. >>> a man family with fans on hgtv died in a motorcycle crash.was identified as a 38-year-old carpenter and co-host of curb appeal on hgtv. the motorcycle was struck by a car last night. >> today space ex-launched the falcon 9 rocket during the launch from florida. the slight will help provide high definition services to parts of asia. the founder said the launches were cancelled because of small technical glitches the rocket will be eligible to fly for national security after one more mission. >>> a woman with multiple sclerosis finally has a working power chair. >> michael finney had to step in three times in order to clear this up. >> this is how p on your side works after a year, they're able to clear the final hurdle. >> you can't blame ann for wanting to show off her new wheelchair. as late as october her husband says she's ready to give up.. >> i said i'm going toing for get about it. i said no way. >> the situation reached a critical stage last year. she was weak and constantly falling. >> just very scared i know i'm falling but can't gra

. >>> a man family with fans on hgtv died in a motorcycle crash. he was identified as a 38-year-old carpenter and co-host of curb appeal on hgtv. the motorcycle was struck by a car last night. >> today space ex-launched the falcon 9 rocket during the launch from florida. the slight will help provide high definition services to parts of asia. the founder said the launches were cancelled because of small technical glitches rocket will be eligible to fly for national security after one more mission. >>> a woman with multiple sclerosis finally has a working power chair. >> michael finney had to step in three times in order to clear this up. >> this is how p on your side works after a year, they're able to clear the final hurdle. >> you can't blame ann for wanting to show off her new wheelchair. as late as october her husband says she's ready to give up.. >> i said i'm going toing for get about it. i said no way. >> the situation reached a critical stage last year. she was weak and constantly falling. >> just very scared i know i'm falling but can't gra

. >> reporter: he was a contractor and carpenter and a co-host of curb appeal on hgtv. he died last night in a collision with a car. >> unfortunately if we take on this spot then this is part of what you take on. this is what happened. >> reporter: it appears he collided with a car turning left as he road north on steiner street. >> i saw a guy about 10 feet from a motorcycle on the ground not moving a and a car that had a major dent on the side. >> reporter: he posted on his facebook page in october about victims of a head-on collision. he said he wanted to be grateful for what he had right now. many of those motorcyclists are coming in to mourn him. >> we've opened it for them to come in and remember bill. >> reporter: he was an experienced motorcyclist who had ridden through south america. they say the death is tragic. no charges have been filed. >>> some minor league baseball players with the giants are recovering after being involved in a vehicle collision in arizona today. it happened when the van was pulling out of a driveway and collided with a car. a spokes wom

>>> in other news abc7 news learn aid motorcyclist killed in a crash was this man, co-host of the hgtv show curb appeal. the 38-year-old hit by a car around 8:30 last night. the driver is cooperating with the investigation. san francisco police are searching for the driver who took off after hitting a pedestrian not once, but twice in the soma neighborhood around 11:00 this morning at bran onand 7th street about a block from jewelry mart. police tell abc7 news the driver hit the person, moved the sxrik ran over the person's leg the driver took off the car described as a four door rental with nevada plates the victim taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. and in campbell, police investigating a murder suicide of a 92-year-old wife and her 89-year-old husband the couple had an agreement if one could not take care of another they could wo take their own lives. >> the district attorney is the target of a protest tonight under pressure over her investigation into the shooting of santa rosa teenager andy lopez she's holding an election this evening but not going as planned. abc7 news r

beckwith lived in san francisco and was a co-host of hgtv's show called "curb appeal" that did makeovers of home ex-tiexterior. his motorcycle and another car crashed. he was taken to sf general where he was pronounced dead. >>> reports of a dump truck slamming into a building in cupertino today had first responders fearing the worst. the building turned out to be an empty detached garage. the truck sheered off a utility pole. the garage sits on busy foothill boulevard near stevens creek. commute traffic turned into a mess after sheriffs deputies closed foothill. no word on what caused the truck to veer off that road. >>> it feels like the holiday time. jeff ranieri in here to update us with our freezing temperatures or near-freezing temperatures overnight. >> yeah, we've got a lot to digest here. look at these temperatures. upper 40s currently. just a few nights ago, that was what we had for the overnight lows. there are a lot of room for the numbers to continue to drop as we head throughout tomorrow morning. the coldest, the north bay averaging 48. you're being rivaled in the south bay

