it will be all right i guess. >> reporter: in hercules, mark kelly, kpix 5. >> in three other placesanned bounce houses in city parks. >>> well, why not go to the epicenter of tomorrow's action? high atop the city of seattle and something that was built back in 1961 opened in 1962. the very top of the space needle. 605 feet high. on top of that building, they've got 25 lightning rods with the weather they get in the pacific northwest boy, they need them and that structure when it was built was the tallest the west of mississippi and supposed to withstand a 9.1 earthquake. all ready but of course we are ready for them as we look high above the city. in concord right now 57-degrees and oakland's got 58. livermore 57 and san francisco 60 degrees at 8:00 tonight. we'll be looking at numbers mostly in the low 50s around the bay area and with clear skies, it will get chilly again tonight. a warmup to near record highs again in the daytime. tomorrow we'll nudge 70 degrees inland around the bay we'll be in the upper 60s and at the coast, we'll be about 65 degrees. and here's how it looks up

i brought the hercules storm for you guys. >> thank you for that.> stay warm. >> we heard, and you tell us, you got this role and had nine days to get in the shape we see in the movie. you couldn't have been in bad shape? >> i live quite an active lifestyle. never really indoors and always funny now -- i don't like the gym. i like playing basketball and volleyball. >> what did you do to get in the the shape? >> listening to the trainers. they put me on a horse. that is great for your core. sword fighting. >> you live in california. you didn't know how to ride a horse? >> i was born in north dakota. >> there's cowboys -- >> and in iowa we had some horses so. >> doing your own stunts, was that difficult for you during this movie? >> i love them. i grew up with five brothers in the house. every day was a bit of stunt work for us. and live action movie at the house. i love stunts. i wanted to do as many as i could. >> when did you know you wanted to be an actor? or do you? >> i didn't know you could be an actor. when i came out from l.a. to arizona to p

legend of hercules, an origin story of the mythological hero.tepfather ... and sold into slavery, hercules must fight to overthrow the king and reclaim the kingdom. the legend of hercules is rated pg-13. >>> the movie avatar is coming to life in disney world. orlando workers are holding a groundbreaking ceremony today for the new attraction in the parks animal kingdom and obviously they had dry it blue shovels. avatar land will be based on james cameron's popular film, avatar. this is scheduled to open in 2017 around the planned release of avatar two and three, and mickey was right there in the middle of things as always for the groundbreaking. good to see you back in at the weather in orlando i heard was awesome today. but tomorrow no more right? the weather system has moved out and will be dry again. >> this was just a tease to let us know what rain looks like and that's about it. >>> the last time it rained that we got any significant rain was on december 6, more than a month ago. it's unusually dry for this time of year. we are going to see

. >> abc 7 news alan wong is live in hercules with the story. a remarkable piece of video. >> that elderly man was struck in this crosswalk with only one witness. good police work by detectives who had a hunch that one of the buses may have caught it on videotape. they took the exact time and matched it up with the bus schedule and bingo. you are looking at video from a transit bus that captured a 70-year-old man just before he gets hit by a dark suv. the vehicle stops and moves forward, knocking him out of the frame. what happens next is what shocks police. >> the driver got out, looked at the victim and a witness passing said is he okay and the driver said he is breathing. the driver got back in his vehicle, backed up and drove around the victim and drove away. >> this happened around 6:30 in the morning in hercules. >> unbelievable. what kind of human being would do that? >> it's a caucasian male in his 40s about 6'2", 220 pounds and balding. the crosswalk on and off-ramp can be dangerous. >> occasionally we get cars that don't stop. they get

. >> abc 7 news alan wong is live in hercules with the story. a remarkable piece of video. >> that elderly man was struck in this crosswalk with only one witness. good police work by detectives who had a hunch that one of the buses may have caught it on videotape. they took the exact time and matched it up with the bus schedule and bingo. you are looking at video from a transit bus that captured a 70-year-old man just before he gets hit by a dark suv. the vehicle stops and moves forward, knocking him out of the frame. what happens next is what shocks police. >> the driver got out, looked at the victim and a witness passing said is he okay and the driver said he is breathing. the driver got back in his vehicle, backed up and drove around the victim and drove away. >> this happened around 6:30 in the morning in hercules. >> unbelievable. what kind of human being would do that? >> it's a caucasian male in his 40s about 6'2", 220 pounds and balding. the crosswalk on and off-ramp can be dangerous. >> occasionally we get cars that don't stop. they get

