in morgan hill, david louie, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >> drowsy driving on u.s.han people realize. a study says one in 24 drivers admit they had nodded off atúó >> almost everiy call announced by the consumer products safety commission that i tell you about is volume teary that. means regulators and manufacturers have jointly agreed the product should be recalled well that is not the case here. the consumer products safety commission sued the makers of the nap nanny back in december, just last month, and this is an effort to get product off the shelves this, is video from the company's web site. the company is now reportedly trying to get that lawsuit dismissed. we were unsuccess envelope reaching the company and do know the company on its own web site challenged the government's claims that the nap nanny is responsible for five deaths. it also emphasizes it's not illegal to sell the product. however, amazon, toys are us and baby are us diapers.com, and bye-bye babe yes have agreed with the government and have stopped selling nap nanny following this december law

david louie will is a preview for us up next. >> hi there, i'm dan ashly.lgt a northern california woman under arrest for reporting her autistic son missing and wait until you hear where police found him. >> what state park officials to keep millions in funds hidden from the public coming up at 5:00. >>> your drive from point a to point b is about to get a phd. >> david louie joins us live from cisco headquarters with a preview. >> by know we love our gizmos and gadgets. now saying the real buzz next week is going to be about intelligent france pore taigs. take a look at this, toyota just released this video. both car makers follow in the footsteps of mountain view based google, which has been public with this self driving car with its gps guidance system. but that is only one part of the picture. for the past two and a half years, cisco here in san jose has been working to create a network of smart, connected vehicle that's would allow cars to talk to each other, warn of traffic hazards and provide reliable high speed correct activity. cisco has been worki

david louie has the story. >> now, i'm david louie a plane is being towed after making a landing in sanairport. the plane was flying in from southern california. mid field. the plane ran out of runway, scraped a levy, landing in low tide. escaped unharmed. it's not known houchl damage was done to the plane. a tow truck worked to prevent possibility of fuel or oil leakage. >> it doesn't appear to be fuel leakage well. won't want to cause that by lifting the plane out improperly. and don't want to gouge the levy or do damage that could fret tleten it. >> the plane is registered to an address in scotts dale, arizona. the owner is a ceo of a logistics company. for six hours. the airport is used by private pilots and jets. faa will step in, continuing its investigation n san carlos, abc 7 news. >>. >>> bank of america will pay $10 million to settle claims about mortgage investment that's soured. most of the money will go towards buying back mortgage that's b of a sold to fannie mae. b of a bought countrywide in 2008. the purchase led to a series of lawsuits, fines and losses for bank of amer

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at apple headquarters in cupertino, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> coming up you as the 49ers prepare for the super bowl the front offense makes a big announcement about the team's' new stadium soon to be one of the most environmentally friendly sports stadiums in the country. and the history the 49ers will make when they win the super bowl and we are counting on that. also tonight abc 7 news follows up on oakland's decision to hire a nationally known crime fighter. you will hear directly from the man himself. >>> and exchanging stop and frisk for scan and frisk. the high itíáf- >>> we have new detail about a san jose home invasion. police recovered both vehicles which were stolen monday. the robbers gagged and tied up the 73-year-old and 76-year-old and then ransacked their home. the chp officer found the car last night east the gilroy. santa clara dive teams recovered their suv today in the reservoir. police consider the case a high priority. >> we have a 73-year-old and a 76-year-old couple that were tied up inside their home. this could have been your grandmother or grandfather, your

at facebook headquarters in menlo park, david louie.he long awaited debut of the blackberry smart phone is turning out to be kind of a letdown on quality lane, we proudly present the blackberry. >> that is the president of black wherery in video the company handed out. stock began to sink as soon as he showed off t new phones designed to compete with the i^ phone. research in motion stock is down $1.04 or nearly 7% to $14.62 in afternoon trading. the selloff may reflect investor's ex-as per ration that the new phones won't be available until march. >> you tube could start charging users $5 a month to access some of the most popular channels. 25 premium channels will be introduced in the next two months and the site is considering charging you you for access to live event and content libraries as well. >>> a lot more to bring you here are on abc 7 news at 9:00. coming up, you want to be careful driving this sunday. we'll explain why this is the super bowl of car accidents, too. >>> plus -- >> i'm wayne freedman in new orleans. want to kn

facebook getting into the search business bringing it's one billion users closer to together.é(/8 david louies for us. david? >> it had to happen. facebook found a way to get users to find out information posted by facebook 1 billion other users likes, disi likes, home towns and morks much more. after a media event no, video cameras were allowed. >> people don't think about facebook to discover places to go eat or things they can do. >> facebook is calling it graph search letting users type in questions like what are movies my friends like. it makes everything public on facebook searchable. given previous flaps over privacy, mark zuckerberg stresses only content made public will show up they're not making anything visible thatn't now visible. but if i have an ugly picture posted it mate mai not be in >> users can put them selfs on a waiting list to try it out. zuckerberg says it could in time become a one stop service to

