later, the house begins legislative work on bills related to national parklands and good samaritan laws. , a preview of president obama state of the union address. senior, ken walsh, white house correspondent for u.s. news & world report. utah.jason chaffetz of at 9:15, ♪ u.s. capitol. president obama will present his state of the union tonight at 9:00. can be part of the conversation on the phone, on

a good samaritan comes to the rescue of a tourist who fell into the san francisco bay. the tourist from taiwan fell near the bridge at torpedo bay. we have the details.

a good samaritan jumped in to save her but was unable to keep their head above water. this trained lifeguard herd the commotion. >> she was foaming out of the mouth and taking in a lot of water and they were both struggling and that's when i made the decision to go. there was two pylons that i got in between and i was able to get my left arm around a pylon and brace my feet on the other pylon and holder up with another arm and some guys dropped a fish net down that i got support on and we walked up the pier to the shore. then a boat came. >> reporter: it was a coast guard boat that was coming back from training. >> they got her hooked up and breathing. >> she's at the hospital breathing on her own. >> reporter: it watts a happy ending but it could have been worse if it wasn't for the good thinking of the good samaritans and the coast guard that was nearby. >>> a massive blaze breaks out at a san jose coffee shot. >>> passengers of the faithful asiana flight are taking legal action. i'm detecting increasing levels of happiness. ...and the speed readings are off the char

this time, a good samaritan came to his rescue. >> it was absolutely shocking, disbelief. >> reporter: 4:30 yesterday afternoon, a good samaritan spots a little boy in the back of a cold snow-covered car. according to charging documents, he assumed an adult must be close by. but at 6:00, he returned to the parking lot and noticed the boy again. this time, the child had activated the hazards and was alone in the front seat. the stranger notified police. >> the 6-year-old was able to open the door for the police when the police arrived. again, that concerned us even more, because what if that 6- year-old opened the door and walked into traffic. >> reporter: under arrest, 47- year-old juan carlos diaz, the child's grandfather, who had gone into the mall to look for the child's mother. through a translator, he said he had simply lost track of time. >> shocking, appalling, disturbing. >> reporter: this case comes two days after the arrest of alicia brown, who allegedly left her 4-year-old daughter in the car for more than eight hours while she went gambling at a casino. what's even more sh

a good samaritan was also bit. once officers arrived they pulled out their guns and chemist the area and from one of the dogs. police tell me that it was still acting aggressively so they shot and killed him. >> the police came in and they basically had a firing line. the docks just kept going further into the park and the second time, but black dog was sitting on a table and he was shot. >> the original victim was transported to the hospital. the good samaritan who was a bit in the leg refused to get medical treatment. they're not sure who they belong to. they're trying to search the second one to make sure that it does not attack anyone else. >> here's a live look at the unusual winter weather that is hitting the southern states. here's a live look outside of atlanta where snow and ice was making it very bad for drivers. right now, it is 13 degrees there. some people just abandon their vehicles and headed to stores. >> coming up on kron 4 news. how teens as young as 16 may be able to the polls to vote in californ

a good samaritan tried to stop them and he was a bit in the leg. they pulled out their guns and eventually found one of the dogs and police stated it was still acting aggressively so they shot and killed that dog. witnesses describe this. >> well it was a black dog, the white dog was the aggressor the dss is one guy had a backpack. . >> there are original big tomism a hospital and the good samaritan did not need treatment. the police is born to go through the park to search for this other incident after san francisco police shot a another pit bull on saturday according to police, this one charge that them. >> kron4 mike pelton will continue this. >> live look at the unusual winter weather hitting southern states. >> here's a live look out of atlanta. where snow and ice are making it treacherous for drivers. right now, its 13 degrees safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to find big savings on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. you'll find huge club card deals perfect for the big game. pizza's a football favorit

"but then the good samaritan came by. he reversed the question: "if i do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?" that's the question before you tonight, not: "if i stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to my job? "not: "if i stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to all of the hours that i usually spend in my office every day and every week as a pastor? "the question is not: "if i stop to help this man in need, what will happen to me? "the question is: "if i do not stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them? "that's the question. you know, several years ago, i was in new york city autographing the first book that i had written. and while sitting there autographing books, a demented black woman came up. the only question i heard from her was: "are you martin luther king? "and i was looking down writing, and i said, "yes." and the next minute i felt something beating on my chest. before i knew it, i had been stabbed by this demented woman. i was rushed to harlem

