three children made claims that the kellers sexually assaulted them, forcing them to drink blood.it was acknowledgery. the kellers maintained their innocence saying they were victims of an abuse scare sweeping the country. the physical evidence came from an emergency room doctor who testified that the victim showed sips of abuse. it's wrong but believed by joourers. >> a normal hypen can appear scarred. a doctor said, "i realise my conclusion is not scientifically valid. a judge acknowledged the testimony, signing off on the killer's relief. >> on thursday. dan walked back, joining his wife. >> did you remember your wife. did you think the day would come. >> i asked the lord 20 years ago, but he works in his time, not ours. we're free. >> the so-called junk science that put the kellers in prison for 21 years is the target of a test of law allowing convictions to be challenged. the law has been in effect for three months in a state where wrongful convictions are the most numerous in the country. >> in san antonio three women won their freedom in late november. these women were impr

matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> matt, thank you. an oakland family was able to escape their early morning house fire but their two dogs did not survive. the fire raced through their home just before 3:00. the sound of the fire and the smell of heavy smoke woke up the couple. firefighters believe it was started by the stove, which the family was using to keep warm. two nearby homes were also damaged. >>> developing news here. co-workers are talking to us about the well-liked emergency medical technician killed in a fiery accident in livermore. he is being called dedicated and compassionate. alan wong is live at the ambulance company where he worked. alan? >> reporter: yeah, eric, every day the emts at royal ambulance come back here and debrief just so they can unload the trauma that they have experienced each day. well, yesterday they had a serious debriefing session after they found out they had one of their partners was killed in one of those many accidents they respond to. let me show you some cell phone video of that fiery crash

the plan comes from the incoming board president, joel keller.nions were meeting with bart to work on a fix for the so-called mistake in a family leave provision in the new contract. >> here's mr. keller basically stirring it up for lack of a better word while we are trying to reach agreement. >> reporter: keller's no strike plan comes in the aftermath of contentious negotiations interrupted twice by strikes. >> and i think a strike by the bart workers constitutes a serious threat to the lives, property and welfare of all the people who live in the bay area counties. >> reporter: not surprisingly the unions disagree. >> i think it's disingenuous to put forward your proposal about banning strikes. it was clear from the beginning that unions were opposed to striking. we reserve the right but it was very clear frothbenning that it was your intention to cause a strike. >> reporter: a districtwide vote would just reflect the sentiment of the voters. only the state legislature can enact a ban on strikes by public transit workers. but getting such a law

union leaders immediately criticized keller's proposal. the amalgamated transit union said it's "disingenuous" for keller to support a strike ban. and the executive director of service employees union says the proposal "is nothing more than a political move and grandstanding." >> the national transportation safety board today issued "urgent" safety recommendations to protect rail workers in the wake of the on-the-job deaths of two bart track workers in october. at that time, bart was using a controversial safety procedure known as "simple approval," in which track employees were responsible for their own safety and required workers to clear train approached. bart has since eliminated the practice. following that revelation, the ntsb is urging "redundant" safety measures for rail workers. the ntsb today also urged transit agencies to review safety procedures and eliminate practices that rely solely on the track worker to protect themselves from an oncoming train. >> today is the busiest travel nearly 94-point-5 million americans will travel

live in fremont, matt keller, abc7 news. >>> 4:32 now. there's dramatic video showing what air traffic colors are at sfo saw when asiana flight 214 crashed in july. the pictures were released by the ntsb into hearings this week. three people died in the wreck. you see the far end of the pitch, the plane coming in, slamming into the seawall there cart wheeling out of control. the hearing also confirmed fangs uncould have the abc7 news i team when one of the victims was killed by when she was run of fire in responding fire trucks. san francisco fire chief, joanne hayes white, made her first public comments since the ntsb hearings began at a fire commission hearing last night. she commended everyone who responded to the scene but she said if there are areas they can improve on, they will. >>> developing news, classes are canceled today at a san raffaele elementary school after a car hit a gas line at the school last night. it crashed into the laurel dell school just before 6, sheering a gas line and damaging pg&e electrical lines as well. th