. >> at apple headquarters, david louie, abc 7 news thank you. >> we're getting a dose of wet weather in the bay area, in many spots barely nouf dance on the streets. other places did get enough precipitation that. rain may have contributed to this roll overaccident. the driver was not hurt but the road closed half an hour as wreckage was cleared. sandhya? >> yes. we're still tracking the moisture. it's slow moving but the train rain seems to be easing up. let's check out the north bay first. and son gnomea, napa we're seeing light rain. some light rain as we travel here. in the east bay we're seeing from drizzly conditions to light rain being reported. el-cerrito and concord area. down the peninsula we go down to edge water boulevard the rain had varied quite a bit. third of an inch in san francisco, 11/100ths. oakland, conk yorkd a tenth of an inch or less. don't fit the umbrellas yet. i'll let you know when the next system will arrive. >> oakland city officials trying to do everything they can to stop the skyrocketing crime rate. last night, several key components of a crime fighti

in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >> david, thank you.njured coyote found in the mission district is recuperating in a0z!y wildlife center this, is a photo of the abl. she was found in the backyard of a home near cap and 18th nl streets. the coyote cap zpurd impounded by animal control. experts are asking for the public's help now for details on how the coyote ended up in the mission district to begin w it's a strange spot for the animal to be. the animal being treated for a bad infection. >> in a 94-3 vote u.s. senate confirnled senator john kerry as the next secretary of state. the senate foreign relations committee approved this nomination this morning. once sworn in, he will succeed hillary rodham clinton. the obama administration will another cabinet post in the new torm term, ray lahood announced he's stepping down. lahood was the last republican left in the obama cabinet. accomplishments include a campaign to curb texting while driving and changes rules to reduce pilot fatigue. >> president obama said there is progress on capitol h

david louie was there and joins us flif san jose with the story. david?> the family of a man accused of shoofting and killing an unarmed burglary suspect said they've been getting threats believed to be coming from the victims' families and this afternoon a threat happened as they were sitting in the same courtroom. ricardo appeared briefly in court. he's expected of shooting and killing someone at summer breeze apartments. he's worked there as a custodian and handiman. the family and friends consider him a hero for helping to stop a crime wave. and if there is a private security firm, it's now watching the apartment complex. >> why now is the owner providing security? we're told they couldn't afford it. why they can afford it. have they been pro active this never would have happened. >> the shooting never would have created friction for family autos the family sat on separate sides of the courtroom. and someone was threatened trying to figure out what is going on. >> the hernandez family qis licklee disappeared. the victim's family denied a threat was ma

in the senate, immigration reform is expected to face a tougher battle in the house in san jose, david louie news. >> we have breaking news in orange county. a doctor has been shot and killed in newport beach this, happened inside of a medical facility. it appears the doctor was targeted. police say they have the gunman under arrest. police in santa maria have detained two band members and owners of the nightclub with a fire broke out over the weekend, killing 231 people yesterday. investigators sate fire was started by pyrotech necks -- nicks on stage at the kiss nightclub. most victims were students from a nearby university. funerals began today. >> a report is raising questions into the 1996 jonbenet ramsey murder case. a grand jury believes there was enough evidence to indict the pairnlts for child abuse resulting in death. dan a brams is he says he believes hunter did the right thing. >> this could wo have put so much machine on alex hunter in late 90s to move forward in this case. i have seen the case filed in the jonbenet ramsey case. i have to think hunter made the right call then an

david louie shows us some examples. >> we can all relate to this.o a parking lot we find the cars boxed in making even impossible to open the door. but technology can solve it. sensors built in the bumpers can move the car out of the tight spot. there is a long range vision to make self-driving cars, audi is working on the technology. >> in very predictable situations, we can allow on what is happening with the car. >> audi is part of the group that runs this electronics lab in silicon valley. more than a hundred engineers are working on prototypes and working on feedback from consumers. here is another dpp. squeezing into a fight spot in garage. engineers believe drivers need to ease into it and when to intervene. >> the you introduce this technology, we don't know quite know if the person knows how to takeover immediately. we want to make sure that people have the experience and practice of being able to take over when they need to. >> research such as this is usually done in secret but this excites the public about the future. automotive industry

david louie has more. >> west contra costa knows hardship.y got a $46 million bailout and laid off teachers long before the budget crisis. now it has paid off the loan it is getting a shot in the arm. in announcing $2.7 billion in increased funding for public education. >> in richmond, it's not like growing up in los gatos or beverly hills. >> they want to give those hire amounts. julie says it's critical because 70% of the 30,000 students are minority, some of them are still learning english. >> you have to understand that education is the foundation for everything. without that money, without that foundation, we're going to see problems in the future. so fixing it now helps. >> reporter: school district board member does see a downside when contradicts are treated unequally. >> we're not going to apologize. we welcome the resources. >> that means those resources will come from los gatos high school where the median income is $94,000. governor's plan could incur an estimated $4 million loss. >> the problem there is not extra money in the sys

