if his official cause of death is hypothermia, he would be the fifth victim. at the eac life builders shelter in the south bay, nearly every bed was claimed boo by the homeless and their pets. shelter staff expanded their hours and increased bed space during the freeze warning so no one was turned away. tami martinez, who was handing out bed rolls says she's happy to be inside because she knows exactly what it's like to sleep on the streets. >> terrible. your bones ache, your body hurts, cold sweats at night, sometimes you break out with a fever, flu. >> teams also handed out blankets to people who did not want to stay in the shelter. now supplies are running low. they will hand out more blankets on monday to people they find sleeping outside. coming up in 30 minutes, we'll show you how you can help get the bay area homeless through this brutal cold snap. >>> now to the kind of cold that's welcome. in this year thousands of people rushed to enjoy the first real ski weekend of the year. this is video from north star where officials say they have 21 trails open

thanks for joining us. >> four people have died from hypothermia in the south bay.fing the media. and abc7 news is live tonight with the story. today's announcement is a grim reminder of the dangers of being homeless. four people died as a result. according to officials one person died in a garage and three others in san jose. another under a bridge and a third person. the cause of deaths was said to be hypothermia brought on by temperatures that dipped below freezing. they will now be stepping up their efforts and asking for the public's help. >> what they can do out in the community to assist or help or, which i appreciate the need in this community is impressive. what is important is that this is something that should never have happened in the community. but while it is occurring we need are greater resources and things like blankets and socks. ponchos. >> santa clara three homeless skwlerlts will be expanded over the weekend whchlt more freezing weather is expected and will be open all day in addition to all night. and there will be more beds. they say no one w

pipes can burst and there is an increased risk of hypothermia. northern santa clara valley and so bring your frost sensitive plants in. we had two records that were fight. moffet field and 27 in santa cruz. the cold is getting old. there is hope and changes are coming. >> thanks very much. >> abc7 news reporterly is a you amin gulezian is live in sunnyvale at the national guard armory. >> dan, it is true. this shelter behind me has been open in the daytime as well when it is usually closed. but hopefully this last night of freezing temperatures have just about caused everyone to scramble. >> suzanne and her kids are glad to be someplace warm tonight. being homeless is never easy. but in freezing temperatures -- >> it has been horrible. i didn't think the weather would get this cold in california. >> now that the freeze warning has been extestimonieded they are paying -- extended they are paying to run the rec center at longer hours. no one will be turned away tonight. >> the bone chilling cold. >> there were seven weather-related deaths since the

pipes can burst and there is an increased risk of hypothermia. northern santa clara valley and so bring your frost sensitive plants in. we had two records that were fight. moffet field and 27 in santa cruz. the cold is getting old. there is hope and changes are coming. >> thanks very much. >> abc7 news reporterly is a you amin gulezian is live in sunnyvale at the national guard armory. >> dan, it is true. this shelter behind me has been open in the daytime as well when it is usually closed. but hopefully this last night of freezing temperatures have just about caused everyone to scramble. >> suzanne and her kids are glad to be someplace warm tonight. being homeless is never easy. but in freezing temperatures -- >> it has been horrible. i didn't think the weather would get this cold in california. >> now that the freeze warning has been extestimonieded they are paying -- extended they are paying to run the rec center at longer hours. no one will be turned away tonight. >> the bone chilling cold. >> there were seven weather-related deaths since the

robert handa is in san jose tonight where unfortunately three people have died from hypothermia. >> reporter: less than an hour ago at the sheriff's department, emergency agencies released information that basically confirm what we've been reporting throughout the day. this cold snap is not only dangerous, it's deadly. >> emergency workers handed out blankets and supplies at this homeless encampment in san jose where santa clara agencies say a homeless man died in the cold snap during the past two days. other homeless people there were sad about the death and worried about themselves. >> it scares me because i'm going through the same cold. it's very freezing at night. i can't sleep. >> reporter: today the medical examiner's office and public health officials say three homeless men, all in their 40s or 50s died basically of hypothermia at several encampments. no names have been released. the office of emergency services provided 600 plan contents to deliver to the homeless tonight and ehc expanded its three shelters to accommodate hundreds of extra beds. >> in this community where we have so

pipes can burst and there is an increased risk of hypothermia.alley and so bring your frost sensitive plants in. we had two records that were fight. moffet field and 27 in santa cruz. the cold is getting old. there is hope and changes are coming. >> thanks very much. >> abc7 news reporterly is a you amin gulezian is live in sunnyvale at the national guard armory. >> dan, it is true. this shelter behind me has been open in the daytime as well when it is usually closed. but hopefully this last night of freezing temperatures have just about caused everyone to scramble. >> suzanne and her kids are glad to be someplace warm tonight. being homeless is never easy. but in freezing temperatures -- >> it has been horrible. i didn't think the weather would get this cold in california. >> now that the freeze warning has been extestimonieded they are paying -- extended they are paying to run the rec center at longer hours. no one will be turned away tonight. >> the bone chilling cold. >> there were seven weather-related deaths since the cold snap started. and

