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carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. longest closer in the history of the golden gate bridge continues this morning as workers install a new median barrier. here's a look right now at the shrouded in fog bridge from the marin county side. the span is scheduled to reopen in time for tomorrow morning's commute. abc7 news reporter nick smith joins us now on the san francisco side. nick, what's the word on the progress? >> right now the word on the progress is all good. carolyn, i just spoke to one of the chief engineers and he told me the only thing they have left to do are two pieces of information to take away from this. they have it remove the metal casings that once held the metal pylons. those still need to come out but it's not are imperative before they open the bridge. it means a lane closer or two down the line. and, two the operators that need to use the zipper trucks every day still have not had a chance to operate those. everyone else had been assigned everyone else operating the trucks have been those are the a

carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. the longest closer in the histories of the golden gate bridge continues this morning as workers install a new median barrier system. take a live look right now at the bridge from the marin county side. the closer began at midnight friday. the span is scheduled to reopen in time for tomorrow morning's commute. i can't feel 7 news reporter nick smith is with us from the golden gate bridge with the latest. good morning there. >> good morning carolyn. i was wondering if i ran on to the middle of the highway there if you would see me from the marijuana bridge camera. but you know what? i thought the better side of me said just stand here. the sane behind me reads closed but by this time tomorrow it should say "open" pause they tell me they are ready to open on time. heavy lifting is done. take a look at this video. we were overhead last night when engineers put the last piece in place. they even took a moment to snap a picture or two. the new barrier will recon figure the bridge to six lan

carolyn, i'm michael finney from channel 7. >> wow!ur side" for the $500 you were scammed out of. >> carolyn was overwhelmed. >> oh, dear. >> it is a happy ending. >> it just made me feel good because i knew that i would put a smile on her face. >> donors gave more than enough to restore her savings. >> we created the carolyn collins fund. >> i'm speechless! >> legal aid of marin will use the carolyn collins fund to visit homes for the elderly and warn about the scams. and as part of the program carolyn herself will be making her own presentation to those residents. we will follow up to show you how it all works out and our heartfelt thanks to all of our generous viewers. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." >> still ahead on the saturday morning news. the warriors shoot for their 14th straight win at area researchers cal arena against the cavaliers. larry beil will have the highlights coming up in sports. first a live look outside from the golden gate bridge n is the marin side. it is closed to regular traffic. in fact, it is the lon

carolyn i'm michael finney from channel 7. >> wow!he viewers of "7 on your side" for the $500 you were scammed out of. >> carolyn was overwhelmed. >> oh, dear. >> it is a happy ending. >> it just made me feel good because i knew that i would put a smile on her face. >> donors gave more than enough to restore her savings. >> we created the carolyn collins fund. >> i'm speechless! >> legal aid of marin will use the carolyn collins fund to visit homes the elderly and warn about the scams. and as part of the program carolyn herself will en making her own presentation to those residents. we will follow up to show you how it all works out and our heartfelt thanks to all of our generous viewers. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." >> still ahead on the saturday morning news. a classroom conservation project that did its job and then some. how the san francisco school district saved more than its share of water. first a live look outside from our golden gate bridge camera. hard to see with all the fog out there. we are keeping an eye on the

carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. being. >> the longest closer of the golden gate bridge continues this morning as workers install a new median barrier. we have a live look right now at the bridge from the marin county side. the closer began at midnight friday. the span is schedule today reopen in time for tomorrow morning's commute. abc7 news reporter nick smith joining us live now from the san francisco side of the bridge. who are you talking to nick? what's the latest? >> i was just talking to chp. i wanted you to see them but they didn't want to be on camera. people have obeyed the traffic signals and that's one of the things we had to be concern about yesterday. my colleague talked to people who honestly did not know the bridge was closing even though we've been talking about it for weeks. they weren't paying attention they didn't know or they were visiting. we spoke to ot only the golden gate bridge about that but chp about redirecting the traffic and how people were being affected. but all of that is nothing th

they've not identified one single one sdwoer three weeks later they sent over a reference to 751 carolyn avenue that involves city property attached to the brief you can see the property is owned by the city and county of san francisco it's a completely flat area and completely development i have pictures the roadwork being down on carolyn avenue i can submit those as you can see no similarity to the stan i don't think street situation and certainly nothing involve the indemnify indication it is they have to contact their homeowners insurance and have the responsibility of the maintenance and the situation exclusively inclusive to the owners building. >> your time is up mr. williams. >> i'm sorry we're asking for a rehearing i have a quick question with respect to the beef broouf brief you were hear. >> did you obtain. >> i didn't know a brief was served i was completely un- i contacted cynthia goldstein's lastly later and i heard a brief was filed that's the first time i heard about it. >> i want to ask the folks standing on the side of the room by the door please take a seat the fire d

