and everybody just scattered. it was mass hysteria. >> it's happened again, five people dead, eight wounded in a shooting at an airport in ft. lauderdale. the gun was inside the suspect's checked luggage. good afternoon, everyone, i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. the gunman is in police custody right now. abc news reporter victor o'kendo joins us with the latest on this developing story. victor. >> reporter: we're less than a mile away from ft. lauderdale-hollywood international airport where security is still very tight. what we're seeing right here is hundreds of passengers who have made this walk, some of them with their luggage, just eager to get home at this pointing. police believe that the suspect,

esteban santiago, acted alone, kill five people and injuring eight others. panic and pandemonium at ft. lauderdale-hollywood international airport. >> i had a perfect pick turp tour of him walking up and down shooting people. >> reporter: witnesses describing a shooting rampage inside terminal 2, calling it a scene out of a movie. >> i saw people running away from terminal 2 and police arriving. >> shots fired. he's upstairs. >> lower level inside, we have a sbject with a gunshot to the head. >> reporter: the first reports of shots fired appeared to come from police already at the airport. >> multiple victims down. >> i heard a popping noise and somebody says shots fired. i grabbed two of my children, ran outside. i'm looking at a man and a woman. a man bleeding profusely and a woman who just says help, help. >> the active shooter shot at least 13 people. eight people as i know right now

are at area hospitals being treated. >> reporter: this as hundreds of passengers confused and scared are running onto the tarmac as numerous law enforcement officers inta tactical gear rus to the scene. >> once he was done with the ammunition, he threw the gun on the ground and laid face down spread eagle waiting for the officer to approach him. >> whoever is responsible will be held accountable to the full extent of the law. >> reporter: and so many hours later, there are still hundreds of people who are stuck on the tarmac. right now airport officials are bringing them food and water, even portable toilets to make them just a little more comfortable. i'll sending it back to you. this is a look at the suspect, 26-year-old esteban santiago. he was born in new jersey, but moved to the u.s. territory of puerto rico when he was 2. he served with the national

guard and served in iraq in 2010. his brother says santiago had been undergoing psychological treatment while living in alaska. >> this all happened just before 1:00 p.m. at the baggage claim in terminal 2 at the ft. lauderdale airport. so far police have not figured out any motive for this shooting. passengers onboard flights from ft. lauderdale to san francisco were in the air when that shooting occurred. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow joins us live at sfo where those passengers landed just a few hours ago. melanie? >> reporter: well, you can see what a high-traffic area this is. easily a couple of hundred people here at this baggage claim. most of these people telling me they are just now landing from flights coming from new york and boston. as you said earlier today, we spoke with passengers who had landed here from ft. lauderdale. as with any airport, anybody can come here to the baggage claim without going through a security checkpoint. of course those security procedures are likely being

looked at now, but nearly everyone we spoke with earlier today said we want these baggage claims to remain open and free from security checkpoints. >> what in the world just happened? >> reporter: passengers onboard a jetblue flight from ft. lauderdale to san francisco say those six words echoed from aisle to aisle. >> it said ft. lauderdale shooting and kind of slowly you kind of looked around and everyone was tuning in to different programs. >> reporter: william collison said he passed through the baggage claim where the shooting occurred. >> when you're that closely connected to a tragedy and to a shooting, that hits home. >> reporter: suzanne worried about her daughter. >> i would just throw myself on top of her literally. i was thinking that as i was coming up here, what would i have done as we're sitting here in a baggage claim waiting for our bags. >> it's crazy to think that's still happening. >> reporter: it delayed flights to and from sfo. >> you can expect to see a heightened vigilance by law enforcement, but the way that a

passenger gets to an airport, goes through an airport and gets on a flight remains the same. >> reporter: while others say airports need different security measures. >> they're checking water bottles and milk and baby food and things like that. that's not really where the interest lies. >> we're hearing this individual came off of a flight with a firearm in a piece of checked luggage. that also exposes that process up for review. >> there's not much you can do besides changing gun laws. >> reporter: a deadly incident that could have happened at any airport. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> you can show your support for the victims of the tragedy and their families by sharing this post from our abc 7 news facebook page. you'll find it at facebook.com/abc7news. now to our other top story. locally the preparations under way for the big storm that's forecast to hit the bay area this weekend. >> today it was dry and cold. abc 7 news was in san francisco this morning where people were bundled up as they headed to work. temperatures dipped into the 30s