the celled snap led to the deaths of four people in the south bay from hypotherm hypothermia. >> reporter: health officials don't want to lose more people due to cold weather which is why they'll be reaching out to the homeless, since november 28, 4 homeless men died from hypothermia in santa clara county. one in an off garage and three others at lincoln avenue under a freeway, another under a bridge at highway 87 and a 3 at kurtner avenue. in response, three emergency shelters will be open and there will be more beds. they say workers will be more of an effort. >> many of you know homeless right now. they're by your churches tell them to come inside. this is very serious. >> outreach workers know many will insist on staying outside. live in san jose, abc7 news. >> abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live again tonight. the heaters are going out, too. >> this is about the things this, is about things we take for granted in life. coming home it's cold inside of the houchls you think first, you think i'm going to go to my thermostat and turn on a heater. you hit a bull butt onand again, wh

the hypothermia is increased as well. 14 degrees warmer in vallejo.is is where temperatures are sitting. it is freezing in napa at 32. 36 in: only getting to 46 in upper. upper 40s in san francisco. redwood city. half moon bay at 48. and we're looking at upper 40s in the south bay as well. now, taking a look at 7-day around the bay. temperatures into the 40s and 50s. take a look at the overnight lows. we have several cold nights in store for us. a slight chance of showers on thursday. and it looks like temperatures will warm up just a bit as we wrap up your work week. >> back to the news this morning. the metro north railroad has a deadline of tuesday to identify where its tracks have major speed changes. this is under an emergency order set down by federal authorities in the wake of the deadly train derailment last week. it requires the railroad to put extra operators onlines like in the bronx where the train went off the rail. it hit a curve at 82 miles per hour, nearly 3 times the posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour. >>> a bizarre story this mo

no frostbite - just mild hypothermia and dehydration. >> the community came together since and helpeds come to a successful conclusion. >> this is better than what i can't even had imagined. >> reporter: mild hypothermia and dehydration no frostbite. >> jacqueline: to the jurors will warm up overnight and into the afternoon in the warming trend will continue into the weekend. we will see a lot of thirty out the door tomorrow morning but oprah 36. and to the afternoon the upper 50s bay area why it so here is a look at the freezing morning still in tact for much of the north bay. quite not quite as cold as with we have seen evenings' past. here is a look at the numbers thirty in napa, 31 in santa rosa 31 also in livermore, and the south bay definitely warmer with 35 degrees. 38 in oakland, 39 in san mateo 60 in san jose and cupertino inland valleys we will see the upper 60s for the most part and east bay shoreline. we will have 57 in downtown set francisco and 60 in napa with 69 in santa rosa. >> jacqueline: >> reporter: this could be the last cable box you will ever need. i am gabe sla

the celled snap led to the deaths of four people in the south bay from hypotherm hypothermia. >> reporter: health officials don't want to lose more people due to cold weather which is why they'll be reaching out to the homeless, since november 28, 4 homeless men died from hypothermia in santa clara county. one in an off garage and three others at lincoln avenue under a freeway, another under a bridge at highway 87 and a 3 at kurtner avenue. in three emergency shelters will be open and there will be more beds. they say workers more of an effort. >> many of you know homeless right now. they're by your churches tell them to come inside. this is very serious. >> outreach workers know many will insist on live in san jose, abc7 news. >> abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live again tonight. the heaters are going out, too. >> this is about the things this, is about things we take for granted in life. coming home it's cold inside of the houchls you think first, you think i'm going to go to my thermostat and turn on a heater. you hit a bull butt onand again, what if it doesn't work? especially o

there is a increased risk of hypothermia.a look at conditions expected looking down from mount tam onto the bay. next three mornings, low 20s and 30s around the bay. not much improvement on friday morning just about nearly as cold but more moderate temperatures saturday morning. here is a look at current conditions looking along embarcadero. it's 49 now in san francisco. 51 in oakland. mildest reading in this panel. looking from our east bay hills camera, some more current temperature readings 52 santa rosa. mild, down to 48 in livermore. it's going to be cold overnight. bundle up. >> we'll see new a few minutes. this cold snap causing unusual sites around the bay area, specialsly in normal temper ate south bay and peninsula. >> frosty is a christmas character and a good description of weather conditions for people waking up on the peninsula. but there were few jolly and happy souls. going outside meant dealing with uncomfortable temperatures. >> two days ago into 50s, today, it's 37. it's freezing. >> reporter: chp had caltr

if they are not willing to go to a shelter, we want to make sure they don't experience hypothermia. >>> the family of a man in critical condition from a hit and run is looking for the driver. struck on oak and scott and the haight neighborhood. a car ran a red light leaving him in intensive car. the driver hit a parked car. that car is a silver 4-door sed sedan and the bumper was damaged. contract san francisco police. >>> apg&e worker was injured with burned. he will make a recovery. they are working to replace the transformer and investigate the incident. coming up, san mateo police officers making it an extra special christmas for kids. a bizarre turn when a man came to california on a plane filled with passengers and woke up alone. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i go

the coroner says a homeless person died of hypothermia friday in dublin. in santa clara, four died from exposure over the weekend. homeless advocates are scouring the streets handing out cold weather supplies and urging less fortunate to take shelter. an additional 375 beds are available at the bacardo reception center in san jose until tomorrow. >>> the veteran detained in north korea is now back in the area. he was detained for six weeks at the end after visit to north korea. in the early 1950s he advised south korea gore i will will as and during recent detention was forced to read an apology on camera. newman appeared relieved to be home in the u.s. >> i am tired but it is good to be here with my family now. thank you all for the support we got. it is very much appreciated. >> newman thanks swedish embassy in north korea and u.s. embassy in china to help secure his release. >>> oakland material race. one announcement shook up what is going to be a high profile race. >> a challenger to mayor jean quan, we asked libbey what she thinks she can do better.

