carolyn. >> already lisa. thank you. >>> nearly 20 people in san francisco need a new place to live this morning after fire ripped through their home in the mission district. it began just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon near church and 15th street. our tower camera caught the flames shooting into the air burning two buildings and damaging a third. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the latest. >> this is video of the fire shot by a neighbor. you can see fire crews attacking the flames. >> he heard someone say the apartment is on desire i should come home. >> to show us the text as she met with the red cross at a nearby coffee shop. 19 residents are displaced. >> it's my first time. it's a tenancy fire. i don'ti don't know the laws and i don't know how long we will be out or if we have to look for a new place. >> the owner of this pet. and the pet survived. recovering at a veterinary's office. witness ness say it moved really forecast.. >> we started sprague to the left and it went into the little bit of th

i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen.ues online, twitter, facebook, all your mobile devices with our abc7 news app. we are off a bit early because of nba basketball. clippers battle the >>> the following is a presentation on espn on abc. >>> game one of oush double header is in oklahoma city. the thunder hosting the clippers with kevin durant in a walking boot because of the left toe, jalen. >> not ideal with you necessary. you must get treatment as long as you can up until tip-off. >> 1:00 eastern time here on abc. you ready for the show? >> absolutely. ready or not. >> this is nba countdown, baby! ♪

carolyn. >> lisa, thank you so much. away and fans are gearing up for the digest sporting event of the year. we are joined live now with more on how the teams on the ground are preparing. good morning. >> hi there carolyn. it is officially party time here at glendale arizona. the fans are already filing in to the super bowl stadium. they are are loud and rowdy. concerts are kicking off. super bowl parties all around the nation are beginning to warm up. but a very different vibe here for the officials on the ground who are very focused on keeping this event safe. [cheers and applause] >> for football fans everywhere it is a day they have been waiting all season for. super bowl xlix is just showers away. tens of thousands of fans arriving in arizona, ready to root for their favorite team. everyone is gearing up for sunday's kickoff. during friday's news conference even nfl commissioner roger goodell taking note of the atmosphere. >> it makes the super bowl bigger and better for the fans and overall. >> and security steps a

i'm carolyn tyler.s sunday february 2 continued. >> let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, carolyn. good morning everyone. we are looking at live doppler 7hd where there are some showers well to the east of us and some snow in the sierra nevada. it will be impacting us in terms of wind. the systems sliding down the sierra nevada bringing gusty winds to the upper elevations of the hills and east bay. winds up to 40 miles per hour. tahoe is couple of inches and winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. highs only in the upper 30s. right now 51 in san francisco, 56 in san jose, 55 half moon bay, and upper elevation winds are gusty. so we will work some of this down to the surface. i'll tell you where and how long the winds will last. and i have the extend outlook. it's all coming up in a few minutes. >> lisa, thank you. nearly 20 people in san francisco need a new place to live this morning after fire ripped through their homes in the mission district. it began j

carolyn. >> >> thank you, lisa.here's a winter storm watch in effect for the northeast this morning. wild weather continues to pound states with snow and ice from maine to the mid-west. in tennessee two dozen employees of a printing company managed to escape before their building's roof collapsed. much of the south is in a state of emergency. tens of thousands are still without power. the winter weather is also causing accidents, and snarling traffic. >> i've been here twelve hours with my car in park. this is a solid half-inch or three-quarter inch. >> and behind this storm an arctic blast striking denver is is set to reach all the way across the country. >>> homeland security secretary jay johnson will speak about whether his department will even exist down the road on "this week" with george stephanopoulos. homeland security is in the crosshairs of the republican congress. legislators threatening to take away the department's funding if president obam's executive action on immigration is not overturned. "this wee

carolyn. >> sounds good. with more, wet weather on the way, many people are bracing for another hit. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> it's a pain, but it's okay. >> being in the dark with a toddler for this long isn't easy. friday's storm snapped three power plays knockout power to 300 homes and businesses in sausalito. >> the new poles are stronger. if it would have fallen a couple inches on our right it would have been on our car and the neighbor's roof. >> watch out for the tree! >> the tree man specializes in moving trees in tough conditions. this is video from a job in fairfax. >> the four-man crew had to pull out of some spots saying if there's a high wind, it's too dangerous. >> we're taking trees off houses. out of driveways and off cars. >> this is why pg&e set up in emergency operation center in san francisco. at one point 280,000 people were without power. most of them restored. they are looking for more problems. >> a lot of wind with wet soil, that's the way the conditions

