matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> matt, thank you. an oakland family was able to escape their early morning house fire but their two dogs did not survive. the fire raced through their home just before 3:00. the sound of the fire and the smell of heavy smoke woke up the couple. firefighters believe it was started by the stove, which the family was using to keep warm. two nearby homes were also damaged. >>> developing news here. co-workers are talking to us about the well-liked emergency medical technician killed in a fiery accident in livermore. he is being called dedicated and compassionate. alan wong is live at the ambulance company where he worked. alan? >> reporter: yeah, eric, every day the emts at royal ambulance come back here and debrief just so they can unload the trauma that they have experienced each day. well, yesterday they had a serious debriefing session after they found out they had one of their partners was killed in one of those many accidents they respond to. let me show you some cell phone video of that fiery crash

abc7 news reporter, matt keller, is live at the fremont b.a.r.t. station. matt? >> reporter: yeah, these b.a.r.t. riders went through two strikes this year and may have influenced the result of the latest fields poll. this morning, check it out, ask californian it is transit workers should be allowed to strike. state wide, it was split. 47% said yes and 44% said no. near the bay area, mart gin grew significantly, only 41% said yes while majority of 52% said no the contract is still unsettled between b.a.r.t. and its unions because of a disputed portion of the tentative deal, giving workers six weeks of paid family leave. b.a.r.t. says it was included by mistake. unions say this was part of the deal. both sides met for the mediation session yesterday. >> at this point, we don't know what they are going to say. clearly, the ball nee their court. they signed the agreement, they know that so until we hear what they have to say we aren't going to speculate. >> b.a.r.t. can't afford to give employees an additional six weeks paid leave. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. unions file

live in fremont, matt keller, abc7 news. >>> 6:33. fatal crash shut down northbound interstate 280 at highway 85 interchange for nearly three hours this morning in cooper teen know the driver of this red mazda lost control, went off the highway and struck a tree shortly before midnight. the driver has been identified as a 26-year-old man from daly city. the chp is trying to determine exactly what happened and are looking for any witnesses to come forward. the freeway reopened around 2:30. >>> more on breaking news we are following from oakland this morning. fire crews are still keening an eye out for hotspots after a fire spread to three homes. one was destroyed. two others damaged near 90th avenue and a street. the family inside the home where it started managed to get out just in time. investigators now are trying to figure out how the >>> we now know the identity of the driver killed by a suspected drunk driver in this fiery crash in livermore yesterday. cell phone video shows the fire sparked when a hummer slammed into a jeep cher

reporting live in fremont, matt keller, abc7 news. >> matt, thank you.dramatic video showing what air traffic rooms saw at sfo when asiana flight 214 crashed in july. the pictures were released by the ntsb into hearings this week. three people died in the wreck. the hearing also confirmed information uncovered by the abc7 news i team when one of the victims was killed by when she was run of fire in responding fire trucks. san francisco fire chief, joanne hayes white, made her first public comments since the ntsb hearings began at a fire commission hearing last night. she commended everyone who responded to the scene but she said if there are areas they can improve on, they will. >>> developing news, classes are canceled today at a san raffaele elementary school after a car hit a gas line at the school last night. it crashed into the laurel dell school just before 6, sheering off a gas line and damaging pg&e electrical lines as well. this is video of the scene. two people suffered minor injuries. utility crews hope to get the lines repair over the weekend

i am matt keller here for kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. check on the weather forecast before the news. mr. mike nicco, what do you have >> what do i have? good morning, i have 44 degrees. and 56 at noon. about 59 at 4:00 so cool we than yesterday. oakland, though, has a chance of setting a record for a third day in a row at 52 and mild at 7:00. way will notice is the clouds. they will be thick are throughout the day and inland where our day planner at noon is 56 and mild and 61 at 4:00 and 49 at 7:00, the next 12 hours at the cost we have 49 this morning, and dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves and temperatures in the upper 50's to 60's until 7:00 and decreasing clouds and 51. >> if you have to work today you are not going to be late. we do not have an

matt keller is at the airport with more. matt?yes, here is my advise if you are headed to the san jose airport this morning: wear comfortable shoes and pack light. you will be doing a lost walking. you are going to be carrying your luggage. there is the big mess left behind. the hot water line broke triggering the sprinklers, flooding bag area, and terminals can check in at terminal a but then they have to go to a shuttle bus to terminal b and go through security there and walk back over to their departure gate at terminal a. it is a lot of walking and time. this is causing a longs of an -- a lot of an." >> i don't want to miss a flight or to be delayed but it is for our safety. >> no word on delays. a passenger is already at the terminal and had to check in through the international exit in terminal b. flights are scheduled to start leave at 6:15. here are the effected airlines, american, delta, hawaii, jetblue, united, virgin and united states air and pass gentlemans picked up at terminal b with a lost gridlock at terminal a. if