they worked with agencies to help out after four men died of hypothermia. >> there was 30 people here last night that had never been here before. this place is really getting some great use so that is great. >> many went to encampments but getting everyone to seek shelter is a challenge and others are mentally ill. >> the best we could do is keep talking to them because it will give them impact down the road. >> they know the shelters are a temporary fix until more affordable housing is available they need to talk about doing outreach to an encampment to draw more people to the shelters, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a storm that blasted the mid-section moved from the east coast and created a slushy commute and this was the scene at the dallas 400 flight. they are proud in entertainment and they are still causing delays and they are also looking into cancellations all and down the mid-atlantic area. >>> once again we are giving you a live look over the east bay hills and you may notice a little bit of a haze around your neighborhood with the cold very stagnant ai

as an increased risk of hypothermia. looking toward the bay bridge our prediction for the next two to three mannings -- mornings we will have two mornings in the deep freeze with low 20s the next couple mornings and around freezing on the coast. we will have a little less cold weather on wednesday morning and we have another spare the air day. the air quality is expected to be in the north bay. the second consecutive day of a spare the air alert and no wood burning. >> thank you, spencer. the cold weather could be treacherous for the morning commute. our teach coverage continues with sergio. >> ama, this morning the chp spotted black ice on the 24 freeway. here in arinda it is down to theater 6 degrees by midnight it is supposed to drop down to 30 degrees. that is the reason why chp officers are asking morning drivers to be extra careful during the morning commute. the chp is warning morning drivers heading through the tunnel and the bay area to slow down just in case black ice does form. >> since the weather conditions

at least four homeless people in the south bay have died of hypothermia.will be conducted today on a man from dublin to see if the weather played a role in his death. ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live in the south bay. >> reporter: good morning, dave. i just spoke with a woman who runs this cold weather shelter. and she told me whether they are gonna evaluate whether they need to go out to the encamp mortgages to get the word out and check with county officials to make sure no one came in from hypo therm yay. the national weather service just reported that we hit a record low, 25 degrees. but now it's warmed up. it sounds funny to say it's warmed up to 30 degrees. everyone who stayed here last night has left for the day. outreach workers handed out blankets and other supplies in various encampments. four people died from last week's cold snap. three were homeless. there was a report out that a homeless man died in dublin. it's being investigated whether that was due to the cold temperatures. news of the death has spread among the homeless population

with the subfreezing temperatures and the possibility of hypothermia and the numbers are not coming upy much until 9:00 so we will drop further for the next few hours. san francisco is a balmy 41 degrees and oakland is 31 and 28 on the peninsula and 30 in san jose and below freezing in los gatos and half moon bay sitting at 34 degrees. from our exploritorium camera, another bright and sunny day and it will take a while to get out of the 30's because you can see the widespread 20's from santa rosa, napa at 21 and below freezing by the delta and 27 in concord and livermore is 28. our forecast highlights call for sunny conditions, with record low temperatures poll today and we will look if the numbers well below average only in the upper 40's to near 50 and by tomorrow, though, a winter mix is possible as the cold air is already if place and not a lot of moisture with the system, though, look at programs quarter of an inch but as it sinks some of the location in the south bay, upper elevations could see snow from mount hamilton to big sur. this morning, with the cool pock chest air over t

as an increased risk of hypothermia. looking toward the bay bridge our prediction for the next two to three mannings -- mornings we will have two mornings in the deep freeze with low 20s the next couple mornings and around freezing on the coast. we will have a little less cold weather on wednesday morning and we have another spare the air day. the air quality is expected to be in the north bay. the second consecutive day of a spare the air alert and no wood burning. >> thank you, spencer. the cold weather could be treacherous for the morning commute. our teach coverage continues with sergio. >> ama, this morning the chp spotted black ice on the 24 freeway. here in arinda it is down to theater 6 degrees by midnight it is supposed to drop down to 30 degrees. that is the reason why chp officers are asking morning drivers to be extra careful during the morning commute. the chp is warning morning drivers heading through the tunnel and the bay area to slow down just in case black ice does form. >> since the weather conditions

in the bay area several people have died from hypothermia. a million dollars worth of the citrus damaged by the freezing temperatures. there are not many cars on the streets in newburg, indiana. one young woman is making the best of the ar artic artic blas. it's not technically winter but what a mess out there. >> it's a mess and it's going to get worse as a matter of fact. as we look at the nation's capitol a beautiful sight there. we see overcast skies and the visibility hasd diminished an hour ago. this comes maryland back to washington, d.c. and frederick, maryland is a disas at the and t now. and everywhere you see a diamond in black and that is an accident. we want folks to stay at home if you can. a mess along i-70. the quite visibility has diminid and the snow is falling. we track into tonight and tomorrow morning if you are traveling along i-95 use precaution. >> a potential la potentially mk through in the fight against cancer. doctors in new o new orleans saa gene treatment fo. >> a team of inspectorse inspecs toured the nuclear fa

