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>> good morning, coming up on action, i am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui. you made it to thursday, february 4. we start with meteorologist mike nicco on the weather and traffic. mike? >> weather-wise we made it to the hardest part with the rain and nothing go on right now so get ready to ease on here to a weekend of warm weather and we will start with the day by look at the roof camera with the flags light on the ferry build ing. lights dancing across the bay bridge and temperatures are in the 40s but we will hang out in the much 50s at noon and nearly 60s with increasing certain shin at 4:00, and low 50s, grab a coat this evening. >> how is the commute? >> moderate. we have closed traffic, tracy and over the altamont pass interest livermore, into dublin, and antioch to concord, highway 4 is looking good, and we just saw a live shot of san rafael, and it is only 17 minutes so under 20 minutes interest -- and san francisco. no metering lights on the bay bridge and a good ride to the

san francisco and an accident in oakland hills with details coming in. >> right now angry uber drivers are throatening to protest during the super bowl. con just the highways and the radio -- roads. amy hollyfield is at the stadium in santa clara. amy? yes, natasha, drivers are saying "this is the biggest stage they could ask for." the perfect time for a strike. here is the turnout they had earlier this week when we dea protest drive from sfo to uber headquarters, and they want uber to pay them more money claiming they sometimes work for less than $4 an hour. uber spokeswoman responded by say uber cut prices in san francisco by 10 percent because beyond is slow, hoping that would bring more customers to drives and give them more money. she said the company is doing hourly agains for all drivers during this time. drivers are using social media

to build support for the streak using # ubersuperbowlstrike. here are two tweets: shameful a shared economy is not fairly shared with labor. hope spread the word to uber drivers are paid more. >> a strike blocking traffic could create a lot of problems here on sunday. but the question remains: will drivers resist the surge pricing that could bring them quote a payday here on sunday? that remains to be seep. we will stay on top of this. >> with the super bowl three days away, san francisco officials are hoping to open up a winter encampment for the homeless today or tomorrow. the 24 hour shelter can hold up to 150 people. officials insist this is not an attempt to hide the homeless from visitors. hundreds of activists held a super bowl around super bowl city to capture attention and

lead to more permanent solutions. here the details. melanie? >> san francisco super bowl city experience depends on with you were at rush hour. outside super bowl city hundreds of protesters matched. >> we are about advocating for the rights of homeless. protester made their way block by block around super bowl city. we help they can hear us. >> possibly catching the attention of people working out or eating dip -- dipper. all the city has big are priorities than putting this on. >> inside super bowl city a different tone. ♪ what else >> the singer brought out big fans. >> this is my 1

>> the party included gold rush girls and pictures with family. >> good atmosphere. fun. >> bus were backlogged for an hour. in central for abc7 news. >> look at these photos taken by the national park service. formals say though believe last saturday night's super bowl 50 fire works show along the embarcardero is responsible for all of this debris that wash ashore at a park in san francisco. according to the "san francisco chronicle" a national park employ i spent eight hours filling 4, 50 gallon trash cans with debris from the fireworks. macy's do not think the garbage from the festivities because they are supposed to be self consuming. another fire work show is scheduled tomorrow night at 10:00. >> you can don't loud our newsup for all super bowl-related news

by enable push alerts for instant updates. >> a south bay high school's interim vice principal is in jail for molestation charges, the 35-year-old had an inappropriate relationship with at houston one student at the high school in san jose. we police say the incident with 17-year-old happened in july or august at gonzalez san jose home. school leaders learned of theallies on friday and put gonzalez on paid labor. officials reported it to police and the child protective services and they sent a letter to the parents. gonzalez was arrest on tuesday night. >> a man accused of stabbing a c.h.p. officer in the neck is scheduled to be arraigned. police say the stabbing happened when the officer confronted in san francisco at a homeless camp on tuesday morning the he was arrest an hour later. the officer underwent surgery for life threatening injuries. he is stable now. the suspect was booked open

