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i am reggie aqui. >> happy friday. >> it is the friday before the super bowl. mike is forecasting great weather for the big game. mike? >> holding on to the 73-degree temperature kickoff at 3:30. we will look at live doppler hd if a different perspective with fog around santa rosa and petaluma and half-a-mile visibility on 101 so be came. a beautiful shot from emeryville with clean air this morning and day planner is in the mid-30s to mid-40s so it is cooler this morning and nearly 60 at noon, and a few high clouds and sunshine and low-to-mid 60s at 4:00, grab the coat, you will need it, it will be cool, low-to-mid 50s and the commute this morning. >> sue? >> minor delay at the toll plaza and bay bridge if you are paying cash you can see ten or so cars stacked up there and otherwise it is moving nicely into san francisco. over all, generally, if you are up and at them or just heading home from a fun evening, traffic is light out there, an issue westbound 37 near the point with

a car partly blocking the lane and that is only one lane in that direction near the point the i am seeing a little bit of red sensors and slow traffic and check back in a few minutes. >> another sinkhole popped up with more big waves. amy hollyfield is there for the latest incident in what has been a string of problems? >> good morning, reggie, the waves are crashing over the wall and we are keeping a safe distance across the street. the ocean is awakened and ready to say good morning. right over there, under all that water on the sidewalk, is the sinkhole and it is patched up, though. they have steel plates on it, no one will step in it at this time, but it is safe. it is 25' long and 4' deep. city officials say the good news is the seawall below the surface -- this is on the promenade on beach boulevard. they have shut down a few block of the street. this is just a few blocks down

from another sinkhole that opened up last month in january. [ inaudible ] it is under a state of emergency because of the damage to the public. and private property. from the storm storm-driven storms with erosion forcing the evacuation of an apartment building and two other homes. the city is trying to get state and federal money to pay for the problems. i will stand back here and let you close out on this shot because that water is jump up to say hello. reporting from pacifica from a very busy ocean front pacifica. [ inaudible ] >> thank you, amy. stay dry. happening today, santa clear university will hold another free vaccine clinic after a third student was diagnosed with meningitis. two students remain in the hospital. a third student was discharged in good condition. all three became sick on sunday

and so far more than 200 students have received prevent ive antibiotics. meningitis can be deadly that is spread through kissing, coughing, and sneezing with high fever, severe headaches, income pain and sensitivity to light and confusion. >> black suvs and party people arriving by party planes it must be the morning's, the morning before the super bowl. matt? >> we are here at media row at the moscone center where all of the radio announceers come and the broadcasters in the morning, come to do their shows from all of the affiliates across the united states and they come from all around and even into from other countries. we have the bill michael sports network. how big is the show? he is covering the upper midwest so you have him and raleigh,

obviously, here to cover the panthers and we have espn dallas, and right over here, with his back turned to us, is mark from the denver brokenners and the redskins and works for espn with a local experts show in the denver area. i asked, what are the players thinking two days away from the super bowl? >> i want on get to the game. essentially it is a great time to still be sequestered, you told your family i will have dinner but beyond that you will not see me. it is fun to be together but...there is freedom in the itinerary knowing you had to be a certain place and get into your routine so it is nice to be in a routine but there is anxiousness. get to sunday. get this kicked off. >> mark had some interesting perspective on what the players are thing about with peyton manning playing possible his last game ever because he was where the broncos when elway

retired after winning a super bowl and he said maybe the players are looking to peyton to be a maybe and he is saying it is not about him, and the team is saying, win one for peyton. great perspective. thank you from the moscone center. download our app for super bowl city and enable push alerts for instant updates. the walltory peyton man of the year finalist will speak about being nominateed, with eli ning and benjamin watson chosen for the award that honors a player for off field contributions. the winner is announced tomorrow night and will receive a $50,000 donation to the charity of chair choice. >> did you see the president with his own dub nation jersey? this is so much fun, the warriors are now returning home

after getting all suited up to visit president obama at the white house. yesterday the president honored the 2015 n.b.a. champs calling the dubs one of the best teams ever. tomorrow, the warriors are back to business hosting the thunder in a battle between two of the n.b.a.'s top teams and it is, interested to an star-studded event with the super bowl the next day, only 30 miles away. retail tickets have shot up start at $162 but court side seats are selling for up to $5,000. if you cannot make it or do not want to shell out the cash you can watch the gape at 6:00 on our sister network espn. >> the city council is doubling the reward money to $50,000 for information about the unsolved murder of a college student nearly two years ago. joel ramirez was gun downed three daze after the 21st birthday in december of 2014. police say he unknowingly lived

