. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> good morning, everyone, i'm carolyn tyler. ks 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. >>

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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 na

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i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday january 18th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi carolyn. good morning to you. live doppler 7hd shows a band of showers well to the north around mount shasta, draining in the bay area. we have widespread fog and visibilities have been short, especially the north bay. four miles in oakland, san jose. livermore just a quarter mile visibility. up toward concord 2.5 maulvis and the from the north bay this is where you are looking at the most visibility restrictions, about a half-mile around the bay. even some mist will a-- accompany the drizzle. there could be a slight chance of showers for the the folks in the far north bay. lent of clouds today more sunshine east and south. we will talk about whether or not we are getting more rain in here before the month is out. 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 ma

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

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

. >> good morning everyone, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday january 25ing. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi carolyn, good morning. waking up to some fog and another spare the air day. the 21st spare the air day. low clouds and fog. the fog has been visiting us from the delta. three quarters mile here with quarter mile in the napa and three miles in concord. and three quarters santa rosa. looking better in the south bay. livermore you also have some fog. right now temperatures are in the 30s and the 50s. once again hilltop winds are up a little bit to mix things up but still looking at a spare-the-air day. with poor air callty in the north bay and south bay. i'll let you know how much the new weather system will cool us off and the chances of rain coming up. 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 i

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. >>

. >> good morning, everyone i'm carolyn tyler. thanks nor joining us on this sunday january 11th. let's start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> carolyn we have fog all around the area and the senate weather service extended the dense fog advisory until 11:00 in the south bay. san jose you haven't seen visibility for the last eighth of a mile. here we are a little closer there. 2 1/2 miles san carlos airport one and a half miles in oakland so it's foggy there. and concord, you have fog but at least it's four mile visibility. same with livermore. less than a quarter for santa rosa and napa. the southern portion of california dealing with rain. flooding around bakersfield. another hazy afternoon for us and the fog lifts at 11:00. we will see sunshine today, upper 50s to low 60s. we will talk about a little bit better air quality and rain that's all included in the next seven days. 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 n

because together, we thrive. ♪ >> good morning, everyone, i'm carolyn tyler. nday january 11th. let's start with a quick look at the whether from meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, carolyn. plenty of dense fog down to salinas. it's not everywhere. we are looking at rain in southern california. unfortunately this rain will not reach us. maybe mist and drizzle around monterey. but a closer look at the fog shows the quarter mile visibility over in milpitas. a little better by mountain view. you head up toward the north bay, the delta very, very foggy for santa rosa and napa. so right now sfo doing fine but we are looking

. >> good morning, everyone, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks 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. >> live doppler 7hd shows the fog again from the central valleys slipping through the delta, allowing for the fog to be a problem perhaps for you around fairfield with a mile and three quarters. napa and petaluma two to three miles. santa rosa a mile and a quarter. right now on the coast not bad. the high surf advisory finishes. four mile visibility in livermore. right now temperatures are chilly. danville 39. 46 oakland and san francisco with 42 in napa. we will be looking at another day of spare the air, poor air quality for today and tomorrow in the north bay. but also the south bay look at poor air quality. it looks like we may not escape january dry all together. i'll explain. a couple chances of rain coming up for the week ahead. that's coming up. carolyn. >> thank you. bay area residents wasted no time to get to the beaches to take advantage of unusually warm weather. how

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carolyn tyler abc7 news. >>> two suspected car thieves are in custody tonight following a high-speedette to oakland. it was wild. the object of the chase, a red sedan, crashed on highway 24 near the called cot tunnel and slammed into two other vehicles one of them overturned. there you see it in the middle of your screen. the highway patrol says the chase reached speeds in excess of 100 miles a hour before officers stopped the chase just east of the tunnel. it started in lafayette where police ran the car's license plate and it came back stolen. >>> victims of last month's rain storms can now get some help from the federal government. the u.s. small business administration has opened a temporary disaster loan outreach center on miller avenue in south san francisco. people and businesses impacted by the heavy rain we had can come here to apply for low-interest loans to help rebuild and repair the damage. >> it's a tough time, you know, holidays and the weather's cold and you don't have a home to live in. you're just displaced and it's hard. so, we are thinking this is very critical fo

carolyn tyler abc7 news. >>> two suspected car thieves are in custody tonight following a high-speed police chase from lafayette to oakland. it was wild. the object of the chase, a red sedan, crashed on highway 24 near the called cot tunnel and slammed into two other vehicles one of them overturned. there you see it in the middle of your screen. the highway patrol says the chase reached speeds in excess of 100 miles a hour before officers stopped the chase just east of the tunnel. it started in lafayette where police ran the car's license plate and it came back stolen. >>> victims of last month's rain storms can now get some help from the federal government. the u.s. small business administration has opened a temporary disaster loan outreach center on miller avenue in south san francisco. people and businesses impacted by the heavy rain we had can come here to apply for low-interest loans to help rebuild and repair the damage. >> it's a tough time, you know, holidays and the weather's cold and you don't have a home to live in. you're just displaced and it's hard. so, we are thinking

