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>> the police say they made an arrest of a suspect. this is video of a man police were looking for in connection with tuesday morning's attack. and more information will be available tomorrow, but an arrest has been made. good evening. >> our other top story is the weather. looking live at live doppler 7, right now, you can see the green starting to creep over the bay area. let's get used to it. >> yeah, a live look from the bridge cam, wet roads, and had not too many cars. the rain could make your drive longer than usual tomorrow. >> let's check in with sandy. what are we looking at? >> scattered showers tonight, as we are in between storms. take a look at live doppler 7, i will take us in to street level radar. it's slippery out there from broodmore, daly city. john daily boulevard, and south bay from coopertino, and palo

alto, and further south in the santa cruz mountains. we are seeing spotty showers. lake county, you are getting your share as well. light rainfall right now as we go in to street level radar. here's the next system. as we look at the widerpicture. another level one storm coming your way, so, tonight and tomorrow, light system. scattered showers tonight, giving way to light to moderate rain tomorrow. it will be breezy at times. we have another storm, that will be stronger than the current level one system. details on that, coming up in just a few minutes. >> the rain is nothing compared to the massey storm hitting the east coast, firefighters, they are trying to rescue people freezing waters. just brutal, south of boston. ice and an ice machine were seen floating around. that is what you are looking at

there. now, people are bracing for record breaking cold air. >> reporter: the east coast taking a beating from mother nature. the powerful nor'easter dumping up to three inches of snow an hour in the region. some areas hit with lightning. thunder. and even flooding. in boston, fire trucks waded through flood waters making rescues. in new york, mail trucks and buses were slipping and sliding. driving conditions so treacherous, police kept busy pushing stranded drivers. . >> it's coming down so fast, you are not able the to clear, so, underneath, it's getting real icy and you have people out here that shouldn't be out here driving. >> reporter: the slick conditions causing problems in the air ports. >> we are not sure if we are going to fly out any time soon. >> it's a mess. >> reporter: frustrations are running high with more than 4,000 flights cancelled across

the country. >> it's a nightmare. >> reporter: the hardest hit, koortding to this miserry laguard gaurua -- the headaches are far from over. pbut jfk they will not be back n business until friday morning and hundreds of flights have been cancelled for friday. abc 7 news, riverhead new york. >> we were at sfo today, where some passengers were stuck for hours. 103 flights were cancelled. most to newark, and boston. here is a live look at sfo now, it's wet. the east coast storm and our storm here could impact you if you are flying tomorrow. you will want to watch abc 7 morning starting at 4:30 a.m.

for the latest on conditions at airports and on the roads. >> it's the rainy season and flu season. it's already bad here in the bay area and expected to get worse. >> that is right, there's no restrictions of where people are allowed to go in the south bay. we have the story now fro cruz. >> reporter: the flu season is early. >> we have seen serious cases and we have had cases in the intensive care unit at the hospital. >> reporter: they expect it to get worse. >> we are really concerned that as the flu spread that there will be a significant amount of mortality and deaths as a result. >> reporter: no flu-related deaths have been reported in santa cruz county so far. this flu season is so severe, the hospital here in santa cruz is restricting >> the person i'm seeing, i don't want them to get it so, you know, we understand why it's

such a huge necessary thing. snoo in santa clara county, at least four people have died from the flu since the season began and the health department reports there's been five outbreaks this past week, eight total. the assistant health officer said that prevention is key. and that means the flu shot. >> we know the vaccine will make it less likely to get the flu, if you get the flu, it is less likely you will end up in the hospital and die from the flu. in prevention. >> wau wash your hands, cover your cough, and stay home if you are psick. >> a uc berkley student was arrested while visiting his girlfriend. he is a transfer student. he and his girlfriend were on their way home from a party when he missed a turn and ended up in an immigration checkpoint in san diego county. he is being detained in a

temporary holding cell. he came from the u.s. from columbia as a child and over-stayed his visa. well, sad to report, a person was killed when two cars collided in vallejo. after the first collision, the two cars can sma -- two cars, s to another car. police have not said what caused the crash. >> a total stranger entered a north bay home early this morning, after taking a garage opener from an unlocked car and he then sexually assaulted an 8-year-old girl. we have the story from rona park where neighbors are stunned. >> my heart goes out to them, especially that little girl. >> reporter: the neighbor cannot stop thinking of the 8-year-old girl that fought off her attacker early thursday morning.

