a couple is recovering in the hospital tonight after surviving the wilderness for more than a week. tonight we're hearing from the family. a cool end to the weekend. we'll have all the numbers in the forecast. in san francisco, a dog was stolen from inside a vehicle. how that dog owner was able to get her back right in this alley. abc 7 news starts right now. now news to build a better bay area. from abc 7. >> they were still being optimistic but it wasn't looking great for chance of survival. everybody behind me right here is ecstatic. [ applause ] >> against all odds, two hikers

believed to be dead are found alive. thanks for joining us. i'meric thomas. search crews found this couple breathing and talking. >> abc 7 news reporter has new developments. a rescue helicopter pulling two missing hikers to found alive in a steep ravine. county search and rescue teams along with a search dog found the couple inside dense brush. >> they were like, thank god you found us. we're so happy. >> they are doing okay. they were suffering from slight hypo thermia. the couple was found three to four miles from the house they were renting. they had been missing since

valentine's day. >> they left for a hike on valentine's. they got lost in the dark. the reason they are most likely alive is because they were drinking from a puddle that they found near where they were located. >> reporter: sheriffs officials say ian injured himself in a fall which likely prevented the couple from walking out. neighbors had feared the worst. but dozens of dedicated search and rescue personnel never gave up, trying to find carol and ian. >> speaking with a search manager that we have that was also involved in the fire service and also speaking with the family, this is a miracle. >> reporter: yeah. a miracle is right. some of the searchers say the brush was so dense they actually had to crawl in. i spoke with the couple's son by phone just a short time ago. he says this is the best news ever and is so grateful to those

rescue teams. well, the couple is recovering from the hospital tonight. >> lauren martinez spoke with the family and she joins us now with how they're feeling. it must be great. >> they are. the family says they are completely overwhelmed. they drank out of a puddle for water and ate plants in order to sustain themselves. they say this is the best possible ending. >> i hope that nobody watching this ever understands how happy i am today. >> sons feared the worst after rescue missions by land and sea turned into recovery efforts for their parents. family and officials say it was thanks to the couple's background in the outdoors that helped them survive. >> his mom is a mushroom hunter. my dad, they know how to find things and eat. so they were eating some part of a fern. >> the couple used their skills

in nature, drank from a puddle for water and had a will to survive. >> my dad said, you know, i lost a shoe and then i lost the other shoe and i kept walking in my socks. then i got tired of walking in my socks so i was walking barefoot for a while. he's 77 years old. >> our parents are scratched up a little bit. like and that's minimalizing it. they're probably dehydrated. but for the most part they're like in reasonably good health. >> on behalf of the family, they are grateful for the hundreds of volunteers. >> three of them got poison oak just grinding through the thick to find people they don't even know. right? and ultimately did. and we're just overwhelmed. >> it was a pair of volunteers from the marine search and

rescue team and a dog who found carol and ian. their sons say they should be out of the hospital as soon as tomorrow. back to you. now, a lot of the credit for the rescue is going to the volunteers who were out searching every day. it was a pair from the search and rescue team that found the couple. hundreds of people were out every single day spending up to 12 hours searching. it was primarily teams of volunteers out on the trails wandering through the brush. this morning the sheriffs office saluted the teams, and we heard from one of the volunteers that found the couple. >> i don't think think would have made it without this group of people you see behind me. >> halfway up we hear voices. first we thought it was another team. we looked at each other, and we're like, that's them. it took a long time to move a short distance because it was so thick. >> if you are interested in joining the search and rescue

team, we have a link on our website. abc 7 news app sent an alert. enable push alerts from the app. friends and family of a woman who died one year ago today came together for a memorial. 22-year-old was walking her dog when one of the bluffs gave way, burying her under a mountain of dirt. her remains were found 33 days later. today family and friends left flowers at the spot where she died. >> we realized it was someplace she loved because it is the ocean. it is the outdoors. it's a dog park. >> we just want to express our love for all those who helped in her recovery. and i know that there were so many people on the beach a year

ago. >> the family says they hope to make the trip in honor of her an annual tradition. tragedy struck tonight in new orleans. a pedestrian was hit by a parade float. the parade was canceled after float 13 according to or organizers. it has over the top lighting that sometimes can be a city block long. city officials responded to the tragedy by banning all tandem floats. >> and this is a tandem float that is involved, a second fatality this season. i do have my concerns. i think we have to do our due diligence in making sure this is a safe carnival for everyone. >> on wednesday a woman was run over and killed by another float. that fatality also involved a tandem float. a search is on for the driver that killed a good