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abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler live in the city. >> reporter: well, the gates are closed right now but we will take you inside to see what's going on. architects call this the grand central station of the west. the $1.9 billion trans-bay project. >> what they're working on is part of our train box. >> reporter: we got a look at the progress being made on san francisco's trans-bay transit center. work has been under way since the 2010 demolition of the old terminal. the new project is transforming four blocks south of market into a hub for the entire region. >> there is 11 different transit agencies from the east bay north bay up and down the peninsula. all the buses that come through the city will come through the transit center. on top of that, ultimately when phase two is built, cal train and high speed rail. >> reporter: the vision for the $68 billion rail line is to zip passengers between los angeles and san francisco in three hours, with bay area stations including gilroy, san jose, millbrae and ending at san francisco's new center. the ongoing construction here fascinates the

abc7 news reporter carolyn tyler has details on how one city supervisor is trying to put it on hold.rter: just like a contractor going for a billioning san francisco civic ns will have to apply and register in person at the planning department. >> i think it's a very good start. >> reporter: she'll have to get a business license offer proof she lives in her house most of the year. that she has half a million in liable insurance and other documentation -- liability insurance and other documentation. this woman who has had more than 1,000 visit rent from her the last few years hopes the new legislation will legitimate izeize reputable areas. >> it will weed out players. >> reporter: superviseors voted against the law and has offered an amendment that will put it on hold. >> we were legalizing air b&b's operations without requiring the very basic thing that every business is supposed to do which is to pay their back taxes. >> reporter: air b&b started paying the city's hotel tax in october. combos estimates they owe $25 million to $28 million for the six years it's been in business. in

. >> reporter: carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> cartoonists and journalists all around the world are using the hash tag "i am charlie" to show solidarity on social media. this is an image tweeted by a british blogger showing charlie brown with his head in his hands. the charlie in charlie hebdo refers to him. hebdo was an abbreviation of the french word for weekly newspaper. a dutch political cartoonist tweeted this image of two pencils designed to reference the world trade center's twin towers. and this disturbing drawing from an australian cartoon it a man in black shooting an artist with the quote he drew first. one more tweet here from the center for investigative reporting in the east bay. reporters holding signs. this is the worst terrorist attack on french soil in more than 50 years. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, we look at the press freedoms now being threatened. >>> the san francisco man accused of stabbing a transgender woman aboard a muni bus was arraigned today on hate crime charges. prosecutors say he verbally abused a couple on board a number 49 muni bus saturday afternoon

. >> carolyn tyler is in hays valley tonight. it has to be unsettling for people in the community. >> it is a shock to both long-time residents and newcomers the supervisor has organized a vigil here, people are starting to gather on the third floor. then, they'll march through very rapidly changing community. it took the loma prieta earthquake to transform hays valley. it's gone from crack houses to condos and is now an up scale shopping and dining destination the central freeway used to divide what was then a poor community. then moved here in 2001 and says she was reminiscing about how things changed. >> i was commenting how i hadn't heard shootings or murders in the neighborhood in so long. and it used to be common. >> then, friday's quadruple homicide. jolting the tranquility of the neighborhood. >> my wife is in hospice. i saw flowers and candles. it's sad. >> it affects the city. >> jack lawrence says he noticed parts of the neighborhood were still poor. walk a couple blocks away and there is another side sam goodwin works