suspicion of attempted murder and assault and resisting arrest. >> a san francisco man stabbed in the ten door line last week has died. homicide investigators are looking for witnesses to the fight that led to the death that happened outside a nightclub at sutter and take already street january 25. the examiner identified the victim as joseph razzo, pole list and popular deejay. no one is arrested. >> a legislature is calling for the breakup of the public utilityies commission saying it is too big to succeed. if did thirds of the senate sign off on the reform act, it would head to the ballot. voters would get the final say on whether to force the commission to break up by july of 20189 call comes as the commission has been blamed for l.a.x. monitoring of pg&e prior to the deadly 2010 san bruno pipeline explosion. >> proponents of limiting the

consumption of sugary drinks have fallen short in the political arena but california is largely supportive of the efforts. a new field poll fines that 78 percent of voters favor taxing and putting safety warnings on soda and other sugar-sweeted beverages. 68 percent support taxing the sale of the beverages to fund school nutrition and physical activity programs and some say it will reduce health conditions like diabetes. >> yesterday we had a cold morning. what do we see today? >> it is milder because of high clouds and it is dry with in faith but it is getting hazy if some spots. right new, the san rafael is looking good on 101 with temperature at 48 degrees and as we head into the afternoon hour, our inland areas are brighter than yesterday especially across the north by at 58 to 61 and around bay, above a, 630 to 64 into the south bay and along the coast the dangerous serve with temperatures at 57 to 59. here is a look at san jose, 280 at 17, we are at 47 degrees and

san francisco will lack behind everyone else at 61 tomorrow account rest of us in the mid-to-upper 60s in the mid-60s to increasely 70s on saturday and total sunshine on sunday and upper 60s and south by at 7235, and we will look at the super bowl forecast and you are going to lick this, 73 degrees at 3:30 and you need the coast by 7:00, 58, and it is the following day we are going to see record highs possible and 74 and 75 and 73 in san jose, on monday, tuesday, and wednesday. hope you enjoy the break from winter. now, a break from the commute. any citizens? >> yes, we have an accident. i will update folks in a couple of seconds, but, first, to san jose at 880 with traffic at the limit here. over all, general, we have slow traffic leashing at tracy which is typical as you head out open this thursday morning and here is the accident, on the warren freeway, northbound 13 in

oakland hills near broadway terrace, slow lane is blocked with debris in all lanes and another car off the road into a tree, so, you could see slow traffic through there and we update this and take a look at the north bay commute when we come back in a pit. >> it is early but beer lovers what would you do for a good cold glass of brew? a special beer go on sale tomorrow that has people lining up today. >> a bay area man scores tickets to the super bowl. great, right? and he got good price. and he got good price. and then st

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>> santa rosa, berkeley, san jose by and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> on super bowl sunday if you have too much to drink can you get a free ride anywhere in the bay area and that is because of aaa's program. it is free. it is available to everyone. die not have to a aaa member. it starts at 6:00 p.m. on sunday and through 6:00 a.m. on monday morning. >> fans are up close and personal with nfl players all week long. we were at san francisco's moscone center for the 5th night of the nfl experience. there were players signing autographs with the event opening this afternoon at 3:00 p.m., and continues each day through super bowl sunday. all pro players appearing

include j.j. watt at 3:00 3m democrat p.m., and bowman, and cowboys hall of famer, emit smith, at 7:00 p.m. tonight. >> a man's excitement of getting great tickets on stubhub is disappointment in 30 minutes. if you are assume he bought counterfeit tickets, no. "7 on your side" explains what happened and the warning for ticket buyers. >> andrew loves his football, the 49er ticket holder attended super bowl 47 in new orleans throw years ago. >> his earliest football memory goes back to super bowl 19 at stanford stadium. >> high dad took us to tailgate because we cannot afford ticket. >> he could not believe it when he scored end zone seats on stub subfor $600 each. the going rate is $3,300.