in san carlos, david louie. abc 7 news. >> the matriarch of the san francisco zoo has died. she a. >> the zoo says she died from heart disease complications of cancer but you people describe her as funny and clever. there is an inspire -- the zoo is not confirming that. >> a marin county man went to court to fight a traffic violation. it could have national implications because as carolyn tyler explains, it is a controversial issue. >> it was just after 7:30 in the morning last october when they were heading south along 101 in the car pool lane. >> i'm always in the car pool lane because i know i have got another person in the car with me. >> what jonathan freeman had was the paperwork for his nonprofit corporation. the state vehicle code's definition of a person includes a corporation. that was the argument when the chp pulled him over. >> he said you need two persons in your vehicle and i showed him the papers and said yes, i do have two persons in the car. >> tried to explain. >> actually, the 59-year-old san raphael man is opposed to what is called corporate personhoodho

. >> david louie has the story from silicon valley. >> happening now in, apple head quarters in super -- couper teeno a split decision as apple reported quarterly sales and profits. analysts said some numbers missed the mark. apple's $54 billion in revenue were a whisker blow what analysts predicting, counting more than apple selling a record number of iphones and ipads. analysts worry apple is losing it's edge. >> apple made a and it's hard to top that. >> do you care? >> no. they made it decision free process for me that. is why i'm loyal, i guess in that sense he says the important thing is that customers love their products that. is what they continue to work on. stock price is important bell weather of the kme. almost one in five mutual funds have apple in portfolios. >> let's check in now on the 49ers they strapped on helmets today. and earning a chance to bring home their 6th super bowl title. here is collin kaepernick looking to become the third youngest company to win a super bowl. patrick willis. 49ers are three and a half points favorites. i should point out age 25, this sa

abc 7 news david louie has the story. >> sky 7 overhead just moments after the plane came to the stop it was close to low tide, pilot and passenger managed to climb out. +po inrcraft was landing san carlos airport. have to make you the lt turn that seemed low. >> are you surprised that he ran out of runway? >> no i'm sure prized he made the run gai. >> this aircraft needs 50 feet to land. the runway is 2600 feet. witnesses say the pilot appeared to have landed at missfield. the plane landed in the mud. >> it was coming in too fast. now, it's stuck in mud in a levy just south of the airport. >> as an investigator began dissecting what happened a tow truck began pulling the plane from the mud. the plane weighed well over two tons. >> there doesn't appear to be oil leakage. we won't want to cause that or gouge the levy or do engineer to it that could threaten it airport was closed for about six hours until the plane was removed. faa will continue with the investigation. an insurrance carrier is likely to get involved. an aircraft like that has a price tag of over $600,000. >> now, we sur

abc 7 news david louie takes a look at the bay area ties. >> aaron schwartz was an outspoken advocated have knowledge through the internet. >> have we lost ability to communicate with each other over the internet? the freedom guaranteed in our constitution. >> schwartz maintain aid close friendship with lawrence lessing. he spoke about his tomorrow on democracy now.org he was a incredible soul who inspired millions who now weep as we've seen arks krot internet in outrage and devastation that he would have been driven to the cliff that he stepped over. >> the cliff had to do with felony charges by the jus dis'tis department when down loading research papers at m.i.t.. cindy cohen met him six or seven years ago. >> i think aaron came here and found a bunch of kindred souls when first hooking up with larry lessic. you know snits kind of a testament to this movement that it's now all over the country. >> now he's gone, schwartz's web site filled with testimonials calling him a hero. >> there is a group saying say i thail do these activities in his name and honor. they want information to

in east palo alto, david louie, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> you know, we haven't had rain lately butre has been a series of frigid mornings >> yes. spence yes, good news on the sierra. >> frigid is not an overstatement. here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. cold conditions we've had overnight, here is a look at early morning low temperatures readings. temperatures dropping to 26 degrees. 28 in napa. 27 in fairfield. 28 in livermore, and numerous locations hit lows into low 0s so it was frigid around the bay area. looks like another cold night, maybe not quite this cold. talking about snowó%pne pack. here is video. taking a measure of our snow pack today this, is at echo summit. good news is that all across the state snow pack is well above the normal levels. at this time, last year, we'll only at 19% of the normal level snow pack state wide. you can see we're at 134%, which is above average. and in various location as above average snow pack levels. there is no snow pack deficit right now. >> spencer. >> and there is more still to come on abc 7 news at 6:00 no why the online game make