alyssa wandered away from the event and her body was found in the snow and was found to have died of hypothermiakeep a heated tent open and stay opened for extended hours. >>> reeking havoc over the past few days. in mississippi, two torns left two people -- tornadoes left two people dead. it left major flight delays and is not having this much impact and all three of the big airports say operations are normal. >> we do anticipate the east coast weather and everything is operating on time this morning. >>> they do expect a massive holiday crowd with 100,000 passengers. allow plenty of extra time and if you find them, be sure to check on weather and connections there. >>> mechanical problems could cause some problems for ferry riders to pinellas county this evening. -- pinellas county. this morning they had to cancel it and commuters waited 20 minutes for the next one. fortunately the commute was light because of the holidays. >>> they will officially submit a letter to team oracle once again to host the yacht race. this time they will not offer any big subsidies or real estate as part of the dea

measures at south lake tahoe's music festival a year after a petaluma teen wandered off and died of hypothermia. 35,000 people are expected to attend the festival that began today and ends just of midnight, new year's day. search crews found the 189-year-old's body near a snow bank last year. authorities found drugs in her system and believe she got lost walking back to her hotel. organizes are offering heated areas to prevent the same thing from happening this year. nighttime temperatures are expected to drop below freezing. >>> still ahead at 6:00. what a california church replaced in a nativity scene that caused quite a stir. >> how social media app snapchat has decided to report a security exploit that could reveal user information. >> i'm leigh glaser. the hopes of ending the year with rain, kind of dashing a bit this evening. we'll look at the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >> if santa brought you a new iphone or our pad you can make the gift greater with the latest version of the abc news app. you can make the text as big as you want, and iphone users can use tower user genera

year's eve and her body was eventually found in the snow, and the coroner determined she died of hypothermia and had drugs in her system. the event will run from december 29 through the 31st. >>> time 4:55, and police say a phone scammer is a threat. the caller said they were a police officer with a warrant for an arrest. they used a computer program to make it appear the call was it coming from an actual police department. >>> there's a new record holder for a single season pass record. >> there's a record for peyton manning. >> he makes it look too easy. he took the tight from patriots quarterback, tom brady. >>> coming up, she was declared braindead after a routine surgery. how the case is putting new focus on the need for tonsillectomies. >>> 49er fans are getting ready to say good-bye to the stick. the possibility of one final matchup. >>> traffic looking pretty good, but an accident we want to talk about in san francisco. we'll let you know the details straight ahead. >>> sunny mild weather continuing for your week ahead. as we get into the afternoon, it is going to be nice. there is a

we're looking at an increased risk of hypothermia. keep in mind it's on the frosty side. you can see the coast and bay we're looking at frost in the morning. 50 in degrees, winds light. here is a look at the numbers. 47 santa rosa. 44 napa. high pressure overhead. so freeze warnings tonight. milder weather throughout weekend tomorrow morning you'll want to make sure kids are bundled up. and have hats, scarfs and gloves. and a warm jacket. going to be down to freezing in fremont and san jose. 32 degrees, high pressure blocking any storms from getting here. we're going to see temperatures overnight and afternoon running higher than where we are. tomorrow afternoon, sunny skies, temperatures low to mid-50s morgan hill, 57. looking at the accu-weather forecast, not as colted cold and afternoon will be milder. we'll continue into weekend and dry monday and tuesday as well. we need about three inches of rain to get us out of the all-time record here in san francisco. that is how much rain we need. >> we'll perhaps have a wet january. >> looking at a possibility of a storm comin

his grandmother had to be treated for hypothermia and shock. >> a meeting in bay view district to sell a video gaming system ended in a fatal shooting. police say the victim agreed to meet at the site. they believe the suspect robbed victim and shot the victim. he died at the hospital. >>> you heard there's a big cooldown coming in the bay area, oakland set a record high of 69 degrees, when you have unusually warm weather it is followed by unusually cool weather. high pressure kept us nice and dry and warm and will do that tomorrow. a cool down tomorrow. low pressure will collapse temperature over the bay area, beginning on tuesday. so much will temperature come down, if you compare the highs tomorrow, the forecast highs and the highs thursday, numbers will be down by as much as 20 degrees. by thursday the warmest temperature inland will be in the upper 40s. freeze warnings are a sure bet by wednesday night. that's the expectations. wednesday, thursday, saturday we'll have sub freezing in the bay area. >>> checking bay area headlines, the city of santa on rosa will discuss ways to reme

freeze warnings it's a hard freeze warning for the straits and delta and we still have the risk of hypothermia. watch out pipe could burst still. frost advisory covers the coast bayshore line northern santa clara valley starts in about an hour and runs until wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. so bring your frost sensitive plants inside. this morning we had 2 record moffitt field and santa cruz both records that were tied. plenty cold in the north bay. low 20's there. 28 in san jose. enough to make you shiver but i'll be back to let you know when we get a chance to brick out of this cold snap and how low those temperatures will go. dan. >> thank snaw as the cold snap lingers our coverage of the effects continue and there have been so many from this. here's lee ann reporting in san rafae rafael. >> when 3 or more day of freezing temperatures marin county issues weather emergency alert for the homeless. >> main thing we want to do is make sure we reach all the people out doors and make sure they have a place to stay. >> because of the emergency he alert shelter provided for those not sober. >> i don'

