perfect >>> covering novato oakland sunnyvale, and the area this is abc7 news. >>> more than two years after got aid to help the crash the state handed out only half of it. the keep your home california helps reduce mortgage principal payments. tell the l.a. times they got a late start because most wouldn't participate until the state agreed to shoulder the entire cost. they expect the federal aid to be distributed by the end of 2017. >>> busy day for astronauts at the space station. during this space walk two successfully routhed three feet of cable outside for the new american made crew capsules. extensive wiring is needed to prepare for 2017 arrival for the commercial spacecraft transported to the orbiting lab. nasa considers this the most complicated routing job in the history of the space stati. work is set to continue on wednesday. >>> san francisco police were among those who braved chilly bay waters to raise money for special olympics. among colorful characters who took part in the polar plunge. raised money for olympics in california. teams raised minimum of $125 each. goes to

. >>> covering novato oakland, sunnyvale and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >>> san francisco police are looking for a man accused of assaulting an officer and knocking hit off a muni platform. these surveillance video were released hoping someone will recognize this man in the pictures. this happened last month. according to investigators, the officers were questioning the suspect and he took off and charged at an officer. the officer fell off the raised platform near 4th and on to the street below. he was not seriously hurt. the suspect got away. >> we are looking for the top of the line valentine's day gift but not sure if you can top this. a woman from marin county gave her husband a heart and soon she will give him a kidney. here is the lovetory. >> does this resemble your desk with pictures of the ones you love and notes to remind you in if so you could relate to sarah from marin county as we count down to the most romantic of holidays. >> i know what i am a getting if valentine's day. >> when they married in 2005 they did it for better or worse, trusting they had a perfect mat

>> covering novato oakland sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> former h.p. c.e.o. could be throwing her hat in the presidential race. in 2010 she failed to unseat barbara boxer in the race if united states senate seat in california. now she tells boston herald she is looking to raise enough money to campaign for the white house and introduce herself to voters. she is the only woman openly seeking a bid on the going ticket but she has never held public office. >> mountain view based google is hoping you will not be able to resist is the latest droid commercial with unlikely animal friends. >> adorable animal video part of a new ad called "be together," various species mixing including a cat and a dog, a dog and a dolphin a baby chick and a cat among other pairings having fund together and the commercial does not show a single droid device but it is loaded with cuteness. >> and that is a song by roger miller from "robin hood," a disney production. >> that would have been a good super bowl commercial. >> a little late. not frozen but a lot of rain. it will be w

the bay bridge >>> covering novato, oakland sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> a cruel mystery, animal control officers want to find a person who stuffed mother dog and her pup any a sandbag and threw them on to a road in santa cruz county. >> our reporter has the story. >> this miniature mix appears to be doing better arriving at the santa cruz animal shelter three days ago after she and her purpose by were found dumped on the road. >> starting to do better than in the beginning she was very -- not eating too much but now she is doing better. officers took photos of the doc when they arrived and discovered her dead puppy lying next to her. based on the evidence officers say someone stuffed them in a sandbag and tossed them out of the car. >> they treated the animals as if they were garbage and drove to a location in the county known to be a dumping ground for unwanted garbage couches, and dryers and the sandbag is sealed and the person responsible tied it shut but the dog escaped by chewing her way out of the bag. she did not suffer injuries shelter workers say she is

. >> how long before we see another round of rain i >> covering novato oakland sunnyvale and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> this sunday is oscar sunday here on abc7 our coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. with on the we carpet and at 4:00 what the stars are wearing and then at 5:30 watch who wins as neil patrick harris hosts the oscars. >>> our reporter will be in hollywood for the oscars and her reports begin later today. >> katie and the lovely actresses wonder if there is rain on the parade? >> in will be showers, yes unfortunately. we will see how katie marzullo handles that. [ inaudible ] >>> a few sprinkles. cooler safer for sure. i will show you what is going on, live doppler hd is showing a quicker reveal of sunshine at two hours yuker and that is leading to warmer weather compared to yesterday and our visible satellite the northern gradient bringing in the dry air is taking away the fog in most areas and it will be more stubborn along the coast and a couple of hours from now this will be a nice picture of perfect weather around the golden gate bridge and you can see how gor