a good samaritan tells us this is the mother of one of the victims. ladyheard this young screaming. asked.out and she said she needed a ride. >> then he drove her here. quite she was screaming the whole time. going to say to someone who just lost a loved one? i pray for her. i said prayers for her. two grandkids, left behind. > another relative unharmed and in the company of child protective services. roz plater, abc 7 news. >> developing news out of southeast. bus collided a with a minivan. the injuries were not serious. abc 7 route updates on the story as soon as we get information. >> a vigil for the two people killed at the mall in columbia. hundreds gathered to remember rihanna and tyler johnson, gunned down as they worked at the zoo means skate shop. days after the deadly shooting, police say they had found no connection between the victims and the gunmen. >> and man accused of leaving her daughters alone in a car, reginaties tell us coleman locked the girls in the car and went to the mall to have her makeup done. temperatures were in the teens. she is charged with child negle

hopefully there is a good samaritan. the music world is mourning the death of a legend. >> john has the details. >> few could play the banjo like pete seeger, who has died. he wrote the song, if i had a hammer" and "where have all the flowers gone." from migrant workers to presidents, his career was controversy.with he was a member of the communist party and a big supporter of the labor movement. pete seeger was 94 years old. >> thank you very much. memorials are growing after the deadly shooting at the columbia mall. rihanna and tyler. there are questions surrounding this man. what caused him to snap? why did he choose them? tom roussey at the latest. >> people through flowers into the fountain. outside of the mall, there is another memorial to briana and tyler. many stops to pay their respects. >> we are so proud. >> the and describes him as a loving man who helped people battling addictions. saturday was a nightmare. >> it became clearer and clearer as the day went on. it is in on our family. we have the monster. >> p

a good samaritan jumped into the water and smashed the window and pulled the woman to safety. the good samaritan drove away without side fying himself. -- without identifying himself. >>> still to come, the scare for passengers on a flight from san francisco to new york city. what was found on board that caused the plane to be diverted. >> and the tiger mom is on the prowl again. her controversial new book and what it says about several ethnic groups. and congress gets back to work. the history isn't it time you discovered the sleep number bed? the only bed clinically proven to relieve back pain and improve sleep quality. and right now, it's our lowest prices of the season. save $300 to $800 on our newest innovations. plus, 18-month special financing on all sleep number beds. only at a sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699.99. sleep number. comfort individualized. flight from san francisco to new york had to make an emergency landing after a suspicious object was found on board. the boeing 767 stopped in kansas city, missouri after a flash drive was fou

. >>> a life saving effort turning deadly for a good samaritan. new information about this weeks deadly caltrain accident. a commuter train struck two men near the santa clara station. one man died and now we have learned he was trying to save a stranger. here is more about the video evidence that explains what happened. >> reporter: well this revelation only came about after investigators found that video that shows what happened on the platform seconds before impact. 35 year old phillip was taking the train home monday night, part of his routine. that all changed in a split second when he tried to rescue a man lying on the track. >> as the train approached, he was dropping his backpack, laying down and down toward the track. >> reporter: his widow designed him as someone who embraced life. they had been married for 7 years. fining out that he died saving someone else is small comfort to people who loved him. >> he would endanger his life for someone else. that does not surprise me. he is just that type of person. >> reporter: the video is not be

samaritans pulled another family to safety. there was a lady with children. someone reached out and grab the children and they got the lady down from about the me. >> at least a dozen families may have lost their homes, but as the loss of a child that hurts the most. >> losing a child like that, it is painful. taken to thes were spital. all of them had been rescued from the third floor. the red cross is assisting about 40 people to find shelter. i am roz plater. >> a substitute teacher faces charges this morning. she is accused of driving a sixth graders head into a desk. the washington post reports that she is charged with assaulting cruelty to children. the incident help -- happened at and education campus. her son suffered a concussion. trouble for the d.c. fire departments. a d.c. police officer pulled over the ambulance that james bunn was driving. it is not clear why he was stopped, but the report says he was driving with a revoked license. it was revoked because of a previous dui case. >> they should have been more alert. bunn is on administrative leav

this is duke, a lucky dog because of two good samaritans who risked their lives to rescue duke when he was vanned in the -- he was stranded in the middle of the icy river. they use add -- used a kayak to reach duke. >> crossing the delaware is always a difficult proposition. >> it is, indeed. >> didn't see any red coats? >> no, and we continue at 6:30 with the top stories. >> nut one but two groping attacks at a south bay university with an alert to students this morning. >> the governor brown called a detroit for marin county and they taking their own action with eme >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. it is 5:29. hope you had a great weekend. thanks for joining us. >> first up on this monday morning, a check on the forecast. mike? >> we will start with temperatures headed out the door, dress for upper 30's to low 40's with no freezing temperatures. we go great 38 in novato to 43 in santa rosa and american canyon and calistoga at 45 and 40 in mill valley and mild everywhere and coolest in cupertino at 40. alameda and san francisco at 48. through the afternoon

