>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> the fate of a brain dead 13-year-old is now in the hands of a neurologist from the peninsula. supporters march at oakland children's hospital to keep the 8th grader on life support. >> good morning, everyone. happening now a judge appointed the independent examiner in a hearing that just wrapped up in alameda county court. stanford neurosurgeon will examine jahi mcmath. he is director of the center for brain and behavior at stanford. nick? >> this continues to be a developing story. in fact, a crowd of demonstrators literally just returned from the hearing. >> keep jahi mcmath alive. >> there was a save purple, her favorite color as faith leaders join 80 supporters rallying behind the family of the 13 year old many carry signs that say "keep jahi alive." i want you to see the crowd that has gathered here at children's hospital, about 75 to 80 people are here wearing the sea of purple as the uncle continues to yell from a mega phone. i want you to know i spoke to in who did not know her and they thought it was important t

send us your photos and videos to ureport@kgo-tv.com.u can also tweet them to abc7 news bay area. >> the south african president zuma announced mel mel will have -- nelson mandela will have a state burial december 17th. he died at 95 yesterday. now to washington, dc for that story. >> the south african president also said that sunday is a day of prayer and reflection. many in south africa were asleep last night when word came that their beloveed leader was gone. >> this morning, the world is mourning the loss of an icon. >> outside, they sanged and danced all night outside nelson mandela's hope. >> celebrate what he has achieved and given us. >> the body was moved to a military hospital hours after he died at home. the tributes pour in for the man who defeated the brutally racist apartheid system. amens are paying respect from indiana, to harlem, new york, to brooklyn. >> in washington, dc, people gathered at nelson mandela statute out of the south african embassy. >> it and a sense of my boys can have the opportunity to do a lot more th

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. the bay area cold snap is bursting pipes. this water main break made a mess for people in martinez. >> folks are advised to cover plants and pipes to protect them from ice. this was the scene in san jose this morning. a homeowner used bed sheets to protect his prized plants. >> thousands in the north bay had to do without heat on the coldest mornings of the year. >> good morning. power outage in benicia has thousands shivering especially hurtful impact on businesses and school kids. amy hollyfield is in benicia. amy? >> a rough morning. it continues, 1,400 customs without power in benicia. this strip mall was without power including starbucks creating a last discomfort. with frost on the ground and covering the cars it was not a good morning to go without power. >> no hot water. no power. i'm doing everything by candlelight. >> tom's k-9 alarm clock got it help, one of 4,100 customers who lost power in benicia. no heat. no hot showers. no power for the coffee. >> get to get some coffe

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> blankets of ice could be seen on the hills along 280 if san mateo county this morning. our headed over to the east bay you could almost get out are your ice skates. look at all the frozen sidewalk in the residential neighborhood. >> and a big chill in san francisco the swimmers took a dip in the frigid water off the bay. >> not for us. >> good morning, everyone. san jose tied a 41-year-old record low prompting the airports to take special measures. some of the coldest temperatures are in santa cruz county and scotts valley where our reporter joins us. matt? >> scotts rally is the cold of the places around right now at free frozen at 43. people in scotts valley woke up to a frozen landscape with lawns and bushes and roof iced over having dipped to 17. >> i am from colorado. it did not face me. but frost on the car unusual. >> it is freezing. >> coffee was more popular than usual this morning as people tried to stay warm in the santa cruz mountains. >> every person has said it is freezing! >> at san jose international airp

. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is thursday at 5:00. brrr. thanks for joining us. >> let me translate that "boy, it's cold." lisa? >> good morning. the freeze warning is extended until friday morning. we are freezeing. we have clear skies and looking at all of the bay area or close to it in the 30's or 20's in san francisco, the mild spot, and here are the cold numbers. santa rosa is 26 and fairfield at 24, 27 if livermore and morgan hill and the numbers are 5- to 10-degrees colder than yesterday morning. we are looking at coldest numbers after sunrise at least three hours from now where the numbers could drop further. from the 20's and 30's to the 40's by noon, upper 40's to near 50 for highs and we will have a winter mix for you tomorrow with details coming up. >> we have frost advisory for roads, but, first, we take you over to the sfo area with the crash headed along northbound direction along 101 you will find this accident mostly debris not lanes and the rest of the cars are off to the side. the golden gate bridge and cartinez and san m

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good monday morning. it is chilly at 5:00. thanks for joining us. >> how chilly is it? that is not the start to a joke. mike? >> are you on match game or something? >> sorry. that is dating. we have a freeze warning for all of the bay area but for san francisco, and sacramento has a hard freeze warning with temperatures below 27 for several hours. we will have temperatures sub-freezing through 9:00 through the entire commute which will be chilly. from the tower you can see the air is clear. unfortunately, it is stagnant. that means with below average temperatures we will have poor air quality and the possibility of it especially in the north bay so it is a "spare the air" day. poor air quality means no wood burning. 46 to 52 inland and the spread around the bay is 48 to 51 and the coast is 46 to 49. leyla gulen? >> we have a sig-alert in effect in oakland, northbound 880, with video shots from northbound 880 at 5 the avenue where a big rig hit the yellow barrels that hold the sand to block off lanes durin