. >>> covering novato, oakland sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> robin williams windshield zoe and his children are battling it out in san francisco court over the late comic's estate. williams wife susan claims the three children took some of items without her permission. she is not children's mother. she is asking the court to exclude the contents of their home from williams children that includes jewelry and memorabelia. williams children say she is adding insult to injury by trying to change the trust agreement. >> the growing measles outbreak is making people sick in 14 states from coast to coast and this morning it is a political issue with high profile republicans questioning the need for vaccinations. elizabeth? >>> good morning eric. health officials are adamant this is a matter of public safety. vaccinations work. with some parents still on the fence, as you mentioned, some politicians are now weighing in causing quite a stir. >> more than 100 people in 14 states and mexico have contracted the measles, causing doctors and even president obama to sound the alarm ur

. >>> covering novato, oakland sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> welcome back at 4:42. california attorney general and united states senate hopeful has nor moral objection to legalizing marijuana for recreational use. harris has looked at impact of legal pot sales to the public in come come and washington. she cautioned that special care will be required to examine how marijuana can affect children and public safety. california already allowed marijuana to be sold for medical purposes with a prescription from a doctor. >> students attending uc schools will not face a tuition hike of the for now much the university of california president janet napolitano is postponing a proposed increase as a good faith gesture during discussions with governor brown overstate funding. both of them are considering proposals that the governor thinks will allow the university to serve more students without increasing tuition or receiving a significant budget hike. the regents aproved raising tuition up to 5 percent each of the next five years at napolitano's urging in november unless

. >>> covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> how would you like half a billion? >>> don't need it! >> thank you, warren buffett. that is up for grabs. >> our reporter is in albany. that is a lucky store, right? >> this store has been lucky before. maybe it will be again. this is a good time to buy, there are no crowds. officials think it will be crowded tonight and we could see lines because everyone wants part of in pie the jack president is $485 million. it has been more than two months since someone won the power paul game and the jackpot has had time grow were it is fun to dreich about the money. we ask people if they with like the lump sum or receive the winning over 29 years? >> i take lump sum. in 20 years i will not be around. are you kidding me? 20 years is like a bird if a hand. they take the tags and everything like that. i have to get razor wire if the -- for the house. >> no one is touching his money. this 7-eleven has told a winning powerball ticket before so you may want to consider stomping by. a few stores have been lucky. we have

weather and traffic together and keep the shots for you during the commercial >> covering novato, oakland, sunnyvale at 6:44. today, two lawmakers push for new legislation to ensure more children are protected against measles. senator and a state senator will talk about it. >> united states senator boxer will be in the east bay talking about the response of vaccinations. shell visit the head start center along with state saturday dr. pan who is a pediatrician. senator boxers is introducing legislation this month to make vaccination mandatory with the measles cases in the united states growing mostly in california. the centers for disease control conferred 20 new cases in the last week. since january 1 the centers for disease control has confirmed 141 cases in 17 states and 1 thin of those infected visited or worked at disney land or had contact with someone would was there. continue cases are linked to a second outbreak at illinois daycare center. officials have not tracked down how the remaining 18 got the virus. most of those inspected were not vaccinated. senator boxer will be at head start at 11

leyla will tell you where >>> covering novato, oakland sunnyvale and all the bay area, this is abc7 news> welcome back. new details on the push to bring the nfl back to los angeles. a stadium for the rams was approved last night days after a plan was announced for the raiders to build steam with -- stadium with the chargers nearby. >> this is a shakeup. the los angeles area which has no professional sports teams or football teams has three making plans to move there. the raiders announced a joint effort with the chargeers to build a spores arena in carson outside of los angeles. both have struggled to secure stadium contracts in their hometowns. the images show you what the proposed site would look like. last night, the city council in englewood approved construction of a stadium for the rams. the owner bought a 60 acre lot and wants to develop it. we spoke with former raiders on the phone about the potential shakeup with the missile and if he thinks the raiders could leave. >> it is a possibility unless something happens in oakland. you have to have a place to play. most of all when you