behind a marijuana grow house and investigators say that he was shot by someone connected to thattation. >> happening today in the south bay a rally in san jose to encourage immigrants to apply for united states citizenship in order to vote upcoming november election. the gathering starts this morning at 11:00 in san jose city hall, speech including people would just bill a united states citizen will take part in that. >> for the democratic hopeful, the last debate before the new hampshire primary was the most spirited. hillary clinton and bernie sanders battled over their records on a host of issues. all the top two democrats c face to face for the last time. atime to end the artful smear you and the campaign have been caring out the >> clashing over charges of not standing up to wall street. >> i helped lead the effort against the deregulation.

>> hillary clinton dodged a question about releasing the transcripts of her paid speeches to big corporations and banks. >> i will get to it. i don't know the status. >> she showed muscle on foreign policy. >> i fully concede secretary clinton who was secretary of state for four years has more experience. but persons is not the only point. judgment is. >> a vote in 2002 is fought a plan to defeat isis. >> bernie sanders against refused to go after her former e-mail controversy. >> i will not politicize it. ainstead, going after her connections, the political establishment. >> secretary clinton represents the establishment. i represent, i hope, ordinary americans. >> bernie sanders is the only person would i think would characterize me as a woman running to be the first woman president as exemplifying the

establishment. >> republicans are next with the final debate before the new hampshire primary is saturday night on abc. >> again, abc will host a republican debate in new hampshire tomorrow with coverage starting at 5:00 p.m. right here on abc7. >> mike, we will check on the weather, we are almost at the super bowl. >> almost. we are almost out of the beach hazard that we have been dealing with the last couple of days. sit down gridded from a high surf advisory to the beach hazard because of the large breakers getting up to around 12' and we are anywhere from 9-10 from bodega bay and half moon bay so right in that range through the evening. this is 280 at 17, and it is clear. about 44 degrees. around that area. look at the temperatures from san francisco at 62 to south bay at 66 and passing high cloud you need the sunglasses today and another cup of coffee. at 11:00, at the super bowl city a 5 topping out at 60 at 3:00

back into the mid-50s in the evening and sfo is not expecting any delays, as all of the lanes and private plane start to con verge on our neighborhood. record highs are possible sunday and monday. more on that coming up. >> here are the drive times if you are headed out, 11 minutes past action, and it looks good in the green. that is what we hike to see even out of the tracy and dublin, or tracy to dublin area. the san mateo bridge, we had an early us didn't on the high-rise and much earlier this morning and it is in the clearing phases and i am not seeing too much delay, too many cars out there, with brake lights on but we will keep on eye on that. three lanes southbound, on the golden gate bridge smooth sailing across the waldo grade and light traffic with the exception of starting to bunch up out of tracy area and we do have this partly blocking a lane westbound 37 near the point. the bay bridge is coming up.

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wikileaks founder julia assange should be freed and compensated. he has been taking refuge in the ecuador embassy in london for three years. he is fighting swedish prosecutors attempts to question him about rain allegation -- rape allegations. a group from the n said he has been a victim. >> the state department said that the former secretary of state powell and staffers for rice all received classified information through their personal e-mail accounts. hillary clinton has received criticism for using her personal e-mail account while secretary of state. the state department said that in all of the cases including hillary clinton the information was not marked "classified," at the time the e-mails were sent. the new e-mails were discovered during state department review of the e-mail practices of the past five secretaries of state. >> we will town, now, to the super bowl again, and getting a group of friends together, and we have the easy and fail-safe ideas to make your party a

touchdown. >> from the "star spangled banner," the super bowl could be as good as the hype for game. we asked a cooking instructor from emeryville to fire up some great easy ideas. >> you want to be at your party. you do not want to spend your whole time in the kitchen. >> prepare as much in advance as possible. four of the five item on her super menu can be prepared in advance. >> the dips can be made a couple of days ahead. easy. >> cheese bread, freeze before you cook. throw them rosen in the often. >> marinate the chicken overnight it will soak up the flavor. then throw it in the oven. >> chili is more tasty the second day. >> you want to make it and store it and then reheat it to serve it. >> tip two, pace yourself.