. >> abc 7 news alan wong is live in hercules with the story.>> that elderly man was struck in this crosswalk with only one witness. good police work by detectives who had a hunch that one of the buses may have caught it on videotape. they took the exact time and matched it up with the bus schedule and bingo. you are looking at video from a transit bus that captured a 70-year-old man just before he gets hit by a dark suv. the vehicle stops and moves forward, knocking him out of the frame. what happens next is what shocks police. >> the driver got out, looked at the victim and a witness passing said is he okay and the driver said he is breathing. the driver got back in his vehicle, backed up and drove around the victim and drove away. >> this happened around 6:30 in the morning in hercules. >> unbelievable. what kind of human being would do that? >> it's a caucasian male in his 40s about 6'2", 220 pounds and balding. the crosswalk on and off-ramp can be dangerous. >> occasionally we get cars that don't stop. they get off the freeway and keep goin

in hercules, alan wang, abc news. >>> the governor has big plans to eliminate the state's debt.is out lieged in his budget proposal he will reveal tomorrow. he wants to pay down the long-term debt by $11 billion next year. that's according to "the sacramento bee" who had a copy of the budget. the governor wants to eliminate the debt by 2018. he is proposing $45 billion for schools which is an increase of $4 billion. they rely on capital gains tax and the voter approved tax increase. >> de de depending on what happens this weekend there is a chance one more game could be played at candlestick park. a lot of fans have started to buy up the seats, literally. seats are being sold because the said yum will be torn down after the season. since they went on sale last month, 3,000 pairs have been purchased. they are not cheap. last month a pair cost about $650. meaning nearly $2 million has been raised so far. the money goes to san francisco's rec and parks department. there are still plenty of seats left, but the price has gone up. a pair is now $750. >>> well, you have been showing us

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in hercules, alan wang, abc news. >>> the governor has big plans to eliminate the state's debt. it is out lieged in his budget proposal he will reveal tomorrow. he wants to pay down the long-term debt by $11 billion next year. that's according to "the sacramento bee" who had a copy of the budget. the governor wants to eliminate the debt by 2018. he is proposing $45 billion for schools which is an increase of $4 billion. they rely on capital gains tax and the voter approved tax increase. >> de de depending on what happens this weekend there is a chance one more game could be played at candlestick park. a lot of fans have started to buy up the seats, literally. seats are being sold because the said yum will be torn down after the season. since they went on sale last month, 3,000 pairs have been purchased. they are not cheap. last month a pair cost about $650. meaning nearly $2 million has been raised so far. the money goes to san francisco's rec and parks department. there are still plenty of seats left, but the price has gone up. a pair is now $750. >>> well, you have been showin

in hercules, alan wang, abc news. has big the governor has s to eliminate the state's debt.ow. he wants to pay down the long-term debt by $11 billion next year. that's according to "the sacramento bee" who had a copy of the budget. the governor wants to eliminate the debt by 2018. he is proposing $45 billion for schools which is an increase of $4 billion. they rely on capital gains tax and the voter approved tax increase. >> de de depending on what happens this weekend there is a chance one more game could be played at candlestick park. a lot of fans have started to buy up the seats, literally. seats are being sold because the said yum will be torn down after the season. since they went on sale last month, 3,000 pairs have been purchased. they are not cheap. last month a pair cost about $650. meaning nearly $2 million has been raised so far. the money goes to san francisco's rec and parks department. there are still plenty of seats left, but the price has gone up. a pair is now $750. >>> well, you have been showing us your pride as the niners make their big playoff run. here

in hercules, an elderly man hit in a crosswalk. the accident caught on a dashboard camera. driver he is a caucasian, six foot two in marin county. so young and so untouched by what he has done. life in prison for max wade. the 19 year old was sentenced today for crimes ranging from stealing a lamborghini from celebrity chef guy fieri to attempted murder of a romantic rival. the paparazzi get their wish: justin bieber, out on bail tonight but still in hot water. charges of drag racing and drug possession pending against the pop star. whoosh and in the south bay tonight a new home for the pink=dyed chihuahua found injured in the street. the huge outpouring of support for the pup has convinced the peninsula humane society to do something that could help other abandoned dogs in its care developing news tonight. a 17-year old mother. shot and killed. allegedly by her own brother. it happened in oakland's chinatown neighborhood. tonight -- an investigation is underway. kron 4's justine waldman is live tonight with the latest developments. justine what are we learning about the vi

