has been banned from air bnb. the company said more than a million guests used air bnb on new year's eve and problems are very rare. if you have a story you would liketous look into, can you submit the idea to kron4.com on the my story tab. >>> repairs on a sinkhole that opened up thursday will continue tomorrow. an 18 inch sewer line was damaged. >>> the biggest container sthoip visit the u.s. passed through san francisco before arrive agent the port of oakland. the nearly quarter mile long megaship called the benjamin frank written is so huge, it cleared the golden gate bridge with only about 20 feet to spare. this visit is being considered a trial run to see how efficiently they can handle the cargo. >>> the new year means new laws. that includes new restrictions on hoverboards after several of them caught fire. there is a state law banning anybody urn -- under the anal of 16 from using one of them, and riders are required to wear a helmet. kate kag lerks has talked to some hoverboard owners. >> hoboards can br

. >> and teens trash a house on air bnb.t the homeowners plan to do about it. >> wet weather offshore. it is getting closer to us for tonight. and i'll have the wet seven-day forecast for you coming up. find out if you could get help paying for health insurance with just your age, income, zip code, and the number of people in your household. information you probably know off the top of your head. enroll by january 31st to avoid the irs tax penalty. ♪ if you haven't checked out covered california in a while, we've got some new options that might interest you. like adult dental coverage. great news for you... and your sweet tooth. to find free, local, in-person help, visit coveredca.com >> this is the bay area's news station. kron 4 news starts now. >> air bnb is popular for people who want a little extra money out of town. but an exland couple was shocked to found out they had been duped for someone who rented their house to throw a party. the result, thousands of dollars in damage. kron 4's jeff bush has their story. >> repo

but air bnb wasn't so hot on the idea. they removed the post, saying that the igloo didn't meet its standards. >> air bnb has igloo standards? jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot. >>> up next, whale rescue. humpbacks tangled in rope get some help. camera. an officer gets nailed by a semi and actually lives to tell about it. but now he's taking and noticing a real difference in his joint comfort. the feeling originates in this spreads throughout the body... to here, inducing hilariously high levels of embarrassment in his son. he knows it's working by that of abject humiliation on his son's face. you were made to dance, phil. shows improved joint comfort in just 7 days. osteo bi-flex. made to move. terry bradshaw? what a surprise! a surprise? shingles. you out of nowhere. mon let' and talk about it. and did you know that one in three people will get shingles? (all) no. m reminding people if you had chickenpox then the shingles virus is already inside you. (all) oooh. s had chickenpox? scoot over. can po

>>new accusations that short term rental site air bnb isn't playing by the rules. a large portion of the company's er revenue comes from full-time landlords renting their properties more than 360 days a year generated 29% of air bnb's rev news. ho it wi hotel lobby groups say it is no longer a short-term rental site and they argue air bnb should follow the same regulations and pay the same taxes as any ho it will operator. >> a new storm system a lining up offshore right now. a live look from san francisco. winds picking up ahead of the storm. winds could hit as high as 40 miles per hour by 4 a.m. we'll tell you how much rainfall we'll get through tomorrow morning in just a few minutes. the violent beating of an uber driver caught on- camera... and an uber rider, initially >>> um remember this, right? the vie -- violent beating of an uber driver. >> the driver is suing. he claims that video taping without his permission violates his right. >> reporter: in question is california's two-party consent law. it's a law that says you have to be aware of any recording of c

rent out their couches on air bnb. it appears there is more supply than demand but that is before we found out who is coming to the super bowl. bruce bennett hopes things will pick up as fans start looking for places to stay. >> now, you know, people will start to see a huge rise in those inquiries. i know fellow hosts have received bookings. >> there are 6,000 listings in the region. the median listing is $360 per night but rentals are going for less. >> i am charging our price is $120. we're asking $180. >> angela chow rents out her home or rooms on air bnb. >> they have access to kitchens and other amenities. >> if she can rent out the home, she'll allow people to stay in her extra room, but a higher price than usual. >> it goes for $120 or so and i was just being competitive. i know hotels are charging more than that. >> for super bowl weekend she's charging $600 per night. her home, $2500 per night. air bnb says compared to last year, demand for super bowl 50 is roughly three times greater. abc7 news. >> another l