all around the region today. >> it was frosty in walnut creek. a thin layer of ice blanketed cars, even rooftop solar panels were coated with ice. we have team coverage on this weekend's upcoming storm. david louie is looking at the preparations in the south bay but we'll begin with spencer christian and a look at what's coming ahead. spencer. >> okay, larry. as you can see on the chances of rain for the next seven days we have nearly a 100% chance of rain every single day. you see the numbers from our storm impact scale corresponding to the storm level each of those days. let's get down to the storm impact scale because we have a first sunday storm that ranks 4 on the storm impact scale. this is the first time that a storm has reached that intensity. ranking 4 is a major storm. sunday we can expect the highest impacts of the storm between midnight tomorrow night and 10:00 a.m. heavy rainfall, powerful wind gusts of the flooding and wind damage are likely with this storm. take a look at our highest concerns for sunday's storm.

stream and creek flooding, debris flows in the burn scar areas from last year's fire areas. hydroplaning, power outages and river flooding. there's a huge mass of moisture coming in our direction the last couple of hours as part of that atmospheric river you've heard us talk about. here's the forecast animation. starting at 11:00 tonight we'll see the first wave of light to moderate rain alive. then between midnight and 6:00 a.m., we'll see the entire bay area being blanketed by moderate to heavy rainfall. and that's just the first storm, which ranks 2 on the storm impact scale. on sunday, the storm will be stronger, more intense and potentially more damaging. i'll give you a close-up look at that in a few minutes. a big part of preparing for this weekend's storm is being proactive as opposed to being reactive. >> david louie is live standing on a levee in watsonville. david, people are scrambling. >> reporter: they really are, m

ama and larry. those people who live here that have a history of flooding know the rainfall will seek a path to get down to the ocean and larger bodies of part through creeks and rivers like this one. that's causing them to mobilize not only to stay dry but also to stay safe. flooding already closed a dip in miller avenue at gilroy's christmas tree hill, site of the annual garlic festival. the water moved swiftly, even under partly sunny skies. it's the same creek just to the north that has dozens of residents evacuating from the thousand trees rv park. >> there's no other way to get in and out of there so if there was an emergency in there with the bridges down, they wouldn't be able to help anybody in there, which is why everybody has to leave. >> reporter: the facility has flooded before, most recently last march. residents are finding alternative places to park their rvs nearby.

next door they have animals but have no plans to vacate, even with the swollen creek by their house. >> we've sandbag andy are taking precautions. for now we're at the higher ground and most of our neighbors are above ground as well. >> reporter: sandbags are in high demand, provided by the water district. >> i'd rather do it now than when it's pouring rain and be ahead of the game. >> how many sandbags do you need? >> about 24. about eight for each door. >> reporter: further south, levees that protect watsonville from the river are being closely watched. >> there are some levees in the south part of the county that are old, old levees and probably wouldn't meet today's standards for levee materials. >> reporter: these levees were built 67 years ago and have failed a number of times because of major storms. so they're all crossing their fingers here in watsonville,

which is built on a flood plane that, they will old up during this big storm. david louie, abc 7 news. >> all right, thank you. alhambra creek in downtown martinez is no threat today, but the county flood control district is warning there could be some localized creek flooding in the county before long. sandbags are available at locations throughout the city and abc 7 news was in martinez as officials encouraged everybody to be ready just in case. >> what do they need to know? they have to keep their house prepared, clean out their gutters, get the standing water away from their house, redirect it. we have a sandbag station here. use the sandbags and help protect your property. >> they're also warning everybody to be careful around the creeks and to stay out of the district's canals because the water can rise much faster than people can think. abc 7 news was in daly city as residents prepared sandbags to prepare for the upcoming storm. free sand is available at the