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, ten the last in but this is the first to catch fire. firefighters will be out here for most of the day. they say that until we get significant rainfall, we are going to see situations and fires like this all across the state. >>> the fire danger is real despite the calendar saying it is winter there is a lost dry vegetation. mike nicco is o

thank you very much for joining us i am matt keller here for eric thomas.fire celebration. we need to find out from mike about the weather. >> dress warmly with temperatures in the upper 40's in san francisco, other areas in the low 40's and upper 30's inland by the time we get do midnight. right now, tracking fog with live doppler 7 hd with san jose half a mile now two miles. novato is a mile. all the areas are above freezing right now. we will watch that to make sure if black ice forms we will let you know. from our camera, looking to the south, another "spare the air" day with wood burning ban and high clouds and sunshine and low-to-mid 60's. sue is here for leyla gulen. >> so far, so good as far as visibility not affecting traffic. we have a solo spinout eastbound direction of grant line 580 that flipped. the ambulance is on the way. you can see slow traffic with sensors coming and going. they are trying to get that out of there eastbound 580 near the altamont pass and westbound is looking fine with the orange where the fog mike was talking about is set

that fire is at gulf links road and our reporter, matt keller, is covering the story and joins us. matt? >> first, we will check, first, with the cold snap in the bay area which is just amazing. meteorologist, mike niccos joints us with the latest. >> a morning of near record lows. it was cooler in the east bay valley. mid-20's in concord and san ramon and fairfield and 29 in antioch and 28 in livermore the same temperature in san jose unlike yesterday, though, not a record the 29 in mountain view and frosty cold in hayward and also as you head toward oakland, san lenadro, san mateo, 21 degrees, 40 in san francisco. we will talk about what is going to happen moving failure, notice not so many of us are under the freeze warning tonight just the north bay valley, the east bay valley and the santa clara valley, so another increased risk of hyperthermia and damage which is possible for plants, exposed pipes and temperatures from 10:00 tonight until 9:00 tomorrow morning. >> the bay area cold independence is now in the 7th day and we now seeing a frosty conditions literally changing peop

matt keller is at city hall. matt? >> people who attended this morning's civic memorial were hand add card with a picture of nelson mandela and one of, the honor the south africa president. >> the message was clear, the memorial service at san francisco city hall was not meant to be somber but uplifting. >> we are here to celebrate the life of an incredible human being. >> the first african-american mayor of san francisco, willie brown, led the service for the former south african president and worldwide leader for human rights. the impact reached the bay area. >> his values are san francisco values. even though they took so much from him he had courage and forgave the very people who put him in prison for more than 27 years in a racially divided south africa. he left his heart open. he changed the world. >> san francisco's impact on mandela's antiapartheid movement was highlighted. the deficitment campaign to put political pressure on south africa was carried out on college campuses and city halls in the bay area and

more now from abc7 news reporter matt keller. >> they say everybodying is better in texas. today, dallas is responsible for half of the flights stranding thousands of people in airports across the station nation. >> they're good about rebooking and what nochlt just a bummer that, you know, i'm a full day late. >> every flight was cancelled. >> are you feeling lucky? >> yes. >> definitely. >> an ice storm crippled travel several days now. there is ice apparently falling from above. check out what passengers were seeing at o'hare international. snow on the ground. this family supposed to fly out at 6:50 but the delay created an opportunity. >> 3:30. now, we may be going to alcatras, owing something. iet had people sleeping in uncomfortable positions. and avoiding dallas could make for a long trip home. >> bunked out on hard couches and just toughed it out. >> and today? >> today, supposed to leave at 6:35 to lax, then stuck there until eight: -- no. 11:30 tonight. >> then, home? >> hopefully. >> delays keep popping up here. best advice is call airlines before heading to the a

