sergio quintana is ve in mill valley where happy drivers are lined up at one station. reporter: tw weeks ago at this arco station in mill valley, gas was going for $3.15 for a regular unleaded gallon. now two weeks later it has dropped 16 cents, to $2.99 a gallon there has been a sady line of cars all afternoon so it's no surprise the tanker truck just pulled up minutes ago to resupply this station. mill valley residents even drivers from around mrin county and san francisco, say this is usually one of the least expensive stations to pump gas in the area. and just under $3 now, prices are surprising and very welcomed. prices across the countryave been dropping sharply in the last month or so but the bay area remains among most expensivearket necessary whole united states. drivers here say they are not counting on prices staying low for long. >> i think it's great but i don't think it will last. even though the united states is making more gasoline, more gas production, i don't think the big companies want to save mney for the public. >> it was 2.92 in medford. still pr

sergio quintana is live in mill valley where happy drivers are lined up at one station. reporter: two weeks ago at this arco station in mill valley, gas was going for $3.15 for a regular unleaded gallon. now two weeks later it has dropped 16 cents, to $2.99 a gallon there has been a steady line of cars all afternoon so it's no surprise the tanker truck just pulled up minutes ago to resupply this station. mill valley residents even drivers from around marin county and san francisco, say this is usually one of the least expensive stations to pump gas in the area. and just under $3 now, prices are surprising and very welcomed. prices across the country have been dropping sharply in the last month or so but the bay area remains among most expensive market necessary whole united states. drivers here say they are not counting on prices staying low for long. >> i think it's great but i don't think it will last. even though the united states is making more gasoline, more gas production, i don't think the big companies want to save money for the public. >> it was 2.92 in medford.

abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana is live tonight with more on this tragedy. sergio?reporter: dan, just a few minutes ago the zoo closed. and there has actually been a guard posted outside to prevent us from walking inside with our television cameras. so this morning we bought ourselves a ticket and walked in with our smartphones just like every other customer. i did talk to that investigator and he tells me the first thing he's going to do when he gets here is take a look at the hydraulic door that apparently smashed that young gorilla. psychologist terry l. maple has been hired to investigate this case. we talked to him by phone from florida. >> it has a mechanism on it that is there to be operated in an emergency. the door can be stopped. and in this case it was not stopped in time to save this little gorilla. >> reporter: kabibe was accidentally killed friday when zookeepers were moving the primates into their night quarters. kabeer yay was carried into her quarters by her grandmother bawang then accidentally darted through a closing hydraulic door and was crushed

sergio quintana. >>> open enrollment started today for california. the city hosted a sign-unfair. people will sign up under the health insurance under affordable care act or obamacare. the coverage allows for should be for people who can't obtain it through their employers. >> they have plenty of success, but plenty of people have not taken advantage of this new health insurance opportunity. it transforms people's lives. and the more people we can sign up, the stronger and healthier our community will be. >> open enrollment starts today lasting until february 15th, 2015. >> state officials hope to enroll 1.7 million people this year, about a million people enrolled at this time a year ago. uc san diego will attempt to become the first university in the country to launch a rocket into the loren -- regions of space. the project is currently being developed by student engineers. >> reporter: they're putting up the final pieces of what could be the first student-made rocket to fire up into space. >> hopefully i can say i reached space with a rocket. so -- that would be ideal. >> repor

sergio quintana has deet tails. >>> for some families the gorillas were the first animals they wanted to see gorillas at the zoo, but didn't get to. >> my daughter was excited about going to see the gorillas and we didn't see any. she had been one of the zoos star >> last night one was being put in her sleeping area and that's when the young gorilla started out, and was crushed by a closing hydraulic door and was killed. she was a rare example of a birth in captivity. this summer the zoo celebrated her first birthday, treating the whole gorilla preserve to fruits and goodies. this is the latest of strings of accidents with zoo animals. in december of 2011, a squirrel monkey went missing. a zoo spokesman said someone broke into his enclosure and took him. he was returned a couple days later. she died last year from all -- heart disease complications. and 2007 a tiger escaped her enclosure. killed one spectator and injured two others. zoo officials would not speak publicly about this weekend's accident, but in a statement said,"this type of accident is extremely rare and the zoo officia