>> i texted my wife is said we are going to problem and she told the co-workers and was very excited. >> happiness did not last a phone call and e-mail minutes later from stubhub canceled the sale. we are sorry, it did future work out, the minimum said, and andrew said that stubhub told him the price was too low. >> i was at first, if -- in shock. can they do that? >> a it is not the first team they have canceled a sail, one from a laker civilian bought tickets to the last game this season. and 18 days after the purchase, kobe bryant announced his retirement, and the last game of the season would be his last game of his career. stubhub would her back down offering substitute tickets. we reached out to the company to get a clarification on the policy. >> they said they believe the seller made an honest mistake in pricing the tickets, because the subhundred user agreement states that sellers may not cancel

orders to relive at a high are price who are providing naylor with replacement tickets. >> it all ends well. stubhub has refund all of his money for the ticket and gave him a $600 gift card to a future purchase so i need to amend that. >> that is what happened when finney gets involved. >> see the report online by clicking on. with respect out, everyone. on sunday if you watch beyonce return to super bowl you can thank brian botano who skated in a half time show 20 years ago that may have been a turning point from botano to beyonce. >> excited for that. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders are preparing for a big debate tonight in new hampshire. >> we will raise the minimum

wage and have health care ait is hard to see how the proposals are achievable. >> they took the stage separately in a presidential townhall for rule on cnn and each got an hour to themselves dedicating their time to outlining their respective vision. neither shied away from taking swipes at the rival back stage. there will be six more debates between now and may. >> i swear, we did not intentionally dress that ways it looks like i am rooting nor the pan neithers and she is rooting for broncos. >> bewe are fair and balanced. >> fair and balanced. both rooting for beyonce. >> you are not wearing what she wears? >> not in public. all right. we will talk about weather. good morning, everyone. orinda is 44. castro valley is 45 and union city is the cooler spot, and we

are looking at 46 in oakland and everyone else is around 47, 489, and richmond and alameda, san francisco is 50, the warm spot and pacifica and santa rosa at 47, and we have san jose at 46, and antioch at 43 and brentwood is 45. now, live doppler hd shows the clouds are keeping the fog from forming and the high clouds do not have an affect on sfo so fingers crossed. dry pattern develops today and lasts 10-14 days. we always get this during the middle of february and a dry period with temperatures that will be near records. especially next week. at night it will be cool with a few foggy spots, and the high clouds are a dominant feature keeping the fog from forming overnight, and that is a good thing for commuting. there you go by noon, you need the sunglasses and increasing sunshine heading into the afternoon hours, with sun set

between 5 and 6:00 and not is colorful as last night without the clouds. temperatures in the upper 50s in santa rosa and san rafael and half moon bay, and concord and fairfield and everyone else around 60 to 62 in san jose and morgan hill and santa cruz at 63. you can see tonight at 39 in santa rosa ask a few upper 30s inland east bay neighborhood and the rest of us in the low-to-mid 40s and the seven-day forecast shows we will take baby steps before you know it it is super bowl sunday and we are 70 and often saturday degree temperatures are possible at our beaches next week. >> sounds like a good week ahead, at least for the sun worshippers. we are headed to the bay bridge toll plaza and a nice seven hasn't drive to get interest san francisco, and just a few cars are stacked up in the cash-paying lanes, and otherwise we have accidents to report to you, over all, we are looking good with slow out of the central valley, and northbound near broadway terrace a solo spin wrought with debris spread in all lanes and still partly

blocking the slow lane and another vehicle right near into a tree so avoid this area and tow truck is on the scene or will be shortly. southbound 880, a woman ran over what she thought was a blanket and it flipped on the windshield and she is on the side of the road and we are not share if something is stuck under the car so be aware headed to the oakland airport. give yourself extra time southbound 880 near high street. we will be back with a look at the north bay commute coming up. pox are expecting to lynn up to be the first to try the best beer in the country, the limited beer brewed by the russian river brewing company and it is only available on tap and only for the next two weeks some call it the best iva in the country and the brewery produces only 200 checks a year. honda is expanding a recall

