eric thomas looked into those questions and has the answers coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, kristin. >>> well, first state senator and a former gang leader named shrimp boy targeted by federal investigators. >> still ahead a live report on who is in the prosecutions' cross hairs now in city hall. >>> how the brutal weather in announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models-- during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale. for a limited time, save hundreds on tempur-pedic mattresses. get the most highly recommended bed in america at closeout prices. plus, get interest-free financing and same-day delivery. why wait for the new models? sleep train's year end clearance sale is on now! superior service, best selection, lowest price-- guaranteed! ♪ sleep train [train horn] ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> warning signs are up. sky 7 captured this bill board on the bay bridge today, warning drivers about the impending street closures for super bowl 50. >> yes. san francisco streets will close tomorrow for super bowl city. >> man, tomorrow, they're goin

i'm eric thomas.king live from our golden gate bridges camera, it's foggy, and the bridge tech there is wet, but no rain. however, the storm is coming. let's go to meteorologist drew tula. drew, tomorrow's storm could be the most powerful of the year so far is this. >> yeah. flooding concerns are really going to be along it is coast and mainly in the north bay. we are showing you we are tracking where the initial rain with our next storm and the bankrupt of it moving in sunday afternoon. live doppler. >> this will be a strong storm with all its moisture on its way. flooding is definitely a concern in the next 24 to 36 hours. we have a coastal flood warning going back tomorrow afternoon. the combination of heavy rain, high tide, and large swells from right along the coast does mean flooding is likely there. high tide, 6:00 in the evening. the rainfall intense if i tore saturday, look at this, by tomorrow afternoon, early evening, that's where we're expecting the heaviest of the rain with this system. e

eric thomas looked into those questions and has the answers coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, kristin. >>> well, first state senator and a former gang leader named shrimp boy targeted by federal investigators. >> still ahead a live report on who is in the prosecutions' cross hairs now in city hall. >>> how the brutal weather in >>> warning signs are up. sky 7 captured this bill board on the bay bridge today, warning drivers about the impending street closures for super bowl 50. >> yes. san francisco streets will close tomorrow for super bowl city. >> man, tomorrow, they're going to stay closed for three weeks. eric thomas shows us how to get around the closures. >> just another day on the streets of san francisco. >> you don't have to be a cabby to know that. >> in a way, the delivery trucks are blocking your way. double parking. dropping people off. >> it doesn't get better. >> no. it is about to get worse. city officials expect a million people to squeeze into san francisco for festivities like super bowl city. and in honor of the 50th anniversary, this will be the longest c

i'm eric thomas. two dangerous escapees are on their way back to southern california tonight after being captured near san francisco's golden gate park. melanie woodrow is live in our newsroom with more on what or who led police to them. >> reporter: eric, they were in san francisco county jail earlier this evening. orange county officials picked them up around 5:30 p.m. they'll be brought back to orange county jail tonight or early tomorrow morning. eight days after three inmates described as extremely dangerous used a makeshift rope out of lynnen to rappel down the orange county central jail. >> i told you we were going to capture these individuals. >> reporter: they captured nayeri and tieu saturday morning after a citizen recognized the white van the men allegedly stole following their escape. that man approached sfpd officers nearby. >> stop. lay down. hit the ground. get on the ground. he did. >> larry gray watched as officers approached the van. nayeri ran. >> captured him and then got the othe

eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> santa clara county struck a deal today to finish a new hospital building in valley medical center in san jose. that followed costs soaring $150 million above the original price tag. now the county has rehired turner to finish the job. delays have also cost the public hospital about $100,000 a day. >> so close, a petition drive fell five signatures short aimed at how the city deals with tourism. supporters help local businesses, but they also complain of news from large tour buss. petition organizers say they will double check to see if morinne county officials counted the signatures property. only 478 were verified. >> the official process to keep the raiders in oakland gets underway on monday. that's when the authority that runs odoc policy will meet behind closed doors to discuss how it will approach a lease extension for the raiders. the executive director says the two sides have agreed to begin discussion. last week, they lost out on a bid to move to southern california. former raider's defensive end was sentenced today to life in prison without parole

eric thomas is live at city hall with more. eric? >> reporter: supervisors stood by their vote to honor mario woods. but the police officer's association says they're angry and insulted because he was a criminal they were forced to shoot and kill. online, at least one group is taking sides, a petition with 3,000 signatures. it's more than just a roar of words between cops and supervisors. this is an online petition seeking to rescind the resolution that makes july 22 mario woods' day. on tuesday, a unanimous board of supervisors voted to remember and honor 26-year-old mario woods. he was shot and killed during a standoff with numerous san francisco police officers december 2. >> the recognition is not about mario woods the individual but the need for police reform. >> reporter: but that's not how the police officer's association sees it. they say woods was suspected of stabbing someone and was still holding the knife and refused to put it down. they maintain woods doesn't deserve a memorial. >> they don't have days of remembrance for