. >> 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 day in the mountains. mike kazanjy's death came during the second back country avalanche this week. >>> in colorado, a man watched his brother get buried alive and

matt keller is in san jose with that story. matt? >> this is the church of dale smith, as rescuers waits until day light to start the search in idaho. his single engine disappeared in idaho back country on sunday. the plane was carrying four other family members from oregon to montana. pilot reported engine trouble and asked controllers in salt lake city to the johnson street airstrip but never landed. he is the c.e.o. of serial tek a software maker and throwing small planes longer than anyone can remember. >> he is an engineer brain and he is very meticulous about doing all that. he is meticulous in all things he does, a good guy. >> the sheriff deputies picked up a cell phone signal and narrowed it to four or five square mile search. the transmitter is citizenned to go off in crashes but not detected. rescuers had to deal with snow and slow clouds. sunrise is scheduled for 8:00 this morning when rescuers head back out to begin the search again. >> thank you. from south boston crews are battling an eight alarm fire that break out in

matt keller is in san jose with who should be concerned and how to protect yourself. >> target is popular despite news. the parking lot is full. customers are going in and out of the san jose store at 11:00. the retailer said they fixed the problem that allows hackers to access the information but the damage could be done already. merry christmas. check your credit and debit card statements. hackers are plague the modern-day version of the grinch after accessing personal information of 40 million shoppers at the target stores in the bay area and all across the united states. >> this is shocking. you do not think someone would go that far and you also wonder, what are they going to do with it? it is shocking. right new i want do check my bank account and make sure everything is good to go. >> unauthorized action set was made to customer credit and debit car data between november 27, the day before thanksgiving, through black friday welcome, all the way until this past sunday, december 15th. company officials say the breached information came from the source, not online. it included custome

our reporter, matt keller, joins us live. >> the fire is." you can see how hazy the sky is around sims metal management this midday with air quality officials measuring contaminants in the air and firefighters are still here with equipment and after battling the fire. >> it felt like deja vu at the sims metal management a four at the recycling plant was sparked before 1:00 o'clock a.m. this morning and the second fire in a little over five weeks and police blocked seaport boulevard to keep people out of the toxic smoke. hundreds of employees on the early shift at the office park near sims metal management could not get to work. >> there is only one road connecting us to the campus and there is nothing we can do but for kayak. >> the fire burned a huge pile of appliances. at 6:30 our camera captured flames from a second fire. firefighters believe the embers sparked the fire that bound three cement trucks. shelter in place advisory was issued telling people to shut the doors and windows. the city leaders are weaponed this happen at the recyclin

i am matt keller here for eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. 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

our reporter, matt keller, is at the store where the winning ticket was bought. it wasn't you, matt? >> no, it wasn't. a lost excitement in east san jose as everyone wants to know, who is the mega millions jackpot winner? it was sold at this store here. the winner will split $636 million jack president with another winner in georgia. officials say they get $318 million each over $170 million each in cash. we know one big winner the owner of jenny's getting $1 million for selling the winning ticket. >> yeah! yeah! >> no idea who it could be but thanks again. >> he was obviously excited. this is a rare win. mega will months changed their rules in october to increase the jackpots by lowering the odds of winning the tomorrow prize so the chance of winning are 1 in 259 million. it used to be 1 in 76 million. winners are nudged to hold a news conference and we will wait to see who that is as everyone in san jose is checking their mega millions ticket this morning. we will wait to see who that is. very exciting stuff. leyla gulen has a "spare the air" streak continuing.

matt keller is in san jose with that story. matt? church of dale smith, as rescuers waits until day light to start the

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

. >> i am matt keller.e a "spare the air" day, which is good news with so many lately. >>> mike nicco? >> we can talk about poor air quality and the lack of it. the winds came in yesterday and are cleaning things out. live doppler 7 hd shows sue here for leyla gulen, nice for the cameo appearance. temperatures are fought so warm as yesterday but, still, well above average with per high clouds. low-to-mid 60's inland. the bay is mostly low 60's and possibly 63 around santa cruz. sue? >> couldn't wait to get back on camera. it is light as you could imagine this holiday week. we have road work in berkeley westbound 80 highway 4 in to richmond area where 580 meets 880 and emeryville area. a look outside is going to be light this morning with no delays. we have road is work in the westbound direction until 5:00 a.m. one lane there. kristen and matt? >> always good to see you, sue. daly city police are looking for thieve whose stole an ambulance while responding to a call. cornell? >> good morning, kristen. imagi