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good tuesday morning at 5:00, thank you for waking up early and joining us. >> it is cold. it will only get worse. >> we will check with our meteorologist, hire for mike nicco is leyla gulen. >> the satellite shows high clouds making it across the bay area and this is the first front that is coming in to the bay area that brought in precipitation. you may have welcome be up and seen moisture on the ground. well, it is going to be followed by a massive dry air that will cool things down and keep us dry. as we look from our roof camera toward the embarcardero and the bay bridge you can see the flags are blowing at the ferry building and it is gusty. that going to be the story for the rest of the day, we will be windy and freezing cold later on tonight and through thursday and cooler afternoons are coming up ahead. here are the temperatures. san francisco is 51 degrees and 53 in oakland and 53, also, at san jose, and cooler in los gatos at 51 degrees. our current gusts are at 32 miles per hour in oakland and 18 at sfo and 17-m

. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning and merry christmas eve thanks for joining us. >> one our gifts this christmas is warmer than normal temperatures. here is mike. >> if you get a new sweater tomorrow you may not be able to wear it. or tonight. depending on your tradition. during the day, it will be warm and threatening a few records. >> clouds this morning with high clouds across the sky. that is all we are seeing on live doppler 7 hd. dry air again. temperatures today are going to hang out in near record levels with most of us in the 70's. we will get close. we will be in the low-to-mid 60's in most neighborhoods and the warmest weather is santa cruz and morgan hill at 67 and 68 in santa rosa and 70 in cloverdale and 64 in san francisco and oakland and san jose at 66 and 64 in concord. enjoy. leyla gulen? >> as we take a drive over to the north bay you can see how clear it is out here along 101 if you are making the trip from petaluma to novato, at 65 miles per hour along highway 116, and it is looking clear to sonoma and to the south, not

why >>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center.this is abc 7 news. >>> good evening, in tonight's headlines, a bedside vigil has entered its second weekend for 13-year-old jahi mcmath. she was declared brain dead after undergoing a tonsillectomy. she will be evaluated after a court order, on monday. >>> and today, a pot growing operation was found after firefighters were called out for a fire at a two-story building on 19th street. >>> a deal has been reached between bart and its two largest unions at the family agency leave clause, the deal means the threat of another bart strike is over. >>> across the nation and the world, people stopped and paid tribute to those who died on pam am flight 103 in scotland. one tribute was held at arlington national cemetery. all 200 people on board and the 11 on the ground were killed after a terrorist planted a bomb. one survivor said it is important to remember her sister. >> i brought my daughter here, it was a little hard to watch her put the heather there. it is important she knows who her a

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, thanks for joining us. >> happening right now, a closed session is underway in alameda county superior court to determine the fate of an oakland girl on life support. the family of 13-year-old jahi mcmath is fighting to keep her on a ventilator. doctors say the 8th grader is brain dead after comely indications from surgery to have her to be -- her tonsils remove a spokesman for children's says the family wants the opinion of a professor of pediatrics from ohio to be taken into consideration, who believes there is no such thing as being brain dead. lawyers for the hospital are trying to stop the family from including him in the decision making process. >> the last shopping day before christmas and retailers are offering big discounts to make up for the less than stellar season. our reporter, amy hollyfield; in san leandro talking to serious bargain hunters. amy? >> and serious procrastinators. some are just getting started. there is a pay off to being a procrastinator: th

e-mail us your photos to ureport@kgo-tv.com. >> they will say farewell with good weather. >> pretty nice. middle of a drought this is not a bad time to have a game where warm weather. here is a look at what will happen tonight. we are going to have the 5:00 40 -- 5:40 tip-off at 58 degrees. if you tailgating temperatures are around the low 60's so at 9:00, there will be stars and 55 degrees. what a great night for football. as far as our winds, they are light and variable. less than six miles per hour because of high pressure dominating our weather again. check out temperatures at 50 right now in san francisco and that is the warm spot, low-to-mid 40's around the bay shore and down to san jose at 41 and a lost 30's inland and mid-to-upper 30's in antioch and 40 and 39 at half moon bay. this is how it looks from mount tamalpais with sausalito in the foreground and san francisco in the background and it will be sunny, passing high cloud from time to time and warm, poor air quality today, it is our 15th "spare the air" and clear and chilly at flight so the nights are chess to normal and the

get out. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good monday morning.is chilly at 5:00. thanks for joining us. >> how chilly is it? that is not the start to a joke. mike? >> are you on match game or something? >> sorry. that is dating. we have a freeze warning for all of the bay area but for san francisco, and sacramento has a hard freeze warning with temperatures below 27 for several hours. we will have temperatures sub-freezing through 9:00 through the entire commute which will be chilly. from the tower you can see the air is clear. unfortunately, it is stagnant. that means with below average temperatures we will have poor air quality and the possibility of it especially in the north bay so it is a "spare the air" day. poor air

