live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news >> i am reggie aqui. >> i am reggie aqui. we will get you up and ready for tuesday. we start with meteorologist mike nicco and the forecast. >> feel like dancing! >> dance right to the bathroom and get going. three hours, no need to worry about rain. look how clear it is. down the roof camera. i am tracking fog. i will show you that where it is thicker than other areas. through the day planner we are starting in the 40s with 60 at

noon and low-to-mid 60s at 7:00. >> now, the fog, we will look at the golden gate bridge interest san francisco, it is socked in. i ran into patches from san rafael through this area and it is crystal clear. it is patchy. the visibility on the golden gate bridge is down to the d.c. so -- deck. it is rough. we will be back with the drive times. >> another forth by family seas the hoverboard catch fire and the family was home when they heard the explosion. here is the report on the damage. thank you is starting to become a serious problem. this is the second hoverboard fire we know in the bay area in just a week, and one of self through the country. the fire department released these pictures. the hoverboard was plugged in when it burst interest flames and one side of the toy

exploded. the home owner said it continued exploding throwing embers an the world and burned a rug causing $10,000 in damage. no one was hurt. this model is the mini smart self battling 2. a week ago in santa rosa, fires say a hoverboard charging in a child's bedroom triggered this house fire. so many are wondering if the products are safe? the consumer product safety commission is investigating companies that make and sell them and they are urging retailers to stop selling the toys until they know more and are looking at the battery packs that come with them. amazon is letting people with have bought hover boards from them run the product for a full refund. residents of yellow tagged apartment complex in pacifica are saying they would like to follow orders and evacuate but they can't. the city inspectors deemed

hopes unhabitable because of the unstable cliff. they have been watching it for areas and some say pilling up stakes is not easy. >> how do i keep my job and eat in the process of this? it is unfair. someone needs to bony up money and resources. >> i have nowhere else to go i just moved in two months ago and i don't have the ability or money to pick up and leave >> the red cross has offered resident as lay to live for a few days but nothing long term. the police chief said that refusing an order to evacuate could result in control charges. >> happen right now public safety officers are asking for our help to find a man. >> he has alzheimer's disease and last seen at 12:30 yesterday afternoon when he went for a walk. he never came home. officer say he may not be able to remember his address or how to get home. hop any we can help that family.

>> the mayor is dealing with the possible crisis. three of the former political fundraisers are facing political corruption charges. >> form human rights commissioner, retireed commission employee and a consultant stand accused of playing a pay to play scream. at city hall the mayor insisted that he ran a clean campaign back in 2011. >> we have never been of involved in any soliciting of bad behavior. that would be terrible and my campaign certainly did not do that. >> the question came from an undercover f.b.i. investigation with all three suspects making their first court appearance as soon as this weekend. >> an armed robber turned to the fashion station over the weekend , the shell at v illa avenue was be woulded on saturday night and the same man could be responsible for

robberies in san bruno and millbrae and machine low pack early in the month. the suspect is described as light skinned african american light skinned african american man at 5 >> mike i heard you say we will heed sunglasses? >> right around lunch inland areas and after that around the bay if the tule fog rolls in, the winds are light. they are coming from the east and blowing across fairfield and napa where you have quarter-mile visibility which returns the fog and a bashir as we head through the morning hours. look at san rafael, when i look at this camera it is harder to see the southbound cars and the red tail lights. in the afternoon, we transition to hazy sunshine and lie clouds and san francisco is 60.

peninsula, east bay, north bay, 62. south bay is warmest like yesterday with the most sunshine at 63. it is calm:ryville and the bay bridge lights are reflecting 50 of the calm bay water, we are going to see the most sunshine tomorrow and the most warm the on thursday. friday i would say the pattern is more conducive for wet weather. that will last through the weekend. that is. can up in the seven-day forecast. sue? >> we have fog causing issues. we will get to that in a second. we have moderate drive from the central valley. from tracy to dublin at 30 minutes. antic to concord is green and that means a if night's ride. and san rafael to san francisco is longer due to the fog that pike showed. no fog here at the bay bridge toll plaza and it is a clean ride across the span and no delays into san francisco. it doesn't look like it here