[ inaudible ] >> people get this, this could be out a from starter snack. >> place the popcorn next to the beverages. bring out the two homemade dips, one at a time. next to the chips and raw vegetables. >> the wings when and the chili, extra additional dinner, half time chili. >> when browning the meat make sure the pan is sizzling. >> the key when you brown the meat is you do not -- you want to get it room. >> >> if the meat is stuck to the pan let it stick when it is ready to be returned it will be released from the pan. >> i want a personal chef to come over and do all of that. can she come over? is she available? >> we have a link to the recipes you saw in that step on our website at abc7news.com. >> we will skimp on the raw vegetables and go hard on everything else.

that is my tip. >> more chicken. >> were you taking anything special? taking? >> or making? >> making. >> i will make my air fridayed wings -- fried wings. >> i like that. you want some sunshine? we have it coming up. good morning, everyone. her is a lock at the next three hours. nothing going on. here is a look from emeryville camera you can see how beatiful the bay bridge and san francisco looked from across the bay. above average to record highs, and sun scene for the super bowl, yes, if you are sensitive and you are new to the area you can get sunburn this time of the year. chance of rain? a week away. it is not a good chance. highs today running from 62 to 66 degrees. that 62 extends all way to the coast so that is dangerous surf. lows tonight high clouds coming in as cold as this morning. a lost low-to-mid 40s, a few

upper 40s around richmond and san francisco and half moon bay. at the super bowl i am sticking with 73, it has not contained, dropping to 57 by the end of the game. if you are around san francisco whether you are joining us from elsewhere or just committing things out, 68 on sunday and 70 on monday and tuesday. you can see the 70s come in on sunday and they hang around at least through thursday. sue? >> we are coming back to the bay bridge with activity on the bus only lane and the folks the bay bridge have that cleared before i can show you just minutes. a few cars are stacked up but, still, 14 minutes from golden gate field into san francisco. and san rafael is great, fog-free, southbound 101, beyond the civic center and into the city for 21 minute drive all the way for san francisco. over all, generally, we are looking great with fog representatives by the orange in the north bay. it could hamper the drive.

through santa rosa area, heads up and low beams. we are back with a look at south bay drive coming up. all the white house has a plan to raise more money for the transportation system. >> here is america's money report. >> good morning. topping america's money, enjoy the low gas prices. >> rebound is proposing a $10 bear recommend tax on oil to newspaper transportation projects. >> that could raise the gas prices 25 cent a gallon but it is doubt. to get green light from congress. >> new salads pack more calorie and salt, but with the chicken, the ranch dressing and the cheese, all it adds to 710 calories compared to 540 in a big mac. the big game is daze away and that could mean a lot of lost productivity. an average of 6 percent of americans call in sick the monday after the super bowl. >> a lot of heart bun after the party food with antacids up 22

percent. >> that is in's money. have a great day. >> thanks, gays. tonight, at 11:00, the i-team investigates the emergency medical response system with some worried about unreliable ambulances. >> how concerned are you? >> very. the pleat is old. reliability is key part of the system. >> we investigate what some paramedics say is a problem that could threaten patient safety. that is tonight on abc7 11:00. >> a huge court loss for apple with a big payday at its expense. >> super bowl dreams for very deserving kids four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth-- [train horn blares] ... to the continent... [claps]

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>> here are seven things you need to know before you go. santa clara university is holding a bigger vaccine clinic after a third student was diagnosed with meningitis. all three became sick on sunday, so far, more than 200 students have received preventive antibiotics. >> a new sinkhole opened up in pacifica because of el nino powered waves and a bigger sinkhole opened up on the same street last month washing away a large section of sidewalk. >> number three, i am tracking fog across the north bay, rough surf and a big pattern change that will bring record high temperatures to the tabled. i will let you know when, coming up. >> we are tracking your friday commute, so far, so good, light across the san mateo bridge. from 14 minute drive. we will be back with a look at mass transit opens for super bowl weekend. >> five, for the first time the leader of the catholic church and the leader of the russian orthodox church of going to meet

in cuba a week from today. >> a temporary terminal is open at oakland international airport designed by the f.a.a. as primary base for private jets. a thousand private planes are expected to land in the bay area for the super bowl. oakland expects to handle 500. >> the biggest names in music such as dave matthews band are entertaining plans. >> a big payday for a couple accusing apple of stealing their patents, a jury order them to pay $626 million to a company. in 2012 they accused apple of violating four of their patterns including face time and the jury found apple gamey and the on them to pay the apple appealed, and when. the case was then re-try asked now the jury said, apple owes even more money. >> new species of spiders have

been discovered in the southwest, including one name of named after johnny cash. not for the music ability but this spider was fund near the prison the subject of his hit song "full some prison blues." >> we have a earthquakes could have been caused by humans. caused by humans. >> the super bowl i