david louie gives us a preview of what the future holds and what will be unveiled next week. >> reporter: for two and a half years, engineers at cisco in san jose are working on smart connected vehicles. they can talk to each other. the avoid collisions. some of those issues are being addressed by a new breed of self-driving car. google has been testing them. next toyota will unveil theirs. cisco says there is more to be done. >> self-driving cars if it is only a segment of the car, not all cars really doesn't solve the problem but if we enable all cars to be connected and have self-driving mechanisms, the sfutd much closer. >> cisco has been collaborating with other agencies. universal standards will need to be developed. they estimate it will cost $6-8 billion to create it. the future of tv will also be in the spotlight. probable magic will be announcing new partnerships that will test interactive advertising. this is video to show how it works. they can identify the video and audio from the commercial and allow pop-ups to get more information. the idea is to capitalize on the viewers'

i'm david louie. we'll have the story coming up. >> i'm dan ashley.ing up at 5:00 caught in the act. a burglary ring busted a bian alert homeowner. then taking you to san jose. the heart of innovation and technology is turning to old world trends to boost dining and business, downtown. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> consumers spend over one trillion dollars on electronics from mobile phones to big screen tvs. >> but this endless cycle every six to 12 months could northbound trouble. >> abc 7 news explains why. >> it's sometime said consumer electronics are what you need, but might not want. christine lopez isn't rushing out to buy the latest. >> it's too expensive. i think i'm pine with what i have, usually. >> this week, 68% of consumers said they're okay with what they have with new models coming out nearly. sometimes in, six months consumers may ha

i'm david louie. you'll see >> and new options being serve fofrd lunch in san francisco schools kooum at 5:00 mother of a burned san francisco woman shares her grief. in a story you'll see on abc 7 news, why she wants to come face-to-face with the boyfriend who did this to her daughter. >> gator guarding a stash of hey america, even though they don't need one, wes, clay, and demarcus tried on the depend real fit briefs for charity to prove how great the fit is even while playing pro football. the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. get a free sample and try one on for yourself. >>> nba could be returning to ); yahoo sports reports owners are in talks to sell the franchise. the deal could be for $500 million, $50 million more than warriors sold in 2010. perspective buyers have a new agreement for downtown seattle. any plan would have to be submitted by march 1, then approve bid the league. >> there is no shortage of things you can buy on ebay. >> right. but the auction web si

david louie explains the plan now to keep the creek under control. >> reporter: christmas eve, east palo alto residents got a gift they didn't want. the waters of the creek rose to the third highest level in recorded history flooding 7 homes and damaging levees, streets and other properties. the public property damage at $2.7 million but it it doesn't have the money to do repairs before the next big storm strikes. >> there is a threat for the remaining rainy season because of the gradual erosion that we have seen that is now affecting the road, it is affecting the bridge. and so it has the potential to break at some point. >> the city council will vote toll on an emergency proclamation. the first stop request disaster funds from the state. the east palo alto current budget is operating at a $372,000 deficit. state aid would cover 75% of the costs and the city would pick up the remaining 25%. there is no indication whether the governor will agree to help. >> money is tight but we will october have to prioritize our budget and dip into the reserves in order to make the repairs. we have to

business and technology reporter david louie shows us some examples. >> we can all relate to this, returningo a parking lot we find the car is boxed in, making it difficult, even impossible, to open the door but technology can solve this dilemma. ultrasonic sensors built into the bumpers, along with driver assisted technology, can move the car out of the tight box. while there's a long range vision to create autonomous or self-driving cars, audi is working on incremental technology. >> we assist them in very predictable situations. we also can allow that he is a little bit relaxed on what's happening with the car, but he still remains behind the steering wheel to be in charge of what's happening with the car. >> audi is part of the volkswagen group that runs this electronics research lab in silicon valley. more than 100 engineers, designers and others are working on prototypes. here's another example of driver assistance. squeezing into a tight spot in the garage. while cars may some day be able to drive themselves, engineers believe drivers need to ease into it and to know when to intervene

technology reporter david louie shows us some examples. >> we can all relate to this, returning to aarking lot we find the car is boxed in, making it difficult, even impossible, to open the door but technology can solve this dilemma. ultrasonic sensors built into the bumpers, along with driver assisted technology, can move the car out of the tight box. while there's a long range vision to create self driving cars, audi is working on incremental technology. >> we assist them in very predictable situations. we also can allow that he is a little bit relaxed on what's happening with the car, but he still remains behind the steering wheel to be in charge of what's happening with the car. >> audi is part of the volkswagen group that runs this research lab in silicon valley. more than 100 engine nears, designers and others are working on prototypes. here's another example of driver assistance. squeezing into a tight spot in the garage. while cars may some day be able to drive themselves, engineers believe drivers need to ease into it and to know when to intervene. >> if you suddenly introdu