the police credit two heroes with saving the girl girl girl l pushed a 13-year-old girl into his car around 5:00 yesterday. when the girl screamed, people pulled her out of the vehicle and he drove off. >> every person i've talked to, his brother, his best friend was like, what? >> reporter: his mother says police contacted her yesterday. together, they called her son. she says he was driving to taraval station to speak with investigators when police stopped him. >> he said he had been drinking a little bit and smoking marijuana and he was out was out they questioned him until the early morning. >> you feel like crap. of course. >> we know how huge this was as

these heroes came and helped this young lady get away. >> reporter: san francisco police say that, to their knowledge, eigl. did not know the victim. they are looking to see if there are more cases involving the suspect. >> we will be exploring that possibility. >> of course, i love him dearly and i hope they are wrong. >> reporter: police say the girls provided a plate number and car description which helped them find him. a quadruple homicide in san francisco led police to capture a possible suspect in san francisco. two of the victims are you can see this san francisco police car. investigators detained the man after finding the victims dead inside the southland park neighborhood this morning. officers had to break into the home after a relative called them to make sure the people inside were okay. so far, police haven't said how

the victims died or the man's connection to the victims. a 70-year-old man was rescued after his car went off the side of a cliff in marin county. the mercedes went down a 200-foot cliff. helicopter crews were able to get the driver to safety. a driver was found on top of the cliff. no word on the extent of the injuries. in florida, dangerous rescue for crews in key busineiscayne. you can see this worker hanging on the side of a building. he was on a scaffold when it collapsed. luckily, his safety harness held. he was taken to a nearby hospital to get checked out. >> geez. >> yeah. let's turn to our weather. it was another spectacular bay area day. this is a look at pier 15 where it was nice and sunny today. >> that's going to change.

spencer christian has more. >> in the northwest, a huge batch of moisture associated with a fairly intense storm moving into the northwestern corner and that's our storm late tonight and tomorrow. the storm ranks 2 on the storm impact scale and produces a third of an inch to an inch in most areas but 1 to 2 inches or more in parts of the north bay and the coast. winds gust 25 to 35 miles per hour. higher gusts in the higher elevations. here's the forecast animation starting at 7:00. notice by 7:00 to midnight, rain develops in the north bay and mendocino and northern sonoma county. between midnight and 5:00 a.m., the rain spreads across the entire north bay. it's moderate at times and then between 5:00 and 9:00, we see the rain spread to all parts of the bay area along with gusty winds. the morning commute is not going

to be a treat. look how the rain continues throughout the day into the evening hours. so both the morning and evening commutes will be impacted by this storm. we expect light to moderate rainfall. drive carefully, of course. winds gust up to 45 miles per hour. look out for ponding on roadways and i don't think tomorrow will be a good day to spend your lunch break outdoors. i'll have more it lae later. ama? >> thank you, spencer. >> you can download the abc7 news app and enable the push alerts to get breaking news updates and weather alerts where you live just as soon as they happen. the final section of the bridge in big sur has been demolished. the bridge was closed last month because severe erosion from recent rain damaged it beyond repair. a new bridge will be built. this deal is currently being

fabricated. cal trans says it's costing about $21 million to demolish the old bridge and construct the new one. marine boulevard will reopen next week. it's been closed since last july for a $2.6 million repaving project that also dealt with a landslide affecting the road. it's opening a month ahead of schedule. and that helps because nearby morago road will be closed for two upcoming weekends so it can be repaved. a lawsuit has been filed in the case of a dead woman who was poisoned after ingesting some herbs from a shop in china town. >> a second person was also hospitalized but survived. the 56-year-old woman spoke about her last days. lyanne m lyanne melendez was there. >> reporter: he remembers his mother becoming very ill one hour after taking a special tea

blend prescribed. there were traces of aconite in her urine and tea that she was drinking. it can be safely used to treat pain. a study out of hong kong, a documented 52 cases of aconite poisoning between 2004 and 2009. the purpose of the study was to determine the causes that led to this kind of poisoning. in most cases, it was due to poor quality errors or time it was dispensed. >> we don't know if it was manufactured incorrectly or if it there from the get-go when harvested and manufactured. >> it was purchased at this store here and the owner was confronted. >> mr. chan, he did not take this very well. he just came out of store. >> reporter: we were also asked to leave. >> go, go, go.

