it's sutro sam the river otter. not been seen around san francisco in several decades. river otters were driven out of the area by human development and other things that go along with the big city. so, it was a surprise to biologists when he was discovered a few weeks ago. nobody knows how he got here but that part didn't matter to those who were sporting large and small cameras to get a photo of sam. normally, wild animals stay far away from humans but, not sam. no, sam, it seems, likes the attention he is getting. >> is sole exciting. and he is doing a show for us to. he has been climbing in performing a dietary impressed with the san francisco offers. >> i think it is awesome! >> reporter: sutro sam has made himself at home in the largest pool of the burned down bath house and seems to be happyand, full, the pool is rich with plenty to eat. mussles and large goldfish have been on the menu for sam. river otters need fresh water, which makes the sutro baths perfect because underground waterways feed into the big p

a river otter, named sutro sam has been living in the large pool of the baths for a few weeks. he's been drawing an audience. river otters haven't been seen in the area for several decades. they were driven out by development. and while most wild animals are shy -- sutro sam seems to enjoy the attention. >> is so exciting, that he has even been doing a show. i never realized the cuteness of san francisco daughters. ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no more paper lists. [ dog barking ] ♪ no more paper anything. safeway presents just for u. ♪ save more. save easier. saving more, starts now. just for u on the safeway app. saving more, starts now. (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information and receive a free 3-day

. >> reporter: they call him sutro sam. the rogue river otter to made his way to sea. >> i thought it was just here all the time. oh, that's really cool. when we saw all these people with cameras and we figured it must have been some sort of phenomenon. >> reporter: right now dna tests are being done to see if sam swam his way from marin county. no one knows exactly how he got here. they are just glad he did. >> looks happy. looks like it's checking everybody out. >> reporter: researchers at the river otter ecological project say sam is the first otter recorded in decades here in san francisco. the group tracks river otter sightings here in the bay area. >> i have seen them in october 1st it was the first time i noticed him and well, there's plenty of fish. i have seen him catch a lot of fish every day since he has been here. so i guess that's why he is sticking around. >> reporter: researchers say they are keeping a close eye on sutro sam. while he may be nice to look at, keeper hands to yourself, they say. >> don't approa

sutro sam as he's named since he took up residence near the old sutro bath brought big crowds to thecomplete with camera and video recorders to catch him frolicking in the water. he's believed to be the first river otter to make san francisco its home in decade. sam also has a twitter account now of course. one tweet reads yes, i am the cutest don't ever forget. that sea otter have nothing on me. >> you tell them sutro sam. spencer is back. >> he told me skies are clear right now as we look live doppler 7hd absence of clouds and thickening overnight.so tomorrow state wide we'll be looking at divided weather picture. northern part of the state rainfall and includes bay area southern california will have mainly sunny skies. mild with high pressure in the 60's. but here in the bay area rain will start fairly early in the morning and continue to spread and intensify during the afternoon and evening hours so pretty wet day and cool one. high pressure mainly upper 40's to low 50's for most of the bay area and here's accu-weather 7. let me show you southern california first. i forgot. sunny

. >> his name is sutro sam. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! bowl, my spoons! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios has whole grain and 110 delicious calories. ...more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios in multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >>> sandy hook elementary might never reopen. today the surviving students went back to school to a different campus seven miles away. nearly three weeks after the shooting spree, the children and staff returned to class in the neighboring town of monroe. a former middle school has been converted into the new sandy hook elementary. the community in newtown, connecticut, is focusing on the positive. >> kids all got off the bus. a lot of them were happy to see their friends. >> we're trying not to keep talking over and over about the same stuff and we want her to get back to normal. >> they will continue to be heavy police presence to make sure the children and parents and staff feel safe at the new scho

. >> reporter: they call him sutro sam. the rogue river otter made his way to sea. >> i thought it was just here all the time. so i was like that cool but we saw all these people with cameras and we figured it was some sort of phenomenon. >> reporter: dna tests are being done to see if sam swam from marin county. they don't know how he got here. >> he looks safe and happy. looks like it's checking everybody out. >> reporter: researchers at the river otter ecological project say sam is the first otter recorded in decades here in san francisco. the group tracks river otter sightings here in the bay area. >> i have seen him in october 1st was the first time i noticed him and -- well, there's plenty of fish. i have seen him catch a lot of fish every day since he's been here. i guess that's why he is sticking around. >> reporter: researchers are keeping a close eye on sutro sam. he may be nice to look a.m. but keep your hands to yourself. >> don't approach him. just keep your distance. don't feed him. don't let your dog swim wit

