. >> i'm dan ashley. a san francisco man who had his bike stolen was so frustrated by the response from the sfpd he took to social media to get action. >> nick smith is live on market street with the story for us. nick? >> kevin montgomery said when his bike was stolen he went looking for it. what he says he found was a chop shop where thieves break bike downs to their frames and sell the parts for cash. san fran sis scans love their bikes and so do thieves. kevin montgomery says it was wednesday night or thursday morning when thieves made off with bikes belonging to him and roommates. they are part of a growing list of bikes stolen in san francisco. >> i went around the neighborhood looking at various chop shops of which there are one behind us and went to look for my bike. >> what he says he found was this. stacks of bikes stripped to the frame. he snapped pictures and tweeted the photos to sfpd. >> they take the parts off and put the frames in a stack and the components in bins and load them in vans an

i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn john n so. police arrest editor resaw badger for what she served at a potluck dinner. we go now to matthew turner elementary school in vaw knee shaw where she teaches. >> carolyn, most of the people at the party were faculty members at turner elementary school. but the party was held off campus. police are not saying what type of food was served, but apparently a lot of the guests got high and some got really sick. police say 47-year-old teresa badger served marijuana-laced food to her co-workers at a potluck holiday party in november. >> there were probably 15 or 20 people at the party, and i would say half of them developed symptoms or showed signs of being under the influence. >> two guests who, worked with badger were taken to the hospital not knowing what they had eaten. a school parent spoke to one. >> it was off yously something she ate. she was huh loose -- hallucinating. she was distraught. >> another guest took some of the marijuana-laced food home and their 15-year-old child ate it an

. >> i'm dan ashley. a san francisco man who had his bike stolen was so frustrated by the response from the sfpd he took to social media to get action. >> nick smith is live on market street with the story for us. nick? >> kevin montgomery said when his bike was stolen he went looking for it. what he says he found was a chop shop where thieves break bike downs to their frames and sell the parts for cash. san fran sis scans love their bikes and so do thieves. kevin montgomery says it was wednesday night or thursday morning when thieves made off with bikes belonging to him and roommates. they are part of a growing list of bikes stolen in san francisco. >> i went around the neighborhood looking at various chop shops of which there are one behind us and went to look for my bike. >> what he says he found was this. stacks of bikes stripped to the frame. he snapped pictures and tweeted the photos to sfpd. >> they take the parts off and put the frames in a stack and the components in bins and load them in vans an

. >> i'm dan ashley. abc news reporter karen travers explains president obama's proposals and why some are skeptical about them. >> tonight president obama tried to convince a skeptical nation he still has the political power to get something done. >> let's make this a year of action. >> the president proposed a modest agenda. no major legislation, no sweeping change. it centered on one key theme. >> opportunity is who we are. the defining project of our generation must be to restore that promise. >> 2013 was a bruising year here in washington capped by the 16-day government shutdown. approval ratings for the president and congress hover near record lows. so tonight the president said he will take action. even if it means doing it without congress. >> wherever and when ever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm gonna do. >> the president announced an executive order to raise the minimum wage for if you federal contract workers which the whit

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson.7 news continues on-line and on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile devices with our new abc7 news app. >> thanks for the company and we appreciate your time. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious, but say i press a few out flat, add some beef, sloppy joe sauce and cheese, fold it all up and boom! delicious unsloppy joes perfect for a school night. pillsbury grands biscuits. make dinner pop.

i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn john n so. police arrest editor resaw badger for what she served at a potluck dinner. we go now to matthew turner elementary school in vaw knee shaw where she teaches. >> carolyn, most of the people at the party were faculty members at turner elementary school. but the party was held off campus. police are not saying what type of food was served, but apparently a lot of the guests got high and some got really sick. police say 47-year-old teresa badger served marijuana-laced food to her co-workers at a potluck holiday party in november. >> there were probably 15 or 20 people at the party, and i would say half of them developed symptoms or showed signs of being under the influence. >> two guests who, worked with badger were taken to the hospital not knowing what they had eaten. a school parent spoke to one. >> it was off yously something she ate. she was huh loose -- hallucinating. she was distraught. >> another guest took some of the marijuana-laced food home and their 15-year-old child ate it an

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson.tter, facebook and all of your mobile devices with our new abc7 news app. >> thanks for the company and we appreciate your time. isn't it time you discovered the sleep number bed? the only bed clinically proven to relieve back pain and improve sleep quality. and right now, it's our lowest prices of the season. save $300 to $800 on our newest innovations. plus, 18-month special financing on all sleep number beds. only at a sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699.99. sleep number. comfort individualized. >> from hollywood, i it's "jimmy kimmel live." tonight, meryl streep, joseph gordon-levett and music from johnny lang with cleto and the cletones. and now, what more can i say. here's jimmy kimmel. [ applause ]