this is the richmond-san rafael toll plaza but c.h.p. is saying thick fog along the span and that is what is happening this only, thick patches and you break free and thick patches again toward the coast and it looks clear but don't be fooled you are in the fog. we have road work to update you westbound and eastbound 580 through oakland, various lanes for next few minutes to be picked up at 5:30 and i am not seeing delays here at all as you make your way through oakland to 35th to the bay bridge or the other direction if you are headed eastbound. we are back with a look at the south bay commute. >> and we have a lot of super bowl-relate closures and a lot of people were caught off guard yesterday not know how to get to and from their point of destination and amy hollyfield has been looking at traffic from the passenger seat. amy, help us with the closures.

>> okay. we are on southbound embarcardero. this is shut down. right here. in a block you will see where we are diverted. look how nice of a ride. it is support the no traffic. a far cry from what commuters felt with yesterday. if you need to travel southbound embarcadero we have discovered the time is right if you, very early in the morning. you do not want to be here later this only or in the afternoon. that is when it is rocky. the gridlock yesterday afternoon with the southbound embarcadero shut down while they build super bowl city and construct it at herman plaza, and it took 20 minutes for some to go 20 yards. the closures are because of super bowl city built here. it will be a place for fans to come. they can attend a concert.

there will exhibitions. fun thing to get and the spirit. but it is causing remembers for commuters. c.h.p. feels bad and created a website to help navigate through this mess that just launched. you can fine current traffic conditions, detours, advisoryies and a feed from c.h.p. social media accounts. we have a link to the super bowl 50 traffic site at abc7news.com. public transportation is recommended. or travel right now at this hour. we are not expensing any problems. we know they are coming. we know it will be another rough day. public transportation. leave now. or avoid downtown san francisco or avoid downtown san francisco if you can. >> thank you. natasha will walk home. >> and sky 7 was over ferry last

night as passengers made their way out of city. early in the day, be wanted, a few boats were completely sold out. we have you covered with detail of the super bowl events and road closure information on abc7 news app which can be downloaded for instant updates. >> road crews are work an the clock to clear the roads buried clock to clear the roads buried in snow with

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>> fremont, palo alto, north and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. people were pulled safely from the atlantic ocean after the yacht sang off the coast of florida. the 106' boat took off water and sank in two hours. it is not known why it took on war. the life rant and personal watercraft was salvaged but the yacht is passenger. eight passengers and file crew are not hurt. >> a saratoga team driven to suicide by cyberbullying is now the subject of a documentary that premiered at the sundance film festival. audi pots hanged herself in 2012 when she was sexually assaulted at a house party. nude photos surfaced at school. two san francisco filmmakers took up the story to highlight cyberbullying. her father spoke. >> we should have conversations

with our children and they need to understand that this is not normal behavior. everyone, everyone, everyone needs to be involved and everyone can make a difference. all the filmmakers hope to break down the stigma and isolation teens and rape victims. >> this is a plan to kill redwood trees reunifying the hold courthouse square that was split in two in 1996 and seven redwoods are slated for a meeting with a chainsaw and 80 month will be removed. the meeting is expected to be well attended by people would want to keep things as they are. all the did the toll in the east coast police hard as risen to 42 as crews clear the snow. today is another snow day for a lost students as many districts are closed federal offices in

washington, dc, also, are still closed. temperatures are up, today, and that will help melt the snow but later this week, freezing temperatures are back and will pose a throat with black ice. >> look at the dramatic images of firefighters in baltimore, moving through the snow to fight a fire. crews struggled to go the fire undercontrol because this was a large amount of snow under them. everyone in the house get out okay. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> nothing we can do. >> a man if australia captured the moment a powerful hail storm pull medical his car, and facebook user posted the video. he and his partner were in the car after severe thunderstorms slammed the area. he thought the car would be blown away. >> never been more grateful to live on the west coast than