let's go to cnbc's carolyn roth. carolyn, another retailer feeling the pressure of the need to increase wages. is that good news not only for the employees but for the entire economy? >> that is pretty good news i mean last week we talked about walmart raising pay for the lowest paid employees. and now this week it's tj maxx and marshals. they are saying they will pay the u.s. workers at least $9 an hour and clearly, joe, what this means is that we are seeing a tightening inging market and there's more importance on retaining staff. i want to move on to another story that caught our eye. morgan stanley addressing legacy issues from before the financial crisis. they are saying that they are paying $2.6 billion to settle claims that they missold mortgage bonds, misrepresenting the risk of those very risky bonds before the financial crisis. if you look at the fine though $2.6 billion, this is very small fine compared to what for example, j.p. morgan had to pay in 2013. joe? >> and carolyn, what are we watching for today

live in san francisco carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> carolyn, thank you. >>> an outpouring of emotion this evening for an oakland rapper. ♪ >> that's the music of the jacka, the well-known oakland artist shot and killed last night. his real name is dominique newton. fans are tweeting condolences. the hash tag is trending. damian lord calls him a legend. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has spoken to newton's manager and she joins us live from an emeryville recording studio tonight. laura. >> hi, ama. this is where friends of newton are gathering this afternoon to remember him and just to be together at this point while police won't say why they think he was killed. his friends just want to remember his legacy as a man and a musician. >> all i heard was a lot of boom, boom boom. it was like six rounds. >> six distinct shots that's what neighbor eileen freeman told us she heard just after 8:00 last night. it sounded like it was close. >> it's sad that people are just taking guns and just shooting, shooting, shooting. especially when you have someone that's so good to the community and

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carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. as lisa just told you, today will be another sunny spectacular day here in the bay area. the weather is so nice, a couple of gray whales ventured inside the golden gate to enjoy the bay. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has more on that story. >> reporter: hours past sunset the weather was still balmy enough to enjoy a frozen drink and a walk on the embarcadero. >> i'm having it with strawberries and extra whip cream. >> but it's cold. >> it is. but i'm enjoying it. i mean everything is warmer with your partner. >> judy did have a red sweater to match her grandson. >> i brought red, but it had sleeves. i stepped outside and i said no, it's too nice. >> across the city dinner was best served alfresco. their near the water was the place to be as boaters flocked to the bay and set sail in the sun. a call went out from the coast guard. two great whales were in the bay. >> right after our boat got in at 2:00 and we heard it over the radio that there were two between alcatraz in the golde

carolyn. >> all right.re now 84 cases of measles reported in 14 states since the start of the year, including here in california. and a new case in new york may have exposed hundreds of thousands of commuters. as abc news explains, the threat extends from the big apple to this afternoon's super bowl. >> reporter: from coast-to-coast, a growing danger is spreading, the measles. the latest warning in new york an infected college student boarded an amtrak train at penn station, the busiest transportation hub. >> if you were on that train and you were not vaccinated and you get a fever, you need to check in with your doctor. >> the trip went from new york city to albany, possibly exposes hundreds of thousands of commuters along the way. the country has confirmed dozens of cases in 14 states. that includes arizona, where. super bowl xlix is just a day a way. a million people converging in phoenix for the big game. a recipe for disaster if an infected person shows up. >> we want to make sure no one goes to that s

carolyn. >> lisa, thank you.ice in copenhagen denmark said they have shot and killed a man believed to be a gunman who triggered a manhunt yesterday. two shootings left two people dead and five police officers hurt. as abc news reports, they are calling the shootings an act of terrorism. >> the streets of copenhagen in turmoil. more shootings rocked the capital. this was near a synagogue. it included two police officers and hundreds are on high alert for this man, a suspect for a fatal shooting earlier in the day. windows of this cafe scarred from the burst of an automatic weapon. >> i'm not sure how many shots but maybe 30 shots. people panicked and ran to the door. other people were hiding behind tables they had turned over. >> one man was killed and three police officers wounded. what was supposed to be a symposium on free speech became a brush with death for this man lars. he believes he was the target. he has received death threats for politicizing the prophet muhammad. the shooter escaped. the attacks dude

