. >> "q": that's chris tennyson with johnny football, a.k.a., billy vegas. his nickname since he skipped a team doctor's appointment sunday morning to allegedly party it up in las vegas saturday night. disguised in a wig, glasses and hoody. the world's been searching for him since. tennyson found him shooting pool westlake. >> finally i was like -- i'm with him. what's the worst he can say? no? i went up and asked him? and he was like yeah, buddy, no problem. >> his girlfriend ashley got a selfie, too. >> saved that picture to my phone numerous times just in case. >> they were celebrating the holidays with her co-workers. >> i went up to him and said i just want you to know you are my hero. he shook his head and said i'm not really sure about that. >> besides the billy vegas saga, he's making headlines after being pulled over for expired tags. >> "q": and, for this christmas clip of him with booze in hand. manziel was released from a drug and alcohol rehab center last year. did you guys see him drink? at dave and buster's? >> i personally didn't see anything

now secretary tennyson from d.o.t.. sec. tennyson: thank you, secretary perry. in keeping with the governor poste request, take time to consider whether they need to go out and see for themselves. we think you need to not go out and see for yourself. stay home. our crews have been working overnight, working on snow and ice across the state. some people have asked about why you not see the blades down scraping all the time, and the situation is that you are not always able to remove what is there until it has been treated with salts, broken up, until there is enough to plow. so just because we have trucks out with plows on them does not mean they have to be scraping to do the job. they are placing sand and salt. we have put out nearly 2 million gallons of salt brine in anticipation of the event, which helps to keep ice from bonding to the roadway. we also have used more than 12,000 tons of salt and more than 5000 tons of the sand-salt mixture to treat roads across the state in specific areas. crews will continue to be out in force on the roadways, and we move cre

with that, i will have mike sprayberry, along with nick tennyson and colonel gray.>> first of all, i want to thank the governor for his rapid declaration of a state of emergency, and signing off on the transportation waivers. this allows us to have a rapid and agile response to this event that is unfolding in our state later tonight. we expect significant amounts of snow and ice, starting in the western part of the state, moving across the state. there is a severe weather warning for winter weather. that is basically all the way up into wake county at this time. this will create hazardous travel conditions, and it will create power outages, and we know this, and we are taking the appropriate steps to mitigate the hazard. the governor and frank perry have authorized me to activate the state emergency operations center which it is being done today. we will rapidly respond efficiently to any resource request that is sent to us by the county, and perform other missions that the governor spoke about. we have begun being deployment of the national guard partners to the various parts of the

many top officials, nick tennyson. briefing the media earlier today. off the roads. stay with your family a keep an eye on your loved ones. we will take you to the emergency operations center for an update. our eyewitness news coverage of this winter storm continues. tisha: and headaches for people trying to get out of town. one airline is still operating despite the weather. steve: we want to show you the driving conditions. here is a live look from one of our dot cameras. this is approaching the durham freeway. they are approaching the durham freeway split. driving conditions are ok. be careful. some of you do have to go out and get to work. take it slow. tisha: stay connected with us. abc 11 eyewitness news continues. steve: a major breaking news situation in johnston county. the highway is shut down. this is just north of the inner change. we are beginning to see that more and more. diane wilson is in breaking news one. tell us what you see. >> here on 40 we are going westbound. my photographer just got back. i'm going to ask him about it. both lanes completely s

southbound right at tennyson is where we're dealing with an accident.d news is over to the right shoulder, not in lanes but the damage is done, you have a backup to 238. stays slow into fremont. you will see delays cutting over to the san mateo bridge as well. dealing with wet weather. busy ride as you work your way through the altamont pass. stop and go at tracy. 20 minutes towards 680. that's where you make that connector over to 680. over the to peninsula, chp looking for an accident where a vehicle may have gone off the side of the road. we're seeing delays in and around the area as well. you have some slow and go conditions as you connect over the 380 interchange to 101. menlo park, a gas leak and a downed tree in lanes. that's causing a closure between ravenswood and burgess drive. they are asking that you avoid the area until it's closed. this accident in the center divide, slow and go conditions as you work through 680. also stop-and-go conditions, northbound 101, 85 that will take you 13 minutes. san mateo bridge, you are starting to back up as