wastewater treatment plant on lake merced boulevard. we do have a list of locations on our website. u.s. park officials say all roads leading into yosemite will close today at 5:00 p.m. so less than an hour from now. this weekend's rains could dump up to a foot of rain on the area. the runoff and melting snow could overwhelm the merced river, leading to flooding. other areas of the park will remain open. this week marks the 35th anniversary of one of the worst storms to ever hit the bay area. an el nino fueled system dumped more than 24 inches of rain in a matter of days starting on january 4th, 1982. all that rain triggered 18,000 separate mud and rock slides killing 33 people, including ten in the santa cruz mountain neighborhood of love creek. more than 7800 homes were damaged. at the time, it was the bay area's worst natural disaster since the 1906 earthquake. live doppler 7, it's clear now, but that will not last long. a reminder that you can track the approaching storm anywhere,

any time with the abc 7 news app. coming up on abc 7 news, for a view like no other, stunning new video from inside the heart of a house fire, all from a firefighter's helmet cam. with the sound of a gavel, it is official. congress certifying the electoral votes for president-elect donald trump. this as we learn why intelligence officials say russia hacked the u.s. election. and this weekend's big storm could be great news for sk

more than a dozen oakland

residents are out of their homes after an apartment fire. this really could be much, much worse if not for some heroic rescues. you can see exactly what the firefighters went through in this video that was posted by oakland fire live. the three alarm fire is not far from interstate 580. amy hollyfield has the details. >> reporter: residents of this oakland apartment complex say this morning's fire put out so much smoke, had such huge flames, they had trouble figuring out how to escape. >> in the bedroom, we kicked out the windows, started yelling for help. the firemen came down the alleyway there, were great, they were really responsive and told us just to hang tight. >> reporter: he couldn't jump because of bars on the windows, but the open window gave him some relief. >> just to get some fresh air into the room. the smoke was coming in the other way. the minute we kicked that out, we could get fresh air and so that helped. >> reporter: firefighters think they know what caused this fire on this very cold morning.

>> there was a blanket and the bed was next to a wall furnace, so it wasn't an electric blanket, but the blanket did ignite from being next to the wall furnace. >> reporter: six apartments were damaged, 14 people displaced. andy cut his leg when he kicked the window, but he is keeping everything in perspective. >> the place just looks wet and soot and smoke everywhere, so, you know, luckily we have our lives and everything else can be replaced. >> reporter: residents spent the morning salvaging what they could from their apartments and moving it out so they could start looking for somewhere else to stay. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. b.a.r.t. service is back up and running after a major disruption this morning. a westbound train broke down at the west oakland station. this was around 7:20 this morning. that halted all trains into san francisco for an hour and a half, delaying thousands of riders, forced many of them right back into their cars. at this point b.a.r.t. believes a bundle of electrical cables

that relay information between rail cars was responsible for this problem. we've learned that a man rescued after being hit by a b.a.r.t. train wednesday night has died. san francisco firefighters used special airbags to lift part of a train off jeff de la fuente. witnesses say he slipped off the platform at the 24th street station. he was pinned between the platform and the train. he died during surgery to try to save him later that night. bay area health officials have issued a public warning about the flu today. this season's influenza strain is being blamed for three fatalities in the state so far. that includes a 65-year-old napa county resident and a 65-year-old solano county resident. state health officials say the flu is now widespread throughout the nine counties, and one sign is an increase in emergency room patients who are showing flu-like symptoms. those should fever, sore throat, headaches and fatigue. lots of people are hoping for more snow in the sierra as

this big storm heads towards northern california. >> we have a look at heaven ly mountain resort. but the storm may not be so great for skiers. >> reporter: thinking of heading up to the mountains this weekend? you might be expecting something like this, but come sunday, it could look a lot more like this, rain, not snow is expected to drench the tahoe area, which could melt all that fresh powder that just fell and cause dangerous flooding. >> 12 to 15 inches, that's a lot of water falling. >> reporter: the national weather surface is advising travelers to postpone trips until monday, when the snow level falls. >> we're looking at flooding on roadways. streams and rivers will be running very high. the potential for rock and mudslides on those mountains improves as well.