if your commute takes you near hercules, in fact they just issued a traffic alert.e of an overturn accident and a vehicle fire. it's on the connector ramp from westbound 4 to westbound 80. but it sounds like lanes at least one lane may be blocked on the main line of the freeway now as well on westbound 80. so you can see those delays beginning to build. it looks like they are almost towards the carquinez bridge. again, they are working to clear it but they just issued that traffic alert so it sounds like lanes are going to be blocked for a while. all right. here's a live look at our sensors now. also in the east bay better news for this accident. this is a multi-vehicle crash westbound 24. it was in oakland just past the caldecott tunnel. they got this one cleared quickly all lanes open. still seeing some delays though coming from orinda but again, that one could have been worse. all lanes are back open. and if you are heading towards the macarthur maze and the bay bridge toll plaza, looks like this. metering lights are turned on at 60 8 this morning. delays begin a

we're talking about an area that stretches from herbing yeel use -- hercules to oakley. you can see it on the map there. laura anthony is live with the story. laura? >> hi, dan. bay point behind me just a small stretch of the shore line. it generates millions for the county. but many here think that there is more that can be done here. now, some community leaders envision more for contra costa's northern shore line. >> it's our hope to bring economic development, jobs and a variety to bring jobs improving our city and region. >> we brought together stake holder sfratz. >> they're reading the effort to create a regional plan the area running from hercules through bay point to antioch in in the east. so we have rail, water. and have ability to do good movement. we're not leaving out our recreational opportunities >> eastern contra costa county was hard hit by the cutting of the funds as well as forecast crisis and job losses. >> boy say the work being done now is preliminary work. >> one study shows expanded development could bring 5,000 new jobs to the bay area. >> foster

we are still led 13 to 14 minutes for hercules to berkeley. the drive time is 16 minister the san ramon valley. we have been talking about the slowing in the westbound direction of 5 a. it is worse with a bumper there was reportedly dropped. there is some debris there. there is still slowing and julienne mckee. the moran ride is still looking good about 25 minutes heading south from the 37 interchange down to the golden gate bridge. >> disturbing video from hercules. an s-u-v runs into a 70- year-old man, knocking him down, and sending him to the hospital with serious the whole thing was caught on a camera mounted on the front of a city bus. it happened last friday a little after six a.m. you can clearly see the elderly man was in the crosswalk when the driver of a dark suv hit himsending him to the ground with a serious head injury. >> the driver then got out of his car and walked over to the victim. a passing witness asked if the victim was ok and his comment was he is aliveor he is breathing. and, then he got back in his car, backed up and

. >> the fight happened on november 14 at hercules middle high school. her classmates were taunting and bullying her and that's what sparked the fight. >> i really like, want my -- want the charges against me to be dropped. >> jewels and the other teen seen in this video were suspended and they were called into question and examined. school board president, charles ramsey, doesn't know why the d.a. got involved. >> if a crime happens, a crime happens. i would like to have a better understanding behind it and learn more about why this is not a punishment enough, especially when the child has expressed a position that they had been bullied. >> there was a police report taken after the fight. jewels public director is equally confused by the charges. >> i don't understand quite why the district attorney's office would prosecute someone who has already been a victim of bully bullying. >> from the classroom to the camera and now to the courtroom, jewels is ready for this ordeal to be over with. >> you think you should have been charged with battery? >> no. >>

. >> oh, hercules, hercules, hercules! >> the number-three trender.ust three days after millions watched the ball drop, times square looking like a ghost town. >> this a big one. no one getting spared. >> 80 million people happen to be under winter weather advisories and warnings from georgia clear up to maine. >> new year nor'easter really is a monster. >> the powerful winter storm wallops the northeast. >> as much as 2 feet of snow fell in parts of massachusetts. >> the best way to get around right now may be something like these. >> temperatures across the northeast will dip into the teens today. with wind chills down to 30 below zero. >> very powdery snow, the consistency like confectioner sugar. >> the number two trender. clay for congress. >> i'm clay aiken. >> the "washington blade" is reporting that clay aiken is considering a run for congress. >> the "american idol" runner-up hopes to top the charts in north carolina. >> i think i bring with me a staple of different talents that i think some other folks might not have. >> we'll see if the for