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ramp up in the bay area for super bowl 50 given a special event assessment rating of level one because it is an event of national importance even though there is in specific threat. >> four, thousands of uber drivers could go on strike on super bowl sunday by not picking up riders and blocking roads away the stadium. they are upset over decreased wages. uber is the on demand car service for the game. >> five we have a warring trend coming our way and with it, absolutely no chance of rain the next seven days. i will give you a forecast that includes the possibility of record high temperatures and i will break down the super bowl. >> we are tracking the thursday morning commute, here is an accident in the oakland hills, northbound 13, partly blocking this slow lane. right near broadway terrace, and i will have detail on this and more when we come become. >> people are going wild about the just released video of this give, the only wild jaguar in

the united states exploring his habitat near tucson, and is so elusive more than three years to capture 41 seconds of video. >> ricky waters is raising awareness of a cause. we are there when he met fats playing and win a super bowl, the money raise goes to first place for yugoslavia a local nonprofit that helps foster children finding places to live get work and stay in school. this is personal for waters. >> it is what it is about giving back, about, i was adopted myself, and it is, my young son is adopted, we live in i mentored a lot of youth and i see the benefit. >> first place for youths with awarded the super bowl game changer award, the group plans now to expand the program to

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,. live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. san jose fire crews put out a big fire with bat will not entirely win. >> we will show you video of the fire in a moment. first, a look at the weather and traffic. mike? good morning, everyone. boat you hike to see this, dry live doppler hd, for the commute. we know more rain but it is not in the offing. we have thick high clouds. mild temperatures. on the telephone hour day planner running in the 40s unlike yesterday with the 30s. look for increasing sunshine and mid-50s at noon, mid-50s to 60 at 4:00, grab a coat this evening it will be cool and dry at 48 to 52. good morning, sue. >> good morning. thursday. a noise drive across the san

mateo bridge. for delays. through the toll plaza and the flat section purpose and over the high-rise and 15 minute drive. elsewhere, we have snagged spot spots, in the oakland hills near broadway terrace, slow lane, right lane is blocked northbound with debris if all lanes so we are seeing slow traffic beyond the scene, tow truck is there, and a new accident just recorded in lafayette area westbound 24 at pleasanton hill road, and that is off to the ride hand shoulder, and we will check back with the bay bridge to see if the metering lights have been turned on in a few minutes. >> arson investigators are looking at a late night fire in san jose that kept spread through a neighbor. what started at a house under construction moved to a total of four homes. our reporter is in san jose. we have to ask, is everyone okay? >> yes, everyone is okay out here natasha, and firefighters are on fire watch keep an cry on

the structure. the home that is under construction. there was smoke coming out from the middle of the structure so they have been spraying water on it over the past what hour or so. trying to put out all of the hotspots but they not getting too close because you can see the structure is very unstable this morning. check out the video from craig rose the san jose fire department photographer, with the flames under construction in willow glen reported before 8:15 and it turns into a three-alarm fire with two homes damaged on the side and firefighters say those people ever vehicle witnessed from the house but they will be able to get back in. check this outs an hour later, a roof on another home caught fire from embers that floated away from the original scene. in the end, four structures were damaged and everything was prosecute under criminal an hour and 45 miles after that first call. we her the red cross was helping a. with out with shelter. in word on the cause of the initial fire, arson investigators were called but they are not out here until day light so though can get a better

view of what took place at this home under construction. >> san jose police are looking for more student victims after a well liked interim vice principal was arrested. he is accused of an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old. tiffany is at the high school with the details. >> question, reggie, school administrators say jose gonzalez had access to a lot of students in a position of rust and authority and worked here since 2008 so the police this morning are asking for anyone with additional information or any potential additional victims to please come forward. the school learned of the alleged inappropriate relationship between 35-year-old jose gonzalez and a 1-year-old -- and a 17-year-old student on friday. he was arrested at his home on tuesday and is placed on paid leave pending the investigation. police say the incident with the

student took place at gonzalez san jose home last july or august. he is the girl's varsity volleyball coach and the baseball coach so some parents are concerned there could be more victims. >> it is scary. i also have a daughter that able and i would not trust him to come back. >> school leaders say this -- sent this letter home to pars andrying counseling students for students and faculty. develop news, wikileaks founder julia assange could surrender to british police tomorrow if a u.n. patch el rules against him and the panel has been investigating whether julia assange has been illegally detained lipping in the ecuador embassy in london since june of 2012 when they grabbed him asylum wanting for questioning of an alleged sexual assault in sweden. if they rule in his favor he