>> reporter: still, skiers renting gear are looking forward to at least one good day on the mountain. >> i think everybody gets really excited when these storms roll in. >> reporter: brian martin says they're seeing long lines, people getting their skis and snowboards waxed, hoping a storm in the bay area translates to snow in the mountains, which is not always the case. >> but if a pineapple express shows up and starts raining on all this snow that we got, it could get kind of messy. >> reporter: that means potential road hazards, like slush, ice and cooling water in lanes of traffic. >> we really ask people to slow down, to watch their following distances an not make multiple lane changes. >> spencer christian rejoins us now. saturday is going to be bad. sunday is going to be worse. >> exactly. the storm is coming in two waves. the first wave tomorrow is a moderately strong storm. the one on sunday will be the strongest storm we've seen since

we devised the storm impact scale over two years ago. it ranks 4 on the impact scale. you can see that right now that storm is building an area of moisture offshore. we have increasingly cloudy skies right now. the rain is closing in on us so let's get right to the storm impact scale. for the first wave of the storm, which is tomorrow's storm ranking 2 on the storm impact scale, it will produce morning downpours, afternoon showers, turning breezy to gusty. north bay santa cruz mountains could see 1 to 2 inches of rain. elsewhere a quarter of an inch to an inch. and then on sunday the storm intensifies and it will rank 4 on the impact scale, the first time any storm has ranked 4 since we devised the scale. midnight to 10:00 a.m. sunday the highest impacts will be felt, heavy rain, powerful wind gusts, wind damage are likely from this storm. let's start at 5:00 this afternoon, notice the increasing clouds. between midnight and 6:00 a.m. we'll see widespread areas of moderate to heavy rainfall.

the heaviest rain indicated by the yellow and orange colors here. on we go. the storm seems to break up a bit early evening tomorrow and then reintensifies with a surge coming in around midnight tomorrow night into sunday morning and that's where we'll see the most widespread areas of the heaviest rain indicated by these oranges and reds. you don't see that breaking up much as we get farther into the morning hours on sunday. it's just going to be a real washout on sunday. again, the heavy rain will be accompanied by powerful wind gusts. up in the north bay for the weekend we expect rainfall potential to range from 3 to 6 inches. 3 to 4 inches in the inland east bay. down around san jose, most of the south bay, 2 to 3 inches of rain for the weekend. over the santa cruz mountains, possibly up to 10 inches of rain. so we have a flash flood watch in for virtually all of the bay area except san francisco and the inland east bay. that begins tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. look for streams, roadways flooding, debris flows in the santa cruz mountains. and we have up at the napa river

in santa helena, 3:00 sunday afternoon, flood stage there is about 16 feet. the forecast at that time is for the river to be at about 18.6 feet. that's more than two and a half feet above flood stage. so that means nearby areas are likely to see some level of flooding. wind advisories in effect for the entire bay area basically, especially near the coast and down into the south bay and the santa cruz mountains, that starts at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow to 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. winds gusting up to 45 miles per hour. in the higher elevations we have a high wind warning in effect starting tomorrow morning at 4:00. 4:00 tomorrow morning, high wind warning goes in effect. we could see winds gusting above 60 miles per hour. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow's wave of storminess ranks two on the impact scale, rainy and breezy. intensifying to 4 on sunday. heavy rain, gusty wind, power outages, and flooding are all likely. we expect rain every single day in the forecast period.

by tuesday another storm ranking 3 is likely to develop. >> thanks, spencer. just ahead, we've got some good news and bad news for raider nation this weekend. plus -- >> i told alexa to order me a dollhouse and some cookies. >> a confession from the little girl whose story went viral after she got a dollhouse and cookies from amazon's

a big honor for three members of the raiders ahead of tomorrow's big playoff game in houston. associated press writers have selected linebacker khalil mack to the 2016 all pro first team. it's the second straight year mack has been so honored. he's 25 years old, had 11 sacks. mack is considered to be a top candidate for nfl defensive player of the year honors. writers also selected osimile as a first teamer at left guard, big number 70 there and the punter as a second team all pro.

the news is not nearly as good for donald penn who has been officially ruled out of tomorrow's playoff game because of a knee injury suffered in the fourth quarter of sunday's loss to the denver broncos. the 33-year-old penn is considered to be one of the nfl's best tackles, so this is just a huge loss for the raiders, who obviously are going to be without their star quarterback, derek carr, as well as their backup, matt mcgloin, and are going with rookie connor cook. the raiders game will be here on abc 7. our live coverage starts at noon and the kickoff is at 1:20 p.m. wayne will have postgame reports from texas tomorrow and we'll have a complete wrap-up with live postgame interviews from the locker room on after the game. at raider nation, we do need your help to prove to houston that you're the best fans of the nfl. our sister station in houston has challenged us. you can show them what's up by commenting on, sharing or reacting to this post on our abc