i'm eric thomas. the super bowl is set and broncos and panther fans are getting ready for the big game. sergio is live on the embarcadero with more on how fans might want to closely examine their options before booking a place to stay. sergio? >> eric, we went ahead and checked out a few different travel apps like expeaked yaw and travelocity and air b and b and craig's list. we knew we would find price spikes in san francisco and the bay area for super bowl weekend. but some of the prices we found were breathtaking. according to expeaked -- expedia , it can be booked for $1,118 at the westin. even more shocking, the market street in valencia can be booked for more. >> she says that's too expensive. she is staying at the travel lodge and booked her room for $69 a night and kind enough to let us check it out. she works across the street and was surprised at the markup. >> wow, a thousand percent. come spend money in our city. >> when you compare prices it is even more expensive than the park 55. and th

i'm eric thomas. may think sean penn has done dumb things before like being friends with hugo chavez. here he got in a fight in a san francisco bar. >> get out of here. >> but is it possible meeting with a man believed to be responsible for thousand of killings is his craziest act. sergio is live on you side san francisco city hall. sergio, people in the bay area may know sean penn for a different reason. >> a lot of people are big fans of his for his oscar winning performance of san francisco supervisor harvey milk. but there is lots of criticism for the former bay area actor after this continue controversial meeting with the drug king pen. >> sean penn's secret meeting with gnaw -- notorious drug king pen el chapo at the golden globes. >> i want to do this monologue and then go into hiding. not even sean penn will find me. >> not everyone is laughing. this is the front page of tomorrow's new york post. he teaches u.s.-mexico policy relations and he says the actor and former bay area resident inserte

i'm eric thomas. let's get to sergio with the latest developments. this is brazen deadly shooting. >> reporter: it looks, eric, as if the west oakland bart station will be remained closed at least through the rest of the night as police continue their investigation. witnesses tell us there was one victim, a young man who was sitting next to the train car door. he was shot just before the train stopped here and the shooter ran out as soon as the doors opened. as police were piecing together exactly what happened, we noticed commotion at the bus stop. we watched as police took a man into custody nearly two hours after this brutal shooting aboard the train. it's not clear if this man is a suspect in the shooting but we watched as he was searched and put into a patrol car. witnesses say the shooter may have boarded the bart train at mcelderry arthur station and as the train pulled in, he pulled a gun. >> there was one large pop. i looked up. smoke was arising. he had his hand down shooting. and there were two, maybe three more shots. the doors were now op

eric thomas is live with the story. eric? >> reporter: this just happened january 8. the police chief is promising a thorough investigation and won't say whether or not he thinks the officer was justified but he will say he had to make a split second judgment. the police chief admits this doesn't look good. the student had been sent to the office because administrators thought he was acting strangely. the student tried to leave but the security officer blocked his way and a wrestling match began. >> we have witnesses that say the security officer put his hands on the student first, and there are some witnesses is a that say the student put his hands on first. >> reporter: he hinted at media reports the student may have been high on drugs. regardless he admits it looks disturbing. >> i've been in this business 35 years. there has never been a confrontation between a security officer or a police officer with somebody that doesn't want to comply that looks good. >> reporter: parents think the guard may have been too aggressive. >> i don't think it's right. i think that i

eric thomas is live with the story. eric? >> reporter: this just happened january 8.olice chief is promising a thorough investigation and won't say whether or not he thinks the officer was justified but he will say he had to make a split second judgment. the police chief admits this doesn't look good. the student had been sent to the office because administrators thought he was acting strangely. the student tried to leave but the security officer blocked his way and a wrestling match began. >> we have witnesses that say the security officer put his hands on the student first, and there are some witnesses is a that say the student put his hands on first. >> reporter: he hinted at media reports the student may have been high on drugs. regardless he admits it looks disturbing. >> i've been in this business 35 years. there has never been a confrontation between a security officer or a police officer with somebody that doesn't want to comply that looks good. >> reporter: parents think the guard may have been too aggressive. >> i don't think it's right. i think that is why

. >> eric thomas joins us live with a look at the impact in oakland. eric? >> reporter: and ama, why are they closing 260 stores around the world? walmart says it's closing under pefsh formers and those that don't fit into long term plans. that seems rather vague for people that work, and shop here, it will put up to 400 walmart workers out of a job. >> they won't say it. i think it has something to do with the living wage approved by the residents of oakland. >> reporter: employees worry about the effect it will have on business. >> we get sales here. >> reporter: workers say they were told not to talk to the media. as for shoppers they're faced with driving to san leandro or finding a new retailer. >> please don't close this store. i need this store. >> i saw it on the news and said oh, no. very to go further out. >> this is the busiest one, everybody i know comes here. >> reporter: the store closes sunday night, employees will be paid through february. some may get jobs at other walmarts in the other, others, retaining. none of it will be painless. >> i h