i guess that's why he is sticking around. >> reporter: researchers are keeping a close eye on sutro sam. he may be nice to look at, they say keep your hands to yourself. >> don't approach him. just keep your distance. don't feed him. don't let your dog swim with him. just leave him alone and enjoy him from a distance. >> reporter: the one thing i was told is that river otters are typically pretty shy. the animals tend to keep their distance. from what we've seen, this river otter is a bit of a ham. in san francisco, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >>> yellow is the new red for drivers in china. chinese police are now treating running a yellow light like running a red. officials say the new law is necessary to reduce the number of crashes. but critics call the new law stupid and evil and say it is contrary to newton's first law of motion. drivers who violate the yellow light rule just twice are really required to retake road training and submit to an official exam. >>> coming up in our next half hour, the road trip that's led to a troubling mystery. >> this is every parent's worst nightmare. >> re

sutro sam has he been named has taken up residence near the old sutro baths. is bringing in big crowds people bringing video recorders hoping to capture him. sam has a twitter account and tweet out that reads, yes, i'm the cutest. don't ever forget that. sea otters have nothing to o me. sutro sam won't care about the rain but the rest of us humans we need to be ready. >> and it's heading our way, a lot of folks in the waters for the alcatraz swim. 11:00, it should be dry. but it is starting off cloudy and cool, temperatures in the 30s. mid 40s, this afternoon the rain coming to the bay area mainly after lunch. that is when we'll see heaviest rain up to 5:00 this evening. temperatures in the 50s then by tonight, temperatures drop below 50 but it will turn into showers do look for showers to continue through tomorrow morning and sunny conditions and drier and warmer monday and tuesday with another chance of rain wednesday through friday. >> thank y'all for joining us on the saturday morning news. you asked for it. now, the abc7 exclusive alarm 3 is available for

sutro sam was first spotted i bird watcher in september.ier a report of river otter at baker beach. >> new list out tonight of healthiest city in america and 2 bay area city scored actually quite well. at the top of the list san francisco. salt lake city no. 2. and san jose came in in third place. 100 city on everything from medical care and obesity ritz to unemployment, even just general happiness. okays to are the best. as for the worst cities when it comes to health toledo at number 98 followed by philadelphia at 99 and at 100 alabama biggest city. that's birmingham. all of which is why we live here. it does feel kind of cold like the is back east these days. spencer back with the forecast and rain is coming. >> coming our way yes it is. couldn't tell that by the sky this is late afternoon. this is a time lapse view of the sunset from high definition east bay hills camera. sunset at 5:04:00 p.m. under a mainly clear sky and as you can sea life doppler 7 hd sky clear and few clouds offshore. they are moving in our direction. now tomorrow

sutro sam, as he has been named, took up residence near the old sutro baths and brought in big crowdsthe bay area yesterday complete with cameras and video recorders could catch him frolicking in the water. he's believed to be the first river otter to make san francisco his home in decades. look at that little face. sam has a twitter accounts now. of course. one tweet reads, yes, i am the cutest, don't forget that. sea otters have nothing on me. once you go to twitter, he can claim whatever he wants until the sea otters get their own accounts. >> if you do want to see sutro sam, try to do it in the morning because rain is moving in tonight. temperatures are cool and it's cloudy in the low 30s to mid-40s. this afternoon we will see rain spread from the north bay through the south bay with temperatures in the 50s and by evening temperatures will drop below 50 but it will turn into showers. then look for the showers continue into tomorrow morning but then drier hopefully by monday and tuesday. >> all right. thank you so much and thank you everyone for joining us on the abc7 saturday morn

sutro sam named that since taking up residents and brought out big crowds to the area today. >> videoameras and folks want to record him. and also has his own twitter account. >>> this is "world news." tonight, airplane arrest. a pilot fails a breathalyzer test. why did officials suspect he'd been drinking? >>> new jobs. what the experts say the economy is about to do next. >>> real picture. the gritty new video from the u.s. navy warning what can happen if you abuse a dangerous new drug. >>> and mystery man found. an old photo of princess diana with a man in the picture, labelled not to be published. we tracked down the man who had everybody talking. >>> good evening on this friday night. as we come on the air, information is still pouring in about what happened to a passenger flight out of minneapolis today. a pilot was arrested after failing a breathalyzer t