motorcycle crash in san francisco. 38-year-old, bill beckwithcohosted the show, curve appeal on the hgtv network. a car hit and killed him last night. you can still see evidence from the crash near oak and stiner streets. it's unclear who was at fault. the driver of the car is cooperating. >>> an oakland man is suing the city of concorde. he claims an offduty police officer attacked him in a case of road rage. joe vasquez is live near the tunnel. joe, what happened out there? >> we're talking about back in february, right over here on highway 24, we are east. two men were driving right next to each other when their cars collided. >> the two men pulled over the side of the highway to exchange insurance information. that's when according to the federal lawsuit filed today, one of the men, an offduty police officer named kevin mansurian charged at the other man, 63-year-old, walter, of oakland. wylan's lawyer said the cop started screaming profanities at her client. >> essentially asking her, what are you doing? and identified himself as an offduty police officer. when our client asked for

learned that a motorcyclist who was killed in a crash last night in san francisco was a co-host of the hgtv show "curb appeal," hit by a director around 8:30 last night. beckweather was taken to san francisco general but died from the injuries. the driver is cooperating with the investigation. >> developing news on the crash that killed "fast and furious" actor paul walker. autopsy results are expected today. we have new video this morning of the fiery wreck. our reporter reports. >> investigators say paul walker and his friends were driving very fast but they do not believe they were racing another car. you overnight the stars of the "fast and furious" blockbusters paid a tribute to paul walker showing up at the scene. >> if my brother remain here right now and he saw all the love you are bringing --. >> and diesel getting emotional as he addressed the crowds. >> thank you for showing the angel if heaven. >> new look at the final seconds of the life cut short in the right corner of the surveillance video a speeding car and this, an explosion followed by billowing smoke. in seconds people a

it's part of a new hgtv show flip it to win it that would air next spring. >> make it a beautiful, stunning, period-specific reven vags into a single-naem residence. >> well, the homeowner says that this house is so badly damaged, he believes it needs to be demolished and rebuilt from the ground up. you have null 6:00 p.m. tomorrow to put in your bid. ken, are you interested? >> beautiful house in its day. just a matter of bringing it back to the way it was. all about money, right? >> absolutely. it's a big, big project. >> betty, in san jose, thank you. >>> the owner says every serious offer she's considering is all cash and she hopes to close by christmas. >>> authorities expect to know tomorrow whether a man they shot today in san rafael is the so-called cotton ball bandit. officers say a man robbed bank of the west in novato. the cotton ball bandit routinely hit on wednesday mornings. >> you're right. tas wednesday. there have been a couple day where is he didn't strike on a wednesday. but, again, that's part of what we're look into. >> the cotton ball bandit earned his nickname from th

the 38-year-old hosted curb appeal on hgtv. he was riding his motorcycle when he was hit by a car. he was a member of the piston and chain motorcycle club in san francisco where friends gatheredded to to share some of their memories. >> he was a dramatic and dearing young man, but he told great stories and he is a real charmer. lovely character. everybody adored him. >> police say the driver of the car involved is cooperating with the investigation. at this point, no charges have been filed. >>> a van carrying 11 members of the san francisco giants minor league team was broadsided by a car in arizona this morning. the giants say five players were treated and released from the hospital. police say the accident happened when the van pulled out of a hotel driveway and was hit by a kia sedan. the driver of the kia was not hurt. the giants say the minor leaguers were just beginning a three-week conditioning camp. >>> the search has been calmed off for the night for a san jose pilot and his family in a rural area in idaho. dale smith was flying the group from oregon to butte montana when

. >> he's up against several bidders including silicon valley home part of a new hgtv show flip it to win it. >> make it a beautiful stunning period-specific renovation into a single-family residence. >> and the owner also says this home is so badly damaged, it will need to be demolished and she believes rebuilt from its foundation. if you're interested, you can still put in your bid by 6:00 p.m. tomorrow night. the owner hopes to close this deal by christmas day. live in san jose, i'm betty yu kpix 5. >>> stock market move for facebook. it will be joining the 500. facebook reported its fourth-straight profitable quarter in october, which is one of the criteria that s & p uses to determine eligibility. change goes into effect after december 20th. facebook is also joining the s & p 100. >>> turns out google's founders saves millions of dollars on discounted jet fuel. they weren't entitled to buy. this nasa space hangar in mountain view is leased to hold the private planes. a government report says those founders received improper discounts on jet fuel that saved them and google's ceo u