. >> eric thomas joins us live with a look at the impact in oakland. eric? >> reporter: and ama, why are they closing 260 stores around the world? walmart says it's closing under pefsh formers and those that don't fit into long term plans. that seems rather vague for people that work, and shop here, it will put up to 400 walmart workers out of a job. >> they won't say it. i think it has something to do with the living wage approved by the residents of oakland. >> reporter: employees worry about the effect it will have on business. >> we get sales here. >> reporter: workers say they were told not to talk to the media. as for shoppers they're faced with driving to san leandro or finding a new retailer. >> please don't close this store. i need this store. >> i saw it on the news and said oh, no. very to go further out. >> this is the busiest one, everybody i know comes here. >> reporter: the store closes sunday night, employees will be paid through february. some may get jobs at other walmarts in the other, others, retaining. none of it will be painless. >> i h

i'm eric thomas.es, the first day of street closures for super bowl 50 caused major gridlock in san francisco. streets are closed around downtown. they set up super bowl city. a san francisco transet agency spokesman urges anyone coming to this area to use public transportation through february 7th. in pacifica construction crews are working to shore up homes along a crumbling hillside. the city is asking for state and federal help to combat major erosion problems, putting several homes at risk and creating dangerous sinkholes. >>> the massive snowstorm in the east coast is expected to end tomorrow morning. at least 14 deaths are blamed on the storm. some areas are digging out for more than three feet of snow. more than 12,000 flights have been canceled. in new jersey the storm is causing coastal flooding. it's the most powerful to hit the jersey store shore since superstorm sandy. here's the damage. >> up and down the new jersey coast there is sever flooding with barrier islands like this one the har

broadcast, this is abc7 news. >>> i'm eric thomas. live doppler 7hd showing us heavy rain falling throughout the bay area. the heaviest rain will let up by tomorrow morning, but flooding and fog could be an issue. in the north bay tonight's storms knocked down the trees. fief teen people live on the other side. they can't drive out until it gets cleared away. in pacifica, the storm created a big sinkhole. they were filling it up with 10-pound boulderss just in case this happened. >>> and a man who spent 15 years in an iranian prison landed in switzerland earlier. jonathon carl has new details on the secret negotiations that lead to his release. >> tonight that first image of freed "washington post" reporter jason rosian greeted by a state department official who helped negotiate his release. also on the flight out of iran , the former marine hell for more than four years in the notorious prison. his sister and brother-in-law were all smiles on their way to meet him in germany. and he has been separated from his wife for years. >> been

abc 7 news anchor eric thomas shows us how the vandal walked in but was chased out. >> out of control art critic, publicity seeker or someone having a really bad day. we can only guess if the motive of the person in the hoodie but surveillance video without a doubt shows him destroying the art on the wall of madron art wall. >> i hear a glass break and turn around and there's a guy just like of like going down the wall and throwing them on the ground. >> that's when richard yelled out you can't do that and as you see in the video tried to chase him. >> he toork off running and i went out and chased him out the back door and got a shoe. >> the work being shown was not about shoes but gloves, photographs of single settings by an eccentric artist named forbes. you can't find out much information about him online but he or she reportedly has a history of provocative acts involving artistic displays. some wonder if it could be a publicity stunt by forbes. >> it's the end of the show and this was publicity. >> the vandal was smart or lucky enough to pick a day when lenny, the bar's huge fou

hello, i'm eric thomas.sident obama to tighten gun laws brought big crowds to a gun show in daly city. cornell bernard has the story. >> some folked needed hand carts to carry out boxes of ammunition they boughtty crossroads of the west gun show, where the sign out front says welcome patriots. >> good ammo for a good price before hopefully they don't stop allowing you to get it. >> fred from los gatos showses the ammo he bought to use on the firing range. jesse hopes to trade up this nine millimeter weapon for a 45 caliber. his first time at the gun show. >> want to make sure i can have one legally, and hopefully don't have to use it. >> reporter: our cameras not allowed inside the gun show but the footage shows how many people the show attracts, this weekend, 8,000. >> people are concerned about the future of gun rights. >> the gun show owner says president president obama's new initiatives to keep guns out of the hand from those who shouldn't have them has not gone over way. >> background checks are a must

i'm eric thomas. thank you for joining us. huddled under umbrellas people in san francisco tried to stay dry as they were pelted with rain. the storm is expected to reach its peak after midnight, and a live look at the abc7 exploratorium camera. dark rain clouds are looming and the golden gate bridge camera shows a slick drive. drew? >> for much of the day, it was really just some light showers that were falling across much of the north bay. right now, live doppler 7hd is nicely filling in. notice we are seeing in heavier pockets developing. on street level, notice right around petaluma novato. the moderate showers that are developing. east bay, oakland, 880, al immediate dark san leandro, heavier showers developing. we'll widen the picture and show you the south bay. the radar is filling in and off the coast, heavier showers developing along the cold front. this is a slow-moving system going to make its way through the bay area over the next six to 12 hours. the storm impact scale -- abc7 storm impact scale -- ail winter we'r

good evening, i'm eric thomas, tomorrow the storm is expected to bring us heavy rain, take a look, dark clouds above the bay area tonight causing drizzle. in sonoma county, the highway is already flooded because of the recent rain and the russian river is swollen because of the recent rain, meteorologist drew tuma has more. >>> and eric, we're just dealing with patchy fog and light drizzle, showing you here the leading edge of the showers on the next storm system. there is a lot of cloud cover in the area, and more heading in our direction, the storm rated tomorrow will be a 3, expected about a half of an inch to two inches in the area which brings about flooding concerns. a coastal flooding warning will go into effect tomorrow morning, the combination of high tides, large swells, along the coast. so if you live along the coast you want to watch for rising waters. santa rosa, for example, steady light showers early tomorrow then as we get into the afternoon you do notice four, five, 6:00, the rainfall rates really spike. we're anticipating heavy rain not only in the north bay but across