>>> live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >>> well, a bedside vigil now in its second weekend for a 13-year-old girl who was declared dead after surgery. and tonight, her grieving mother has written a heartbreaking weather. the letter was released today from the grieving mother of jahi mcmath. more on the story. >> katy, this morning a judge granted a restraining order to allow jahi to remain on life support, on monday, they will appoint a neurologist to deal with the case. her mother is trying to explain how she deals with the situation. >> reporter: in this picture, the mother of jahi mcmath holds her daughter's hand, and writes, they have been pressuring me to pull the plug, i can't, i wouldn't, i can't let them kill my baby a second time. this is the latest effort to keep pressure on children's hospital. tonight, jahi's uncle said that the community support brought this banner to sign in the lobby. >> i just want to thank everybody out in the community that has been showing their love and support. >> reporter: friday, the family got an independent restraining order

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start healthing >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. thanks for joining us on this wrens with temperatures that santa will like. where are the lows, mike? >> good morning, hopefully you are ready to get out of bed on this cold morning with wind in san francisco. you can see a temperature of why it is only 38 for the cool spot in san francisco. oakland is 38. north bay is cold in petaluma at 26. the east bay shore, fremont to 29. in the santa clara valley i found a 33 in san jose and east bay valley, danville at 28 and the peninsula is 31 in palo alto. this afternoon, we will have chilled sunshine and temperatures at 48 to 53. that is it. even with the sunshine. talk about colder weather in a minute and the winter mix in the forecast. sue? >> we have chain requirements in the sierra on 50 and highway 88, but nothing recorded on 80. if you are traveling take your chains and give yourself extra time. we have an accident westbound 80 at greenville partly blocking a lane of traffic and that is near the junction with reports from the c.h.p. t

start healthing. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is thursday at 5:rr. thanks for joining us. >> let me translate that "boy, it's cold." lisa? >> good morning. the freeze warning is extended until friday morning. we are freezeing. we have clear skies and looking at all of the bay area or

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning. thanks for joining us on monday. i am matt keller here for eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. we have new weather conditions. >> we will check with mike nicco. it is looking clear, right, mike? >> you noticed yesterday the air was cleaner than the day before which was clean than the day before. no clouds. not much in the way of moisture. we have not heard of fog form forming. 66 in san jose. 65 in oakland. those could tight records. not so remain what as yesterday because of high clouds that dim the sunshine in the morning and afternoon hours. sue is here for leyla gulen. >> it is light. we have one incident in the dublin/pleasanton area southbound 680 north of the 580 interchange pt cruiser rear enadd big rig on -- rear ended a big rig. no delays, really, at this hour. mass transit is hook -- looking good. 30 trains are on time and bart on time. san rafael is good, tail lights headed to the golden gate bridge, all at the limit. matt and kristen? >> the family 13-year-old jahi mcmath f

send in your candlestick park memories at ureport@kgo-tv.com. >> developing news today, the family night to keep an oakland girl on life support we will hear from an independent doctor appointed. the judge appointed dr. paul fisher to evaluate the 13-year-old jahi mcmath. doctors at oakland's children say the girl is britain dead after comply cases after a routine tonsillectomy. >> i feel like my daughter is on death row because i never know when they will pull the plug or make that decision. >> our hearts go to the family. we appreciate how painful and difficult it is for the family and the community support. >> the family wants to keep her on a ventilator. a judge ruled the hospital must hold off on discontinuing life support until december 30. >> police are look at surveillance video to help identify any suspects in connection with a bold holiday robbery in san jose mall. around 6:00 last night a masked man started smashing glass at the jewelers at the east ridge center that happened next to a line where kids were waiting do see santa. parents took off running in terror with their you

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. at 6:00, a look outside in san francisco, this is a view from the camera, the bay area is waking up to frigid temperatures and we will check with leyla gulen and the forecast to see how cold the temperatures will be outside. >> developing now, the search will resume this morning for a bay area pilot and his family after the plane goes missing in the idaho wilderness during the thanksgiving holiday welcome. >> breaking news in boston where hundreds of firefighters remain on the scene of a huge seven alarm fire. the difficult challenge they face since they tried to get the plane out. >> good morning, everyone, i am katie marzullo. >> at 6:00, a challenges that we will face this morning is the cold weather. >> we will check with leyla gulen, and wouldn'ty, too, -- and windy. we have high clouds from the first string of the cold snap from the pacific northwest and behind it a cold air mass from alaska in the southbound direction. we do have reports of precipitation in monterey and you may

look at this fountain in you can send us your pictures and videos at ureport@kgo-tv.com. >> people around the world are remembering nelson mandela the former south african president and noble laureate died yesterday at the age 95 at his home in south africa. now, he changed the worldst. >> he sure did. nelson mandela's death was announced last night in south africa with so many waking up learning that their beloved leader is gone. >> this morning, the world is mourning the loss of an icon. outside, nelson mandela's home, they sang and danced all night. >> we celebrate what he has achieved and given us. >> his body was moved to a military hospital hours after he died. >> the tributes or pouring in for the man who defeated the apartheid system. americans are paying their respects from indiana to harlem, new york, to brooklyn. >> he was strong. >> in washington, dc, people gathered at the statue out of the south african embassy. >> it is a sense of my boys can have the opportunity to do a lot are month things. >> president obama attending a hanukah reception at the white house, remembered ma