in hercules we have a report of an overturned vehicle on the connection to westbound 80.hway 4 to westbound 80, further to the south along westbound 80 we have a report of a fully engulfed car. it is on fire. westbound 80, in this area here. dumbarton bridge to 880, we have a multiple vehicle crash involving a big rig with slowing approach the nimitz which is looking slow and more congestion. this is walnut creek southbound 680 we had an early stall and c.h.p. is on the scene quickly and moved everything to the shoulder and you can see traffic is flowing smooth. >> flu fears are raised in the bay area after the second reported death of a patient in h1n1 in contra costa county. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with more. >> we do not know a lot about that only it is a reminder would. 48 years old, and officials say she did have underlying health issues. it will degrees have been reported so far in california because of the flu and here is the breakdown: in addition to the woman in contra costa county, a woman died in san francisco, and one in original -- orange county, an

a fight involving a transgender teen at hercules high school last november. and a federal report last fall saying investigators found widespread sexual harassment in the west contra costa unified school district. are all leading to some changes in the kron-4's philippe djegal reports. the west contra costa unified school district board of education says it is in the process of revising its policies on student conduct, sexual harassment and hate- motivated behavior. a title 9 coordinator is overseeing the policy revisions, which at the board meeting in richmond were said to include better tracking of conduct related complaints, more training for staff members and education for students on how to deal with conduct issues, including gender related harassment. jewlyes gutierrez, the 16- year-old transgender student involved in a november brawl at hercules high school, says she wants more protections for bullied students. all of the students involved in that fight were suspended. but jewlyes is the only one facing charges from the district atrorney's office. the b

hercules was worried about people getting hurt and suing the city. there have been a number of instances of bounce houses blowing over with people playing in them. >> we just don't want the liability risk of what a bounce house brings. >> hercules is putting up signs letting people know about the change. for now, violators will get a warning but they could face fines. >>> coming up, think seattle is going to win? you want to bet? who gamblers are putting their money on in tomorrow's championship. >> oh, but crushing the seahawks, logo that is. is sierra resort having a little fun. >> and they are doing it with snow. haven't seen much of that lately! as for the future, that is what the forecast is all about. the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can forth among 49ers and seahas fans... ahead of tomorrow's game. one guy we talked to san francisco -- was more tn confident in h

this is heading down from hercules to berkeley.westbound 24 and there was an accident report it for westbound 24 at the caldecott tunnel. i have not seen this has much of the impact this morning. westbound interstate 580 is have is through the alta mott valley but is still looking good. the south bay picked up salon on 1 01 and the northbound direction between 85 and 680 pripet it is heavy on the guadalupe parkway. >> the marin ride that we mentioned is very light right now in the southbound direction. from here, will head to the weather center. >> we are waking up to quite the spread in temperatures. we have below freezing in santa rosa upper '30's for comfort and 47 degrees in oakland low 50's for the city. we are tracking a red flag warning. strong winds will be coming in. the gust is about 30 mi. per hours. very mild conditions and they're pointing in the direction of increased fire concern. we are looking at the possibility of a record- breaking highs with plenty of 70's. >> even by 8:00 p.m. tonight a lot of locations will st

hercules. john: he is here actually it is the actor kevin sorbo who played "hercules" and pushes back against those in hollywood to say they know how to fix the world. do you have a problem with richard gere saying i speak for the entire world? >> he speaks for his own cause them that happens quite a bit. look at the actors that went crazy overush with the war iraq and the debut andy and thenommercials but none of them speak out about benghazi that is a huge scandal in my book. john: they are dishonest and hypocritical. >> hypocritical rules the day in that to and we can all be guilty here and there but it is amazing the people that want to push their agenda just because they are a so-called super star. john: in hollywood they talk about power. >> but they don't have tolerance for anybody who disagrees also freedom of speech. they will push it until they die but if you disagree did not want to give it to you. lookup true independence i voted for reagan and clinton obviously the best person runn