legal aid of marin collected the money on carolyn's behalf and today i surprised her with the gift.olyn, i'm michael finney from channel 7. >> hello. >> reporter: i have a check here from the viewers of 7 on your side for the $500 you were scammed out of. carolyn was overwhelmed. >> thank you. >> at least it's a happy ending though. >> it just made me feel good because i knew that would put a smile on her face. >> reporter: donors gave more than enough to restore her savings. >> we created a fund. >> reporter: legal aid will use a carolyn kolcollins fund to visit homes for the elderly and warn with about these scams and as part of the program carolyn herself will be making her own presentation to those residents. we'll follow up to show you how it works out and our heartfelt thanks to all of our generous viewers. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >>> still ahead on the saturday morning news, a classroom conservation project that did its job and then some. how the san francisco school district saved more than its share of waterer. as we had head to break, the time right now is appr

carolyn. >> thank you. bay area residents wasted no time to get to the beaches to take advantage of unusually warm weather. however those that go out today need to be aware of some serious downside. lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> they were taking in the lights the sites, and the warm temps along the embarcadero. getting outside was top of mind for just about everyone this winter day. >> i don't know if this has anything to do with global warming or climate change, but i'll sure enjoy it. >> it wasn't hard to find people in shorts and a t-shirt. it was 70 degrees. typically this time of year it's in the 50s here. >> it's beautiful, especially since there's no fog along the coast bunks below the surface, a potential for problems is brewing. there's a high surf advisory in effect. many sneaker waves. this is low tied. the coast guard was out keeping an eye on things all morning at ocean beach. the advisory was out but surfers were all still in. >> we get maybe five to ten days like this in a surf season

. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> good morning, everyone, i'm carolyn tyler.nks for joining us on this sunday, january 25th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi carolyn, good morning. some high everybody he will vision winds are bringing the tully fog into our valleys. we have the high surf sizery and low visibility in some areas. a quarter mile santa rosa, concord 2 miles and just a mile and a half in livermore. it's going to get a little worse before it gets better. after the 10:00 hour we will see more sunshine, hazy conditions on the spare the air day. poor air quality today and tomorrow in the north bay. getting better on tuesday and tuesday begins a new parcel of air that's going to head our way and really mix out the atmosphere enough that maybe we could see some rain. we will talk about it coming up. carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. >> a word of caution for anyone taking advantage of the warm weather and headed to the beach. be on the lookout for sneaker waves. abc7 news lisa amin gulezian has the story. >>

carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. there will be another demonstration in oakland tonight calling for an end to police violence t gets underway at 7:00 p.m. at 14th and broadway. it's among the many protests hang this weekend to coincide with the mlk holiday. alisa harrington has more on the demonstrators' call for change. >> a march in east oakland. a rally in san francisco's castro district. these are just a few of several demonstrations happening in the bay area over the martin luther martin luther king, jr. holiday weekend. protests against violence involving black men and other minorities. the movement is also to take back mlk's legacy and support nonviolent civil disobedience. in oakland a group marched from the fruitvale bart station to the substation. four were arrested on the way. [chanting] >> among the demonstrators a person whose son was shot and killed when he was 16. she's traveled to value list all over the country, demanding justice. >> new york, chicago, all around oakland, everywhere to spread the wor

carolyn receive aid shocking phone call. >> i'm a policeman. my name is zach miller.'re under arrest. there is a warrant out for your arrest. >> the man said carolyn failed to show up for jury duty. she had to pay or would go to jail. . >> i was stunned. and i believed him. >> the man ordered her to go to the bank, withdraw $500 and load it to a green dot money card he stayed on the line as she walked to a bank and then to cvs to get the money card >> he said don't tell them at cvs or they'll have awe rested. >> the man told her to scrape the silver lining off the card. >> there is a number there. i want to you give me that number. >> later a friend told her it was a scam. she'd lost her savings. >> i don't have that much money >> the story came on about carolyn. she'd been taken for $500 by this person and it angered me. >> this florist vowed to help restore her savings >> i just wanted her to know despite not so desirable people there is a lot of people who do care. >> i teared up a bit and i was moved by her -- by what happened to her. >> uma chrischan asked how sh