live in fremont, matt keller, abc7 news. >>> 6:33. fatal crash shut down northbound interstate 280 at highway 85 interchange for nearly three hours this morning in cooper teen know the driver of this red mazda lost control, went off the highway and struck a tree shortly before midnight. the driver has been identified as a 26-year-old man from daly city. the chp is trying to determine exactly what happened and are looking for any witnesses to come forward. the freeway reopened around 2:30. >>> more on breaking news we are following from oakland this morning. fire crews are still keening an eye out for hotspots after a fire spread to three homes. one was destroyed. two others damaged near 90th avenue and a street. the family inside the home where it started managed to get out just in time. investigators now are trying to figure out how the >>> we now know the identity of the driver killed by a suspected drunk driver in this fiery crash in livermore yesterday. cell phone video shows the fire sparked when a hummer slammed into a jeep cher

i am matt keller here for kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. check on the weather forecast before the news. mr. mike nicco, what do you have >> what do i have? good morning, i have 44 degrees. and 56 at noon. about 59 at 4:00 so cool we than yesterday. oakland, though, has a chance of setting a record for a third day in a row at 52 and mild at 7:00. way will notice is the clouds. they will be thick are throughout the day and inland where our day planner at noon is 56 and mild and 61 at 4:00 and 49 at 7:00, the next 12 hours at the cost we have 49 this morning, and dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves and temperatures in the upper 50's to 60's until 7:00 and decreasing clouds and 51. >> if you have to work today you are not going to be late. we do not have an

i expect they'll do everything they said they'll do. >> keller's comments as

i expect they'll do everything they said they'll do. >> keller's comments as negotiators for bart and unions with the table a building away. >> four days of meetings between union and bart negotiators have yet to produce a compromise. another round of talks set for friday morning. >> the national transportation safety board issued urgent new recommendations for railways as consider the country two. men killed while inspecting the tracks between walnut creek and pleasant hill. the national transportation safety board said all rail transit agencies should require workers to carry a warning device for device that can send a signal to trains. they also said rules that allow workers to work without safety protections should be rescinded. >> oakland police officers serving a search warrant found what looks to be a dog fighting operation. these are pictures of a few dogs found the animals discovered inside of a home in east oakland. one officer was bitten as he was collecting dogs. >> 11 pit mixes, fighting equipment, training apparatus. weight belts, weight vests. tread mills. medication. s

president, it's unanimous >> within minutes joel keller fired a shot at unions a plan to pursue a ballot measure banning public transit strikes.. >> i got here 19 years ago if someone put that before the board boy have said not no, but hell no. but after 19 years i've come to the conclusion our riders deserve better than what is happened in the last six months. >> i'm just so discouraged by your conduct. >> union leaders say they felt detrayed by a man they used to skr a friend. >> i think attention is on bart now for mistakes made during negotiations and willful things they've done. >> i understand this is a shock to the union leadership. i expect they'll do everything they said they'll do. >> keller's comments as negotiators for bart and unions with the table a building away. >> four days of meetings between union and bart negotiators have yet to produce a compromise. another round of talks set for friday morning. >> the national transportation safety board issued urgent new recommendations for railways as consider the country two. men killed while inspecting the tracks between walnut

reporting live in fremont, matt keller, abc7 news. >> matt, thank you.dramatic video showing what air traffic rooms saw at sfo when asiana flight 214 crashed in july. the pictures were released by the ntsb into hearings this week. three people died in the wreck. the hearing also confirmed information uncovered by the abc7 news i team when one of the victims was killed by when she was run of fire in responding fire trucks. san francisco fire chief, joanne hayes white, made her first public comments since the ntsb hearings began at a fire commission hearing last night. she commended everyone who responded to the scene but she said if there are areas they can improve on, they will. >>> developing news, classes are canceled today at a san raffaele elementary school after a car hit a gas line at the school last night. it crashed into the laurel dell school just before 6, sheering off a gas line and damaging pg&e electrical lines as well. this is video of the scene. two people suffered minor injuries. utility crews hope to get the lines repair over the weekend