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> this isn't the way students in south bay university wanted to start their super bowl weekend. hundreds will be standing in long lines today waiting to be vaccinated for meningitis. i am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui. it is coming up on 5:30 on friday, february 5.

mike nicco has the weather update. >> yes i will do the weather. sue the do the traffic. >> and we have potential danger in petaluma from quarter-mile visibility. and san rafael has not leaked this far south on 101 as we look south on 101. the 12-hour day planner is cooler this morning and grab a heavier coat up to 34. warmer at lunch up to 62. a last clouds and low-to-mid 60s and comfortable at 4:00. cool this evening at 50 to 54. traffic? sue? >> yes, my specialty. here we go, if you are in town, for super bowl and you want to take mass transit bart is expecting record ridership tomorrow for all of the events. right new we have 40 trains on time. they will add extra trains. muni is around super bowl city and moscone center is re-route asked no delays. get your tickets in advance at

levi stadium, called event ticket so pick that up before you head out on sunday and we will check back with other options in a few minutes. >> long lines are expected again today for an emergency vaccination clinic at santa clara university. this is after three students tested possible for meningitis. our reporter is on campus. >> yes, the university is working closely with the county public's health department taking an aggressive apporach to the outbreak by providing vaccination clip is and they have also provided antibiotics to several hundred constitutes. three students were sick this wreck and yesterdays hundreds line up, some waiting for hours to get a shot to protect against the bacteria that can be containous. on sunday, three students got sick, and sources say that two live in the same hall and one is on the rowing team. the doctor is not surprised by

this outbreak. >> it is significant because that is a school that has a very large dormitory population. that is where it continues to spread quickly because people live in tight quarters. >> meningitis symptoms include high fever, severe headache, vomiting, red rashes sensitivity to bright light, and confusion. there is a vaccination clinic today super 6:00-10 and the shot is free for santa clara university students and it is university students and it is not open to public. >> more problems in pacifica, the seconds sinkhole has opened. we were there after crews covered the sinkhole on beach boulevard with metal plates. violent waves, fueled by el nino are churning away at the coastline in pacifica. in january another sinkhole, a massive one opened up on the same street and washed away a large section of sidewalk. also, neighbors were forced out

of an apartment building recently on the cliff side. it is a "state of emergency." >> at the beach expect to see this: large waves like these at ocean beach in san francisco. a beach hazard statement in is affect along the coast. beachgoers are warned to be watch out for sneaker waves. >> the conditions could be right but maverick search contest will not happen until next week at the earliest because today through sunday are black out days. resources needed for cop test are busy with super bowl 50 and surfers say they will be on the water sinning anyway. >> two days until super bowl 50 and security in santa clara is going into overdrive. both on the background and in the air. the customs and border protection will security the temporary restricted airspace with eight aircraft including three blackhawk helicopters. each aircraft is equipped with special cameras and observe

people in vehicles at night. for added security, f-15 fighter jets are on stand by. >> federal customs agents are already screening cars, trucks and big-rig going into laugh stadium the site of the big game. this is video from the department of homeland security nothing being allowed near the stadium without being inspected. >> if you are a football fan, super bowl city in downtown san francisco is the place to be of the this is a shot from our sky camera, not a lot go on at 5:30 in the morning but a few hours ago it was different case. watch this. how are you doing, san francisco? >> super bowl city packed with people for the band perry concert with thousands of fans. and miles around, dave matthews performed at pier 70. >> we have listened to him for 20 years and he is taking a