watching my parents and pro and you have relatives on the east coast and they got a dusting in atlanta. >> little. way wake up to and it melts by 10:00. >> but they freak out, but i would be nice to have a blizzard here. once. >> wanted your reaction. >> new, we have fog this morning , and we have east wind at 10 miles per hour and look how thick the fog is. next, lack at our wind blowing from the central valley to the coast but the north bay they are blowing to the north. the fog is going to travel from san rafael up 101 and make its way possible to santa rosa. the tule fog is not in walnut creek. but southbound here. the temperature is 43 degrees. under clear skies. we go from patchy fog to hazy afternoon, and no need for the

umbrella. warming trend today, through thursday, and the unsettled and cooler pattern is developing on friday and linger through the weekend. watch the fog how it lingers through 9:00 and if it pushes to the bay it will take us until noon to thin out so it will be sunny for sunglasses and you can see in the afternoon hours high clouds are rolling in. fast failuring to 4:00 on friday morning, north bay the morning commute is wet and mid-morning to mid-afternoon we will have the wet weather roll through our neighborhoods and friday is dry and most of saturday is looking dry, also, and saturday night into sunday morning is when the heavier rain and the stronger wind rolls in and by sunday afternoon it is gone. for our storm impact scale well rang energy from light-to-moderate this is "light ," at three-quarters imof rain and sunday the storm is stronger and we will put it as a "2" with more wind and rain and mid-to-upper 60s the next couple of days. sue?

sounds good. roads are clear we have smooth sailing in the south bay 101 at 880 overcrossing, headlights in the northbound recollection and -- northbound direction. and 280, the headlights to cupertino you have seven-minute drive from this point north to wolf road and cupertino. the yellow to the central valley represents fog that could hamper the drive. otherwise we are looking green with the exception of slowing from tracy. we will come back and look at a lot of folk on twitter saying fremont street on the bay bridge off-ramp, because of road closures in downtown, they are happening. we will check on that in a few. >> we have confirmed the napa seat of late actor robin williams has been sold. the 640 acre property went for $18.1 million. cash. s the home in the early 200

originally listed in 2012 for $35 million but failed to sell and the any bayers are two french winemakers. >> facebook c.e.o. and new dad zuckerberg is on two month leave and these are the photos shared on facebook of his daughter. on the first day back yesterday he posted this picture on facebook, asking what should i wear? zuckerberg usually wear as hoodie. hilarious? >> mcdonald's plans to serve all day breakfast service will continue. >> all day breakfast at mcdonald's is really sizzling. they have better hand expected earnings up more than 5.5 percent credited to the all day breakfast. >> the key to the home's value could be the have market that is near. homes a mile of a trader joe's or whole foods are worth twice

as much as the national average. >> in two years of a trader joe's opening, home prices subjected 10 percent more than in other neighborhoods. >> you may need a home equity loan to bay a super bowl ticket. the average ticket price right now is more than $5,300. >> that is the most. before a super bowl in six years! >> guess hotdogs will cost. >> that is america's money. >> january 31 health care enrollment deadline is approaching. later today, "7 on your side" will take your questions with a hot light set up and you can ask questions on social media by using #abc7now. the question-and-answer session happens this evening from 4:00 4:00-7:00 right here. >> most of us stayed indoors during the weekend blizzard on

the east coast and others saw it as a possible. >> someone made the most of the extreme conditions going snow pooring an the streets. of new york city. pulled by a jeep. you can see they had the streets to themselves but they were actually pulled over by police. yes. the officer just pretended to everyone with them about behavior because he received a complaint but he thought it was cool. >> he let them go. cops are cool. i don't know whether i should congratulate him or being enjoyed but it is amazing video. >> can anything stop donald trump? not according to the latest poll. that is straight ahead the. >> celebrities taking sides with >> celebrities taking sides with the new stars join the

