship game, panthers and cardinals at halftime, panthers lead 24-7. we have highlights at 9:00 and 11:00. steph curry showing off panthers pride. wearing a jersey today in practice. preparing for the spurs on monday. spurs announced tim duncan will not play due to soreness of the knee. should be great game. >> a team that makes you pay for your mistakes drown the ball over, they're going to convert. that's how they've been so successful over the years so consistent, and we have to make

sure we value the ball. >> a's held their annual fanfest today at o.co coliseum. a great chance for the fans to interact with players, and as we said, a great way for the players to get to know the players on this ever-changing roster. 12,000 attended the festivities, getting to meet the a's, including josh reddick, coming off his second best season with the green and gold help thinks oakland can reclaim they're magic from two years ago. >> i'm going to take what i did last year and try to have a better year off that and go from there and hopefully get the team back to where we were two years ago to a competitive team. never seem to get on the same page. once we find that we'll be fine. >> peyton manning the first quarterback in nfl history to win two super bowls with two different teams. a lot to look forward to. >> thank you very much. up next, the latest "star wars"

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thank you for your time. thank you for inviting us into your homes. see you at 6:00. welcome to "world news tonight." the blizzard of 2016, beating the forecast in america's largest city. the epic storm killing nearly two dozen people. buildings pushed to a breaking point. entire communities buried in snow. rivers of ice flooding homes, as the big dig gets under way. travel mess. tens of thousands of travelers stranded. airports under a virtual ground freeze. convoys of snow plows clearing the roads. how long till travelers get to where they need to go? race for 2016. one week till iowa. the new numbers out tonight. donald trump surging past ted cruz in the hawkeye state. on the run. three men considered extremely dangerous, accused of murder and torture, busting out.