hercules. john: he is here actually it is the actor kevin sorbo who played "hercules" and pushes back againsthose in hollywood to say they know how to fix the world. do you have a problem with richard gere saying i speak for the entire world? >> he speaks for his own cause them that happens quite a bit. look at the actors that went crazy over bush with the war on iraq and the debut andy and then commercials but none of them spe out about bengha that is a huge scandal in my book. john: they are dishonest and hypocritical. >> hypocritical rules the day in that town and we can l be guilty here and there buit is amazing the people thatant to push their agenda just because they are a so-called super star. john: in hollywood they talk about power. >> but they don't have tolerance for anybody who disagrees also freedom of speech. they will push it until they die but if you disagree did not want to give it to you. lookuprue independence i votefor reagan and clinton obviously the best person running per

thus interstate 80 of the hercules on ramp or near it. you can see the sensors are down.problems on your ride to the dumbarton bridge. let's see if it can improve the maps. for some reason we're not responding the way we are supposed to. baltimore at once this morning. here's a new story for you. and other companies promoted the court found that sherwin-williams con agra and other companies promoted paint they knew was harmful to children paint they knew was harmful. to children. the money will go to help several bay area jurisdictions, including santa clara, alameda, san mateo, and solano counties, plus and the cities of oakland and san francisco. a burglar got away with at least 100 thousand dollars in property after hitting a home in hillsborough. at least one suspect entered the home on the 300 block of alberta way by breaking a rear glass door with a patio chair. the suspect stole various items including coins and jewelry from the master bedroom and upstairs office then fled through the front door. an alarm system is installed at the home, however, it was not turned

. >>> disturbing video from hercules, a 70-year-old man hit by an suv sending him to the hospital withious injuries. the driver stopped and then took off. jeff. >> reporter: pam, it happened last friday. an elderly man was in the cross walk when he was hit by an suv. it was insensitive and criminal. it was after 6:00 a.m. and it was all caught on video from a city bus. . >> the victim, a passing witness asked is he okay? he is alive, he is breathing. he backed up, drove around and left the scene. >> reporter: they need the public to identify the driver. >> he is a caucasian male in his 40s, 220 pounds, balding driving a mid-size dark-colored suv. >> reporter: the cameras are usually pretty good, but in the early morning hours, it is too dark to make out the license plate number. >> we want to talk to the driver to see why he felt he could leave the scene without reporting. >> reporter: he had a serious head injuries but is now recovering at home. >>> we are learning new details about the bart police officer killed in the line of duty. tom smith was a 23-year veteran of the bart police

para contrarrestar la peligrosa nevada, veamos cÓmo se preparan para recibir a la tormenta llamada "hÉrculesyork anunciÓ el cierre de la autopista, hasta las cinco de la madrugada del viernes. no se arriesguen en las carreteras durante la tormenta, recomienda el ejecutivo. las autoridades desplazaron unos 200 camiones para esparcir toneladas de sal en las carreteras y evitar el caos del aÑo pasado. el febrero una tormenta invernal dejÓ a decenas de vehÍculos atrapados en la autopista. >> todo estaba demasiado lleno de nieva, porque pasaban cuatro dÍas que no limpiaban. >> sÓlo pudimos llegar dos trabajadores, porque no se podÍan comunicar, los telÉfonos, o la tarjetas de crÉdito tampoco. >> recuerda la empleada de este restaurante, por la tarde varias tiendas ya estaban cerradas previniendo el mal clima. >> el grupo conservador americano por la prosperidad, anunciÓ una nueva campaÑa de anuncios contra tres senadoras demÓcratas que apoyaron la reforma de salud de obama, la medida es parte de un esfuerzo, dicen ellos, para poner obstÁculos a la ley "obamacare", los tres estados que representan

temperaturas bajo cero, parte de una tormenta bautizada, como hÉrcules. y en el medio oeste. diez pulgadas. temperaturas fluctuarÁn en diez grados fahrenheit, sensaciÓn de bajo cero, partes del lago michigan estÁn congeladas, por gÉlidas temperaturas. indigentes como manuel, buscan refugios en albergues e iglesias para resguardarse del frÍo, y tomar o comer algo caliente. >>> durmiendo afuera en la calle, en los pasillos, en un parque. en un parque pÚblico. u otros lugares donde no pega tanto el viento. >>> debido al frÍo. otros regalan ropa para los que viven en la calle. >>> pensando en los que no tienen, tengan hoy, un suÉter, o una bufandita que tengan. >>> en el centro de control de emergencias y comunicaciones de chicago, la atenciÓn se pondrÁ en la remociÓn de nieve. >>> (hablan en inglÉs). >>> estamos preparÁndonos para lo peor, esto podrÍa ser una acumulaciÓn de 4 a 7 pulgadas de nieve, en prÓximas 24 horas, y mÁs despuÉs de eso, dijo el director. por eso despacharÁn la flotilla de camiones removedores de nieve y dispersadores de sal, dependiendo de la velocidad de l