carolyn. >> get ready. thank you, lisa. with more wet weather on the way, people are bracing for another hit. abc news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> it's a pain, but it's okay. >> being in the dark with a toddler for this long isn't easy. friday's storm snapped three power poles, knocking out power to 300 homes and businesses in sausalito. >> the new poles are stronger. if it would have fallen a couple inches on our right it would have been on our car and the neighbor's roof. >> watch out for the tree! >> the tree man specializes in moving trees in tough conditions. this is video from a job in fairfax. >> the four-man crew had to pull out of some spots saying if there's a high wind, it's too dangerous. >> we're taking trees off of houses. out of driveways and off cars. >> this is why pg&e set up in emergency operation center in san francisco. at one point 280,000 people were without power. most have been restored. they are looking for more problems. >> a lot of wind with wet soil that's the way the condition

in the newsroom carolyn tyler abc7 news.lyn, thank you. >>> issue became a major topic of discussion last season because of cases involving several players most notably former baltimore rain ray rice. he punched his then-fee he yans say in an elevate and was suspended but only after public pressure on goodell to be tough. now, goodell has failed to play specific consequences for future players in documents recently released. >>> an update for the story of a woman fighting a flesh-eat bacterial infection at a hospital in south san francisco. abc7 news was there last week as daisy lee's family asked for some help, thanks in large part to abc7 news viewers, like you, her family's go fund me page contributions are totaling more than $82,000 she has additional surge rib, not yet clear how she got the bacteria. lee's brother tells us she has been remarkably resilient and upbeat. >>> some ac transit riders are getting spectacular views of the fwipt work. they were lucky enough to board this double decker bus running out fremont to

things if by the put the project include to rise the project to include the second passage way through carolyn so again keeping that in mind and if the sorry we could do the noise it part of the construction outside of session that will help again, i'm a new apartment to live oak i have a kindergartener and thought those are the two things i thought we could try to do. >> is there any additional public comment? >> yes. i've lengthened for nearly 40 years a block from the project i'm familiar i think this the first eir i've read since i was sitting where you are commissioner antonini and commissioner moore are mayor ed lee have famous as i with the eastern neighborhoods eir this is in my opinion in full conformity i expect it to change ravrd the actual project for those who are concerned with mta i think it's allows you didn't i didn't as far as conflicts destined for potrero hill are admittedly by caltrain some of the worse they've designed in northern california this has nothing to do with to with the eir this of the envisioned in the eastern neighborhood eir is a neighborhood in transition a

carolyn, can greece and the eu find common ground anywhere out there? >> well that is the big question. good morning to you. once again sit crunch time for greece on its international lenders today. the finance ministers gather in brussels in belgium and they'll try to find a compromise on how to deal with greece's debt burden and what to do with its current bailout plan. greece wants to put an end to austerity and there are three options on the table here. first of all, a bridge loan. but the rest of europe doesn't want that. secondly extending the current bailout plan and thirdly skapg the bailout plan and coming out with an entirely new one. one thing is for sure. those talks are going to be very difficult. they'll likely go down to the wire because once again, greece is running out of cash. and in other news this morning, google's cofounders larry page and sergey blend, they're planning to sell shares that they own, $4.4 billion of those. that is a huge amount. but even once those transactions are complete, the two cofounders, they are still going t

abc 7 news reporter, carolyn tyler is in the newsroom with more. a golden moneymaking opportunity. >> that's right, dan. the host committee is promising that super bowl 50 will have a regional approach and be the most diverse ever when it comes to helping small businesses share the economic impact. >> hundreds of people packed the scottish wright center in oakland to learn the playbook for super bowl 50. the nfl is recruiting minorities, women, gays and disabled veterans who own bay area businesses to bid on lucrative contracts. >> looking for all kinds of businesses, but particularly those who supply events. whether you're a indicatorer, av company, to a flourist we want you to be a part of super bowl 50. >> she's trying to get a contract catering to the wives and moms of the football players. >> usually they get here a week before, and they need something to do, come and relax have a nice time and get all pretty before the super bowl. >> j.j. harris has already scored a touchdown. he's landed a photography contract. >> as long as my work speaks f

how they're bracing for this latest storm carolyn? >> the city and sonoma county declared a state of emergency following last december's storm. people here are hoping that since this storm is supposed to be spread out over a few days, they won't be flooded this time. >> patty dunlap is filling sandbags for her 87-year-old mother faye who moved here just in time to experience the december storm which flooded her new home. >> i came down from palm springs, it's a little different up here. >> december was a bit surreal, with a flooded safeway parking lot turning into a river for rafters, nearly eight inches of rain in a matter of hours caused this creek to overflow. swamping the business district. >> you can see on the bottom here, the shelf, this is where the water came up to. >> we got pretty walloped. we had 18 inches of water that went all the way back. came in like a tide. >> this time the owner is ready with sandbags bringed by the city. officials have cleaned the creek and storm drains. >> public works will be on hand. we're sched

carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. 84 cases of measles reported in 14 states since the start of the year including here in california. and a new case in new york may have exposed hundreds of thousands of commuters. as abc news explains, the threat extends from the big apple to this afternoon's super bowl. >> from coast-to-coast, a growing danger is spreading, the measles. the latest warning in new york an infected college student board an amtrak train at penn station, the busiest transportation hub. >> if you were on that train and you were not vaccinated and you get a fever, you need to check in with your doctor. >> the trip went from new york city to albany possibly exposes hundreds of thousands of commuters along the way. the country has confirmed dozens of case necessary 14 states. that includes arizona, where soup are bowl 49 is just a day away. 1 million people converging in phoenix for the big game. a recipe for disaster if an infected person shows up. >> we want to make sure known goes to had setting if they po

abc7 news reporter carolyn tyler reports. >> reporter: what do people like about ivory?the craftsmanship. the craftsmanship. >> reporter: this merchant in san francisco's china town is one of dozens selling i havery. did he not want us to go inside his shop because of the controversy. critics say 96 elephants are being slaughtered every day for their ivory tusks. >> on the, the elephants are -- the tusks are taken while they are still alive. they are not always dead. it's very barbaric. >> reporter: california passed a law decades ago banning the import or sale but created an exception for ivory imported before 1977. and that has allowed illegal sales to flourish. san francisco's china town is said to be right behind new york and los angeles in the sales of ivory. a report by the natural resources defense council found 80% was likely to be illegal but this merchant says he is not one of the bad guys. >> leftover. leftover from the '70s. no new pieces. >> reporter: now protests like this one last fall, state lawmakers will consider a blanket ban on buying or selling any e

carolyn. >> thank you lisa.morning 17 flights and and out of sfo are cancelled because of the northeast blizzard. the arctic blast is headed for coastal new england, bringing with it 60 miles per hour winds and bone-chilling cold. heavy snow is also following up parts of the great lakes. michigan and minnesota reporting windchills as low as 43 degrees below zero. bitter, bitter cold in new jersey making it difficult for anyone who has to be outside. >> it is super cold out here. so so cold! oh, i want to be in and stay warm. >> i have hand warmers, toe warmers i've got on, but fortunately it's not boston. i would rather the cold than the snow. >> yes. boston is bracing for another foot of snow. still trying to dig itself out of the six feet that fell in the last six weeks. it's triggering accidents and forcing airlines like sfo to cancel hundreds of flights. >> the war against isis has been going on since october. analysts believe despite the 2300 air strikes by u.s. jets, nothing much as changed on the ground i

. >> hi, my name is carolyn toleron, i work for the veteran's equity but i also come here, a san francisco resident who has applied for affordable housing and i have applied to the mayor's office of housing community development below market rate rental program and i have stood in line in some of those developments trying to drop off an application and i've seen folks who have been turned away because their primary language is not english. and i've seen families struggling like filling out housing applications so i really do want to push for looking at language access as one of the barriers to access to affordable housing. >> thank you very much. are there any other member s of the public who would like to comment? seeing none, we will close public comment. supervisor tang >> thank you again so much for everyone who came here and shared your comments. just speaking on the issue of applications, that's certainly part of the scope of the ordinance in terms of document translation. so whether you are the planning department that has permit applications or mayor's office of housing with housin

carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >> good work on and off the court. >> super. will make a huge difference.one last time, upda the forecast. maybe some rain? >> drew tuma with the latest. drew? >>> a little rain to start the weekend on saturday, especially in the morning. live doppler 7 hd showing dry skies partly cloudy where the action is across the country where it has much of this winter. snow falling in raleigh north carolina working to the nation's capital up the coast it will go the next day. highs for thursday, cold across ra a big swath of the country. 18 in chicago. 55 for new orleans. back here in california, a lot of sunshine in so cal. 65 in san diego and 70 in l.a. closer in the bay area a mild thursday on the way. 70 the high in oakland. 68 in san francisco. 69 san mateo. 72 santa rosa and 72 in fairfield. the accuweather seven-day forecast calls for sunshine and mild temperatures tomorrow. friday, slight chance of showers but mainly most of this light rain falling saturday less than a quarter of an inch. dry on sunday, mostly sunny and the pattern steady through early next w