i am matt keller. >> i am eric thomas. it is 5:00 a.m. and stores are already opening for you this morning. as you are running how is the weather? >> i am mike nicco. old man winter is lost. m.i.a. palo alto is 35, and 46 in belmont. 41 in san mateo and woodside is warmest at 49 degrees. 30 to 31 in novato, and napa is close to frosty. fremont and san jose at 39 degrees. record highs are

matt keller is at sacred heart community service where the toy distribution is underway. matt? >> yes, people are stepping up this morning. check out the lineup of cars. people are dropping off more toys. sacred heart community service was 3,000 toys short of the goal of 18,000 toys, but people have been coming in and now they need 2,000 toys. >> the toy box program is an annual holiday tradition at sacred heart community service in san jose. the charity is transformed interest a toy land separated by age and sex. they can pick up a new toy. >> we were able to get football and ice hockey stuff. it is a last fun. another tradition in san jose appears to be the rising housing costs. rents have risen 10 percent or more for many people. as a result of that, a record 6,000 kids are signed up for the toy distribution. we want to make sure that people stay in their homes, pay their utility bills, make a nice warm safe place for their children and that is why we want to help them out to give them a christmas at this point. >> we live in a mobile homework and we always have our rents go

. >> 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,

i am matt keller here for kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. >> get everything you wanted?ot mike nicco back for christmas with the forecast. >> did you get a lump of big coal. here we go on live doppler 7 hd: it is clear. most of the clouds are on the coast. the forecast could be a fifth consecutive day with a record high and our 19th "spare the air" day of the winter season. low-to-upper 60's inland and mid-to-upper 60's around the bay and mid-to-upper 60's at the coast. is anyone out there for bargains? >> the bay bridge toll plaza has more traffic than usual. toward santa rosa we have a big accident involving overturned vehicle northbound 101 at todd road and it is on the roof. it sounds like a person is trapped in the vehicle and c.h.p. is headed out there. hopefully everyone is okay. 580 tracy to dublin is 23 minutes, highway 4 westbound from antioch to concord is 15 minutes southbound through san rafael is 15 minutes we have extra cars from the maze to the city, more than yesterday. eric and matt? >> 4:29. the two biggest package delivery services have hired extra wo

. >> matt keller has more from the owner and customers. >> we're so happy to be presenting our retailers from jenny's gifts, we win with the $1 million check. >> he couldn't have looked happier, he just bought the store four months ago. timing couldn't have been better. he sold one of two megamillion tickets december 15th ask found out last night he was getting a prize. >> very good day. so excited. i won $1 million, too. >> officials showed up and covered the store with signs pro claiming millionaires made here the person has not come forward yet. he or she is splitting the prize with a winner in georgia, and will get $318 million over time. an investigator was trying to track down the big winner. >> we know when it was s purchased, date and time. we go from there. >> this morning the store was filled with media looking to congratulate him. people are hoping his luck continues. >> i have to shake his hand. it's good karma, good energy. >> so happy for him. so happy. i feel lucky, too. he has a wife and three kids i asked what his wife's response was he said she was proud and hugged him

i am matt keller. >> i am eric thomas. this is the final friday of 2013.eather? heck if i know. mike? >> no fog forming now. just haze. it is "spare the air" number 20 of the season. we will have poor air quality again. it looks clean from the tower. we have temperatures almost as warm as year. high clouds are thicker. they will filter the sun. we will be in the low-to-mid 60's along the coast and mid-to-upper 60's around the bay and low pressure 60's inland. leyla gulen? >> it could be too early to tell if people become to work. i doubt it. it is right before welcome. we could see another day of light traffic. we have plenty of green. that means green is go and we are at top speeds. in the east bay we have construction projects eastbound 80 from powell to buchanan with lanes blocked off until 5:00 this morning. watch out for that. drive time traffic tracy to dublin is 22 minutes and highway 4 and 101 through marin county is looking great. to the east bay we are looking at 680 southbound from pleasant hill to walnut creek, wide open. eric? >> thank you ver