but air bnb wasn't so hot on the idea. they removed the post, saying that thets standards. >> air bnb has igloo standards? who knew? jill wagner at the new york >>> up next, whale rescue.s tangled in rope get some help. and a collision caught on camera. an officer gets nailed by a semio tell about it. but now he's taking osteo bi-flex, and noticing a real difference in his joint comfort.ates in this area... spreads throughout the body... to here,igh levels of embarrassment in his son. he knows it's working by that look of abject humiliation on his son's face. dance, phil. so dance. shows improved joint comfort in just 7 days. osteo bi-flex. made to move. shaw? what a surprise! you know what else is a surprise? shingles. and how it can hit you out of nowhere. i know. i had it. down and talk about it. and did you know that one in three people will get shingles? (all) no. that' s why i' m reminding people then the shingles virus is already inside you. (all) oooh. who' s had chickenpox? scoot over. pop up anywhere and the pain

rent out their couches on air bnb. it appears there is more supply than demand but that is before we found out who is coming to the super bowl. bruce bennett hopes things will pick up as fans start looking for places to stay. >> now, you know, people will start to see a huge rise in those inquiries. i know fellow hosts have received bookings. >> there are 6,000 listings in the region. the median listing is $360 per night but rentals are going for less. >> i am charging our price is $120. we're asking $180. >> angela chow rents out her home or rooms on air >> they have access to kitchens and other amenities. >> if she can rent out the home, she'll allow people to stay in her extra room, but a higher price than usual. >> it goes for $120 or so and i was just being competitive. i know hotels are charging more than that. >> for super bowl weekend she's charging $600 per night. her home, $2500 per night. air bnb says compared to last year, demand for super bowl 50 is roughly three times greater. abc7 news. >> another look f

on the last piece, we didn't right.y get the peer i think it was prop f for the air bnb regulation who sent a lot of messages to their friends trying to recruit them. texting their friends saying i'm voting combre or no and here's why. so to answer the question, i think there's a general question around distribution and how you get these tools and how much demand is there that i think is going to be driven koreaing social norms around participation and something they're doing with their friends. we've got to reintegrate our civic and social lives. that's something no one's figured out. and we're trying to figure out. how do you make this main sfleem -- mainstream? there's change.org and irks- citizen and others experimenting and it rating and trying to figure that out. but then it's about making it really simple, immediate feedback. personalize, transparent and a useful tool for people. when they got that in the hands of people they used it. and the response was really positive. i hear san francisco is in the order about 1,000 voters. the election had a turnout of what was it, 160,000?

they had arranged for a guest to stay there on air bnb. bnb."we got a phone call from our neighbor around 10:30 or 10:40, saying that there were about 50 to 60 kids i imy house, partying in my house." the house was in disarray with broken glass on the ground and beer cans everywhere - not what they expected. they have used air bnb for some time and say they have had almost no problems with the company, until now. now. "sofas were outside. the tv was in my bathroom. objects, photos, memorabilia. i have pictures of my nieces that are on my fridge that were completely on the floor, trampled on and torn, with shoe prints all over, their cute, little faces."the arrangngents were made by a man claiming to be from chicago who said that he and his sister were the only two who would be staying at their house. but that turned out to be untrue. jim and reshma say their guest was not who he said he was. was. "so, we were duped. he came here and they were looking to have a party. we found out later that it was his 18th birthday, so another g issue is that he