carolyn tyler with the story. >> they have one the lottery. not money but an opportunity to stay in the city. >> leaving the city would mean leaving my job and my friends and my family. >> mayor ed lee brought a basket of fruit as a house warming gift. more than 2,000 people entered the property for 69 below rate apartments. the city requires developers to offer a percentage of affordable units with any new projects. many opt to build more as long as they're offsite. but this developer decided to include the low-in health care housing in the same complex. >> i think people who want to live in san francisco embrace diversity. having the low rate housing units doesn't detract. it enhances the overall experience for the residents. >> jennifer and heidi will pay $1,139 for a two bedroom. the market rate is more than $4,000. to qualify, they have to meet the city's definition of low to moderate income. together making under $43,000 a year. but in a city where eviction protests and affordable housing rallies are frequent, more has to be done. >> i'm

carolyn has more. >> shock sad needs in the muslim community. funeral were held today for 3 college students. newlywed 23-year-old and 21-year-old the and her 19-year-old sister mohammad all shot to death not far from the university of north carolina campus. >> has been rocked by the shooting. >> jamal is the host of arab talk. radio show broadcast on the radio in san francisco. he says the murder come after a rise in racism and islam phobia rise in racism and islam phobia. students neighbor 46-year-old craig stephen hix charged with murder. initial police report say the fatal shooting stems from argument over a parking space. but the fbi is now joining in the investigation as many muslim insist it was a hate crime. >> if muslim were to kill 3 white americans would that have been reported an incident over a parking space or was it a terror attack or something else terror attack or something else? we do not believe ncaa and i mean the muslim community that this was anything less but hate crime. >> victim bay area connection including the sister s

carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >> san francisco is getting ready to connect off a year long celebration to mark 100 anniversary of the 1915 world fair. 7 news w there for the final preparation for community celebration this saturday at the palace of fine arts in san francisco marina district. site was one of the original locations of the panama pacific international exposition. visitors able to see artifact and innovative 100 years ago like the telephone. people were fascinated by airplane which performed stunt over the bay. but there was one fatal maneuver involving a san francisco pilot. >> full loop came down without sufficient altitude upside down sufficient altitude upside down. the wing sherd off and he dropped into the bay. >>reporter: california historical society will have its own event honoring the 1915 world fair on sunday. more events planned at both location throughout the year. if celebration at the palace of fine arts this saturday at noon event free and open to the public >> san francisco china town to san jose little saigon bay area asian american community celebrating the

carolyn? >> there are memorial events all around the bay area tonight. the one here at sf general hospital is organized by colleagues of dr. suzanne, she's the sister of one of the victims. muslims are in mourning shocked by the murders of three young college students. newlywed s newlyweds were shot to death in north carolina. it's a tragedy that's reverberated across the country including here in the bay area. >> this is indeed a sad day. >> jamaal najani is the host of arab talks. a radio show broadcast in san francisco. the murders come after a rise in racism and islam phobia. initial police reports say the fatal shootings stem from an argument over a parking space. the fbi is now joining in the investigation. as many muslims insist, it was a hate crime. >> if a muslim were to kill three white americans would that have been reported? was it a terrorist attack or something else? we do not believe and i mean, by the muslim community that this was anything left but a hate crime. >> reporter: they have bay area connections including suzanne, a doctor at s

how they're bracing for this latest storm carolyn? >> the

about carolyn tyler has the story. >> not easy maneuvering large vehicle in san francisco. but thousands of drivers do it every day including 10 year veteran robert frasier. >> people in the bike especially with this. very hard. >>reporter: today mayor ed lee announce new education initiative for professional drivers. designed to reduce accidents. over the last 5 years large vehicle represented 4 percent of traffic collision but 17 percent of pedestrians and bicyclist down. like this one last year. when a truck driver killed a bicyclist south of market. and this accident where ecology truck crushed a little girl foot. now the association will provide drivers and big rig to create a safety video. capturing san francisco unique challenges. >> steep hill the drivers need to navigate. tourist in huge numbers. we have if pedestrians and cyclist in numbers we don't see anywhere else. >> we require all of our truckers be they city employees or in the private sector gv through this training. >> it's all part of san francisco vision zero. ambitious goal to make accidents like this a