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. decision day, the family of the oakland girl left brain dead after tonsillectomy heads to court to keep her on life support. >> tour bus loses control on the california interstate in the last 90 minutes. the reason that the scare for passengers did not end after the crash. >> new this morning, target traffic: the damaging impact the store's data breach is having on the big box retailer during the final days of the critical holiday shipping and shopping period. >> we cannot buy our way out of a "spare the air" day for weekday and christmas shopping. mike? >> now we are right back in the soup, "spare the air" day, the 15th of the season so far and probably one of five consecutive this week which will take us through christmas east and day. it will be clear around the bay at 43 degrees and headed to noon and to the afternoon we hit the mid-to-upper 50's and low 60's for high temperatures around 1:00 o'clock, and we will have a passing cloud and 52 so in the evening it looks mild. inland,

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. thanks for joining us. i am matt keller here for kristen sze. >> first the weather forecast. mike, when is the last time we didn't have "spare the air" day? >> well, over the weekend we got a break on saturday and sunday. here we go again. another consecutive streak starting today. talking about temperatures headed into san francisco, it is 50 if san francisco and now if you headed to downtown it is 48. same if you are headed through the ferry building in 48 in upper market. across the golden gate bridge you will run into 48 at the field. mid-to-upper 30's inland and pittsburg is 41, and upper 30's in palo alto. upper 40's in san francisco. low-to-mid 60's today and total sunshine and near record highs again. leyla gulen? >> we do have c.h.p. clearing the tire tread from highway 4 westbound at franklin canyon. eastbound we have a string of tail lights, and heavy traffic making the curve. if you are headed in the westbound direction at i-80 it is clear. drive time traffic shows the altamont pass 580 westboun

start healthing >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is monday after thanksgiving hope you had a great time. thanks for joining us. >> back to work this morning. we are going to check with leyla gulen who is also working this morning and doing double notice. >> she is on fog watch. >> be careful this morning. we have patchy fog along the coast coming in over san francisco and parts of the east bay the watch out for that. radar satellite is not bringing back any precipitation returns. from the camera to the embarcadero it is clear as we look to the bay bridge. our current temperature is up to 49 degrees in san francisco and chilly in oakland and redwood city. 44 degrees in san jose and 50 along the coast at half moon bay. what we will have is a cold snap visiting us this week and that is going to start tonight so dust off the electric blankets we have a cold snap that will bring if a possibility of precipitation for parts of the central coast but it passes out and we are going to be experiencing and wind and a temperature drop. more on that in the seven-day forecast

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning at 5:00 a.m. on this friday morning, the friday before christmas. thanks for being here. >> when you drive this morning you may notice you don't have to grip the steering wheel so much as year. >> you may want to stretch later this morning. >> the steering wheel will be cooler, good morning, everyone, 11 degrees cooler in concord and 13 in half moon bay and anywhere from five to eight degrees from sfo and oakland down to san jose. the only place it is warmer is fairly at nine degrees warmer at 46. we are 40 in livermore and 40 in hayward and everyone else is in the mid-to-upper 30's. toward the afternoon you may have a passing high cloud and we will have a lot of sunshine today with temperatures in the upper 50's to low 60's. now, the friday morning commute, we hope it is easy. >> it is. it is friday lite. 37 bart strains running on time. we have construction that will slow you down. we are looking at a delay this as you make the drive in the eastbound direction along highway 24 coming into the ca

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning at 5:00 on tuesday. we have a bart issue. >> more on that right now from leyla gulen. >> so, what we have now is an update and the power of the main line at daly city station is back on. the issue is at the san francisco yard where the trains are being kept, dublin trains are still trapped in the yard because of the loss of power. dublin to san francisco from east to west the trains can and will be able to get back to dublin and riders can travel east on the yellow or green lines. bart will send trains from dublin to pick up the extra passengers to get them to dublin station a way to get through bart but hopefully the power will be back on and you can get the trains off and rolling. >> thank you, leyla gulen. to add insult to injury for the commute if you are driving you have to scrape off the ice again a frozen commute for all of the neighbors but for san francisco with sub-freezing temperatures until 9:00. then no ice and you can take the protection off the plants and let the pets go out for an extend

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is 5:00 a.m. on friday morning the last one of 2013 and we will send it out in style. >> i am matt keller with the weekend ahead of us and the fight hunger bowl tonight. a lot is happening in the bay area. we will check with mike nicco and a look at the weather photograph. how does it look? >> great for football. if you like mild temperatures, maybe the low 60's to start, upper 50's by the end of the game, no rain, in snow, kind of my football. maybe a little bore in that respect. now, live doppler 7 hd shows the clouds are starting to roll in and we will have increasing high and mid-level clouds but not enough moisture to get any type of rain out of it. it will drop our temperatures by a couple of degrees and we are still warmer-than-average with most of us in the low-to-mid 60's today. leyla gulen? >> as we look at san jose, that is a quiet commute with no accidents to report and no construction, most of our construction across the bay area is wrapped up. as we look at 85, nice and top speeds an