. >> his name is sutro sam, the first river otto seen in san francisco in half a century the. >> he isat at the fresh water pond where he is feeding on goldfish the. >> speakers are at a loss to explain this. but their guess is he swam from marin county where there is a growing population. >> the river otter leaves parents at a certain age and he is not afraid of people. >> i hope he will come out. if he doesn't, it is not performing for me. it is not about me. seeing it was fun. >> he was spotted by bird watchers in sent -- september and two weeks earlier they were seen. >> they are at home in fresh water or salt water. right? >> we have been watching the pictures all morning. >> usually i take the kids to coyote point museum to see a river otter but there you go. real life. hope he will be there. thank you for joining us. captioned by, closed captioning services, inc.@Ñ [dramatic music] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> hello, everybody, and welcome to millionaire. if you've ever watched judge judy, you've probably seen a lot of people that are very unhappy with her. kathleen miller says th

it is a rare river otter that has now been nicknamed sutro sam.first spotted in september and since then dozens of people have been showing up just to get a glimpse. >> we were standing over here and then we saw the otter surface and then a heron came over and they were fighting over a piece of fish. >> sutro sam is the first river otter to be seen in san francisco in dades. wildlife experts say the fact that the creature is here means we're doing a better job of protecting the water sheds. it does not have a mate which could mean he may move on soon to try to find one. >> that's love for you. >>> time 6:26. how is 280 doing. >> it's a little bit slow in some areas but for the most part it's nice and clear. and the south commute has been nice. this is northbound 280 getting to higthrough here it moves well. this one is a little lighter than usual today. 580 traffic is already a little busy in livermore. let's go to steve. >>> not as cold this morning. still cold, more 30s and patchy fog showing up. there's higher humidity in the air right now. mos

. >> meet sutro sam, becoming very popular. >> he is eating gold fish released there.are at a loss tochl plain where he came from. >> best guess is that he swam across the golden gate from marin county. >> first spotted by bird patchers in september. there were reports of a river otter atí?mkz baker beach. >> looks comfortable.

. >> his name is sutro sam, the first river otto seen in san francisco in half a century the. >> he isy popular at at the fresh water pond where he is feeding on goldfish the. >> speakers are at a loss to explain this. but their guess is he swam from marin county where there is a growing population. >> the river otter leaves parents at a certain age and he is not afraid of people. >> i hope he will come out. if he doesn't, it is not performing for me. it is not about me. seeing it was fun. >> he was spotted by bird watchers in sent -- september and two weeks earlier they were seen. >> they are at home in fresh water or salt water. right? >> we have been watching the pictures all morning. >> usually i take the kids to coyote point museum to see a river otter but there you go. real life. hope he will be there. thank you for joining us. captioned by, closed captioning services, inc. [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service, now's a great time to get at&t u-verse tv. make the switch. [ female announcer ] call now to get at&t u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6

it's a rare river otter that's been nicknamed sutro sam. the otter was first spotted in september.nce then, dozens of people have been showing up just to get a glimpse of it. >> very playful. fun-loving creature. >> he put his head up and he went back down and he did that a few times. >> sutro sam is the first river otter to be seen in san francisco in decades. wildlife experts say the fact this little feature is here means we are doing a better job of protecting our watersheds. one thing sutro sam has not had is a mate which could mean that he may have to move on soon top try to find one, dave. >> all right, tori. >>> 8:25. hey, sal, everything going swimmingly in our commute. >> i think so. that's a great way to say it. we've been doing very well. we've been looking for problems. even sometimes when there are problems, traffic is light so it doesn't cause a big delay. 237, normally we have a lot of stop-and-go traffic. even yesterday we had a little bit but today if seems to be much better if you are crossing over the peninsula. 84 and 92, those are the ways you can cross over. i

sutro sam is taking up residence and he brought big crowds to the area today with their cameras and their recorders just trying to get a glimpse of him frolicking in the water. you can also follow him on twitter. he tweeted today. >> there are a million uses for duct tape. although you never saw it used to strap in an unruly airline passenger. this happened on a flight from ice land to new york on thursday . the drunk man started choking a woman, the other passengers held him down and then strapped him to the seat. >> he wasn't charged. the passengers didn't want to come forward. although it makes for more leg room. >> that is remarkable use of duct tape. >> you can use duct tape for anything. that's true. i'm >>> tonight on a special edition of "nightline," a living miracle. it is an extremely rare double hand transplant that promised hope for a young woman who had lost both hands and feet from the darkest moments -- >> i can't wait to brush my own hair. >> to the biggest victories, we follow her amazing journey over three years. it is a story of defying the odds and the phone call that