the 21-year-old broke in to the home, stripped naked and climbed on top of the sleeping girl in her bedroom t child's mother called 9-1-1. >> she heard her daughter screaming and when she went in the bedroom, the suspect was gone, but there was evidence left behind. >> reporter: the suspect ran off without his clothes. police will not say what other evidence was left, but it was enough to track him down in a home in santa rosa, where he was arrested. >> i hope he gets what is coming to him. because, it just shouldn't happen. >> reporter: he got in the house by finding a garage door opener inside a unlocked car inside the driveway. police say the girl and her family to not know the suspect. >> we feel like, based on the, just the screaming and the actions of the young victim, that a tragedy was averted. >> reporter: the alleged accomplice was arrested as well, he played no part in the sexual assault. both men are in the sonoma county jail.

>> well, the stock market is soaring but some brick and mortar stores are struggling. sears is closing a store in northgate mall. and a furniture store in know votto is closing. liquidation sales will start on monday. the companies have had a tough time with declining sales. >> a little, this morning's earthquake is a good reminder to be prepared, it was a magnitude 4.4 centered in berkley. >> listen to this, it's estimated that 9.8 million people felt it all across the bay area. as you can see in the intensity map, from the usgs, some say they felt it 150 miles away and that the shaking lasted for up to ten seconds. well, we have many earthquake resources for you on the abc 7 news app. including how to make a emergency kit and a earthquake

tracker with the latest activity where you live. just download that app for free. >> and a health alert from consumer reports. >> it's pretty unusual. i in fact don't know if we have done this before. >> check your fridge, what food safety advocates say you need to throw out now. >> and a massive security vulnerability expanding to apple tonight. the steps you need to take to protect your devices. >> and brain surgery for alex trebec, tonight, the jeopardy host has a message for his fans about his recovery. >> all that ahead, and first, what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live, right after abc 7 news at 11:00. jimmy? >> thanks, dan and kristin. take a look at this and discuss it with your frnds. >> i used to sleep with my basketball, actually. i used to lay down -- i sound like a geek >> i want can understand that. it makes sense. >> it doesn't make sense but

all right, check your fridge, there's something that you have to throw out right now. abc 7 news reporter is in our newsroom with new details tonight about an urgent health warning. tiffany? >> it's a blanket advisory to throw away or stay away from all

romane lettuce. they say, simply do not eat r a romain lettuce until the source of the e. coli outbreak has been identified. >> one american has died of this. >> it's a particularly nasty type of e. coli. >> dozens of others have been sickened in canada. authorities identified romain let th lettuce as the source of the outbreak. for 94, it is asked that gench get -- for now, it's asked that everyone get rid of the lettuce. it's the first time that consumer reports has issued a report before the fda and cdc. >> it's unusual, we have never been in the situation before, where, a foreign government that we share a food supply with has warned its citizens.

and the u.s. government is not doing it. >> at the foods, some customers had second thoughts about their salad selection. >> i think i will put it back. >> this man was warned about buying romaine. >> i was told by my girlfriend's mom to not get the rowmainerowme us. >> apple confirmed that all mac and ios devices are affected by the flaws in the chips. they leave all the computing devices in the world vulnerable to hackers. there's software updates being issued to fix the flaws. one lawsuit has been filed in san jose, seeking class action status and compensation for those that bought vulnerable int intel chips or computers.

>> alex trebec is recovering after brain surgery because of blood clots on his brain. >> the prognosis is excellent and i expect to be back in the studio taping more jeopardy programs very, very soon. >> the 77-year-old thanked fans for their concern. jeopardy ayers here on abc 7 at 7:00 p.m. the nightly broadcast schedule will not be affected except for the college basketball championships. he is okay. you met him. >> he is a gracious man, just randomly traveling through italy about 20 something years ago, i had trouble ordering in italian and he stepped in and helped. >> he speaks italian? >> perfectly. >> let's talk about the weather and more rain. >> yeah, more is right. >> yeah, we have spotty showers now on live doppler 7 and it will be steady and widespread as we head in to tomorrow. let's look at where it is raining right now, very light as

i mentioned in the east bay. now, we are heading down to the peninsula and coopertino and saratoga, we are seeing wet roadways and in the north bay, forest nflt oles, seeing moisture. are you ready for a soaker? stronger storm will move in here early next week. it looks like it will dump rain in the bay area, helping the rainfall deficit. speaking of a stronger storm. look at the powerful storm battering the northeast. they have seen everything from ice to snow, blizzard conditions, flooding rains and mixed precipitation behind the system. they are going to deal with bitterly cold conditions going in to the weekend. >> mild in comparison to the northeast.