break next year so we will see him eight times this year, reliving our mid-1990s. >> fans took advantage of the nfl experience at moscone center can is an interactive theme park for football fans and families to enjoy. >> looks like fun. if you missed the two concerts, there are more opportunities to get your music fix. a republican is playing at super bowl city around 7:00 and there is super bowl golf celebrations and nick jonas will perform at 8:00 and at 10:00 p.m., pharrell williams at bi70 -- at pier 70. tomorrow, alicia keys has a free concert at super bowl city at 7:00. get this way early. and metallica is sold out. and the

of the acts, and chris brown and 50 cent performing at 10:00. >> who is not here? download our news app with detail on traffic alerts and super bowl city and the nfl experience and make sure ton able push alerts to get your instant update. >> and expect a lot of company for bart with a record number of people to ride the trains to get into san francisco for super bowl events. super bowl city and the nfl experience are giving bart a big boost already. >> trains carried 472,000 rider on wednesday, just one day, and that is bart's sixth busiest day ever, and 40,000 more riders in an average weekday this time of year. >> undercover detectives working to stop human trafficking during super bowl week have arrested a sacramento woman suspected of pimping a teen girl, 20-year-old was one of three people taken

and custody in milpitas. one was 17-year-old girl. detectives responded to an ad on an adult website and the time now is safe with social services >> highway in stand rose is re-opened after a hit-and-run accident that killed a motorcyclist last night. investigators say he lost control and fell off the motorcycle near calistoga and lit by a passing s.u.v. police say the s.u.v. did not stop and just took off. the motorcyclist died at the scene. the road re-opened around 3:30 this morning. >> berkeley police want you to watch this video with burglars trying, and failing, to stale an a.t.m. from a liquor store. they backed a truck through the front of a store at san pablo avenue at 4:00 a.m. and they tried to break on the a.t.m. they could not did it. they took off before the police arrived. the owners lost most of their alcohol inventory because of the impact of the crash. >> today, a coalition of

organizations opposed to new outdoor urinal at delores park in san francisco is considering legal action. the group plans to hold a news conference at 11:00 a.m. at the salvation army in chinatown and they say the outdoor urinal is unsanitary and promotes sexual harassment. >> the partly help closed drape was installed as part of the recent $20 million renovation of the park, the goal was to stop people in using the bushes instead. >> san jose police say this pan, supposed himself to underage teen girls multiple times. john haas is linked with 14 separate incidents at local high schools. he was arrested this week. he would sit in the car and wait for girls walking alone to school. >> this c.h.p. officer stabbed in a confrontation with a man is dough better this morning. the officer is 20 longer in critical condition and eating

soft food. >> the map is in court and was in court yesterday, and he was charged with attempted murder for the incident on tuesday morning. it happened near 880 and ethics in san francisco. we were outside san francisco superior court as 15 uniformed highway patrol officers went in to show their support for the officer with bill at $5 million. >> and meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> hello, everyone, if you are headed to the beach through the evening. the surf is still slightly dangerous and it is not the surf warning we had or advisory from yesterday but it is a beach hazard so our swell are 8-12' and here is the exploritorium, or from the exploritorium at pier 15 to the embarcardero center. this afternoon, inland, we are 61 to 64 and around bay, 62 to 66 and at the coast, 60 to 62 so a sun glass needed day. walnut creek is 37 degrees right

new. look at temperatures in the afternoon, mid-60s to forly 70, tomorrow, low-to-mid 70s in most areas away from san francisco and sunday and monday we are looking at possible mid-to-upper 70s and i am hold on to 73 for super bowl sunday drop down to 57 by the end of the game. sue? >> lights are turned on at 5:31 and backed up to the macarthur maze from the 80 apporach from golden gate field interest san francisco you are looking at under 20 minutes. 580 is not so bad or is 880 but you have a delay to pay your tom and here is a look from golden gate field in with traffic moving nicely until you get into the macarthur maze. over all, traffic is looking good and a couple of hotspots. at highway 37, we have a car partly blocking a lane of traffic and now i am seeing slow-and-go from vallejo over to novato and you are looking at 30-minute drive and i suggest maybe if you do not want to sit in traffic at this hour you take the richmond-san rafael bridge because a tow truck is not

expected until another 45 minutes. we will check on the san mateo writing with an early problem this and we will see what is happening in a few. >> we take you to incredible live pictures in newsroom right now, you are looking live at uniteed ed at cape canavaral. we know the rocket is carrying military satellites, i believe g.p.s. satellites so the nbc opportunity to launch was going to be saturday and therapy not sure if they could do it today but, obviously, successful and cool perspective of the rockets. >> the seahawks are take oakland into beef mode and an opening that could be your ticket to super bowl. >> and earthquakes that have >> and earthquakes that have been ♪