. >> carolyn tyler is in hays valley tonight. it has to be unsettling for people in the community. >> it is a shock to both long-time residents and newcomers the supervisor has organized a vigil here, people are starting to gather on the third floor. then, they'll march through very rapidly changing community. it took the loma prieta earthquake to transform hays valley. it's gone from crack houses to condos and is now an up scale shopping and dining destination the central freeway used to divide what was then a poor community. then moved here in 2001 and says she was reminiscing about how things changed. >> i was commenting how i hadn't heard shootings or murders in the neighborhood in so long. and it used to be common. >> then, friday's quadruple homicide. jolting the tranquility of the neighborhood. >> my wife is in hospice. i saw flowers and candles. it's sad. >> it affects the city. >> jack lawrence says he noticed parts of the neighborhood were still poor. walk a couple blocks away and there is another side sam goodwin works

carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >> the host committee is out with a new trailer today. a megacommercial airing during super bowl 49 sunday. >> they're calling this promotion for next year's big game the most-celebrity packed ad in history. you can watch the trailer on our web site abc7 news.com. >> tonight's money matters a status update on facebook. the company said it sold three and a half million dollars worth of advertising. that is triple since june. however, on waut street stocks got hammered again. the dow fell 200 points after the fed said the economy is strong enough to withstand an increase in interest rates. apple one of the few to do well today. stock rose $six a share. usa today calculates apple has so much money it can pay every man, woman and child in the country more than $500 don't expect that to happen, but it would be nice officials reported the death of charles pounds a nobel laurit and co-inventor of the laser. he died on the way to a hospital yesterday. he skribed a theory about microwave energy and developed what would become the precursor to the

carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >> the host committee is out with a new trailer today. a megacommercial airing during super bowl 49 sunday. >> they're calling this promotion for next year's big game the most-celebrity packed ad in history. you can watch the trailer on our web site abc7 news.com. >> tonight's money matters a status update on facebook. the company said it sold three and a half million dollars worth of advertising. that is triple since june. however, on waut street stocks got hammered again. the dow fell 200 points after the fed said the economy is strong enough to withstand an increase in interest rates. apple one of the few to do well today. stock rose $six a share. usa today calculates apple has so much money it can pay every man, woman and child in the countrmore than $500 don't expect that to happen, but it would be nice officials reported the death of charles pounds a nobel laurit and co-inventor of the laser. he died on the way to a hospital yesterday. he skribed a theory about microwave energy and developed what would become the precursor to the la

abc's carolyn tyler has the story. >>> starting today bay area students have a chance to see "selma" for free. the drama about the 1965 march, led by dr. king from selma to montgomery alabama to demand black voting rights. >> i think if people know about their past they will be more in to their future, as well because we want to make the world better, not worse. >> she will watch the movie for free, simply by presenting her movie i.d. at selected bay area movie theaters. the idea began with a group of african-american business leaders in new york who almost overnight raised $250,000 to buy tickets for 27000 students there. one of those businessman tony coles says it makes young people witnesses to a history they have only read about. >> this movie gives a representation. it puts living people words actions and images in to what was pivotal in the development of the voting rights act of this country. >> he believes with the conversation about race, once again front and center, in the wake of protests like those over the shooting death of unarmed teenager michael brown, the movie comes

more now from carolyn tyler. the driver of this white suv was the worst offender of the day according to the chp. the laser beam blasting across the golden gate bridge at 81 miles an hour. the legal speedlimit is 45 until near the toll plaza where it drops to 35 and then 25. but sense the new median barrier installed a few days ago design to prevent head on collisions, there has been a dramatic change in how motorist behave. >> it's not uncommon to get 60 or 70 miles per hour. >>reporter: we rode along with officer dave on the second of 2 difficulties of targeted enforcement. the bridge district was notified by concerned drivers like christine harris who sent them and us an e-mail. >> they have this this illusion that if they go faster now they are okay because they don't have the little cone. they have the cement wall. >> 65. 65. the blue mustang white stripe. >>reporter: inside this souped up mustang 76-year-old ross workman and his wife. >> well, i'm staying out of this. >> he was clocked at 65 but says he was

in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> fuel prices are falling at the pump and at the airport. but so far the airlines haven't passed on the savings to their customers. if you're wondering why, just take a look at all the passengers on your next flight. in 2014 the airlines filled a record 83% of their seats. airline consultants say they have no reason to lower their prices. and it's showing up in their stock price. southwest airlines was the top performing stock in the s&p 500 last year, up 121%. >>> a new effort is about to begin to help clear the air that we breathe here in the bay area, starting next month air quality officials will gather public opinion on ways to improve air quality. the air quality district will consider reducing the threshold for declaring a spare the air day and focus on new restrictions when it comes to burning wood for heat. >> regionally we're doing very well. our regional air quality is very good. locally is where we're trying to focus on a little bit more. sort of a neighbor on neighborhood neighborhood type areas. >> air quality officials say th