carolyn receive aid shocking phone call. >> i'm a policeman. my name is zach miller.'re under arrest. there is a warrant out for your arrest. >> the man said carolyn failed to show up for jury duty. she had to pay or would go to jail. . >> i was stunned. and i believed him. >> the man ordered her to go to the bank, withdraw $500 and load it to a green dot money card he stayed on the line as she walked to a bank and then to cvs to get the money card >> he said don't tell them at cvs or they'll have awe rested. >> the man told her to scrape the silver lining off the card. >> there is a number there. i want to you give me that number. >> later a friend told her it was a scam. she'd lost her savings. >> i don't have that much money >> the story came on about carolyn. she'd been taken for $500 by this person and it angered me. >> this florist vowed to help restore her savings >> i just wanted her to know despite not so desirable people there is a lot of people who do care. >> i teared up a bit and i was moved by her -- by what happened to her. >> uma chrischan asked how sh

carolyn. >> lisa. thank you.ther demonstration in oakland tonight calling for an end to police violence. it gets underway at 7:00 p.m. at 14th and broadway. it's among the many protests happening this weekend to coincide with the mlk holiday. abc7 new reporter alisa harrington has more on the demonstrators' call for change. >> reporter: a march in east oakland. a civil rights slide show. a rally in san francisco's castro district. these are just a few of several demonstrations happening in the bay area over the martin luther king, jr. holiday weekend. protests against violence involving black men and other minorities. the movement is also to take back mlk's legacy and support nonviolent civil disobedience. >> until we get justice, there will be no peace. in oakland a group marched from the fruitvale bart station to the eastmont police substation. four were arrested on the way. [chanting] >> among the demonstrators, a person whose son was shot and killed when he was 16. she's traveled to rallies all over the count

carolyn. >> thank you, lisa.pening now, mourners are gathering to remember the second new york city police officer killed in the line of duty. here is a live look now from brooklyn where the funeral service for officer wen jian liu is underway. his wife is speaking there about her husband. he was shot in his patrol car two weeks ago, along with raphael ramos, who was laid to rest last weekend. governor andrew cuomo was at his wick yesterday. >> detective wen jian liu was a good man. he walked a path of courage a path of sacrifice and a path of kindness. this is who he was. and he was taken from us much too soon. >> liu, who was 32 years old and served as a police officer for seven years. he was married just two months when he was killed. and there is that service, and once again thousands of officers from all over the nation are there for that service, as they were last weekend for his colleague ramos. >>> breaks news, stuart scott, a long time anchor at our sister network, espn, has died. scott died this morning

carolyn screamed when she realized what was happening. her husband ran into the kitchen. >> money, he wanted money and we me and my husband were at the house. >> reporter: as carolyn's husband was explaining that to the thief, she inched toward the door but the robber got ahead of her, clearly desperate. >> he's standing just about where you are saying money, i need money, what about your jewelry box? let's yo go upstairs and see your jewelry box. i just said the only jewelry i have are my wedding rings, take it take it. and he took the rings off my fingers and while he was fumbling around to put it in his pocket i ran out. >> reporter: barefoot in the dark and cold. the robber went back to take carolyn's husband watch and wedding ring then ran. >> the worst part is feeling powerless. >> reporter: carolyn has since began upgrading her security system to include cameras and lights and she's manually locking the garage door while home alone. ahead at 6:00 steps neighbors are taking to keep secure. and how police are responding to the crime.

. >> my name is carolyn hanson and i'm the speaker's director program creates a great pleasure that i'm here to introduce a distinguished patron of liberal arts and western civilization. professor noel valis. she is a professor of spanish and portuguese. okay no longer portuguese. [laughter] she was a recipient of the guggenheim fellowship and also a national endowment for the humanities fellowship. she is written on sacred realism, spanish civil war and 19th century spanish novels so without further ado the moderator for the second panel

carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. thousands are expected to attend this morning he is funeral service for a second new york city police officer killed in the line of duty. here is a live look from brooklyn where the funeral service for officer wen jian liu will get underway around 8:00 this morning our time. yesterday hundreds lined the streets outside the funeral home where a wake was held for liuliu was shot to death in his patrol car two weeks ago, along with officer rafael ramos, who was laid to rest last weekend. new york governor andrew cuomo was at the wake, even as he deals with the death of his father, former governor mario cuomo. >> there was a hole in my heart that i fear will be there forever, but today is about the liu family and he would have wanted me here. >> meanwhile a memorial for officer liu is growing in new york chinatown as the community prepares for this morning's funeral. >> dozens of passengers are finally on the ground at sfo after being stuck on a plane for nearly 28 hours. it all began wit

carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. there will be another demonstration in oakland tonight calling for an end to police violence. it gets underway at 7:00 p.m. at 14th and broadway. it's among the many protests happening this weekend to coincide with the mlk holiday. alisa harrington has more on the demonstrators' call for change. >> a march in east oakland. a civil rights slide show. a rally in san francisco's castro district. these are just a few of several demonstrations happening in the bay area over the martin luther king, jr. holiday weekend. protests against violence involving black men and other minorities. the movement is also to take back mlk's legacy and support nonviolent civil disobedience. >> until we get justice, there will be no peace. in oakland a group marched from the fruitvale bart station to the substation. four were arrested on the way. [chanting] >> among the demonstrators, a person whose son was shot and killed when he was 16. she's traveled to rallies all over the country, demanding justice. >>

carolyn. >> thank you. bay area residents wasted no time to get to the beaches to take advantage of unusually warm weather. however, those that go out today need to be aware of some serious downside. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> reporter: they were taking in the lights, the sites, and the warm temps along the embarcadero. getting outside was top of mind for just about everyone this winter day. >> i don't know if this has anything to do with global warming or climate change, but i'll sure enjoy it. >> it wasn't hard to find people in shorts and a t-shirt. it was 70 degrees. typically this time of year it's in the 50s here. >> it's beautiful, especially since there's no fog along the coast. but below the surface, a potential for problems is brewing. there's a high surf advisory in effect. sharp park is at risk for sneaker waves. this is low tied. the coast guard was out keeping an eye on things all morning at ocean beach. the advisory was out but surfers were all still in. >> we get

for more on what's next, let's turn to carolyn tyler in the newsroom. a unique opportunity carolyn. >> that's right, dan. there is a lot of pent-up demand. since barbara boxer's decision was expected, you can bet there are contenders waiting in the wings. barbara boxer's decision not to seek reelection marks a seismic shift for california politics. and set off a free-for-all. it means a younger generation finally gets a shot. >> open seats statewide elections are, you know not common in california. certainly the u.s. senate seat that hasn't been open since 1992. there are folks who have been waiting, patiently waiting for the opportunity to run for that seat. >> reporter: names in the guessing game on the democratic side, lieutenant governor gavin newsom pamela harris john chung, former los angeles mayor antonio villaragosa, and wild card hedge fund manager and environmentalist john stire. john burton believes it's way too early to speculate. >> we don't have a dog in the hunt. what my thing is that we have a strong vibrant democratic party. >> reporter

but carolyn questions that response time telling me it felt much longer. carolyn's neighbors now reinforcing their own garages with security systems that allow the doors to stay closed and locked. >> it's very troublesome in a neighborhood any neighborhood that there's armed home invasions. >> reporter: neighbor annette wants more lights on the street and she started locking every door even while home. >> we're making sure we turn our alarm on every time we're in the house, not just when we go to bed. we tradition hi used it every night but now we turn it on stoons we get in the house. >> reporter: she and carolyn both manually locking their garages now. in sterile, i'm david culvert, news4. >>> a popular cleaning product has been put on the recall list. why something in the cabinet could pose serious hazards. >>> i'm julie carey in arlington where animal welfare advocates here and across the commonwealth are applauding the attorney general for the creation of the first in the nation animal law unit. i'll tell you how it will work to combat animal cruelty

michael and his older sister, carolyn, both live with their father and his new wife. tanya reid is eligible for parole in 2009. >> it disturbs me that she is probably going to go through life denying what she did, even though the court in iowa has convicted her of child abuse. two juries here in texas have convicted her of murder, and, you know, her son was taken from her and never had another episode. it's a strange syndrome where someone just will never admit what they've done. >> she was offered a deal where she could have served maybe eight or ten years if she just admitted that she had done this and she chose not to do that. this is the price she's paying. she will sit there every day for 50 or 60 years or whatever good behavior she gets and she will remember it. and you know that she knows she did it. did it. she killed her baby. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> early monday morning on october 19, 1992, 23-year-old laura houghteling was seen >>> darryn and darly routier were a couple in their mid 20s with three children. darryn routier was

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coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, much more local reaction from reporter carolyn tyler and "world newsght with david muir" will have a complete wrapup at 5:30. >>> it is now legal for california restaurants to put foie gras back on their menus. a federal court judge ruled the state's law banning the delicacy went too far and encroached upon the domain of the federal government. california banned foie gras in 2012 after animal rights activists successfully campaigned for a ban claiming the process to make it was inhumane. it is made by force feeding birds for the purpose of enlarging their livers. >>> a school scare today in the north bay after a 10-year-old girl disappeared from an elementary school campus in santa rosa. >> authorities quickly found the girl but now there are questions about how and why this happened. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live in santa rosa with the latest. >> reporter: you're right, there is still a question over motive but the good news is the story started out bad but ended well. this is the school in santa rosa and victoria valdez is a fifth grader waáu#h