in napa, sergio quintana, abc7 news. >> open enrollment started yesterday for covered california. the city of milbrae hosted a sign-up fair. state health officials hope more will sign up for insurance under the affordable care act or obamacare. covered california provides insurance for people who can't obtain it through their employer. >> san mateo county has had tremendous success with enrolling their residents but there are still plenty of people who haven't taken it up with the new health insurance opportunity. it transforms people's lives and the more people we sign up, the stronger and healthier our community will be. >> open enrollment starts today and lasts until february 15, 2015. >> state officials hope to enroll 1.7 million people this year, about 1 million people enrolled at this time one year ago. not sure what to get the child in your life this holiday season? high-tech toys are always popular. consumer reports is partnering exclusively with "7 on your side" to check out some of them. here's michael finney with the details. >> good morning. for kids electronic toys ar

abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana has details. >>> i've been standing in line for about an hour. >> reporter: from sky 7 hd you can see how far downtown the line of people extended. according to cal trans, ridership may have set a record. how long have you been in line? >> i don't even know. an hour, maybe longer. >> reporter: where did you get in line? >> around 8th street. >> reporter: some people lost their patience. this argument caused people to be temporarily booted from the line by sheriff's deputies. three hours proved to be too line so they turned to this superhero driver and others. taxis, uber and lift cars shuttle people down the peninsula. this couple called in their daughter for a ride. >> we were expecting to take the train. i had tickets. i bought ticket, but there's no way i'm waiting in that. >> reporter: just after the parade, street sweepers with brooms and on wheels moved in fast to clear up the streets. confetti was everywhere. union employees had to clear the lines by hand before street cars and buses could resume service. the nightmarish rush of the people ou

in napa, sergio quintana, abc7 news. >> open enrollment started yesterday for coverage california. the city of milbrae hosted a sign-up fair. state officials hope more will sign up for insurance under the affordable care act or obamacare. covered california provides insurance for people who can't obtain it through their employer. >> san mateo county has had tremendous success with enrolling its residents, but there are still plenty of people who haven't taken it up with the new health insurance opportunity. it transforms people's lives and the more people we can sign up, the stronger and healthier our community will be. >> state officials hope to enroll 1.7 million this year. about a million enrolled this time one year ago. >>> the jack london terminal in oakland is closed all weekend. workers are putting in a new gangway. the walkway will have a new security gate and an awning. this is the second phase of a new $3 million renovation project at the terminal. passengers can use the almeda terminal during construction. the jack london square terminal will reopen in time for the tomor

he spoke with reporter sergio quintana. >> reporter: israel galindo swipes through his son's facebook pictures, among the 43 students who disappeared in ger gerer owe, mexico. [ speaking in spanish ] >> reporter: he says the whole world is watching the state of gerer he owe where this happened. the mexican attorney general showed video of charred remains and said three men confessed to murdering the students. the case has sparked massive protests against the mexican president because of a slow response. demonstrator in san jose honor the students focusing attention on corrupt government officials accused of ordering their attack. >> it was actually the mayor of ayotzinapa, the city where the students got killed. the wife is supposed to be the leader of the cartel from guerrero. >> reporter: mayor jose luis abarca and his wife maria delos angeles pineda have been arrested. they've been on the run since september. prosecutors say the pair allegedly order ed the local police chief to stop the students from protesting a speech she made. officers opened fire on their convoy of buses and ha