all victims of hypothermia, according to the santa clara county coroner. >> your heart stops. and when nobody's there, they don't even know you're dead yet until the morning. >> when the weather gets like this, we're going to lose people and this isn't over. so we have got to as a community say this must stop. >> reporter: the life builder says the people didn't have to die. the three shelters opened in san jose, sunnyvale and gilroy this week have not been full to capacity. as word spreads about the deaths, they will be filling up. >> for folks who make the decision to come in or not, there's a lot of factors, will i lose my freedom, if they have pets they are worried about what will happen to their pets. it's complicated and a life-or- death issue. >> reporter: this person is coming into the shelter tonight after braving the last four nights under a tarp. >> it's real bad. and if you are not young and strong, you won't make it especially the older like 70, 80-year-old people. they couldn't make it out here. >> reporter: all of the shelters in santa clara county are making ro

so far, four people have died from hypothermia. people have lost power and many of them are waiting for it to come back on. >>> california's citrus crop was crushed. lettuce and avocado crops are next to be in danger. >> most people are staying indoors, one indiana woman is making the best of it. check her out, skating on a street that's turned into an ice rink of sorts. made it safe to glide across the ice. >>> some people think tas fun to jump into ice cold water. that's the case here for people in mountaina. they couldn't resist the urge. was that really necessary to do the second dip? okay. the annual polar plunge benefits the special olympics and happened yesterday. sub zero temperatures did not matter for dozens of people who jumped into lake elmo. organizers say they raised nearly $18,000. i've never been to montana, but i hear it's cold. >> yes. >> and i'm pretty sure you wouldn't jump in water when you're there. >> maybe for a good cause. >> the camera behind us says union station. it's building up. >> metro area and tempe

. >>> and over the past week, four men died in santa clara county of hypothermia. there are not enough shelters for the growing homeless population. after the service blankets jackets and other items will be passed out to the homeless. >>> the sonoma sheriff's deputy is scheduled to return to work this morning. they have been on administrative leave since october. he will now work a desk job in santa rosa. later today they plan to march to the sheriff's office to protest his return to work. he killed the teen after mistaking his toy gun for a real ak-47. >>> the missing patient found in a stairwell raises questions. there was plenty of security in the day she was found. there were 30 criminal incidents between september 19 and october 8th. they include trespassing and vandalism and many crimes involved mentally ill patients. >>> he is expecting to accept the job during this morning's council meeting. he meet with them and he is confident he can improve department moral because he is not an outsider. >> i am a native of the community and the city and i have grown up

there is risk of hypothermia. clear skies. cold mornings coming tomorrow low 20s inland. low 30s coast and bay. freezing inland again, friday morning. temperatures moderating a little bit into saturday. 27 in napa. san jose, down to 34 degrees. one record in salinas. that is the only record we're talking about. there is a better likelihood of low temperatures. i'll give you a look coming up. >> david louie is live with a look at how they're dealing with cold blast in the south the sun sets in south san jose, we can feel and see the impact of the cold snachlt >> people joked how thin our blood must be. indoors people are cold oochl we have a space heater on the building doesn't heat well. >> that building is drafty. >> yes. >> then there, is carlos perez trying to warm things up. >> you're selling resort wear? well this, is california weather. it's not really cold it's fantastic. it's beautiful. >> cold weather enhances sales and both cold weather and rainy weather is more people that come out at that time. and love and feel like it's winter >> people will be deciding a ni

hard to believe that they haven't fallen over from hypothermia. >> they have icicles hanging from them. i can't believe they are still alive. i can't believe they can move. >> luckily, the villagers came to the rescue. >>> they have thawed them off and now they are in the care of officials who take in stray animals. so these guys are now in a stable getting veterinarian care and help. >> i feel like i want to hit them with a bunch of hair dryers or put them in a hot tub. >> put a heating blanket around them and hug on them until they get warm and fuzzy. >> this is my favorite photo. instead of a big brush, they had to get a broom to brush the fur and get the ice off. >> it is really stuck on there. after they thawed them out, it there are still little pieces of ice stuck. all of them are expected to be okay. >>> dealing music is a problem for the big corporate music industry. also, a problem for the little guy too. this is atom's music trade in red lion, pennsylvania. some security cameras catching this incident. it has struggled between the stacks of music. the guy in the hat has anot

hard to believe that they haven't fallen over from hy hypotherm hypothermia. >> oh >> they have iciclesanging from them. >> i can't believe they're still lieve they can move. luckily tho the rescue. >> they have thawed them off and now they're in the care of officials who take there stray animals so these guys are now in a stable getting veterinary care and help. >> feel like i want to hit them with a bunch of hair dryers or put them in a hot tub. >> put a heating blanket around them and hug on them until they get real warm and fuzzy. >> this is my favorite photo. instead of a big brushing they it to get a broom to brush the fur and get the ice off. >> it's really stuck on there. you can see after they thawed them out there's still little pieces of ice stuck. >> all of them are expected to be okay. >>> in this dash cam video from ohio state patrol, they've got a cruiser off to the side of the road dealing with a car accident. outside the car is trooper brent hill. watch what happens to trooper hill. >> [ bleep ]. >> whoa. >> trooper hill was struck by another motorist. you see him go fl