i'm eric thomas. >>> developing news involving the oakland raiders. nfl owners are meeting this week to potentially vote whether any nfl team or teams will move to los angeles. a crucial week ahead for the oakland raiders and the raider nation. tomorrow a six-owner committee will make a recommendation and word is the owners are leaning towards the project that includes moving the raiders to southern california. the st. louis rams and san diego chargers are being considered for the move. raiders and chargers are jointly proposing a stadium in carson while rams are proposing a stadium in englewood. at least 24 of the 32 owners must vote to approve the move. bay area fans are feeling nervous. >> everything is beyond us. it's not just about fans. money. politics and whatever, you know. >> a lot of unhappy customers. they've done it once. if they do it again, that's your fan base. >> this week's scheduled vote follows a report by nfl commissioner roger goodell who says the current stadiums in oakland, st. louis and san diego are unsatisfactory and inadequa

. >>> i'm eric thomas. a crucial week ahead for the oakland raiders and raider nation. nfl owners meet this week on what's next for the team. lilian kim is live in the newsroom with a preview and reaction from bay area fans. >> nfl owners meet this week in hoist to potentially vote on whether an nfl team or teams will move to los angeles. before that a six-owner committee will make a recommendation and word is the committee is leaning towards the project that includes moving the raiders to southern california. along with the raiders the st. louis rams and san diego chargers are being considered. los angeles has been without an nfl team for more than 20 years. the raiders and chargers jointly proposing a stadium in carson and the rams proposing a stadium in inglewood. >> raider fans are feeling nurse. >> it's not just about fans. money and politics and everything else that is involve with it. so we can just hope for the best and support our team. >> they've left it would be a lot of unhappy customers. they've already done it once. if day too it again, that's your fan bas

i'm eric thomas. we begin with developing news on the accident. we arrived shortly after the collision at divisadero and post street and has a witness interview. >> reporter: i want to tell you, within the last half hour, tow truck arrived and has cleared the tour bus. this is the intersection. the person crossing the street was likely on the curbside of the bus so as the bus turned right, keep in mind that the driver is on the right side of the bus. they sit like a european vehicle on the right side of the bus, and this is san francisco's first pedestrian fatility of 2016. >> the bus is almost about to hit him. he start banging on the window. >> this witness describes the terrifying final moments of an elderly man's life as a tour bus driver strikes and kills him. >> there's the bus kept going. i saul the guy step into the bus, being dragged. i'm yelling, stop, stop, stop. >> reporter: he says the man crossed the street while the bus heading north on divisadero made a right-hand turn on post. the driver is on the right side of the bus. the curbsi

. >>> thank you for joining us, i'm eric thomas a map in this 70s is dead after a tour bus ran over him in san francisco. we were first to the scene. this tweet shows the intersection of post and divisadero closed off. katie is live from the scene. >> reporter: the witness yelled for the bus driver to stop but the bus driver may not have realized he had struck the man. i'll step out of the way. you can see san francisco police have the intersection blocked off. i spoke with the attorney for the bus company a short while ago. he tells me the company's safety checks with the cpuc and chp are all current. they are working with investigators on what is san francisco's first pedestrian fatility0. the year. >> this one was walking the red light. i'm not sure if he entered the intersection on a green light or not. >> he witnessed the gruesome death of an elderly man who became trapped under a bus. >> i saw the guy step into the bus, being dragged. >> he says he man crossed post street, heading south while the bus, heading north, made a right-hand side turn on to post street. it's unclear if th

i'm eric thomas. we given developing news on the shooting.nell bernard is at the west oakland bart station where the homicide happened. you spoke with passengers who witnessed the shooting? >> reporter: yes. many of the passengers described nothing less than a terrifying situation. now, take a look. the west oakland bart station has re-opened after being closed all night. the name of the victim not released but police are saying that the search continues tonight for the suspect. >> we thought the were going to die. >> he was riding bart saturday night, the same train where one passenger was shot and killed. brad shot the cell phone video of passenger whose got on the floor of the train when the shooting started. it was chaos. >> people were screaming, get on the ground. >> bart officials say the shooting happened on a san francisco bound train. witnesses say they had noticed a disshelled looking man get on the train at macarthur station. as the train approached the west oakland station, the man shot a passenger. >> one large pop. i looked up.

