the corolla burst into flames. the driver died. jason died. the driver of the uber will survive. now the coroner is investigating if the driver going the wrong way was impaired. jason's dad wants to know the answer, especially since his son knew better than to drink and get behind the wheel. >> he always wanted to do the right thing. >> reporter: we received a statement tonight from uber calling this a terrible tragedy. their thoughts and prayers are with the families of those killed and with the injured driver who is still recovering tonight. reporting in pacifica, i'm kate cagle, kron 4 news. >>> two people are dead following a crash in brentwood near the lone tree way off ramp. a gray suv overturned. the driver is 37-year-old derek joseph. the cause of the accident still under investigation. >>> also topping our news tonight, a gruesome turn of events in the shooting of a bart policeman in hayward. the shooting suspect is connected to another death. >> you just be quiet. >> reporter: smartphone video shows the tense moments following a shooting of a bart police officer. >> the

one a toyota corolla was fully engulfed in flames. the driver was headed the wrong way on the highway. he crashed into a neeson altima. the driver was an uber driver, his passenger tied at the 99. >> he survive -- died at the scene. >> the chp says reports suggest the passenger may not have been wearing a seat belt. the uber driver was taken to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. now the chp is investigating whether or not drugs or alcohol played a role in this crash. >>> a vigil was held in oakland to remember a teenager shot and killed near the west oakland bart station. dozen lit cab dells last -- candles last night where torian hughes was killed. he was walking with a friend when two men shot him. hughes was like a grandson to her. >> my baby was killed at 1:00 on a sunday afternoon. how crazy was that. that's crazy. >> hughes family said he stayed out of trouble. the family thinks it was an attempted robbery. no arrests have been made. >>> protesters are calling for the police chief to be fired after the shooting of mario wo

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the corolla burst into flames and the driver died. jason died, and the driver of the uber will survive. now the coroner's office is investigating whether the driver going the wrong direction was impaired. >> it took him away from us. >> reporter: jason's dad wants to know the answer, especially since his son knew better than to drink and then get behind the wheel. >> he was always wanting to do the right thing. >> reporter: we received a statement from uber calling this a terrible tragedy. they said their thoughts and prayers with the families of those killed and with the injured driver who is still recovering. reporting in pacifica, kron 4 news. >>> one person is dead following a car crash in brentwood. it happened just before 11:00 yesterday morning on eastbound highway 4 near the lone tree way off ramp. officials say a gray suv overturned and landed on its wheels in the crash. the driver who died has been identified as 37-year-old barrett joseph. the cause of the accident is under investigation. >>> and in other bay area news a man

. >> it corolla car was detonated in this area. they turned off the lights there. at night, special operations are in the area. they started looking at houses. reporter: one spanish policeman is believed dead and initially it was thought the attack targeted spain's embassy. but the spanish prime minister said that was not the case. >> what we can say right now is anyone or any western country can be the target of terrorism at any time. in this case, they were not targeting the spanish embassy. reporter: the bombs went off in an area that is prone -- home to diplomatic buildings and that includes spain's. it is the latest in a resurgent of taliban attacks against the afghan governments and foreign governments, even as they try to restore talks with the taliban. brent: we have more on this districting kabul. >> yes, it has a lot of officials living there. the difference between that and the proper diplomatic quarters -- it is an open area. you can see on the street. which might be the reason why the spanish embassy was attacked. it is easy to attack. the american emb

the car described as a dark 1990s four door toyota corolla that should have damage to the windshield and hood. the men who drove off were all wearing hoodies. pg&e crews will work to restore gas service to a through customs without heat in discovery bill. 6,200 customs lost service on sunday after a regulator at a gas facility malfunctioned. peg said service is back on for 4,800 customs but the others are still waiting. ait is cold. it is cold. i am wear my ski clothes to keep warm. >> we are used to heat and you do not think of it until something like this happens. >> it is warm in here. >> it is. hot showers. for everyone. >> peck peg said the crews are going door-to-door to re-light the pilot lights and people are not home she can cannot restore gas service and are asking everyone to call for an point. drivers woke up to freezing cold temperatures this morning. check out the cell phone video show, ice on the car windshield in the western area of san francisco. when will the cold snap be over? meteorologist mike nicco is joining us with the answer. >> i am sure my neighborhoods did