measures at south lake tahoe's music festival a year after a petaluma teen wandered off and died of hypothermia. 35,000 people are expected to attend the festival that began today and ends just of midnight, new year's day. search crews found the 189-year-old's body near a snow bank last year. authorities found drugs in her system and believe she got lost walking back to her hotel. organizes are offering heated areas to prevent the same thing from happening this year. nighttime temperatures are expected to drop below freezing. >>> still ahead at 6:00. what a california church replaced in a nativity scene that caused quite a stir. >> how social media app snapchat has decided to report a security exploit that could reveal user information. >> i'm leigh glaser. the hopes of ending the year with rain, kind of dashing a bit this evening. we'll look at the accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >> if santa brought you a new iphone or our pad you can make the gift greater with the latest version of the abc news app. you can make the text as big as you want, and iphone users can use tower user genera

expect subfreezing temperatures and exposed pipes could burst and there's an increased risk of hypothermia. right now as you're looking live from our exploratorium camera, here's our forecast for lows the next three morning. monday and tuesday morning, lows in the upper 20s around the bay and around freezing on the coast. also relief on wednesday, but just a little less cold, and adding to this, as we look over san francisco from the sutro car -- tower cam, tomorrow is our second "spare the air" day. i'll give you a look at when it might warm up a little, a little later. >> abc7 reporter cornell bernard shows how people are handling the cold. >> once again it is getting very cold here in san francisco. my abc7 weather app says 45 degrees right now. feels like it. want to show you a special coat giveaway happening right now in front of st. vincent depaul homeless outreach south of market. sikh families of america, nonprofit, making thousands of coats possible for anyone who needs one, and there have been a lot of takers tonight. elsewhere today, we found a lot of people dealing with cold we

expect subfreezing temperatures and exposed pipes could burst and there's an increased risk of hypothermia. right now as you're looking live from our exploratorium camera, here's our forecast for lows the next three morning. monday and tuesday morning, lows in the upper 20s around the bay and around freezing on the coast. also relief on wednesday, but just a little less cold, and adding to this, as we look over san francisco from the sutro car -- tower cam, tomorrow is our second "spare the air" day. i'll give you a look at when it might warm up a little, a little later. >> abc7 reporter cornell bernard shows how people are handling the cold. >> once again it is getting very cold here in san francisco. my abc7 weather app says 45 degrees right now. feels like it. want to show you a special coat giveaway happening right now in front of st. vincent depaul homeless outreach south of market. sikh families of america, nonprofit, making thousands of coats possible for anyone who needs one, and there have been a lot of takers tonight. elsewhere today, we found a lot of people dealing with cold we

reporter: she knows a night at the shelter could be life safing since last week four men died from hypothermiaone was in a garage, and the others with nor the elements. >> our goal is to turn no one way during this time of the crisis. >> reporter: they run three cold weather shelters. they are handing out blankets and supplies during the day for those who are visiting the crowd. >> i have friends in a creek. i would rather have no warm bed, shower to take. >> reporter: there's more people than there are shelter beds. >> there's more than 5,000 shelter beds, but we have to be sure we ask people to come inside. ed a row -- advocates are working overnight. if you would like to help, their offices here on meryl street are accepting money or blanket donations. >>> now the 85-year-old aloe alto man held by north korea is coming open. andrea is at sfo where he is expected to ply in this weekend. >> reporter: julia, he was offer a ride on air force 2 by joe biden who happened to be in south korea, but he opted for a special flight that will land some time soon. >>> since this afternoon, the family had

hypothermia can set in very, very quickly. >> as your temperature goes down, your disorientation occurs, you get very confused. it's hard for people in the water -- >> indra petersons is tracking all the weather. >> good morning. >> we know, no maps this morning. a little difficulty. i'm going to give you what you need to know before you go out. here's the best part, it's not snowing unless. you want to be careful on this morning hours. very cool temperatures. a little surprise here. we've got maps for you guys. let's talk about the mountains. central part. we definitely saw a lot in new york, all the way through the afternoon. but a lot of it melted on impact so it only measured about an inch or so.massachusetts, they got 8 inches and we want to watch for lake-effect snow, lake ontario and erie. it could last until tomorrow. we know it's cold. temperatures below normal. it's down in the southeast, notice places like memphis and atlanta. those temperatures are going to be going up significantly over the next several days which means there have been a severe weather threat by the weekend

and it's really not acceptable that we would lose people to the cold ore hypothermia in our community. >> reporter: this afternoon, outreach teams handed out 1,000 blaskts to people in homeless camps in the san jose area, but the big goal is to let people on the streets know they don't have to brave the cold snap. there is a warm bed waiting for them. the four that died were all men in their 40s and 50s. three of them were found in san jose. and one man was found in a garage in saratoga. reporti ining live in san jose, bay area news. >> thank you. >>> here's a live look at palo alto, one of the many bay area cities bracing for a wet and very cold evening. meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking the rain and possible snow headed our way? >> yeah, we're peeling apart the layers. there's a lot going on over the next 24 hours. right now it is cold out here, as we've been mentioning. temperatures in the 40s for the most part. you mix that extremely cold air aloft in with this moisture moving in, and we're now getting reports of some low snow. right here across mt. hamilton, a few snow flurr

