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. >> to get the full oscar experience down load the official oscar app. back stage pass feature will give you access to more than a dozen camera. streaming behind the scenes video and from the red carpet itself. it's available i-phone i-pad android and the kindle fire. >>> oscar sunday is almost her here. >> delightful oscar watching weather. >> zappedia is here with the accu-weather forecast. >> that's right. bright and sunny to watch the oscars on sunday. right now i show you what it looks like from the live doppler 7 hd perspective. few high clouds you notice here but really the clouds are just passing through the bay area. we could be seeing changes in the not too distant future. high clouds were made for a beautiful sunset as you notice from the high definition south beach camera. made up of ice crystal that gives it the color and we will be seeing more high clouds as we head into the tomorrow morning. completely different story. if you have travel plans traveling for business heading into tomorrow look at the big snowstorm across the central plains

. >> to get the full oscar experience down load the official oscar app. back stage pass feature will give you access to more than a dozen camera. streaming behind the scenes video and from the red carpet itself. it's available i-phone i-pad android and the kindle fire. >>> oscar sunday is almost her here. >> delightful oscar watching weather. >> zappedia is here with the accu-weather forecast. >> that's right. bright and sunny to watch the oscars on sunday. right now i show you what it looks like from the live doppler 7 hd perspective. few high clouds you notice here but really the clouds are just passing through the bay area. we could be seeing changes in the not too distant future. high clouds were made for a beautiful sunset as you notice from the high definition south beach camera. made up of ice crystal that gives it the color and we will be seeing more high clouds as we head into the tomorrow morning. completely different story. if you have travel plans traveling for business heading into tomorrow look at the big snowstorm across the central plains

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. >> to get the full oscar experience down load the official oscar app. back stage pass feature will give you access to more than a dozen camera. streaming behind the scenes video and from the red carpet itself. it's available i-phone i-pad android and the kindle fire. >>> oscar sunday is almost her here. >> delightful oscar watching weather. >> zappedia is here with the accu-weather forecast. >> that's right. bright and sunny to watch the oscars on sunday. right now i show you what it looks like from the live doppler 7 hd perspective. few high clouds you notice here but really the clouds are just passing through the bay area. we could be seeing changes in the not too distant future. high clouds were made for a beautiful sunset as you notice from the high definition south beach camera. made up of ice crystal that gives it the color and we will be seeing more high clouds as we head into the tomorrow morning. completely different story. if you have travel plans traveling for business heading into tomorrow look at the big snowstorm across the central plains

. >> academy awards are justin days away so now is the time to down load the official oscars app.rovides details on all number necessity and the my pick feature can help you keep track of the favorite. >> it's available for i-phone i-pad android and kinnell fire. oscars air sunday february 24th. the only police you can watch them right here on abc 7. >> stay with us. sports is up next. >> one of college basketball >> one of college basketball best rivalry rae newed >> rivalry renewed about in moraga. west coast power, st. mary's gonzaga another classic at the pavilion. the final home game against the fifth rank zag and senior didn't disappoint early. splitting a pair of defender leaning scoring a mav right there 7 foot. lottery material. he has some rain. pick and roll hits the 3. 5, 3 in the first half. then points. one bucke bucket. financial 20 minutes. done gage -- gonzaga. no closer here and junior buries the 3. 77-60 gonzaga a winner in moraga. sacramento mayor johnson court side at the pavilion. ucla in all sorts of trouble. smith to solomon. best game of the season for him

. >> academy awards are justin days away so now is the time to down load the official oscars app.on all number necessity and the my pick feature can help you keep track of the favorite. >> it's available for i-phone i-pad android and kinnell fire. oscars air sunday february 24th. the only police you can watch them right here on abc 7. >> stay with us. sports is up next. >> one of college basketball best rivalry rae newed in moraga [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. [ malcrrkkhshziiiizzlllee. to this symphony of flavor: beautiful. shhhhshshshshhshshhhhhsshhhshs. gorgeous! here comes the crescendo. kkerrrrbbuuuuuucraaackkk. just...incredible. pillsbury toaster strudel. if beethoven made breakfast. >> rivalry renewed about in moraga. west coast power, st. mary's gonzaga another classic at the pavilion. the final home game against the fifth rank zag and senior didn't disappo