conduct to be the last gift he ever give his and was heading home by one of his car was hit by a corolla and going the wrong way on sonoma avenue in the aftermath cars barely recognizable person the flames the driver died if instead once the the answer fences and son knew better than ted drinking get behind the wheel. >> grant: person dead following a car crash and manioc have been before 11 this morning on east on highway 4 near the lone tree way offering and an unknown speed and for some reason swerved across to the center median the car hit the barrier and then the driver identified the 37 year-old fair jussive where he later died and passenger was taken to hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening hundred the family celebrating holidays 35th annual christmas in the park event in san jose celebrations taking place the par. is filled with glittering lights you see the tree there looking good. featuring 60 musical events tonight children can have their pictures taken with santa claus is free to the public open from 9 in the morning until midnight every day through jan

the other was in a dark toyota corolla. investigators say that driver stopped and got out, as well as several of the passengers in the car. and then the group got back in the car and drove away. >>> we are learning more about a suspect in connection to a body found in a u-haul truck on christmas day a a hayward bart station. police tell us here that they believe 27-year-old suspect was trying to burn the body. officers spotted him holding a gas container near the u-haul truck which had a broken window. they learned that he was on probation for burglary, drug, and gun possession. bart police say the officers exercised their right to search him. >> we brought out the weapon. he shot multiple times at the assisting officer. as the assisting officer moved to cover, he took one round in his arm. >> a second officer then shot and wounded the suspect, who has been in the hospital, but is expected to survive. authorities have identified the body in the truck as 40-year-old jason anderson of bay point. investigators don't know how h

around 640 last night the woman was said but to car or some the road the driver of a dark to your corolla stepped out of the car of the group of men and got back in the car and fled the scene the other driver stayed at the crash of operated a surreal police released a new picture of the man they said about the bank said and dollars in the cash they said the man walked into a u.s. bank inside of the safeway with a note demanding money to the teller at fell several basil money and gave the to the man who then took off their reward for information leading to an arrest the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous one bay area golf course is not just bunkers on what has you need to worry about how people are coping with the deadly storm is up and had some another animal, loosed the stubborn oliphant's seal the cause major traffic for commuters. >>anny hong: if we have clear skies starting off this tuesday morning because of the clear skies temperatures are colder out there along the than the upper '30's and nicole's to the jews are called a lot of third is out there 37 also in santa ro

a toyota corolla went southbound on the northbound side of the highway 1 hitting a nissan maxima that was a hired uber. the toyota flipped on its back and caught fire killing the driver. the uber driver had serious injuries but his passenger died. >> a lot of wrong way drivers turned out they may have been intoxicated. it's a possibility. i don't know for sure if that's the case in this particular situation. but it's definitely a possibility. >> reporter: highway 1 is divided by guardrails or barriers to split northbound from southbound so in this investigation police are having a hard time trying to figure out how the driver going the wrong way got on the northbound side. in pacifica, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> today the national weather service is in northern california to try to confirm that a pair of tornadoes that touched down yesterday in the sierra foothills and central valley were indeed tornadoes. reporter don champion has more on that and the devastating storms linked to at least 14 deaths in some southern states. >> reporter: on this holiday of giving, some people in northern

the toyota corolla smashed into the clarion hotel and suites in hamden about 3:20 a.m. the one person working the front desk was not hurt. police believe 39-year-old the wheel. reckless driving and driving with a suspended license. >>> chilling out for a very good cause. coming up on eyewitness news, laura behnke is leading the charges as the brave souls take the polar plunge. these pictures posted by laura on instagram and twitter. >> may have been frosty at the beach, but the rest of us enjoyed a warm december day. what's on tap for the work week? meteorologist jeff smith has the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> first, here's a look at what's coming up on abc's "world news tonight." >> good evening. coming up on "world news tonight," new clues on that quiet couple that transformed into home grown terrorists. also, the debate over the holidays, from starbucks coffee cops to what you call the tree and the sunken ship ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive b