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then advertised it as a "boutique winter igloo for two" on air-bnb. it was only up for a few hours.. even though the responses were poring-in. in an email.. air-bnb informed the desingers that while the igloo looks very well constructed.. it doesn't meet occupancy standards. high pressure is building over through saturday. expect high clouds on usday and friday, partly cloudy skies are expected, with highs with highs in the upper 60s. however, changes begin saturday ahead of what looked o way. expect a push of cloud cover by saturday evening, along with breezy winds ahead of the system. cloudy skies are expected sunday as this very large system starts to push through the area. chances for rain will also move in with this system on sunday and linger into monday. models are also showing strong wind gusts with this system on 50s on monday. the back end of the system will an exit early wednesday. time now... for the latest consumer news. contact -13-... is always warning you... about the latest phone scam!!! now... we're learning... -11- percent of u.s. a

they had arranged for a guest to stay there on air bnb. bnb."we got a phone call from our nghbor around 10:30 or 10:40, saying that there were about 50 to o kids in my house, partying in my house." the house was in disarray with broken glass on the ground and beer cans everywhere - not what they expected. they have used air bnb for some time and say they have had almost no problems with the company, until now. now. "sofas were outside. the tv was in my bathroom. objects, photos, memorabilia. i have pictures of my nieces that are on my fridge that were completely on the floor, trampled on and torn, with shoe prints all over, their cute, little faces."the arrangements were made by a man claiming to be from chicago who said that he and his sister were the only two who would be staying at their house. but that turned out to be untrue. jim and reshma say their guest was not who he said he was. was. "so, we were duped. he came here and they were looking to have a partytywe found out later that it was his 18th birthday, so another big issue is that he

they are renting out there home on home sharing sites like air bnb. a santa clara couple that lives within walking distance of the stadium is listing their home for $2000 a night. another woman offering two rooms in her home for $250 a night each, throwing in a ride to the train station. >> i don't believe in gouging people, and i believe it should be more portable for people to come in and enjoy themselves. let them spend their money on gifts for their family or themselves. >> that was very nice of cindy. the air bnb officials recommend that host the realistic about the pricing. >>> and sitting idle on the docks due to the toxins found in the crabs, and state lawmakers are sending a letter to governor brown asking him to request a state of emergency from the federal government. if declared, a fishery disaster would open the door for the 2000 crab fishermen to get federal relief funds. >> it will keep the industry alive, and that is important. we do not want these crabbers to lose their boats, homes, or to move to other parts of the world. >> the loca

i think it was prop f for the air bnb regulation who sent a lot of messages to their friends trying to recruit them. texting their friends saying i'm voting yes or no and here's why. so to answer the question, i think there's a general question around distribution and how you get these tools and how much demand is there that i think is going to be driven koreaing social norms around participation and something they're doing with their friends. we've got to reintegrate our civic and social lives. that's something no one's figured out. and we're trying to figure out. how do you make this main sfleem -- mainstream? there's change.org and i-citizen and others experimenting and it rating and trying to figure that out. but then it's about making it really simple, immediate feedback. personalize, transparent and a useful tool for people. when they got that in the hands of people they used it. and the response was really positive. i hear san francisco is in the order about 1,000 voters. the election had a turnout of what was it, 160,000? for us that's a pretty good validation at least from the

. >> air bnb removed the listing but offered him $50 for his next air bnb rental and suggested he choose a place with running water, electricity and a roof that doesn't melt because heat something a problem. >> right about now with temperatures above freezing there is plenty of running water. >> bring your electrical blanket. you'll be fine pts as we count down to the super bowl, check >> winning being sort of an operative word. one arizona cardinals fan got one indicating that they won super bowl 50. >> the other side of the country another tattoo from a confident patriots fan sadly for these folks, of course, neither team is even in the big game. >> i guess you've got to be a die-hard fan to do this. >> you got to believe. >> and the seventh finisher at a half marathon in alabama actually didn't look like that. but never bothered to register bachelor the race. ludivine, take a look somehow escaped her backyard and made her way to the starting line and ran the entire 13.1-mile course. >> for good reason. the 2 1/2-year-old hound dog had no trouble keeping up with the pack even though he

stacey: but home rental site air bnb wasn't too hot on one of the ideas. a brooklyn man built this "boutique winter igloo for 2" in his backyard during the weekend's big winter storm. he described it as a chic, dome charge $200 a night. but air bnb removed the post saying the igloo didn't meet its , standards. steve: a little chilly. we're back next with a final check of the forecast. congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place by a corrupt political system where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is funded by over two and a half million small contributions. people who know you can't level the playing field by taking more money from wall street. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. he was rated a+ by the nra. not for his promises, but for defending the second amendment... he's a man of deep faith, who fought time and again for the right to life. he laid out a plan to destroy isis months before paris. he'l