7 news facebook page. who's ever post blows up the most wins bragging rights. we believe. come on, check it out. >> i'd like to win the game. coming up at 4:00, we'll have the latest on the deadly shooting at ft. lauderdale's airport. plus how social media played a role. plus -- >> the american people have a right to know what a foreign power did to disrupt our election. >> the president-elect gets briefed on the investigation into russian hacking of the u.s. election. what he's saying today. and that controversial mural at the u.s. capitol has now been removed. the california congressman who literally took matters into his own hands.

this afternoon we're learning more about the man suspected of killing five people and injuring eight more at the ft. lauderdale airport. 25-year-old esteban santiago is in custody now. he served a year in iraq, was a member of the alaska army national guard until being discharged four months ago. during an fbi interview in november, santiago shared conspiracy theories, including one that the u.s. government was trying to force him to watch isis videos. his brother said he was receiving psychological treatment but stopped communicating with family a few

weeks ago. today investigators said santiago flew from alaska to florida where he pulled a gun from his checked baggage and started opening fire. >> we heard the shots and there were people running behind us and screaming. security personnel screaming run, run, run, run, run, so we ran. >> i jumped over the counter once i realized he was shooting and i grabbed the delta representative and said where's the exit? we need to get out of the exit? and she was just frozen. >> right now the airport is closed in ft. lauderdale. the city's mayor said every person inside is being screened just as a precaution, and after that's done, security will do another sweep and then the airport could reopen. social media played a huge role as the tragedy unfolded. >> kristen sze is here now with a look at what some people shared and tweeted during and after the event. kristen. >> well, people are expressing condolences, outrage and political views in the wake of this mass shooting. let's begin with reporter steve

campian with our sister station in houston. these flight had just landed. >> we're here being held on the plane and a lot of condition people. this is my hometown airport. i've never seen people on the runway like this. >> i'm pretty nervous. >> anxious, yeah. we'd like to know what's going on on the inside. >> berkeley born tv writer steven falk was trying to fly out when he had to evacuate onto the tarmac and into a terminal where a false alarm then sent everyone back onto the plane. president-elect donald trump quickly tweeted thoughts and prayers for all. stay safe. former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords tweeted saddened by today's shooting in ft. lauderdale. thinking and praying for those impacted by this terrible tragedy. giffords, you remember, a victim of gun violence herself. she and her husband, astronaut mark kelly, were just on capitol hill two days ago meeting with

lawmakers on reducing gun violence. >> kristen, thank you. we have new details about a plane that crashed in lake erie killing six people. divers have located the wreckage, including a portion of the tail and the plane's cockpit voice recorder. the fuselage may have broken apart at some point. investigators hope the recording can help them figure out what happened. two ohio families were killed when it crashed while returning from a cleveland cavaliers game last week. president-elect donald trump got his official briefing today on the investigation of russian hacking during the presidential election. >> this as we're learning more about just what was in that report. abc news reporter karen travers is live with the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon. it is not clear that briefing at trump tower did anything to change president-elect donald trump's mind when it comes to russia's cyber attacks. but in that declassified report that was released late today, it is very clear the intelligence community says russia did this

and they did this to help donald trump. u.s. intelligence agencies say russia's election interference marks a significant escalation. the newly release declassified report says russian president vladimir putin personally authorized the campaign to hurt hillary clinton's chances of beating donald trump or discredit her presidency. his motive, a personal grudge he's held against the former secretary of state. and in new york, trump and vice president-elect mike pence getting briefed by top intelligence officials on their report on russia's election cyber attacks. despite his ongoing public skepticism, trump said his briefing friday was, quote, a constructive meeting and conversation. in a statement trump also pointed the finger at china and other countries, saying they're also trying to break through american cyber infrastructure. and with two weeks until he takes the oath of office, trump defending his win saying there was absolutely no effect on the outcome of the election, including the fact that there