samaritan in a hit-and-run. jose garcia aguilar stopped to help the driver that crashed in a median and was hit by two other cars. his family is begging for the driver that hit him to come forward. he has a six-year-old child with his partner. she says aguilar liked to help people. the family has set up a gofundme page. investigators are looking for that driver, believed to be in a blue or green box shaped suv. now on to nevada and the race to see who will take on president trump in november. abc news projects that senator bernie sanders will win the silver state. he has a sizable lead followed by joe biden, mayor pete buttigieg and elizabeth warren. alex is in las vegas with more. >> reporter: bernie sanders is moving on to texas, encouraged by a big boost in the nevada

caucuses. >> in nevada, we have just put together a multi-generational, mul multi-racial coalition which will not only win in nevada. it's going to sweep this country. >> reporter: sanders is receiving strong support from latino and young voters. >> other democrats are increasingly confident that he could be a candidate to beat donald trump. >> reporter: for other candidates results heightening the importance of the south carolina primary. >> that is the choice in front of us. we can prioritize ideological priority or inclusive victory. w can either call people names online or we can call them into our movement. >> we have a great team down there as usual. i think we have exceeded expectations. >> reporter: the other story voter turn-out. 75,000 early voters. 84% of nevada democrats made thaer minds up early.

40% in favor of bernie sanders. joe biden is hoping to close the gap. >> now we're going on to south carolina and winning and then we're going to take this back. >> reporter: as for the republicans, president trump is expected to receive all 25 delegates from the state. the republican party here canceling its caucus and deciding to bind all its delegates to him. abc news las vegas, nevada. today marks one year since the passing of former san francisco public defender best remembered as a fierce and outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform in his 17 years. he died at the age of 59. the city's medical examiner found he died of an over dose. air testing is underway

after a cancer causing chemical was found in nearby ground water. they want to know whether tce seeped into classrooms. classes were abruptly canceled for 350 students. the district is eyeing several other sites nearby to hold classes starting this week. >> we do not have school on monday here or anywhere else. trying to figure out where to put them starting tuesday. so we're hoping to get back to some semblance of normal by tuesday with the students. >> john says results should be back late next week or early the following week. preliminary results today show no signs of tce. still ahead, a dog owner reunited with his beloved pet. how much cash he had to fork over to make it happen. plus, the basketball team goes the extra mile to make their teammate feel like he belongs. and i'm drew. we have a breezy night on the

way, and that leads to a cool end

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. a reunion there that one owner never thought would happen. >> a dog was stolen from inside a parked vehicle last night, and today its owner is thanking the community for helping him get reunited with his beloved dog. >> live from the news room with more on this story. they both look so happy. >> they are so happy. this story does have a happy ending. but 24 hours ago, the prospects of getting holly back according to its owner seemed almost impossible. today he paid $1,000 to a

stranger that handed him his in a duffel bag. >> right here. we turned the corner. he was walking up and he had a bag. he said, i got her. >> inside the duffel bag was holly. she had been taken from inside his vehicle around 10:30 p.m. friday. >> windows get smashed when computers left in them, when phones get left in them. it sucks. that's just the way it is in san francisco now. but a dog? that's crossing the line. >> reminding him of one of the worst days of his life. >> i cried a lot this morning, you know? it's like having a kid taken. >> dave and his girlfriend filed a police report and got to work. >> people started saying just keep handing these out in these alleys, like someone knows where she is. >> that's what people kept saying. someone knows something.

we'll call you. >> family friends came to help find holly and one of envisioned this moment. >> just had a dream. >> now here we are. >> around 2:30 p.m. saturday, dave got a call from a stranger who asked him for $1,000 in exchange for his dog. the meeting spot this alley. >> yeah. she was kidnapped and i paid her ransom. >> he hopes this will teach other dog owners that not even dogs are off limits. >> now it is getting to the point where dogs are being taken out of cars? nothing can be left in a car. >> san francisco's district attorney is proposing a new idea that could possibly be a first of its kind in the country, reimbursing owners of cars for the cost. in the news room, abc 7 news.