. >> in scots valley, matt keller abc7 news. >> we may complain but check this out. nothing compared to what is going on in the mid west. a storm dropping blizzards on new mexico and colorado bringing freezing temperatures. wisconsin digging up from 17 inches of snow. forecasters there predicting lows of 25 degrees below 0. snow is turning into rock hard ice in dakotas. national weather service is posting advisories for wind chills the bay area is suddenly not that cold. >>> an american teacher has been shot to death jogging in benghazi. ronald thomas smith the second taught chemistry. a libyan security official says smith was shot while jogging near the compound where chris stevens and three other americans were killed last year. no one claimed responsibility for this killing. >> highs man hopeful was not filed charges the case reopened last month and turned over to state attorney willy megs, concluding there was not enough evidence to move forward. >> we have a duty as prosecutors to only file those charges if we have a reasonable likelihood of a conviction. after

. >> matt keller is in the south bay. matt? >> yes, it is a cold start in san jose. it is only 32." day in the bay area. this is the 5 the consecutive day for a "spare the air" day with the air quality management district saying it is important people follow the rules and do not burn. >> one in seven bay area residents have a breathing illness so many are very sensitive to the wood smoke. it is important to keep that in mine. >> inspectors can give a $100 ticket for the first violation the you can sign up for phone or e-mail alerts for "spare the air" days. >> new details this morning about the funeral service for paul walker. the late actor's remains are cremated with a private service held this weekend in hollywood hills and open only to family members. another gathering for friends and father is at an undisclosed location. his remains will be released to his family. the 40-year-old and a friend were killed november 30 in a crash the. >> a man wants did know how a pornographic video ended up on a kids' move he rented. he rented the smurf 2 but he pressed lay and found pornography

matt keller is at sacred heart community service. matt?y land is about to open at sacred heart community service and you can see the toys set up for the kids this morning with many volunteers already hire setting up for the big give away. the toys are separated by category: more toys are still needed. some are line up for the toy distribution. charity workers say they have a record number of kids participating this year. employment has improved but housing coughs costs costs have. >> getting gifts if my kids and my grandchild. this year i i am not working until february so i am, lie, really tight on funds. >> the charity has 15,000 toys and books but still needs 3,000 more. sacred heart is asking the public for financial donations to buy specifically what they need or if you would like to give gifts they need teenager specific gifts. you can drop them off here in san jose. back out here bicycles are the most popular gift but they only have on so a raffle is held to see which families get them. distribution for the toys starts this morning

matt keller is in san jose with that story. what do you see, matt? they get on the train from the platform outside. i checked the temperature here in san jose and we at 30 degrees which is a degree above the record for lowest temperature on december 5th and it could be colder where you are, at southern lumber at 4:00 am, this is not an official weather gauge but it read 27 degrees and the official reading in san jose comes from the airport and people taking caltrain or the bus in downtown san jose bundled up and a man had perspective on the freezing temperatures. >> i put blankets on the plants to be warm. i dressed in layers and i feel good. i'm lucky. not one of the homeless sleeping out in the cold. >> the freeze warning is in effect this morning and will last through tomorrow morning. some people told us they did not see as much frost this morning as they did yesterday although it is colder this or than yesterday. we a woman just arrived here in san jose from hawaii and she says it was 86 degrees yesterday in hawaii before she left. >> this morni

matt keller is at city hall. matt? >> the memorial will be held at the rotunda inside city hall later this morning. to honor the live and legacy of nelson mandela. the mayor lee says san francisco has felt the global movement created by mandela and mounting the loss he wanted to honor his legacy. the event will be streamed live on abc7news.com. in south africa this morning, mandela's body is in state in the capital of pretoria where he was sworn in 19 years ago as the first black president. people lined the streets to watch the process singing songs from the struggle against apartheid and calling out farewell to nelson mandela who died last week at the age of 95 with the body lying in state for three days. in san francisco at city hall, there is a condolence book for the public to sign through this friday. >> a new rally will get underway today outside oakland city hall at the plaza and among the attendees is the counsel general of south africa and readings of mandela writings and people can sign the condolence book to

matt keller has detail on the investigation and the search for possible victims. matt? >> they do not believe anyone was inside when this fire started. it is very cold in san jose but firefighters not sure if the weather was a factor. as you take a look at the mobile home it is destroyed so it could take a while to figure out what caused the fire. the figures from the san jose fire department show what they were facing arrives on the scene at 2:00. they started into defensive attack throwing waters on the flames a thousand gallons a minute. neighbors were concerned the flames could spread. >> i opened up the blinds and it was like daylight with the flames. completely engulfed. a man in his 70's lives in the home and not seen since yesterday. the car was not parked in front. four fighters believe three was not here. firefighters did not find a body and do not believe anyone was inside. this is a mess with the water putting out the flames and there are two firefighting crews on the scene waiting for the contracts to arrive to put up a fence to secure the scene. >> a remai