expected the passport to be returned and efforts to arrest him to stop. >> security secretary jeh johnson said this is no credits build security net for the super bowl or red activities but they raining hard in case. bomb squad technician and 90 pose dog units are duty. >> federal homeland security and law enforcement officials are welcoming overtime along with the nfl and state and local law enforcement to ensure a safe and successful have been ever develop. >> by file has a top secret jointation center in place in the south bay and a 3-4 mile security perimeter is set up around levi stadium. >> bring your lucky jersey, your face paint, your team spirit but leave your drone at him. be responsible. >> that is a new one, the f.a.a.'s new p.a.s.: drones are

banned from coming 32 miles of levi stadium on super bowl sunday. the in drone citizen starts at 2:00 p.m. and goes until midnight and violators could face jail time. >> the nfl is hosting the first ever women's summit today in san francisco, focus is on how playing sports can positively influence young women personally and professionally. expect it to take part, ser williams and billy jean king and kicks off at 8:00, streamedden line if you want to watch. >> football fans, flying into the bay area for the super bowl and we were at sfo last night meeting the father and son coming from charlotte, north carolina, and dressed presently, and they spent $8,000 on the trip. >> we bought our plane tickets the day after understanded that and put that whooping on dallas, we knew we were going to the super bowl. that was it. >> they put a whoopin' on

dallas. >> sfo expects the busy day to be monday bracing for 30,000 center passenger. >> a big thank you to our community, we have seen from photos of the super bowl activities in the area. we would love to see your pecks and videos, use #abc7now. you can see them on air or online and download our abc news respect for one stopship for everything you need to know about super bowl 50 from fan evens to traffic alerts and more. enable push alerts for the latest instant update. >> a woman in fairfield is in critical condition after show was remembered and attacked in a mall parking lot. we were at the town center outside the macy's where the attack happened before noon yesterday. the woman had significant head injuries, police arrested a 19 year old woman king of vallejo an hour after the attack, and investigators say he committed a similar attack on tuesday.

>> happening today, a south bay college offers vaccinations to students after two confirmed cases of meningitis on campus. one of the infected students police officers at santa clara university and health officials confirm both constitutes were admitted to the hospital, the first on sunday, the second on monday, and the bacteria dies almost immediately on surfaces and the university crews cleaned the hall anyway, and students say they concerned. >> it is a bad time to get it, week five, mid-terms, and i really, really, don't want it. >> the school first believed on students were possibly exposed and now that number is actually fewer and they will not say how many. meningitis is spread through saliva and it can be deadly, early symptoms are similar to the flu. >> later this morning, president obama is going to honor the defending n.b.a. champion at white house, steph curry visited the president last february at

white house over the antimalaria programs and last night he typed in for the meeting as dubs faced the business arrests in the capitol mading 11 three pointers and the dubs beat the wizards. it was the eighth straight victory improving 45-4 on the season. the white house ceremony is at 10:55 our time and we. stream it live on abc7news.com. >> and today we have a team at the white house today, and we hospital the super bowl this week and i would say the bay area is doing pretty good. right? >> something to be proud of, absolutely. >> good morning, much, be proud of your above average rainfall since october 1 in livermore and slow and moffett field, and to ukiah and the next 12 days are looking dry and we will fall below average with northeast wind at nine across the golden gate bridge and it is 46 degrees right new. and as we head into the afternoon hour, san francisco in the north bay to whiching out at 59, and inland east bay at 60,

peninsula is 61, south bay and east bay, you are the warmest at 612 degrees. if you head to super bowl city, it will be a nice day with temperature at 54 when they open at 11:00 and partly cloudy and 59 at 3:00, and 6:00 and 9:00 we will drop into the mid-50s under high clouds and a lot stars. here is a look at san jose, 87 near the shark tank and about 46 degrees and a few high clouds, and low-to-mid 60s tomorrow, partly cloudy and more sunshine, mid-isis on saturday, and more sunshine and pushing the 70s on sunday and even warmer weather next week. that is. coming up in the seven-day forecast. kristen, what abut commute? >> i programmed we would go to the toll plaza and metering lights are on at 5:29, so stacking up now to the macarthur maze and you are looking at seven meant drive from go give to san francisco. slow traffic is typical out of the central valley, up and over the altamont pass, and otherwise, it is pretty green out there with a few hotspots