. >> the grandmother was taken to a different hospital, possibly suffer ing from hypothermia and shock and at last check the little boy is in critical condition. >>> north korea has released a video message from an 85-year-old palo alto veteran detained in the country. the government claims it's his apology for war crimes. don knapp reports that's not what merrill newman's family sees. >> attacked the communications system and killed three innocent operators. >> reporter: in this video released by the north korean government, merrill newman of palo alto reads a statement his captors claim is an apology for alleged crimes during the war. >> in the u.s. and western countries there is misleading propaganda. >> reporter: his supposed apology was not show in the video. the korean war veteran reportedly writes he's guilty for a long list of crimes and asks forgiveness. he was taken in an airplane when he prepared to fly home. here at his retirement home neighbors put up yellow ribbons. >> what could somebody 85 do? i'm 96 and i wonder what i would do if i got put in jail. >> there's no histo

and there's an increased risk of hypothermia. let's look at the three warnings ahead, looking at a live look. tomorrow morning and tuesday morning, overnight and tomorrow morning and tuesday morning, low temperatures inland, low 20s, low temperatures around the bay, upper 20s, low temperatures on the coast, low 340ness. we -- 30s. slightly less cold conditions tuesday night and wednesday morning, and tomorrow will be another "spare the air" day. air quality is declining. north bay air quality expected to be poor. medium at best of the remainder of the bay area. a little more on this weather later. >> now to the impact the weather is having on people in the bay area. we're live in san francisco at a coat drive, and, cornell, some people are really struggling with the fridge temperatures. reporter: absolutely. the sun has just gone down. it is getting very cold here in the city tonight. we want to show you this very special coat giveaway that is happening right knew in front of st. vincent depaul here in selma. a nonprofit organiza

. >> reporter: the grandmother was taken to a different hospital possibly suffering from hypothermia and shock. again, the little boy is in critical condition. live in oakland, brian webb, kpix5. >>> police are looking at whether a group of raiders fan attacked a cowboys fan after a game in dallas. the victim was attacked by four men outside the stadium. the attackers were wearing raider gear. the victim was taken to a hospital. he checked himself out yesterday. >>> an elderly campbell couple is dead. the 92-year-old woman and her 88-year-old husband were found dead of gunshot wounds. police have not released any additional information. >>> north korea has asa video message from an 85-year- old palo alto veteran detained there. he apologized for war crimes from 60 years ago, but that is not what merrill newman's family sees. >> they collected information and attacked communication system and killed three innocent operators. >> reporter: in this video, merrill newman of palo alto reads a statement that is an apology for alleged crimes against the war. >> there is misleading informatio

hypothermia and also tomorrow is a spare the air day, so no wood burning. temperatures tonight in the 20s inland and even colder for our monday morning. we'll take a look at those numbers coming up in events. >> lee, thank you so much. the storm is dumping lots of snow in lake tahoe much to the delight of skiers and snowboarders. you are getting a skier's perspective. kirklandsle says it received 2 to 3 feet of fresh snow in the last 24 hours. let's take a live look. this is heavenly mountain resort. while conditions on the slopes are great the roads are another story. take caution if driving. chains are required on interstate-80 t.chp believes wet roads and speed likely contributed to a deadly accident in san jose. a car slammed into a tree just after midnight near moorepark avenue. one man was killed. he was the only person in the car. no word yet on whether alcohol was a factor. >> stores along san francisco's union street are hoping the cold will keep people from coming out for the holiday tradition t. annual celebration of light is under way. john alwa

his grandmother had to be treated for hypothermia and shock. she also is expected to make a full recovery. live in oakland, kpix5. >>> new at 11:00, a california couple vanishes. they went out fishing on a delta thanksgiving afternoon. hours later their boat was found empty. still running and going around in circles of the coast guard searched but found no trace of the couple. their family worries someone might of hurt them. >> they are really nice people. they have no enemy, nothing like that. i am still hoping they are still alive. they are still okay. >> reporter: the family plans to expand their search outside of the delta area. they will be meeting with the detectives tomorrow. >>> an online arrangements to sell a video game ended with a murder in san francisco. the seller was robbed and shot to death in the bay view near bay shore boulevard. the victim's name, not released and so far, no description of the killer. >>> well, muni is reminding riders to be on high alert. pick pockets, drawbridge and cell phone snatchingses have been a probl

in the bay area, four people died from hypothermia, $1 million worth of citrus devastated and now lettuce and avocado crops are in danger. back in the east, a second storm is putting states like virginia on high alert for ice. the northeast next in line. let's talk about this second storm which is producing snow and cold rain in nevada and california. it moves out tonight and look at this, this purple area indicates where we expect sleet and freezing rain, some of the same areas that got the sleet and freezing rain from the first storm. we move into sunday, the snow will impact cities like chicago and omaha, nebraska, but it's the freezing rain now for virginia, including the nation's capital, west virginia, ohio and north carolina. on monday that entire mess of sleet, snow and freezing rain moves right up the i-95 corridor into new england for a horrible rush hour. here in dallas we stay in the deep freeze until at least wednesday, when we may get above 40. lester? >> jim cantore, thanks. >>> much of europe has been hit hard by severe weather in recent days, parts of england and scotland