passengers at san jose airport are forced to take a security detour after a water line break with matt kellerith an update. what is happening, matt? >> i spoke with the airport spokesman and there are no delays or cancellations because of the big mess here at the san jose international airport. people are checking in right now and you can see this is the result of a hot water line rupturing at 2:30 this morning flooding the second level of terminal a. it happened in the breeze way connecting terminal a to the baggage. police were letting travelers into the check point area at 4:30. american, delta, hawaii, jetblue, united, virgin and u.s. air are affected airlines. >> departure gates not affected but check point and baggage claim is affected because of water at 1" to 2" chick. the water is backed up, but it is still heavy. >> passengers this morning if you have your boarding pass and only have carry on luggage you can go directly to the international exit between terminal a and b, but if you have luggage, you have to check in at terminal a and take a shuttle and that will take you to terminal

matt keller is at the gift shop in san jose. >> this is the second biggest jackpot ever for the mega millions and one of the two dick -- tickets was sold here at johnny -- jenny's gift shop. owner gets $1 million for selling the winning tickets and will split the $630 million with a winner if georgia, $20 million shy of the record of march 2012. each winner gets $170 million if they pick cash. one who bought his ticket across the street from the jenny's gift shop. >> have you checked? >> not yet. >> you could be a winner? >> hopefully. >> but you didn't buy it at jenny's? >> no, across the street. >> he could still be a big winner, 20 people won $1 million last night, including two here in california. around $800 million in winnings goes unclaimed each year so check the tickets. the mega millions numbers are: 8, 14, 17, 20, 39. mega number: 7. the next mega millions drawing is this friday with the jackpot at $15 million. you never thought $15 million would sound so small. >> still sounds good do me. >> breaking news in san francisco. police search is underway for the suspects would d

i am matt keller here for eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze.nding the last day of the year with us. mike nicco is on the roof. how is the view for fireworks? >> clearer than it is now. cloudy this morning with no rain. it is not stopping the fog from forming. live doppler 7 hd shows all morning we have had thickest in the south bay and san jose is eighth of a mile visibility but san jose international airport is on time. novato is flee -- three miles and novato is 32 degrees so freezing fog is possible. no reports of black ice. today, temperatures are in the low-to-mid 30's inland and most of us are in the upper 30's to low 40's at the coast and high clouds and sunshine for the afternoon and thicker clouden -- thicker clouds than yesterday. middle 50's at noon and middle 60's at 4:00. cooler weather is on the way for evening festivities. dress warmly. sue is hall for leyla gulen. >> we have light conditions out there, you mentioned the fog. we will show you that in a minute. in castro valley we have a one car accident blocking the right lane, w

i am matt keller here for kristen sze. they say 673 delays in or out today but that is a good start. we will not have problems here. mike? >> i don't think so. good morning to you, i am watching the traffic, across the embarcadero as the city sputters back to life this morning. it is so quiet, at time i hear the traffic all the way from from the bay bridge. now, visibility, i want did show you what is going on, on live doppler 7 hd, tracking half mile visibility. we have fog and the temperatures are right around 32 or 31, and black ice is still possible if that part of the day. the day planner is off to a cool sport in the mid-30's to mid-40's and low 30's inland and, also, a few upper 40's around san francisco. we going to have hazy sunshine and "spare the air" with nod with burning and upper to mid-60's at noon, and near record highs from low 60's at the coast and mid-to-upper 60 around the bay and midland and we will taper to a mile evening under stars and a few high clouds and low-to-mid 50's. and now leyla gulen? >> i

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 faces another deadline today fighting to keep her on life support. she was pronounced brain de