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> let the celebrating begin it is 2014 in australia right now as the fireworks go off. in is along the harbor in sydney. the opera house is pack by hundreds of people with 1.5 million people watching the show. for the first time in a decade, the opera house is setting off a thousand fireworks from four of the sails of the opera house. in new zealand, the sell businesses for new year's eve got underway two hours ago. here is the fireworks show in the capital of new zealand, when the clock struck midnight thousands welcomed 2014 with the display around the city harbor. lots of cheering and music. william to 2014. thanks for joining us. i am kristen sze. >> i am matt keller here for eric thomas. they do it so well in sydney in the harbor. we can celebrate early especially if you go to bed at 6:00. >> we check out the other time zones because we can't make it too late. >> the clouds will clear tonight but we have plenty right now on live doppler 7 hd. dress if temperatures in the upper 40's with written to the north, and the r

here's a picture from our kgo roof camera. hazy sunshine to get us going. looking at a mild, uneventful weather pattern for the entire week pour christmas. you have mid-60s in store for you there and no rain on the horizon. >> all right. that is going to do it for us. thank you for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler with lela gulen in for lisa argen. abc7 news continues at 5:00. we leave you with a look from our south beach camera showing you that massive crane heading out of the bay. merry christmas, ...club...things... r cat foodt sending me coupons for cat food. i'm just not a coupon clipper. i buy what i want to buy. can i get a reward for that? [ brina ] something extra from raley's, bel air, yo. an you get something extra rewards... for buying the things i like. inanofrs, points balance, right here on my smart phone. [ brina ] join today at raley's dotcom, or at your store. ...it rewards you... for being you. [ brina ] something extra -- now rewarding over 1 million members. >>> welcome to bnd. ooich cheryl jennings. today's

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, thursday at 5:00. >> we had a sig-alert early this morning on interstate 80. we will find out what is going on. leyla gulen? >> as we take you over to 80, i can tell you it lookings like traffic has dissipated if you are traveling eastbound 80 and come up to sunol valley it is look clear. we had an early sig-alert because of a big-rig fire and that is is on the shoulder. westbound direction, unfortunately, we have this problem involving a big rig that last a trailer and it is block one lane there. it is not causing any delays which is the great news but you will find some delays as you head we beyond university avenue to the maze. if you are making the drive you could run into slow-and-go traffic. definitely warmer weather on the way this afternoon but we still have to contend with dry air this morning. that is possibly yielding some freezing temperatures up in the north bay which continues until 9:00 for the freeze warning but it could be the last time you have to worry about the pets, plants, pipes and you

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good wednesday morning at clearly 6:00. leyla gulen is doing double duty starting off with the weather. >> good morning, everyone, at 6:00 we are waking up to high clouds and patchy fog around the bay area with live doppler 7 hd radar satellite showing reports of drizzle in the north bay. most of the wet weather has moved to the east but not so say it will not return overnight. the big news is another "spare the air" and now 11 times before, this is the 11 the consecutive "spare the air" with the poorest air quality in santa clara valley, the 15th of the season, and san jose is one of the worst areas for air quality. as we look from our mount tamalpais camera it is clear and i can assure you it is going to be smoggy this afternoon and that will change, though, and we are waking up to cooler temperatures and 50 degrees in san francisco and 39 in oakland and 41 in redwood city and 46 in los gatos and this is san jose and the next three days a slight chance of showers overnight with the warm up expected for the first day of w

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> now at 6:00, paramedics respond to a medical car. the ambulance is stolen. the overnight joy ride and how police recovered the vehicle the. >> deadline day for the bay area family fighting to keep their brain dead daughter alive on a ventilator. when doctors say they will take the gill off life support. >> caught on camera, terror in russia: new attacks hit the country week before the beginning of the winter olympic games. >> good morning, and thanks for joining us. >> a lot going on and not the least of which is a change in the weather with no more "spare the air" day. >> but go have cooler temperatures? >> running in the 30's to 40's at the bay. next 12 hours an increase in high clouds and temperature in the mid-50's at noon and upper 50's to low 60's in the afternoon and back to 52 by 7:00. inland we have frost forming as peoples are around freezing mark and high clouds and mid-50's at noon and low 60's around 4:00 and we will be in the upper 40's in the evening and maybe need a heavier coat than other places. for the

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. a blast of cold and a look outside from our camera looking to the new span of the bay bridge. whichever way you look, the temperatures are going to be close to freezing but if san francisco with mike telling us where the coldest numbers numbe. a mobile home erupts into flames. look at these pictures, the investigation is underway right now. >> developing now, the search will resume in the idaho wilderness for the bay area pilot would went missing with the family in their small plane. >> good morning, everyone, at 6:00 a.m. on wednesday, a cold wednesday. >> not your imagination but we saw temperatures in the 20's? >> yes, absolutely, in the inland valleys and fremont even is at 29 and palo alto is close at 31. we have frosty spots around the bay. mid-to-upper 30's in most neighborhoods and flirting with 50 is it at noon and 51 below average at 4:00 and dropping quickly back in the mid-40's by 7:00. temperatures inland are running around 20 to 21 degree cooler than this time yesterday