. >> academy awards are coming up and you can down load official oscars app. >> hollywood big night is 7 is the place you'll be able to see the oscars. >> that will be a fun night. >> elvis presley may seem like a long time ago. how time stopped for women. >> and then at 5:00 orphanned bears captured and cared for. the world of people that live with the gentle beasts of the sierra. >> and jimmy kimmel live now at 11:35 the guests gary clark junior tonight. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> for larry beil, rick kwan and all of us here, thanks for watching. we'll see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. this is the "jeopardy!" teen tournament! let's meet today's semifinalists -- this ia sophomoreardy!" from warner robins, georgia... ...an 8th grader from houston, texas... nd a senior from lexington, kentucky... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. and welcome, ladies and gentlemen. the rest of this week will be devoted to semifinal games in which only the winner will advance to the two-day final match next week, in which they all get to play

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. >> with academy awards coming up now is the time to down load official oscars app that gives you detailss and my mi pix feature helps you keep track of your favorites. and the only place you can watch is here on abc 7. >> now we have baseball to talk about. >> yes. tom hanks nominated for an academy award for the movie "castaway". looks like he's reporting to a's camp. take a look. somewhere under there is josh redic. next in sports. >>> good evening. fear the beard was a giants slogan and could become an a's catch phrase now. first in a fan fest looks like the tom hanks character in castaway, wilson. and the off season there was a friendly competition to see who could grow the longest facial hair. not doubt as to who won. >> i've been declared winner think coco accepted his loss and trimmed his up. >> i don't know. i'm just saying it's going to slow me down but that is just a matter of combing it down. >> this is very important. today the rest of the squad joined them. giants working hard to bring back faces from the championship team of the year and the manager believes it can mean adv

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place to watch the oscars this sunday february 24, you can countdown to the big night with our official oscar appss gives best access with a dozen cameras streaming video behind the scenes and from the red carpet. owe app is available for iphone, ipad, droid and the kindle fire so we have you covered. >> it is president's day and the president is on vacation in florida play the first round with tiger woods and the white house press corps was not allowed to photograph the match at the golf. woods won the first victory in san diego last week. the president and tiger woods teamed up with ron kirk and resort owner. >> and history in race car driving the first woman won the pole position for the daytona 500. she spun around the 2.5 mile oval in under 46 seconds qualifying yesterday averaging 196 miles per hour. this is her second trip to day tone. the race will take place on sunday. boston bruins will visit newtown, connecticut, the hockey team will spend time with families taking pictures, signing autographs and hosting a street hockey clinic and plan to give out team autographed jerseys to first res

you can start getting ready for the big event with our officials oscars app. out the my pics feature for details on all the nominees and to keep track of your favorites. the app is available for the i-phone, ipad, android and the kindle fire. >>> coming up next, perfect for a super^bowl party. we will show you the giant hamburger cooked up in the central valley. you aren't going to believe how big it is. >> other stockton restaurant has cooked up what could be california's biggest cheeseburger. take a look. 275 pounds of meat went on to a 48-inch bun covered in 14 pounds ever cheese. it weighed in at a whopping 349 pounds. how many people does it take to eat a huge burger like that? the owner of the victory grill has even the teams playing in today's super bowl would be unable to finish it themselves. yum-yum. lisa argen is here with the last check of the forecast. >> an amazing 64 in napa with some fog right now. you will brighten up. 63 santa rosa and it will be warmer for some. we had the clouds yesterday. still low fog and clouds banked up along the shorel