. >>> i'm eric thomas. a crucial week ahead for the oakland raiders and raider nation.eek on what's next for the team. lilian kim is live in the newsroom with a preview and reaction from bay area fans. >> nfl owners meet this week in hoist to potentially vote on whether an nfl team or teams will move to los angeles. before that a six-owner committee will make a recommendation and word is the committee is leaning towards the project that includes moving the raiders to southern california. along with the raiders the st. louis rams and san diego chargers are being considered. los angeles has been without an nfl team for more than 20 years. the raiders and chargers jointly proposing a stadium in carson and the rams proposing a stadium in inglewood. >> raider fans are feeling nurse. >> it's not just about fans. money and politics and everything else that is involve with it. so we can just hope for the best and support our team. >> they've left it would be a lot of unhappy customers. they've already done it once. if day too it again, that's your fan base, the fans are going t

. >>> thank you for joining us, i'm eric thomas a map in this 70s is dead after a tour bus ran over hime were first to the scene. this tweet shows the intersection of post and divisadero closed off. katie is live from the scene. >> reporter: the witness yelled for the bus driver to stop but the bus driver may not have realized he had struck the man. i'll step out of the way. you can see san francisco police have the intersection blocked off. i spoke with the attorney for the bus company a short while ago. he tells me the company's safety checks with the cpuc and chp are all current. they are working with investigators on what is san francisco's first pedestrian fatility0. the year. >> this one was walking the red light. i'm not sure if he entered the intersection on a green light or not. >> he witnessed the gruesome death of an elderly man who became trapped under a bus. >> i saw the guy step into the bus, being dragged. >> he says he man crossed post street, heading south while the bus, heading north, made a right-hand side turn on to post street. it's unclear if the man was fully out

i'm eric thomas. thank you for joining us.der umbrellas people in san francisco tried to stay dry as they were pelted with rain. the storm is expected to reach its peak after midnight, and a live look at the abc7 exploratorium camera. dark rain clouds are looming and the golden gate bridge camera shows a slick drive. drew? >> for much of the day, it was really just some light showers that were falling across much of the north bay. right now, live doppler 7hd is nicely filling in. notice we are seeing in heavier pockets developing. on street level, notice right around petaluma novato. the moderate showers that are developing. east bay, oakland, 880, al immediate dark san leandro, heavier showers developing. we'll widen the picture and show you the south bay. the radar is filling in and off the coast, heavier showers developing along the cold front. this is a slow-moving system going to make its way through the bay area over the next six to 12 hours. the storm impact

hello, i'm eric thomas. we begin with developing news. the hunt for two prison escapees ends here.ay in san francisco arrested these two men after a tip from a woman who

i'm eric thomas. we given developing news on the shooting.bart station where the homicide happened. you spoke with passengers who witnessed the shooting? >> reporter: yes. many of the passengers described nothing less than a terrifying situation. now, take a look.

abc7 news anchor eric thomas was there and is live with what was at times chaotic. >> it was chaotic. another way to put it might be awkward. protestors here, angry over the shooting death of a black man in the bay view district last month. today, trying to make sure the mess wrath was heard loud and clear. this was the scene during inauguration, some of the disruptive protestors taken away by sheriff's deputies. they used the mayor's inauguration to call for three things. >> fire chief suhr. prosecute officers that killed and executed mario woods on december 2 and we want an independent investigation. >> they're angry over this cell phone video showing police shooting mario woods to death. police say he had a knife. critics say there should have been a nonlethal way to take him down. protestors made enough noise that you could barely hear the mayor being sworn in to second term. afterwards, some took their complaints to dignitaries on hand. listen to this exchange between activists and former mayor and current lieutenant governor, gavin newsom. >> the mayor did say this. >> honest de

i'm eric thomas.tonight's headlines, a woman caught in a crossfire in richmond is in critical condition. she was shot no the neck going through the intersection of 23rd and cutting boulevard. >>> a man is in custody in connection with a hit-and-run accident in san francisco. police arrived to find a car overturned. the driver of the car ran away but was later arrested at a nearby blooming dales. >>> salvage crews will wait for high tide to try to reach a fishing boat that was wrecked in marin county. it got stock on rocks near san rafael leaving two commercial fishermen stranded. they were unhurt and even managed to catch a fish -- one fish. >>> the mississippi river is beginning to subside after flooding caused by more than 10 inches of rain. the deluge has brought misery and destruction to illinois and to missouri where 15 have died. in some places the floodwaters are moving south. >> reporter: from the sky, the breadth and depth of this disaster are painfully clear. the mississippi river crested at

abc7 news anchor eric thomas was there and is live with what was at times chaotic. >> it was chaotic. another way to put it might be awkward. protestors here, angry over the shooting death of a black man in the bay view district last month. today, trying to make sure the mess wrath was heard loud and clear. this was the scene during inauguration, some of the disruptive protestors taken away by sheriff's deputies. they used the mayor's inauguration to call for three things. >> fire chief suhr. prosecute officers that killed and executed mario woods on december 2 and we want an independent investigation. >> they're angry over this cell phone video showing police shooting mario woods to death. police say he had a knife. critics say there should have been a nonlethal way to take him down. protestors made enough noise that you could barely hear the mayor being sworn in to second term. afterwards, some took their complaints to dignitaries on hand. listen to this exchange between activists and former mayor and current lieutenant governor, gavin newsom. >> the mayor did say this. >> honest de