>> reporter: sir, are you the owner? are you the owner? no comment, no picture, no interview? >> this. >> reporter: do you know why we are here. >> the owner is being investigated by the health department. he says his mother never left the hospital. >> the doctor basically told us that there's nothing else they can do. so then we choose to let her go, like comfortably. >> reporter: a second person, a man, was also hospitalized after consuming a tea blend made at the same store. he is recovering. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. a well-known long-time uc berkeley professor is accused of groping a student and watching porn at work. the professor is john r.searle. a former student who worked as

searle's assistant filed a claim claiming that he cut her salary and eventually fired her after she complained to others about him. a uc berkeley spokesperson says the school hasn't been served with a copy of the complaint and is unable to comment. more than six years after that devastating san bruno pipeline explosion, pg&e is fulfilling its terms of its sentence. the company took out full-page ads in the chronicle and 60-second ads began appearing on television. kate >> reporter: today, ads started running detailing the offenses after the 2010 san bruno pipeline explosion. >> we are deeply sorry. we failed our customers in san bruno. >> reporter: the commercial and full-page newspaper ad that ran in the save chronicle on tuesday

were not voluntary. a san francisco judge sentenced pg&e in january to the advertising campaign, a $3 million fine, five-year probation period, independent safety monitoring and 10,000 hours of community service. san bruno city manager connie jackson watched the ad with us today. >> let's remember, eight people died. families have been devastated. a neighborhood was completely destroyed. and it will be a long time before those wounds are healed. so acknowledgement, apology is -- doesn't make it completely right but it certainly is something that starts to put us in the right direction. >> reporter: jackson says she's pleased with the ads but is disappointed it took 6 1/2 years and a court order for pg&e to take this type of public action. in san francisco, kate

abc7 news. bay area state assemblyman mark leff levin authored and notes that cigarettes can contaminate ground or water and confuse those with food. the bill now moves to the assembly appropriations committee. the vote on the proposed health care bill is now delayed. we'll tell you what is holding things up. plus, armed on campus. giving guns to security guards at a bay area college. and -- this magnificent tree gives you courage. >> a tree on one of the most famous streets in the entire world is now at the heart of a neighborhood controversy. the battle over whether it should stay or go. and it's national puppy day. >> oh, wow. >> look at this love bug. we are live with puppies. new puppies up for adoption. we'll be stopping by until 7:00 tonight. keep dabs on them on our abc7

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tomorrow, san francisco officials will meet to decide the fate of the 65-year-old redwood tree. >> it's just off the world famous lombard street. the owner wants the tree protected as a landmark. neighbors want it gone. abc7's wayne freedman is joining us at the base >> reporter: welcome to the

street that zigzags and there's a 100-foot-tall redwood tree. you're being looking at it now. the woman who planted it did so to honor her husband and children who died in a plane crash in the early 1960s. neighbors, however, view this tree as a future and perhaps present cause for concern. >> the issue is the lady thinks she has no view. >> reporter: when you has mrs. mary jayne about the tree in her backyard, she's asked the city of san francisco to grant it landmark status which would protect it and that's exactly what neighbors worry about. >> and i think everyone is concerned about public safety. >> reporter: and this tree poses a public safety risk? >> should it fall. >> reporter: it lives to be a thousand or 2,000 years of age. >> neighbors worry about branches falling on their children when playing beneath the tree. landmark status would leave them