we have 50s, 60s in terms of our temperatures and visibility not so great. in concord and fairfield, about 2-2-1/2 miles due to fog. watch out, here is a look at the morning commute. let's take a look at a live picture from the abc 7 news camera. it's cloudy. fog and rain in the morning and wet for the rest of the friday. dry pattern and a level two storm coming in early next week. the current system going in to tomorrow, it's a light one. level one. scattered showers will give way to rain and moderate rain tomorrow. hour by hour we go. commute starts at 5:00 a.m. you will notice a few showers in the east bay. and the steady rain up around mendocina county, and by 7:00 a.m., it's sliding around the north bay.

widespread rain -- rainfall totals not impressive. at this point, we will take any storm we can get. a few hundredths of an inch in livermore, and san jose and about to a half in santa rosament. and .6 of an inch in half moon bay. allow the extra time tomorrow morning because of the fog and don't fret the umbrellas. you will need them in certain parts of the bay area. afternoon highs will look like this. upper 50s to the mid 60s and today, san jose was a record 70 degrees. it's going to be cooler tomorrow. doesn't feel like january, that's for sure in san jose. accu weather seven-day forecast, rainy, breezy, level one system on the storm impact scale for the friday as we head in to the weekend. you get a chance to dry out, which is critical. we have to prepare for the next

storm arriving monday, a level one, turning to a level-2 on tuesday. wet and windy. cooler weather, snow in the sierra early next week and a slight chance lingering in to wednesday. you can download the accu-weather app. >> thanks, sandy. >> ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea.

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ikea. . china's first space station is expected to fall out of the sky around march this year and northern california is in the crash zone, it's not as terrifying as it sounds. >> they say the on odds of the 19,000 pound unmanned station crashing in to a populated area is small. it's likely to split in to pieces when it re-enters the atmosphere. >> let's hope so. in march, we will all be looking up to see if it's coming down. >> a lot of sports going on. what are you starting with? >> i'm starting with beard news. warriors did not have to stop james harden in houston and thornton's beard thinner after he lost a chunk of it in a

abc 7 sports. good evening, no kevin durant and no james hard eastbound. warriors and rockets missing super stars. kd out with a calf injury, and

the warriors had too much fire power for the rockets. harden could be out for a few weeks with a hammy. and chris paul, going one on one with mccaw, with welcome to the league, rookie. cp-3 had 28 at the break. green, was on his couch a few weeks ago, from the couch to hitting eight threes. before the third quarter ends. steph curry, 93-90 dubs. draymond green, triple-double, 17 points, 14 boards and ten assists. the feed from west who is drinking from the fountain of youth. the fade away. klay thompson, the deep three. he had 28 and steph with the d a agger three here, finishes can 29 points the pull up and splash. warriors win it. >> really good execution down the stretch. great defense. now, i went in the locker room and praised everyone. i could have gone around the

room individually and just told every single guy great game. >> college hoops, stanford, hosting ucla, what a finish. in fact, several finishes. pickens gets guys jumping in the air and hits the three. we go to overtime, in the ot, davis. slicing and dicing up and under, reverse. stanford is up. three seconds left. bruins down three. and aaron holiday, beats the buzzer, we go to double overtime, stanford again down one. and pickens, three more. he is 26 tonight. and stanford, a shocking upset, 107-99 and cal, loses to usc. >> the sharks lost in toronto and joe thornton lost part of his beard in a fight. yes. and kadri start fighting seconds in the game. kadri is a little guy. he was trying to grab joe's jerz and i instead, he snatched the

beard and yanked it out. they preserved it on the bench. late second period. a gift, frederick anderson. oops, can you have it, and chris tierney said we will deposit that in the back of the net. 2-2 after two. a shootout, tierney has a score. hits the cross bar. and that is your game right there. maple leafs beat the sharks for the first time in toronto since 20 on 02, 3-2 is the final. abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock casino, what do you learn in a fight, protect your beard. >> that's the first thing. >> if you are a pro athlete, you don't grow a beard and i don't have a pony tail. >> a rift between belichick, brady and kraft, over the future of jimmy garoppolo, and that is part of the reason he ended up as a niner. because apparently tom didn't want him around. that's the story anyway.

>> thank you.

all right, that is our report, we appreciate your time, i'm dan ashley. >> have a good night, we will see you tomorrow. tv's number one daily viral

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