police say he followed carolyn cross to her apartment in alexandria and beat her with a wrench. it happened last year. they say that he cut his own wrists and then called 911. his lawyers asked for a mental competency evaluation but a report just filed finds him competent to stand trial. that's set for april. >>> a victim's plea for witnesses to record a car running him down as landed this woman in jail. alexandra mendez can be seen hitting several cars in the mk auto lot in arlington last night. when the owner of the lot tried to keep her from leaving, mendez hit both men with her suv, backing over one of them a second time and then dragging him down the road. >> she didn't even want to stop. she just kept going and she didn't stop when the gates were -- when he closed the gates. she just ran through them and then to run over top of him like he did and then drag him, it's crazy. >> police say videos taken by witnesses helped them track mendez down. she's been charged with hit-and-run and malicious wounding into tonight, police in virginia are trying to find a teenage girl who c

. >>> in 1995, carolyn killaby of vancouver, washington, got into a heated argument with her husband.o a local bar alone. no one has seen or heard from her since. but some saliva from an envelope and a speck of blood on a wristwatch helped solve the mystery of her disappearance. >>> in 1990, carolyn and dan killaby were married, each for the second time.

in san francisco carolyn tyler. >>> the president said today's hacking amounts to a little more thana prank really. hackers claiming to be working on behalf of the islamic state militants broke into the sipt posting threats and apparent rosters of u.s. soldiers. the spent as well as the white house is downplaying it saying the information posted was not classified. >> a caution to folks as they're covering the story. a significant difference between what is a large date breach and the hacking of a twitter account. >> twird issued a statement saying they have requested our assistance with an account security issue and we're working with them to resolve it. >>> and who are you going to call when your drone gets away from you? more and more people are losing their aircraft. >>> the agency's biological opinion was woefully inadequate. >> the battle over the dealt la smelt heats up. >>> also only the closing in. >>> why san francisco's quake tower is shut down today >>> english language students headed back to class today after the break at the campus got a real shock. they were greeted b

carolyn tyler is in the newsroom with an ad not designed to sell a product. >> that's right. this spot is put together by a group called no more. which has launched a movement to raise awareness about domestic violence an issue the nfl has been forced to publicly deal with this recent months. on sunday the 70 plus tvs in this sports bar will be tuned of course to the super bowl. and viewers will see this commercial. >> larm with half a woman calls 911 and seems to be ordering a pizza, but really it's a cry to help which the operator seems to realize. >> is everything okay over there? do you have an emergency or not? >> yes. >> reporter: the thfl has been tarnished by its handling of domestic violence cases particularly the one involving former baltimore ravens player ray rice and former 49er ray mcdonald who was arrested for assaulting his fiance but not charged. now the league is donating a 30 second spot which the "wall street journal" says is worth $4.5 million. ruby's place which has helped domestic abuse survivors for four decades already has the ad posted on its web sit

abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler joining us in san francisco with the details., i'm not sure i'm ready for 628. >> reporter: 628 won't come along until march. but what's going to happen right away, or starting next month is the change in 415. 415 is one of california's original three area codes. so it's had quite a workout, quite a demand with more and more people getting cell phones. so now the cpuc has ordered what's called an overlay. when in doubt, dial it out. have you seen this public service announcement? if you're calling anyone in san francisco or marin, starting february 21st you'll have to add 1, and the area code to complete the call. you'll have to reprogram things like security systems and fax machines. it's one of the changes the california puc ordered last year, because 415 is running out. an even bigger change is anyone getting new phone service beginning in march. a totally separate area code. 628. >> i'm really not up for 628. it's splitting the city up. splitting the old school of san francisco up. >> reporter: mike kelly is a san francisco n

abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler is live in san francisco with those details. reporter: well, on the last week in his state of the city address, mayor ed lee said this was a priority to help some of the cities most vulnerable. today he praised muni for following through. >> free muni for seniors and people with disabilities this afternoon. >> reporter: rallies like this one today have put the pressure on muni for the past year. senior citizens and the disabled say they need to ride muni free of charge. right now the adult fare is $68 a month. low and moderate income seniors and riders with disabilities pay $23. but myra says even that is too much for her. >> i have to pick between muni and getting more food. >> reporter: last year they gave low income young people a free ride, which google has agreed to pay for for two years. >> it will free up money in my already tight budget. >> reporter: muni estimates at least 24,000 san franciscans will benefit and the board of directors unanimously agreed to send an estimated $4 million to fund the program for one year. >