unable to negotiate about the tree. >> i do not feel that this tree is adding to the beauty of the neighborho neighborhood. >> reporter: tomorrow we'll hear all of those arguments as both sides make their cases once again before an advisory council. >> i want strictly the commission's opinion. you cannot find a more beautiful redwood in the heart of the city. >> reporter: or at this moment, a more controversial tree. wayne freedman, abc7 news. despite higher mortgage rates, new home sales in february rose 6.1%. that's 13% higher than a year ago. builders have ramped up construction to help meet strong demand and boost sales which could provide a lift to the overall housing market. there's a new proposal to arm the cam tus polipus police

city college of san francisco. police chief is pushing for this for his officers. >> reporter: city college of san francisco is one of the biggest community colleges in the country. but the police officers patrolling the campus are only armed with pepper spray and a baton. that could change. >> people have very strong feelings on both sides. there are legitimate facts and concerns on both sides and we need to have a robust and transparent conversation and arrive at the best decision for our employees and students. >> reporter: they looked at campus safety after involving a gun in the school's library in october 2015. no shots were fired and no one was hurt. but campus police officers had to wait several minutes for san francisco police to arrive with their guns. one campus officer explained. >> we're supposed to contact sfpd and basically wait for them to arrive and take care of the situation. >> reporter: the outside consultant released their

findings recommending arming campus police officers with guns, tasers and also body cameras. police chief andre barnes agreed with the report and is asking for those items to be approved. the council made up of students and faculty and administrators will enter their recommendations a he then it will be up to the chancellor to decide if the issue heads to the board of trustees for a vote. students are split on the issue. >> i think it's unnecessary. we have never had an incident on this campus that has required police force. >> if something happens, how are police not going to have something to protect themselves and us? >> reporter: if this issue makes it to the board of trustees, it will likely not be addressed until this summer. matt keller, and abc7 news was at ft.

mason where students showed up to express their frustration over the closure. there was a budget cut from the state. they provide art classes for students who might not be able to afford the art institute or academy of art. they say the school isn't trying hard enough to stay at ft. mesa. >> there's so much money in service asan francisco and they should be going after the tech money and foundations and they haven't asked the students if they've li like to contribute. oakland is getting a new mural. take a look. that is the mascot stomper like you've never seen before. >> he looks tough. >> he looks ferocious. a team of artist is painting the tough-looking elephant on the side of a downtown building.

they've been painting for over a week now. stomper, if you see him at the games, he's usually pretty charming. there is a good reason for that. >> well, it represents the strength within the community and also how an athlete is almost like a warrior. >> maybe some of the warriors magic will help the a's. they will be done next week for the athletics and opening night is the 3rd. spencer christian? >> well, i wish i could say tomorrow's weather is going to be charming. it's going to be disarming, maybe. we have charming weather right now. dry conditions. mostly sunny outside despite the presence of a few clouds. notice around the northwest, a large area of moisture and rain that moves into the bay area.

a live view from mt. tam, it's 60 degrees in san francisco and 61 in oakland and gilroy, 64 and half moon bay, 55. we have clouds and a little bit of a reflection of the sunlight off the bay waters. it's low 60s at novato and livermore. clouds are getting cloudy and these are the forecast features. rain arrives overnight. north bay first and swings southward and eastward. it's going to be a rainy and windy day, just about all day tomorrow. a sunny break on saturday but more rain, light rain is likely saturday and sunday. >> and we have a wind advisory from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in solano county where winds will in generally in the 20 to 30-mile-per-hour range. let's talk about this approaching storm.