>> thank you very much for the report. getting to the weather now. spring around the corner? >> let's check in with drew for more on that. >> we're hoping that winter makes a comeback. we need some rain. today not only was it dry, it also felt much cooler compared to yesterday. live doppler 7 showing us we remain rain free. a live look right now. partly to mostly cloudy skies over the city. the north bay is mainly clear right now, but the south bay, a fair amount of cloud cover is over head. in and out of the cloud cover, so to speak. that marine layer above our coastline. right now we cooled off into the 40s and 50s after a day spend in the 60s in a lot of spots. 53 in the city. 45 in santa rosa. 48 that current temperature in

livermore. compare to yesterday and most cities are cooler by 8 degrees in the city. 4 degrees cooler in santa rosa and oakland is 7 degrees cooler right now than this time last night. part of the reason why, an onshore breeze kicked in today. it is still pretty active over the city. when you have that wind coming off of the ocean like it is right now, it really helps to keep afternoon highs on the cool side. that's why it felt a lot cooler today compared to yesterday, because of this breeze. currently 24 miles an hour in the city. 26 in concord. 20 in fairfield. this breeze will continue tomorrow as well. the cooler air will stay in place for our sunday. live doppler said we were so close to getting some rain. there was a storm system to our south. you noticed it in the form of high clouds from time to time today. and that storm system actually brought some beneficial rain to southern california, parts of nevada and arizona. that's now pushing off to the east. this is our best chance of

perhaps finding any wet weather this weekend. the next seven days looks very dry across the entire state. back here at home, overnight tonight it is a mix of stars and clouds out there. we will likely find some fog after midnight tonight. otherwise, most spots will drop into the 40s overnight tonight. now, tomorrow there is a lot of sunshine, but it will be breezy and on the cool side for february. only 57 in the city tomorrow. 60 in oakland. high of 66 in santa rosa. 61 in freemont and concord 67 degrees. our dry pattern is still locked in place. that storm track continues well to our north. the best chance of finding any rain will be from portland to seattle and most of california remains dry. it looks like we will go the entire month of february without seeing any rain. that is something that has not happened in the city since 1864. it's been a very long time. here is the seven day forecast.

morning fog tomorrow. a cool p.m. look at what happens, though. sunshine dominates the forecast. spring really makes preview here mid-week, wednesday, thursday, friday 70s and low 80s. then we'll bounce back to where we should be. but a lot of sunshine out there and very warm temperatures, guys. >> basically enjoy it while it lasts. still ahead, a second chance to score. >> how one high school basketball team showed

a south dakota high school basketball player with down syndrome got a second chance at glory. >> gabe smith first missed that final shot but the opposing team

grabbed the rebound and gave it back to him and he hit the buzzer beater and both teams celebrated the win. the basketball coach shared the video on facebook writing being good is more important than winning every time. the word for that is called sportsmanship. nice to see. >> do we need more of that in professional sports? sometimes. >> sometimes. that was really great. coming up in sports, the giants and a's begin. plus, how did a 42-year-old zamboni driver find h

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spring training game in arizona was canceled except for two. we'll get to the a's and cubs. we start with the giants and dp dodgers in scottsdale. max muncy, two at bats, and this deep shot at a right center. dodgers up 5-0 early. how about the giants kids making some noise? to left and see you later. the fans in the stands, watch this, you can tell it is spring because a dodger fan will get a handshake there. opposite field, impressive swing of the bat to right. giants lose 10-4. they will play the a's. tomorrow speaking of the a's, the cubs. kris bryant there. a's second baseman of the future maybe next month future. it's franklin barreto. they lose this game 12-2.

good news out of warriors practice today, stephen curry is close to returning to action. cheered for contact and scrimmaged for the first time since breaking his hand in october. his target date is set for march 1st. we'll get stef's reaction at the bottom of the hour. the nhk trade deadline is monday. a lot of familiar faces could be wrong. sharks facing the rangers. joe thornton could be one. we'll wait and find out monday. he doubled his season goal totals. first period blasts that one home. sharks let 2-1 on in the second. evander kane turns it over in a tieing goal. 2-2. third period. the first stop, but fast the goal. capitals take on the devils. third period.

alex ovechkin scores 700 gear goals. second fastest to get to that mark. wayne gretzky did it at 29. the only other player active in the top 25, patrick marleau. all right. did you see this? carolina hurricanes, maple leafs in toronto. peter gets knocked out. in comes a 42-year-old zamboni driver for their minor league affiliate. never played a game in his life. the first emergency backup goalie to record a win in history. hurricanes win it 6-3. this sports report. that would be like if all the anchors went down and they pulled someone off the street and they got a win. >> how do you think i got this