sergio quintana, abc 7 news. >>> some fan his a tough time catching an uber ride because the service was overloaded. here's what users saw. just a blue dot on the mobile devices. uber reported an outage at 6:30 last night and even if fans were able to get a ride it cost them four times the normal rate because of surge pricing. >>> there were a lot of kids at the victory parade even though it was a school day. more than 11% of students took the day up. that's up from about 7% on an average day. district officials tell us the majority of those absences were high school students. for those who went at that time parade it was quite an experience. >> they waited in the cold and rain for hours and most told us it was all worth it. alyssa harrington has that story. >> a mix of confetti and rain showered san francisco, making for a soggy celebration. >> reporter: thousands of fans in ponchos and umbrellas lined the streets of the city for the giants victory parade. >> we are here. we are freezing. we are cold. we are hungry, but here to support. >> reporter: this fan showed his support in in

abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana has more. >> reporter: just minutes into alaska airlines flight 349, this transmission from air traffic control. >> i have the emergency in progress. >> reporter: from sky 7 hd you can see the alaska airlines plane back on the ground at oakland international. according to a spokes pen for the airline, a bird smashed into the nose of the plane. passenger chung park took this picture as he and the other 150 people onboard left the plane. i talked to hem through the airport paging system. he said weigh didn't notice the plane do anything. the pilot came on the p.a. and said we had a bird strike. park said the captain also announced that the impact knocked out an electronics panel inside the cockpit, but his first officer's instruments were fine, so they safely landed. by phone the alaska airlines spokesperson says their pilots are trained for these emergencies the. >> our pilots go through training every year. they do retraining where they come back and they fly more in our simulators which are state-of-the-art designed to replicate the flight deck of a

in napa, sergio quintana, abc7 news. >> open enrollment started yesterday for covered california.ir. state officials hope more will sign up for insurance under the affordable care act or obamacare. covered california provides insurance for people who can't obtain it through their employer. >> san mateo county has had tremendous success with enrolling its residents, but there are still plenty of people who haven't taken it up with the new health insurance opportunity. it transforms people's lives and the more people we can sign up, the stronger and healthier our community will be. >> open enrollment starts today and lasts until february 15, 2015. >> state officials hope to enroll 1.7 million people this year, about 1 million people enrolled at this time one year ago. not sure what to get the child in your life this holiday season? high-tech toys are always popular. "consumer reports" is partnering exclusively with "7 on your side" to check out some of them. here's michael finney with the details. >> good morning. for kids, electronic toys are a favorite gift. but don't think that c

in milbrae, i'm sergio quintana abc7 news. >>> great news for skiers. more snow could be headed to tahoe. northstar california resort sent us this video showing skiers who enjoyed the three inches of snow falling overnight yesterday, and the lake tahoe tv camera at heavenly mountain resort shows a light dusting. the resort there saw one inch of snow yesterday. you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7hd anytime with the abc7 weather app. we also have more information online at our website, abc7news.com/apps. >> it will be home from the holiday for millions of folks today. a live look at sfo where officials expect nearly 140,000 passengers to pass through the airport today. across the country airports will be packed and highways jammed on one of the busiest travel days of the year. we have the details. >> more than 2.5 million americans expected to take to the sky, hoping to get home in time for work. the weather is clear and passengers should expect tong lines and possible delays. >> everyone travels home and they are all trying to get back today

sergio quintana, news. >>> here's video of what users saw a blue dot on their mobile devices. uber reported the outage on twitter at 6:30 last night and even if they were able to get a ride it cost them four times the normal rate because of surge pricing. >> there were a lot of kids at yesterday's victory parade even though it was a school day. according to the san francisco unified school district, more than 11% of students took the day off. that's up from about 7% on an average day. district officials tell us the majority of those absences were high school students. >> for those who went to the parade it was quite an experience. >> they waited in the cold and rain for hours, but told us it was all worth it. alisa harrington has that story. >> reporter: a mix of con feddy and rain showered san francisco making for aing so world series celebration. >> even on a rainy day, you can't keep the spirits down. >> thousands of fans in ponchos and umbrellas lined the street for a victory fa raid. >> we are cold, freezing, hungry, but we're here to support. >> i have 2010 world champi