it ranks 2. a storm of moderate intensity. rainfall totals from this storm range from a third to an inch. much higher in the north bay and the coast. it's gusty throughout the day. winds don't calm down until tomorrow evening. forecast animation at 5:00, this afternoon, late tonight, rain moves into the north bay by the beginning of the commute, 5:00 a.m., raining across the north bay. moderate to heavy in some spots. after 5:00 a.m., between 5:00 and 11:00, it spreads to all parts of the bay area. a drench everywhere. north bay, east bay, it starts to wind down and then doesn't taper off in other areas until the evening. as we look ahead to rainfall projections, most of the central parts of the bay area and down into the south bay, we have totals from half an inch to an inch. santa cruz mountains is not

unusual. wind gusts will reach their peak about midday tomorrow, around 11:00 in the morning or so. gusts on the coast. over 35 miles per hour in some spots. between 20 and 20 miles per hour in the interior sections of the bay area. winds taper off a bit in the late afternoon hours. lows tonight are generally in the upper 40s to low 50s. highs tomorrow right around or just above 60 degrees. oh, this is the storm impact storm for our weaker systems coming in on sunday and monday. we can skip over there and go to the accuweather seven-day forecast. the more immediate concern is tomorrow's storm. light rain sunday and monday and then we warm up. it's going to look and feel like spring for more than one day. >> nice. that will be good. >> thank you, spencer. a shark tank success story and it's perfect for national puppy day. the team behind pup box shares their tips for what to do for a new puppy. and google plans to bring

more diversity to the tech world.

who wants to see more puppies? >> me. >> everybody. >> look at that tennis ball. oh, man. >> this is our live puppy camera. and he's off and running. >> he's like, we're on, we're on. action. >> that's right. obviously this is a special day here because we have an all-day national puppy day event. they are anibel, hope and joey. these are poodle mixes. they are getting feisty over there. you have an opportunity to adopt one of these little puppies and

that's my food right there. that's mine. that's mine. >> so you can call the marin humane society. i've never seen these people before. they are all in the break room. either call or go down to the marin humane society. i have to tell you, just looking at this, there's going to be a waiting list for these guys because what's your favorite word? >> adorbs. >> they are adorbs. we're going to be streaming this online. not that you should stopwatching us on the newscast. but abc7news.com until 7:00 tonight. >> have multiple screens going. >> yes. >> i was holding luke eli and i think luke maybe smelled my little louie on me. i tried to get a good picture of louie earlier today but he's a little bit camera shy. look at the love. do we have my little louie? i put him up on social media. there he is, my little guy.

he's kind of aloof. every time i pull out the phone, he just kind of looks away and he's like, i'm not going to pay attention to the camera. obviously national puppy day has been trending all day. do what i did, just share, show your picture, put it on social media. it's #puppieson7. >> you don't think your louie will be jealous because you hung out with luke, do you? >> maybe. it was luke and leia. >> i met them earlier. hopefully louie is not watching abc7 news at 4:00. i think he watches only animal planet. puppies are cute. what do you do when you get them home? we're talking to the owners of pupbox. maybe you remember, ben and ariel who were on the nbc show "shark tank" and subscribers get a box every month with items

geared to certain stage in the puppy's life. >> for example, our two-month box has potty training and crate training information with soft or plush toys, and then we walk into some teething toys. >> they received $250,000 from the sharks to get their product off the ground. the best advice they have for new puppy owners is don't give up. puppy training gets tough around 7 months when the pups go through their rebellious teenage years. well, a planned vote on health care is not happening today. >> we have discussed options that would bring more th than

and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. two people are recovering after their car went over a 200-foot cliff this morning in marin county. it happened in the marin headlands near point bonita. a 70-year-old man was pulled out of the car and a passenger made it up to the top of the cliff without any help. san francisco police today announced the arrest of a 26-year-old man who has been

accused of trying to kidnap and rape a 13-year-old girl yesterday. melanie woodrow tweeted this picture from the news conference and we'll have more coming up at 5:00. also at 5:00, janine de la vega has a story of a mother who battled cancer and then died a day after giving birth to twins. and the fourth victim has died from the london attack on westminster bridge. isis is claiming responsibility. elizabeth herr has the latest. elizabeth? >> reporter: hundreds of detectives are still working around the clock conducting raids across britain. this is as thousands gathered to remember the victims. london paying tribute to the victims. honoring those killed, including