you can get ready with our official oscars app available for the iphone, ipad, android and the kindlere. one lass look before we head out -- one last look before we head out for the night. >> the clouds are well off the coast and it is a clear night tonight. if you are traveling back east, all of that snow is gone from the new york area. it is not coming down out of the sky, but it is still on the ground there. you can encounter some flight delays. new york warming to 47 and chicago is 37 and maybe a little snow there. detroit will see snow tomorrow and 60 for dallas and salt lake city is 30 degrees. here is a look at l.a.'s weather for tomorrow. it is heading into southern california and 64 with plenty of sunshine. 60 for fresno and lake tahoe sunshine and 39 degrees. speaking of the week, my accu-weather seven-day forecast, get ready for a nice warm up. it is going to be dry. i know we need the rain, but it looks like it will hold off for at least another five to seven days. thursday and friday the warmest days and the temperatures near 70 degrees in some locations. and then we will

. >> academy awards are ten days away and now is the time to download the official oscars app providing details on all the nominees and the feature that can help you keep track of your favorites available for iphone, ipad, and concern dill fire and will air on saturdays sunday 24, so we are only nine days and getting closer and the only place you can watch is right here on abc7. >> new this morning, support for getting rid of the penny is now coming from the white house. president obama says it could be time to drop the one cent coin. he agrees with economists who say it costs more to make it than it is worth and people use them less but he says it will take legislation to stop the minting which will not likely happen with more pressing issues. he did this appearing on google plus yesterday. >> survey ranks the top 20 companies in the nation hiring paid interns and two are in the bay area. according to a report, google is at the top of the list earning more than $6,400 a month, followed by proctor and gamble and microsoft is at number three. nordstrom rounds out the top five. and intel

you can count down to the big night with our official oscars app.right now for your i tone ipad android and the kindle fire. >>> still ahead, unclouding a big traffic make in the east bay. neck the progress being made on a sweeping set of traffic and transit improvements >>> work is underway on the final set of improvements to highway 4 in east contra costa county. it's an area plagued with massive traffic backups. here's abc7 news transportation reporter heather ishimaru. >> this stretch of dirt will one day have tracks on it carrying bart passengers. between pittsburgh and antioch. completion of the line from pittsburgh bay point ten miles east to hillcrest in antioch is still four years away, but it's a beginning we are celebrating. east contra costa residents have been helping to pay for bart with nothing to show for it since it was first envisioned in 1958. that's truly a lifetime of waiting. wade harper was born in 1964. >> this means an improved quality of life for our area. it means economic development. it means police and fire getting ther

. >> the academy awards are just nine days away and now is the time to download the official oscar am -- app. it is available for iphone, ipad, droid and kindle fire. oscars are sunday, february 24, the only place you can watch it, right here on abc7. >> it is happening right now an asteroid with a diameter of 150' will pass 17,000 miles of the earth in a couple of minutes. jimmy kimmel had in advice. >> the closest object, the best viewing locations are eastern european or if you are here and you cannot get there have a friend whip a pebble at your head. but it is not expected to hit us, but, still, hold your loved ones close, and be glad that bruce willis is still with us. >> again, nasa scientists say this is zero chance the asteroid will actually hit us. jimmy kimmel follows abc7 news at 11 which is followed by "nightline." >> when we come back, the perfect pet. >> happy friday. what can i say, but these two funny ladies crack us all up. whoopi and jane, both have a serious side, as well. whoopi shares oscar memories, from posting and winning, and for all of you geeks, we dug up >> comin

you can start getting ready for the big event with our official oscars app. out the my pics feature to keep track of your favorites. it's available for the i-phone, ipad, android and kindle fire. our meteorologist lisa argen is here now with a preview of the accuweather forecast. >> well, it is certainly frosty out there. colder this morning than yesterday morning. in fact, we are looking at temperatures below freezing. the north is east bay valleys just in the upper 30s to mid-30s along the coast. we are talking a little warmer today and feeling more like spring. i'll explain next. >> sounds good. thank you, lisa. also ahead, caring tore orphan bears. the northern california couple helping >> welcome back, everyone. >> it's 6:46 on this sunday, february 10ing. it's the happy new year, year of the snake according to the lunar new year. this is a live look from our roof cam, showing you some of the embarcadero. it's going to be a nice way to get the new year started. can want no rain. lisa argen will be along shortly with a full accuweather forecast. >> winter

