reporting in fairfield, i'm allen wong, abc7 news. >>> we continue to follow developing news.he search of the former police officer accused of killing three people in southern california. that search resumes at 7:00 a.m. this picture of christopher dorner was taken on january 28th by a security hotel at a hotel in orange county. it's the most recent photo of the man that we know of. here's the latest on the search. >> snow is blanketing big bear valley made the manhunt for ex--cop and accused killer, and it's challenging, at best. they began scouring big bear thursday when his smoldering truck and tracks were found there. >> those tracks are not related to dorner. >> there was also report of a door kick in the -- in in the 7 oaks area. they checked that out. it's old damage. >> air support had to be called off because of the storm. police used snow machines to check more than 200 cabins. unked cover of darkness, two-person units will patrol the area overnight. that's twelve more teams than usual. all-out hunt will resume in the morning. >> if the possibility exists that he is

reporting in allen whit park in fairfield, i'm allen wong, abc7 news. >>> 49er fans are preparing for tomorrow's super bowl between the nonexperts ravens, and the city is preparing too. with the new strategy officials hope will prevent a repeat of the rowdy celebrations after the giants world series win. abc7 7 news reporter kira klapper reports live from the mission strict that saw a lot of vandalism back in october. carolyn, some of those merchants are nervous. >> they are and they are being proactive as a result. mayor ed lee, and the chief greg suhr and the fire chief went door to door to assure owners they are stepping up security and increasing security for the super bowl tomorrow. there will be more police on the streets and check points for dui both today and tomorrow. trash will be collected so there aren't fuel for fire that happened after the giants won the world series in october. and muni will run diesel bus that is can be quickly rerouted. this man is worried and his eatery will be closed tomorrow. he has hired security to watch over his restaurant. >> i thought i would

allen wong takes us on a ride through a pg&e gas pipeline to see how crews are detecting the same problems the deadly san bruno explosion two years ago. >> prior to the wireless robots, pg&e engineers had no way of detecting small fractures or weak welds until there was a leak. >> this line runs under a creekbed. we would have to dam the creek and excavate to get to the line. >> they can sneer it through back-to-back 90-degree angle turns. it's also equipped with magnetic sensors that detect changes in the pipe's thickness. >> i'm happy they are doing it. >> corrosion in gas lines is something she became keenly aware of after the san bruno explosion in 2010. >> i hope this is a good robot and it's not going to touch something and, boom! >> there needs to be oxygen mixed in with the natural gas for the robot to spark an explosion. that's why they suck out the oxygen in the chamber and fill it with nitrogen before sending it down. today they found an inch of score rose i have water in the pipe that you see to the right. draining is easy. older methods like probing the line could be invasive.

reporting in south san francisco, allen wong abc 7 news. >> turn to washington now.ck hagel has necessary votes to be the next secretary of defense. vote ending the bitter fight over the president cabinet choice is expected some time next week. and if you have been with us last night you may have seep my reports from washington where i had the chance to speak with president obama. during my bay area exclusive one-on-one interview. well tonight for the first time in week the president is now reaching out to the republican about the automatic spending cut that will kick in next week. he plays -- placed phone calls to boehner and mckonl. we don't have details on the conversations but the president made it clear to me yesterday that the looming cuts will derail the plans for moving the economy forward. >> now in the state of the union mr. president you praised our troops. and said that they had exceeded expectations. while some of our institutions had let them down. which institutions congress one of this i think all of us take responsibility for thinking about the same

reporting in allen whit park in fairfield, i'm allen wong, abc7 news. >>> 49er fans are preparing for tomorrow's super bowl between the niners and ravens, and the city is preparing too. with the new strategy officials hope will prevent a repeat of the rowdy celebrations after the giants world series win. abc7 7 news reporter kira klapper reports live from the mission strict that saw a lot of vandalism back in october. core raw, some of themer chance there are rather apprehensive. >> absolutely, carolyn. mer chance are still reeling from the vandalism they endured during those destructive fan celebrations after the giants won the world series in october. in response to that, this week mayor ed lee, fire chief joanne hayes-white and greg suhr went door to door to assure the business owners their response will be different this time around. there will be more police on the street and dui checkpoints will be in place today and tomorrow. part of the strategy is also to get all the garbage kansas off the street tharpe set on fire during the chaos that erupted in the mission after the giants