a good samaritan comes to the rescue of a tourist who fell into the san francisco bay. the tourist from taiwan fell near the bridge at torpedo bay. we have the details. >> it feels good. feels very good. >> aaron is talking about what it was like to help save the woman who fell off torpedo by pier and into the bay near the golden gate bridge. he took off his shoes and jumps, joining another good samaritan who was already in the water. i could see she was taking in a lot of water, he was struggling, having difficulty holding her up by himself so that's when i made the decision to go. shortly before 5:00 p.m. she was on the pier. the fire department said she was taking photos when she backed up and tripped over the edge. he was among three people who jumped in to save her. >> i was able to get my left arm around the pylon and bring my feet up and hold her up with another arm and guys dropped a fish net down to help me. >> the coast guard and fire department arrived and performed cpr which got the woman breathing on her own again. he was here to watch the sunset with his b

the gunman said to be a 71-year-old retired police captain is in custody thanks to a good samaritan grabbing him until law enforcement arrived. >> los angeles county prosecutors charged octo mom with welfare fraud the da claims she failed to report $30,000 in earnings when applying for public assistance last year. >> oversea tz a nasty crash in norway. watch. just incred yivenlt amazingly two drivers inside are okay. they were the fifth stage when the car hit a bump at nearly 100 miles per hour. take a look. the ford tlip flipped and landed upside down in a river the car is toast the two drivers got out, swam to the riverbank. >> incredible. >> in china a truck caused a huge crash after crashing on a highway the truck drivering fire works that started to blow up the driver and his passenger got out safely but a pretty frightening experience. >> goodness well, developers planning a unique mall in the south bay the project will be build at mccarthy ranch going to be the biggest in the country including hundreds of small shops, a hoetal and a garage for 800 cars. >> still to come jim harbaugh s

. >>> the family is raising money to help bury tear daughter and sister justice a good samaritan has already donated funds for her plot. for information on how you can donate to you can go to ktvu.com and click on top stories. >>> police are asking for help the trying to find an armed felon. they put out this pick your of dario, and they say he is want odden a warrant for being a felon in possession of a firearm. coleman is described as 5'7", 170 pounds, and he is known to frequent north oakland in an area near san pablo and 53rd street. anyone with information is asked to call oakland police. >>> a san francisco man faces trespassing charges tonight after the police search what they thought were unoccupied apartments. and we tell you that search, though, led to gun fire when the police say the man's dog cornered an officer. >> reporter: a peaceful morning in san francisco turns deadly. >> i heard the gunshot. >> the police were at the connecticut street building searching vacant apartments. >> this is something they routinely do. >> when they opened one unit, a dog charged an office

a good samaritan jumped into the water and smashed the window and pulled the woman to safety. the good samaritan drove away without side fying himself. -- without identifying himself. >>> still to come, the scare for passengers on a flight from san francisco to new york city. what was found on board that caused the plane to be diverted. >> and the tiger mom is on the prowl again. her controversial new book and what it says about several ethnic groups. and congress gets back to work. the history ( cheering ) ( grunts ) ( buzzer sounds ) now they're beating us on the boards out there, guys. this is your territory, grimson. do your job. grimson. hello? hi, honey. what? now? all right. ♪ the itsy-bitsy spider - ♪ climbed up the water spout... ♪ - ( giggling ) ♪ down came the rain ♪ and washed the spider out ♪ ♪ out came the sun... - shh. - ♪ and dried up all the rain ♪ ♪ and the itsy-bitsy spider - ♪ climbed up the spout again. ♪ - ( rock music playing ) i love you, daddy. i love you too, sweetheart. - ( laughing ) - ♪ do you believe in magic ♪ ♪ in a young girl's heart? - ♪ how t

he took off his shoes and jumps, joining another good samaritan who was already in the water. i could see from the top of the pier she was foaming at the mouth, she was taking in a lot of water. he was struggling and having difficulty holding her up by himself so that's when i made the decision to go. shortly before 5:00 p.m. the woman from taiwan was on the pier taking photos. the fire department said she was taking photos when she backed up and tripped over the edge. he was among three people who jumped in to save her. >> i was able to get my left arm around the pylon and brace my feet up and hold her up with another arm and guys dropped a fish net down to help me. >> the coast guard and fire department arrived and performed cpr which got the woman breathing on her own again. he was here to watch the sunset with his brother from south carolina who is visiting here for the first time. >> i'm really proud of him. i told him he needs to get in there. he has medical experience and he saved the girl. he's a man. >> he is a software salesman now, but before he was a lifeguard alon