>> good morning and thanksor joining, i'm matt keller in nor indicate union. we begin with developing news. bart and union has reached a tentative agreement. it was reached early this morning. you see the signatures from both sides dated 12-21-13. that's early this union. with calls for employees to receive up to six weeks of family medical leave a year. unions approved a contract earlier, but they said the earlier language was included by mistake. they spent the last two months warning to resolve the dispute. the six months of paid family leave has been taken out of the contract. and in a press release, they have reached a tentative agreement that includes expansion of bart's bereavement policy, upgrade to employee brick rooms at several bart stations and more flexibility how employees take -- >> but it appears to be taken out. good morning, lisa. >> we are starting without a quiet, light offshore flow, allowing for temperatures to warm considerably today. so by 7:00, still cool in our inland valleys with numbers pretty much below freezing around napa, and sa

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 westbound from tracy to dublin is 25 minutes. highway 4 from antioch to concor

i am matt keller. >> i am eric thomas. it is 5:00 a.m. and stores are already opening for you this morning. as you are running how is the weather? >> i am mike nicco. old man winter is lost. m.i.a. palo alto is 35, and 46 in belmont. 41 in san mateo and woodside is warmest at 49 degrees. 30 to 31 in novato, and napa is close to frosty. fremont and san jose at 39 degrees. record highs are possible today, mid-to-upper 60's under sun. leyla? >> as we look at the altamont pass, it is looking clear right now and you can see 580 at top speeds making the drive away from tracy to dublin. not seeing any problems. no accidents to report. further to the north along highway 4 that is hooking clear at 62 miles per hour from antioch to pittsburg. mostly wide open. from emeryville camera to the bay bridge it is clear moving to treasure island, and the toll plaza is empty, but we still have a few extra cars with so many still stay at him or headed out to the sales. matt and eric? >> thank you. an that did -- if santa did not get you egg, retailers are of

. >> good morning and thanksor joining, i'm matt keller in nor indicate union.g. you see the signatures from both sides dated 12-21-13. that's early this union. with calls for employees to receive up to six weeks of family medical leave a year. unions approved a contract earlier, but they said the earlier language was included by mistake. they spent the last two months warning to resolve the dispute. the six

matt keller will have more in 30 minutes. >> developing news in oakland: the family of a 13-year-old who is on life support after tonsil surgery went wrong is bracing for a long legal battle with children's hospital. they hoping the power of prayer will help her recover. katie marzullo is in the newsroom with the story. >> jahi mcmath's mother is thanking everyone praying for her daughter. she said she will never stop fighting for her life. at the equal, hundreds turned out for a prayer vigil last night with friends and family of the 13-year-old girl but strangers, too. the entire community is struggling with the situation that jahi mcmath guess to children's hospital for tonsil surgery and is now brain dead on life support. the family is not giving up hope and the mother believes the community support is helping. >> i can't wait to go back to the hospital and tell dead dead how many people -- and tell jahi mcmath how many came and pray god her and even if she can not speak, she will be happy to know that everyone came out here for her the appreciate everyone. >> the family has a lot

matt keller will have a report at top of the hour. >> we have another night of frigid weather with ar service in san jose if the four homeless machine dying from exposure in santa clara county since the cold snap. two of the machine died at the san jose encatchment knowns at the jungle considered one of the largest homeless catches in the country. there was a prayer service and volunteers hand out clothing and been debts and food to the homeless. can you stay on top of the cold weather with the weather app with severe weather alerts and download it free at abc7news.com /app or on google play. >> this morning, an antioch man is under arrest after leading officers on a high speed chase. investigators say it started when the 36-year-old hit a police officer with his star as he tried to get around from the traffic stop. officers chased him through pittsburg and concord before heading back to antioch and spike strips were laid in the road self times flattening the tires and the car continues on the rims as it sick cold -- as it circled. a police dog finally brought the suspect out. ahe wa

i'm matt keller. in about an hour the church will host a toy give away for families in need.for the event. it's in the tenderloin district. saint anthony's foundation in san francisco will hold their family curbside donation drive this weekend. subside donations will be accepted at 9:00 this morning in saint anthony's which is located golden gate avenue in curb street. saint anthony with be collecting items and food for those in need. it continues through tuesday. on this morning, oakland will hold a ceremony of appreciation for the eucalyptus tree that fell during high winds last month. the nearly 150-year-old tree located on lakeside drive measures 125 feet tall. 55 miles an hour winds brought the tree down on november 21st due to fire safety hazard, crews will begin trimming the branches this week. here's a look at the forecast. >> good morning. we are looking at sunny conditions and about an hour or so from winter. we are in the upper 40s in san francisco. 41 in oakland with 50 at the coast. a little more wind out there, allowing for the temperatures to city up this morni