hercules. >> he is here in our studio.lly, actor kevin sorbo, played hercules and roles, the unusual actor that pushes back against those in hollywood who say we actors know how to fix the world. you have a problem with gear saying, "i speak for the entire world." i don't think he speaks for 7 billion people. he speaks for his own cause. that happens when people talk. you know you look at actors that come out, went crazy over, bush, with war in iraq and the wmds suppose lead, supposed to be there, not there, the uproar was huge. commercials and everything. you don't see any of them speaking out against benghazi. benghazi, a huge scandal in my book. >> they're dishonest? >> hypocritical. i think it rules in that town. we all can be guilty of being hypocrites here and there. it is amazing to me the number of people that want to push their agenda because they're so-called superstars. >> in hollywood they're always talking about tolerance? >> uh-huh. they don't have tolerance for any one that doesn't agree with them. that's fr

atribuidas al mal tiempo que azota al noroeste del país,la nieve arrojada por la tormenta invernal hérculesenemos un resumen de la fría jornada . >>> las congelantes temperaturas,fuertes vientos y acumulaciones se dejaron sentir toda la noche, causando caos en las carreteras, entre las personas muertas se reporta la muerte de una anciana en nueva york, que aparentemente se perdió y no supo cómo regresar a casa, neoyorquinos removían la nieve con palas bajo temperaturas árticas . >>> me pone así . >>> los mayores problemas se dieron en el servicio de autobuses del servicio público, la gente se quejaba de esperas de más de una hora en la interperie . >>> me debo meter en el negocio para estar más caliente . >>> pasó un bus y lleno. >>> el problema es similar. >>> el recién estrenado alcalde de nueva york pidió a la ciudadanía quedarse en casa y los neoyorquinos debemos tener sumo cuidado al salir de la calle . >>> y los aeropuertos están convertidos en un caos, muchos están varados y durmieron aquí y les cambiaron los vuelos para más taarde . >>> a nivl nacional huboi más vuelos cancelados, e

coming up nextthe transgender student involved in this fight at hercules high school two months ago, is now facing a possible battery charge. health officials shut down a foster farms chicken processing plant. will tell you what forced the closure. for thirty is the time. here's a live look outside. what else can we expect weather wise. we will find out. erica has that. good morning. >>erica: the morning james. it is dark out there and it is cloudy however it seems like it is a warmer. if a lot of folks have been writing and to me. a lot of people have been waking up to for these and 50s. i don't think anyone would drop below the freezing mark. santa rosa out the door. 54 degrees for downtown san francisco so we are enjoying very mild weather thanks to the cloud cover. as we head into the 7:00 hour the clouds will remain at looks like temperatures again mainly in the forties. approaching launch time will see partial clearing and mid to upper 50s. by 3 this afternoon highs will be very similar to yesterday with upper 50s low 60s. starting in the south bay and have 6162 for the altman

. >>> muy buenas tardes,, hércules es el nombre de la tormenta invernal que dejó muerte y destrucciónoreste, donde masachusetts, nueva york entre otros se preparan para recibir grandes cantidades de nieve, comenzamos con pedro desde la ciudad de nueva york . >>> es la primera gran tormenta invernal del año y amenaza con afectar más de 12 millones de persaonas, cubre desde kansas hasta nueva inglaterra >>> la peor parte estará ubicada en el centro y norte de massachusets . >>> en chicago la gente no s da abasto limpiando calles y aceras, ha caído más de un pie de nieve . >>> mis vecinos me han ayudad ocon la nieve . >>> la nieve ha hecho que conducir se convierta en un reto ,las carreteras están convertidas en verdaderas pistas de hielo ,los accidentes se ven por doquier, en la gran manzana la gente se prepara comprando alimentos . >>> agua, la leche, las tortillas . >>> en este supermercado agua . >>> ha habido más de lo normal, que yo creo que de acuerdo pasando el día se va incrementando más . >>> en nueva york hay un aviso de alerta por la tormenta invernal desde esta tarde hasta m