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. sandhya patel is tracking the system and she is here with a live look at doppler 7hd. >> as i show you live doppler 7hd it is looking different than it did earlier. we are seeing light rain show -- showing up. the light rainfall has been around santa rosa and roaneke park. as we pan around napa was reporting rain and fairfield was getting some and out toward the east bay from san francisco out toward the uh rine do, walnut creek area. very light returns. percent of normal? we are way behind. san francisco is 16% of average. santa rosa 10 and oakland 18% of average as we look at the live picture from sfo. the clouds are gathering there. they are seeing a little drizzle and they are expecting rain. tomorrow morning prepare to carry your umbrellas and give yourself plenty of time for the morning commute. it is going to be a wet one. i will be back with a detailed look at that and plan on possible delays at sfo. >> thank you. >>> while the little bit of rain is needed and welcome it is ne

i'm ama dates for dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. news continues on-line, twitter and facebook and all of your mobile devices with our new app. ♪ [ man ] adventure, it means taking chances.

. >> i'm dan ashley. a san francisco man who had his bike stolen was so frustrated by the response from the sfpd he took to social media to get action. >> nick smith is live on market street with the story for us. nick? >> kevin montgomery said when his bike was stolen he went looking for it. what he says he found was a chop shop where thieves break bike downs to their frames and sell the parts for cash. san fran sis scans love their bikes and so do thieves. kevin montgomery says it was wednesday night or thursday morning when thieves made off with bikes belonging to him and roommates. they are part of a growing list of bikes stolen in san francisco. >> i went around the neighborhood looking at various chop shops of which there are one behind us and went to look for my bike. >> what he says he found was this. stacks of bikes stripped to the frame. he snapped pictures and tweeted the photos to sfpd. >> they take the parts off and put the frames in a stack and the components in bins and load them in vans an

i'm ama dates for dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson.k and all of your mobile devices with our new app. >> have a great night. tomato florentine soup, it took a little time to get it just right. [ ding ] at first, it wasn't the perfect amount of tomatoes. not ready. [ male announcer ] later, it wouldn't be the perfect amount of spinach. not ready. [ male announcer ] then the sausage and pasta. ♪ not ready. [ male announcer ] but finally it happened. perfection. yes! [ male announcer ] at progresso, we've got a passion for quality. because you've got a passion for taste. isn't it time you discovered the sleep number bed? the only bed clinically proven to relieve back pain and improve sleep quality. and right now, it's our lowest prices of the season. save $300 to $800 on our newest innovations. plus, 18-month sp financing on all sleep number beds. only at a sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699.99. sleep number. comfort individualized. >> announcer: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live." tonight, mark wahlberg,

i'm larry beil in for dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn john n so. police arrest editor resaw badger for what she served at a potluck dinner. we go now to matthew turner elementary school in vaw knee shaw where she teaches. >> carolyn, most of the people at the party were faculty member members at turner elementary school. but the party was held off campus. police are not saying what type of food was served, but apparently a lot of the guests got high and some got really sick. police say 47-year-old teresa badger served marijuana-laced food to her co-workers at a potluck holiday party in november. >> there were probably 15 or 20 people at the party, and i would say half of them developed symptoms or showed signs of being under the influence. >> two guests who, worked with badger were taken to the hospital not knowing what they had eaten. a school parent spoke to one. >> it was off yously something she ate. she was huh loose -- hallucinating. she was distraught. >> another guest took some of the marijuana-laced food home and their 15-year-old child at

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson.anks for the company and we appreciate your time. [ laughing ] want to play hide and seek? yeah! 1... 2... 6... 10! [ female announcer ] piÑa colada yoplait. it is so good when you need a little escape. [ mom ] still counting. ♪ more than a feeling ♪ when i hear that old song they used to play ♪ ♪ more than a feeling [ female announcer ] yoplait light boston cream pie. at 90 calories it is so good when you want more than a feeling. but add some sauce, pepperoni and cheese and fold up the crescent dough and presto, tuesday night just became crescent pizza pocket-tastic pillsbury crescents. make dinner pop. he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not. ♪ he loves me! that's right. [ mom ] warm and flaky in 15, everyone loves pillsbury grands! [ girl ] make dinner pop! after tom brady. the little baby brady was born last weekend. >> in fact, mom and dad were watching the patriots game against the colts while mom was having a contractions. they say brady doesn't have a choice