. >> eric thomas has the details. >> reporter: watch very closely.ideo shows him walking into the bar, he looks around, then pounces, destroying photographs from an exhibit hanging on the wall. richard woodruff was the bar tender on duty. >> grabs the photo and throws it on the ground. then i yell, you can't do that. >> reporter: he then chased the person out of the bar. >> did you get your hands on the guy? >> i got his sweatshirt. then i lost my footing and he made it out. >> reporter: the work being shown was not about shoes, but gloves. photographs of single gloves in receive settings by a mysterious and eccentric artist known as sawyer forbes. he or she reportedly has a history of provocative acts involving artistic displays. which might lead inquiring minds to wonder if this was a publicity stunt by forbes. even the bar tender wonders. >> this was publicity. >> reporter: the vanldal was smart or lucky enough to know when the bar's four-legged bouncer had the day mystery >> lthank you for joining us fo "abc7 news" at 4:00 today. >> "abc7 news" a

. >> eric thomas explains how it works. >> reporter: if you strolt by the salon, you might think this man is getting his hair cut. he's actually getting it clean of head lice. >> there's an adult lous right there. >> a professional lice liquid alter. she treats kids and their families with a technology designed to destroy head lice in a single treatment. >> a lot of parents are too busy, they want it over and done with and we take care of it about an hour to 90 minutes. >> instead of lice killing shampoo this relies on heat, delivered with an fda approved device called air allay, once the lice and nits are spotted, it is applied all over the scalp. >> that's how long it takes to dehydrate and kill the bugs. >> she says the pests are also commonly spread on playgrounds and during sleepovers. some families go through two or three rounds of shampoo treatments trying to get rid of them. >> i've got exposure letters from school but never did i expect my sun would got it. >> when her son was diagnosed, the time involved in treating her entire family herself seemed overwhelming. >> i was goi

i'm eric thomas. drew has more on the timing of the storm. drew? >> the damp evening out there, live doppler 7hd gets i down to the street level and we are starting to see a couple of pockets of moderate showers picking up. this is around san mateo and even foster city getting into the moderate shower activity. light showers around san carlos and redwood city. we had light showers in the south bay and right now they are overcast sky around santa clara and san jose. we go north of san leandro. we are tracking more in the way of the downpour. a similar story picking up in san francisco. light showers around castro and sunset and into the north bay we go equally as damp. lucas valley and san rafael with showers at this hour. the wet weather will stick around for the commute. 6:00 tomorrow morning light showers and you do notice that temperature wise we are mild in the upper 40s to the lower 50s. this is a one on the storm impact scale. we are tracking a series of stronger storms on the horizon. we will detail the active seven-day forecast in a few min

. >>> "abc7 news" anchor eric thomas is tweeting about the ongoing controversy over a decision by the san francisco board of supervisors to declare a mario woods day, commemorating the man shot and killed by police. that story at 5:00. >>> a coalition of law enforcement agencies is getting ready to keep super bowl fans safe. at 5:00, david lily will show us how san jose police officers are getting ready. >>> turning to the race for the white house. donald trump and two rival also be at a fund-raising event instead of the debate. brandi hitt has a preview. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you very much. >> reporter: it's the republican face-off before the iowa caucuses. and front-runner donald trump is boycotting the event, telling bill o'reilly the fox news network has treated him badly. >> i have zero respect for megyn kelly. >> reporter: megyn kelly sparred with trump five months ago. >> you've called women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, slobs, and disgusting animals. your twitter account -- >> only rosie o'donnell. >> reporter: the latest poll shows trump leading in iowa seven poin

eric. thomas sewell, glenn beck, these are not republican establishment types. read trump's tweet about william f. buckley and trump alluded to william f. buckley last week when he was talking about other conservatives from manhattan. if trump admired william f. buckley. buckley did not admire trump. wrote the resistance to a destructive -- the "national review" writers in the symposium are doing exactly what buckley would have prescribed. >> so it is friday and that means we take a trip to -- candidate casino on the republican side. and we will see where everyone's $100 chips will lie. the candidate casino, sometimes it takes awe little bit longer to get to the casino. we are making our way there. and the house is -- in. $100 in chips. >> i really thought about upping my beer budget this week. i kept it at $5 for a door county brew company. $30 each on trump, cruz and rubio. i think it's a three-man race. basically a three-man race, with this kind of volatility. think anything could happen. kirsten? >> i have 40 on trump, 25 on cruz, 25 on rubio and 10 for wild

eric thomas abc 7 news. >>> bart parking fee at three stations i hope crease by 50 cents starting ononday. daily rate at hayward is 2 dollars. become 2.50 at richmond. west oakland parking rate is 8 dollars. both bart evaluate parking lot every 6 months or so. if lots are full then the rates can go up by maximum of 50 cents. all station except for west oakland are capped at 3 dollars day. >>> take a look. this is what you call a monster sink hole. heavy rain caused the pavement to open up along highway 101 forcing the highway to close-up in oregon. all happened in the city of harbor along the southern coas coast. rob shows us more of the damage and exactly how it happened. >> this oregon road peeling apart. watch again. from another angle. blacktop falling away. monster sink hole growing right before residents eyes. >> the sink hole behind me ran through shopping center avenue and just collapsed the entire road is gone. >>reporter: it formed just feet from another giant sink hole that opened up last month. both now more than 50 feet wide and still growing. el nino fueled storms are t

