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live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> with the flu outbreak the worst in years, health officials have a warning for millions of americans headed to a have bowl party. tonight health officials are confirming four more deaths are flu related. and there are concern super bowl parties could spread even further. >> reporter: this is the most severe season we've seen in years. >> reporter: sonoma county has seen severe cases and being blamed for two deaths last month. >> it most hospitalizations for

the flu sings 2005. it's real, it's here but we want folks to be safe. >> reporter: with so many gathering to watch the super bowl, both the centers for disease control and the red cross are running safety campaigns. wash your hands, make sure food is properly heated. >> don't double dip as george custanza did in seinfeld. >> reporter: they're required to have food handler's permits. >> when they're sick, they can't come into work, we don't want them to work. anything that's going to get our customer's sick. >> reporter: they're stocked with handanitizer and soap. >> and we have back up. so if it runs out, we have more. >> reporter: but if you could be contagious, just stay home. >> and even give yourself an extra day because it could still be lingering in your body.

they recommend a flu shot as your best protection. abc 7 news. >> developing news the u.s. coast guard is investigating a debris field. a fishing boat crew spotted a life jacket late this afternoon about six miles west of point a ano nuevo. this showing the very moment a car break in turned into a violent assault. >> reporter: what started as a car break in quickly spiralled into a violent confrontation between police and suspects. watch as he drives over his accomplice and a cop. this happened near alamo park

thursday. surveillance shows two men wearing hoodies exit a parked sedan and smash a window and grab a bag. what they didn't know was three undercover san francisco police officers were watching them. the officers move in to make arrests and tackle one of the suspects to the ground. >> reporter: while the officer was taking the remaining suspect into custody, subsequently striking the officer and his accomperous that were down on the ground. >> reporter: the driver then pulls forward and hits them again. all three suspects were arrested and face felony charges for attempted homicide. meanwhile, the police officers association is criticizing the use of force policy which prohibits officers from firing at a suspect in a moving a vehicle. a family is in mourning tonight after a missing dog was

found dead, his legs tied with rope. rex ran away from home. yesterday police found him dead. the family says someone had had tied his feet and threw him out of a window while driving on the highway. they have not released any details. residents are finally back in their homes tonight after a tree fell and ruptured a national gas line in newark. it forced a town house complex to be evacuated late this afternoon. above the scene near cherry street as pg&e crews made repairs. >> reporter: a chp officer is out of the hospital. they tweeted him leaving the hospital. his legs were crushed in the crash. since then he's undergone what his colleagues call a grueling

physical therapy schedule. he hopes to make a full recovery and return to work. his colleagues were there to greet him as he left the hosostoday. turning to our unseasonably warm weather. we saw several record highs today. >> when had the sun comes up tomorrow, we could see more records broken. >> hey, sandia. >> this leaves you wondering where is winter. about a half a dozen. 76 in san jose. 75 in half moon bay. 69 in oakland and 77 in ukaya. and no rain drops here. as you take a look at the bigger pick, which high pressure dominates the weather pattern and that means more records are coming tomorrow. dan. now, watch now on the left of your screen is rain pounding down in the santa cruz mountains last february. to the right is santa cruz

today. what a difference a year makes. and a live look tonight from our santa cruz camera where warmer weather has people excited for the weekend. >> reporter: nothing says summer like beach volleyball except it's february. >> let's just flash back a year ago today and we had had one of the rainiest weather seasons on record. >> reporter: which makes this sunny spell worth its weight in gold. >> and so when the weather's like this, you'll see an uptick in business. sfwlrks the owner on the santa cruz wharf is ready for the rush. >> on a rainy night you might get half a house to 3/4s. now on a saturday night with this kind of weather you can have a full house. >> reporter: the board walk benefits too. on a rainy day they might not open lat. >> sunny weather always helps

business. we love it in the winter time when we get weekends like this and people are flocking to the beach. >> drove four 1/2 hours and it's amazing. >> reporter: an outdoor music event in downtown abbott square. tonight we are hearing from the man who accidently issued a mesal warning from hawaii. >> i was 100% sure that it was real. did what i was traened to do as far as making the selection to notify the public. it was just a terrible feeling, dread. i was very emotional about what happened. >> the man in his 50s was fired. he believes the military should handle notifications, not employees. look at this. video, the footage shot by an

unidentified drone operator appears to show the plane drop directly below the drone. drone u says it condemns this reckless and criminal act. an exclusive i team just ahead. >> we've been checking out complaints about the largest landlord in san francisco for a long time. now the investigation into rent increases at rent control apartments and reports of slow