carolyn tyler tweeted that the mayor announced new safety training program for big rig drivers in san francisco. here's the story. >> reporter: robert frazier is one of thousands of drivers who maneuver oversized vehicles down san francisco's congested streets. >> seeing all the people on the bikes, especially with a truck this size, it's very hard. >> reporter: today mayor ed lee announced a new large vehicle safety training program. over the last five years large vehicles represent 4% of traffic collisions. but 17% of pedestrian and bicyclist deaths. like this one last year when a truck driver killed a bicyclist at the market. and this accident where one truck crushed a little girl's foot. now the california trucking association will provide drivers and big rigs to create a safety video capturing san francisco's unique challenges. >> got steep hills these drivers need to navigate. they have tourists in huge numbers. we have all sorts of pedestrians and cyclists in numbers we don't see anywhere else. >> reporter: for some drivers viewing will be mandatory. >> the companies that do bu

. >> carolyn tyler has the video. >> we want to make sure that this doesn't happen to anyone else. >> jeff is showing pictures of his client bernard warren. who was injured in an altercation with a police officer earlier this month. the confrontation started on muni and captured on bus surveillance cameras. the driver called police to get the 36-year-old sleeping man off the bus. words are exchanged. >> officer raymond chew ends up striking warren five times in the legs with his baton and squirting pepper spray in his eyes for resisting arrest. >> we see this incident as an example of an officer who obviously needs training. according to the use of force policy of the san francisco police department, officers are supposed to diffuse situations, not escalate them. >> officers get a substantial amount of training dealing with those people that are mentally ill all the way to people that are in crisis. >> police chief greg sir believes officer chew responded appropriately to someone who was threatening to harm him. >> he continues to tell the officer that he's going to beat his behind. w

if carolyn tyler has the >> on the steps outside this bay view apartment is where she lost her life. today a priest offered prayers for the 36-year-old transgender women who was stabbed to death last week. >> sank ty tie the human race. >> the she was a really beautiful soul. >>reporter: danielle says the victim was like a sister to her victim was like a sister to her. she and other friends say the person who killed the woman then committed suicide exploratorium police are not confirming that saying only the suspect is no longer a threat to anyone. >> no one should be worried about the person who committed the murder going out and committing other crimes. >> a lot of unanswered questions but the one thing i know is that i'm not going to take it any more. time for to us stand up together. >> transgender community has become more visible and more vocal on social issues. tomorrow they will rally at city hall what is transliberation tuesday asking for an end to the violence occurring even in progressive san francisco. lgbt center reless new survey finds transgender people up to 7 take pl

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

. >> carolyn man know went to glendale arizona luke air force base to find out what it's like to climbn f-16 and go from zero to 600. check it out. >> reporter: in the shadow of the super bowl stands luke air force base, home of the 56th fighter wing the largest fighter wing in the world. when the air force needs fighter pilots, they come here. >> what is it specifically that makes an f-16 so well suited to do a flyover? >> i personally think, and i'm a little biased. i think the f-16 is the sexiest airplane we have in the air force. >> a orientation was needed before i could satisfy my need for speed. >> those are cute. >> very fashionable. >> reporter: over a dozen men and women helped me prepare mentally. >> i have questions like why am i doing this, but those aren't questions you can answer. >> reporter: and physically. >> this is what's going to hold you in the harness if you were to be eject friday the aircraft. >> you're happy and excited. it should be fun. >> reporter: all right. let's do it.Ñc7-ñ oh, baby. this is not training. we are actually doing this. >> don't let him get

>> carolyn won't be released until at least 2013.now, the opportunity to help tourists plan their vacations is both a job and an escape. >> talking about the different places makes you feel free, particularly when you're getting into the details and talking about a cabin that has a front porch and the river going in the backyard. you can actually see it, and you can even picture yourself sitting back on the rocker, fishing or just talking. it's loaded with amenities. most important, you have your very own boat to cruise the 27 miles, so that sounds pretty good. you feel like you're outside in the real world on a real job. it helps the days go by. it's freedom. you don't see the bars. >> making dentures isn't something you'd expect to learn in prison, but for inmates like christie wells, it's a potentially high-paying skill. >> this is something that's lucrative out there. it's never going to end. people is going to need false teeth. so this is something i can use when i get at home. >> christie was convicted of first-degree armed rob