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>> fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> san francisco police chief will ren introduce the controversial issue of equipping stores with stun guns in the wick of the mario woods shoot shooting. he believes if the five officers would shot the 26-year-old had tasers, mario woods would be alive. suhr said they had no choice but to use deadly first because bean bag rounds and pepper spray failed to persuade did drop the knife. >> the i.r.s. is still unable to accept many tax returns because of a computer failure across

several systems. the i.r.s. said they are trying to determine the scope of the hardware failure, and they hope to have the problem fixed some time today. >> score one for the girl scouts the 49ers are rescheduling a girl scout sleep over and pay for it after they canceled the outing scheduled for may 14. now it is held a week later because this is a concert at the stadium. 29,000 girls compete for the chance to spend the night at leaf stadium. >> big award for our top sellers. we participate -- if they sell 50 cases they get to do a slowover on the 50 yard line. we thought that would be exciting. >> 50 cases is 600 boxes a lot of work. the 49ers have guaranteed the program is not moved began and the first time they are holding a sleepover. >> new detail on the big unclaimed lottery ticket, 63 million dollars are online and

the winner has less than 12 hours to claim it of the city coat was prepared at a 7-eleven near los angeles six months ago. the winner has not 5:00 p.m. to come forward or the money is going to go to california public schools. a man finalled suit yesterday against the lottery saying he turned in the winning ticket but was toll it was too damaged. he wanted the judge to legally deplayer him the winner. >> our favorite animal, grumpy cat is coming back to the bay area, the frowning kitten is in san francisco for super bowl week here to support her friend, sir fur of the carolina panthers because he is a cat. the real name of groupy cat is tartar sauce and a huge sensation with eight millions "likes," on face book. >> is to stick with your species for super bowl, it makes sense she is a supporter of the

panthers. >> mike is like...i cannot believe ... >> well, the clydesdales are in town, broncos...there you go. >> fair. >> and balanced. >> grumpy cat. >> that is how i felt this morning. tar p tar sauce, sour sauce? i was not happy when the alarm went off. temperatures are warmer, but, still, chilly and rohnert park is 42 degrees, to san francisco the only neighborhood in the 50s beside bodega bay and san francisco is 50 and everyone else is in the mid-to-upper 40s until san ramon and cupertino at 42 degrees and a look at the next three hours you can see sprinkles offshore with thick are high clouds heading through the morning and that will thin as we move in to the afternoon hours so get ready for increasing sunshine and a bit warmer around the bay. patchy fog, and the high clouds

and nearing record highs next week. here is a look at 5:00 this morning, and you can see by find, there is a lot more sunshine and same thing as we head into the afternoon and evening commute. temperatures today on the warm side, and san jose at 63 on the cool side, at 59 at concord and san francisco and half moon bay and san rafael, and santa rosa. along with fairfield, a look at the temperatures tonight, a few 30s inland valley, and everyone else is in the low-to-mid 40s. my seven-day forecast shows the 70s show up on super bowl sunday and they hang around all way through next week. have a great day. sue? to san rafael, good morning, everyone, thursday, moving closer to the weekend and southbound 101 beyond north gate mall in the civic center it is looking good from novato and novato to san francisco is 21 minutes and a look at the golden gate bridge you have four lanes in the southbound direction, and traffic is the at limit here, which is on the span is 45 i hardly see anyone going the speed limit it is always above

the speed limit on the golden gate bridge. slow traffic from tracy. that is typical for 30-minute drive into the dublin/pleasanton area. we have an accident now c.h.p. say it is when on the dumbarton before the toll plaza and a black big pickup truck blocking the fast lane or last lane so heads up and c.h.p. has taken this off of the log in the oakland hills northbound 13 at broadway terrace and it looks clear the we will come back with a san jose look in a few. >> new at 6:00, authorities search for an elderly east bay man who could be in danger with the of the to fine him. >> teens spend an average of 623456 hours a day stare at screen. the new documentary produced here in the bay area that looks at what all the scene time could do. >> if you are heading out the door take us with you with the free news app with breaking news and rail time update on the and rail time update on the smart 15 or