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strengthened rent control failed to pass the state assembly housing committee. dozens of those protesters live in the largest -- >> dan. >> veratos is quite open about its target audience, it's high-tech workers from out of state. and that leaves long-term employees worried about their future. 49-year-old yat-pang au rented. he explained in a profile that millennials are his target demographic. >> about 70 to 80% of them are those young techies and more often than not they're not from the san francisco bay area and they're moving into san francisco. >> veritas owns more than 5,000 apartments and bought its first

building in oakland. >> a lot of the stories are heart wrenching. >> reporter: san francisco supervisor says he's been hearing complaints. >> they're buying these buildings at extremely high prie prices and under rent control law are passing on the debt to their tenants. >> reporter: they're allowed annual increases tied to the rate of inflation. this year it's he has co sponsored a measure to stop these so-called pass-throughs. pat mcgehee has lived in the same rent controlled studio for 20 years. veritas bought her building and with pass throughs her rent climbed from 383 to 817. >> i couldn't believe it at first. i went okay.

sure. >> reporter: her rent will settle in with a 34% increase pfor this coming year. how hard was it for you paying that extra money? >> that money had to cut out my savings. i've been trying to save up for my teeth. >> reporter: he denied my interview. what do you say to pat mcgehee? >> i can't talk about specific renters. >> reporter: she sited privacy concerns, even though i explained pat mcgehee agreed to have her had story told. pass throughs are alued and tenants can apply for a exemption. >> we make every effort to work with every resident in the buildings that we own. >> they don't see the community, the contributions these tenants have made. they see dollar signs. >> reporter: he tells me why they focus on renovating vacant

apartments, tenants feel neglected. >> we see tenants tired, angry, exhausted. >> reporter: she says her old landlord kept the elevator running, but after veritas bought it building the elevator was out seven days in a row. you missed doctors appointments? >> uh-huh. >> she was trapped in her apartment for two months straight. >> it's a very unusual situation and it's a very unfortunate situation. >> reporter: they had to have customs parts made and perhaps in the future they have had replacement parts standing by for those old elevators. >> we're not perfect. >> reporter: he says his old landlord used to fix the trash shoots but it same week they took over, veritas closed them off for good. >> we noticed a change change

amenities. >> reporter: why block over trash shoots? >> that is not question i was anticipating, dan. >> reporter: says they sometimes cause a fire hazard but they may consider reopening the trash shoots. example number three, water damage. >> it came down through here. >> reporter: coming down? >> yeah, it was like being in a storm. >> reporter: she was concerned about mold and asked veritas for repairs. >> they didn't start looking that for approximately six months. >> reporter: the apartment is now repaired. says they sometimes have to prioritize repair calls. >> if it's not life safety related, our goal would be to respond within 48 hours. >> reporter: they chose this apartment across from the it's carlton hotel as the setting for

their interview. it's corporate rental? >> yeah. >> reporter: they confirmed they have 200 apartments they rent for short-term corporate housing. the unitsicide be for people who want to live and work here. they insist their want all of their tenants to remain as long as they want no matter what they pay. i'll be watching. transitioning to our weather now, all eyes on the weekend. >> it's a shame it's not any warmer. >> it's a little too warm. let me show you live doppler 7 right now. it certainly doesn't feel like winter. let me show you how it is right now. it is 61 degrees in san francisco. but i want you to check out those temperatures in clover dale and clear lake. mid to upper 60s as we're seeing a north/northeasterly wind that is holding those temperatures

up. so it is definitely warm across parts of the bay area. warm enough this weekend and monday that you might want to head to the beach. saturday is beach weather in santa cruz, 78. sunday still warm but not as warm. a live look right now from our abc 7 news explore torrium camera. we don't have any fog in sight and that's why you can see for miles. look at the forecast. warm sunny pattern through next week and there are no storms on the horizon for it next two weeks. when you get going tomorrow morning, it's going to start out comfortable. 40s, 50s. record highs are expected in the afternoon and a mild evening. if you do have outdoor plans and you've got to run errands, get those last-minute things saturday or sunday, it's going to be nice. quite a few cities, you'll

notice half a dozen. 74 in san francisco would be three degrees above the previous record. san jose expecting a record as well. stay hydrated, stay cool. clear skies tomorrow morning and look at the afternoon highs. a warm one in the south bay. 76 on the peninsula. palo alto lohsalitiose, all in the 60s. 74 degrees, unusually warm in the north bay. 74 degrees in san rufell, 77 in santa rosa. that's where you might want to hit the beach to keep comfortable. sunshine and above average temperatures by a good 14 to 18 degrees. down road the accuweather app. check out your temperatures minute by minute. accuweather seven-day forecast. record warmth saturday. may see a record or two super bowl sunday.

it should be nice. a little cooler monday and the temperatures bounce back. it will feel like april instead of february but don't worry in a couple weeks hopefully winter will return. >> so demanding with his temperature needs, isn't he? >> he just snaps his fingers. well

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