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> new this morning, four people are found dead inside a california home. police say two children are among the victims. details are next. >> ringing in 2014 down under. cities around the world are celebrating the new year. we will show you the parties taking place overnight. >> if fireworks are not your thing a san francisco museum is giving people a unique opportunity to celebrate the new year. >> happy new year's eve. >> whatever your pleasure tonight, it is for weather if fireworks viewing and whatever else is planned. >> we have a morning show tomorrow so join us if you are still up, partly cloudy, and 43 degrees, poor air quality at noon and 54 at noon. cooler this evening at 49 degrees. inland we have fog and frost. no word of black ice. 56 at noon. high clouds and sun at 61, clearing and 48 by 7:00. sue? >> we have good news with better conditions moving eastbound from town on 580 over the altamont pass with the early accident overturned now cleared. for an early start to new year's eve day you can get eastbound. westb

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> breaking overnight a big rig crash blocks lanes on a busy bay area freeway. we have the work to clear the road ahead of the morning commute. ought bay area is waking up to another "spare the air" alert for the winter. the records coming with the bad days. >> the man who did the fake signing at nelson mandela's memorial service now admits he has a medical problem. what he is blaming the incident on. >> good morning, at 6:00 on thursday. thanks for joining us. >> first an update on the weather forecast. mike? >> thank you very much, everyone. freezing cold again inland especially in the north bay, and that is with the national weather service deemed a freeze warning is needed until 9:00 this morning. with temperatures in the 20's to low 30's and the san ramon valley is dealing with the same type of temperatures so, remember, the pets, plants and pipes until 9:00. frost and 38 at bay with a few areas cooler than that. sunny and 52 at noon with a few high clouds in the afternoon and evening. 54 at 4:00 and 48 at 7:00. the poorest

a snap ♪ what made it genius ♪ was my camouflage wrap ♪ that's my kind of holiday >>> live from the kgo-tv news. >> good morning, everyone, a gorgeous blue sky and sunrise in the east and what you cannot see it is how cold it is, we have temperatures in the teens in some places. thank's joining us with the warm thoughts. >> it is cold now with the higher elevations but the next 24 hours it could be snowing. >> we will find out more from lisa. >> good morning, we will have clouds entering the picture tomorrow but too late to insulate us so that is why the trees warning is extended until friday morning: 19 in napa, shattering records from napa to santa rosa and close in oakland and san jose at 30 degrees and mid-20's in the san ramon valley and on the coast in the upper 30's. it is freezeing. give yourself some extra time from san francisco and the east bay and san jose, the forecast culls for the freezing temperatures through 7:00 and around 50 at coast and around the bay we are looking at numbers from the 30'ss finally in the 40's by noon, and fairly uniform here, too, as well, and leyla g

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. at 6:00, a look at interstate 680 in walnut creek east bay drives could be facing black ice in the morning commute with team coverage on the cold snap still gripping the bay area. >> snow and ice are covering texas and other parts of the country with the commit delays expected to be caused here in the bay area and around the nation. >> a man barricades himself in a hospital original room and who brought the stand off to an end. >> good morning, on this monday morning, a frigid morning. thanks positive joining us. >> it seems like it has not changed since friday. now right over to mike nicco with the latest on the cold snap. >> san francisco will be the coldest with frost possible. we still have another hour of cooling to go. frosty around the bay and average temperature is 30 at 7:00, and sunny and 46 at noon, dress for temperatures below average and near 50 at 4:00, and you will need the coast as we are down to 41 at 7:00 a hard freeze with low-to-mid 20's in the north bay but milder

kgo roof camera, winds not existent. record cold, rain, snow here. locally in the bay area, friday into saturday morning it's going to be chilly for the weekend. looking at temperatures you'll see where coldest spots will be. 20 in napa. 25 santa rosa. san jose, fremont, 30 degrees. 25 livermore, fairfield. you get the drift here. tomorrow morning, you'll need to bundle up. scarfs, gloves make sure kids are wrapped up nicely. it's going to be frigid again. cold air mass with us. not going away soon. another shot of cold air coming in with this system. it will bring us rain here, you'll see when tomorrow evening, at 5:00 still around santa rosa north. then spreads by 9:00 p.m rain across the bay area. rain-snow mix over mount hamilton. then, at midnight you might hear pitter patter of rain drops. saturday morning, still looking at a wintery mix. then, clearing out quickly. and going to see snow. santa cruz mountains and hills, expecting a couple inches of snow winter storm warning, locations you can see count on some delays across this region. neert b

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> breaking news at 6:00, a large fire breaks out and firefighters can not go in the building. we are on the scene. >> in washington, dc, right now, a hearing looking into the asiana flight 214 crash at sfo is underway. these are pictures from the capitol with revelations expected to be made today. >> new this morning, friends and family and stringers paying their respect to nelson mandela in south africa. here in the bay area, two memorials for the late leader are a few hours away from getting underway. >> thanks for joining us. first, again, frigid temperatures in the bay area but lit at the end of the tunnel. >> another night in the north bay tomorrow and then hopefully we put it to rest. patchy profit and not so hard a freeze as we have had but mid-30's for most of us and a few upper 30's in oakland. 51 can sunshine, and 54 average at 4:00, and we will drop if the low-to-mid 40's during the 7:00 hour. need the heavy coats inland where it is freezing. in the home 50's with poor air quality throughout the afternoon and the even