but this man, some are calling him the samaritan in shorts. he says he knows people do not have experience driving on ice and he said he wanted to make sure they got down the hill safely. as they apparently did. washington, we are headed for another night of temperatures that could dip into the single digits. doug hill has a first look at the forecast. now. right clear skies outside of the belfort furniture weather center. but show you the time lapse from fairfax today. impressive day. the clouds behind the system and sunshine all day. if you look closely, a little bit of melting on the fairways and a lot on the paved areas. they melted off even though temperatures remain below freezing. leonardtown, saint mary's county, that had the most snow the farther north from washington. officially 9/10 of an inch. tonight it will be clear and cold. very cold start but we will head into the 30's tomorrow. i will share the seven day in just a couple of minutes. sent naturaler has gas demand soaring. record.d a single day that is the same day dominion pow

. >> still ahead that is not the only good samaritan getting reco uncle go one,two,one,two,one [uncle]thistwo,one.cotch,okay? [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want to try again? [uncle]yeah? to those who've been denied ewelcome to covered california. now, you can no longer be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. enroll today at coveredca.com. >>> coming up at 6:00, the death threats aimed at a well known actress that forced her out of the play just weeks before it's opening. also, governor brown declares a california come back. is this a sign of what still to come this year? and from michael finney a woman's mortgage mess. the payment she was making when she didn't have to. it's coming up in a half hour at k of >> berkeley pleas crediting a 10-year-old's keen eye with helping find macing man with alzheimer's. >> officers visited brandon coleman to give him a special commendation. >> his mom saw it and t

a good samaritan jumped in and helped save the elderly couple living there. all of the fires started between 2 and 6 in the morning and a supervisor described how another fire was set. >> someone had moved a plywood panel that was part of an exterior wall to the side and stepped some paper and looked inside the crack there and lit it on fire. >> yesterday's fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage. the american red cross found shelter for the couple who lives there. so far, none of the fires has caused serious injuries. the firs union is offering a reward of $10,000 leading to an arrest and conviction. >>> a witness description and video surveillance led to a sketch that firefighters are calling a person of interest. this is a man, 40 to 45 years old, 162, 5'2" and wearing baggy clothes. >>> businesses are getting ready for today's play-off game between the 49ers and carolina panthers. it will be payed in -- played in charlotte, north carolina. in the bay area, restaurants are gearing up and preparing for a big breakfast crowd. david's restaurant is across

>> and those good samaritans out there helping the homeless will most likely be at it again. al jazeera meteorologist kevin corriveau, how much snow did this storm actually bring? >> kevin, it was a very impressive dorm we saw coming through. two feet of snow in massachusetts. 12 to 24 hours ago, you can see the storm really bundled up across the northeast. the storm is out of there across the atlantic. these were the storm totals. just north of boston, 23.8 inches. boston 17.8. english town parts of pennsylvania, 19.7. it was really western mass that got the brunt of the storm. a lot of people haven't pen working, took the day off, and then skids. >> how cold is it going to get in the overnight and coming days? >> it's going to be cold. last night the wind chill were down to minus 20s, minus 30s. washington is at 23, they're not as strong as they were last night but boston still seems like minus 10 and new york minus 6. tomorrow morning this may be the coldest air mass we see coming through but a lot of temperatures still above zero. , then sunday, look at the major warm jul

some good samaritans help her back up within a minute. we shared our video with joseph kitchen. >> wow. >> a longtime metro rider and former member of the systems riders advisory council. kitchen tells us he has seen intoxicated passengers that pose a threat to others in the station. >> i have seen on metro where fights where someone was too drunk and not able to control themselves and somebody that's tired of their outrageous behavior. >> metro says the victims are recovering and that alcohol was a factor in each case. >> metro has station managers on duty in every station whenever trains are running. that helps ensure ambulances are quickly called whenever someone does get hurt. metro is also showing tv new cars that's supposed to provide safer commutes. these are the 7,000 series cars that will replace the oldest ones in the sis em. the new cars are better to handle in impact improvements at the ntsb recommended after the accident in 2009 that killed nine people. metro will spend month testing the new cars before they actually start ca