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a san francisco story is looking for its dinosaur. the statue has been outside the store since 1976. a new days ago the mascot vanished. so many people have been asking about the design sore the owner put up "lost dinosaur," sign outside the store. employees are hoping the attention helps bring their dinosaur back. >> a group of students is suing google claiming the internet giant spied on student e-mail accounts. the students claim google was scanning the e-mails and use the information for marketing and ads. uc berkeley ads provide students with gmail accounts through google apps for education. the lawsuit would create a class action for students from other colleges to join in.

google's declipped comment but said though comply with privacy policies. >> a now documentary looks at the effects on our kids of too much screen time. it is called "screen aimers," looking at how smartphones and tablets and other devices affect a chile's development and answers questions. >> the solutions around drugs and alcohol are out there, a conversation going on. but this is not a conversation of community about scene team and how much we use it and what we can do as parents to lip it -- to limit it. >> a summer of two is. >> procedurer here at abc7 and a screening is planned for wednesday in san francisco. we are more information on getting tickets at abc7news.com. can you find more about the documentary and tips for parent on "good morning america" at 7:00 this morning. >> some of super bowl's most popular four-legged celebrities

are right here and each year bud features the famous clydesdales in a super bowl commercial and you can meet them in people, appearing if van today -- in san francisco starting at noon. the clydesdale travel up mission and down market and will go by the embarcardero. >> very nice were we will see what the weather is like for all creatures big and maul. >> it will be nice if you like upper 50s to low 60s and increasing sunshine but the drawback is in the visitors when to go to the coast or walk along the beach today is not a good day, because of the fast four runner waves the rip currents, i will put "poor," for dangerous subbut jogging and walking the dog is good today. look around the state, 70 if los angeles and near that in palm springs and san diego and upper 50s to low 60s through the central valley and 41 in lake, and no snow inside and temperatures are above average

starting on saturday. sue? >> good morning, we will look at some of the drive times this morning if you are traveling from hercules to highway 4 into walnut creek through martinez and concord, it is not a bad day at under 10 minutes and from walnut creek to the tunnel it is den minutes slow from address tracy to tub lynn and beyond the 8 credit overcrossing it is seven minutes from cupertino to this location with no other stalls or accidents in the san jose bay and all the bay area, this is abc7 area. >> researchers are close to developing a drug to slow aiming. mice received a compound that cleared the dead cells and lived 35 percent longer than those aging normally and no long are divide and can accumulate in body with able causing damage and disease. researchers say that they can

credit a drug to do the same thing in humans, it could have are found back on health can longevity. >> in a new report government advisors say it is ethical to test the controversial new fertility technique come bishoping dan -- combining d.n.a. from three people to prevent mothers from passing on rare and devastating diseases to their children. going failure the research must follow strict safety steps and must only target women at high risk of pass on severe we diseases. >> nurse at texas children's is going beyond and beyond to help the young patients deeding with serious thees. a father of a patient reported brandon singing to a little girl having trouble falling asleep. that video is now go viral. ♪ magic carpet ride >> a couple years ago he lost his accounting job so he want

back-to-school to become a nurse in houston. that is where he met a four-year-old battling leukemia. her father recorded him singing last week. >> kids go through so much and if they can have a smile and forget, i am still in the hospital... >> did you see the shoes as well, he is embarrassed about this but any response he can bring to fight cancer, the better. >> now, operators on transit system are running into a new problem that could pose a serious danger on the tracks. >> and questions about the traffic snarl during san francisco and tips forgetting francisco and tips forgetting around san francisco

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coming up on 6:00 am, i am regular. >> i am natasha zouves. >> we are a day closer to the have been and meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> good morning, everyone. waiting outside, with high clouds and milder temperatures in the low-to-upper 40s? over next three hours there could be a few sprinkles over the ocean and that is it. the air is clear from the east bay hills camera, a beautiful bay bridge and the embarcadero center, and, also, all of that for the backdrop to the 12 hour day planner showing mid-to-upper 50s by noon, and nearly 60 by 4:00 and grab a jab coat this evening. the commute this morning? sue? >> yes a couple of hotspots. i love the shot of san francisco at the embarcadero center and brake lights on the eastern portion of span and a backup at the toll plaza with meeting lights on at