they spent about six hours building an igallow that could sleep four people and put it up on air bnb for $200 a night. it started filling up. >> new york, people have done crazier things with their money. $200 to stay in a giant most uncommon thing. air bnb broke our hearts >> the winter temperatures will bng it down. >> doing the math in my head, i had igloo s in my backyard. i wonder how much i could have rented that for. i was never allowed to stay there by my parents. >>> sky 7 hd over the scene of the pro right look at that beautiful shot outside. >> it's so warm outside. >> still above normal. a year ago tonight we were talking about a blizzard about to cripple southern new england with 20 to 25 inches of snow. what a turn around compared to last year. 49 in boston. a southwesterly breeze around 17 miles per hour boosting a lot of temps including eric in hopkinton. norwood made it to 52. boston, oh, so close. 49. beverly 50. right now norwood at 50. new bedford at 49. nashua 48. temps 10 to 12 degrees above normal. an orange square indicating a mild day. this was the january th

. >>> a new igloo has popped up on air bnb. how much it will cost you to represent this next. >>> checkt out, cleanup is under way after a weekend blizzard. schools remain closed for a third day in a row. in washington, d.c. federal offices are finally open but they are on a three hour delay. workers have the option of working from home. can we get in on that? >> unlikely. >> northerners are finding way to see cash in on all that snow. instead of making money shoveling, some clever es are being used. >> a guy in brooklyn spent eight hours creating this place and posted their creation on bnb offering up to $200 a night. >> $00 to stay una giant ice cave was not the most out of the question thing. >> true. >> before you go booking your flight, air bnb the creators plan to use it until it melt. >> here's the crazy part, people did want to spend the night there. >> that's not my idea of@ a good time. >> and neither does what julie durda is seeing on the radar. >> that'srue. >> indeed. we're seeing showers and storms moving and shak

they had arranged for a guest to stay there on air bnb. "sofas were outside. the tv was in my bathroom. objects, photos, memorabilia. i have pictures of my nieces that are on my fridge that were completely on the floor, chicago said that he and his sister were the only two who would be staying at their house. air bnb released a statement tolerance" for this situation are "working quickly to make it right" good morning las vegas.. time now is xxx..... a look outside right now, where it's beautiful but cold! we have plenty more news and weather straight ahead...stay robbery... today, we are hearing what happened - from the store manager. and the new year bring along new rules for the silver state. we will get you up to date on some of the new laws hitting the books. plus, 2016 is also bringing a new milestone for same-sex marriages here in nevada. good morning las vegas! i'm yasmeen hassan... the time now is ... let's get started with a weather first check with carlo falco! ((ad-lib)) a summerlin store is robbed - and the thieves are still out there. we are talk

but air bnb wouldn't have it.hey said while well constructed by the owner and his friends it did not meet the company's occupancy standards and it was removed from the the site. he may post on craigs list. >>> a photographer took this video of an icy kayaking trip down the james river yesterday. weren't really going anywhere. ellie morris says she has never paddled through something like this before before getting into the river and moving slowly. morris and friends had to bust through the creek with a two inch thick layer of ice. despite the hard work, she said it was beautiful out there. she didn't say she would do it again though. >>> coming up at 6:00, frustration mounting for area residents who haven't seen a plow on their streets since the snow stopped falling. >> also at 6:00 with the iowa caucuses less than a week away, the presidential candidates are focusing their pitches on getting out the votes. >> up next, big changes lead to a big surge in >> mcdonald is making a come back. >> it credits the all-day