you can countdown on our official oscars app. it will give you the best access with more than a dozen cameras, streaming video behind the scenes and from the red carpet. our oscar app is available for the ip phone, ipad -- iphone, ipad and kindle fire. how is your weather going to shape up? leigh has the details. >> oh you got that right. temperatures the past three, four days, very spring-like. now it looks like although the winter will return, the live doppler 7hd will show you clear skies across the bay area. a little fog developing over the golden gate bridge. this is a live shot from our rooftop cam of the bay bridge there. and here is a look at some currents temperatures, folks. it is already getting into the 40s. san francisco 48 and oakland is at 50. it is already 39 degrees in novato. livermore 43. another shot from the high definition east by cam is looking out over the bay. the bay bridge on the eastern span is right here. here is a look at more numbers. napa, you are also at 40. fairfield 44, 46 in concord. los gatos 4

to all after parties with otrc at the out cars and you can countdown dot big night with our official oscars appass gives you the best access with a dozen cameras and streaming video and from the red carpet with the oscars experience by downloading the app available for iphone and ipad and droid and kindle fire. the oscars party is on the facebook and you are invited, all you have to do to get your invitation is to like us on facebook and hang out with 95,000 other bay area fans to post your opinion on all the fashion flops, the snubs and surprises, so rsvp today. >> bring your "a" game if you are singing with kristen. >> carnival is hit with a lawsuit over the fire on triumph ship. >> local company is now warren buffett's biggest holding. >> jane? >> hello. we knew this was coming, carnival, stranding people for days without electricity and proper senator station is hit with a class action lawsuit. they failed to provide a sea worthy ship and the conditions on the ship could have resulted in injury or disease. they want more than $500 they are being offered. the power back knocked out and passe

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academy awards 10 days away so now is the time to down load official oscar app. my pick feature can help you keep track of the favorite. available for i-phone. i-pad. android and kindle fire. oscars will be on sunday february 24th and the only place you can watch is abc 7. hope you can join us that evening. >> come up tonight on 7 news at 11:00. fake navy seal who turned outrageous claims that big profit. 7 news tracks him down in an exclusive i team investigation. >> 1 billion rising. tonight huge event tow win violence against women. we have more on that. gin us for those stories and more for you come up on 7 nuts at 11 over on channel 7. collin is here and round ball tonight at st. mary's. fun to wendy burch the program. >> pa ville i don't know rocks. the renewed west coast power began saying another classic at pavilion. time home game against the fifth rank zag and senior didn't disappoint. nba mav right there. speaking of this. lottery material. 7 fa fatter with range. 12 in the first half. zag by 9. tl top of the key. then playing the pick and roll. 25 peo

you can down down to the big night with our official oscars app. e pass feature will give you the best access with more than a dozen cameras streaming video behind the scenes and from the red carpet. you can get the oscar experience by downloading the app available for i-phone, ipad and the kindle fire. they are hosting a virtual oscars party on our facebook page as well. all you have to do do is like us on facebook and hang out with the other fans to post your opinions on all the oscar flops, snubs and surprises. again, our oscar coverage begins at 2:00 tomorrow. you see see the actors arrive at four and followed by the ceremony at 5:30. we have the reaction to the past and the after parties at the oscars and then jimmy kimmel's oscar special airs at 10:00, followed by abc news at 11:00. coming up important privacy information for people who own a credit card. the proposal that will change the way you shop online. a live look outside at emeryville in this damp morning in the bay area. lisa argen will let you know how lisa argen will let you know ho