for more we will go to owes reporter, matt keller, at san francisco city hall. >> the memorial is held this morning at the rotunda inside city hall to remember the life and legacy of nelson mandela. you can see the flags are at half staff here at city hall and all city buildings across san francisco through this sunday as a mark of respect. his body is lying in state in the capital of pretoria where he was sworn in 19 years ago as the first black president. the mayor said san francisco felt the movement created by mandela and he wants to honor the legacy. a book for the public to sign is available through this friday in the mayor's office, and the memorial here will start at 8:00 this morning and former mayor willie brown will chair the event and it will be streamed live at abc7news.com. >> another memorial will be held today in the east bay in oakland, a rally is underway at plaza running from noon to 1:30 and will include city leaders, live entertainment and an appearance by the counsel general. >> parts of the bay area are thawing out hopefully for the last time, in the south by the

more on the wind direction and things like that and matt keller is gathering more information on thee national park service is asking the presidio trust to hold off development at the site of the former post commissary across from the field which is occupied by a sports basement store including a museum planned by star wars creator, with the presidio trust delaying a decision until february at the earliest with an option be not to select any project. officials say that too much is going on in the area right now including the ongoing doyle drive replacement construction >>> they natural a is reopened at san jose international airport after a soggy mess when a hot water pipe burst that knocked the baggage handling system out of commission and passengers had to walk to terminal b to walk their checked bags and clear security. >> delta flight slid east runway yesterday. there was plenty of snow on the ground when the flight lands, delta 385 ran off the runway taxiing to the terminal. the 60 passengers on board get on the buses and were taken to the terminal. >> the last few degrees of th

i am matt keller here for kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas and you still have several hours to buy meiscounts. cannot cut enough to me. >> through the ferry building, it is 49. same crossing the golden gate bridge and to the mission, 50. ocean beach is 51, also, portrero hill is warmest at 53 degrees. we are 41 in san leandro and 35 in pleasanton and 36 in petaluma right new. as we look at the bay bridge, from our roof camera, we will talk about our record high temperatures under sunny conditions but poor air quality across the board. >> because of that we do not have chain rolls in effect, so 80, 50, and 88, you are in the clear as far as any chains required. we have traffic, though, with yellow and red indicated and we have snow out there. so not sure what is going on there in that area. at home, drive time traffic highway 4 antioch to hercules is 28 minutes. 87 in san jose northbound from 85 to the san jose airport, eight minutes. this is the drive through berkeley. when you make it to the maze look at that, quiet and wide open and empty. >> but are procrastinator who has shopping

i'm matt keller.ity police are trying to figure out who drove off in a san mateo ambulance during an emergency call. the ambulance was found two blocks away. few items were missing from inside. medics have been called to the area to treat a patient inside the home when the unusual theft occurred. >>> now time to get a check on your morning commute with sue hall in the abc 7 traffic center. sue. >> thanks, matt. it is holiday light out there. that's all ki tell you. we had an earlier accident? san mateo county. it's finally been cleared out of lanes. little slow traffic on 92 towards half-moon bay. otherwise out of central valley green all the way into livermore same with highway 4, green into pittsburgh and bay point. everything is looking good at the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights and traffic is light all the way into san francisco. matt. >>> thanks, sue. mike >>> good morning. i'm mike nicco. much cooler air is waiting for you outside. fros fi inland with 28 novato the cool spot. just abo

i'm matt keller.'re learning a snowboarder killed in an avalanche in wyoming had ties to the bay area. officials have identified the victim as 29-year-old mike kazange. he went to school at uc berkeley and former employee of auto desk and hot wire. he just spent chris has with his parents. statement released by loved ones said he loved his family, and san francisco. check on the morning commute in san francisco. >>> crash clearing in oakland along eastbound side of 580 just past 980 blocking a loan involving two vehicles. but we've got this it's a stalled coach bus southbound side of 280 in south san francisco as you make the commute towards monterey boulevard leaving us with a backup because one lane is currently blocked. eric -- excuse me, matt. >>> thank you, leyla. >>> morning. we're off to a mostly cloudy start but temperatures still freezing in a few areas. fairfield at 32, 30 novato and santa rosa. 39 in fremont and san jose. today, another spare the air day, 20th of the winter season wood burn