sergio quintana has deet tails. >>> for some families the gorillas were the first animals they wanted to see gorillas at the zoo, but didn't get to. >> my daughter was excited about going to see the gorillas and we didn't see any. >> last night one was being put in her sleeping area and that's when the young gorilla started out, and was crushed by a closing hydraulic door and was killed. she had been one of the zoo's stars. she was a rare example of a birth in captivity. this summer the zoo celebrated her first birthday, treating the whole gorilla preserve to fruits and goodies. this is the latest of strings of accidents with zoo animals. in december of 2011, a squirrel monkey went missing. a zoo spokesman said someone broke into his enclosure and took him. she died last year from all right complications. and 2007 a tiger escaped her enclosure. killed one spectator and injured two others. zoo officials would not speak publicly about this weekend's accident, but in a statement said, "this type of accident is extremely rare and the zoo officials assure the public that all staff follow p

sergio quintana is live with the deelths. >> reporter: i talked with that investigator today and he says the first thing he's goeb going to be looking into is the hydraulic door that accidentally crushed that baby gorilla. he described it as kind of an elevator door except when you do happen to stick your hand into an elevator door you know it senses and the door opens up again. unfortunately, this door has an emergency stop button and staff didn't get to it in time. zoo patrons placed flowers at the entrance to the gorilla habitat and this morning one came over to a woman who crea d created -- another zoo visitor told us she's concerned for the safety of the animals. >> five females. all came out, went to different parts of the enclosure, and just sat. sort of like they were looking, like they were wondering what had gone on. >> reporter: a security guard was opiated at the entrance to the zoo preventing all media from going inside with tv cameras, so we bought a ticket and walked in with our smartphones. >> we're also concerned honestly that the zoo evidently shut things down for the p

sergio quintana is live with this story. >> jacqueline, or jackie, has only been home for two weeks. her mom says she hopes she will one day be able to stand on her own two feet but realizes the long-term goal and the support they'll be getting from a new foundation will help. jackie and her mother, sylvia, met the leaders of the new organization at their oakland home this afternoon. they issued a $5,000 grant and will be assisting in other ways as well. almost immediately they began planning a replacement wheelchair ramp to make it easier for sylvia to get jackie out of the house. douglas, peggy, and jhonny stabbed the friends of alan stafford foundation, named in honor of peggy's brother who suffered a spinal injury at 15 years old help passed away three years ago but they hope to carry on his independent spirit by helping others dealing with severe spinal injuries. >> her story was remarkable, and so sad, and she needs help. that was our first impression, was that this is a that my brother put in front of to us say, hey, this is who you guys need to help right now. >> the jackie i

sergio quintana is live with this story. >> jacqueline, or jackie, has only been home for two weeks. her mom says she hopes she will one day be able to stand on her own two feet but realizes the long-term goal and the support they'll be getting from a new foundation will help. jackie and her mother, sylvia, met the leaders of the new organization at their oakland home this afternoon. they issued a $5,000 grant and will be assisting in other ways as well. almost immediately they began planning a replacement wheelchair ramp to make it easier for sylvia to get jackie out of the house. douglas, peggy, and jhonny stabbed the friends of alan stafford foundation, named in honor of peggy's brother who suffered a spinal injury at 15 years old help passed away three years ago but they hope to carry on his independent spirit by helping others dealing with severe spinal injuries. >> her story was remarkable, and so sad, and she needs help. that was our first impression, was that this is a that my brother put in front of to us say, hey, this is who you guys need to help right now. >> the jackie i

sergio quintana, abc 7 news. >>> a northern california woman is accused of trying to kill her two young sons by intentionally driving off a 300 foot cliff. athena doyle and her sons ages 2 and 4 are recovering from serious injuries. doyle faces two felony counts of attempted murder. she was arrested friday. the crash happened october 3rd. the vehicle as you see here was found off highway 1 north of fort bragg. >>> a chp officer who has already surrendered his career today surrendered himself to authorities in contra costa county. sean harrington is charged with stealing explicit photos from at least one woman's cell phone during a traffic stop and sending those photos to other officers. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live in martinez, where harrington appeared in court today with this developing news. laura? >> reporter: well, harrington was actually out of the jail here in a couple of hours to make that court appearance. at this point, prosecutors think they will only be able to charge harrington in this case even though the photos were sent to other officers, but prosecutors als