. >> i'm dan ashley.porter karen travers explains president obama's proposals and why some are skeptical about them. >> tonight president obama tried to convince a skeptical nation he still has the political power to get something done. >>his a year ofke this a year of action. >> the president proposed a modest agenda. no major legislation, no sweeping change. it centered on one key theme. >> opportunity is who we are. the defining project of our generation must be to restore 2013 was a 2013 was a bruisingr here in washington capped by the 16 government government shutdown. approval ratings for the president and congress hover near record lows. so tonight the president said he will take action. even if it means doing it without congress. >> wherever and when ever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm gonna do. >> the president announced an executive order to raise the minimum wage for if you federal contract workers which the white house hop

here's one abc7 news anchor dan ashley couldn't resist sending himself. did we see that?rn and bred niners fan. keep sending in your pictures. e-mail them to ureport at kgo.com. you can also post them on our facebook page or tweet them to us. it's 6:16. we have a competition going with the abc station in total to see who has the best fans, the elliot bay or the san francisco bay area. all you need to do to vote is go to our facebook page and like this most that you see on your screen. whoever has the most likes by kickoff tomorrow wins. let's show seahawks fans that nobody's got it better than >>>this afternoon a horse is running in a field. >> better not underestimate him. he likes being underestimated. [laughter] you use that as long as i'm can, i'm sure. is it a he or see? >> thank you very much. >> harbaugh is a three-year-old colt. he's listed as a 10:1 race. a 10:1 shot in the seventh race. >>> san francisco sid they will pull some of their historic street cars and muni cars out of service tomorrow afternoon. that's before the 49ers playoff game. it's a preventative

i'm ama dates for dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson.night. is this the bacon and cheese diet? this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie diet! me too! [ male announcer ] so indulgent, you'll never believe they're light. 100-calorie progresso light soups. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant so i should probably get the last roll... yeah but i practiced my bassoon. [ mom ] and i listened. [ brother ] i can do this. [ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey, pillsbury cinnamon rolls. make the weekend pop. ♪ [ male announcer ] don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls gets you there in just 60 seconds. ♪ this year i took on an incredible physical challenge. it's been an amazing experience with incredible highs. i love long island. and devastating lows. oh my goodness. i puked. i did. i feel like i'm sti

i'm dan ashley. twitter.an ashley. >> for spencer one day, sir, this whole city will be yours. oh, hey, can i talk to you? you always ruin everything. i have to apologize for him. he's been a bit tense since we found that i'm up for the g.e. chairmanship.

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson.hat does it for this edition of abc7 news our coverage continues now on twitter. >> from all of us this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- a telecom engineer from marysville, ohio... a communications manager from pacheco, california... and our returning champion, a civil-rights attorney originally from topeka, kansas... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. as you know, quite often on our program, it's final jeopardy! that determines the winner -- the champion for that day. even if you don't come up with the correct response, it can be the determining factor. that was the case yesterday with karen. she did not come up with the correct response in final, but she had accumulated so much money in the first two rounds that it didn't really matter. what's going to happen today with jennifer and chip facing her? let's start finding out. good luck. here we go. categories that are now in play. you're gonna love them.

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson.our coverage continues now on twitter. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we female announcer: female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets, at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. the year end clearance sale ends sunday at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ oh, hey, i, uh, i found yourur lipstick. oh! oh, no, this isn't mine. this is sunset blush. i wear tiger orgasm. but it was in my apartment. [sniffs] i don't know why i told you about the pop-tart.

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm care yes lynn johnson. happening now municipal transportation agency meeting to decide whether to approve a tech company bus using the city's muni bus stop to pick up employees. >> it's creating controversy and demonstrations. protestors blocked buses this morning. >> we have the story. >> about half an hour, mr. police moved in, protestors blocked two buses heading to google and facebook headquarters. for years, private shuttles used public stops to pick up and drop off employees, causing friction with muni riders. now, the city plans to charge shuttles $1 per day per stop. but that is only innocenced critics. >> $1? it's criminal. >> but the muni director says they can only charge enough to cover the cost of implementing the program. >> it's paying for enforcement, establishment of the permit program, there will be signage at the bus stops, there will be decals. >> these protestors feel companies should pay more. for them, tech buss have become symbols of the growing class divide and affordability crisis.