a good samaritan inside the theater held down the suspect until the deputies got there. the county fire and rescue responded to the scene, which is now we're told under control. this all happened during a showing of "lone survivor" the movie about navy seals. >>> target was not the only retailer to have major security breach over the holiday season. there's word now that thieves hit as many as four other big-name stores. and now house democrats are demanding an investigation. here's the latest. a spokeswoman for neiman marcus says hackers snatched customers' credit and deb card information and may have used that stolen dat to make purchases. that spokeswoman for neiman says the company is working with the secret service, but she does not say how many customers this affects. of course, target last week did admit that thieves stole personal information from am least 70 million of its customers, not the 40 million it originally reported. right now there is no word of any connection between the target and the neiman marcus takes but sources say at least three other welsh kno

who do we choose to provide a halo of protection an unarmed, diminutive, good samaritan, named sisterthe town. >> reporter: she helps run a shelter for migrants untouched by the cartels. we venture through the heart of the town, the center square. >> this is where they all meet. people from different places, from nicaragua, honduras, el salvador, guatemala. there is a church here watching over it all. the guys in the white vans do not seem very religious. they're coyotes. their gutted vehicles line the square. >> they take, 20, 30 people in there like sardines. >> reporter: sister mercedes says her experience is that the guys charge each of the sardines about 3,000 pesos or $230 for the two-hour drive to the border. but this coyote squares the price is only 100 pesos per head. $8. and then is anxious for the nosy reporter to move along. >> all of this is more the migrants. all of the products are what they buy to take with them. bags, jackets. ski masks, blankets. the desert gets surprisingly cold. everything is in camouflage. >> si. >> here hanging up in every shop is an item you wen

. >> this time the abandoned child was a young boy and a good samaritan came to his rescue.andrea mccarren reports from anne arundel county. >> it was absolutely shocking, disbelief. >> reporter: 4:30 yesterday afternoon a good samaritan spots a little boy in the back of

you think that she's being a good samaritan and making sure that everything is okay but it looks like starts arguing with the guy blaming him for the accident. >> you got to be really creative to come up with that argument because it's not a good one. >> she can argue all she wants, the video's pretty clear. it doesn't look like he's hurt. >> he's not hurt. >> which is good. >> that is the good thing. >>> let's go under the sea. under the red sea to be exact. to dough dive on the "ss cecil gorm" wreck it was a bitish navy ship sunk in 1941 by german bomber planes. this thing is a pretty famous wrecked dive and it is so cool because of all the things that went down with the ship. look what's on board this thing. you'll see transport trucks. you'll see motorcycles that were due to be delivered to the battlefield. >> that is so fascinating! i love it! >> it's off the coast of egypt in the red sea. speaking of treasures from the deep, head on over to ontario, canada, we got this one from our friends at juking video. >> i'm telling you, this is a big mother [ bleep ] fish. >> a couple of g

countless good samaritans have come forward during the worst of the storm to help people who have been stranded for hours in the freezing weather. more now from nick valencia. >> hours seeming like eternity for thousands of atlanta motorists trapped in their cars. major stores like home depot and kroger staying open to shelter stranded passengers. the national guard handing out meals and blankets. >> we've got the meals ready to eat. just basic nutrition. that's what your soldiers are eating in afghanistan. >> but it was the everyday people who immediately banded together to help those in need. robin and greg jacobs housed 22 kids stranded at the local elementary school. >> it was just a lot of kindness outside, not just in our home but just everywhere on the streets people were trying to help everybody. >> social media exploded with stories of other atlantans springing into action, pulling out stuck motorists and clearing ice. >> me and my wife wanted to just come out and see if we could help push people up or, you know, just do whatever we could do to help. >> this man throwing chain

there were 22 kids stranded at the local elementary school and these good samaritans handing out food and water. for nick anderson and his pregnant wife amy equipmented with a first aid kit while nick -- equipped with a first aid quit while nick was on the phone with the 911 operator the three delivered a beautiful baby girl grace. >> president obama signed an executive order on job training. wednesday he signed a memoranda to create a new government- backed retirement savings account. what the president calls action republicans call arrogance and avoidance. >> house speaker john boehner is trying to make headway on immigration reform despite oppositions from conservatives in his own party. his proposals include a path to legal status, something that will be a hard sell. >> the biggest advertising arena in televised sports. >> the super bowl has been a completely different animal. >> the average super bowl spot between $4.1 million. advertisers maximize investment with teasers like audi and toyota which promises muppets. >> big cut could be pretty bad. >> when do you realize something