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places that normally do not have earthquakes. for example, in oklahoma they had more than 900, last year. prior to the oil boom there, the state averaged only two earthquakes. all year. scientists say they cannot prove with absolute certainty the waste water caused the earthquakes. >> happening today a new place to shop and you could win super bowl tickets. a ribbon-cutting ceremony is held in oakland at anyone for the grand opening of seahawks star lynch's first beef mode star which will sell the original clothing line featuring his beef mode logo. part of the opening day proceeds will benefit his fam first family foundation. customers who spend $100 are entered into a lottery to win a pair of super bowl tickets. >> the high end home furniture retailer restoration hardware is the first tenant at pier 70 according to to a website

according to to a website opening five story, >> lot of restaurant owners near super bowl certify san francisco say the business is cut in half. we her from boulevard and other big restaurants saying with all of the closed streets locals find it impossible do make it to their favorite plays to eat. the city and the super bowl host committee thought having thousands of fans would be what for restaurants. it is but only for the pubs. >> it is a different kind of crowd. you want to put your football jersey on and eat a hotdog. >> state affecting "boulevard," but the people would work here, including cut hours, you are used to making money from tips. >> some of the restaurant owners affected say it will take months

to recover the money that they lost in the last few weeks. >> maybe you don't have tickets for the super bowl game but you will be happy these kids do. we caught up with 14 make a wish children who will be joy the game in person on sunday. they got a chance to meet several nfl players in san francisco last night. >> i did not know what teams were going and i just knew my team would make it so i wish for that the i am excited. i am just thing super bowl, super bowl, super bowl. >> sunday will certainly be a day that none of the kids will forget. more importantly, the two young men we talked to, t.j. and matthew are both in remission. >> you notice that mike and the ladies here were wearing red forego red for women's heart disease awareness and stroke. and you are wearing blue to thank mike for the blue skies. it is "national weather person day." >> my heart is there even if my

tie is not. i forgot, mom. love you anyway. >> as long as your heart is there. >> "national weather person day." we celebrate mike. >> nice to get outside. we have fog around santa rosa and petaluma much the rest of us are clear and cool. live doppler hd shows no need for umbrella. check out temperatures from 45 to downtown and ferry building at 51 along with bayview and chrissy feel at 50 and 42 at glen park for cool of the spot. and inland valleys, mid-to-upper 30s palo alto at 36, and petaluma at 39 and pacifica is 46. we are going to have remain records that fall. cooling nights and a long stretch of dry weather the today the temperatures run from 62 in san francisco to san jose at 66 degrees and tonight it is almost as cool, low-to-mid 40 to most neighbors and a few upper 40s

in richmond and van and half moon bay. now, moving failure, check out this pattern in the blocking area of high pressure that will bring us warmer-than-average temperatures and, in fact, we do not have a chance of rain until next friday and it is only 10 percent. we will look at the numbers, low-to-mid 70s on sunday, monday, tuesday, and wednesday. sue? all the blossoms are popping and here we go to the san mateo bridge, early this morning we had an issue on the high-rise, and that has been cleared and i am looking at continue meant drive from hayward to foster city so not bad. generally speaking we are looking good and overall map you can see slow traffic is typical for this time of the morning from the central valley. we do have this issue on highway 37 near series point blocking the lane of traffic one way in each direction and we do not expect a tow truck for another 30 or 35 minutes with traffic stacking into vallejo. take the richmond-san rafael bridge. we do have a new accident

reported near the coliseum. check with c.h.p. to see if it is blocking. and they do not have the details yet. it is northbound. 880. near 66. we check in a couple of minutes. >> we have new details for anyone impacted by volkswagen were's emission scandal and what could be coming to you soon. >> algae has put the brake on crash fish along the california host and a huge hand washington is announcer: during sleep train's presidents day sale save up to $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic, get three years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic, plus same day delivery. sleep train's presidents day sale is on now.