. >>> moments after being elected the new president of the bart board joel keller makes a big move. what he did and how this could effect future bart strikes. >>> good morning. right now traffic is off to a good start. we are looking at highway 24 westbound and it looks good all the way to the tunnel. >>> we're looking for a little california sun. not right now but a little bit later. i think it will be wall to wall sun but its a colder morning. >>> time now 5:14. today in the philippines a mayor, his wife, and two others shot and killed in an airport. men on a motorcycle fired shots as they stepped out of a terminal. the two other people that were killed included an 18-month-old boy. we still don't know if they are related to the mayor or not. those gunmen did escape. >>> we are finding out more about a crash that killed a 16- year-old boy in san francisco. yesterday 58-year-old jenny pleaded not guilty to charges of vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving. zoo told investigators her car accelerated without warning right before the deadly crash in september. and she doesn't rem

>> reporter: keller's no strike plan comes in the aftermath of contentious negotiations interrupted twice by strikes. >> and i think a strike by the bart workers constitutes a serious threat to the lives, property and welfare of all the people who live in the bay area counties. >> reporter: not surprisingly the unions disagree. >> i think it's disingenuous to put forward your proposal about banning strikes. it was clear from the beginning that unions were opposed to striking. we reserve the right but it was very clear frothbenning that it was your intention to cause a strike. >> reporter: a districtwide vote would just reflect the sentiment of the voters. only the state legislature can enact a ban on strikes by public transit workers. but getting such a law passed would be difficult according to today's "chronicle." lawmakers took nearly $3 million in campaign contributions from the unions representing bart workers. >> it sounds tidy just to say we could take away the strike. but that's not what they mean. it means to take away the power of the unions or the workers to even have a voice i

i want to welcome state representative kevin keller from the 27 district.l, this celebration is in san francisco because we're a city that breaths and exists and works on sdpift we not only celebrate but incorporate it in everything we do. i know a good part of it is the good work myself and the board of supervisors you working to make sure this economy is strong and can take care of more people. i remember the days when all the talk was about lay offs and no programs for funding and good times getting cut here and there and people's employment getting cut. today there's a lot more resources to work with and that's why we use this opportunity to invest in job skills. you know when people come back from the military has from afghanistan and iraq they go to an affordable place to get educated. well, the most affordable that the city college that's why we're working hard to make sure they get saved they're not going under because of the past economy city college will be saved for everybody i assure i have that. that's where a lot of our veterans end up. their

i'd like to only a the city of san francisco mayor ed lee, representative keller, helen, liz and marty and susan i didn't and k q e d and the selection committee. and, of course, thank you so much for interrogating me and for my thoughtful husband and the sirens for the beautiful songs and the dancers it's so special to be here. i feel spur honored to be here and face you all today. i thank you from the bottom of my heart for honoring me today particularly during american heritage indian month. along with my fellow recipients bonding many and a orlando and vernon thank you for this wonderful local heros award ballot. i struggle to accept recognition and bring attention to a myself but it feels pretty darn special to be here fasting you. many of you all of you are my heros i look at you to continue the work. i first came to the bay area around 20 years ago as a student. and didn't know anyone and if it wasn't for individuals welcoming me into the community individuals like a long-term community member i can't fail to thank for so much in my life millie. for those of you who remember her

maryann keller of keller and associates.g news about general motors, the detroit automaker to go naming mary barra the first female ceo of the company. we will keep following this story for you. the stock is slightly lower in the pre-market. ♪ >> 30 minutes to the opening bell. this is "in the loop" with betty liu. >> welcome back. general motors makes history today. they choose mary barra as the first female ceo. will replace dan ackerson. shares of toll brothers rose 65% in the fiscal fourth quarter. earnings beat estimates. the average home price up 17% in seven -- two $703,000. the editors all things behind dear taking things to nbc universal. getting back to the breaking news story about general motors. mary barra, the product chief, will be the next ceo of general motors, the first ceo -- female ceo. dan ackerson retiring in january. he mentioned it was inevitable that at some point a woman would take over a carmaker. big dealis not just a for her and a big deal for gm, the largest company ever run by a woman. $5 milli