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>> coming up on 5:24. here seven things you need to know. one, a new super bowl schedule in effect in san francisco this morning, howard will close at 8:00 a.m. near mo >> we are at the traffic center following the closures this morning. look at the golden gate bridge. traffic is light. keep the headlights on low. say the fog isn't light. >> i will traffic the fog, three, which is rolling in. it is not finished yet. it is a pattern of dry weather the next two days and our patton changes on friday. i will let you know hour by hour when to expect the rain. >> residents of an apartment complex will stay until they forced out. the city yellow tagged man units and say the residents are in danger. >> a hoverboard fire is under investigation in petaluma, the

family said it burst into flames while charging and it exploded and left $10,000 in damage. >> a new poll shows 41 percent of republican voters want donald trump as president. two they ares say he is most likely to capture the g.o.p. nomination and ted cruz and marco rubio trail donald trump by double digits. >> in question this morning about who is the best in the league, after the warriors destroyed the spurs last night at oracle arena, beating with the second best record by 30 points, 37 points in 20 minutes by step -- steph >> more stars are sounding out about the lack of racial diversity with calls to boycott the award show some are speaking out against the backlash. one took the high road. >> crying about not having enough icing on your cake.

>> man say his film was snub by the oscars but he said it doesn't feel like there is anything to complain about, and award season and many about the industry we diversity issues. one said this is nothing trail blazing about putting people of color on tv and in movies. >> a alabama blood hound show add group of marathon runners who is boss over the weekend. the 2-year-old wandered into a crowd competing in a half marathon and the dog ran the entire 13 miles putting in an unofficial time of one hour and 32 minutes and that was 7th place. the dog was awarded a medal for the four-legged feat. so cool. and the own are said he is usually lazy. >> that is what is hilarious, they will name the race after the dog next year which is

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> another day like this, super hagues for commuters coming into san francisco from the streets around downtown to mass transit, we have you covered. >> good morning, thanks for joining us. >> it is tuesday, january 26. good morning, coming up on 5:30 and we will get do mike in a second with a check on the weather but we will start with sigh hall and the traffic. >> downtown right now is pretty quiet. i am getting reports on twitter that the off ramp at the bay bridge is crowded. the waze app can maneuver you around the close uses. yesterday morning it was covered

with red. it looked like a bingo board. check out the abc7 website. mike? >> i like the bingo board but i did not win anything sitting if half hour traffic from broadway to 80. >> good morning, everyone, i am focused on your commute. quarter-mile in napa and quarter-mile in fairfield, so possibly 37 and 780 and toward san rafael we have dangerously low visibility. temperature is 40 listen 50. -- 40-50. and it fates to sunshine and high clouds bring noon. low 60s this afternoon. low-to-mid 50s by 7:00. natasha and reggie? >> speaking of the downtown commute, new changes mean it is likely to be worse. amy hollyfield is on howard between third and fourth with between third and fourth with the new closeure.

when sue said there are problems. we went to give you a live picture of what fremont exit looks leak in san francisco. it is clogged. slow going into downtown san francisco. be prepared. already at 5:30 this morning, it is looking slow. there are no prizes waiting for you when you arrive. you still have to claw your way out of here in the afternoon. yesterday afternoon looked like it was worsen that the morning compute. look at 9 pictures we shot yesterday, southbound embarcardero is closed. market is closed. between beale and stuart because of the super bowl activity. this is making it tough to get around downtown for drivers. >> google maps said it would take 35 minutes to get to oakland but it took 20 minutes to go 200 yards.

we have a map of the trouble spots because of what is go on with the super bowl, a super bowl city near herman plaza and starting today they are going to close down howard and that is because they are building the nfl experience. both are places for fans to go and see different exhibits and they canbly around and participate in the superbowl spirit but that means there is nowhere to go for drivers. the word is avoid downtown if you can or take public transportation. >> this morning, the nfl will update the media on work being continue to get levi stadium game shape for the super bowl. officials could weigh if on the progress of the media village built on youth soccer feels.