was no tampering whatsoever with voting machines. >> the chair delays the joint session dissolved. >> reporter: and with that, it's official. donald trump is the winner of the presidential election. congress certifying the electoral college votes friday in a joint session. but it's not clear and it's notable that after that briefing today, donald trump did not publicly acknowledge or accept the consensus view from the intelligence community that russia did these cyber attacks in order to interfere with the election. reporting live from washington, karen travers, abc 7 news. >> karen, thank you. a california lawmaker has removed a painting that depicted police officers as wart hogs from the u.s. capitol. republican representative duncan hunter from san diego took matters into his own hands this morning. he took it down himself. bay area police unions had been calling on house speaker paul ryan to remove it saying the artwork was disrespectful.

the painting called untitled number 1 was created by a high school student. it ended up at the capitol after it won first place in a congressional art competition last year. a 57-year-old convicted killer has become the first u.s. inmate to receive state funded sex reassignment surgery. shiloh quine had been living as a woman in a california men's prison. in 2015 corrections officials agreed to pay for the surgery. quine is serving a life sentence. we're gearing up for a big storm here in the bay area. severe weather is not just a problem here in catch. the storms moving all across the country right now. >> check out this view from mt. tam. you can see a little sky. skies are getting darker, clouds are getting

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people aren't just bracing for severe weather here in the bay area, 80 million americans in 40 states are facing weather warnings. states of emergency have already been declared in alabama, georgia, and north carolina. here's abc news reporter elizabeth hurr. >> reporter: winter weather watches and warnings from new york to california, and in caars not used to snow. >> north carolina forces are being mobilized at the state highway patrol has been mobilized. >> reporter: it's all hands on deck in north carolina, preparations well under way in alabama and georgia. >> our goal, including the goal of the state, is to have everyone off of metropolitan

atlanta roadways by 4:00 p.m. >> reporter: road crews in georgia out ahead of the storm. their goal is to prevent a repeat of this nightmare from three years ago when an ice storm shut down metro atlanta. >> i remember cars being everywhere. my parents got stuck. >> it was one of the strangest things i've ever seen. >> reporter: out west winter storms are already wreaking havoc. workers at denver's airport busy deicing planes, and drivers near reno are being asked to stay off this highway after two people were rescued from an avalanche. >> go, go! >> reporter: in new york, some residents are digging out from two feet of snow. some roads in west seneca impassable for school buses, forcing children to spend the night in their classroom. >> it was scary, but it was good to know that they were in safe hands here at school. i would rather them here than on the roads stuck somewhere. >> reporter: and forecasters say

this right here, this is just round one. there's another storm brewing that could dump up to a foot of snow in charlotte and atlanta, and that same system could affect us here and all the way up in new england this weekend. okay, here's live doppler 7. this actually is the calm over the bay area before our big weekend storm. the storm that's approaching is a powerful one. by sunday, it will rank -- i'm sorry, tomorrow is 2. by sunday it will rank 4, 4 on the storm impact scale. the first time we've had a storm ranking 4 on the impact scale since we introduced it over two years ago. this storm on sunday will bring heaviest impacts between midnight and 10:00 a.m. on sunday. heavy rain, powerful and gusty winds, flooding and wind damage are likely from this storm. this will come on the heels of tomorrow's storm which ranks 2 on the impact scale. so storm concerns for sunday are high for stream and creek flooding, debris flows in the burn scar areas from the fires

last year, hydroplaning on roadways, moderate concern about power outages and river flooding, which are also likely. now, we'll take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. you can see that for the entire seven days, we've got just a string of stormy days coming our way, but the heaviest will be this weekend with a system ranking two on the impact scale tomorrow. rainy and breezy. and then even stronger on sunday, ranking 4 on the impact scale. we expect heavy rain, gusty wind, lingering showers on monday. then a relatively strong storm on tuesday ranking three on the impact scale. every single day in the forecast period there will be some rain. >> joothank you, spencer. are you worried about robots taking your job? larrybot with the 4:00 news could be closer to reality than you might think. >> i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. what's the best way to transition your child from a crib to a