48-year-old police officer keith palmer, stabbed by the attacker. >> doing the job he loved and protecting our city, protecting parliament. >> reporter: and this man from utah, kurt cochran in europe celebrating his 25th wedding anniversary with his wife melissa. >> the only word i could really describe it as is surreal. one thing i coul say about curt and his legacy, he lived his life. >> we are not afraid and our resolve will never waiver in the face of terrorism. >> reporter: theresa may is defiant calling the suspect a soldier of the islamic state. the suspect caught in this surveillance video driving a gray hyundai across a packed bridge, aiming for pedestrians and then crashing into a gate outside of parliament.

he's been aidentified as khalid masood. he was 52 years old. he was a lone wolf and known to domestic intelligence but not on their radar at the time of the attack. according to police, the 52-year-old suspect had been in and out of jail for assault and weapons offenses but his last conviction was in 2003. so police say they are still trying to figure out exactly what triggered this attack. reporting live in new york, i'm elizabeth herr. back to you. >> what do we know about the ongoing raids and arrests? >> we know police are focusing on the suspect's last known address in northern england but at this time, police are not really seeing too many details. we know that overnight eight people were arrested but, again, police not releasing any names or even telling us how or if

these people are related to the suspect. but they are looking into any and all larry? >> elizabeth, thank you. a 19-year-old suspect covered his face as he appeared in court. he has dual israeli and u.s. citizenship. investigators say the teenager used computers and satellite equipment to mask where bomb calls were coming from. the suspect's father was arrested on the same charges as his son. turning to capitol hill now where the battle over health care is turning into a last-minute full-on assault. the white house says they are working overtime to convince lawmakers to pass their health

care act. >> reporter: confusion and congressional chaos all day on capitol hill until republican leadership postponed the vote on their health care bill. >> we have discussed options that would bring more yeses than nos to the table. >> reporter: a huddle for house republicans ahead of today's vote abruptly canceled. >> an agreement is needed from my party. >> reporter: divided republicans are rushing to find common ground so they can get their new health care bill passed. >> time is of the essence. we're on a rescue mission and this is just another path in the process of repealing and replacing obamacare. >> reporter: speaker paul ryan pulling out all of the stops along with the president and vice president who have been working the phones, even making in-person pitches. >> we continue to make progress every day. we walked out with more members in support of the american health ca health care act today than we

started with. >> reporter: but they need 216 votes to pass it and by our latest count, they are still short. yet, republican leaders within the white house say this bill is their best chance to repeal and replace obamacare. >> at the end of the day, we can't force somebody to vote. >> reporter: and they remain open to negotiations but it's a tricky balance as they try to appease conservatives and risk angering moderate republicans. >> we'll see what happens. >> reporter: now that this vote is postponed, republican leadership and the white house are scrambling to figure out how to repeal and replace obamacare to make sure they fulfill that campaign promise. maggie ruhle, abc7, kamala harris spoke in opposition. >> a callous and carelessly written bill that would strip

health insurance from millions of americans. >> the senator's remarks were streamed live on her facebook page. she says the republican plan puts insurance companies ahead of american families. dealing with a growing traffic problem in the bay area. >> anybody who's been here more than ten years, it's like, oh, my god. it gets worse and worse. >> more cans than ever are heading into the north bay but you might be surprised to find out where they are all coming from. i'm spencer christian. conditions are calm at the moment but a rather significa

taking a live look at our traffic, this is through san rafael. this is 101. your southbound traffic is on the right-hand side. northbound on the left-hand side. it's moving pretty decently right now. >> i think people would be happy about that. the traffic heading into marin can be really bad. a new report reveals the exact source of all of that traffic. >> amy hollyfield has the story. >> reporter: traffic getting into marin county has gotten worse over the years. >> anybody who's been here for more than ten years, it's like, oh, my god. it gets worse and worse. >> it took about, what, 30 minutes to get to tiburon about five years ago and now it's closer to an hour. >> reporter: the transportation authority of marin conducted a