>> we have you covered with details of the super bowl events and road closure information on the news app. you can download the app and enable push alerts for instant updates. >> people in pacifica are fighting the city orders to get out. inspector say the cliff side building is in danger of collapsing. owe reporter is near the apartment this morning. matt? >> you can see yellow tagged on the doors and the city inspectors put them up yesterday and all 20 apartments h a shelter is set up but not everyone is using it. look at this video of the large cavity forming in the already unstable cliff, some tenants of the apartment complex spent the night despite the threat of criminal prosecution. others move out. a man and woman we met this morning have moved out. >> i am knocking on the door and it said don't sleep here but gather some things.

it sounded like we had until sundown. >> what did you do last night? >> started moving out and went to red cross shelter. >> they are going to sleep in the car until they find a new place to live. and others asked the city council for financial aid to help them move out but the city council members are dealing with their own list of damned properties having declared a state of emergency in an effort to obtain state money to repair the pier that will cost in the millions. >> two families are waiting do find out if a bed that washed up on a beach belongs to one of the uc santa cruz students who was swept to sea. a large swell dragged the 19-year-old and 25-year-old after they climbed on to a rock at bonny doon beach on monday. several agencies looked for them and the coast guard later suspended the certain.

>> another hover board caught fire in the north bay the second time it has happened in less than a week. the toy was lugged in and charging when it burst into flames. firefighters estimated it caused $10,000 in damage. no one was hurt. we cannot say the same thing for a fire on tuesday if santa rosa a hoof board was chaning in a child's bedroom and it caught fire. no one was whom but the family's two dogs and sadly, both dogs died in the heated and the smoke^. >> family members of a missing man presumed dead will be back out looking for him this afternoon. a man who is believed to have kill him is in jail and denies it. kyle myrick was last seen an work and there is evidence he was murdered in a burned out shop next to job. his father faced the media and asked for help. >> i want the public's help in finding kyle myrick. i believe if my heart that he

could still be alive. he is my only child. i really want him back. >> the man would police say killed him is his co-worker, testify lobby. on the night kyle myrick disappeared lebanon bow said he drove for hours high on drugs in the mountains and claims there everyone drugs in the coffee at work. >> san francisco mayor lee is calling for a federal investigation into the police shooting of mario woods, the may sent a letter to the united states attorney general asking the justice department to look into the december 2 shooting. you can see it was caught on camera. officers say the 26-year-old woods had a knife and just slabbed -- slashed a there will be a battle lot requiring an independent investigation when any officer fires a weapon. there will be a resolution to create an annual mario woods day on july 22. the police officers association

said that autopsying woods in that way is completely inappropriate. >> soak police are asking for your help to find this missing berkeley woman, 62-year-old we would was last soon on friday in oakland. she left work at 10:00 and disappeared. she is described as 5' 4" and blue eyed brunette. >> the sheriff wants you to look at these photos showing four people who investigators cashed if lottery tickets that were stolen dug an armed robbery in santa rosa and seen driving away from the scene in a black mercedes s.u.v. >> happening today the santa clara county board of clara county board of supervisors will paint ball operation and set up a go car truck. the fair grounds are not being used to the full potential despite they are still booked year around for events and

operated at a profit. >> you can use the sunglasses today when we get through the foggy patches this morning. mike? yes, everyone, good advise. you will feed them later but i do have fog filtering in to our inland east bay and concord has falling. our temperatures are afternoon form, 41 to 42 from concord to pleasanton and livermore is 40 and pittsburg is tricks. those the exceptions. we have mid-to-upper 40s from vallejo, zone, san carlos, south to the san jose and san francisco is warmer at june and pacifica is 49 and northwest so around 50 and santa rosa is 52 and napa is 42. that is thick fog. the golden gate shows the flow of fog has been here and there and sometimes it is thick and sometimes it lets up. dug the afternoon hours it will be hazy sunshine and high clouds and 60 to 62. partly cloudy at the coast at 60 and around the bay 59-65.

>> the east shore commute on 80 westbound beyond golden gate field to berkeley and university and emeryville you are smooth sailing right now at the limit. 12 minutes to san francisco and here is what you fine at the toll plaza but they are not saying the petering lies officially on it looks like. if you can car pool the car pool lanes are flying by. the fog in the central valley is represented by the orange on the map slow things for the drive if you are headed to i-5 and slow from the central valley at 40 minutes into dublin/pleasanton. mass transit coming into san francisco in our next report. >> chaos in the court room. a defendant went on the attack as the trial was wrapping up. >> the chinese new year is an the corner and so are the celebrations. celebrations. this is