. >> an oakland couple who put their house on air bnb is cleaning up their house today. >> it was trashed during a party. with dozens of under age guests. without their knowing. >> the arrangements were made by a man claiming to be from chicago. who said he and his sister were the only two who would be there. that turned out to be a lie. >> . he said he was. >> . so we were duped. he came here. party. birthday. another big issue. under age. >> . >> and they said it took 12 hours to get a response. who also released a statement in response to the story. >> stprus traiting situation. frustrating situation. >> they might think twice about renting their home out. which is unfortunate. >> . a lot of people do have success stories with it. earth. tpha is >> a behind the scenes tour on nasa's hubl command center. >> . truly the most productive scientific instrument. that is ever been. >> since 1990. the telescope has been transmitting high skalt images of deep space. back to earth. >> the idea originated in 1946. when a princeton professor brought a paper. an extra tr es a telescope in orbit. >>

air bnb is up with the ten most desirable rentals across the globe, and a local homemade the list. >>king its way in the north bay. right now some light showers. live look outside. heavy rain on the way for some tomorrow. deta not gecould be you've sleep? got the wrong bed. enter sleep number... she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. you can both adjust the bed for the best sleep of your life. save $1100 on the i8 mattress with purchase of sleepiq technology and flexfit3 adjustable base. ends monday. >>> walnut creek, cameo, and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. >> abc 7 news, elementary school in san francisco today for the opening of the shared school yard project. supervisor mark started the project years ago and locked up school yards now open on the weekend. increasing open space for children and families, like now 28 city schools take part in the project. the centerpiece of a new san francisco neighborhood is now one step closer to completion. only abc 7 was there when crews hit a major milestone. abc 7 morning news anchor reggie o'key checks on the progress. >> high ab

one and list it on air bnb. it came with candles to keep you warm. fortunately air b and b took it down. >> george: we are tracking a few showers the evening. we'll see some areas of light rain but nothing overly heavy. at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, all of the rain will be finished. we'll have shine tomorrow afternoon. it will be cooler, but drier once those showers move out. and for the weekend, we'll be nearing 60 on saturday. and all of us making a run for the lower 60s by sunday. >> danner: i'm liking the highs and the lows overnight, too. >>> chris hemsworth about >>> i'm not fan of megan kelley. megan kelley really the reason trump could drop out of thursday's livedebate? >> what fox news is saying now as the donald goes off. >> i think i'm going to be treated unfai i do something else. >> if somebody says somet completely outlandish, call them

acceptable numbers, suddenly air bnb comes along and busts of the whole thing open. renting out -- i interviewed people evicted from their place by a landlord who just wanted to get them out of their rent controlled apartments said they could put it on air bnb. they would doing unconscionable things and seemed to target elderly people, disabled people, people with language minority challenges, people who have a hard time defending themselves and not necessarily going to hire a lawyer to defend themselves. what is going on in san francisco is horrible and it is going on in new york too where professionals are taking over the platform and air bnb knows it because they have the numbers and there are people whose great their web site and get these numbers, you can see how many hosts have multiple property. that is how you know what is going on and is taking over the web site. air bnb is making money hand over fist. they are not about to kill their golden goose. they are putting forward in san francisco on proposition f, citizen's initiative to crack down on air bnb. they

as offers started coming in but air bnb stepped in and took it down. the igloo is still standing though and the builders are using it to host friends instead. that is using the snow to make some money. metinka: that is really smart. maybe we can do that early next week. this morning, our weather is all quiet. where waking up to some patchy fog. in des moines, 24 degrees. the winds will be dragging in some warmer temperatures. highs around 35 degrees. kind of a melting day out there. we will see a couple of stray flurries by this afternoon. we are headed for a storm. i want to show you that last one. where are talking about some temperature changes headed our way. and welcome warm-up is headed our way. 40's for friday and even into saturday, it is going to be beautiful. our attention is focused on that winter storm potential for early next week. most of the activity will start on tuesday. the heaviest snow arriving later a lot of wind up with the system . we'll keep you updated on the latest. elizabeth: new this morning a recent report reveals alzheimer

it might have worked if not for a air bnb not going along with the scheme. the brooklyn man made a fancy igloo. and then charged members of the website $200 to stay inside. >> what? >> $200. he reportedly actually got some takers. however, air bnb took the offer down saying the igloo did not meet the occupancy requirements. >> igloo for two. >> all in the selling. >> just a mound of snow. >>> look at this. bobby ray simmons has bigger issues. he's taken to twitter to insist the world is flat. he posted pictures of the horizon saying it's flat and when followers questioned his sanity he tweeted he's not crazy and feeling just fine. it caused enough of a stiff to caused a famed astrophysicist to say, this does not mean we all still can't like your music. very passive/aggressive. >>> speaking of music an 18- wowed -- just sat down at a public mall and taught everybody what a self-taught guy can do. >> 18 years old. >> incredible. >> self-taust. he says he has not been able to afford lessons. now -- he went viral -- schools are contacting him. >> just started pl