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ian injured himself in a fall. >> tonight the couple is recovering in the hospital. family and officials say it was thanks to the couple's background in the outdoors that helped them survive. they drank out of a puddle and ate plants in order to sustain themselves. >> a lot of the credit is going to the volunteers who have been outsearching every day. it was a pair from the search and rescue team that found the couple. now to the latest developing news on the coronavirus.navirusa >> 2,442 people have died from the coronavirus in china. and 76,000 infections. >> south korea has seen a drastic rise. and u.s. officials are warning we could start to see the virus spread more here at home. amid the growing novel

coronavirus crisis, a team from the world health organization traveling to wuhan, china. there are now more than 77,000 con firmed cases of the virus. a majority of those cases in china. but south korea seeing an uptick. 80% of them linked to a single hospital and a church. numerous towns in northern italy now on lock down, closing schools, businesses and restaurants. sports events and church masses canceled. nationwide 54 confirmed cases in italy. authorities in japan confirming a passenger who got off the diamond princess has now tested positive, becoming the first known case of infection among the passengers. another 32 passengers from that ship will be quarantined in northeast england. four other uk nationals who

tested positive for the virus are being treated at hospitals in japan. here at home, 13 passengers from that ship are being monitored in nebraska. 11 have tested positive for the virus. so far the other two are negative. the centers for disease control warning it could begin spreading in the u.s. >> it is very possible, even likely, that it may eventually happen. developing news now. some of the first people evacuated out of wuhan, china because of the coronavirus have been released at travis air force base. 234 people were given the all clear this week. that follows a 14 day mandatory quarantine period ordered by the cdc. travis continues to be a quarantine facility for 167 people who were flown back from japan monday after potentially being exposed to coronavirus on the diamond princess cruise

ship. three large sponsors have pulled out of the rsa conference happening in san francisco due to virus concerns. the security conference starts monday. six chinese companies withdrew due to travel restrictions. some 40,000 people are expected to travel into the city for the event. the mayor is urging attendees not to be anxious about the virus. abc 7 news will bring you any updates about the coronavirus. we also have information about risks and symptoms at abc 7 news. new developments tonight, the pilot in the helicopter crash that killed kobe bryant, his daughter and seven others had an faa violation on his record. he was reprimanded for flying into lax air space without permission while there was reduced visibility. he was counseled and took responsibility. a preliminary report said engine

failure was not a cause. and we're learning more about monday's memorial at staple's center. police are asking anyone without a ticket to stay away from the area in downtown l.a. 20,000 people are expected. fans who didn't purchase tickets are encouraged to gather elsewhere. kobe, his daughter and seven others will be remembered. 24 is kobe's jersey number. number 2 was gianna ongoing work is closing the cal train tunnel through the city. that's where passengers can hop on a free bus to continue their journey to and from the depot. it continues through march. weekend service is not affected. meantime, hundreds of parking lots are gone as of

today. a lot with 300 spots or about 10% of the inventory closed for good at 9:00 p.m. friday night. the land will be redeveloped into housing and retail. 400 apartments, a quarter of which will be designated low income. it's all part of bart's ongoing strategy to transform its service lots into much needed bay area housing. abc 7 is dedicated to covering stories that help build a better bay area. sometimes that's achieved by lifting up overlooked members of our community and providing opportunities for a better mu chur. our media partners report that silicon valley tech a job fair. more than a dozen tech firms showed up. less than 7% of tech employees in 2015 were black according to a 2017 government accountability office study.

9% in the u.s. identify as black according to the company's chief equity officer. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them on facebook. still ahead -- >> 4:00 watching kgo. >> feeling the love from oprah. her shout-out to abc 7 and the time she spent in oakland with our very own. >> i can tell you that we're tracking a brisk and chilly end to the weekend tomorrow. we'll have all the

today oprah winfrey was at chase center. she gave a shout-out to yours truly, kgo and particularly our 4:00 newscast.

>> this vibe is too much. this is what i want to know: how many of you came home every day 4:00 watching kgo? >> we love it. a little love from the queen of media herself. now, before this morning's event, she spent time with kumashi who was invited to join her in oakland as the former talk show host went on a hike with outdoor afro. let's just say it went pretty well. >> kumasi, i love it! i love it! what a beautiful name. >> the chemistrchemistry, i lov. you can catch more of her exclusive interview with oprah starting at 4:30 in the morning. >> i think we got a bff situation there. >> i know, bestties for life.