being asked to cut back on the water use, especially at peak morning and evening hours in napa, sergio quintanaabc7 news. >> open enrollment started today for covered california and state health officials hope more people will sign up under the affordable care act. the city of millbrae hosted a signup fair. covered california provides insurance for people who can't obtain it through their employers. >> there's plenty of people that haven't taken advantage of this new health insurance opportunity. it transforms people's lives, and the more people we can sign up, the stronger and healthier our community will be. >> open enrollment starts today and lasts until february 15, 2015. >> state officials hope to enroll 1.7 million people this year, a little more than one million people enrolled at this time a year ago. >> new video out today of the officer involved in the shooting death of an 18-year-old african-american map in ferguson, missouri, tensions are mounding as the grand jury comes closer to a decision whether to indict the officer. here's the new video and audio. >> the first glimpses we have

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the latest from bodega bay. >> witnesses say the coast guard and other rescue workers quickly recovered four people from the dangerous waters. one woman said she could see paramedics trying to revive them. >> the guy was pumping. the paramedic was just hauling on somebody. it was so -- i couldn't believe it. >> three men and one woman pulled from the water did not survive. a fifth person identified as philip sanchez was pulled from the rocks by helicopter. that's him being walked into the coast guard station by the rescue workers. he suffered minor cuts and bruises and was rushed to a santa rosa hospital. the 32-foot long boat they were it was a complete loss. >> it broke up on the rocks over it pretty much got smashed to pieces by the waves. we haven't seen any recoverable pieces of it. >> philip sanchez has returned home from the hospital. we talked to some of his friends who tell us he's known the other four people in the group for years. sanchez did not talk with us. his friends asked us to leave after he got home. according to the sheriff's de

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has the latest from bodega bay. >> witnesses say the coast guard andther rescue workers quickly recovered four people from the dangerous waters. ed one said she could see ed paramedics trying to revive them. >> the guy was pumping. the paramedic was just hauling on somebody. it was soaves really, i couldn't believe it. >> three men and one woman pulled from the water did not survive. a fifth person identified as philip sanchez was pulled from the rocks by helicopter. that's him being walked into the coast guard station by the rescue workers. he suffered minor cuts and bruises and was rushed to a santa rosa hospital. the 32-foot long boat they were in smashed into the rocks. it was a complete loss. >> it broke up on the rocks over there. it pretty much got smashed to pieces by the waves. we haven't seen any recoverable pieces of it. >> philip sanchez has returned home from the hospital. we talked to some of his friends who tell us he's known the other four people in the group for years. sanchez did not talk with his. ed -- with us. his friends asked us

the students, isrrael jacinto gallardo, was there last night. he spoke with abc7 news reporter sergio quintana. >> israel jacinto lugardo was among the students who disappeared in mexico. that was in september. [speaking spanish] >> he said the whole world is watching the fate of gallardo where it happened. the mexico attorney general shows video of charred remains said three men have fessed to -- confessed to murdering the students. it sparked massive protests against the mexican president because of a slow response. the demonstrators are focusing their attention on corrupt government officials in the area where they got attacked. >> corrupt government officials that are accused of ordering their attack. >> the students got killed, the wife was supposed to be the leader of the cartel from there. >> the mayor and his wife were arrested this week in mexico city. they have been on the run since september. prosecutors say the pair allegedly ordered the local police chief to stop the students from protesting a speech she made. officers opened fire on their convoy of buses and hand the survivors ov