you can e-mail us your photos to ureport at kgo tv.com. san francisco's water bar restaurant is also paying tribute to candlestick. the restaurant along the embarcadero has created gingerbread and candy model of the stick. it's decorated with intricate details, as you see, including many gingerbread men playing football. it will be on display through the end of the the month. >>> for patients being treated in an intensive care unit, a few moments can sometimes mean the difference between life and death. one bay area hospital group is using a high-tech system to provide a second set of eyes to watch over those vulnerable patients abc health and science reporter carolyn johnson has the story. >> reporter: the busy intensiveky unit at st. luke's hospital in san francisco handles thousands of case as year. for doctors, monitoring their patients 24 slash 7 is a constant challenge. >> although i can be at the bedside when a patient is critically ill and needs my afence, i can't have my eyes on them all the tim so it's comfortable to have another

. >> gator bait, a florida man hoped to get in return for his >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast centerc7 news. >> i wanted to say something but i stopped saying it is just groundhog day. people know what kind of day we are having the. >> "spare the air" day. leyla gulen? ♪ put your hands in mine >> live doppler 7 hd shows high clouds but stagnant air. that is trapping in the pollutants we have spended. this is the continueth "spare the air" day of the season but the 11th consecutive with no wood burning. it is illegal. in san jose we have the worst air quality along with santa clara. if you are headed out with poor health, that is extremely polluting to our system. it is going to clear up starting today with more wind coming in to the bay area and not going to see it clean until tomorrow afternoon. for the next 12 hours this is what you need to know headed to work or school. it will be chilly, 46 around the bay and 46 along the coast and it warms to the lower 60's and upper 50's. our traffic shows congestion in senator parts over the altamont pass with the most congestion and we have a

our kgo roof camera shows the temperatures in the 50s san francisco. 44 in oakland. good morning, san jose. 45 for you. and not as foggy this morning at all. half moon bay looking at 45 degrees. good visibility. from our sutro camera you can see it looks pretty good. a little fog in napa and by the delta with numbers in the mid-and upper 30s here. definitely chilly from the north bay over to the delta, but in our east bay valleys it's typically cool. low 40s from concord and about 40 in livermore this morning. exploratorium camera. and this sunday morning featuring the chilly conditions, the patchy fog and then the warmest day out of the next seven is certainly today with temperatures even warmer than yesterday. as this ridge of high pressure builds ahead of an upcoming storm system that will bring chilly air our way and windier condition next week. unfortunately the bulk of the energy, the precipitation, will shunt eastward and we will be left with just very little precip. but the cold air still headed our way. a big dome of high pressure continues to build into the

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, thanks for joining us. >> developing news new san francisco's union square. a chain reaction accident sent two people to the hospital. police say a city public works truck rear ended a mercedes s.u.v. at 8:30. the s.u.v. slammed into a yellow cab and the taxi collided with a fourth vehicle. all but the city trucks suffered major damage. the roads have been clears and police are trying to determine what led up to the accident. >> christmas cheer has turned into christmas jeers after a lot of disappointed online shoppers were without their presents on the holiday. u.p.s. and fedex are facing their wrath on social media. nick is at the distribution center in san francisco and people are still waiting for their packages. >> absolutely. we have been follow this story all day, just a few minutes ago i talked to some rather frustrated customers. >> it has been a nightmare. >> this shipping center had people waiting in line before the doors opened because many of the christmas eve deliveries promised never made it,

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> a man with deep local roots dies in the back country of jackson hole, wyoming, doing what he loves. >> i am matt keller. >> >> a man killed in an avalanche of only old spent a good part of his life in the bay area, the uc berkeley graduate is the first to die in the avalanche in ski season. >> >> 29-year-old mike kazanjy was with five others near jackson hole, wyoming resort. he triggered an avalanche. >> a big avalanche. >> a big moving, turning, monster. >> fellow skiers tried c.p.r. to save him. he was outside the resort boundary in the back country where the thrill are bigger, but so is the risk. >> you literally have seconds to try and get out of the way. >> he grew up in southern california and moved to the bay area to attend uc berkeley and became the captain of cal's ski team and graduated with a degree in economic and public policy. the family said he lived life with a full heart. he loved his family, his skiing buddies and san francisco. his friends are expressing their grief on instagram saying today is a sad

you can e-mail your pictures to us at ureport@kgo-tv.com. >> up next, the national award a bay area teenager is receiving for his actions at yosemite tional park. what to expect in your winter forecast. meteorologist leigh glaser is up next. >> in sports the college football bold seen starts, and stanford women try to so you made some bad decisions last night. make a good one this morning. get two biscuit sandwiches, with your choice of country grilled sausage, egg, and cheese, or bacon, egg, and cheese, both on my new southern style biscuits. you'll save some cash 'cause right now they're two for just three bucks. c'mon cody... let's get some breakfast. you drive. i traded the car for the tattoo. >>> new research is raising new worries about fracking, common practice employed by oil companies to release natural gas. the us gee lodge cal survey says chemicals used in the process could cause serious hormonal disorders in humans, ranging from heightened risk of cancer, lower fertility rates and decreased sperm counts in men. >>> wildlife officials are trying to kill one invase sit owl species