. >> carolyn tyler joins us live in the news room with more. >> it's a grassroots effort that began including here in the bay area. several movie theaters will welcome teenagers for free while the tickets last. 14-year-old arianna white is going to see selma, the drama about the 1965 civil rights march led by dr.sk % martin leether king demand black voting rights. >> i think if people know about their past that they'll be more into their future, as well, because we want to make the world better, not worse. >> she will watch that movie for free simply by presenting her student i.d. at selected bay area movie theaters. the idea began with a group of african-american business leaders in new york who almost overnight raised $250,000 to buy tickets for 27,000 students there. one of those business men, tony coals, says it makes young people witnesses to a history they've only read about. >> this movie gives a representation. it puts living people and words and actions and images to what was pivotal in the development of the voting rights act of this country. >> coles believes with the conver

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

i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 4th. s start with a quick first look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> carolyn, good morning. hi engine. considerable cloud cover this morning that keeps the temperatures up. a few light showers moved through sonoma, highway 37, and right now towards discovery bay and brentwood. highway 4, all the way up to the sierra nevada. a couple hundredth and even kirkwood looking at light shower activity. the pink indicating some of the freezing precipitation. the numbers of still in the 30s out by the delta. some black eyes is possible. 35 in san carlos. looking at another spare the air day today. as the weak system moves through, the winds pick up mix up the atmosphere, and we are just a little bit milder. so today look for mostly cloudy skies. numbers in the upper 50s to low 60s. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. happening 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 ser

carolyn tyler sent out a tweet today.cks down on speeders who thinks the new median divider means it's now safer to drive faster. carolina is live at the bridge with the story. >> the chp is trying to nip that in the bud. they are handing out citations that depending on how fast you're going, could range from just over $200 to actually losing your license. >> that's right 81 miles per hour on the golden gate bridge. a 27-year-old woman was tagged by a chp laser beam pulling a mario andretti on the iconic span. the legal limit is 45 until near the toll plaza where it drops to 35 and then 25. since the new median barrier was installed a few days ago there's been a dramatic change in how motorists behave. >> it's not uncommon to get 60 70 miles an hour. >> we rode along with dave on the second of two days of targeted enforcement. the bridge district was notified like concerned drivers who sent them and us an e-mail. >> they have this illusion that if they go faster now they're okay, because they don't have these little cones

. >> carolyn tyler attended today's state of the city address. and she joins us live from the newsroom. no surprise that housing is getting attention in city hall. >> not a shocker at all. it was at the top of the mayor's list at last year's state of the city. it continues to be a priority. so many people are priced out of the market, when you see that the median price for a home is a million dollars, that means homeownership is out of reach we're not just talking about the poor but for the middle class as well will what the mayor wants to do is increase a downpayment of assistance program for first time buyers by 100$100 million over the next 10 years, he says that would help 1500 families, but that proposal needs the approval of the san francisco retirement board. another one of his initiatives, lee plans to put a bond measure on the november ballot that will raise money to fix up public housing, plus build or rehab homes for low income and working families. >> another issue the mayor addressed today, muni, can you tell us about that? >> this c

in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> well still to come here at 4:00, it's been standingguard outside candlestick nearly 40 years. tonight, the possible fate of this iconic statue. >>> i'm michael finney. today on the q&a just ahead. i'm taking yores on twit around facebook, which means you can contact me at facebook.com, and over on twitter @mfinney. i'll answer your questions here live in just a little bit. >>> i'm spencer christian looking a look live from the east bay hills. clouds at various levels of the atmosphere and maybe a sprinkle or two tomorrow. the accuweather forecast is coming up. >>> and a live look at traffic on this monday 4:37 your time. through walnut creek. this is 680 on the right-hand side, traffic is flowing moothly soundbound. your northbound traffic is where it is tied up a little bit and cars are moving slower. >>> it's been blessing sports teams at the iconic candlestick park for decades. commissioned in 1973 soon removed from the middle of the stadium's bus zone. over candlestick park earlier where democrat politician beginbegins in the comin

carolyn tyler abc 7 news. >>> two pilots andin a helium filled balloon have landed safely after a journey across the pacific ocean. the two touched down this morning off about abaja, california. the trip shattered two long standing records for ballooning. the pair managed to stay in the air for more than 138 hours beating the record set in 1978. great to see the weather held up for their trip. >> wow. today we saw the offshore winds so above where we live about 2.5 miles above we're looking at gusty winds and that has allowed for a mild start for some. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. you can see the radar sweep to the north. we'll be looking at this activity in terms of rain coming our way thursday and friday. it hasn't rained since christmas eve. we're talking 38 days now and counting. it isn't a spare the air day but offshore flow with near record warmth and camera shaking, you can see things are changing in the atmosphere. we're looking at temperatures now 62 downtown. 57 in oakland. it's 50 in san carlos and san jose. look at half moon bay. offshore winds allowing for other temper