everyone from johnny cash to helen keller to abraham lincoln. i have a couple favorites. this starts with a passage of scripture. if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. in the middle of the civil war, president lincoln attended a but referred to him as human beings. christ also suffered that you might also follow in his steps. when i learned that i needed to be ready with a scripture at a moments notice, he asked what scripture he i would recommend for the genocide in darfur. the lesson that i learned is to be primed to respond at a moments notice. there was a moment in 2009 when i thought i could take a unilateral break. i think it is absolutely important for all of us to start our day separate from the busyness of this world and really center ourselves. >> that was joshua on giving president obama inspiration. they were injured, a relative of paper on a fish was responsible. , aa cooling morning swim fish started biting people. or than 70 were injured including seven children. it is a native to south america and rivers. health officials said there were some peop

today, joe keller said strikes should be banned and will start the procedure to put the measure on the ballot. >> this would be an advisory measure asking to determine that b.a.r.t. workers are essential employees to be treated like fire and police. >> he basically called a war on employees and unions. >> reporter: members of b.a.r.t.'s unions were outraged. >> that's the whole reason of having collective bargaining when you take away striking there's only power on one side. >> i think there's a play for his campaign to try to wound the public into this. >> reporter: keller represents the eastern county. meantime steve blazer is attempting to gather enough signatures to ban strikes. right now public opinion seems to be mixed. >> they may not have any power to have change, even though i'm totally irritated by them. i don't want to totally tear down the unions, so i'm torn. >> i would like to see transportation that affects this many people handled differently. >> reporter: as far as the proposal it would have to pass the board and it would only be an advisory showing public opinion. jan

kevin keller house of representatives. this young man 29 years old. 29 years old. there's hope.ional welcoming. and it's an honoring honor to be here and thank you to the drum group for having us. i found out that about this through one of my good forensics supervisor jane kim. she's the one i met hearing her and she said yeah. shop and i didn't think i was going to be speaking. i'm 0 glad to be a part of it. this shows the strength of our country i grew up in denver so coming from an ushering area and having that urban experience and public education as a forefravnt front is a crucial thing that's one of the competency i served on the education program and the understanding of our history is important and san francisco is at the forefront. whatever we see here will be passed into south dakota. thank you for keeping up the fight and representing our community and keeping our traditions alive. we have to do this in on the reservation and it's about our future for our kids. half of our population is under 8. we want to make sure we take care of the future generation. i have anothe

s new board president, moments after joel keller was placed to the post he announced he wants voters to support a ban on strikes. members of the service union employees and the transit un young walked off the job. that caused the entire bart system to shut down. >> i'm very interested in an open process and transparent process. i think it's time we move on and try to find a way to prevent these labor stoppages in the future. >> he called a war on employees and unions. i believe unions are just the beginning. >> keller's proposal calls for binding arbitration if the district and unions can no reach a deal. but it will not be state law, only the california legislature or a state-wide referendum could ban transit worker strikes. another issue weighing on the b.a.r.t. is the two deaths of the workers from october. b.a.r.t. is reviewing urgent safety recommendations. the ntsb investigated the case in which the train operated by a manager hit and killed 66- year-old lawrence daniels and 58-year-old christopher shepherd. inspectors want a nationwide ban on a policy called simple approve. th

matt keller is at the airport with more. matt?yes, here is my advise if you are headed to the san jose airport this morning: wear comfortable shoes and pack light. you will be doing a lost walking. you are going to be carrying your luggage. there is the big mess left behind. the hot water line broke triggering the sprinklers, flooding bag area, and terminals can check in at terminal a but then they have to go to a shuttle bus to terminal b and go through security there and walk back over to their departure gate at terminal a. it is a lot of walking and time. this is causing a longs of an -- a lot of an." >> i don't want to miss a flight or to be delayed but it is for our safety. >> no word on delays. a passenger is already at the terminal and had to check in through the international exit in terminal b. flights are scheduled to start leave at 6:15. here are the effected airlines, american, delta, hawaii, jetblue, united, virgin and united states air and pass gentlemans picked up at terminal b with a lost gridlock at terminal a. if

thank you very much for joining us i am matt keller here for eric thomas.fire celebration. we need to find out from mike about the weather. >> dress warmly with temperatures in the upper 40's in san francisco, other areas in the low 40's and upper 30's inland by the time we get do midnight. right now, tracking fog with live doppler 7 hd with san jose half a mile now two miles. novato is a mile. all the areas are above freezing right now. we will watch that to make sure if black ice forms we will let you know. from our camera, looking to the south, another "spare the air" day with wood burning ban and high clouds and sunshine and low-to-mid 60's. sue is here for leyla gulen. >> so far, so good as far as visibility not affecting traffic. we have a solo spinout eastbound direction of grant line 580 that flipped. the ambulance is on the way. you can see slow traffic with sensors coming and going. they are trying to get that out of there eastbound 580 near the altamont pass and westbound is looking fine with the orange where the fog mike was talking about is set