where i think it's gone down to one lane on each side and we have issues they are which secretary tennyson will review the details on. i am pleased with our policy about checking abandoned vehicles. this is something we take very seriously. we do not want any individual stranded on the roads. our highway patrol officers are checking every vehicle is stranded to make sure no one is in it. if there someone in it we want to help them. notify other future people traveling by that those cars have been checked for a possible occupant. i think that's been an outstanding policy that was initiated in the past two years. i would like to thank colonel gray and his team for that effort. the national guard, under general lusk, has done an outstanding job. they've mobilized 100 soldiers to work hand-in-hand with our men and women in black and gray with the highway patrol. the state highway patrol has responded to 571 calls for assistance. a very high number from yesterday. it has increased substantially. we have identified about 25-30 abandoned cars out the state at this point in time. as you been heari

tennyson and highwaayward high l have identified students they believe may drop out. a young man offered those students hope and inspiration to stay in school and out of trouble. he was shot by a stranger and robbed for $20 outside a nightclub back in 2007 when he was 20 years old. this morning he came to tennyson high, asked those 50 high schoolers to raise their hand if they knew someone who had been shot before. unfortunately, most of those hands went up. he preached to the kids about staying safe, away from bullies or bullying and to get rid of the hate and anger, as he has already forgiven his shooter, even though that young man that tried to kill him has never been caught. >> and to really show them that no matter what you go through, never give up and keep pushing toward your dreams no matter how bad things seem in life. i could be dead. i could not be here right now and i could look at it in a negative way, look at it in a positive way but i choose to look at it it's a positive and i have to make the most of this second chance that i was given. >> i was moved

chief melvin tennyson told us he understands the criticism and showed us how he has been reimbursing the city $300 per month 50s took over. he is one of 4 finalists for job closer to st. augustine but did not get it. >>> former substitute teacher accused of having sex with a 14- jail. we are asking that she's asking for kate to be thrown everything cows police went to a verizon store to ask evidence to be deleted from her phone which is a police custody pick officials say cases have been thrown out because of deleted evidence. >> we are constantly focusing and expending a lot of or certainly stay one step ahead of the criminals. >> fdle says it takes steps to secure evidence before seeking an arrest in moore's case please they even if she was successful, they have more evidence to make the case. >>> school leaders in orange county want to know what parents and students and business owners think about possibly starting high school later. experts say high school students need between 8.5 and 9 profile was -- i was asleep and startups between 7-7: 30s to early. now the school board plan

tennyson and alamosa very cold with temperatures below zero. to window at 200. here is how the day plays out. we are going to warm to where we should be for this time of year. hitting 460 by about 1:00 but between then and 1:00 could pick up a little rain. i will show you that now are other forecast but by 5:00, we are going to be looking for some snow. by the end of the game, we are going to have some wet weather so make sure you pack your wet weather gear to keep dry. looking for low to mid 40s across the front range. 466 in denver and quite a bit warmer in the southeast corner. into the 50s. lamar may reached near 600. we already have snow off to the west. it's going to continue throughh the day and between 2:00 and area. that is going to continue the second half of the game, even through sunday night. it's going to get heavier as you sleep sunday nightt heavier snow and a little snow monday morning. some light snow through the day on monday and now temperatures are going to take a tumble. monday, 370. they good news is it does look like the first half of the

a couple of accidents southbound 880 at tennyson in the clearing phases and slow from 238 for 20 minutescident on the sunol grade partly blocking but clearing and making the 35-minute drive from dublin/pleasanton into the fremont side near mission. back in a few with a look at the bay bridge backup and on the way into san francisco. >> we are back with seven things you need to know before you go with shiny new tablets and the i-want you may have -- i-want you may have -- itch-wat welcome aboard my starship. ahoy, mateys! it's full of things i love... like me brave crew... and my fellow space adventures and free of things i don't. like aliens. just like eye patches. and when it's time to refuel, i eat chex cereal. it's full of stuff we pirates need. no artificial flavors, and it's gluten-free. excelsior! eat up, me hearties! keep it down! i'm exploring the galaxy. arrrr, that's not even a real spaceship. >> and seven things you need to know. mike? >> it is john. we -- it is john. we are seeing the influence of el nino. the first storm has light-to-moderate rain on peninsula. flight arriva