. >> good evening i'm dan ashley thanks for being here. other top story tonight. tough flu season in california just got worse. 9th death in the bay area is blamed on the flu. latest case was reported today in santa clara county and we are learning new details about some of the victims. patient who died in sonoma county was just 23 years old. and had no previous health conditions. fatal case life of woman in her fwloys had underlying medical conditions. >> this year people get the flu are younger to middle age and this was very consistent with what happened during the 2009 h1n1 pandemic. in fact it's the same flu strain. >> now it's still not too late to get a flu shot this vaccine protects against the h1n1 strain. san mateo health officials say there is a 200 percent increase in positive flu tests. compared to this time last year. which may just indicate an early peak to the flu season the. not too late to get the shot. some health departments respond by opening clinic in napa for example the clinic saw non-stop stream of patients while camera there. the flu is s

. >> i'm dan ashley. from all of us here, see >>> welcome to "world news." tonight -- state of emergency. hundreds of thousands of americans told their water might be poisoned. they are not to drink it or even tonight, american families racing to find clean water anywhere. >>> growing risk. a new alert from the giant american store, target, even more people, one-third of the country, may have been targeted by thieves in that attack. >>> shootout. did police officers go too far right here? gunfire on a family street after an hour-long police chase. >>> and survivors speak. passengers tell us what it was like when their plane crashed into the water, and how they got out alive.

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. it happened on yosemite circle in oakley. that's where alan wang is live tonight with the latest. alan? >> carolyn and dan, one neighbor says he was surprised to hear that the family had a gun inside the house. apparently they did and tonight around 7:00 an 11-year-old boy who lives in this home picked up the gun and accidentally shot himself in the head. it happened somewhere in the house here in the town of oakley. emergency crews radioed for a medical helicopter while they were working on the boy, but called it off just before it landed after the boy died in this ambulance. they say he lived here with his mother, father and grandmother, and they rarely associated with the rest of the neighborhood. >> he walked his dogs. i think his dog's name was baby. he was sweet. >> brief conversations. seemed nice. surprising. this is a quiet neighborhood. >> it is unclear how the boy got uh hold of the gun and exactly who owns it. neighbors say the father, the mother and the grandmother are all nurses and the boy goes to a private cath

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. we have live team coverage on this breaking story tonight. we will start with alan wang. >> alan, you have been learning more about the moments leading up to this tragedy. >> yes, we are also learning more about the investigator who was killed and the investigator who accidentally shot him. it was about five -- 15 minutes ago detectives wrapped up a solemn investigation that happened in an apartment behind these gates. about 4:00 four officers came to the park sierra apartments to search the unit of a suspect accused of robbing passengers on bart trains. >> were you ever concerned about who your neighbors are? >> not in dublin. >> my understanding is they knocked on the door and there was no answer. when they turned the knob it was unlocked. they felt somebody was in the home since the door was unlocked. >> they went in this their guns drawn and that's when the officer accidentally shot and killed sergeant tom smith. we are told he was likely hit under his arm where there is no protection from his bullet proof vest. this is video of smith las

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. we have live team coverage on this breaking story tonight. we will start with alan wang. >> alan, you have been learning more about the moments leading up to this tragedy. >> yes, we are also learning more about the investigator who was killed and the investigator who accidentally shot him. it was about five -- 15 minutes ago detectives wrapped up a solemn investigation that happened in an apartment behind these gates. about 4:00 four officers came to the park sierra apartments to search the unit of a suspect accused of robbing passengers on bart trains. >> were you ever concerned about who your neighbors are? >> not in dublin. >> my understanding is they knocked on the door and there was no answer. when they turned the knob it was unlocked. they felt somebody was in the home since the door was unlocked. >> they went in this their guns drawn and that's when the officer accidentally shot and killed sergeant tom smith. we are told he was likely hit under his arm where there is no protection from his bullet proof vest. this is video of smith las

in this morning's assignment 7 report, dan ashley shows us the fine art of making winter when there ise. >> ski resorts have come a long way since they first started making snow in the 1950s. >> the basic system mixes cold air with water under high pressure. >> the recipe for man-made snow is still essentially the same, but the process has evolved into a high stakes operation. >> it's a pretty sophisticated piece of machinery. there's a control panel like this. the last major snowfall was back in september, so the resorts are spending big money to keep at least some slopes covered. napa school teacher betsy masterson skiing at heavenly for a couple weeks. >> the conditions are great. you wouldn't think that driving up with no snow on the ground, but they are doing such a great job grooming the runs and i just had a blast. >> that's the kind of endorsement that keeps barrett warm. even while he's making snow. he's in charge of heavenly's snowmaking system, the largest one on the west coast. he's been at it for 26 years. >> i've been doing it a long time and i'm pretty passionate about i

i'm dan ashley. >> a caltrain accident happened at the santa clara station not far from santa clara university. lilian kim is there now with more on this developing story for us.lillian? >> both men had been on the platform, so it's unclear how and why they ended up on the railroad tracks. the train that hit them was an express train that was not scheduled to stop here, it was traveling upwards of 50 miles per hour. this is how fast the train was going before it hit two men at the santa clara station. one man died from the impact, the other is being treated for multiple fractures to his legs. dave ashley was on the platform at the time waiting for his train. >> the train came by, there was something of an unusual sound. you hear it, you go, oh. >> the circumstances of this incident are unusual, because it involves two people. >> usually 90% of them are suicides, usually they're only involving one person. this appears to be something that will require further investigation. >> investigators will look at video from cameras mounted on the train, and they hope to interview the surviving victim. th