beckwith was a san francisco- based contractor and carpenter and cohost of the show, curb appeal, on hgtv. >>> five san francisco giants minor league players are recovering from a crash near the team's complex in scottsdale, arizona. we're told a team van collided with a car while that van was pulling out of the hotel driveway this morning. the players were treated for injuries and released. the giants organization does begin spring training in scottsdale in february. >>> a 100th birthday celebration like no other. the incredible story of how a chinese woman became an american citizen. >> and 18 inches apart but 20 feet down. how a woman ended up wedged between two walls. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, rare ceremony. as john ramos tell us that it's nev >>> every year, thousands of immigrants are sworn in as american citizens. but today, san francisco had a rare ceremony. as john ramos tells us, it's never too late to find a new home. >> reporter: when he rolled to the swearing-in room it was the shortest leg of a journey that has spanned her entire life. but it was a first for the san francisco citizens

beckwith cohosts curb appeal on hgtv. a car hit and killed him monday night as he road through the lower haight near oak and styner streets. it wasn't clear who was at fault. police say the driver of the car is cooperating. beckwith was 38. >>> new this morning a site with the web address similar to the california health exchange is linked to state republicans. this is what covering healthcare ca.com looks like. its url is closed to the original coveredca.com. it's a resource guide on the affordable care act act. critics say it's deceptive saying the look-alike site discourages people from enrolling. >>> today president obama is renewing his focus on the income gap between rich and poor. he will give a speech saying that inequality and wage stagnation are threatening americans' upward mobility and retirement. mr. obama plans to promote a hike in the minimum wage and promote the economic benefits of the affordable care act. >>> 80,000 californians have signed up for obamacare. kpix 5 is gathering experts for a hotline. rep

. >>> discovery may cook up a bid for food network and hgtv owner scripts networks and that's where we begin market focus. the parent of animal planet and oprah winfrey was talking about a takeover of scripts in a recent board meeting. shares were down a bit, meanwhile shares of scrips were on a tear, up more than 7.5% to 81. lower gas prices, and a stronger dollar pinched costco's profit. revenue and net income missed the estimated mark but the profit still was up 2% as it pulled in more money for membership fees. the miss did however disappoint investors. shares slipped to $118.57. >>> at it's annual investor conference home depot said it expects to meet a profitability goal a year earlier than a expected as home prices mean more renovations, the largest home retailer in the u.s. upped the stock buy back program to $5 billion worth. shares were up slightly to 79. microsoft got european union approval for 8.5 billion-dollar acre session of skype. that didn't please cisco. cisco said the deal would hurt competition and appealed the original ruling. the ruling approval. cisco sales vide

> reporter: he is up against several bidders including silicon valley home, which is part of a new hgtv show flip it to win it that will air next spring. >> make it a beautiful stunning period-specific renovation into a single family residence. >> reporter: betty yu, kpix 5. >> potential buyers have until 6:00 tonight to put in their bids. >>> it is 4:35. it's a thursday. so we can start talking about the weekend, can't we, oh, my goodness, i can't wait for the weekend, guys! >> no kidding. >> the weekend is going to be much improved. the weather is starting to warm up around the bay area. still cold in spots this morning. freezing in some of the north bay valleys again but that cold air starting to get out of the bay area. still nice and clear a little hazy in spots. but even a couple of patches of fog in the north bay valleys into santa rosa. 26 degrees there. 29 concord. 45 san francisco. and 34 in san jose. so freeze warnings continue until 9:00 this morning in the north bay valleys. this probably is going to be the last day of any freeze warnings. big changes coming our way in the

. >>> a host on hgtv is dead. 38-year-old bill beckwith cohosting the show curb appeal was struck and killed last night. the cause of the crash is under investigation. the driver of the car is cooperating with investigators. >>> last night on kpix5 at 11:00, we told you about paul walker's random act of generosity to a military couple. the couple came forward and shared their story with cbs reporter, tom wait. >> it's still to this day, the most generous thing anyone has done for me. >> reporter: an unexpected gift as eternal as love itself. the glittering symbol was an anonymous present from paul walker himself. >> when i tell the story to people, they brush me off like okay. >> reporter: it was back in 2004, kyle was in a the army, set for deployment in iraq, and before he left, the couple from victorsville got married. when kyle returned a few months later, he wanted a new ring for his bride. they made a trip to a high end jewelry store in santa barbara where they would meet a celebrity where his heart was as big as his wallet. >> i noticed somewhere else was in this. he kept wanti