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santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a murder mystery in santa clara where investigators are looking for help to identify a homicide victim. these images have been released of what they believe the woman looks like remains found off highway nine a year ago. investigator say she is white between the age of 15 and 24. they released this photo of her

blouse, size small, blue with floral print. if you recognize the woman call the santa clara sheriff. >> and what led up to this crazy scene in austin? look at two machine going at it in the streets. a witness said that the man in the gray shirt got out of the car, holding a bat. he walk up to the driver in the black truck and jumped out with a weapon his own. the two started swig at each other. no one is knock out but they each got in quite a few slicks. >> happening today, oakland city leaders meet with representatives to talk about ways to address racial profiling a private social network for neighbors base in san francisco. some leaders in oakland are accusing residents of reporting suspicious activity of families of color that live near. neighbors for available justice is a group concerned about the post. >> we create a crime forum that

steers away from reporting suspicious behavior because this is always in the eye of the beholder. >> white people have been taught to be afraid of black people. we one. we are humanity. we are all human beings. the meeting is this afternoon at oakland city hall. >> the iowa caucus are a week away and donald trump has a boost with a new cnn poll has donald trump as the favorite of 41 percent of republican voters way ahead of the competition and two-thirds believe he will win the going nomination. the candidates are very aware the time is running out. >> 171 hours. that is how long we have until the iowa caucus. >> the battle is with a gentleman names ... ted cruz because you got to speak the truth. the canadian, the man from canada. >> as for the d candidate, they were on stage at an iowa townhall discussing universal h

care. >> going to eliminate private health insurance premiums for individuals and for business. >> i, would on health care back in 1993 and 1994. i was trying to get us to universal health care coverage. >> she continues to is a six-point edge over bernie sanders in iowa. >> former president bill clinton headlines a fundraiser in the bay area at jackie speiers home last night. pick become posed for selfies with every guest with wanted one. >> a new mexico map is facing a slew of new everyone whats after creating chaos in the courtroom. check out this video, showing defendant michael cox jumping from the chair and attacking a report and try to punch him. cox just was found guilty of child me lastation and the prosecutors tried to punch cox, too, but the deputies broke up the fight. >> tough watching that. >> it is tough. >> we have areas of low

visibility. >> mainly across the north bay. moving through the delta into concord. it could filter into emeryville. this is how it looks from the exploritorium at pier 15. you can see the low clouds developing over san francisco. when is the transition from hazy sunshine from the fog to hazy sunshine taking place? it will happen at lunch. at 87 at exit and the shark tank, not dealing with fog but it is developing. a little. be careful in the south by. moving north the next couple of days is warmer weather and when it runs on friday, it will be cooler and unsettled with wet weather from time to time. now we will focus on the fog, the tule fog is pulling through and around lunch and inland areas we will see hazy sunshine and the bay will transition to hazy sunshine and by 4:00 or action in afternoon you will

notice the high clouds and hazy sunshine. owe next storm, the storm impact trail shows the winter storms from "1" light to severe at "5" and friday it will be light and light rain at three-quarters inch and best chance of rain is friday morning through the north bay and from 8:00 mid-morning to mid-afternoon it moves across the entire bay and by friday evening, it is out of the here and saturday, it is dry and saturday evening, watch out for the rain, but overnight, and through noon on sunday, that is when the heavy rain is going to roll in and you have gusty brings and that is why the storm is a "2", moderate. until we get there, mid-to-upper 60s. >> sounds good. we can use more rain, too. the best the both worlds and bart train coming into san francisco, great way to go with 45 trains on time and you come into the financial district, we have delays because of the road closures for super bowl city and

buses from the embarcardero and through the financial district, muni, is re-routing and i sawyer, i walked along battery across market street to howard street i got there faster than the cars. they had helpful people at every intersection helping folks through so there was not gridlock but it was slow. give yourself plenty of time. caltrain is a great idea ferry are crowded. give yourself plenty of time. well look at the toll plaza next report. >> chinese new year is around the corner right now and san francisco city leaders and police are working on a new safety awareness the year of the morningcy, with visitors from throughout the bay and beyond. up to three million people watch the new year parade. we were on san francisco's streets yesterday as detail of the safety campaign were shared

with the community. >> we believe by working together we can keep our community safe during this special time and throughout the year to come. >> this is a one of the pockets of criminal activity to lock out for, systemming out extortion as a problem for small businesses during the lunar and new year period so weapon out. anyone who sees or hears anything suspicious always call police. >> new at 6:00 a pile stone in olympic history, the move for transgender athletes competing in the summer games. >> two whales rescued from fishing rope in a dramatic rescue. stay tuned.