in san francisco, eric thomas abc 7 news. >>> help with congestion muni subway service will resume atght starting tomorrow. it has been closing every night at then:30 for the past 6 months so construction crews cohen stall new communication systems. muni trains run from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. the next day. >>> find out when traffic is at its worst and how to avoid it down load the abc 7 news app and unable push alert screw san francisco police chief is excited that superbowl festivities are about to again. the chief says his department has been working toward this event for three years and he believes they are ready for any possible contingent yen situation including protest. >> with the amount of people we have here we were anticipate tling would be protestlmo- of se nature and we'll work to facilitate everybody first amendment right as best as we can. >> chief sur advises people come into the city to be aware of their surroundings and don't leave items like garage door openers visible in their cars. >>> new ad company targeting superbowl fans in san francisc francisco. specifically

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here's eric thomas. >> the closure will put up to 400 wal-mart workers out of a job. but i really do think it has something to do with living wage that was approved by the residents of oakland. >> across the parking lot at the t mobile store employee worry about the effect it will have on business. >> when we market we go out there and pet customers and we get our cells here. >>reporter: they were told not to talk to the media. as for shoppers they are faced with driving to san leandro for the neck closest store or finding a new retailer e.most don't close the store. i need the store. i need the store. >> when i saw it on the in us this morning i thought i have to go further out or don't go. >> this is the busiest one. everybody i know comes here. >>reporter: store closes sunday night the employees will be paid through february. some may get jobs at other wal-marts in the area. others will get retraining. none of it will be painless. >> i have a couple friends whose moms workg here cashier so that suck i feel really bad for them. >>reporter: city is working the phone

abc7 news anchor eric thomas shows us how the vandal walked in, but was chased out. >> out of controlty seeker or someone having a really bad day. we can only guess the motive of the person in the hoodie but it shows him destroying some art on the wall at the bar. >> the next thing i know i hear glass break and there was a guy going down the wall grabbing pictures and throwing them on the ground. that's when richard yelled out "you can't do that" and tried to chase him. >> i chased him out the back door and got his shoe. >> the work being shown was not about shoes or gloves. photographs of single gloves in different settings by a mysterious and eccentric artist named sawyer forbes. you can't find out much about forbes online, not even his or her picture but he or she has a history of provocative acts regarding the display. which makes you wonder if this is a publicity stunt by forbes? even the bartender wonders. >> just that it was the end of the show. >> he was smart or lucky enough to pick a day when the day lenny, the huge four-legged bouncer, had the day off. they put video on the

abc7 news anchor eric thomas shows us how the vandal walked in, but was chased out. >> out-of-control art critic, publicity seeker or someone having a really bad day? we can only guess the motive of the person in the hoodie, but it shows him destroying some art on the wall at the bar. it's the madrone the art bar. >> the next thing i know i hear glass break and there was a guy going down the wall grabbing pictures and throwing them on the ground. that's when richard yelled out "you can't do that" and tried to chase him. >> he took off running. i chased him out the back door and got his shoe. >> the work being shown was not about shoes, but gloves. photographs of single gloves in shp &c% úyysterious and eccentric artist named sawyer forbes. you can't find out much about forbes online, not even his or her picture, but he or she has a history of provocative acts regarding the artisitc displays. regarding the artisitc displays. which makes you wonder if this is a publicity stunt by forbes? even the bartender wonders. >> just that it was the end of the show. >> he was smart or lucky enough

today with eric thomas.se of nba basketball, the bulls face lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers, coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. that will be followed by after the game with larry beil and mike shumann around 8:00 p.m. the news continues online on twitter, facebook and on all of your mobile devices with our abc 7 news app. as we say good-bye to you this morning we will leave you with a final look outside from our emeryville camera, you can see the clouds are hovering up above. make it a great day, everybody. on carne asada or carnitas. not agree but four out of five who got their health insurance through covered california got help paying for it. find out if you could be one of them at coveredca.com enroll by january 31st to avoid the irs tax penalty. ♪ now and then we all appreciate a little help. through covered california, health insurance could cost less than you think. and most uninsured californians could get help paying for it. to find free, local, in-person help visit coveredca.com announcer: "jack

eric erickson. there is a lot of great magazine, thomas seoul, for instance. does it have an impact? yes, it does. bigger impact is the candidate themselves. i think ultimately trump is only going to be strengthened. cruz will only be strengthened. i really believe we are at a two man race now. past iowa and new hampshire the rest of these races are going to poll pretty fast. we are going to know pretty soon who our nominee is. >> i think glenn beck and eric erickson gives donald trump more ammunition. he loves these fights and he is going to dig right back into the background and talk all about them. i don't know. i think he is clever. so i think this is going to be more interesting, not less interesting. anyway, congresswoman, thank you for joining us. >> thanks so much, greta. >> and less than a week after iran released american prisoners. time in north korea, that's next. of 2016 and pounding 8 a million americans. stay tuned because this storm is constantly changing. i can bypass the counter and go straight to my car. and i don't have to talk to any humans, unless i want to. and i don't. and