>> head to our home page abc7news.c abc7news.com. this spell brings him back for one whole day. dad will be back. >> back like back to life? that's not possible. >> it is with this. >> i'm going to meet dad? >> it will feature a cyclops cop. she will be voiced by a star studded cast. disney is the parent company of abc 7. >> baseball players can be a little different. an unusual method to clear snow from their field. >> i got a right here. >> the knights of kentucky christian using one of the players as a human plow to help remove snow before the game.

the video went viral. yesterday they played their game and won. >> oh, painful. maybe he has a rash or, i don't know, snow burn on his chin, on his face. >> maybe he got a call from mom and dad saying don't do that again. >> one last check of no snow in our forecast. >> we haven't seen much snow in the last several weeks. so the dry pattern, it does continue tomorrow. tonight it is breezy in spots. we have winds over 20 miles an hour. this is an onshore breeze that's keeping us on the cool side and enhancing that low level cloud cover in spots. tonight upper 30s to upper 40s over the next 12 hours. it is a cool start to the day. we'll break it down for you tomorrow. morning fog. sun is up at 6:49 in the morning. the fog will burn off quickly. so the afternoon is mostly sunny. but it is breezy.

that onshore breeze will keep temperatures a little cool for this time of year. 60 in oakland. 63 for a high in san jose. the seven day forecast will show you in rain the next seven days, but we do see an increase in our temperatures. widespread 70s, if not touching 80s to finish out the week. >> do we have a splash brother coming back? >> really soon. good news out of warriors practice today, steph curry on his way back. why his

sponsored by river rock casino. >> stephen curry will be back this season. he was back today after breaking his hand. stef said he's still getting used to the new normal for his left hand, recovering from two

surgeries. he said he was happy to be on the floor with his teammates today. >> it's always been march 1st. but that, for me, mostly is just to give you, like you said, a target. like you have to have something to work towards in the rehab process because it gives you, you know, a bar rom meter for each week. like i have always said, i haven't had any setbacks along the way. this has been a long, strenuous rehab process and something i haven't been through before. it's nice i'm getting that type of response with every new challenge that i kind of go after. >> it will be good for our young guys to feel what it's like to play with him and vice versa. you know, he needs to get to know these guys, too. so it is a big part of the final third of the season, is everybody playing together, you know, acclimating together. these games matter. >> you know, he's one of the

players that changed the game of basketball. i'm very excited. very excited. he makes the game so much easier for players around him. you know, he's exciting. he's a great teammate, most of all. he will motivate you and push you to be the best you can be. >> men's college hoops today. the bears jump out to an early 17-11 lead on this dunk. nice dunk there. but check out the time. 11:32 left in the half. that was 3:24 pacific time. that is important because their next actual basket could not come until right here. that's 4:27 actual time. to a grand total of an hour two minutes and 30 seconds between field goals. wow. paris austin scores 6 minutes and 14 seconds on the clock. that was 20 minutes of actual time. a tough day for cal. they use 87-52. usf hosting pepperdine. the waves down.

charles midland, the spin move, the up and under. that's pretty. pepperdine had a chance to win it at the buzzer. colby ross for three, and the win -- not even close. goes to overtime. drives and dishes to jimbo loel for the go ahead bucket. they're 500 in conference with two games to go. less than five weeks away from opening day and both the giants and the a's, they're going to play on march 26th. san francisco opens in l.a. while the a's host the twins to begin 2020. the a's won 97 games in back to become season and have fallen in the wild card game both those years. ricky henderson has been in camp giving invaluable advice. coaching up shortstop marcus semien. >> he's a clown. someone who had the career that he did. >> right. >> you wouldn't expect to be in the clubhouse chopping it up

with the guys and playing cards with us, but it is really cool to kind of see that. >> he's got a great way about himself. he's all baseball. our guys feel it, too. and they all embrace the fact that, you know, they get to hangout with ricky henderson a little bit. i do as well. >> hunter pence, pablo sandovl back for the giants. >> to have those guys back is a big deal. i mean, the experience that they have brought, the success that they have had here and that we have had as an orange nice with these guys is huge. >> i think those guys bring in pence and pablo in particular, they bring a high level of energy every single day. they bring an engaged conversation. you know, i don't want to get too far away fwrt fact that they are good baseball players. >> sponsored by river rock casino. >> ricky is 61 now. still looks like he can play. >> he can.

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now, news to build a better bay area, from abc7. >> found after eight days a palo alto couple is found. >> a miracle. >> team of volunteers that spent countless hours searching for them. made way through thick brush to find the couple. >> started yelling help. >> that's them. >> thought they might have been dead, then stunning turn of events. found alive. all goes well, could be back home in palo alto by end