carolyn reed wrote to me from colorado to tell me she was able to expand her business, thanks to a loan from the small business administration. today, she and her husband own seven silver mine sub shops -- and last year, they raised wages for all their hourly employees. victor fugate, from butler missouri, wrote to tell me that he was unemployed for a while a few years ago, but today he's earned his degree and found a full-time job. victor said that he and his wife were able to afford their student loans because our country offered millions of americans the chance to cap their monthly payments as a percentage of their income -- and, because of the affordable care act, they now have the security and peace of mind of affordable health insurance. while serving in afghanistan jason gibson was gravely woundedhe lost both his legs. when i first met him in the hospital, he was just beginning his long, difficult road to recovery. but last year, sergeant gibson wrote to tell me that with the help of our extraordinary doctors and nurses, he's making extraordinary progress. he just moved into a ne

in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00.ith dan and cheryl. >>> shoveling dirt, hitting pipes, tightening seals. the effort to restore hot water in the middle of this cold snap. >> i'm going to jump in the shower. >>> coming up why it took six days to finally turn on the heat. >>> plus san francisco police kill a man holding a pellet gun. the crucial role some letters are playing in this investigation. >>> and -- >> oakland's 50th mayor. >> will the new mayor of oakland finally crack down on violent protests in the city? >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. a winter warmup could put us in record territory. your temperatures coming up. >>> three dozen families finally have hot water and heat after toughing it out for six days when a fallen tree ruptured a gas line. it has been such a hassle for them. good evening. i'm dan ashley. why did it take so long, especially during a bitter cold spell? >> thanks for joining us. i'm cheryl jennings. here is how it began. the tree came down last tuesday december 30th. repair c

carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >>> french president holland called for a day of mourning tomorrow. many raised pens in the air as a silent symbol against what is seen as an attack on the freedom of speech. gee swee charlie is je suis charlie is a rallying cry. jonathon bloom has more on the story. >> reporter: satirical drawings line the walls at san francisco's cartoon art muse seems. drawings like the ones that earned mark f a pulitzer prize. and like the drawings in the paper charlie hebdo. >> it is not shock but an awful day for cartoonists and reporters and editors. fiore knows the emotional response a cartoon gets. >> it is an emotional medium and can grab you instantly. a lot of ways more effective than the written word. while this attack is incredibly high profile and terrible, there are cartoonists that are attacked every year. >> reporter: journalists of other types also the terror group isis posted videos depicting the beheading of american journalists. >> you don't want to get people killed but you want to tell your story. >> reporter: they know the intimidation has the

. >> carolyn is from virginia beach. her rder. now, computer models sometimes are our friend. this is one of those times where we have different interpretations. this model doesn't bring any snow into the region until them in sooner, more rain. as we get into the afternoon, it blossoms into fairly significant rain over the eastern shore of southern maryland and slow to the north and then quickly clears out. look at the clearing trend by 3:00 in the afternoon and then free. big question is when it will begin. we think probably 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 in the morning. heaviest amounts and what there's going to be between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. by the time it tapers off, a mix to an inch in the metro area. mostly rain to the south and one to two inches in the northern and western suburbs and a little more you get into northern pennsylvania. it's always with these clippers is if they create a snow band or snow burst, then in each of thes have locally heavier amounts than forecast. the best we can do for you with this system. and if you want more snow hang in there. i'm still thinking we'

in san francisco, carolyn tyler abc7 news. >> thank you so much for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00.ture of this type of trap is clearly designed to hurt individuals. >> booby traps of san francisco. who made and it why firefighters are especially angry. >> and kamala harris jumps into the race for the barbara boxer senate seat. >> and how the feds say a country club bartender planned to kill house speaker john boehner. >>> i'm meteorologist sandy. better air quality in the days ahead. does that mean we'll see a change in the pattern? i'll let you know coming up. i. >> take a look at this trap that was design to hurt someone badly. >> thanks so much for joining us. san jose firefighters are on citywide alert because of that new danger booby trap. the warning comes after a firefighter stumbled on a spiked booby trap while responding to a call from a former homeless encampment on communication hill off capital express way. he was not injured. david louie joins us. this is so alarming. >>. >> reporter: this is extremely alarming to everyone in the south bay. the booby trap was found on

in san francisco, carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >> the develop news. one person is dead and 83 others were transported to hospital after washington, d.c. metro train filled with smoke this afternoon. one passenger posted video of the incident on twitter. it forced evacuation of hundreds of people. 2 are in critical condition. passengers say the train stopped went dark and filled with smoke in downtown tunnel. ntsb is investigating what they are calling arcing on the third rail. fbi on the scene as part of the national capitol response time. california attorney general harris is ready to make a run for the u.s. senate. that's according to one of her senior advisors. the official nounlts is expected tomorrow and will come on line in a message to harris supporters. this news comes just days after senator boxer said she would retire at the end of her fourth term in 2016. the race will be the first open senate election in california since 1992. and coincidentally or maybe not lieutenant governor newsom tonight took himself out of the running for boxer seat