iowa's thomas gilman--ranked 2nd....takes care of tim lambert 10-4 hawks take the early 3-0 lead... eric montoya l to 3rd-ranked cory clark of iowa by decision... and got all up in his grill after the match.....dont think these teams like each other.. == 141 huskers pick up their only win in the 1st 5 matches....a series of takedownsns.... anthony abidin takes down pher carton 7- 6... iowa ahead 6-3 == 157....it gets chippy... tyler berger runs over edwin cooper after the whistle huskers lose a team point on unsportsmanlike conduct it wouldn't matter in the long run....iowa stays perfect with the 21-1win. alex dating back to last season, the hawkeye hoopsters have won twelve straight conference games..... that streak is iowa's longest since the 1969-70 season. 46 years, hawkeye fans.....this team is legit! carver-hawkeye arena sold out for today's matinee with 22nd-ranked purdue....iowa looking for the season sweep. coming off a career-high 29 points against rutgers....peter k hits the jumper......he finished with 13..... and how about this uthoff stuffed by caleb swanigan....the big man

iowa's thomas gilman--ranked 2nd....takes care of tim lambert 10-4 hawks take the early 3-0 lead... moving on to 133... eric montoto lost to 3rd-ranked cory clark of iowa by decision... and got all up in his grill after the match.....dont think these teams like each other.. == 141 huskers pick up their only win in the 1st 5 matches....a series of takedowns...... anthony abidin takes down topher carton 7- 6... iowa ahead 6-3 == 157....it gets chippy... tyler berger runs over edwin cooper after the whistle huskers lose a team point on unsportsmanlike conduct it wouldn't matter in the long run....iowa stays perfect with the 21-11 win. meeting betweetn tom brady and peyton manning......this one coming in the afc championship game..... and the broncos hold off a late new england rally....20- 18.....denver meets tonight's carolina/arizona winner in "the big 7th. elisa raffa 2 line cg: elisa raffa eraffa@kcautv.co advisory in effect for southeast siouxland. tonight late wintry mix possible, low 26. tomorrow.. icy roads southeast, blowing snow.. 1-2". gusts to 30mph. icy early.. clouds linger tuesday. then sunshine

eric: 16-year-old hanna burgess of cedar rapids was driving with her dad when she got pulled over. little did she know, her dad actually planned this traffic stop with officer thomas grubb and for a very good reason. ,>> the bad news is you're going to get a ticket. the good news it, it's to justin bieber. happy birthday. eric: hanna wasn't exactly happy about the little stunt a little embarassed about it, she admits but she was very excited and , very thankful for the justin bieber tickets. with dad right there in the car. elizabeth: i had this friday morning, why iowa? why are we first in the presidential process and how eric: plus a caucus food the time has come to make a choice... about which candidate can actually make a difference for you. in a world as complex as this, we need a president as experienced as hillary. in the situation room... at the negotiating table... and always on your side... fighting for children and families. with a real plan to get incomes rising... ...reduce drug prices... ...win equal pay for women... ...and protect social security and medicare for seniors. she'll build on obamacare, not start over. break through the gridlock, not add

everyone wants to know if the weather will be eric: it will be a great day, and then a speed bump, and then another great day. for the evening, 58 in the villages thomas 59 in cassia. 62 in wedgefield, 59 in deltona, 61 and flagler beach. the big story was this cold front pushing through. it brought all kinds of nasty weather into the peninsula. it has now exited the peninsula. we have a bit of high-pressure building in. tonight, we have readings falling off into the lower 50' s north and west of town, 57, 58 in the city. we are watching clouds coming from the gulf, even expecting fog to develop across the metro. here is a look at the fog tracker from futurecast. the darker shade of gray, that is where we are watching the area of figure five. -- sager fog. mix of sun and clouds. 59 in lady lake. 57 in astatula, 57 in groveland. 79 in conway, 79 orlando. pushing to the ocean, middle 70' s from ormond beach down to ponce inlet. a beautiful day to head to the beach for saturday. 74 in port st. john. here is the setup. we have a nice warm day on saturday with partly cloudy skies, making it 279 degrees. only 70 on sunday because of the cold front. we will

iowa's thomas 2nd....takes care of tim lambert 10-4 hawks take the early moving on to 133... eric montoya lost to 3rd-ranked cory clark of iowa by decision... and got all up in his grill after the match.....dont think these teams like each other.. == 141 huskers pick up their only win in the 1st 5 matches....a series of takedowns...... anthony abidin takes down topher carton 7-6... iowa ahead 6-3 == 157....it gets chippy... tyler berger runs over edwin cooper after the whistle huskers lose a team point on unsportsmanlike conduct it wouldn't matter in the long run....iowa stays perfect with the 21-11 win. thats it for sports. have a great rest of your morning. jessica rae: scott: it's time now to check on your forecast... scott:good morning siouxland. we have morning due to freezing drizzle and fog. a winter weather advisory is in effect until midnight and a dense fog advisory is out through at least 6 am. visbility is reduced with light blowing in and temps in the upper 20s and lower 30s. here's the dayplanner where we introduce snow this afternoon and the temperature will gradual