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one was a dark toyota corolla. the driver stopped, and a group of men wearing hooded sweatshirts then stepped out of the car and then got back in and the driver drove away. the car is believed to have extensive damage to the windshield, hood, and front fender. the driver of the other car stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police. >>> the family of a san jose man stabbed to death is asking for the public's help to find his killer. relatives comforted each other yesterday as they gathered where 24-year-old jose marie was killed. according to his family, he was at a friend's house walking back to his car with friends near north 26th and east julian street when a group of people came up and asked if they belonged to a gang. around's relatives say he had a clean record and was never involved in a gang, but the group of people still attacked him. >> kids are dumb trying to take people's life. thinks it's fun to be gang- afiliated when it's not. we're no never going to get him back. >>> police have not said how m

. >>> a uber driver died in a fiery crash in pacifica, closing 2:40 this morning, a toyota corolla goingthbound in the northbound lanes crashed head on in to the uber car. the toyota driver and the uber passenger both died. >> a lot of wrong way drivers, turns out they may have been intoxicated, i don't know for sure if that's the case tore this particular situation -- for this particular situation, but it's definitely a possibility. >> the victims are still not identified tonight. >>> in the sierra foothills they're cleaning up tonight after a rare tornado touched down. for one family, they're happy just to be alive. more with their close call. >>> the homeowners moved in three weeks ago, just in time for christmas but on christmas eve, they got a rude welcome. in this quiet cameron park neighborhood, neighbors can't help but stop at a house with a fallen tree. a gigantic tree, almost as big as the house practically buried underneath it, but thursday's tornado was powerful enough to rip the tree from its foundation. just as michelle chapman was backing the car out. >> yeah, i heard the

that double-decker bus went out of corollas month injuring 20 people. -- control, last month, injuring 20 people. 29 equipment problems included nonfunctioning emergency exists, seats not bolted down a leaky fuel tank and broken wheel fasteners. kpix 5's andria borba has that story. >>> reporter: after this runaway bus careened through san francisco, slamming into a union square construction site, the california highway patrol inspected the entire fleet of city sightseeing buses. a chp motor carrying specialist was in charge. >> brake lights not functioning. emergency exits not functioning. we had one steering issue. >> reporter: of the six buses he inspected he pulled four out of service. the report earned city sightseeing an unsatisfactory rating in several areas, including 45-day inspections. >> the documents indicated any kind of issues or violations they would need correct. my inspections didn't indicate the same thing. >> reporter: among other problems a backup brake system that wasn't working on one bus. it was flagged but that was it. >> not much we can do other than have him f

he may be driving a toyota corolla. >>> the san francisco police officers who ticketsed racist and homophobic messages to each are keeping their jobs. a superior court judge ruling today they won't be disciplined because too much time has gone by. however, it wasn't until this april that police chief greg sur wanted to fire or discipline the officers involved. >>> a woman tried to potentially mow down visitors on the las vegas strip. lakistha holloway said she is extremely under duress. she tried sleeping in her car in several casino parking lots last night with her 3 yaerld daughter, but kept getting kicked out by security. it was shortly after that that she drove on to the sidewalk near the paris and planet hollywood casinos, witnesses say purposely running people down. one on the street was killed and 30 others were hurt. >> we haven't determined to the exact fact what the motive was. we believe she had some disassociation with the father of her child. we don't know the exact precipitating event that caused her to snap. >> holloway is now facing murder charges. she also also driving on a s

a toyota corolla ended up going southbound on the northbound side of the highway 1 hitting a nissan maxima that was a hired uber. the toyota then flipped on its back and caught fire, killing the driver. the uber driver suffered serious injuries but his passenger died. >> a lot of wrong way drivers turns out they may have been intoxicated. it's a possibility. i don't know for sure if that's the case in this particular situation. but it's definitely a possibility. >> reporter: all along highway 1 it's divided by either guardrails or concrete barriers to split northbound from southbound. so in this investigation, police are having a really hard time trying to figure out how the driver who was going the wrong way got on to the northbound side. in pacifica, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> the victims have not been identified. but the chp says the toyota driver the one driving the wrong way was burned beyond recognition. >>> look at the damage. a tornado did this ripping up trees and making a mess but this is not the midwest. this is a neighborhood not far from sacramento in el dorado county. >> paul,