. >>> covering novato oakland and sunnyvale and all of the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> some very sad and surprising news for this industry tonight. bob simon, the long-time "60 minutes" correspondent and cbs news reporter died in a car accident in new york city. the crash happened in manhattan. the towncar he was riding in hit another car and then spun out of control. simon's career spanned five decades from covering the war in vietnam to a piece on "60 minutes" this past weekend on the academy award nominated film" selma." the award-winning newsman was 73. >>> chemotherapy helps save the lives of thousands of cancer patients every year. and now researchers believe they have developed a technology that could make chemo treatment had far more effective. eric thomas learned how it works. >> teresa just settled into retirement when she received a frightening diagnosis. >> the ct scan showed a tumor on the left kidney. >> cough, headache? >> no. >> she turned to a team at uc davis who first removed her left kidney and then recommended chemotherapy even though he said the effectivenes

. >>> covering novato oakland and sunnyvale and all of the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> some very sad and surprising news for this industry tonight. bob simon, the long-time "60 minutes" correspondent and cbs news reporter died in a car accident in new york city. the crash happened in manhattan. the towncar he was riding in hit another car and then spun out of control. simon's career spanned five decades from covering the war in vietnam to a piece on "60 minutes" this past weekend on the academy award nominated film" selma." the award-winning newsman was 73. >>> chemotherapy helps save the lives of thousands of cancer patients every year. and now researchers believe they have developed a technology that could make chemo treatment had far more effective. eric thomas learned how it works. >> teresa just settled into retirement when she received a frightening diagnosis. >> the ct scan showed a tumor on the left kidney. >> cough, headache? >> no. >> she turned to a team at uc davis who first removed her left kidney and then recommended chemotherapy even though he said the effectivenes

. >>> covering novato oakland and sunnyvale and all of the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> some very surprising news for this industry tonight. bob simon, the long-time "60 minutes" correspondent and cbs news reporter died in a car accident in new york city. the crash happened in manhattan. the towncar he was riding in hit another car and then spun out of control. simon's career spanned five decades from covering the war in vietnam to a piece on "60 minutes" this past weekend on the academy award nominated film" selma." the award-winning newsman was 73. >>> chemotherapy helps save the lives of thousands of cancer patients every year. and now researchers believe they have developed a technology that could make chemo treatment had far more effective. eric thomas learned how it works. >> teresa just settled into retirement when she received a frightening diagnosis. >> the ct scan showed a tumor on the left kidney. >> cough, headache? >> no. >> she turned to a team at uc davis who first removed her left kidney and then recommended chemotherapy even though he said the effectiveness can va

sunnyvale. and campbell for the east bay. >> this is high of 67 in retch mopped and close to 70 for livermore. >> oakland looking for a high of this. >> novatothe crop four around the base forecast. >> for the next few days. >> increasing clouds and then getting ready for friday and saturday. >> potentially heavy rain arriving on saturday. and especially the north badge and napa valley saturday. we can use the rain and it is inches potentially for sonoma county. it is a lot of rain. >> thank you, annycht, we look forward to that. >> it is super bowl sunday. joining me to talk about the game is beat writer. grant kcohencht from the democrat. we have a fascinating match up. >> and we have tom brady. considered a sure hall of fame quarterback and you have the legion of boom defense for the seahawks. >> how is that going to go. >> that is going to and tight. low scoring. >> defensive dominated game. it is down to a field goal. >> both defenses are better than both offenses in the game. he will be screaming at himself. >> at the teammates. refs and maybe a 7-4 score at half time. >> okay. >> so, what should we watch for when brady and the patriot