.>>> the air bnb says there's been a spike for the listings because the hotel rooms are still so hard to find, and they asked people to be realistic.>> if you are new to the idea of home sharing, are going on air bnb or things like that, we will talk to a woman about how to list your home to get the most money if that is what you want to do. how to look for something in your price range so that you are not totally disappointed when you arrive. we will break it down for you tomorrow on mornings on 2 the 9.>> and who is actually getting the money? but people were gouging people, when you can entertain the company and clients, a lot of people get these big bucks for the big homes.>>> coming up, providing college students with a little bit of extra help, and the ceo has a giveaway to pay for tutoring.>>> you could say he accidentally ran a half marathon, introduced after extending his morning run. >>> women update on the san diego situation that we've been telling you about. -- we have an update on the san diego situation we have been telling you about. the lockdown at the schools has bee

still to come at 5:00 who's really making money by offering rentals on air bnb. we have a closer study that's. >> new progress. the major milestone they reached today. >> and kids, adults, me don't eat the snow. it may look delicious but a new study warns ingesting snow may be bad for your health. >> there are so many things to know when it comes to snow, right? i want to agree with your angry man vibe. try not to be out of the road on saturday, even get in as early as saturday night so you don't have to deal with all of this. tonight by the way you see a little bit of snow of radar. we're pregaming with our big winter storm. so far i'm not hearing about any of you getting it on the ground but the winter weather advisory does not begin until 6:00. we'll have more when local news at 5:00 returns. >>> well, if you thought you spotted a giant kram hoisting an ever green tree high sa bof national harbor you weren't seeing anything. they're celebrating a major construction milestone as the workers placed the final concrete layer atop the tower. it's the completion of

at first the guys who built it advertised it on air bnb for $200 a night. they started getting offers to stay in their ice cave, but then air bnb took it off the site. now, they' re using word of mouth to see if someone will take them up on their offer, before it melts away. meredith: are they cooking for me? summer: it is going to melt, so you have to hurry up. wesh 2 news at 5:00 is straight ahead. what' s coming up in the next hour. angela: coming up next at 5:00, a world war ii veteran injured during a car-jacking. what wesh 2 has learned about the man police say tried to steal a patient transportation van, while the patient was still county, two sheriff' s deputies are recovering tonight after they were attacked during a domestic disturbance call. we' re live at the scene. wesh 2 news at 5:00 is next. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption coca ahh... yeah! ahh... ahh... ah. you probably say it a million times a day. ahh... ahh! ahh... ahh! but at cigna, we want to help everyone say it once a ye

have screened more, 'air b- n-b' issued a statement saying quote, 'we have banned this guest from air bnb and our trust and safety team has reached out to the host to work with them under our one million dollar host guarantee." still - after starting the new year on a sour note - this couple wants to warn other 'air b-n-b' for the past few months the galleries of the nevada museum of art have all been filled with a single exhibit called "tahoe - a visual history." and this week is your last chance to see this one of a kind show. kolo 8 news nows chris buckley takes us there. tahoe a visual history has drawn visitors from all over the country in the past five months. "we had in the first three months 60,000 people, 1,000 on saturday." and it's been well received by locals and visitors alike. "its amazing its beautiful it brings you back to a time when you look at the scenery and not necessarily the activities." the one of a kind exhibit took five years to put together. and its the first to fill every one of the museums galleries "it's over 400 artworks by 175 artists and it spans 200 years