now, coming up at 5:00 abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler is looking at who could be next.eted, the political guessing game has begun, who will run for senator boxer's seat. >>> the deadly massacre investigation is still under way. armed assault police are going door to door looking for the suspects. police are looking for two brothers believed to be behind the massacre. >>> prosecutors will not charge a san jose police officer accused of sending tweets threatening protesters. they say officer phillip white's tweets were troubling, but not criminal. white has been suspended from the force. abc 7 news reporter david louie has been following the story. david? >> reporter: they tweets definitely set off a huge firestorm of controversy in the san jose community. today the district attorney's office decided that in this case, it was inappropriate and unprofessional for a police officer to put out social media threats to kill someone but in this case, again, it was not criminal. the district attorney's office said there was no specific victim when officer phillip white made the c

>> good morning, everyone, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday january 11th. let's start with a quick look at the whether from meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, carolyn. plenty of dense fog down to salinas. it's not everywhere. we are looking at rain in southern california. unfortunately this rain will not reach us. maybe mist and drizzle around monterey. but a closer look at the fog shows the quarter mile visibility over in milpitas. a little better by mountain view. you head up toward the north bay, the delta very, very foggy for santa rosa and napa. so right now sfo doing fine but we are looking at mountain view 2.5-mile visibility. mile and a quarter by the delta and six miles in oakland and hayward. we will keep you updated on navigating through the fog but we will also talk about the clouds clearing on out by the afternoon hours bringing more sunshine with hazy conditions spare the air and temperature forecast coming up in a few minutes. carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. being. >> the longest closer of the golden gate bridge continues this morning as

carolyn tyler joins us live from city hall with the details. >> reporter: larry, these are more thanl port-a-potty port-a-pottys. for one thing they are solar powered. for another they have attendants who are paid to keep them nice and clean. louis lopes was tired of seeing his neighborhood being dumped on literally. now he's noticed a dramatic change. thanks to this mobile toilet. one of three so-called tenderloin pit stops operating over the last six months. >> the best thing they ever did. you know you can see people in between the cars doing their thing, but this is really good. it cleaned up the whole thing. >> reporter: the pit stops are set up 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. tuesday through friday in the three neediest areas of the tenderloin. >> much cleaner. much cleaner. >> reporter: the bathrooms are staffed, monitored, and constantly cleaned. san francisco public works says every five minutes, someone is stepping inside. >> they need more of these. >> the results have been very, very favorable. both i think for public works reducing the amount of services we need to respond to but

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carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >> hero firefighters swept in to save a dog's life yesterday. yellow lab was swept away in the los angeles river after a sudden thunderstorm. a firefighter tethered to a helicopters dipped into the water and snagged the drowning dog. crews brought the dog back to shore where they made sure he was breathing. he didn't have any tags so the firefighters renamed him lucky. that dog is lucky, indeed. time now 6:18. a check of the weather. what can we look forward to for the super bowl weekend? >> unfortunately we are looking at more record warmth today. today we have rain and more sun. and live doppler 7hd shows the only area of fog is well to the south and east in the san joaquin valley. along the central coast salinas, monterey. and we are looking clear with very breezy winds in the upper elevations. the winds aiding in the warmup. in fact san francisco, one. spots where it is quite mild. much milder here than at the airport. 62 degrees. it's 54 in oakland. san carlos waking you have to 46. it's 43 san jose. so cooler numbers, as much as 3 to seven

carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >> getting food delivered or find gag takeout on super bowl sunday can be difficultt it can be done if you know one secret. and this morning "7 on your side" michael finney revealed it. >> super bowls and pizza just seem to go together. but it's not always a match made in heaven. >> on super bowl days it's really hard to get that pizza delivered. usually there's a big crush of people ordering all at the same time. >> exactly. everyone coming up with the same great idea at the exact same time. pizza makers and other restaurants featuring food delivery and takeouts are overwhelmed during the super bowl. the industry knows that and has a plan. john earl is the general manager of chile's. he's showing me the secret. preorder your food. al chile's, you don't even have to preorder that early. >> as long as you do it by 10:00 a.m. or prior that day we can have it delivered to your doorstep. >> really? >> so 10:00 a.m. super bowl sunday? >> yes. >> when? can you pick the time. >> you can pick the time. either call us in the restaurant or go ahead and order online and select