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. abc7 news reporter nick smith is live near city hall at van ness and grove where this all happened. >> take a look over my shoulder. you can see there are seven lanes of traffic. police tell me a man was crossing this busy section of van ness avenue when he was struck and killed by a driver that had no time to react. this was the scene of an accident of a man crossing van ness after 7:00 p.m. san francisco police with the collision investigation unit tell abc news the victim was a 38-year-old man. witnesses told investigators the vehicle tim had been in some sort of verbal altercation with another man earlier. but police tell us they do not believe that played a role in the victim's death. what they do know is that the victim started on the west side of van ness avenue and attempted to cross the busy street at least twice before stoping on the center median. >> when trying to go from the center median to the eastside they made it across two lanes and then was struck in the far right h

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. it happened on yosemite circle in oakley. that's where alan wang is live tonight with the latest. alan? >> carolyn and dan, one neighbor says he was surprised to hear that the family had a gun inside the house. apparently they did and tonight around 7:00 an 11-year-old boy who lives in this home picked up the gun and accidentally shot himself in the head. it happened somewhere in the house here in the town of oakley. emergency crews radioed for a medical helicopter while they were working on the boy, but called it off just before it landed after the boy died in this ambulance. they say he lived here with his mother, father and grandmother, and they rarely associated with the rest of the neighborhood. >> he walked his dogs. i think his dog's name was baby. he was sweet. >> brief conversations. seemed nice. surprising. this is a quiet neighborhood. >> it is unclear how the boy got uh hold of the gun and exactly who owns it. neighbors say the father, the mother and the grandmother are all nurses and the boy goes to a private cath

. >> i'm dan ashley. abc7 news anchor ama dates is live at the regional medical center where doctors and nurses are preparing for a rub of sick patients. ama? >> dan, carolyn, this is not the first time the regional medical center has separated their suspected it flu patients, but it is the first time they set up a tent in the parking lo. there is so much construction that they had no where else to put the patients coming in with flu-like symptoms. >> it hurt my ear. >> you hurt your ear? >> like this. it hurts a lot. >> 6-year-old brandon spent his evening in this flu tent at regional medical center in san jose. his parents decided to bring him to the hospital because he also has a fever. >> the doctor sent me to this room here because i don't know the other kids are going into that room. >> elaine is the emergency department's medical director. the tent was set up this morning so doctors can efficiently treat patients who might have the flu. >> we have noticed a significant increase in the flu-like illne

dan ashley is off. we will have more on that fire in a live report in a few minutes. first, friends and family gathered to remember a young mother killed in a deadly accident on a busy east bay street. it is an accident that left the woman's 3-month-old baby in critical condition. tonight's vigil honored 19-year-old ashley and her baby salvador. ashley had him in her arms when she tried to cross the parkway near fremont following an argument. alan wang is live at the scene of that accident. alan? >> caroline, there were nearly a hundred people here praying for that mother and child tonight. that's when i got a chance to speak with family members and ask them exactly how this all happened. >> we honor the life, father god. >> relatives say 19-year-old ashley is a proud mother of three-month-old salvador espinoza. >> she came to see us on christmas day to show us the baby. she was all happy and lit up, man, glowing. how pretty she looked. >> police say there was an argument in the family car around a 10:00 on new year's eve. ashley and her sister got out when it was sto

dan ashley is off. we will have more on that fire in a live report in a few minutes. first, friends and family gathered to remember a young mother killed in a deadly accident on a busy east bay street. it is an accident that left the woman's 3-month-old baby in critical condition. tonight's vigil honored 19-year-old ashley and her baby salvador. ashley had him in her arms when she tried to cross the parkway near fremont following an argument. alan wang is live at the scene of that accident. alan? >> caroline, there were nearly a hundred people here praying for that mother and child tonight. that's when i got a chance to speak with family members and ask them exactly how this all happened. >> we honor the life, father god. >> relatives say 19-year-old ashley is a proud mother of three-month-old salvador espinoza. >> she came to see us on christmas day to show us the baby. she was all happy and lit up, man, glowing. how pretty she looked. >> police say there was an argument in the family car around a 10:00 on new year's eve. ashley and her sister got out when it was sto