a person driving a toyota corolla was going the wrong way and collided with a nissan driven by a person working for uber. >> with any holidays is extremely dangerous. drugs or alcohol, you know, although it's unknown at this situation, it may have been a factor in this collision. and it's always a possibility with every holiday. >> the driver of the toyota was burned beyond recognition after that car caught fire. and a passenger in the uber car died from injuries suffered in the crash. the uber driver was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. >>> in the south bay, san jose police are investigating a deadly stabbing. it happened around 5:30 this morning on north 26th street just east of highway 101 in downtown san jose. when officers arrived, they found a man who had been stabbed. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. there is no word of any arrest. >>> some parts of the bay area are seeing a white christmas today. take a look at this picture from the observatory on mt. hamilton. you can see the dusting of snow and want to show you another angle from one of our traffic c

police are investigating what happened and need to talk to the drivers and passengers of a 44 toyota corolla. the driver of the second car stayed at the scene and the first car took off after getting out to survey the scene. >> we're looking for surveillance footage and i think we're going to find surveillance footage that will help us put this together. >> reporter: pedestrians complain speeding cars don't stop for them even after a stop walk signal was installed. >> it's helpful this, light, but the thing is that a lot of drivers are not paying attention. >> reporter: he says the family will forgive the missing driver and passengers hoping they'll do the right thing. >> please. come out. and say something. we're praying for it. >> in hayward, abc7 news. >>> we're learning about jail inmates that beat a sheriff's deputy on christmas eve after the deputy confronted an inmate about a piece of contraband in the correctional facility. that inmate began hitting the deputy. >> nine other inmates then jumped in and started to beat the deputy. he was punched, he was kicked. >> investigators believe

police are investigating what happened and need to talk to the drivers and passengers of a 44 toyota corolla. the driver of the second car stayed at the scene and the first car took off after getting out to survey the scene. >> we're looking for surveillance footage and i think we're going to find surveillance footage that will help us put this together. >> reporter: pedestrians complain speeding cars don't stop for them even after a stop walk signal was installed. >> it's helpful this, light, but the thing is that a lot of drivers are not paying attention. >> reporter: he says the family will forgive the missing driver and passengers hoping they'll do the right thing. >> please. come out. and say something. we're praying for it. >> in hayward, abc7 news. >>> we're learning about jail inmates that beat a sheriff's deputy on christmas eve after the deputy confronted an inmate about a piece of contraband in the correctional facility. that inmate began hitting the deputy. >> nine other inmates then jumped in and started to beat the deputy. he was punched, he was kicked. >> investigators believe

a toyota corolla going the wrong way crashed head on with an uber car. the toyota driver also died. the chp is looking into whether drugs or alcohol played a role. >>> in oakland, investigators think a fire that killed two people was an accident. at started just after 1 aim near 62nd avenue. it had been vacant for years, but was pop lawith squatters. >>> pg&e is making progress with getting gas on with homes. pg&e had to turn off the gas for more that 6200 customers. >> reporter: 200 pg&e workers have been on the job around the clock. >> we wore beanies and jackets and my son was wearing pajamas with a sweat shirt over it. >> reporter: pg&e says it may have been the cold weather that caused the problem in the first place. >> we did replace some equipment at a regulator station as a precautionary measure. >> reporter: now pg&e crews are going door to doorturring gas back on for the customers. there's no time frame on when everyone will be up and running. chris cookson and the board walk grill will keep the crews, the warming stations and his own customers fed. >> we're happy to provi

he could be driving a toyota corolla. >>> too many people sent to prisons for way too long in california, that's according to a new report from the california budget and policy center. the report says, simply our prisons are overcrowded. and in fact, our state prisons are housing more than 100,000 people, and that's 40% over the number the federal government allows. california has been ordered to cut the prison population by 5,000 and governor brown is asking for more time to meet that goal. well-known silicon valley executives were sent to prison themselves, they didn't commit a crime. they committed their time. one day behind bars to help budding entrepreneurs. as nbc bay area shows us entrepreneurs happened to be inmates. >> life on the inside and this is what's painted on the cinder block walls of the celano state prison, to believe one can succeed. >> look at myself as being wort worthy. >> 24 inmates convicted of various crimes studied for the last five months and this is their big day. >> ask for investment of $16,000. >> nonprofit, the five ventures, invited more than 30 silicon