in milbrae, i'm sergio quintana abc7 news. , >>> great news for skiers. more snow could be headed to tahoe. northstar california resort sent us this video showing skiers who enjoyed the three inches of snow falling overnight yesterday, and the lake tahoe tv camera at heavenly mountain resort shows a light dusting. the resort there saw one inch of snow yesterday. you can see what is showing up on live doppler hd anytime with the abc7 weather app. we also have more information online at our website, abc7news.com/apps. today is one of the busiest days for air travel as people head home after the thanksgiving break. let's take a live look now at sfo where officials expect 140,000 passengers to pass through the airport today alone. in fact, 1.3 million travelers were expected to pass through sfo over the course of the holiday weekend. nationwide 2.6 million people expected to take to the skies today. another 2.4 million travelers are expected to fly home tomorrow. 6:04 is our time. >>> the officer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager in fergeson, missouri h

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has more. >> minutes into alaska airlines flight 349, this transmission if -- from air-traffic control. >> i have the emergency in progress on the south field. >> you can see the alaska airlines plane back on the ground at oakland international. according to a spokesperson for the airline, a bird smashed into the nodes of of the plane. a passenger took this picture as he and the other 150 people aboard left the plane. i talked with him through the airport paging system. he said we didn't notice the plane do anything. pilot came on the p.a. and said we had a bird strike. the captain also announced that the impact knocked out an electronic panel inside the cockpit, but his first officer equipment was fine so they safely landed. by phone, the airline said their pilots are trained for those emergencies. >> out pilots have training and every year they do training where they come back and fly in our simulators, which are state of the or the, designed to exactly replicate the flight deck of a 737. >> she also said the flight will resume with the replacement plan

sergio quintana has deet tails. >>> for some families the gorillas were the first animals they wound see at the zoo but didn't get to. >> my daughter was excited about going to see the gorillas and we didn't see any. >> last night one was being put in her sleeping area and that's when the young gorilla started out, and was crushed by a closing hydraulic door and was killed. she was a star. she was a rare example of a birth in captivity. this summer the zoo celebrated her first birthday, treating the whole gorilla preserve to fruits and goodies. this is the latest of strings of accidents with zoo animals. earlier a can i recall went missing. someone broke into his enclosure and took him. but return him later. and 2007 a tiger escaped herren closer. killed one spectator and injured two others. zoo officials would not speak publicly but in a statement said this type of accident is extremely rare and the zoo twins assure the public that all animals follow protocol at the facility and it is specifically designed with animal safety as the top priority. >> some visitors worried. >> they are

abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has more. >> minutes into alaska airlines flight 349, this transmission if air-traffic control. progress on the south field. >> you can see the alaska airlines plane back on the ground at oakland international. according to a spokesperson for the airline, a bird smashed into the nodes of of the plane. a passenger took this picture as he and the other 150 people aboard left the plane. i talked with him through the airport paging system. he said we didn't notice the plane do anything. pilot came on the p. a. and said we had a bird strike. the captain also announced that the impact knocked out an electronic panel inside the cockpit but his first officer equipment was fine so they safely landed. by phone the airline said their pilots are trained for those emergencies. >> they have training and every year they do training where they come back and fly in our simulators, which are state of the or the, designed to exactly replicate the flight deck of a 737. >> she also said the flight will resume with the replacement plane. the damaged plane will stay ground for

abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana is in the newsroom with a look at that question. >> well, the lastconsidered in california was in 2007. brittany maynard's case has certainly stirred conversation about revisiting the issue here. brittany maynard graduated from uc berkeley and lived in the east bay before moving to portland, oregon to carry out her end of life plans. her situation is creating new awareness. >> the fact she had to move from her home in california to a state to the north that afforded her an important right that her home state didn't, this, yes, has become a much more discussed issue. >> reporter: the state senator says he has been in close communication with the group called compassion and choices about possible legislation in california. though maynard's decision to take her own life this weekend sparked conversation and debate, any legislation in california may not be drawn up immediately. but when it is, advocates against these laws are ready. >> we are in a society with a broken profit-driven health care system. and it's dangerous to make assisted suicide an alter