. >> disturbing video from hercules. an s-u-v runs into a 70- year-old man, knocking him down, and sending him to the hospital with serious injuries. the whole thing was caught on a camera mounted on the front of a city bus. it happened last friday a little after six a.m. you can clearly see the elderly man was in the crosswalk when the driver of a dark suv hit himsending him to the ground with a serious head injury. >> the driver then got out of his car and walked over to the victim. a passing witness asked if the victim was ok and his comment was he is aliveor he is breathing. and, then he got back in his car, backed up and then drove around the victim and left the scene. >> police say the image was too dark to make out the license plate number. >> governor jerry brown is asking federal judges for two more years to reduce california's prison population. if the state fails to meet its goals. inmates could be released early. the proposal calls for the court to appoint a compliance officer to choose which inmates would be

this happened on january 17 on willow avenue in hercules. victim was taken to the hospital in serious condition at the time. but we are glad to tell you he has since been released. >> 24 of the world best surfer will compete tomorrow in the mavericks big wave competition. we were up over the san mateo coast this morning where the contest will take place. while surfer normally drive on big waves, conditions this year are making some surfers nervous. wayne explains why. >> just a little busy at pillar point today. at the center of it all jeff clark answering the same question again and again. >> any wave too big? >> is any wave too big? we'll see e-as soon as tomorrow when surfer like these will attempt to ride and survive waves that dwarf them. >> moving wall of water you are so hyper focus that you are not thinking. you are reacting. >>reporter: practice today peter is more than a household name. last year wish. man who tried to stay calm today in small waves with his son john. >> worried about them. >> my first time i kind of am. >> the wav

interviewed by the city administrator and mayor lee, i was told that for tradition of the 12 days of hercules it was to accomplish and the first one would be the easiest one. i would like to ask you to join me the very inspiring mayor who is going to tell you the first tasks of those 12 is. mayor lee? [ applause ] >> thank you, mark. well, you just met mark, he's our new cio for department of technology. he's already approved himself to be a hard worker. we've tasked him with showing us what he can do in a short period of time. i would like to thank our supervisor wiener and working closely with the p.d., department department of public works and the ability to present an internet connectivity wireless ability along market street has been very important to me because it is part of what we were trying to do on the whole market street. so, today is of course announcing that the department of technology has been able to complete this with a very special partner ruckus wireless and i know selena is here today and i want to thank her for providing the professional guidance, the hardware as well as

martinez, richmond, out 80 toward hercules. you're getting some rain. look at this rain fall heading toward the santa cruz did not have a drop of rain fall. thankfully that will change tonight. all picking up showers. it's getty pump pi out there. it's so not talking about that. the light blue is a winter weather advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning. what's happening? well, we have a new area of low pressure moving through. different one yesterday. we got the break, it was sunny, but now another wave of pressure moving these. leave are allowed to gets here. they are coming up and over the ridge and into the bay area. we clear out friday and saturday. the river -- another area of low pressure goes up and over the bridge and slides into the bay area. maybe. showers likely overnight tonight. a .1. it will be dry, but cooler. showers back for you on sunday. highs tomorrow very close to 60 degrees. san jose 59. a couple morning showers. union city 58. con card 62. san ramon around 60 degrees. you'll be clear for much of the day. nevada 61. tonal 63 degrees.

elderly man hit by a car in hercules. but its what happened next that will leave you speechless.e have the video. >>> it is turning very busy for bay area firefighters. we are live in vallejo where more than 20 firefighters had to put out a fire at a mobile home park. coming up we will tell you the details. i'm detecting increasing levels of happiness. ...and the speed readings are off the chart! paradise found! luscious locks. great glittering galaxies. the happiest place on earth keeps getting happier! explore more, and save up to 25% on select nights at a disneyland resort hotel. there's no end in sight. i'm going to need more time. >>> welcome back to the county v channel 2 morning news. just getting that opening bell live this morning. it will be another bad day. unfortunately. on wall street. the futures pointing to about 100 point drop for the dow. a little more than a half of a percent. some disappointing earnings once again coming in and effecting things. proctor and gamble reported lower quarterly profits. also global flight from emerging markets. that is causing a bit