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man on his cell phone but to me he is behaving badly why, well let's take a close look, this is sutro samhe name given to this river otter that has taken up residence here this is the historic sutro baths located just below the cliff house restaurant in san francisco around this area are several signs just like this that read for your safety, and the protection of the river otter inhabiting the former sutro baths, this area is temporaily closed so the area is closed beyond that point but as i have proven time and time again signs like this are for everyone else, so people walk up to the signs, then walk right past them however it's way beyohnd just ignoring the signs, some people have started feeding the wild otter, and get this some are trying to swim the otter or letting their dog try to swim with the otter if figures the minute we get a rare sighting of a river otter which by the way the national park service is still trying to figure out how it even got here people would rush over and try to feed it, and i not a but surprised that people are ignoring the signs or the fences this sign

. >> reporter: this furry little guy is known as sutro sam because he plays in the sutro baths. >> wending over here and we saw the otter and then a ferin came and they were fighting over a fish. >> just very playful. fun loving creatures. >> he just put his head up and then went back down. he did that several times. >> reporter: while we looked for sam, we saw this whale. wildlife making a home next to such a big city is a positive sign. she says it means we're doing better to protecting our watershed. >> he can hunt in the ocean as this fresh water pool. he has a fresh water seep to use. it's a great place for him. >> reporter: sam certainly seems to like it. >> nice to see nature reclaiming their habitat. >> reporter: one thing sam doesn't have is a mate. that's why ecologists wonder if he'll move on in late winter when his hormones start revving up. lorraine blanco. >>> a former sausalito house cat was reunited with his family after 8-1/2 years. vanilla disappeared when he was just a kitten. an animal officer found a chip in the cat's ear. then they called the owner and gave her t

. >> meet sutro sam. hello, critter. lives in the sutro baths feeding on gold fish released in the pond. experts who study river otters are at a loss to explain where he came from. >> the best guess sthae swam across the golden gate where there is a growing population. he's not afraid of people. he seems to greet those who visit the pond. >> you can see, so cute. >> he is. >> going to be popular. >> getting along nicely. >> doing just fine. >> still ahead, new congress sworn in. plus... >> students from sandy hook elementary school return to class for the first time since a massacre that took lives of 20 classmates and six staff. i'll have the story coming up. >> i'm michael finney, unwanted telemarketing calls to put a stop to them, and they have a cash reward. >>> it was like the first day of school. everybody. there were therapy dogs and parents rmt and anxiety. everybody was, i think happy to get back in the swing of things. >> for the first time since the shooting the young students returned to class today. >> they n

. >> reporter: this furry little guy is known as sutro sam because he plays in the sutro baths. >> wending over here and we saw the otter and then a ferin came and they were fighting over a fish. >> just very playful. fun loving creatures. >> he just put his head up and then went back down. he did that several times. >> reporter: while we looked for sam, we saw this whale. wildlife making a home next to such a big city is a positive sign. she says it means we're doing better to protecting our watershed. >> he can hunt in the ocean as this fresh water pool. he has a fresh water seep to use. it's a great place for him. >> reporter: sam certainly seems to like it. >> nice to see nature reclaiming their habitat. >> reporter: one thing sam doesn't have is a mate. that's why ecologists wonder if he'll move on in late winter when his hormones start revving up. lorraine blanco. >>> a former sausalito house cat was reunited with his family after 8-1/2 years. vanilla disappeared when he was just a kitten. an animal officer found a chip in the cat's ear. then they called the owner and gave her t

sutro sam has taken up residence near the sutro baths. g to catch sam frolicking in the water. sam also a twitter account, one tweet reads, yes, i am the cuteest, don't forget that. sea otters have nothing on me. we'll send over to the weather center with frances dinglasan. >> good morning. rain arrives this afternoon turning into showers tonight and that continues into tomorrow morning. drier and warmer sunnier monday and tuesday. the cold front is moving towards the bay area and the tail end is going to bring us the wet weather mainly after lunch for most of us. basically later on by about lunchtime is when we started to see some of the rain along the coast. light to moderate rainfall in the afternoon hours, by 6:00 it turns into showers and overnight into tomorrow. a few leftover showers. and highs will be in the 50s and look for 55 in san francisco. 57 in san jose. more upper 50s around monterey bay. some showers again overnight into tomorrow morning but sunnier weather monday and tuesday. >> thank you so ♪ we were skipping stones and

there is a twitter account now for sutro sam, the >>> good morning, america. and breaking this morning, big news for the u.s. economy. the brand-new jobs report. signs that hiring is on an upswing and america is spending again. are we headed for a jobs boom this year? >>> caught on tape. the highway patrol officer caught on camera, allegedly arresting dozens of drivers on false charges. even tasering one. the trooper of the year now facing a massive class-action lawsuit. were her superiors covering up her lies. >>> mcdreamy takes on starbucks and wins. he saves lives on "grey's anatomy." now, he is saving jobs. rescuing a popular coffee chain from collapsing. why he made this personal house call. >>> and take a look at this intriguing, new photo of princess diana, going viral overnight. the most famous woman in the world at 19, with a mysterious man. the photo marked, not to be pu