and there is it is at tennyson. so we have some slowdowns out there. 6:02 and back to the desk. >>> a disappointing season for the 49ers is over. and head coach jim tomsula is out of a job. alex savage is in san francisco and has been following the story and talking about what's next and who is being discussed as maybe the person to take the top spot. >> we'll talk about the possible names out there. good morning to you. the tomsula did not end well. the 49ers finished in last place in the nfc west for the first time in a decade. and yesterday they wrapped up the losing season with a record of 5-11 although the team did close out with an overtime win over the st. louis rams at levi's stadium. and last night the 49ers decided to part ways with tomsula after just one season as head coach. he had been promoted within. he was the defensive line coach. and right off the bat he was put in a tough spot. the niners lost key players. colin kaepernick went down midway through the season. and tomsula talked about how proud he

southbound 80 slows after 238 and doesn't get better until you pass the tennyson road exit. and on the way to the san mateo bridge there was a crash at industrial. and that approach is not great. there are some glitches because of the wet weather. it's also windy, rainy, and there's standing water. if you want to be up there at the same time your need to leave the house earlier. 6:18 and let's go to steve. >> we do have pockets of heavy rain. believe me, i cannot keep updated on the radar. they are just moving quick. let's do the best we can around milpitas, and east san jose foothills, santa clara and san jose, it's coming down. that one is moving rapidly but there's plenty more. livermore, 580 and around the is a knoll grade. and that just moved through napa and another through saint helena. and there's a decent cell skirting there heading to mount diablo. and back towards the southern part of the peninsula and into the santa cruz mountains. boulder crete, scotts valley. and lexington valley. south, southeast breeze will do it. and the newts are out and about enjoying a go

chief melvin tennyson told us he understands the criticism and showed us how he has been reimbursing the city $300 per month since he took over. he was recently one of 4 finalist for a job in palatka which is closer to san augustine but he did not get it. >>> a former substitute teacher accused of having sex with a 14- year-old student still in jail and we are asking if her case could be thrown out. cinco police say there are more went to a verizon store to try to have it is the lead from the phone which is a police custody fdle officials tell us cases have been thrown out because of deleted evidence. >> we are constantly focusing and expending a lot of resources on ways to circumvent or certainly stay one step ahead of the criminals. >> fdle says it takes steps to secure evidence before it even seeks an arrest in moore's case, police say even if she were successful and deleting the evidence, they have enough other evidence to make the case. >>> school leaders in orange county want to know what parents , students a business owners think about possibly starting high school later. expo

southbound 880 at tennyson in hayward there's a spin out vehicle accident in that area.it looks like it is not blocking any of the roadway but chp has asked for caltrans and a tow truck to come out and clear that crash. let's go to some video. the drive over from oakland was misty at times but we barely had the windshield wipers going. we were at the tail end of the storm overnight. cars and trucks appeared to be driving at normal speeds because there was no down port. rain and scattered showers for the morning but stormy weather is on the agenda all weekend with a stronger storm coming tomorrow. we could get 1-2 inches for people in the north bay. now even though there is no rain the roads are still slick. it's a good idea to take it easy when you are driving. >>> new details in the case of a 23-year-old sacramento man indicted on a terrorism related charge. he was using social media to plan history to syria. the investigation started in april 2014. the fbi learned he was corresponding with a facebook account associate with isis. he was being charged with lying about in

where i think it's gone down to one lane on each side and we have some issues there which secretary tennysoneased with our policy, as i mentioned yesterday, about checking abandoned vehicles. this is something we take very seriously. we do not want any individual stranded out on the roads, so our highway patrol officers are checking every vehicle that's stranded to make sure there's no one in it. if there's someone in it, we want to do everything we can to help them. then we're marking those cars to notify other future people traveling by that those cars have been checked for possible occupants. and i think that's been an outstanding policy that was initiated in the past two years. i would like to thank colonel gray and his team for that effort. the national guard under general lusk has done an outstanding job. >> governor mccrory of north carolina talking about the preparations and some of the realities that they're already facing, especially in the northern part of the state, has seen some pretty intense snow already, and the governor was talking about the big concern being ice, not only o