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that keller would make the person wheeling up on in the chair not be able to be eye level. you cannot have it like that. you have to have a portion of the counter down level. it is 34 inches. i daresay most of the counters will not be that size if you have a business like that. however it may be. that is not what the normal business layout is. tables. there is a percentage based on the number of seats that have to be wheelchair-a accessible. they are required to be appropriately designated with a placard. you can get that any press run supply store. in place with commercial interiors can furnish you with those placards. you also have to have a sign out front that your business is wheelchair accessible. and various signing issues. each one of those things you do not have if someone must use to you is a separate claim. the statutory damages are $4,000. a person can come back three times and see three different wheelchair-accessibility issues, that is nine claims. the attorneys' fees are only recoverable -- only the plaintiff has the ability to get the attorneys' fees. if you

matt keller joins us from the scene. is the fire under control, matt? >> i checked with cal fire and they say it is 100 percent contained. this is where the fire actually started: you can see the hilli'd is burned. a stolen vehicle crashed into the hillside and started the fire. another stolen vehicle was abandoned near. when firefighters arrived there were 20 acres burning and spread to 40 acres. >> because of the lack of rain and the drought conditions, the fuels are extremely dry and more what you would see in october and getting a fire at 5:30 in the morning, the end of december, in northern california, that is unheard of. >> resident up here said there is a real problem with stolen cars being dumped in the area, ten the last in but this is the first to catch fire. firefighters will be out here for most of the day. they say that until we get significant rainfall, we are going to see situations and fires like this all across the state. >>> the fire danger is real despite the calendar saying it is winter there is a lost dry vegetation. mike nicco is o

. >> i am matt keller. >> >> a man killed in an avalanche of only old spent a good part of his life in the bay area, the uc berkeley graduate is the first to die in the avalanche in ski season. >> >> 29-year-old mike kazanjy was with five others near jackson hole, wyoming resort. he triggered an avalanche. >> a big avalanche. >> a big moving, turning, monster. >> fellow skiers tried c.p.r. to save him. he was outside the resort boundary in the back country where the thrill are bigger, but so is the risk. >> you literally have seconds to try and get out of the way. >> he grew up in southern california and moved to the bay area to attend uc berkeley and became the captain of cal's ski team and graduated with a degree in economic and public policy. the family said he lived life with a full heart. he loved his family, his skiing buddies and san francisco. his friends are expressing their grief on instagram saying today is a sad day in the mountains. mike kazanjy's death came during the second back country avalanche this week. >>> in colorado, a man watched his brother get buried alive and

keller dropped that bomb. >> we sat down with willie brown. they brought up a good point.r 1, strikes -- just because you don't strike doesn't mean you can't inconvenience riders. but now that that's on the table, we asked them if they thought the unions have learned anything from the idea of walking out twice. >> i don't know if they've learned the lesson yet. i think they're still -- there is still a lot of anger out there against unions, against their benefits, against the inconvenience that that bart strike caused. you still hear people talking about it, every time there's a bart delay. the resentment grows. >> but you're dealing with an organization of union employees that have not changed from a tactical standpoint for years and years. they've been spectacularly successful at confronting the public. >> this strike ban they're talking about, it's going to be an advisory measure. that's not gonna go anywhere. it will be buried. >> maybe. maybe not. you don't know what happens when things really become complicated. >> but you talked to the unions privately and they say,