is that hgtv? >> jimmy: they're on hg.ft before we go on christmas break, which means it's time once again for that beloved late night tradition, "five days of christmas sweaters." ♪ five days of christmas sweaters four days left ♪ >> jimmy: that's right! that's right. hey, how are you doing, there, buster? how are ya, man? >> uh, i swallowed a nail. >> jimmy: uh, that's right. every show between -- [ laughter ] legalize it, everybody. every show between now and christmas, we're giving one lucky audience member an amazing christmas sweater from the countdown to christmas cabinet. and since there are four shows left, let's open door number four. [ drum roll ] whoa. ♪ [ applause ] that is a beautiful -- that is a pretty one right there. that is a nice -- [ cheers ] bunch of santa claus. looks like a cloning thing. santa cloned himself and is putting up decorations with himself. [ light laughter ] oh, you guys want a bonus tree? what? [ cheers ] duh, winning, duh. now, let's see who's going to go home with tonight's sweater.

. >> he was a sap fan contractor and carpenter but was best known as a cohost of hgtv's curb appeal.lso piston and chain motorcycle the club he was a member of. he died monday night in the collision with a car. >> unfortunately, we all agree that if we take on this hobby and sport this is part of what you take on. this is what happens. >> i just heard a loud metal crushing hitting against each other. >> witnesses say it appeared beckwidth collided with a car turning left as he rode north. >> i saw a guy about 10 feet from a motorcycle on the ground not moving and a car a couple feet away that had a major don't side. >> in october, beckwidth posted on his facebook page about assisting the victims of a head- on collision. quote, a solid reminder that our lives can change at nip is that not and to be grateful for -- instant and to be great. >> we're sorry to lose him. >> he create the membership board that hangs in the clubhouse kitchen. many of those motorcyclist are now coming in to mourn him. >> we have opened the store for people to just remember bill and not be alone. >> reporter:

bill beckwith cohosted the show curb appeal on hgtv. a car hit and killed him last night as he rode through the lower haight. the crash happened near oak and styner. the driver of the car is cooperating. beckwith was 38. >>> the owner of an award winning san francisco restaurant has died. judy rodgers was an influential chef owner at zuni cafe. she won the james beard award for outstanding restaurant in america in 2003. she died monday night after a long battle with cancer. rodgers was 57. >>> developing out of arizona, tragedy struck as hundreds of skydivers gathered in the arizona desert. two skydivers died during a midair collision. the two were floating to the ground when they collided causing their parachutes to collapse. investigators are trying to learn what went wrong. >> both of their canopies were open. and at the point that they collided it's estimated they were 200 to 300 feet in the air. once they collided both canopies collapsed and then they both fell to the ground. >> skydivers from around the world are in the area. satu

this morning, friends and family are mourning the death of hgtv host bill beckwith, the host of "curbhe also owned a construction business. he loved motorcycles and was a member of the piston and chain motorcycle club. members there say he was always cheerful and adventurous. police say he was riding his michael vick when he was hit and killed by a car monday night. >>> police on the peninsula trying to track down three armed men who held up a fast food restaurant. police say the masked men walked into mountain view on monday night and robbed customers and employees at gunpoint. they ran off. right now, police are not saying how much money and valuables the gunmen got away with. >>> a 15-year-old girl in custody this morning accused of robbing and assaulting a woman in her 60s in the parking lot in san leandro. on monday afternoon, officers say the teen knocked the woman to the ground and kicked her repeatedly before taking off with a woman's purse. police found her and two 16-year-old boys in oakland later that day. they believe she was helped to get away from the crime scene. >>> th

. >>> the co-host of the hgtv "curb appeal," killed in a motorcycle crash.arpenter on the show who started building things early on in his family's farm in maine. he was just 38 years old. >>> a california couple defies the odds giving birth to identical triplets without the help of fertility treatments. the odds, one in 8,100. >> a friend pointed out how many years of -- question it all at once. >> they're doing well this morning and they should be able to go home in a few weeks. all three of you have three children, right? >> yeah. >> can you imagine raising them all at once? >> no. i count on my first to help me raise the third. >> what part of a job. i had to feed my baby brother. >> i asked grace, why didn't you teach your brother to tie his shoes? >> mom, that's why they made straps. velcro. >> what did i say? >> straps. >> isn't straps like velcro? n it depends if there is velcro on the strap. >> okay, fine. >>> meanwhile, talk about adding insult to injury, a father whose daughter is battling cancer just found out that his family has been dropped fro