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suni williams for most space walks by a woman. commander shane kimbro joined her. nasa astronauts have made 196 space walks in support of space station assembly and maintenance. san francisco is getting $11 million to bring self-driving buses to treasure island. u.s. transportation secretary anthony foxx was at united nations plaza to make the announcement. the money is part of a grant san francisco is getting to reduce congestion through technological innovations. san francisco will use treasure island as a laboratory to try out autonomous shuttles. >> we'll be doing so to see whether they can handle not only the flat conditions but the hills on the island, where we have fog, we have a dense intersection network. >> san francisco will also use the grant to set up smart traffic corridors. they include easier pickup and drop off areas for car pools and faster signals to move traffic on and off the bay bridge.

robots are the rage at the year's consumer electronics show in las vegas. in particular these are called sandbots and are getting a lot of attention. they are already working in airports and some doctors' offices. the touch screen tablet on its chest can assist with patient medical information. well, that was a doctor talking about how in the next 12 months he will have five or six sandbots working in his office. these devices cost about $5,000 apiece. they have a 3-d camera, an hd projector in their heads with speakers that are built into the rob robot's torso. and the infusion in robots is causing concern in japan. a life insurance company there plans to layoff 34 employees now that it brought in ibm's artificial intelligence system known as watson. that's the same one that was advertised on tv and won big on jeopardy. the technology is intended to

read medical certificates and factor in the length of hospital stays as well as medical histories and any surgical procedures before calculating payouts. the company will bring this technology online in march. it is time now for ask finney. 7 on your side's michael finney is here answering questions sent to him via facebook, twitter and e-mail. our first one comes from larry from walnut creek who asked what's the difference between almond milk and soy milk? is one better for you than the other? >> you know, it really depends on your own nutritional needs. almond milk has more calcium and less calories and soy milk has more protein and less salt. so whichever one you think is best for you, larry. >> i have a lot of nutritional needs. esther from san francisco asks i'm transitioning my son from a crib to a bed. can i have some tips on purchasing a mattress for him? >> yeah, don't go top of the line.

any time you go anywhere they try to tell you to buy top of the line. for a child, they don't weigh enough, so you can really go a medium level mattress. the other thing they may to sell you is a partial one. don't do it. he'll be able to sleep on that mattress probably until they graduate from high school. buy a normal size mattress, bring your child with you. have them get on the bed to figure out if it's too soft or too hard. >> thank you. and elizabeth from martinez asked how many pounds of food does the food bank of contra costa and solano get? >> that must come from when we were out there raising money for it. look, they get about a million pounds of food donated to them a year. but then with the cash that they raise, they buy, i think, another 19 million pounds of food. they give away 20 million pounds of food, plus some cash every year too. >> they do a great job. >> they do a fabulous job. >> let's say some other larry has a question.

>> where would he turn? >> where would he go? >> the 7 on your side hotline, if you wanted to leave a message is open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 415-954-8151. you can also reach me on facebook and through abc7news.com. if you go to my facebook page, i just did an insider's tour of fisherman's wharf. you ought to check it out, it's pretty cool. >> that's neat. >> we'll do that. thank you, michael. well, in today's wellness report, a study shows what frequent smartphone use can do to a child's eyes. and pushing for healthier fast food. here's jane king. >> reporter: chipotle has released a new online tool called dietary options. it shows which ingredients are right for specific individual needs, allowing customers to build customized meals. there are links to nutrition and calaries as well. taco bell will ditch the extra large sodas and cut down on preservatives when possible.

more than 125,000 consumers are urging companies to take action to prohibit regular use of antibiotics in meat and poultry. they're targeting burger king, jack in the box, kfc and starbucks. some are worried that overuse of antibiotics in animals can build up a resistance in people. and symptoms of a pediatric eye disease were more common among kids who were frequent smartphone users. the study found that when children gave up their phones for a month, the dry eye symptoms significantly improved. from the nasdaq, i'm jane king. here's to your health. so a young girl who racked up a huge amazon bill for her parents talked about her now infamous order on "good morning america." the amazon echo shimmed the request from 6-year-old brooke after confirming her order of four pounds of cookies and a $170 dollhouse. >> she said do you want this? and i said yes. >> i get an amazon notification that says your order has shipped. and i thought that's