the crash involving a toyota corolla and a nissan. all northbound lanes on highway one are closed at sharp park ready. the driver of toyota died at the scene. crews have been work to get his body out of vehicle. >> it aperiods we had a wrong-way driver involving a head-on collision that ignited one of the vehicle fires. >> that toyota is the vehicle that caught on fire. as for the nissan, the driver survived, the passenger did not. investigators also believe that the nissan may have been a ride-sharing vehicle but are still working to confirm that. as we return the northbound lanes of highway one through pacifica are currently closed. we have been told necessity will be closed for an hour or so and that could change depending on how long it takes to extricate one of the bodies out of the vehicle. investigators have not ruled out drugs or alcohol as factor in the crash. we are in pacifica for abc7 news. >> is sad, thank you, winter like weather is causing problems with downed trees and power lanes, leaving some in the dark. about 450 p

he crashed head on to a toyota corolla killing the 57-year- old driver. o'brien is in the hospital getting treatment for nonlife- threatening injuries. >>> and for the third time this month a passenger at newark airport has been arrested for carrying a loaded gun in a carry-on bag. the most recent incident happened monday when the tsa agent stopped a man's tried to get through security with a loaded .45 caliber handgun. the gun was in the man's knapsack carry-on bag. the weapon was seized and the man arrested. >>> for the first time in nypd history members of the force are in uniform working in a foreign country. italian police with security for the vatican's jubilee elizabeth herr shows us what it takes to protect the pope. >> reporter: it's a first for the nypd and the italian international security operation at that time vatican. a sign of the times. >> in light of recent events in europe and in the united states, we continue to learn and we continue to adapt. >> reporter: police from new york, spain, and poland are in rome assisting with security for

one was a dark toyota corolla. the driver stopped and several men wearing hooded sweat shirts got out of the car and got back in. the driver drove away. that car may have a lot of damage to the windshield, the hood, and the front fender. the driver of the other car did stay at the scene and that driver cooperated with police. >>> after a new survey from the air, scientists say 58 million trees here in california are threatened by the drought. researchers from the carnegie institute of science flew over california forests and used special i am anling equipment. they say -- imaging equipment. they say more than 41,000 square miles of forest suffered water loss because of the drought. 58 million trees lost more than a third of their water content. the forest suffering the most are in the southern half of the sierra mountains. >>> those are some of your morning headlines. hey, mike, we'll send it back to you. >> dave, thank you. >>> officials in los angeles say they have tracked down the source of a natural gas leak th

the first, an older dark toyota corolla, several men wearing hoodies. they sped off after first getting out of 0 the car. other driver did stay on scene. the toyota believed to have a damaged hood and front fender, and also a broken windshield. >>> a deadly stabbing on christmas day leaves a south bay family looking for answers and wanting justice. relatives of the 24-year-old are speaking out after he was stabbed to death walking to his friends with friends christmas morning. his family believes this is a case of mistaken identity because the takers may have thought he was in a gang. he was not a gangster, instead a young man who worked hard to try to support his family. >> a lot of families out there that have that fear for their sons, that you know, their kids out in the streets, just so crazy now in san jose. >> it's sad someone takes someone else's life like that, in an instant, especially someone like my cousin. >> the family is working hard to raise money for funeral expenses. >>> to a story we first broke here on nbc bay area. santa clara county

a double-decker bus went out of corollas month injuring 20 people. the inspection yielded 61 violations. 29 were equipment problems. they include seats that weren't bolted down, a leaky fuel tank and broken wheel fasteners. >> brake lights, not functioning. emergency exits, not functioning . we had one steering issue. >> of the 6 buses that were inspected, 4 were pulled out of service. the company did release a statement that reads in part, the chp review: y of the inspection. we have instituted operational chans to our internal processes to ensure future compliance." y sightseeing" has 120 days tx all the problems. otherwisee c-h-p could revoke its lice about 15- hundred young >>> city sightseeing has 120 days to fix all the problems. otherwise the chp could revoke its license. >>> 1500 soccer players will need a new place to play for about two months because of super bowl 50. the president of of the santa clara youth soccer says he just learned last week the nfl plans to use their field as a village for 6,000 media members. santa clara city council