in san francisco, carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >> l we have much more ahead here on the tuesday night. coming up. new facebook feature that could save a life. >> also we haven't had rain in awhile but pg&e gets ready just in case. when it comes. innovative tools they now use to deal with storms. >> sandhya is here with the weather. >> i'll let you know if unseasonably mild weather will give way to some stormy conditions. details are straight ahead. >> and contagiously cold. how just seeing someone in the cold can lower . >> oakland response occupied protest three years ago is going to cost the city more than 1 million dollars. today a federal judge approved a settlement of lawsuit filed by 8 occupy protestors who were corral and arrested by police outside the downtown ymca in 2012. hundreds of people were arrested including reporters and bistanders. some were held for more than three days in jail. the june granted the case class action status. that means about 400 people will split the 1.3 million dollars settlement. >> animal rights group has stepped in to help settle a legal dispute

carolyn tyler has more on that part of the project. >> architect call it the grand central station of the west. work under way on san francisco 1.9 billion dollar transbay transit center. sense the demolition of the old terminal back in 2010. the project is trans forming. 4 block south of market and to hub that will eventually serve 100,000 passengers a day. >> there is 11 different transit agency from the east bay north bay up and down the peninsula. all the buses that come through the city will come to the transit center on top of that when our space is built cal train and high speed rail. >> the vision for the rail line is to zip passengers between los angeles and san francisco the in 3 hours. with bay area station including gilroy, san jose, millbrae and ending at san francisco new center. ongoing construction here fascinates the south of market lunch time crowd. >> there has been construction for long time now so i'm very, very excited to see it finished when it opens. >>reporter: transbay transit center is designed for 100000 square feet of retail shops. the center piece will be

in san francisco, carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >> consecutive spare the air alert issued for tomorrow. pretty gross out there. >> no rest for the weary. 7 news meteorologist is here with live doppler 7 hd. >> hi. it has been 8 days in a row. not one day in 2015 have we had out spare the air. another one is on the way for tomorrow. this afternoon east bay hills camera. you notice that haze was thick throughout the day and it's a similar scene on the way for the next 24 hours. hard to kick the haze with high pressure over like to. another spairt air in effectth north bay santa clara valley still poor air quality does moderate through the weekend but evening easterly next week we notice moderate air quality still in the forecast. so just a bit of a break by mon. over nature low in the bay area. on the mild side so to speak. only falling to 50 in san francisco. mid 40's earn much of the east bay. look at how the weekend shaping. full accu-weather forecast in a few minutes. >> thanks very much drew. >> santa clara county district attorney will not file criminal charges against the san jose

in san francisco carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >> paddle wheel cruise boat ran aground like tahoe minutes in the new year. stranded 200 new year's people 2 hours in sub freezing temperature. this is video of the tahoe queen when it ran aground last august. now it happened last nature nearing its dock in south like tahoe. tug eventually freed it from the sand before and pulled the boat and passengers to the dock. coast guard says there were no injuries. >>> much mr. ahead operate first night of 2015. up next. end to the plunge end to the plunging gas praises end to the plunging gas praises. new rules taking effect already when you fill up effect already when you fill up. >> full may have spotted some bay area residents. show use they were there at the parade. >> yes the chill is on. as we look from our camera top mount sutro. the we have the forecast for the neighborhood where you live when 7 ne >> new program took effect today causing rise in gas prisons. part of program to fight pollution. chris has the details. >> for months california an take advantage of lower price at the pump but ne

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thank you so much, carolyn. see you later. >> had is not good news if you need to head to a dmv any time soon, expect even longer wait times than normal. >> there have been massive lines since earlier this month. offices around the state had 100,000 new license applicants in the first week of this year alone. >> all the new applicants means it may take weeks or sometimes even months to get a dmv appointment. >>> target is bailing out of canada. >> they plan to pull out of canada after two years of monumental losses. >> the much hyped but poorly managed expansion into the country target canada has 133 stores and employs more than 17,000 people. >>> a new report linking a bad habit with gray hair. >> what if you could live longer and it only took you 20 minutes a day? here's jane king with today's health and wellness report? >> california farmers now must abide by the most stringent pesticide rules in the nation. the intent is to protect those who work in the farms and near the farms. it says it will help you stal