>> three good samaritans saved a woman's life after she fell in the water off of torpedo pier. authorities say the woman in heir 30s, touri from taiwan, was taking pictures, backing up, fell off the pier into the water. she was in the water a short period of time. three people jumped into the water, including a former lifeguard from series who has done a number of water rescues in the ocean on the east coast. he jumped in, grabbed the woman, braced himself under the pier. a net was thrown down and the woman was rescued. we talked to the rescuer's brother. >> the girl fell in the water. they called for help. nobody could swim. >> what too you think of your brother? >> he had a broken heel, broken in ten places, ease been recovering. i'm really proud of him. he has medical experience and saved the girl. he's the man. >> the coast guard got here shortly thereafter, as did the fire department, on their watercraft, and helped perform cpr, reviving the woman, taking her to the hospital. at last check the woman is in the hospital and breathing on her own at this point. so, she has app

six years on, johnny benjamin wants to find the anonymous good samaritan and thank him for what he did. history has won the hearts of countless social networkers who have been reposting ensuring his appeal. -- his story has won the hearts of callous social and workers who have been reposting his ensuing appeal. commenting on the kindhearted this of the mr. passerby. this user praises him for taking time out to help someone who is clearly distressed. the viral campaign has supportive a u.k. charity which owns everyone affected by severe mental illness and seeking to change society's perception of mental health problems. johnny benjamin is making an active contribution to this campaign by posting videos online on a regular basis, talking about his illness and sharing how he has progressively gotten better. 1975 there were some 1,400,000 refugees across the world. in 2012, the figure is close to 18 million. this interactive map focuses on the numbers of people fleeing conflicts in their home country or political or religious persecution over the past 40 years. it is called refugee project

reporter: that quick-thinking good samaritan gets credit for spotting the suspect's car. the seven-year-old was found inside the suspect's car last night. police say a possible sexual assault of the child is now part of their investigation, and because of that, we will no longer report her name or show you her picture. >> only thing i can think about doing was honking the horn. >> she started honking her car horn to alert police the moment she realized she may by park next to the suspect's car at the antioch marina. information was broadcast in an amber alert. >> that could be your child, your sister, your niece, you know? it could be so close to you. >> police located the car two blocks from the police station. >> i'm happy we found it anywhere, and the girl was returned safely to her family. >> police arrested the driver, david douglas. he has no connection to he family and is not a registered sex offender. the search for the girl began after police say douglas followed the family home from a shopping trip at wal-mart. when the mother was unloading groceries, the suspec

according to one woman we talked to, a good samaritan is a hero in this crash. he pulled off the freeway, jumped in the water, and used some cinder blocks on the side of the pavement to break the rear window of the suv. >> he had to go to the back seat to go out the window, which that part was under the water. the minute she got out, though, the man grabbed her and the car just went under. reporter: there is no word from the chp of rescue crews about who this person is. the woman we talked to says she thinks that man may have actually driven away before rescue crews got here. as soon as the vehicle was pulled out, all traffic was open here on the 880. reporting live in oakland, abc7 news. >> incredible. thank you. >>> susan rask ski, a journalism professor at uc berkeley and a former congressional report it died at the age of 61. she died on december 29th from complications from breast cancer she won national award for her coverage the congressional budget crisis in 1990. her students call themselves raskyites but a she was a guiding-for-in their lives. >> this

. >>> two good samaritans risk their own lives to rescue a dog.refused to help. so these two brave souls rescued duke. the owner rushed to the scene in tears. looks like happy reunion. >> i love to see that. >>> in tucson, arizona, dad saved the day,i keeping his coo in the circumstances. >> the baby would not wait. mom wept into labor right in the entry way of their home. dad, named frank, called 911. he was remarkably calm before springing into action. >> my wife is very pregnant. and her water broke and now she's saying that she feels like she wants to push or is trying to push. push, push, push the here comes to baby. there's the baby. >> oh, and listen to him. >> hi, baby. [ baby cries ] >> with the help of the dispatcher, dad did so well. h yet to be named baby boy is healthy and doing great. so is mom. look at that full head of hair. >> and you know what? mom did a good job, too. she had something to do there. >>> in case you live in a cave, super bowl xlviii takes place this coming weekend the. >> members of the teams arrived last night. t