one was a dark toyota corolla. the driver stopped, and a group of men wearing hooded sweatshirts stepped out of the car and got back in and the driver drove away. the car is believerred to have extensive damage to the windshield, hood, and front fender. the driver of the oar car stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. >>> the family of a san jose man stabbed to death on christmas morning is asking for the public's help to find his killer. relatives comforted each other as they gathered at the site where 24-year-old jose lewis marin was killed. he was at a friend's house walking back to his car with friends near north 26th when a group of people came up and asked if they belonged to a gang. he had a clean record and never involved in a gang. a bunch of people still attacked him. >> he was always there for him. to provide for us. it's not fair. >> police have not said much about the case, but they are confirming they are investigating it as a homicide. there is a go fund me page to raise money for his funeral

guber car claims for two lives on highway 101 after 230 and highway patrol says the driver if toyota corolla heading a long way on the highway that had and nissan maxima the toyota qualifier and chp says the driver was burned beyond recognition. passenger was injured and died. the driver taken to hospital with injuries chp does not know of drugs or alcohol were involved. ube colinr at a terrible incident and the thoughts and prayers are with the families. >> grant: in san francisco oil at christmas morning for some of water main burst on green street public utility district reports will face an inch cast iron pipe asserted spewing water that could take where this evening to get public repaired and water restored it to a three block area they told us the pipe dates back to 1899 and it's due to old age set a sunny but cold christmas and a freeze warning has been issued for most of the reason region rain is here with a look at the forecast. it was cold out there for christmas. corporate >> reporter: it was very christmas like it will stay that way through next couple of days but cool air mass o

also be behind similar incidents at gas stations and other stores and he may be driving a toyota corollapeople buying snow gear and chains. the rain is here and also snow in the sierra. thousands of people heading up to the mountains in next two weeks and get out the chains or buy them for your cars. at least three feet of snow fell in some places yesterday. forcing drivers to take it slow. right now, chains are required for all vehicles on 80 and 50. the best advice is to have a flexible window of travel dates. >>> i have a question now. is there more snow in the sierra than there is at the north pole? >> we have our north pole correspondent bob redell and might be able to answer that among other questions santa related. >> what can you tell us at san the's workshop there, bob? >> reporter: well, merry christmas to you, sam and kari. i wish the camera picks up what i'm seeing, beautiful flurries in the light pole and temperature, yes, it is cold and 0 degrees and in this area, that's considered to be warm. consider this. the forecast for christmas eve, they're projecting it to be minus

the suspect took off in a white toyota corolla. >>> the santa clara county sheriff's office said theseeople recently robbed an ulta store in cupertino. they left in a green tour. if you know who they are, give the sheriff's department a call. >>> a very public funeral service for the stabbing suspect killed by san francisco police earlier this month. mario woods was shot more than a dozen times by officers. the shooting is now the focus of a federal civil rights lawsuit. activists in the city's bay view district where woods lived chammed the 26-year-old was used as target practice. the claim denied by police. they he refused to drop his knife and failed to respond to pepper spray and bean bag rounds. a large crowd is expected woods' funeral at 11:00 this morning. >>> the union representing san francisco police officers is throwing its weight behind tasers. union leadership says they're an important weapon against violent offenders violently preventing police shootings like that of woods. >> they're working with the mayor's office, the office of the chief of police and members of the po

the suspect took off in a white toyo toyo toyota corolla.hese people recently robbed a ulta supply store in couupertin. if you know who they are, give the sheriff department a call. >>> "star wars" mania in full force. right now fans lining up across the country to see what could end up being the biggest movie of all time. >>> bob redell joining us at the tech museum in san jose. bob, this movie is already sold out there until thursday. >> that's correct. fans are expected to start lining up outside the imax here but you guys want a sneak peek of the film? there it is. unfortunately, i cannot tell you what the story is. nine miles of 70 millimeter imax film. this is the only imax on the west coast showing it in the 70 millimeter. i've seen three positive reviews online and one negative and the theater manager we heard from she watched it by herself with some colleagues here in the theater. she's a die-hard fan and was gushing about the film. so, be really curious to see what other fans are thinking and, of course, they're not going to be abl

police say pamela burns' husband was driving the corolla that cross the five lanes of traffic before hitting a truck and flipping over. he survived, but investigators say he's too seriously injured right now to find out what caused him to lose control. >>> police are still on the lookout for this man who is considered armed and dangerous. 22-year-old anthony kirincic is accused of killing his girlfriend on saturday. 34-year-old colleen straw died at a local hospital after being stabbed inside a home in san mateo. police say domestic violence had been reported at the woman's house in the past. authorities found kirincic's car in the parking garage near san carlos and evacuated a nearby hospital, but there was just no sign of him. >>> happening now. crews are on the scene of a two-alarm house fire in mountainview. this is video of the scene from sky 7 hd. we're told two buildings are involved, but crews say they do have the fire under control right now. no one was injured. >> well, what might have looked like a routine car break-in in san francisco recently has turned out to be anythin