more now from abc7 news reporter matt keller. >> they say everybodying is better in texas. today, dallas is responsible for half of the flights stranding thousands of people in airports across the station nation. >> they're good about rebooking and what nochlt just a bummer that, you know, i'm a full day late. >> every flight was cancelled. >> are you feeling lucky? >> yes. >> definitely. >> an ice storm crippled travel several days now. there is ice apparently falling from above. check out what passengers were seeing at o'hare international. snow on the ground. this family supposed to fly out at 6:50 but the delay created an opportunity. >> 3:30. now, we may be going to alcatras, owing something. iet had people sleeping in uncomfortable positions. and avoiding dallas could make for a long trip home. >> bunked out on hard couches and just toughed it out. >> and today? >> today, supposed to leave at 6:35 to lax, then stuck there until eight: -- no. 11:30 tonight. >> then, home? >> hopefully. >> delays keep popping up here. best advice is call airlines before heading to the a

bill keller. dr. gay mcdougall, who campaigned for his release from prison.n greenberg, his pollster and strategist. and ambassador jendayi frazer. thanks to all of you for being here. bill, let me begin with you. we ended the piece with the relation obama and nelson mandela. and president clinton. they're important but didn't agree in important ways as politicians. >> they are. it's -- was noteworthy that the president he felt closest to was bill clinton because they had more in common and that mandela and obama. mandela has the joy in the robust give and take of politics. the schmoozing. the deal-making. the stage craft. the theater. obama is more cerebral. he doesn't seem to enjoy going up and shaking hands and the favors. >> speaking of the political theater. we have the video. you were with mandela on the day he cast the vote for president, waved that ballot. he knew what that meant to his people. it was such a triumphant day. you were with him through all the grunt work of creating a constitution. he knew that that white minority had to be free from fea

legislature to determine that bart workers are essential employees to be treated like fire and -- >> kellers proposal calls for binding arbitration if the districts and unions cannot reach a deal. the measure would show public opinion and not be state law. only the california legislature or statewide referendum could ban worker strikes. >>> time is 4:36. another issue weighing on bart is the death of two track records. its reviewing urgent safety recommendations. the ntsb investigated the case in which a train operated by a manager hit and killed 66-year- old lawrence daniels and 58- year-old christopher shepard. that is when workers are solely responsible for their safety. while bart eliminated this practice other changes could take times. >>> the incident happened in san francisco in a neighborhood near hay street. the 52-year-old grabbed the mail and threatened a mail carrier and ran off. >> after the investigation -- the threats against the victim and was -- >> investigators say all the stolen mail has been recovered. >>> authorities in london are investigating what caused part of a ceil

strike and joel keller proposed a ballot measure that will ban strikes by b.a.r.t. workers. he said the 2 strikes earlier this year undermine public confidence. the measure could appear on the november ballot. >>> a disturbing scene at a home. dogs in horrible conditions and a house full of things thatfiant a dog fighting operation. ktvu's ken pritchett was there, from the video it looks bad. >> reporter: police officers were serving a search warrant. when they stumbled across this home where they call it a classic case of training dogs for fighting. an abusive environment. >> reporter: it is in this moment as oakland animal control officers try to subdue this dog but the dangers become clear, it bit one officer, then delivered another bite to the director. >> first time i have been bit in 10 years. >> reporter: it is a job that brings sad sights to see. dogs scared, and aggressive. >> some have dog fighting wounds, chewed up ears, scars. >> reporter: no one was home when police served a search warrant at the house. most of the dogs were chained up outside. two were inside t

matt keller is in san jose with who should be concerned and how to protect yourself. >> target is popular despite news. the parking lot is full. customers are going in and out of the san jose store at 11:00. the retailer said they fixed the problem that allows hackers to access the information but the damage could be done already. merry christmas. check your credit and debit card statements. hackers are plague the modern-day version of the grinch after accessing personal information of 40 million shoppers at the target stores in the bay area and all across the united states. >> this is shocking. you do not think someone would go that far and you also wonder, what are they going to do with it? it is shocking. right new i want do check my bank account and make sure everything is good to go. >> unauthorized action set was made to customer credit and debit car data between november 27, the day before thanksgiving, through black friday welcome, all the way until this past sunday, december 15th. company officials say the breached information came from the source, not online. it included custome