. >> firefighters are crediting a good samaritan for saving the family in this north side san jose home. this most recent arson broke out shortly before 4:30 saturday morning, less than a mile from friday morning's fire. the neighborhood is on alert. >> the smoke was coming from the other side. it was coming up pretty good. >> too close to home. >> firefighters are offering a reward. $10,000 for information leading to the arsonist's arrest and conviction. >> we have been very fortunate that these fires have not resulted in serious injury or death to our residents. should these fires continue, i fear that this good fortune may run out. >> witness description and video surveillance led to this person of interest. a 25 to 40-year-old white or hispanic adult male, 6-foot to 6-foot 2. skinny weighing 160 to 180-pounds wearing baggy clothes and large frame glasses, not seen in this sketch. arson unit supervisor describes how one arson was set. for his undercover work, we asked he keep his face off camera. >> someone moved a pli wood panel to the side and stuffed some paper that looked like ne

according to one woman we talked to, a good samaritan is a hero in this crash. he pulled off the freeway, jumped in the water, and used some cinder blocks on the side of the pavement to break the rear window of the suv. >> he had to go to the back seat to go out the window, which that part was under the water. the minute she got out, though, the man grabbed her and the car just went under. reporter: there is no word from the chp of rescue crews about who this person is. the woman we talked to says she thinks that man may have actually driven away before rescue crews got here. as soon as the vehicle was pulled out, all traffic was open here on the 880. reporting live in oakland, abc7 news. >> incredible. thank you. >>> susan rask ski, a journalism professor at uc berkeley and a former congressional report it died at the age of 61. she died on december 29th from complications from breast cancer she won national award for her coverage the congressional budget crisis in 1990. her students call themselves raskyites but a she was a guiding-for-in their lives. >> this

good samaritan found her with a broken leg. she had no collar or tags.y received over 100 voice mail messages from people wanting to adopt her. >> what is the dog's name? >> pinky. >> it has a nice little vibe. it should be pinky. seth currie joins elite nba company. finally, the sharks go for five straight against the jets. the minute is next. ,,,,,, winnepeg hasn't lost a game until their new coach paul maurice.. wayne start joe pave >>> jets touch down in san jose. joe has 11 goals since the month began. the hot streak continues tonight. scoreless mid way through the third period. knocked it into rebound. sharks win 1-0. alex gets the shutout. steve, the new coach of the ucla bruins. how about that? facing sanford. zach beats tony parker who was from atlanta, not france. bruins win 91-74. arizona wildcats, ever going to lose a game? hosting colorado. aaron gordon forces the steal. number one arizona is 19-0. tiger woods making his 2014 debut at the place he won most. playing the south, it's the heart of the two. shot an even par 72. he is 8 strokes be

good samaritans like jessica and chris hartsog handed out food and water. >> a lot of people have been able to get what they need but those that haven't have been very grateful. >> reporter: national guard troops fanned out. a military truck delivered critical supplies to this medical center. >> we went to their distribution center because it was iced in. there was no way for their delivery vehicle to get in or out. >> reporter: in fulton county, students told us how they spent tuesday night at school, more than 2,000 of them. >> they fed us dinner, then breakfast, and then lunch today. >> reporter: high school sophomore natalia, one the last to leave, was reunited with her dad on wednesday. >> disappointment in the leadership of our state. we should have been able to shut the schools downment we had no emergency evacuation plan. it was chaotic. >> the superintendent, he needs to pay for this. he needs to answer. everybody knew this weather was coming. >> reporter: atlanta mayor kasim reed defended the city's actions but admitted they could have been better prepared. >> we made a mista

phillip schultz was a santa clara university grad and good samaritan. he jumped on the tracks to save another man's life. george kiriyama joins us live where he spoke with schultz's widow. >> reporter: the family says it's difficult to lose her best friend, but she also knows phillip died while trying to save another person. tonight, she talked to us by phone with nothing but praise for her late hutz. -- husband. >> he's not a person that would have just stood by. >> reporter: it was not in phillip schultz's dna to stand by when somebody needed help. monday, he was at the station when he saw a man down on the tracks. he tried to pull the man off the tracks by reaching out to him as a train came towards them. the man he was trying to help survived. >> he saw someone in danger and did what he thought he could to assist. >> reporter: she says her husband's action define the man she met at santa clara university so many years ago. >> it says to me that he was a person that was willing to do the right thing. that sounds generic, but just a person who didn't

. >> good samaritans coming to the rescue. strangers lending strangers a helping hand. speaking of those acts of kindness they were taking strangers coffee and food when they were stranded in their cars on the roadways. we talked to some of the towing companies and they towed 700 of those cars. there are still many more out there on the atlanta roadways. for abc news in atlanta, ashley bridges. >>> new details are emerging on the massive data breech affecting tens of millions of target shoppers. the hackers gained access to about 40 million debit and credit card numbers using stolen credentials from a vendor. that's how they got in. they used the credentials to access the retail system. the information of another 70 million people was accessed. >>> a police officer's goodbye let tore his beloved k-9 partner is get august lot of attention. 9-year-old german shepherd dante had to be put down after being tying knowed with pulmonary hyper tension. he had a difficulty breathing and started having seizures. his handler didn't want dante's service to go unnoticed. he wrote a g