there was a toyota corolla from the 1990's has extensive damage to the windshield and head hit a ladyd her and then ran . police say a man walked into a u.s. bank in safeway and gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to the man. the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. the rock military--iraq military has taken back a key city from isis. >> reporter: u.s. officials are optimistic about what is happening. the prime minister says taking back the city is a key victory. and it shows how far the the iraqi government has come. the iraqis want to implement a certain military style that they have before and the u.s. seems to approve. a pre-war a city that had 2 million people was reduced. >> mark: a man of fluid drawn near president obama as medicaid--motorcade. the man that did not know the motorcade was in the area and immediately stop flying to drawn by law enforcement when asked to do so . we are monitoring this elephant seal which is in near highway 37 and was actually on the freeway yesterday is the only incident in the area regarding traffic. >> mark: kron 4 covers hundreds

a toyota corolla smashed into the claire january hotel and suites early sunday morning. one person working at the front desk was not hurt. police say 39-year-old cory merit fell asleep at the wheel. investigators charged him with driving with a suspended license. >>> today we are expected to find out more details about the california mother charged with burying her newborn baby alive. the woman, whose name was not released was arrested in the los angeles area. the little girl was found the day after thanksgiving near a river bed in compton. than 36 hours old. the child is said to be doing well. authorities have said that she will be put up for adoption. >>> new jersey's annual bear hunt begins today. this year comes with an expanded area. bear hunting will be allowed for the six days in all or state wildlife officials added about 600 square miles of hunting in an attempt to manage a bear rising population. they estimate 3500 bears live north of 80 the region some call bear country. >>> some members of the eyewitness news team had a very chilly day at the beach but for a

talking about what a big >>> move over cereal and adam corolla there is a new podcast in town called three tickets. week by week it has taken us iowa caucuses, how they work, why they are so weird angle and all the key players who keep them relevant an relevant all these years. jason noble is the host the writer and creator and many other things but he is also here so hello. it's quite a little project you have. you got some props by the columbia journalism review which is not bad. so you've put these things together, 10 episodes are out there now they've all been released so you can get go out and listen. >> binge listening. >> if you choose right. what a surprise has surprised you the most research all of this stuff? >> what surprised me the most i don't does it surprised me but what i did take away from it is just how important average iowans are to this process islands are to this process and really the opportunity that you have just by virtue of being a resident of this state to get involved in this political process, choose the next president in a really personal that one episo

corolla from the koran? the koran? they take a literal approach, a historical approach and they pick and choose certain verses that fit to their political agenda. it is a very powerful message because it builds on muslim frames and it's very powerful and abuse for a lot of people. host: i want to get your reaction to the president and his oval office address last night, talking about the growth of extremism, take a look. pres. obama: that does not mean denying the fact that an extremist ideology has spread in some muslim communities. it is a problem that muslims must confront without excuse. muslim leaders here and around the world have to continue working with us to decisively and unequivocally reject the hateful ideology that groups like isis and al qaeda promote. speak out against not just acts of violence, but also the interpretations of islam that are incompatible with the values of religious tolerance, mutual respect and human dignity. just as it is the responsibility of muslims around the world to roo

corolla from the koran?- from the koran? they take a literal approach, a historical approach and they pick and choose certain verses that fit to their political agenda. it is a very powerful message because it builds on muslim frames and it's very powerful and abuse for a lot of people. host: i want to get your reaction to the president and his oval office address last night, talking about the growth of extremism, take a look. pres. obama: that does not mean denying the fact that an extremist ideology has spread in some muslim communities. it is a problem that muslims must confront without excuse. muslim leaders here and around the world have to continue working with us to decisively and unequivocally reject the hateful ideology that groups like isis and al qaeda promote. speak out against not just acts of violence, but also the interpretations of islam that are incompatible with the values of religious tolerance, mutual respect and human dignity. just as it is the responsibility of muslims around the world