that fire is at gulf links road and our reporter, matt keller, is covering the story and joins us. matt? >> first, we will check, first, with the cold snap in the bay area which is just amazing. meteorologist, mike niccos joints us with the latest. >> a morning of near record lows. it was cooler in the east bay valley. mid-20's in concord and san ramon and fairfield and 29 in antioch and 28 in livermore the same temperature in san jose unlike yesterday, though, not a record the 29 in mountain view and frosty cold in hayward and also as you head toward oakland, san lenadro, san mateo, 21 degrees, 40 in san francisco. we will talk about what is going to happen moving failure, notice not so many of us are under the freeze warning tonight just the north bay valley, the east bay valley and the santa clara valley, so another increased risk of hyperthermia and damage which is possible for plants, exposed pipes and temperatures from 10:00 tonight until 9:00 tomorrow morning. >> the bay area cold independence is now in the 7th day and we now seeing a frosty conditions literally changing peo

our reporter, matt keller, joins us live. >> the fire is." you can see how hazy the sky is around sims metal management this midday with air quality officials measuring contaminants in the air and firefighters are still here with equipment and after battling the fire. >> it felt like deja vu at the sims metal management a four at the recycling plant was sparked before 1:00 o'clock a.m. this morning and the second fire in a little over five weeks and police blocked seaport boulevard to keep people out of the toxic smoke. hundreds of employees on the early shift at the office park near sims metal management could not get to work. >> there is only one road connecting us to the campus and there is nothing we can do but for kayak. >> the fire burned a huge pile of appliances. at 6:30 our camera captured flames from a second fire. firefighters believe the embers sparked the fire that bound three cement trucks. shelter in place advisory was issued telling people to shut the doors and windows. the city leaders are weaponed this happen at the recyclin

. >> reporter: in the meantime, joel keller, who takes over as president of b.a.r.t.'s board of directors next week, wants a measure on the ballot next november, banning future strikes. many b.a.r.t. riders we talked to support the idea. >> i don't take b.a.r.t. to work every day, but when i do, i like to know it's there as an option. >> reporter: officials would not go on camera today, but b.a.r.t.'s general manager released a statement saying after months of uncertainty for riders, this deal will guaranty the agency's focus will be directed to providing great service to the bay area during the peak holiday period and beyond. they plan to ratify the deal as soon as possible but have not specified a date. >> thank you, monty. new at 11:00, two women are under arrest and a third under investigation for a string of burglaries in several homes in the north bay. deputies say they happened in santa rosa, windsor and heelsberg since november 13, detectives arrested two. deputies say televisions, furniture, dishes and bedding were stolen. >>> severe weather is the big story f

i am matt keller here for eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. new weather conditions. >> we will check with mike nicco. it is looking clear, right, mike? >> you noticed yesterday the air was cleaner than the day before which was clean than the day before. no

there was a ballot measure today that would -- keller who has served on the board said the two strikes earlier this year undermine public confidence in the transit agency. sheriff's deputies say they wound up rescuing a driver they were trying to stop on suspicion of dui. deputies say the suspect they were following crashed into a 76 gas station at 98th at about 2:20 this morning. the driver hit two gas pumps and set off a fire that burned for nearly two hours. deputies were able to pull the driver from the car. residents who lived nearby heard the explosion. >> grab evening, whatever you need, just go. and we got out of the house. and it blew up another additional second time. that's when the manhole in the ground went up. >> about twenty homes were evacuated nearby. fire crews say the gas station workers kept the fire from spreading by hitting emergency shut off involves. >>> fire officials met with the owners of sims recycling today after two fires in two months. a health advisory was set off from the fires. fire officials say depending on what they find, they may recommend that sim

matt keller is at city hall. matt? >> people who attended this morning's civic memorial were hand add card with a picture of nelson mandela and one of, the honor the south africa president. >> the message was clear, the memorial service at san francisco city hall was not meant to be somber but uplifting. >> we are here to celebrate the life of an incredible human being. >> the first african-american mayor of san francisco, willie brown, led the service for the former south african president and worldwide leader for human rights. the impact reached the bay area. >> his values are san francisco values. even though they took so much from him he had courage and forgave the very people who put him in prison for more than 27 years in a racially divided south africa. he left his heart open. he changed the world. >> san francisco's impact on mandela's antiapartheid movement was highlighted. the deficitment campaign to put political pressure on south africa was carried out on college campuses and city halls in the bay area and