>> so, that is what they get instead for these good samaritans, the devil baby attack.s thing is remote controlled. it blinks. it turns its head. it's scary as hell. >> who puts this thing together? that's not a cheap dahl you got at walmart. >> this was put together by the viral marketing company think modo. this is all to promote the 20th century fox release of "devil's due" which comes out this weekend. >> the antichrist is coming. >> oh! >> this will give you nightmares for sure. i do like this guy because it sure didn't work on him. watch this. sanitation worker there he's just, like -- >> he's seen it all! >> the cherry on the top here is when it starts vomiting all over the place. starts, like, spewing right here. >> oh, my god. >> people are, like, what the heck? >> oh. >> oh. >> that is really impressive, just the amount of electronics they included in this thing, wow. >> which is why it scared every single person on the sidewalk, pranks like this are nothing new but to this extent. >> the level of reality. >> it even scared the dog. >> it had the to be fun to

i lived my life and tried to be a good samaritan and good human being and tried to help as many kidsn and the means i have to help them. the more people see that the less they will judge off of the 20 seconds of rant or whatever they call it. >> marshawn lynch contemplated skipping media day, but the prospect of a $100,000 fine got him to show up for six and a half minutes. former cal star doesn't like talking with reporters. who does? he did chat with deion sanders on the nfl network. >> it is on your back. if they can stop you, they will stop the team. >> they will have to stop all of us. i'm a a piece to it, but we got some dogs. >> former cal star suing the nfl and helmet maker riddell. he suffered a serious head injury as well as to his neck at cal and then had his pro career cut short after a series of concussions. he contends the league has not done enough to protect players from head injuries. abc7 sports brought to >>> here is a look at your wake up weather. watch out for the fog. have you to be careful. it will be damp in spots due to drizzle, fog and mid40s to low 50s. the

her safe return happened because there was a very observeant good samaritan who had the presence of mindto see what was going on. michelle birch was parked next to a toyota that met the description of the vehicle that matched the description of the amber alert. >> i kept looking at the car, i said somebody was in the back seat of the car. >> reporter: uncertain about approaching the vehicle herself, burke started to honk her horn to get the attention of the passing police officer. >> going to knock on his window, thank god i didn't. >> reporter: officers arrived and arrested the driver, 43-year-old david allen douglas, police say the girl appeared to be unharmed. but because it is unknown if she was sexually abused, we have decided not to use her name or photo. earlier in the evening the girl and her mother were unloaded groceries in the car, when police say a man grabbed the girl and pulled out a gun. the mother told police she thought the kidnapper hadñr followed them from walmart, the same walmart where police say douglas propapproached another n and her daughter yesterday, saying he

and they are good samaritans because they do call police, and police arrive on the scene to take caref this situation. now according to reports on this incident, the driver of this truck was drinking at the time that he hit the cyclist. now, in this video, you do see police taking the driver away in handcuffs. and they put him in the back of this police vehicle. the driver of this truck was a 58-year-old man. according to reports the cyclist, the victim, in this incident was a 31-year-old man who had spent the day at his mother's house doing some work and was cycling back towards his home at the time that this accident happened. >>> he's known as the final cut king but i got to say the king of just awesome videos online. very short videos. you guys know zach king. this is seven minutes of just awesome clip after awesome clip. every single one has your scratching your head how the heck does he do some of this stuff. let me show you some of my favorites. >> i hit that routine. the bed, all his clothes are on top of the comforter. what the heck? you might remember he had one of these on

i lived my life and tried to be a good samaritan and good human being and tried to help as many kids as i can and the means i have to help them. the more people see that the less they will judge off of the 20 seconds of rant or whatever they call it. >> marshawn lynch contemplated skipping media day, but the prospect of a $100,000 fine got him to show up for six and a half minutes. former cal star doesn't like talking with reporters. who does? he did chat with deion sanders on the nfl network. >> it is on your back. if they can stop you, they will stop the team. >> they will have to stop all of us. i'm a a piece to it, but we got some dogs. >> former cal star suing the nfl and helmet maker riddell. he suffered a serious head injury as well as to his neck at cal and then had his pro career cut short after a series of concussions. he contends the league has not done enough to protect players from head injuries. abc7 sports brought to you by riverw at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org an