carolyn, is the culture war more complicated than he thought?ke huckabee is more simplistic than we all thought. absolutely. i think it says a lot when as a republican and you're appealing to an iowa base that they are siding with beyonce over you. talk about -- >> iowa voters and republicans voters are certainly an example, yet they are siding with beyonce on this. >> yes, music transcends any political party. when huckabee went after beyonce, a pop icon he messed up. this is the same guy who sang a ted nugent song so he is not the type of person that people want to follow. he has almost sunk himself, i believe. >> what is the instruction here for other politicians? there a lesson? is this a teaching moment? i mean, this is iowa. the lesson is don't go after beyonce. she's like apple pie, we can all agree she's amazing, so it's interesting to see the republican party disagree on that, or all agree that she is amazing, but she's more than a music icon. she's a female music icon a feminist icon. in a way she sort of serves as a proxy for women. f

. >> reporter: carolyn grant has lived in d.c. all her life and like millions of americans she looks forward to a tax refund. >> wow, i can't wait to get this money so i can do a little more. >> reporter: but last year after receiving her tax refund graham noticed she was shortchanged. the refund she received from the district of columbia was short $244. >> wait a minute. where is my money? so then that made me go back and look at my account and notice that the $244 was also taken from my federal. >> reporter: a total of $488 was withheld. money she planned on using toward her daughter's high school prom and graduation. not until after the money disappeared did graham get a letter from the social security administration. but it referred to her father's social security number. >> i said wait a minute. this is my dad's, so why am i owing anybody money? my dad been dead for 41 years. >> reporter: it was back then when graham was just a little girl her mother applied for survivor benefits on graham's behalf and managed them until she

. >> carolyn: and he said, 'get in the basement, get in the basement. >> dan: i had scared little girlsscreaming their heads off. >> amy: my biggest fear was that we were going to be sucked out of the basement. >> eastman: it was just looking meaner and more angry as it would come closer and closer to us. >> klehm: you could feel it pulling you, sucking you. >> troncin: i was just sure we were all gonna die. >> marchand: just thinking about my son and my husband was the worst part.

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at harding park, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> a trafkts alert. part of highway 1 will be closed starting this week. it is part of the ongoing doyle drive project designed to ease traffic on the san francisco side of the bridge. the northbound lanes of highway one will close wednesday and thursday at midnight and reopen at 5:00. it will also close friday from 1:00 to 5:00 and saturday from 11:00 to 6:00. >>> we know we need some rain but the warm weather is perfect for some california growers. . >> michael finney is here with that. . but more deaths linked to gm cars with more to come? >> the list is building and building and building. the official death toll involving gm cars with defective ignition switches has climbed to 56. the new total which is four more from last week is from a list being prepared from compensation experts. each el jiblg death claim is worth at least $1 million. it's established by gm and nearly 500 claims have been filed. experts are going through them one by one. >>> there's been a huge recall of fire extinguishers. kidda

. >> also we have carolyn speaking to the ceo of swatch. nick hayek.ll be back in a couple of minutes. >> the greek government is put to the test. shares plunge and government yields rise after the ecb will no longer buy greek debt. >> but the greek finance minister unlikely to get any sympathy when he meets his german counter part in berlin today with expectations that the finance minister will stick to demands. >> shares in swatch trade lower as the luxury watch maker sees earnings plummet to nearly 30%. coming up we ask nick hayek about the stronger swiss frank and slow down in china. >> the price of oil remains volatile with wti back below $50 but the finance minister says the government won't change course on spending despite the huge drop in prices. >> we build it to help us in sustaining our policies. >> swatch is feeling the pain from a strong swiss frank partly due to currency headwinds created by the surprise policy move. carolyn is at swatch hq. >> thank you for that. let's get the reaction from the ceo itself. the analysts say there's slow

carolyn joins us now. carolyn help us understand how that unexpected move from the swiss national bank impacts the bottom line going forward. >> well obviously they have a big cost base here in switzerland but on the other hand it's a well deserveiversified bank across the world. they're not the main con certain. it's very positive but you have the wealth management business. this is the business ubs wants to focus on that was below expectations on the bottom line and net new money in flows of only 3 billion of swiss francs for the quarter and then on top of that ubs cutting the returns on equity forecasts and dropping the margin target completely and then we haven't talked about that yet but litigation is one of the well-known culprits and head winds for ubs and there's still the outstanding, that doj investigation into the fx manipulation but no news on that. take a listen. >> words and sentences have meaning. they have gravity. you can't talk the same way than when you were just a candidate. >> you know