live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> the battle over jahi mcmath, the girl that is still on life support in hospital oakland. the family says she needs an operation before she is moved and tonight, the hospital refuses. once again, the family is fighting with all they have. even against the best judgment of doctors. abc 7 news reporter allen wong is live with tonight's news developments. allen. >> reporter: this week children's hospital offered the family to help it move jahi to another facility. now there appears to be lines it's not willing to cross, this could all end up back in court again. an undisclosed medical care facility is offering to take in 13-year-old jahi mcmath, it requires her to have a surgeryically implanted feeding tube but the hospital will not do it. >> help us get her out of your hospital to take her somewhere else. >> reporter: and the family said that the insurance company is willing to pay for it. the hospital spokes person said last week's court ruling that decided had that jahi a legally brain dead prevent them from performing the surg

you can e-mail your pictures to us at ureport@kgo-tv.com. >> up next, the national award a bay area teenager is receiving for his actions at yosemite national park. what to expect in your winter forecast. meteorologist leigh glaser is up next. >> in sports the college football bold seen starts, and stanford women try to hand >>> new research is raising new worries about fracking, common practice employed by oil companies to release natural gas. the us gee lodge cal survey says chemicals used in the process could cause serious hormonal disorders in humans, ranging from heightened risk of cancer, lower fertility rates and decreased sperm counts in men. >>> wildlife officials are trying to kill one invase sit owl species in order to keep another one from becoming extinct. biologists hope to kill more than 100 bard owls from northern california. 2 have been -- 26 have been shot so far. they hope to save the northern spotted owl for extinction. the two fight and bard owl have been win. ing. >>> a teenager from san jose will receive a carnegie hero fund worry for rescuing a boy in yosemite. in apr

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> sky 7 shows you the grass fire that raced through a hillside on mount hamilton outside of san jose at a time when the bay area is dealing with high fire danger. good morning, i am kristen sze. >> i have learned the authorities say the fire is suspicious that was recorded at 5:30 this morning in santa clara county. matt keller joins us from the scene. is the fire under control, matt? >> i checked with cal fire and they say it is 100 percent contained. this is where the fire actually started: you can see the hilli'd is burned. a stolen vehicle crashed into the hillside and started the fire. another stolen vehicle was abandoned near. when firefighters arrived there were 20 acres burning and spread to 40 acres. >> because of the lack of rain and the drought conditions, the fuels are extremely dry and more what you would see in october and getting a fire at 5:30 in the morning, the end of december, in northern california, that is unheard of. >> resident up here said there is a real problem with stolen cars being dumped in the area

>>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> air travelers at san jose international airport are feeling the effect of what came pouring down in the terminal today. more on that coming up. >> first, though, the common childhood procedure that went terribly wrong for a girl being treated at oakland children's hospital. >> thanks for joining us. >> from east bay, a family is fighting to keep their 13-year-old family on life support and hoping, hoping for a miracle. our news anchors joins from oakland's children hospital. >> it was supposed to be routine. >> in is such a painful story to talk about, such a painful story to hear about. 13-year-old came to children's to deal her sneep apnea and have >> mom, i don't want do have the surgery because something will happen to me. >> i will have to deal with that every night. >> something went terribly wrong after the surgery that, today, a breathing machine keeps her breathing. doctors have declared her brain dead leaving the family in agony. >> i don't have any tear no more because i am all cried out. i'm angry. i have been h

ingredients for life. >> live from the kgo broadcast center. this is abc7 news. >> welcome back.orning. coming up at 6:30 and starting off with a quick look at the weather. we have a live crew in santa cruz looking for snow. we understand it's in the higher emvisions. lisa argen with what is happening right now. >> hi there, katie. good morning to you. the cold front did move through and in its wake we are pretty clear around the bay right now. but northwest winds are -- will allow for the chilly temperatures once again. the freeze warning tonight and into sunday. but in terms of the precip, it has moved on out. maybe a few leftover showers. temperatures in the 30s in the north bay. but mid-40s oakland, san francisco and what little precip is left we could see a few flakes of snow in the higher elevations but still under the grip of the cold snap right on through the weekend. a look at your accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >> lisa, thank you. happening today, survivors of the pearl harbor bombing will gather for the lighting of the beacon ceremony. the newly refurbished

what the family of a live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >> the battle over jahi mcmath, the girl that is still on life support in hospital oakland. the family says she needs an operation before she is moved and tonight, the hospital refuses. once again, the family is fighting with all they have. even against the best judgment of doctors. abc 7 news reporter allen wong is live with tonight's news developments. allen. >> reporter: this week children's hospital offered the family to help it move jahi to another facility. now there appears to be lines it's not willing to cross, this could all end up back in court again. an undisclosed medical care facility is offering to take in 13-year-old jahi mcmath, it requires her surgeryically implanted feeding tube but the hospital will not do it. >> help us get her out of your hospital to take her somewhere else. >> reporter: and the family said that the insurance company is willing to pay for it. the hospital spokes person said last week's court ruling that decided had that jahi a legally brain dead prevent them from perform