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to get a bitter view of the whale and her bennett showing the two moving through the ocean peacefully therapy at sea in early john searching for poachers when they came across the majestic creatures. >> finally, good news for northern california commercial crash fishermen, the small business administration announced low interest loans are available to commercial crabber crabbers, with the crab season on hold because of unsafe levels of toxins. last week many state lawmakers called on the governor to declare the crash season a disaster. the declaration would help get financial aid. >> bra ask's carnival begins and there is a cloud over the celebration because of the zika virus now deterring people from coming because it is a non-step five day street party and they are going to get a million people more than they did last year in rio de janeiro. rio de janeiro has not been as

affected by the zika out break compared to the northeast region of brazil which is poorer. officials have been useing fumigation to spray for mosquitoes in the area where people are partying. they are urging the party goers to cover up but as you can see that is a struggle dug this festival. >> in china preparations are well underway for chinese new area. streets and parks are lined with decorations for the national holiday that will bring in the year of the monkey with a phoenix there. the first official day of the new year is on monday and many people are already visiting the parks to see the decorations well before the festivities begin. >> at home a show in the sky tonight in van. francisco. the show is scheduled at 10:00 p.m. >> now we are talking about cold play singing at super bowl half

time show and we spoke with reporters. though were clear, yes, they are not huge football fans. >> we are fillly split down the middle between, those who know absolutely nothing about football and those who know almost absolutely nothing about football. so i think he has a good game. >> they said they were rooting for the denver panthers... >> beyonce will join them on stage with a lot of local bands and they have not been named so we will have to wait-and-see. >> i am looking forward to it. i don't know what will happen but beyonce will be on the stage. >> beyonce will win. >> the fireworks tonight and everyone wins with those. they are free. you can see them from a long way. just dress for temperatures in the low 50 the beach is better and it is not so rough as it was but, still, dangerous at times and jogging and dog walking is cool this morning but nice this afternoon. temperatures are in the 60s.

from the east bay hills camera, you have to watch out if you are outside, tree pollen is high, with juniper and pine the culprit. low-to-mid 70s across southern california and low-to-mid 60s through the value valley and a slit chance of a shower in eureka. my seven-day forecast for lake tahoe and what you will are going to see it and ben dry and warmer than average temperatures. >> sue? if you go from el cerrito into berkeley past golden gate field to the toll plaza you looking at under 20 minutes and metering lights were on at 5:31 and reports east the toll plaza which is this side of toll plaza and an accident or incident. i am not seeing it on the hive shot but i will check back with the bay bridge in a second with no day on the accident by the coliseum, northbound 880, but two cars are involved and i am not seeing any slow traffic beyond the scene so i am hoping that it is on the right hand

shoulder. we will be back with the mass transit super bowl coming up. >> facebook did the math and figured out we are much closer than six degrees of separation. they released a report on the blog saying east person in the world is separated from everyone else by an average of 3.5 other people. the calculation includes only connections among facebook 1.5 billion users. if you go to the blog it will list your degree of separation from everyone else. >> ohio police officer is celebrating today because he will be able to keep his beloved k-9. >> matthew hickey retired from the police department and was heartbroken when he found out the k fine partner ajax could not go with him because he was too young to retire and the city was auctioning him off. the people did not like that and they raised $70,000 to make sure the officer won the auction. it turns out he did not have to use the money at all and the city found a loop hope give the officer the first opportunity to

buy his dog. best of all he only had to pay $1 to securely friend. >> still, shock. i prayed this would be the result. >> these people of kind and consider at and they want to make things right. god bless el. >> the $70,000 they raised will now go to charity. >> at 6:00, a big change is happening on alcatraz island with a project you may notice even in san francisco. >> a dangerous encounter for some people in iowa and what caused an

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abc7 news begins with breaking news. >> and at 6:00, we want to start at 6:00 with breaking news, from new york city. >> can you see a video of a live picture where a crane has collapsed in downtown manhattan. we hear now that at least one person has been killed, several others have been injured of the crane collapsed on to parked

cars. we hear now there could be people trapped. >> you can see flashing lights in the distance with emergency crews racing to the scene. we will work to gaga more information for you. our breaking news coverage continues now on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> back to local news, back at home, there is another threat to the pacifica water front, a sinkhole has opened up along the beach boulevard and it is the second one in just over a month. crews have covered the hole but the damage is done. amy hollyfield is at park can with the effort seven the issue. >> yes, pacifica is getting punished by the winter storms and the surf is pounding the wall right here this is a sinkhole over there and well keep our distance and say here for obvious reason but it is covered, and they put a steel