interesting, i have not made an order. >> of course she said yes, she wants those things. the family is donating the dollhouse. when anchors in san diego first reported it this week, viewers throughout the area said that their amazon echos tried to order doll houses after alexa, i'm trying to say her name quietly, she heard the story on television because alexa can't tell who's talking and responds to anyone who says her name. >> you would think they would have some safeguards built in. any time anybody says alexa, i'd like a new lexus. >> make sure it didn't just order you one. stop! >> the fancy one, the big one, please. >> sent to abc 7. >> yes, yes. >> all right. abc 7 news continues. a big celebration for not one but two oakland high schools today. up next, the parade and celebration for a team that won the city's first-ever state championship. >> actually, can i make it a tesla? >> two, please.

>> now here's a look at what's coming up at 5:00. coming up, sexual assault and kidnapping at b.a.r.t. what police are telling abc 7 news. also ahead, the plan to get rid of dozens of palm trees on treasure island. the san francisco supervisor making history. we'll tell you why. and the iceberg that's hanging by a thread. these stories and more when i join larry for abc 7 news at

coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00, it's last man standing followed by dr. ken at 9:00, shark tank, then at 10 it's 20/20 followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. there was jubilation in downtown oakland today and a parade for the warriors. not the golden state basketball team, but a high school football team which won the city's first-ever state championship. laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: they are loud and proud with every right to be. >> warriors!

>> reporter: the warriors celebrating with their family and the larger community, oakland's first ever public high school state football championship. >> whose house? >> our house! >> that is how we do it. >> reporter: last month they upset heavily favored la jolla country day 20-17 in the 5-a championship. >> it's amazing. it's phenomenal. this is a first time for us. we're all excited. we're pumped about it. >> one thing i'll never do again, i know that, but it's real fun out here. >> the fact that our school probably doesn't even have 400 students and they made it all the way to state and they won, this is a school of champions, i'm telling you. >> mcclimans, you have made oakland's star shine even brighter. >> reporter: after a city hall rally, the players road a bus and trolley downtown and into the west oakland community that doesn't always have great reason

to celebrate. >> one of the dangerous places to be, succeeding and making it to a state championship, first in history to do it. it's a blessing and an honor. it puts a positive note on our city. >> reporter: it's an accomplishment, a victory, a moment these young men, their school and their city won't soon forget. >> yeah! my family, man. my family. we a family, man. >> reporter: in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> here's another proud group of oakland high school athletes. that's the bishop o'dowd high school football team posing for a picture following a rally today honoring their state football championship. the dragons defeated valley view high school of southern california on december 17th to win the 5-aa state championship. mike mcclymonds, it was their first-ever state football title. congratulations to both teams. you can get the latest news any time with the abc 7 news app. you can download it for free.

enable push alerts to be the first to know about breaking news where you live. that's going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. multiple victims down. >> the active shooter shot at least 13 people. >> panic and terror in ft. lauderdale. how passengers on flights from there to sfo learned in the air about the shooting. plus taking no chances. preparations now under way all around the bay area. the big storm that's heading our way. and the brutal attack on a b.a.r.t. passenger. police say a woman was forced off a train and sexually assaulted. walking up and down, shooting people. >> everybody just scattered. i jumped over the counter. >> the ft. lauderdale airport under siege after shots are fired at a baggage claim area. he killed five people and injured eight more. good evening, i'm kristen sze.

>> i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. thanks for joining us. police say esteban santiago was the lone gunman. he had served in the alaska army national guard and he has undergone some psychological counseling in the past. the ft. lauderdale airport remains closed right now. as you can imagine, travelers were just terrified and scrambled 230 cover. >> reporter: gunshots in a busy airport, passengers evacuated. this morning's shooting at ft. lauderdale-hollywood international airport left multiple people dead, more wounded and resulted in a chaotic scene with fears of another possible shooter. but law enforcement officials say a single suspect is in custody. >> he's unharmed. no law enforcement fired any shots. the subject is being interviewed by a team of fbi agents and broward sheriff's office homicide detectives. >> reporter: just before 10:00 a.m. our time, reports came out of an active gunman inside terminal 2. the shooting happened on the lower level of terminal 2, by baggage claim. the susp