. >> abc 7 news reporter allen wong just arrived on the scene. re going to show more video but what else can you tell us about what is going on there now? >> unfortunately we're having problem was allen's cell phone connection. and we hope to get back to this for you shorltly. >> sheriff deputies are on the scene now. three people killed. we'll try to get more information as we get boots on the ground there on this breaking news. so stay here. >> police have identified thedhy park last week. and they have released pictures. the 13-year-old january yell renee conway allen's body was found friday morning. this picture taken just minutes before she was last seen thursday afternoon. she was wearing a gray sweat shirt with blue leggings and carried a pink backpack. there is a tip line that you see on the screen and they're planning a news conference to give a progress report. >> a voluntary program designed to make san francisco more earthquake safe could now

. >> now, let's turn to allen wong live at the park where the body was discovered.ere is a vigil there in what? about half an hour? >> yes. about a half hour. have a good crowd gathering here. including family members of jannel conway allen. the body discovered just yards from here. most people who have come by this memorial did not know her personally. now, we're told jannel's mother from vallejo may show up. she lost custody of jannel which is how the 7th grader ended up in foster care. she thanked everyone for their support. they said now we can begin to say goodbye to sweet jannel wex love you so much, we always will. forever, we'll always love you. this vigil set to begin in a half hour. we have a crowd gathering here. abc 7 news. >> just moments ago two people rescued after a sail boat overturned in san francisco bay were brought back to dry lanld. the fire department rescuers towed the boat to shore, it cap sized this afternoon and tossed people into thceh bay waters. they appeared to be okay back on dry land. >> we're learning more about the home invasion mu

reporting live in forestville i'm allen wong abc 7 news. >> a murder friday night has raised quest™/zt safety of the event happening on the first friday of each other. under review. nick? >> absolutely. we just left the court house hours ago. you know oakland first event is a thing of pride for the city. event continues to grow in popularity bringing thousands of people to downtown oakland. that is part of the problem. oakland mayor says the first event has been successful. pointing out the fact since it started in 2007 it's only grown to include more vendors people and national attention. >> we've gone six year was out incidents. >> the shooting left an 18-year-old dead and five others injured. the man accused of killing him is a 19-year-old donald everett parks junior. today they spoke out about the killing including a plan of enforcement of current laws around alcohol, scaling down size of the event and bringing in more money to pay for it all. >> this is sort of like what mardi gras is to new orleans. we have every month. >> internation yol yal spotlight made it a big event. >> th

reporting from the space and science center in oakland, i'm allen wong, abc7 news. >> if you snapped a picture of last night's youor, we would love to see it. just send it to us. >> if a meteor hit your home, are you covered by an insurance? michael finney got some answers. >> it is one of the things definitely covered under the homeowners policy. a lot of people doesn't realize it because it doesn't happen that often, but if it does, it would be covered. >> also the damage from the meteor concussion like we saw in russia would also be covered. other events likely covered under the homeowners insurance includes lightning strikes and falling satellites. more things to worry about. after 8 days aboard the carnival crew ship triumph. two northern california women are finally home this morning. julie and her mother flew into the oakland airport last night. her nine-year-old son missed her so much he literally took her off her feet. after the bear hug on the ground, nine-year-old ricky also had a big hug for his grandmother, connie. despite the conditions aboard the ship, they said their

reporting from the space and science center in oakland, i'm allen wong, abc7 news. >> if you snapped a picture of last night's meteor, we would love to see it. just send it to us. u report at kgo-tv.com. >> it's certainly unlikely that a meteor would ever hit your home, but if it did, are you covered by an insurance? michael finney got some answers. >> it is one of the things definitely covered under the homeowners policy. a lot of people doesn't realize it because it doesn't happen that often, but if it does, it would be covered. >> on insurance industry spokesman also said damage from the meteor concussion like we saw in russia would also be covered. other events likely covered under the homeowners insurance includes lightning strikes and falling satellites. >>> after 8 days aboard the carnival cruiseship triumph. two northern california women are finally home this morning. julie and her mother flew into the oakland airport last night. her nine-year-old son missed her so much he literally took her off her feet. after the bear hug on the ground, nine-year-old ricky also had a big hu

reporting in fairfield, i'm allen wong, abc7 news. >>. >>> we continue to follow developing news.he search of the former police officer accused of killing three people in southern california. that search resumes at 7:00 a.m. this picture was taken january 28th by a security hotel at a hotel in orange county. it's the most recent photo of the man that we know of. here's the latest on the search. >> big bear valley, an ex-cop and accused killer, and it's t. they began scouring big bear thursday when his smoldering truck and tracks were found there. >> those tracks are not related to dorner. >> there was also report of a door kick in the -- in in the 7 oaks area. they checked that out. it's old damage. >> air support had to be called off because of the storm. police used snow machines to check more than 200 cabins. they will patrol the area overnight. twelve more teams than usual. all-out hunt will resume in the morning. >> if the possibility exists that he is here somewhere in the forest so we are going to keep looking until we determine that he is -- he's not here. >> in orange cou