we will be looking at the material. >> in san francisco, carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >> there has been outpouring of support for is he bass total police dog in need of cancer treatment. we told but indicate neighbor officer frank yesterday on our web site. the dog was recently diagnosed with cancer. his handler set up a web site to help pay for frank 19 week course of chemotherapy that cost 10,000 dollars. donations have surpassed the goal now at more than 15,000 dollars. officer frank already had the sec treatment. is im proving and should be colored to go back to work starting tomorrow. >> frank is a good boy. >> just ahead here. attitude adjustment in the mormon church adjustment in the mormon church. >> leaders suddenly rethinking the policy on homosexuality. >> 7 news for over0,000 california foster children nights can feel long and lonely. i miss my sister. i miss my old school. i miss my room. i don't want special treatment. i just wanna feel normal. to help, sleep train is collecting pajamas for foster children, big and small. bring your gift to any sleep train and help make a

and carolyn said, no, these girls are victims of crime. and so i just think it is important that we come full circle today in it recognizing where nicmic insisted we about years ago and where we are trying to be today. i just want to ask you, staca, often when we talk about the need to go after demand and the buyers, the response is -- but it's so hard to go after the buyers. it is much easier to go after the traffickers, from a technology perspective and law enforcement perspective. and if you could just talk about that a little. if you could debunk for us, how in fact, technology, if harnessed correctly, does allow us to effectively go after buyers? >> i think technology, when we are talking about going after demand and buyers specifically has been a game-changer. the way that this crime has evolved and the way technology is being integrated into this crime has opened up the opportunity for it to be more public, and it to be more accessible for law enforcement for analysts, for everyone to play a role in highlighting the instigator of th

carolyn tyler joins us with the new ucsf medical center. >> if you're in san francisco on sunday, youear sirens going off continuously as they move scores of patience at least 200 from the campus to this incredible new facility. >> after nearly a decade of planning and building the one and a half billion dollar ucfs medical center is preparing to open. >> we live right here in a technology center, and it doesn't take too much thought to think about how do we take advantage of all that technology. >> you've probably never seen anything like the fleet of robots roaming the halls 24/7 delivering meals medication and more. >> your delivery has arrived. >> patients can choose soothing music and children can be transported to muir woods or on board a cable car. $100 million was donated for the children's hospital that now bears their name. the entire tech community contributed. >> whether it was giving money or designing technology creating a patient's solution. >> the rooms are designed to give them more control. with a customized data system and access to social media. beyond the gizmos,

in san francisco, carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >> it is skunk mating season if you didn't know it in the bay area. female often spray away unwanted partner we probably all smell skunk the next month or.so experts say dog are drawn to the spray smell so pet owners should keep the pets close so they don't accidentally get sprayed by skunk. >> cause of rare january brush fire in pacifica early today still hasn't been determined. the wind fueled blaze moved up a hillside in the rock away beach area forcing evacuation of 90 people. 6 acres burned. firefighters able to contain it before it reached any structure. residents say they have never seen anything like this during the winter. >> why wouldn't we have this brush fire. feels like it's spring or even summer. >> 70's over the weekend. so dry. >> season almost reversed. except we don't get rain in the summer. >> if exactly. here's a look at live doppler 7hd weather down under. and we have got increasing clouds over the bay area right now. relatively $1 million and we may have a few sprinkle in the early morning hours because of this system t

carolyn runs a sandwich shop and wrote to the president. >> i've benefited from a small business loan. it paid for my closing costs. i want to thank the president for the things he has done that has helped us out. >> the president goes around the country to sell his policy and he is going to idaho and another state, india for republic day. that suggests that this is more about starting a debate than seeing the tax policy excepted. the president does not have the votes. these men do. they are the republicans. they can kill the plan stone dead and the president seems to be daring them to try. >> i am joined by the senior congressional reporter for politico. to the extent that there is, around the state of the union we do not know what is in it. the white house has told us what is going to be and it. other going to be surprises? >> i am not sure. in addition to the tax plan that you just mentioned which has been a centerpiece of his tax policies since he came into office. international trade is something both parties could get done this year. what else is the resident signaling to move t

carolyn is a month thank you for sharing our granddaughters talent if i forgot someone i'll come back and reading your name but i'd like to invite our newly worn in commissioners came forward and share a few remarks i'd like to start with hydra mendosa mcdonald please come forward (clapping) (clapping). >> good evening. >> good evening. >> well here we are again and what a true honor and prim 1942 to be re-elected to serve a third term son the san francisco board of education i want to start by thanking important people i'll try to get through this any mom and dad from washington and thank for instilling a strong work ethic and reminding me how important family and friends are they celebrated they're in between in december and in july my mom will be 89 (clapping) (clapping.) so a big super thank you for being here and passing on green genes to my pro felix and peter for making me laugh and cry but being terrific friends and to our children to my amazing children you were in are third and sixth grade had i started on sideboard now your enjoying college in spain and is a to say you have