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sutro sam, as he has been named, took up residence near the old sutro baths and brought in big crowdsrday complete with cameras and video recorders could catch him frolicking in the water. he's believed to be the first river to ther to make san francisco his home in decades. sam has a twitter accounts now. one tweet reads, yes, i am the cutest, don't forget that. sea otters have nothing on me. >>> got to give it to sam. next at six, a deadly outbreak of contagious noro virus at a residential care facility in the north bay. >> plus fundraisers will be held over the next few days for the petaluma teen found dead in lake tahoe. i'm live in petaluma. coming up i'll tell you how money raised in a >> good morning. let's start off with a quick first look at the weather. frances dinglasan is in for lisa argen this morning. >> it is starting out partly cloudy and winds are light right now. you see from the live shot from our roof camera. flags aren't blowing. temperatures on the school side once again. low 30s to

a river otter named at sutro sam as a living in a large pool of the bats for a few weeks.ea for several decades. said joe sam seems to enjoy the attention and animal experts say he seems to be doing just fine. the pool as fresh water fed by underground streams and there's plenty of fish and muscles for him the eat. >> in the year means new movies out in hollywood but 2013 is shaping up to look a lot like 2012 at the box office. the hundred games catching fire tops the list as 20 thirteens most anticipate a blockbuster. the movie is set for november release. the next installation of the house it ranked second. --hobbit what it is settled i had the big screen in december. at the super hero thriller iron man three as set for a may release and came in third place. rounding out the top five at star trek and to the darkness and the great gatsby. both films are set to open in may. thanks for joining the kron4 news dr. phil is next.

it's a rare river otter nicknamed sutro sam. there he is.ember and since then dozens of people have been showing up just to see it. >> it's very playful, fun loving creatures. >> they come put his head and you happen went back down. -- head up and went back down. >> he's the first river otter to be seen in san francisco in decades. the fact that you can see him here means you're doing a better job of protecting the water sheds. >> i need to go see him. >>> 5:25 is the time, phil jackson is engaged to jeanie bus. she wrote, phil finally gave me that ring i wanted. she received the ring at christmas. they have been dating since 1999. >>> star wars creator george lucas endangered. the film maker proposed to his girlfriend of 7 years. this will be the second marriage for lucas who is 68- year-old. >>> 5:26 is the time. let's check in with sal for the look at the commute. >>> we're doing pretty well around the bay area. this morning's commute in san jose starting off well. northbound 280 looks good getting up to highway 17. did have a couple mino

man on his cell phone but to me he is behaving badly why, well let's take a close look, this is sutro same given to this river otter that has taken up residence here this is the historic sutro baths located just below the cliff house restaurant in san francisco around this area are several signs just like this that read for your safety, and the protection of the river otter inhabiting the former sutro baths, this area is temporaily closed so the area is closed beyond that point but as i have proven time and time again signs like this are for everyone else, so people walk up to the signs, then walk right past them however it's way beyohnd just ignoring the signs, some people have started feeding the wild otter, and get this some are trying to swim the otter or letting their dog try to swim with the otter if figures the minute we get a rare sighting of a river otter which by the way the national park service is still trying to figure out how it even got here people would rush over and try to feed it, and i not a but surprised that people are ignoring the signs or the fences this sign reads

and while most wild animals are shy, " sutro sam " seems to enjoy the attention.fine. >> them a cat has been reunited with his owners after going missing, a 90 melt siamese cat, and had gone missing from its owners, lease the gerson and ashley lowenbrub, 8 and a half years ago and it sausalito. one of gerson andlowengrub's daughters was holding bundle up and he jumped out of her arms and ran off. in early december, the shelter had been called to a home in the noe vallate to take bonilla after his new owner had been hospitalized with dementia. windmill was brought back to the shelter, an animal control officer is a microchip and but mill as a back to find his own. but bonilla is now back with his owners and southern california. >> we are still working on several developing stories down here in the kron 4 news room. coming will have more news on the girl missing from petaluma. will be right back.