study and now has the official numbers. the big shocker, more people are coming in from the east bay than any other region. >> really? from the east bay? that's surprising. >> reporter: here are the numbers. 36% of commuters come in from the east bay. that's more than even sonoma county. 28% come from that direction. another surprise, 24% are coming from san francisco. the countercommute is in full effect. >> i wish there were better options. i wish we had a train. >> reporter: that's next on the list. to discuss what to do to adjust to these patterns. drivers just hope the fix doesn't create more problems. >> construction doesn't make it worse but better for long term. >> reporter: this toll plaza at the richmond/san rafael bridge is seeing a lot of action. traffic is up 13% over the past five years. they got all of this information by tracking drivers' cell phone

signals and watching where the signals go to and from. reporting in richmond, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. calm conditions over the bay area. the rain develops to the northwest and that's how our approaching storm is moving in overnight. the rain and windstorm is -- snow and windstorm in the sierra where a winter storm warning is in effect from 5:00 a.m to 5:00 a.m. saturday. winds will be powerful, gusting up to 50 miles per hour. expect whiteout conditions there. rain continuing through the day tomorrow, we'll see high temperatures reaching just above 60 degrees tomorrow, under a rainy and windy conditions. here's our accuweather seven-day forecast. the storm ranks 2 on the impact scale. it's going to mess up both commutes tomorrow, both the morning and evening. a sunny and dry day followed by

light rain. the rainfall activity ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. sunny and warmer for tuesday, wednesday and thursday of next week with high temperatures climbing into the mid-70s by next wednesday. >> wow. thanks, spencer. >> amazon doing more than just sending you packages. their plans to expand in the bay area. plus -- exposes us to what is possible and so we're very excited. >> the silicon valle

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howard university is opening a campus at the google plex in mountain view. >> it's to increase diversity. jessica castro has more on this announcement. >> reporter: the sprawling google plex located in the heart of silicon valley is stuff of movies. >> welcome to google. this will not be your average internship. >> reporter: the corporate headquarters in mountain view does often seem like a university campus and now it really will be for 25 hand-picked students from one of the nation's top historically black universities. >> we're excited to partner with howard university to create a

more immersive experience. >> reporter: google made the announcement today as a new commitment to diversity in tech. students will come from washington, d.c., to silicon valley. the 12-week summer program will debut this year and is unlike any other with courses taught by howard faculty and google engineers. >> to expose us to what is possible and so we're very excited. >> reporter: the president of howard university hopes classes will not only inspire students but also land them future jobs at companies like google. >> a lot of african-americans are involved in the tech industry on the user end and clearly we think there's an opportunity to put them on the creation end. >> reporter: right now the program is designed for juniors and seniors studying computer science at howard. but google's vice president of global partnership benita

stewart says they will soon include other black colleges and universities. >> our goal is to create a r robust pipelines and bring in others to participate. >> reporter: this is new for google. the closest thing they had prior to today was code next where they help teach high school students interested in technology. but that's located in oakland, not the peninsula. jessica castro, abc7 news. amazon plans to move 1,000 pleas into east palo alto and that's going to dramatically increase that city's total workforce. amazon's plans call for leasing a new building on university avenue to house software programmers. sobrato organization owns that property. amazon eventually plans to have up to 1300 employees in east palo alto. right now, a total of about 2500 people work in east palo alto so

this move will increase the city's workforce by 50%. if you have sell items on amazon, you can now get insurance in case you get kicked off the site. third-party sellers say the company's rules regarding bans and reinstatements are vague. according to bloomberg, the amazon policies were rolled out this month and at least 20,000 are expected to be sold this year. well, if you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, we've got you covered. >> yes. alexis smith from abc7 mornings has ideas along with our partners at hoodline. >> known for their comfort food and helping at-risk teens. they are offering something new. saturday morning gospel brunch. >> youth ages 16 to 22 and kids are coming out of incarceration or foster care. yoth that have any type of

barrier to having a really great future. >> they do it all at old school cafe from cooking to waiting tables to providing live entertainment. and it's a full nonprofit so every dollar spent at the restaurant goes back into the program. some of the new brunch items include crab benedict. >> it's great entertainment and a great atmosphere. >> after that, burn off the calories at the valley health fest and there is a day of healthy snacks and a special kid zone. if pushups and jumping jacks are not your thing, maybe you'd like to throw some shade instead. the drag race is at the palace of fine arts. check out all of the details for these events and more on our website at abc7news.com. click on the hoodline section.