i have every keller. -- every color.ly comfy. >> i have never been into one. >> you have never been into a juicy couture? tax -- >> never. kate spade has been a sales juggernaut. more than 20% for the past 12 straight quarters. ofarly, the strategy whittling down their brands is worth it for them. >> these guys focus on what they do best. get rid of the things that are fickle, more trendy, and stay back with the tried and true. >> are you saying that judicature is fickle and trendy? >> i am saying that. they make a lot of addresses that i wear on this show. i like juicy a lot. not going away. is campaign to persuade actually working. those nelson, heart -- are names you might not have heard in a while. >> i had to ask julie who they were. >> get out of here. >> geez louise. barracuda, magic manned -- magic man? it is a fantastic band. >> all of these bands are pulling out of the seaworld due to positions of animal-rights groups. >> i cannot believe seaworld is still open. >> why? >> who would go there after watching -- >

matt keller is in san jose with that story. matt? >> this is the church of dale smith, as rescuers waits until day light to start the search in idaho. his single engine disappeared in idaho back country on sunday. the plane was carrying four other family members from oregon to montana. pilot reported engine trouble and asked controllers in salt lake city to the johnson street airstrip but never landed. he is the c.e.o. of serial tek a software maker and throwing small planes longer than anyone can remember. >> he is an engineer brain and he is very meticulous about doing all that. he is meticulous in all things he does, a good guy. >> the sheriff deputies picked up a cell phone signal and narrowed it to four or five square mile search. the transmitter is citizenned to go off in crashes but not detected. rescuers had to deal with snow and slow clouds. sunrise is scheduled for 8:00 this morning when rescuers head back out to begin the search again. >> thank you. from south boston crews are battling an eight alarm fire that break out in

i am matt keller here for kristen sze. >> first the weather forecast. mike, when is the last time we didn't have "spare the air" day? >> well, over the weekend we got a break on saturday and sunday. here we go again. another consecutive streak starting today. talking about temperatures headed into san francisco, it is 50 if san francisco and now if you headed to downtown it is 48. same if you are headed through the ferry building in 48 in upper market. across the golden gate bridge you will run into 48 at the field. mid-to-upper 30's inland and pittsburg is

. >> i am matt keller.e a "spare the air" day, which is good news with so many lately. >>> mike nicco? >> we can talk about poor air quality and the lack of it. the winds came in yesterday and are cleaning things out. live doppler 7 hd shows sue here for leyla gulen, nice for the cameo appearance. temperatures are fought so warm as yesterday but, still, well above average with per high clouds. low-to-mid 60's inland. the bay is mostly low 60's and possibly 63 around santa cruz. sue? >> couldn't wait to get back on camera. it is light as you could imagine this holiday week. we have road work in berkeley westbound 80 highway 4 in to richmond area where 580 meets 880 and emeryville area. a look outside is going to be light this morning with no delays. we have road is work in the westbound direction until 5:00 a.m. one lane there. kristen and matt? >> always good to see you, sue. daly city police are looking for thieve whose stole an ambulance while responding to a call. cornell? >> good morning, kristen. imagi

our reporter, matt keller, is at the store where the winning ticket was bought. it wasn't you, matt? >> no, it wasn't. a lost excitement in east san jose as everyone wants to know, who is the mega millions jackpot winner? it was sold at this store here. the winner will split $636 million jack president with another winner in georgia. officials say they get $318 million each over $170 million each in cash. we know one big winner the owner of jenny's getting $1 million for selling the winning ticket. >> yeah! yeah! >> no idea who it could be but thanks again. >> he was obviously excited. this is a rare win. mega will months changed their rules in october to increase the jackpots by lowering the odds of winning the tomorrow prize so the chance of winning are 1 in 259 million. it used to be 1 in 76 million. winners are nudged to hold a news conference and we will wait to see who that is as everyone in san jose is checking their mega millions ticket this morning. we will wait to see who that is. very exciting stuff. leyla gulen has a "spare the air" streak continuing.