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antioch to hercules is 23 minutes. from highway four to the maze is 15 minutes.ose airport is under ten minutes and from the not bay to san francisco golden gate bridge is golden. >> thanks, leyla gulen. new video from the north bay marsh fire in san rafael. this is what drives along interstate 580 saw north of the freeway at the parkway drivers could see the flames from the richmond-san rafael bridge with firefighters there from san rafael on the scene trying to contain this marsh fire with no structures threatened, and it is putting up a lot of smoke in the area and because that is visible from the freeway some slowing is going on with rubbernecking drivers. from the east bay firefighters put out a house fire in pittsburg and called in police because of what they found inside. our reporter is in pittsburg with the story. amy? >> look at this home. would you suspect there was a huge marijuana "grow" operation inside? firefighters estimated it probably brought in $1.5 million to $2 million a year and was full of plants all in flames overnight. firefighters had to

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and legend of hercules, earning about $8.5 million.r get to oscar nominations are announced this thursday. and of course, abc 7 is your hope for the 86th academy awards on march 2nd. that is always a good time. >> no question, i have seen a couple of the movies. and of course, i'm a big oscar guy. >> right, you are. >> couple more moviesvy to see, and like i said, the globes starts the awards season. it will be interesting. >> that is it for abc 7 news at 9:00. thank you for joining us. our next news cast will be at 11:00, over on abc 7, and remember, you can find us online, on facebook, and twitter at abc 7 news bay area. we are there for you 24/7. >> this is the show with all kinds of people doing all kinds of stuff. some call it crazy. some call it adorable. but everyone calls it bloopers! so stop what you're doing because what you're doing is watching and bloopers! let's go. >> hi, i am bloopers and welcome to dean cain -- or something like that. first, time to prove that old saying, where there is a wheel, there is a way -- to hur

he he identifieses a female saying that led to bullying at hercules high school the teen says bullying provoked the fight. the school board is working on new poll says. >> in san jose a man is facing charges tonight in an unusual case of jury tampering. jose chavez on trial for drug charges prosecutors say he try to have had his stepfather pass a note to a juror. the district attorney says the note explained evidence not allowed in the trial. the juror reported it to the courtroom bailiff. >> lack of rain is prompting a long dry spell causing serious problems for farmers. >> the word they used today is dire. in mendocino they have declared a state of emergency in marin they have more but it's not easy on people who are ranchers or farmers. when this month is january, that is a problem for awe a dairy farmer like don perfect southern sonoma county. >> dry dirt. >> yes. >> nothing. >> he has 500 cows and loves making cheese all could be in jeopardy. this is all of the water don has left. >> how much water do you have sneer. >> i don't think very much. probably a week. >> there is a centu

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this video was taken last friday morning on willow avenue just yards from the hercules police station. he is struck by an suv that lunged forward and knocked him to the ground. the driver apparently got out, approached the victim, and then got back inside his suv, drove around, and took off. the victim suffered a serious head injury. >>> memorial services will be held this weekend for a south bay teenager who died when she was hit by a vta train. the collision happened in the intersection of stokes street. it was just feet from the tracks and a huge memorial from friends and family has accumulated. they're still waiting for an official report. >>> the importance in knowing what happened is that it doesn't happen again, you know? that there is an aware uns of what happened. >> sheriff's fighters say they're talking to dozens of witnesses to determine what happened. >>> if you have a security camera, police may be knocking on your door one day asking for help. a money is proposing a central database where there is a log of everyone with cameras that are willing to share. >> the importan

disney's icy animated, frozen, drew 13 million, the legend of hercules and americans how host earning.5 million. that's it for us at 6:00. i'm ama daetz, for leigh glaser, mike shumann, thank you for joining us. see you tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. >>> right now, hollywood heads to the desert for the palm springs international film festival. >> everybody's here just made good movies. we got a nice invitation. it's a free meal. >> mark roberts on the front lines. >> something like this, this is, you know, the most responsibility i've ever felt. >> and tina fey and amy poehler get set for the golden globes. >> we're going to do the exact same thing as last year. >> yeah. >> we're rolling out the red carpet now. >> welcome to "on the red carpet" from palm springs, california. i'm rachel smith. we just arrived for the 25th annual palm springs international film festival. it's one of the largest film fef fests in north america, drawing 135,000 movie fans each year. and tins it's only two hours from hollywood plenty of the