have a great weekend. do you love the mcdonald's secret sauce? they will soon be available at grocery stores but only in canada. mcdonald's in canada -- ama is going, ah. you can go to canada. the fast food chain is preparing to launch big mac sauce and fillet-o-fish sauce and mcdonald's hasn't announced if the sauces will become available in the u.s. i'm guessing they will be at some point. >> yeah. well, we are celebrating a very special day here at abc7. all day long we've been hosting adoption events for national puppy day. >> this is our live puppy cam up in our break room. these guys are just so cute. just adorable. they are going to be here until 7:00 tonight so you can watch the stream at abc7news.com or on the abc7 news app and get more information on the website about

the important stuff which is if you're interested in adopting one of these super cute puppies. >> give them a good home. >> yeah. they are not giving up yet. the effort to keep the raiders here in the out of las vegas. right now, dan is here with a look ahead on the abc7 news at 5:00. >> larry, ama, thank you. a heartbreaking twist for a young mother when cancer tried twice to take her life. plus -- >> he had a business checking account drained. >> identity theft is a billion dollar business. should you get insurance to pro protect yourself. and draymond green plays many positions on the court and now hotel concierge.

it is tgit night. at 8:00, it's "grey's anatomy" followed by "scanda" and then

"the catch" and then abc7 news at 11:00. i have been joined by a friend. here we are. this is emily. >> i'm emily. >> and who is this? >> anabell. >> i met her earlier. >> yes. >> she's strem betrembling righ >> i know. she's had a lot of action today. >> so it's not about me? >> not at all. >> poor anabell is maybe if you hold her. >> yeah, she's a mini poodle/maltese mix. she'll be available for adoption next week. >> speak into the microphone. i know people are going to want to adopt her. hope and joey are her sib linli >> if people want to give them a

nice home, what should they do? >> give us a call and visit our website. contact us at 415-506-6225 is our adoptions phone number. >> give that one more time. >> of course. 415-506-6225. >> so how do you sort it out if you get more than one person that wants anabell here? >> let them know that you're interested in the abc7 pups and we will start a wait list. >> okay. thanks so much for joining these are the puppies upstairs right now. they are from the marin humane society. has this day just been fantastic or what? >> so fun. >> you can watch them at abc7news.com. thanks for joining us.

>> thank you. >> all right. the news at 5:00 starts right now. >> i was really proud of her. she made sure that the babies lived. >> a gift of life that takes place in the stanford hospital operating room. >> witnesses helped san francisco police arrest an attempted kidnapping suspect. the young victim also played a key role. >> she actually aided in her rescue. a helicopter is called in after a car drives 200 feet down an em cancer tried twice to take this young mother's life. both times it failed. but then came a heartbreakingly tragic twist after she gave birth. tonight, her legacy lives on.

good evening and thank you for joining us, i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. >> she delivered twins at the hospital and a day later she passed away. those twins are now a week old. we're hearing from the brave mother's family. janine spoke with her brother. >> reporter: dan, the family is devastated. they are trying to hold it together for the babies who are just a week old. this is mico and kamila. roughly weighing 3 pounds when born at the hospital. their mother jamie held them briefly. >> she got to lay with them and hug them and spend some time with them and she passed away the next morning. >> reporter: jamie's brother chris is still numb. he was with her in the delivery room and thought she would pull through. the 30-year-old mother was diagnosed with cervical cancer last year and