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. sandhya patel is tracking the system and she is here with a live look at doppler 7hd. >> as i show you live doppler 7hd it is looking different than it did earlier. we are seeing light rain show -- showing up. the light rainfall has been around santa rosa and roaneke park. as we pan around napa was reporting rain and fairfield was getting some and out toward the east bay from san francisco out toward the uh rine do, walnut creek area. very light returns. percent of normal? we are way behind. san francisco is 16% of average. santa rosa 10 and oakland 18% of average as we look at the live picture from sfo. the clouds are gathering there. they are seeing a little drizzle and they are expecting rain. tomorrow morning prepare to carry your umbrellas and give yourself plenty of time for the morning commute. it is going to be a wet one. i will be back with a detailed look at that and plan on possible delays at sfo. >> thank you. >>> while the little bit of rain is needed and welcome it is ne

. >> i'm dan ashley. abc news reporter karen travers explains president obama's proposals and why some are skeptical about them. >> tonight president obama tried to convince a skeptical nation he still has the political power to get something done. >> let's make this a year of action. >> the president proposed a modest agenda. no major legislation, no sweeping change. it centered on one key theme. >> opportunity is who we are. the defining project of our generation must be to restore that promise. >> 2013 was a bruising year here in washington capped by the 16-day government shutdown. approval ratings for the president and congress hover near record lows. so tonight the president said he will take action. even if it means doing it without congress. >> wherever and when ever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm gonna do. >> the president announced an executive order to raise the minimum wage for if you federal contract workers which the whit

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. it happened on yosemite circle in oakley. that's where alan wang is live tonight with the latest. alan? >> carolyn and dan, one neighbor says he was surprised to hear that the family had a gun inside the house. apparently they did and tonight around 7:00 an 11-year-old boy who lives in this home picked up the gun and accidentally shot himself in the head. it happened somewhere in the house here in the town of oakley. emergency crews radioed for a medical helicopter while they were working on the boy, but called it off just before it landed after the boy died in this ambulance. they say he lived here with his mother, father and grandmother, and they rarely associated with the rest of the neighborhood. >> he walked his dogs. i think his dog's name was baby. he was sweet. >> brief conversations. seemed nice. surprising. this is a quiet neighborhood. >> it is unclear how the boy got uh hold of the gun and exactly who owns it. neighbors say the father, the mother and the grandmother are all nurses and the boy goes to a private cath

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the red flag warning went into effect the last hour mean thrg is a high fire danger. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang is live in berkeley with the story. alan? >> dan and carolyn, the red flag warning has been in effect for about an hour, but so far things are a lot more calm than they were earlier today. look at the neighbor's tree. it split in two with the largest part of it crashing into the second story of the neighbor's home over there. nobody was hurt, but now it has firefighters worrying what else neighbors can do. >> it didn't crash through the roof, but it has landed on our roof. >> the east bay wasn't under a red flag warning, but the trees were blowing down around 3:30 this afternoon. two in this berkeley neighborhood including this red oak. >> i could hear the tree breaking and i felt something was going to happen. i looked out of the window. >> and the winds were worse last night. gusts up to 50 miles per hour. >> as i realized it wasn't rain and it was just wind. it was re

i'm dan ashley. >> a caltrain accident happened at the santa clara station not far from santa clara university. lilian kim is there now with more on this developing story for us. lillian? >> both men had been on the platform, so it's unclear how and why they ended up on the railroad tracks. the train that hit them was an express train that was not scheduled to stop here, it was traveling upwards of 50 miles per hour. this is how fast the train was going before it hit two men at the santa clara station. one man died from the impact, the other is being treated for multiple fractures to his legs. dave ashley was on the platform at the time waiting for his train. >> the train came by, there was something of an unusual sound. you hear it, you go, oh. >> the circumstances of this incident are unusual, because it involves two people. >> usually 90% of them are suicides, usually they're only involving one person. this appears to be something that will require further investigation. >> investigators will look at video from cameras mounted on the train, and they hope to interview the surviving victim. t

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. we have live team coverage on this breaking story tonight. we will start with alan wang. >> alan, you have been learning more about the moments leading up to this tragedy. >> yes, we are also learning more about the investigator who was killed and the investigator who accidentally shot him. it was about five -- 15 minutes ago detectives wrapped up a solemn investigation that happened in an apartment behind these gates. about 4:00 four officers came to the park sierra apartments to search the unit of a suspect accused of robbing passengers on bart trains. >> were you ever concerned about who your neighbors are? >> not in dublin. >> my understanding is they knocked on the door and there was no answer. when they turned the knob it was unlocked. they felt somebody was in the home since the door was unlocked. >> they went in this their guns drawn and that's when the officer accidentally shot and killed sergeant tom smith. we are told he was likely hit under his arm where there is no protection from his bullet proof vest. this is video of smith las