pthey put it up for rent at $200 pa night on the website air bnb. pthey did have some interest pbefore the post was taken down. p>> we had five people contact pus. pi wasn't able to read all of pthem before they were taken down pbut we did have five people prequest dates. pone of which was definitely psomeone trying to reserve the pentire month of july but other pthan that, i didn't have a pchance to look too deep into the pother ones. p>>dave: air bnb took it down pbecause the igloo didn't meet pthe occupancy standards. pthey got $50 out of the deal. pto spend a night in an igloo, pthough. pthis is how we're greeted. pwhile most areas the rain has pstopped for now, look at the proads and you can really just ptell they're wet. pthey're soaked. pthere were parts of the tampa parea that picked up an inch, porder last night. pwhile you see a break or two in pclouds way out here in the gulf, pjust a few hours away, another pround of rain is coming at us. pwhat is left of the first round pis just mostly light, pesky pshower activity. pback end is working

.>>> fire crews battled a house fire in evergreen which may havee been a rental, possibly an air bnb rental. it started in the attic and getting to the fire was difficult for crews because the windows and doors had bars on them. that was not the ooly challenge. >> it is a challenge for our equipment as well just in keeping the water moving as well as the safety of our firefighters. >> fortunately no one as home and crews are working on figuring out what caused that fire. >>> a woman who diiappeared during a skiing vacation has been located. she was dropped off at the hospital by an unidentified man. she was not hurt and is now with family. authorities have ice climbing. ryan jennings fell on wednesday and is pictured on the left along with his partner. his friends found his body near and ice pillar that had broken loose. he is annaccomplished climber credited with the first ascent of one of the toughest routes up matt johnson. >>> a judge in colorado springs has refused to unseal details in the ccse of the planned parenthood shooter for now. the judge says it is too early to unseal t

the company has called and provide service service for net flicks and air bnb and those workers say they are still being forced to work while the business is infested. >> i don't want to call it an infest taition ation but i believe it is. >> they are bed bugs. and several current and former employees of this clearwater call center contacted fox 13 about the pests, some fearing they could lose their jobs for speaking out asking us to protect their identities. >> one has to actually go to the so many had bites on his legs. >> the boy had company admits it's found bugs in the office building. several dead bugs were found, and the building has been treated and inspected by several pest companies but employs say these images were taken within the last day. >> i feel bad for the people who industrial to go to work, and if they are allowed to go home it's without pay, and if you're a single person and you're the sole income, you have no choice. >> it makes my skin crawl, i'm like fighting the urge to scratch myself right now although there are no bugs on me and it's absolutely disgus >> 24/7 i

they had arranged for a guest to stay there on air bnb. the arrangements were made by a man claiming to be from chicago who said that he and his sister were the only two who would be staying at their house. but that turned out to be untrue. (( (jim owen/ home owner) "so, we were duped. he came here and they were looking to have a party. we found out later that it was his 18th birthday, so another big issue is that he was an underage user.")) ((sharie johnson)) jim and reshma said it took more than 12 hours to get a response airbnb. using that service. an air-b-n-b spokesperson issued a statement in response to this story. it reads in part: "we have zero tolerance for this kind of behavior and our team is working quickly to make this right. we have banned this guest from airbnb"./// ((sharie johnson)) ((keely breland))

now the saudis are serving up ties and the air bnb renter that turned a couple's >>> other new year bringsa new rate hike for pg&e customers. most will pay seven% more for gas and electric service, increasing the average bill by nine dollar. pg&e saying it's increasing realities due to several factors, including paying for maintenance and upgrades. >> a family now has new way to get around. we were in antioch when she started her ford taurus she belongs to the church of antioch, parishioners wrote letters why the family needs a car. she plans to drive her family to church with the vehicle. >> now that we got a car, we can get here and keep my family together, you know, kids, we losing our kids, and i don't want to lose mine. we need jesus, and he gave me this gift today. >> and we were able to just by way of ' -- to know when we read that letter, she was the one. >> church leaders gave out more than 500 christmas gifts to children today. >>> let's see what live doppler 7hd is telling us. >> right now overcast sky is. the rain kind of stubborn right off the coast, and going through the late