increased risk of hypothermia. warning remains up until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.ere's the wake up weather. temperatures plunge. clear calm low 20's to upper 30's and not really moderating much by 8:00 a.m. mike tracking the cold 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. >> okay sandhya thanks very much. >> and join us for the abc 7 morning news tomorrow for live coverage of the ntsb hearing on the deadly asian crash at sfo. >> crucial information comes out. hearing begins at 6:00 a.m. our time. that's our report for now thanks for watching we appreciate your time. >> abc 7 news continues now on line on twitter facebook and all the mobile did he advises with our 7 news app. with our 7 news app. >> good night.

she was also taken to the hospital, treated for hypothermia. she is expected to make a full recovery, as well. >>> bart's two biggest unions are working on a lawsuit against the transit agency over their contract dispute. "the examiner" reports a union official expects a suit could be filed this week. the issue is that tentative contract that union members are proved back in october. bart's directors removed a family leave provision before they voted to ratify that deal. >>> today there's a new 600- foot-long barricade at the [ indiscernible ] to halt a dangerous stunt by commuters just off highway 121 near the intersection with 37. that's where the traffic often backs up in the afternoon and some people trying to get to vallejo turn left on to 121 and make a u-turn into the raceway's driveway and head back to 37. this has already caused a crash and a number of near misses, as well. >>> some other news around the bay on this monday two earthquakes shook gilroy overnight the first 2.5, at 1:30 this morning then 2:05 a 3.7. both centered about fo

an increased risk of hypothermia. a look at the seven-day forecast, dry for sunday and freezing cold on sunday and monday morning and then we will go with milder weather. daytime and nighttime and now on the accu-weather seven-day forecast, just a slight chance of showers on thursday. a big game. larry will tell you about it, sunday, niners, chilly, but dry if you are going. just grab a sweatshirt or jacket. >> we will talk about that game and the warriors are in action tonight. >> yes, facing superman. dwight howard now with the rockets. it didn't go wel golden state not super at either end of the court. the numbers when we come back. soon, californians from to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it. and nobody will be denied because of a pre-existing condition. welcome to a new state of health. welcome to covered california. we are your health insurance marketplace. enroll today at coveredca.com. after the amazing come back the warrior

since last week, four homeless men died of hypothermia according to the sheriff office. one died in a zaire saratoga garage. >> our goal is to turn nobody away. >> life builders runs three cold weather shelters in the south bay. to help prevent another death, they are adding beds and handing out blankets to those who decide to brave the cold. >> i have friends that are sleeping out. it scares me. >> i would rather have a nice warm place, warm food, a bed to sleep in, you know, shower to take. >> there are many more homeless people. >> there are 7,000 homeless and there's no way that will be enough. but we still have to be sure that we ask people to come inside. >> we have a very cold weekend ahead of us. workers will be back out at the encampment tomorrow. in the meantime, if you'd like to help, bring donations in the form of money or blankets right here to the center on little orchard street. live in san jose, kpix5. >> the frigid temperatures brought treat to some places in north bay. we sent joe vasquez out to one of our region's highest points. >> at the peek, a wint

still expecting 20s and low 30s and increased risk of hypothermia. you you need to protect pipes, plants and pets. this was posted on my facebook. he was repairing this fence in napa and found the water was frozen. poor little llamas. my sources tell me they can survive very cold and very warm weather as well. it will be warming up very soon. the winds are down at the lower elevations very calm. san francisco 48, 43 in oakland. currently 40 in san jose. 36 in los gatos. these temperatures are actually running higher than where they were 24 hours ago. we are starting to see a moderation in the air mass. from the exploratorium camera you can see a beautiful view. 32 in santa rosa and it is bone chilling cold. petaluma, 30 degrees. fairfield 31 and 36 in livermore. the view from the camera, the camera has been shaking tonight a little bit. so the breeze is definitely going to play into our forecast. freeze warning for the north bay valleys as we head into tomorrow morning, record fifth spare the air issued for tomorrow and milder weather is expected as

with the cold t settling in, police are look for signs of hypothermia hoping to get people through theold snap safely. we willqy want to pay attentiono your pets, plants and pipes. how cold will it get in your neighborhood? >> that arctic blast of air is diving right down across california at the current moment. as we head throughout tomorrow morning, yes, it's going to be chilly at 6:00 a.m., napa, 39, walnut creek, 43. but it is going to get a lot colder than these numbers as we head into wednesday morning. freeze watch in effect for s you do expect temperatures to range from 25 to 36 degrees. who will be down to 29 degrees by 6:00 a.m. >>> a 20-year-old san francisco man is accused of robbing and murdering another man over a playstation video game. they met yesterday to buy a stoney playstation 4. that's when collins robbed and shot the other man multiple times. he later died at hospital. the victim's father can't believe his son was killed over a video game.4emtÑ >> knish 234ish5sxl-z -- [ indiscernible ] i love him to death. [ indiscernible ]. x says his son sells vi equipment onl