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. abc7 news reporter nick smith is live near city hall at van ness and grove where this all happened. >> take a look over my shoulder. you can see there are seven lanes of traffic. police tell me a man was crossing this busy section of van ness avenue when he was struck and killed by a driver that had no time to react. this was the scene of an accident of a man crossing van ness after 7:00 p.m. san francisco police with the collision investigation unit tell abc news the victim was a 38-year-old man. witnesses told investigators the vehicle tim had been in some sort of verbal altercation with another man earlier. but police tell us they do not believe that played a role in the victim's death. what they do know is that the victim started on the west side of van ness avenue and attempted to cross the busy street at least twice before stoping on the center median. >> when trying to go from the center median to the eastside they made it across two lanes and then was struck in the far right h

i'm dan ashley. >> a caltrain accident happened at the santa clara station not far from santa clara university kim is there now with more on this developing story for us. lillian? >> both men had been on the platform, so it's unclear how and why they ended up on the railroad tracks. the train that hit them was an express train that was not scheduled to stop here, it was traveling upwards of 50 miles per hour. this is how fast the train was going before it hit two men at the santa clara station. one man died from the impact, the other is being treated for multiple fractures to his legs. dave ashley was on the platform at the time waiting for his train. >> the train came by, there was something of an unusual sound. you hear it, you go, oh. >> the circumstances of this incident are unusual, because i involves two people. >> usually 90% of them are suicides, usually they're only involving one person. this appears to be something that will require further investigation. >> investigators will look at video from cameras mounted on the train, and they hope to interview the surviving victim. the passen

. >> i'm dan ashley. abc7 news anchor ama dates is live at the regional medical center where doctors and nurses are preparing for a rub of sick patients. ama? >> dan, carolyn, this is not the first time the regional medical center has separated their suspected it flu patients, but it is the first time they set up a tent in the parking lo. there is so much construction that they had no where else to put the patients coming in with flu-like symptoms. >> it hurt my ear. >> you hurt your ear? >> like this. it hurts a lot. >> 6-year-old brandon spent his evening in this flu tent at regional medical center in san jose. his parents decided to bring him to the hospital because he also has a fever. >> the doctor sent me to this room here because i don't know the other kids are going into that room. >> elaine is the emergency department's medical director. the tent was set up this morning so doctors can efficiently treat patients who might have the flu. >> we have noticed a significant increase in the flu-like illne

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. the red flag warning went into effect the last hour mean thrg is a high fire danger. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang is live in berkeley with the story. alan? >> dan and carolyn, the red flag warning has been in effect for about an hour, but so far things are a lot more calm than they were earlier today. look at the neighbor's tree. it split in two with the largest part of it crashing into the second story of the neighbor's home over there. nobody was hurt, but now it has firefighters worrying what else neighbors can do. >> it didn't crash through the roof, but it has landed on our roof. >> the east bay wasn't under a red flag warning, but the trees were blowing down around 3:30 this afternoon. two in this berkeley neighborhood including this red oak. >> i could hear the tree breaking and i felt something was going to happen. i looked out of the window. >> and the winds were worse last night. gusts up to 50 miles per hour. >> as i realized it wasn't rain and it was just wind. it was re

. >> i'm dan ashley. >> see you at 11:00.o thosuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or call 800-675-2607. this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- an actor from culver city, california... a server from boston, massachusetts... and our returning champion, a writer from arlington heights, illinois... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek. hey, john. thank you. well, folks, in just a few hours, it'll be time to party, but for the next 30 minutes, hey, john. thank you. we get to test your intellectual skills and match them against our players. the challengers, alyson and reggie, welcome aboard. and our returning champion -- a bright young man -- jerry. let's go to work. here comes the jeopardy! round. and these are the categories. the "de" -

. >> i'm dan ashley. center where doctors and nurses are preparing for a rub of sick patients. ama? >> dan, carolyn, this is not the first time the regional medical center has separated their suspected it flu patients, but it is the first time they set up a tent in the parking lo.s so much construction that they had no where else to put the patients coming in with flu-like symptoms. >> it hurt my ear. >> you hurt your ear? >> like this. it hurts a lot. >> 6-year-old brandon spent his evening in this flu tent at regional medical center in san jose. his parents decided to bring him to the hospital because he also has a fever. >> the doctor sent me to this room here because i don't know the other kids are going into that room. >> elaine is the emergency department's medical director. the tent was set up this morning so doctors can efficiently treat patients who might have the flu. >> we have noticed a significant increase in the flu-like illness patients walking into the office. >> separating helps contain t