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seconds. >> police believe the man from finland was wearing the helmet and he disappeared after jumping off the span, as well. >> drastic measures are taken in south america against a mosquito bourne virus with women being asked fought to get pregnant hitting brazil hard affecting 1.3 million. women could give birth to babies with abnormal brain size. we the virus is expected to spread to united states. our medical editor will have how to recollect yourself at 7:00 a.m. on "good morning america." >> take note for health disease for women because the symptoms are not is obvious but it is the leading cause of death in the u.s. woke do not notice signs of a heart attack or mistake it. women are more likely to experience symptoms like nausea and shoreness of breath and jaw

or back pain and sweating and that teeth rather than just pain. so women will not call 9-1-1 and it can be misdiagnosed. >> there is an increase in colon cancer for patients under 50. 2 60,000 parents were looked at diagnosed between 1998 and 2011 and nearly 15 percent of younger than 50. despite the findings most thing the screening able should remain where it is at 50. unless there is familiar family history. [ inaudible ] >> you feel good? >> amazing. >> so enema people -- so many people candy separated by 15 -year-old weighing up after a life saving heart transplant in

december. this was posted on facebook and the parents were blown away by his response after surgery. doctors say he is recovering well. >> mike said having a son that age, it really towns. >> it makes you appreciate things and spend time with your teenage son. sometimes. all the fog is sliding down the east bay shore. this is emeryville. it looks better here than when i leaded it. so there is a ebb and flow. light breeze if you canoe. cool to mild if the run. morning fog and dry conditions with bicycling on the roads. low 60s everywhere. central valley. coast. low-to-mid 70s in southern california. lake tahoe, beautiful picture from the weekend and it is looking good. >> now, a dry pattern on tuesday and wednesday and thursday and friday morning but friday afternoon the storm door opens and moderate necessity is coming

in on saturday and sunday. enjoy it. >> a lot of folks coming to san francisco by the bay bridge and the metering lights are on and the commuters or car poolers are getting by nice and it is sluggish on the span. it is 16 minutes and that is building from golden gate field to san francisco with the backup here at the toll plaza bracing for more gridlock in downtown san francisco, the financial district, due to the road closures and super bowl. richmond-san rafael bridge has a fog advisory. this is the toll plaza, on the span, you are socked in and heads up. we will look at the mass transit options in a few. >> happening today the ritz california ton at half moon bay is hosting a fundraiser to help out competition, a restaurant had a kitchen fire this month and the ritz will allow the staff to take over their

restaurant as a fundraiser to make repairs. >> legislatures are calling on the governor to declare the crab season "disaster e the season still on hold because of unsafe levels of toxin. this declaration helps get federal aid. they have missed the business of the sales day, thanksgiving day through new year. >> a south africa rescue team helped two whales caught in fishing rope. this was a call about two humpbacks caught in thick rope an adult and juvenile. the rescues are extremely difficult but both whales now are free. >> look at this, this was a hoverboard. this burned out shell will add fuel to the calls to stop selling the popular devices. >> a grow scandal at san francisco city hall, the corruption investigation that corruption investigation that has mayor lee

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> i would rather not be on the street all night. >> living on the edge, pacifica residents are refusing to leave thai homes although they are in danger of falling into the ocean. >> another hoverboard area pore a family. the wanting this morning if you have a hot new toys in your home >> it would have taken an hour or hour and a half to drive where it will take 30 minutes to walk. >> did you hear that? growing frustration over super bowl city gridlock in san francisco and what can make this matter with a new closure. >> i am reggie aqui. >> i am natasha zouves. now to sue because we are thing of the traffic. >> it is light. we are bracing for more downtown gridlock. i walked between broadway down battery and across market and it took 2