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. red flag warning went into effect the last hour mean thrg is a high fire danger. >> abc7 news reporter alan wang is live in berkeley with the story. alan? >> dan and carolyn, the red flag warning has been in effect for about an hour, but so far things are a lot more calm than they were earlier today. look at the neighbor's tree. it split in two with the largest part of it crashing into the second story of the neighbor's home over there. nobody was hurt, but now it has firefighters worrying what else neighbors can do. >> it didn't crash through the roof, but it has landed on our roof. >> the east bay wasn't under a red flag warning, but the trees were blowing down around 3:30 this afternoon. two in this berkeley neighborhood including this red oak. >> i could hear the tree breaking and i felt something was going to happen. i looked out of the window. >> and the winds were worse last night. gusts up to 50 miles per hour. >> as i realized it wasn't rain and it was just wind. it was really

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. sandhya patel is tracking the system and she is here with a live look at doppler 7hd. >> as i show you live doppler 7hd it is looking different than it did earlier. we are seeing light rain show -- showing up. the light rainfall has been around santa rosa and roaneke park. as we pan around napa was reporting rain and fairfield was getting some and out toward the east bay from san francisco out toward the uh rine do, walnut creek area. very light returns. percent of normal? we are way behind. san francisco is 16% of average. santa rosa 10 and oakland 18% of average as we look at the live picture from sfo. the clouds are gathering there. they are seeing a little drizzle and they are expecting rain. tomorrow morning prepare to carry your umbrellas and give yourself plenty of time for the morning commute. it is going to be a wet one. i will be back with a detailed look at that and plan on possible delays at sfo. >> thank you. >>> while the little bit of rain is needed and welcome it is ne

dan ashley, abc7 news. >> i feel like i'm back in science class. >> cool, >> coming up next a uniqueentine's day when it's time to talk security for your business.. talk to the business security leaderted security. tyco integrated security. we'll do a security review of your business to understand your needs, customize an integrated solution that meets your specific challenges. and deliver it all with responsive local service and a personal passion to help you protect your business. we'll even give you the power to manage it all... right from the palm of your hand. call us for a free security review. tyco integrated security. safer. smarter. tyco. >>> january is not over but it's never too early to start planning for valentine's day absolutely. >> ideas to help you think outside of the candy box. >> this is different. for many valentine's day is like a check list. louers check, chocolate, check. reservations, chevenlg a walking tour... check? >> this is north beach. >> the neighborhood is alive during valentine's day. >> they know about these things spending his day roasting coffee i

dan ashley is off. we will have more on that fire in a live report in a few minutes. first, friends and family gathered to remember a young mother killed in a deadly accident on a busy east bay street. it is an accident that left the woman's 3-month-old baby in critical condition. tonight's vigil honored 19-year-old ashley and her baby salvador. ashley had him in her arms when she tried to cross the parkway near fremont following an argument. alan wang is live at the scene of that accident. alan? >> caroline, there were nearly a hundred peop praying for that mother and child tonight. that's when i got a chance to speak with family members and ask them exactly how this all happened. >> we honor the life, father god. >> relatives say 19-year-oashle ashley is a proud mother of three-month-old salvador espinoza. >> she came to see us on christmas day to show us the baby. she was all happy and lit up, man, glowing. how pretty she looked. >> police say there was an argument in the family car around a 10:00 on new year's eve. ashley and her sister got out when it was stopped

i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. hall at van ness and grove where this all happened. >> take a look over my shoulder. you can see there are seven lanes of traffic. police tell me a man was crossing this busy section of van ness avenue when he was struck and killed by a driver that had no time to react. this was the scene of an accident of a man crossing van ness after 7:00 p.m. san francisco police with the collision investigation unit tell abc news the victim was a 38-year-old man. witnesses told investigators the vehicle tim had been in some sort of verbal altercation with another man earlier. but police tell us they do not believe that played a role in the victim's death. what they do know is that the victim started on the west side of van ness avenue and attempted to cross the busy street at least twice before stoping on the center median. >> w >> when trying to go from the center median to the eastside they made it across two lanes and then was struck in the far right hand lane. >> the victim was hit by only one

good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> we have learned tonight that a fallen bart detective killed in the apartment of a man that had been arrested. tom smith, a 23-year veteran was shot to death when seven others at the scene. abc7 news and nick smith are live. >> it's been a sad day after a tragic event. investigators are now spoken with officers. they may have video from cameras worn by officers and know it's going to take a long time to get to the bottom of what happened. >> how it happened, why it happened. one day after this scene in dublin, investigators still have questions about an apartment search. >> the chief waiting to hear about sargeant tommy smith he died from a bullet. >> want to give him a chance to grieve. >> circumstance that's led up to it weeshg going to hold it for now. >> we know there were five officers that had been in this apartment looking for property left behind by john henry lee who was ask remains in jail. bart police did not say how long officers had been inside but say everyone wore bullet-proofed vests and followed training by the book until this shooting. in dubl